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School bond committee rolls out website, addresses levy rate Sixty percent majority needed in Sept. 13 election

it’s safe to say fewer taxpayers have heard exactly how much the $26.9 million bond will raise the local property tax levy.

A committee, comprised of NCSD board members district staff and other members of the community, has been involved with both input on the design of the new complex and the effort to help inform the public about the need to replace Berg.

Thursday, the committee launched a Facebook page called “Preserve the Pride.

Build the Future.” It’s

By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News There probably aren’t many taxpayers living in the Newton Community School District who haven’t heard something about an upcoming bond election to replace the Berg Complex. However,

a companion to the committee’s recently launched website, preservethepride.com.

In addition to some elements of the building redesign and plans to inform the public about building-related topics in the months leading up to the Sept. 13 bond election, bond financing is addressed as well. If the bond passes, the amount of NCSD tax to the owner of a $100,000-valuation property would go up by about $4.44 for the following year.

A chart on the “bonding” page of the district’s

Jason W. Brooks/Daily News Newton Community School District Maintenance Supervisor Jack Suttek, far right, points out facility issues at Berg Middle School during a recent tour for the Berg Bond Committee. From left are NCSD board member Josh Cantu, Dave Briden and Rachelle Hines of FRK Architects & Engineers, NCSD Director of Human Resources Laura Selover and public relations consultant Jeff Huggins.

website shows the $2, $4, $6 and $8 yearly increases on properties valued a $50,000, $100,000,

Quarry Springs operators unveil masterplan in Colfax

$150,000 and $200,000 respectively.

At the board-approved levy rate for

480-acre park aim for resort, nature experiences

By Mike Mendenhall Newton Daily News COLFAX — Quarry Springs park in Colfax opened its 480 acre outdoor fishing, camping and recreational facility one month ago, and, already, park planners say at any given time at least 12 vehicles of anglers are out on the shores.

But this is just the beginning.

The Colfax Parks and Recreation Auxiliary Board announced a detailed road map for the future of Quarry Springs during a public meeting Wednesday night at Colfax-Mingo Jr/Sr High School.

The masterplan was drafted by the Des Mones-based landscape architecture firm Confluence, and was based on input from public meetings in 2015 and January 2016 and studies of the park’s water, topography and shorelines.

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The Colfax Auxiliary Parks and Recreation Board has announced two upcoming events to get people on the water at the newly opened Quarry Springs Park.

• The Open Canoe & Kayak Night will go from 6 to 8 p.m.

June 21. Jasper County Conservation will be renting canoes and kayaks to the public.

Life vest and paddles will be provided. The rental fee is $5 per person.

To guarantee a spot, the parks auxiliary board is asking those interested to pre-register by calling Jasper County Conservation at 641-792-9780.

• Parks auxiliary communications co-chair Danae Edwards announced Wednesday Quarry Springs’ grand opening celebration will be July 23. A kids fish-

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BAXTER — Wednesday night’s community meeting about the CMB partnership and Baxter’s financial health resulted in setting a special school board meeting for Monday when action is likely to be taken in regard to the district’s relationship with Collins-Maxwell.

Near the end of the 90-minute discussion that had several community members voicing opinions about the damaged CMB partnership and Baxter’s future, superintendent Todd Martin said the board will soon have a decision on the way it wants to go, which boils down to four options that were laid out for the public.

Option one is to continue the current CMB athletic sharing agree-

ment and set a firm timeline for exploring whole-grade and operational sharing with its partner. The second option is to continue the relationship with Collins-Maxwell and explore the regional school concept — a direction in which the Collins-Maxwell Board of Education has shown interest.

Baxter’s school board is in favor of option one, but said they have not felt the commitment from the Collins-Maxwell board to maintain a reasonable timeline for whole grade sharing by 2018-19.

That has led to two other options for Baxter — parting ways with Collins-Maxwell after the 2016-17 school year and either stand alone as a small rural district or seek another partner.

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Quarry Spring announces Canoe & Kayak Night, grand opening celebration ing derby will kickoff the event from 9 to 11 a.m. followed by a freewill donation lunch. Guest speakers from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources will address the crowds and a nature hike will follow.

“Adults are, of course, welcome, but we’re targeting this for the kids because we want them to get out and be involved,” Edwards said.

Quarry Springs is located on Highway 117 just off Interstate 80 in Colfax. For more information visit the Colfax Parks and Recreation Auxiliary Board on Facebook or see the park online at www.quarryspringspark.com on Twitter and Instagram with the handle @ColfaxParksAuxiliaryBoard.

Alex Olp/Jasper County Tribune Baxter community member, and former employee of the school district, Carey Petermeier speaks up during the town hall meeting inside the school’s west gymnasium Wednesday.

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Mike Mendenhall/Daily News Colfax Park and Recreation Auxiliary Board member Kent Deal, center, looks of the Quarry Spring Park masterplan with his sons Nicholas and Micheal Deal during a public meeting Wednesday at Colfax-Mingo Jr/Sr High School.

The board and landscape architect company Confluence unveiled the 480-acre park’s 10 to 15 years masterplan this week.

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Kids Talk “Go swimming at Maytag Pool. I love the waterslide.”

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The Newton Daily News recently visited Aurora Heights Elementary and asked students:

What is the most exciting thing you might do this summer?

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Lewis graduates from unique online-based school Iowa Connections Academy part of national school

By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News When Eli Lewis first enrolled at Iowa Connections Academy, he immediately found it helpful to get online support from his teachers. After becoming one of the 55 students of IACA who graduated in a May 21 ceremony, Lewis again expressed gratitude to his instructors for their help, and to his parents for supporting his efforts in a relatively new online school concept.

Lewis’s IACA Class of 2016, which met at a hotel in West Des Moines for graduation, is run by the CAM (Cumberland-Anita-Massena) School District, located near Atlantic. The online-based instruction allows students such as Lewis, whose family lives in Newton, to learn from home, traveling periodically to the CAM administration building in Anita for meetings or events, or to attend field trips.

“I think a school like this is for just about anybody who is willing to work hard,” Lewis said. “They want to cater to students’ changing needs. For example, if I were to uncharacteristically drop some easy questions, I’d get a phone call, asking what’s going on. The teachers taking pride in doing their jobs well, and their jobs at this school mean taking a lot of time to help each student.”

The Newton Daily News featured Lewis in a January 2013 story, when he said getting past roadblocks in a lesson was one of the biggest positive elements of IACA; he added in a recent interview that being able to be completely honest with an instructor is another attribute of an online school.

“Because the conversations are just between my parents, the instructors and I, and not a whole classroom, students can relax and be 100 percent truthful about exactly what they’re struggling with,” he said.

Lewis is headed to Benedictine College in Atchison, Kan., where he hasn’t decided on a major, but it will most likely be in a liberal arts field.

Most of the IACA Class of 2016 has

Submitted Photo Eli Lewis, left, shakes hands with Dr. James Brauer, principal of Iowa Connections Academy, when Lewis received his IACA high school diploma at a May ceremony. IACA is an online-based school run by the Cumberland-Anita-Massena school district that allowed Lewis to earn an Iowa high school diploma and dual-enrollment DMACC credits and prepared him for college.

already been accepted at a college, according to a news release, and one of the graduates who spoke at graduation earned a full ride scholarship for academics from University of Northern Iowa. Another graduate is headed to the University of Washington.

IACA is a tuition-free public school serving students in grades K-12 across Iowa. The Class of 2016 spans the state, with graduates from Dubuque, Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, Melbourne, Council Bluffs and Davenport. The graduates have earned more than $150,000 in scholarships so far.

Lewis’ class includes the first full set of 32 four-year seniors for IACA, which opened in 2012. It currently serves more than 430 students, with its major selling points being flexible individualized learning and unique electives and advanced-placement courses. The district receives funding from the state based on its enrollment, and is accountable to the Iowa Department of Education and federal standards.

Enrolled students are part of the CAM School District, able to participate in activities there. While this prevents participation in high school sports, it does allow students to sometimes graduate a year early, and to earn widely recognized accolades, such as membership in the

National Honor Society.

Lewis took some tests locally, with Newton Public Library staff helping proctor his exams.

Jean Lewis, Eli’s mother, began homeschooling her children in 1995. Eli, her youngest child, has never attended regular school. She said while the socialization environment of a local school is very appealing, there are tradeoffs that must be made to focus on academic goals, and she praised IACA’s social activities.

“Eli has made some good friends,” Jean Lewis said. “And the face-to-face meetings with each instructor that happen in Anita from time to time helped out, too.”

Jean Lewis said the academy is not for students who are struggling in a traditional school environment; it’s for motivated students who want to aggressively move through their coursework.

“Some don’t realize how much work is involved,” she said. “You have to deliver. That taught him responsibility, and he knows what he learned in his courses, that’s his knowledge he owns now. This is his accomplishment.”

The school’s website can be found at bit.ly/1VosWQd Contact Jason W. Brooks at 641-792-3121 ext. 6532 or jbrooks@newtondailynews.com

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The Newton School Community District has set up an online donation page for those who would like to help families that are having trouble paying their food service balances.

The web page can be found at bit.ly/22t83V5 In addition to about $34,000 in outstanding debt reported in late March, district accounts added $27,000 more in new food service payments owed to the district in the first seven months of the the 2015-16 school year.

The district thanks the community in advance for donating to families in need.

MCC announces spring term dean’s list MARSHALLTOWN — One hundred fifty-one students were named to the Spring 2016 dean’s list at Marshalltown Community College.

Alex Bartels, Gunnar Bucklin and Joel Grimm, all of Newton, were among those honored.

To be eligible, students must have taken 12 or more credit hours during the semester (a fulltime class load) and have earned at least a 3.5 grade point average while attending MCC classes in Marshalltown, at Iowa Valley Community College Grinnell or online.

Local ISU teacher education graduates AMES — Graduating students in the Iowa State University Educator Preparation Program have been honored to designate their rank as professional educators: Brianna Buch, of Newton, and Bre Branderhorst, of Prairie City.

The graduates were bestowed with cords of light blue, the traditional color of academic tassels worn by those in the field of education receiving bachelor’s degrees, in a ceremony on May 6 in Stephen’s Auditorium in Ames. Each graduate selected an influential mentor to bestow the honor to them.

