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Board votes to renew agreement with Drake’s Head Start program

By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News While the Newton Community School District board of education didn’t take action on any high-profile decisions at Monday’s regular meeting, the board covered a lot of ground.

One of the topics addressed was renewing its operating agreement with Drake University’s federally funded Head

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Start program — although there was also a lengthy discussion about how Head Start might be impacted by the district’s planned reconfiguration at the start of the

2016-17 year.

The board voted 7-0 to

renew the agreement for the 2015-16 school year. Associate Director of Secondary Services Tina Ross said there are about 15 to 20 students in both the morning and afternoon sessions, which presumably could be affected by reconfiguration.

While the board decided to renew the arrangement for this year, the relationship with Drake will need to address facilities changes before the be-

ginning of the 2016-17 school year.

Superintendent Bob Callaghan said he believes the playground equipment currently at Emerson Hough, which is not addressed in NCSD’s contract with Drake, belongs to the Head Start program, and would follow the program — not a building or a district. Newton’s preschool program is scheduled to move to Thomas Jefferson Elemen-

Local farmer weighs options as IDOT reveals final Highway 330 design

tary School next summer as part of reconfiguration, though Callaghan said he’s seen arrangements before in which Head Start programs were not necessarily housed adjacent to a preschool.

“The playground has been part of the discussion with Drake,” Callaghan said regarding the district’s longstanding relationship with the SCHOOL | 7A

Economic development leaders to form action group

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News

Mike Mendenhall/Jasper County Tribune Organic farmer Larry Cleverley became emotional Monday night while discussing the nearly 50 acres of land he expects to lose to the construction of a diamond interchange on Iowa Highway 330 north of Mingo and west of Baxter.

IDOT charts presented Monday show easements from the highway safety improvements will take all of Cleverly’s certified organic fields.

Leaders in economic development were brought together for a city workshop Monday to begin discussing work on Newton’s goal of having an effective, efficient, democratic government.

Bryan Friedman, City of Newton’s director of finance and development, led the workshop explaining how the city hopes to work with groups such as the Newton Convention and Visitors Bureau, Newton Development Corporation, Newton Housing Development Corporation and Newton Main Street.

“The City of Newton has been very active in putting together an action plan to drive our actions as a city government,” Friedman said. “We share documents that the city has adopted and we want to talk about ways that we can collaborate on to get these things done.”

The four main goals of the city’s economic ECONOMICS | 7A

Baxter schools, city supportive of interchange

By Mike Mendenhall Jasper County Tribune BAXTER — Local farmer Larry Cleverley remained defiant Monday night of an Iowa Department of Transportation safety upgrade to intersections on Iowa Highway 330 that will take is organic farmland north of Mingo.

The IDOT presented its final plans during a public meeting at the Baxter Community School to restructure two four-lane highway crossings into a diamond interchange.

The $14.4 million interchange design has been deemed the safest option by the IDOT to mitigate fatalities at the Highway 330

intersections with U.S. Highway 65/Iowa 117 and Jasper County Road F17. It would connect highways 117 and F17 with Highway 65 North using a bypass, allowing traffic to cross Highway 330 via an overpass. The one-mile stretch of highway has seen 121 crashes since 2003, resulting in 11 deaths. IDOT officials say these figures make the intersection one of the most deadly in Iowa. The most recent fatality occurred in March when a Des Moines man was killed in a two-vehicle crash.

Cleverley took his fight public as the IDOT began to move toward the diamond design. Permanent state and county easements needed for construction would

take 58.92 acres of Cleverley’s family land, including his house and certified organic farmland located south of the highway.

The farm was purchased by Cleverley’s grandparents 87 years ago and his home built by his grandfather. The organic land is Cleverley’s primary business and source of income, and he said Monday he is researching a legal battle if the IDOT moves forward with the easement process.

The organic farmer said he thinks he has a case in a fight against the IDOT’s use of eminent domain.

“What we do adds a lot to the public. On our little eight acres of DOT | 3A

Jamee A. Pierson/Daily News Bryan Friedman, Newton’s director of finance and development led a workshop bringing together economic development city leaders to discuss a new collaboration to work on the city’s action plan goals for growing the city.

NCSD board candidate profile: Bill Perrenoud Newton Daily News Editor’s Note: Bill Perrenoud is one of the four Newton Community School District board of education candidates for the Sept.

8 election. Here are his replies to a Newton Daily News questionnaire.

The Newton Daily News and the League of Women Voters are sponsoring a candidate forum, to be held at 7 p.m., Aug. 27, in the Newton Council Chambers, located inside City Hall, 101 W. 4th St. S. The Newton Daily News published the replies from challengers Josh Cantu and Ann

Leonard last week, and the reply from incumbent Donna Cook was published Monday.

Occupation: Casey’s General Store Perrenoud manager; retired after a 33-year Newton Community School District career as an elementary-grades teacher and counselor.

Family: Married to his wife, Linda, for 42 years; guardians of a nephew who is an eighth-grad-

er at Berg Middle School; adult daughter lives in Hiawatha.

Years of residence within the NCSD boundaries: 41.

Educational background: A product of Newton Schools; bachelor’s degree from Central College in Pella; master’s degree from Iowa State University with a major in professional studies with concentrations in elementary education and elementary counseling.

Objectives I feel the NCSD board of education should have for the four years ahead: As a board, there needs to be continued focus on academics in the core areas that includes

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ment are buzzwords commonly used in central Iowa on the news and in print. The NCSD has and is taking this task head-on in many ways.

Examples would be training that will take place during this school year on Professional Development days, focusing on nationally recognized programs such as Capturing Kids Hearts, developing Professional Learning Communities that cross economic barriers, focusing on accepting children and respecting diversity.

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providing time (extra classroom and prep) and the identified interventions to increase low skill areas with substantial support to help students meet the increasing standards.

There also needs to be a strong utilization of human resources to address the core, along with interventions and programs that go beyond the core. We must have a continued focus on priorities in a time when monies are being cut by state and federal sources.

The element of campus and student safety I feel needs to be addressed most urgently in central Iowa: Bullying and harass-

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Pressure about biofuels

Grassley leans on EPA for increase / 2A

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Agriculture

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In Brief Grinnell Lions to host Ag Appreciation Day Thursday Newton Daily News

Jason W. Brooks/Daily News Many ag-related fuel items are processed by stations like REG on the north edge of Newton. U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley recently told the Newton Daily News that he’d like to see the EPA raise its renewable fuel standards for 2016 and 2017.

Grassley pressures EPA on biofuel targets Congressman wants to see RFS volume objectives raised

By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News Higher renewable fuel standards keep demand high in the industries of corn, soybeans and other crops. That’s why trade associations and legislators alike have been publicly encouraging the Environmental Protections Agency to increase its 2016 and 2017 volume objectives Grassley before it releases its final target on Nov. 30.

U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley spoke with the Newton Daily News about RFS issues in a recent conference call. Grassley said there are number of ways Congress can attempt to persuade the EPA to raise its targets before the final RFS numbers are released.

“Renewable energy supports thousands of jobs in Iowa — 7,100 jobs in biodiesel alone,” Grassley said. “We’ve applied pressure to the EPA; The most recent (instance) was a bipartisan letter we sent to the EPA director, signed by myself and 35 other senators.”

Grassley, a Republican, was re-

ferring to a July 20 letter that urges the EPA to, among other specifics, call for a renewable volume objective of 2 billion gallons of biodiesel produced nationally in 2016, and 2.3 billion gallons in 2017. The EPA’s initial proposal, released earlier this summer, calls for targets of 1.8 and 1.9 billion gallons for 2016 and 2017, respectively.

The letter is signed by a diversity of U.S. Senators, including Democrats Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein of California, Al Franken of Minnesota and independent Bernie Sanders of Vermont.

The letter is addressed to EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy, who was appointed by President Barack Obama and confirmed in July 2013.

Grassley said the blend wall, which requires only enough Ethanol to be produced annually to reach a certain percentage of the total fuel consumption, needs to be raised as well.

“People are driving more,” Grassley said. “Now, it shows that instead of using 135 billion gallons of petroleum, we’re up to around 145. We have the 14.3 billion gallons of biofuel mandated by the EPA, which the EPA cut back, which it shows now that it shouldn’t have been cut back.”

Iowa’s junior senator, Republican Joni Ernst, joins Grassley on the Senate’s Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee. She also has called for higher RFS targets, as has U.S. Rep. Dave Loebsack, a Democrat.

In June, an EPA hearing in Kansas City about RFS featured testimony from many agriculture-industry representatives and their elected-leader supporters.

Not only did Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad and members of the Iowa Soybean Association and American Soybean Association testify, but so did employees of REG, including Newton plant manager Phil Abels.

Since the FDA recently banned partially hydrogenated oil, a higher RFS would instantly provide a new destination for millions of pounds of soybeans.

Grassley said increased biofuel production will help reduce dependence not only on foreign oil, but also dependence on any time of fuel taken out of the ground directly.

“The EPA is doing a lot things that don’t need to be done right now, for the excuse that they’re using,” he said.

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

The Grinnell Lions Club will sponsor Ag Appreciation Day scheduled from 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Central Park in Grinnell. Admission is free.

Ag Day was started 20 years ago as a way to bring farm families, agribusiness and community members together to recognize and celebrate all forms of agriculture and agribusiness as a major economic force in the greater Grinnell area.

Activities start at 3 p.m. and will conclude with the tractor parade.

Schedule — noon, tractor, equipment registration begins; 3 to 6 p.m., old and antique tractor displays; 3 to 4 p.m., tractor games; 4 to 5 p.m., pedal tractor pull; 4 to 6 p.m., music by Route 66; 4 to 6 p.m., Poweshiek County Extension display; 4 to 6 p.m., petting zoo; 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., food by Hy-Vee; 5 to 6 p.m., fire department demonstrations; 6 to 6:30 p.m., programs, auction sponsored by Mirriam Andes Painting with auctioneer Stan McIlrath, Spirit of Farming Award winner presented, Agribusiness Award winner presented, and guest speaker Ken Root (Farm Broadcaster, Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network); and 6:30 p.m., tractor parade.

USDA announce October EQIP sign-up deadline DES MOINES — Iowa farmers interested in conservation planning and financial assistance to help reduce soil erosion, improve water quality and soil health, create wildlife habitat, or even cut energy costs on their land have until Oct. 16 to be considered for fiscal year 2016 funding through USDA’s Environmental Quality Incentives Program.

Through EQIP, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service provides financial and technical assistance to install conservation practices such as nutrient management, terraces, grassed waterways, cover crops, manure management facilities, and pasture management.

EQIP, one of USDA’s most popular conservation programs, is offered through a continuous signup, but NRCS periodically makes application selections as funding allows.

Larry Beeler, Iowa NRCS assistant state conservationist for programs, says it is important for farmers to get program applications in early.

“Conservation plans must be developed for the area that is included in an EQIP contract,” Beeler said. “When farmers develop a complete conservation plan for their farm, it speeds up the application process and oftentimes practices are applied more strategically.”

There are several EQIP initiatives included in the signup, where NRCS sets aside financial assistance for specific practices and producers. Examples include practices that improve on-farm energy, assist in the organic transition process, and add wildlife habitat.

Iowa NRCS also sets aside 10 percent of its EQIP financial assistance program for the historically underserved, which include beginning farmers, socially disadvantaged farmers, limited resource producers, and veterans.

For more information about conservation planning and financial assistance to fund conservation practices on your farm, go to www.ia.nrcs.usda.gov.

Ag secretary: Corn crop in good condition despite moisture DES MOINES — Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey commented Monday on the Iowa Crops and Weather report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistical Service.

