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County auditor staff busy with early voting Courthouse will be open next two Saturdays

By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News

Jamee A. Pierson/Daily News Terris Sallis, of Newton, speaks on Tuesday about his interaction with law enforcement during the Racial Harmony and Justice Working Group’s at the Newton DMACC auditorium.

Strong turnout brings lively discussions at racial justice forum Racial Harmony and Justice Working Group survey results revealed

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News Several topics were discussed along with the results of the Racial Harmony and Justice Working Group’s survey at the group’s forum on Tuesday. Held at DMACC, several dozen community members participated in the forum by answering questions and sharing relevant stories.

The Racial Harmony and Justice Working Group was formed to promote racial harmony and justice in Jasper County through education, story sharing and addressing institutional and systemic racism.

“This is a topic a lot of communities are grappling with,” group member Elaine Mattingly said. “We modeled our survey and customized it to discussions

we had been having to quite a few months.”

Group member the Rev. Meghan Davis started the forum by laying out healthy communication guidelines such as letting people tell their own stories, avoiding “awfulizing” negative experiences and listening as much as speaking. An educational presentation followed with group organizer the Rev. Jessica Petersen defining several relevant keywords including race, whiteness, racism, white privilege, white supremacy and whitesplaining.

The results of the survey were then presented, beginning with who took the survey. The data showed 94 percent of the respondents were white, those with two or more races at 3 percent, Native Americans at 2 percent,

Black/African American came in at 1 percent along with Asian/ Pacific Islander also at 1 percent.

Those aged 60 to 69 had the highest turn out rate at 22 percent with those 50 to 59 and 70 to 79 both had 20 percent turn out. Participants aged 80-plus came in at 12 percent while 40 to 49, 30 to 39, 18 to 29 and 14 to 17 came in at 11, 8, 4 and 3 percent. Eighty two percent of those who took the survey identified as Christian and those with no religious affiliation were next at 11 percent. The other option had 6 percent with Muslim rounding out the results at 1 percent.

More than half of those who took the survey worked in Newton at 61 percent and 94 percent live in Newton. Kellogg had 2 percent and Reasnor and Monroe each had 1 percent.

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With two weeks to go until the Nov. 8 election, the Jasper County Auditor’s office has already honored requests for more than 6,000 absentee ballots — almost as many as it received for the entire 2008 election cycle.

The office could be on pace to topple the mark of 9,300 requests received in 2012. Some requests come by mail, while others are simply taking advantage of early voting hours and filling out their absentee ballots in the auditor’s office.

A steady stream of early voters could be seen at the courthouse on Tuesday.

“We are getting busy as the excitement builds,” deputy auditor

Tina Mulgrew said.

Voting can be done from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Monday through Friday, including Nov. 7, at the office. The office will also be open for voting from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 4.

The last day to request an absentee ballot is Nov. 3 and mailed-in ballots must be postmarked by Nov. 7. However, to ensure all ballots are received by the time a special precinct board goes over the late-received ballots on the afternoon of Nov. 10, it helps the counting process move quicker if absentee ballots are mailed in as early as possible.

An official canvass of Jasper County election results is set for Nov. 15.

This week, a team is going to all licensed health care facilities within the county to assist residents in casting absentee ballots.

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Jason W. Brooks/Daily News Ila Walker of rural Monroe fills out paperwork during her recent trip to the Jasper County Auditor’s office for early voting. The auditor’s office, located on the second floor of the Jasper County Courthouse, weekdays and Saturdays through the day before Election Day.

School district Supervisors approve tax levies, credits working to balance numbers

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News

By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News One of the items discussed at length during Monday’s regular Newton Community School District Board of Education meeting was consideration of adding a board policy regarding class and grade-level size goals within the district.

Prompted by a discrepancy between the enrollments at Thomas Jefferson and Woodrow Wilson elementary schools, the board discussed potential policy changes that would create a way to even out enrollment. Several methods, technicalities and procedural issues were

discussed — along with recent history that included paying a Kansas consulting firm to help crunch data for re-drawing boundaries earlier this year.

Data showed Woodrow Wilson would have a larger number of fourth-graders on its campus, while one of its neighboring K-4 elementary schools, Emerson Hough, would have more students overall in the years ahead. Any policy change wouldn’t impact where students attend school in 2016-17.

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A list of tax levies and tax credit applications were considered Tuesday by the Jasper County Board of Supervisors. The board passed all motions before them in the areas of 2015 payable 2016/2017 tax levies, 2015 homestead tax credit applications, 2015 military service tax credit applications and 2015 family farm tax credit applications.

“The tax rate summary sheets show all of the different levy authorities, like each city. It shows the total of what they have levied, how was the county levy, the assessor, school and township,” deputy auditor Teresa Arrowood said.

Jamee A. Pierson/Daily News The Jasper County Board of Supervisors, Joe Brock, Denny Stevenson and Denny Carpenter, hear the list of tax levies and tax credit applications from county residents at its Tuesday meeting. More than $1.7 million will come back to the county through reimbursements for payable exemptions and applications from the 2015 year.

Also among the approvals were a list of exemptions and applications that are partially refunded by the state of Iowa. The county

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Sacred Heart to host Trunk or Treat Friday The Sacred Heart Church Life Commission will host its annual Halloween Trunk or Treat from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Friday at McCann Center in Newton.

This event is for Sacred Heart congregational members children ages 0-12 dressed in Halloween costumes and includes pizza, candy, games, crafts and more.

First Presbyterian to host concert Sunday Submitted Photo Accapella group Cul de Sac, of Newton, will perform at Fall Gospel Concert at 7 p.m. Thursday at the First United Methodist Church. Also performing are Sounds of Inspiration, Terry Bradley and Brian Keeton and Lonnie Appleby. This event is free but freewill donations will be accepted to go toward local nonprofits.

Gospel concert, fundraiser to memorialize hospice volunteer “This fundraiser won’t be a fundraiser for hospice but it will be to honor and memorialize Shirley Dont,” Trotter said.

Trotter said the freewill donations will go to charities Dont loved.

Dont and Trotter met when they volunteered together when Hospice of Jasper County was established in Newton in 1983.

Dont was a big part of the group which brought the organization to Newton, Trotter said.

Volunteers with the organization help families who had loved ones in hospice by sitting with patients, running errands, baking cookies and whatever

By Kayla Langmaid Newton Daily News Advisory board members with Hospice of Jasper County are memorializing an impactful friend by hosting a Fall Gospel Concert and fundraiser this month.

Kathy Trotter, of Newton, is heading up a fundraiser her late friend, ShirDont ley Ann Dont, of Newton, organized every year to raise money for Hospice of Jasper County.

The free concert will begin at 7 p.m. Thursday at the First United Methodist Church featuring Sounds of Inspiration, Cul de Sac, Terry Bradley and Brian Keeton and Lonnie Appleby.

The concert will include an intermission.

Dont died at age 76 in May.

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“Shirley Dont will not be forgotten for her passion and loyalty to the hospice program she helped bring to our community and so diligently supported for more than 30 years.”

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“Shirley Dont will not be forgotten for her passion and loyalty to the hospice program she helped bring to our community and so diligently supported for more than 35 years,” Trotter said. “This concert is in memory of her.”

Donts’ qualities as a friend are equally memorable.

“What can I say, she always built people up, and she was so passionate about caring for people who were dying and their family,” Trotter said. “She was such a great role model.”

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St. Stephen’s to host free Beggar’s Night meal St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church will host a free community meal from 4 to 6 p.m. Oct. 31 in the church courtyard, 223 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton.

Hot dogs, chips and apples will be served to feed any children, parents and loved ones prior to the annual Beggar’s Night activities. This event is free.

Kellogg Trunk or Treat will be Monday The annual Kellogg Trunk or Treat event will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at the Kellogg United Methodist Church.

The event will also feature games and will be showing the movie “Spookley.” The event is open to the public and provides a safe environment for kids to trick or treat.

United Presbyterian to host prayer gathering United Presbyterian Church will host its monthly One Voice Community Prayer Gathering at 7 p.m.

Tuesday at the United Presbyterian Church, 209 N 2nd Ave E. in Newton.

For more information, call 641-792-4158 or email unitedpres@iowatelecom.net.

Mingo UMC to host Turkey Dinner Mingo UM Church will host its annual Turkey Dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. Nov. 5 at the church, 202 W Main in Mingo.

The Little Big Band from Des Moines will also be playing during the evening.

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First Presbyterian Church will be host its next Sundays at Four concert featuring at 4 p.m. Sunday at the church, 220 N. Second Ave. E. in Newton.

There will be a reception following the concert in the Fellowship Hall. The concert is free.

Entertainment will feature organist Davis Folkerts. Folkerts received his doctor of musical arts in 1973 from University of Iowa and was a member of the Central College faculty from 1967 to 1999. He is currently the interim organist of Second Reformed Church in Pella.