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Local & State News Bond Continued from Page 1A the school district’s tax on a $100,000 home will be $266. If the bond were to pass, that homeowner would pay $270 the next year.

None of the district’s taxes are combined with levies for the City of Newton, Jasper County or state agencies.

Craig Armstrong works for the city as a development specialist, but he said is volunteering his time with the bond committee in a way that doesn’t overlap with his work duties.

Armstrong, who said he was asked to serve as the committee’s chairman, said that as a private citizen, he is proud to serve on the committee because be believes there needs to be a new middle school.

“The add-ons are what led to some of the airflow and other issues with the school — not the age of the initial structure,” Armstrong said. “Taking a tour of the building, I was literally appalled by what I learned there about the conditions.

We, as taxpayers, can replace the building for only a few million dollars more than a remodeling

Quarry Continued from Page 1A architect. “But with the proximity of Interstate 80 we want to have this thing with some highway presence — with some signature amenities that will entice people to come off and see what’s going on.”

The 10- to 15-year plan hopes to draw private operators for a mountain bike track, paintball course, indoor shooting range, indoor/outdoor archery range, a treetop obstacle course and resort hotel. Park planners also want to reserve 28 acres on the park’s northwest side for retail space.

The city and parks auxiliary board are exploring a cable park on what they’ve deemed the active lake as signature amenity and draw. A cable park allows people to water ski and windsurf without the need for a boat or sail by pulling the skier around a course on a cable surrounding the lake. Host said similar parks have been successful in Kansas City, Texas, Chicago and Florida.

The southern half of the park would be centered around nature, keeping the property’s forest and wetlands intact for campers and conservation educational opportunity. The plan calls for 140 RV camping sites on 28 aces and 15 cabins over looking the lake on 8 acres. The plan shows 8.5 miles of nature trails, a 6-acre primitive tent camping area and pre-

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NCSD board members Josh Cantu and Andy Elbert spoke at the May 23 board meeting about recent developments with the committee.

“There’s a limit to how much of the final building plan can be finalized before the bond is passed, but there’s been much progress in getting the financial side together,” Cantu said.

The most high-profile recent development for the committee has been the rollout of its website, but there will be public-event appearances, guest appearances at club meetings by members

served wetlands.

Park planners would like to see other amenities such as beaches, fishing and park lodges, a dog park near Kum and Go off Highway 117, multiple docks, an observation tower, shelter houses and for kayak and canoers, South Skunk River portage.

About 20 people attended Wednesday’s meeting and Initial reaction to the plan has been mostly positive. But to alleviate any concern of over-development, park board members said they intentionally designed the masterplan to keep the active, consumer driven area and natural area of the park separate. Board member Greg Rhames said volunteers knew the park’s outdoor activities and beauty are a huge draw, but it has to generate revenue to be sustainable long-term.

“We kept the active, louder section closer to the freeway, and used the much more nature-riented parts of our original plan II on the east side through the island down to Kum and Go. It’s strictly nature,” he said. “It’s camping, it’s cabins, it’s lodge, it’s fishing, nature activities, biking. We looked at that as a board and realized we needed to keep that as nature oriented as possible but still provide a huge draw for other people.”

Auxiliary parks board president Doug Garrett reiterated that point and said the park could be a marrying of conservation and economic development.

of the committee and a continuation of letters to the editor of the Newton Daily News.

Board vice president Travis Padget said he was seeing letters to the editor recently that are against the bond. He said that’s expected.

Board member Donna Cook asked if Armstrong, the chair of the bond committee, could report to the board directly. Board President Sheri Benson replied that the board should be careful about anything involving both the board and the committee.

State law is very specific about what a board can

do during a bond-election cycle, similar to board member candidacy and election restrictions. A committee can promote a “yes” vote on a bond; board members can provide information, but cannot take a public stand on the bond.

FRK Design brought blueprints to a fall 2015 meeting about the design, and some of their documents are on the committee’s website. The floor plan shows only two gymnasiums — an new one and the newest gym that is currently at Berg that will be left in place — with a commons area and designated area

to build a performing arts center at a later date.

However, the Berg Complex currently has its newest gym, an older, smaller gym and a large multi-purpose room that functions as a gym.

Superintendent Bob Callaghan said there has been a great deal of discussion lately about the number of gyms in the plans for the grades 5-8 Berg facility “Two gyms would give Berg the same number as Newton High School,” he said.

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

Submitted Graphic The masterplan for Quarry Springs Park in Colfax was unveiled Wednesday night at Colfax-Mingo Jr/Sr High School. Plan designer Jim Host of Confluence landscape architects said the plan could take 10 to 15 years to implement and could change. It shows retail, active and quieter nature areas of the park, with amenities including a cable park, resort hotel, RV and primitive camping.

“We want this to be a way to draw more business, more interest and more money into the community,” Garrett said. “We have 40,000 cars driving by every day on Interstate 80. We’d like to bring that money into the community. That’s part of the game plan. It’s nice to have the park, but I think it would be kind of naive not to try to develop that part, too.”

Kim Seebeck heads the parks auxiliary board committee responsible for the masterplan. She said Wednesday the search for concessionaires and retailers to operate some to the adventure sport facilities and

fill retail shops has already begun.

“We are starting to contact those types of stores and starting to develop those types of relationships,” Seekbeck said.

Development of river access and some of the amenities could hinge on the city securing use of 40-plus acres of adjacent land on the southwest which is currently kept in a private trust, known locally as the Schlossor Trust. Schlossor trustees gave the board permission to include the property in the plan presented Wednesday, but the city has not officially gained the right to incorporate

the land into the park.

Confluence and park planners will take input from Wednesday’s meeting and draft a final masterplan over the next four to six weeks. The board will then look at phasing the plan based on a financially feasibility study, allowing park planners to see what amenity would bring the quickest return to begin generating income. The Colfax City Council will have to adopt the plan before the park volunteers can move forward.

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Write On Kate Malott

his year marks a pivotal election year with presidential, house and supervisor races, but before those occur, we are asked to vote on a local issue. In three months, our school district will be on a ballot and Newton citizens have the opportunity to vote on a $26 million general obligation bond.

The bond for a new Berg building would house all fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth graders and provide an educational facility that compares and competes with other districts.

The current Berg building, built in 1963, is dated like a turquoise bathroom or console TV. Its infrastructure is unadaptable. Its mechanical systems and wiring need updated. The school maintenance team spends more time and money managing issues at Berg than all other district schools combined, administration says.

Berg could be fixed regularly — but that is disruptive, expensive and temporary. It could be renovated — but that project is an estimated $17.6M project which may require a bond, too.

A successful bond vote would increase the local property tax levy by eight cents — eight cents. This would be an increase from $2.62 to $2.70 per $1,000 of taxable property value. Remaining funding will come from the state’s penny sales tax.

Our students deserve the latest in classroom equipment, facilities and amenities. The proposed school would be a hub of education and opportunity for children at a critical time of great influence and development.

It would create adequate classroom space, educational resources, enhanced athletic and fine arts capabilities and accommodate new teaching methods and increase collaboration.

It’s an important time to progress

with current technological facilities and in determining the direction of our community.

A new building would enhance our community and improve quality of life.

It makes Newton appealing to a market of Iowans we want to attract and helps maintain loyal citizens we already have.

A super majority vote of 60 percent for approval is required of a bond issue in Iowa — not an easy feat — but it’s done frequently in the state. Eight school districts in Iowa approved a school bond issue during the 2014-15 year and 11 the year before that. Similar districts such as Boone, Gilbert, Pella and Dallas Center-Grimes have all passed similar bonds in recent years.

In February, Jasper County school district Prairie City-Monroe passed a $10M general obligation bond for its schools with 69 percent approval.

We expect the Newton Community School District to ensure our students think, innovate and succeed, but this time, only we can enable that mission.

Decisions made by the school board and administration have been subject to scrutiny, but making controversial decisions is nothing new.

In 1950, a $1.2M bond issue was

approved for the current senior high school building and an addition was approved in the early 2000s. In 1975, Newton school board voted to demolish Washington Elementary School and the old Central Junior High building was razed in 1983. I remember watching Lincoln Elementary torn down in the 1990s for what would later be the site of new homes.

After attending Thomas Jefferson, Berg and Newton High School public schools, I left town with a sense of pride in my upbringing rooted in the positive educational experience provided by our district. I’m confident my class received a valuable liberal arts foundation to better prepare each of us for the future, whatever route that may be.

We were put first. We were privileged with nurture and obligation from a community of progressive thinkers and as an ode to those who tread before we must continue to further our school system.

We’re voting on our character, our future and our legacy because every action we take is noticed and it defines our priorities for past, current and future citizens of Newton.

Contact Kate Malott at kmalott@newtondailynews.com

So Anyway Dana King

Things that go ‘bump’ Editor’s note: This column originally published Nov. 20, 2015.

There’s something odd going on in my house. I’m not necessarily saying it’s haunted, but peculiar things occur and try as I might, I can’t always debunk them.

I admit I’m a fan of a few of the television programs on ghost hunting, and I’ve gleaned enough information to know, 1) try to find a logical reason for the unusual happening and 2) never use a Ouija board.

There was the time I was the only one at home. I have a corner curio cabinet at the foot of my staircase displaying all my figurines, including a little nativity music box. I was upstairs doing something-or-other and suddenly I could hear music playing. I yelled down, thinking one of the kids came home and their phone was ringing. No one answered me but the music continued. The house was silent other than that music. So I headed downstairs and realized where the melody was coming from ... that nativity music box. But as soon as I rounded the landing, the music stopped. I went straight to the curio cabinet, opened it, and there was my music box, with the lever switched to the off position. It’s not often I have that cabinet open — just for the occasional removal of layers of dust and it appeared it had been awhile since I tended to those shelves — so it was easy to conclude nothing had been moved. All dust was intact, including the dust on the music box tucked at the back on one of the shelves.

There was also the time hubby was helping me put fresh sheets on the bed. I saw college kid — in high school at the time — walk past my door headed downstairs. I called to him to bring me a glass of water when he came back upstairs, only to find out he was still in his bedroom down the hall. There were only three of us at home. I’m telling you I saw I tall person walk past my bedroom, and the ONLY tall person in my family is college kid.

