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Branstad attends Jasper County Republicans’ trap shoot

OBITUARIES Veda Ruth Fagg, 93 Mary Wadzinski, 56

By Ty Rushing Daily News Senior Staff Writer

INSIDE TODAY Ty Rushing/Daily News Gov. Terry Branstad takes a shot at Saturday’s Jasper County Republicans’ E.K. Shaw Memorial Trap Shoot.

Branstad said he hopes to attend the event next year.

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Gov. Terry Branstad made an appearance Saturday afternoon in Newton, when he attended the Jasper County Republicans’ E.K. Shaw Memorial Trap Shoot at the Jasper County Gun Club.

“It was a beautiful day, I didn’t do as well as I’d like to, but it was a lot of fun,” Branstad said. “I hadn’t done this for awhile, but it gives me some good practice for bird hunting.”

Branstad was in Newton for a Jasper County town hall meeting on April 2, where he also signed Senate File 2341 — the sales tax rebate bill for Iowa Speedway — and said he makes it a point to visit all 99 of Iowa’s counties a year.

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A number of other candidates were also in attendance for the shoot, including U.S. Senate Candidate Marc Jacobs, Iowa’s Second Congressional District Candidate Dr. Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Iowa Senate District 15 Candidate Jeremy Filbert as well as several candidates seeking elected positions for Jasper County offices.

Jasper County Republican Chairman Marshall Crtichfield, who is also running for county recorder, commented that the trap shoot was a success when he introduced Branstad. He also declared the shoot will become an annual event, which the governor showed support for.

“Absolutely, I hope to come back. I would love to be here next year,” Branstad said.

By Ty Rushing Daily News Senior Staff Writer

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The big topic at Tuesday’s Jasper County Board of Supervisors meeting will be the “virtualization” of the Jasper County Sheriff ’s Office and the in-car video storage utilized in the office’s vehicles.

Basically, this would allow the Sheriff ’s Office to utilize fewer resources, such as servers and storage devices, but still be able to manage its networks and back up its data in an efficient manner. This measure would also back up in-car video to the server directly.

Urbandale-based IP Pathways submitted a proposal to complete the project. If approved, IP would charge the county $12,040 for labor and $112,075 for servers, software, training and support costs.

In other business, Gerald Wilcox, a Newton resident, has submitted an application to the Secondary Roads Department to have an entrance installed from his property to a county road. The proposed entrance would be at 5211 S. 70th Ave. E. in Newton.

Jasper County Recorder Nancy Parrott will submit her office’s report for review at the meeting. For the month of March, her office collected SUPERVISORS See Page 5A

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Ty Rushing/Daily News The Jasper County Conservation Office held a prairie burn Friday evening at Jacob Krumm Nature Preserve. These types of burns aid prairies in a multitude of ways, including removing excess leaf litter, killing invasive plant species and exposing the soil to the sun.

Newton school board considering Four Oaks contract proposal tonight Votes on budget, calendar, several other items on agenda tonight

By Ty Rushing Daily News Senior Staff Writer One of the more interesting aspects of tonight’s meeting of the Newton Community School Dis-

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ing ties with Four Oaks as a way to save the district money for the 2014-15 fiscal year.

“The proposal is to utilize our own resources and personnel and no longer outsource an education program,” Callaghan wrote in the April 4 email.

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Van Wyk new golf director for Oakland Acres Golf Club

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trict’s Board of Education is a contract proposal from Four Oaks, which provides an alternative classroom settings for students who have trouble learning in a traditional classroom environment.

During the March 31 meeting, and in a districtwide email sent out on April 4, Superintendent Bob Callaghan suggested sever-

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Ty Rushing/Daily News Skiff Medical Center CEO Steve Long speaks with Jeff Holschuh and Jane Vest at Saturday’s Skiff Gala. This year’s theme was “Guys in Ties” and the Gala is used as an annual fundraiser by Skiff.

Kristin Van Wyk began golfing at the age of 2, working on her short game on the eleventh green of Oakland Acres Golf Club. Last Monday, Oakland Acres announced on Facebook that Van Wyk was hired as the director of golf for the club.

“I will be in charge of everything involving golf for Oakland Acres,” Van Wyk said. “I will be in charge of the pro shop, lessons, programs, leagues and tournaments to be specific. The pro shop offers clubs, bag, shoes, gloves, balls, tees, hats and apparel.”

Van Wyk will begin two new programs during the upcoming season at Oakland Acres, which includes a junior golf program and a women’s program called “Golf and Wine.”

GOLF See Page 5A

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Bryant to perform at Grinnell College

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Grinnell College Organist Linda Bryant, assisted by violinist Emily Hines ‘17, will present a 40-minute program of music in Grinnell College’s Herrick Chapel at 12:10 p.m. Wednesday.

The program, which will feature music to aid the Lenten journey, is free and open to the public. The centerpiece organ work, the Sixth Sonata of Felix Mendelssohn, is based on a chorale tune whose text is the Lord’s Prayer.

The four variations speak to the emotion of the petitions of the prayer. Other works include hymn- and non-hymn-based pieces.

Bryant will be playing the restored 1949 Aeolian-Skinner instrument on the Grinnell College campus. Herrick Chapel is located at 1128 Park St.

Ty Rushing/Daily News Stephanie Crtichfield and her daughters have a word with Gov. Terry Branstad at Saturday’s Jasper County Republican’s E.K. Shaw Memorial Trap Shoot.

PEO Chapter HS to meet Chapter HS of PEO will meet at 5:30 p.m. April 15 at McCann Center for the Combined Chapter Event.

The meal will be served at 6:30 p.m. with entertainment to follow.

Newton Noon Kiwanis to meet Wednesday The Newton Noon Kiwanis will meet from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday at St Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 223 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton, for lunch and a program by Jane Ann Cotton titled “My Trip to Taiwan.”

Anyone interested in the program or learning more about Kiwanis is welcome to be a guest for lunch.

For more information or to make a reservation for lunch, call Carol Jones at (641) 521-1747. Visit www.newtonkiwanis.org to learn more about the service club.

Rotary Club to meet Tuesday The Newton Rotary Club will meet from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday in the DMACC Newton Campus upstairs banquet room.

The program will be an update on Newton Senior High School presented by Brendan Lamont. Anyone interested in attending and learning more about the Newton Rotary Club is welcome.

For more information or to make reservations for lunch, call Patrick Hatting at 1-800-3470467 or Brendan Lamont at (641) 792-5252.

Police Blotter Newton Police Department • Mackenzie L. Carter, 19, of Newton was arrested at 7:33 p.m. April 4 at Walmart following a report of theft from store management. She was alleged to have concealed a package of Loom Bands worth $5.32 and attempted to leave without paying for them. She was charged with fifth-degree theft and taken to jail. Prior to arriving at the Jasper County Jail, Carter told officers she had four Naproxen pills without a prescription. At the jail, she was found to be in possession of a spoon, numerous small empty baggies and cotton swabs, which are suspected to be used to inject, inhale or otherwise consume drugs. Carter was additionally charged with possession of prescription drugs without a prescription and possession of drug paraphernalia.

• Ryan Eric Dearinger, 42, of Newton was arrested at 6:45 p.m.

April 2 in the 1000 block of East 12th Street North following an investigation into an alleged theft from Shoe Department. Store management reported at approximately 6:44 p.m. March 26 that a man had stolen a pair of boots valued at $69.54, leaving his old boots behind before fleeing on

foot. One of the store employees had worked with Dearinger at a previous job and identified him for officers. He was later located, arrested and charged with fifthdegree theft and taken to jail.

• Mary R. Feehan, 41, of Newton was arrested at 6:29 p.m.

April 6 at in the 200 block of North Fourth Avenue East following a report of an out-of-control patient. Police were called to the Skiff Medical Center emergency room because Feehan had left the hospital; she was to be committed instead. She had been brought to Skiff earlier due to mental health concerns. She was located outside and was asked to return; she refused and began to walk away. Officers grabbed Feehan by the arm, but she pulled away. She was placed against a patrol car, but she continued to resist, biting one officer in the arm, breaking the skin, and kicking another. She was forcibly returned to Skiff, where she again kicked an officer. As Feehan was being handcuffed after receiving medical attention, she attempted to grab an officer’s Taser, unsnapping the flap on his holster. Feehan was charged with felonious interference with official acts, assault on a peace officer causing

bodily injury, interference with official acts causing bodily injury, and assault on a peace officer and was taken to jail.

• Randy S. Lanz, 47, of Fenton was arrested at 5:09 p.m. April 4 following an alleged theft from Walmart. Store management reported a man had stolen gift cards worth approximately $200 and fled on foot. The man, later identified as Lanz, was apprehended at the Casey’s General Store nearby and admitted he was the person involved in the Walmart theft.

Store management said it had received a call from the Grinnell store alleging he took gift cards from that store, as well. Lanz was charged with fifth-degree theft and taken to jail.

• Travis W. Howerton, 30, of Kellogg was arrested shortly before 11 a.m. March 31 following an alleged gas drive-off at Petro Stop in Newton. Management reported a gas drive-off at 9:45 a.m. resulting in the theft of $40.03 in fuel. Howerton was located approximately an hour later and admitted to stealing the fuel because he didn’t have the money to pay for it. He was charged with BLOTTER See Page 3A

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Monday, April 14, 2014

Mary Wadzinski, 56, of Newton, Iowa, passed away at her home Saturday, April 12, 2014, after a long battle with kidney cancer.

A funeral mass will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 16, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Newton. A rosary service will begin at 5:15 p.m. Tuesday, April 15, at the church with a time of visitation with the family continuing from 5:30 to 8 p.m. A public vigil service will begin at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Memorials may be designated in Mary’s name in the forms of mass offerings or to the Sacred Heart Choir or the Newton Community Theatre and may be left at the church or at Pence-Reese Funeral Home.

Mary was born Oct. 26, 1957, to Joseph D. and Roseann (Divis) Cada in Schuyler, Nebraska. She attended Schuyler area schools and graduated from Schuyler High School’s class of 1976. Mary at-

with musical talent and singing was her passion.

She had taken six years of voice lessons including opera at Wayne State College, Wayne, NE. Mary’s voice contributed to many church and community choirs wherever she lived. She was a soloist singing for weddings and funerals. She was a memtended Mt. Marty Col- ber of Sacred Heart lege in Yankton, SD. Catholic Church and and Nebraska Method- choir. Mary was also ist School of Nursing in musical productions in Omaha graduating as at Newton Community RN in 1980.

Theatre. Her favorite On July 26, 1980, production was “Hot Mary married Robert Flashes.” Mary felt the Wadzinski at St. Augus- church members, choir, tine Catholic Church in and theater cast memSchuyler. They lived in bers were like family.

Dodge, Neb; PinconMary is survived by ning, Mich; Schuyler, husband Robert, four NE; Clovis, N.M., Elk- children: Mary Kathhorn, Neb.; and Newton, ryn “Katie,” Kristine, Iowa. Mary started her Ross, and Reid of Newnursing career as a “can- ton. Three grandchildy striper” and worked dren, Asher, Annah, as a registered nurse at and Allison. Parents Joe the hospital in Schuyler. and Roseann Cada of Mary last worked at Park Schuyler, Neb. Her sisCentre in Newton for ter Carolyn ( John) Peers 7-1/2 years as Assisted of Omaha, Neb. Several Living Nurse. She loved brothers and sisters incaring for the elderly and law, nieces and nephews. was very fond of her resi- Mary was preceded in dents. death by her grandparMary was blessed ents and an uncle.

Blotter Continued from Page 2A jail. Howerton also was arrested at 12:33 p.m. Saturday at Skiff Medical Center following a report of an out-of-control patient. Upon arrival, officers were told Howerton was being released from the hospital to be transported to the Jasper County Jail, at which time he resisted and ignored officers’ commands. He had to be physically restrained by officers and placed in handcuffs. He was charged with interference with official acts and transported to the Jasper County Jail.