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Pleasant View UMC to host supper Nov. 4 Pleasant View United Methodist Church will host a Chicken and Noodle Supper from 3 to 7 p.m. Nov. 4 at the church, 8454 S. 28th Ave. E. in Newton.

Homemade pie will also be served, and carry-out meals are available.

A portion of the freewill offering will go to the local food pantry.

The church is handicap accessible.

Local & State News Voting Continued from Page 1A of election equipment.

The 1 p.m. test will be held in the county’s election equipment building, located at 113 W. Second St. S. where the county employee parking lot is located behind the former genealogy building.

The last day to pre-register to vote is Friday. Voter registration can be done at the time of voting in person with a photo ID and a proof of residence.

As of Tuesday, there were more than 24,500 registered voters in the county. That’s broken down into about 8,600 Democrats, 7,400 Republicans, 53 Libertar-

ians and 11 members of the Iowa Green Party. About 8,500 Jasper County voters are registered as “no party.”

On Election Day, all 20 of the county’s poll locations will be open from 7 a.m. from 9 p.m.

“We will post results as they come in on the Jasper County website,” Mulgrew said, referring to www.co.jasper.ia.us.

“We will not be having a watch event in the rotunda of the courthouse, so we are asking everyone interested in the election results to look for results online. We anticipate results to start coming in between 9:15 and 9:30 p.m. The results from absentee voting will possibly be available a few minutes sooner.”

Supervisors Continued from Page 1A that is taken off, depending on how much your house is valued,” Arrowood said.

“The same is true for the military and family farm exemptions and applications.”

• The 2015 payable 2016/2017 homestead exemptions in the value of $42,894,611 have a total reimbursement of $1,583,231 from the state of Iowa.

• The 2015 payable 2016/2017 military service exemptions in the value of $3,500,991 have a total reimbursement of $24,234 from the state of Iowa.

• The 2015 payable 2016/2017 family farm tax credit applications with a value of $113,946, 311 have a total reimbursement of

www.newtondailynews.com | Wednesday | Oct. 26, 2016 | 3A The auditor’s office can be reached at 641792-7016.

Here are the Nov. 8 polling locations for Jasper County: • Precinct 1 (Clear Creek, Mingo, Valeria, Poweshiek Township) Mingo Community Building, 202 E. Railroad St., Mingo • Precincts 2, 3 and 4 (Colfax Wards 1, 2 and 3) Jasper County Fairgrounds, 359 Walnut St., Colfax • Precinct 5 (Prairie City and Des Moines Township) Prairie City Community Building, 503 S. State St. • Precinct 6 (Lynnville, Sully, Elk Creek, Lynngrove Township)

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The board also disallowed several homestead and military tax credit applications in the county.

“They were disallowed because either they sold the property and they are living somewhere else or maybe they own the property still but bought another property and live there,” Arrowood said. “You cannot get a credit on more than one property and it is where you receive your mail.”

In other business: • The board approved the use of the courthouse for the 4-H Festival of Trees from Nov. 21 through Dec. 27.

• The Newton Area Chamber of Commerce was approved to use the courthouse lawn for holiday festivities on Nov. 25.

Correction No compensation is provided for serving on the new Community Marketing Board. That information was erroneous in Tuesday’s article “Newton establishes Community Marketing Board.”

Sully Community Center, 318 Sixth Ave., Sully • Precinct 7 (Monroe, Fairview Township) Monroe City Hall, 206 W. Sherman St. Precinct 8 (Kellogg, Oakland Acres, Hickory Grove, Rock Creek, Buena Vista-Richland Township) Kellogg City Hall, 417 Front St, Kellogg • Precinct 9 (Baxter, Indep endence-Malaka-Mariposa Township) Baxter City Hall, 203 S. Main St., Baxter • Precinct 10 (Mitchellville, Mound Prairie-Washington Township) Colfax Fire Station, 113 W. State St., Colfax • Precinct 11 (Newton City Ward 1-Precinct 1)

Jasper County Church of Christ (formerly the UAW Hall), 1813 1st St. N., Newton Precinct 12 (Newton City Ward 1-Precinct 2) Park Centre, 500 First St. N. Precinct 13 (Newton City Ward 2-Precinct 1) Immanuel Baptist Church, 1300 N. Fourth Ave. E., Newton • Precinct 14 (Newton City Ward 2-Precinct 2) St. Luke’s Methodist Church, 501 E. 19th St. N., Newton • Precinct 15 (Newton City Ward 3-Precinct 1) McCann Center, 1115 S. Eighth Ave. E., Newton • Precinct 16 (Newton City Ward 3-Precinct 2) Jasper County Community Center, 2401

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

NCSD Continued from Page 1A has 291 students, including 65 fourth-graders, while Thomas Jefferson is at 251 without counting the 129 preschoolers, and only 46 fourth-graders. The district and the consulting firm worked with a goal of 275 students on each of the K-4 campuses.

One of the main driving forces behind the Newton Community School District’s recent reconfiguration has been trying to keep class sizes small in the lowest grades. Board member Donna Cook asked Superintendent Bob Callaghan if the current discrepancy in enrollment was the exact problem the district had been trying to resolve by reconfiguring the elementary grades this year into four K-4 schools.

“Probably similar, yes, to a lesser degree,” Callaghan said.

“We’re talking about getting classes down to 18 or 20, whereas last year, (Woodrow Wilson Principal) Todd (Schuster) had some classes as big as 26 or 27.”

Callaghan suggested what he described as a three-prong approach: voluntary transfers,

Jason W. Brooks/Daily News Superintendent Bob Callaghan and administrative assistant Christine Dawson present maps earlier this year when the Newton Community School District Board of Education was finalizing attendance zones for its four K-4 elementary schools.

“targeted” voluntary transfers and re-drawing the attendance boundary for Woodrow Wilson.

The last option, Callaghan said, would require board action.

Board policy 501.3 calls for the superintendent or designee, using current and projected data, presents potential elementary school boundaries and attendance zones to the board for approval.

The superintendent also said the district’s plan is to begin completing the upcoming school year’s registration in the spring, as opposed to the summer, to collect better data. He said even though 2016-17 is unique in that the board re-drew district boundaries and reconfigured, he’d like to see more data on stu-

dent residences before drafting a policy.

“I don’t want to be doing this every year,” Callaghan said.

Board members Robyn Friedman and Andy Elbert brought up whether special education and low socio-economic status at each schools, along with having the district’s entire behavioral disorder program located at Woodrow Wilson, should be factored into “weighting” how many students would be best at each school.

The board took no action Monday, and has no plans to do so any time soon. Callaghan said the Nov. 28 board meeting would be the earliest time he could collect and use data to craft a policy about class and grade sizes.

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etting out into the fields is a huge key to being an effective agriculture reporter. Getting to pick my own fruit is a unique opportunity for a city boy.

Fortunately, I’ve been able to do a little of both lately.

There’s something meaningful about harvest time. It’s the kind of magic that has caused humans to have ceremonies and celebrations, rejoicing in the annual gathering of food from fields and orchards. It’s when we acknowledge the years of hard work and preparation that went into a particular harvest, and it’s when we celebrate having food to get us through the cold months ahead.

This is the first year of my life I’ve really had the chance to get out into the fields at harvest time and see what food

Babbling Brooks Jason W. Brooks looks like coming out of the ground, off the plant or off the tree. While I’ve been out in fields before to report on harvests — mostly corn and soybeans — this was the first time I’ve been able to help select pumpkins that were still on the vine and pick apples for baking.

Many of our readers have either done these things one million times or even make a living off them, so it might sound strange that a guy in his 40s is just now getting around to picking pumpkins and apples. But nearly anyone who grew up in my Maryland neighborhood, or many other parts of the Washington, D.C. area, that was a weekend trip out into the country we simply didn’t take.

I’d learned a bit about picking fruit from my father, who grew up on a farm near Roanoke, Va. in the 1930s and 1940s.

He had a primitive fruit-picker basket he made out of an old rake, a coffee can, some fence chain links as claws and a handkerchief as padding, but I don’t remember ever using it to actually grab the crab apples from our backyard tree.

We grew squash, and could have grown pumpkins, though I think I’d remember if we had. I remember mom being pleased grocery store pumpkins were on the food stamp eligible list.

Iowans seem to frequently mention the name of the farm where they get their pumpkins. I’m going to refrain from doing so, knowing there are many area farms that put a great deal into growing quality pumpkins. There are many outstanding customer setups I’ve seen at pumpkin patches, either ones that are just about pumpkins or places that also have activities for children.

My girlfriend, Jacqui, and I traveled to the Guthrie Center area to pick apples, as one of her distant relatives has some trees in their yard. We got their fairly late in the season, but we still picked enough for

several delicious dishes.

