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Man hospitalized following knife fight at downtown restaurant

Bruner found guilty for murder of Newton native Derek Moore

By Abigail Pelzer and Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News

By Jeff Lehr Joplin Globe

A man was sent to the hospital Thursday night after a knife fight between two employees at the Panda Gar- Be the first to know den Chinese Text the restaurant. keyword NDN to 74574 to Newton subscribe to Police were breaking news called to a text alerts from fight in prog- the Newton Daily News. ress just before Message and 6 p.m. at the data rates apply. restaurant, 106 First St. N. Lt. Wes Breckenridge said police assume a knife was used in the incident, but the case remains under investigation.

A witness, Kim Landgrebe, a Newton nurse who treated the victim until EMTs arrived, said a misunderstanding took place in the kitchen. The male employee came out of the kitchen with a laceration on his head from a knife, she said.

Breckenridge described the injury as a one-inch laceration by the victim’s left ear. The victim was transported to Skiff Medical Center where he was treated and released.

Charges are pending, Breckenridge said.

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

ways from soil erosion and nutrient runoff. The clean water debate has taken center stage in recent weeks following the Des Moines Water Works’ lawsuit against three Iowa counties, claiming the county governments are in violation of the federal Clean Water Act by operation drainage districts without requiring permits for discharge — specifically nitrogen. The runoff is entering Raccoon River tributaries. The waterworks is responsible by federal regulations to get nitrate levels down to 10 parts per million to be considered safe to drink.

David Osterberg — founding director of the Iowa Policy Project and University of Iowa professor in the college of public health — focuses

JOPLIN, Mo. — Derek Moore’s mother told Jeffrey Bruner following his conviction on first-degree murder charges Thursday that his decision to kill her son a year and a half ago created a common subset of victims in both families.

“I guess I am a victim,” Darcy Moore Kane told Bruner during the punishment phase of his trial.

“But, to me, the true victims in this mess you’ve created are the children.”

Bruner’s 16-year-old daughter Bruner and 20-year-old son lose their father to a life behind bars, while Derek Moore’s 7-year-old boy in Iowa must grow up without the benefit of his father’s attentions.

“Elijah was the love of his life, and Derek was the love of Elijah’s life,” Moore Kane told the court.

A jury of eight women and four men deliberated a little more than three hours before finding Moore Bruner, 41, guilty of first-degree murder and armed criminal action. It was given options of convicting him of second-degree murder or voluntary manslaughter instead, but it decided prosecutors had proved the element of deliberation required in first-degree murder.

The conviction carries a mandatory term of life without parole in Missouri. That left just the penalty for armed criminal action to be decided in the punishment phase of the three-day trial in Joplin. Jurors recommended a five-year term on that count, and the defendant was taken into custody at the conclusion of the trial. Formal sentencing will be conducted May 18.

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Mike Mendenhall/Daily News University of Iowa public health professor and Iowa Policy Project founder David Osterberg speaks about the state of Iowa’s water quality at an event Thursday night at the Newton Arboretum. Osterberg is currently writing a study examining regulations for proper manure application on farm fields.

Farmers, activists come together for water quality discussion

By Mike Mendenhall Newton Daily News

Family farmers and citizens from Jasper and Poweshiek Counties gathered at the Newton Arboretum and Botanical Gardens Thursday night to hear from concerned activists and academics on the state of water quality in Iowa.

The Water Quality Teach-In — running from 6:30 to 8 p.m. — was sponsored by the nonprofit activist group Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement. The group has been increasing its activity in Jasper County in recent months fighting against the development of the Dakota Access Bakken Oil Pipeline.

According to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Iowa currently has 630 impaired water-

Learning to go ‘Above + Beyond’ Jamee A. Pierson/Daily News After receiving two complimentary letters from former patients, several employees at Skiff Medical Center were recognized at the board meeting Friday. The employees were each given a coupon as recognition for their excellent work.

Skiff employees recognized for excellence

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News Several employees were honored at the Skiff Board Meeting after being recognized by patients for their outstanding work. Two letters received by the hospital from patients told of the excellent care they received and that they are proud to say they choose Skiff.

“This is what we are here for. This is the stuff that makes it worthwhile,” CEO Brett Alt-

man said.

In other business, Altman announced Sonja Ranck as interim Chief Nursing Officer and Operating Room Director.

Already on the job for a couple months, Ranck formerly worked as the Endoscopy Director at Mercy and is from Baxter. She is taking over for Sheryl Tilus.

“We have been very pleased and we are very thankful that Mercy has shared top talent with us ... and it has really created

some nice synergy,” Altman said.

For the second year in a row, Skiff has had a nurse recognized as One of Iowa’s 100 Great Nurses. Genevieve Langmaid, registered nurse, will partake in a ceremony on May 3 at the Iowa Events Center honoring “nurses whose courage, competence and commitment to patients and the nursing profession stand out above all others.”

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Kate Malott/Daily News Above + Beyond Cancer Founder and Chairman Dr. Richard Demming speaks to a group of Park Centre residents Thursday afternoon about the program he has organized. In 2011, Demming put together his first group of cancer patients on a journey and adventure to the top of Mt. Everest Base Camp. Since then, he has taken groups of patients on six different trips to places such as Machu Picchu and Mount Kilimanjaro. Demming spoke to the group about overcoming difficulties, that life is one step at a time and compassion is an important ingredient in life. He is an oncologist at Mercy Medical Center.

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Education

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Kids Talk

The Newton Daily News recently visited Aurora Heights Elementary School and asked students:

What’s the best kind of music to listen to?

“Country, because everyone I know likes it. Taylor Swift sings it.

Taylor Swift is my favorite.”

“Pop. I don’t know. I just like it.”

Justine Rainey

Treven Briley

Collin Dykstra

A tough decision Aurora Heights Principal Carol Farver to retire from Newton Schools

By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News “Don’t cry because it’s over.

Smile because it happened.”

This Dr. Seuss quote is used regularly at elementary schools, and it seems fitting Carol Farver mentions the quote as she enters her final few months with the Newton Community School District. After 13 years with the district — all of them as the Aurora Heights Elementary School principal — Farver has announced she’s retiring from the district at the end of the school year.

The enthusiastic Farver, who can be seen on any given school day in interaction with some of Aurora’s 336 (or so) students, seems to have the same energy of any of the teachers at her school.

While her life will certainly change in some ways once she retires, it doesn’t seem likely she’ll simply be sitting around much.

“This era isn’t over until the middle of June, and I plan to give it my best right to the end,” Farver said. “I don’t think I’ll ever leave education completely. It’s like a calling, and something that gives great reward. There may be something less demanding of time and energy that comes along that I would consider, but right now I don’t have anything specific planned.”

The 1968 Newton Senior High School graduate married Tom Farver, NHS ‘66, in 1970, and the two hopscotched from Maine to Wyoming and several other states as they raised their children (Melissa, Jason and Joshua) and Farver began her total of 15 years in the classroom.

The family returned to Iowa in 1997, with Farver teaching fifth grade for one year at Colfax-Mingo, and her first two principal jobs were in North Polk and at Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcolm. Coming home to Newton in 2002, Farver became only the fourth Aurora Heights principal in the history of the school, following Daisy Santon, Rex Miskimins and Duane Hovick.

“I think that says a lot about the school being a great place to spend time as a principal — and why I never left,” she said.

In 2013, Farver became one of only 19 Iowans appointed to serve on the Council on Educator Development. But as their three children became adults and gave them what is now 14 grandchildren, the call to spend more time with the family grew stronger.

Jason W. Brooks/Daily News Carol Farver, back right, discusses an “Hour of Code” lesson with a student in December. Farver plans to retire from the Newton Community School District at the end of the school year after 13 years as the Aurora Heights Elementary School principal.

Farver said as the 2014-15 school year rolled along, she was wavering between retiring this year and waiting one or two more years.

“I really didn’t make up my mind until after Christmas and some serious praying for guidance,” she said. “I’ll be 65 by the time I retire.”

More leisure time is something Farver looks forward to, although she says her personality won’t allow her to be bored.

“I have some dates to go on, travel to accomplish with Tom, tea parties to hold and cookies to bake with grandchildren,” she said. “I might dust off some old hobbies and find some new ones, too.”

Farver said there are many talented educators in central Iowa — especially in Newton. “I’ve also always wanted to be tuned in to the right time to leave,” she said. “New blood and new ideas are needed from time to time to stay fresh. There are so many capable aspiring principals out there waiting for their chance to lead, and I’m excited to see how that can work for Aurora Heights.”

Along the way, Farver has dealt with the same financial and curriculum issues her teachers were dealing with, and watched firsthand as young teachers “grew up” as educators. She said she learned many important concepts about students, such as “forgiveness is a powerful force.”

Teachers should be the ones making decisions about school policies, Farver said.

“Who has better ideas than those who teach every day?”

Farver asks. “One of my personal ‘fixes’ would be to go to yearround school as a state. We could

help eliminate school starts and stops and summer loss, and we could also avoid the Iowa State Fair conundrum by making time around the fair during one of the four- or five-week breaks.”

Farver has talked to retired educators who told her the process is bittersweet.

“It’s given me great joy and satisfaction to be a part of the school system from which I graduated,” she said. “ It’s been a very difficult decision to retire, because I really love what I do.”

Several of Farver’s colleagues were asked to say what they liked about working with the 32-year veteran. Paula Klosterboer, June Clute and Tim Trier decided to submit a poem that was read to Farver at a board meeting a few years ago: “What makes a good leader?”

A Found Poem It’s ethics and honesty, integrity and compassion.

It’s backbone and relationships, and appreciation, too.

It’s organization and decisiveness, strength and motivation.

It’s humor and humility, and visionary, as well. It’s positive and focused, collaborator and listener.

It’s supportive and affirming, and motivator, to boot.

It’s agile and flexible, perceptive and intelligent.

It’s appropriate and timely, and present, for sure.

It’s being in charge … not in control; desire to serve … not to impress.

You may not always agree … but you can respect.

Now that’s a good leader!

•Lenz • Albee Engagement• Trent Albee and Courtney Lenz are pleased to announce their engagement and upcoming wedding on June 20th, 2015.

Trent is the son of Debbie and Mark Albee of Marshalltown. He is a graduate from the Marshalltown Community College and a United States Navy Veteran.

Trent is employed at Emerson Process Management – Fisher in Marshalltown.

Courtney is the daughter of Lisa and Chuck Griffith of Grinnell and Todd and Regina Lenz of Kellogg. She is a graduate from the University of Northern Iowa in Elementary Education and is employed as a 3rd grade Teacher at Fisher Elementary in Marshalltown, Iowa.

The wedding will take place at the Herrick Chapel in Grinnell, Iowa

“Pop, because of the sound.”

“Country.

It helps everyone feel what artists are going through.”

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

Aurora Nehring

School Calendar What’s Cooking for the week of March 30 - April 3 Newton Schools Breakfast Menu Monday: Cereal, toast, raisins, 100% juice and milk. Tuesday: Mini pancake bites, 100% juice and milk. Wednesday: Cinni-Mini, banana, 100% juice and milk. Thursday: Egg, ham and cheese on a biscuit, apple and orange slices, 100% juice and milk. Friday: No school.

Newton Schools Lunch Menu Monday: Mandarin Chicken, seasoned rice, stir-fry vegetables, Mandarin oranges and a fortune cookie. Tuesday: Mini corn dogs, baked beans, curly fries, pineapple and strawberries. Wednesday: Crispito with chili and cheese, spinach salad with tomato, orange slices and apple crisp. Thursday: Beefburger, baked tater tots, celery with Sunbutter dip and juice dessert. Friday: No school.

What’s Happening for the week of March 30 - April 3 Newton Community School District Monday: 8 p.m., Jasper County Honor Band at Newton High School; 5:30 p.m., AAU baseball at Berg Middle School; 5:30 p.m., Boy Scouts at Woodrow Wilson Elementary; 6:30 p.m., Boy Scouts at Aurora Heights Elementary; 6:30 p.m., NCSD School Board meeting at Emerson Hough. Tuesday: 3:30 p.m., All Star Band rehearsal at Newton High School; 4:30 p.m., girls middle school track and field meet at Berg Middle School; 5 to 8 p.m., cheerleading banquet at Newton High School; 6 p.m., kindergarten round-up parent meeting at Thomas Jefferson Elementary; 6 to 8 p.m., Little League baseball. Wednesday: 9:45 a.m., high school senior interview preparation class at Newton High School; 6 to 9 p.m., After Prom Entertainment meeting at Newton High School. Thursday: Two-hour early dismissal. 7 a.m., FCA meeting at Newton High School; 10:30 a.m., Jostens senior graduation order delivery at Newton High School; 11 a.m., senior class meeting at Newton High School; 3 to 5 p.m., middle school track at Berg Middle School; 3 p.m., Red Birdie Golf at Aurora Heights Elementary; 4:30 p.m., ninth grade boys soccer game at H.A. Lynn Stadium; 5:30 to 8 p.m., AAU baseball at Berg Middle School; 5:30 p.m., Boy Scouts at Woodrow Wilson; 5:45 p.m., junior varsity boys soccer game at H.A. Lynn Stadium; 7 p.m., varsity boys soccer game at H.A. Lynn Stadium. Friday: No school. Saturday: 10 a.m., varsity boys soccer tournament at H.A. Lynn Stadium.

Locals named to Luther College dean’s list DECORAH — Anders Hopkins and Caleb Sander, of Newton, and Hannah Kielly, of Baxter, were named to the Luther College 2014 fall dean’s list.

To be named to the dean’s list, a student must earn a semester grade point average of 3.5 or better on a 4.0 scale and must complete at least 12 credit hours with 10 hours of conventional grades.

NCS hosts Kindergarten Roundup Tuesday Newton Daily News Newton Christian School will host its annual Kindergarten Roundup from 8:15 to 11:30 a.m.

Tuesday at the school, 1710 N. 11th Ave. E. in Newton.

Newton Christian School is an accredited, interdenominational, private school well regarded for its nurturing environment, which specializes in academic, moral and spiritual development. It has small class sizes, with a 10/1 average student to teacher ratio.

The school offers several specials including art, Spanish, music, library, P.E., chapel, field trips and integrates the use of technology at all grade levels.

To register, call the school office at 641-7921924 or email ncs@iowatelecom.net.

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his research on water quality specifically related to runoff from manure application. During his presentation Thursday, he showed data on the negative affects of nitrogen and phosphorous runoff from farm fields. He is an advocate for creating vegetative buffer zones between farm fields and water ways, farming terraces and cover cropping.

Osterberg said he wants to see the state give IDNR more of a bite when it comes to enforcement of manure fertilizer usage.

He said IDNR has one inspector to every 194 farming operations.

He compared this to the state of Ohio, which has one inspector for every 48 farms. Ohio, Osterberg told the crowd, has recently tightened regulations on farm nutrient control after phosphorous and nitrogen caused a blue algae bloom to make water from Toledo’s main supply — Lake Erie — undrinkable.

The professor presented data from the U.S. Geological Survey breaking down the origins of nitrogen in the Gulf of Mexico’s Hypoxic or “Dead Zone.” According to the data, 52 percent of the nitrogen affecting this ecosystem comes from corn and soybean field runoff, 16 percent comes from pasture and 14 percent from other crops with the remaining 18 percent from an assortment of sources.

He argues that manure should not be applied to frozen or snow-covered land. The professors said the nutrient value is lost during these conditions and it provides an increase chance of runoff and entering waterways.

“It’s a tough issue, but I don’t think Iowa goes very far in protecting water quality,” Osterberg said. “People who are producers don’t have an easy time. They need to know when they can apply and when they cannot apply, and when they will make contamination in a river and when they’re going to waste all that resource.”

