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‘Dana’s Road to Recovery’ A fundraising campaign has begun for family of stroke victim Dana Curtis

By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News

Jamee A. Pierson/Daily News Mercy Medical Center has completed its acquisition of Skiff Medical Center effective Wednesday. A Missioning Ceremony is scheduled for July 14.

BAXTER — Neal Curtis has found himself doing many things since May 11, but he has been at the same place at least once each day: Mercy Hospital in Des Moines.

“I haven’t missed a day,” he said.

Curtis’s wife, Dana

Doty Curtis, was taken to Mercy after her oldest daughter, Macy, found her at the family’s Baxter home, suffering from severe symptoms from her Type I diabetes. A couple of days after she was taken to Mercy, she suffered a stroke, and hasn’t fully regained consciousness.

Neal said he’s hoping to have Dana moved this week to an open bed at On With Life, an Ankeny rehabilitation facility specializing in brain injuries.

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Mercy, Skiff Medical Center combine operations Newton Daily News Following months of study and discussion on the benefits of combining health care operations, Mercy Medical Center has completed the acquisition of Skiff Medical Center in Newton.

Wednesday Skiff became a fully owned Mercy hospital and a member of Mercy Health Network. Skiff, which has served the health care needs of Newton and central Iowa for almost a century, will initially continue to operate under the Skiff name.

“We welcome members of the Skiff Medical Center to the Mer-

cy Family,” Mercy President Bob Ritz said. “Through our working together, Skiff Medical Center will continue to provide quality care in the safest environment possible.

As a vital part of the Newton community, we look forward to helping improve access to specialty services and providing a remarkable patient experience for everyone we have the privilege to serve.”

“During the last 94 years, Skiff Medical Center has celebrated many milestones, but this is perhaps the most momentous since our dedication,” Skiff CEO Brett Altman said. “We are blessed Mercy recognizes the great work

of our caregivers and staff. We believe there are wonderful opportunities to improve the access and availability of care close to home through this integration.

Our goal remains to serve Newton and Jasper County for many years to come.”

Mercy Des Moines and Skiff will host a Missioning Ceremony July 14 to officially welcome the former city-owned facility to its new role in Catholic health care.

The Rev. Martin J. Amos, Bishop of the Diocese of Davenport, will bless the Skiff facility and offer a blessing of the hands for all medical staff and staff.

Submitted photo Dana Doty Curtis, shown here with her husband, Neal, on a recent trip, has been in Des Moines’ Mercy Hospital since she began suffering from severe diabetic symptoms and a massive stroke in May. An online account at RedBucket.org has already brought in more than $800 in donations.

Plans continue for county care facility demolition

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News

Submitted Photo The University of Iowa is hosting a special ticket deal for the Newton community.

Newton residents can go to Newton Community Day game on Sept. 26 when the Hawkeyes play the University of North Texas for a reduced price.

Newton Community Day set at Kinnick Stadium

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News Start making plans to travel east to Kinnick Stadium for Newton Community Day Sept. 26 when the Iowa Hawkeyes football team takes on the Mean Green of the University of North Texas.

Hosted by the University of Iowa Athletic Department, it is an opportunity for residents of Newton to enjoy a day in Iowa City at a reduced cost.

“We recognize that there are a significant number of Hawkeye fans in Newton that may have never had

the opportunity to visit Kinnick Stadium. We are offering discounts to make it more affordable to come the first time or to make a repeat visit,” University of Iowa’s Director of External Relations Rick Klatt said.

“We hope the city of Newton and its residents will have a significant presence in the stadium and that all enjoy a game day on the UI campus,” Klatt said.

Any member of the Newton community can purchase an unlimited number of $40 group rate adult tickets and $25 youth tickets. A regular KINNICK | 3A

Demolition of the Jasper County Care Facility continues to move forward with Shive-Hattery Civil Engineer Christopher Bauer speaking about the formation of a bid packet at the Jasper County Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday.

Bauer went over the different aspects to consider when making the packet, including many items that need to be done before any building is knocked down.

It also includes the youth shelter located next door to the county care facility, which is optional for the board.

“It seems like it should be easy enough to just go knock it down but looking at all of the utilities and the potential for hazardous materials, the amount of disturbed area, a lot of approvals that if the city and county don’t do it property it can quickly cause problems,” Bauer said. “The proposal we put together includes topographic survey and base mapping,

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existing utilities, man holes, storm sewers, drainage, once we tear all of those down have a plan of how that looks when we are done so we don’t just have a big hole.”

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Jamee A. Pierson/Daily News Shive-Hattery Civil Engineer Christopher Bauer outlined work the company will do to begin the process of demolishing the Jasper County Care Facility and potentially the youth shelter.

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In Brief One Voice prayer gathering to meet Tuesday evening The July One Voice Community Prayer Gathering will be at will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the United Presbyterian Church, 209 N. Second Ave. E. in Newton.

For more information, call the church at 641792-4158.

Otley Reformed Church to host ice cream social July 8

Submitted Photo Pink Flamingos can be seen in several Sacred Heart Catholic Church family’s lawns to help raise money for upcoming mission trips for the youth of the church. The fundraiser concludes this Saturday after three weeks of migrating around Newton.

Pink Flamingos take over to help raise money for mission trips

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News Driving around Newton you may have noticed some strange animals hanging out in people’s lawns — bright pink birds that usually can only been seen at the zoo.

Flamingos have taken over homes in town courtesy of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church senior high students who are raising money for a mission trip to Detroit at the end of July.

“Clarissa Bloom, the previous Youth Ministry Coordinator for Sacred Heart Catholic Church is the originator of this idea,” Coordinator Emilee Steinbach said. “Business has been good. The flocks move around every one to two

nights. We have been flocking for about three weeks and will continue through Saturday.”

“Flocking” began on June 13 with 10 to 15 flamingos showing up in church member’s lawns.

“To start, we placed the flocks in three church family yards. Those who have been flocked have the option to pay $5 to have the flocks removed, or pay $20 to flock another family of their specification. If they do not donate money, the flocks will be removed the following day. The flocks migrate from house to house,” Steinbach said.

To avoid the flamingos altogether, Flamingo Insurance can be purchased for $20 and no birds would show up on the lawn for the remainder of the

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Newton Church of The Way will host a Community Reach Out from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 12 beginning at the church, 2306 S. Third Ave. E. From 7:30 to 8:20 a.m. will be check-in, snacks and fellowship. A unity prayer will be at 8:25 a.m. with group send off to community projects at 8:30 a.m. Lunch and testimonial will follow completion of projects from noon to 1 p.m. at H.A. Lynn Stadium.

For more information about project sign-up and registration, email Glen DeZwarte at dezwarte@ partnercom.net or call the church at 641-792-7300.

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“Most people who wake up to a flock enjoy the surprise.

This year, there were two families who went back and forth flocking each other several times,” Steinbach said.

The funds will be used to support the church’s youth trips including a week long mission trip July 19-25 to Detroit, Mich. The trip called “Faith Journey” will be working several service projects in the city. Also, a portion of the funds will be used for the National Catholic Youth Conference trip held Nov. 19-21 in Indianapolis, Ind. Contact Jamee A. Pierson at 641-792-3121 ext. 6534 or jpierson@newtondailynews.com

The Otley Reformed Church will host an Ice Cream Social from 5 to 8 p.m. July 8 at the church, 700 Johnston St. in Otley.

Hosts will serve beefburgers, hot dogs, baked beans, potato salad, homemade ice cream, dessert and drink.

Suggested cost is a freewill offering.

Sacred Heart to host Family Fun Day July 19 Sacred Heart Catholic Church and Assembly 3379 will host a Family Fun Day from noon to 5 p.m. July 19 at Prairie Meadows in Altoona.

A buffet of hamburgers, hot dogs, brats, cole slaw, chips, cookies and beverages will be served from 12:45 to 2 p.m. Cost is $20 for adults and $12 for children. There is no cost for children under 5 years old.

Race post time is 1 p.m.

Dress is casual. Proceeds from the event will go toward the Wounded Warrior Project.

For more information and to RSVP by July 9, contact Tom Brandt at 515-491-4006 or tombrandt1538@aol.com.

Jehovah’s Witnesses host convention this weekend Jehovah’s Witnesses will discuss the keys to family happiness during their 2015 Imitate Jesus Convention beginning 9:20 a.m. Friday at Hy-Vee Hall in Des Moines.

The three-day convention series will demonstrate how Jesus’ example can give parents and children the tools to build stronger and more united families.

The program will also include a stimulating examination of Jesus’ famed Sermon on the Mount.

Jehovah’s Witnesses invite people of all ages to attend. Admission is free.

Episcopal Church set to elect new presiding bishop SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Episcopal Church plans to elect a new presiding bishop Saturday at the religion’s conference in Salt Lake City.

The new national leader will succeed Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, who will complete her nine-year term on Nov. 1. She was the first female Episcopal presiding bishop and the first woman to lead an Anglican national church.

The 80-million-member Anglican Communion is a worldwide body of churches, including

the U.S. Episcopal Church, with roots in the Church of England.

More history could be made Saturday if they choose Bishop Michael Curry of the Diocese of North Carolina. He would become the first African-American presiding bishop in church history.

He is running against three other nominees: Bishop Ian Douglas of the Diocese of Connecticut, Bishop Dabney Smith of the Diocese of Southwest Florida and Bishop Thomas Breidenthal of the Diocese of

Southern Ohio.

The Episcopal Church, with headquarters in New York City, has about 1.9 million members and is known for its history as the faith home of many Founding Fathers and U.S. presidents.

About 9,000 Episcopalians are in Salt Lake City for the General Convention, which runs through Friday. The assembly held once every three years includes legislative meetings where bishops, priests and lay people vote on resolutions that set the course for the next few years.

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Local News Curtis Continued from Page 1A Charles Layne said Neal was a fourth-grade classmate when the two were growing up in Des Moines.

The 30-year friendship led Layne and his wife, Emily, who now live in Omaha, to start an account with RedBasket.org, a crowdsourcing website, and more than $800 has been generated in less than one week.

Dana, 35, worked as an in-home caregiver for the elderly. Her three children, Macy, who is 20; Mady, who is 16, and Wyatt, who is 14, now have Neal, their stepfather, as the household’s sole provider. Neal and Dana were married in September 2009.

“Life has changed permanently for Neal and his family,” Layne said. “He really has to step up now. I can’t fathom, really, how much different things are for him.

My wife and I thought it would be great if we could help out with an effort that would allow him to buy groceries and gas, and those sorts of things.”

Layne said he likes the RedBasket approach, as donations to the 501(c) (3) public charity charges no fees, and 100 percent of donations go directly to the beneficiary. Neal, 38, said Dana has shown some acknowledgment of the people in her hospital room — especially family. She reacts to

Kinnick Continued from Page 1A single game ticket is priced at $60 per seat.

Last year, Grinnell was given the opportunity to attend a Hawkeye football game and sold a record 526 tickets.

County Continued from Page 1A done to get a state permit for demolition. The youth shelter will also be reviewed, but Bauer said hopefully the building is just new enough to not have an asbestos presence.

