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By Kate Malott Newton Daily News It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas inside the Jasper County Courthouse, thanks to the Jasper County 4-H Festival of Trees. Trees of various size, color and decoration light up the first and second floors of the courthouse and are now on display for the community to see.

Each year, the Jasper County 4-H gathers together for a common cause — community — and practices a piece of its loyalty to service.

“The festival of trees is a showcase of the club members’ and leaders’ generosity and commitment to community service,” said Iowa State University Extension & Outreach Jasper County Youth Coordinator Stacey Wilson.

As stated in the 4-H pledge, ‘I pledge my hands for larger service…’ Just seems to fit this project so well.”

Fourteen county clubs came together, each with its own charity, to decorate a tree that symbolized a local organization in need.

Trees are decorated, some with gifts, to benefit groups like the NHS Body Shop, Kellogg Food Pantry, PCM Pantry, Jasper County Animal Rescue League, Clearview Recovery Center and Outreach Child Care for Foster Families.

“It’s important because it’s something we can do to help other people,” said P.C. Champs club member Jarrett Swan.

Hominy Ridge, a 4-H club located near Baxter, is focusing its service to the local school and community library which hosts many com-

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By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News Having heard the results of the most recent survey on reconfiguration, the Newton Community School District board plans to delve into the subject even further.

The board heard the results of the recently completed teacher survey at Monday’s meeting.

The decision was made to hold a teacher forum, a public forum and a board work session on reconfiguration — all before the board’s next meeting on Dec. 22.

The teacher forum is set for 6:30 p.m. Dec. 1 with a public forum the following night, Dec. 2, at the same time. The board’s work session is set for Dec. 18, just four days before its only regularly scheduled meeting of December.

All meetings are set to be held at the Emerson Hough building.

The most widely discussed item in Monday’s meeting centered around reconfiguration — and there was lengthy dialogue about the fivequestion survey’s results.

The survey revealed 69.4 percent of the teachers who responded are against reconfiguring the district into four K-4 buildings and one fifth through eighth-grade building.

In another survey question, more than 80 percent of the teachers said they don’t believe students can reach a proficiency standard without intervention.

Director of Pre/K-8 Education Services Jim Gilbert explained the survey questions and the results, and board members and others in attendance had plenty of questions.

Several board members discussed the third question on the survey, which brought what Gilbert felt was a surprising response: “Do you believe SCHOOL | 3A

Kate Malott/Daily News Members of the World Changers 4-H club in Newton gather near their tree after finishing decorating it Monday night. Front row (from left to right): Sam Swersie, Matthew Gyer, Jaden Gyer and Justin Horn. Back row: Anneliese Wilson, Abbi Swersie, Katie Horn and Jonathan Gyer.

munity events and an after school program for children who need a place to go.

“It teaches them something different.

They’re learning important values like to do good things for your community and surrounding communities,” said Hominy Ridge parent Stacia Vansice.

The clubs will host its annual Festival of

Trees at the Jasper County Courthouse from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday around the 6 p.m. lighting and parade. Trees will be on display until Dec. 30.

The festival gives the community an opportunity to recognize the variety of local organizations in need and allow public participation in donating as well.

“It’s the perfect opportunity for us to show

that 4-H is so much more than agriculture and livestock, it’s also about community service, citizenship and a sense of belonging,” said Wilson.

For more information on the Festival of Trees or Jasper County 4-H, call Stacey Wilson at 641-521-2360.

Contact Kate Malott at 641-792-3121 ext. 6533 or at kmalott@newtondailynews.com.

Jason W. Brooks/Daily News Director of Pre/K-8 Education Services Jim Gilbert explains survey results at Monday’s Newton Community School District Board meeting.

Analysis shows waning trend for Westwood Golf Course

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News Westwood Golf Course was one of a few warning trends for the city, Natalie Umsted, city management analyst, discussed during a financial trends analysis presentation to the city council.

Positive trends such as the decreasing unemployment rate in Newton were also highlighted. The unemployment rate in Jasper County has gone down every year from 2010 to 2014 and is the closest the county has been to

the statewide unemployment rate since 2003.

“The purpose of the financial trends analysis is designed to help city officials make sense of the many factors that effect the cities financial condition,” Umsted said.

Most trends were reported from 2008 through 2013.

There were several factors that effected the trends including demographics, revenue, expenditure, operating and debt.

The trends are classified in three categories. First warning trends are those that rep-

resent something that have been unfavorable for the cities financial condition for multiple years in a row. Second positive trends are the reverse of warning showing favorable condition for several years in a row. Last, information trends are those that don’t show a warning sign or positive trend but is information for understanding the financial condition.

The city has several factors when considering its financial position. Those include if it can continue to pay for what it is now doing, are there enough

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erating deficit. An operating surplus develops when current revenues exceed current expenditures, an operating deficit when the reverse occurs,” Umsted said.

