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Plea hearing set for ‘Twilight’ impersonator

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News An April 27 plea hearing has been scheduled for alleged “Twilight” impersonator David A. L a Ve r a , according to Jasper County Attorney Mike Jacobsen.

LaVeLaVera ra originally had an April 15 court date for four state charges including third-degree sexual abuse, enticement of a minor, attempt to entice a minor and carrying weapons.

He pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography in federal court on March 5 in the U.S. District Courthouse in Des Moines. As part of the agreement, an additional charge of sexual exploitation of a child-production of child pornography was dropped.

LaVera is expected to serve more than five years in prison as part of the agreement; his sentencing will take place June 5 in Des Moines. He requested that any state charges be served concurrently with his federal charges, but that will be decided by the judge at

his sentencing hearing.

The court documents released in August said LaVera, who allegedly impersonated an actor from “Twilight,” used his smartphone to video a 12-year-old victim taking a shower and a 13-year-old victim using the bathroom at a Newton home. LaVera later uploaded that video onto his laptop computer for viewing.

The 33-year-old California man was charged locally in June 2014 after allegedly using his celebrity status to entice a 14-year-old girl to a park in Baxter after having sexually explicit conversations with the teen on Facebook. While at the park, LaVera is accused of touching the teen inappropriately and then luring her into his vehicle. He allegedly drove her around Baxter until concerned family and friends, who had reported a kidnapping, were able to stop the vehicle and get the girl out of the car.

When stopped by police, LaVera was found with a sword longer than 8 inches hidden in the driver’s side door jam, which was within the defendant’s reach. LaVera also had four double-edged daggers in the vehicle’s center console within his reach.

Jason W. Brooks/Daily News The Newton Community School District Board President Sheri Benson speaks during a recent meeting. The board will have its 2015-16 budget up for approval at Monday night’s regular meeting. The budget must be submitted to the state by April 15.

NCSD budget of nearly $39M up for board approval Monday Legislature has yet to decide on school funding level

By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News The Newton Community School District board will vote on its 2015-16 budget at Monday night’s regular meeting — with or without knowing how much state aid each Iowa district will get.

District budgets are due to be turned in to state officials April 15, so the Newton board has no choice but to vote on a budget at Monday’s meeting, set to be held at 6:30 p.m. in the Emerson Hough building’s conference room.

The state legislature has been mostly deadlocked on how much state aid to provide to schools over the next two years, so districts have had to plan budgets with a zero entered for state aid. The Newton board has met a couple of times in public work sessions to address the budget.

Gayle Isaac, the district’s director of business services, said districts across Iowa are all having to submit budgets by the April 15 deadline with the same lack of information about state aid.

“Since the final outcome (the legislature’s amount of funding) has not been decided, we had to build our budget on the worst case scenario, which is 0.00 percent (state aid),” Isaac said. “This maximizes our property tax levy, which the Iowa Department of Manage-

Grand opening slated for Fountain Hills Estates Saturday Newton Daily News Officials of the City of Newton, the Newton Housing Development Corporation and the Greater Newton Chamber of Commerce will celebrate the Grand Opening of Fountain Hills Estates, in collaboration with the Newton Realtors annual Spring Open Houses Saturday.

The first two Fountain Hills Estates homes, built by Venture Homes of West Des Moines, will be open to the public from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., with a Chamber Ambassador Ribbon Cutting ceremony scheduled for noon.

Free hot dogs will be available for those touring the new homes in Fountain Hills Estates, compliments of Newton Hy-Vee, while supplies last. The sub-

File Photo Local professionals and officials stand on a property at the Fountain Hills Estates ground breaking ceremony in June of last year. Two finished homes will be on display Saturday at part of a development grand opening.

division is located immediately west of the intersection of Highway 14 and South 12th Avenue West in Newton, just a quarter-mile north of Exit 164 off Interstate 80.

“We are very pleased with the quality and value of the new homes in Fountain Hills Es-

tates,” said Bryan Friedman, director of finance and development for the City of Newton. “There were many challenges in the development of this subdivision, but Venture Homes did a great job with the design and construction of the homes. Fountain

Hills is one of the best residential locations in Newton, since it is wooded, quiet, and secluded, yet only 30 minutes from downtown Des Moines.”

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Man who pulled gun during downtown Colfax incident to see trial May 20

By Mike Mendenhall Jasper County Tribune The trial of a Colfax man who pulled a handgun during a December altercation with police in downtown Colfax was pushed back again Monday during a pretrial conference at Holett the Jasper County Courthouse.

Matthew S. Holett, 23, is charged with carrying weapons, an aggravated misdemeanor, and interference with official acts, a Class D felony, after pulling a .22 caliber handgun while being detained at 12:36 a.m. Dec. 13 by Col-

fax police in the 10 block of East Howard Street.

Online court records show Iowa 5th District Court Judge Brad McCall filed the continuance Monday, but also set Holett’s next court appearance for April 20 and a jury trial for May 20.

Dashcam footage obtained from the incident shows Holett pulling a pistol from his waistband during the arrest. Holett began yelling at police after he arrived on scene during the arrest of another man seen in the video urinating on the side of a building.

The Colfax officer approached Holett — who appeared agitated — and informed the subject he was arresting his friend for pubic urination. The officer then asked Holett if he had

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ment will adjust if the legislature settles on a SSA higher than zero.”

The 2015-16 budget is for the school year that begins July 1 and ends June 30, 2016, and has a total revenue of $37,158,407, a beginning fund balance of $8,467,741 and total resources of $45,626,147.

The expenditures for the year total $38,956,962, which would leave the district with about $6.7 million at the end of the budget year.

The state requires the district to complete a worksheet with all seven funds, including the general fund, and expenditure totals. To meet a state law, the district sent the worksheet to the Newton Daily News, and it was published on Page 4B on April 2.

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Health

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Fitness Courses Newton YMCA

1701 S. Eighth Ave. E.

Classes are free for members, or $9 for a nonmember adult day pass.

Firm Express Tuesdays and Thursdays — 5:15 to 5:45 p.m.

Hand weights, tubing, medicine balls, steps and more will help you increase strength, tone up, improve metabo­lism, and flexibility. Instructors will pay close attention to correct form and technique. This class is for all skill levels.

Silver Sneakers Tuesday and Thursday — 8:15 to 9 a.m.

Have fun and move to the music through a variety of exercises designed to increase muscular strength, range of movement, and activity for daily living skills. Hand held weights, elastic tubing with handles and a ball are offered for resistance and a chair is used for seated and/or standing support.

Water Aerobics Monday through Friday — 9 to 10 a.m.

Tuesdays and Fridays — 6 to 7 a.m.

Water exercises are considered the safest form of exercise because the body is supported by the water and the water resistance provides maximum benefits without pain or sore, stiff muscles.

Yoga Tuesdays and Thursdays — 7 to 8 a.m.

Experience the mind/body connection through a series of postures, creating a continuous flow, accompanied by deep breathing. Yoga focuses on internal strength, postural integration and radiant health. This class is for all skill levels.

File Photos With the arrival of spring, it is time for many of us to start fresh and spring clean unhealthy eating habits. Preparing smaller proportions and eating healthy foods such as yogurt, strawberries, asparagus and spinach are great additions and substitutions to unhealthy eating habits.

Time to spring clean those eating habits

By Nancy Schive, RD,LD Outpatient Education Dietitian Skiff Medical Center Spring is here. What better time to hit the “reset” button and reintroduce some fresh foods into your diet after a long Iowa winter.

Yogurt Yogurt, a food rich in calcium, is important for building strong bones and teeth. And, having eight grams of protein per 6-ounce container makes it a great source of protein as well.

Greek yogurt has up to twice that much protein, but it provides less calcium.

Yogurt is also a good source of pro-biotic bacteria, which can help promote a good digestive system and healthy immune function.

Yogurt parfaits using layers of yogurt, cereal and fruit are one way to add more yogurt to your diet.

Smoothies made with yogurt and fruit are another easy way.

If you are adventurous, you might try topping your pancakes or waffles with yogurt in-

stead of syrup.

Strawberries Fresh strawberries are a seasonal favorite, as they are loaded with vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients.

A one-cup serving provides more than a day’s worth of vitamin C as well as a healthy amount of manganese, which is also important for bone development.

One serving of strawberries also adds 3 grams of fiber.

Spinach Spinach has been called a super-food and for good reason.

First off, it is packed with vitamin A and C, which are necessary for eye health, immune system function and many other body processes.

Second, vitamin K, is also abundant in spinach and helps build strong bones.

Spinach also contains folate and iron, which help prevent anemia. The magnesium and potassium found in spinach are important for muscle development and growth.

Try incorporating more

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spinach in your diet by serving spinach salads or adding it to smoothies. Sautéed spinach mixes well with meat or fish.

The mild flavor of spinach is easily masked, so “secretly” adding pureed spinach to sauces, soups and meatballs/meatloaf significantly boosts the nutritional value of the food.

Asparagus Asparagus is an excellent source of vitamin K and folate.

It also provides vitamin A and iron.

Asparagus spears are available in green, purple and white varieties.

Try this easy kid-friendly recipe idea for asparagus: Roll asparagus in egg and then Panko crumbs. Bake on a cookie sheet. Add Parmesan cheese to the Panko crumbs for a cheesy variation. Serve with Teriyaki or tomato sauce for dipping.

Low fat ranch dressing is also an option.

This recipe idea also works well with broccoli.

Spring-cleaning never “tasted” so good. Happy cleaning.

St Nick’s Christmas Club Fundraiser

Indoor Garage/Bake Sale

Zumba Kids Mondays — 4:15 to 5 p.m.

A kid-friendly class that gets kids moving. Kids will shake, wiggle, and have a blast in this Zumba themed class geared toward children ages 4-12.

PiYo Strength Mondays and Wednesdays — 6:10 to 6:55 p.m.

PiYo is a creative and unique athletic blend of Pilates, Yoga, and more. The moves fit perfectly together to form chore­ography that is both fun and challenging. This class is for all skill levels.

Newton Church of The Way 2306 S. Third Ave. E.

Classes are free and open to the public.

Chair Workout Tuesdays and Fridays — noon to 12:45 p.m.

Basic Step Aerobics Tuesdays and Thursdays — 8:15 a.m.

Cardio Pump Tuesdays and Thursdays — 8:45 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.

Dietary Course Newton Hy-Vee 1502 First Ave. E.

Food Allergy Support Group 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Monday Hy-Vee Club Room, Free

Dietitian Emily Ring hosts the meetings and prepares allergen-free recipes to sample. The casual atmosphere allows you to connect with other individuals following special diets. Registration is not required, but please e-mail your allergies or intolerances to Ring at ering@hy-vee. com.

Food Healthy Kids Day 2 to 5 p.m., April 27 Newton YMCA, Free

Dietitians Emily Ring and Jenny Thompson will assist kids with making a healthy snack and play nutrition games. A variety of activities will celebrate Healthy Kids Day, the YMCA’s initiative to improve the health and well-being of kids.

Please recycle your old newspapers.

Friday, April 10, 8 am-6 pm Saturday, April 11, 8 am-3 pm American Legion 1101 W. 4th St. S., Newton, IA

A LOT OF BRAND NEW MERCHANDISE Precious Moments, entertainment center, Corelle dishes, juicers, toys, razors, lotions, shampoos, bodywash, makeup, nail polish, purses, bags, hats, shoes, popcorn machine, Wonder Horse (broken tail), holiday decorations, dream catchers, clocks, jewelry, VHS tapes, knick knacks, clothes all sizes, plus so much more.

A lot of baked goods including baked goods from Stacey’s Sweet Stuff and Bun in the Oven.

This is one sale you do not want to miss!