Iowa produced 4.8 million pounds of apples in 2015, but at first, it seemed like we weren’t going to bring home a single pound from Guthrie Center. Worms, rotting and other general obstacles to healthy-looking apples thwarted our initial picking efforts.

Jacqui was able to bake up much of the pumpkin into pies, which I thought tasted great. We used one for carving and froze the rest.

We were going to packed up the apples to freeze them for baking at a later date, but we ran out of freezer space, so we baked up apple crisps. Those didn’t look like they’d win any Iowa State Fair contests, but when you’re having a tasty dessert at night, that kind of food sure looks OK to me.

Next year, I hope Jacqui and I can get out into fields again and pick our own food some more. It makes us feel connected.

Contact Jason W. Brooks at jbrooks@newtondailynews.com

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The Democratic normal shouldn’t be normal There’s no question that this election cycle has seen a bevy of radical media double standards. Donald Trump’s sexual harassment and assault accusers have been treated as headline news; allegations about intimidation of sexual harassment and assault victims by Hillary Clinton have been utterly ignored. Trumpian bigotry against a Mexican judge dominated the news cycle for weeks; Clinton-connected bigotry against Catholics went completely unnoticed. We heard for a full week about a Miss Universe contestant Trump allegedly called “Miss Piggy” back in 1997; we’ve heard very little about Hillary Clinton’s perverse dealings with the media and the FBI. We’ve heard for months about Trump’s toxic impact on politics; we’ve seen precious few headlines about the firebombing of a GOP campaign headquarters in North Carolina or shattered windows at other GOP operations or the repeated violent attempts to disrupt Trump rallies or hurt Trump fans.

Part of this is the allure of novelty: Trump’s a new figure in politics, and every bit of information now hitting the newsstands seems fresh. Meanwhile, Clinton’s been in politics for decades, which means that every allegation of corruption and nastiness merely reinforces general perceptions about her.

But there’s something else afoot here: Most Americans simply expect Democrats to act like Hillary Clinton and get away with it.

Take, for example, the new allegations by James O’Keefe that Clinton-associated parties are involved in promoting voter fraud and violence at Trump rallies. O’Keefe’s Project Veritas went undercover with a Democratic operative who openly admitted to encouraging people to rent cars in order to drive to precincts and vote illegally. “You use shells,” said the operative. “Use shell companies. Cars come in from one company; the paychecks come from another. There’s no bus involved, so you can’t prove that it’s en masse, so it doesn’t tip people off.”

The operative also admitted to attempting to provoke violence at Trump events. “You put people in the line, at the front which means that they have to get there at six in the morning because they have to get in front of the rally,” he said, “so that when Trump comes down the rope line, they’re the ones asking him the question in front of the reporter, because they’re pre-placed there.” The activist admitted that a 69-year-old woman supposedly beaten up by a Trump supporter was actually working for him.

That event generated major national headlines: “Arrest warrant issued in assault of 69-year-old female protester at NC Trump rally,” blared The Washington Post at the time; “69-year-old says she was ‘cold-cocked’ by Trump supporter during protest,” said Mediaite; “Video shows aftermath of 69-year-old woman punched at a Trump rally,” reported The Los Angeles Times.

None of this seems to rate national attention. Has that 69-year-old woman, Shirley Teter, appeared on national news anytime this week? Apparently not. How about the firebombing of the Trump offices? Nope. And when’s the next time Hillary Clinton will be asked about her position on voter ID now that it appears some associated with her campaign have been deliberately flouting voting law?

Some of this is due to the media’s leftism. But a good deal of it is due to the fact that corruption regularized over time simply becomes background noise. Nobody expects anything else from Democrats. Americans have accepted the Democratic Party as the party of voter fraud and political violence since the 1960s. They’ve accepted Hillary Clinton as the candidate of manipulation and corruption since the 1990s. Democratic evils are normal; Republican evils are an ever-present source of news and interest.

That’s terrible for the country. All corruption should be shocking. The fact that it isn’t helps explain why the 2016 election has become a competition in pursuing new lows: The old lows just don’t register anymore.

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Once again, Jasper County is in the news — and not for a good reason. Our county was once again been home to a second arson attack that caused more than $1 million worth of damage to American-made construction equipment for the Dakota Access Pipeline. These actions are shameful, wrong, and frankly, humiliating for the good people

Breckenridge is a uniter In May I wrote a letter supporting Wes Breckenridge in the Democratic Primary to be our Representative in the Iowa House. As you know, he won that opportunity. Since then I have continued to follow his campaign closely. Wes has continued his re-

Breckenridge is dedicated As an active young professional who donates my time, energy and talents to many different community organizations, I have a ton of respect and admiration for anyone else who does the same. It’s important to me that our elected officials know what is going on in their community, have a presence in our every day lives and make a difference in the lives of those around them. I believe being involved in your community is the only way you can truly understand and represent your constituents in local

Laube is most qualified for supervisor Decisions, decisions! Never has the word meant so much in the world of politics as it has this year.

The fact is, because of the Trickle Down Effect, it’s just as important on the local level as it is on the national front. As such, I feel motivated to reach out on behalf of one of our own based on his experience to urge you to support Keith Laube for the Jasper County Board of Supervisors in November.

Although I’ve never met Mr. Laube, I believe the NDN’s Question & Answer columns did an

of Iowa.

It is one thing to protest the pipeline, but it’s another to cause physical damage in the name of those efforts. Those protesting this pipeline should recognize that these illegal actions harm Iowa workers (such as myself), their neighbors and prevent them from doing jobs that support Iowa families and their communities.

These type of actions could cause ripple effects for companies who want to invest in future infrastructure projects and equipment to

build things like roads, bridges or even municipal utility lines.

The individuals who committed these criminal acts should be held responsible by the authorities. This work is legally permitted and is taking place in a safe and responsible manner. The people who are opposed to this project should respect the rule of law.

Iowa workers have a right to safety, and should not be threatened by acts of arson.

cord as a trustworthy, hard-working, public servant. Putting his life on the line to to protect our lives and make this a safer, better place in which to live.

Politically, I have heard him over and over insist that his workers run a positive campaign.

I am confident that he is doing all in his power to bring the party together. He is truly a uniter, not a divider. Talk to him if you get a

chance. I know that he will listen to you and treat you with respect.

I hope you will make your own trip down to the auditor’s office and vote for Wes Breckenridge. It is easy, no lines, and I am confident that you will not be sorry.

If not early, then vote for Wes Breckenridge on Nov. 8.

and state government.

In the several years I have lived in Jasper County, Wes Breckenridge’s dedication to this community has been shown, time and time again. Whether it’s in his official capacity as a lieutenant in the Newton Police Department or being involved in various local nonprofit organizations, Wes is always engaging with others, building relationships and making the community a better place to live in.

I also know Wes understands issues that are important to me: a quality education for the children in this community, better mental health care for everyone and increased importance on

water quality and natural resource conservation. He’s never been one to back down from a conversation, so if you’re not sure where he stands on an issue important to you — ask him.

He’s respectful, willing to answer your questions and will always listen to your concerns.

Wes is someone I know will represent our community in the Iowa House with integrity, honesty and compassion. I know that when he is elected, that he will continue to be active in our community and work hard on our behalf. Please join me and vote for Wes Breckenridge on Nov. 8.

unending amount of good in presenting the candidates up close and personal and, in my opinion, displayed his abilities to be head and shoulders above his competitors. While Candidates X and Y are undoubtedly “nice,” “of good moral fiber” and “would do anything for anybody,” doesn’t it seem most important that Mr. Laube has headed the Public Works Department and garnered the knowledge to share specifics about the job and indeed supervised employees therein to bring the most informed, detailed plans for the county’s future? It does to me.

His answers in that column showed a mature, informed and well-spoken individual who would be ideal to provide the leadership we need when it comes

to planning and paying for county improvements. Even more, by having the required experience, he would not be “learning as he goes” while he does the job. While friendship and admiration are certainly fine concepts, I expect our politicians to put their money where their mouths are, and that’s called experience. So, when you go to the polls to choose the newest member of our county board of supervisors, please vote for the most qualified candidate who, in this case, is Keith Laube.

(And, if you’re still torn between your heart and your head when making that decision, do as “Dear Abby” often advises: listen to the part that thinks.)

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Records Births Gideon Liam Groves Oct. 16, 2016 Aaron and Tricia Groves, of Newton, announce the birth of their son, Gideon Liam Groves, born Oct. 16, 2016, at Skiff Medical Center in Newton. He weighed 8 pounds, 11.2 ounces and measured 19.5 inches long. Gideon joins siblings, Adalynn, 5, and Grace Lynn, 3.

Grandparents are Sarah and Leland Groves, of Newton, and Bill and Peg Ehler, of Newton.

Human trafficking program Thursday The League of Women Voters will host a program on human trafficking at 7:30 p.m.

