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Newton CVB likely to dissolve to establish a new city board to create a new city staff position to guide and provide expertise to the broad community marketing effort.

Option One, as it is named, was selected following a presentation by councilman Steven Mullan on the work findings of the study group over a 60 day research period.

Mullan laid out the process the group underwent including reviewing

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News

The Newton Convention and Visitors Bureau will likely dissolve after the city council agreed Monday to create a citybased marketing position.

Following a recommendation by the Newton City Council CVB Study Group, the council agreed unanimously to move forward with plans

applicable comprehensive plan recommendations, reviewing a summary of the current CVB operations, looking at other community’s efforts in marketing, tourism and communications and an articulation of prioritized community needs. Working alongside him were council members Evelyn George and Jeremy Biondi.

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Jamee A. Pierson/Daily News Councilman Steven Mullan, right, explains to the city council two options the Newton City Council CVB Study Group came up with regarding the future of the Newton Convention and Visitors Bureau.

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Mike Mendenhall/Daily News Jasper County Fair Parade Gran Marshals Chadwick Ver Ploeg, front left, Dick Ver Ploeg, back left, Ernest Eysink, front right, and Ralph Van Wyk board their horse-drawn carriage Monday night in Colfax before the 2016 Jasper County Fair Parade. The men were members of the Sully-area Lynn Grove Hustlers 4-H Club when it first was first founded in 1941.

Original Lynn Grove Hustlers, longtime volunteers lead county fair parade

By Mike Mendenhal Newton Daily News COLFAX — Monday’s Jasper County Fair Parade — led by four of the original members of the Lynn Grove Hustlers 4-H Club — was quite different from the processional the 2016 grand marshals marched in as kids in the 1940s.

“We used to have to take the

calves down the road in the parade,” said 85-year-old Ernest Eysink, one of the grand marshals.

“That was always quite a chore.”

From his velvet-covered carriage seat across from Eysink fellow grand marshal Dick Ver Ploeg, 84, agreed things look a lot different than when they all showed hogs with Lynn Grove Hustlers.

“And it has changed immense-

ly from when we were at county fair,” he said. “For the good, too.”

Eysink and Ver Ploeg, along with 85-year-old Ralph J. Van Wyk and Dick’s 88-year-old brother Chadwick Ver Ploeg were honored at Monday’s Jasper County Fair Parade as original members of the Lynn Grove Hustlers in 1941 and for their decades MARSHALS | 3A

Newton’s water rate will increase by 9 percent effective Aug. 1 and will be reflected on the Aug. 15 billing cycle.

A combination of reduced water sales revenues and increased operating expenses were cited for the increase in rates by the Newton WaterWorks Board of Trustees.

The increased operational expense is in part due to energy, fuel, treatment chemicals, postage and employee costs. Also, the plant needed to borrow funds for the construction of a cover for the water plant backwash tank as well as construction of new main and replacement of existing mains.

“It is the Iowa Department of Natural Resources interpretation of a rule,” Newton WaterWorks Manager L.D. Palmer said. “They have decided that the backwash pit should be covered and now we are

waiting on them to decide what type of covering should be built.”

If allowed to cover the exiting structure, the estimated cost for the project is $300,000 to $400,000, Palmer said.

Should a new structure need to be built, it could cost more than $500,000.

The rate increase brings the minimum bill of 0 to 200 cubic feet to $10.90 from the $10 currently being charged.

All charges more than 200 cubic feet increase from $2.50 per 100 cubic feet to $2.73 per 100 cubic feet. A cubic foot is measured at 748 gallons.

For commercial operations, meters ranging from 5/8-inch to 1.5-inch will increase from $10 to $10.90. That includes meters at 5/8 inch by 3/4 inch, 3/4 inch and 1 inch. There are no changes to all other meter sizes.

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Little People, Little Lambs

Open show teaches kids the ropes of live exhibiting

By Mike Mendenhall Newton Daily News

Mike Mendenhall/Daily News Rylee DeHaai, 9, of Monroe, steadies her lamb during the second annual Little People/Little Lambs Open Show Monday at the Jasper County Fair in Colfax.

COLFAX — Rylee DeHaai and Meredith Chipps began their Monday at the Jasper County Fair with sugar donuts on a bench outside the sheep barn and watching as 4-H and FFA exhibitors line their animals at the

main pavilion.

There was no stress, only fun on the faces these 9-year-old ladies from Monroe, and you’d never know they were about to enter the show ring with a few sheep of their own.

DeHaai and Chipps both entered the Little People/Little Lambs Open Show, an event

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DeHaai said. “Today was a lot of fun because this was only my second year showing a lamb.”

Little People/Little Lambs was a first experience showing for Chipps.

“Since it was my first time showing a lamb it was fun, but they move around a lot,” she said Kathy Baldwin is the co-superintendent of Little People/Little Lambs. Her family, the Osborn’s, sponsor the event which is in its second year at the Jasper County Fair. The goal EXHIBIT | 3A

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which allows aspiring exhibitors and future 4-H members an opportunity to experience what it’s like to get in the show ring with an animal.

DeHaai has been showing since she was 3 years old. He mother Brenda DeHaai is the leader of the Mustang Clovers 4-H Club. Her 9-year-old daughter is currently a Clover Kid and has a breeding heifer. The DeHaai family has been showing for about seven years.

“I enjoy walking my cow because you get to tell them what to do,”

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Submitted Image Values of high-quality Iowa farm land have dipped slightly, but have recovered about half of that loss, according to realtor Kathy Van Zee.

Farm values could affected by short supply Values dipped after longtime climb, and then recovered

By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News Land price movement has been in the forefront for farmers, landowners, lenders and land brokers for a decade now during this historic run-up in land values.

Overall average values of crop ground and grasslands, despite slipping from the highs of several years ago, are still historically strong, according to a recent report from Omaha-based Farmers National Company, a farm and ranch real estate firm.

Where land values will head next is tough to tell, although the low acreage supply side of available agricultural land suggests values could rise.

Kathy Van Zee, who, along with her husband, John, said Jasper County land owners and others in the area have seen a partial recovery from a recent dip in values. The average price per acre of high-quality Iowa land ended up only about $500 less, on average, in June 2016 than it had been in June 2015.

“We have sold several farms just this past month in Marion and Jasper counties and found that the release is correct,” Kathy Van Zee said. “Land values did take a dip from the highs, but have regained 50 percent of the drop on quality land, and seem to be holding stable at this time.”

Randy Dickhut, senior vice president of real estate operations for Farmers National Company, said unlike a few years ago, when sky-high prices kept sellers con-

sistently putting land into the real estate market, are now being more judicious about when to put acreage up for sale.

“The agricultural land market is in a time of equilibrium as the supply of land for sale is fairly in balance with the demand to buy land,” Dickhut said. “The supply of ag land for sale is generally on the low side of normal, as some landowners are deciding whether to sell now or keep their land.

Demand to buy land has trended lower over the past few years, as buyers are being more cautious.”

According to a survey of Farmers National Company agents, farmers and ranchers, who were the predominant purchasers of land that came on the market during the past decade, are not being as aggressive now when compared to recent years. Farm and ranch profits are down and lenders are being more careful in what they will lend on land purchases.

Investor interest in farm and ranch land declined as land values moved higher during the last four to five years and the return on investment slipped but individual and fund investors are moving back into the land market as land prices soften. The Farmers National survey shows, overall, demand for good land remains solid, but interest in lower quality crop ground and grassland is less in most areas.

“With the supply of land for sale being on the low side, the land market is stable at this time,” Dickhut said. “But factors affect-

ing land values can surface over the next few years to move the land market in either direction.

If the supply of land for sale increases due to lower crop and livestock profits or landowners decide to sell now for various reasons, the land market equilibrium could change, pressuring land prices lower.”

Demand to buy land by farmers and ranchers will change with profitability forecasts, Dickhut said.

“Changing macroeconomic factors affecting interest rates and alternative investments could change the demand for land either up or down,” he said. “Besides economic considerations, there is always a reason to sell or buy that may end up being more important than where land values are at during any given time.”

During this time of relative market equilibrium, getting educated on both market basics and current trends are equally important.

“If selling today, assessing the local land market and knowing how to most effectively market and sell each farm or ranch is the key to achieving the best price,” Dickhut said. “If buying land, knowing what land to buy for the best return and value takes diligence and expertise.

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Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is conducting farmland leasing meetings across 12 different county sites including Jasper County. The farmland leading meeting will be from 7 to 10 p.m. Aug. 1 at Newton DMACC Campus, 600 N. Second Ave. W. Discussion at these meetings will focus on various methods to determine a fair cash rental rate and the importance of tenant/landlord communications. According the Cash Rental Rates for Iowa — 2016 Survey released in early May, the average 2016 cash rent statewide declined by an average of 6.5 percent as compared to 2015. The drop is due to lower crop prices impacting farm tenant profitability. Average cash rents have declined for three consecutive years and is currently nearly 15 percent below the 2013 high.