Roger Zylstra is a Lynnville hog and row crop producer. He also is an executive officer for the Iowa Corn Growers Association.

He attended Thursday’s discussion and added his experience with manure application during a citizen question and answer period.

Zylstra said he operates under

Starting in October of this year, Skiff will add a new family practice and obstetrics doctor with Dr. Esgar Guarin joining the hospital. Guarin currently practices in Trenton, Mo. where he is president of the medical staff.

New security equipment was requested and approved for the hospital including five new cameras that will be at each of the entrances. Also, new key card access points will be created and a phone will be added to the emergency department entrance for after hours. A potential change in lock down hours was also talked about, moving from a 8 p.m. lock time to 7 p.m. The total cost of the project is $43,519.

The endoscopy department is set to replace its current equipment with two new systems. After checking with several options, Fuji was selected to purchase from, in part because of a $90,000 trade in program for the current equipment. The total cost of the systems is $217,609 with $185,000 coming from the foundation and the remaining amount coming from a potential grant or the general fund.

In other business: • The affiliation process is continuing with occasional requests still coming in. The hospital is still expecting to find out of the process is proceeding towards the end of April with a June 30 transition date to become a Mercy operated facility.

• February brought a loss of $38,000 bringing a loss of $23,000 year-to-date for the hospital. Karri Woody, director of financial, said that the hospital is still about $1 million ahead from where it was last year and that the cash on hand has been trending upward.

Mike Mendenhall/Daily News Sate Rep. Dan Kelley, D-Newton, tells a crowd at the Newton Arboretum Thursday night he hopes to see urban and rural communities to begin working together to help the state’s water quality problems. He was one of several speakers at the Water Quality Teach-In.

a manure management plan and does not apply manure on frozen ground in compliance with IDNR regulations. The state currently allows exemption for manure application restrictions if a farming operation produces under 2,500 hogs. Zylstra said he does not use surface application of manure but uses an injection process.

“I think that most of the operations in this county operate under those guidelines and under those rules,” he said. “Most of the operations I know of use these practices because fertilizer is awfully expensive.”

State Rep. Dan Kelley (D-Newton) spoke Thursday about finding common ground between the environmental activists and Iowa family farmers.

He believes pitting urban and rural communities against one another in the water quality fight is counter productive.

Kelley is currently offering an amendment to a House republican-backed bill that would no longer require county recorder’s offices to carry manure management plan records, moving the documents to a handful of centralized locations throughout the state. These public records allow citizens to see which farms in

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‘Piece of Pie’ fundraiser to be in April Help support the Jasper County Elderly Nutrition (congregate meals/meals on wheels) by attending the “Piece of Pie” fundraiser April 7. The event will run from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Jasper County Courthouse. Pie will be available for $2.50 per piece or $12 for a whole pie, while supplies last.

To each and every one of you that sent prayers, cards, visits, flowers and phone calls while I was in the hospital and at home.

They were all greatly appreciated.

Love you ALL Verneil Knott

28th Annual

Chill-I Ride!

Saturday, March 28th

Can/Bottle Drive Saturday, March 28th in the Edward Jones parking lot (across from Hy-Vee Gas).

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The Newton Cobra’s 11U traveling baseball team will be having a

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their area spread liquid manure fertilizer, how much and when the operators plan to apply the chemicals.

Sponsors of the bill argue the records are creating clutter at the county recorder offices.

Kelley said this bill is not only an environmental issue but also could hurt transparency and open records availability. His amendment would allow the recorder offices to stop carrying the manure management plans only after the records are digitized and made available for online access.

The only house Democrat who serves on both the agriculture and environmental protection committees, Kelley said he often hears two very different arguments on the issue of water quality.

“There are farmers that do things exactly right and have done things right for a very long time, generation to generation,” Kelley said. “But in every activity, in every job and in every business there are bad actors. We cannot allow bad actors to be the defining group or the defining voice.

That type of conversation doesn’t get us anywhere.”

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Friday June 5th H. A. Lynn Stadium 6-11 PM with the band Slipstream • Food, fun, inspiration & music

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Opinion

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Write On

So you think you can dance?

By Kate Malott Staff Writer

www.newtondailynews.com | Friday | March 27, 2015

High school seems like a century ago, and I guess that’s partly true since I started in 1999.

They were four glorious years of crushing on boys, slumber parties at friends’ houses and feverously getting my homework done so I could make it to a golf meet or hit the road for a football game.

Go Cards!

Looking back, there wasn’t anything I’d change, not a single thing, not even what I wore to prom or the goudy glitter makeup.

Speaking of prom, the Young Professionals of Jasper County are hosting a promlike event Saturday night at the Iowa Speedway and everyone’s invited (21 years and older).

I originally thought I

wouldn’t be able to attend, but with a change of plans, I’m able to go. Yay! I feel like Cinderella.

Fellow young professionals in town have spent a lot of time planning this event which should be a good time: food, drinks, old music, a photo booth and familiar faces.

A fun event in town. Isn’t that what you’ve been wanting?

I’ve asked my friends Pam and Lucinda to be my dates since my boyfriend is out of town. Pam is in. (Lucinda: wink, wink).

To my surprise, my awesome boss and her husband are also attending. I think we’ve also convinced Jamee and her husband to go too, and hopefully Mike and his girlfriend. Jason’s on the fence, but we hope he

falls on the prom side. Time will tell, but if Jason does show up, we’ll be playing Metallica or AC/DC. Rock on!

It’s slightly expensive on my budget, that’s what I thought at first at $20 a person. Then I gave it more thought. I could rack up a $20 tab at El Sombrero in an hour or at the movie in two.

If it was a concert, I’d easily and willingly spend a lot more.

Heck, I can spend $20 in two minutes at Target.

But a fun event in town with a bunch of people who rarely all get together — priceless.

Re-Prom is about enjoying yourself and enjoying your company. There’s a lot of good company in town, and I’m excited to see everyone dance the night away. If I know Newton,

I think that sounds like a good deal.

I haven’t got my ticket yet because I hate parting with money, sometimes, and I procrastinate.

But today (Friday) is the last day to get tickets at $20. If you wait until tomorrow it’s $30. Yikes!

I encourage you to come too!

It doesn’t matter what you wear or if you have to come alone!

You should hang out with us Saturday night.

If you’re not going, maybe offer to babysit for a family member or couple down the street.

Either way, I hope you have a great weekend. I’ll be dressing up a little, having fun with Newton friends and dancing the night away. Everybody Wang Chung tonight!

Contact Kate Malott at 641-792-3121 ext.

The Uprising

SEC illustrates danger of regulatory capture

Future of Newton schools calls for comprehensive approach Josh Cantu Newton My wife and I have lived in Newton for the past 14 years and have come to call this community home. Over the past three years, we’ve expanded our family to include two young children and, as you can imagine, their education is important to us.

This is the reason I am writing this letter.

After Monday night’s board meeting, it is apparent to me that the passion our community’s teachers and parents have for our children’s education is undeniable. It’s also apparent that members of the school board believe that the current configuration is not going to meet our children’s needs. With the suc-

Letter to the Editor cess of collaboration teams and co-teaching over the past several years, I hoped this same philosophy could’ve been utilized in solving this problem. This should be a time where collaboration is embraced by all.

The adversarial nature of the relationship between the school board, teachers and parents is a concern of mine, and I’d suspect it will be for many other young families considering our community. After hearing about all the job growth and new businesses in Newton, it was disheartening to learn that our schools’ enrollment is down from 2013 by 64 students overall and 29 students in kindergarten enrollment. Shouldn’t we be using this time as an opportunity to look at the reasons why enrollment is dropping and consider those reasons in our solution?

I understand there is some investigation into this so why not wait until we have some of the data to support our path

forward? We shouldn’t be making decisions in a vacuum and I trust these are being considered in discussions by the school board but that was not apparent during Monday nights’ meeting.

I’m not opposed to the idea of reconfiguration. In fact, I believe that we will need to reconfigure. I don’t believe a plan opposed by 2/3 of the teachers should be backed by parents or the board. Teachers are, as described by members of the board, highly qualified professionals. So, why aren’t we using their input to find a solution?

If the community is going to be asked to support rebuilding Berg school, wouldn’t getting as much support as possible from the parents and teachers help that cause? Let’s call for a comprehensive approach that everyone can rally behind so the rest of central Iowa will see what opportunities really are waiting for them here in Newton.

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The phrase “regulatory capture” shrouds a serious problem in vaguely academic jargon, making it seem like unimportant esoterica rather than anything noteworthy. But the phe- By David Sirota nomenon that the euphemism represents is, indeed, significant: When a government agency is effectively captured by — and subservient to — the industry that agency is supposed to be objectively regulating, it is a big deal.

A perfect example of regulatory capture came earlier this month from the Securities and Exchange Commission — the law enforcement agency that is supposed to be overseeing the financial industry.

As part of that responsibility, the agency’s top financial examiner, Andrew Bowden, warned last year of rampant fraud, corruption and abuse in the private equity industry, which today manages tens of billions of dollars of public pension money for states and cities across the country.

“When we have examined how fees and expenses are handled by advisers to private equity funds, we have identified what we believe are violations of law or material weaknesses in controls over 50 percent of the time,” Bowden said in that 2014 speech.

That, unto itself, doesn’t sound like regulatory capture — in fact, it sounds like quite the opposite. But that’s just the prelude to the real story.

Less than a year after raising those red flags, Bowden appeared at a Stanford Law School conference that the school said was designed “to encourage dialogue among the SEC; academics (and) members of the private equity and venture capital industries.” At the March event, Bowden was caught on film expressing his deep affinity for the same industry he had only months before said was plagued by rampant corruption.

“This is the greatest

business you could possibly be in — you’re helping your clients,” he said. “The people in private equity, they’re the greatest, they’re actually adding value to their clients, they’re getting paid really really well.” Bowden then added: “I have a teenaged son, I tell him, “Cole, you want to be in private equity. That’s where to go, that’s a great business, that’s a really good business. That’ll be good for you.” That aside was met with an audience member telling Bowden: “I’d love to hire your son.”

Upon seeing the video, former bank regulator William Black wrote: “I would have asked for the resignation of any of my staff who made remarks even remotely like Bowden’s remarks. As financial regulators, particularly if we have the disadvantage of coming from the industry, we maintain at all times a professional distance from those we regulate. The remarks about his son are so beyond the pale that they demonstrate he is incapable of even pretending to maintain such a professional distance. His cheerleader nature is on full display.”

In 2013, the nonpartisan Project on Government Oversight published a study showing that “more than 400 SEC alumni filed almost 2,000 disclosure forms saying they planned to represent an employer or client before the agency.” In light of that, financial expert Yves Smith, who first flagged the Stanford video at her website Naked Capitalism, said Bowden’s comments spotlight a deeper problem at the agency.

“Bowden’s most attractive career option, assuming he does not move into a more senior role at the SEC first, would be to join a private equity firm as a chief compliance officer,” she wrote. “The fact that Bowden made such an unabashed statement of his real loyalties, to his future meal tickets, is a strong and troubling sign that this sort of cozying up is a non-issue at (the) SEC.” Such “cozying up” is the definition of regulatory capture. We can at least thank the SEC for providing such an easy-to-understand illustration of how it operates.

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Obituaries Cecil M. Charls March 25, 2015 Cecil M. Charls, 94, of Prairie City, died Wednesday, March 25, 2015, at Mitchell Village Care Center in Mitchellville. A funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 30 at the Prairie City

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Church of the Brethren. Burial will follow at Waveland Cemetery.

Visitation will take place from 3 to 5 p.m.

Sunday, March 29 at Coburn Funeral Home in Prairie City.

Condolences may be left for the family at www.coburnfuneralhomes.com

Joseph Bommersbach and Chelsea McCurry, of Grinnell, announce the birth of their son, Elijah Bommersbach, born March 21, 2015, at Skiff Medical Center in Newton.

Grandparents are Ginger and Travis Weter of Grinnell, Marilyn and Kirk McCurry of Grinnell and Jackie Penner of Grinnell.

Great-grandparents are Joan McCurry of Grinnell, Pam and Wayne Landuyt of Grinnell and Jeneice Carter of Pine City, Minn.

Jasper Community Foundation Grant applications due April 1 Newton Daily News The Jasper Community Foundation recently received its 2015 award allocation to facilitate endowment building and grant making throughout Jasper County.

The contribution to the Foundation was made possible by the Iowa General Assembly. Eleven years ago the Iowa legislature passed several bills to encourage foundation building and community-based philanthropy. Among these measures was H.F. 2032 which provided that non-gam-

bling counties, initiating a county-wide community foundation would be eligible to receive one half of one percent of the state’s gross gambling tax receipts. In 2014, the Jasper Community Foundation disbursed $83,970 to 18 nonprofit organizations throughout the county. Funds were awarded to charitable organizations for educational, civic and public purposes in Jasper County.

Grant applications are available at www.jaspercommunityfoundation.org. To be considered for funding they must be received by

April 1. All 501(c)3 organizations, 170(c)(1) units of government, and other potentially qualifying charitable organizations operating in or for the benefit of Jasper County should go to the Jasper Community Foundation website for guidelines, applications and additional information. This will be the only grant cycle of 2015.

All inquiries pertaining to the grant application process should be directed to the “Contact Us” link located on the homepage of the Jasper Community Foundation website.

Skiff Auxiliary scholarships still available Newton Daily News The deadline is fast approaching for a number of college scholarships offered by the Skiff Auxiliary. There are 21 scholarships available, each in the amount of $1,000, to students who reside within Jasper County and are interest-

ed in pursuing an education in a health-related field.

Completed applications and references must be received by Skiff Medical Center by 4 p.m. this Monday.

Applications are available in the Human Resources department at Skiff Medical Cen-

ter, 204 N. Fourth Ave. E., Newton, as well as DMACC and at high school counselors’ offices throughout Jasper County.

Personal interviews will not be required.

Scholarship selection will be based upon financial need, scholastic performances, past ac-

complishments, activities, leadership, personal references and goal statements. Additional information regarding the scholarships can be obtained by contacting Skiff Auxiliary Scholarship Chairperson Barb Barr at 641-521-0512 or Ellen Graber at 641791-4350.

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Kellogg Lions host breakfast April 4 The Kellogg Lions Club will hold its monthly pancake breakfast at 7 a.m. April 4 at the Cabin in Kellogg’s park. In addition to Stan’s cakes, sausages, scrambled eggs, juice and milk or coffee will be served for your donation.

Benefiting from these, after costs, will be the Iowa Lions Foundation and Jasper County Hospice.

Monday Biscuits and Gravy, asparagus, carrots, plums, pears and skim milk For reservations or information about congregate and home-delivered meals, call 641-792-7102 or 1-866-942-7102 tollfree.

• Knights of Columbus Annual Lenten Fish Fry will begin at 5 p.m. Friday at McCann Center in Newton.

• Project AWAKE hosts “Celebrate Spring” at 10 a.m. Saturday at Newton Arboretum and Botanical Gardens, 3000 N. Fourth Ave. E. The event is open to all families and will feature games, crafts and refreshments.

• 28th Annual Chill-I Ride will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday at PJ’s Deli in Newton.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 10 a.m.

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

• Peer Support for those living with mental illness will meet at 11 a.m. Saturday at Optimae Life Services, 1730 First Ave. E. in Newton.

• Pleasant View United Methodist will host a movie night at 6 p.m. Saturday at 8451 S. 28th Ave. in Newton. For more information, visit the Kellogg UMC Facebook page or email morgans@pcpartner.net.

