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Probable start times for next school year stir debate

OBITUARIES Henry Dykstra, 88 Lois A. Egenes, 88 Ruth McClelland, 89

By Ty Rushing Daily News Senior Staff Writer

INSIDE TODAY

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When the Newton Community School District’s Board of Education voted to change the method on developing the calendar format to the 1,080 hours method — versus the previous 180 school days model — it changed a number of things, including school start times.

NCSD Transportation Supervisor Curt Roorda told the board at Monday’s meeting, after meeting with building principals, they have decided on probable school start times for the 2014-15 school year

and beyond.

Aurora Heights and Woodrow Wilson elementary schools will begin at 8 a.m., and Berg and Thomas Jefferson elementary schools will start at 8:10 a.m. Berg Middle School will begin classes at 8:05 a.m., and Newton Senior High School will start classes at 8:15 a.m.

While announcing the new starts times, Roorda also informed the board that the district’s 18 bus routes could change, as well as bus pickup times, to meet the new start times.

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Ty Rushing/Daily News Superintendent Bob Callaghan and his administrative assistant, Christine Dawson, holding a map of the Newton Community School District’s boundaries during Monday night’s meeting. Callaghan was explaining how far some of the most distant bus routes in response to questions about students board buses 20 minutes earlier.

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Getting a piece of the pie

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Man charged in Moore shooting out on bond

By Daily News Staff

Sports

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The man charged with shooting and killing Newton native and Missouri Southern State University Assistant Football Coach Derek Moore is no longer behind bars.

Jeffrey Bruner, 40, of Joplin was being held on a $1 million cash-only bond for first-degree murder since his arrest Nov. 1, 2013. Circuit Judge Gayle Crane approved a code bond for Bruner Bruner on May 5, allowing him to post 10 percent of the $1 million in cash and be released. Previously, he had been required to post the entire amount.

The conditions of Bruner’s release include Moore electronic monitoring; living with his parents in Green County, Mo.; staying away from the MSSU campus and out of Jasper County, Mo., without the court’s approval except for court appearances; having no contact with his estranged wife or her

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MOORE See Page 5A

Newton 14U softball undefeated Page 1B

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School board preparing for superintendent review, setting district goals

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Ty Rushing/Daily News To celebrate raising more than $7,000 during its Jump Rope For Heart Campaign, Berg Elementary Students were rewarded by being able to “pie” several teachers and Principal Jolene Comer. PE Teacher Eric Vander Velden got the worse of it as Kate McCormick (above), Kaydn Westlund (below) and a number other students and teachers covered him in whipped cream on Friday.

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Management, Culture of Learning, Shared Vision and Family and Community — these four elements will be the factors used by the Newton Community School District Board of Education when it reviews the performance of Superintendent Bob Callaghan in a closed session during the May 27 meeting.

Those were the four most widely selected, of six categories, presented on the Iowa Standards for School Leaders list created by the School Administrators of Iowa, an organization that represents more than 2,000 education administrators in the state.

Societal Context and Ethics were the standards not selected by the board.

“I think six is too many for you to strive at,” board member Nat Clark told Cal-

laghan at Monday’s board meeting. “I think four is an adequate number of goals to try and hit.”

Callaghan said that he was willing to present a report using all six goals during his review, and later indicated he uses the same rubric when he reviews the district’s principals and he typically holds them accountable for three of those.

Most of the board seemed to be in agreement that three or four of the standards would be plenty for Callaghan to answer; however, board member Travis Padget felt that Callaghan should be held accountable for all six during his review.

“I don’t think that six is too many,” Padget said. “We have the CEO of a community school district, who is new to the district, and as I look at these as a CEO, these are things that I should be responsible for. How do you point one out as a higher priority?

“I think that as far as our learning, or my learning as a new board member, it would be nice to know what’s all been done toward all of these. And not as a torture exercise, or too much exercise, but they’re all intrinsically tied together. You have pieces that tie through them — the communication, the research, the culture — they tie through all of them.”

After a bit of debate, the board settled on using four standards. It was also agreed upon that the review would be used to establish goals for both Callaghan and the district. A suggestion also was made to have more periodic reviews with Callaghan in addition to the annual review.

Also discussed at the meeting, Callaghan said he was approached about changing the name of several schools in BOARD See Page 5A

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NHS Class of ‘61 to meet Wednesday The Newton Senior High School Class of 1961 will meet at noon Wednesday at Giovanni’s for lunch and conversation.

All class members and spouses are welcome.

Newton Noon Kiwanis meeting Wednesday The Newton Noon Kiwanis will meet from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday at St. Stephens Episcopal Church, 223 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton, for lunch and a program on NHS Student Arion Awards.

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

To make a reservation, call Lonnie Barton at (641) 792-4810.

Presentation of historic Newtonians on May 15 The Newton Historic Preservation Commission is presenting an E-Tour of southwest Newton called “The Washing Machine Capital of the World” to learn about the Maytag family and other notable Newtonians instrumental in making Newton.

The event is at 7 p.m. Thursday, at Uncle Nancy’s, located at 114 N. Second Ave. W. Local historian and researcher, Dr. Tom Hoover, will use the historic photographs as a backdrop to share the story of the growth of the washing machine manufacturing industry in Newton.

Jasper County Republicans to meet Jasper County Republicans and Central Committee will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, May 19, at Fore Seasons Golf Practice Center at 6232 Highway S. 74 S. (Reasnor Road). All are welcome.

Free family fishing derby at Mariposa Jasper Conservation Connection and the Jasper County Conservation Board will be partnering to host the seventh annual Hook, Line and Sinker family fishing derby at 9 a.m. Saturday, June 7, at Mariposa Park.

The fishing derby is free for all ages, and it is free fishing weekend, so a fishing license is not required.

The event will include educational presentations on fish ID, casting, preparing fish, lure making and minnow races. After a provided lunch, participants will have the afternoon to go fishing and door prizes will be given out. The first 100 kids to register will receive a free T-shirt.

To register, visit www.jaspercountyconservation.com to print a registration form. Forms must be returned by Monday, May 26, to the conservation office to ensure participants are served a meal the day of the derby. For more information, call (641) 792-9780 or stop by the Jasper County Armory/Annex Building at 1030 W. Second St. S. in Newton.

Submitted Photo Newton resident Lonnie Appleby (above left) attended this year’s Boston Marathon to watch his cousin Hans (above right) participate. They met Appleby’s favorite actor, Kevin Spacey, during the event.

Appleby inspired by ‘Boston Strong’

By Zach Johnson Daily News Staff Writer Newton resident Lonnie Appleby flew out to visit cousins in Boston for the Boston Marathon.

“It was an amazing trip to be able to see how many people came to the Boston Marathon this year, no matter if they knew someone in the race or not,” Appleby said.

Appleby was invited to be his

cousin Hans’ guest at the Boston Medical Center team dinner.

The special guest of the dinner was honorary team captain Kevin Spacey. Spacey is Appleby’s favorite actor.

“I told him that he was my favorite actor and that I have stolen a few of his key acting moves. He had a small laugh,” Appleby said.

“It was an amazing opportunity, and I have thank my cousin Hans for letting me be his guest.”

The day of the race came filled with inspiration Appleby went down to cheer Hans and the rest of the runners on.

“It was an amazing site to see,” Appleby said. “The idea of wondering if the bombs were going to go off again was a quick passing memory as many celebrated all the racers. It was with my trip from Boston that I am inspired to run the marathon next year or the year after.”

Club Notes Newton Needlecraft Club The Newton Needlecraft Club met in teh home of Helen Whites for its April 11 meeting.

Chairman Helen White opened the business meeting. The secretary and treasurer’s reports were given, and the following officers were voted to remain in office for the 20142015 year: White, chairman; Grace Miller, vicechairman; and Deloris Ely, secretary-treasurer.

The project for hte afternoon was plastic canvas crosses instituted by Ely. White served a dessert prior to the meeting, and new members were welcomed. The May meeting will be lunch at Okoboji Grill.

Sunbonnet Quester Sunbonnet Questers met at Park Centre at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 8, with President Linda Medlund as hostess.

A delicious cake and drinks were served first.

Then the group heard the program “Recent Changes at the Jasper County Historical Museum” by Ken Barthelman. Ken is the enthusiastic new interim director at the museum.

He described several of the displays that have been recently rearranged or updated. New displays have been added.

The museum is trying to make the museum more representative of the county. Ken is a native of Newton and has a love for collecting

Jasper County advertising items. May 15 the museum is opening a Pop Up Museum in the former Pappy’s Antiques location downtown. It will feature advertising items produced

by Vernon’s, Newton Manufacturing, and the Dunlap Co. and Maytag. The Pop Up Museum will be open for one month from noon to 6 p.m. daily. There is free admission. Ken will have many items from his personal collection on display.

Following the program Linda Medlund conducted the business meeting. Ten members were present along with former member Ella Hendershot. Members responded to the roll call topic “What Have

You Collected The Longest?” Some of the collections included: cat figurines, Watt Ware, salt dips, Cushman furniture, bells, butter presses, salt and pepper shakers, cups and saucers, turkey figurines, and Fiesta Ware. Many examples were shown.

The topic generated a lot of discussion.

Lois Vogel and Shirley Mielke reported the club’s 40 anniversary celebration will be June 12 with a luncheon and program.

Former members will be invited to attend.

New member Elizabeth Wegner was welcomed.

The next meeting will be the 40th anniversary celebration. Invitations will be sent to members and guests.

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Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Obituaries

Ruth McClelland April 13, 2014 Ruth McClelland, a life long resident of Newton, passed away in Arizona on April 13, 2014, at age 89.

Ruth was married for more than 50 years to Paul Roger McClelland Jr., is the mother of Melanie McCaleb of

Bisbee, Ariz., and Ed

Lois A. Egenes May 11, 2014 Lois A. Egenes, 88, died Sunday morning, May 11, 2014, at her home at Park Centre in Newton.

