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By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News

Jamee A. Pierson/Daily News Citizens can use the Snow Line, 641-791-7669, to see if the snow ordinance is in effect. For the downtown district, 641-792-0411 is the number to use for the most up to date information.

Snow ordinance update impacts winter parking

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News

With the first snow fall of the year already here, and many more predicted to come, the Newton city snow ordinance is once again going to take effect if plowing operations have been declared. The snow ordinance can take effect from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. any day from Nov. 1 through April 30.

“We ask them to get their cars off the street so they need to do that. That really helps us plow the street so we can do it once and do a good job,” Keith Laube, Public Works Director said.

The city has a Snow Line, 641791-7669, that citizens can call to learn if the plowing operations have been declared. The Snow Line will be activated by 7 p.m. the night of the parking ban. If they have been declared, all cars that are parked, abandoned or left unattended on any public street or alley between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. have the potential to be ticketed and towed in order to plow the street.

When vehicles are parked on the street, the snow plow cannot effectively clear the snow from the street, Laube said. That results in snow being left behind to

get compacted by traffic, leaving a rough and possibly hazardous street to drive on, according to the Public Works Department.

Separate from all city streets is the Downtown Snow Removal District, which has different parking restrictions. The hot line to call for the downtown district is 641-792-0411 and will also be activated by 7 p.m. The downtown district includes areas between North Third Avenue and South Second Avenue from West Fourth Street to East Fourth Street.

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United Way of Jasper County to host Holiday Mail for Heroes event Newton Daily News The United Way of Jasper County is hosting a new event aimed at spreading Christmas and Hanukkah cheer to military veterans and deployed troops this holiday season.

Two events are planned so individuals can make and sign cards to be delivered to military personnel past and present. The events are from 5 to 8 p.m. Dec. 1, and 3 to 7 p.m. Dec. 2, at the United Way of Jasper County office, 312 First Ave. W. The card making/signing event will feature free cookies, punch and music.

Holiday Mail for Heroes is a national effort by the American Red Cross to organize holiday greetings to veterans, wounded soldiers in hospitals, troops at home and abroad and military families. The United Way of Jasper County’s events localize the goodwill campaign and offers area residents the opportunity to say thank you and send a holiday note.

“The g o a l is set at 200 cards to be sent f r o m Jasper County citizens,” Lowe s a i d Jessica Lowe, executive director of United Way of Jasper County. “Everyone is welcome to come and sign or make a card.

There is no age limit on giving thanks or sending holiday wishes to someone who has given so much for our country.”

Those wanting to help can offer assistance in many ways: 1) donate boxes of holiday cards (no glitter please); 2) donate card making supplies such as construction paper, holiday stickers and markers; 3) sign or make a card on Dec. 1 or 2 at the United Way; 4) help spread the word by sharing the information on United Way of Jasper County’s Facebook page with friends, family and coworkers; and 5) for those

who can’t attend drop cards off at the United Way office by Dec. 8.

Cards should be addressed “Dear Service Member” or “Dear Veteran,” or “Dear Military Family.” Cards cannot contain personal contact information such as phone numbers, addresses or emails. Due to health issues, please refrain from using cards with glitter. No envelope is necessary and do not insert items into the cards. Any envelopes or enclosed items will be removed as cards are processed and delivered by the Red Cross.

“Just a note saying ‘Thank you for your service’ or sharing holiday greetings goes a long way in letting veterans and our active service men and women know they are not forgotten,” Lowe said.

For those wanting more information about the event, contact Lowe by phone at 641-7921684 or email unitedwayjc@gmail.com, and visit the United Way of Jasper County’s Facebook page.

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Vendor and Bake Sale raises money for NHS cheerleaders

Mike Mendenhall/Daily News Kristin Titus, of Kellogg, closes a sale at her booth displaying vintage household decor with customers Sally Rorabaugh, of Newton, and Madison and Susan Altemeier, both of Kellogg, during Saturday’s Newton High School Cheerleading Vendor and Bake Sale. More than 20 local businesses sold merchandise in the NHS cafeteria raising approximately $650 for the cardinal cheerleading squad.

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Beginning Monday, state and local law enforcement agencies will increase its presence on I o w a roadw a y s through Nov. 30.

T h e Newton P o l i c e Hoebelheinrich Department along with the Iowa Department of Public Safety’s Iowa Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau wants to ensure safety over the holiday week and ask those who will be traveling to take the time to buckle up, slow down and drive defensively.

“There will be increased traffic everywhere as everyone is heading home to see the family. Vehicle accidents usually increase during the holidays. We want to make sure everyone drives safely and isn’t in a hurry. We want them to take extra time

to get there and always buckle up,” said Newton Police Chief Jeff Hoebelheinrich.

The agencies are once again teaming up through the Special Traffic Enforcement Program (sTEP) during the Thanksgiving holiday to save lives and reduce crashes. sTEP tells drivers that speeding, ignoring stop signs or other traffic signs, not buckling up, or driving drunk could cost you financially or may even take your life or the life of someone else. It said too many lives are lost on roadways due to excessive speeds because drivers are in a hurry to get to their destination.

Buckling up “Every Trip, Every Time” is one focus of the program. Of all occupants ejected from the vehicle during a crash, 77 percent are killed.

In 2013, Iowa had 317 traffic deaths with 107 of them not restrained by a seat belt.

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Big deals for Black Friday

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In Brief US stocks open slightly higher; Indexes at records

Jamee A. Pierson/Daily News Long lines and great deals are expected during Black Friday and Gray Thursday, kicking off the holiday shopping season.

Black Friday big deal for nation’s largest retailers

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News

Black Friday is four days away but retailers have been preparing for months to serve the masses of shoppers expected to celebrate the unofficial holiday. Sneak peek advertisements were sent out weeks in advance to help consumers plan their Black Friday shopping trip and get the best deals available.

Wal-Mart in Newton is the largest national retailer for local shoppers. While the store is open 24 hours, Black Friday deals begin at 6 p.m. Thursday with the store’s first “event.”

The second “event” begins at 8 p.m. with the final “event” starting at 6 a.m. Friday. All sales are while supplies last.

The Newton Wal-Mart store manager said last year the store was extremely busy.

The name Black Friday originated in Philadelphia circa 1961 as a way to describe

the heavy and disruptive pedestrian and vehicle traffic that occurred on the day after Thanksgiving. A common misconception is that the Friday gained the name because it was the day retailers began turning a profit for the year, thus being in the “black.”

Until the late 2000s, it was common for retailers to open at 6 a.m. Friday but toward the end of the decade some store began opening as early as 4 a.m. In 2011 several nationally known retailers opened the doors at midnight. The next year, several of the largest chains opened its stores at 8 p.m. Thursday, marking the beginning of Gray Thursday.

In the following years, Gray Thursday became an extended Black Friday with most large retailers opening in the early evening of Thanksgiving.

Typically in the early years of Black Friday, sales provided that day would extend through the weekend for shoppers who

wanted to avoid the crowds, excluding door buster deals and limited quantities. That opportunity has since disappeared with additional sales offered during the weekend, but Black Friday deals only for that day, sometimes ending before noon.

There is even blackfriday.com, which is 100 percent dedicated to Black Friday deals.

Black Friday has been called the busiest shopping day of the year, and for the past decade that is true, with the exception of 2004 when it was second. Before 2003, though, it was ranked ranging from the fifth to 10th busiest with the last Saturday before Christmas typically taking first place.

Following Thanksgiving weekend, Cyber Monday has also joined the ranks as a popular time to snag online deals.

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

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market opened with small gains on Monday, keeping major indexes at record levels. Renewed confidence that stimulus measures from global central banks will help spur economic growth is supporting demand for stocks.

KEEPING SCORE: The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose six points, or 0.3 percent, to 2,069 as of 9:55 a.m. Eastern.

The Dow Jones industrial average climbed three points, less than 0.1 percent, to 17,813.

The Nasdaq composite gained 0.4 percent, to 4,731.

EUROPE: Sentiment was supported in European markets by a rise in the closely watched Ifo business confidence survey, the first after six months of declines. The increase suggests Europe’s largest economy may improve after a weak summer, though growth is likely to remain subdued.

MARKET BOOST: Germany’s DAX rose 0.7 percent to 9,804

while France’s CAC-40 gained 0.9 percent to 4,385. London’s FTSE 100 dipped 0.1 percent to 6,747.

OPEC: Traders are also watching a meeting in Vienna on Thursday of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries for a possible agreement to cut production to shore up prices. The price of crude has tumbled by 25 percent since the summer as producers kept output stable while demand in Europe and other markets weakened.

ENERGY: Benchmark U.S. crude fell 29 cents to $76.22 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

BONDS AND CURRENCIES: U.S. government bond prices edged lower. The yield on the 10-year benchmark note climbed to 2.33 percent, from 2.31 percent Friday. The dollar continued its ascent against the Japanese yen. The U.S. currency rose to 118.21 yen from Friday’s 117.79 yen. The euro rose to $1.2408 from $1.2360.

Money Market Dow Jones Industrials High: 17,894.83; Low: 17,721.02 Close: 17,810.06; Change: +91.06 Standard&Poors 500 Index: 2063.50 +10.75 NYSE Index: 11,025.74 +87.77 Nasdaq Composite Index: 4712.97 +11.10 NYSE MKT Composite: 2621.62 +12.39 Russell 2000 Index: 1172.42 +1.66 NYSE consolidated volume: 3,791,269,926

Iowa unemployment drops to 4.5 percent DES MOINES — Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to 4.5 percent in October from 4.6 percent in September.

The state’s jobless rate was 4.4 percent one year ago.

The U.S. unemployment rate dropped to 5.8 percent in October compared to 5.9 percent in September.

“Iowa’s job market continues to steadily pick up pace,” said Teresa Wahlert, director of Iowa Workforce Development. “The state’s labor force is currently at an all-time high of 1,711,600, and the total number of working Iowans is 34,800 higher than

one year ago.”

The number of unemployed Iowans decreased to 76,800 in October from 77,700 in September. The current estimate is 2,700 higher than the year ago level of 74,100. The total number of working Iowans reached a current-year peak of 1,634,800 in October.

Iowa nonfarm employment shed a slight 200 jobs in October, lowering the total number of jobs to 1,556,900.

This month’s drop is the first since March, and only the third decline in 2014. The larger job losses in October occurred in leisure and hos-

FESTIVAL OF TREES

The Jasper County 4-H clubs will be hosting a “Festival of Trees” on the 1st and 2nd floors of the Jasper County Courthouse on Friday, November 28th following the Lighting of the Courthouse and the Lighted Christmas Parade, sponsored by the Newton Chamber of Commerce. The Trees will be on display through Dec. 29th. The Festival theme is “The Giving Tree.” Several clubs have adopted a local organization or charity to decorate their tree in support of. They will then donate the items under their tree or the decorations themselves to their selected organization.

Please stop by and check out the creativity, generosity, and citizenship of our Jasper County 4-H’ers. Some of the organizations being represented this year are: the NHS Body Shop, Kellogg Food Pantry, PCM Food Pantry, The Animal Rescue League, Outreach Child Care for Foster Families, Jasper County Food Pantries, Clearview Recovery Center and more.

For questions regarding the Festival of Trees or 4-H contact Stacey Wilson @ ISU Extension Office, Jasper County 641-521-2360

pitality and in government, where weaker-than-expected seasonal hiring was reflected in local and state government.

Trade and transportation added the most jobs this month (+2,700) led by hiring in retail (+1,800) and wholesale trade (+800). October is typically the month when this super sector begins to hire seasonal workers to prepare for the holiday shopping season.

The education and health services sector also experienced large gains this month (+2,600). Education in particular had a larger-than-ex-

pected seasonal increase, and has now added jobs in four consecutive months. Construction continued to gain employment (+1,600), and has now added 6,700 jobs since March.