“It’s nothing out of the ordinary but it is a fairly large building from demolition stand point,” Bauer said.

The demolition design includes utility disconnection, removal of all basements, a grading

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touch, even in her legs, and has smiled, but still hasn’t opened her eyes.

Deb Curtis, Neal’s mother, said her son hasn’t been able to work since he started having to be at Mercy on a daily basis. Since his road-repair job with Denco takes him out to distant parts of Iowa for days at a time, he hasn’t been able to go with a crew, knowing he needed to be close to Des Moines.

Neal said he slept on a couch when Dana was in ICU, but hasn’t stayed overnight at Mercy since she was moved to a regular patient room.

“It’s going to be a long road,” he said. “For one thing, they need me to sign a new release form nearly every time they do anything medical, so I’m in Des Moines constantly.”

Neal said after Dana had the stroke, a portion of her skull was removed because her brain was swelling. That portion is being stored cryogenically and surgery will need to be performed to re-insert it, once the swelling has stopped. Neal said he was hoping to have that procedure done before Dana is discharged from Mercy.

Layne said he’s at a loss for words of advice or comfort to his longtime friend.

He said the RedBasket account is an attempt to fill a financial void as another form of support.

Deb Curtis said no matter how quickly Dana’s recovery

progresses, she will need a great deal of assistance. She said that’s why many people who care for the disabled and elderly have a broadened perspective, as they are reminded on the daily basis the needs all of us might have someday.

“She spent so much of her time as a caregiver,” Deb

Curtis said. “Now, it’s tough for the family to have to see others giving care to her.”

The Curtis family’s RedBasket donation page can be found here: bit.ly/1T1Wy2p.

“Please share special Newton Community Day offer with all of your co-workers, family and friends because we would love to smash the Grinnell Community Day,” Newton Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Craig Light said.

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plan and seeding and restoration of the property among a list of additional work to bring the buildings down. The board will receive a cost opinion to make sure the price is staying in the scope of what it had planned for the project.

“You’re required to get public bids for whatever you do. When we are going to do a cost opinion, to get a ball park on where it is going to be. If that cost becomes an issue then we can remove scope, including removing the youth center,” Bauer said.

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Submitted photo Dana Doty Curtis has been hospitalized since a May 11 after medical symptoms led to her being taken to Mercy Hospital in Des Moines. She suffered a massive stroke while at Mercy at hasn’t regained consciousness yet, and a fundraiser has been started to help her husband, Neal, and the rest of the family get by as Dana transitions into long-term care.

One element that is on the board’s side is time.

There is no rush to complete the project, which helps to bring prices down, especially if work can be done during the winter months.

“From a demolition standpoint, winter really is an ideal time because of all of the earth work type companies interested in the project to help drive prices down,” Bauer said.

He said that Shive-Hattery will get started as soon as it gets formal approval from the board. The company start

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working with city departments for utilities, get out to the property with surveyors and plan to get a bid this fall to get ideal an ideal demolition schedule during the winter.

“I want to get this thing started. I’m ready,” Supervisor Joe Brock said.

Brock found Shive-Hattery after an extensive search and was impressed with the work they did at the former

Maytag plant and Newton Seed Store and Waterworks building.

An additional topic discussed with the demolition was recycling of the material. Bauer said they could include language showing a preference for recycling, but that requiring can often increase the costs.

“In general the demolition industry is very pro-recycling, the less they have to hall off,

whether concrete they can grind up, or steel for sure, because steel is money for them. You’ll see a lot of recycling no matter what we do,” Bauer said.

The board plans to approve moving forward with Shive-Hattery at the next Supervisor’s meeting scheduled for Tuesday.

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

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Congressman Dave Loebsack announced he will be continuing his series of veterans town halls across Iowa’s Second District on his “Serving Those Who Served” tour. He will be in Newton at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the American Legion Post 111, 1101 W. Fourth St. S. These forums give veterans and their families an opportunity to speak directly with Loebsack.

Staff will also be on hand for veterans to seek assistance if they are having issues with the Veterans Administration, or any Federal agency. At each stop, Loebsack will be joined by representatives from local Veteran Service Organizations, County Veterans Affairs Officers and other groups.

“As Iowans come together to celebrate the birth of our nation, we must take time to remember those men and women who fought for the freedoms we treasure. As a military parent I take great pride in serving those who served. I strongly believe that there is no greater responsibility we have as a nation than to ensure our servicemembers have the support, equipment, and training they need to safely carry out their mission and that we care for our veterans with the same dignity and honor with which they served. I look forward to meeting with veterans and their families to discuss issues important to them and provide any assistance my office can help with.”

This is the fourth year that Loebsack has hosted town halls specifically for veterans around the Fourth of July holiday. Veterans and their families are invited to attend.

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You are a part of your ‘ghetto’ town or school

By Jason. W. Brooks Staff Writer

www.newtondailynews.com | Wednesday | July 1, 2015

During my coverage of some recent events in various Jasper County communities, I overheard several young people talking down their own school or town.

I’m not sure if I actually heard “We’re so ghetto,” from anyone, but the word was definitely used to describe a campus and a city.

It gave me a chance to reflect on other perceptions young people have about their locales, both in person and on social media.

While I can understand how crime, drama, poverty, general dysfunction and symbols of all of these are discouraging, it’s important for young people to remember that they will help shape and create the image they want others to see.

I do not think of any of Jasper County’s five high schools as “ghetto.” Each campus has well-designed elements, and there are talented, intelligent, creative people and programs at all five schools. There is not a hiearchy. None of the five high-school communities in the county are all-around better or worse than the other four, and there is no

pecking order.

Each school’s people has potential, ingenuity and structure, just as each one has unique challenges and problems. It would be best to ignore the negativity, rather than to give it more power by complaining about it endlessly, be it on social media, to peers, or to their local newspaper.

Stop giving in to those seeking negative attention. If you feel there is too much negative energy or destructive behavior at your school, it is your responsibility, first and foremost, to lead by example, and by and large, students who draw attention through their negative actions rarely represent the hard work and positive behavior of the majority.

There will always be room for an “if only” or two, and all of us probably have a laundry list of essential improvements needed on many levels in our community and at schools. But each student has a certain responsibility to represent their own school, independent of what anyone else is doing or saying. More importantly, there are far worse school

situations that deserve the labels “ghetto,” “hood” or even “rundown.”

Travel not very far, and you’ll find a school or town that has it worse off than your locale. Go to Los Angeles, Chicago, Detroit, Washington, D.C. or even parts of Omaha to see what a real ghetto looks like. Gratitude should bring about a different point view of one’s school.

Many parents and students consider private and charter schools and homeschooling, and I rarely run into any graduates of these environments who regret the move. I support all positive attempts to educate and prepare students for college and life.

Pride in a team and community is one of the main lessons of sports, so why should school pride be any different?

Administrators are always telling us the school belongs to the students. While it may not feel that way at the moment, unpopular rules are being enforced, students are the ones who bring out pride and group esteem by focusing on improving themselves and

their environments.

School pride does not mean painting your school’s letters or colors in undesignated places, or defacing each other’s colors or communities. In fact, it has nothing to do with the “other” schools at all. Pride means focusing on building yourself up — not tearing anyone down. It also shouldn’t have anything to do with so-called “haters.”

It’s tough not to address things like campus or community crime or insulting speech, especially when technology gives us a quick avenue to respond. But just because you can post something doesn’t make it a great idea.

Sometimes, restraint of tongue, pen and keystroke are the most powerful forms of school pride.

And if you absolutely must address someone who is tearing down your school’s image, be positive and run a spelling and grammar check.

Represent your community in the best way possible.

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

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Grateful for support in welcoming Mercy to community Health care is a challenging field to be in right now. Hospitals in Iowa and across the country are facing many challenges. Dozens of rural hospitals have succumbed to those challenges and been forced to close their doors.

Skiff Medical Center recently By Brett Altman celebrated our 94th anniversary as the local hospital provider for Newton and Jasper County.

We have had many milestones during that time, but perhaps the biggest legacy since our dedication nearly a century ago takes place July 1. We are so glad this momentous day is upon us, and that together, we will be able to retain local health care services due to the opportunities afforded by Mercy Medical Center. This is a celebratory moment and a victory for Newton when so many other businesses have dissolved since the 2007 departure of a Fortune 500 company in a rural American town.

Many people do not realize that Skiff is the envy of a lot of rural hospitals right now and that others are in line behind us to do what we just accomplished. I have had other Iowa hospital administrators reach out to me in recent weeks, ask-

ing how we got to where we are as they would like to replicate our new model of a tight partnership with a health care system. A population the size of Newton requires hospital care, and in order to ensure that care would continue to be the case for years to come, we needed to affiliate with a health system.

Although we officially became a Mercy hospital on July 1, that doesn’t mean the time of transition is over. There are a lot of integrative activities ahead of us. We’ve received many questions, both from our own staff and from the community. Some things have yet to be determined, but with other things we are happy to offer assurances.

For starters, there are no plans to eliminate staff in our success plan, but rather the goal is to grow local health care services. That doesn’t mean there won’t be changes. For example, Mercy has a dedicated home care and hospice division, and it is likely we will adopt that same model. From a local perspective, though, that will not look different to our staff or our patients. The same people will provide the same services in the same roles in the same location with the same colleagues.

Our employees will also benefit from Mercy’s competitive pay and benefits, which includes an excellent retirement plan with an employer match

of up to 6 percent.

We will continue to have a close and important relationship with the Newton Clinic, who have been very positive and supportive of our impending partnership with Mercy, while themselves remaining an independent clinic. Another local partnership — that with Health Enterprises Medical Lab — is one that will continue, as we are currently 1.5 years into a five-year contract.

Another question we have received is how being a Catholic hospital will impact our operations. For the majority of what we do, nothing will change. Many of the principles of Catholic health care — such as promoting and defending human dignity, caring for those who are less advantaged, contributing to the common good and exercising responsible stewardship — have been woven into our identity for almost a century. We will, by and large, continue doing what we have been doing.

We are blessed that Mercy recognizes the great value of Skiff, which is due in so many ways to what our caregivers, key stakeholders and patrons do every day. We are thankful for the community and staff support in welcoming Mercy to our community.

Brett Altman is the CEO of Skiff Medical Center

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Late last week, after the Supreme Court of the United States declared without any Constitutional basis that the Constitution mandates s a m e - By Ben Shapiro sex marriages be state legitimized across the nation, a disquieting level of triumphalism broke out from coast to coast. The president shined lights representing the gay pride rainbow flag on the White House — a gross boot-on-the-throat display from an anti-religious leader. Corporations, undoubtedly fearful of the consequences of ending up on the wrong side of the riotous left, began tweeting out rainbow symbols. News outlets similarly embraced the rainbow symbol, as though it were uncontroversial to do so; BuzzFeed, Huffington Post, and Mashable all turned their logos rainbow, with BuzzFeed’s Ben Smith explaining, “We firmly believe that for a number of issues, including civil rights, women’s rights, anti-racism, and LGBT equality, there are not two sides.”