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Local & State News Budget Continued from Page 1A Last year, the board cut it even closer to the deadline, voting on the budget on a Monday night just before the April 15 deadline, which happened to be a Tuesday.

Several teachers spoke out at that meeting, mainly about staffing reductions done through attrition.

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Staffing is not broken down on the state’s published budget worksheet. The instruction total — nearly all salaries — for the 2015-16 budget is $21,257,001. Superintendent Bob Callaghan has said repeatedly that the district will always attempt to pursue many avenues for saving money before teacher layoffs would be considered.

At last year’s budget hearing, Barb Hackworth, the

Holett Continued from Page 1A been drinking. The 23-year-old offered to perform a breathalyzer for the officer.

The report indicates Holett appeared intoxicated at the scene. As Holett began to walk toward the police SUV, the subject quickly turned to enter his apartment. The officer then attempted to handcuff Holett.

During the struggle, Holett pulled a handgun from his waistband, appearing to point the weapon at the officer around his back and between his legs.

Newton Community Education Association president, pointed out a discrepancy between salary increases for administrators being greater in percentage than instructional salaries.

The board spent more than one hour on the budget during that meeting before approving a $36,928,988 budget unanimously.

The tax rate for 2014-15 was $14.57 per $1,000 of

Holett managed to open his apartment door, he ran inside and officers pursued. The report indicates police used a Taser to subdue Holett as he allegedly attempted to discard the weapon between the wall of the apartment and a refrigerator.

Holett called out to a woman who was apparently in the apartment at the time of the arrest. Holett yelled for her to lock the apartment door and not let anyone inside.

Officers began walking Holett from the apartment after he was cuffed when he once again began to resist, falling to the ground. The subject then attempt-

Fountain Hills Continued from Page 1A Iowa Realty, the two homes feature three car garages, walk-out basements, and hardwood, granite and tile finishes. The two-story home is priced $219,000, offering three bedrooms and three baths, while the open ranch style home features three bedrooms and two baths and is priced at $224,900.

Promotion of new home construction is a key component in the city’s ongoing branding campaign, Get to Know Newton, which began in February 2014.

Additional information about Newton’s available subdivision lots and financial incentives is available online at www.GetToKnowNewton.com/housing.

taxable property valuation.

The proposed rate to be discussed at Monday’s meeting is $15.76.

The owner of a $100,000 property in the district would see a tax increase of $119 in the proposal — and that’s before the district goes to voters for a bond issue in either September of this year or February of next year for a re-build of the Berg School Complex.

ed to kick officers while on his back.

One officer maced Holett, causing the subject to repeat “I can’t breathe.” Law enforcement had Colfax ambulance dispatched to the scene, and Holett was transported to Skiff Medical Center in Newton, before he was taken to the Jasper County Jail. He was released on $5,000 bond shortly after his arrest.

During the arrest, Holett dropped a marijuana smoking pipe and gun magazine on the ground, according to the police report. Officers reported the hammer of the gun was cocked back, did not contain a magazine and did not have a bullet in the chamber when recovered.

Isaac said the tax rate can always be reduced, but the purpose of including it in the budget is to set a maximum.

“The district can always lower the tax rate from the published tax rate,” Isaac said. “But we cannot raise the tax rate when the board certifies the budget on April 13.”

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

Holett claimed several times during the incident he did not have a gun.

The incident was made public during the Jan. 12 Colfax City Council meeting when Colfax Police Chief Andy Summy briefed council member on monthly police activity.

Holett is also facing drug charges from the Colfax Police Department stemming from a June 24 incident. Online court records show the April 6 pretrial conference will include discussion of his June 2014 controlled substance possession.

Contact Mike Mendenhall at mmendenhall@newtondailynews.com

Courthouse pie sale benefits Jasper County Elderly Nutrition

Berg Middle School 7th Grade A Honor Roll Several names were inadvertently omitted from the A honor roll that published in Wednesday’s paper. The following students were also named to the honor roll for the third quarter: Bailey Sparks, Nevaeh Stier-Braaksma, Nathaniel Taft-Webster, Canaan Terpstra, Trevor Thongvanh, Alexandria Trout, Ashley VanSickle, Erika VanSickle, Alexandria Vasseau, Jillian Waits, Madeline Walker, Brodie Wells, Vivian White, Trenton Winchell, Kelly Wu, Luke Zaabel and Malarie Zach.

Scott Thenhaus/Daily News On Tuesday, the Jasper County Courthouse hosted a pie fundraiser to help support Jasper County Elderly Nutrition. Left to right is Liz Wegner, Sue Huetter and Georgia Blackford who assisted with the Jasper County Courthouse pie fundraiser. The event produced more than $640.

Public Information Meeting

to discuss proposed improvements to the I-80 bridge over the North Skunk River near Newton

Tuesday, April 21, 2015, between 5 and 6:30 p.m.

Boulder’s Inn & Suites, 4222 S. 22nd Ave. E., Newton All interested persons are invited to attend this meeting anytime between 5 and 6:30 p.m. to discuss proposed improvements to the Interstate 80 bridge over the North Skunk River, 2.1 miles east of Iowa 224 near Newton, in Jasper County.

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The meeting will be conducted utilizing an open forum format.

Iowa DOT staff will be present to informally discuss the proposed improvements. No formal presentation will be made.

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The meeting space is accessible for persons with disabilities. However, if you require special accommodations at the meeting, please notify the Iowa DOT contact listed below by April 16.

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In the Neighborhood

A love that goes beyond the land

By Pam Rodgers Associate Editor

www.newtondailynews.com | Thursday | April 9, 2015

Early in the morning, he rises with knees creaking as he stands from his bed. He prepares for the long day ahead, donning his worn pair of coveralls and beatup Pioneer cap, which covers the few white hairs that remain on his head.

After a quick cup of instant coffee and oatmeal, he makes his way out to the garage, or “The Shop,” as he calls it. He loads his tools, buckets and boxes in his truck bed and hops into the cab, still light on his feet after 80-plus years. Driving slowly so things don’t shift around, he travels the short distance to his destination.

The world is just waking up around him, and he takes a moment to gaze at the stretch of land where he will be spending his day. Not wanting to waste the cool morning, he gets to work to create his masterpiece.

Days of prep work already completed, he continues where he

left off from the previous evening. With tender loving care, he prepares each section of soil for what’s to come.

The results will not be immediate, but he will watch over his work. One day, months from this moment, his garden will thrive and yield satisfying and tasty results.

My grandfather loved to garden. Since I can remember, he and my grandmother put in hours upon hours of work tending expansive gardens from the first moments of spring until the end of fall. The farm life mentality never left them, even after moving to town. It was a great way for them to enjoy their golden years. In my youth, I would help in any way I could.

It was an excuse to get dirty without getting into trouble with mom — what kid wouldn’t love that opportunity?

Even after grandma passed, grandpa continued in his gar-

dening ways and even expanded. He found a nice, empty lot in the north part of Garwin and had an agreement with the owners about using the space for his garden. He planted tomatoes, onions, radishes, peas, sweet corn, potatoes, pumpkins, watermelons and everything in between. Every spare minute was spent tending his garden, of course, always taking a break during the warmer hours of the day for his afternoon nap.

He had his own special way to do everything to get the soil just right for planting, which was fantastic and frustrating because you can never duplicate it.

He took pride in being able to plant tomato plants in the double digits and rows and rows of sweet corn. When the raccoons would try to steal some of his golden-eared crop, he put up an electric fence to ward them off; and he even slept a few nights by his garden to protect what

was his.

We lost him almost nine years ago. Every year, around this time, I think of him and imagine that he’s out in his garden somewhere, getting everything ready for another impressive crop. No matter how many vegetables I eat, they will never compare to the ones from his garden.

In his last year with us, he was able to get one last garden started before he joined grandma in heaven. As a family, we were able to finish what he started.

I’m sure we didn’t do everything exactly as he did, but we tried our best. We continue to plant tomatoes each year, but we keep it to just a few plants. It’s a great way to honor his memory and think about all the times spent helping grandpa in the garden.

Contact Pam Rodgers at 641-792-3121 ext. 6531 or prodgers@newtondailynews.com

Empty Nest

Easter rabbit

Letters to the Editor

Iowa needs humane laws like SF 347 Christian Schoon Cedar Rapids Thanks to Newton Daily News and reporter Jason Brooks for the recent articles shining some sunlight on the dark practices of puppy mill breeders in Iowa. Of course, there are reputable breeders in our state. But, in my opinion, no reputable breeder would object to rational, carefully structured legislation like this — legislation designed to end the suffering of hundreds of dogs languishing in horrific conditions, out of sight of the public and too often out of mind.

I noted that none of the online commenters at newondailynews.com opposing the law had any substantial suggestions for

Cross walk was meaningful worship experience Linda Curtis-Stolper Newton The Mission Coalition would like to publicly thank all who helped make the Way of the Cross walk on Good Friday a meaningful worship experience.

People directly involved in leading the event included Edwin Dobbs, Mary Halstead, Carol Kramer, Larry Hurto, Steve Halstead, Zach Bey, Katherine

amending the statute and making it stronger or addressing any of their issues — they all just want this law to vanish and for this discussion to go away and for the voting public to remain in the dark, like the innocent animals forced to crank out puppies year after year in unspeakable conditions until they’re too old to be commercial useful, and are then allowed to die or are discarded.

Puppy mill operators often fall back on the tired refrain that “Oh, there’s no problem here, just enforce existing laws” or even the preposterous statement that there is no pet overpopulation in our state. A visit to any shelter or rescue will quickly disabuse anyone of this red herring. I too have seen the “cut-and-paste” bulletlist approach to spreading disinformation about laws seeking to rein in animal abuse in puppy

mills; it’s an old trick, and I am pleased to see it discredited point by point by Mary LaHay in her comments.

So kudos to the Newton Daily News for bringing this important issue into focus. As for discerning the nature of the opposition to the law, if one simply follows a few of the links these commentors provided, and does a small amount of digging into those linked pages, they’ll discover the true anti-animal, anti-regulation-of-any-kind, profits-at-any-cost motivations at the root of these “outraged” complaints. OK, now ... concerned Iowans need to write their reps in government and tell them to support reasonable, humane laws like SF 347. It’s our simple duty as compassionate pet owners to protect our companion animals and get this law passed.

Thorpe, Bob Sandquist, Virginia Bennett, Dave Stolper, Deanna Manley, Meghan Davis, Margaret Caldwell, Gary Parsons, Don Perkins, Don Freeman, the youth of First United Methodist Church, Lori Goodman, Karen Petersen, Jessica Petersen, Stormy Storms, Bruce Curtis, Bev Curtis, Bruce Hoffmeier, Carol Macksey and Keith Steinbach.

Many others supported the event by obtaining volunteers to help with the event, unlocking churches, operating sound and lighting equipment, opening doors, providing directions and

assistance, helping with publicity, printing programs, and joining in prayers for the event, its participants and the community.

The sharing of Jesus’ final journey in this manner, with people of all ages and religious viewpoints, is a deeply moving remembrance of the love Jesus taught. In coming together to reflect on his sacrifice, we come together in confession and gratitude. All are encouraged to consider joining us for the 2016 Way of the Cross event, which will start at noon on Good Friday, March 25, 2016.

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Growing up in the fifties, we didn’t have Easter-egg stampedes in City Park (in our day called “the town square.”)

The Easter Rabbit made his personal appearance at our h o u s e , By Curt Swarm s i m i l a r Guest Columnist to Santa Claus on Christmas morning. I’m assuming here that the Easter Rabbit was a he. To my sister, the Easter Rabbit may have been a she.

My mother was, of course, the organizer and creative director of this special event, as she was for Christmas and the tooth fairy’s arrival. We set out a snack for the Easter Rabbit (a carrot and some milk), along with a note — not specifying certain presents, but wishing the Easter Rabbit a happy hopping.