We have a little Jack Russell-Rat Terrier named Cricket. They say many dogs have a sixth sense — an extrasensory perception — and I am on board with that notion because I think Cricket has that ability. I’m a reasonably intelligent person but when she starts cocking her head sideways, growling at an empty space or backing up as though someone is instructing her ... I pull my blanket up a little closer to my chin.

So anyway ... The current situation I have involves the closet door in my laundry room. We aren’t in that closet often. It just has containers of old photos, the kids’ keepsake totes and a file cabinet filled with every receipt/warranty/instruction manual for every item we have ever purchased — yeah, I’m one of those people. You have to turn the knob on the closet to open the door and the latch clicks when it closes.

But every morning when I walk in there, the closet door is open, always about 10 inches. And it can’t just swing open on it’s own. It’s a solid old door that needs pulled open and pushed closed as it drags a bit on the carpeted floor.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m certainly not afraid to be in my own home. I love my old house. It has character. Character I can see, and maybe characters I can’t.

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Make your voice heard, vote in Tuesday’s primary election Primary Election Day is Tuesday, June 7, and I encourage all eligible Iowans to make their voices heard by participating. Exercising the right to vote is one of our most important civic duties. We are very privileged to live in this great country where we have the freedom to choose our elected representatives.

Primary elections do matter and your vote counts. Primaries allow you to have a say on who will actually be on the ballot in November. One of my top goals as Iowa’s Commissioner of Elections is to increase voter participation. If you do not vote, you give up your voice in decisions that impact you, your family and your community.

There are several contested primary races this year in Iowa, including for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, Iowa Senate, Iowa House, and per-

Secretary of State Paul Pate haps even in the races to determine your county sheriff, auditor and supervisors. I encourage you to learn more about the candidates and make an informed decision on June 7. Find out what they stand for and pick the ones who cherish the values and principles that are the same or similar to yours. An informed electorate is the best electorate. The more voters know about the candidates, the better choices they will make and the better representatives we will have in our government.

If you are not already registered to vote, it is easier now than ever.

Iowa has six different ways to register to vote, including online at sos. iowa.gov/voterinformation, and at your polling place on Election Day. It is important to remember that to participate in a primary, you have to be registered with that party.

Independents can still have a say in who wins the primaries by requesting a Republican or Democratic Party’s ballot at their polling place or through absentee/early voting. That will officially change their registration to that party.

I am proud that more than 80 percent of eligible Iowans are registered to vote. I would like to see that number continue to climb and I would like to see everyone participate in our elections. Cherish this privilege.

Please, make your voice heard and vote on Tuesday, June 7.

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Thanks for help with Memorial Day At this time we the Jasper County Veterans Council would like to thank the following people who helped us in the Memorial Day services: Boy Scouts, Cub Scounts, VFW Post, American Legion Post and Auxiliary Latemms Cabane, American Legion Riders, Jasper County Vietnam Veterans, Doug Bishop and family, Midtown Cafe, Forbes Office Solutions, Inc., MG Laundry Corp., Sons of the Legion.

Thank each and every one who helped us. We could not have done it without your help.

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Obituaries Irene Criswell June 1, 2016 Irene Criswell, 86, of Grinnell, formerly of Newton, died Wednesday, June 1, 2016, at St. Francis Manor in Grinnell.

A celebration of her life will be at 10:30 a.m.

Monday, June 6 at the Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell. Visitation will be prior to her service beginning at 9 a.m. at the funeral home. Interment will be in Hazelwood Cemetery in Grinnell.

Memorials may be designated to the St. Francis Manor Activity Fund and mailed in care of the Smith Funeral Home, P.O. Box 368, Grinnell, Iowa 50112. Memories and condolences may be shared with her family online at www.smithfh. com.

Irene is survived by her children, Beverly (Alan) Chipps of Monroe, Neil (Marla) Criswell of Titonka, Sharon (Rick) Rawlins of Kellogg and Marla (Nathan) Glotfelty of Kellogg; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and sister, Linda Davis of Ladora.

Submitted Photo The Newton Noon Kiwanis Club presented the 2016 Arion Awards to two very talented young people. Evelyn Barryhill for band and Connor McAdoo for chorus.

Social Security seminar June 15 A free, open to the public seminar on the recent changes and options for benefits available from the Social Security Administration. Thrivent Financial is sponsoring the event and

there will be two sessions, one at 5:30 p.m. and one at 6:30 p.m. June 15 at the Newton Public Library.

RSVP to reserve a spot, call Sally Frotscher at 515-276-1527.

Community Calendar Submit events and view more events online at www.newtondailynews.com

• Game Night will begin at 6 p.m. Friday at The Salvation Army of Newton, 301 N. Second Ave. E. in Newton. Enjoy board games and fellowship.

Some games available. Refreshments provided.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 10 a.m.

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

• JCARL Garage Sale will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday next to Family Video, 308 First Ave. E. in Newton. For more information, contact Marlene at 641-521-7187.

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

• Hook, Line and Sinker Fishing Derby will meet at 9 a.m. Saturday at Newton Izaak Walton League, 889 Highway F36 W. in Newton.

• Narcotics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m.

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

• Misgivings Fall; The Band will perform at 2 p.m. Sunday at Fore Seasons Golf in Newton.

• Narcotics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m.

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

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

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m.

Monday 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 distributing to a minor after authorities were called at 11:54 a.m. May 19 to the 700 block of North Fourth Avenue East. Officers were called to Basics and Beyond for a student who was potentially under the influence of drugs. Officers spoke with the student who said he was not on pills but had dilated pupils, slurred speech and had a hard time communicating. Officers asked the student about receiving a pill earlier in the day and he said he did and still had it. Another student had witnessed the first student receive the pill from the juvenile. Officers spoke with the juvenile, who denied having any pills. Later, officers were informed about another student who had been approached by the juvenile to purchase the pills. They also received a photo screen shot of a status the juvenile put on Facebook stating he gave someone the pill and that he has 12 with him. He was cited and released to appear.

• Martin Rendon Gutierrez, 47, of Britt, is charged with operating while under the influence after authorities pulled him over at 1:31 p.m.

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watery eyes and was lethargic.

He denied consuming any alcohol but failed several field sobriety tests. He was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

• A 15-year-old juvenile is charged with third-degree theft after authorities were called at 11:30 a.m. Friday to Pit Stop Liquors. Officers were called about the theft of a phone and met with the victim who said the juvenile asked to borrow his phone to make a call. Once the juvenile received the phone he took off running. The victim ran after him but was unable to catch him. The juvenile was later located at his home and admitted to taking the phone.

He was cited and released to appear.

• Therron E. Smith, 27, of Newton, is charged with consumption/intoxication in public places and simple misdemeanor interference with official acts after authorities were called at 2:29 a.m. Saturday to 1022 E. 12th St. N. Officers were called about an intoxicated man who was slamming doors and yelling.

They found Smith who was standing in a hallway staring at a door. He claimed his dog kept making its way to the apartment because the person inside broke into his apartment earlier. He said his dog refused to get up so he could not go back to his apartment.

Officers attempted to move the dog and it immediately went with them. Smith was allowed to go back to his apartment. Less than five minutes later, he was out again and after seeing the officer attempted to go back to his apartment. He attempted to push the door shut and refused to put his hands behind his back to be handcuffed. He had bloodshot, watery eyes and slurred speech. He was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

• Cody A. Rodenborn, 27, of Newton, is charged with possession of controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia after authorities were called at 5:56 p.m.

Saturday to 300 S. Eighth Ave. W. Officers saw Rodenborn walking and knew he had a warrant for his arrest. When searching him, they found a bag of methamphetamine and a syringe. He was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

• A 14-year-old juvenile is charged with assault causing bodily injury or mental illness after authorities were called at 9 p.m. Saturday to the 100 block of North 13th Avenue West. Officers were called about an assault and spoke with the victim who said the juvenile jumped on her back causing her to fall down because she needed her phone back. He then slapped her arm causing bleeding and took her

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12:15 p.m. Sunday to Rock Creek West Park. Officers were called about an argument. They found Grulke who smelled of alcohol. The victim told officers that Grulke grabbed her arm and kicked her in the ribs. Then he took a torn up T-shirt and wrapped it around her neck. Officers found the shirt at the scene.

The victim had bruising on her arms. He had a BAC of .124. He was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

• Tina R. Wright, 39, of West Des Moines, is charged with public intoxication, possession of controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia after authorities were called at 12:15 p.m. Sunday to Rock Creek West Park.

Officers were called about an argument. They found Wright who smelled of alcohol. Officers found rolling papers and marijuana in a vehicle along with a pipe on Wright. She was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

• Nathan J. Thompson, 31, of Milo, is charged with violation of no contact/protective order after authorities were called at 9:23 a.m. to the 300 block of South Madison Street in Prairie City. Thompson is accused of sending two texts to the victim who has a no contact order against him. He was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

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phone back. He was taken to a juvenile shelter.

• Ahmed M. Zakaria, 29, of Newton, is charged with domestic abuse assault after authorities were called at 2:28 a.m. Monday to the 100 block of East Eighth Street North.

Officers were called about a domestic disturbance and were told about an argument that led to Zakaria grabbing the victim by the neck. He was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

• Mark D. Gardner, 53, of Newton, is charged with domestic abuse assault after authorities were called at 1:28 p.m. Monday to the 1200 block of First Avenue East.

Officers were called about woman outside bleeding.

They spoke with the victim who had blood on her face and shirt, bruising around her eye, a cut on her forehead, a bloody lip and injuries to her hand and foot. She smelled of alcohol and said she had been fighting with Gardner.

She said Gardner had hit her and was taken to Skiff Medical Center for treatment. Gardner was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

Jasper County Sheriff ’s Department • Benjamin J. Grulke, 30, of Prairie City, is charged with public intoxication and domestic abuse assault after authorities were called at

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Little can be done to reverse mom’s self-imposed travel ban DEAR ABBY: My parents and I live on opposite coasts of the United States. I have visited them many times over the years. I’d like them to visit me, but my mother refuses to travel. (She is healthy and not scared of flying or traveling.)

At first, she said she didn’t have the money, so I offered to pay for the ticket and lodging here in California.

Her next excuse was she didn’t have the time off, so I suggested she request it months in advance, or travel during her company’s annual twoweek shutdown. She wouldn’t consider it.

