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Downtown celebration planned for National Historic listing

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News Fred Chabot of the Newton Historic Preservation Commission on Tuesday requested the use of the Jasper County Courthouse and its grounds from the Jasper County Board of Supervisors for a public celebration of Newton’s historic downtown being listing on the National Register of Historic Places.

The event would take place June 13 and will

include photo displays, presentations on yesteryear Newton, tours and actors portraying historic Newton citizens.

“The best place to have this celebration in the commission’s estimation is the Jasper County Courthouse because of the historical nature of the building,” Chabot said.

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Jamee A. Pierson/Daily News Even with the warm weather blowing in, it is not suggested to start planting flowers or blooming plants until after May 1, said Rob Satterfield, owner of Hendrickson Greenhouse and Floral in Newton.

Anxious gardeners need to wait on flowers

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News

Jamee A. Pierson/Daily News Fred Chabot of the Newton Historic Preservation Commission presented Tuesday the public celebration of Newton’s historic downtown being listing on the National Register of Historic Places that is being planned to the Jasper County Board of Supervisors.

After enduring a cold winter, the first signs of warmth can bring out the green thumb in anxious gardeners, but planting anything in the ground before the frost is gone will only lead to dead plants and lost money.

“The main worry is that it will get cold again, and it will. Even in the coming nights it is suppose to be in the 20s. Really, the next 30 days, you can go from 85 to below freezing in a 24 hour period. Your best bet is still to go by the suggested growing calendar versus getting caught up in the warmth,” Rob Satterfield, owner of Hendrickson Greenhouse and Floral in Newton.

He said instead of grabbing the flowering plants and going to town, start working on the flower beds, getting them ready by tilling the soil and removing debris.

“Get all of your prep work done on these nice days that we are having early so that when it is time, all of that work is done,” Satterfield said.

One planting option More Inside: in the colder months is Look for our special Home and Garden cold weather vegetables section included in today’s paper — peas, cabbage, lettuce, brussel sprouts, Plus, more stories including: cauliflower and broccoli • Interior design with Jim Beckman • Preparing for flooding season — aren’t bothered by • Container gardening gains popularity cooler weather and can also quench a thirst for gardeners.

Although it may be tempting, Satterfield A FAMILY suggests waiting until TRADITION: after May 1 to start in REED’S on any flower or bloomGREENHOUSE ing plants. By waiting, it is less likely the plants and will endure a frost, giving them a better change to survive and thrive.

“A lot of annuals, especially flower and blooming an- terfield told of a stretch in 2012 nuals you really don’t want to get where there were 10 days reaching out there much before May 1. A 80 to 85 degree weather, and then lot of our customers still go by the it turned and there was a freeze on Mother’s Day rule. They don’t want April 5. to plant anything outside that can “It is still Iowa, still the Midget killed by frost before Mother’s west,” Satterfield said.

Day (the second Sunday of May),” Satterfield said.

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Progress Industries thankful for first responders, community support

By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News Less than 24 hours after an incident that led to a great deal of adjustments, Progress Industries announced all clients involved are safe — and expressed gratitude for everyone who helped make that happen.

Progress Industries, a nonprofit organization that provides various services for people with physical and intellectual disabilities, offers housing as one of its services. A Progress house at 1550 W. Eighth St. S. caught fire Monday afternoon, and might be damaged beyond repair.

There were two clients and two “direct support professionals” inside the house at the time the fire began, but

all four were able to exit before the fire spread to the main part of the house. The fire quickly spread to the front of the house, and continued to burn a hole through the roof, even after fire crews had arrived.

Progress Industries Communications Director Melissa Butler said the clients have all been found temporary places to stay.

“Progress Industries expresses gratitude to first responders who assisted in extinguishing and containing a fire at a residential site owned by the PI Foundation,” Butler said. “All five residents have secured temporary housing at other PI residential locations, or with family members.”

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By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News

Jason W. Brooks/Daily News Firefighters battled this late-afternoon blaze at a Progress Industries house on West Eighth Street South in Newton. A fire that apparently began near the rear deck of the building quickly destroyed most of the structure, but Progress Industries thanked first responders for preventing the fire from spreading to other houses on West Eight Street South.

Newton City Administrator Bob Knabel gave a presentation on the 2015 Bond Issue to the City Council Monday. He began by reviewing the franchise fee, which after much discussion the council decided against.

During the past year, the council has considered various funding sources to address infrastructure needs.

The initial focus was to use a franchise fee, which was estimated to generate $700,000 per year, Knabel said. The fee Knabel would also be a sustainable revenue stream for streets, equipment and major projects. The council ultimately decided not to use the franchise fee, but instead requested bond issues to be used.

“It has been the history of the city in the past to use bond issues for streets, equipment, those large items,” Knabel said.

There are three initiatives that total $6,946,200 with two of the initiatives impacting the general debt service levy.

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In Brief UCC to host suicide prevention discussion Congregational United Church of Christ will host a Suicide Prevention discussion at 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday at the church, 308 E. Second St. N. in Newton.

According to the Iowa Department of Public Health, suicide is the second leading cause of death for Iowans ages 15-40. Kelly Kirk and Susan Hoegh will lead a discussion regarding suicide prevention and raise awareness of community resources available to help prevent suicide.

The event is free of charge and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.

For more information, contact Rev. Jessica Petersen at 641-792-3773.

Submitted Photo The Journey Bound Quartet will be the final act in the three concert series held before Easter at the Howard Street Christian Church in Colfax.

Concert series held at Howard Street Christian Church

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News COLFAX — Howard Street Christian Church in Colfax is hosting a concert series during the three Sundays leading to Easter.

The church, at 305 E. Howard St., has already heard the sounds of Highway Home on March 15 and will welcome the Loynachans March 22 and Journey Bound March 29. Coffee and cookies will be offered starting at 5:15 p.m. with performances beginning at 6 p.m. A freewill offering is being accepted at the free events.

The Loynachans formed in 1998 as a father, mother and daughter trio. Jack Loynachan is the patriarch that sings mostly lead with Judy Loynachan, the matriarch, singing middle harmony. Their daughter Ja-

mie (Loynachan) Skillen sings high harmonies with a power voice that she can display when they can get her to “turn it loose.” Cory Skillen, Jamie’s husband, joined the group as a “built in” sound man.

“We are instruments of the Lord and take that responsibility very seriously. We take every opportunity to sing and proclaim the name of Jesus with the attitude of never taking for granted that everyone in the room at a gospel sing is saved,” Jamie Skillen said.

The group out of Winterset sings a southern gospel style of music and has performed in Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska and Kentucky.

For more than 20 years, the Journey Bound Quartet has been bringing southern gospel music to audiences around the upper Midwest. The central Iowa group is comprised

of four members who call four different towns their home.

Lead singer Larry Eggink has been in Journey Bound since 1998. He lives in Pella where he also teaches at Pella Christian High School. Warren Van Wyngarden, bass in the group, lives in rural New Sharon where he farms. He started singing with the group in 1995.

Tom (TW ) Winegar sings tenor and lives near Prairie City. He has been in the group the longest, starting in 1994. When not singing, he is a manager in the corporate division do the IRS. The newest member of the group is Jeff Worsham, who sings baritone and joined in 2009. He lives in Des Moines and teaches at Iowa Christian Academy along with coaching high Jamee A. Pierson at schoolContact football.

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Pakistani Christians clash with police over church attacks LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police fired tear gas on Monday after Christian protesters clashed with police in the eastern city of Lahore, a day after Taliban bombers killed 17 people in suicide attacks on two churches in the city.

Sunday’s twin bombings struck in quick succession in the Christian neighborhood of Youhanabad during morning services. The bombers detonated their suicide vests outside the two churches, about 600 meters (650 yards) apart.

At least 70 people were wounded in the attacks, the latest assault on religious minorities in this increasingly fractured country.

After the attacks, angry Christian mobs blocked the highway, ransacked bus terminals and burned two people to death who they suspected of being involved in the bombings. Christian demonstrators also blocked roads Monday in the eastern cities of Faisalabad, Sargodha and Gujranwala.

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blocked a major highway that runs near the two targeted churches and forced public transport services to shut down.

They later pelted the police with stones and smashed police cars and other vehicles, according to Rana Sanaullah, an official with the ruling PML-N party. He said officers were trying to calm down the situation.

Lahore’s Police Deputy Inspector General Haider Ashraf told reporters that his men were “showing restraint” but had to fire tear gas

canisters when the situation deteriorated. The city Commissioner Abdullah Sumbal Khan said Pakistani paramilitary troops had been called in to restore order.

A least one protester died after being hit by a car, Ashraf said. Local television stations aired footage showing the car speeding away from the scene after hitting several protesters. Ashraf put the total death toll from Sunday’s bombings at 17, after two of wounded later died in the hospital.

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Kellogg UMC to host free supper, movie Saturday Kellogg United Methodist Church will host a free sharing supper at 6 p.m. Saturday at the church, 417 Second St. in Kellogg.

Menu items include meatloaf, baked potato and pistachio fluff. The meal will be served in the fellowship hall.

Included with the meal will be a showing of the movie “The Bible: Survival and Hope.”

This meal is free. Free popcorn and pop will also be provided.

For more information, contact the Rev. Tim Morgan at morgans@pcpartner.net.

Holy Trinity to host Seder Supper March 31 Holy Trinity will host the Fourth Annual Seder Supper at 6:30 p.m. March 31 at the church, 1409 S. Eighth Ave. E. in Newton.

The Seder is a ritual performed by a community or by multiple generations of a family, involving a retelling of the story of the liberation of the Israelites from slavery in ancient Egypt. This story is in the Book of Exodus.

Traditionally, families and friends gather in the evening to read the text of the Haggadah which contains the narrative of the Israelite exodus from Egypt, special blessings and rituals, and special Passover songs.

Seder customs include telling and discussing the Passover story, drinking four cups of wine, eating matza, and partaking of symbolic foods placed on the Passover Seder Plate. The Seder is performed in much the same way all over the world. Most of the foods served are prepared according to Jewish custom.