• Nathan L. McCleary, 35, of Newton was cited by police on April 2 following a report the previous evening of alleged

shoplifting at Fareway. Store management reported at approximately 8:59 p.m. April 1 that a woman had concealed bottles of alcohol and left the store in a vehicle registered to McCleary. The vehicle was located soon thereafter parked at McCleary’s residence. McCleary claimed he loaned the vehicle to an ex-girlfriend.

He refused to allow officers to search his residence for the suspect. She later confessed to the theft and admitted she was inside McCleary’s home when officers interviewed him. During a second interview with officers, McCleary admitted he lied to protect his girlfriend and that he consumed the stolen alcohol after officers left, knowing it had been stolen.

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stolen bottles, each of which had been approximately threefourths consumed. McCleary was cited for fifth-degree theft and harassment of public officers and released to appear.

• Randall G. Meyer, 54, of Newton was arrested at 11:21 a.m. April 4 following a traffic stop in the 300 block of East 12th Street South. Meyer had been stopped for a brake light infraction, erratic driving and being known to be under suspension. He was arrested for driving while license suspended. During an inventory of the vehicle before it was towed, officers discovered a 1-gram baggie of methamphetamine in the center console and $999 in cash. Meyer was charged with possession of methamphetamine and taken to jail.

• Officers investigated a two-vehicle crash at 5:28 p.m.

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A vehicle driven by Constance J. Docekal, 63, of Newton was traveling east on South Seventh Avenue East when it struck a legally parked vehicle owned

by Ronda M. Partelow-Kupitz of Newton. Partelow-Kupitz’ vehicle was pushed several feet.

No one was injured. Damage to Partelow-Kupitz’ vehicle was estimated at $800. Damage to Docekal’s vehicle was estimated at $1,000. Docekal was cited for failure to maintain control.

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Empty Nest

Mike Dwight: Dog Walker Some people are dog owners, others are dog lovers. Mike Dwight, of Burlington, is a dog lover.

Over the years, he’s had numerous dogs. There was Annie, Bud, Holly, Snuggles, Maverick, and now Penny. Most of them were mixed breeds, and Mike loved

By Curt Swarm them all.

Guest Columnist He can tell you to the day, when he got them, how long they lived, and the day they died. Mike is a detail person, and he records everything.

Mike is also a runner. He started running in 1979 to get in shape and lose weight. And lose weight he did — 58 lbs. — from 239 to a trim 181. He now competes in many of the local 5K and 10K runs.

At his age of 62, he usually brings home a medal in his age group. There are so few older runners.

Now for the really good part: not only is Mike a runner, but he is also a dog walker. And he meticulously records the dogs’ mileage. Penny, a terrier mix, is 14 years old, and, as of April 9, 2014, has walked 17,052 miles.

Yep. One year, Penny got in 2,000 miles.

Bud, one of his other dogs, had 11,059 miles, before he passed away. Mike believes that exercise is as good for his dogs as it is for him.

Athletics runs in Mike’s family. Mike Dwight is the uncle of Tim Dwight, former return specialist for the University of Iowa football team, two-time All American, and NFL standout. Tim Dwight occasionally joins his Uncle Mike in one of the races.

Retired from GE after 38 years and three weeks, Mike’s advice for older runners (like me) is recovery time. As you age, it becomes more and more important to alternate hard exercise days with recovery days, to let the muscles, joints, and tendons recover from the stress.

Mike runs five days a week, and walks two. Six miles is a long run for Mike.

He is also a big proponent of the run/walk philosophy, as taught by such well known elderly runners as Jeff Galloway. A typical run/walk scenario is: run a mile, and walk 100 steps.

Runners utilizing such a strategy have found race times dropping, bodies feeling better, and injuries less frequent or non-existent.

Mike is an outdoor runner year round. He doesn’t have a treadmill. On the really bad days, when the streets and sidewalks are snow and ice covered, he has been known to run, in his house, from the back door to the front door, over and over again.

If he really pushes it, he can get in six rounds a minute, and his heart rate up to 180 beats per minute. It might be a good thing that his wife, Christine, works during the day.

Down to just one dog now, Penny, Mike isn’t satisfied with his own daily runs, plus walking Penny. He often goes over to his sister’s house and walks her dogs. Anyone out there need a dog walked?

Mike’s email address is walkerof3@ yahoo.com. The “walkerof3” stands for the two dogs he was walking at the time, plus himself, equals three. Drop him an email. He’d love to hear about you and your dog.

Penny is getting pretty gray around the muzzle. Mike knows that her days are numbered. He has decided that she is going to be his last dog.

Yeah, right.

••• Have a good story? Call or text Curt Swarm in Mt. Pleasant at (319) 217-0526, email him at curtswarm@yahoo.com, or visit his website at www.empty-nest-words-photos-and-frames. com. You can listen to Curt’s recordings of his column at www.lostlakeradio.com.

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Iowa’s proficiency standard is hurting Iowa students

in the curriculum and teachers untrained to effectively teach concepts. The rest of the world is not burdened with this because they are moving farTo the editor: ther ahead of the grade level With 2014 high school selected for our country: 65th graduation approaching, keep national percentile. in mind this is the thirteenth This fact was reported in a year of No Child Left Behind, December 2013 international when all students were sup- report to U.S. Secretary of Edposed to be at grade level. Iowa ucation Arne Duncan. students are not graduating at An analogy for the difgrade level because of the low ference between concepts vs proficiency standard of the 41st memorization would be an exnational percentile. ercise regimen.

In 2003, I contacted the Learning concepts is comIowa Department of Education parable to a workout routine about the grade equivalencies sufficient to allow an individual at the 41st national percentile. to successfully apply the develTheir response was that fourth opment to a number of other graders end their school year things, forming a solid founat the beginning of the fourth- dation on which to continue grade level for both reading and to develop. Memorization is math; eighth graders end their comparable to watching an inyear at the end of the seventh- dividual do the exercises and grade level (one year behind); then attempting to copy the and 11th graders end their year applications while lacking the at the beginning of the 10th- actual development. grade level.

When U.S. public schools This means Iowa students made the switch from concepts are graduating two years be- to memorization in the midhind grade level when they dle-to-late 1950s, they had no complete high school. idea of the damage they were Iowa stands in the bot- doing. The rest of the world tom one-third of the nation did not make this mistake, and in student achievement, while is presently taking advantage of the nation stands in the bot- it to be more globally competitom one-third internationally tive. in student achievement. This An international report from fails to prepare students for February of this year shows global competition, and is a that all of the countries outmajor factor in the loss of the educating us are doing so with middle class. the demographic groups of stuThe reason for the contin- dents our U.S. system blames ued slide from grade level while for making us “look bad”. processing through the system Sue Atkinson, Ph.D. lies with the lack of concepts Baxter

Mission Board at work To the editor: The Mission Board is always at work and here is proof that it never ends.

Hephzibah House — collecting ladies clothes & personal items.

Salvation Army — the usual plus the items that you may not know of like scrap metal, worn out shoes, belts, purses, hats, stained up clothes (when you drop these items off tell the person that these to be bagged up for the truck). These kinds of items are also sold to help support what they do. Did you know that they sell dog and cat blankets or quilts for $1 for the animals to sleep on in the winter?

They can use your plastic bags all year round.

High School — collecting personal items such as shampoo, soap, tampax, deodorants, etc. for the kids who can’t afford them. Even trial size.

JCARL — can always use cat or dog food but they can also use your old sheets, blankets, and towels. They are always collecting cans and bottles.

Schools — your boxtops We are always looking for an empty building to hold garage sales-so keep your ears open for a place. If you know of a possibility, call me at (641) 7927186.

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Heartsill on the Hill

More sunshine, less political hay In recent weeks the House and Senate Government Oversight Committees have been working overtime to discover the reasons behind the dismissals of certain state employees and the motive behind payments made for confidential

By Greg Heartsill s e t t l e m e n t s .

This issue was Iowa House District 28 brought to light after a recent media article was published, alleging certain state employees had been fired for politically partisan reasons.

The issue was even further confounded when the Democratcontrolled Senate Government Oversight Committee scheduled investigative hearings apart from the Republican-controlled House Government Oversight Committee claiming that Republicans had no interest in shining sunlight on the Branstad Administration. This caught the House off-guard, as it is typical for the House and Senate Government Oversight Committees to hold joint meetings when hearing testimony from various departments and agencies.

On April 3, when the House and Senate Government Oversight Committees finally met jointly, we heard testimony from then-Director of Department of Administrative Services (DAS), Mike Carroll; DAS General Services Enterprise Chief Operating Officer, Doug Woodley, and DAS Chief Resource

Maximization Officer, Paul Carlson.

Of the testimony given by Mr. Carroll, the following information was relayed: • The money paid out was strictly for settling specific grievances.

There was no payment for silence (aka “hush money”).

• According to the Attorney General’s office, there was no violation of state law with these payments.

• Governor Branstad knew nothing about the payments prior to the news article as there would be no reason for him to know the specifics of every settlement.

• Once the Governor learned of these payments, he expressed his disappointment as the practice does not lend itself to his wishes for openness and transparency in state government.

• Mr. Carroll took full responsibility for being out of compliance with the Governor’s wishes and stated that he was merely following a systemic practice that had been utilized by previous administrations.

• There is no such thing as a “black list” (or “do-not-hire” list) regarding the hiring practices of state government.

Unfortunately, just a few days after this testimony, it was later discovered that Mr. Carroll’s statements regarding state employees being paid an additional amount in exchange for confidentiality provisions were not accurate. Once the Governor received this new information and was able to verify it with documentation, he took immediate

action by terminating Mike Carroll as DAS Director.

I applaud the Governor’s swift action once he was able to ascertain the facts and I think this is further evidence of his commitment to promoting more openness and transparency in state government.

Furthermore, in the wake of the initial controversy, Governor Branstad issued Executive Order 85 which not only provides openness by ending the practice of confidential agreements in personnel settlements and ensures accountability by requiring any personnel settlement agreement to be reviewed by the Attorney General’s Office before it is entered into, but also provides transparency by posting every final personnel settlement agreement to the Department of Administrative Services website.

The House Government Oversight Committee followed suit by drafting a bill, House File 2462, and moving it to the House Floor where it passed 63-35. HF 2462 would codify the essence of the Governor’s executive order, so that it could not be rescinded by a future administration.

While the motivations behind exposing this issue may have been politically charged, the positive result for every Iowan is that this issue is being addressed in a manner that nets even more openness and transparency in state government.

I am all for more sunshine in state government. Let’s just make sure that the “sunshine” is not selective and only used for making political “hay”.

Until next time, God bless!

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Golf Continued from Page 1A “I love working with kids and I think the women and wine will be a popular program,” Van Wyk said. “I will also be teaching the group and private lessons as well. I am a certified instructor from US Golf Teachers Association.”

Van Wyk has been making herself at home in the clubhouse with all the members.

“I like sitting around the clubhouse talking with members,” Van Wyk said. “I can help them with ordering golf gear from the pro shop, answering questions about their golf game and sometimes just talking about golf. We have a great facility with the indoor simulator, driving range and putting green.”

This isn’t Van Wyk’s

only homecoming in golf. She is an alumni of Grinnell High School, where she played golf all through school. The Grinnell Tigers placed in the top three all four years with one third place finish, one State Runner Up and two State Championships.

Van Wyk was a runner up at State in her Junior season.

“I am now the head varsity girls’ golf coach at Grinnell,” Van Wyk said. “My father owned Oakland Acres at one point. It has truly been a homecoming for me.”

For more information on clubhouse events and tournaments, go to www.oaklandacresgolfclub.com. For more information on programs and golf events, email Van Wyk at kristin.vanwyk@oaklandacresgolfclub.com or call (641) 236-7111.

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Board Continued from Page 1A Callaghan said the district could save $200,000 annually by ending the agreement with Four Oaks and developing its own program, which would also be available to other school districts within Jasper County, if they chose to participate.

The Four Oaks contract presented in the board packet is for the current 2013-14 school year and would expire on June 30, 2014.

