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Berg Middle School no longer on SINA list

By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News It seems like a curriculum director could look at pages of detailed district assessment results for hours, and come with a nearly endless amount of positives and negatives.

However, one result Newton Community School District Director of K-8 Services Jim Gilbert can unequivocally point out as a sign of progress was made by Berg Middle School — the kind of achievement that garnered a round of applause at a recent NCSD board of education meeting. After nine years on the Iowa Schools

in Need of Assistance reading list — and 10 for math — students scored high enough on the 2014-15 Iowa Assessments to earn a removal from the list.

Gilbert delivered the uplifting news as part of a presentation he made at the board’s Aug. 10 meeting. Berg Middle School’s progress was one of dozens encouraging statistics Gilbert presented about Newton schools, and while there are areas of concern, there are a lot of reasons to be encouraged about how well area students measure up with their peers around the state.

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Savannah Eadens/Daily News Newton resident Jim Daniels, right, tries out Detective Chris Wing’s sniper gun at the Newton Public Library program Monday. Wing, left, explained the process of becoming a sniper and demonstrated the technical gear and equipment.

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Jason W. Brooks/Daily News Newton Community School District Director of K-8 Services Jim Gilbert brought uplifting news to the NCSD board at its Aug. 10 meeting. Berg Middle School, after nine years on the Schools in Need of Assistance list, showed enough improvement on last year’s Iowa Assessments to earn a removal form the list.

Newton Police Department Detective Chris Wing gave a presentation Monday at the Newton Public Library explaining the day-to-day life of a trained law enforcement sniper. Wing discussed his training, the technical aspects of being a sniper and displayed some of his tactical gear and equipment.

Wing has served 13 years as a full-time police officer. He is a trained firearms instructor, range safety officer, rifle instructor, field training officer, serves as a technical accident investigator and has trained in an advanced sniper school. Wing currently fills one of two positions at the Newton Police Department as a trained sniper.

Nicole Lindstrom, public ser-

vices librarian, said she thought the public would be interested in learning more about what a sniper really does.

“We saw a huge increase of circulation in the ‘American Sniper’ movie and books,” Lindstrom said. “So I hope to see people informed about what Officer Wing does, and that he provides an informal setting to learn about a police sniper.”

Lindstrom said she originally paired the demonstration with a showing of the “American Sniper” movie but has since changed it so the movie will now be shown at 5:30 p.m. Thursday for adults at the Newton Public Library.

Wing explained that a sniper is a skilled marksmen, trained in camouflage and infiltration.

Snipers specialize in observation, reconnaissance and surveillance, and operate as an individual, pair or team.

“They need to be physically and mentally fit,” Wing said.

“It’s definitely not normal to kill someone.”

Snipers engage in targets anywhere from 20 to 1,000 plus yards. Wing said snipers are required to be masters of range estimation and confirmation.

Snipers use both close and distant-range weapons, as well as different types of camouflage to blend into their environment.

“The most important job of a trained sniper is to report suspicious activity and provide precision fire to protect officials and innocents,” Wing said.

Wing said some examples of a situation in which a sniper would be required somewhere like Newton would be in a hostage situation, barricaded gunman or a bank robbery. As a law enforcement sniper, Wing gains information, or “intel,” for SWAT team entry, so a SWAT team would understand the details of a situation before taking over.

Wing said shooting is 20 percent mental and 80 percent physical skill.

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Crime-Free Multi-Housing program moves forward

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News With only praise for the work the city has done, the Crime-Free Multi-Housing program passed its first reading by the city council at

Monday’s meeting. Since having two workshop sessions to discuss issues with landlords, a few changes were made to the original program.

“There were changes made to the training and the background checks,”

Jamee A. Pierson/Daily News Central Iowa Property Association member Dennis Combs complimented the city on working with local landlords to further refine the Crime-Free Multi-Housing program.

City Administrator Bob Knabel said.

The provider of the education portion of the program is now at the discretion of the landlord. They must, however, be able to prove that the training was certified and accredited.

A program will still be provided by the city in three phases for those wishing to participate in that way. The first year, those rental properties with more than 20 units will be required to get education. Year two, those with eight to 20 units will be required, and in year three, has those with seven or fewer units needing proof of education.

“Background checks were not mandatory to be done by the city but left to the landlords to show proof that they have completed those,” Knabel said The city will provide HOUSING | 3A

Jason W. Brooks/Daily News Brady North poses with his grandfather’s International Harvester tractor that won third place in its category over the weekend at the Iowa State Fair. North, who is about to begin his sophomore year at Prairie City-Monroe High School, is also showing four hogs at the fair.

North takes pride in showing tractor, hogs

By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News Not everyone has the patience and perseverance to restore classic machinery.

That’s one of the aspects of Brady North’s weekend success that makes it all the more inspiring. North, who is about to begin his sophomore year at Prairie City-Monroe High School,

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took third place in an FFA tractor-showing category over the weekend at the Iowa State Fair.

Months of work went into painting and reassembling the parts to his grandfather’s red International Harvester tractor, which was proudly gleaming in the hot sun Saturday at the fair.

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No national disaster declaration for bird flu Grassley, Branstad back disaster status

By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News When the U.S. Department of Agriculture denied Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad’s request for a avian influenza disaster declaration, it led Iowa farmers and state-level industry organizations to focus on rebuilding the state’s poultry production industry, which helps account for thousands of jobs.

Not only did the governor make a decision in late July to extend the state’s disaster declaration for a third time, to Aug. 30 instead of its planned July 31 expiration, but also, farms have begun to repopulate their flocks.

The extension basically gives agencies and organizations dedicated to stopping the outbreak the resources and authority needed in an emergency.

While the Center for Disease Control has long considered the virus to be of very low risk to humans, the economic and biological issues within the poultry industry are still of high concern.

Jasper County is hardly the biggest player in the Iowa poultry industry, but it does have a stake in the in the success of the trade. According to 2012 U.S. AgCensus statistics, Jasper ranks 60th among Iowa’s 99 counties in dollar value of its poultry and eggs.

However, that also puts Jasper 629th on a list of more than 3,000 American counties.

Amber Samson of Prairie City is the National Poultry Improvement Plan tester for Jasper County. She said the amount of cutbacks in poultry production — along with drastically scaled-back FFA and 4H competition involving birds — has likely reduced the workload of those who test for Pullorum Typhoid.

“As a tester, I have never been called to test anyone’s poultry; I was just certified last year,”

Ogle County Newspapers Photo An Illinois woman poses with her son and his duck at a recent poultry show. President Barack Obama’s U.S. Department of Agriculture has denied Iowa Governor Terry Branstad’s request for a disaster declaration due to avian influenza, and poultry farms in Iowa have begun to repopulate their flocks, but not before the cancellation of many poultry-related activities in Iowa and other Midwestern states.

Samson said. “However, I would anticipate other testers have been less busy. There is no real need for us to test for when all exhibitions and sales have been called off, unless a producer is interested in knowing or is selling birds privately and the buyer has asked for it.”

Randy Olson, executive director of the Iowa Poultry Association, said it’s going to be a long, tough road — but Iowa farmers have weathered through far worse tribulations than the AI outbreak.

“There is no doubt that this has been an unprecedented crisis for Iowa’s egg farming community, and one that has taken a terrible emotional and financial toll on our farmers,” Olson said. “The resilience of our farmers and their commitment to recovery cannot be understated – they are working tirelessly to fully and swiftly restore egg production in our state and to minimize continued disruption in the egg market.”

There have been no announced discoveries of AI in any Jasper County poultry facilities.

Even though the last discovery was in Wright County in late June, farmers and regulators are cautiously optimistic about repopulating.

The virus spreads much more easily in the winter, when birds are in more close contact with each other, so a summer slowdown to the spread is not surprising. It’s the next fall and winter cycle that has the industry on edge.

Iowa, the nation’s leading egg-producing state, lost the largest share of birds to the flu, as more than 30 million had to be euthanized this year at more than 70 sites; Olson said that’s a loss of about 40 percent of the egg-laying flock.

The egg-laying flock alone could take more than a year to replace, Olson said — and that’s if there are no further outbreaks that would slow repopulation.

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship has announced plans to lift the vast majority of control zones that were established around premises in Iowa infected with AI. Olson said initial work in the recovery process is well under

way on the vast majority of the state’s egg farms, with a specific focus on the following items: • Full cleaning and disinfection of farm buildings, equipment and housing.

• Ongoing engagement with federal and state agencies assisting with the recovery operations.

• Reestablishment and enhancement of robust on-farm biosecurity

and disease prevention programs.

• Thorough testing of barns and the farm environment to assure no disease pathogens are present prior to reintroduction of birds to the farm.

• Repopulation of flocks and the production of safe, high-quality, nutritious eggs.

U.S. President Barack Obama denied a disaster declaration for avian influenza, submitted

by Branstad, who sent a letter to the Obama administration, asking for unemployment assistance and other remedies for affected people in Wright, Sioux, Webster and Buena Vista counties.

Branstad also requested a tonnage waiver on federal roads that would allow poultry carcasses to be more quickly transported for disposal. Both Iowa U.S. senators, Republicans Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst, said they were disappointed with the Obama administration’s decision to deny the disaster assistance.

“The crippling impact has devastated Iowa’s poultry industry, farmers, producers and local communities,” said Ernst.

The USDA has more than 2,200 staff and contractors helping respond to the avian influenza situation in Iowa. A new

USDA Incident Management Team (IMT) rotated in recently and took over oversight of the USDA’s activities.

More than 300 Iowa state employees — from a variety of agencies — have participated in the disaster response.

All bird owners can pose questions to the state veterinarian at 515-281-5321 or through USDA’s tollfree number at 1-866536-7593. Information will also be posted to the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship’s website at www.iowaagriculture. gov/avianinfluenza.asp.

Email can be sent to BirdFlu@IowaAgriculture.gov.

Olson said egg farmers can rally to help their side of the industry get back to where it was a year ago, and beyond.

“Together, with their employees, families and communities, Iowa’s egg farmers are looking toward the future,” Olson said. “And to fully resuming egg production in the state following the devastating crisis. Restoring Iowa’s egg industry to its preAI levels will take some time, but egg farmers are committed to maintaining an aggressive timeline.”

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Alex T. Paschal/Sauk Valley Fairgoers look at birds on display in July at an Illinois poultry show. More than 30 million birds were euthanized in Iowa, making it the state hit hardest by avian influenza, so shows like this one weren’t seen in Iowa this summer.

Northey: Recent heat in the state helps crops to mature DES MOINES — Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey commented on the Iowa Crops and Weather report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistical Service. The report is released weekly from April through October.

“The recent heat is helping crops continue

to mature. Generally, things look pretty good across the state with 82 percent of corn and 77 percent of soybeans rated as good to excellent condition,” Northey said.

The weekly report is also available on the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship’s website at

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www.IowaAgriculture. gov or on USDA’s site at www.nass.usda.gov/ ia. The report summary follows here: Mostly dry conditions throughout the week allowed Iowa farmers 5.9 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending Aug. 16 according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. This is the first time this year the state has averaged more than five days suitable for fieldwork in consecutive weeks. Activities for the

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week included cutting hay, harvesting oats and fungicide and insecticide applications. Spraying activities were wrapping up in some areas. Reports of crops showing stress due to dry weather conditions trickled in this week. There were scattered reports of sudden death syndrome in soybean fields.