The Seder is usually enjoyed by members of the Jewish Community. However, many Christians also observe Seder as part of their Lenten tradition. This is the fourth year Holy Trinity has hosted a Seder experience for the community. Children are especially encouraged to participate in the evening to help tell the Passover story.

A freewill offering will be received for the cost of the meal. Suggested price is about $10.

Reservations may be made by calling 641-7921683 or emailing lois@ahntholz by March 28.

Pleasant View to host supper fundraiser March 27 Pleasant View United Methodist Church will host a homemade chicken and noodle supper with pie from 3 to 7 p.m. March 27 at the church, 8454 S. 28th Ave. E. in Newton.

Carry-out suppers are available.

The meal is a fundraiser and the cost is a freewill donation.

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Local News Support Continued from Page 1A Newton Fire Chief Jarrod Wellik said Tuesday morning the cause of the fire is still undetermined.

Monday was the first day of spring break week for Newton-area students, and the 3:45 p.m. call to W. Eighth St. S. was one of many fire calls the Newton Fire Department has received in recent days.

Butler thanked the Newton, Kellogg and Reasnor fire departments, Jasper County Sheriff ’s Department and Newton Police Department who all assisted at the fire.

Jim Merulla, President and CEO of Progress Industries, said it isn’t immediately clear what will happen with the damaged home.

“The damage to the home is extensive,” Merulla said. “We will have more information in the near future as to the repair or replacement of the home.”

Murella said the five clients were living at the house through the Home and Community Based

Bond Continued from Page 1A The total going toward the levy would be $4,946,200 because the second initiative for downtown in the amount of $2,000,000 will be paid for with TIF money.

The first is the infrastructure and equipment initiative — including warning sirens, a fire department engine, park restroom and upgrades to Aurora and Sunset Parks, golf mower, irrigation system and clubhouse design among many other items. The total needed for that initiative is $2,946,200.

The city council approved the amount, based on a 10-year bond issue, averaging approximately $.70/$1,000 as-

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Services residential program. Two residents and two PI staff were at the home when the fire broke out and Murella said staff responded appropriately by immediately calling 911 and evacuating the premises to ensure the safety of the clients.

“This event, though traumatic, could have been much worse,” Merulla said. “I am so grateful that no one was injured. I‘m proud of our staff who performed exemplary.”

Several neighbors told the Newton Daily News they saw or heard what was happening, and came over to ensure everyone got out of the house.

Merulla said Progress Industries is not attempting to quickly decide, autonomously, the best course of action for each of its displaced clients.

“We are working closely with the Department of Human Services and family members to ensure that the individuals continue to receive the quality of support and services they have become accustomed to,” he said.

sessed valuation. The 2015-2016 Debt Service Levy is $1.50/$1,000 assessed valuation and will increase to a peak of $1.62 in 2017-2018.

Based on the peak levy, the rate would increase from $1.62 to $2.10 with the addition of the $2,946,200.

A project that is included in the bond issue but will not increase the amount of the general debt service levy is the downtown TIF initiative. About $1,500,000 of the $2,000,000 will go toward improvements to South Second Avenue stretching from West Fourth Street to East Fourth Street. The remainder of the money is set aside for parking lot lighting, development initiatives and facade grants and loans in

Butler said her office was deluged Tuesday with offers of goods and services for the clients, but her hope is that people will wait for Progress Industries to announce client needs if they want to making specific types of donations.

The Newton Daily News also received several inquires — especially through social media — from readers about how to help the affected clients.

“The outpouring of support and donated items from the community has been overwhelming.,” Butler said. “Individuals and businesses who would like to contribute may do so through the PI Foundation Persons Served Benefit Fund.”

Contributions can be made online at www.progressindustries.org or by contacting Melissa Butler at 641-791-2846.

“With grateful hearts, we thank the members of our community ... neighbors and friends,” Butler said.

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

downtown.

The final economic initiative costs $2,000,000 and will impact the general debt service levy. Knabel recommends for the First Avenue Initiative, costing $1,000,000, to commit to improving the entrances, implementing a “commercial D&D” and providing redevelopment incentives and initiatives.

Also in the economic initiative is a focus on the interchange corridors at mile markers 164 and 168 on Interstate 80. At the cost of $1,000,000, Knabel again recommends using a “commercial D&D” program to buy buildings, demolish them and make the property available for commercial development. He also suggests focusing on expanding Newton’s re-

tail, hotel and restaurant amenities at both of the locations.

“Driving in to either end of our town, the town is so much better than it’s entrances. I think that visual and that connection is highly important,” Council Member Lin Chape said.

Council Member Craig Trotter agreed with Chape that the entrances were a priority and both council members requested to see a timeline for the money that was allocated.

“Obviously this is not a two or three year deal, it is a long term investment in our community,” Mayor Mike Hansen said.

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

Supervisors Continued from Page 1A photo display along with refreshments at the end of the event. The large courtroom will be used for a presentation titled “An 1884 Retrospective on Downtown Newton” by Larry Hurto with an overview of the National Register significance given by Alexa McDowell.

A downtown history will be told by historic Newton citizens, as portrayed

by Newton Community Theatre actors and tours of the courthouse will also be given during that time.

Tents will also be on the courthouse lawn with several local organizations displaying information including the Historic Preservation Commission, The Newton Alumni Association and possibly Newton Main Street. If it were to rain, the booths would move into the courthouse.

Chabot questioned the board if they could provide tables for the photo displays, if a projection screen would be available to use and if a custodian would be available during the event. He also asked if the Alumni Association could sell memberships and if Newton Main Street could take donations for the design project it is working on. Auditor Dennis Parrott said he thought all of the requests could be filled and that the organization could take memberships and donations.

“I think it’s a great community event and I think that is why we do what we do here,” Supervisor Dennis Stevenson said.

The board will take formal action on the request at a future meeting.

In other business: • The DOT budget was approved by the board.

• Gail Mills was hired as a Third Cook Substitute for Congregate Meals at a pay rate of $9.77 starting Wednesday.

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

Clarification The Jasper County Conservation Office does not partner with any day cares or other groups or provide private programs.

It’s activities are open to the public and day cares are more than welcome to attend.

A visual comparison

Submitted Photo by Curt Swarm Ever wonder just how long those wind-turbine blades are? Well, here’s a good comparison. The semi pulling this turbine blade is parked close to an overpass over a four lane highway on the north side of Mt. Pleasant. The blade is nearly as long as the overpass.

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Plenty of open meetings seats still available

By Jason. W. Brooks Staff Writer

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OK, folks — here’s the deal.

Your future is being planned without you.

This has probably been happening for a long time, unless you’re one of the handful of people I’ve seen regularly at open government meetings. Looking around the room at the end of a recent meeting, I noticed I was the only one there who didn’t have a direct role with the functions of that governing body.

Not only was I the only reporter there, but also the only observer of any kind. Perhaps you’ve read many columns and articles, over the course of your literacy career, encouraging more people to go to more meetings. Perhaps you even agree, but between family and work commitments, it makes it too tough to squeeze a whole weeknight devoted to putting scrutiny on government.

I’m speaking as a confessed hypocrite on this topic. Aside from a handful of city council and school board meetings, and a handwritten letter to a federal official from time to time, I’m no

shining example of an everyday participant in the business of the republic. However, my role as a reporter has shown me, in a very short time, a few of the issues that hold us back as a society that are largely unrelated to government misdeeds.

Low participation levels lead not only to leaders getting carefree and complacent, but also to anger and disdain for officials when unpopular decisions are made. Ask any of your neighbors if they plan to vote in an upcoming election, and you’ll probably receive one of a few responses. Either the answer is yes, with perhaps a short explanation of its importance, or the answer is no because the votes don’t matter when elections are rigged, elections are only won by the rich, or because one vote doesn’t make much difference in a huge election.

These same responses would probably be used regularly in conversations about why more people don’t attend public meetings, with the family commitments added as an important factor.

I’m not suggesting any parents suddenly begin abandoning their children for hours on weeknights, or pull them out of meaningful activities to attend what might be boring meetings for them, and in a language of acronyms that probably wouldn’t sound familiar. I’m suggesting more people should attend more meetings, more of the time.

Occasionally, there have been hot-button issues that bring a one or two meeting spike in attendance. But, by and large, these issues are either resolved or fade into the background, and the crowds don’t remain consistent.

Government seems to operate differently around large groups of people. That’s not really a fault, in my mind; most of us would be more self-conscious and selfaware if addressing a packed auditorium than if sitting at home with family members.

Government needs our help to succeed. It’s not that we must choose between blindly following leaders and raging in opposition; it’s that we need to raise concerns

that might not be on the minds of leaders, and to ask intelligent, articulate questions that aid in the decision-making process.

Leaders might have mostly themselves to blame for the high level of distrust the American people have for government.

Sometimes we need to fix problems we didn’t create, and the fix to today’s vast and deep government is issues cannot be rooted in prejudicial contempt for leadership, loud and emotional condemning of wrongdoing and personal disrespect of anyone in public service.

We don’t need to say “pretty please, with sugar on top” for each request or demand, nor do we need to engage in more of the money-throwing or brownnosing that has been around throughout human history. We need to politely and intelligently tell government what’s important.

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

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We must ensure safety of our armed forces Maurice H. Phillips Newton Having served as a general in the Iowa Army National Guard, there is little that matters more to me than the safety of our troops.

While emerging nations such as China and Russia develop their own advanced aircraft weaponry, our nation must work to ensure the safety of our armed forces through projects like the F-35 Lightning II aircraft.

Designed for the entire battle space, the F-35’s advanced capabilities allow U.S. pilots to complete missions and return home safely. As the most flexible, technologically advanced multirole fighter ever built, the F-35 will be six times more effective than previous legacy fighters in air-toair combat and five times more effective in air-to-ground combat.

In addition to ensuring the safety of U.S. troops, the F-35 program generates high-tech and high-skill jobs for hundreds of thousands of people across the globe. Nationwide, the program

contributes to 130,000 jobs.

Meanwhile, in our home state of Iowa, the manufacturing of the F-35 aircraft supports nearly 2,000 direct and indirect jobs.

