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29-cent hike marks first increase in three years

A 29-cent increase in the county tax levy was approved Tuesday by the Jasper County Board of Supervisors, marking the first tax increase by the county in the past three years.

The $27,062,990 budget approved by the board is $928,742 more than the fiscal year 2016 budget — in large part because of $750,000 budgeted for the former Jasper County Care Facility demolition.

“In the past the board has kept the levy level with meager increases. We can’t go every year and have no increases, it is almost im-

AP Photo An increase in heroin use nationally means the Midwest and central Iowa will see more the drug in the months ahead. While intravenous use of drugs will still be an issue, Jasper County law enforcement officials point out synthetic drugs aren’t necessarily imported from other countries and can be transported in pill or powder form.

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ot all addicts have the common physical signs of everyday drug use.

Drugs that ruin families, drain bank accounts and end or derail lives sometimes have an obvious face, but a less obvious form of destruction has been creeping into Jasper County more and more over the past few years. While the three law enforcement officials didn’t have any exact statistics for the prevalence of opioid drugs, the opium-based, pill-form narcotics are starting to become a larger issue for police and those who work with drug addicts.

While opium can be grown in a number of different climates, the synthetic version — in illegal prescription-grade pill

“It’s here,” Nichols said.

“If we see one or two, we know there are more on the way. The hard part is that with pills, there are no syringes; it’s easy to hide.

Law enforcement has to continually get smarter about this.”

Newton Police Chief Rob Burdess said much like mental health issues, heroin abuse is becoming a national crisis and the adverse effects have been seen in Iowa.

“Depending on the market, heroin can be much cheaper than prescription pills and as it continues to infiltrate Iowa we will begin to see the adverse effects right here in Newton,” Burdess said. “To many, it’s a drug that is new and the effects are unknown, and thus public education will be very important in the months ahead.”

Jason W. Brooks/Daily News Aurora Heights Elementary School students exceeded their $5,000 fundraising goal in this year’s Jump Rope for Heart American Heart Association program, so Principal Jim Gilbert kept the promises he made. Gilbert dyed his hair and his beard “Cardinal” red for school Tuesday. He was also slimed and silly stringed during Friday’s assembly.

As a way to increase efficiency, the city is looking to move the p a r k office from the Ne w t on Arboretum at Agnes Patterson Memorial P a r k George to the house at Maytag Park.

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where the main park shop is located.

City council approved Big Creek Design Group of Polk City to evaluate the residence to determine the feasibility of converting the house to an office. Those services were approved at $9,950, which will be paid for with leftover bond funds from park projects as well as unused 2014 bond funds from the hike and bike trail.

“Part of this was driven by the staff looking at efficiency. Right now they are spread out all over the city, and if they could start in one location and organize

it so it is a communication center, have more of the staff housed there and work to be efficient and effective,” councilwoman Evelyn George said. “That is what started it, being able to consolidate and looking at overall operations.”

Moving the park office was discussed at both the December and February Park Board meetings. The board members agreed it was time to look at the feasibility of using the caretaker’s house as the park office.

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possible, but the board has done a really good job in keeping them to as few of increases as possible and when they had to increase them it’s for the bar minimum,” Jasper County Auditor Dennis Parrott said.

For Newton residents, this tax increase comes on the heels of a 95-cent tax hike approved by the Newton City Council Feb. 29.

The increase on the county levy brings the total to $11.63 per $1,000 evaluation. Parrott said typical cost of living and working increases, such as an increase in electrical costs, led to the board to increase taxes along with the demolition project.

Shive-Hattery Engineer Christopher Bauer was on hand as six bids were opened for the demolition of the former care facility. An on-site inspection took place at the care

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Jamee A. Pierson/Daily News The Jasper County Board of Supervisors approved a budget which includes a 29-cent increase to the tax levy on Tuesday. This is the first tax increase the board has approved in the last three years.

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form — or imported heroin seem to be of grave concern to Iowa authorities.

“We’re going to see it, because it’s cheaper than methamphetamine,” Jasper County Sheriff John Halferty said. “And it doesn’t have some of the same side effects. So it’s getting here, no matter what. Our task force is learning more about what to look for.”

Baxter Police Chief Rick Nichols says right now, trafficking of pill-form narcotics is a slightly bigger issue in his part of the county than seeing an increase in addiction symptoms in the tight-knit community. He said two recent traffic stops have led to arrests that showed opioid transportation is starting to become an issue for Jasper County.

Nichols said law enforcement asking the right types of questions of the citizenry is a huge key.

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In Brief Pleasant View UMC to host chicken noodle dinner Pleasant View United Methodist Church will host a chicken and noodle dinner from 3 to 7 p.m.

March 18 at the church, 8454 S. 28th Ave. E. in Newton.

Homemade pies will also be served.

The fundraiser meal will be a freewill offering.

Carry out meals will also be available.

For more information, contact the church at 641526-3544.

Sacred Heart hosting variety of Lenten activities

Submitted Photo A drawing of Jesus is by artist Randy Davis glows in the dark using special lighting effects. Davis will bring his Drawing Closer Ministries to Newton Christian Reformed Church at 7 p.m. March 25.

Renowned chalk artist to visit Newton CRC

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News Renowned chalk artist and Bible teacher Randy Davis is bringing his Drawing Closer Ministries to Newton Christan Reformed Church.

Davis will be at the Newton CRC for the Good Friday service at 7 p.m. March 25 and Easter sunrise service at 7:30 a.m. March 27.

During the services, Davis will create a chalk drawing coordinated with inspirational music. When he is finished he will reveal a surprise, previously drawn hidden picture, which emerges from the original drawing by using special lighting effects.

Although Davis has no formal training in art, he grew up very interested in it, and after attending a workshop, he purchased supplies and began experimenting with different methods and techniques. He was teaching a young adult Sunday school class at the time

and started to visualize how art could be used to help teach the Bible.

“The first official presentation I did in public was on Easter Sunday night of 1984.

I was asked that same night by some people from another area church if I could come to their church sometime. As time went on, I received many requests from area churches as the word spread,” Davis said. “The requests increased even more after that. By 1986, we began to pray about the possibility of starting an official ministry under the authority of our local church, which we did in 1987.”

At that time, Davis founded Drawing Closer Ministries and began traveling to church throughout the Midwest. The primary purpose of the ministry, Davis said, is to convey the gospel message of Jesus Christ along with numerous other biblical principles to people all around the world. He hopes to serve and encourage local churches and pastors by pro-

viding them with a unique alternative for Sunday services or any other church related gatherings.

“The foundation of all my presentations of course, is the Bible. However, the ideas for drawings, music and general topics or themes just come from my own mind and life experiences. I may hear a particular song that gives me an idea for a drawing, or I may think of a meaningful drawing and then try to find music that would be appropriate to accompany it,” Davis said.

Following the Sunrise Service, Newton CRC will host a breakfast, beginning at 8:30 am. The breakfast and services are free to attend.

Newton CRC is located at 511 S. Fifth Ave. E. For more information about these events, contact the church at 641-7922162.

Contact Jamee A. Pierson at 641-7923121 ext. 6534 or jpierson@newtondailynews.com

Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Newton is hosting a series of Lenten devotions and activities.