On Easter morning we scrambled out of bed early, like on Christmas, to see what the Easter Rabbit had left. The first thing noticed would be the snack.

There would be teeth marks in the carrot, half the milk gone, and a return note. “Thank you for the food. Jesus died for you.”

The handwriting looked a lot like my mother’s. I had trouble associating the death of Jesus to Easter eggs. I also envisioned the Easter Rabbit laying the eggs, like a chicken.

We found two large chocolate rabbits, one for my sister, and one for me.

They were filled with that white, hard filling. The first couple of bites tasted good, but a tummy ache was soon to follow. There were also hard-boiled eggs (that we had colored ourselves) in nests of shredded paper sacks, new socks and underwear, and even a little money. What a treat! We had to hurry with our exploration, because Sunrise Service was soon to follow, where we shivered and shook trying to see a sunrise behind a leaden sky.

As a teenager, the Easter-egg hunt had advanced. I was the youngest of eight children, so my

parents had grandchildren almost as old as me. All of the grandchildren, and there was a pack of them, were invited to our house for a super-humongous Easter Egg hunt. We lived in a stately old farm house outside of Monroe, Iowa, called Maple Hill. Maple Hill is sort of famous now, as being haunted, and has even been relocated and designated as a historical sight. But then, it was just Maple Hill, with rolling green lawns and mammoth maple trees.

All of the grandkids were rounded up by a couple of the adults, and hauled off for a joy ride, while the rest of the adults stayed back to hide eggs. All of this was orchestrated, once again, by the creative director and grand family matriarch, my mother.

When the kids returned, it was a stampede, with grandkids racing over the green lawns, now decorated with colorful nests of even more colorful Easter Eggs. The smaller grandkids were carried from spot to spot by hovering mothers or fathers, who were my sisters or brothers, or inlaws.

My mother stood patiently under a big old maple tree at the corner of the house. She seemed to be observing all the activity. But closer examination disclosed that she was averting her eyes up into the tree. She kept clearing her throat. The oldest grandchild, who was my nephew, finally got the hint. There was a ladder propped against the tree. Following grandma’s eyes, he looked up to spy a bird’s nest in the tree. He scaled the ladder. There in the bird’s nest was, yep, you guessed it, an Easter egg! The grand prize of the day!

Today’s massive, organized Easter Egg free-foralls, in city parks, where volunteers actually throw out treats in front of impatiently waiting throngs, leave nothing to the imagination. What’s needed is a grand family matriarch, a creative director who loves her family so dearly that she will stay up all night coloring Easter eggs.

I love you, Mom.

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Obituaries Maxine L. Brubaker March 28, 2015 Maxine L. Brubaker, 91, died Saturday, March 28, 2015, at Nye L e g a cy Care Center in Fremont, Neb. Maxine was born Feb. 27, 1924, to Thomas and Floy Bowers in Grinnell. She graduated from Montezuma High School and attended college at the University of North-

Erma Elaine Means March 29, 2015 Erma Elaine Means, 71, passed a w a y March 29, 2015 in Iowa C i t y .

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ern Iowa. After college, Maxine worked for the Maytag Corporation.

Maxine Bowers married Doyle Brubaker June 23, 1957, in Malcom.

After marrying Doyle, she became a secretary at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School in Newton. After she retired, Maxine altered clothing for friends, family and others during her free time.

Maxine was active in organizations such as the United Methodist Women, Martha Circle, the chat-a-bit club, Eastern Star. She also enjoyed singing in the church choir and

serving on many committees. Maxine loved square dancing and camping with her husband Doyle, gardening and tending to her flower garden, traveling and antiquing. She enjoyed going with her husband to the annual Swap Meet and Tractor Show in Waukee, and attending the Old Thrashers Reunion in Mt. Pleasant every Labor Day. Maxine especially loved spending time with her grandchildren.

She is survived by her daughter Karen (Carter) Burnside of Fremont, Neb.; grandchildren, Cassie, Sherise and Jake

Burnside; brother Dean Bowers of Des Moines; sisters-in-law Vivian Brubaker of Bettendorf and Opal Goodrich of West Union; many nieces, nephews, cousins, friends and family.

Preceeding Maxine in death are her beloved husband Doyle; and parents, Tom and Floy Bowers. Memorials have been established to the First United Methodist Church in Newton.

A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 12 at First United Methodist Church in Newton. Pastor Gary Marzholf will be officiating.

at 2 p.m. at Hamilton’s Highland near Memory Gardens, 121 NW 60th Ave. in Des Moines.

Erma was born Nov. 18, 1943 in Iowa City, to Wayne and Velta (Bledsoe) Barber. She graduated from Newton Sr. High School and married Don Means, Sr. to which the couple raised four children. Erma enjoyed bargain shopping, jigsaw puzzles, reading, and spending time with

her good friend, Helen Uballe.

She is survived by her children, Don (Madrine) Means, Kim Means-Mullins, Dennis (Brenda) Means, and Steven Means; grandchildren, Ryan and Amanda Mullins, Erin, Emily, Owen and Zoe Means; and her siblings, Delbert (Pat) Barber, Della (Keith) Patterson, Delane (Marvin) Overton, Dorothy Bar-

ber Yost, Gay (Keith) Moore, Larry (Diana) Barber, Karen (Barney) O’Hara, Sue Barber Giffin, and Kevin (Leisa) Barber, and brother-inlaw, Art Diamond. Erma was preceded in death by her parents, and five siblings.

Memorial contributions may be directed to the family. Condolences may be expressed at www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com.

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11 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Colfax. Burial will be April 7, 2015 at Colfax Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 Marguerite Helen Ham- p.m. Friday, April 10 at the er, 95, of Colfax, died Tues- church. There will be a vigday, April 7, 2015, at Mer- il service beginning at 7:30 cy Hospice in Johnston. p.m. Condolences may be A funeral mass will be at left for the family at www.

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April 3, 2015 Phyllis Maxine Bartlow, 78, of Carlisle, formerly of Oskaloosa and Monroe, died Friday, April 3, 2015.

Burial will be at Rochester Cemetery, Scott Township, Mahaska County. Garland-Van Arkel-Langkamp Funeral Chapel is handling the arrangements. A memorial service will be at a later date.

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A visitation for Raye Dunham, 60, of Newton, will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Friday, April 10 at Maytag Park in Newton. The Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory is handling the cremation.

April 9, 2015 Mary Balmer, 76, of Newton,

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Birth Asher Earl Faircloth March 30, 2015 Heather Moore and Justin Faircloth, of Kellogg, announce the birth of their son, Asher Earl Faircloth, born March 30, 2015 at Skiff Medical Center in Newton.

Grandparents are Carol and Greg Trease of Newton, Gary Moore of Newton and Art and MaryEllen Faircloth of Kellogg.

Great-grandmother is Lelah Main of Newton.

died Thursday, April 9, 2015, at Mercy Hospice in Johnston. Services are pending at Pence-Reese Funeral Home in Newton.

The public is invited to watch a controlled prairie burn at 7 p.m.

Friday at the Jacob Krumm Nature Preserve, north off of Exit 179 (Lynnville exit) from I‑80.

The preserve entrance is reached by going another mile east on the gravel road, Jacob Avenue. Meet at the east entrance.

The Krumm Preserve prairie and the use of fire to burn prairie will be interpreted by the Jasper County Conservation Board. Old clothing and shoes are appropriate; cameras may be desirable.

In case of rain or strong winds, the burn will be canceled. More information can be found at www. jaspercountyconservation.com or by calling 641-792‑9780.

Wittemberg Cemetery Assoc. to meet The Wittemberg Cemetery Association will have its annual meeting at 1 p.m. Saturday at the home of Joe and Sandy Dodge, 1878 N. 51st Ave. E., Newton.

Individuals who wish to save decorations or objects placed on or around the graves, are reminded to remove them before April 15 or the remaining items will be discarded.

Police Blotter Newton Police Department • Michael D. Cassady, 36, of Newton, was arrested on a Jasper County warrant for failure to appear after he turned himself in at the Jasper

County Jail at 12:25 p.m.

Tuesday. He was placed in jail.

• Kayla K. Vanwatermeulen, 20, of Newton, was arrested on an Iowa City warrant after authorities were called to

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

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

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m.

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

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

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

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

• Clay Classes will meet at 9 a.m. Saturday at the Centre for Arts & Artists, 501 W. Third St. N. in Newton, for its ongoing clay classes - Pot Shots for all ages. For more information, contact Karen King at king50208@hotmail.com or Linda Klepinger at clayman420@yahoo.com or 641-521-3554.

• Kid Fest will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday at Baxter Community Library, 202 East State in Baxter. This is a library open house for younger children and their families • Iowa Speedway 8k “Where the Rubber Meets the Road” will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday at Iowa Speedway, 3333 Rusty Wallace Dr. in Newton. The 8K or five-mile race will start at the exit of pit road with the firing of the starter’s pistol, continue out and around the Speedway property, enter back through the infield tunnel, and finish with a lap around the 7/8-mile trioval.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 10 a.m.

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

• Jasper County Democrats will host its offyear caucus at 10 a.m. Saturday at Jasper County Community Center in Newton. The party will be getting organized for the next election.

• 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.

• Spring Supper will at 5 p.m. Saturday at Congregational United Church of Christ, 218 S. Main St. in Baxter. The menu includes ham balls, au gratin potatoes, green beans, corn, rolls, salads, pies and beverages.

• Narcotics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m.

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

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Favorite uncle reveals himself with a shocking sext message DEAR ABBY: I am heartbroken.

I have an uncle “Tony” I’m close to, who is like my best friend. I was sending him pictures of a football game and he sent me back a very inappropriate picture of himself. He says it was a “mistake,” that it was supposed to go to his wife, but the text message he sent with it showed different.

I don’t want to be around him. I’m disgusted and hurt over this. I need advice. What do I do? — HEARTBROKEN IN GEORGIA DEAR HEARTBROKEN: Share the photo and texts with your parents and ask what they think about them. Then ask if they think you should forward the picture and text message to your aunt with a note explaining Uncle Tony said they were meant for her, and you didn’t want her to miss them.

Because he makes you uncomfortable, listen to your intuition and keep your distance because what he did was appalling.

DEAR ABBY: I’m a female working full-time in an office with all men.

Yesterday afternoon, I ate a salad that contained several varieties of beans. I was standing outside my boss’s office, laughing at a joke one of the salesmen was telling when the beans got the best of me and I passed gas.

I was mortified and wanted to sink through the floor! I patted the salesman on the arm and said, “I guess that’s what I think of the joke,” and walked back into my office. I didn’t know what else to say or do. Today I can’t look either of them in the face.

Since this seems to be something that happens to older people (I’m 69), and it’s something we often don’t have total control over — please tell me how to “recover.” If this should happen again, what on earth does one say or do? — BEANS, THE MUSICAL FRUIT DEAR B.T.M.F.: Stop beating yourself up over this. Expelling gas

is normal. According to the National Institutes of Health, the average person passes gas about 14 times a day — although probably not as spectacularly as you did.

If it happens again, don’t try to be funny. Just say, “Excuse me,” and if the “toot” is a fragrant one, distance yourself. I’m positive that would be appreciated.

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Man hospitalized after being hit by train DES MOINES — Authorities say a man was taken to a hospital after he was hit by a train in Des Moines. Medics and other rescue workers were sent to the scene around 1 a.m. Wednesday. Officials say a Union Pacific train was heading southbound when it struck 32-year-old Joseph Lange, of Des Moines. Lange was transported to Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. Details on his condition haven’t been released. It’s unclear why Lange was near the tracks when he was hit by the train.