• Young Professionals of Jasper County’s Re-Prom will begin at 7 p.m. Saturday at Iowa Speedway, 3333 Rusty Wallace Drive in Newton. All proceeds from Re-Prom will be given to Iowa Speedway Cares.

• Misgivings Fall Band will perform at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at VFW Post 1655 in Newton.

• Narcotics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m.

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

• Beauty for Ashes will meet at 9 a.m. Monday at Hephzibah House, 721 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at noon and 8 p.m. Monday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Newton.

• Boundaries women’s study will meet at 12:30 p.m. Monday at Hephzibah House in Newton.

• Celebrate Recovery women’s study will meet at 5 p.m. Monday at Hephzibah House in Newton.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Newton.

• Jasper County Republicans will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at Bridgehouse Coffee Shop in Newton. Discussion will focus on the E.K. Shaw Memorial Trap Shoot set for April 18 at the Gun Club. All are welcome.

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Police Blotter Newton Police Department • Douglas R. Mahon, 19, of Newton, is charged with driving while license suspended after authorities pulled him over in the 3200 block of Highway 14 South at 4:06 p.m. Wednesday. He was cited and released to appear.

• Dwight D. Riggs, 27, of Newton, is charged with interference with official

acts after authorities were called to 120 N. 16th Ave. W. at 2:20 a.m. Sunday. Officers responded to a fight and found Riggs along with another individual on the ground with Riggs on top of the other individual. Officers instructed him to get up but he did not comply. Officers then saw that Riggs had the other individual in a choke hold. They tried to remove

Riggs when he swung at one officer and attempted to strike another officer. Riggs was pushed back but tried to charge the officer again.

He was put under arrest and became compliant and apologized stating that he had blacked out. He was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

• Christopher L. Riggs, 26, of Newton, is charged with consumption of alcohol

in public place and interference with official acts after authorities were called to 120 N. 16th Ave. W. at 2:19 a.m. Saturday. Officers responded to a fight and found several beer cans in the area.

After restraining the other individual officers began working on Riggs who was having difficulty breathing.

After he came around he began charging at a woman

in the residence. Officers attempted to restrain him and he did not cooperate. He continued to resist and had a strong smell of alcohol along with bloodshot and watery eyes. He also had mood swings going from happy to angry. He refused treatment at Skiff Medical Center after being transported there.

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The time has come to end sisters’ four-year silence

DEAR ABBY: I have been estranged from my sister for four years. She lives across the country, so it hasn’t been difficult to hold a grudge. Either because I’m turning 50 this year, or maybe it’s old-fashioned guilt, I have been feeling the right thing to do is to make amends.

My question is — how? Should I write a letter, send an email or call her?

To be honest, if she made those efforts to me, I would rebuff them. The two of us are similar, so what would be a good way to bridge the conflict? — HARDHEADED HAWAIIAN DEAR H.H.H.: If you call your sister, her knee-jerk reaction might be to hang up. If you email her, it’s too easy to hit “delete.”

Write her a letter. Tell her you love her, miss her and are sorry for the estrangement. If there is something you need to apologize for, do it in the letter.

Wait a week, then give her a call.

If she is as similar to you as you think, she may be as glad to hear your voice as you will be to hear hers. And if she’s not, your conscience will be clear because you tried.

DEAR ABBY: For the past few years, my mother, with whom I spend my birthday every year, has gotten into the habit of buying my birthday presents the day of. She waits until my birthday day, then buys them in a rush all at one store or suggests we go shopping together. She’s not stingy on price.

In fact, she tends to spend more than I think she should.

What bothers me is she makes no effort to prepare a gift in advance and just asks me then and there what I want. She also often buys me a number of things I didn’t ask for.

The last thing I want to do on my birthday is go shopping. It has made me increasingly less excited about my birthday each year. How do I explain to her without sounding ungrateful that I’d rather receive one thoughtful present than a lot of expensive ones? — DOWN ON BIRTHDAYS IN HOUSTON DEAR DOWN ON BIRTH-

DAYS: Excuse me, but you DO sound ungrateful. Your mother may not be as emotionally invested in birthday celebrations as you are. Or, she may do this because she wants to ensure that you have gifts for your birthday you can actually use.

Rather than criticize her generosity, why not mention in the weeks before your birthday what you might like to have? If you do, it might save her some money and you some frustration.

DEAR ABBY: My daughter is being married soon, and I have an enormous fear that I need some help with. I can’t dance. At all. I took some lessons, but I have no sense of rhythm. Although I tell people I can’t and won’t dance, inevitably some guy has a little too much to drink and tries to drag me to the dance floor.

My husband dances and I encourage him to have a good time, but if he’s dancing and I’m sitting alone, someone is sure to ask me. Please help me with a good comeback or a little white lie to keep me off the dance floor! — CAN’T DANCE IN COLORADO DEAR CAN’T DANCE: I suppose the most common little white lie would be to plead a sprained ankle. But a more honest reply would be to thank the person and say you prefer not to because you’re not comfortable on the dance floor. Said with a smile, it shouldn’t offend anybody, even if he has had a few.

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COUNCIL BLUFFS — A western Iowa youth softball coach accused of having a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old friend of his daughter has been convicted of four counts of sexual abuse. John Osborn, 47, of Council Bluffs, was found guilty Thursday of third-degree sexual abuse in a nonjury trial. He faces up to 40 years in prison at his May 1 sentencing hearing. Council Bluffs police say the girl and Osborn began exchanging text messages in June and had phone conversations about sex.

FORT DODGE — A public session held in Fort Dodge on Wednesday affirmed that the future of Oleson Park Zoo remains unclear.

It was revealed at a meeting with residents, city officials and Friends of the Oleson Park Zoo representatives that there is no plan to upgrade the zoo or an estimate on how much such a plan may cost.

“If you’re going to go out and ask for money, you’re going to have to have more to talk about,” said Roy Chase, a resident who attended the session.

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SIOUX CITY — A wrongful-death lawsuit has been filed against the Woodbury County sheriff and other officials, saying their failure to treat a jail inmate for substances abuse withdrawal led to his death more than two years ago. The federal lawsuit was filed by Tony Josta, of Homer, Nebraska, representing the estate of his son, Anthony Josta. The lawsuit says 35-year-old Anthony Josta “was subjected to defendants’ deliberate indifference to his medical needs.”

DUBUQUE — More than $7,300 has been raised at a head-shaving event in Dubuque aimed at raising money for cancer research. Members of Phi Theta Psi, a co-ed social organization, at the University of Dubuque organized the third annual St. Baldrick’s Foundation event held Thursday night in the college’s gym. The money will go to the foundation to support childhood cancer research in Iowa.

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Roger Nomer/Joplin Globe Jeffrey Bruner breaks down in tears Wednesday following testimony from his wife, Dawn Michelle Hale, in Jasper County Circuit Court. Bruner was convicted of first-degree murder after confronting Derek Moore and Hale as they were leaving a movie, and ultimately shooting Moore six times.

contact with the ground, Mitchell told the court.

During closing arguments Thursday, Assistant Prosecutor Kimberly Fisher characterized Bruner’s inability to recall the last five shots or kicking the defendant in the head at least twice after emptying the gun as selective memory loss.

“Anything and everything that can’t help him, he conveniently can’t remember,” Fisher said.

She pointed out that the defendant claimed Moore made a statement that no other witness recalls hearing: “I’m not from here, [expletive].

I’ll slit your throat within two hours.” While that was the threat the psychologist believes brought on Bruner’s

acute stress disorder, no witness reported hearing Moore say it.

“There’s no life-threatening situation other than the defendant’s self-serving statements,” Fisher told the jury.

To further call into question the defense claim that Bruner suffered a dissociative moment that diminished his ability to deliberate on what he was doing, the state called moviegoer Kevin Demery as a rebuttal witness on Thursday.

Demery told the jury that he heard Bruner say as Moore and his wife were walking away: “If I can’t have you, no one can.” Demery said Bruner then pulled out the

gun and started shooting.

Defense attorney Ross Rhoades tried to discredit Demery’s testimony by pointing out on cross-examination that Demery failed to tell an investigator with the Joplin Police Department that he heard Bruner make that statement when he was interviewed by the investigator in December 2013.

Rhoades asked jurors in closing arguments if killing Moore was his client’s intent when he

went to the theater, why he first approached his wife and attempted to reason with her about what she was doing.

The defense claimed he armed himself merely as a precaution after seeing how large a man Moore was in the photo and fearing a physical altercation with him.

“The decision apparently wasn’t to go kill Derek Moore,” Rhoades said. “It was to get his wife back.”

But prosecutors emphasized the significance of the defendant having taken two fully loaded handguns and an extra clip with him to the theater parking lot. That’s 37 bullets he brought to the scene of the crime, Fisher said.

“That is not a precaution,” she said. “That is a death intent on Mr. Moore.”

Sealed divorce Jeffrey and Dawn Michelle Bruner obtained a divorce last summer in Jasper County Circuit Court, and she now goes by her maiden name of Hale. The divorce case does not appear in electronic court records because the file was ordered sealed by a judge.

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“I know there’s a lot of hurting people in all of this,” said Michael Shubert, a friend of the defendant. “So I would just ask you to do what’s in your heart.”

Several of Bruner’s friends told jurors how out of character the defendant’s crime was for him. Shubert said he had never seen him show anger. A supervisor at the plant where he worked in Joplin called him “extremely reliable” and “level-headed,” and a former co-worker referred to him as “a good man who in a split-second did a bad thing.”

“I think Jeffrey’s biggest sin — his problem — is he loved his wife too much,” said Fred Reamsnider, a minister at a church Bruner attended in Springfield.

The defense had argued that his wife’s infidelities drove the defendant to a point where he snapped during a confrontation with her and the 37-year-old assistant football coach at Missouri Southern State University outside the movie theater where they had gone on a date.

A psychologist testified that he believes Bruner suffered an abnormal reaction to a life-threatening situation known as acute stress disorder that caused him not to be able to recall much of what happened when he confronted Moore and his wife. Bruner told the court that he remembers the gun in his hand and two shots being fired. He testified that he did not recall anything else until the point where he reached his vehicle after the shooting.

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Sweet 16 at the Newton Public Library Vote for your favorite books to make it past the Sweet 16. This display is located right inside the library g a t e s and any of the books can be chec ked o u t .

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By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News Newton High’s girls and boys have a small core of players to build on for the 2015 tennis season. The Cardinal squads are working to have inexperienced and younger players to step up to fill varsity spots.

Cardinal girls’ head tennis coach Erick Zehr said the girls have four returning varsity players in seniors McKenna Heisdorffer and Marisa Modin, junior Sierra Griffith and sophomore Megan Pressgrove.

“Normally, I have a pretty good idea what to expect going into a season, but this season couldn’t be more different,” Zehr said. “I have a bunch of varsity spots to fill, and far more players that will be vying for them. While the uncertainty and the inexperience will be less than ideal, I’m hoping it will create a climate of competition that will make us better in the end as a result.”

For second-year head coach Nick Hoskins, the Cardinal boys’ varsity spots are up for grabs. Newton’s boys have two varsity players back in senior Jared Griffin and sophomore Joe Stammeyer.

Newton’s tennis teams open the 2015 season April 7.

The boys are at home against Marshalltown while the girls are at Marshalltown.

Girls Tennis Heading into his fifth season as the Cardinal girls’ head coach, Zehr said the girls have a bunch of returning players who are chomping at the bit to contribute.

“They are all young and inexperienced.

McKenna, Marisa, Sierra and Megan will make up the core of our varsity lineup, leading us with the top singles spots, and likely the top doubles teams,” Zehr

Athletic college recruiting seminar is Wednesday Newton High School is holding an informational meeting on how high school athletes can attract college coaches and receive scholarships.

The meeting is Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in the NHS Auditorium. This event is for parents and students in grades 8 through 12.

Attendees will receive a free SAT/ACT prep DVD valued at $200.

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Newton senior McKenna Heisdorffer is one of four varsity players returning to the tennis courts for the Newton High girls’ team for 2015.

Heisdorffer and Marisa Modlin are the senior captains for the Cardinal squad this season.

Newton High School Girls’ Tennis 2015 Schedule April 7 — Marshalltown, 4 p.m.

April 9 — Boone, 4:15 p.m.

April 11 — Johnston, 9 a.m.

April 16 — Pella Christian, 4:15 p.m.

April 20 — Grinnell, 4:15 p.m.

April 21 — Oskaloosa, 4:15 p.m.

April 23 — Pella, 4:15 p.m.

April 27 — Norwalk, 4:15 p.m.

April 28 — Des Moines North, 4:15 p.m.

May 4 — Saydel, 4:15 p.m.

May 5 — Des Moines East, 4 p.m.

May 11 — LHC tournament, Pella, 10 a.m.

Home meet in bold Newton High School Boys’ Tennis 2015 Schedule April 7 — Marshalltown, 4:15 p.m.

April 9 — Boone, 4:15 p.m.

April 14 — Grinnell, 4:15 p.m.

April 18 — Marshalltown Invitational, 9 a.m.

April 21 — Oskaloosa, 4:15 p.m.

April 23 — Pella, 4:15 p.m.

April 27 — Norwalk, 4:15 p.m.

April 28 — Des Moines North, 4 p.m.

May 4 — Saydel, 4:15 p.m.

May 5 — Des Moines East, 4 p.m.

May 11 — LHC tournament, Grinnell, 10 a.m.

Home meets in bold

said. “The question is how the rest of the varsity lineup will fill out.”

He said the players who show the most improvement TENNIS | 2B

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Jared Griffin, Newton senior, is back on the courts for the Newton High boys’ tennis team. Last year, Griffin played doubles for the Cardinals. Griffin is one of only two letterwinners back from last year’s squad.

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Not a lot going on in the local sports world, yet there is

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News Sports Editor

Weather won out Thursday. Too windy.

Newton High’s girls were scheduled to open their outdoor track season Thursday in a meet at Boone. The meet was rescheduled to April 13.

So it goes for spring sports. The first of the high school spring sports previews for Newton, Lynnville-Sully, Colfax-Mingo, Collins-Maxwell/Baxter and Prairie

City-Monroe are in Friday’s Newton Daily News. Previews will run throughout next week’s Newton Daily News.

With the postponement of the track meet Thursday, spring sports for area schools get underway Monday. CMB boys and girls open their track seasons at Greene County. On Tuesday, PCM’s girls host a track meet while Lynnville-Sully’s girls go to Belle Plaine and the boys are at Pella Christian and Colfax-Mingo’s boys are at Nevada.

So, here we go on the whirlwind tour we like to call spring prep sports season.

Basketball season at the college lev-

el is all about the NCAA tournaments.

By Monday, the men’s tournament will be down to the Final Four. The women’s Final Four will be determined following Monday night’s games.

Me, I’m counting the days to OPENING DAY! That’s right the 2015 Major League Baseball season gets under way with Opening Night April 5 then Opening Day on April 6.

Let’s go Royals!

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

Lynnville-Sully track, golf teams ready for strong 2015 seasons

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Cori Rice, senior, returns for the Lynnville-Sully girls’ track team. She was on three state qualifying relays last year.

SULLY — Bryan DeJong takes the reins of the Lynnville-Sully golf program for 2015 high school season. Veteran Hawk track coaches Darin Arkema — eight years for the girls — and Mike Parkinson — four years for the boys — have squads of almost 30 athletes to work with this year.

Lynnville-Sully’s track teams open their season Tuesday as the girls are at Belle Plaine and the boys go to Pella Christian. The Hawk teams host the annual Lynnville-Sully Invitational on April 7.

Golf gets underway for Lynnville-Sully on April 6 at home with Montezuma and North Mahaska at the Diamond Trail

Golf Course in Lynnville.