Because the F-35 keeps our troops safe and simultaneously boosts our economy, the integration and support of the F-35 Lightning II aircraft should be of the utmost importance to Iowans. This includes Iowa’s U.S. Senator Joni Ernst, who, as a lieutenant colonel in the Iowa Army National Guard, knows firsthand the necessity of advanced weaponry to keeping our troops safe in combat.

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Honoring America’s Farmers on National Ag Day

By John R. Whitaker For more than 40 years we have celebrated National Ag Day as a time to pause and honor the American farmer.

Today, our farmers are the most productive and efficient in the world with each one helping feed more than 144 people. We thank you, as well as everyone who plays a role in producing the food, fiber and fuel our country and the world depends upon.

This year National Ag Week is March 15 – 21 and is highlighted by National Ag Day on March 18.

And there is another very important date in March we want to remind farmers about this year. March 31 is the last day to make several important choices

on federal safety net programs that could make a big difference for their farms through 2018.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) is urging farmers and landowners across the nation to finalize their decisions by March 31 on updating crop yield histories and reallocating base acres for new safety net programs established by the 2014 Farm Bill, known as Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC).

Updated yields and base acre reallocations could help improve a farmer’s potential to recover payments when a weather disaster or unexpected changes in the marketplace negatively affects their income.

March 31 is also the last day to decide which program –

ARC or PLC – is the right one for their operation. Each program provides unique protections. The best choice will depend on factors specific to their individual farm.

FSA, in cooperation with a number of universities, has provided online Web-based tools, found at www.fsa.usda.gov/arcplc to help make this important decision. The online tools have already helped more than half a million farmers so far.

If you have not yet considered your PLC or ARC options, take the time today to explore the web tools and then contact your FSA county office if you have questions. Celebrate Ag Day and Ag Week with the peace of mind knowing your farm will be protected as you make plans to enter the fields this spring.

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Hillary Clinton is not a pleasant human being, by all available evidence. She does not c o n vince; s h e browbeats.

S h e does not discuss; she lect u r e s . By Ben Shapiro H e r laugh issues mechanically from her mouth, resonating with a close-but-notquite verisimilitude that occupies the space known as the uncanny valley. If anyone were to kidnap Hillary Clinton and replace her with a robot of Hillary Clinton, it would take a short circuit for America to realize it. Her campaign slogan should be: “Remarkably Lifelike!”

All of which makes her undeclared candidacy so much more awkward than that of others. Nobody quite knows why Hillary is running, other than that she feels she is owed the presidency based on her rough life growing up rich in Chicago, attending Wellesley and Yale Law before settling down as first lady of Arkansas and then first lady of the United States and then senator and secretary of state. Even Hillary doesn’t seem to know. The runup to her campaign has been a prolonged shrug.

Which is why she is now trotting out the children.

First, Hillary’s Stand With Hillary super PAC attempted to manufacture a grassroots feel for Hillary’s campaign, issuing a faux country song titled “Stand With Hillary,” and bearing these incredible lyrics: “Now it’s 2016, and this time I’m a thinkin’ guys, put your boots on and let’s smash this ceiling.” The song adds, “I’ve been thinking about one great lady, like the women in my life. She’s a mother, a daughter, and through it all, she’s a loving wife.”

A loving wife might be a bit of a stretch. But then again, so is a country song with men crushing the

glass ceiling on behalf of an Ivy League elitist.

That song, naturally, flopped.

And the Hillary machine sprang back into action. A second proHillary super PAC titled BillForFirstLady2016. com released an ad produced by Luke Montgomery, the same filmmaker who created a video featuring young girls dropping the f-bomb regarding supposed pay inequality. This ad features young girls wearing flag spandex and running down the street, urging Hillary to run (get it? Get it? GET IT?).

These girls then speak into camera and tick off five supposed reasons why people should vote for Hillary: to inspire young girls to overcome serious challenges like growing up female in the most female-friendly society in human history; to fight for pay equality by electing a woman who pays her female staffers significantly less than male staffers; to preserve abortion, which prepubescent girls desperately need; to show the world that female equality is a value, which we will presumably show by electing a woman who takes money from the world’s most anti-female regimes; and finally, Bill Clinton will be first lady and “rock the dress.”

The ad concludes with a man wearing a Bill Clinton mask, red heels, and a red dress. This, presumably, marks the first time that Bill Clinton has been in a dress that is his own.

If this feels strained, that’s because it is. It is condescending, ridiculous, and — naturally — childish. But the charmless juggernaut rolls on, driven by puerile worship, empty bromides and a heaping helping of entitlement.

Ben Shapiro, 31, is a graduate of UCLA and Harvard Law School, a radio host on KTTH 770 Seattle and KRLA 870 Los Angeles, Editor-inChief of TruthRevolt.org, and Senior Editor-at-Large of Breitbart News.

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Obituaries Leon Reeves

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March 16, 2015 Leon Reeves, 54, of Newton, died Monday, March 16, 2015, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Newton. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, March 20 at New Life Community Church of the Nazarene in Newton. The family will greet friends from 10 to 11 a.m., Friday, March 20 at the church. The Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory in Newton is assisting the family with arrangements.

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Baxter FFA members attend career development events

Legislative Coffee is Saturday The Jasper County League of Women Voters will host the final Legislative Coffee of the 2015 Iowa Legislative Session at 9 a.m.

Saturday in the Club Room of the Newton Hy-Vee, 1501 First Ave. E. Rep. Dan Kelley, Rep. Greg Heartsill and Sen. Chaz Allen plan to be there. The coffee will open with remarks by the legislators addressing events and priorities in the current legislative session. Their remarks will be followed by a question and dialogue period. Citizens are encouraged to attend and participate.

Catharine Jane Wade Henderson, 87, of Mingo, died at her daughter, Nora Borts’ home in Mingo, Tuesday, March 17, 2015. A funeral service will be at 1 p.m.

Friday, March 20 at the

Howard Street Christian Church in Colfax, with burial following at Green Castle Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday, March 19 at Coburn Funeral Home in Colfax. The family will greet friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Condolences may be left for the family at www.coburnfuneralhomes.com

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vancing to district competition was the Parliamentary Procedure team of Maddy Hiney, Caleb Van Zante, Brevin Johnston, Sydney Ziesman and Brady Ross, which received a gold rating.

Also advancing was Wade Zahurones who received a gold rating in creed speaking.

Members who advanced from sub-district competition were able to participate at the South Central District Convention at North Polk High School in Alleman. The results were as follows: the Parliamentary Procedure team received a gold rating.

The Chapter Quiz completed by Shelby Deaton and Mercedes Samson

Members of the Baxter FFA chapter recently attended the South Central sub-district event at South Tama High School in Tama.

The results were as follows: Beau Iske received a bronze rating in job interview. The Conduct of Meetings team consisting of Marybeth Maggard, Wyatt Molyneux, Lexi Ewing, Mallory Iske, Jusson Roush, Veronica Condon and Brady Geilenfeldt received a silver rating. Emily Zahurones received a gold rating in the radio broadcasting CDE. Colton Spangenburg participated in the Greenhand Quiz. Ad-

received fifth place. The secretary’s book completed by Emily Zahurones received a silver rating.

The chapter scrapbook made by Brock Johnston, Maddy Hiney and Shelby Deaton received a bronze rating.

The treasurer’s book completed by Shelby Deaton received a participation rating. Wade Zahurones received a bronze rating in the creed speaking CDE. Advancing to state competition was the Chapter Website presented by Brock Johnston, which received a gold rating.

The 87th Iowa FFA State Leadership Conference will be April 1921 in Ames.

End dates announced for six scratch games, three pull-tab games Newton Daily News As part of its standard procedures, the Iowa Lottery is officially ending six instant-scratch games and three pull-tab games and has established the deadlines by which players must claim prizes in them.

The lottery has announced the end date for the following six scratch games: “Bingo Times 10,” “Lucky Jar Bingo,” “Game Book,” “Triple Payout,”

“Hot Card” and “$50,000 Bonus Gift.” Players have until the close of business on June 15 to claim prizes in those six games.

Players may visit an Iowa Lottery retailer or one of the lottery’s offices in Clive, Cedar Rapids, Council Bluffs, Mason City and Storm Lake to claim scratch-game prizes.

The lottery has also announced the end date for the following three pull-tab games: “Gigantic Jackpot,” “Sapphire Sevens”

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• 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.

• CAA Youth Sculpture Project will begin at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Centre for Arts & Artists, 501 W. Third St. N. in Newton, to help design and create a sculpture for the CAA grounds. For more information, email Karen King at king50208@hotmail.com or call Linda Klepinger at 641-521-3554.

• Suicide Prevention discussion will begin at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Congregational United Church of Christ, 308 E. Second St. N. in Newton. Kelly Kirk and Susan Hoegh will lead a discussion regarding suicide prevention and raise awareness of community resources available to help prevent suicide. The event is free of charge and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m.

Wednesday at the Masonic Temple in Prairie City.

• Total Forgiveness women’s study will meet at 1 p.m. Thursday at Hephzibah House, 721 E. Fourth St. S. in Newton.

• Newton Community Blood Drive will begin at 1 p.m. Thursday at the DMACC Newton Conference Center, 600 N. Second Ave. W. Schedule a blood donation appointment online at lifeservebloodcenter.org or call 1-800-2874903.

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

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m.

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

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at noon Friday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Newton.

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

• Battlefield of the Mind women’s study will meet at 1 p.m. Friday at Hephzibah House in Newton.

• Knights of Columbus Annual Lenten Fish Fry will begin at 5 p.m. Friday at McCann Center in Newton. The Monsignor T.J. McCann Council of the Knights of Columbus serve fish meals each Friday during Lent.

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and “Car Classics.” Players have until the close of business on March 31, 2016, to claim prizes in those three games.

Winning pull-tab tickets must be redeemed at the same retailer where they were purchased.

The lottery replaces ending games with new games throughout the year. A complete list of all current games can be found on the lottery website at www. ialottery.com.