Thursday in the Garden Room at Park Center. The video “Any Kid Anywhere” will be shown by the Newton Says No to Human Trafficking group. Linda Pierce and Lynn Keller will lead the discussion following the video.

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Audit issued for Lambs Grove Auditor of State Mary Mosiman released a report on the Status of Findings and Recommendations from the City of Lambs Grove Periodic Examination Report dated Sept. 4, 2014. The engagement was performed pursuant to Chapter 11.6 of the Code of Iowa and covered the period June 1, 2015 through Feb. 29.

The city council has a fiduciary responsibility to provide oversight of the city’s operations and financial trans-

actions. Oversight is typically defined as the “watchful and responsible care” a governing body exercises in its fiduciary capacity.

The findings included in this report are indications the city council has exercised fiduciary oversight and has taken action to implement many of the recommendations. Eight of 12 findings reported in the periodic examination agreed-upon procedures report dated Sept.

4, 2014 have been corrected. The city council has not yet taken action to implement the remaining four findings.

A copy of the Report on the Status of Findings and Recommendations from the City of Lambs Grove Periodic Examination dated Sept. 4, 2014 is available for review in the city clerk’s office, in the Office of Auditor of State and on the Auditor of State’s website at auditor.iowa.gov/reports/1422-0465-EPFP.

Submitted Photo Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge will host a Nature Tots program Nov. 5. Nature Tots programs are educational programs that are especially designed for young learners. Lessons focus on engaging children’s senses using hands-on and interactive activities.

Nature Tots Nov. 5 at NSNWR Children ages 3-5 are invited to bring their favorite adult and join a refuge naturalist at the Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Nov. 5 to read stories, explore outside, make nature crafts and

more. The program is free and open to the public. The topic this month will be “Antlers and Horns.”

To register or for more information, call 515-994-3400 or email Nancy_Corona@fws.gov.

DNR seeks public comment on rule changes at state parks

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources State Parks Bureau is seeking public input on possible changes to the minimum-stay requirements for all state park campgrounds and at the multi-family cabin at Springbrook State Park for the Fourth of July holiday. The public is also being asked for comments regarding the proposed rental fee pricing for a large open-air picnic shelter scheduled to be built and opened in 2017 at Lake Manawa State Park.

The DNR would like to change the threenight minimum stay requirement for Fourth of July reservations at all campgrounds and at the multi-family cabin at Springbrook State Park. Currently a threenight minimum stay is required for the Fourth of July holiday when the Fourth of July occurs on a Thursday, Friday, Saturday or Monday.

The DNR would like to require a three-night minimum stay for the Fourth of July holiday only when the Fourth of

July occurs on a Monday, making it similar to the Memorial Day and Labor Day holiday requirements.

A new, large open picnic shelter design is now being used in Iowa state parks. These new shelters, accommodating 150-200 people, are two to four times larger than the older style shelters and are equipped with electricity.

To view details of the rule changes, visit iowadnr.gov/parks and select “Proposed Rule Changes” on the left

menu.

Any interested person may call in or make written suggestions or comments on the proposed amendments.

Comments should be directed to Sherry Arntzen, State Parks Bureau, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Wallace State Office Building, 502 E. Ninth St., Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0034; fax at 515-725-8201; or email to Sherry.Arntzen@dnr. iowa.gov or call at 515725-8486. Comments must be received by Nov. 21.

Police Blotter Newton Police Department • Kayla M. Heatherington, 25, of Marshalltown, is charged with theft in the fifth-degree after she filled up her white Ford Escort with fuel at 2:30 p.m. Monday without paying. Heatherington told the store clerk she forgot her wallet and would come back to

pay for the gas. Heatherington gave a phone number that was a tow company in Marshalltown.

She gave the clerk a copy of her drivers license.

• Timothy D. Brown, 28, of Grinnell, is charged with fifth-degree theft after police were called at 6:50 p.m. Wednes-

day to Walmart after Brown purchased a tool set and allegedly switched the price tag. The tool set was $98.97, and the tag stated it was $9.97. When employees confronted Brown he ran. Brown was found at the Dollar Tree bathroom across the street and arrested.

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• The Jasper, Marion and Poweshiek counties Early Childhood Iowa Board will meet at 5:15 p.m. Wednesday at Skiff Medical Center, 204 N. Fourth Ave. E. in Newton. Agenda items include allocating interest earnings from FY16, rupdates to the preschool scholarship numbers and a visit from the state ECI technical assistance team.

Meetings are open to the public.

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

• Free Community Meal will begin at 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday at First United Methodist Church, 210 N. Second Ave. E. in Newton. Those interested may enter the church through the glass/ elevator doors on the Second Avenue East side or through the single glass door off the north parking lot. The meals are open to the public and everyone is welcome.

• Free Community Meal will begin at 6 p.m.

Wednesday at Community of Christ Church, S. Eighth Ave. E. in Newton.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m.

Wednesday at the Masonic Temple in Prairie City.

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

• Downtown Trick or Treat will begin at 4 p.m. Thursday on the downtown square in Newton. Bring the kids in their costumes and stroll around downtown for fun treats. The event is hosted by Newton Main Street.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m.

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

• Human trafficking program will begin at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Garden Room at Park Center in Newton. The video “Any Kid Anywhere” will be shown. Linda Pierce and Lynn Keller will lead the discussion following the video. The League of Women Voters is hosting the event.

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

• NHS Class of 1967 will meet at 1 p.m. Friday at Jasper County Historical Society, 1700 S. 15th Ave. W. in Newton. Class members will be sending out save the date cards for the upcoming reunion. All help is appreciated.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 10 a.m.

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

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Congregate Meals Thursday Chicken tetrazzini, broccoli, corn, angel food cake with strawberries and skim milk Friday Roast beef sandwich, potato salad, corn and kidney bean salad, orange, peanut butter bar and skim milk For reservations or information about congregate and home-delivered meals, call 641-792-7102 or 866-9427102 toll-free.

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If you elect me as your State Representative, I pledge to work with both parties to benefit all members of our community to: • Raise the minimum wage and make sure women earn equal pay for equal work.

• Focus state resources on small businesses, start-ups and entrepreneurs so they can create good paying jobs.

• Increase oversight and keep out-of-state companies accountable in Medicaid privatization.

• Expand local, affordable mental health services in Jasper County.

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Girlfriend still in closet is taking her time to come out DEAR ABBY: I’m a lesbian currently dating a woman who is still in the closet. She now identifies as bisexual. We have been dating for about a year.

The issue is that she is still in contact with a lot of her ex-boyfriends. I don’t expect her to come out of the closet on my time. However, I do have a problem with her talking to ex-boyfriends when they don’t know she’s in a relationship. She thinks I’m overreacting.

However, she has admitted that she’d have a problem with me talking to exes and not bringing up the fact I’m in a relationship.

She has finally admitted that I am a friend and introduced me to her family and one other friend. It took a lot of work to get that far. I am demanding that she acknowledge — at the very least — that she is in a relationship. I’m not demanding she tell them it’s with a girl. I don’t want to date someone who is ashamed of me.

Most of the time when she talks to an ex, new romantic interests don’t seem to come up. I would prefer that she tell them right away, although she argues it isn’t the right time to randomly bring it up in a conversation. I no longer trust her to care more about my feelings than her interests. Should I say goodbye to this one? — DATING IN SILENCE DEAR DATING IN SILENCE: Yes. If, after a year of dating, your girlfriend is still hiding your relationship, I think that’s exactly what you should do. LGBT people come out in their own way, in their own time. If this difference in where the two of you are is a deal-breaker, you should move on and find someone more compatible.

DEAR ABBY: For the last seven years I have been in a long-distance relationship. I see him every three months. He is divorced and a workaholic. I love him very much, and he says he also loves me.

I had put a tattoo of his name on my hip. This time when he visited, I showed it to him. When I did, he was shocked. He said he was flattered, but thought it was “a bit much.” Then he said he would never tattoo someone’s name on himself unless he first asked permission.

I told him that I really love him, and even if something happened and we broke up for some reason that it was all right. I said I am 60 years old, and it was my body and my decision, and that I did it for myself because I will never love another man the way I love him.

Abby, do you think I should have asked him first? Do you think maybe he doesn’t love me as much as he says he does? Please help me understand this. — TATTOO IN SAN DIEGO DEAR TATTOO: You are an adult, and at age 60 you should not have to ask ANYone’s permission to get a tattoo. If, after seven years, you see this man only every three months, it should be plain by now that he’s not interested in a closer relationship.

Most men would be flattered that you got the tattoo, unless they were afraid it might somehow reveal that you are lovers. Are you absolutely sure this man is divorced? Your situation is so peculiar that it’s time you did some double-checking. Better late than never.

