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Roof damage, downed power lines tops storm damage

By Mike Mendenhall and Alex Olp Newton Daily News

Mike Mendenhall/Daily News Tim Plate, center, of Prairie City gets out the chainsaw to help neighbors Larry and Barb Ross remove a large limb from their yard following strong afternoon storms Wednesday.

About 12 people pitched in to help around 4:45 p.m. after the storm moved west. Prairie City saw property damage, downed limbs and power lines from the high-wind event.

PRAIRIE CITY — Strong winds brought damage to homes and businesses Wednesday afternoon in Prairie City, part of a powerful track of severe thunderstorms which moved through central Iowa.

According to the most recent reports from the National Weather Service in Des Moines, wind gusts in the Prairie City area measured 60 to 70 mph around 4 p.m. at the Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge.

The NWS issued a

tornado warning for western Jasper County at 4:03 p.m. until 5 p.m.

Strong winds affected areas from Colfax to Prairie City to Newton.

Hail and brief heavy rains were also reported with the storm cell. Tornadoes were reported Wednesday at the Des Moines International Airport, 29 miles west of Prairie City.

Sporadic reports of funnel clouds were reported but according to Prairie City Mayor Chad Alleger, emergency management officials do not believe a tornado touched down in Prairie City.

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Supporters, opponents of pipeline at Boone hearing Thursday

Trump to attend TV forum from Newton DMACC Billionaire and 2016 Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump is slated to be in Newton Nov. 19 for a televised forum on the topic of job creation, set to take place in the Maytag Auditorium at Newton DMACC. The event is one of three one-hour town-hall-style foTrump rums with Republican candidates, all to be conducted that week by Des Moines NBC affiliate WHOTV. The three candidates will each spend an hour with WHOHD Political Director Dave Price during a series of long-form discussions the station has dubbed “The Iowa Forums.”

The forums will occur over three consecutive days during special editions of Channel 13 News at 4 p.m. with each broadcast focusing on a single topic important to Iowans.

According to a news release, the forums are meant to produce “meaningful dialogue on some key issues and have no ‘gotcha’ moments.”

Tuesday, Dr. Ben Carson joins

“Strong winds came through town. I don’t know if it was actually confirmed that it did touch down or not,” said Manny Toribio, Prairie City city administrator.

“I know they had said that one touched down north of town, but I don’t know if it actually touched down in Prairie City limits.”

No injuries were reported Wednesday night, but several businesses had minor to moderate damage. Residential properties saw shingle damage, downed trees and limbs.

By Mike Mendenhall Newton Daily News

freedom from Principal Bill Peters, an a capella mixed choir rendition of “Gob Bless America,” students taking the stage to lead the group of guest veterans in the Pledge of Allegiance and students greeting and thanking veterans for their service after the assembly.

The DMACC ceremony featured the formality one would expect for a Veterans Day event.

BOONE — A final public hearing began Thursday to decide if the Iowa Utilities Board will grant Dakota Access, LLC the use of eminent domain to a private crude oil pipeline project slated to cross 18 Iowa counties. The IUB began hearing testimony at 9 a.m. at the Boone County Fairgrounds in the first day of a process scheduled to last through Dec. 3.

The opening day is reserved for public comments both for and against the pipeline’s development.

The board announced Nov. 3 that due to substantial public interest in attending and speaking at the hearing, the IUB has altered its public commenting process from a firstcome, first-serve basis to a sign-up process. The board has limited comments to two minutes of testimony for the roughly 280 speakers scheduled to make comments. The board said this will allow for an equal number of speakers for each side of the debate.

Iowans neutral on the pipeline are also scheduled to comment before the IUB. A full list of Thursday’s registered speakers and the schedule for the three-week hearing can be found at the IUB’s website at IUB.iowa.gov.

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Jason W. Brooks/Daily News Newton High School students, on the front part of the stage, lead a veterans group and the rest of the NHS student body in the Pledge of Allegiance on Wednesday in a Veterans Day assembly. The event was one of many held in Jasper County.

Veterans honored at public ceremonies, schools

Berg Elementary students sing to vets

By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News Jasper County veterans were honored at a number of ceremonies in various locations Wednesday.

At Newton High School, DMACC-Newton, Berg Elementary School and many other locations in the county, veterans from both the

draft and volunteer eras were praised for their courage and thanked for service to their country.

The Newton High School ceremony might have been the largest Veterans Day event in the county. Nearly all of the school’s 842 students were at the event, which included music from the wind ensemble, a brief talk about the meaning of

Work begins for $15 million Beck’s seed distributor

By Mike Mendenhall Jasper County Tribune COLFAX — Grading and foundation work has begun at the site of a $15 million, 90,000 square-foot agriculture seed distributor north of Interstate 80 in Colfax.

Crews began shipping in heavy equipment and materials to the construction site of the future Beck’s Hybrid Seed in October and have already started laying a rock and

gravel base to level and strengthen what will be the building’s foundation. The project is expected to be complete in 2016 and bring more than 50 jobs to Colfax.

Chaz Allen, Jasper County Economic Development Corporation executive director, said the seed store is in Phase II of a three-phase project. The property is now connected to the water and sewer lines and plans to tap into Altoona’s Internet infrastructure. Keen Project

Solutions Superintendent Joe Sinnwell — the private contractor supervising the current grading and foundation work on the site — said Monday the construction schedule has his team readying the site for the building’s assembly by early December.

“They’re going barn buster over there. It’s pretty exciting to see that much construction going on north of the interstate,” Allen said.

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Mike Mendenhall/Jasper County Tribune Grading and fitting is underway at the $15 million Beck’s Hybrid Seed construction site north of Interstate 80 in Colfax. Keen Project Solutions Superintendent Joe Sinnwell said Monday the current schedule has his team readying the site for the building’s assembly by early December.

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Fitness Courses Newton YMCA

1701 S. Eighth Ave. E.

Classes are free for members; $9 for a nonmember adult day pass.

Current through Nov. 13 Arthritis Foundation YMCA Aquatic Program Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays — 1 to 2 p.m.

This class is geared toward those with arthritis and other joint or muscle problems. Exercises are done in the water to help alleviate pain and increase movement.

Body Pump Mondays, Wednesdays — 7 to 8 p.m.

Body Pump is for anyone looking to get lean, toned and fit – fast. Using light to moderate weights with lots of repetition, BODYPUMP gives you a total body workout. Instructors will coach you through the moves and techniques pumping out encouragement, motivation and great music. For more information, visit www.lesmills.com/workouts/fitness-classes/ bodypump/ Submitted Photo November is American Diabetes Month and nearly 30 million people in the country have been diagnosed with the disease.

American Diabetes Month 2015: Eat Well, America

By Jenny Thompson RD, LD, CDE Skiff Medical Center This year’s theme for American Diabetes Month is “Eat Well, America!” As the American Diabetes Association celebrates its 75th anniversary, it wants to share a timeless message — that eating well is one of life’s greatest pleasures, and enjoying delicious, healthy food helps with diabetes management.

Join the American Diabetes Association to put good food and good health on the table during American Diabetes Month this November. Whether you are one of the nearly 30 million Americans living with diabetes or the 86 million Americans with prediabetes or you simply want to live a healthier lifestyle, the Eat Well, America! campaign will show you how easy and joyful healthy eating can be for everyone.

This November, the Association will show our nation how easy and joyful healthy eating can be. Each week, the Association will share nutritious recipes selected by noted chefs and cookbook authors for every meal of the day, including snacks and special occasion treats.

They will also offer information on how to choose, prepare, serve and eat healthy food that is both delicious and nutritious. From tip sheets to shopping lists, they will help you make healthy eating a fun and easy part of your daily life.

Additionally, the Association will spotlight what healthy, simple and enjoyable meals look like on National Healthy Lunch Day, Nov. 17. On this day, the Association will show Americans how to “Lunch Right with Every Bite” and make better food choices to counter expanding waistlines, whether you are packing a lunch at home

or purchasing lunch on the go.

They encourage you to share photos of your healthy midday plates on social media using the hashtag #MyHealthyLunch to contribute to the conversation — and inspire your friends and families to make healthy lunch choices that best fit their own lifestyles.

The Association leads the conversation that helps those living with diabetes and those looking to live a healthier lifestyle achieve health and wellness every single day. Everyone deserves to enjoy food that makes them feel happy, strong and empowered, and the Association will inspire people to eat well while also successfully managing their diabetes.

Visit diabetesforecast.org or call 1-800-DIABETES for meal planning, shopping tips, grocery lists, chef ’s preparation secrets, delicious recipes and more.

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Boot Camp with Chad Nov. 9 to Dec. 11 Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays — 5:15 to 6:15 a.m.

Led by longtime instructor Chad Robson, this class combines intervals of cardio drills and muscle conditioning exercises to provide you with the ultimate circuit workout.

Classes may use jump ropes, stairs, free weights and even a little healthy competition. Cost is $25 for YMCA members or $40 for non-members.

Kids Zumba Wednesdays — 4:15 to 5 p.m.

A kid-friendly class that gets kids moving. Kids will shake, wiggle, and have a blast in this Zumba-themed class geared toward children ages 4-12.

Line Dancing Thursdays — 9 to 10 a.m.