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Many animals found at robbery suspects’ home MECHANICSVILLE — Investigators say they found more than two dozen animals while searching a mobile home in eastern Iowa for clues in connection with an armed bank robbery. The Cedar County Sheriff ’s Office says authorities seized 10 dogs, 12 cats, two turtles, two guinea pigs and several birds and fish Tuesday from the Mechanicsville residence where three of four robbery suspects live.

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Tama firm to get trial in lawsuit against Pella Corp.

Marshalltown homicide trial set to begin FORT DODGE — Opening statements are expected Wednesday in the trial of a man accused in a fatal Marshalltown shooting.

Jurors were seated Tuesday in the first-degree murder trial of 19-year-old Jose Morales, of Marshalltown. He is accused of shooting and killing 20-year-old Dedrikk Fisher in January. Morales has pleaded not guilty. Police arrested Morales after a four-day search that involved SWAT teams surrounding homes and tossing tear gas inside.

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TAMA — A Tama designer and builder of equipment used in factories to make products will get a trial to determine whether window and door manufacturer Pella Corp. stole trade secrets.

Deimco Finishing Equipment of Tama says in a 2008 lawsuit that Pella Corp. engineers disassembled Deimco-designed industrial finishing equipment and made their own version. Deimco alleges a violation of Iowa’s Trade Secrets Act.

GARNER — Jury selection is underway in the trial of a former state lawmaker accused of raping his wife in a nursing home. Attorneys began questioning potential jurors Wednesday morning for the case against 78-year-old Henry Rayhons.

He is charged with third-degree sexual abuse for allegedly having sex with his wife in May when she was unable to give consent due to dementia.

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Newton Daily News The Newton Public Library is celebrating National Library Week by partnering with the Capitol II Theatre and giving patrons free small popcorns with a movie ticket purchase.

Stop by the library during NLW, April 13 to 17, to check out an item(s) or apply for a library card and receive a gift certificate for your free small popcorn. Gift certificates are limited to one per library card holder and valid on Friday, April 17 only.

Capitol II Theatre will be showing “Do You Believe?” (PG-13) at 7 p.m. and 9:45 p.m. and “Paul Blart: Mall

Cop 2” (PG) at 7:20 p.m. and 9:40 p.m.

Library staff wishes to thank the Capitol II Theatre for partnering with the library and to the Friends of the Newton Public Library.

The public is invited to celebrate National Library Week with us by visiting the library and participating in the excitement on social media. Today’s libraries are more than just books, and to showcase this the American Library Association has created a social media hashtag.

Share what you’ve made with the help of your local library on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram using the hashtag #librarymade.

The Associated Press DES MOINES — Children younger than 14 would be able to use a handgun with a parent’s supervision under a measure the Iowa House passed Wednesday, a second vote this session on an issue that drew criticism from some lawmakers.

The House voted 73-25 in support of SF 427 that would make sweeping changes to Iowa’s gun laws, including streamlining some rules for gun registrations and permits. It would remove public access to a database of names of people who have permits to carry a weapon.

Rep. Greg Heartsill (R-Republican) was among the 73 representatives to vote for it. Rep. Dan

Kelley (D-Newton) was among the 25 no votes.

The House voted for a similar measure earlier in the session through a separate bill, but the Senate failed to take it up. Senators instead passed a bill that would legalize the use of suppressors to help silence weapons.

Wednesday’s vote was on the more limited gun bill sent over from the Senate, but an amendment added back many of the proposed changes from the first House bill.

SF 427 cleared the Senate by a 46-4 vote. Sen. Chaz Allen (D-Newton) and Sen. Amy Sinclair (R-Allerton) voted in favor of SF 427.

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In a sign of compromise, a provision was kept off that would have removed a de facto threeday waiting period for a permit to acquire a handgun. Gun safety groups and lawmakers had argued it was a critical cooling-off period for suicidal individuals and abusers in domestic violence incidents.

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VA patients have longer waits in Iowa City than Des Moines The Associated Press IOWA CITY — A veteran getting care at the VA hospital in Iowa City is about twice as likely to have to wait more than a month for an appointment as a vet who goes to the VA hospital in Des Moines, according to government data.

Despite that disparity, patients at the state’s two VA hospitals and 12 clinics are getting medical care as fast, or faster, than the national average, according to a review by The Associated Press.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Iowa City had 2,727 appointments in a recent six-month span that failed to meet the system’s goal, which calls for patients to wait no longer than 30 days for non-emergency care. That amounted to 3 percent of the 92,296 appointments the hospital completed between Sept. 1 and Feb. 28. That is slightly worse than the national average of 2.8 percent. More than 200 appointments were delayed at least 91 days.

By contrast, the VA hospital in Des Moines reported more appointments during the sixmonth period and far fewer in which care was delayed more than 30 days. Of 98,569 appointments completed in Des Moines, 1,476 didn’t meet the timeliness standard, or 1.5 percent overall.

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AP Photo In this 2013 photo is an entrance to the VA hospital in Des Moines. A veteran getting care at the VA hospital in Iowa City is about twice as likely to have to wait more than a month for an appointment as a vet who goes to the VA hospital in Des Moines, according to government data.

City didn’t meet the standard compared to one in 64 in Des Moines.

The AP reviewed appointment data covering 940 VA hospitals and outpatient clinics.

In response to concerns about long waits for care at some hospitals, Congress in August gave the VA an additional $16.3 billion to hire more doctors, open new clinics and take other steps to tackle the problem.

Wait times for VA patients in Iowa have generally stayed flat since September.

Appointments for most services sought at the Des Moines hospital are often com-

pleted in less than two weeks, and some are scheduled within days, said Central Iowa VA spokeswoman Kristi Catrenich said.

“We’re pretty blessed here in the Midwest with some short wait times,” she said.

Iowa City VA spokesman Jon Pruett said the hospital’s slightly longer average wait times reflect more complex medical cases its doctors sometimes see due to its partnership with the nearby University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.

In some cases, care is not immediately available because patients need a specialty service or there are limitations

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in staffing, which is a challenge in the private sector as well, he said.

Patients may see longer delays in areas such as audiology, podiatry and dermatology, which have a shortage of providers, he said, and some of those areas require the hospital to schedule an appointment with an outside clinic.

Pruett said the hospital was proud of the number of patients it serves but always looking for ways to improve.

“We’re motivated by this to really continue pressing forward and finding better ways to serve our veteran patients,” he said.

All but one of Iowa’s 12 VA clinics, which see far fewer patients than the hospitals, reported wait times well below the national average. About 99 percent of their appointments met the 30-day timeliness standard.

The exception was the clinic in Mason City, which reported that 272 appointments, or 3.4 percent of 7,975 completed, took longer than 31 days. Catrenich said the clinic is in the process of recruiting physicians to fill two vacancies, and the numbers showed a sharp drop in wait times in February.

The Veterans Affairs system operates more than 1,000 facilities. A look at some regions where waits were longest over a six-month period beginning on Sept. 1 and ending Feb. 28: Northern Florida: It’s a long drive from the tip of Florida’s panhandle to Jacksonville, on the Atlantic coast, but with some detours you can hit four of the most delay-prone VA outpatient clinics in the country. The VA clinics in Jacksonville, Tallahassee, Panama City and Pensacola collectively completed 250,000 appointments during the six-month period. Nearly 13 percent of those visits involved a wait of longer than 30 days, well above the national average of 2.8 percent. In Jacksonville, 7,117 appointments involved a wait of more than 60 days — more than in the entire states of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut combined.

Central Alabama When the U.S. government built a veterans hospital in Tuskegee, Alabama, in 1923, the idea was to create a haven for black servicemen excluded from “whites only” medical facilities. From September to February, that facility and its sister medical center in nearby Montgomery, Alabama, struggled more than any other VA hospitals to meet the department’s goals for timely access to care. About 9 percent of patient visits involved a wait of longer than 30 days.

Georgia Of the 100 VA hospitals and clinics with the most patients waiting more than 30 days for care, 10 are in Georgia. A small VA clinic near Fort Benning, in Columbus, Georgia, has been among the worst performers. About 13 percent patient visits involved a wait of more than 30 days. It has close to the longest average wait for mental health care in the country.

At the VA hospital in Dublin, one in 36 appointments involved a wait longer than 60 days.

Eastern North Carolina North Carolina is home to the Army’s Fort Bragg, the Marines’ Camp Lejeune, and nine of the 50 VA medical facilities with the most patients waiting more than 30 days for care. Around 16 percent of the vets getting treatment at the clinic in Jacksonville, North Carolina, had to wait longer than 30 days for an appointment. Close to 1 in 9 patients there had to wait longer than 60 days to see a caregiver.

The VA has opened several new clinics in the state in recent years to deal with long waits, but those new and expanded sites haven’t met expanding demand.

Hampton Roads, Virginia A home to U.S. naval power, and a popular spot for military retirees, the Hampton Roads region of southeastern Virginia also ranks among the worst places for a vet to get a timely appointment at the VA. About 7.3 percent of the appointments completed at the VA hospital in Hampton failed to meet the department’s timeliness standards. At the outpatient clinic in Virginia Beach, 18 percent of patient visits involved a wait of longer than 30 days — although things have been improving. The clinic completed nearly 89 percent of its visits in a timely fashion in February, compared to 76 percent six months earlier.

Tennessee and Kentucky The VA has opened a host of small medical clinics in rural Tennessee and southern Kentucky, and while they treat a modest number of patients, those that do come are among the most likely to face a long wait for care. Thirteen of the 100 VA sites with the highest percentage of patients waiting more than 30 days are in the two states. The outpatient clinic in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, has the highest percentage of delayed appointments of any VA clinic in the country. Nearly 20 percent of the 5,377 appointments completed at that facility involved a wait of longer than 30 days, and things have been getting steadily worse since the summer.

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Coming home to coach baseball, softball Brisel welcomes opportunity to coach NHS baseball

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News May 4 can’t get here quick enough for Dustin Brisel. That’s the first day of high school baseball practice.

“This is a dream job.

It’s been a goal of mine to come back and coach here,” Brisel said. “Just to coach baseball in general is great, but to come back where I played and where I graduated from is a huge honor.”

Brisel is the new head baseball coach for Newton High School.

Brisel was an outstanding pitcher and third baseman for the Cardinals. He graduated from NHS in 2009.

Brisel is Newton’s all-time strikeout leader with 217 and is behind his father, Randy Brisel, on the pitching victories list. Randy Brisel is in the NHS baseball Hall of Fame.

Brisel led the Cardinals in RBIs his senior season, batting .410. He was 5-5 as a pitcher with 81 strikeouts. He earned first-team Little Hawkeye Conference honors as a junior and senior.

As a senior he received all-district first-team honors and second-team all-state honors.

“Since I found out I got the job in January, I’ve been ready to go. We can work with pitchers and catchers starting in January and I’ve been doing that,” Brisel said.

“The guys have come to our open gyms and they leave tired, which is what I want. They are working hard.”

Brisel worked hard c o l l e g e to help our while he was a Newton l e v e l , ” pitchers and player. Baseball is his B r i s e l catchers game. He played on an said. develop Iowa AAU team folso they lowing his senior seaare ready son for the Cardinals. to go that The AAU team played first day of a week in Japan. practice,” Then it was off to Brisel said.

Marshalltown Com“One thing munity College as a I really wantpitcher. Going into his ed to get sophomore season at Marshalltown, Brisel said he blew out his rotator cuff.

“That ended my pitching career, but I went on to Dordt College in Sioux Center as a hitter.

I was the designated hitter at Dordt for two years and earned all-conference honorable mention honors my junior year,” he said.

Following his fiJocelyn Sheets/Daily News nal year of playing at Dustin Brisel, a 2009 Newton High graduate, is the new head Dordt, Brisel had the baseball coach for NHS. Brisel holds the all-time strikeout opportunity to be an career record for the Cardinals. assistant coach for his college team. He said he was finishing up his Brisel spent the past going once I got the job elementary education de- two years as an assis- is the Newton spring gree with student teach- tant coach for Wood- baseball league. ing and the Dordt posi- ward-Granger also.