Tonight’s meeting will also be a public hearing on the district’s proposed 2015 FY budget, more detailed version of some of the proposed cuts may be found at www.newtondailynews.com/2014/04/09/ school-districtsheds-light-on2014-15-school-yearbudget-cuts/awrenwy/ There will also be a vote tonight on possibly selecting May 12 for a budget amendment public hearing for the

Kristin Van Wyk is the new golf director in the pro shop at Oakland Acres Golf Club.

$15,475.21.

There also will be a hiring resolution presented by Jasper County Human Resourc-

district. While budgets have to be submitted to the state by tomorrow, districts have until May 31 to submit amended budgets.

A final draft of the district’s 2014-15 school year calendar will be selected. Under the final draft, the school year would begin on Tuesday Aug. 19 and end on Thursday May 28, 2015, barring making up days.

The first semester would include 86 instructional days and there would be 91 instructional days for the second semester.

Two separate firms will present reports to the board at Monday’s meeting.

Nancy Janssen of Newton-based Nolte Cornman & Johnson PC will present an audit report on the district’s finances from the 2013 FY. The report was not included in the board packet for tonight’s meeting.

Later in the meeting, the board will vote on a one year contract re-

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es Director Dennis Simon for the Secondary Roads Department. If approved, Tim Hartgers would begin work

newal with the firm to audit the district’s 2014 FY. The proposed contract would not exceed $10,100 if approved.

On Oct. 28, the board approved having RSP and Associates, LLC, based outside of Kansas City, conduct a demographic study on the population base the district serves. The firm’s owner, Robert Schwarz, will present that report to the board.

Callaghan previously said the district wanted the firm to perform enrollment analysis and boundary analysis services. He said the enrollment analysis would be used to find information about citizens aged zero to four years old, 15 to 59 year old females, household income and characteristics, and could also find out more detailed information about student enrollment.

“In regards to the boundary analysis, they can provide ‘what if ’s?’”

Callaghan said in the Oct. 28 meeting. “They can show all different

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proposals for all different school sites with all different grade level comparisons.

Then they can show you maps relating to those proposals.”

A vote will be held on participating in the Iowa Association for Educational Purchasing program for 201415. If approved, the district would agree to purchase 60 percent of its eligible combined food and supplies through the program’s vendor of choice.

Last year, 306 school districts in the state participated in the program.

On April 1, the district held its Physical Plant and Equipment Levy election. The Jasper County Board of Supervisors held a canvass of the election on April 8 and confirmed the measure passed with 133 “Yes” votes on

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Senior staff writer Ty Rushing may be contacted at (641) 7923121, ext. 426, or at trushing@ newtondailynews.com.

only 29 “No” votes.

The board will vote on whether or not to accept the canvass.

In other business: • Business District Manager Gayle Isaac will present the fiveyear capital improvement plan to the board, who would then vote on the plan. A majority of the projects included would be completed with PPEL funds.

• Highlights of the plan include new vehicles for various departments in the district, heating and cooling repairs and upgrades at several district buildings, repairs to asphalt and concrete surfaces district wide and heavy spending on technology equipment.

• A vote on a proposed one year contract extension with Youth and Shelter Services, Inc. for $2,000. According to YSS, it pro-

vides prevention, education, treatment, and residential services to children, youth, and families; to advocate on their behalf, and to help them solve problems, grow, and be selfsufficient, responsible, contributing members of society.

• A vote to give the city of Newton a temporary grant of easement for construction projects for sidewalk repairs.

• A vote on voluntarily reducing permanent base acres at the request of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. USDA said the district has excess base acreage that must be redistributed or reduced.

Senior staff writer Ty Rushing may be contacted at (641) 792-3121, ext.

426, or at trushing@newtondailynews.com.

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Communication online lacks personal touch for some users DEAR ABBY: I recently exchanged pleasantries via email and text messaging with a lady I met on a website. One day later, I received a message from her stating she’d prefer our method of communication be kept to email and texting because she wasn’t much of a phone talker.

Over the past few months, I have been out a number of times with other women who also expressed their preference to keep communication limited to email and texting. Is this becoming common?

I may be old-fashioned because I feel interpersonal relationships — especially initially — should include the element of voice inflection. I think it’s more effective than a guessing game that only a full page of text can provide. Am I wrong?

— WANTS TO TALK IN RENO DEAR WANTS TO TALK: I don’t think you are wrong, and I happen to agree with you. I, too, usually learn more from a spoken conversation than from an email or text because I can distinguish whether the person is joking or being serious. But you and I are becoming the minority. Today many younger people feel more comfortable communicating online — at least initially.

DEAR ABBY: My husband recently returned to the family business to become the general manager. He is in control of hiring new employees, and he recently told me they need to hire more people. I have mentioned several times my interest in working there as an administrative assistant. However, my husband either changes the subject or gets angry when I ask about it.

It hurts my feelings that I am the person raising his children, but am not good enough to work in the family business! I also know it’s not because of lack of experience. This makes me question the strength and value of our marriage.

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Let the subject rest for a while, and when you do raise it again, try to do it in a non-confrontational manner. If you do, he may be more open and less defensive with you about what his reasons are.

And if you would prefer to work outside the home in addition to raising the children, consider submitting your resumes to other companies.

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I are approaching our 25th anniversary.

We don’t have a lot of money to spend on a large party (our sons are 14 and 17). Are there inexpensive solutions?

I’d prefer not to have it at our house. — STUMPED IN GEORGIA DEAR STUMPED: Because you don’t want to entertain at your home, consider holding the celebration at a park, limiting the guest list and making it a potluck.

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U.S. stocks open higher on retail sales increase

Zach Johnson/ Newton Daily News Hunter Mansion owner Rae Walaska, with the help of volunteers, has been decorating and preparing for the grand opening set for this Thursday.

Hunter Mansion to open Thursday

By Zach Johnson Daily News Staff Writer One month after Rae Walaska and Dalene Potter put on ‘Mayhem at Mardi Gras’ at Capitol II Theatre, they will be opening The Hunter Mansion Tea Room & Event Center on Thursday with the first event, a luncheon, booked for Easter Sunday.

“We have been crazy busy getting everything put together here,” Hunter Mansion owner Rae Walaska said. “It’s hard to believe that it has only been a month since we started working on getting the mansion open.”

The menu for the luncheon being prepared by Potter is a bone-in-ham, mashed potatoes or sweet potatoes, green bean casserole, stuffing, salad and dinner rolls.

The dessert will be a made from scratch carrot cake and the beverages will include a choice of lemonade, iced tea, coffee or hot tea.

“Dalene has been amazing to work with preparing the mansion,” Walaska said.

“The partnership has been going real well.”

The Mansion has been

busy booking events for the spring and summer seasons. They will be hosting a prom dinner, May Day Carnival, Mommy & Me Tea, Mothers’ Day Luncheon, A Princess Tea Party featuring Snow White and Belle, Daddy and Daughter Tea with a Mad Hatter theme and Fathers’ Day Luncheon.

“We have a little more than 160 reservations for all of the events,” Walaska said.

“I’m especially excited about the Princess Party. I have two little boys, so I am excited to to do a party for little girls.”

The May Day Carnival and Vendor show will feature many gift ideas for Mothers Day with vendors from Mary Kay, Pink Zebra, Pampered Chef, and many more.

“We’re open for more businesses to be a part of the vendor show,” Walaska said.

“The vendors will be setting up carnival games with candy being the prizes and every participant will get a May Day basket.”

She wants Hunter Mansion to hit several niches as it comes to the events.

“We plan to offer many events at the mansion,” Walaska said. “We’re even planning on making the

basement a billiards room geared more towards the guys.”

Many people have been asking Walaska when the next Murder Mystery Party will be.

“I am hoping to have it in June with a luau theme and the case will be “Hawaii Die0”,” Walaska said.

The mansion will be open Wednesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The mansion will feature sandwiches, salads, soups, desserts, more than 16 flavors of hot and cold teas, specialty drinks, coffee and soda. hopefully wine in the near future. The second level will have a craft room during the week that can be used for scrapbooking, sewing and other crafts. There will be a lot of scrap booking supplies on hand for use.

The Hunter Mansion Tea Room and Event Center is located at the former Shay’s Tea Room. To book your next event at Hunter Mansion, or to make reservations, contact Walaska at (641) 792-2970.

Staff writer Zach Johnson may be contacted at (641) 792-3121, ext. 425, or at zjohnson@newtondailynews.com.

U.S. stocks opened higher this morning following news that U.S. retail sales in March rose by the largest amount in 18 months. Citigroup also turned in better-than-expected quarterly results, helping cheer investors anticipating a sluggish earnings season.

The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose 11 points, or 0.6 percent, to 1,827 in the first half-hour of trading. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 84 points, or 0.5 percent, to 16,111. The Nasdaq added 30 points, or 0.8 percent, to 4,029.

The S&P 500 dropped 2.7 percent last week, its worst weekly showing since January. The Nasdaq composite notched its third consecutive weekly decline.

Citigroup reported a 2.5 percent increase in first-quarter profit. Both income and revenue beat Wall Street’s expectations. The lender got a boost from improving results in its Citi Holdings unit, which is selling off assets such as mortgages that soured in the financial crisis. Citi’s shares surged $1.90, or 4.2 percent, to $47.59.

Retail sales rose 1.1 percent in March, the best showing since September 2012, the Commerce Department reported. The government also revised February’s figure to a 0.7 percent gain, more than double its previous estimate. Sales dropped in January and December.

Europe markets were little changed. Germany’s DAX fell 0.1 percent while France’s CAC-40 rose 0.04 percent.

The FTSE 100 index of leading British shares was flat. In Asia, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index rose 0.2 percent.

In government bond trading, the yield on the 10-year Treasury note inched up to 2.64 percent from 2.63 percent late Friday. The price of crude oil slipped 15 cents to $103.56 a barrel. Gold rose $7 to $1,326.10 an ounce.

Chances of getting audited

by IRS lowest in years

WASHINGTON (AP) — As millions of Americans race to meet Tuesday’s tax deadline, their chances of getting audited are lower than they have been in years.

Budget cuts and new responsibilities are straining the Internal Revenue Service’s ability to police tax returns.

This year, the IRS will have fewer agents auditing returns than at any time since at least the 1980s.

Taxpayer services are suffering, too, with millions of phone calls to the IRS going unanswered.

“We keep going after the people who look like the worst of the bad guys,” IRS Commissioner John Koskinen said in an interview. “But there are going to be some people that we should catch, either in terms of collecting the revenue from them or prosecuting them, that we’re not going to catch.”

If you report making $40,000 in wages and your employer tells the IRS you made $50,000, the agency’s computers probably will catch that. The same is true for investment income and many common deductions that are reported to the IRS by financial institutions.

But if you operate a business that deals in cash, with income or expenses that are not independently reported to the IRS, your chances of getting caught are lower than they have been in years.

Last year, the IRS audited less than 1 percent of all returns from individuals, the lowest rate since 2005. This year, Koskinen said, “The numbers will go down.”

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Nominations sought for first class of NHS Hall of Fame

By Jocelyn Sheets Daily News Sports Editor Newton Senior High School graduates have been, and continue to, make great strides in all walks of life.

There’s always been the pride in recognizing NHS alumni.

Now, there is an official NHS Hall of Fame. The initial NHS Hall of Fame class will be inducted during Reunion Weekend at the AllClasses Brunch, June 7, at Newton Senior High School.

Nominations are being asked for from NHS alumni and Newton community members.

Nomination forms for the Hall of Fame are online at: www.newton-cardinals.com.

Just click on the forms button at the top of the main page, and go to Hall of Fame nomination form.

Nomination forms and information on the 2014 NHS Alumni Brunch can be obtained at the Newton Senior High School office. Members of the Newton High School Alumni Association will receive a nomination form in the spring issue of the asso-

ciation’s magazine, ALUMNI NEWS, which will be mailed out later this month.

Deadline for nominations is April 30.

“We’re excited to be starting the Newton High School Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame Committee represents many decades of alumni and community members with different backgrounds, which will become very important when evaluating nominees within the nine categories,” said Bill Peters, NHS principal.