The City of Newton does not have frequent or growing deficits and it also has a growing unreserved fund balance that has increased over the past six year. The growing funds show that they city is prepared for unpredicted expenses and emergencies, Umstead said.

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reserves, is there enough financial flexibility to allow adjustments for change and is the city adequately investing in and preparing for its future. If the city can meet those factors, it is in sound financial condition, if not, it may experience or should anticipate problems.

Along with the unemployment rate, shortfall and surpluses, deficit or surplus, unreserved fund balance, liquidity and debt service are positive trends for Newton.

“Each year, a local government generates either an operating surplus or an op-

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In Brief

Perennial, small grain certification reminder

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Research says regulations helping small hog farms LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Researchers say environmental regulations have slowed the growth of large hog farms and helped some smaller ones survive.

Two agricultural economists at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln looked at how environmental regulations have shaped the industry in the top ten hog-producing states.

A number of federal and state laws allow small hog farms with fewer than 2,500 animals to be exempt from rules that require manure storage plans and permits.

Also, zoning restrictions won’t allow large hog farms in many locations where small hog farms can operate.

One of the researchers, Azzeddine Azzam, said the smaller hog farms benefit by not having the expenses of all those restrictions.

“For regulators who are concerned about both environmental quality and the protection of small family farms, environmental regulation does not seem to adversely affect the viability of such operations,” Azzam and the other researchers wrote.

Azzam and Karina Schoengold both work at UNL, and a third author, Gibson Nene of the University of Minnesota-Duluth, helped with the article.

The researchers said the number of small hog farms has declined 61 percent between 1976 and 2005, but without those kind of rules, the decline would have been greater.

The number of large hog farms jumped 95 percent over the same period. The researchers said the increase would have likely been larger without the environmental regulations.

Registration open for Practical Farmers annual conference AMES — Practical Farmers of Iowa is now accepting registrations for its 2015 annual conference, “Mapping Our Future,” which will take place Jan. 23 and Jan. 24 at the Iowa State Center Scheman Building, on the Iowa State University campus in Ames.

This year’s theme spotlights the decisions Iowa farmers face as they wrestle with land management and farm transfer, erosion and soil health, price and weather volatility – including a range of possible solutions to help make farms more resilient and connected in the future. From farmer-led sessions on extended crop rotations, irrigation and land transition to pollinator habitat, profit margins and grazing systems, attendees will come away with ideas for how to chart their own farming futures.

Attendees can choose from 29 in-depth workshops spanning topics as diverse as multi-species grazing, non-GMO crops, crafting an herbicide plan, energy conservation, re-establishing on-farm prairie, getting started in organics, business planning and making the most of a meat bundle. In addition, attendees will get to choose from 10 Saturday morning breakfast sessions, as well as eight “U-Pick” sessions on topics selected this fall by Practical Farmers members.

Special rates are available for students and PFI members. Those who pre-register by Jan. 15 will save $10 per day.

Register online at http://practicalfarmers. org/2015-annual-conference or 515-232-5661.

For additional information, call 515-2325661 or visit www.practicalfarmers.org.

Producers who file accurate and timely reports for all crops and land uses, including failed acreage can prevent the potential loss of FSA program benefits. Please pay close attention to the acreage reporting dates below, as some dates are quickly approaching.

In order to comply with FSA program eligibility requirements, all producers are encouraged to visit the Jasper County FSA office to file an accurate crop certification report by the applicable deadline.

Acreage reporting

dates are applicable for Jasper County Dec. 15 for all perennial forage (alfalfa, mixed grasses, grasses and clovers with intended uses as forage or grazing) and fallseeded small grains, including those seeded as a cover crop, and July 15, 2015 for all other crops, including CRP. After Dec. 15, latefile fees will be assessed for 2015 late-file acreage reports.

For questions regarding crop certification and crop loss reports, call the Jasper County FSA office at 641-792-5019.

USDA urges producers to select MPP by Dec. 5 In modern agriculture, there is much we can control, but two dynamics remain beyond our reach: weather and markets. The unpredictability of both, and sudden changes in either, can disrupt any family farming operation.

Iowa dairy producers know these dynamics firsthand.

The 2014 Farm Bill provides a safety net, in the form of the new Margin Protection Program for dairy, so that when unforeseen swings in markets occur, dairy producers are better protected and family businesses remain strong.

The Margin Protection Program for dairy, which replaces the Milk Income Loss Contract program, was created by the Farm Bill to shield against when the margin — the difference between the price of milk

and feed costs — falls below the levels of coverage selected by participating dairy producers.

However, this safety net is not automatic. You must visit your Farm Service Agency office to enroll before Dec. 5 to lock in these protections through 2018.

For $100, farmers can cover 90 percent of production at $4 margin swings, and with affordable incremental premiums, cover $8 margin swings.

Go to www.fsa.usda. gov/mpptool to determine what level of coverage is best as well as compare the data to see how the program would have helped in previous years.

Submit your comments to us via the regulations.gov website at go.usa.gov/GJSA. Margin Protection Program ends Dec. 5.