Tuesday Midday Pick 3: 8 2 7 Pick 4: 2 8 4 5 All or Nothing Game: 1 2 3 7 8 9 13 14 19 20 21 24 Tuesday Evening Mega Millions: 11 27 44 45 58 MB: 3 Megaplier: 5 Pick 3: 7 3 8 Pick 4: 0 0 7 2 All or Nothing Game: 3 8 9 10 11 12 15 18 19 20 21 23

Pheasants Forever Scholarship deadline April 17 Jasper County Pheasants Forever is committed to encouraging the youth of Jasper County to pursue careers in the natural resource field.

With the destruction of quality wildlife habitat, increased water quality issues, climate change, and alarming extinction rates, Pheasants Forever realizes the importance of recruiting a new generation

of professionals to help tackle these issues. For this reason, the Jasper County Pheasants Forever Chapter is offering a $500 scholarship to one area high school senior pursuing a career in natural resource conservation.

Youth interested in applying should complete an application that can be found at www. jaspercountyconserva-

tion.com under the education tab. Applications should be returned to Keri Van Zante, 1030 W. Second St. S., Newton, Iowa 50208 by April 17. Upon reviewing the scholarships, the scholarship committee may request selected applicants to complete a brief interview.

Interviews will provide scholarship committee with a chance to learn more about the

student and their future goals. It is our hope that students will benefit from this experience, enabling them to practice their interviewing skills.

Any questions about the application or requirements may be directed to Keri Van Zante, PF Scholarship Co-Chair, at 641-7929780 or via email at kvanzante@co.jasper. ia.us.

Congregate Meals Thursday Beef burger on bun, green beans, potato salad, tropical fruit, raspberry gelatin and skim milk Friday Crispy fish sandwich, baked potatoes, corn, peaches, refrigerator dessert and skim milk For reservations or information about congregate and home-delivered meals, call 641-792-7102 or 1-866942-7102 toll-free.

Police Blotter Newton Police Department • Demosthene S. Smith, 37, of Newton, is charged with assault and trespassing after authorities were called to 1501 N. 11th Ave. E. at 2:19 a.m. Monday. Officers were called about an assault

and found Smith had trespassed on the property and was yelling. The victim alleged Smith knocked on her window and then went to the front door. When it was opened Smith came in and allegedly pushed the victim

down, leaving red marks on her upper chest. He was taken to Jasper County Jail.

• A 16-year-old juvenile is charged with failure to obey stop or yield sign after authorities were called to the intersection of West Ninth

Street South and South Eighth Avenue West at 1 p.m. Monday. Shane Foster was driving west of South Eight Avenue. The juvenile was traveling north on West Ninth Street South and stopped at a stop sign, but

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continued through the intersection. When going through the intersection the juvenile’s vehicle hit Foster’s vehicle.

Foster had approximately $1,500 in damage and the juvenile had $300. He was cited and released to appear.

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Boyfriend’s denial of viewing porn is reason for mistrust DEAR ABBY: I’m 18 and smarter than many people realize. I carefully evaluate every situation to find the best solution, but I can’t find one for this problem. My boyfriend, who I’ve been with for two years, has recently started watching hermaphrodite porn on a website where there are naked pictures of local girls.

“Roy” has admitted he knows several of the girls on the site. When I told him it makes me feel insecure, he lied and said he hadn’t been on it. Even though I showed him the history, he still denied it.

I don’t know what to do. I feel uncomfortable with him now. I feel like I’m not satisfying him or that he wants someone else. — INSECURE IN MASSACHUSETTS DEAR INSECURE: While Roy may have been embarrassed to have been caught, I am still troubled by the fact that he wasn’t honest with you.

Whether you’re not satisfying him is beside the point.

That he lied to you in the face of evidence to the contrary should be a wakeup call. The question becomes — what ELSE has Roy been less than truthful about? Does he have a fetish? Is he bicurious?

It would benefit you if you could have an honest conversation with him about it. I don’t blame you for feeling uncomfortable right now. Rather than search for shortcomings within yourself, take a long, hard look at Roy. Do you need a boyfriend you can’t trust, particularly if you think he may have had sex with some of the individuals who appear on a porn site?

DEAR ABBY: My mother asked me on one hour’s notice to take her on an errand. Although I wasn’t planning on going out that day, I obliged. Because she’s elderly, I parked as close to the door of the business as I could. I honestly didn’t see any signs or any parking

meters. When we came out, there was a $25 ticket on my vehicle. I was so upset Mom gave me a $20 bill to help.

She now says she did it because I made her feel guilty and, since it is my car and she’s my mother, I should pay for the whole thing and return her money!

I wouldn’t have been there in the first place if I hadn’t been doing her a favor.

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She refuses.

If I’m stuck with the whole thing I will resent it and won’t speak to her.

After all, I am a mother, too, and if I caused something like this to happen to any of my children, I would without question pay for the whole ticket. Who is right? — HELPFUL DAUGHTER IN NEW HAMPSHIRE DEAR DAUGHTER: It’s a shame your mother reneged on her offer, but she wasn’t the person who was driving that day. I sincerely hope you won’t let $20 cause a rift in your relationship because it would be childish.

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Court denies request to review whistleblower case KEOKUK — The Iowa Supreme Court has unanimously decided not to review a lower court’s ruling that affirmed a former Lee County maintenance supervisor cannot collect $186,000 in damages awarded by a jury for being fired by the county supervisors.

The court allowed an Iowa Court of Appeals’ January decision to stand, upholding the reversal of a 2013 verdict because Rick Carter failed to qualify as a whistleblower under Iowa law.

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Police respond to report of body in Des Moines River DES MOINES — Police said a woman’s body was found in the Des Moines River on Tuesday.

Police responded to a report that a body had been spotted floating in the river just before 9 a.m. Tuesday. Rescue crews determined the body is female after pulling her from the river. She has not yet been identified. A medical examiner was called to the scene, and an autopsy is planned.

AMES — The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has said a shrinking budget may force the state’s largest nursery to close this year after 80 years.

The State Forest Nursery can no longer support itself. Under state law, the nursery must cover all cost of operations with the revenue it generates. However, the nursery, located in Ames, is losing $500,000 a year. According to department officials, fewer people are buying from the nursery, which produces 1 million to 1.5 million plants per year.

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DES MOINES — Four-year-olds in Iowa with limited proficiency in English would merit more funding for their participation in Iowa’s preschool program under a bill a Senate committee approved Tuesday. The Appropriations Committee voted 18-3 for the bill to advance for consideration in the full Senate.

The Senate Education Committee voted in support of the bill last month. The legislation would provide additional funding for students with limited proficiency in English who are enrolled in the statewide preschool program.

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Man trying to burn dead grass causes large brush fire HONEY CREEK — A resident who tried to burn dead grass caused a fire that spread to nearby field, requiring the efforts of four southwest Iowa fire departments to control it. Pat West, who lives northwest of Honey Creek near Interstate 29 and 152nd Street, said he intended to burn only a small section of his backyard.

Instead, strong gusts of wind carried the flames north into a nearby field. —The Associated Press

State officials: Some traffic cameras must come down The Associated Press DES MOINES — Iowa transportation officials issued a report Tuesday ordering the removal of some traffic cameras operated by cities on state-supervised roadways.

The Iowa Department of Transportation released evaluations on speed and red-light cameras that six cities operate on state-controlled highways and interstates. DOT offi-

cials want to remove cameras at ten locations — out of 34 locations total throughout the state. Cameras at one of those targeted locations had already been deactivated due to construction.

This was the first oversight action since the DOT implemented rules last year dictating where and why cameras can be installed along state roads and requiring local jurisdictions to submit annual

Senate OKs bill to expand law on texting while driving

reports justifying camera placement.

Local agencies must show cameras are targeting “highcrash or high-risk locations.�

They have 30 days to comply with or appeal the DOT ruling.

Among the cameras targeted for removal was a set of speed cameras in Des Moines on I-235, an interstate highway that runs through the city. According to the state

report, the location had a low crash rate before the cameras went up. In a news release, the department said they were considering all options.

Iowa is the only state in the nation that allows cameras to be permanently installed along interstate roads or highways managed by the state. The cameras generate millions in annual revenue for local governments.

Steve Gent, director of the

Iowa Department of Transportation’s office of traffic and safety, said the state goal was to ensure safety. “The public has to believe the cameras are about safety. If they think it’s about a money making issue, that’s a terrible situation,� Gent said.

But local officials have criticized the new oversight rules, saying the state is taking away local control.

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DES MOINES — Law enforcement officials will be able to more easily regulate Iowa’s ban on texting while driving under a bill the Senate passed Tuesday.

The Senate voted 44-6 to make texting while driving a primary offense instead of a secondary one. It now heads to the House for consideration.

Iowa law prohibits a person from reading, writing and sending messages on an electronic device while driving. The bill would remove a stipulation that a law enforcement official must stop a person for a different offense to enforce it. “What we have here is a failure to communicate safely,� said Sen. Tod Bowman, D-Maquoketa, who is supervising the bill. “Texting while driving is dangerous. Contrary to popular belief, you can’t text and drive well.�

Most lawmakers in the chambers voted for the bill. But some Republicans questioned whether the legislation was needed at all.

There are “a lot of things that are out there you should not be doing and I get so tired of adding to the Iowa Code book on a yearly basis, common sense,� said Sen. Brad Zaun, R-Urbandale. “I certainly acknowledge that texting is bad,� he said, adding that so are “so many other things.�

DES MOINES — The Des Moines Water Works lawsuit against three counties over high nitrate levels in rivers is part of intensifying efforts by environmental groups around the country to treat agriculture like other industries long held accountable for environmental pollution.

The Water Works board filed its lawsuit Monday against three northern Iowa counties that oversee drainage systems that remove water from farm fields and send it downstream. The water often carries chemical compounds, including nitrate, that Des Moines must remove to keep drinking water safe.