All activities are at the church, 1115 S. Eighth Ave. E. in Newton, unless stated otherwise.

• Stations of the Cross: 8:30 a.m., Fridays through March 25 • Rosary: 5 p.m., Saturdays and 8 a.m., Sundays • Vespers: 6 p.m., Sundays through March 20 • Knights of Columbus Fish Fry: 5 p.m., Fridays through March 18 • Reconciliation Communal Celebration: 7 p.m., Wednesday • The Way of the Cross Walk hosted by Mission Coalition and downtown churches: Noon, March 25

Downtown Cross Walk scheduled for March 25 The Good Friday Stations of the Cross Walk will begin at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church at noon on March 25.

Following behind the cross, participants will have an opportunity to reflect on Jesus’ final journey.

Stops will be made at seven downtown churches, with readings from scripture, prayers and singing at each stop.

The event, sponsored by the Mission Coalition, will last approximately one hour.

All are invited to attend.

The Way to host ARK event March 12 Newton Church of The Way will host an Acts of Random Kindness event from 9 a.m. to noon March 19 at The Way Cafe, 2306 S. Third Ave. E. Organizers are collecting diapers, wipes and toilet paper.

For more information, contact facilitators Rod and Maria Van Soelen at mrvansoelen@yahoo.com.

The Latest: Most Republican voters back temporary Muslim ban WASHINGTON (AP) — Large majorities of Republican primary voters in six states going to the polls on Super Tuesday said they support a proposal to temporarily ban all non-citizen Muslims from entering the United States.

Early results of exit polls conducted

by Edison Research for The Associated Press and television networks show two-thirds of GOP primary voters in Texas, Virginia and Georgia, 7 in 10 in Tennessee, and nearly 8 in 10 in Alabama support the proposal championed

by GOP front-runner Donald Trump.

But Republican voters were more

divided on another major immigration issue, whether to deport immigrants already in the country illegally or allow them to stay.

In just one of the seven states where the question was asked, Alabama, did a majority of Republicans support deportation. In two states, Virginia and Georgia, those who preferred legal status outnumbered those supporting deportation.

Marco Rubio is ceremonially launching his campaign for the mustwin primary in Florida, where Donald Trump sits comfortably ahead.

The Florida senator is telling re-

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Rubio also is setting high expectations for Ted Cruz’s Super Tuesday finish. Cruz is doing well but not likely to win all 155 delegates offered by the

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Donald Trump is trying to woo Kentucky voters at a rally in Louisville by criticizing President Barack Obama as having “decimated” the coal industry.

Trump said if he becomes president, coal will “make a very big comeback.”

His rally on Tuesday was interrupted several times by protesters. The billionaire businessman shouted at them from the stage, “out, out, out.” He told the roaring crowd that the protesters wouldn’t be there if the nation weren’t so politically correct.

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Local & State News Opioids Continued from Page 1A Nichols said while Chicago is an important hub for opioids, Iowa being centrally located between the Twin Cities, Kansas City, St. Louis and Omaha means there could be vehicles moving opioids through the area at any moment.

Opioid drugs are predominantly central nervous system agents, most often used medically as pain relievers, which can be derived from the opium poppy or made synthetically. Heroin is an opiate, derived from opium, though some medicines have become known as “synthetic heroin” for their addictive nature and ability to be produced in a laboratory.

According to a 2014 report from the Treatment Research Institute, of the 22 million estimated to be battling some type of chemical dependency in 2013, about 4 million are dealing with heroin or opi-

oid addictions.

Heroin is not the lion’s share of opiate use that it has been for decades. According to the World Drug Report 2011, the global opiate market was valued at US $68 billion in 2009, with heroin consumers contributing $61 billion.

The report said between 1998 and 2009, global production of opium rose almost 80 percent, while cocaine supply and demand simply experienced geographical shifts. The North American market for cocaine used to be four times larger than that of Europe, but the 2011 estimated value of the European cocaine market ($33 billion) is almost equivalent to that of the North American market ($37 billion).

With only a handful of arrests and other police involvement so far, reliance on state, regional and national reports has become more important in heading off the next wave of drug traffic and abuse. Nichols said dialogue among all law en-

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AP Photo Hydrocodone is an opioid that is commonly abused. Opioids are substances that act on opioid receptors to produce morphine-like effects, and many prescription drugs are starting to be trafficked underground and are found during traffic stops and other police encounters.

forcement in the region — including the Quad Cities area, where some noteworthy increases in opioid use are occurring — is critical.

“We also talk to a lot of people in Chicago,” Nichols said.

A January report from the Iowa Governor’s Office of Drug Control Policy, titled “Opioid Abuse in Iowa Rx to Heroin,” contains some powerful numbers. For

example, there were 227 overdose deaths in Iowa in 2013; there were only 317 people killed in auto wrecks that year.

There were 77 deaths due to methadone, opioid or other synthetic narcotics in 2013 and 20 from heroin.

Halferty and others have advocated for legislative proposals that would allow first responders to carry Narcan, or Naloxone, which

is a potentially lifesaving drug for patients experiencing a opioid overdose. Burdess also advocates for this practice, including the component of replacing expired unused Naloxone first responders would carry.

Burdess said community involvement and education are critical.

“A drug epidemic will not happen if we don’t let it happen and we must collaborate as a commu-

Increase Continued from Page 1A facility on Feb. 24 for potential contractors and final bids were due to the auditor’s office on Friday. The engineer’s estimated cost of the project was $475,000.

“There is the base bid for the county home building and there are four alternates from additional site removal, to the youth shelter removal, top soil placement and some underground tank removal,” Bauer said.

Each bid was opened and read aloud before being calculated from lowest to highest offer. The lowest bid of $295,500 was submitted by Lanphier Excavating located in Reasnor. Following in order were Wayne McIntosh of Iowa Demolition in Des Moines at $329,850, DW Zinzer of Walford at Jamee A. Pierson/Daily News Based on the Newton Park Board’s recommendation, the city will begin the process of looking at the Maytag Park caretaker’s house as a possible location for the park office.

Public Works Director Keith Laube told the city council Monday park employees report to five different locations. Establishing a central office could improve efficiency in the department, he said.

Park Continued from Page 1A single-story 885 square foot building with a 192 square foot addition on the east side of the house.

Previously, the east room of the house was used at the park office with the remainder of the house rented to a retired park employee. During that time, the two entities shared a bathroom, which is not an ideal situation for either.

The future plan for the house would be to utilize it as only a park office with no living quarters. If that were to take place, the current resident would be given ample time to find new accommodations. The city currently collects $656 per month in rent for the house, park administrator Nathan Un-

sworth said. It also pays $100 per month to have the current office at the arboretum.

In order for it to be converted to an office space, the bathroom would require remodeling as well as the addition of parking spaces and modifications made to the building to make it Americans with Disabilities Act accessible.

“When converting from a residence to an office or a public building there are different codes and accessibility is one of those. Our electrical, heating and ventilation, not much has been done at the house for about three decades,” Newton Pubic Works Director Keith Laube said. “The heating is a boiler system and the air conditioning is a window unit, so that would be something we would look at and up-

date.”

