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‘Dangerous’ suspect, Newton woman apprehended

By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News A 28-year-old man, wanted on arrest warrants and as a burglary suspect, was arrested late Wednesday, according to the Jasper County Sheriff ’s Office, along with a 31-year-old Newton woman.

After informing the public Tuesday that Nicholas C. Hartgers was at-large, considered

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authorities ended up taking Hartgers into custody on at about 7:20 p.m. Wednesday at a residence in the 1800 block of W. Fourth St. N. in Newton.

Sheriff ’s deputies were assisted by the Newton Police Department and the Iowa State Patrol in the arrest.

Hartgers was wanted on charges of failure to appear on a theft charge, probation violations and first-degree burglary.

He will also he charged with two counts of unlawful use of a credit card, two counts of felony forgery, three counts of theft and one count of burglary.

Also arrested in the case was Somer McAlister, 31, of Newton. She is charged with aiding and abetting, unlawful use of a credit card for less than $1,000 and interference with official acts.

Both people were trans-

Busy intersections identified for additional signage

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News

fic Safety C o m m i t t e e ’s work to analyze the neighborhoods and intersections along with the school traffic, student pedestrian traffic and neighborhood dynamics, the committee gave the city council several recommendations.

• On South Fifth Avenue East at East 23rd Street South, east and westbound traffic already stops on South Fifth Avenue East. The committee recommends adding stop signs to East 23rd Street South for north and southbound traffic for a safer school crossing.

• On North 11th Avenue at East 8th Street, it is recommended to replace the current yield sign for westbound traffic with a stop sign for a higher level of safety at the Y intersection and railway crossing.

• On South Seventh Avenue East at East 10th Street South there is currently an uncontrolled intersection.

The committee recommends adding stops signs to South Seventh Avenue East for east and westbound traffic.

This will keep the intersections consistent with South Sixth Avenue East where traffic on East 10th Street South does not stop, but eastbound and westbound traffic on South Sixth Avenue stop.

• At North Fifth Avenue and East 23rd Street North it is recommended to install stops signs on North Fifth Avenue East for east and westbound traffic per the existing code of ordinances.

The council will have a second and third reading of the ordinance before it is passed and implemented.

Contact Jamee A. Pierson at 641-792-3121 ext.

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Missing cattle still a mystery after four months Farmer has reported missing animals to Poweshiek, Jasper sheriffs

By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News Verlan Van Wyk isn’t certain his 35 head of his Angus cows and calves. were stolen — but he’d certainly like to be able to figure out what happened to them.

Van Wyk farms a few different crops in addition to hay and pasture on his farm, located along the Jasper/Poweshiek county line, near Sugar Creek and between Lynnville, Searsboro and Grinnell. However, Angus cattle are his only livestock, and he said nearly all of his small herd

Submitted Photo This is the lone cow to return to the farm of Verlan Van Wyk after about 35 head of his herd went missing in April. Van Wyk said one returned, while the other animals have disappeared seemingly without a trace.

disappeared sometime around April 10, 11 or 12.

While he acknowledges his fencing wasn’t “as secure as it is now,” and that his cattle were in a remote,

hilly part of his farm not easily seen from far away, Van Wyk said it would rare for a cattle simply all wandered off — together — and were never located by

anyone.

The cattle are valued at about $50,000, Van Wyk said.

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A Newton man was arrested after threatening a man with a knife and using racial slurs.

Shawn N. Stevens, 35, of Newton, is charged with assault while displaying a dangerous weapon and harassment after authorities were called about an incident at 12:15 a.m. on Monday at the Newton Hy-Vee. Officers responded to a disturbance and found numerous people in a Stevens heated exchange. After speaking with the victim, officers learned the incident started at Aurora Park with Stevens using racial slurs toward the victim, who is black.

The victim said he asked him to stop.

Stevens responded by displaying a folding knife before he started walking toward the victim with the weapon.

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Newton native Sara Haines joins ‘The View’ Newton Daily News ABC News correspondent and Newton native Sara Haines is joining “The View” as the daytime talk show begins its 20th season.

Haines, who worked on the “Today” show before joining ABC in 2013, has primarily worked on pop culture stories. She will replace Michelle Collins as a host.

Whoopi Goldberg returns as moderator of the daytime chatfest, along Hines with other panelists Joy Behar, Candace Cameron Bure, Paula Faris and Raven-Symone.

Former Fox News host Jedediah Bila and ABC News legal correspondent Sunny Hostin will also be semi-regulars on the show.

Haines, a 1996 graduate of Newton High School, spent several years with NBC News in New York appearing with Kathy Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb on the fourth hour of “The Today Show” as a contributing correspondent. She was also a lifestyle anchor for “Good Morning America.” Haines was inducted into the inaugural NHS Hall of Fame in 2015.

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Knife threats lead to Newton man’s arrest

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News The Newton City Council on Monday approved the first reading of an ordinance to place stop signs at four intersections throughout the city.

“Citizens have expressed concern over the North 11th Avenue East and East Eighth Street North intersection and the South Seventh Avenue and East 10th Street South intersection in relation to vehicle and pedestrian traffic and the lack of stops signs causing safety issues,” city administrator Bob Knabel said. “The Newton Community School District also raised concerns about the intersection of East 23rd Street South and Street Fifth Avenue East as it relates to young (Aurora Heights) schoolchildren crossing the roadway with no stop signs being present.”

The intersection of North Fifth Avenue East and East 23rd Street North currently has stops signs for north and southbound traffic. The city received a request from a concerned citizen to put a four-way stop in place to improve safety at the intersection.

City staff found the current ordinance already designates a stop sign to be located on North Fifth Avenue East for east and westbound traffic to stop at East 23rd Street North.

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ported to the Jasper County Jail. Hartgers is being held without bond. McAlister is being held on a $27,300 cash or surety bond.

The sheriff ’s office said, in a news release, it appreciates the information received from the public during this investigation.

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Metro Creative Jasper, Marion, Poweshiek (JMP) Early Childhood Iowa provides state funding for children ages 0 to 5 years old.

Services include preschool scholarships, day care fees for low-income families, training for childcare providers and teachers, support programs for at-risk families and community-based literacy projects.

JMP grants support early childhood programs

By Cindy Deppe Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation Jasper, Marion, Poweshiek (JMP) Early Childhood Iowa Area, a three-county collaboration between the three counties, recently awarded grants to nine programs that benefit young children.

JMP (known as Jump) was created in July 2012 to distribute funding from the state’s Early Childhood Iowa program. The state requires that each county receiving funds have 5,000 or more children in the target population of 0 to 5 year olds.

A board of nine — three representatives from each county — submits a budget according to state policy, reviews grant applications and determines funding distribution.

The Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation serves as the fiscal agent for JMP and provides staffing and program coordination. GPCF Program Manager Amy Blanchard serves as the ECI liaison to JMP and explains the importance of these funds to area children.

“There are approximately 2,000 days between birth and a child’s first day of kindergarten. The Early Childhood Iowa initiative recognizes the critical impact these 2,000 days have on a child’s future success in all aspects of their lives.

The programs that JMP funds cover services from newborn care and mother support, to quality childcare both in private homes and in daycare centers, to access to quality preschools for all children under 5. These are essential

components to the success of any thriving community, but they are often overlooked or taken for granted,” Blanchard said. “Ensuring children and families, often the most at-risk in our communities, have access to quality childcare and education, early dental health services and family support is crucial, and JMP helps facilitate these needs.”

Programs funded for fiscal year 2017 include: • Crossroads of Pella, which offers caregiver resources and support in Marion County • Grinnell Community Daycare and Preschool, to support sliding fee scale for childcare and extra staffing in the infant care rooms • Grinnell Regional Public Health, for the postpartum home visit program for Poweshiek County • Jasper County Extension, for technical assistance, support and education to early care and education providers in the JMP region • Jasper County Parents as Teachers program, to provide family support, information, and instruction to families in Jasper County • Marion County Public Health, for Parents as Teachers program for Marion County families • Marion County Public Health, for the Early Childhood Health & Safety program providing education and consultation to children in Marion County childcare environments • Marion County Public Health, for I-Smile dental health

and education program • Mid-Iowa Community Action, Inc., for family development services for at-risk or low-income families • Preschool Scholarship Program, which provides preschool scholarships and coordination to families that qualify in the JMP area • Orchard Place, Childcare Resource and Referral, for training and professional development opportunities for childcare providers in the JMP area • Orchard Place, Childcare Resource and Referral, for childcare consultants who provide technical assistance and consultation to childcare programs throughout the JMP area • Orchard Place, Childcare Resource and Referral, for quality improvement grants for equipment for daycare centers and inhome providers • Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation, which provides program coordination and fiscal agent services for JMP • Extended Preschool minigrant to assist low-income parents with affordable preschool opportunities not fully funded by the State Voluntary Preschool Program.

JMP accepts private contributions to provide additional support to the various programs that support at-risk children and families.

Those who wish to make private contributions to any of the early childhood programs within the JMP region may contact Blanchard at 641-236-5518 or amy@greaterpcf.org.

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Stevens is also accused of threatening to go home and get his glock to shoot the victim before leaving the park.

No knife was recovered on Stevens during his arrest but the knife was seen by the victim and several witnesses during the incident.

Stevens was initially arrested on a warrant for trespass and posted bond before the determination had been made for appropriate charges in the park incident. He was arrested at 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday at the Newton Police Department for charges stemming from the park incident.

Stevens was taken to the Jasper County Jail were he is being held on $37,000 bond.

“I’ve been out here 40 years, and there have been cattle continuously on this property,” Van Wyk said. “Four of the nine young calves are still here, and their mothers never came back to look for them, which goes against the nature we’ve seen. And the one adult cow that came back rejected all four calves, so that isn’t a mother of any of the calves.”

There are 35 animals in question, but the exact number of calves and cows missing, at this point, can’t be determined, because some of the heifers were pregnant in early April, and were close to calving, so there might be about 40 animals by now.

Van Wyk said he initially thought the herd simply escaped, so he made some phone calls and looked in a nearby wooded area. He contacted the Poweshiek County Sheriff ’s Office, and in a brief conversation with a deputy, he was told it was unlikely a herd would have moved far into that county.

He then contacted the Jasper County Sheriff ’s Office. A report was taken, and Van Wyk said he’s been in contact with Sheriff John Halferty and members of his staff.

Halferty said his staff is following up on Van Wyk’s report.

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Goodwill receives grant for job training Newton Daily News In July, Goodwill Industries of Central Iowa received a $36,500 grant from The Walmart Foundation and its State Giving Program.

The money will be used to buy 20 laptop computers and a charging cart for Goodwill’s Career Connection Center in Johnston, and supporting materials including books, flash drives and clothing vouchers for Goodwill’s other Centers, in Des Moines and Newton.

Goodwill President Marlyn McKeen said the funding will help support Goodwill’s mission, which is to improve the quality of life for all individuals by providing skills training and helping people find jobs.

