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Branstad to school admins: one-time funding never an option Governor’s 2.45 percent increase proposal for 2016-17 could take many forms

By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News With the school year about to begin, and so much on the plate this month, school administrators and board of education members can only be so concerned about what really happened to their 201516 funding during this year’s lengthy state legislative session.

However, the Iowa Legislature only approved one year of funding, even though it’s supposed to fund schools in two-year cycles, and the start of the 2016 session is only about five months away.

That’s one of the reasons why Gov. Terry Branstad’s

AP Photo Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley, shown here speaking at a 2014 event in Storm Lake, said in a conference call last week that he believes pipeline oil transportation is safer than moving product by rail.

The three-member Iowa Utilities Board panel is set to hold approval hearings on the proposed Bakken Pipeline project, beginning in mid-November.

Grassley says pipeline oil safer than rail Senator said EPA non-compliance on coal ‘waste of time’

By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News While U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley hasn’t either supported or opposed the proposed Bakken Pipeline, he certainly has supported pipelines as a concept.

In Thursday’s weekly conference call, which involved the Newton Daily News, the senator said he feels moving oil products via a pipeline is much safer than moving products by rail, citing a number of recent accidents.

He said while the higher-profile Keystone XL project — which President Barack Obama could approve at any time without

Congressional approval — is a different type of legislative challenge, but he believes both Keystone and Bakken would support American jobs.

“Right now, the states are ready to go with Keystone,” Grassley said. “One reason you might want pipelines, generally, is because we’re having all these accidents with so much oil being transported on rail. I feel it would be safer — and less environmentally hazardous — if we had the pipelines.”

The Senate came up one vote short of the required 60 votes needed to approve construction of the Keystone project in a roll-call

vote taken last November.

Grassley, a Republican, voted in favor of the project, while then-Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin — a Democrat — voted against, along with 38 other Democrats and the two independents, Bernie Sanders, of Vermont, and Angus King, of Maine.

No Republicans voted against the project.

The Bakken Pipeline is subject to approval by the Iowa Utilities Board, a three-member panel that will meet on that topic, beginning in mid-November.

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By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News

Jamee A. Pierson/Daily News The Jasper County Board of Supervisors approved a new contract for legal research services requested by county attorney Mike Jacobsen.

practice area insights and the largest online collection of litigation resources and public records.

Jacobsen said the service

was essential and his attorneys cannot do their work without research.

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A Newton woman accused of spanking and slapping a 6-yearold child for having a bad day was granted a deferred judgment and two years of probation.

Jennifer R. McMahon, 28, pleaded guilty in April to assault causing injury, a serious misdemeanor, and was sentenced on Aug. 5.

McMahon was one of two sisters charged with child endangerment in the May 21, 2014 incident. Charges

were later dropped against 28-year-old Jessica L. Burckel.

The two women were each charged with the Class D felony after Newton Police were called to assist an Iowa Department of Human Services investigation at a Newton home. The 6-year-old victim sustained deep bruising on his buttocks and had very dark bruising on the right side of his face from being slapped, according to court documents.

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AP Photo Gov. Terry Branstad, shown here speaking in November of last year, spoke to a conference of school administrators at a Des Moines conference last week. The audience, which included Newton Community School District Superintendent Bob Callaghan, heard the governor point out that he never intended to sign off on the one-time appropriation of $55.7 million in education funding sent to him by the legislature.

Supervisors approve legal research contract A new contract with Thomson Reuters Westlaw for legal research services was approved by Jasper County Supervisors Denny Carpenter and Dennis Stevenson Tuesday. Supervisor Joe Brock was absent from the meeting. The contract included a 3 percent increase in the annual fee with $873.18 charged monthly.

“It is now time to update it, and if you update it in August you get a little bit of a discount,” County Attorney Mike Jacobsen said.

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Aug. 5 appearance at the 40th annual School Administrators of Iowa Conference was of particular interest to those in attendance, including Newton Community School District Superintendent Bob Callaghan and Director of K-8 Services Jim Gilbert.

At Monday’s board of education meeting, Callaghan reported on several recent events he attended, including his trip to the Des Moines administrators conference.

Branstad spoke to hundreds of educators in a ballroom at the Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center at the conference, and brought up the touchy subject of K-12 funding. Callaghan said he thought it was courageous of the governor to speak to what was essentially a hostile audience — just before the Fourth of July weekend, Branstad surprised and dismayed many by rejecting a $55.7 million one-time component of school funding.

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In Brief Congregational UCC to host race discussion Newton Congregational United Church of Christ will host “Beyond Selma: Conversations on Race” from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Aug. 19 at the church, 308 E. Second St. N. Nine local congregations sponsored a showing of the film “Selma” at Capitol II Theatre in June and organizers will continue the conversation, brainstorming ways citizens might move forward in efforts to dismantle racism in Jasper County.

The conversation is open to both those who attended the movie showing and those who didn’t.

Light refreshments will be provided.

Jamee A. Pierson/Daily News The First Methodist Church and Our Savior Lutheran Church team put it to the Newton Church of The Way team during one of the final games before the championship round of play in the Newton Church Softball League.

Church softball league wraps up Championship game set for Monday

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News As the corn grows taller than the outfield fence, another season is coming to a close for the Newton Church Softball League.

Six teams played for nine weeks with the culmination of the season happening Monday with the championship game.

“It has gone good. Teen Challenge comes over from Colfax to play with us, they have done that the past several years. Besides rain being a factor on Mondays — it has kind of been the damper — we’ve had to make up two weeks because of the weather,” organizer Jason Price said. “It’s fun, it’s good fellowship. Fellowship with other churches and you get to know a little bit more about the people of your church as well.”

Along with Teen Challenge, teams from Grace Church, The Newton Church of The Way,

Community Heights Church, a combined team of First Methodist Church and Our Savior Lutheran Church and a team named The Brothers played in the league.

“We’d like to get more teams out next year. That is the goal every year is to get more teams,” Price said. “It works out nice if you have an odd number so one team can umpire that week.”

The consolation semi-final game kicks off at 6:15 p.m. Monday with the championship game following at 7:30 p.m. Should the consolation champion beat the champion bracket team, the two would play another game that night at approximately 8:45 p.m.

All games are played at the Softball Complex, 200 N. 19th Ave. E. “If the losers bracket team wins, they have a chance to play three games that night,” Price said.

A longtime participant in the league is Teen Challenge of Colfax. The faith-based organization which helps to provide solutions to life-controlling problems, such as substance abuse, has used the league as a place for their partic-

ipants to be involved in an activity in a good environment.

“It’s a good league for us where our guys can compete and have fun and the environment is good.

It’s not going to be a complete drink fest like a lot of leagues are.

We are able to bring our guys and have fun close to home and know they are going to be in an environment with a lot of good people,” Teen Challenge Director Michael Hunsberger said. “A lot of the churches in Newton support Teen Challenge so a lot of the individuals know who we are and enjoy playing the guys. That makes it a lot easier for our staff to appreciate bringing them here, knowing that we aren’t going to have to worry and be treated well and not like outcasts.”

For more information about the league or participating in it next year, contact Jason Price or Nathan Unsworth with the Newton Parks Department.

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

First Christian donates to the Salvation Army

The Way to host family fun night at Maytag Pool Newton Church of The Way is hosting a Family Fun Pool Party from 5:15 to 7:15 p.m. Friday at Maytag Pool. Invite your family, neighbors and friends. Bring the whole family for an evening of swimming and fun.

Newton Reformed Church to host guest speaker Newton Christian Reformed Church is hosting Creation Ministries International event with speaker Jonathan Sarfati. Sessions begin at 3:30 p.m.

Sunday at the church, 511 S. Fifth Ave. E. Sarfati will speak about the bankruptcy of the evolutionary myth.

For more information, contact Newton Christian Reformed Church at 641-792-2162 or visit www. newtoncrc.com.

