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By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News The Newton Police Department in partnership with the Jasper County Sheriff ’s Office to launch the “If You See Something, Say Something” campaign throughout Jasper County.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s campaign aims to raise public awareness of the indicators of terrorism and terrorism-related crime activity.

“This program came about as a result of our want and need to partner with the community Burdess at a deeper level and encourage them to report any type of suspicious activity,” Newton Police Chief Rob Burdess said.

The main focus of the national campaign is terrorist and terrorist activity, but Burdess sees the local program as a way to empower citizens to report any suspicious activity regardHalferty less of the severity.

“We are trying to get it out there that we really want people to give us a call,” Burdess said.

Jasper County Sheriff John Halferty agreed that many times the everyday partners in the community are better able to tell officers if something is out of sort, suspicious or not right.

“What we found in the past, there are times that these same citizens don’t realize that things haven’t been reported. They may just assume or think things are normal and that we know about it,” Halferty said.

Halferty said he encourages the public to call in and report everyday things that may not, at

Jamee A. Pierson/Daily News Venture Homes of West Des Moines was approved to purchase a fourth lot at Fountain Hills Estates to build another of its high-quality, single family homes.

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News Venture Homes is expanding its footprint at Fountain Hills Estates once again. The West Des Moines company’s request to build on Lot 14 was approved by city council, making it the fourth home for the company in the area.

Both homes built by Venture Homes, as a part of the original agreement, have sold and the company is looking to build on its success in Newton.

“We are delighted that Venture Homes continues to build quality new homes in Fountain Hills Estates,” development specialist Craig Armstrong said.

This is the second time since April that Venture Homes requested an additional lot. The company was approved to build on Lot 15 which is adjacent to first two builds for the company and next door to the most recent proposal.

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“One of their new starts this summer is a custom home for a family that wanted to purchase the original ranch home, which had already sold,” Armstrong said.

“The second new home is purely speculative, validating our belief that Venture Homes would discover an excellent market for new construction in Fountain Hills.”

The city first acquired the land that would become Fountain Hills in 2013 through the tax sale process from Jasper County. The 18 lots are located in the 900 through 1100 block of West 22nd Street South and the 2000 through 2100 blocks of South 11th Avenue West on the southwest side of Newton.

After gaining titles to the lots, the city began work finding builders for residential construction on the properties. In March of 2014, the city entered into an agreement with Venture Homes to construct two high-quality, single family homes. The city also gave the com-

pany exclusive rights to acquire any of the additional lots for $1 each through the end of 2016.

“It’s a beautiful wooded neighborhood with large lots and a creek running through it, less than two minutes from the interstate — perfect for young families looking for a country setting inside the city,” Armstrong said.

Fountain Hills Estates is a part of the city’s aggressive housing initiative to get new, high-quality homes in Newton. Other developments currently with homes under construction or ready for occupants include Fairmeadows North consisting of five new homes by Groundbreaker Homes, Eastgate Meadows with two new homes from builder Bob VanErsvelde and

by DMACC Student Builders and Quail Ridge and Bradford Estates with lots to build.

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

‘Backpack’ program helps students in need About 4,000 meals provided to Newton students in 2015-16

By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News Jason W. Brooks/Daily News Jasper County Attorney Mike Jacobsen speaks during Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting. The supervisors passed motions to hire both a collections assistant to the county attorney team and third full-time position for the technology department.

Jasper County to add IT, collections employees

By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News The total number of employees for Jasper County went up by two at Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting.

While there wasn’t any formal hiring announced, the three supervisors did approve the creation of a new assistant position in both the

Jasper County Attorney’s Office and within Jasper County Information Systems.

Both positions will be filled in the weeks ahead.

The attorney’s office position will be filled by an assistant in charge of collecting court fees and other debts, while the information systems assistant will help with a wide variety of tasks,

including network and cyber-security.

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It didn’t take long for Doug and Cindy Smith to discover, they needed a bigger van.

The Newton Community School District’s volunteer involvement with the Food Bank of Iowa’s Backpack Meals program recently completed its third full year. Doug Smith came to Monday’s NCSD Board of Education meeting to describe ways Newton’s elementary-school involvement has progressed — including the Smith’s short-lived attempts to use their own minivan to retrieve food supplies.

“When we started out in January of 2013, Cindy was able to get all of it in the minivan,” Doug Smith told the board Monday. “But that didn’t last long. The Salvation Army of Newton eventually let us use their cargo van, and then (NCSD Transportation Supervisor) Curt Roorda stepped up and found a way we could use a district vehicle.”

The program allows qualifying students to take home a specified

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list of items for two meals each Friday — enough for lunch on Saturday and lunch on Sunday. In 2015-16, the program’s third full year in Newton, more than 4,000 meals were served to Newton children at no charge.

The food used to arrive in Newton in bulk packages on pallets. Volunteer groups used to meet once per month on a Saturday to divide the bulk food into individual meals. However, the BACKPACK | 3A

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Jason W. Brooks/Daily News Doug Smith describes the Backpack Progam to the Newton Community School District Board of Education at Monday’s meeting. Smith said the program helped 4,000 meals get delivered to students in need during the 2015-16 school year.

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The Way to host ARK event Saturday Newton Church of The Way will host Acts of Random Kindness from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at the church, 2306 S. Third Ave. E. in Newton.

ARK is donating diapers, wipes and summer clothes for children sizes 0-14.

For those interested in volunteering, contact Rod and Maria Van Soelen at mrvansoelen@yahoo.com or call the church at 641-792-7300.

Bible League Volunteers to host summer program The Bible League Volunteers will host its annual summer musical program at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at the Calvary Christian Reformed Church in Pella.

Come and enjoy an evening of praise and worship by local singers and instrumentalists.

An offering will be taken to provide Bibles for Africa.

Jamee A. Pierson/Daily News Holy Trinity Lutheran Church was able to provide free meals to those in need in the community for more than 10 years. With attendance declining in recent years, the church decided to hold its final meal on May 8.

Holy Trinity Lutheran ends free meal program

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News Ten years after serving its first free meal, the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church discontinued its monthly free community meal event. The meal was a staple in the community and helped to serve as a start for the successful free meal program throughout Newton.

“It really was started by a previous pastor. She had the idea because they had one it in an area where she was a pastor before,” volunteer Sue Ranard said.

That pastor was Rev. Carrie Lewis LaPlante, who suggested the mission for the church after perceiving a food insecurity issue in the community.

The first meal was served on April 9, 2006 and consisted of chicken noodle soup and chili.

From then on, once a month a free meal was served at the church, helping the community

through trying times.

“We kind of had the feeling that at that time there weren’t a lot of other opportunities for people with free meals. It seems like over time there has been some other churches starting meals, which is really a good thing,” Ranard said. “We had our biggest attendance at our Thanksgiving and Christmas meals.”

In total, Holy Trinity only missed three months and served meals on 118 occasions. The last meal was served on May 8.

Many volunteers and church members helped make the meal a reality, supply food or donating time or money towards the mission.

“We would have sign-up sheets and people in the congregation would sign up to bring items. It was always a free meal. If people donated money, we would use it to buy meat or other items,” Ranard said.

If there was surplus money

from the meal, the church donated to the Salvation Army Food Pantry to help out in one more way.

Ranard said attendance was steady for the first six or seven years, but in the past few, numbers have been dropping. With the decrease in numbers and the increase in other entities providing free meals, the Rev. Kenneth Ahntholz declared the “mission accomplished.”

The church is not done helping out in the community, though. With many past volunteers wanting to continue on a smaller scale, the church is looking to partner with a fellow church for its meal on occasion.

“The meal was more about fellowship than food. Both fellowship between those who came to eat and those preparing the meal,” Ranard said.

Contact Jamee A. Pierson at 641-972-3121 ext. 6534 or jpierson@newtondailynews.com

Seasons of Hope to begin Monday Sacred Heart Catholic Church will host its sharing group Seasons of Hope for those in need of consolation after the death of a loved one. The six-week program will be from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Mondays beginning Monday at the church, 1115 S. Eighth Ave. E. in Newton.

The program is rooted in Catholic tradition, conveys God’s consolation through scripture, prayer, reflection, and sharing our faith.

For more details, pick up a Seasons of Hope brochure or contact Deacon Dan Goetz at daniel-goetz@mchsi.com or Kathy Hammerly, Stewardship Coordinator at steward-ship@iowatelecom.net or call 792-2050.

Church of the Brethren to host special service June 26 Prairie City Church of the Brethren will host a special Sunday of music and worship with its “Pickin’ in the Pavillion” June 26 at the church, five miles south of Prairie City on Highway S 6G. The day will begin at 9:30 a.m. with a worship service in the pavilion which will be followed by a lunch. Stick around after lunch for an afternoon of bluegrass and acoustic music in the pavillion featuring The West Connection, Four Mile Creek and other local talent.

Guests are asked to bring lawn chairs.

Judge rules jury will mull case of church shooting suspect COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A jury, not a judge, will consider hate crimes and other federal charges against the man accused of gunning down nine parishioners at a South Carolina church, the judge overseeing the case ruled Monday.

U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel also ordered that jurors will hear arguments on a possible death sentence for Dylann Roof if he’s convicted of capital crimes in his federal trial.

Attorneys for Roof, 22, had requested a bench trial, acknowledging in court papers filed last week that prosecutors hadn’t agreed to sign off on the idea. Earlier Mon-

day, prosecutors filed papers officially opposing a bench trial, pointing out that their approval was needed to move forward with one.

Roof faces the charges in connection to the June 17 shootings during Wednesday night Bible study at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston. His federal trial is scheduled to begin on Nov. 7, and Roof ’s defense attorneys have said he is willing to plead guilty if the government drops its pursuit of a possible death sentence.

Roof also faces nine counts of murder in state court. That trial is set for January.

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which occurred a year ago this Friday, reignited discussions about race relations and led to the removal of a Confederate battle flag from the South Carolina Statehouse.

Roof had previously posed for photos with a rebel flag.

Due in part to problems in obtaining lethal injection drugs, no one has been executed in South Carolina since 2011. The federal government hasn’t put anyone to death since 2003.

Roof was originally to go on trial in state court this July. But the case was delayed after defense attorneys said doctors needed more time to complete psychiatric testing of Roof.

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to keep a certain percentage of collected fees.

“Counties keep 28 percent of all money collected, and if we collect at least $100,000, we’ll receive an extra 5 percent to go to 33 percent,” Jacobsen said.

“The state uses a firm in the Kansas City area called Linebarger Goggan, and they charge a fee. Forty-two counties have a person who works with the drivers license reinstatement program. We currently tell victims that we don’t do collections for restitution; we could recoup some of that money as well.”

Jacobsen said Marion and Marshall counties both have personnel assigned to collections.

Muscatine County — which is only slightly larger than Jasper in population — has two full-time staff devoted to collections, recovering about $400,000 per year, he said.

“Currently, we go after a handful of people who owe a large amount of money, but we aren’t set up formally to have anyone do that fulltime,” Jacobsen said.

The third full-time position for the technology department will join Ryan Eaton and Celia Robertson in maintaining the 135-plus machines and devices used by county employees. Jasper County

first glance, seem important. He would much rather have multiple calls about an activity that may not be anything as opposed to no call about something officers need to know.

After a crime incident occurs neighbors and witnesses often advise police about suspicious behavior or activity at a residence or with a specific person in the days prior to the event, but they don’t want to get involved and don’t want to bother the police, Burdess said. Those suspicious acts, if reported, could have a huge impact on saving lives or preventing a crime.

“We’ll be successful because somebody will call something in and it will be just the piece we need to be able to do something about it,” Burdess said.

See Something, Say Something is also seen as a preventative measure to help catch suspicious activity before it becomes a large criminal activity.

“In a lot of these major incidents that hear about, most recently Orlando, at some point you hear that someone says we knew or this person made a statement that they may do that,” Halferty said. “It seems like we react to so many things. If we can prevent those things with this program, it is just going to take one to make this program a success.”

If the information does have terrorist implications, it is sent to the Iowa Department of Public Safety who then forwards it on to federal authorities.

“It is really a partnership. The State of Iowa is involved in this program and this is just our way of being involved on the local level and bringing it out to our communities,” Burdess said.

If anyone in the public has information to share with authorities they are encouraged to call 911.