“This grant will enable Goodwill to provide training and the connections needed to get a job for up to 2,200 individuals,” McKeen said.

Goodwill’s Career Connection Centers provide free resume writing, job search and application assistance, interviewing and career planning for anyone looking for employment. In addition, the Centers provide numerous classes to assist job searchers with soft skills to improve their employability.

Submitted Photo These are three of the four calves that didn’t disappear from the farm of Verlan Van Wyk after about 35 head of his herd went missing in April. Van Wyk said one adult cow returned, while about 35 animals have disappeared seemingly without a trace.

tle theft,” Halferty said.

“Nothing will be released until we complete the investigation.”

Van Wyk said he was told DNA blood testing is involved, which is both time-consuming and costly. Also, that testing is only useful if stolen cattle are discovered and linked in some way to his herd, or at least his part of Iowa.

The longtime farmer and lifetime resident of southeastern Jasper County placed two classified ads with the Hometown Press newspaper, asking readers to contact the Van Wyk family or the sheriff ’s office with information.

That hasn’t created any meaningful progress, he said.

While he’s open to the possibility his cattle simply escaped through a fence, the fact the

mothers didn’t return to their calves could be only one suspicious element. Thirty-five to 40 cattle loose anywhere on a country road would attract attention.

“Usually, if your cattle get out in this area, you get a phone call from the sheriff pretty quick,” Van Wyk said. “No one wants cattle wandering fields or roads. Someone finds out who they belong to, and you’re told to get down there with a trailer and take care of them.”

Van Wyk said he’s frustrated with how long things have taken, but he understands law enforcement and scientific evidence collection and analysis have many steps. He said he took steps to publicize his situation not only to possibly unearth some new information, but

also as a cautionary tale about keeping track of livestock and watching what’s happening in rural areas.

“I admit I don’t understand a lot about how the law works,” Van Wyk said. “This is not the old west, where you gather up the ranch hands and go take care of the problem. We have elected officials now. Maybe we need to encourage the public to help with more information. Do they realize that if we simply let the insurance company come along and pick up the damage that we’re all paying for that?”

Anyone with information about the case should contact the Jasper County Sheriff ’s Office at 641-792-5912.

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

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he corn dogs are battered and already in the fryer at one food vendor on the Iowa State Fair Grand Concourse.

We love to take walks in the evening through the 445-acre fairgrounds, especially as fair draws closer. Betsy and I were not more than a minute into our stroll Tuesday night and a wedged-capped server at one of the multiple corn dog stands asked a family sitting on a wooden bench if they needed two or three of their breaded delights on a stick.

Every night we go out to the fairgrounds from now until opening day, more food booths, midway rides and

exhibits will pop up. Tuesday evening’s corn dog vendor opened early to serve other fair entrepreneurs and early campers as they prepped for the greatest fair on Earth.

Just up the concourse the wood smoker at a permanent pork chop stand was lit, giving the fairgrounds a sent of campsite. At the old-style ice cream parlor, the boarded windows had been replaced with red and white stripped awnings and a paper machine blue ribbon behind the display glass. Inside, tables and iron-legged stools were stacked waiting for someone to sit down with the first state fair scoop of 2016.

In late July and early August, the Iowa State Fairgrounds transforms. Fountains which sit idle for 11 months of the year begin to flow, buildings that are vacant suddenly fill with activity and stands that serve every food imaginable — most fried and on a stick — set up shop.

During our latest walk, grounds crews just finished for the evening at the 4-H dorms, laying sod after a new parking lot was poured and a paint job which spruced up the outside of the old concrete structure was complete.

We always end our weekly walk at Grandfather’s Barn — the place where Iowa wines of all varieties will soon be ready with singles and flights.

It’s one of the highest points on the grounds and gives a striking view of the downtown Des Moines skyline several miles to the west. From there

we can see workers all over the fairgrounds cleaning and preparing until sundown.

Behind us we can hear Ford, Chevy and Dodge pickups driving in and out of the campgrounds which is filling with vendors, farmers and die-hard campers who’ve already claimed their spot.

Soon there will be horse, cattle, hogs and birds ready to show.

Demonstrations from raising you piglets to the tallest open class cornstalk will be predominately on display. And let’s not forget the butter cow.

Our weekly walks will soon be replaced by daily trips to “the best state fair in our state.”

Aug. 11-21 cannot get here soon enough.

Contact Mike Mendenhall at mmendenhall@newtondailynews.com

Empty Nest Curt Swarm

Dominoes that play God bless America I’m not kidding. Arnie DeJaynes, age 92, of New London is still at it. Everyday, like a faithful grandfather clock that keeps on ticking, he goes down town to his shop on Main Street and enters a world of nuts-and-bolts, machines-and-gadgets, and inventions in various stages of creation. He owns 10 patents.

His latest patent, U.S. Patent 8,695,983, is for “Domino Pizazz.” Domino Pizazz has over a thousand “dominoes” that run on a track similar to a model railroad — around curved banks, upand-down hills, and through tunnels. The dominoes set off caps, blast a cannon, play “God Bless America,” and unfurl an American Flag. If you want to see a video that was made of “Domino Pizazz,” go to my Facebook page, Curt Swarm.

Domino Pizazz took Arnie six years to build.

The “dominoes” aren’t real. These dominoes have been molded by Arnie, in molds that he made himself. He’s worn out a couple of sets of molds.

The dominoes are top heavy, tapered, and have a hole through the bottom so that they will stay on the track and climb hills.

Arnie’s intention is to sell Domino Pizazz to a toy company. Not a marketer (“The big money is in marketing.”), he has enlisted the help of a toy salesman who is showing the video of Domino Pizazz to various toy manufacturers. It’s an arduous process, but if there’s one thing Arnie has learned in life, it’s patience.

Arnie initially applied for the patent himself, and was promptly, and not very politely, denied.

“There are other domino machines that do similar stunts,” the patent office informed Arnie.

They sent him literature on these machines. Arnie looked at the literature. Using a stair-stepping mechanism to climb hills, they were nothing compared to his Domino Pizazz. So, he hired a patent attorney. The patent attorney sent the patent office the video that was made of Domino Pizazz. The patent officials were so impressed, they immediately granted Arnie’s patent. By the way, “Domino Pizazz” is a working title — the patent needed a name. Arnie is open to suggestions.

He routinely demonstrates Domino Pizazz to friends in his crowded shop on Sunday afternoons. But space is limited, and tripping hazards numerous. One Sunday afternoon, 19 people showed up for a demo, and Arnie had to turn a few people away and reschedule them.

In this troubled time of terrorist attacks and crazy politics, we need a display of good, old-fashioned patriotism, flag waving and drum beating. Arnie is a U.S. Navy, World War II Veteran. He was instrumental in helping organize the Honor Tour — an expense paid trip to Washington, D.C. for veterans to view the World War II Memorial. Arnie also helped design New London’s memorial to veterans.

A coffee klatch, which includes New London’s mayor, meets every weekday morning at 10:00 a.m., in the rear of Arnie’s shop. They solve the world’s problems and keep an eye on Arnie. Stop in for a cup, y’all welcome.

Arnie’s brother, Paul DeJaynes operates Kelly’s Klock Works in the front of the building. If you’re need’n watch repair, drop off your watch with Paul, and traipse on back for a cup of joe with Arnie and the gang. Your watch might be ready to go when Arnie kicks you out so he can get to work.

I mean, have fun.

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Support our youth and future generations — vote yes Sept. 13 It is a privilege to write this column to encourage Newton residents to consider supporting the upcoming bond vote to construct a new Middle School.

Cardinal pride runs deep in our family. Both my husband, Tom, and I are Newton graduates of ’66 and ’68 respectively. We are grandparents to 14 hopeful youngsters, working their own way through different school systems. In retirement, we have more time to think about what matters to us and if our lives are being spent in worthwhile and lasting endeavors. I can think of no better investment, than to support our youth and future generations in whatever ways we can. A yes vote on Sept. 13th is one sure way.

We returned to Newton in the late 90s at which time I enjoyed over a decade as the principal of Aurora Heights School. Each day at school, we had the opportunity to offer hope to our students.

Hope that education would prepare them for their unknown futures, with a pledge that they would know they were unconditionally accepted and supported in every way imaginable while in our care at school.

During that time, I had the opportunity to meet in the various schools in our district. In my opinion, hands down, the Berg

Another View Carol Farver complex should be next on the agenda for updating. I was one of the first to attend the “beautiful new Berg” in the early 60s.

Unfortunately, the building that was once our pride and joy can no longer find a happy medium in terms of heating and cooling throughout the building, along with numerous other physical issues.

As homeowners, we know when to put the needed money into a replacement part and associated labor cost required to fix a failing washer, dryer, refrigerator or furnace. We also know when we’ve already replaced a part two or three times, that it may be prudent to cut our losses and figure out a way to buy the new appliance. And while we bemoan the fact that the new cost is much higher than when we bought the refrigerator twenty years ago, we wonder why we waited so long when we enjoy our new and improved appliance. It isn’t always easy to know just when that time comes, but I honestly believe we have reached that point with the Berg facility. It’s time to cut losses

and build a new and improved facility.

Please consider my top ten reasons for supporting a new Berg Middle School.

Students and staff deserve the best we can offer for facilities equipped to meet their physical and educational needs. Our community can feel pride in every school facility. Families moving to a new community want and expect quality school systems and facilities. Families want to stay in a community when schools are excellent. A tax increase from $2.62 to $2.70 per $1,000. in valuation is a cost that is well spent on our children. All future Newton students in 5th-8th grade will benefit from a new building. Our YES vote can show we value education. Public education equalizes opportunities for all students. Preserving the pride and building for the future is something we can rally around whether we agree specifically with all past or future decisions, or stand to personally benefit. A YES vote is beyond mere obligation to a moral charge to invest in the future of our children.

Please continue to research the facts and visit the Berg complex if you are undecided or need more information.

Carol Farver retired as a principal for the Newton Community School District in 2015.

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Obituaries John P. Robson, Sr. Aug. 1, 2016 John Robson, Sr. of Newton, passed from this life Monday morning, Aug. 1, 2016, at his h o m e at Park Centre in Newton.

John P a u l Robson, Sr., 96, was born June 30, 1920, near Laurel, the son of John Thomas and Martha

Lucille M. Nelson Aug. 2, 2016 Lucille M. (Bucklin) Nelson, 90, formerly of Baxter, died Monday, Aug. 1, 2016, at the Iowa Veteran’s Home in Marshalltown. A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 6, at the Evangelical Free Church in Baxter. The family will greet friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 5 at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory in

(Knapp) Robson. He had served his country during World War II, with the U.S. Navy.

