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D&D program lot sold for development First Newton National Development Corporation to build four high-quality duplexes purchased land

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News The First Newton National Development Corporation is the new owner of the D&D program development lot projected to house four duplexes.

Named the Jewel Tea Court Townhomes, the lot located in the 300 block between East Fourth Street North and East Fifth Street North was sold

for $8,000 by the city council at Monday’s meeting.

“All through our D&D program we focused on that area to make it a marquee Kahn de velopment area to show the kind of development that

we have been asked for and the kind of development that we are going to deliver to our community,” Mayor Mike Hansen said.

The First Newton National Development Corporation plans to develop the property through BTS Construction, a new partnership between First Newton National Bank and Nathan Van Maanen of Van Maanen Electric.

“We’ve been looking at projects off and on for a little while and really just haven’t found the right one,” said Rob Kahn, First Newton National Bank vice president. “Then this opportunity presented itself, and we liked the location, the idea and the concepts and jumped at the chance to make it happen.”

The development consists of four duplexes with two homes in each building selling for $160,000 each. The homes will have rear accessed garages and high quality finishes

Demo begins at former county care facility

in line with the city’s current housing projects.

“The plans that the developer has agreed to construct have been developed by the city. We’ve had a strong role in making sure that this is going to be a beautiful, high-quality project,” director of planning and zoning Erin Chambers said.

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By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News

Jamee A. Pierson/Daily News Several years in the making, the first blow was finally given to the former Jasper County Care Facility as contractor Lanphier Excavating begins the estimated two month demolition.

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News Nearly 150 years after the Jasper County Care Facility was built, demolition began Monday with the first wall coming down.

Lanphier Excavating began dismantling the facility following a pre-construction meeting between the contractor, engineer Shive-Hattery and county officials. When finished, all that will be left standing is the water tower; the youth shelter is also on the demo list.

Mike Lanphier, owner of the Reasnor-based company, estimated the project will take two months to complete.

“I’m just glad that we are finally

here, that it is finally getting done,” Jasper County Supervisor Dennis Stevenson said.

Once the county’s home for those physically or mentally impaired, orphaned or the elderly, the facility went through multiple expansions and renovations before closing in 1998.

Following its closing, the three-story building sat vacant as the county decided its future.

Stevenson, who has been in office since 2008, said talks of demolishing the structures started before he was even elected.

Progress began to take shape in recent years when the board hired engineering firm Shive-Hattery of Des Moines to begin work assess-

ing the structures and formulating a bid packet. An asbestos abatement took place at the end of 2015 and the county put the project out for bid for contractors in March.

Lanphier was selected with a bid of $297,500, more than $110,000 less than the next submission on March 23.

When completed, Lanphier will have removed the youth shelter, an underground tank, site paving and replaced top soil along with the care facility.

Future plans for the site have not yet been determined by the county.

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

On the national scale, the dialogue related to transgender restroom issues is an emotional, high-strung discussion.

However, according to Newton High School Principal Bill Peters, those same issues look more like small meetings involving students and administrators, working student by student to come up with solutions to meet the needs of each one.

“We work with each student and their family individually to find practical Peters solutions that allow the student the best possible environment,” Peters said. “There have been no physical changes yet to the facilities. We have changed access to facilities as we work with the students.”

Friday, President Obama’s administration issued a joint Department of Justice and Department of Education release that detailed a directive regarding gender identity and restrooms. Schools are to allow students to use restrooms and locker rooms of the gender where they identity, rather than by biology or the gender listed on birth certificates.

The birth certificate gender is the one recognized in the recently passed controversial North Carolina law. The federal government and the state of North Carolina are suing each other over the issue, and some school officials across the country have told the media they’ll wait to see how transgender issues are resolved in state and federal courts before taking significant action.

Peters said he could not disclose what percentage of Newton High School’s enrollment of about 840 would be affected by any decisions regarding transgender issues, as it would identify those students. He said accommodating transgender students is a BATHROOMS | 3A

Meet the candidates: Jasper County Supervisor Democrats Newton Daily News Editor’s Note: There are two Republicans and two Democrats seeking nominations for Jasper County Supervisor in the June Primary Election.

The winners from each party run for one open seat on the board in the General Election. Today’s Q&A features Democrtas John Deegan and Sandy Shaver.

the county where you live?

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A: John Deegan Since announcing my candidacy for Jasper County Supervisor, some citizens

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have expressed their views and concerns about various issues. Some of the topics mentioned to me include jobs and the economy, the condition of our roads and bridges, the environment, and wind energy. A Jasper County Supervisor represents the entire county of Jasper and its citizens, not just a particular area of the county. I would be proud to represent the residents of Jasper County. Communication with the constituents of Jasper County is vital and with a common sense approach I

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A: Sandy Shaver First thing I always hear is roads and bridges. Of course this time of year it gets worse.

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Second thing I hear is weeds in ditches. They need cut

back. Weeds are scraping cars leaving scratches. We don’t want to damage our environment, no bad sprays, there are environmentally friendly sprays. Also, we don’t want to destroy habitats so don’t need to “clear out” the whole ditch.

In flood plain areas, we need to keep the drainage areas open. Then I have been asked questions about the courthouse grounds. The handicap walks on the west side and trees; plant, take out, plant, take out.

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Courtesy of the Iowa Soybean Association Roland Schnell is a Newton-area farmer and the president-elect of the Iowa Soybean Association, and he joined other Amercian soybean-industry representatives on a February trade trip to Thailand. From the left are Craig Pietig of Ag Processing, Inc.; ISA Board president Wayne Fredericks, CP Thai Feed Ingredients president and CEO Somchai Kungsamutr; Schnell and ISA board secretary Bill Shipley.

Schnell’s trip to Far East helps further soybean trade Soybean-trade leaders left with memorandum of understanding

When Rolland Schnell took a trip to the west in February, he wasn’t simply headed to Des Moines, Council Bluffs or even San Francisco.

Schnell, a Newton-area resident who is the president-elect of the Iowa Soybean Association, traveled with a few other soybean industry leaders to Thailand in February. The trip yielded some important results, including the signing of a major multi-year production export agreement.

“It’s about having discussions and showing what we do and listening to what’s important to them and their customers,” Schnell said. “We know we can deliver a quality product that’s good for the environment. But we can’t rest. We must evolve how we conduct our business because consumer preference and expectations are always changing.”

Thailand is a nation of about 75 million people, with the city of Bangkok estimated at 12 or 13 million. The country is not in world food needs discussions in the same way as the U.S. or China, but Iowa’s soybean capabilities and Thailand’s needs match up well.

With poultry and pork among its

major exports, but soybeans cannot be sourced locally. Last year, Thailand imported 3 million metric tons of soybean meal and 2 million metric tons of whole soybeans. Thailand is getting nearly 20 percent of its soybeans or soymeal from the U.S. Omaha-based AGP is one of Thailand’s major suppliers.

Schnell said persistence in striking the type of memorandum of understanding signed in February is as important as making sure healthy beans rise out of the ground on Iowa farms.

“You have to work just as hard at making the sale as you do producing the product,” Schnell said. “It’s about striking a balance throughout the entire chain, from establishing favorable regulations and producing a quality crop to developing demand and building markets. You need to work on them all, and you need to do them well.”

ISA CEO Kirk Leeds said as recently as four or five years ago, U.S, soybean exporters didn’t have much of a market presence in Thailand.

That has changed due to investments made in domestic transportation infrastructure and time spent developing relationships with companies and governments in soybean-buying nations.

Courtesy of the Iowa Soybean Association Rolland Schnell smiles as he stands in a waterfront area during the February trade mission to Thailand, taken by him and other soybean-industry leaders. Schnell, a Newton-area farmer, is the president-elect of the Iowa Soybean Association.

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In 2013, an ISA delegation led by Iowa Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds hosted a reception for a number of major soybean buyers from Thailand. Schnell has hosted international groups on his Jasper County farm, and the trip to Thailand wasn’t his first — he’s been overseas on farm-related trips to Turkey, the Philippines, China and Europe.

Schnell said touring one of CP Foods’ four poultry processing facilities while in Thailand last month reminded him of how closely linked soybean farmers are to their customers.

“It’s mind-boggling to think that in just a matter of weeks, soybeans grown on my farm can be harvested, transported to Thailand and fed to poultry that then becomes the chicken fillet burgers enjoyed by consumers throughout southeast Asia and beyond,” Schnell said.

“That illustrates the interconnectivity we have — and the importance of maintaining it.”

Thailand is booming, in terms of population and economic growth.

“The vertical integration of the ag and food industries in developing countries will allow their economies to evolve very quickly,” Schnell said.

“This will allow millions and millions of people to rapidly climb the economic ladder. You already see it happening. So many of the cars we saw on the road while in Thailand were less than five years old.”

These overseas efforts will hopefully link world food markets in a way that will hopefully entice American farmers to continue creating better products, he said.

“You see firsthand the construction of massive new roads and passenger rail lines in places like Singapore, Bangkok and Beijing, which will allow more people to gain full time employment and actively participate in the global economy,” Schnell said. “And as their salaries increase, they will want more and higher-quality food. Iowa farmers will be who they look to for improving their diets and lives.”

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

Riley June Van Kooten Born on March 23, 2016 at 2:57pm. She weighed 6 lbs and 14 oz and was 21 inches long.

Her parents are Joey and Michelle Van Kooten of Kellogg, IA. Grandparents are Dean and Betty Van Kooten of Kellogg, IA, and Jim and Carol La Plant of Newton, IA. Her Great-Grandmother is Clarine Van Kooten of Sully, IA.

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Rain slows planting but remain above average Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey recently commented on the Iowa Crops and Weather report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistical Service.

“Planting has been slowed by the rains but farmers have been able to get in 88 percent of the corn and 43 percent of the soybean acres. Although only a few days were fit to be in the field and the state saw cooler temperatures last week, we’ve been able to maintain progress above average,” Northey said.

Wet and cold conditions across much of Iowa slowed field work or even brought it to a standstill for the week ending Sunday, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Statewide there were just 2.2 days suitable for fieldwork. There were some reports of frost in low-lying areas.

Similar to last week, the western third of Iowa reported the largest percentages of surplus and adequate subsoil moisture levels.

Eighty-eight percent of the corn crop has been planted, a day behind last year, but four days ahead of the fiveyear average. Farmers in north central and central Iowa are close to completion with 97 percent or more of the corn crop planted. Fifty-one percent of corn has emerged, five days ahead of the average. Forty-three percent of the soybean acreage has been planted, two days ahead of normal. There were scattered reports of soybeans emerged.

Pasture condition rated 71 percent good to excellent; benefitting from the added moisture during the week.

Livestock conditions were reported as mostly normal although feedlots were muddy.

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Women Land and Legacy (WLL) along with Iowa Land Sales & Farm Management will host the Fourth Annual Iowa Women’s Landowner Conference from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. June 16 at the Michael J. Manatt Community Center in Brooklyn.

Women own or co-own over half of Iowa’s farmland and have the potential to transform Iowa’s landscape and farm communities in significant and positive ways. Every effort is made to target the educational needs of women in Iowa, focusing on their empowerment and encouraging local contacts and relationships.

There will be four speakers: • Dave Baker, farm transition specialist with ISU extension, will discuss Farm Succession Planning and Legacy.

• Melissa O’Rourke, agribusiness specialist and attorney with ISU extension, will present on Farmland Leasing and Communication Strategies and highlight the logistics with the Top 10 Estate Planning Mistakes.

• Angie Treptow, Farm Credit Services of America Regional Vice President, will talk on Agriculture: Looking Forward.

• Mike Pearson, host of IPTV’s Market to Market, will be the Master of Ceremonies injecting humor and engaging the audience with his local charm.

Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. The conference fee is $30. Breakfast, snacks, lunch, handouts and door prizes are provided.

To register, visit iowalandsales.com, call 319-668-2010 ext. 2 or email jennifer.ness@ia.usda.gov.

