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Plant power Project AWAKE to host annual plant sale May 6

By Kate Malott Newton Daily News For those who enjoy the Newton Arboretum and Botanical Gardens can give back to the organization that manages and operates the grounds.

The Project AWAKE Annual Plant Sale will be May 6-7 inside the Jacob Krumm Center at the Newton Arboretum, 3000 N. Fourth Ave. E. The first opportunity for gardeners to select plants is at the pre-sale from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Friday. The pre-sale includes a heirloom tomato seminar by Andy Stone and refreshments will be served. A freewill donation of $5 is asked for pre-sale admission.

The plant sale will be from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Saturday. There is no

Jason W. Brooks/Daily News Aurora Heights Elementary School students made this banner and many other writings and drawings in honor of Tim Trier, a guidance counselor who passed away Tuesday. Trier, a lifelong Jasper County resident and longtime Knoxville Raceway announcer and more, lost his battle with cancer at age 61.

Aurora Heights counselor, former raceway announcer dies Trier, member of Knoxville Hall of Fame, lost battle with cancer Tuesday

By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News When Aurora Heights Elementary School students were asked to write and/or draw something in remembrance of guidance counselor Tim Trier on Wednesday, Principal Jim Gilbert said the responses were far more than routine.

“It was not a cursory obligation to them,” Gilbert said regarding Aurora Heights students, whose only counselor, Trier, died Tuesday of cancer at

age 61. “What they put on paper was from their hearts. He really connected with the kids.”

In recent years, Trier was a guidance counselor and coorTrier dinator of student council and other extra-curricular activities and events at Aurora Heights, a coach of multiple sports in the school district and the public address announcer at Newton Cardinal football games. However, he is probably best known as a Hall of Fame announcer at Knoxville Raceway, where he called races from 1979 to 1992 and again during the 1999 season.

After high school, Trier worked at Joel Johnson car dealership as a mechanic. He then went on to work in the IT de-

partments at the Maytag Company and Iowa Telecom. The 1972 Prairie City High School graduate has family in central Iowa, including, his brother, Mick, who lives in Ankeny and who notified the schools late Tuesday that Tim had passed away earlier in the day.

Trier had been battling cancer since at least last summer, Gilbert said, but didn’t miss significant work because of it. He was at school as recently as last week.

He was receiving chemotherapy on a regular outpatient basis.

Newton Schools Superintendent Bob Callaghan said Gilbert informed the Aurora Heights staff with phone calls late Tuesday. Wednesday, the Aurora Heights staff met as a large group before students arrived, and students were then told of Trier’s passing by their teachers in their classroom settings.

admission fee.

Project AWAKE has been hosting the plant sale for 15 years. All sales and donations go directly back to the Newton Arboretum.

A wide variety of perennial plants from daylilies to spring woodland flowers to house plants, annuals, herbs and seed saver packets will all be available for purchase.

“This is our big fundraiser, and it’s one that is becoming a tradition,” Linda Dalton, Project AWAKE president and plant sale committee chair said. “I’m amazed that the plant sale is a community effort, and I’m pleased it gets people to come in, share their stories and interest in gardens.”

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File Photo Sandi Rodgers, of Newton, eyes the hostas at Project AWAKE’s Annual Plant at the Newton Arboretum in 2015.

All of the plants are donated by local greenhouses or gardeners.

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Demolition bids FSA moving local headquarters to new building Long unoccupied in for former property on Juice and Junk Speedway

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News A contract awarding the demolition of the former Juice and Junk property and two additional projects will go before city council on Monday. A low bid of $69,495 from Iowa Demolition, Inc. of Des Moines is recommended for approval.

City council approved the purchase of the former Juice and Junk along with the 10.49 acres surrounding the property at its March 7 meeting. With the purchase, the city intended to take down the former Juice and Junk building along with the 56 mini-storage units located in four separate buildings on the property.

As a part of the demolition, Iowa Demolition will also remove asbestos found in the structure. Also in the bid is the demolition of the building at 748 N. Third Ave. E. The property was purchased through the D&D Program in May 2015.

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By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News The long vacant commercial building located south of Walmart is finally getting new occupants.

Greenwood Properties of Dubuque purchased part of the property last week and is making plans to remodel it as the new Farm Service Agency location.

FSA will be moving to the new location from its current office at 709 First Ave. W. The building, located on 1.25 acres at 800 Speedway Drive, was constructed in 2007 by Wright Builders, Inc. and has never been occupied.

Shari Greenwood, own-

Jamee A. Pierson/Daily News Built in 2007, the commercial building located south of Walmart is finally getting occupied as Farm Service Agency moves its Jasper County location to the building.

er of Greenwood Properties along with her husband John, said half of the building’s 10,000 square feet will be used by FSA for its office. The remaining 5,000 square feet will be open for lease through Birkenholtz Realty.

Although this is the first time Greenwood has worked in Newton, it is not her first project with FSA. She also owns two properties in Clarion and Elkader that house the agency loca-

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“We would like to use as many local people as we can. We are from small town Iowa so we would like to support the local businesses, too,” Greenwood said.

A move in date for FSA has yet to be set, but Greenwood is looking at early fall for the building to be occupied.

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

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Before FSA can move in, Greenwood will be doing construction in the building to meet the agency’s specifications.

“There are bare walls right now, we are doing a complete build out for them,” Greenwood said.

A general contractor for the project has been hired, and he is currently looking for local businesses to help get the job done, Greenwood said.

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www.newtondailynews.com | Friday | April 29, 2016 The Newton Daily News recently visited Berg Middle School and asked students:

Teen Talk What’s the best invention in the past 15 years?

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Menu What’s cooking for the week of May 2 - 6 Newton Schools Breakfast Menu Monday: Cereal, toast, raisins, 100% juice and milk. Tuesday: Breakfast, mixed fruit, 100% juice and milk. Wednesday: Cinnamon pretzel stick, strawberries, 100% juice and milk. Thursday: Pancake wrap with syrup, fresh melon, 100% juice and milk. Friday: Cini mini, banana, 100% juice and milk.

Newton Schools Lunch Menu Monday: Cheeseburger with lettuce and pickle, baked fries, baby carrots and dried fruit. Tuesday: Chicken strips, mashed potatoes, broccoli with cheese, banana and a homemade cinnamon roll. Wednesday: Mozzarella sticks with marinara, mixed salad, steamed green beans and apple slices.

Thursday: Softshell taco with lettuce, cheese and salsa, steamed corn, refried beans and strawberries. Friday: Chicken sandwich, sweet potato fries, celery with hummus and clementines.

Calendar What’s happening for the week of May 2 - 6

Jason W. Brooks/Daily News Newton High School seniors gained valuable experience this spring by working hands-on in a career program involving the Newton Fire Department. In front, carrying hoses, are Whitney Breckenridge, left, and Maddy Berstler.

In back are Jacob Risius, left, and Cragar Klingensmith.

Fire department program provides hands-on experience Newton High School seniors learn about equipment, rescues

By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News Cragar Klingensmith had one minute to put on all of his firefighting gear.

From his turnout gear to his hood, helmet, oxygen tank, mask and gloves, Klingensmith hustled through the steps, clapping his hands to signify he was done.

He didn’t quite make it within the 60-second goal time, but he and four other Newton High School seniors are learning more about fire science this semester than many Americans learn in a lifetime.

An explorer program, which allows NHS seniors to learn many of the same life and property saving tactics known to firefighters, is being offered for the first time this spring semester. Klingensmith, Jacob Risius, Whitney Breckenridge, Maddy Berstler and Charles Schwarz work with Joe Coen and others at the Newton Fire Department to learn the basics of rescue,

emergency medical response, firefighting gear, and more.

Risius said he realizes the number of young people entering firefighting as a profession is low.

“There aren’t really many fully trained people in this business, from what I can see,” Risius said. “If there were more firefighters, departments could be more efficient.”

Coen said he’d like see about six students sign up for the program each semester, beginning with the fall of this year. He said the city’s part-time firefighter program was successful in keeping personnel with the department, but the volunteer base for NFD is now down to only a handful of people.

“One of our goals is to build up our volunteer numbers

again, and this can help,” Coen said. “They can’t go out on live calls with us, but they have learned a lot.”

Coen said there is always a secretary at the front desk of the station when students are there during the day. At times when firefighters cleared out of the station on a call, students went to the training room to watch videos and were quizzed on video content later.

One of the more intense exercises was an ice rescue training exercise. The seniors donned suits and waded into icy waters, learning rope and hand signals and other elements of getting a stranded person safely to shore.

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

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— Joe Coen, Newton Fire Department

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Monday: 9 a.m., boys varsity golf conference meet at Bos Landen in Pella; 9 a.m. girls varsity golf conference meeting at Oakland Acres in Grinnell; 4:15 p.m., girls varsity tennis match against Saydel and North Polk at Aurora Heights Tennis Courts; 4:15 p.m., girls junior varsity tennis match against Saydel and North Polk at Maytag Park Tennis Courts; 5 to 7 p.m., Campfire at Berg Elementary; 6 to 8 p.m., Bears and Webelos at Aurora Heights; 7 to 9 p.m., fine arts concert at Newton High School.

Tuesday: 4 p.m., boys and girls varsity conference track and field meet at Dallas Center-Grimes High School; 4:15 p.m., girls varsity tennis match against Des Moines East at Aurora Heights Tennis Courts; 4:15 p.m., girls junior varsity tennis match against Des Moines East at Maytag Park Tennis Courts; 4:30 p.m., boys and girls middle school track and field meet at Oskaloosa High School; 5:30 p.m., girls junior varsity soccer game against Oskaloosa at H.A. Lynn Stadium; 6 to 8 p.m., Parent-Teacher Association at Aurora Heights; 7 p.m., girls varsity soccer game against Oskaloosa at H.A. Lynn Stadium. Wednesday: 11:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., Red Pride Service Day in Newton. Thursday: 4:15 p.m., boys varsity golf meeting at Westwood Golf Course; 4:30 p.m., boys and girls varsity track and field invitational against Colfax-Mingo, Collins-Maxwell-Baxter, LynnvilleSully,North Mahaska, PCM, Southeast Warren and Pleasantville at H.A. Lynn Stadium:20 p.m., senior exit interviews with teachers at Newton High School; 5:30 p.m., girls soccer team dinner at Newton High School; 7 to 8:30 p.m., seventh and eighth grade band concert at Newton High School.

Friday: 7 to 8 a.m., FCA meeting at Newton High School; 11:30 to 1:30 p.m., senior awards assembly at Newton High School; 3:30 p.m., girls varsity golf invitational at Westwood Golf Course; 5:30 p.m., girls varsity soccer against North Polk at H.A. Lynn Stadium; 7 p.m., girls junior varsity soccer against North Polk at H.A. Lynn Stadium. Saturday: 9 a.m. to Noon, YSF registration at Newton High School. Sunday: 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., In Motion Dance at Newton High School.

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Local & State News Trier Continued from Page 1A Counselors were on hand to provide grief counseling.

Gilbert said many of the students were visibly upset.

Gilbert pointed to art and writing that comprises a wall of honor created around Trier’s office door as an indication of the love and respect they have for the counselor.

Students are also working on a PowerPoint presentation.

Gilbert, who added the Aurora Heights principal position to his duties as district K-8 curriculum director at the beginning of this school

Council Continued from Page 1A The final part of the bid includes the removal of asbestos from an abandoned restroom building at Maytag Park. Only asbestos will be removed from the building with no demolishing taking place.

Also on the agenda, the council will look at the purchase of mobile computer hardware for the Fire and EMS reporting record management software.

While researching efficiencies in the department, the city found by implementing the previously purchased record management software a

year, didn’t know Trier well, but said he was honored to work with an educator who not only drew strength from the students, but also seemed to give students strength as well.

“We’re talking about a man who would find out who were the neediest families around, and personally deliver food to them on Thanksgiving and Christmas,” Gilbert said.

“He talked about his cat, and animal welfare was one of his causes. He helped fund the training for Smokey (The Newton Police K-9 dog) and we’re going to pick up that cause for him.”

The Aurora Heights Face-

reduction in process steps by 43 percent from 139 to 79 and handoffs by 50 percent from 10 to five could be achieved.

The purchase of the mobile tablets to provide the best interface and durable hardware to fully utilize the new records management software is recommended to achieve full efficiency. A single bid of $15,103 from Keltek, Inc. of Baxter was received by the city.

To complete previously approved work at Westwood Golf Course, the council will look at the updated project for the 9-hole automatic irrigation improvement.

City council passed a resolution in September awarding a contract to

Plants Continued from Page 1A Throughout the week volunteers will help locals dig and divide perennials in their garden which are then donated. Volunteers will gather perennials and pot them at the Newton Arboretum. At the end of the week, volunteers will arrange the plants and identify them.

About 25 people are volunteering to help make the plant sale a large event.

www.newtondailynews.com | Friday | April 29, 2016 | 3A book page acknowledged Trier’s passing with a post Wednesday evening. Parents were notified of Trier’s passing by the district on Thursday morning.

Newton High School Activities Director Scott Garvis said Trier has coached football, basketball and track going back to about 1987. For the past eight years or so, he has coached only basketball at Newton High, though he remained involved with sports in other ways, such as helping with home track meets and scorekeeping for varsity basketball.

Knoxville Speedway historian Bob Wilson said Trier

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To cover the additional costs, the purchase of a golf mower and utility cart were deferred. Additional funds were saved by the golf staff constructing golf cart paths in-house instead of contracting the work.

With the cost saving methods, the total Westwood Irrigation project cost will be paid utilizing the 2015 bond proceeds.

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

There are 12 Project AWAKE board members and other Friends of Project AWAKE who work hard in organizing the sale. Andy Stone, Pam Stone, Peggy Fey, Carolyn Burke and Judy Manusos are just some who volunteer a lot of time.

“They are some of the most active people and do a lot of work out in the garden,” Dalton said.

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“People can come knowing that the plants are from the area so they have a chance for living,” Dalton said.

Annuals are also donated

by Coxes Greenhouse, Earl May, Hy-Vee and Theisen’s.

“They all donate every year, and it’s very generous of them,” Dalton said.

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For community members who would like to donate perennials or need help digging them up, call the parks office at 641-791-3021.

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The mission of Project AWAKE is to promote appreciation and awareness of the environment in the Newton community by planting trees and flower beds in public areas. It also wants to stimulate citizens to make improvements on their individual properties and encourages the preservation of open spaces.

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fan,” Newton native Craig Miller Jr. said. “I remember him announcing at Knoxville Raceway for years. He had some great catchphrases when he would announce. I just remember him as a good dude.”

A visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory in Newton. A memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at funeral home and in Newton.

The family will greet friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday.

Jamee A. Pierson/Daily News The demolition contract for the former Juice and Junk property will go before the city council at its Monday meeting. Two additional projects, the demolition of the building at 748 N. Third Ave. E. and asbestos abatement in an abandoned restroom building at Maytag Park, are also a part of the bid.

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not only announced winners and placers at a pace that made it easy to make notes on a program, but he also had a voice that was a natural gift for announcing races.

“His voice was so inviting to all sorts of people,” Wilson said. “Adults looked up to him, but kids really looked up to him, and he loved kids.

When he finally got the degree that allowed him to be a counselor, he was finally in his own heaven.”

Through racing, Trier touched the lives of many — even those who weren’t necessarily close to him.

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Birds eye view

Write On Kate Malott

n our house, we’re a bird family.

Grandfather’s stone bird bath and mom’s bird house collection have left me curious and sensitive to these small and colorful migrating animals.

On Sunday, the Newton Arboretum and Project AWAKE hosted a presentation from biologist Doug Harr, former Iowa Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Diversity (Nongame) Program coordinator and current president of Iowa Audubon Society about local birds, their characteristics and how to attract them to your yard.

Did you know the origin of Audubon comes from John James Audubon, a 1800s French-bored naturalist and painter? Audubon is noted for his extensive studies documenting American birds and detailed illustrations of birds in their natural habitats.

Anyway, the most popular bird in American is the Cardinal with a rich red feather, although the Baltimore Oriole and Blue Jay aren’t far behind.

Birds need food, shelter and water. A variety of bird food and shelter options are important to bring in a variety of birds, and the sound of moving water, like a fountain, is the more attractive to birds than sitting at water, like a bath.

Iowa is part of the Mississippi Flyway bird range with the river as a migration route for 60 percent of North America’s birds, however, climate change is minimizing seasonal ranges, shrinking, shifting and sending birds farther north or south.

Other bird information: • The smallest bird egg belongs to the hummingbird and is the size of a pea with a nest the size of a dime. The

largest bird egg, from which the ostrich, is the size of a cantaloupe.

• Owls cannot swivel their eyes but instead move their heads at 360 degrees. They live on every continent except Antarctica. Soft fringes on their wings make their flight essentially silent.

• Male birds tend to have the more glamorous feather shape, coloration, songs and dances. Female birds choose their mate based on how attractive they find them.

• Cats are the number one cause death for birds. In the continental U.S. alone, between 1.4 billion and 3.7 billion birds are killed by cats annually.

Windows are the second leading cause of death.

• Flamingos pair for a lifetime. Some stay with their mates for 50 years or more.

• The American Goldfinch is the state bird of Iowa, adopted into legislation in 1933. The Northern Cardinal is the most popular state bird being the bird in seven states: Illinois, Ohio, Indi-

ana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia.

• It takes two days of non-stop direct flight for a hummingbird to fly over the Caribbean Sea in migration.

The hummingbird is also the only bird that can fly backwards.

• A group of crows is called a murder or congress. A group of owls is called a parliament, wisdom or study.

A group of flamingos is called a flamboyance. A group of finches is called a charm. A group of gulls is a colony. A group of jays is called a band or a party.

• The Red-headed Woodpecker is the bird of choice of the Iowa Audubon logo because they are common summer residents of Iowa’s savannas, overgrown pastures and farm groves. Red-headed Woodpeckers are declining throughout their range and represent habitat concerns of the organization.

Thank you to Project AWAKE for your preservation and education and to Harr for sharing your experience and expertise with us in Newton.

Contact Kate Malott at kmalott@newtondailynews.com

So Anyway Dana King

The good old days?