The instructor repeatedly goes over the steps to a dance and then plays the song and we do the dance to the song. For each new song the steps are always gone over first.

Silver Sneakers Tuesday and Thursday — 8:15 to 9 a.m.

Have fun and move to the music through a variety of exercises designed to increase muscular strength, range of movement and activity for daily living skills. Hand-held weights, elastic tubing with handles and a ball are offered for resistance and a chair is used for seated and/or standing support.

Water Aerobics Monday through Friday — 6 to 7 a.m. and 9 to 10 a.m.

Water exercises are considered the safest form of exercise because the body is supported by the water and the water resistance provides maximum benefits without pain or sore, stiff muscles. The class is designed for everyone, regardless of fitness level.

The Way

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Classes are free and located in the Worship Center.

Ground Zero Fitness facilitator is Kacy Snyder.

Basic Step Aerobics Mondays, Wednesdays — 8:15 a.m.

Cardio Pump Mondays, Wednesdays — 9 a.m.

Tuesdays, Thursdays — 5:30 p.m.

Chair Workout (located in The Way Cafe) Tuesdays, Fridays — 12:15 p.m.

Dietary Course Newton Hy-Vee 1502 First Ave. E.

We are 31% to our goal.

Gluten Free Thanksgiving Meals 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday Store entrance

Do you or your holiday guests follow a gluten-free diet?

Join us in the HealthMarket during Taste of Hy-Vee to sample gluten-free products and recipes. We will also have order forms available for our new gluten-free holiday meal packages.

Give Today Send donations to: PO Box 844 Newton, IA 50208

Healthy Holiday Cooking Class 6 p.m., Dec. 1 Newton Hy-Vee Club Room

Give. Advocate. Volunteer. www.UnitedWayofJasperCounty.org

Jenny Thompson RD, LD, CDE, will prepare healthy recipes for this holiday season. Recipes and samples will be provided. Call 641-792-7030 to register.

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Kevin Dalton, co-owner of Robert’s Brothers Tru Value Hardware Store at 203 Madison St. S., said the back half of the store’s roof was torn off. Across Highway 117/West Second Street, Casey’s General Store saw a portion of its gas pump canopy taken by heavy winds.

Barb and Larry Ross live just south of the storm damage at Casey’s and Robert’s Brothers. Within minutes of the all-clear, 12 neighbors were in their yard with chainsaws and work gloves clearing away the brush from a downed limb.

“We didn’t even know it was down. We were standing there looking out of the door when that wind came up. Larry said ‘We had better get in and shut the door. We have great neighbors,’” Ross said.

Prairie City resident Linda Boddicker lives just north of the Ross home and was cleaning up downed limbs Wednesday night. She said her neighbor’s full-sized trampoline

Dave Price live via satellite to discuss education live from the WHO-HD Studios. Wednesday, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal will head to the Ankeny DMACC campus to discuss health care, and Trump’s jobs meeting in Newton is the following day to complete the series.

Tickets to the Ankeny or Newton forums, are free and can be obtained by completing an online form: bit.ly/1SkvSbY

Mike Mendenhall/Daily News Casey’s General Store at 1002 W. Second St. in Prairie City received roof damage in Wednesday afternoon’s high-wind event which caused minor to moderate damage throughout the town of nearly 1,700. A strong line of thunderstorms made it’s way through the state Wednesday producing tornadoes damaging winds.

had blown away, and she’s never experienced a wind with such strength.

“I came in through the back side of my house and I could feel wind coming through my house. That’s how hard it was blowing.

I’ve never felt wind blow that hard in my life,” she said. “The windows were even shut, but it was blowing so hard. I’ve lived here for almost 40 years and never have I felt that kind of atmosphere.”

An incident command center was established at the Prairie City Fire De-

partment. Colfax Police, Monroe Fire and Police Departments assisted Prairie City with damage control, as well as the Jasper County Sheriff ’s Office. The Jasper County Emergency Management Commission was also on scene.

MidAmerican Energy was also in the area and there were reports of downed power lines throughout western Jasper County, but Toribio said no widespread power outages were reported Wednesday.

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Energy Transfer Partners — the parent company of Dakota Access, LLC — has been pushing the development of the Bakken oil pipeline — stretching from North Dakota to a hub Patoka, Ill. and gulf coast refineries — for the last year. The pipeline would carry 570,000 barrels of crude oil per day through the state. ETP is hoping to lay 343.43 miles of underground pipe in Iowa, with 33.73 miles in rural areas of Jasper County from Mingo through rural Reasnor.

Several activist groups opposed to the pipeline’s construction due to environmental and private property right concerns, held a demonstration Thursday morning at 8:30 a.m. Labor unions — which have voiced strong support for the project based on potential job creation — are also expected to be visible at the Boone County Fairgrounds.

Produced by the Jasper County Veterans Council, members of the American Legion Riders from Post 111 and many other organizations had a hand in the event as well.

The Patriot Guard Riders, along with a color guard of local veterans and led by the bagpipes of Ron Husted, brought in 17 American flags to help bring life to the stage.

Wreaths were set in front of the DMACC auditorium stage in honor of either the organizations or veterans who fought in one of the major conflicts of the past century. The Rev. Eldon Pals’ invocation was one of the parts of the ceremony, as were a main address

by Ret. Sgt. Maj. Gary Barrett, who called on the government to reverse its trends of downsizing and cutting defense spending.

“Pride, determination, selflessness, and just plain integrity — those are the characteristics of a veteran,” Barrett said. “They were called upon to be a part of something bigger than themselves.”

The service moved outside for a salute to veterans, with the color

Contact Mike Mendenhall at mmendenhall@newtondailynews.com

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“It was kind of a scary moment. I had a council member who did call me and said it sounded like a train was going through town,” Toribio said. “So that is usually the first sign if you hear that type of noise that a tornado is either close by or has touched down.”

Alleger said the amount of financial damage from the high winds will take several days to calculate.

Contact Mike Mendenhall at mmendenhall @newtondailynews.com

guard performing a gunshot salute.

Only about 30 people were at the DMACC ceremony; Barrett pointed out that schools and most businesses and government offices were, in the past, closed on Veterans Day. The Berg Elementary School event involved small hats worn by some of the youngest students, which had a color scheme for each branch of the military. Veterans and their families were honored in several ways by children and the BMS staff, and the finale was the students’ rendition of Woody Guthrie’s “This Land is Your Land.”

Also, Berg turned the windows of its cafeteria into a wall of honor by posting photos and brief profiles of servicemen and servicewomen with connections to BES students. One family had four generations represented, as student Anjelica Wakey, whose father Jonathan and uncle Jesse both serve in the Armed Forces, had both her grandfather, Alan Shea, and her great-grandfather, Bart Clark, at the event. Shea and Clark both served as well.

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

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Beck’s Continued from Page 1A At Monday night’s Colfax City Council meeting, the city’s public work director Bob Rhone said Beck’s has requested Colfax extend an existing water main across the length of the property at the city’s expense. Rhone said the current agreement provides water from the existing main which ends at the seed company’s 80-acre property line.

Rhone told the council members, with Beck’s estimated water usage, it would take Colfax years to recoup the cost of the extension. The council decided to wait on a decision to extend the main until it can acquire more information from JEDCO and Jasper County.

“Beck’s is a nice thing but ... the only party that’s going to benefit from this is Beck’s — other than the fact there could be development later on that could tap into it,” Rhone said. “It would take us forever to get this money back.”

According to the City of Colfax, Beck’s has agreed to voluntarily annex the property into the city limits, bringing a boost in property tax revenue to the town of 2,093. As of Monday’s city council meeting, Colfax City Clerk Kathy Matthews said the Beck’s has yet to sign annexation papers. The seed company will receive a 5-year property tax abatement with 75 percent forgiven the first year and an annual sliding scale decline the following four years. Beck’s will have a 60 percent abatement in year-two, 45 percent the third year, 30 percent the fourth year and 15 percent the fifth year.

A nonprofit community group announced in last month it is entering a commercial lease agreement with the seed company. Colfax Park and Recreation Auxiliary Board has agreed to store Beck’s equipment for $9,600 per year in a building on the town’s North Park development from Nov. 1 through Oct. 31, 2016.

Beck’s is slated for a mid-2016 move-in date.

Contact Mike Mendenhall at mmendenhall@jaspercountytribune.com

Corrections The Children’s Choir will be singing 1 p.m.

Sunday at the Downtown Open House. The time was incorrectly listed in Tuesday’s edition of the Newton Daily News.

Contact Linda Laverman for Operation Christmas Child at 641-275-0778. The number was incorrectly listed in Tuesday’s edition of the Newton Daily News.

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By Mike Mendenhall Staff Writer

www.newtondailynews.com | Thursday | Nov. 12, 2015

Editors note: This story originally appeared in the Dec. 18, 2014 edition of the Newton Daily News.

My good buddy Mikey always has something up his sleeve. When invited over for cocktails or an intimate gathering, he always walks up my apartment steps with an assortment of party favors. Last weekend, his plastic Hy-Vee bags carried a corked bottle of 1759 Geniuses Limited Edition Amber Ale and the tongue-in-cheek game of Cards Against Humanity.