Registration fees may be paid in advance or on the day of the event.

Local & State News Council Continued from Page 1A for the project. The homes will qualify for the $10,000 buyer incentive package because the price reached the $160,000 threshold.

The city will provide a streetscape design for the right-of-way of the project in an effort to support and benefit the look of the project. The design will be similar to what is on North Fourth Avenue in front of the hospital.

“With the anticipated value of about $1.28 million, it is anticipated that the project would generate approximately $30,000 in tax revenue in each year, $12,000

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of that being the city’s share,” Chambers said. “We’re feeling very excited about the project. It should be high quality.”

Another special feature to the project is the original of its name. “(The) Jewel Tea Company was founded by the Skiff family, so it is connecting to the history of the Skiff family, the hospital and the community as a whole,” Chambers said.

A ground breaking date of July 15 has been tentatively planned for the project.

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

Submitted Image An artist’s rendering of the future Jewel Tea Court Townhome development shows the general style and quality the city plans to achieve with the project.

Bathrooms Continued from Page 1A natural part of the school’s counselors handling emerging issues and challenges faced by young people.

“Counseling staff have attended seminars to learn more about how to best accommodate the needs of all of the students in the school,” he said.

Newton Community School District Superintendent Bob Callaghan deferred to Peters for questions about how transgender restrooms and locker rooms are addressed, saying the issue of gender-neutral bathrooms “has been handled very successfully at the high school.”

Jason W. Brooks/Daily News While the total number of Newton High School students affected by transgender restroom issues could not be disclosed, Principal Bill Peters said his staff has worked with students diligently and individually to meet all of their needs.

Peters said there is no concrete plan in place for transgender students that could not be

modified or discussed.

He also would like any student or parent with questions or concerns

to contact him, a counselor or school administrator.

“We, like other

schools, are learning more as time passes,” Peters said. “But we will certainly always employ open and honest communication to ensure a positive learning environment for all of our students.”

Andrea Hogeland, a Newton High School language arts teacher and the advisor for Newton’s Gender Sexuality Alliance, said bathroom issues have become a larger concern for some students lately.

“A few weeks ago, the GSA met and specifically discussed the bathroom laws in North Carolina, etc.,” Hogeland said. “Students were shocked and appalled at what is happening there, however, no one expressed

any concerns about the bathroom situation here at NHS, and let me tell you, if there were problems, they would have said so.”

Hogeland said while some students around the U.S. have grave concerns about whether educators have their best interests in mind, it’s her responsibility to make sure student needs are communicated and respected in Newton.

“Our GSA meets weekly, and I provide a safe environment for that meeting,” Hogeland said. “The students feel comfortable with our leaders — and they have a strong community.”

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

Entry road Branstad signs law ending to be closed petroleum tank cleanup program for ‘Pedal the Prairie’ event Newton Daily News Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge will be hosting its inaugural “Pedal the Prairie” on Saturday.

Because of this event, the entry road leading to the Prairie Learning Center will be closed from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

To get to the Prairie Learning Center, take 129th Street South from Highway 163. Drive three miles on 129th Street and turn left on South 102nd Avenue West and follow the road to the building and parking areas. If you have questions on how to get here, call the refuge at 515-994-3400.

For more information on the Midwest Region of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service visit midwest. fws.gov.

DES MOINES — A penny-per-gallon gas tax that for more than a quarter-centur y has funded efforts to clean up underground petroleum tanks near gas stations will end later this year unBranstad der a measure Gov. Terry Branstad signed into law Monday.

During a bill signing at the Capitol, Branstad said the program had served its purpose and there is enough money left over to address any future problems that arise related to the storage tanks. The tax expires on Dec. 31.

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pay less for gasoline in the future, noting that gas retailers will be paying less in taxes.

“They certainly should be able to reduce their price at the pump by a penny,” he said.

The cleanup fund has about $36 million in remaining funds, according to the nonpartisan Legislative Services Agency.

About $22 million will be used on outstanding claims linked to sites with underground storage tanks. Gipp said the rest will be available for future issues, which can be uncovered amid construction projects.

Branstad said he felt strongly the tax, “needed to go away, especially since we have enough money to take care of any sites that might be discovered in the future,” he said.

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“This is really a historic day,” Branstad said before signing the bill. “We’re getting rid of a tax.”

The Iowa Legislature created the cleanup program and its tax in 1989 to pay for costs tied to environmental contamination from the underground tanks located near gas stations. Branstad described the “sites” as difficult to address because of insurance coverage issues.

The program provided environmental remediation assistance, site insurance and loan financing.

The environmental protection charge has collected 1 cent per gallon of motor fuel and generated roughly $21 million a year, which was deposited into a road use tax fund.

Iowa Department of Natural Resources Director Chuck Gipp said the law could mean drivers in Iowa

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opposition to the legislation, though Gipp said there was interest from some parties to use the money to build more compatible tanks for ethanol blends. Gipp, a former state representative, said such a proposal should go through the channels of state government instead of using money that had a specific designation.

The Iowa Environmental Council, a nonprofit group focused on issues that include clean water, did not take a position on the legislation. Ralph Rosenberg, the council’s executive director, said the group did express a concern about depleting the source of funding.

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ou might think I am crazy, and at certain moments I would have to agree with you, but for my daughter’s fifth birthday party on Saturday, I invited 20-plus kids.

OK, so looking back, it was crazy. I thought I had a pretty good plan. The theme was balloons and bubbles so I got a variety of bubble makers, filled up 125 balloons and rented an inflatable bounce house for entertainment.

I kept the menu simple serving hot dogs, chicken nuggets, mac and cheese, apples, chips and juice. The party was only 90 minutes long, and I figured between the entertainment, eating and presents, I was golden.

Everything was fine until a slew of kids showed up. I didn’t really know how many kids would come because I invited her entire class along with some kids from dance and, of course, her cousins. For some reason, the idea of

bubbles.

The kids then began to explore and found our stash of bikes and scooters.

They began flying by, down the driveway towards the road that I didn’t expect to come into play.

At about that time, we had been playing for about a half hour and I decided it was time to eat. We did one final activity where everyone had to sit on a balloon to pop it and we headed inside.

As I was making decisions on the fly, I didn’t give my mom enough warning, and we began to scramble getting the food on the table as kids came flooding in. I don’t know why I thought they would stand in a nice line waiting for their food, but instead they began wandering around my house in search of the next thing to play with.

I got them all settled in the living room and put on my daughter’s current favorite show, “Doc McStuffins.” That, thankfully, kept them somewhat occupied while we dished out the meals. For a few shining moments that house calmed

Keeping me on my toes Jamee A. Pierson having around 30 4- and 5-year-olds at my house at one time didn’t seem like a strange idea.

As each one showed up, the first thing they did was hop in the bounce house.

That was fine until I looked in and saw about 20 kids in there at once.

To help redistribute the kiddos, I got everyone out to write their name, or the closest thing to their name, in sidewalk chalk on our driveway to show who was there. The kids then began to see there were other activities happening and things began to even out — or so I thought.

For the bubbles portion of the party, I made a pool full of soap for kids to stand in to have a bubble surround them. Little did I know I would be on my knees covered in soap for 20 minutes creating

down and everyone ate and watched in peace. We only had a few spills to clean up and a couple of requests for seconds.

When I could see they were starting to stir, I said let’s sings “Happy Birthday” and blow out the candles. The kids immediately began singing, and I rushed to get candles lit in time to blow them out at the end of the song.

I also thought present time would have all of the kids sitting nicely watching her open each one in an orderly fashion. I was once again wrong as kids gathered around, crawling over each other to see what she got and requesting their present be next.

As soon as the gifts were done, we headed back outside and began saying goodbye as our time was up. Overall, it was a really fun party, the kids all had a great time and from my daughter’s perspective was successful. But I think next time I might trim the guest list a little for my own sanity.

Contact Jamee A. Pierson at jpierson@newtondailynews.com

Living and Dion Marc Dion

Not a killer in the ring My father used to say, “Time is so everything doesn’t happen all at once. Distance is so everything doesn’t happen to you.”

He may have been quoting something he’d read, or he might have made it up. Maybe it was something he’d heard in some bar, a ways back down the road.

I thought of that when a 28-year-old Taunton, Massachusetts, man named Arthur DaRosa went on a stabbing rampage in that small city. He killed two people before being shot to death by an off-duty sheriff’s deputy. He did these things in a house and a shopping mall, on the same night, 30 minutes from the newspaper office where I work.

But in January, I watched DaRosa fight in the Golden Gloves. He fought at 165 pounds, and dropped a split decision to a fighter named Ayoule Tom Jones, out of Providence, Rhode Island.

I found my story from that night. I called the DaRosa/ Jones fight the “fight of the night.” Jones was a better boxer, but DaRosa was fairly hard to hit, and in the second round both men punched nearly continuously. By the third, my notes tell me Jones was up on his toes, hitting a very game DaRosa who was, I write in my notes, falling behind. “Good, good fight,” my notes say. It was a close fight with a lot of action: Fight of the Night.

Some guys will meet a famous organized crime guy in a bar in New York, and spend the rest of their lives telling people, “He was sittin’ right next to me,” like it makes them a famous criminal, too.

It doesn’t.

My old man was right, of course. At the fights, the distance between Arthur DaRosa and I wasn’t very big, and we were there at the same time. What saved me from being killed by him is that I was not in the same place at the same time when he began killing people.

That’s not much to hang your life on, but it’ll do.

Every source I’ve seen says DaRosa had some kind of mental problem, and had been treated. On Facebook, where time and distance don’t matter much, DaRosa is being used to prop up anti-gun control arguments because a guy with a gun shot him and stopped his rampage.

Over the decades, I’ve watched fighters in the ring who were or later became professional criminals. Some of them are dead. Some are in jail. A few of them ended up killing someone. It doesn’t make me tough. I’d have been afraid to sit next to most of those guys on a bus.

I saw Arthur DaRosa fight a hell of a fight, and a boxing ring is a good place to give your devil some exercise, tire him out, and make him too sleepy to cause trouble.

Of course, some devils never get tired.

Everybody’s a victim in this one. Even the cop who shot DaRosa may find he has acquired a hard-to-tire devil. The bell is ringing and it’s time to come out for the next round.

Checking the Maytag ‘aftermath’ As a proud former Maytager, I strongly doubt that any of my ex-office and factory colleagues mark their calendars to commemorate the death of their once-great employer. We’ve moved on with new opportunities. But since the news media feels compelled to revisit the funeral anniversary, taking a pulse check on the community’s vitality, I’ll offer some alternative perspectives.

Based upon their numbers, city leaders want us to believe that “Newton has thrived without Maytag.” Really? Thriving? Seriously?

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I used to have a lot of respect for Doug Bishop, but no more.

If he wanted the job of state representative, he should have run for the job, instead of running a smear campaign from behind his desk.

There are no kings in Jasper County, but don’t tell that to Doug Bishop. He has made a cottage in-

dustry off of running the Jasper County party from his publicly funded perch at the courthouse.

You know, there are people here in Newton who work for a living. The courthouse mafia could learn a thing or two from the working class.

According to a few letters previously written, Wes does not support women’s rights because of his association with Jeff Hoebelheinrich. This letter was trying to make lemonade out of oranges. Both men have daughters and This is intended to be in re- wonderful women in their lives sponse to all of the opinion letters that they respect beyond words. that have been negative towards Wes has two daughters, me inWes Breckenridge. Through his cluded, and a wife of 27 years. entire time in candidacy, Wes has He would do anything to make insisted on running a positive sure we would have the rights we campaign. As a woman with in- deserve. He has never done anytegrity and respect for the other thing to prove their statement candidates, I completely agree. true or to make people assume As his daughter and a strong sup- he does not support women. The porter of him, it is so hard to see most important people in his life people try to bring him down. are women. There is no evidence Most of these people writing to support that letter. Just people hateful things have not taken the being hateful. time to talk with him one on one Concerning the letter written and express their concerns. He by John Gerkin on May 12, it was wants you to come to him. He just straight offensive. This was wants to make sure you know his an unintelligent, hateful letter real opinion on issues, not just aimed only to prove how neglitelling you what you want to hear. gent and disrespectful he is. That

letter shows how little he knows about anything. He needs to educate himself instead of insulting someone’s newly discovered passion. He should stick to running his Inn, not running his mouth.