My sister, who lives in the South, has had the same problem with Mom. We have told her how it makes us feel and asked her why she won’t travel to either of us. Mom just mumbles that she knows how we feel, but she will give us no reason. Even Dad has become fed up with Mom’s inertia, so he came to visit me on one trip and my sister on another.

Can you offer any suggestions? — PUZZLED IN PALO ALTO DEAR PUZZLED: Yes. Accept that your mother may simply be most comfortable in her own environment, and stop personalizing her refusal to travel. Enjoy your father’s visits when he is able to come.

You and your sister are good, caring children. But your mother has an idiosyncrasy, and you will have to accept it because you have done everything you can.

DEAR ABBY: I am planning my wedding. It is making me more anxious than I expected. My fiance and I live together and already have many of the items a newly married couple would usually get as gifts. So, as of now, we are not registered anywhere.

What is the best way to ask for monetary gifts instead? — ANXIOUS BRIDE IN VIRGINIA

DEAR ANXIOUS BRIDE: While traditionally it is not acceptable to blatantly ask for money — and CERTAINLY not on a wedding invitation — some couples open a bank account to be used for a down payment on a house or a special honeymoon “in lieu of gifts.” The information can be conveyed verbally or on your wedding website.

DEAR ABBY: My girlfriend bleached her hair blond for a special event, but recently changed it back to her natural black color. She turned me on even more as a blonde, but I’m not sure how to tell her. Would I be out of line to ask her to go blond again for me? — LIKES HER BLOND IN NEW YORK DEAR LIKES HER BLOND: The time for you to have raved about how much you liked her “new look” was before she went back to her natural color. For someone to go from dark to blond, then dark to blond again can be damaging to the hair — not to mention expensive to maintain.

You can ask, I suppose. But she may not be willing to go along with it.

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ELKADER — A county auditor accused of shirking his duties while caring for his ailing wife has retired.

Dennis Freitag left a note on his desk Thursday morning that said he had decided to retire and that “the Clayton County auditor position is hereby vacated by me as of May 31, 2016.” He’d been the county’s elected auditor for nearly 40 years.

County supervisors will meet Monday to discuss filling Freitag’s position until the Nov. 8 election.

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BONDURANT — The Polk County Sheriff ’s Office says credit card skimmers have been found at two central Iowa gas stations. Officials say Thursday the device was plugged into a card reader in a gas pump at the Git-N-Go on Henry Street in Bondurant, just off of U.S. Highway 65. A pump technician discovered the skimmer Tuesday afternoon. Two more devices were discovered Thursday afternoon inside gas pumps at a Grimes BP on Southeast 37th Street, just off of Iowa Highway 141.

FORT DODGE — The Habitat for Humanity chapter that covers Webster and Humboldt counties builds homes for people in need and is adding another service: installing wheelchair ramps.

Executive director Howard Hartman of the Twin Rivers chapter said that ever since he arrived in the area in 2008, he’s noticed the need for the ramps. The new service begins this month.

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AMES — The former treasurer of an Iowa State University sorority alumni association has pleaded guilty in a scheme to defraud the group out of nearly $1 million over 14 years.

U.S. Attorney Kevin VanderSchel says Thursday that 50-year-old Andrea Baker pleaded guilty to mail fraud. Baker admitted she received and attempted to receive about $950,000 from the Chi Omega Alumnae Association between 2000 and 2014.

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DES MOINES — A court-approved settlement says a New York City-based marketing company must stop sending mailings to Iowans that feature well-known psychics, including The Amazing Kreskin. Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller says Thursday the settlement, which Direct Response Advertising Inc. agreed to, requires them to stop sending letters that promise good fortunes through psychic services after a fee is paid.

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kel said to the crowd Wednesday. “Before this meeting tonight we kind of already came up with a decision, but again this is why we had this meeting because we want to hear from all of you.”

After the meeting, Kunkel, board member Debbie Meyer and board president Jon Northrup said the comments from the public Wednesday just reinforced what the board believed was best for Baxter.

Comments during the hour-long forum included questions about the financial benefits of whole grade sharing, is Collins-Maxwell even wanting to whole grade share, and if Baxter can even survive by itself for a few years.

At the beginning of the meeting Martin reviewed Baxter’s finances with the audience and said the district is currently healthy, but would like to continue moving

Continued from Page 1A Martin said in an interview Wednesday he expects a decision to be made about Baxter’s future at Monday’s special meeting.

“We’d like to be making significant progress shortly,” Martin said. “I think the board heard what they needed to hear from the community. At some point we have to make decisions because that’s the foundation in which we’re going to grow. Right now, we feel like we’re not growing, and we need to be.”

Board member Colette Kunkel agreed with Martin that a decision on whether or not to continue a relationship with Collins-Maxwell needs to be made soon.

“We will be making a decision on June 6. That is our goal — to make a decision then,” Kun-

forward.

Baxter had more than 90 students open enroll into the district in 2015, which put it in the top 1 percent of Iowa schools.

The district also has a solid solvency ratio of 25 percent — well above the 10 percent target — and has seen its debt drop from $3,745,000 to $1,175,000 since 2008.

Whole grade and operational sharing with another school district would help improve the financial health by splitting the salary of some teachers and administrators, and also receiving additional funding from the state.

In regard to sharing with Collins-Maxwell, Baxter resident Carey Petermeier said the CMB partnership has been a great one over the years and he’s all for making it work, but he wouldn’t be comfortable moving forward with a school district that hasn’t shown

interest in Baxter and has a history of looking elsewhere for partnerships.

He also showed concern about some division between the Collins and Maxwell communities and referred back to a Collins town hall meeting that was held last month.

“I’m struggling with our partners,” Petermeier said. “There’s a vocal group in Collins that’s very, very ready to pull away from Maxwell.

That bothers me moving into a future with (Collins-Maxwell).”

Collins resident Rich Maxwell attended Wednesday night’s meeting in Baxter’s west gymnasium and encouraged the community to help the boards move toward whole grade sharing.

“I believe option one is the best option for everyone,” Maxwell said. “I think there’s a small group of ‘squeaky-wheels’ in the

Collins-Maxwell system that’s pushing this regional idea, which I disagree with. But it’s time to jump back into the game and we need to help our boards. I’m willing to talk to people in Baxter to get things moving forward.”

Nearly 30 people spoke up at the meeting including Baxter Principal Rob Luther, teacher Jason Aker, councilman Steve Wright and several other members of the community.

Continuing the CMB partnership and, eventually, whole grade sharing was the favorite direction among community members Wednesday night, but if Collins-Maxwell isn’t wanting to commit then many said it would be best for Baxter to look at options three and four.

Luther, who is also the head coach of the CMB varsity football team, said option three

— to separate from Collins-Maxwell and stand alone as a singular entity — shouldn’t be overlooked.

“Don’t sell us short on option three. When you’re plus 90 (in open enrollment) and you look at other districts our size heading a lot quicker down a slope, you know we’re doing a lot of good things.” Luther said. “I agree with Rich. Our best option is option number one.

That’s our partner and I feel that’ll always be our partner, but we can’t keep pulling them to the dance floor.”

Slideshows and a video from the community meeting can be found on the Baxter CSD website and Facebook page.

The Monday meeting is scheduled to take place inside the school’s board meeting room at 7 p.m.

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Discover details about how life at ‘Downton Abbey’ would have been Downstairs at ‘Downton Abbey’ What was life really like below stairs at a place like Highclere Castle? Would a maid really help hide a body to preserve the reputation of her mistress? Could a chauffer ever marry an Earl’s daughter? At 6 p.m. Monday, historian Kathy Wilson will answer these questions and discuss the truth vs. the television of “Downton Abbey.” This program is free and open to the public.

Dog-Eared Art Contest Give your old and damaged books new life as literary art.

Create a unique work of art using books for a chance to win an art inspired prize basket.

Newton Public Library Rebecca Klein Entries will be placed on display in the library lobby July 1-15. All entries are due no later than July 1. This program is for ages 13 and older. Please contact Rebecca Klein at 641792-4108 with questions.

‘What Plants Need to Grow’ Youth Program Join us at 1 p.m. Tuesday as the Jasper County Farm Bureau presents a storytime and program on how plants grow.

Children will identify the basic needs of plants and plant

their own bean seeds. Ages preschool and up. Please contact Phyllis Peter at 641-7924108 to register.

Alumni Author Book Signing Drop in anytime between 4 and 6 p.m. on Thursday to meet Newton authors and discover local literature, history and art. Artist Jaci Thomason will also offer limited edition Newton coloring books created from her line drawings of the town.

Newton Fest Guest Author: Jennifer Wilson At 6 p.m. Thursday, local author, Jennifer Wilson, will discuss her memoir, “Running Away to Home,” and her

DMACC Court Reporting Information Session DMACC’s Court Reporting Program is the only one of its kind in Iowa. Information Sessions offer those, interested in the Court Reporting Program, a chance to learn the many options that a career in realtime court reporting can include.

Some of the required skills for Court Reporting include: • Strong Vocabulary, Grammar & Editing Skills • Attention to detail • Ability to focus for extended periods • Precision, speed and accuracy

latest novel, “Water.” “Running Away to Home” won the American Society of Journalists and Authors Best Nonfiction Book of 2011 award.

sic sewing skills. All materials are provided. Registration is required, ages 13 and older.

Please call 641-792-4108 to reserve your spot.

Historic Churches Walking Tour Tour the historic downtown churches of Newton with local historian, Larry Hurto, on June 11. The tour will meet at the main library entrance at 2 p.m.. This event is free and open to the public.

‘Read on the Road’ Summer Photo Contest Where will your Newton Public Library card go this summer? Access digital books, databases, and music worldwide with your library card. Photograph your library card wherever you may roam, then post to the Newton Public Library Facebook or Instagram page, with the tag #NPLReads. Three lucky photographers will win a family fun pack to the Capitol II Theater. Contest ends Aug. 20.

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$245,000 wastewater project meets city and school approval Matthew Nosco News Editor

A 28E agreement between the city and the PCM school district has been approved by both entities, and now the design process will move forward on a joint wastewater management project between the entities.

The hope is that the project, a new filtration and drainage system being put in alongside the athletic complex in Prairie City, will help drain

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the water out of the area more efficiently than in the past while also filtering the water through natural vegetation.