Mike always knows how to set us up for a night of hilarity — albeit a bit politically incorrect.

From his sack of tricks Mikey also pulled a Christmas gift wrapped in non-glossy, cardboard brown and red holiday paper with a little tag which red “To: Mike From: Mike.”

“I didn’t think you had

enough nerd gear in your apartment, so I saw this and knew you had to have it,” Mike said as I opened the package.

Inside I could feel The Force flowing through me as I found a LEGO Darth Vader alarm clock. It could stand or sit and with its claw-like LEGO figurine hands, the clock was fully capable of holding a lightsaber.

“And when you bonk his head, that’s snooze,” Mike said.

The clock fit nicely within the realm of classic Mikey gifts from years past. For my birthday three years ago, as I moved to Jasper County for the first time, Mike gifted me a statuette of the Travelocity Gnome.

With is pointy red hat and proper manners — hands held behind his back — the gnome stills stands guard in the planter outside my apartment door as he has at my last two residences. Mike is a brilliant

network engineer — successful but never one to tout his meteoric rise in the Des Moines tech market in any way other than pure joy and excitement for his trade. He gives without thought of return. He’s given me a custom beer glass and spotted me an apartment deposit when a beater car ate the last of my savings. It’s hard to find a better human being than Mike Williams.

With each passing year, I find my circle of close friends thinning. This isn’t through argument, malice or conscious choice but an organic process.

As life grows more complex, I find my correlating circle of friends seems to become more concise yet harder to break.

As we approach our 30s and family dynamics change, I’ve enjoyed incorporating my friends more as family into my holiday celebrations. This week I’ll get the Christmas treat of

listening to a life-long friend sing in a Broadway style production of “Two from Galilee,” at the New Hope Assembly of God in Urbandale. Since we first met on the hotch-scotch carpet in Mrs. McCormick’s kindergarten classroom, I’ve wanted to see Seth perform.

But when you’re a kid, family obligations tend to take precedent and it’s hard for a 5-yearold to pedal his bike across the city in December.

As I prep for the future, incorporating my girlfriend’s family holiday traditions into my own, I believe it’s important to keep those non-familial Christmas ties sound and strong. One of the key tenets of Christmas is the perseverance made possible by the bonds of family whether related by blood, spirit or friendship.

Contact Mike Mendenhall at mmendenhall@newtondailynews.com

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Letter to the Editor

Collaborative solutions needed for mental health crisis Wes Breckenridge Newton Mental illness impacts millions of Americans every year.

Meanwhile, the resources available are limited and sometimes challenging to access. Gov. Terry Branstad made it even worse by shutting down two mental health facilities (Mount Pleasant and Clarinda).

With the decrease in mental health facilities and treatment resources it was great to see the Newton Daily News and Newton Police Department provide a venue for bringing mental illness awareness to our communities.

This opens the door to more conversations and collaboration by service organizations locally.

Being a police officer, I see the impacts of mental illness first hand, and how individuals and service organizations struggle to locate and provide needed treatment and care.

Law enforcement agencies find themselves with limited options when responding to stressful situations involving mental illness.

I have responded to many calls where mentally ill individuals are acting out due to conditions and circumstances beyond their control. Unfortunately, some find themselves facing criminal charges instead of treatment options.

When seeking assistance from medical professionals, law enforcement and the mentally ill find themselves waiting in the emergency room for hours while medical staff attempts to locate an available treatment facility.

The hours of waiting exacerbates the condition of the distressed individual, while expending law enforcement services that are not designed to provide medical care. In talking with several individuals suffering from mental illness, I learned that they often struggle getting needed approval for medications and treatment authorization. Another concern expressed is the lack of psychiatrists in the state of Iowa. Many

people find themselves driving long distances to get treatment and psychiatric care.

We need to create incentives to bring more medical professionals to our communities to care for our citizens in need. In addition, there is an urgency to increase the number of mental health facilities. Bringing awareness to mental illness and identifying gaps in services through community conversations such as the one recently sponsored by the Newton Daily News and Newton Police Department will aid in combating the stigma and create collaborative solutions.

As a candidate for the Iowa House of Representatives I am committed to working with community members and professionals in developing solutions to improve mental health services. Iowa citizens who are caught in this situation deserve a joint effort from all of us to make sure they have access to treatments and medications that they need. Together, through our joint efforts, we can make this happen.

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Aaaargh! We’re never moving again! What we thought was going to be an easy melding of two households i n t o one, has proved to be a nightm a r e times two. Remember By Curt Swarm that 40’ Guest Columnist x 60’ pole barn on the farm that I was bragging about, the barn that was going to give us all the storage and welding space we needed? Well, you guessed it. Chock full.

And this was after two, “Everything Must Go” garage sales, curbside giveaways and donations to the Salvation Army (Quarter Maybe More Store in Mt. Pleasant.) I’m filling the chicken house now — the smaller shed beside the barn that Ginnie and I were planning on raising chickens in come spring.

Anything with a roof on it. The mice came out and personally thanked me.

As you may have surmised, I’m a pack rat. Clue number one: when you still have boxes full of college crap that you’ve moved from house to house for going on 50 years and not looked into, you may be a pack rat. Same with clothes: if you believe that some day you’re going to fit back into those bell-bottomed blue jeans, it just might be time for a trip to Goodwill.

Buddy’s adapted well to his new farm life. Our morning walks through neighborhoods ripe with fire hydrants and street signs, has been replaced with romps through cornfields and waterways.

He leaps over corn rows, chases mice and rabbits, and proudly claims ears of corn dropped by the combine as his find-of-theday. There’s a small creek (pronounced krick on the farm) running through a corner of one field, and we’ve managed to kick up a pheasant or two, one sleepy-eyed owl, and a raccoon on the prowl. Buddy goes berserk, and pretends he’s the big, bad hunting dog. We even found hedge apples, and brought

a couple back to the farm for “keeping spiders out” — although I’ve been told that’s a myth. I also read where a farmer/chemist over by Bloomfield is making cosmetics from hedge apples, also called Osage oranges, horse apples, and hedge balls. One nice thing about walking Buddy through the cornfield that I discovered real quick — I don’t have to pick up after him!

The sunrises and sunsets on the farm are breathtaking. Compared to town living, where the sun rose over the Wall Mart Warehouse, the sunrise over rolling hills of rich, black soil brings forth the thought, “This is the day the Lord hath made, let us be happy, and rejoice in it!” At about 6 a.m. the rim of the eastern horizon begins to glow in pink, warm light. The western sky reflects a soft, multicolored purple. Pretty soon, a rim of bright orange peeks over the eastern horizon, to reign over a new day. How can anything go wrong in all this fresh air and beauty?

I’m still amazed at how much farther I can see in the country, as compared to town.

Our new country farm house, replete with its cathedral ceilings, which makes for plenty of wall space for artwork, wasn’t home until I moved Rudolph to the farm. Rudolph is the bigger-thanlife reindeer I made out of rusty sheet steel. We can now see Rudolph from our kitchen-sink window.

He looks so much happier with rich, black, Iowa soil in the background. I hope no one traveling the highway takes a potshot at him during deer season.

Then there’s the dinner bell. With a post hole digger, I hand dug a hole in the back yard and set the dinner bell in concrete.

When I’m out in the barn welding, Ginnie can ring the bell when supper’s ready, or if she needs me.

Of course, we have cell phones nowadays. But I like the idea of the bell better.

Have a good story? Call or text Curt Swarm in Mt. Pleasant at 319-2170526 or email him at curtswarm@yahoo.com

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Obituaries Chuck Pyle Nov. 6, 2015 Chuck Pyle, loving husband, father, stepfather, prolific singer-songw r i t e r, guitar virtuoso, fly fisherman, Zen cowboy and all around renaissance man, gave us all the big “adios,” peacefully Friday evening, Nov. 6, 2015, doing what he loved — fishing. He was 70. Born in Pittsburgh, Pa., and raised in Newton, Chuck was the adopted son of Lyle, a railroad conductor, and Julie, a school teacher. He attended nearby Grinnell College until 1965, when he moved to Boulder.

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Helen Stevens Nov. 9, 2015 Helen Stevens died on Monday, Nov. 9, 2015, at the age of 85. She was born in Center ville,

himself in the rich Colorado culture of music, poetry and outdoorsmanship of the late 1960s, and wishing to hone his guitar playing and songwriting talents, he played in several local Boulder bands at numerous venues. Later in the 1960s, he divided his time between Steamboat Springs and Boulder, eventually joining the band Colours in the early 1970s as a bass player.

Chuck moved to Amsterdam in 1972, to sample its then-thriving folk scene. Returning to the U.S. ca. 1974, he went on to play solo gigs and later headlined The Black Hole Ramblers, singing and playing guitar.

In 1985, Chuck recorded his first widely released album, “Drifter’s Wind.” Although only a modest success, it did guide and refine Chuck’s

songwriting, skills he parlayed into the 1990 release of the acoustic only “Step By Step.”

Other self-produced albums followed in the years after, to include “Endless Sky,” “Camel Rock,” “Affected By The Moon,” all critically acclaimed and cherished by his fans.