Golf It’s just boys’ golf for 2015.

DeJong said no girls came out this season.

“Maybe next year for the girls.

We have three seniors and one junior returning for the boys and we have seven golfers,” DeJong said.

DeJong met with the golf team for the first time Monday after being officially hired March 16. He said he and his wife, Carna, are 1978 graduates of Lynnville-Sully and have been in the community all their lives. He said he enjoys all sports, especially golf now.

“I’m looking forward to working with all of our golfers and the four returning golfers will help lead this group,” DeJong said. “You never know where talent will come from.”

Back on the golf course for the Hawks are seniors Ben Trettin, Bayley Morvant and Baker Zegers and junior Caleb Jansen. Trettin had the best 9-hole average at 40.33 Trettin followed by Morvant at 48.33, Zegers at 50 and Jansen at 58.

As a team for the top four players, they had a 188.50 9-hole average. They finished fifth out of 11 in the South Iowa Cedar League conference tournament last year.

Others on the team are junior Kyle Van Dyke and freshmen Kolton Fisk and Holden Jansen.

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Four slots in men’s Elite Eight are filled The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Sam Dekker scored a career-high 23 points, Frank Kaminsky added 19 and top-seeded Wisconsin rallied in the final 10 minutes to hold off North Carolina 79-72 on Thursday night and advance to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament.

Reserve Zak Showalter scored six points in the Badgers’ 19-7 run that sent them into the West Regional final Saturday against No. 2 seed Arizona.

Brice Johnson and Justin Jackson scored 15 points each for the fourth-seeded Tar Heels (2612), who got within one point with 4:21 remaining but couldn’t retake the lead they owned for much of the second half.

Marcus Paige hit consecutive 3-pointers that drew Carolina within one with 54 seconds to go, but Wisconsin (34-3) made all eight of its free throws — four by Kaminsky — over the closing seconds.

Paige added 12 points for the Tar Heels.

Arizona 68, Xavier 60 LOS ANGELES — T.J. McConnell scored 13 of his 17 points in the second half, freshman Stanley Johnson added 12 points, and second-seeded Arizona made a dominant late rally for its 14th straight victory.

Tennis Continued from Page 1B in the next couple of weeks will be the ones coaches will be looking to fill out the varsity roster. Zehr has first-year assistant coach Molly Kremer to help guide the girls to improve.

“Molly, who teaches at Berg Elementary, played for Fort Dodge High School and Wartburg College,” Zehr said. “She was a head coach at her previous school. We’re really excited about what she brings to the program between her playing ability, her competition experience and general expertise.”

Newton’s girls have had back-to-back 9-1 seasons,

Kaleb Tarczewski had 12 points and 12 rebounds as the second-seeded Wildcats (34-3) weathered a major scare from the sixth-seeded Musketeers (23-14) and clamped down defensively during a game-ending 19-7 run.

With its third Elite Eight berth in five years, Arizona gets another shot at its first Final Four under coach Sean Miller, who led Xavier for five years until 2009.

The Wildcats will face top-seeded Wisconsin (34-3) on Saturday at Staples Center in a rematch of last season’s West final won by Wisconsin in overtime.

Matt Stainbrook had 17 points and 10 rebounds in his final game for Xavier, which fell just short of its first trip to the Elite Eight since 2008. Those Musketeers were coached by Miller and assistant Chris Mack, who replaced his boss.

MIDWEST REGION Kentucky 78, West Virginia 39 CLEVELAND — Trey Lyles scored 14 points, Andrew Harrison added 13 and the unbeaten Wildcats, chasing history and a ninth national title, rolled into the Elite Eight.

Kentucky (37-0) advanced to Saturday’s regional final to play third-seeded Notre Dame.

With stunning ease, the Wildcats built a 26-point

going 6-0 in Little Hawkeye Conference play. They also are two-time defending regular season LHC champions and conference tournament champions. A year ago, the Cardinals had a 34-straight match win streak and had an 11-3 record in third-set tiebreakers.

“We had a remarkable season and the departure of the key players leaves very large shoes to fill. But this season, we have a deep roster, so I’m hoping we have girls who have what it takes to rise to the next level,” Zehr said.

Newton’s girls have just one home meet this season — April 28 against Des Moines North. Zehr said the condi-

Lynnville-Sully Continued from Page 1B Girls Track Arkema said the squad of 28 athletes is the biggest team he has had in his eight years as Lynnville-Sully head coach. The Hawk girls return 16 from last year’s team which finished third at the South Iowa Cedar League conference meet and the Class 1A state qualifying meet. The Hawk girls qualified for the state meet in eight events.

“We graduated two very good seniors last year, but with the freshman class and other additions, this team is not short on ability,” Arkema said.

“One of the primary strengths to our team this year will be our depth. With smaller teams comes the challenge of having enough people to fill every event or overusing athletes by trying to fill everything for each meet.”

Experience is another strong point for the Hawk girls. Arkema said all the girls back have had lots of opportunities to perform and compete.

He pointed to another strength of his team — “these girls are competitors.

They don’t like to lose and have done a pretty good job at winning in volleyball, basketball, softball, cross country and track. I love that mentality.”

Lynnville-Sully Boys’ Golf 2015 Schedule April 6 — Montezuma, North Mahaska, 4:15 p.m.

April 7 — Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont, PCM, 4:15 p.m.

April 9 — BGM, 4:15 p.m.

April 13 — Iowa Valley, 4:15 p.m.

April 16 — Tri-County, 4:15 p.m.

April 20 — Sgourney, 4:15 p.m.

April 24 — Iowa Valley, 4 P.m.

April 27 — HLV, 4:15 p.m.

April 30 — Keota, 4:15 p.m.

May 11 — SICL Conference meet, English Valleys, noon May 12 — North Mahaska, 4 p.m.

Home meets in bold Home meets at Diamond Trail Golf Course, Lynnville Lynnville-Sully Track2015 Schedule March 31 — Belle Plaine, girls, 4:30 p.m.

March 31 — Pella Christian, boys, 4:45 p.m.

April 2 — Belle Plaine, boys, 4:30 p.m.

April 7 — Lynnville-Sully Invitational (coed), 4:45 p.m.

April 9 — Eddyville-Blakseburg-Fremont, girls, 4:30 p.m.

April 10 — CMB, boys, 4:30 p.m.

April 14 — Pella Christian Invitational (coed), 4:45 p.m.

April 21 — BGM, boys, 4:30 p.m.

April 21 — Montezuma, girls, 4:45 p.m.

April 24 — BGM, girls, 4:30 p.m.

April 27 — PCM, girls, 5 p.m.

April 28 — Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont, boys, 4:30 p.m.

April 30 — Pella, girls, 5 p.m.

April 30 — PCM, boys, 5 p.m.

May 5 — SICL Conference Meet (coed), Belle Plaine, 4:30 p.m.

May 7 — Newton Cardinal Relays (coed), 5 p.m.

May 11 — Montezuma, boys, 4:45 p.m.

Home meet in bold

tion of the courts at Aurora Heights prompted moving all but one meet to road meets.

Other members of the NHS 2015 girls’ tennis team are seniors Melanie Stice, Arianna Jamieson, GiGi Chen and Brenda Becerra, juniors Kate Wyre, Stacie Sanger, Elizabeth Myers, Madison Humphrey and Cierra Armstrong, sophomores Katherine Thorpe, Jordyn Soule, Hayley Sinclair and Morgan Modlin, and freshmen Haley Walton, Sarah Urias, Kinzie Loree, Isabella Leach, Maddie Gooding-Hunt, Echo Downs, Alexandra Doepp, Natalie Camp, Ali Bestell, Bethany Baumgartner and Rylie Bakalar.

Boys Tennis

Leading the Lynnville-Sully girls back on the track are seniors Madison Rasmusson and Cori Rice, junior Kasiah Ehresman and sophomore Elizabeth Van Manen. Rasmusson qualified in four events at the state, running the 800 meters and the 400 meters.

Rasmusson, Ehresman and Rice were on the 4x800 and 4x400 relays while Rice, Ehresman and Van Manen ran on the distance medley relay.

The 4x800 relay team earned the eighth-place medal at state. Van Manen collected the sixth-place medal in the 1A discus event.

The first few weeks of practice was inside because of weather. Arkema said the team had good general conditioning workouts then last week the athletes got to practice on Lynnville-Sully’s new all-weather track.

Seniors Shelby Davis and newcomer Lysandra James are expected to give the Hawk girls depth in the throwing events. Arkema said one of the areas the Hawks are working on this season is consistency and ability to score points in field events. He said the throwing events produced some points.

“We have athletes this year with the capability of changing that. I have to work in finding the best events for each girl to have success,” Arkema said.

“Putting together the right line-up when it comes time for the conference and state qualifying meets at the end of the year is something I look forward to, but I’m glad we have lots of meets prior to those to try things out.”

Other members of the team are seniors Kaley Exline and Tierney Needham; juniors Shelby Foster, Marissa Vos, Josephine Pederson and Amalie Bortne; sophomores Alexis Hardenbrook, Haley James, Kristine Jaennette, Brenna Lanser, Jelissa Rozendaal, Makenzy Rozendaal and Olivia Ritter,; and freshmen Haley Breeden, McKinley Conover, Madison Johnson, Jataya Meyer, Rebecca Morningstar, Camryn Russell, Hailey Scandridge, Mariah Vos and Skyler Young.

Boys Track A year ago, Lynnville-Sully’s boys had the makings of a strong, competitive track team. That panned out with a third-place finish in Class 1A at the state meet after a district championship and taking second in the SICL. They had the state 100-meter champion and took third in the race.

They went 2-4 in the 200 meters, won the 4x100 relay, took second in the 4x200 and had a medal winner in the

lead in the first half over the Mountaineers (25-10), who led the nation in steals and figured their fullcourt press would at least bother Kentucky into some turnovers. West Virginia shot only 24.1 percent (13 of 54), including 2 of 15 from 3-point range.

West Virginia didn’t eclipse 20 points until the 11:41 mark of the second half.

Juwan Staten scored 14 points to lead West Virginia.

Notre Dame 81, Wichita State 70 CLEVELAND — Demetrius Jackson scored 20 points and third-seeded Notre Dame dominated Wichita State to advance to the Elite Eight for the first time in 36 years.

The Irish (32-5) shot 75 percent (18 of 24) in the second half, easily pulling away from the seventh-seeded Shockers (30-5). Pat Connaughton added 16 points and 10 rebounds for Notre Dame and Jerian Grant had nine points and 11 assists as the Irish won their eighth straight.

Notre Dame will play top-ranked and unbeaten Kentucky on Saturday night with a Final Four spot on the line.

Fred VanVleet led Wichita State with 25 points, Darius Carter had 19 points and eight rebounds but guard Ron Baker had just nine points and went scoreless in the second half.

Along with Griffin and Stammeyer, there are 13 others on the Newton boys’ tennis roster this season. Hoskins pointed out the Cardinal boys graduated almost all of is varsity squad from last year’s 1-8 campaign.

“I will be looking to some young players to fill in. I am excited to see how some of the returning players have improved and how the younger new players will adapt and react to competitive tennis,” Hoskins said. “I have no starting slots filled so everyone will be vying for a varsity spot at the beginning of the season.”

Michael Retman is the other senior on the squad along with Griffin. Juniors

out are Nick Geerlings, Jonah Keeton, Alejandro Llanos, Michale McKinney and Parker Schuster.

Other sophomores on the team are Reid Miller and Seamus VandeMore along with James and John Trettin, who are from Lynnville-Sully High School. Newton and Lynnville-Sully have a cooperative agreement for boys’ tennis this season.

Newton had three freshmen on the team in Lucas Clayton, Kaelind Nevels and Noah Petersen.

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

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Lynnville-Sully junior Noah Engle is back after helping the Hawk shuttle hurdle relay qualify for the Class 1A state track meet in 2014.

110-meter high hurdles.

That was then and this is now.

“We have few returning state athletes, but it is a new beginning for some and this season presents great opportunities for others on the team,” Parkinson said. “We have a strong mix between the four classes on our team.”

Lynnville-Sully’s boys have 26 on the roster. They have five returning athletes who should lead them on the track. Juniors Sage Ehresman, Noah Engle, Canyon Kuhlmann and Ross Van Wyk and sophomore Caden Dunsbergen.

Ehresman is the lone returner from the state champion 4x100 relay while Engle and Dunsbergen are back off the state qualifying shuttle hurdle relay. All three are expected to compete in the sprint events and relays along with Van Wyk. Kuhlmann is the team’s top distance runner, who qualified for the state cross country meet last fall. He will have senior Jake Brand and sophomore Lucas Jones working with him in the distance races. Freshmen Cody Gibbs, Cayden Johnson, Kemper Lukehart, Elijah Collins and Drake Ehresman are distance runners also.

Sage Ehresman competed strong in the shot put and discus as did Engle a year ago. They will have seniors Blake Wehrle, Noah Zylstra and sophomore Trevor Squires back with them in the throwing events. Sophomore Isaac Collins and freshman Aaron Van De Krol are throwing event athletes.

Sophomores Ryan Hofer and Colten Arment are back to compete in the sprint hurdles. Others expected to compete in sprints and hurdle races are junior David Bastuck and freshmen Carson Dunsbergen, Corey McCoy, Sage Zylstra and Jesse Van Wyk. Senior Connor Fraker is out for the first time this season and will contribute.

“Our strengths as a team are in our numbers and in the throwing events, distance races and several sprinting events,” Parkinson said. “We will face the challenge of youth this season.

The boys have been working very hard in practice. We have a strong group of upper classman leaders, who bring excellent attitudes to practices.”

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

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

Tiffany hanging lights, has tulips as the design $50. firm. 641-840-2380 CHILD OAK slatted chair, 6” from floor, 12” wide $8., 1960's metal child's wheel barrow $15., 2 old sad irons $15., 8” saw blade clock with farm scene $10., Better Homes & Garden hard back cook books, 70's & 80's era, 8 @ $5., 20 piece iron stone dishes, 5 each, cereal bowl, plates, saucers, salad plates, Blue Bonnet pattern $15. 7928017.

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WILLOW TREE figures – “2000 Angel of the Heart” $15. “2001 Angel of Hope” - $8. In original box – Enesco table top cigarette lighter - $5. Vintage 11.5” crock bowl -$20. Old glass ink well from desk -$15.

Tonka tractor - $8. 2 glass measuring cups (4 cup and 2 cup fire king) - $5 pair.

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DALE EARNHARDT Jr 1:64 Collectible Cars $12/each. I-pod Shuffle 1GB $35. John Deere 2 stage snow blower (smaller) $150. or OBO. Couch (tan/light brown) $65. 515-313-7803.

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Worship Together Ashton Chapel Next to Ashton Park, near intersection of Hwy 330 and F17 (8887 W. 122nd St. N., Mingo, IA) Sunday School 9:00am; Worship 10:00am. Pastors: Larry Craig and Mark Eddy Bar None Cowboy Church Building next to Culver’s Newton, David Rex, Pastor, 641-521-4354, 7pm Thursdays. Music featured each week. www.barnonecowboy churchofiowa.com Baxter Evangelical Free Church East Avenue, Eugene Bucklin, Pastor. Church service every sunday at 10:00am. Children’s church during regular services.

AWANAS every Wednesday night 6:30 – 8:00.

Bethany United Church of Christ 5627 N. 95th Ave. W., Baxter, (1 mi. E. of Baxter on Station St.) Pastor Wanda Seydel. Sunday after Labor Day through Memorial Day: 8:45 Junior Choir; 9:00am Adult Class, 9:15am Sunday School; & 10:30am Worship 4th & 5th Tuesday: Chapel Service at Baxter Care Center Wednesday: 6:30pm Choir Practice; Sunday after Memorial Day: 9:30am Worship.