Iowa 4-H Foundation announces 2015 scholarships AMES — The Iowa 4-H Foundation has announced applications are now available for its 4-H scholarship program.

Approximately 80 scholarship opportunities valued at over $73,000 will be awarded.

The various scholarship awards range in amounts from $500 to $3,500. Some of the

scholarships are open to students pursuing any field of study, while others are open to students pursuing degrees in agriculture, food and nutrition, ag business, animal science and journalism.

Former and current 4-H members graduating from high school or currently attending

college are eligible applicants.

Scholarships are available to students planning to attend an Iowa Regent university, Iowa private college, Iowa community college, or any land-grant university.

Iowa 4-H members are eligible to apply for 4-H scholarships if they meet individual

scholarship requirements, as determined by the scholarship donors. Applicants must enroll as a full-time student to receive scholarship awards.

Information and applications for the 4-H Scholarships are now available online through the Iowa 4-H Foundation at www.iowa4hfoundation.org/

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Continued from Page 1A 80 percent of all students can become proficient in formative and summative measures of learning (including Iowa Assessments) through core instruction without intervention?”

Gilbert was asked what his definition was of “intervention,” the way it was used in the survey question.

“The very first, ‘Tier 1’ of intervention is going to be the classroom teacher, so that’s my definition,” Gilbert said.

Board member Nat Clark said he felt the definition of intervention should have been provided for the teachers as part of the survey. Another board member, Donna Cook, asked a Thomas Jefferson Elementary teacher in attendance, Melissa Bennett, how she interpreted the question, and Bennett said she thought it was a reference to third-party educators, such as special education teachers.

Gilbert said the purpose of asking teachers about getting to the 80 percent

Financial

Continued from Page 1A On the other side, Newton has warning trends in property value, home ownership, employee benefits and with the Westwood Golf Course. The decline in property value between 2012 and 2013 can be partially attributed to the commercial and industrial 5 percent property tax reduction. The state has a rebate program the city can participate in to recoup some of those loses.

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mark without intervention is to keep class sizes at low levels.

“The intention is to have approximately 18 students per teacher — K through third grade — so that more intimate differentiation can be afforded to each child during instruction,” he said.

When asked by board member Robyn Friedman what the next step might be in the process, Gilbert brought up the idea of teacher and public forums.

There were three other questions in the survey.

Only 46 percent of the teachers felt lower class sizes would help students achieve more, while about 45 percent felt the achievement would be about the same. Fifty-three percent felt collaboration of three grade-level teachers per team in each building would be less effective in improving student achievement, and almost 70 percent said “sometimes” would be the right amount to involve supplemental teachers, such as special education, on grade-level teams.

The survey is not the first one done this year by

NCSD. Superintendent Bob Callaghan clarified a reconfiguration item on the meeting agenda. He pointed out that reconfiguration was listed in bold as a discussion item and in regular type as an action item, indicating the board could take action such as setting up a workshop on the topic.

Board President Sheri Benson then led a discussion about possible dates for the teacher and public forums, along with the Dec. 18 work session.

There are several regular meetings and holiday fine arts events scheduled within the district during the first two weeks of December.

In other business at Monday’s meeting: • Principals from around the district were asked to check in on Campus Formative Assessment Data. Newton High School Principal Bill Peters detailed his school’s new Response To Intervention (RIT) model that has been in place for about three weeks.

Peters discussed a recent trip to Clinton High

In comparison to the rest of the state, Newton has a significantly lower home ownership rate. The statewide rate is 72.61 percent while Jasper County’s is 70.78 percent. Newton has an ownership rate below 60 percent.

Housing development has been an area of focus for the city, with the development of Fountain Hills in fall 2014 and the housing initiative giving $10,000 for home buyers as well as additional incentives for home builders.

At Westwood Golf Course, steps have

been taken to reverse the trends, including reduced new membership rates for those ages 22 to 35 and additional marking, including a new website.

Areas where the trends were mostly informational ranged from population and the age of the population and workforce, household income to city revenue and expenditures by function.

The full report is available at newtongov.org.

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

School, where a sevenmember intervention team has completely replaced the local “continuation” school. He talked about ideas from Clinton that can be used for Newton High’s RIT model.

• Callaghan spoke about tests of the district’s messaging system for winter weather notification. He said the district received more than 100 phone calls within five minutes of the test, even though the message begins with “This is a test,” so there are many Newton residents who received the notification.

• Gilbert addressed Adequate Yearly Progress goals and scores. He presented three years worth of testing data for several grade levels, which cover both grade-level testing and “cohort” tracking, which follows a graduating class from year to year.

• The board accepted the resignation of cheerleading coach Jenny Verwers and approved the hire of Shannon Clark as a replacement.

Contact Jason W. Brooks at 641-792-3121 ext. 6530 or jbrooks@newtondailynews.com

Teacher survey results Here are the results of a recently completed Newton Community School District teacher survey on reconfiguration of grades K-6. Of the 112 teachers surveyed, 106 participated.