“I wish there was a way to know you’re in the good old days, before you’ve actually left them.”

Viewers of the (in my opinion) brilliant television mockumentary “The Office” may remember Andy Bernard saying those words in his aside to the camera on the final episode of the long running series.

Truer words were never spoken.

Many parents are readying themselves for their kids to graduate high school. As a mom, I know all too well most of those parents have suddenly realized how quickly the past 18 years have gone by.

Every school event comes with the thought “this is the last time I will go to his last basketball game in high school” or “this is the last time I’ll get to see her getting ready for prom.”

Funny how that works.

Many moms (and maybe some dads) gather the scrapbooking materials and sit down with boxes of photos, mounds of memories and try to select just the right snapshots of special times in their child’s life to paste in a book to share with the parade of people attending graduation receptions. I was one of those people ... for my first graduate.

For kids two and three, I opted to create videos documenting their years, and I started in the summer prior to their senior years in high school. Oh, don’t scoff! A 15-minute video of 18 years of a kid’s life takes a long time to assemble. I don’t know how Scorsese does it.

But then, when I saw people — including those of the male gender — shed a few tears while watching those videos of my kids growing up right before their eyes, I knew my months of eye-straining computer work were worth it. And I understood why Scorsese does it.

It was easy to watch those and think back ... yes, they were the good old days. However, I am not so far removed from those years I don’t remember a few not-so-great old days sprinkled in there as well.

There were a few times if I could have found the return address for those kids ... but then I’d remember the three C-sections and decided there was no way they were going back where they came from!

I cried at my oldest son’s graduation. I held it together for the other two, not because I didn’t want to cry, but because hubby lost it at those ceremonies.

It’s called teamwork.

It’s been almost 14, 7 and 2 years since those graduations.

But once removed from the craziness of raising a family, I assure you, we now understand every morning we open our eyes will be one of the good old days ... by tomorrow.

Contact Dana King at dking@shawmedia.com

YOUR VIEW

JCCA offers wide variety of entertainment “Groovy” and “Far out!” — those 70s expressions, perfectly describe the JCCA’s final concert of the 2015-16 season. Attendees cheered enthusiastically and sang along, as they relived the “wonder years” with Jim Witter’s “Piano Men” performance.

The concert celebrated the music of the two songwriters and piano men, Elton John and Billy Joel. Jim Witter, a 20-year veteran in the entertainment world, along with his talented four-member band playing guitar, bass, flute, sax, keyboards, and percussion, had the audience loving the sounds of “Movin’ Out,” “Candle in the Wind,” “Rocket Man,” “Just the Way You Are,” “Honesty,” “Piano Man,” “Crocodile Rock” and “Only the Good Die Young.” Audience members laughed and enjoyed every moment, as they recalled

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so many 70s memories. The selection “Homeward Bound” honored past and present United States service personnel who were present in the auditorium.

In addition to the performance of hit tunes, Witter and his band took everyone on a musical journey featuring a multimedia production projected on a huge screen, inviting audience members into a “time machine” of sorts with media headlines, cars, styles, toys, trivia and famous people. Individuals also had the opportunity to call out theme songs from 70’s television programs which were promptly performed by the band. One of the band members did a fantastic rendition of Edith Bunker when the “All in the Family” theme song was played.

So ended the wonderful 201516 concert season. It was a fabulous trip down a 1970s memory lane!

The Jasper County Concert Association board would like to express sincere appreciation to everyone for supporting and at-

tending the performances of the recent 2015-16 concert season.

Without regular subscription holders, patrons and endowments the concert association could not exist, much less be able to offer the wide variety of musical entertainment programs our community enjoys.

The new JCCA season will open with “Bravissimo Broadway,” on Sept. 26 at the Newton High School’s Center for Performance. “O Sole Trio,” comprised of three incredibly talented performers, will treat the audience to a unique mixture of Broadway favorites, solos, duets, and some special piano-violin selections. It’s a show not to be missed.

For ticket information, you can visit www.jasperconcert.homestead.com or contact JCCA Board president, Nina Robson, at 641792-3401. You can also stop in at Mattingly’s Music and Book Store for ticket information. Come, join JCCA for its new concert season — you will not regret your decision.

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Special thanks also goes out to Marilyn Berthelsen, Kellogg Lions Club members Jim and Jeannie Boettcher, Conrad VanMaaren and Al Ricks who worked at the drive, and Richland Grange member Alice Schwarz, who helped out with this effort to maintain the blood supply in our local community.

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Obituaries Jane S. Moles April 26, 2016 Jane Susan “Janie” Moles, the daughter of Clark Lewis and Edna Palmatier (Smith) Wo o d b u r n , was born Sept. 4, 1 9 3 1 , in Iowa City. She graduated from Iowa City High and the University of Iowa with a degree in occupational therapy. On July 4, 1954, Janie was united in marriage with Dr. Marvin Robert Moles at the First Presbyterian Church in Iowa City. She was a homemaker and, later in life, also worked for Mid-America Dairy-

Leo M. Cobler April 27, 2016 Leo M. “Nip” Cobler, 72, of Altoona, formerly of Newton, died Wednesday, April 27, 2016, after a long battle with cancer at The Village at Legacy Pointe in Waukee. A funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Monday, May 2 at Community Heights Alliance Church in Newton. There will be a visitation from 2 to 4

men, Inc. Janie was very active in many areas of service.

She was a bagpiper for the University of Iowa Highlanders during college, played the violin in the Amadeus String Quartet in Newton and was a 40 year member of the Newton First Presbyterian Church Choir.

She was a longtime volunteer for the Woodrow Wilson Elementary School reading program and the adult literacy program; served as a deacon and elder at the Newton First Presbyterian Church; served as a longtime hospice volunteer; and was one of the founding members of the Crosslake Presbyterian Church in Minnesota. Janie enjoyed gardening, quilting, reading, the University of Iowa

Hawkeyes and traveling with her husband, and in later years, with her children and vacationing at their home at Upper Whitefish Lake.

Janie died Tuesday, April 26, 2016, at Skiff Medical Center in Newton. She was 84 years old. Janie was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Marvin June 10, 2006; and her brother, Robert Woodburn in 2015.

Those left to honor Janie’s memory include her sons, David (Jackie) Moles of Waukee and Donald (Dortha) Moles of Fillmore, Ind.; her daughters, Diane Moles of Newton and Debra (Doug) Merfeld of Walford; her grandchildren, Tony Moles, Nicole Keown, Joseph (Diana) Moles, Brad Moles, Kris-

ti Merfeld (Cole Hamilton) and Amber Merfeld; her great-grandchildren, Taylor, Daniel, Gavin, Ashley, Mason, Chloe, Elias and Oliver; her great-great-grandson, Nicholas; nieces and nephews, cousins and many friends.

A funeral service will be at 11:30 a.m. Monday, May 2 at the First Presbyterian Church in Newton. The family will greet friends Monday morning from 10:30 a.m. until service time at the church. A luncheon will follow the service.

Memorials may be designated in Janie’s name to the Newton First Presbyterian Church or the Newton Dollars for Scholars and may be left at the church or at Pence-Reese Funeral Home.

p.m. Sunday, May 1 at Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory.

Memorials to Community Heights Alliance Church or to Unity Point Hospice may be left at the funeral home or the church the afternoon of the service.

Nip, the son of Earl C. and Floretta (Riedberger) Cobler, was born Feb. 5, 1944, in Newton. He was a graduate of Newton High School in 1962. On Dec. 8, 1961, Nip was united in marriage to Barbara C. Couch in Newton. Nip worked at Cline Tool & Service Company in Newton, as

an administrative vice president for 52 years, retiring in 2014. He was a member of the Community Heights Alliance Church. Nip enjoyed woodworking, remodeling, cars and travel, but most of all he enjoyed spending time with his family and doting on his grandkids. He and Barb spent their winters in the warmth of Arizona.

Those left to honor his memory are his wife, Barbara of Altoona; his son and daughter-inlaw, Richard “Tucker” (Roxanne) Cobler of Lenexa, Kan.; son-inlaw, Dallas (Barb) Jackson of Urbandale; five

grandchildren, Kenny (Maria) Jackson of Des Moines, Garrett Jackson and Cassandra Jackson of Urbandale, Jordan and Jacob Cobler of Lenexa, Kan.; five sisters, Marlene Waddle and Bonny (Fred) Simons of Newton, Vicky (Terry) Gaer of Aurora, Colo., Michele (Terry) Stone and Sandy (Bill) Johnson of Nixa, Mo.; his brother, Robert (Billie) Cobler of Jonesboro, Ark.; and many, many nieces and nephews. Nip was preceded in death by his parents; daughter, V.L. “Lori” Cobler Jackson; and his sister, Pat Hanna.

Newton FFA to host Spring Plant Sale

Spring Wildflower Walk is Saturday morning

The Newton FFA will be begin its spring plant sale Friday. Thousands of annual flowers, houseplants, hanging baskets and vegetables will be for sale. The sale is located in the FFA greenhouse located in the upper back parking lot of the Newton High School. Hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday.

The Woodland Jewels: Spring Wildflower Walk will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday at Lake Red Rock, beginning at South Tailwater. Take a leisurely walk along a woodland trail to look for signs of spring. Wildflowers will be the highlight as the group searches for Trout Lily, Dutchman’s Breeches, Virginia Bluebells and other spring “ephemerals” — this term means “short-lived,” as these flowers have a short bloom time.

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• Kellogg Lions Club Supper will begin at 4 p.m. Friday at Cabin in Holmdahl Park in Kellogg. A sandwich supper, brats, burgers and chicken is planned. The Kellogg Lions will host, with Thrivent Financial, to raise funds toward the new electronic sign for the city.

• Lion’s Club Breakfast will begin at 7 a.m. Saturday at Prairie City Community Building, 503 S. State St. in Prairie City.

• Conversations with the Candidate will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday at Kellogg Fire Station in Kellogg. Wes Breckenridge, Democratic candidate for Iowa House District 29, will meet with citizens and answer questions or address concerns.

• Wittemberg Cemetery clean-up day will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday at the cemetery in Newton.

Work is usually completed by noon. Volunteers are welcome and should bring gloves and any tools such as pruners or rakes they may need. In case of rain, the clean-up day will be May 7.

• Drug Take-Back Day will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Newton and Colfax Fire Departments. Jasper County residents are invited to dispose of unwanted, expired or unused medications in an environmentally safe way.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 10 a.m.

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

• Conversations with the Candidate will begin at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Baxter Blue Ribbon Cafe in Baxter. Wes Breckenridge, Democratic candidate for Iowa House District 29, will meet with citizens and answer questions or address concerns.

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

• Skiff Gala will begin at 5:30 p.m. Saturday at DMACC Conference Center in Newton. Sponsored by the Skiff Auxiliary and Skiff Foundation, the Skiff Gala will include a catered meal, a dessert auction, a live auction and professional entertainment. Meal begins at 7 p.m. Tickets are $50 per person.

• Journey Bound in Concert will begin at 6 p.m. Sunday at the Prairie City Christian Church, 608 E. Sixth St. The event will be the southern gospel quartet’s final performance. A freewill offering will be accepted.

• Narcotics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m.

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

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at noon 7 p.m. Monday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 223 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton.

• Congressman Dave Loebsack’s District Representative Bri Dennison will host open office hours at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Uncle Nancy’s Coffeehouse & Eatery, 114 N. Second Ave. W. in Newton.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at noon and 8 p.m. Tuesday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 223 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton.

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When no one was home officers brought it to the Jasper County Jail where Jones admitted there was a marijuana pipe in it. She was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

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Admitted hypochondriac seeks a cure for her fear of dying DEAR ABBY: I’m a hypochondriac. I am currently waiting on the biopsy results for a mole I had removed.

Right now I’m worried and miserable.

I feel guilty for what I’m putting my husband through. I want to get therapy, but doing that feels like admitting I’m too weak to handle my problems myself. My husband thinks he’s a bad husband because he can’t help me.

This isn’t the first time I have worked myself up over a medical condition I may or may not have, and it won’t be the last. How can I deal with my fear of dying from something horrible without damaging my relationship with my husband? Can hypochondria be cured? It’s starting to take over my life. — HYPOCHONDRIAC IN THE SOUTH DEAR HYPOCHONDRIAC: It’s a wise person who seeks help for a problem that’s ruining the quality of his or her life. You should definitely discuss your fear of dying with a licensed mental health professional. To do that isn’t “weak” — it’s the opposite.

DEAR ABBY: My son is getting married in the fall and we’re all looking forward to the celebration. There’s just one problem. My daughter will be in the wedding and the bridesmaids’ dresses are strapless. She will look beautiful in the dress, but she adopted a “hippy lifestyle” a year ago and stopped shaving her armpits.

The bride-to-be asked me how to approach her to request that she remove her armpit hair on the day of the wedding. Is there a tactful way to approach this without offending my daughter and possibly causing bad feelings between her and the bride? — UNSURE IN NEW JERSEY DEAR UNSURE: I would discourage you from doing that. Although every bride wants her wedding to be “perfect,” there’s a point at which she must realize there are some things she can’t control. An example of where that boundary should be drawn would be at her bridesmaids’ armpits. During

a formal wedding ceremony, bridesmaids usually keep their arms down, so unless your daughter’s “pit hair” is so long she can braid it, it should not distract attention from the bride.

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DEAR ABBY: My parents built a two-bedroom apartment onto their house for my brother and his wife when they were struggling financially.

They decided to move out of state, so my single sister is now in the apartment.

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DES MOINES — The water utility serving a half a million customers in central Iowa including the city of Des Moines says it has switched on its nitrate removal system. Des Moines Water Works CEO Bill Stowe says nitrate concentration in untreated water from river sources is approaching 10 milligrams per liter. That’s a level the Environmental Protection Agency says isn’t safe for babies to drink. Stowe says processed water remains safe but it costs extra to run the denitrification equipment.

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OTTUMWA — A man accused in a fatal Ottumwa shooting has pleaded guilty to several charges. Dustin McDanel, 25, pleaded guilty Thursday to voluntary manslaughter, attempted murder, possession of a firearm by a felon and fleeing to avoid prosecution charges in a plea agreement with prosecutors. He faces up to 70 years in prison. His next court appearance is scheduled for July 13.

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Evan Calo was sentenced this week for the June 27, 2015, robbery and stabbing of a man at a residence. Calo pleaded guilty to charges of robbery and willful injury. The two 10-year sentences are to be served at the same time he serves sentences for theft and robbery in Cerro Gordo County.

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Lawmakers to return to Capitol for more budget talks DES MOINES (AP) — Iowa lawmakers attempting to finish up the legislative session are returning to the Capitol after failing to reach compromise on several budget issues, including state funding for Planned Parenthood.

Members of the Democratic-controlled Senate and Republican-majority House were expected to meet Friday to try to hash out deals over some bills that will make up the roughly $7.35 billion budget that goes into effect in July.

Lawmakers met for hours Thursday night in an attempt to reach adjournment. But they emerged from private meetings with little movement on the bill that would fund health and human services. GOP lawmakers have proposed adding language that would remove state funding for family planning facilities that provide abortions. Democrats oppose the plan.

Lawmakers are also split on staff funding for state transportation employees.

The Associated Press DES MOINES — Iowa will have clear regulatory authority over private boarding schools in the state under a legislative deal reached Thursday that also protects religious curriculum at such institutions and other educational facilities.

Under the measure, children’s residential facilities would have to register with the state, pass safety inspections and adhere to other requirements regarding living conditions. A special legislative committee reached compromise on the legislation Thursday, and it was later passed in the Democratic-controlled Senate and GOP-majority House amid a flurry of legislative activity aimed at reaching adjournment.

There was a spotlight this session on such residential facilities after an investigation was launched into abuse allegations at Midwest Academy, a now-closed private boarding school in Keokuk, which operated with little state oversight because it did not oversee kids monitored by the state. Hearings at the Capitol raised questions over whether state officials had clear authority over the facilities.

Lawmakers worked to clear up the loophole, but hit a roadblock over language proposed by Republicans that would exempt religious facilities from more rigid oversight regarding educational curriculum.

Democrats argued it would allow teachers at such schools to avoid background checks and other safeguards, and Republicans expressed

concern that state officials could have the authority to change religious curriculum.

The special legislative committee eventually agreed on a bill that would clearly prohibit the state from regulating religious education curriculum but have the schools and facilities be subject to other rigid oversight.

It’s standard practice for state education officials to stay out of curriculum at religious schools that have oversight, said Sen. Herman Quirmbach, D-Ames, who added that such regulation “is not something that’s in the state’s purview.”

Quirmbach noted that the language that prohibits the state regulation on curriculum confirms “what is existing policy with regard to that particular aspect.”

Iowa regent directs furniture company that won no-bid deal The Associated Press IOWA CITY — A prominent regent failed to publicly disclose that she was a paid director for a national furniture company before its local distributor signed a lucrative no-bid contract with the University of Iowa last year, records show.

Manufacturing executive and Republican donor Mary Andringa abruptly resigned Wednesday from the Iowa Board of Regents, one year into her six-year term. She said she underestimated how much time it would take to serve on the board, which governs the state’s three public universities.

An Iowa City Press-Citizen story published Tuesday

raised questions about the university’s agreement to buy Herman Miller furniture from its local certified dealer, Pigott, last Andringa year. A rival company argued that the deal to supply the new $360 million UI Children’s Hospital and the university with furniture was potentially illegal and wasteful due to the lack of competition.

Andringa, board chairwoman of the Vermeer Corp. in Pella, has been a Herman Miller director since 1999.

Federal filings show she

earned $146,000 last year from the Michigan-based company and owns about $1.4 million in stock.

Andringa joined the Board of Regents on May 1, 2015, and did not list her director’s position with Herman Miller on her conflict of interest disclosure form filed that month.

The form asks regents to list director positions and relationships that may represent a conflict “by the letter and spirit” of board policy, which requires regents to promptly disclose actual and perceived conflicts so they can be managed.

