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NPD Chief receives 5-Star award

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News Newton Police Chief Rob Burdess was recently awarded the 5-Star Innovation Leadership Award by the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy.

The award, presented by Kim Wadding, assistant director at the academy, is given to state leaders who complete five innovation leadership initiatives in the program.

“The 5-Star Innovation Leadership Award is an award that came into being about five years ago,” Wadding said.

“What we did was develop a leadership program to bring national recognized leaders into the state of Iowa and share their expertise with all Iowa police executives.”

Currently, there are 237 police executives in the program. Burdess is the eleventh executive to receive the 5-Star Leadership Award.

Jason W. Brooks/Daily News This construction site — located along North 19th Avenue West, northeast of Colfax — is where several Bold Iowa protesters showed up Saturday. A heated discussion occurred between protesters and on-site security, Jasper County Sheriff John Halferty and deputies were called in, but no arrests were made.

Protesters demonstrate on Bakken pipeline near Colfax On-site security calls sheriff, no arrests made

By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News COLFAX — As construction on the Jasper County portion of the Dakota Access Pipeline moves into its final phases, there are still protesters actively seeking to either draw attention to or disrupt the construction process.

A small group of such protesters arrived at a Jasper County construction site Saturday, carrying the event live on social media. After some heated discussion involving on-site security staff, along with Jasper County Sheriff John Halferty and several deputies, the protesters eventually left without arrests being made.

The small group of protesters was led by former state legislator

and Bold Iowa Director Ed Fallon, who spoke with the Newton Daily News late Saturday afternoon.

“We’re disappointed, not only with the Iowa Utilities Board and Gov. Terry Branstad for this project’s approval, but also with President Obama and the Army Corps of Engineers for not ordering a thorough enough study.”

This construction site, accessed where the pipeline easement route crosses North 19th Avenue West, is a gravel road that runs northeast of Colfax near Indian Creek, about halfway between Highway S52 and Highway 117. In the Facebook Live video, the group arrives in a pair of vehicles with a camera rolling and appears to walk onto the construction site near some

heavy equipment, when a man who doesn’t identify himself approaches Fallon and tells the protesters to “step back out to the road,” and says they are trespassing.

A woman, who appears to be the other half of a two-person security team, makes her own camera-phone video footage while her partner is attempting to convince the group to move back out onto North 19th Avenue.

After a lengthy discussion about where private property extends, the man asks a woman protester “can I please see your hands? I’m going to restrain you” and produces yellow wrist restraints. He soon puts the restraints away as the group settles near the edge of the road, and he later answered Fallon’s question about the restraints by saying the restraints are only to be used on trespassers who endanger themselves by going near equipment.

The purpose of the program is to create an ongoing and foundational learning experience for key organizational leaders. The program provides leadership concepts for the advancement of innovational strategies to meet today’s law enforcement challenges through executive development and organizational transformation.

The program has nationally recognized leadership trainers come to Iowa to provide the latest advancements in leadership concepts. Past and current presenting organizations include the International Chiefs of Police, FBI-LEEDA Trilogy Program, the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, among others.

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Jamee A. Pierson/Daily News Newton Police Chief Rob Burdess accepts the 5-Star Innovation Leadership Award from Kim Wadding, the assistant director at the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy.

Burdess qualified for the award by participating in five innovation leadership initiatives in the program.

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Retail Open House Local events honor service on Veterans Day Heights builds ‘shop local’ Aurora event features songs, letters enthusiasm Hundreds visit courthouse square businesses

By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News Lots of events start with the ringing of a bell, such as a school day or the opening of New York Stock Exchange trading.

Downtown Newton business owners hope the bells played Saturday signify the beginning of a prosperous holiday shopping season.

Tintinnabulation, a local handbell ensemble, performed at Uncle Nancy’s Coffee House on Saturday as the Greater Newton Area Chamber of Commerce Retail Open House was getting started. That was followed by hundreds of visitors, spread over several hours, coming to shops around downtown as part of the Greater Newton Area Chamber of OPEN HOUSE | 9A

By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News Veterans Day has been celebrated lots of different ways in Jasper County through the years, but chances are it hasn’t often involved hundreds of children and veterans in a room and a karaoke video.

That’s what Aurora Heights Elementary School featured Friday afternoon in its Veterans Day presentation. School staff had invited students’ adult relatives, who are active-duty or retired military, to a special assembly, where the students did most of the presenting.

Principal Jim Gilbert told the audience of more

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Alex Olp/Jasper County Tribune Amanda Utz of Amanda Utz Photography, displays a white backdrop at her studio, Amanda Utz Photography, 11 E. Front St. in Colfax.

Colfax photographer captures memorable moments for families

By Alex Olp Jasper County Tribune COLFAX — Colfax resident Amanda Utz has captured countless moments in her kid’s lives with the use of her camera over the span of seven years. Now the mother of three is helping other families capture similar forever keepsakes through Amanda Utz Photography.

“Being able to give that to other people for their own children is a great feeling,” she said.

Utz has always loved taking pictures, even as a kid in high school, but it wasn’t until the year of her wedding when she realized how big of a passion it really was.

“We were looking at photographers, and that’s when I fell in love with more of the art of it instead of just taking snapshots,” Utz said.

“When we had our first daughter I was like I want all these beautiful pictures of her, but my husband is never going to let me hire a fulltime photographer to live with us so I’m just going to have to learn myself.”

Utz did learn on her own without prior college courses in pho-

tography or extensive knowledge about the latest equipment or techniques. After getting her first studio camera, her passion drove her to success as she gained a reputation as a photographer in her then-residence of Ankeny.

She and her husband, Patrick, moved to Colfax about three years ago and her joy for photography moved along with them.

Last year, she discovered the former Studio 53 building was for sale in downtown Colfax and knew it was perfect for a photography studio. It’s right on the edge of downtown and there’s plenty of open space inside, but most importantly, it has three large windows on the north wall that allow sunlight to flow in.

“I’m more of a natural light photographer, and I prefer to be outside with families if I can,” Utz said.

“Especially with kids, a lot of times flashes and that stuff is just a lot to take in and a lot of stimulation.

With natural light they can just be themselves.”

Amanda Utz Photography, located at 11 E. Front St., Colfax, opened for business in April pho-

tographing families, children, newborns and maternity. According to Utz, business has gone well since opening as she continues to gain a similar photographer reputation in Colfax as she had in Ankeny.

Photography sessions through Amanda Utz Photography can sometimes last up to a few hours, especially if a newborn is involved, but that is comparable time to other photography businesses. What separates Utz from many other businesses is that it doesn’t seem like that long of a visit.

“We have fun at our sessions.

We do some poses and stuff, but after my sessions are over people are like ‘oh my goodness that was so much fun.’ Like it wasn’t a bunch of work,” Utz said. “That’s because I usually let families be themselves and give them more of a natural lifestyle pictures than just posing.”

For more information about the business or to schedule a session visit www.amandautzphotography. com or the Amanda Utz Photography Facebook page.

Contact Alex Olp at aolp@jaspercountytribune.com

House sales down in October, but remain above year-ago numbers Business Record Greater Des Moines home sales, pending sales and sales prices dropped in October from September, but remained above yearago levels, according to a report from the Greater Des Moines Association of Realtors.

Sales dropped to 1,120 at a median price of $178,000 last month, compared with 1,206 sales in September at a median price of $180,000. Pending sales dropped to 1,084 last month from 1,163. In October 2015, 1,111 homes sold at a median price of $175,000 and contracts were written for the future purchase of 1,000 homes. Houses that sold in October had been on the market an average 69 days, compared with 91 in October 2015.

The inventory of houses for sale also declined slightly to 3,405.

NASCAR to surpass 10M miles on E15 DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR recently announced it will surpass 10 million competition miles on Sunoco Green E15, a biofuel blended with 15 percent American-made ethanol, by the end of the 2016 season. The achievement will be celebrated during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Phoenix International Raceway this weekend. The 10 million miles will have been accumulated across practice, qualifying and racing laps since the biofuel was adopted by the sport.

Six years ago, NASCAR entered into a groundbreaking partnership with Sunoco and American Ethanol, launching its longterm biofuels program to reduce emissions across its three national series.

After an exhaustive analysis, Sunoco formulated Sunoco Green E15 to allow for a seamless transition, and the biofuel made its debut at Daytona International Speedway in 2011. All the ethanol for Green E15 is produced from American-grown corn at Sunoco’s ethanol manufacturing facility in Fulton, N.Y. Since transitioning to the biofuel, NASCAR has helped validate the fuel’s qualities in front of an audience of millions of NASCAR fans and is helping shift attitudes and behaviors around the use of ethanol.According to new research conducted in July, when compared to non-fans, NASCAR fans are more likely to support the use of ethanol blended gasoline to fuel NASCAR race cars, their own car, and cars on the road today to increase U.S. energy independence.

Wall Street bets Trump will spend more, regulate less It was perhaps the most surprising trade in a record-setting week on Wall Street: How quickly investors swapped presidential pre-election jitters for enthusiasm at Donald Trump’s victory over Hillary Clinton.

That enthusiasm — call it the Trump rally — ultimately propelled the Dow Jones industrial average to consecutive all-time highs this week and gave the Standard and Poor’s 500 index its biggest weekly gain in two years. The rally lost some steam Friday, pulling the S&P 500 slightly lower.

The Dow rose 39.78 points, or 0.2 percent, to 18,847.66. The S&P 500 index fell 3.03 points, or 0.1 percent, to 2,164.45. The Nasdaq composite index gained 28.32 points, or 0.5 percent, to 5,237.11.

For months, investors viewed Trump and his proposed agenda as a more risky bet for the economy and the markets than his rival, who had been widely perceived as the candidate most likely to keep the status quo in place.

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That agenda flipped investors’ priorities this week away from defensive assets like bonds, utilities and phone companies, which traders had favored for much of this year, to health care, industrial and financial stocks, which notched their best week since 2009.