1. Do you favor reconfiguring buildings into the following: Four K-4th grade buildings and one, 5th-8th grade building?

95 replies.

Yes: 29 (30.53 percent).

No: 66 (69.47 percent).

2. Do you believe lowering class sizes (with differentiated instruction) will improve student achievement more, less or the same as our current structure?

Replies: 98.

More: 46 (46.94 percent).

Less: 8 (8.16 percent).

The same: 44 (44.9 percent).

3. Do you believe 80 percent of all students can become proficient in formative and summative measures of learning (including Iowa Assessments) through core instruction without intervention?

Replies: 98.

Yes: 19 (19.39 percent).

No: 79 (80.61 percent).

4. Compared to our current grade level structure, do you believe collaboration of three grade level teachers per team in each building would be more effective, less effective or have the same effect in improving student achievement?

Replies: 98.

More: 15 (15.31 percent).

Less: 53 (54.08 percent).

Same: 30 (30.61 percent).

5. Should supplemental teachers (Title I, Special Ed., Counselors, special teachers) be a part of grade level team collaboration?

Replies: 98.

Never: 2 (2.02 percent).

Sometimes: 69 (69.7 percent).

Always: 28 (28.28 percent).

Jamee A. Pierson/Daily News Westwood Golf Course is an area the city has taken steps to improve through decreased memberships and potential clubhouse improvements after recent years of warning trends.

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Keeping Me on My Toes

I LOVE the dentist

By Jamee A. Pierson Staff Writer

www.newtondailynews.com | Tuesday | Nov. 25, 2014

“But I want to go to the dentist!” That is a phrase you wouldn’t expect to hear from anyone really, but it is what I heard when I dropped off my oldest at her baby sitter the day of her first dentist visit. After trying to explain that she had to eat breakfast and then lunch, then we would go to the dentist, I still left a teary-eyed little girl at the door.

We started to prepare her for the visit a few days earlier. Not knowing how best to explain what the dentist is, we called her the teeth doctor who wanted to see her smile. My oldest had no fear, more excitement to visit a new place with new experiences. I was full of questions about how the visit would go, what all would occur and would

my little one behave or perform a spectacular fit for the building.

After picking her up, she informed me that she brushed her teeth and was ready to see the dentist. We arrived and after checking in, she found her way to the playroom full of toys with “Thomas the Train” on the television. When her name was called and we made our way to the room, that is when some nerves set it. My brave little girl clinched my leg and was happy to sit on my lap during the exam.

After sitting down, she had to smile for a special camera with a close-up on her teeth. Moments later when it popped up on the “little hanging TV” she was excited to see herself and her smile big on the screen.

She got to pick out the tooth-

brush of her choice, which for the newest princess fan was of course the Monster, Inc. green toothbrush. The hygienist then told her she had some tasty pink toothpaste to help find the “sugar bugs” that might be on her teeth. She thought that was pretty fun, but was nothing compared to getting water squirted and sucked out of her mouth. She watched with delight as she “kissed” the tube as water came streaming out without her doing anything.

Mom also learned something new at the dentist. For the past few months, my little miss has been getting a spot on her tooth that I just attributed to getting dirty and needing to go to the dentist. I found out that it was actually a birthmark on her

tooth, and unless for vanity reasons, the dentist said it was fine as it is. Who knew teeth have birthmarks?

After a good cleaning and taking count to make sure all teeth were accounted for, she was hoping off the chair with a sparkly smile pasted on her mouth. As a treat, the little ones get to pick out a prize from the treasure chest as they leave. After much contemplation, she decided on funny teeth and a sucker (at the dentist, I know).

Very excited but sad to leave, her first dentist experience was successful and a sigh of relief for mom.

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

Living and Dion

An Irish story

Letter to the Editor

Disappointed in judicial system Ed Logue Mingo On Nov. 19, the Newton Daily News had an article about a Newton man who was accused of sexual abuse of a

14-year-old girl. When I read this I thought to myself — how could someone do this to this girl living in the same home, seen coming out of her room and no one says anything the first time it happened?

This went on from May 2011 to February 2013 and he

gets 15 days in jail and a $65 fine. Unbelievable!

If this would have happened to my daughter I don’t think the police could have gotten to my house in the time to save him.

I’m disappointed with the Jasper County Judicial system.

Adoption secures the blessings of hope, home There’s no place like home.

During this season of thanksgiving, celebrating life’s blessings with family and friends offers Americans a time-treasured ritual observed for generations. Gathering at the table for food and fellowship, we continue customs set forth during colonial

By Chuck times.

From Grassley our treasured U.S. Senator fortunes of freedom, the bounty of America’s harvest, the sacrifices by our men and women in uniform, the work of our nation’s first responders and the dedication of volunteers who give selflessly to help others in need, Americans have countless blessings for which to give thanks.