Jason W. Brooks/Daily News Assistant to the Jasper County Engineer Pamela Olson speaks during Tuesday’s board of supervisors meeting.

Auditor Dennis Parrott praised the hard work done by Eaton and Robertson, and said a third person is needed to help get to all the different locations around the county where support is needed.

Eaton said a new position should be created to give county employees someone to contact for help in the event of difficulties or with questions, with Robertson and himself generally freed up to work on other projects.

“This won’t be a helpdesk type of position,” Eaton. “The person working on this will be a first point of contact.”

Supervisor Joe Brock said after the meeting the money needed for both positions was already earmarked during the last annual budget

Backpack Continued from Page 1A Food Bank of Iowa now pre-packages meals.

“That allows the program to feed more kids,” said Smith, a Woodrow Wilson Elementary School teacher who helps coordinate some of the program’s efforts.

The meals typically include items such as soup, single-serving cereal, milk and fruit cups.

“The delivery is very discreet,” Smith said. “Kids are called down to the nurse’s office — away from the other kids — and are given

planning cycle.

In other business Tuesday, the board: • Approved a 40-year agreement with Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. for work to be done on Sully Mine. There are 12 detailed points to the agreement.

• Heard from citizen Max Rayburn about concerns with the pavement condition along North Fourth Avenue East near Halter Avenue and the bridge over Elk Creek. Supervisor Denny Carpenter told Rayburn, who has complained to local government in the past about damage from ice-removal salt, that the county could easily remove all the pavement in the area and make it gravel, which didn’t please Rayburn in the least. Pam Olson of the

meals to put in their backpacks or seal up and take home.”

Smith said the average number of meals each week for 2015-16 was 142, serving about 56 Newton elementary students each week.

He said principals and custodians have been a huge help in identifying students, knowing who they are and making sure they receive food in a discreet way.

“It’s not in their job descriptions to do this,” he said.

There are plans to coordinate with Emerson Hough staff, once the building is set up to reopen as an elementary school, to ensure those students are also included.

Smith named several people

engineer’s office said the section of North Fourth Avenue is on a list of locations set to receive upgrade work at some point.

• Approved fireworks permits for seven individuals and for Baxter Fun Days.

• Heard from Parrott, who praised his staff for their hard work in preparing for and executing a smooth primary election. Jasper was the first of the state’s 99 counties to report full results to the Secretary of State.

• Passed Resolution 1644, approving an updated list of about 100 bridges in the county that have weight restrictions.

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

KAH packaging event set for July 9

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Newton Daily News The Jasper County Kids Against Hunger will again package food the be sent to feed families in parts of the world where there is a shortage of food on July 9 at St. Luke United Methodist Church, 501 E. 19th St. N. in Newton.

In the past years the Jasper County KAH has packaged more than 440,000 meals. The food was sent to countries such as Nicaragua, Honduras, Haiti and also here in Iowa.

Gather a team of 12 people and collect $360 in donations. Then come to help package the food to feed the hungry people. All are welcome, such as churches, service clubs, businesses, scout troops, students and individuals who are willing to help with the packaging.

Deadline for registering of a team or a single individual who is willing to work with others is July 3.

Contact Bill Bennett at Jasper.co.kah@gmail. com to register or to receive more information about the event.

who have been instrumental in helping the program work well.

They are Michelle Yoakum-Huffaker at Aurora Heights Elementary, Lesa Blatchford at Berg Elementary, Trisca Mick and Josie Carter at Thomas Jefferson Elementary and Laurie Kramer at Woodrow Wilson.

“These ladies are moms,” Smith said. “They want these kids to be taken care of. They make sure kids leave with enough food — even if they have to chase them down a hall.”

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

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Babbling Brooks Jason W. Brooks

s a train headed east from a cold Grinnell train station in December of 1962, it was carrying students headed home for holiday break — some of them heading for the Chicago area.

My mother’s parents allowed all four of their daughters to choose a college within a few hundred miles of Chicago.

She was accepted at Grinnell long before it had achieved national notoriety in men’s basketball or swimming and after it had established itself as a top small liberal arts college.

Earlier this month, Grinnell’s graduating class of 1966 held its 50th reunion, and 84 members of the approximately 220 surviving members came back to the campus to share memories and learn about the present and future plans of the college. I was able to witness some of

the reunion events firsthand and many more through Mom’s accounts, along with her opinions about how her alma mater should conduct business.

Mom was happy to go from York Community High School — a large, public school in Elmhurst, a suburb of Chicago — to a small, liberal arts college. The fact Grinnell College was out in the country was immaterial. Taking the Chicago “L” to the Rock Island line and into Iowa was a premium selling point for the school to Windy City families.

Mom knew life at Grinnell would mean a ton of studying, but she said she had no idea the school’s curriculum and courses would be so tough. It took nearly every waking moment of nonclass time to stay up on each subject in that era, and she doesn’t remember leaving campus to go downtown for

anything.

The world changed considerably while she was in the then-gender-segregated Grinnell dorms — the Cuban Missile Crisis, John F. Kennedy assassination, escalation of the Vietnam War, the Watts Riots and the release of the first James Bond films all happened during her years there. However, not much changed on campus in terms of the focused lifestyle there — Mom was either in her dorm studying, in class, with the other female students in the dining hall, or on the train or riding home with her parents back to Elmhurst.

The 50 years that’s gone by since she graduated in 1966 feels more like 20 years, she said. She said it was sad to be on campus again knowing some of her classmates had passed away.

A handful of her Grinnell classmates were killed in action in Vietnam — young, educated men who had graduated college and gone into the military in their early 20s, only to have their futures end on a battlefield about 9,000 miles from central Iowa. Mom

said thinking of these classmates made her extremely sad, knowing how short their lives had been.

Of the 250 Grinnell graduates from the spring of 1966, about 30 have passed away, but 84 were able to make it to the 50th Reunion. Filled with successful people and representing all sorts of trades, industries and professions, the Class of 1966 presented the university with more than $4 million (so far) as its class gift.

Of course, folks who donate big to their alma mater want some say over the way things are done on campus.

Grinnell alumni want to see the campus and total enrollment remain as small as possible, and are excited to see the growth of innovating programs and practices.

Grinnell’s Class of 1966 took many years to build up its legacy. It was great to see Mom smile as she took part in celebrating the tradition the 66ers have established.

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

American Conservative Ben Shapiro

The left’s mobocracy For years, the left has been desperate to paint conservatives as the real danger to civil society. Back in 2009, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security called conservatives a threat to safety. In a report, it stated that those who oppose abortion and illegal immigration represent a serious domestic terror threat. After presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump reprehensibly justified violence against protesters, the media was awash with fears that conservatives would suddenly lose their minds and begin brandishing pitchforks in search of unlucky transgender individuals.

But, for decades, the only real threat of mob violence has come from the political left.

The left proved this once again this week when rioters in San Jose, California ignored do-nothing police officers and assaulted Trump supporters after his campaign rally. They overran police barriers, punched random rallygoers and egged a woman.

They spit on people, burned American flags and generally made a violent nuisance of themselves.

The left reacted by blaming Trump.

First off, let’s point out that while Trump has encouraged his own rallygoers to participate in violence against peaceful protesters, there has never been a pro-Trump mob or riot. Individuals have engaged in bad behavior, but there has never been any mass activity. The same is not true of the political left, which traffics in mob action, from Ferguson, Missouri, to Baltimore, Maryland, to Seattle, Washington, to Occupy Wall Street.

Why? Because when conservatives act badly, they’re condemned by both conservatives and leftists. But when leftists riot, leftists simply blame conservatives for the riots.

That’s what happened in San Jose.

San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo said, “At some point, Donald Trump needs to take responsibility for the irresponsible behavior of his campaign.” San Jose police Chief Eddie Garcia praised his officers for failing to intervene, saying, “We are not an ‘occupying force’ and cannot reflect the chaotic tactics of protesters.” The San Jose Police Department added that it did not intervene so as to not “further (incite) the crowd and produce more violent behavior.”

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton blamed Trump, too: “He created an environment in which it seemed to be acceptable for someone running for president to be inciting violence, to be encouraging his supporters. Now we’re seeing people who are against him responding in kind.” The internet blogging service Vox was forced to suspend editor Emmett Rensin after telling people to “start a riot” if Trump sets foot in their town.

Trump may be a gross thug individually, but conservatives are generally uninterested in the sort of thuggish hordes that roam the streets looking for skulls to crack. We don’t like those sorts of folks; we find them an affront to law and order and clean living.

The left has no such compunction. And so long as their leading lights continue to justify such lawlessness in the name of stopping the rhetoric of the right, we’re doomed to more broken eggs, broken noses and broken politics.

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Tax hike small price to pay for Newton scholars

Fiscal conservatives like me tend to wince at the very mention of a tax increase. The only time I can rationalize it is when it involves two key elements: emergencies and children.

Based on the information

provided by Newton teachers, students, parents and welltrained outside consultants, we have a “problem building” in our town.

The only foreseeable way to properly provide a suitable learning institution for our fifth through eighth graders is to pass this measure.

Raising my property taxes by less than $20 per year is a small

price to pay for investing in the next generation of Newton scholars.

Lastly, having a tip-top middle school in town can only help our property values — making this proposal a win-win. Please join me in voting yes on the school bond on Tuesday, Sept.

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The Big Banks can be beaten When the 2008 financial crash slammed the New York City construction industry, Maribel Touré’s husband lost his job as an architect. On top of that, Maribel suffered a serious accident.

But what really plunged the family into financial trouble was sending their daughter to college.

As a child growing up in Mexico, Maribel’s father had repeatedly told her that la educación es la clave — “education is the key.”

So she worked hard to obtain a college degree in Mexico and then moved to the United States, where she became a radiology technician.

Maribel wanted the same opportunity for her daughter to obtain “the key.” But high tuition bills strained the family budget and pushed them to the brink of foreclosure.

“The government was helping the banks, but they refused to help me,” Maribel said recently.

“I never stopped working and I never stopped paying my taxes — the same taxes the government was giving to the banks.”

Bipartisan Closets, an OtherWords cartoon by Khalil Bendib Maribel is just one of many Americans who were hurt by the financial crisis and want more

Otherwords Sarah Anderson done to crack down on the Wall Street greed and recklessness that caused it. That’s why she’s added her support to a new Take on Wall Street campaign that aims to channel widespread public anger over our broken financial system into concrete, bold change.

The campaign’s priority reforms would help ensure that Wall Street pays its fair share of taxes. The additional revenue could be used for urgent needs, such as making college more affordable for families like the Tourés.

A small tax of just a fraction of a percent on each stock and derivative trade, for example, could generate massive revenue while also curbing short-term speculation. For ordinary investors, such a tax would be hardly noticeable. The real targets would be the high-speed traders who now dominate our financial markets while adding no real value to the economy.

Closing tax loopholes that

now encourage excessive executive pay could also generate much-needed funds for social programs or public investment to fix our crumbling national roads and bridges.

One of these loopholes lets private equity and hedge fund managers pay a 20 percent capital gains rate on the bulk of their income — just half of the nearly 40 percent top rate the wealthiest Americans normally owe. As a result, billionaire financiers pay a lower tax rate than millions of our country’s teachers, firefighters, and nurses.

Maribel Touré ended her story on a hopeful note. She said that after feeling guilty and ashamed about her financial problems for a long time, she decided to fight back.

She joined New York Communities for Change, a coalition of working families in low- and moderate-income communities that fights for social and economic justice. They worked with local officials to put pressure on her bank, so she was able to modify her mortgage loan in time to save her house.

Her story, she said, shows that if we join together, we can win against Wall Street.

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Obituaries Allden Noel Burton

Douglas W. Chapman

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Noel Burton, 76, of Newton, died Monday evening, June 13, 2016, at Skiff Medical Center in Newton. A time of remembrance and funeral services will be at a later date at the Pence-Reese Funeral Home in Newton. Burial will be in the Newton Union Cemetery.

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

Douglas W. Chapman, 48, of Des Moines, formerly of Newton, died Tuesday, June 14, 2016, at his home. Services are pending at Pence-Reese Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Newton.

Iowa DNR encourages fishing for Father’s Day As Iowans honor dad this weekend, give dad something he will always treasure — quality time together. Take dad fishing and create memories that you can relive every time you’re together.