I know of no personal history between Gerkin and Wes, which makes this even more disrespectful.

Again, this was not aimed to disregard Wes’ wishes for a positive campaign, this was aimed to be justice for the untrue and insulting comments made about my father. He is a strong man who I can count on to triumph, regardless of foolish attempts to bring him down. He will be our next State Representative, and he will get there with the same integrity and morals he started this campaign with. I am fully supporting Wes Breckenridge for State Representative.

I was born and raised in Newton. I have never seen so much negative politics that are being orchestrated from the Jasper County Courthouse, as is going on at this time.

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As Mark Twain said, “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics.”

About those stated unemployment figures — a “3.2 percent unemployment rate” would truly be great — if only it were true. Many may not realize that when a person exhausts their unemployment benefits or don’t qualify for them, but remain jobless — they’re not factored into the official unemployment rate. This includes the growing population of welfare recipients that has made Newton their new home in recent years. They’re simply not part of the statistical formulation.

So our real unemployment rate is substantially higher.

TPI, Trinity and others have been new-business blessings. However, with

900 hardworking TPI employees filling orders for a single customer (GE Energy), isn’t this eerily similar to placing “all of our eggs in one basket” as we had with Maytag? Someday, might the very wind gusts that propel turbines to clean energy also level that labor force like a proverbial house of cards?

Are we now just complacently resting in the calm before another, more-devastating economic storm hits? If Maytag’s demise taught us anything, surely it’s never to say “never.”

The city reports property tax collections up substantially over the past decade. No real shocker there. My taxes have increased steadily during that timeframe just like everyone else’s, while our property assessments took a hit and our city services continue

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stressed from budgetary constraints.

And now comes the proposal to build a new Berg Middle School to raise property taxes even higher.

Note to City Hall: As you attempt to attract newcomers, the ante to live in Newton is becoming excessive, if not prohibitive, given ever-increasing taxes and costs associated with commuting to out-of-town jobs.

Pom-poms and positive thinking are important to continued economic recovery but should never come at the expense of accurate facts and credibility, which are deserved to those of us committed to stay. “Thriving” headlines serve merely as punchlines — that are anything but amusing.

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Mary Creech May 16, 2016 Mary Creech, 78, of Newton, died Monday afternoon, May 16, 2016, at Mitchellville Health Care.

Funeral services for Mary are pending and the Pence-Reese Funeral Home in Newton, have been entrusted with the arrangements.

Online condolences may be left at www. pencefh.com.

Submitted Photo Charlotte Townsend, representing the Newton P.E.O. chapters, presented Kathryn Wyre a P.E.O. scholarship at the Dollars for Scholars award program May 6. P.E.O. is a women’s organization that provides scholarships, loans and grants to promote women’s education.

Iowa’s Osprey population continues to expand Des Moines and Cedar Rapids can lay claim to nesting sites for Iowa’s big three raptors–peregrine falcons, bald eagles, and recently, ospreys. The re-appearance of the fish-eating osprey has continued to slowly expand its presence in Iowa from the initial release of a five 42-day-old chicks at Lake Macbride in 1997 by the Macbride Raptor Project and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR).

“It takes a long time to grow osprey numbers,” said Pat Schlarbaum, wildlife diversity technician with the Iowa DNR. “We strive for having a minimum of three nest pairs to sustain a population; five pairs to make it secure. We have six pairs in the Des Moines metro area so things are looking up.”

Young ospreys were brought to Iowa from nests in Minnesota and Wisconsin. At 42 days old, osprey could not yet fly but they could tear fish apart on their own. After 10-14 days, they would fledge and it is at that time when they imprint on the area that they will consider as their home.

“This really is a remarkable story,” he said. “They migrate 4,000

miles roundtrip from Iowa to Central and South America, and then after more than a year away, find their way back to Iowa to nest.”

There were two successful nestings in 2003 — at Spirit Lake and Lake Macbride — which were the first documented osprey nests since before European settlement. Since then, the number of nests has continued on a trend of slow growth to now possibly more than 25 nesting pairs statewide. Schlarbaum said Iowa may be home to four new nesting pairs this year, and possibly more.

One second year nest on the Wells Fargo campus in West Des Moines has captured the interest of many as the osprey’s exploits can be seen around the world at www. iowadnr.gov/Conservation/Osprey-Cam. The high profile pair has produced three eggs, which should begin hatching during the first part of June.

“This is reality TV in the flesh,” he said.

Their nest building exploits has caused viewers to send Schlarbaum emails asking him to get certain items out of the nest, for fear that

Tree care class at Newton Public Library A Basic Tree Care class will be at 3 p.m. Friday at the Newton Public Library. The library is planting new trees and has invited Newton Parks and Recreation Superintendent Nathan Unsworth to provide information about proper tree planting and care. Join Unsworth at the library and have your questions answered. This program is free and open to all ages.

the birds or chicks could get hurt or entangle themselves in the materials.

“The nest exhibits all the character of the bird. They use a bunch of different stuff, like metal bands used to bind lumber, corncobs or roots, arrows, string and rope, plastic mesh and even indoor/outdoor carpeting,” he said. “It’s interesting to see what materials they use for their nests, but we keep our distance and have not intervened at this time.”

Continued slow growth has crossed an important biological threshold in Des Moines and, with four nesting pairs, in Iowa City.

Cedar Rapids has added a nesting pair near downtown not far from the eagle nest and their peregrine falcon site.

“This project would not have been successful without local county conservation partners, avid birders, local businesses and anglers who donate fish for these birds,” he said. “Our role was to steward the birds to the local partners and they took it over from there. All credit goes to osprey stewards that promote clean water.”

UAW Local 997 meets May 26 UAW will host its active or retirees of UAW Local 997 Special Amalgamated meeting at 4 p.m. May 26 at its building at 1813 First St. N. in Newton.

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• Donate when you Dine at 5 p.m. Tuesday at Culver’s Restaurant, 1650 W. 19th St. S. in Newton. Culver’s will donate 10 percent of sales to the Jasper County Animal Rescue League.

• Dinners on Tuesday, a free meal, will meet at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Christian Life Church, 421 S. Second Ave W. in Newton. Dinner will be in the basement of the church.

• Discover Hope, a faith-based addiction support group, will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at 219 N. Second Ave. W. in Newton.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 8 p.m.

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

• Mariposa Lake Restoration Project Open House will begin at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Jasper County Conservation Office, 1030 W. Second St. S. in Newton. Contact Keri Van Zante, at 641-792-9780 or kvanzante@co.jasper.ia.us with questions.

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

• Newton Noon Kiwanis will meet at noon Wednesday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 223 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton.

• Alcoholics Anonymous Beginner’s Support Group will meet at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 223 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m.

Wednesday at the Masonic Temple in Prairie City.

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

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Police Blotter Newton Police Department • A 17-year-old juvenile is charged with fifth-degree theft after authorities were called at 9:45 p.m. May 5 to the 1000 block of West Fifth Street South. Officers were told a stolen purse was seen in the juvenile’s room. Consent was given to search the room and officers found the purse. The juvenile was cited and released to appear.

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• Michael L. Pitts, 38, of Pella, is charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia after authorities were called at 12:18 p.m.

Saturday to the 500 block of West Third Street South. Officers were called about a domestic situation and found Pitts leaving the residence.

When officers stopped him to speak with him, he tried to

Friday to the intersection of First Street North and North 19th Avenue West. Tonya Brunner was traveling west on North 19th Avenue East and hit Rink’s vehicle, which failed to yield and turned left in front of Brunner. Rink then left the accident without providing information. Brunner’s vehicle had approximately $3,500 in damage while Rink’s had approximately $1,500 in damage. He was cited and released to appear.

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• Nicholas J. Rink, 30, of Newton, is charged with leaving the scene of an accident, failure to yield upon left turn and driving while license under suspension after authorities were called at 2:15 p.m.

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Wife eager to get pregnant must face stalling husband

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been together for eight years, but married only a few months. It took him a long time to finally marry me, and it ended up that I was the one to propose.

I am 30 and he’s 39. I know he loves me. I have always expressed that I want children and he did, too. I have been off birth control and keeping track of my cycle, but now he doesn’t want to make love. When I try to get him in the mood, he always finds an excuse. I told him he has had plenty of time to let me know if he doesn’t want children.

I love him more than anything, but I do not want to miss out on being a parent. This is a deal-breaker. I am getting older and I don’t know what to do.

— FUTURE MOMMY IN WISCONSIN DEAR FUTURE MOMMY: Settle this now by asking your husband directly why he is either unwilling or unable to perform in the bedroom. You are entitled to an explanation, because he may be having second thoughts not only about starting a family, but also the marriage. If he has changed his mind about having children, talk to a lawyer because you may be able to get an annulment.

DEAR ABBY: I have a friend who is in the Navy. We have been friends for a year and a half, but have never met in person. He’s 19 and I’m 17. We Skype at least once a week.

He has fallen for me and doesn’t know what to do because he’s in an arranged marriage he doesn’t want to be in. He doesn’t know the girl, doesn’t know what she looks like or even know her name. All he knows is she lives in Russia.

I have fallen for him, too. He is only going through with the marriage because his grandparents did it. I thought I would ask for some advice on what I should do. — MISS CONFUSED DEAR MISS CONFUSED: Are you sure this person is who he has rep-

resented himself to be? “Because his grandparents did it” is not a good reason to go through with a marriage to a stranger. If his story is true, it appears this young man’s family has his future mapped out for him, and he isn’t independent enough to resist.

If you continue this Skype romance, I see nothing but sadness ahead for you. You would be happier if you found someone closer to home, someone whom you can meet in person.

DEAR ABBY: I don’t know what’s wrong with me. I say yes to everything!

I say yes to people I don’t even want to.

I agree to plans that override those I have already made. Then I have to lie my way out of events and other stuff I don’t want to do, or never had any intention of ever doing. I need help. It’s ruining my life. Please, please help. — CAN’T SAY NO DEAR CAN’T SAY NO: What’s wrong is that you are trying to be a people-pleaser. The problem with making promises you can’t keep is that eventually you will become labeled as a flake when you don’t follow through.

If you’re afraid you won’t be liked if you take the risk of just saying no, you are mistaken. People will respect you for standing up for yourself and drawing the line, as long as it’s done politely.

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IOWA CITY — Authorities have determined an altercation earlier this month involving a black University of Iowa freshman does not meet the criteria for a hate crime.

Student Marcus Owens reported he was assaulted May 1 in an alley near several bars and restaurants by white men who called him racial slurs. Authorities reviewed surveillance video and talked to witnesses, and police issued a statement Monday night detailing the evidence. Owens said in a letter his account was inconsistent.

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FORT DODGE — A Fort Dodge man has been charged with vehicular homicide after authorities say he was speeding, driving drunk and ran a stop sign before fatally hitting a minivan.

Leon Shivers, 45, is accused of crashing his car into a minivan driven by 82-yearold John McCartney on April 4.

McCartney died from his injuries on April 22 in a hospice.

DES MOINES — Authorities say a girl has died after a brick pillar collapsed onto a hammock she and her sister were sharing at their home in Des Moines. The accident occurred a little before noon Saturday. One end of the hammock was tied to a tree, the other end to an unreinforced pillar of bricks. The girl’s 16-year-old sister told police she was on the hammock when her younger sister jumped in, causing the pillar to collapse and bricks to strike the younger girl’s head. The girl died later at a hospital.