The meeting will last approximately three hours and will be facilitated by Steve Johnson, farm and agriculture business management specialist with ISU Extension and Outreach.

Registration is required at least two days before the meeting and a $20 per individual or $30 per couple fee is payable at the door. Participants will receive a 100-page booklet and meeting handouts designed to assist landowners, tenants and other agri-business professionals with issues related to farmland ownership, management and leasing arrangements.

Register by email or phone on or before July 28. For information, contact Tammy Welcher at welcher@iastate.edu or 641-792-6433.

Calling on Iowa’s Farmers: Tell the EPA that the RFS works

By Carl Jardon Iowa Corn Industrial Usage and U.S. Production Committee As we celebrate our nation’s independence, I’m calling on my fellow farmers and Iowans to take the time to celebrate ethanol, Iowa’s cleaner burning, homegrown fuel which creates more than 43,000 jobs here in our great state.

Right now, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed lowering the amount of ethanol in their 2017 Renewable Volume Obligation (RVO). The RVO, set by the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), ensures that American made ethanol is blended in our fuel supply, and it is the most successful U.S. energy policy in recent history. By setting the RVO conventional target at 14.8 billion instead of 15 billion that was laid out in the statute, the EPA will effectively cap corn ethanol at that number, cutting corn usage by 71.4 million bushels.

As a farmer, I understand first-hand and appreciate the value of our free market system.

I am at the mercy of these markets every day when it comes to marketing my crops. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said of the U.S. fuel market. For centuries, big oil companies have enjoyed a variety of tax incentives which led to incredible barriers for the entry of ethanol and other renewable fuels into the marketplace.

This all changed when Congress passed the Renewable Fuel Standard in an effort to provide cleaner-burning fuel options for consumers at the pump.

The RFS continues to be extremely important to farmers like myself, and our families. It helped rebuild rural America by providing opportunities for young and educated individuals to turn to farming as secure careers. The RFS demonstrably keeps rural America working and thriving.

This issue expands beyond benefiting the corn industry — with it touching not only the cost and quality of fuel at the pump and the quality of air we breathe, but also our nation’s reliance on foreign oil. So, stand in support of America’s homegrown fuel and a strong Renewable Fuel Standard by urging the EPA to follow the law of the RFS so you have choices at the pump for Iowa’s homegrown fuel. Go to www. ncga.com/rfs.

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of service planting and watering new trees and breaking out the paint brushes at the Jasper County Fairgrounds.

Seventy-five years after the Lynn Grove Hustlers formed, the 4-H club is still active and strong, serving kids from Sully, Lynnville and Killduff As they sat in their horse-drawn carriage in the parade staging area Monday on West Broadway Street in Colfax, Chadwick said he’s witnessed the Jasper County Fair grow exponentially in the past 50 to 75 years and credits the success to quality fair boards past and present.

During the 4-H shows, Ralph remembers using the local sale barn as a show ring for livestock.

“That’s how much it’s changed,” he said. Ernest said camping at the fair also used to be a bit different, sleeping in pickup truck beds with a cover as opposed to a camper or RV. They may have seen a lot, but Monday was about the present for the grand marshals, and all four men appeared humbled and grateful to be awarded the honor of leading the parade for a county fair which means so much to them.

“It’s quite an honor that’s for sure,” Chadwick said.

His brother Dick added, “I think it’s special to me because our club has been fully organized all those years and it’s still in existence. It’s very active 4-H club.”

“I think it’s a very good honor,” Ralph said. “I don’t expect anything special, but it’s kind of good for us.”

“One of the fun activities that we did at the start was a white board activity where we brainstormed why people would want to come to Newton. When we got done the board was filled — it was enlightening,” Mullan said.

The group identified the following needs as important to the city moving forward: • A community centralized web presence to ensure information is easily found and accessed.

• Ensuring a cohesive and audience appropriate message is communicated.

• A broad marketing approach, not just tourism oriented.

• Growing the number of visitors to the community and responding to requests for proposals or applying for conferences, sporting events, etc. to be held in Newton.

• Data collection and measurement of activities and successes.

Several areas in the comprehensive plan, which was established to help guide the city in the direction set by the city council, were found applicable to the group when beginning its research. Those areas included economic development, the city’s tourism initiative and community marketing and the Get To Know Newton brand.

Next, the group reviewed the current CVB operations, learning what the goals of the CVB are and how it sees itself within the community.

In the group’s report they quoted CVB Board Chair Beth Steenhoek stating, “a CVB is the marketing arm of the community; or better yet, the advertising agency. A CVB is an organization that promotes a town, city, region, or country in order to increase its number of visitors.

It promotes the development and marketing of a destination, focusing on convention sales, tourism marketing, and services.”

Further statements from Steenhoek gave the role of Newton’s CVB as an organization to market the community to conference/meeting planners and encourage those people to choose Newton as a location to hold their meeting or conference.

They found the CVB does not necessarily participate in or organize events than with advertising assistance or through grant dollars or inkind advertising for event.

An exception to that role is the CVB’s part in the coordination of

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The memorial of Baldwin’s father funds the event.

“The next generation will hopefully start coming back a little bit. When my dad died we wanted to use his memorial

money for something at the county fair,” she said.

“I’ve waited several years to find a project that my heart really was in.”

The kids are broken down in to three classes — 3 to 5-year-olds, 6 to 7-year-olds and 8 to 9-year-olds. For safety, each exhibitor is accompanied by an older 4-Her or adult.

“We don’t want anyone getting hurt,” Baldwin said. “It’s just for fun.”

The youth exhibitors walk their lambs around the show ring and are

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inspected by a judge, preparing the “little people” for what they’ll encounter when they start showing as 4-Hers in a few years.

Rich Rourke is assistant professor of swine production at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids. He was in the ring with the “little people” on Monday and took time to speak with each of the 18 participants individually after the mock-judging. Rourke said there are a few skills he looks for in the 3 to 5-year-old showing

the Miss Iowa USA and Miss Iowa Teen USA pageants where the organization serves as coordinator of the event.

The group also compared and contrasted the Hotel-Motel tax use and what tourism type activities are supported by several local communities.

“With what other communities do with their council funding, their CVB or their chamber of commerce, they are kind of all over the place. Not only with the amounts of money but what the money is actually geared toward,” Mullan said.

Of those researched, Grinnell utilizes a city tourism committee that brings recommendations to the city council. They receive 50 percent of the hotel motel tax and focus on renovating museums, bike trails and recreational activities. Knoxville and Carroll both rely on the local chamber and fund it annually $25,000 and $22,000, respectively.

A new trend growing within local governments, the group found, is establishing communications department. In central Iowa, the group reviewed three communities, Johnston, Ankeny and Waukee, and their relatively new communications departments.

The departments were found to be only a few years old, and have limited staff working in conjunction with other departments to promote effective communication to public and private parties interested in municipal issues. The group found the departments rely heavily on social media for spreading information to the public and attempt to coordinate statements and news from all departments to maintain brand/image consistency city-wide.

At the conclusion of its research, the group presented two options to the council: Option One, hiring a new position for the city and creating a new city board and Option Two, creating a nonprofit board with which the city would contract with to provide marketing services.

Option One would see the hire of a community marketing manager and the creation of a Get to

their first lamb.

“When I work with young people, my big thing is get in front of them and stay in front of them where you can control them. Once they’re a little bit older, bigger and stronger you can do some other things,” he said. “Too many times they want to get off to the side and they just can’t control them. They’re all doing a good job and keep working on that in the future.”

Rourke said he was impressed that some of the 6 to 9 year-olds al-

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ready knew weights, birth date of their lambs and what the animals are being fed.

“To me it shows that they’re really starting to work with the lamb and gain some understanding of what you need know about sheep. I have to admit, I’m pretty impressed. I think you’ve got a really good set of young people coming up i the next year or two,” he said.

During Monday’s show three of the “little people” did not have a lamb of their own to show, but for Baldwin and the other organizers the event is about education and the experience, so an animal is always

found for each child to present. When they leave the Little People/Little Lambs division for 4-H , each participants gets a halter and every young exhibitor in the show gets a medal.

“We just want them to know the joy of showing an animal, whether it’s a sheep or anything else,” Baldwin said. “If the child does not have a lamb of their own we find them a lamb from another 4-Her for them to show. Our 4-Hers are really good about letting someone show their lamb.”

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Know Newton Board. The manager would be placed within the finance and development department and would have the advantage of direct oversight and control over the marketing efforts as well as a better ability to take on a broader perspective and approach.

