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Mayoral candidates face off at forum

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News A full room of interested citizens took the opportunity Thursday to meet the candidates running for the city’s mayoral seat during a mayoral forum hosted by the League of Women Voters of Jasper County in partnership with the Newton Daily News.

Newton Mayor Mike Hansen was joined by fellow candidate Garfield Berndt III in the council chambers at city hall to answer questions from audience members for about one hour.

Questions ranged from how the role of mayor differs from other city position to the topics economic development in Newton, street conditions, drug issues and how to increase the Jamee A. Pierson/Daily News Jamee A. Pierson/Daily News Newton Mayor Mike Hansen discussed issues at the mayoral fo- quality of life in the city.

Challenger Garfield Berndt III speaks during the mayoral forum rum on Thursday hosted by the League of Women Voters of Jasper County in partnership with the Newton Daily News.

Thursday evening at Newton City Hall. The event was hosted by the League of Women Voters and the Newton Daily News.

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NCSD bond proponents, opponents might look to Grinnell as example

NCSD to seek public input on school boundaries

By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News

tricts that have passed bonds recently for new school construction, but it took Johnston a couple of tries. Johnston squeaked by with a $41-million bond passage to build a new high school in June 2013 after a $51 million proposal had failed the previous year.

There will be at least two opportunities next week for citizens to give input about changes set to take place within the Newton Community School District — and to learn a great deal more about those changes.

The NCSD board of education is set to hold its regular twice-monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. Monday in the Emerson Hough conference room. From 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in DMACC-Newton’s second-floor conference area, the district will host a special public input forum regarding the school boundaries to be drawn as the district reconfigures for the 2016-17 school year.

Monday’s first item will actually be at 6 p.m. as Rob Schwarz and Dave Stoakes of the Kansas firm RSP & Associates will make a board leadership presentation about public input on school boundaries.

As is always the case, there will be a public forum as part of the regular board meeting.

One of the action items on Monday’s regular agenda include consideration of a contract with BasicLeigh Communications for writing, marketing and public relations counsel. At last week’s board work session, Leigh McGivern, the owner of the firm, said she felt a Feb. 2 bond election for the rebuild of the Berg Complex is much more aggressive than choosing the state-permitted April or September dates, considering the board has not even approved schematic drawings.

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Jason W. Brooks/Daily News Grinnell-Newburg Superintendent Todd Abrahamson looks up statistics in his office, which was, until recently, a Grinnell-Newburg High School classroom. The district asked its voters, which include a few precincts in eastern Jasper County, to approve a $28 million bond issue to replace buildings in April, but the proposal failed by a considerable margin.

Vote on $28 million bond in April ended in defeat

By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News GRINNELL — As the Newton Community School District board of education moves toward a public vote on a multi-million-dollar general ob-

ligation bond election, the board will be looking at other Iowa school districts and their recent successful and failed attempts to pass bonds related to replacing or rebuilding schools.

Waukee and Johnston are two fast-growing, urban central Iowa dis-

Candidate Q&A: Kulis for At-Large council seat Newton Daily News This week, the Newton Daily News will feature candidate Q&As for the upcoming Nov. 3 city election in Newton.

Name: Miranda Kulis Employment: Coordinator for the Goodwill Career Connection Center Hometown: Forest Lake, Minn.

Year of Newton residency: 15 months Running for: At-Large for City Council What do you feel is the most important issue Newton will be facing during your term on city council? What suggestions do you have to deal with that issue?

It is difficult to tell what the most important issue will be within the next 4 years for Newton. From my door knocking, however, I have Kulis been hearing about housing and community aesthetics as ongoing concerns. These are areas that the council has been addressing in programs through the city such as the D&D program and Crime Free Multi Housing program, to name a few, and in partnership with outside organizations such as NHDC and Main Street. I believe these partnerships are important to continue moving

our community forward.

What do you think has been the biggest achievement of the city council in the last four years and what do you think has been the greatest struggle?

I think it is difficult to name a “biggest” achievement in the last four years for city council.

In council meetings, I have witnessed many updates on our Comprehensive Plan and Action Plan for the 2015-2017 year approved by council in January. This is one aspect I see as so exciting in our community. The city received input from our community on what they wanted addressed and put a plan in place and are actively working the plan and action items are being addressed. As

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What role do you think the city can and should play in economic development?

What more/less should the

city be doing for economic development?

I think that everyone in Newton is responsible for assisting with economic development and the city is no different.

The City of Newton is assisting in making Newton a more aesthetically pleasing community which helps bring businesses to Newton and maintain and grow the current business community. This assists in growing the population and strengthening the community by attracting a diverse population to relocate to Newton while still retaining current residents. The city and partnerships with numerous organizations in Newton help to drive these initiatives and those partnerships are key.

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for the biggest struggle, I find this a difficult question to answer as well. Since I have moved to Newton and have been attending city council meetings, I have not seen anything that I would define as a “struggle.”

The council respectfully works together and asks questions of each other and of staff to ensure that they are representing the constituents and fully understanding what they are voting on. I am sure that there have been struggles, and will continue to be, but the important part is that those struggles are handled in a manner respectful of all parties involved.

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Crafting hats for citizenship

Student puts 4-H skills to use in project / 2A

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Education

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www.newtondailynews.com | Friday | Oct. 23, 2015 The Newton Daily News recently visited Woodrow Wilson Elementary school and asked students:

Kids Talk What’s the best book you’ve read this year?

“Amulet No. 5, Prince of the Elves.”

“Bad Unicorn.”

“The Blood of Olympus.”

Colin Sharp

Rhiannon Tratchel

Nathaniel Maki

Vos crafts hats as part of citizenship project Lynnville-Sully H.S. senior donated hats to Newton schools

Brooklyn Cupples

Menu What’s cooking for the week of Oct. 26 - 30 Newton Schools Breakfast Menu Monday: No school. Tuesday: Cereal, toast, applesauce, 100% juice and milk. Wednesday: Bacon, egg and cheese toritilla wrap, peaches, 100% juice and milk. Thursday: Muffin, yogurt, pineapple, strawberries, 100% juice and milk. Friday: Mini bagel with cream cheese, fresh fruit, 100% juice and milk.

Newton Schools Lunch Menu Monday: No School. Tuesday: Creamed chicken on a biscuit, steamed mixed vegetables, peaches and cottage cheese.

Wednesday: Cheeseburger, sweet potato tots, baked beans and Tropical fruit mix. Thursday: Crispito with chili, cheese and lettuce, green beans, banana and a pumkin bar. Friday: Hot dog, baked chips, baby carrots with brocolli and apple slices.

By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News When Marissa Vos saw some winter hats made by members of her grandmother’s church a couple of years ago, she was inspired.

The knitted hats were being donated to a local school, with the intention of helping supply teachers with winter gear to be quietly provided to less-fortunate students. Vos, a longtime member of 4-H, had already done a citizenship project earlier that year, and the hats made by church members gave her an idea.

“I wanted to knit some hats for a school, but I was a beginning knitter at the time, so it would have been a really slow process,” Vos said. “But my 4-H club had a fleece blanket workshop, and there were a lot of small pieces of fleece material left over. I was experienced in sewing by that point, so I thought using these to make fleece stocking caps.”

Vos had already completed a highly successful and time-consuming 4-H citizenship project in 2013, on cycle with the Iowa State Fair that fell between her freshman and sophomore years of high school. She had heard about people crocheting sleeping mats out of plastic grocery sacks for citizens of the nation of Haiti, so she set out to do the same.

It took plastic from more than 1,050 grocery sacks to complete the mat, and since the bags were used, there was zero cost for the project.

“The mats are waterproof, durable and easy to clean, and bugs don’t like the plastic,” Vos said.

The 4-H member said it was a moving experience to travel to Haiti with a church group this summer, walk out to a rural village, and present the mats to Haitian people for everyday use.

The stocking hats were time-consuming as well. A simple pattern made from a purchased fleece hat had to be altered three times to fit an elementary-aged child properly.

“After that, it started rolling along,” Vos said.

She ended making 40 hats. Then,

“The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane.”

Calendar What’s happening for the week of Oct. 26 - 31

Jason W. Brooks/Daily News Marissa Vos, right, smiles as Newton Community School District Superintendent Bob Callaghan models a hat Vos made as part of a 4-H citizenship project. Vos, a Lynnville-Sully High School senior, recently donated the hats to Newton Schools.

it was on to a rugmaking project for 2015, which were considerably simpler than the mats or the stocking caps.

“It’s pretty much like weaving,” Vos said. “I used old T-shirts. I wanted to use hula hoops to bind them together, but I ended up buying a flexible tubing that isn’t, like, hard, brittle plastic.”

She received a blue ribbon at the Jasper County Fair this year for her efforts.

The destination for the hats needed to be well-calculated. It was important to benefit children in the general area, but she didn’t want to distribute them in the Lynnville or Sully areas, where most people would know which children needed winter gear, and who had made the hats.

That’s where the Newton Community School District got involved.

While close to her family’s home in the Reasnor area, Newton Schools have about 2,000 students in kindergarten through the eighth grade, and some live below the poverty line.

“Also, we used to live in the Newton district, near the Speedway,” Vos said.

Vos ended up bringing the hats in

to Superintendent Bob Callaghan’s office at Emerson Hough. Callaghan was willing to try on one of the hats to model it, and Vos’s donation was acknowledged at Newton’s Sept. 28 board of education meeting.

Vos plans to go back to Haiti sometime in the future and deliver the rugs, having seen Haitians sometimes live in homes that have bare-earth floors.

The high school senior hasn’t picked out a college yet, although she thinks it will probably be in-state.

There is plenty to do in Vos’s busy senior year, which includes cross country. She finished third overall at the Oct. 22 South Iowa Cedar League meet, earning all-conference honors and helping Lynnville-Sully win the girls team title for the third straight year.

However, amid all the extra-curriculars, Vos said she can still take time to reflect on the needs of others.

“Going to Haiti was really eye-opening,” she said. “You can really see how one person or a small group can make a difference in the lives of others.”

Contact Jason W. Brooks at 641-792-3121 ext.

6534 or jbrooks@newtondailynews.com

Monday: No school. 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., professional development day at Newton High School;6:30 p.m., school board meeting at Emerson Hough; 7 p.m., regional varsity volleyball tournament at Newton High School. Tuesday: 6 to 9 p.m., boys select basketball tryouts at Newton High School. Wednesday: 9:45 a.m., student council meeting at Newton High School; 6 to 7:30 p.m., Public Input Process — New Attendance Areas at DMACC Room 210. Thursday: 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Bill Cordes presentation and leadership seminar at Newton High School; 5 p.m., regional varsity girls swimming tournament at Fort Dodge High School; 6 to 9 p.m., girls select basketball tryouts at Newton High School; 7 p.m., regional varsity volleyball tournament at Pella High School. Friday: 2 to 3 p.m., fall parties at Berg Elementary; 2 to 10 p.m., Iowa State dance Team Association Solo Competition at Newton High School. Saturday: Noon, boys and girls state cross country meet at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course; 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., Iowa State Dance Team Association Solo Competition at Newton High School; 11:45 a.m., regional varsity girls swimming tournament at Fort Dodge High School. Sunday: 3 to 5 p.m., cheerleading banquet at Newton High School.

Branderhorst honored with Iowa State scholarship AMES — Bre Branderhorst, of Prairie City, was selected as one of 60 College of Agriculture and Life Sciences students to receive the Foreman Scholarship.

Branderhorst, a student in Agricultural and Life Sciences Education at Iowa State University, was selected for a combination of classroom performance and out-of-class leadership and volunteerism. The Fred Foreman scholarship is awarded to top students who serve the college by acting as peer mentors, club officers and representing the college on competitive teams with a preference for students in activities that assist in recruiting prospective students.

The scholarship features 55 $1,000 awards and five $5,000 awards, with top performing student leaders competing for the top five awards.

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Local News Forum Continued from Page 1A The evening kicked off with the moderator asking what the first priority of the newly elected mayor would be. Hansen said he would continue working on the policies established by the city council through the comprehensive plan.

As a newcomer to city government, Berndt answered that he would begin by learning the ins and outs of what needs to go on with the city and work to familiarize himself with the responsibilities of the mayoral position.

The ever-present topic of economic growth and enticing businesses to the town was addressed early in the forum

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with both candidates speaking about commercial property taxes.

“The commercial taxes for businesses are probably a little bit higher than they should be,” Berndt said. “One of the things that might be sat down and addressed could be, what can we do for incentives or tax rebates, cuts, whatever we need to do to get businesses to want to come in here and stay.”

Hansen explained the various tools the city has at its disposal to entice businesses to the area including TIF incentives, tax credits and state and federal grants.

“Those businesses make a decision on where they are going to locate, and it’s not always tax incentives,” Hansen said.

“As a matter of fact, I have had

conversations with state legislators as well as our own community development team, and the amount of property tax is one of the lower considerations to a business when they are looking to locate in a community. They are looking for more quality of life issues and workforce availability issues.”

Street conditions was another addressed topic that has a lot of community interest.

Berndt said that there are some really bad streets throughout the town, some that he would be nervous driving his vehicle on. He did take note of the work the city is currently doing with street resurfacing and repairs but said the work needs to continue.

Hansen explained how funding works for city im-

provements, including street repairs, and also said because of past council decisions, they are currently playing catchup. While serving as a council member, Hansen said that they were very conservative with spending after Maytag left, but looking back, maybe it was not the best decision. He did mention the recent increase in the gas tax will help escalate the number of roads the city will be able to take on in the future.

The candidates both agreed that citizens can help with economic development and growth by taking pride in the community. Being ambassadors and advocates for the community throughout the state is one way citizens can show their Red Pride and the positive efforts taking place in

School Continued from Page 1A Other action items include releasing sealed bids on three older district vehicles that have been advertised for sale and consideration of a 28E Agreement with the City of Newton.

Wednesday’s forum at DMACC will focus on the re-drawing of district boundaries for 2016-17, as Emerson Hough, Thomas Jefferson, Woodrow Wilson and Aurora Heights are all scheduled to become kindergarten through fourth grade schools.

The entire fifth and

Kulis Continued from Page 1A The Get to Know Newton campaign has created a buzz about the community over the past year. How do you see the campaign continuing and what ideas do you have to continue the growth of the community?

The Get to Know Newton campaign has been recognized for its efforts by the Iowa League of Cities and the Iowa City Manager’s Association within the last few months for highlighting the accomplishments that Newton has to offer as well as the

Jason W. Brooks/Daily News Newton Community School District board of education Vice President Travis Padget and President Sheri Benson converse at a recent meeting. The board is set to take action on several items at Monday’s regular meeting, and a district boundaries forum will take place at 6 p.m. Wednesday at DMACC.

amenities available. The city has already completed many steps outlined in the Brand Blueprint for the campaign.

I would like to continue to see outreach within Iowa as well as outside of Iowa, such as our Newton versus Newton challenges, which help direct attention from another state to our community and gives Newton, Iowa a chance to come together and show pride in our community. This, along with efforts by the Convention and Visitor’s Bureau, NHDC, Main Street, the Chamber of Commerce and numerous other organizations continue driving new people to visit Newton

and to Get to Know our community. This is imperative to growing our community.

Poor street conditions are often mentioned by Newton residents. How do you think the city should address the problem and is there any public input that could be useful?

