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Reader Recognition Newton Daily News to host series of events Aug. 15-19

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Jason W. Brooks/Daily News Beck’s Hybrids CEO Sonny Beck cuts the ribbon at the Colfax plant during Tuesday’s ceremony with Gov. Terry Branstad and Director of Iowa Economic Development Authority Debi Durham on his right. Jasper County Economic Development Corporation Director and state senator Chaz Allen, left, and Colfax Mayor David Mast, right, hold the ribbon. The event was also a field day that brought more than 1,000 visitors to the nearly completed plant.

Hundreds flock to Colfax for $15M Beck’s Hybrid opening Field day for seed plant will occur annually

By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News COLFAX — Beck’s Hybrids hosts an annual field day at each of its facilities and Tuesday it was time for the Colfax warehouse and test-plot facility to join that rotation.

Corn, soy and cover crop products are grown in 190 test acres of varying soil types right on site, and Tuesday’s field day allowed the 1,300-plus visitors to take a tour via a tram tour vehicle.

The $15 million Beck’s facility was first announced in May 2015.

Gov. Terry Branstad and several local officials were on hand to help celebrate progress on one of the area’s largest new facilities built in recent years. He was at Tuesday’s ribbon-cutting cere-

mony for the seed facility that has nearly completed its large warehouse and test-plot facility north of Interstate 80.

It was Branstad’s third visit to Colfax in three months — the first for a tour of Beck’s in May while the facility was under construction and in July for a skilled labor education discussion with Colfax-based Dickerson Mechanical, Inc. “I’m proud of the resiliency that I’ve seen here in Colfax,” Branstad said. “Beck’s is a great addition to the community. It’s also a great opportunity for farmers to have a family-owned company here, producing quality seed corn.”

Jasper County Economic Development Corporation Director Chaz Allen, who was also at Tuesday’s event, has said the facility will generate nearly 50 jobs. Beck’s Hybrid President Scott Beck commented about what kind of jobs the facility will generate.

“Here, we’ll have two or three practical research people, two or three sales support and one or

two warehouse people for sure,” Beck said. “We also have sales representatives and field agronomists, and we’ll advertise once we’re ready to hire.”

Colfax Mayor David Mast, another local official in attendance, said he hopes those jobs will employ local workers and relocate new families to Colfax.

“Having the governor come out gives us visibility, and helps us make connections,” Mast said. “Awareness of where we’re located and what our capabilities are always helps.”

Based in Atlanta, Ind., Beck’s is the largest family-owned retail seed company in the U.S. with locations in five states.

Jasper County and the City of Colfax gave the company a fiveyear, sliding scale tax abatement for locating in the town of 2,093.

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To thank its loyal readers for their commitment to local issues and knowledge of current events, the Newton Daily News will host a series of Reader Appreciation Week events Aug. 15-19.

The Newton Daily News was founded in 1902 at its current location, and as technology has rapidly changed over time, so has the way people read the paper.

Today, the Newton Daily News print edition reaches more than 7,000 people each day.

Its website, www. newtondailynews. com, has an average of 325,000 pageviews per month. More than half of the Newton Daily News pageviews come from a mobile devices.

More than 8,470 people “like” the Newton Daily News on Facebook, which is one growing way to reach its readers. More than 1,500 people follow Newton Daily News and Newton Daily News Sports on Twitter.

Parent company, Shaw News, has also expanded its central Iowa reach with the acquisition of The Jasper County Tribune and Prairie City News in 2013.

“All of us here at Newton Daily News appreciate our loyal readers, and we want to express that appreciation.

We hope that our readers of all ages will join us next week for our Readers Appreciation Week events,” publisher Dan Goetz said.

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File Photo The Newton Daily News website has an average of 325,000 pageviews per month with more than half its pageviews coming from a mobile device. The NDN is hosting a series of free events next week to thank its readers.

Monroe’s Madsen Loebsack hosts roundtable on telehealth Field will be sold to Dollar General

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News

City council split in 3-2 decision

By Mike Mendenhall Prairie City News MONROE — After several years of contentious debate, the Monroe City Council has approved the sale of Madsen Field to Dollar General Corporation.

The 276-foot by 252foot parcel on Highway 14 was sold for $150,000 Monday night in a 3-2 vote. Council members Amber Nichelson, Alicia Hansen and Jeff Hegwood voted to ap-

prove the sale and council members Nathaniel Bradbury and Jean Goemaat voted “no.”

About 40 people were in the council chambers Monday at Monroe City Hall. Of those who spoke, about half were in support of the sale and half were against the proposed Dollar General.

DG Corporation is proposing a 130-by-70 square foot retail store for the property. According to city officials there is not a set timeline for construction or a date the retail facility could open its doors.

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Local and nationally leaders met to discuss expanding broadband and telehealth in rural areas on Tuesday.

A roundtable with special guest Federal Communications Commission Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel was hosted by Congressman Dave Loebsack at Skiff Medical Center to bring together local policy makers, along with health care and broadband providers to discuss the unique challenges rural areas can face.

Telehealth involves the distribution of health-related services information through electronic information and telecommunication technologies. The service allows for patients to connect with medical providers over a long distance but without a strong, reliable internet connections on both ends, the services may not be used to the fullest.

“Telehealth is extremely critical, especially in a state like

Jamee A. Pierson/Daily News Federal Communications Commission Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel along with U. S. Congressman Dave Loebsack speak with a Mercy medical professional in Des Moines using telehealth technology at a round table hosted by Loebsack at Skiff Medical Center on Tuesday.

Iowa where we have shortage of providers,” Loebsack said. “Telehealth is a great opportunity for us but we really can’t have it unless people on both ends have sufficient broadband to be able to engage.”

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Volunteers needed for Bible Reading Marathon

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Holy Trinity to host Holden Evening Prayer service

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News During four days in September, participants in Jasper County will taking part in a Bible Reading Marathon.

Starting at 8 a.m. on Sept. 8 until approximately 4 to 6 p.m.

Sept. 11 members of the public will be continuously reading the Bible from start to finish at the Jasper County Courthouse.

“A historical event is taking place all across Iowa that will give all of us an opportunity to publicly ‘magnify’ the only inspired word of God,” Jasper County organizer Walt Claussen said. “Our earnest desire is to expose our community to the powerful words of our creator, the Bible’s transforming power is guaranteed.”

The marathon is a part of several events in Iowa this year.

In January, the Iowa Bible Reading Marathon took place at the Iowa Capitol rotunda for nine days, and during the Fourth of July weekend representatives from each county read assigned portions of the Bible.

“There were many who were overwhelmed by the awesome experience of proclaiming God’s word aloud,” Claussen said. “Our marathon will be one of the 40-plus remaining counties going on simultaneously across the state of Iowa on the grounds of every courthouse.”

Claussen is currently looking for volunteers for the event.

He is inviting people of all ages from every city in the county to sign up to read.

“We will need approximately 40 team captains to be on site for two hour shifts. An estimated 320 individuals are needed to fill 80 hours of 15-minute time slots along with people who will pray for this mara-

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church will host a worship service using the contemporary liturgy “Holden Evening Prayer” at 5:30 p.m. Saturday in the West Shelter of Maytag Park in Newton.