John was employed by the Maytag Company for 10 years, retiring in 1978, and after 18 years with the Newton Public Schools, as the grounds and buildings maintenance foreman. John was a loving husband, father, grandfather and friend, he will be greatly missed by those who knew and loved him. He enjoyed singing, especially country western songs, enjoyed camping and traveling. He had attended the First Unit-

ed Methodist Church, First Lutheran Church and Assembly of God Church, all in Newton.

John is survived by his daughter Judy (Tony) Schutty; stepson, Dan (Nancy) Markmann; his six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren; his sister Martha Guthrie; and his many friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Edith White; second wife, Laura W. Hasselman; and his third wife, Helen E. Hildebrand-Markmann; a daughter, Sharon Hildebrand; his son, John

Robson, Jr.; a granddaughter, Michele Robson; a sister and his brothers.

A time of remembrance and the funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 5 at the Pence-Reese Funeral Home in Newton. Visitation will be at the funeral home an hour prior to the services, with burial at Newton Memorial Park Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be left in John’s name to a charity of your choosing. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.pencefh.com.

Newton. Memorials to the Alzheimer’s Association or the Evangelical Free Church in Newton may be left at the church the morning of the service or the funeral home.

Lucille, the daughter of Vincent E. and Cora (Kern) Crabb, was born May 9, 1926, in Collins. She graduated from Collins High School and lived there until 1945. On Aug. 24, 1945, Lucille was united in marriage with Carl E. Bucklin in Port Orchard, Wash. They made their home in Baxter. Lucille was a nurse’s aide working at Skiff Medical Cent and at Baxter Healthcare. In the early 1970s, Lucille and Carl owned

Carl’s Place in Baxter.

She later worked as a nurse’s aide at the Iowa Veteran’s Home for 14 years, retiring in 1991.

Following Carl’s death, Lucille was married to Leonard Nelson Feb. 18, 1994, in Baxter. In 2005, she moved to Newton, and in 2010 to the Iowa Veteran’s Home in Marshalltown. She was a member of the Evangelical Free Church in Baxter. Lucille enjoyed playing cards, crocheting, traveling and camping.

She also was an exceptional cook.

Those left to honor Lucille’s memory are her son, Bill Bucklin of Marshalltown; daughter, Kathy Bucklin (Ed-

die) Faire of Sikeston, Mo.; daughter-in-law, Cindy Bucklin of Newton; her grandchildren, Andy Bucklin, Sonya Bucklin, Matt Bucklin, Nick Bucklin and Alana (David) Kirkman; and great-grandchildren, Keegan Bucklin, Brandon Kirkman, Deana Kirkman, Levi Kirkman, Anna Kirkman, Kaleb Bucklin, Reese Bucklin and Elliott Bucklin. She was preceded in death by her parents; first husband, Carl Bucklin; second husband, Leonard Nelson; sons, Jim Bucklin, Mike Bucklin and Ronnie Bucklin; sister, Betty Tiffany; and a granddaughter, Lacey Bucklin.

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• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m.

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

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

• Old Settlers 2016 will begin with a Pitch Tournament at 7 p.m. Thursday at the American Legion in Monroe. For more information, visit facebook.com/MonroeOldSettlers/.

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

• Old Settlers 2016 activities begin at 5 p.m.

Friday in downtown Monroe. Activities include pony rides, children’s parade, doubles horseshoes, water fights, night volleyball and a street dance featuring Jay Casmiri. For more information visit facebook.com/MonroeOldSettlers/.

• Boomerang in Concert will begin at 7 p.m.

Friday at Maytag Park at the Bowl in Newton.

The performance is part of the Newton Parks and Grounds Division 2016 Summer Concert Series.

Boomerang covers classic rock and soul from the 60s, 70s and 80s.

• Bat Netting will meet at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Ashton Wildwood Park near Baxter. The event will begin with an educational program on Iowa bats. At dusk special guest Russell Benedict will set up nets to give participants a chance to see live bats. This event is free and open to the public. Contact the JCCB office at 641- 792-9780 for more information.

• Curbside Cleanup Day will begin at 7 a.m.

Saturday in Prairie City.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 10 a.m.

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

• Neal Smith Bison Day will meet at 10 a.m.

Saturday at Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge in Prairie City. The event is free and all ages are welcome to spend a day on the prairie and discover the wonders of the bison. Activities include live music, live wildlife displays, arts and crafts, games, discovery hikes, children’s story-time and a weaver’s guild demonstration. Participants will also enjoy hands-on activities including archery and a scavenger hunt. For more information on the event, contact Nancy Corona at 515-9943400 or Nancy_Corona@fws.gov.

• Old Settlers 2016 will host activities all day Saturday in Monroe. For more information, visit facebook.com/MonroeOldSettlers/.

• 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.

Fishing event sponsored by Outdoors Without Boundaries

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Congregate Meals Friday Pork chop in brown gravy, escalloped potatoes, fresh spinach salad, hot spiced apples, tropical fruit and skim milk

Boomerang performing at Maytag Bowl

The City of Newton is hosting a free outdoor concert at the Maytag Bowl at 7 p.m. Friday.

The event will feature Boomerang, a central Iowa band that specializes in music from 60s,

70s and 80s.

This high energy band will surely play one your favorite classic tunes. If you plan to attend this free event, do not forget to bring a lawn chair, snacks,

Monday Potato soup, chef salad, fruit cocktail in gelatin, roll and skim milk

beverages and, of course, your family and friends. To stay upto-date on all activities in the parks, be sure to like the Newton Parks and Recreation Facebook Page.

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

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Grandma is demanding hostess during family’s annual visits DEAR ABBY: We visit my grandmother out of state once a year. After our visits, I usually leave feeling defeated. A few reasons why: She leaves multiple notes around “reminding” us to clean up after ourselves. There’s a note in the shower that says, “Please wipe down shower walls after use.” She asks me to change the sheets or launder our towels before I leave. Although she has decorative paper hand towels in the bathrooms, she asks us not to use them because they are “too expensive.” She complains about my son’s handprints on her windows (he’s 2). She badmouths nearly everyone she knows, has unsolicited advice on everything and is generally highly judgmental.

When we return home, she gushes about our visit for months, saying how “lonely” she is now that we’re gone and how much she enjoyed our visit. I don’t understand. Is this normal grandmother behavior, or does she take it too far? Must we continue spending big bucks to go out there every year, or can we just send pictures and call often? — GRANDDAUGHTER IN A QUANDARY DEAR GRANDDAUGHTER: If these annual visits are a “command performance,” I can see why you might resent them. However, it’s not unheard of for a hostess to leave a note asking that the shower be wiped down, or that the sheets and towels be laundered before a guest leaves — particularly if the guests are family members. A gracious guest wouldn’t mind doing those things, and would ask how her hostess wanted it handled before she left.

Rather than stew when she complained about your 2-year-old’s handprints on her windows, the appropriate response would have been: “You know, you’re right. I’ll get the Windex!” And when she made a negative comment about someone, you should have found something nice to say

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If these visits cause financial hardship, visit your grandmother every OTHER year, or consider inviting her to visit you, but don’t cut her off completely. After all, she’s family, and not all family members are “perfect.”

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CEDAR RAPIDS — A man who knocked out a Cedar Rapids police officer has pleaded guilty to several charges, including assault on an officer.

Nathan Brocks entered the pleas Monday. His sentencing is set for Sept. 27.

Officers were dispatched to a domestic disturbance at a laundromat a little after 3 p.m. Jan. 17. Police say the 33-year-old Brocks struck the officer, who fell unconscious to the ground and struck his head against a concrete parking barrier.

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Iowan pleads not guilty to theft of scratch game ticket STORM LAKE — A northwest Iowa woman accused of stealing a winning lottery scratch game ticket has pleaded not guilty. Ashley Bosler, of Sioux Rapids, entered the pleas Monday in Storm Lake to charges of theft of a lottery ticket or share and abetting theft of a lottery ticket or share. Her trial is to begin Nov. 15.

Prosecutors say Bosler was working at a convenience store when she found the winning ticket by scratching off a corner and scanning the bar code that confirmed it was a winner of a $250,000 prize.

Pharmacy supplier to add 100 jobs at Clear Lake center CLEAR LAKE — Officials say a pharmaceutical supply company plans to hire 100 more workers for its Clear Lake operation.

McKesson Distribution Center opened in May and currently employs 120 workers. Director of operations Chris Van Norman told the Mason City Globe Gazette the center serves 2,500 pharmacies in the Midwest and north-central Plains.

MARSHALLTOWN — Marshalltown voters have overwhelmingly approved plans to spend $17.5 million on a center for the city’s police and fire departments.

The voters approved the center Tuesday night, with 65.2 percent supporting the proposal and 34.8 percent opposed.

The margin of victory was enough to top a 60 percent threshold required for passage of such tax measures in Iowa. The vote came 15 months after about 65 percent of voters defeated a police-only measure.

5 WDM police officer killed in motorcycle crash

WEST DES MOINES — A West Des Moines police officer has been killed in a motorcycle crash. Authorities say Officer Shawn Miller was traveling south on Highway 169 after attending a court hearing in Dallas County when he collided with a car. Iowa State Patrol spokesman Sgt. Nathan Ludwig tells the Des Moines Register the car Miller collided with turned in front of his motorcycle.

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Second southeast Iowa fish Iowa zoo settles lawsuit; lions sent to Colorado sanctuary kill in a week investigated YARMOUTH (AP) — Environmental specialists and fisheries biologists from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources are investigating a second fish kill in a week in southeast Iowa likely caused by aerial spraying of crop fields.

A fish kill near the headwaters of Big Creek about a mile west of Yarmouth includes several species of dead and stressed catfish, bullheads, bass, suckers and creek

chubs. Dead fish were observed about a half mile downstream late Wednesday morning. Late last week a fish kill was reported on Cedar Fork Creek about five miles to the east near Mediapolis. More than 53,500 fish valued at more than $8,000 were killed along a 7-mile section of the creek.

The DNR says an investigation is continuing to determine the responsible parties.

CEDAR RAPIDS (AP) — A wildlife protection group says two African lionesses have been sent to a Colorado sanctuary, settling its lawsuit against a roadside zoo in northeast Iowa.

The Animal Legal Defense Fund said Wednesday that The Wild Animal Sanctuary

took possession of the lions Monday. The 720acre sanctuary sits near Keenesburg, Colorado.

The organization and five Iowa residents sued Cricket Hollow Zoo in Manchester, last month.

They alleged that the zoo confined the lions in small, barren enclosures that were strewn with fly-laden meat and

feces and that the lions’ treatment violated the Endangered Species Act. Zoo officials didn’t immediately return a phone message left Thursday. Earlier this year, the national group successfully sued the zoo to force the removal of three endangered lemurs and four tigers.

Iowa commercial turtle trapping restrictions proposed The Associated Press DES MOINES — The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has proposed new daily catch limits and a harvest season for commercial turtle trapping.