“With the rains much of the state received last week most areas have adequate moisture. Crops remain in good condition with 82 percent of corn and 77 percent of soybeans rated as good to excellent,” Northey said.

The weekly report is also available on the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship’s website at www.IowaAgriculture.gov or at www.

nass.usda.gov/ia. The report summary follows here: Above normal precipitation in western Iowa drove the State average down to 4.1 days suitable for fieldwork, while drier conditions allowed farmers more than five days suitable in east central and southeastern Iowa for the week ending Aug. 23, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Activities for the week included cutting hay, harvesting oats, and fungicide and insecticide applications.

There were scattered reports of aphids in fields, as well as minor sudden death syndrome in soybean fields.

Topsoil moisture levels rated 1 percent very short, 9 percent short, 78 percent adequate and 12 percent surplus.

Subsoil moisture levels rated 1 percent very short, 8 percent short, 80 percent adequate and 11 percent surplus.

Heavy rains in northwest Iowa elevated subsoil moisture levels up 10 percentage points to 89 percent adequate to surplus this week.

Eighty-nine percent of the corn crop reached the dough stage or beyond, with 34 percent dented or beyond, four days behind the five-year average. Scattered reports of corn reaching maturity were received this week. Corn condi-

tion rated 82 percent good to excellent.

Soybeans blooming neared completion this week, while 90 percent of soybeans were setting pods, with a few reports of soybeans starting to turn color. Soybean condition rated 77 percent good to excellent. Oats harvested for grain or seed was nearing completion.

The second cutting of alfalfa hay reached 97 percent complete, while the third cutting of alfalfa hay was 57 percent complete, 4 days behind average.

Hay condition rated 66 percent good to excellent, while pasture condition rated 67 percent good to excellent. Livestock conditions were reported as normal.

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City Council passes resolution of support for Hotel Maytag renovation

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News The Newton City Council passed a resolution of support for the renovation of the former Hotel Maytag at a special council meeting on Monday.

Frantz Community Investors requested the resolution to further efforts to receive Workforce Housing Tax Credits

from the State of Iowa.

Frantz is currently trying to secure the tax credits as one of the funding sources for the project.

The program, which was created in 2014, allocates a limited number of tax credits to projects that fix up dilapidated or under-utilized properties or create upper-story housing units.

“With the bonding that we complet-

DOT Continued from Page 1A vegetables we sell 2 to 3 tons of salad greens every year.

That’s 40,000 to 60,000 salads in metro Des Moines,” Cleverley said. “Plus the tens of thousands of pounds of produce every year that we sell and the people we have out to the farm. We invite our customers out ,and the kids so they can see where their food comes from. We add a lot to the public well being.”

Cleverley said he plans to take his fight to the Iowa Transportation Commission and is also on Tuesday’s Jasper County Board of Supervisor’s agenda to speak about the highway project.

A conflict warning system designed to detect oncoming traffic and warn motorists with flashing lights was installed in May to improve safety at the intersection.

Perrenoud Continued from Page 1A refinement on safety procedures. Examples are cameras on buses and school campuses; the anonymous bullying tip-line and the use of canines at the secondary level.

My position on Newton K-8 reconfiguration, as of today: The board voted 5-2 to reconfigure the grades K-8. Work is already taking place so reconfiguration will take place

ed in June of this year, $600,000 of TIF funds from the downtown TIF district were earmarked for this project,” said Bryan Friedman, the city’s director of finance and development. “They have not been fully committed because there isn’t a development agreement for the final project yet but that is why we bonded $600,000 so those are bonded funds in hand,

Cross-traffic stop signs and a speed limit reduction from 65 to 60 mph have been integrated in the last six years.

Monday was the fifth public meeting about the highway safety improvements since 2009.

Mark Holms, IDOT acquisition relocation supervisor, said approximately 70 acres of easement will be required to construct the interchange, and 12 landowners will be affected. Maps displayed in Baxter, detail the proposed easement locations, including more than half on Cleverley’s family land.

Holms said there will be a six-week public comment period now that the final plan is released before the IDOT begins to negotiate with landowners. He estimates the easement process could take up to one year. Bridge construction and grading is scheduled to begin in 2017, with additional grading and

at the beginning on the 2016-2017 school year.

I could see where, in the future, we provide some special programming for particular curriculum areas that can not be provided now because of space limitations. Studies show that children learn best with smaller class sizes that will be obtained with the move to reconfigure.

We will also be putting Emerson Hough back into service as an elementary school which is what it was designed and renovated to be.

designated for this project.”

An application was submitted to the state on July 1, the opening day of the current round of funding. The state board reviewed the application favorably, but stated a specific resolution of support from the city council was needed, a step further than the city’s resolution approving the bond funding for the project.

paving to be completed in 2018.

IDOT engineer Scott Dockstader is in charge of the project. He said that a less invasive, J-turn design alternative presented at the initial public meeting was perceived as a “temporary fix” by the public and ultimately dismissed. The J-turn would have taken less private land, but required drivers to backtrack for a distance before crossing the highway. Dockstader argues the final design comes down to the safety of motorists traveling the Highway 330 corridor.

“Seventy acres and two homes is a significant amount of impact,” Dockstader said.

“But it’s our job to balance those impacts with the safety of the traveling public. And given the unforgivingness of these two intersections I think this is a good project that everybody is supportive of.”

Regardless of my position on reconfiguration, as a board member, we must work together to be sure we are ready — day one — in the fall of 2016.

These tools should be utilized in Newton to get parents more involved in the educational process: Parent involvement will be a focus of Donna Beegle as she teams with preschool teachers and local SYNC (Supporting Youth through Nurturing Communities). Also, focus on cooperation

Cleverley’s sister Ellen Rhoads will also see her home displaced due to the interchange’s construction. She agrees the intersections are dangerous, but would like the IDOT to gather data from the new warning system or reconsider the J-turn alternative before taking her land.

“We’re upset, too,” she said. “We’re going to lose our home and a lot of the land my grandparents worked hard to buy and farm, all those years will be gone. We’re not going to just lay down and let them run over us.”

Local government entities in Baxter, Colfax and Mingo, have endorsed the diamond interchange. Baxter Mayor Steve Smith said he and the city council have not received requested information about the project from the IDOT and have been disappointed in the department’s communication regarding the diamond interchange. But Smith

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said the city is in support of the redesign.

“Safety is No. 1 no matter what,” Smith said. (Busing students) is a big issue with parents and we want to support the parents.”

Curt Hansen is the Baxter Community Schools board president and farms 1,900 acres of row crop with his son. As a crop producer, Hansen understands Cleverley’s opposition, but he said the school district supports the interchange and considers it the safest option for commuting Collins-Maxwell/ Baxter students and families.

“As a school district we have to be concerned about the safety of students,” Hansen said. “I empathize with the landowners in that area but, I’ll say again, how do you put a value on someone’s life?”

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Keeping Me on My Toes

The greatest fair of them all

By Jamee A. Pierson Staff Writer

www.newtondailynews.com | Tuesday | Aug. 25, 2015

Another year, another trip to the fair is in the books. In an effort to go to the fair every year since I was born, and starting that tradition with my girls, we walked through the gates on Sunday to take it all in and experience all that the fair has to offer.

We waited until the final day to make our visit. Before we had kids, my husband and I would normally go on a weeknight for dinner and to look around a little. Now with the girls, the last day still holds all of the neat things for them to see, with a slightly smaller crowd.

I did cheat a little when it comes to the girls. I decided they would eat lunch before we went inside, mainly because they are both picky eaters and I didn’t want to waste $10 or more on food that would end up in the garbage (or my stom-

ach!)

After we parked in our normal $5 parking spot in someone’s yard right next to the entrance, we went down the giant hill and entered the fair. A Jasper County woman was being honored in the 4-H building, and I needed to snap a few pictures so that is where we headed first. Along the way, I did grab one of my fair favorites, a bacon-wrapped rib, for a snack.

My husband was a trooper and took the girls through all of the animal barns while I covered the ceremony. I got to hear all about the big horses and cows and how they got to pet some of the goats in their cages.

From there we went to the giant slide. It was the girls first time on the slide and I had a feeling my oldest might be the one to decide to watch instead.

Of course, right after I purchased three tickets she decided to stay with her dad so my youngest and I started marching up the stairs.

It was so funny watching her little legs climb all of the stairs in a very determined fashion. It wasn’t until we were at the top that she realized how high we were and instantly jumped into my arms for safety.

When it was our turn we placed our mat down and pushed off. I thought she might scream or giggle but she just made her way down with a big smile. She ran over to her dad to tell him all about the big slide and how much she wanted to go on it again.

Next on the state fair list was the Varied Industries Building.

We headed straight to the Iowa booth to get some tattoos and merchandise for the upcoming

season. I have to say, I was a little disappointed in the booth.

I know we didn’t have any trophies to put on display but I would give it a C+ effort at best.

Our final two stops were at the DNR building and agricultural building. The girls absolutely loved the turtles. I believe they were the favorite part of the fair. We also grabbed some ice cream from the dairy barn, and after purchasing our final corn dog and visiting the baby animals, we decided to call it a day.

We were there for a record four hours and packed as much into the time as the girls (or their parents) could take. Until next year, state fair!

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

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Another View

Bear this in mind On Aug. 7, an experienced hiker was found dead and half eaten by a grizzly bear in Yellowstone National Park. The offending bear was later euthanized.

A week later, a black bear injured a man near Yosemite National Park. The man had left a bag of trash outside his house, and the bear was eating

By Jill it. When the man Richardson went out at 4 a.m. and discovered the bear, it attacked.

Again, authorities plan to kill the bear.

It’s understandable that Yellowstone doesn’t want its grizzly population to be in the habit of eating humans. It’s rare for grizzlies to hunt people, but they’re known to defend their cubs against humans who come too close — sometimes violently.

Black bears are a different story. They’re smaller than grizzlies and much less aggressive.

When I’ve seen them in the wild, they remind me of fat, fluffy, naughty dogs. They spend their days scratching up logs to find insects, digging holes to find edible roots, and scarfing down every berry they come across.

Most of the time, black bears deal with a threat by running away. Hikers are instructed to shoo black bears away by yelling at them, throwing a rock or two, or banging some metal pans together.

But when a bear loses its fear of humans and gets a taste for human food, it can cause problems. Property damage is more common than bear attacks, but black bears are known to mess up a human or two in order to obtain their food.

National parks tell tourists that “a fed bear is a dead bear,” rightly putting the onus on people to keep bears from eating human food.

While it’s nearly impossible to keep a nuisance bear from stealing food and destroying property, it is possible to keep bears from becoming a nuisance in the first place. It requires 100 percent compliance by people in bear country to keep food and trash and anything else with a smell (like toiletries) in bearproof containers.

Once a bear starts down the path of eating human food, very often the authorities deal with it by killing it. And often the person tasked with the killing has spent an entire career trying to keep that bear from human food to save it.

By leaving his trash out in bear country, the man who was attacked directly contributed to the death of that bear, as well as his own injury.

In grizzly country, it’s a little more complicated. You can stay safe by traveling in groups, making noise to avoid surprising a bear, and carrying bearstrength pepper spray. That’s what my friends and I do.

Traveling to national parks and other wild places is a privilege. Seeing bears in the wild is a thrill. But we’re encroaching on their territory, and they can’t just move somewhere else — we’ve turned their habitat into roads, strip malls, neighborhoods, and farms. No wonder grizzlies are a threatened species today.

If we want to see bears in the wild, then we have to accept our share of the responsibility for living with them. Let’s all enjoy our national parks, but let’s be meticulous about bear safety when we do.

Because that funny story of a bear stealing burgers off the grill won’t be so funny for the ranger who gets tasked with killing it.