The city has contacted the State Historical Preservation Office, which is supportive of converting the house from a residence to an office, while maintaining the historical appearance of the exterior. The proposed project was discussed with the Newton Historic Preservation Commission and the commission will be consulted as plans become available from the architect.

“An architect knows all of then ends and outs of what we can utilize that space for. That is why we are hiring an architect to make sure that it is feasible before we more forward to moving it to an office space,” Laube said.

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

Correction The Jasper County Concert Association bonus performance of “Cinderella”

by Gioachino Rossini will be at 7 p.m. Saturday. The incorrect day was reported in Tuesday’s Newton Daily News.

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nity and get ahead of the problem,” Burdess said.

“Those who are struggling with addiction can contact Skiff hospital, Capstone, House of Mercy, Integrated Treatment Services, Optimae and other local nonprofits that are available to assist in a time of need.”

The chief said parent involvement with children and having honest, open discussions about drugs is a huge key.

“Have frank discussions about drugs with your kids, be present in their lives and hold them accountable for poor decisions or behaviors, report suspicious activity or activity that you believe is related to narcotics use to the police and finally be an active part of the community and get involved in making a difference,” Burdess said. “Enforcement is an important facet, but law enforcement cannot arrest its way out of a community drug issue.”

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

$422,400, Landwehr Construction of St. Cloud, Minn. at $434,800, Norm Rozendaal Tiling Inc. of Monroe at $477,800 and Dore and Associates of Bay City, Mich. at $743,200.

All bids will be reviewed by Bauer and Shive-Hattery over the next week.

Recommendations and approval of a bid are set to take place at the next supervisors meeting on Tuesday. At the meeting, the board will also decide if it wants to do all five parts of the bid or only certain selected pieces.

In other business, a contract for food services at the Jasper County Jail with CBM Managed Services was approved by the board. The contract has a nine to 10 cent increase in price per meal totaling approximately $4,500 per year.

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It’s macaroni, not mac

By Jason. W. Brooks Staff Writer

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Last week, I talked about equality. This week, it’s time to talk about justice being served — served cold.

Growing up in a family that had far more of a hot-dog budget than a steak budget, we ate our fair share of hot dogs in the 1970s.

It seemed we ate more hot dogs and other cheap meat byproducts than any other three-child family in southern Maryland or the Washington, D.C. area, but comparing notes recently, we were actually not big consumers of the dog, compared to our friends and neighbors.

Hot dogs were not simply the staple and main course to a meal.

They were also a topping, a filler, a snack, and, sadly, in some cases, part of a dessert.

However, at least hot dogs are called by their full names. Occasionally, we’ll just refer to them as “dogs,” much the same way sports announcers or military call people by last names, but it’s usually both

words. This is the not the dignity bestowed upon another dish: macaroni and cheese.

We all have our favorite ingredients or toppings but we also make the simple and yet demeaning mistake of using the two despisable terms: mac and cheese.

One might think this is a silly dispute, but it robs the macaroni not only of its Italian heritage, but it shows we don’t even think highly enough of the food to call it by its full name, and giving it the three extra syllables.

Maybe in 1979, when the three Brooks children were just learning to use words, the “mac” abbreviation was acceptable, but those days need to come to an end. Such an important part of our comfort-food heritage and gastrointestinal history should be called by its full name.

Folks with Irish last names, who are from Ireland and not easily confused with millions of other “Mac-” last names might go

by “Mack” as a nickname. Mack trucks are as well-known within the transportation business as they are among anyone seeking a metaphor for something heavy, hard-to-stop and potentially lethal.

A mac or mack could be a Mac computer, a guy who is smooth with the ladies (such as the Kriss Kross of Mack Daddy or Daddy Mack), a type of computer address, something a banker never wears in “Penny Lane,” or a type of sloppy wet kiss that might happen at a dance. However, it is not an appropriate abbreviation for macaroni.

Some might think this to be an imagined slight. If you followed the TV show “South Park” in its infancy, you would remember an episode where Eric Cartman gets upset about rainbows, drawing strange reactions from his peers until he realizes rainbows aren’t what he thought they were. He never says what he thought to be

the definition of a rainbow.

However, I am not confused in the way Cartman was befuddled.

I just don’t like to see macaroni abbreviated.

Maybe the root of my discontent is Mom talking about “mac and cheese” brings up memories of growing up relatively poor.

It was certainly one of our most common fallback, go-to meals.

Our family certainly did its part to further the profits of Kraft products by downing large quantities of what’s in “the blue box.”

Even Kraft itself embraces the “mac,” calling one of its websites kraftmacandcheese.com (the box labeling, however, still spells out the word macaroni).

Maybe there will be a day when I’ll lighten up on this issue.

For now, it’s about time to return to fully extending macaroni the respect it deserves.

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

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from $16.20. Clive has a tax rate of $10.14/$1,000. West Des Moines is $12/$1,000.

These cities grow. Newton does not.

To me, the council seems to be so caught up in the image and appearance of Newton, they are forgetting their obligation to the taxpayers of carefully and frugally watching the city budget and spending tax

dollars wisely. Is a “gorgeous” Newton really going to bring in jobs and businesses? To me, that should be the priority.

Maybe when prospective homeowners and businesses see a tax rate of $17.50/$1,000 for a town the size of Newton (and this is before the upcoming Berg school bond issue) they choose to locate somewhere more affordable.

Breckenridge will make positive impact

During that career, Wes has strived to improve himself and sought out opportunities to expand his professional knowledge. He has always been committed to maintaining positive interactions with the public and has proven himself to be a committed and empathetic advocate for victims of crime and individuals in need of assistance.

Given that empathy, his integrity and honesty, I am certain he will make a positive impact as a Representative in the Iowa House.

Please join me in supporting Wes Breckenridge as he seeks the Democratic nomination for the Iowa House of Representatives and during the general election.

Puppy mills hurt Iowa’s reputation

for all U.S. states and territories and rates them for their efficacy. In 2015 Iowa ranked 49th out of 50 states, “worsted” only by Kentucky. We may be at the bottom of this list but we are at the top of another — Iowa ranks No. 2 in the nation in the number of commercial breeders.

Iowa has 200-plus USDA licensed commercial breeding facilities engaged in the wholesale of puppies to the retail pet store trade. Last year 177 of these operations were inspected by the USDA and 43 percent were cited as non-compliant with the Federal Animal

Welfare Act with more than half of those infractions dealing with inadequate veterinary care. Of the four top dog producing states Iowa is the only one without regular state oversight of these facilities by its Department of Agriculture.

In the coming weeks the Iowa legislature will once again have the opportunity to improve the conditions at these commercial breeding facilities and the approximately 13,000 breeding dogs housed in them.

Iowa is a leader, we are not used to being at the bottom of any list. We need to rectify this as soon as possible.

Carole Doane Newton I feel the city council should stop to think about the financial impact all this bonding and spending is going to have on the average homeowner in Newton. They just approved a tax levy of $17.50/$1,000, up

Leland Groves Newton I have known Wes Breckenridge for many years, since he became interested in law enforcement and sought out a career with the Newton Police Department.