I have heard these concerns while door knocking in several areas of Newton. City Council approved in July 2015 to resurface numerous blocks and streets in Newton that were deemed to be the most impactful as well as the most needed before reconstruction was

necessary. I do feel that community input is important and I would encourage residents to connect with their council person/people with any concerns that they have.

Why do you want to be on the council? Why do you think voters should choose you as a city council member?

Since I relocated to Newton, I have become extremely involved in the community, which gives me a well-rounded view of our communi-

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ty, as well as my position with the Goodwill Career Connection Center. I sit on boards of: Implementing Newton’s Future, Chamber of Commerce, Thunder Nites in Newton, Rotary Club and as an ex-officio with Newton Development Corporation. I am also on numerous steering committees focused

on veterans, education, wellness and supporting our youth. Being involved with these organizations also gives me contacts and connections with many people from many parts of our city.

My goal with council is to have a vibrant, healthy and cost-effective community and to support those efforts.

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sixth grades will attend the new Berg Intermediate School that is currently known as Berg Elementary.

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To conclude the evening, the candidates were each asked what they would do as mayor if the city had access to an additional $1 million. Berndt said that he would discuss what priorities for the city are with the city administrator and council before making any decisions. Hansen echoed the thought along with deciding if it should be used on one-time expenditures or on invested interests.

Voters will have the chance to choose which candidate they feel will best serve the city of Newton in the upcoming election Nov. 3.

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Opinion

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Write On

Great minds don’t think alike

By Kate Malott Staff Writer

www.newtondailynews.com | Friday | Oct. 23, 2015

Editor’s note: This column originally published Oct. 30, 2014.

I attended the League of Women Voters candidate forum Thursday at the Newton City Hall where I was pleasantly surprised by what I gained out of the experience.

I didn’t go because I’m an undecided voter — in fact, I’ve already voted — but I went because of the unique opportunity to potentially subject candidates to questions and witness public figures improvisational speaking styles.

Frankly, I anticipated the forum as an athletic event, a competition, and I, a fan, would either be overcome by confidence and pride or naivete and defeat after the outcome of this battle.

The forum was packed, although in a small venue, and everyone was crammed in, sitting close to each other and forcing many strangers to make small talk with people they wouldn’t ordinarily speak to. Finding a seat was

like looking for a seat number in the middle of a bleacher row at an Iowa game.

There were a variety of attendees at the forum from men to women, old to young and business dress to casual. There were an eclectic bunch of people there to learn more about the candidates, their stances and the issues themselves. Some people I knew and some I didn’t but I was glad to see the spectrum.

With about eight questions asked at the event, all candidates spoke to each one, some longer than others, some better than others.

Each candidate showed some type of character, and it was refreshing because many of us only know what they look like from marketing material or what they’ve failed at in the past from a television ad.

The lawyer spoke like a lawyer. The incumbents spoke like incumbents. The educated ones

gave exact, informative answers to questions they knew and the less aware gave watered down answers instead. It was interesting to see men’s and women’s debate techniques, although I don’t want to differentiate based on gender.

Regardless, it was a transparent view of the candidates and a look at their personalities. I was reminded they’re all human.

I left with the same affection for the candidates I support and a surprisingly higher acceptance of the others. How could I leave the game tolerant of both teams?

That’s no fun.

It’s also not bad.

Lately, politics have been so polarizing. It’s as if we’re to treat parties as if they are Axis and Allies or Iowa and Iowa State. The mentality we’ve created about choosing sides is restricting, demeaning and jeopardizes our country’s democracy. No wonder nothing (very little) is getting accomplished. This isn’t the Civil War.

While walking home, I was reminded of some graffiti I saw at a London train station. It said, “Great minds don’t think alike.”

Contrary to popular belief, it’s true. Great conversations require great debate among a bunch of unalike people. Maybe it’s better to be surrounded by open ideas, ones we don’t agree with, than to be constantly surrounded by the same beliefs as our own. There’s nothing to gain from continually reinforcing our same beliefs. It’s not inclusive, interesting or informative, and it’s far from cooperative.

Don’t be afraid to speak to someone about your beliefs, and more importantly, don’t be afraid to listen to someone who comes from a different place than you.

We don’t have to like each other but we have to respect each other — otherwise, like a game, there’s only winners and losers.

Contact Kate Malott at kmalott@newtondailynews.com

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Letters to the Editor

October is Principals Month

Roark Horn Clive We appreciate that the importance of school leadership has been recognized by the State of Iowa with a proclamation signed

by Gov. Branstad declaring October as Principals Month. It takes great leaders to get great results, especially during difficult times.

As Iowans, we appreciate a good value when we see it, and the education that Iowa children are getting in their local schools is one of the best values in the country. In comparing important data such as Iowa’s first-inthe-nation graduation rate and year after year top-tier ACT scores, Iowa students consistently achieve at the highest levels nationally. This is accomplished in spite of the fact that 70 percent of states fund their schools with greater resources, according to the Iowa Legislative Services Agency FACTBOOK published last February. Simply put, Iowa’s local schools consistently provide a combination of effectiveness

Kulis is a strong asset, ready leader

Noreen Otto Newton To anyone who reads this publication or is active on social media, one thing should be clear: there is a lot going on in Newton. And now, more than ever, we need forward looking, strong leadership at the helm of our city. For this reason, I’m supporting Miranda Kulis for

and efficiency not found anywhere else — a great value indeed.

A key, but sometimes overlooked, component of this success are the people who lead our schools — those superintendents and principals who work with all involved to create effective and efficient learning environments that stimulate high-quality education.

An important point to note is that today’s school leaders are asked to assume ever-increasing duties and responsibilities, as well as additional roles. In fact a recently released national study by The Wallace Foundation found that school leaders “appear to be bearing more and more weight as old responsibilities persist and … new ones are layered on top of them.” In the face of these mounting and increasingly complex demands, coupled with stagnant or decreasing resources, it takes great leadership to continually find ways to help keep the focus where it should be — squarely on the children and their learning.

Superintendents and principals provide this leadership and keep

all parts of the education system working together seamlessly.

This amazing combination of efficiency and effectiveness is an example of the Midwestern values and work ethic we as Iowans are proud to embody. Those values also include a high-quality education and the recognition that it is the greatest gift states can give their children. By creating and maintaining school communities that nurture student growth, helping children learn from both success and failure, and showing them what it means to be a contributing citizen, we are working together in the best interests of our children, providing them a path to do whatever it is they choose to do with their lives.

Superintendents and principals provide the leadership needed to keep all parts of the learning community working together for this most valuable and precious purpose.

As we recognize principals and superintendents, I encourage you to take a moment to extend a heartfelt thanks to the school leaders in your community for their dedication and hard work!

Newton City Council on Nov. 3.

You may have seen Miranda at a city council meeting: she’s been attending all of them. Or maybe you’ve seen her on Facebook, with her daily posts full of career tips and positivity. Or maybe you have even seen her at your front door, as she walks neighborhoods reaching out to the citizens here. In short, Miranda is engaged and energized: two qualities I think are critical for leadership in our city.

I am proud of the work that has been done by the city council and I think it is critical to continue building on that foundation.

Miranda is newer to our city and brings a fresh set of eyes to our challenges. Couple that with her understanding of the economic and job climate in Newton and her energy and you have a strong asset and a ready leader. Please cast your vote on Nov. 3 for Miranda Kulis for Newton City Council.

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Everyone has their favorite comfort foods.

Those particular “goto” food d i s h es that seem to transport you to that perfect time during y o u r childh o o d By Dana King when life was kind and you felt safe.

Or maybe it’s a chocolate candy bar. The satisfaction of that first bite just sets the world right again.

I can imagine being home on a cool, rainy, autumn day and freshly baked bread with a cup of coffee will soothe most souls.

Or if it’s unbearably hot out and you know there’s no way you’re working in the garden, so what’s better than BLT on the menu?

Or on a snowy weekend morning, with the fireplace crackling, can you envision anything better than warm cinnamon rolls and hot cocoa?

Or maybe you’ve simply just had a bad day, with too much on your mind. Homemade mac and cheese? Potatoes and gravy?

Now allow me to take it one step further.

I also have my comfort movies. Yes, I have a fondness for certain movies that take me to my “warm and fuzzy” place.

When I’m sick, I pop in the old Disney movie “The Snowball Ex-

press.” Why, you may ask? I haven’t the faintest idea.

A sleepless night? I grab my Jack Lemon DVD of “Good Neighbor Sam.” This “go-to” is all about my grandma and staying up to watch it on the late, late show with her. (I even wore out my original VHS version of this one.)

How about those gloomy Saturday mornings when you have nothing planned? I enjoy playing Miss Marple movies from the 1960s staring Margaret Rutherford as I busy myself around the house. And the theme music is magically fun.

I’ll admit, I’m not the greatest car traveler around. I can only read for so long before I get sleepy, and looking out the window at endless miles of highway can bore me quickly.

So while hubby drives, I’ll watch Don Knotts’ “Ghost and Mr. Chicken” that I’ve loaded on my tablet. I might add, I know this movie verbatim. Sad, but true.

When I’m able to lounge on a Sunday afternoon with napping as the only item on my agenda, I like to doze off with the old British series “To The Manor Born” playing.

And the hubs? I don’t think he is quite as neurotic as I am when it comes to “go-to” comfort movies. As long as it has his recliner and a John Wayne movie playing, he’s in his comfort zone.

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Obituaries Jean (Flaugh) Thomas Oct. 2, 2015 Jean Thomas, of Reno, Nev., died Friday, Oct. 2, 2015, in Reno.

Jean was born May 21, 1926, and grew up in the Reasnor and Newton area. She was the daughter of Hazel and Keith Flaugh of rural Reasnor.

Barbara Watt Lightfoot Sept. 29, 2015 Barbara Watt Lightfoot, passed away at her home in Red Bluff, California recently. Barbara was born on Aug. 19,

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Jean married Gerald Thomas of Stockton, Mo., in 1946, and spent most of their married life in Healdsburg, Calif. After her husband’s retirement, they returned to Stockton, Mo., and lived for a number of years before returning to California.

Most recently Jean had lived in Wyoming and Reno, Nev.

Jean is survived by her son, Mike Thomas, of Laramie, Wyo.; and grandsons, Mat and Brian Thomas and Sam Henry of Reno, Nev. and their families. She is also survived by her brother, Richard of Ankeny; and cousins, Judy (Barnett) Anderson of Newton and Janet (Barnett) Eilers of Creston and their families.

Jean was preceded in death by her husband, Gerald; daughter, Sue Ellen; and a brother Kenneth.

A celebration of life service will be at 2 p.m. this Sunday afternoon, Oct. 25 at the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Newton.

Friends are invited to meet the family for desert after the service.

1931 to Kenneth and Nettie Watt in Colfax.

She married Rodell Lightfoot, April 1954 in Newton. They moved to California shortly after their marriage. They had three boys, David, Kenneth and Daniel.

Barbara is survived by her son, David Lightfoot of Red Bluff, Calif. Two sisters, Jane Davis of Newton and Peg Montgomery of Des Moines, and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in

death by her parents, husband Rodell, two sons, Kenneth Lightfoot and Daniel Lightfoot and her brother, Bill Watt, of Newton.

A memorial service will be held at a later date.

Participate in National Memory Screening Day at Park Centre Newton Daily News Park Centre, a WesleyLife Community is offering free, confidential memory screenings from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 29 at 500 First St. N. in Newton for those with memory concerns or who simply want to check their mental acuity. Registration is preferred by calling 641-7915000 A Park Centre healthcare professional screener will conduct the exam, discuss whether any memory concerns may simply be a normal part of aging, or if the results indicate a follow-up may be warranted with a physician or other qualified health care professional for a more comprehensive exam, diagnosis and potential treatment.

In addition to the exam, screeners will be discussing brain health and offering tips for suc-

cessful aging, including ways to control risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease such as diabetes, obesity, depression, heart disease and high blood pressure.

“Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia, or loss of intellectual function, among people aged 65 and older. It represents about 60 percent of all cases of dementia.

It’s not a normal part of aging,” said Jennifer Flake, RN, Director of Nursing at Park Centre. “Although every case of Alzheimer’s disease is different, experts have identified some common signs of the brain disease. It’s important to look for signs that might indicate Alzheimer’s disease versus basic forgetfulness.

“If someone is exhibiting symptoms, that person should check out his or her concerns with a healthcare professional.”

Typical warning signs of Alzheimer’s Disease • Memory loss, especially of recent events, names, placement of objects and other new information • Confusion about time and place • Struggling to complete familiar actions such as brushing teeth or getting dressed • Trouble finding the appropriate words, completing sentences, and following directions and conversations • Poor judgment when making decisions • Changes in mood and personality, such as increased suspicion, rapid and persistent mood swings, withdrawal and disinterest in usual activities • Difficulty with complex mental assignments such as balancing a checkbook or other tasks involving numbers

Fun evening at Ladies Night Out

• Red Pride Friday in Newton is part of the annual Newton vs. Newton challenge. Newton, Iowa is challenging Newton, Kan., to measure which community has the most pride in their schools. To win this challenge, more people must pose for pictures supporting their team and submit them on the Get to Know Newton Facebook page. Wear red and support the Newton Cardinals.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 10 a.m.

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

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

• Spaghetti Supper will begin at 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Baxter Congregational United Church of Christ, 218 S. Main St. in Baxter. The menu will consist of spaghetti with meat sauce, lettuce salad, breadsticks and assorted pies and bars for dessert.

A free will donation will be accepted at the door.

• Annual Halloween Party will begin at 6 p.m.

Saturday at Baxter Community Library, 202 E. State in Baxter. Costume judging will begin at 6:30.

• Jasper County Iowa Democrats Annual Soup Supper will begin at 5 p.m. Sunday at Jasper County Community Center in Newton.

Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at the door or through a local Democrat. It will be an evening of speakers, food and conversation. All Democrats are welcome.

• Narcotics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m.

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

• Beauty for Ashes will meet at 9 a.m. Monday at Hephzibah House, 721 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at noon Monday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 223 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton.

• Celebrate Recovery women’s study will meet at 1 p.m. Monday at Hephzibah House, 721 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton.

• Women’s Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday at 219 N. Second Ave. W., in Newton.

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Paying grandma for child care becomes divorce war weapon DEAR ABBY: My daughter and her husband are divorced, and I take care of their twin daughters after school. I love the girls and treasure the time I get to spend with them.

Their parents’ combined income is more than $120,000. I am on a fixed income and ask for only $10 per day (plus $10 a week for gas) so I can take the girls places like the zoo or an occasional movie (which usually costs more than I am given). I feed them one meal a day on this budget as well.

Whenever discussions about money occur, the ex-husband repeatedly tells my daughter he thinks it’s “offensive” that a grandparent charges money to watch the grandchildren. He uses it as a tactic to threaten to not pay for other needed expenses. How do I tell him I think he’s out of line for making me feel bad for requesting the money? — STUNNED AND HURT IN TEMPE, ARIZ. DEAR STUNNED AND HURT: Your former son-in-law may have some bitterness because of the divorce. Whatever his reason, his children should not suffer for it. Frankly, he should be ashamed of himself.

If he raises the subject of being “offended” with you, remind him in PLAIN ENGLISH that you are on a limited income, food is expensive and if the money wasn’t NEEDED you wouldn’t ask for it. It’s the truth. It’s nothing to be ashamed of and certainly not offensive.