Topsoil moisture levels rated 1 percent very short, 13 percent short, 76 percent adequate and 10 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture levels rated

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1 percent very short, 11 percent short, 78 percent adequate and 10 percent surplus. Sparse precipitation in north central and northeastern Iowa resulted in falling topsoil and subsoil moisture levels across the area, with subsoil moisture now around one-quarter short to very short.

Seventy-four percent of the corn crop reached the dough stage or beyond, with 14 percent dented or beyond, five days behind the fiveyear average. Corn con-

dition rated 82 percent good to excellent. Soybeans blooming or beyond reached 95 percent, eight days behind the previous year. Eightyfour percent of soybeans were setting pods, with a few reports of soybeans starting to turn color.

Soybean condition rated 77 percent good to excellent. Ninety-seven percent of the oat crop for grain or seed has been harvested, one day ahead of last year, but two days later than the average.

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Local & State News Baxter truck driver involved in fatal accident near Belle Plaine

By Mike Mendenhall Jasper Country Tribune BELLE PLAINE — A fatal car accident Friday afternoon involving a Baxter semi truck driver, which killed four people, is still under investigation.

According to a report issued by the Iowa State Patrol, 54-year-old Max D. Gauch of Baxter, broadsided a Chevrolet Impala driven by 68-year-old William C. Willis of San Antonio at the intersection of Highway 30 and Highway 21 north of Belle Plaine. The car’s driver and the three passengers were pronounced dead at the scene.

The report indicates that Willis was traveling southbound on Highway 21 through a controlled intersection when his vehicle was struck by the semi truck around 4:43 p.m.

The passengers killed were identified as 65-year-old Linda F. Willis of San Antonio, 89-year-old George A. Eggers and 88-year-old Delorise L. Smith-Eggers, both of Memphis, Mo. Benton and Tama County Sheriff ’s departments, Belle Plaine police and Iowa Department of Transportation maintenance workers assisted the ISP deputy at the accident site.

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Berg Continued from Page 1A “The main point is to share is that with regard to student achievement, Newton is hanging right in there with its counterparts across Iowa, in spite of any demographic differences,” Gilbert said. “We certainly have areas identified for improvement. However, our teachers continue to work diligently to help move students forward.”

Gilbert also stressed the complexity of the results, and the way progress is relative. If a school, grade or district has 99 percent of its students meeting a federal Adequate Yearly Progress standard, it would need to have 100 percent of students make AYP the following year in order to show the required

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Sniper Continued from Page 1A “It’s definitely difficult laying in one spot for a long time, gaining intimacy with your target, and calculating the distance and weather conditions to take the shot,” he said.

Wing said although he has never had to take a sniper shot, through his training, he is mentally prepared to do so. When asked during the Q&A session following the presentation, Wing said

Housing Continued from Page 1A landlords with information on what should be done in the background checks, and if the landlord so chooses, the city will perform the background checks itself.

Mayor Mike Hansen said the ordinance under consideration does not have a monetary element to it.

To add any fees, a resolution must be brought before the council at a later meeting.

“After sitting through our last meeting and this ongoing series, I am very impressed with how everybody is working together and we have made some great progress on this,” said Dennis Combs, a Central Iowa Property Association member.

improvement.

“I really want to give credit to the staff at the middle school,” Gilbert said. “They were able to track the students who weren’t reading at grade level, and made sure those students had access to extra help. These teachers took their time at the end of the day, giving up their traditional ‘Cardinal Time’ for reading interventions.”

Newton is not significantly above or below any averages for the Heartland Area Education Agency or for the state. Gilbert believes this is significant, not only with the overall decline of the NCSD enrollment, but also because of the demographics of the city that tend to contribute to slower reading and math-skills development.

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he did not think it would be “nerve-wracking” to take a shot.

Wing said he has always had a fascination with guns, and that some of his skill must be genetic — inherited from his grandfather, who was a sniper in the South Pacific during World War II. The “American Sniper’ movie brought world-wide attention to what military snipers do. Wing said before that, not a lot of people talked about snipers.

“Physically, snipers don’t really want to draw atten-

tion to themselves, and there shouldn’t ever really be ego involved in what we do,” he said.

Wing is currently taking over the sniper program at the Newton Police Department, and working on becoming a sniper instructor. The Citizens Police Academy is now taking applications for its upcoming September program, which trains local citizens in the duties of law enforcement.

Combs went on to say the piece that has become a problem for him in moving forward with a crime-free Newton is the court system.

He said he has heard of eviction after eviction tossed out of the courts.

“We are not able to find anybody who will discuss with us how we should write the lease properly ... to try and remove these terrible tenants,” Combs said.

Hansen and council members said they would work with the landlords to help answer questions and fix any problems they were having.

Also approved Monday was the purchase of a new $39,259.47 three-quarter ton pickup for the fire marshal. Currently, the fire marshal drives a 1996 Chevrolet

Suburban.

Through the 2015 bond issue, the council approved the replacement, with the idea that the vehicle that could haul other equipment such as dirty equipment from fire scenes. The truck will be purchased from Noble Auto Group in Newton.

In other business: • Council accepted the property at 118 W. 10th St. N. after the city had petitioned the court for ownership on the abandoned building. The only cost for the city came from court and legal fees at a price of $2,450.

• As a part of the D&D program, the city purchased the property at 1400 E. Sixth St. S. for $4,500.

moved into a “safe harbor” category in the SINA designations.

The curriculum director said some of the statistics need to be taken with a grain of salt. For example, Thomas Jefferson Elementary School did very well, in terms of meeting standards, in reading, but is now on a SINA list in math because it didn’t improve enough.

“Last year, they were 93 percent proficient, and are about at that level again this year,” Gilbert said.

“But they didn’t improve enough. The closer you get to 100, you have to just about be at 100, and that gets down to nickels and dimes with a handful of kids.”

Colfax-Mingo and Baxter elementary schools are also on the SINA list, but Newton is the only Jasper County district on

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the “Districts in Need of Assistance” list. One disadvantage Newton’s elementary schools and the other small-campus districts in the county have is that smaller numbers skew statistics more easily; one or two students not making proficiency in a class of 29 has a bigger impact than, for example, a Newton High School class of 200 or 300 students.

The biggest areas in math in which the Newton district trails the AEA or statewide averages were in the sixth and eighth grades. However, those deficits were not large, as Newton was eight percentage points below the area average, and six points off of the state average.

Newton third-graders had 85 percent make reading proficiency in

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North Continued from Page 1A “We couldn’t get started until around May,” North said regarding the painting process. “You really need an area that’s about 70 degrees or warmer, and dry conditions help, too. We could really tell how humid it was, because it takes so much longer for the paint to dry on those days.”

North is also showing four hogs at this year’s fair — two commercial gilts and two market barrows. He also competes with the Prairie City Champs 4-H Club.

Many of the fair’s FFA competitions were held last week, while 4-H began in earnest within the past couple of days.

The lanky North looks comfortable at the wheel of the tractor, which earned third place in the 56-participant FFA First-Year Tractor Exhibitor category. The tractor also earned one of this year’s eight $1,000 division prizes as a recipient of an Iowa International Harvester Collectors Grants.

North said most of the painting takes place by removing parts and painting those pieces separately, whereas many vehicles would be painted with very little detaching or removing. There might be a few touch-up spots to be sprayed later, like on an assembly nut or bolt, but for the most part, the tractor is painted one piece at a time.

North said next year he’ll have to compete in a tougher era-specific category. For now, he’s willing to soak up the satisfaction of being rewarded for a job well done.

“It’s a lot of work to restore a tractor,” he said.

2014-15; the state average is 76 percent.

The Heartland AEA includes large suburban schools such as Southeast Polk, Waukee, North Polk, Norwalk, Urbandale and Johnston.

Newton measures up against the state even better in reading. Of the eight grade levels assessed — the third through the eighth grades, as well as the ninth and 11th grades — the eighth grade was the only grade where a slightly fewer percentage of Newton students met AYP than the state average. Iowa had 76 percent of its eighth-graders make AYP in reading; Newton had 73 percent.

While there are areas in which a “cohort” group of students haven’t always improved consistently while moving up from

grade to grade, there are also areas in which a group has made huge jumps. For example, Berg’s 2013-14 eighth-grade class only had 72.2 percent of its students make AYP in reading, but as Newton High School freshmen in 2014-15, that group leaped to 87.3 percent making proficiency.

Gilbert said one message he hopes students, teachers and parents take from Newton’s standpoint is that regardless of how anyone views AYP and the No Child Left Behind Act, assessment scores are one area in which Newton is holding steady and improving.

“This just shows that we can do it,” he said.

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A lot of work for a lot of laughs

By Jamee A. Pierson Staff Writer

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My husband has a lot of friends; some I like more than others. He has one friend in particular who swings back and forth from a great guy to super annoying and a pain in my side.

I’m not exactly sure how they became friends — maybe through another friend — but he has stuck around and I think he sees my husband as almost an older brother. He calls to ask his opinion about pretty much everything, from what truck to buy to if he should get married.

He is also a frequent texter who doesn’t always take a second look at what he is sending.

We have had some pretty good laughs over the auto-correct changes that made his texts pretty comical or spent way too much time trying to figure out

what he was actually trying to say.

This past weekend was definitely a memorable encounter.

Saturday night my husband’s phone kept ringing and beeping and basically blowing up with his friend trying to get a hold of him. We were having a night in, and he didn’t want to chat about anything with his friend that night.

Pretty soon, he gets a text that he needs him. Curious and a little concerned, my husband texts him back asking if he is OK and what is happening.

His answer produced an immediate laugh-out-loud moment and made me just shake my head a little.

He was freaking out and calling non-stop because there

was a bat in his house. Now, bats aren’t my favorite animal in the world, and since moving to a house with a ton of pine trees, we now have our fair share flying around once the sun sets. But I have had to deal with them before when working at the pool where their favorite hide out was under the stairs.

By the time my husband responded, it was pretty late into the evening, but that didn’t stop his friend from wanting him to come over and get the bat out.

I just laughed at the thought of a grown man calling his friend who lives in a neighboring town to come and take care of the bat in his house.

My husband told him to find the bat, get a broom and shoo

it out of the house. Then, in a brilliant move that I wish I had thought of, my husband starting texting his friend as me, saying that he had fallen asleep. That put the issue to bed for the night.

The next morning, we found out that he had left the house and stayed with his parents to avoid the bat. It apparently had left the house sometime in the night, because he couldn’t find any signs of it the next day.

This is just one of many amazing stories with my husband’s friend, so even if he can drive me up the wall sometimes, at least he can also give me a laugh, too.

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A vision for Ferguson, Baltimore, L.A. and everywhere

By Gloria Walton This month, the nation will acknowledge two political milestones.

On Aug. 9, we marked the one-year anniversary of the unrest in Ferguson, Mo. Two days later, we mark the 50th anniversary of the uprising in Watts. A third civil disturbance, located in time between these two, offers lessons learned from the failures of 1965.