Denise Donald Des Moines Dogs were domesticated by humans more than 15,000 years ago. Today they serve alongside our armed forces, lead our blind, provide comfort and therapy to those in need, protect our families and are our faithful companions.

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All hell broke loose at California State University Los Angeles. Hundreds of students gathered to chant slogans, block entrances and exits to the student u n i o n By Ben Shapiro auditorium, rough up those who wished to enter, pull the fire alarm, and trap other students inside that auditorium under threat of violence. Police officers stood aside and allowed that mob to violate basic safety protocols, reportedly at the behest of the school administration.

Why? Because I was coming to speak.

I had been scheduled to speak at Cal State Los Angeles for weeks. Young America’s Foundation had organized the Fred R. Allen Lecture Series; CSULA represented the kickoff event. Student activists worked hard to publicize the event. Two separate radical professors at the university objected publicly to it, with one challenging “white supremacist” students to wrestle him, and another asking on Facebook, “I say this event is a problem...What we go’n do y’all?!?!”

Then, the Monday before the big conflagration, the president of the university, William Covino, summarily canceled my speech. “After careful consideration, I have decided that it will be best for our campus community if we reschedule Ben Shapiro’s appearance for a later date, so that we can arrange for him to appear as part of a group of speakers with differing viewpoints on diversity. Such an event will better represent our university’s dedication to the free exchange of ideas and the value of considering multiple viewpoints,” Covino stated in Orwellian fashion.

I told Covino to stick it — this was viewpoint discrimination, and I would

show up anyway.

After days of silence, Covino must have determined that he didn’t want to risk the legal consequences of barring me, so just two hours before the event, he backed down, adding, “I strongly disagree with Mr. Shapiro’s views.”

By the time we reached campus, the near-riot had begun. I had to be ushered through a back door by armed security as well as uniformed police. Helicopters circled the area; news trucks parked along the street. The room in which I was slated to speak was nearly empty, because the student protesters had blocked all the doors and were pushing around anyone who wanted to enter.

One reporter was assaulted three times; one of the people who wanted to attend my speech was pushed to the ground and kicked. Police smuggled the students in four at a time through the back door until students blocked that door, too. Halfway through my speech, the fire alarm went off. I spoke through it.

When the speech ended, I asked security if I, along with the other students, could go out to confront the protesters.

The campus police told me they couldn’t guarantee my safety or that of any of those listening to me if we chose to walk outside. Instead, they’d have to spirit me away through a separate building with a large coterie of armed and uniformed police, stuff me into the back of a van, and then escort me from campus with motorcycles flashing their lights.

This is America in 2016, on a state-funded university campus.

And it shouldn’t be surprising.

We have spent two generations turning college campuses from places to learn job skills to places to indoctrinate leftism and inculcate an intolerant view of the world that insists on silencing opposition. We have made campuses a fascist “safe space” on behalf of the left. Anyone who disagrees must be shut down, or threatened or hurt.

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Obituaries Rex Reynolds Howe March 1, 2016 Rex R. Howe, beloved husband and father passed away peacefully on March 1, 2016, in Lyons, Colorado.

He was the son of Bob and Irene Howe; born on Feb. 10, 1959 in Iowa.

Rex graduated from Newton High School in 1977. He graduated from DMACC in 1979 with a degree in tool and die. He achieved jour-

Jack M. Morris March 6, 2016 Jack Morris, of rural Kellogg, passed from this life on Sunday morning, March 6, 2016, at his home.

Jack Michael Morris, 57, was born Oct. 7, 1958, near Newton, the son of Jerry B. and Beverly June (Crouse) Morris. He was a graduate of the Newton Senior High, Class of 1977.

On Aug. 3, 1981, Jack

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neyman status in 1980 and moved to Colorado where he worked.

In 2006, he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Real Estate and Finance from the University of North Florida.

An entrepreneur and a businessman, he managed and owned commercial properties and investments through HRH Holdings. After moving to Colorado in 2014, he began a work relationship with The Colorado Group in Boulder.

Rex embraced all things- all sports, auto racing, running, hiking, cycling, boating, tournament fishing, hunting

and skiing. He thrived on competition. He loved coaching and watching his son, Hunter, play sports. He challenged himself to complete multiple triathlons and to ultimately compete in an Ironman Triathlon.

His love of auto racing is what brought him and Deborah together in 1988. The great outdoors is what ultimately lured them to Colorado from Florida. Both the sound of the sea and the silence of the mountains made Rex who he was.

Rex leaves behind to cherish his memory his devoted wife, Deborah M. Howe; son, Hunter R. Howe; father and

mother, Bob and Irene Howe; sisters, Rachelle Pultrone and Rhonda (Bob) Rowden; and brother, Robbie (Kim) Howe; as well as many wonderful nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. And of course, his Yorkie companion, Taz. Memorial contributions in Rex’s memory may be made to the Brain Trauma Foundation at www.braintrauma.org A memorial service is planned for Sunday, March 13 from 3 to 5 p.m. at the American Legion Post 111 in Newton, 1101 W. Fourth St. S.

was united in marriage with Lindy Winchell. To this union was born two sons: Gerald and Skyler.

He had farmed for many years North of Kellogg, and was a good husband, father, grandfather and friend. He will be greatly missed by those who knew and loved him.

Jack was a member of the Kellogg Christian Church. He enjoyed his music, fast cars & motorcycles, and was a hobby marksman.

Jack is survived by his wife Lindy Morris; his sons: Gerald Morris and Skyler (Kayla) Morris; his two grandchildren: Payton and Maximus; his mother June Morris; a sister Terry Dannen and his brother Bill Morris; and his many friends.

He was preceded in death by his father Jerry Morris.

There is no public visitation planed at this time. A time of Remembrance and a Grave-

side services will be at 2 p.m., Friday, March 11 at the Rushville Woodland Cemetery in rural Kellogg/Newton.

Pence-Reese Funeral Home in Newton has been entrusted with the arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be left in Jack’s name to the Kellogg Christian Church or a charity of your choosing.

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

Open Class celebrates 30 years at the Jasper County Fair Newton Daily News The 2016 Jasper County Fair is full of tradition and one of the buildings that fills with excitement every year is the Open Class Building.

This year also marks a milestone in this area. In 1986, a group of ladies wanted a place to hold a flower show, and open classes as they are known today were created. It has been 30 years and over time from 150 to 400 exhibitors each year and as many as 1,500 entries annually have passed through the doors. This anniver-

sary will be celebrated this anniversary with all the balloons and party favors we can muster.

Taking a look back will only be half the fun. The photos and the floods and the divisions and the recipes and the friends that have come and gone will make for great conversation. Creating new Divisions and reaching out for more participation will show the world that here in Jasper County we don’t stand still, but keep moving and changing with the times.

In order to “Sew It – Grow It – Show It” at this year’s fair we are asking anyone who has ever been

an exhibitor in any way at the county fair to bring one project to the Open Class building for competition. There are so many ways it can be done: Ag Mechanics (this one is new), Coloring Contest (for all ages), Crafts, Family Memories, Farm Displays, Fine Arts, Flowers, Foods, Gardening, Legos (for all ages), Photography, Quilts, Scrapbooking, Textiles and Tallest Corn Stalk.