The purpose of the Newton High School Hall of Fame is to honor individuals organizations that have made exceptional achievements in their field, significant contributions to Newton High School, or unique contributions to their communities at the local, state, national or international levels. Hall of Fame inductees will serve as examples of the quality education that NHS provides and as role models for current students and staff to achieve success in their chosen fields.

Newton alumni who have distinguished themselves in

the fields of athletics, arts (including authors, musicians, visual artists, and journalists), business, education (at any level), government, science, or service (non-profit or religious) are eligible for nomination. Additional categories for consideration are retired staff from the Newton Community School District, and any individual or organization that has made outstanding contributions to the success of Newton High School.

“It’s great that we’ll be inducting honorees on an annual basis — considering the number of distinguished Cardinals to choose from,” Peters said. “For me, being a Cardinal has always been a work of pleasure, and the Hall of Fame is another illustration of how the Red Pride tradition is alive and well in Newton.”

NHS athletic director Scott Garvis said there’s always been an informal “hall of fame” at Newton. He said he and others talked about the opportunity to establishing a real hall of fame.

“It kind of took off on us.

We’ve only been working on

it for a little over a month.

We formed a committee, set by-laws, and the process to nominate and select members for the hall of fame,” Garvis said. “We have things in place now.”

Members of the hall of fame committee come from alumni, the NHS alumni association board, NHS administration, teachers, coaches, activity advisors, students, a community member — business or resident — of Newton, and a board of education member.

The initial NHS Hall of Fame committee has Peters and Garvis, Gary Kirchoff, NHS Alumni board member Mark Hallam, Stan Kirchoff, Tom Hill, Ed Ergenbright, Tom Weeks, Dave Kalkhoff, Bruce Hoffmeier, Jody Gooch, Avery Wilson, Rob Kahn and current NHS students Sydney Bergman and Chandler Sturtz.

“We couldn’t have been more pleased when Bill (Peters) approached us about adding the Hall of Fame ceremony to Reunion Weekend this year,” Hallam said.

Area teams have good day at CMB Raider Relays

By Jocelyn Sheets Daily News Sports Editor

Mike Mendenhall/Daily News Connor Warrick of Praire City-Monroe competes in the shot put event at Friday’s CMB Raider Relays in Baxter. Warrick finished sixth in the event,

BAXTER — Zach Samson, the defending Class 2A state champion, is on a tear in the shot put ring this season. The Collins-Maxwell/Baxter senior captured another gold medal in the shot put event at Friday’s CMB Raider Relays.

Samson won the shot put with a throw of 52 feet, 10 inches — a good three feet ahead of the second-place throw. Second went to his CMB teammate Patrick Girard at 49’4”. Samson edged out another teammate, Clayton Weltha, to win the discus event — 138’9” to 138’7”.

The Raiders were the top team in the seventeam field at the all-boys track meet. CMB piled

up 168 points and Gilbert was second with 137 points. Lynnville-Sully’s Hawks took third with 94 points followed by Bonderant-Farrar with 69.

Prairie City-Monroe’s Mustangs scored 35 points for fifth place.

Pleasantville was sixth with 34 and Colfax-Mingo’s Tigerhawks were seventh with 20 points.

“We certainly had some ups and downs during the meet, as we might expect this early, but were very pleased with the overall effort,” said Neil Seales, CMB head coach.

“The beautiful weather combined with some excellent teams and athletes provided the impetus for some very good performances.”

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“Our all-classes brunch is a long-standing alumni event, including class representatives, retired teachers, and a presentation from Bill on student achievements and the latest improvements to the high school. With the Hall of Fame ceremony as the centerpiece and tours of the high school this year, this year’s brunch will be one of the best ever.”

The NHS All-Classes Brunch on Saturday, June 7, at Newton High School.

Buffet will be served starting at 10 a.m. with the program beginning at 10:30. Alumni from classes holding reunions can RSVP with $9 to their class representative.

Tickets for the brunch may also be purchased at the NSH Alumni Association’s All-Classes Open House at the Iowa Speedway on Friday, June 6, or online at: www. totalgatesolutions.com/SelectEventTickets.aspx? eventId=53072 .

Information about the AllClasses Brunch is available at: www.NewtonAlumni.org and on Facebook: Facebook.com/ NewtonIowaAlumniNews.

Weather postpones Monday events Inclement weather strikes again. The rain, snow and cold temperatures have forced postponements and cancellations of some high school sporting events slated for today.

Newton’s girls were to have played varsity golf in the Urbandale Invitational and junior varsity golf at West Des Moines Valley. Those have been cancelled.

CMB moved its coed track meet from this afternoon to Tuesday, starting at 4:30 p.m. with field events at Baxter. CMB’s home girls soccer game against Gilbert has been moved to April 28.

NHS event results not available Newton’s track teams competed at Oskaloosa Saturday and the NHS girls’ tennis team was at Johnston. Newton coaches had not received official results from either event as of Sunday evening.

Stories on those events will be in Tuesday’s Daily News.

Newton girls win on penalty kicks in tournament play PCM learns from tournament losses

By Jocelyn Sheets Daily News Sports Editor PLEASANT HILL — Newton’s Cardinal girls had the short and long of it at Saturday’s Southeast Polk Girls’ Soccer Tournament.

In their first game of the tournament, the Cardinals posted a 10-0 win over Prairie City-Monroe’s Mustangs in a victory-margin-rule shortened game. When Newton’s 10th goal found the net with 4 minutes, 24 seconds left in the contest, the game was called.

The long of it came in the afternoon game against Marshalltown.

The preseason Class 2A 13th-ranked Cardinals and Marshalltown Bobcats played the 60-minute game to a scoreless tie. Newton won 1-0, with a 4-1 advantage in penalty kicks.

PCM’s Mustangs played two more games in the tournament. They lost 5-0 to Southeast Polk JV A-team and 3-0 to Davenport West. The Mustangs are 1-3 for the season.

Newton improved to 3-0. The Cardinals open their home schedule this coming Saturday with a tournament, featuring Des Moines Lincoln, Perry

and PCM. “It was very windy at the complex and the girls battled for 60 minutes,” NHS head coach Cathy Reiter said of the Marshalltown game. “I was especially proud of how we played in the last 10 minutes of regulation.”

Ryanne Rausch was first on the field in the penalty-kick shootout against Marshalltown. She got the ball past the Bobcat goalkeeper, then Cardinal goalkeeper Emily Forsyth made a save on Marshalltown’s first player’s attempt.

Reiter said Forsyth’s save was huge for the Cardinals because it took a ton of pressure off the Newton shooters.

Forsyth had five saves for the game.

As the shootout continued, Victoria Jordan connected for a second score for Newton and Marshalltown’s next attempt was wide of the net.

Hannah Rhoads scored to put the Cardinals up 3-0. Marshalltown’s third kicker got the ball past Forsyth.

Sealing the victory for Newton was a successful penalty kick by Taylor Shipley, giving the Cardinals a 4-1 advantage.

“I know how tired they were fighting that wind for 50 minutes, but they didn’t show it, and we really put the pressure on and finished those last 10 SOCCER See Page 3B

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Newton’s Bailey Beaderstadt (4) and Abby Waddel (30) of Prairie City-Monroe go after the soccer ball during Saturday’s Southeast Polk tournament game in Pleasant Hill. Newton defeated PCM, 10-0, in the morning contest. The Cardinals won their other game in the tournament while PCM lost two more games.

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Newton Trap Team opens season

By Jocelyn Sheets Daily News Sports Editor KNOXVILLE — Opening the 2014 season, the Newton Trap Team had varsity squads finish ninth and 18th at the trap meet hosted by Knoxville Saturday.

N e w t o n’s high school shooters brought home one medal.

Kayla Klein earned the second-place Klein medal for overall female shooter with a score of 37 out of 50 targets.

Klein combined with Jake Huizenga, Eric Hodge, Axel Fruetel and Bryce Romick to claim ninth place.

The Cardinal team broke 183 tar-

gets out of a possible 250 clay pigeons in competition.

Newton’s other varsity squad of Jake Arrowood, Derek Damman, Matthew Bleakney, Morgan Arrowood and Chase Urias finished 18th.

They hit 160 out of 250 targets.

There were 32 five-person squads — varsity and junior varsity — competing in the high school division at the trap meet. Other teams competing were Albia, Centerville, Indianola, Knoxville, Montezuma, North Mahaska, Pella Christian, Pella and Southeast Warren.

Newton’s junior varisty team of Brian Bleakney, Cole Doerring, Colton Kingery, Austin James and Allison Winchell placed 31st, hitting 114 of 250 targets. The other Newton junior varsity shooters competed as individuals, and they were Logan Zaabel, Nathan Tremel, Clay Trotter and Mike Blom.

Submitted photo Newton’s 9th-grade AAU volleyball team captured third at the 2014 Iowa State AAU Volleyball Gold Tournament, March 22, at Newton Senior High School. There were 19 teams in the tournament. Newton beat teams from George-Little Rock, East Sac, New Hampton, Nevada, UVC and Iowa River. It lost to Sioux City Ambush, which was the eventual state champion, in the semifinals. The team ended the season at 30-6-3. Newton’s Taylor Shipley and Megan Pressgrove were named to the AAU state all-tournament team. Members of the team are (left to right) front row, Ryanne Rausch; middle row, Morgan Allen, Megan Pressgrove, Taylor Shipley; back row, coach Blair Shipley, Courtney Jacobsen, Kaitlyn Ahn, Emma Meyer, Bailey Davis.

Cardinal tennis boys lose at Boone

By Jocelyn Sheets Daily News Sports Editor

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Newton’s Griffin Engel (00) makes a save in an earlier game this season for the Cardinals. Engel has 30 saves in the Cardinals four games. Newton has lost three straight in shutouts.

Finding an attack mode focus for NHS boys

By Jocelyn Sheets Daily News Sports Editor PLEASANT HILL — Offensively, Newton’s Cardinal boys are struggling on the soccer field.

They suffered their third straight shutout Friday, losing 4-0 to host Southeast Polk’s Rams.

“We have a lot of young players at the varsity level this year.

It is a huge learning curve for us out there,” Cardinal head coach Sackda Viravong said.

“One of the areas we need to develop is moving without the ball. We moved pretty well with the ball in the first half Friday but we didn’t score. Our guys have to know they have to continue to move even when they don’t have the ball, so they are in position for an attack.”

Viravong said he was pleased

with the way the Cardinals defensive players have performed so far this season. Sophomore Griffin Engel has stepped into the starting goalkeeper role. Engel had 10 saves against Southeast Polk Friday, bringing his total for four games to 30 while giving up just eight goals.

“Griffin is doing well for us and our defensive corps has played well but we need help from the offensive guys. We have to keep the ball on the attacking side of the field more,” Viravong said.

He said they moved senior Chandler Sturtz to center midfielder to help control the tempo of the game and distribute the ball to the outside forwards. Junior Jackson Forck was moved to the center defender spot and freshman Jordan Norvel got his first varsity start as a defender.

Viravong said they are shuffling the line up a round trying to find the right combination of players for the varsity. The Cardinals need to develop as a team, he said.

“We don’t have a lot of players who play have played soccer together. The team lost a lot of seniors from last year so we’re finding ourselves early in the season,” Viravong said. “We’re defining our focus on the field, which is to work hard and be more creative with our ball movement. That will allow us to attack and score.”

Newton is 1-3 overall. The Cardinals take a 0-1 Little Hawkeye Conference record into Tuesday’s home conference game against Pella Christian. Game time is 7 p.m. for the varsity at H.A. Lynn Stadium.

BOONE — Newton’s boys came up empty on the tennis courts Thursday. The Cardinals lost all 11 matches against host Boone.

Newton’s Ben Van Dalen dropped a 6-1, 6-2 decision to Eddie Smith at No. 1 singles and Jon Vitek lost 6-0, 6-4 to Danny Anderson at No. 2 singles. In No. 3 singles action, Alex Cron lost 6-0, 6-0 to Brady Newbold.