On June 30 of last year, a Pigott executive signed a contract extension to supply the university with chairs, desks and dozens of other Her-

man Miller products through March 2018 and to help outfit the children’s hospital. Days later, on July 6, Andringa amended her conflict of interest form to note her work for Herman Miller, saying that the company “may from time to time have operational staff submit bids to sell office furniture and other goods” to state universities. Two days later, university purchasing director Debby Zumbach signed off on the Pigott extension.

Competitive bids are required by law for contracts worth $25,000 or more. But the university says it didn’t have to seek them because Cedar Rapids-based Pigott won a competitive bidding in 2010, and that contract al-

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Andringa has served as the chairwoman of the regents’ committee that oversees the university hospital. She didn’t return a message seeking comment Thursday.

Andringa told Board of Regents staff in June 2015 about her role with Herman Miller, board spokesman Josh Lehman said. Andringa was unaware of the company’s existing contract with the university, and had no role in negotiating the extension, he said.

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NPL’s classic movie night set for Wednesday Subscribe to the Library Newsletter Visit our website or swing by the library information desk to register for our new, monthly email newsletter. Receive personalized notices for new services, library events and book recommendations for the whole family.

Classic Movie Club Presents: ‘Roman Holiday’ The library’s new Classic Movie Club will present “Roman Holiday,” at 6 p.m.

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Newton Public Library Rebecca Klein and sheltered princess who escapes her guardians and falls in love with an American newsman in Rome. Coffee and treats included.

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Pig-Tales Storytime Special guest and local celebrity, Joy the Pig, is visiting story time at 10:30 a.m. May 12. Children of all ages are invited to listen to a story and meet Joy. Adult Coloring Relax with adult coloring at the library at 6 p.m. May 16.

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Introduction to Facebook Join our Public Services Librarian at 2 p.m. May 18 for an introduction to the popular social media website, Facebook. Learn how to set up your own Facebook account, find your friends, and share photos. Registration and an existing email account are re-

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DASH for the STASH As a part of National Literacy Month, the Newton Public Library is participating in DASH for the STASH, an investor education program and contest taking place through May 15. Library patrons are invited to compete for a chance to win a $1,000 IRA contribution. Just visit the information desk and answer four quiz questions to play.

C-M graduate honored as a ‘Hero of the Heartland’

By Alex Olp Jasper County Tribune ALTOONA — Colfax-Mingo graduate Joe Hogan has turned his life around since his high school days and is now stamping his mark in Altoona for his charitable work.

Hogan, who graduated from C-M in 2004, founded nonprofit organization Train To Inspire a year and a half ago. The program helps people who have mental or physical disabilities live a healthy and eventful life.

“We teach them about exercise and nutrition, how to utilize a gym and, overall, live a better life. There’s no other programs like that in Iowa,” Hogan said. “We tailored this program specifically for them and we don’t charge them a dime.”

Hogan was recently honored by the American Red Cross as a Hero of the Heartland for his work with Train To Inspire, which is one of the fastest growing nonprofits in the area, he said.

As an expansion of the Train To Inspire program, Hogan created Team Inspire, which gives those same kids

the opportunity to experience activities they haven’t been able to experience in their life, such as rock climbing and obstacle courses.

“I want them to have the same opportunities that we have. They’re left out of so many things growing up and they have society telling them they shouldn’t do this and they shouldn’t do that, because it’s not safe or because they’re told they’re not capable,” Hogan said. “We try to show them that they are capable. We show, not only them, but we show society, we show their families and we show the doctors.

“Doctors aren’t always on board with this stuff because everybody wants to play it safe. But that’s not how someone lives a good life. Playing it safe isn’t always the right way. We take real good care of them.”

Hogan recently launched another nonprofit called Team Courage, which offers the same opportunities to children with cancer.

His charitable work stems from his time living in Colfax, and the trials and tribulations he experienced in that part of his life. Hogan con-

Submitted Photo Colfax-Mingo 2004 graduate Joe Hogan stands with a group of kids who have disabilities for a photo shoot of the nonprofit organization Train To Inspire, founded by Hogan.

sidered himself a troubled kid who got caught up in drugs and alcohol, which eventually got him in trouble at school and with the law.

“I wasn’t an ideal citizen and I wasn’t a great guy. I’ve been in a lot of trouble in my life. I had a lot of run-ins with the law when I did live in Colfax and at one point I was even incarcerated for a few years,” Hogan said. “You have a lot of time to think when you’re in there and reflect on the man you are and the man you want to be. I really turned it around since I did live in

Colfax and that’s partly because of (Train To Inspire).”

Hogan said the people he helps through his nonprofit programs helped save his life and have made more of an impact on him than he could ever make on them.

C-M teachers also played a key role in helping Hogan reach the point where he is today, he said. While in high school there came a point where Hogan decided he was going to drop out. He had a drop slip filled out and ready to give to the front office.

However, C-M teacher Jeff Lindsay saw him in the front hallway with the slip in his hand, stopped him and encouraged him to re-evaluate his decision.

“I said ‘are you sure this is what you want to do?’” Lindsay said.

“He said yes. Overall, I responded by saying ‘I believe in you, but you have to be able to believe in yourself and if you start running now it will be hard to stop. You will always have people there to support you,’” Lindsay was thanked

by Hogan a few years ago when the two crossed

paths once again at a local store.

“I didn’t realize it until later on that he had taken what I said to heart and it actually prevented him from dropping out of school,” Lindsay said. “It validates why I got into this profession.

It really hit home that he said I was the reason he graduated.”

Hogan, who still has family and friends living in Colfax, earned his high school diploma through Des Moines Area Community College and said he has C-M teachers to thank for that.

“The amazing thing about Colfax is that any other teachers in any other district would have given up on me. I got caught with drugs one time, so I could have been kicked out. They could have expelled me,” Hogan said. “But they went out of their way, no matter what I was going through, and because of the teachers at C-M I got my diploma. It’s just nice to have come from a community like that where the teachers come together for the students.”

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some risk; no level of radon exposure is always safe. However, EPA recommends homes be fixed if an occupant’s longterm exposure will average 4 picocuries per liter (pCi/L) or higher. Also, if you are building a new construction radon mitigation details add a valuable safety factor that will save homeowners time, aggravation, money and their lives.

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Jasper County Health Department has radon test kits available for a discounted price of $10 each.” Call 641-7879224 or stop by the office, 115 N. Second Ave. E., lower level, in Newton to get your kit.

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Texas man in Iowa to face lotto jackpot fraud charges The Associated Press DES MOINES — A Texas man accused of helping a lottery computer manager in Iowa collect jackpots from rigged lottery games gave up a yearlong extradition fight on Thursday and traveled to Iowa to face charges.

Robert Clark Rhodes II reported to the Polk County jail in Des Moines Thursday morning to face lottery fraud charges filed against him in March 2015, Assistant Iowa Attorney General Rob Sand said. The 46-year-old Sugar Land, Texas, man was booked and released on bond. His attorney, Terry Yates, declined

to comment on the allegations or the decision to stop fighting extradition.

“There’s not much to say right now but as time goes Rhodes II on it will become more apparent,” he said.

Rhodes had fought extradition from Texas to Iowa for a year, appealing all the way to the state’s Court of Criminal Appeals.

Prosecutors allege Rhodes helped former Multi-State Lottery Association Eddie

Tipton collect jackpots won in rigged games.

Tipton was convicted last year on two counts of fraud for manipulating Iowa Hot Lotto computers in 2010 so he could win a $16.5 million jackpot. He faces trial in July on charges of ongoing criminal conduct and money laundering for allegedly working with associates to fix jackpots and claim prizes worth millions of dollars in Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma and Wisconsin.

Yates, has said it’s possible Rhodes could testify at Tipton’s trial.

Prosecutors say Tipton — who as a lottery vendor

employee was prohibited from playing or winning — recruited people, including Rhodes, to collect prizes for him without revealing his identity. Prosecutors allege Tipton inserted a self-deleting program into MUSL random-number generating computers that would allow him to pick the correct numbers to win.

Rhodes claimed a $783,257 jackpot in Wisconsin from a December 2007 drawing in the name of a company he founded called Delta S Holdings. The drawing was done on a computer Tipton’s team in Iowa built.

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Work begins on downtown Burlington lighting project BURLINGTON — Work has begun on a lighting project in downtown Burlington that will illuminate six church steeples and a wedding venue.

Gretchen Miller, chairwoman of the Downtown Lighting Committee said church steeples will be lit with LED lights mounted on bronze-colored posts.

“Everyone is very excited,” Miller said. “It’s going to be a beautiful additional to Burlington, which is already a beautiful town.”

The committee raised nearly $300,000 for the project over the past five years. Further donations would pay for maintenance and light replacement. The lights being used have a 10-year warranty, so they shouldn’t require replacement soon.

Churches are expected to pay for the lights’ electricity bills, which are expected to cost about $20 per month.

Zion United Church of Christ withdrew from the project last week. The church’s pastor, The Rev. Brice Hughes, cited financial concerns.

“The amounts could not be specifically known in advance, and even though they were expected to be small, they still amounted to money taken away from other projects,” he said in an email. “Twenty dollars a month is not a lot of money, but it does amount to a bag of groceries for a hungry family.”

He also said the church leadership was worried it would obstruct the view of its largest stained glass window.

“Also, the effect of the light shining onto the outside of the building would eliminate the effect of our lighting of the stained glass windows from inside,” he said.

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Dubuque considers aiding redevelopment of local church DUBUQUE (AP) — Members of the Dubuque City Council will consider supporting an effort to turn a former Catholic church campus into apartments for formerly homeless women.

Council members will hold a public hearing next Monday to consider a development agreement with Friends of St. Mary’s. It would give more than $150,000 in financial incentives to help the group redevelop St. Mary’s Catholic Church’s school building into 12 transitional housing apartments.

Construction is slated to begin at the end of May and is expected to take one year to complete, said project developer John Gronen, owner of Gronen Restoration and a member of the Steeple Square board.

The project is the first in a $15 million, multiyear effort to redevelop the campus into apartments and a community center offering child care and programming for homeless women who graduate from Opening Doors’ transitional housing program.

“We are seeing women successfully complete our programs and obtain an apartment at market rate on an $8- or $9-an-hour salary, and it sets them up for failure,” said Michelle Brown, executive director of Opening Doors. “They’re excited to have their own place, but a lot are paying 50 to 70 percent of their income on housing.”

The parish was consolidated by the Archdiocese of Dubuque in 2010, ending 150 years of worship at the church. The campus remained dormant until the coalition of business and community leaders announced its plans in 2014.

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Sixth-ranked Tigers snatch one from Cards Class 2A boys’ soccer substate assignments set

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News Soccer substate assignments were released Thursday afternoon by the Iowa High School Athletic Association.

Newton High’s boys hosted one of the teams in their substate Thursday evening at H.A. Lynn Stadium.

Iowa Class 2A sixth-ranked Adel-DeSoto-Minburn Tigers edged out a 1-0 win over the Cardinals. The lone goal came at the 29:35 mark of the first half.

ADM’s Noah Bardwell placed a 20-yard indirect kick up in front of the Newton goal. The Tigers’ Davis Barton headed the ball into the net.

“This was a tough loss because we worked very hard for 80 minutes, but came up short,” Newton head coach Sackda Viravong said. “We conceded a goal off a momentary lapse in concentration.”

The Tigers finished with three shots on goal. Newton’s goalkeeper Griffin Engel was credited with two saves.

The Cardinals put seven shots on goal on the night.

“The boys fought a good

battle and did not quit. We had three opportunities inside the six-yard box and couldn’t put it in the net,” Viravong said. “Overall, I was happy with the way we played tonight.”

Newton, ADM, No. 11 Winterset, Prairie City-Monroe, Bondurant-Farrar and Dallas Center-Grimes are in the Class 2A Substate 6. Pairings will be released at a later date.

Also in Class 2A postseason assignments, Collins-Maxwell/Baxter is in Substate 7 with No. 7 Perry, No. 8 Hudson, Ballard, Grinnell and South Tama. Substate action begins May 23, and the state tournaments begin June 2.

Newton’s junior varsity beat ADM, 4-0, and the Cardinal freshmen defeated the Tigers, 3-2.

Newton travels Tuesday to Oskaloosa for Little Hawkeye Conference action. The junior varsity game is at 5:30 p.m. followed by the varsity contest at 7 p.m.

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Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Putting a little tap pass through to teammate Chet Adams (3) is Newton High’s Duncan Lee (16) as ADM’s Frank Weiland (29) closes in during Thursday’s game at Newton’s H.A. Lynn Stadium.

Boone girls net wins over Cardinals

6-0, 6-0, at No. 5 singles. Cornellis downed Baumgartner, 6-2, 6-0, in the No. 6 singles Cold and damp conditions match. greeted Newton High and Boone Patterson and Borsh got past High tennis players Thursday at Newton’s Pressgrove and Wyre, Newton’s Aurora Heights Park 6-1, 6-1, at No. 1 doubles. Boone’s courts. The dual had been re- Sterenberg and Romig downed scheduled from April 7 because Thorpe and Humphrey 6-0, 6-0 of inclement weather. in the No. 2 doubles match.

The Boone Toreadors domiNewton’s Griffith and Natalie nated the matches, winning 10-0. Camp battled Boone’s Krafcisint Rain was finally too heavy and Sarah Statz at No. 3 doubles to finish a close No. 4 doubles before losing 6-2, 6-4. Boone’s match tied at 1-1 heading to a Joaquin Brannan and Chloe third-set tiebreaker. Newton’s Gorden notched a 6-3, 6-3 win Bethany Baumgartner and Eliz- over Newton’s Kinzie Loree and abeth Myers won the first set 7-6 Leah Thomas.

(4) and Boone’s Joey Cornellis The Cardinals host Saydel and Bridget Good won 6-5.

Monday and Des Moines East In No. 1 singles, Davi Patter- Tuesday in final non-conference son netted a 6-1, 6-0 decision duals. Both start at 4:15 p.m. at over Newton’s Megan Pressgrove. Aurora Heights Park.

Newton JV results The Cardinals’ Kate Wyre battled against Boone Boone’s Breanna Sterenberg at Doubles No. 2 singles, losing 6-4, 6-1.

Harlie Durr and Alexis Hoffman lost 6-4, RyAt No. 3 singles, Boone’s lie Bakalar and Haley Walton won 6-2, Stacie Morganne Borsh beat Newton’s Sanger and Vlada Osadcha lost 6-2, Walton and Sierra Griffith, 6-1, 6-3. New- Rachel Mullikin lost 6-2, Haley Rinehart and Anna ton’s Katherine Thorpe dropped VanDam lost 6-1.

Singles a 6-0, 6-0 decision to Car- Durr lost 8-7 (11-9), Durr lost 6-1. lie Romig in the No. 4 singles Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News match.

Contact Jocelyn Sheets at Newton High senior Elizabeth Myers has a bead on the ball for a shot during the No. 4 doubles Boone’s Grace Krafcisin beat 641-792-3121 ext. 6535 match against Boone Thursday at Aurora Heights Park. Unfortunately, Myers and her partner Bethany Newton’s Madison Humphrey, or jsheets@newtondailynews.com Baumgartner did not get to finish their match because of rain — it was tied at 1-1.

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Fame is not all it’s cracked up to be B

y now, we know who the Rams, who have moved back to Los Angeles from St. Louis, made the No. 1 overall selection in the 2016 NFL draft. The draft’s first round was Thursday night. We know our favorite teams’ top selections — my Kansas City Chiefs didn’t make one, they traded for later round picks.

Being drafted high, in the middle or not at all doesn’t mean much, nor does it mean much if you are the Heisman Trophy winner, the Butkus Award winner or Outland Trophy winner in college. We’ve seen some very high-profile college players go No. 1 in the NFL draft through the years only to go bust in professional football.

The Rams selected Jared Goff, the

The Press box Jocelyn Sheets quarterback for California, with the No. 1 overall pick Thursday night. I say good luck to Goff and all the rest of the players who will be drafted by teams in the next two days — there are seven rounds to the draft.

A Heisman Trophy doesn’t always translate into NFL fortune — just ask the 2012 winner Johnny Manziel who broke NCAA passing records as a dual threat quarterback for Texas A&M. He was the first freshman to win the Heisman Trophy. He had another great college season as a sophomore then declared for the 2014 NFL draft.

He was seen as a top-5 pick in 2014 but had mixed reviews by NFL team scouts. Then there was the nagging off-the-field issues which began at Texas A&M for Manziel. No one around him could make Manziel see the error of his ways then, and it con-

tinued through his three seasons as a Cleveland Brown.

It wasn’t until the 22nd pick of the 2014 draft did Manziel got to go on the stage to hold up the Browns’ jersey. Manziel carried his baggage from college right into the NFL. The guy has talent, and of course he has the fame and fortune. He just doesn’t realize his actions off the field are speaking louder than what his talent for football is on the field. This past year even his talent on the field wasn’t very good.

Manziel was touted as wanting to change his life when he went into a rehabilitation center for treatment of alcohol addition in February 2015. The Browns stood beside him and backed him. Unfortunately, Manziel hasn’t changed as the incidents continued to mount up in 2015 and 2016.

On March 11, the Browns had enough and released the quarterback.

His marketing agency and agents dropped him. Nike ended its relationship with Manziel on April 19.

Manziel is not alone in his down-

fall going from college football to the NFL. There have been quite a few No. 1 selections go bust for a variety of reasons. Though Manziel wasn’t a No. 1 overall pick, let’s use his story as a cautionary tale.

I love the story of a Mr. Irrelevant — the very last player selected each year in the NFL draft.

In 2006, that title went to Ryan Succop as the Kansas City Chiefs drafted the placekicker. Succop won the starting kicker job for the Chiefs, set a rookie record for field goal conversions (25-of-29). He spent five years with the Chiefs and is now kicking for the Houston Titans. His career numbers are 152-of-185 in field goal conversions.

Not bad for the final player taken in the NFL draft.

Talent alone won’t make it in any walk of life. It takes work and discipline throughout your life to make the talent shine. Follow Ryan Succop’s example not a flashy Johnny Football path.

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SPORTS CALENDAR Friday Track Drake Relays Des Moines 8:46 a.m. — CMB’s Brady Stover, 100-m dash 10:13 a.m. — Newton girls’ sprint medley relay (Liz McVey, Alex Hutchinson, Leela Spencer, Sydney Jenkins) CMB girls at Ballard, 5 p.m.