Sessions are as follows: Design, Deluge and Dilemma from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.; Six Days... Really? from 6 to 7 p.m. and Audience Question and Answer from 7 to 8 p.m.

Kellogg UMC to host free meal, ice cream Kellogg United Methodist Church will host a free sharing supper at 6 p.m. Saturday at the church, 417 Second St. in Kellogg.

The meal will include Italian hamburger casserole, coleslaw, corn, dinner roll, cookies and homemade ice cream and served in the fellowship hall.

For more information, contact the Rev. Tim Morgan at 641-417-9463 or morgans@pcpartner. net.

Sacred Heart to host Faith Formation registration Sacred Heart Catholic Church will host registration for all Faith Formation classes following both Masses the weekend of Aug. 29 and Aug. 30.

Class schedule is as follows: Grades K-6, 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesdays; Grades 7-8, 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Wednesdays; and high school youth, 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Sundays.

Catechist Training will be held at 6 p.m. Sept. 9 at the church, 1115 S. Eighth Ave. E. in Newton.

Grades K-6 and 7-8 classes begin with at meal at 5:15 p.m. Sept. 16. A parish-wide enrichment session will also be held on Wednesday following the meal.

High school youth group kick-off event will be Sept. 13.

Submitted Photo First Christian Church Vacation Bible School students present a $577.25 check to the Salvation Army for the food pantry which was raised at the school Aug. 2-6. The children were challenged to raise $500 and Pastor Mark Young would take a pie to the face. From left to right: Trey Warnick, Dane Warnick, Gracie Elliott and Madden Gunsaulus. Back row from left to right: Kylie Thomas, Jacey Thomas, Lexi Jo Elliott and Newton Salvation Army Captain Mikey Carter.

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Local & State News Grassley Continued from Page 1A against the IUB, claiming the panel does not have the authority to grant the use of eminent domain in the construction of the proposed Dakota Access crude oil pipeline. Nearly 34 miles

of the proposed pipeline route goes through Jasper County, and a stockpile of 30-inch pipe continues to grow in a farm field north of Highway 6 East along East 76th Street North, three miles east of Newton.

Grassley issued the reminder that Congress recently voted to

www.newtondailynews.com | Wednesday | Aug. 12, 2015 | 3A delegate the president to “fast track” an international deal like the Keystone project, but Obama has shown no inclination to act on it.

The six-term senator also said he feels states that are waiting to submit emissions-reduction plans to hit federally assigned targets is “a case

of slowing things down.”

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has actively encouraged state governors not to comply with federal regulations, at least temporarily, suggesting states “think twice before submitting a state plan” and to “hold back on the costly process of

complying.”

Grassley said there are not enough votes in the Senate to override any veto Obama might make what the senator calls the “war on coal.”

He said there might be some action Congress could take regarding EPA appropriation earmarking.

“Just because states can not go along with it (Obama’s EPA targets) doesn’t mean the states will not go along with it,” Grassley said.

“You’ve also got court action likely.”

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

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The governor only approved a 1.25 percent increase in annual K-12 funding. That came after months of negotiations, and at the end of a lengthy overtime legislative session that dragged well beyond its late-May scheduled ending point.

“I have to be very cautious, because I have the radio and the newspaper here,” Callaghan said at Monday’s meeting. “I thought the governor showed a lot of courage in showing up to speak there; he had made some disparaging remarks just days prior to the start of the (two-day) conference.”

The governor has said several times this year that he wanted the legislature to hammer out a funding formula for both the 2015-16 and 201617 school years; the legislature handed him a package in June for only 2015-16.

“I thought the governor mentioned a few things that were significant for our school board,” Callaghan said.

“He said he was disappointed the legislation did not pass two years of supplemental state aid (school funding, and he said he was also disappointed they didn’t pass funding to his desk until so late in the year.”

Districts were required to send the state a balanced budget by April 15.

The legislature was still working on a K-12 funding formula in June.

Callaghan said Branstad made it very clear that he would not approve any additional one-time money, but that apparently wasn’t communi-

Upon receiving the first contract, Jacobsen reviewed it and found the company had a 4 percent increase in place. He contacted them and corrected the error to the 3 percent agreed upon.

Jacobsen said there were a few other options for services, but they did not work with the current case management software.

The board also approved a maintenance agreement with the Iowa Department of Transportation and Jasper County for maintenance of a portion of a road near the north end of the lake at Rock Creek State Park. The road includes the county road near the north end of the lake, then south to the first run around on the west side of the lake. Also, from the county road on the east side of the lake, then south to the loop at the picnic area on the east side of the lake.

Maintenance includes snow and ice removal; spot filling and patching; strip and edge sealing, shoulder repair, roadside mowing and herbicide applications.

The agreement runs from July 1 to June 30, 2016. A total payment of $4,280 will be paid to the county upon completion of the work at a rate of $2,000 per mile for a total of 2.14 miles.

Jason W. Brooks/Daily News Board members Donna Cook, left, and Travis Padget prepare to vote on an issue at Monday night’s Newton Community School District meeting. The lack of an agreement about education funding made decisions tough for school boards and their budget planning last spring. Gov. Terry Branstad explained his school-funding position to a convention of school administrators last week.

cated clearly enough, as Republicans and Democrats agreed on the $55.7 million addition and sent it to the governor to sign.

“He also mentioned that never — at any point — did he give any indication to his aides that he would agree to a one-time funding,” Callaghan said. “In fact, his statement was that he was opposed to one-time funding. The question was asked ‘Why didn’t you tell your aides when they were in negotiations?’ — but he didn’t feel that was his requirement — that his feelings about the one-time part were known.”

Callaghan also said Branstad will propose a 2.45 increase in funding for the 2016-17 school year. That would be a departure from recent history; the legislature has sent the governor an increase of less than two percent in five of the past six sessions.

That 2.45 percent increase could take many forms in the governor’s proposal, Callaghan said,

in terms of categorical funding. He said the Early Literacy Program and an expensive assessment statewide proficiency exam that will involve third-graders are examples of what the governor considers part of K-12 education money — not something special.

Callaghan said the governor considers the Teacher Leadership Compensation Grant a huge part of the education budget. The approximately $150 million in annual funding in that categorical grant needs to be used for items such as teacher salary initiatives, he said.

“That $150 million is something schools need to be planning on — and counting on — as part of their budget development,” Callaghan said.

“The perspective is that his state aid needs to be directed toward students and their programs.”

Branstad, in his speech, pointed out the state provided no increase in state funding in 2010, the first year he

was elected to return to the statehouse as governor.

“We got the state’s house in order, financially, and we worked very hard to reform education,” Branstad said. “I made my recommendations on the second day of this year’s session, and for the whole five years, I’ve been clear about not having one-time funding.”

Branstad said he had made it clear he wouldn’t approve the additional funding.

“I don’t want to go back to the days of promising what we can’t deliver,” Branstad said.

“We’ve lost 34 million birds to the avian flu, and we don’t know what the impact of that will be.

Forty-three percent of the general-fund budget is going to general education. Unfortunately, the House and the Senate reached this agreement to get out of town.”

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

Assault Continued from Page 1A When questioned by DHS, both women allegedly admitted to taking turns spanking him as punishment for having a bad day. While the spanking was occurring, the child laughed at them which upset the women, according to a court document, and they then slapped him across the face causing the bruise.

In addition to serving probation, McMahon was ordered to pay a $315 civil penalty.

Contact Abigail Pelzer at 641-792-3121 ext. 6530 or apelzer@newtondailynews.com

Correction Cadillac Jack’s Bike Night in Baxter will feature the musical stylings of the Anni Piper at 6 p.m. Aug. 19. The incorrect day was published in Tuesday’s Newton Daily News.

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

ISF food department adds 34 new contests DES MOINES — The Iowa State Fair hosts the largest food department of any state fair and continues to grow with 34 new food contests at the Elwell Family Food Center. “Fair Tour” 2015 embarks Aug. 13-23.