Chuck’s songs were recorded by such country music luminaries as John Denver, Chris LeDoux, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Jerry Jeff Walker. He has made numerous radio and television appearances over the years to include Colorado Public Radio and Austin City Limits. His song “Colorado,” widely regarded as a quintessential soundtrack to Colorado life, was chosen as the theme song of Colorado PBS’s Spirit of Colorado program.

on Aug. 8, 1930, the daughter of Lloyd and Nellie ( Jacobs) King.

She is survived by her children, Kimberly Kussatz, Kevin Stevens, and Curtis Stevens; grandchildren, Christopher, David, Katlyn and Nikolle.

Helen was preceded in death by her husband, Dale; parents;

sisters, Geraldine King and Carol Spungen; and brother, Bobby King.

Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 14 at Peoria Cemetery in Maxwell.

Online condolences may be expressed at www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com.

Landfill closes for wind advisory The Newton Sanitary Landfill will close Thursday at 1 p.m. due to the

Turkey Bingo returns The annual Turkey Bingo extravaganza is at 7 p.m. Saturday at McCann Center in Newton. The Knights of Columbus of Council 2663 from Sacred Heart Catholic Church sponsor this annual event with 20 games of family fun Bingo.

Those attending are encouraged to arrive early to select their favorite card, find a seat, grab some popcorn or other food items the youth group provides and enjoy a fun evening of turkeys and other prizes.

wind advisory for the area.

Regular hours will resume Friday.

Chuck had a strong and dedicated flock of fans. Many drove long hours across state lines to see his shows. He often had a grueling touring schedule, driving many miles between gigs, but always said the reward was seeing the smile his music brought to people’s faces. He loved writing and performing music and making people laugh.

He is survived by his widow Terri Watson; son Keegan Pyle; and stepdaughter Molly Watson.

A celebration of life is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 14 at the Tri Lakes Center for the Arts, 304 State Highway 105, Palmer Lake, CO 80133.

Donations are being accepted in lieu of flowers to Chuck Pyle Memorial Fund to P.O. 726 Palmer Lake, CO 80133.

Norman Swank Nov. 11, 2015 Norman Swank, of Reasnor, died Wednesday evening, Nov. 11, 2015, his home in Reasnor.

Funeral services for Norm are pending, and the Pence-Reese Funeral Home in Newton, have been entrusted with the arrangements.

Online condolences may be left at www.pencefh. com.

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• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m.

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

• Jasper County Democrats will meet at 7 p.m.

Thursday at Garden Room at Park Centre in Newton. Presidential campaign updates and caucus preparations will be discussed. All Democrats are welcome.

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

• Battlefield of the Mind women’s study will meet at 1 p.m. Friday at Hephzibah House, 721 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton.

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

• Newton Salvation Army will host its annual Chicken Noodle Dinner and Quilt and Basket Auction starting at 5 p.m. Friday at the Salvation Army, 301 N. Second Ave. E. in Newton. Dinner will be served from 5 to 6:30 p.m. and the auction portion will begin at 7 p.m. Cost of dinner is $6 for adults and $3.50 for children.

• Blackwood Quartet concert will begin at 7 p.m. Friday at the Foursquare Church, 1510 S. Eighth Ave. E. in Newton. Freewill offerings will be accepted. For more information about the group, visit www.blackwoodquartet.net.

• NHS Fall Play will begin at 7 p.m. Friday at the high school’s Centre for Performing Arts. The student production is “Dastardly Deeds at Yoursin Mine or Yukon Take it With You.” • Daughters of the American Revolution will meet at 9 a.m. Saturday at Hawkeye Stages in Newton. The group will meet for coffee and refreshments, with the meeting starting at 9:30 a.m.

Program will be on Pearl Harbor. Anyone interested in joining DAR is welcome to attend or call 641-521-8846.

• Baxter PTO Fall Fun Fest will meet at 9 a.m. Saturday at Baxter Community School West Gym. Baxter Fall Fun Fest offers over 20 vendors to get your holiday shopping started. A lunch will be available for purchase supporting the Baxter Star Steppers.

• Downtown Holiday Open House will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday at Downtown, in Newton.

• 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.

• Noble’s Customer Appreciation Fish Fry will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at Noble Auto Group of Newton, 2020 W. 20th St. S. in Newton.

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Submitted Photo Marilyn Berthelsen of the Jasper County Thrivent Financial board delivered a check for $1,031.50 from the Sept. 19 fundraiser to Kim Guthrie, chairwoman and Carol Naeseth, treasurer of the East Jasper Christian Food Pantry at Kellogg at its November board meeting.

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Woman’s male roommate wants to be friends with no benefits DEAR ABBY: I am a divorcee with a problem. My longtime friend “Paul” and I decided to move in together so I could save some money because of my very expensive divorce. The problem is, I think I am falling for him, and I get really jealous when he brings dates home.

When I told him I’m starting to have feelings for him, he said he cares for me, but not in that way.

How can I keep my jealousy in check so I don’t ruin a good friendship? — OVER THE LINE IN UTAH DEAR OVER THE LINE: I’m going to take a risk and make a generalization, because there is much truth to it. When couples divorce, one or both partners’ self-esteem often takes a huge hit. People often feel vulnerable and in need of someone to love them, make them feel attractive, be a partner to them, etc. Could this be you? Might this have something to do with your resentment of the women Paul is seeing?

Your friend has been no more than a supportive friend at a time when you needed one. If you can’t accept it for what it is, then for your own emotional health find another place to live because, even if you’re saving money, this arrangement is too expensive.

DEAR ABBY: I have been cooking Thanksgiving dinner for our family since I was in my mid20s, with little or no assistance from my sisters or sisters-in-law.

They typically show up empty-handed but leave with a generous amount of leftovers. Before my mother passed away 12 years ago, she would at least help.

Since my children and their families live out of state and are unable

to come this year, I told one of my sisters-in-law I wouldn’t be hosting Thanksgiving this year. Abby, she had a complete hissy fit! She insisted it was “tradition” that we have Thanksgiving at my house, and it’s something everyone looks forward to. She even said it’s not like I don’t have the time since I retired this year.

Yes, I have tried delegating.

One year, a sister brought a dessert (cookies in a tin) and the other a bag of rolls. Neither one has ever worked outside the home. I’m tired of cooking for two or three days to feed 15 to 20 people. Am I wrong in wanting a break from doing it all? — I’M DONE IN FLORIDA DEAR “DONE”: No. You have a right to spend your Thanksgiving any way you wish. Because you didn’t mention whether your siblings host Christmas, Easter or Fourth of July celebrations, I’m assuming the answer is no. If that’s true, then from my perspective you’re at least 12 years overdue for a break. Your sisters and sisters-inlaw should have stepped up to the plate and shared the responsibilities you have shouldered alone after your mother passed away, if not before. Shame on them.

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COUNCIL BLUFFS — The Council Bluffs school board has approved the sale of a former elementary school building that is slated for demolition.

The school board approved the sale of Walnut Grove Elementary School Tuesday evening to NeighborWorks Home Solutions for $104,000.

The nonprofit plans to build 14 new homes on the property once the building is demolished. The building was constructed in 1926.

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FAIRBANK — A bridge made with a new ultra-high performance concrete from South Korea has been christened in Buchanan County. The 52-foot-long Hawkeye UHPC Bridge near Fairbank was christened Tuesday. Brent Phares, director of the Bridge Engineering Center at Iowa State University, says the ultra-high performance concrete used for the bridge is fairly new to the engineering scene. The ultra-high performance concrete became commercially available in the U.S. in 2000.

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State issues $6,000 fine for wastewater violations NORA SPRINGS — The Iowa Natural Resources Department has fined Nora Springs $6,000 for violating discharge limits set in its wastewater permit. The department also informed city officials a new sewage plant must be built by October 2020.

City administrator Deb Gaul says the city has hired a contractor to improve the plant and that city officials are working with the state to see whether the fine can be reduced.

abusing 4-year-old girl

CORALVILLE — A Coralville man has been charged with sexual abuse for inappropriately touching a 4-year-old child.

Raymond Wagehoft, 71, was caring for the girl on Oct. 6 when he made inappropriate sexual contact with her while she was naked.

A police complaint says the victim was crying when Wagehoft’s wife came home.

The girl told her that Wagehoft hurt her and also repeated this story in a Child Protection Center interview.

5 State officers called in to aid Altoona death investigation

ALTOONA — The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation has been called in to help Altoona officers investigate the death of a woman.

The woman’s body was found in her home Wednesday. An autopsy has been scheduled. The woman’s name has not been released. The case remains under investigation, and more information will be released upon availability.

—The Associated Press

‘Yukon’ see Newton High’s fall play this weekend Comedy performances set for Friday, Saturday night

By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News Putting on a high school play is serious business, in terms of effort and dedication.

Fortunately for the cast of Newton High School’s upcoming production of “Dastardly Deeds at Yoursin Mine or Yukon Take it With You,” the script is anything but serious business.

The play, directed

by Melinda Worthington, with set design and construction by Marvin Campbell, is showing at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday night at the high school’s NHS Center for Performance. Tickets are $5.

Billed as a “great romantic melodrama,” the play is a “story of Wild West intrigue.”

There are characters that go by the names such as Lester Lawless, Lotta Pidee and Loooney Yoursin.