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OSAGE — Cases have been consolidated and a new trial starting date has been scheduled for an Osage man accused of sex abuse and of a plan to poison the person he’s accused of abusing. Mark Retterath will be tried in Franklin County on one count of attempted murder, one of second-degree sexual abuse, three counts of third-degree sexual abuse, one count of solicitation to commit murder and one count of solicitation to commit a felony.

He’d been set for trial this week.

More than 300 trout found dead in stream CEDAR RAPIDS — Iowa Department of Natural Resources officials are trying to track down what killed more than 300 fish in a Cedar Rapids stream. The Department says Monday that a fisherman contacted DNR staff Saturday morning to report dead trout floating downstream in McLoud Run. The angler said he first saw the dead fish Friday night. Staff later found 319 brown, rainbow and brook trout that had died.

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Dozens of officers participate in Special Olympics run Newton leg is on route to Ames

By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News Dawn Hanbeck is excited.

The Iowa Special Olympics Summer Games are set to be held Thursday through Saturday in Ames, and Hanbeck is one of several Jasper County athletes qualified to compete.

“Walking — and walking,” Hanbeck said when asked what events she’ll compete in at state.

“Fifty meters and 100 meters.”

Monday, Hanbeck and a handful of other Special Olympians came to the Jasper Courthouse square to greet a group of about 30 area law enforcement personnel from several agencies.

Those women and men were running Newton’s leg of the Torch Run — a police fundraiser for Special Olympics Iowa.

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Jason W. Brooks/Daily News About 30 area law enforcement personnel from several agencies ran all or part of Newton’s leg of the Special Olympics Iowa Torch Run fundraiser on Monday morning. The group ran from Casey’s General Store at Iowa Speedway Drive to a spot near Westwood Golf Course, stopping at the Jasper County Courthouse to meet with area Special Olympics qualifiers.

Jason W. Brooks/Daily News Wayne Salyers hangs on to his cane as he’s greeted by law enforcement employees who participated in Monday’s Newton leg of the Special Olympics Iowa Torch Run. Assisting him is Monica Perrin, left, of Progress Industries. Salyers is one of this year’s Jasper County qualifiers for Iowa Special Olympics in Ames.

Casey’s General Store at Iowa Speedway Drive to a spot near Westwood Golf Course, stopping at the courthouse for water and to meet with the area Special Olympics qualifiers. The 30 runners included personnel from the Newton Police Department, Knoxville Police Department, Jasper County Sheriff ’s Office and the Iowa

programming prevented that. Approximately 20 athletes from the area will participate in Olympic events Friday in Ames.

Eric Tyson, who sported his Newton Cardinals hoodie Monday, is also qualified for state in the 50- and 100-meter runs. Mindy Fisher is competing in the softball throw and

Department of Corrections.

With a NPD vehicle ahead of the group and a sheriff ’s car in back, there was an escort to get through town.

Last year, none of the local qualifiers were able to attend, so law enforcement completed the Newton leg on its own.

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of the Torch Run has often been spearheaded in recent years by Newton Police Lt. Wayne Winchell, who was again part of the effort Monday.

Melissa Butler of Progress Industries was hoping to send as many as 15 athletes to represent PI at Monday’s event, but technicalities in funding and

running.

Wayne Salyers, a visually impaired Olympian who came to the courthouse square with the help of Monica Perrin of Progress Industries, is competing in the 25-meter walk and the tennis ball throw.

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

Researchers hope to turn Black Hawk County grasses into fuel WASHBURN (AP) — A group of University of Northern Iowa researchers and Black Hawk County conservationists have cultivated about 100 acres of prairie grass in the hopes of burning it for fuel.

The “Prairie Power” project located within the Black Hawk County Natural Re-

source Area, southeast of Washburn, has reintroduced plants and wildlife not seen in the area for some time.

The project is funded by the Iowa Economic Development Authority and is a product of the university’s Tallgrass Prairie Center, which was founded more than 40 years ago by recently retired biology pro-

fessor Daryl Smith.

The research shows that the grasses have brought two to three times as many species of birds as well as wild turkey, fox, deer and coyote.

“If you build it, they will come,” said Vern Fish, executive director of the Black Hawk County Conservation Board.

Researchers are also studying the prairie grasses’ benefits in decreasing soil erosion and water pollution from nutrients washing into rivers and streams.

They’re trying to find a market for the prairie grass as fuel, but selling it as a fuel source is difficult with natural gas prices so low.

A test burn at Cedar Falls Utilities’ Streeter Station power plant in 2013 yielded positive results.

“Combustion of the prairie biomass yielded about 57 percent of the energy value of coal; however stack emissions, air pollutants and the potential for slagging and fouling were lower,” a project report said.

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Candidates Continued from Page 1A Q: What are some county resident needs that have gone unaddressed in recent years?

A: John Deegan I am not aware of any specific needs that have not been addressed by the current Board of Supervisors, but I am open to public input on any issue of concern. I do think that we have to guard against allowing taxes to get out of hand. I believe that we need to stay vigilant in maintaining our county roads and bridges. Obviously, first and foremost is public safety. Adequate funding is required so that our sheriff ’s department can protect the citizens. I want to stay on top of mental health issues and make sure those who need assistance receive the proper services.

The issue of economic development is always a work in progress. We need to continue to add jobs, especially better paying jobs in Jasper County. I would collaborate with JEDCO in this endeavor. The more people we have working, the bigger the tax base which means each individual’s share is less.

A: Sandy Shaver Again this has to do with roads during the winter months. Salting roads tends to break down some surfaces, so roads need repair. Also, this causes our residences driveways and garage floor problems. There is definitely a cost difference. Some alternatives cause bridges supports to deteriorate. So what is the cost of these repairs?

Plus cost of resurfacing?

There are alternatives, but are there better products? Would the ends justify the means?

These are some of the questions I have and want answers to! I have been talking and listening to road maintenance

people and engineers in our counties and other counties.

They are the experts not me.

But, would like to get more answers and improve the situation and still be cost effective. We also have a mental health problem in our county. This is a regional problem a long with a state problem.

As well as our counties get told “no beds” “not enough trained personnel.” We are losing people) THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE! Some way we need to help I don’t have all the answers. While we are addressing this problem and have improved) we need to continue to improve.

Q: What are some important principles county supervisors should keep in mind when determining the tax burden on residents? What do you think of recent tax increases?

A: John Deegan The Board of Supervisors are the legislative body of the county. I feel some of the necessary guiding principles of a supervisor should be honesty, integrity, fairness and open mindedness. When we take the oath of office we are responsible to the citizens of Jasper County to maintain a healthy and safe county.

I would have an open door policy and be willing to listen and gather information so that I could make an informed decision. I would collaborate with our elected and appointed officials. It is vital to have good communication skills. I feel the current board has been cognizant of the tax burden on the residents of Jasper County and have done a good job in difficult times. The loss of a Fortune 500 company has proven to be a challenge when dealing with budget appropriations.

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a balancing act and I feel they have done their best to meet the challenges. . As we are not undertaxed, providing vital services while keeping taxes in check is a top priority for me.

A: Sandy Shaver Cost of everything. We should keep the work in house whenever possible. Use businesses of Jasper County when and wherever possible and stay cost efficient and effective. I believe it was big jump. We have a lot of elderly in Jasper County on fixed incomes. We have a lot of people on minimum wages and we still have those part time workers not making minimum wages. Of course most of those probably don’t own their own homes or are working 2 or 3 jobs each to have their own homes. Any increase is a burden to most residents of Jasper County.

We, as supervisors, must always keep this in mind as we make our financial decisions.

Q: Do you feel the county is taking enough initiative to maintain and repair roads and bridges? Should more focus be put on repairs for the roads and bridges than currently is being done?

A: John Deegan Considering the available resources due to budget constraints, I feel the current board is doing a good job with the difficult task of maintaining and repairing our roads and bridges. There is always room for improvement, however, everything comes at a cost. The board is fiscally accountable to its citizens. Jasper County has 922

miles of gravel roads and 243 miles of paved roads. It is an enormous duty of the board.

I feel some of the factors that contribute to their condition include increased load limits, the use of harsh chemicals during winter months, and perhaps a less expensive grade of limestone. The safety of our residents is paramount.

Our focus should be to establish long range goals to maintain and improve the roads as well as our bridges. Budget appropriations are extremely difficult. If elected, I would do my best to make this a priority while keeping in mind the tax burden on the residents of our county. I want to keep taxes as low as possible while providing the necessary services.

A: Sandy Shaver I believe our county has been taking initiative in the repair of roads and bridges.

Can we do better, probably?

Yes we need to focus on repairs of our roads and bridges. At the same time we have to be fiscally responsible and our present supervisors are doing just that.

Q: Most of the higher-level elected offices in Jasper County in both parties are held by men. What do you think your role is as candidates and party leaders to address the lack of diversity in the county’s elected offices and within the party itself?

A: John Deegan With all due respect, I feel that Jasper County has an outstanding history of electing women to office. In addition, many women have also been appointed to department head positions. We should be proud. Diversity is good for our county. The position of Jasper county Recorder is currently held by a woman and her predecessor of many terms was a woman as well. The previous two Treasurers of Jasper Coun-

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ty were women. Our longest serving auditor was a woman. There has been a woman elected to the Board of Supervisors. Many of these women served simultaneously. Our head of conservation is a woman. These are just a few examples and so as not to risk leaving anyone out, I chose not to name them or list them all. Many of the cities within our county also have women officials. The Jasper County Democratic party has many women actively involved in leadership roles and delegate roles. Several have been active for a very long time and work tirelessly for the party.

I would encourage all people, regardless of gender, race or age, who are interested in public office to seek election, whether it be county, municipal, state or national.

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Track & Field Day for Cardinal students

Christian Lawson breaks away from the pack during a relay race Monday at H.A. Lynn Stadium.

Photos by Abigail Pelzer/Daily News Marshall Penning, an Aurora Heights fourth-grader, prepares to stick the landing in the long jump during Monday’s track & field day at H.A. Lynn Stadium. View more photos online at www.newtondailynews.smugmug.com

Rielly Wright, an Aurora Heights fourth-grader, kicks a soccer ball during field events Monday.

Caleb Mattes, a Woodrow Wilson fourth-grader, completes the final leg of a relay race Monday during the track events at H.A. Lynn Stadium.

Cozette Nichols photographs her daughter Claire Nichols, 3, before a field event Monday in which her son Jackson was participating. Many family members were on hand for the track & field day at H.A. Lynn Stadium.

Emma Forst, of Aurora Heights, throws the shot put during the field events Tuesday at H.A. Lynn Stadium.

Braelyn Parks, left, celebrates as he approaches the finish line in first place Monday during a 100-meter dash during the track & field day.

Cody Sayles, of Woodrow Wilson, takes a leap Monday while competing in the long jump.

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Defense is driving force for Cardinal baseball

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News “This team loves playing defense,” Newton High head baseball coach Dustin Brisel said.

Brisel, who is in his second year as Cardinal head coach, is proud to say that because defense is part of the foundation of the Newton baseball team. Brisel pointed out the Cardinals stress making the routine plays defensively.

Newton had 26 errors in Little Hawkeye Conference play for the 2015 season, which was third best in the LHC, and 44 errors overall.

Newton finished fourth in the Little Hawkeye Conference at 9-6 behind Pella at 15-3, Oskaloosa 11-7 and Dallas CenNewton High School Varsity Baseball 2016 Schedule May 24 — Marshalltown, 7:30 p.m.

May 25 — Boone, 7:30 p.m.

May 26 — Chariton, 7:30 p.m.

May 31 — Bondurant-Farrar, 7:30 p.m.

June 1 — Pella Christian, 7:30 p.m.

June 2 — Southeast Polk, 7 p.m.

June 3 — West Marshall, 7:30 p.m.

June 4 — Woodward-Granger, 6:30 p.m.

June 6 — Dallas Center-Grimes, 7:30 p.m.

June 8 — Grinnell, 5:30 p.m.

June 9 — BGM, 7:30 p.m.