Earlier this year, the state legislature passed a bill requiring the DNR to set a harvest season and daily catch limits for turtles to more closely regulate the practice.

The proposal limits the daily catch to 14 snapping turtles, one softshell turtle and three painted turtles. Trappers have been allowed to catch an unlimited amount of certain turtles year-round. Biologists have been concerned about declining turtle populations.

DNR officials also proposed a commercial trapping season that begins July 1 and runs through Dec. 31 to protect turtles during their nesting season.

Data from the DNR shows that more than 17,500 turtles were caught statewide in

2014 worth a wholesale value of nearly $273,000.

The proposal has drawn praise from some environmental activists like Collette Adkins, a senior attorney at the Center for Biological Diversity. The organization sought a complete ban on commercial turtle harvest in the state in 2009. Adkins said that while she would still prefer a complete ban on the practice, the proposal is “a big improvement over the unlimited, year-round commercial collection that is currently allowed.”

Some trappers in the state said the proposed changes will likely put them out of business. There are 48 people in the state who are currently licensed as commercial turtle trappers.

Michael O’Hearn, a trapper from Northboro, said “It’s kind of a back door way of taking away commercial harvest by limiting it to the point where it’s not financially viable.”

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Old Settlers Festival Thursday-Saturday City of Monroe The annual event kicks off Thursday with a pitch tournament registration at 6 p.m., tourney at 7 p.m.

Friday’s activities include pony rides, children’s parade, dancing, live entertainment, doubles horseshoes, corn feed, water fights, night volleyball, greased hog competition, skillet tossing contest, capped off with a street dance featuring Jay Casmiri.

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Neal Smith Bison Day 10 a.m. Saturday Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge Take a step back in time at Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge’s Annual Bison Day. The event is free and all ages are welcome to spend a day on the prairie and discover the wonders of the bison.

Activities include live music, live wildlife displays, arts and crafts, games, discovery hikes, children’s story-time and a weaver’s guild demonstration.

Bison burgers and hot dogs will also be available for purchase. For more information on the event, contact Nancy Corona at 515-994-3400 or Nancy_Corona@fws.gov.

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The performance is part of the Newton Parks and Grounds Division 2016 Summer Concert Series. Boomerang covers classic rock and soul from the 60s, 70s and 80s.

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7:30 p.m. Friday Ashton Wildwood Park near Baxter Jasper County Conservation will be offering a bat netting program. Nets will be set up in the campground which can be found by taking the gravel drive on the south side of the big loop. The event will begin at 7:30 p.m. with an educational program on Iowa bats. At dusk, special guest Russell Benedict will set up nets to give participants a chance to see live bats.

This event is free and open to anyone.

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Daily Maytag Pool Take a dip at the Fred Maytag Pool located in Maytag Park. August brings new hours with the pool now closing at 5 p.m. The daily admission price for the pool is $4.50. Children 3 and under are admitted free.

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The project will include the construction of sidewalks on both sides of 1st Avenue E from the 1300 block to Iowa Speedway Drive.

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2017 Iowa Speedway season tickets on sale now Newton Daily News Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series U.S. Cellular 250 closed out the 2016 season of racing at Iowa Speedway but plans are well underway for the 2017 race season in central Iowa.

On Tuesday through March 3, 2017 — the Friday after the 59th running of the Daytona 500, season tickets are available for renewal online and through Iowa Speedway’s box office. Fans looking to become first-time season ticket holders can also purchase tickets as of Tuesday.

“We’re so pleased to have season tickets back on sale this soon after our season,” Iowa Speedway President Jimmy Small said. “It’s great news for fans as we can now offer six-month interest free payment plans on season tickets, parking and camping.”

Season ticket holders will continue to have opportunities to win Fans With Benefits upgrades in-

cluding garage passes, pace car rides, photographs in Casey’s General Stores Victory Lane with winning drivers, Newton Club passes, premium parking, signature food vouchers, suite upgrades and driver meet and greets.

Additional benefits to being a season ticket holder include an exclusive rewards card for discounts with Iowa Speedway partners, access to Casey’s General Stores Fan Walk, flexible payment plans and zero service fees. Prices will remain the same as last year for all 2017 products.

Savings for season ticket holders start at over $40 in the first four rows and increase to more than $120 off regular retail prices in the upper grandstands.

Season packages start at the low price of $99 for seven high-powered races over three weekends in 2017.

Single event and weekend packages will go on sale to the general public on Nov. 25, just in time for the holidays. Season and weekend tickets will be able to

be purchased in one of three convenient ways: — Online: Tickets are available 24 hours per day, seven days per week. Head to IowaSpeedway.com to get our exciting slate of racing on your 2017 calendar — Phone: call the Iowa Speedway Ticket Office at 866.787.8946 — In Person: visit the Iowa Speedway Ticket Office between 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. (CT), Monday through Friday The 2017 Iowa Speedway schedule includes: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Iowa 200 – Friday, June 23 NASCAR Xfinity Series American Ethanol 250 presented by Enogen – Saturday, June 24 ARCA Racing Series Iowa 150 – Saturday, July 8 Verizon IndyCar Series Iowa Corn 300 – Sunday, July 9 NASCAR K&N Pro Series Iowa 150 presented by Vatterott College – Friday, July 28 NASCAR Xfinity Series U.S. Cellular 250 – Saturday, July 29

US women win Olympic soccer opener RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Carli Lloyd and Alex Morgan scored a goal in each half as the U.S. women’s soccer team defeated New Zealand 2-0 in its debut at the Rio games on Wednesday, getting off to a solid start in its attempt to win a fourth straight Olympic gold medal.

Lloyd put the Americans ahead with a header in the ninth minute and Morgan added to the lead with a low shot from inside the area less than a minute into the second half at the Mineirao Stadium in Belo Horizonte.

The U.S. dominated from the start to earn the convincing victory and remain unbeaten in 2016.

The Americans are trying to become the first team to win the Olympics after succeeding at the World Cup. The Olympic tournament is the first major competition for the U.S. since the retirement of key players such as Abby Wambach and Lauren Holiday following last year’s World Cup title in Canada.

The revamped Americans next play France on Saturday, again at the Mineirao.

Phelps to carry US flag during Olympic opening AP Photo United States’ Klay Thompson (11) celebrates with DeAndre Jordan left, during the final seconds of an exhibition basketball game against Venezuela on July 29 in Chicago. The United States won 80-45.

Unbeaten US basketball teams ready for Rio Olympics HOUSTON (AP) — They have crisscrossed the country, delivering basketball blowouts from coast to coast.

Now the U.S. Olympic teams can finally take the only flight they really want.

They were to depart together Tuesday night for Brazil, a trip that’s expected to lead to gold.

“This is the exciting part, knowing that we’re about to go to Rio,” men’s star Carmelo Anthony said. “We’re about to just lock in in just one location, and we can just really focus on playing basketball

and getting better individually and as a group.”

Anthony, at 32 the old man of the U.S. team, wasn’t a fan of the early morning flights that the Americans took during their exhibition tour, as evidenced by DeMar DeRozan’s Instagram video of a team singalong during one trip.

Now the teams can drop anchor and stick around in one spot — they’re staying on a cruise ship along one of Brazil’s beautiful beaches.

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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Unlike the last four Olympics, Michael Phelps will be taking part in the opening ceremony for the Rio Games.

And he’ll have something to carry.

Phelps will be the bearer of the U.S. flag during the Friday night ceremony at Maracana Stadium, selected in a vote by all members of the American Olympic team.

The decision announced Wednesday makes Phelps, the most decorated athlete in Olympic history, only the second swimmer to lead the U.S. delegation in the opening ceremony. Gary Hall was the first at the 1976 Montreal Olympics.

“I’m honored to be chosen, proud to represent the U.S., and humbled by the significance of carrying the flag and all it stands for,” Phelps said.

His selection was an obvious choice. Phelps has captured 18 golds and 22 medals overall, far more than any other athlete in Olympic history, and he is the first American male swimmer to qualify for five Olympics.

But this will be the first time Phelps has participated in the opening ceremony At the last three Olympics, Phelps skipped the ceremony to rest up for his first event, the 400-meter individual medley, which was held the next day.

AP’s first list of all-time best college football programs The Associated Press Who’s No. 1?

The Associated Press began asking the most important question in sports in 1936, and 1,103 times since then the AP college football poll has provided an answer that has only led to more questions, such as: What? Why? Are you kidding?

The arguments about what team is best in college football have moved from bars and taverns to Facebook and Twitter, but if you think it’s more heated now then back in the day, consider: Before the AP started asking its member sports writers and editors to vote for the top teams, then-sports editor Alan J. Gould in 1935 went about ranking them himself. In the final

rankings he named Minnesota, Princeton and TCU co-No. 1s, and Gophers fans, as the story goes, hanged Gould in effigy.

“It created a storm in the Big Ten in general,” said Gould, who died in 1993, recalled on the 50th anniversary, “and Minneapolis-St. Paul, in particular.”

Gould quickly realized it was best to spread the blame, er, responsibility for the rankings around.

And so it’s been that way ever since, with various tweaks and turns. The Top 20. The Top 10, for a little while.

And since 1989, the Top 25.

As college football has evolved, the poll’s role has changed. The Bowl Championship Series led to the College Football Playoff and at this point

college football’s champion is sort of settled on the field. The AP still crowns a champion.

But it’s not just about who’s No. 1.

That’s easy to figure out these days. It’s about who’s better. This team or that team? My team or your team. My conference or your conference. The media members who vote in the Top 25 are also charged with figuring out who’s No. 2. And No. 6. And No. 12 and 14 and 21 and so on and so forth. Just because we can all agree on a champion now doesn’t mean everything is settled.

The one constant in college football over the last 80 years has been the AP poll. It has helped link the past with the present and provided perspective.

With that in mind, the AP is using 80

years of poll data and a simple formula to bring you the top 100 college football programs of the poll era.

To determine an all-time Top 100 for the first time, the AP counted poll appearances (one point) to mark consistency, No. 1 rankings (2 points) to acknowledge elite programs and gave a bonus for championships won (10 points).

The top five teams using those criteria: Ohio State, Oklahoma, Notre Dame, Alabama and Southern California.

Surely that will settle all the arguing. Right?

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Baseball, softball return to Olympics in 2020 RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Olympic leaders approved the addition of five sports to the program of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday, including the return of baseball-softball and the introduction of youth-oriented events such as skateboarding and surfing.

International Olympic Committee members voted unanimously to accept the five-sport package, which also includes karate and sport climbing.

The five were put forward for inclusion last year by Tokyo organizers, taking advantage of new IOC rules that allow host cities to propose the inclusion of additional sports for their own games. Wednesday’s approval was for the Tokyo Games only.

The new sports will add 18 events and 474 athletes to the program.

The Tokyo Games will now feature 33 sports and about 11,000 athletes, compared to the usual number of 28 sports and 10,500 athletes.