Fairbooks will be available soon and watch the Jasper County Fair Facebook page or check out www. jaspercofair.com for all the newest details.

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

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m.

Wednesday at the Masonic Temple, in Prairie City.

• Chamber Networking Breakfast will begin at 7 a.m. Thursday at Newton Arboretum and Botanical Gardens, 3000 N. Fourth Ave. E. in Newton. RSVP to info@experiencenewton.com or call 641-792-5545 as soon as possible.

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

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m.

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

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

• Penny Bingo will meet at 1 p.m. Friday at Jasper County Senior Citizens Center, 702 E. Third St. S. in Newton.

• Newton Community Theatre’s “The Producers” will begin at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Newton Community Theatre, 1701 S. Eighth Ave. E. in Newton. Mel Brooks musical on the local stage.

Tickets are $17 for adults and $15 for youth. For more information, call 641-792-1230. Box office open from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 6:30 to 8 p.m.

Monday through Friday.

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Congregate Meals Thursday Roast turkey, escalloped potato, apricots, asparagus, berry crisp and skim milk Wednesday Meatloaf, creamed potato, brussels sprouts, orange, ambrosia salad and skim milk For reservations or information about congregate and home-delivered meals, call 641-792-7102 or 866-9427102 toll-free.

Grinnell Farmers Market accepting vendors for the 2016 season Newton Daily News GRINNELL — The Grinnell Farmers Market is currently accepting applications for vendors for its 2016 season, which begins May 12 and runs through Oct. 22.

The Grinnell Farmers Market will take place from 3 to 6 p.m. on Thursdays and from 10 a.m. to noon Saturdays.

The Farmers Market sets up

along the Fourth Avenue and Broad Street edges of Central Park.

Farmers Market vendors may apply for stalls on either Thursday or Saturday, or for both days. The cost of a season pass is $110 for Thursdays, $100 for Saturdays or $175 for both Thursday and Saturday markets. Part-time vendors will be charged $15 on Thursdays and $10 on Saturdays.

Applications for full-time vendor stalls are due April 15.

Part-time vendor applications are accepted on a rolling basis, but there are a limited number of stalls so requests for specific dates should be made as far in advance as possible.

The Grinnell Farmers Market is a 100 percent producer grown or made market, meaning that all items for sale must be entirely grown or made by

the vendor or immediate family members. All items must be made or grown in Iowa. For non-food items, inputs may be purchased but the final product must be the vendor’s own creation. For example, a vendor may sell a knitted sweater if they purchase the yarn and then knit the sweater themselves. Vendors are responsible for filing state sales tax permits where applicable.

Those interested in applying to be a vendor at the Grinnell Farmers Market can find more information at www.grinnellchamber.org/ en/events/farmers_market/ or can contact Rachael Kinnick at the Grinnell Area Chamber of Commerce, Rachael@ getintogrinnell.com or 641236-6555.

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Man looking at gay porn may be more than merely curious DEAR ABBY: I’ve been with my fiance for three years and I’m very much in love. A few months ago I asked to use his phone to look up something on the Internet because my battery had died. It opened up to a gay porn site! I was shocked and asked him if it was something he was looking at.

He admitted that it was.

Nothing like this has happened to me before, so I began asking if that’s what he likes and is into. He assured me the answer was no. He said he looked because he was simply curious about it. He told me he loves women and doesn’t want to be with men. He said he was just looking.

I believe him, but is this normal behavior? — WEIRDED OUT IN THE WEST DEAR WEIRDED OUT: I took your question to an expert on the subject of adult entertainment viewing, Larry Flynt. He said that while CURIOSITY is normal, not many heterosexual men make a habit of viewing gay male porn sites. He added that if your fiance is a regular consumer of this kind of entertainment, he may have latent homosexual tendencies.

I then consulted Jack Drescher, M.D., a psychoanalyst and expert on gender and sexuality, who told me that some people fantasize about people of the same sex, but never ACT on it. According to Dr. Drescher, what is important is that you and your fiance are able to talk about sex honestly and openly. If you need more assurances, continue this discussion so that you both will know what you’re getting if your betrothal leads to marriage.

DEAR ABBY: My husband of 40 years is a smoker. I am not, but have learned to live with the smell, etc. Most of the time he smokes outside, except in winter, when he opens the bathroom window, smokes his cigarette, puts it out in the toilet and disposes of the butt in the trash can.

He has begun a new behavior that is really bothering me. When he wakes up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom, he’ll light up a cigarette,

take a few puffs and then put it out and return to bed. When he gets back in our bed, he stinks! And he coughs and coughs.

I try not to nag him about his smoking, but I’d really like to bring this up.

Any suggestions on how? — IN A STINK IN ALASKA DEAR IN A STINK: If your husband can’t sleep through the night without smoking, it should be obvious to you that your husband is seriously addicted to nicotine. How sad for him.

Suggest that he keep a pack of nicotine gum in the medicine cabinet and chew it rather than light up before he returns to bed. That may solve your problem.

DEAR ABBY: We rented a house for my companion’s sibling reunion.

During a conversation over breakfast, one sister became extremely upset with another sister for inserting herself into the conversation. I tried to make light of the situation and remarked to the offended sister that in a social gathering at a table, conversations are not private, but open and shared with others. She disagreed and insisted I was wrong.

Have I been rude all of my life? Please settle this for us. — CURIOUS IN NEW JERSEY DEAR CURIOUS: You have not been rude all your life. However, in this case you were foolish to put yourself in the middle of a sibling conflict — one that has probably been going on since the sisters were children. The next time it happens — and it will — pretend that you are Switzerland and remain neutral.

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WEBSTER CITY — A 6-year-old boy has died after the bicycle he was riding collided with a motorcycle in Webster City.

Jason Nolasco died Sunday in a Des Moines hospital after he was airlifted from Webster City. Police say the accident happened Sunday afternoon when the child unexpectedly rode out in front of the motorcycle. The identity of the motorcycle driver has not been released. The driver was taken to Van Diest Medical Center in Webster City.

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DUBUQUE — Six Dubuque schools have enrolled in a new, federal school meal program that helps districts with high poverty rates.

Of the 225 Iowa schools eligible for the Community Eligibility Provision 110 have enrolled in the program allowing districts to provide free breakfast and lunch to all students. Other programs only provide free meals for select students whose families qualify after filling out paperwork to show income.

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DES MOINES — An advocacy group has submitted petition signatures to Iowa lawmakers asking them to oppose a bill that would allow children under 14 to use handguns with parental supervision.

Iowans for Gun Safety delivered more than 1,000 petition signatures Tuesday to members of the Democratic-controlled Senate, which must decide if the bill survives this session. The Republican-majority House approved the legislation in February.

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WAVERLY — The city of Waverly is planning to spend $2.4 million to repair a 99-year-old bridge. The Waverly City Council discussed seeking bids Monday for work on the Third Street Bridge, which has been closed since February 2015 after inspectors found corrosion on vital parts of the structure. The City Council agreed to spend roughly $2.4 million to repair the bridge at a Feb. 22 meeting.