The project is estimated to cost around $245,000, which will be paid by the city. The funds will be coming from a State Revolving Fund loan the city had previously taken out for its new wastewater treatment plant.

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Despite harsh storms and adverse weather conditions, more than 300 voters turned out during a Tuesday election in the Prairie City-Monroe School District to vote on the adoption of a new revenue purpose statement. The statement was passed by wide margin, with 249 voting in favor of its adoption while 56 voted against. Check next week’s Prairie City News for additional information on the election, and what its results will mean for the district.

Parrott will not seek re-election as recorder Bob Eschliman Editor

As a high school junior, a wide-eyed, 16-year-old Nancy Hoen went to work for the first time in the Jasper County Recorder’s Office to work a summer job.

It’s hard to imagine that girl, who grew up to become Jasper County Recorder Nancy Parrott

would be looking back this week upon a career in that very same office that has spanned more than 40 years. She announced publicly Thursday morning this will be her last year leading the office she transformed.

“County government has played such a wonderful part of my life, and I will never forget the many friends that I have made,” she said. “I look

forward to spending more time with family, including my ten grandchildren, and will stay connected to local government through my husband, Dennis.”

Dennis Parrott currently serves as Jasper County Auditor. He was re-elected in 2012.

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The Prairie City City Council will address the parking situation on Plainsmen Road during its Thursday, Feb. 6, meeting after having passed the first reading of an ordinance to allow for a loading and unloading zone next to Prairie City Elementary School.

City staff and councilors are hoping for public input on the process at the meeting, and community members have

been encouraged to attend with questions and concerns via the city’s social media.

The ordinance, drafted off of what is currently in use in Des Moines, would create a specific School Passenger Parking Zone, which would allow for parking between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. on school days only for the purpose of loading or unloading school passengers.

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Antique shop brings new offerings just in time for Valentine’s Day Matthew Nosco News Editor

Mud Pies and Sassafras Tea Antiques in Prairie City has expanded its hours, as well as its offerings, and it’s holding a sale this weekend, just in time for last-minute Valentine’s Day shoppers.

The sisters and coowners, Becky Horner and Linda Dorr, have been busy over the past several weeks, posting a slew of notices to their Facebook as they’ve picked estate sales, purchased collections and

bought a range of miscellaneous pieces.

The new acquisitions come along with the announcement of their new official hours.

While they were previously open about once or twice a month on the weekends, now they are setting down firm and official hours for the second Saturday of each month when they’ll open the show from 10 a.m. through 5 p.m.

“That’s a big change for us. We had a lot of people calling and asking when we were open, and

we wanted to have consistency,” owner Horner said. “We’ll probably also open an additional weekend if Prairie City is doing something or it makes sense for a sale.”

They have also begun opening a few items for rental, primarily for weddings. In a recent picking session, they acquired a pair of white iron candelabra and blue-tinted Ball glass jars which will be their initial rental offerings.

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

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

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

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

Call 641-792-2473.

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

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

Bible Study: Tuesday 10:00am.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Handicapped accessible.

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

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

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

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

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

For more info: www.CBFnewton.com Faith Baptist Prairie City, 9:30am Bible School, 10:30am Worship, 6:00pm Gospel service, 7:00pm Wed., Bible study.

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

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

Tuesdays and Fridays, 7 p.m.

Wednesday and 9:15 a.m. Sunday until service time. Haven Kid’s Ministry at 6:50 Wednesdays Grace Church “A Family Of Friends”, 1620 N. 11th Ave E., Newton; Pastor Dan Hayton; Sunday Morning Refreshments 9:30 am, Worship Service with nursery care 10:00 am. The Edge: 5 yr olds to 5th grade & The Kids Community Pre School age, Sunday at 10:00am. Experience God Bible Study Wed. at 7am; Life Student Ministries Wed. 6:45-8pm 641-792-1793 www.gracenewton.com Grinnell Church of Christ 1402 3rd Ave., Grinnell, Iowa 50112, Bible study Sunday 9:30 a.m., Wednesday 7:00 p.m., Worship services Sunday 1030 a.m. grinnellcoc@netins.net or www.grinnellcoc.com Haven Vineyard Church 207 1st Ave. E, Newton; Pastor Caz & Jane Cibula; 641-526-3157; 10 am Sunday Service.

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

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

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

Worship 10:30am; nursery available.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

First Lutheran Church - ELCA 309 E. 3rd St. N., Newton. Pastor Zachary Bey. Sunday Worship at 9:30 am; Fellowship to follow at 10:45 am; Saturday evening service at 5:30 pm. High School Youth Group every other Wednesday evening. 641-7923934. All are welcome! http://www.newtonfirstlutheran.org First Presbyterian 220 N 2nd Ave E. Newton Rev. Meghan Davis 9:30 am Fellowship, 10:00 am Worship, 11:00 am Fellowship, Nursery Provided. Handicap Accessible. Everyone Welcome!

6:30 & 9am Men’s Group 1st & 3rd Thursday, Gentle Class 11am Tuesday. Yoga Chair Class 3pm Thursday.

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

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

New Life Community Church of the Nazarene 605 W 5th St. N., P.O. Box 1021 Rev, Jack Wolgamuth, 515-4021190. Sunday School 9:30 am, Morning Worship 10:30 am, Wed. Bible Study & Prayer 7:00 pm Newton Church of The Way 2306 S. 3rd Ave E., 792-7300 Pastor Steve Heerema. Sunday Morning: 7:45 Classic; 9:00 and 10:30 Ignite, Nursery during both Ignite Services (for newborn through 2 years old). Journey 252 Children’s Ministry 10:30am (for children 3 years through 6th Grade) The Way Café 8:30 to 10:30am, 5:00-7:00pm Prayer of Blessing, Wednesday 6:30 – 8:30pm Route 146 Youth, Saturday Nite Ignite 7:00-8:00pm Everyone Welcome! Other various group studies and classes are offered. Check out our Facebook page, our weekly bulletin on our website, or call/email the office for more information. Email: info@theway146.com Web: www.newtonway.org Our Savior Lutheran Missouri Synod 1900 N. 4th Ave. E., Rev. John M. Moore, Pastor, Sunday Worship 9:00 am; Adult Bible Study Sundays 10:30 am; Sunday School Kingdom Quest 10:30 am; High School Youth Group Sunday 10:30 am & Wednesdays 7:00 pm; www.oursavlutheran. com (641( 792-1084.

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

Web:www.NewtonFirstBaptist.com and on facebook.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sunday Worship service 10 am.

Wednesday Bible Study 6pm.

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

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

Call 792-4470.

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

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

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

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

10:10 am service.

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

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

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

Independent Fundamental Baptist Church.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sully Community Church 12559 S 92nd Ave E (just E of grass air strip S edge of town). PO Box 463. 641-5944124. Pastor Jerry Morningstar 9:30 am Sunday school. 10:30 am Worship. 5 pm Women of Grace Bible Study. 6 pm Worship Wednesday Evening Activities: Sept-April: 6:30 pm Awana/ Youth. 7 pm Men’s & Women’s Bible studies. May-August: 7 pm Bible study/prayer meeting www.sullycommunitychurch.com Sully Christian Reformed Pastor Brian Ochsner. 9:30 am Morning worship, 6:00 pm Evening worship, 10:45 am Sunday School. 9:30 am Tues. Coffee Break for women, Nursery and preschool classes provided. 7:15 pm Wed - Gems, Cadets and High School Youth, Prayer for Country - everyone welcome.

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

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

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

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Kate Malott/Daily News Many locals showed up for the first of four Concerts in the Park hosted by Newton Parks and Recreation Department. The Newton Municipal Band entertained guests with a variety of selections such as “March and Procession of Bacchus,” “Abbey Road: A Symphonic Portrait” and “Flourish for Wind Band” for the concert which began at 7 p.m. Thursday at Maytag Park. The following three concerts are June 16, June 30 and July 14.

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By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News WATERLOO — There was no walk-over wins for their opponents. Newton High senior Kate Wyre and junior Megan Pressgrove battled on every point in their three matches at the 2016 Iowa Class 1A Girls’ State Tennis Tournament.

Wyre and Pressgrove were knocked out of state tournament contention in a consolation quarterfinal match Thursday at Byrnes Park in Waterloo. They faced their second Creston/OM doubles team on the day and lost 6-3, 6-3 to Caitlin Mcllravy and Sydney Dunphy.

Newton’s pair went 1-2 in their first-ever state tournament appearance. Mcllravy and Dunphy were making their second state appearance as a doubles team.

“It was cool,” Wyre said.

“There were officials and the courts are really nice. It was a great environment to play in with all the people here.”

Newton head coach Erick Zehr said Wyre and Pressgrove got a tough first-round draw against the undefeated and second-seeded Creston/ OM No. 1 doubles team. He said the Cardinals played real-

Larry Peterson/Creston News Advertiser Newton head coach Erick Zehr talks with senior Kate Wyre, left, and junior Megan Pressgrove, right, on the court during a break in Thursday’s 2016 Class 1A Girls’ State Tennis Tournament. The Newton doubles team went 1-2 in its first state tournament appearance, losing to two Creston/OM doubles teams and winning against Burlington Notre Dame at Byrnes Park in Waterloo.

ly well against the Panther duo.

Wyre and Pressgrove opened with a 6-1, 6-4 loss to Jenna Taylor and Alli Thomsen of Creston/OM, who have reached to semifinals on Friday morning. Taylor and Thomsen placed sixth at the

2015 Class 1A tournament.

“I thought we were going to be killed, but we took a couple of games against them,” Wyre said of the first match.

Pressgrove said the two were hitting pretty freely and had strong matches through-

out the day. She said they had a lot of deuce points even against the second-seeded team.

The defeat put Wyre and Pressgrove into the consolation bracket.

Pressgrove and Wyre won a third-set tiebreaker match

against Burlington Notre Dame/WB’s Lydia Becker and Claire Hackenmiller. The Cardinals posted a 6-2, 4-6, 10-3 victory to stay in contention.

“We worked through a bit of rough spot in the second game of the second match,” Pressgrove said. “It was a great experience to play against other really good players from across the state.”

Wyre said they got a bit frustrated against Becker and Hackenmiller in the second set. She said they pulled things together to take the tiebreaker to advance in the consolation bracket.