Let’s do the math: Your granddaughters go to school five days a week; that’s $50, plus $10 a week for gas. That’s $60! If they were in day care instead of being looked after by you, the cost would be many times that amount.

DEAR ABBY: I am an executive assistant. A few years ago, my boss passed away after a long illness. My 13 years with her accounted for the longest consistent span of my career, and for obvious reasons, I was not able to

get a letter of recommendation. It was difficult applying for jobs without being able to provide a first-hand reference from my longest employer.

I am now happily employed, but I worry sometimes about what if it happens again. My current boss is in his early 50s, but not in the best health. I have no intention of going anywhere, and I don’t want to send him the wrong signal, but I’m wondering if it would be inappropriate to ask him for a reference letter, just to make sure I don’t find myself in the same situation again. BTW, he knows about my former situation, so I think he would understand, but I’m not sure. — EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT IN GEORGIA DEAR EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT: I’m sorry about the death of your former employer, but your lack of a letter of reference should not have prevented you from finding another job. Your length of employment should have been proof enough that you were an asset to the company.

I do not think it would be a good idea to approach your boss about giving you a letter of reference for a couple of reasons. First, it might be regarded as a signal that you are not happy with your job. And second, because of fear of litigation, many employers today are reluctant to give out any information about an employee other than the length of time the person worked for the company.

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DES MOINES — Officials have cancelled afternoon classes at a Des Moines high school after many staffers suffered from food poisoning, apparently by a catered meal. The Des Moines Register reports classes were cancelled Thursday at Roosevelt High School and students were sent home early. School district spokeswoman Amanda Lewis says the Polk County Health Department believes the staffers were sickened by a meal catered by two businesses.

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MARTELLE — A judge has sentenced four people in connection with a bank robbery in eastern Iowa. KCRG-TV reports that two brothers, 25-year-old Andrew Palmer and 22-year-old Shiloh Palmer, were sentenced to 12 years in prison. Both pleaded guilty to armed bank robbery, aiding and abetting and using a firearm in a violent crime. Their sister, 26-year-old Elizabeth Olinger, was sentenced to 16 years in prison for her role in the robbery and her husband, Peter Olinger, was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

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CEDAR FALLS — Plans have been canceled for placing a 40-foot-tall statue in a roundabout intersection near Cedar Falls Industrial Park.

Former City Council member Barbara Brown told the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier that the controversy about roundabouts proposed for University Avenue made it hard to collect donations.

Six intersections would be replaced with roundabouts, and the road would be narrowed from six lanes to four.

IOWA CITY — An Iowa City church has lost its legal challenge to the City Council’s approval of plans for the 15-story Chauncey Tower mixed use residential building. Trinity Episcopal Church sought the judicial review of the council’s June 8 vote to rezone the site, which is across a street from the church. The Iowa City Press-Citizen reports that the church said the tower plans violated the city’s comprehensive plan.

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IOWA CITY — One member of the Iowa Board of Regents says the board may have mishandled the selection process for the University of Iowa president. Regent Subhash Sahai said Thursday the search that ended in the hiring of Bruce Harreld may have given off an appearance of bias and a lack of transparency. Sahai says the 9-member board also needs more time and background information on finalists before making such decisions.

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Iowa judge dismisses lawsuit over proposed oil pipeline The Associated Press CHEROKEE — An Iowa judge has dismissed a lawsuit that challenged the Iowa Utilities Board’s authority to give the power of eminent domain to an out-of-state developer of an oil pipeline through Iowa.

The Messenger reports that District Judge Carl Petersen said in an order filed Tuesday that the three landowners who brought the lawsuit had to exhaust the administrative remedies required before they may sue a state agency. The judge did not rule on whether Dakota Access is eligible for eminent domain.

Iowa code gives the Iowa Utility Board the authority to consider petitions for eminent domain and to protect landowners from environmental or economic damage, Petersen wrote in the court order filed Oct. 20.

Richard Lamb, Verdell Johnson and Brent Jesse own land in Cherokee and Buena Vista counties, and filed the suit July 27.

The landowners said they need clarity from the court about whether they will be forced to transfer the land eventually.

While the landowners were disappointed in the ruling, the questions raised are still

“It is obviously disappointing to landowners. However, what the judge is saying is those questions need to first be decided by the Iowa Utilities Board.”

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important, said John Murray of the Private Property Rights Coalition.

“It is obviously disappointing to landowners,” Murray said. “However, what the

judge is saying is those questions need to first be decided by the Iowa Utilities Board.”

The Iowa Utility Board has scheduled a Nov. 12 hearing on the pipeline permit.

Dakota Access had offered to purchase easements at above market rates, but any offer made after the eminent domain decision would be much lower, they argued.

So far, 414 parcels have been put on request for eminent domain, not including railroad crossings. This includes 24 in Webster County, 59 in Calhoun County, one in Sac County, and 45 in Boone County. There are also 13 eminent domain requests for railroad crossings.

The pipeline being developed by Dakota Access would carry crude oil through Iowa on its way from North Dakota to Illinois.

1 ex-Ron Paul campaign aide convicted, another acquitted not reach a verdict on counts alleging conspiracy, causing false campaign expenditure reports and a scheme to falsify statements. Those charges required the government to prove Kesari knew he was breaking federal law by hiding the payments.

He faces a maximum prison sentence of 20 years, and Judge John Jarvey gave prosecutors 10 days to decide whether to pursue the three counts on

which the jury deadlocked.

Co-defendant Jesse Benton, Ron Paul’s former campaign manager, was acquitted of making false statements to the FBI, the only charge against him that wasn’t dismissed before the trial.

Until his indictment, Benton had been leading a super PAC dedicated to helping Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul win the 2016 Republican presidential nomination. His work

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America’s Liberty paid Benton’s political firm, Titan Strategies, about $80,000 on Tuesday for direct mailings to voters in Iowa and New Hampshire, filings with federal regulators show.

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The federal jury found Dimitri Kesari guilty of

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Warm clothing drive underway at the Newton library The library is collecting warm clothes to distribute to Newton Community Schools to be given to kids in need of all ages. Drop off new warm clothing at the library checkout counter between Oct. 19 and Oct. 31. Items being collected are sweatshirts and hoodies, gloves, hats, scarves, coats and socks. Reminder that items must be new. Last year we filled the shopping cart; let’s see if we can do better this year.

Book Character Pumpkin Decorating Contest Enter a pumpkin in our Book Character Pumpkin Decorating contest. Decorate a pumpkin as a book character: paint, dress, and/ or accessorize it, but do not carve it. You can enter as a family or as an individual. Winners will be deter-

mined by popular vote.

Entries will be accepted until Saturday and will be displayed in the children’s library.

The public will vote balBy Nicole lot-style for Lindstrom their favor- Newton Public ite entry. The Library Public winner will Services Librarian be announced Oct. 31 and will win a gift basket of children’s books, DVDs and other Halloween treats.

Little Free Library Visit the Little Free Library in Sersland Park (next to Newton Daily News). All books in the Little Free Library are free. Feel free to

take a book or leave a book.

Card Game Night Join us in the Library Meeting Room at 6 p.m. Monday for Card Game Night. Lemonade will be served, fun will be had, and friends will be made. Cards are supplied.

Morning Movie: Inside Out Free movie showing of “Inside Out” in the library meeting room at 10:30 a.m. on Nov. 4. Open to all ages.

Synopsis: After young Riley is uprooted from her Midwest life and moved to San Francisco, her emotions — Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness — conflict on how best to navigate a new city, house and school.

Google Email Class The library is offering an email class from 10 a.m. to

noon on Nov. 6. Participants will set-up an email account through Gmail and learn how to check their inbox, compose a message and delete messages. Registration required, call 641-792-4108. Class size is limited to five.

Storyteller Pippa White with ‘Voices from Ellis Island’ Pippa White will return to the Newton Public Library at 6 p.m. Nov. 9. Patrons may remember Pippa from her performance this summer with “The Story of the Orphan Train.” Pippa calls her One’s Company Productions “Part theatre, part storytelling, part history.” Audiences call them unique, captivating and touching. “Voices from Ellis Island” is a dramatization of true experiences of immigrants who passed through

America’s “Front door to freedom: in the early part of this century. It is estimated that 40 percent of the current United States population have ancestors who passed through Ellis Island.

Lego Donations Librarian Phyllis Peter is looking to add a Lego playtime but is in desperate need of Legos.

If you have any you would be willing to donate, please drop them off at the library.

Free Music Downloads Freegal Music now allows five free song downloads a week. These songs are yours to keep and all you need is a library card. Go to www. freegalmusic.com to download music today. Find today’s newest hits along with hits from the past. Songs are MP3 and iTunes compatible.

Benefit planned for family of late Colfax businessman

By Alex Olp Jasper County Tribune COLFAX — A benefit is in the making for Halloween day at Newton’s West Gate Skating Rink as organizers of the event plan to help the family of Jacob Myers, a Maxwell resident and Colfax business owner who was killed in an August car wreck.

The event is meant to be a fun afternoon for all kids who attend, and also a chance to give support to a local family that has recently lost a loved one.

Myers was the co-owner of Our Family Veterinary Clinics in Colfax and Maxwell, alongside his wife, Sarah Myers.

Sarah and her five children plan to be present during portions of the Oct. 31 event, organized

by Rose Pence from Marshalltown, and several other locals from Colfax and Maxwell. Pence has known the Myers family since adopting a dog from the family and ultimately becoming a customer of theirs.

The benefit will be from 2 to 6 p.m. The funds of the event will be raised through ticket sales, which cost from $7 to $12, and a silent auction. The auction will include items anyone is interested in donating to the cause.

Pence wanted to help organize something

to help out the family during an extremely difficult time, and said she hopes this benefit will help more than just financially.

“These are some young kids and they have gotten so depressed because their dad is gone and so we thought why don’t we do something so they can just hang out with a lot of other kids and wear costumes and things like that,” Pence said.

Kids and adults are encouraged to wear Halloween costumes to the benefit, as there will be a little trick-or-treat portion during the event as well a costume contest and some themed music.

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Alex Olp/Jasper County Tribune Our Family Veterinary Clinic in Colfax is one of many places in Colfax and Maxwell that are selling tickets for the Jacob and Sarah Myers family benefit scheduled for Oct. 31.

have trick-or-treat on Oct. 30, the day before the benefit, which Pence said is perfect because kids will still be in the holiday mood.

“They’ll still have their costumes and they’ll probably still be sugared up. We have some things planned with flashlights and stuff so they can skate and enjoy that part of it,” Pence said. “We’re just hoping to have a good time and we’re hoping the parents will skate and hopefully we’ll have enough things to do for people to enjoy themselves.”

There will also be a picture area set up at the

rink for everyone who attends. Afterwards, a photo album will be created for Sarah and their children.

Pence has been planning the afternoon with local help, including the First Baptist Church in Colfax — where the Myers family attends church.

Pastor Phil Butler has known Jacob and Sarah for quite some time and is hoping the community will come together for this costume and skate party.

“It’s our opportunity as a community to come along side them and to specifically help them and to encourage them

with this benefit,” Butler said.

Tickets can be purchased at the church, both locations of Our Family Veterinary Clinic, the First State Bank of Colfax, Logsdon’s Grocery in Maxwell, and Maxwell State Bank.

The Maxwell community has also organized several workdays to help the Myers complete projects at their Maxwell home. The final work day was Oct. 17 as people helped with yard work and the construction of the family barn.

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Mustang Scholars exceedes fundraising expectations

By Alex Olp Prairie City News Saturday’s father daughter dance at the Prairie City-Monroe High School was a hit and left many people wanting more, but it also helped the Mustang Scholars committee surpass its fundraising goal of $10,000 in its effort to save the 3-year-old preschool program.

Nearly 170 fathers and daughters attended the first-ever dance, which brought in $1,900 after the cost considerations to organize the event.

“I was very surprised we were able to make $10,620 and it’s only October, but I knew we could do it,” committee member Jill Witt said.

“The girls on my committee are very committed. They have the strength and the ambition to make it happen.

We wanted to make $10,000 by December and we’re already past our huge goal that was

given to us.”

After a June meeting between parents, board members and PCM staff regarding the fate of the 3-year-old preschool, a parent committee formed to eventually begin fundraising. Witt is also a 3-year-old preschool parent and said the amount raised so far by the committee has already met the requirements set by the district.

The committee formed in mid-July after the school board gave parents two weeks to assemble and form a fundraising strategy.

The Mustang Scholars made appearances at Prairie Days and Old Settlers, bringing in nearly $1,500 in donations. In the past few months, a pair of $1,000 donations were received from the Monroe Kiwanis and the PCM Foundation Endowment committee and also a $400 check was presented to the Mustang Scholars by the Preston Masonic Lodge in Prai-

rie City.

“I double-checked with the administration team at the high school and they assured me that $10,000 was going to make that happen,” Witt said. “We just started fundraising in July and we were suppose to make $10,000 by next July.

We’re already there so it’s pretty remarkable.”

Witt said she is overwhelmed by the support she has seen in both the Prairie City and Monroe communities, and Saturday night’s father daughter dance provided additional proof of that support.

“The dads even had fun. I didn’t see anyone sitting around bored and the girls were so energized,” Witt said. ”We’re up for the challenge and we’re gonna make it work and we made it work. It was very successful.”

Daughters were also accompanied by high school volunteers who dressed up in prom attire and served cupcakes and cookies to the girls.

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Worship Together Ashton Chapel Next to Ashton Park, near intersection of Hwy 330 and F17 (8887 W. 122nd St. N., Mingo, IA) Sunday School 9:00am; Worship 10:00am. Pastors: Larry Craig and Mark Eddy Bar None Cowboy Church Building next to Culver’s Newton, David Rex, Pastor, 641-521-4354, 7pm Thursdays. Music featured each week. www.barnonecowboy churchofiowa.com Baxter Evangelical Free Church East Avenue, Eugene Bucklin, Pastor. Church service every sunday at 10:00am. Children’s church during regular services.

AWANAS every Wednesday night 6:30 – 8:00.

Bethany United Church of Christ 5627 N. 95th Ave. W., Baxter, (1 mi. E. of Baxter on Station St.) Pastor Wanda Seydel. Sunday after Labor Day through Memorial Day: 8:45 Junior Choir; 9:00am Adult Class, 9:15am Sunday School; & 10:30am Worship 4th & 5th Tuesday: Chapel Service at Baxter Care Center Wednesday: 6:30pm Choir Practice; Sunday after Memorial Day: 9:30am Worship.

Bible Missionary Church 909 N. 6th Ave. E. 641-840-2093 Pastor Lucas. Sunday School 9:45am, Morning Worship 10:45, Evening Service 6:00pm.

Mid-week Service 7:00pm Center Friends Northeast of Newton, Karen Mendenhall, pastor, Dallas Gilreath, pastor, Cheri Doane, assistant pastor; 9:30am Sunday school, 10:30am Worship.

Call 641-792-2473.

Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 314 E. 2nd St. N. – Pastor Mark Young. Sunday: 9:00 a.m. Faith Village & Sunday School, 10:00 a.m. Worship, 11:15 a.m. coffee fellowship. Wednesday: 5:45 p.m. Family Unity Night supper, 6:15 p.m. Classes. Thursday: 6:00 p.m. Choir Practice www.fccnewton.org 641-792-5850, Nursery provided.

Christian Life Church 421 S. 2nd Ave. W., Pastor James Miller; Phone Number: 641521-9294. Coffeetime 9:30am, Worship 10:00am. Lunch Served last Sunday of the month at noon.