Walmart increases wages for Iowa workers DES MOINES — Walmart says it will increase wages for roughly 15,400 Iowa workers. The company announced Monday that workers who were hired before Jan. 1 at Walmart and Sam’s Club locations in Iowa will be paid at least $10 an hour. Employees will see the increase on their paychecks beginning Thursday.

Workers hired after the start of the year will continue to earn $9 an hour.

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Newton Schools begin teacher contract talks Newton Daily News A special public meeting has been set for 4 p.m. Wednesday in the Emerson Hough conference room to begin the contract negotiation process between the Newton Community School District and the Newton Community Education Association.

The meeting will include the presentations of initial proposals by both the NCEA and the district. There will also be a presentation on the teacher salary supplement restricted fund balance by Drew Bracken, a representative of the Des Moines law firm of Ahlers & Cooney, PC. All of the items on Wednesday’s agenda are for discussion only; no immediate action will be taken on the proposals.

The NCEA and the district reached a one-year agreement last spring that gave educators a total package increase of 3.12 percent, totaling more than $520,000 for 2015-16. The NCEA voted 117-1 to ratify the one-year contract.

Iowans buying out-of-state medical marijuana DES MOINES — While Iowa lawmakers continue their debate on whether to make medical marijuana sales legal, families are quietly buying cannabis extract from at least two out-of-state companies.

Law enforcement agencies are aware of the shipments and haven’t prevented them, even though their legality is debatable.

A Colorado organization has sent a total of 52 ship-

ments of its cannabis oil through FedEx to more than two dozen Iowa residents. A California company is also shipping such oil to Iowa residents through UPS Inc., but it wouldn’t say how many customers it has in the state.

The distributors say their oil isn’t technically marijuana because it contains nearly none of the chemical that makes recreational users high. Federal officials disagree but haven’t punished

people involved in the sales.

Davenport residents Felicia and Mike Haakenson are among those who have purchased the oil in this way.

They give it to their 4-yearold daughter, Kaitlyn, who has epilepsy. They say the cannabis oil they’ve shipped in from the California company has helped her seizures, physical movements and speech.

Haakenson said the couple asked legislators, the at-

torney general’s office and the state health department if the was legal to ship the oil in from out of state, but they never received a clear answer.

Geoff Greenwood, spokesman for Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller, said his office isn’t in a position to advise Iowa residents on the matter.

“No one’s making a ruling on it,” Haakenson said.

“They don’t want to deal with it.”

Sioux Falls pipeline approval includes symbolic ‘no’ vote SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Leaders in South Dakota’s largest city voted to allow a proposed $3.8 billion oil pipeline to pass by, but not before one Sioux Falls councilman made a point about what some view as the pipeline company’s poor treatment of landowners.

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because it would cross beneath the Missouri River twice in North Dakota.

Landowners along the route also must reach easement agreements with Dallas-based Energy Transfer Partners, developer of the pipeline. Some landowners have said they have been treated fairly, while others say the opposite.

The Sioux Falls City Council on Tuesday approved an easement for the pipeline to run near the city’s landfill, but it took two votes. The first time around, Councilman Rex Rolfing voted in opposition, saying he was symbolically acknowledging complaints from landowners.

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MidAmerican Energy, Alliant Energy warn customers of phone scams Newton Daily News DES MOINES — MidAmerican Energy and Alliant Energy are teaming up to fight back against telephone scams. Phone billing scams targeting utility customers are a daily battle for electric and gas companies. Many customers have lost money because they provided the scam callers with a credit card number or a prepaid debit card.

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Oskaloosa was the site of a one day USTA Tumbling event for the MAT Tumbling/Trampoline traveling team.

The MAT Team came home with the majority of top three finishes.

While the competition in Oskaloosa was smaller than some meets, it provided a great opportunity for some of the younger competitors to get out and be successful in competition.

The MAT Team has several more competitions coming up including Knoxville and Cedar Rapids.

The following are this meet’s results: Sub Advanced Girls: age 13-14 — Madison Kremer-Awes, first place Intermediate Girls: age 8 & under — Macy Lampe, first place Novice Girls: age 9 — Emma Fresh, first place: age 12 — Lyris Kapayou, first place; Dylan Be-

iner, second place Sub Novice Girls: age 8 — Allison Ward, fourth place; Janiyah Jackson, fifth place: age 9 — Bella Winther, first place: age 11 — Avery Mull, first place: age 12 — Lily Roberts, first place Advanced Beginner Girls: age 8 — Paige Ward, first place; Finley Allen, first place; Josie Rosas, second place: age 12 — Jaden Hunter, second place Beginner Girls: age 5 — Avery Polley, first place: age 6 — Alyssa Kriegel, second place: age 8 — Mia Gianetto, second place Sub Beginner Girls: age 4 — Landrey Harris, fifth place: age 5 — Jayln Ridout, third place; Brooke Ward, seventh place; Cami Ward, eighth place For more information about classes or activities at MAT visitwww. mattumblers.com or call 641-752-6373.

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Newton boys begin track indoors at Dickinson Relays

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News CEDAR FALLS — Getting their first taste of track competition for 2016, Newton High’s boys went full bore at Tuesday’s University of Northern Iowa 2016 Boys’ A.D. Dickinson Relays.

“I’m very happy with the effort our kids gave. First meets are always tough,” Newton head coach Tanner Clute said.

S o p h o m o r e Hansen Landon Hansen posted a personal-best throw of 43 feet, 10 inches to lead the Cardinal throwers.

Hansen placed 28th in a field of 152 shot put competitors.

Sophomore Jace Lukefahr was 65th in the shot put event with a throw of 39’8”. Junior Caden Manning tied for 84th in the shot at 38’3”.

In the jumping pit, sophomores Jack Callaghan and Josh Miravalles competed in the long jump event.

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valles was 94th at 16’7”. There were 127 jumpers.

Matthew Karsten, a sophomore, ran the 60-meter dash in 7.46 seconds to place 53rd overall in the field of 186 runners. Miravalles finished in 127th in 7.81 seconds and senior Duncan Lee was 140th in 7.90 seconds.

Sophomore Clayton Baltisberger ran the 200-meter dash in 25.76 seconds. He was 116th out of 178 competitors.

In the 800-meter run, freshman Brennan Dodd took 40th in 2 minutes, 14.50 seconds. Callaghan was 62nd in 2:17.48.

Newton’s 4x200-meter relay team of Callaghan, Baltisberger, Lee and Karsten posted a time of 1:41.34.

The Cardinals finished 45th out of 65 teams.

The Cardinal boys travel to Ames Tuesday for the Iowa State University High School Classic. They concluded their indoor schedule on March 17 in the Little Hawkeye Conference Indoor Championships at Grinnell College.

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

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Sharapova losing sponsors after drug revelation

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Newton High’s Matthew Karsten, seen here in an indoor meet a year ago, ran the 60-meter dash in 7.46 seconds Tuesday at the University of Northern Iowa’s 2016 Boys’ A.D. Dickinson Relays in Cedar Falls.