June 10 — Oskaloosa, 7:30 p.m.

June 13 — Pella, 5:30 p.m.

June 14 — ADM, 7:30 p.m.

June 15 — Norwalk, 7:30 p.m.

June 17 — Pella Christian, 5:30 p.m.

June 18 — Newton Cardinal Invitational, 3 p.m.

June 24 — Grinnell, 7:30 p.m.

June 27 — Oskaloosa, 5:30 p.m.

June 29 — Pella, 7:30 p.m.

June 30 — Des Moines East, 7:30 p.m.

July 1 — Norwalk, 5:30 p.m.

July 5 — Des Moines East, 7:30 p.m.

July 8 — Saydel, 7:30 p.m.

July 11 — Knoxville, 5:30 p.m.

July 12 — Dallas Center-Grimes, 5:30 p.m.

July 13 — South Tama, 1 p.m.

July 13 — Boone, 7:30 p.m.

July 15-20 — 3A substate, TBA Home games in bold

ter-Grimes at 10-8.

Norwalk posted a 7-9 conference mark followed

by Grinnell at 4-13 and Pella Christian at 4-14. Several conference games were rained out for the season.

“We have great leaders and communication on the field defensively with our returning players and the guys joining the squad this year,” Brisel said as the Cardinals prepare for the 2016 season.

Newton returns six varsity lettermen from last year’s 1614 squad. Two of the returners — senior third baseman Drew Stout and junior short stop Connor Gholson — earned Little Hawkeye Conference honors as infielders.

Stout was named to the All-LHC first-team, finishing with an .885 fielding average for the season. Stout was credited with 25 putouts, 52 assists, and had 10 errors.

Stout had an on-base per-

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Newton High senior Drew Stout returns at third base for the Cardinals in 2016. Stout earned Little Hawkeye Conference first-team honors as an infielder.

centage of .395 and finished in the top 15 in stolen base at-

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Newton High alumnus Dustin Brisel enters his second year as head baseball coach for the Cardinals. The team posted a 16-14 overall record in 2015 and finished third in the Little Hawkeye Conference.

tempts — 11 of 13. He led the Cardinals in runs scored with 24. Stout tied for most hits on the team at 32. He had two doubles and drove in six runs.

Gholson was named to the second team as an infielder playing shortstop for Newton.

He also pitched for the Cardinals. He ended with a .924 fielding average and seven errors defensively.

Gholson hit at a .258 clip with an on-base average of .313. He had 23 hits, and had five doubles, 10 RBIs and scored 18 runs. He was 5 of 6 on stolen base attempts.

As a pitcher, Gholson went 5-1 and had one save with a 2.03 ERA. He pitched 51 2/3 innings, gave up 50 hits, 15 walks and 21 runs while striking out 35 batters.

Other returners for the Cardinals are senior catcher Duncan Lee, junior first-base-

man/pitcher Trey Vanderlaan, junior Brennen Dodd who played in the outfield, at second base and pitched and senior outfielder Grant Nook.

Senior Bryce Tish is back also, but he missed all of the 2015 season because of shoulder surgery. As a sophomore, Tish hit .263 with 15 this, one double, seven RBIs and nine runs scored. He had a fielding average in the outfield of 952 with one error. He was 4-for-7 on stolen base attempts.

Lee shared catching duties last year. Behind the plate he had a .968 fielding average with four errors, and he threw out 13 base runners on 23 base-stealing attempts.

Lee hit .242 with 22 hits, three doubles and one triple.

He drove in 12 runs and scored 10 runs.

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Lynnville-Sully baseball striding forward

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News SULLY — Lynnville-Sully’s baseball program has made strides the past two years under head coach Bob Scandridge. In 2015, the Hawks won their first postseason game in seven years.

Reaching a Class 1A District 11 semifinal game was a

big stride forward for Lynnville-Sully baseball. Even with a loss, the district semifinal game is a strong statement for the progress of the Hawk program and a good place to launch the 2016 baseball season.

“We had a lot of positive things come out of that game and the season as a whole,” Scandridge said at the end of the 2015 season. “The postseason win over Colo-NES-

CO was a tribute to how hard these kids have worked to move the program forward.”

The Hawks return nine letterwinners, which includes six starters, from last year’s 14-12 squad. Lynnville-Sully finished at 12-7 in South Iowa Cedar League conference play, tied for fourth.

“We return a lot of experience in regard to starting time. We have seven players

who started at least five games last season, which should bring a level of defense we are looking for,” Scandridge said.

Returning to the diamond are seniors Kobe Fisk, Ross Van Wyk, Noah Engle and Kyle Van Dyke, juniors Tyler Van Zante, Caden Dunsbergen and Dylan Roozeboom and sophomore Elijah Collins and Josh Dunsbergen.

The four seniors, Van Zante

and Caden Dunsbergen were starting players for the Hawks.

Lynnville-Sully’s top battery is back in Van Zante as pitcher and Caden Dunsbergen as catcher. Van Zante earned All-SICL first-team honors as a pitcher, going 6-1 on the mound for the Hawks with a 1.91 Earned Run Average.

Caden Dunsbergen received second-team all-conference honors for his play behind the plate for the Hawks.

Van Zante allowed 27 hits, walked 20 batters , hit six batters and recorded 42 strikeouts in 40 1/3 innings of work on the mound. He was one of the top hitters for the Hawks with a.269 average, driving in 15 runs on 18 hits and three doubles. He scored 16 runs and was 8-for-8 on stolen base attempts.

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Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News At the plate or behind the plate, junior Caden Dunsbergen returns as a force for Lynnville-Sully’s baseball team in 2016 as one of the Hawks’ leading hitters and their starting catcher.

Lynnville-Sully High School Varsity Baseball 2016 Schedule May 23 — Colfax-Mingo, 6 p.m.

May 25 — Montezuma, 6 p.m.

May 26 — Colo-NESCO, 5:30 p.m.

May 27 — North Mahaska, 6 p.m.

June 1 — BGM, 6 p.m.

June 2 — Moravia, 6 p.m.

June 3 — HLV, 6 p.m.

June 6 — Belle Plaine, 6 p.m.

June 8 —Sigourney, 6 p.m.

June 9 — Pella Christian, 6 p.m.

June 10 — Keota, 6 p.m.

June 13 — Iowa Valley, 5 p.m.

June 14 — West Marshall, 5:30 p.m.

June 15 — English Valleys, 6 p.m.

June 17 — Tri-County, 6 p.m.

June 20 — Colfax-Mingo, 6 p.m.

June 22 — Montezuma, 6 p.m.

June 24 — North Mahaska, 6 p.m.

June 27 — BGM, 6 p.m.

June 29 — HLV, 6 p.m.

July 6 — PCM, 6 p.m.

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Two Mustangs advance to final round of regionals

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News STATE CENTER — The season from a team perspective is over for the Prairie City-Monroe girls’ golf team.

But the Mustangs will be represented in the next round of the Class 3A regional tournament.

Junior Breanna Maher shot a 93 and finished fourth overall, while sophomore Madeline Mitchell carded a 95 and tied for fifth during the opening round of regionals at the par 72 Lincoln Valley Golf Course.

Both Mustangs advanced to the next round, but a thirdplace team finish ended the season for the rest of the PCM golfers.

The Mustangs shot a 406 and finished one position shy of advancement, placing third in the eight-team field.

“I am very proud of this group of girls, and the efforts they have been putting out to improve and never give up,” PCM coach Val Edwards said.

“We say goodbye to senior Abby Van Haaften. We will all miss her, but we wish her the best of luck in college.

“Everyone else is back next year, and we will continue to improve and be very competitive again next year.”

Nevada, backed by a brilliant round from junior Claire Ausman, won the team title with a 378, while two-time defending 2A champion Grundy Center/Gladbrook-Reinbeck finished second with a 389.

Tigers blow 8-0 lead, but get late homers to beat Twins DETROIT (AP) — Hours after admitting he knows he’s in a tough situation due to his team’s disappointing play, Detroit Tigers manager Brad Ausmus provided a memorable moment on a strange night.

The Tigers led 8-0 after one inning with AL ERA leader Jordan Zimmermann on the mound, only to see the Minnesota Twins come back to tie the game in the seventh.

Ausmus was gone by then, having been ejected in the fourth inning for arguing a called third strike with Minnesota within 8-7. During the argument, he took off his sweatshirt and used it to cover up home plate.

“When you get seven, eight guys coming back from home plate complaining about the strike zone, they can’t all be wrong,” he said.

Nick Castellanos saved more embarrassment for the Tigers, though, hitting a tie-breaking homer in the seventh. J.D. Martinez, whose dropped fly ball allowed the tying run to score in the seventh, homered in the eighth to give the Tigers a two-run lead.

That was an important boost for Ausmus, who acknowledged before the game that he knows his job situation is precarious.

Detroit came into the game having lost 11 of 13.

“We get it, I’m on the hot seat,” Ausmus said.

“I might get fired. We’re done talking about it.”

Castellanos homered off Pat Dean (0-1), who had entered the game in the first inning and threw 90 pitches in 5 1/3 innings.

Stephen Koenigsfeld/Marshalltown Times-Republican Prairie City-Monroe junior Breanna Maher shot a 93 and finished fourth at the Class 3A Region 2B tournament at Lincoln Valley Golf Course in State Center. Maher, and her teammate Madeline Mitchell, both advanced to next week’s regional tournament final.

Center Point-Urbana was fourth with a 425, while South Tama County (433), West Marshall (443), East Marshall (448) and Union Community (534) completed the field.

Maher shot a 13-over-par 50 on her first nine holes. She was 10-over-par after six holes.

She was much better on her final nine holes, shooting an 8-over-par 43.

Mitchell was two shots back of her teammate, but she had a more consistent pair of rounds.

Mitchell shot a 48 on the front nine and a 47 on the back nine.

Ausman won medalist hon-

ors with an impressive 6-overpar 78. Her back nine included six pars and a birdie on the par 5 No. 12. She also birdied the par 5 No. 7.

Grundy Center’s Kate Ross was the runner-up medalist with a 91. Center Point-Urbana’s Natalea Cook shot a 92 in third place.

Nevada’s Chloe Davis tied Mitchell for fifth.

Maher and Mitchell compete for a shot at the girls state meet Monday in the final round of the 3A Region 2 tournament at Indian Rock Country Club in Nevada.

CMB girls golf end season at regionals AMES — The Raiders finished seventh overall at the 3A Region 3A tournament Monday at Coldwater Links.

CMB shot a 467, which was 11 shots ahead of Southeast Valley. Heart of Iowa Conference rival Gilbert won the meet with a 382, while Clarion-Goldfield shot a 393 in second. Both schools advance to Monday’s final round.

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Colfax-Mingo’s Underwood qualifies for 1A regional golf final

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News

Troy Hyde/Daily News Colfax-Mingo freshman Delaney Underwood advanced to the final round of a Class 1A regional tournament after finishing third on Monday at The Preserve at Rathbun Lake.

MORAVIA — Colfax-Mingo freshman Delaney Underwood claimed third place at Monday’s Class 1A Region 3A, securing a slot in the 1A Region 3 Final.

Underwood shot a 102 on the The Preserve golf course at Lake Rathbun.

Sigourney’s Stacy Moher and Kendall Streigle were meet medalist and runner-up medalist with scores of 90 and 97, respectively.

The top five individuals and top two teams advance to the regional final, which is May 23 at Knoll Ridge Golf Course in North English.

Sigourney won the team title with a 411 and host Moravia finished second with a 466.

Lynnville-Sully’s Hawks came in with a third-place

517 followed by Colfax-Mingo’s 609.

Lynnville-Sully freshman Tessa Van Maanen ended up 11th with a 117.

Juniors Ida Byggeth and Kristine Jaenette finished 13th and 14th with scores of 125 and 126.

The final team scoring individual for the tournament was junior Kaylee Van Maanen with a 149, which was 18th.