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Henry ‘Hank’ Dykstra

McClelland of Kellogg.

She is the grandmother of five and greatgrandmother of seven.

Ruth was proud of her 40 years at the Vernon Company and many years at the desk of the YMCA. A family service will be held later in the summer. Donations in her name may be sent to Jasper County Animal Rescue League.

May 12, 2014 Henry “Hank” Dykstra, 88, of Monroe died Monday, May 12, 2014, at Jefferson Place in Pella.

A memorial service will be at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 14, at the First Baptist Church in Monroe. Burial will take place at Oakwood Cemetery in Pella at a later date. The family will greet friends following the service.

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

A funeral service will be at 10 a.m.

Friday, May 16, at the First Lutheran Church in Newton.

Pence-Reese Funeral Home in Newton have been entrusted with the arrangements.

A visitation with the family will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, May 15, at the funeral home.

Burial will be 1 p.m. Friday in the Warren County Township Cemetery near McCallsburg.

Police Blotter Newton Police Department • Miguel J. Barrett, 21, was arrested on a Jasper County warrant for probation violation after authorities located him at 6:40 p.m. May 6 at 701 E. 25th St. S. He was transported to the Jasper County Jail.

• Charles E. Barton, 63, of Norfolk was charged with failure to yield to vehicle on the right after authorities responded to a two-vehicle accident at 2:20 p.m. April 28.

Barton was traveling south on East Eighth Street North and driving through the intersection of First Avenue East when he collided with an eastbound vehicle driven by Janice K. DePenning, 68, of Newton.

The intersection’s lights were not functioning properly and were flashing red. DePenning’s vehicle sustained an estimated $900 damage and Barton’s an estimated $300 damage.

• Nathan M. Beintema, 30, of Newton was arrested on a Jasper County warrant for failure to appear in court on an operating while intoxicated charge after authorities stopped a vehicle in which he was a passenger at 4:20 p.m.

May 2 in the 1800 block of South Seventh Avenue East.

He was transported to the Jasper County Jail.

• Nikia M. Coley, 31, of Newton was charged with operating while intoxicated and driving while license suspended after authorities observed a motorist playing loud music at 12:15 a.m. Thursday in the 1000 block of First Avenue East. Police ran the license plate and determined Coley was the owner of the vehicle and that her license had been suspended. Police confirmed the driver resembled the registered owner and observed her exiting the car, going into Kum & Go, returning to the car and getting in the passenger seat. Police made contact with Coley and could smell alcohol

coming from her. She failed sobriety tests and registered a BAC of .131 on a Datamaster test. She was charged and released to appear in court.

• Lexus M. Daniels, 16, Cedar Rapids was charged with fifth-degree theft after authorities responded to a theft complaint at 5:43 p.m. April 28 at Walmart. She was charged for allegedly taking items valued at $10.55 without paying and released to appear in court.

• Terry A. Edwards, 58, of Waukee was charged with operating while intoxicated, second offense, after authorities received a report at 7:35 p.m.

April 29 of a motorist driving recklessly on Interstate 80.

The suspect vehicle was located at the 165 mile marker and stopped. The driver, Edwards, smelled of alcohol, and a preliminary breath test indicated a BAC of higher than .08. He was transported to the Jasper County Jail.

• Joshua J. Hall, 27, of Des Moines was charged with possession of marijuana, second offense, and possession of drug paraphernalia after authorities stopped him at 10:16 p.m.

April 28 in the 100 block of Highway 14 North for having an inoperable license plate light. Authorities smelled marijuana coming from inside the vehicle. Hall admitted to smoking marijuana and to having marijuana, weighing approximately .06 ounce, in his shoe and a pipe in his trunk.

He was charged and released to appear in court.

• Terry W. Housley, 40, of Newton was charged with first-degree burglary after authorities responded to an assault complaint at 12:46 p.m.

Feb. 24 at a residence in the 800 block of North Seventh Avenue West. Housley was charged for allegedly entering the house without permission and hitting a male victim in the face, causing injuries. Hou-

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• Lance A. Jones, 22, of Newton was charged with fifth-degree theft after authorities were dispatched at 11:16 a.m. April 28 to Walmart in reference to a shoplifter. Jones was charged for allegedly putting items valued at a total of $54.55 in his pockets. He was transported to the Jasper County Jail.

• Robert L. Long Jr., 20, of Des Moines was charged with violation of a no-contact order after authorities responded to a complaint at 7:09 p.m. Thursday at a residence in the 900 block of South 13th Avenue East. Long was charged for allegedly calling and texting the protected party and was transported to the Jasper County Jail.

• Troy D. Lovely Jr., 23, of Harvey was cited with following too close and no insurance after authorities responded to a two-vehicle accident at 5:07 p.m. May 1. Lovely was traveling south in the 1100 block of East 19th Street North when he struck the rear of a vehicle ahead of him driven

by Timothy P. Linahon, 46, of Newton as Linahon stopped at the intersection at North 11th Avenue East. No one was injured. Lovely’s vehicle was not damaged, and Linahon’s vehicle sustained an estimated $500 damage.

• Brandon W. McConnell, 26, of Newton was charged with fifth-degree theft after authorities responded to a theft report at 8:46 p.m. April 23 at The Shoe Dept. He was charged for allegedly concealing a pair of shoes valued at $80.24 under his coat and leaving the store. Two male employees identified him. McConnell was served his charge May 6 at the Jasper County Jail.

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Local Opinion

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Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Keeping In Touch

Some good, some bad!

These words are my general assessment of the recently concluded legislative session. Perhaps that title could be used at the end of every session, both past and in the future. But what is deemed “good” or “bad” is invariably in the eyes of the beholder.

The public’s perception of government is active and ever-changing, primarily attributed to partisan bickering and the “gotcha” syndrome. In other words, the partisanship and daily activiBy Dennis Black ties of individuals to gain media attention Iowa Senate District 15 and power have become common-place, with infrequent cooperation between ideologies, and a never-ending effort to embarrass the other party or individual members. Little wonder the public’s general perception of those who serve at the public’s pleasure has resulted in a metamorphic conviction that politicians are suspect, whose motives are to only serve their own selfish interests and ambition.

Far be it for this to be endemic to Iowa! It all started just under a couple of decades ago with America becoming a vastly divided nation, resulting in a huge population of “tweeners” who quickly left the two major parties, both of which had gravitated to the fanatical fringes. At the present, gone are the days that the likes of Gov. Bob Ray could call leaders into his office, and have consensus on an issue even before they arrived! Those were the good old days, and I had the joy and honor of legislative service when everyone worked together for the betterment of the state, regardless of party affiliation.

Divided state government across America has become so partisan and such a mirror image of our own congress in Washington, that I truly fear things will become worse before calmer heads finally sit down and analyze their failure, voter disdain and virtual waste-of-time of embarking down the current path. And you, the people, who are tired of it all, must be the catalyst for change. If you sit back, and do nothing, then you get what you deserve. One must not forget our founding fathers conviction that government was to be “of the people, by the people and for the people.”

I have always had confidence in the actions of the voting public. Politics is local, and when a person has performed well in a non-elected position, odds are they will serve you well as your voice in government. Needless-to-say, there are situations where this is not the case. We read about them every week. However, what we seldom hear are the good things about our elected officials, and all the hard work and conviction they have for their public trust.

Unquestionably, we still have the greatest form of government in the world. Yes, it needs tweeking now and then, but the tweek can come without conflict. The ballot box is the place to start that process.

With the session over, call me at (515) 975-8608; write me at P.O. Box 1271, Newton, 50208; or email dblack@black4senate.com. I shall continue to serve your needs through the year.

Letters to the Editor

Newton cannot be welcoming without allowing different opinions

To the editor: Since I don’t read blogs and had not heard of the recent controversy, I was shocked to learn in last Tuesday’s paper that Mr. Eschliman was fired as editor from the Newton Daily News. I’ve lived in the community since 2011 and watched the Newton Daily News grow into a paper worthwhile reading and then in January returning to what it was. I had heard several times many insults that Bob expressed Christian viewpoints, but I believed in America and the right to have a private opinion.

My grandfather, a lifelong newspaperman, was part owner of a weekly newspaper in Purcell, Okla.

He taught me that journalism on the opinion page was about differences of opinions and that news was factual. He was realistic that there were slants in news, but they were to be eradicated as much as possible.

At the bottom of the opinion page in the Newton Daily News is “Opinions expressed in letters and columns are those of the writers and do not represent the views of the Newton Daily News.”

By definition I understood a blog to be private. I

Editor’s firing is unfair To the editor: In last Tuesday’s edition, Shaw Media President John Rung expressed the position of his company regarding the firing of Newton Daily News Editor Bob Eschliman. Rung is correct that Bob’s First Amendment rights are not at issue here. We have freedom in America to hold our own opinions, but no right to have them published.

But Rung is not correct that his actions are regaining the trust of the entire community of Newton or protecting the integrity of Shaw Media or living up to its own promise. Newton has a population of about 15,500. As a local pastor, I keep a running straw poll of total church membership in our town. Right now, it’s running somewhere around 7,000 people who are active members of one of our 38 churches. While this is a minority, it is a sizable one — larger, I believe, than the current subscription list of the Newton Daily News.

There is a spectrum of opinion among Newton’s Christians about human sexuality, but by far the largest portion attend churches that support traditional Christian doctrines — those doctrines which Bob’s blog article defended. Newton’s Christian community may not be monolithic or united – but any claim that Shaw Media is trying to “represent the entire community fairly” by firing Bob is simply

feel this controversy is about a number of hidden agendas. Ben Frotscher in his letter said, “... it’s sad to see that the antiquated, out-of-touch thinking of senior leadership … extrinsic religiosity … subsets of our culture.” If my private opinion is Christian, belief in what is said in the Bible, it is assumed I am an antiquated subset of culture and should lose my job.