“I can’t coach the tion came open.

After graduating from players. We have three “Playing a college Dordt, he returned to parents who are coachsport is a great expe- Newton and has been ing the team and the rience, then to be able a full-time substitute spring league is a time to coach at that level. I teacher in the Newton for me to sit back and was the first base coach school district this year. watch the guys play. I for the varsity and head “Anyone who knows can evaluate them and junior varsity coach at me will tell you, I’m a know exactly what we Dordt. It was an excit- high-energy guy. Our need to spend time on ing time for me. I was players have found that when official practices able to play for two great out since January. I’ve being and what we don’t schools and coach at the been using this time have to spend a lot of

time on.”

Newton’s spring league began in March and runs through the end of April. This weekend Newton hosts Dowling Maroon on Saturday and Knoxville on Sunday at Eversman Field. Newton plays Roland-Story at home on April 18 and travels to Waukee on April 19.

Lincoln Maroon comes to Newton for a doubleheader April 25 and Valley Orange is at Newton April 26.

“Anytime you can get on the field in March and April puts you ahead of things come May. We haven’t had to cancel any of our spring l e a g u e games yet.

Iowa spring weather is unpredictable, but getting out and taking the field is better than fielding balls off a hardwood floor,” Brisel said.

Brisel said the NHS team has seven seniors out and a solid core of young players coming up.

He said defensively, the Cardinals should be solid.

“Routine is the word we’re using this season. We want to make all the routine plays. If we do that, we take the pressure off our pitchers and we’ll win games,” he said. “We’re looking to be aggressive in our pitching, hitting, defense and base running.

Putting pressure on the other team is import-

ant.”

Brisel said he will have his hitters ready to swing at the plate. He said most high school pitcher come with a fastball on the first pitch against a batter.

“We have to be ready to swing at first pitches because nine out of 10 times those will be the best pitches a hitter sees during an at bat,” Brisel said. “And on the other hand, our pitchers will be expected to work ahead of batters. We want that 0-1 count. It’s our plate and we want to control the tempo of an at bat.”

Brisel said his coaching staff is in place. Tyler Stewart, Ryan Comer and Wayne Mann will be coaching the varsity and junior varsity squads with him. Tom Tisdale and Brandon Blom are the freshman level coaches.

“We will stress being aggressive at all areas of the game, making the routine plays on defense and putting pressure on the other teams. If that means playing small ball with bunting and sacrifices to advance base runners, so be it. We do have some players who have power to hit the home runs and extra-base hits.”

Brisel brings coaching experience at three levels — college and high school at the Class 4A and 1A levels.

“I’m just can’t wait to get the season started,” he said.

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

McNew giving back as Cardinal softball coach

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News

McNew said.

I learned where in hitting I learned need to to help develop skills.”

“ D e f e n s i v e l y, who covers different situations. the drills we implement our players their hitting

Returning to her hometown and being able to coach softball at her alma mater is special for Kristina McNew. When the softball head coaching position at Newton High School opened up, McNew jumped at the opportunity to apply for the position.

“What a great opportunity to be back here and be able to give back to the Newton High program through what I’ve learned as a player,” McNew said. She learned she was hired as the Cardinal softball head coach in the fall.

“This is my old stomping ground. I love the game of softball. Between myself and my two assistant coaches, we have several years of experience playing softball. We all three were college softball players.”

McNew is joined by Steph Langstraat, who played at Central College in Pella, and Brianna Zerley. McNew and Zerley played college softball for William Penn in Oskaloosa.

McNew is a three-time first-team all-conference infielder for William Penn, playing for WP 2003-05. As a third baseman, McNew helped William Penn reach the NAIA national tournament in 2005. She earned NAIA all-region honors in 2005.

“Here at Newton, I played catcher then was moved to shortstop. My hitting was good, but I was known for my defensive play,” McNew said.

McNew played one year at Indian Hills Community College in Ottumwa before going to William Penn. Her hitting was “good” for William Penn as she is second in career home runs with 31, hitting a career-high 12 in 2004. McNew is second Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News in career RBIs with 135, sixth in career Kristina McNew is home again.

After playing softball at the collegiate runs scored with 112, tied for ninth in level, McNew is back in Newton as the new NHS head softball coach. career doubles with 32, and sits fourth McNew is a 2001 Newton High graduate and played at William Penn. on the WP career hits list at 180.

“I learned a lot about hitting in college. Not just McNew said she’s been able to work with Newfrom the hitter’s standpoint, but also as a fielder,” ton’s pitchers and catchers since January. She said

the team has two young pitchers heading into the summer season.

“We’re going to be a young team, but these girls are smart. Most have played softball outside of school softball,” McNew said. “When I was going through Newton, we didn’t have the traveling teams and other opportunities the girls have now.”

Newton players have been competing in spring league softball tournaments, McNew said. She can’t coach the girls, but she has been going to watch them play this spring.

“I like what I’m seeing. The girls have come to the open gym opportunities we have. They definitely will be learning new strategies this year working on situational play defensively and with their hitting,” McNew said.

Aggressive is a key word and concept for McNew. She said she expects her players to be aggressive in all phases of the game — defense, pitching, hitting and running the bases.

“It’s about going 110 percent in whatever you do,” McNew said.

McNew recently attended the National Softball Coaches Clinic in Chicago, where she heard from nationally renowned college coaches as Oklahoma’s Patty Gasso, UCLA’s Kirk Walker and Wisconsin’s Yvette Healy.

McNew is the mother of two young children and has a degree in sports administration. She is the daughter of Rick and Leslie McNew of Newton.

“I’m excited about getting the season going. Our first day of practice is May 11,” she said. “We’re going to have an alumni game and a NHS softball tournament for the first time. We want to encourage fans and alumni to come and get to know our current players.”

Alumni Under the Lights is the alumni game on June 12. On June 13 is the Cardinal Invitational softball tournament.

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

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SPORTS CALENDAR Thursday High School Track Newton boys at Des Moines Lincoln, 4:30 p.m.

PCM, Lynnville-Sully girls at Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont, 4:30 p.m.

Tennis Boone at Newton boys, 4:15 p.m.

Newton girls at Boone, 4:15 p.m.

Soccer Ballard at Newton girls, Varsity 6 p.m.

Newton 9th boys at Johnston, 4:45 p.m.

PCM girls at CMB, 5:30 p.m.

Chariton at PCM boys, 7 p.m.

Golf PCM boys at Pella, 4:15 p.m.

Lynnville-Sully boys at BGM, 4:15 p.m.

CMB boys at West Marshall, 4:15 p.m.

Trap Shooting Newton at Pella Friday Rugby At Newton Union at Newton, 6:40 p.m.

Marion at Newton, 9:20 p.m.

High School Track Colfax-Mingo, PCM, Lynnville-Sully boys at CMB, 4:30 p.m.

CMB girls at Ballard, 5 p.m.

Trap Shooting Newton at Oskaloosa Saturday Soccer Newton, PCM girls at Southeast Polk tournament, 9 a.m.

Tennis Newton girls at Johnston Invitational, 9 a.m.

High School Track Newton girls, boys at Oskaloosa, 9 a.m.

Golf PCM girls at Chariton, 9 a.m.

Trap Shooting Newton at Knoxville Monday Golf Newton girls at Urbandale, 2 p.m.

Lynnville-Sully boys at Iowa Valley, 4:15 p.m.

Colfax-Mingo, CMB, PCM boys at Des Moines Christian, 2 p.m.

CMB girls at West Marshall, 4:15 p.m.

PCM girls at Pleasantville, 4 p.m.

High School Track Newton girls at Boone, 4:30 p.m.

Colfax-Mingo boys, girls at CMB Invitational, 4:30 p.m.

PCM girls at Norwalk, 4:30 p.m.

Middle School Track Knoxville, Ankeny Centennial, Pella at Newton boys, 4:30 p.m.

Trap Shooting Newton at Marshalltown

Streelman wins Masters Par 3 tourney AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Kevin Streelman beat Camilo Villegas on the third hole of a sudden-death playoff Wednesday to win the Par 3 tourney on the last day to relax.

Streelman and Villegas finished the nine holes tied at 5 under.

Winning the Par 3 contest has been considered a bad omen since no one has won both that title and the Masters in the same week.

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Iowa hoping Canzeri, Daniels emerge as RBs IOWA CITY (AP) — Iowa’s reputation as a running team has been hampered by the fact that the Hawkeyes haven’t run the ball particularly well in recent years.

Iowa is hoping to get back to its roots in 2015 behind a senior holdover and a trio of intriguing but inexperienced backs.

Veteran Jordan Canzeri and seldom-used junior LeShun Daniels Jr. are atop the most recent depth chart for Iowa, which will mark the midway point of spring practice with a workout in West Des Moines on Saturday.

“I’d love to sit here and have (former Wisconsin star) Melvin Gordon run it 50 times a game for us. We don’t have that right now. We’ll make the best. We have very talented running backs here,” Iowa running backs/special teams coach Chris White said.

In theory, having the bruising Daniels and the speedy Canzeri split carries would

appear to be ideal for the Hawkeyes.

But staying healthy has been issue for both players.

Canzeri ranked second on the team in rushing yards in 2013 and 2014 behind converted fullback Mark Weisman, who typically wore down

by November as constant pounding and a lack of quickness caught up to him.

Canzeri, at just 5-foot-9 and 192 pounds, has averaged 5.3 yards per carry while battling a slew of injuries both major and minor. But Canzeri exploded for 120 yards in a 4528 bowl game loss to Tennessee in January.

“He really hasn’t had a full year where he’s been healthy, and last year was certainly the case. But I think we got a glimpse of him in the bowl game,” White said.

Daniels, who is 6-foot and 225 pounds after dropping some weight so far this offseason, runs with a straight-ahead style that seems well suited to

Iowa’s offensive philosophy.

The Hawkeyes could use a breakout season out of Daniels in 2015.

Daniels had just 36 carries as a freshman stuck behind three backs in 2013. He played in just five games last season because of unspecified injuries.

Still, Daniels will have the opportunity to grab many of the carries that used to go to Weisman.

“We call LeShun ‘Big Boy.’ But he should be called ‘Little Big Boy’ now,” White said.

“We wanted to cut his body bulk. He doesn’t look nearly as bulky, and you see it on the practice field. His movement and his pad level are markedly better.”

If injuries to Canzeri and Daniels continue to be an issue, the Hawkeyes would likely lean on two sophomores who’ve shown moments of promise.

Akrum Wadley capitalized on the playing time he received in Iowa’s blowout win

Cyclones football seeking stability on defensive line AMES (AP) — The hope for a turnaround at Iowa State has centered on a potentially explosive offense.

But a healthy and more productive defensive line might be the most important factor for the Cyclones next fall.

Iowa State’s two starting defensive tackles were kicked off the team before the start of 2014, and the Cyclones defense never really recovered.

Iowa State, which finished 2-10 and went winless in the Big 12, is hoping for a more stabilized line in 2015.

“If you’re going to be good in any league, it starts inside out,” Iowa State defensive tackles coach Shane Burnham said.

The promise of immediate playing time helped the Cyclones land tackle Demond Tucker, the 2013 national junior college defensive player of the year.

Tucker has made his presence felt among the coaching staff this spring.

Tucker, a junior who is listed at 6-foot and 287 pounds, entered spring as the backup nose guard with sophomore Vernell Trent listed as a starter. But Tucker had moved up to the top spot as of Thursday, though Iowa State coach Paul Rhoads said Trent was impressive in Thursday’s practice.

“He’s every bit as explosive and quick and what we call heavy with his hands. When he puts his hands on you, you know it.