Also playing for Lynnville-Sully were junior Mikayla Smith and freshman Kayla Van Dyke with scores of 158 and 164.

Freshman Camilla Schlosser was Colfax-Mingo’s second-lowest score with a 137 for 16th.

Tigerhawk junior Skye Weber shot a 182 and freshman Jasmine Riley carded a 187.

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

Durant, Westbrook help OKC rally past Warriors OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Kevin Durant scored 26 points and made a key 17-foot jumper with 30.7 seconds left, and the Oklahoma City Thunder handed the Golden State Warriors their first home loss of the playoffs with a 108-102 victory in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals Monday night.

Russell Westbrook scored 24 of his 27 points in the second half for Oklahoma City, which trailed 60-47 at halftime. Westbrook also had 12 assists and seven steals in the opener of the Thunder’s fourth West finals in six years.

“We’ve just got to compete,” Westbrook said. “It’s going to be a tough game. It’s a tough building. They have a lot of great players on their team, but I know we’re a great team and when we put our minds to it, tonight we didn’t play our best game and we came out with a win.”

Game 2 is Wednesday night at Oracle Arena. If this one was any kind of preview of what is

coming, this should be a dandy of a series between the NBA’s highest-scoring teams from the regular season.

Steven Adams made a pair of free throws for Oklahoma City with 1:01 remaining, and Klay Thompson missed a reverse layin moments later on the other end.

MVP Stephen Curry had 26 points and a playoff career-high 10 rebounds, but the Warriors missed too many shots down the stretch.

With his team down 105-102, Steve Kerr begged for a traveling call on Westbrook at midcourt with 17.2 seconds left, with the NBA Coach of the Year signaling with his arms before going into a squat. Oklahoma City got a timeout instead. Westbrook made one free throw with 14.5 seconds to go.

Thompson scored 19 of his 25 points in the first half, but shot 3 for 10 over the last two quarters. Curry’s 3-pointer to beat the halftime buzzer gave Golden State a 13-point lead at

the break.

Durant scored to get his team within 88-85 going into the final quarter, and then knocked down a tying 3 just 12 seconds into the fourth. Dion Waiters’ layup at 10:30 put the Thunder ahead for the first time since the opening quarter.

Westbrook missed nine of his first 10 shots before finding a groove and scoring 19 points in his team’s 38-point third quarter. His jumper with 5:03 left pulled Oklahoma City to 73-68 before Thompson answered two possessions later. Westbrook stole the ball from Green and drove the length of the court for a dunk at the 3:07 mark of the third, and that helped swing momentum.

Durant, Serge Ibaka and Adams each had double-digit rebounds — a focal point for Golden State after the Warriors won 121-118 in overtime on Curry’s long game-winner at Oklahoma City on Feb. 27 despite being outrebounded 6232.

SPORTS CALENDAR Tuesday Soccer Norwalk at Newton girls, varsity 5:30 p.m, JV 7 p.m.

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

Des Moines Christian at PCM boys, 7 p.m.

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

Chariton at CMB boys, 5:30 p.m.

Thursday Track State Track meet, all classes, Drake Stadium, Des Moines, 9 a.m.

Tennis Newton girls at Class 1A regional, Pella, 9 a.m.

Soccer Des Moines Christian at CMB girls, 5:30 p.m.

CMB boys at Marshalltown, 7:30 p.m.

Friday Track State Track meet, all class, Drake Stadium, Des Moines, 9 a.m.

Golf Boys Districts Newton at 3A at The Preserve at Rathbun Lake, 10 a.m.

PCM at 2A, Fox Ridge, Dike, 10 a.m.

C-M at 1A, Oskaloosa, 10 a.m.

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

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

PCM girls at North Polk, 5:30 p.m.

North Polk at PCM boys, 5:30 p.m.

Saturday Track State Track meet, all class, Drake Stadium, Des Moines Monday Golf Girls Regionals Class 4A Region 2 at Newton, 10 a.m.

PCM at Class 3A Region 2, Nevada Colfax-Mingo at Class 1A Region 3, North English Soccer Newton girls at Des Moines North, 4:30 p.m.

Boys Substates Class 2A Substate 6 Bondurant-Farrar at Newton, 6:30 p.m.

PCM at ADM, 5 p.m.

Class 2A Substate 7 CMB at South Tama, 5 p.m.

Softball Lynnville-Sully at Colfax-Mingo, 6 p.m.

PCM at Greene County, 7 p.m.

CMB at Gilbert, 7 p.m.

Baseball Colfax-Mingo at Lynnville-Sully, 6 p.m.

PCM at Greene County, 7:30p.m.

CMB at Gilbert, 7:30 p.m.

Ex-rugby star Hayne leaves NFL, aims for Olympics SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Australian rugby league star Jarryd Hayne’s NFL experiment is over, as he announced his retirement Sunday from the San Francisco 49ers in order to push for selection in the Fiji Rugby Sevens team for the Rio Olympics.

“I simply could not pass that chance up,” Hayne said. “The Olympics has been something I have admired since I was a little boy, and it is an opportunity I feel very similar to me joining the NFL.” A 6-foot-2, 220-pound running back and special teams player, the 28-year-old Hayne was a surprise to make the initial 53-man roster out of training camp as a rookie last year with San Francisco. Playing eight games, he had 17 carries for 52 yards and six catches for 27 yards while returning eight punts for 76 yards.

He joined San Francisco as an undrafted free agent on March 3, 2015, then made the cut under former coach Jim Tomsula — making good on his goal nearly a year after leaving his old sport to chase a new NFL dream across the world.

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New coach, new league, new expectations for Colfax-Mingo baseball

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News New Colfax-Mingo head baseball coach Greer Milledge doesn’t hide the expectations he has put on his 2016 squad.

Milledge doesn’t expect another 5-24 season. He does expect the Tigerhawks to compete for a conference title in their first season in the South Iowa Cedar League.

“I set high standards,” Milledge said. “I always want to make it to the state tournament. That should always be the goal, and I think the guys want it more than ever now, too.”

Last year’s record came predominately against Class 2A and 3A programs inside the Heart of Iowa Conference.

In games against 1A competition, Colfax-Mingo went 5-4. In one of those losses, the Tigerhawks allowed four runs in the seventh inning of a 6-4 loss to Southeast Warren. In a 5-0 loss to Montezuma, all five runs came in one inning and the 5-0 postseason loss to BGM came on a night when the Tigerhawks committed five errors.

Colfax-Mingo can compete against 1A competition.

Milledge is excited see how a full season against those kind of schools will go.

“Last year, we just didn’t have the mindset to win close games or win games against bigger schools,” Milledge said.

“We just didn’t have the confidence. This year, the guys have already experienced games in the SICL and you can tell they are much more confident.”

Having most of the roster back from last year’s team will help Milledge in his first season after taking over the program from his brother Seth Milledge, who left to take the same position at Highland Riverside.

Leading the way is sophomore ace Jonathan Jacobs as well as senior Jacob Buehrer, junior Jimmy Camp and sophomore Jarod Nichols.

Jacobs went 3-4 last year as the team’s ace pitcher. He led the team in earned run average at 3.02 and fanned 44 batters in 51 innings.

“I think he’s a lot better than last year,” Greer Milledge said. “He’s grown up a lot, has better control and throws harder.”

Camp returns as the team’s top hitter. He batted a teambest .275 and had an one base percentage of .448 last year as mostly a designated hitter.

That role won’t change much

Hawks Continued from Page 1B Caden Dunsbergen committed two errors as catcher, finishing with a fielding average of .986. He threw out five base runners on eight base stealing attempts. He connected for 22 hits and four doubles for a .328 batting average. He drove in 13 runs and scored 19. He went 8-for9 on stolen base attempts.

“If we continue to progress offensively and defensively from the last two years, we will put a solid team not the field each day, “ Scandridge said.

Fisk, Van Wyk and Engle are outfielders for Lynnville-Sully. Fisk earned second-team All-SICL honors a year ago, committing just one error. He had a .322 batting average with 28 hits and five doubles while drive in 22 runs and scoring 17. He was 13-for-15 on stolen base attempts.

Van Wyk hit .212 with 11 hits and two doubles, and he

Troy Hyde/Daily News Colfax-Mingo senior Jacob Buehrer, right, and sophomore Jonathan Jacobs return to the Tigerhawk baseball team this season and both are expected to be keys to a successful season.

Colfax-Mingo High School Varsity Baseball 2016 Schedule May 23 — Lynnville-Sully, 6 p.m.

May 25 — HLV, 6 p.m.

May 27 — BGM, 6 p.m.

June 1 — Montezuma, 5:30 p.m.

June 3 — North Mahaska, 6 p.m.

June 6 — Sigourney, 6 p.m.

June 8 — Belle Plaine, 6 p.m.

June 10 — Tri-County, 6 p.m.

June 13 — English Valleys, 5 p.m.

June 15 — Keota, 6 p.m.

June 17 — Iowa Valley, 5 p.m.

June 20 — Lynnville-Sully, 6 p.m.

June 22 — HLV, 6 p.m.

June 24 — BGM, 6 p.m.

June 29 — North Mahaska, 6 p.m.

Home games in bold

this season.

Nichols started all 29 games last year — mostly at third base. He batted .246 and got on base nearly 40 percent of the time.

Buehrer played most of his high school career at catcher, but Milledge plans to transition his most experienced player to second base in 2016.

The plan is to take pressure off Buehrer’s knees, which will allow him to hit for more power throughout a long season.

“Jacob has some knee issues, so we wanted to take pressure off those knees and allow him to hit for more power late in the season,” Milledge said.

“It also allows us to transition the position to a younger guy. We are going to have to replace Jacob behind the plate at some point.” scored 11 runs. Engle hit at a .313 clip with 10 hits and two triples. Engle hit one of the team’s three home runs last year.

Van Dyke played first base for Lynnville-Sully and had two errors defensively with a .967 fielding average. He hit .239 with 11 hits, five doubles and one triple. He had five RBIs and scored 11 runs.

Collins, Josh Dunsbergen and Roozeboom had limited varsity action. Collins did hit .217 with five hits, four RBIs and nine runs scored. Josh Dunsbergen recorded nine innings of varsity pitching, allowing five hits, walking seven and striking out four.

Scandridge said junior Isaac Collins and sophomore Carson Dunsbergen are expected to fill spots. Isaac Collins plays first base and third base while Carson Dunsbergen is another catcher.

“I believe we should be a better hitting team this season,” Scandridge said. “Our really unproven factor is on the mound. It is going to be a chal-

The new catcher, at some point this season, will be freshman Zarek Hill, who started 25 games in the infield last year.

The other returners include sophomore first basemen Misha Seebeck, junior outfielder Adam Teed, senior outfielder Gabe Simpson, sophomore utility player Alex Lewis and sophomore outfielder Reegan Van Dyke.

Teed, Nichols and Hill are expected to log significant innings as pitchers. Seebeck will be the team’s closer.

The issue for Milledge, and for most baseball and softball coaches, early in the season is the lack of availability of his players. Several of the core players are still involved in spring sports, which has limited Milledge in the first few weeks of the season.

“Things are going about as well as they can go,” Milledge said. “We have 21 kids on the team, but we have had only about six to eight at practice every day. We have only had four practices with our full team.”

The Tigerhawks open the season at 6 p.m. Monday at Lynnville-Sully. The home opener is against HLV at 6 p.m. on May 25.

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

lenge finding the No. 3-5 spots in the pitching rotation, but we have good pitching potential.

Our kids need to get innings in and prove themselves.”

Along with Van Zante, Fisk, Van Wyk, Elijah Collins and Josh Dunsbergen have pitching experience.

Other members of the team are sophomores Cody Gibbs and Corbin James and freshmen Cale Foster, Rylan James, Abraham Collins, Nick Rea and Evan Squires.

Lynnville-Sully is ready to be in the thick of the SICL conference race in 2016.