While baseball and softball — both highly popular in Japan — will be returning after a 12-year absence, the other sports will be making their Olympic debuts.

The IOC called it “the most comprehensive evolution of the Olympic program in modern history.”

Football Continued from Page 1B first Top 20 in 1936, 1,103 polls have been taken and 164 schools have been ranked. Minnesota was the first No. 1 in 1936. Western Kentucky was the last team to make its poll debut (in the final poll of the 2015 season). In between, Muhlenburg, NYU and Colorado College have made appearances.

To determine an all-time Top 100 for the first time, the AP counted poll appearances (one point) to mark consistency, No. 1 rankings (2 points) to acknowledge elite programs and gave a big bonus for AP championships won (10 points).

The results are here and below: No. 1 Ohio State (1,112 points) Total appearances: 852, 77.24 percent of all polls.

First appearance: 1936.

No. 1 rankings: 105.

Championships: Five (last 2014).

Best full decade: 1970s appeared in 92.57 percent of polls.

Worst full decade: 1940s appeared in 55.68 percent of polls.

Poll point: There have only been three seasons during the 80-year history of the AP poll in which the Buckeyes were not ranked at least once, the fewest poll-less seasons of any program.

No. 2 Oklahoma (1,055 points) Total appearances: 784, 71.08 percent of all polls.

First appearance: 1938.

No. 1 rankings: 100½.

Championships: Seven (last 2000).

Best full decade: 1950s appeared in 94.83 percent of polls.

Worst full decade: 1960s appeared in 28.57 percent of polls.

Poll points: The Sooners have been top-five in percentage of poll appearances in five decades (1950s, ‘70s, ‘80s, 2000, ‘10), most of any program.

No. 3 Notre Dame (1,042 points) Total appearances: 766, 69.45 percent of all polls.

First appearance: 1936.

No. 1 rankings: 98.

Championships: Eight (last 1988).

Best full decade: 1940s appeared in 96.59 percent of polls.

Worst full decade: 2000s appeared in 45.18 percent of polls.

Poll points: The Fighting Irish were ranked at least once every season from the first poll in 1936 through 1961.

No. 4 Alabama (993 points) Total appearances: 745, 67.54 percent of all polls.

First appearance: 1936.

No. 1 rankings: 74.

Championships: 10 (last 2015).

Best full decade: 1970s appeared in 91.22 percent of polls.

Worst full decade: 1950s appeared in 18.97 percent of polls.

Poll point: From Nov. 3, 1980-Oct. 26, 2008, Alabama was only ranked No. 1 once — the final poll of the 1992 season. The Tide has been top-ranked 43 times since under coach Nick Saban No. 5 Southern California (974 points) Total appearances: 743, 67.36 percent of all polls.

First appearance: 1936.

No. 1 rankings: 90½.

Championships: Five (last 2004).

Best full decade: 1970s appeared in 89.86 percent of polls.

Worst full decade: 1940s appeared in 47.43 percent of polls.

Poll point: The Trojans were top-ranked 42 times from Dec. 7, 2003-Sept. 21, 2008, under coach Pete Carroll.

No. 6 Nebraska (901 points) Total appearances: 717, 65 percent of all polls.

First appearance: 1936.

No. 1 rankings: 72.

Championships: Four (last 1995).

Best full decade: 1990s appeared in 100 percent of polls.

Worst full decade: 1950s appeared in 5.17 percent of polls.

Poll point: Mostly under coach Tom Osborne, the Cornhuskers were unranked in only three polls combined during the 1970s, ‘80s and ‘90s — appearing in 99.35 percent over three decades.

No. 7 Michigan (894 points) Total appearances: 806, 73.07 percent of all polls.

“Taken together, the five sports are an innovative combination of established and emerging, youth-focused events that are popular in Japan and will add to the legacy of the Tokyo Games,” IOC President Thomas Bach said.

Baseball and softball have been off the Olympic program since the 2008 Beijing Games. The two were rejected in separate bids to return for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, so they combined forces to put forward a single bid for inclusion in Tokyo.

Baseball was a full part of the Olympic program from 1992 to 2008, with softball joining in 1996. The IOC voted them both out in 2005.

Baseball will have a six-team tournament, short of the eight-team format sought by officials from the sport’s international federation. Women’s softball will also have six teams. The games will be played at a shared venue In Yokohama.

“Today’s historic decision by the IOC is a ‘home run’ for the Olympics, our sport and the Tokyo 2020 Games,” said Riccardo Fraccari, president of the World Baseball Softball Confederation. “It will be the most covered and most exciting international baseball/ softball tournaments in history.”

First appearance: 1938.

No. 1 rankings: 34.

Championships: Two (last 1997).

Best full decade: 1970s appeared in 100 percent of polls.

Worst full decade: 1960s appeared in 26.98 percent of polls.

Poll point: The Wolverines were first team to appear in every poll over the course of a full decade, when they did it in the 1970s under coach Bo Schembechler.

No. 8 Texas (822 points) Total appearances: 703, 63.74 percent of all polls.

First appearance: 1940.

No. 1 rankings: 44 ½.

Championships: Three (last 2005).

Best full decade: 2000s appeared in 99.40 percent of polls.

Worst full decade: 1990s appeared in 47.34 percent of polls.

Poll point: The Longhorns have not had a top-10 ranking since Sept. 19, 2010, the program’s longest such streak since Nov. 26, 1984-Nov. 4, 1990.

No. 9 Florida State (714 points) Total appearances: 540, 48.96 percent of all polls.

First appearance: 1964.

No. 1 rankings: 72.

Championships: Three (last 2013).

Best full decade: 1990s appeared in 100 percent of polls.

Worst full decade: 1950s, no poll appearances. (Florida State started football program in 1947).

Poll point: From Nov. 11, 1990-Sept. 9, 2001, the Seminoles were never ranked lower than 11th under coach Bobby Bowden.

No. 10 Florida (674 points) Total appearances: 562, 50.95 percent of all polls.

First appearance: 1950.

No. 1 rankings: 41.

Championships: Three (last 2008).

Best full decade: 1990s appeared in 98.82 percent of polls.

Worst full decade: 1940s, no poll appearances.

Poll point: The Gators had no top-three rankings before Nov. 26, 1984. They had 95 top-three rankings after.

No. 11 LSU (655 points).

Total appearances: 575, 52.13 percent of all polls.

First appearance: 1936.

No. 1 rankings: 30.

Championships: Two (last 2007).

Best full decade: 2000s appeared in in 82.53 percent of polls.

Worst full decade: 1950s appeared in 25.86 percent of polls.

Poll point: After being unranked for most of the 1950s, the Tigers held the No. 1 ranking 14 times in 1958 and ‘59 — then went 48 years before being ranked No. 1 again (2007) No. 12 Penn State (647 points).

Total appearances: 589, 53.40 percent of all polls.

First appearance: 1940.

No. 1 rankings: 19.

Championships: Two (last 1986).

Best full decade: 1990s appeared in 95.27 percent of polls.

Worst full decade: 1950s appeared in 20.69 percent of polls.

Poll point: The Nittany Lions have not been ranked at any point during the last four seasons (2011-15). Since making their poll debut in 1940, Penn State had never gone more than three seasons without being ranked at least once.

No. 13 Miami (642 points).

Total appearances: 458, 41.52 percent of all polls.

First appearance: 1950.

No. 1 rankings: 67.

Championships: Five (last 2001).

Best full decade: 1990s appeared in 81.66 percent of polls.

Worst full decade: 1940s no poll appearances. (First poll appearance was 1950) Poll point: The Hurricanes made 367 of their poll appearances (80.13 percent) between Sept. 29, 1980-Jan. 4, 2006.

No. 14 Tennessee (624 points) Total appearances: 568, 51.50 percent of all polls.

First appearance: 1936.

No. 1 rankings: 18.

Championships: Two (last 1998).

Best full decade: 1990s appeared in 93.49 percent of polls.

Worst full decade: 1980s appeared in 29.19 percent of polls.

Poll point: From 1936-59, no Southeastern Conference team had more poll appearances (134) than the Volunteers.

No 15 Georgia (572 points) Total appearances: 532, 48.23 percent of all polls.

First appearance: 1941.

No. 1 rankings: 15.

Championships: One (1980).

Best full decade: 2000s appeared in 85.54 percent of

Basketball Continued from Page 1B “I’m excited to see (Kevin Durant), DeMarcus Cousins, all the guys. I like them all, and it’s a great group of guys,” Angel McCoughtry of the women’s team said following its final exhibition in New York. “I’m ready to get to know them better and continue to hang out with these girls and have a good time in Rio. This is the Olympics, it’s a positive thing and we’re ready to go in there and have some fun.”

The men finished off their exhibition tour here Monday with a 110-66 rout of Nigeria, a game attended by the women’s team after it arrived earlier in the day. After unveiling their team in New York in late June, the men reported three weeks later to training camp in Las Vegas and also played exhibition games in Los Angeles, Oakland and Chicago.

They went 5-0, averaged 102.8 points and overwhelmed their opponents by 43 per game.

The road to Rio was easy, but coach Mike Krzyzewski insists the Olympics won’t be.

“The competition is going to get better.

I mean, really good,” Krzyzewski said.

The U.S. crushed China, the opponent in its opener Saturday, 106-57 and 107-57. The Americans beat Venezuela 8045.

The women played higher-caliber opponents during their tour, which started in Los Angeles before moving to the Northeast for victories over France, Canada and Australia. They are a heavy favorite to win a sixth consecutive gold medal in Rio and have won 41 consecutive Olympic contests, with the last loss coming in the 1992 semifinals.

They gathered on July 23 and coach Geno Auriemma said Tuesday was the first real practice they’ve had. He plans another Wednesday af-

polls.

Worst full decade: 1950s appeared in 11.21 percent of polls.

Poll point: Since 1975, the Bulldogs have had only two seasons (1990 and ‘96) during which they have not been ranked for at least one week.

No. 16 Auburn (570 points) Total appearances: 532, 48.23 percent of all polls.

First appearance: 1936.

No. 1 rankings: Nine.

Championships: Two (last 2010).

Best full decade: 1980s appeared in 75.78 percent of polls.

Worst full decade: 1940s appeared in 2.27 percent of polls.

Poll point: The Deep South’s oldest rivals, Auburn and Georgia, enter 2016 with the same amount of poll appearances. The overall record in 119 games between the two teams is Georgia 56, Auburn 55 and eight ties.

No. 17 UCLA (535 points) Total appearances: 521, 47.23 percent of all polls.

First appearance: 1939.

No. 1 rankings: Seven.

Championships: None.

Best full decade: 1980s appeared in 72.67 percent of polls.

Worst full decade: 1940s appeared in 29.55 percent of polls.

Poll point: The Bruins are the highest-ranked team to never win a championship.

No. 18 Texas A&M (447 points) Total appearances: 424, 38.44 percent of all polls.

First appearance: 1936.