It provides a blueprint for how we might begin to rebuild Ferguson and the many American communities that look like Ferguson. That third milestone is the 1992 unrest in South Los Angeles.

In April 1992, L.A. erupted, sparked by the acquittal of police accused of beating an unarmed black man named Rodney King. The violence that followed cast a national spotlight on South Los Angeles and other impoverished L.A. neighborhoods in which liquor stores substituted for supermarkets and check-cashing joints served as surrogate banks.

In the aftermath of the unrest, it became clear that government and private-sector responses would be woefully inadequate to the need.

Grassroots community leaders working in L.A.’s lowest income communities had little option but to do for themselves. That’s when the organization I now lead, Strategic Concepts for Organizing & Policy Education (SCOPE), was founded.

For more than 20 years, L.A. community organizations like ours banded together with residents to elevate the voices of people of color and strengthen their power. We

have forged strong alliances with labor and grassroots groups that advocate for people of color. We engage sophisticated “inside/outside strategies.”

We understand that elected officials have powerful forces pushing them and often settle for what’s possible instead of what’s needed.

Independent community power helps keep elected representatives accountable to the needs and interests of neighborhoods and residents.

As a result, community organizations in L.A. today are a force to be reckoned with. That’s why L.A. recently became the largest city in the country to raise the minimum wage and L.A. County, with 10 million residents, following suit.

The raise in the minimum wage is one of many victories that could not have been won without the strength and power of grassroots community organizations, our partners in organized labor and the support of our allies.

In the last 20 years, SCOPE has emerged as a local laboratory for L.A. From day one, we were pushing the envelope. Experimenting.

How do we build community power and influence? How do we elevate equity in all policies?

We believe if you start by building a program for people with the most burdens, facing the greatest barriers, who come from the poorest communities, if you start there and build a program for those communities to succeed, then you have a program that will benefit everyone.

SCOPE’s 20-year-old jobs model does that. Our model cou-

ples entry-level jobs with job-training and apprenticeships to create real career pathways into good-paying union jobs in entertainment, health care and the green economy. These programs go the extra mile by providing paid on-the-job training, mentoring by experienced senior workers and tutoring to help pass certification exams and tests.

SCOPE pioneered a neighborhood-based precinct model to engage voters and turn out the vote.

We have neighbors talk to neighbors on the phones and at their doors, because we know that’s the most effective way to mobilize voters. We also invested in predictive dialing, an automated dialing program that allows us to reach an exponentially greater number of new and occasional voters. We do sustained engagement over time, during and between electoral cycles, because that’s what it takes to turn “new and occasional voters” to an “always voter.”

Engage. Educate. Turn them out.

We call it “integrated voter engagement.” With it, SCOPE and our allies have won two recent, tide-turning initiatives. Proposition 30 generated $9 billion for education and social services. Proposition 47 reclassified certain nonviolent felonies to misdemeanors, reversing decades of investment in prisons and redirecting resources to treatment and support.

There is still more work to be done.

Walton is president and CEO of Los Angeles-based Strategic Concepts in Organizing & Policy Education, which works on social and economic justice issues.

The middle and working classes in America are falling behind. Well, t h e midd le class is falling behind.

T h e worki n g class tore up the card in the By Marc Dion union they once belonged to and left the world.

And we’re mad. We focus our rage on black people who receive welfare. In America, today, we talk about welfare recipients the way Hitler talked about Jews.

We are “cheated” out of victory in war after war because the enemy won’t “fight fair.” We believe we would have won in Vietnam if we’d just have bombed the place a little more.

We long for some mythical America when you could hit your kids as much as you wanted and call black people anything you wanted.

Beating your kids makes them strong, like real Americans.

We love the flag and we orchestrate orgiastic flag displays in front of public buildings and at sporting events where many of the players either weren’t born in this country or were born in the huge, festering ghettos we maintain as NFL nurseries.

We hate college professors. They make the nation weak with whack-job theories about equality. We hate political correctness.

“Why do we have to be so afraid of offending people?” We whine in the tone of the deeply offended.

We want a brutally simple “common sense” approach to government. Term limits.

Bombs. No having the “gay agenda crammed

down our throats,” whatever, shudder, that means.

We want a return to the real American ethos, to the Puritan, to the cowboy, to the Bible and the pistol.

People who dislike anything we do are “crazy” and they practice a “religion of hate.” Kill ‘em and take their oil.

Our culture is vanishing under a wave of gabbling foreigners.

They don’t look like us, they don’t smell like us, and they long to breed with our pale daughters.

Sadly, some of our pale daughters have proven to be agreeable, as have some of our whiteskinned sons.

We gotta do something. We gotta find the right man. The true leader. Someone who will, “cut through the red tape” and end the political correctness.

That is the reason you don’t have a job. We need someone who will pry the EBT cards out of thousands of greedy, grasping black hands, which will cause greater respect for the flag and bring prayer back to the schools. We want the Muslims rounded up and put somewhere — anywhere. That’ll give your kid a better shot at running a 24-hour convenience store in a bad neighborhood.

Hey, in America, if you’re smart and you work hard, you get rich, no? Well, you’re not rich and you know you’re not lazy or stupid, so someone, probably a welfare mother or a Muslim cab driver, has stolen your opportunity. Get a gun and take it back!

This road only goes one way. Practice saying, “Heil!”

Marc Munroe Dion is a nationally syndicated columnist. Dion’s latest book, “Marc Dion: Volume I,” a collection of his best 2014 columns, is available for Nook and Kindle.

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Newton Senior High School students who have not registered may do so in the main office from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

High school students new to the district who have not registered should call the guidance office at 641-792-5829 to set up an appointment with a counselor.

Iowa’s Country Schools presentation Larry and Dee Ann Wilson are giving a program titled “Iowa’s Country Schools” at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Colfax Public Library, 25 W. Division St. Dee Ann Wilson went to a country school and was a teacher for several years. The event which is open to the public, is hosted by the Colfax Historical Society, the Colfax Public Library and the Colfax Sesquicentennial Committee.

Former country school students and teachers, as well as those interested in preserving country schools, are especially invited to be present.

Submitted Photo Jill McMahon, left, and Mandi Stone, both of Newton, check out some of the items for sale at the annual Des Moines Area Community College Pioneers Garage Sale.

The garage sale, held at the DMACC Ankeny Campus Friday, is put on by retired DMACC employees. All money raised during the two-day sale is used for DMACC student scholarships.

Maytag Pool closing date and annual Doggie Swim set The Maytag Pool will be closing on Sunday for the season.

That evening, the annual doggie swim will be held from 6 to 8 p.m.

The cost of the event is $5 per dog/ person. For safety reasons, only one handler (16 years or older) will be allowed to enter the pool area with

each dog. Handlers are not allowed to swim during this event. Spectators may watch from the pool pavilion area or from outside of the fence.

For more information about the pool closing date or the doggie swim event, call the Newton Parks Office at 641-792-1470.

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Pregnancy Center of Iowa hosting event in September On Sept. 18, the Pregnancy Center of Iowa will be holding a banquet to share its story and create points of engagement for the central Iowa community.

The banquet will be from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Community Heights Alliance church facilities, 2500 S. 13th Ave. E. in Newton.

Although there will be no charge for attending that evening, attendance is by invitation only.

Those interested in attending should contact the Pregnancy Center of Central Iowa at 641792-3050 or email director@ pcciowa.com to obtain an invitation for the event.

Specific goals for the evening include sharing the center’s sto-

ry, engaging financial supporters, enlisting new volunteers and encouraging church families to adopt the center as one of there ministries.

The center is open from noon to 1 p.m. Monday through Thursday.

There will be approximately 700 client appointments this year. About 15 babies will be born to clients in 2015. All services are administered at no cost to clients and their families.

In addition to learning more about the center, special guest speaker, Norm Palewski, will tell about “My Journey from ProChoice to Pro-Life.”

More information about the center can be found on Facebook or online at pcciowa.org.

Wednesday Oven fried chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, orange, cake and ice cream and skim milk Thursday Baked fish, buttered corn, Brussels sprouts, cantaloupe, date bar and skim milk Friday Egg salad on bun, carrot raisin salad, fresh sliced tomatoes, strawberries, granola bar and skim milk For reservations or information about congregate and home-delivered meals, call 641-792-7102 or 866-942-7102 toll-free.

at 7:30 p.m. Friday. He was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

• Michael J. Croy, 32, of Newton, is charged with failure to affix a drug stamp, controlled substance violation and driving while license denied after authorities pulled

him over at 904 N. Sixth Ave. E. at 11:29 a.m. Friday. Officers found he did not have a license and while searching his vehicle found a bag of methamphetamine weighing 14 grams, a scale and four syringes. He was taken to the Jasper

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• Newton Farmers’ Market will begin at 4 p.m.

Tuesday on the north and west sides of the Jasper County Courthouse in Newton. For more information, contact Andrew Bassman at the Newton Main Street office at 641-792-5545 or andrewjbassman@gmail.com.

• Pinot & Politics will begin at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Newton Development Corporation, 600 N. Second Ave. W. The debut event will feature U.S. Congressman Dave Loebsack.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 8 p.m.

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

• 12 Women of the Bible women’s study will meet at 10:45 a.m. Wednesday at Hephzibah House, 721 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton.

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

• Newton Noon Kiwanis will meet at noon Wednesday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 223 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton. The group will be meet for lunch and a program by speaker and entertainer Ray Thompson. Anyone interested in the program or in learning more about Kiwanis is welcome to be a guest for lunch. For information or to make a reservation for lunch, call Margie Criswell at 641-521-9482. Visit www.newtonkiwanis.org to learn more about the service club.

• Overcoming Emotions that Destroy will meet at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Hephzibah House in Newton.

• Iowa’s Country Schools program will begin at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Colfax Public Library, 25 W. Division St. The event is open to the public.

• 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.

• Information Session to Learn about Foster Care and Adoption will begin at 6 p.m. Wednesday at The Way Church, 2306 S. Third Ave. E. in Newton. This event is open to the public. People can learn about foster care and adoption, the need in their community, and the process of getting licensed. For more information, visit www. iowakidsnet.com • Ms. Anni Piper on Tour will begin at 6 p.m.

Wednesday at Cadillac Jack’s, 108 N. Main St., in Baxter. Event is free. For more information, call 641-792-5320 or visit www.facebook.com/ CadillacJacks.Baxter.

• Chapter HS of PEO will meet at 7 p.m.

Wednesday at Wittemberg Church in Newton.

This is a BIL event with homemade ice cream.

There will be a short program about the historic Wittemberg Church.

• 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 in Newton.

• Breaking Free women’s study will meet at 1 p.m. Thursday at Hephzibah House, 721 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton.

• Newton Community Blood Drive will begin at 1 p.m. Thursday at DMACC Newton Conference Center, 600 N. Second Ave. W. in Newton.

Schedule a blood donation appointment online at www.lifeservebloodcenter.org or call 800-2874903.

• Piecemakers Quilt Guild will meet at 4 p.m.

Thursday at Store For Homes in Newton. The group will carpool to Southeast Polk School to catch the shuttle bus to the Iowa State Fair.