Several notable contests will be making an appearance at this year’s Fair including Billion Dollar Cookie Contest, Gluten Free Appetizers, My Favorite Tone’s Recipe, Pajama Party Goodies, Best Wing Sauce

and Allrecipes Holy Donuts.

The Billion Dollar Cookie Contest, which takes place at 10 a.m. Aug. 22 in the Elwell Family Food Center, is sponsored by H & R Block. The contest winner will receive a free $200 tax return from H & R Block.

The Best Wing Sauce contest is sponsored by Jethro’s and will be held at 1:30 p.m. Aug. 21 in the Elwell Family Food Center. The winning sauce will be highlighted as Je-

Vernon Mitchell

Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, August 15th at 11am, at Newton Moose Lodge.

Lunch will be served afterward.

Burial will be at Friends Cemetery in New Sharon at 3:00 pm with Military Honors

tho’s special “Sauce of the Month” for September.

Food sampling will be at 1 p.m.

Aug. 23 in the Elwell Family Food Center.

More than 10,600 entries have been submitted to the Iowa State Fair Food Department for judging.

They are divided into 228 divisions and 850 classes. More than $76,000 worth of premiums will be given out in this department during the Fair.

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Awards should be only for top performers

By Jason. W. Brooks Staff Writer

www.newtondailynews.com | Wednesday | Aug. 12, 2015

Sometimes, while I’m hearing someone run down a long list of a young student’s accomplishments, I’m quite impressed. I almost expect to hear about an Olympic gold medal, how the student came up with a cure for all world diseases or was a hero like Johnny or Pony Boy in “The Outsiders.”

These young people inspire us all, and restore our faith that the world will have quality humans around, long after many of us are gone. However, there also seems to be a jealousy of these young people — the kind of jealousy that prompts adults to come up with awards or certificates for everything from participation to simply waking up in the morning.

I’m not talking about certificates, rewards or treats for small children who really benefit from incentives. I mostly have noticed this at the late-elementary ages, when there starts to be some separation in talent, ability and capability.

I feel some adults refuse to face the possibility that their children might not be one of those do-it-all,

endlessly talented, easy-going sort of students. Because they’re mere mortals, maybe society should issue medals, trophies and rings for all sorts of placers, even if those accolades used to only go to winners, and perhaps runners-up.

A strong, recent example happened when postseason awards were announced for Iowa high school summer sports programs.

One player, who didn’t bat often and had more errors than assists on defense, still made all-conference. It probably seemed obvious to most people who followed the team there were players on the roster that would have been more deserving, based on statistics.

However, some of those student-athletes were a couple of grade years behind the all-conference player. Therefore, we end up with a student-athlete receiving an achievement honor for simply showing up with cleats and a glove — and for being born a couple of years earlier.

This type of choice does a disservice to both the student-athlete and in terms of an example for fu-

ture athletes, parents and adult staff and volunteers, as it furthers the lesson that everyone gets an award simply for attendance, rather than acknowledging the competitive nature of the world.

I have no problem with separate honors for completion or attendance. Some classes and extra-curricular programs are endurance tests, and in many cases, completion is a badge of honor by itself. However, awards designed to reward both effort and prolific technique in an activity should not be given to students.

Perhaps the all-conference student-athlete is among the most dedicated around, and always went the extra mile at practice, diving for line drives and helping set an example for younger players. If that were the case, maybe there should only be “Charlie Hustle” awards for effort and teamwork, and we can quit pouring so many resources into QuikStats and GameChanger and other means of tracking stats that help determine awards.

Likewise, if all students are to be praised equally, we wouldn’t

have valedictorians or honor rolls.

Most of us agree a certain amount of competition is healthy, and that entails winners and losers. If we must be politically correct, let’s have winners and “not winners.”

Either achievement and skill are serious business or are just for admiration. There’s not really a third reason to track statistics and to measure progress.

Little League has been mentioned as sort of the epitome of where society has gone, in terms of giving all children participation awards. Yet even that inclusive, recognition-oriented organization has select all-star teams, tournaments with trophies for the winners, regionals and a World Series.

There’s nothing wrong with showing young people it’s a competitive world. Future bridges will be designed and completed by engineers who are in school now, and I would rather drive across bridges designed by engineers who fought to stay at the top of their class.

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

American Conservative

The extreme party

Another View

A driving force Back in 1898, New York City hosted a global environmental summit. Flummoxed, the assembled experts disbanded early without agreeing on workable solutions.

What daunting crisis brought about this precursor of today’s big UN climate conferences?

Schwartz Greco Fast-growing cities were propelling travel via horse-drawn buggies and wagons to unprecedented and unsustainable levels.

Staggering quantities of equine manure and urine made urban life hazardous and stinky, Clemson University assistant professor Eric Morris explains in his colorful essay “From Horse Power to Horsepower.”

Within 20 years, the primary transportation mode since the dawn of civilization had hung up its horseshoes. Newfound businesses mass-produced affordable cars and trucks, sold vehicles on credit, and persuaded governments to build paved roadways and highways.

In short, market forces prevailed. Why can’t that happen again with climate change?

Replacing fossil fuels as the dominant power source — including for transportation — should be a no-brainer. But governments won’t outlaw gasoline or diesel anytime soon. Nor will Big Brother ramp up regulations

fast enough to drive Big Oil out of business.

With motorized conveyances spewing more than a quarter of the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions, there’s one good reason to hope that drivers spurn their internal combustion engines sooner rather than later: plug-in horseless carriages.

Experts expect spending on electric vehicles to top $100 billion a year by 2019, including up to a quarter of Ford’s fleet. Some 665,000 of them are already on the world’s roads.

Tesla aims to sell 55,000 of its electric cars in 2015 and 500,000 per year by the end of this decade. Once its first non-luxury models hit the road, the company might make a dent in the 16 million new vehicles Americans buy every year, along with demand for gasoline.

As Alberta Oil magazine puts it, the upstart’s sexy cars could “signal the beginning of the end of oil.”

Tesla may lack sales volume so far, yet it’s long on cachet.

Car writers are drooling over its Model X, a family-friendly seven-seater that will hit the road soon. The crossover’s James Bond-esque falcon-wing doors lift straight up. The thing looks more like a robotic bird of prey eying its next victim than a minivan.

Tesla chief Elon Musk is also investing heavily in solar power and the kind of battery storage technology that will maximize the odds that his cars will be

powered by renewable energy. He and his competitors just might do to fossil fuels what Henry Ford did to the demand for horse-drawn transportation.

That’s huge.

Electric vehicles propelled by coal, natural gas, and nuclear energy aren’t exactly green. They wouldn’t stave off a full-blown climate crisis, even if they did send the oil industry into a tailspin. But by boosting demand for localized solar power, the electric car industry could accelerate the coal industry’s demise and depress demand for electricity generated from natural gas.

When Geoff Ralston — the guy who created Yahoo’s email in 1997 — gazes at the automotive industry in his crystal ball, he sees a repeat of what occurred over the past decade with our omnipresent e-gadgetry.

Once gas stations begin to shut down, “owning a gasoline-powered car will positively suck,” Ralston predicts. “Then, there will be a rush to electric cars not seen since, well, the rush to buy smartphones… The future of automotive transportation is an electric one, and you can expect that future to be here soon.”

If you don’t agree, try studying the history of urban horse manure management. It may change your mind.

Columnist Emily Schwartz Greco is the managing editor of OtherWords, a nonprofit national editorial service run by the Institute for Policy Studies.

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During last Thursday night’s inaugural 2016 Republican presidential debate, F o x News’ Meg y n Kelly got into a spat w i t h Donald Tr u m p over his By Ben Shapiro histor y of vulgar comments about women. Trump followed up that tiff by dropping a thinly veiled reference to Kelly’s menstruation in the media. Those comments prompted Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton to praise Kelly — a woman with whom she would never deign to do an interview — bash Trump, and then lash out at Senator Marco Rubio, R-Fla., whom she perceives as the most serious threat to her presidential aspirations.