While Newton’s pair was winning in the consolation bracket, Mcllravy and Dunphy pushed top-seeded Lauren McManus and Taylor Hogan of Waterloo Columbus.

They lost 6-0, 6-4 to drop into the consolation bracket.

Zehr said it was tough going against a second doubles pair from the same team. He said the Creston coach had seen how Newton’s partners played during the opening match.

“Creston is a very good team overall. They are in the team tennis semifinals Saturday,” Zehr said.

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Cardinal softball splits two with Tigerhawks

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News

Troy Hyde/Daily News Newton freshman Peyton Maher helped salvage a split against Colfax-Mingo on Thursday, earning the win in the circle during game two of a doubleheader in Colfax. Maher went the distance, allowing one earned run on seven hits.

Westwood Golf Course an asset for Cardinals H

igh school golf coverage concluded Wednesday at the girls’ Class 4A state tournament in Ames.

For the first time in three years, I went to two state golf tournaments in the spring to cover Newton High golfers.

Newton’s boys had played fall golf — Class 4A — the previous years.

Newton sent three individuals to the state tournaments, two boys to Class 3A and one girl to Class 4A. I spent the second day of each state tournament following the Cardinal golfers. Spending time outside is part of the perks of the job, if Mother Nature cooperates. At the boys’ state tournament we had a little rain then a

COLFAX — Newton freshman Peyton Maher had a beneficial position for the opening game of a doubleheader against Colfax-Mingo on Thursday.

Maher was the designated hitter in the game. She also was able to get a good look at the Tigerhawks’ potent lineup.

Colfax-Mingo’s softball team cranked out 13 hits in an 8-5 win in the opening game. Maher scattered just seven hits and surrendered one earned run in the nightcap as Newton managed to salvage a split, 6-2, with their Class 1A neighbors.

“They just came ready to hit in that first game. We needed to be more aggressive in our own at-bats. We left a lot of runners on base,” Newton coach Kristina McNew said. “The difference between the first and second game was that we hit better, and we didn’t leave as many runners stranded.”

The Cardinals had nine hits in the game two win. They were held to just six hits in the opener.

Newton loaded the bases with no outs in both the second and third innings but came away with just one run both times.

Meanwhile, Colfax-Mingo ju-

The Press box Jocelyn Sheets thunderstorm delay of about an hour, but for the most part, that Saturday was nice to be out. Wednesday was really great to be out taking photos and enjoying a spring/summer day.

Another factor for the two events was the golf courses themselves.

Spring Valley Golf Course, north of Fort Dodge at Livermore, is beautiful 18-hole course with great landscaping with flowers. Coldwater Links in Ames has ponds, we even watched a mother goose and her goslings stroll across the 18th fairway Wednesday.

Both courses were well maintained and presented the high school golfers with challenges, which is a good thing.

Coldwater has a lot of high grass and deep sand bunkers along with the water hazards. It was fun to hang out at both courses.

I want to go on record, chiming

Troy Hyde/Daily News Colfax-Mingo freshman Chelsea Russell lays down a bunt during game two of a non-conference doubleheader against Newton on Thursday. The Tigerhawks earned a two-game split, winning the opener 8-5 and losing the nightcap 6-2.

nior Alivia Haley blasted a tworun home run in the first inning to give the hosts an early lead.

The Tigerhawks plated two more in the second then rallied with a four-run sixth.

“I appreciate that these girls play with a chip on their shoulders,” Colfax-Mingo coach Bryan Poulter said. “They don’t bow

in with the Newton High head golf coaches, our young golfers have a tremendous asset here in Newton — Westwood Golf Course. In the past, Westwood PGA Golf Pro Brad Sponseller and his staff have helped the NHS golf programs in the fall for the boys and in the spring for the girls.

This spring Newton’s boys and girls not only practiced and held dual meets at Westwood, they were able to host an invitational tournament and a postseason tournament apiece. Newton boys’ head coach Pat Riley and girls’ head coach Scott Enyart continually sang the praises of Sponseller and the Westwood staff throughout the season.

The boys’ invitational and 3A sectional were on back-to-back days at Westwood — May 12 and 13.

During the boys’ Class 3A sectional, the 18-hole course stood up to a three-hour ran delay and the course grounds crew went out to get as much water off greens as possible before the boys resumed play. Most of the golfers were four or five holes from the finish of the tournament’s 18 holes. The Westwood clubhouse was packed with

down to the bigger schools and accept the challenge. Splitting with them is a good thing because we split with a very good team. They had one strikeout in two games.”

Colfax-Mingo cranked out 13 hits against Newton freshman Anna Coyle in the opener.

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golfers, coaches, officials and spectators during the delay, enjoying the club’s hospitality.

Ten days after the boys’ sectional, Westwood was ready and welcomed the Class 4A regional girls’ tournament. No problem for the course staff as the weather cooperated and the tournament went smoothly.

Westwood has its junior golf program during the summer encouraging boys and girls to develop as golfers.

There is a movement by those in golf programs to get more kids involved in the game and find the passion for a sport, which is a lifetime sport.

I’m not a golf person, but I appreciate the game and those who play it.

I don’t always understand it. That’s alright. Not everyone understands my passion for music from classical to present-day.

A catch phrase from a 1970s Alka-Seltzer commercial comes to mind as I write about Westwood Golf Course as an asset to Newton — “Try it. You’ll like it.”

Contact Jocelyn Sheets at jsheets@newtondailynews.com

Sports

SPORTS CALENDAR Friday Baseball Newton at West Marshall, JV 5:30 p.m., varsity 7 p.m.

Lynnville-Sully at HLV, 6 p.m.

CMB at South Hamilton, 7:30p.m.

Pleasantville at PCM, 7:30 p.m.

North Mahaska at Colfax-Mingo, 6 p.m.

Softball Lynnville-Sully at HLV, 6 p.m.

CMB at South Hamilton, 7 p.m.

Colfax-Mingo at North Mahaska, 6 p.m.

Saturday Softball Newton, Lynnville-Sully at Oskaloosa Invitational, 9 :15 a.m.

CMB, PCM at Bondurant-Farrar Invitational, TBD Baseball Newton at Woodward-Granger Invitational, 6 p.m.

PCM at Colfax-Mingo tournament, 11 a.m.

Monday Girls’ Soccer Class 2A Region 5 Championship Clear Creek-Amana at Newton, 6 p.m.

Baseball Newton at Dallas Center-Grimes, JV 5:30 p.m., varsity 7:30 p.m.

Belle Plaine at Lynnville-Sully, 6 p.m.

PCM at Saydel, 7:30 p.m.

Sigourney at Colfax-Mingo, 6 p.m.

Softball Newton at Dallas Center-Grimes, JV 6 p.m., varsity 7:30 p.m.

Belle Plaine at Lynnville-Sully, 6 p.m.

PCM at Saydel, 7 p.m.

Colfax-Mingo at Sigourney, 6 p.m.

Tuesday Softball Lynnville-Sully at Newton, JV 4:30 p.m., varsity DH, 6 p.m.

Carlisle at PCM, 7:30 p.m.

Pella Christian at Colfax-Mingo, 7 p.m.

Baseball PCM at E-B-F, 7 p.m.

Wednesday Baseball Grinnell at Newton, varsity DH, 5:30 p.m.

Lynnville-Sully at Sigourney, 6 p.m.

CMB at Roland-Story, 7:30 p.m.

PCM at Nevada, 7:30 p.m.

Colfax-Mingo at Belle Plaine, 6 p.m.

Softball Grinnell at Newton, JV 6 p.m., varsity 7:30 p.m.

Lynnville-Sully at Sigourney, 6 p.m.

CMB at Roland-Story, 7 p.m.

PCM at Nevada, 7 p.m.

Belle Plaine at Colfax-Mingo, 6 p.m.

Thursday Baseball Newton at BGM, JV 5:30 p.m., varsity 7:30 p.m.

Newton 9th at Saydel, 11 a.m.

Pella Christian at Lynnville-Sully, 6 p.m.

Softball Pella Christian at Lynnville-Sully, 6 p.m.

Colfax-Mingo at Tri-County, 6 p.m.

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Warriors claim Game 1 of NBA Finals, 104-89

Split: Big innings propel C-M, Newton softball teams to wins

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Stephen Curry realizes every last man on the bench can mean so much to winning a championship.

As he and Klay Thompson endured rare off nights that even featured Curry tossing his mouthpiece in frustration, the MVP’s “Strength In Numbers” supporting cast made all the timely shots and

Continued from Page 1B The top four Tigerhawk batters — sophomore Ries Wilson, Haley, junior Amy Russell and sophomore Rhiannon Haley — accounted for nine of those hits. They also five runs and drove in eight more.

Wilson came into the night with a season batting average of .545. She bettered that mark with three hits in the first game. She scored three runs and had two RBIs. Alivia Haley had three hits and three RBIs. Her second career homer let Newton know early the Tigerhawks were going to give the Cardinals their best shot.

“When you watch (Wilson and Alivia Haley) from the third base side, they rarely are getting fooled on pitches,” Poulter said. “They are seeing the ball really well. They both are using both sides of the plate and not showing weakness for the pitcher. They are both representing tough outs and are both centering the ball on every swing.”

Newton rallied from a 4-1 deficit with a run in the third and an unearned run in the fourth. The Cardinals took a 5-4 lead with two more unearned runs in the sixth inning.

Colfax-Mingo (5-3) didn’t fold its tent. Wilson rapped an RBI single to tie it. A tworun triple by Amy Russell put the Tigerhawks back in front, this time for good. Rhiannon Haley’s RBI sacrifice fly made it 8-5.

Maher slowed down the Tigerhawks in game two. She scattered seven hits but only surrendered one earned run while fanning four.

The Cardinals (4-2) did trail in the game 2-0 following RBI singles by No. 8 hitter Mackensie Brown and No. 9 batter Delaney Underwood.

The lead stood up until the fifth when the Cardinals plated five to take a lead.

“We had to go into the second game harder than we did in the first,” Maher said. “My goal was to strike everyone out honestly. But we needed more grounders too so we could get more outs.

“I have trust in my team. I knew we could come back to win the game.”