Tennis Newton boys at South Tama, 4:15 p.m.

Soccer Newton girls at Perry, JV 5:30 p.m., varsity 7 p.m.

PCM girls at CMB, 5:30 p.m., Maxwell Rugby Newton vs. Ankeny Centennial 8 p.m., vs. Des Moines Hoover 8:40 p.m at Des Moines Lincoln Saturday Track Drake Relays Des Moines 1:25 p.m. — PCM’s Jayci Vos, 400-m hurdles Trap Shoot Newton at Big Springs Monday Tennis Saydel at Newton girls, 4:15 p.m.

Newton boys at Saydel, 4:15 p.m.

Golf Newton boys at Little Hawkeye Conference, Pella Christian, 9 a.m.

Newton girls at Little Hawkeye Conference, Grinnell, 9 a.m.

Bondurant-Farrar, Roland-Story at CMB girls, 4 p.m.

CMB boys at North Polk, 4 p.m.

PCM boys at Keota, 2 p.m.

Soccer Marshalltown at CMB boys, 5:30 p.m.

CMB girls at Nevada, 7 p.m.

Trap Shoot Newton at Marshall County Gun Club Tuesday Track Newton girls, boys at Little Hawkeye meet, Dallas Center-Grimes, 4 p.m.

CMB, PCM at Heart of Iowa Conference meet (co-ed), Gilbert, 4 p.m.

Colfax-Mingo, Lynnville-Sully at South Iowa Cedar League meet (co-ed), Brooklyn, 4:30 p.m.

Newton 7th/8th girls at Oskaloosa, 4:30 p.m.

Newton 7th/8th boys at Pella, 4:30 p.m.

Tennis Des Moines East at Newton girls, 4:15 p.m.

Newton boys at Des Moines East, 4:15 p.m.

Soccer Oskaloosa at Newton girls, JV 5:30 p.m., varsity 7 p.m.

Newton boys at Oskaloosa, JV 5:30 p.m., varsity 7 p.m.

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

PCM boys at Chariton, 7 p.m.

Golf PCM, CMB boys at Heart of Iowa Conference meet, Polk City, 9 a.m.

Lynnville-Sully girls, boys at Colfax-Mingo, 4:15 p.m.

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By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News MONROE — Three top10 finishes helped the Prairie City-Monroe girls golf team take second in its host tournament at Gateway Recreation Golf Course on Thursday.

Sophomore Madeline Mitchell led the Mustangs for the first time this season, while juniors Breanna Maher and Courtney Bridges also finished in the top six positions.

Gilbert won the team title with a 410. The Tigers had the top two individual finishers, too. Katie Jenkins won medalist honors with a 94, while Morgan Gustafson was the runner-up with a 100.

Mitchell shot a 100, too, but was third on a cardback.

Maher finished fourth with a 101, and Bridges tied for fifth with a 106. PCM’s final counting score was sophomore Sabrina Reed’s 119.

“The girls did pretty well despite having to finish the last few holes in the rain,” PCM coach Val Edwards said. “We had very good competition for our meet,

and everything went really well.”

The Mustangs shot a 426 in second place. South Hamilton was third with a 380, while Bondurant-Farrar (489), Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont (495) and Des Moines Christian (504) also had complete teams.

Albia sent two golfers but could not factor into the team score.

Mitchell had four pars on her round. Three of those four pars came on consecutive holes (No. 15, 16, 17).

Maher’s round included a birdie on the par 5 No. 13.

Bridges had two pars. The first one came on the par 4 No. 9. She saved par when she buried a 36-foot putt from the edge of the green.

Sophomore Ellie Steenhoek shot a 120 for PCM, while senior Abby Van Haaften carded a 123.

The Mustangs compete in the Heart of Iowa Conference meet at 9 a.m. Wednesday in Boone. The tournament will be played at Cedar Pointe Golf Course.

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Relays lead PCM girls to fourth at Tulip Time Relays

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News PELLA — With the conference and state qualifying meets right around the corner, Prairie City-Monroe’s girls track team appears ready to once again make its mark on relay events.

Senior Ashley Van Gorp recorded another win in the long jump, and the Mustangs had two other top-three individual finishes.

The highlight of the night was PCM’s ability to score topthree finishes in every single relay.

The 4x400 and sprint medley relays were both victorious, while the Mustangs also had runner-up finishes in the 4x100, 4x200 and distance medley relays.

In the end, PCM finished fourth in the large-school team

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standings with 91 points. The Mustangs trailed three larger schools.

They were four points back of Ottumwa (95), while Pella (165) and Oskaloosa (124) finished first and second, respectively.

Newton finished in fifth with 78.5 points, while Pella’s JV (19) was sixth, Centerville (9) finished seventh and the Oskaloosa JV (4.5) ended up eighth.

Van Gorp’s win in the long

Iowa Valley sweeps Colfax-Mingo

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News MARENGO — The Colfax-Mingo golfers lost to South Iowa Cedar League foe Iowa Valley on Thursday.

The Tigerhawk boys had four scores in the 40s, but the Tigers won the meet 167-186.

Delaney Underwood shot a 53 in the girls division, but Iowa Valley cruised to the 210-298 victory.

Three Colfax-Mingo seniors led the way for the Tigerhawks. Mason Mosher had the team’s best score of 45, while Zevin Lander shot a 46 and Jake Jeter had a 47. Freshman Ahren Teed had the other counting score of 48.

Senior Jacob Buehrer and sophomore Johnathan Jacobs had non-counting scores of 53 and 57, respectively. Freshman Skyler Aikin shot a 54 to lead the Tigerhawk junior varsity.

Underwood’s 53 was good enough for third overall. Skye Weber had a 76, Camillia Schlasser shot an 83 and Jasmine Riley carded an 86.

The Tigerhawks host Lynnville-Sully at 4:15 p.m. Tuesday at the Colfax Country Club.

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Troy Hyde/Daily News Prairie City-Monroe junior Courtney Bridges watches her 36-foot putt drop into the cup on the No. 9 green during the PCM Girls Golf Invitational at Gateway Recreation Golf Course.

jump covered 15 feet, 4 1/2 inches.

Junior Jayci Vos finished third in the 200-meter dash with a time of 28.21 seconds, while freshman Maddie Samson took third in the discus with a throw of 104-3.

The other big points for PCM came in relays.

The winning 4x400 team featured Van Gorp, Vos, junior Tatum Nearmyer and junior Rachel Stafford, and they finished in 4 minutes, 15.67 seconds.

The sprint medley relay also won. That foursome included senior Emily Hugen, sophomore Ashley Miller, Van Gorp and Stafford. Their winning time was 1:58.44.

The runner-up 4x100 relay team which finished in 54.58 seconds included Miller, freshman Delaney Clarke, freshman Avery Stock and

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Tigerhawk girls finish third in Tulip Time Relays

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News

Troy Hyde/Daily News Colfax-Mingo senior Zevin Lander shot a 46 against Iowa Valley on Thursday during the Tigerhawks’ South Iowa Cedar League dual with the rival Tigers. Iowa Valley won 167-186.

Hugen.

Hugen started the 4x200 relay that finished in 1:55.01.

The rest of the group included Miller, freshman Morgan Uhlenhopp and Clarke.

The distance medley relay collected a silver medal. That foursome finished in 4:30.40, and the group included Vos, Van Gorp, Nearmyer and Stafford.

The final top-three finish came in the 4x800 relay.

Sophomores Amaya Hartson and Baylee Smith, freshman Kirstin Ives and senior Morgan Novak placed third with a time of 11:22.58.

The Mustangs compete in the Heart of Iowa Conference meet at 4 p.m. Tuesday in Gilbert.

PELLA — Strong finishes in the field events gave the Colfax-Mingo girls track team some early points, and the Tigerhawks finished third overall in the small-school division at the Tulip Time Relays Thursday.

Colfax-Mingo went 1-2 in the shot put, 1-3 in the discus and also collected silver medals in the high jump and long jump.

That’s where the Tigerhawks got a bulk of their 111 points.

Lynnville-Sully won the meet with 142, while Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont (141) was one point back in second.

The Tigerhawks (111) were well ahead of North Mahaska (88), while Pella Christian (47) and Twin Cedars (32) also participated.

Sophomore Rhiannon Haley had the team’s two wins. She won the discus and shot put.

Haley’s winning throw in the shot put covered 32 feet, 6 1/2 inches, while her best toss in the discus was 93-4.

Junior Amy Russell gave C-M the 1-2 finish in the shot put. Her silver-medal throw was marked at 32-4 1/2.

Junior Alivia Haley was third in the discus with a toss of 82-4.

The other two medal performances in the field events came from sophomore Ries Wilson in the high jump and junior Aranda Woods in the long jump.

Wilson was second with a personal-best leap of 4-10, while Woods was the runner-up with a jump of 14-10 1/2.

On the track, the distance medley relay was second. That foursome included Russell, Woods, Wilson and freshman Ilia Hostetter, and they finished in 5 minutes, 5.61 seconds.

Ilia Hostetter replaced her sister, junior Dakota Hostetter, who normally anchors the medley.

Dakota Hostetter went home sick from school Thursday.

The 4x400 relay claimed the bronze medal. The foursome of Wilson, Courtney Burdess, Megan Earles and Colleen Craig stopped the clock at 4:45.51.

Other third-place finishes included Craig in the 400, Burdess in the 800 and Danielle Decker and Ilia Hostetter finished 3-4 in the 1,500.

The Tigerhawks run in their first South Iowa Cedar League outdoor meet at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday in Brooklyn.

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Area teams dominate field at PCM Mustang boys win first team championship in four years; Lynnville-Sully claims Class B title

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News MONROE — Not a single member of the Prairie City-Monroe boys track team had ever experienced a victory lap.

That all changed Thursday in front of its home fans on Senior Night as the Mustangs claimed the PCM Invitational Class A title.

The Mustangs won eight gold medals, were in the top three of six other events and won a team title for the first time in four seasons.

The championship — and victory lap — didn’t come easy or without drama though.

The Mustangs were up eight points with two events to go, but Collins-Maxwell/Baxter nearly rallied after PCM’s 4x100 relay was disqualified.

Leading by one with just the 4x400 relay remaining, PCM coach Collin Harrison shifted his lineup for one last run at the title, and the move paid off as the Mustangs edged the rival Raiders by three points at the PCM Boys Track Classic.

PCM won the title with 151 points, while CMB was next at 148 points. The Class A standings also included West Marshall (110), East Marshall (99), Pleasantville (91) and North Mahaska (75).

“It’s great to get a taste of some success,” Harrison said.

“Hopefully we can build off this. It was a total team effort.

I am proud of them.”

Will Clapper and Brady Kemp got CMB off to a strong start with a 1-2 finish in the shot put. The Raiders also got a win from Brady Stover in the 100-meter dash, and Jack Cheville won the 800.

“It’s always fun when it comes down to the 4x4,” CMB coach Josh Russell said. I wish it had come out the other way for our kids, but still proud of their efforts. It’s always good when at this point in the season we are still seeing personal/team bests being set on a regular basis.”

Two other area teams also had big nights. Lynnville-Sully and Colfax-Mingo were a part of the Class B Division and the Hawks and Tigerhawks finished in the top two positions of the standings.

Sage Ehresman won the Class B shot put and 100-meter dash, and the Hawks also claimed wins in the 4x800 and shuttle hurdle relays. They scored 182 points and won the team title by 48 over Colfax-Mingo.

Full results for Lynnville-Sully were unavailable at press time.

Colfax-Mingo’s second-place finish included individual wins by Jacob Lietz (400) and Colin Lourens (long jump) and wins in the 4x400

Troy Hyde/Daily News Prairie City-Monroe senior Austin Sneller anchored the Mustang shuttle hurdle team to a gold medal on Thursday at the PCM Boys Track Invitational in Monroe. Sneller also won the 110-meter high hurdles.

Troy Hyde/Daily News Collins-Maxwell/Baxter freshman Will Clapper won the Class A Division shot put Thursday at the PCM Boys Track Invitational in Monroe.

Clapper won the event with a career-best throw of 48 feet, 3 1/2 inches.

and distance medley relays.

“We have tremendous senior leadership on this team, and it showed tonight,” C-M coach Matt Barkalow said. “I like where we are heading into the conference and district meets right now. The boys are healthy, in good shape and peaking at the right time.”

Harrison said the Mustangs should have fared better in the 4x100 relay, and that would have given PCM the win before the 4x400 took place. An exchange zone violation on the second handoff caused the disqualification. However, the final two runners never touched the baton, which allowed Harrison to move those guys into the final event with a one-point lead.

CMB came into the meet with the best 4x400 relay time, but PCM won the event in 3 minutes, 42 seconds. The foursome included Wes Cummings, Tyler Dredge, Noah Henkenius and Preston VanWyk. VanWyk, just a freshman, claimed the first two wins of his high school career when he crossed the finish line first in the 200 (24.73) and 400 (55.5), while Austin Sneller won the 110 high hurdles (16.7) and Noah Clark collected another gold medal in the discus (136-9).

Chris Ellens won the 3,200

(10:29), finished second in the 1,600 (5:01) and was third in the 800 (2:14). Cole Dustin gave the Mustangs a 1-2 finish in the 110 high hurdles (17.4), Dredge was the runner-up in the 100 (12.13), while Luke Greiner was third in the long jump (18-3 1/4) and Gunnar Davis earned the bronze in the shot put (45-1 1/2).

The other two wins for PCM came in the 4x200 and shuttle hurdle relays. The 4x200 (Greiner, Davis Herndon), Noah Henkenius and Dredge) finished in 1:38.6, while the shuttle hurdle relay team (Dustin, Nick Buswell, Jarron Trausch and Sneller) stopped the clock in 1:06.7.

CMB got a career-best throw from Clapper, a freshman, in the shot put. He hit 48 feet twice, and the winning throw covered 48-3 1/2.

Kemp’s silver-medal toss was 46-3. Clapper also finished third in the discus with throw of 125-11 1/2.

Stover won the 100 in 11.94 and was second in the 200 in 25.3. Cheville’s winning time in the 800 was 2:11, and Ben Gunderson was third in the 400 hurdles (1:02), Hunter Gunderson finished third in the 400 (56.5) and Ian Thomson placed third in the 3,200 (10:43).

The best relay finish for the

Troy Hyde/Daily News Lynnville-Sully’s Carson Dunsbergen, right, hands the baton to Canyon Kuhlmann during the 4x800 relay at the PCM Boys Track Invitational in Monroe. The Hawks took first place in the event.

Raiders came in the 4x400 relay. CMB was second behind PCM in 3:45. That foursome included Ben Gunderson, Hunter Gunderson, Joe Keeling and Tucker Maxwell.

For Colfax-Mingo, Lietz and Lourens were both part of three wins.

Lietz won this 13th consecutive outdoor 400, while Lourens jumped past 19 feet to win the long jump. They were both on the winning 4x400 and distance medley relay teams.

Joining Lietz and Lourens on the 4x400 and distance medley relays were Blake Summy and Gabe Simpson.

The Tigerhawks were second in four events. Simpson gave C-M a 1-2 finish in the 400, while Nicholas Deal was second in the discus and Reegan Van Dyke was second in

the high jump with a personal-best leap of 4-8.

The 4x800 relay team of Summy, Adam Teed, Holister Koenig and Zarek Hill placed second, too.

The five third-place finishes included four from individuals — Lourens in the 110 high hurdles, Wyatt Owens in the discus, Teed in the 800 and Hill in the 400 low hurdles. The 4x200 relay team of Summy, Simpson, Teed and Lietz placed third, too.

PCM and CMB compete in the Heart of Iowa Conference meet at 4 p.m. Tuesday in Gilbert. Colfax-Mingo and Lynnville-Sully battle in the South Iowa Cedar League meet at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday in Brooklyn.

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

Troy Hyde/Daily News Colfax-Mingo senior Colin Lourens leaped to a win in the Class B Division long jump at the PCM Boys Track Invitational in Monroe on Thursday.

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

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

Bethany United Church of Christ 5627 N. 95th Ave. W., Baxter, (1 mi. E. of Baxter on Station St.) Pastor Teressa Clark. Sunday after Labor Day through Memorial Day: 8:45 Junior Choir; 9:00am Adult Class, 9:15am Sunday School; & 10:30am Worship 4th & 5th Tuesday: Chapel Service at Baxter Care Center Wednesday: 6:30pm Choir Practice; Sunday after Memorial Day: 9:30am Worship. 641-227-3402 www.baxterbethanyucc.org Bible Missionary Church 909 N. 6th Ave. E. 641-840-2093 Pastor Lucas. Sunday School 9:45am, Morning Worship 10:45, Evening Service 6:00pm.

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

Call 641-792-2473.

Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 314 E. 2nd St. N. – Pastor Mark Young. Sunday: 9:00 a.m. Faith Village & Sunday School, 10:00 a.m. Worship, 11:15 a.m. coffee fellowship. Wednesday: 5:45 p.m. Family Unity Night supper, 6:15 p.m. Classes. Thursday: 6:00 p.m. Choir Practice www.fccnewton.org 641-792-5850, Nursery provided.

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

Bible Study: Tuesday 10:00am.

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

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

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

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

Rev. R.D. Streeter Community of Christ 1805 S. 8th Ave. E., 791-7834, Bill Conklin, pastor; Eddie Franklin/Tom McCoure, co-pastors. Church School Classes 9:30am; Worship Service 10:30am; Wednesday Prayer Service 6:30pm. Last Wednesday of the month-free community supper at 6pm.

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

Handicapped accessible.

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

Congregational United Church of Christ-Baxter Check us out on Facebook 218 S. Main Baxter, Sunday School 9:30am, Regular worship service, 10:30am

Congregational United Church Of Christ-Newton 308 E. 2nd St. N., Newton. Rev. Jessica Petersen, Pastor: Sunday Worship 10:00am, Nursery provided; Fellowship Time 11:15am.

Accessible to all. Bible Study Thursdays 5:00pm. Christian Education together with First United Methodist Church (held there) for children of all ages Wed. 5:30pm (age 2-8th grade).