Boone’s Paul Solomon defeated Newton’s Brian Jones, 6-1, 6-0 in the No. 4 singles match.

Troy Barsh beat Newton’s Chas Antle, 6-1, 6-0 in No. 5 singles and Jason Frei posted a 6-2, 6-4 win over Newton’s

Joe Stammeyer at No. 6 singles.

In doubles action, Van Dalen and Vitek lost 6-2, 6-3 to Smith and Anderson; Cron and Jones dropped a 6-1, 6-3 decision to Newbold tand Solomon; Newton’s Liam Briggs and Stammeyer lost 6-4, 6-0 to Barsh and Trevor Erb; Antle and Jarred Griffin lot 6-2, 6-1 to Frei and Jordan Crady and at No. 5 doubles, Newton’s Austin Van Brogen and Sean Richardson lost to Jake Krafcisin and Ethan Patterson, 6-0, 6-1.

The Cardinals have a week to work on their games. Next up for them is the Marshalltown Invitational tournament Saturday.

Bubba Watson claims another green jacket, winning Masters AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Bubba Watson’s second Masters title was nothing like the green jacket he won two years ago.

The only daring shot Watson hit was one he really didn’t need. The wild swing in momentum came on the front nine, not the back nine of Augusta National. And the sweetest difference of all Sunday was seeing his 2-year-old son walk toward him on the edge of the 18th green after his three-shot victory over Jordan Spieth.

Watson turned in another masterpiece and joined an elusive group as the 17th player to win the Masters more than once.

He turned a twoshot deficit into a twoshot lead on the final two holes of the front nine, then kept Spieth, 20, and everyone else at safe distance the rest of the way. Watson closed with a 3-under 69 to beat a pair of Masters rookies in Spieth and Jonas Blixt of Sweden.

Two years ago, when he hit that wild hook out of the trees on the 10th hole to win in a playoff, his wife and newly adopted son were watching at home in Florida.

This time, young Caleb was decked out in a green-and-white striped Masters shirt and green tennis shoes as he waddled over to his father.

Tigerhawks, Raiders compete in Girls Bomber Relays

By Mike Mendenhall Daily News Staff Writer BALLARD — Class B competition at the Girls Bomber Relays at Ballard Friday ended with two Jasper County teams placing in the top three.

Out of seven teams in contention, Colfax-Mingo finished second in the Class B Division with 100 team points, followed closely by third place Collins-Maxwell/Baxter with 90 points.

Roland-Story won the meet scoring 205 total team points.

Many Tigerhawks recorded personal-best performances and three events finished with team-best efforts since the tenure of Colfax-Mingo head coach Zach Tomas.

“This was certainly one of the best meets the girls have

had in my 5 years (as coach),” Tomas said. “The girls competed with a lot of effort and battled in every event. Girls from every grade level and specialty area (sprinters, distance, jumpers, hurdlers, and throwers) made a contribution to our team score” The CM 4x800-meter relay team of Dakota Hostetter, Iva Moore, Aranda Woods and Bailey Pease scored a team best time of 11 minutes and .79 seconds. Moore also clocked a team best of 2:42.13 for the Tigerhawks in the 800-meter run finishing third in the event.

CMB’s Abbie Haupert won the discus with a throw of 103 feet, 4 inches.Tigerhawk Anna Baldwin recorded a team best in the discus with a distance of 94’ 8”.

McKinzie Tjaden took the gold medal for CM in the

100-meter dash, posting a time of 13.05 seconds.

CMB’s Payge Jurgens placed third in the shot put with a throw of 35 feet 6 inches and Raider Bekah Pearson recorded 31 feet 7 inches for fifth place. Mikayla Eslinger finished third in the discus with a throw of 99 feet 9 inches. Raider Bridget Hurley placed fourth in the high jump with a leap of 4 feet 4 inches, and Toni Spencer finished sixth in the high jump at 13feet 7 inches.

CMB runners took the fourth and fifth spots in the 300-meter run with Heather Jenssen recording a time of 12:58.26 and Chasity Moody in 14:09.02.

Tigerhawk Kayla Van Dusseldorp placed fourth in the shot put with a throw of 31 feet 10 inches and Amy Russell placed sixth with a throw

of 30 feet 4.5 inches. Aranda Woods placed second in the long jump with a leap of 14 feet 8 inches. In the discus, CM throwers placed fourth and fifth with Anna Baldwin recording a distance of 94 feet 8 inches and Jena Teed throwing for 85 feet 6 inches.

CM runner Kennedi Hostetter finished third in the 3,000-meter in 12:42.15. The shuttle hurdle team of Dakota Brodka, Bryanna Bill, Reagan Nichol and Tessa De Kock finished sixth in 1:27.92.

Jessica Albright placed fifth in the 100-meter dash in 13.39 seconds.

In the distance medley, the team of Reagan Nichol, Amy Russell Erin Earles and Kennedi Hostetter finished fourth in 5:06.16. Bailey Pease finished fifth in the 400-meter dash in 68.50. The Tigerhawks finished second in the 4x200-meter relay with the team of Jessica Albright, Bri-

anna Cooper, Dakota Hostetter and McKinzie Tjaden in 1:55.42. Dakota Brodka finished sixth in the 100-meter hurdles in 20.08 seconds.

McKinzie Tjaden took third in the 200-meter dash in 27.66 seconds. In the sprint medley the team of Anna Baldwin, Aranda Woods, Erin Earles and Eva Donnermayer placed sixth in 21:13.79.

The CM 4x100-meter relay team of Jessica Albright, Brianna Cooper, Dakota Hostetter and McKinzie Tjaden placed third in 54.25 seconds. The 4x400-meter relay team of Aranda Woods, Dakota Hostetter, Amy Russell and Cassie Craig finished second in 4:47.66.

The Tigerhawk and Raider girls will face off again tonight at 5 p.m. (weather permitting) in Baxter, and CM is away at Ogden Thursday.

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Soccer: Cardinals win two games; Mustangs drop three in tournament Continued from Page 1B minutes so strong. They were connecting passes and moving up the field. I think the way we ended gave us a lot of confidence going into PK’s,” Reiter said.

Against PCM, Rausch began the Newton scoring with less than two minutes gone in the game. A minute later, Amber Karsten put a direct kick over the wall of Mustang players and Mustang goalkeeper Taylor Davenport for a score.

Jordan got past Davenport, controlled the soccer ball and scored unassisted for the Cardinals. Davenport was under constant pressure from Newton throughout the game.

Bailey Beaderstadt was on the other side of the net when the ball got past Davenport for a score in the 17th minute of the game. Davenport got knocked down when a Cardinal shot on goal hit her in the face. Newton’s Skylar Seals finished the play with a goal to make it 5-0.

“Taylor is a tough kid. She stayed in there. Taylor played well throughout the tournament games for us,” said Bill Sowder, PCM head coach.

“We didn’t play like we did Thursday (when PCM won 3-1 over CMB).

The girls just have to believe in themselves and continue to improve on what we’re asking them to do.”

Rausch scored her second goal of the game to begin the second half for Newton. Taylor Moon found the net twice off corner kicks in the middle of the second half.

“Everyone who came today got to play in this game. They all contributed in the game,” Reiter said.

Newton did lose the services of junior Rylie Udelhoven midway through the first half. She went down with a knee injury. Later in the game, Forsyth used Udelhoven’s jersey and

“We knew the level of competition was going to challenge us today,” Sowder said. “The girls are getting used to my coaching and they are better than they think they are. They have to believe in themselves. It’s still early in the season. We’re just going to work on getting better each game.”

Sowder pointed to the play of Davenport as goalkeeper in all three games. He said freshman forward Aranda Woods earned a spot on the varsity team with her play during the tournament.

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Newton’s Ryanne Rausch (2) controls the soccer ball during a game Saturday at the Southeast Polk soccer tournament in Pleasant Hill.

played at the offensive end. Forsyth scored two goals to finish up the game with 4:24 remaining.

Newton’s Forsyth had two saves in the game with PCM. Rhoads was credited with two assists while Karsten, Jordan and Kari Adams each had one assist.

“We were looking forward to today and continuing our season. We won at Ballard, which was good to start the season, and came out today playing well together,” Karsten said. “We

focused on playing hard and getting better no matter what happens during a game.”

Reiter said the Cardinals came out with a lot energy against PCM, got an early led and kept playing aggressively.

She said the team was able to work on some new things such as combination plays.

For PCM, the day was a tough one but Sowder saw improvement in his players through the three losses at the tournament.

Track: Raiders, Tigerhawks, Mustangs, Hawks compete Continued from Page 1B The Raiders made the most of being at home, winning seven events. Lynnville-Sully won three events on the track. PCM and Colfax-Mingo had several strong performances throughout the events.

CMB went 1-2 in the long jump led by Bryce Kemp’s gold-medal leap of 20’6 3/4”. Zach Huffaker was second at 19’3 1/2”. Colfax-Mingo’s Blake Summy was fifth at 17’10 1/2” with PCM’s Luke Griener taking sixth at 17’9”.

In the shot put, Lynnville-Sully’s Sage Ehresman placed fifth with a toss of 41’3” and PCM’s Connor Warrick took sixth at 38’10”. Ehresman earned fourth place in the discus with a throw of 118’0”, just ahead of PCM’s Logan Gillman in fifth at 117’8”.

One of the most exciting races of the meet came in the 100-meter dash. Lynnville-Sully’s Meliek Meyer holds the Class 1A state record in the 100 meters. Meyer and teammate Bailee Samson qualified and placed at the state meet in the event. Kemp of CMB is the defending Class 2A state champion in the 110-meter high hurdles.

It was a photo finish Friday in Baxter. Meyer won in 10.96 seconds while Kemp was picked second and Samson third, as they both posted times of 10.97 seconds. All three ran the 200-meter dash also. Samson claimed the gold medal in 22.68 seconds followed by Meyer in 23.08, PCM’s Troy Vittetoe in 23.09 seconds for third, and Kemp finished fourth in 23.23.

Kemp would later win the 110-meter high hurdles in 14.53 seconds. Lynnville-Sully’s Darin Hofer was second in that race in 14.59 seconds while his teammate Caden Doll placed fourth in 15.90 and CMB’s Joey Nissen was fifth in 16.00.

“We are very pleased with (Friday’s) results. The Hawks ran, jumped, and threw very well,” said Mike Parkinson, Lynnville-Sully head coach. “I think we took a step in the right direction and we had several guys improve on personal-best marks in their respective events. Meliek and Bailee had another great night, as well as our 4x100, 4x200, shuttle hurdle, distance medley relays. Darin Hofer continued to improve on the high hurdles. Caden Doll and Sage Ehresman each had great nights for us as well.”

Jordan Coughenour was a double gold-medal winner on the track for CMB. He won the 400-meter dash in 51.42 seconds then posted a winning time of 55.57 seconds in the 400-meter hurdle race. In the 400 hurdles, Noah Engle of Lynnville-Sully was third in 1:00.02 and CMB’s Brady Stover finished fourth in 1:00.71.

Colfax-Mingo had a 4-5 finish in the 400-meter dash. Jake Lietz and Blake Summy were separated by .05 of a second. Lietz placed fourth in 54.79 seconds and Summy was right there in fifth at 54.84.

“Our 4x800 started the night off with an outstanding effort, taking 15 seconds off our previous best 2014 team time. Clayton Brown led off with a personal-record 2:12 and Jake Buehrer anchored with a personal-record 2:16,” said Matt Barkalow, Colfax-Mingo head coach. We had strong carries in between by both Jaden Rusk and Jimmy Abell. Jake and Blake ran a great race in the open 400-meter dash.”

The Tigerhawk 4x800-meter relay team fin-

ished fourth in 9 minutes, 6.16 seconds. CMB’s foursome of Kayle Cather, Noah Cather, Seth Balke and Austin Moorman ran the race in 8:46.44 for second place. The PCM team of Mark Bruxvoort, Luke Greiner, Maverick McAtee and Matt Chizek was sixth in 9:29.67.