The nitrate comes from fertilizer and manure from 1.2 million hogs and a million turkeys that is spread on the fields in the three counties. “The lawsuit seeks relief from the burdens Des Moines Water Works faces as providers of safe drinking water, and recognition of

“We are disappointed the lawsuit was filed and intend to defend the action vigorously.� — Chuck Becker Attorney for three counties

the role of drainage districts when passing production costs downstream,� said Graham Gillette, the utility board’s chairman.

County supervisors in Buena Vista, Calhoun and Sac counties manage 10 drainage districts that the lawsuit says should be required to obtain federal water pollution discharge permits because they release nitrate pollutants into rivers much like regulated factories.

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Water Works also seeks to recover damages for $900,000 spent in 2013 and $540,000 this year to operate an expensive treatment system that removes the nitrate from water.

Nitrate in drinking water must be below 10 milligrams per liter to be considered safe by the Environmental Protection Agency.

Anything above that level can be deadly to infants younger than 6 months because the chemical can reduce the amount of oxygen carried in their blood, causing a condition called Blue Baby syndrome which can be fatal, according to the EPA. Recent upstream monitoring recorded levels as high as 39.2 milligrams per liter in groundwater discharged by drainage districts in Sac County.

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Iowa GOP criticizes aide who questions state’s status The Associated Press DES MOINES — The chairman of the Iowa Republican Party lashed out Tuesday at a new member of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s political team for questioning the state’s role in the presidential nominating process.

Iowa GOP Chairman Jeff Kaufmann told The Associated Press he was troubled by veteran Republican strategist

Iowa jobless rate dropped to 4.2 percent in January The Associated Press DES MOINES — Iowa’s unemployment rate dropped to 4.2 percent in January, from 4.3 percent in December, according to a state report released Tuesday.

The rate is one-fifth of a point below the January 2014 rate of 4.4 percent, Iowa Workforce Development said.

It is also below January’s national average rate of 5.7 percent, which was down from 5.6 percent in December.

In January, Iowa listed 1,645,000 people as employed, up by 3,000 since December and 28,600 since January 2014. According to the report, there were 1,716,500 people in the state labor force in January, compared with 1,715,600 in December and 1,690,800 in January 2014.

The report also shows Iowa added 3,100 nonfarm jobs from December to January, raising the state’s total nonfarm employment to 1,562,200. Iowa’s trade, transportation and utilities sector alone gained 2,200 jobs, and professional and business services saw an increase of 1,800 jobs across the state. Education and health services sustained a loss of 1,300 positions, the report said, largely because private education institutions cut labor.

Liz Mair’s recent comments about the state’s political clout.

“Her statements are not only incorrect, they’re rather juvenile, they’re naive, they’re ignorant,” he said.

Walker’s team recently tapped Mair to lead online communication efforts as he ramps up for a 2016 Republican presidential bid.

He has been a regular visitor to Iowa in recent months.

In January, Mair took

to Twitter to complain about an event in the state hosted by Iowa Rep. Steve King, a favorite of the GOP’s farright flank.

“In other news, I see Iowa is once again embarrassing itself, and the GOP, this morning.

Thanks, guys,” Mair wrote and later added, “The sooner we remove Iowa’s front-running status, the better off American politics and policy will be.”

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hosts the nation’s first presidential nominating contest. The state’s presidential caucuses are less than a year away.

Mair referred questions to Walker’s campaign, which had no immediate response.

Kaufmann said Tuesday that he’d want Mair to apologize and learn more about Iowa or “I’d send her packing.”

Kaufmann said he had not spoken to Walker’s campaign and that he did not think

“Her statements are not only incorrect, they’re rather juvenile, they’re naive, they’re ignorant.”

— Jeff Kaufmann Iowa GOP Chairman

Walker agreed with any criticism of Iowa’s role in the presidential nominating process. But he added: “You want to talk about

something that unites the Republican Party?

Start questioning our first-in-the-nation status. That is the tie that binds.”

Hillary Clinton blasts House GOP budget plan The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Hillary Rodham Clinton is taking on a tried and true foil — House Republicans — as she prepares for a likely 2016 Democratic presidential campaign.

Clinton blasted a budget proposal released by Republicans on Tuesday, saying on Twitter it “fails Americans” on investments in jobs and economic growth, would cut college aid for students and undermine President Barack Obama’s health care law. It was the second straight day that the former secretary of state turned to social media to criticize Congress, a tactic used extensively by President Barack Obama during his 2012 re-election campaign.

“Budgets reflect our priorities. They should help families get ahead, educate our kids, and

spark small business growth,” Clinton said on Twitter. She said the “nation’s future — jobs & economic growth — depends on investments made today. The GOP budget fails Americans on these principles.”

Clinton’s Twitter response came hours after Republicans released a $3.8 trillion budget plan in the House that would overhaul the tax code and aims to balance the budget in a decade in tandem with deep cuts in social programs and the repeal of Obama’s health care

law. The White House said the proposal failed to make investments in education, infrastructure and national defense, setting up a likely budget clash in the months before the next presidential campaign.

Clinton faulted the budget proposal’s outlook for education, saying cuts to Pell Grants “hold our kids back.” She also warned against another attempt to repeal the health care law, saying it would “let insurers write their own rules again, and wipe out coverage for 16 million Americans.”

Clinton, who has faced criticism in recent weeks over revelations that she used a private email account at the State Department, has sought to present herself as an above-the-political-fray figure who would overcome Washington gridlock. But she has also ratcheted up criticism of Republicans in control

of both chambers of Congress.

On Monday, she blasted Senate Republicans for holding up confirmation of Loretta Lynch, Obama’s choice to be Attorney General, until the Senate completed a human trafficking bill that was complicated by a provision related to funding for abortions. Clinton called it a “Congressional trifecta against women.”

Her approach offers parallels to Democrats’ attempt to tarnish 2012 GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney with the budget plan that included sharp cuts to social programs developed by Rep. Paul Ryan, who later became Romney’s running mate. It comes as Clinton is formulating policies that will form the foundation of her pitch to Americans, chief among them how to boost wages and create more economic opportunities for Americans.

Jeb Bush rejects idea of raising federal minimum wage The Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. — Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said Tuesday that minimum wage increases should be left to businesses and state governments, opposing a hike in the federal pay floor as an impediment to individuals trying to escape from poverty.

“State minimum wages are fine,” said Bush, making his first extended foray into the state that holds the initial Southern primary of the race for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination.

As governor, Bush opposed a 2004 ballot measure approved by voters in Florida that tied increases in the state minimum wage to inflation. Asked about the minimum wage at a pair of appearances on Tuesday, he said he doesn’t want to abolish the existing federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour, but also opposes raising it.

Democrats generally favor

raising the minimum wage, while many Republicans oppose it.

“We’re moving to a world where it’s sticky in the ends, where it’s harder for people in poverty to move up, and where the rich are doing really well, and the middle is getting squeezed,” Bush said at his first stop of the day in Greenville.

“Any idea that perpetuates that is one that I would oppose, and I think this minimum wage idea is exactly one of those things,” he said.

Bush has yet to formally de-

clare his intention to run for president in 2016, but winked at the idea during a Chamber of Commerce breakfast, telling the crowd “you’ll be seeing a lot of me.” He is spending two days this week in South Carolina, which hosts the South’s first presidential primary next February, a few weeks after the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary.

The South Carolina primary could draw more than 600,000 voters, far exceeding turnout in Iowa and New Hampshire. Bush said South Carolina would play a huge role as “the first big primary state.”

Bush’s pitch Tuesday began with a biography, from his immediate family life to his experience in the private sector and public office. He credited his wife, Columba, with “bringing order to my life.” Being “George’s boy, Barbara’s boy” means he “won the lottery.”

His wide-range of business ventures, he said, means, “I’ve signed the front-side of a paycheck. ... Washington has lost its way in this regard. I’m proud that I’ve been in business and know how it works.”

Eight years as Florida’s chief executive gave him practical experience in a state that “looks like America,” he said.

“It’s not completely red, not completely blue,” Bush said, but “as purple as can be.”

But at an evening reception with state Republican lawmakers in Columbia, Bush emphasized that “good, solid, conservative governance” is his priority.

“I happen to think that conservative governance ... would be helpful in Washington, D.C.” he said, instead of “the food fight, the constant crisis, never solving problems, never trying to forge consensus.”

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Physician Guarin to join Newton Clinic in fall 2015 Newton Daily News Family practice physician Esgar Guarin, M.D., FAAFP, has accepted an offer to join N e w t o n Clinic, where 13 doctors, one physician assistant, two nurse practitioners and a midwife offer services in the areas of family mediGuarin cine, obstetrics, gynecology, internal medicine and podiatry.

Guarin is currently a staff physician at Wright Memorial Hospital in Trenton,

Mo. Originally from Bucaramanga in Colombia, he is the oldest of five siblings and the only physician in his family, which is primarily made up of lawyers. He completed his medical residency at Franklin Square Hospital Center in Maryland, followed by an obstetrical fellowship at Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island. In 2011, he received his master’s in public health at Brown University, focusing on community health and adolescent pregnancy.

“I am extremely excited and proud that Dr. Guarin has chosen Newton as his home to raise his family and practice medicine,” said Mark Thayer, Newton Clinic administrator. “Dr. Guarin is

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highly trained in both family medicine, as well as maternal and child health. He will be a great addition to the six providers on our current obstetrical services team.”

“Dr. Guarin will bring a significant skill set to Newton Clinic and Skiff,” said family practice/obstetrics physician Dr. Stephanie Bantell.

“He’ll join Dr. Leighton Frost and Dr. Steve Hill as our third provider trained in cesarean sections, and he is also bilingual, which will be a great resource for Spanishspeaking patients. He’s going to be an excellent fit for our practice and our community.”

“He is very personable, professional, and accomplished,” said Skiff CEO Brett Alt-

man. “He is academically astute and practices evidencebased medicine.

We are very blessed to have him join our local medical community as we expand our service offerings in Jasper in our ongoing mission of providing professionally delivered health-care services which are compassionate, personalized and highly skilled.”

Guarin is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine and is fluent in both English and Spanish.

In addition to maintaining a traditional family medicine practice, he has a special focus on obstetrics, including cesarean sections, as well as pediatrics and wound care.