No matter who you are or where you area on life’s journey, you are welcome here! facebook.com/Newton UCC. Cornerstone Bible Fellowship 1000 E. 12th St. S., Newton; Pastor Steve Bundy & Pastor Brian Keeton. Sunday School 9am, Sunday Worship 10:15am, Wednesdays: AWANAS 6:308pm, Youth Group 6:30-8pm, Adult Bible Study 7-8pm. Happy Harvesters 1st Thursday of the month at noon. Men’s Breakfast 1st Saturday of the month at 8am. Ladies Brunch 2nd Saturday of the month at 8:30am.

For more info: www.CBFnewton.com

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

Tuesdays and Fridays, 7 p.m.

Wednesday and 9:15 a.m. Sunday until service time. Haven Kid’s Ministry at 6:50 Wednesdays Grace Church “A Family Of Friends”, 1620 N. 11th Ave E., Newton; Pastor Dan Hayton; Sunday Morning Refreshments 9:30 am, Worship Service with nursery care 10:00 am. The Edge: 5 yr olds to 5th grade & The Kids Community Pre School age, Sunday at 10:00am. Experience God Bible Study Wed. at 7am; Life Student Ministries Wed. 6:45-8pm 641-792-1793 www.gracenewton.com Grinnell Church of Christ 1402 3rd Ave., Grinnell, Iowa 50112, Bible study Sunday 9:30 a.m., Wednesday 7:00 p.m., Worship services Sunday 1030 a.m. grinnellcoc@netins.net or www.grinnellcoc.com

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

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

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

Worship 10:30am; nursery available.

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

Killduff United Methodist Pastor Curtiss Thompson, Worship 10:45am Communion first Sunday of each month.

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

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

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

Parsonage 792-6171 or Church 792-5363.

First Baptist Church Colfax, Rev. Phil Butler, 674-3752.

Family Fellowship 9:00 am; Sun. School 9:15 am; Morning Worship 10:25 am; Wed.; 9:00 am Fresh Encounter Prayer. During school year: 6:55pm Wed nights AWANA

Newton Church of The Way 2306 S. 3rd Ave E., 792-7300 Pastor Steve Heerema. Sunday Morning: 7:45 Classic; 9:00 and 10:30 Ignite, Nursery during both Ignite Services (for newborn through 2 years old). Journey 252 Children’s Ministry 10:30am (for children 3 years through 6th Grade) The Way Café 8:30 to 10:30am, 5:00-7:00pm Prayer of Blessing, Wednesday 6:30 – 8:30pm Route 146 Youth, Saturday Nite Ignite 7:00-8:00pm Everyone Welcome! Other various group studies and classes are offered. Check out our Facebook page, our weekly bulletin on our website, or call/email the office for more information. Email: info@theway146.com Web: www.newtonway.org

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

Web:www.NewtonFirstBaptist.com and on facebook.

Pastor Aaron Loree, Family Education Time 9:00am, Powerkidz infants - 5th grade 9:00 am; Sunday School for teens & adults 9:00am; Worship Service 10:15am. Coffee time 8:45-10:00am. Men’s group meets on the first Sat. of every month at 7:30am.

Our Savior Lutheran Missouri Synod 1900 N. 4th Ave. E., Rev. John M. Moore, Pastor, Sunday Worship 9:00 am; Adult Bible Study Sundays 10:30 am; Sunday School Kingdom Quest 10:30 am; High School Youth Group Sunday 10:30 am & Wednesdays 7:00 pm; www.oursavlutheran. com (641( 792-1084.

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

Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church Rev. Dr. Willy Mafuta 151 60th Ave., Prairie City Sunday 10:30 am Worship Service 10 am Sunday School pcumc@q.com (515) 994-2354

Faith Baptist Prairie City, 9:30am Bible School, 10:30am Worship, 6:00pm Gospel service, 7:00pm Wed., Bible study.

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

First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 314 E. 2nd St. N. – Pastor Mark Young. Sunday: 9:00 a.m. Faith Village & Adult Sunday School, 10:00 a.m. Worship, 11:15 a.m. coffee fellowship. Wednesday: 5:45 p.m. Family Unity Night supper, 6:15 p.m. Classes Thursday: 6:00 p.m. Choir Practice www.fccnewton.org 641-792-5850, Nursery provided.

First Church of Christ Scientist 616 6th Ave., Grinnell, 10:30 am Services.

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

641-792-3934. All are welcome! http://www.newtonfirstlutheran.org First Presbyterian 220 N 2nd Ave E. Newton Rev. Meghan Davis 9:00 am Adult Sunday School, 10:00 am Fellowship, 10:30 am Worship, 11:30 am Fellowship, Nursery Provided. Handicap Accessible. Everyone Welcome!

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

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

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

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

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

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, ELCA 1409 S. 8th Ave. E., Pastor Ken Ahntholz, 9:00 am Sunday School; 10:30 am Worship, easy access - no steps; 5:30 pm Saturday service - Everyone is welcome!

Hope Assembly of God 126 E. Howard St., Colfax 515-674-3700 Sunday school 9 am.

Sunday Worship service 10 am.

Wednesday Bible Study 6pm.

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

Immaculate Conception Catholic Church 305 E. Howard St., Colfax, 515674-3711; Decaon Joe Dvorak; 11:00am Sunday Mass, 9:00am Wednesday Communion Service; www.immaculateconceptioncolfax.org Immanuel Baptist (GARB) 1300 N. 4th Ave. E., Ken Van Loon, Pastor, 9:30 am Sunday school, 10:45 am Worship, 6:00 pm Worship, Wed 6:30-8:00 pm Youth, 6:30 pm Wednesday Awana Clubs (during school year), 7:00 pm Wednesday Prayer Fellowship.

Call 792-4470.

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

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

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

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

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

10:10 am service.

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

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

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

Independent Fundamental Baptist Church.

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

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

by Worship/Children’s Church at 10:45am. Nursery provided.

Prairie City First Reformed Church 300 E. 5th St., P. O. Box 178, 515-994-2250, frcprairiecity@ aol.com; 9:30 am Worship, 10:50 am Sunday School.

Prairie City United Methodist Church 706 W. McMurray St. Rev. Dr. Willy Mafuta Sunday 9 a.m. Worship Service Office Hours: 10am-2pm M-F 515-994-2354(515) 994-2354 Rock Creek Hickory Grove Church 3 1/2 miles north of Rock Creek Lake, 9:15 am fellowship, 9:30 am Sunday School, 10:30 am worship.

Reasnor United Methodist Pastor Curtiss Thompson, Worship 8:45am. Communion first Sunday of each month.

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

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

Seventh Day Adventist 1409 S. 8th Ave E., Newton Pastor Jerry Duval Saturday Services 3:00 pm; Worship 2:00 pm Sabbath school, Prayer Meeting Tuesday Eve at 7:00 pm Solid Rock Church 115 Main St., Reasnor; Pastor John Hlad 641-842-2440; Sunday Bible study all ages 9:30 a.m.; 10:30 a.m. worship; Wednesday Bible study all ages 7 p.m.

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

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

641-792-5736 St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church 5 mi. west of Sully, Pastor Ken Ahntholz, Worship 9:00 am; Contact Parish office 641-798-4651.

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

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

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

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

8 Bible studies call 594-4440.

Sully First Reformed Church Rev. Wayne Sneller, senior pastor, Diana Scandridge, Youth & Education Director. 9:30 am Worship, 11:00 am Sunday school, 6:00 pm Worship; Thursday Night Family Night 7:00 pm Sept. - March. www.sullyfrc.org United Pentecostal 813 E. 7th St. N., Rev. Robert A. Shaw, pastor, 10:00 am Sunday Worship, 6:00 pm Sunday Worship, Prayer and Bible study Tuesday 6:30, Super & Youth Church Wednesday starts 7:00-8:00.

United Presbyterian 209 N. 2nd Ave. E., Rev. Donald Freeman, 9:30 am Sunday School, 10:30 - 11:30 am worship service (broadcasted live on KCOB radio); 11:30 am Fellowship; Wednesday choir rehearsal 6:00 p.m.; Nursery provided on Sundays.

Westfield Community Church 4164 20th St., Grinnell, Pastor Jann Braaksma, Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Sunday School; Sunday 10:30 a.m. Worship; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Youth Group; www.westfieldwitness.org

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Newton’s boys claim four golds NHS girls win Linda Bloom Invite title

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News GRINNELL — Matthew Karsten and Brennen Dodd posted gold-medal times on the track in individual events Thursday at the 2016 Grinnell Boys Tiger Relays. The two runners helped Newton High’s Cardinals claim two relay golds.

Karsten won the 100-meter dash in 11.75 seconds. Dodd powered his way to first in the 400 meters in 51.59 seconds.

They combined with Josh Miller and Jack Callaghan to post a season’s-best time of 3 minutes, 47.14 seconds to win the 1,600-meter medley relay race.

Callaghan, Karsten, Dodd and Jaron Roush turned in a winning time of 3:39.07 in the 4x400 relay race.

Newton finished fourth in the team standings Thursday with 85 points. Mount Pleasant won the team title with 182 points.

There were eight teams competing at Grinnell.

Roush placed eighth in the 110-meter hurdles in 18.17 seconds. He combined with Coltin Whitten, Miller and Keith Steinbach for seventh in the shuttle hurdle relay race in 1:10.04.

Clayton Baltisberger ran fourth in the 200 meters in 24.37 seconds with teammate Josh Miravalles finishing in eighth at 25.90. Baltisberger placed sixth in the 100 meters in 12.01. The Cardinal 4x100 relay team of Baltisberger, Miravalles, Whitten and Miller was eighth in 48.57 seconds.

Noah Sander placed sixth in

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Newton’s Brennen Dodd collects a gold medal in winning the 400 meters at Thursday’s Grinnell Boys Tiger Relays.

the 1,600 meter run in 5:12.98 and eighth in the 3,200 in 10:55.85.

In the discus, Jace Lukefahr had a throw of 130 feet, 1 inch for third and Jaise Gulling placed seventh at 111-7. Lukefahr took fourth in the shot put with a toss of 41-7 1/2 followed

by Caden Manning in sixth at 39-2 1/2.

Connor Gholson placed fourth in the long jump with a leap of 17-11 1/2. Callaghan was

eighth in the long jump at 17-2.

In a non-scoring weightman’s 4x100 relay, Newton’s Mason Lee, Landon Hansen, Gulling and Manning was first n 52.43 seconds.

On Tuesday, Newton competes at 4:30 p.m. in the Little Hawkeye Conference meet hosted by Dallas Center-Grimes.

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

Cardinal boys’ tennis team loses to Boone

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News BOONE — Rain delayed tennis matches between Newton High’s Cardinal boys and host Boone’s Toreadors Thursday in a non-conference dual. The meet had been rescheduled from April 7 for inclement weather.

“Matches were delayed for more than an hour, and we started with No. 1-3 doubles in which we won no games,” Newton head coach John Bieber said.

“After that, our tennis picked up with our No. 4 and 5 doubles teams playing much more competitive matches.”

Newton’s Collin Hemann and Brady Eberline won three games at No. 4 doubles, but lost 10-3 to Boone’s Cody Frame and Caden

Burkamper. At No 5 doubles, Mitch Stumbo and Nick Behrendt defeated Newton’s Nick VerSteeg and Bryan McMahon, 10-2.

Boone recorded 10-0 wins at No. 1 doubles, No. 2 doubles and No. 3 doubles. Danny Anderson and Ethan Patterson beat Newton’s Seamus Vandemore and Jonah Keeton at No. 1 and Andrew Troe and Mason Hulse beat Newton’s Michael McKinney and Reid Miller at No. 2.

Nick Geerling and Jake Bennett were Newton’s No. 3 doubles team losing to Jackson Zehr and Corbin Wafful.

“Reid Miller and Jake Bennett closed out the night in singles with very hard-fought matches.

Both players had opportunities in the second set but their Boone opponents were very

steady,” Bieber said.

Miller dropped a 6-0, 6-3 decision at No. 4 singles to Zehr.

Bennett lost 6-1, 6-3 to Wafful at no. 6 singles.

At No. 1 singles, Boone’s Anderson beat Vandemore, 6-0, 6-0 and Troe beat Newton’s Keeton, 6-0, 6-1 at No. 2 singles. In the No. 3 singles match, Patterson beat Newton’s McKinney, 6-0, 6-1.

Geerlings lost 6-1, 6-2 to Boone’s Burkamper at No. 5 singles.

Newton is on the road Monday and Tuesday in non-conference play. The Cardinals play at 4:15 p.m. Monday at Saydel and at 4:15 p.m. Tuesday at Des Moines East.

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

M A R S HA L LT O W N — Newton High’s girls captured the small-school division championship of the Marshalltown 2016 Linda Bloom Invitational golf tournament. The usual 18-hole event was shortened to nine holes Thursday because of weather.

The Cardinals shot a 196 four-player total on the Marshalltown American Legion Golf Course.

The small-school division included smaller schools and the Class 5A junior varsity squads. The Class 5A schools played the large-school division at Elmwood Country Club.

Grinnell’s Alisha Ford was the meet medalist with a 43 on the par-36 American Legion course.

Newton seniors Cydney Hillyard and Jessica Reynolds finished second and third with rounds of 44 and 45, respectively.

Hillyard saw her first action of the season after being ineligible earlier in the season. Newton head coach Scott Enyart said Hillyard opened with a par and maintained the momentum throughout her round of golf.

“Jessica had three pars on No. 7, 8 and 9,” Enyart said. “Emily Fitzgerald had a tough day, but went right to the driving range to work on things after we returned to Newton. The American Legion course has a lot of length to it, which was different for us.”

Senior Jessie Smith recorded a 52 as Newton’s No. 3 golfer and Fitzgerald, another senior, had a 55. Junior Lizzy Coyle shot a 56 and sophomore Alayna Reynolds tallied a 67.

Sophomore Taylor Dydell played as an individual, finishing with a 52.

Waukee JV was second to Newton with a 202 followed by Nevada at 209, Grundy Center/ Gladbrook-Reinhart at 212, Ankeney Centennial JV at 215, Norwalk at 222, Grinnell at 224, Johnston JV at 233 and Southeast Polk JV at 248.

Waukee’s varsity won the large-school division title with a 181.

Newton tees off at 9 a.m.

Monday in the Little Hawkeye Conference tournament hosted by Grinnell at Oakland Acres Golf Club.

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

Hawk golfers lose

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News KEOTA — Lynnville-Sully’s Tessa Van Maanen finished with a 56 for the South Iowa Cedar League conference golf dual with host Keota, which was good enough for runner-up honors.

Keota’s Grace Shemanski carded a 47 to win the nine-hole event.

The Lynnville-Sully golf teams dropped decisions to Keota Thursday at the Keota Lagos Acres Country Club. For the girls, Keota had a 236 four-player score to Lynnville-Sully’s 249, and the Keota boys beat the Hawk boys, 188-243.

Joining Tessa Van Maanen for the Hawk girls were Ida Byggeth with a 62, Kristine Jaenette with a 65 and Mikayla Smith with a 66. Kayla Van Dyke finished at 68 and Kaylee Van Maanen had a 78.

Leading the Hawk boys was Caleb Jansen with a 48. Kyle Van Dyke carded a 56 followed by Abram Collins with 64 and Cade Dibello with a 75. Keota’s Riley Conrad was the medalist with a 44.

On Tuesday, Lynnville-Sully’s golf teams play at 4:15 p.m. against host Colfax-Mingo.

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

Newton’s Revell wins shot put title at Tulip Time Relays Hawk girls claim Tulip Time Relays’ Class A team championship

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News PELLA — With a personal-best throw of 37 feet, 9 1/2 inches, Newton High’s Haley Revell won the Class AA girls’ shot put event at Pella’s 2016 Tulip Time Relays Thursday.

Revell had another personal-best in taking second in the discus at 111-2.

Newton’s girls scored 78.5 points for fifth place in the Class AA division, which was won by host Pella with 165 points. Prairie City-Monroe was fourth with 91 points in the eight-team field In the Class A division, Lynnville-Sully’s Hawks claimed the team title by one point over Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont, 142-141. Colfax-Mingo placed third with 111 points. There were six teams in Class A. Alexis Stout turned in a second-place performance for Newton in the 400-meter hurdles in 1 minute, 11.73 seconds. Morgann Eide ran third in the 100-meter high hurdles in 17.48 seconds.

Rachel Rhoads placed third in the 1,500 meters in

5:29.71, and Tessa Keeton finished fourth in 5:36.62. In the 3,000 meters, Caelyn Briley posted a third-place time of 12:14.88. Rhoads took fifth in the 400-meter dash in 1:05.65.

Stout, Morgan Allen, Abbie Barr and Hannah Boecker finished fourth in the shuttle hurdle relay race in 1:13.24.

Newton’s 1,600 distance medley relay team of Allen, Kenna Winther, Lakin Jenkins and Ellie Horn took fourth in 4:54.98.

The Cardinals’ 4x200 relay foursome of Allen Serenity Stier, Teddie Brunsmann and Elise Axtell came in fourth in 2:00.66. Axtell, Randi Walters, Allen and Winther combined for fifth in the 4x100 relay in 56.71 seconds.

Placing fifth in the 4x400 relay race was the team of Barr, Stout, Jenkins and Horn in 4:36.38. The foursome of Kaelee Knoll, Sydney Hook, Madison Bleeker and Annie Hurt finished fifth in the 4x800 relay in 12:16.57.

Stier, Brunsmann, Boecker and Knoll placed sixth in the 800-meter sprint medley relay race in 2:12.56.

Newton’s Audrey Lucas was

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Ellie Horn runs a leg of a relay for Newton High’s Cardinals in a home meet this season. Newton competed at Pella Thursday.

fifth in the discus event with a throw of 103-5. Barr finished fourth in the high jump, clearing the bar at 4-6, and Walters was sixth at 4-4. Winther tied for fifth in the long jump at

13-10.

The Cardinal girls compete Tuesday in the Little Hawkeye Conference track meet hosted

by Dallas Center-Grimes. Field events begin at 4 p.m. in Grimes.

Lynnville-Sully’s girls won six events on their way to the Class A team championship.