The trades mark a reversal from the last couple of years, when investors coped with government gridlock.

Local & State News Burdess Continued from Page 1A leadership and organizational discipline. Completion of each session results in the recognition and presentation of an Iowa Law Enforcement Academy One-Star Leadership Innovation Award.

The foundation principals of the program include building vision and strategy to pro-

Veterans Continued from Page 1A After the national anthem and Pledge of Allegiance, each of the veterans introduced themselves. The Aurora students then serenaded their parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and close family friends with readings of short essays written for veterans. The entire student body sang a few songs, including “This Land is Your Land,” and the official songs of each of the four main branches of the U.S. military.

Along with the Aurora Heights assembly, other Newton Community School District campuses commemorat-

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mote a portrait of the future to inspire others to achieve and organization alignment and execution, to get things done purposefully and effectively.

Also, to honor history through transformational change and innovation to advance and intensively high performance, to acquire and develop human capital to build present and future leaders and finally, values and culture, anchors of all four, to cultivate, maintain

ed Veterans Day in various ways.

There was also a ceremony held at DMACC-Newton’s Maytag Auditorium. American Legion Post 111, the Legion Riders and many other veterans organizations contributed to a ceremony that drew about 100 people.

Some of the area’s oldest veterans were at the DMACC-Newton ceremony. There were also hundreds of veterans at Hy-Vee of Newton on Friday morning, taking advantage of the free Veterans Day breakfast offered by the grocery chain.

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

Arts and Crafts Show at fairgrounds The 14th Annual Arts & Crafts Show returns to the Varied Industries Building on the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines Friday through Sunday.

This is Iowa’s largest show, with more than 300 talented exhibitors from eight states presenting and selling the Midwest’s finest handcrafts.

Admission to the show is only $7, with anyone 10 and under free. All patrons will receive a three-day re-entry hand stamp good for the entire three-day run of the show. Show hours are Friday night from 5

to 9 p.m., Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Parking for the show is always free. For the public’s convenience, a free shuttle bus service will be available on both Friday and Saturday and will shuttle the public from the northern parking lots to the front of the Varied Industries Building. For additional show information, call 563652-4529.

This show is a production of Callahan Promotions, Inc. and offers patrons the chance to enjoy original, affordable arts and crafts.

and nurture professional, ethical and principal standards of the organization.

“Providing this statewide we have synergism with all law enforcement throughout the state of Iowa and the program has really proven to be one of those instrumental programs,” Wadding said. “A lot of states have contacted us to adopt this program in their states.”

After completion of the

initial Five-Star Innovation Leader Award and knowing leadership advancement is a lifelong investment and pursuit, 5-Star leaders are invited to complete additional leadership phases through the obtainment of the bronze, silver, gold and platinum levels of achievement.

“The program is new to Iowa and it has provided a great opportunity to Iowa’s law enforcement leaders to

gain a higher level of education,” Burdess said. “By attending all five courses and passing the courses at a high level, it is definitely an honor to receive the award and be able to improve my knowledge and leadership in law enforcement and at the police department.”

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

Pipeline Continued from Page 1A Police had already been called, and after a brief conversation with the first deputy on scene, Halferty arrived, spoke with the security man and addresses the protesters.

He explained while he respects the right to protest publicly, his concern is the safety for both protesters and construction crews and their equipment, and he asked them to stay near the road, away from the entrance drive to the construction site.

The group attempts to get Halferty to discuss whether security could restrain and/or arrest someone who is on public property, despite not being uniformed law enforcement. Halferty refused to discuss the subject, and left with the understanding the protesters would go no closer to the construction equipment, staying near the roadway’s edge.

“Sometimes, protesters like to try and engage law enforcement in in-depth conversations about pipelines and scenarios, but that’s not our job,” Halferty said. “Our job is to keep everyone safe and allow for free expression. In this case, we reached an understanding about what our expectations were regarding where they could be, and they made their videos, and not long after we left, the protesters left as well.”

Halferty reminded the protesters there had been more than $1 million in damage done to construction equipment in August and October at pipeline sites in Jasper and Mahaska counties. This led to Dakota Access parent company Energy Transfer Partners issuing a $100,000 reward for information leading to the conviction of anyone responsible for the crimes.

Construction on 34 miles of Jasper County pipe in the 1,168-mile, four-state project is nearing completion, and is in the land-resto-

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Jason W. Brooks/Daily News A security guard emerges from a construction site located along North 19th Avenue West, northeast of Colfax, as his partner waits in a pickup truck. The security staff, who declined to identify themselves by name or employer, intercepted a small group of Bold Iowa protesters at the Bakken Oil Pipeline site Saturday. Intense discussion took place between protesters, security and Jasper County Sheriff personnel, but no arrests were made.

ration phase.

Before leaving, the group made a few statements on camera and then met with some other area supporters nearby before returning to the Des Moines area. Fallon said the questions about defining private property at the sites, and the circumstances under which private security can physically move or stop protesters, are new concerns that hadn’t come up recently.

Fallon said there is a “NoDAPL” press conference and rally slated for 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Neal Smith Federal Building in Des Moines.

These types of events are designed to bring even more awareness and action against the $3.4 billion project, according to anti-pipeline grounds, that has been embattled since it was first proposed more than two years ago.

Halferty told the Newton Daily News his department was unaware what size group of protesters was headed into the county, considering how large and high-profile some Boone and Story county protests have been this year. He said contracted private security has been prevalent at many pipeline construction sites since at least the first set of arson incidents occurred

during the summer.

The sheriff said he was told by the security staff, who did not identify himself or the name of his employer to the Newton Daily News, that intervention was needed because protesters got very close to equipment. He said it’s possible circumstances might warrant detaining protesters and/or making a citizen’s arrest.

“It’s no different than if you catch someone in your home or on your own property,” Halferty said.

“The difference here is that we not only have equipment where people could be hurt, and it’s equipment on the types of sites that have been vandalized recently.”

One of the protesters who came to Jasper County on Saturday is Heather Pearson of Logan. She has remained active despite a recent arrest, and said no personal price is too high to pay in an effort to get the pipeline project stopped.

“There is nothing any law enforcement could do to me that would match the damage a pipeline could do to a river basin,” she said.

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

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Don’t forget the turkey

Start the Press Abigail Pelzer

Editor’s Note: This column originally published Nov. 10, 2014. o, it’s happened. Halloween ended and the commercialization of Christmas rolled right in, waving its pine-scented hand and shaking its lighted booty.

Say it with me — this will continue to happen every year. We shouldn’t sweat it.

For those with Christmas trees already decking the halls — great. For those scrooging about — why?

I’m not going to get into a celebrating our differences stance, but when someone chooses to start embracing the holidays has zero impact on me. I don’t lose any sleep at night about who has all of their shopping done, who has their tree up and who is already listening to holiday tunes.

But I will say this — let’s remember Thanksgiving.

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grateful and count our blessings.

It’s a tall order isn’t it? After daylight savings takes effect I sometimes lose motivation and feel a little sluggish. This is usually demonstrated by changing into my pajamas before 6 p.m. It’s dark and cold out — tell me you don’t do it.

You know what can get you motivated?

Offering to host your family Thanksgiving.

This year will mark the first time we’ve hosted the big shebang, though it should be a laid back affair with an average number of guests.

This is not to say I haven’t cooked Thanksgiving dinner before. Miraculously, I have. A couple of years ago my husband came down with strep throat the day before Thanksgiving. With plans to visit my brother’s home and to create a lavish green bean casserole from scratch, it became clear on the eve of Thanksgiving our

plans would change.

Even if we were going to be stranded at home, our kids certainly needed a traditional turkey dinner. I insisted on it.

The problem, however — I don’t cook.

Not well, anyway. I’ve been blessed and cursed with some amazing cooks in my life. My mother is brilliant in the kitchen.

She can blow you away with something as simple as a cold meat sandwich. My husband is the primary cook in our household because he’s also quite savvy in the kitchen, and he genuinely enjoys it. As for me, I’m most comfortable cooking meals like spaghetti and sloppy joes.

However, when a family emergency is afoot, I’m your gal.

If you’ve ever wondered if you can find a thawed, organic turkey the night before Thanksgiving, the answer is yes. You can.

Everything else you need is also readily available, and there are few others that do their shopping at this time.

Having never prepared such a feast, I was pleasantly surprised at the outcome.

The turkey was moist, I had all the fixings, and it was all quite tasty. I even made the

extravagant green bean casserole recipe, which included deep frying onions for the topping.

In the end my husband pulled himself from bed and ate a little with the kids and me. It’s become one of those satisfying Thanksgiving memories, even though it was somewhat frustrating at the time. It’s similar to when my brother’s kitchen suffered a minor fire during a Thanksgiving gathering. It was extinguished quickly, but still required my brother to wave a broom steadily in front of the smoke detector for some time.

I think what I love most about this prelude to Christmas is the opportunity to embrace gratitude, and perhaps consider how we might make a difference in other people’s lives.

Getting caught up in the commercialization bit, even by letting it frustrate us, is just a distraction. I’m excited to make some new memories this year and spend some time with our loved ones. And that’s something for which I am truly grateful.

Contact Abigail Pelzer at apelzer@newtondailynews.com

Eye on America John Stossel

It’s over

Oh, no! President Hillary Clinton! For four years we must follow her bureaucrats’ edicts.

It’s full employment time for trickster lawyers and other parasites who feed off complex government. Even The New York Times admits her taxes will make life more complicated. Useful people who actually produce things must kiss more bureaucrats’ rings begging for their approval.

I should probably be more careful with my assumptions, because I write this column Tuesday — well before election results are announced. As of now, I don’t know that Clinton won.

But by the time you read this, I’m sure she’ll be president-elect.