I have personal friends on all sides of this issue, and we disagree on a multitude of things, but we discuss them. This issue is a no-win one. John Rung has the power to fire. A new editor will eventually be in place. I wouldn’t want his or her job, knowing I must not express personal opinions in private. In reality, the editor will be screened to conform to those with evolving opinions.

As to Newton to be seen as welcoming, how can that be so — when we cannot cope with differences of opinions. When we illustrate that if you stand up for something in private you will pay heavy consequences. Granddaddy would have called that prejudice. We say good-bye to a fine man, a man with faith, a man with faith in his country, and we are the losers.

Christine Pauley Newton

uninformed.

This decision to fire Bob cannot be claimed to have anything to do with the content of Bob’s blog article or any company policy about personal expression by employees. It came, pure and simple, from pressure applied by social activists. And that’s why this firing is unfair.

Romenesko’s article inaccurately made it seem that Bob was attacking all gay people as the enemy, when in reality he was only referring to a few specific activists who are — by their own admission — targeting traditional Christian institutions. For mainstream Christians like Bob to take warning from this is entirely legitimate and in no way constitutes hate speech. There is no evidence that Bob intended to make a blanket claim that all gay people are enemies of Christians. In the absence of that evidence, the burden of proof should have rested upon Romenesko to prove his very serious allegation. But this is not what happened.

Instead, in the instantaneous news climate of today’s Internet world, Romenesko’s unproven allegation was rocketed around the world, picked up unexamined by the Des Moines Register, shown on television and used to smear a man who has never shown anything to us in Newton but fair, principled and high-quality journalism.

John Thorpe Newton

Note: No additional letters will be printed on the subject of the former editor and his blog.

Usual Eccentric

The joys of mowing the lawn If you ask me nothing is more depressing than the first lawn mowing of spring. You could combine the first snow shoveling of winter, the first leaf raking of autumn and the first bee sting of summer, and it wouldn’t even come close to the first lawn mowing of spring.

The first mow has always been especially troublesome for me because my grass is always incredibly tall going into winter. This year I waited until the longest possible time to mow in the spring, so my grass was that much taller as a result.

Mowing the grass is a fruitless endeavor. Personally, I get nothing out of

it. I don’t spend any time in my yard, and until I buy an outdoor television it will remain that way. And I say mowing “grass,” but I am certain the majority of my yard consists of weeds.

The only inkling of an obligation I have to mow my grass is to prevent other villagers — people who obviously don’t have any other more pressing issues By Will E. Sanders Creators Syndicate to be discussing

— from whispering rumors about my yard work habits.

I had a guy tell me once I should mow more often. I told him I pay $1,400 in property taxes each year, and if he would foot the bill for me I would mow my grass every week, just for him.

My modus operandi of mowing is to put it off for as long as possible before convincing myself to mow it the next day. Then on the next day, just shrugging off that responsibility and promising myself to do it tomorrow.

And when tomorrow comes it always rains, so the obligation gets put off even longer.

One of the reasons I hate mowing is because of the symmetry. I can’t cut along a dotted line now any better than I could in the third grade. So it stands to reason that if you hand me an oilburning engine attached to a deadly rotating blade and expect me to mow in a straight line then I am going to have some difficulty with that.

Mowing is such a joyless and remedial task.

That wouldn’t bother me so much if I, one, bought a mower of decent quality (but that’ll never happen), or SANDERS See Page 5A

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School Continued from Page 1A “All the principals pretty much agreed that they would like to see the students be there at least 20 minutes before the tardy bell, so that they would have ample time to eat breakfast if they so chose,” Roorda.

“With that, I started going over all the bus routes again, and it looks like our average first pick up time in the morning … we have a few buses that pick up around 6:57 (to) 6:58 a.m. and we are going to have to probably bump our times at least a good 15 minutes for next year, on every bus route, just so we can make it by 7:40 a.m.”

Several board members expressed concern with having students getting up that early and asked about other options the district could take to ensure students are being properly fed and not having to sit too long on buses.

“I just don’t like the fact that we’re asking first graders to have that long of a school day starting that early,” board member Bill Perrenoud said. “They’re going to be tired by the time they get ready for first bell.”

Superintendent Bob Callaghan said this measure would help ensure that more students are being properly fed throughout the day.

According to the Iowa Department of Educa-

tion, 51.2 percent of Newton’s student qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Callaghan said that NCSD Food Service Supervisor Cristy Croson indicated a number of students in the district aren’t eating breakfast at school. According to Croson, 25 percent is the peak figure for students eating breakfast in a school building, and 16 percent is the lowest figure.

Some suggestions thrown out during the meeting were to have sack breakfasts either on the bus or for students to take to class or utilizing more vehicles to pick up students.

Board member Nat Clark also expressed concern with the current situation of having students switch buses at Newton Senior High School. He said someone reached out and told him how their kindergarten student wound up on the wrong bus several times and that he has heard of other similar instances.

Roorda said to help with those types of situations they try to keep family members on the same bus as much as possible.

He also explained the earlier pick up times would affect the students who live in the more rural parts of the district’s boundaries than students who are closer to Newton’s city limits. To emphasize this point, Callaghan and his administra-

Moore Continued from Page 1A family; remaining in Green County except for court appearances or to meet with his attorney; and being accompanied by his parents during all travel.

Bruner’s estranged wife, Dawn, and Moore, 37, were leaving a movie theater together when Bruner allegedly shot Moore following a confrontation. After Moore fell to the ground, Bruner fired more rounds

tive assistant, Christine Dawson, actually held up a map of the district’s boundaries to show how far those rural students actually are.

Another of Clark’s concerns was having students arrive so early at buildings that they would have to wait outside for teachers to arrive and brave whatever the current weather elements are. He said that he already sees this at Aurora Heights and at the Berg Complex.

His suggestion, after conferring with other districts, is offering an incentive for teachers to either come in 30 minutes before their contract stipulates or 30 minutes after. He said this way students aren’t forced to sit outside the building.

“This is a really tough job for Curt to do,” Callaghan said.

“You can see,” he said pointing at the map, “that they are so spread out, that it’s hard not to have a large number of routes. But, also you have to a certain amount of what they call ‘linear density.’ So, your buses have to have so many students on them when they travel.”

The matter isn’t completely resolved, and Roorda said they are still exploring options for next year.

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

426, or at trushing@newtondailynews.com.

with a semi-automatic handgun, authorities said. Bruner’s wife was not injured.

After the shooting, Bruner placed his firearm in his vehicle. He then surrendered to bystanders who ordered him to get on the ground until law enforcement arrived.

Moore was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. An autopsy conducted in Kansas City showed that Moore died from several gunshot wounds.

A pre-trial hearing has been set for Aug. 4.

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Board Cont. from Page 1A the district by about four parties. Some ideas given to him were changing Berg Middle School to Newton Middle School, and another point was did BMS actually count as a middle school since it only houses seventh and eighth grade students.

Other ideas he heard were removing “elementary” from both Aurora Heights and Woodrow Wilson and calling them intermediate schools, since they house the district’s fourth through sixthgrade students.

In other business: • Gary and Rob Kahn presented the dis-

trict a check for $13,400 for a new school board for the Newton Senior High School baseball team.

• NCSD Food Service Supervisor Cristy Croson said the district will have its summer lunch program only at Berg this year. Residents 18 and under can get free meals at Berg from June 9 until July 31. For those over 18, meals will be $3.

• Callaghan said the district is developing its alternate student education program for students who’ve had behavior issues. Starting next year, the district will end its relationship with Four Oaks, which provides a similar service, a move that will save the district around $200,000 annually.

Sanders Continued from Page 4A two, the chore wasn’t so physically taxing. My mower is 90 pounds. I weigh just over 120. I know, I’m girly, but it’s impolite to laugh.

When I am mowing I am pushing an overwhelming majority of my body weight. That’s a feat of strength that rivals an ant carrying a breadcrumb.

All of this hate, vitriol and anger I espouse about mowing the grass is always directed toward one thing: my lawn mower. I go through mowers like normal people go through tennis shoes. I am rough on lawn mowers, and thus far all my fingers, toes, hands and feet are still attached.

I bully mowers because I have this condition where my brain thinks I can cause pain to inanimate objects, such as small gaspowered engines. There have been occasions where I have gotten into knock-down, drag-out fights with various mowers in my yard in the last decade during bouts of uncontrollable hissy fits. I violently tip mowers over during these epi-

• Callaghan also said the plan to use drug and threat detecting dogs at the secondary buildings was still being developed.

• NCSD Maintenance Supervisor Jack Suttek outlined some of the projects his department will undertake in buildings during the summer break.

• Tuesday, May 27, was approved for the district’s public hearing on the 2013-14 fiscal year budget. The district is looking to add an additional $700,000 to this year’s budget to keep it from going in the red.

Senior staff writer Ty Rushing may be contacted at (641) 792-3121, ext. 426, or at trushing@newtondailynews.com.

sodes of intense rage, and other times I ram my mower into hard objects, such as my propane tank.

My shed is evidence to this fact. Inside are the remains of at least three previous battered and bruised lawn mowers. All of them are overturned, some missing wheels, and all are leaking fluids on the floor. It is the lawn mower equivalent of a Manson family murder scene.

But the first lawn mowing of spring is always the most depressing. In my head I count up the number of times I will have to do it between now and October. I wonder how many times I will run out of gas or mow over an errant piece of gravel and launch it like a bullet toward my truck?

It’s depressing to think about, which is why I consider mowing to be a real pain in my ... grass.

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Register for sex offenders covers a gamut of offenses DEAR ABBY: As a licensed psychotherapist who has worked with both victims and perpetrators of sexual abuse over the past 25 years, I would like to respond to “Stunned in the City” ( Jan. 22), who found her co-worker’s name on a website for registered sex offenders.

Registered sex offenders have been convicted and incarcerated for their crimes as well as serving a probationary period upon release. However, unlike other criminal offenses, they never finish “serving their time” — both in the areas of WHERE they can live and HOW they can live (employment). They continue to serve a sentence that can never be completed and are stigmatized for the rest of their lives.