Alternatively, losses this month were led by leisure and hospitality (-3,200), and concentrated in accommodations and food services. Other monthly losses were small and included manufacturing (-600), other services (-500), and finance (-200).

Since last October, Iowa has added 15,400 jobs (+1.0 percent). Construction leads all sectors in jobs added

Thanksgiving Dinner at Culver’s Thursday, November 27th 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Culver’s will be closed for normal business on Thursday, November 27th, but will be open from 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm serving local families in need Thanksgiving Dinner.

Meal will include turkey, mashed potatoes & gravy, dinner rolls, pumpkin pie custard and other desserts.

While the meal is free and open to the public, we respectfully ask to limit the meals to families in need on Thanksgiving.

(+4,600), while education and health services sector have also steadily trended up throughout the year (+3,700) and experienced even growth in both private education and health care. Trade and transportation has advanced (+3,100) due to unexpected gains in wholesale trade, however, leisure and hospitality has now shed jobs annually (-3,100) due to large declines in two consecutive months.

Manufacturing is also down annually (-2,800) as the result of cutbacks in both durable and nondurable goods factories.

The St. Nick’s Christmas Club adoption book will be available at the following locations and times: Sat., Nov. 22nd & Sat.. Nov. 29th from 8:30-11 am at Uncle Nancy’s, 114 N. 2nd Ave. W., Starting Mon., Nov. 24th, Mon.-Fri. 8 am - 4:30 pm at the Newton Daily News main office, 200 1st Ave. E. Dec. 6th 10 am-4 pm at St. Stephens Church, 223 E. 4th St. N.

Newton Wal-Mart has donated the turkeys. The Salvation Army will be preparing the turkeys. If you’re interested in volunteering please call Curt at 641-787-9900

1650 W. 19th St. S., Newton 641-787-9900

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Ordinance Continued from Page 1A Snow collected in the downtown area must be hauled away because of lack of storage space. If the ordinance is in effect, parking is banned from 2 to 6 a.m. This is a change from a total parking ban, which didn’t allow parking during these hours from November to April.

After a snow fall, sidewalks must be cleared within 24 hours of the end of the snow fall — a responsibility of the property owner. The city asks that snow is kept on the owner property and is not permitted to be put in the street. The downtown district is the exception where business owners can put the snow in the street for it to be hauled away.

The city gives a few helpful hints when plowing and shoveling your property. Remove the snow from the sidewalks and driveway before walking or driving on it to avoid compounding. Place snow when possible on the south or east side of the drive to prevent drifting from north or northwesterly winds. Also, spread a small amount of snow and ice melt on the drive or sidewalk immediately prior to a storm. That may help prevent snow and ice from adhering to the pavement.

GoodSam club contributes to courthouse lighting

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

Bake sale to highlight Skiff fundraiser Newton Daily News Skiff Medical Center Auxiliary is excited to host its annual Deck the Halls event on Tuesday, just in time for the holidays. Delicious homemade baked goods, including pies, bars, snack mixes and more, will be on sale from 8 a.m. to noon near the gift shop in the lobby of the hospital, 204 N. Fourth Ave. E. “The bake sale is one of our most popular fundraisers,” said Connie Annis, auxiliary president.

“With Thanksgiving that same week, it’s a great opportunity for people to purchase baked goods for their holiday dinner.”

A large gift shop sale will be held the same day, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., with many items available for marked-down prices. For those unable to attend the Tuesday event, the auxiliary’s annual gift shop Christmas open house will be held 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Dec. 8.

“We appreciate everyone who comes out and supports the auxiliary, which in turn lets us support a great cause,” said auxiliary member Bev Curtis. “We also welcome anyone who would like to join us, at a membership cost of only $10 per year.”

Auxiliary fundraising profits support vital purchases for the hospital.

If you would like more information on the Skiff Medical Center Auxiliary, please contact Connie Annis at cbamesa@yahoo.com.

Jason W. Brooks/Daily News The Washer City GoodSam’s Camping Club presented a $100 contribution check to the Courthouse Lighting Committee on Wednesday to go toward the holiday lighting of the courthouse. From the left are Marty Mclead, Karen Stewart and Karla Mackerman of the Washer City Club, along with Steve Knight of the lighting committee.

Appleby attends film premiere

Newton leaf bag collection to end for season City of Newton residents are reminded that the last week for the curbside collection of leaf bags will be the week of Dec. 1.

Residents are to use the Newton City Logo

Leaf Bags and the bags are to be placed at the curb prior to the day of the normal garbage/ recycling collection.

Curbside collection of leaf bags will resume on March 25.

Newton - A Community United Hosting FREE Thanksgiving Dinner Submitted Photo Wes Worthing, Lonnie Appleby, Drew Harmon and Nikole Kalatzakis attend the premiere screening of “Precious Time” at the International Family Film Festival recently in Burbank, Calif. Appleby, of Newton, was one of the actors in the short film which was written and direct by Boone native Worthing. The premiere was located at Raleigh Studios on Melrose Avenue, directly across from Paramount Studios.

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An uphill fight against misconceptions

By Abigail Pelzer Editor

www.newtondailynews.com | Monday | Nov. 24, 2014

Last week I found myself standing with Cliff Huxtable.

Not with Bill Cosby, but with Cliff, the fictional character I adored as a child.

As the allegations came in that Cosby had sexually assaulted several young women, and drugged them in order to do so, everything in me wanted to believe it didn’t happen.

Like many, I idolized Bill Cosby as the star of “The Cosby Show,” which we watched religiously. Growing up I thought he was maybe one of the funniest men ever (why couldn’t my dad be that cool?) and admired the entire Huxtable family. I was proud to receive a photo of the cast, posing on the stairway of the Huxtable home, after writing a letter to the show. I was probably 8 years old.

Just a few weeks ago, I indulged in a Cosby Show marathon. It was still enjoyable after all these years.

So the onslaught of allegations was hard to take. In fact, I’m ashamed to admit I wasn’t going to believe the allegations.

I have written a number of stories about sexual assault awareness, and I’ve been entrusted to write and report the stories of sexual assault survivors. I’ve also worked alongside some amazing people who work as advocates and counselors for victims, and with police officers who specialize in sexual assault cases.

Still, when the news broke, I thought to myself — what is wrong with these women?

They’re making it up. They want attention.

After a few aggravating hours, I finally decided to reach out to a friend of mine who works at a sexual assault care center. I gave her the precursor that I felt a bit crazy for feeling the way I did. I recognized I needed a reality check.

The biggest question: Is it typical for victims to wait so long to report an assault? The answer is yes. It’s completely typical. Victims worry about retaliation — and about being believed. In fact, most victims will never report an assault.

I know this.

She said many of Cosby’s alleged victims were very young at the time of the assault — many wouldn’t feel they had any power to speak out, especially against such a high-profile person.

I know this.

Remember, she said, false reporting a sexual assault is lower than any other crime.

I know this.

How could someone like myself, with the education and experiences I have, question these women? I think it’s a powerful example of what our society has ingrained in us about victims.

It’s hard for us to believe

that another person, especially a beloved celebrity or athlete, would harm someone in that way without provocation. That’s why oftentimes we blame the victim — the way she dresses, how much she had to drink, how late she was out and in which neighborhood.

These aren’t unfamiliar misconceptions are they?

Clearly victims are subject to the same misconceptions.

Victims are conditioned to think it’s their fault.

I’ve been reminded that sexual assault, a crime that impacts every community, remains a topic we need to be educated and re-educated about.

It’s not a comfortable conversation, but it’s one that deserves out attention.

Contact Abigail Pelzer at 641-792-3121 ext. 6530 or apelzer@newtondailynews.com

Eye on America

Control freaks

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The poor suffer from hunger — not the munchies Thanksgiving is an occasion when we gather with our families for festive meals. It’s also a time when many of us donate to help the less fortunate celebrate with their families.

This holiday binds us all together: At least once a year, you should be able to sit around a

By Jill table with your Richardson loved ones, enjoying turkey and mashed potatoes. If a bit of charity is needed to extend this joy to everyone, then many of us are glad to pitch in.

But how about the other 364 days of the year? What do the hungry do then?

Well, they better not be doing drugs, according to conservative governors like Scott Walker of Wisconsin.

This notion falls in line with the image of the so-called “welfare queen,” a cruel stereotype of public assistance recipients based on just one woman — a criminal named Linda Taylor, whose illegal activities went far beyond simply welfare fraud. In fact, she was suspected of murder.

The typical face of public assistance probably looks a lot more like you — or me.

Back in 2006, I got a glowing review at work, followed by a raise.

I bought a condo. But all too suddenly, my job situation changed for the worse, and I found myself

unemployed.

I tightened my belt, of course — but I had a mortgage to pay.

Unemployment insurance was a savior as I looked for a job and attempted to sell my home in a tough market. After a few months, I got back on my feet.

Years later, I tried to make a go of it as a freelance journalist. Financially, it didn’t work out, even though I was working hard and getting published. I wanted to earn enough to live on — badly.

So I regrouped and applied to graduate school. But it took about a year between deciding to go to school and enrolling in a PhD program. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — the latest official name for food stamps — briefly helped me out through a rough patch in between.

The meager $70 per month I received was a godsend.

During either period, had I wanted to use illegal drugs, I couldn’t have afforded them. My money went to food, rent, and utilities, and almost nothing more.

Even movies and haircuts were too luxurious for my budget.

That’s exactly what the state of Florida found out during its brief stint drug-testing welfare recipients. Only 2.6 percent tested positive — far less than the 8 percent of Floridians overall who use illegal drugs. The testing program cost more money than it saved, and then it was struck down by the courts to boot.

In Utah, a similar program identified only a dozen users among welfare recipients.

These failed gotcha games haven’t stopped other states from trying the same gimmick — including Georgia, Arizona, Alabama, Mississippi and now Wisconsin, where Gov. Scott Walker has proposed testing applicants for both unemployment benefits and food stamps.

I wish Walker would realize that very few people facing economic hardship have the luxury to dabble in drugs. If you’re poor enough to qualify for food stamps, you’re really poor. Even with food stamps, you’re still having trouble making ends meet.

Also, nobody would ever be able to fill out the reams of paperwork required to get food stamps while high. It’s a bureaucratic nightmare to qualify for any form of assistance. Sobriety is required — and maybe a caffeinated beverage.

Drug testing the poor wastes taxpayer money and only serves to stigmatize economic hardship.

Mending the safety net makes more sense.

And we need a living wage so that fewer people who do work — including over half of all ablebodied adults who rely on food stamps — will require public assistance just to get by.

That might not fly with the new Republican majority in Congress. But it’ll do a lot more good than donating a turkey once a year.

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

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Control freaks want to run your life. They call themselves “public servants.”

B u t whether student council president, environmental bureaucrat or member By John Stossel of Congress, most believe they know how to run your life better than you do.

I admit I was once guilty of this kind of thinking. As a young consumer reporter, I researched what doctors said was bad for us and what products might harm us. Then I demanded that the state pass rules to protect us from those things.

The concept of individual freedom was not yet on my radar screen.

I apologize. I was ignorant and arrogant.

But at least I had no real power. I couldn’t force consumers to avoid unhealthy things or pay for certain kinds of health care. I couldn’t force any business to stop selling something. Only government can do that. Only government can use force.

Sadly, government is filled with people just as ignorant and arrogant as I was.

Economist Matthew Mitchell of the Mercatus Center likes to point out that governments impose regulations without acknowledging that the new rules will have unintended consequences.

Bans on smoking in restaurants and bars is one of the control freaks’ favorite campaigns. “A recent University of Wisconsin study,” Mitchell said on my show this week, “found that in those areas where they introduced bans on smoking, you saw an increase in accidents related to alcohol. The theory is that people drive longer distances in order to find bars that either have outside seating or are outside the jurisdiction.”