I’ve grown to trust the world’s best predictor of future events: gamblers — futures markets, a.k.a. prediction markets. Despite the vast optimism of enthusiastic Donald Trump supporters and media babble about “polls tightening” and a Trump “surge,” etc., by now, he’s lost. Lost big.

Another prediction: Trump did not challenge the results. He surprises sneering pundits by being gracious in defeat. Well, sort of. He does throw in a few zingers. But he doesn’t challenge the results.

Thank goodness Republicans held the House of Representatives. Presidents have grabbed more power in recent years, but Congress still writes the laws, so the Republican House will limit the legislative damage Clinton’s socialists will do.

Unfortunately, the Senate gives consent to Supreme Court picks, so Clinton may have her way.

The bettors predict Democratic control, although the race is close.

I fear that on Tuesday, freedom-loving senators like Wisconsin’s Ron Johnson lost to command-and-control bureaucrats like Russ Feingold.

That means, over four years, Clinton gets to appoint as many as five big-government-loving justices. They serve for life. It may be half a century before America recovers from that.

Clinton can do a lot of damage over the next four years.

She will keep America at war — Afghanistan is already the longest war America has ever fought — 15 years and counting. She may start other wars. She will continue our march toward bankruptcy. She will stifle economic growth by pushing countless new rules.

But aside from that, cheer up! It could have been worse. Destructive ballot measures like “ColoradoCare,” progressives’ attempt to create state-run health care, were soundly defeated, I assume.

Also, thanks to our constitution, the president’s powers are limited. Around election time, people fight as if the president has unlimited power. On NBC, Chuck Todd says voters “decide who can lead this country.” No, Chuck, scientists, artists and entrepreneurs lead the country. Politicians just preside over government.

Chris Hayes talks about politicians “running the country.” Wrong again! A president doesn’t run the country, we do. A president is commander in chief. She runs just the federal government (and just a third of that, the executive branch).

Despite the destructive growth of government under Presidents Bush and Obama, free people have continued to find ways to do things better, faster, cheaper.

Despite decades of presidents like them, we live longer than ever, and we’re richer today than we’ve ever been. Even those who didn’t gain in income have gained in other ways. We now have air conditioning, music services like Spotify, fresh fruit in winter and the world at our fingertips via tiny smartphones. Low-income Americans live better than kings and queens once did. Would you change places with King George? George didn’t have antibiotics, Netflix or flush toilets.

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Uncle Sam needs a better handle on your money A decade ago, thousands of California National Guard troops re-enlisted to fight in Iraq and Afghanistan. For valiantly responding to a shortage of troops, they were promised a signing bonus.

This October, the Pentagon ordered these thousands of veterans to pay back their bonuses — a decision that sparked immediate and justifiable national outrage. Fortunately, the secretary of defense has since promised to stop clawing back the bonuses until a more careful review can take place.

Of course, soldiers who fell victim to a scam perpetrated by their peers and superiors shouldn’t be required to return their money. But the reality is that the National Guard recruitment program was plagued by mismanagement and fraud, costing taxpayers millions of dollars in what watchdogs term “improper payments.”

Broadly speaking, improper payments are funds the government disburses in the wrong amount, to the wrong people, or for the wrong reason. They can either be overpayments or underpayments, but the vast majority that we know about involve the government paying more than it should.

Examples include Medicare paying for unnecessary procedures due to bad documentation, the IRS sending bloated tax refunds because it doesn’t have

Another View Nick Pacifico access to the data it needs, and the Pentagon overpaying military and civilian service members due to clerical errors.

Every day, Uncle Sam is losing money — your money — because of mistakes, waste, and abuse.

Anybody who’s been overcharged at the grocery store knows how frustrating it can be when your hard-earned dollars seem to disappear with nothing to show for them. However, unlike the grocery store, where you can show your crumpled receipt to the manager to resolve the problem, the federal government has no comprehensive system in place to track and follow up on the massive number of payments it makes every year.

As a result, we don’t know exactly how much is being wasted by such mistakes — so there’s little accountability. According to conservative estimates, improper payments now cost the government more than $100 billion per year. Since 2002, according to these figures, more than $1 trillion in total has been wasted.

In order to assess the true scope of this problem, however, we need more accurate and reliable data. Without it, it’s im-

possible to know whether the government is running its programs effectively and meeting the needs of those our tax dollars are intended for.

The government currently relies on estimates from agencies to determine the extent of improper payments, but this method has serious deficiencies. Some federal agencies,such as the Pentagon, aren’t reporting data accurately. And even among agencies that do a better job of providing reliable information, such as the Department of Health and Human Services, there are still large parts of budgets that don’t get appropriately scrutinized for improper payments.

Thankfully, the problem isn’t unmanageable. Solutions begin with the government prioritizing the need for more accurate estimates of improper payments, more closely scrutinizing contracts and grants to avoid potential abuse, and involving inspectors general more closely in the prevention and recovery processes. It’s also crucial that federal agencies improve the way they share information with each other.

These reforms will make the government more effective and accountable. It’s our money. We need the people who spend it on our behalf to take better care of it.

Nick Pacifico is Program Manager at the Project On Government Oversight.

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Obituaries went on to complete her master’s degree in social work at the University of Illinois. She devoted most of her life to helping others and worked as a social worker in Lee County School system for 25 years, prior to her retirement. Barbara cared deeply about the children and teens she worked with as patient listener and advocate.

She was also an active member of her community whether serving her church (First Christian Church in Dixon), Habitat for Humanity, participating in parent groups at Kreider Services or working for peace and civil rights.

Barbara was an avid reader and attended two book clubs in her later years. On her way to hospice she made sure she had a book. Barbara passed on her love of

Oct. 24, 2016 Barbara Viley Deutsch, 90, of Dixon, Ill., died Monday, Oct. 24, 2016, after receiving loving care at Serenity Hospice and Home in Oregon.

Barbara was born Feb. 7, 1926, in Mondombe, Congo, Africa, and lived there until the age of 8. Daughter of medical missionaries Dr. Ernest and Evelyn (Utter) Pearson, she lived the values of her parents to serve others. She graduated from Denison University and

family, nature, learning and a deep commitment to caring for others to her children and grandchildren for which they are eternally grateful.

Barbara is survived by her devoted husband of 65 years, William Deutsch of Harmon, Ill.; three daughters, Julie (Tom Prendergast) Deutsch of Dixon, Ill., Nancy (Richard Gross) Deutsch of San Francisco, Calif., Cathleen Deutsch of Dixon, Ill.; one son, Timothy (Jeanne) Deutsch of Newton; grandchildren, Timothy Prendergast, (Carolina Vidal), Bridget Prendergast, Zack Deutsch-Gross, John Deutsch, Anne Deutsch and Mark Deutsch; great-grandchildren, Tomas Prendergast and Santiago Prendergast.

She was preceded in death by her parents;

two sisters, Mary Emmert and Patricia Streid; and one brother, Dr. Paul Pearson.

A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19 at First Christian Church Disciples of Christ in Dixon, Ill., with Rev. Lynn Bond, officiating. Burial of cremains will be at Newton Union Cemetery at a later date. There will be a reception immediately following the memorial service at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Global Ministries, The First Christian Church or Strong Kids program (Dixon Family YMCA).

Condolences may be sent to www. prestonschillingfuneralhome.com.

Arrangements are being completed by Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon.

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Wilhelmina “Billie” Monsma, 96, of Pella, died Saturday at the Hospice of Pella Comfort House.

A memorial service will be at 1 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 16 at Trinity Reformed Church in Pella. A family committal service will precede the service at Oakwood Cemetery in Pella. Visitation will begin Tuesday afternoon at Van Dyk- Duven Funeral Home in Pella.

Gertrude ( Jansen) Schnell, 91, formerly of Sully and Pella, died Saturday at the Grinnell Health Care Center in Grinnell.

A funeral service will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15 at St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church in Sully. A family committal service will precede the service at St. Andrew’s Cemetery at Sully. Visitation will begin Monday afternoon at Van Dyk-Duven Funeral Home in Pella, where the family will be present Monday from 5 to 7 p.m.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m.

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

• Newton Golden “K” Kiwanis will meet at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday in the activity room at Newton Village, 110 N. Fifth Ave. W. in Newton.

• Congressman Dave Loebsack’s District Representative Bri Dennison will host open office hours at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Uncle Nancy’s Coffeehouse & Eatery, 114 N. Second Ave. W. in Newton.

• Newton Rotary Club will meet at noon Tuesday at Newton DMACC. The program will be presented by Jessica Petersen about the Racial Harmony & Justice Working Group. Anyone interested in attending and learning more about the Newton Rotary Club is welcome. For more information, or to make reservations for lunch, call Jerry Sawin at 641-792-9861.

• Dinners on Tuesday, a free meal, will begin at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Christian Life Church, 421 S. Second Ave W. in Newton. Everyone welcome.

Dinner will be in the basement of the church.

• Discover Hope, a faith based addiction support group, will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at 219 N. Second Ave. W. in Newton.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 8 p.m.

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

• 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.

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Parent-Teacher conferences for the high school are scheduled from 4:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday.

U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst’s regional directors will host traveling office hours in November and December across all 99 counties in Iowa.

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IDNR reminds hunters to review gear before shotgun deer seasons begin the Iowa Department of Natural Resources said.

“Practicing and knowing how the gun will perform before opening day is a good way to prepare for a successful hunt.”

Ranges managed by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources can be found at www.iowadnr.gov/Hunting/PlacesToHuntShoot/IowaShootingRanges.aspx Sighting in the gun one part of a pre-hunt checklist hunters should have that includes visiting with the landowner

or landowners where they plan to hunt to confirm they have access, go through their equipment including the blaze orange to make sure it is in working order and the blaze orange hasn’t faded to noncompliance.

“Hunters want to be seen by other hunters so we encourage them to wear more than the minimum amount of blaze orange required by law. Blaze orange can fade after years of wear so be sure that vest, hat or jacket is still bright

and in good shape, or replace it before the season begins,” Wisecup said.