Bible Missionary Church 909 N. 6th Ave. E. 641-840-2093 Pastor Lucas. Sunday School 9:45am, Morning Worship 10:45, Evening Service 6:00pm.

Mid-week Service 7:00pm Center Friends Northeast of Newton, Karen Mendenhall, pastor, Dallas Gilreath, pastor, Cheri Doane, assistant pastor; 9:30am Sunday school, 10:30am Worship.

Call 641-792-2473.

Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Prairie City, 9:00am Sunday school, 10:00am Worship.

Christian Life Church 421 S. 2nd Ave. W., Pastor James Miller; Phone Number: 641521-9294. Coffeetime 9:30am, Worship 10:00am. Lunch Served last Sunday of the month at noon.

Bible Study: Tuesday 10:00am.

Christian Reformed Church Prairie City, Matthew McClure, pastor; 9:30am Worship, 10:45am Sunday school, 6:30pm Worship. E-mail:pcrc@dwx.com Jasper County Church of Christ 1100 N. 3rd Ave. E., 9:30am Bible classes, 10:30am & 1:30pm Worship; Thursday evening 7:00pm Bible Study.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 1405 N. 11th Ave. E., Branch President-Gregory O. Rivers, 316 E. 8th St. S., Newton, IA 50208.

9:30am Sacrament meeting, 10:40am Sunday School & Primary, 11:45am Priesthood, Relief Society & Young Women.

Colfax United Methodist Church S. Locust St. & Division St., 515-674-3782. 10:00am Sunday School, 10:00am Family Worship.

Rev. R.D. Streeter Community of Christ 1805 S. 8th Ave. E., 791-7834, Bill Conklin, pastor, Church School Classes 9:30am; Worship Service 10:30am; Wednesday Prayer Service 6:30pm.

Community Heights Alliance Pastor Cory Stout, Senior Pastor; Pastor John Patterson, Associate Pastor; Jason Fazel, Youth Pastor; Mike Osterbauer, Pastor of Worship and Young Adults. Sunday Worship Services 8:15am, 10:30am & 5pm; Sunday School 9:30am; Sr. High Youth Group Wednesday 7:45pm; Wednesday Prayer Meetings noon & 6:30pm; Jr. High Youth Group 6:30pm; Awana 6:30pm; Nursery available for most events.

Handicapped accessible.

2500 S. 13th Ave. E. 792-1620. www.communityheights.org.

Congregational United Church of Christ-Baxter 218 S. Main Baxter, Nate Klug, pastor, Sunday School 9:30am, Regular worship service, 10:30am

Congregational United Church of Christ-Newton 308 E. 2nd St. N., Newton, Rev. Jessica Petersen, Pastor; Sunday Worship 10:00am, Nursery provided; Fellowship Time 11:00am.

Accessible to all. Bible Study Wednesdays 10:00am. Christian Education for children of all ages Wed. 6:00pm(infant-8th grade).

1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month 7:00pm - Adult Christian Education. No matter who you are or where you are on life’s journey, you are welcome here! facebook.com/NewtonUCC Cornerstone Bible Fellowship 1000 E. 12th St. S., Newton; Pastor Steve Bundy, Associate Pastor Brian Keeton. Sunday School 9am, Sunday Worship 10:15am, 6:00pm youth group on Sunday, 7pm Wed Bible study, Faith Baptist Prairie City, 9:30am Bible School, 10:30am Worship, 6:00pm Gospel service, 7:00pm Wed., Bible study.

First Assembly of God 1029 E. 19th St. N., Newton, www. newtonassembly.com; Pastor Don Hayes - senior pastor; Pastor Lori Eilers - Children’s Pastor; Pastor James Brown - youth pastor. 9am Sunday School, 10am Worship, 7pm Wed. mid-week service.

First Baptist Church Colfax, Rev. Phil Butler, pastor.

Randy Shideler, Youth paster. 6743752. Family Fellowship 9:00 am; Sun. School 9:15 am; Morning Worship 10:25 am; PM Connections Service 6:00 pm. Wed.; 9:00 am Fresh Encounter Prayer.

During school year: 6:55pm Wed nights AWANA

Foursquare Church 1510 S. 8th Ave. E., Pastor Dottie Black and Associate Pastor Dustin Black, 9:45 a.m. Sunday morning worship service, 6:30 p.m. Sunday night Sunday School and prayer meetings 10 a.m. Tuesdays and Fridays, 7 p.m. Wednesday and 9:15 a.m.

Sunday until service time.

Grace Church “A Family Of Friends”, 1620 N. 11th Ave E., Newton; Pastor Dan Hayton; Sunday Morning Refreshments 9:30 am, Worship Service with nursery care 10:00 am. The Edge: 5 yr olds to 5th grade & The Kids Community Pre School age, Sunday at 10:00am. Experience God Bible Study Wed. at 7am; Life Student Ministries Wed. 6:45-8pm 641-792-1793 www.gracenewton.com

Grinnell Church of Christ 1402 3rd Ave., Grinnell, Iowa 50112, Bible study Sunday 9:30 a.m., Wednesday 7:00 p.m., Worship services Sunday 1030 a.m. grinnellcoc@netins.net or www.grinnellcoc.com

Iron Sharpens Iron Church 1305 E. 10th St. S. Newton Proverbs 27:17 New International Version (NIV) A iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another. Sunday Services: 10AM Worship Services 10:30AM Children’s Church 11:30AM Bible Study Speakers: Doug Cupples & Cheryl Palmer. Wednesday Services: 5PM Bible Study, Tyler Dunsbergen.

Kellogg Christian (Disciples of Christ) 321 Bolton St., Kellogg, Rev. Brian Kleinschrodt 10:30 am Worship.

Kellogg United Methodist 417 2nd St., Kellogg, Pastor Tim Morgan, Sunday School 9:30am - for kids, young adults and adults.

Worship 10:30am; nursery available.

Free supper, 1st and 3rd Saturday at 6pm followed by Worship “Lite” at 7pm.

Killduff United Methodist Rev. Randall McNeer, Worship 10:45am Communion first Sunday of each month.

Least of Saints Ministry 219 N. 2nd Ave. W. 641-521-0156 5:00-6:00pm Saturday

Haven Vineyard Church 207 1st Ave. E, Newton; Pastor Caz & Jane Cibula; 641-526-3157; 10 am Sunday Service.

First Baptist Church (Newton) 620 S. 8th Ave. E., phone: 792-7113.

Web:www.NewtonFirstBaptist.com and on facebook.

Pastor Aaron Loree, Family Education Time 9:00a.m., Powerkidz infants - 5th grade 9:00 a.m.; Sunday School for teens 9:00a.m.; Worship Service 10:15a.m. Men’s group meets on the first Sat. of every month at 7:30am.

First Baptist 810 S. Commerce, Monroe, Senior Pastor Shank. 9:30 am Sun. School, 10:30 am Worship, 6:00 pm Evening service, 6 p.m. Wed. Bible Study & Prayer 8:15 pm during school year & 8 p.m. during summer.

First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 314 E. 2nd St. N. Pastor Mark Young.

Sunday: 10:15 a.m. Worship.

11:30 a.m. coffee fellowship.

Sunday School: 9:00 a.m.

F.U.N. Wednesdays at 5:45 p.m. www.fccnewton.org 641-792-5850, Nursery provided First Church of Christ Scientist 616 6th Ave., Grinnell, 10:30 am Services.

First Lutheran Church - ELCA 309 E. 3rd St. N., Newton. Pastor Zachary Bey. Sunday Worship at 9:30 am; Fellowship to follow at 10:45 am; High School Youth Group every other Wednesday evening. 641-792-3934.

All are welcome! http://www.newtonfirstlutheran.org/ First Presbyterian 220 N 2nd Ave E. Newton Rev. Meghan Davis 9:00 am Adult Sunday School, 10:00 am Fellowship, 10:30 am Worship, 11:30 am Fellowship, Nursery Provided. Handicap Accessible. Everyone Welcome!

6:30 & 9 am Men’s Group 1st & 3rd Thursday, Women’s Bible Study 9:30am Wednesday, Yoga Flow Class 6:15pm Mondays, 6am Wed 10am Saturday - yoga Gentle Class 11am Tuesday Yoga Chair Class 3pm Thursday.

Like us on Facebook! 792-2790 www.newton1stpresbyterian.org First United Methodist Church 210 N 2nd Ave E 792-4648 Rev Gary Marzolf Worship 8:45 AM Fellowship 10:15 AM Sunday School 10:15 AM Youth Group 6 PM Handicapped Accessible Nursery Provided 9 AM “First Church on the Air” – KCOB www.newtonfirst.org

Newton Baptist Temple (A Fundamental Independent Church) 621 E. 12th St. N., Clayton Pickering, pastor. 10:00 am Sunday School, 11:00 am Worship, Wednesday and Sunday 6:00 pm Worship, Bus transportation available, 6:00 pm Wednesday Bible study.

Newton Christian Reformed Church 511 S. 5th Ave. E., Aaron Gunsaulus, Pastor, 9:30 am Morning worship, 10:50 am Church school, 1:00 pm Sunday worship.

New Life Community Church of the Nazarene 605 W. 8th St. N., P.O. Box 1021, Rev. Lauris Meek, Sunday School 9:30 am, Morning Worship 10:30 am, Sunday Evening 6:00 pm, Wed. Children’s Night & TNT (Teen) 7:00 pm, Junior quizzing 7:00 pm, Thurs. Youth 7:00 pm , Thurs. Bible Study & Prayer 7:00 pm, Fellowship Hall. Nursery for all services.

Parsonage 792-6171 or Church 792-5363.

Newton Church of The Way 2306 S. 3rd Ave E., 792-7300 Pastor Steve Heerema. Sunday Morning: 7:45 Classic; 9:00 and 10:30 Ignite, Nursery during both Ignite Services (for newborn through 2 years old). Journey 252 Children’s Ministry 10:30am (for children 3 years through 6th Grade) The Way Café 8:30 to 10:30am, 5:00-7:00pm Prayer of Blessing, Wednesday 6:30 – 8:30pm Route 146 Youth, Saturday Nite Ignite 7:00-8:00pm Everyone Welcome! Other various group studies and classes are offered. Check out our Facebook page, our weekly bulletin on our website, or call/email the office for more information. Email: info@theway146.com Web: www.newtonway.org Our Savior Lutheran Missouri Synod 1900 N. 4th Ave. E., Rev. John M. Moore, Pastor, Sunday Worship 9:00 am; Adult Bible Study Sundays 10:30 am; Sunday School Kingdom Quest 10:30 am; High School Youth Group Sunday 10:30 am & Wednesdays 7:00 pm; www.oursavlutheran. com (641( 792-1084.

Heart of Worship 14283 Hwy F62, Lynnville Pastor Tom Pool, Worship: 9 a.m., Children’s Church: 9:45 a.m.

Fellowship: 10:15 a.m., Sunday School: 10:45 a.m.

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, ELCA 1409 S. 8th Ave. E., Pastor Ken Ahntholz, 9:00 am Sunday School; 10:15 am Worship, easy access - no steps.

Hope Assembly of God 126 W. State St., Colfax, Sunday school 10 am, Worship service 11 am, Sunday Evening Prayer Service 6:30 pm. 641-674-3700.

Howard Street Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Rev. Tom Burns, pastor. 10:30 am Morning worship. Sunday school 9-10am all ages; K-5 Wed after school; Jr. High & High School 7-8pm; Howard and Locust Colfax.

Immaculate Conception Catholic Church 305 E. Howard St., Colfax, 515674-3711; Decaon Joe Dvorak; 11:00am Sunday Mass, 9:00am Wednesday Communion Service; www.immaculateconceptioncolfax.org

Immanuel Baptist (GARB) 1300 N. 4th Ave. E., Ken Van Loon, Pastor, 9:30 am Sunday school, 10:45 am Worship, 6:00 pm Worship, Wed 6:30-8:00 pm Youth, 6:30 pm Wednesday Awana Clubs (during school year), 7:00 pm Wednesday Prayer Fellowship.

Call 792-4470.

Ira United Church Karen Fausch, pastor, 9:00 am Worship, 10:15 am Sunday School.

Living Word Fellowship Doug Bradey, Pastor, 321 E. Robinson St., Knoxville 641-828-7119, Wed. Night Service: 6pm prayer, 7pm worship, 6:15pm Fuzion Youth Service; Sun. Morning Service: 8:30 am prayer, 9 am Life Groups, 10 am Worship Service, Nursery and Children’s Ministry available.

Lynnville Friends Mark Porter, Pastor, 9:00 am Morning Worship, 10:30 am Sunday School, 6:30 pm Bible Study Hour.

Metz Community 3253 W. 62nd St. S., Newton, 791-9568, Pastor David Rex; Sunday School 9:00 am.

10:10 am service.

Mingo United Methodist 202 W. Main, Mingo, Rev. Kurt DeVance, 515-339-8819; Children’s Sunday School - 9:30 am and Adult Sunday School - 9:45 am. Church time is 10:45 am.

Monroe Presbyterian Church 115 So. Main, Monroe, Rev. Ann Johnson, Sonlight Service 8:00 am; 9:00 am church school, 10:00 am Traditional Worship, communion on 1st Sunday of month, 6:00 pm Session Committees 2nd Sunday of month, 7:00 pm Session Meeting 2nd Sunday of month.

Monroe United Methodist 407 N. Monroe St., Monroe, 641259-2822; Pastor Kim Crummer; Jubilee Service 8:15 am; Sunday School 9:00 am; Worship 10:15 am; Office Hours: Mon. Thurs. 8-Noon; monroeum@iowatelecom.net New Life Baptist Church 124 E. Howard St., Colfax, 515-674-3103, Sunday School 9:45 am, Worship Service 10:45, Evening Service 6 pm, midweek service 7 pm Wednesdays.

Independent Fundamental Baptist Church.

Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church 151 60th Ave, Prairie City Rev. Medea Saunders Sunday 9:00 a.m. Worship Service;10:00 a.m. Sunday School pcumc@q.com 515-994-2354

Pleasantview United Methodist 8454 S. 28th Ave. E., Newton, Pastor Tim Morgan; 9:00 am worship; 10:15 am Sunday School.

Reasnor United Methodist Rev. Randall McNeer, Worship 8:45am. Communion first Sunday of each month.

Sacred Heart Catholic Church 1115 S. 8th Ave. E., Rev. William Reynolds, pastor, Saturday: 5:30 pm Mass, Sunday: 9:00 am Mass.

Salvation Army 301 N. 2nd Ave. E., Captains Jeff and Mikey Carter, Sunday - 9:45 am Sunday school, 10:45 am Worship.

Seventh Day Adventist 1409 S. 8th Ave E., Newton Pastor Joshua Plhocky Saturday Services 9:00 am; Worship 11 am Sabbath school, Prayer Meeting Thursday Eve at 7:00 pm Solid Rock Church 115 Main St., Reasnor; Pastor John Hlad 641-842-2440; Sunday Bible study all ages 9:30 a.m.; 10:30 a.m. worship; Wednesday Bible study all ages 7 p.m.

St. Aidan’s Anglican Church 4900 Meredith Dr., (NW 46th Ave.), Des Moines, The Bishop L.W. Faulk, 9:10 am Morning prayer, 9:30 am Holy communion.

St. Luke United Methodist Church 501 E. 19th St. N., Newton Pastor Audrey Young, Sunday Worship at 8:00 am and 10:30 am with fellowship following both. 9:15 am is Sunday School for all ages, including adults.