Contact Margaret A. Jensen at 641-792-7720 with any questions.

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• Nia L. Baird, 36, of Newton, was arrested on a Polk County warrant for failure to appear after authorities were called to Newton Union Cemetery at 6:22 a.m. Sunday. She was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

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Woman with abortion in past is stung by man’s accusation DEAR ABBY: Two years ago, I met a gentleman, and he eventually decided we were “soul mates.” I agreed.

Over time, we shared our life stories, good and bad. I confided that I’d had an abortion at the age of 18, which has haunted me all my adult life.

Recently he was reciting a chronology of my life. When he got to the abortion, he said, “... and then you became a child murderer.” His comment stunned me. He finds nothing wrong with it. Was this total disrespect, or am I overreacting? — STUNNED IN PENNSYLVANIA DEAR STUNNED: That “gentleman’s” remark was not only disrespectful, but also incredibly insensitive and wrong. It is not against the law to terminate a pregnancy in this country.

It is a right that many women — and men — fought hard to achieve.

Because each woman’s circumstances are unique, this deeply personal decision is made for a variety of reasons.

Like yourself, women experience a range of emotions afterward — including feelings of sadness and anger, but also relief. For this person to have made such an insensitive comment should be a clue that he may not be your soul mate after all.

Because of stigma that, not surprisingly, can cause feelings of shame, many women choose to remain silent about their decision to have an abortion. A resource that could be helpful to them — and to you — is Exhale (exhaleprovoice.org), a nonpolitical, nonjudgmental support organization for women who have had an abortion.

Please check it out.

DEAR ABBY: I’m a 33-year-old man in academia, and it has been two years since my last relationship ended.

(Her name was “Erica.”) I have always been with older women, the most significant ones being 10 and eight years older. One ended because, in a night of

depressed, alcohol-fueled self-loathing, I cheated on her. I don’t make those choices anymore.

I have had chances to date, but none has drawn my interest the way Erica did — until recently. “Angie” is a sweetheart with a good sense of humor.

When I’m around her, I start feeling twinges of how Erica made me feel.

I’m surprised by my attraction to Angie because she is only 19. Previous older mates were in education as I am, and Angie is, well, 19. I can’t figure out if this is a genuine attraction, or if I’m trying to prove to myself that I can be involved with someone younger. I admit I’m intrigued by the idea of assuming the role of teacher instead of student.

I don’t want to see Angie hurt by a mistake in judgment on my part. Is it healthy for a 19-year-old to be interested in significantly older men? Should I stop overanalyzing this and give it a try? — MR. X IN MICHIGAN DEAR MR. X: I think it depends upon what you mean by “it.” Young women can be attracted to older men for a variety of reasons. If Angie is one of your students, I’d advise against a romantic involvement until after she has left your class to avoid any possible accusations of favoritism or even sexual harassment.

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Man drives car into lake, reports theft GILBERTVILLE — An Iowa man faces charges after authorities say he drove his car into a lake and reported it stolen.

The Black Hawk County Sheriff ’s Office says 28-year-old Curtis Breitbach, of Gilbertville, faces several charges, including filing a false report and leaving the scene of an accident. The Black Hawk County Sheriff ’s Office said it received a report Sunday about a stolen vehicle in Gilbertville shortly after police in Cedar Falls began investigating a report of a car possibly inside a lake.

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DENISON — Officials for the small western Iowa city of Denison say a local meat processor plans to add about 200 jobs as part of an expansion. The Chamber & Development Council of Crawford County says Quality Food Processors LLC wants to start hiring for the jobs in 2016. The company currently has about 100 employees in Denison. Quality Food Processors is still seeking local tax incentives and state grant money.

School district considers selling wind turbine NORTHWOOD — The Northwood-Kensett school district is considering selling its wind turbine that officials say has generated smaller profits than initially projected. The school district bought the 250-kilowatt turbine about 13 years ago for an estimated $68,000. Officials had planned for the equipment to be moved to the Northwood-Kensett school campus in Northwood, but it never happened. The turbine remains at a wind farm, where it generates electricity that the district sells to Alliant Energy.

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DES MOINES — Gov. Terry Branstad says he wants state agencies in Iowa to review its contracts with the local Planned Parenthood affiliate to ensure no funding is going to abortions.

Branstad said Monday the health care provider does not receive a state appropriation and no Medicaid dollars go to abortions in Iowa. Branstad said most money going to Planned Parenthood is federal. The governor will determine his next move after the review.

Wastewater tampered by two former employees SIOUX CITY — Officials say two former Sioux City employees tampered with samples at the city’s wastewater treatment plant. Iowa Department of Natural Resources spokesman Kevin Baskins said former plant superintendent Jay Niday and shift supervisor Pat Schwarte treated wastewater with chlorine only on days when samples were tested for E. coli. The state plans to revoke their wastewater treatment certifications.

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Student murals add character to C-M community

By Kate Malott Jasper County Tribune Located throughout the Colfax-Mingo Junior-Senior High School are more than 10 large-scale wall murals designed and constructed by students throughout the past eight years. These murals have become staples in the academic culture and have allowed students and teachers to become more involved in their school.

“I found the murals to be a wonderful way to bring students in who wouldn’t otherwise be interested in art,” art instructor Jeff Sontag said.

The first student murals were made using old tables thrown out following the construction of the new school.

Submitted Photo These murals are now hung on Picasso mural was created by C-M Junior-Senior High School students for the Spanish classroom the walls in the art classroom. A door at the school. Many teachers in the building have requested the students created mural art for their In 2007, the idea of a “fan- classrooms. tasy city” mural was created by art students, and Sontag school murals and enriched the murals when they come in or a reproduction of classic or helped enlarge the drawing. the lives of students, faculty the building. They get more even a student original.

The mural, which had involve- and visitors of the school fa- positive comments than alTeams then enlarge the imment from numerous classes cilities. most anything else we have.” age and apply it to plywood. and students, was completed “I very much enjoy the The process of creating a Over the years, students have in about two years. murals,” C-M Junior-Se- mural requires innovation and used their creativity to expand The mural project didn’t nior High School Principal teamwork. Students work in on acrylic color and texture by stop there. Since then, C-M Todd Jones said. “I have yet to small teams to come up with a incorporating recycled materistudents have made four mid- have anyone from outside our mural concept, sometimes us- als such as broken CDs, Gadle school murals, nine high school not ‘ooh and ahh’ over ing bright colors and abstracts, torade bottles, toothpicks or

Iowa picks four vendors to take over $4.2B Medicaid program IOWA CITY (AP) — Four national companies will take over management of Iowa’s $4.2 billion Medicaid program under an overhaul that will affect how nearly one in five Iowans receives health care, state officials announced Monday.

The Iowa Department of Human Services on Monday released the selection of Amerigroup Corp., AmeriHealth Caritas, UnitedHealthcare Plan of the River

Valley and WellCare Health Plans. They are expected to administer services beginning Jan. 1 for the 560,000 children, low-income residents and disabled who are on Medicaid.

The companies, all national players in the health care field, beat out six others following a bidding process that began in February. One other company withdrew. The contracts are expected to be potentially lucrative, worth

up to 15 percent or more than $600 million of the state’s Medicaid spending going toward administrative expenses and profits.

“These companies have demonstrated that they can manage Iowans’ care so they’ll be connected with the services they need to help them lead healthier lives,” said DHS Director Charles Palmer, whose agency is expected to negotiate contracts with each in coming weeks.

Trump immigration proposal divides GOP presidential field DES MOINES (AP) — Donald Trump is dividing his Republican presidential rivals anew with his call to rewrite the Constitution to crack down on millions of immigrants living in the U.S. illegally, and to force Mexico to pay for a better border fence. Scott Walker embraced some of the plan Monday, but other contenders, such as Chris Christie and Carly Fiorina, dismissed elements as unworkable.

Trump’s immigration proposal, his first formal policy plan since announcing his candidacy in June, won praise Monday from the GOP’s conservative tea partyers, some of whom favor changing the Constitution to reverse the “birthright citizenship” guaranteed to anyone born in the United States, no matter the status of their parents.

At the same time, surveys show a majority of Americans, including Republi-

cans, support allowing many immigrants in the U.S. illegally to stay.

Trump leads his Republican rivals in national polls, and his proposal quickly reverberated within the party, which has struggled with the issue of immigration.

Party leaders are determined to expand the GOP’s appeal with Hispanics after the 2012 election in which Mitt Romney won just 27 percent of the Latino vote.

ceramic tiles. The murals have morphed into using twenty different mediums.

It has become a well-known and familiar project for all students.

“I believe that the murals act as symbols of pride for our students. Like a majority of our murals the ‘Tigerhawk’ mural in the front lobby has had many hands involved in its conception and completion.

Each person, no matter how fleeting their involvement, has had an important part in the mural’s completion,” Sontag said.

It has become a project that involves faculty as well. Some of the murals are done on the doors of classrooms, like the Picasso done for the Spanish teacher, and an abstract done for the music classroom.

“Up until recently, my favorite mural was the trumpet keys outside the band room.

However, now, the Tigerhawk mural out front is my favorite,” Jones said.

Sontag tries to finish murals before the end of the school year, but a mural continues to take shape with a new class of students. The murals are public art done by a rotation of artists, he said.

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40 years after ‘Waverly Stranglings,’ a renewed search

By Mike Kilen Julia Benning lived on a farm near Clarksville, but she wanted to experience the wider world. She had pen pals in Michigan and Scotland and shared with them her righteous rants about small-minded prejudices against black people, Indians and young women who spoke their mind and didn’t conform in dress or behavior.

Her family didn’t know where this came from, but accepted it. The oldest of five daughters of Lowell and JoAnn Benning, Julia had been the picture of a good farm girl, following her father around to do chores as a youngster, growing into a beautiful 4-foot-11-inch tall young woman who sang in the Plainfield High School choir, played in the band and performed for the speech team.

But with no money to attend college, Julia went to nearby Waverly to find a job after high school. She loved the music of the era — bands like the Eagles.

When the family took a rare trip to California in 1974, she begged to stop in Winslow, Arizona, because the Eagles sang about standing on a corner there. They did, and she sang: “Lighten up while you still can/don’t even try to understand/ Just find a place to make your stand/and take it easy.”

She wanted to work at a radio station, but the managers said she needed more experience and education. She settled for trying to find a job at

Brian Powers/The Register Their parents’ garden is where Carol Kean has some of the best memories of her sister, Julia Benning, from growing up. Benning disappeared the day after Thanksgiving in 1975 and her body wasn’t found until five months later in a rural culvert. Here, Kean poses for a portrait in June in the garden as her daughter picks peas behind her on the Clarksville farm where she grew up.

a bowling alley, but they already had stacks of job applicants.

That’s when Julia, 18, walked into the Sir Lounge in Waverly and was hired on the spot as a cocktail waitress. That it was a strip club pained her religious parents.

This was a girl more likely to go to church camp than a party, one who had experienced only a couple of dates in high school, despite her good looks and free spirit.