Last summer, members of Holy Trinity and several members of other community congregations celebrated the 30th anniversary of “Holden Evening Prayer” at Maytag Park.

A fellowship potluck meal will be enjoyed following the service. Table service and beverages will be provided.

Bring a lawn chair and some food to share.

Wittemberg Church to host ice cream social fundraiser Wittemberg Church Historical Society will host an ice cream social from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the church, at 662 Holly Ave. in Newton.

Beefburgers, hot dogs, salads, baked beans and homemade ice cream will be served.

This meal is a freewill donation which will help maintain this Jasper County landmark.

Submitted Photo Jasper County Bible Reading Marathon Organizer Walt Claussen is looking for volunteers to participate in the event scheduled to start on Sept. 8 at the Jasper County Courthouse. Previous marathons have been held at the Iowa State Capitol and throughout the state.

thon,” Claussen said. “Individuals are welcome to fill more than one two-hour shift.”

An online sign up site is available at www.SignUpGenius.com/go/4090F4FAEAD2EA2F94-jasper or a spot can be reserved by emailing jcbiblemarathon@gmail. com or texting 641-990-6586.

If emailing or texting, Claussen asks participants to leave their name and contact information.

Those participating in the

marathon will receive a certificate of participation as a memento of the event.

“We are anticipating an exciting time as we gather together across denominational lines and with different ethnic groups to read His Word,” Claussen said.

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

St. Stephen’s to host backpack blessing St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church will host a backto-school celebration and blessing of the backpacks at its 10 a.m. service Aug. 21 at the church, 223 E. Fourth St. S. in Newton.

Many schools will begin their school year on Aug. 23. The Blessing of the Backpacks is to let local students and teachers know that the church honors an support this time of their life.

Ice cream sundaes and cookies will following the service in Latham Hall at the church.

Ibtihaj Muhammad makes US history, wears hijab in Olympics RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — American Ibtihaj Muhammad looked like all the other fencers when she stepped on the piste, save for the non-descript black scarf covering her head.

With that small gesture, Muhammad made history.

Muhammad became the first American athlete Monday to compete in the Olympics with a hijab, which she wears to adhere to the tenets of her Muslim faith.

Muhammad, ranked eighth in the world in sa-

bre, beat Ukranian Olena Kravatska 15-13 in her first match before falling to France’s Cecilia Berder 15-12 in the round of 16.

Muhammad will compete again on Saturday in the team sabre event.

“I feel like it’s a blessing to be able to represent so many people who don’t have voices, who don’t speak up,” Muhammad said. “It’s just been a really remarkable experience.”

The gold medal in the weapon went to Russia’s Yana

Egorian, who scored the final two points to stun teammate Sofya Velikaya 15-14.

Muhammad, a New Jersey native and three-time NCAA All-American from Duke, became an instant star when she qualified for her first Olympics earlier this year.

And she embraced the spotlight, which helped make her an unlikely face of the U.S. team given how little publicity fencing typically receives.

“It represents who she’s been her entire life. Ever since she was a little girl,

she never let anything hold her back. She never set limits. She’s always striving to be the very best,” said Ibtihaj’s brother Qareeb, who was overcome with emotion when he saw his sister compete. “Despite the adversity she’s faced; being a Muslim, being an African-American, being a female, she’s still confident in her ability to be successful. She’s my hero.”

Muhammad’s siblings, parents and friends came from as far away as Los Angeles and New Jersey to cheer

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Muhammad got off to a shaky start against Kravatska, but she rallied with a string of points that put her over the top.

But Berder, ranked ninth, took control of their round of 16 match midway through and rolled to victory. Muhammad was so frustrated by her performance that she needed over an hour to compose herself before meeting reporters.

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Tuesday, Aug. 16 The newspaper staff will host a Reader Read-In from 2 to 4 p.m. Tuesday at the Newton Public Library. A read-in is a social gathering for readers.

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Wednesday, Aug. 17 To help readers adapt or transition to their online subscription access, Newton Daily News staff will be available from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday at the circulation office to help answer any questions about service or setup.

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Friday, Aug. 19 The newspaper will host a free community movie showing of “All the President’s Men” at 1 p.m. Friday at the Capitol II Theatre in Newton.

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hosted Monroe’s little league and softball league. After the new sports complex began operation in 2007, the aging ball diamond’s use was diminished to one time per year during Monroe Old Settlers.

Based on estimates from Jasper County Assessor John Deegan and DG representative Tim O’Brien, $20,000 per year in total property tax is expected to be generated from the retail outlet — $8,000 going to the city, $10,000 to the PCM school district and the remaining $2,000 to Jasper County.

The city estimates Monroe would see $13,000 per year in local option sales tax revenue and the state of Iowa would receive $58,000 from the Dollar General. This is based on a store with $1.3 million in sales per year.

Total, the City of Monroe would see approximately $21,000 in new tax revenue from the DG development.

Monday’s vote was not the first time the Monroe City

two, 45 percent the third year, 30 percent the fourth year and 15 percent the fifth year.

The Colfax City Council amended the city’s zoning ordinance at its regular monthly meeting Monday to rezone a portion of the Beck’s property from agricultural to business/commercial in a 4-0 vote. Colfax and the Jasper County Board of Supervisors approved Beck’s annexation

Telehealth Continued from Page 1A a provider, but is another thing for an elderly person or anyone that needs to engage with telephsyc, for example, to have sufficient broadwidth so they can actually engage in telehealth,” Loebsack said.

Rosenworcel agreed and said her agency had been working for a long time to think about how the networks and broadband can help build telemedicine.

“We’re just getting started.

The monitoring we’re going to be capable of with these networks is incredible,” Loebsack said. “The opportunity to aggregate people from

Mike Mendenhall/Prairie City News The Tennessee-based Dollar General Corporation has proposed a 130 by 70 square foot retail store at Madsen Field in Monroe. The city council sold the former home of Monroe’s little league and softball league Monday night for $150,000 in a tight 3-2 vote.

Council has attempted to sell Madsen Field. The city has considered offers from three different companies over the last several years.

In 2013, the former city council voted 3-2 to sell Madsen Field to Family Dollar for $177,250. The city had to purchase the nearby abandoned rail bed and the price was reduced to $150,000. But the deal fell through before Family Dollar even broke ground.

The vote was still tight.

Bradbury launched a Change.

Org petition three years ago to overturn the council’s de-

cision to sell Madsen Field to Family Dollar. He was not on the council at that time. The petition gained 52 signatures and many of the commenters wanted the property to stay a green space and under public control.

Bradbury urged Mayor Doug Duinick Monday to veto to sale but was denied.

DG Corporation is based in Goodlettsville,Tenn., and operates 12,483 stores in 43 states as of January 2016.

rural Iowa to other parts of the county to do tests is just starting to get explored. We are going to see the type of resolution on mammograms that can make a difference in helping to save peoples lives.”

Rosenworcel was excited about opportunities for veterans through telehealth. The ability to speak with them in their homes and explore telephsycology is thought to be a huge benefit to the demographic.

Another beneficiary of telehealth is the aging community.

“There might be nothing sweeter in telemedicine than allowing people to age in place,” Rosenworcel said. “The kind of health care monitor-

ing we can do right now is going to facilitate that.”

The service will save the residents the hassle of finding transportation to an out-oftown doctor to get care. That information can be available to them through a sufficient internet connection in their own home.