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DES MOINES — A coalition of civil rights, voting rights, and religious organizations plans to submit to the Iowa Legislature a bill that would automatically restore voting rights to people convicted of nonviolent felonies.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa said Tuesday it’s coordinating the effort of 17 groups including the League of Women Voters, The Iowa-Nebraska NAACP and the Iowa Catholic Conference.

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COUNCIL BLUFFS — A man who was shot at by a Council Bluffs police officer has been given 25 years in prison. Adam Thomas, 28, was sentenced Monday. Officer Ben Lake had arrested Thomas in October 2015 at a farm supply store. Thomas managed to free himself and then bumped Lake with his truck while trying to flee. Lake fired six shots into the truck, missing Thomas. Authorities say Thomas will serve time in Nebraska and Iowa.

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Defense attorney’s illness forces delay in slaying trial SIOUX CITY — A trial has been delayed for a man charged with stabbing to death another man in Sioux City.

Elias Wanatee’s defense team sought the delay Monday because the lead attorney had been sick since Thursday and would not recover in time for jury selection, which was supposed to begin Tuesday. It’s unclear when the trial will get underway.

Wanatee is charged with first-degree murder in the Feb. 17 death of 50-year-old Vernon Mace.

Get rid of sandbags, Cedar Rapids tells business owners CEDAR RAPIDS — Officials are encouraging Cedar Rapids business owners and operators to get rid of the sandbags in front of their buildings but don’t plan to issue fines. The city wants the sandbags removed by the end of the week. However, officials say earlier warnings that business owners could be fined weren’t correct. The Cedar River crested Sept. 27 at its second-highest level in history. City officials said a 9.8-mile system of barriers and earthen berms protected homes and businesses.

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into housing for disabled vets

DUBUQUE — A Chicago-based nonprofit group wants to turn a former school into affordable apartments for disabled veterans in Dubuque.

Full Circle Communities will ask the city zoning board Thursday to approve variances to the minimum lot size and parking requirements. The downtown site is the former St. Patrick Elementary School.

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Newton man runs from police, arrested during traffic stop Multiple traffic violations led to the arrest

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AP Photo People protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline gather along North Dakota Highway 1806 in Morton County at the site of a new camp that was being put together on Monday in Cannonball, N.D. On Sunday a road block made from rocks, wood and hay bales was put in place but later taken down. The protesters erected tents and teepees on the property along the pipeline route over the weekend.

New phase for Dakota Access pipeline protest BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Activists who have been protesting the nearly 1,200-mile Dakota Access oil pipeline for months ratcheted up the pressure this week by moving onto private land owned by the pipeline developer. Here’s a guide to the latest developments and key background about the protest: THE ORIGINS Dallas-based Energy Transfer Partners got federal permits for the $3.8 billion pipeline in July, about two years after it was announced.

The project is projected to move a half-million barrels of crude oil daily from western North Dakota through South Dakota and Iowa to an existing pipeline in Patoka, Illinois, where shippers can access Midwest and Gulf Coast markets.

Supporters say the pipeline will have safeguards against leaks, and is a safer way to move oil than truck and trains, especially after a handful of fiery — and sometimes deadly — derailments of trains carrying North Dakota crude.

But the Standing Rock Sioux, other tribes and environmental groups say that the pipeline could threaten water supplies for millions, since it will cross the Missouri River, as

well as harm sacred sites and artifacts. Protesters, sometimes numbering in the thousands, have gathered since April at the confluence of the Cannonball and Missouri rivers in southern North Dakota.

IN THE COURTROOM The Standing Rock Sioux, whose reservation straddles the North Dakota-South Dakota border, are suing federal regulators for approving the oil pipeline. They have challenged the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ decision to grant permits at more than 200 water crossings and argue that the pipeline would be placed less than a mile upstream of the reservation, potentially affecting drinking water for more than 8,000 tribal members and millions downstream.

The tribe hasn’t fared well in court so far. A federal judge in September denied their request to block construction of the entire pipeline.

Three federal agencies quickly stepped in and ordered a temporary halt to construction on corps land around and underneath Lake Oahe — one of six reservoirs on the Missouri River.

The corps is reviewing its permitting of the project and has given no timetable for a decision.

Meanwhile, the tribe’s

appeal is still pending in federal court.

Energy Transfer Partners has said construction is nearly complete elsewhere.

THE PROTESTS The tribe’s fight grew into an international cause in recent months for many Native Americans and indigenous people from around the world, with some traveling thousands of miles to join the protest.

“Divergent” actress Shailene Woodley also protested and was arrested, while “Democracy Now!” host Amy Goodman had charges of rioting and trespassing charges dropped stemming from her coverage of a protest.

More than 260 people have been arrested since the larger demonstrations began in August.

LATEST DEVELOPMENTS Nearly half of those arrests came over the weekend, which saw protesters twice blocking a state highway and law enforcement claiming that a drone was flown dangerously close to a police helicopter.

On Sunday, a group of protesters moved onto a private property that had recently been acquired by Energy Transfer Partners, putting them squarely in the pipeline’s path for

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The Morton County Sheriff ’s Department called it trespassing, but said it didn’t have the resources to immediately remove the demonstrators, but that may change. Six states have answered the department’s call for reinforcements, and Energy Transfer Partners on Tuesday called on the protesters to leave.

Actor Mark Ruffalo plans to deliver a pair of Navajo-made solar trailers Wednesday to help power the encampments established to protest the pipeline, and the Rev. Jesse Jackson plans to visit the protests on Wednesday as well.

A Newton man driving without a valid license ran from police and was l a t e r arrested after being stopped for a broken brake l i g h t Ezeirig and other traffic violations.

Musa F. Ezeirig, 25, was driving northbound in the 500 block of East Seventh Street North in a tan BMW SUV at 3 a.m. Monday when a police officer pulled him over for having a broken brake light and having an expired registration.

Ezeirig pulled into a driveway and reportedly stepped out of the vehicle and was told by the officer to get back in his vehicle, according to a police report.

While in his vehicle, Ezeirig looked for his information for an extended period of time and stated his license was not with him but he had his brother’s li-

cense, the report states.

When the officer was checking on a name and date of birth that turned up to be false, Ezeirig stepped out of his vehicle and took off running westbound.

When told to stop running, Ezeirig jumped two fences and continued across E. Sixth St. N. Ezeirig was later apprehended in the 700 block of East Sixth Street North and placed under arrest.

Ezeirig was driving with a barred license, without the correct insurance and expired registration. The vehicle had a sticker from a different vehicle.

He is also on probation for operating while intoxicated from an incident that happened in January.

Ezeirig was charged with interference with official acts, driving with a barred license, fraudulent registration, operation without a registration card or plate and failure to provide proof of financial liability.

Ezeirig posted $1,000 bond.

Contact Kayla Langmaid at 641-792-3121 ext. 6513 or klangmaid@newtondailynews.com

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Continued from Page 1A participants. The group found that a majority of those surveyed disagree that there are enough good jobs for people seeking employment in Newton. Almost half felt that employees in Newton have fair hiring practices and equal opportunities for promotion and advancement.

In the area of housing, 41 percent said that race and ethnic background are not obstacles to buying or renting housing anywhere in Newton. The question also had 34 percent not respond and 12 percent moderately disagree.

About the same percentage, 44 percent, disagreed that housing segregation in Newton is a serious problem that need attention with 29 percent agreeing that it is a problem.

Area law enforcement received positive reviews with 66 percent agreeing police protection in Newton is administered fairly and impartially. Only 16 percent showed disagreement to the same question.

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Survey Results Age • 14-17 3% • 18-29 4% • 30-39 8% • 40-49 11% • 50-59 20% • 60-69 22% • 70-79 20% • 80+ 12% Religious Identity • Christian 82% • No religious affiliation 11% • Other 6% • Muslim 1% Racial/Ethnic Identity of those who took the survey • White 94% • Native American 2%

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when asked if police stops in Newton are racial biased with 54 percent disagreeing and 15 percent agreeing.

“A lot of people feel that our policing is fair,” Mattingly said. “One could say that overwhelming of the respondents feel the policing is fair in the community.”

Responses were pretty evenly split when asked if racial discrimination and bias exists in Newton schools. Thirty seven percent disagreed, 26 percent agreed and 38 percent did not respond. A strong no response result of 45 percent when asked if racial bias and discrimination counted with Newton schools are satisfactorily addressed made it difficult to address any issues in the schools.

More than half agreed that affirmative action is still needed in Newton to ensure opportunities for historically disadvantaged groups and 67 percent agreed a sustained community-wide effort is needed to improve racial, ethnic, and religious relations among people of different backgrounds in Newton.