Jataya Meyer claimed gold in the 100 meters in 13.76 seconds and in the 200 meters in 28.40 seconds. Shiloh Cunningham placed second in the 200 in 31.16.

Marissa Vos was a double individual event winner for the Hawks, She won the 1,500 in 5:48.89 and the 3,000 in 12:11.80. Makayla Rozendaal finished second in the 3,000 in 12:52.04. Marissa Vos took fifth in the discus at 74-7.

Emily Van Gorp won the 400 meters in 1:14.10, and Shelby Foster took fourth in 1:17.21. Haley Breeden ran fifth in the 800 in 2:55.91 followed by Makayla Rozendaal in sixth at 2:58.78.

The Hawks’ sprint medley relay team of Kasiah Ehresman, Makenzy Rozendaal, Brenna Lanser and Hailey Scandridge turned in a gold-medal time of 2:03.17.

Breeden, Van Gorp, Shaleah Van Wyk and Julie RanchHolm combined for a second-place time of 11:45.35 in

the 4x800 relay. The same four placed fourth in the 4x400 relay race in 4:57.88.

Mariah Vos took second in the 100-meter high hurdles in 18.16 Meyer seconds and Kaylee Maasdam was sixth in 20.07. Mariah Vos was second in the 400 hurdles in 1:13.54.

She combined with Shelby Foster, Scandridge and Camryn Russell to take second in the shuttle hurdle relay race.

Lynnville-Sully’s foursome of Ehresman, Russell, Makenzy Rozendaal and Lanser turned in second-place times in the 4x100 relay, 54 seconds, and in the 4x200 relay, 1:53.01. Skyler Young, Olivia Ritter, Alexis Hardenbrook and Haley James combined for a fourth-place time of the 1,600 distance medley relay in 5:33.49.

Lynnville-Sully travels Tuesday to Brooklyn for the South Iowa Cedar League conference meet. Field events begin at 4:30 p.m. at BGM High School.

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

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locating in the town of 2,093.

During the Colfax City Council’s April meeting, mayor David Mast reported that annexation papers

Fulfilling her life plan to have a second, more emotionally rewarding career, Sandy Ham is excited to take over the head spot as chief executive officer Progress Industries in Newton.

The former Whirlpool executive had always planned to take on a career where she could give back to the community she lived in for so many years, she said.

“My personal career plan had always been to work 30 to 35 years in the corporate world, then start a second career and Ham do something a little more rewarding, do something a little more important for people,” Ham said.

In her corporate life, Ham worked for Maytag for 22 years, living most of those years in Newton. When Whirlpool acquired Maytag, Ham moved on to the company’s location in Amana and made a home at Lake Ponderosa in Montezuma.

Although she hasn’t lived in Newton for several years, the community was never far from her thoughts.

“I know a lot of people here, it is a great community and when this opportunity came up, it was perfect for me for what I wanted to do,” Ham said. “I was very familiar with PI when I lived in Newton. You can’t live in Newton and not know about PI.” Ham has some previous experience working with nonprofits when she was on the board of the Alzheimer’s Association in Des Moines. Even though she may not have a resume full of previous nonprofit positions, she feels she has the experience and capabilities to lead PI into the future.

“Leadership is about helping people accomplish your mission. I’ve done a lot of different roles in the appliance industry in the last 31 years, never the same job. Every leadership role I’ve been in, it’s really about understanding the mission of the people you are leading and helping them accomplish it,” Ham said. “While the industry is very different, which is good, that’s what I was looking for. The skills required aren’t all that different. My job is to help the team here accomplish our mission.”

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Mike Mendenhall/Daily News Workers for PCI Performance Contracting, Inc. work on installing a brick facade to the Beck’s Hybrids Seed retail and distribution development north of Interstate 80 in Colfax. The $15 million distribution center and seed test plot is scheduled for an August 2015 opening.

Beck’s Hybrid scheduled for August opening in Colfax

By Mike Mendenhall Newton Daily News COLFAX — Drivers on Interstate 80 have been able to see the construction progress on Beck’s Hybrid Seed’s new $15 million distribution center in Colfax since fall 2015.

Cranes lifting the building’s outer curved-steel structure, bulldozers and end-loaders moving dirt and grading and scaffold edging the triple-structure of the Beck’s campus gives workers a platform to install windows and build the facility’s brick front.

Now that spring is in full swing, Beck’s project superintendent Dennis Combs said so are his workers.

“Construction is going well.

We’ve been delayed a little bit by the weather, but our completion date is still Aug. 1. We are on track to be done in time,” Combs said. “With the warmer weather, a whole lot of activity is going to start.”

Mike Mendenhall/Daily News Terrance Parker of Des Moines-based PCI Performance Contracting, Inc. installs drywall April 14 at the Beck’s Hybrids construction site in Colfax. The $15 million farm seed distributor and retailer is scheduled to be complete Aug. 1 and will have its first annual field day Aug. 9.

Beck’s is the largest family-owned retail seed company in the U.S. with locations in eight states. Jasper County and the City of Colfax gave the company a five-year, sliding scale tax abatement in exchange for

Mattingly’s celebrates 50 years in business

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News You can almost take a step back in time when you walk into downtown mainstay Mattingly Music and Book. With the 80-year-old wallpaper still up from the original owner and a train that circles the store around the ceiling, it is a piece of history unlike any other.

“People like the old tin ceiling, the wood floor.

There is a peculiar smell when you come in. It is sort of an old-fashioned type of store,” owner Paul Mattingly said.

Mattingly Music and Book Store, 113 W. Second St. N., celebrated its 50th anniversary in

business and held an open house last June.

The open house was in conjunction with Ridiculous Day and Newton Fest.

Community members came to celebrate the milestone and Mattingly’s mom, Joan, stopped by to greet friends.

Mattingly Music and Book opened in 1965, after Paul’s father, William, came up with the idea. It was originally owned by Orville Dooley, who opened his store in 1932 and continued until William purchased it 33 years later.

“My dad was a music teacher, and he got tired of that after about 10 years and decided to he

wanted to open a music store,” Mattingly said.

William ran the store until about 10 or 11 years ago, Mattingly said, when he took over.

It is full of a variety of items including unique toys and gifts, today’s bestselling books along with popular name brand instruments, music, accessories and a big selection of instruction books for piano students and teachers. He also stocks a smattering of hobby items, mainly for more “brainy hobbies,” he said.

“Our mainstay has always been the renting of musical instruments to kids at school,” Mattingly said.

Jamee A. Pierson/Daily News Mattingly Music and Book celebrated 50 years in business last June with an open house where owner Paul Mattingly greeted the customers he has served over the years.

The store supplies instruments to Marshalltown, Newton, Pella and Peoria. It also employs a full-time certified instrument repairman who sees his fair share of work from kids and adults alike.

After so many years,

it is hard to keep track of the amount of people that have stopped in, purchased or just enjoyed the store, Mattingly said. Things have changed with the rise of the internet, but he still enjoys sharing his piece of history with those

who stop by.

“It’s just fascinating the people that come in, all different types, all have a story,” Mattingly said.

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

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Moo’s BBQ opens second location

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News Jeremy Biondi built it and the customers came. Since opening on March 2, Moo’s BBQ second location on West 18th Street South near Interstate 80 has been filled with customers, especially during the evening dinner rush.

“We’re doing really well, we’re doing double what we did downtown and downtown is still viable,” Biondi said.

Biondi gives some of the credit to his prime location on Highway 14 at the 164 exit of I-80.

Although the building sat vacant for 12 years, he said people from all over are starting to realize the eatery is now open and serving up food.

“I’ll come through and see Kansas, Illinois and Minnesota license plates and have even seen quite a few from New York,” Biondi said.

The new location serves all of the great barbecue that Newton has come to know and love along with new items thanks to the addition of a fryer.

“We have fried pickles, French fries, onion rings and cheese balls

out here. I might add a flat top or char-broiler eventually, maybe in the fall,” Biondi said.

It also features a drive-thru window for customers on the go.

Biondi had an uphill climb when he decided to open a second location in the former Kentucky Fried Chicken building. The entire restaurant had to be remodeled from sandblasting the epoxy covered floors to installing the custom-made booths created by Biondi himself.

Replicating the same feel of the original location, wooden bars and tables line the red walls and pictures of cows and pigs hang throughout.

In the back, Biondi brought in a new 200-pound smoker along with two 100-pound smokers from the downtown location that have the capacity to smoke 400 pounds of meat at one time. He also had to work on lighting, electrical and plumbing systems, repairs to a leaky roof and adding a cooler.

With so much work to do, Biondi had to push back his opening date by about six

Jamee A. Pierson/Daily News Serving the same great barbecue as always, Moo’s BBQ second location on West 18th Street South near I-80 has been a hit to both the local and traveling crowds.

months.

“We wanted to get things going in September or October, but there was just too much to do,” Biondi said.

Moo’s original location on the southwest corner of the courthouse square is still open for lunch Wednesday through Friday through April. Starting in May, Biondi plans to also have it open on Tuesday as well.

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

Jamee A. Pierson/Daily News Six months in the making, the second Moo’s location opened March 2 with the same feel as the original Moo’s with wooden tables and benches and cow and pig decor hanging on the walls.

New businesses open in Jasper County Blue Ribbon Cafe Jeanne and Al Conover opened Blue Ribbon Cafe in their hometown of Baxter off Highway F17 with a local menu that includes certified angus beef and certified berkshire pork. In September, it became the small town’s first sit-down restaurant since Mona’s off Main closed at the same location three years ago.

Each week, the cafe-style restaurant features new dinner meals, which are posted on its Facebook page, and is open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and Sundays from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Absolutely YOUnique Boutique In March, specialty clothing store Absolutely YOUnique Boutique opened its doors and became the

only exclusively clothing retailer in Colfax selling jeans, shirts, blouses, shoes, hats and more. The small-town boutique even holds its own private label clothing line “Freedom Fashion.”

A brother/sisters trio — Nikki Stravers, Tammi Schwickerath and Chuck Regnier — own the family-run store located at 7 E. Howard St., which is open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Z Marie’s Michelle Stalzer started her own home cooked meal business Z Marie’s opening her own shop at 702 E. Third St. S. in June. Cooking mostly casserole style food, Stalzer offers a wide menu to customers for lunch and dinner pick up meals.

Z Marie’s is open Monday and Wednesday 3:30 to 6:30

pm and Friday 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Meal options are available on Z Marie’s Facebook page.

Elite Moving Services Working for those looking to move, Nick Bates and Emily Romick of Elite Moving Services offer moving services in the greater Jasper County area and beyond. Elite Moving Services has its own dollies, furniture dollies and lifting straps along with providing all packing and cleaning supplies for the move.

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Hometown Hearing Fulfilling a need in Newton, Jacob Levsen opened Hometown Hearing on the square at 118 First St. N. Levsen offers hearing aid

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Hometown Hearing is open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Levsen is also happy to answer any questions community members may have about their hearing on a walk in basis.

Just Like My Art Expanding her business of more than 10 years, Michelle Pritchard opened Just Like My Art in the Courthouse Mall across from PJ’s Deli.

Just Like My Art sells themed gift baskets, journals, bookmarks, decorative canvases and enclosure cards.

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Beck’s Continued from Page 1C with the Indiana-based company were signed and the process is nearing completion. City officials say this will bring a much needed revenue boost to Colfax’s general fund through property tax. Beck’s will receive a 75 percent abatement the first year, 60 percent in year two, 45 percent the third year, 30 percent the fourth year and 15 percent the fifth year.

Workers are tying to finish construction in time for Beck’s Aug. 9 field event — which will become an annual expo of Beck’s corn, soy and cover crop products grown in 190-acres of varying soil types right on site.

Work is also underway on the interior of the 90,000-square foot facility.

During an April 13 walkthrough of what will be the center building, contractors could be seen putting in drywall and electrical wiring for office space and the massive warehouse on the building’s back half had fiberglass insulation and other materials on the concrete floor waiting for installation. While interior work was underway, a shell of “building 1” was erected in only 1.5 days.

Combs said the front 6,500 feet of the west building will be a maintenance shop for everything from pickup trucks to tractors and combines. The rear 235 feet will be warehouse and storage. In the middle building, the front 110 feet will be a two-story office space and mechanical room.

The back 200 feet will also be warehouse. The third, east building, which as of April 14 was just a concrete foundation, will utilize the front 70 feet as a loading dock, truck driver waiting area and restroom facilities and the remaining 230 feet will serve as more warehouse space.

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Mike Mendenhall/Daily News Beck’s Hybrids new 90,000-square foot Colfax facility will have three buildings of office and warehouse space, 130-acre test plot and a 6 million gallon pond when construction is complete. Beck’s will have its first annual Iowa field day on Aug. 9.

Outside, landscaping has already begun. Combs said the grounds will be “as flat as we can get it.” There is some slopping on the property for drainage, but the most noticeable feature will be a 6 million gallon pond that will add a bit of ambiance to the property.

Dirt excavated from the water feature has been used to raise the property nearly four feet, and Beck’s agronomist Scott Nelson has faith his company will not disappoint when it comes to aesthetics.

“This will be landscaped to a cherry, the Beck family is very meticulous,” Nelson said.

“It will look very nice. There will be a lot of green grass.”

The seed retailer also has its own seed and crop hybrid breeding program, and the company’s scope allows it to license genetics from Pioneer, Monsanto and Syngenta and sell seed from other producers such as Dekalb Seed.

Ham is still learning the ins and outs of Progress Industries. Even in her short time there, she has found the people of the company the most

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Nelson is a practical farm research agronomist for Beck’s and will be based at the Colfax site. He will lead the facility’s practical farm research team which will provide a service to Iowa farmers looking for a better understanding of land tillage effects, soil fertility, nitrate and basic crop management.

Many seed distributors do test plots — such as Beck’s neighbor DuPont-Pioneer dealer Central Iowa Seed — presenting each hybrid varieties’ performance in a real-world situation. But this is the first season the Beck’s company model will be displayed in Iowa.

“At Beck’s we do that research for farmers. Iowa is the newest location where we have practical farm research.

We have 130 acres here — 60 acres of really high productive ground and 75 acres of less productive (graded on corn

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“Probably the part that I have had my eyes opened to the most is just the absolute passion people have for

suitability rating). So we’re testing on both kinds of soil in both environments.”

Nelson said Beck’s will operate state-wide initiatives from its Colfax location. The company’s Practical Farm Research Partners program will look to establish relationships with producers in all regions of the state. This benefits farmers looking to take advantage of the company’s field, nitrate and soil management practices and gives Beck’s a better comparison of soil types and typography in northwest Iowa verses central and southeastern portions of the state.

“There are some soil types we cannot replicate here. PFR can test more environments,” Nelson said. “The reason that’s important is we want to understand how nitrogen flows across the typography. We have some simple nitrogen rate-tests across the typography to see if we can minimize

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At this point in time, I am still learning and trying to understand what all of this means for us in the future,” Ham said. “Our immediate goals are getting through the Medicare privatization hurdle and making sure we are ready as an organization to support that and that it is seamless

and transparent to the people we serve. It is critical for us that they don’t feel the impact of that change.”

Ham is up for the challenge and excited to be leading PI into its next chapter.

“It was meant to be.

Some things are meant to be, and for me, this was meant to be,” Ham said.

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But the big question for the Jasper County — and specifically for the Colfax economy — is jobs. When Beck’s first announced the project in May 2015, Jasper County Economic Development Corporation Director Chaz Allen said the facility would generate nearly 50 jobs. Nelson said he does not have specific details on what will be available, but he did indicate Beck’s will need both agro-professionals and part-time and seasonal assistance with planting and warehouse employees, such as forklift operators.

A Beck’s corporate spokesperson said April 11 she is not certain when hiring will begin, but many positions will be posted on beckshybrids.com.

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pantry and frozen and then broken down into subcategories such as produce, delicatessen, meat and seafood, dairy, cheese and eggs and prepared foods (under the fresh category).

“We thought it was a solution for customers to either help save time or who might not get a chance to get out to the store,” Newton Hy-Vee Store Director Todd Fox said.

Hy-Vee started the program with a test-run in June 2015 for campers at Iowa Speedway.

The campers ordered from their campsite and the store employees delivered to their campsite.

The program went into full effect for residents of 50208 in August and has gained popularity as one of the store’s newest services.

“It’s grown incrementally every single week. Every week we get repeat customers and gain more customers that try it out,” Fox said.

Using Aisles Online, customers can sit down and make an order or

they can save an order and come back to add more items are needed.

All orders are received at the store by an Aisle Online employee. Linda Deutsch, Tonda Eilander and Chery McLaughlin are three Newton Hy-vee employees dedicated to Aisles Online, but a total of 10 to 15 employees have been trained.

Employees use a hand-held computer to serve as a personal shopper of sorts, walking around HyVee everyday, scanning and completing orders made online. The orders are then stored in bins in the stockrooms and coolers, to keep the food fresh. Customers have the option to pick up their order, or have it delivered to their house.

“It’s really such a time-saving process to have an online store,” Hy-Vee Aisles Online manager Linda Deutsch said. “It’s an ideal system for the busy mom or even the dad who doesn’t like shopping.”

For any order less than $100, there is a $4.95 delivery fee, but

orders exceeding $100 have no additional charge. Aisles Online orders can be made at any time of the day, seven days a week. Deutsch said there is also a phone call option for those who don’t like to use the internet to place their orders.

Many departments are involved in the selection and delivery process of Aisles Online. Deutsch said a lot of customers have thanked them for the service offered.

“Our motto at HyVee is to make life easier, happier and healthier for our customers,” Deutsch said. “And it’s just a new way that HyVee is satisfying needs, because grocery shopping can demand a lot of time from people.”

To order online, visit www.hy-vee.com/grocery/.

For more information, or for store orders, call Newton HyVee customer service at 641-792-7030.

Contact Kate Malott at 641-792-3121 ext. 6533 or kmalott@newtondailynews.com

Kate Malott/Daily News Newton Hy-Vee employee Chery McLaughlin shops for an online order at the store.

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Noble adds Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News

Growth is always a good sign for a business and that is true at Noble Auto Group in Newton.

Noble added Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep to its line up along with a new building to house the franchises at the 2020 W. 20th St. S. location.