No. 1 rankings: 6½.

Championships: One (1939).

Best full decade: 1990s appeared in 83.43 percent of polls.

Worst full decade: 1960s appeared in 2.38 percent of polls.

Poll point: The Aggies were last No. 1 on Nov. 11, 1957, and have not been No. 2 since Dec. 1, 1975.

No. 19 Michigan State (443 points) Total appearances: 375, 34 percent of all polls.

First appearance: 1948.

No. 1 rankings: 29.

Championships: One (1952).

Best full decade: 1960s appeared in 74.14 percent of polls.

Worst full decade: 1980s appeared in 16.15 percent of polls.

Poll point: Has the most No. 1 rankings for a program not ranked No. 1 since the 1960s.

No. 20 Washington (430 points) Total appearances: 401, 36.36 percent of all polls.

First appearance: 1936.

No. 1 rankings: 14½.

Championships: None.

Best full decade: 1990s appeared in 75.74 percent of polls.

Worst full decade: 1960s appeared in 16.67 percent of polls.

Poll point: Eleven times in the last 12 seasons, the Huskies have made either just one or no poll appearances.

No. 21 Arkansas (412 points) Total appearances: 410, 37.17 percent of all polls.

First appearance: 1936.

No. 1 rankings: One. Championships: None.

Best full decade: 1970s appeared in 66.22 percent of polls.

Worst full decade: 1940s appeared in 7.95 percent of polls.

Poll point: The Razorbacks have 30 top-three rankings, but only one (Nov. 20, 2011) since 1978.

No. 22 Clemson (411 points) Total appearances: 387, 35.09 percent of all polls.

First appearance: 1939.

No. 1 rankings: Seven.

Championships: One (1981).

Best full decade: 1980s appeared in 58.39 percent of polls.

Worst full decade: 1960s appeared in 3.97 percent of polls.

Poll point: Before the Tigers national championship season in 1981, their best ranking was No. 5 on Sept.

21, 1959.

No. 23 Pittsburgh (356 points) Total appearances: 294, 26.65 percent of all polls.

First appearance: 1936.

No. 1 rankings: 21.

Championships: Two (last 1976) Best full decade: 1980s appeared in 50.93 percent of polls.

Worst full decade: 1940s appeared in 3.41 percent of polls.

Poll point: The Panthers have not had a top-five appearance during the regular season since Dec. 6, 1982.

No. 24 Wisconsin (336 points) Total appearances: 334, 30.28 percent of all polls.

ter they arrive in Rio. “So we’re not as good as we’re going to be, and that’s kind of the way it’s been for us at the Olympics,” Auriemma said.

“We get better as the week goes on and that’s certainly been the case since the 23rd.”

USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo visited the women’s team at practice and addressed the players afterward, wishing them luck in Rio. Durant and Anthony are the only players on the men’s team who have played in the Olympics, while the women have much more experience playing together — some even as college teammates under Auriemma at Connecticut.

But there was still plenty of learning to do on and off the court during the tour, with more still come when the games start to count.

“I think there’s a level of comfort now that you can tell that we have from our first game to our last warmup game,” Maya Moore said.

First appearance: 1937.

No. 1 rankings: One. Championships: None.

Best full decade: 1960s appeared in 63.69 percent of polls.

Worst full decade: 1980s appeared in 1.86 percent of polls.

Poll point: During a 29-year span from 1964-92, the Badgers had just 10 poll appearances. Since ‘92, Wisconsin has made 215 poll appearances.

No. 25 Iowa (329 points) Total appearances: 307, 27.83 percent of all polls.

First appearance: 1939.

No. 1 rankings: 7.

Championships: None.

Best full decade: 1980s appeared in 46.58 percent of polls.

Worst full decade: 1970s no poll appearances.

Poll point: The Hawkeyes worst decade (‘70s) was followed by their best after Hayden Fry took over as coach in 1979.

The rest No. 26 Georgia Tech, 320 points.

No. 27 Colorado, 316.

No. 28 Oregon, 293.

No. 29 Mississippi, 290.

No. 30 Arizona State, 284.

No. 31 Virginia Tech, 276.

No. 32 Stanford, 272.

No. 33 West Virginia, 271.

No. 34 BYU, 258.

No. 35 Missouri, 256.

No. 36 Purdue, 246.

No. 37 Minnesota, 241.

No. 38 North Carolina, 240.

No. 39 TCU, 234.

No. 40 Maryland, 230.

No. 41 Syracuse, 221.

No. 42 Army, 214.

No. 43 Oklahoma State, 208.

No. 44 Kansas State, 207.

No. 45 California, 199.

No. 46 Mississippi State, 195.

No. 47, Baylor, 187.

No. 48 South Carolina, 185.

No. 49 Houston, 184.

No. 50 Northwestern, 183.

No. 51 Illinois, 181.

No. 52 Virginia, 174.

No. 53 Duke, 172.

No. 54 Arizona, 168.

No. 55 SMU, 165.

No. 56 N.C. State, 149.

No. 57 Boston College, 141.

No. 58 Texas Tech, 137.

No. 59 Washington State, 129.

No. 60 Navy, 128.

No. 61 Boise State, 127.

No. 62 Louisville, 119.

No. 63 Kansas, 108.

No. 64 Utah, 100.

No. 65 Oregon State, 95.

No. 66 Penn, 89.

No. 67 Air Force, 78.

No. 68 Kentucky, 75.

No. 69 Rice, 70.

No. 70 Tulane, 62.

No. 71 Wyoming, 56.

No. 72 Indiana, 55. (tie) Fresno State, 55. (tie) Southern Mississippi, 55. (tie) Cornell, 55.

No. 76 Toledo, 45.

No. 77 Santa Clara, 43. (tie) Tulsa, 43. (tie) Colorado State, 43.

No. 80 Wake Forest, 42.

No. 81 Cincinnati, 41. (tie) Miami (Ohio), 41.

No. 83 Fordham, 40. (tie) Iowa State, 40.

No. 85 Holy Cross, 39.

No. 86 Rutgers, 38.

No. 87 Dartmouth, 37.

No. 88 East Carolina, 37.

No. 89 Vanderbilt, 31.

No. 90 Yale, 30.

No. 91 Princeton, 29. (tie) Marshall, 29.

No. 93 Hawaii, 28.

No. 94 USF, 26.

No. 95 Villanova, 25.

No. 96 Northern Illinois, 23.

No. 97 Duquesne, 20.

No. 98 Iowa Pre-Flight, 18.

No. 99 Columbia, 16. (tie) William & Mary, 16. (tie) Nevada, 16. (tie) Bowling Green, 16.

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by Brock to adopt Resolution 1651 approving FY 2016-17 appropriations for each of the different offices and departments in accordance with Iowa Code Section 331.434.

YEA: BROCK, CARPENTER, STEVENSON A complete copy of the resolution is on file in the office of the Jasper County Auditor.

Motion by Brock, seconded by Carpenter to approve the Recorder's Monthly Report for the period beginning June 1, 2016 and ending June 30, 2016.

YEA: CARPENTER, BROCK, STEVENSON Motion by Carpenter, seconded

by Brock to approve the Supervisors minutes for July 5, 2016.

YEA: BROCK, CARPENTER, STEVENSON Motion by Brock, seconded by Carpenter to appoint Carol Ver Ploeg - Sully, and Shirley Dunsbergen- Lynnville to the Library Board terms to expire 06/30/2020.

YEA: CARPENTER, BOCK, STEVENSON Motion by, Carpenter, seconded

by Brock to adjourn the Tuesday, July 12, 2016 meeting of the Jasper County Board of Supervisors.

YEA: BROCK, CARPENTER, STEVENSON Dennis K. Parrott, Auditor Denny Stevenson, Chairman August 4

0%............................................$0 YEA: CARPENTER, BROCK, STEVENSON A complete copy of the resolution is on file in the Office of the Jasper County Auditor.

Motion by Carpenter, seconded

by Brock to table agenda item #7 Approve Perpetual Culvert Easement and Temporary Construction Easement.

YEA: BROCK, CARPENTER, STEVENSON Motion by Carpenter, seconded

by Brock to approve a fireworks permit for Jill Ingraham on July 24-25 and July 30-31 2016.

YEA: BROCK, CARPNETER, SETVENSON Motion by Brock, seconded by Carpenter to approve Supervisors minutes for July 12, 2016.

YEA: CARPENTER, BROCK, STEVENSON Motion by Brock, seconded by Carpenter to appoint Mike Balmer for as Township Trustee Sherman Town Township to fill a vacancy.

Term to end 12/31/2016.

YEA: CARPENTER, BROCK, STEVENSON Motion by Carpenter, seconded

by Brock to adjourn the July 19, 2016 meeting of the Jasper County Board of Supervisors.

YEA: BROCK, CARPENTER, STEVENSON Dennis K. Parrott, Auditor Denny Stevenson, Chairman August 4

July 19, 2016 Tuesday, July 19, 2016 the Jasper County Board of Supervisors met in regular session at 9:30 a.m. with Supervisors Carpenter, Brock & Stevenson present and accounted for; Chairman Stevenson presiding.

Motion by Brock, seconded by Carpenter to adopt Resolution 16-52 a resolution to approve and adopt the Jasper County MultiJurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan.

YEA: CARPENTER, BROCK, STEVENSON A complete copy of the resolution is on file in the Office of the Jasper County Auditor.

Human Resources Director, Dennis Simon, asked the board to approve the hiring of a Home Care Manager for the Board of Health and a Part-Time Clerk for the Veterans Affairs Department.

Motion by Carpenter, seconded

by Brock to adopt Resolution 1653 a hiring resolution certifying the following appointment to the Auditor for payroll purposes. The appointment is to replace the position originally held by Lisa Damman.

DEPARTMENT Board of Health POSITION Home Care Manager EMPLOYEE Brenda Steenhoek PAY RATE $58,128 RANGE/STEP R16 DH Step 4 EFFECTIVE DATE 7/25/2016 YEA: BROCK, CARPENTER, STEVENSON A complete copy of the resolution is on file in the Office of the Jasper County Auditor.

Motion by Brock, seconded by Carpenter to adopt Resolution 16-54 a hiring resolution certifying the following appointment to the Auditor for payroll purposes.

DEPARTMENT Veterans Affairs POSITION Part-Time Clerk EMPLOYEE Kurt Jackson PAY RATE $15.00 RANGE/STEP Standard Rate EFFECTIVE DATE 07/25/3016 YEA: CARPENTER, BROCK, STEVENSON A complete copy of the resolution is on file in the Office of the Jasper County Auditor.

Motion by Brock, seconded by Carpenter to table agenda item #3, Joe Urias - Mo Jo Cycling, Annie's Ride Benefiting the Mercy Ruan Neuroscience Center on 10/8/16.