I selfishly like smoking bans. I don’t like breathing others’ smoke. But the majority of us shouldn’t force our preferences on

the minority, even if they do things that are dangerous. Smokers ought to be allowed to smoke in some bars, if the bar owners allow it. But today in about half the states, no one may smoke in any bar.

It’s totalitarianism from the health police.

If secondhand smoke were dangerous enough to threaten non-smokers, the control freaks would have a point, but it isn’t. It barely has any detectable health effect at all.

Rule-makers always want more. At first, they just asked for bans on TV’s cigarette ads.

Then they demanded no-smoking sections in restaurants. Then bans in airplanes, schools, workplaces, entire restaurants. Then bars, too.

Now sometimes even apartments and outdoor spaces.

Can’t smokers have some places?

So far, smokers just ... take it. But maybe that’s changing. The town of Westminster, Massachusetts, recently held hearings on whether to ban the sale of tobacco products altogether, and 500 angry people showed up.

One said, “I find smoking one of the most disgusting habits anybody could possibly do.

On top of that, I find this proposal to be even more of a disgusting thing.” Good for him.

Mitchell warns that “we are accustomed to thinking about the federal government and federal overreach. But a lot of the most intrusive regulations happen at the local level,” as in Westminster.

In Fort Lauderdale, Florida, police charged two pastors and a 90-yearold volunteer with giving food to poor people in public. Florida law declares it illegal to give away food in an outdoor location without providing public toilets. The restrictions were instated in the name of “public health and safety.”Their biggest problem is the same one we all have: too much government.

John Stossel is host of “Stossel” on Fox News and author of “No They Can’t! Why Government Fails, but Individuals Succeed.”

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Obituaries Helen Elizabeth Markmann Robson Nov. 23, 2014 A funeral service for Helen Markmann Robson, 94, of Ne w ton, will be at 2 p.m.

Tuesday, Nov. 25 at PenceR e e s e Funer al Home in Newton. A visitation with the fam-

ily present will be from 1 p.m. until service time, with coffee time in the Tribute Center following the service. The Rev. Zachary Bey of First Lutheran Church will conduct the service. Memorials have been designated to First Lutheran Church, Jasper County Senior Citizens or American Lung Association.

Helen E. Robson, the daughter of William John Hildebrand and Mae Wilhemina Caldwell, was born Oct. 9, 1920, in Montezuma.

She attended Newton

Senior High School.

Helen was united in marriage to Herbert W. Markmann April 2, 1941, in Des Moines.

Herbert died Feb. 13, 1992. On April 29, 1994, in Newton, Helen was united in marriage to John P. Robson. Helen was a homemaker and devoted her life to her family. Helen was a member of the First Lutheran Church in Newton, Pocahontas Lodge #88 and Jasper County Senior Citizens.

Helen died Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014, at Park Centre Care Center in

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Hazel Sochor, 92, of Newton, died Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, at Parke Centre in Newton. Services are pending at Pence-Reese Funeral Home.

Raymond Tininenko, 76, of Kellogg, died Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014, at Grinnell Regional Medical Center in Grinnell.

A memorial service will be at

M. Patricia Bates Nov. 20, 2014 M. Patricia “Pat” Bates, 92, died Thursday afternoon, Nov. 20, 2014,

at Park Centre Health Care in Newton. A funeral service for Pat was Monday, Nov. 24 at the First United Methodist Church in Newton. In lieu of flowers, memorials in Pat’s name are

City announces holiday hours

The following businesses will be closed Thursday and Friday due to the Thanksgiving holiday: City Hall, Fire Business Office, Newton Public Library (open Saturday), Parks Office, Police Business Office and Public Works.

Newton. She was preceded in death by her parents; first husband Herbert Markmann; three sisters; and five brothers. Those left to honor Helen’s memory include her husband John P. Robson of Newton; son and daughterin-law Dan E. and Nancy M. Markmann of Rio Rancho, N.M., step-daughter Judy Schutty of Newton; and many nieces and nephews.

Online condolences may be left for the family at www.pencefh. com.

1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 29 at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory in Newton.

The family will greet friends from noon to 1 p.m., and then again after the service with a coffee time at the funeral home.

being designated to the First United Methodist Church or Kellogg Historical Society and may be left at the Pence-Reese Funeral Home.

Pat, the daughter of Stephen and Ann

(Beggs) Burrows, was born Jan. 28, 1922, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. On April 17, 1983, Pat was united in marriage with Hugh Elmer Bates in Edmonds, Wash.

Kellogg Lions to host pancake breakfast

The Newton Sanitary Landfill and Westwood Golf will be closed Thursday, both are open Friday.

There will be no trash pickup from Dodd’s Trash Hauling and Recycling, Inc. on Thursday. Thursday’s trash and recyclables will be picked up Friday.

The Kellogg Lions Club will serve pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausages, juice and beverages from 7 to 9 a.m., Dec. 6 at the Cabin in the Park in Kellogg.

Benefiting from donations over the

cost of the meal will be Leader Dogs for the Blind and Bike Helmets for third graders in Newton Schools. Come for the food and fellowship, and for helping people in need.

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• Celebrate Recovery for Women will meet at 5 p.m. Monday at Hephzibah House, 721 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m.

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

• Jasper County Republicans will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday at Bridgehouse Coffee, on the west side of the square in Newton. All are welcome.

• Newton Golden K Kiwanis meets at 9:30 a.m.

Tuesday at the Newton Village for social, coffee time and program each week. The program for this week is David Barr with the Kellogg Food Pantry. Bring perishable items to donate to the Food Pantry. Anyone interested in the program or learning more about Golden K Kiwanis is welcome to come as a guest. For more information call Rev. Thomas Lloyd at 641-792-3612.

• One Month to Live women’s study will meet at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hephzibah House, 721 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at noon and 8 p.m. Tuesday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Newton.

• The Newton Rotary Club will meet at noon Tuesday at the DMACC Newton Campus upstairs banquet room. The program will be on Newton Community Schools presented by Bob Callaghan, superintendent of Newton Schools.

Anyone interested in attending and learning more about the Newton Rotary Club is welcome. For more information, or to make reservations for lunch, call Craig Armstrong at 641-521-5455 or Brendan Lamont at 641-792-5252.

• Women’s Bible Study will meet at 1 p.m.

Tuesday at Hephzibah House, 721 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton.

• The Newton Noon Kiwanis will meet at noon Wednesday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 223 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton for lunch and a program titled “Jasper County Sheriff and Drug Dog” by Jeremy Birt. Anyone interested in the program or in learning more about Kiwanis is welcome to be a guest for lunch. For information or to make a reservation for lunch, call Margie Criswell at 641-521-9482. Visit www.newtonkiwanis.org to learn more about the service club.

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

• Alcoholics Anonymous Beginners support group will meet at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Newton.

• Principles for Life single moms’ group will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Community Heights Alliance Church in Newton. A children’s program is available.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m.

Wednesday at Prairie City Masonic Lodge.

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Police Blotter Newton Police Department • Heather M. Hawkins, 30, of Newton, is charged with fourth-degree theft after authorities were called to the Newton Public Library at 3:20 p.m. Nov. 4. Officers were contacted by the library about 31 library DVDs and books that had been checked

out for nearly a year.

Hawkins returned some but still had seven missing totaling $323.35.

She was cited and released to appear.

• Leonard F. Lundberg, 33, of Newton, is charged with failure to maintain control after authorities were called to the 2600 block of South Third Avenue East at 4:06 p.m. Nov.

15. Lundberg was traveling west when he slid on snow and hit Lynn Yoakum’s parked vehicle. Lundberg had approximately $900 in damage while Yoakum had approximately $100 damage. He was cited and released to appear.

• Tyler D. Danley, 18, of Newton, is charged with failure to maintain control after

authorities were called to the 2600 block of South Third Avenue East at 4:06 p.m. Nov. 15. Danley was traveling west when he slid on snow and hit Leonard Lundberg on the passenger side. Danley had approximately $450 in damage while Lundberg had approximately $900. He was cited and released to appear.

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Tardy worker who was fired seeks right time to explain it DEAR ABBY: I was recently fired from my job for chronic tardiness. I have worked at this business for four years, and although I knew my lateness was seen as a problem by my boss, it was still a surprise.

Now that I’m back in the job market again, I’m wondering if I need to mention my previous tardiness on employment applications. I asked my mother, who has been privy to this whole mess. She thinks I should mention it and explain that I have learned my lesson — especially when applying to a different branch of my former company that would have direct access to my evaluations.

I think I should explain my tardiness as a “lesson learned” on job interviews when/if it comes up, not on applications where I am trying to put my best foot forward. What say you?

— TARDY FOR WORK DEAR TARDY: While I think your mother may mean well, I agree with YOU! DEAR ABBY: When I was little I would have given anything to have met my father at least once. Now I am 26 and have a 2-year-old boy, “Sean.” I am married, but not to his father (a man I’ll call Charlie).

All of a sudden, Charlie is wanting to be in Sean’s life, but Sean already knows my husband as his daddy. I’m confused and afraid. What’s your advice? I don’t want to confuse my little boy about the man who is raising him and his biological father, but I don’t want to wait ‘til Sean is older and cause him pain. — MOM IN TENNESSEE DEAR MOM: It appears that Bio-Dad is a little slow on the uptake. Now that he wants to be part of Sean’s life, he should also be paying child support if he doesn’t already, so

discuss this with a lawyer.

Charlie should be introduced to Sean by his name for now. When the boy is old enough to understand — in a year or two — he should then be told that he has two dads and that he’ll be sharing time with both of them because they both love him.

DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend and I have been dating for a year and a half. Last Thanksgiving I invited him — and he attended — my family’s get-together. Of course, I invited him again this year.

However, his rich sister and brother-in-law are treating his family to Thanksgiving dinner at a nice restaurant. I was not invited.

My feelings are hurt, but I’m not sure I’m justified in feeling that way.

Should I just get over it since I’m not actually a member of their family? — UNINVITED IN MISSOURI DEAR UNINVITED: If you’re smart, you’ll be gracious about this.

While it would have been nice if the sister had included you, you and your boyfriend are not engaged — and the sister may have wanted the dinner to be “strictly family.” As the hostess, that is her privilege.

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Iowa police chief on leave following bus flap FAYETTE — A northeast Iowa police chief remains on leave after he was ticketed for passing a stopped school bus.

Fayette Mayor Andrew Wenthe said Police Chief Brad Alan Gardner is on administrative leave. Gardner was ticketed earlier this month after a bus driver for North Fayette Valley School District reported the chief went around his bus while it was stopped and disabled students were getting off the bus. The Fayette City Council may discuss Gardner’s actions at a special meeting.

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Police seize nearly 9 pounds of pot in Iowa DUBUQUE — Iowa authorities seized nearly nine pounds of marijuana during a traffic stop near Dubuque this weekend.

The Dubuque County Sherriff ’s office said the drugs were found after a vehicle with North Dakota plates was stopped on Highway 151 Saturday afternoon.

The vehicle was initially stopped for an equipment violation before authorities found 8.95 pounds of marijuana inside.

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SIOUX CITY — Residents in northwestern Iowa could soon have their own winter wonderland.

The Sioux City Council will consider on Monday a $2.3 million proposal for a winter recreational project at the city’s new Cone Park. A recommendation based on a recent community survey says the park could include such features as hills for sledding and tubing, trails for cross-country skiing and warm-weather hiking, tow ropes, an outdoor ice skating rink and a warming house.

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SLOAN — Iowa authorities have identified the five people killed in a head-on crash near Sloan this weekend. The Iowa State Patrol released the names of the people who died in the Saturday afternoon crash that happened on Iowa Highway 141 east of Sloan.

The State Patrol says 46-year-old Kibrom Gebremicael, 34-year-old Yohanes Tesfamariam and 60-year-old Bahta Gebremedhen died while riding in a 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer driven by 53-year-old Shishay Gidey.