“It’s been going really well,” sales consultant Kristin Huyser said.

Along with the addition of three new brands, Noble added five new stalls for the service department that are used for de-

tail. Previously, the detail department was much smaller and fit in among other departments.

“We had two stalls and they were always getting backed up. They have been staying really busy, and we have increased the amount of protection packages people put on vehicles.

Rust proofing, paint protection, we have increased that by quite a bit,” Huyser said.

Also added was a new feature for the dealership: a car wash.

Noble President Nick Nichols said he wants to give the customer

Jamee A. Pierson/Daily News Noble Auto Group expanded its fleet by adding a new building to house the Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep brands along with a new detailing center and car wash.

the best service possible and washing the vehicles before they are returned is another step toward that.

A positive impact the new building has made in the community was the hiring of additional staff to the new building, including a manager, finance director, sales consultants and six employees in the service department.

The building was originally planned for the north side of the property, close to the interstate, but it was found there was not enough room to house the building in the area.

Nichols then purchased two additional lots to the south of the current dealership and placed the expansion there.

Nichols is not done yet, though. Looking

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four to five years down the road, he hopes to add more to the thriving business.

“I have plans to expand here in Newton as well. I plan on adding a body shop one day and getting additional manufacturers, some foreign manufactures,” Nichols said.

Noble opened in Newton in 2003 on the east side of town, where

the north United Laboratories building is located on First Avenue East. Work began on its current location in 2005 and was completed in August 2006. Noble Auto Group is the second Noble location, with the original in Indianola.

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

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In April 1990, Dave and Liz Dodd were watching an Earth Day special on TV that changed the family business forever.

Dodd’s Trash Hauling and Recycling celebrated its 25 year anniversary of recycling in 2015. As a business, the Dodds have been around for almost 50 years. Its mission to keep Iowa beautiful is done by hauling trash, curbside recycling, commercial recycling, roll off work and yard waste.

Co-owners Dave and Liz Dodd are proud of how far they have come.

“I knew if the business was to go forward, we had to go to recycling. If we didn’t recycle, we wouldn’t have been in business.

No way,” Dave Dodd said.

Recycling was almost unheard of back then, which is why the Dodds were divided about what to do with the business. Dave knew if they did not start recycling, some other business would.

It was an uphill climb for the whole family.

Founder of Dodd’s Trash Hauling and Recycling, Lloyd Dodd,

Recycling pick up is scheduled for 9 p.m. to 12 p.m.

The time was moved up from the previous pick up time of 12:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. in February.

thought recycling was a fad; he thought there was no way the family would make a profit from it. Once Dave Dodd showed his father the totals being saved from the landfill, Lloyd trusted his son to continue with recycling. Because as soon as the landfill was full, the Dodds would have another expense to transport material to another town’s landfill.

However, the Dodds continue to preserve the landfill. Last year, the business recycled more than 1,500 tons, a total the Dodds look forward to every year.

“It’s unbelievable how many tons we take out of that landfill stream in a year’s time,” Dave said.

Over the 25 years, Dodd’s Trash Hauling and Recycling has reached several milestones. One achievement that sticks out to the Dodds was the transition to sin-

gle stream recycling.

Before the Dodds adapted this idea, they had to manually separate different recycled items. Now, the Dodds are able to be more efficient and timely with their work since single stream recycling allows all recycled materials to be mixed together.

“They do a marvelous job.

They have been doing this a long time, and I think they do it really well. They even turn the recyclable bin upside down so it won’t blow away,” citizen Dean Ward said. “Liz has done extremely well in maintaining garbage pick-up in Newton. I have been extremely satisfied.

The Dodds have stuck through thick and thin because they know they are making a difference. As long as customers identify recyclables from trash, the Dodds do not care how many bins people put out — the ultimate goal for Dodd’s is to recycle and save the landfill.

“We appreciate the people who do think well of us and we appreciate our guys a lot. We couldn’t do any of this without our employees,” Liz Dodd said.

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Trinity celebrates one million hours injury free Newton wind tower plant also passed two-year mark without missed time

By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News Wind energy is a huge component of the Iowa economy.

Not only does Iowa lead the nation in percentage of energy derived from wind power, getting more than 31 percent of its power from turbines, but there is also a growing amount of manufacturing of wind-energy equipment.

This includes the Trinity Structural Towers and TPI Composites plants, which has a plant in Newton.

Trinity’s Newton facility recently celebrated one million man hours without a work-related injury — an accomplishment achieved in November — and then, in February, eclipsed the two-year mark without a lost-time injury.

Other facilities making this claim include a California aerospace plant owned by Aerojet and an Amana Industries plant in Qatar.

Kerry Cole, the president of Trinity Structural Towers,

Submitted Photo The Trinity Structural Towers plant in Newton recently celebrated going both one million man hours and two calendar years of production time without any missed time due to a work-related injury.

Inc., said the Newton facility has extremely high production volumes and its employees operate heavy machinery on a daily basis.

“We are extremely proud of our employees for surpassing more than 1 million work

hours without a lost-time injury,” Cole said. “Being safe in the workplace is a core characteristic of the Newton Trinity Structural Towers’ employees, and this milestone reflects the commitment and dedication of our employees to maintain-

Submitted Photo A group of workers from Newton’s Trinity Structural Towers poses with new commemorative winter work jackets. The jackets were part of a reward for going one million man hours of production without any missed time due to a work-related injury.

Submitted Photo The tube tower of this turbine on a wind farm in Briscoe County, Texas, was assembled at the Trinity Structural Towers plant in Newton.

The plant recently celebrated going both one million man hours and two calendar years of production time without any missed time due to a work-related injury.

ing a culture of safety.”

The Trinity Structural Towers, Inc. leadership team recognized the facility by serving the employees steaks from Newton Hy-Vee during each of the plant’s three shifts.

Employees also received commemorative winter work jackets.

When the Newton plant achieved the two-year plateau, Trinity again celebrated the achievement with a steak dinner for each of the three shifts. Executive leadership from the corporate office in Dallas also attended the event to honor employees.

Each employee received a custom coffee thermos for the two-year accomplishment.

Cole said the Newton plant could hardly have maintained a safe environment for that period of time solely based on directives from Texas. It took a broad, even approach from management and floor staff in Newton.

“To achieve this level of

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safety excellence and performance is a true testament to our local leadership and their workforce,” Cole said.

The company operates some of the largest production capacity facilities for the fabrication of tubular wind towers in North America. Trinity, along with TPI Composites, Inc., help make Newton a manufacturing hub within the industry of wind power.

Trinity started producing towers in Newton in 2008.

The Newton facility currently employs about 265 people.

“The facility continues to work without lost-time incidents and is looking forward to the next milestone,” Cole said. “The employees are excited about this accomplishment — and have already set their sights on reaching two million hours injury-free.”

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

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Progress continuing at new Lauterbach location

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News Progress is being made at the new Lauterbach Buick GMC building on First Avenue East in Newton. With beams in place and construction underway, owner Jason Lauterbach said he anticipates being at the new location in October. “There is pretty good progress out there with framing the building in and getting it ready,�

Lauterbach said.

The Lauterbach dealership purchased the building along with the seven acres it sits on about a year ago, gaining ample room for any future growth. The former Axtell Ford building where Lauterbach is

Jamee A. Pierson/Daily News A couple months into construction, Lauterbach Buick GMC is making progress on a new showroom and renovation of the existing building on First Avenue East.

moving has been empty for a number of years. “The building was in poor shape but we really felt like we needed more

space,� Lauterbach said. “It came down to renovating that building and helping make that end of town look nice.�

At the front of the building, a new showroom is under construction that will fall in line with the image Gener-

al Motors has built for its dealerships. A large renovation is planned for the remainder of the existing building which will hold the service department and body shop. In the renovated back portion of the building, an improved service entrance is planned that will allow customers to park their vehicles inside to get serviced. “There has been a lot of work on the back of the building,� Lauterbach said.

Also in the plans are a renovation of the building on the western portion of the lot. “We’re going to take down some walls and make the inside a little bit bigger and make it a full detail department

and maybe do some retail,� Lauterbach said.

As for the current location, no firm plans are in place. Lauterbach did say he has received interest from several possible buyers.

For now, Lauterbach is working to get the new building complete while maintaining the successful business that was founded more than three decades ago. “We’ve been here for 36 years and Newton has treated us well. We feel like if we can give back and make a nice facility out there and be here for at least another 30 years,� Lauterbach said.

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

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By Mike Mendenhall Newton Daily News MONROE — As the final month of school draws near, activity is not slowing down at Monroe Elementary School.

Once the students leave for the summer, work is scheduled to begin on mechanical, security and fire sprinkler upgrades at the building.

Once the year-end bell rings, PCM Community School District’s $20 million three-year renovation project will have officially begun.

A $10 million bond was passed at the ballot box in February to finance nearly half of the district’s building renovation and expansion plans.

The $10 million will help finance approximately $20 million in renovations and additions to all PCM’s school building facilities in Prairie City and Monroe. The district will pay for the remainder of the master plan with cash on hand and other existing revenue.

As the district conducts pre-construction and design work with DCI Group on Phase I, PCM has received good news on the financial front. The school board gave its OK April 14, authorizing the district to advertise the electronic sale of the $10 million in bonds in a 5-0 vote. Bids

for the bonds will be accepted by the superintendent’s office until 10 a.m.

May 2 when they will be publicly opened. The sale and awarding of the bonds will happen the same day during a school board meeting.

According to a letter sent to district business manager Tami Thomas April 1 from Standard and Poor’s Rating Services, the district has received a “stable” AA-rating for its upcoming $10 million bond sale. This should keep the interest rate on the bonds — and thus the district’s repayment — low.

S&P is one of the prime credit rating agencies worldwide. The firm based the district’s positive bond rating on five factors: • A stable local economy with access to the broad and diverse Des Moines metro area economy.

• Strong incomes and very strong market value per capita.

• “Very strong” general fund revenues.

• Stable to slightly increasing enrollment, which is directly tied to state aid.

• Moderate overall debt burden.

PCM superintendent Brad Jermeland announced the district’s S&P rating in an April email.

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Mike Mendenhall/Daily News John VanZee, of Mitchellville, and wife Kathy, made their way to the polls to cast their ballots on the PCM bond referendum in February.

Thomas Jefferson Elementary Principal Tom Bartello visits with students at the school.

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District reconfiguring into four K-4 schools, one 5-6 building Arrangement somewhat similar to longtime K-6 setup

By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News Several Newton Community School District Board of Education votes have the district on track to undergo a major elementary school reconfiguration this year.

Driven largely to reduce class sizes in the lower grades and the desire to use all of its oldest, most beloved buildings as regular schools, the district will have four K-4 schools and one grades 5-6 school, beginning with the 2016-17 school year. It will be the biggest chance in six years since the board voted to close Emerson Hough as an elementary school, when it went to two K-3 and two grades 4-6 schools.

The move will bring back the concept of “neighborhood schools,” to an extent, as many students will be able to walk to a nearby school for five or more years of their education. However, it will be a great adjustment on many other levels.

Emerson Hough, which had been a regular school for 84 years before it closed in 2010, eventually became home to the district’s administration offices in recent years, along with the Basics & Beyond classrooms, NCSD grades 7-12 Disciplinary Alternative Program, preschool program and Drake University Head Start Program.

All of those components are vacating Emerson Hough, which will join Aurora Heights, Woodrow Wilson and Thomas Jefferson schools in being configured in the months ahead to house K-4 students.

The Berg Complex will house a grades 5-6 “intermediate” school and the unchanged grades 7-8 Berg Middle School.

The district purchased the former Hy-Vee West building, and its remodeling to become the NCSD administration building is in its final stages. This building will house Basics & Beyond, administration offices, professional development dividable conference space and DAP. The preschool program and Drake University Head Start Program will move to Thomas Jefferson

Elementary School.

Dozens of teachers will be at new campuses and part of different teams.

The teams themselves will be configured differently, and some programs will move to new campuses.

Administration positions, aided by new funding from the Teacher Leadership and Compensation Grant, will look somewhat different.

For example, the Berg Complex will have one principal, assisted by both a 5-6 assistant principal and one for the middle-school side.

Maintenance supervisor Jack Suttek put together a timeline for the minor construction, installations and removals and moving that will need to take place. Painting while buildings are empty will be one priority, Suttek said.

“I’ve met with principals, custodians and others about what areas need to be hit the hardest,” Suttek said. “Some places will just need touch-ups or accents. Others need a whole fresh coat.”

Staff members will be responsible for boxing up all supplies in their rooms close to the end of the school year. Suttek’s designees will help them palletize and shrink-wrap boxes and move those pallets to the staff member’s designated classroom.

A recently approved $830,000 renovation project of the Emerson Hough building, which hasn’t been a regular school for the past six years, will include new lockers and a new HVAC system. Berg’s “intermediate” half will require new lockers as well.

Suttek has also met with Boland Recreation of Marshalltown regarding playground equipment. The playground equipment currently at Emerson Hough belongs to the Drake University Head Start program and will follow the program .

Chris Barton of Realm, Inc. is planning on donating pallets for the moving. All the district will need to do is pick up the pallets and return them later.

Suttek also said the Newton Correctional Facility has approved his plan to use offenders housed at the facility to help with the heavy lifting of the move. There will be no cost to the district for the community-service assistance from the offenders.

Remodeling of the new administration building — known as the former Hy-Vee West building — is on schedule and should be ready for the late-spring or early summer move-in.

Recommended boundaries for the four K-4 attendance zones, after three community input forums and extensive data and work from the consulting firm RSP & Associates, should be presented to the NCSD board at Monday’s regular meeting.

The last day of the 2015-16 school year for students in Newton is scheduled for May 27. After Memorial Day weekend, a May 31 teacher-only day and June 1 professional development are planned.

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

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Submitted Photo Katie Bee of the nonprofit Employee & Family Resources conducts a recent drug-free workplace presentation at a meeting held at Iowa Speedway. The Goodwill Career Connection Center has put on more of this types of training and public education as part of its expansion of services.

Goodwill Career Connection adds even more programs Center is helping connect youth with area businesses

By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News There are several unique organizations whose hard-working staff and volunteers try to improve the future for themselves and their community in the nooks and crannies of Newton DMACC’s main building.

One of those organizations is the Goodwill Career Connection Center. As a part of Goodwill of Central Iowa, the three centers — one at Newton DMACC and similar centers in Johnston and Des Moines’ Southridge Mall —

help people who are in transition in their work life get things rolling.

The Newton center placed 565 people with employers in the first four months after it opened in the fall of 2014. Directed by Miranda Kulis, the Newton center has added some new perks and programming in the past 12 months, as it continues to get busier and match more clients to employers.

“The hardest part, sometimes, is getting people to believe their job situation can work out in a positive way,” Kulis said. “That’s why we try to expand services. It helps

keep things optimistic.”

There is no charge for someone to use the center’s services, which range from job placement to using computer workstations to classes.

Kulis said clients range in education from almost no high school completed to Ph.Ds, and in age from 13 to 95.

Here are some of the elements the GCCC has added within the past year: • The Cardinal Career Connection is a strand of a Newton High School class that allows seniors to do “externships” at area businesses.

Announced as a new 201617 catalog course in the NHS

handbook for seniors, this program is also being utilized by the graduating class of 2016 in fields as diverse as first-responder jobs and medical to law enforcement to retail.

• The Cardinal program has gained immediate interest from parents and seniors, possibly because an April 2015 event was so successful.

Kulis and the GCCC hosted the entire NHS Class of 2015 for mock interviews, matching local employers in a room with Newton seniors to give the teens practice with the nerve wracking process of interviewing for

a job. The event helped link nine students with eight employers for actual employment, helped employers see the students they will seek in the years ahead and gave the young interviewees insight about ways to overcome fears and other obstacles to getting hired.

Mock interviews were held again this year on Wednesday, when more than 150 NHS seniors attended the event at Newton DMACC. • Advanced LinkedIn training is taught by Kulis who shows clients how to go beyond the typical left-alone basic data fields on LinkedIn. com and make the website really work to get people noticed by potential employers and others in a career field.

• Kulis was elected to a four-year term on the Newton City Council, adding to her other participation in civic leadership activities and giving her added credibility as a director who has an interest in seeing clients succeed. Not to mention, city councilors should be as knowledgeable as anyone in town about current economic circumstances and community events.

• Added a third staff member — Rachel Colburn — who will greatly aid in taking some of the office workload from Kulis and Employment Specialist Mary Beth Lawson. Kulis said volunteers at the center, such as Lawson’s son, Colby, have benefited greatly from being around the center’s resources, and more volunteers are always welcome.

The Newton GCCC can be reached through its Facebook page, by email at mirandak@dmgoodwill.org or by phone at 641-791-0424.

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Newton teachers taking healthy steps to help students learn

By Jessica Lowe Special to Newton Daily News In Kim Vanderlaan’s fourth-grade class, each day starts with students moving and being active from stretching to yoga. Vanderlaan is just one of a handful of innovative teachers bringing activity into the classroom to help students learn.

“I think kids need to move and these types of activities allow for that,” said Vanderlaan, who has been teaching in the Newton Community School District for 10 years. “It is much easier to focus when you are comfortable. When you have a bunch of pent up energy, you can’t focus until you let it out. A 2008 study found that children actually need to move to focus during a complicated mental task.”

As the school day progresses, Vanderlaan uses an online program called Go Noodle to help offer “brain breaks” for her students. From running in place to Zumba, Vanderlaan said movement is key Kate Malott/Daily News to keeping students engaged.

Aurora Heights fourth grade students and their teacher Kim Vanderlaan go through a yoga routine to begin an April “We get to dance and sing when we tune into (Go school day.

Vanderlaan said the five minute stretching exercises in a quiet setting helps students regain focus.

Noodle) which my kids really enjoy,” she said.