Julia wrote in her diary: “Everyone at school, home and everywhere else was duly shocked and amazed to think good ol’ Julie was working in a ‘strip joint,’ as they inelegantly termed the Sir, which is really a fairly classy, plushly carpeted, dark-paneled club with a nice atmosphere. The dancers are pretty decent people, not the ten dollar whores most of the men think they are. It was a strange

experience watching a chick strip and dance completely nude, but after the initial novelty, it soon became old hat and didn’t bother me a bit.”

On Nov. 28, 1975, the day after spending Thanksgiving with her parents, Julia was seen walking to work. But then, she disappeared.

Nearly 40 years later, her parents and sister Carol Kean sat in the dining room of the same rural farmhouse where Julia grew up, and where her own father did, too.

It was like a time warp.

The carpet is still candy-striped, popular in the 1970s. Julia’s drawings are splayed across the dining room table — of fashionable rock stars and stylish women’s dress of the era.

Her father stood in the doorway, well into his 70s now, and his voice cracked. There was no way he could talk about it again. He only whispered, “I gave her

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when she was an infant.

JoAnn had Julia at 19, and they were deeply connected because she felt they matured together.

“We just stayed here at home all winter. Just to be here.”

Five months passed, and a black car pulled into the driveway. Sister Carol, who was only 12 at the time, was in her bedroom and heard the words “black fingernail polish” — the color Julia wore –— and “ID the body.”

Her naked body was found by a county maintenance worker in nearby rural Butler County. She had been strangled, and her body was stuffed in a culvert, washing out with March rains.

A homicide investigation ensued.

“I couldn’t feel anything,” Carol Kean said.

“My other sister cried on the floor. But for years, I didn’t think about it.”

Then one day this past spring, she started thinking about it again because of a man she met with in a park who claimed to know what happened and who did it. She hasn’t been able to stop thinking about it every day since.

After a few months, state investigators disappeared. After a few years, the Bennings quit checking in with local cops.

The case had gone cold.

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her first ice cream,” before exiting to the farm shed, where his daughter’s ’70s-era platform shoes hang above his work bench.

JoAnn Benning said she tried to talk her daughter out of working at the club, but the young woman they more commonly called Julie said she wanted to be an “independent woman” and promised she would never be a stripper. She made pottery and chokers out of bear claws, feathers and beads, and sewed the dress she wore that last day on the way to work.

They didn’t know it then, but Julia had been writing to pen pals the month before, saying she’d grown up fast working at the bar and had already learned not to trust anybody.

“A sleazy guy offered me $1,500 to go to bed with him, and I turned him down. I saw the money and knew he

had it, but the idea of it bummed me out … I just didn’t think I could live with myself later.”

Deep down, her letters show, she was concerned that people didn’t accept her and wanted to save money to fix the “lazy eye” she had since childhood.

She wrote that she was depressed and had a feeling that some drastic change was about to occur in her life.

Julia loved Thanksgiving, her favorite holiday. After stuffing themselves around the family table, she got up the next day and said she had to go to work.

Her mother begged her to call in sick, but she left anyway.

“She looked back and waved at me, and I had a strange feeling,” JoAnn Benning said. “It was the last time I saw her.”

The bar staff called her the next day to say Julia hadn’t shown up for work on Friday.

They waited a day before going to police.

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Winners cheer for best beer brews at Iowa State Fair DES MOINES — Iowa’s amateur beer makers brewed their best for the beer portion of the Amateur Oenology competition judged prior to the start of the 2015 Iowa State Fair.

Hollis Perdan, of Monroe, won Best

of Show honors in the mead and cider division with his mulberry melomel.

Chris Ford, of Ankeny was awarded Best of Show honors in the Beer division with his flanders brown.

Seventy-seven exhibitors entered 252

brews in 31 categories. Additional area winners include: Nancy Hadsall, of Colfax, who received third in dark and amber lagers and second in strong ale; Hollis Perdan, of Monroe, was the winner in the mead and cider category.

Prairie City seamstress wins category in Counted Threads contest Submitted Photos by Steve Pope Photography Brent Thompson, of Newton, shaves a heifer at the Iowa State Fair on Thursday.

Newton Daily News DES MOINES — Marilyn Samson, of Prairie City, scored a first place finish in the Swedish weaving category in the Counted Thread Techniques contest judged prior to the 2015 Iowa State Fair.

Clothing Construction DES MOINES — Marilyn Samson, of Prairie City, received a third place finish in the children — play clothes category and an honorable mention in children — dress up outfit in the Clothing Construction division of the Fabric and Threads contest judged prior to the start of the 2015 Iowa State Fair.

Jasper County Fair Queen Jaci Eight year old twins Luke and Elise Nikkel, of Newton, Reeves, 17, of Newton, participates pose after participating in the Twins, Triplets, and More in the 2015 Iowa State Fair Queen Coronation Ceremony on Aug. 15.

Contest at the Iowa State Fair on Aug. 13.

Weaving DES MOINES — Janice Blubaugh, of Colfax, finished fourth in the afghan category of the Weaving division of the Fabric

and Threads contest held prior to the start of the Iowa State Fair.

Hooked Rugs DES MOINES — Joanne Thomason, of Newton, received third place in small pieces and fourth in originals or adaptations categories in the Hooked Rugs division of the Fabric and Threads contest that was judged prior to the start of the 2015 Iowa State Fair.

Junior Division DES MOINES — Charlotte Bowden, of Monroe, received third place in the other needlework — crocheted article category. Young sewers from all around Iowa gathered to put their skills to the test in the Junior division of the Fabric and Threads contest judged prior to the start of the 2015 Iowa State Fair. The Junior division is open to contestants under the age of 18.

Young Sully resident takes reserve title in Iowa State Fair competition DES MOINES — Heather Young, of Sully, was named Reserve Sweepstakes winner in the Intermediate Division baking contest judged prior to the start of the 2015 Iowa State Fair.

Young had several entries in the competition taking first place for her peanut but-

ter cookies and sugar cookies (drop). She also had a third place finish with her snickerdoodle cookies.

Charlotte Bowden, of Monroe, also entered into several categories in the contest. Her finishes include: third in appetizers, second in cake balls, first in chocolate

almond biscotti and chocolate crackle cookies, honorable mention in chocolate fudge (plain), first in hamburger soup, second in M&M cookies, first in salsa, second in twice baked potatoes and first in waffle cookies.

The competition was open to youth ages 12 to 17. Entries

Colfax woman wins category in Fabric and Threads contest Newton Daily News DES MOINES — Janice Blubaugh, of Colfax, received first place in the needlepoint item — no plastic canvas category in the Senior Citizens division of the Fabric and

Bird calling champs claim crowns at the Iowa State Fair DES MOINES — The call of the wild rang out from Pioneer Hall during the bird calling contests held at the 2015 Iowa State Fair.

Contestants did their best imitations of chickens, roosters, ducks and turkeys to the delight of the many fairgoers gathered. Chad Wood and Jessica Fryer, both of Prairie City, entered the turkey calling 17 and older category.

Wood took first in the competition while Fryer placed third.

Threads contest judged prior to the start of the 2015 Iowa State Fair.

Evelyn Beyer, of Otley, was awarded the prestigious Ruth Van Den Baard Award.

The Ruth Van Den Baard Award is giv-

en to exhibitors who are at least 80 years of age when the item they submitted was completed. Exhibitors may enter any item using any technique eligible in the Fabric and Threads Department.

FFA members compete in state fair Beef Championship DES MOINES — FFA exhibitors competed in the Performance Beef Show judged Wednesday prior to the start of the 2015 Iowa State Fair. Entries were open to purebred, grade or crossbred market steers.

Jacob Smith, of Newton, was awarded Top Showman. He was also named Reserve Champion: in the hotel-restaurant beef — window C category.

FFA Swine DES MOINES — Youth from across the state competed in the FFA Breeding Swine Show on Aug. 13 at the

2014 Iowa State Fair.

Bridget Carson, of Newton, was named reserve champion spotted gilt.

FFA Rabbit Show DES MOINES — Iowa youth compete in the FFA Rabbit Show judged Aug. 13 at the 2015 Iowa State Fair.

In the Six Class Breeds competition, Tapanga Birkenholtz, of Newton, was named champion in the other breeds category.

In the Four Class Breeds competition, Emily Bollhoefer, of Newton, was named champion in the French angora category.

Cowgirl queens crowned at state fair DES MOINES — Cheyanne Hunt, of Wapello, was crowned Senior Cowgirl Queen Friday at the 2015 Iowa State Fair. Mallory Vroegh, of Granger, earned the title of Junior Cowgirl Queen.

The Junior Cow-

girl Queen Attendants include the four runners-up in the competition for young women ages 10 to 15. The attendants are Alexus Coleman of Monroe, Emily Miller of Newton, MaKenna Carver of Cherokee and Callyn

Fox of Center Point.

The Senior Cowgirl Attendants are selected from competitors ages 16 to 26 and include Clara Johnson of Indianola, Jessica Ackerson of Indianola, Jessica Hanrahan of Prole, and Sami Searle of Joice.

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Cookie and no bake desserts DES MOINES — Amber Wagner, of Prairie City, claimed third place in the frosted cut out cookies class in the Nan’s Nummiest Cookies competition, judged Aug. 13

at the 2015 Iowa State Fair.

Entries were judged on flavor, appearance and texture.

Wagner also received second in the no bake dessert with crust category in Tammie’s No Bake Desserts contest. Dessert were judged on taste, appearance, and ease of preparation.

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Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Kaytlin Ahn tags the ball on a hitting drill during Monday’s practice for the Newton High volleyball team. The Cardinals open the 2015 season a week from Tuesday at home in the Newton Invitational.

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Working on her tips at the net is Megan Pressgrove, who is a threeyear starter for Newton High’s volleyball team.

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Houge fans 11, Central squad now 3-1 at LLSWS Cheating controversy forces play-in contest Tuesday

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News PORTLAND, Ore. — Future Collins-Maxwell/Baxter Raider Mikayla Houge struck out 11 and earned her second shutout at the Little League Softball World Series on Monday and the Central Iowa Little League squad improved to 3-1 following a 7-0 win over Canada.

Houge, who will be an eighth-grader at Collins-Maxwell next year, had two hits and a run scored at the plate.

Central took the lead for good with a

run in the third inning. It went up 4-0 after four and 7-0 after five. Central finished with six hits and Canada (0-4) committed two errors.

Central, Southeast and West all finished Pool B with identical 3-1 records after Southeast defeated West, 8-0, on Monday.

There was lots of speculation on social media outlets during the Southeast-West game that the West squad, after falling being 5-0 in the first inning, was purposely tanking the game so it could keep Central out of the semifinals.

The West squad reportedly did not start its four best players and bunted several times in a row — sometimes even with two strikes. After going undefeated

in the first three games, West finished its game with Southeast with no hits.

Central defeated Southeast, 3-1, on Saturday and lost to West, 4-3, on Sunday.

The Little League Softball Association declared several minutes after Southeast’s win over West that Central and West would decide the No. 2 seed on the field. They will play at 11 a.m.

Tuesday and the winner of that game will enter the semifinals as the second seed out of Pool B and play later in the day at 6 p.m.