“Going fishing together is an easy way parents can connect with their kids without the interruptions from all our mobile technology,” Joe Larscheid, chief of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Bureau said.

“Spending the day with our kids fishing and playing by the water, we can slow time down, if only for that moment, and create a memory that will last forever.”

Visit the Iowa DNR website at www.iowadnr.gov/Fishing for tips on making the most of your fishing trip this Father’s Day including fishing reports, fishing maps and great places to fish close to home.

Bare receives scholarship

Submitted Photo Alex Bare received a $2,000 M.O. (Bud) Kahn Scholarship from Iowa Automobile Dealers Foundation for Education. Pictured are, from left, Nick Nichols, owner of the Noble Auto Group in Newton and Indianola, Bare, and Gary Kahn, president of Newton National Bank. Bare is attending DMACC to pursue a career as an automotive technician and is currently working as an apprentice at Noble Auto Group while attending college classes.

Bill Riley Talent Search competition comes to Lynnville The Bill Riley Talent Search and state wide presenting sponsor, HyVee, are excited to announce a local show in Lynnville. The show will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday as part of Lynnville Day at the Old Sellters Pavilion at Old Settlers Park The show is open to the public.

The Bill Riley Talent Search offers an opportunity to help young Iowans experience the

excitement and dedication necessary to help them succeed in life as well as on stage. The goal is to promote self esteem, self discipline and self confidence through participation in the performing arts. Young Iowans are invited to register to compete in the Sprout Division (ages 2-12) and Senior Division (ages 13-21) by contacting show coordinator DaNaye VanDeKrol

at 641-260-2969 or lynnvillebillriley@gmail. com.

The winning act from each division will qualify to compete at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Aug. 11-21, with prize money at the Iowa State Fair championship totaling more than $17,000.00.

For more information about shows and contestant rules, visit www.billrileytalentsearch.com.

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

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m.

Wednesday at the Masonic Temple in Prairie City.

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

• Newton Community Blood Drive will be from 1 to 6 p.m. Thursday at DMACC Newton Conference Center, 600 N. Second Ave. W. • Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m.

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

• Meal & Meeting will begin at 7 p.m. Thursday at Emerson Hough Chapter of the Izaak Walton League, 889 Highway F36 W. in Newton.

• Concerts in the Park will begin at 7 p.m.

Thursday at Maytag Bowl at Maytag Park in Newton. The Newton Municipal Band will give a concert sponsored by Newton Parks and Recreation.

• Piecemakers Quilt Guild will meet at 7 p.m.

Thursday at St. Luke United Methodist Church, 501 E. 19th St. N. in Newton. All members should attend. The group will also be finishing our patriotic table runners. Bring sewing machines, rotary cutters, mats, etc. to finish this project. You may also want to sew your runner into a tube, the long way of the material. If any questions, contact Margaret A. Jensen at 741-792-7720.

• Penny Bingo will begin at 1 p.m. Friday at Jasper County Senior Citizens Center, 702 E. Third St. S. in Newton.

• The High Bank Boys will perform at 9 p.m.

Friday at Greencastle Tavern in Mingo.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 10 a.m.

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

• 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.

• Newton Barn Dance will begin at 6 p.m. Saturday at Woodland Park, corner of North First Street and North 19th Avenue East in Newton.

Bring potluck and/or finger foods to share. Meal first followed by dance from 7 to 10 p.m. An old-fashioned barn dance is an evening of food, fun and friends with live music by Wild Mustard.

Alcohol free. Everyone welcome. Families invited.

• NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Speediatrics 200 will begin at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Iowa Speedway, 3333 Rusty Wallace Drive in Newton. Buckcherry will perform following the race.

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Discovery Hike planned at Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge Newton Daily News Join volunteer naturalists at 10 a.m. Saturday for a Nature Discovery Walk along the half mile, paved Overlook Trail loop.

Attendees will learn about wildlife, wildflowers and man-

agement of the refuge. See the prairie in bloom, watch for birds and butterflies and find out about our bison and elk herds.

This hike is recommended for adults and children ages 12 and older accompanied by their favorite adult. This activity is free and

open to the public.

Register by contacting Nancy Corona at Nancy_Corona@fws. gov or at 515-994-3400.

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

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• Carrie J. Mericle, 42, of Des Moines, is charged with second-degree theft after authorities were called at 6:55 p.m. Saturday to 1200 First St. N. Officers identified a vehicle that had been reported stolen and saw Mericle

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She admitted to taking the vehicle. She was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

• Alion White, 31, of Newton, is charged with domestic abuse assault after authorities were called at 5:45 p.m.

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Not every friend desires to be eligible for benefits

DEAR ABBY: Some people believe sex with friends can turn a friendship into chaos. I don’t believe it because I can remain a friend and still be there intimately. I have a friend I feel would be a good match because we are both very sexual and filthy-minded. We continuously tease about it. I know it’s only a joke, but I believe he’s the type of person who would feel the friendship would be lost if we were intimate — or worse, if we aren’t compatible in bed.

Can someone joke around so much about something and not want to do it? Also, I’m not the type he would ever see himself having sex with, and he says he can’t believe he feels this way.

Should we try it or leave it alone, as it will only be sex? It’s not like we’re looking to fall in love. Men always say they would love to have a friend with benefits, but if it happens they can’t handle it. — FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS DEAR F.W.B.: In order to be friends with benefits, you have to have two people who are willing. The man you have described seems to be all hat and no cattle. Leave it alone.

DEAR ABBY: I recently moved in with my boyfriend and now live two hours away from my parents. (Before, it was only 10 minutes.)

My boyfriend has been offered an incredible job in a different country and has asked me to go with him. It means I’ll have to quit my job, which is a good one. But he has promised to financially support me during the two years we would be there, including adding to my usual savings and paying the mortgage on the condo I left when I moved in with him. He’s talking about an engagement and marriage when we get back.

My problem is my parents. Their definition of “success” is marriage and family. Because they never taught my brother and me how to communicate, I’m deathly afraid to tell them that we

are moving to a different country. The thought of upsetting them is paralyzing me. I am losing sleep and considering breaking up with him so I can keep the peace with my family. What do I do? — TORN UP DEAR TORN UP: Allow me to offer a suggestion that may keep peace in your family. Because your boyfriend is talking about marriage “when you get back,” I propose that you suggest to him that the two of you be married before you leave. Problem solved.

DEAR ABBY: I’m a female in my mid-20s. I have recently hired a personal trainer at my local gym. So far, it isn’t working out as I had hoped.

My trainer isn’t really training me.

He spends half the time trying to flirt.

He says we could have a great time together when we aren’t in session. I’ve recently heard he does this with most of his female clients. I am a nice person, but it’s getting out of hand. What do I do? Should I tell his boss? — STILL OUT OF SHAPE IN ALABAMA DEAR STILL OUT: Do not report your trainer to his boss immediately. Talk to him first. Tell him that when he flirts it makes you uncomfortable, and you prefer to keep your relationship with him strictly professional.

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Canada geese targeted by city ordinance CEDAR RAPIDS — The city council has approved an ordinance that will allow the hunting of Canada geese inside Cedar Rapids city limits.

The council passed the measure Tuesday after the third and final reading. The new law allows hunting of the waterfowl hunting on certain private, undeveloped land in the southwest quadrant of Cedar Rapids. Officials say hunting is a necessary step to control the city’s local goose population of an estimated 2,000 birds.

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Driver of car hurt in crash with school bus MARION — A woman was injured when a school bus hit the car she was driving north of Marion.

The Linn County sheriff ’s office says the crash happened Tuesday afternoon when a College Community School District Bus carrying about 20 Prairie High School students drove through a four-way stop and hit a car driven by 69-year-old Anne B. Wikle, of Davenport. Wikle was taken to a Cedar Rapids hospital, where she was treated for injuries.

FORT DODGE — A 21-year-old Iowa woman has been charged in connection with the death of a 6-year-old girl injured in a collision on Christmas Day. Court records say Ruth Tomlinson is charged with driving on the wrong side of a two-way highway, failure to maintain control and failure to provide proof of financial liability. She’s due in court Friday. The court records don’t list the name of an attorney.

Post office to be named for slain Iowa soldier CEDAR RAPIDS — The downtown Cedar Rapids post office will be getting a new name to honor an Iowa soldier. On Monday President Barack Obama signed legislation that will name the office on 6th Avenue Southeast the Sergeant First Class Terryl L. Pasker Post Office Building. Pasker was killed in 2011 while serving with the Iowa National Guard in Afghanistan. He was 39. The Anamosa native and Lisbon High School graduate was buried in Cedar Rapids, where he had lived four years with his wife.

5 Restaurant to pay more than $72K to partial owner

SIOUX CITY— A judge has ordered an iconic downtown Sioux City hot dog joint to pay more than $72,000 to a partial owner who said he’d never received his share of the business’ profits.

District Judge Steven Andreasen ruled Friday that Milwaukee Wiener House owners Mike and John Eliades never paid Gus Demetroulis, who has owned 10 percent of the restaurant since 2004.

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Newton Park Board fundraising for fireworks event Donors entered to win pool, golf passes Newton Daily News The Newton Park Board is still fundraising for this year’s fireworks event. The park board is about $2,000 from reaching its fundraising goal for 2016 and would like to raise it by June 24.

As an incentive to donate, it will be giving away a family pool pass to the Maytag Pool and family pass to Westwood Golf Course.

Anyone who donates to the fireworks fund through June 24 will be entered in the drawing for both prizes. Winners will be announced

on June 27 on the Newton Parks and Recreation Facebook page.

Prizes will be redeemable for either the 2016 or 2017 season.

Donations are being accepted online at www.gofundme.com/ NewtonFireworks or at the Newton Parks Office, 3000 N. Fourth Ave. E. Thanks to those who have already donated.

We are looking forward to another great event.

For more information about the 2016 Fourth of July Fireworks Event, contact the Newton Parks Office at 641-792-1470.

File Photo As an incentive to donate to the annual Fourth of July fireworks display the Newton Park Board will be giving away a family pool pass to the Maytag Pool and families pass to Westwood Golf Course.

School report reveals noncompliance issues IOWA CITY (AP) — A state investigation of the Iowa City Community School District has revealed areas of noncompliance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. The Iowa Department of Education released a report Monday.

The investigation started after district officials said a deadline for correcting issues with more than 100 programs wouldn’t be met. It was also trigged by the school district reporting the largest special education deficit in the state in fiscal year 2015.

The report says many of the issues involve incorrectly handled Individualized Education Programs used to guide special educational choices for students.

Report interviewees suggested

that some placements for students with disabilities are predetermined and some decisions about programming choices for students were driven by financial considerations. It also found a lack of timely notices to parents about program meetings, and a failure to inform some parents about meetings to address their children’s progress or changes to their child’s individualized programs.

State officials said the district may have missed opportunities to claim available Medicaid funds for special education.

District superintendent Stephen Murley said that even though district officials asked for relief from the June 1 deadline, they “worked diligently to meet

with families to conduct the required IEP meetings, and all have been completed.”

State officials also say they are concerned that interviewees referred to the required corrective actions as merely “documentation issues,” when the compliance issues are more substantial.

The department will follow up in November to check on the district’s progress on completing corrective actions.

Murley said that the district will work with the state’s assigned implementation adviser to carry out the corrective actions detailed in the report. He said that district officials are “optimistic” that the adviser will provide suggestions about addressing the special education deficit.

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Army ammunition plant site ready for development DES MOINES — Gov. Terry Branstad says the state has certified a portion of Iowa Army Ammunition Plant near Burlington as a project-ready industrial development site.

A 153-acre plot of land within the 19,000-acre federally owned military installation has been certified by the Iowa Economic Development Authority through its Iowa Certified Site Program.

It’s the 12th site in Iowa to be certified as project-ready.

Branstad says certifying sites is fast growing trend in the site selection business. To get certified developers work with local officials, utility companies and consultants to ensure the site has no problems and is ready for development.

Congress passed legislation allowing leases on the land for up to 50 years.

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From puzzle solver to puzzle maker

By Travis Fischer Mid-America Publishing For most people, the Rubik’s Cube is a toy that few people have the patience to figure out. For Kellogg native Harley Olsthoorn though, the 3x3x3 cube was only the beginning.