In his personal time, he enjoys coaching youth soccer and is a fan of the Manchester United soccer team.

He is also strongly devoted to his Christian faith and did missionary work in small communities in his country while still in high school and medical school, and has more recently traveled to Honduras on medical missions. Dr. Guarin’s wife, Lilian Cuberos, has a background in microbiology. Together, they are parents to two young daughters, Gabriela and Manuela.

Guarin is anticipated to start early to mid-autumn of 2015.

To learn more about Newton Clinic, visit their website at www.newtonclinic.com.

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The child care students were entertained all week by special readings of Dr. Seuss. Day care staff got into the spirit too by dressing up as their favorite Dr Seuss characters.

Newton Daily News The Emerson Hough Chapter of the Izaak Walton League is offering a conservation scholarship to Jasper County high school seniors, according to Katie Cantu of the Izaak Walton League Scholarship Committee.

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Prince Charles, Camilla in US capital; will meet with Obama The Associated Press

appeared to be ivory or dove gray.

The couple did not speak to assembled members of the news media and went directly to a reception at the home of British Ambassador Sir Peter Westmacott and his wife, Lady Susie Westmacott. There they headed to the embassy’s ornate living area, and were too busy shaking hands and chatting with Embassy staffers to take part in the hors d’oeuvres that were served.

They were expected to have a private dinner afterward.

Before the royal couple arrived, Sir Peter West-

ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md. — Britain’s Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, arrived in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday for a three-day visit, during which they plan to visit cultural and educational sites before heading to Kentucky.

The royal couple landed at Andrews Air Force Base, where they shook hands with U.S. and British officials as they squinted in the setting sun and strong winds.

Prince Charles wore a blue suit and Camilla had on a coat and dress that

macott said in a statement that during their visit, the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall will promote democratic values and environmental preservation, and perform an “essential role” in keeping the trans-Atlantic relationship “special.”

The couple are expected to visit cultural and educational sites in Washington over the next three days, including the Lincoln Memorial, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, Mount Vernon, the National Archives and the Shakespeare Theatre Company.

AP Photo Prince Charles last vis- Britain’s Prince Charles greets guest at a reception for him and his wife, Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall at the British Ambassadors residence on Tuesday. ited the U.S. in 2011.

Police carry 2 boxes from home of millionaire Robert Durst The Associated Press

carried two white cardboard document boxes to six vehicles and left.

The officers declined to comment, except for one who confirmed they were done.

FBI spokeswoman Shauna Dunlap confirmed that FBI agents participated in the operation at the request of the Los Angeles Police Department. Harris County district attorney’s office spokesman Jeff McShan said the Los Angeles Police Department contacted his office last week.

Neither Dunlap nor McShan would elaborate on what was happening inside the building and referred questions to Los Angeles police.

LAPD spokesman Sgt. Barry Montgomery said the department is not commenting until Durst is in its custody. Durst is being held in Louisiana, where he faces drug and weapons charges, and it’s not clear how soon he will be returned to California.

HOUSTON — Authorities on Tuesday carried away two boxes after searching the Houston home of real estate millionaire Robert Durst after his weekend arrest in New Orleans on a murder warrant.

Durst, 71, is charged with murder in a Los Angeles killing 15 years ago, and has been suspected — but never charged — in the disappearance of his first wife in New York. In 2003, he was acquitted of murder in a dismemberment death in Texas. His arrest in New Orleans came shortly before the finale of an HBO series about his links to the three killings.

Seven officers spent hours Tuesday searching Durst’s home in a 17-story condominium building in a posh Houston neighborhood. About 8:30 p.m. the officers, including one wearing a Los Angeles Police Department badge,

“This is an investigation that’s being handled by multi-jurisdictions,” Montgomery said. “At this juncture the only thing the LAPD is doing is waiting for the extradition. We are just waiting on him to make it into our custody.”

Durst, 71, was charged Monday in Los Angeles with firstdegree murder in the shooting of Susan Berman, the daughter of a prominent Las Vegas mobster.

He could face the death penalty under special circumstances that allege he ambushed her and murdered a witness to a crime.

Dick DeGuerin, Durst’s longtime Houston defense attorney, said he was baffled by what investigators could be looking for in the condo building.

“I think it’s a publicity stunt.

I’m not surprised by it, but I would really be surprised if they found anything of any evidentiary value,” he said.

Friend says he gave Boston Marathon bomber a gun The Associated Press BOSTON — Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev borrowed a gun two months before the 2013 attack and “kept coming up with excuses” for not returning it, a close friend testified Tuesday.

Prosecutors have identified the Ruger handgun as the gun used by Tsarnaev and his brother to kill a Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer as they attempted to flee the area three days after the bombings.

Stephen Silva testified that several weeks after he first showed Tsarnaev the gun, Tsarnaev asked if could “potentially borrow” it.

“He said he wanted to rip (rob) some kids from URI,” Silva said, apparently a reference to the University of Rhode Island.

Silva said that after a few weeks, he asked Tsarnaev for the gun back, but Tsarnaev repeatedly made up excuses for why he didn’t return the gun.

The bombing killed three people and injured more than 260 others. Testimony in the case began March 4. Tsarnaev, 21, faces the possibility of the death penalty if convicted.

Silva, who was charged last year with possession of a gun with an obliterated serial number and drug charges, said Tuesday he was testifying against Tsarnaev as part of a plea agreement with prosecutors.

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NCAA tourney presents Big 12 with opportunity to validate status as best league

By Stephen Hawkins AP Basketball Writer The Big 12 again has seven teams in the NCAA Tournament.

Regular-season champion Kansas is a No. 2 seed, and the No. 3 seeds in three of the four regions are from the Big 12 — tournament champion Iowa State, Oklahoma and Baylor. The league also has the nation’s top cumulative RPI and five top-20 teams in this season’s final AP poll.

“We’re arguably the best conference in the country,” Oklahoma coach Lon Kruger said Monday. “Still, we need to validate that with some tournament wins and some teams advancing.”

This is the second year in a row with seven NCAA teams, making the Big 12 the only league that can boast 14 bids in that span. But only Baylor and Iowa State made it past the opening weekend of the tournament last March, then both lost in the Sweet 16.

“I think it is time for our league to step up, and last year was an off year, and we certainly contributed to that by losing in the first weekend, the second game,” Kansas coach Bill Self said. “We do need to do something as a league to validate what everybody else has said about us all year long.”

The Jayhawks are the only Big 12 team to make the NCAA Final Four the past 10 seasons, beating Memphis for the national title in Self 2008. They lost to Kentucky in the 2012 championship game.

Big 12 teams made up half the Final Four in 2002 and 2003, with Kansas in both times — joined by Oklahoma in 2002 and Texas the next year. Oklahoma State got to the Final Four in 2004.

West Virginia coach Bob Huggins, whose team is in its third Big 12 season, isn’t sure the league has to prove anything in the NCAA Tournament.

“Sometimes what gets lost in the excitement of this month is that we’ve already played 30 games. We’re the No. 1 RPI league in the country,” Huggins said.

“It’d be great if four of our teams end up in the Sweet 16, or seven of them, really, but ... everybody says well, let’s see what happens with the test of time. I think we have kind of shown what we do over the test of time.”

Oklahoma State’s Travis Ford, like the rest of the coaches, takes pride in the Big 12 doing well in March. But he doesn’t believe the NCAA Tournament is a true indication of how strong a team or a league is based on what happens in those games.

“I don’t care what happens from this point ... we have the best league in America from top to bottom,” Ford said.

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By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News Newton High’s junior Madison Humphrey and senior Erica Bailey recently were recognized for their 2014-15 bowling season. The two Cardinal bowlers were named to the Iowa District 5 All-District first team.

The two helped guide the Cardinal girls to a Class 2A substate championship and a berth in the 2015 Class 2A Iowa State Bowling Tournament. The team finished fifth at the state tournament.

Humphrey captured the seventh-place individual medal at the state tournament. Humphrey rolled a team-high 405.

She opened the individual games with a 174, but finished it off with a 231 game, which featured six consecutive strikes.

Humphrey carried the top averages for the team for the season She has a total of 4,497 pins, which averaged as 187.4 per game and 374.8 per series. Her high game of the season was 263 while her high series was a 451.

Bailey finished 17th at the state tournament with a 365 on games of 184 and 181. It was Bailey’s second state tournament after finishing 15th in a Class 1A state tournament as a freshman.

Bailey rolled a 178game average and 355.9 series average for the season. Bailey knocked down 4,271 pins this season. Her high game was 217 and her high series was 413.

Newton marked up a 9-3 dual record in 2014-15, a fifth straight championship at the Knoxville Invitational, a Little Hawkeye Conference championship and a Class 2A District 1 substate championship.

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

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Newton High junior Madison Humphrey paced the Cardinal girls’ team during the 201415 season. She received Iowa District 5 All-District first team honors.

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Erica Bailey was a force on the Newton High girls’ bowling team for four years. The NHS senior earned Iowa District 5 All-District first team honors this season.

CMB boys claim two top10 finishes at ISU Classic

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Troy Hyde/Daily News Colfax-Mingo junior Colin Lourens placed 17th overall in the long jump Tuesday during the Iowa State Indoor Classic in Ames. Louren’s best jump was a personal-best 18 feet, 9.5 inches.

AMES — A pair of top-10 finishes highlighted the CollinsMaxwell/Baxter boys’ track team’s day at the annual Iowa State Indoor Classic on Tuesday.

Senior Patrick Girard placed fourth out of 100 throwers in the shot put, while junior Hunter Gunderson claimed eighth out of 47 in the high jump.

Girard took sixth place at last year’s Class 2A state meet with a toss of 51 feet, 4.5 inches but already bettered that Tuesday with a heave of 51-5.25.

Gunderson’s finished in a six-way tie for eighth with a leap of 5-10 in the high jump.

The Raiders also got a 16th-place finish from junior Brady Stover in

the long jump, a 20thplace tally from senior Br yce K e m p in the 60-meGirard ter high h u r dles and a 23rd-place finish from senior Mark Deutsch in the 3,200-meter run.