641-792-5736 St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church 5 mi. west of Sully, Pastor Nancy J. Pick, Worship 9:30 am; Adult Forum 10:15 am; Women of the ELCA meet 1:30 pm on the 2nd Wednesday of the month; Church Council meets 2nd Tuesday of the month at 7 pm.; Contact Parish office 641-798-4651.

St. Stephen’s Episcopal 223 E. 4th St. N., Newton, ph.

792-6971. Rev. Merle Smith, Deacon; Rev. Karen Crawford Supply Priest; Sunday 8:00 am Holy Eucharist & 10:00 am Holy Eucharist; Wednesday 5:00 pm Evening Prayer.

Sully Community Church Pastor Jerry Morningstar, 9:30 am Sunday school, 10:30 am Worship, 5:00 pm Quiz team practice; 6:00 pm Worship, Thursday night adults, youth 7:00 pm.

Sully Christian Reformed Pastor Brian Ochsner. 9:30 am Morning worship, 6:00 pm Evening worship, 10:45 am Sunday School. 9:30 am Tues. Coffee Break for women, Nursery and preschool classes provided. 7:15 pm Wed - Gems, Cadets and High School Youth, Prayer for Country - everyone welcome.

8 Bible studies call 594-4440.

Prairie City Church of the Brethren 12015 Hwy S 6G, Corner of S 6G & F70 W, 5 miles south of Prairie City on S6G, 515-9942940; Mon., Tues., Thurs. & Fri. 8:15-11:15 am; Pastor Timothy Peter; Sunday: 9:30am Worship Service/Adult Sunday School.

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Sully First Reformed Church Rev. Wayne Sneller, senior pastor, Diana Scandridge, Youth & Education Director. 9:30 am Worship, 11:00 am Sunday school, 6:00 pm Worship; Thursday Night Family Night 7:00 pm Sept. - March. www.sullyfrc.org

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Bridging the Gap Goodwill career center open to help job seekers

By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News On many days, the Goodwill Career Connection Center at Des Moines Community College Newton Campus doesn’t need to be a bustling hub of activity.

It’s simply a place where willing members of the Jasper County workforce can quietly take advantage of some free employment-related services — and, in some cases, change their lives forever.

The center held a grand-opening ribbon-cutting ceremony in September, and its small staff has been trying to help get job seekers matched up with their best possible employers in the area.

“No two people have the same exact situation,” said the center’s coordinator, Miranda Kulis. “Some people have a license, but no car; others have cars and no licenses, and there one million different family situations.”

Kulis and the center’s only other full-time staff member, Employment Specialist Mary Beth Lawson, have one volunteer to aid them. The center offers computer training classes and workshops, ranging from basics to application of social media programs like LinkedIn. “Basically we are a free service that assists people in preparing for, applying for and securing jobs and careers,” Kulis said. “For employers, we are a free resource to a potentially untapped candidate pool.”

Also, Kulis said one of her main duties is to arrange partnerships between employ-

Jason W. Brooks/Daily News Employment Specialist Mary Beth Lawson and Coordinator Miranda Kulis are the only full-time staff members at the new Goodwill Career Connection Center. The center, located on the second floor of the Des Moines Community College Newton Campus’s main building, offers computer program classes and help with résumés, interviewing and job searches.

ers and the clients served by Goodwill. The center placed 565 people with employers in the short time it was open in 2014.

It’s the second center of its kind in Goodwill of Central Iowa’s 22-county area. The first center is located inside of the Southridge Mall on the south side of Des Moines.

More than 9,400 people utilized the Southridge center through the first nine months of 2014.

Kulis said she encounters potential workers of all ages

and education levels.

“We have people as young as 14, and as old as 78, ranging from no high school to masters’ (level) and PhDs,” she said.

Kulis said some clients end up finding out they have other needs that must be addressed before a serious employment effort can begin.

“We assess clients to find out what all of their barriers might be,” she said. “These range from chemical dependency and mental health issues to transportation and

criminal backgrounds.”

Some clients don’t have phones, or access to email.”

Kulis said some of the clients have recently paroled from correctional facilities, or have relocated from other areas.

That’s why it’s critical the services of the center be offered free of charge. Job fairs are typically held once per month, and often have about 10 employers at the center.

That cycle can be interrupted for special events, such as the April 29 event in with 163 Newton High School

seniors will have a chance to practice their interview skills with representatives from several area employers. Kulis said building confidence is as important in job searching as any of the technical skills.

“Some clients are so used to hearing ‘No, no, no’ everywhere they go,” Kulis said.

“It’s important to set them up with situations that will start with a positive exchange.”

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

Jason W. Brooks/Daily News The new Goodwill Career Connection Center, located on the second floor of the Des Moines Community College Newton Campus’s main building, offers computer program classes and help with résumés, interviewing and job searches.

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A FAMILY AFFAIR Literacy is a whole-household project, teachers and administrators say

By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News Parent involvement, as most anyone in public education will attest, is critical to skill development. Sometimes educators try to get parents to the school for events; most of the time, teachers encourage parents to work on skills with their children.

At least once a year, Newton Community School District educators do both.

Family Literacy Night was held in early December at campuses across Newton, including Berg Elementary School. The event is aimed at keeping parents involved with the importance of reading, and how literacy skills need to continue to grow among children of all grade and ability levels — especially over the two-week winter break.

“There are some families that have much better parent involvement than others,” said Brenda Newell, one of the reading teachers at Berg Elementary. “Kids usually get excited about new books, but it often takes support at home to make reading a regular thing.”

Each Newton elementary school occasionally gets to host a regular board meeting, and Berg Principal Jolene Comer focused her school’s January visit from the board on Family Literacy Night.

Four reading teachers at the kindergat-

en-through-third-grade school talked about how well the event went, and how much positive feedback they received from parents.

“Each elementary building had a Literacy Night this year, but we each targeted the evening to our specific grade levels and parent/ student needs,” Comer said. “ We received ex-

struction has been an advantage to increase student engagement and motivation. Many of our reluctant readers are excited to be able to listen to a book, create a story, or play learning games on an iPad.” In addition to different stations throughout the school, there were snacks, games and a Kindle giveaway to draw

Submitted Photo Literacy Night offers students and their families a chance to help reading become an embraceable activity that involves the student’s entire household.

Submitted Photo Newton students and their families attended Family Literacy Night like this one, held in December at Berg Elementary School. The event is intended to help reading become an embraceable activity that involves the student’s entire household.

tremely positive feedback on the event. Parents mentioned that they and their children had a lot of fun and appreciated being able to take home ideas, games, and resources that they could use to support their child’s reading at home.”

Computer applications that can be used on tablets and on other devices have become a major part of reading instruction in schools.

“Our integration of iPads into literacy in-

families to the event.

Another teacher, who is part of the team Comer calls her “Fab Four” reading teachers, JoAnne Price, said the family event brought out parents don’t normally see at the school, and the teachers helped parents download about 400 apps for reading programs.

“It’s all about what they take home, and if they make time at home to use it,” Price said. “Studies show that parents who work with their children on skills

at home tend to be the most successful.”

Newell said the literacy nights are planned by classroom teachers.

“The timing is done with winter break in mind,” Newell said. “It’s intended to help build some reading resources for the break.”

Comer said technology is not simply a supplement to reading on student’s take-home devices, but also for teachers. Berg teachers and others use McGraw-Hill’s Reading Wonders and other programs to work on aspects such as reading

Submitted Photo Many students and their family attended Literacy Night hosted by the Newton Community School District. The night helps promote the importance of literacy skills growing at home as well as in the classroom.

comprehension, spelling word sorts, reading for evidence and simple phonics.

“These resources are definitely a huge advantage for both students and teachers,” Comer said.

Reading teacher Lora Caves told the board about a book-bag takehome program and a book exchange where older students donate books they’ve “outgrown” for the younger students to read. Comer said once students and families both grasp the magic of reading — the places it can take them, both within their minds and in everyday life — students bound upward on the lifelong journey of the written word.

“Our biggest challenge is getting students to read at home and see the value and love of reading — both in school, and in the home,” Comer said. “We strive to work hand-inhand with parents to overcome this barrier.”

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

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It’s the Hour of Code

Jason W. Brooks/Daily News Aurora Heights Elementary School Library Media Specialist June Clute, left, speaks as Jacob Aldridge, a sixth-grader, and others listen during a recent “Hour of Code” session. The program teaches students to write computer code, and Aldridge is president and founder of the school’s technology club.

This year’s sixth-graders might code tomorrow’s science

By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News

The Hour of Code sounds like a moment of truth in military training — or perhaps the moment when Daniel LaRusso is about to take on Johnny Lawrence and the rest of Cobra Kai. The Hour of Code is a name for a global education movement that teaches coding to primary-education students — usually in the late-elementary grades. If the scientists of tomorrow need computer command codes for a new program, they’ll probably be able to (and need to) write that code themselves, so students are started in that direction by writing code for video-game character movements.

A logistics plan, written by Newton Community School District Library Media Specialist June Clute, recently helped earn Aurora Heights Elementary School a grant award. Her proposal was chosen as a winner that allowed Aurora Heights to receive a $4,000 award from the Iowa State University Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics Advisory Council for hardware and other teaching resources.

Angel Mendez, a representative of ISU’s STEM council program, said 51 Iowa schools registered for this year’s “Hour of Code” program.

“I put together a logistics plan, and submitted it,” said Clute,who splits her time between Aurora Heights and

Jason W. Brooks/Daily News Library Media Specialist June Clute, left, speaks as Jacob Aldridge, an Aurora Heights Elementary School sixth-grader, and others listen during a recent “Hour of Code” session. The program teaches students to write computer code.

Berg elementary schools. “We’ll probably end up using most of it for hardware.”

Since many of tomorrow’s jobs are likely to involve technology and code-writing skills, Clute gets gradeschoolers going early, aided by sites like code.org.

Code.org teaches students how to use basic commands to direct characters around a computer screen.

Students must string the correct commands together in order to achieve a set goal. The site uses familiar-looking animated characters, such as ones from the Angry Birds game series.

The coding programs seem simple to use. Even a “technologically challenged” reporter was able to sit down and quickly hammer out a few commands for video-game movements. Clute said librarians are not the only ones who need user-friendly software, and it helps to have programs the entire faculty and parents can readily understand.

“I’m certainly not a digital native,” Clute said, laughing.

The homepage for code.org claims more than 61,000,000 users have written at least one hour’s worth of code.

Clute has run several web-based lessons with Aurora Heights students over the past couple of years. The school even has a technology club, founded by the club’s first president, Jacob Aldrich.

“I really like computers,” Aldrich said. “So I thought this would be a fun club to have.”

Knowledge of how to use technology is a regular part of Clute’s classes in the school’s Library Media Center.

The students’ routine shows how many tech skills students must have simply to go through one day’s worth of instruction.

Clute said the students log in with their email address (every Aurora Heights student has their own email address and Google ID). She runs certain lessons using one of the library’s Samsung Chrome laptop computers.

Knowing children will grow up to pursue careers in all sorts of fields, Clute knows she has helped prepare students no matter how little or large a role technology plays in their lives.

“Berg (Elementary) students will explore “Code Studio,” which provides coding courses for young learners,” Clute said. “Aurora Heights students will use the “Beyond One Hour” curriculum through Code.org, and focus on intermediate tutorials.”

Careers of the future are expected to require more and more computer technology skills in Iowa and surrounding states. The Minnesota High Tech Association says state leaders point to studies that predict Iowa’s STEMbased jobs will grow by 16 percent to more than 76,000 by 2018.

Clute said it’s important for every school district to have a plan for giving students the technology skills they’ll need — no matter what field they end up in as adults.

“Our district technology committee has discussed the need to adopt curriculum that represents a comprehensive approach to K-12 computer science education,” Clute said. “I would like to believe that if we continue to expose young students to STEM — in particular, computer science — then we are giving them the opportunity to consider STEM subjects for future studies.”

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Newton School Board had 2014 changes; elections loom

By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News To call the Newton Community School District board of education an “eclectic” mix probably wouldn’t be fair — partly because practically no one wants to be called eclectic.

However, the 2014-15 Newton school board does have a varied group when it comes to career fields, back-

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for election in the following odd-numbered year. They receive no pay for their service. The school board has complete and final control over local school matters, within limits set by laws and regulations.

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Sheri Benson, Board President Phone: 641-417-0226 Address: 1209 W. 16th St. S., #205, Newton, Iowa, 50208 Email: slb04362@gmail.com Term Expires: 2017 Benson calls herself a strong advocate for life-long learning, and believes learning is the key to a free and prosperous society. She moved to Newton as part of her Benson insurance career in 1998.

In addition to serving with the NCSD board, she has served on the United Way Board, the Newton Transformation Council and the Jasper County Wellness Coalition.

Benson holds both a bachelor’s degree and a Master’s degree in Organizational Leadership from the University of Oklahoma.

Her two adult children, Jordan and Trey, are former NCSD students.

Nat Clark, board member

Donna Cook, board member

Phone: 641-792-2234 Address: 726 N. Second Ave. E. Newton, Iowa 50208 Email: 1natclark@gmail.com Term Expires: 2015 Clark relocated to Newton with his family in 2007 when he was hired as a Systems Administrator for Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance.

Clark He and his wife, Marci, became and remain heavily involved in their children’s schools through PTA and volunteer work. He enjoys watching his daughters, Hanna and Maxine, participate in community theatre, chorus and band performances as well as working on his motorcycle and fixing/building computers.

Clark spent eight years in the U.S. Navy, including a four-year tour during Operation Desert Storm. He has served as Emerson Hough PTA vice president and is currently membership chair for the Aurora Heights PTA.

Phone: 641-791-2665 Address: 518 N. Second Ave. E., Newton, Iowa 50208 Email: dcook2014@gmail.com Term Expires: 2015 Cook is a registered nurse and the Director of Nursing Services at the Newton Correctional Facility.

She grew up in Newton and is a graduate of the Newton CommuCook nity School District.

She holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Nursing from the University of Iowa. She has been an active volunteer in the community.

Cook said she is passionate about family and community involvement in public education and has served on the local, state, and national Parent Teacher Association. Donna and her husband, Ernie, are most proud of their three children (Newton Alumni): Christopher, Katie, and Kevin.

The Cooks have three grandsons who attend Newton schools.

Andy Elbert, board member Robyn Friedman, board member Phone: 641-521-1641 Address: 710 W. Ninth St. S., Newton, Iowa 50208 Email: andyelbert@gmail. com Term Expires: 2017 Elbert is a Account Executive for KCOB and Energy 106.7 FM radio stations.

He grew up in Ames, and Elbert has been a resident of Newton since 1995. Elbert is past president of the Woodrow Wilson PTA and recently completed the Jasper County Community Leader Development program.

Elbert and his wife Jen, a second-grade teacher at Berg Elementary School, have two sons, Spencer and Austin, who attend Newton public schools.

Phone: 641-787-0911 Address: 1500 S. 12th Ave.W., Newton, Iowa 50208 Email: robynpt5@gmail.com Term Expires: 2017 Friedman is a physical therapist at Skiff Medical Center and has lived in Newton since 2000.

She is a past president of both Woodrow Wilson and Thomas JefferFriedman son PTAs and is still highly active in the PTA. She is also on the YMCA board and the Jasper County Conservation Board and is part of the Newton Wellness Coalition.

She has been a volunteer coach with the Newton HS girls cross country team in the past and remains an avid and accomplished runner herself, specializing in the marathon distance. Her husband is Bryan Friedman.

Their sons, Isaac and Leo, attend Newton public schools, and their daughter, Talia, will start school in the years ahead.