He moves a body when he does that,” Iowa State coach Paul Rhoads said about Tucker.

The competition for the start-

ing tackle spot alongside Tucker and Trent has been fierce between juniors Devlyn Cousin and Pierre Aka, with fellow junior Terry Ayeni still coming back from an injury that cost him all of the 2014 season.

Cousin and Aka were forced into action earlier than expected last season, which should help them immensely as they head into fall camp.

“I want Pierre to be more physical,” Burnham said. “I want (Aka) to play with more intensity, more nasty, a more violent physical mindset.”

The Cyclones also are looking for a pair of new starting ends.

Iowa State lost All-Big 12 end Cory Morrissey to graduation. Mitchell Meyers, who bookended Morrissey as a starter last season, was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma in February and has stepped away from football to deal with the disease.

Those departures have thrust seniors Trent Taylor and Dale Pierson into prominent roles.

Taylor and Pierson, both junior college transfers, improved as last season wore on. Still, it’s uncertain how much of an impact they’ll be ready to make.

Converted linebacker Darius White is the favorite to start at right ahead of Gabe Luna. He, like Ayeni, redshirted his first season at Iowa State but has a chance at significant playing time in 2015.

The Cyclones allowed 38.8 points per game and were second to last among high major teams with 246.3 yards rushing allowed per game.

over Northwestern, rushing for 106 yards on just 15 carries before quickly retreating back to the bench.

Derrick Mitchell Jr., also a sophomore next season, was so impressive emulating Gordon as a scout team player ahead of Iowa’s loss to the Badgers that he’s been converted from wide receiver to running back.

White said Mitchell is already pushing for playing time after just six spring practices.

Jonathan Parker, whose speed forced Iowa to find ways to get him playing time on sweeps and returns as a freshman, has taken Mitchell’s place with the wide receivers.

“I’m really excited about (Parker)...he accepted his role, just like Derrick Mitchell.

Derrick Mitchell, I hated to lose him,” Iowa wide receivers coach Bobby Kennedy said.

But “he did such a good job last year performing on the scout team that people said this guy might be a running back.”

MLB STANDINGS Major League Baseball At A Glance All Times CDT

By The Associated Press American League East Division

W L Pct GB Baltimore 2 1 .667 — Boston 1 1 .500 ½ Toronto 1 1 .500 ½ New York 1 1 .500 ½ Tampa Bay 1 2 .333 1 Central Division

W L Pct GB Detroit 2 0 1.000 — Kansas City 2 0 1.000 — Cleveland 1 1 .500 1 Minnesota 0 2 .000 2 Chicago 0 2 .000 2 West Division

W L Pct GB Los Angeles 2 1 .667 — Oakland 2 1 .667 — Houston 1 1 .500 ½ Seattle 1 2 .333 1 Texas 1 2 .333 1 Wednesday’s Games Detroit 11, Minnesota 0 Philadelphia 4, Boston 2 N.Y. Yankees 4, Baltimore 3 Tampa Bay 2, Baltimore 0 Kansas City 7, Chicago White Sox 5 Cleveland 2, Houston 0 Oakland 10, Texas 0 L.A. Angels 5, Seattle 3 Thursday’s Games Minnesota (Gibson 0-0) at Detroit (Greene 0-0), 12:08 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Danks 0-0) at Kansas City (Volquez 0-0), 1:10 p.m.

Cleveland (Bauer 0-0) at Houston (Wojciechowski 0-0), 1:10 p.m.

Texas (N.Martinez 0-0) at Oakland (Graveman 0-0), 2:35 p.m.

Boston (Masterson 0-0) at Philadelphia (Buchanan 0-0), 6:05 p.m.

Toronto (Da.Norris 0-0) at N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 0-0), 6:05 p.m.

Friday’s Games Toronto at Baltimore, 2:05 p.m.

Houston at Texas, 3:05 p.m.

Detroit at Cleveland, 3:10 p.m.

Minnesota at Chicago White Sox, 3:10 p.m.

Boston at N.Y. Yankees, 6:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Miami, 6:10 p.m.

Kansas City at L.A. Angels, 9:05 p.m.

Seattle at Oakland, 9:05 p.m.

National League East Division

W L Pct GB Atlanta 3 0 1.000 — New York 1 1 .500 1½ Philadelphia 1 1 .500 1½ Washington 1 1 .500 1½ Miami 0 3 .000 3 Central Division

W L Pct GB Cincinnati 2 0 1.000 — Chicago 1 1 .500 1 St. Louis 1 1 .500 1 Pittsburgh 0 2 .000 2 Milwaukee 0 3 .000 2½ West Division

W L Pct GB Colorado 3 0 1.000 — San Francisco 2 1 .667 1 Los Angeles 2 1 .667 1 San Diego 1 2 .333 2 Arizona 1 2 .333 2 Wednesday’s Games Chicago Cubs 2, St. Louis 0 Philadelphia 4, Boston 2 Washinton 2, N.Y. Mets 1 Atlanta 2, Miami 0 Cincinnati 5, Pittsburgh 4, 11 innings Colorado 5, Milwaukee 4, 10 innings San Francisco 5, Arizona 2 L.A. Dodgers 7, San Diego 4 Thursday’s Games Pittsburgh (Burnett 0-0) at Cincinnati (DeSclafani 0-0), 11:35 a.m.

N.Y. Mets (Harvey 0-0) at Washington (Strasburg 0-0), 12:05 p.m.

San Francisco (T.Hudson 0-0) at San Diego (Kennedy 0-0), 5:40 p.m.

Boston (Masterson 0-0) at Philadelphia (Buchanan 0-0), 6:05 p.m.

Friday’s Games Chicago Cubs at Colorado, 3:10 p.m.

Washington at Philadelphia, 6:05 p.m.

St. Louis at Cincinnati, 6:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Miami, 6:10 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at Atlanta, 6:35 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, 7:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at Arizona, 8:40 p.m.

San Francisco at San Diego, 9:10 p.m.

CARDINAL LANES BOWLING April 2 Splitters Cardinal Trophies 3, Pheasants Forever 1 Cardinal Trophies — 1,939: Stacy Kriegel 347, Machelle Quick 410, Dale James 540, Bonnie Geelings 525.

Pheasants Forever — 1,924: Troy Tabor 460, Barbara J. Majerus 535, Lonnie Majerus 363, Michael Sims 566.

Cardinal Lanes 3, Hewitt Service Center 1 Cardinal Lanes — 2,203: Larry Anderson 475, Dustin Kingery 551, David Anderson 616, Jeff Van Blair 561.

Hewitt Service Center — 2,112: Nancy Mikkelson 368, Amber Tabor 407, Erin Blank 381, Bev Van Blair 458.

Rialto 4, Wauters 76 0 Rialto — 1,743: Paul Twaddle 439, MaKayla Tabor 350, Brett Auffert 506, Gene Mikkelson 448. Wauters 76 — 1,604: Keith Kirchner 434, Bev Kirchner 272, Mike Smith 303, Janielle Wauters 340.

April 3 Sole Survivor Abide 3, Off Constantly 1 Abide — 2,601: Donna Maki 388, Abbe Pelzer 398, Larry Pelzer 388, Jeff Maki 389. Off Constantly — 2,458: Kevin Ross 488, Jimmy Barnard 352, Kyle Rojon 448, Mark Ross 426.

Me Her Him It 3, Unopposed 1 Me Her Him It — 2,458: Barb Shepard 427, James Annis 519, Tyler Annis 462, Nathan Sudbrock 561.

I-80 Subway 4, Merkins 0 I-80 Subway — 2,636: Tricia Jenkins 497, Lisa Ross 525, Kyle Hill 589, Dan Jenkins 629. Merkins — 2,491: Stephanie McCumber 444, Rhonda Thomasson 474, Kathleen Megwood 338, Kim Belloma 428.

Hawkeyes 3, Woop Spare It Is 1 Hawkeyes — 2,487: Tammy Aalbers 430, Jim Conley 438, Tony Alter 495, Steve Belloma 560. Woop Spare It Its — 2,425: Mike Smith 432, Terry Cooper 459 , Shawn Weithers 387, Alicia Weithers 379.

April 5 Sunday Nite Mixed Gutter Punks 2, KFC-Taco Bell 2 Gutter Punks — 2,639: Trudy Delk 452, Merek Budinich 426, Tony Budinich 450, Kory Delk 504. KFC-Taco Bell — 2,629: Christie Hughes 556, Teri Burkett 415, Robert Hughes 462, Beth Hughes 428.

Pick Up Artists 4, Pin Heads 0 Pick Up Artists — 2,689: Tammy DeCook 416, Jeremy Clingerman 394, Tonya Williamson 464, Doni Kim 437.

Pin Heads — 2,513: Gene Koder 490, Pam Joseph 373, Larry Lappe 335, Penny Lappe 403.

T’s In Motion 4, Unopposed 0 T’s In Motion — 2,615: Dale James 542, Machelle Quick 468, Terry Cooper 510, Mickey Karr 534.

Kill-Kill-Kill 4, Shaggy Turf 0 Kill-Kill-Kill — 2,640: Kelly Lester 452, Bonnie Geerlings 569, Mike Geerlings 577, Butch Lester 484. Shaggy Turf — 2,583: Jennifer Beck 359, Trisha Beck 316, Roy Spangenburg 430, Jake Kmiec 518.

Book Trader 4, Cardinal Cab 0 Book Trader — 2,581: Jill McMahon 283, Jim McMahon 326, Nikki Dartwieg 455, Dennis Cooper 527. Cardinal Cab — 2,509: Crystal Peters 337, Robert Miller 523, Cathy Peters 473, Earl Albertson 546.

Bowling Stones 3, BMF’s 1 Bowling Stones — 2,698: Gina McGinley 591, Nicholas McGinley 452, Joe Hughes 473, Adam Hackathorn 558.

BMF’s — 2,508: Allen Buzzard 423, Jeannie Schultz 373, Wes Wright 499, Richard White 401.

Shomo-Madsen-Wythale 4, Optimae Team 0 Shome-Madsen-Wythale — 2,618: Tammy Aalbers 438, Kenna Willey 457, Amber Tabor 457, Troy Tabor 513. Optimae Team — 2,435: Jan Albertson 383, Neil Weyrauch 289, Raejean White 306, Edwin Lawrence 335.

Tassell Ridge Winery 3, Kool Kids 1 Tassell Ridge Winery — 2,630: Sincearae Doran 453, John Jansen 505, Jeramie Doran 389, Dennis Young 506.

Kool Kidz — 2,432: Scott VerSteeg 412, Dave Henderson 402, Regina VerSteeg 376, Barry Mullenburg 492.

April 1 Go Hawkeye Newton Home Oil 2, Cardinal Lanes 2 Newton Home Oil — 3,019: Jen Clausen 462, Ryanne Jansen 339, Tina Wade 395, Jean Daniels 491, Pam Moore 438. Cardinal Lanes — 2,950: Shawna Clark 354, Dawna Ringgenberg 360, Karlene Gifford 369, Bev Van Blair 447, Barbara J. Majerus 526.

Real Housewives 3, Warrick Motors 1 Real Housewives — 3,031: Amy Yoder 424, Lisa Gomez 369, Kelly Putz 348, Mary Baxter 375, Elizabeth Rozendaal 468. Warrick Motors — 3,003: Lynn Schiebel 358, Tanya Myers 421, Elexa Morrow 411, Barb Gray 463, Janet Hartz 343.

April 1 This Bud’s For You Skunk River Blues 3, Unopposed 1 Skunk River Blues — 2,455: Kathy Mathews 367, Michael Retman 348.