CMB’s Mark Deutsch ran second in both the 1,600-meter and 3,200-meter races. He ran the 1,600 meters in 4:53.44 and posted a runner-up time of 10:41.64 in the 3,200 meters. Evan Bianchi of CMB was fourth in the 1,600 in 5:03.62. Colin Thompson placed fourth in the 3,200 meters in 11:2317.

PCM’s McAtee and Chizek ran fifth and sixth in the 1,600-meter race, both had times of 5:06.47.

Lynnville-Sully’s Canyon Kuhlmann posted a third-place time of 11:05.62 in the 3,200-meter race and Colfax-Mingo’s Richard Blom finished sixth in the event at 12:34.39.

In the 4x400-meter relay race, the Raider foursome of K. Cather, Hunter Gunderson, Huffaker and Cougnenour combined to win in 3:36.96.

PCM’s team of Zach Uhlenhopp, Ronnie Marshall, Tyler Dredge and Troy Vittetoe was fourth in 3:42.74 while Colfax-Mingo’s Summy, Gabe Simpson, Abell and Lietz combined for a sixthplace finish in 3:48.90.

Lynnville-Sully’s Hawks captured the gold in the 4x110-meter shuttle hurdle relay. The team of Caden Dunsbergen, Hofer, Engle and Doll won in 1:03.53. PCM’s Mustang foursome of Austin Sneller, Greiner, Ethan Webb and Chase Kuecker was third in 1:13.52. Colfax-Mingo’s Blom, Colin Lourens, Sean Borts and Buehrer were fifth in 1:18.16.

CMB’s distance medley relay team was second in 3:59.14. Lynnville-Sully’s Ross Van Wyk, Payton Haack, Brandon Dunsbergen and Kuhlmann combined for third in 4:01.04. Colfax-Mingo’s Juan Gonzales, Kyle Breen, Rusk and Brown were fifth in 4:10.74, edging out the PCM foursome of Marshall, Uhlenhopp, Bruxvoort and Dredge, who ran sixth in 4:10.91.

PCM’s Skyler Koder earned a silver medal in the high jump, clearing the bar at 6 feet. CMB’s Coughenour was third at 5’8”.

In the 800-meter run, Moorman placed fourth in 2:16.32 and Balke was sixth in 2:17. Both are from CMB. Lynnville-Sully’s 4x100-meter relay team of Samson, Ehresman, Doll and Meyer placed second in 44.71 seconds and CMB’s foursome of Nick Littell, Stover, Dalton Birchmeir and Huffaker was fifth in 47.23.

In the 4x200-meter relay race, Lynnville-Sully’s Haack, Ehresman, Van Wyk and B. Dunsbergen finished fourth, CMB’s Littell, Stover, K. Cather and Huffaker were fifth and PCM’s Marshall, Dredge, Uhlenhopp and Vittetoe came in sixth.

The Hawks’ time was 1:38.46 followed by the Raiders at 1:38.53 and the Mustangs at 1:38.96.

“We know how hard our guys have been practicing and now we are seeing some of our guys really starting to understand how hard they have to compete to achieve at the levels individually and as a team that wish to compete. We are continuing to improve and that is certainly the goal each time we get the opportunity to compete,” said Seales of the CMB Raiders.

NEWTON won its season opener Thursday at Ballard, 3-1.

“There’s always nerves that come along with first game of the season,” Forsyth said. She is a three-year starter in goal for the Cardinals. “We played pretty well for our first game. We have a lot of room to improve. We had a lot of positive things come out of the Ballard game.”

Jordan took a pass from Rhoads to score the first goal of the season around the 15-minute mark. Ten minutes later, Karsten found the net with an assist from Udelhoven to put the Cardinals up 2-0 at halftime at Ballard.

In the 60th minute, Ballard cut the Newton lead in half with a goal.

Karsten made a pass to Rausch for an insurance goal with a minute remaining in the game. Forsyth had five saves in the contest.

“Overall, the team came out really strong in the first half. They had high energy and really put the pressure on Ballard from the start,” Reiter said.

“After Ballard scored, we fought back, through first game jitters and tired legs, we scored at the end to seal the victory. I was very proud of the girls to battle all the way to the end and come out with the win.”

Harvick survives shootout for first Darlington win DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Kevin Harvick used one of the few weekend missteps to pull out his first Darlington victory.

Harvick was among several veteran drivers fighting for the Nationwide Series win Friday night when rookie Chase Elliott used fresher tires and a strong machine to move from the back of the pack to first place over the final two laps.

Lesson learned.

On Saturday night in the Sprint Cup race, Harvick took advantage of four new tires to pass Dale Earnhardt Jr. two laps from the end to win the longest race in the track’s 65-year NASCAR history. The grippier rubber let Harvick race the high line while others slipped or spun tires trying to get going.

“I kind of learned that last night as we were in the Nationwide race,” Harvick said. “It was a good tool in your bag to have there at the end.”

Harvick earned his first pole here Friday night and had the most dominant car. But he had to make it through a restart with 10 laps left and two tries at a green-white-checkered finish — NASCAR’s version of extra innings.

“It was a good night and a really great weekend,” he said.

Earnhardt finished second, his best showing at the track where his late father won nine times.

Jimmie Johnson was third, 2013 winner Matt Kenseth fourth and Greg Biffle fifth.

“It hurts a little bit to come this close,” Earnhardt said. “Running second’s great, but nobody’s really going to remember that.”

Harvick led 239 of the 374 laps, seven more than planned, and became the first two-time winner in the first eight races of the season. It also gave a bit of relief to those winners under the new 16-team Chase for the Sprint Cup championship that they wouldn’t have to jostle with 26 winners — there are 26 races before the final 10 playoff events — to try and make it in.

“It feels great,” Harvick said. “It’s allowed us with the way the points system is to go for wins and not have to worry about the bad weeks too much.”

Harvick had just three top-fives and six top-10 finishes in 17 career Darlington races before this.

He hadn’t finished better than fifth in his last 10 tries, but clearly had the strongest machine this time out.

He was cruising along with 10 laps left when Joey Logano’s car leaked fluids on the track. Johnson and Earnhardt took just two tires in the pits and snuck out ahead of Harvick, who had taken four tires and restarted fifth.

Earnhardt quickly moved past Johnson for the lead until Denny Hamlin hit the wall for the 10th caution to set up the overtime finish.

Earnhardt was still out front on that restart when Clint Bowyer got too close to Kurt Busch and spun him out — Busch made sure to walk up the track and stare down Bowyer — to force a second green-white-checkered finish.

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dered the sale of defendant(s) Real Estate Property to satisfy the judgment. The property to be sold is: Lots Nine, Ten, Eleven, Fifteen and Sixteen in Block Five in the Town of Ira, and the former alleys bounded by a line commencing at the Southwest corner of Lot Nine, and running thence One Hundred Fifty-Four feet East, thence South Sixteen feet, thence West Eighty-eight feet, thence South Forty-four feet, thence West Eleven Feet, thence South Sixty-six feet, thence West Eleven feet, thence North One Hundred ten feet, thence West Forty-four feet, thence North Sixteen feet to the place of beginning, all of said Lots and former alleys being in Block Five in the Town of Ira, Jasper County, Iowa, as shown by Plat recorded in Book 130, at page 62 in the Office of the Recorder of said County Street Address 6723 MAIN, IRA, IA The described property will be offered for sale at public auction for cash only as follows: Date of Sale 05/20/2014 Time of Sale 10:00 AM Place of Sale 2300 LAW CENTER DRIVE, NEWTON, IA This sale not subject to redemption.

Property exemption: Certain money or property may be exempt. Contact your attorney promptly to review specific provisions of the law and file appropriate notice, if applicable.

Judgment Amount $43,464.82 Costs $1,292.00 Accrued Costs PLUS Interest 8.375% OF $43,464.82 FROM 01/23/2014 Attorney ERICKSON, DAVID M. (515) 288-2500 Date 03/18/2014 Sheriff JOHN R. HALFERTY April 7 & 14

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S LEVY AND SALE Jasper County Sheriff Office 2300 Law Center Drive Newton, IA 50208 641-792-5912 IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR JASPER COUNTY STATE OF IOWA JASPER COUNTY SS DOCKET NO. (SALE NO.) 14-1112(1) COURT NO. EQCV118640 SPECIAL EXECUTION Plaintiff: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF THE FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2006-FF14 MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-FF14 vs DEFENDANT: MYERS, RYAN J. AKA RYAN MYERS - IN REM DEFENDANT: AND ANNETTA ANN MYERS FKA ANNETTA A. HALFERTY; DEJAH RISINGER BENNETT;STATE OF IOWA; WALKER & BILLINGSLEY; - IN REM As a result of the judgment rendered in the above referenced court case, an execution was issued by the court to the Sheriff of this county. The execution ordered the sale of defendant(s) Real Estate Property to satisfy the judgment. The property to be sold is: Lot One in Block Six in Rippey's Addition to the City of Baxter, Jasper County, Iowa. AKA Lot 1 in Block 6 in Rippey's Addition to the City of Baxter, Jasper County, Iowa.

Street Address 201 S. WEST AVE., BAXTER, IA The described property will be offered for sale at public auction for cash only as follows: Date of Sale 05/20/2014 Time of Sale 10:00 AM Place of Sale 2300 LAW CENTER DRIVE, NEWTON, IA This sale not subject to redemption.

Property exemption: Certain money or property may be exempt. Contact your attorney promptly to review specific provisions of the law and file appropriate notice, if applicable.

Judgment Amount $113,385.21 Costs $1,858.33 Accrued Costs PLUS Interest 8.75% OF $85,851.67 FROM 03/17/2014 Attorney HOPKINS, BENJAMIN W. (515) 222-9400 Date 03/18/2014 Sheriff JOHN R. HALFERTY April 7 & 14

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lassifieds C Public Notices THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT JASPER COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ARTHUR B. PADGETT, Deceased Probate No. ESPR036489 NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Arthur B. Padgett, Deceased, who died on or about March 23, 2014: You are hereby notified that on the 10th day of April, 2014, the last will and testament of Arthur B. Padgett, deceased, bearing date of the 13th day of November, 2013, was admitted to probate in the above named court and that Robert G. Padgett was appointed executor of the estate.

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

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

Dated this 10th day of April, 2014.

Robert G. Padgett Executor of estate 6477 N 35th Ave W Newton, IA 50208 Address *Designated Codicil(s) if any, with date(s) Mark A. Otto, ICIS PIN No: AT0005939 Attorney for executor OTTO LAW OFFICE PLLC 123 W. 2nd St. N., PO Box 1356 Newton, IA 50208 Address Mark@ottolawyers.com Date of second publication 21st day of April, 2014 Probate Code Section 304 April 14 & 21 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S LEVY AND SALE Jasper County Sheriff Office 2300 Law Center Drive Newton, IA 50208 641-792-5912 IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR JASPER COUNTY STATE OF IOWA JASPER COUNTY SS DOCKET NO. (SALE NO.) 14-1113(1) COURT NO. EQCV117531 SPECIAL EXECUTION Plaintiff: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, L.P. FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING, L.P. vs DEFENDANT: CHAPMAN, TERI R. - IN REM As a result of the judgment rendered in the above referenced court case, an execution was issued by the court to the Sheriff of this county. The execution ordered the sale of defendant(s) Real Estate Property to satisfy the judgment. The property to be sold is: Lot 61 in Fairmeadows Addition, Phase II, in the City of Newton, Jasper County, Iowa, as appears in Plat Book “E”, at page 220 in the Office of the Recorder of said County Street Address 2009 N. 2ND AVE. E., NEWTON, IA The described property will be offered for sale at public auction for cash only as follows: Date of Sale 05/20/2014 Time of Sale 10:00 AM Place of Sale 2300 LAW CENTER DRIVE, NEWTON, IA This sale not subject to redemption.

Property exemption: Certain money or property may be exempt. Contact your attorney promptly to review specific provisions of the law and file appropriate notice, if applicable.