There are miners who can’t find stakes, trappers who can’t find pelts and mounties who

can’t find anyone.

Narrators and “Sign Gals” help dictate active audience involvement.

Like any good farce, villains are thwarted, heroes and heroines are blissfully united, enemies become friends, widowed matrons are reunited with lost children and orphans live happily ever after.

In addition to a colorful cast, the stage crew, Gopher and Getit, and sound crew, Buttons and Crash, are on stage, hard at work.

There is even a live dog in the production, trained and handled by Cindy Healy.

The cast for the fall NHS production includes Justine Eilander, Allison Bollhoefer, Emily Bollhoefer, CJ Schwarz, Laura Wyre, Orion Healy, Leah Hunter, Kate Wyre, Carolyn Thurmond, Bailey Van Sickle, Briahna Teague, Shana Robinson, Maddie Gooding Hunt, Makayla Kelleher, Katherine Thorpe, Emily Mehmen, Natalie

Jason W. Brooks/Daily News Kate Wyre, left, Carolyn Thurmond and Leah Hunter participate in a Monday rehearsal.

Newton High School’s fall drama production of “Dastardly Deeds at Yoursin Mine or Yukon Take it With You” is set for Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. in the NHS Center for Performance.

Camp, Erin Van Sickle, Amanda Laube, Shana Robinson, Miranda Ervin, Molly Snow, Adrienne Bergman, Megan Shores, Emma Carter, Hanna Clark, Rachelle Romo, Lienne Pak, Haley Rinehart, Nicholas Tremel, Kyle Hansen, Isaac Friedman, Matt Moran, Alex Burkett, Dune Carter, Mitchell Faidley, Steven Egbert, Nathan Miller, Brenton Reffett, Matthew Montgomery, Casidy Stanton, Bauston Van Sickle, Joe Malsom, Chase Kolpin, Parker

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Josh Versteegh is the technical director. He is assisted in sound and lighting by Schwarz, Laura Wyre, Joe Stammeyer, Bauston Van Sickle and Emily Sells.

The assistant directors are Joe Williams and Kinzee Loree.

The set managers and curtain crew includes Justine Eilander, Joe Williams, Allison Bollhoefer and Emily Bollhoefer.

Costumes are handled by Sue Buekema, Julie Laube, Dawn Ulrey and Evelyn Berryhill.

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

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Honoring veterans

Mike Mendenhall/Jasper County Tribune Iraq War veteran Miyoko Hikiji, of Urbandale, asks students what they’re grateful for during her keynote address Wednesday at a Veterans Day event at Colfax-Mingo Jr/Sr High School.

The U.S Army and Iowa Army National Guard veteran turned Iowa Senate candidate served a 403-day tour in support of operation Iraqi Freedom from 2003 to 2004.

Colfax, Mingo-area vets honored at annual Veterans Day event

By Mike Mendenhall Jasper County Tribune COLFAX — Iraq War veteran Miyoko Hikiji was excited to see the Colfax-Mingo Boy Scout Troop at community school district’s Veterans Day celebration Wednesday morning. It was a care package the former Iowa Army National Guard member received from a group of Colorado Boy Scouts during her 403day tour from 2003 to 2004, she said, that was a reminder for whom she was fighting.

“It meant a lot to me at the time because somewhere back in a classroom, back in a community center, there was a group of kids who were thinking about me,” Hikiji said.

“And that was some motivation and positive support during a very difficult time.”

Hikiji spoke following a processional honoring and introducing 33 Colfax, Mingo and central Iowa vets in attendance — each service member walking in behind the flag from their respective branch of the military while the C-M High School band played the anthems from the U.S. Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force and Coast Guard.

The C-M Elementary and Jr/Sr High School student bodies along with nearly 100 members of the Colfax and Mingo

communities were their to support and celebration the area-veterans.

Hikiji is a Cedar Rapids native and currently lives in Urbandale. She served nine years in the Iowa Army National Guard’s 2133rd Transportation Company and served in the U.S. Army.

She is currently seeking the Democratic nomination for Iowa Senate District 20, now held by State Sen. Brad Zahn (R-Urbandale).

The Iraq War vet left the podium Wednesday and went into the crown of students, using a plush honeybee to explain the “Three Bs” she learned in her military service: Be grateful, being your best and being of service.

Hikiji said her time in the military made her grateful for the opportunities afforded to U.S. citizens due to veterans’ sacrifice — such as the basic chance at a hot meal.

“So this reminds me of is to be grateful for good, hot food. Because there are people all over the world who not only don’t have a meal, but even in the military you might only get one every other day that’s hot and good like you school lunch,” she said. “Even if it’s not your favorite it’s something we can be glad a grateful for.

And that’s part of what this day is about.”

In the all-school assembly, Hikiji also

thanked teachers — recalling her experience in Iraq with boys only education. During her tour in Iraq, she was part of an operation to secure a school so girls could safely get an education.

The students, area residents and veterans also heard statements from C-M Interim Superintendent Tracy Hook and the celebration was emceed by C-M Jr/Sr High School Principal Todd Jones.

U.S. Air Force Sgt. Jennifer Barrer of Colfax received a handmade quilt Wednesday made

by Colfax resident Sharron Cummings through a raffle, which is becoming a tradition of the C-M Veterans Day event. The 29-year-old is an enlisted aviator stationed in Des Moines with the 132nd Wing, a member of the 124th Attack Squadron.

A 2004 C-M graduate, Barrer said events like the one held Wednesday give vets and active duty personal purpose.

“It’s an honor and a privilege to be represented and respected by the community,” she said. “Their support provides us with the motivation to continue doing this. For those of us who have either served or continued to serve, this is a part of our life.”

Contact Mike Mendenhall at mmendenhall@ jaspercountytribune.com

Jason W. Brooks/Daily News Berg Elementary School students were able to bring in family members for a Veterans Day assembly and to see a cafeteria window display that has photos and brief profiles of veterans with connections to a Berg student. Here, Bart Clark, a Navy veteran whose career spanned from the 1950s to the 1990s, poses with his great-granddaughter, Anjelica Wakey, a Berg student.

Jason W. Brooks/Daily News A rifle guard from American Legion Post 111 conducted an outdoor gun salute at the end of a ceremony in Newton DMACC Maytag Auditorium. In front is Jasper County Veterans Affairs Director Chris Chartier, followed by Gary Clemon, Wesley Justus and Jerry Nelson.

Students hear from Air Force veteran on commemorative day

By Alex Olp Prairie City News Prairie City-Monroe Middle School students and staff thanked veterans for their service during a Veterans Day celebration in the school’s auditorium Wednesday.

A presentation of the colors by the Monroe American Legion began the morning event and then the PCM eighth grade band performed the “Star Spangled Banner.”

The ceremony consisted of opening remarks from PCM Middle School Principal Blake Kielman, a slide show of loved ones who fought in the military and a video about the history of Veterans Day. Following the clip, those who have served received thanks from about 25 eighth grade students who stood up throughout the auditorium and read short appreciation letters.

Keynote speaker of the morning was Prairie City resident Troy Kuecker, who had a 21-year career in the Air Force as an aircraft mechanic. Kuecker joined the military after graduating high school and lived on several Air Force bases around the world.

Kuecker talked about heroes in his speech and shared the story of one of his heroes — pilot Maj. Troy Gilbert,

Alex Olp/Prairie City News Prairie City-Monroe Middle School’s Veterans Day celebration begins with the presentation of the colors by the Monroe American Legion.

who crashed during an air support operation in Iraq. In nearly 10 years, Kuecker said he hasn’t gone a day without thinking about him and his five children.

Another hero of his was a teacher and athletic coach from his childhood, and encouraged the students in the auditorium to discover their heroes as well.

“You need to find out about your teachers, your coaches, your parents, your family members and find something about them that makes you want to be like them,” Kuecker said.

Before concluding his speech, Kuecker saluted the veterans in the auditorium and talked about what the country’s flag represents.

“The American flag to me is a symbol of my country. It’s a symbol of what I was fighting for. It’s not just a flag,” Kuecker said. “When the national anthem is played, I stop and put my hand over my heart and I think about all the people who gave their lives for this country and for this flag to fly free.”

The Air Force veteran was introduced by his daughter and

PCM Middle School student, Lexi Kuecker, who was born on an Air Force base in Italy.

Lexi talked about being a child of a veteran and thanked everyone in the room for their service.

“As many veterans know, life is a lot different without your family and friends close by,” Lexi said. “Life is tough, but if you were in the military or are family of a veteran you are courageous, have a hard work ethic and most importantly respect for every single person you come in contact with.”

The hour-long ceremony ended with PCM Superintendent Brad Jermeland showing his appreciation on Veterans Day. “Your presence here today and that of the people gathering all across our nation is a tribute to those who have served, those who are serving and to their families,” Jermeland said. “It’s a way to say we remember and that we are grateful.”

Contact Alex Olp at aolp@myprairiecitynews.com

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NCMP’s Hedrick signs to swim for Nebraska

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News Fresh off her state championship in the 100-yard butterfly, Samantha Hedrick made another type of stroke Wednesday — the stroke of a pen on paper for the next chapter of her swimming career.