Cy Hawks 3, Rascal Saints 1 Cy Hawks — 2,628: Brad Rozendaal 529, Todd Rozendaal 388, Matt Julius 541. Rascal Saints — 2,508: Evan Koons 354, Shelly Koons 302, Janel Koon 448, Granville Smith 534.

April 8 Women’s Wednesday Morning Coffee MoJo Cycling 6, Penny’s Peeps 2 MoJo Cycling — 2,192: Cathy Peters 415, Gerry Graham 392, Pat Ward 303, Brenda Morris 488. Penny’s Peeps — 2,162: Charlotte Ross 427, Mary Gates 318, Sheryl Ferguson 414, Sue Hunter 268.

Deere Daisies 7, Steppin Out Dance 1 Deere Daisies — 2,307: Penny Rasmusson 477, Lucy Ponsetto 401, Billie Montgomery 387, Diana Agan 399.

Steppin Out Dance — 2,225: Betty Karr 446, Doloras Ballard 351, Rene Herwehe 375, Trudy Delk 411.

Newton Daily News 4, Backus Plumbing 4 Newton Daily News — 2,201: Connie Lakin 381, Angie Keith 375, Connie DeGreef 503, Ardella Burr 348. Backus Plumbing — 2,200: Betty Whitson 358, Darlene Koppin 375, Bonnie Logue 448, Marilyn Backus 356.

Half Nuts 6, JTE Trucking 2 Half Nuts — 2,282: Mady McKim 423, Julie Ruple 445, Karen Vangenderen 347, Erika Frahm 413. JTE Trucking — 2,155: Melody Hofer 344, Erin Good 405, Doris Byal 362, Lorna Hofer 276.

Youth Leagues April 1 Cardinal Wednesday Strikers Bowling Legends 4, Wed Winners 0 Bowling Legends — 1,320: Ben Roehler 240, Cayden Jackson 252. Wed Winners — 1,293: Jessica Johnson 260, Sebastian King 274.

Golden Strikers 3, Pac & Spiral 1 Golden Strikers — 1,216: Kaitlyn Gifford 342, Chris Levesque 274. Pac & Spiral — 1,155: Devin Lamb 345, Clay Lamb 291.

April 6 Cardinal Monday Strikers Skittles 3, M&M’s 1 Skittles — 1,328: Mykenzie Herbig 330, Abby Price 407. M&M’s — 1,296: Breyton Schmenker 355, Lincoln Ergenbright 422.

Golden Bowlers 3, Mario Twins 1 Golden Bowlers — 1,315: Dawson Herbig 248, Logan Bown 347. Mario Twins — 1,281: Lance Banwell 203, Kinnick Pritchard 388.

April 6 Cardinal Monday Rollers Super Bowler: Gage Vanderschel 160. Striking Sisters: Kylie Samson 164, Peyton Pline 109.

Spongebob: Kaden Bullard 174, Rylan Herbig 111. New Guys: Levi Greogry 99, Carson Slusser 150.

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4B | Public Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO INTERSTATE 80 BRIDGE NEAR NEWTON IN JASPER COUNTY AND NOTICE TO ACQUIRE PRIVATE PROPERTY FOR SAID PROJECT TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Notice is hereby given to all interested persons that a Public Meeting will be held on, April 21, between 5 and 6:30 2015 p.m., at Boulder's Inn & Suites, 4222 S. 22nd Avenue East, Newton, Iowa, to discuss the proposed improvements to the Interstate 80 bridge near Newton in Jasper County.

The proposed improvement would include: Improvements to the Interstate 80 bridge over the North Skunk River, 2.1 miles east of Iowa 224 near Newton in Jasper County.

This public meeting will be conducted utilizing an open No formal forum format. presentation will be made. individuals are Interested encouraged to attend the meeting anytime between 5 and 6:30 p.m. to express their views about the proposed improvement. Oral and written statements will be accepted at the public meeting.

For general information regarding the proposed improvement, or the public meeting, contact Tony Gustafson, P.E., Assistant District 1 Engineer, Iowa DOT District 1 Office, 1020 S. Fourth Street, Ames, Iowa, 50010, Phone: 515-239-1635 or 800899-0623, Email: tony.gustafson@dot.iowa.gov Written statements and related exhibits, in place of or in addition to oral statements made at the public meeting, will be accepted at the meeting or may be submitted to the Office of Location and Environment, Iowa DOT, 800 Lincoln Way, Ames, Iowa, 50010 or via the public meetings website at www.iowadot.gov/pim.

All persons interested in the project are invited to attend this meeting. The meeting room is accessible for persons with disabilities. If you require special accommodations at the meeting, please notify Mr. Gustafson by April 16, so arrangements can be made.

NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS A governmental body which proposes to acquire property under the power of eminent domain for a public improvement project is required to give notice of a public meeting to all owners and contract purchasers of record of agricultural land that may be subject to condemnation.

1. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) will consider approving the following described project: Improvements to the Interstate 80 bridge over the North Skunk River, 2.1 miles east of Iowa 224 near Newton in Jasper County.

2. PRIVATE PROPERTY MAY BE ACQUIRED BY PURCHASE OR CONDEMNATION. If the Iowa DOT approves the above-described project, the Iowa DOT will be required to acquire property for the proposed improvements. The Iowa DOT will attempt to purchase the required property by good faith negotiations; however, it may condemn those properties, which it is unable to purchase. The proposed location of the abovedescribed public improvement is shown on preliminary plans for the project. Preliminary plans are available from the Office of Right of Way, Iowa Department of Transportation, 800 Lincoln Way, Ames, Iowa 50010.

3. IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PROCESS TO DECIDE TO FUND THE DESIGN, TO SELECT THE ROUTE OR SITE LOCATION, TO ACQUIRE OR OR CONDEMN PROPERTY INTERESTS: In order to acquire the necessary properties and property interests required for the project, the Iowa Department of Transportation is required to approve the location of the project. The Iowa DOT will hold a public meeting to present to the public the proposed improvement and the anticipated impacts of the improvement.

Persons whose property may be affected by the project, as well as the general public, may comment on the project at the meeting.

The comments will be presented to Iowa DOT staff. Based in part on the information received at the meeting, the Iowa DOT will select the location for the project and decide whether to fund the sitespecific design and to authorize by purchase or condemnation the acquisition of right of way for the project.

4. OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC INPUT: As previously stated in this notice, a Public Meeting will be held on April 21 between 5 and 6:30 p.m. at Boulder's Inn & Suites, 4222 S. 22nd Ave. E, Newton, Iowa. Iowa DOT staff will be available to answer questions about the proposed improvement. Written statements can be submitted to the Iowa DOT at the meeting, or sent to the Office of Location and Environment, Iowa DOT, 800 Lincoln Way, Ames, Iowa 50010 or via the public meetings website at www.iowadot.gov/pim.

5. IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION CONTACT: For information regarding the proposed improvement contact: Tony Gustafson, P.E., Assistant District 1 Engineer Iowa DOT District 1 Office 1020 S. Fourth Street Ames, Iowa, 50010 Phone: 515-239-1635 or 800899-0623 Email: tony.gustafson@dot.iowa.gov This notice is given by authority of the Iowa Department of Transportation.

This notice is not an offer to buy land nor is it an offer to provide relocation assistance. Affected property owners are not required to move from their residences or relocate their businesses at this time.

Eligibility for relocation benefits will not occur until after an offer to purchase has been made to individual property owners.

Additional information concerning this project will be posted as it becomes available at the Iowa DOT's website: www.iowadot.gov/pim.

Federal and state laws prohibit and/or public employment accommodation discrimination on the basis of age, color, creed, gender identity, disability, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or veteran's status. If you believe you have been discriminated against, please contact the Iowa Civil Rights Commission at 800457-4416 or Iowa Department of Transportation's affirmative action officer.

If you need accommodations because of a disability to access the Iowa Department of Transportation's services, contact the agency's affirmative action officer at 800262-0003.

www.iowadot.gov/pim.

Federal and state laws prohibit employment and/or public accommodation discrimination on the basis of age, color, creed, disability, gender identity, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or veteran's status. If you believe you have been discriminated against, please contact the Iowa Civil Rights Commission at 800457-4416 or Iowa Department of Transportation's affirmative action officer.

If you need accommodations because of a disability to access the Iowa Department of Transportation's services, contact the agency's affirmative action officer at 800262-0003.

April 9

Public Notice

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE A Public Hearing will be held Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at 9:30 a.m. in the Board of Supervisor's Room of the Jasper County Courthouse. The intent of the County Board of Jasper Supervisors is to sell, gift, or otherwise of the following pieces of real estate owned by Jasper County.

Parcel “D” in the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 25 and in the Northeast Quarter of Section 36, Township 78, Range 20 West of the 5th P.M. and part of Block 13, Original Plat of Monroe, Jasper County Iowa.

Parcel “A” in Block 13, Original Plat of Monroe, Jasper County, Iowa.

Parcel “C” in the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter and the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 23 and the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter and the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 24 all in Township 78 North, Range 20 West of the 5th P.M., Jasper County, Iowa.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Board of Education of the Newton Community School District will meet in the Woodrow Wilson Gym, 801 S 8th Ave W, Newton, Iowa, at 6:45 p.m., Monday, April 27, 2015 at which place and time any person interested may appear and file objections to the proposed plans for the HA Lynn Stadium Press Box construction.

Bidding Documents may be examined at the Office of the Board Secretary and may be inspected by all interested parties.

By order of the Board of Education Newton Community School District Newton, Iowa By: Sheri Benson, Board President Attest: Gayle Isaac, Board Secretary April 9

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES The Newton Daily News recommends that you investigate every phase of investment opportunities. We suggest you consult your own attorney or ask for a free pamphlet and advice from the Attorney General's Consumer Protection Division. Hoover Building, Des Moines, IA 50319. 515-281-5926.

HORNING'S PAINTING: Interior & exterior painting Drywall Repair & Texturing Free Estimates 641-791-9662

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641-4856591.

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WANT TO Buy farm toys, pedal tractors and old toy trucks. 521-4715.

792-2416

WANTED- OLD Montgomery Wards catalog.

641-792-8161.

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

LEAKY ROOF, Missing Shingles???

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Chimney repair & removal.

Soffit & fascia repair & cover.

General Repairs

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Attic fans & ventilation

TRUCK DRIVERS-OTR/CLASS A CDL Ashley Distribution Services in Des Moines, IA seeks: •LTL TRUCK DRIVERS (Multiple stop loads to retail stores) Annual avg earning potential $84,000

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ST. NICK'S Christmas Club Fundraiser Indoor Garage/Bake Sale Friday, April 10, 8 am – 6 pm Saturday, April 11, 8 am – 3 pm American Legion 1101 W. 4th St. S. Newton, IA A LOT OF BRAND NEW MERCHANDISE Precious Moments, entertainment center, Corelle dishes, juicers, toys, razors, lotions, shampoos, bodywash, makeup, nail polish, purses, bags, hats, shoes, popcorn machine, Wonder Horse (broken tail), holiday decorations, dream catchers, clocks, jewelry, VHS tapes, knick knacks, clothes all sizes, plus so much more.

A lot of baked goods including baked goods from Stacey's Sweet Stuff and Bun in the Oven.

This is one sale you do not want to miss!

Hiring Full-time CNA's All Shifts Please apply in Person

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GARAGE SALE: Fri. April 10, 8:00 to 5:00 and Sat. 9:00 to noon. Ladies clothes Size L to 2X, Quilts, comforters, and other hand made items, puzzles, books, toy barn and animals, small microwave, lots of collectable figurines and dishes and Misc. handmade crafts and jewelery (First HOUSE west OF THE DRIVE-IN THEATER)

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A1 Fiberglass is now seeking applicants to fill the following positions: - Class A CDL Drivers - General Production A1 Fiberglass offers competitive wages, benefits, and bonus opportunites.