Judgment Amount $144,205.26 Costs $3,065.00 Accrued Costs PLUS Interest 6.875% OF $122,300.32 FROM 04/05/2013 Attorney HOPKINS, BENJAMIN W. (515) 222-9400 Date 03/15/2014 Sheriff JOHN R. HALFERTY April 7 & 14 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S LEVY AND SALE Jasper County Sheriff Office 2300 Law Center Drive Newton, IA 50208 641-792-5912 IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR JASPER COUNTY STATE OF IOWA JASPER COUNTY SS DOCKET NO. (SALE NO.) 14-1114(1) COURT NO. EQCV118676 SPECIAL EXECUTION PLAINTIFF: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. SUCCESSOR BY MERGER WITH WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE, INC., vs DEFENDANT: HADSALL, DALE M. - IN REM DEFENDANT: AND SPOUSE OF DALE M. HADSALL - IN REM As a result of the judgment rendered in the above referenced court case, an execution was issued by the court to the Sheriff of this county. The execution ordered the sale of defendant(s) Real Estate Property to satisfy the judgment. The property to be sold is: Lots Nine, Ten, Eleven, Fifteen and Sixteen in Block Five in the Town of Ira, and the former alleys bounded by a line commencing at the Southwest corner of Lot Nine, and running thence One Hundred Fifty-Four feet East, thence South Sixteen feet, thence West Eighty-eight feet, thence South Forty-four feet, thence West Eleven Feet, thence South Sixty-six feet, thence West Eleven feet, thence North One Hundred ten feet, thence West Forty-four feet, thence North Sixteen feet to the place of beginning, all of said Lots and former alleys being in Block Five in the Town of Ira, Jasper County, Iowa, as shown by Plat recorded in Book 130, at page 62 in the Office of the Recorder of said County Street Address 6723 MAIN, IRA, IA The described property will be offered for sale at public auction for

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S LEVY AND SALE Jasper County Sheriff Office 2300 Law Center Drive Newton, IA 50208 641-792-5912 IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR JASPER COUNTY STATE OF IOWA JASPER COUNTY SS DOCKET NO. (SALE NO.) 14-1169(1) COURT NO. EQCV117919 SPECIAL EXECUTION PLAINTIFF: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP, vs DEFENDANT: JUEL, DEVIN L. IN REM DEFENDANT: AND KRISTA JUEL FKA KRISTA BROWN, IN REM As a result of the judgment rendered in the above referenced court case, an execution was issued by the court to the Sheriff of this county. The execution ordered the sale of defendant(s) Real Estate Property to satisfy the judgment. The property to be sold is: The North Half of Lots One and Two, Block Nine in FAIRVIEW ADDITION in the City of Colfax, Jasper County, Iowa, EXCEPT the West Thirteen and four hundredths feet of the North Half of said Lot Two Street Address 501 S. LOCUST ST., COLFAX, IOWA The described property will be offered for sale at public auction for cash only as follows: Date of Sale 05/13/2014 Time of Sale 10:00 AM Place of Sale 2300 LAW CENTER DRIVE, NEWTON, IA This sale not subject to redemption.

Property exemption: Certain money or property may be exempt. Contact your attorney promptly to review specific provisions of the law and file appropriate notice, if applicable.

Judgment Amount $169,301.93 Costs $1,566.22 Accrued Costs PLUS Interest 4% OF $147,856.06 FROM 12/28/2012 Attorney EWING, JANELLE G. (319) 2342530 Date 03/21/2014 Sheriff JOHN R. HALFERTY April 7 & 14 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S LEVY AND SALE Jasper County Sheriff Office 2300 Law Center Drive Newton, IA 50208 641-792-5912 IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR JASPER COUNTY STATE OF IOWA JASPER COUNTY SS DOCKET NO. (SALE NO.) 14-1100(1) COURT NO. EQCV118450 SPECIAL EXECUTION PLAINTIFF: BENEFICIAL FINANCIAL I INC. SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO BENEFICIAL IOWA INC. vs DEFENDANT: JANES, ROBIN L., - IN REM DEFENDANT: DELIA JANES, STATE OF IOWA, UNNAMED JUDGMENT CREDITORS, - IN REM DEFENDANT: AND PARTIES IN POSSESSION - IN REM As a result of the judgment rendered in the above referenced court case, an execution was issued by the court to the Sheriff of this county. The execution ordered the sale of defendant(s) Real Estate Property to satisfy the judgment. The property to be sold is: Lot 4 Subdivision of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 9, Township 78 North, Range 20 West of the 5th P.M., Jasper County, Iowa, as shown in Plat Book “B” page 407 of record in the office of the County Recorder of said County.

Street Address 7089 S. 96TH AVE. W., PRAIRIE CITY, IOWA The described property will be offered for sale at public auction for cash only as follows: Date of Sale 05/20/2014 Time of Sale 10:00 AM Place of Sale 2300 LAW CENTER DRIVE, NEWTON, IA This sale not subject to redemption.

Property exemption: Certain money or property may be exempt. Contact your attorney promptly to review specific provisions of the law and file appropriate notice, if applicable.

Judgment Amount $102,898.99 Costs $2,085.84 Accrued Costs PLUS Interest 5.25% OF $102,898.99 FROM 06/27/2013 Attorney SIDDENS, BOB (515) 274-6210 Date 03/17/2014 Sheriff JOHN R. HALFERTY April 7 & 14 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S LEVY AND SALE Jasper County Sheriff Office 2300 Law Center Drive Newton, IA 50208 641-792-5912 IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR JASPER COUNTY STATE OF IOWA JASPER COUNTY SS DOCKET NO. (SALE NO.) 14-1112(1) COURT NO. EQCV118640 SPECIAL EXECUTION Plaintiff: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF THE FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2006-FF14 MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-FF14 vs DEFENDANT: MYERS, RYAN J. AKA RYAN MYERS - IN REM DEFENDANT: AND ANNETTA ANN MYERS FKA ANNETTA A.

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NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS Meets Sunday, Wednesday and Friday 7:00 PM in Basement of St. Stephan's Episcopal Church Southeast

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NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S LEVY AND SALE Jasper County Sheriff Office 2300 Law Center Drive Newton, IA 50208 641-792-5912 IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR JASPER COUNTY STATE OF IOWA JASPER COUNTY SS DOCKET NO. (SALE NO.) 14-1125(1) COURT NO. EQCV118571 SPECIAL EXECUTION PLAINTIFF: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. vs DEFENDANT: OSWALT, JOHN L. A/K/A JOHN OSWALT; - IN REM DEFENDANT: SPOUSE OF JOHN L. OSWALT A/K/A JOHN OSWALT; BANK OF THE WEST; - IN REM DEFENDANT: MARSHA L. OSWALT; STATE OF IOWA; AND THE COURTYARD APARTMENTS - IN REM As a result of the judgment rendered in the above referenced court case, an execution was issued by the court to the Sheriff of this county. The execution ordered the sale of defendant(s) Real Estate Property to satisfy the judgment. The property to be sold is: Lots One and Two of Baker's Subdivision in the City of Newton, Jasper County, Iowa, as appears in Plat Book B, at page 606 in the Office of the Recorder of said County Street Address 813 W. 4TH ST. N., NEWTON, IA The described property will be offered for sale at public auction for cash only as follows: Date of Sale 05/20/2014 Time of Sale 10:00 AM Place of Sale 2300 LAW CENTER DRIVE, NEWTON, IA This sale not subject to redemption.

Property exemption: Certain money or property may be exempt. Contact your attorney promptly to review specific provisions of the law and file appropriate notice, if applicable.

Judgment Amount $71,802.37 Costs $1,871.80 Accrued Costs PLUS Interest 6.375% OF $67,195.25 FROM 02/07/2014 Attorney ERICKSON, DAVID M. (515) 288-2500 Date 03/19/2014 Sheriff JOHN R. HALFERTY April 7 & 14

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Responsibilities include but are not limited to performing preventative tool repair, andtrouble participating in small maintenance projects.work, Knowledge maintenance, shooting, projects, team light grounds small oftool hydraulics, pneumatics, power systems, PLCs, three phase repair, and participating in maintenance team welding, projects. Knowledge and motors,pneumatics, and paint systems is helpful.

Working elevation of DC hydraulics, power systems, PLCs, welding,at three phaseis sometimes required.and paint systems is helpful. Working at elevation is and DC motors, Benefi ts include: sometimes required.

• 401(k) Retirement Plan Benefi ts include: 401(k) Bonus Retirement Plan • • Service Service Pay Bonus • • Vacation Pay • • 9 Vacation Paid Holidays 9 PaidInsurance Holidays • • Health HealthInsurance Insurance • • Dental Dental Insurance • • Life Insurance Life&Insurance • • Safe Clean Environment Safein& Clean Environment Please•apply between the hours of 7:30 3:30and p.m., Monday Please apply inperson person between the hours ofa.m.

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3:30 p.m., Please apply in person the hours ofof7:30 a.m. p.m., through Friday, at 820 Industrial (south side the street), Grinnell, Monday through Friday, between at 820Ave Industrial Ave (south sideand of 3:30 the street), Friday, at 820 Industrial Ave (south side of the street), orMonday send resume to eugenev@jeld-wen.com.

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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.

HIRING FULL Time Drivers to haul the US Mail out of Des Moines, IA with a $500 SIGN ON BONUS! Pay is $19.24/hr plus $4.98 HWP. Yearly average is $52,000-$58,000 plus benefits. Excellent Benefits include: Health, Dental, Vision, life insurance, 401K, paid vacation, paid personal days, and paid holidays. If interested, please apply online at www.alanritchey.com EOE M/W/Vet/Disability WANTED

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HOUSE WITH GARAGE TO rent in the PCM School District. Pet friendly. In town or country. 641-8402380.

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MATURE RETIRED couple moving to Central Iowa, wanting house to rent.

Only requirement is, wanting double garage or out building. Very neat, handy, enjoy yard work. 641-5214922.

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WANTED: BLUE Print file cabnet. 641-792-9862.

WANTED: SOMEONE to mow my lawn, in Newton, $20 per mowing. 630-9680868.

LOOKING FOR help with morning milking and general farm work.

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Newton Village Health Care Center is excited to announce we are entering a new chapter in service expansion with the opening of our new 24 skilled nursing care center in late May! We are currently accepting applications for employees who enjoy interacting and caring for seniors in a Christian-based environment.

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The Newton Daily News and Jasper County Advertiser have an exciting opportunity for a talented and energetic person to join our advertising department as a full-time outside sales professional. Our ever-growing advertising mediums include the Newton Daily News, newtondailynews.com, Jasper County Advertiser, Jasper County Tribune, Jasper County Living Magazine, Central Iowa Ag Mag and Shaw Digital Services. If you have an interest in media and sales and are looking to build your career, this might be the opportunity you are looking for.

As an outside sales professional, your activities will include working with a variety of local clients. You will introduce the features and benefits of our advertising solutions and determine programs designed to help your clients’ business grow.

The ideal candidate should have prior sales experience, but is not required. You must have strong written and verbal communication skills, basic computer and typing skills and be able to work in a fast-paced environment.

You must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license and proof of insurance. Pre-employment background check and drug screen are required.

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Grinnell College Office of Dining Services Grinnell College is currently seeking motivated, well-organized and creative individuals to be part of our Dining Services team. These positions are 37.5 hours/week, 10-month positions located in our state of the art dining facility.

DISH ROOM SUPERVISOR - The primary responsibility of the Dish Room Supervisor is to train, guide and direct the work of students in the dish room. Assist with the on-the-job training and direction of work for student’s with-in assigned areas. Must be able to effectively communicate with student, staff and others. Must also be knowledgeable and able to maintain Federal, State, and College Safety and Sanitation standards, as well as practice of good personal hygiene.

STOCKROOM ASSISTANT - The Stockroom Assistant is responsible for receiving all deliveries, verify incoming items to ordered items, check all in-coming items for any damages, and report any discrepancies to the purchasing manager. Assure prompt storage of all incoming items and unused portions coming back to storage from meals. Assure security of storage areas. Send all verified invoices to purchasing manager promptly. Assist with on-the-job training and directing of student workers within assigned area.