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

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Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News New additions to H.A. Lynn Stadium are the All-State and All-American Plaza plaques on the wall near the Newton Athletic Booster Club Store at the main entrance to the stadium. All the Newton High School All-State football players’ names are on the wall.

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Tanking at Little League level is unacceptable The term “tanking” has surfaced in professional sports in recent years.

It simply refers to teams intentionally losing games to improve their draft stock.

It’s not necessarily good for the game, but it’s been deemed acceptable because many of the teams who try “tanking” probably won’t be By Troy Hyde involved in Newton Daily winning a News championship Sports Writer anyway.

Monday was the first time I experienced tanking at a youth level.

The Central Iowa Little League team playing in the Little League Softball World Series was involved in quite the controversy Monday.

Central had won its game earlier in the day against Canada and finished 3-1 in pool play. To advance to the LLSWS semifinals, a West squad from Washington had to win or score at least three runs in a loss in its final game against the Southeast team.

If Southeast defeated West on Monday, all three teams would be 3-1 in pool play, but only the top two advance to Tuesday’s semifinals.

The controversy came in the game between Southeast and West.

A straight up win for the West team would give it a 4-0 record and the top seed from Pool B. But a loss with less than three runs scored would bump them to the No. 2 seed by way of a head-tohead tiebreaker over Central.

The West squad not only lost 8-0, but it didn’t get a hit and the coaches didn’t start or play their four best players, including the pitcher, shortstop, catcher and first basemen.

Fans of the Central Iowa Little League team, which includes four future CMB Raiders, took to social media to voice their displeasure for the poor sportsmanship by the West squad.

Some even sent the softball little league association letters that brought attention to the West’s squads apparent tanking tactics.

I wasn’t there. So I can’t judge this situation for myself. I have contacts who were there, including CMB softball coach Troy Houge, whose daughter Mikayla pitches for Central.

I have worked with Coach Houge for several years dating back to my first stint in Newton. I know him well.

He wouldn’t lie. If Central was denied a chance to play in the semifinals because they lost Monday or West was truly trying to win, Houge would accept it and move on.

But he was one of the ones expressing his displeasure.

There is no reason for me not to believe that what the West was doing was tanking. And little league officials must have thought something wasn’t right, too.

After the West lost 8-0, the league could have allowed it to advance to the semifinals as the No. 2 seed. Instead, the league is allowing Central a “play-in” game Tuesday morning against West.

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Iowa State’s Georgios Tsalmpouris turns pro AMES (AP) — Iowa State says basketball player Georgios Tsalmpouris is turning pro.

Tsalmpouris, a 7-foot-1 center from Katerini, Greece, was a late addition to the Cyclones roster last season.

Tsalmpouris was a project for former coach Fred Hoiberg. He played in just

eight games as a freshman in 2014-15, averaging 1.4 points.

The move was expected after Tsalmpouris returned to Greece this summer.

Tsalmpouris’s departure frees up a scholarship for new coach Steve Prohm, who will lose four key contributors following next season.

St. Louis places Grichuk on 15-day DL, recalls Pham ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals placed outfielder Randal Grichuk, among the top rookies in the National League, on the 15day disabled list with a right elbow strain on Monday.

Grichuk said he also has a low-grade ligament sprain in the elbow.

General manager John Mozeliak said Grichuk might be back in 15 or 20 days.

The elbow injury is more common for pitchers, and since Grichuk wouldn’t need to throw a lot and hasn’t been affected hitting, Mozeliak said the team could potentially use Grichuk sooner by sending out an infielder to shorten the relay throws from the outfield.

“There are ways we can protect him,” Mozeliak said.

“Short term, this was in his best interest to let it quiet down, and then hopefully this isn’t a long stint.”

Grichuk said he had soreness throwing Saturday and believed he pulled something making a throw to the plate in the first inning Sunday.

“I made three or four more throws in the game and it kept pulling and pulling and pulling,” Grichuk said. “They got me out before it could get any worse than it is. Very frustrating, felt like I was swinging well, felt good at the plate.”

Mozeliak believes the Cardinals will get Grichuk, Jon Jay, Matt Adams and Matt Holliday back for at least part

of September.

Adams (quad) is likely leaving for Florida on Friday to begin baseball activities and could start a rehab assignment after that.

Jason Heyward was scheduled to start in center field for the first time this season against the San Francisco Giants on Monday. Rookies Stephen Piscotty, who will play right field, and Tommy Pham, recalled from Triple-A Memphis, also are options in center for the National League Central leaders.

Mozeliak also said Brandon Moss, just 5 for 34 with one RBI since being acquired at the trade deadline, would likely get more everyday playing time.

The 24-year-old Grichuk is batting .284 with 15 homers and 44 RBIs in 85 games, playing primarily center field the last month.

Center fielder Jon Jay has been out most of the year with a wrist injury and is not close to returning.

Grichuk has 43 extra-base hits, most among rookies.

“We can’t put him in a spot while it’s flared up to the point where we thought it could cause further damage,” manager Mike Matheny said.

“The discussion has been let’s get him some rest.”

The 27-year-old Pham started 10 games last month for the Cardinals. He was batting .327 at Memphis.

Troy Hyde/Daily News Colfax-Mingo senior Colin Lourens competes in a tackling drill on the first day of full pads Saturday in Colfax. The Tigerhawks bring back a plethora of starters that went 6-4 and earned a playoff berth last year.

Tanking Continued from Page 1B West jumped out to a 3-0 lead over Central before needing a walk-off hit in the bottom of the sixth inning to win 4-3 on Sunday. Tuesday’s “play-in” game should be interesting.

And now that news of West’s “tanking tactics” have reached a national level, most will be rooting for the Central Iowa squad to prevail Tuesday morning.

I don’t think the issue of tanking was solved by allowing Central to play another game. It almost allows a team that cheated a chance to play one more game without any

Labor board blocks effort to unionize college athletes CHICAGO (AP) — The National Labor Relations Board on Monday blocked a historic bid by Northwestern University football players to form the nation’s first college athletes’ union, dealing a blow to a labor movement that could have transformed amateur sports.

In a unanimous decision, the board said the prospect of union and nonunion teams in college could lead to different standards at different schools — from how much money players receive to how much time they practice — and create competitive imbalances on

the field.

The new ruling annuls a 2014 decision by a regional NLRB director in Chicago who said scholarship football players are employees under U.S. law and thus entitled to organize.

But Monday’s decision did not directly address the question of whether the players are employees.

Some observers said the ruling effectively ends any chance to establish labor unions in college athletics.

“This puts the nail in the coffin of organizing college players,” said Ronald Meis-

burg, a former NLRB general counsel and onetime board member.

Tim Waters, of the United Steelworkers union, disagreed.

“It is a bump in the road,” Waters said.

The face of the union-building effort, former Northwestern quarterback Kain Colter, also expressed disappointment. But he said the push for unionization had already pressured the NCAA to take athletes’ grievances more seriously.

“It turned out to be the right thing to do, and I don’t regret it,” Colter said.

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other penalties.

If the West wins, it advances even though it cheated. And from that point on, kids who play in little league sports will know that sometimes you can cheat and get away with it.

We have to teach our kids at a young age how to win the right way.

Someone has to win, and someone has to lose. It’s part of sports.

But unfortunately, this issue is not over. There will always be some coach out there that decides to work the system. Someone who knows the tiebreaker scenario from top to bottom and figures out how to advance in a tourney based on what the tiebreaking rules are.

But you won’t convince me that a team who didn’t start its four best players and bunted several times in a row when it was down 5-0 was playing to score a run, let alone win.

This will certainly leave another black eye on a youth sport that has taken an ethical hit in recent years.

We’ve now seen ineligible players used on a championship-quality baseball team, and a championship-quality softball team losing on purpose to better its chances of winning a title later in the tournament.

What’s next? And at what cost?

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

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Major League Baseball All Times CDT American League East Division

W L Pct GB New York 65 52 .556 — Toronto 65 54 .546 1 Baltimore 61 56 .521 4 Tampa Bay 59 59 .500 6½ Boston 52 66 .441 13½ Central Division

W L Pct GB Kansas City 71 46 .607 — Minnesota 59 59 .500 12½ Detroit 56 61 .479 15 Chicago 55 61 .474 15½ Cleveland 55 62 .470 16 West Division

W L Pct GB Houston 64 55 .538 — Los Angeles 61 57 .517 2½ Texas 60 57 .513 3 Seattle 55 64 .462 9 Oakland 51 69 .425 13½ Monday’s Games N.Y. Yankees 8, Minnesota 7, 10 innings Baltimore 4, Oakland 2 Cleveland 8, Boston 2 Texas 4, Seattle 3 Tampa Bay 9, Houston 2 L.A. Angels 2, Chicago White Sox 1 Tuesday’s Games Minnesota (Pelfrey 6-7) at N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 4-9), 6:05 p.m.

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Kansas City (Volquez 11-7) at Cincinnati (R.Iglesias 3-4), 6:10 p.m.

Detroit (An.Sanchez 10-10) at Chicago Cubs (Hammel 6-5), 7:05 p.m.

Seattle (Iwakuma 4-2) at Texas (Ch.Gonzalez 2-4), 7:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Odorizzi 6-6) at Houston (Feldman 5-5), 7:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Joh.Danks 6-9) at L.A. Angels (Richards 11-9), 9:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 10-6) at Oakland (Doubront 1-1), 9:05 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games Minnesota at N.Y. Yankees, 12:05 p.m.

Seattle at Texas, 1:05 p.m.

Cleveland at Boston, 6:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Houston, 7:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at L.A. Angels, 9:05 p.m.

National League East Division

W L Pct GB New York 63 55 .534 — Washington 58 59 .496 4½ Atlanta 53 65 .449 10 Miami 48 70 .407 15 Philadelphia 46 72 .390 17 Central Division

W L Pct GB St. Louis 76 42 .644 — Pittsburgh 69 47 .595 6 Chicago 67 49 .578 8 Cincinnati 51 65 .440 24 Milwaukee 51 69 .425 26 West Division

W L Pct GB Los Angeles 67 51 .568 — San Francisco 64 54 .542 3 Arizona 58 59 .496 8½ San Diego 57 62 .479 10½ Colorado 48 68 .414 18 Monday’s Games Arizona 4, Pittsburgh 1 St. Louis 2, San Francisco 1 Miami 6, Milwaukee 2 San Diego 5, Atlanta 3 Tuesday’s Games Arizona (Ch.Anderson 5-5) at Pittsburgh (Liriano 8-6), 6:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (deGrom 11-6) at Baltimore (Gausman 2-4), 6:05 p.m.

Toronto (Dickey 7-10) at Philadelphia (Nola 3-1), 6:05 p.m.

Kansas City (Volquez 11-7) at Cincinnati (R.Iglesias 3-4), 6:10 p.m.

Detroit (An.Sanchez 10-10) at Chicago Cubs (Hammel 6-5), 7:05 p.m.

Miami (Conley 1-0) at Milwaukee (Cravy 0-4), 7:10 p.m.

San Francisco (Leake 9-6) at St. Louis (Lynn 9-7), 7:15 p.m.

Washington (Zimmermann 8-8) at Colorado (Hale 3-4), 7:40 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 10-6) at Oakland (Doubront 1-1), 9:05 p.m.