Hunters in Iowa’s two shotgun deer seasons often use a technique of hunters pushing the timber forcing deer toward other hunters who are blocking their exit.

While this is a popular technique, it is not the only way to participate.

Individual hunters or those in groups of two or three can approach the hunt by focusing on deer travel lanes, bedding areas or food sources.

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Woman, kids aren’t thankful to leave home for the holiday DEAR ABBY: My fiance, “Allen,” and I have dated for almost three years and have been living together for three months. When we met, he had been divorced for more than two years.

Allen has a 13-year-old son and a 19-year-old daughter. His kids learned about me after we had dated a year.

His daughter, “Jen,” attends college out of state. When she visits home, she stays only with her mom.

Last summer, Allen and I decided to buy a house together, found the perfect one, and went to make an offer when Jen stepped in and said if we lived together before August, after she returned to school, she wouldn’t have anything to do with him. He told me I couldn’t live with him until August.

I was devastated, but I didn’t have a choice. Now we have a house together, Jen said she wants to spend time on Thanksgiving here at the house without me or my kids. She cried to her dad, saying if he doesn’t do this he’s excluding her and choosing my kids and me over her.

This will be my first holiday with my fiance, and I was really looking forward to it. We were having friends and family over. But now, because of her request, he wants me to leave for a few hours in the morning.

I’m torn. I feel like her behavior is extremely rude and he shouldn’t give in to her, but she said she’ll only see him under these conditions. Do I leave my house for a few hours on Thanksgiving, or tell her she’s welcome but the kids and I are staying in our own home? — DISRESPECTED OUT WEST DEAR DISRESPECTED: It’s time for you and Allen to have a serious discussion. Jen’s demand is unreasonable. Have you set a wedding date yet? Does he plan to allow his daughter to control both of you once you are married?

You and your children should not

have to vacate your home in order for her to visit with her father. Jen is an adult, and if she prefers to avoid the reality of your existence, it’s her choice.

Her father could visit with her elsewhere the day before or after Thanksgiving.

DEAR ABBY: I’m 17, and a friend of mine who lives out of state, “Jane,” has just told me she has dissociative identity disorder (formerly known as multiple personality disorder). I don’t know how I should behave around her now because large parts of our history have correlated to her various identities. Some have come onto me, but others seemed to hate me.

Do you know where I can find help for dealing with a person afflicted by this? She doesn’t want to tell her psychiatrist, and so far, only I and another friend know about this. — WORRIED HOW TO BEHAVE DEAR WORRIED: If your friend’s psychiatrist doesn’t know that she has dissociative identity disorder, I would hesitate to accept her self-diagnosis and so should you. The kindest thing you can do for her would be to urge her to fully disclose any symptoms she’s been experiencing to her doctor, because if what you have written is accurate, she has not been doing that.

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WEST DES MOINES — The West Des Moines police chief who had been accused in a lawsuit of discriminating against three women has resigned. West Des Moines City Manager Tom Hadden asked Police Chief Shaun LaDue to resign. City officials wouldn’t say whether the request was linked to the sex discrimination lawsuit or LaDue’s testimony last week. Previously, city officials had said they didn’t find evidence supporting complaints that LaDue had handed out unwarranted discipline.

MASON CITY — Officials in Mason City are working to quiet freight train horns that frequently sound at two crossings.

The city council will decide Tuesday whether to award a contract to a company for the needed work to enable the so-called quiet zone. If approved, a company would make changes to street and sidewalk pavement, modify storm sewers and install new traffic control signage and fencing at two crossings. One crossing would be closed.

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SIOUX CITY — A woman on probation for her role in a staged Sioux City bank robbery is now behind bars.

Heaven Zevenbergen, 19 of Holstein, was ordered to spend 30 days in jail.

Zevenbergen admitted to smoking marijuana in August and quitting her job for two months — both violations of her probation. District Judge John Ackerman told her Thursday that she would likely go to prison if she violates her probation again.

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FORT DODGE — Fort Dodge residents will get their first look at proposed changes to a city park that for years included a small zoo.

The public can see a plan for Oleson Park on Monday afternoon that will be discussed later in the night by the City Council.

Officials sought the plan after closing a longtime zoo at the park in 2015.

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Boy dies several days after being hit by van COUNCIL BLUFFS — An 11-year-old boy who was struck by a van while trying to cross a Council Bluffs street has died.

Blake Smith’s family said he died at a hospital in Omaha, Neb., on Saturday.

Police say Blake Smith ran in front of the van while trying to cross a street in Council Bluffs last Wednesday.

Authorities have not announced whether the driver will face any charges.

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Branstad considers minimum wage uniformity that worries some DES MOINES (AP) — Gov. Terry Branstad has called for a single statewide minimum wage rather than a hodgepodge of wages that vary by county, and a new Republican majority in the Legislature could give him a clear path to enact such uniform pay rates.

That worries some supporters of higher minimum wages who fear the state could couple an insignificant wage increase with a ban on local jurisdictions approving their own higher wages, as four counties have already done.

Iowa’s minimum wage has been stuck at a $7.25 minimum since 2009, making it less than all of its neighbors except Wisconsin. In the past year, Johnson, Linn, Wapello and Polk counties have approved gradually increased minimums that will top out at different rates, from $10.10 to $10.75.

County officials made the move after years of inaction by the Legislature, and now they say they’re keeping an eye on the upcoming session for a so-called pre-emption law, which has popped up in other states.

Linn County Supervisor Ben Rogers, who supported an increase in the county’s minimum wage to $10.25 an hour by 2019, said he doesn’t want local control to be

t a ken away if a “meaningful” statew i d e minim u m wage increase is Branstad not on the table.

He noted a small statewide rate increase without a clear system for scheduled raises would be problematic for urban areas.

“A wage rate may need to be different in Linn County than it does in a small rural county,” Rogers said. “The cost of living is different. Their needs are different.”

In Polk County, which includes Des Moines, Supervisor Tom Hockensmith said that after officials approved a minimum wage increase that reaches 10.75 by January 2019, it would be frustrating to see the state impose a lower wage and remove control from local officials.

“To have all that just wiped out is very discouraging to say the least,” he said.

Ben Hammes, a spokesman for Branstad, said the governor believes there may be language in Iowa code that already prohibits counties from setting their own minimum wage. The governor is in favor of action that would clarify those rules

and it might not require legislative action.

Hammes added that Branstad has not committed to any minimum wage increase. He didn’t address what should happen to those counties that already have approved a higher wage.

“He wants a statewide minimum wage, whether that stays what it is now or whether that’s raising it. However, he has said that he would be open to those conversations with both the House and the Senate,” Hammes said. “It’s too early to tell what those conversations will be because we have not had them yet.”

Branstad said in October that a single minimum wage was better for businesses. The Iowa Association of Business and Industry, a powerful lobbying group, supports one minimum wage rate throughout the state, arguing that inconsistency hinders economic development.

More than a dozen states have passed minimum wage pre-emption laws in recent years, with some pockets of resistance.

Arizona lawmakers approved a sweeping law this year that strips cities of state tax revenue if they adopt laws that go against state laws. Voters in one city, Flagstaff, ignored an explicit threat from the governor to pull its tax money and passed a

minimum wage increase this month.

Sen. Bill Dix, the newly selected majority leader from Shell Rock, said Friday that lawmakers are interested in addressing minimum wage, but he declined to discuss specifics because lawmakers are still figuring out legislative priorities.

Emily Schott, an organizer for the advocacy group Iowa Citizens For Community Improvement, called for the state to approve a $15 hourly minimum wage.

If approved, that would match Seattle as the country’s highest minimum wage.

Schott said she could envision the Legislature approving one of two scenarios in the coming session — either a ban on local control without a minimum wage increase or a ban with a small wage bump that would do little to help struggling workers.

Schott said her organization is still strategizing how it will tackle proposed minimum wage legislation by Republicans that bans local control.

“To me, it would seem that they should not go out of their way to actually make the government, in this case, bigger, as opposed to allowing individual communities to determine what’s best for them,” she said.

Iowa may consider tougher penalties after two officers killed DES MOINES (AP) — Iowa lawmakers are considering imposing tougher penalties for violent acts against law enforcement officers following the fatal shootings of two officers earlier this month.

Republican state Rep. Ken Rizer said he thinks tougher penalties are needed after the Nov. 2 attacks that killed Urbandale Officer Justin Martin, 24, and Des Moines police Sgt. Anthony Beminio, 38.

Iowa is one of at least 31 states that currently have enhanced penalties for assaulting officers, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Rizer wants to expand that concept to attempted murder and murder charges.

“I hadn’t thought this was a big problem in Iowa until the two officers got killed. That shows it could happen anywhere,” Rizer said.

An Urbandale man is charged with first-degree murder in the Nov. 2 shooting deaths of the two officers. They were both killed while sitting in their patrol cars in separate attacks about 2 miles apart.

Urbandale Police Chief Ross McCarty, who commanded one of the slain officers, said Iowa should consider

reinstating the death penalty for police, although the state hasn’t authorized the death penalty since 1965.

“There are crimes so heinous in nature that it’s appropriate to have an option,” McCarty said.

But some people don’t think tougher penalties are needed.

Rita Bettis with the American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa said stiff penalties for killing an officer already are on the books.

“The intentional killing of an officer is already first-degree murder, which receives the harshest sentence under our laws,” said Bettis. “Adding even harsher penalties for crimes against police officers is, therefore, unnecessary.”

Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller said he thinks it would be appropriate for imposing tougher sentences on people who harm officers.

Currently, people convicted of second-degree murder in Iowa must serve at least 70 percent of their sentence before becoming eligible for parole.

Miller said he thinks it makes sense to require people who try to kill an officer to serve at least 80 percent of their sentence.

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Brightest moon in nearly 69 years lights up sky around globe BEIJING (AP) — The brightest moon in almost 69 years is lighting up the sky in a treat for star watchers around the globe.