Van Buren Telephone Manager Kevin Hranicka spoke about his company’s work to provide that connection to the most rural areas in Van Buren County.

“With our area’s high average age and low average per capita income it can become a true hardship for several of our customers to pursue proper health care and receive the treatment they require,”

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Hranicka said. “With the advent of telehealth technologies and our continued push to provide affordable broadband services to our customers, our small company in our small company industry in Iowa hopes to be able to aid in meeting the growing need for affordable broadband services and affordable health care services for rural Iowans.”

Skiff has also been using the technology to advance its medical care. Information Technology Quality Care Coordinator Amber Wentz explained three ways the hospital benefits from the services including tele-education, teleradiology and telephsycology.

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Branstad said he wants to do all he can to help agriculture attain and maintain profitability.

“We want to do all we can — as a state government — to be a partner with Beck’s seed and the community of Colfax and farmers to grow the economy,” he said.

Mike Mendenhall contributed to this report.

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

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and all of the equipment, the CT scanner, the MRI, the Echo machine, they are all hooked into the network and send images to Mercy,” Wentz said. “It is a wonderful service for us.”

Loebsack said he will continue to push for advantages for small time broadband companies who often are going the “last mile” to get services to rural customers.

“In Iowa, it is often the case that the small providers are the heroes because it is not always cost effective or fit a business model to go the last mile,” Loebsack said.

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Babbling Brooks Jason W. Brooks

evin Costner wasn’t at the Field of Dreams on July 30 — but I was

there.

My girlfriend, Jacqui, and I toured perhaps the world’s most well-known made-for-the-big-screen baseball field on that day. Having heard, read and watched coverage of the “If you build it, they will come” place since my high school years, it was sort of a dream come true to finally see the spot where Kevin Costner and James Earl Jones made their famous film.

The trip from central Iowa to the area east Dyersville has several legs, though the field really isn’t far off of Highway 20. The signage around town easily directed us to the park.

The first surprise was children and adults actively running drills and/or playing various variations of a baseball game.

I’m not sure what I expected — maybe only groundskeepers and tarps covering it, as if it were Wrigley Field — but it was refreshing and captivating to see young and formerly young players playing catch or swinging for the fences.

Speaking of fences, there aren’t any — only the high July field corn that lines the outfield and creates a natural wall around it.

One of the best parts of visiting the field in July was the height of the corn. While it wasn’t really practical for Jacqui and I to go running through it, children seemed to have no trouble with it.

The families who own the land must have accommodated this. The corn stalks seem planted further apart than nearby

fields where maximizing bushels per acre is clearly a priority. To watch and hear children running and playing in it, even if it doesn’t have the same mysterious reminiscence for them as for me, it was worth the trip alone.

The dimensions really lean more toward little league’s age 11-12 division than, say, Major League Baseball — but everything looks bigger on the big screen. That includes some of the signs leading up to the facility, though Highway 20 certainly could have better signage to help visitors pick the correct off-ramp to get to the field.

It was magical to stand on the same mound where Bob Costas interviewed Kevin Costner at a film reunion a few years ago. While Costas didn’t ask Costner why he chose to direct or how “Waterworld” nearly ruined the man’s career, he did ask about the magical sport of baseball that Costner has focused on in so many films.

Baseball has a magic all its own. The fact you cannot simply run out the clock is one of its special and unique characteristics, and to see Iowans capitalize on its

luster of both complexity and simplicity is testament to knowledge and tradition.

Costner starred in “Swing Vote” — filmed in small New Mexico cities alongside the late Dennis Hopper. It’s a story of a deadbeat guy who turns out to be the deciding vote in a presidential election, and while not the most compelling movie, let’s face it — Costner had set the bar awfully high with his flick to Iowa cornfields and films like “The Untouchables,” “Bull Durham,” “Dances With Wolves” and “The Bodyguard.”

We weren’t able to be at the field for its summer Sunday comedy show that includes local men dressed as the 1919 Chicago White Sox, but that’s next on our list.

The introduction on the Field of Dreams’ website, paraphrasing the movie quote, sums up much of what we need to know as if uttered in James Earl Jones’ booming voice: “Is this Heaven? No, it’s Iowa — a place of fertile soil, traditional values and simple pleasure.”

Contact Jason W. Brooks at jbrooks@newtondailynews.com

American Conservative Ben Shapiro

Trump simply can’t stop himself This week, Donald Trump decided to step on every rake in a 30-mile radius. Fresh off of Hillary Clinton’s pathetic display of insanely soporific robotics — she really is remarkably lifelike for an evil cyborg sent from the future to kill Sarah Connor — Trump decided to redirect the news cycle. He did so by attacking a Gold Star family who spoke at the Democratic National Convention.

After the Khan family excoriated Trump for his proposed Muslim immigration ban by speaking in emotional terms about their slain son, Capt. Humayun Khan, Trump couldn’t stop himself. He fired back. He did so by questioning why the mother, Ghazala Khan, hadn’t spoken out, implying strongly that her religion prevented her from doing so. He then said that he has made sacrifices akin to those made by the Khan family.

Forget right or wrong (and this was wrong). This is idiotic.

But Trump can’t stop himself. If there’s one baseline character trait that makes Trump Trump it’s his utter inability to stop himself from hitting back.

The Clinton campaign could run a puppy across a Trump stage wearing an “I’m With Her” collar, and Trump would find himself punting it and then telling the media the puppy had it coming.

This, of course, is precisely what animated many conservatives to vote for Trump in the first place.

They watched him knock Jeb! Bush through a wall repeatedly and figured that he’d do the same with Clinton — he’d hit her with the kitchen sink, then grab the bathroom sink and hit her again.

Unfortunately, Trump’s willingness to hit back provides him with an almost infinite number of targets. When you’re a presidential candidate, you’re on everybody’s mind for months at a time. Many of those people will say negative things about you. If you’re going to run after every squirrel, you’ll find yourself both tired and behind in the race.

But that’s Trump.

And his supporters continue to convince themselves that this is smart. For months, now, they’ve been suggesting that Trump will somehow right the ship, that he’s playing 19-dimensional chess. They shout that Trump’s opponents should shut up and jump on the Trump Train. And so, Trump keeps being Trump. After all, what incentive does he have to change? He’ll always have his base, and it will continue to cheer him along. And because Trump is motivated by praise and criticism, he’ll react to it.

Trump’s supporters were a cheap date. Unwilling to condemn Trump’s morally asinine comments, willing to follow Trump down every rabbit hole, they’ve actually made Trump a weaker candidate.

That’s why Clinton, the weakest major party candidate of my lifetime, is now destroying Trump in the polls. Somehow, Trump is finding a way to lose to a living embodiment of corruption and nastiness.

Can Trump turn it around? That’s unlikely. After all, that would require him to turn his back on the squirrels and focus on his actual opponents. He’d have to stop obsessing about Ted Cruz and worry about Hillary Clinton. He’d have to leave the Khan family alone and focus on President Obama. He’d have to stop being Donald Trump.

And Trump will always be Trump.

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Grateful for swift response from Park Centre, Skiff On Thursday, July 21, I went to Park Centre to visit my wife Velda, who is in rehab from a stroke. Upon arriving, we saw many patients and staff members on the Skiff Medical Center side of the street. I quickly knew

Vote yes on Sept. 13 Next month the citizens of the Newton Community School District will be asked to build a new school to essentially replace Berg.