The reason for this is because of a “onesize-fits-all” approach to punishment, be it a one-time offender or a serial rapist.

Most sexual abusers are either members of the family or a close family friend, and most are never reported. Only a small percentage of registered offenders pose a danger and should be under surveillance.

The others should be allowed a second chance to continue with their lives without undue harassment.

If “Stunned” reports her co-worker to her employer, she will jeopardize his livelihood, which he needs to redeem his life.

— ALREADY PAID HIS DEBT DEAR A.P.H.D.: I received mail from mental health professionals, employers, parents and people who are on the sex offenders’ list regarding “Stunned’s” letter.

All of them stated that the range of crimes that can add someone to the list is very broad. The list is no more than a STARTING point for people to begin their own research into public records before telling an employer or another person. Read on: DEAR ABBY: For more than 20 years I have employed a man who is a convicted sex offender. He paid his debt to society for having sex with a minor when he was in his 20s. It will haunt him for the rest of his life.

The pictures you see online are recent because the authorities require updated photos yearly. I empathize with him because I dated a 15-year-old when I was 19 — with her parents’ approval — but today it could mean jail time and a ruined

life.

There is no demarcation between being dumb and being truly criminal, so everyone is labeled the same. I suggest that we all stay aware of those labeled sexual predators, but approach the sexual offenders case-by-case. — JUSTICE FOR ALL DEAR ABBY: Inclusion on the registry can be the result of something that would not pose a danger to anyone — urinating in public, or having sex with a younger girlfriend when you yourself are a minor.

If you see a neighbor or co-worker on such a list, no one should jump to conclusions before doing more research about the actual offense. It may be nothing to worry about at all, or it might be something to react to. But you won’t know until you find out more than a simple listing.

— REBECCA IN SAN DIEGO DEAR ABBY: After breakfast on Saturdays, my husband and I settle in, listen to music and read the newspaper. It’s our Saturday morning ritual.

As part of it, when I get to your column, I read it out loud to my husband. We enjoy the letters and your advice. When I finish, my husband almost invariably says, “You know, those letters are made up.”

Abby, I think they are real, albeit edited, but genuine. He thinks they’re fake.

Who’s right? — TRUE BELIEVER IN MICHIGAN DEAR TRUE BELIEVER: You are.

I could never make up anything as interesting as the mail that arrives from my readers day after day.

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Mustang girls win HOIAC track championship

By Jocelyn Sheets Daily News Sports Editor ALLEMAN — With a portion of the Heart of Iowa Conference track meet moved to Huxley, the conference teams did compete Monday despite all the rain on Sunday and Monday.

Now, teams shift focus to the state qualifying meets Thursday.

Prairie City-Monroe’s Mustang girls captured the HOIAC team championship.

“We are very excited about taking home a conference championship in a very tough track conference. This has been a goal of ours all season, and it feels really good to accomplish it. It was a total team effort,” said PCM head coach Bridget Martin.

“Every point scored mattered and gave us momentum to continue succeeding through the

meet. We haven’t won a girls’ track conference title at PCM since 2003, when I was a senior here. It is long overdue. We couldn’t be prouder of all the girls on the team; they truly deserve this. All their hard work is paying off.”

The Mustangs collected six HOIAC event championships.

Ashley Van Gorp is the conference champion in the long jump, with a leap of 15 feet, 11 1/2 inches. Jayci Vos won the HOIAC title in the 400-meter hurdles in 1 minute, 9.33 seconds.

PCM’s 4x100-meter relay team of Vos, Kenzie Clark, Emily Hugen and Lexi Kain won in 51.70 seconds. The Mustang foursome of Vos, Hugen, Van Gorp and Clarke took the 4x200-meter relay title in 1:51.33. Vos teamed up with Katie Vande Wall, Van Gorp

and Rachel Stafford to win the 4x400-meter relay race in 4:19.56.

Collins-Maxwell/Baxter ’s Abbie Haupert is the 2014 HOIAC discus champion, winning the event with a throw of 111’ 7”. PCM’s Abbi Gilson was second in the event at 107’4”.

The discus and shot put events were moved from host North Polk to Ballard High School in Huxley because of facility conditions from the rain.

“We knew going into the meet, if we performed well we would be fighting for that fourth/fifth-place spot as a team, and that is what we got,” said Jerry Meinerts, CMB head coach. “We did some really good things tonight. Abbie is doing a great job right now in the discus, and she did great tonight, winning the discus by four feet.

I look for her to carry this momentum right into the regional meet on Thursday.”

In the shot put, Gilson had a personal-best throw of 36’2” for third place for PCM. CMB’s Payge Jurgens with a toss of 35’3”, and PCM’s Grace Telfer was seventh at 34’8 1/2”. The Raiders’ Mikayla Eslinger finished fifth in the discus at 100’3” while Colfax-Mingo’s Anna Baldwin was eighth at 89’3”.

“We finished 10th as a team, but still had some solid performances,” Colfax-Mingo head coach Zach Tomas said. “I really believe we are due for a great meet at our state qualifying meet on Thursday in Van Meter.”

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Raider boys are Heart of Iowa Conference track champs

By Jocelyn Sheets Daily News Sports Editor

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ALLEMAN — CollinsMaxwell/Baxter’s Raider boys didn’t win as many events as they have been in their undefeated march through the 2014 track season. The Raiders did walk away from North Polk with six individual Heart of Iowa Conference event championships and the team championship.

“We obviously were very pleased to win the HOIAC team title. This conference is such a great conference with so many outstanding teams, athletes and coaches so we feel very fortunate and honored to have the meet

turn out the way it did,” said Neil Seales, CMB head coach.

“The team title is a real tribute to our athletes and testimony to how much effort and preparation they have put into this season. They are a tremendous group of athletes and young men and I couldn’t be happier for them nor proud of them.”

The Raiders won the meet, which was held Monday despite cold, wet conditions, by placing in 17 events to amass 152 points. North Polk was second with 135 points.

The throwing areas at North Polk were so bad from the weekend rains that the conference discus and shot put events were contested at Ballard High School in

Huxley Monday.

Prairie City-Monroe’s Mustangs and Colfax-Mingo’s Tigerhawks competed in the HOIAC meet as well. The Mustangs finished ninth with 34 points and Colfax-Mingo was 10th with nine points.

It was in the field events the Raiders laid the foundation of the conference championship.

CMB won all four field events.

Bryce Kemp was the long jump champion with a leap of 20 feet, 6 inches, followed by teammate Zach Huffaker in second at 20’3 1/4”. PCM’s Ricky Reeve and Skyler Koder were fifth and seventh, respectively, at 18’6” and 18’0”.

Zach Samson claimed the gold in the shot put with a throw

of 56’10” and CMB teammate Patrick Girard was second at 51’9”. PCM’s Connor Warrick placed fifth with a toss of 43’9 1/4”. Clayton Weltha captured the discus title for the Raiders with a throw of 134’10” and Samson was second at 132’8”.

CMB’s Hunter Gunderson and PCM’s Koder matched each other at the high jump. Both cleared the bar at 5’10” along with North Polk’s Grant Rampton. It came down to who had the least misses during the competition. Gunderson was awarded the gold medal and Koder BOYS See Page 8A

Gill wins opener on Cliff Chambers Memorial Night at Marshalltown Special to the Daily News MARSHALLTOWN — It was back to racing at Marshalltown Speedway last Friday night after a rain out May 2.

It was UAW 893 Cliff Chambers Memorial Night.

The night is in great honor of a pioneer of the speedway that we lost 25 years ago to cancer.

John Gill started on the outside front row and he took advantage it. Gill led wireto-wire in the IMCA sports compacts eight-lap feature race. David Moorman tried several times to pass Gill but had to settle for second. Aaron Miller ran third followed

by Jacob Reiter in fourth and Jeremy Stone in fifth.

Always on Cliff Chambers Memorial Night, the Nostalgia Cars pay a visit to the high-banked quarter mile track. They put on a show, racing cars from the 1950s and 1960s, and even rubbing fenders.

Jim Anderson led the first six laps, but it was Roger Ceilsiski taking the lead away on Lap 7. Ceilsiski recorded the victory in his 1963 Chevy Nova SS. Anderson came home second, Pudge Grabill was third, Larry Knop was fourth and Scott Jorpeland was fifth.

Charlie Brown claimed the lead on the early restart in the 15-lap feature for Mod Lites.

Brown was slowed a bit by lap traffic, but did not give up the lead, winning ahead of a

hard-charging Andy Hennigar. Mike Morrill, Jimmy May and Travis Stensland rounded out the top five.

A second caution flag in the first eight laps bunched up the field in the IMCA hobby stocks feature race. Austin Luellen had the lead and kept it on the restart, winning the 12-lap event as he held off runner-up John Watson.

Garrett Eilander came home third, Eric Larson was in a close fourth and Eric Stanton in fifth.

A post-race tech inspection changed the results in the IMCA sportsmods feature race. Carter VanDen Berg crossed the finish line first but was disqualifed in post-race tech inspection for his ignition box. That gave the win to

Brett Lowry. It also moved up Jenae Gustin to second, Doug Smith to third, Clint Luellen to fourth and Ty Luellen to fifth.

Steve Meyer grabbed the lead early in the always competitive IMCA stock cars class and appeared to be taking the win until the caution came out on Lap 11. This forced a seven lap dash to the finish. Meyer saw Jeff Wollam and Jay Schmidt on his back bumper.

Trent Murphy and Donavon Smith also right there and that is where the battle heated up. Smith made the right move with two laps to go, he took the top spot away to take the win. Meyer, Schmidt, Murphy and Wollam rounded out the top five.