Let’s move beyond the romantically idiotic language of Justice Kennedy’s decision. The notion that gay rights advocates and their allies, who have spent decades suggesting that the institution of marriage represents patriarchal oppression, love and respect marriage so much that they wish to join in its binds, is inane.

And the idea that the gay rights movement desperately seeks the tax assistance available to male-female married couples was made false long ago with the promises of civil unions.

No, the gay rights movement and the broader American left celebrated the same-sex

marriage decision in wild fashion because the decision established two fundamental notions: First, that government has replaced God in the moral pantheon of the United States; second, that the new god-government has the power to root out and destroy any God-based institutions, destroying the social capital and fabric that holds together the nation.

The emotion that greeted Justice Kennedy’s decision reeks of religious fervor. In ancient Israel, the Jews cheered ecstatically each Yom Kippur when the High Priest emerged from the Holy of Holies; that signified God’s acceptance of the repentance of the people.

This weekend’s Dionysian displays mirrored that sort of delirious jubilation with Justice Kennedy as a stand-in for God: He declared the fundamental morality of homosexuality, not merely its legality.

Kennedy went so far as to declare that the government could confer “dignity” on relationships. Now, the notion that the gay rights movement seeks the “dignity” of marriage is similarly ridiculous — movements that seek “dignity” do not hold parades featuring the Seattle Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence and a bevy of chaps in revealing chaps. But they do seek the “dignity” of being told by a higher authority that their actions are right, just and good.

With God safely shunted to the side in favor of Justice Kennedy, the next step in the gay rights movement will be the smashing of idolators — namely, those who cling to their religion and church in spite of Justice Kennedy’s New New Testament. Leftists have already moved to ban nonprofit status for religious institutions that refuse to acknowledge same-sex marriages; leftists have already sued into oblivion religious business owners who refuse to participate in same-sex weddings.

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Obituaries Margaret Ann Atwood June 30, 2015 Margaret Ann Atwood, 74, of Newton died Tuesday, June 30, 2015, at her home in Newton.

A funeral service will be at 10:30 a . m . , F r i d a y, July 3 at the First Presbyterian Church in Newton.

The family will greet friends from 6 to 8 p.m.,

Thursday, July 2 at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory.

Memorials to the American Cancer Society may be left at the funeral home or the church the morning of the service.

Margaret, the daughter of Roy and Alice (Sabin) Buchanan, was born on May 1, 1941, in Newton. She graduated from Newton High School in 1959. Margaret was united in marriage with Thomas Atwood March 10, 1967, at the First Presbyterian Church in Newton. She worked at Newton Manufacturing

Alta Marie De Raad June 28, 2015 Alta Marie (Beyer) De Raad, 93, formerly of Prairie City, died Sunday Morning, June 28, 2015 at her residence in Vriendschap

Company as a customer service trainer for 48 years, retiring in 2007.

After retirement, she worked part-time at the Newton Daily News.

Margaret was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and the Quilt Guild. She enjoyed quilting, embroidery, traveling and going on cruises, cooking, baking and shopping. Margaret especially loved her family, going to their events and helping to organize family celebrations.

Those left to honor Margaret’s memory are her husband, Thom-

Village in Pella.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m Thursday, July 2 at Calvary Christian Reformed Church in Pella. Interment will follow in the Oakwood Cemetery in Pella.

Visitation will begin Wednesday

as Atwood of Newton; brother, Richard (Linda) Buchanan of Cedar Falls; sister-in-law, Susan Downey of Moline, Ill.; nieces and nephews, Mary (Tom) Fredericksen, Annette Buchanan, Tammy (Dan) Stock, Brian (Tamara) Buchanan, Krista (Tim) Jaspering, Jeff Downey, Sam (Tracey) Downey and Chris Downey; and her great-nieces and great-nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Thomas R. Buchanan; and a nephew, Craig Buchanan.

afternoon at van Dyk-Duven Funeral Home where the family will be present from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Wednesday.

Van Dyk-Duven Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Municipal band final 2015 concert is Thursday Newton Daily News The Newton Municipal Band will close its concert season Thursday night with a patriotic concert.

The concert will begin at 7 p.m. at Maytag Bowl in Maytag Park.

The band will be directed by Dan Stecker, director of the Pleasantville High School Band.

A featured piece of the evening will be “Duty, Honor, Country,” with narration by the band’s Master of Ceremonies, Fred Chabot. The band will also pay tribute to the various branches of the armed forces, and a variety of marches and other tunes will be included in the evening’s line-up.

Bring your lawn

chairs and blankets, and get a jump on the Fourth of July festivities with this pre-Fourth of July concert in the park.

The Municipal Band wishes to thank the Newton Parks and Recreation Department for organizing the Summer Concerts in the Park Series.

Thanks also to Domino’s and especially to

those in attendance each evening. The band is so glad to be a part of your summer entertainment.

Although this will be the Newton Municipal Band’s final concert of the season, the Newton Parks and Recreation Department’s Summer Concerts in the Park series will continue. Look for the band to be back in the bowl in 2016.

Hubbartt honored at Buena Vista University

City offices closed for the holiday

The City of Newton City Hall, fire business office, parks and recreation, police business office and public works will be closed Friday for the Fourth of July holiday. Newton Sanitary Landfill and the public library will be closed Friday and Saturday.

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

• Jasper County Extension will host an event at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Jasper County Fairgrounds in Colfax. This is for parents and childcare providers to bring children to the fairgrounds to do a craft activity in the 4-H building at the Jasper County Fair. Contact Carol Camp at 641-792-5437 or campc@iastate.edu.

• Culver’s Cruise Night will begin at 5 p.m.

Wednesday at Culver’s in Newton.

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

• CAA Youth Sculpture Project will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Centre for Arts & Artists, in Newton, to help design and create a sculpture for the CAA grounds. For more information, email Karen King at king50208@hotmail.com or call Linda Klepinger at 641-521-3554.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m.

Wednesday at the Masonic Temple in Prairie City.

• Breaking Free women’s study will meet at 1 p.m. Thursday at Hephzibah House in Newton.

• Wine Down Thursday will meet at 5 p.m.

Thursday at Van Wijk Winery, 802 Fourth St. in Sully. Singles meet others who share similar interests.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m.

Thursday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Newton.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at noon Friday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Newton.

• Battlefield of the Mind women’s study will meet at 1 p.m. Friday at Hephzibah House in Newton.

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

• Live Music will meet at 7 p.m. Friday at Rock Creek State Park, 5627 Rock Creek E. St. in Kellogg. Featured band will be Too Many Strings. Located next to the boat dock and concession stand. Freewill offering for the band.

Open to the public.

• 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.

Lottery Tuesday Midday Pick 3: 7 3 1 Pick 4: 0 4 1 8 All or Nothing Game: 1 2 4 6 7 9 13 14 15 16 17 20 Tuesday Evening Mega Millions: 11 17 34 43 50 MB: 15 Megaplier: 4 Pick 3: 0 8 2 Pick 4: 5 0 7 4 All or Nothing Game: 1 6 8 9 12 14 15 16 17 20 22 24

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Congregate Meals Thursday Roast beef sandwich, pea macaroni salad, copper penny salad, fruit cocktail, fresh orange and skim milk

Prairie City’s Fun Run 5K/10K will be at 8 a.m. July 25. Register to run or walk at www. getmeregistered.com or pick up an entry form at the Newton YMCA. Contact Phyllis Peter at 515-577-3912 or ppeter librar y@gmail. com with questions.

Friday Closed for the holiday Submitted Photo Jason Hubbartt has been recognized as Faculty of the Year for Buena Vista University’s Graduate & Professional Studies location in Newton. Hubbartt was honored at the university’s Faculty and Staff Recognition Dinner held in Storm Lake.

For reservations or information about congregate and home-delivered meals, call 641-792-7102 or 866-9427102 toll-free.

Police Blotter Newton Police Department • Jason P. Gruver, 28, of Altoona, is charged with operating while under the influence and speeding after authorities pulled him over in the 500 block of South Eighth Avenue West at 11:41 p.m. Saturday. Officers observed a vehicle speeding and made contact with Gruver. He had bloodshot, watery eyes and smelled strongly of alcohol. He had a BAC of .177. He was cited and released to appear.

• Roger D. Good, 46, of Lynnville, is charged with driving while license denied

after authorities pulled him over in the 400 block of South Second Avenue East at 12:34 a.m. Sunday. He was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

• Adam M. Bowen, 28, of Newton, is charged with consumption/intoxication in public places after authorities were called to 902 N. Ninth Ave. E. at 2:36 a.m. Sunday. Officers could hear yelling in the back yard and smelled alcohol on him. He admitted to drinking, and while officers talked to him, he became upset and stepped onto the sidewalk. He was taken to the Jasper Coun-

ty Jail.

• Edwin R. Dobbs, 25, of Newton, is charged with public intoxication and interference with official acts after authorities were called to Aurora Heights Elementary School at 3:06 p.m. Sunday. Officers located Dobbs who was staggering around and was upset. He admitted to drinking and his body was covered in poison ivy, but he did not want medical attention. Officers called his mother but he became irate when she arrived and refused to go with her. He then got into her car and demanded

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Jasper County Sheriff ’s Office • Melissa F. Sherbinow, 24, of Newton, is charged with fifth-degree theft after authorities were called to the Adult Superstore at 3:33 p.m.

April 10. Sherbinow is accused of taking a box of perfume and tube of lip gloss totaling $45 without paying. She was seen on a security camera video taking the items. She was tak-

en to the Jasper County Jail.

• Tyron M. Williams, 20, of West Liberty, is charged with driving while license under suspension after authorities pulled him over on Interstate 80 at 3:35 p.m. June 24. Williams admitted that he was suspended. He was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

• Dwayne T. Roney, 25, of Grinnell, is charged with driving while barred after authorities pulled him over at the intersection of T38 and Highway 6 East at 5:28 p.m. June 23. He was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

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Boyfriend’s teen escapade should be regarded as past

DEAR ABBY: I have been with my boyfriend for a little over two years.

He recently mentioned that when he was younger (19), he had a threesome (two guys, one girl).

We are both over 35, so I realize this happened many years ago, but the fact that it was two guys is hard for me. I can’t seem to get it out of my head. I keep seeing the images.

I try to tell myself my boyfriend is a different man today than the teen he was. I don’t understand why it’s bothering me so much. How can I find a way to get past this? Please give me some direction. — CAN’T GET IT OUT OF MY HEAD DEAR CAN’T: I respect your boyfriend’s honesty and openness.

Because you can’t get this out of your head, talk further with him about his youthful escapade. If your concern is that your boyfriend is interested in having sex with other men, ask him that question. It occurs to me that when two horny teenage boys found one willing girl, that they may not have been as interested in having sex with each other as they were with her.

DEAR ABBY: I am a tattooed female in my late 20s. When I started a job as a cook in an assisted-living facility a year ago, I was required to go through an orientation and the dress code was explained. When I asked about visible tattoos, the lady who ran the orientation was unsure if they were allowed to show and told me to ask my manager. My manager said she didn’t know, but suggested I cover them anyway “just to be safe.”