MOSCOW (AP) — Nike and other sponsors swiftly distanced themselves from Maria Sharapova after the world’s highest-earning female athlete outed herself as a longtime user of a recently banned drug.

Swiss watch brand Tag Heuer and German luxury car company Porsche quickly followed the sportswear giant, suspending their support of the five-time Grand Slam winner after she announced on Monday that she failed a drug test for meldonium at the Australian Open in January, days after the substance was banned.

Sharapova faces possible sanctions after testing positive for the drug, also known as mildronate. She said she started using it 10 years ago for various medical issues and did not indicate in her announcement Monday how often she has taken it.

On the mark

Special Olympians work on district qualifying marks

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Mary Jo Renwick rounds the corner in her heat of the 50-meter dash time trials Tuesday.

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Darlene Browne works on her softball throw in Tuesday’s Special Olympics qualifying events for the Newton Athletes at the Newton YMCA.

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Jon Moore, left, and Joel Tyson, right, take off in one of the heats of the 50-meter dash during the Newton Athletes time trials Tuesday at the Newton YMCA.

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Above, Melanie Biehnke winds up for the softball throw event at Tuesday’s Special Olympics local qualifying.

At left, Keith Horne is off and running in a heat of the 50-meter dash time trials.

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Just like the Olympic shot putters, Darrell Johnston of the Newton Athletes gives a grunt as he competes in the softball throw in Tuesday’s Special Olympics district qualifying events at the Newton YMCA. The Newton Athletes will go to a district meet in April in Marshalltown.

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SPORTS CALENDAR Friday Indoor Track CMB boys/girls, Colfax-Mingo boys/girls, PCM girls at Central College, Pella, 4:30 p.m.

Monday Indoor Track Newton, Colfax-Mingo, PCM girls at Iowa State, Ames, 3 p.m.

Tuesday Indoor Track Newton, Colfax-Mingo, PCM boys at Iowa State, Ames, 3 p.m.

BOYS PREP BASKETBALL Boys Basketball Tournament Monday’s Quarterfinals Class 1A West Hancock 67, IKM-Manning 51 Council Bluffs St. Albert 69, Danville 46 South O’Brien 46, Grand View Christian 32 Gladbrook-Reinbeck 67, Jesup 48 Class 2A Cascade 60, Osage 27 Pella Christian 59, Dike-New Hartford 52 Tuesday’s Quarterfinals Class 2A Anamosa 74, Des Moines Christian 60 Western Christian 56, Carroll Kuemper Catholic 42 Class 3A Dubuque Wahlert 79, MOC-Floyd Valley 74 Chariton 64, Solon 50 Cedar Rapids Xavier 58, Spirit Lake 47 Pella 94, Perry 54 Wednesday’s Quarterfinals Class 4A Dowling Catholic (20-3) vs. West Des Moines Valley (20-3), 1:05 p.m.

Pleasant Valley (22-1) vs.

Dubuque Senior (14-10), 2:45 p.m.

Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln (22-1) vs. Cedar Falls (19-4), 6:35 p.m.

Des Moines Hoover (21-2) vs.

Iowa City West (19-4), 8:15 p.m.

Thursday’s Semifinals Class 1A Council Bluffs St. Albert (16-9) vs. West Hancock (24-2), 10:30 a.m.

South O’Brien (23-3) vs. Gladbrook-Reinbeck (24-2), 12:15 p.m.

Class 2A Pella Christian (17-9) vs. Cascade (21-3), 2 p.m.

Western Christian (23-2) vs.

Anamosa (21-5), 3:45 p.m.

Class 3A Chariton (24-1) vs. Dubuque Wahlert (20-5), 6:35 p.m.

Cedar Rapids Xavier (17-8) vs.

Pella (23-1), 8:15 p.m.

CMB’s Eslinger named to HOIC team

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News Collins-Maxwell/ Baxter junior Mikayla Eslinger earned honorable mention honors in the Heart of Iowa Conference this season, giving the area Eslinger s e v en players who earned recognition.

Eslinger joins teammates Carter Larson and Kathleen Baldwin.

Eslinger was left out of yesterday’s story.

The CMB junior was third on the team in scoring at nearly five points per game. She led the squad and finished second in the HOIC in rebounding at 7.8 per contest.

Eslinger shot 42 percent from the floor, 60 percent from the foul line and was first on the team and fifth in the league with 20 blocks.

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

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Swarm of bees delays Royals’ win over Rockies SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — In what truly became a “B’’ game at spring training, a swarm of bees briefly delayed the Kansas City Royals’ 3-2 win over the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday.

Edinson Volquez threw three hitless innings for the Royals, but the insects caused the biggest buzz. They sent Kansas City manager Ned Yost, members of his coaching staff and fans scurrying early in the exhibition matchup at Surprise Stadium. Yost and his coaches like to sit on folding chairs outside the dugout, and the bees caused them to duck for cover.

Yost said nobody got stung.

“They’re not going to mess with you, just don’t mess with them,” Yost said. “Kind of like the Royals, don’t mess with us and we won’t mess with you.”

The bees were removed in a plastic trash bag after the top of the third inning. Lowell Hutchinson, a retired beekeeper from St. Joseph, Missouri, came out of the stands to assist with gathering them. With the scarcity of honey bees, Yost implored the bees be saved, not exterminated.

“I said, ‘We ain’t killing those bees. We better figure something out,’” Yost said. “Luckily we had a beekeeper from St. Joe here. They had already devised that plan, just put them in a plastic bag, take them out

and let them go. We ain’t killing them. There aren’t enough bees in the world, boys. We can’t be exterminating them.”

“They’re so important to our environment. They pollenate everything. It doesn’t make any sense to panic and kill bees when you don’t have to. I am proud the way we handled it,” he said.

Volquez saw Yost rush for the dugout while he was on the mound.

“I’m just glad to be alive,” Volquez said and laughed.

Bubba Starling hit a two-run, inside-the-park homer in the Royals sixth off Jason Motte.

Paulo Orlando also homered for Kansas City.

“The bees were crazy,” Starling said. “They were all over the place. All the coaches came in until they got that taken care of. There was some actually down in the dugout. The majority of them were out in the on-deck circle.”

Rockies starter Jordan Lyles delayed warming up in the third inning when the bees were removed to a loud applause.

“That third inning the umpires told me to hold off, that they were going to take the bees out,” Lyles said. “It didn’t affect us on the field, but I’m sure the fans weren’t too happy.”

Cristhian Adames homered for Colorado.

Volquez threw another dozen

pitches in the bullpen after 37 pitches in the game. “My first game I was kind of late with my arm but I worked on that in the bullpen,” he said. “I think I was better today and I want to keep doing what I did today.”

Trainer’s room Rockies: LHP Chris Rusin, who had left middle finger inflammation Thursday, is scheduled to pitch Friday against the Indians.

Royals: 2B Omar Infante, who had offseason elbow surgery, is scheduled to DH in a split-squad game Wednesday and could play the field for the first time Thursday. . 3B Cheslor Cuthbert has sat out the past two days with back tightness. .

OF Terrance Gore was sick and did not play.

Bullpen debuts LHP Jake McGee and RHP Chad Qualls, two offseason acquisitions to bolster the Rockies bullpen, will make their debuts Wednesday.