OtherWords columnist Jill Richardson is the author of “Recipe for America: Why Our Food System Is Broken and What We Can Do to Fix It.”

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I opened my lunchbox at work and someone asked me what kind of sandwich I was packing.

“Ham a n d Swiss with hot mango m u s tard,” I said.

By Marc Dion T h e person I spoke to, 30 years younger than me, looked at me oddly. I bring baloney sandwiches to work, maybe deviled ham, tuna salad.

“Oh, yeah,” I said. “ I’m casual about mangoes now.”

I was proud, an old pooch with a new trick.

This isn’t to say I grew up in a house with no fruit. My mother bought apples, pears, sometimes strawberries.

My father made a good strawberry shortcake. It was through my father that I learned to respect real whipped cream.

But there was no mango-munching in my home. A banana was as exotic as we got, well, that and canned pineapple.

Maybe if I married earlier in life, my world might have gotten bigger faster but I was single into my early fifties and I ate a lot of canned spaghetti. I still like a nice canned pasta on a cold night.

Once married, I ignored the parade of strange fruit that came into our kitchen. I passed by the papayas on the counter, not so much unwilling as puzzled.

“What is this?” I’d say to my wife, holding up some spiny oddly colored produce of a hot, foreign land.

The mango first crept into a cold noodle and

shrimp salad, which I ate, noting to myself that he flesh of a mango looks like the flesh of a peach. The mango next invaded a green salad.

It’s not a bad thing, a mango, and when the hot mango mustard came home, I became casual about mangoes.

I’m proud of it, too.

People in my office are always talking about raw kale and quinoa.

Sometimes I have never even heard the words before.

How big a change is this for me?

A number of years ago, someone in my office said we should all consume more olive oil.

So, every morning, when I woke up, I would pour a shot glass full of olive oil, bang it down like a shot of straight whiskey and then have coffee.

About six weeks in, I told one of the women in my office what I’d been doing.

“You’re not supposed to drink it; you’re supposed to cook with it,” she said, “Also, I don’t know how you can do that without throwing up.”

I was embarrassed, and I quit drinking straight olive oil.

A week later, I told my 75-year-old mother what happened.

“One of the women at work said she didn’t know how I could drink a shot glass of olive oil with throwing up,” I told Ma. My mother took this as an insult to her son.

“You tell her my son can drink ANYTHING if it’s in a shot glass,” she said.

The family honor was saved.

Marc Dion is a nationally syndicated columnist.

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Obituaries Bonnie L. Cuthrell Aug., 22, 2015 Bonnie Louise Cuthrell, the daughter of Harry H. and Claribel (Samps o n ) Hansen, was born Oct. 1, 1932, in Lucedale, M i s s .

Her family moved to the Germantown area in 1936.

Bonnie attended Caledonia #1, St. John paro-

Scott G. DeKoning Aug. 23, 2015 Scott Glenn DeKoning, 44, of Newton, died S u n d a y, Aug. 23, 2015, at his home.

A memorial service will be at 1 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 27 at

Harold J. Kreager Aug. 23, 2015 A funeral service for Harold J. Kreager, 91, of Kennebec, S.D., will be at 2 p.m.

Wednesday, Aug. 26 at the United Metho d i s t Church in Kennebec, S.D., with burial in the Kennebec City Cemetery at Kennebec.

Visitation will begin at 6 p.m. Tuesday with a prayer service at 7 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in Kennebec.

Harold J. Kreager was born the youngest of six children to Ralph

Veryl D. Brass Aug. 12, 2015 Veryl D. Brass, 82, of Newton; formerly of Hampton, died Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015, at the S k i f f Medical Center in Ne w ton.

A memorial service with a masonic service will be at 10:30 a.m.

Saturday, Aug. 29 at the First United Methodist

chial school and graduated from Paullina High School.

On July 29, 1951, Bonnie was united in marriage with Floyd Cuthrell in Germantown.

Bonnie lived most of her life in Ankeny, wintering in Riviera, Texas after retiring from US West.

She enjoyed reading, crossword puzzles, baking and traveling.

Bonnie died Saturday, Aug., 22, 2015, at Nelson Manor in Newton. She was 82 years old. Bonnie was preceded in death by her parents; her hus-

band, Floyd; a daughter, Julie Cuthrell; her two brothers, Eldon Hansen and Marvin Hansen; her stepmother, Annie Nielsen Jorgensen Hansen; and a stepbrother, Glen Jorgensen.

Those left to honor Bonnie’s memory include her three daughters, Katherine (Doug) Wilken of Newton, Jacquelyn Unger of Winterville, N.C., and Dayna (Bob) Weier of Hawaii; her seven grandchildren; her four great-grandchildren; several step-grandchil-

dren; her stepbrother, David ( Jeanette) Jorgensen of Lakefield, Minn.; her stepsister, Elna (Ron) Mortenson of Ft. Meyers, Fla.; and step sister-in-law, Helen Jorgensen of Paullina.

Private burial of Bonnie’s cremated remains will be at a later date at the Marcus Amherst Cemetery in Marcus.

Memorials may be designated in Bonnie’s name to Iowa Public Television and may be left at the Pence-Reese Funeral Home in Newton.

the Moose Lodge in Newton. The family will greet friends after the service. Memorials in Scott’s name may be left at the Moose Lodge or at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory.

Scott, the son of Darrell and Elizabeth (Keith) DeKoning, was born Feb. 28, 1971, in Newton. He graduated from Newton High School, received his welding certificate from

DMACC and had taken other business courses through DMACC. Scott enjoyed spending time on the computer, playing World of Warcraft and being with his family.

Those left to honor Scott’s memory are his wife, Kelly DeKoning and her sons, Chris and Morgan; his mom, Elizabeth McGee and his dad and best friend, Carl McGee, both of Kellogg; siblings, Mark

(Chrissy) DeKoning of Unionville, Mo., and Julie ( John) Cummins of Newton; his step-siblings, Ronnie McGee of Des Moines, Ray ( Joleen) McGee of Newton, Rick (Sandy) McGee of Newton, and Rebecca ( James) Harned of Newton; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, Darrell DeKoning; and grandmother, Evelyn DeKoning.

and Floy (McElroy) Kreager Feb. 13, 1924, in Newton. He attended country school and graduated from Newton High School in Newton. After high school, he attended Iowa State University in Ames. In 1943, Harold was called to join the U.S. Army and served as a gunner during World War II. He served in Europe until the war ended and returned home in 1946.

After his discharge, he went to flight training and became an ag spray pilot. He flew for several people in various places before going to Kennebec to fly for Morris Hintz. During this time, he met Mary Roberts and on Oct. 9, 1954, they married in Kennebec. To this

union, two daughters were born, Nancy and Lori, and they parented many foster children and hosted exchange students. In 1953, he bought his first spray plane and established his own ag spray business on the northwest edge of Kennebec. Harold retired from flying in 1990, and gave his full attention to his love of horses and his grandchildren.

Harold passed away Aug. 23, 2015, at the Gregory Hospital in Gregory, S.D., at the age of 91 years. Gratefully sharing his life are his wife Mary of Kennebec; two daughters Nancy Harmon of Chamberlain and Lori Ness of Kennebec, Pam and Kelly Cawthorne

and family of Harrisburg, S.D., and Rhonda Brevik and family; five grandchildren Tabatha Harmon, Tom Harmon, Elliot Gourneau, Maycee Ness, Layne Larson and husband Ryan; six great grandchildren, Braxton Harmon, Kalibur Mundlien, Amelia Mundlien, Richard Harmon, Abby Harmon and Trig Larson; and a sister Lucille Shaw of Texas; and many nieces and nephews. Preceding him in death were his parents; three brothers Ross, Morris and Bob; and a sister Nadine Christenson.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Kennebec United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 272, Kennebec, SD 57544.

Church, 210 N. Second Ave. E. in Newton. The family will greet friends immediately following the memorial service with a lunch at the church. Burial will be at the Hampton Cemetery in Hampton at a later date.

In lieu of flowers the family requests memorials to the First United Methodist Church or to the First United Methodist Church Choir. Memorials may be left at the church on the morning of the ser-

vice or at the Wallace Family Funeral Home in Newton. Memorials may also be mailed to the Wallace Family Funeral Home, 1115 E. 19th St. N., Newton, IA 50208; please add, Attn: Brass Family on the envelope.

Those left to honor Veryl’s memory are his wife, Ilene of Newton; children, Debra S. Jeffery of Kansas City, Kan., Desiree L. (Larry) Dole of Revere, Mo., Dareena L. (Dennis) Odem of Omaha, Neb., and Duane D. (Pamela) Brass of

Betty Porter

Gary C. Stafford

Aug. 22, 2015.

Aug.14, 2015

Services are pending at Johnson Funeral Service for Betty Porter, 73, of Newton, who died Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015.

Gary C. Stafford, 74, formerly of Newton, died Friday, Aug.14, 2015, at Cox South Hospital in Springfield, Mo.

Hampton; his 10 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and his siblings, Gene Brass of Hampton, Francis (Linda) Brass of Dows, Janice (Arden) Terfehn of Austinville, James (Chan-elen) Brass of Goldfield and Ilene (Kenneth) Hanson of Waukon.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and brother, Jerry Brass.

The Wallace Family Funeral Home & Crematory in Newton is handling the service arrangements.

A memorial service will be at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1 in New Beginnings Fellowship Church in Hollister, Mo. Cremation arrangements were under the direction of Snapp-Bearden Funeral Home in Branson, Mo.

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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 641-7925545 or andrewjbassman@gmail.com.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 8 p.m.

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• 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 in Newton. The group will meet for lunch and a program titled “Newton Schools” by Bob Callaghan. 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.

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Wife won’t share her workday after husband shuts her out DEAR ABBY: I have been married for 36 years to a woman who is a pediatric physical therapist. A number of her youngsters are disabled or abused, and their lives can be a struggle. This results in emotional, intense workdays for my wife. She brings these stories home and shares them with me.

Over the years on three or four occasions, I have either told her I didn’t care to hear an emotional story that day, or ignored her when she tried to tell me.

The last time I said it was last year, and now she refuses to tell me anything about her workload. She’s very stubborn, and although I am interested in what she does, she won’t let me apologize. She says she will discuss it only with her fellow therapists at work.

Abby, what can I do to convey to her that I want to share her experiences?

— REGRETFUL IN GEORGIA DEAR REGRETFUL: If you haven’t been able to get through to your wife by now, probably not much.

There’s a saying that a joy shared is twice a joy and a burden shared is half a burden. When she tried to confide what was weighing on her mind or heart on those occasions, your response was, frankly, unkind. Further, if the treatment she’s giving those children is covered by HIPAA regulations, it’s possible that the only people she should talk to about them are her colleagues.

I wish I could be more helpful, but it looks like you may have to find another way to be intimate with your wife besides discussing her workload.

DEAR ABBY: As chairman of the American Institute of CPAs’ Tax Executive Committee, may I offer some clarification to you and your readers about your answer in your July 13 column titled, “Couple Deep in Tax Hole Need Help in Climbing Out”?

In fact, THREE groups of tax preparers have unlimited practice rights

under Department of the Treasury regulations to represent their clients on any matters before the IRS — certified public accountants, attorneys and enrolled agents.

None are more qualified than CPAs. CPAs are licensed by state regulators and must meet minimum education requirements to sit for their national licensing exam and then fulfill ongoing continuing education requirements, as well as abide by a code of professional ethics. Attorneys have a generally similar system.

Enrolled agents are often former IRS employees who are licensed by the IRS after passing an exam. Enrolled agents are competent and respected tax professionals, but the fact they are licensed by the IRS does not mean they are better qualified or superior in serving clients than are CPAs or attorneys.