Olsthoorn, now of Garner, had been a fan of the Rubik’s Cube for decades, but didn’t think much about what else could be out there until about a year and a half ago. Searching the internet on a whim, Olsthoorn discovered a whole world of increasingly advanced puzzles to challenge himself with, sparking an interest that has turned into a fully fledged hobby.

“I looked on the Internet and realized that there was a whole community of puzzle people,” Olsthoorn said. “So then I started collecting some of the other puzzles.”

Today Olsthoorn has graduated far beyond the typical Rubik’s Cube.

The shelves of his office are adorned with a collection of cubes, polyhedrons, and spheres, all

with their own twist on the traditional rotational puzzle concept. With 107 currently in his possession, Olsthoorn has become an adept puzzle solver, capable of solving a standard cube in a matter of minutes.

From the 13x13x13 cube to the 12-sided dodecahedron, Olsthoorn has spent the better part of the last two years shuffling puzzles of different shapes and sizes and putting them back together.

“All puzzles work the same way,” said Olsthoorn, who uses a formula of moves to help him work out the complicated method of rearranging the various colored pieces back into order.

Once he was no longer satisfied with the standard puzzles at his disposal, Olsthoorn started looking to the modding [modifying] community for an even greater challenge. Finding fellow enthusiasts at TwistyPuzzles.com, Olsthoorn discovered a new world of modifications to classic puzzles to try.

By cutting, gluing, and re-stickering them, new dynamics can be added

to standard puzzles.

“It becomes a totally different puzzle,” said Olsthoorn. “People are making new one every week.”

Inspired by the modifications he’d encountered, Olsthoorn decided to try his hand at creating a custom puzzle of his own, taking the leap from puzzle solver to puzzle maker.

Not one to start small, Olsthoorn decided to design a modification to the 12-sided, nine-layered Petaminx, a monster-sized puzzle with hundreds of parts to shuffle and solve. Olsthoorn, who had already solved a Petaminx of his own, carefully plotted out a new configuration for the puzzle to increase the difficulty.

Creating new puzzles can be just as challenging as solving them. To make a successful modification, one must be able to change the way pieces move without making the puzzle unsolvable. In Olsthoorn’s case, this meant designing it in a way that all 12 sides could be modified without completely shutting down the puzzle’s

Mid-America Publishing Photo Kellogg native Harley Olsthoorn invented a modified Rubik’s Cube-type puzzle and was entered into an online puzzle museum, one of ten Petaminx variations to gain the honor.

many turning points.

Once the puzzle modifications were designed, Olsthoorn put his plans into effect. Purchasing a second Petaminx, glue, and a set of custom designed stickers, Olsthoorn spent 60 hours taking one of the most elaborate puzzles available and making it even more complicated.

Finally, in April, Olsthoorn introduced his one-of-a-kind “JAMmed Petaminx” to the puzzle community. His efforts were well rewarded, earning praise from world-renowned puzzle designer Tony Fisher for his work.

For Olsthoorn, that recognition made the whole project worth the effort.

“He’s a genius,” said Olsthoorn. “He’s one of my heroes.”

The puzzle community was so impressed with Olsthoorn’s work that his “JAMmed Petaminx” was included in the online puzzle museum, one of ten Petaminx variations to gain the honor.

“It was a fulfillment of a small dream to be recognized as a puzzle creator,” said Olsthoorn.

As for the puzzle itself, Olsthoorn wanted a challenge and that’s exactly what he got. He has

spent 40 to 50 hours trying to solve his custom puzzle and estimates that he’s just over half done putting it back together.

In the meantime, Olsthoorn will continue to seek out new challenges, and encourages others to try the same.

“Keep challenging yourself because these puzzles aren’t as hard as you think,” said Olsthoorn. “You just have to figure out how to figure it out.”

Olsthoorn attended and graduated from Newton High School.

His parents, Harvey and Sandy Olsthoorn, still reside in Kellogg.

Iowa Republican Party Local students receive degrees at ISU commencement Chair speaks in Newton Newton Daily News The grand opening of the Jasper County Republican headquarters was held on May 23.

Around 50 people enjoyed a social time with pizza and pop before several Republican candidates for office and other dignitaries addressed the group. A bake sale and silent auction held at the event as a fundraiser for the party.

The keynote speaker at the event was Iowa Republican Party Chair Jeff Kaufmann. He addressed the mixed feelings towards the likely nomination of Donald Trump as the Republican Candidate.

“I would have bet money that Donald Trump wouldn’t be the nominee, but he is, and that’s because of the grassroots. Republicans listen to the grassroots,” Kaufmann said. “No establishment nominated him or hand picked him.

The grassroots did.”

The Republican Party is a ground-up party, and with ground-up you sometimes get results you didn’t expect, Kaufmann said. Na-

Submitted Photo Iowa Republican Party Chair Jeff Kaufmann address Jasper County Republicans at the headquarters grand opening held in May.

tional Committeeman Steve Scheffler echoed Kaufmann’s remarks in saying “we need to stand behind Trump. Even if he wasn’t your first pick, if we want to stop the trajectory of big government that is spiraling out of control.”

Other candidates for office who spoke include Dr. Christopher Peters who is running for U.S. House District 2, Patrick

Payton who is running for Iowa House District 29, Doug Cupples and Mark Sutter.

The Third annual Jasper County Republican trap shoot is planned for September.

The next Jasper County Republican Central Committee meeting will be at 7 p.m. June 27 at the Newton American Legion, 1101 W. Fourth St. S.

AMES — At Iowa State University’s spring commencement ceremonies, 4,595 students received degrees. Iowa State awarded 3,818 undergraduate degrees, 496 master’s degrees, 141 veterinary medicine degrees and 140 doctor of philosophy degrees.

Kaitlyn Brown, of Kellogg, received a bachelor of fine arts in interior design.

Graduates from Newton include: Tena Alcini received a Bachelor of Liberal Studies degree in liberal studies and was Cum Laude; Jennifer Berger received a Bachelor of Science degree in child, adult and family services and was Magna Cum Laude; Logan Bird received a Bachelor of Science degree in agricultural studies; Brianna Buch received a Bachelor of Science degree in elementary education; Kyla Cazett received a Bachelor of Science degree in animal science; Cal Fisher received a Bachelor of Science degree in computer engineering and was Cum Laude; Seth George received a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology; Seth George received a Bachelor of Science degree in software engineering; Nathan Lenz received a Bachelor of Science degree in agricultural studies; Brooke Meyer received a Bachelor of Science degree in dietetics (H SCI); Dustin Schelling received a Bachelor of Science degree in kinesiology and health; Sandra Schwarz received a Master of Science degree in education; Sarah Sprouse received a Bachelor of Science degree in Materials Engineering and was Magna Cum Laude; and Brianna Vest received a Bachelor of Science degree in horticulture.

Graduates from Baxter include: John Deutsch received a Master of Science degree in agricultural and biosystems engineering; Jennifer Hurley received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in graphic design; Makayla Johnston received a Bachelor of Science in agricultural and life sciences education; and Lee Robinson received a Bachelor of Science degree in computer engineering.

Graduates from Colfax include: Autumn McGill received a Bachelor of Science degree in event management, Kathryn Stuva received a Bachelor of Science degree in child, adult and family services, Katelyn Van Wyk received a Bachelor of Science degree in child, adult and family services and Christian Wing received a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering.

Graduates from Mingo include: Jenna Baldwin received Bachelor of Science degrees in agricultural and life sciences education; and public service and administration in agriculture; Hannah Overton received a Bachelor of Science degree in anthropology.

Graduates from Monroe include: Brandon Reeve received a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing, Taylor Rydberg received a Bachelor of Science degree in financial counseling and planning and Mia Thomas received a Bachelor of Science degree in apparel, merchandising and design.

Graduates from Prairie City include: Breanna Branderhorst received a Bachelor of Science degree in agricultural and life sciences education and was Cum Laude and Macey Walke received a Bachelor of Science degree in animal science.

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AP Photo Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton arrives to speak at a rally at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Circuit Center in Pittsburgh, Tuesday.

Clinton wins DC primary, as she meets with Sanders WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Clinton brought a close to the presidential primary season with a win in the nation’s capital and a meeting with dispatched rival Bernie Sanders, hoping to set a tone of Democratic unity heading into next month’s party convention in Philadelphia.

Clinton’s victory Tuesday in the District of Columbia, the final primary of 2016, had no bearing on her role as the presumptive nominee, but it nevertheless marked a transition in the lengthy primary fight between the two rivals.

In virtually identical statements released after meeting for more than 90 minutes, the Clinton and Sanders campaigns said the two rivals discussed their primary campaign, “unifying the party and ... the dangerous threat that Donald Trump poses to our nation.” Neither spoke to reporters after the session at a Washington, D.C., hotel a few blocks from the White House.

Clinton told Sanders she appreciated his commitment to stopping Trump in the general election and the two discussed issues in which they share common goals, including “raising wages for working families, eliminating undisclosed money in politics and reducing the cost of college for students and their families.” Both candidates agreed to work together on the development of the platform at the upcoming Democratic National Convention.

Before polls closed in Washington, where Clinton won with nearly 80 percent of the vote, Sanders vowed again to do all he can to prevent Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, from reaching the White House — but he declined to endorse Clinton.

The Vermont senator had said the private meeting would help him determine how committed Clinton will be to the policy issues he has staked out during his 13-month campaign.

“Our goal must not be to allow politicians, Donald Trump or anyone else, to divide us,” Sanders said outside his Washington headquarters, telling reporters he will continue to “fight as hard as we can” to transform the Democratic Party.

Sanders said he would push for new leadership in the Democratic National Committee — his campaign has sparred with Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the party’s chair — along with a progressive platform in the summer convention and electoral changes, such as primaries that allow independents to participate and the elimination of superdelegates.

“We need major, major changes in the Democratic Party,” he said.

Yet in Sanders’ statement from spokesman Michael Briggs, the senator does not refer to Clinton as the presumptive nominee but instead congratulates her “on the campaign she has run.”

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — The search continued Wednesday morning for a 2-year-old boy who was dragged into the water by an alligator near Disney’s upscale Grand Floridian Resort & Spa, authorities said.

The effort was still considered a “search and rescue operation,” said Jeff Williamson, a spokesman for the Orange County Sheriff ’s Department.

“We are very hopeful,” he said at a morning news conference. “Sometimes you get the worst, but we are hoping for the best.”

The family of five from Nebraska was on vacation and wading in the Seven Seas Lagoon about 9:20 p.m.

Tuesday when the attack happened in an area where “no swimming” signs were posted, Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings told a news conference earlier in the morning. The father tried to rescue his son but was unsuccessful, Demings said.

The alligator was estimated to be 4 to 7 feet long, but its exact size was not known, Demings said. The father suffered cuts and lacerations.

The beach area is part of the luxury Grand Floridian resort, across the lake from Disney’s Magic Kingdom theme park.

More than 50 law enforcement personnel searched the well-tended lagoon along with an alligator tracker and two marine units in an effort that continued through the night. Williamson said more personnel would be brought in Wednesday morning to offer some “fresh eyes” for the search.

Nick Wiley with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation said it’s rare for people to be attacked by alligators, but he added that the creatures move around.

He said four alligators were taken from the water overnight, but officials found no evidence they were involved. He said the alligators have to be euthanized before they are analyzed.

Williamson said the boy was at the edge of the water, probably about a foot or two into the water, when the alligator attacked. The water was dark Tuesday night as searchers looked for the boy, Williamson said. They also used a sonar boat.

Williamson said Disney’s boats were the first ones in the water.

Disney spokeswoman Jacquee Wahaler said everyone at the resort was devastated by what happened and Disney is helping the family.

When asked if Disney was aware of alligators on the property, Wahaler advised there were signs that said “no swimming.”

Williamson brushed aside reporters’ questions about the odds of rescuing the child at this point.

“Right now, hopefully, we’re searching for a little boy to bring the family some comfort,” he said.

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Newton soccer players receive honors Rausch, Ventling earn 2A All-State awards; 13 Cardinals garner LHC honors

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News For two straight seasons, Newton High’s Ryanne Rausch has led the Cardinals, the Little Hawkeye Conference and Iowa Class 2A in goal scoring.

She and junior Josh Ventling received all-state honors from the Iowa High School Soccer Rausch Coaches Association.

The IAHSSCA announced its 2016 All-State soccer teams Thursday — the day Newton’s girls played in the school program’s first-ever state tournament.