“The board would be a five to seven member board and membership would be represented by various areas of expertise and specialization, education and schools, housing, marketing, hospitality industry such as restaurant, hotels and catering and the hospital,” Mullan said.

“They would act in some degree independently in small amounts, items that deal with small amounts of money. Large amounts of money they would have to come to the city council.”

The second option would be similar to the current arrangement with the CVB. A community marketing manager would be hired by the nonprofit agency with the Get To Know Newton Board acting as a standalone partner agency/board.

The study group unanimously agreed on Option One as the preferred way of the city to move forward.

“I think the significant difference in what we were looking for was comprehensive marketing the entire community including the schools and health care, all of the reasons that people would come to visit family or an event,” George said. “It ties into discussion we had earlier about having a combined or collaborative website. When people are looking for information and they go to a website, whether it is housing or an event, they go to one place.”

Councilwoman Miranda Kulis agreed and said in talking with numerous members of city organizations, she has found leaders working outside of their expertise when it comes to marketing efforts such as social media or building a website.

“That is one thing I like about this is that the person would have those skills to focus on really collaborating and making sure we have one voice, one message with regards to what going out of our community,” Kulis said.

No action was taken by the council on the subject and further discussions are planned for what the timeline and transition would look like to accomplish the agreed upon option.

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Keeping me on my toes Jamee A. Pierson

rom the first time she heard thunder, I knew my oldest daughter would be afraid of storms.

Her reaction was fear instead of wonder or interest.

We tried to tell her it was the angels bowling in the clouds, but since she wasn’t familiar with bowling and the concept of angels was still a little out of her range, it didn’t work very well.

At times she would cry if it was really loud and consistent and we would just hold her and tell her it wouldn’t hurt her and she would be OK. As luck would have it, we were vis-

iting the high school in Monroe for one of my nephew’s activities when my daughter made a discovery. At the entrance to the school stands a large, crimson mustang. I remember when the school got the statue because it was my senior year of high school and we, as a student body, had the opportunity to name it.

The choices for the horse were Thunder and Lightening, with Thunder taking the crown. This is important to my daughter because as we were reading about the statue, I told her his

name was Thunder.

The name clicked instantly in her 3-year-old brain and from then on out, any time it thundered outside, it meant that Thunder the horse was running around in the clouds. Although it did not take all of the fear out of thunder, it has helped a great deal for her to picture a horse running around rather than the scary images I can only image she was thinking of.

My youngest daughter, I think, would be fine with thunder and storms if it wasn’t for her older sister.

She tends to squeal with fear when she hears the crashes but the look in her eyes tells me she is curious more than scared.

While thunder isn’t quite the terror inducing experience it used to be, when it starts in the middle of the

night I usually find an extra kid or two to cuddle with. That was true last weekend when a storm blew through putting on quite a show and leaving about an inch of rain behind.

My youngest stirred a little bit while sleeping but with a little reassurance was back to sleep in no time. My oldest, while trying to put in a brave front, admitted she was scared and scurried up to lay in between me and my husband.

She felt safe knowing we were there to protect her and we got to go back to sleep, so I called it a win-win for all of us. I’m hoping as she gets older her fears will subside, but for now, we’ll stick with Thunder the horse running around making all of that noise.

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Pokemon at Auschwitz The Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, on the site of the World War II Nazi death factory, has banned visitors from playing Pokemon Go in the camp where more than 1 million people were murdered.

What stubborn, silly creatures we are, how forgetful and beautiful and foolish.

I’m on the side of the people who did the banning.

Playing Pokemon Go at Auschwitz takes the bland office accusation of “inappropriate behavior” to new heights.

But look at us, we humans, so quick to heal from our terrible hurts, so fast to forget, so determined to play in a terrible world.

Memory doesn’t really mean much to us, not for long. We have so little time to live. My father died 30 years ago, and I miss him, but I can’t mourn the way I did the day he died. Or the year after he died.

Pokemon Go is a smartphone game, an app that allows you to capture imaginary creatures in a real-life setting. It’s foolish, like professional soccer or perfume.

Every soccer ball ever made, every ounce of perfume ever bottled, is our silly little denial of death.

Who can think of death every day and manage to live? Who can mourn forever, for generations, for eternity? Life is always the same, whether created in a suburban marriage bed where there is an expectation of college for the child, or created behind a dumpster where there is no expectation of the next meal.

Grass grows inside Auschwitz. Rain falls. If the camp had not been preserved by people doing the right thing, it would be a grassy hump now.

The idea behind such preservation is that, if we remember, it won’t happen again. But it will, and it has. The human race is lovely and foolish and stubborn and evil and brutal and awful to look at sometimes.

We can oppose the awfulness with our belief in God, our nobility, our compassion, our stubborn urge to do right no matter how difficult.

And we can oppose it with stupid little games, sappy love songs, pet dogs, kissing, balloons and every other inconsequential, ornamental, unimportant thing ever invented by our tribe of frolickers in the face of death.

We mourn, and we dance. We lock the doors against the terrors of the night and open the windows to the summer sunshine. We lose our children to sickness, and we keep right on making love. Life is a funeral and we tell funny stories about the deceased.

When you consider the age of the earth itself, humans are like those flies that live for only a day or two.

Auschwitz is a dead serious place, built to kill with the dry efficiency of a tax preparation company run by a maniacal accountant who can kill you if he doesn’t approve of your deductions.

And Pokemon Go is life being ridiculous, it’s beating the living hell out of death and the memories of death, if only for a little while. Keep playing.

It’s just about all we’ve got.

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Newton Municipal Band thanks community The fourth and final concert at Maytag Park completed the season, a tradition going back to 1890 — more than 125 years.

A special thanks goes out to Domino’s Pizza, with Scott and Julie Creech donating pizza and pop at the last practice, as well as following concerts. Also, a special thanks to our two directors who led us this year,

Jim Beerends and Dan Stecker.

Dan is the former NHS band director, with Jim being the NHS Band Director the past four years. Jim has supported the band by his encouragement of many talented NHS students and has been very vital in keeping this longtime tradition in Newton going. Due to both directors’ generosity, the city band was able to purchase new music this year. The band is appreciative of the many talented musicians, from high school and college students to adults, some of whom have played for

decades. Thanks also to the two people who served as our emcees this year, Linda Erickson and Will Edgar.

Hopefully this is a tradition that can continue for many more years. We want to thank the Newton City Council for their support, and Nathan Unsworth who has assisted in the effort. We hope to have the funds to purchase a new sound system for next year. Thanks to those who came out to listen, we appreciate your support.

Ron Ehresman Newton Municipal Band Board

The problem with ‘Blue Lives Matter’ We’re not long into summer, but already we’re long on tragedy. Police shootings of black men in Minnesota, Louisiana, and beyond. A mass shooting of police officers in Dallas.

Yet this surplus of tragedy seems to have created some confusion. So let’s clear things up.

There’s a difference between cops killing unarmed black people and the horrific murder of cops that just occurred in Dallas.

I don’t wish to diminish the losses in Dallas, or the loss suffered any time a cop is killed.

That’s a tragedy beyond words.

But it’s still different from the deaths of Alton Sterling, Philando Castile, Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, and so many other black men and women who’ve lost their lives at the hands of the police.

Here’s how.

The cops who killed Sterling and Castile were employed to protect the public. Sterling and Castile, in other words, paid the salaries of their own killers with their tax dollars. The murderer in Dallas, on the other hand,

Another View Jill Richardson was no public servant.

Anyone who kills a cop faces severe penalties. The Dallas shooter, after all, is now dead.

But cops who kill unarmed black men, most of the time, walk free. Indictments are uncommon, and convictions are rare.

Any time a cop is killed, the entire nation agrees that it was a crime and a tragedy. President Obama came back early from Europe to speak at a memorial service for the officers in Dallas, where former President George W. Bush also spoke. That’s not necessarily the case when cops kill black men.

Moreover, nobody is now looking into the records of the murdered officers to find out if they ever did anything wrong.

Nobody wonders if perhaps it’s their own fault that they’re dead — because of course it isn’t.

It’s unspeakably wrong to

blame victims of a heinous crime for their own deaths, or to diminish their value as human beings by digging for any imperfection to justify the act.

But that’s what happens to black men killed by cops.

Police departments or unsympathetic journalists dig up old mug shots, petty rap sheets, or any suggestion the deceased might have used drugs or had a record, even if none of those alleged crimes would have been punishable by death. They blame victims for not following instructions, or diminish the problem by calling out “blackon-black violence.”

The only equivalence between the killing of cops and the killing of black men by cops is that both are tragedies. In both scenarios, beautiful human lives are snuffed out for no reason at all.