“Yes, I know [Trump] makes great TV,” said Clinton. “I think the guy went way overboard — offensive, outrageous, pick your adjective. But what Marco Rubio said has as much of an impact in terms of where the Republican Party is today as anybody else on that stage.”

What, pray tell, was Rubio’s great sin? He said that he believed the Constitution protects the unborn: “What I have advocated is that we pass law in this country that says all human life at every stage of development is worthy of protection. In fact, I think that law already exists. It is called the Constitution of the United States.”

According to Clinton and her allies in the media, this makes Rubio — and any Republican who agrees with him — too extreme for the general public. And it’s not just abortion. Polls show that 52 percent of Americans say the Republican Party is more “extreme” in its positions than the Democratic Party; just 35 percent say the reverse.

But is that true?

On abortion, for example, the Republican Party platform states that the Constitution warrants

protections for the unborn; the Democratic Party position states that taxpayers should foot the bill for the killing of unborn children at every stage of pregnancy, including partial-birth abortion, a gruesome procedure in which children are pulled feet-first out of their mother’s wombs, their skulls pried open and brains sucked out. Then the Democrats want to fund Planned Parenthood to carve up those babies for organ sale. Which position is more extreme?

On same-sex marriage, the Republican Party wants to pass a Constitutional amendment to enshrine traditional marriage as the only governmentally rewarded form of marriage; until such time, Republicans acknowledge that same-sex marriage is legally a state’s rights issue. The Democratic Party wants to force religious Americans to participate in homosexual weddings without recourse to the Constitution. Which is more extreme?

On health care, Republicans want Americans to be able to choose the healthcare they receive and pay for; Democrats want to force Americans to pay into a system from which they receive less than they would if they expended their dollars privately. Extremism, anyone?

The list goes on and on. Democrats want no major changes to the educational system, except for spending more money on corrupt teachers’ unions; they also want to use taxpayer dollars to subsidize students majoring in useless subjects at second-tier colleges. Republicans want to allow Americans to keep more of their own money, and they want American parents to be able to spend that money as they see fit on the education of their children.

Democrats want to dramatically increase taxes; Republicans want to decrease them. Democrats want no meaningful enforcement of America’s immigration system; supposedly, Republicans want to enforce immigration laws.

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Obituaries Mary M. Blankenship Aug. 10, 2015 A time of remembrances for Mary M. Blankenship will be at 1 p.m.

F r i d a y, Aug. 14, 2 0 1 5 , at the Pence-Reese Funeral Home in Newton. A visitation with the family will be one hour prior to the service. In lieu

Mel Vos Aug. 10, 2015 Melvin Vos, 89, of Pella, died Monday morning, Aug. 10, 2015, at the Hospice of Pella Comfort in Pella.

A funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m.

Friday, Aug. 14 at First Reformed Church in Pella. Interment will follow at the Oakwood Cemetery in Pella with military honors. Visitation will begin Thursday afternoon at Van Dyk-Duven Funeral Home where the family will be present from 5 to 7 p.m.

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

of flowers, memorials have been designated to Mary’s family, in her name. Interment will be in the Silent City Cemetery in Monroe.

Mary Marie Blankenship, 63, of Marengo, the daughter of Wendell Anthony and Margaret Marie (Ver Dught) Roseburrough, was born Jan. 27, 1952, in Newton, and was a graduate of the Newton Schools.

On Sept. 24, 1994, Mary was united in marriage with James Ernest Blankenship in Delaware. She devoted

her life to her husband and family, and was a member of the V.F.W. Auxiliary in Delaware.

Formerly of Newton, she was a resident of the Marengo area and had lived in Delaware, and then Texas for 19 years. She enjoyed animals, especially horses, and going fishing. She was a shrimp boat owner and operator in Corpus Christi, Texas; she drove trucks with her husband James, and at one time was the assistant manager for a Happy Harry Drug Store in Wilmington, Del.

Mary Marie died Monday afternoon, Aug. 10, 2015, at the St. Luke’s/Unity Point Hospice in Cedar Rapids. She was preceded in death by her parents.

Those left to honor Mary’s memory include her husband James of Marengo; her son Larry Benton of Texas; a brother, the Rev. Michael Roseburrough of Prairie du Chien, Wis.; her cousins; and many family and good friends in New Castle, Del. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.pencefh.com.

Family fun hike at Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge Summer is nearly over, but the prairie is still filled with blooming wildflowers. Are you ready to get outside and explore what the tallgrass prairie has to offer?

Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge invites you and your family to join for a special ranger-led hike about bison from 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday.

The hike is free and open to the public. Register for this program to ensure Neal Smith NWR has enough materials and personnel to provide the best experience for you.

Hikers of all ages will search the prairie for bison bones and learn all

about Iowa’s largest land mammal.

A Sunday afternoon is the perfect time to get outdoors and try something new with your family. You may even catch a glimpse of one of the 67 bison living at Neal Smith NWR. Animal lovers of all ages are welcome.

All of these activities are free and open to the public. Be sure to bring along your sense of wonder and cheerful spirit.

You can register for any of the ranger-led hikes by contacting Brianna Patrick at Brianna_patrick@ fws.gov or at 515-994-3400.

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• The Jasper County Hazard Mitigation Planning meeting will begin at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Jasper County Community Center.

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

Wednesday at Culver’s in Newton.

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

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m.

Wednesday at the Masonic Temple in Prairie City.

• Chamber Breakfast will begin at 7 a.m.

Thursday at The Hunter Mansion Tea Room & Event Center, 223 W. Fourth St. S. in Newton.

Get the latest on upcoming chamber and community events as you network with other Newton business leaders.

• Newton High School registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. Thursday at Newton High School, 800 E. Fourth St. S. in Newton.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at noon Thursday and 7 p.m. at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Newton.

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

• Jasper County Democrats will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Garden Room at Park Centre in Newton. Items under discussion include the upcoming caucuses, fundraising and other fall events, campaign updates and filling Central Committee vacancies. All Democrats are welcome.

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

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

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Lake Red Rock reopens rec areas

Several recreation areas at Lake Red Rock that were closed due to high water have now reopened — Whitebreast Beach, South Overlook Boat Ramp and the section of Volksweg Trail adjacent to Marina Cove are now open for public use.

For the most current lake level, dam outflow and forecast information, check out www. rivergages.com or call 641-828-7522.

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Congregate Meals Thursday Meatloaf in brown gravy, mashed potatoes, asparagus, pears, peanut butter cookie and skim milk Submitted Photo Reserve Deputy/Paramedic Mark Frymoyer, left, and Reserve Deputy Eric Van Zee, right, accept a check for $5,400 from Dennis and Vicky Gardner of Iowa Family Farms, donated to the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office Reserve fund for the purchase of four automatic external defibrillators. The AED units will be placed in two reserve cars and in two deputy patrol cars. Deputies and reserve deputies are certified in CPR and AED use. The AEDs can be utilized for early intervention in cardiac cases. All units will now have AEDs available. Initial units were purchased with forfeiture funding several years ago under former sheriff, Mike Balmer.

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Police Blotter Newton Police Department • Joshua R. Kaisand, 24, of Newton, is charged with fifth-degree theft after authorities were called to Walmart at 3:05 p.m. Friday. Officers spoke with an employee who said a man had taken four PS4 games from the store. The employee was able to identify the vehicle that brought and took away the man from the store.

Officers identified the owner of the vehicle and found Kaisand at the residence who admitted to taking the items.

They totaled $59.88. He was cited and released to appear.

• Randall G. Meyer, 56, of Newton, is charged with driving while license suspended after authorities pulled him over on South Fourth Avenue East at 4:05 p.m. Aug. 5. He was cited and released to appear.