IRS.gov has a page explaining the different types of tax return preparers and their qualifications, which may be helpful to your readers. — TROY K. LEWIS, CPA DEAR MR. LEWIS: Thank you for the clarification and for expanding my reply to that letter. It was not my intention to imply that CPAs are less qualified than enrolled agents — and if I created that impression, I sincerely apologize.

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Record 1.1M visited Iowa State Fair this year DES MOINES — An unofficial count of attendance at the Iowa State Fair this year indicates roughly 1.1 million people visited the fairgrounds, breaking a previous record. Organizers say about 8,000 more people visited the fairgrounds in Des Moines this year than in 2008, the previous record holder. There was extra media attention on the fair this year, as Democratic and Republican candidates seeking their party’s nomination delivered remarks from the well-known political soapbox.

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IOWA CITY — Authorities at the University of Iowa say a suspicious backpack left at the president’s office did not contain dangerous materials.

Police at the major public university say the Johnson County Bomb Squad made the determination following an incident Monday that involved a male. Authorities also used a K9 to conduct a sweep of two university buildings.

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Sioux City legal bill in harassment case topped $1M SIOUX CITY — Sioux City spent nearly $1.1 million defending itself and the city manager from a lawsuit filed by a city employee.

In addition to the legal bill, the city paid Brittany Scott $300,000 to settle the lawsuit she’d filed in July 2013 against the city and city manager Paul Eckert. Scott had said she was denied an administrative assistant position in retaliation for her sex harassment complaints about Eckert. He quit his post in August 2013.

DES MOINES — A 23-month-old child has survived a fall from a third-story apartment window in Des Moines.

Police, fire and medical personnel were dispatched a little before 1:30 p.m.

Monday to check on reports that a child had fallen. Des Moines police Sgt. Mark Miller says the child apparently popped out the window screen before crawling or tumbling out. Sod and wood chips are on the ground below the apartment complex windows. The child was taken to a hospital for treatment.

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COUNCIL BLUFFS — Bow hunters will soon be able to take aim at turkeys in Council Bluffs.

Responding to an abundance of wild turkeys in the city, the Council Bluffs City Council on Monday unanimously approved a bow hunting season running from Oct. 1 to Dec. 4. Officials had earlier said Council Bluffs would be among the first Iowa cities to enact such a season.

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Economics Continued from Page 1A development plan are: to create a strong and vibrant downtown; create retail growth and development at the interstate interchanges and commercial corridors; increase local jobs by growing and recruiting businesses; and partnering with other economic development entities.

For work downtown, the city hopes to support the Main

Street program, facilitate and create downtown housing opportunities and update the street and streetscape appearance. To grow retail, Friedman said work will continue near Iowa Speedway to bring in more opportunities to the area, promote tourism through improved hotel options and recruit new stores and restaurants to the area.

The city has already been working the jobs goal in the city with becoming a Skilled Iowa Community and con-

tinued business training with DMACC. It would also like to have Iowa Certified Sites ready to be marketed by having the sites already certified and given the go ahead by the state for its requirements.

The final goal of partnering with local groups is what brought the group together for the workshop. The city also would like to partner with the state or region to continue economic growth.

Following the workshop, the

next step for the group is to organize a staff of economic development that will meet regularly for 90 days beginning in early September The newly formed group will plan, collaborate on and monitor implementation steps of the action plan as well as construct a joint one-page strategy for 2016.

“We don’t all have to be doing the same thing but to know that we are all moving in the same direction, that we are all pulling together, I think there is

School Continued from Page 1A university’s Head Start.

“We realize that’s an area that has to be completely transparent. We don’t want any secrets or hidden agendas.”

Monday’s meeting was the board’s final regular meeting before board elections. A candidate forum will be held at 7 p.m.

Thursday in the Newton City Hall council chamber, and voters go to the polls Sept. 8.

Incumbents Donna Cook and Bill Perrenoud and two challengers are competing for three atlarge seats on the board.

The board will next meet Sept. 14, and, presuming the Jasper County Auditor has announced three winners, the outgoing board will handle old business, then vote to approve the election canvass, and then the new board will take its seats.

At least one of the challengers will win a seat, as board member Nat Clark is not seeking re-election.

In other business Monday, the board: • Heard from Cal-

Jason W. Brooks/Daily News Berg Elementary School Principal Jolene Comer speaks to the Newton Community School District board of education on Monday regarding a special guest speaker that addressed Newton educators last week. The board didn’t take many actions Monday, but discussed a wide range of topics.

laghan and several board members and administrators about a presentation made by Dr. Donna Beegle, who made a presentation last week at a back-to-school program. All who shared at Monday’s meeting spoke highly of Beegle and her knowledge of working with children who live in poverty, and Callaghan said there have been requests from within Newton to get more of Beegle’s books and to hear

her speak again.

• Heard from Callaghan regarding the recent discovery of mold in a Berg Elementary classroom. He said Midwest Indoor Air Quality was called out as soon as possible to run moldspore tests on a 15-classroom area, and two classrooms that showed high levels were thoroughly air-scrubbed, from textbooks down to pulling the carpeting up. An aging air-delivery sys-

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tem was found to be not dehumidifying properly and was repaired, and the classrooms, which had a mold issue in 2013, were tested again last week — after the repairs — and found to be at reduced spore levels.

• Voted 6-1 to jointly administer a consortium for special education along with the Grinnell-Newburg School District. An inter-area program, hosted on Grinnell-Newburg campuses, will aid special education students with mental-health issues, according to Ross, and there is no cost to Newton until the district sends a child

a lot of strength in that,” Friedman said.

A date was not set for the first official meeting of the group but Friedman would like to get to work as soon as possible. He foresees members of each organizations attending the meetings and then bringing feedback to the boards they represent as a way to foster open communication.

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to Grinnell for services.

Perrenoud was the lone board member to vote against the motion.

• Heard from Callaghan regarding the press-box project at H.A. Lynn Stadium. The exterior of the press boxes were completed in time for last week’s scrimmaging, and the interior requires only some minor finishing touches. The entrance at both ends of the Frank Gilson Press Box on the home side is an awkward height, and Callaghan said the board can decide on one of three proposed remedies for that step at a later date.

• Heard from Katie Brown of Employee & Family Resources regarding anti-substance abuse events that took place on Newton Community School District campuses last year, along with goals and plans for this year.

Keeping parents and faculty informed about new developments in illegal drugs — such as how vape pens can be used to smoke marijuana — is a key element to drug education, she said.

• Held a lengthy discussion regarding Board Policy 702.2, or student eligibility for bus service.

The district is only set to take in about $5,500 is bus fees this school year, and might consider wav-

ing the fees if the policy is revised. No action was taken on the policy at Monday’s meeting.

• Gave Callaghan guidelines for what sort of people to choose for the bond committee, which will meet with an architect to discuss the rebuild of the Berg Complex.

The board suggested that the committee, which will have 18 to 25 people, will have about seven district staff members, two City of Newton officials, seven at-large members of the community, two members of the Newton business community and three board members and some administrators who will act in an advisory capacity only. Callaghan will choose from an unpublished list of about 72 names to come up with the committee.

• Heard a 25-minute leadership presentation from Newton High School Athletic Director Scott Garvis before the regular meeting. Garvis discussed the finance side of athletics, from the way money is allowed to flow, and not to flow, and how it can be spent, to the ways companies like Under Armour help out high-school athletic programs.

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

No horsing around for FFA competitors at Iowa State Fair Newton Daily News DES MOINES — Shania Roush, of Baxter, was named champion in western-type horse competition at the FFA Horse Show judged Aug. 19 during the 2015 Iowa State Fair.

Reserve champion was Kaden Volz, of Benton Community.

— January through April, 2013 category during the Angus Show judged Aug. 19 at the 2015 Iowa State Fair.

Moffitt Angus Farm, of Colfax, received third place in junior heifer calf — January, 2015. Gannon Angus, Inc., of Colfax, received eighth place in the junior heifer calf — March 1, 2015 and after.

Angus Show Gannon Angus, Inc., of Colfax, earned first place in the two-year old bull

Miniature Herefords Bear Grove Beef, of Colfax, showed the reserve grand champion

bull and champion late senior bull in the Miniature Hereford show at the 2015 Iowa State Fair.

In spring senior heifer — Jan. 1 through April 30, 2014, Ryan Faidley, of Colfax, received fifth place for BGB Beatrice: 39.5 inches, 645 pounds, born April 27, 2014.

In late senior bull — July 1 through Dec. 31, 2014, Bear Grove Beef, received first place for BGB Ben Dover: 39 inches - 606 pounds, born Oct. 3, 2014.

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Daughter holds out hope in 28-year-old murder of her mother

By Barbara Wallace Hughes Jessica Altman believes it’s still possible she will find out who murdered her mother in the Fort Dodge apartment they shared in 1981.

Just 4 years old then, Jessica Altman found her mother’s body — stabbed, strangled and partially nude. A juvenile was arrested, briefly charged and released, but no one has ever been held accountable for Angela Altman’s death.

Jessica Altman has been relentlessly trying to identify her mother’s killer for her entire adult life.

“I absolutely do believe we can still get answers, ” she said.

Now 38 and a registered nurses who lives in Tennessee, Altman periodically returns to her hometown to visit with law enforcement officials, family members and people who were her mother’s friends.

“I’ve continued to work with local law enforcement and the Division of Criminal Investigation over the years,” Altman said in a telephone interview. “We communicate on a regular basis, and I meet with them every time in Fort Dodge and discuss the case.”

Although published reports at the time said one of the 22-year-old’s sisters found her body, Jessica Altman said she, not her aunt, made the discovery.

“I remember waking up,” she said. “I remember finding her body. I remember the phone calls. I remember telling the people who called that I couldn’t wake her up. I remember

Submitted Photo Angela Altman is pictured with her daughter, Jessica Altman, in an undated photo.

my aunt coming there.”

Police arrived shortly after 3 p.m. on Jan. 24, 1981, apparently some eight to 10 hours after Angela Altman’s death. They reportedly found no weapon.

They interviewed Jessica, but considered her too young to be a reliable witness. She doesn’t remember much more, except that she heard a man arguing with her mother earlier that evening. Family members, she said, never pushed local officials to find answers and were reluctant to talk about the crime or her mother.

Jessica Altman, who is married and has three children, didn’t know that her mother had spent time in Davenport as a teen or that a woman named Cindy Henning had been her mentor through the Big Brothers Big Sisters program.

A posting on the

Iowa Cold Case website brought the two together in 2011. Although Altman was skeptical at first, Henning persisted in reaching out through emails.

Finally, she wrote, “I have a picture of you in a little yellow dress at 3 and a half months old. I have a picture of you and your mother. This is your birth date, and your middle name is Marie, just like your mother.”

Altman approached one of her aunts, who confirmed that Angela Altman had lived in Davenport.

Henning helped Altman get to know her mother as a person, telling stories about the teenager she had known as “Angie.”

“She liked listening to music,” Henning said.

“She loved the Rolling Stones song ‘Angie,’ loved that song. We used to go the park and just hang out, listen to music, play with my kids. She was probably

14, 15 years old. I was only four years older than her, so I was young myself.

“She was a proud mama. She definitely loved her daughter; that can’t be denied,” Henning said.

Angela Altman sent other photos of herself and her daughter, but many of those were destroyed when Henning’s basement flooded.

Henning sent two of the surviving photos to Jessica Altman; one had writing on the back of it.

“That was the first time she had seen her mother’s handwriting,” Henning said.

Angela Altman was very quiet, Henning said, but was a prolific letter writer.

Angela Altman moved back to Fort Dodge after a few years, and she and Henning continued to exchange letters. However, in 1977, Henning received a phone call from her young friend.