The IMCA modifieds feature was the final feature of the night and it was the rookie Eric Elliott jumping to the lead. Elliott held that lead until Lap 14 when Luke Wanninger snuck by him. Wanninger began to pull away but the caution came out forcing a four lap shootout. Wanninger got a great restart and went on to take the win over 10th place starter Joel Rust.

Racer Hulin came across in third but was disqualifed in post race tech inspection.

Ronn Lauritzen was credited with third place, Elliott with fourth place and Tyler Droste with fifth place.

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Newton boys’ tennis team competes; heads to LHC meet

By Jocelyn Sheets Daily News Sports Editor NEWTON — Newton’s boys head to Pella today for the Little Hawkeye Conference tennis tournament. The Cardinals have struggled to notch victories on the courts this season.

The conference tournament winds up the regular season for the Cardinals.

Newton competes in the Iowa Class 4A district tennis tournament Thursday at West Des Moines Valley High School.

Last week, the Cardinal boys played at Saydel and Knoxville.

At Saydel last Monday, there were six singles and three doubles matches played.

Newton was missing five varsity players because of a band concert.

“So, our entire lineup was shuffled around. Two players moved up a spot in their singles competition and three who do not play singles stepped up to fill the void,” said Nick Hoskins, Newton head coach.

“One of those that stepped up was Zach Coy, pulling out the only win on the night. We had some close match ups at No. 1 and No. 3 doubles but couldn’t close them out for the victory.”

Coy defeated Saydel’s Evan Andrews, 11-9, in a 10-game pro-set format at No. 4 singles. Coy combined with Brian Jones to play No. 2 doubles, losing to Joe Smith and Andrew Smith, 10-4. Jones

lost to Jacob Philipson, 10-4, in No. 2 singles.

Newton’s No. 1 singles player, Jon Vitek, dropped a tough 10-8 decision to Alex Gustafson. Alex Cron lost, 10-7, to Saydel’s Joe Smith at No. 3 singles. Saydel’s Andrew Smith beat Jarred Griffin, 10-4, at No. 4 singles, and Max Kayser defeated Newton’s Sean Richardson, 10-2, at No. 5 singles.

Vitek and Cron lost, 119, to Philipson and Hunter White at No. 1 doubles. Griffin and Richardson came up short at No. 3 doubles, losing in a tiebreaker, 11-10 (7-2), to Kayser and Issac Matheny.

On Tuesday, the Cardinals were at Knoxville, losing 11-0 in Little Hawkeye Confer-

Girls: Colfax-Mingo, CMB compete Continued from Page 7A medals in four events at the conference meet. Iva Moore sixth in the 3,000 meters (12:30.23), Dakota Hostetter third in the 1,500 meters (5:25.36), McKinzie Tjaden fifth in the 200-meter dash (28.75 seconds), and Rylee Thompson sixth in the long jump (14’5 3/4”).

CMB’s Bridget Hurley claimed second in the 400-meter dash in 1:05.39.

PCM’s Stafford and Rachel Freland, ran seventh and eighth, respectively, in 1:06.47 and 1:09.96. Colfax-Mingo’s Bailey Pease edged her teammate Taylor Shepley out of the final scoring place, taking eighth in 1:11.62 with Shepley running the race in 1:12.07.

Maddy Poage of CMB finished second in the high jump, clearing the bar at 5 feet. In the long jump, CMB’s Spencer was third at 15’2 1/4” followed by PCM’s Rachel Freland in fifth at 14’11 1/2”, and CMB’s Megan Ritter placed eighth at 13’10 1/2”.

“Maddy looked real good in the high jump, just missing out on first place due to an earlier miss at 4’10”,” Meinerts said. “Bridget ran a good 400 tonight in some tough weather conditions. Toni had a good jump in the long jump.”

On the track, Clarke of PCM was second in the 100-meter dash in 13.13 seconds. CMB’s Mackenzie Schmitz placed fourth in the 100-meter dash in 13.45 seconds with teammate Toni Spencer coming across next in 13.54 seconds.

PCM’s Kain claimed the runner-up spot in the 100-meter hurdles in 16.31 seconds with teammate Rachel Gulling placing seventh in 17.70. Kain was third in the 200-meter dash in 27.94 seconds. Tatum Schnug was fifth in the 400-meter hurdles in 1:14.51 for PCM. For the Mustangs, Stafford ran second in the 800-meter race in 2:36.35 and Vande Wall was fourth in 2:37.76.

Peter was fifth in the 1,500-meter run in 5:36.29 and fourth in the

3,000-meter race in 12:14.26. CMB’s Chasity Moody ran seventh in the 3,000 meters in 13:51.

Peter combined with Hugen, Kayla Jennings and Vande Wall for second in the distance medley relay race, 4:40.32, for PCM. The Mustangs’ sprint medley relay team of Clark, Hugen, Kain and Van Gorp was second in 1:58.23. PCM’s shuttle hurdle relay team finished fourth in 1:13.53.

CMB’s Poage, Spencer, Hurley and Schmitz combined for a third-place finish in the 4x100-meter relay race in 53.19 seconds. The same foursome placed seventh in the sprint medley relay race in 2:08.04.

The Tigerhawk distance medley relay team of Kennedi Hostetter, Brianna Cooper, Tjaden and D. Hostetter was fifth in 4:49.06. Their 4x100meter relay team of K. Hostetter, Eva Donnermayer, Amy Russell and Aranda Woods was seventh in 57.87 seconds, the 4x400-meter relay team of Erin Earles, D. Hostetter, Pease and Tjaden was seventh in 4:45.72, the 4x100-meter shuttle hurdle relay foursome of Dakota Brodka, Sara Lahart, Moore and Anna Blom was seventh in 1:26.64 and the 4x200-meter relay team of K. Hostetter, Cooper, Earles and Woods was eighth in 2:02.87.

The CMB 4x200-meter relay team of Poage, Ritter, Bekah Pearson and Haupert placed seventh in 2:01.19.

The Raiders’ 4x800-meter relay team of Maxwell, Heather Jessen, Patience Engle and Stephanie Twohey was eighth in 11:54.55.

Thursday, PCM is at EddyvilleBlakesburg-Fremont in a Class 2A state qualifying meet while CMB and Colfax-Mingo go to Van Meter for a Class 2A state qualifying meet. The Iowa high school state track meet is May 22 to 24 at Drake University.

Sports editor Jocelyn Sheets may be contacted at (641) 792-3121, ext. 432, or at jsheets@newtondailynews.com.

Lynnville-Sully’s Meyer, Samson, two relays win SICL titles

By Jocelyn Sheets Daily News Sports Editor MARENGO — Meliek Meyer and Bailee Samson each claimed one individual South Iowa Cedar League track championship. They also carried off two relay championships in last week’s SICL championship meet hosted by Iowa Valley.

Meyer is the SICL 100-meter dash champion, winning 11.37 seconds, with Samson right on his heels for second place in 11.41. Samson captured the 200-meter dash title in 23.02 seconds with Meyer in a close second at 23.15.

Samson and Meyer combined with Sage Ehresman and Caden Doll to win the 4x100-meter relay race in 44.94 seconds. Payton Haack and Brandon Dunsbergen joined with Meyer and Samson to post a winning time of 1 minute, 35.73 seconds in the 4x200meter relay race.

Lynnville-Sully placed second as a team with 122 points. Belle Plaine was the SICL team champion with 150 points.

“We ran, threw and jumped well and earned a second place finish in the tough SICL meet. We knew this would be a really great meet to challenge us

and we stepped up in a lot of ways.” said Mike Parkinson, Hawk head coach.

“We asked our guys to go beyond their normal means in a meet and many of them did that. I am very pleased with our efforts and performance and this will be a great launchpad for us to move forward as we prepare for our district track meet.”

Other Lynnville-Sully results from the 2014 SICL track meet were:

400-m dash — 4. Payton Haack, 52.24.

110-m hurdles — 3. Darin Hofer, 16.05, 4. Caden Doll, 16.73.

400-m hurdles — 4. Hofer, 1:06.39, 7. Noah Engle, 1:02.48.

1,600-m run — 7. Canyon Kuhlmann, 5:17.99.

3,200-m run — 5. Kuhlmann, 11:01.75.

Shot put — 2. Sage Ehresman, 43’7 3/4”.

Discus — 3. Engle, 108’8”, 5. Ehresman, 108’6”.

High jump — 8. Ehresman, 5’4”.

Long jump — 8. Caden Dunsbergen, 16’5”.

4x400-m relay — 5. Lynnville-Sully (Haack, Dunsbergen, Hofer, Doll), 3:47.06.

4x800-m relay — 8. Lynnville-Sully (Jake Brand, Colton Arment, Ross Van Wyk, Lauri Ryyppo), 10:28.64.

4x100-m shuttle hurdle relay — 2. Lynnville-Sully (Engle, Hofer, C. Dunsbergen, Doll), 1:02.74.

1,600-m distance medley relay — 5. Lynnville-Sully (Brandon Dunsbergen, Van Wyk, Haack, Kuhlmann), 4:08.29.

Sports editor Jocelyn Sheets may be contacted at (641) 792-3121, ext. 432, or at jsheets@newtondailynews.com.

ence dual action. Newton’s boys have come up short in close matches this season as it was against the Panthers.

Vitek combined with Ben Van Dalen in No. 1 doubles and lost in a third-set tiebreaker. Austin Van Brogen and Richardson had the same fate at No. 5 doubles.

“After winning the first set, Jon and Ben hit a speed bump in the second set of their doubles match. Something was just off the entire set,” Hoskins said. “It was exciting to watch them shake off the bad set and regain their composure for the third. Although they did not win the match, they showed that they can never be counted out of a match no matter what

the score. Austin and Sean showed a lot of growth in their match as well, winning the second set and staying competitive in the third set.”