Bible Study: Tuesday 10:00am.

Christian Reformed Church Prairie City, Matthew McClure, pastor; 9:30am Worship, 10:45am Sunday school, 6:30pm Worship. E-mail:pcrc@dwx.com Jasper County Church of Christ 1100 N. 3rd Ave. E., 9:30am Bible classes, 10:30am & 1:30pm Worship; Thursday evening 7:00pm Bible Study.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 1405 N. 11th Ave. E., Branch President-Gregory O. Rivers, 316 E. 8th St. S., Newton, IA 50208.

9:30am Sacrament meeting, 10:40am Sunday School & Primary, 11:45am Priesthood, Relief Society & Young Women.

Colfax United Methodist Church S. Locust St. & Division St., 515-674-3782. 10:00am Sunday School, 10:00am Family Worship.

Rev. R.D. Streeter Community of Christ 1805 S. 8th Ave. E., 791-7834, Bill Conklin, pastor, Church School Classes 9:30am; Worship Service 10:30am; Wednesday Prayer Service 6:30pm.

Community Heights Alliance Pastor Cory Stout, Senior Pastor; Pastor John Patterson, Associate Pastor; Jason Fazel, Youth Pastor; Pastor Beau Church, Pastor of Worship and Visual Arts. Sunday Worship Services 8:15am, 10:30am & 5pm; Sunday School 9:30am; Sr. High Youth Group Wednesday 7:45pm; Wednesday Prayer Meetings noon & 6:30pm; Jr. High Youth Group 6:30pm; Awana 6:30pm; Nursery available for most events.

Handicapped accessible.

2500 S. 13th Ave. E. 792-1620. www.communityheights.org.

Congregational United Church of Christ-Baxter 218 S. Main Baxter, Nate Klug, pastor, Sunday School 9:30am, Regular worship service, 10:30am

Congregational United Church of Christ-Newton 308 E. 2nd St. N., Newton, Rev. Jessica Petersen, Pastor; Sunday Worship 10:00am, Nursery provided; Fellowship Time 11:00am.

Accessible to all. Bible Study Wednesdays 10:00am. Christian Education for children of all ages Wed. 6:00pm(infant-8th grade).

1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month 7:00pm - Adult Christian Education. No matter who you are or where you are on life’s journey, you are welcome here! facebook.com/NewtonUCC Cornerstone Bible Fellowship 1000 E. 12th St. S., Newton; Pastor Brian Keeton. Sunday School 9am, Sunday Worship 10:15am, 6:00pm youth group on Sunday, 7pm Wed Bible study, Faith Baptist Prairie City, 9:30am Bible School, 10:30am Worship, 6:00pm Gospel service, 7:00pm Wed., Bible study.

First Assembly of God 1029 E. 19th St. N., Newton, www. newtonassembly.com; Pastor Don Hayes - senior pastor; Pastor Lori Eilers - Children’s Pastor; Pastor James Brown - youth pastor. 9am Sunday School, 10am Worship, 7pm Wed. mid-week service.

First Baptist Church Colfax, Rev. Phil Butler, pastor.

Randy Shideler, Youth paster.

674-3752. Family Fellowship 9:00 am; Sun. School 9:15 am; Morning Worship 10:25 am; PM Connections Service 6:00 pm. Wed.; 9:00 am Fresh Encounter Prayer. During school year: 6:55pm Wed nights AWANA

Foursquare Church 1510 S. 8th Ave. E., Pastor Dottie Black and Associate Pastor Dustin Black, 9:45 a.m. Sunday morning worship service, 6:30 p.m. Sunday night Sunday School and prayer meetings 10 a.m. Tuesdays and Fridays, 7 p.m. Wednesday and 9:15 a.m.

Sunday until service time.

Grace Church “A Family Of Friends”, 1620 N. 11th Ave E., Newton; Pastor Dan Hayton; Sunday Morning Refreshments 9:30 am, Worship Service with nursery care 10:00 am. The Edge: 5 yr olds to 5th grade & The Kids Community Pre School age, Sunday at 10:00am. Experience God Bible Study Wed. at 7am; Life Student Ministries Wed. 6:45-8pm 641-792-1793 www.gracenewton.com Grinnell Church of Christ 1402 3rd Ave., Grinnell, Iowa 50112, Bible study Sunday 9:30 a.m., Wednesday 7:00 p.m., Worship services Sunday 1030 a.m. grinnellcoc@netins.net or www.grinnellcoc.com Haven Vineyard Church 207 1st Ave. E, Newton; Pastor Caz & Jane Cibula; 641-526-3157; 10 am Sunday Service.

Iron Sharpens Iron Church 1305 E. 10th St. S. Newton Proverbs 27:17 New International Version (NIV) A iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another. Sunday Services: 10AM Worship Services 10:30AM Children’s Church 11:30AM Bible Study Speakers: Doug Cupples & Cheryl Palmer. Wednesday Services: 5PM Bible Study, Tyler Dunsbergen.

Kellogg Christian (Disciples of Christ) 321 Bolton St., Kellogg, Rev. Brian Kleinschrodt 10:30 am Worship.

Kellogg United Methodist 417 2nd St., Kellogg, Pastor Tim Morgan, Sunday School 9:30am - for kids, young adults and adults.

Worship 10:30am; nursery available.

Free supper, 1st and 3rd Saturday at 6pm followed by Worship “Lite” at 7pm.

Killduff United Methodist Pastor Curtiss Thompson, Worship 10:45am Communion first Sunday of each month.

Least of Saints Ministry 219 N. 2nd Ave. W. 641-521-0156 5:00-6:00pm Saturday

First Baptist Church (Newton) 620 S. 8th Ave. E., phone: 792-7113.

Web:www.NewtonFirstBaptist.com and on facebook.

Pastor Aaron Loree, Family Education Time 9:00a.m., Powerkidz infants - 5th grade 9:00 a.m.; Sunday School for teens 9:00a.m.; Worship Service 10:15a.m. Men’s group meets on the first Sat. of every month at 7:30am.

First Church of Christ Scientist 616 6th Ave., Grinnell, 10:30 am Services.

First Lutheran Church - ELCA 309 E. 3rd St. N., Newton. Pastor Zachary Bey. Sunday Worship at 9:30 am; Fellowship to follow at 10:45 am; High School Youth Group every other Wednesday evening.

641-792-3934. All are welcome! http://www.newtonfirstlutheran.org/ First Presbyterian 220 N 2nd Ave E. Newton Rev. Meghan Davis 9:00 am Adult Sunday School, 10:00 am Fellowship, 10:30 am Worship, 11:30 am Fellowship, Nursery Provided. Handicap Accessible. Everyone Welcome!

9:30am Wednesday Women’s Bible Study, 6:30 & 9am Men’s Group 1st & 3rd Thursday, Yoga Flow Class 6:15pm Mondays, 10am Saturday - yoga - Gentle Class 11am Tuesday Yoga Chair Class 3pm Thursday.

Like us on Facebook! 792-2790 www.newton1stpresbyterian.org First United Methodist Church 210 N 2nd Ave E • 792-4648 Rev Gary Marzolf Worship 8:45 AM Fellowship 10:15 AM Sunday School 10:15 AM Youth Group 6 PM Handicapped Accessible Nursery Provided 9 AM “First Church on the Air” – KCOB www.newtonfirst.org

Newton Christian Reformed Church 511 S. 5th Ave. E., Aaron Gunsaulus, Pastor, 9:30 am Morning worship, 10:50 am Church school, 1:00 pm Sunday worship.

New Life Community Church of the Nazarene 605 W. 8th St. N., P.O. Box 1021, Rev. Lauris Meek, Sunday School 9:30 am, Morning Worship 10:30 am, Sunday Evening 6:00 pm, Wed. Children’s Night & TNT (Teen) 7:00 pm, Junior quizzing 7:00 pm, Thurs. Youth 7:00 pm , Thurs. Bible Study & Prayer 7:00 pm, Fellowship Hall. Nursery for all services.

Parsonage 792-6171 or Church 792-5363.

Newton Church of The Way 2306 S. 3rd Ave E., 792-7300 Pastor Steve Heerema. Sunday Morning: 7:45 Classic; 9:00 and 10:30 Ignite, Nursery during both Ignite Services (for newborn through 2 years old). Journey 252 Children’s Ministry 10:30am (for children 3 years through 6th Grade) The Way Café 8:30 to 10:30am, 5:00-7:00pm Prayer of Blessing, Wednesday 6:30 – 8:30pm Route 146 Youth, Saturday Nite Ignite 7:00-8:00pm Everyone Welcome! Other various group studies and classes are offered. Check out our Facebook page, our weekly bulletin on our website, or call/email the office for more information. Email: info@theway146.com Web: www.newtonway.org Our Savior Lutheran Missouri Synod 1900 N. 4th Ave. E., Rev. John M. Moore, Pastor, Sunday Worship 9:00 am; Adult Bible Study Sundays 10:30 am; Sunday School Kingdom Quest 10:30 am; High School Youth Group Sunday 10:30 am & Wednesdays 7:00 pm; www.oursavlutheran. com (641( 792-1084.

First Baptist 810 S. Commerce, Monroe, Senior Pastor Shank. 9:30 am Sun. School, 10:30 am Worship, 6:00 pm Evening service, 6 p.m. Wed. Bible Study & Prayer 8:15 pm during school year & 8 p.m. during summer.

First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 314 E. 2nd St. N. – Pastor Mark Young. Sunday: 9:00 a.m. Faith Village & Adult Sunday School, 10:00 a.m. Worship, 11:15 a.m. coffee fellowship. Wednesday: 5:45 p.m. Family Unity Night supper, 6:15 p.m. Classes Thursday: 6:00 p.m. Choir Practice www.fccnewton.org 641-792-5850, Nursery provided.

Newton Baptist Temple (A Fundamental Independent Church) 621 E. 12th St. N., Clayton Pickering, pastor. 10:00 am Sunday School, 11:00 am Worship, Wednesday and Sunday 6:00 pm Worship, Bus transportation available, 6:00 pm Wednesday Bible study.

Heart of Worship 14283 Hwy F62, Lynnville Pastor Tom Pool, Worship: 9 a.m., Children’s Church: 9:45 a.m.

Fellowship: 10:15 a.m., Sunday School: 10:45 a.m.

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, ELCA 1409 S. 8th Ave. E., Pastor Ken Ahntholz, 9:00 am Sunday School; 10:15 am Worship, easy access - no steps; 5:30 pm Saturday service - Everyone is welcome!

Hope Assembly of God 126 W. State St., Colfax, Sunday school 10 am, Worship service 11 am, Sunday Evening Prayer Service 6:30 pm. 641-674-3700.

Howard Street Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Rev. Tom Burns, pastor. 10:30 am Morning worship. Sunday school 9-10am all ages; K-5 Wed after school; Jr. High & High School 7-8pm; Howard and Locust Colfax.

Immaculate Conception Catholic Church 305 E. Howard St., Colfax, 515674-3711; Decaon Joe Dvorak; 11:00am Sunday Mass, 9:00am Wednesday Communion Service; www.immaculateconceptioncolfax.org Immanuel Baptist (GARB) 1300 N. 4th Ave. E., Ken Van Loon, Pastor, 9:30 am Sunday school, 10:45 am Worship, 6:00 pm Worship, Wed 6:30-8:00 pm Youth, 6:30 pm Wednesday Awana Clubs (during school year), 7:00 pm Wednesday Prayer Fellowship.

Call 792-4470.

Ira United Church Karen Fausch, pastor, 9:00 am Worship, 10:15 am Sunday School.

Living Word Fellowship Doug Bradey, Pastor, 321 E. Robinson St., Knoxville 641-828-7119, Wed. Night Service: 6pm prayer, 7pm worship, 6:15pm Fuzion Youth Service; Sun. Morning Service: 8:30 am prayer, 9 am Life Groups, 10 am Worship Service, Nursery and Children’s Ministry available.

Lynnville Friends Jamie Bogaard Pastor, 9:00 am Morning Worship, 10:30 am Sunday School, 6:30 pm Bible Study Hour.

Metz Community 3253 W. 62nd St. S., Newton, 791-9568, Pastor David Rex; Sunday School 9:00 am.

10:10 am service.

Mingo United Methodist 202 W. Main, Mingo, Rev. Kurt DeVance, 515-339-8819; Children’s Sunday School - 9:30 am and Adult Sunday School - 9:45 am. Church time is 10:45 am.

Monroe Presbyterian Church 115 So. Main, Monroe, Rev. Ann Johnson, Sonlight Service 8:00 am; 9:00 am church school, 10:00 am Traditional Worship, communion on 1st Sunday of month, 6:00 pm Session Committees 2nd Sunday of month, 7:00 pm Session Meeting 2nd Sunday of month.

Monroe United Methodist 407 N. Monroe St., Monroe, 641259-2822; Pastor Kim Crummer; Jubilee Service 8:15 am; Sunday School 9:00 am; Worship 10:15 am; Office Hours: Mon. Thurs. 8-Noon; monroeum@iowatelecom.net New Life Baptist Church 124 E. Howard St., Colfax, 515-674-3103, Sunday School 9:45 am, Worship Service 10:45, Evening Service 6 pm, midweek service 7 pm Wednesdays.

Independent Fundamental Baptist Church.

Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church 151 60th Ave, Prairie City Rev. Medea Saunders Sunday 9:00 a.m. Worship Service;10:00 a.m. Sunday School pcumc@q.com 515-994-2354 Pleasantview United Methodist 8454 S. 28th Ave. E., Newton, Pastor Tim Morgan; 9:00 am worship; 10:15 am Sunday School.

Prairie City Church of the Brethren 12015 Hwy S 6G, Corner of S 6G & F70 W, 5 miles south of Prairie City on S6G, 515-9942940; Mon., Tues., Thurs. & Fri. 8:15-11:15 am; Pastor Timothy Peter; Adult Sunday School classes to 9:30am, followed

by Worship/Children’s Church at 10:45am. Nursery provided.

Prairie City First Reformed Church 300 E. 5th St., P. O. Box 178, 515-994-2250, frcprairiecity@ aol.com; 9:30 am Worship, 10:50 am Sunday School.

Prairie City United Methodist Church 706 W. McMurray, Prairie City Rev. Medea Saunders Sunday 9:30 a.m. Fellowship Coffee; 9:45 a.m. Power Praise;10:00 a.m. Worship Office hours 8:30 a.m. 2:00 p.m. M-TH pcumc@q.com 515-994-2354 Rock Creek Hickory Grove Church 3 1/2 miles north of Rock Creek Lake, 9:15 am fellowship, 9:30 am Sunday School, 10:30 am worship.

Reasnor United Methodist Pastor Curtiss Thompson, Worship 8:45am. Communion first Sunday of each month.

Sacred Heart Catholic Church 1115 S. 8th Ave. E., Rev. William Reynolds, pastor, Saturday: 5:30 pm Mass, Sunday: 9:00 am Mass.

Salvation Army 301 N. 2nd Ave. E., Captains Jeff and Mikey Carter, Sunday - 9:45 am Sunday school, 10:45 am Worship.

Seventh Day Adventist 1409 S. 8th Ave E., Newton Pastor Jerry Duval Saturday Services 3:00 pm; Worship 2:00 pm Sabbath school, Prayer Meeting Tuesday Eve at 7:00 pm Solid Rock Church 115 Main St., Reasnor; Pastor John Hlad 641-842-2440; Sunday Bible study all ages 9:30 a.m.; 10:30 a.m. worship; Wednesday Bible study all ages 7 p.m.