Atlanta (Wisler 5-2) at San Diego (Shields 8-5), 9:10 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games Miami at Milwaukee, 1:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at Oakland, 2:35 p.m.

Atlanta at San Diego, 2:40 p.m.

Arizona at Pittsburgh, 6:05 p.m.

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

Toronto at Philadelphia, 6:05 p.m.

Kansas City at Cincinnati, 6:10 p.m.

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

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brought in the district court of said county within the later to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the will whose are reasonably identities ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred.

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

Dated this 4th day of August, 2015.

Donald M. Little Executor of estate 903 S. 10th Ave. E. Newton, IA 50208 Address *Designated Codicil(s) if any, with date(s) Mark A. Otto, ICIS PIN No: AT0005939 Attorney for executor OTTO LAW OFFICE PLLC 123 W. 2nd St. N., PO Box 1356 Newton, IA 50208 Address mark@ottolawyers.com Date of second publication 18th day of August, 2015 Probate Code Section 304 August 11 & 18

AFTER ENTRY OF JUDGMENT UNLESS YOU FILE WITH THE COURT A WRITTEN DEMAND TO DELAY THE SALE. IF YOU FILE A WRITTEN DEMAND, THE SALE WILL BE DELAYED UNTIL TWELVE MONTHS (OR SIX MONTHS IF THE PETITION INCLUDES A WAIVER OF DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT) FROM THE ENTRY OF JUDGMENT IF THE MORTGAGED PROPERTY IS YOUR RESIDENCE AND IS A ONE-FAMILY OR TWO-FAMILY DWELLING OR UNTIL TWO MONTHS FROM ENTRY OF JUDGMENT IF THE MORTGAGED PROPERTY IS NOT YOUR RESIDENCE OR IS YOUR RESIDENCE BUT NOT A ONE-FAMILY OR TWO-FAMILY DWELLING. YOU WILL HAVE NO RIGHT OF REDEMPTION AFTER THE SALE. THE PURCHASER AT THE SALE WILL BE ENTITLED TO IMMEDIATE POSSESSION OF THE MORTGAGED PROPERTY. YOU MAY PURCHASE AT THE SALE. You must serve a motion or answer on or before 22nd day of September, 2015, and within a reasonable time thereafter file your motion or answer with the Clerk of Court for Jasper County, at the county courthouse in Newton, Iowa. If you do not, judgment by default may be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the petition.

If you require the assistance of auxiliary aids or services to participate in a court action because of a disability, immediately call your District ADA Coordinator at 515-2863394. If you are hearing impaired, call Relay Iowa TTY at 1-800735-2942.

By: CLERK OF THE ABOVE COURT Jasper County Courthouse 101 N. 1st Street, #104 Newton, IA 50208 IMPORTANT: YOU ARE ADVISED TO SEEK LEGAL ADVICE AT ONCE TO PROTECT YOUR INTERESTS. August 18 & 25 and September 1

Public Notices TRUST NOTICE IN THE MATTER OF THE TRUST: Kenneth Larry Hesson and Alice Joan Hesson Revocable Trust To all persons regarding Larry Hesson, Kenneth deceased, who died on or about 7th day of March, 2015. You are hereby notified that Alice Joan Hesson is the trustee of the Kenneth Larry Hesson and Alice Joan Hesson Revocable Trust, dated the 28th day of November, 2007. Any action to contest the validity of the trust must be brought in the District Court of Jasper County, Iowa, within the later to occur of four (4) months from the date of second publication of this notice or thirty (30) days from the date of mailing this notice to all heirs of the decedent settlor and the spouse of the decedent settlor whose identities are reasonably ascertainable. Any suit not filed within this period shall be forever barred.

Notice is further given that any person or entity possessing a claim against the trust must mail proof of the claim to the trustee at the address listed below via certified mail, return receipt requested, by the later to occur of four (4) months from the second publication of this notice or thirty (30) days from the date of mailing this notice if required or the claim shall be forever barred unless paid or otherwise satisfied.

Dated this 12th day of August, 2015.

Kenneth Larry Hesson and Alice Joan Hesson Revocable Trust Alice Joan Hesson 312 S. High St. Baxter, IA 50228 Mark A. Otto, ICIS PIN#: AT0005939 OTTO LAW OFFICE PLLC Attorney for Trustee 123 W 2nd St. N., PO Box 1356 Newton, IA 50208 Address mark@ottolawyers.com Date of second publication 25th day of August, 2015.

August 18 & 25 THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT JASPER COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MARILYN J. BACKUS, Deceased Probate No. ESPR036729 NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Marilyn J. Backus, Deceased, who died on or about August 6, 2015: You are hereby notified that on the 12th day of August, 2015, the last will and testament of Marilyn J. Backus, deceased, bearing date of the 14th day of September, 1979, * was admitted to probate in the above named court and that Ronald C. Backus and Richard H. Backus was appointed executor of the estate. Any action to set aside the will must be brought in the district court of said county within the later to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the will whose identities are reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred.

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

Dated this 12th day of August, 2015.

Ronald C. Backus Executor of estate 4653 N. 59th Ave. W. Newton, IA 50208 Richard H. Backus 1030 E. 12th St. N. Newton, IA 50208 Address *Designated Codicil(s) if any, with date(s) Mark A. Otto, ICIS PIN No: AT0005939 Attorney for executor OTTO LAW OFFICE PLLC 123 W. 2nd St. N., PO Box 1356 Newton, IA 50208 Address mark@ottolawyers.com Date of second publication 25th day of August, 2015 Probate Code Section 304 August 18 & 25 THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT JASPER COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF RAYMOND HARRISON, Deceased Probate No. ESPR036728 NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Raymond Harrison, Deceased, who died on or about May 14, 2015: You are hereby notified that on the 4th day of August, 2015, the last will and testament of Raymond Harrison, deceased, bearing date of the 16th day of June, 1972, * was admitted to probate in the above named court and that Donald M. Little was appointed executor of the estate. Any action to set aside the will must be brought in the district court of said county within the later to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the will whose are reasonably identities ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred.

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

Dated this 4th day of August, 2015.

Donald M. Little Executor of estate 903 S. 10th Ave. E. Newton, IA 50208

TRUST NOTICE IN THE MATTER OF THE TRUST: Raymond Iver Anderson Revocable Trust To all persons regarding Iver Anderson, Raymond deceased, who died on or about 9th day of April, 2015. You are hereby notified that Marilyn Marie Anderson is the trustee of the Raymond Iver Anderson Revocable Trust, dated the 15th day of September, 2011. Any action to contest the validity of the trust must be brought in the District Court of Jasper County, Iowa, within the later to occur of four (4) months from the date of second publication of this notice or thirty (30) days from the date of mailing this notice to all heirs of the decedent settlor and the spouse of the decedent settlor whose identities are reasonably ascertainable. Any suit not filed within this period shall be forever barred.

Notice is further given that any person or entity possessing a claim against the trust must mail proof of the claim to the trustee at the address listed below via certified mail, return receipt requested, by the later to occur of four (4) months from the second publication of this notice or thirty (30) days from the date of mailing this notice if required or the claim shall be forever barred unless paid or otherwise satisfied.

Dated this August 5, 2015.

Raymond Iver Anderson Revocable Trust Marilyn Marie Anderson 7086 Clay Street Newton, IA 50208 Mark A. Otto, ICIS PIN#: AT0005939 OTTO LAW OFFICE PLLC Attorney for Trustee 123 W 2nd St. N., PO Box 1356 Newton, IA 50208 Address mark@ottolawyers.com Date of second publication 18th day of August, 2015.

August 11 & 18 IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT OF JASPER COUNTY Bank of America, N.A. Plaintiff, vs.

Richard P. Schwartz; Parties in Possession; Unknown spouse, if any, of Richard P. Schwartz, et al.

Defendants.

EQUITY NO: EQCV119443 ORIGINAL NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION You are notified that a petition has been filed in the office of this court naming you as a defendant in this action. The petition was filed on May 18, 2015, and prays for foreclosure of Plaintiffs mortgage in favor of the Plaintiff on the property described in this notice and judgment for the unpaid principal amount of $152,642.64, with 4.75% per annum interest thereon from May 1, 2012, together with late charges, advances and the costs of the action including (but not limited to) title costs and reasonable attorney's fees, as well as a request that said sums be declared a lien upon the following described premises from April 12, 2011, located in Jasper county, Iowa: Lots 7 and 8 of Country Meadows Subdivision, being a replat of all of Outlot "A", Part of Lot "A" (Street), and all of Lot 21, of Indian Creek an Official Plat of the NW 1/4 of Section 18, Township 80 North, Range 21 West of the 5th P.M., Jasper County, Iowa, as shown in Plat Book K, Page 173 (now shown in Plat Cabinet A, at page 182), in the Office of the Recorder of said County.

EXCEPT Lot Eight (8) of COUNTRY MEADOWS SUBDIVISION, being a replat of all of Outlot "A" (Street) and all of Lot 21 of INDIAN CREEK, an Official Plat of the Northwest Quarter of Section 18, Township 80 North, Range 21 West of the 5th P.M,, Jasper County, Iowa, as shown in Plat Book K, Page 173, in the Office of the Recorder of said County, commonly known as 4732 Flower Street, Colfax, IA 50054 (the “Property”) The petition further prays that the mortgage on the above described real estate be foreclosed, that a special execution issue for the sale of as much of the mortgaged premises as is necessary to satisfy the judgment and for other relief as the Court deems just and equitable.

For further details, please review the petition on file in the clerk's office. The Plaintiffs attorney is Emily Bartekoske, of SouthLaw, P.C.; whose address is 1245 Jordan Creek Parkway, Suite 120, West Des Moines, IA 50266.

NOTICE THE PLAINTIFF HAS ELECTED WITHOUT FORECLOSURE REDEMPTION. THIS MEANS THAT THE SALE OF THE MORTGAGED PROPERTY OCCUR PROMPTLY WILL AFTER ENTRY OF JUDGMENT UNLESS YOU FILE WITH THE COURT A WRITTEN DEMAND TO DELAY THE SALE. IF YOU FILE A WRITTEN DEMAND, THE SALE WILL BE DELAYED UNTIL TWELVE MONTHS (OR SIX MONTHS IF THE PETITION INCLUDES A WAIVER OF DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT) FROM THE ENTRY OF IF THE JUDGMENT MORTGAGED PROPERTY IS YOUR RESIDENCE AND IS A ONE-FAMILY OR TWO-FAMILY DWELLING OR UNTIL TWO MONTHS FROM ENTRY OF JUDGMENT IF THE MORTGAGED PROPERTY IS NOT YOUR RESIDENCE OR IS YOUR RESIDENCE BUT NOT A ONE-FAMILY OR TWO-FAMILY DWELLING. YOU WILL HAVE NO RIGHT OF REDEMPTION THE SALE. THE AFTER PURCHASER AT THE SALE WILL BE ENTITLED TO IMMEDIATE POSSESSION OF THE MORTGAGED PROPERTY. YOU MAY PURCHASE AT THE SALE. You must serve a motion or

Adam D. Otto TRUST NOTICE IN THE MATTER OF THE TRUST: Amended and Restated Ruth B. Jaimes and Albert E. Jaimes Revocable Trust To all persons regarding Albert E. Jaimes, deceased, who died on or about 21st day of January, 2015. You are hereby notified that Ruth B. Jaimes is the trustee of the Amended and Restated Ruth B. Jaimes and Albert E. Jaimes Revocable Trust, dated the 20th day of May, 2005 and the First Amendment to Amended and Restated Ruth B. Jaimes and Albert E. Jaimes Revocable Trust Agreement dated May 12, 2015.