Colfax-Mingo’s best finishers on the day came from juniors Jacob Lietz and Colin Lourens.

Lietz was clocked at 54.34 seconds in the 400-meter dash and that was good enough for 17th.

The winner was Algona freshman Esden Carroll in 50.12.

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Troy Hyde/Daily News Collins-Maxwell/Baxter junior Hunter Gunderson helped the Raiders’ 4x800 team place 26th at the Iowa State Indoor Classic in Ames on Tuesday. Gunderson also finished in a tie for eighth in the high jump with a leap of 5 feet, 10 inches.

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Classic: C-M gets big efforts from Lietz, Lourens Continued from Page 1B Lourens collected a 17th-place finish in the long jump with a personal-best leap of 189.5.

Stover was a halfinch better than Lourens in the long jump.

His 18-10 netted him 16th, while Kemp’s leap of 18-5.25 was good enough for 24th out of 63 jumpers.

Kemp was 20th out of 83 in the high hurdles. He crossed the line in 9.19, and Deutsch’s 23rd-place finish in the two mile was clocked at 10 minutes, 33.74 seconds.

Coming in a few seconds after Deutsch in the 3,200 was Raider senior Colin Thomson.

He placed 37th out of 86 runners and was clocked at 11:05.56.

Gilbert’s Thomas Pollard, the defending Class 3A state champion, won the race in 9:15.99. Pollard also won the 1,600 in 4:25.42.

CMB’s other top individual performances included a 38th-place finish from Kemp in the 400, a 40th place

Troy Hyde/Daily News Collins-Maxwell/Baxter senior Mark Deutsch runs in a relay during the Bulldog-Panther Indoor Meet last Friday. Deutsch placed 23rd out of 86 runners in Tuesday’s 3,200-meter run at the Iowa State Indoor Classic.

from Kyle Cather in the 60-meter dash and a 45th place from Gunderson in the 400.

Kemp’s time in the 400 was 56.32, while Gunderson came in at 57.27. Cather crossed the line in the 60 in 7.58.

The Raiders’ 4x800 relay team placed 26th. The foursome of Gunderson, Creighton Caple, Evan Bianchi and Jon Engle recorded a time of 9:10.03.

The best relay finish for Colfax-Mingo was the 25th it took in the

1,600-meter medley.

The team of Jared Myers, Lourens, Lietz and Gabe Simpson stopped the clock at 4:02.95.

Myers was 50th in the high hurdles. He was second in his heat with a time of 10.11.

Blake Summy tweaked his right hamstring during warmups of the long jump and was shut down for the rest of the day for precautionary reasons.

A few athletes from Prairie City-Monroe competed at Iowa State Tuesday. The Mustangs’ best finish came from Colton Warrick.

He was 111th in the 60-meter dash with a time of 8.49 seconds.

The Raiders return to indoor competition Thursday with a second trip to Central College.

The Tigerhawks head to Grinnell on Thursday to take part in the South Iowa Cedar League Indoor Meet.

Colfax-Mingo leaves the Heart of Iowa Conference for the SICL in the fall.

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Fifth-seeded UNI embraces spotlight DES MOINES (AP) — Northern Iowa has always been an underdog in the NCAA Tournament.

Not this year.

Everyone seems to know about the Panthers (30-3), who earned a school-best No. 5 seed and a date with Wyoming in Seattle on Friday.

Some have even pegged Northern Iowa as a potential Final Four candidate out of the East Region because of its ability to shoot and play defense. It also has Seth Tuttle, one of the nation’s top big men.

Rather than shy away from both the spotlight and heightened expectations, coach Ben Jacobson is thrilled with all of it.

Jacobson knows it’s the end result of years of hard work by everyone in the program.

“From my stand-

point, I’ve enjoyed that Creighton two years part of it with this team,” ago and struggled beJacobson said. ‘I’ve been yond Wichita State last really impressed with season. how they’ve handled “Our league was oldall the things that have er. A more experienced come their way this year. league and much more They’ve like it East Region had to has been Second Round at Seattle work hard most of Northern Iowa vs. Wyoming the time. to earn it.”

Friday, 12:40 p.m. (TBS) If there’s Last year, a knock on we were the Panthers heading a little bit younger and into the tournament, it’s little bit of change,” Jathat they haven’t played cobson said. “The last the kind of brutal con- two and a half months ference schedule that have prepared us for might prepare them for what’s coming.” a potential run.

Northern Iowa also Jacobson said he has had more rest than thinks the Missouri most of the field beValley Conference was cause the Missouri Valgood enough to get ley tournament ended the Panthers ready for on March 8.

March.

The Panthers know The Valley got mul- something else is comtiple bids for the third ing: constant questions time in four seasons, about Ali Farokhmanand Northern Iowa’s esh, whose gutsy three resurgence was huge that sank top-seeded for a league that lost Kansas in 2010 and put cornerstone school Northern Iowa on the

map has become one of the signature moments of the tournament.

Jacobson admitted Monday that he and his players grew a bit tired of seeing and hearing about that shot as they spent four years watching the tournament on TV in Cedar Falls.

But now that the Panthers have recorded 30 wins and the Valley tournament title, they’ve come to peace with the moment that defines the program.

“Prior to the start of this season, for the last three or four years, that’s what we’ve heard about,” Jacobson said.

“It got to the point where (it was) enough.

Let’s move on and let’s do our own thing ... but after the year we’re having, I think the guys have shown themselves that we’ve got a really, really good basketball team.

Kentucky goes wire to wire as No. 1 in AP poll The Associated Press Kentucky, the overall top seed in the NCAA Tournament, is the first team in 23 years to be No. 1 in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll from the

preseason rankings to the final Top 25.

The Wildcats (340) are looking to become the first undefeated men’s national champion since Indiana in 1976. They were a unanimous No. 1

Monday for the seventh straight week and 11th overall this season. Kentucky received all 65 first-place votes from the national media panel.

Villanova and Wisconsin were second and

third in the poll. Duke dropped two spots to No. 4. Arizona stayed at No. 5.

Virginia was sixth followed in the top 10

by Gonzaga, Notre Dame, Iowa State and Kansas.

NCAA First Four action —

Hampton goes wire-to-wire, Ole Miss rallies to beat BYU

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Let this be a lesson to the 64 NCAA Tournament teams yet to take the floor: A quick start means a lot. A great finish is even better.

Reginald Jackson was at his best early and late to lead Hampton — just 12-17 and headed nowhere 12 days earlier — to a 74-64 wire-to-wire victory over Manhattan in a matchup of 16 seeds on Tuesday night at the First Four.

In the nightcap at the University of Dayton Arena, BYU led by 17 at half but Mississippi regrouped in the second half behind Stefan Moody, outscoring the Cougars 25-0 off turnovers in a stunning 9490 win.

“Welcome to March Madness,” said Rebels coach Andy Kennedy after his team went from downtrodden to a second-round matchup with Xavier in exactly 20 minutes. “This was a tale of two halves.”

The Rebels (21-12) move on to a date with sixth-seeded Xavier on Thursday in Jacksonville, Florida, on Thursday afternoon.

Meanwhile, the Hampton Pirates, who have won five in a row just to get to the .500 mark, now get to play mighty Kentucky, No. 1 overall, 34-0 on the year and chasing history.

“It’s a heck of a mountain, you know what I’m saying?” said coach Edward Joyner Jr. “We know that. We’re going to go and compete. And let the chips fall where they may.”

For Hampton, Quinton Chievous added 15

points and 13 rebounds before leaving with a sprained ankle in the final minutes. He’ll be a game-time decision for Kentucky, as will leading scorer and rebounder Dwight Meikle, also out with an ankle injury.

The Pirates (17-17) scored the first seven points, led by as many as 12 in the opening half and then, after Manhattan had rallied within a point, pulled away at the finish.

Shane Richards scored 17 points and Emmy Andujar 11 for the Jaspers (19-14), champions of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament.

Moody scored 26 points and led Mississippi’s comeback from a 17-point halftime.

The Rebels trailed until Moody led a 15-2 run midway through the second half. He hit a late 3-pointer that helped finish off thetournament’s first big comeback.

M.J. Rhett added 20 points for Ole Miss, including a pair of threepoint plays and a dunk during the go-ahead run.

Tyler Haws, BYU’s all-time leading scorer, had 33 points.

Up Next Hampton: Mighty Kentucky awaits in Louisville on Thursday night.

Mississippi: Kennedy gets to prepare for another game against Xavier, an old nemesis.

Kennedy was an assistant coach for four years at Cincinnati and interim coach for one season.

Xavier and Cincinnati play their crosstown rivalry game each season.

Sanford Pentagon to host Iowa State-Colorado men’s game in November SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls will host a men’s basketball matchup between Iowa State and Colorado late this year.

The matchup between the Big 12 and Pac 12 teams is Nov. 13 at the multimillion-

dollar basketball facility that opened in 2013 in South Dakota’s largest city.

Sanford Sports Complex General Manager Eric Larsen says that as the Pentagon’s reputation grows, so does its ability to draw top-level basketball games.

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Public Notice THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT JASPER COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF AMY H. VER STEEGT, Deceased.

Probate No. ESPR 036652 NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF CO-EXECUTORS, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS To All Persons Interested in the Estate of AMY H. VER STEEGT, Deceased, who died on or about February 7, 2015: You are hereby notified that on the 28th day of February 2015, the last will and testament of H. VER STEEGT, AMY deceased, bearing date of the 6th day of October 2000, was admitted to probate in the above named court and that Vincent S. Ver Steegt and Vaughn E. Ver Steegt were appointed coexecutors of the estate. Any action to set aside the will must be brought in the district court of said county within the later to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the will whose identities are reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred.

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

Dated this 6th day of March 2015.