• Shamus C. Baltisberger, 21, of Newton, was arrested on a mittimus warrant after authorities were called to 904 N. Sixth Ave. E. at 10:49 a.m.

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Jasper County Sheriff ’s Office • Jordan M. Sexton, 19, of Newton, is charged with possession of drug paraphernalia after authorities were called to the intersection of Oakwood Avenue and Thomas Jefferson Street at 12:16 a.m. Monday.

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• Tait L. Belyew, 46, of Placerville, Calif., is charged with disorderly conduct and operating while under the influence after authorities pulled him over at 5627 Rock Creek E. at 7:54 p.m. Sunday. Officers were contacted by campers about a fight people heard from across the inlet in the pond. They stopped Belyew to check on his status from a suspected stab wound. They could smell alcohol on him

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Husband embraces online contact all too eagerly DEAR ABBY: Are senior citizens having more affairs these days? I used to laugh at the “old couples’ sex letters” I’d see in your column — until it hit home.

My husband (age 68) ran into a 38-year-old ex-waitress friend. They had lunch, which led to emails and texts, which led to sexts and then a full-blown affair. I believe these personal/secretive forms of communication make going from texting to sexting much too easy.

Our generation didn’t have much sexual freedom growing up. I think men of that generation have a “go for it before it’s too late” mentality, and the combination of the Internet and Viagra is making it possible.

Should every couple insist on access to their spouse’s devices? How do you broach the subject? I wish I had seen the number of texts being sent early on. Then this whole ugly affair might have been averted. Now my trust, my respect and our marriage are all in crisis. — SHARON IN NAPLES, FLA. DEAR SHARON: Technology and medicine are extending the sex lives of many seniors these days.

However, I don’t think it’s necessary for couples to check each other’s electronic devices if there is no cause for suspicion. In your case, because of your husband’s infidelity, you do have that right — and the way to broach the subject is to tackle it head on.

And if you haven’t already, insist that your husband join you in marriage counseling.

DEAR ABBY: I am dating a guy (seriously) who is fantastic. “Kyle” is smart, trustworthy, kind — and incredibly gorgeous. The problem is, he has two Boston terriers who drive me crazy — one in particular whose breathing is so loud all the time that we can’t even hear a TV program or

each other speak. That dog is super hyper and has destroyed numerous things in my house. Kyle’s house reeks of doggy odor, and the dogs also have horrible gas and vomit often.

If we are staying over at my place, his dogs come with him. I hate it! It is the weirdest thing, but I notice my anxiety level rises when the dogs are here, running around and snorting uncontrollably. There are other issues, but I don’t want to write a novel.

I am trying to live in the moment and not let it bother me. But in this moment, it is intrusive and annoying. What can I do? — BRYAN IN CHICAGO DEAR BRYAN: Kyle may be gorgeous, but he doesn’t appear to be a very responsible pet owner. He should have asked his veterinarian to check his dogs when he realized they were having repeated gastrointestinal upsets. As to the poor animals’ breathing, it may be because shortfaced dogs are prone to breathing problems.

It’s possible that Kyle is so used to the doggy odor in his house that he no longer smells it. That’s why it couldn’t hurt to tell him YOU have noticed it, that it’s overwhelming, and it’s time to get a professional cleaning crew in there.

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EMMETSBURG — Authorities have filed terrorism and other charges against a 55-year-old man accused of firing a bullet that struck a crop-dusting plane in northern Iowa.

Online court records say John Metzger, of Whittemore, also is charged with stalking with a weapon, intimidation with a dangerous weapon and going armed with intent. The Palo Alto County Sheriff ’s Office says the plane owned by Steier AG Aviation was hit in a wing flap.

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Edible Dubuque initiative awarded $2K grant DUBUQUE — An initiative supported by horticulturists, gardeners and Dubuque leaders has been awarded a $2,000 grant to help encourage the growth of an urban forest that’s ripe for the picking. The effort aims to engage residents, businesses, churches, nonprofits and schools in integrating edible plants into their landscapes. Leaders of “Edible Dubuque� say making those plants available to the public will increase access to fresh food.

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DES MOINES — The Iowa State Fair has been left with a big hole in its grandstand entertainment schedule because pop singer Meghan Trainor says she can’t complete her tour due to a vocal cord problem that requires surgery.

Trainor, a popular 21-year-old who scored a No. 1 hit last year with “All About That Bass,� says she’s devastated. Fair spokeswoman Mindy Williamson says the fair must find a replacement to fill a key Saturday night grandstand slot on Aug. 22. Trainor’s show had sold 8,500 tickets.

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SIOUX CITY — A man has been placed on three years of probation and ordered to spend 15 weekends in jail for helping his son avoid getting arrested after shooting a Sioux City officer. Fiftyfive-year-old Levon Dean Sr. and several others were sentenced Tuesday for their roles in aiding Jamal Dean avoid arrest.

Levon Dean had pleaded guilty as part of a plea deal to conspiracy to defraud the U.S. by obstruction or interfering with governmental functions.

5 Coralville man charged with knowingly spreading HIV

CORALVILLE — A Coralville man has been charged with knowingly spreading HIV. Thirty-five-year-old Adam Musser was arrested Sunday on one count of criminal transmission of an infectious disease. He faces up to 25 years in prison.

According to police, Musser told his partner he was disease-free and had unprotected sex in June and July while knowing he was HIV-positive. —The Associated Press

Newton man sentenced to 80 days for assault

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News A Newton man is sentenced to 80 days in prison for an attempted assault in May. Randall C. Mikesell Jr., 35, appeared in court Monday where he pleaded guilty to the charge of assault with dangerous weapon. He was also assessed a fine of $625.

Mikesell was charged May 28 after authorities said he entered an apartment on May 13 along with a woman and began making threats to a victim.

The victim then armed himself with a small sword and told the two to leave.

Mikesell left but returned a short time later with a baseball bat and enMikesell tered the residence. There was a struggle between Mikesell and the victim that resulted in Mikesell being stabbed.

He was treated at Skiff Medical Center and after an investigation was arrested and taken to the Jasper County Jail.

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

Branstad to mark record time in office with book publication The Associated Press DES MOINES — Gov. Terry Branstad on Tuesday announced he would mark his record time in office with the publication of a book about his life.

Branstad said the authorized biography, titled, “Iowa’s Record Setting Governor: The Terry Branstad Story,� will be available before the end of the year and will coincide with his pending status this December as the nation’s longest-serving governor.

Mike Chapman, a longtime writer on Iowa history, said he was contacted by Branstad in 2013 to write the book. Chapman said his reporting involved multiple one-on-one conversations with the governor, more

than 40 interviews with others, a lot of reading and traveling around the state. “This has been one of the hardest tasks I’ve ever tackled, but one of the most gratifying,�

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Branstad said he reviewed Chapman’s writing during the process, but only for accuracy.

Branstad became Iowa’s governor in 1983 and served until 1999, when he decided not to seek another term. He served as president of a private university before announcing plans on another campaign for governor.

He was sworn back into office in early 2011 and was re-elected to another term in 2014.

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Alliant reverses stance that hindered solar projects in Iowa The Associated Press IOWA CITY — Facing a new legal challenge, Iowa’s second-largest power company has abandoned a business practice that critics say improperly slowed the adoption of solar energy across the state.

Over the last year, Alliant Energy had told schools and municipalities that it wouldn’t allow net metering for rooftop power-generating systems financed by third-party solar companies. That meant customers would not be credited on their bills for excess energy they generate during peak sun times and return to the grid, making many of the projects economically unfeasible. In response, customers delayed, downsized and shelved solar projects meant to reduce their energy costs and impact on the environment.

But in a surprise reversal, Alliant said in a legal filing last week it will allow net metering for many such projects. Alliant spokesman Justin Foss said the company “revised our stance” after receiving the first formal applications for interconnection from customers entering into such arrangements.