The phenomenon known as the supermoon reached its peak luminescence in North America before dawn on Monday. Its zenith in Asia and the South Pacific was Monday night. Across the international dateline in New Zealand, it was to reach its brightest after midnight Tuesday local time.

The moon orbits the Earth in an oval shape.

The moon will be at its brightest this week because it is coming closer to the Earth along its elliptical orbit than at any time since January 1948. The supermoon will also bring stronger than usual high tides, followed by plunging low tides the next morning.

Viewers can expect to see a moon about 14 percent larger in diameter and about 30 percent brighter than when it’s at its furthest distance from the earth. It won’t be as big and bright again for another 18 years.

AP Photo The moon rises over the Arch in St. Louis, as seen from the Compton Hill Water Tower on Sunday. On Monday, Earthlings will be treated to a so-called supermoon — the closest full moon of the year. Monday’s supermoon will be extra super — it will be the closest the moon comes to us in almost 69 years. And it won’t happen again for another 18 years.

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Priebus says he and Bannon make effective Trump team WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump is making an overture to warring Republican circles by appointing GOP chief Reince Priebus as his White House chief of staff and Breitbart News executive Stephen Bannon as chief strategist and senior counselor.

The two men had made up the president-elect’s chief of staff shortlist, and while Priebus received that job, Bannon’s post is expected to wield significant clout. Trump gave top billing to the former media executive, who led a website that appealed to the so-called “alt-right” — a movement often associated with efforts on the far right to preserve “white identity,” oppose multiculturalism and defend “Western values.”

Priebus on Monday defended the media mogul, saying the two made an effective pair as they steered Trump past Democrat Hillary Clinton and toward the presidency. He sought to distance Bannon from the incendiary headlines on his website, saying they were written by unspecified others.

“Together, we’ve been able to manage a lot of the decision making in regard to the campaign,” Priebus told NBC’s “Today.” ‘’It’s worked very, very well.”

Trump’s hires were, at first glance, contradictory, though they fit a pattern of the celebrity businessman creating a veritable Rorschach test that allowed his supporters to see what they wanted. Priebus, who lashed the RNC to Trump this summer despite some intraparty objections, is a GOP operative with deep expertise of the Washington establishment that Trump has vowed to shake up. He has close ties to House Speaker Paul Ryan, a fellow Wisconsinite.

Bannon, meanwhile, helped transform the Breitbart News site into the leading mouthpiece

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AP Photo In this photo, President-elect Donald Trump, left, stands with Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus during an election night rally in New York. Trump on Sunday named Priebus as his White House chief of staff.

of the party’s anti-establishment wing, which helped fuel the businessman’s political rise. Ryan has been one of his most frequent targets.

“Steve and Reince are highly qualified leaders who worked well together on our campaign and led us to a historic victory,” Trump said Sunday in a statement announcing his picks. “Now I will have them both with me in the White House as we work to make America great again.”

Neither Priebus nor Bannon brings policy experience to the White House. Chiefs of staff in particular play a significant role in policymaking, serving as a liaison to Cabinet agencies and deciding what information makes it to the president’s desk. They’re often one of the last people in the room with the president as major decisions are made.

In announcing the appointments, Trump said Priebus and Bannon would work as “equal partners” — effectively creating two power centers in the West Wing. The arrangement is risky

and could leave ambiguity over who makes final decisions.

Trump has long encouraged rivalries, both in business and in his presidential campaign. He cycled through three campaign managers during his White House run, creating a web of competing alliances among staffers.

Priebus is a traditional choice, one meant as an olive branch to the Republicans who control both houses of Congress as Trump looks to pass his legislative agenda.

The Bannon pick, however, is controversial.

Under Bannon’s tenure, Brietbart pushed a nationalist agenda and became one of the leading outlets of the so-called alt-right — a movement often associated with white supremacist ideas that oppose multiculturalism and defend “Western values.”

John Weaver, a Republican strategist who worked for Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s presidential campaign, tweeted, “The racist, fascist extreme right is represented footsteps from the Oval Office. Be very vigilant, America.”

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Open House Continued from Page 1A Commerce’s Holiday Retail Open House that took place Saturday and Sunday.

The shopping opportunities were accompanied by horse and carriage rides, an appearance from Santa Claus himself, and games for children.

Chamber Director Amanda Price said she thinks the Retail Open House and the upcoming Small Business Saturday are important because those promote unique shopping that is right here in the community.

“With online shopping becoming the norm, we need to remember that shopping local keeps those dollars in our community,” Price said.

“Shopping local can help increase the diversity of businesses we have and can help increase the services as well.

Seeing all the people out shopping our downtown this weekend just put a smile on my face. It was awesome to see the stores full and the registers ringing.”

Santa was responsible for

Jason W. Brooks/Daily News From the left, Anthony, Mason and Matt Moran posed for a photo with Santa Claus at the Greater Newton Area Chamber of Commerce Retail Open House on Saturday.

Jason W. Brooks/Daily News Donna Maki tells Charlie Clements, left, and Val Olson, right, what prizes they could win at the Black Hills Energy table during Saturday’s Greater Newton Area Chamber of Commerce Retail Open House.

some smiles as well. Although not everyone warmed up to him right away. The bearded one needed some icebreaker conversation with some of the more timid, younger children, but many of them eventually told Santa about their holiday wish lists with a smile and a high-five.

When Plume Hill Carriage arrived and began to set up for horse-drawn carriage rides, a small group of customers were already waiting for them on the square. Some of the riders Jason W. Brooks/Daily News Tintinnabulation, a local handbell ensemble, performed at Uncle Nancy’s Coffee House on Saturday as the Greater Newton Area Chamber of Commerce Retail Open House was getting started.

Jason W. Brooks/Daily News Some of the shoppers who attended Saturday’s Greater Newton Area Chamber of Commerce Retail Open House also took a ride around the courthouse square with Plume Hill Carriages.

were so young, it was likely the first time they’d ever seen the courthouse square from the vantage point of a carriage.

The carriage brings riders around the square where they can view the holiday decorations in the store fronts while listening to the jingle bells on the horses as they trot. Also, the Newton Children’s Choir will be caroling from store to store to add to the holiday spirit.

There are a few other events designed to help promote Newton commerce this season.

The Chamber has also started an “Elf on the Shelf ”

holiday promotion this year.

Similar to the popular game played in homes, the elf will be hidden in one of the stores downtown and clues about his location will be given out on the Chamber’s Facebook page of his location. The first person to identify the hiding spot will receive $10 in Chamber Bucks.

A holiday parade will make its return to the square. The deadline to complete an entry registration form and to pay the $5 entry fee is Nov. 21. The parade is set for Nov. 25 after the 6 p.m. courthouse lighting ceremony.

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is a nationwide event set for Nov. 26, the day after the parade and courthouse lighting.

Price said small business owners are the heartbeat that helps keep the community thriving.

“It is really important to remember also that these small business owners are amazing stewards of our community,” Price said. “They donate their time, sometimes their services, and money to help fund local events that we all love to attend.”

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

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Three Cardinals earn LHC volleyball honors

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News Three players on the volleyball court for Newton High School probably handled the direction of the ball more than anyone else on the Cardinal team in 2016 have received Little Hawkeye Conference honors.

Seniors Megan Pressgrove, Taylor Shipley and Ryanne Rausch were leaders for the Cardinals in kills, set assists and digs.

Little Hawkeye Conference champion Pella lost to Dubuque Wahlert, 25-18, 2516, 25-13 in the Class 4A state championship match Friday in Cedar Rapids. The Lady Dutch (38-4) went undefeated, 11-0, in conference play and finished ranked No. 1 in the final 4A poll.

Newton (11-20) was 2-9 in LHC action, finishing seventh.

Norwalk, which was ranked No. 11 in the 4A final poll, was second at 8-3 followed by Dallas Center-Grimes, Indianola and Pella Christian at 6-5. Oskaloosa went 5-6 in conference matches and Grinnell was 0-11.

Pressgrove was selected to the All-Little Hawkeye Conference first team. Pressgrove has received LHC honors four consecutive years as she has been a starter for the Cardinals since her freshman season. She earned first-team honors as a freshman and second-team honors the past two seasons.

Shipley, a 5-foot-8 inch setter and outside hitter, and Rausch, a 5-foot-5 inch libe-

ro, claimed Little Hawkeye Conference honorable mention honors. Rausch set a new Newton high record for digs in a season and Shipley tied a school mark in season serve efficiency.

Newton as a team set new school marks in digs, 1,266, and serve percentage in a season, 96 percent. The old records were 651 for digs in 2014 and 93.2 percent for team serve percentage in 2012.

Pressgrove was a 6-foot setter and outside hitter for Newton. She led the team with 325 kills overall for the season. Pressgrove was fourth in kills, 143, in conference play among LHC hitters. She went 218-of-227 at the service line with 15 ace serves. Her serving efficiency was 96 percent.

Pressgrove led the Cardinals with nine solo blocks at the net and had 29 block assists. She also had 176 digs for the season.

Shipley and Pressgrove shared the setting duties for Newton. Shipley led the team with 288 set assists, and Pressgrove had 223. They were ninth and 10th in the LHC with assists in conference play as Shipley had 140, which was 4.52 assists per set, and Pressgrove had 98, which was 3.50 assists per set.

Shipley’s serve efficiency for the season was .985, which tied Courtney Elliott’s NHS record set in 2000. It ranked fifth in 4A overall.

Taylor Shipley, Sr., Honorable Mention

Megan Pressgrove, Sr., First Team

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Ryanne Rausch, Sr., Honorable Mention

Five area players receive all-HOIC volleyball recognition

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News Volleyball players from Collins-Maxwell/Baxter and Prairie City-Monroe had to bring their “A” games each and every night in the Heart of Iowa Conference this season.