Hedrick, a senior from Pella swimming for the Newton/ Colfax-Mingo/Pella Aquagirls’ swim team, signed her national letter of intent to swim for the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, Neb. Hedrick’s decision was celebrated by her parents and her NCMP coaches and teammates in a ceremony at Newton High School.

“I’m excited to have this opportunity. Nebraska not only has a strong swimming tradition, but they really make sure you are reaching your goals in academics as well as athletics,” Hedrick said.

“When I went on my official visit to Nebraska, it offered what I wanted in an athletic program and in a school.”

Hedrick leaves her name written on the NCMP school-record board. Winning the 2015 state championship in the butterfly Saturday at Marshalltown, she became only the second state champion in NCMP history.

At the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union’s 2015 State Diving and Swimming Championships, Hedrick set four school records — winning the butterfly race in 55.01 seconds, taking second in the 200-yard freestyle

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News NCMP senior Samantha Hedrick, Pella, signs her national letter of intent to swim for the Unversity of Nebraska in Lincoln, Neb. Hedrick holds nine individual NCMP Aquagirl high school records and is on six record-holding relay teams. On hand for Wednesday’s signing were her parents, seated from left, Tracy and Jennie Hedrick-Rozenberg and Daniel Adams, all of Pella, and, standing from left, Newton/Colfax-Mingo/ Pella head coach Sarah Patterson and assistant coach Chris Forsyth.

race in 1 minute, 51.60 seconds, leading off the NCMP 200 freestyle relay with a 24.09-second 50 and leading off the NCMP 400 freestyle really with a record 100-yard time of 52.07 seconds.

Hedrick admitted she had looked at the NCMP record board on the Newton YMCA wall, and setting the goal of having her name up there on as many of the events as she could. NCMP has two sets of school records — meters for races at home and yards for racing at other pools.

Hedrick finished her fouryear career as an Aquagirl holding nine, not seven as previously reported, individual

records and is a member of six relay team records. Her other individual records are: 200-meter freestyle-2:09.24, 50-meter freestyle-27.54 seconds, 100-meter butterfly-1:04:15, 100-meter freestyle-59.59 seconds and the 400-meter freestyle-4:35.45.

She is a member of the 200yard medley relay (1:50.30), the 200-meter medley relay (2:06.82), the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:39.08), 200-meter freestyle relay (1:53.44), the 400-yard freestyle relay (3:38.65) and the 400-meter freestyle relay (4:10.70).

“I didn’t know if I wanted to continue my swimming career until my freshman year

here at Newton,” Hedrick said. “I’ve been swimming since I was 4. When I started competing at the high school level, I knew I wanted to go to college and swim for a Division I program. As a junior and senior, I realized I could do it and set my goals to accomplish just that.”

Hedrick concluded her senior season qualifying for four events in her fourth consecutive state meet. She added two state medals to her two she had in the butterfly for a sixthplace finish as a sophomore and runner-up as a junior.

Hedrick helped NCMP win four consecutive North Central Iowa Conference

swim championships. She was the 2015 NCIC 50 freestyle and 500 freestyle individual champion and was the 2014 conference champion in the 100 freestyle.

Hedrick said she made unofficial visits to a lot of schools with her mother.

She said she looked at programs “down south because I thought I wanted to go somewhere warm.”

“The other official visit I went on was to Iowa, which is where I always thought I’d go.

Nebraska just blew it out of the water for me. Everything about the campus, the school HEDRICK | 2B

Iowa State seeking Big 12 title and more in 2015-16

Troy Hyde/Daily News Collins-Maxwell/Baxter senior Brady Stover signed his National Letter of Intent with South Dakota State on Wednesday at Collins-Maxwell High School. Joining him for the special day were father Wes Stover (front left), mother Stacey Stover and siblings (back row from left) Trinity and Blake Stover.

CMB’s Stover signs to play South Dakota State baseball

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News MAXWELL — Last February, Collins-Maxwell/Baxter’s Brady Stover watched four of his friends partake in a college signing ceremony.

When the event concluded, Stover looked over at a few friends in attendance and said, “I hope that’s me next year.”

Little did he know that dream would end being true.

Stover inked his national letter of intent to play Division I baseball at South Dakota State on Wednesday.

“I hoped it would be me, but I didn’t really have any offers at that point,” Stover said in regards to what he said to a small group of friends on that memorable day in February. “Feels like all the weight is off my shoulders though. My dream as a kid was to be a Division I baseball player. It feels good that the dream finally came true.”

Stover gave his verbal commitment to South Dakota State back in early June. He was getting interest at the time from Iowa, Kansas State, Minnesota, Illinois State and St. Louis. Stover jumped on his first scholarship offer and rewarded the program that made him its top choice in its 2016 class.

“They said I was their No. 1 choice as far as this year’s recruiting class. (Coach Dave Schrage) told me when I committed it made his week so they really wanted me there,” said Stover, who pitches all year round for a select team through Perfect Game out of Cedar Rapids.

Stover is a standout athlete in four sports. He earned firstteam all-state football honors as a defensive back during his junior season, ran on the Raiders’ shuttle hurdle relay team which advanced to the state track meet last spring and was named a second-team

all-state pitcher this summer.

A shoulder injury derailed his chances to earn a firstteam all-state honor. His numbers were strong despite missing a few weeks.

Stover struck out 91 batters in 44 1/3 innings pitched. He went 5-2, had a 1.58 earned run average and opposing hitters batted .171 against him.

The left-hander has touched 88 miles per hour on the radar gun.

“Brady is the key to our recruiting class. Being able to get a left-handed pitcher of his caliber is a big shot in the arm for our program,” South Dakota State head coach Dave Schrage said. “His numbers are off the charts. His best baseball is still ahead of him; he’s just going to keep getting better and better.”

Schrage and the Jackrabbits liked the fact Stover played four sports.

STOVER | 2B

AMES (AP) — Iowa State is more talented than it has ever been.

Nothing short of a Big 12 title and a long run through March will satisfy a fan base hungry to see new coach Steve Prohm deliver.

Niang The Cyclones return four starters — including national player of the year candidate Georges Niang — from the team that won a second straight Big 12 tournament title in 2014-15.

Beyond Niang, the Cyclones bring back center Jameel McKay, last year’s league defensive player of

the year, and standout point guard Monte Morris. Shooting guard Naz Mitrou-Long is among the nation’s best from 3-point range.

“Obviously, we have big dreams, big goals, big aspirations of winning Big 12 championships and making a great postseason run,” said Prohm, who took over for Fred Hoiberg in May. The Cyclones aren’t perfect, though.

Iowa State lost its focus at times defensively last season, and it’ll have to prove it can respond to last year’s stunning loss to UAB in the NCAA Tournament.

The Cyclones open the 2015-16 season Friday against Colorado at Sioux Falls, S.D. Their home CYCLONES | 2B

Iowa, Uthoff seeking third straight NCAA tourney bid IOWA CITY (AP) — NCAA Tournament appearances are no longer viewed as pleasant surprises at Iowa.

T h e Hawkeyes are now expected to play deep into March, and they could again this season if senior Jarrod Uthoff fulfills Uthoff his potential.

Iowa, which has made back-to-back tournaments following an eight-year drought, return four starters from the team that won 22 games a year ago and went 12-6 in the Big Ten. The Hawkeyes have a ma-

jor hole to fill following the graduation of star Aaron White, and losing Big Ten Sixth Man of the Year Gabe Olaseni hurt as well.

But Uthoff is arguably the most talented player seventh-year coach Fran McCaffery has had at Iowa.

Uthoff averaged 12.4 points, 6.4 rebounds a game with 56 blocks and 38 steals last season, and he’ll be among the top candidates for Big Ten Player of the Year if he continues to improve.

“I would expect him to be very aggressive. I want him to be aggressive,” McCaffery said.

Iowa tips off the 201516 season at home against Gardner-Webb.

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Hedrick Continued from Page 1B and the swimming program at Nebraska was what I wanted,” Hedrick said.

“I’m going into it to climb the totem pole again, which is what I wanted in a program. I didn’t want to go into it as the No. 1. I wanted one where I could work myself up to be better, one that would make me push myself. I’m looking to be swimming the butterfly and freestyle at Nebraska.”

Nebraska’s women swimming and diving teams are under head coach Pablo Morales, who is in his 15th season at Nebraska. The Cornhuskers are a NCAA Division I program and com-

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pete in the Big Ten Conference. Patrick Rowan is the swimming assistant coach.

Hedrick is a senior at Pella Community High School in Pella. She said she had competed in track, but would not this spring. She swims year round, competing for the Pella club and recreational teams in USA Swimming events.

“Swimming is also the way I release stress. It is what I love to do,” Hedrick said.

Hedrick is the daughter of Jennie Hedrick-Rozenberg and Tracy Rozenberg and Daniel Adams, all of Pella.

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

Minnesota signs Claeys to 3-year contract to succeed Kill MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota signed coach Tracy Claeys to a three-year contract through the 2018 season Wednesday, dropping the interim tag from Jerry Kill’s long-groomed sidekick Wednesday in favor of stability for the Gophers over a national search.

The widely expected decision came exactly two weeks after Kill tearfully announced his retirement due to the continued difficulty

of managing his epilepsy and the demanding job.