Qualifications: High school diploma or equivalent combination of education, training and experience is required. Must have good organizational skills, basic computer skills, and can work with minimal supervision. A valid driver’s license is required. ServSafe Certificate is preferred, but will provide training for certificate if necessary.

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

Submit applications online by visiting our website at https://jobs.grinnell.edu. Review of applications will begin immediately. Questions about this position should be directed to the Office of Human Resources at jobs@grinnell.edu or (641) 269-4818.

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, physical or mental disability, creed, or any other protected class.

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MAYTAG TRUCKS SERIES – #1 -12 in boxes $175. Garden claw $8.

Leaf blower $10, karaoke machine with microphone $25, child size samsonite suitcase/book carrier with handle & wheels $5, card table 30 X30 $10, steel rake $5, hoe $3, electric weed whacker $10, eletric edger $20.

641-2757600.

MUSCLE AND Fitness Magazines, in top shape, from 2012 & 2013. $3 a piece or $30 for all. 7870208.

NEW LEATHER Brahma Boots, rugged, size 10 ½. $65. 787-0208.

WEAR EDGE for 8' blade $20. Steel pipe, cable, rod, angle & channel iron. Concrete planters.

Alum Camper door. Steel mail box post. $15. 641-7932955.

2007 CHEVY COBALT, RED, 121,2112 MILES. IN GREAT SHAPE. PERFECT FOR ANYONE WANTING A FABULOUS RUNNING CAR WITH UNBEATABLE GAS MILEAGE. WE ARE ONLY SELLING BECAUSE OUR FAMILY IS GROWING AND WE UPGRADED TO A LARGER VEHICLE. ASKING $4,000 OBO. CALL (409) 789-3825

THREE BDRM in Newton. $650.00 mo. Deposit and reference required. No smoking. No pets. Available May 1. Ph: 641-7921732 FOR SALE

14 FT ALUMINUM Fishing boat and trailer, Johnson 6 HP gas motor, bow mount foot controlled trolling motor, hand controlled trolling motor, depth and fish finder, swivel seats, hand crank bow mount anchor. $1,800.

641-792-0378.

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2 SINGLE beds, with frames, one with case headboard. $40 & $50.

787-0208.

2- 195/ 70R14 91T tire,under 500 miles, $90 each. 1ST 185/80 D-13 tire, 50 miles $50. 641-521-0573 or 641-792-8051.

20 TON Log Splitter, need motor $350. 8000 watt Generator, about 24 hour running. $550. 641-5263352.

BRAND NEW Drip coffee maker. $15. 787-0208.

CAKE BAKING & Decorating Supplies, over 75 pieces, including rectangular, round, heart-shaped and character pans, separator plates, cake boards; Van Horn-Hayward 6 pc.

Acrylic cake stands & floral towers; pattern press set; misc. supplies & decorations. Total value over $425. Will sell for $200 firm. Call 792-7857 to view.

COMFORT AIR Dehumidifier, works good. Automatic. $70. 787-0208 DALE EARNHARDT Jr. 1:64 Collectible Cars $15 each. 515-313-7803.

FULL SIZE Oil Paining, Seascape by Lee Burr, 40x30 inches. $600.00.

787-0208 IOWA HAWKEYE tall glass Mug $20. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1:64 Collectible Cars $15 each. 515-3137803.

LAWN MOWER, 21” Lawn Boy push mower, starts and runs good. $35. 7923643.

LOVE SEAT/SOFA BED, in excellent condition,with flexsteel springs, no children, no pets, pastel green, make an offer. Kimbal Broadway Electric Organ, in excellent condition, make an offer. Large size Westbend electric bread maker, has been used very little, make an offer. 7924214.

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PATIO TABLE, brown with glass, counter high, with two cushioned stools. $150. 641-521-0626.

PEAK BATTERY Charger 700 Amp Jump Start only, tire inflator. $40 Firm cash only. 641-792-1582.

PET BUNNIES, to a very good home, loving no kill homes, to pet and love.

641-521-8500.

PICKUP FULL Vision unicover 68” X 80”. Good condition make offer. 641-7927923 or 641-831-9072.

ROUND, WOOD dining room table, top shape. $75.00. 787-0208.

WENDELL MOHR original watercolor “Boiler Room”.

Won Grumbacher Gold Award at Annual Watercolor Show in Panama City, FL in 1998. Framed painting is approximately 29” X 37”. Asking $2000. 321426-9128.

1968 BLUE Ford Mustang Convertible. 60,000 miles, 289 Automatic. 641-7924481 or 641-521-7813 2008 SUNSET Creek by Sunny Brook, 27' travel trailer, 12' slide out, walk in shower, regular size bed, sofa, and table make into a bed. 2 platform rockers and TV included, electric front jack, good condition, $12,000. Call 641-7924935

1980 KZ 250, under 5,000 miles, super clean, clean title. $650. 515-250-4823.

TWO Taurus SHO's. 1993 Ford Taurus SHO: 81200+ one owner miles. Manual 5 speed overdrive transmission. All options except sunroof. Ultra red crimson color. Very clean, good to excellent condition. Included owners manual, Ford repair manual, Chiltion repair manual, purchase papers, repair records, original floor mats, and 1993 magazine articles. Vehicle is ready to drive anywhere.

1995 SHO: Parts car with lots of good parts. Bad engine and automatic transmission. Good Body, glass, wheels, and more. Asking $4900 for both cars. 641791-2220.

TEXT SPORT Metal Frame Cot, 24” X 72” good shape. 787-0208.

TWO FOUR Wheel Handicap Scooters that go forward only. Have been modified and are not street legal. Reduced price $75 for both. 641-521-1171.

WALTHER BB Pistol, COZ style,works well, comes with box of COZ Cartridges $65. 641-275-0290.

EMPLOYMENT

REAL ESTATE

1997 FORD Conversion Van. Heavy ½ ton, great for towing. New front end and front tires. Runs great. $2400. 515-778-2792

Newton Fire Department.

410 S 2nd Ave W Newton, Iowa 50208 641-792-3347 Or online @ newtongov.org Applications must be returned to above address by 4:30pm on May 2, 2014.

EO/AA Employer

Dietary Aide Make more than a living, Make a difference!

Newton Village Independent and Assisted Senior Housing is now taking applications to fill a rewarding position working with Seniors as a Dietary Aide.

Part-Time hours Hours 9:00 to 2:30 M-F and occasional weekends. Relaxed atmosphere Must be able to lift 40 pounds Apply in Person at Newton Village.

Newton Village 110 N. 5th Ave. W. Newton, IA 50208 641-792-0115

REAL ESTATE

It’s Garage Sale Season!

1999 DODGE Ram Sport, strong engine, weak tranny, goes forward fine, no reverse gear. $1200 or OBO. 641-840-1149 or 515-991-9125.

Out with the old and in with the new.

2002 CHEVROLET S-10 4 WD 4 door Pick-up with tool box, 160,00 miles, 4 new tires, electric windows, runs great. $6,000. 641521-0781.

Place your garage sale items in the Newton Daily News and Advertiser to sell your items fast!

15 ................ 1-2 Days in the Newton Daily News 21 .................... 3 days in the Newton Daily News $ 20 ............1 time in the Jasper County Advertiser $ 10 ................. 1 day in the Jasper County Tribune $ 5 ........................... 1 day in the Prairie City News $ 30.50 ....................... 1-2 days in the NDN & JCA $ 35 ............ 3 days in the NDN & 1 time in the JCA $

2003 FORD Taurus SES, 3L, 6 cylinder, newer brakes, monster cylinder starter, dependable work or school car, 230,000 miles. $1300 cash only.

641-227-3078.

2005 HARLEY Road King, 46,000 miles, black and chrome, lots of extras. $10,000 or OBO. 641-2755188.

67 MUSTANG Convertible Project, lots of new parts, have title. $5000.

641526-3352.

Firefighter/EMT City of Newton The City of Newton is currently accepting applications for the position of Firefighter/EMT. Requirement to apply: Iowa EMT-Basic Certification or Nationally Registered EMT-Basic.

Firefighter I and EMT-Paramedic preferred. The department will require Paramedic (EMT-P) and Haz Mat Technician level certification within two years of appointment. The hiring process may include, but is not limited to, a written exam, physical ability test, an oral interview and a background investigation. 8 mile residency requirement. Excellent pay and benefit package! Application packets are available at:

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

1976 Cutlass Supreme 350 OLDS Auto.

Fresh rebuild on motortrans. 65,000 miles on car, Charcoal grey with red interior. Call 515-729-3073 or 641-521-1588. $3,800.00

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

SNOW WAY V Plow- one ton truck mounting, new cutting blade. $3,000. 641792-4332 SOLID WOOD Dinning Table, with 2 leaves and 4 matching chairs. $100.

412-496-3665.

SUPERTORO BLOWER / VAC , electric, works good. $ 55. 787-0208

2009 Chevy Malibu LS 4d Gray, 89,600 miles. Great condition, very clean, Wellmaintained. Moving, must sell. $8,750. 641.521.6092.

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

AUTOMOTIVE

RUSTY ROSE Rocker Chair (like new) $40. Men's Cowboy Boots, size 10 ½ $30. Pillsbury Dough Boy duffel bag (never used) $15. 792-7186.

SIG SAVER P232 .380 cal., two clips, trigger lock, carry case, and nite sights. $500 Firm. Must have current permit to buy or concealed carry permit. 7929613.

SIGMA FLAT Top Guitar, DM-38, lower end Martin Hard shell case $100. Millwaukee heavy duty saws, all $20. 5 Drawer heavy duty file cabinet $15. 641275-8030.

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Astrograph Monday, April 14, 2014

While we might like to believe we are the primary engines in our lives, ignoring the influence of environmental factors and parenting would be a mistake. Pluto begins a retrograde journey through Capricorn that pulls our awareness to the authority figures that have shaped us. Being aware of their influence is the key to transcending it.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (April 14). Opposing forces have made you stronger, and this month brings an easy win. Professional gains made in May reflect your maturity, experience and commitment to excellence.

June and July will be devoted to helping loved ones reach their potential.

The money you make in August buys an adventure. Pisces and Scorpio people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 4, 2, 33, 38 and 13.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). You can’t have a bold day and a mistakefree day in the same 24-hour period. Luckily, in today’s case, you boldly will make the kind

of mistakes you’ll later be glad for.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Avoiding drudgery will take a bit of planning, and any effort you make in this regard will be worthwhile. It will keep you from executing your task list as though each item were a painful duty.

decision will have an impact on the entire tone of your day.

ing others with stories of your adventures for years to come.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22). You believe that life should be lived deliberately, and your actions inspire others to live that way, too. Knowing your environment well and being confident about your place in it will help.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You don’t want to give up a beloved activity, and you won’t have to.

It’s possible for you to be several things at once.

You can integrate your talents instead of choosing between them.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). While you may be very happy for those who have succeeded in a certain area, you may also find their smug contentedness supremely annoying — an understandable reaction.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Sometimes you enjoy wondering what the future will be like, but today there’s great pleasure to be had by those who are able to ignore it completely and live in the moment.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). For a wanderer, moving forward is a sign of success. You don’t always identify with this type, but right now there’s a benefit to staying on the move without a worry as to where you’re going.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). If you keep thinking about the tasks you have to do instead of thinking about the pleasure there is to be had, life will become mighty dull, indeed. There’s nothing wrong with making fun a priority.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22).

Whether you’re tackling a project or creating a social environment, your dilemma is the same: Whom should you include in the group? Your

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). As long as you dare, you can’t lose.

If you succeed, there will be many rewards. If you don’t, you’ll be regal-

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 18). Just because you’re not looking forward to something doesn’t mean you won’t enjoy it while it’s happening. In fact, the lower your expectations the more likely you are to have a surprisingly good time.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You deserve to have fun, but that’s not really the point. Why do you have to be deserving to have an enjoyable life?

Make arrangements now so that your week will be stocked with pleasant activities.

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