Perhaps most of all, we give thanks for our families who share in our heartaches and triumphs throughout the year. From the ordinary to the extraordinary, families support one another through the highs and lows of daily life.

The unconditional acceptance and support of a loving family is the gift that keeps on giving long after the holidays come and go.

For more than 100,000 foster children in the United States who long to have a forever family, adop-

tion would secure these priceless blessings of hope and home. In 2013, more than 900 children in Iowa’s foster care system were adopted. Today, 6,341 children in Iowa are in foster care and 964 of them are eligible for adoption.

November is National Adoption Awareness Month. Focusing attention on the thousands of children who long for the security and stability that adoption can bring to their lives, policymakers, child welfare advocates, court representatives and local community leaders are working to honor, educate and recruit adoptive parents.

Let’s be clear. Adoption strengthens society by giving vulnerable children a safe, secure upbringing. Strong families help youth reach their fullest potential to become productive, contributing citizens. As founding cochairman of the Senate Caucus on Foster Youth, I’ve worked to help identify financial, legal and bureaucratic barriers that make it difficult for foster kids to find a permanent, loving home through adoption, guardianship or reunification with their birth family.

If the courts rule out reunification, it makes sense to promote stability for the child to leave foster care for safe, loving homes with relatives. For years I have championed adoption incentives for foster children with special needs and advanced federal pol-

icy that allows family guardianships, including grandparents, to receive foster care dollars to help with the costs of caring for and raising a child. By any measure, it’s a traumatic situation for children to be removed from their homes by the courts for their safety and well-being. If loving relatives are able to care for and raise a child with the help of financial support, it makes sense to give states this flexibility.

Congress passed bipartisan child welfare legislation this year that includes my provisions to promote sibling connections in foster care and strengthen child support enforcement. Signed into law in September, the legislation will help states recover money that family courts have determined is owed to custodial parents.

In addition, the law includes measures I championed to keep family connections intact with siblings. For example, the legislation corrects a flawed situation in which brothers and sisters lose their sibling status when parents’ rights are terminated. The loss of sibling status undermines a federal requirement that siblings be placed together whenever possible. Specifically, the new law provides for the parents of a child’s siblings to be notified when the child enters foster care, allowing the adult guardians to reach out and maintain the sibling relationships.

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I wouldn’t give you a half pack of off-brand cigarettes for a writer w h o heard a good story a n d didn’t retell it.

M y w i f e and I have a f r i e n d , By Marc Dion a n Irish-American woman who is over the age of 80. We will, for the sake of this column, call her “Noreen.”

One of the reasons I like her is that she has the beautiful manners and exact diction taught to Catholic school girls prior to 1950, when those schools produced, in endless lines, wives, mothers, nuns, grade school teachers, minor civil servants, retail clerks with the manners of duchesses and what were once called “file clerks.”

When she was a little girl, her East Coast industrial city boiled with immigrants from everywhere: Irish, Greeks, Poles, Russian Jews, French Canadians, Syrians, Lebanese and Portuguese.

It was a time when ethnicity determined the neighborhood in which you lived, the church you attended, the language of the sermon in that church and the food you ate. If you spoke accented or what they called “broken English,” you felt free to make fun of those who spoke with another accent and who broke their English along different lines.

I went to see Noreen the other night and took a seat in the apartment she’s occupied for more than 30 years, another vanishing habit of the people who lived in these older cities.

She asked after me, my mother, my in-laws, my wife, and, of course, she

asked after the health of our two cats.

Noreen’s cat, Patrick, who was very fond of my wife and very frightened of me, died some years ago.

Noreen has the storyteller’s gene, which means she can tell funny stories without watching you to see if you’re amused and sad stories without watching you to see if you look sad.

“You know,” she said to me the other night.

“Some of the veterinarians these days, you don’t know what kind of people they are.

“You don’t know what countries they’re from,” she said. “I suppose they’re Oriental.”

“I took Patrick to the veterinarian once,” she said. “He was Oriental.

He was a little difficult to understand, but he was a lovely man.

“And he asked me what my cat’s name was,” Noreen said. “I said, ‘His name is Patrick.’

“And the veterinarian said to me, ‘That’s an unusual name for a cat.’” “‘Well, you see,’ I told him. ‘He’s Irish.’”

I thought it was a wonderful story and not just because the punch line is so gently funny, but because I have always loved to watch the waves of immigration roll and growl on our shores, loved to watch how we blend and clash on the way to being American.

Also, I love stories told by people over 80.

If you live to be old, you outlive your world and all the small, dear things in it. But you retain the stories, the laughter and the sadness, the turns of phrase, the words no one uses anymore.

And I like to listen.

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Obituaries Craig E. Stevens Nov. 24, 2014 Craig E. Stevens, 55, of Colfax, died Monday, Nov. 24, 2014, at his home.