So why is it right to say “Black Lives Matter” but not “Blue Lives Matter”? Because our nation already believes that cops’ lives matter. But not everybody values black lives, and that’s the problem.

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Obituaries July 16, 2016 Carla Jo Greer, 69, of #1 Hackworth Drive, Ottumwa, died at 11:20 p.m. July 16, 2016 at her home.

S h e was born July 3, 1947 in Newton to Frank and Dolores Dodd Cleverly. She married William Leroy

C. Wayne Miller July 15, 2016 C. Wayne Miller, the son of Josiah and Lydia (Rosenthal) Miller, was born Dec. 11, 1920 in Vandalia, Iowa. He was the seventh child in a family of eight. He graduated from Prairie City High School in 1937.

On Nov. 25, 1938, Wayne was united in marriage with Ornetta (Nettie) Mott in Bethany, MO. This union remained steadfast for 67 years.

Wayne served in the US Army during World War II. He was on the front lines in Germa-

Maurice H. Phillips July 17, 2016 Maurice H. Phillips, 86, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, July 17, 2016, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines.

Born M a y 28, 1930, in Monterey Park, Calif. to Walter and Julia (Failor) Phillips, Maurice grew up in California and Newton, graduating from Newton High School in 1949. He was united in marriage to Geraldine Shobe on April 25, 1953.

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Linda Neal Medland July 17, 2016 Linda Neal (Cathcart) Medland, passed away peacefully on July 17, 2016 at Park Centre in Newton. She was the daughter of James and LaVera (McKern) Cathcart. Linda was born Nov. 21, 1940 in Centerville. She attended schools in Centerville and graduated in 1959.

Linda then went on to the University of North-

Elsie Bernice Graham July 18, 2016 Elsie Bernice Graham, 84, died Monday, July 18, 2016 at Newton Health Care. Visitation will be at Pence-Reese Funeral Home in Newton Friday,

Greer Jan. 5, 1991.

A graduate of Newton High School, she attended the Americana Academy of Beauty in Des Moines. A resident of Ottumwa since 1970, she has been a lifelong beautician, working at the Firm and Salon Fit. She also worked 10 years for Gardner Collier Jewelry.

She enjoyed dancing at the Eagles, exercising with friends, planting her flowers and especially spending time with family.

Surviving is her husband, Bill; a son, Scott (Stacey) Reed of Port Bryon, Ill.; three grandsons, Tanner, Colby, and Brady Reed; a step-son David Greer of Columbia, Mo.; four step-grandchildren, Zach Greer, Patricia Greer, Elizabeth Antolik and Zachary Antolik; three sisters, Candy (Rod) Meyer of Killduff, Cindy (Mike) Richards of East Bethel, Minn., and Cris (Larry) Crady of Newton; along with many nieces

and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents and a son, Jay Reed.

Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Reece Funeral Home in Ottumwa with Pastor Alan Paris officiating.

Burial will be in Shaul Cemetery.

Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Wednesday with the family present from 6 to 8 p.m.

Wednesday.

Memorials may be made to Good Samaritan Society Hospice.

ny. He was awarded the Silver Star, Bronze Star, Purple Heart, WWII campaign medal and numerous other accommodations. He was discharged at the rank of Sargent.

Wayne was a carpenter and was known to be a perfectionist with his trade. After he retired he enjoyed playing golf with his buddies. He volunteered for six years for Jasper County RSVP. He was a member of the First Christian Church in Newton. He lived in Jasper County for 93 years until moving to Oklahoma in 2013 to be near his daughter.

God was first in his life with family next. He loved to study and share God’s Word, answering questions and always offering encouragement.

While living in Oklahoma, he attended the First Christian Church of Waukomis, with his daughter and son-in-law.

Family and friends could always count on his thoughtfulness and many acts of kindness to help out at any time.

Many extended family fishing trips to northern Iowa were enjoyed over the years.

Wayne passed from this world on Friday, July 15, 2016 at Greenbriar Nursing Home in Enid, Okla. He was 95 years old.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 23 at the Pence-Reese Funeral Home in Newton. The family will greet friends from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday evening at the funeral home. Burial will be at

Vandalia Cemetery with military honors.

Wayne was preceded in death by his parents; his sister, Noma Brunner; brothers, Gale, Harold, Russell, George, Chase (Bing) and Wendell Miller.

Wayne is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Jim (Reta) Miller of Waterloo, Iowa and Bob (Linda) Miller of Loveland, Colorado; his daughter and son-in-law, Debbie (Kenny) Heckman of Waukomis, Oklahoma; his five grandchildren: Jodi, Chris, Pam, Robin and John; his seven great-grandchildren and several special nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Salvation Army Food Pantry.

ficer’s Training School, Maurice pursued a career in the U.S. Army National Guard retiring with the rank of Brigadier General. He also held a longtime position as Director, Factory Personnel for the Vernon Company in Newton — a company for which he was truly dedicated.

Maurice was very generous in donating his time and energy to many organizations such as the Boy Scouts of America, the Newton Morning and then the Newton Noon Kiwanis Clubs, The Masonic Temple, the Newton Library Board, the Newton Chamber of Commerce, serving as a president and recognized with their Community Service Award,

the Republican Party, and a proud Republican, he was, and he served on the Board of Education for the Newton Community School District from 19731976.

Maurice is survived by his wife, Geraldine of Newton, sons Ronald (Nancy) of Des Moines, Charles (Lynn) of Tucson, Ariz. and Thomas (Diane) of Norwalk, as well as seven grandchildren, John, Stephanie, Sam, Maggie, Mark, Katie and Sarah (Matt) Stoker along with numerous nephews and nieces. Maurice was preceded in death by his parents, a brother Frederick, a sister Kay Lahey and grandson, David.

Maurice loved spending time with family,

particularly his grandchildren and meeting friends for breakfast, dinner and a game of golf — he loved playing golf. And, he loved serving his community and serving his country. He was a great role model for his sons and grandchildren.

Funeral arrangements and services are being provided by Pence-Reese Funeral Home in Newton with visitation on Wednesday, July 20, at 10 a.m. Services are at 11 a.m. followed by burial at the Newton Union Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be directed towards Art and Artists of Newton.

Condolences can be left online at www.pencefh. com

ern Iowa and graduated in 1964. She began teaching English that fall at the Marshalltown Senior High School where she remained for five years.

Linda married Bill Medland in 1967. Due to Bill’s employment, they would move to Cedar Falls. Linda took a teaching job at Peet Jr. High School and remained there for nine years. In 1977, Linda and Bill moved to Creston where she taught English and speech at the Creston Jr. College and Buena Vista College. Linda also worked for Heartland Area 14 and led the Future Problem Solver program for

that area. While living in Creston, Linda belonged to many organizations.

In 2000, they moved to Newton to be closer to family. Linda and Bill moved to Wesley Park Center in 2014. Linda was a Master Gardener, a member of Sunbonnet Questers, was an avid reader and loved to go antiquing.

Linda is survived by her husband, Bill Medland; her sister, Ella Hendershot; her nieces, Ann Buch and Lynn Trease; three cousins and two brothers-inlaw and their families.

She was preceded in death by her grandparents; her parents; and several aunts, uncles

and cousins.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m.

Thursday, July 21 at the Pence-Reese Funeral Home in Newton. The family will greet friends from 1 to 2 p.m. just prior to the service. Interment will be at Oakland Cemetery in Centerville at 4:30 p.m. following the service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be designated to the Jasper County Animal Rescue League or the Good Samaritan Fund at Part Centre.

The family wants to thank the staff at the Skilled Care Center at Park Centre and Hospice of Wesley Park Centre.

July 22, 2016 at noon followed by a service at 1 p.m. Burial will be at Graceland cemetery in Knoxville.

Elsie was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Charles Graham.

Elsie was a longtime resident of Newton and worked at Hamilton’s

Upholstery for almost 29 years until the business closed in 1995. Prior to retiring in 2007, Elsie worked at Boyd’s Satellite.

The youngest of five children, Elsie was born in Grants Pass, Ore. and moved to Newton with her husband in 1966.

Elsie is survived by her sister, Lelah Myers and sons, Steve Longacre and Marlin Graham and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

In retirement Elsie was active with the VFW Women’s Auxiliary, and the Newton chapter of Alcoholics Anonymous.

• Jasper County Fair continues Tuesday at Jasper County Fairgrounds, in Colfax. Exhibitors Day. Visit www. jaspercofair.com for more details.

• Newton Farmers’ Market will begin at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday on the Courthouse Square in Newton. For more information, contact Graham Sullivan at the Newton Main Street office at 641792-5545.

• Dinners on Tuesday, a free meal, will meet at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Christian Life Church, 421 S. Second Ave W. in Newton. Everyone welcome.