Applications are being accepted in person at: 530 North Front St. Montezuma, IA 50171 or email to: mmcgowan@a1fiberglass.com

NEWTON FAMILY Restaurant is looking for part-time waitresses.

Experience preferred.

Apply in person at 2426 1st Ave. E. Newton

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60 Years of stuff!

Sat and Sun 04/11 & 04/12 9-5 201 West High Street Colfax – 515-674-3258

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Newton Village is currently hiring CNA and Care Attendants to fill both part-time and full time shifts.

Consider joining a great team of caregivers as we continue our mission of commitment to compassion, excellence and innovation!

Please apply online, send a resume or stop in for an application. www.elimcare.org email: bcolvin@elimcare.org

110 N 5th Ave W, Newton

JELD-WEN is hiring Production Employees!

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Clean MVR/PSP Reports. Call 1-800-837-2241 or www.ashleydistributionservices.com

Automotive Technician Magnum Automotive currently has positions open for two Automotive Technicians. technicians.

Monday - Friday, pay NO Both positions are full time with competitive SATURDAYS, competitive pay and benefits. and benefits. with Benefits include Health insurance, Benefits include Health insurance, vacation, paid paid vacation, paid holidays and paid employer match holidays, and employer SIRA drivers retirement.

Must SIRA retirement.

Mustmatch have valid license have valid drivers license and good driving record. and good driving record.

• Position #1: This position will be responsible for test driving, diagnosis and repair of cars and light trucks, primarily steering, suspension and brakes.

Experience required, ASE certified preferred, must have own tools.

• Position #2: This position is responsible for tire and oil change service on cars and light trucks. Must have basic knowledge of automobile service. Experience is preferred but will train the right person.

Applicants for both positions email resume to: contact@magnumautonewton.com or apply in person at Magnum Automotive 302 S. 2nd Ave E., Newton, IA 50208 NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE

JELD-WEN, Inc. Window Division is now accepting applications for full-time 2nd and 3rd shift positions.

These are direct hire positions working for an innovative and forward thinking company. Applicants should be dependable, quality conscious and safety oriented. Our skilled workforce uses state of the art equipment to produce high quality JELD-WEN vinyl windows, patio doors, exterior, interior and pre-hang doors to serve the Midwestern, Southern, and Western markets.

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New Employee Orientation and Training Competitive Wages 401(K) Retirement Plan Service Bonus Vacation Pay 9 Paid Holidays Health Insurance Dental Insurance Life Insurance Safe & Clean Environment Stable Employment Pre-Employment Drug Test is Required

If you are interested in joining JELD-WEN Door Systems Grinnell apply in person between 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, South side of street.

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

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350 Engine Automatic. $4580.00 OBO 641-242-0361 1997 FORD Conversion Van. Heavy ½ ton, great for towing. New front end and front tires. Runs great. $2400. 515-778-2792

WANTED: FARM toy tractors, trucks, implements, farm related advertising items and Lego's. 641-5263050 or 641-521-1448.

WILL HAUL away running or non-running riding mowers, push mowers, snow blowers and garden tillers, and garden tractors. Call 792-2416 MISCELLANEOUS

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

95 FORD F150 6cyl., 5 speed. $500.00. 515-8689395 or 515-557-0175.

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

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

Cats with approval and pet deposit. Very quiet building, ready to move into. (641) 792-8182 RENTAL STALLS now available at Industrial Park, 36'x12'. 641-792-8182.

TWO BEDROOM House.

Basement, stove, refrigerator, new carpet. $435 a month. References. For appointment 641-792-4388 1 BEDROOM, ground floor apartment. Stove, refrigerator. Easy access with garage option. $350/month. References.

792-4388

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Dining Services Grinnell College is currently seeking motivated, well-organized and creative individuals to be part of our Dining Services team. These positions are located in our state of the art dining facility

Pantry

(37.5 hrs/wk, 10-mo) Responsibilities: Pre-preparation of fruits, vegetables, meats and cheeses as needed for each dining venue and back-of-the-house cooks. This includes cleaning, chopping, slicing, dicing, cutting of any variety of fresh fruits, vegetables, meats and cheeses.

Maintain Federal, State, and College Safety and Sanitation Standards, as well as practice good personal hygiene. Communicate needs with production manager, each venue, cash operations, catering, and back-of-house cook.

Heart of the House Cook / Halal (30 hrs/wk, 10-mo)

Responsibilities: Preparation of menu items in the back-of-the house to support the Halal station, cook-to-order venues, and cash operations for breakfast, lunch, and dinner meals. This may include preparation of food for special diets, preparing sauces, gravies, and entrees using a cook and chill process, as well as pre-preparation, slicing, and chopping of items for the venues, using standardized recipes.

Qualifications: High school diploma or equivalent is required with six months or more experience in commercial food services or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience. Knowledge and practical application to maintain Federal, State and College Safety and Sanitation standards, including practice of good personal hygiene. We are looking for the right person that possesses basic culinary skills, can work with minimal supervision and lift up to 50 lbs. We are willing to train.

Work Schedule: During the academic year (approximately August through May) excluding breaks. Work hours will include a varied schedule that will include days, evenings, and alternating weekends. Summer employment is possible.

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

Please submit applications online by visiting our application website at https://jobs. grinnell.edu. Candidates will need to upload a cover letter, resume, and provide email addresses for three references. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Additional information can be found at the college’s web site www.grinnell.edu.

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

Astrograph

Yesterday Mercury and Uranus aligned in an explosive conjunction, and Jupiter made an about-face taking our luck in a new direction. Today the Sagittarius moon says, “So, what now?” and then launches into an investigative journey. There are options available today that didn’t exist earlier in the week, and searching for them will be an adventure.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (April 9). Get into the game. You’ll be a contender in a highly competitive arena you never thought you’d be competing in.

May brings triumph for your family. Relationships require more of your attention in June,

and love intensifies as you explore shared interests (especially music) with someone.

Aquarius and Pisces people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 5, 44, 39, 17 and 42.

ARIES (March 21-April 19).

There are some difficult things about life that don’t get easier; they just get different. Try to get comfortable with the situation. This will have nothing to do with acquiring resources and everything to do with acceptance.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20).

There’s so much entertainment in the playground of your mind that you may be content to stay

in and enjoy your mental process. However, push yourself to go out -- you’ll have more fun.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21).

Be careful how you lay out your opinions. When you describe things, you create an idea of them in the minds of others, and that will strongly influence what happens next.

CANCER (June 22-July 22).

This isn’t always the case, but in today’s scenario, your tremendous expectations of people will contribute favorably to the outcome. You’ll choose your associates well, and they will rise to the occasion you picture.

BROYHILL SOFA, excellent condition $75. Smoke free home. 641-521-5911.

CRAFTSMAN 5 horse, 22”cut, snow blower self propelled, used very little $200. 14 HP lawn tractor 42” cut, low hours $200. or OBO. 641-521-4748.

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.

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

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

2007 31FT Flagstaff Travel Trailer w/super slide Queen bed, table, chairs, heated mattress & bay. AC & floor heat. Sleeper couch & 2 swivel rockers. Electric jack & sway bars incl. Asking $14,000. 515-979-3377 (Colfax)

DAEWOO-DD802L DOZER $20,000. 641-792-4332

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

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

TOYOTA CAMRY 1997, full power, leather, no rust, clean, good tires, brakes, 6 deck CD player, runs great, 217,000k, $3500.

641-521-7374.

REAL ESTATE

1997 CENTURY Mobile Home for sale.

2 bed, 2 bath. All appliances stay. Move in condition. Located in Deer Run Estates, Colfax.

515-333-8330

GAZEBO FOR Sale in Newton. Highest offer.

515-681-0174.

GREEN 42” wire dining table with 2 spring motion chairs and 2 standard chairs $45. Schwinn exerciser bike $40. 641-2759130.

Please recycle your old newspapers.

MUST SELL: Couch, twin bed, lights, metal shelving (new), mens Nikes 10 ½11 (new), oak drop leaf table (antique). Call for more information. 641-840-9047.

ORIGINAL OIL painting 5'x3 ½' $20. Woven green & white drapes with rod, pulls from the middle, 8'x61/2' $15. 2 gold trimmed mirrors, 24”x36” $15. each or OBO. 641792-7139.

PRECIOUS MOMENTS1976 “Prayer Changes Things” - 1979 “But Love Goes On Forever” - 1983 “To A Very Special Mom” 1984 “Love Covers All” 1990 “Jesus is Born” 1986 “Angel of Mercy” -$8. each. 1990 “Can't be without you”. $5. or all @ $45.

Hadley mugs, new in box, farm & tractor scenes $4. each or 4 @ $10. 5 clay pots $3. 641-275-7600.

WORK BENCH, metal with 4 draws and 1 door, wood top, 54”x20” with vise $45. or OBO. Garden rake, shovels, pitchfork, small sledge hammer, hoe, pick/sledge hammer, grain shovel. 641-831-9571.

36” LIGHT Oak, tri mirror, med. cabinet with 4 bulb light oak fixture, excellent condition. $50. Text for photo 515-341-1320.

4 MAYTAG trucks in box – 1917 “model T” 1948 Ford semi – 1966 Dodge Service van – 1951 Ford Fire truck - $45. each, doll size metal trike $10., 16” porcelain doll with stand “Christina” $10., 8” round saw blade clock with farm scene $10., 1970 & 1980 cook books 15 @ $8., 70 LP records, assorted music $45., older Hoover cannister vacuum - no power head $5. 792-8017.

6 - S. Bent and Brothers hard maple dining room chairs. Excellent condition. $200 OBO. 641-5213376.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You have to own something before you can give it away. Today this is also true of happiness.

Be happy in yourself first, and then you’ll be able to make someone else happy.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).

Stop judging yourself so harshly. You may think it’s keeping you to a higher standard, but it’s not. Being mean inside your head won’t help. Would you say those things to anyone else you love?

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Uncomfortable feelings are part of the survival instinct package you were given when you were born. Whatever you feel, hundreds of thousands of others are experiencing a similar

feeling right at this moment.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).

Filtered through the lens of negative thoughts, your environment won’t look as chockfull of opportunity as it really is. Shake it off so you can see possibilities.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Looking busy is better than idleness on display; however, you prefer to actually do something useful. Useful activities create a circuit that brings the energy you expend right back to you.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You can’t do anything about your starting position today, but you can pick up from wherever that is and move

consistently forward. Keep your eye on the destination.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). The idea you abandoned many moons ago can still be revived. It was a good idea then, and the new twist you’ll think of could make it even better. Brainstorm with a Libra or Leo. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20).

Love isn’t going to sneak up and surprise you today, but if you make an effort to create playful communication and a tender dynamic, you might be favorably impressed by what develops out of the effort.

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Matt Kenseth

Jimmie Johnson

Brad Keselowski

Ryan Newman

Brad Keselowski

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Kyle Busch

Matt Kenseth

Matt Kenseth

Greg Biffle

Jeff Gordon

Kevin Harvick

Jeff Gordon

Jimmie Johnson

Kevin Harvick

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Carl Edwards

Jamie McMurray

Denny Hamlin

Carl Edwards

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Martin Truex Jr.

Matt Kenseth

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Jeff Gordon

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Kevin Harvick

Tony Stewart

Ryan Newman

Brad Keselowski

Denny Hamlin

Denny Hamlin

Denny Hamlin

Matt Kenseth

Matt Kenseth

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Brad Keselowski

Austin Dillon

Brad Keselowski

Matt Kenseth

Brad Keselowski

Paul Menard

Martin Truex Jr.

Carl Edwards

Jimmie Johnson

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Juan Pablo Montoya

Jimmie Johnson

Jeff Gordon

Kurt Busch

Kasey Kahne

Jeff Gordon

Ryan Newman

Jeff Gordon

Joey Logano

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