“She called me out of the blue and wanted to know if she could come stay with me for a week or so,” Henning said. “I said, ‘Yeah, I’ll get you a bus ticket if you can come down.’ Like I said, she was real quiet, but it just seemed like she had to get away. I don’t know why.

She needed to come to my house. And she did.”

The two continued to correspond until at least 1979, Henning said.

“She moved back to Fort Dodge. She got hooked up with some girl; I can’t remember the girl’s name. But ( the girl) was wild, wanted her to travel.

They were going to Las Vegas; they were going to

Texas. I don’t know if they ever did,” Henning said.

There’s one thing Henning does know: “It’s been great having Jessica in my life.”

Henning has been by Altman’s side when she has visited with law enforcement officials in Fort Dodge and has met family members, including Clarice Altman, the grandmother that Jessica lived with after her mother’s death.

Clarice Altman, Henning said, is “very quiet.

She reminds me a lot of Angie.”

The case is more than three decades old, and it’s often been a “long, tedious process” to keep it in front of investigators’ eyes, Altman said. None of the case’s original investigators are still with the Fort Dodge Police Department or the DCI. But, she has reason to hope.

Among the officials she has contacted is Iow a Public Safety Commissioner Roxann Ryan.

“I felt good about talking to her,” Altman said. “She called me back almost immediately.”

Altman said the former prosecutor told her that cold cases can be difficult to prosecute, but with the right attorney, it is possible.

Webster County Attorney Jennifer Benson, who was elected in 2014,

has talked with Altman and is putting fresh eyes on the case file.

“I am reviewing every single piece of paper,” Benson said. “I think it’s important to do that with cold cases, especially with cases like this that have been cold for such a long period of time. We do care and are going to try to do everything we can.”

Fort Dodge Police Chief Kevin Doty added that any information that comes in relating to a cold case would be examined.

“Those cases would be worked in conjunction with the DCI,” he said.

DCI Special Agent Ray Fiedler has bee n involved with the Altman case for years.

“We’re working it when we can, and when we get something,” Fiedler said. “We’re interviewing people when information comes in.”

Fiedler said it’s possible someone has information that would solve the case, but either doesn’t realize how crucial the information could be or is reluctant to come forward.

“Give us a chance,” he said. “If somebody knows something, call us or call the Police Department,” he said. “We’re more than happy to talk to you. If you know anything, even if you think it’s insignificant, call us. Let us put the pieces together.”

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Bowyer holds head high to cling to final Chase berth BRISTOL, Tenn.

(AP) — All of the crew members who work on Clint Bowyer’s team know they’ll be out of a job in 12 more races.

Like everyone else at Michael Waltrip Racing, they face an uncertain future in NASCAR following this week’s announcement that the organization will close at the end of the season.

Bowyer insisted that wouldn’t stop his No. 15 team from trying to win the championship.

It was a noble claim from the driver, who will likely be just fine and move on to another job in 2016. But there’s never any guarantee those around him won’t lose their desire to put forth full effort on behalf of an employer who is shuttering the organization.

There was no quit Saturday night, though, as Bowyer grabbed a fifth-place finish at Bristol Motor Speedway to remain in contention for NASCAR’s playoffs.

“We desperately needed a solid run,” Bowyer said. “Obviously, you’re hungry for a win with this organization. It’s fun to be a part of a group that can answer the call when you’ve got to dig down and reach down and get a little bit more to get in that Chase and be a part of an elite group.

“These guys are up for the challenge.”

NASCAR Photo The pit crew for Clint Bowyer, driver of the No. 15 5-Hour Energy Toyota, works to get him in and out quickly during a pit stop earlier this season during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race in June at Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, Calif. Bowyer’s race team members have an uncertain future following the announcement of Michael Waltrip Racing closing at the end of the 2015 season.

Bowyer is 15th in the Sprint Cup standings with two races remaining to set the Chase for the championship field. He’s holding the final transfer spot into the 16-driver field, and his finish Saturday night gave him a 35-point advantage over Aric Almirola.

It was a small victory for MWR, which learned Wednesday that co-owner Rob Kauffman had no plans to field cars in 2016. Bowyer was released from his contract, which still had

two seasons remaining, and decided he didn’t want to follow Kauffman to Chip Ganassi Racing.

David Ragan’s deal was only to complete this season for Brian Vickers, who has been sidelined with health issues. He and Bowyer are both looking for new rides.

But the rest of the MWR employees face a far more uncertain future. Two cars are dropping off the Sprint Cup Series grid, which means those jobs are

vanishing. Some employees may land elsewhere, but there aren’t enough openings in the industry for everyone.

It could be particularly difficult for the high-level employees to find similar work without another team expanding. MWR general manager Ty Norris has long worked with Michael Waltrip and helped him launch the team in 2007; Scott Miller left Richard Childress Racing to be MWR’s competition di-

rector. Crew chiefs Brian Pattie and Billy Scott need those positions to open on other teams to find work.

It makes for an unsettling atmosphere at a time when Bowyer and his No. 15 team need to be nearly flawless.

Bowyer has little doubt they can stay focused and get him in the Chase. He noted that his team has been performing well for the last five weeks — four finishes of eighth or better, and he was inside the top-

10 before he wrecked at Michigan — and the group understands the stakes.

“Let’s face it, the last month these guys have answered the call and are really digging down deep and finding that extra something that you have to find for a championship-caliber team to compete and be a part of that Chase,” Bowyer said.

Bowyer might have contended for the win Saturday night but as he and Ragan ran inside the top-five, Ragan was pinched by Jimmie Johnson and ducked into Bowyer’s lane to avoid Johnson.

Ragan spun hard into a retaining wall, and although Bowyer tried to avoid his teammate, he was hit from behind by Brad Keselowski to send Bowyer into a spin. He had to pit for repairs and so rallying back for a fifth-place finish was a small win.

“Great night for us given everything that’s happened this week this was certainly what we needed as a group, as an organization to have two cars run in the top-five,” Bowyer said. “Sick with what happened with (Ragan). David has done such a good job of stepping in and filling in that seat and being a good teammate. We certainly didn’t want to see that.”

This & That

Little leaguers recognized at welcome-home party When the Central Iowa Little League allstar softball team returned home from a brilliant performance at the Little League S of tball Wo r l d Series, plenty of fans and media were w a i t ing for them at the Des M o i n e s By Troy Hyde Airport.

Newton Daily B u t News t h a t Sports Writer wasn’t the only homecoming the girls received. More than 50 people — family, friends and media — all gathered in the small town of Slater and had dinner with the team and welcomed them back from the national tournament in Portland, Ore. The girls left Iowa as a little bit of an unknown, but they returned as the most popular softball team of the year, and one of the most popular ever.

And none of that popularity came from something they did. But the way the team and the fans handled themselves after what someone else did should be commended.

Another little league team was accused of, and later admitted to, losing on purpose to keep the Central Iowa squad out of the semifinals.

The coach of the West all-stars, Fred Miller, tried to use a flawed sys-

tem as a reason to justify what he did.

And while the system may be flawed, I would have a hard time telling seventh- and eighth-graders that they needed to purposely lose a game to benefit themselves.

It’s just not what athletic competition is about.

“The attention we received is OK for us because it was all positive. I would hate to be on the other end of it,” said Central Iowa coach Charlie Husak, whose daughter Abby was on the team and will play for Collins-Maxwell/ Baxter next season. “I think as it happened, their own little league recanted their statement and said they don’t support him and what he did and that showed everything.”

The drama certainly affected the team.

But for the most part, it didn’t take away from what a group of 13 Central Iowa softball players accomplished. After all, they were just the third team since 1978 to ever play in the Little League Softball World Series.

“I just don’t know how someone could do that, but I just thought positive things through it and tried to play my hardest no matter what happened,” said Ella Kahler, who is current CMB pitcher Abbey Kahler’s younger sister and a future Raider herself. “You just need to have faith in the process.”

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Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Justin Wilson drove the No. 25 Honda for Andretti Autosport in July’s IndyCar Series Iowa Corn 300 at Iowa Speedway. Wilson finished 17th at Iowa. He died Monday following a head injury he suffered from flying debris striking him in Sunday’s race at Pocono Raceway.

IndyCar’s Justin Wilson dies of head injury IndyCar driver Justin Wilson has died from a head injury suffered when a piece of debris struck him at Pocono Raceway.

He was 37.

IndyCar made the announcement Monday night at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Wilson is a British driver Wilson who lived outside Denver in Longmont, Colo. He was hit in the head during Sunday’s race by piece of debris that had broken off another car. Wilson’s car veered into an interior wall at the track, and he was swiftly taken by helicopter to a hospital in Allentown, Penn.

The last IndyCar driver to die because of an on-track incident was Indianapolis 500 champion Dan Wheldon, who was killed in the 2011 season finale at Las Vegas after his head hit a post when his car went airborne.

“Justin’s elite ability to drive a race car was matched by his unwavering kindness, character and humility — which is what made him one of the most respected members of the paddock,” said Mark Miles, CEO of Hulman & Co., the parent company of In-

dyCar and Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

After Wheldon’s death, Wilson became one of three driver representatives to serve as a liaison between the competitors and IndyCar. It was no surprise: The 6-foot-4 Wilson, easily the tallest in the series, was well liked by everyone in the series.

He won seven times over 12 seasons in open-wheel racing and finished as high as fifth in the Indianapolis 500. An acclaimed sports car racer, Wilson won the prestigious 24 Hours of Daytona with Michael Shank Racing, and he competed in 20 Formula One races in 2003 before moving to the U.S. to join Champ Car. He finished third in the Champ Car standings in 2005, and was runner-up in both 2006 and 2007. To support his career, his management team in 2003 created a program that allowed fans to invest in the driver. Hundreds of people bought shares in Wilson, who was dyslexic and a strong supporter of foundations related to the disorder.

Wilson, a native of Sheffield, England, entered this season without a full-time ride. He latched on with Andretti Autosport and was in the sixth of seven scheduled races with the team. The agreement began as a two-race deal for events at In-

dianapolis Motor Speedway, and then was increased to the final five races of the year. The IndyCar season concludes Sunday in Sonoma, Cali.

Wilson finished a season-best second at Mid-Ohio in early August. He said after the race that he raced clean and did not take any risks that would have jeopardized eventual race-winner Graham Rahal because Rahal was part of the championship race and Wilson was not.

Wilson broke a bone in his back at Mid-Ohio in 2011. He missed the final six races of the season and wore a back brace for more than two months while he was restricted from any physical activity. The injury kept him out of the season finale at Las Vegas, the race where Wheldon died.

He also broke his pelvis and suffered a bruised lung in the 2013 season finale at Fontana.

Wilson once said that his injuries and Wheldon’s death did nothing to change his perspective or make him question his career choice.

“You’ve got to know the risks and work out if those risks are acceptable,” Wilson told The Associated Press upon his return to racing in 2012.

In addition to his wife, Julia, Wilson has two daughters, 7 and 5.

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SPORTS CALENDAR Tuesday Volleyball Newton Invitational, 4:30 p.m.

PCM at DCG tournament, 4:30 p.m.

Swimming Linn-Mar at NCMP, 5:30 p.m.

Thursday Volleyball Newton 9th tournament, 4:30 p.m.

PCM at BGM tournament, 5:30 p.m.

Cross Country Newton, PCM, CMB at Gilbert Invitational, Ames, 4:45 p.m.

Friday Football Newton at Knoxville, 9th 4:45 p.m., Varsity, 7:30 p.m.

Pleasantville at Colfax-Mingo, 7 p.m.

Lynnville-Sully at Van Buren, 7 p.m.

CMB at West Marshall, 7:30 p.m.

PCM at Pella Christian, 7 p.m.