The 46-year-old Claeys, who has been an assistant to Kill for 21 seasons, will make $1.4 million next year, $1.5 million in 2017 and $1.6 million in 2018.

That will put him near the bottom of the Big Ten in terms of overall football coach compensation.

“It’s a great honor to follow a guy who trained us so well,” said Claeys.

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Cyclones Continued from Page 1B opener is Monday against Chicago State in the Emerald Coast Classic.

Here are some of the story lines to follow as Iowa State prepares for the most anticipated season in school history: Niang Time: With Frank Kaminsky gone at Wisconsin, Niang, who averaged 15.3 points, 5.4 rebounds and 3.4 assists in 2014-15, might be the toughest matchup for opposing defenses in the country.

The 6-foot-8 senior has a litany of post moves, and he’s got a scorer’s knack for getting the ball in the basket from tough angles. Niang is also a very good outside shooter, and he’s more than willing to pass the ball if opponents try to play him tight on the perimeter.

But defensively, Niang still has work to do.

“I do want to challenge him on the defensive end to

Hawkeyes Continued from Page 1B Here are some of things to look for from Iowa this season: 30 for Woody? McCaffery raised eyebrows when he said that senior center Adam Woodbury is capable of playing 30-35 minutes a game this season. Woodbury, a 7-foot-1 senior, has averaged just 18 minutes in three years as a starter.

But the loss of Olaseni has left Iowa searching for answers in the post, and a big season out of Woodbury would help. Woodbury averaged 6.6 points and 5.1 rebounds last season.

“I could have played 30-plus minutes last year. I was in good enough shape. It just wasn’t asked of me. The only thing I have to do is stay out of foul trouble,” Woodbury said.

Magic Mike: The Hawkeyes have a ton of experience in the backcourt, led by senior point

Stover

Continued from Page 1B Schrage also identified Stover as a competitive athlete who comes from a great family.

“We expect Brady to be able to come into our program and contribute right away,” Schrage said.

That’s an expectation that

become a better rebounder,” Prohm said.

McK ay ’s The Man: What was remarkable about McKay’s Big 12 defensive honor last season was that Prohm he made just 12 starts. McKay led the Cyclones with 7.6 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per game, and he shot 58 percent from the field.

In fact, all the hype with Niang has obscured the fact that McKay is perhaps just as important to the Cyclones.

Point Taken: Prohm’s best teams at Murray State always featured a point guard who could score, and he’ll start his Iowa State career with a good one in Morris. Now a junior, Morris has led the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio two years running, and his 5.2 assists per game last season led the Big 12. Morris also scored

nearly 12 points a game — a number that could easily go up this season.

Dooley Doing It: Prohm seems to have taken to 6-6 forward Abdel Nader, nicknaming him “Dooley” and awarding him a tentative spot in the starting lineup. Nader, now a senior, showed a knack for coming through as a reserve last season. If Nader continues to improve, Iowa State’s starting five should be as complete as there is in the country.

Hold The Applause: Iowa State’s bench is in flux. Guard Matt Thomas is a proven rotation player, and Oregon State transfer Hallice Cooke would start for many teams. The Cyclones are also counting on Marquette transfer Deonte Burton, the Big 12 preseason newcomer of the year, but he’s not eligible until late December. Iowa State’s post depth is thin, so freshman Simeon Carter will likely need to be ready by the Nov. 13 opener against Colorado.

guard Mike Gesell. Hampered by a shoulder injury, Gesell’s 3-point shooting percentage dipped to a ghastly .267 in 2014-15. But Gesell is healthy McCaffery again. Veteran Anthony Clemmons will join Gesell in the starting backcourt after leading the Hawkeyes with a .373 3-point shooting percentage.

Jok-ing around: Junior swingman Peter Jok could be poised for a breakout season.

Jok, once among the nation’s top recruits before a knee injury scared many school away, shot 90 percent from the line and 42 percent on threes last February. “By the end of the year he was one of our best players, and a guy that would make big shots late,” McCaffery said.

Uhl Like This Kid: Iowa will be counting on sophomore Dominique Uhl to play a much larger role this season.

The 6-foot-9 Uhl played just 10 minutes a game last year off the bench, but he could double that in 2015-16. Expect junior college power forward Dale Jones to give the Hawkeyes size and depth off the bench as well.

Who Are These Guys: Iowa is in the strange position of being loaded with both seniors and newcomers.

The Hawkeyes have seven freshmen including Brady Ellingson, a promising shooting guard who redshirted last year because of nagging injuries.

Iowa’s top six players are set, but reserve minutes will be available at every position for newcomers.

“There’s a lot of minutes to be had. We’ll see which one of those guys learns the system quickest,” McCaffery said.

Stover has, too. Before that, he’ll try to lead the Raiders to a state tournament appearance this summer.

CMB reached the district final this past season and Stover’s win over top-seeded Ogden was one of the reasons.

He struck out 15 in that upset victory.

“Brady signing his letter of intent today is huge for

the entire CMB community,” CMB coach Max Seeman said. “It will lower his stress and some of the pressure he puts on himself and allow him to hopefully improve even more after a stellar junior season.”

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

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Sudbrock 542, Corey Brandt 424.

I 80 Subway 3, Whip Nae Nae 1 I 80 Subway — 2,710: Brenda Lamb 537, Lisa Ross 424, Kyle Hill 571, Dan Jenkins 584. Whip Nae Nae — 2,522: Josh Frank 399, Troy Tabor 448, Alex Piatt 375, Jason Mikkelson 628.

The Merkins 3, Bi-Polar Bowlers 1 The Merkins — 2,711: Kathy Hegwood 344, Rhonda Thomasson 476, Darla Osborn 442, Kim Belloma 399. Bi-Polar Bowlers — 2,691: Kari Munson 362, Jason Munson 442, Sam Zeien 445, Dustin Kingery 653.

Sunday Night Mixed Kill Kill Kill 3, Atlas Hydraulics 1 Kill Kill Kill — 2,503: Kelly Lester 415, Bonnie Geerlings 482, Brenda Vermillion 386, Butch Lester 437. Atlas Hydraulics — 2,439: Jeff James 464, Amanda West 311, John Sumner 336.

Shomo Madsen Woythale 3, Bowling Stones 1 Shomo Madsen Woythale — 2,525: Troy Tabor 534, Jason Mikkelson 564, Gene Mikkelson 503, Makayla Tabor 312, Brett Auffert 515. Bowling Stones — 2,383: Gina McGinley 433, Nicholas McGinley 453, Adam Hackathorn 492, Bethannie Hughes 441.

Grammy’s & Papa’s 3, Skalawags 1 Grammy’s & Papa’s — 2,604: Dale James 537, Tonna Karr 413, Mic James 436, Michael Karr 621. Skalawags — 2,449: Jill McMahon 255, Jim McMahon 282, Nikki Oartwieg 409, Dennis Cooper 471.

Cardinal Cab 3, The Pick Up Artist 1 Cardinal Cab — 2,633: Crystal Peters 445, Robert Miller 536, Cathy Peters 453, Tresa Miller 242.The Pick Up Artist — 2,512: Tammy DeCook 324, Doni Kim 477, Kirk Baker 358.

Kool Kidz 3, Duck Dynasty 1 Kool Kidz — 2,629: Scott VerSteeg 461, Gina VerSteeg 394, Barry Muilenburg 514. Duck Dynasty — 2,440: Trisha Beck 247, Jennifer Beck 290, Ashley Boots 310, Tyler Hurt 309.

Almost Despicables 4, Pin Heads 0 Almost Despicables — 2,622: Ronnie Swisher 482, Crissy Swisher 470, Kelley Bowen 392, Ron Swisher 471. Pin Heads — 2,417: Gene Koder 369, Pamela Joseph 315, Larry Lappe 344, Penny Lappe 381.

T’s in Motion 3, Shaggy Turf 1 T’s in Motion — 2,655: Terry Cooper 539, Randi Hamilton 219, Richard White 447, JM Decker 478. Shaggy Turf — 2,597: Kelly Mowery 323, Andrew Baldwin 369, Roy Spangenburg 495, Jake Kmiec 492.

Newton Daily News 2, KFC/Taco Bell 2 Newton Daily News — 2,442: Jan Albertson 328, Neil Weyrauch 282, Don Reid 312, Brent Anderson 185. KFC/Taco Bell — 2,428: Christie Hughes 394, Teri Burkett 374, Joey Hughes 462, Robert Hughes 484.

Youth Leagues Monday Youth All Stars Go Team K 3, Cool Kamden 0 Go Team K — 818: Kaden Bullard 133, Katie Albertson 75. Cool Kamden — 403: Kamden Longacre 135.

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That’s How We Bowl — 1,161: Alex Frymoyer 393, Nate Keith 375.

Saturday All Stars Curse of the 9 3, Team 5 1 Curse of the 9 — 1,766: Team 5 — 1,743: Genessas Slings 162, Marissa Daughtrey 255.

Lane Brains 4, Striking Cousins 0 Lane Brains — 1,965: Jaxon James 183, Keegan Young 195. Striking Cousins — 1,743: Danny Lewis 240, Lane Sliger 237, Taylynn Sliger 255.