Up Next Rockies: RHP Eddie Butler, who went 3-10 with a 5.90 ERA as a rookie, will start against the Giants.

Royals: RHP Wade Davis, who did not allow a run over 10 2-3 innings in eight postseason appearances, will debut against the Brewers. LHP Matt Strahm, who has not pitched above A ball, will start at the Mariners in a split-squad.

ISU’s Campbell begins era with clean slate AMES (AP) — Matt Campbell has wiped the board clean for his inexperienced offensive line.

Everyone, the first-year Iowa State coach said, will get a chance to show what he can do, regardless of what might have happened in the past.

“Everybody starts with a clean slate, with no preconceived notions,” Campbell said Tuesday after overseeing his first spring practice with the Cyclones. “We’ve said that from day one -- allow these guys to start from scratch and really allow them to see what they look like over a period of time.”

Campbell actually has no choice in the matter. He must replace players who made 111 career starts and his most experienced returnee, junior Jake Campos, is doing very little this spring after undergoing hip surgery.

That leaves a lot of positions up for grabs among players who have seen little or no time on the field, a group that includes seniors Nick Fett and Patrick Scroggins, junior Shawn Curtis and junior college transfer Karson Green.

Fett started once last year but played mostly on special teams.

Scroggins had been expected to contend at center in 2015 but was lost to a knee injury in pre-

season camp.

“There are some guys that have stood out,” Campbell said.

“For me to give names right now I think is unfair until we see practice. I think some guys really did some great things in winter conditioning. Offensive line, that’s kind of their time.

Winter conditioning is really hard. You want to see who can kind of work through the tough times. I think some guys did some great things.”

Campbell, who replaced the fired Paul Rhoads, is so intent on giving everyone a fresh start that he did not release a depth chart.

“I told our guys it was a rep chart, quite honestly,” he said.

“We’ll sort it all out. We’ll see what kind of skill sets match what our expectations are for the position. That’s really not just the o-line. It’s really across the board right now.”

Campos is doing light work this spring. On Tuesday, he jumped rope and did some running. He’s expected to be back

at full strength in the fall.

“He’s another of what I’d call a football junkie,” Campbell said. “He’s in the film room when we’re in the film room.

He’s around all the time. I appreciate that about him. I’ve challenged him with his injury.

Get your upper body strength to where it needs to be for you to be capable of being the best you can be.

“Right now if you look at him, he’s a different guy than what he was eight weeks ago.

He looks the part now. He’s getting bigger and stronger.”

Campbell said the line will determine how the offense goes, though he has made it clear he wants to run the ball. Sophomore running Mike Warren gives him a good start. Warren ran for 1,339 yards during last fall’s 3-9 season, the most ever by an ISU freshman.

“I’ve said this and I’ll continue to say this about Michael: You’ve gone from the guy that’s kind of the hunter to now being the guy that’s going to be hunted. And that’s a big change,” Campbell said. “Expectations rise and that’s what’s hard about having success early in a career -- do you have the mental capability to get better week in, week out, year in, year out? Mike’s certainly under that microscope right now.”

Raiders agree to deal with former Cyclone Osemele ALAMEDA, Calif.

(AP) — The Oakland Raiders struck early for their top target in free a g e n c y, agreeing in principle to a five-year deal with former BaltiOsemele more offensive lineman Kelechi Osemele.

A person with knowledge of the deal confirmed that the two sides agreed to the deal Tuesday, the day before free agents can officially sign contracts with new teams. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the contract can’t be signed until the start of the new league year. NFL Media first reported the contract and said it could be worth up to $60 million.

Osemele was considered one of the top offensive linemen on the market because of his strong play and versatility. He played both guard and tackle last season with the Ravens and could fill either role in Oakland.

Osemele originally joined the Ravens in 2012 as a second-round pick out of Iowa State.

He started all 16 games as a rookie, helping Baltimore win the Super Bowl. After being limited to seven games in 2013 by a back injury, Osemele started 28 games the past two seasons, playing left tackle in his final four contests in 2015.

According to Pro Football Focus, Osemele allowed only two sacks the past two seasons and was the fifthbest run-blocking guard in the league last year despite playing only 10 games at the position.

The other positions the Raiders are targeting in free agency are the secondary to find a replacement for retired safety Charles Woodson, and a starting cornerback to pair with David Amerson, plus a pass rusher and middle linebacker.

Big contracts reached on day before NFL free agency

By Barry Wilner The Associated Press With Peyton Manning’s retirement out of the way, NFL movement was all about changing teams on Tuesday.

And Manning’s former franchise, the Broncos, lost a key piece.

Defensive end Malik Jackson, a key performer in Denver’s championship season, is heading to Jacksonville. A person familiar with the negotiations said the Jaguars have agreed to terms with Jackson on a six-year deal worth up to $90 million and including $42 million guaranteed. Freeagent deals can’t be finalized until Wednesday.

Jackson had 129 tackles, 14 sacks and two forced fumbles in his past three seasons.

Denver also released three players who helped it win the

Jackson

Johnson

title: tight end Owen Daniels, guard Louis Vasquez and long snapper Aaron Brewer.

Two other former high draft picks also made headlines, with one following Manning out of football.

Lions star receiver Calvin Johnson called it quits after nine seasons. The second overall pick in 2007 made 731 receptions for 11,619 yards, a league-record 86.1 yards receiving per game, and 83 touchdowns. He reached

10,000 yards (115 games) and 11,000 yards (127 games) quicker than anyone in NFL history.

Johnson broke one of Hall of FamWallace er Jerry Rice’s records with 1,964 yards receiving in 2012.

He ranked among league leaders last season with 88 receptions for 1,214 yards and nine touchdowns.

Indianapolis cut Bjoern Werner, its first-rounder in 2013. The linebacker had 6 1/2 sacks in 38 games since being drafted 24th overall.

After starting 15 games in 2014, Werner barely played last season.

The Vikings released receiver Mike Wallace after one

season in Minnesota to clear $11.5 million from the salary cap. Wallace, 29, had 39 catches for 473 yards and two touchdowns, all career lows.

Chicago receiver Alshon Jeffery signed his franchise tag tender for $14.6 million.

Buffalo is bringing back guard Richie Incognito, who took less money to remain with the team he says “saved me.”

Incognito agreed to a threeyear, $15 million contract with Buffalo on Tuesday.

Former Bills cornerback Leodis McKelvin agreed to a two-year contract with the Eagles.

Pittsburgh signed cornerback William Gay to a threeyear deal.

Gay, 31, has played in 144 straight games since the Steelers took him in the fifth round of the 2007 draft.

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We offer the following benefits to our full-time employees: • Competitive wages • Insurance Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision) • 401(k) • Off shift wage differential • Employee discounts In order to ensure a safe working environment, a pre-employment drug screen is required. If you are interested in joining the JELD-WEN Door Division/Grinnell production team, please apply in person between the hours of 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. (South side of street)

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

JELD-WEN is hiring Production Employees!

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EMPLOYMENT

Positions Available Premium Pay

• MDS Coordinator

• RN/LPN • CNA

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• Care Attendant - PRN

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