Rausch was named to the girls’ Class 2A All-State first team. The junior forward led 2A girls’ players with 38 goals.

She garnered second-team all-state last year as a sophomore.

Ventling received boys’ Class 2A All-State honorable mention honors. Ventling paced the Cardinal boys with 11 assists from his midfielder spot.

Rausch was named to the Iowa Girls’ Coaches Association Class 2A All-State second team.

The state honors come on the heels of Little Hawkeye Conference honors handed out last week by the confer-

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ence coaches. Newton’s girls and boys had banner years in the LHC as 13 Cardinal players received conference honors.

Rausch and senior midfielder Hannah Rhoads were named to the 2016 All-Little Hawkeye Conference girls’ first team. They also received Class 2A Central All-District honors — Rausch, first team, and Rhoads, second team — from the Iowa Girls’ Coaches Association.

Newton’s girls finished the season ranked No. 9 in Class 2A with a regional championship. The Cardinal girls earned the NHS girls’ soccer program’s first-ever state tournament berth, losing to top-ranked Pella, 4-1 in the

opening round.

Newton’s girls posted a 14-5 overall mark and went 4-2 in Little Hawkeye Conference play for third place. Pella won the LHC title at 6-0 and Dallas Center-Grimes went 5-1. Norwalk finished fourth at 3-3 followed by Grinnell at 2-4, Oskaloosa at 1-5 and Pella Christian at 0-6.

Rausch was a first-team forward with her 38 goals and 10 assists, which led the Cardinals. Rhoads was selected as a first-team midfielder with eight assists and one goal.

Receiving second team All-LCH honors for the Newton girls were seniors Taylor Moon, a forward, and Victoria Jordan, a midfielder, and junior defender Courtney Ja-

cobsen. Moon finished with 12 goals and four assists and Jordan had 10 goals and five assists.

Senior defender Alex Hutchinson and junior forward Taylor Shipley received LHC honorable mention honors. Shipley had six goals and eight assists on the season.

Newton’s girls led the LHC with 56 assists and 79 goals scored. Pella, which finished second in the Class 2A state tournament, scored 73 goals and allowed 12. Newton gave up 13 goals.

The Cardinal boys went 3-3, tying with Pella Christian for third place in the Little Hawkeye Conference. Norwalk won the conference championship with a 6-0 mark and Dallas

Center-Grimes was 5-1 for second. Pella and Grinnell each posted a 2-4 mark and Oskaloosa was 0-6.

Newton’s boys scored the most goals, 58, by LHC teams and was fourth in goals allowed with 22. The Cardinals were third as a team with 31 assists.

Ventling was selected to the All-LHC boys’ first team as a midfielder with 11 assists and six goals. Junior defender Jordan Norvell garnered firstteam honors.

Newton’s leading scorer senior forward Nick Rusk and sophomore midfielder Zach Combs earned All-LHC second-team honors. Rusk scored 15 goals, which as third in the conference, and had six assists. Combs scored four goals.

Senior forward Duncan Lee and senior goalkeeper Griffen Engel received LHC honorable mention honors. Lee was the team’s second-leading scorer with 13 goals, which was fourth in the conference, and had five assists. Engel finished with 64 saves in goal and allowed 12 goals. Before taking over the goalie duties, Engel scored five goals.

Newton’s boys ended up with a 13-6 overall record.

The Cardinal boys lost to Adel-DeSoto-Minburn, 1-0, in a substate championship game.

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Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News No go — Newton High’s Cardinal varsity’s non-conference game against ADM at Adel was rained out Tuesday night. Brennen Dodd (2) and the rest of the Cadinals had hoped to break out of a team hitting slump in the road game. The junior varsity teams played to a 12-12 tie Tuesday before the rain moved in. Newton hosts Norwalk at 7:30 p.m.Wednesday in Little Hawkeye Conference play.

The Great One among those to pay respects to Mr. Hockey NHL Hall of Famer Gordie Howe died Friday DETROIT (AP) — Gordie Howe’s casket was guided down a hallway, flanked by some of the biggest names in sports: Wayne Gretzky, Scotty Bowman and Al Kaline.

The pallbearers moved Mr. Hockey’s brown, rose-adorned casket down a long strip of red carpet through the middle of a darkened Joe Louis Arena — with a “9’’ illuminated on both sides — and toward the opposite end of the iceless rink.

“It was one of the great honors of my life,” Gretzky said. “He was everything to me.”

Thousands of people, famous and those relatively anonymous, stood in line and waited to their pay respects to Howe, a Hockey Hall of Famer and one of the most

revered athletes in NHL history who died Friday at the age of 88. The home of the Detroit Red Wings, Howe’s team for more than two decades and four Stanley Cup championships, was scheduled to be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. — for No. 9, of course — and the public turned out in droves. In fact, so many people showed up that the visitation lasted about an hour longer than expected.

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SPORTS CALENDAR Wednesday Softball Norwalk at Newton, 9th 4:30 p.m., JV 6 p.m., varsity 7:30 p.m.

Keota at Colfax-Mingo, 6 p.m.

English Valleys at Lynnville-Sully, 6 p.m.

CMB at Nevada, 7 p.m.

South Hamilton at PCM, 7 p.m.

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

Newton 9th at Norwalk, 10 a.m.

Keota at Colfax-Mingo, 6 p.m.

English Valleys at Lynnville-Sully, 6 p.m.

CMB at Nevada, 7:30 p.m.

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

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

CMB at Van Meter, 7 p.m.

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

Friday Baseball Newton at Pella Christian, varsity DH, 5:30 p.m.

Colfax-Mingo at Iowa Valley, 5 p.m.

Lynnville-Sully at Tri-County, 6 p.m.

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

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

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

Iowa Valley at Colfax-Mingo, 6 p.m.

Lynnville-Sully at Tri-County, 6 p.m.

Greene County at CMB, 7 p.m.

Saturday Baseball Cardinal JV Invitational, 10 a.m.

Cardinal Varsity Invitational, 3 p.m.

CMB, PCM at West Marshall tournament, TBD Softball Newton, CMB at West Marshall tournament, 9 a.m.

PCM at Oskaloosa tournament, TBD Monday Baseball Newton at Bondurant-Farrar, JV 5:30 p.m., varsity 7:30 p.m.

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

CMB at North Polk, 7:30 p.m.

Gladbrook-Reinbeck at PCM, 7:30 p.m.

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

North Polk at CMB, 7 p.m.

Howe Continued from Page 1B showed a streaming gallery of pictures, including some from the early part of his career in the 1940s, toward the end of it when he played professional hockey with his sons, and after he hung up his skates.

“The biggest thing I take away is his humility,” said Steve Yzerman, the Tampa Bay executive who spent his entire Hall of Fame career in Detroit. “And the way he took time for people and treated everyone with respect.”

As people silently shuffled their feet during a 34-minute wait to meet and greet two of his sons, Mark and Murray, only the hum of the heating-and-cooling system could be heard in the opening hour of the visitation. Later in the day, the line grew longer and wrapped around the arena along Civic Center Drive on the banks of the Detroit River.

No wait would’ve been too long for 66-year-old Paul Snapp, one of more than 100 people waiting outside to get in, where another, longer line snaked through the storied arena.

Snapp was sporting Howe’s No. 9 Detroit Vipers jersey from his one-game stint as a

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Lynnville-Sully squads fall to West Marshall

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News STATE CENTER — Lynnville-Sully’s softball and baseball teams came up on the short end of non-conference decisions against host West Marshall Tuesday.

The Hawk girls built an 8-1 lead over West Marshall following a seven-run second inning. The Trojans roared back to tie the game with four runs in the fifth and three more in the sixth inning.

West Marshall’s Brooke Snider opened and closed the

game the same way for her team. She hit a solo home run in the first to give the Trojans a 1-0 lead then connected again for a walk-off home run in the bottom of the seventh for a 9-8 win over the Hawks.

Lynnville-Sully senior Kasiah Ehresman added two more stolen bases to her season total of 31. Ehresman is second in stole bases in Class 1A. Brenna Lanser singled twice for the Hawk girls and Krisen Van Der Wilt had a double. Hitting a single each were Ehresman, Jelissa Rozendaal, Shilo Cunningham and Carson Fisk.

Fisk and McKinley Conover pitched for the Hawks.

The Hawk boys scored three runs in the top of the third inning to break a scoreless tie, but West Marshall plated five runs in its half of the frame.

The Trojans added two runs in the fourth then held the Hawks to two runs in the sixth for a 7-5 win.

Dylan Rozenboom hit two singles, scored two runs and had an RBI. Caden Dunsbergen, Tyler Van Zante, Kobe Fisk and Noah Engle had a single apiece.

Rylan James took the pitch-

ing loss, going 3 1/3 innings and allowing five runs on six hits and two walks. James struck out two. Fisk pitched 2 2/3 innings, giving up two runs on two hits and two walks and striking out three.

Lynnville-Sully’s boys (95) and the girls (10-9) play at home in Sully Wednesday.

The Hawks teams play at 6 p.m. against English Valleys in South Iowa Cedar League games.

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

Perez homer lifts Royals over Indians KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Royals manager Ned Yost never lacks for confidence, even with his team struggling to score runs and trailing with two outs in the eighth inning against the best team in the division.

“I had a really good feeling about Sal coming up there and doing something special,” Yost said.

That would be Salvador Perez, of course. The All-Star catcher made Yost seem prophetic when he followed a single by Eric Hosmer with a two-run homer to center, propelling Kansas City to a 3-2 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday night.

Joakim Soria (3-2) pitched a scoreless eighth inning for Kansas City, then proceeded to handle the ninth with setup men Luke Hochevar Kelvin Herrera and closer Wade Davis getting the night off — the three of them were unavailable after heavy usage the previous three days.

69-year-old forward during the 1997-98 International Hockey League season, his sixth decade of professional hockey, and he proudly recalled how he used to deliver Howe’s mail in suburban Detroit.

“My dad took me to see him play in 1958 at the old Olympia Stadium,” Snapp said. “Gordie Howe has been my hero ever since that day.

I wouldn’t have missed this opportunity to see him one more time for anything in the world.”

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman is expected to attend Howe’s funeral, which is also expected to be open to the public, on Thursday morning in Detroit.

Howe shattered records, threw elbows and fists and became an idol to Gretzky and many others while elevating the profile the NHL had in the U.S. With strength, speed and grit, he set NHL records with 801 goals and 1,850 points — mostly with the Red Wings — that stood until Gretzky came along.

Gretzky wore No. 99 in a tribute to Howe, a man he got to know long before Gretzky became known as The Great One. “Not everybody gets to meet their hero or their idol,” Gretzky said. “And sometimes when you meet them, it

Soria got Jason Kipnis to pop out with runners on first and second to end it.

“If you can keep these guys in the game, they like the late-inning heroics,” said Dillon Gee, who tossed three scoreless innings in relief of Chris Young to make the comeback possible.

Whit Merrifield also went deep for the Royals, who have won four straight after an eight-game skid, while Perez’s shot off Bryan Shaw (0-3) was the first non-solo homer by the Royals in their last 12.

wasn’t as good as you thought it would be. I got so lucky that the guy I chose happened to be so special.”

Howe had bulging muscles — unlike many players in his day — on his 6-foot, 205-pound frame and had a great shot both with his fist and stick.

“He had so much power,” said Bowman, who won an NHL-record ninth Stanley Cup as a coach with the Red Wings in 2002. “He was perfect. If you were going to make a mold of a player, you would want to make it of Gordie.”

As tough as Howe was on the ice, even his fiercest rivals acknowledged his gentle demeanor away from the rink. Kaline, a baseball Hall of Famer, got to see that side of Howe in the 1950s when he played for the Detroit Tigers and marveled at how he always made time for people he met. Howe and Kaline became close friends.

Four days after Howe’s death, a string of red-andwhite clad fans got a chance to kneel before and touch Howe’s casket. They had an opportunity to shake hands with some of his four children, who took turns meeting and greeting a flock of fans.

“It’s very fitting,” Kaline said.

Cubs rally past Nationals WASHINGTON (AP) — Albert Almora Jr. acknowledged his former Arizona Fall League foe when he batted against him in the ninth inning Tuesday night.

Then he spoiled the pitcher’s night.

Almora drove in the go-ahead run with a ninth-inning double, Dexter Fowler had two hits and the Cubs defeated the Washington Nationals 4-3.