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• Two or more races 3% • Black/African American 1% • Asian/Pacific Islander 1% Location Work • Newton 61% • Other 39% Reside • Newton 94% • Kellogg 2% • Reasnor 1% • Monroe 1% There are enough good jobs for people seeking employment in Newton • Strongly agree 4% • Moderately agree 15% • Slightly agree 16% • Slightly disagree 12% • Moderately disagree 19%

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ment Services, and Judge Terry Rickers then opened up the conversation about the results of survey and invited audience members to share opinion and experiences they have had in and around Newton.

Group member Melvin Conley shared various experiences he has had since moving to Newton about 13 years ago.

“My experience with living here in Newton wasn’t as great when I first got here because I was called the “N” word. I started to think maybe I was in the wrong place, but I knew I came down here for a better life,” Conley said.

“After a while, the people, after so many years they got used to me, so now everyone is adjusted to me. It has been great now.”

Terris Sallis, Terry’s son, told a story of an experience he had outside of Newton while driving. He said that after seeing a police officer he was eventually pulled over and during the interaction was asked why he was in the area, what he does for a job and if he had drugs in his vehicle because there was a pile of cloths in the back seat.

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• Strongly disagree 25% • N/A 9% My employer in Newton has fair hiring practices and equal opportunities for promotion and advancement • Strongly agree 26% • Moderately agree 15% • Slightly agree 5% • Slightly disagree 4% • Moderately disagree 2% • Strongly disagree 1% • N/A 46% Race and ethnic background are not obstacles to buying or renting housing anywhere in Newton • Strongly agree 16% • Moderately agree 16% • Slightly agree 9% • Slightly disagree 9% • Moderately disagree 12% • Strongly disagree 5% • N/A 34% Housing segregation in Newton is a serious problem that needs attention • Strongly agree 5% • Moderately agree 10% • Slightly agree 14% • Slightly disagree 10%

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pens with everybody,” Sallis said. “All he really needs is your license and registration and why he is pulling you over, not why you are here and what you are doing in the area.”

Newton Police Chief Rob Burdess was in attendance and answered the question as well as gave information about work the department is doing to curb any instances of racism or perceived racism.

“I do appreciate this conversation and the opportunity to get together and discuss issues,” Burdess said. “We don’t even expect surveys with us involved to be positive because of the interaction we have with people during daily contact.”

To answer Sallis’ question Burdess said that an officer’s job is to investigate and will ask various questions at every stop.

“It may be a simple traffic stop but it may be you have drugs in the vehicle,” Burdess said. “You don’t know if you don’t ask.”

He said in Newton, one of the biggest things he stresses with his staff is to build relationships. Through community engagement, the officers

• Moderately disagree 14% • Strongly disagree 20% • N/A 27% Police protection in Newton is administered fairly and impartially • Strongly agree 38% • Moderately agree 20% • Slightly agree 8% • Slightly disagree 7% • Moderately disagree 4% • Strongly disagree 5% • N/A 18% Police Stops in Newton are racial biased • Strongly agree 2% • Moderately agree 5% • Slightly agree 8% • Slightly disagree 4% • Moderately disagree 11% • Strongly disagree 40% • N/A 30% Racial discrimination and bias exists in Newton schools • Strongly agree 5% • Moderately agree 11% • Slightly agree 10% • Slightly disagree 5% • Moderately disagree 8% • Strongly disagree 24% • N/A 38%

can build relationships and furthermore trust with those they serve to lead to better results in the community.

In the future, the department is planning on hosting times for citizens to come and ask questions to become better educated on the work officers do. They are also going to receive cultural training through Simpson College on how to better handle different cultures in the community.

Former school teacher Carol Kramer had the last word at the forum where she summarized she sees is happening in Newton and her hope for the community’s future.

“I think what we need here in Newton is a real understanding of white privilege and what it really does mean because we are flooded with white privilege is this town,” Kramer said. “I think that if we can get to understand what that means, maybe we can open our minds and our hearts to the different citizens and start welcoming people who are different than we are.”

Racial bias and discrimination connected with Newton schools are satisfactorily addressed Strongly agree 13% • Moderately agree 15% • Slightly agree 9% • Slightly disagree 5% • Moderately disagree 7% • Strongly disagree 6% • N/A 45% Affirmative action is still needed in Newton to ensure opportunities for historically disadvantaged groups • Strongly agree 17% • Moderately agree 19% • Slightly agree 21% • Slightly disagree 8% • Moderately disagree 9% • Strongly disagree 13% • N/A 13% A sustained communitywide effort is needed to improve racial, ethnic, and religious relations among people of different backgrounds in Newton • Strongly agree 27% • Moderately agree 17% • Slightly agree 23% • Slightly disagree 4% • Moderately disagree 7%

Contact Jamee A. Pierson at 641-792-3121 ext. 6534 or jpierson@newtondailynews.com • Strongly disagree 10% • N/A 12% While in Newton I have made friends outside of my race, religion or ethnic background • Yes 85% • No 10% • N/A 5% While in Newton I have increased my awareness of the richness of the traditions of other races, cultures or religions • Yes 55% • No 35% • N/A 10% I have openly disagreed with prejudicial/discriminatory comments or jokes made in my presence • Yes 67% • No 18% • N/A 15% I have observed racial bias and/or discrimination expressed on social media by Newton residents or organizations • Yes 34% • No 58% • N/A 8%

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Iowa furbearer season begins Nov. 5 Newton Daily News Iowa fur harvesters will find good numbers of raccoons, muskrats, beaver, coyotes, bobcats, river otters and mink when the furbearer trapping and hunting season opens on Nov. 5.

“Population-wise, all species are doing pretty well except for gray fox,” said Vince Evelsizer, furbearer biologist for the

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Trappers who like to pursue muskrats should find better numbers on area marshes this year. All indications show better muskrat numbers in many parts of the state for the second year in a row, which is great news, he said.

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So it’s good to see their numbers rebound some,” Evelsizer said.

What hasn’t come back is the fur market outlook — fur prices remain low.

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a row, the fur market outlook is poor. “We gained about 2,000 furharvesters per year from 2009 through 2013, and then lost about 2,000 furharvesters per year from 2014 through 2015,” said Evelsizer. He expects the decrease in trappers to continue for the 2016-17 season.

“This is a good year to spend time with youth or older adults trapping, coon hunting, or predator hunting. It’s a great

way to spend time together in the outdoors, regardless of the fur market,” he said.

“On the positive side, we are still one of the top five states in the nation for the number of furharvesters per capita.”

Regulation Change Furharvesters are no longer required to obtain a permit to hold furs for sale after the season closes on Jan. 31.

Brazilian 2wins to perform at Hoyt Sherman Place in December Newton Daily News The second annual “Brazilian 2wins Christmas” kicks off the holiday season at 7 p.m. on Dec. 1 at Hoyt Sherman Place.

High energy music group the Brazilian 2wins takes you on a magical journey through the holiday season.

This concert for all ages will feature unique concert renditions with tons of special musical guests, full production, live actors, comedy, dancing and what’s Christmas without snow?

Well-known for their unique style of performing and music, everyone from jazz junkies and reggae lovers, to classical aficionados and hip hop heads, all leave smiling with their own comparisons of who the group sounds like.

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ore than 20 extraordinary pumpkins are on display at the Newton Public Library this week for the third annual Pumpkin Contest.

Each pumpkin is decorated as a fictional book character, and the artists behind the work are hoping to get votes.

Children and adults entered the contest this Halloween season and their inspiration came from their favorite fictional book character.

Phyllis Peter, Youth Services Librarian, said the annual contest has brought

in 23 entries this year, tripling in size from previous years.

There is a children contest and an adult contest. There are 17 children entries and six adult entries.

“This is the chance for people to show their creativity,” Peter said.

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Indians beat Cubs in World Series opener CLEVELAND (AP) — Corey Kluber got the Cleveland Indians off to a striking start and Roberto Perez put away Chicago in the Cubs’ first World Series game since 1945.

Kluber dominated into the seventh inning, Perez homered twice and the Indians beat the Cubs 6-0 in the opener Tuesday night. AL Championship Series MVP Andrew Miller escaped a bases-loaded, no-out jam in the seventh and got out of trouble in the eighth, preserving a three-run lead.

“It’s almost like you have that extra level of intensity,” said Kluber, who became the first Series pitcher to strike out eight batters in the first three innings.

In a matchup between the teams with baseball’s longest championship droughts, the Indians scored twice in the first off October ace Jon Lester.

Perez drove in four runs with a fourth-inning solo shot and a three-run drive in the eighth against Hector Rondon, becoming the first Cleveland player and the only No. 9 batter to homer twice in a Series game.

“I’ve come a long ways,” said Perez, who has three home runs in 27 at-bats

AP Photo Cleveland Indians’ Roberto Perez celebrates with Brandon Guyer (6) and Lonnie Chisenhall (8) after hitting a three-run home run during the eighth inning of Tuesday’s Game 1 of World Series against the Chicago Cubs in Cleveland. Perez hit two home runs in the Indians’ 6-0 victory.

during the postseason after hitting three in 153 during the regular season.