“Since this is a relatively new issue, we adjusted to find the most customer-focused solution,” Foss said.

Joshua Mandelbaum, an attorney with the Environmental Law and Policy Center in Des Moines, called that explanation disingenuous, noting Alliant hadn’t received other applications because customers were told earlier in the process that net metering wouldn’t be allowed.

He said the change was positive and would allow “a number of customers who are interested in pursuing solar to be able to finance their systems.”

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The Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. COP WHO SHOT COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYER FIRED FROM FORCE Whether or not officer Brad Miller will face criminal charges for killing 19-year-old Christian Taylor will be up to a grand jury.

2. CLINTON GIVING UP SERVER AMID CONCERNS ABOUT CLASSIFIED DATA Her campaign casts the move as cooperating with investigators, while her Republican critics suggest that it points to her malfeasance as secretary of state.

File Photo Many residents, businesses and municipals in Iowa have adopted the use of alternative energy sources such as solar panels. Alliant Energy, Iowa’s second largest power company, recently changed its policy after long receiving criticism for not crediting customers on their bills for the extra energy generated during peak sun times.

so long for Alliant to come around to this position. Nothing has changed on the ground in the last year,” he said. “It only served to delay customers’ ability to take advantage of this option and create unnecessary tension and bad feelings with customers.”

The reversal came days after Mandelbaum, on behalf of a coalition of solar advocates, told the Iowa Utilities Board that Alliant’s position violated the state’s net metering rule and was thwarting renewable energy projects proposed by nonprofits and government agencies. Such entities, which don’t pay taxes, often enter into agreements to purchase power directly from solar companies that install generating systems on their buildings. The arrangements allow them to benefit from federal tax breaks designed to promote solar energy.

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liant.

After the ruling, Alliant argued that net metering for those projects wasn’t allowed because the solar companies were reselling power within its service territory, which was barred by its state operating agreements. That position has now been dropped.

Alliant notified the Iowa Falls Community School District — which dropped a proposal to install solar arrays on four school buildings — and other customers of its reversal in recent days.

“I was shocked,” said Cresco city councilor Amy Bouska, who learned the news from Alliant last week. Bouska said her city’s exploration of solar came “to a screeching halt” last spring when Alliant said net metering wouldn’t be allowed. She praised Alliant’s change but noted the utility still won’t allow net metering at buildings classified as large industrial users, such as the city’s fitness center and wastewater treatment plant.

Global stocks sink as Chinese currency weakens NEW YORK (AP) — A second day of declines in China’s currency is sending global stocks lower as traders worry about weakness in the world’s second-largest economy.

The Dow Jones industrial average lost 193 points, or 1.1 percent, to 17,212 as of 9:35 a.m.

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The Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell 19 points, or 1 percent, to 2,064.

The Nasdaq composite declined 58 points, or 1.2 percent, to 4,977.

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Markets were also lower in Europe and Asia. A weaker Chinese currency would make that country’s exports cheaper on global markets.

U.S.-listed shares of Alibaba, the giant Chinese retailer, sank 8 percent after the company’s sales fell short of analysts’ estimates.

Bond prices rose. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell to 2.12 percent.

Check back soon for further information. AP’s earlier story is below.

Global stocks sank Wednesday as China let its currency fall for a second day following a surprise devaluation that rattled global financial markets.

China’s government said the devaluation of the yuan was part of reforms meant to make its exchange rate more market-oriented.

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3. WHO WON’T ATTEND FLAG-RAISING AT U.S. EMBASSY IN CUBA The Obama administration doesn’t plan to invite Cuban dissidents to the historic event in Havana, illustrating how U.S. policy is shifting focus from the island’s opposition to its government.

4. PEACEFUL PROTEST HELD IN FERGUSON Police outnumber protesters along West Florissant Avenue, perhaps signaling the demonstrations around the anniversary of Michael Brown’s death are starting to fade.

5. WHAT LEAKED DOCUMENTS EXPOSE IN WEST BANK They detail two attempts by Palestinian officials to misuse public funds, highlighting the corruption and mismanagement in the Palestinian government.

6. WHY MANY PRAISE GERMANY, SCORN JAPAN SEVEN DECADES AFTER WWII Some of this is linked to the Soviet threat during the Cold War, which forced Europe to work closely with West Germany. No such unifying force emerged in Northeast Asia.

7. NAVAJO NATION FEELS BRUNT OF COLORADO MINE LEAK “When EPA is saying to me it’s going to take decades to clean this up, that is how long uncertainty will exist as we drink the water, as we farm the land,” the tribe’s president, Russell Begaye, says.

8. CHINA CURRENCY FALLS FOR 2ND DAY The slide follows a surprise change in its exchange rate mechanism that threatens to fan trade tensions with the U.S. and Europe.

9. LIFE-SIZE CUTOUTS OF POPE POP UP AHEAD OF U.S. VISIT Cardboard pictures of the pontiff appear all over the Philadelphia region, generating buzz around his upcoming trip.

10. ‘DEFLATEGATE’ BRINGS TOM BRADY TO COURT The New England quarterback and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell are set to explain to a judge why a controversy over underinflated footballs at last season’s AFC conference championship game is spilling into a new season.

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By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News Bob Mitchell can be found most mornings at the Maytag Park tennis courts.

“I picked up a tennis racquet in 1980, said to myself, ‘hey, I think I can play this game.’ I was hooked,” he said.

Mitchell, who turned 76 on Aug. 1, came to the sport of tennis later than most. He was in his 30s when he was asked to go along with a group of men from his church to play tennis in Sully.

“They asked me if I had ever tried playing tennis. I hadn’t, but from that night on, I haven’t stopped playing tennis,” Mitchell said. “That was a Friday night. I got up Saturday morning and started playing.”

On Oct. 18, Mitchell will be formally inducted into the United States Tennis Association Iowa Tennis Hall of Fame at Coe College in Cedar Rap-

ids. Mitchell along with his longtime doubles partner Tom Wickham of Dubuque are members of the USTA Iowa Tennis Hall of Fame Class of 2014.

“I’m in the Hall of Fame, but they do all the awards at the end of the season,” Mitchell said. “Tom nominated me and his son nominated him.

We met while playing singles against each other in 1991. He’s a tall man — 6-foot-6 — and he beat me more than I beat him in singles.

“I talked to him that first time and told him I was looking for a doubles partner. Tom said he would like to play doubles also. We’ve played together ever since.”

Once introduced to the sport, Mitchell said he couldn’t wait to get off work to go play tennis at the courts in Newton’s Aurora Heights or Maytag parks. He worked at Axtell Ford as a mechanic for 35 years, retiring in 2001.

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Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Bob Mitchell, left, is ready as his partner David Trettin serves during a morning doubles match at Maytag Park. Mitchell organizes daily matches throughout the year.

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Newton’s Bob Mitchell is known for his net game as a doubles tennis player. Mitchell has been playing tennis since 1980 and still is going strong at the age of 76.

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Bob Mitchell stands in his trophy room with a few of his awards coming from his prowess on the tennis court over a 35-year span and still going. Mitchell, 76, plays every day in Newton and competes in tournaments across the state of Iowa. He will be formerly inducted into the USTA Iowa Tennis Hall of Fame in October as a member of the 2014 class.

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Continued from Page 1B “I had always been intrigued by the sport. I watched tennis on television.

Growing up in Searsboro, I played baseball and basketball in school,” Mitchell said.

“But, I just fell in love with tennis from the first time. I’ll play anyone, and have played almost everyone in Newton and in the state.”

Jerry Freese, Henry Van Elsen, Rodney Verwers and Roland VanDerKrol were the four men who introduced the sport to Mitchell. Mitchell said Freese was the one who really got him going.

“Tennis was big in Newton in the 1980s. The courts at both parks were full and you might have to wait an hour in line to get on a court. I didn’t win any games starting out then I was finally able to beat Jerry. I was playing a lot,” Mitchell said.