Addison Russell led off the ninth with a walk from Sammy Solis (1-2) and was sacrificed to second before Almora, who entered the game in the eighth inning, lined a shot to left center on the first pitch.

“We played against each other in the Fall League,” Almora said of Solis. “We looked at each other. I gave him a little nod with the helmet. It was time to go to work. He made a good pitch and I just tried to stay up the middle and it fell for me.”

The rookie outfielder joined the Cubs on June 7.

“The guy has been up here for five minutes,” manager Joe Maddon said. “Goes up there and is not passive. He went up there, jumped on the first pitch and I loved it.”

Jason Heyward provided a two-run single for Chicago, which evened the three-game series between division leaders.

The comeback also scuttled a solid performance by Josh Tomlin, who allowed seven hits while striking out five without a walk. He exited with a 2-1 lead and in line to beat Kansas City for the third time.

“I don’t care about my win.

I care about this team winning games,” he said. “It stinks to lose in that situation. We have the utmost faith in Shaw every time he goes out there. He’s one of the best relievers, in my opinion. He’ll make adjustments. We’ve seen what he’s done in the past.”

The Indians took their first lead of the series when Carlos Santana homered in the third, his 13th of the year. It was also the AL-leading 18th that Chris Young had allowed.

Merrifield matched it in the bottom half, the 27-yearold rookie sending a 2-2 pitch over the left-field wall. His second career homer came 24 hours after his first.

Young continued to struggle with his command in the

fifth, walking two more batters to exceed his 85-pitch limit.

Dillon Gee entered in relief and Kipnis promptly swatted the second pitch he saw for an RBI single that gave Cleveland a 2-1 lead.

The Royals had a chance to tie it in the seventh when pinch hitter Paulo Orlando slapped a single and Cheslor Cuthbert sacrificed him to second, but Jarrod Dyson and Merrifield were unable to get him home.

Perez made it a forgotten point with his big hit in the eighth.

“It’s a long season but you want to play night-in and night-out good baseball,” Young said. “Be nice to get on a streak now and finish up this series well.”

Indians RHP Corey Kluber tries to build on a complete-game victory over the Angels in the series finale Wednesday night. RHP Ian Kennedy is on the mound for Kansas City.

MLB STANDINGS Major League Baseball At A Glance All Times CDT

By The Associated Press American League East Division

W L Pct GB Baltimore 37 26 .587 — Boston 36 27 .571 1 Toronto 36 31 .537 3 New York 31 33 .484 6½ Tampa Bay 30 32 .484 6½ Central Division

W L Pct GB Cleveland 35 29 .547 — Kansas City 34 30 .531 1 Detroit 33 31 .516 2 Chicago 32 33 .492 3½ Minnesota 20 44 .313 15 West Division

W L Pct GB Texas 40 25 .615 — Seattle 34 30 .531 5½ Houston 31 35 .470 9½ Los Angeles 28 37 .431 12 Oakland 27 37 .422 12½ Tuesday’s Games Toronto 11, Philadelphia 3 Baltimore 3, Boston 2 Tampa Bay 8, Seattle 7 Detroit 11, Chicago White Sox 8 Houston 5, St. Louis 2 Kansas City 3, Cleveland 2 Colorado 13, N.Y. Yankees 10 L.A. Angels 5, Minnesota 4 Texas 10, Oakland 6 Wednesday’s Games N.Y. Yankees (Nova 5-3) at Colorado (Bettis 4-5), 2:10 p.m.

Toronto (Estrada 4-2) at Philadelphia (Hellickson 4-4), 6:05 p.m.

Baltimore (Wilson 2-5) at Boston (Wright 7-4), 6:10 p.m.

Seattle (Karns 5-2) at Tampa Bay (Smyly 2-7), 6:10 p.m.

Houston (McHugh 5-5) at St. Louis (Wainwright 5-4), 6:15 p.m.

Detroit (Pelfrey 1-6) at Chicago White Sox (Sale 10-2), 7:10 p.m.

Cleveland (Kluber 6-6) at Kansas City (Kennedy 4-5), 7:15 p.m.

Minnesota (Duffey 2-5) at L.A. Angels (Santiago 3-4), 9:05 p.m.

Texas (Holland 5-5) at Oakland (Gray 3-6), 9:05 p.m.

Thursday’s Games Seattle (Paxton 0-2) at Tampa Bay (Snell 0-0), 12:10 p.m.

Texas (Lewis 5-0) at Oakland (Mengden 0-1), 2:35 p.m.

Toronto (Happ 7-3) at Philadelphia (Nola 5-5), 6:05 p.m.

Baltimore (Gausman 0-3) at Boston (Rodriguez 1-1), 6:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 4-4) at Minnesota (Gibson 0-4), 7:10 p.m.

Detroit (Verlander 6-5) at Kansas City (Duffy 2-1), 7:15 p.m.

National League East Division

W L Pct GB Washington 40 25 .615 — New York 34 29 .540 5 Miami 34 31 .523 6 Philadelphia 30 35 .462 10 Atlanta 18 46 .281 21½ Central Division

W L Pct GB Chicago 44 19 .698 — St. Louis 35 29 .547 9½ Pittsburgh 33 31 .516 11½ Milwaukee 30 35 .462 15 Cincinnati 26 39 .400 19 West Division

W L Pct GB San Francisco 40 26 .606 — Los Angeles 34 32 .515 6 Colorado 31 33 .484 8 Arizona 29 38 .433 11½ San Diego 26 40 .394 14 Tuesday’s Games Toronto 11, Philadelphia 3 Chicago Cubs 4, Washington 3 Cincinnati 3, Atlanta 1 Pittsburgh 4, N.Y. Mets 0 Houston 5, St. Louis 2 Colorado 13, N.Y. Yankees 10 L.A. Dodgers 7, Arizona 4 Miami 5, San Diego 2 San Francisco 3, Milwaukee 2 Wednesday’s Games N.Y. Yankees (Nova 5-3) at Colorado (Bettis 4-5), 2:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 9-1) at Arizona (Corbin 3-5), 2:40 p.m.

Miami (Nicolino 2-3) at San Diego (Perdomo 1-2), 2:40 p.m.

Milwaukee (Nelson 5-5) at San Francisco (Cueto 9-1), 2:45 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Hammel 7-2) at Washington (Strasburg 10-0), 3:05 p.m.

Toronto (Estrada 4-2) at Philadelphia (Hellickson 4-4), 6:05 p.m.

Cincinnati (DeSclafani 0-0) at Atlanta (Norris 2-7), 6:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Locke 5-4) at N.Y. Mets (Syndergaard 6-2), 6:10 p.m.

Houston (McHugh 5-5) at St. Louis (Wainwright 5-4), 6:15 p.m.

Thursday’s Games Cincinnati (Straily 4-2) at Atlanta (Wisler 2-7), 11:10 a.m.

Toronto (Happ 7-3) at Philadelphia (Nola 5-5), 6:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Nicasio 5-5) at N.Y. Mets (Colon 5-3), 6:10 p.m.

Milwaukee (Guerra 3-1) at L.A. Dodgers (Kazmir 5-3), 9:10 p.m.

Washington (Roark 5-4) at San Diego (Johnson 0-3), 9:10 p.m.

Moved by Kulis, seconded by Mullan, to approve consent agenda items 3-16 and above addition.

3. May 16, 2016 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes 4. Approve Cigarette Permits for Casey's #1375, 1006 N 19th Ave E, Casey's #1911, 1018 1st Ave E, Casey's #2341, 3104 1st Ave E, Casey's #2417, 1200 W 18th St S, CSOI Corp - Newton 66, 1806 S 12th Ave W, CSOI Corp West End, 1325 1st Ave W, Dollar General, 2617 1st Ave E, Fareway Stores, 120 N 3rd Ave E, Fresh Start E-Cigs, 116 First Ave E, Git n Go #14, 801 1st Ave W, Hy-Vee Food Store, 1501 1st Ave E, Hy-Vee Gas, 1421 1st Ave E, Kum & Go #333, 405 1st Ave E, Kum & Go #47, 1708 S 8th Ave E, Love's Travel Stop, 4400 S 22nd Ave E, New Star Mart, 702 1st Ave E, Newton Valero, 4300 S 22nd Ave E, Petro Stop, 404 S 11th Ave W, Pit Stop Liquors, 1324 1st Ave E, Walgreens, 1204 1st Ave E, WalMart, 300 Iowa Speedway Drive.

5. Approve Liquor License Renewal, Approve Liquor License Renewal, Class C Beer and Sunday Sales, Newton Valero #206, 4300 S 22nd Ave E. Approve Liquor License Renewal, Class E Liquor, Class B Wine, Class C Beer (Carryout Beer), and Sunday Sales, Kum & Go #333, 405 1st Ave E. 6. Resolution Appointing Juana McConnell to Serve on the Library Board of Trustees for a Term Ending July 1, 2022.

Resolution No. 16-102 adopted.

7. Resolution approving Five (5) Year agreement with the Iowa Department of Transportation for City Maintenance of U.S. Highway 6. Resolution No. 16103 adopted.

8.

Resolution accepting completion of the Demolition Project 2015-06. Resolution No. 16-104 adopted.

9. Resolution approving Real Estate Easement for the North Newton Hike & Bike Trail Project.

Resolution No. 16-105 adopted.

10. Resolution accepting Real Estate Easements for the 2016 S 2nd Ave St Improvement Project Resolution No. 16-106 adopted.

11.

Resolution Fixing the Amounts to Be Assessed Against Individual Private Property for the Abatement of Nuisance Violations (16-5) Resolution No. 16-107 adopted.

12. Resolution approving an Agreement for Law Enforcement Services at the Iowa Speedway.

Resolution No. 16-108 adopted.

13.

Resolution Approving Property Tax Rebate for Iowa Speedway LLC On Property Located Within The SpeedwayPrairie Fire Urban Renewal Economic Development Area.

Resolution No. 16-109 adopted.

14. Resolution Awarding Contract to Paint the Highway Lines and Symbols. Resolution No. 16-110 adopted.

15.

Resolution Approving Telecommunications Licensing Agreement with Windstream Iowa Communications, Inc. Resolution No. 16-111 adopted.

16. Approval of Bills AYES: Six. NAYS: None.

Consent agenda items approved.

Mayor Pro Tem Trotter stated that this is the time and place for a Public Hearing on a Resolution Awarding Contract for the North Newton Hike & Bike Trail Project.

There were no written comments.

Keith Laube Public Works Director approached Council with a correction on the amount to be awarded to TK Concrete Inc. of Pella, Iowa from $45,235.64 to $196,178.18. The $45,235.64 is actually the City's contribution of the project. Moved by Mullan, seconded by Biondi to close the public hearing.

AYES: Six. NAYS: None. The public hearing was closed. Moved by Chapé, seconded by Biondi, to adopt the resolution. AYES: Six. NAYS: None. Resolution No. 2016 - 112 adopted.

Mayor Pro Tem Trotter stated that this is the time and place for a public hearing on a resolution awarding contract for the 2016 Parking Lot Reconstruction Project There were no written comments. Moved by Mullan, seconded by George to close the public hearing.

AYES: Six. NAYS: None. The public hearing was closed. Moved by George, seconded by Chapé, to adopt the resolution. AYES: Six. NAYS: None. Resolution No. 2016 - 113 adopted.

Mayor Pro Tem Trotter stated that this is the time and place for a public hearing on a Resolution Accepting Purchase Proposal for Property at 1205 West 19th Street South in the Southwest Newton Urban Renewal Area.

There were no written comments.

Bryan Friedman, Director of Finance and Development approached Council. The City received a proposal from 4 G Properties, LLC to buy the 1.2 acre property in the amount of $100,000 to construct a new Hardee's Restaurant. Moved by Chapé, seconded by Mullan to close the public hearing. AYES: Six. NAYS: None. The public hearing was closed. Moved by Kulis, seconded by Mullan to adopt the resolution. AYES: Six. NAYS: None. Resolution No. 2016 - 114 adopted.

Moved by Chapé, seconded by Mullan to approve the second consideration on an Ordinance to amend various sections of the City of Newton Code of Ordinances regarding municipal infractions and penalties. AYES: Six. NAYS: None. The second consideration was approved.