St. Aidan’s Anglican Church 4900 Meredith Dr., (NW 46th Ave.), Des Moines, The Bishop L.W. Faulk, 9:10 am Morning prayer, 9:30 am Holy communion.

St. Luke United Methodist Church 501 E. 19th St. N., Newton Pastor Audrey Young, Sunday Worship at 8:00 am and 10:30 am with fellowship following both. 9:15 am is Sunday School for all ages, including adults.

641-792-5736 St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church 5 mi. west of Sully, Pastor Nancy J. Pick, Worship 9:30 am; Adult Forum 10:15 am; Women of the ELCA meet 1:30 pm on the 2nd Wednesday of the month; Church Council meets 2nd Tuesday of the month at 7 pm.; Contact Parish office 641-798-4651.

St. Stephen’s Episcopal 223 E. 4th St. N., Newton, ph.

792-6971. Rev. Merle Smith, Deacon; Rev. Karen Crawford Supply Priest; Sunday 8:00 am Holy Eucharist & 10:00 am Holy Eucharist; Wednesday 5:00 pm Evening Prayer.

Sully Community Church Pastor Jerry Morningstar, 9:30 am Sunday school, 10:30 am Worship, 5:00 pm Quiz team practice; 6:00 pm Worship, Thursday night adults, youth 7:00 pm.

Sully Christian Reformed Pastor Brian Ochsner. 9:30 am Morning worship, 6:00 pm Evening worship, 10:45 am Sunday School. 9:30 am Tues. Coffee Break for women, Nursery and preschool classes provided. 7:15 pm Wed - Gems, Cadets and High School Youth, Prayer for Country - everyone welcome.

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Sully First Reformed Church Rev. Wayne Sneller, senior pastor, Diana Scandridge, Youth & Education Director. 9:30 am Worship, 11:00 am Sunday school, 6:00 pm Worship; Thursday Night Family Night 7:00 pm Sept. - March. www.sullyfrc.org United Pentecostal 813 E. 7th St. N., Rev. Robert A. Shaw, pastor, 10:00 am Sunday Worship, 6:00 pm Sunday Worship, Prayer and Bible study Tuesday 6:30, Super & Youth Church Wednesday starts 7:00-8:00.

United Presbyterian 209 N. 2nd Ave. E., Rev. Donald Freeman, 9:30 am Sunday School, 10:30 - 11:30 am worship service (broadcasted live on KCOB radio); 11:30 am Fellowship; Wednesday choir rehearsal 6:00 p.m.; Nursery provided on Sundays.

Westfield Community Church 4164 20th St., Grinnell, Pastor Jann Braaksma, Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Sunday School; Sunday 10:30 a.m. Worship; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Youth Group; www.westfieldwitness.org

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ing to have families who have children at this facility for four years, so let’s make it a centerpiece of our capabilities.”

Continued from Page 1A Other Iowa districts have struggled with passing bonds.

Cedar Falls, after failing with an initial $118 million proposal, came back in June with a $36 million scaled-down revision, but that failed with only a 57-percent approval by voters.

A 60-percent “super majority” is needed to pass school bonds in Iowa, per state law.

A much smaller district, Denver, failed with two proposals in recent years, even though both were only for about $7 million. The first one failed by only 64 votes; the June 30 election ended with a sound 2-to-1 defeat.

Closer to Jasper County, the Grinnell-Newburg School District proposed a $28 million bond issue to replace aging facilities, but it failed in early April by a considerable margin. There were 1,849 “no” votes to only 1,305 in favor, with a 60-percent approval needed for passage. The Grinnell-Newburg district includes a few precincts that incorporate Jasper County residences.

The Newton Daily News, with the help of Grinnell-Newburg Superintendent Todd Abrahamson, takes a look at the election involving Newton’s next-door neighbor school district to the east, with some important similarities and differences between the two districts and their recent proposals.

“The super-majority is a hard sell,” Abrahamson said.

“I was told it often takes more than one try. It just takes an efficient, effective effort to get the message out, and it sometimes takes two or three tries.”

The vote About 35 percent of registered voters who live in the Grinnell-Newburg district — what Jasper County Auditor Dennis Parrott called “extremely high” for a school bond — voted in the April 7 election. Out of those 3,130 voters, 1,828 voted against the proposal, or 58.5 percent.

Only 1,302 voted in favor of the bond.

Four of the five voting precincts had more votes against the proposal than in favor, with the rural precinct (comprised of residents of the districts who don’t live in Grinnell) had the highest ratio of no-to-yes votes, shooting down the proposal with a 74-percent disapproval. Almost 20 percent of the bond votes were by absentee ballot.

Jason W. Brooks/Daily News A facilities plan for the Grinnell-Newburg district involves using the former Iowa Telecom building as a grades 6-8 middle school and constructing a new K-5 school, but the $28 million bond proposal failed by a considerable margin in an April election. The Newton Community School District will be asking voters for a general obligation bond as it tries to find ways to fund the rebuild of the Berg Complex.

Abrahamson said voter turnout, while high, didn’t get enough “yes” voters to the polls.

“Some people actually told me they didn’t vote because they just thought it would pass,” he said.

Dilemmas: What Grinnell and Newton have in common Grinnell-Newburg and Newton have some aging buildings that are a drain in massive overhead and monthly costs for heating, cooling and power. Age and heavy additions have stressed the limits of buildings that were meant to house fewer students and staff — and with far less demand in electricity and technology.

Abrahamson said the burden of proof is on the folks who will be spending the public’s money on the infrastructure.

“With private-sector layoffs here and there, fluctuating ag prices and an older population on fixed incomes, it’s tough to show the school needs in a convincing way,” he said.

Newton has several aging schools that will have expensive needs in the years ahead.

However, the collection of classrooms with the combination of the most students and the greatest need for renovation is the Berg Complex, with major heating, cooling and other environmental and ergonomic issues that can’t be resolved without an estimated $17.6 million in renovations.

The exact price tag for the planned all-new build of Berg won’t be determined until the design phase of the complex is complete. However, Newton won’t be asking taxpayers for

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more than about $28 million, because that’s where a mandated formula sets the district’s bond capacity.

G r i n n e l l - N e w b u r g ’s shrinking enrollment decreases funding for salaries and certain academic programs, and an increase or further decrease wouldn’t impact the local need for updated facilities.

Newton and Grinnell situations: Major differences Grinnell-Newburg had approximately 1,500 students for this year’s certified enrollment, and is shrinking, while Newton is still about twice that size, and largely stabilized.

The district has 138 fewer students in 2014-15 than it had in 2011-12, creating a funding-per-student shortfall of about $900,000.

As families move from rural to urban areas to chase employment, fewer students are staying in Grinnell throughout their schooling years, and even fewer are relocating to the area.

Newton lost about 500 students between 2002 and 2012, but only lost about 150 over the next three school years, although the average household income in the district has dropped considerably.

The two district’s bond proposals are proposed to vastly different tax bases. Grinnell is slightly more than half the size of the City of Newton in population, with its employment base largely divided between agriculture and Grinnell College, and Newton being more ag/industrial.

Newton is only proposing to only tear down walls at one site in its replacement of Berg, while the Grinnell-New-

burg bond proposal defeated in April would have put four “neighborhood schools” out of service as a cost savings.

Even if the Grinnell community can re-purpose all four buildings without tearing any down, no longer using traditional schools — filled with generations of memories — is apparently more than many residents can stomach.

Abrahamson doesn’t quite follow the tie to the idea of neighborhood schools, as Grinnell hasn’t had that kind of arrangement for years.

“It’s really been since 1997 that we haven’t had neighborhood schools,” he said. “We’ve already moved away from that.”

In the spring of 2013, the GNSD formed a task force charged with putting together a long-term facilities plan to help alleviate costs of operating aging buildings.

Newton’s board created a three-person facilities subcommittee made up of board members last spring, but has not publicized a major detailed facilities plan that calls for remodeling or replacement of schools.

Berg — probably the biggest drain of resources and source of environmental and ergonomic concerns from staff — has been the focus.

The complex has been the site of mold clean-up, heating and cooling inconsistencies, plumbing nightmares and odd smells that do not seem to exist anywhere else in the district.

As Newton Community School District President Sheri Benson said after the spring vote to make Berg a grades 5-8 facility, “we’re go-

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The campaign The task force helped create a plan which eventually led to a bond proposal that, for about $28 million, involved replacing four buildings with two: A new preschool-through-fifth-grade structure, and a repurposed middle-school (formerly Iowa Telecom) building that would house the sixth through the eighth grades.

The proposed tax impact would have been a maximum Increase of 49 cents per $1,000 net taxable value. A home valued at $175,000 would increase by $45.41 per year, or $3.78 per month.

The price tag of $28 million is actually only 67 percent of the $42 million needed for the project, with the remaining $14 million to be paid out of SAVE sales-tax funds. The costs were determined through study and consultation with architects, consultants and facilities professionals, and were marketed using a bond committee, forums, signage and a its own website, grinnelltigerbond.org.

Leigh McGivern of Basicleigh Communications, who was invited to speak to the Newton school board and administrators at Monday’s board work session, said Grinnell didn’t tailor its message to local voters.

“I understand Grinnell pretty much ‘cookbooked’ what Johnston did,” McGivern said.

“They did not customize it to fit the community; the people who live there.”

Abrahamson said he feels the people involved with promoting a “yes” vote were doing the right things.

“We had all kinds of presentations, and addressed all the naysayers’ concerns about everything from taxes to the conditions in the Telecom building,” he said. “We even went with some signage.”

What’s next?

The district moved its central offices into Grinnell-Newburg High School classrooms, saving $43,000 annually.

“We just have to find creative ways to sustain five buildings,” Abrahamson said.

“We took an elaborate online survey, and we’ll have a lot of discussions in the year ahead about what we’ll do next.”

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In 1898, Howard Snyder, a rural Austin, Minnesota farm boy accepted an offer from Frederick L. Maytag to start working at the Parsons Band Cutter & Self Feeder Company in Newton, Iowa. This marked the start of Snyder’s inventive career of nearly thirty years culminating in a series of innovations that propelled the Maytag name to the forefront as an iconic brand among washing machine manufacturers. Dr. Tom Hoover, a Newton Iowa historian, has written a book entitled How We Made The Gyrafoam: The Story of Two Midwestern Farm Boys Who Changed Washday Mondays Forever, which is now available. The book follows the life of Howard Snyder, raised near Rose Creek, Minnesota, and reveals the role Frederick L. Maytag, a farm boy from Laurel, Iowa, played as his benefactor and friend. Together these two outstanding men led The Maytag Company to the top of the washing machine world in 1926.

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Newton Daily News WEST DES MOINES — Changes for high school girls’ soccer and softball were announced Wednesday by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union.

The IGHSAU Board of Directors approved a change in soccer classifications at its Wednesday meeting. It also approved a recommendation from the IGHSAU Softball Advisory Committee on regional final softball games.

Both changes take effect for the 2016 seasons.

Beginning with the 2016 soccer season, Class 3A will consist of the 40 largest soccer schools. the next largest 48 schools will be 2A, while the remaining schools will play in 1A. Prior to this change, 3A consisted of the 32 largest soccer schools while 2A consisted of the next largest 48.

A tentative soccer classification will be posted on the IGHSAU website soon.

The 2016 regional final softball games in all classes — 1A through 5A — will be played on the home field of the highest-seeded team remaining in the regional.

In order to secure the privilege to host, sites must have adequate lighting and meet certain other minimum facility requirements.

According to the IGHSAU, the softball advisory committee and board of directors believes this is positive step, which will increase excitement and attendance at these state qualifying games.

Tryouts for Newton Select Teams Tuesday Newton Daily News Tryouts for Newton Select Traveling Basketball Teams are Tuesday at Newton High School. These are youth teams for girls and boys from fourth grade through eighth grade.

Registration is $180 to participate with half of the fee payable Tuesday and the other half by Dec. 31.

Registration and check-in begins at 4:45 p.m. at the NHS cafeteria.

The tryouts for the boys’ fourth-fifth grade team and the sixth-seventh grade team are from 5:45 to 6:45 p.m.

Tuesday in the NHS lower gym. The eighth-grade boys’ team tryouts are from 8 to 9 p.m. in the NHS upper gym.

For girls, tryouts for the fourth-sixth grade team are 5:45 to 6:45 p.m. in the upper gym.

The seventh-eighth grade team tryouts are from 6:45 to 7:45 p.m. to upper gym.

At 5:30 p.m., immediately following registration, a welcoming event will take place in the high school cafeteria for parents of players trying out.

This meeting will provide information needed so parents know what is happening during their child’s tryout.

Parents are invited to wait in the commons (coffee provided) until their child’s tryout is over. Parents will not be allowed in the gymnasiums during the tryout process.

Practices begin in Novemenber For more information on the travel teams, contact Bill Liley at 641-792-7779 or lileyb@newton.k12.ia.us.

AMES — One race is the length of Newton High Grace Coen’s senior cross country season. A leg injury had kept the three-time state meet qualifier on the sidelines watching the Cardinal girls throughout the 2015 regular season.

Coen tried to run in two

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time state qualifier. Coen ran the race in 20 minutes, 26 seconds for sixth place.

Coen goes to state with a teammate for the first time as freshman Rachel Rhoads ran seventh in the qualifier.

Rhoads, who has been leading the Newton girls all season, posted a time of 20:33.

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C-M’s Hostetter, L-S’ Kuhlmann earn return trips to state meet

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News ANKENY — Colfax-Mingo junior Dakota Hostetter and Lynnville-S ull y senior Canyon Kuhlmann will each get a chance to better last year’s performance at the state cross counKuhlmann try meet in 2015.

For the third time in her career, Hostetter will run in Fort Dodge following her third-place finish in the Class 1A state qualifier girls’ 5K at Des Moines Area Community College,

while Kuhlmann heads back to state for the second straight year after finishing his 5K in the 15th and final qualifying position.

Hostetter, who is ranked eighth, was defeated by two ranked runners from No. 1 Pekin, but her time of 20 minutes, 5 seconds was easily enough to send her to next weekend’s Iowa High School Cross Country Championships in Fort Dodge.

Kuhlmann had a tougher time in the boys’ 5K, but he’ll head back to state after finishing in the final qualifying spot four seconds ahead of 16th-place Troy Banning/Webster City Daily Freeman-Journal finisher Peyton Walker of Colfax-Mingo junior Dakota Hostetter Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fre- clinched her third berth into the state cross country meet Thursday when mont.

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CMB’s Jessen, Thomson punch tickets to state

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Troy Hyde/Daily News Collins-Maxwell/Baxter freshman Ian Thomson qualified for the Class 2A state cross country meet after finishing 14th in a state qualifier at Fox Ridge Golf Course in Dike on Thursday. The state meet is Oct. 31 in Fort Dodge.

DIKE — Collins-Maxwell/Baxter freshman Ian Thomson doesn’t feel any pressure following in the footsteps of his older brother Colin.

After qualifying for the state cross country meet as a freshman Thursday, he probably feels even less pressure.

Colin Thomson ran in the state meet last year and is now running collegiately at Central College, but Ian Thomson is continuing the family tradition and even has the chance to one up his older brother with three years left to run on the state’s biggest stage.