Saturday Volleyball PCM at Bondurant-Farrar tournament, 8 a.m.

Bryant hits walk-off HR in win over Indians CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago’s Jon Lester and Cleveland’s Corey Kluber locked up in a terrific pitchers’ duel.

But after the marquee starters left the game, Kris Bryant walked off with the key hit.

Bryant homered with two outs in the ninth inning to lift the surging Cubs to a 2-1 victory over the Indians on Monday in a makeup of a rain out from June 15.

The rookie, who had homered twice Sunday, lined a pitch from Cleveland reliever Zach McAllister (3-4) into the right field bleachers to give Chicago its fifth straight win and 21st victory in 26 games.

The wind was blowing steadily to right all game, but only Bryant came close to taking advantage of it as he went deep for the 20th time.

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Bolt beats Gatlin for gold in 100 at worlds BEIJING (AP) — A heart-stopper. A lean at the line. A next-to-nothing margin over a more-than-game challenger.

Sure, for Usain Bolt, the winning result, the bow-andarrow victory celebration and even the setting may have been the same as 2008. But the show he put on Sunday in a .01-second victory over Justin Gatlin at the Bird’s Nest was something very different.

Bolt crossed the line in 9.79 seconds — pedestrian by his standards. Yet it very well may have been his greatest race ever.

“My coach said, ‘You’ll have to run 100 meters if you’re going to win the race,’” Bolt said after capturing his record ninth career gold medal at world championships. “So I ran 100 meters.”

The 29-year-old Jamaican came in hurting and anything but race ready — a far cry from seven years ago, when he put his stamp on the Beijing Olympics in the same stadium by slowing down and bringing his hands out to his side to start the celebration with 20 meters left. Even with that, he crossed the line in a then-world-record time of 9.69 seconds.

By now, that’s ancient history, and the proof was in the results from the last two years.

Gatlin has been dominating the sprint game, while Bolt has spent more time rehabbing than racing.

Bolt

Gatlin

The problems carried right into Sunday. Bolt’s semifinal run — normally a stress-free jog — turned dicey when he stumbled on his fifth step out of the starting block. He was in sixth place more than halfway through and had to push to beat out Trayvon Bromell.

In the next semifinal race, Gatlin breezed, just as he had the night before in the heats.

Set against each other, those performances turned Gatlin into the betting favorite, and who could argue?

And so, the stakes were set: The world-record holder and track’s happy warrior against a twice-convicted doper, who also won the 100 at the 2004 Olympics and the world championships in 2005.

That Gatlin burst from the blocks faster was no surprise; Bolt was his typically slow self in unfurling his 6-foot-5 frame from the start.

That Gatlin was winning at the halfway point wasn’t too shocking, either. “The best part of my race is usually the end,” Bolt said.

At 80 meters, the math started changing. Bolt drew to within a step but Gatlin was holding him off.

Then, with about 15 meters left, Gatlin over-strided, then did it again, then started leaning toward the line. Bolt stayed upright, crossed with a big kick and with his chest pushed forward. A sliver of space for a man who wins by body lengths.

After eyeing the scoreboard, Bolt punched his right fist down and kicked his left leg up, a clearly unchoreographed celebration for a man who often starts planning them while the race is still going. It was the closest 100 final at the worlds since 2003, when Kim Collins edged Darrel Brown by .01.

“At the end of the day, I guess I would say I gave the race away the last five meters,” Gatlin said.

A bitter pill for the 33-yearold ex-champ, who handled it with his typical class, but still gets asked about his doping past no matter what the result.

“He served his suspension, and all of a sudden, self-righteous people who’ve never done anything wrong in their lives want to vilify him,” said Gatlin’s agent, Renaldo Nehemiah.

Also winning gold medals Sunday were Jessica Ennis-Hill of Britain in the heptathlon, Joe Kovacs of the United States in the shot put and Pawel Fajdek of Poland in the hammer throw.

Gatlin will presumably get another chance at gold, and another chance at Bolt, on Thursday in the 200-meter final — the race Bolt has always called his favorite.

No matter how it goes, there figures to be some drama and tension between these two over the next 11 1/2 months, as the lead-in to the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro heats up.

In Rio, Bolt will try to make it 3 for 3 at the Olympics in the 100, 200 and the 4x100 relay. He’ll go there having proven something that most long-time champions have to prove sooner or later: That he could win a close one when he wasn’t close to his best and his opponent was.

“Ask any athlete, and they’ll tell you, if you start doubting yourself, you’ve already lost,” Bolt said. “I never started doubting myself. I just tried to put together a race.”

He did.

And so, the final photo taken on the track looked like so many others that Bolt’s taken over the years: The World’s Fastest Man holding that long, languid bowand-arrow pose — smiling, playing to the crowd.

What a race.

“I was screaming. I was screaming because I didn’t know what was going to happen,” Bolt’s father, Wellesley, said after a harrowing night in the stands. “But we know Usain. He’s a very stubborn man and he didn’t give up.”

Jamaica’s Fraser-Pryce claims women’s 100 title at worlds BEIJING (AP) — ShellyAnn Fraser-Pryce made it another Jamaican night at the Bird’s Nest, sprinting to the 100-meter gold at the world championships for a record-tying third time — a feat that matches teammate Usain Bolt.

Like Bolt, Fraser-Pryce came into the event with two Olympic and two world titles in the 100.

And after Bolt ran to his third gold on Sunday, Fraser-Pryce did likewise on Monday.

Unlike the thrilling comefrom-behind win of the lunging Bolt in Sunday’s final, Fraser-Pryce bolted from the

Little League Continued from Page 1B Ella Kahler’s twin, Emma, also was on the team. She was happy to see all the support the team had from its fans.

“It’s nice to know we have all that support. When the media hit about what the West did, we had lots of support,” Emma Kahler said. “No one was blaming us, and they were behind us.

“It brought me down a little bit, but I knew the coaches would fight for us. The team met in a room and prayed together. Later in the night, when we found out we were going to get to play them in the morning, it was time to get back into game mode. It was crazy.”

The Kahler twins, star pitcher Mikayla Houge and Abby Husak all admitted to fighting back tears when they realized what was happening.

That’s a natural emotion for a young teenager to have when someone else is getting in the way of all their hard work.

The all-star team was put together on June 15 and the squad had been practicing for the since June 18.

“I was really sad and disappointed. There were tears in my eyes because I thought we were done,” said Houge, who is the daughter of CMB coach Troy Houge. “I imagined not playing with this team anymore, and that made me sad.

But I was really happy once we got the news that we had a second chance.”

It wasn’t about revenge for a team made up of future CMB Raiders, Ballard Bombers and North Polk Comets. It was

blocks, powered through midway and was able to lift her right arm and index finger in victory as she crossed the line in 10.76 seconds.

Behind her, former heptathlete Dafne Schippers set a Dutch record for silver in 10.81, edging Tori Bowie of the United States by .05 seconds.

Bolt is known around the world for his signature “Lightning Bolt” pose, and Fraser-Pryce has made spectacular hairdos her specialty. She won the 2013 world title with bright pink hair, but it was all daisy and grass-green locks in Beijing.

about integrity, character and respect to a game they all love playing.

“It’s satisfying and gratifying to know that we were so well supported,” Coach Husak said. “And I am thankful that we were on the side of integrity, character and respect for the game. The support meant a lot to me and a lot to the girls.”

And it almost didn’t happen for some of the older girls.

Abby Husak admitted that she almost didn’t play little league after her team fell shy of regionals last year.

“It was exciting. I’m glad I did little league again,” said Husak about her overall experience. “The stuff with the West team was tough for sure.

It was good to get revenge on them, and it was a bummer that we had to play two games, but it is what it is.”

Central Iowa was forced into a play-in game against West and the winner advanced to the semifinals.

It was the only time in a Little League Softball World Series that one team had to play twice in one day, and it kept Mikayla Houge from pitching in the semifinals.

No one on Central Iowa’s squad made excuses but having Mikayla Houge pitch in the semifinals may have made a difference in the final outcome. They may have come home with the title instead of the third-place trophy.

Houge, who is OK being in the spotlight but prefers the talk to be about the whole team, went 5-1 in Portland.

And many of her games included double-digit strikeouts.

“As we look back, we beat the team that won it all, and

“I wanted green in my hair, so I did green. And I got my sunflowers to match,” Fraser-Pryce said. “I’ve never done it before. Just said, ‘OK, I’m doing my hair green.’”

Fraser-Pryce is the only woman with three 100 world titles, matching Bolt and American runners Maurice Greene and Carl Lewis overall.

Although the Jamaican dominance in the sprints has been overwhelming the past years, the Kenyan dominance in the 3,000-meter steeplechase goes back decades.

And it was flaunted again on

we beat the team that was favored to win it all,” Coach Husak said. “In my heart, I think we were the best team out there. And I think everyone else out there thought we were the best team, too. But I was very happy to get a second chance.”

The Central Iowa Little League team is made up of players from Collins, Maxwell, Polk City, Elkhart, Alleman, Slater, Sheldahl, Huxley and Cambridge.

Seven will play for Class 4A Ballard, two will don Class 3A North Polk Comet uniforms and four are set to become CMB Raiders, who play in Class 2A. “I think we had the best pitcher in the world at this age group and the best catcher in the world at this age group.

I truly believe that,” Coach Husak said. “We had a great defense behind them, and I think every single one of these girls can play college softball.

The talent level is that good.”

And if CMB fans are wondering what kind of team the Raiders could have in the coming years, Coach Husak has an answer.

“I think they’ll have a lot to smile about in the coming years,” he said. “Softball is strong and they have a great coach over there. And he deserves to have what’s coming his way. He’s going to have a lot of success.”

No one can predict how the careers of any of these players will end up. But they won’t face more adversity in high school than they faced at the Little League Softball World Series.

There’s no doubt about that.

Monday as Ezekiel Kemboi won his fourth straight world championship title, finishing it off with his trademark dance wrapped in the Kenyan flag.

“That is always the celebration,” said the 33-year-old Kemboi, who is also a twotime Olympic champion and still has his eyes on the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Just as predictable as Kemboi was the victory of Caterine Ibarguen in the triple jump.

The Colombian extended her unbeaten run to 29 events and retained her title with a winning leap of 14.90 meters.

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL American League At A Glance All Times EDT

By The Associated Press East Division

W L Pct GB New York 69 55 .556 — Toronto 69 55 .556 — Baltimore 62 62 .500 7 Tampa Bay 62 62 .500 7 Boston 57 68 .456 12½ Central Division

W L Pct GB Kansas City 76 48 .613 — Minnesota 63 61 .508 13 Detroit 59 65 .476 17 Chicago 58 65 .472 17½ Cleveland 58 66 .468 18 West Division

W L Pct GB Houston 69 57 .548 — Texas 64 59 .520 3½ Los Angeles 63 61 .508 5 Seattle 57 68 .456 11½ Oakland 55 71 .437 14 Monday’s Games Chicago Cubs 2, Cleveland 1 N.Y. Yankees 1, Houston 0 Cincinnati 12, Detroit 5 Kansas City 8, Baltimore 3 Boston 5, Chicago White Sox 4 Oakland 11, Seattle 5 Tuesday’s Games Houston (Keuchel 14-6) at N.Y. Yankees (Nova 5-5), 7:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Weaver 5-9) at Detroit (Simon 11-7), 7:08 p.m.

Milwaukee (W.Peralta 4-7) at Cleveland (Tomlin 1-1), 7:10 p.m.

Minnesota (E.Santana 2-4) at Tampa Bay (Karns 7-5), 7:10 p.m.

Toronto (Buehrle 13-6) at Texas (D.Holland 1-1), 8:05 p.m.