Second Consideration of an Ordinance amending the code of ordinances, City of Newton, Iowa, 2011, Title 2, Chapter 11, Article 8, “Other Traffic Offenses Stops” by removing traffic signals at the intersection of 1st Avenue E. and E. 3rd Street and installing stop signs for northbound and southbound traffic has failed for lack of motion.

Moved by Kulis, seconded by Mullan to accept Title to Property Located at 917 1st Avenue West in Newton, Jasper County, Iowa.

NAYS: None.

AYES: Six. Resolution No. 2016 - 115 adopted.

Moved by Chapé, seconded by George to authorize Sale of Additional Property Located in Fountain Hills Estates, First Addition, in Newton. AYES: Six. NAYS: None.

Resolution No. 2016 - 116 adopted.

Moved by Chapé, seconded by Kulis to Support and Financial Commitment for the Main Street Program in Newton, Iowa AYES: Six. NAYS: None.

Resolution No. 2016 - 117 adopted.

Moved by Mullan, seconded by Biondi to approve the purchase of a batwing pull type mower for the Newton Municipal Airport. AYES: Six. NAYS: None.

Resolution No. 2016 - 118 adopted.

Moved by Chapé, seconded by Biondi to authorize the submission of a grant application for federal assistance to fund an update to the Newton Municipal Airport Master Plan. AYES: Six. NAYS: None.

Resolution No. 2016 - 119 adopted.

Moved by Chapé, seconded by Biondi to authorize enter into an agreement for professional services to update the airport master plan for the Newton Municipal Airport. AYES: Six. NAYS: None.

Resolution No. 2016 - 120 adopted.

Moved by George, seconded by Mullan to award contract for the Demolition 2016-02 Project.

AYES: Six. NAYS: None.

Resolution No. 2016 - 121 adopted.

Moved by George, seconded by Kulis to authorize changes to street lights on the 2016 - S 2nd Ave Street Improvement Project.

AYES: Six. NAYS: None.

a batwing pull type mower for the Newton Municipal Airport. AYES: Six. NAYS: None.

Resolution No. 2016 - 118 adopted.

Moved by Chapé, seconded by Biondi to authorize the submission of a grant application for federal assistance to fund an update to the Newton Municipal Airport Master Plan. AYES: Six. NAYS: None.

Resolution No. 2016 - 119 adopted.

Moved by Chapé, seconded by Biondi to authorize enter into an agreement for professional services to update the airport master plan for the Newton Municipal Airport. AYES: Six. NAYS: None.

Resolution No. 2016 - 120 adopted.

Moved by George, seconded by Mullan to award contract for the Demolition 2016-02 Project.

AYES: Six. NAYS: None.

Resolution No. 2016 - 121 adopted.

Moved by George, seconded by Kulis to authorize changes to street lights on the 2016 - S 2nd Ave Street Improvement Project.

AYES: Six. NAYS: None.

Resolution No. 2016 - 122 adopted.

Moved by George, seconded by Biondi to authorize the purchase of 9 (nine) traffic signal battery backup units. AYES: Six. NAYS: None. Resolution No. 2016 - 123 adopted.

There was no new business.

During old business Bryan Friedman invited the Council and Newton citizen's to Newton Fest this weekend beginning June 9th through the 12th. Mullan wanted to remind everyone to vote June 7th. He also wanted to remind citizens of the Dog Leash law and animals are to remain on leashes off of your property. The only time you can remove the leash is at the dog park located

by Westwood Golf Course.

Moved by Mullan, seconded by Kulis, to adjourn the meeting at 6:35 P.M. Motion unanimously carried by voice vote Craig Trotter, Mayor Pro Tem Cheryl Salyers, Deputy City Clerk June 15

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OPN Architects......... ..........................................$75.00 Service Jasper County Clerk........$120.00 Service Jasper County Sheriff........$40.80 Service Johnson Aviation..........$2,577.80 Service Karl Chevrolet Inc.......$19,994.77 Equipment Klein, Rebecca..................$40.63 Supplies Leavens, Harold................$60.00 Reimb LIberty Tire Services LLC............. ........................................$741.45 Service Lindstrom, Nicole............$108.92 Reimb Logan Contractors Supply..........................$3,094.70 Supplies LogIn IACP Net...............$875.00 Services Logue, Kendi.....................$55.00 Refund Lyman, Rick.................$2,050.00 Service Mahaska Bottling Co....$1,269.60 Concessions Manatts - D.M...............$7,919.00 Supplies Marsden Bldg Maintenance.................$2,010.00 Service Martin Marietta Materials.............. .....................................$3,285.20 Supplies Material Handling Innovations...................$1,740.00 Service Maxim Advertising...........$166.84 Supplies McVey, Elizabeth..............$25.00 Reimb Menards-Altoona...............$26.03 Supplies Mercy College of Health Sciences................$42.50 Services Meredith Books.................$31.91 Books MG Laundry Corporation...$30.80 Service Mid State Construction Co Inc......$1,060.75 Service Mid-American Research Chemical......$1,480.07 Supplies Mike's Machine Repair....$609.30 Supplies Mobotrex.........................$860.00 Supplies Moo's BBQ......................$169.80 Supplies MTI Distributing Inc.........$278.63 Supplies Municipal Supply Inc....$1,766.49 Supplies NAPA Auto Parts.............$191.38 Supplies News Printing Company............... .....................................$4,989.75 Publications Newton Clinic..................$169.00 Service Newton Convention & Visitors Bureau.........$2,100.00 Service Newton Correctional Facility......... ..........................................$95.00 Service Noble Ford of Newton Inc...................$1,127.65 Service Northern Safety Co Inc......$83.70 Supplies O'Halloran International.....$87.43 Supplies O'Keefe Elevator Co Inc..$194.82 Service Omaha World-Herald......$311.48 Subscription OneBody3....................$3,374.00 Service OPN Architects Inc..........$525.00 Service O'Reilly Auto Parts............$37.07 Supplies Peden, Philip...................$255.00 Service Peter, Phyllis.....................$48.03 Reimb Petty Cash - 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THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT JASPER COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF GERDENA G. DONAHUE, Deceased.

CASE NO. ESPR 036863 NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTORS, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS To All Persons Interested in the Estate of GERDENA G. DONAHUE, Deceased, who died on or about May 3, 2016: You are hereby notified that on June 3, 2016, the last will and testament of GERDENA G. DONAHUE, deceased, bearing date of April 20, 1981, * was admitted to probate in the above named court and that Lynn R. Donahue was appointed executors of the estate. Any action to set aside the will must be brought in the district court of said county within the later to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the will whose identities are reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred.

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

Dated June 7, 2016.

Date of second publication: June 22, 2016 Executor of the Estate Lynn R. Donahue 209 W North St., P.O. Box 914 Monroe, IA 50170 Address Paul D. Hietbrink, ICIS PIN NO: AT0002320 Attorney for the Executor Brown, Winick, Graves, Gross, Baskerville & Schoenebaum, P.L.C., 616 Franklin Pl, Pella, IA 50219 Address Probate Code Section 304 *Designate Codicil(s) if any, with date(s).

June 15 & 22 THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT JASPER COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF Janice A. Corwin, Deceased Probate No. ESPR036549 NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTORS, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Janice A. Corwin, Deceased, who died on or about June 20, 2014: You are hereby notified that on the 1st day of August, 2014, the last will and testament of Janice A. Corwin, deceased, bearing date of January 30th 2009, was admitted to probate in the above named court and that Vila Ahrenholz and Douglas R. Thoma were appointed as Executors of the estate. Any action to set aside the will must be brought in the district court of said county within the later to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the will whose identities are reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred.

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

Dated this 15th day of May, 2016.

Vila Ahrenholz, Executor P.O. Box 38 New Hartford, Iowa Douglas R. Thoma, Executor 2403 North 5th Avenue East Newton, Iowa 50208 James W. Cleverley Jr. Attorney for the Executors P.O. Box 624, Newton, Iowa 50208 Date of second publication 22nd day of June, 2016 June 15 & 22 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES JUNE 6, 2016, 6:00 P.M. CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS The City Council of Newton, Iowa met in regular session at 6:00 P.M. on the above date in the Council Chambers at 101 West 4th Street South. Mayor Pro Tem Craig Trotter presided. Present Council Members: Chapé, Biondi, George, Mullan, Kulis.

Absent: Mayor Hansen Mayor Pro Tem Trotter asked everyone present to join in saying the Pledge of Allegiance.

There was no citizen participation.

Mayor Pro Tem Trotter asked for a motion to amend the consent agenda to include Special Event Class B Beer Permit and Outdoor Service, for Newton American Legion Post 111, Thunder Nights Event on June 10th, 2016 in the 100 Blk. of W 2nd St N. Moved by Mullan seconded by George, to approve amending consent agenda.

Moved by Kulis, seconded by Mullan, to approve consent agenda items 3-16 and above addition.

3. May 16, 2016 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes 4. Approve Cigarette Permits for Casey's #1375, 1006 N 19th Ave E, Casey's #1911, 1018 1st Ave E, Casey's #2341, 3104 1st Ave E, Casey's #2417, 1200 W 18th St S, CSOI Corp - Newton 66, 1806 S 12th Ave W, CSOI Corp West End, 1325 1st Ave W, Dollar General, 2617 1st Ave E, Fareway Stores, 120 N 3rd Ave E, Fresh Start E-Cigs, 116 First Ave E, Git n Go #14, 801 1st Ave W, Hy-Vee Food Store, 1501 1st Ave E, Hy-Vee Gas, 1421 1st Ave E, Kum & Go #333, 405 1st Ave E, Kum & Go #47, 1708 S 8th Ave E, Love's Travel Stop, 4400 S 22nd Ave E, New Star Mart, 702 1st Ave E, Newton Valero, 4300 S 22nd Ave E, Petro Stop, 404 S 11th Ave W, Pit Stop Liquors, 1324 1st Ave E, Walgreens, 1204 1st Ave E, WalMart, 300 Iowa Speedway Drive.

City of Newton Disbursements 6-7-16 Vendor Amount Description Acushnet Company.........$624.81 Merchandise Alliant Energy/IPL.........$8,610.89 Utility Alternative Artistry...........$350.00 Service Animal Rescue League................ .....................................$3,701.97 Service Armstrong, Craig.............$139.18 Reimb Arrow Pest Control LLC.....$10.00 Service ASCAP............................$336.00 Service ATC Group Services LLC............. .....................................$1,420.00 Service Atlantic Bottling...............$754.56 Concessions Audio Editions.....................$7.95 Books AWE Acquisitions Inc...$3,423.00 Service Baker & Taylor..............$4,258.40 Books Baker & Taylor Entertainment..................$209.16 DVDs BARCO Municipal Product........... ........................................$900.88 Supplies Barcode Depot................$502.44 Equipment Beckman Gallery.............$271.74 Supplies Big Creek Design Group .$131.25 Service Bituminmous Materials & Supply.......$1,727.98 Supplies Black Hills Energy...........$623.93 Utility Blackburn Mfg Co............$364.99 Supplies BlueTarp Financial Inc..$1,899.99 Supplies Bolton & Menk Inc........$5,690.00 Service Bound Tree Medical LLC.............. .....................................$1,080.40 Supplies Brother International Corp.$69.00 Service Callaway Golf....................$26.34 Merchandise Cappy's Tire & Auto Service........ ..........................................$52.67 Supplies Cardinal Corner...............$387.50 Supplies Carolina Software............$958.40 Service CDW Government Inc.. .$722.28 Supplies Cengage Learning...........$114.50 Books Center Point Large Print....$24.67 Books Central Iowa Sales Inc....$286.50 Supplies Chamber of Commerce................ .....................................$1,452.50 Service Cherry Lake.......................$18.26 Books Cintas................................$72.29 Supplies CMI, Inc...........................$349.00 Supplies Coastal Netting Company .$70.33 Supplies Coastal Netting Systems.....................$20,625.00 Supplies Colfax Historical Society. . .$40.00 Books Danko Emergency Equipment.......................$462.00 Equipment Dannen, Ryan...................$30.00 Reimb Davis Equipment Corp....$147.58 Supplies DC Sports..........................$49.00 Merchandise Dell Marketing L.P........$2,204.30 Equipment Des Moines Astronomical Society.......$125.00 Service Diamond Products Co.....$228.70 Supplies Dodd Trash Hauling & Recycling................$47,997.94 Service Domino's Pizza..................$59.46 Supplies Eastern Iowa Tire Des Moines.....................$642.96 Supplies Eaton Corporation........$8,136.00 Supplies Electrical Eng & Equipment.......................$214.42 Supplies Emerson Manufacturing. .$915.00 Supplies Fareway.............................$38.70 Concessions Farner Bocken Co........$2,673.46 Concessions FBG Service Corporation............. .....................................$2,850.59 Service Forbes Office Solutions................ .....................................$1,717.05 Supplies Four Points Golf Cars......$576.00 Service G and L Clothing.............$367.55 Clothing G&K Services..................$383.47 Service Galeton Gloves & Safety.$109.74 Supplies Gall's LLC..........................$15.87 Merchandise Gemplers.........................$453.65 Supplies General Fire And Safety..$762.50 Service Grimes Asphalt and Paving.......... ........................................$992.80 Supplies Hach Co..........................$461.91 Supplies Hamilton Glass.............$2,514.75 Supplies Hammer Medical Supply .$126.80 Supplies Happy Medium.............$1,250.00 Service Hawkeye Exterminators. .$390.00 Service Hawkins Water Treatment.....................$1,621.50 Supplies Heiman Fire Equip Inc.....$140.40 Equipment Hewitt Service Center......$120.00 Service

ACH Payments from Great Southern Bank Advantage Administrators............ ........................................$134.00 Insurance Bank Iowa...................$13,655.34 Insurance Bankers Trust........$2,742,905.63 Debt Payments Delta Dental................$10,182.16 Insurance Iowa Finance Authority................. .................................$308,736.25 Debt Payments Payroll 5-13-16.........$372,766.63 Payroll Payroll 5-31-16.........$380,260.17 Payroll Wellmark BC/BS.......$153,252.59 Insurance June 15

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Toys, games, movies, puzzles, books, lots of scene it games.