Since then, I have worn longsleeved polo shirts with the sleeves rolled up. No one has commented about the sleeves. Since I went through that orientation, two girls have been hired who have ink on their arms. They wear short sleeves every day.

I’m wondering if I should just show up in short sleeves and risk someone saying something, email corporate and ask what the policy is, or ask our new executive director? Any thoughts? — TO COVER OR NOT TO COVER DEAR T.C.O.N.T.C.: While displaying your tats may not be a problem considering that two other employees are showing theirs, your new executive director should be able to give you a definite answer to your question. And while you’re at it, suggest that because there are now three employees with tattoos, the policy should be clearly stated in the employee handbook, which may be due for an update.

DEAR ABBY: My husband, “Brett,” mistakenly used the dog’s toothbrush from the bathroom cabinet. I had it in there with a bowl of homemade doggie toothpaste that I was trying on the dog. I didn’t realize it until just now. Should I tell him? — QUIET SO FAR IN VERMONT DEAR QUIET SO FAR: If I were you, I’d open my mouth and “SPEAK!” before your husband does it again. If he’s grossed out, it will be no more so than the rest of us who read your letter. From now on, keep Rover’s toothbrush in a different location.

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Statewide firefighters union censures Des Moines chief DES MOINES — A statewide firefighters union has censured the Des Moines fire chief, criticizing what it says is his anti-labor management style.

The group took the action at its convention on Friday. The group president, Douglas Neys, says the censure has no actual effect on Chief John TeKippe other than subjecting him to public scrutiny for what the union says are his failings.

TeKippe was president of Des Moines Local 4 before becoming chief in 2009.

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DES MOINES — Organizers of the Iowa State Fair are pairing the event’s famous butter cow sculpture with another butter piece celebrating the Monopoly board game.

Officials say the accompanying piece, which changes every year, will this summer celebrate the game’s 80th anniversary.

Sarah Pratt designs the butter cow each year as well as a second piece.

SIOUX CITY — A tip from the public on the potential whereabouts of a longtime Iowa fugitive has led to his arrest in Mexico.

The U.S. Marshals Service says authorities in Mexico arrested Mitchell Meyer on Monday. Authorities say Meyer was facing two counts of sexual abuse of a minor in 1999 when he was scheduled to appear for trial in Sioux City. He was released on bond but never appeared. A deputy marshal revisited the case in 2014 and offered information to local media.

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Mayor wants nude painting moved from window TIPTON — The mayor of an eastern Iowa city wants a downtown art gallery to remove a painting of a partially nude woman from the gallery’s front window. Hugh Stumbo owns the gallery in Tipton, a city of about 3,200 people. Stumbo said he expected some complaints about his painting, but he was surprised when the police chief told him the mayor wanted the painting relocated inside the gallery. Stumbo says the chief acknowledged there was no city ordinance requiring him to move the artwork.

Tip leads to arrest of Iowa fugitive who fled in 1999

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City holds raffle to use Taser on officials VAN METER — For $5, residents in Van Meter are getting the chance to use a police Taser on a city official.

City Hall is selling raffle tickets as part of a public safety fundraiser, and the winner will get the opportunity to use a Taser on City Administrator Jake Anderson or Councilman Bob Lacy at the Van Meter Fire Association Street Dance on July 18.

Officials say a police officer will assist.

—The Associated Press

Bill expected to accelerate solar energy growth in Iowa Newton Daily News DES MOINES — Gov. Terry Branstad on Friday signed into law HF 645, a bill that increases Iowa’s solar energy tax credits and adds production tax credits for utility solar projects.

“Solar works for Iowa,” said Senator Rob Hogg (D-Cedar Rapids) who floor managed the bill in the Iowa Senate, where it passed with unanimous bipartisan support. “This legislation will accelerate the growth of the solar energy industry in Iowa. That’s good for the environment and our economy. Solar energy is already working for thousands of businesses, farmers and homeowners across our state.”

Rep. Dan Kelley (D-Newton) was also a strong supporter of the bill that passed the Iowa House and Senate with broad support.

“The legislation signed into law will give an enormous boost to an already rapidly-growing solar industry,” Kelley said. “Expanding the use of solar tax credits will spark new solar projects, provide solar installation and maintenance jobs, and provide a renewable clean source of energy.”

Since the legislature first passed solar energy tax credits in 2012, the credits have helped more than 1,200 projects be built in the state, leveraging over $50 million in solar investments in Iowa and helping the industry add nearly 1,000 jobs.

The new legislation adds $500,000 to Iowa’s solar energy tax credits, bringing the total to $5 million per year. It also makes utilities eligible for production tax credits for solar power projects.

Those wanting more information on installing a solar project can visit: iub.iowa.gov/renewable-energy-tax-credits.

Iowa court limits warrantless searches inside suspects’ cars The Associated Press IOWA CITY — A divided Iowa Supreme Court concluded its term Tuesday with a ruling that will often require police officers to obtain warrants before they can search inside suspects’ vehicles.

In a 4-3 decision, the court outlined a new rule that declares officers can conduct warrantless searches of glove compartments and other places inside vehicles only when safety concerns are at issue. Once suspects are arrested and removed from vehicles, officers generally will need to get

warrants to conduct a search — even when they have reason to suspect illegal contraband is hidden inside.

Dissenting justices said the rule would create practical problems for officers, who may have difficulty contacting judges to obtain warrants on nights and weekends. But Chief Justice Mark Cady downplayed those concerns, saying technology has made it easier for officers to obtain warrants at any time.

The ruling and three others issued Tuesday capped the court’s 20142015 term, which featured

more than 100 opinions and significant rulings on access to abortion, property rights and gubernatorial power.

Tuesday’s ruling goes farther in protecting privacy than the U.S. Supreme Court did in a similar case in 2009, when it declared officers could search a vehicle if the arrested suspect was “within reaching distance of the passenger compartment at the time” or they believed the vehicle had evidence linked to the reason for the arrest.

Dissenting Iowa justices argued Tuesday the state court should have

adopted the federal ruling, noting the U.S. and Iowa constitutions have nearly identical language giving people the right to be free from unreasonable searches.

But majority justices said they interpreted the Iowa Constitution to provide greater protections for motorists. Warrantless searches generally aren’t justified once a suspect is restrained outside the car but would be allowed in limited circumstances, such as when the security of an officer is in jeopardy or a suspect is within reach of contraband, they ruled.

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AP Photo A utility crew sets out to replace the cable that was destroyed inside the Broadview neighborhood by this weekend’s fire, in Wenatchee, Wash., on Tuesday. The Sleepy Hollow fire in Wenatchee claimed some two dozen homes and several commercial buildings downtown.

Western wildfires: Flames plague hot, dry Washington region The Associated Press

which is roughly 30 miles southeast of Wenatchee.

A 4-square-mile fire in that city destroyed two dozen houses and several businesses and forced evacuations this week.

Officials reported progress, getting the fire nearly halfway contained.

The blaze, which began Sunday, was the worst so far this season as the state struggles with a severe drought. Mountain snowpack is extremely low, and about one-fifth of the state’s rivers and streams are at record low levels.

Another wildfire in central Washington burned nearly 5½ square miles of sagebrush and grass south of the small town of Mansfield, about 40 miles northeast of Wenatchee. That fire was halfway contained by Tuesday night and no longer threatened homes.

CALIFORNIA — Firefighters made progress against wildfires burning throughout California, but weather was becoming a potential problem as a heat wave built in some regions and the threat of thunderstorms, gusty winds and lightning persisted elsewhere.

A 320-acre blaze that erupt-

New flames ignited in drought-stricken Washington state, not far from where a destructive wildfire reduced homes to rubble. Crews also are battling blazes in California and Nevada.

Here’s a look at hotspots around the West: WASHINGTON — Just days after a wildfire tore through homes in central Washington, a new blaze in the hot, dry region has burned some buildings and forced about two dozen residents to flee.

The fire has charred more than 3 square miles of dry sagebrush and grass near the city of Quincy and destroyed five abandoned buildings or outbuildings, the Grant County sheriff ’s office said early Wednesday. No homes have been lost, but several are threatened, according to the fire marshal’s office.

Winds whipped the flames through farmland, vineyards and some steep terrain starting late Tuesday. It’s not clear what ignited it, but no injuries have been reported.

State firefighting resources helped partially contain the blaze northeast of Quincy,

ed outside the Santa Barbara County city of Lompoc on Monday and forced 1,200 people to flee was three-quarters contained and evacuations were lifted, fire Capt. Dave Zaniboni said.

The fire broke out behind the Spanish colonial-era La Purisima Mission, but the structures in what is now a state historic park escaped damage. The cause of the fire was under investigation.

In the inland region east of Los Angeles, a 49-square-mile wildfire in the San Bernardino National Forest was more than halfway contained. Firefighters worked on hotspots, and some crews were sent to wilderness areas for three- or four-day stints to reduce travel time to and from fire lines.

NEVADA — Crews battled a lightning-caused wildfire that chewed through 7 square miles in northern Nevada.

A fire was burning sage and grass on private land north of Interstate 80, about halfway between Battle Mountain and Elko, the Nevada Division of Forestry said Tuesday. There were no immediate threats to buildings or people.

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks opened higher Wednesday on hopes that a deal between Greece and its creditors could be cobbled together to prevent a Greek exit from the euro. Stocks in Europe rose sharply. In deal news, Chubb Corp. surged after agreeing to be acquired by rival insurance company Ace Ltd. KEEPING SCORE: The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose 17 points, or 0.9 percent, to 2,080, as of 10:08 a.m. Eastern. The Dow Jones industrial average climbed 169 points, or 1 percent, to 17,786. The Nasdaq composite gained 44 points, or 0.9 percent, 5,031.

GREEK DEBT CRISIS: Hopes that Greece could reach a deal with its creditors were raised after Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras wrote a letter to the nation’s creditors and appeared to make concessions. Finance ministers from the 19-country eurozone are due to hold a teleconference over the new proposals. Stocks rose despite Greece’s failure Tuesday to make a 1.6 billion-euro ($1.8 billion) debt payment due to the International Monetary Fund.

E U R O P E A N STOCKS: The CAC-40 in France rose 2.6 percent. Germany’s DAX climbed 2.8 percent and the U.K.’s FTSE 100 index of leading European shares was 1.6 percent higher.

DEAL NEWS: Chubb jumped $31, or 32 percent, to $126.19 after rival insurer Ace said it

was buying the company in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $28.3 billion that will boost its international presence.

The combined company plans to use the Chubb name and will have its main offices in Zurich, Switzerland, where Ace is based. The news pushed up the prices of other insurance companies.

NOT JUST GREECE: While much of the focus in financial markets is on Greece, there’s a raft of U.S. economic data to come this week, notably on Thursday when the monthly nonfarm payrolls report is published. The data can often set the market tone for a week or two, especially at a time when the U.S. Federal Reserve is mulling when to start raising interest rates.

U.S. businesses added jobs at a robust pace in June, a private survey showed on Wednesday. Payroll processor ADP said Wednesday that businesses added 237,000 jobs last month, up from 203,000 in May. That is the most since December, according to the ADP’s tally.