Newton at Knoxville Singles Jared McClung, K, def. Jon Vitek, N, 6-1, 6-2 Austin Little, K, def. Ben Van Dalen, N, 6-1, 6-2 A.J. Jackson, K, def. Brian Jones, N, 6-1, 6-1 Colby Jones, K, def. Alex Cron, N, 6-3, 6-1 Braden DeLong, K, def. Joe Stammeyer, 6-4, 6-4 Tony Salato, K, def. Chas Antle, 6-4, 2-6 (10-3) Doubles McClung/Jackson, K, def. Vitek/Van Dalen, N, 4-6, 6-2 (11-9) Little/Salato, K, def. Jarred Griffin/Cron, N, 6-1, 6-1 Jones/Delong, K, def. Stammeyer, Antle, N, 6-1, 6-1 Blake McClung/Justin Little, K, def. Zach Coy/ Liam Briggs, N, 6-4, 6-1 Evan Higginbotham/Cam Liston, K, def. Austin Van Brogen/Sean Richardson, 6-1, 3-6 (11-9)

Boys: Mustangs, Tigerhawks run, jump, throw in conference meet Continued from Page 7A earned the silver.

On the track, Kemp and Jordan Coughenour were the conference champions for the Raiders. Kemp won the 110-meter high hurdles in 14.97 seconds and later Coughenour won the 400-meter hurdles in 56.57 seconds. CMB’s Brady Stover placed eighth in the 400 hurdles in 1 minute, 2.47 seconds.

In the 100-meter dash, Kemp was fourth in 11.55 and Huffacker was eighth at 11.73 seconds. Kemp placed second in the 200 meters in 23.69 seconds while PCM’s Troy Vittetoe was seventh in 24.71.

Coughenour took second in the 400-meter dash in 51.85, PCM’s Ronnie Marshall was fifth in 55.40 and Vittetoe was seventh in 56.54.

CMB’s Austin Moorman and Noah Cather ran seventh and eighth, respectively, in the 800-meter race in 2:14 and 2:15. Mark Deutsch of CMB finished fifth in the 1,600-meter run in 5:02.44 and PCM’s Maverick McAtee was eighth in 5:15.14.

Deutsch was fifth in the 3,200-meter race in 11:03.46 and teammate Colin Thomson was sixth in 11:14.72. McAtee placed eighth in 11:23.83.

CMB’s 4x100-meter shuttle hurdle relay team of Nick Littell, Joey Nissen, Moorman and Coughenour took second in 1:02.42 and PCM’s foursome of Reeve, Austin Sneller, Chase Kuecker and Koder was sixth in 1:07.57. In the 4x100meter relay race, CMB’s team of Kyle Cather, Stover, Samson and Dalton Birchmier was sixth in 48.80 seconds and Colfax-Mingo’s team was eighth in 50.51.

The Raider 4x400-meter relay team of K. Cather, Gunderson, Huffaker and Coughenour placed

third in 3:40.34 and PCM’s Zach Uhlenhopp, Tyler Dredge, Vittetoe and Marshall finished sixth in 3:49.88. In the distance medley relay race, CMB’s team of Littell, Stover, Gunderson and Seth Balke finished fourth in 3:59.03 and Colfax-Mingo was sixth in 4:08.79.

CMB’s 4x200-meter relay team of K. Cather, Stover, Birchmier and Huffaker took fifth in 1:39.61 and Colfax-Mingo was eighth in 1:42.52. The Raider’s 4x800-meter relay team of N. Cather, Evan Bianchi, Balke and Moorman placed fourth in 8:54.23.

Racing: Drivers show skill on the dirt Continued from Page 7A This Friday night all Boy and Girl Scouts are asked to wear their uniforms as it is Scout Night. It is all Casey’s General Stores Night at the races. Hot Laps at 6:45 p.m. and racing at 7:30 p.m.

Marshalltown Speedway Results UAW 893 Cliff Chambers Memorial May 9th, 2014 IMCA Modifieds Feature: 1. 20 Luke Wanninger (Minburn); 2. 26J Joel Rust (Grundy Center); 3. 10K Ronn Lauritzen (Jesup); 4. 9E Eric Elliott (Boone); 5. 92 Tyler Droste (Waterloo); 6. 17R Derek Reimer (St. Anthony); 7.

64ZC Brandon Leeman (Roland); 8. 2L Adam Larson (Ankeny); 9. 21K Kyle Brown (Kellogg); 10. 12 Andrew Kinser (State Center); 11. 2Z Zack Rawlins (Newton); 12. 87 Joel Bushore (Boone); 13. 40RC Rod Clement (Rhodes); 14. 21 David Brown (Kellogg); 15. 18J Jake Strayer (Newton); 16. 43S Scott Simatovich (State Center); DNS: 19 Jimmy Gustin (Marshalltown) DQ: 505 Racer Hulin (Laurel) IMCA Stock Cars Feature: 1. 35 Donavon Smith (Lake City); 2. 94 Steve Meyer (Grundy Center); 3. 19J Jay Schmidt (Tama); 4.

25 Trent Murphy (Scranton); 5. 3W Jeff Wollam (Marshalltown); 6. 3 Scott Dulin (Cedar Rapids); 7. 47 Scott Pippert (Elberon); 8. 4JR Russell Damme Jr. (Waterloo); 9. 50X Kevin Balmer (Garwin); 10. 43X Nate Thelen (Newton); 11. 042 Doug Russell (Conrad); 12. 45 Matt Deaton (Newton); 13. 93 Michael Jaennette (Newton); 14. 196 Chuck Davis (Conrad); 15. 199 Nick Thelen (Kellogg); DNS : 21K JD Kennedy (Ackley) IMCA SportMods Feature: 1. 72 Brett Lowry (Montezuma); 2. 19J Jenae Gustin (Marshalltown); 3. 12 Doug Smith (Lake City); 4. 3L Clint Luellen (Minburn); 5. 32L Ty Luellen (Minburn); 6. 25 Travis Peterson (Gladbrook); 7. 198 Sam Wieben (Dysart); 8. 80J Jared Van Deest (Holland); 9.

19G Gatlin Leytham (Garwin); 10. 7SR Shawn Ritter (Keystone); 11. 64 Zach McKinnon (Atley, WI); 12.

777 Jayme Duinink (Pella); 13. 25R Chad Ryerson (Wellsburg); 14. 32N Neil Follett (Conrad); 15. 57R Ryan King (Montour); 16. 22A Shawn Albers (Wellsburg); 17. 40S Shawn Simatovich (Gilman); 18. 26B Bryan Johnson (Roland); 19. 11 Michael Strait (New Providence); 20. T17 Tom Rawlins (Kellogg); DNS: 7R Ryan Ashton (Beaman); DNS: 16 Austin Schuring (Newton); DNS: 406 Shawn Weatherly (Eldora); DQ: 7 Carter VanDenBerg (Oskaloosa) IMCA Hobby Stocks Feature: 1. 3A Austin Luellen (Minburn); 2. 4W John Watson (Des Moines); 3. 500 Garrett Eilander (Newton); 4. 20E Eric Larson (Holland); 5. 7B Eric Stanton (Carlisle); 6. 26 Brice Udelhoven (Newton); 7. 19D Dustin Elliott (Marshalltown); 8. 79S Jason See (Albia); 9. 42T Tyson Overton (Carlisle); 10. 14T Mitchell Thomas (Marshalltown); 11. 82 Jennifer Hulin (Marshalltown); 12.

29 Jake Nelson (Newton); 13. 17Andy Peck (Newton); 14. 66P Troy Phillips (Prole); 15. 5H Andy Hick (Adel); 16. 4X Gary Pfantz (State Center); 17. 4P Matt Pohlman (Keystone); 18. 7C Chad Larson (Brooklyn) Mod Lites Feature: 1. 82 Charlie Brown (Nevada); 2. 15 Andy Hennigar (Ankeny); 3. 6 Mike Morrill (Altoona); 4.

5J Jimmy May (DeSoto); 5. 89 Travis Stensland (Nevada); 6. 28 Terry Brown (Nevada); 7. 4 Travis Brandt (Des Moines); 8. 64 Randy Bryan (Ames); 9. 8 Dusty Masolini (Des Moines); 10. 4L Larry Sorenson (Ames); 11. 13 Ryan McCrory (Pleasant Hill); 12.

46 Kevin Grisham (Ogden); 13. 12 Amber Coffman (Nevada); 14. 99 Josh May (DeSoto) IMCA Sport Compacts Feature: 1. 02 John Gill (Marshalltown); 2.

6M David Moorman (Beaman); 3. 01 Aaron Miller (Marshalltown); 4. 43 Jacob Reiter (Des Moines); 5. 33 Jeremy Stone (Drakesville) Nostalgia Cars Feature: 1. 39 Roger Ceiliski; 2. 10 Jim Anderson; 3.

5 Pudge Grabill; 4. 69 Larry Knop; 5. 3 Scott Jorpeland; 6. 33 Tyler Trappe; 7. 00 John Schroyer; DNS: 52 Chuck Anderson; DNS: *4 Ben Holt

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Newton from claims and damages of any kind caused by the operations of the contract and shall also guarantee the maintenance of the improvement caused by failures in materials and construction for a period of 1 year for electrical wiring and incidental items, 2 years for HMA resurfacing and incidental items, and 4 years for all PCC pavement and storm sewer items, all from and after acceptance of the contract.

Contractor shall fully complete the project in 40 working days, with final completion on or before October 31, 2014. Should the contractor fail to complete the work in this timeframe, liquidated damages of $50.00 per calendar day will be assessed for work not completed within the designated contract term.

The City of Newton does hereby reserve the right to reject any or all bids, to waive informalities, and to enter into such contract, or contracts, as it shall deem to be in the best interest of the jurisdiction.