Russell, who earned the win in relief in game one, started in the circle for Colfax-Mingo in the nightcap. She cruised through the first four innings

MLB STANDINGS

Troy Hyde/Daily News Newton senior Sydney Jenkins had one hit, one walk and one run during the nightcap of a doubleheader against Colfax-Mingo on Thursday. Newton lost game one, 8-5, but salvaged a split with a 6-2 win in game two.

before running into fatigue issues in the fifth.

Russell missed a lot of time in the circle last year due to a shoulder injury.

Wilson relieved Russell in the fifth and gave up an unearned run in the sixth.

“My arm started going numb. I don’t have the stamina in my shoulder right now,” Russell said. “Since I didn’t pitch much last year, I am not as accurate as I used to be.

Hopefully it will get better as the year goes on.”

Colfax-Mingo committed four errors in the opener.

Freshman Emily Vaultman and sophomore Audrey Lucas had two hits each for the Cardinals in the opener. Sophomore Kennedy Leiker had two hits in the nightcap.

Alivia Haley and Cunningham each had two hits in the second game. Cunningham scored both of the Tigerhawk runs, too.

“I don’t care if they are 4A or not, if you have a lead against anyone, you have to figure out how to win those games,” Poulter said. “We let the second one get away from us.”

The Cardinals play in the Oskaloosa tournament on Saturday. Colfax-Mingo travels to North Mahaska for a South Iowa Cedar League game on Friday.

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

Major League Baseball At A Glance All Times CDT

By The Associated Press East Division

W L Pct GB Boston 32 22 .593 — Baltimore 30 22 .577 1 Toronto 29 26 .527 3½ New York 25 28 .472 6½ Tampa Bay 22 30 .423 9 Central Division

W L Pct GB Kansas City 30 23 .566 — Cleveland 28 24 .538 1½ Chicago 29 25 .537 1½ Detroit 25 28 .472 5 Minnesota 16 37 .302 14 West Division

W L Pct GB Seattle 31 22 .585 — Texas 31 22 .585 — Oakland 25 29 .463 6½ Houston 25 30 .455 7 Los Angeles 24 29 .453 7 Thursday’s Games Arizona 3, Houston 0 Baltimore 12, Boston 7 Cleveland 5, Kansas City 4 N.Y. Yankees 5, Detroit 4 Minnesota 6, Tampa Bay 4 Seattle 16, San Diego 13 Friday’s Games L.A. Angels (Weaver 4-4) at Pittsburgh (Liriano 4-4), 6:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Eovaldi 6-2) at Baltimore (Tillman 7-1), 6:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Rodon 2-4) at Detroit (Zimmermann 7-2), 6:10 p.m.

Kansas City (Volquez 5-4) at Cleveland (Salazar 5-3), 6:10 p.m.

Toronto (Dickey 2-6) at Boston (Price 7-1), 6:10 p.m.

Seattle (Walker 2-5) at Texas (Darvish 1-0), 7:05 p.m.

Oakland (Hahn 2-2) at Houston (Fister 4-3), 7:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Odorizzi 2-3) at Minnesota (Nolasco 2-3), 7:10 p.m.

Saturday’s Games L.A. Angels (Tropeano 3-2) at Pittsburgh (Locke 4-3), 3:05 p.m.

Toronto (Stroman 5-1) at Boston (Wright 5-4), 3:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Sale 9-1) at Detroit (Pelfrey 0-5), 3:10 p.m.

Oakland (Hill 8-3) at Houston (McHugh 5-4), 3:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Andriese 3-0) at Minnesota (Santana 1-4), 3:10 p.m.

Kansas City (Kennedy 4-3) at Cleveland (Tomlin 7-1), 6:15 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Nova 3-3) at Baltimore (Wilson 2-4), 6:15 p.m.

Seattle (Karns 5-1) at Texas (Perez 3-4), 8:05 p.m.

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National League East Division

W L Pct GB Washington 33 21 .611 — New York 29 23 .558 3 Miami 29 25 .537 4 Philadelphia 26 28 .481 7 Atlanta 16 37 .302 16½ Central Division

W L Pct GB Chicago 37 15 .712 — Pittsburgh 29 24 .547 8½ St. Louis 28 26 .519 10 Milwaukee 25 29 .463 13 Cincinnati 19 35 .352 19 West Division

W L Pct GB San Francisco 34 22 .607 — Los Angeles 28 27 .509 5½ Colorado 24 29 .453 8½ Arizona 24 32 .429 10 San Diego 21 34 .382 12½ Thursday’s Games San Francisco 6, Atlanta 0 Arizona 3, Houston 0 Chicago Cubs 7, L.A. Dodgers 2 Milwaukee 4, Philadelphia 1 Miami 4, Pittsburgh 3, 12 innings Cincinnati 11, Colorado 4 Seattle 16, San Diego 13 Friday’s Games Arizona (Bradley 2-0) at Chicago Cubs (Lackey 5-2), 1:20 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Weaver 4-4) at Pittsburgh (Liriano 4-4), 6:05 p.m.

Milwaukee (Nelson 5-3) at Philadelphia (Velasquez 5-2), 6:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Syndergaard 5-2) at Miami (Koehler 3-5), 6:10 p.m.

Washington (Gonzalez 3-3) at Cincinnati (Finnegan 1-4), 6:10 p.m.

San Francisco (Cueto 8-1) at St. Louis (Wainwright 5-3), 7:15 p.m.

Atlanta (Teheran 1-5) at L.A. Dodgers (Maeda 4-3), 9:10 p.m.

Colorado (Rusin 1-3) at San Diego (Pomeranz 4-5), 9:40 p.m.

Saturday’s Games Arizona (Escobar 0-1) at Chicago Cubs (Hammel 6-1), 1:20 p.m.

Milwaukee (Guerra 3-1) at Philadelphia (Hellickson 4-3), 2:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Tropeano 3-2) at Pittsburgh (Locke 4-3), 3:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Colon 4-3) at Miami (Nicolino 2-3), 3:10 p.m.

Washington (Strasburg 9-0) at Cincinnati (Straily 3-2), 3:10 p.m.

San Francisco (Samardzija 7-3) at St. Louis (Wacha 2-6), 6:15 p.m.

Atlanta (Foltynewicz 2-2) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 7-1), 9:10 p.m.

Colorado (Bettis 4-4) at San Diego (Cashner 2-5), 9:10 p.m.

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PUBLIC NOTICES

PUBLIC NOTICE OF INTENT TO CONSIDER ISSUANCE OF SECTION 401 WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) proposes to evaluate Section 401 Certification for the following project. The Section 401 Certification is the statement that a project will not cause a violation of Iowa's Water Quality Standards.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Iowa Department of Transportation (IDOT), Corps #2016-0433, proposes to construct a new Iowa Highway 330 interchange at U.S. Highway 65/Iowa Highway 330, Iowa Highway 117 and County Highway F17 in S16, 17 & 21, T81N, R21W, in Jasper County.

To compensate for 0.92 acre of wetland impact, the IDOT will purchase 1.4 wetland credits from the Elk Creek Wetland Mitigation Bank. To compensate for impacts to 341' of intermittent stream and 1841' of perennial streams, the IDOT will restore approximately 4000' of perennial stream through the placement of rock riffles, grade control and buffer plantings; 295' of riparian bench will be built, 3.8 acres of riparian buffer will be created; and 15.8 acres of existing buffer will be preserved in S15 & 22, T83N, R24W, in Story County.

Project application material is available for review at http://www.mvr.usace.army.mil/Mi ssions/Regulatory/PublicNotices. aspx or copies of this information may be requested by calling Chris Schwake at (515) 7258399.

Anyone wishing to comment on the intent to proceed with Section 401 Certification review must do so in writing by July 2, 2016. All relevant comments will be considered in the review process.

Written comments should be submitted to the IDNR, Chris Schwake, Wallace State Office Building, Des Moines, IA 503190034.

June 3 NOTICE OF EXPIRATION OF RIGHT OF REDEMPTION AND APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED TO: John A. Matthews, legal titleholder, address unknown Kenneth L. Johnson, 8720 NE 46th Ave, Altoona, lA 50009, equitable titleholder and 122 Ist Street N, Newton, lA 50208 Parties in Possession, 124 E 4th Street N, Newton, lA 50208 and Apartments #1 through 12, 124 E 4th Street N, Newton, lA 50208 City Clerk Newton, lA, 101 West 4th Street, Newton, lA 50208 and any Claimant having an interest in the following described real estate in Jasper County, Iowa, to-wit: Lot Four of the Subdivision of Outlot Twenty-four, Original Town, now City of Newton, Jasper County, Iowa, as appears in Plat Book B, page 213 in the office of the Recorder of said County which real estate was sold at regular tax sale on June 17, 2013 to R&S Investment-1 for unpaid taxes for the fiscal year 20112012, and Tax Sale Certificate #13-0178 was issued to R&S Investment-1. Subsequent fiscal years taxes, delinquent sewer/water, and partial nuisance abatements have also been paid and not redeemed.

The right to redeem said tax sale will expire and a Treasurer's deed will be executed and delivered to said R&S Investment -1 unless redemption from said sale is made within ninety days from the date of completed service of this Notice.

Take notice and govern yourselves accordingly.

Ron Terpstra, d/b/a R&S Investment-1, Certificate Holder By Michael W. Broerman, attorney 216 South First Street Oskaloosa, lA 52577 (641) 673-8336 mbroerman@mahaska.org June 3 NOTICE OF EXPIRATION OF RIGHT OF REDEMPTION AND APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED TO: John A. Matthews, legal titleholder, address unknown Kenneth L. Johnson, 8720 NE 46th Ave, Altoona, IA 50009, equitable titleholder and 122 1st Street N, Newton, IA 50208 Parties in Possession, 115 E 4th Street N, Newton, IA 50208 City Clerk Newton, IA, 101 West 4th Street, Newton, IA 50208 and any Claimant having an interest in the following described real estate in Jasper County, Iowa, towit: The East Seventy-one feet of Lot C in Block 13 of the Original Plat of the City of Newton, Jasper County, Iowa which real estate was sold at regular tax sale on June 17, 2013 to S&T Investment-1 for unpaid taxes for the fiscal year 20112012, and Tax Sale Certificate #13-0177 was issued to S&T Investment -1. Subsequent fiscal years taxes have also been partially paid and not redeemed.

The right to redeem said tax sale will expire and a Treasurer's deed will be executed and delivered to said S&T Investment-1 unless redemption from said sale is made within ninety days from the date of completed service of this Notice.