Baltimore (Mi.Gonzalez 9-9) at Kansas City (D.Duffy 6-6), 8:10 p.m.

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

Oakland (Chavez 7-12) at Seattle (Montgomery 4-6), 10:10 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games Houston at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m.

Oakland at Seattle, 3:40 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Detroit, 7:08 p.m.

Milwaukee at Cleveland, 7:10 p.m.

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

Toronto at Texas, 8:05 p.m.

Baltimore at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m.

Boston at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m.

National League East Division

W L Pct GB New York 68 56 .548 — Washington 62 61 .504 5½ Atlanta 54 71 .432 14½ Miami 50 75 .400 18½ Philadelphia 50 75 .400 18½ Central Division

W L Pct GB St. Louis 79 45 .637 — Pittsburgh 75 48 .610 3½ Chicago 72 51 .585 6½ Milwaukee 53 72 .424 26½ Cincinnati 52 71 .423 26½ West Division

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above named Defendants; for appointment of a receiver; for the amount paid by Plaintiff for attorneys' fees, abstract expense, costs and accruing costs of this action; that special execution issue for the sale of said real estate to satisfy said judgment, interest, attorneys' fees and costs and for such other and further relief as may be just and equitable.

FOR FURTHER PARTICULARS, SEE COPY OF PETITION NOW ON FILE. THE PLAINTIFF HAS ELECTED WITHOUT FORECLOSURE REDEMPTION. THIS MEANS THAT THE SALE OF THE MORTGAGED PROPERTY WILL OCCUR PROMPTLY 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 SIX MONTHS FROM 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 IF THE JUDGMENT MORTGAGED PROPERTY IS NOT YOUR RESIDENCE OR IS RESIDENCE BUT NOT A ONEFAMILY OR TWO-FAMILY DWELLING. YOU WILL HAVE NO RIGHT OF REDEMPTION THE AFTER THE SALE. PURCHASER AT THE SALE BE ENTITLED TO WILL IMMEDIATE POSSESSION OF THE MORTGAGED PROPERTY. YOU MAY PURCHASE AT THE SALE. The Plaintiff's attorneys are Petosa, Petosa & Boecker, L.L.P.

by Benjamin W. Hopkins, whose address is 1350 NW 138th Street, Suite 100, Clive, Iowa 50325-8308, telephone number (515) 222-9400, facsimile number (515) 222-9121.

You must serve a motion or answer on or before the 28th day of September, 2015 and within a reasonable time thereafter file your motion or answer in the Iowa District Court of Jasper County, at the 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 court because of a disability, immediately call your district ADA coordinator at (515) 286-3394. (If you are hearing impaired, Call Relay Iowa TTY at 1-800-735-2942).

YOU ARE ADVISED TO SEEK LEGAL ADVICE AT ONCE TO PROTECT YOUR INTERESTS. August 25 and September 1 & 8

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Revocable Trust, dated the 11th day of December, 2013. 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 18th day of August, 2015.

Dorothy Alberta Birkenholtz Revocable Trust Donna Jean Birkenholtz 707 W. James Street Prairie City, 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 1st day of September, 2015.

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IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR JASPER COUNTY BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY 56-1074313 Plaintiff, vs.

CHRISTOPHER A. CHARTIER AKA CHRISTOPHER CHARTIER; GILBERT RAYMOND CALDWELL III; JASPER COUNTY, IOWA; SPOUSE OF CHRISTOPHER A. CHARTIER AKA CHRISTOPHER CHARTIER, IF ANY; TIFFANY D. CHARTIER AKA TIFFANY CHARTIER; Defendants.

EQUITY NO. EQCV119517 ORIGINAL NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: You are hereby notified that there is a petition on file in the office of the clerk of the above court which petition prays for a judgment in rem against the property involved in this action for the sum of $67,804.44 with interest at 3.5% per annum from and including July 1, 2014, on the promissory note executed by Christopher A. Chartier and mortgage executed

by Christopher A. Chartier aka Christopher Chartier and Tiffany D. Chartier aka Tiffany Chartier to THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT Mortgage Electronic Registration JASPER COUNTY Systems, Inc. and assigned to IN THE MATTER OF THE Plaintiff, who is the sole and ESTATE OF absolute owner thereof.

EDWARD J. KENINGER, Said note, together with the Deceased mortgage given to secure the Probate No. ESPR036733 same are due and payable by NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT reason of the failure of the OF ADMINISTRATOR Christopher A. Defendants AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS Chartier aka Christopher Chartier To All Persons Interested in the and Tiffany D. Chartier aka Estate of Edward J. Keninger, Tiffany Chartier to pay the Deceased, who died on or about installments of principal when July 14, 2015: due. Plaintiff also prays in said You are hereby notified that on Petition for the foreclosure of said the 21st day of August, 2015, the mortgage dated April 30, 2013 undersigned was appointed recorded in 2013-00002693 in administrator of the estate. the Recorder's Office of Jasper Notice is hereby given that all County, Iowa, with said note persons indebted to the estate dated April 30, 2013 on the are requested to make immediate following described property, topayment to the undersigned, and wit: creditors having claims against Lot 44 of Block "B" of Southeast the estate shall file them with the Addition to the City of Newton, clerk of the above named district Jasper County, Iowa, as shown court, as provided by law, duly

by Plat Book B, at page 234 in TRUST NOTICE authenticated, for allowance, and the Office of the Recorder of said IN THE MATTER OF THE unless so filed by the later to County. AND Parcel B located in TRUST: DOROTHY ALBERTA occur of four months from the Parcel A lying in Lots 42 and 43 BIRKENHOLTZ REVOCABLE second publication of this notice of Block B of Southeast Addition TRUST or one month from the date of to Newton, Jasper County, Iowa, To all persons regarding mailing of this notice (unless as shown by plat recorded in Alberta Birkenholtz, Dorothy otherwise allowed or paid) a Book 1154 page 36 in the office claim is thereafter forever barred. deceased, who died on or about of the Recorder of said County.

Dated this 21st day of August, July 18, 2015.

You are hereby and also asking that said 2015. notified that Donna Jean mortgage be declared a prior and Birkenholtz is the trustee of the Monica Reha superior lien to that of each of the Alberta Birkenholtz Dorothy Administrator of the Estate above named Defendants; for Trust, dated the 11th Revocable 1101 NE 134th Ave. appointment of a receiver; for the Alleman, IA 50007 day of December, 2013. Any amount paid by Plaintiff for Address action to contest the validity of attorneys' fees, abstract expense, Mark A. Otto, the trust must be brought in the costs and accruing costs of this District Court of Jasper County, ICIS PIN No: AT0005939 action; that special execution Iowa, within the later to occur of Attorney for the Administrator issue for the sale of said real four (4) months from the date of OTTO LAW OFFICE PLLC estate to satisfy said judgment, 123 W. 2nd St. N., PO Box 1356 second publication of this notice interest, attorneys' fees and costs Newton, IA 50208 thirty (30) days from the date or and for such other and further Address of mailing this notice to all heirs relief as may be just and of the decedent settlor and the mark@ottolawyers.com equitable. spouse of the decedent settlor Date of second publication 1st FOR FURTHER PARTICULARS, identities are reasonably whose day of September, 2015 SEE COPY OF PETITION NOW Probate Code Section 230 ascertainable. Any suit not filed ON FILE. August 25 and September 1 within this period shall be forever THE PLAINTIFF HAS ELECTED barred.

FORECLOSURE WITHOUT Notice is further given that any REDEMPTION. THIS MEANSNOTICE OF REGULAR SCHOOL ELECTION person or entity possessing a THAT THE SALE OF THE NEWTON COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT claim against the trust must mail MORTGAGED PROPERTY WILL Public notice is hereby given to the qualified the Newton proofelectors of theofclaim to the Community trustee at School District in the County of OCCUR PROMPTLY AFTER the address listed below ENTRY JUDGMENT Jasper, StateOF of Iowa, that the Regular Election of said School District will be via held on Tuesday, September 8, 2015. All certified mail, return receipt WITH THE UNLESS YOU FILE polls will be open from 12:00 Noon to 8:00 PM. requested, by the later to occur of COURT A WRITTEN DEMAND four (4)Three months from Board the second electors fromSALE. said school elect (3) School Directors for said School District, each to serve IF district YOU shall TO The DELAY THE publication of this notice or thirty DEMAND, FILE A year WRITTEN a four term.

(30) days from the date of mailing THE SALE WILL BE DELAYED NoticeSIX is further given thatFROM One (1) Vote Center will available School Election. Any registered voter of claim this notice if be required orfor thethis UNTIL MONTHS shall be at forever the Newton Community School District may vote the Votebarred Center. unless ENTRY OF JUDGMENT IF THE paid or otherwise satisfied.

MORTGAGED PROPERTY IS for all electors residing in the Newton Community School District is as The polling location for this election Dated this 18th day of August, YOUR RESIDENCE AND IS A follows: 2015.

ONE-FAMILY OR TWO-FAMILY Dorothy Alberta Birkenholtz Jasper County at 2401 1st Ave. E., Newton, IA. DWELLING ORCommunity UNTIL Center TWO located Trust MONTHS FROM ENTRY OF toRevocable Public testing of the voting equipment be usedJean in thisBirkenholtz election will begin at 1:00 pm. on Tuesday, September 1, 2015 Donna JUDGMENT IF THE and will continue until completedIS at the707 Jasper Election W.County James StreetEquipment Building, 113 W. 2nd St. S., Newton, Iowa MORTGAGED PROPERTY Prairie City, IA 50228 50208 NOT YOUR RESIDENCE OR IS Mark A. Otto, RESIDENCE BUT NOT A ONEThe ballot OR to be used at said election shall be asPIN#: follows: ICIS AT0005939 FAMILY TWO-FAMILY OTTO LAW OFFICE PLLC DWELLING. YOU WILL HAVE Attorney for Trustee NO RIGHT OF REDEMPTION 123 W 2nd St. N., PO Box 1356 AFTER THE SALE. THE Newton, IA 50208 PURCHASER AT THE SALE Address WILL BE ENTITLED TO mark@ottolawyers.com IMMEDIATE POSSESSION OF Date of second publication 1st THE MORTGAGED PROPERTY. day of September, 2015.

YOU MAY PURCHASE AT THE August 25 & September 1 SALE. The Plaintiff's attorneys are Petosa, Petosa & Boecker, L.L.P.

by Benjamin W. Hopkins, whose address is 1350 NW 138th Street, Suite 100, Clive, Iowa 50325-8308, telephone number (515) 222-9400, facsimile number (515) 222-9121.

You must serve a motion or answer on or before the 28th day of September, 2015 and within a reasonable time thereafter file your motion or answer in the Iowa District Court of Jasper County, at the 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 court because of a disability, immediately call your district ADA coordinator at (515) 286-3394. (If you are hearing impaired, Call Relay Iowa TTY at 1-800-735-2942).

YOU ARE ADVISED TO SEEK LEGAL ADVICE AT ONCE TO PROTECT YOUR INTERESTS. August 25 and September 1 & 8

THE VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS AUGUST 28, 2015 AT 5:00 P.M. IN THE AUDITOR’S OFFICE OR

BY MAIL IF POSTMARKED ON OR BEFORE AUGUST 24 2015. DEADLINE FOR REGISTERED VOTERS TO REQUEST AN ABSENTEE BALLOT BY MAIL IS SEPTEMBER 4, 2015. IF VOTERS ARE UNABLE TO REGISTER TO VOTE ON OR BEFORE THE REGISTRATION DEADLINE, IOWA LAW PERMITS SAME DAY VOTER REGISTRATION. VOTERS MAY REGISTER AT THEIR POLLING LOCATION WITH CURRENT PROOF OF IDENTITY AND RESIDENCE ON ELECTION DAY.