Any action to contest the validity of the trust must be brought in the District Court of Jasper County, Iowa, within the later to occur of four (4) months from the date of second publication of this notice or thirty (30) days from the date of mailing this notice to all heirs of the decedent settlor and the spouse of the decedent settlor whose identities are reasonably ascertainable. Any suit not filed within this period shall be forever barred.

Notice is further given that any person or entity possessing a claim against the trust must mail proof of the claim to the trustee at the address listed below via certified mail, return receipt requested, by the later to occur of four (4) months from the second publication of this notice or thirty (30) days from the date of mailing this notice if required or the claim shall be forever barred unless paid or otherwise satisfied.

Dated this 5th day of August, 2015.

Amended and Restated Ruth B. Jaimes and Albert E. Jaimes Revocable Trust First Amendment to Amended and Restated Ruth B. Jaimes and Albert E. Jaimes Revocable Trust Ruth B. Jaimes 1113 E. 15th St. S. Newton, IA 50208 Adam D. Otto, ICIS PIN#: AT0009064 Attorney for Trustee OTTO LAW OFFICE PLLC 123 W 2nd St. N., PO Box 1356 Newton, IA 50208 adam@ottolawyers.com Date of second publication 18th day of August, 2015.

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1 & 2 bdrm units Priced $490-$620 Pet Friendly (some restrictions) W/D Hookups Central Air Dishwasher Private covered Patio or Balcony with storage Laundry Facility onsite

Driver's license required Able to multi-task, Dependable, People-person, Detail oriented, After school, 3-4 afternoons a week, and every other Saturday.

Pick up an application at 400 1st Ave. W.

ALAN RITCHEY Inc hiring CDL drivers with 1 year exp to haul mail. Offer a set & predictable schedules out of Des Moines, IA. Making at least $52,000 / year with benefits starting immediately. Contact Gene at 515-321-9234. EOE M/W/Vet/Disability

DOMINO'S PIZZA is now hiring pizza makers & delivery drivers!

1606 1st Ave E., Newton ATLAS HYDRAULICS IS looking to add Full-Time, 1st and 2nd shift Manufacturing Positions. Starting wage $12.00 plus differential with competitive benefits including 401k and profit sharing. Please apply at 1801 N. 19th Ave E. Newton, Iowa 50208.

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1 BEDROOM apartment in a historical building in Colfax. $325 per month. Pets allowed with additional deposit. For more information please call 515-205-1415.

2 SINGLE beds, with frames, one with case headboard. $40 & $50.

641-275-0290.

20 GAUGE Shot gun, in good shape $200. 641275-0290.

2012 BLUE Roketa Moped, 1801 miles, good condition $750. 515-7920760.

8 CATTLE panels, 2 hog panels. $95. for all. 641521-3822.

BRAND NEW cat toy, kitty pirate ship. $20.00. 641275-0290.

DUST MITE covers for twin bed- fits the extra long mattresses found in dorm rooms. $20.00. 641792-4950 .

ELECTRIC DRYER with 220 plug, G.E. Prodigy $50. You Haul. 641-2750561.

FORD FIRE truck, 1940 Ford Coupe $35. each or 5 @ $150., 1940 Ford Pepsi truck, 1918 Studebaker truck with custom load, 10” roll screen wood truck $15. each or 3 @ $40., blue 5” West Moreland basket with white flowers $10. 7928017.

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LAZY BOY rocker/recliner $60., 13 ft. flag pole/solid pipe $20., 1 pr. Drapes, light cream color $20., 1 pr.

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TROY BUILT snowblower, 2 stage 179 cc's, 24” electric start, like new, only used once. $400. 641-8400908.

TWO GOOD sized piles of firewood, $80 for all. 641792-5216.

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ROUND, WOOD dining room table, top shape. $75.00. 641-275-0290.

SMALL SINGLE shot rifle, Flobert barrel- shots 22's, very accurt – hair trigger, captured from German during WWII – France – Berlin March. $500. 521-7341.

SONY TAPE, radio, CD player Boom box. $40.

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SUPERTORO BLOWER / VAC , electric, works good. $ 50. 641-275-0290.

TALL GUN case - 2 closed doors below (guns long gone) to adapt for VCR's, books etc, with shelves. $15. Super cotton dust mop from earlier time little used $5. Sauder entertainment center 4' wide by 4' high. Call for storage set up. $15. Phone 792-6879.

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 MANITOU II “Necky”, Tandem (21/2 person) kayak, Blue $575. 641-521-5977.

MAYTAG SIDE by side refrigerator, 25 cubic feet, with water in door, 35” wide, 671/2” high $250.

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MIDWEST RINSE tub, Singer Treadle sewing machine, hand sewn quilt tops, old fashion high chair. 840-3087.

MUSCLE AND Fitness Magazines, in top shape, from 2012 & 2013. $3 a piece. 641-275-0290.

MORSE FOTOMATIC IV sewing machine in cabinet, model 4400 $75. or OBO. Lifetime portable basketball hoop, height adjustment $120. or OBO. 791-7590.

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701 S. 12th Ave W., 1304 W. 2nd St N., 1604 N 2nd Ave. W. Call 792-7170 for details.

WALTHER BB Pistol, COZ style,works well, comes with box of COZ Cartridges $70. 641-2750290.

XBOX 360 Games - Several Call of Duty & Battlefield $15/each. Grand Theft Auto V $25. 515-313-7803.

YARD MACHINE, self-propelled lawn mower, works just fine. $35. Sump pump 3 years old, ½ HP $70. McCulloch chain saws, 16” $50., 20” Timber Bear $150., Craftsman chain saw 18” $60. 641-7924664.

H.D. WOOD work bench 2'wide x 91/2' long – 2” tongue & groove top, 6 posts with 2 shelves 91/2' long $35., folding jack for trailer tongue – never used $20., 18 roof shingling brackets $15., small house jack adjustable 18-30 $5., metal stand with 5” grinding wheel & 4” wire brush $5., 3/8 electric drill works good $7.50, older wood miter box $7.50. 641-8315328.

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

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

DAEWOO-DD802L DOZER $20,000. 641-792-4332 2005 MONTANA Mountaineer 5th wheel 36ft camper. Used very little. $12,000. 641-792-9652

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

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

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

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

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

2001 CHEVY Silverado Pickup. 4 whl drive, extended box w/ liner. Only 90k miles. Runs great, good tires but rusty. $3,000 641-831-4285

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2005 JOHN Deere Lawn Mower, 18 horse V twin motor, only 270 hours. 54” deck. $2,000 OBO 515-321-2963

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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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

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

2009 SATURN Hybrid Vue, excellent condition. 60K miles, Kelley Blue Book $9,500. Make offer. Must sell! 641-792-8220 2011 FORD Ranger, 24k miles, extended cab, 2WD. Call for more information.

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2013 HARLEY Davidson Ultra Glide Trike, low miles, many extras. Asking $28,500 OBO. 515-5376796 76' TERRY 30 Ft. 5th wheel travel trailer, sleeps 6, upper level queen size bed, lower level love seat, dinette, kitchen, rear bath with stool, tub, shower, new fridge and A/C unit, side awning. $1800. (Newton) 641-275-0561.

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Make more than a living, Make a difference!

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Astrograph

Heartfelt demonstrations will be common as the warm Leo sun blends energy with the moon of relationships. The Libra moon is also a highly aesthetic influence, and many partnerships will be cemented in shared tastes and artistic sensibilities. These are glamorous influences, and largerthan-life expressions will seem perfectly acceptable.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Aug. 18). You’re a spirit in the material world, and the miraculous connections and happenings over the next seven weeks drive the point home. In October, you’ll find yourself where you never

would have guessed you’d end up. You’ll band together with like minds and change lives.

Romance heats up in February and May. Cancer and Scorpio people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 8, 30, 25, 44 and 16.

ARIES (March 21-April 19).

It is within your power to change the environment for good or for ill. A small and repetitive gesture will make a considerable difference.

Social luck centers on a sharp Gemini.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20).

It’s finally happened. The one you were so impressed with

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Iowa based carrier has Solo/Team positions available.

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JELD-WEN is hiring Production Employees!

JELD-WEN, Inc. Windows and Doors Divisions are now accepting applications for full-time 2nd and 3rd shift production positions. These are direct hire positions working for an innovative and forward thinking company.

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We offer the following benefits to our full-time employees: • Wages up to $14.16/hr for general entry level positions • Advancement opportunities to higher skilled positions • 2nd and 3rd shift premium pay • Employee discounts • Insurance Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision) • 401(k) If you are interested in joining the JELD-WEN Window or Doors Division, apply in person at either JELD-WEN Grinnell location- 820 Industrial Ave. or 911 Industrial Ave., Grinnell, Iowa 50112. In order to ensure a safe working environment, a pre-employment drug screen is required.

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has managed to bore you.

Well, don’t worry or make any rash decisions. This relationship is cyclical.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21).

Sometimes your wisecracks make people smile, but there are times when they don’t land with quite the same grace.

That’s why today is such a special gift. People understand your genius and will pay you for it, too.

CANCER (June 22-July 22).

Test your ideas quietly before you bring them into the public eye. This will allow you to take risks and make your mistakes in obscurity. When you have consistent success, then you’ll tell the whole world.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Those who’ve achieved greatness can’t always teach what they know, as teaching is its own gift. Seek the mentor who can guide you with wisdom, compassion and excellent communication.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).

Where the fault rests on only one side, the argument will be short. In a fight that goes on and on, both parties are to blame. You’ll act as a mediator and come up with a solution that satisfies everyone.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).

Your experiences have taught you a version of the world.

Your neighbor has a completely different version, though, and you’ll get a window into

Benefits Include: PTO, IRA Match & Gain Sharing Plan.

Wage from $10.00 - $14.00 depending on experience and ability.

Email resume to pdp@pdpiowa.com 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.

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 it today. It’s an honor to be a part of this.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).

Start where you are. Before you can change your response, accept the one you’re already having. Acknowledge the feelings you’re experiencing without judging them to be wrong or right.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21). You have good reasons to be proud of yourself and confident about what to do next. Think of what those reasons might be and write them down for reinforcement.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Maybe the other animals aren’t as concerned with names, but the human animal

needs to put a name on things in order to process them.

That’s why today it will help you to name your feelings.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Reach out. If anyone around is feeling isolated or judged, it will negatively impact the whole group. Be the peacekeeper. Your sensitivity will prevent future negativity.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20).

Following the complexities of your creative spirit, you weave your personal mythology. Real-life events turn into elaborate, meaningful stories.

Write it all down -- it will be interesting to you later.

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