Dinner will be in the basement of the church.

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

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 8 p.m.

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

• Jasper County Fair continues Wednesday at Jasper County Fairgrounds in Colfax. Barnyard Battles at 4 p.m. and the tractor pull at 7 p.m.

• Free Movie “The Sandlot” will begin at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Capital II Theatre, 116 First St. N. in Newton. You may pick up your tickets at the Newton YMCA, United Way of Jasper County or Capitol II Theatre. For more information call 641-792-4006.

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

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

Charles Randolph Anderson July 14, 2016 Charles Randolph “Butch” Anderson, 95, died Thursday, July 14, 2016, at the Skiff Medical Center in Newton. Butch’s memorial service will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, July 23 at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory in Newton.

The family will greet friends from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, July 23 at the funeral home. Burial will be at the Newton Memorial Park Cemetery in Newton with military honors. In lieu of flowers the family requests memorials to the Jasper County Congregate Meals or to the Donor’s Choice; memorials may be left at the funeral home. Memorials may also be mailed to the funeral home, please add, Attn: Anderson Family on the envelope.

Those left to honor Butch’s memory are his sons, Dennis (Julie) Anderson of Newton and Scott (Monica) Anderson of Pleasanton, Calif.; six grandchildren, Nicole DeLaTorre of Tracy, Calif., Katie Anderson of Des Moines, Blake Anderson of Newton, Lucas, Logan and Andrea Anderson, all of Pleasanton, Calif. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Berna in 1998; son, Jim Anderson; a brother; and two sisters.

Larry A. Renaud July 17, 2016 Larry A. Renaud, 71, of Sully, passed away Sunday, July 17, 2016 evening at the Pella Regional Health Center in Pella.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, July 21 at Third Reformed Church in Pella. Committal service will be at 9 a.m. on Thursday, July 21 at Sully Cemetery in Sully.

Visitation will be Wednesday from 5 to 7 p.m. at Third Reformed Church in Pella.

Edith Helen Dixon July 14, 2016 Edith Helen Dixon, of Monroe, passed away on Thursday, July 14, 2016 on her 97th birthday, at Comfort House of Pella. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, July 23 at 10:30 a.m. at the First Baptist Church in Monroe, with burial following at Silent City Cemetery. Visitation will take place on Friday, July 22 at First Baptist Church from 2 to 8 p.m. The family will greet friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Memorials may be directed to the First Baptist Church or the Monroe Fire Department. Condolences may be left for the family at www.coburnfuneralhomes.com Medicare, Medicaid & All Major Insurances Accepted

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DEAR ABBY: I am in shock. My grown son, “Ryan,” recently told me he was molested by his late father when he was a young boy. I had no idea, but I believe him. Ryan is an only child and has recently started seeing a counselor.

I loved my husband very much and I believed he loved me, but I no longer know what to think or how to feel. If he were still alive, I would most likely leave him. But what do I do with more than 40 years of mostly good memories?

When I think about my late husband now, I just feel numb. Please help. — NOT A CLUE IN INDIANA DEAR NOT A CLUE: That your son didn’t tell you sooner, while you could have intervened, is regrettable.

And that he is now seeing a counselor about it is laudable — you should give him all the love and support you can. I don’t blame you for having mixed emotions, but at this point it is too late for you to change anything. Hang onto the good memories and let them comfort you, because you can’t change history.

DEAR ABBY: I saw myself in the Jan. 15 letter from “Diana in San Diego,” the lifelong compulsive nail biter who wants to stop. I was diagnosed with trichotillomania (hair pulling and skin picking) three years ago, and it is closely related to nail biting. The trichotillomania learning center website, www.trich.org, is worth checking out for treatment options such as medications, behavioral therapy and support groups. — ERICA IN MASSACHUSETTS DEAR ERICA: Thank you for the information. I received a deluge of helpful, caring responses to Diana’s letter, and several readers mentioned trichotillomania in the more severe cases. Some had taken my advice to keep an emery board and cuticle scissors nearby a step further, by learning to do a full manicure and suggested she paint her nails a dark or bright color to help her stop biting.

Buffing was mentioned as a way to

smooth imperfections that could be “triggers.” A reader in Virginia added decorations to her nails — decals, stencils and rhinestones — that served as an impediment and cured her of the habit.

Other readers have used artificial (acrylic) nails as a way to allow their natural fingernails to grow out. James in Delaware helped his ashamed then-fiancee hide her bitten-off, stubby nails when showing off her engagement ring by suggesting she put on artificial ones.

While she proudly showed off the ring to everyone, her own nails grew out beautifully and she never chewed them again.

Additional growing-out tips mentioned by readers were: coating the nails with a hardening solution, keeping the cuticles moist with petroleum jelly, cuticle cream — even lip balm. A reader reassured Diana that there are indeed “bad-tasting” products that successfully work as a deterrent.

Keeping the hands busy has helped many readers. Breaking off a corner of one of her front teeth stopped Pat in Texas. Others found addressing a vitamin deficiency did the trick for them.

Wearing a tight rubber band around the wrist to snap when the urge hits can give a nail-biter the incentive to stop. And from Sandi in San Francisco: “A teacher showed me an enlarged picture taken from a microscope of what was under fingernails. Now I don’t even think about biting!”

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DES MOINES — In a plea agreement with federal prosecutors the bookkeeper for an Iowa credit union has admitted to embezzling nearly $2.5 million from her employer over 37 years, an act that forced the credit union into insolvency. Linda Lee Clark of Corydon faces 30 years in prison, a $1 million fine and must pay restitution after pleading guilty Friday to embezzlement from the SCICAP (Credit Union in Chariton. Prosecutors say the 68-year-old Clark admits she took customers’ money.

2 Man hospitalized after being shot by officers

DAVENPORT — Authorities say a man has been hospitalized after being shot by police in Davenport. The Davenport Police Department says officers were sent around 11:40 p.m. Monday to check a report about shots being fired. The department says the officers saw a vehicle racing away from the area and then tried to stop the vehicle in a parking lot.

The department says two officers fired at the vehicle when it rammed a police cruiser.

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IOWA CITY — The Iowa Board of Regents is approving a $250 tuition increase for tens of thousands of undergraduate students at Iowa’s public universities in the upcoming school year. The board Monday cut its $300 proposed increase for students from Iowa by $50 after the earlier plan was criticized as too high and coming too close to the year. But regents said they needed to keep most of the increase in tact to offset lower than requested state funding levels approved by lawmakers.

Firefighters find body after gaining control of house fire SHEFFIELD — Authorities say a person’s body was found by firefighters at a home in north-central Iowa.

Sheffield firefighters were dispatched to the blazing house just before 10 p.m.

Sunday. Firefighters found the body after gaining control of the flames. The person’s name hasn’t been released yet. State and local authorities are investigating the person’s death and the fire’s cause.

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Rep. Steve King asks how minorities gave to civilization CLEVELAND (AP) — Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. Steve King, one of the most conservative members of Congress and a harsh critic of immigration, has questioned the contributions to civilization of groups of people who aren’t white.

During an appearance Monday on MSNBC from the site of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, King responded to comments on the racial makeup of the convention crowd, which is largely white.

“This whole old white people business does get a little tired,” he said. “I’d ask you to go back through history and figure out where are these contributions that have been made by these other categories of people that you’re

talking about?

Where did any other subgroup of people contribute more to civilization?”

When asked by host Chris Hayes whether he meant contributions by King “white people,” King made a more general statement.

King said he was referring to “Western civilization itself, that’s rooted in Western Europe, Eastern Europe and the United States of America, and every place where the footprint of Christianity settled the world. That’s all of Western civilization,” he said.

The comments sparked a heat-

ed response from Urban Radio Networks reporter April Ryan and Esquire writer Charles Pierce, who were also on the panel. Hayes quickly moved on with the segment after noting that, “If you’re looking at the ledger of Western civilization, for every flourishing democracy, you have Hitler and Stalin as well.”

In a later conversation between Ryan and Hayes on Periscope , Ryan said she was “kind of shaken” by what she described as King’s “in my face racism.” Hayes said he thought during the segment that a debate on “what’s the best race” would be “preposterous.”

A spokeswoman for King hasn’t responded to a request for comment on the congressman’s remarks.

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By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News Two Newton residents were arrested and jailed Friday evening after found to be intoxicated with two children in a vehicle.

Amanda S. McConnell, 26, and Elisha E. Woody, 31, face multiple charges after authorities were called at 8:35 p.m. Friday to the 1500 block of Highway 6 East, near Kellogg.

McConnell was involved in an altercation on the side of the road on Highway 6. Multiple vehicles pulled over to help McConnell, McConnell who ran from the scene.