With four ranked teams and two “teams to

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watch” in attendance, I a n Thomson expected things to be tough Jessen at Fox Ridge Golf Course. His expectation was correct, but the freshman still managed to sneak into the Class 2A state field with a 14th-place finish.

“It feels amazing,” Thomson said. “This was a really tough field, and I wasn’t sure what to expect. State will be tougher. I will just try to do the best I can and finish as high as I can.”

Coen, Rhoads qualify for 3A state late-season races, but could not finish the events. She didn’t even defend her Little Hawkeye Conference championship because during warmups her leg still bothered her.

Not so Thursday at the 2015 Class 3A state qualifying cross country meet. Coen ran her first 5K distance over the Iowa State cross country course and became a four-

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Character: first, last and always.

Those words are emblazoned across the wall over the trophy case in the Newton High School football locker room building.

No matter what happens F r i d a y By Jocelyn Sheets night at H.A. Lynn Newton Daily News Stadium, the play- Sports Editor ers on the 2015 NHS Cardinal football team and their coaches have embodied those words. They have shown character in the face of adversity this season.

Not many teams have to work through and around the injuries to starters and backups like Newton has had to this season. A year ago, when everyone was on the Cardinal football bandwagon as the team started 4-0 and made a run into the playoffs, the team was pretty injury-free.

What contributed to the rash of injuries this season?

Who knows?

Has it been just a string of bad luck to a team with many inexperienced varsity players? Is it because the district’s strength and conditioning coach, who many of last year’s athletes pointed to as a strong link to their individual successes, was not retained for the season? Did our players not drink enough milk, eat the right foods or whatever the other schools’ players did?

Who knows?

One factor we do know — the Newton football players and their coaches never gave up no matter what the score was in a game, no matter what team they were playing against and no matter what their record was this season.

That goes from the 16 seniors right through to the freshmen team. There was no dissension in the ranks of the Cardinals as the losses kept coming.

“There’s been the frustration of the close losses and the couple not-soclose losses, but these kids never quit. They’ve stayed together as a team,” Newton head coach Ed Ergenbright said. “They have shown up and given us maximum effort in practices and in games.”

Ergenbright pointed out this year’s seniors were a big part of Newton’s playoff team in 2014. Bryce Tish and Joseph Banfield have been three-year starters. Dalton Nevels has been a three-year starter on special teams and is this year’s second-leading rusher.

“Dalton, much like Duncan Lee, plays almost every snap in a game. They don’t come off the field much.

Parker Schuster is a senior, who doesn’t get to play much on Friday nights, but comes to practice and does the work to help his team. Andrew Weiland has been asked to play multiple positions for us this season because of the injuries and never complains when we move him,” Ergenbright said.

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Newton senior Grace Coen, left, made her only race of the season county as she and freshman Rachel Rhoads, right, finished sixth and seventh, respectively, in Thursday Class 3A state qualifying cross country meet at Ames. The two advance to the 3A girls’ state race Oct. 31 at Fort Dodge.

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Belle Plaine at Lynnville-Sully, 7 p.m.

Colfax-Mingo at GMG, 7 p.m.

CMB at Centerville, 7:30 p.m.

North Polk at PCM, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday Swimming NCMP at NCIC meet, Grinnell, 10 a.m.

Monday Volleyball Regionals Class 4A Region 4 Grinnell at Newton, 7 p.m.

Class 3A Region 3 CMB at North Polk, 7 p.m.

PCM at Saydel, 7 p.m.

Tuesday Volleyball Regionals Class 1A Region 5 Colfax-Mingo at HLV, Victor, 7 p.m.

Wilson, Seahawks dominate 49ers again SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Menacing defender Michael Bennett has a new motto for these inconsistent Seattle Seahawks: keep chopping wood.

Defending NFC West champion Seattle certainly took a positive step on that path to regaining its contender status with a commanding 20-3 victory against the San Francisco 49ers just four days after a loss at home to Carolina.

Russell Wilson threw a 46-yard touchdown pass to Tyler Lockett, and the Seahawks (34) are ruling this rivalry with four straight wins and wins in six of the last seven meetings.

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PCM’s Ellens, Schut clinch spots in 2A state meet

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News COLUMBUS JUNCTION — Prairie City-Monroe junior Chris Ellens did not like the way he performed at last year’s state qualifier and was again upset at his performance at this year’s Heart of Iowa Conference meet.

Ellens had Ellens a chance at redemption Thursday during a Class 2A state qualifier hosted by Columbus Community, and the Mustangs’ top male runner clinched a spot in next weekend’s state meet with a 10thplace finish.

The top 15 individuals and top three teams at each state qualifier advance.

Also advancing from the Mustang girls team was freshman Payton Schut, who took the 15th and final qualifying spot in the girls’ 5K race.

Ellens’ time of 17 minutes, 25.49 seconds was originally good enough for 11th, but the junior moved up to 10th after Davis County’s Zach Hougland was disqualified.

Hougland won the race, but got his first-place medal taken away when he helped Mediapolis’ Garrett Hinson to his feet near the finish line. Both runners were disqualified and an emergency vehicle was called for Hinson.

Hinson did not finish the race, and the end result did not alter the overall outcome, but the Iowa High School Athletic Association backed host Columbus Community’s decision to disqualify Hougland.

Hougland will still get the chance to run at state however.

Davis County advanced to the Iowa High School State Cross Country Championships anyway with a third-place finish.

Submittled photo by Gina Vos Prairie City-Monroe freshman Payton Schut clinched a spot in her first high school state cross country meet Thursday when she finished her 2A state qualifier in 15th place overall. The state meet is Oct. 31 in Fort Dodge.

Fourth-ranked Mid-Prairie won the meet with 26 points, while No. 8 Williamsburg was the runner-up with 71.

Ellens will be making his first trip to the state meet next week in Fort Dodge.

There was no drama as he was 30 seconds in ahead of the final qualifying spot.

The same can be said for Schut, who continued her strong finish to the season with another strong effort Thursday.

Schut crossed the line in the final qualifying spot, but she was 17 seconds ahead of the 16th-place finisher. Her time was 21:15.62.

The Mustangs were fifth overall as a team with 135 points.

No. 10 Mid-Prairie claimed the regional championship with 54 points, and sixthranked Williamsburg was the runner-up with 59.

The final state-qualifying team was Mediapolis, which

Tickets Continued from Page 1B ​Thomson crossed the line in a personal-best time of 17 minutes, 32 seconds and had room to spare, finishing four seconds in front of the 15th and final qualifier.

“Ian ran a great race today,” CMB coach Jerry Meinerts said. “I’m so proud of his desire to just keep getting better. He keeps working all race long. He was about 20th after one mile and 17th after two miles. Then all the sudden he was in the top 15 and wasn’t letting anyone pass him there at the end.”

CMB junior Heather Jessen also advanced to her first state meet with a 12th-place finish in the girls 5K race.

Thomson’s twin sister, Brenna, came across in the most unenviable position when she hit the line in 16th.

The top three teams and the top 15 individuals advance to the Iowa High School State Cross Country Championships in Fort Dodge on Oct. 31.

CMB’s girls squad came into the day ranked 12th. The Raiders were the third highest ranked squad in a field that included six ranked teams and a “team to watch.”

The Raiders top four runners finished in the top 24 positions, but the teams ahead of them had better runners in the final three spots.

No. 2 Osage won the meet easily with 32 points, while host and No. 9 DikeNew Hartford (95) and No. 13 Grundy Center/Gladbrook-Reinbeck (97) also earned state berths in the top three. Unranked South Hardin was fourth with 105 points, while CMB ended up fifth with 113.

“It was really a bittersweet night for the girls,” Meinerts

Troy Hyde/Daily News Collins-Maxwell/Baxter junior Winter Brown runs in the Class 2A state qualifier at Fox Ridge Golf Course in Dike on Thursday.

Troy Hyde/Daily News Collins-Maxwell/Baxter junior Heather Jessen, right, sprints to the finish line Thursday at a Class 2A state qualifier in Dike. Jessen earned her first-ever berth into the state cross country meet when she finished the state qualifier in 12th.

said. “On one hand, I am so excited for Heather to qualify individually. She has worked so hard to get to this point and to see all of her hard work pay off was a great accomplishment for her.

“But on the other hand, we were disappointed to not make it as a team. There were so many evenly matched teams that we knew we had to run a perfect race, and it just wasn’t our night.”

No. 14 East Marshall (125) and No. 15 West Marshall (171) were sixth and seventh, respectively.

Jessen earned her first-ever state meet berth by completing her 5K in a personal-best 20:28, while freshman Brenna

Thomson crossed in a personal-best 20:41, which was one second behind East Marshall’s Melinda Puumala for the final qualifying spot.

“It feels pretty good because this is the first time I have ever made it to state in anything,” Jessen said. “We really wanted to go as a team.

But we are fairly young so we can build on this experience and hopefully advance next year.”

Freshman Shasta Moody was 22nd in a personal-best 21:02 and freshman Lauren Ratliff, who battled shin splints at the end of the year, was 24th in a personal-best 21:06.

Senior Chasity Moody was

the fifth and final counting place for the Raiders. She was 42nd in a personal-best 22:10.

Juniors Anna Jones and Winter Brown also ran personal-best times, crossing in 55th and 56th, respectively.

“The hard part about the whole race was that every one of our girls ran their best times of the season,” Meinerts said.

Osage’s Megan Mooberry, who is ranked second in Class 2A, won the race in 18:50.

Fourth-ranked Haley Fye of East Marshall was the runner-up in 19:06.

Osage also grabbed third, seventh, eighth and 13th to win. Grundy Center/Gladbrook-Reinbeck’s top four runners were faster than DikeNew Hartford’s top four, but the Wolverines edged out the Spartans because its top two runners were fourth and fifth, respectively.

The Wolverines’ fifth runner was 31st, while the Spartans’ No. 5 runner was 32nd and South Hardin’s final counting runner was 34th.

The CMB boys finished ninth as a team with 233

ended up with 82 points.

PCM also trailed Northeast Goose Lake, which was fourth with 116 points.

Junior Jayci Vos, in her first year of cross country, was 25th overall with a time of 22:26.08.

Two spots behind Vos was sophomore Baylee Smith. Her 27th-place finish was clocked at 22:34.66.

The final two counting positions were freshman Megan Townley in 33rd and freshman Sara Dudley in 49th.

Senior Morgan Novak and freshman Morgan Uhlenhopp were non-counting finishers in 54th and 55th, respectively.

The Mustangs did not have the services of former state qualifier Rachel Stafford and senior Kiara Kappelman. Both runners missed the meet due to injury.

Williamsburg’s Julie Hollensbe, who is ranked fifth in 2A, won the race in 18:47.35.

No. 8 Jordan Winke of Albia was the runner-up in 19:20.38.

Finishing after Ellens in the boys’ 5K race was sophomore Blake Lee, who was 21st in 18:20.30.

Sophomore Noah Henkenius was 63rd, junior Brady North finished 66th and senior Andreas Vargas rounded out the counting finishers in 81st.

Mark Bruxvoort (84th) and Max VanGorp (87th) also competed for the PCM varsity.

The winner, after Hougland was disqualified, ended up being No. 16 Josh Keller of host Columbus Community with a time of 16:50.87.

Luke Sigler and No. 18 Peyton Miller of Mid-Prairie were second and third, respectively.

The Class 2A state meet takes place at Fort Dodge’s Lakeside Municipal Golf Course. Schut and the 2A girls will run at 1 p.m., while Ellens and the 2A boys begin their race at 1:30 p.m.

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points. No. 5 Clear Lake’s top five runners were in the first 18 positions and won the meet with 62 points.

Aplington-Parkersburg’s C.J. May, who is ranked No. 2, won the boys’ 5K race in 15:56 and helped the 10thranked Falcons to second with 79 points. East Marshall’s Nick Meling, who is ranked fifth, led the defending state champion Mustangs to the third state-qualifying spot.

CMB sophomore Max Van Maanen was the Raiders’ second runner behind Ian Thomson. Van Maanen finished in 25th with a personal-best time of 18:07. Sophomore Carter Fricke was next in 37th in a personal-best 18:29.

The final two counting runners were freshman Josh Bruntz in 77th and sophomore Noah Rhoades in 80th, respectively. Freshman Eric Wagner (84th) and junior Brady Ross (95th) also ran for CMB. Rhoades and Wagner ran personal-best times.

“Our boys ran great tonight,” Meinerts said. “We were shooting for eighth or better and came up just short of that goal. There was some great competition, and our boys brought their ‘A’ game and really competed with these rated teams.”

Both Raider teams competed in bright orange socks and bright orange head bands in honor of senior Stephanie Twohey, who lost a close family friend to Leukemia earlier in the week.

The Class 2A state meet takes place at Fort Dodge’s Lakeside Municipal Golf Course. Jessen and the 2A girls will run at 1 p.m., while Ian Thomson and the 2A boys begin their race at 1:30 p.m.

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Cardinals Continued from Page 1B Newton’s boys did not have a state qualifier. Their top finisher was sophomore Jack Callaghan in 29th place, running the 5K race in 18:10. 06.

It is the first time Newton has qualified two individuals to state in the same year.

According to NHS girls’ head coach Rachelle Tipton, Newton had qualified one girl a season or as a team in 2005.

“It’s nice to be going to state for the fourth straight year, but I wish I had a good season to back this up,” Coen said. “I’m happy to have had the opportunity to run today and have the chance to go back to state.

I’m excited to be going to state with Rachel. It will be nice to run with her there.”

For Rhoads, her first high school cross country season will end with a state meet run.

She said she didn’t expect the type of season she had.

“I was excited to make the varsity. It has been a great season and it’s exciting to be able to go to state,” Rhoads said.

“Today’s race was harder than some of the others this season. It was a really nice course and we had a great day to run.

Our whole team did well.”

Newton came within an eyelash of qualifying the entire girls team Thursday. The Cardinal girls tied for third with Ballard with 109 points.

The top three teams advance to the 3A state meet. To break the tie, meet officials go to the teams’ No. 6 runner to see who placed higher.

“Ballard’s girl was 34th and ours was 49th. Any one of our girls beating just one more runner gets is a lower score,” Tipton said. “I wasn’t at the finish line, but I had people from our team and other

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Running in their final race for Newton High are seniors Chase Dykstra, left, and Zach Theis, right, as Thursday’s Class 3A state qualifying race begins.

coaches telling me Grace was really fifth. If that was right, we would have had a lower score. I had to go to the meet officials and try to sort it out.”

Tipton said reports were Coen had fallen to the ground right after crossing the finish line, and a Carlisle girl finished and went on up the chute ahead of Coen. Runners did not run with electronic chips nor was there a finish-line video camera at the state qualifier.

“With no proof, there wasn’t anything the meet officials could do,” Tipton said following a length post-race meeting with officials. “It’s tough because the girls did exactly what I asked them to do. We knew we could be a third-place team

if we executed well during the race, which meant to beat as many of the Ballard and Grinnell runners as possible.”

Pella won both the girls’ and the boys’ state qualifier team titles.

The fourth-ranked Pella boys scored 53 points to defeat No. 2 Grinnell (57 points) and No. 7 Gilbert (95). Newton was 11th as a team with 289 points. The No. 7 Pella girls had 58 points for the team win followed by No. 3 Gilbert with 80, and then 10th-ranked Ballard and Newton at 109 each.

Top-ranked Abby Kohut-Jackson of Ballard won the 3A girls’ qualifier championship in a time of 19:27.