Francisco Lindor added three hits as the Indians im-

proved to 8-1 this postseason. Cleveland manager Terry Francona is 9-0 in the Series, including sweeps by his Boston teams in 2004 and ‘07.

The Game 1 winner has taken the title in the last six Series and 17 of 19.

“I have no concerns,” Cubs manager Joe Maddon said.

“It’s the first game. I’m fine, we’re fine.”

Trevor Bauer, trying to come back from a sliced pinkie caused by a freak drone accident, starts Game 2 for the Indians on Wednesday night against Jake Arrieta. Because the forecast called for an increased chance of rain later in the evening, Major League Baseball took the extraordinary step of moving up the first pitch by an hour to 7:08 p.m.

Kluber painted the outside corner, and 24 of his 59 strikes were called by plate umpire Larry Vanover. Twelve batters were caught looking, including seven Cubs.

“I think his ball was moving too much today,” said Perez, Cleveland’s catcher. “We got guys off balance the whole night.”

Kluber combined with Miller and Cody Allen to fan 15, and Chicago went 2 for 15 with 10 strikeouts with runners on base.

With the Indians hoping for their first title since 1948 and the Cubs seeking their first since 1908, Lester stumbled in the opening inning.

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NHS Senior Night at H.A. Lynn Stadium

Senior football player Brian Bleakney (64) walks with his parents Mike and Mary Bleakney on Senior Night Friday.

One of the senior band members honored was Reid Miller and his parents Steven and Lynnette Miller during Senior Night activities.

Senior football player Keith Steinbach and his parents, Val and Nick Steinbach stop for a photo.

Senior Pacesetter Hannah Yeager walks with her mom Erin Yeager.

Michaella Cope, right, a senior cross country runner, is honored with her mom, Beatrice Cope.

Senior cross country runner Spencer Elbert is honored with his parents, Jen and Andy Elbert during Friday’s Senior Night activities.

One of the senior NHS cheerleaders, Caity Antle, walks with her parents Tina and Steven Antle.

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Iowa, Michigan State on outside looking in in the Big Ten DES MOINES (AP) — Somewhat unexpected championship runs by Michigan State and Iowa last season fueled expectations of potential repeats in 2016.

It doesn’t look like either team will make it back to Indianapolis this December.

The Spartans (2-5, 0-4 Big Ten) are a staggering four games behind No. 2 Michigan (7-0, 4-0) heading into their annual showdown game this Saturday.

The Hawkeyes (5-3, 3-2), who are off this week, still has something of a plausible path to the West title. But it involves winning their final four games, which would include home victories over the Wolverines and unbeaten and seventh-ranked Nebraska (7-0, 4-0), and one more loss for Wisconsin (52, 2-2) and two for surging Northwestern (4-3, 3-1).

So how did two teams that just 10 months ago played a title game end up here?

Michigan State’s young defense, which held the Hawkeyes to just 13 points in that slugfest of a championship game in 2015, is letting up nearly 30 points a game. The Spartans had as many as six freshmen playing defense at times in last week’s last week’s 28-17 loss to Maryland (5-2, 2-2).

Series Continued from Page 1B Cleveland loaded the bases with two outs off Lester, who had been 3-0 with an 0.43 ERA in three Series starts.

Jose Ramirez had a run-scoring swinging bunt single and Brandon Guyer was hit by a pitch. Perez connected in the fourth for a 3-0 lead.

Teams that combined for 174 seasons of futility, America’s biggest droughts since the Great Plains’ Dust Bowl of the 1930s, captivated even many non-baseball fans.

On a night of civic pride, LeBron James and the NBA’s Cavaliers received their championship rings next door prior to their season opener, and Cleveland hosted a World Series opener for the first time.

The Cubs had not played in the Series since five weeks after Japan signed the Instru-

AP Photo Iowa quarterback C.J. Beathard walks off the field after an incomplete pass during the second half of Saturday’s Big Ten game against Wisconsin in Iowa City, Iowa. Wisconsin won 17-9.

Iowa’s defense ranks 20th nationally at 18.9 points allowed per game. But its offense has been a mess since mid-September, failing to score more than 21 points in four of its last six games.

“It certainly gives you time to look deeper at what you’re doing and re-assess where your team is at,” Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz said of the bye week. “Right now, we’ve come short three times. We’d certainly like to close that gap.”

Michigan State hosts rival Michigan knowing that a loss would eliminate the Spartans from the East race.

“The (Michigan) game is played on the field. You’ve got to be able to block, tackle and catch the football,” Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio said. “This is a very fundamental game played at a very high level, and we’ve got to be able to win our fair share of battles.”

Bad Break for The Badgers Wisconsin kept its slim

ment of Surrender ending World War II. Kluber, whose win in the All-Star Game gave the AL home-field advantage on the Series, improved to 3-1 in the postseason and lowered his ERA to a sparkling 0.74.

He was pitching on six days’ rest, and his two-seam fastball was darting through the strike zone. Kluber struck out nine in six innings and walked none Kyle Schwarber, making a surprise return in his first big league game since tearing knee ligaments on April 7, doubled off the rightfield wall in the fourth — a drive kept in by a stiff wind on a 50-degree night. Kluber then got Javier Baez to fly out.

Zobrist’s leadoff double in the seventh finished Kluber, and Cleveland loaded the bases with no outs against Miller on Schwarber’s walk and Baez’s single. Pinch-hitter

Willson Contreras flied to Rajai Davis in short center, and Davis threw home rather than double up Schwarber, who had strayed far off second.

Using his intimidating slider, Miller struck out Addison Russell and David Ross to escape the jam, then fanned Schwarber to strand runners at the corners in the eighth, his 46th pitch. Miller has thrown 20 scoreless innings in postseason play, including 13 2/3 innings with 24 strikeouts this year.

Allen completed Cleveland’s fourth postseason shutout and second in a row.

Ramirez also had three hits each for the Indians, who beat Toronto in the ALCS despite hitting just .168. Zobrist had three hit for the Cubs.

Lester gave up three runs, six hits and three walks in 5 2/3 innings, and was rattled by Vanover’s calls, barking at the umpire in the third, then stop-

IOWA PREP FOOTBALL RANKINGS Iowa High School Football

By The Associated Press 2016 Final Poll The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Iowa high school football polls of the 2016 season with first-place votes in parentheses and won-loss record, total points and position last week at right: Class 4A

Record Pts Prv 1. West Des Moines Valley (13) 9-0 130 1 2. West Des Moines Dowling 8-1 116 2 3. Ankeny Centennial 8-1 99 3 4. Cedar Rapids Washington 8-1 89 5 5. Bettendorf 7-2 74 6 6. Cedar Rapids Prairie 8-1 62 7 7. Waukee 7-2 46 8 8. Waterloo West 8-1 43 4 9. Ankeny 6-3 30 10 10. Iowa City High 7-2 22 9 Others receiving votes: 11, Iowa City West 4.

Class 3A

Record Pts Prv 1. Pella (10) 9-0 126 1 2. Cedar Rapids Xavier (3) 9-0 119 2 3. Carroll 9-0 102 4 4. Storm Lake 9-0 81 5 5. Norwalk 8-1 73 6 6. Webster City 8-1 58 T7 7. Solon 8-1 54 T7 8. Creston-Orient-Macksburg 8-1 52 3 9. Manchester West Delaware 8-1 23 10 10. Glenwood 7-2 16 NR Others receiving votes: 11, Davenport Assumption 5. 11, Boone 5. 13, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 1.

Class 2A

Record Pts Prv 1. North Fayette (12) 9-0 129 1 2. Boyden-Hull-RV (1) 8-1 115 2 3. Union, La Porte City 8-1 92 3 4. Carroll Kuemper 8-1 81 4 (tie) Mount Vernon 7-2 81 5 6. Monroe PCM 8-1 57 7 7. New Hampton 8-1 42 9 8. Dike-New Hartford 7-2 38 T10 9. Central Lyon-GLR 7-2 34 6 10. Cresco Crestwood 7-2 33 T10 Others receiving votes: 11, Williamsburg 6. 11,

South Central Calhoun 6. 13, Waukon 1.

Class 1A

Record Pts Prv 1. Iowa City Regina (12) 8-1 126 1 2. Pella Christian (1) 9-0 112 2 3. Denver 9-0 97 3 4. Van Meter 9-0 88 4 5. Hull Western Christian 8-1 85 T5 6. Hinton 8-1 61 7 7. Bellevue 9-0 42 8 8. Madrid 8-1 40 T5 9. Inwood West Lyon 7-2 27 9 10. Logan-Magnolia 8-1 17 NR Others receiving votes: 11, Sigourney-Keota 14.

12, Pleasantville 4. 13, Wilton 1. 13, A-H-S-T-W, Avoca 1.