YEA: CARPENTER, BROCK, STEVENSON County Engineer, Russ Stutt, asked the Supervisors to approve a bridge embargo and a 28E Agreement with the City of Colfax for maintenance, subgrade stabilization and surfacing on League Road.

Motion by Brock, seconded by Carpenter to adopt Resolution 16-55 a bridge embargo resolution prohibiting the operation of vehicles or imposing limitations as to the weight thereof on certain designated highways or highway structures.

YEA: CARPENTER, BROCK, STEVENSON A complete copy of the resolution listing each embargoed bridge is on file in the Office of the Jasper County Auditor.

Motion by Carpenter, seconded

by Brock to approve a 28E agreement between Jasper County and the City of Colfax regarding maintenance subgrade repair and surfacing of League Road from Highway F-48 proceeding North approximately 1000 feet. The estimated cost is $80,000.

YEA: BROCK, CARPENTER, STEVENSON Motion by Brock, seconded by Carpenter to table agenda item #5, Veterans Affairs - Chris Chartier, Approve Quarterly Report for the period ending June 30, 2016.

YEA: CARPENTER, BROCK, STEVENSON Motion by Brock, seconded by Carpenter to adopt Resolution 16-56 approving transfer orders # 1366 and 1367 as follows: ORDER NUMBER 1366 AMOUNT $320,375.06 FUND TRANSFERRED FROM Rural Services Fund FUND TRANSFERRED TO Secondary Roads Transfer required in order to receive State Road Use Funds.

ORDER NUMBER 1367 AMOUNT $499,174.97 FUND TRANSFERRED FROM Local Option Sales & Services Tax FUND TRANSFERRED TO Various Funds Local Option Sales & Services Tax Fund is used for property tax relief for FY15-16.

General Basic 100%........................$499,174.97 General Supplemental 0%............................................$0 Rural Services Basic 0%............................................$0 YEA: CARPENTER, BROCK, STEVENSON A complete copy of the resolution is on file in the Office of the Jasper County Auditor.

Motion by Carpenter, seconded

by Brock to table agenda item #7 Approve Perpetual Culvert Easement and Temporary Construction Easement.

YEA: BROCK, CARPENTER, STEVENSON Motion by Carpenter, seconded

by Brock to approve a fireworks permit for Jill Ingraham on July 24-25 and July 30-31 2016.

YEA: BROCK, CARPNETER, SETVENSON Motion by Brock, seconded by Carpenter to approve Supervisors minutes for July 12, 2016.

YEA: CARPENTER, BROCK, STEVENSON Motion by Brock, seconded by Carpenter to appoint Mike Balmer for as Township Trustee Sherman Town Township to fill a

Jasper County Payments 7/12/2016 Advanced Correctional Medical...........................3,866.30 Allan, Denise Rae Mileage................................81.00 Alliant Energy-IP&L Utilities............................2,587.77 Anderson Erickson Food..................................335.60 Arnold, Anita Diane Mileage..............................355.32 Arrow Pest Control Services............................335.00 Aureon Communications Utilities............................3,118.53 Bank Iowa Shelter...............................200.00 Bank of Montreal Services.......................30,418.40 Bennett, Kelly T Reimbursement...................75.00 Berntsen International Inc Supplies.........................1,316.82 Bestell, Jody Supplies..............................55.00 Black Hills Energy Utilities...............................279.44 Blink, Peter Reimbursement...................75.00 Boyer Petroleum Company Supplies.........................1,600.00 Brand, Duane Mileage..............................178.74 Brooker Corporation Supplies.........................1,980.12 Brookfield Apartments Shelter...............................590.00 Bruening Rock Products Inc Rock.............................24,582.19 Cable, Gerriann Mileage..............................190.62 Calhoun-Burns and Assoc., Inc. Inspection.......................4,852.90 Capital Sanitary Supply Co Inc Supplies............................293.00 Carpenter, Dennis S Reimbursement...................90.11 CBM Food Service Food...............................4,398.95 Central Iowa Detention Services.........................2,984.00 Central Iowa Fasteners Supplies............................117.10 Central Iowa Housing Assn Shelter...............................700.00 Central Iowa Tourism Region Services............................600.00 CenturyLink Utilities.................................45.22 CenturyLink Business Services Utilities...................................4.88 CIRTPA Fees...............................2,806.00 City of Colfax Utilities...............................182.74 City of Monroe Utilities.................................15.00 City of Newton-Public Works Sewer................................305.47 Clark Equipment Co, D/B/A Bobcat Company Equipment....................64,170.74 Claseman Sodding Services.........................2,600.00 Colfax Community Senior Shelter...............................200.00 Communication Innovators, Inc Services.........................1,086.75 Cupples, Roger Mileage..............................174.96 CWD Supplies..............................17.16 Damman, Lisa Reimbursement.................107.00 De Jong, Tracy Mileage................................66.42 Deegan, John M Mileage................................88.56 Diamond Vogel Paint Supplies..............................10.50 DMACC Shelter...............................150.00 Eastern Iowa Tire Tires....................................53.12 Eaton, Ryan Reimbursement...................35.00 Electrical Engineering Maintenance......................610.00 Farver True Value Supplies............................154.22 Fastenal Company Supplies............................438.14 Fincham, Rick Mileage..............................374.22 Forbes Office Solutions Supplies............................990.23 Gary, Melissa Dawn Mileage..............................137.70 GovConnection Inc Supplies..............................47.91 Graham Tire DM Commercial Tires...............................1,112.94 Gralnek-Dunitz Company Inc Equipment...........................65.50 Hanna, Michael Mileage..............................295.92 Hardin County Sheriff Services..............................65.68 Hawkeye Legal Services Services..............................62.00 Heart of Iowa Regional Transit Services.........................2,732.08 Heidemann, Stan Mileage..............................288.36 Hoover, Mike Mileage................................49.57 Huff, Charles D Mileage..............................152.82 Huffaker, Harlan Services............................201.03 IA Precinct Atlas Consortium, (IPAC) Fees...............................2,017.00 IACCVSO c/o Samantha Schaff Dues....................................50.00 ICEA Service Bureau Conference........................120.00 Iowa Communities Assurance Insurance....................225,775.79 Iowa County Attorneys Education..........................130.00 Iowa County Recorders Assoc Education..........................100.00 John Deere Financial Uniforms............................782.79 Johnson Reporting Services Ltd Services............................286.25 Karl Chevrolet Inc Equipment....................31,224.30 Keltek Incorporated Parts...............................7,873.60 Keuning, Judd Uniforms............................100.00 Kielly, David G Mileage................................30.79 Kinetic Edge Physical Therapy Testing................................90.00 Lanphier Excavating LLC Demolition..................102,030.00 LS Communications LLC Maintenance...................4,303.15 Lundberg, Leonard Mileage................................93.42 Lynnville Telephone Co Utilities.................................46.95 Magnum Automotive Maintenance......................125.90 Mail Services LLC Postage..........................1,389.99 Manatts Inc Mix..................................2,880.00 Martin Marietta Materials Sand.............................10,333.36 McManus, Stephen P Mileage..............................521.64 Meadow Wood Assoc of Newton LP Shelter...............................200.00 Medline Industries Inc Supplies..............................26.44 MG Laundry Corp Laundry.............................123.00

Kielly, David G Mileage................................30.79 Kinetic Edge Physical Therapy Testing................................90.00 Lanphier Excavating LLC Demolition..................102,030.00 LS Communications LLC Maintenance...................4,303.15 Lundberg, Leonard Mileage................................93.42 Lynnville Telephone Co Utilities.................................46.95 Magnum Automotive Maintenance......................125.90 Mail Services LLC Postage..........................1,389.99 Manatts Inc Mix..................................2,880.00 Martin Marietta Materials Sand.............................10,333.36 McManus, Stephen P Mileage..............................521.64 Meadow Wood Assoc of Newton LP Shelter...............................200.00 Medline Industries Inc Supplies..............................26.44 MG Laundry Corp Laundry.............................123.00 MidAmerican Energy Co Utilities...............................290.10 MidIowa Fasteners Supplies..............................84.40 Moorman, Marlene Mileage..................................6.48 Mulgrew, Christina M Mileage................................79.92 Napa Auto Parts Supplies............................866.82 New Century FS Inc Diesel.............................4,923.31 Newton Apartments LLC Shelter...............................200.00 Newton Clinic PC Medical..............................142.00 Newton Waterworks Utilities...............................363.79 Odland Law Firm PLLC Services............................354.00 O'Reilly Automotive Stores Inc Supplies............................515.70 Page County Sheriff Services..............................17.00 Paxson, Clayton Mileage................................23.22 Peak Distributing Supplies............................301.40 Petted, Carlyn L Mileage................................95.58 Pitney Bowes Inc Fees....................................44.99 Polk County Public Works Services.........................1,857.34 Polk County Sheriff's Office Services..............................37.56 Powerplan Supplies.......................70,814.39 Premier Office Equipment Inc Supplies............................266.19 PRIA Memberships.......................60.00 Quality Consulting Inc Services............................573.00 Racom Corporation Fees....................................88.25 Raper, Melissa Mileage................................50.22 Reasnor Telephone Company LLC Utilities.................................36.00 Reinhart Foodservice Food...............................2,748.49 Richards, Patricia Louise Mileage..............................122.58 Robertson, Celia L Reimbursement...................35.00 Sadler Power Train Truck Parts Supplies.........................1,987.20 Scarnati, Peter Mileage................................82.62 Searsboro Telephone Co Inc Utilities...............................912.00 Self, Pepper Reimbursement.................376.92 Shield Technology Corporation Licenses.......................16,140.00 Shive-Hattery, Inc Services.........................9,100.00 Simon, Dennis Mileage..............................118.40 Skiff Medical Center Medical..............................220.00 Smith, Marc W Uniforms............................100.00 Smith's Quality Rental Supplies..............................35.00 Spahn & Rose Lumber Co Supplies............................205.46 Sprayer Specialties Inc Supplies.........................2,134.23 Staples Inc Supplies..............................17.99 Star Equipment Ltd Supplies.........................2,394.00 Sully Telephone Association Utilities...............................600.28 Sun Concrete Pumping Supplies............................995.00 The Iowa Clinic Medical................................50.00 Thomas, Larry Mielage................................22.68 Trease, Eurita Mileage..............................140.94 Unifirst Corporation Services............................354.60 VanRyswyk P & H Inc Services............................612.00 VanWyngarden, Steve Mileage..............................171.18 Verizon Wireless Utilities............................1,560.39 Wallace Family Funeral Services............................500.00 Warnick Inc Supplies............................141.93 Westvold, Mary Mileage................................38.88 Windstream Utilities...............................621.30 Windstream Iowa Communications Utilities...............................277.00 Zoom Video Communications, Inc Fees...............................1,249.00 Grand Total................682,965.85 August 4

notified: 1. The written contract dated April 2, 2003 and recorded April 2, 2003 as Document No. 03-04039 in the office of the Jasper County Recorder and executed by Farrell Properties, Inc., as Vendor(s), and Cindy Main, as Vendee(s), for the sale of the following described real estate situated in Jasper County, Iowa, to-wit: Unit Number Two in the Declaration of Submission of Property to Horizontal Property Regime for the Farrell Place 1 Condominiums recorded on the 27th day of December, 2002, as shown in Instrument No. 0214224 in the Office of the Recorder of said County, as located on Lot Five in Denniston Knolls S.W. Plat Nine in the City of Newton, Jasper County, Iowa, as appears in Plat Book N, at page 13 (now shown in Plat Cabinet A, at page 265) in the Office of the Recorder of said County.