“Until someone beats BGM out of the top spot, they have to be the conference pick,” Scandridge said. “Iowa Valley, North Mahaska, Sigourney and us have several key players returning and all will be tough teams to beat.”

The Hawks open the season at home Monday against SICL newcomer Colfax-Mingo.

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

Throwback cars giving 100th Indy 500 retro look INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis 500 fans might feel like they’re traveling through a time warp this month.

Scott Dixon’s traditional red-and-white Target Chip Ganassi car has brought back the yellow lightning bolt. At Team Penske, Helio Castroneves is driving the “yellow submarine” while teammate Simon Pagenaud climbs into the trademark neon yellow car former team owner John Menard used in the 1990s.

And the paint scheme on the No. 35 of A.J. Foyt Enterprises rekindles memories of the cars he drove late in his storied career.

They’re winning every popularity contest in Gasoline Alley.

“The yellow submarine has always been a sharp looking car,” said Robert Arnold, a 58-year-old fan from Indianapolis. “But the Menard’s day-glow paint schemes, I enjoy those very much. That really brings me back to the ‘90s. I just really like all of the throwback paint schemes. I think they should bring these back, no matter the occasion.”

Throwback days have become popular events in much of the sports world.

Teams in the NFL, NBA and Major League Baseball all have donned uniforms from previous years. Last year, when NASCAR put Darlington back on its traditional September date, Sprint Cup teams celebrated by turning back the clock with old color schemes on the cars.

But the sudden penchant for going retro at Indianapolis Motor Speedway seems

much more fitting given the circumstances — the May 29 race will be the 100th running of the 500.

“I think this year there was more of an emphasis on the throwback,” said Dixon, the 2008 race winner. “The only question I had about the lightning bolt was why it took so long to get it back on the car because I think it looks fantastic.”

The lightning bolt first appeared on the team’s cars in 1995 and the decal remained there through 2001, a span in which Ganassi’s drivers combined to win four series titles and Juan Pablo Montoya won the 2000 Indianapolis 500.

Penske’s team drew raves when it initially brought back the canary yellow car in 2014 with the same colors Rick Mears popularized by driving to 500 wins in 1982 and 1984.

Now Castroneves is hoping his seventh attempt to join Mears, Foyt and Al Unser Sr. as the only members of the four-time 500 winners club will come with just as much luck as Mears had in the ‘80s.

Pagenaud’s uniquely bright car is still adding chapters to Menard’s storied reputation.

From 1995-2000, Menard’s team won three poles. Pagenaud did it again last weekend by taking the No. 1 qualifying spot for the Grand Prix of Indianapolis and then did something Menard’s teams never could by winning at Indy.

With back-to-back pole wins and three straight race wins, Pagenaud heads into this weekend’s qualifying as one of the pole favorites in a car people still embrace.

MLB STANDINGS Major League Baseball At A Glance All Times CDT The Associated Press American League East Division

W L Pct GB Baltimore 23 13 .639 — Boston 24 14 .632 — Toronto 19 21 .475 6 Tampa Bay 17 19 .472 6 New York 16 21 .432 7½ Central Division

W L Pct GB Chicago 24 14 .632 — Cleveland 18 17 .514 4½ Kansas City 18 19 .486 5½ Detroit 17 21 .447 7 Minnesota 10 27 .270 13½ West Division

W L Pct GB Seattle 21 16 .568 — Texas 22 17 .564 — Los Angeles 17 21 .447 4½ Oakland 17 22 .436 5 Houston 15 24 .385 7 Sunday’s Games N.Y. Yankees 7, Chicago White Sox 5 Minnesota 5, Cleveland 1 Oakland 7, Tampa Bay 6 Detroit 6, Baltimore 5 Boston 10, Houston 9 Kansas City 4, Atlanta 2, 13 innings Texas 7, Toronto 6 L.A. Angels 3, Seattle 0 Monday’s Games Cleveland 15, Cincinnati 6 Boston at Kansas City, ppd.

Tampa Bay 13, Toronto 2 Detroit 10, Minnesota 8 Arizona 12, N.Y. Yankees 2 Oakland 3, Texas 1 L.A. Angels 7, L.A. Dodgers 6 Tuesday’s Games Cincinnati (Simon 1-3) at Cleveland (Salazar 3-2), 5:10 p.m.

Seattle (Miley 3-2) at Baltimore (Jimenez 2-3), 6:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Archer 2-4) at Toronto (Stroman 4-0), 6:07 p.m.

Minnesota (Hughes 1-6) at Detroit (Pelfrey 0-4), 6:10 p.m.

Houston (Keuchel 2-5) at Chicago White Sox (Rodon 1-4), 7:10 p.m.

Boston (Porcello 6-1) at Kansas City (Ventura 3-2), 7:15 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Pineda 1-4) at Arizona (Greinke 3-3), 8:40 p.m.

Texas (Hamels 4-0) at Oakland (Surkamp 0-3), 9:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Weaver 3-2) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 5-1), 9:10 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games Minnesota at Detroit, 12:08 p.m.

Boston at Kansas City, 1:15 p.m.

Texas at Oakland, 2:35 p.m.

Seattle at Baltimore, 6:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Toronto, 6:07 p.m.

Cleveland at Cincinnati, 6:10 p.m.

Houston at Chicago White Sox, 7:10 p.m.

Boston at Kansas City, 7:15 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Arizona, 8:40 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at L.A. Angels, 9:05 p.m.

National League East Division

W L Pct GB Washington 23 15 .605 — New York 21 16 .568 1½ Philadelphia 22 17 .564 1½ Miami 21 17 .553 2 Atlanta 9 28 .243 13½ Central Division

W L Pct GB Chicago 27 9 .750 — Pittsburgh 20 17 .541 7½ St. Louis 20 18 .526 8 Milwaukee 16 22 .421 12 Cincinnati 15 23 .395 13 West Division

W L Pct GB San Francisco 22 18 .550 — Colorado 19 18 .514 1½ Los Angeles 20 19 .513 1½ Arizona 18 23 .439 4½ San Diego 17 22 .436 4½ Sunday’s Games Cincinnati 9, Philadelphia 4 Miami 5, Washington 1 Milwaukee 3, San Diego 2 Kansas City 4, Atlanta 2, 13 innings Pittsburgh 2, Chicago Cubs 1 Colorado 4, N.Y. Mets 3 San Francisco 2, Arizona 1 St. Louis 5, L.A. Dodgers 2 Monday’s Games Cleveland 15, Cincinnati 6 Miami 5, Philadelphia 3 Pittsburgh 8, Atlanta 5 Arizona 12, N.Y. Yankees 2 L.A. Angels 7, L.A. Dodgers 6 Tuesday’s Games Cincinnati (Simon 1-3) at Cleveland (Salazar 3-2), 5:10 p.m.

Atlanta (Blair 0-2) at Pittsburgh (Nicasio3-3), 6:05 p.m.

Miami (Chen 3-1) at Philadelphia (Velasquez 4-1), 6:05 p.m.

Washington (Scherzer 4-2) at N.Y. Mets (Syndergaard 3-2), 6:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 2-2) at Milwaukee (Anderson 1-5), 7:10 p.m.

Colorado (Bettis 3-2) at St. Louis (Garcia 3-2), 7:15 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Pineda 1-4) at Arizona (Greinke 3-3), 8:40 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Weaver 3-2) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 5-1), 9:10 p.m.

San Francisco (Bumgarner 4-2) at San Diego (Rea 3-1), 9:10 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games Miami at Philadelphia, 12:05 p.m.

Atlanta at Pittsburgh, 6:05 p.m.

Cleveland at Cincinnati, 6:10 p.m.

Washington at N.Y. Mets, 6:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee, 7:10 p.m.

Colorado at St. Louis, 7:15 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Arizona, 8:40 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at L.A. Angels, 9:05 p.m.

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

PUBLIC NOTICES

Randal B. Caldwell, Attorney THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT JASPER COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF BETTY B. GRIFE, Deceased.

Probate No. ESPR036845 NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS To All Persons Interested in the Estate of BETTY B. GRIFE, Deceased, who died on or about April 3, 2016:You are hereby notified that on May 2, 2016, the last will and testament of BETTY B. GRIFE, deceased, bearing date of March 7, 2001, was admitted to probate in the above named court and that Barbara Hackworth & Daryl Grife were appointed executors of the estate. Any action to set aside the will must be brought in the district court of said county within the later to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the will whose identities are reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred.

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

Dated May 5, 2016.

Barbara Hackworth Executor of estate 627 S 4th Ave W Executor of estate Newton, IA 50208 & Daryl Grife Executor of estate 1215 E 12th St N Newton, IA 50208 Randal B. Caldwell, ICIS PIN No: AT0001375 Attorney for executor Firm Name: Caldwell, Brierly, Chalupa & Nuzum, PLLC Address: 211 First Ave W, Newton, IA 50208 Date of second publication: May 17, 2016 Probate Code Section 304 May 10 & 17 THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT JASPER COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF ROBERT TIMOTHY TRIER, Deceased Probate No. ESPR036850 NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Robert Timothy Trier, Deceased, who died on or about April 26, 2016: You are hereby notified that on May 6, 2016, the last will and testament of Robert Timothy Trier, deceased, bearing date of July 12, 1994,* no codicils was admitted to probate in the above named court and that Michael G. Trier was appointed executor of the estate. Any action to set aside the will must be brought in the district court of said county within the later to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the will whose identities are reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred.

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

Dated May 5, 2016.

Date of second publication: 24th day of May, 2016 Michael G. Trier Executor of the Estate 3501 SW Court Ave Ankeny, IA 50023 Address Kathryn E. Walker, Attorney for the Executor ICIS PIN No: AT0008220 Walker, Billingsley & Bair, 208 N 2nd Ave W, Newton, IA 50208 Address Probate Code Section 304 *Designated Codicil(s) if any, with date(s) May 17 and 24 TRUST NOTICE IN THE MATTER OF THE TRUST: THE SCHWARTZ FAMILY TRUST (Married A-B Living Trust) To all persons regarding Keith E. Schwartz, deceased, who died on or about the 11th day of October, 2015. You are hereby notified that Alice Marilyn Schwartz is the trustee of The Schwartz Family Trust, dated January 22, 2003.

Any action to contest the validity of the trust must be brought in the District Court of Jasper County, Iowa, within the later to occur of four (4) months from the date of second publication of this notice or thirty (30) days from the date of mailing this notice to all heirs of the decedent settlor and the spouse of the decedent settlor whose identities are reasonably ascertainable. Any suit not filed within this period shall be forever barred.

Notice is further given that any person or entity possessing a claim against the trust must mail proof of the claim to the trustee at the address listed below via certified mail, return receipt requested, by the later to occur of four (4) months from the second publication of this notice or thirty (30) days from the date of mailing this notice if required or the claim shall be forever barred unless paid or otherwise satisfied.

Dated this 9th day of May, 2016.

The Schwartz Family Trust Alice Marilyn Schwartz 116 Main St. Reasnor, Iowa 50232 Ken J. Smith I.C.I.S. Pin #: AT0007376 UPDEGRAFF & SMITH Attorney for Trustee 101 First Avenue West Newton, Iowa 50208 (641)792-4141 Date of second publication 17 day of May, 2016.

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Area High School State Track Meet Event Schedule

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Newton High senior Duncan Lee is back behind the plate for the Cardinals in 2016. Lee shared the catching duties in 2015 and is expected to be the Cardinals’ starting catcher this summer season.

Cardinals Continued from Page 1B “We’re developing our pitching staff. We lost several good pitchers, so finding the right rotation is important this season,” Brisel said.

“Our main concern is the one we deal with every years — keeping our players healthy and keeping pitchers’ arms healthy through the summer.”

Brisel and his assistant coaches Ryan Comer, Tyler Stewart, Brad Kahler and Brady Calow are looking to several younger players to step into roles for the varsity. Senior Austin James is working into the outfield and junior Jon Lawton is an infielder.