ENERGY: Benchmark U.S. crude fell $1.25 to $58.21 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

Brent crude, used to price international oils, fell 89 cents to $62.71 a barrel in London.

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Newton softball rides big inning to win over Grinnell Alex Olp/Daily News Newton’s catcher Kennedy Leiker tags out the go-ahead run at home plate in the fifth inning of Tuesday’s softball game versus Grinnell. The Cardinals regained the lead in the bottom half by scoring four.

By Alex Olp Newton Daily News The Newton Cardinal’s softball team bounced back from a Monday loss to second-ranked Oskaloosa by defeating Grinnell 5-1 Tuesday.

The first run of the game came in the third inning. Taylor Ryan stayed hot at the plate by ripping an RBI double to the wall scoring Frances Lucas and giving Newton a 1-0 lead.

Payton Maher pitched in the circle for the Cardinals and found herself in a jam in the fifth inning.

With runners on second and third and two outs on the board, Grinnell smashed a hit through the middle tying the game at 1-1, but the go ahead runner was gunned down at home plate — ­­ ending the threat.

That’s when the Cardinal bats heated up.

Newton regained the lead in the bottom half when Kari Adams started the big inning with a lead-off double. Lucas, Sydney Jenkins and Karley Leiker also reached base before a single out was made.

Everything went Newton’s

way in the inning as it also benefited from a Grinnell error.

A grounder slipped past their first baseman’s glove and rolled down the foul line allowing another run to reach home.

Eight Cardinals swung the bat in the inning and four

runners crossed the plate.

The bats quieted down again and neither team scored after that.

Maher closed the final two innings from the circle giving the Cardinals a win and improving their record to 13-15.

Maher struck out 10 in the match and earned the 5-1

victory.

Each team hit the ball well in the fifth, but the Cardinals found more gaps in the Grinnell.

“Our defense was solid when we needed it to be, when we ended up in that tight situation,” head coach Kristina McNew said. “What

got us around was we finally started hitting the ball.”

Softball will host Pella 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Berg Middle School. In the previous meeting at Pella June 25, Newton fell 6-2.

Contact Alex Olp at aolp@newtondailynews.com

Eslinger’s walk-off blast sends Raider past HOIC rival PCM

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News COLLINS — Mikayla Eslinger was just trying to avoid another heartbreaking one-run loss.

Collins-Maxwell/ Baxter’s softball team has six one-run losses this season and another 2-0 defeat.

So when Eslinger came to the plate in the bottom of the eighth inning with two outs and her team down 2-1 to Prairie City-Monroe, all the sophomore second basemen wanted to do was get the Raiders over the hump in a close game.

It turns out, she did so much more than that in the Heart of Iowa Conference matchup against the rival Mustangs.

Eslinger drove the first pitch she saw from PCM starter Rachel Freland over the fence in center field and the walkoff, three-run home run

pushed the Raiders to a 4-2 eight-inning victory Tuesday and clinched a season sweep of the Mustangs.

“My goal was to be confident in myself and do the best I could for my team,” Eslinger said of her first career walkoff homer. “It’s a huge win, especially since it’s PCM. We haven’t always played well against them.”

Troy Houge is in his 15th year as CMB’s head coach and he doesn’t think the Raiders have ever swept PCM during that time.

“It’s a real big win because we are trying to gain some momentum here at the end of the year,” Houge said.

“This gives us some momentum, and we swept PCM, which we haven’t done in a long time. I don’t know if we have ever done that since I have been here, but if we WALK-OFF | 2B

Troy Hyde/Daily News Collins-Maxwell/Baxter sophomore Mikayla Eslinger, back, tags out Prairie City-Monroe’s Abby Waddell at second base on Tuesday during the Raiders’ 4-2, eight-inning win over the Mustangs in Collins. Eslinger provided the difference with a three-run home run in the bottom of the eighth.

Former Cyclone standout Vroman dies in car crash Special to the Newton Daily News Former Iowa State basketball star Jackson Vroman died Monday.

He was found dead in a pool at his Los Angeles County residence.

He was 34 years old.

V r o man, a native of Bountiful, Utah, was one of the best junior college basketball players in the nation when he signed with Iowa State in 2002 after an All-American career at Snow Community College (Utah).

Vroman earned honorable mention All-Big 12 honors and made the Big 12 All-Newcomer team as a junior when he averaged 12.5 points and 9.4

rebounds.

What made the 6-10, 220-pound Vroman stand out was his relentless approach to rebounding.

The center never gave up in the paint, fighting off defenders and out working opponents for caroms.

In his s e n i o r s e a s o n (2003-04), Vroman became the first Cyclone to lead the league on the glass in 24 years when he averaged 9.6 rebounds per game. He also averaged 13.9 points to earn second-team all-conference accolades and lead the Cyclones to the NIT semi finals.

Vroman’s career 9.5 rpg average ranks ninth VROMAN | 2B

U.S. advances to World Cup final MONTREAL (AP) — Carli Lloyd remembers putting the ball on its spot and shutting out the noise of more than 51,000 anxious fans.

Then she blasted that ball into the back of the net.

Lloyd’s penalty kick got the United States on the board, and the Americans went on to a 2-0 victory over top-ranked Germany in the semifinals of the Women’s World Cup on Tuesday night.

“That’s exactly what I did, shut out everything around me and focused on what I needed to do,” she said.

Lloyd’s penalty kick in the 69th minute went into the right side of the goal less than 10 minutes after Celia Sasic shot wide on a penalty kick for Germany. Kelley O’Hara came in off the bench and scored in the 85th minute, delighting the pro-American crowd.

Hope Solo posted her fifth straight shutout, continuing a dominant run for the American defense. The second-ranked United States has gone 513

minutes without conceding a goal.

The victory captured the attention of President Barack Obama, who posted his congratulations on his Twitter account. Actor and musician Justin Timberlake also cheered on the U.S., tweeting “USA! USA! USA!!!!!”

Next up for the U.S. is the winner of Wednesday night’s match in Edmonton between defending champion Japan, ranked No. 4, and sixth-ranked England. Germany will play the loser of the second semifinal in the third-place game in Edmonton on Saturday.

The final is set for Sunday at Vancouver’s BC Place.

“We didn’t come here just to make the final,” Lloyd said. “We came here to win it, so we’re going to go after it.”

It was the fourth World Cup meeting between Germany and the U.S. In each of the first three games, the winner went on to take the title.

The marquee matchup led to lines of fans waiting to get

in about three hours before the game. The line for the main souvenir stand snaked up a half-dozen ramps to the building’s third level at one point.

The stadium built for the 1976 Olympics, where the East German men won the gold medal, was filled nearly to its blue fabric roof, mostly with fans cheering for the United States.

The crowd was announced at 51,176.

Previous games in Montreal had the stadium less than half full, with the upper bowl completely empty.

The United States had several good chances from the start. Julie Johnston missed on a header off a corner kick from Megan Rapinoe, and Alex Morgan’s breakaway in the 15th minute was stopped by goaltender Nadine Angerer.

There was a scary moment in the first half when Germany’s Alexandra Popp and American midfielder Morgan Brian collided in front of the U.S. goal WORLD CUP | 3B

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SPORTS CALENDAR Wednesday Baseball Pella at Newton, Varsity doubleheader, 5:30 p.m.

Lynnville-Sully at North Mahaska, 6 p.m.

Newton 9th at Pella, 11 a.m.

Woodward-Granger at Colfax-Mingo, 7:30 p.m.

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

Gilbert at CMB, 7:30 p.m.

Softball Pella at Newton, JV 5:30 p.m., Varsity 7:30 p.m.

Lynnville-Sully at North Mahaska, 6 p.m.

Colfax-Mingo at Gilbert, 7:30 p.m.

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

PCM at Nevada, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday Baseball BGM at Lynnville-Sully, 6 p.m.

Colfax-Mingo at North Polk, 7:30 p.m.

Saydel at CMB, 7:30 p.m.

Gilbert at PCM, 7:30 p.m.

Softball Newton at Dallas Center-Grimes, 3 p.m.

Keota at Lynnville-Sully, noon BGM at Lynnville-Sully, 6 p.m.

North Polk at Colfax-Mingo, Varsity doubleheader, 5:30 p.m.

Saydel at CMB, 7:30 p.m.

Gilbert at PCM, 7:30 p.m.

Friday Softball Marshalltown at Newton, 9th 4:30 p.m., JV 6 p.m., Varsity 7:30 p.m.

Lynnville-Sully at Carlisle tournament, 9 a.m.

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

Baseball Newton at Southeast Polk, JV 11 a.m., Varsity 1 p.m.

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

Monday, July 6 Softball Norwalk at Newton, 9th 4:30 p.m., JV 6 p.m., Varsity 7:30 p.m.

Regionals Class 1A Region 6 Colfax-Mingo at Martensdale-St. Marys, 7 p.m.

Baseball Norwalk at Newton, 2 varsity games, 5:30 p.m.

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

Colfax-Mingo at Gilbert, 7:30 p.m.

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

PCM at Nevada, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, July 7 Baseball Newton at Des Moines East, JV 3:30 p.m., Varsity 5:30 p.m.

Newton 9th at BGM, 11 a.m.

Pella at PCM, 7:30 p.m.

Iowa Christian Academy at Colfax-Mingo, 7:30 p.m.

Woodward-Granger at CMB, 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, July 8 Baseball ADM at Newton 9th, 12:30 p.m.

CMB at Madrid, 7:30 p.m.

Lynnville-Sully at PCM, 7:30 p.m.

Softball Regionals Class 1A Region 6 TBA at Lynnville-Sully, 7 p.m.

Class 2A Region 6 CMB at West Marshall, 7 p.m.

Class 3A Region 5 Davis County at PCM, 7 p.m.

Thursday, July 9 Baseball Newton JV at Knoxville, 11 a.m.

HLV at Lynnville-Sully, 6 p.m.

PCM at Pella Christian, 7:30 p.m.

Softball Regionals Class 4A Des Moines Hoover at Newton, 7 p.m.

Friday, July 10 Baseball Newton at Dallas Center-Grimes, Varsity doubleheader, 5 p.m.

HLV at Lynnville-Sully, 6 p.m.

Softball Regionals Class 1A Region 6 TBA at Lynnville-Sully, 7 p.m.

Class 2A Region 6 TBA at Eddyville, 7 p.m.

Class 3A Region 5 TBA at Bondurant, 7 p.m.

Vroman

Continued from Page 1B all-time in school history and his 55.8 percent clip from the field ranks third in ISU’s record book.

Following graduation Vroman was the 31st pick in the 2004 NBA Draft. He played two NBA seasons with the Phoenix Suns and New Orleans Hornets. He continued to play professionally overseas until 2014.

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No. 2 Oskaloosa takes down Newton softball

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News OSKALOOSA — Newton freshman Taylor Ryan hit her first home run of the season and drove in four runs, but a slow start doomed the Cardinal softball team against Class 4A No. 2 Oskaloosa on Monday.

The Indians led 3-0 after two innings and a six-run

fourth inning put the game out of reach as Oskaloosa defeated the Cardinals 9-4 in Little Hawkeye Conference play.