Travis Padget, board member

Bill Perrenoud, board member

Bob Callaghan, Superintendent

Phone: 319-621-4679 Address: 511 N. Ninth Ave. E., Newton, Iowa 50208 Email: travispadget@gmail. com Term Expires: 2017 Padget was born and raised in Newton, and is a 1991 Newton High School graduate. He went to Germany as a foreign-exchange Padget student, then returned to Iowa to attend Cornell College in Mt. Vernon.

While at Cornell College, Travis studied Art, Psychology and Theatre. Travis moved to Boston in 1996 to work on a Master’s Degree in mental health counseling at Boston College. His work during and after his M.A. focused on chronic mental health and substance abuse recovery and community integration.

Padget returned to Newton in 2001, and earned a law degree from the University of Iowa Law School in 2006. He then returned to Newton as a full-time resident to continue his work in mental health. Padget has served as Executive Director of the United Way of Jasper County.

Most recently, Padget joined Edward Jones as a Financial Advisor.

Phone: 641-792-7893 Address: 105 Oakwood Ave., Lambs Grove, Iowa 50208 Email: perrenoudbill@gmail. com Term Expires: 2015 Perrenoud grew up in Newton and taught in the Newton Community School District for 33 years, retiring in 2007.

Perrenoud After 13 years of teaching third grade at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School and earning a master’s degree, Perrenoud became Newton’s first elementary counselor, splitting his time between Emerson Hough and Woodrow Wilson. As more counselors were hired, he became a full-time counselor at Emerson Hough. Perrenoud was very active in PTA, serving as president of the City-Wide PTA. After retiring, Perrenoud did extensive substitute teaching for several school districts. For the past four years, he has been employed by Casey’s Convenience Store, serving the past two years as a manager at a Casey’s convenience store in Newton.

Perrenoud has been involved in Lambs Grove for more than 25 years, serving as mayor for nearly 10 years. Perrenoud and his wife, Linda, have a daughter, Traci, who lives in Hiawatha.

Phone: 641-792-5809 (Central office) Email: callaghanb@newtoncsd. org Annual contract employee at about $160,000 per year.

Callaghan was chosen to replace outgoing superintendent Steve McDermott by a unanimous board vote in the summer of 2013.

Callaghan He came to Newton from the Rogers Independent School District in Texas, near Austin. Paula Wright, superintendent of the Chariton Community School District, was the other finalist.

The board interviewed five of the 11 candidates recommended by a search firm.

He is a Dowling High School graduate, and his college degrees are from Sioux Falls, S.D.; Pan American University and the University of Houston.

After teaching and coaching for more than a decade in Texas, Callaghan became an assistant principal in the late 1990s. He was a principal at two high schools before becoming an assistant superintendent, and landed the Rogers superintendent job in 2009.

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Growth prompts PCM schools to move forward on renovation, expansion

By Mike Mendenhall Prairie City News MONROE — After more than a year of deliberating, the Prairie City-Monroe School Board accepted the district facilities committee’s recommendation in January for a multi-year, $20 million facilities master plan to upgrade school buildings’ infrastructure.

The board also gave approval to the expansion and renovation project Feb. 23 in a 7-0 vote.

Retiring Prairie City Elementary School Principal Mary Poulter walked into a tiny classroom with miniature tables and chairs low to the ground in August. This was the school’s former computer lab, now transformed into a third kindergarten classroom. PC Elementary had 56 kindergartners enrolled in the 2014-15 school year – too many for only two classrooms, Poulter said.

“So, we’re squished in here. We’re going to limit this room to 15 (students) because it’s full,” she said.

Walking over to the library, she told the same story of overcrowding.

The computer lab has been jockeyed into the small library. To find a quiet space for one-onone work, Poulter said some teachers have been forced to sit between the room’s double doors.

PC Elementary has a total of 256 students in kindergarten through fifth grades this year.

Poulter said there was a time when they hoped for 200 students. The problem is district-wide.

Presented at a special board meeting Jan. 21, the final facilities plan focuses on classroom expansion to accommodate current and future overcrowding.

The master plan also addresses electrical, safety/security and heating/ ventilation/air conditioning needs of all four district educational facilities and the bus barn.

PCM operations director Jeff Shannon coordinated the facilities team consisting of teachers and Prairie City and Monroe residents. He said the project’s slated for construction between 2015 and 2017. Phase I was presented at the meeting

Mike Mendenhall/Prairie City News Prairie City Elementary School Principal Mary Poulter speaks with students preparing for recess Jan. 26 in the school’s overflow kindergarten classroom. A newly proposed facilities master plan presented to the school board Jan. 21 would add additional classrooms to district schools to combat a projected increase enrollment.

with the proposal showing future projects which the district took into consideration when drafting the placement of building additions and renovations.

Chris Degroot, architect for Iowa City-based Neumanm Monson, helped draft the initial design. During the Jan. 21 meeting he said he feels the extra planning is evident in the final master plan. The board has yet to dedicate funding sources for each project listed in the multi-year project but announced voters would be asked to approve a general obligation bond and extend district PPEL funding during school board elections on September’s ballot.

“It’s taken us a year.

I think it’s a lot longer than anybody planned on when we started the process. But the extra time that we took, and addressing the issues that we did throughout the planning process, helped us to get to a better plan — a plan the community can accept,” he said.

“This plan not only provides a framework for the immediate improvements that can be done in the educational facilities, but it ensures that long term infrastructure needs can be met.”

The plan provides a path to funding for 50 of the original 129 priorities designated by the facilities team last year.

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“bubble” of students from the elementary and middle schools soon to enter ninth grade.

The team has proposed paying for $9.96 million in classroom additions and renovations with a general obligation bond. This funding source includes a $2.13 million music room renovation, classroom addition and existing stage renovation at the high school.

The middle school in Prairie City will received an auditorium renovation including HVAC, lighting/power and audio visual overhaul totaling $1.5 million. PCM Middle School will also see a classroom addition and office relocation totaling $2.24 million.

Prairie City Elementary School’s $1.77 million classroom changes will add a classroom and relocate the main office to align with the middle

school’s office for better monitoring and visibility of visitor access.

Monroe Elementary’s $2.3 million classroom work will see a building addition plus renovation of an existing classroom and add secure entry for the main office.

Sales tax bonds are proposed to pay for more than $7.84 million in HVAC, electrical and safety/security projects at all four schools. The committee suggests using cash on hand to pay for $2.48 million in additional parking, lighting and roof repair projects among the PCM campuses.

Matt Gillespie, investment management representative from Piper Jaffray, gave a financial presentation to the board Jan. 21, showing the members the maximum about of debt the district could take on. He said PCM currently has no

outstanding debt which allows the district to use a mixture of GO bonds, sales tax bonds or use Physical Plant Equipment Levy funds and cash on hand.

The GO bond will require a 60 percent vote at the local polls to pass.

The project time lines presented Jan. 21 range in start date between May and September 2015. To get the bond issue passed and have the funds available for construction, Gillespie said the board might have to be flexible with the construction start. He said it could be difficult to get the GO bond on the ballot before fall.

The board has scheduled a special work session Feb. 2 at the PCM High School library to discuss, and potentially begin the approval process, of the master plan.

The most recent proposal came after a spirit-

ed public debate on the first two options presented by the committee in 2014, which would have reorganized the district, moving students to put all like grade levels under one roof. The new plan leaves the K-5, 6-8 and 9-12 grades in their current buildings.

The facilities plan is largely based on an 8.2 percent expected enrollment increase in the PCM School District by 2020. The school board and district administrators commissioned Iowa School Finance Information Services in 2014, to conduct a survey which showed the expected enrollment boost from 1,087 existing enrollment to a projected 1,177 student enrollment in five years.

District Business Manger Tami Thomas told board members that PCM’s certified enrollment dropped by 17.24 students for the upcoming school year. Thomas said approximately 15 of the students lost were already open enrolling out of the PCM district, and students served within PCM schools only declined by roughly two children.

But district schools are still past capacity. PCM reports the high school is currently the most overcrowded building, utilizing two temporary mobile classrooms. By 2020, the district expects the high school to be four to five classrooms short without the additions.

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Smaller districts keep up with 1-to-1 technology at home, in classrooms

By Mike Mendenhall Jasper County Tribune COLFAX — In the past five years, Iowa schools have begun to embrace technology as part of classroom and at-home learning. Larger and mid-sized school districts such as Newton have been issuing personal computers to students to help enrich education in a way that will keep modern youth engaged.

But this trend is not limited to the urban or larger districts.

Three districts in the more rural, western portion of Jasper County have also embraced this trend in classroom technology and implemented their own 1-to-1 programs in the past year.

The Colfax-Mingo Board of Education approved the purchase of 200 Dell Chromebooks and 60 LearnPad devices for the district’s taking its district 1-to-1 at a special session, June 30.

The computers are issued for students’ use in the classroom, and in some cases off campus, allowing the district to modernize its educational curriculum. The vote was held in the district superintendent’s office.

James Grife, C-M science/ technology teacher and specialist said in November many

teachers were already integrating the devices into their curriculums. Teachers at C-M and other area school districts are using Google accounts to communicate and assist students with their assignments outside of school walls. Grife also said the computers give students access to supplemental materials in class previously unavailable at their desks.

Each student that is issued a computer will be given a product key and will be charged a $50 deposit for breakage or damages endured. The fee will be included in the annual student fees.

The total project will cost C-M schools $109,628.08. The district approved the purchase of 200 Dell Chromebooks, 92 for 11-12 grade classes and 54 each for fourth-sixth and seventh-eighth grade classes. The low bid was from Trinity 3, a technology company out of Minneapolis. In the bid report prepared by Grife, CDW-G came in lower at $56,960, but their Samsung Chromebooks did not meet the districts specifications for the 1-to-1 program.

The board also purchased 60 LearnPads from Tierney Brothers Inc., a company specializing in education technology. These devices are for K-3

Mike Mendenhall/Jasper County Tribune Colfax-Mingo High School 11th grader Ryan Reed catches up on homework using a district-issued Google Chromebook before the morning bell March 19. Rural school districts throughout Jasper County have been integrating 1 to 1 computer programs into curricula.

grade levels and will remain in the elementary school. The total cost of the LearnPads is $27,787.

Funding for the equipment has been allotted from several sources. The district’s local option sales tax will provide $51,684. The Colfax-Mingo Educational Foundation has agreed to provide $24,086.58 to 1-to-1. The C-M/Microsoft settlement account will pay for $19,116.00, and the C-M Parent/Teacher Association will contribute $12,143.50.

Grife told board members at passage there would be additional, yet nominal costs in upgrading existing firewall and bandwidth infrastructure for better and safer Internet connectivity. He estimates the district will have to install six more broadband access points at $426 a piece and $156 per Cat6 line. The firewall upgrade will cost between $9,000-$11,000.

The district will put out three bids, and those purchases will be decided at the coming board meetings.

The final equipment costs does not include repair and upkeep of the machines, but Grife told board members he is confident any repairs can be done in house with assistance with Dell technical support.

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In line with many other districts throughout the state, Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, etc. are all blocked while on campus Wi-Fi systems. Grife said he does not monitor social media feeds of students unlike PCM, but like the Mustangs, Grife has requested geofences around C-M high school, elementary school and the alternative school.

Baxter Community Schools takes a different approach to social media on campus than other districts in Western Jasper County. High school principal Rob Luther said in November after the district distributed person laptops to students, staff didn’t block access to social media through Wi-Fi filters. The administrator said this would go against current communication trends.

“When we went 1-to-1, we opened our filter up,” he said.

“We’re not going to stop kids from being on social media because we think it’s a positive learning tool.”

Luther said the certain classes are using Twitter and Facebook to communicate with students, and Baxter administrators believe it’s a vehicle to learning when used correctly.

District took a different route in implementing 1-to-1 computer learning since 2014.

Mustang students were issued Apple-brand laptop computers which allow the students a more complete operating system. When the board approved the purchase in April 2014, members set specific parameters for the devices: • The devices must have an 11-inch screen.

• Battery life must be nine hours or more.

• A three year warranty was included.

• The bid included an application suite that is equal to the district’s current MacBooks application’s at no additional cost.

• The device must have at least have 128 gigabyte hard drive and four gigabytes of RAM. The district’s IT Team strongly pushed for Apple devices during the bidding process. As PCM students and teachers were already using the devices in the classroom, technology leaders argued there would be little to no additional training if the board went with MacBooks.

With any new educational component comes challenges, and integrating social media as part of the 1-to-1 initiatives has been a mixed bag.

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District’s purchase paves way for new admin building, more

By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News Last fall, the Newton Community School District board approved the first part of a process, but that process might leave the district with some question marks.

Known by some as “the old Hy-Vee building,” the structure at 1302 First Ave. W. was purchased in November by board decision. The property is adjacent to the district’s technology building and transportation center, and features a 20,00-square foot main building, paved parking and a dilapidated “quonset hut” building near the street.

The board approved $440,000 worth of purchases at the address at the November meeting. The main building and parking lot was purchased for $260,000. NCSD Superintendent Bob Callaghan said recently that the purchase of adjacent property, at a cost of $180,000, was approved by the board, but that transaction had not actually taken place as of press time.

The former grocery store building is set to be the future home of the district’s administration offices, professional development rooms, the new Disciplinary Alternative Program and the Basics & Beyond program.

A drawing from FRK Architects and Engineers, dated Feb. 20, shows a large number of separate storage spaces, to go along with three regular classrooms, a large dividable

Photos by Jason W. Brooks/Daily News The former Hy-Vee building, located on First Avenue West, was purchased by the Newton Community School District last fall.

A man looks over blueprints during a recent visit to the former HyVee building, located at 1302 1st Ave. W. The 20,000-square foot building will soon be home to the district’s administration offices, professional development rooms, the new Disciplinary Alternative Program and the Basics & Beyond program.

space for the DAP students, a computer lab, a fitness room and a three-section dividable room for conferences and professional-development events.

At a recent forum, Callaghan said the district is probably about one year away from being able to move offices into the building. That will free up the historic Emerson Hough building, which the board voted Jan. 12 to re-

open as an “education facility” in 2016-17 after closing it as a regular school in 2010.

The superintendent said one aim is to no longer have the Basics & Beyond alternative school students, along with any other teenage students, occupying the same Hough building as the preschool, which is the current arrangement. Callaghan also said setting up a permanent space for professional devel-

opment was a priority as well.

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Remodeled amenities ready at the YMCA The indoor track got a brand new cardinal red surface after the previous track was showing signs of natural wear and tear.

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News The Newton YMCA has been working hard to upgrade many amenities that became outdated or were no longer working correctly. One of the biggest and most noticeable was the upgrade to the sauna, located by the pool.

Completed in early December, the entire sauna was replaced

with new finishes for the members to enjoy. Dan Cibula of DC Construction, of Kellogg completed the work.

Next to the sauna, the hot tub got a complete facelift with new mechanicals through out and a completely new tiled surface.

There is also a new mural along with the words “Just Breathe” painted on the wall.

“It was just the bane of our existence. It is old and the mechanicals just have been kind of wearing out on them, more times down than it was running. Which didn’t make people very happy,” said Karen Parman, membership and marketing director at the YMCA. The remodel, which was completed in midMarch, included the hot tub along with the

Amber O’Dell enjoys exercising on the elliptical like many members of the YMCA.

Jamee A. Pierson/Daily News Next to the hot tub, the sauna was replaced with new finishes. It had a delayed opening because of its close location to the hot tub during its remodel.

sauna, which opened at the same time as the hot tub because of proximity.

“It’s huge. It’s deep; it is wonderful,” Parman said.

All four of the locker rooms got makeovers during the last several months. The men’s and women’s locker rooms got new lockers, a fresh paint job and new floors. It was a much needed upgrade to the

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area, which had been the same since the last remodel in 1986.