While my first reaction was to ask why we couldn’t just upgrade the building like we did to our other

A new middle school is essential I respectfully ask that you vote yes on Tuesday, Sept. 13 to pass the $26.9 million bond referendum for a new Newton Community School District middle school.

You elected me to the Newton Board of Education in 1997 and re-elected me twice after that. I retired from school board service in 2006. Starting in 1996, community members, board members, district staff and architect-engineer firms, all of us together, assembled a plan to build additions and alterations to Newton High School, Berg middle and elementary schools, and Aurora Heights, Woodrow Wilson and Thomas Jefferson elementary schools. There was a $19.7 million bond referendum election on May 12, 1998 to fund these improvements and 39 percent of eligible voters cast votes.

there was not a parade on this street, so something else must be happening.

We were told not to go into Park Centre, as it was experiencing an emergency evacuation. All were soon taken in by Skiff and gathered in a large basement room, where they were served sack lunches and treated to a movie, “The Sound of Music.”

After 1 p.m., the Park Centre

staff (with help from Skiff staff) took the patients/residents back to Park Centre. All was under control.

As a resident of this community for nearly 60 years, I felt the staff of both Park Centre and Skiff hospital did a tremendous service in this time of need.

Newton is blessed with this kind of service.

school buildings, study has shown the structure of Berg does not make that financially practical.

Even though my children have graduated and prospects for grandchildren attending the district are essentially nil, I feel a commitment and responsibility to the present and future students of the school district I have lived in for the past 43 years. An old

proverb I once read keeps coming to mind that one of the characteristics of a vibrant community is “where the old plant trees under whose shade they will never sit.”

Let us show our current and future children and citizens that we are a vibrant community. Please vote yes on Sept. 13.

The bond referendum passed with 62 percent in favor.

You ask why it is now necessary to replace the existing 1960s Berg Middle and Elementary School building with a new middle school building? I’ll speak plainly about why this is necessary. The school boards in 1996 and 1997 made the best decisions humanly possible about what work to include in the addition and alteration of the Berg building and how to parcel out that 1998 bond referendum money to the six school building projects. Through our work together as a community, we achieved great improvements in all six education centers. However, school building structures and their complicated electrical and mechanical systems age, wear out and become energy inefficient. Consequently, the Berg building has become incapable of supporting new demands for accessibility, new electrical demands for more computers and

computerized building systems and new demands for more spaces for essential general and specialized education.

We owe to our children, our future leaders, the best worldclass education we can provide for them. A new middle school building is an essential component to fulfill that mission. If you want more factual information about the bond referendum, please go to the web page preservethepride.com. If you want to see the Berg building’s limitations with your own eyes, please take advantage of the building tours on Aug. 16 and 30 and Sept. 1 at 5:30 p.m. and Sept. 11 from 1:30 to 3 p.m.

If you have questions for the company that will manage the sale of bonds for the school district (Public financial Management), please attend the tours on Aug. 16 or Sept. 1. And please get out and vote yes on Sept. 13.

Russ Clayton Newton

Jerry Sawin Newton

Fred Chabot Newton

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Obituaries

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Russell D. Clayton

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Aug. 9, 2016

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Russell “Russ” Clayton, 84, of Newton, died Tuesday morning, Aug. 9, 2016, at Skiff Medical Center in Newton.

Funeral services for Russ are pending and the Pence-Reese Funeral Home in Newton, have been entrusted with the arrangements. Online condolences may be left at www.pencefh.com.

Steve and Elisha Jordan, of Newton, announce the birth of their daughter, Jada-Marie Renee Jordan, born July 13, 2016, at Skiff Medical Center in Newton. She weighed 6 pounds, 2 ounces and measured 19.5 inches long. Jada-Marie joins siblings Chantal, 14, and Irason, 4.

Grandparents are Jamie Thomasson of Russell, Lorie Thomasson and Dan Romanco of Lovila and Steve and Michelle Jordan of Kellogg. Great-grandparents are Barb and Jerry Sanders of Newton and Mary and George Kirkpatrick of Des Moines.

United Way hosting school supply drive during summer concert Newton Daily News The United Way of Jasper County, in conjunction with the Newton Parks & Recreation, is hosting a school supply drive to help children in need as they head back to school.

United Way staff and volunteers will be collecting school supplies during the final Maytag Bowl summer concert on Aug. 19. The concert starts at 7 p.m. and will feature Des Moinesbased group Faculty

Lounge at the Maytag Bowl. It is the final concert of the summer hosted by Newton Parks & Recreation. Items also can be dropped off until Aug. 19, at the United Way office, 312 First Ave. W. in Newton, “The United Way is extremely happy to helping gather needed supplies for Jasper County children,” said Jessica Lowe, UWJC Executive Director. “We appreciate Parks Administrative Superintendent Nathan Unsworth and the New-

ton Parks & Recreations Department for their assistance in making this supply drive happen.”

Suggested items to donate include: 24-count boxes of crayons, small glue sticks, boxes of tissues, pocket folders, scissors, pink erasers, No. 2 pencils, markers, colored pencils, black dry erase markers, widelined spiral notebooks, plastic supply box, yellow highlighters, widelined loose leaf paper, 2-inch inch ring binder, 3x5-inch note cards, and

zipper pencil bag.

Supplies collected will be distributed to Jasper County schools to help children in need of items for school.

“Donating a few items like crayons or folders, notebooks or glue sticks can really make a difference to a family who is struggling financially to pay for the necessary school supplies,” Lowe said. “We will work with the Jasper County schools to ensure the supplies get to the children who need them.”

Jasper County Health offering kindergarten vaccines Lisa Damman R.N Jasper County Public Health Coordinator Jasper County Health Department If you have a child that is going into kindergarten or is older than 4 years old, it is a requirement to get immunizations.

After age 4, children receive booster immunizations for measles, mumps, rubella, chicken pox, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough) and polio.

Most places such as Jasper County Health Department, offer vaccines as combination vaccines such as Proquad, also known as MMRV (Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella) and Kinrix which contains (Diptheria, Tetanus, Pertussis and Polio).

Diseases that used to be common in the country and around

the world, including polio, measles, diptheria, pertussis (whooping cough), rubella(German Measles), mumps, tetanus, rotavirus, and Haemophilus influenza type b (Hib) can now be prevented by vaccination, according to cdc.gov.

Jasper County participated in the VFC (Vaccines for Children). The Vaccines for Children Program was created to help raise childhood immunization levels, especially among infants and young children. The VFC Program provides federally purchased vaccine for eligible children birth through 18 years of age at no cost to public and private health care providers throughout the state.

Children eligible to receive VFC provided vaccines include children

enrolled in Medicaid, children who do not have health insurance and children who are American Indian or Alaskan Native.

In addition, children who have health insurance that does not cover the cost of vaccines are considered to be “underinsured,” and are eligible to be seen at federally qualified health centers (FQHCs), rural health clinics (RHCs) and public health facilities.

Jasper County Health Department will be giving kindergarten vaccinations on the following days. Call 641-787-9224 to schedule an appointment.