In 1984, Mitchell won his first singles tournament — the Newton City Intermediate. He said Newton had citywide tournaments at the time. The next year Mitchell decided he would take weekly lessons from the tennis pro hired for the summer.

“He told me I was doing everything wrong. I told him I was winning matches, and I’d keep my game as it was.

In the Newton City Open, I played doubles and met him and his partner in the finals.

We beat him,” Mitchell said.

Tommy Little was the player to beat in the city tournaments, according to Mitchell. He said Little worked at Maytag and was very good.

“My challenge was to beat him, and I finally did. Most of the time once I beat someone, I had figured them out and continue to win matches against those players. I challenged everyone in Newton.

Gary Thompson, who was 6-foot-7, was another man I had strong matches with. He said to me, ‘you should go for something better like the

USTA circuit.”

In 30 years, Mitchell has played in an estimated 270 USTA tournaments. Since 1991, Mitchell has been ranked No. 1 in doubles 20 of the last 22 years. He has played in approximately 200 to 225 USTA tournament finals, winning 125 and was runner up 90 times. He has 25 singles championships and 100 wins at doubles.

Along with USTA competition, Mitchell began playing in the Des Moines Tennis Association ladder competition in the mid 1980s.

“Playing in Des Moines helped me later when I got into the USTA competition.

There were many players with different styles in Des Moines. With the ladder format, you win and move up the ladder. Being at the top of the ladder, you were allowed to select which courts you’d play matches on in Des Moines,” he said.

“There was one where they had laid a carpet surface over the hard court. I really liked playing on that surface because it took all the weapon out of the ball. I could play my game, which was a defensive style with long points and win.”

Mitchell stayed No. 1 in the 45 age division, the 55 age division, the 65 age division and the 75 age division.

“People look at me play and ask me how I win matches.

I tell them I just need to get the ball back over the net one more time than my opponent,” Mitchell said. “I didn’t ever develop a lot of power, but I found I could play defensive tennis and win. I’d hit the ball where I wanted and didn’t make a lot of errors, which kept me in the matches.”

Mitchell admits his playing style is unconventional. He said at the beginning he didn’t have ground strokes. He used his quickness and good eyehand coordination to develop a strong net game, Mitchell said.

“My Lord and Savior blessed me with some athletic abil-

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Bob Mitchell smiles as he and his doubles partner — for the day — David Trettin talk between points in a morning match at Maytag Park.

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Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Tossing the ball for a serve is Bob Mitchell, who is 76 and still playing a strong game on the courtsin doubles action.

ity and good health throughout my life. I worked at it on the court and never got bored with the sport,” Mitchell said.

“I’ve never lost my agility on the court. I’ve always been able to get to a ball quickly.

Even now, people are amazed how fast I can move to the ball for my age.”

Mitchell said he is left-handed, but when he had wrist surgery and couldn’t play, he decided to learn how to use his right hand. He said he began teaching himself how to play with his right hand during that time by hitting the ball against his basement wall.

For about 15 years now, opponents have had to deal with Mitchell switching hands during matches. He said it has helped when going after a ball hit wide to his backhand.

“Whatever I can do to keep myself in the point. Defense wins over offense most of the time, if you are willing to play the long point. Now, if a good open shot is there — you take it. I want to get into long rallies, even in doubles. A lot of people don’t have the patience to wait for the right ball for their high percentage shot. I love the long rallies,” Mitchell said.

Mitchell and Wickham compliment each other on the tennis court, he said. He said the taller Wickham’s strength in doubles is hitting balls on the baseline and Mitchell’s strength is at the net and using the lob effectively.

Mitchell has received the USTA Iowa’s male player of

the year award twice — 1988 and 2004. Mitchell and Wickham have played for Team Iowa in the USTA Missouri Valley competition. They were on the team of three doubles teams which went undefeated in 2000 against teams from Oklahoma, Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri.

Team Iowa was second in the 65-year olds Missouri Valley regional the next year.

“Tom talked me into playing a tournament on clay in North Carolina. There were doubles teams from all over the country and from other countries in Super 70s tournament in Pinehurst, N.C.,” Mitchell said. “We won the first round, then lost in the second round. The team that beat us won the tournament.

We were able to play two more matches against teams which had lost and went 3-1 and had a lot of fun.”

Mitchell said when he first began playing all the tournament across Iowa — there use to be 17 tournaments, and he went to all of them — he rode a scooter to the tournaments.

He said once he saw another player go to his car after a match and eat a cold can of spaghetti.

“I decided to do the same thing, but I wanted mine hot.

At the time I had a Ford Fiesta and figured I could put the can of spaghetti and meatballs, wrapped in foil, right in the valley of the engine,” he said. “It worked. I carried a bowl, a can opener and a loaf of bread with me. I still do this now, but I have a differ-

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Bob Mitchell, 76, is still quick to react and run down a shot on the court. Mitchell has been playing tennis in Newton since 1980. He continues to play doubles in tournaments across the state of Iowa and is still winning.

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Bob Mitchell is known for his net play on the tennis court.

ent car. It still works. I’ve never had a can explode on me.”

Mitchell said his love of the game and love for a challenge keeps him on the tennis courts. He said he organizes things to have a group to play with each day. Mitchell said most of the others he plays with are much younger — in their 40s — but they have a good time.

He has been known to shovel snow off the courts at Aurora Heights or Maytag Park, so he could play matches in the winter, a fact given up by one of his morning tennis match players. That morning Mitchell was playing at Maytag Park with Dan Wunderlich, Michael Trettin and David Trettin, all of Newton.

“I feel like I’m 16 when I’m on the court. I feel good after running around on the court, still do. I love the exercise of playing tennis,” Mitchell said.

“As long as my body will get me out there, I’ll play. I’ll never quit.”

Mitchell has four grown children — Penny, Peggy, Rebecca and Rodney — who all graduated from Newton High School. He said his son played tennis for NHS. Mitchell said he had helped with the high school program over the years.

Mitchell said he enjoys helping others get into tennis. He said he is helping a 65-year-old man learn the game right now. Mitchell said it was great watching how the man was improving.

“I just love the game,” he said.

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

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• Fast pace, fun and rewarding atmosphere Apply at www.WindstreamTalent.com

Customer Care Specialist requisition #15003548

For questions please call 641-787-2150

Pre-employment background check and drug screen are required.

Dan Goetz, Publisher 200 1st Ave E, P.O. Box 967, Newton, IA 50208 or email to: dgoetz@newtondailynews.com EOE • Skilled Iowa Employer

Supervisor of Technology Newton Community School District Please Note: This posting will remain open until filled and will result in a quick turnaround.

The Newton Community School District is looking for a detail oriented and organized individual to fill a Supervisor of Technology position for the 2015-2016 school year. The Supervisor of Technology is responsible for overseeing the technology operations of the District and the execution of technology advancement including identification, implementation, preventative maintenance, and repair. Applicants should apply for Job # 16859 through www.teachiowa.gov.

We are currently accepting applications for employees who enjoy interacting and caring for seniors in a Christian based environment

Full/Part-Time CNA Full-Time LPN Part-Time Care Attendant Consider joining a great team as we continue our mission of commitment to compassion, excellence and innovation!

We offer a competitive wage and complete benefit package.

Apply online or send resume to: Brenda Colvin, Administrator Newton Village Health Care Center 110 N 5th Ave W, Newton, IA 50208 E-mail bcolvin@elimcare.org www.elimcare.org Elim Care is an EEO/AA Employer.

Human Resource Assistant

JELD-WEN Window Division/Grinnell is now accepting applications for a Human Resource Assistant to work Monday through Friday from 1:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. (Hours can be negotiable) Responsibilities include: • Assist in HR with creating labels, making file folders, assembling new hire packets, coordinating training materials, assist with pre-employment assessments and maintain applicant tracking • Maintain personnel files, prepare correspondence, forms and reports, process reports and documents, prepare and update source documentation needed for new hires.