Across Newton at Berg Elementary School, Krysten Osby helps her students stay focused and healthy of time, so I believe giving quick breaks helps stu- students to use throughout the day. through a variety of activities through the day. dents focus on the subject. Plus, if students are hap“Students standing in the classroom are more en“For example, during our 90-minute math block, py, they work harder and retain more.” gaged, classroom management is easier, more active we might stop and do some jumping jacks, pushAlong with adding activity throughout the day, learning, greater creativity, test scores are higher, the ups or sit-ups,” said Osby, who has taught in NCSD “standing” desks also have become a popular tool students can shift their bodies and change position for 11 years. “If students get the correct answer on a for Newton teachers. Vanderlaan has two such desks when they need to stay focused,” she said of why she problem, they might stand up and sit down quick- in her Aurora Heights Elementary classroom. wanted to add the desks to her NHS class. ly, put their right hand on their head, give me two “My kids will alternate through these desks on a All three teachers said continuously adding thumbs up, anything to keep them motivated.” daily basis as they need to,” she said. “Some days it healthy activities and curriculum will only help It is not just the students who enjoy the activity is just too difficult for some of my kiddos to stay in their students continue to learn and be engaged. breaks either. their seat and remain focused. Using this desk al“I have had very active classes the past few years “We also take dance breaks, play line tag in the lows them to swing their feet or sway from side to and noticed that we need to move in order to get gym or solve brain teasers. My para (professional) side and still remain focused on the lesson being focused,” Vanderlaan said. “(The healthy activities) Andrea Freese and I always join in. If students see taught.” just adds to the element of surprise which students that their teachers participate, then, they will too,” Osby added standing desks in her classroom in enjoy. Yes, they need routine, but they also need to Osby said. “I don’t like sitting still for a long period 2015 thanks to funding from Newton Community have it mixed up a bit in order to not lose interest.”

Education Foundation. She said her students love Sherratt and said having a healthy routine in the the desks and she sees a real benefit in helping them class can make all the difference in a student’s ability stay on task. to achieve their full potential.

“I wrote the grant for standing desks because I be“(The long term benefits are) academic success lieved that they could be beneficial in my classroom. as well as personal success in and out of the classYou can stand, sit, move the swinging bar and you room,” Sherratt said. can be active while you learn,” she said said. “I only Osby echoed Vanderlaan and Sherratt’s sentihave four (desks) but every student loves them.” ments and said healthy additions to the classroom Newton Senior High School At-Risk teacher Lau- can impact a child’s view of school and learning for ra Sherratt recently added standing desks to her a lifetime. classroom thanks to a grant funded by Iowa native “I want my students to love school and I want and TV and movie star Ashton Kutcher. The $2,300 them to stay in school,” Osby said. “I want students grant purchased eight standing desks for Sherratt’s to know that school can be fun.”

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Excellence in Education Awards highlight creativity Seven educators received honors at Chamber banquet

By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News Jayne Freese had some trouble deciding on her favorite parts of a school day.

“First thing in the morning when the students come in,” Freese said.

“And reading and discussing books — and problem-solving in math — but using toys to teach science is right up there, too — so, maybe, all day, every day would be a better answer. Without a doubt, the students are the best part of every day as we all learn together.”

Freese and six other Newton Community School District staff members received awards at this year’s Greater Newton Chamber of Commerce annual banquet in January. Six teachers received the Excellence in Education Awards from the Newton Community Educational Foundation and Basics & Beyond Secretary Karen King received the Above and Beyond Award.

All educators were nominated by a student or parent. Winners received a $250 award for classroom enrichment and a commemorative gift.

Freese, who teaches at Aurora Heights Elementary School, was joined by Krysten Osby of Berg Elementary, Megan Frehse of Thomas Jefferson Elementary, Doug Smith from Woodrow Wilson Elementary, Kathy Ventling of Basics & Beyond and Niki Hively of Newton High School as Excellence in Education recipients.

For consideration, a candidate has to be an exceptionally dedicated, knowledgeable and skilled faculty member who plans to remain active as a professional educator. Candidates should inspire students to learn and have the respect, admiration and support of students, parents and colleagues, and play an active role in the community. Prior winners of the Excellence In Education Award remain eligible.

The 2016-17 nomination forms will be made available online on the district website: www.NewtonCSD.org, under “news and announcements.”

Those honored at the 2015 banquet

included middle school teacher Deb Rose, Alyssa Lewis, Desia Kies and Scott Garvis of Newton High School and elementary school staff members Jen Elbert Kim Vanderlaan, Marla Cory and Cori Latcham.

The Newton Community Educational Foundation has supported innovative educational programs in Newton schools since 1990. Financed entirely through donations, the NCEF provides funding for projects which go beyond the basics to create enriched learning experiences for every student.

Each teacher honored at the event articulated what they love about teaching. Comments from nomination forms were also read.

The nomination for Smith, the Woodrow Wilson honoree, speaks to his nature as both a person and as teacher.

“Giving of his time and talents outside of the school day is a priority for him,” reads one nomination. “He built a very complex costume for a level-three wheelchair bound student so he could ‘Trick or Treat’ and feel like one of the other kids. He makes every student feel good about themselves

Jamee A. Pierson/Daily News Karen King receives her Excellence in Education Award from Newton Schools Superintendent Bob Callaghan during a Greater Newton Chamber of Commerce event in January. The annual awards go to teachers who are an inspiration and show dedication.

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The NCEF prepared a statement to describe why King was receiving the Above and Beyond Award.

“Through grants and resourcefulness, she has volunteered her time and talent to give students artistic oppor-

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By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News Nearly all longtime Newton residents remember a grocery store in the 1300 block of First Avenue West.

Beginning this summer, area educators can begin to know that same building as a sort of headquarters.

Shortly after he was hired in the summer of 2013, Newton Community School District Superintendent Bob Callaghan said he was asked to search for real estate that would allow the district to make some kind of major shuffling of departments and make a number of types of changes possible. That search led to the purchase of the former Hy-Vee West building in late 2014.

The board agreed to purchase the 20,000-square foot building with funds designated to only be spent on buildings or other types of non-instructional infrastructure purchases or labor. The board voted in May to approve an estimated $2.4 million remodel of the building, which began last fall.

The foundation was deemed solid, along with the exterior walls and roof joists, but everything else — from a sewage trench to the plumbing to the roof — has been replaced, and even the parking lot will be new once the building is completed.

The estimate for constructing a similar all-new building was deemed to be almost twice as much, or about $4 million.

Callaghan said progress is on schedule, and the district should be able to begin moving its administration offices and Basics & Beyond and district disciplinary programs into the building in the very late spring or early summer.

The building won’t be set up anything like the grocery was, with a few exceptions. Visitors will see Cardinal red and black around the exterior, and will enter into a front hallway at the southeast corner.

That hall will open into a lobby area.

To the right will be the largest single room in the building — a three-part, sectionable board room that will be used for everything from NCSD board meetings to professional-development classes and seminars to use by nonschool groups or clubs.

The board room is about 2,420 total square feet and has two divider walls that can be pulled out. The room can be split by both walls to create a small center section and two larger ones on each end for multiple classes — with each one having at least one large LED screen — or one divider can be used to create a sort of 60-40 split for meetings.

It is anticipated the NCSD will hold its regular meetings in the board room beginning some time this year. Technology should allow for a live local-cable broadcast of meetings.

A central hallway runs north and south through the building, with a slight jog amid the administration offices. At the back corner of the board room is a reception area that is set to

include an electronic message board about upcoming events, along with a reception desk.

On the west side of the reception area are the superintendent’s and human resource director’s offices — both of which open into a common conference room.

Several other offices — accounts payable and payroll, business services, curriculum and instruction, the registrar among them — are located on a hall that runs east of the reception area. Storage areas, a work room and a small conference room are also along the hallway.

Callaghan pointed out cabling trays that were installed before the ceiling or wall work was completed. The cabling and large LED screens and meeting broadcast capabilities show how the building is being designed in the internet era, able to function as a 21st-century facility right away.

The facility could be used as a “guinea pig” for how to configure technology in the rest of the district’s buildings.

Staff could find fixes for installation problems in a building that doesn’t have many students before expanding things to schools that need a fully operational, well-tested system.

At the back of the administration offices is a door leading to the Basics & Beyond alternative program’s area, which will feature three classrooms and restrooms all opening into a commons, with a short hallway leading toward the east wall. That hallway will

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include the pottery kiln room, science classroom, another classroom, the two connectible Disciplinary Alternative Program rooms (380 and 591 square feet, respectively, combinable by pulling back a divider), a computer room and a fitness room.

Callaghan showed off the 410-square-foot fitness room, which won’t have a lowered ceiling so that a number of athletic or fitness-related activities can take place there.

Each of the four regular Basics & Beyond classrooms are either 600 square feet or slightly smaller and have areas to store wireless devices.

A counseling office, main Basics & Beyond office and a reception office are at the north end, along with several storage areas. Crews built onto the back of the building to accommodate the storage areas, a doorway vestibule and the associated entry area.

Not only will the building instantly become the first district building completely remodeled with the high speed internet in mind, but it will also be the first NCSD facility designed in the ADA-compliance era. All entry and exit points and regular-use areas will be handicapped accessible.

Mike Moran began his tenure as Basics & Beyond principal at the beginning of February. He said he has some exciting new ideas for the program as it starts its life in the new building.

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Tech integration becomes routine in rural districts Teachers blog, tweet to communicate with public

By Mike Mendenhall Newton Daily News MONROE — At the beginning of the school year, PCM High School Principal Scott Bridges set a goal for himself. He wanted to communicate better with students, parents and the PCM community.

The Mustang administrator has incorporated Google Classroom, Twitter and “The Bridges Blog” into his daily routine.

Google tools streamline efficiency and communication within the school and social media tools create quick communication with the public.

“It’s highly organized and they can access it right away,” Bridges said.

Advanced tech is no longer exclusive to urban districts but is now common place in smaller, rural school systems. Beyond issuing students a laptop through 1 to 1 programs, administrators and teachers are using cloudbased programs, mobile apps and social media in and outside the classroom to communicate with students, their parents and the communities they serve.

Over the past two school years, PCM has implemented Google Classroom, Google Drive and other online-based products to streamline efficiency and communication between students. It’s a big undertaking for a smaller 2A school, but

Bridges said it has been worth the set up.

Google Classroom allows Bridges to upload every document, district policy and procedure a teacher might need throughout the school year, making access easier. The program makes the administrator’s daily schedules accessible and sends email alerts to teachers of changes. For students, assignments and classroom materials are uploaded. If they have a new assignment, Google Classroom will alert students via email or a smartphone notification.

And for parents, a system such as the Infinite Campus smartphone app — which allows parents to get live updates on their student’s attendance, lunch accounts, grades and missing assignments at their fingertips — has nearly made report cards obsolete, Bridges said.

On the “Bridges Blog” and the principal’s Twitter feed, the PCM principal will post about parent/teacher conferences, important school events as well as narratives. The blog and PCM’s Twitter feed are all embedded in the school’s desktop and mobile websites.

Bridges prefers to blog and tweet about student achievements, students of the month and photos of school building life. This is also the case for the real-time information scrolling on the high school’s hallway TV monitors, installed in fall 2015.

The flat-screen TVs have nearly replaced traditional intercom announcements, but they include more. Athletic team schedules and stats, the daily lunch menu, weather and even student birthdays are displayed throughout the day. Some technology adds efficiency for ad-

Mike Mendenhall/Daily News Prairie City-Monroe High School Principal Scott Bridges points to a school flat-screen TV that posts announcements such as weather, menus, calendar items and birthdays.

ministrators while others, like the monitors, adds duties.

“That’s what newspapers do, but I think parents like to see things coming from the building too,” he said. “When it comes in terms of a blog or Twitter account, that’s more work. But that’s OK, because it’s important that I’m communicating with the community. It’s not necessarily about things that they have to know. I’m trying to do things they will enjoy.”

A few miles north in Colfax, students at Colfax-Mingo Jr/ Sr High School are also getting positive school news via hallway flat-screens, Twitter and other electronic mediums.

District superintendent Tracy Hook said he posts pertinent information for students but, for the Tigerhawk administrator, the public screen is for sharing the “good news” of C-M. “Recently, we posted about our state speech constants, during football season we had football scores going up there.

Just a variety of things,” Hook said. “And, of course, student of the month.”

Hook uses the blogging website WordPress to distribute thookcolfax-mingo.org, a blog

meant to communicate C-M successes. The superintendent also does not hesitate to post photographs and news of the greater Colfax and Mingo-area communities — as long as it’s positive.

“The primary purpose, when we talk about communication, is getting out the good word about our school district — the positive things always,” Hook said. “I will never post a negative thing about another school district or our district because that’s not what our purpose is. Our purpose is to build character, to celebrate the great things that staff and kids do.”

C-M teachers and coaches use social media to give a snapshot of their classroom. Language arts teacher and head track coach Matt Barkalow uses the Twitter handle @CoachBarkalow. His tweets encourage Tigerhawk athletes and keep parents upto-date on the latest high school reading assignment.

Barkalow’s April 15 tweet reads “Could have heard a pin drop when we read the conclusion of ‘The Scarlet Ibis’ by James Hurst in class today.”

Barkalow also uses group chats to update his athletes on

practice, camp, game and meet information. He said tech allows teachers to communicate in a medium to which today’s students are accustomed, but it’s important not to get too personal.

“It certainly meets the students on their terms when and where they want to communicate. Of course, setting professional boundaries is critical,” he said. “Responsible educators do not email, text or tweet anything which they wouldn’t say publicly to parents and students.”

But that doesn’t mean school staff can’t be lighthearted. In one of his recent blog posts titled “The best part of the day is lunch,” Hook took a selfie with some C-M elementary students getting ready for some grub.

Hook said it’s a way to humanize a superintendent who is otherwise an authority figure.

“I try to hit all the buildings with my blog. I go down to the elementary school and those kids know,” Hook said. “Today, they were like ‘Mr. Hook, can I be on your blog.’ So we took a selfie. They recognize. They want to celebrate as well.”

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PCM Continued from Page 1D “We are pleased to share that the school district received a AArating,” Jermeland said. “We have been told this is a very good rating.”

S&P said PCM’s median household effective buying income is strong, sitting at 117 percent of the national level and per capita the EBI sits at 101 percent.

Taxable value for the 5,804-resident district has grown 4.4 percent since 2015, to an expected $260.1 million in 2017.

The big thing for S&P was enrollment. This is a key driver of state education funding in Iowa, and PCM’s enrollment total of 1,069 in 2015 is a 3.2 percent increase since 2010. The district’s available fund balance at the end of fiscal year 2015 — the S&P survey’s benchmark — was $2.1 million at 19 percent of general fund expenditures. PCM reported a slight deficit operating result at 1 percent of expenditures in 2015.

A preliminary chart presented to the board in December 2015 shows the facilities project beginning with the upgrade designs for Monroe Elementary School.

The building’s mechanical, security and fire system construction would begin in summer 2016, with mechanical continuing into November 2016.

Although most construction would take place during the summer, work on the PCM Middle School and Prairie City Elementary additions would take place over much of the 2016-17 school year. PCM High School’s building addition and mechanical, electrical and plumbing is also slated to take place while school is in session in SY 201718. DCI reps said in December this would help maintain the project flow and keep costs down. But the most intense work would happen during the summer of 2017.

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Read with me Schools make effort to make reading fun and enjoyable

By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News If the enthusiasm level among the young readers at Newton’s two lower-grade elementary schools translates into total books read, it almost seems like students there could read all the books that have ever been printed.

Berg Elementary’s “Family Literacy Jason W. Brooks/Daily News Night” event and K-1 and grades 2-3 Addyson Cibula reads from an index card as her mother, Carrie, listens during Berg Elereading nights at Thomas Jefferson have mentary School’s literacy night, held Jan. 26. The event allowed hundreds of students to shown not only how eager students are play games and take home items that encouraging reading while not in school. to read interesting books but also how much support they receive at home for games and activities for their grade level ing their book with their parents while their literacy development. and then helped set everything up and they enjoyed hot chocolate before they Both of the K-3 schools in the district supervise their stations. Katie Wallace even left the building,” Comer said. have drawn hundreds of students and had one station that focused on pronunThomas Jefferson held a K-1 literacy their families to evening events that in- ciation; Amy Antle had a game setup night in December 2014 and a grades clude everything from board games to that had students hiding their eyes while 2-3 event in January of last year. This computer apps to pronunciation exer- another student chose a card. year, the staff held a “Family Fun and cises.

Comer said the reading teachers had Food Night” on April 19.

Refreshments were served at the Berg huge roles in organizing supplies and Julie Francisco, a reading specialist at event. These events will look slightly dif- logistics for the enormous event. Lora Thomas Jefferson, said about 80 percent ferent in the future as the district’s con- Caves ordered all of the books and bags; of parents at her school are “very interfiguration will include four K-4 schools she and Krista Baumgartner helped give ested in reading.” beginning this fall. out the books and “shopping bags” to “We also have very good attendance Berg Elementary Principal Jolene students at the event. JoAnne Price and at parent/teacher conferences,” FrancisComer said families appreciate every- Brenda Newell supervised the station in co said. “T.J. families are very interested thing teachers do at school to devel- the library media center where parents in helping children develop good readop strong readers and are willing to do could get their child’s login information ing skills.” whatever they can at home to help with for the Wonders reading site and play litElementary schools and preschools the process of developing strong reading eracy games on the site. aren’t the only places where early literskills.

The school gym was set up with mul- acy is being encouraged. “A Thousand “We had almost 400 students and tiple game stations that created an al- Books by Kindergarten” is the name family members RSVP and attend,” most carnival-like atmosphere. The PTA Youth Services Librarian Phyllis Peter Comer said. “This was our second year sponsored the Kindle Fires that were has assigned to a new NPL program for the event. The feedback we received given away as grand prizes in a draw- that encourages parents to read to todfrom students was extremely positive. ing. One of the winners, Greenely Huff, dlers and infants. Incorporated into her They were very excited to get a new book smiled from ear to ear as she had her Tuesday morning “Toddler & Twos Stoand literacy activities to play at home.” picture taken with her new Kindle Fire rytime,” aimed at children ages 18 to 36 Comer said all of the Berg classroom device. months, the program has log sheets that teachers — along with all four Title I “I believe that the high participation help toddlers know when they’ve had inreading teachers and TAG teacher Sara level of our families shows that our stu- crements of 100 books read to them.

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