• Noon to 3 p.m. Aug. 17 • Noon to 3 p.m. Aug. 24 • Noon to 3 p.m. Aug. 31 • Noon to 3 p.m. Sept. 7 • Noon to 3 p.m. Sept. 14

Walgreens offers medication disposal kiosks DEERFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Walgreens is launching its safe medication disposal kiosk program in Iowa with the installation of drug e-back kiosks at eight Walgreens drugstores in the state.

Walgreens will be joined Wednesday by Gov. Terry Branstad, Attorney General Tom Miller, House Majority Leader Chris Hagenow, Senate Republican Leader Charles Schneider and Steve Lukan, Director, Governor’s Office of Drug Control Policy, to kick off the program.

The kiosks provide a safe and

convenient way year-round to dispose of unwanted, unused or expired prescriptions, including controlled substances, and overthe-counter medications at no cost.

“By making safe medication disposal kiosks available in select Iowa stores and expanding to other states this year, Walgreens is taking an important first step to reduce the misuse of medications throughout the country and curb the rise in overdose deaths,” said Richard Ashworth, Walgreens president of pharmacy and retail operations. “Everyone has a role

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

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m.

Wednesday at the Masonic Temple in Prairie City.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at noon and 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.

• Jasper County Democratic Central Committee will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Garden Room at Park Centre, 500 First St. N. in Newton.

All Democrats are welcome.

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

• Thunder Nites will meet at 6 p.m. Friday at Downtown Square, in Newton. Second Friday of the Month. Featured performer is Standing Hampton.

• Garden Thyme Club will meet at 8:30 a.m.

Saturday at Deep Rock Station Gardens in Sully.

Visitors and new members are always welcome.

You need not be an “expert,” the group is for individuals that enjoy flowers and gardening. Contact the City Clerk at 641-594-3493 for more information • Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 10 a.m.

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

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

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Congregate Meals Thursday Meatloaf in brown gravy, mashed potatoes, asparagus, pears, peanut butter bar and skim milk Friday Parmesan chicken, seasoned rice, green beans Almondine, pineapple, plums and skim milk For reservations or information about congregate and home-delivered meals, call 641-792-7102 or 866-9427102 toll-free.

Police Blotter Newton Police Department • Nickolas E. Taylor, 36, of Montezuma, is charged with driving while license under suspension after authorities pulled him over at 5:33 p.m. Saturday in the 100 block of East 17th Street North. He was cited and released to appear.

• Kayla H. Cockerton, 22, of Newton, is charged with consumption/intoxication in public places after authorities were called at 5:50 p.m. Saturday to the Manhattan bar. Officers were called about a fight and found Cockerton.

She was still yelling and screaming, trying to get back into the fight. Officers attempted to talk to Cockerton but she would not calm down. She smelled of alcohol and had bloodshot, watery eyes and slurred speech. After being arrested she became upset and began kicking the patrol car.

She was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

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Couple’s spare bedroom is no longer open for guests DEAR ABBY: We are a married couple in our 60s and have no close family. Before retirement, we would playfully tease each other that when we retired, we’d turn our spare bedroom into a “fun fantasy adult room.” Fast forward — we now have our special room, and we’re having a blast.

Well, we got a call from distant relatives who will be heading our way, and they asked to stay with us for a few days. How do we explain that we have no room for them without causing problems?

— DISCREET IN WASHINGTON DEAR DISCREET: Be honest — to a degree. After telling them that you are unable to accommodate them, explain that because you have turned the spare bedroom into an “entertainment center,” it is no longer set up for guests, but you’d love to see them while they’re in town and take them OUT for dinner. Just remember that if you are asked, you do not have to reveal what kind of games you are playing in there.

DEAR ABBY: I’m curious to know your thoughts regarding this dating situation: If a person has a prosthetic and the device isn’t obvious, when and how would you recommend it be disclosed to the dating partner? Is it “too much information” to reveal on a first date? Would it be all right to wait a couple of dates, see how they go, and then reveal the fact? Please help, if you can. — CURIOUS IN LYNCHBURG DEAR CURIOUS: I see no reason to reveal something like this on a first — or even second — date, and certainly not with a

virtual stranger. “Prosthetics” of various kinds are common, but few people are willing to discuss the fact that their appearance has been enhanced with false teeth, caps and veneers, breast implants, Botox or a hair transplant. People are more than a prosthetic, so new acquaintances should get to know the person before receiving that information.

DEAR ABBY: This politically divisive year has fueled a debate in our family. I like to put a political sticker on my car (on a magnet).

That way I can remove it when I want. One of my relatives won’t ride in my car if I have my sticker on. I say it’s my car and I can put what I want on it. He says I should be “sensitive to others’ feelings” when they are in the car.

What do you think? — POLITICALLY STUMPED DEAR POLITICALLY STUMPED: You have a right to exercise your freedom of expression. If your relative prefers not to ride in a car with a bumper sticker advertising “the other” political party, then he or she should feel free to arrange for alternative transportation.

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DUNCOMBE — Authorities say a missing 3-year-old has been found alongside a farm field near his Webster County home.

Volunteers joined county emergency response teams for a search after the boy was reported missing around 3 p.m. Sunday.

Two drones and people on horses combed the property near Duncombe, along with searchers on foot. To the relief of searchers, around 6 p.m. the boy popped out of a soybean field that hadn’t yet been covered.

It’s unclear whether he suffered any injury.

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Prosecutor says officers justified in shooting man OTTUMWA — The chief Wapello County prosecutor says two Ottumwa officers were justified in shooting an armed man. The officers were checking a report June 25 about a man shooting a rifle. Police have said Michael Heady Sr. wouldn’t put down his rifle and pointed it toward one of the officers before they fired, striking Heady twice in the torso. They’ve been identified as Sgt. Noah Aljets and Officer Derek Shaw.

MONTROSE — Voters in southeast Iowa’s Lee County will decide whether to end their unique status as the state’s only county with two functioning courthouses. The Lee County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 Tuesday morning to place a bond referendum on the Nov. 8 ballot seeking funding for a new courthouse estimated to cost $8.5 million. Officials haven’t determined where the courthouse would be located but Supervisor Don Hunold has suggested it be built adjacent to the sheriff ’s office in Montrose.

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Sioux City sued over ordinance banning pit bulls SIOUX CITY — Two people have sued Sioux City over its ordinance banning pit bulls.

The lawsuit was filed Friday in U.S. District Court in Sioux City. In it, Jennifer Frost and a woman referred to as Jane Doe ask the court to bar the city from enforcing the ordinance and to outlaw it as a violation of their constitutional right to due process. The lawsuit says the ordinance, passed in 2008, is inconsistent and bans animals that are not harmful.

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Woman gets 15 years for shooting teen at eatery DES MOINES— A 20-year-old woman has been given 15 years in prison for shooting a teenager at a Des Moines restaurant. Police say Maryann Hannam was with three other people at the IHOP a little before 5:15 a.m. on March 14 when the girl came in and began yelling at Hannam. One of the women Hannam was with threw a coffee pot at the girl. The girl then challenged Hannam to shoot her.

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Newton goes back to school week of Aug. 22 Back to School Nights set for Aug. 22 Newton Daily News Newton Community School District students will head back to school the week of Aug. 22.