After being located, McConnell was found to be intoxicated and had a BAC of .214. She had two children in her care, a 5-yearold and a 15-month-old child, who were traveling in the vehicle with Woody, who was found to be intoxicated while driving.

Officers found Woody had slurred speech, bloodshot, watery eyes and smelled of alcohol.

Woody He admitted to having five drinks but thought that he was better to drive.

While being placed under arrest, McConnell resisted officers by pulling away and slammed her head against a patrol car.

Woody was charged with operating while under the influence. McConnell was charged with interference with official acts, disorderly conduct and public intoxication.

Both were charged with child endangerment.

Both McConnell and Woody were taken to the Jasper County Jail. McConnell was released on $2,000 bond while Woody bonded out at $1,000.

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This time, it’s also another opportunity for discord to be heard.

On Monday, the floor flight gave way to a lineup of hard-edged, prime-time speeches in which Republicans painted a grim picture of the country’s future and an evener darker view of Democratic rival Hillary Clinton.

Speakers accused Clinton of lying, “putting all of our children’s lives at risk,” and threatening the nation’s security.

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“The cost of water is still a great bargain at about $0.0032 per gallon while the national average is $0.0048 per gallon,” Palmer said.

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CLEVELAND (AP) — Barring a last-minute jolt to the proceedings, Donald Trump is hours away from attaining the 2016 presidential nomination despite efforts to stop him that spilled messily into the opening of the Republican National Convention. As his wife, Melania, put it from the stage, “It would not be a Trump contest without excitement and drama.”

She generated a lot of buzz with her well-received speech and, later, a controversy over some of her remarks. Two passages of her address matched nearly word-for-word the speech that Michelle Obama delivered in 2008 at the Democratic National Convention.

A senior Trump adviser, Paul Manafort, dismissed the criticism as “just absurd,” and insisted that she used “words that are common words.” The campaign said the speech was written by a “team of writers” who included fragments that reflected Mrs. Trump’s thinking.

For a time Monday, the Cleveland arena resembled the convention-floor battles of old as aggrieved anti-Trump Republicans protested the adoption by voice vote of rules aimed at quashing an already flailing effort to deny him the prize.

Instead of a manicured message of unity, viewers saw the fractured face of a party still coming to grips

Two arrested while driving intoxicated with children

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Mike Mendenhall/Daily News Jasper County FFA and 4-Hers compete in the Breeding and Market Classes 4-H/FFA Sheep Show Monday in the pavilion at the Jasper County Fair.

Mike Mendenhall/Daily News Members of the ZA-GA-ZIG Shrine of Knoxville and Des Moines motor down Walnut Street in Colfax Monday during the Jasper County Fair Parade. More than 1,000 people from throughout Jasper and surrounding counties attended the event.

Mike Mendenhall/Daily News Nick Milburn, 7, of Newton takes a deep sigh after the closing bell at Monday’s Open Class Oreo Stacking Contest at the Jasper County Fair as 7-year-old Ashyln Van Manen, of Newton, and Nathan Smith, of Colfax, examine their cookie towers. Winners form Monday’s heats will return on Wednesday for the “Grand Stack.”

Mike Mendenhall/Daily News Local residents ride down Walnut Street in Colfax Monday during the Jasper County Fair Parade.

Mike Mendenhall/Daily News Bottom left: A member of the color guard rides with the American Flag on horseback during Monday’s Jasper County Fair Parade in Colfax. Above: Beau Van Zee, 1, of Newton, gets pumped to cheer on his older brother Monday during the 4-H/FFA Breeders and Market Classes Sheep Show at the Jasper County Fair pavilion in Colfax.

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NASCAR great battling dementia pledges brain donation LOUDON, N.H. (AP) — He was one of NASCAR’s first superstars, but Fred Lorenzen’s memories of his Hall of Fame career have dimmed as he battles dementia. His Daytona 500 victory, the wins he piled up to become NASCAR’s first $100,000 driver, his life on the road, all have been largely extinguished.

Lorenzen still has flickering moments when he remembers the days when he was NASCAR’s “Golden Boy” for his rugged, movie-star looks. Like in recent years, when he visits Chicago Speedway, not far from his assisted living facility.

“His face just lights up when he’s there,” said his daughter, Amanda Lorenzen Gardstrom.

Nearly 45 years after his last Cup race, Lorenzen hoped he would still make his mark on the NASCAR community. Inspired by Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s decision to pledge his brain to the Concussion Legacy Foundation, Lorenzen became the second known driver to make NASCAR Photo the same decision.

Fred Lorenzen won the Daytona 500 in 1965 and was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2015.

Gardstrom made it official Now, he is 81 and is battling dementia. Lorenzen’s family announced Friday he will donate his brain to the Friday with a pledge to Legacy Concussion Legacy Foundation. co-founder Chris Nowinski. As auto racing grapples with the tona 500 in 1965. had already intended to be and uses a wheelchair at Oak issue of concussions and head “He never stopped to heal,” an organ donor, so he said in Brook Healthcare in Illinois. trauma, one of NASCAR’s pi- she said.

April that giving up his brain The Elmhurst, Illinois, naoneers is now alongside EarnShe wants to help, and made sense. Earnhardt said tive was one of NASCAR’s hardt in the donation queue. knows her father does, too, he was motivated by reading first stars to hail from outside “As a family, we decided we and advance the understand- about three former Oakland the sport’s Southern roots. wanted to support Dale Junior ing of concussions and their Raiders who donated their “The hardest part right now and all work together toward a treatment in NASCAR. brains in honor of teammate is that his racing memories healthy future for these drivers,” “It’s the younger genera- Ken Stabler. The quarter- are starting to go,” Gardstrom she told The Associated Press. tion that we really need to back’s brain showed signs of said. “That was the one thing Earnhardt’s concussion educate,” she said. “They’re CTE. that was really wonderful, to history — he missed two young, they’re hungry, but “I think the protocols and connect and see him light up races in 2012 — spurred his when they get in a wreck and the advances that we have when he talked about racing.” decision to pledge his brain get a concussion, they know if made in trying to protect She’d like to see others in to the Legacy, a group that they don’t get back in the car, ourselves are great things,” the sport talk more about works with Boston Univer- someone else is going to take Earnhardt said at his pledge concussions. sity on research into chronic it. We want to change the cul- announcement. “I’m excit“That hasn’t necessarily traumatic encephalopathy, or ture of the sport.” ed about what NASCAR has been a hot topic of conversaCTE, a degenerative disease Earnhardt has become the done. They have really taken tion in any of our meetings,” that doctors believe is caused face of concussion awareness this head on.”

Sprint Cup champion Kyle by repeated blows to the head. in sports and will skip SunGardstrom felt the same Busch said.

Gardstrom is convinced day’s Sprint Cup race at New sense of motivation when Six-time NASCAR chamthe 81-year-old Lorenzen has Hampshire Motor Speedway she read about Earnhardt’s pion Jimmie Johnson was part CTE as a result from years of because of concussion symp- pledge. She said Lorenzen, in- of a 54-member panel that brutal wrecks and hits from toms. There is no timetable on ducted into the NASCAR Hall picked Lorenzen for inducthe 1960s, one of the most when NASCAR’s most popu- of Fame in 2015, first showed tion into the hall. Johnson has dangerous eras in racing his- lar driver might return. signs of dementia about a de- yet to consider donating his tory. Lorenzen won the DayThe 41-year-old Earnhardt cade ago. He has memory loss brain to the Legacy.

Head of Rio Games says golfers not competing because no prize money RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The head of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics says the world’s top four male golfers have withdrawn from the games because there is no money to be won — not because of the Zika virus.

“They tried to blame Zika, but the media have shown that they are not coming because there’s no prize money,” Rio organizing comNuzman mittee President Carlos Nuzman said Saturday, speaking with the games set to open in just under three weeks.

Jordan Spieth was the last of the top four to withdraw from the Olympics, citing health concerns and other matter he said were personal. Jason Day, Dustin Johnson and Rory McIlroy said Zika was the main reason for skipping the first Olympic golf tournament in 112 years.

Their absence could be a setback for golf ’s future in the Olympics. IOC President Thomas Bach has said that golf ’s future may rest on its ability to get top players to show up.

Golf is guaranteed a spot in the Tokyo Olympics in four years, but could be vulnerable after that.

“Zika is much worse in Florida than in Brazil, and golfers are playing in Florida,” Nuzman said.

Male golfers have also cited security worries, and some have complained

that Olympic golf has been wedged into an already crowded tour schedule.

Rio has myriad Olympic problems: Zika, security concerns, severe water pollution and sluggish ticket sales.

Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes warned in the wake of the attack Thursday in Nice, France, that fans in Rio could face more checks, more roadblocks and more delays.