Pella’s Adam Sievers, who was

ranked No. 5, won the boys’ race in 16:50.

Rhoads went into the meet ranked 28th in Class 3A. Coen was edged out of fifth place by fifth-ranked Megan Sievers of Carlisle in 20:25.

Newton’s freshman Caelyn Briley finished 27th in 21:59 followed by sophomore Tessa Keeton in 31st at 22:16.

Freshman Abbie Barr placed 38th in 22:42. Juniors Ellie Horn and Katherine Thorpe finished 49th and 74th, respectively, in 23:25 and 24:54.

The Newton boys had two seniors conclude their careers at the state qualifying meet. Zach Theis was 84th in 21:22.57 and Chase Dykstra finished 89th in 22:06.28.

“I had a pretty good final race.

As a team and as individuals today, we got some personal-best times,” Theis said. “I had a good season, running varsity most of the season. The best part of the season was I was able to make new friends and we had a pretty good team bond.”

Dykstra sat on the ground with an ice pack on his right knee following Thursday’s race.

“It was a lot of fun this season, even with all the struggle I’ve had to go through to be able to come out and run.

Running with Zach was nice to have another senior and a good friend on the course with me,” Dykstra said. “It was all worth it, even if I ended up hurting myself today.”

Junior Noah Sander was 60th in 19:33. Sophomore Dylan Main and freshman Adam Hunter were 65th and 66th, respectively, in 19:39.45 and 19:40.02. Sophomore Brad Portner placed 69th in 19:54.16.

NHS boys’ head coach Steve Weeks concluded his first season coaching the Cardinals. He said the team almost doubled in size from the beginning of practices to the end of the season.

“We had a great season. We were able to drop times though out the year. It’s tough to end the season on a tough course like this. The rolling hills on the back side of the course eat up a chunk of time and might have been discouraging to the boys,” Weeks said. “I’m proud of the boys and how they competed all season.”

Coen and Rhoads will run in the Class 3A girls’ race at noon Oct. 31 in the Iowa State Cross Country Championship meet. The state meet is held at the Lakeside Municipal Golf Course in Fort Dodge.

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Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Newton’s Jack Callaghan, with sunglasses on, is out ahead of his teammates Brad Port- Off and running are Newton’s girls, from left, Abbie Barr, Katherine Thorpe, Tessa Keener (953), Noah Sander, Dylan Main (952) and Adam Hunter in Thursday’s 3A state cross ton, Caelyn Briley, Ellie Horn, Rachel Rhoads and Grace Coen in Thursday’s 3A cross country qualifier at Ames. country state qualifier at Ames.

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Ergenbright said these were just examples of how the entire senior class of players has led by example this season. Other seniors on the team are Jacob Smith, Clay Hansen, Jwan Roush, Michael McKinney, Jake Bennett, Cole Peters, Austin James, Grant Nook, Harley Walker and Nick Geerlings.

A year ago, the Newton High volleyball team only won seven matches and went winless in Little Hawkeye Conference play. In 2015, the Cardinals doubled their match win total and broke through for a win in a conference with two Class 4A ranked teams.

The Cardinal volleyball team of 2014 had one senior on its roster. This season there were six seniors on the squad — Fran Lucas, Emily Fitzgerald, Stephanie Hoebelheinrich, Allison Ergenbright, Jessie Smith and Adrienne Bergman — helping the Cardinals move forward.

Monday, the NHS volleyball team opens Class 4A regional tournament play at home against Grinnell. The Cardinals and Tigers begin play at 7 p.m. in the NHS upper gym.

The winner advances to the second round of the postseason. We need to pack the gym with red and black to cheer on the Cardinals.

The Lynnville-Sully girls finished in fifth with 152 points. They were nine points back of the third and final qualifying spot, which was nabbed by Colo-NESCO. No. 1 Pekin won the meet with 24 points, and fifthranked Mason City Newman Catholic was the runner-up with 54 points. Van Buren edged Lynnville-Sully by a point in fourth. Colfax-Mingo came in seventh with 171.

The Hawk girls were led by junior Ida Byggeth in 17th, two spots off the 15th and final qualifying spot. Byggeth crossed the line in 21:50.8 and the final state qualifier finished 10 seconds faster.

Senior Marissa Vos was one spot and 26 seconds behind Byggeth in 18th, while senior Kasiah Ehresman finished 31st in 23:32.9. Sophomore Hailey Scandridge was 48th and junior Haley James crossed in 52nd. The non-counting finishers were junior Kristine Jaennette in 72nd and senior Shelby Foster in 74th.

Pekin’s Gwynne Wright, who is ranked No. 2 in Class 1A, won the race in 19:07.

Her teammate, ninth-ranked Shea Dahlstrom, was the runner-up in 19:54.6.

Hostetter was the only returning runner from last year’s Colfax-Mingo squad that advanced to state. She

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finished 22nd last year.

Hostetter’s younger sister, freshman Ilia Hostetter, was the next Tigerhawk to cross the line as she was 33rd with a time of 23:41.7 in her first regional meet.

Freshman Colleen Craig was 36th with a time of 23:47.4 and freshman Payton Rhone was 47th in 24:24 Colfax-Mingo freshman Kylie Wellington was 70th.

“The kids really brought it tonight,” Colfax-Mingo

coach Zach Tomas said. “It’s awesome to think we don’t graduate anyone.”

Kuhlmann was 51st at last year’s 1A boys state meet but he’ll look to improve on that after finishing 20 seconds faster at Thursday’s state qualifier at DMACC. Lynnville-Sully was 19th in the 21-team field with 434 points. Kyle Kramer was 82nd, Lucas Jones crossed in 106th, Jared Bassett hit the line in 123rd and the final

counting runner was Caleb Jansen in 127th.

Colfax-Mingo was 17th overall with 412 points. The Tigerhawks’ top finisher was junior Cameron Warner, who finished 43rd with a time of 18:53.5.

Freshman Cauy Furgison was 70th, while freshman Jordan Lescaleet ended up 97th, freshman Mike Martinez crossed in 108th and freshman Nic Duffy hit the line in 112th. Junior Will Dunsbergen placed 125th and sophomore Jacob Frier was 142nd.

“Again, the boys are very young,” Tomas said. “We had four freshmen in our top five and two of them joined the team after school year started.”

Unranked Andrew Stumbo of Ogden won the boys 5K race in 16:23.7. No. 11 Ryan Millikin of Pekin was the runner-up in 16:49.

Third-ranked Pekin won the meet with 67 points, while No. 8 South Hamilton was the runner-up with 74 points. The final state qualifying team was Ogden with 109 points.

The Class 1A state meet takes place at Fort Dodge’s Lakeside Municipal Golf Course. Dakota Hostetter and the 1A girls will run at 2 p.m., while Kuhlmann and the 1A boys begin their race at 2:30 p.m.

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

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performing the smoke test on the sewer line. Passed unanimously.

The Water Tower has not been painted as per contract. If it is not done in November it will not happen until early in 2016.

The manager from Ridgeview Apartment reported one of the dumpsters needs to be repaired.

The City Code requires residents and apartments to furnish their own containers.

Motion by Avery and seconded

by Frymoyer to present the bills.

Passed unanimously.

September Payroll..........5,766.56 September FICA (City Share)...... ..........................................441.15 September IPERS (City Share).... ..........................................514.96 Airgas North Central..........310.76 Alliant Energy.................2,843.10 Black Hills Energy.............106.38 Brown Tiling......................975.00 Business Forms & Acct.....347.98 Caldwell & Brierly PLLC....304.24 Diamond Vogel Paint.........104.70 Dodds Trash Hauling & Recycle. . .......................................2,115.04 Fire Service Training Bureau........ ............................................75.00 First Choice Accounting....200.00 Hawkins Inc.......................759.71 Heartland Coop.....................5.25 Iowa One Call......................31.60 Iowa Portable Toilet.............85.00 Jasper Co Animal Rescue...60.00 Jasper Co Emergency Management.....................898.50 John Deer Financial..........144.62 Kellogg Post Office............178.50 Keystone Laboratories......251.00 News Printing Co.................12.50 Newton Fire Department.. .175.00 Platinum Business Card....150.00 Rhonda Guy...................1,243.00 Skiff Medical Center............42.83 Smith Quality Rental.........226.19 The Door Doctor................139.10 Todd's Tire........................149.47 U S Cellular.......................145.58 Receipts:....................$32,293.86 Disbursements:..........$44,789.16 Motion by Avery and seconded

by Aldrich to accept the bills as presented. Passed unanimously.

Motion by Avery and seconded

by Frymoyer to adjourn. Passed unanimously.

Shirley Schippers Clerk Tenny Hinshaw Mayor October 23

PUBLIC NOTICES

MARK A. OTTO TRUST NOTICE IN THE MATTER OF THE TRUST: DOYLE E. BRUBAKER AND MAXINE L. BRUBAKER TRUST AGREEMENT To all persons regarding Doyle E. Brubaker, deceased, who died on or about 10th day of January, 2015. You are hereby notified that Karen L. Burnside is the trustee of the Doyle E. Brubaker and Maxine L. Brubaker Trust Agreement, dated the 23rd day of April, 1991 and First November 10, 2014. 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 are reasonably identities 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 7th day of October, 2015.

Doyle E. Brubaker and Maxine L. Brubaker Trust Agreement Karen L. Burnside 2021 E. 10th St. Fremont, NE 68025 Mark A. Otto, ICIS PIN#: AT0005939 Attorney for Trustee OTTO LAW OFFICE PLLC 123 W 2nd St. N., PO Box 1356 Newton, IA 50208 mark@ottolawyers.com Date of second publication 23rd day of October, 2015.

October 16 & 23 CITY OF KELLOGG OCTOBER 12, 2015 Kellogg City Council met in regular session on October 12, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. with Mayor Council Hinshaw presiding. members present: Frymoyer, Aldrich, and Avery.

Motion by Avery and seconded

by Frymoyer to accept the minutes as mailed and the financial statement as prepared.

Passed unanimously.

A citizen inquired about the black paper blowing off of the house located at 321 High St. Owner will be contacted to take care of the problem.

The water leak at A-line has been fixed. The digging was $525 plus parts, a 15' X 15' concrete patch will complete the project. There are two bids. Griffith's is $1320 and Seals is $1500. Motion by Frymoyer and seconded by Avery to contact Griffith to fix the street if it is done before winter.

Passed unanimously.

Mayor Hinshaw opened the sealed bids for the F550 Ford Truck, Plow, and Sander. Todd Neleman $10,000 and Kent Stock $9685. Motion by Frymoyer and seconded by Aldrich to reject both bids. Passed unanimously.

Motion by Frymoyer and seconded by Aldrich to advertise the Ford Truck in the Newton Advertiser, Grinnell Penny saver, and Craig's list.

Passed unanimously.

Lion Club Committee met with the council in April concerning the LED sign. Al Rickers thought it was time to reconnect with the council giving the council a detailed outline of the research that has been done.

Al has provided the information of the overview, continued ownershiptechnical partnership, ongoing recommendations, oversight, fund raising, and Council representation.

This would be a 2 sided LED sign with a minimum of 4 1/2' x 6' to 4' x 8'.

Cost will be from $20,000 to $23,000.

The change of the messages with be done with a lap top and the cost of the electric and permit cost will be the Cities responsibility. The sign can be left where it is or moved to the other side of the Highway by the Park. Council would like the company to create a Welcome to Kellogg on the message sign.

Colfax has a sign similar which if you are interested can be viewed.

Al would like to have a representative from the City to serve on the committee to assist with the decisions of the sign. He is suggesting having a 4 member team to meet monthly on a Tuesday or Wednesday night.

Aldrich volunteered to serve on the committee.

There was no maintenance report.

Motion by Frymoyer and seconded by Aldrich to accept the resignation of Gene Whisenand from the Council.

Passed unanimously.

Mayor Hinshaw reported the City has 1 citizen running for Mayor and 2 Citizens running council with 4 seats open which will require write-ins.

Motion by Frymoyer and seconded by Aldrich to set October 31, 2015 as Baggers night from 6:00 to 8:00. Passed unanimously.

Motion by Aldrich and seconded

by Frymoyer to instruct the City Attorney to continue with the legal proceeds on the Benson Property, following the advice of the legal counsel on the cleanup.

Passed unanimously.

It was suggested by a citizen to start the cleanup on some of the There were smaller projects. several that are being monitored but at this time have not been notified. This will be in the near future.

The beam for the Fire Hall doors has arrived and will be installed before winter.

Maintenance was instructed to contact Manatts concerning an estimate to repair the streets.

Motion by Avery and seconded

by Frymoyer to monitor the water report and move forward on performing the smoke test on the sewer line. Passed unanimously.

The Water Tower has not been painted as per contract. If it is not done in November it will not happen until early in 2016.

The manager from Ridgeview Apartment reported one of the dumpsters needs to be repaired.

The City Code requires residents and apartments to furnish their own containers.

Motion by Avery and seconded

by Frymoyer to present the bills.

Passed unanimously.

September Payroll..........5,766.56 September FICA (City Share)...... ..........................................441.15 September IPERS (City Share).... ..........................................514.96 Airgas North Central..........310.76 Alliant Energy.................2,843.10 Black Hills Energy.............106.38 Brown Tiling......................975.00 Business Forms & Acct.....347.98 Caldwell & Brierly PLLC....304.24

MARK A. OTTO TRUST NOTICE IN THE MATTER OF THE TRUST: DOYLE E. BRUBAKER AND MAXINE L. BRUBAKER TRUST AGREEMENT To all persons regarding Maxine L. Brubaker, deceased, who died on or about 28th day of March, 2015. You are hereby notified that Karen L. Burnside is the trustee of the Doyle E. Brubaker and Maxine L. Brubaker Trust Agreement, dated the 23rd day of April, 1991 and First November 10, 2014. 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 are reasonably identities 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 7th day of October, 2015.

Doyle E. Brubaker and Maxine L. Brubaker Trust Agreement Karen L. Burnside 2021 E. 10th St. Fremont, NE 68025 Mark A. Otto, ICIS PIN#: AT0005939 Attorney for Trustee OTTO LAW OFFICE PLLC 123 W 2nd St. N., PO Box 1356 Newton, IA 50208 mark@ottolawyers.com Date of second publication 23rd day of October, 2015.

October 16 & 23 IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR JASPER COUNTY IOWA (JUVENILE DIVISION) IN THE INTERESTS OF E.A.M.C. (DOB: MARCH 15, 2012) A.A.J.C. (DOB: AUGUST 26, 2013) MINOR CHILDREN JUVENILE NO. JVJV003590 JVJV003591 ORIGINAL NOTICE TERMINATION OF PARENAL RIGHTS TO: Brooke Elizabeth Clark Christopher Lee Duckworth Zachary Cox Or unknown father of the above named children You are notified that there is now on file in the office of the clerk of the above court, a petition in the above-entitled action, which prays the parent's parental rights be terminated. The Petitioner is the State of Iowa whose attorney is Jonathan D. Noble, and whose address is 114 West 3rd Street North, Newton, Iowa 50208, Iowa. The attorney's phone number is (641) 792-5010.

You are further notified that a hearing to determine whether the parental rights be terminated as alleged in the Petition pursuant to Iowa Code Section 232.116 shall be held before the Juvenile Court on the 3rd day of December, 2015, at 1:30 o'clock P.M. in the Courtroom 303 of the Jasper County Courthouse in Newton, Iowa.