Newton High School students, most of whom picked out their 201617 courses in the spring, can pick up information at NHS from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursday.

On Aug. 22, “Back to School Nights” will be held from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at all four district K-4 elementary schools — Aurora Heights, Emerson Hough, Thomas Jefferson and Woodrow Wilson.

At Berg Middle School, the same event will be held from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on the grades 5-6 side of the building, and from 5:30 to 7 p.m.

on the grades 7-8 side.

The first day of school for all K-12 students is Aug. 23. Both Aug. 23 and Aug. 24 will have two-hour early dismissals.

The first day of preschool, which is located at Thomas Jefferson, is Sept. 1.

Summer hours for the Beard Center are Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The center can be reached at 641-7925809. It is closed on Fridays.

Train car derails, hits bar called DeRailed

AP Photo A freight train car that derailed in Charles City derailed into and damaged a trackside tavern called DeRailed early Tuesday.

CHARLES CITY (AP) — Police say a freight train car that derailed in northern Iowa rolled into and damaged a trackside tavern called DeRailed.

Police Chief Hugh Anderson says the accident occurred around 4 a.m.

Tuesday as crews moved rail cars and changed connections in Charles City.

He says it appears that the track sep-

arated and the grain car tipped about 45 degrees into the back of the bar.

Anderson says a patrol officer called him to say a train car had derailed into Derailed, adding that “it’s not every day you get to say that.”

No one was injured. The bar owner estimates damage at $10,000.

Charles City is about 140 miles northeast of Des Moines.

Mobile home taxes, unclaimed checks cleared by supervisors

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News The Jasper County Board of Supervisors addressed several housekeeping items at its meeting on Tuesday.

The board approved the abatement of junked mobile home taxes along with the cancellation of unclaimed checks.

“We sent out notices to every mobile home park in the county asking for an accurate list of what is sitting there, what is taxed,” Jasper County Treasurer Doug Bishop said. “A lot of them are gone, some of the people are deceased, and the relatives are trying to do the right thing, cleaning them up and getting them off the tax roll.”

Four mobile homes were listed ranging from $84 to $825 in taxes.

The board also approved the cancellation of checks issued by the county that have not be picked up or cashed.

“Once a year all of

the outstanding checks that are m o r e than a year old, we cancel them,” BishBishop op said.

“Ever ybody on the list has been sent a letter stating they have a check on hand.

If they would like a replacement they can contact the treasurer’s office and they have until Aug. 15 to do so.”

Eleven checks were addressed this year ranging from $5 to $358.

A maintenance agreement with the Iowa Department of Transportation was approved to perform routine maintenance in several areas throughout the county.

The agreement is for a portion of Highway F27 from Rock Creek west to the (Kellogg Road), Highway F62 from Casey’s in Sully west to Highway T12 and part

of South 44th Avenue.

Maintenance may include snow and ice control, leveling of transverse joints, strip sealing, edge sealing, application of granular materials, blading of granular surfaces, shoulder repair and roadside mowing and herbicide applications among other tasks.

The board also approved an agreement with the DOT to make improvements to Interstate 80.

“The project on I-80 is where they want to eliminate the one crossing over the Interstate east of Kellogg,” assistant to the engineer Pamela Olson. “The road will be re-routed. This part of the project has them taking care of right-of-ways on the route.”

The push behind the project is to eventually expand the interstate, Jasper County Engineer Russ Stutt said.

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

Urban renewal area plan approved for Iowa hog plant CLARION (AP) — The Wright County Board of Supervisors has approved an urban renewal area plan for a proposed $240 million hog processing plant near Eagle Grove.

The board approved the area on Monday,

The Messenger reported. County economic development director Bryce Davis said the urban renewal plan will stimulate development in the area, and includes a new wastewater plant in Eagle Grove, road improvements and tax

increment financing with eligible rebates going back to Prestage Foods of Iowa.

The wastewater plant is estimated to cost $16.2 million, according to Eagle Grove city administrator Mike Boyd.

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We want to thank you, our readers, for your commitment to current events and local issues, staying connected to the community and participating in conversations to better central Iowa.

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Monday Refreshments with Reporters 8 to 10 a.m., Hy-Vee Market Cafe

Join members of our editorial staff for coffee and conversation from 8 to 10 a.m.

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2 to 4 p.m., Newton Public Library We will host a read-in from 2 to 4 p.m. Tuesday at the Newton Public Library Meeting Room in Newton. Readers are invited to bring in your own reading material or browse library favorites. One attendee will win a Kindle.

Wednesday Tech Day 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Newton Daily News Do you need to set up your online subscription? Have other questions? Stop into the Newton Daily News circulation office to receive help with setting up your online subscription.

Thursday Reader Appreciation Lunch Noon, Sersland Park We will serve a free lunch for our readers beginning at noon Thursday at Sersland Park, located next to the Newton Daily News office. Hot dogs, potato chips, lemonade, water and Stacy’s Sweetstuff cotton candy will be given out at the park while food lasts.

Friday Free Movie: “All the President’s Men” 1 p.m., Capitol II Theatre Join us for a free showing of the American journalism film “All the President’s Men” (1976) starring Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford. The movie showtime is 1 p.m. Friday at the Capitol II Theatre in Newton. A small popcorn and pop will be available for $3.

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US’s Dutton wins bronze in equestrian event

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Michael Jung and Sam FBW are Olympic champions again.

The German pair won the eventing gold medal Tuesday at the Rio de Janeiro Games, their second straight Olympic title in the discipline.

At the 2012 London Games, Jung became the first rider to finish an Olympic eventing competition on his dressage score. They repeated that feat in Rio with another perfect round in the final showjumping phase.

Jung is only the third eventer to win back-to-back Olympic titles.

Astier Nicolas and Piaf de B’Neville took silver after knocking over a fence and picking up two time penalties on Tuesday. But for the 27-year-old Nicolas, it was his second medal of the day after helping France win team gold.

Phillip Dutton of the United States, who had come within one fence of an individual medal in every major championship since 1994, won bronze on Mighty Nice.

AP Photo Earlier, double-clear showPhillip Dutton of the United States rides around the arena wearing the silver medal he won in individual jumping in the equestrian competition jumping rounds from Nicolas and Thibaut Vallette on Tuesday at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Qing du Briot helped France France also included ahead of two-time defending world champions Sandra Auf- after Christopher Burton to only its second gold medal Mathieu Lemoine on Bart Olympic champion Germany. farth on Opgun Louvo and knocked two rails down. Sam in the team competition. They L. and Karim Laghouag on Germany had started the Ingrid Klimke on Hale-Bob Griffiths went clear but Stuart also won at the 2004 Athens Entebbe. They finished with day in fourth but superb dou- OLD lifted the team to silver. Tinney had one time and 16 Olympics. a score of 169.0, 3.8 points ble-clear rounds for Jung and Australia slipped to third jumping penalties.

US women gymnasts, Phelps, Four years after Olympic KO, US boxers make strong start in Rio Ledecky all golden again RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Good old Michael Phelps, golden again.

For teenagers Katie Ledecky and Simone Biles, their star turns in the Summer Olympics might be just beginning.

From the pool to the gymnastics floor, Team USA had nice day at the Rio de Janeiro Games.