Ryan’s homer came during a three-run sixth inning that drew Newton to within the final score but the Cardinals (13-15 overall, 2-7 in LHC play) couldn’t get any

closer.

Sydney Jenkins had a hit and scored two runs, while Karley Leiker singled and scored once. Newton was held to just five hits

by Oskaloosa starter Alexis Groet though.

Groet struck out nine and walked none in the complete-game win.

Payton Maher took the

loss for Newton. She allowed six earned runs on seven hits, walked six and struck out five.

Kylee Silliman and Aubrey Miller did most of the damage for the Indians (22-2, 6-2) at the plate. Both Silliman and Miller homered and drove in three runs. Silliman also had two hits an scored twice.

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

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Continued from Page 1B have, it’s been a long time. They’ve had a good team for awhile now.”

Both pitchers threw well enough to win.

CMB sophomore starter Abbey Kahler got the win after allowing four hits and one earned run in eight innings. She fanned nine and walked two, dropping her season earned run average to below 1.75.

Freland allowed five hits, three earned runs and struck out five while walking two in the loss.

The three earned runs came off Eslinger’s one swing.

“I felt good with the lead heading into the bottom of the eighth,” said PCM assistant coach Rusty Vos, who was thrust into the role of head coach after coach Whitney Plein was ejected in the top of the eighth for arguing against a check swing call made by the base umpire. “We had been playing good defense up to that point and I thought we could pull it out, but one swing did it to us.

“That’s all right. We gave a good effort. We had a good win last night, but it didn’t turn out in our favor tonight.

That’s how it goes sometimes.”

CMB (15-13 overall, 11-4 in HOIC) moves into sole possession of second place in the HOIC after the win.

It was the Raiders’ fifth straight win and they have triumphed in seven of their last eight.

The one loss was a one-run defeat to Ballard, but Eslinger made sure things ended better Tuesday.

“I was happy for my team. We finally finished a close game,” said Esingler when asked about her initial reac-

Troy Hyde/Daily News Collins-Maxwell/Baxter sophomore Megan Ritter, right, steals second base in front of Prairie City-Monroe’s Katie VandeWall’s tag during the Raiders’ 4-2 win over the Mustangs on Tuesday.

tion to the home run.

“It was good for myself but most importantly, it moves us up to second in the conference as a team.”

PCM (18-10, 105) came into the game winners of six of its last seven but fell to third in the HOIC following the defeat.

“The girls knew what they had to do and they did a good job but didn’t quite get it done,” Vos said.

PCM struck first in the fifth when Madison Foster singled with two outs. Jaiden Rogers followed with another single and Freland, running for Foster, scored following a CMB error.

The Raiders answered both PCM runs with runs of their own.

First, in the fifth, MacKenzie Schmitz hit a one-out single and then stole second.

With two outs, Kahler reached on an infield error and Schmitz sprinted home on the play.

“We haven’t lost to a team with a losing record but finishing games has been our

problem,” Houge said.

“They are starting to get confidence that they can finish now, and they are starting to know that they are not out of the game. That is when this team is going to be real dangerous, when they fall behind and know they are not out of it. Earlier in the year, we just couldn’t rally back to win games.”

Kahler stranded two Mustangs on base in the sixth and got them in order in the seventh.

In the eighth, Abby Waddell led off with a walk and then went to second on another CMB error that put Molly Vignovich on first base.

Mckenna VanVeen moved over both runners with a sacrifice bunt and then Waddell scored on Katie VandeWall’s deep fly ball to right field.

Kahler got out of the inning with no further damage though. That turned out to be big for CMB. In the bottom of the eighth, Kahler began the rally with a one-out

single up the middle.

Her courtesy runner Gracie Cheville went to second on a passed ball and Payge Jurgens walked to put the winning run on base.

Elizabeth Jones was put in to run for Jurgens after Abbey Appelgate moved both runners up a base following a groundout to first.

That extra speed on second base wound up not mattering as Eslinger’s bomb allowed the Raider runners to jog home.

“Our 3-4 hitters have been hot lately so I felt good about where we were at in the lineup,” Houge said. “They took a chance by putting the winning run on base when they walked Payge. I told (Eslinger) that she had hit her hard all night long, to just be patient and get a pitch and drive it.”

Eslinger finished with two a team-high two hits. Schmitz singled, scored a run and stole a base, while Hannah Caple and Kahler had the other hits.

Jayci Vos, Foster,

Rogers and Waddell had the four PCM hits.

VandeWall had an RBI and Waddell scored a run and walked.

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

Wednesday and then hosts Saydel at 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

PCM travels to Nevada on Wednesday.

The Mustangs and Cubs will finish the suspended game from earlier this season and then meet in the regularly scheduled game after that.

The suspended game will pick up with the Mustangs batting in the bottom of the third.

PCM has one out and leads 2-0.

Notebook Kahler faced the minimum through four innings against PCM on Tuesday. During that stretch, she recorded four of her nine strikeouts. ... CMB defeated PCM, 4-0, in Monroe in the first meeting on June 3.

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

PCM lefty Brown throws Hunter homers, Twins no-hitter against Clarke beat Cincinnati after

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News OSCEOLA — Austin Brown tossed a no-hitter and struck out six in five innings of work against Clarke and Trey Lindsay had two hits, three runs and three stolen bases at the plate.

Brown was a dropped third strike away from throwing a perfect game.

Brown Brown also had two hits and an RBI at the plate, while Clay Cooper had two hits and scored twice in the win.

Cooper also had two RBIs and two stolen bases and he walked once.

Ethan Thomas finished with two Lindsay

hits, one run and three RBIs for the Mustangs (6-12).

Tyler Townsend had a hit in his only plate appearance and scored once and drove in two more.

PCM travels to Gladbrook-Reinbeck on Wednesday. The Mustangs host Class 3A No. 6 Gilbert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

Pella Christian 5, Lynnville-Sully 1 PELLA — The Hawks were held to just three hits over seven innings, and the loss snapped a fourgame losing streak.

Noah Engle, Caleb James and Tyler VanZante all had one hit in the loss. VanZante scored the run and James had the RBI. Jake Brand started on the mound and took the loss. He allowed three earned runs on five hits in the complete-game loss.

Josh Dunsbergen threw one inning and gave up one run on one hit.

The Hawks (12-7) travel to North Mahaska on Wednesday.

long weather delay

CINCINNATI (AP) — Torii Hunter got the Minnesota Twins moving after a long wait.

Hunter homered again after a long delay at the start of the game, and Phil Hughes got his third straight victory, leading the Twins to an 8-5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night.

The start was delayed 2 hours, 1 minute because a storm was headed toward the ballpark.

The storm dissolved on the way.

Hunter hit a solo homer in the first inning off Anthony DeSclafani (5-6), his fourth homer in the last four games.

He later singled and doubled, leaving him 8

for 17 in the last four games.

“He’s had a really good trip,” manager Paul Molitor said. “His bat seems fresh and quick.

He’s really rallying the troops.”

Eduardo Nunez had three hits, including an RBI single, while Kurt Suzuki drove home two runs with a single during a four-run seventh inning as the Twins evened the interleague series.

Hughes (7-6) gave up solo homers by Eugenio Suarez and Marlon Byrd, leaving in the seventh inning with the Twins up 7-2.

Two errors and Blaine Boyer’s run-scoring wild pitch helped the Reds close the gap.

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Sixth-ranked Hawks rolls to easy softball win

AP Source: Leonard, Spurs agree to 5-year deal

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News NORTH ENGLISH — The Lynnville-Sully softball team scored early and often in its 18-1 win over English Valleys on Tuesday night during South Iowa Cedar League play.

The Class 1A No. 6 Hawks plated three in the first and second innings and then crossed homeplate five more times in third and scored six in the fifth to end it early.

In all, the Hawks (26-3 overall, 16-0 in South Iowa Cedar League) cranked out 18 hits and stole 12 bases.

Madison Rasmusson homered twice, finished 4-of-5 and had five RBIs to lead the Hawks at the plate.

Rasmusson also threw the first three innings in the circle and allowed just one hit and unearned run while walking two and striking out three.

Maria Rasmusson tossed the final two innings and gave up two hits and fanned one.

Lysandra James also had four hits at the plate for the Hawks, who won their fifth straight.

James also scored three times and drove in three with a homer.

Kasiah Ehresman had three hits, three runs and four stolen bases.

Lizzi VanManen and Brenna Lanser each had two hits, and VanManen had two runs while Lanser stole three bases.

Jelissa Rozendaal hit a solo home run in the victory for the Hawks, who travel to North Mahaska on Wednesday.

English Valleys dropped to 3-20 overall and 3-16 in SICL play. It lost for the fifth straight game.

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

World Cup Continued from Page 1B following a free kick from about 25 yards out.

Television cameras caught blood in Popp’s hair, and Brian was prone on the field for several minutes. Both players returned to the match.

Sasic’s penalty kick came after Johnston fouled Popp in the box. Sasic fooled Solo,

Troy Hyde/Daily News Lynnville-Sully’s Kasiah Ehresman throws out a runner at first base during the Hawks’ 18-1 win over English Valleys on Tuesday.

who went right, but her kick went wide left, prompting a roar from the crowd.

Sasic went into the match as the tournament’s high scorer with six goals.

Shortly thereafter, Annike Krahn got a yellow card for fouling Morgan in the box, but replays showed it occurred just outside. Lloyd’s penalty kick was her third goal in three matches.

“Of course, I’m very, very

sad about this, that this penalty shot decided the match,” German coach Silvia Neid said. “What am I going to do though? A referee decision is something I have to live with.

I am very sad about it, but I cannot change it.”

Lloyd is known for coming up big in important games.

She scored the winning goal in overtime to beat Brazil for the gold medal in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and scored

Big names, big markets in pursuit as NBA free agency opens today

By Brian Mahoney The Associated Press Big names, big bucks and big markets in pursuit.

NBA free agency opened with Anthony Davis agreeing to an extension worth more than $140 million in New Orleans and the Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks among the teams looking for a dominant inside force of their own.

All-Stars LaMarcus Aldridge of Portland and Marc Gasol of Memphis lead the list of bigs that includes DeAndre Jordan of the Clippers, Tyson Chandler of Dallas, and twins Brook Lopez of the Nets and Robin Lopez of Portland.

Dwyane Wade has to decide if he wants to stay in Miami, Rajon Rondo will leave Dallas, and count on the Lakers being linked to many of the marquee names as they try to bring what was long a perennial contender back to prominence after two straight miserable seasons.

The market opened just after 11 p.m. on Wednesday — 9:01 p.m. in Los Angeles — and the Lakers wasted no time talking to their top target, tweeting that general manager Mitch Kupchak was walking into a meeting with Aldridge and adding # LAtoLA. Gasol is expected to stay, Aldridge is considered a candidate to leave and Jordan is somewhere in the middle.

He will meet with the Mavericks, Lakers, Clippers and Knicks, according to a person with direct knowledge of the plans who spoke on condition of anonymity because the center’s agenda was not being revealed publicly.

Players can agree to deals at any time but can’t sign un-

til July 9, after a moratorium period while next season’s salary cap that’s expected to be around $68 million is set.