“Probably the security forces are going to demand more blockades, more inconvenient things,” Paes said.

Nuzman, speaking at a debate sponsored by a local magazine, seemed to be bracing for small crowds at some Olympic venues. Organizers says about 70 percent of tickets have been sold.

“I don’t think we need too much public,” he said, adding that smaller venues could save money.

“Television does an extraordinary job, with cameras everywhere,” he added. “Nobody can walk a step without a camera filming it.”

Nuzman also said he expected Rio’s suspended drug-testing lab to be ready when the games open Aug. 5. He expected the World Anti-Doping Agency to give its approval in a few days.

The suspension has been an embarrassment for local organizers and a headache for the International Olympic Committee, which could be forced to send blood and urine samples abroad for testing if the lab remains closed.

“I am an organ donor so it wouldn’t bother me to do that, but it’s something I’ve not taken steps in and have not discussed at all,” he said.

In the 15 years since Dale Earnhardt’s death at the 2001 Daytona 500, NASCAR introduced a series of measures designed to keep drivers safe, from helmet and restraint systems to impact-absorbing barriers along concrete walls, all designed to cushion high-impact blows.

NASCAR also mandated in 2013 that drivers submit to baseline neurocognitive assessment. When a driver in NASCAR can’t return his damaged car to the garage, a trip to the care center is required. Under a new three-step process, a driver showing any indication of a head injury must go immediately to a hospital. Concussed drivers must be cleared by an independent neurologist or neurosurgeon before they can get back in a race car.

Gardstrom wants NASCAR to take even more steps.

“We don’t have to wait until more drivers’ brains are studied to make a better concussion protocol,” she said.

Former athletes in other sports have sued their leagues, contending the risks of concussions were hidden from them so they could return to competition. Gardstrom has no interest in a lawsuit.

“No money is going to bring my dad back, but what my goal now is, is to make sure the NASCAR family doesn’t have to go through the similar things we’re going through now,” she said.

Lorenzen hasn’t been forgotten by today’s racing stars — they appreciate a driver who won 26 times in the Cup series. Tony Stewart introduced Lorenzen at his hall induction. Jeff Gordon leaned in for a chat with “Fearless Freddie” last year at Chicagoland before the race.

“He was such a humble guy, that I don’t think he ever realized what an impact he had on the sport,” Gardstrom said.

Twins fire GM Terry Ryan MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Twins owner Jim Pohlad’s reverence for Terry Ryan has been evident for almost two decades, steadfastly supporting his general manager with a commitment uncommon in today’s game.

As the struggles on the field piled up over the last five years, even that enduring respect wasn’t enough to keep Ryan Ryan with the Twins.

Ryan was fired on Monday with the team holding the worst record in the American League and on pace to lose 100 games. The Twins entered the day 33-58, 21 games out of first place in the AL Central. Only Atlanta had a worse record in the majors.

“Sometimes you may have to do things that are hard,” Pohlad said. “I never try to shy away from hard decisions. I own this decision. We like to bring people from within up the organization. If we have to go outside we go outside. There’s new ways of thinking. They’re not tied into old organizational ways of thinking.”

Ryan said he is leaving with “immense pride in being part of the Twins organization for the better part of three decades.”

Rob Antony, in his 29th season with the organization and ninth as the team’s assistant general manager, will take over on an interim basis.

Pohlad said he would be considered for the permanent job.

Antony became a bit emotional when talking about Ryan before

Minnesota’s game Monday night at Detroit.

“It’ll be fine as long as nobody asks me what he means to me,” Antony said. “It’s been tough. Worked with the man for 20 years and have nothing but respect for him, and he’s been a mentor, he’s been like a second dad for me. So it’s been a tough day for a lot of people.”

Twins star Joe Mauer echoed that sentiment in the clubhouse.

“You always knew where you stood with him. Very honest, direct. He had a lot of qualities that I tried to pattern myself after,” Mauer said. “There’s a lot of emotions going through me right now. It’s a tough day.”

Pohlad said he informed Ryan about a month ago that he would not be coming back in 2017. After some contemplation, Ryan told Pohlad on Friday after the All-Star break that they should make the move now.

Whoever leads the baseball operations will have the team’s full support to make whatever changes are deemed necessary — except one.

Pohlad said manager Paul Molitor will return in 2017.

“I want to keep doing this,” Molitor said. “I want to help try to be part of the solution of our team getting better and finding a way to do some things that we haven’t been able to do here for quite a while.”

Pohlad said the Twins might bring in a search firm to help identify GM candidates outside the organization as well, with the goal of hiring someone before the season ends. For now, Antony has full power to make trades and moves up through the trade deadline in two weeks.

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THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT JASPER COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF COLLEEN BENSON, Deceased CASE NO. ESPR036882 NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Colleen Benson, Deceased, who died on or about June 25, 2016: You are hereby notified that on the July 14, 2016, the last will and testament of Colleen Benson, deceased, bearing date of March 12, 1984, * was admitted to probate in the above named court and that Kathy Merten f/k/a Kathy Beatty 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.

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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.

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SPORTS CALENDAR Tuesday Softball State Softball Tournament Harlan Rogers Park At Fort Dodge Class 3A Quarterfinals CMB vs. Solon, 3 p.m.

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Croatia stuns US in Davis Cup PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The odds stacked against his underdog side, Croatian captain Zeljko Krajan was brimming with confidence Sunday morning before the reverse singles matches in the Davis Cup quarterfinal tie against United States.

Marin Cilic and Borna Coric backed up their captain’s belief in a stirring rally, winning matches to give Croatia a 3-2 comeback victory at the Tualatin Hills hard courts.

Cilic got in started, beating John Isner 7-6 (11-9), 6-3, 6-4. Coric then topped Jack Sock 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.

In the other semifinal, defending champion Britain will host Argentina.

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Power holds off Castroneves to win in Tornoto TORONTO (AP) — Will Power used pit strategy to grab his third victory of the season and close in on Team Penske teammate Simon Pagenaud in the race for the IndyCar championship.

Power’s victory Sunday on the temporary road course at Exhibition Place was his third in four races, and he was second last week at Iowa. He has closed the gap on Pagenaud to 47 points in the standings, and the two are tied for the most wins in IndyCar this season.

“We’re definitely closing the gap and we’ve got to keep pushing, man,” the Australian said. “If we can close that gap going into (the season finale) Sonoma, we can do this. We can win this championship, absolutely.”

He noted that Scott Dixon snatched the IndyCar title away from teammate Juan Pablo Montoya last year with a strong late surge all the way through Sonoma.

“As long as it’s mathematically possible, you should never give up,” Power said. “Dixon has been the example of that year after year. He said to me the other day, with six to go, he was 90 back. Just shows you how quickly that can change.”

Power pitted on Lap 57 of 85 for his final stop of the race and moments later, defending race winner Josef Newgarden crashed when he ran over the curb in Turn 5. It brought out a caution and ruined the race for pole-sitter Scott

IndyCar Photo Will Power celebrates in Victory Circle following his win in Sunday’s Honda Indy Toronto. It was Power’s third win of the season.

Dixon, who had dominated up to that point.

Because Dixon — along with Pagenaud and five others — had yet to pit, they were behind Power and stuck in traffic when they did make their stop.

“It was a late call,” Power said. “I couldn’t believe I came down pit lane and saw the yellow

lights come on. I was so stoked to see yellow lights. It’s not often you catch a yellow like that.

“We ran the top three all day. Had a fast car. It’s very difficult to pass, so it was going to be a pit stop sequence if you’re going to get by anyone, or a restart.”

Dixon led 56 laps but couldn’t recover from

Cubs, Cardinals, Royals claim victories; Twins, White Sox lose CHICAGO (AP) — Anthony Rizzo hit a three-run homer, Jon Lester pitched 7 2/3 innings and the Chicago Cubs stopped an eightgame losing streak against the New York Mets with a 5-1 victory on Monday night in a rematch of last year’s NL Championship Series.

With one out and two on in the third inning, Rizzo fouled off five straight 2-2 pitches from Steven Matz before driving a changeup deep into the right-center bleachers for his 22nd homer.

Lester (10-4) allowed one run — Wilmer Flores’ leadoff homer in the seventh — and four hits in his first win in a month. Matz (76) was charged with four runs and eight hits in five-plus innings, dropping to 0-5 in his last nine starts.

Cardinals 10, Padres 2 ST. LOUIS — Mike Leake (7-7) had his second straight double-digit strikeouts game with no walks, joining Bob Gibson (1968-69) as the only St. Louis pitchers to accomplish the feat, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

Leake struck out a season-best 11, allowing one run and six hits in six innings.