A funeral service will be

at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 29 at Coburn Funeral Home, with burial taking place at Colfax Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 28 at the funeral home. The family will greet friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Memorials may be directed to Unity Point Hospice or to Blank Children’s Hospital. Condolences may be left for the fam-

Chalk artist at Prairie City FRC Sunday Drawing Closer Ministries, featuring chalk artist and Bible teacher Randy Davis of Ottumwa, will be the guest at the Prairie City First Reformed Church at 9:30 a.m. Sunday.

Randy uses a unique visual method to convey Biblical principles and how they can be applied to modern day living. A chalk drawing concludes the presentation.

For more information contact the First Reformed Church at 515-994-2250.

The community is invited to join in this unique worship service.

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The son of Claude Earl and Martha (Sager) Stevens, Craig was born Aug. 13, 1959, in Des Moines. Craig graduated from Colfax High School in 1978.

He went to work at Vermeer in Pella, and worked there for 36 years. He was united in marriage to Peggy L. Bruce on May 21, 1993,

in Newton.

Those left to honor his memory include his wife, Peggy; a stepson, Gregory Ingram; a grandson, Logan James Reed; his mother, Martha; and siblings, Sandy ( Jay) Williams, Nancy (Bob) Rhone and Rob (Sheri) Stevens. Preceding him in death was his father, Earl; and grandparents, Claude and Jessie Stevens.

Students receive hats, mittens from Common Threads

Submitted Photo The ladies of Skiff’s Common Threads group and Kaye Swarts knitted hats and mittens for Jessica Cole’s first grade students at Thomas Jefferson and other students in need at the elementary level.

Loebsack encourages students to apply for spring internships Congressman Dave Loebsack has announced his office is now accepting applications from Iowa college students to participate in a Congressional internship program in his Washington, D.C. office.

The internship program is open to undergraduate students and recent graduates, regardless of major. Spring internships typically begin after Jan. 1 and run through Memorial Day, though specific dates can be set for each individual.

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• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 8 p.m.

Tuesday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Newton.

• 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.

• Jasper County Community Watch will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the YMCA in Newton.

• Narcotics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m.

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

• TOPS Iowa 927 will meet at 9 a.m. Friday at St. Luke United Methodist Church in Newton.

• Beauty for Ashes women’s study will meet at 9 a.m. Friday at Hephzibah House, 721 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton.

• Penny Bingo will meet at 1 p.m. Nov. 28 at Jasper County Senior Citizens Center, 702 E. Third St. S. in Newton.

Lottery Monday Midday Pick 3: 5 8 6 Pick 4: 6 6 7 7 All or Nothing Game: 1 3 4 6 7 9 13 14 18 19 20 21 Monday Evening Pick 3: 3 3 3 Pick 4: 4 8 4 7 All or Nothing Game: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 13 17 19 23 24

Congregate Meals Wednesday Hot Dog, baked beans, chips and cookie, fruit and skim milk Thursday Closed Submitted Photo Fifty-three runners/walkers braved the cold and completed the Fourth annual Turkey Trot sponsored by the YMCA of Newton. Overall winners were Jordan Toomey (left), with a time of 17:40 and Casey McDermott (right) with a time 18:02. Both went home with all the fixing for a complete turkey dinner. Age division winners took home a pie.

Friday Closed For reservations or information about congregate and home-delivered meals, call 641-792-7102 or 1-866942-7102 toll-free.

Police Blotter Newton Police Department • Shirley A. AndersonManor, 68, of Newton, is charged with failure to maintain control after authorities were called to the intersection of East 14th Street and First Avenue East at 5:12 p.m. Nov. 15. Anderson-Manor was traveling westbound when she attempted to stop at a red light but was unable to and hit Dean McVay. AndersonManor had approximately $100 in damage while McVay had approximately $400. She

was cited and released to appear.

• Tiffany L. Bailey, 24, of Sully, is charged with failure to maintain control after authorities were called to the intersection of Iowa Speedway Drive and Highway 6 at 3:07 p.m. Nov. 15. Bailey was turning from First Avenue onto Iowa Speedway Drive when she lost control and hit Natalie Chandler’s front bumper. Bailey had approximately $50 in damage while Chandler had approximately $200. She was

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• Brandon L. Jones, 28, of Newton, is charged with failure to maintain control after authorities were called to the 1400 block of First Avenue East at 10:26 a.m. Nov. 15.

Jones rear-ended Rowena Vansice, who in turn rearended Elizabeth Wegner, after his foot slipped off the brake.

Jones had approximately $100 in damage, Vansice had approximately $500 and Wegner had approximately $200. He was cited and released to ap-

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• Brandon W. McConnell, 27, of Newton, is charged with fifth-degree theft after authorities were called to Walmart at 12:51 p.m. Nov. 14. Officers met with the loss prevention employees at Walmart who said that they saw McConnell take price tags off of sunglasses and put them in his coat.

McConnell admitted to taking the items. The total value was $23.54. He was cited and released to appear.

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Little thefts from garden add up to big annoyance DEAR ABBY: I live in a 55-andolder mobile home park. Because my coach isn’t huge, I have a nice little backyard where I have a small vegetable garden and a lovely lemon tree.