This Notice is given by authority of the City of Newton Katrina Davis, City Clerk, City of Newton, Iowa May 13

Public Notices TO: SCOTT LEFF ROTH 401K TRUST a/k/a LEFF ENTERPRISES, 8615 HWY 6 EAST NEWTON IA 50208 - OWNER SCOTT LEFF ROTH 401K TRUST a/k/a LEFF ENTERPRISES, 2015 EAST 9TH STREET DES MOINES IOWA 50316 OWNER PERSON IN POSSESSION, 8615 HWY 6 EAST NEWTON IA 50208 - PERSON IN POSSESSION CITY OF NEWTON c/o CITY CLERK, 101 W 4TH STREET NEWTON IA 50208 ANY OTHER UNKNOWN PERSONS WITH INTEREST NOTICE OF EXPIRATION OF RIGHT OF REDEMPTION In accordance with Iowa Code Section 447.9 you are hereby notified that: 1.

The property described in paragraph 2 of this Notice was sold at tax sale on the 20TH day of June, 2011. The purchaser at tax sale was BOARDWALK INVESTORS/US BANK. 2. The legal description of the property sold is: Commencing at the Northwest (NW) Corner of the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter (NE 1/4 NW 1/4) of Section 34, Township 80 North (N), Range 18 West (W) of the 5th P.M., Jasper County, Iowa; thence East (E) along the Section Line 378.90 feet; thence South (S) 334.22 feet; thence S (South) 86 degrees 06'30" W (West) 379.78 feet; thence North (N) 360.00 feet to the point of beginning a/k/a PARCEL # 09.34.100.002 3. That your right of redemption as set forth in the Iowa Code will expire unless redemption of the property is made within 90 days from the date of completed service of this Notice.

4. If the right of redemption is allowed to expire, a tax deed will be issued by the Treasurer of JASPER County.

May 13 NOTICE TO BIDDERS AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF NEWTON, IOWA PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT PROJECT Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Newton City Council on the proposed contract documents (plans, specifications, and form of contract) and estimated cost for the improvement at its meeting at 6:00 pm on June 2, 2014, in said Newton City Council Chambers at City Hall, 101 W. 4th St. S., Newton, Iowa for the 2014 Street Improvements Project.

Sealed bids for the work comprising each improvement as stated below must be filed before 10:00 am according to the clock in the office of the Newton Public Works Director on May 27, 2014, in the office of the Newton Public Works Director, 1700 N. 4th Ave. W., Newton, Iowa. Bids received after the deadline for submission of bids as stated herein shall not be considered and shall be returned to the late bidder unopened.

Sealed proposals will be opened and bids tabulated at 10:00 am on May 27, 2014, in the office of the Newton Public Works Director, 1700 N. 4th Ave. W., Newton, Iowa for consideration by the Newton City Council at its meeting on June 2, 2014.

Work on the improvement shall be commenced immediately upon approval of the contract by the Council, and be completed as stated below.

Copies of the contract documents are available at no cost from the Newton Public Works Department, 1700 N. 4th Ave. W., Newton, Iowa. Prospective bidders may call (641) 791-0827, ext. 20 or 31 with questions on obtaining contract documents.

General Nature of the Public Improvement 2014 Street Improvements Project Project consists of the following two divisions of work: Division 1 - N 4th Ave E (100-300 blocks): 3,565 SY of pavement milling, 686 ton of hot-mix asphalt pavement, 1,039 SY of 8” PCC pavement, 213 SY of PCC driveway approaches, 840 SY of 5” PCC sidewalk, 3 storm sewer intakes, 19 LF of storm sewer pipe, installation of 12 streetscape light fixtures and related electrical wiring, 11 street trees, and related items.

Division 2 - N 2nd Ave W (400700 blocks): 6,142 SY of pavement milling, 947 ton of hot-mix asphalt pavement, and related items.

Each bidder shall accompany its bid with bid security as defined in Iowa Code Section 26.8, as security that the successful bidder will enter into a contract for the work bid upon and will furnish after the award of contract a corporate surety bond, in a form acceptable to the Jurisdiction, for the faithful performance of the contract, in an amount equal to 100% of the amount of the contract. The bidder's security shall be in the amount fixed in the Instruction to Bidders and shall be in the form of a cashier's check or a certified check drawn on an FDIC insured bank in Iowa or on an FDIC insured bank chartered under the laws of the United States; or a certified share draft drawn on a credit union in Iowa or chartered under the laws of the United States; or a bid bond on the form provided in the contract documents with corporate surety satisfactory to the Jurisdiction. The bid shall contain no condition except as provided in the specifications.

The City of Newton reserves the right to defer acceptance of any bid for a period of sixty (60) calendar days after receipt of bids and no bid may be withdrawn during this period.

Each successful bidder will be required to furnish a corporate surety bond in an amount equal to 100% of its contract price.

Said bond shall be issued by a responsible surety approved by City of Newton and shall guarantee the faithful performance of the contract and the terms and conditions therein contained and shall guarantee the prompt payment of all material and labor, and protect and save harmless the City of Newton from claims and damages of any kind caused by the operations of the contract and shall also guarantee the maintenance of the improvement caused by failures in materials and construction for a period of 1 year for electrical wiring and incidental items, 2 years for HMA resurfacing and incidental items, and 4 years for all PCC pavement and storm sewer items, all from and after acceptance of the contract.

Contractor shall fully complete the project in 40 working days, with final completion on or before October 31, 2014. Should the contractor fail to complete the work in this timeframe, liquidated damages of $50.00 per calendar day will be assessed for work not completed within the designated contract term.

The City of Newton does hereby

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2005 ARIENS Zero Turn 14-5 Briggs 34 inch cut less than 200 hours. $1150 or OBO. 526-3454.

LAMPS, STAINED glass & hand painted shades' some antique, antique rocker $75, antique sofa table $40, Elvis memorabilia, tea pot collection. 641831-1046.

LARGE CRATE Pet Carrier, good for small dog or 23 cats, good shape. $40.

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LARGE MEN'S Clothing: Overalls 48-50 short, jeans, trousers 50 short, summer shorts xx, T shirts x -xx, briefs x -xxx, shirts, sweaters xl, shoes & slippers 8 - 9, and suspenders. Bargains! 7926879.

LARGE SQUARE HAY bales, grass $50. 641521-2450.

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

MEN'S SHIRTS, over 100, X Large and XX Large, many never worn, name bands, Golf, corduroy, dress shirts, your choice $5. Also some new shoes.

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

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

NEW SEAT Covers, for bucket seats, grey in color. $25. 787-0208.

ONE TIRE on Rim P18565R14 856 MES, brand new $35. Air Compressor $50. 641-5214747.

PAIR OF HEAVY BRASS table Lamps, $30 pair.

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REBUILT EMACHINES Desk top Computer. Works great $40. Has Windows XP. 1 p215 / 60R15 Tire Kelly $10. Like new. 641275-8030.

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

SET OF Ladies Power Built Golf Clubs and Bag. 1,3, and 5 Woods; 3-PW Irons $25. Good condition.

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

SNOW THROWER, yard machine, 30 inch cut, 9 hp, 6 FWD, 2 Rev speed electric start, bought last year. $500. 641-521-5141.

'99 FORD Super Duty Diesel Pick-up 7.3.

130,000 actual miles, A1 condition, selling due to health. 641-831-3821.

2012 – 22 in. Toro Recycler lawn mower. FSP all attachments $225. 641792-3557.

8000 WATT Generator, about 24 hour running. $550. 67 Ford Convertible Project car, a lot of new parts. 641-526-3352.

AIRGATE- FIT Ford pickup $75 or OBO. 641-8319571 or 641-455-1151.

AVIATION INTEREST“Flight Journal- Aviation Adventure – past, present, future” from 2000 to current .10¢ each or quantity pricing. Joyce Meyer cassette tapes from her earlier ministry $1. per dozen.

Joyce Meyer monthly mags from earlier years .

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

CHEVROLET S-10 EURO 3-D tail lights New! $80.

Wooden Doll Bed $10. Tornado Cordless Drill (no charger) in case, with few drill bits $5. 1 Child folding lawn chair $4. 5 -Gallon Oak leaf crock, by Western -crack. 2 -gallon Red Wing, chip on top $30 each or 2 @ $50. Longaberger Baskets 1999 odds and ends stair $35. 792-8017.

COMFORT AIR Dehumidifier, works good. Automatic. $65. 787-0208 DALE EARNHARDT Jr. 1:64 Collectible Cars $15 each. Portable Massage table, black, only used twice $135. Hot Wheels Cars (Late 70's – Early 80's) $150. 515-313-7803.

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FULL SIZE Oil Paining, Seascape by Lee Burr, 40x30 inches. $450.00.

787-0208 JIM SHORE Figurine “Stitched with Love” Angel Quilting, new – in box. $25.

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1968 BLUE Ford Mustang Convertible. 60,000 miles, 289 Automatic. 641-7924481 or 641-521-7813

SNOW WAY V Plow- one ton truck mounting, new cutting blade. $3,000. 641792-4332 SONY 55” Wide Screen Projection TV, HDMI connection, excellent picture, works great, power button might need cleaned. $150.

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TEX SPORT Metal Frame Cot, foldable, good for camping or spare bed. $25. 787-0208.

TONY LAMA Cowboy Boots, size 9, black, like new $80 or OBO. 641-2755188.

WALTHER BB Pistol, COZ style,works well, comes with box of COZ Cartridges $70. 641-275-0290.

WOOD OCTAGON Dining Table $35 or OBO. 4 Ethan Allen Chairs $100 or OBO. White stove hood with light and fan $15. Basset China Hutch with light, very nice $125 or OBO. 2 Table Lamps, like new $10 each.

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WOODEN ENTERTAINMENT CENTER, coffee table and two end tables.

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1996 DAMON Daybreak motor home. 30 ft, sleeps 6, microwave, stove, refrigerator, furnace, AC, generator- all works, Tires in very good condition, very nice motor home. Asking $8,900.00.

641-792-7123 or 641-5214811 1997 FORD Conversion Van. Heavy ½ ton, great for towing. New front end and front tires. Runs great. $2400. 515-778-2792

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

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

2003 FORD Ranger Edge, 2WD, 3Dy-6 Auto $5000.

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1976 Cutlass Supreme 350 OLDS Auto.