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

www.newtondailynews.com | Tuesday | Aug. 25, 2015 | 3B Public Notice THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT JASPER COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF FRANCES I. STOCK, Deceased Probate No. ESPR036731 NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Frances I. Stock, Deceased, who died on or about August 14, 2015: You are hereby notified that on the 20th day of August, 2015, the last will and testament of Frances I. Stock, deceased, bearing date of the 2nd day of March, 2010, * was admitted to probate in the above named court and that Jeffrey Stock and Jason Stock were appointed executors 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 whose identities are will 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 20th day of August, 2015.

Jeffrey Stock Executor of estate 4208 McCarty Drive Bellevue, NE 68123 Jason Stock 202 Oliver Drive Monroe, IA 50170 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 1st day of September, 2015 Probate Code Section 304 August 25 and September 1 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

Public Notice

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 FORECLOSURE WITHOUT REDEMPTION. THIS MEANS THAT THE SALE OF THE MORTGAGED PROPERTY WILL OCCUR PROMPTLY 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

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PLUMBING, HEATING &AIR CONDITIONING

200 N 8th Ave. E., Newton, Iowa 50208

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1940'S HULL USA A50 White Pottery Pitcher $45.

Iowa Hawkeyes Tall Glass Mug $15. Dale Earnhardt Jr 1:64 Collectible Cars $12/each. Used tire P225/60/R16 $15. 515313-7803.

5 MAYTAG trucks w/ boxes, “1917 Model T,” “1948 Ford Semi,” “1966 Dodge Service Van,” “1951 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.

DEHUMIDIFIER NEEDS recharged. $4. or OBO. 641-792-1848.

END TABLE, coffee table, sunroom furniture: sofa, love seat, chair with ottoman, in good condition. $200.

4 maple kitchen chairs $10. each. 641-7926845.

GIRLS TREK bicycle, excellent condition, rode very little, color black. 641792-3837 or 641-5212715.

GREEN SOFA hide-a-bed, like new. $300 OBO 641275-0929 LIME PICKLES-$6.00 a quart only 3 left and 14-day pickles only 2 left. 7927186.

MCCULLOCH TIMBER Bear chainsaw, 20”, good old saw $100., McCulloch 16” saw $50., Craftsman 18” saw $50., older wooden handle saws $3. each, have 5. Metal porch chairs, 1960's or so, can be restored to be like new, have 3, $10. each or $25. for all.

641-792-4664.

AUTOMOTIVE

16' LUND Fishing Boat, 40MP Johnson motor, shorelander trailer, Minnkota trolling motor, fish locater, live well, bilge pump - $2500. 641-7927787.

2005 MONTANA Mountaineer 5th wheel 36ft camper. Used very little. $12,000. 641-792-9652 2011 FORD Ranger, 24k miles, extended cab, 2WD. Call for more information.

641-792-0860 91 FORD Ranger, 4x4, 4 cly 5 sp, runs good, rusty, needs wheel bearing, newer tires. $500. 641-5214514.

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

Asking $7,800. 641-990-9369

DAEWOO-DD802L DOZER $20,000. 641-792-4332

AUTOMOTIVE

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.

Full/Part-Time CNA Full-Time Cook Full-Time Housekeeping Part-Time Dietary Aide

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.

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

1997 FORD Conversion Van. Heavy ½ ton, great for towing. New front end and front tires. Runs great. $2400. 515-778-2792 1999 ARCTIC Cat 4wheeler ATV, like new, runs great! $1950. 641831-3821. No calls after 8 pm.

2001 SATURN SL-1-body condition excellent, 185,000 miles, all new tires, automatic transmission, air conditioned, AS IS – No guarantee. $2500. or OBO. 515-689-2995.

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

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

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

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

Priority Plastics, Inc.

Is seeking to hire production packers for 3rd shift and 12 hour night shifts (7PM – 7AM).

Hours: Monday through Friday 3rd 11PM-7AM. 12 hours: 7PM-7AM, 2 week rotation: Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday. Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday.

Some overtime may be required.

Starting wage: $10.00 / HR + $0.30 shift differential.

All new hires have 90 day probation. Insurance is available after probation is completed for medical, dental and vision.

Education: High school diploma or equivalent.

This position will package various plastic components according to production standards. Ensure quality products are packed as instructed. Maintain equipment and area in a safe, clean, and well-maintained manner.

Fill out an application on-site.

704 Pinder Ave, Grinnell, IA 50112 | 641-236-4798

Customer serviCe Iowa's leading home medical equipment company has a Full Time position available for an LPN, RN, or RT at the Newton location. Must be flexible and have great Customer Service Skills. Experience in medical and respiratory equipment a plus. Computer experience required. A valid driver's license and excellent driving record required. On-Call rotation required. Competitive pay and great benefits. Drug test and background check required.

Interested candidates may download an employment application at www.hammermedical.com, or apply in person at our Newton location:

Hammer Medical Supply Attention: Patti Hayes 1719 1st Ave E Newton, Iowa 50208 Patriciah@hammermedical.com Phone: 641-792-9339 Fax: 641-792-8370

COME JOIN OUR TEAM Newton Health Care Center Is looking for a caring, energetic, and compassionate individual to become a member of our team.

RN/LPN CMA, C N A

We are committed to provide quality care to our Residents.

We strive for the best Customers Service.

We work as a Team.

2013 HARLEY Davidson Ultra Glide Trike, low miles, many extras. Asking $28,500 OBO. 515-5376796 REAL ESTATE

EMPLOYMENT

EMPLOYMENT

Now accepting RN/LPN applications.

We are a Skilled Nursing Facility known for the excellent care we provide.

We are looking for a quality nurse for the evening shift that will work 24 hrs per week....Could this be you?

Apply in person or send resume to: nelsonmanor@hotmail.com For questions call and ask for Dayle

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.

110 N 5th Ave W Newton, IA 50208

2005 JOHN Deere Lawn Mower, 18 horse V twin motor, only 270 hours. 54” deck. $2,000 OBO 515-321-2963 3 DUPLEXES for sales on contract. All or separately.

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

EMPLOYMENT

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

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

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

REAL ESTATE

EMPLOYMENT

PLEASE APPLY IN PERSON OR ONLINE

200 S. 8th Ave. E. Newton (641) 792-7440

www.Imgcares.com

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1500 1st Ave E • Newton, IA 50208

City of Newton Iowa

Temporary Project Assistant (25 hours per week)

The City of Newton is accepting applications and resumes for the position of Temporary Project Assistant.

Reporting to the HR Specialist, the Project Assistant is responsible for assisting with the preparation and implementation of various special projects and Action Plan initiatives. Please review the complete job description on the City website at www.newtongov.org.

Position requires up to two years of prior administrative experience and high school diploma or equivalent. The Position is 25 hours per week for the duration of 40 weeks. Work hours are Monday through Friday during business hours, 5 hours per day at $10.00 per hour.

Applications and resumes accepted until 4:00 p.m.

September 8, 2015. Applications available at www.newtongov.org or at City Hall, 101 West 4th Street South, Newton Iowa 50208.

Applications may be submitted online or mailed to Katrina Davis, HR Specialist, City of Newton, 101 West 4th Street South, Newton Iowa 50208.

EEO.

RN Coordinator

Make more than a living, Make a difference!

Newton Village Independent and Assisted Senior Housing is seeking to fill a rewarding position working with Seniors in our Assisted Living Community. Responsible for a 35 apartment assisted living community and a 9 apartment memory care wing.

Must have Excellent Communication skills!

• Current RN License • Flexible Schedule 40 hours per week • Experience in Assisted Living, Home Health Care or Long-Term Care a plus • Supervisory Experience a plus • Scheduling Experience

• Excellent salary and benefits package

Join our commitment to compassion, excellence, and innovation!

Apply in person at Newton Village or send resume to bcolvin@elimcare.org

110 N 5th Ave W Newton, IA 50208

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.

Applicants should be dependable, quality conscious and safety oriented. Our skilled workforce uses state of the art equipment to produce high quality JELD-WEN vinyl windows, patio doors, exterior, interior and pre-hang doors to serve the Midwestern, Southern, and Western markets.

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.

EOE

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Astrograph

Almost immediately after the moon enters Capricorn, she forms a lucky angle with the industrious Virgo sun, and these two earth signs cast a spell for productivity and prosperity. The day is best for vigorous efforts toward gainful employment, constructive creativity and workflow optimization. Find new ways to utilize your talents and theirs, too!

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Aug. 25). You haven’t always had the care you needed to help you blossom to the fullest degree, but that changes with the generous support system around you this year. A financial boost in October helps, too. Get train-

ing in January because sharp skills will earn you a prize.

The theme for 2016 is: love reciprocated. Sagittarius and Leo people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 11, 17, 10, 50 and 21.

ARIES (March 21-April 19).

You’ve fallen many a time.

How else would you have become so good at walking?

Staying emotionally balanced will be easy today once you decide what to ignore.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20).

It’s easy for people to forget what they hear, harder for them to forget what they see and almost impossible for them to

forget what they do. Use this knowledge to make a memorable impression.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21).

You’ll be able to duplicate what you learned, but this will only bring you good fortune if you also apply your own thought process to the problem.

Stay wide awake.

CANCER (June 22-July 22).

There are many reasons to speak of your skills modestly, if at all, today. Perhaps the best reason will turn out to be the look on their faces next week when they see what you can do.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). “Hot” describes the thing that’s fresh out of the fire and unsafe to touch. Unless you’ve acquired

a set of oven gloves, it would be best to let that hot thing in your life cool down before you approach.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).

You have a deep inner zeal that is so much a part of who you are that you don’t even realize how many people walk around without passion in their lives. You’ll provide energy for someone who lacks it.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).

Whatever you do to cultivate your imagination -- research, whim-following, exploring -- none of it is a waste of time.

Your days and nights will be enriched for having nurtured a deep inner life.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).

It’s said that it’s not what you know but who you know.

Today it won’t matter what or who you know. Knowing things won’t get you through like feeling things will. Be compassionate.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18).

When the farmer was deciding on the evening meal, he wisely left alone the goose that laid the golden eggs. Remember who or what the “goose” is in your life, and don’t mess with it.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Whether the job is big or small, your aim is to do it right.

The only trouble is, you need good instruction. Your Internet search engine will be your best friend.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20).

They want to talk of past glories; you do not. The thing you haven’t done yet is the most glorious. It holds for you the potential of what you may yet become in your life.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). New birth brings with it a sense of optimism. Whether the birth in question is a being, an idea, a company or a friendship, the result will be the same: hope.

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Win up to $15 in Football Bucks!

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103 W. 2nd St N., Newton • 641-792-8372 Hours: Mon 11am-2pm • Tues-Sat 11am-8pm • Closed Sun.

5.Steelers at Bills (preseason)

1. Read each ad carefully and pick the teams you think will win each game listed in the ad.

2. Fill out the entry form, matching your picks to the same number on the entry form. The entry form must be signed by the contestant. 1 entry per person per week.

3. Fill in the blank for the total points scored by both teams for the tiebreaker.

4. Clip out the entry form and mail it or bring to the Newton Daily News office, by 5p.m.

Friday Mailed entries must be postmarked by 5 p.m. Friday.

5. Prize money will be awarded in Football bucks, these bucks are spendable in only the participating businesses listed on the back.

6. Contestants must be at least 16 years of age. Contest is open to all readers of the Newton Daily News, except employees and families of the Newton Daily News.

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Newton

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1. Newton at Knoxville

8. Browns at Bucs (preseason)

2015 FOOTBALL CONTEST

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Week 1

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Mail or bring to: Football Contest Newton Daily News P.O. Box 967 Newton, Iowa 50208