One day while I was tending my garden, the woman who lives behind me came over to say hello and admire my vegetables. When she saw I have Swiss chard growing, she exclaimed, “Oh, I will have to pick some because my daughter loves it!”

I was dumbfounded. She has room to plant her own little garden, but never does. She has helped herself to lemons, too. When I saw her doing it, I was again too shocked to say anything. She doesn’t ask; she just helps herself.

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DEAR ABBY: Nowadays, I’m learning about the deaths of family members and friends by email, and I’m uncertain how to respond. I always send thoughtful, personal handwritten notes of condolence. But how best to acknowledge or respond to the email?

It seems wrong to ignore it in favor of sending a letter via the Postal Service, because my message will take a while to reach the bereaved. But it also seems wrong to say, “Oh, so sad to hear the news” in an email, as if that was the sum total of my thoughts.

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DEAR CARING: Here’s what I do. I pick up the phone and CALL the person who sent the email, or a member of the family that suffered the loss. I express my sympathy and find out the details — such as where and when the funeral or memorial will be held, and if I can send flowers or make a donation. THEN I write the condolence note.

DEAR ABBY: When I come home from work, errands or whatever, my wife is often on the phone. I find it rude that she won’t put the phone down for a moment to say hello and, if the call needs to be returned, tell me briefly what it’s about. Is that unreasonable?

My wife walks into another room with no explanation, never straying from the call, and continues talking for another 10 or 20 minutes. What do you think of this? — CRAVING ATTENTION IN COLORADO DEAR CRAVING: I agree that it would be more loving if she acknowledged your presence with a smile and a “Hi, Honey — I’ll be off the phone in a few minutes.” However, for you to expect her to report who she’s talking to and what they have been discussing seems not only nosy on your part, but could be considered controlling.

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Branstad pardons 2 turkeys for annual tradition DES MOINES — Gov. Terry Branstad has pardoned two turkeys as part of a Thanksgiving tradition.

Branstad read an official proclamation Monday for the pardon of the birds, named Cranberry and Cinnamon, at Terrace Hill. Officials say the turkeys, from a farm near Ellsworth, will now live at Living History Farms in Urbandale instead of possibly becoming cold cuts. Branstad has been pardoning turkeys around Thanksgiving for years.

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Police: Man drove drunk with child in car ROCKWELL — A northern Iowa man has been arrested after police say he drove drunk with his child in the car. Rockwell police say an officer pulled over 22-yearold Benito Hernandez Saturday night in rural Cerro Gordo County after a report that the car was being driven recklessly.

Hernandez, of Hampton, is accused of driving intoxicated while his 3-year-old child was in the car.

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WATERLOO — Waterloo police have arrested a man who they say beat an acquaintance’s puppy.

The 32-year-old man was arrested over the weekend on a complaint of animal abuse. Witnesses tell police they heard the assault take place in a basement of an area home and that the suspect was the only person in the room. Police say the 6-month-old terrier mix named Zeke suffered broken teeth, a bloody nose and an eye injury.

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IOWA CITY — Police say an Iowa woman who was locked out of her apartment has been locked up after officers who helped her regain entry found pot plants and drug paraphernalia inside.

Iowa City police say 19-year-old Jailin Turner is charged with possession of a controlled substance and other crimes.

Jail records showed she was in custody on Monday. It’s unclear whether she has an attorney.

DES MOINES — Services have been scheduled Wednesday for a 38-year-old man who was burned in a Des Moines business blaze. Authorities say Jason Capps, of Des Moines, died late last week at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. He’d been taken there after the Nov. 10 fire at The Body Parts Store Inc. Body Parts was one of the three businesses in an industrial building.

—The Associated Press

Iowa residents struggling to pay heating bills DES MOINES (AP) — Many Iowa residents are having trouble paying their heating bills despite declining costs, including some who are still trying to pay off last winter’s bills.

The U.S. Energy Information Administration said Midwest consumers could see their bills decrease up to 38 percent depending on the fuel used to heat their homes. But many Iowa residents are struggling to pay for heat, according to notices provided to the state’s utilities board through Nov. 1.

About 16,000 homes across the state didn’t

“It bruises your pride to ask for assistance, but we’ve got two little girls to feed and keep warm.”

— Ryan Buman

have heat when cold temperatures hit the state last week.

Jerry McKim, who oversees a state heating assistance program for low income residents, said many families are still working to pay off bills from last winter, when conditions were especially harsh. The average temperature during December, Jan-

uary and February was 14.7 degrees.

Ryan Buman said he and his family faced a disconnection notice this month. He had surgery on his shoulder after being hurt in a fall this year, and bills have stacked up because he has been sidelined from work.

“We’ve pinched every penny we have,”

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said Buman, whose family lives in rural Polk County.

This year is the first time his family has asked for heating help, which protects them from disconnection until spring.

“It bruises your pride to ask for assistance, but we’ve got two little girls to feed and keep warm,” he said.