Two HOIC schools represented the league at the state tournament, while another reached the regional finals of Class 2A. It’s for that reason no area player earned firstteam all-HOIC recognition.

Five area players earned recognition, with four receivng honorable mention honors. CMB’s Sailor Hinegardner was

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a second-teamer as the Raiders’ starting libero.

The other four earning honorable mention honors were CMB’s Brianda Bane and Kathleen Baldwin and PCM’s Kayla Jennings and Katie Vande Wall.

Nevada represented the conference in the 4A bracket of the state tournament, while North Polk qualified for

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the 3A bracket. Both schools were ousted in the opening round, but two Cubs and two Comets were named to the first team.

South Hamilton lost in a 2A regional final.

Two Hawks also were represented on the HOIC’s first team. The rest of the first team included two GIlbert Tigers and a sophomore hitter

Vande Wall

from Roland-Story.

Those five teams were the top five finishing teams in the conference, led by Nevada at 8-0.

North Polk went 7-1, while South Hamilton was 6-2, Gilbert ended up 5-3 and Roland-Story finished 4-4.

CMB was next at 3-5, followed by Greene County at 2-6, PCM at 1-7 and Saydel at 0-8.

Hinegardner made a strong case for the first team. The Raider junior was tied for second with 123 digs in conference play. Her 4.73 digs per set also ranked second in the league. She finished with 331 total digs this season, and that ranked fifth in the HOIC. Hinegardner was 120of-122 in serves during conference play and 320-of-329 overall. Her overall serving percentage of .973 ranked tied for fourth in the league.

She finished with 28 aces overall and seven aces in HOIC play.

Bane made a case for first team as well. She ranked in the top five in most hitting categories.

She ranked fifth in con-

ference kills with 91 and fifth in conference kills per set at 3.50. Her kill efficiency was .274, and she also finished with eight aces, 20 digs and 17 blocks.

In all matches, Bane ranked sixth in kills with 277, fifth in kill efficiency at .324 and fourth in kills per set at 3.96. She served up 35 aces, collected 52 digs and added 58 blocks.

Bane’s 91 conference kills were four more than Roland-Story’s MaKayla Geise and three more than Gilbert’s Trinity Jackson.

Geise was a first-teamer, while Jackson landed on the second team.

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Hawkeyes upset No. 2 Michigan on last-second field goal

AP Photo Iowa’s Keith Duncan kicks a 33-yard field goal on the final play of Saturday’s Big Ten game to give the Hawkeyes a 14-13 win over No.2-ranked Michigan at Iowa City.

IOWA CITY (AP) — Michigan failed its first major road test of the season.

It might not matter for the Wolverines and their playoff hopes — if they win out.

Freshman Keith Duncan kicked a 33-yard field goal as time expired and Iowa stunned second-ranked Michigan 14-13 on Saturday night, damaging the Wolverines’ playoff hopes.

“We just have to look in the mirror and look at the film and become better because of this,” Michigan tight end Jake Butt said. “There’s really no excuse, there’s absolutely no excuse.”

But Michigan is still very much alive, in part because No. 3 Clemson and No. 4 Washington lost earlier in the day — at home, no less.

Still, it’s the middle of Novem-

ber, and the Wolverines have yet to beat a team with more than one league win on the road.

Wilton Speight threw for 103 yards with a pick for the Wolverines, who gained just 201 yards of offense.

“We didn’t make enough plays to extend drives, first downs. We missed on some deep throws,” Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh said. “Every little thing doesn’t always go your way, and to win, you’ve got to make it that way.”

Akrum Wadley had 115 yards rushing to help the Hawkeyes (6-4, 4-3 Big Ten) beat a top-five team for the first time in six years.

Michigan (9-1, 6-1) appeared to have the game wrapped up when Channing Stribling intercepted HAWKEYES | 2B

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Iowa State rallies to beat Kansas LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Last week, Iowa State coach Matt Campbell told his team that he refused to give up on this year’s Cyclone squad.

“I’m not looking for next year,” Campbell said of his message to the team. “I’m looking for right now.”

They took that message to heart. Only the clock could stop Iowa State in the second half as ISU scored on four of its five second-half possessions — the fifth bleeding the final seconds off the clock — and beat Kansas 31-24 for its first conference win of the season on Saturday.

Jacob Park threw for 205 yards and two touchdowns, Allen Lazard had a career-high 10 receptions for 120 yards and a score for Iowa State (2-8, 1-6 Big 12).

“He’s a big dude,” Kansas’ Steven Sims Jr. said of Lazard.

“He’s a big target, big guy. He can run and he’s hard to cover.

He’s hard, he’s physical. He’s trouble for anybody’s defense.

He had a good game.”

David Montgomery had a career-high 169 yards rushing for Iowa State.

The Cyclones scored on four-consecutive drives, including a 37-yard field goal

by Cole Netten that capped the scoring with 2:48 remaining, and Jomal Wiltz intercepted a pass at the ISU 38 to seal it 40 seconds later.

“Yeah, that wasn’t fun to watch,” Kansas coach David Beaty said of the game.

“We’ve got to get off the field (on defense). I thought we did some good things in the first half doing that, and then we didn’t sustain our drives in the second half to go put points on the board. You can’t

Continued from Page 1B Shipley was second in the conference with a .988 serve efficiency in LHC matches.

For the season, Shipley sent 194-of-197 at the service line.

She had 10 ace serves on the season. She earned LHC honorable mention for the second season in a row.

Shipley was second on the team in kills with 222 for the season. She had three solo blocks and 21 block assists.

Shipley was second on the team in digs with 236.

Rausch’s 441 digs this season set a new NHS record, surpassing 326 by Natalie McCormick in 2008. Her season total ranked 10th in Class 4A and was 6.04 digs per set. She was fourth in the conference with 172 during LHC matches, but her 6.14 dig per set was second in the conference.

Rausch had 19 kills on the season. She went 123-of-133 serving with 16 ace serves, which was second on the team.

AP Photo Iowa State running back David Montgomery (32) is tackled after a 46-yard gain by Kansas linebacker Mike Lee (11) during the second half of Saturday’s Big 12 game in Lawrence, Kan. Iowa State defeated Kansas 31-24.

kick field goals, man. You’re not going to be able to kick field goals in this league and win. You can’t do that. You’ve got to score touchdowns. We didn’t do it.”

Matthew Wyman’s 37-yard field goal gave Kansas a 17-10 lead early in the second half.

Park hit Deshaunte Jones for a 12-yard touchdown and, after a 39-yard TD run

by Kansas’ Ke’aun Kinner, Mitchell Harger scored on a 6-yard run to make it 24-22 with 10 seconds left in the

third quarter.

A 46-yard run by Montgomery set up a 1-yard touchdown run by Joel Lanning and gave the Cyclones the lead, 28-24, for good with 12:03 left.

Carter Stanley passed for 171 yards and Kinner had 152 yards rushing for Kansas (1-9, Big 12 0-7).

The Takeaway Kansas: The Jayhawks have lost 23 straight games against FBS opponents, dating to Nov. 8, 2014, when Kansas

No. 24 Iowa State throttles Savannah State to open season AMES (AP) — Iowa State knew it had one of the nation’s best players in Monte Morris.

But the Cyclones also knew that the healthy return of fellow senior guard Naz Mitrou-Long would be just Morris as crucial to their hopes in 2016-17.

Morris and Mitrou-Long looked as strong as ever in the opener. Morris had his seventh career double-double with 21 points and 11 assists and 24th-ranked Iowa State routed Savannah State 113-71 on Friday night.

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Mitrou-Long had 18 points with 10 rebounds and seven assists in his debut following a medical redshirt season for the Cyclones, who won their opener for the 19th year in a row.

“Monte is a really unselfish player...but Naz is the heartbeat of our team.

He needs to do a lot of the intangible things for us as well as score,” Iowa State coach Steve Prohm said.

As expected, Iowa State was met with little resistance from the Tigers.

The Cyclones jumped ahead 59-38 at the half — with 16 assists on 24 field goals — and cracked 100 points for the third time under Prohm.

Matt Thomas scored 14

points and Merill Holden added 12 in his Iowa State debut.

Joshua Young had 12 points to lead Savannah State.

Iowa State outrebounded the Tigers 62-36.

Morris, who might have left for the NBA had he not injured his shoulder late last season, sealed his double-double with 17 minutes left in the second half. The Big 12 preseason player of the year finished 9-of-11 from the floor and added three steals.

“The pressure is just coming to work every day and just showing the guys the way,” Morris said.

Iowa State hosts Mount St. Mary’s on Monday.

Iowa drills school record 18 3-pointers in Sunday’s victory IOWA CITY (AP) — Brady Ellingson scored 21 of his career-high 23 points in the first half, Cordell Pemsl added 18 points and nine rebounds and Iowa breezed to a 11684 win over Savannah State on Sunday.

The Hawkeyes (2-0) made a school-record 18 3-pointers and led by at least 20 points the entire second half. Iowa’s 116 points are the most in Fran McCaffery’s six seasons as coach and tied for the sevEllingson enth most in program history.

Troyce Manassa had 14 points and 11 rebounds for Savannah State (0-2), which committed 20 turnovers.

Tyler Cook scored 14 points and Peter Jok had 13 for the Hawkeyes.

Iowa’s bench scored 76 points — led by Ellingson, who was used sparingly last season. Ellingson hit 7-of-9 shots, including 4-of-6 3-pointers.

Iowa’s 43 3-point attempts also were a school record.

The Hawkeyes have won 39 of their last 40 non-conference home games.

They opened the season at home with a 91-74 win over Kennesaw State Friday led by Jok’s 27 points. He was 11-of-19 shooting in 26 minutes of play.

Ahmad Wagner had 12 points and four blocks for the Hawkeyes, who are looking to reach the NCAA Tournament for the fourth straight season under Fran Jok McCaffery.

Iowa built a 43-25 halftime lead and appeared to be on its way to a blowout win before Kennesaw State opened the second half on a 16-6 run that cut the lead to 49-41.