BRUCE NUZUM, ICIS PIN No: AT0005885 Attorney for co-executors CALDWELL, BRIERLY, CHALUPA & NUZUM, PLLC 211 First Avenue W, Newton, IA 50208 Vincent S. Ver Steegt and Vaughn E. Ver Steegt, Co-Executors of estate 417 S 44th Ave E, Newton, Iowa 50208 and 2780 Hawthorne Ave, Janesville Iowa 50647-9750 Date of second publication: 18th day of March 2015 March 11 & 18 THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT JASPER COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF Cynthia June Kelly, Deceased Probate No. ESPR036467 NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Cynthia June Kelly, Deceased, who died on or about January 2, 2014: You are hereby notified that on the 28th day of February, 2014, the last will and testament of Cynthia June Kelly, deceased, bearing date of the 21st day of November, 2012, *None was admitted to probate in the above named court and that Timothy Terrence Kelly was appointed executor of the estate.

Any action to set aside the will must be brought in the district court of said county within the later to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the whose identities are will ascertainable, or reasonably thereafter be forever barred.

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

Dated this 27th day of February, 2014.

Timothy Terrence Kelly Executor of estate 800 E 14 St N Newton, IA 50208 Address *Designated Codicil(s) if any, with date(s) Jane Odland, ICIS PIN No: AT0005850 Attorney for executor Odland Law Firm, PLLC 200 1st St S, PO Box 1451, Newton, IA 50208 Address Date of second publication 25th day of March, 2015 Probate Code Section 304 March 18 & 25 THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT JASPER COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LOREN BEYER, Deceased Probate No. ESPR036662 NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Loren Beyer, Deceased, who died on or about March 8, 2015: You are hereby notified that on the 16th day of March, 2015, the last will and testament of Loren Beyer, deceased, bearing date of the 10th day of December, 2013,* was admitted to probate in the above named court and that Susan Beyer was appointed executor of the estate. Any action to set aside the will must be brought in the district court of said county within the later to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the will whose identities are reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred.

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

Dated this 16th day of March, 2015.

Susan Beyer Executor of estate 701 9th Avenue Sully, IA 50251 Address *Designated Codicil(s) if any, with date(s) Mark A. Otto, ICIS PIN No: AT0005939 Attorney for executor OTTO LAW OFFICE PLLC

unless so filed by the later to occur of four months from the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is thereafter forever barred.

Dated this 16th day of March, 2015.

Susan Beyer Executor of estate 701 9th Avenue Sully, IA 50251 Address *Designated Codicil(s) if any, with date(s) Mark A. Otto, ICIS PIN No: AT0005939 Attorney for executor OTTO LAW OFFICE PLLC 123 W 2nd St. N., PO Box 1356 Newton, IA 50208 Address mark@ottolawyers.com Date of second publication 25th day of March, 2015 Probate Code Section 304 March 18 & 25

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HUGE garage sale Fri, Sat and Sun. March 20th thru 22nd 9 am to 7pm at 824 East 10th Street North...all kinds of things from tools...men's, women's and children's clothing..books...toys...motorcycle helmet...fish aquariumscrubs, baby items...and much much more!!!

ADOPTION- ENTHUSIASTIC, active, devoted couple seek to adopt and create unconditionally loving, adventurous family. All allowed expenses paid.

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GUN SHOW- March 27, 28 & 29 Central Iowa Fairgrounds, Marshalltown. Fri. 4-9PM, Sat. 9AM-5PM, Sun. 9AM-3PM. Large selection of guns and ammunition for sale. More info www.marvkrauspromotions.net or (563) 608-4401 HIRING REGIONAL Class A CDL Drivers. New Pay Package.

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EMPLOYMENT

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City of Newton is Current Accepting Applications For: • • • • • • • • •

Parks and Grounds Seasonal Worker Parks and Grounds Summer Intern Westwood Golf Course Seasonal Worker Westwood Golf Course Pro Shop Worker Park Office Seasonal Worker Maytag Pool Lifeguard Maytag Pool Concessions and Seasonal Worker Landfill Seasonal Worker Adult Softball Umpire Applications are due by Friday, March 27, 2015.

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641-990-2192.

DIESEL TECHNICIANS: $3,000 Sign-on! Great Benefits! 2+ yrs exp w/Heavy trucks/Diesel engines. EOE. M/F/D/V. Apply: jobs.wm.com.

877-220-5627 ATLAS HYDRAULICS IS looking to add Full-Time, 1st and 2nd shift Manufacturing Positions. Starting wage $12.00 plus differential with competitive benefits including 401k and profit sharing. Please apply at 1801 N. 19th Ave E. Newton, Iowa 50208.

Find a new one in the classifieds!

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EMPLOYMENT

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BAXTER HEALTHCARE CENTER currently has openings for CNA’s.

All Shifts • New $12.00 starting wage, years of service increase and shift differential.

Baxter Healthcare Center has all private rooms with private baths.

Call Bruce Bjorn - Administrator • 641-227-3602 or email baxter_adm@ahahealthcare.com with questions & to request an application

Maintenance Manager Facilities Management Grinnell College is currently seeking a motivated and well-organized individual to be part of our Facilities Management team.

Responsibilities: Provide support for the Director of Facilities Management. Routine responsibilities include but are not limited to: 1. Work order system/preventive maintenance planning; 2. Project photography; 3. AutoCAD drawings; 4. Manage/ supervise contractors involved with College rental & guest houses and various construction projects over break periods, and 5. Property management of College rental & guest houses.

Qualifications: An associate’s degree and three or more years of applicable experience or a high school degree and five or more years of applicable experience are required.

Must have a broad understanding and experience with AutoCAD and photography.

Must possess excellent organizational skills, be detail-orientated, and have a working knowledgeable of various trades and building codes. Must be proficient with MS Office software, databases and electronic file management.

Application Process: Please submit applications online by visiting our application website at https://jobs.grinnell.edu. Candidates will need to upload a cover letter, resume, and provide email addresses for three references. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Questions can be directed to the Office of Human Resources (hr@grinnell.edu) or 641-269-4818. Additional information can be found at the college's web site <www.grinnell.edu>.

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RENTALS

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DORM REFRIGERATOR 4.1 cu. ft. $40. Golf balls .

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J.D. 2 -Row pull type corn picker. Dog box, like new.

Oliver 4 row cultivator.

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OLDER MODEL 500 Sawyer Slide projector for 2x2 slides, several rotary slide Trzy & Aurora Silverama screen with stand $40. takes all. 2 photo & video adjustable tripod stands, new in box $15 and $20. 36” sword from Turkey in 1965 $50. 641792-4380.

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BRAND NEW cat toy, kitty pirate ship. $20.00. 7870208 1997 CENTURY Mobile Home for sale.

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DALE EARNHARDT Jr 1:64 Collectible Cars $12/each. I-pod Shuffle 1GB $35. 515-313-7803

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One Owner- non smoking unit 135,000 miles. $20,000.00. 641-792-4332

EMPLOYMENT

EMPLOYMENT

Full-Time School Nurse Beginning ASAP

Starting salary will be in accordance with the district salary schedule.

Contracted for 196 days

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1999 ARCTIC Cat 4wheeler ATV, like new, runs great! $1950. 641831-3821. No calls after 8 pm.

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

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

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Hanson Directory Service is based out of Newton, IA and has been publishing yellow page directories for over 42 years. We publish 112 directories in 27 states primarily as the sales agent and publishing partner for locally owned small town telephone companies.

Inside sales reps earn a base hourly rate plus commission. Reps will be responsible for calling on existing accounts and new business. Full-time with flex hours in a fun work environment. Travel is not required for this position.

Experience is helpful, but will train the right candidate.

PREMISE (OUTSIDE) SALES: Multi Media Account Consultant

The premise representative will call on new business and new leads in each assigned area establishing advertising campaigns in the yellow pages, online and mobile applications.

This position involves extensive travel, requires a credit card and valid driver’s license.

Anticipated Opening

(Benefits include Medical and Dental Insurance) Holiday Pay, Personal Days, Sick Leave, Family Illness Leave, Life Insurance Requirements: Valid Iowa Nursing License (RN) Current Child Abuse Training Pediatric clinical knowledge/experience helpful Please submit cover letter, resume, and references to: Colfax-Mingo Community School District Attn: Brian Summy 20 West Broadway Colfax, Iowa 50054

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TELEPHONE (INSIDE) SALES:

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

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

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COUCH, LESS than 4 months old. $375. or OBO. Twin bed with frame $40. or OBO. Metal shelves (3 shelves) $40. or OBO. Florescent light fixtures with bulbs OBO. Please call for more information. 641-8409045.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20).

What you want to happen will require vitality, bravery and honesty. You have it in you, and you’re ready to do the

work it takes, mainly because you see the worthiness of realizing this goal.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21).

You can’t airbrush the present, but the past and the future can get as many touchups as you want to put on them. It’s not a bad idea, either. A little glamorization won’t hurt things.

CANCER (June 22-July 22).

Set down the weapons you use against yourself, as they will not be required today. Neither will the weapons you use on the rest of the world. The events will unfold peaceably if you let them.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). The socialites and the dilettantes can be good friends to have, but you also need a few people

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).

When you’re not given the advantage you would prefer, what you are given instead is the chance for an up-by-thebootstraps story that will show you (and the world) just how resourceful you are.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).

Disinterest can be mighty effective in making others try harder for your attention.

That’s why you sometimes choose to deal reluctantly with something or someone you secretly can’t wait to get involved with.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).

Unprepared? It’s to your benefit. Today you’re the perfect candidate to try a relaxed approach. Stay ready to use whatever resources show up in the moment (including your charm).

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). The pursuit of pleasure won’t result in pleasure. This is because you don’t yet know what will bring you the most delight -- it’s not the common or conventional thing. Today’s pleasure will come out of service to another.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). When the teller has to say “it’s a joke,” it’s not a joke.

You’ll see right through lame humor and into the heart of a message. This is an opportu-

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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You’ll be in a contemplative mood. When you have to speak, you’ll do so with brevity and sincerity. Don’t be surprised if this makes you the most interesting person in the room.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20).

The reason you’re not moving as fast as you want to is because your mind is burdened.

The mental ball and chain strapped to your ankle has physical consequences. You also hold the key, though, so free yourself.

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