That’s when Davis will know the exact value of the extension he agreed upon, which was confirmed to AP by a person with knowledge of the details.

Davis tweeted: “NOLA, I am here to stay! Just getting started.”

The Lakers and Knicks have holes all over their rosters, but it’s not just the bad teams who will be busy.

The Cleveland Cavaliers will try to keep Kevin Love and Tristan Thompson, the backup who played so well in helping them reach the NBA Finals after Love was lost to a shoulder injury in the first round of the playoffs.

They also have to re-sign LeBron James, but that’s expected to be a formality once they’ve completed some other business.

He opted for free agency mostly to maximize his earning potential, not because he’s looking to leave after returning home to Ohio as the major move of last year’s free agency period.

San Antonio, out in the first round after winning the 2014 title, is one of the many teams interested in Aldridge.

The Spurs also agreed in principle to a deal with Kawhi Leonard, NBA Finals MVP last year, early Wednesday morning.

The other Texas teams will be active — as always — during free agency, with Houston looking to strengthen its Western Conference finals team and Dallas trying to assemble one that can get there.

Both teams attempted to

pry Carmelo Anthony away from New York last year before he opted to remain with the Knicks.

This year the Knicks, with salary cap space that wasn’t available last year, are going on the offensive.

“I don’t think we could make any decisions until we knew that Carmelo was returning to our team,” coach Derek Fisher said.

“This year we don’t have that concern in terms of contractually where he is. He’s with us.”

But he needs a lot more help and the Knicks have the ability to get it, with more than $25 million to spend.

The priority is a big man, though they could use just about everything after a franchise-worst 17-65 season.

If they can’t get one of the centers, Detroit’s Greg Monroe and Indiana’s David West are quality power forwards on the market.

The Heat are trying to keep their backcourt together and hope to agree to a deal with Goran Dragic that could pay him $90 million or more.

But all eyes in Miami are on Wade, who has met twice with Heat leadership in recent days to discuss his future, though it remains far from a cinch that he comes back to Miami for a 13th season.

He will likely wait before deciding anything and see what offers come from other clubs, a list that could include the Lakers, Knicks and possibly the Atlanta Hawks — Wade’s wife, actress Gabrielle Union, often works in Atlanta.

The Hawks also will work to keep Paul Millsap and DeMarre Carroll, two keys to their team that won a franchise-record 60 games.

both U.S. goals in the final of the 2012 London Olympics against Japan. She is the only player to score the winning goals in consecutive Olympic finals.

In the World Cup quarterfinals, she scored the lone goal in a 1-0 victory over China.

O’Hara scored on Lloyd’s left-footed cross.

The United States tweaked its formation for the match.

Morgan started up top, with

​Kawhi Leonard is going to be a fixture for the San Antonio Spurs for years to come.

Leonard agreed to the basic parameters of a five-year contract to stay with the Spurs early Wednesday, a deal that could be worth $90 million according to a person with direct knowledge of the agreement.

The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the contract cannot be finalized until July 9, per NBA rules.

Keeping Leonard, the 2014 NBA Finals MVP, is the first of many things the Spurs hope to accomplish in the coming days. Leonard will sit in when the Spurs meet with free agent LaMarcus Aldridge on Wednesday, part of the group that will make a sales pitch to one of the most coveted members in this year’s class.

Leonard averaged 16.5 points this past season for the Spurs.

Lloyd as an attacking midfielder with Rapinoe and Tobin Heath on the wings.

The U.S. had success in its quarterfinal against China when it had Lloyd roaming up top and Brian back as a holding midfielder. The shift paid off with Lloyd’s goal on a lofted kick from Johnston.

The United States improved to 3-1 against Germany in World Cup matches and 19-4-7 overall.

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Major League Baseball

By The Associated Press American League East Division

W L Pct GB Baltimore 41 36 .532 — Tampa Bay 42 37 .532 — New York 41 37 .526 ½ Toronto 41 38 .519 1 Boston 36 43 .456 6 Central Division

W L Pct GB Kansas City 44 30 .595 — Minnesota 41 36 .532 4½ Detroit 39 37 .513 6 Cleveland 35 41 .461 10 Chicago 33 42 .440 11½ West Division

W L Pct GB Houston 46 34 .575 — Los Angeles 41 37 .526 4 Texas 40 38 .513 5 Seattle 35 42 .455 9½ Oakland 35 45 .438 11 Monday’s Games Texas 8, Baltimore 1 Boston 3, Toronto 1 Cleveland 7, Tampa Bay 1 Cincinnati 11, Minnesota 7 Houston 6, Kansas City 1 Oakland 7, Colorado 1 L.A. Angels 4, N.Y. Yankees 1 Tuesday’s Games Texas 8, Baltimore 6 Boston 4, Toronto 3 Pittsburgh 5, Detroit 4 (14) Cleveland 6, Tampa Bay 2 Minnesota 8, Cincinnati 5 Houston 4, Kansas City 0 Chicago White Sox 2, St. Louis 1 (11) Colorado 2, Oakland 1 L.A. Angels 2, N.Y. Yankees 1 Seattle 5, San Diego 0 Wednesday’s Games Minnesota (May 4-6) at Cincinnati (Cueto 4-5), 11:35 a.m.

Boston (Porcello 4-8) at Toronto (Buehrle 8-4), 12:07 p.m.

Colorado (Bettis 4-2) at Oakland (Hahn 5-6), 2:35 p.m.

Seattle (T.Walker 6-6) at San Diego (Shields 7-2), 2:40 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Eovaldi 7-2) at L.A. Angels (Shoemaker 4-6), 6:05 p.m.

Texas (N.Martinez 5-4) at Baltimore (W.Chen 3-4), 6:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Burnett 6-3) at Detroit (Simon 7-4), 6:08 p.m.

Cleveland (Carrasco 9-6) at Tampa Bay (Colome 3-3), 6:10 p.m.

Kansas City (Volquez 8-4) at Houston (Velasquez 0-0), 7:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Quintana 3-7) at St. Louis (Lackey 6-4), 7:15 p.m.

Thursday’s Games Cleveland at Tampa Bay, 11:10 a.m.

Pittsburgh at Detroit, 12:08 p.m.

Texas at Baltimore, 6:05 p.m.

Boston at Toronto, 6:07 p.m.

Minnesota at Kansas City, 7:10 p.m.

Seattle at Oakland, 9:05 p.m.

National League East Division

W L Pct GB Washington 43 34 .558 — New York 40 38 .513 3½ Atlanta 36 41 .468 7 Miami 32 46 .410 11½ Philadelphia 27 52 .342 17 Central Division

W L Pct GB St. Louis 51 25 .671 — Pittsburgh 43 33 .566 8 Chicago 40 35 .533 10½ Cincinnati 35 41 .461 16 Milwaukee 31 48 .392 21½ West Division

W L Pct GB Los Angeles 44 35 .557 — San Francisco 42 36 .538 1½ Arizona 37 40 .481 6 San Diego 37 42 .468 7 Colorado 34 43 .442 9 Monday’s Games Milwaukee 7, Philadelphia 4 Cincinnati 11, Minnesota 7 Arizona 10, L.A. Dodgers 6 Oakland 7, Colorado 1 Tuesday’s Games Milwaukee 4, Philadelphia 3 Pittsburgh 5, Detroit 4 (14) Chicago Cubs 1, N.Y. Mets 0 Minnesota 8, Cincinnati 5 Miami 5, San Francisco 3 Washington 6, Atlanta 1 Chicago White Sox 2, St. Louis 1 (11) L.A. Dodgers 6, Arizona 4 (10) Colorado 2, Oakland 1 Seattle 5, San Diego 0 Wednesday’s Games Minnesota (May 4-6) at Cincinnati (Cueto 4-5), 11:35 a.m.

Colorado (Bettis 4-2) at Oakland (Hahn 5-6), 2:35 p.m.

Seattle (T.Walker 6-6) at San Diego (Shields 7-2), 2:40 p.m.

Milwaukee (Lohse 4-9) at Philadelphia (Harang 4-10), 6:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Burnett 6-3) at Detroit (Simon 7-4), 6:08 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Lester 4-6) at N.Y. Mets (B.Colon 9-6), 6:10 p.m.

San Francisco (Heston 8-5) at Miami (Haren 6-5), 6:10 p.m.

Washington (Fister 3-3) at Atlanta (Wisler 1-1), 6:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Quintana 3-7) at St. Louis (Lackey 6-4), 7:15 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (B.Anderson 4-4) at Arizona (Ray 2-3), 8:40 p.m.

Thursday’s Games San Francisco at Miami, 11:10 a.m.

Pittsburgh at Detroit, 12:08 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at N.Y. Mets, 12:10 p.m.

Milwaukee at Philadelphia, 5:35 p.m.

Washington at Atlanta, 6:10 p.m.

San Diego at St. Louis, 6:15 p.m.

Colorado at Arizona, 8:40 p.m.

4B | Public Notice THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT JASPER COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JAMES W. DEITRICK, Deceased Probate No. ESPR036704 NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS To All Persons Interested in the Estate of James W. Deitrick, Deceased, who died on or about June 12, 2015: You are hereby notified that on the 24th day of June, 2015, the last will and testament of James W. Deitrick, deceased, bearing date of the 13th day of June, 2015, *none was admitted to probate in the above named court and that Jennifer J. Wickliff was appointed executor of the estate. Any action to set aside the will must be brought in the district court of said county within the later to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the will whose identities are reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred.

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

Dated this 23rd day of June, 2015.

Jennifer J. Wickliff Executor of estate 910 S 5th Ave E Newton, IA 50208 Address *Designated Codicil(s) if any, with date(s) Lee M. Walker, ICIS PIN No: AT0008212 Attorney for executor Walker, Billingsley & Bair 208 N. 2nd Ave W Newton, IA 50208 Address Date of second publication 8th day of July, 2015 Probate Code Section 304 July 1 & 8 Newton Community School Board of Education Regular Board Meeting Emerson Hough - Conference Room 125 June 22, 2015 - 6:30 PM MINUTES Call to Order President Sheri Benson convened the board to order at 6:30 PM Roll Call Present: Sheri Benson, Nat Clark (6:34 PM), Donna Cook, Andrew Elbert, Robyn Friedman (6:34 PM), Travis Padget, Bill Perrenoud, Bob Callaghan, and Christine Dawson.

Others Present: Jason W. Brooks (Newton Daily News), Josh Cantu, Brenda Hodnett, Ann Leonard, Cody Muhs, Deborah Rose, Tina Ross, Matt Scotton, Sandy Scotton, Randy Van (KCOB), and Randy Young.

Communications - None Consent Agenda - ACTION #9627 Cook moved, Perrenoud seconded to approve the consent agenda.