Nick Masterson scored a career-high 29 points on 7 of 10 3-point shots for Kennesaw State. Ray Kendrick added 12 points.

Pemsl and Nicholas Baer each scored 10 points for Iowa.

Iowa faces its first real challenge of the season Thursday against Seton Hall (2-0) as part of the Big Ten-Big East series.

defeated Iowa State 34-14 at home.

Iowa State: The Cyclones relied on Jacob Park under center. Joel Lanning, the starter, completed 1-of-4 passes for 15 yards and added nine yards on the ground.

Up Next Kansas hosts the Texas Longhorns on Saturday. The Jayhawks are still looking for their first conference win since 2014.

Iowa State hosts Texas Tech on Saturday.

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Continued from Page 1B Baldwin ranked fourth in assists per set in overall matches this season. Her 431 assists ranked sixth.

In conference play, she ranked sixth with 5.37 assists per set and seventh in total assists with 145.

Baldwin had 36 kills on the season and 15 in conference play, served up 19 aces overall and finished with 118 digs. She had 48 digs in conference play and was 69-of-73 in serving.

Jennings led the Mustangs as the team’s setter. She finished with 330 assists, 23 kills, 17 aces, 65 digs and 31 blocks. Her assists per set was 3.79.

In the HOIC, Jennings collected 88 assists, 11 aces and 21 digs.

Vande Wall led the Mustangs with 130 kills overall and 38 kills in conference play. She added 102 digs and 25 aces on the season and 35 digs and 11 aces in HOIC matches.

2016 HOIC Volleyball First Team Ady Wintermote, sr., South Hamilton Anna Moss, jr., South Hamilton Inga Rotto, jr., Gilbert Bree Richard, jr., Gilbert Abby Stephenson, sr., Nevada Gill Tupper, sr., Nevada MaKayla Geise, so., Roland-Story Hannah Becker, sr., North Polk Courtney Bonewitz, sr., North Polk Second Team Sailor Hinegardner, jr., CMB Megan Durbin, jr., Greene County Alissa Moss, sr., South Hamilton Taylor Forth, sr., Gilbert Trinity Jackson, so., Gilbert Chloe Davis, sr., Nevada Hattie Rhodes, jr., Nevada Grace Nelson, jr., North Polk Nora Aschoff, so., North Polk Honorable Mention Brianda Bane, jr., CMB Kathleen Baldwin, sr., CMB Kayla Jennings, sr., PCM Katie Vande Wall, sr., PCM Megan Goodhue, jr., Gilbert Regan Suntken, sr., Gilbert Nadia Fisher, sr., Greene County Hannah Promes, sr., Greene County Kelsey Widederien, sr., Nevada Skye Borton, sr., Nevada Rebecca Rimathe, sr., North Polk Maggie Potter, sr., North Polk Krista Mehl, sr., Roland-Story Hailey Louw, jr., Roland-Story Katie Schmidt, jr., Saydel Keely Woods, sr., Saydel Lily Skartvedt, so., South Hamilton Breanne Diersen, so., South Hamilton

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

Little Hawkeye Conference 2016 All-Conference Volleyball Selections First Team Emily Holterhaus, Pella Gabby Ridgeway, Norwalk Bekah Horstman, Pella Christian Kiki Pingel, Pella Grace Judd, Dallas Center-Grimes Megan Pressgrove, Newton Leah Van Maanen, Oskaloosa Regan Bishop, Indianola Clare Anderson, Norwalk Second Team Natalie Clayberg, Pella Jenna Murphy, Pella Riley Harris, Norwalk Ally Ferguson, Dallas Center-Grimes Tatum Jorgensen, Dallas Center-Grimes Mady Zula, Pella Christian Madie Mealey, Indianola Alexis Westercamp, Oskaloosa Emilee Hulsing, Grinnell Honorable Mention: Newton-Taylor Shipley, Ryanne Rausch; Pella-Kiara Bradley, Katie Vander Molen; Norwalk-Abby Tuneder, Anna Laire; Dallas Center-Grimes-Haley Greiman, Halle Rosenboom; Pella Christian-Cailey Terpstra, Hanna Vos; Indianola-Maddie Post, Mary McGinnis; Oskaloosa-Josie Bunnell, Cara Roquet; Grinnell-Kamryn Juni, Madeline Wilkins.

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

Hawkeyes Continued from Page 1B C.J. Beathard’s pass with 1:54 left. But the Hawkeyes stuffed the Wolverines, and a facemask penalty put Iowa at Michigan’s 36 with 1:23 to go.

Duncan then drilled the ball through the uprights from nearly the exact same spot where Daniel Murray hit the winner eight years ago to knock Penn State out of the national title picture.

“It was an incredible feeling,” said Duncan, who was immediately mobbed by teammates and fans. “It’s definitely the biggest kick I’ve had.”

Duncan’s big kick was not only reminiscent to 2008, but 1985 — and Michigan was involved in that one. In what is remembered as perhaps the biggest game in the history of Kinnick Stadium, topranked Iowa beat No. 2 Michigan 12-10 on a field goal at the final whistle. The Hawkeyes were later knocked off by Ohio State — and if the same happens to Michigan on Nov. 26, it can likely forget about the playoffs.

The Takeaway Iowa: After three straight homes losses and a 41-14 loss at Penn State last week, the Hawkeyes redeemed themselves.

The defense looked like the one that was expected to help the Hawkeyes compete for a second straight Big Ten title, and the offense did just enough to give the program a win it sorely needed after weeks of listless play.

Michigan: The Wolverines offense struggled mightily on a cold and windy night in Iowa City — where they had lost in each of their last three trips.

Michigan’s top-ranked defense made up for it for much of the night, but a bad final series by its offense and a crushing penalty put Iowa in position to pull off the massive upset.

Up Next Iowa travels to face Illinois in its last road game of 2016. The Hawkeyes are 3-1 on the road.

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S LEVY AND SALE Jasper County Sheriff Office 2300 Law Center Drive Newton, IA 50208 641-792-5912 IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR JASPER COUNTY STATE OF IOWA JASPER COUNTY SS CIVIL NO. (SALE NO.) 16-001819 CASE # EQCV119822 SPECIAL EXECUTION PLAINTIFF: NEW PENN FINANCIAL, LLC D/B/A SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING vs DEFENDANT: JAMES H. SEARS; LINDA L. SEARS; UNKNOWN SPOUSE, IF ANY, OF JAMES H. SEARS; FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OMAHA; IN REM As a result of the judgment rendered in the above referenced court case, an execution was issued by the court to the Sheriff of this county. The execution ordered the sale of defendant(s) Real Estate Property to satisfy the judgment. The property to be sold is: PARCEL “B” IN THE SOUTHWEST FRACTIONAL QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 30, TOWNSHIP 79 NORTH, RANGE 19 WEST OF THE 5TH P.M., JASPER COUNTY, IOWA, AS APPEARS IN THE PLAT OF SURVEY OF RECORD IN BOOK 1125, AT PAGE 170 IN THE OFFICE OF THE RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY, EXCEPT PAR CEL “C” IN THE SOUTHWEST FRACTIONAL QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST FRACTIONAL QUARTER OF SECTION 30 AS RECORDED IN BOOK 1125, PAGE 391 IN THE OFFICE OF THE RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY Property Address 5088 S. 68th AVE W., MONROE, IOWA The described property will be offered for sale at public auction for cash only as follows: Sale Date 12/13/2016 Sale Time 10:00 AM Place of Sale JASPER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE 2300 LAW CENTER DRIVE, NEWTON, IA This sale not subject to redemption.

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Newton Community School Board of Education Regular Board Meeting E. J. H. Beard Administration Center East Conference Room October 24, 2016 - 6:30 PM MINUTES Call to Order Travis Padget convened the board to order at 6:36 PM Roll Call Present: Sheri Benson, Josh Cantu, Donna Cook, Andrew Elbert, Robyn Friedman, Ann Leonard, Travis Padget, Bob Callaghan, Gayle Isaac, and Christine Dawson Others Present: Tom Bartello, Jolene Comer, Jim Gilbert, Brenda Hodnett, Amy Jolivette, Paula Lureman, Cody Muhs, Mike Moran, Jen Norvell, Cheryl O'Roake, Bill Peters, Todd Schuster, Brian Schwenker, Sandy Scotton, Lisa Sharp, Bev Thomas, and Jason Brooks (Newton Daily News) Communications - Cody Muhs and Brian Schwenker with the Knights of Columbus were present to be recognized for a donation of $1,471.88 to Special Education. Lenny Woythaler was recognized for his donation of lumber to the NHS Industrial Arts Program valued at $4,554.00.

Consent Agenda - ACTION #10022 Elbert moved, Leonard seconded to approve the consent agenda.

Ayes: Benson, Cantu, Cook, Elbert, Friedman, Leonard, Padget Human Resources Update Superintendent Bob Callaghan presented the Human Resources Update Certified Personnel - ACTION #10023 Steve Pearson - (Resignation) Football (BMS) effective pending finding suitable replacement Brian Smith - (Resignation) Football (BMS) effective pending finding suitable replacement Elbert moved, Friedman seconded to approve the Certified Personnel Human Resources Update.

Ayes: Benson, Cantu, Cook, Elbert, Friedman, Leonard, Padget Classified Personnel - ACTION #10024 Mindy DeKoning - (Agreement) Paraprofessional (NHS) - Hired 10/12/16 and Seniority 09/12/16 Tracy Hanson - (Agreement) Paraprofessional (BMS) - Hired 10/18/16 Elbert moved, Benson seconded to approve the Classified Personnel Human Resources Update. Ayes: Benson, Cantu, Cook, Elbert, Friedman, Leonard, Padget Open Forum & Bev Thomas (Family Consumer Science, NHS) spoke about the Family and Consumer Science Department and Budget.