“It is just much, much nicer,” Parman said.

The boy’s and girl’s locker rooms also got new paint along with updated countertops and new carpet. A previous makeover took place in 2009 when new lockers were installed in both rooms.

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many people excited was the resurfacing of the indoor track. The previous track had lost a lot of its give in the rubber and was showing signs of natural wear and tear. The new track, which was completed at the end of Feb., is cardinal red instead of black, for a little home town pride.

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Scott Thenhaus/Daily News David Larson is one of several patrons to enjoy the newly surfaced track at YMCA.

Jamee A. Pierson/Daily News The men’s and women’s locker rooms at the Newton YMCA have new lockers and a coat of paint and color. The last remodel done to the locker rooms was in 1986.

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Midwife — additional birthing option available at Skiff Medical Center

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News Expectant women have another option when making their birthing plan with the additional midwife Lacy Lundgren and the new alternative birth suite in the OB department at Skiff Medical Center. The suite, which opened Lundgren in early 2015 came only months after Lundgren arrived in September to the Newton Clinic. In that time, she already has nearly 40 deliveries scheduled for the spring and summer.

“I am so excited about this new option at Skiff,” Lundgren said. “As more women are aiming for natural births, it’s important that we give them a setting in which they can feel comfortable, while still ensuring the safety of themselves and their babies.

This room lets them relax and feel at home, while also giving them the benefit of instant access to professional nursing care and, if needed, experienced physicians and surgical staff.”

The suite, which features a non-traditional queen-sized bed with a private, comfortable setting.

It allows women to have a home-like environment for their birth, while having the reassurance of being in a hospital, with immediate proximity to the full scope of medical interventions.

In addition, the room features a large, brand-new, free-standing water tub that allows women the choice of laboring in warm water prior to delivery.

Many of Lundgren’s patients, some of whom are traveling from outside of the hospital’s typical market area, are new to Newton Clinic. Added to the patient population of the clinic’s other five obstetrical providers, Drs. Stephanie Bantell, Andrew Cope, Pat Edwards, Leighton Frost and Steve Hill, this impending influx of babies will likely Jamee A. Pierson/Daily News make 2015 one of the larg- Lungren offers information and introductions at the Skiff Medical Center midwife suite at the open house est years for births that the on Feb. 7. hospital has had in years.

With the addition of the alternative birth suite, large non-hospital bed and water labor tub, expectations are that those projected numbers will grow even larger.

“I can’t say enough about the tradition and legacy of obstetrics at our medical center, and this new step in alternative birth options will only expand that. Whether you’re having your first baby or your fifth, whether you want a doctor or a midwife, whether you want an epidural or a water labor, we are here to ensure a safe birth tailored to fit your needs,” CEO Brett Altman said.

An open house was held Feb. 7 to formally introduce the alternative birthing suite with Lundgren available to answer any questions.

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

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Skiff and Mercy in affiliation talks

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News Since announcing plans to enter into 120 days of exclusive talks with Mercy Health Network in October, Skiff Medical Center has been working on the potential consolidation through due diligence work with Mercy.

Meeting all three documentation deadlines set by Mercy, CEO Brett Altman and Karri Woody, director of financial, thought they had sent thousands if not tens of thousands of documents at Mercy’s request. The hospital expected to know whether the affiliation process will proceed toward the end of April with a tentative transition date June 30 or July 1 to become a

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Mercy operated facility.

“We have been extremely privileged to have Mercy recognize the excellence we provide at Skiff and express interest,” CEO Brett Altman said. “There was no denying from an early stage what a natural fit the Skiff and Mercy cultures were with each other.”

A local affiliation team, made up of

Altman; chief nursing officer, Sheryl Tilus; board members, Jeff King and Lois Vogel; doctors, Paul Ruggle and Zack Alexander; local physicians; Newton Clinic Administrator Mark Thayer; and city councilwoman Lin Chapé, evaluated opportunities and said they believe the possibility of Skiff joining with Mercy would best benefit

both organizations, as well as people living in Jasper County.

“Through partnership with MHN, Skiff will be able to tap into a wide spectrum of expertise,” Ruggle said.

“Meanwhile, Mercy will be able to grow their relationship with the residents of Newton, Jasper County and surrounding communities. Those residents will gain access to the broader range of local services, while still enjoying the highly skilled care they have relied upon for more than 90 years.”

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Mike Mendenhall/Jasper County Tribune Newton seniors Iona Hofer and Millie O’Brien eat beef and noodles with vegetables and pudding provided by the Jasper County Elderly Nutrition Program Sept. 10.

By Mike Mendenhall Jasper County Tribune COLFAX — Kathleen Luther deals a deck of blue playing cards at the Colfax Senior Citizens Center on a Friday morning. Along with center staples, Andy Conn and Bette Davis, Luther strategizes their daily game of cribbage. It’s 11:15 a.m. and hot meals sit in containers in the kitchen waiting for the clock to strike 11 a.m.

Center manager Inez Castillo brought the sweet corn, backed potato and baked chicken from the Jasper County Community Center in Newton.

“The social part of it is important. We get out of the house and play cards,” Davis said.

“That’s why we’re all here. Most of us could cook if we wanted to. I could.

But we like to eat together,” Luther said.

Prairie City resident Ted Gabelmann travels to Colfax to participate

in the Jasper County Elderly Nutrition Program. He said with a lack of cooking skills, the program allows him and other similar seniors to have a healthy meal.

The Elderly Nutrition program in Jasper County began in 1976. The congregate and home delivery service provides 300 meals daily to seniors 60 years of age and older. Congregate programs are held at the Colfax Senior Citizen Center, Monroe City Hall and the Jasper County Community Center in Newton.

At the congregate sites, Elderly Nutrition volunteers are now serving nearly 100 meals per day, Monday through Friday. Including home deliveries, assistant program director Anne Fincham said 300 meals per day are prepared for Jasper County Seniors.

Elderly Nutrition switched to disposable trays in 2015 to help the workload for volunteers, improve sanitation and reduce water costs.

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In a partnership with Hy-Vee and Skiff Medical Center Dietitian Jenny Thompson, Elderly Nutrition has also added “Fresh Conversations” the third Tuesday of every month at the

Newton congregate location. Thompson brings in a fresh recipe with low sodium to share with all participants.

All meals served at Elderly Nutrition are signed off by a licensed dietitian and satisfies 1/3 of a senior’s daily nutritional needs.

Fincham said seniors who come to the center usually have a group of friends that they enjoy sharing meals and others might have lost a spouse but know there is always a dinner group ready to chat. This is especially important for rural seniors in the program. At the Monroe site, Fincham said people will usually stay from 45 minutes to an hour after lunch just to chat.

“I think the most important factor of Elderly Nutrition is the socialization,” she said. “Most have lost their spouses, so it helps with their grief and loneliness.”

Some seniors, Fincham said, did not cook prior to their spouses’ passing or are unable to cook, so the program also provides that physical assistance.

But Elderly Nutrition also delivers meals to seniors who may be confined to their home due to medical, emotional or mental reasons. The program will deliver meals from county line to county line, and only requires a physician’s recommendation for the need.

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A focus on personal well-being

By Lori Griffin Lifestyles Director Park Centre Whether you’re retired and carefree or at the peak of your career and working more than you should, taking time to down-shift is vital to optimal well-being.

Down-shifting can look different from person to person depending on stages of life and personalities. For a career-driven person, down-shifting may need to be a couple of hours of “digital detox” each week. For a retiree, down-shifting could be taking time each day to reflect and be grateful.

Without giving ourselves dedicated time to unwind, stress can build up to become a true problem. According to the Blue Zones, chronic stress leads to chronic inflammation which is associated with most every age-related disease. Learning how to handle stress before it handles you is the key to maintaining a healthy life.

Taking time to wind down is essential not only to fighting off stress-related chronic conditions, but also to simplifying and enjoying life.

If you want to regain control of your stress levels or experience a simplified life, commit to one or more of the following healthy behaviors: Kate Malott/Daily News Sticking to even one of them can Fred Matthias, of Newton, exercises daily at Park Centre where he resides. Mathias also enjoys biking, resting, traveling to new help you feel better instantly. locations and spending down time with friends and family.

Sleep Soundly Quality is as important as quantity when it comes to sleep. Improve your chances for a solid night of sleep by keeping the room at a cool temperature, turning off the TV, cell phone, and digital clocks. Try to go to bed and wake up around the same time each day to give your body a routine.

Journal Take time to reflect on your day by writing down meaningful moments.

Not only does journaling help you unwind from your day, but it also preserves occasions in your life in a way that you can reflect on later in your life.

Create a Relax Room Find space in your house that you can dedicate to relaxing. Set up a comfy chair with pillows. Place lamps, candles, and plants around the room to create a soothing environment. Spend time each day in the space to down-shift.

Laugh Loudly A good laugh goes a long way to decompress. Sit down to watch a funny show or movie. Invite a friend and laugh until your cheeks are tired and your belly hurts.

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The way to change the effects of stress on your life isn’t to annihilate stress itself, or completely change your circumstance — it’s to change the way we approach and interpret the events around us. So however you choose, make sure you take time in your life to down-shift in a way that nurtures your mind, body and spirit.

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What are the recommendations?

The average American consumes about 3400 mg of sodium per day. The 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend reducing sodium in take to less than 2300 mg, and to 1500 mg per day among persons who are 51 and older and those of any age who are African American or have hypertension, diabetes or chronic kidney disease. T he American Heart Association recommends keeping sodium intake at 1500 mg or less per day.

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How to: Love your heart Nancy Schive, R.D., L.D. Outpatient Education Dietitian Skiff Medical Center Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States. The good news is, however, that many of these deaths and risk factors are preventable.

While age, gender and family history cannot be controlled, you can prevent and control elevated cholesterol and other lipids, high blood pressure, excess weight and obesity with lifestyle changes,

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Don’t forget to give your heart some special treatment. In honor of American Heart Month, why not begin with making some healthy eating changes with a focus on reducing sodium intake?

You are, more than likely, getting more sodium than what your body needs or what is good for your heart.

In some people, sodium increases blood pressure because it holds excess fluid in the body, creating an added burden for your heart.

Blood pressure tends to rise with age, and eat-

• Check nutrition labels on prepared and packaged foods, as up to 75 percent of the sodium consumed is hidden in processed foods.

• Be aware of other words such as “soda” and “sodium,” which means sodium compounds are present.

• Consider trying “cheese-less” pizza with grilled chicken strips and lots of vegetables.

• Use fresh, skinless poultry that isn’t enhanced with a sodium solution instead of fried or processed chicken.

• Try choosing lower sodium varieties of soup.

Make your sandwiches with lower sodium meats and low fat, low sodium cheeses.

• Try to limit the condiments added.

• Choose foods that are natural sources of potassium, such as colorful fruits and vegetables, fat-free or low fat milk and milk products and fish to help counter the effects of sodium.

• Blood pressure may be lowered by including potassium-rich foods in your diet regularly.

• Specific potassium-rich foods include: potatoes, spinach and other greens, mushrooms, tomatoes, citrus fruits, prunes, apricots, raisins, dates, skim and 1% milk, fat-free yogurt, halibut, tuna and molasses.

• Experiment with different herbs and spices.

• Be sure to check label to make sure that salt or sodium has not been added.

• Track your sodium intake with a sodium tracker that you can download/print from www. heart.org/sodium.

It’s an easy way to keep tabs on how much sodium you’re consuming in your diet. Sometimes just a small change can bring big results when it comes to your heart health.

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New image, same services Integrated Treatment Services remodels facility in 2014

By Kate Malott Newton Daily News Integrated Treatment Services has made some noticable changes over the last year to its facility in Newton but while its image has changed, its business as usual inside.

ITS is owned and operated by Terry and Karen Sallis, both with a master of social work degree, licensed and certified substance abuse counselors.

They founded ITS in 2004.

Together, along with their staff, provide a variety of outpatient evaluation and treatment programs to individuals in the community. Those services include traditional and culture-specific substance abuse treatment programs, socialization education, anger management, employment training program and operating while intoxicated evaluations and classes.

In the last year, ITS added made some upgrades to its facility, 303 S. Second Ave. W. in Newton. A new roof was added, red siding and windows.

Substance Abuse ITS offers substance abuse evaluation and outpatient treatment programs including: comprehensive evaluations; individualized treatment plans; culture specific programs for African-Americans; individual counseling sessions; and group counseling sessions.

Mental Health ITS offers mental health treatment for various diagnoses. Therapy is focused around each client’s needs and can vary depending on the individual and his/her treatment strategies.

Most therapy plans include cognitive psychotherapy but other methods can be beneficial for cer-

tain clients. For example, children usually feel more comfortable talking while engaged in a play activity, Sallis said.

Drunk Driving ITS offers a Prime for Life risk reduction program. The first goal of the program is to help each participant in the program reduce risk for any type of alcohol of drug problem.

The second goal focuses on self-assessment to help people understand and accept the need to make changes to protect the things most valuable in their lives.

Integrated Treatment Services provides services Monday through Friday by appointment. Appointments may also be provided on Saturday in an emergency.

For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 641-792-0045 or email staff@integratedtreatmentservices.org.

Submitted Photos In the last year, Integrated Treatment Services, a substance abuse, mental health and drunk driving evaluations service, remodeled its facility in Newton with a new roof, siding and windows. ITS is located at 303 S. Second Ave. W. in Newton.

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program will deliver meals from county line to county line, and only requires a physician’s recommendation for the need.

“It’s a matter of keeping people in there homes longer where they are happiest,” Fincham said. “We are also an extra visitor and an extra set of eyes for seniors and their families. Checking in on loved ones once per day is part of or commitment. They’re happy to see a smiling face.”

Program volunteers and employees make a point contact family members of a senior who orders a delivered meal and is not at home. Fincham believes this brings an extra piece of mind to the children and caretakers of the elderly.

The program is funded through a federal grant offered to Aging Resources of Central Iowa — the organization which also set the nutrition guidelines for the service. It’s an entitlement initiative, so they do not charge for the meals. Elderly Nutrition also received taxpayer funding from Jasper County and gets a small amount of revenue through a few fundraisers and private donations.

The assistant director said the service is actually a cost savings for the taxpayers, as the daily delivered meals can reduce a senior’s grocery bill and allow them to stay in their homes longer. According to Fincham, a senior living in a retirement center or nursing home could be on the taxpayer funded Title 19 program which pays for a $4,000 to $6,000 per month service. Although Fincham feels Title 19 is an invaluable asset to seniors in need, Elderly Nutrition can be a part of keeping seniors independent longer.

According to Aging Resources, Iowa ranks fifth in the nation in the percentage of population over the age 65. Currently, the Elderly Nutrition crew serves 50 meals per day just at their Newton site.

For questions regarding Elderly Nutrition’s services contact Program Director Kelli Van Manen at 641-792-7102.

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Contact Mike Mendenhall at mmendenhall@newtondailynews.com

Mike Mendenhall/Jasper County Tribune Elderly Nutirition programs are held at the Colfax Senior Citizen Center, Monroe City Hall and the Jasper County Community Center in Newton.

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Challenging yourself to learn something new promotes the health of your brain. Specifically, new mental challenges that stretch your brain promote the growth and formation of new synapses, which are the road maps our brain uses to complete tasks and use information.

It was once thought that the brain had a finite capacity for learning and forming new synapse connections. Fortunately, neuroplasticity is a term that is gaining more and more attention when it comes to brain health.

Neuroplasticity is the concept of the brain’s ability to continually adapt to meet various demands. By challenging yourself to learn a new skill or solve a problem, you are literally giving your brain a workout, which is great for

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