Ayes: Benson, Cook, Elbert, Absent: Padget, Perrenoud Clark, Friedman Human Resources Update Superintendent Bob Callaghan presented the Human Resources Update Certified Personnel - ACTION #9628 Courtney Allen - (contract) - 5th Grade Teacher (WW) - effective August 17, 2015 John Bieber - (contract) Teacher (NHS) Science effective August 17, 2015 Casey Price - (contract) - 6th Grade Teacher (AH) - effective August 17, 2015 Matt Scotton, DPT, ATC, CSCS - (contract) - Coach/Trainer effective August 1, 2015 Brett Altman, DPT, ATC (contract) - Coach/Trainer effective August 1, 2015 Tom Robertson, DPT, ATC (contract) - Coach/Trainer effective August 1, 2015 Brian Conway - (Reassignment) - from Instructional Coach to School Administration Manager (SAM) (TJ) - effective 2015-2016 School Year Amy Rau - (Reassignment) from 4th Grade Teacher (WW) to Instructional Coach (AH/WW) effective 2015-2016 School Year Jourdan VanWyk (Reassignment) - from Counselor (BMS) to Counselor (NHS) effective 2015-2016 School Year Jen Wright - (resignation) Specialist (DAP) - effective June 5, 2015 Elbert moved, Padget seconded approve the Certified to Personnel Human Resources Update.

Ayes: Benson, Cook, Elbert, Abstain: Padget, Perrenoud Clark, Friedman Classified Personnel - ACTION #9629 Melissa Jones - (reassignment) Food Service Worker (AH & NHS) to Food Service Worker (NHS) - effective August 24, 2015 Perrenoud moved, Padget seconded to approve the Human Personnel Classified Resources Update.

Ayes: Benson, Clark, Cook, Padget, Elbert, Friedman, Perrenoud Open Forum - No one requested to speak during the open forum Superintendent's Report - Bob Callaghan, Superintendent Campus Communication Update - various committee, campus, and community activities were reported.

Update on H.A. Lynn Stadium Press Box Addition information from the June 10, 2015 construction meeting was shared, along with a project schedule and color selections.

Leadership Blueprint Training Implementation - ten administrators received intensive professional development training in Colorado - June 17 - 18, 2015 which will help them to implement their leadership profiles.

Tina Ross explained the EXCEL leadership model: “Engage, X-Plore, Communicate with Clarity, Empower, and Launch.”

Learning, Leadership, and Business Bob District Callaghan, Superintendent and Gayle Isaac, Director of Business Services Set Public Hearing for Technology Purchases for July 13, 2015 - 6:30 PM - Emerson Hough (Conference Room 125) - ACTION #9630 Superintendent Bob Callaghan explained the request to set a public hearing for the following technology purchases: (a) Chromebooks (4th - 8th Grade), (b) Chromebook Storage Carts,

Ross explained the EXCEL leadership model: “Engage, X-Plore, Communicate with Clarity, Empower, and Launch.”

Learning, Leadership, and District Business Bob Callaghan, Superintendent and Gayle Isaac, Director of Business Services Set Public Hearing for Technology Purchases for July 13, 2015 - 6:30 PM - Emerson Hough (Conference Room 125) - ACTION #9630 Superintendent Bob Callaghan explained the request to set a public hearing for the following (a) technology purchases: Chromebooks (4th - 8th Grade), (b) Chromebook Storage Carts, (c) Desktop Computers for Building Lab Update, (d) Teacher Staff Computer Update (NHS), (d) Microsoft Settlement Purchase of iPads (BE/TJ). Cook moved, Clark seconded to set a public hearing for technology purchases for July 13, 2015 at (amended time) 6:45 PM Emerson Hough (Conference Room 125).

Ayes: Benson, Clark, Cook, Friedman, Padget, Elbert, Perrenoud Consider Statement of Work with Robert Schwarz Planning (RSP) and Associates, LLC ACTION #9631 Superintendent Bob Callaghan reviewed a proposed Statement of Work for professional services between RSP & Associates, LLC and the Newton Community School District related to the (7.1a) following deliverables: web based tool address locator, (7.1b) boundary analysis, (7.1c) enrollment analysis and report, (7.1d) public facilitation, and (7.1e) Maps. The district has an outstanding credit with RSP that would be applied toward billed services.

There was some discussion on the value added service, and possible duplication The Board services. of requested that Robert Schwarz be present at the next board meeting to share his expertise on this project, and they would revisit the agenda item at that time. Elbert moved, Friedman seconded to approve the Statement of Work with Robert Schwarz Planning (RSP) and Associates, LLC. Ayes: None Nays: Benson, Clark, Cook, Padget, Friedman, Elbert, Perrenoud Publicity Subcommittee/Newton Fest Update Robyn Friedman gave an update on the work of the SIAC Subcommittee on “positive publicity” that includes members: Bruce Hoffmeier, Bill Peters, and Robyn Friedman.

The subcommittee recently distributed Newton Community School District promotional materials at Newton Fest on June 13, 2015.

Although the efforts of the were praised, subcommittee there was some concern expressed that this subcommittee would need to incorporate the Board of Education and District Administration so its efforts can continue with support for success.

Ayes: Benson, Clark, Cook, Friedman, Padget, Elbert, Perrenoud Business Service Report - Bob Callaghan, Superintendent Approval of Bills - ACTION #9632 Clark moved, Elbert seconded to approve the bills.

Ayes: Benson, Clark, Cook, Friedman, Perrenoud Elbert, Abstain: Padget Business Services Update No additional report.

New Business - Old Business Bob Callaghan, Superintendent Superintendent Bob Callaghan shared that there will be students participating in the upcoming 4th of July parade, and there are several summer camps going on.

Board Member Donna Cook shared that the PTA is working on putting together a float (July 3rd, afternoon at Industrial Park).

The next regular board meeting is scheduled for July 13, 2015 (6:30 PM - Emerson Hough).

Closed Session - ACTION #9633 At 7:33 PM Elbert moved, Clark seconded to hold a closed session as provided in Chapter 21.5(1)(i) of the Iowa Code to evaluate the professional competency of an individual whose performance is being considered to prevent needless and irreparable injury to that individual's reputation as that individual has requested a closed session.

Ayes: Benson, Clark, Cook, Friedman, Padget, Elbert, Perrenoud Adjourn - ACTION #9634 Cook moved, Perrenoud seconded to unanimously adjourn the meeting at 9:55 PM. Minutes Mailed July 1

Public Notice

NOTICE OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENT NEWTON, IOWA Notice is hereby given that the Newton City Council approved Schedule 15-5: Assessments for the Expenses of Nuisance Abatement has been filed with the Jasper County Treasurer under the authority of Iowa Code §364.12. The assessments may be paid in full or in part without interest within thirty days, and thereafter all unpaid special assessments bear interest at the rate specified by the council. All properties are located within the City of Newton, Iowa.

Schedule 15-5.

Deed/Contract Holder Parcel Number Address Total Amount Assessed Cassady, Jimmy & Mary 0827152024 202 N 13 AVE W $164.04 Gill, Charles & Nellie Ann 0834201016 520 N 3 AVE E $105.00 Brouwer, Dan 0834202004 525 N 3 AVE E $105.00 June 24 & July 1

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Grinnell College is currently seeking an energetic, motivated, and wellorganized individuals to provide support to the Off-Campus Study office.

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Qualifications: This position requires a high school degree and one or more years of experience in a service-oriented, confidential, computerized environment or an equivalent combination of higher education and experience. Associate’s degree preferred.

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Grinnell College is committed to establishing and maintaining a safe and nondiscriminatory educational environment for all College community members. It is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination in matters of admission, employment, and housing, and in access to and participation in its education programs, services, and activities. The College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, veteran status, religion, disability, creed, or any other protected class.

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

LOT FOR sale. Ready to build on. .5800 acres in NW Newton city limits. All utilities available. $8500 or OBO. 641-521-2441.

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1956 Premier Lincoln 4 door car, body in great shape, interior excellent, air, at,. This car has been in a garage for 25 years, the last time it was started was 20 years ago, we know the brakes don't work, it would be a great car to restore. Asking price is six thousand dollars. No warranty. Can be seen in Newton, Iowa 50208 only serious buyers. Call 715891-2500.

1986 FORD F250, 460 automatic, runs good, solid truck. $900.

Call 641-521-2441 1993 BASS boat, North Wood Sport Angler 15 ft., 40 horse power motor Mercury Live Well, trolling motor. $3,500. 641-275-1575.

1993, 28' Holiday Rambler, travel trailer bumper hitch, has new tires, asking $5,000. 515-669-4966.

in Marshalltown & Newton for English and Bilingual Spanish speaking positions

Caleris is seeking candidates who are interested in starting a new career.

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Great customer service skills Familiar with computers including email and internet Good organizational skills with the ability to multi-task Full-time day and evening shifts available.

Starting pay $10.00 - $11.00 per hour plus additional pay for nights and weekends.

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Excellent benefits package offered including health, dental, vision, life, 401k, paid sick, vacation, personal time, quarterly bonus and casual dress

1997 FORD Conversion Van. Heavy ½ ton, great for towing. New front end and front tires. Runs great. $2400. 515-778-2792 1999 ARCTIC Cat 4wheeler ATV, like new, runs great! $1950. 641831-3821. No calls after 8 pm.

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Van Maanen Electric, Inc. currently has an opening for an office assistant. This will be a full time position working 8 to 5 Monday through Friday. This staff member will perform assigned receptionist and clerical tasks and work as a member of the team to provide administrative support for the staff in the office. This candidate must be outgoing, organized, have strong phone skills as well as people skills, be proficient with using a computer, as well as with Microsoft Office. Qualified applicants will have a high school diploma or equivalent. A minimum of two years experience working in an office assistant position is preferred. Van Maanen Electric, Inc. offers highly competitive wages, a matching 401k program, company health insurance, paid holidays, paid vacation, year-end bonuses and a close knit fun and friendly work environment. If you have the experience and want to find out more about this position, please contact Dillon Wright at 641-791-9473, or send him an email at dwright@vanmaanenelectric.com.

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2005 1 ton Dodge Ram, quad cab. Only 27k miles.

Trailer hitch included. $28000. 641-792-9652 2005 MONTANA Mountaineer 5th wheel 36ft camper. Used very little. $16,000. 641-792-9652

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Inside Sales Account Executive

The Newton Daily News and Jasper County Advertiser have an exciting opportunity for a talented and energetic person to join our advertising department as a full-time inside sales account executive. Our ever-growing advertising mediums include the Newton Daily News, newtondailynews.com, Jasper County Advertiser, Jasper County Tribune, and Prairie City News.

If you have an interest in media and sales and are looking to build your career, this might be the opportunity you are looking for.

Duties Include: securing advertising commitments, placing classified ads, serving walk-in customers, and fielding phone inquiries.

The ideal candidate must possess a positive attitude, friendly presence, basic computer and typing skills, strong written and verbal communication skills, be able to work in a fast paced environment, multi-task and possess a solid work ethic.

You must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license and proof of insurance.

Pre-employment background check and drug screen are required.

This is a full-time sales position that does offer benefits including health, dental and 401k plan.

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Jeff Holschuh, Advertising Director 200 1st Ave E, P.O. Box 967, Newton, IA 50208 or email to: jholschuh@newtondailynews.com EOE • Skilled Iowa Employer seem immovable, but that’s only because someone is very convincingly bluffing. All you have to do is call the bluff, and what was “immovable” suddenly will be gone.

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