Locally known as: 1620 S 15th Avenue W #2, Newton, Iowa, has not been complied with in the following particulars: a. Failure to pay monthly payments for April, May and June, 2016 @ $376.00 each..............................$1,128.00 b. Failure to pay the March, 2016 tax installment, inclusive of penalties..........................$601.00 c. Cost of servicing @ $150.00 ....................................... $150.00 TOTALS: .................. $1,879.00 2.The contract shall stand forfeited, unless the parties in default, within 30 days after the completed service of this notice, shall perform the terms and conditions in default, and in addition pay the reasonable costs of serving this notice.

3. The amount of attorneys fees claimed by Vendors pursuant to Section 656.7 of the Code of Iowa is $ -0- (not to exceed $50.00). Payment of the attorney fees is not required to comply with this notice in order to prevent forfeiture.

Terrill M. Baner, as Trustee of the Terrill M. Baner, M.D. LTD., Profit Sharing Plan BY:________________________ Nancy C. Malloy, (his agent) August 4, 11, 18

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PUBLIC NOTICES THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT JASPER COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF BRIAN PAUL MCWHIRTER, Deceased CASE NO. ESPR036889 NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Brian Paul McWhirter, Deceased, who died on or about June 18, 2016: You are hereby notified that on July 22, 2016, the last will and testament of Brian Paul McWhirter, deceased, bearing date of March 12, 2004,* was admitted to probate in the above named court and that Julia E. McWhirter 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 July 21, 2016.

Date of second publication: 4th day of August, 2016 Julia E. McWhirter Executor of the Estate 116 Amy Street, P.O. Box 324 Baxter, IA 50028 Address Lee M. Walker, Attorney for the Executor ICIS PIN No: AT0008212 Walker, Billingsley & Bair, 208 N 2nd Ave W, Newton, IA 50208 Address Probate Code Section 304 *Designated Codicil(s) if any, with date(s) July 28 & August 4 THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT JASPER COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF EDITH H. DIXON, Deceased.

Probate No. ESPR 036890 NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Edith H. Dixon, Deceased, who died on or about July 14, 2016: You are hereby notified that on July 22, 2016, the last will and testament of Edith H. Dixon, deceased, bearing date of August 4, 2009, was admitted to probate in the above named court and that Dale Dixon 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 date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is thereafter forever barred.

Dated this 22nd day of July 2016.

Dale Dixon Executor of estate PO Box 164 Monroe, Iowa 50170 BRUCE NUZUM, ICIS PIN No: AT0005885 Attorney for Executor CALDWELL, BRIERLY, CHALUPA & NUZUM, PLLC 211 First Avenue West, Newton, Iowa 50208 Date of second publication: 4th day of August 2016 July 28 and August 4 July 12, 2016 Tuesday, July 12, 2016 the Jasper County Board of Supervisors met in regular session at 9:30 a.m. with Supervisors Carpenter, Brock & Stevenson present and accounted for; Chairman Stevenson presiding.

The County Engineer presented to the Supervisors fuel quotes as follows Diamond Oil.....................$14,700 Key Cooperative.........$26,770.85 Motion by Carpenter, seconded

by Brock to approve the purchase of fuel for the Secondary Roads Department from Diamond Oil in the amount of $14,700.

YEA: BROCK, CARPENTER, STEVENSON Motion by Carpenter, seconded

by Brock to approve the Sheriff's Quarterly Report for the period beginning April 1, 2016 and ending June 30, 2016.

YEA: BROCK, CARPENTER, STEVENSON Motion by Brock, seconded by Carpenter to approve the Sheriff's Annual Report for FY 2015-16.

YEA: CARPENTER, BROCK, STEVENSON Motion by Carpenter, seconded

by Brock to adopt Resolution 1651 approving FY 2016-17 appropriations for each of the different offices and departments in accordance with Iowa Code Section 331.434.

YEA: BROCK, CARPENTER, STEVENSON A complete copy of the resolution is on file in the office of the Jasper County Auditor.

Motion by Brock, seconded by Carpenter to approve the Recorder's Monthly Report for the period beginning June 1, 2016 and ending June 30, 2016.

YEA: CARPENTER, BROCK, STEVENSON Motion by Carpenter, seconded

by Brock to approve the Supervisors minutes for July 5, 2016.

YEA: BROCK, CARPENTER, STEVENSON Motion by Brock, seconded by Carpenter to appoint Carol Ver Ploeg - Sully, and Shirley Dunsbergen- Lynnville to the Library Board terms to expire

CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MINUTES JULY 25, 2016, 5:30 PM DMACC-ROOM 248B The City Council of Newton, Iowa held a Council Workshop at 5:30 pm on the above date at DMACC Room 248B, 600 North 2nd Avenue West. Mayor Hansen presided.

Present: Council Members Chapé, Biondi, George, Trotter, Mullan, Kulis. Absent: None Mayor Hansen led an informative discussion regarding the status of Economic Development and housing. It was determined that staff would work to identify a date for the Strategic Plan. A special council meeting will be held on August 8th at 6:00 PM to further discuss the appointment of an Airport Board. Stakeholders will be invited to speak. The Mayor asks that material be submitted ahead of time. Also during the August 8th meeting council will discuss the priorities for the upcoming City Administrator search.

Moved by Chapé, seconded by Biondi, to adjourn the meeting.

Motion unanimously carried by voice vote. Meeting adjourned at 6:43 PM. Michael L. Hansen, Mayor Katrina Davis, City Clerk August 4 .NOTICE OF FORFEITURE OF A REAL ESTATE CONTRACT TO: CINDY MAIN, PARTIES IN POSSESSION AND FARRELL PLACE CONDOMINIUMS HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIATION INC., RHONDA NELSON, TREASURER You and each of you are hereby notified: 1. The written contract dated April 2, 2003 and recorded April 2, 2003 as Document No. 03-04039 in the office of the Jasper County Recorder and executed by Farrell Properties, Inc., as Vendor(s), and Cindy Main, as Vendee(s), for the sale of the following described real estate situated in Jasper County, Iowa, to-wit: Unit Number Two in the Declaration of Submission of Property to Horizontal Property Regime for the Farrell Place 1 Condominiums recorded on the 27th day of December, 2002, as shown in Instrument No. 0214224 in the Office of the Recorder of said County, as located on Lot Five in Denniston Knolls S.W. Plat Nine in the City of Newton, Jasper County, Iowa, as appears in Plat Book N, at page 13 (now shown in Plat Cabinet A, at page 265) in the Office of the Recorder of said County.

Locally known as: 1620 S 15th

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GARAGE SALE Thurs. Aug. 14th 4pm-7pm Fri. Aug. 15th 8am-2pm Sat. Aug. 16th 8am-5pm Cherry wood changing table and crib, boys clothing ages 2-14, toys, train table and misc kitchen items.

523 S. Goodrich - Colfax

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TREASURE FINDERS Moving Tag Sale JoAnn and Laverne Nida 610 E. 15th St. S. Newton, IA Saturday, August 6, 2016 8:00 am - 4:00 pm Mission style dining room table * kitchen table and 4 chairs * sofa * hide-a-bed sofa * student desk * coffee table * end tables * side chairs * rocking chair * lamps * vintage baby bed * Lane cedar chest * Newtonias * costume jewelry * kitchenware * small kitchen appliances * cookbooks * Noritake “Leonore” china * Corelle set * glassware * collectible tins * linens and table cloths * bedding * small electronics * vacuum cleaners * paper shredder * canning jars * board games * framed wall pictures * holiday decorations, including Christmas tree * Toro bagger lawn mower * electric start 20” Lawnboy snow blower * lawn and garden tools * new Worx Aerocart * gas powered leaf blower * circular saw * belt sander * tile cutter * concrete finishing tools * shop vac * rechargeable weed eater * step ladders * folding chairs * patio glass topped table and chair set * redwood patio set * gliders * lawn chairs * hose reel cart * coolers * bicycles * croquet set * Vitamaster treadmill * two window A/C units * always lots more!

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MULTI-FAMILY GARAGE Sale Fri. Aug. 5th 9a-4p Sat. Aug. 6th 8:30a-2p Gooseberry Patch cookbooks, scroll saw, fishing stuff, kitchen table, Stampin up, Boyd's Bears figurines, soap mold and cutter, enamelware, lots of crafts and misc. Priced to sell.

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GARAGE SALE Thurs. Aug. 4th 4p-7p Fri. Aug. 5th 9a-6p Sat. Aug. 6th 9a-11a Holiday décor, breast cancer golf clubs, cloth diapers, 2T and under kids clothes and toys, collectibles, music store Enya display print, dollhouse items, western books, digital camera, vintage Barbie's, furniture, adult clothes and misc.

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The word “lunatic” is derived from the Latin word “lunaticus,” which translates to “moon-struck.” To be fair to the moon, she doesn’t always strike in a crazy way. Today, for instance, she’s in reasonable, hardworking Virgo. The particular lunacy she inspires as she angles Mars, Mercury and Neptune will be as productive as it is obsessive.

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You don’t always claim credit for the marvelous outcomes you create. Often you give others more credit than they deserve in order to raise morale. This will be one of those times.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).

You’ll be very aware of what you are feeling and you’ll process less comfortable emotions quickly and effectively then move toward the positive spectrum you want to get to.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).

Asking for, listening to and acting on feedback will lead to you improving in ways you couldn’t have seen on your own. In a related story, you’ll soon have a major advantage over your competition.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You gave the controls over to someone who didn’t handle it well. It seemed like the right thing to do at the time, but times have changed. There will be an opportunity to discreetly and graciously take back the power.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).

You know enough to continue a project on your own, and yet you ask for more opinions and information. That’s the smart way. The more you learn, the better your work will be.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You love a good story, and today delivers. There’s more here than you’ll understand at first listen. Revisit later. The tale will continue to develop

for the next few days.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You expect yourself to be organized. It’s not always the case. Since it feels to you like any amount of time you spend looking for things is a waste, the time you spend creating a better system will be worthwhile.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20).

You feel a strong empathy with one who is going through an intense experience. Empathy is a powerful expression of love.

The more you apply it, the more it widens your perception and opens your heart.

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www.newtondailynews.com | Thursday | Aug. 4, 2016