Everyone in the SUV is from Sioux City.

Iowa chain donates $500K for children’s hospital IOWA CITY— Iowa’s largest grocery store chain has donated $500,000 for the construction of a new University of Iowa Children’s Hospital. The university’s foundation said Friday that Hy-Vee’s donation pushed fundraising efforts for the hospital over the $29 million mark. The university and foundation are working to raise $50 million in private donations for the new $292 million, 480,000 square-foot pediatric hospital.

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Young black Iowans more often arrested, suspended The Associated Press IOWA CITY — Black youth in Iowa are nearly five times as likely as their white counterparts to be suspended from school or arrested, according to a state committee that has proposed a five-year strategy for reducing the disparities.

The committee, which was appointed by the Iowa state court administrator to study racial disparities in the juvenile justice system, collected extensive data on the longstanding problem. Iowa remains among the top states in the nation for disparities between whites and blacks in key areas, despite efforts over the last two decades

to make progress, the committee said in its new report.

“As a native Iowan, that is shocking and a list that I think we would want to change,” said District Judge Duane Hoffmeyer, of Sioux City, who chaired the 23-member committee. “And it shows all of our partners, whether it’s schools, law enforcement, judicial branch ... need to help us in this problem.”

The number of school suspensions and juvenile detentions has dropped significantly in recent years, but the racial disparities haven’t budged, the report found. Black students from grades 6 through 12 were 4.8 times more likely to be suspended than whites, accord-

ing to data from Iowa schools from 2008 to 2013.

During a three-year period, black juveniles were also 4.8 times more likely to be arrested in five of Iowa’s largest cities, the report found.

Once in the juvenile system, blacks were less likely than whites to be put into diversion programs and more likely to face formal complaints and be placed in detention, the data show. Those disparities are particularly significant because those punishments lead to criminal records that make it harder to get jobs and make it more likely that a person will reoffend.

The report calls on state leaders to host a summit to

draw attention to the disparities and to carry out major changes in training, data collection and policies over the next five years.

The recommendations include adopting more training for law enforcement on racial bias and new screening tools to recommend punishments for juvenile offenders so that race doesn’t creep into those decisions. Blacks make up 3 percent of Iowa’s population, which is 92 percent white.

Hoffmeyer said the key will be using education and data to ensure that all offenders are treated the same, regardless of race, and that won’t be the adoption of a “soft on crime” approach.

Iowa Dems regroup after midterm losses The Associated Press DES MOINES — After a bruising midterm election where they lost a competitive U.S. Senate race and emerged with just one of four congressional seats, Iowa Democrats are trying to regroup and look forward.

The recent results mean Iowa will no longer have a congressional delegation evenly divided between Democrats and Republicans. The retirement of longtime Sen. Tom Harkin creates a leadership void at the top of the party. And despite a significant voter outreach effort, many Democrats stayed home this year, suggesting the party’s message was lacking.

“I don’t think people were fired up about our ticket,” said state Sen. Janet Peterson, a Democrat from Des Moines, who added that the millions of dollars spent on negative advertising didn’t help either. “It depressed turnout so badly that people that could have voted at their kitchen table didn’t fill out the ballot.”

Democrats did maintain a control by a narrow margin in the Iowa Senate, while Republicans increased their majority in the Iowa House. The legislative victory was the main bright spot for the party on an otherwise grim night.

“Having looked at the wave that swept Democratic parties across the country, we didn’t

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do as badly as a lot of places,” said Iowa Democratic Party chairman Scott Brennan.

The party is now focused on rebuilding. Brennan is nearing the end of his term and a new leader will be elected in early 2015. That person will be expected to lead through the 2016 caucuses and presidential election. Democrats said the organizing required during the year before the caucuses will be good for party morale.

“That will help rebuild our precinct by precinct organization,” said Democratic strategist Jeff Link, an adviser to failed Senate candidate Bruce Braley. “It will energize Democrats and the nice thing is that it gets started after the first of the year.”

Drake University law professor Jerry Foxhoven, who has lectured around the country on the problem, said people are surprised to learn of Iowa’s racial disparities, including some of the nation’s highest school dropout and incarceration rates for black males. He said the latest report is based on more data than previous ones, but “these numbers aren’t new.”

“Every little system has tried to address the disproportionality. The problem is that it’s the combination of the systems that do it,” he said.

“They need to work together for the solution because they are working together to cause the problem.”

Farmers question proposed transmission line WATERLOO (AP) — A proposed 500-mile transmission line to carry electricity from wind turbines in northwestIowa to customers in Illinois is encountering significant resistance from farmers and other landowners across the state.

The proposed Rock Island Clean Line would cross 16 Iowa counties and 1,540 different properties.

A group of more than 1,000 landowners in the region has organized the Preservation of Rural Iowa Alliance to oppose the project.

Houston-based Clean Line Energy Partners is proposing the transmission line. The company’s Beth Conley says even though Iowa won’t receive energy from the line, the state will receive an economic boost from the line and the wind turbines that are expected to follow.

“Our project will open up the opportunity for a $7 billion investment in wind farms,” Conley said.

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Hagel resigning as Defense secretary WA S H I N GTO N (AP) — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is stepping down under pressure from President Barack Obama’s Cabinet, senior administration officials said Monday, following a tenure in which he has struggled to break through the White House’s insular foreign policy team.

Hagel is the first senior Obama adviser to leave the administration following the sweeping losses for Obama’s party in the AP Photo Youths walk past a mural depicting peace in Ferguson on a vacant building up the street from the city’s police department Sunday in Ferguson, Mo. Ferguson and the St. Louis region are on edge in anticipation of the announcement by a grand jury whether to criminally charge Officer Darren Wilson in the killing of 18-year-old Michael Brown.

Uncertainty fuels speculation on Ferguson decision The Associated Press FERGUSON — The final weekend before the Thanksgiving holiday passed without a grand jury decision on whether to indict a Ferguson police officer, fueling new speculation about the timing as protesters demand justice for Michael Brown.

After meeting Friday but apparently not reaching a decision, the grand jury was widely expected to reconvene on Monday to consider possible charges against Darren Wilson, the white suburban St. Louis officer who fatally shot the black 18-year-old after a confrontation in August.

There was no official

confirmation about when the grand jury would meet again.

Protesting on Sunday night, Reggie Cunningham said he doubted Wilson will be indicted and it seemed authorities were delaying an announcement “to spin this in the most positive way possible.”

“The more that they drag this out, the angrier people are going to be,” said Cunningham, 30, of St. Louis.

The shooting triggered riots and looting, and police responded with armored vehicles and tear gas. Many in the area thought a grand jury decision on whether to charge Wilson with a crime would be an-

nounced Sunday, based partly on a stepped-up police presence in the preceding days, including the setting up of barricades around the building where the panel was meeting.

Downtown STL Inc., a St. Louis civic group that promotes downtown businesses, told members in an email Saturday that the grand jury will reconvene Monday to continue deliberating. The email did not explain how the group knew that, and St. Louis County Prosecutor Bob McCulloch’s office has not commented on the grand jury’s schedule.

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Benjamin Crump, an attorney for Brown’s family, said they are frustrated the prosecutor didn’t charge Wilson himself, or at least suggest a charge to grand jurors.

As it is, “you don’t have any direction, you’re just putting all the evidence out there and you’re going to let them figure it out and they can make up their own minds,” Crump said. “You know, it just boggles the mind why he thinks this is fair.”

One Direction, Iggy Azalea shine at AMAs LOS ANGELES (AP) — One Direction won three honors at the American Music Awards, including artist of the year over powerhouse acts like Beyonce and Luke Bryan, while breakthrough newcomer Iggy Azalea beat out heavyweights Eminem and Drake in the rap categories.

Katy Perry, who was absent from Sunday’s award show because of her world tour,

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A senior defense official said that Hagel submitted his resignation letter to Obama on Monday morning and the president accepted it. Hagel, 68, agreed to remain in office until his successor is confirmed by the Senate, the official said.

fice, according to studio estimates Sunday. Lionsgate’s “Mockingjay” opened well below the $158 million debut of last year’s “Hunger Games: Catching Fire” and the $153 million opening of the 2012 original.

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Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Up and under goes Newton High’s Hannah Rhoads (44) drawing a foul on Des Moines Christian’s Mia Rosener in the first half of Saturday’s consolation game of the Newton girls’ basketball tournament.

Rhoads scored 14 points in a 55-42 Newton loss.

Go out and compete is what Newton High head coach Brandon Sharp told his players.

“Do that and positive things happen,” Sharp said.

Despite back-to-back losses and a fourth-place finish in the Newton Cardinal Classic Holiday Basketball Tournament over the weekend, positive things did happen for the Newton Cardinal girls.

On Friday night, the Cardinals competed well against Bondurant-Farrar until a cold shooting spell hit in the second half and a rash of turnovers.

The Lady Jays won 47-38.

Newton came back on Saturday to face Iowa Class 2A fourth-ranked Des Moines Christian’s Lions in the consolation contest. Des Moines Christian fell 58-54 to Class 4A’s No. 2 ranked Carlisle Friday night.

Again, the Cardinals competed tough against the Lions, taking an early lead. Des Moines Christian’s Zimmer sisters — sophomore Beth and senior Brittany — had the hot hands in the game. Beth Zimmer ripped the cords for five 3-pointers on her way to 17 points and Brittany fired in a game-high 18 points to spur the Lions on to a 55-42 win.

Carlisle captured the tournament championship with a 62-44 win over Bondurant-Farrar Saturday. Carlisle’s Shelbie Curry won the 3-point shooting contest.

Curry led a three-player contingent for the Wildcats on the all-tournament team.

Joining her were teammates

Kaleigh Haus and Agatha Beier along with Newton’s Hannah Rhoads, Des Moines Christian’s Elsa Anderson and Emily Wilson and Amy Stock of Bondurant-Farrar.

“We did compete in both games. I’m very proud of the group of girls we have. It doesn’t matter who were going up against, they are going to compete all the time,” Sharp said after Saturday’s game. “We’ve stressed to not compare ourselves with who is next to use, whether it is a game or practice.

It’s about getting better. We got better in these two games.”

Juniors Hannah Rhoads, Sydney Jenkins and senior Michaela Jacobsen hit a 3-pointer apiece and Jessica Reynolds had a basket to give Newton an 11-4 lead by the 3:24 mark of the first quarter Saturday. Following a timeout, the Lions rattled off eight unanswered points for the 12-11 advantage at the end of the period.

With 6-foot-2-inch senior Elsa Anderson and 6-foot-3inch sophomore Mia Rosener patrolling the inside and the Zimmer sisters out on the perimeter, the Lions have a strong balance at both ends of the court. Anderson contributed nine points.

The Cardinals fell behind 18-11 early in the second quarter. Ryanne Rausch, a sophomore, came off the bench to score eight of her 10 points to help the Cards close to within two, 23-21, with a minute remaining. Beth Zimmer buried a 3-pointer to push the Lions’ lead to 26-21 at the break.

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Turnovers, missed FTs hinder Mustangs in opener

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News MONROE — The Class 3A No. 12 Prairie City-Monroe girls’ basketball team couldn’t quite get over the hump during the season opener against Knoxville here Friday night.

The Mustangs turned it over 19 times, missed 12 free throws and never held an advantage in the final three quarters during a 54-47 loss.

Seniors Rachel Freland and Courtney VanHouweling combined to score 33 of the Mustangs’ 47, but Meredith Cunningham put in a game-high 21 points and hit three key buckets in the third quarter that kept the Panthers in front for good.

“When you turn it over 19 times and go 12of-24 from the foul line, it makes it tough,” said PCM coach Bret Grier.

“I feel like we have a pretty good offensive squad, and if we give up 54, we should be able to score 55. They did a nice job of pressuring the basketball, but we turned it over too much.