Not all the American stars were winners Tuesday, though. Serena Williams lost on the tennis court and the U.S. women’s soccer team gave up a late goal and ended up in a draw with Colombia.

But a new generation of U.S. athletes is ready to take up the banner of Olympic standard-bearer from Phelps, a grizzled veteran at 31.

Phelps earned his 20th career gold medal after taking OLYMPICS | 2B

AP Photo U.S. gymnasts and gold medallists, front to back, Aly Raisman, Madison Kocian, Lauren Hernandez, Gabrielle Douglas and Simone Biles stand for their national anthem during Tuesday’s medal ceremony for the women’s gymnastics team at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Coaches Billy Walsh and Kay Koroma realize the daunting nature of the task they face at USA Boxing.

Once the gold standard of the Olympic sport, the American men fell to the nadir of a medal-free trip to London four years ago.

It got so bad at the last two Olympics that when American fighters faced trouble, they would often look to the stands — where their fathers or home coaches were screaming to them — instead of listening to the U.S. coach in their corner.

Walsh and Koroma have the attention of the American team this time around, and the results are already quite encouraging.

Lightweight Carlos Balderas’ unanimous decision over Japan’s Daisuke Narimatsu on Tuesday pushed the U.S. team to a surprising 4-0 at the Olympics. Light flyweight Nico Hernandez also won his first two fights.

“There’s no prizes been given out yet, but we’re very happy,”

Walsh said. “This team is on a roll, and there’s good momentum. These two guys are in a position where they’re one shot away from a medal, which is a fantastic achievement.”

Four years after a nine-man American team won only five fights in London and failed to bring home any medals for the first time ever, the current sixman U.S. team has already won four times before four of its fighters even step in the ring.

In 2012, Errol Spence was the only American man even to reach the Olympic quarterfinals by winning two bouts. Hernandez and Balderas have already done it in the first four days, returning a bit of respect to the nation that still has the most total boxing medals in Olympic history.

“I think we probably shut up a couple of people,” said Koroma, a Virginia-based amateur coaching veteran.

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A little diggin’ and hittin’ Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Newton High’s volleyball team gets in a second practice session on the second day of fall practices. At left, Carter Lee digs the ball in the middle of the court, and above, Taylor Shipley delivers a hit at the net during Tuesday afternoon’s session.

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Fall camp crucial for new Cyclone coach and his new players AMES (AP) — Iowa State coach Matt Campbell is hardly the only new face in Ames these days.

Campbell and his entire staff are just a few days into their first fall camp with the Cyclones, who have just five wins in 24 games — a stretch that cost popular coach Paul Rhoads his job.

The roster has experienced heavy turnover as well, with 41 newcomers attempting to become acclimated to Campbell’s system in time for the season opener on Sept. 3 against Northern Iowa.

“It’s a little bit of a unique camp. We’re still finding each other out,” Campbell said Tuesday at the team’s annual media day.

The biggest thing the Cyclones need to figure out is their offensive line.

The Cyclones return just one starter, tackle Jake Campos. Campbell has installed freshman Julian Good-Jones at center, with untested veterans like Jaypee Philbert, Patrick Scoggins and Nick Fett attempting to fill bigger roles.

It’s unclear exactly what kind of offense Campbell and offensive coordinator Tom Manning plan to run.

But it won’t matter if the Cyclones don’t have a solid

File Photo Matt Campbell, seen here in his first press confeerence as Iowa State’s new head football coach, talked to media Tuesday in Ames at the Cyclones’ Media Day.

line in place in less than a month.

“It is a big concern because there’s guys that haven’t been in a situation where there’s actually video-tape evidence — and I’m such a firm believer in video tape evidence,” Campbell said. “Show me in a game, in a situation, that you can execute and play with great consistency. And I think that’s an area where there’s just so much that’s unknown.”

Iowa State has one of the most talented wide receiv-

ers in the country in Allen Lazard, though it’s not clear who will be playing with the talented junior.

Trever Ryen, a former track athlete at Northern Iowa, is penciled in as a starter despite the fact that he caught just 11 passes in Big 12 games a year ago. Dondre Daley was fourth on the team with 21 catches in 2015.

Beyond those three, Iowa State will need contributions from youngsters like Hakeem Butler, Carson Epps and Darius Lee-Camp-

bell — a converted quarterback — if it hopes to keep defenses honest.

In the meantime, Lazard will be targeted by quarterback Joel Lanning as much as possible.

“Allen has got to touch the ball ... we’ve got to find ways to get the ball into his hands. We’ve got to find ways to move him around,” Campbell said.

The defense is in much better shape heading into fall camp. At least seven starters are back pending the status of defensive back Nigel Tribune, who remains suspended indefinitely after being charged with drunk driving last month.

But it’s also a unit that ranked 97th nationally in scoring defense in 2015 at 32.7 points per game, so there’s plenty of work to be done.

Given all the uncertainty, Campbell tried to downplay any notion that the excitement his hiring has generated will lead to instantaneous success.

“My expectations for this team are really simple. Can we get better every day?”

Campbell said. “My challenge is, can we reach our full potential? That’s individually and collectively.”

AP Photo United States’ Michael Phelps, middle, leaves South Africa’s Chad Le Clos, bottom, and Hungary’s Tamas Kenderesi, top, in his wake during Tuesday’s final of the men’s 200-meter butterfly swimming competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Phelps claimed his 20th Olympic gold medal winning the race.

Olympics Continued from Page 1B the 200-meter butterfly. He erased the bad memories from his loss in the same race in London to South African Chad le Clos.

Phelps got off to a rousing start at the Rio Games by leading his 4x100 freestyle team to the gold medal on Sunday.

On Tuesday, Phelps’ face bared a familiar scowl as he walked out on to the deck.

He held off Japan’s Masato Sakai by four-hundredths of a second, with Hungary’s Tamas Kenderesi taking the bronze.

His 21st gold came later Tuesday night after swimming the anchor leg on the 4x200-meter relay.

Ledecky strode atop the medal podium again with a bright smile after taking gold for winning the 200-meter freestyle. Sarah Sjostrom of Sweden claimed the silver and Emma McKeon of Australia took the bronze.

Ledecky, just 19, won her second gold. At this pace, she could challenge Phelps’ medal haul someday.

At the other end of Olympic Park, the U.S. women’s gymnastics team captured a second straight gold with a high-flying and dominating performance.

The triumph was never in

doubt, their score of 184.897 at the Rio Games was more than eight points clear of the field. The day was capped by the 19-year-old Biles, a fan favorite, whose boundary-pushing floor exercise showed just how far ahead they are of everyone else.

Biles, Lauren Hernandez, Gabby Douglas, Madison Kocian and Aly Raisman also gave retiring national team coordinator Martha Karolyi a fitting send off with powerful performances on all the apparatuses.

The golden girls dubbed themselves “The Final Five” in honor of Karolyi’s retirement at the end of the Olympics and the fact that the format is changing for Tokyo in 2020 so that only four team members will take part in the team competition.

The normally stern Karolyi broke down in tears when she was told of the nickname the team adopted.

“I think at this moment we can say that that the United States dominates the world of gymnastics,” Karolyi said.

Russia took the silver medal and China earned bronze.

Other highlights from Day 4 at the Rio Games: Sour Serena: Williams shanked shots all over the court in getting upset by Elina Svitolina of Ukraine.