Pinch-hitter Matt Adams’ two-run double keyed a four-run sixth. Randal Grichuk and Jedd Gyorko connecting in consecutive at-bats in the seventh, and Stephen Piscotty homered into the third deck in left in the eighth.

Christian Friedrich (4-6) gave up four runs — three earned — and six hits in 5 1/3 innings.

Royals 7, Indians 3 KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jarrod Dyson hit a grand slam off Jeff Manship following a pair of walks by Bryan Shaw (1-4), capping a seven-run rally in the eighth.

Corey Kluber scattered five hits and took the mound to begin the eighth with a 2-0 lead. But manager Terry Francona and trainer James Quinlan came from the dugout and pulled Kluber because of a right calf cramp on a night with a 90-degree gametime temperature.

Luke Hochevar (2-2) worked a scoreless eighth, and Wade Davis got the final out for his 20th save.

Tigers 1, Twins 0 DETROIT — Matt Boyd (1-2) allowed three hits in six innings, sending last-place Minnesota to another loss just hours after it announced the firing of general manager Ter-

ry Ryan.

Justin Upton homered in the second. Three relievers finished for the Tigers, with Francisco Rodriguez pitching a hitless ninth for his 26th save.

Yankees 2, Orioles 1 NEW YORK — Alex Rodriguez hit his 696th career homer — his first since June 18 — Ivan Nova (7-5) grinded through six innings and Aroldis Chapman hit 105 mph while locking down his 19th save.

The No Runs DMC triad, possibly in its final days with Andrew Miller and Chapman rumored to be on the trade block, covered the final three innings to extend its scoreless streak to 22 innings. The Yankees are 18-1 when all Dellin Betances and the other two relievers pitch in the same game.

Kevin Gausman (1-7) also allowed Brian McCann’s sacrifice fly in the third and fell to 0-1 in three starts against New York this season despite a 1.31 ERA over 20 2/3 innings.

Reds 8, Braves 2 CINCINNATI — Zack Cozart, Joey Votto and Eugenio Suarez all homered in the fourth inning of a matchup between the NL’s two worst teams.

The Reds (35-58) have taken three of five this season against the Braves, who have the majors’ worst record (32-61). Atlanta is 19-31 at Great American Ball Park, including five losses in its last six games.

Matt Wisler (4-9) has given up five homers in his last two starts.

Brandon Finnegan (5-7) allowed two runs and seven hits in five-plus innings.

Mariners 4, White Sox 3 SEATTLE (AP) — Adam Lind hit a threerun pinch-hit homer in the ninth inning to give the Mariners an improbable comeback victory over the White Sox, handing Chicago its fifth consecutive loss and wasting a dominant performance by Chris Sale.

Seattle, which had managed just one hit in eight innings off Sale, rallied against closer David Robertson (0-2), who had recorded 13 straight save opportunities.

Sale, bidding to become the first 15-game winner in the majors, allowed just a first-inning single en route to eight scoreless innings.

David Rollins (1-0) pitched the ninth inning for the win.

having to pit under yellow and finished eighth.

His plight earned sympathy from runner-up Helio Castroneves.

“Sometimes not the fastest car wins the race,” said the Brazilian. “It makes the level of everyone better. One day it’s going to play on your side, another day it’s not going to be on

your side.”

A caution with four laps remaining — first Jack Hawksworth hit a tire barrier, and in an unrelated incident, Juan Pablo Montoya hit the same barrier — to set up one final restart with one lap remaining.

Power got a great start to pull away from teammate Castroneves to give Penske a 1-2 sweep.

Castroneves rallied from an early flat tire to finish second.

“We are never giving up, especially now,” he said. “We are not giving up.

Toronto native James Hinchcliffe finished third for his first career podium at his home race.

“As we were coming to the last restart, I saw everyone come to their feet and hoped I didn’t screw it up,” Hinchcliffe said of the home crowd support.

Newgarden crashed to set up the race-deciding pit sequence and finished last in the 22car field. The American was coming off a dominating victory last week on the oval at Iowa despite a broken right wrist suffered in a crash at Texas in June, and he appeared to aggravate his injury on the contact with the wall on Sunday.

The Iowa victory had pushed Newgarden to second in the standings behind Pagenaud, but his frustrating weekend dropped him to fifth in the standings leaving Toronto.

Pagenaud finished ninth — his eighth finish of ninth or better through 11 races this season.

MLB STANDINGS Major League Baseball At A Glance All Times CDT

By The Associated Press American League East Division

W L Pct GB Baltimore 53 38 .582 — Boston 51 39 .567 1½ Toronto 52 42 .553 2½ New York 46 46 .500 7½ Tampa Bay 35 57 .380 18½ Central Division

W L Pct GB Cleveland 54 38 .587 — Detroit 49 44 .527 5½ Kansas City 47 45 .511 7 Chicago 45 47 .489 9 Minnesota 33 59 .359 21 West Division

W L Pct GB Texas 55 39 .585 — Houston 50 43 .538 4½ Seattle 47 46 .505 7½ Los Angeles 41 52 .441 13½ Oakland 41 52 .441 13½ Monday’s Games N.Y. Yankees 2, Baltimore 1 Detroit 1, Minnesota 0 Kansas City 7, Cleveland 3 Colorado 7, Tampa Bay 4 L.A. Angels 9, Texas 5 Oakland 7, Houston 4 Seattle 4, Chicago White Sox 3 Tuesday’s Games Baltimore (Worley 2-0) at N.Y. Yankees (Eovaldi 7-6), 6:05 p.m.

Minnesota (Milone 2-2) at Detroit (Sanchez 5-10), 6:10 p.m.

San Francisco (Peavy 5-7) at Boston (Porcello 11-2), 6:10 p.m.

Cleveland (Salazar 10-3) at Kansas City (Flynn 1-0), 7:15 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Snell 1-4) at Colorado (Chatwood 8-5), 7:40 p.m.

Toronto (Sanchez 9-1) at Arizona (Godley 2-0), 8:40 p.m.

Houston (Keuchel 6-9) at Oakland (Overton 1-1), 9:05 p.m.

Texas (Lohse 0-1) at L.A. Angels (Lincecum 1-3), 9:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Quintana 7-8) at Seattle (Miley 6-6), 9:10 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games Minnesota at Detroit, 12:10 p.m.

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

Tampa Bay at Colorado, 2:10 p.m.

Houston at Oakland, 2:35 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Seattle, 2:40 p.m.

Toronto at Arizona, 2:40 p.m.

Baltimore at N.Y. Yankees, 6:05 p.m.

San Francisco at Boston, 6:10 p.m.

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

National League East Division

W L Pct GB Washington 56 37 .602 — Miami 50 42 .543 5½ New York 49 43 .533 6½ Philadelphia 43 51 .457 13½ Atlanta 32 61 .344 24 Central Division

W L Pct GB Chicago 56 36 .609 — St. Louis 48 44 .522 8 Pittsburgh 47 45 .511 9 Milwaukee 39 51 .433 16 Cincinnati 35 58 .376 21½ West Division

W L Pct GB San Francisco 57 36 .613 — Los Angeles 52 42 .553 5½ Colorado 43 49 .467 13½ San Diego 41 52 .441 16 Arizona 40 53 .430 17 Monday’s Games Chicago Cubs 5, N.Y. Mets 1 Miami 3, Philadelphia 2, 11 innings Cincinnati 8, Atlanta 2 St. Louis 10, San Diego 2 Colorado 7, Tampa Bay 4 Tuesday’s Games L.A. Dodgers (Kazmir 7-3) at Washington (Lopez 0-0), 6:05 p.m.

Miami (Urena 1-1) at Philadelphia (Velasquez 8-2), 6:05 p.m.

Milwaukee (Guerra 6-2) at Pittsburgh (Taillon 2-1), 6:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Syndergaard 9-4) at Chicago Cubs (Arrieta 12-4), 6:05 p.m.

Atlanta (Jenkins 0-1) at Cincinnati (Reed 0-4), 6:10 p.m.

San Francisco (Peavy 5-7) at Boston (Porcello 11-2), 6:10 p.m.

San Diego (Rea 5-3) at St. Louis (Martinez 8-6), 7:15 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Snell 1-4) at Colorado (Chatwood 8-5), 7:40 p.m.

Toronto (Sanchez 9-1) at Arizona (Godley 2-0), 8:40 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games Atlanta at Cincinnati, 11:35 a.m.

N.Y. Mets at Chicago Cubs, 1:20 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Colorado, 2:10 p.m.

Toronto at Arizona, 2:40 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at Washington, 6:05 p.m.

Miami at Philadelphia, 6:05 p.m.

Milwaukee at Pittsburgh, 6:05 p.m.

San Francisco at Boston, 6:10 p.m.

San Diego at St. Louis, 7:15 p.m.