That will be our biggest point of emphasis.”

PCM led most of the first period until Knoxville went in front on a bucket from Carrie Chambers with 3 seconds on the clock.

Chambers couldn’t convert the free throw after the foul, but Knoxville led 11-10 after one and then kept a narrow lead of 25-24 into the locker room.

The third quarter

ended up being the difference in the game.

Cunningham scored 16 of her 21 in the second half and got things started quickly for the Panthers in the third.

She buried a trey and then converted a 3-point play to give the visitors a seven-point cushion.

That ended up being the difference heading to the fourth as the Panthers outscored the Mustangs 13-7 in the quarter and led 38-31 after three.

A 7-0 run by Knoxville ended early in the fourth and that spurt put the Panthers up 10. PCM rallied with a 10-0 run that included a putback and a 3-pointer from Freland as well as a pair of free throws.

The game was knotted at 41-all with 4:54 to play when Cunningham went back to work.

She drove to the bucket and banked in a circus shot following a 1-of-2 trip to the line.

Freland score inside to keep the deficit at one, but Cunningham banked in a 3 on the Panthers’ next possession and then was left wide open on an inbounds play seconds later. That 3 pushed the advantage to six and the Mustangs never got closer than that the rest of the way.

“Those are tough pills to swallow,” said Grier of the two bank shots by Cunningham.

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Troy Hyde/Daily News Prairie City-Monroe senior Rachel Freland (10) gets hacked on the arm by Knoxville’s Emily Wallace, left, during the 12th ranked Mustangs 54-47 loss in Monroe on Friday. Freland made all four of her free throw attempts and scored a team-high 17 points, but Knoxville beat PCM for the second straight year.

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SPORTS CALENDAR Monday Basketball Newton girls at Perry, 7:30 p.m.

Grinnell at Newton 7th boys, 4:30 p.m.

Newton 8th boys at Grinnell, 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday Boys’ Swimming Newton, Ankeny at Southeast Polk, 5:30 p.m.

Basketball Nevada at Colfax-Mingo girls, 6 p.m.

Gilbert at CMB girls, 6 p.m.

Greene County at PCM girls, 7:30 p.m.

Keota at Lynnville-Sully, 7:30 p.m.

Newton 8th girls at Grinnell, 4:30 p.m.

Grinnell at Newton 7th girls, 4:30 p.m.

Wrestling Southeast Polk, Pella at Newton middle school, 4:30 p.m.

Iowa High School Football State Championships Thursday’s Games Class 8-Player Newell-Fonda 39, Fremont-Mills 35 Class A Logan-Magnolia 28, GladbrookReinbeck 24 Class 3A Pella 38, Sioux City Heelan 17 Friday’s Games Class 1A Iowa City Regina 38, West Lyon 21 Class 2A North Fayette Valley 14, Sioux Center 10 Class 4A Dowling Catholic 49, Cedar Rapids Washington 14

Maroons go backto-back in Class 4A CEDAR FALLS (AP) — Ryan Boyle ran for three touchdowns and passed for another and Dowling Catholic rolled past Cedar Rapids Washington 49-14 Friday night to win its second straight Class 4A state championship.

Boyle made big plays all night as Dowling (13-1) dominated on both sides of the ball in winning its fifth title overall, all since 2000.

Boyle, who has committed to play at Iowa, ran 19 times for 145 yards and completed 8-of-12 passes for an additional 68 yards, including a 6-yarder to Eric Fardal for a second quarter touchdown.

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Hawks deck Warhawks

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News NEW SHARON — Strong defensive action provides teams with a solid foundation toward a victory on the court every game.

“We did what we needed to on the defensive end to pull out the win,” said Jerry Hulsing, LynnvilleSully girls’ head coach on the Hawks’ 50-29 win over North Mahaska’s Warhawks Friday.

Opening the 2014Vos 15 season on the road in South Iowa Cedar League play, Lynnville-Sully held North Mahaska under 10 points in each of the four quarters. Conversely, the Hawks scored in double digits in every quarter.

“It was a good start to the season,” Hulsing said. “We had good senior leadership and some young kids step up into big roles for us tonight. On the offensive end, it is nice to have three kids in double figures. I thought we passed the ball pretty well second half which lead to some easy points.”

Lynnville-Sully shot 44 percent, 16-of-36, from the field and downed 1-of-9 3-point attempts. North Mahaska was held to 34 percent, 13 of 38, from the field.

A big factor came at the free-throw line. The Hawks cashed in on 17-of28 charity tosses and the Warhawks

Mustangs Continued from Page 1B we can seal the deal.”

Foul trouble also hindered the Mustangs. Freland missed h a l f of the second quarter after picking up her third w i t h 4 : 3 2 s t i l l VanHouweling on the clock.

Back-up point guard Jayci Vos was whisteld for her fourth late in the third and PCM’s final set of five on the court at the end of the game had a combined 19 fouls.

Knoxville missed 11 free throws, too.

But the Panthers out-rebounded the Mustangs by six and made four more buckets from the field.

“We got some cheap ones early.

Newton Continued from Page 1B Turnovers hurt the Cardinals both nights. They did trim things down a bit on Saturday, committing 20 instead of 27 as they did against Bondurant-Farrar.

“Our turnovers come down to decision making. We were a little better today (Saturday), but we can’t pass over two 6-foot players like we attempted to at times,” Sharp said. “I was pleased with the adjustments we made at halftime.”

Newton scored the opening five points of the third period on baskets by Jenkins and Michaela Jacobsen and a free throw from Reynolds. Beth Zimmer broke the 26-all tie with a trey to spark a 15-1 run by the Lions.

Rhoads had back-to-back baskets, including a scoop shot to get the ball past the outstretched arms of Anderson and Rosener inside, to begin the fourth quarter.

That got the Cardinals back within 10, 41-31. Rhoads hit a 3-pointer to offset a threepoint play by Brittany Zimmer, but the Lions went inside twice to get buckets from

went 3-of-10. Lynnville-Sully also won the battle on the backboards, out rebounding North Mahaska 3219.

Junior Marissa Vos fired in 17 points and claimed five rebounds to lead the Hawks. Lysandra James, the Hawks’ senior post player, scored 12 points and grabbed eight rebounds.

Senior Madison Rasmusson tossed in 11 points and led the team with four steals. Shelby Davis, senior guard, handed out four assists.

Julia Groenenboom paced the Warhawks with 16 points, four rebounds and two steals.

Lynnville-Sully (1-0) hosts Keota Tuesday in SICL play in Sully.

The Lynnville-Sully junior varsity won 49-20. McKinley Conover scored 22 points and Taylor Maasdam added 10 points.

“It was a good opening night for the Hawks. We made plenty of mistakes, but we were aggressive with the basketball, and played pressure defense,” said Jeff Corbett, Lynnville-Sully assistant coach. “ We have a lot of things to practice, for future games. It is always good to get a win against our rivals from North Mahaska.”

Lynnville-Sully 13-11-15-11—50 North Mahaska 8-7-6-8—29 Scoring Lynnville-Sully: Vos 17, L. James 12, Rasmusson 11, Davis 4, Ehresman 4, J. Rozendaal 2.

North Mahaska: Groenenboom 16, Fuller 8, Koehler 2, Castaneda 2, Edmundson 1.

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They reached in and got called for it. They weren’t thinking. I tell them time again, that that’s a foul and you can’t do that,” said Grier of the foul trouble. “They foul anyway.

They’ll have to learn because we are not very deep.

“We’ll have to talk to them, talk to them some more and then when they hear us, talk to them again. They can’t do that or they’ll be sitting on the bench with me.”

Freland and VanHouweling combined to make 10 of PCM’s 15 buckets and both were 4-for-4 from the line.

They also took 30 of the 46 shot attempts and 12 of the 14 attempts from behind the 3-point line.

If the Mustangs want to achieve the goals they set during preseason practices, a few others are going to have to step up and support them better.

Kayla Jennings man-

Anderson and Rosener.

Rhoads finished 14 points and Jenkins added 10. Junior Alex Hutchinson led Newton with four of the team’s nine steals and dished out three assists. Michaela Jacobsen grabbed nine of Newton’s 45 rebounds.

The Cardinals went right to work in their opener Friday night. Jenkins hit a pullup jumper in the lane. Junior Victoria Jordan came off the bench and nailed a 3-pointer followed by a basket by Rhoads.

Newton appeared to be in control against BondurantFarrar, leading 7-1 at the 5:35 mark of the first quarter. Emily Wilson answered with four points for the Lady Jays to pull them within two points.

Rhoads’ three-point play pushed the Cardinals back up to five points. Jenkins drove the length of the court for a field goal and Rhoads added a bucket with 25 seconds on the clock. Newton was up 14-5 after one quarter.

Newton’s Michaela Jacobsen got untracked with a field goal and a 3-pointer to give the Cardinals a 19-12 lead midway through the second quarter. A trey by Amy Stock

aged eight points in the loss, but no other Mustang scored more than three.

Knoxville got 12 from Carrie Chambers and Ricki Hall and Sierra Kendall each scored six.

VanHouweling also finished with five rebounds, four assists and three steals for the Mustangs, while Katie VandeWall grabbed a team-high six boards and Jennings pulled down five.

VandeWall also had three steals, while Freland and Vos also collected two each.

Knoxville 11-14-13-16—54 PCM 10-14-7-16—47 Knoxville (FG/3-pt-FT-TP): Cunningham 7/3-4-21, Hawkshead 2/0-0-4, Taylor Carter 0/0-1-1, Carrie Chambers 4/0-4-12, Wallace 2/1-0-4, Hall 2/0-2-6, Kendall 2/0-2-6. Totals 19/4-13-54.

Prairie City-Monroe (FG/3-pt-FTF-TP): VanHouweling 5/2-4-4-16, Freland 5/3-4-4-17, Vos 1/0-0-42, VandeWall 1/0-1-4-3, Stafford 0/0-1-2-1, Jennings 3/0-2-2-8.

Totals 15/5-12-23-47.

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capped a 7-0 run by the Lady Jays to tie the game with 1:56 on the clock.

Senior guard Macy Leonard sank the front end of a one-and-one to give the lead back to the Cards. Hutchinson’s basket 25 seconds later had Newton up 22-19. Bondurant-Farrar hit two free throws in the final minute to close the gap to one point, 2221, at the break.

Newton executed its offense to continue getting good shots in the second half.

There was one problem — the shots were not falling. Another problem for the Cardinals were turnovers.

“We were getting the shots we wanted. We were right at the basket and couldn’t finish,” Sharp said. “We have to finish those and score. Most of our 29 turnovers came in the second half. We have to take care of the basketball better.”

Bondurant-Farrar wasn’t having much more luck offensively in the third quarter. Trulson hit a three to put the Lady Jays in front for the first time in the game, 24-22.

Jenkins sank one of two free throws for Newton which was countered at the other end by

Offensive woes hinder CMB girls in season opener

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News W O O D WA R D — There was nothing wrong with CollinsMaxwell/ Baxter ’s d e fense Friday night during a girls’ basBane ketball season opener against Woodward-Granger.

The Raiders held the Hawks to singledigits in three different quarters and outscored them in two frames, but a slow start and a cold shooting night was too much to overcome.

CMB fell behind 8-2 after one quarter and never recovered during a 28-25 loss on the road.

Freshman Brianda Bane scored 11 points in her varsity debut and senior Lexi Breon chipped in nine but no other Raider scored

more than three and CMB hit just 7-of-50 from the floor.

The Raiders also missed 19 of their 22 attempts from long range and were just 8-of-14 from the line.

Woodward-Granger took a 19-12 lead into the locker room at halftime after scoring 11 in the second quarter. CMB won the third 7-4 and then outscored the Hawks (1-0) 6-5 in the fourth, but it couldn’t rally from an early six-point hole.