Superintendent's Report - Bob Callaghan, Superintendent Department Supervisor Reports United Way of Jasper County 2017 Campaign - Callaghan shared that district employees donated a total of $13,114, an increase of $5,000 from last year.

Campus/Principal Goals District Goal #1 - Campus principals (PreK - 12) shared their building goals and professional development as it relates to District Goal #1 - “Newton Community School District will achieve sufficient improvement on the State Assessment at each grade level and within all subpopulations to ensure that, 80 - 85% of students are meeting the expectations of the core curriculum with core instruction.”

Attendance and Enrollment Summary - Callaghan shared that the total average student attendance (PreK - 12) for the period September 22 - October 21, 2016 is 96.07%. He reported that the total student enrollment as of October 21, 2016 is 2,974.

Learning, Leadership, and District Business Bob Callaghan, Superintendent and Gayle Isaac, Director of Business Services Consider Request for Out of State Travel for NHS Yearbook Journalism Convention Indianapolis, Indiana (November 9 - 13, 2016) ACTION #10025 Leonard moved, Friedman seconded to approve a request for out of state travel for NHS yearbook journalism students to attend a convention in Indianapolis, Indiana (November 9 - 13, 2016). The trip is selffunded. Ayes: Benson, Cantu, Cook, Elbert, Friedman, Leonard, Padget Consider Approval of 28E Agreement between Newton Community School District and Baxter Community School

period September 22 - October 21, 2016 is 96.07%. He reported that the total student enrollment as of October 21, 2016 is 2,974.

Learning, Leadership, and District Business Bob Callaghan, Superintendent and Gayle Isaac, Director of Business Services Consider Request for Out of State Travel for NHS Yearbook Journalism Convention Indianapolis, Indiana (November 9 - 13, 2016) ACTION #10025 Leonard moved, Friedman seconded to approve a request for out of state travel for NHS yearbook journalism students to attend a convention in Indianapolis, Indiana (November 9 - 13, 2016). The trip is selffunded. Ayes: Benson, Cantu, Cook, Elbert, Friedman, Leonard, Padget Consider Approval of 28E Agreement between Newton Community School District and Baxter Community School District for Participation in WEST Academy and Learning Opportunity Center Programs ACTION #10026 Friedman moved, Leonard seconded to approve a 28E Agreement between the Newton Community School District and Baxter Community School District for participation in the WEST and Learning Academy Opportunity Center Programs.

Benson, Cantu, Cook, Ayes: Friedman, Leonard, Elbert, Padget Consider Appointment of Board Secretary and Board Treasurer - ACTION #10027 It was recommended that Gayle Isaac be appointed as Board Secretary and Board Treasurer, not limited to just one year (2016 - 2017). Elbert moved, Leonard seconded to appoint Gayle Isaac as Board Secretary and Board Treasurer.

Ayes: Benson, Cantu, Cook, Elbert, Friedman, Leonard, Padget.

Isaac was sworn in by Board President, Travis Padget.

Consider Adding a Board Policy Regarding Class and Grade Level Size Goals within the Newton Community School District There was some discussion regarding methods the district would use to meet class and grade level attendance zone goals as it relates to procedure or policy. A three-prong approach was suggested including a program of (1) voluntary transfer (2) targeted voluntary transfer (3) mandatory transfer. Policy ideas regarding class and grade level size goals will be presented at the November 28, 2016 board meeting.

Consider Formation and Board Representation for the Denison Culture Survey Committee ACTION #10028 Leonard moved, Elbert seconded to nominate Board President Travis Padget and Board VicePresident Robyn Friedman to serve on the Denison Culture Survey Committee.

Ayes: Benson, Cantu, Cook, Elbert, Friedman, Leonard, Padget.

Business Service Report Gayle Isaac, Director of Business Services Approval of Bills - ACTION #10029 Cook moved, Friedman seconded to approve the bills.

Ayes: Benson, Cantu, Cook, Elbert, Friedman, Leonard, Padget Business Services Update 2015 - 2016 Certified Budget Fund Balance Gayle Isaac provided 2015 2016 budget documents and spoke to the budget deficit shared at the October 10, 2016 board meeting. He discussed the rationale to lower our fund balance, and factors as to why it dropped below projections. Isaac explained that the cuts to 2016 2017 campus budget allocations are related to balancing this year's budget. He assured the board that the Business Office would strive to improve the timing of allocating campus budgets.

Superintendent Callaghan emphasized that budgetary reductions are on our horizons unless we have an extreme amount of funding coming in from Supplemental State Aid (SSA). If settlements are above SSA, further reductions will have to take place.

Categorical Fund Balances Gayle Isaac spoke about categorical funds and if able, how the district has been spending down those balances.

With restrictions put on categorical funds, there is money in those funds that we cannot spend determined by a funding formula.

New Business - Old Business Bob Callaghan, Superintendent 71st IASB Annual Convention November 16 - 18, 2016 Christine Dawson will register board members interested in attending the 71st Annual IASB Convention.

Future Meeting Dates: Regular Board Meeting (November 14, 2016) - 6:30 PM (EJH Beard Admin Center) Middle School Construction Committee Meeting (October 26, 2016) - 4:00 PM (EJH Beard Admin Center) SIAC Meeting (week of November 16, 2016) - [TBA] Adjourn - ACTION #10030 Benson moved, Cook seconded to unanimously adjourn the meeting at 8:30 PM. Minutes Mailed November 14 Newton Community School Board of Education Called Board Meeting E. J. H. Beard Administration Center East Conference Room November 1, 2016 - 6:00 PM MINUTES Call to Order President Travis Padget convened the board to order at 6:04 PM Roll Call Present: Josh Cantu, Donna Cook (6:05 PM), Andrew Elbert, Robyn Friedman, Ann Leonard, Travis Padget, Bob Callaghan, and Christine Dawson.

Absent: Sheri Benson Others Present: Dave Briden (FRK Architects + Engineers) and Brenda Hodnett Consent Agenda - ACTION #10031 Friedman moved, Leonard seconded to approve the consent agenda.

Ayes: Cantu, Elbert, Friedman, Leonard, Padget Absent: Benson, Cook Consider Approval of the Schematic Design for the Newton 5 - 8 Middle School Project as Presented by FRK Architects + Engineers, and Authorize FRK Architects + Engineers to Proceed with Design Development Superintendent Bob Callaghan and Dave Briden (FRK Architects + Engineers) - ACTION #10032 Superintendent Bob Callaghan spoke about the Middle School Construction Committee and shared that Dave Briden would be presenting to the board for approval, a schematic design for a new 5 - 8 middle school.

Callaghan noted that the schematic design being presented was a unanimous committee decision. Dave Briden (FRK Architects + Engineers) shared a Schematic Design Presentation for the Newton 5 - 8 Middle School which included information about the Project Design Team, Schematic Design Narratives, Project Drawings (site plan, floor plan, exterior image), Project Schedule, and Preliminary Opinion of Project Cost ($37,276,900).

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Project as Presented by FRK Architects + Engineers, and Authorize FRK Architects + Engineers to Proceed with Design Development Superintendent Bob Callaghan and Dave Briden (FRK Architects + Engineers) - ACTION #10032 Superintendent Bob Callaghan spoke about the Middle School Construction Committee and shared that Dave Briden would be presenting to the board for approval, a schematic design for a new 5 - 8 middle school.

Callaghan noted that the schematic design being presented was a unanimous committee decision. Dave Briden (FRK Architects + Engineers) shared a Schematic Design Presentation for the Newton 5 - 8 Middle School which included information about the Project Design Team, Schematic Design Narratives, Project Drawings (site plan, floor plan, exterior image), Project Schedule, and Preliminary Opinion of Project Cost ($37,276,900).

Briden thanked the committee for their input and consensus at this schematic design phase. If the schematic design is approved, user groups will meet to further define spaces with the next phase being design development approval.

Elbert moved, Cook seconded to approve the schematic design for the Newton 5 - 8 middle school project as presented by FRK Architects + Engineers, and authorize FRK to proceed with design development.

Ayes: Cantu, Cook, Elbert, Friedman, Leonard, Padget Absent: Benson Adjourn - ACTION #10033 Leonard moved, Elbert seconded to unanimously adjourn the meeting at 6:40 PM. Minutes Mailed November 14 Newton Community School Board of Education Board Work Session E. J. H. Beard Administration Center West Conference Room October 24, 2016 - 5:30 PM MINUTES Call to Order President Travis Padget convened the board to order at 5:30 PM Roll Call Present: Sheri Benson, Josh Cantu, Donna Cook, Andrew Elbert, Robyn Friedman, Ann Leonard, Travis Padget, Bob Callaghan, Gayle Isaac, Laura Selover, Tina Ross, Christine Dawson, Chris Pierson (AEA), Tom Bartello, Jim Gilbert, Todd Schuster, Lisa Sharp, Bill Peters, Mike Moran, Jen Norvell, and Paula Lureman.

Consent Agenda - ACTION #10020 moved, Friedman Leonard seconded to approve the consent agenda.

Ayes: Benson, Cantu, Cook, Elbert, Friedman, Leonard, Padget Learning, Leadership, and District Business Bob Callaghan, Superintendent and Chris Pierson, Regional Director (Heartland AEA) Denison Culture Survey Committee Guidance A group discussion was held regarding the Denison Culture Survey and its use by the Newton Community School District to achieve a high performance culture. The development of a committee was also discussed, along with timelines and implementation of the survey.

Adjourn - ACTION #10021 Benson moved, Leonard seconded to unanimously adjourn the meeting at 6:31 PM. Minutes Mailed November 14

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Property Address 310 E 11TH ST N, NEWTON, IOWA The described property will be offered for sale at public auction for cash only as follows: Sale Date 12/20/2016 Sale Time 10:00 AM Place of Sale JASPER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE 2300 LAW CENTER DRIVE, NEWTON, IA This sale not subject to redemption.

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