Power Kizs 3, Nike Strikes 1 Power Kizs — 1,764: Parker Snoot 84, Thomas Yoakum 191, Jada Yoakum 136. Nike Strikes — 1,727: Rebekah Weither 195, Bailey Hansen 233, Lexie Binegar 171.

Girlz Rule 3, Deez Nuts 1 Girlz Rule — 1,866: Becca Zeien 166, Isabelle Gomez 123, Kassydee Prellwitz 158. Deez Nuts — 1,789: Dalton Anderson 307, Blake Logue 207.

Turtle Power 4, Team 1 0 Turtle Power — 1,900: Owen Muhs 257, Ethan Padgett 185, Tyler Padgett 300.

Team 1 — 1,808: Zachary Steingrabe 33, Karter Prellwitz 155.

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MVP’s 3, Team 5 1 MVP’s — 1,859: Sarah Malsom 259, Bekah Vassau 367, Abby Price 384. Team 5 — 1,789: Michael Hodnett 346, Konnor Prellwitz 160, Austin Good 257.

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Sunday Bumper League Team 4 — 352: Andrew Sams 82, Adalynn Sams 85.

Team 7 — 265: Olivia James 64, Brendan Edwards 62.

Team 6 — 316: Carter Forst 102, Jayden Henning 53.

Team 1 — 161: Lyly McCum ber 80, Savannah McCumber 81.

Team 3 — 271: Parker Kennedy 61, Keegan Pilcher 60.

Team 5 — 95: Rebekah McGinley 24, Alex Squire 69.

Team 2 — 207: Leah Frymoyer 45, Teeah Yoder 63.

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PUBLIC NOTICES

THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT JASPER COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MARY RHODA HOMEIER, DECEASED Probate No. ESPR036763 NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Mary Rhoda Homeier, Deceased, who died on or about October 26, 2015: You are hereby notified that on October 28, 2015, the Last Will and Testament of Mary Rhoda Homeier, deceased, bearing date of April 19, 2011, was admitted to probate in the above named court and that Karen S. Lehmann 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 date of the second the publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the whose identities are will reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred.

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

Dated November 2, 2015.

Karen S. Lehmann Executor of estate 220 2nd Ave. N.W., Waverly, IA 50677 Randal B. Caldwell, ICIS PIN No: AT0001375 Attorney for executor Firm Name: Caldwell, Brierly, Chalupa & Nuzum, PLLC Address: 211 1st Ave. W., Newton, IA 50208 Date of second publication November 12th , 2015 November 5 & 12

Iowa Department of Management Form F638 - R (Published Summary)

Jasper County ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balance -- Actual FY 2014/2015 ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT For the fiscal year ended: June 30, 2015 Budget Accounting Basis: Special Capital Debt CASH General Revenue Projects Service Permanent REVENUES & OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) Taxes Levied on Property 1 8,016,301 4,326,512 650,074 Less: Uncollected Delinquent Taxes - Levy Year 2 77,641 30,779 6,931 Less: Credits to Taxpayers 3 380,302 217,112 28,936 Net Current Property Taxes 4 7,558,358 4,078,621 614,207 Delinquent Property Tax Revenue 5 2,863 1,898 212 Penalties, Interest & Costs on Taxes 6 91,437 Other County Taxes/TIF Tax Revenues 7 278,027 2,512,671 20,462 Intergovernmental 8 1,331,867 5,653,474 43,816 Licenses & Permits 9 58,854 76,234 Charges for Service 10 909,757 16,852 Use of Money & Property 11 131,309 2,377 42 497 42 Miscellaneous 12 530,919 165,582 Subtotal Revenues 13 10,893,391 12,507,709 42 679,194 42 Other Financing Sources: General Long-Term Debt Proceeds

14

Operating Transfers In

15

Proceeds of Capital Asset Sales

16

2,280,642

2,995,249

35,051

1,289,097

17

13,174,033

15,502,958

35,093

1,968,291

Public Safety and Legal Services

18

Physical Health Social Services

19

5,616,798 1,820,630

33,607

Total Revenues & Other Sources

EXPENDITURES & OTHER FINANCING USES

Operating:

Mental Health, ID & DD

20

County Environment and Education

21

Roads & Transportation

22

Government Services to Residents

23

Administration

24

Nonprogram Current

25

902,560

Debt Service

26

Capital Projects

27

1,020,227 2,852,553 6,564

Budgeted Totals (G) 12,979,550 1 7,400 2 722,484 3 12,249,666 4 2,000 5 115,000 6 2,427,963 7 6,953,850 8 72,500 9 970,864 10 162,845 11 548,369 12 23,503,057 13

42

0 6,600,039 0 30,680,417

0 14 5,394,417 15 15,000 16 28,912,474 17

0

5,650,405 1,820,630 3,327,825 1,380,269 6,631,881 1,044,855 2,872,547 6,564 1,959,179 1,550,193 26,244,348

5,595,912 18 1,914,295 19 1,669,429 20 1,498,601 21 7,112,780 22 1,215,682 23 3,142,599 24 30,500 25 1,959,180 26 3,044,568 27 27,183,546 28

6,600,039 0 32,844,387

5,394,417 29 0 30 32,577,963 31

3,327,825 477,709 6,631,881 24,628 19,994 1,959,179

28

1,435,972 11,951,616

95,526 95,526

1,959,179

Operating Transfers Out

29

Refunded Debt/Payments to Escrow

30

421,629

6,073,345

87,491

17,574

31

12,659,656

18,024,961

183,017

1,976,753

0

Changes in fund balances

32

Beginning Fund Balance - July 1, 2014

33

514,377 4,047,566

-2,522,003 9,281,684

-147,924 88,613

-8,462 220,505

42 16,161

3,744,443

6,759,681

212,043

16,203

817,500 4,561,943

0 6,759,681

0 212,043

0 16,203

Subtotal Expenditures

Total Expenditures & Other Uses

Increase (Decrease) in Reserves (GAAP Budget)

34

Fund Balance - Nonspendable

35

Fund Balance - Restricted

36

Fund Balance - Committed

37

Fund Balance - Assigned

38

Fund Balance - Unassigned

39

Total Ending Fund Balance - June 30, 2015

40

Additional details are available at: Notes to the financial statement, if any:

Jasper County Auditor's Office, Newton, Iowa

-59,311 -59,311

11/9/2015

Actual Totals (F) 12,992,887 115,351 626,350 12,251,186 4,973 91,437 2,811,160 7,029,157 135,088 926,609 134,267 696,501 24,080,378

18,695 12,238,027

Other Financing Uses:

County No: 50

and Budget

-2,163,970 -3,665,489 32 13,654,529 11,116,241 33 0 0 34 10,732,370 0 35 0 0 36 0 0 37 0 0 38 758,189 7,450,752 39 11,490,559 7,450,752 40 Telephone: 641-792-7016

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Most days we don’t wake up with a profound sense of the human condition, which is seemingly to be drawn out of nothing, engulfed in infinity and uniquely aware of it.

Yesterday’s 11/11 Scorpio new moon opened a window to fresh spiritual horizons and touched on our utter and extreme insignificance. Still, this life is yours to do something with.

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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.

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

641-792-0860

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

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2002 DODGE Stratus ES107,000 miles, power seats, locks, and windows. $3,100. Call 641-751-7050 1999 ARCTIC Cat 4wheeler ATV, like new, runs great! $1950. 641831-3821. No calls after 8 pm.

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1983 HONDA VF1100C V65 Magna motorcycle.

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

14,400+ one owner miles.

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792-4334.

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be done that will affect the outcome and you must gracefully surrender to the fates.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21).

While part of you asks, “What am I doing with my life?” the bigger part of you is living it moment by moment, responsibility by responsibility, day by day. Right now, that part of you can do without all of the pondering.

CANCER (June 22-July 22).

Freud suggested there are no jokes. An Italian proverb says, “He who jokes confesses.”

Listen to the humor today, as it will reveal the serious and secret heart.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You have power you’re not using.

Find a new one in the classifieds!

Check the Newton Daily News & Jasper County Advertiser or online at www.newtondailynews.com.

You can get leverage if you angle yourself right. What you need is perspective. Detach and rise up for the bird’s eye view. If you can’t get there alone, reach out to someone on high.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You only have so much patience. One person requires more of it than the rest. You’ll have enough if you dam up all the other drains and demands on your self-control.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).

The experts agree that happiness usually can’t be caught in a chase or nabbed in a pursuit; rather it’s the byproduct of a journey that has very little to do with personal gain.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). When you know your strengths you don’t have to boast them. The one drawing a lot of attention to what he supposedly does best may indeed feel insecure on the subject.

Your awareness and compassion are called for.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).

While learning choreography it’s quite normal to go left when you’re supposed to go right or bumble a step or two.

But when you dance to your inner choreography, there are no mistakes.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). If you’re looking, you can usually find someone doing the job better, faster, prettier and getting more money for it in the process. However, no one

is doing exactly what you do.

Hone your unique offerings.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). The action itself isn’t so different from yesterday’s, but your approach is changing everything about how you experience this, and how effective you are at it, too.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20).

Sometimes compartmentalizing feelings is like trying to catch weather in a jar. Puffy white clouds, lightning bolts and sunny blue skies exist as part of a system. They don’t want to be contained.

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