Bane also pulled down 10 rebounds for a double-double and also blocked three shots, while junior Bridget Hurley added a team-high 13 rebounds and sophomore Mikayla Eslinger chipped in nine boards and four blocks. Hurley also had three steals and three blocks in the loss.

CMB hosts Heart of Iowa Conference rival Gilbert at 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday in Baxter.

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C-M girls start slow in road loss to Blue Devils

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News MARTENSDALE — Martensdale-St. Marys jumped out to a 15-3 lead after one quarter Friday night and the Colfax-Mingo girls’ basketball team had a tough time catching up during a 64-33 loss in the season opener here.

Sophomore Alivia Haley led ColfaxMingo with 11 points and freshman McKeely Tjaden added seven in her first varsity game, but the Tigerhawks (0-1) hit just 11-of-40 from the floor and scored single digits in three of the four quarters.

The host Blue Devils outscored ColfaxMingo 33-15 in the

Lizzy Trulson. Jenkins tied the game at 25-25 with a basket.

Trulson converted a Newton turnover into a fastbreak basket. Jacobsen blocked a shot and got the steal for Newton which led to a basket by Rausch with 6.6 seconds left to knot the game up at 27-all at the end of three quarters.

The Cardinals went scoreless the first four minutes of the final period while the Lady Jays drilled two 3-pointers in a 10-0 run.

Down 39-29 with three minutes remaining, Rausch took a pass from across the lane from Rhoads to score then Rhoads connected from outside the 3-point arc.

Newton trailed by five with 2:28 on the clock. BondurantFarrar closed it out by downing 8-of-10 free throws. The Lady Jays were 16-of-26 from the line in the game compared to 3-of-11 on free throws for the Cardinals.

Rhoads paced the Cardinals with 10 points, six rebounds and three steals. .Jenkins tossed in seven points.

Michaela Jacobsen control 10 rebounds and Hutchinson had four assists.

Wilson led the Lady Jays

second half and got 15 points and eight rebounds from sophomore Kaci Sherwood.

Kylah Schumacher and Nicole Schutt both scored 11 points as well.

The Tigerhawks also got six points from Dakota Hostetter and Sara Lahart and Hostetter also grabbed a team-high five boards.

Colfax-Mingo was out-rebounded 32-17 though.

Colfax-Mingo will try to get its first win Tuesday against Nevada. Tip off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. in Colfax.

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with 12 points. Trulson contributed nine points. Bondurant-Farrar hit five 3-pointers, three of those came in the second half.

Newton (0-2) plays its third game in four days Monday at Perry.

Saturday’s Game Des Moines Christian 12-14-15-14—55 Newton 11-10-6-15—42 Newton (FG/3-pt-FT-F-TP): Rausch 4-23-10, Jenkins 3/1-1-1-10, Moon 0-0-20, Jordan 0-0-2-0, Hutchinson 0-0-1-0, Reynolds 1-1-1-3, Shipley 0-0-1-0, Horn 0-0-1-0, M. Jacobsen 1/1-0-2-5, Rhoads 3/2-2-2-14. TOTALS: 12/4-6-16-42.

Des Moines Christian (FG/3-pt-FT-F-TP): Be. Zimmer 0/5-2-2-17, Crook 0-0-1-0, Prewitt 1-2-2-4, Stephens 1-1-2-3, Br. Zimmer 7/1-1-2-18, Rosener 2-0-5-4, Feldt 0-0-1-0, Anderson 4-1-1-9. TOTALS: 16/67-16-55.

Friday’s Game Bondurant-Farrar 5-16-6-20—47 Newton 14-8-5-11—38 Newton (FG/3-pt-FT-F-TP): Rausch 2-0-14, Jenkins 3-1-2-7, Leonard 0-1-0-1, Moon 0-0-1-0, Jordan 1/1-0-2-5, Hutchinson 3-0-4-6, Reynolds 0-0-1-0, Horn 0-0-2-0, M. Jacobsen 1/1-0-5-5, Rhoads 3/1-1-410, Smith 0-0-1-0. TOTALS: 13/3-3-23-38.

Bondurant-Farrar (FG/3-pt-FT-F-TP): Farmer 1-1-0-3, Trulson 2/1-2-2-9, McShane 1-0-0-2, Wilson 1/1-7-3-12, Gaber 1/1-2-4-7, Kamman 0/1-4-4-7, Stock 2/10-4-7, Campbell 0-0-1-0. TOTALS: 8/5-1618-47.

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Leadership Conference (December 5 - 7, 2014) ACTION #9453 Karla Cazett, NHS Teacher, requested permission to travel out of state to Minneapolis, MN with five students to attend a DECA Conference.

Donna Cook moved, Andrew Elbert seconded, to approve the out of state travel request.

Ayes: Sheri Benson, Nat Clark, Donna Cook, Andrew Elbert, and Bill Robyn Friedman, Perrenoud Absent: Travis Padget Consider Purchase of a Food Service Truck - ACTION #9454 Curt Roorda, Transportation Supervisor, requested funding for the purchase of a food service truck from Freightliner of Des Moines ($71,339.00).

Andrew Elbert moved, Nat Clark seconded, to approve the purchase of a food service truck from Freightliner ($71,339.00).

Ayes: Sheri Benson, Nat Clark, Donna Cook, Andrew Elbert, Friedman, and Bill Robyn Perrenoud Absent: Travis Padget Consider Purchase of Two-Way Radios and Upgrade to Current Transportation Communication System - ACTION #9455 Gayle Isaac, Director of Business Services, requested funding to purchase two-way radios and upgrade our current transportation communication system from Electronic Engineering Company ($28,685.00).

Nat Clark moved, Bill Perrenoud to approve the seconded, purchase of two-way radios and upgrade our current system from transportation Electronic Engineering Company ($28,685.00).

Ayes: Sheri Benson, Nat Clark, Donna Cook, Andrew Elbert, Friedman, and Bill Robyn Perrenoud Absent: Travis Padget Consider Purchase of a Technology Vehicle - ACTION #9456 Curt Roorda, Transportation Supervisor, requested funding for the purchase of a technology vehicle from Noble All American Newton ($21,681.00).

Nat Clark moved, Andrew Elbert seconded, to approve the purchase of a technology vehicle from Noble All American Newton ($21,681.00).

Ayes: Sheri Benson, Nat Clark, Donna Cook, Andrew Elbert, Robyn Friedman, and Bill Perrenoud Absent: Travis Padget Technology Committee Plan and Progress - Chris Bieghler, Technology Supervisor, gave an update on the Technology Committee plan and progress.

The committee will meet next in January 2015. There was some discussion on group fundraising for technology (ie) PTAs, with requests going through technology department and ensuring equitable access.

Initial Asbestos Report - Jack Suttek, Maintenance Supervisor, estimated $2,900 in testing fees to sample areas of suspected asbestos at the Berg Complex.

Pending testing results, cost for abatement would be determined.

IASB Education Session Q & A Superintendent Panel Evaluation: Compliance and Superintendent Beyond!

Callaghan provided information to board members on the upcoming IASB Q & A Convention Panel Session to be held November 20, 2014.

Property Purchases - (Gralnek Dunitz) - ACTION #9457 Superintendent Callaghan presented a short form real estate contract between GralnekDunitz Co., Inc. and the Newton Community School District in the amount of $260,000. Use of this property would include space for board administration, school room, Basics & Beyond, and Disciplinary Alternative Program (DAP).

Nat Clark moved, Andrew Elbert to approve the seconded, purchase of the Gralnek-Dunitz property in the amount of $260,000.

Ayes: Sheri Benson, Nat Clark, Donna Cook, Andrew Elbert, Robyn Friedman, and Bill Perrenoud Absent: Travis Padget Property Purchases - (Karl Peters) - ACTION #9458 Superintendent Callaghan presented a short form real estate contract between Karl Peters and the Newton Community School District in the amount of $180,000. Use of this property would include space for the Area Education Agency (AEA).

Andrew Elbert moved, Bill Perrenoud seconded, to approve the purchase of the Karl Peters property in the amount of $180,000.

Ayes: Sheri Benson, Nat Clark, Andrew Elbert, Robyn Friedman, and Bill Perrenoud Nays: Donna Cook Absent: Travis Padget Reconfiguration Information Superintendent Callaghan presented a draft for planning only - Reconfiguration information including teacher and student data as both present and There reconfigured scenarios. was some discussion on upcoming teacher and parent Berg surveys, timelines, Complex, and coordination with SIAC committee.

Approval of Bills (Action Item) ACTION #9459 Donna Cook moved, Robyn Friedman seconded, to approve the bills.

Ayes: Sheri Benson, Nat Clark, Donna Cook, Andrew Elbert, Friedman, and Bill Robyn Perrenoud Absent: Travis Padget Business Services Update - No additional report New Business - Old Business A. Upcoming Events - IASB Convention (November 19 - 20, 2014) B. Future Meeting Dates Board Meeting (November 24, 2014) 6:30 PM at Emerson Hough Board Meeting (December 22, 2014) 6:30 PM at Emerson Hough ADJOURN - ACTION # 9460 Andrew Elbert moved, Donna Cook seconded, to unanimously adjourn the meeting at 8:35 PM. November 24

Public Notices November 10, 2014 - 6:30 p.m.

Regular Board Meeting Board of Education Emerson Hough - Conference Room 125 President Sheri Benson convened the board to order at 6:30 p.m.

Present: Sheri Benson, Nat Clark, Donna Cook, Andrew Elbert, Robyn Friedman, Bill Perrenoud, Bob Callaghan, Gayle Isaac, and Christine Dawson.

Others Present: Craig Armstrong, John Beck, Chris Bieghler, Greg Blatchford, Bob Cass, Karla Cazett, Grace Coen, Joe Coen, Linda Coen, Scott Garvis, Steve Hartz, John Heck, Nick Heck, Brenda Hodnett, Collin Jacobsen (student), Paula Lureman, Dick Mielke, Cody Muhs, Patrick Murphy (student), Abigail Pelzer (Newton Daily News), Curt Roorda, Jack Suttek, Rachelle Tipton, and Randy Van (KCOB), Absent: Travis Padget Check Presentation - Knights Cody Muhs of Columbus: presented a check ($1,219.96) for the Special Education Program.

Operation Warm - Newton Rotary Club/Rotary District 6000: Craig Armstrong announced the upcoming delivery of 280+ winter coats for Newton CSD students.

Recognition of State Qualifier Cross Country: Scott Garvis introduced Grace Coen and her parents Joe and Linda Coen, and Rachelle Tipton, Coach recognizing Grace as a State Qualifier in Cross Country.

APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA - ACTION # 9450 Nat Clark moved, Andrew Elbert seconded, to approve the consent agenda.

Ayes: Sheri Benson, Nat Clark, Donna Cook, Andrew Elbert, Friedman, and Bill Robyn Perrenoud Absent: Travis Padget Human Resources Update Superintendent Bob Callaghan shared the Human Resources Update.

A. Certified Personnel Contracts 2014/2015 school year - ACTION #9451 Stephanie Langstraat - Assistant Coach (Softball) Michaela Wood - Assistant Coach (Girls Basketball - 9th) Donna Cook moved, Bill Perrenoud seconded, to approve the Certified Personnel Human Resources Update.

Ayes: Sheri Benson, Nat Clark, Donna Cook, Andrew Elbert, Robyn Friedman, and Bill Perrenoud Absent: Travis Padget B. Classified Personnel Agreement - ACTION #9452 Shelly Salasberry LMC ParaProfessional (TJ) - effective 11/10/14 Classified Personnel Resignation Meghann Bestell-Eide ParaProfessional (BE) - effective 10/28/14 Cassandra Williams ParaProfessional (BE) - effective 10/23/14 Classified Personnel Termination Anita Holmes - ParaProfessional (TJ) - effective 10/30/14 Robyn Friedman moved, Bill Perrenoud seconded, to approve the Classified Personnel Human Resources Update.