• Assist employees with proper forms and paperwork necessary for employment • Interact with and supply basic employment information to employees, department heads, and job applicants.

Requirements: • High School Diploma or GED • Minimum of one to three years’ related experience • Intermediate skills in MS Office products • Proven experience providing excellent customer service • Bilingual skills preferred • Detail oriented with a high level of accuracy.

• Ability to work in a fast paced environment with continually shifting priorities We offer the following benefits to our full-time employees: • Competitive wages, increasing with experience • Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance • 401(k) If you are looking for a challenging and rewarding career and feel you have the necessary qualifications to become part of the JELD-WEN Window Division team, please apply via resume to DianaD@jeld-wen.com.

In order to ensure a safe working environment, a pre-employment drug screen is required.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. *Drug Free Workplace

110 N 5th Ave W Newton, IA 50208

JELD-WEN Window Division/Grinnell 911 Industrial Avenue Grinnell, Iowa 50112 EOE

DRIVERS- CLASS A CDL $7500 SIGNING BONUS The McLane Company is one of the nation’s leading distribution and logistics companies with 37 distribution facilities nationwide.

McLane is Growing & looking for the *BEST DRIVERS* in the area to *GROW WITH US!* *All loads dispatch and return to Des Moines, IA Loads are 16-24 hours long *$7,500 Sign-On-Bonus**GUARANTEED PAY& $60k FIRST YEAR!!!* *Medical Benefits on DAY 1!**Profit Sharing*401k + match* *Eligible CDL Applicants:* * 21 Years of Age * HS Diploma *50k Miles, Clean Driving Record *Please email MN.HR@mclaneco.com or call Hollie 507664-3038 Now!

First resource corporation First Resources Corporation has 2 full-time positions available. Family Team Meeting Facilitator. Must have excellent, communication, writing skills, time management and organizational skills. Ability to work with families and systems to coordinate and facilitate family focused meetings. Good conflict resolution skills and ability to engage families. Credentialed or ability to become credentialed in Family Team Meeting Facilitation required. Newton based, travel required.

Care Coordinator/Family Safety, Risk and Permanency Services, (FSRP) full time with benefits, provide safety plan service activities, face to face in home contact with families involved with the Department of Human Services.

Must have good written and communication skills, ability to work with adults and children.

Provide life skills and assess children’s safety.

Newton based, travel required, varied schedule.

Bachelors Degree in SW or related field.

Please send resume to First Resources Corporation 102 South Main Street, Sigourney IA 52591 or email HMwan@firstresources.us

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TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Aug. 12). It’s one of your more prolific years, and you will fill the world with your works. Your talent for attracting excellence will have you standing in the winner’s circle. October travel will thrill you. November

MENS SHORTS and dress pants 38 waist on shorts, 38/30 on dress pants, most like new brand name $5. per pair. 792-4584.

15 SOUVENIR spoons - $1 each or 15 @ $10. 1985 Denim Days “Bunny Hutch” - $8, Ruby Red Cape Cod Decanter, 4 wine glasses, 2 short & 2 tall candle holders - $15. 2000 Willow Tree “Angel of the Heart” $5. 2006 Longaberger vegetable basket - $10.

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1990 FORD Pickup, extended cab, automatic, 5.8 engine, power steering, power brakes, air, 88k miles, Arizona truck, no rust. $3,995 OBO 515-3605060

30”X17” “THE Shepherd” in Gold frame - $20.

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(2) 1936 siloutte 5”x7” pictures form Newton Mfg $25 – pair. 641-792-8017

1999 ARCTIC Cat 4wheeler ATV, like new, runs great! $1950. 641831-3821. No calls after 8 pm.

1999 DODGE Ram 1500, 5.9 V8 Magnum engine, automatic, short bed, power steering, power brakes, air conditioning, 68k miles, Arizona truck, no rust. $8,900 OBO.515-360-5060 1999 LINCOLN town car, Cardier, loaded, sunroof, 100k miles, $3,900 OBO. 515-360-5060

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20).

Everyone has to agree before the project can really take off.

Who hasn’t given their consent yet? You thought you could go

2002 DODGE Stratus ES107,000 miles, power seats, locks, and windows. $4,300. Call 641-751-7050

2002 GRAY, extended cab Chevy Silverado. Fully loaded with towing package, leather, heated seats, automatic seats, mirrors, etc. 207k miles and some very minor dents/scratches. Engine runs perfect.

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

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

Trailer hitch included. $24,000. 641-792-9652

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1995 CORVETTE. 64K miles. Excellent condition. $8,000. 641-792-9652.

MAD MAGAZINES; years include 1972-1994; not complete years; 100 magazines in all; $100 for all or $5 to $10 each; need to see. 641-831-9567

ARIES (March 21-April 19).

Recent dramatic events might be fresh on your mind, but if they involve anything negative, especially someone treating you wrong, ditch the topic for something more cheerful.

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

ARCHIE COMIC books, 1971-1974; not complete years; includes Betty & Vernoica, Jughead, Archie's Joke Book, Archie, Archie at Riverdale High & many others; Tom & Jerry, Blondie, Pebbles & Baam Baam comic books; 33+ comic books total; $75 all or priced individually. 641-831-9567

changes up your personal life, and your efforts to make your heart happy again will yield fulfilling results. Capricorn and Sagittarius people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 6, 30, 14, 36 and 44.

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

1983 HONDA VF1100C V65 Magna motorcycle.

116 horsepower. ¼ mile in less than 11 seconds. Water cooled. Shaft drive.

14,400+ one owner miles.

Owner's manual, Honda repair manual, and original magazine articles from 1983. Very good condition and very well maintained.

Ready to cruise. $3200 cash only. 641 521 5809.

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Do they know the real you?

The opposition of Mercury and Neptune pulls between the real and the ideal. Maybe you haven’t been entirely honest, choosing to be nice when that’s not how you really felt. That shows your nobility and good manners, not your truth. Seize the opportunity to introduce a more realistic version of you.

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on without this, and you could, but awkwardly and without momentum.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21).

The time you spend trying out different ways of doing things may seem to be a waste, but really it’s not. You can only find a good system through trial. There will be a few errors before you find success.

CANCER (June 22-July 22).

You’re busy, but try to calm down, because the ones who threaten to use up your precious minutes actually have something important to say, and once you slow your roll, you’ll hear it.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You’ll experience a taste of a culture

that is decidedly not for you.

However, you can still appreciate how the others relate in spite of this. You can see why they need it. Your relationships are stronger through understanding.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).

Create a mental bubble around yourself to block out anyone who is trying to rush you, push you or change your natural rhythm in any way. Slow and deliberate action will take you far.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).

Instead of adapting to the environment, consider that the environment might be richer and better if you were to create your own niche inside of it. The environment actually

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1997 FORD Conversion Van. Heavy ½ ton, great for towing. New front end and front tires. Runs great. $2400. 515-778-2792

2014 Arctic Cat ATV XL550. Only 71 miles. Includes 3k lb winch, rare tungsten metallic color. Always stored indoors. Cost $11,200 new.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).

A switcheroo is featured. The path you thought would be such an exciting ride now feels like quicksand; whereas, the thing you were resistant to now seems buoyant, exciting and so right.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). The question they always ask right before the exciting part of the plot is: What could go wrong? This question tips the audience that the ride is about to get bumpy. Also it’s why you’re white-knuckled for part of today.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). It doesn’t take a very clever person to recognize a

very clever person. However, when clever people do connect -- and you will today -- it is most satisfying to be validated at the deeper levels.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Question each option, but not endlessly. The best questions to ask are: Is it morally sound? Intriguing? So me? Am I likely to enjoy it enough to stick with it?

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20).

The first thought bubble of the morning will keep haunting you all day long unless you take care of it. Depending on what this thought is, it could be a rather pleasant haunting.

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