The top-ranked American won’t get a chance to defend

the gold she won in London.

Williams looked out of sorts and irritated, accumulating 37 unforced errors. She had five double-faults in one game alone in the 6-4, 6-3 loss to the 20th-ranked Svitolina. Williams wiped her forehead, picked up her rackets and headed back quickly to the locker room. Svitolina, who had never before played in an Olympics, smiled and stuck her arms out in front of her, palms up, as if waking up from a dream.

On The Pitch: Catalina Usme beat U.S. goalie Hope Solo on a pair of free kicks to draw Colombia to a 2-2 tie with the United States. The first, in the 26th minute, was Colombia’s first ever Olympic goal, and first ever goal against the United States. Team USA still emerged at the top of Group G of the women’s soccer tournament and will play in the quarterfinals.

Host country Brazil played to a 0-0 draw with South Africa. The Brazilians had already secured a spot in the women’s soccer quarterfinals before their match.

The team and star Marta have drawn more attention while Brazil’s men have struggled at the Olympics.

The women’s team will face Australia in a quarterfinal match on Friday.

Men’s Doubles: The Olympic tennis men’s doubles semifinals are set, and among those closing in on a

medal are Rafael Nadal and Marc Lopez of Spain, and Steve Johnson and Jack Sock of the United States.

Johnson and Sock advanced Tuesday by beating the eighth-seeded duo of Roberto Bautista Agut and David Ferrer of Spain 6-4, 6-2. Next up for the Americans is a match against No. 5 Florin Mengea and Horia Tecau of Romania, who eliminated No. 3 Marcelo Melo and Bruno Soares of Brazil 6-4, 5-7, 6-2.

On the other half of the draw, Nadal and Lopez defeated Oliver Marach and Alexander Peya of Austria 6-3, 6-1, setting up a semifinal against No. 7 Daniel Nestor and Vasek Pospisil of Canada. That duo beat Fabio Fognini and Andreas Seppi of Italy 6-3, 6-1.

Grieving Coach Leads U.S: Adam Krikorian returned to the pool deck for his first game since his brother’s sudden death last week to coach the U.S. to an 11-4 win over Spain in water polo. Maggie Steffens, Courtney Mathewson and Kiley Neushul scored two goals apiece, and Ashleigh Johnson had 11 saves while becoming the first black woman to play water polo for the U.S. in the Olympics.

Pele Improving: Pele tweeted that he hopes to appear at the closing ceremony after missing the opening because of his health.

Boxing Continued from Page 1B “These kids are more mature than the elite athletes we’ve had representing the USA before. They want this more. They’re more hungry. They study this. It’s their moment, and they’re going to run with it,” Korma said.

Walsh’s job title designates him as the women’s head coach because that’s how USA Boxing procured the funds to hire the longtime head of the Irish national team, but he coaches all eight American boxers in Rio. Koroma is USA Boxing’s associate coach and a key mentor to the men, but he is also the personal coach of top bantamweight Shakur Stevenson, the Americans’ top medal hope heading into the games.

“As long as you trust one coach, we can all come together as one,” Koroma said. “If one coach says something, the other coaches go along with it and we run with it.

Billy might have a game plan and I might have a game plan. Billy might start his game plan off, and I might throw something in. I’ve known all the kids since they were like 8 years old, so having that relationship, they know I have their best interests at heart.”

That trust is a major factor in any boxing coach’s success, and Americans were shockingly uninterested in their national team coaches’ advice at previous Olympics. They turned to the stands for advice when things got tough in London and Beijing.

Walsh, whose Irish team won an impressive four medals in London, is trying to counter that instinct by building trust with the fighters’ home camps. Most American boxers’ personal coaches — who are usually their relatives — visited Colorado Springs while the U.S. team prepared for Rio. “They come to the camp and they see the type of things I’m teaching them,” Walsh said. “I tell them, ‘I feel this is how we can get better. I want you to go back to your gym and practice this.’ I show them the type of stuff that we do, and when they’ve seen their performances, they know it works. I think they’ll buy into it for these first few months, anyway.”

Earlier this summer, Walsh staged a multi-nation training camp in Colorado Springs, bringing in fighters from Azerbaijan, France and elsewhere. It’s a common practice for top teams in Europe and elsewhere, but rare for Americans.

“We were sparring every day with different styles, and that’s what got us here,” Balderas said.

Hernandez and Balderas both made key strategic adjustments during their bouts at the U.S. coaches’ advice — something that seems simple, yet hardly ever happened at the previous two Olympics.

A-Rod plays final game Friday NEW YORK (AP) — Ready or not, Alex Rodriguez will play his final game in pinstripes this week.

One of the most prolific hitters and polarizing figures in baseball history, the slumping slugger plans to take his final turn at-bat with the New York Yankees this week and then become a special adviser and instructor with the team next year.

The 41-year-old Rodriguez, who sat out the 2014 season while serving a performance-enhancing drug suspension, will play against Tampa Bay at Yankee Stadium on Friday night and then be released.

New York will pay him the remainder of the approximately $27 million he’s owed as part of his $275 million, 10-year contract.

Ichiro records 3,000th career hit DENVER (AP) — Ichiro Suzuki defined his career with speed and sharp hits. It was only fitting he flashed both in his historic moment.

Suzuki lined a tripled off the wall for his 3,000th career hit in the major leagues, becoming the 30th player to reach the milestone as the Miami Marlins beat the Colorado Rockies 10-7 Sunday.

The 42-year-old Suzuki got his big hit in the seventh inning.

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GEMINI (May 21-June 21).

While not exactly monumental, you’ve thought about today’s events and they matter to you.

You feel it, the others feel it: You’re ready for anything and everything that’s about to unfold.

CANCER (June 22-July 22).

When you don’t know a word, you make guesses about its definition based on the context of the words around it. You’ll do the same thing in regard to unknown people today, judging them by the company they keep.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Avoid working too hard to smooth over the current situation at the

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expense of your having pleasant future. You’re in danger of obligating yourself to do what you will neither enjoy nor benefit from.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).

You’ll work harder than anyone when the plan is something you can see coming to fruition.

You need a coach to help you come up with this solid plan -someone who’s been there and is good at showing the way.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).

Unsure about your next move, your sense of duty demands that you tend to the pressing business before you regardless.

In a sense, worry, trepidation or even rumination is a luxury at this point.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).

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When you don’t get the reply you want to hear it can be frustrating, disheartening or inspiring, depending on your attitude. The prevalent sentiment welling up in you now sounds something like, “Fine, I’ll do it myself!”

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). In the social media blur, envy is par for the course. The funny, talented and glamorous people you know sometimes get on your nerves for the exact same reasons you admire and love them.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Stagnant waters breed disease. The algae, the bugs, the stench! It’s the same with situations that are too peaceful: They begin to rot. Don’t let

this happen. Stir it, change it, move it.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18).

It may feel like someone is pushing and pulling you along.

It’s a direction you want to go, and yet if you’re not in charge of getting there, you’ll resist every inch of the way -- rightly so. You need to get there on your own volition.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20).

The quick fix, the fast fame, the instant buzz: It’s all appealing to you now. Just because it’s easy and attractive doesn’t make it wrong, but it does make it worthy of skepticism.

What does the Virgo in your life think?

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