Ayes: Sheri Benson, Nat Clark, Donna Cook, Andrew Elbert, Robyn Friedman, and Bill Perrenoud Absent: Travis Padget Open Forum 1. John Beck - (Bus Driver) requested board assistance to resolve leave policy in Transportation Department as it relates to job status 2. John Heck - (Bus Driver) in support of spoke Administration on leave policy 3. Dick Mielke - (Bus Driver) spoke about leave policy and possible loss of seniority and route due to three month leave request Student Representative Reports Rylie Udelhoven and Christopher Thorpe were not able to attend Collin Jacobsen and Patrick Murphy shared information about recent activities at NHS. Food Service Truck (6:45 PM) A Public Hearing was held at 6:45 PM regarding the purchase of a Food Service Department vehicle. There were no verbal or written comments.

Two-Way Radios, Upgrade to Current Transportation Communication System (6:50 PM) A Public Hearing was held at 6:50 PM regarding the purchase of two-way radios, and upgrade to current transportation There communication system. were no verbal or written comments.

Superintendent Callaghan's Report A. Campus Communication Update - Various committee, campus, and community activities were reported on from October 27 - November 9, 2014.

B. Classroom Enrollment Study Callaghan Superintendent provided information to Board Members on current Elementary Grade Level Configurations.

C. K9 Investigations Update Superintendent Callaghan reported on a recent “soft lock down” at Newton High School and results of a random K9 searches conducted at NHS, Basics & Beyond, and the Disciplinary Alternative Program (DAP) by the JCSO and local law enforcement agencies.

D. FMLA Redefinition of Leave Benefit Package Superintendent Callaghan shared a draft Tentative Agreement of the NCEA to the Newton CSD regarding the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA).

Out of State Travel Request DECA 2014 Central Region Conference Leadership (December 5 - 7, 2014) ACTION #9453 Karla Cazett, NHS Teacher, requested permission to travel out of state to Minneapolis, MN with five students to attend a DECA Conference.

Donna Cook moved, Andrew Elbert seconded, to approve the out of state travel request.

Ayes: Sheri Benson, Nat Clark, Donna Cook, Andrew Elbert, and Bill Friedman, Robyn Perrenoud Absent: Travis Padget Consider Purchase of a Food Service Truck - ACTION #9454 Curt Roorda, Transportation Supervisor, requested funding for the purchase of a food service truck from Freightliner of Des Moines ($71,339.00).

Andrew Elbert moved, Nat Clark seconded, to approve the purchase of a food service truck from Freightliner ($71,339.00).

Ayes: Sheri Benson, Nat Clark, Donna Cook, Andrew Elbert, Robyn Friedman, and Bill

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LEAKY ROOF, Missing Shingles???

INVESTORS

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

Flat roof repair & coating.

Chimney repair & removal.

Soffit & fascia repair & cover.

General Repairs

INSULATION

Attic & side walls.

Attic fans & ventilation Leaf Proof Gutter Covers,

Gutter cleaning.

Call 641-792-6375 JEWELRY

CLEANING

PERFECTION CLEANING Residential, Rental, Commercial “Services designed to fit your needs with Satisfaction guaranteed.”

Contact Nancy Hartman for a free consultation 319-231-2540

EMPLOYMENT PAINTING

ATLAS HYDRAULICS IS looking to add a Full-Time, 1st shift Manufacturing Position.

Starting wage $12.00 plus differential with competitive benefits including 401k and profit sharing.

Please apply at 1801 N. 19th Ave E. Newton, Iowa 50208.

ATLAS HYDRAULICS is looking to hire a Night Shift Supervisor. Compensation commensurate with qualifications. Submit resume in person at 1801 N. 19th Ave. E. in Newton.

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

WANTED

OLD FARM Toy Tractors, trucks, implements, and Advertising items. Also Lego Sets, pieces. 641526-3050 or 641-5211448.

RENTAL HOUSE Wanted, late 40's couple with long employment history at current employers, seek 2 or 3 bedroom home in or near Newton, $700-$800 rent, have recommendation from current landlord of 3 years. Own 3 dogs, 7 to 10 years old. Call and leave message. 641-840-9077.

WANT TO Buy farm toys, pedal tractors and old toy trucks. 521-4715.

ULTIMATE CLEANING

BY DARLENE Residential & Commercial.

We also do after party clean-up and windows

641-275-3557 or 847-323-6905 CONSTRUCTION

EMPLOYMENT LAWN CARE

EMPLOYMENT

Nelson Manor has an opening for an RN or LPN part-time evening shift.

We offer: • Competitive wages • Reasonable work load • Friendly work environment Apply in person at 1500 1st Ave E. or send resume to Deidra or Amber at: nelsonmanordon@outlook.com

ELECTRONICS

Get Some CASH in a AL'S MOWING

is looking for fall clean-up & snow removal jobs for winter.

792-2416

ROUTES AVAILABLE

delivering for the Jasper County Advertiser

Route 754

Route 730

Approx. $2100/mo

Approx. $3440/mo

N. 5th Ave W. N. 4th Ave E. N. 3rd Ave E. N. 2nd Ave E. E. 20th St N. E. 21st St N.

E. 23rd St N. E. 24th St N. E. 25th St N. N. 2nd Ave E. N. 4th Ave E. N. 5th Ave E. N. 6th Ave E. N. 7th Ave E. N. 7th Ave PL E.

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

FALL CLEANUP

Mow, haul brush, junk to dump, black dirt,snow removal, trim trees, clean gutters. Rake yards.

Reasonable rates.

641-831-4426

EMPLOYMENT

Call for details.

Call 641-792-5320 today!

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EMPLOYMENT

Now Accepting Applications As we are expanding with new residents… we are currently hiring RN/LPN, CNA, full-time for the Care Center.

Consider joining a great team of caregivers as we continue our mission of commitment to compassion, excellence and innovation!

Please apply online, send a resume or stop in for an application. www.elimcare.org email: bcolvin@elimcare.org

ROUTES AVAILABLE

delivering for the Jasper County Advertiser

Route 714 Approx. $2600/mo S. 12th Ave W. S. 13th Ave W. S. 14th Ave W.

W. 6th St S. W. 9th St S.

Call for details.

110 N 5th Ave W, Newton

Call 641-792-5320 today!

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RENTALS

WANTED

WANTED- FREE potted plants, shamrock, Swedish ivy, spider plants, Africa violets, ect. These will be used for a community service project. 792-9126.

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

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

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One Low Monthly Rate Advertised for a month in the Newton Daily News, Jasper County Advertiser and online! $60 for a 1” space, each additional 1/2” is $5 more!

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

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Bristol Square Apartments

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CUDDLY COUNTRY Kittens, free to good home.

515-661-3774.

PETS

FEMALE SMOKE colored cat, has been spayed, very friendly and good natured, indoor only! 641-521-3576.

PEKE-A-TZU PUPPIES for sale, born November 8, very pretty, have partly colored ones & other colors. $200. 641-521-0275.

RENTALS

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

641-792-4000.

EMPLOYMENT

3 BEDROOM Townhome For Rent $710.00 per month 833 S. 17th Ave W. Newton 515-291-1162

792-0910

FALL SPECIAL

2 BR with New Carpet $500-$510/mo.

Sign a 13 month lease and get ½ MONTH FREE (on selected units)

WALNUT CREEK APARTMENTS

510 E. 17th St S. Newton, IA Next to Hy-Vee Call Now for Details

515-291-2846

or Call Will 641-990-7938

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Low Monthly Rate Advertised for One Month in the Newton Daily News, Jasper County Advertiser, and online!!

RENTALS

1 BEDROOM, ground floor apartment. Stove, refrigerator. Easy access with garage option. $350/month. References.

792-4388 2 BEDROOM home in Newton, nice location, nice yard, appliances provided. References and deposit required.

515-285-1129.

EMPLOYMENT

APARTMENTS AVAILABLE

1 & 2 bdrm units in Newton & Monroe!

Priced $450-$600 $200 Security Deposits Pet Friendly (some restrictions) W/D Hookups Central Air Dishwasher Private covered Patio or Balcony with storage Laundry Facility onsite (641)792-6939 EHO

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BROOKFIELD APARTMENTS

1610 W. 7th St. S. • Large, 2 BR, 1 BA or 2 BR, 2 BA • Stove, Refrigerator, Dishwasher & Microwave • Heat Paid • Laundry Each Floor • Limit Access Building • Garage Available • Private Patio/Deck Call 641-787-9100

RENTALS

FOR SALE

FOR SALE

CLEAN 1 bedroom apartment with appliances, heat & water furnished, walking distance to square, laundry facilities, newly remodeled.

Cats with approval and pet deposit. Very quiet building, ready to move into. (641) 792-8182 FOR RENT: Two bedroom, upstairs apt., very nice, washer & dryer hook-ups, includes appliances. 203 1st Ave W. $495 + deposit.

No pets. Call: 641-521-4460 or 521-0957

BABY LOCK Evolution model BLEBW-2. 641-2363243.

FOR SALE

LOVE SEAT, wingback chair and leather recliner, all in excellent condition.

Leave message. 792-5952.

FOR SALE: 2 tickets for Iowa/WI Hawkeye football game next Saturday. Includes reserved parking next to stadium and seat backs. Seats on pressbox side. $75.00 each. 641831-4668 HEAD BRAND downhill skis with tyrolia bindings, Blizzard brand downhill skis with tyrolia bindings, all made in Austria, only used 3 times. 1 pair men's Salomon ski boots, size 9, 1 pair women's Salomon ski boots, size 7, only used 3 times, 1 Barrecrafters SR-55 luggage rack mounted, locking ski rack.

Entire package $575. 641787-0004.

1996 COCA-COLA pitcher, 4 cups, 3 plates & 4 glasses $20., collector plates 1986 “Moses & The Ten commandments”, 1988 “The Lord's My Shepherd”, 1991 “The Doves”, 1990 “Natures Harmony”, 1990 “Cardinals in Winter”, 1991 'The Swans”, Norman Rockwell, 1979 “Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter”, “The Cobbles”, “Tender Loving Care”, all in boxes with certificate of authenticity $10. each. 792-8017.

30 OLD Pocket Knives, good condition, $5. each.

792-7275.

40 PIECE crystal glassware, set for holiday and family dinners $40., $40. is ½ of previously advertised price. 792-6879.

5' X 8' trailer with 2” wood floor, 1 ' high sides and front 1 1/2” angle iron, 3500 axle, 14” tires with span. $600. drive on tailgate. Queen size hide a bed, black Naugahyde $50. or OBO. Dorm pursuit G-28 bike, stationary. $50.

792-7058.

EMPLOYMENT

BROTHER PROJECT Runway, limited edition model CE-5000 PWR $150. 641-236-3243.

BUTCHER RABBITS, ready now. 641-521-9126.

FARM FRESH Eggs $2. doz.,Brown & white duck eggs $2. for 6. Great for Baking. Saturday delivery in Newton. 515-661-3774.

EMPLOYMENT

EMPLOYMENT

City of Newton Iowa Equipment Operator

The City of Newton is accepting applications for the position of Equipment Operator. Performs semi-skilled and skilled work involving concrete construction & the operation of dump trucks, snowplows, loaders, compactors, earth moving equipment & other equipment in City street right-ofways and at the Newton Sanitary Landfill. Requires a high school diploma, GED or equivalent. Requires minimum two years of experience.

Requires possession of a valid Class B Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) with air brakes and is subject to the Department of Transportation drug and alcohol testing program. Starting salary $19.96/hour.

Applications & resumes accepted until 4:30 p.m. December 9, 2014. Available at www.Newtongov.org or at City Hall, 101 West 4th Street South, Newton Iowa 50208.

Applications may be submitted online or mailed to: Katrina Davis, HR Specialist City of Newton.