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 (563) 589-4448. (If you are hearing impaired, call Relay Iowa TTY at 1800-735-2942.)

Note: The attorney who is expected to represent the child or parent should be promptly advised by that party of the service of this notice.

October 16, 23 and 30

PERSONAL

NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS Meets Sunday, Wednesday and Friday 7:00 PM in Basement of St. Stephan's Episcopal Church BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

INVESTORS

The Newton Daily News recommends that you investigate every phase of investment opportunities. We suggest you consult your own attorney or ask for a free pamphlet and advice from the Attorney General's Consumer Protection Division. Hoover Building, Des Moines, IA 50319. 515-281-5926.

Northeast

GARAGE SALE Sat., Oct 24th: 9am-1:00pm Tanning bed, hot tub, pier 1 chair, dresser and night stand, wicker set, coach purses, wicker mirror, pictures, dining room table & 8 chairs and much more!

1430 N. 6th Ave E.

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MOVING SALE Sat., Oct. 24: 9am-6pm Everything must go! Low, Low Prices! Never used items, Tools, Toys, Hunting, Women's clothing L through 2X, Men's clothing, Purses, luggage, Christmas items, Furniture, Wedding decorations, Antiques, House hold items and much more!

603 E. 17th St. N. Newton Southeast

GARAGE SALE/ MOVING SALE Fri., Oct 23 • 6-8pm Sat., Oct 24 • 7am-2pm 99% of all items 25 cents!

Books, clothes, movies, kitchen items, toys, knick knacks, tools, furniture, holiday items, motorcycle helmets, games, puzzles, home décor, & so much more!

605 E. 27th St. S. BICYCLE

WANTED PART-TIME Handyman & Cleaner Contractors Easy Keep Management 105 N. 2nd Ave. Ste. 201 641-792-3443 HOME IMPROVEMENTS

LEAKY ROOF, Missing Shingles???

Flat roof repair & coating.

Chimney repair & removal.

Soffit & fascia repair & cover.

General Repairs

INSULATION

Attic & side walls.

Attic fans & ventilation Leaf Proof Gutter Covers,

Gutter cleaning.

Call 641-792-6375 PAINTING

HORNING'S PAINTING: Interior & exterior painting Drywall Repair & Texturing Free Estimates 641-791-9662 LAWN CARE

WANTED

MISCELLANEOUS

SEEKING CONTACT information on a pair of handymen who cleaned eaves last fall. At the time we made arrangements to shingle a porch roof. I didn't hear from him. I want it done before winter. If you don't want the job please return the shingles and give money back. Please call NOW! 641-792-4187

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WANTED: MISS Me jeans or other name brands, junior, waist size 26,27 or 28. Also, Under Armor hoodies, adult sizes S, M or XL. “Pink” brand tops or pants. (Same sizes). 8402971.

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For More Information, call (641)792-3121 x 6542.

PETS

FRENCH BRITNEY puppies for sale. 2 months old.

AKC & UKC, excellent hunters and house pets.

For pictures see www.trinitykennels.org/ Call Josh at 301-830-1060

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?

ELECTRONICS

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

SATELLITE

1500 1st Ave E • Newton, IA 50208

Full-Time or Part-Time Pharmacy Technician.

Experience preferred but not required.

Apply in person 400 1st Ave. W., Newton

EMPLOYMENT

TEMPORARY FULL- time Forklift drivers and Mail Sorters needed to work from December 1st through the 24th. Pay is $14.29/hr plus $4.27 HWP on the first 40 hrs/ week. 3 shifts available: 7AM3PM,3PM -11PM and 11PM-7AM. Apply online at www.alanritchey.com or apply in person on October 28th between 1pm and 6pm and October 29th between 9am and 6pm at: Fairfield Inn; 8661 Plum Drive; Urbandale, IA EOE M/W/Vet/Disability CAREAGE OF NEWTON

2130 West 18th St. South Newton, IA 50208

641-791-1127 Hiring part-time CNA's All Shifts Starting wage $12.10/hr.

Please apply in Person

Marion Soil and Water Conservation District

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

WANTED

LOOKING FOR an early motorola cell phone or other makes and apple computer. Any condition is ok, 238-3343.

WANTED: FARM toy tractors, trucks, implements, farm related advertising items and Lego's. 641-5263050 or 641-521-1448.

WANTED: ANY cat toy/accessories ( tall cat tower, scratch poles, tunnels etc.)

Also need cheap or free pet taxi. (Any size). 8402971.

WILL HAUL away running or non-running riding mowers, push mowers, snow blowers and garden tillers, and garden tractors. Call 792-2416

EMPLOYMENT

EMPLOYMENT

FSRP Care Coordinator Full-Time

Candidate must have the ability to provide Care Coordinator in the north service area primarily Jasper County. Job duties will include working with families involved in the child welfare system, coordinating referrals and services for families.

Timeliness of documentation and professional written communication skills and statistical reporting required. Ability to work as a team player, solution focused and have the ability to represent the agency in a positive manner. Good time management, communication and organizational skills required. This position will be a Newton based position with travel required.

Full time with benefits. Monday –Friday with some weekends and evenings.

Bachelor Degree in related field required and child welfare experience.

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

Van Zante Creek Nutrient Reduction Strategist, Marion County (Full-time, position is expected to run from November 2015 to January 2017) Location: Knoxville, Iowa and Newton, Iowa Contact:

Marion Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) 1445 Lake Drive, Suite 1 Knoxville, IA 50138 641-842-5314 Ext. 3 Cynthia.Davis@ia.nacdnet.net

Opens: October 16, 2015 Closes: October 30, 2015 Method of application: Submit Cover Letter, Resume and College Transcripts to the Marion SWCD by 4:30 p.m. on 10/30/2015.

The Marion Soil & Water Conservation District is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Provider

Short on Cash?

If you are interested in making some extra cash we have the PERFECT opportunity for you.

Route packages available Make Approx. $200 every 4 weeks.

Only 5 days a Week NO Weekends NO Holidays NO Collections Great Exercise

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FOR SALE

1 & 2 & 3 BDRM apartments: heat, water, stove, refrigerator, drapes all included. Off-street parking.

641-792-4000.

1&2 BR apts in Grinnell & Newton.

2&3 BR apts in Baxter.

Rental assistance and utility allowance available.

Onsite laundry. No pets 877-932-1132 This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer Equal Housing Opportunity. Handicap accessible www.tlpropertiesiowa.com

FULL SIZE Oil Paining, Seascape by Lee Burr, 40x30 inches. $400.00.

641-275-0290.

GREEN LEATHER rocker, good shape $65. 641-2750290 IOWA HAWKEYES Large Drinking Glass $15. Dale Earnhardt Jr 1:64 Collectible Cars $12/each.

1940's Hull USA A50 White Pottery Pitcher $45. Vintage Camp Snoopy Glasses (from 1950's/1960's) $40 for set.

LARGE ASSORTMENT of sample caps & beanies. All new .50¢ each. 4 pair of mens jeans size 38”x30” $4. each. Mens jacket & coats size large. 641-8314668.

MARBLE COLLECTION, nice, AKRO Agate, Peltier, Vittro, Marble King. Stamp collection, big, very nice, from 1890-1980. Mans Movato, gold watch, very nice, paid over $900. asking $550. Coin collection, all silver, ½ dollars, quarters, dimes, Indian heads -all mint, Mexican, silver pennies, wheat backs 19091958. 641-831-3519.

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

NEW LEATHER Brahma Boots, rugged, size 10 ½. $70. 641-275-0290.

QUAD RUNNER, 2011 Baja 150 cc, automatic with reverse, electric start, runs excellent, used very little, needs new plastic fender. Asking $550. or Offer. 641-275-2088.

REFRIGERATOR IN good shape, white, works great $125. 641-275-0290.

REMINGTON WOODS Master model 742, 30-06 semi auto Rifle with weaver scope, very nice condition, asking $700 or OBO. 641-275-2088.

ROUND, WOOD dining room table, top shape. $140.00. 641-275-0290.

SMALL DRESSER with mirror $25, 2 small round tables with glass top $20, 1 single bed with head board, like new $125, Singer sewing machine, excellent condition $175, desk chair $15, straight back steel chair $15. 641792-9981 STARTER FOR a Olds, Buick or Pontiac $40.00.

641-275-0290.

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

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

FOR SALE: Wooden 8'x8' storage sheds. Buyer must move and haul. 641-7925656 or on weekends, 641521-4560. $350.

2 SINGLE beds, with frames, one with case headboard. $45 & $35.

641-275-0290.

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

20' WERNER extension ladder $65. 641-275-9130.

ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR Pronto M41, excellent condition. $800. 641-792-0977

2 BEDROOM Apartment.

Stove, refrigerator and water furnished. Laundry Facilities. References and deposit.

641-792-3449.

2 BEDROOM house, garage, shed & appliances $600/ month + deposit. No pets. 2006 N. 5th Ave. E. 641-792-4718 2 BR Brick House in Newton. Air conditioning, stove & refrigerator. $595/mo 641-521-1646

APARTMENTS AVAILABLE

1 & 2 bdrm units Priced $490-$620 $250 security deposit Pet Friendly (some restrictions) W/D Hookups Central Air Dishwasher Private covered Patio or Balcony with storage Laundry Facility onsite (641)792-6939 EHO

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NEWER 2BR MOBILE home. Stove, refrigerator, quiet location. References. $455 mo. 641-792-4388.

NEWLY REMODLED 2 BEDROOM HOUSE, refinished wood floors & new paint, refrigerator, stove, drapes.

641-792-4000.

SPACIOUS 2 bedroom apartment in Colfax. Newly updated. $565 per month.

Onsite laundry. Pets allowed with additional deposit with $25 monthly fee.

For more information, please call 515-205-1415.

FOR RENT

One Bedroom Apt 514 South 3rd Ave East $425/mo all utilities paid

Two Bedroom Apt 124 East 4th St. North

$475/mo heat & water paid

House 917 N. 8th Ave E.

$500/mo plus utilities

Midtown Building Several apt available

$500/mo all utilities paid.

Also commercial spaces available Easy Keep Mgt 641-792-3443 FOR SALE

AUTOMOTIVE

COLLECTORS ITEMS game system with 5 games, works good. $300 for all. 641-275-0290.

2011 FORD Ranger, 24k miles, extended cab, 2WD. Call for more information.

641-792-0860

Astrograph

The sun enters Scorpio, circulating deeper psychological truths. This time of year encourages us to live more fully by being honest about our passions and our agendas. As a fixed water sign, our emotional lives might resemble a bottleneck or an unstoppable reservoir dam generating forceful creative energy. For Scorpio, it’s all in the way you use it!

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Oct. 23). Dreaming is your forte this year. You will continue to see things as they ought to be, and your idealistic views pave the way for a beautiful future.

November brings a big, lucky commitment. Come up with

a business plan in the next 10 weeks. A winning performance at the start of 2016 will help you move up at work. Leo and Pisces people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 45, 2, 39, 48 and 16.

ARIES (March 21-April 19).

You want to know how things work, but not quite as much as you want to know how people work. You’ll look for subtle indicators, seek understanding, search for motives and learn quite a lot.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20).

Many people like you and want to show you how much. If you are embarrassed by constant,

AUTOMOTIVE

1956 PREMIER Lincoln 4 door car. Body and interior excellent, motor runs, auto transmission, air, stored, been garaged for 25 years.

Can be seen in Newton.

Call 715-891-1500 or 970290-9135. $6,000 or best offer!

PRICE REDUCED - 2014 ARCTIC Cat ATV XL550.

Only 71 miles. Includes 3k lb winch, rare tungsten metallic color.

Always stored indoors.

Cost $11,200 new.

Asking $7,200. 641-990-9369

AUTOMOTIVE

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

AUTOMOTIVE

AUTOMOTIVE

2013 1025R Lawn tractor bucket and snow blade.

Like New. 28.9 hours stored inside heated garage. 641-521-5032

2008 GMC Canyon truck, 4x4, DK blue, club cab, clean. $11,000. 641-5210442.

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.

1984 PRAIRIE Schooner 5th wheel camping trailer, 32 feet, good tires, needs work, used once. $1,200.

792-4334.

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

REAL ESTATE

REAL ESTATE

FOR SALE: 2 BR, 2 ½ attached garage. NEW driveway, waterline, water heater, roof, bathroom.

641-521-4407

DAEWOO-DD802L DOZER $20,000. 641-792-4332 BOAT FOR Sale: Bass Tender 10.2', Livewell, lights, captain chairs, Minn Kota 44# Thrust Motor, trailer. Excellent condition $650. 641-275-1122 or 641-792-2349

HOUSE FOR SALE Saturday, October 10th

1:00-4:00 p.m.

322 E. 24th St. N. - Newton, IA Quiet street. Quiet neighborhood. Ideally located blocks from both Aurora Heights and Berg this ranch style home is ready for a new family. It has 3-4 bedrooms and 2 full baths. The mail level includes 3 bedrooms...one currently used as a main floor laundry.

All brand new carpet and new flooring in the full bath. Most of the main level has been recently painted. Large living room. Bright and cheery eat-in kitchen. The basement has been water-proofed and remodeled to include a large family room with a gas fireplace, a bedroom and full bath. There is also a nice sized store room. Outside includes a 2-car detached garage, privacy fenced backyard with patio and fire pit. Also in the backyard are a shed, a swimming pool with deck and a pool house for changing. The perfect yard for entertaining! All appliances stay! (including the high efficiency front-load washer and dryer with platform) New high efficiency furnace and A/C in 2008. For sale by owner.

641-521-2000 for more information. $135,000.

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.

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

EMPLOYMENT

EMPLOYMENT

EMPLOYMENT

EMPLOYMENT

doting attention, then you should keep 10 paces away from the one you suspect has a crush on you.

day will spike with excitement, and then -- whoosh -- fall into lulls of long, flat time. It’s a roller coaster you’ll find enjoyable once you resign yourself to going along for the ride.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).

What you most want to do might be something you know is wrong. Just know you’re not alone. Being good isn’t easy.

The average person struggles to do the right thing on a daily basis.

know what they like, what they are looking for and why.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21).

While looking for fun, don’t expect to find it in leisure. All the excitement is bound up inside a knotty problem. The best part will be working things out with the others who are trying to solve this.

CANCER (June 22-July 22).

Though it would seem only fair that the one who does the most work is also the one most rewarded when the work is done, unfortunately, it doesn’t always happen that way. You’ll have to make it happen.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). This

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).

When they don’t act right (and they won’t in some of today’s instances), try to think of the bad manners as a sign of lacking knowledge and training, not as a personal deficit.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). As many people try to get your attention at once, your powers of focus will be challenged.

Though it’s nice to be needed and popular, you could also feel harried by all the commotion. Take a breather when you need it.

Move in ready!

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You might not agree with or approve of another person’s choices, but your sophistication of mind and your worldly style hinge on the one crucial attitude that peace depends on: tolerance.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). In the same way that bad art lacks an artistic point of view, bad dates lack a romantic point of view. You’ll have the most fun with people who

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). It’s easier for you to meet another person’s needs when you know what they are. Ask. If what you learn isn’t what you wanted to hear, chances are you’ll be willing to adjust your thinking in the name of harmony.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20).

So much will go right when you avoid two things: worrying about the future, and worrying about now. Without the anxious energy, you’ll enjoy seizing your opportunities.

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