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

2007 CHEVY COBALT, RED, 121,2112 MILES. IN GREAT SHAPE. PERFECT FOR ANYONE WANTING A FABULOUS RUNNING CAR WITH UNBEATABLE GAS MILEAGE. WE ARE ONLY SELLING BECAUSE OUR FAMILY IS GROWING AND WE UPGRADED TO A LARGER VEHICLE. ASKING $4,000 OBO. CALL (409) 789-3825 2008 SUNSET Creek by Sunny Brook, 27' travel trailer, 12' slide out, walk in shower, regular size bed, sofa, and table make into a bed. 2 platform rockers and TV included, electric front jack, good condition, $12,000. Call 641-7924935

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1995 SHO: Parts car with lots of good parts. Bad engine and automatic transmission. Good Body, glass, wheels, and more. Asking $3995 for both cars. 641791-2220.

DAEWOO-DD802L DOZER $20,000. 641-792-4332 POLAR CRAFT boat. 16 ft, closed bow, 45hp, Mariner outboard, good condition, $1,675.00. Includes trailer and fish finder. Upgrading to larger boat. 641-8402727

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

1999 BUICK LeSabre.

130,000 miles. Well maintained. One owner, smoker. $2000 OBO. Call 515254-1923 after 5:00.

1999 DODGE Ram Sport, good motor, tranny needs work, on reverse gear. $1200 or OBO. 641-8401149 or 515-991-9125.

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Our physical and emotional bodies receive and react to information very quickly on this eve of the intuitive Scorpio moon.

Objective analysis of the facts will take much longer. We would be wise to give our initial responses more credence than the rational opinions formed subsequently.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (May 13). You’ll love this new age you’re coming into, because it offers more freedom.

You’ll make memories with a dear one over the next 10 weeks, leading up to a new direction and adventure throughout the fall. A very practical investment will pay off in August. You’ll build a kind of monument in October. Pisces and Sagittarius people adore you.

Your lucky numbers are: 2, 13, 5, 14 and 26.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). The type of person who worries a lot will provide valuable wisdom and sound advice, but you’ll have to listen past a lot of anxious vibes to get there.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Surely you’ve felt forces of protection and good will around you. It’s as though you have your own personal archangel assigned only to you — and maybe you do.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Lately, it seems like the minute you think you know who you are or aren’t, you don’t. It’s because you’re so engaged with the world, always growing and changing.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22).

You’ll be the beneficiary of a small but surprising twist of fate. This is the first of many signs that your luck is flowing in a very positive way. The more you notice this the truer it becomes.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22). Sometimes when your dreams come true it happens in a way that you don’t recognize at first. What seems negative in the moment will actually turn out to be, in the end, a stroke of good luck.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). There’s an art to goal setting. You want to stretch into exciting territory, but not so far into it that your aims are unreasonable. You’ll meet someone who gives you a great gauge for what’s possible.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You thought you were doing all you could to make a relationship work, but new developments help you see a new and much better way.

Past efforts will seem minimal.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You’re warm and engaging, and you will break down barriers to make a connection with others. People think you’re naturally socially aware, but the truth is that you make an effort to be so.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Your heart will be open to the feelings that jump out of the television, your neighbor, the music on your radio and more. Since you’ll be much more sensitive than usual, limit your

exposure to potentially negative environments.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 18). If you find yourself pretending to be someone other than who you’ve been before, you’re just responding to a subtle but very real change in your environment. More will come to light tomorrow.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Follow the instructions as best you can.

They may not be as clear as you wish they were, nor will they fit your situation perfectly, but they will save you a whole lot of time and money.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Saying the smart thing will take a bit of planning. Think about what you want to express, and practice different approaches. In the end, you’ll get it right because you took the time to work it out.

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Agriculture Briefs

ICA encourages adoption of EPC rules

Ty Rushing/Daily News Brock Hansen examines some of the monitors in the cabin of his John Deere tractor last week while planting corn. Hansen has been using technology very heavily as a part of the daily operation of his farm that sits in northern Jasper and southern Marshall counties.

New technology changing an old trade

By Ty Rushing Daily News Staff Writer BAXTER — These days, nearly everything has gone high tech, and this includes agriculture.

Brock Hansen, who runs a family farming operation with his wife, father and mother that expands into both northern Jasper and southern Marshall counties, does his best to keep up with all the latest and greatest in farming technology.

Last week, as he was planting corn, Hansen, a fifth-generation farmer, explained how he utilizes technology in his operation.

Inside the cabin of his gigantic green John Deere Tractor, he has a collection of monitors — including an iPad he’s uses the FieldView app on. FieldView help makes planting more precise and gives a better indicator of seed population.

“This monitor here is our John Deere monitor, and this is what my guidance is giving me,” Hansen said. “(The iPad) gives me sub-inch accuracy, so I can come back and put the seed in the same trench where I applied my fertilizer to get the best updates and whatnot.”

The cabin of the tractor also contains a HAM radio, which seems to be collecting dust as Hansen said he uses an app on

his phone that works as a walkietalkie. Hansen also uses his cell phone’s “Hot Spot”— the ability to create a portable wireless Internet network — capability to upload information directly to The Cloud.

Because of the Cloud, a virtual storage place for data that can be accessed remotely, he said his dad could monitor what he’s doing on his end of the operation without riding along in the tractor if he wanted to. It also collect the data from that day’s work automatically and backs it up.

“It’s fairly expensive, I guess when you look at it, but it also helps the support system here,” Hansen said of the tech purchases. “With my planter monitor, it tells me how many seed per acres, but it’s also shutting stuff off when I come into inroads.”

Hansen said it’s kind of a delicate balance farming with so much technology. He said he saves money by not wasting as much seed and being more precise, and he has seen some higher crop yields. But at the same time the upfront costs for the technology taps into those newfound savings.

“When I first started farming, basically, we had minimal technology,” Hansen said. “Now, we have probably the most up-todate technology. It’s just like a

huge part of our daily operation.

There are days where I wish it wasn’t, but it’s no different than your home computer … it changes so fast you have to stay caught up with it.”

Thanks to his apps, and the ability to be connected to the web, Hansen said he is aware of and can respond to issues either with his crops or equipment immediately.

“I had some planter issues when I was planting the other day, and I can show you a map of stuff that I had issues with,” Hansen said gesturing toward one of his screens. “I can show it to you right now, but there are days when I wish I didn’t have a single bit of it in here.

“I was out past my neighbors a little while ago, and he was out planting with his old open station tractor and four-row planter, and he was probably looking at me in my tractor thinking, ‘Man it must be nice to have a cabin.’

And I was looking at him like, ‘God dang, it’d be nice just to sit on that thing.’”

While some may chose to hold out on embracing this new way of farming, others like Hansen have chosen to embrace new ways — well, partially.

“In one way, I cuss it, but then the other way, I embrace it,” Hansen joked.

ICA meeting to include beef quality certification Iowa Cattlemen’s Association will host its next meeting June 5 and 6 at the new Hansen Agriculture Student Learning Center in Ames.

Thursday’s sessions will include a session on demonstrating and discussing low-stress, effective cattle handling.

The ICA Carcass Challenge awards program will begin with a reception, followed by a banquet and awards announcement.

The program, which is finishing its third year, showcases Iowa’s feedyard performance and cattle genetics in an event which is a major project

for the Young Cattlemen’s Leadership Program class.

Friday’s sessions will include a discussion of national policy topics; a review of state issues; a beef products policy discussion; an education session on predicting and verifying calf performance; cattle production

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All meals, except the Carcass Challenge banquet, are free and will be provided at the events.

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The Iowa Cattlemen’s Association submitted its comments to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources regarding proposed rules to the Environmental Protection Commission about a work plan agreement between DNR and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

“We approve and support the amendments proposed for Chapters 64 and 65 requiring Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations to comply with the federal National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit requirements,” said Justine Stevenson, ICA’s director of government relations and public policy. “The proposed rule changes were approved by the EPA to ensure that the DNR is meeting the specifications of the federal Clean Water Act.” Stevenson pointed out that current laws and the proposed rules allow the DNR to take action against those who do not follow the law.

Additionally, the proposed rules give DNR the ability to inspect and evaluate farm operations on a case-by-case basis, rather than applying a “’one-size fits all’ approach that does not ensure water quality,” she said.

“Cattle producers understand the significance of having clean water, and work daily to ensure the future of their operations and the environment for future generations,” Stevenson said in the submitted comments.

Comments on the proposed rules are due to the DNR today. Iowa cattle producers have made comments at all six of the public hearings around the state, and more have submitted written comments.

Northey comments on weekly crop report Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey commented Monday on the weekly Iowa Crops and Weather report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistical Service.

“Farmers were very busy in the fields last week with nearly half of expected corn acres being planted, about 7 million acres, and almost 20 percent of soybeans being planted, or about 2 million acres,” Northey said.

“The rain we received was good for the crop in the ground but is a challenge for those still needing to get crops planted.”

The report summary follows here: Optimal conditions allowed almost half of the expected corn acreage to be planted in Iowa during the week ending May 11, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Average temperatures were above normal for the week, while average precipitation was below normal.

Topsoil moisture levels rated 1 percent very short, 10 percent short, 74 percent adequate and 15 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture levels rated 9 percent very short, 26 percent short, 60 percent adequate and 5 percent surplus. Northwest Iowa remained the driest with almost one-third of topsoil reported as very short or short of moisture.

Planting advanced rapidly at the beginning of the week. Seventy percent of the expected corn acreage was planted, 8 days ahead of last year but equal to the normal pace. Corn was slow to emerge with only 9 percent of the acreage emerged, 20 percentage points less than average. Soybean planting was 20 percent complete, advancing 19 percentage points from last week and only 2 days behind normal.

Pasture condition rated 6 percent very poor, 12 percent poor, 40 percent fair, 35 percent good and 7 percent excellent.

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