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Blankets, sheets, pillow cases, child's sleeping bag, some Indian stuff.

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Walk to the water’s edge.

There’s wisdom to be heard there. Life-altering decisions hang in the balance. Scorpio is the energy of transformation, beginnings, endings, birth and death. This Scorpio lunar energy has intensity to it, and many will be willing to take on the harder questions of life in its cosmic glow.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (June 15). Love at first sight isn’t so uncommon, and you’ll experience it before August is through. Also, you’ll experience the wonderful kind of love that comes through years of gazing on the same face. July and

November represent financial opportunity. September and January are the best for travel.

The last Pisces and Scorpio adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 4, 39, 11, 22 and 18.

ARIES (March 21-April 19).

People who go to work merely to earn money are thinking much too small. The work you’ll do today is an opportunity for you to express yourself.

The nature of the job doesn’t matter; every job is an expression of your spirit.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20).

The mistake was an honest one, but that doesn’t make it all OK.

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). There are these small acts that go against what you’re trying to achieve. Mostly, this is about habits and/or unhelpful patterns of thought you really don’t need anymore. You’re

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Sports Tigerhawks blow past Thunder before lightning

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By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News COLFAX — Lightning once again played a factor in Colfax-Mingo’s softball g a m e against Grand V i e w Christian on Tuesday.

T h e f i r s t g a m e Wilson between the two teams was suspended because of weather back in May and Tuesday’s regularly scheduled game was suspended with the game tied in the fourth inning.

Before weather played a factor, the Tigerhawks managed to blow past the Thunder, 14-1, in a non-conference affair.

Leading 3-1 when the game resumed, Colfax-Mingo improved to 13-6 after plating six in the third and five more in the fifth to end the contest early.

The Tigerhawks had 12 hits and walked seven times in the win.

Sophomore Ries Wilson led the offense with three hits, two runs, two RBIs and a walk. Sophomore Rhiannon Haley and freshman Braedynn Rawlins each had two hits, too.

Rawlins scored twice and drove in two runs, while freshman Reghan Robinette walked twice and scored twice. Junior Amy Russell scored three runs, and freshman Colbee Cunningham recorded two RBIs. Russell finished off her win in the circle.

She surrendered an unearned run on four hits and struck out four while walking three.

The originally scheduled game was tied at 3-all when the game was suspended in the fourth inning due to lightning.

Russell hit her third home run of the season in the third inning to give C-M a 3-1 advantage.

The Tigerhawks host Iowa Valley in South Iowa Cedar League action at 6 p.m. Friday.

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

CMB softball loses big lead in loss to Comets

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News ALLEMAN — One out away from another Heart of Iowa Conference victory, the Coll i ns - Ma x we l l / B a x te r softball team lost a big lead Tuesday during a make-up game against North Polk.

The Raiders led 5-1 after six innings but lost 6-5 after the Comets plated five unearned runs in the seventh frame.

“We did not play to win tonight,” CMB coach Troy Houge said.

“We got the first two outs in the seventh inning and then fell flat on our face. We played not to lose instead of playing to win and gave them the game.”

The loss drops the Class 3A No. 10 Raiders to 11-4 overall and 7-2 in HOIC play. North Polk improved to 10-5 overall and 5-2 in league games.

Eighth-grader Mikayla Houge started in the circle for the Raiders.

She took the loss but did not allow an earned run.

Houge scattered nine hits, walked five and struck out four.

“She struggled at times but got out of jams because of a good defense,” Houge said. “That was until the seventh inning when back-to-back errors with two outs gave them momentum.”

Junior Mikayla Eslinger had two hits to lead the CMB offense.

Sophomore Jordynn Wesselink laced a threerun double, while juniors Abbey Kahler and Heather Jessen, sophomore Katie Camp and eighth-graders Houge and Holly Jessen also had one hit apiece.

The Raiders play at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Nevada.

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

CMB baseball loses fifth straight game

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News COLLINS — Collins-Maxwell/Baxter’s pitchers allowed eight hits and gave up six walks, the defense committed six errors and the offense was held to just three hits during a 10-0 loss to North Polk on Tuesday during Heart of Iowa Conference play.

The Raiders lost their fifth straight game after North Polk jumped out to an early lead with three runs in the first and four in the second.

Seniors Brady Stover and Aric Broderick and junior Tucker Maxwell had the only hits against Comet starter

Colby Copp, who tossed a five-inning, completegame win.

Brady Kemp started on the mound and allowed five earned runs on six hits in two innings.

Stover threw two innings of relief. He gave up an unearned run while striking out five and walking three. Senior Nate Bishop pitched the fifth and allowed two earned runs on two hits and walked three.

CMB (4-5 overall, 4-5 in the HOIC) plays at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Nevada.

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

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Troy Hyde/Daily News Colfax-Mingo eighth-grader Trystin Ross scattered seven hits and allowed two earned runs against Prairie City-Monroe on Tuesday during the Tigerhawks’ 5-2 win in Prairie City.

C-M builds early lead, holds off PCM

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News PRAIRIE CITY — Colfax-Mingo senior Jacob Buehrer has enjoyed every second of his final season on the diamond this year.

Winning has a lot to do with it.

The Tigerhawk program won nine games the past two seasons, but after another victory over a Jasper County rival Tuesday, Colfax-Mingo already has 10 victories in 2016.

A strong pitching performance from eighth-grader Trystin Ross, a low number of errors in the field and a combined 15 hits and walks at the plate helped the Tigerhawks down Prairie City-Monroe, 5-2, in non-conference action.

It was the second win over PCM this season. The Tigerhawks flipped the script against a Mustang program who outscored them 39-7 in four meetings in 2013-2014.

“It’s been a rivalry forever. We play every year. We haven’t beaten them very much since I’ve been in high school,” said Buehrer, whose two-run single in the third gave C-M an early lead.

“These two games have been amazing.

“It’s definitely a lot more fun this year. There’s not stress with losing games. We are trying to have a blast and enjoy it, too.”

The Tigerhawks (10-5) have won six of their last eight games and Tuesday’s win was their third straight.

Ross’ performance on the mound was a big reason. He scattered seven hits and allowed two earned runs over seven innings.

Ross used his off-speed pitches effectively and had the Mustang hitters guessing on 0-2 counts.

“When it’s 0-2, you usually see a curve ball. But tonight, I threw a fast ball to some of them and then went back to the curve ball at other times,” said Ross, who also walked and singled at the plate. “I think that threw them off a bit.”

The C-M eighth-grader had a feeling during his first at-bat of

the game that things could go his way.

“When I batted in the second inning, he was calling strikes both inside and outside on the corners. And I like to hit the corners so I figured things might go my way,” Ross said. “My defense made me look good, too.”

As good as Ross was on the mound, PCM coach Shaun Hudnut said the Mustangs’ have been beating themselves at the plate more than anything.

“Give (Ross) credit, he pitched a good game,” Hudnut said. “But we are chasing too many pitches and not letting guys pitch to us.

We are forcing the ball and not taking what the pitcher gives us.

It’s a matter of execution.”

The Mustangs had trouble with execution on defense, too.

Colfax-Mingo took a 4-0 lead in the third inning. PCM committed three errors in the frame.

The Mustangs had trouble with the Tigerhawks’ aggressive base running.

Lewis drew a walk against PCM senior starter Gunnar Davis to begin the inning. A sacrifice bunt by Gabe Simpson moved Lewis to second and then a Mustang error put runners on the corners.

That’s when C-M coach Greer Milledge put runners in motion, sometimes before Davis even threw a pitch. A second throwing error allowed Lewis to score and then Buehrer drove in Teed and junior Jimmy Camp with a two-run single. Another error by PCM helped give the TIgerhawks a 4-0 lead.

“We did a lot of great things on the bases that forced them into some mistakes,” Milledge said. “Leaving right away even before he pitches invites a balk or it could lead to an error. When you put pressure on teams, they can make mistakes. We have a lot of speed on this team, and we try to capitalize on that.”

The Mustangs (6-9) committed five errors in the game and PCM pitchers walked eight batters in the loss.

“We definitely lost the freebie war tonight. That has been something that has plagued us,”

Troy Hyde/Daily News Prairie City-Monroe senior Austin Brown runs down and hauls in a pop fly near the fence in foul territory on the first base side of the field Tuesday during the Mustangs’ non-conference game against Colfax-Mingo. PCM lost to the Tigerhawks, 5-2.

Hudnut said. “We are not consistently putting all three parts of the game together.”

The Mustangs got a run back in the bottom of the third inning.

Sophomore Noah Henkenius laced a stand-up triple and then scored on an RBI ground out by junior Ryan Hill.

Colfax-Mingo went back up by four runs in the fourth when they scored a run against PCM junior Braden Phifer.

Lewis again started the inning with a base hit. Simpson walked to put two runners on base and then Teed put runners on the corners with a fielder’s choice grounder. Camp walked to loaded the bases before freshman Zarek Hill’s two-out RBI single made it 5-1.

PCM freshman Derek Brown got the Mustangs out of trouble in the fifth and kept the Tigerhawks off the scoreboard in the final three innings.

Ross wouldn’t allow the Mustangs to get anything going offensively.

PCM plated its only other run in the fourth. With two outs, Van Dyke and senior Austin Brown hit back-to-back singles, then junior Sheldon Speers walked to load the bases. Henkenius’ fielders choice RBI made it 5-2, but Ross got out of the jam by inducing a pop up to second base.

“We had guys on first and second with no outs and didn’t score a run in the second and then in the bottom half of the inning, we kicked the ball around and give up four runs,” Hudnut said.

“That was the turning point in the game. We dug ourselves too big of a hole.”

Buehrer and Lewis both had two hits at the plate to lead the C-M offense. Lewis scored twice and Buehrer had two RBIs. Camp and Simpson both singled and walked twice.

The win by Ross was his first of the season. He walked two and struck out one.

“It feels good,” Ross said. “I know they are a good team. I also told myself, we are a good team, too, so why can’t we beat them again?”

Van Dyke had three hits and scored a run for the Mustangs.

Henkenius tripled, scored a run and had an RBI. Davis (0-3) took the loss on the mound. He allowed two earned runs on four hits and walked three in 2 2/3 innings.

Phifer surrendered an earned run on two hits and walked four in 1 2/3 innings. Derek Brown tossed the final three innings, allowing two hits while striking out three.

Colfax-Mingo hosts Keota at 6 p.m. Wednesday for a South Iowa Cedar League contest.

PCM returns to Heart of Iowa Conference play when it hosts South Hamilton at 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday.

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