Class A

Record Pts Prv 1. St. Ansgar (7) 9-0 119 1 2. Gladbrook-Reinbeck (2) 9-0 115 2 3. Council Bluffs St. Albert (3) 9-0 110 3 4. Algona Garrigan (1) 9-0 98 4 5. Britt West Hancock 7-2 69 6 6. Lisbon 8-1 45 7 7. Hawarden West Sioux 8-1 44 9 8. Montezuma 7-2 43 10 9. Winthrop East Buchanan 7-2 29 8 10. Lynnville-Sully 8-1 18 5 Others receiving votes: 11, Hudson 8. 11, Akron-Westfield 8. 13, Grundy Center 7. 14, Fairbank Wapsie Valley 2.

Class 8-Man

Record Pts Prv 1. Turkey Valley (5) 9-0 121 T2 2. Fremont Mills, Tabor (6) 9-0 119 1 3. Harris-Lake Park (2) 9-0 104 4 4. Gilbertville-Don Bosco 8-1 89 5 5. Coon Rapids-Bayard 8-1 63 6 6. Audubon 8-1 45 T2 7. Elkader Central 7-2 36 8 8. Bussey Twin Cedars 9-0 35 10 (tie)Westside Ar-We-Va 7-2 35 NR 10. Newell-Fonda 7-2 32 9 Others receiving votes: 11, Lone Tree 13.

12, Wyoming Midland 10. 13, Bedford 6. 14, Graettinger-Terril-Ruthven-Ayrshire 4. 15, Elk Horn-Kimballton-Exira 2. 16, Marengo Iowa Valley 1.

West hopes alive with a 17-9 win at Iowa last week. But the Badgers suffered a major blow when it was announced that linebacker Jack Cichy, its leading tackler, is out for the season with a torn pectoral. Cichy had 60 tackles, including 37 in his last three games. The Badgers host the Huskers in a critical West showdown, and sophomore Ryan Connelly is expected to take Cichy’s place.

Thorson’s Growth A big reason why Northwestern has turned into a 1-3 start into a winning record has been the progress of sophomore quarterback Clayton Thorson. He has nine touchdown passes against just one pick in his last three games, all victories, and is third in the Big Ten with 240 yards passing per game. The only league player with more touchdowns than Thorson (14) is J.T. Barrett of No. 6 Ohio State (6-1, 3-1), who host the Wildcats on Saturday.

“He’s really gaining confidence through his experience.

It’s gaining knowledge of our offense, trusting in his abilities and just playing at a faster tempo,” said Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald, an Illinois native who yelled “Go Cubs!” at the end of his time on the weekly coaches’ teleconference. ping for a discussion at the inning’s end.

Up Next While Arrieta went 18-8 with a 3.10 ERA during the regular season, he struggled to a 5.01 ERA in his final four starts. He allowed four runs over five innings in Game 3 of the NLCS. Bauer lasted only two outs in his ALCS when his pinkie, cut in a drone accident, began bleeding.

They’re Back Dexter Fowler took a called third strike from Kluber leading off the game, becoming the first Cubs player to bat in the Series since Don Johnson hit into a game-ending forceout against Detroit’s Hal Newhouser in Game 7 in 1945.

Take A Seat Chicago benched right fielder Jason Heyward, in a 2-for-28 postseason slump, and started Chris Coghlan.

SPORTS CALENDAR Friday Football Playoffs Class A Lynnville-Sully at GladbrookReinbeck, 7 p.m.

Class 2A Roland-Story at PCM, 7 p.m.

Saturday Girls’ Swimming NCMP at Southeast Polk Regional, Pleasant Hill, noon State Cross Country Lakeside Golf Course Fort Dodge CMB in Class 2A girls, 1 p.m.

PCM, CMB in Class 2A boys, 1:30 p.m.

Colfax-Mingo girls in Class 1A, 2 p.m.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

By The Associated Press The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 22, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25thplace vote, and previous ranking:

Record Pts Pv 1. Alabama (60) 8-0 1524 1 2. Michigan (1) 7-0 1446 3 3. Clemson 7-0 1382 4 4. Washington 7-0 1373 5 5. Louisville 6-1 1276 7 6. Ohio St. 6-1 1143 2 7. Nebraska 7-0 1083 8 8. Baylor 6-0 1063 9 9. Texas A&M 6-1 1007 6 10. West Virginia 6-0 997 12 11. Wisconsin 5-2 980 10 12. Florida St. 5-2 725 13 13. Boise St. 7-0 716 14 14. Florida 5-1 654 15 15. Auburn 5-2 641 21 16. Oklahoma 5-2 626 16 17. Utah 7-1 584 19 18. Tennessee 5-2 572 18 19. LSU 5-2 352 25 20. W. Michigan 8-0 349 20 21. North Carolina 6-2 328 22 22. Navy 5-1 251 24 23. Colorado 6-2 207 NR 24. Penn St. 5-2 193 NR 25. Virginia Tech 5-2 110 NR Others receiving votes: Washington St. 84, Houston 67, Oklahoma St. 62, Arkansas 14, Troy 6, Southern Cal 5, San Diego St. 2, Pittsburgh 2, SMU 1.

Giants release placekicker EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Giants released placekicker Josh Brown six days after police documents revealed Brown admitted to repeatedly abusing his former wife while they were married.

It is not immediately clear whether Brown will receive the rest of his $1.26 million salary.

Old faces depart, fresh new look awaits Big 12 hoops season

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Oklahoma’s wild ride to the Final Four last spring was fueled by Buddy Hield’s shooting, Isaiah Cousins’ court vision and Ryan Spangler’s power in the post.

All of them are gone this season.

The turnover isn’t limited to the Sooners, either.

Of all the leagues playing major college basketball, perhaps none will have a fresher look this season than the Big 12. The old guard that became household names — Georges Niang at Iowa State, Devin Williams at West Virginia and Perry Ellis at Kansas — either graduated or left school early, leaving in their wake dozens of starting jobs at schools across the league.

“Given the number of seniors we had graduate last year, a lot of new roles and minutes available,” Sooners coach Lon Kruger said. “It’s not great to be young in any league, the Big 12 especially.”

Indeed, looking at the All-Big 12 teams of a year ago is likely to make some fans feel nostalgic, especial-

ly when you consider that the entire first team and 11 of the 15 players overall have departed.

That includes Hield, Niang and Ellis, who were joined on the first team by Texas guard Isaiah Taylor and Baylor forward Taurean Prince. Williams and Kansas guard Wayne Selden Jr. left school after their junior years, while the Cousins and Spangler joined the Mountaineers’ Jaysean Paige and big man Rico Gathers of Baylor in exhausting their eligibility.

Those veteran departures are certain to cause some coaches plenty of heartburn.

They’re also welcomed by a couple whose teams return intact.

“You lost a lot of valuable members of teams, some of the greatest players in the history of the Big 12, from Buddy to Georges to Perry,” said Kansas State coach Bruce Weber, who managed to weather his own growing pains with a bunch of newcomers last year.

The Sooners still have Woodard and junior Khadeem Lattin. The Bears will rely on juniors Al

Freeman and Johnathan Motley along with senior Ishmail Wainwright. And even the Jayhawks have seniors Frank Mason III and Landen Lucas to go with junior Devonte’ Graham.

They’ll be backed by some of the top freshmen in the country.

Kansas guard Josh Jackson is considered by many the No. 1 recruit, and some analysts predict he’ll be chosen first in next year’s draft. Texas reeled in fivestar prospects Jarrett Allen and Andrew Jones, and new TCU coach Jamie Dixon landed his first premier prospect in guard Jaylen Fisher.

Iowa State coach Steve Prohm said he was as surprised as anybody when guard Monte Morris returned for his senior season. Morris would likely have been a first-round draft pick, and was voted the league’s preseason player of the year.

The Jayhawks were a unanimous pick to win their 13th straight title, which means they also got first-place votes from the three new coaches.

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THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT JASPER COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF NORMA J. BORCHERT, DECEASED PROBATE NO. ESPR036925 NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS To All Persons Interested in the Estate of NORMA J. BORCHERT, Deceased, who died on or about September 26, 2016: You are hereby notified that on October 4, 2016 the Last Will and Testament of NORMA J. BORCHERT, deceased, bearing date of June 14, 1991, was admitted to probate in the above named court and that Elizabeth Anne Stout was appointed executor of the estate. Any action to set aside the will must be brought in the district court of said county within the later to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the will whose identities are reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred.

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Finish what’s on your list, celebrate and then rest. The celebration doesn’t have to be anything big; a small ritual will do. Don’t skip that part, because it’s as important to the cycle as work or rest.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). There are many forms of self-sabotage to be alert to and to stamp out before they have a chance to foul you. For instance, starting too many projects at once is a form of procrastination, as it delays the completion of all goals.

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