101 West 4th Street South Newton Iowa 50208.

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EMPLOYMENT

A Better Life for Patients.

A Better Career for You!

Clinical Nurse Manager

Universal Pediatrics is currently seeking a Nurse Manager for our Newton ofce. Responsibilities include supervision of eld staff, implementation of policies, procedures, & regulations and orientation of employees. Qualied applicants must have a graduate degree from an accredited school of nursing. BSN or equivalent preferred. Licensed as a RN without restrictions in state(s) of practice. Two years experience as a RN and prefer one year of supervisory experience.

To apply please visit our website: www.universalpediatrics.com

Hanson Directory Service is based out of Newton, IA and has been publishing yellow page directories for over 41 years. We publish 114 directories in 28 states primarily as the sales agent and publishing partner for locally owned small town telephone companies.

We are presently hiring for the following positions: TELEPHONE (INSIDE) SALES: Multi Media Account Consultant

EOE

* Telephone Customer Service * Material Handlers • On the Job Training • Temp-to-hire opportunities

Interview with us to find out more!

Inside sales reps earn a base hourly rate plus commission. Reps will be responsible for calling on existing accounts and new business. Full-time with flex hours in a fun work environment. Travel is not required for this position.

Experience is helpful, but will train the right candidate.

PREMISE (OUTSIDE) SALES: Multi Media Account Consultant

The premise representative will call on new business and new leads in each assigned area establishing advertising campaigns in the yellow pages, online and mobile applications.

This position involves extensive travel, requires a credit card and valid driver’s license.

Stop by to learn about immediate openings.

Apply online to 1stClassStaffing.com or call 641-236-6808 or 515-528-7544 EOE 929 Broad Street, Grinnell, Iowa

Technical Assistant Dining Services

Responsibilities: Provides general office management for the Dining Services office to include office support, maintenance and distribution of the department calendar, implementation of the department’s recognition program, invoice processing, and organize new employee and intern orientation. Administer the Odyssey PCS System for the campus, communication and implementation of accurate meal plan records and billings. Work with the Pioneer One-Card program, to include production of new and replacement campus identification cards, maintenance of equipment and supplies inventory, and production of Bear Center membership cards for the community at large.

Qualifications: Requires three or more years of experience in a service-oriented, confidential, computerized environment or an equivalent combination of higher education and experience. Must possess the ability to work in a team-oriented office with a high degree of accuracy, minimal supervision and frequent interruptions. Knowledge of and proficiency in Microsoft Office products (Word, Outlook, Excel, Access, Powerpoint) is necessary. Office experience with excellent organizational, interpersonal, time-management and customer service skills is required.

Application Process: Please submit applications online by visiting our application website at https://jobs.grinnell.edu. Candidates will need to upload a cover letter, resume, and provide email addresses for three employment-related references. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Please feel free to contact the Office of Human Resources at jobs@grinnell.edu or 641-269-4818 with questions.

Additional information can be found at the college's web site www.grinnell.edu.

Grinnell College is committed to establishing and maintaining a safe and nondiscriminatory educational environment for all College community members. It is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination in matters of admission, employment, and housing, and in access to and participation in its education programs, services, or activities. The College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, veteran status, religion, disability, creed, or any other protected class.

We also offer full health benefits, life insurance, paid vacation and short /long term disability. Grow your income as you grow your customer base. You will be assigned an existing customer base yearly to renew their advertising campaigns as well as call on new business. Generous and competitive commission structure.

ASSISTANT TELEPHONE SALES MANAGER

This position provides leadership, training, and team building in the Telephone Sales Department. Must be a self-starter with intermediate computer skills and great communication skills.

• Acts as a liaison between telephone companies and sales reps • Runs and monitors reports • Runs the department in the absence of the Telephone Sales Manager • Insures deadlines are being met by the sales team • Assists sales reps in servicing accounts and closes telephone company accounts.

Sales & Management experience preferred.

For These Positions We Offer:

Paid Vacation and Holidays, 401-K Plan w/ Company Match, Medical, Dental/Vision, Life Insurance Email resume to: salesjobs@hansondirectory.com Please indicate which position(s) you are applying for.

Hanson Directory Service, Inc. 1501 N. 15th Ave. E. • Newton, IA 50208

For more information about our company, please visit our website:

www.hansondirectory.com

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FOR SALE

FOR SALE

RUBY RED water pitcher, cream & sugar & 2 cruets $20., 10” Longaburger pie plate $10., 1977 Looney Tunes ornament $4., have 9, round pink milk bottles, 1942 plains dairy, 1925 Borden's Chicago, ILL, Peplau's Dairy, New Britain, Conn $15. each or 4 @ $50., Marcrest Brown divided dish $8., 2 new CD's “Sounds of Grinnell, Home For Christmas $3. each.

641-275-7600.

KIDS SIZE 4 winter boots $5., Sony Multiscan 17” computer monitor $10., brand new Iowa Hawkeye wristlet purse $10., new Iowa Hawkeye bracelet $5., 641-787-0903.

SNOW WAY V Plow- one ton truck mounting, new cutting blade. $3,000. 641792-4332

FOR SALE

AUTOMOTIVE

VERY NICE double drop leaf table, maple, 30 x 30 to 30 x 50, with 2 solid oak chairs. $85. (in Newton) 608-289-5770.

'99 FORD Super Duty Diesel pick-up, 138,000 actual miles, A1 condition, selling due to health. $10,500.

MAYTAG BUILT in dishwasher, works great! $80.

641-787-9304 or 641-2751343.

1994 K1500 CHEVY 4X4 Newer tires, less than 2,000 miles on them, new hubs, ball joints, A/C compressor battery, distributor intake, coil. 119,000 miles.

Purple w/waldoc stripe kit.

350 Engine Automatic. $4580.00 OBO 641-242-0361

MASTER STEP Stepper, exercise machine, never used, owners manual included, digital counter and adjustable tension. $60.

641-787-0004.

REAL ESTATE

REAL ESTATE

PLAY STATION 2 with games $100., Dale Earnhardt Jr 1:64 collectible cars $12. each. Hot Wheels car & play set $75. for all. 515-313-7803.

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

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

EMPLOYMENT

EMPLOYMENT

EMPLOYMENT

Get Some CASH in a

HONDA 90 3 wheeler, make an offer, 30 160 lawn mower, make an offer.

641-831-4449.

AUTOMOTIVE

AUTOMOTIVE

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

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

2000 Toyota Echo, blue, auto....daughter driven.

70,000 miles total on replaced engine, water pump, radiator, A/C, compressor.

Mechanically sound, body has some dents with very little rust.

New tires last year. Great dependable and economical transportation. Call or text 641-751-7050. First $3,000

BLACK 1982 Ford F150 Pickup, 67,000 miles on the motor, newer transmission, newer paint job, looks and runs great. Standard cab with a full size bed. If you are looking for a great old truck, this is it; first $2,000 will drive it home.

Phone 641-792-3612.

Please leave a message.

202 FORD Windstar mini 2002 van, pretty red with aluminum wheels, good tires, all options, v6, 3 rows of seating, rear heating & AC, runs great, just tuned up, blue books at $2600, your for $1750. or OBO. 7920122.

ROUTES AVAILABLE

delivering for the Jasper County Advertiser

Route 763

Route 717

Approx $1560/mo W. 12th St S. S. 16th Ave W. S. 15th Ave W. S. 14th Ave W. W. 13th St S.

Approx $2180/mo N. 4th Ave W. N. 5th Ave W. N. 7th Ave W. W. 8th St N. Hartwig Way W. 9th St N. W. 10th St N.

Route 764

Approx $25/mo W. 9th St S. W. 8th ST S. S. 17th Ave W. S. 15th Ave W.

Route 721

Approx $1640/mo E. 8th ST S. S. Hampton Ct.

Route 737

Approx $2120/mo N. 3rd Ave E. N. 4th Ave E.

Route 750

Approx $27/mo W. 18th St S. W. 16th St S. W. 17th St S. W. 15th St S. S. 10th Ave W. S. 12th Ave W. Cherry Hills Dr.

A dvertiser Jasper County

2012 HARLEY Davidson Switchback for sale. Detachable windshield and saddle bags make this motorcycle two bikes in one, a street cruiser and a touring bike. Very low miles, lots of chrome, and extras make the price $16,500, a great buy. 641-521-7627

Find BIG Savings…

When You Place Your Ad in the Classifieds!

792-3121

Ext. 6542

NewtoN Daily News Jasper CouNty aDvertiser

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CNA

WE are looking for a CNA to complete the great team we already have.

New Wage Scale.

Apply in person or call Deidra or Amber at Nelson Manor 1500 1st Ave E. - Newton, Iowa - 792-1443

NEWTON HEALTH CARE CENTER Is looking for caring, energetic, and compassionate individuals to become a member of our team.

C N A, LPN, & RN Full-time/Part-time New Increased Wage Scale We are committed to provide quality care to all Residents.

We work together as Team Members.

We show compassion to all our Residents.

Please apply in person or online.

Newton Health Care Center 200 S 8th Ave E, Newton, Iowa 50208 Imgcares.com E.O.E.

Residential Instructors Progress Industries is looking for responsible, outgoing, and open-minded people to provide direct support and teach life skills to adults with disabilities.

Full-time, Part-time and on-call shifts available.

Must be available overnights or evenings and weekends, have strong computer skills, valid IA driver’s license and insured vehicle, be at least 18 years old, have a HS Diploma or equivalent.

Apply in person, 1017 E 7th Street North or on-line www.progressindustries.org.

EOE Contact Jane Johnson 641-791-2888 with questions

Monday, Nov. 24, 2014

Mars in Capricorn and Jupiter in Leo form a frustrating angle that will be a precursor to tomorrow’s Mercury and Saturn situation. This is a time to relax and make yourself comfortable, because getting too uptight about the issues will cause more trouble than the issues themselves.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Nov. 24). Life gives you a sample platter over the next seven weeks, so enjoy the variety. A decision at the end of January will set you on a new course of action. February brings fortuitous alliances. April brings a windfall. June is your chance to change lives. It starts when you help someone in your family. Aquarius and Sagittarius people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 28, 36, 1, 3 and 15.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You’re not interested in getting proficient at the task; you want to master it. With that intent, you will. The

more you can add to your arsenal of tricks the better your days get.

The only differences are external. Count yourself among the happy people.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19). The rule is, before you can give something away, you have to own it.

That’s the part you’ll be working on today — getting more in your bag so you can give it away when you feel like it.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). The day will require boldness. By following your internal urges, you’ll wind up making people laugh, righting wrongs and putting something into the world that wouldn’t be there without you.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You can’t help what they do, and yet there’s an art to dealing with the reactions of others. Often the best way is to step back and observe without engaging.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Uncertainty keeps things interesting. Your versatility will be highlighted, and you’ll perform in ways you didn’t know you could. By the end of the day, you’ll have a prize for your efforts.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Either they are more sensitive or you are more blunt. Something is happening to bring the emotions to the surface. This will be a day of catharsis.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). When you work, it feels like you’re playing.

It’s almost like the same parts of your body and brain are being exercised.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). You’ll go places you couldn’t before. It’s as though someone dropped a key in your pocket that opens all the doors that were previously closed to you.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22).

You have a gift for presenting things in a favorable light. This is why you’ll be

a leader in sales and other measures of performance.

It’s pretty nice for your personal life, too.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22). You are not always responsive to boisterous energy, and today you’ll take extra measures to preserve the tranquility around you. Your quietude will win out over even the loudest loudmouth.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You will have an opportunity to open up to someone. If you don’t take it, the universe will keep sending you more opportunities until eventually you trust someone enough to unburden yourself.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Oversharing is embarrassing for everyone.

That’s why you’d rather err on the side of restraint. If it’s none of their business, you make sure it stays that way.

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