Juniors Keith Steinbach and Reagan Maple can play at the catcher spot and pitch for the Cardinals. Sophomores Trevor Ergenbright and Garrett Sturtz and juniors Tyler Stanton and Josh Gulling are players working on the mound and at other positions.

“We have good team speed. We will be pressuring defenses every night when we’re on base. We plan to use our speed to our advantage with base stealing, bunts and hit and run opportunities against opponents,” Brisel said.

Brisel said being patient at the plate is another aspect the Cardinals stress. He said Newton hitters are working on finding a pitch they can drive to the gaps in the field.

“We will work deep into (pitch) counts to push the opposing pitchers’ pitch count to get to their bullpen each game. We have players who are very patient at the plate, which helps put pressure on our opponents,” Brisel said.

Newton is looking to be right in the thick of the Little Hawkeye Conference title race again.

“We’re hungry for a Little Hawkeye Conference championship. We have the athletes to compete for the top spot in a very talented conference,” Brisel said. “It all comes down to us playing routine baseball defensively and executing at the plate offensively.

“If we do both of those things, you will find us at the top of the conference this year.”

Newton is in Class 3A this summer and has a mixture of talented Class 3A and Class 4A teams on its schedule. It has its annual Cardinal Invitational on June 18 at Newton’s Woodland Park. The Cardinals added the Woodward-Granger Invitational tournament on June 4 to their schedule.

Other members of the Newton 2016 baseball team are: senior Jacob Risius; sophomores Cole Cazett, Carson Cazett, Kamden Kuennen, Jace Lukefahr, Darren Revell, Blayden Rhone, Reid Umbarger, Luke Winchell and Logan Wolfe; freshmen Ry Arguello, Ryan Barr, Aaron Bartels, Ike Bebout, Carver Christenson, Blake Cockerton, Taylor Greiner, Ben Leal, Mason Lee, Adam Maharry, Luke Maharry, Josh Miller, Matt Moran, Jacob Murphy and Cole Webster; and eighth-graders Clay Meyer and Taylor Danley.

Contact Jocelyn Sheets at 641-792-3121 ext. 6535 or jsheets@newtondailynews.com Newton High School JV/9th baseball 2016 Schedule May 24 — Marshalltown 9th, 5 p.m.

May 24 — Marshalltown JV, 5:30 p.m.

May 25 — Boone JV, 5:30 p.m.

May 26 — Chariton JV, 5:30 p.m.

May 27 — Boone 9th, 5 p.m.

May 31 — Bondurant-Farrar JV, 5:30 p.m.

June 1 — Pella Christian JV, 5:30 p.m.

June 2 — Ames 9th, 12:30 p.m.

June 2 — Southeast Polk, 5 p.m.

June 3 — West Marshall JV, 5:30 p.m.

June 6 — Dallas Center-Grimes 9th, 10 a.m.

June 6 — Dallas Center-Grimes JV, 5:30 p.m.

June 8 — Grinnell 9th, 11 a.m.

June 9 — Saydel 9th, 11 a.m.

June 9 — BGM JV, 5:30 p.m.

June 10 — Oskaloosa 9th, 10 a.m.

June 10 — Oskaloosa JV, 5:30 p.m.

June 13 — Pella 9th, 10 a.m.

June 14 — ADM JV, 5:30 p.m.

June 15 — Norwalk 9th, 10 a.m.

June 15 — Norwalk JV, 5:30 p.m.

June 18 — Newton JV Cardinal Invitational, 10 a.m.

June 22 — Dallas Center-Grimes 9th, 10 a.m.

June 24 — Grinnell 9th, 10 a.m.

June 24 — Grinnell JV, 5:30 p.m.

June 27 — Oskaloosa 9th, 10 a.m.

June 28 — Gilbert 9th, 11 a.m.

June 29 — Pella 9th, 10 a.m.

June 29 — Pella JV, 5:30 p.m.

June 30 — Des Moines North JV, 5:30 p.m.

July 1 — Norwalk 9th, 10 a.m.

July 5 — BGM 9th, 11 a.m.

July 5 — Des Moines East JV, 5:30 p.m.

July 6 — ADM 9th, 11 a.m.

July 7 — Knoxville JV, 11 a.m.

July 8 — Saydel JV, 5:30 p.m.

July 9 — Newton 9th Invitational, 8:30 a.m.

July 13 — South Tama JV, 11 a.m.

July 13 — Boone JV, 5:30 p.m.

Home games in bold

Here is the complete event schedule for the five area high school track and field teams for the 2016 Iowa High School State Track and Field Championships. Newton, Prairie City-Monroe, Collins-Maxwell/Baxter, Colfax-Mingo and Lynnville-Sully combine to send 68 athletes to the annual event at Drake University in Des Moines.

Thursday Class 3A 9 a.m. — Girls shuttle hurdle relay prelims — Newton (Alexis Stout, So., Audrey Lucas, So., Abbie Barr, Fr., Morgann Edie, So.) 11:30 a.m. — Boys discus — Jace Lukefahr, So., Newton 1:20 p.m. — Girls 400-m dash final — Sydney Jenkins, Sr. Newton 1:40 p.m. — Boys 400-m dash final — Brennen Dodd, Jr., Newton Class 2A 9 a.m. — Girls shot put — Payge Jurgens, Sr., CMB 9:40 a.m. — Girls 3,000-m run — Heather Jessen, Jr., CMB 10:40 a.m. — Girls 100-m dash prelims — Toni Spencer, Sr., CMB 10:55 a.m. — Boys 100-m dash prelims — Brady Stover, Sr., CMB 11:10 a.m. — Girls 4x800-m relay — PCM (Paytan Schut, Fr., Baylee Smith, So., Morgan Novak, Sr., Kirstin Ives, Fr.} 11:30 a.m. — Boys shot put — Will Clapper, Fr., CMB, Brady Kemp, Jr., CMB Girls long jump — Toni Spencer, Sr., CMB, Ashley Van Gorp, Sr., PCM, Sailor Hinegardner, So., CMB 1:20 p.m. — Girls 400-m dash final — Bridget Hurley, Sr., CMB 2 p.m. — Boys shuttle hurdle relay prelims — CMB (Ben Gunderson Jr, Lane Howes, Sr., Brad Rtitter, Sr., Brady Stover, Sr.) Class 1A 2 p.m. — Boys long jump — Colin Lourens, Sr., Colfax-Mingo 2:40 p.m. — Boys shuttle hurdle relay prelims — Lynnville-Sully (Noah Engle, Sr., Caden Dunsbergen, Jr., Ryan Hofer, Jr., Gage Vander Leest, Fr.) 3:20 p.m. — Girls 3,000-m run — Dakota Hostetter, Jr., Coflax-Mingo, Marissa Vos, Sr., Lynnville-Sully 4:30 p.m. — Boys shot put — Sage Ehresman, Sr., Lynnville-Sully 4:35 p.m. — Boys 100-m dash prelims — Sage Ehresman, Sr., Lynnville-Sully 5:40 p.m. — Boys 4x800-m relay — Lynnville-Sully (Canyon Kuhlmann, Sr., Corey McCoy, So., Tyson Vander Linden, Fr., Carson Dunsbergen, So.) 7:20 p.m. — Boys 400-m dash final — Jake Lietz, Sr., Colfax-Mingo, Gabe Simpson, Sr., Colfax-Mingo Friday Class 3A 9 a.m. — Girls Shot Put — Haley Revell, So., Newton

Boys long jump — Connor Gholson, Jr., Newton 11:40 a.m. — Girls 400-m hurdles final — Alexis Stout, So., Newton Noon — Boys distance medley relay — Newton (Clayton Baltisberger, So., Matthew Karsten, So., Jack Callaghan, So., Brennen Dodd, Jr.) 12:40 p.m. — Girls 4x100-m relay prelims — Newton (Sydney Jenkins, Sr., Alex Hutchinson, Sr., Liz McVey, So., Leela Spencer, Sr.) Class 2A 9 a.m. — Girls distance medley relay — PCM (Emily Hugen, Sr., Ashley Van Gorp, Sr., Jayci Vos, Sr., Rachel Stafford, Jr.) 10 a.m. — Girls 100-m high hurdles prelims — Sailor Hinegardner, So., CMB 10:50 a.m. — Girls 4x200-m relay final — PCM (Jayci Vos, Sr., Emily Hugen, Sr., Ashley Miller, So., Ashley Van Gorp, Sr.) 11:20 a.m. — Boys 400-m hurdles final — Brady Stover, Sr., CMB 11:30 a.m. — Boys discus — Noah Clark, Jr., PCM 11:40 a.m. — Girls 400-m hurdles final — Jayci Vos, Sr., PCM, Brianda Bane, So., CMB 12:40 p.m. — Girls 4x100-m relay prelims — CMB (Sailor Hinegardner, So., Toni Spencer, Sr., Bridget Hurley, Sr., Brianda Bane, So.) 1:20 p.m. — Girls 4x400-m relay — PCM (Jayci Vos, Sr., Tatum Schnug, Jr., Ashley Van Gorp, Sr., Rachel Stafford, Jr) Class 1A 2 p.m. — Girls discus — Rhiannon Haley, So., Colfax-Mingo 2:40 p.m. — Girls distance medley relay — Colfax-Mingo (Jessica Albright, Sr., McKinzie Tjaden, Sr., Ries Wilson, So., Dakota Hostetter, Jr.) 3:20 p.m. — Boys 110-m high hurdles prelims — Ryan Hofer, Jr. Lynnville-Sully 4:30 p.m. — Girls 4x200-m relay final — Lynnville-Sully (Kasiah Ehresman, Sr., Camryn Russell, So., Jataya Meyer, So., Brenna Lanser, Jr.) Boys discus — Sage Ehresman, Sr., Lynnville-Sully, Noah Engle, Sr., Lynnville-Sully Girls high jump — Ries Wilson, So., Colfax-Mingo 5 p.m. — Boys 400-m hurdles final — Tyson Vander Linden, Fr., Lynnville-Sully 5:20 p.m. — Girls 400-m hurdles final — Mariah Vos, So. Lynnville-Sully 5:40 p.m. — Boys distance medley relay final — Colfax-Mingo (Blake Summy, Sr., Colin Lourens, Sr., Jake Lietz, Sr., Gabe Simpson, Sr.) 6:20 p.m. — Girls 4x100-m relay prelims — Lynnville-Sully (Kasiah Ehresman, Sr., Camryn Russell, So., Makenzy Rozendaal, Jr., Brenna Lanser, Jr.) 6:40 p.m. — Boys 4x100-m relay prelims — Lynnville-Sully (Sage Zylstara, So., Noah Engle, Sr., Nate Stock, Fr., Sage Ehresman, Sr.) 7:40 p.m. — Boys 4x400-m relay prelims — Colfax-Mingo (Blake Summy, Sr., Gabe Simpson, Sr., Colin Lourens, Sr., Jake Lietz, Sr.) Saturday All Classes Running Events 9 a.m. Sprint Medley Relay final—girls 9:50 a.m. 800 Meter Run final—girls 10:30 a.m. 800 Meter Run final—boys 11:10 a.m. Shuttle Hurdle Relay final—girls 11:40 a.m. Shuttle Hurdle Relay final—boys 12:15 p.m. 100 Meter Dash final—girls 12:25 p.m. 100 Meter Dash final—boys 12:35 p.m. 100 Meter Hurdles final—girls 12:45 p.m. 110 Meter Hurdles final—boys 2:15 p.m. 1,500 Meter Run final—girls 3:05 p.m. 4 X 100 Meter Relay final—girls 3:20 p.m. 4 X 100 Meter Relay final—boys 3:35 p.m. 4 X 400 Meter Relay final—girls 4:05 p.m. 4 X 400 Meter Relay final—boys

Submitted photo Newton High athletic director Scott Garvis, third from left, accepts a check for $56,000 from the Newton Athletic Booster Club at last week’s end of the year club meeting. The donation was presented by the booster club board members to the school after a year of fundraising.