Take notice and govern yourselves accordingly.

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1 ½ qt. Farverware pan with lid, Revereware pan $5. each, men's lt. Weight jackets, Pacific Trail, green / dark blue, large tall, Van Heusen black/gray, large $20. each, men's Wrangler stretch jeans, 38x32, $12.50 pair, men's Van Heusen s. sleeve wrinkle free shirts, large $5. each, large yellow 1960's Pyrex bowl $15., 1973 Kaleidoscope $15. 641-275-7600.

2 NEWTON Club tickets for June 18 & 19 NASCAR races at Iowa Speedway.

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2-250 GALLON fuel barrels with stands $50. each.

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WEDDING GOWN, size 4, Bodices features a V'd front and back neckline, a sheath gown of Chantilly lace adorned with clusters of pearls and sequins, gown has long, fitted sleeves ending with bridal points at the wrists and a Basque waistline. The slim skirt features a kick pleat at the back center. The detached chapel length train is accented with pear and sequin lace appliqués.

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

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

2012 MONTANA 4 season 5th wheel RV, new tires, generator, 3 slides, fireplace, micro/convection oven. Always shedded.

New condition. No pets $47,995.

New nearly $80,000. 641-521-7197

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

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The Congregational United Church of Christ in Newton is seeking a part-time administrative assistant. Schedule flexibility is allowed in the 20 hour per week position. This person will be responsible for handling day to day office duties, phone coverage, bookkeeping, and payroll. Candidate must have excellent phone and communication skills (verbal and written), demonstrate initiative and work independently. Microsoft Office experience is a must and skills in web design are a plus. Our candidate is a natural multitasker and a person who enjoys working independently. Applicants should provide a current resume to the church office by U.S. Mail or email to uccnewton@mediacombb.net by June 17, 2016. No phone calls please.

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2014 SHASTA Flyte 3150K Travel trailer comes w/ 3 bedroom bunkhouse in the rear w/ spacious storage, one slide includes bunk style table and jackknife couch (sleeps 2-3), queen size bed up front w/ storage cabinets and extra storage underneath, electric awning and tow-jack, outdoor kitchen w/ second refrigerator and propane grill. Asking $18,500 or OBO. 563-249-6886.

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

2011 FORD Ranger, 24k miles, extended cab, 2WD. Call for more information.

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FARM FRESH Eggs $2. doz.,Brown & white eggs.

Saturday delivery in Newton. 515-661-3774.

1996 FORD F-350 crew cab 4x4. 157,000 miles on 7.5l fuel injected. Brand new tires 285/75r16. New exhaust $5000 obo 641521-8290

2007 SATURN Sky, less than 19,000 miles $15000 obo 2003 GMC Z71, new brakes, tires, shocks, fuel pump & battery. $5000 obo 641-521-9793

2000 CADILLAC 4 dr, silver, 180,xxx miles, nice interior. Recently serviced.

Front tires brand new, good dependable car. $2,500 firm. 641-840-0153

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by Waters/Waters, long sleeved white silk organza blouse with portrait collar and floor length black shantung skirt, size- 10, never worn. $75. 641-7925506.

CHEF'S JACKET and pants, bought for DMACC Culinary class, like new, size regular and pant size 38 waist. Also Chef's hat included. Total new $50., will sell for $20. 641-7925506.

CRAFTMANS 850 series 8.50 HP power washer cleaning system. Brigg & Straton 2700 max PSI 2.5 max GPM 2-in-1 detergent system adjustable wand $200. Stihl chain saw ms 180c mini Bass 16” bar $150. 791-9468.

DALE EARNHARDT Jr 1:64 Collectible Cars $12/each. Vintage “Camp Snoopy” glasses (from 1950's/1960's) $35 for set.

Black & Decker electric hedge trimmers (works great) $10. 515-313-7803.

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1983 HONDA VF1100C V65 Magna motorcycle.

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JELD-WEN is hiring Production Employees!

JELD-WEN, Inc. Windows Division is now accepting applications for full-time 2nd and 3rd shift production positions. These are direct hire positions working for an innovative and forward thinking company. Applicants should be dependable, quality conscious and safety oriented. Our skilled workforce uses state of the art equipment to produce high quality JELD-WEN vinyl windows and patio doors to serve the Midwestern, Southern and Western markets.

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Cardinal baseball shut out by SEP Rams

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News PLEASANT HILL — Newton High’s Cardinals had back-to-back singles with one out in the top of the second inning Thursday. They loaded the bases with two gone in the inning against the twotime defending Class 4A state champion Southeast Polk.

Unfortunately, the Rams wriggled out of trouble when Garrett Sturtz was caught trying to steal home. The game was scoreless through two innings.

The Rams struck for three runs in the bottom of the third inning. They added a run in the sixth for a 4-0 victory over the Cardinals.

“It’s all about the sticks right now,” Cardinal head coach Dustin Brisel said. “We had another great pitching performance as Trey Vanderlaan threw a complete game in his first varsity start. We played flawless defense against a tremendously talented team.”

Those two singles were the only hits Newton had in the game. They were by Sturtz and Tyler Stanton.

“We’re hitting the ball but right at people or up in the air. Once we start finding the gaps, the wins will come for us. Our pitching and our de-

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Newton High sophomore Garrett Sturtz is ready to field the ball off a bounce at shortstop during a recent home game. The Cardinals played Class 4A top-ranked Southeast Polk Thursday, losing 4-0, at Pleasant Hill. Newton is 0-4 for the season.

fensive play are solid this early in the season,” Brisel said.

Southeast Polk’s Chase Wheeldon doubled to center field to lead off the third inning for the Rams and moved to third on a sacrifice. Wheeldon scored on a passed ball.

Newton appeared to get out of the inning with giving up just one run, but Cole Hauser

connected for a two-out single. Cole Hassman tripled in a run and scored on an RBI single by Austin Martin.

Vanderlaan gave up seven hits in the game and walked just one batter. SEP’s Brayden Shepherd threw a two-hit shutout for the win, but issued four walks. Shepherd struck out three Cardinals.

In the sixth, Aaron Lang was running for Hassman and tried to score on a double by Martin to right field. Newton’s Tyler Ergenbright relayed the ball to Connor Gholson, who threw a strike to Duncan Lee at the plate. Lee tagged Lang out.

Martin went to third on the play. He scored on a ground-

out to push the Rams’ lead to 4-0.

Newton (0-4) plays at 7:30 p.m. game Friday at West Marshall. The Cardinals play in Saturday’s Woodward-Granger tournament.

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

Brown’s arm, Hill’s walk-off hit lead PCM to win over Comets

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News PRAIRIE CITY — Prairie City-Monroe senior Austin Brown lost two 1-0 games to North Polk in the past two seasons.

Both of those runs were unearned.

In maybe his final chance to defeat the Comets, Brown Brown got that victory over North Polk Thursday. He tossed eight innings in a 4-3, eight-inning home win during Heart of Iowa Conference play.

The Mustangs (4-2 overall, 3-2 in the HOIC) led 1-0 through six innings but needed a pair of runs in the bottom half of the seventh to force extra innings.

In the eighth frame, junior Ryan Hill collected a walkoff, game-winning RBI single that scored junior Noah

Clark.

Brown allowed five hits and three earned runs in eight innings.

Brown improved to 2-0 on the season striking out six and walking none.

Brown also had two hits at the plate, while junior Braden Phifer finished with two hits and one RBI. Senior Clay Cooper walked twice and had one hit, and junior Ethan Thomas walked twice.

Clark had one hit, one walk and one run scored and Noah Henkenius scored the tying run in the seventh in the bottom of the seventh on a wild pitch.

North Polk (2-2, 1-2) had three errors in the loss.

PCM hosts Pleasantville at 7:30 p.m. Friday.

The Mustangs play in the Colfax-Mingo tournament on Saturday. They play at 1 p.m. against Albia.

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

Submitted photo Newton High graduate Ryan Isgrig, far left back row, is the head boys’ soccer coach of Kuemper Catholic High School at Carroll. His team is playing in the Class 1A state tournament this weekend in Des Moines.

NHS grad coaches Kuemper to state soccer

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News Ryan Isgrig, a 2007 Newton High School graduate, coached Carroll’s Kuemper Catholic High School boys’ soccer team to the 2016 Iowa Class 1A Boys’ State Soccer Tournament.

The third-seeded Knights pulled out a 1-0 win in overtime against Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union (17-2) in Thursday’s opening round.

Kuemper’s Nick Auen scored

the winner with six seconds left in the first overtime.

Kuemper qualified for the state tournament for the first time in its history. Isgrig is in his second season as the Knights’ head coach.

Knights (17-2) play GCGR (17-2) at 12:05 p.m. Friday in a 1A semifinal game on Field 6 at James C. Cownie Soccer Complex. GCGR beat Underwood 1-0 in Thursday’s action.

Top-seeded and undefeated Beckman Catholic beat

West Liberty, 3-0, and Regina downed Pella Christian 4-1 in the other two 1A tournament openers Thursday. Beckman Catholic and Regina play at noon Friday on Field 9.

The semifinal winners meet at 12:05 Saturday at Cownie’s Field 9. The thirdplace game is at 11:10 a.m.

Saturday on Field 6.

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

Tennis Continued from Page 1B “Their No. 2 doubles team is very good also. Kate and Megan played well again in tight points and games. Our girls had a great day at state,” Zehr said.

Wyre finished her fouryear career for Newton High tennis at the state tournament. Pressgrove returns for one more season for the Cardinals. They finished at 10-4 as a doubles team this season.

“Definitely, I’d love to have an opportunity to come back to the state tournament next year. That will be one of our goals for next season,” Pressgrove said.

Wyre and Pressgrove were the seventh and eighth players from Newton to qualify for a state tennis tournament.

They are the third doubles team. In 2013, Jennifer Ventling and Holly VanderPol went to the Class 2A tournament in doubles.

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

Larry Peterson/Creston News Advertiser Newton junior Megan Pressgrove gets to the ball during a match against a Creston/OM team in the doubles division of the 2016 Iowa Class 1A Girls’ State Tennis Tournament with partner senior Kate Wyre in position for a return shot. Newton’s duo went 1-2 Thursday in the double elimination tournament at Byrnes Park in Waterloo.