Iowa power companies reported that nearly 250,000 Iowa residents owed $47.7 million at the end of last year’s winter. The past-due amount owed

by Iowa residents was reduced to nearly $47 million by Nov. 1.

Iowa Boy Scout troop restores nativity scene WEBSTER CITY (AP) — An Iowa Boy Scout troop has restored a barn-like structure used for many years as a nativity scene in Webster City.

The structure was built as part of an Eagle Scout project by Brandon Hayes in 1989. Local organizations contributed to the 25-year-old project, which cost about $800.

But the building began deteriorating, with its roof caving in and the floor rotting.

Bob Erickson, who provided statues for the nativity scene and maintained it for many years, contacted Jamie Seiser, scout leader for Boy Scout Troop 17. The troop agreed to take up the barn’s refurbishing.

“It was a great opportunity for our scouts to give back to the community not only for this but to preserve an Eagle Scout Project that was done years ago,” Seiser said.

It took about 30 hours of work over about three weeks to restore the barn, including tearing out the old floor and adding new shingles to the roof.

The renovated barn was presented to Hayes and Erickson earlier this month.

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Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Newton High junior Sydney Jenkins (10) shoots over a Bondurant-Farrar defender in a home game for the Cardinals Friday. Jenkins and the Cardinals had a tough first road game Monday, losing 57-33 to Class 4A, fifth-ranked Perry. Jenkins led the Cardinals with 10 points.

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Change needed for NFL postseason teams It happens almost every year.

Each year an NFL team with a sub.500 or .500 record wins its division and gets to host a playoff game against a team that went 11-5 or 10-6.

And this year won’t be any different.

The NFC South is brutal. And the division winner will be lucky to have seven wins. It is very possible that a 6-10 Saints or 6-10 Falcons squad will By Troy Hyde host a first-round playoff Newton Daily game against a PhiladelNews phia Eagle, Dallas Cow- Sports Writer boy, Seattle Seahawk, Detroit Lion or San Francisco 49er squad that ends up 10-6 or 11-5.

It’s also possible that more than one of the above mentioned teams won’t even make the playoffs.

I know the system has been set for years and some may think it doesn’t need changed.

But this sports writer thinks it needed changed a few years ago when a really good New Orleans Saints team was forced to play in Seattle, one of the toughest places to play in the NFL, against a 7-9 Seahawks team that won the NFC West.

The Saints lost that game, too.

It’s one thing to allow a sub-.500 division winner into the playoffs. It’s a completely different thing allowing that same team to host a playoff game. They didn’t earn the right to host a high school game let alone an NFL playoff game.

They need to get rid of the rule that allows all division champions to host a postseason game.

I would much rather see good teams playing and winning in the postseason than I would a team that couldn’t even win more games than it lost during the regular season.

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Hawkeyes win IOWA CITY (AP) — Iowa learned how much it needs to improve after a disappointing trip to New York.

The Hawkeyes began the process of bouncing back with an up-and-down win over Pepperdine.

Senior Aaron White scored 17 points with nine rebounds and four steals and Iowa held off Pepperdine 72-61 on Monday, snapping a two-game losing streak.

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PERRY — On the road for the first time this season, Newton High’s Cardinal girls weren’t able match the firepower of Class 4A, fifth-ranked Perry’s Bluejays Monday night. Led by seniors Claire Marburger and Maggie Lowe, the Bluejays dealt out a 57-33 loss to the Cardinals.

“We played a team that has two legit players and several other nice players for the pieces around them. In the first half, they really pressured us and we panicked,” said Brandon Sharp, Newton head coach. “We tried to make quick decisions that really hurt us.”

Dropping to 0-3 on the season, the Cardinals go back into the practice gym until after Thanksgiving. They go to Winteset on Dec. 2 then are

home Dec. 5 to open Little Hawkeye Conference play against Pella Christian.

“We competed well in the second half. We just dug ourselves a big hole in the first half,” Sharp said. “I do think we got better from Saturday’s game.”

Marburger, a 5-foot10-inch forward who has committed to play at Valparaiso next year, dominated inside with a double-double, scoring 26 points and controlling 20 rebounds. On the outside was Perry’s point guard, Lowe, firing in 10 points, which included two 3-pointers. The Bluejays had 15 steals in the game.

Perry pushed out to 14-5 lead by the end of the first quarter. At halftime, Newton faced a 2911 deficit. In the third quarter, the Cardinals found some offense. They

scored 13 points, but that was countered by 19 points by the Jays. Perry had an 11-9 scoring edge in the final eight minutes.

Junior guard Sydney Jenkins led the Cardinals with 10 points, hitting the lone 3-pointer of the game for Newton. Senior guard Michaela Jacobsen added nine points.

Perry cashed in 13-of18 free throw attempts while Newton went 6-of10 at the line.

Newton 5-6-13-9—33 Perry 14-15-17-11—57 Newton (FG/3-pt): Rausch 0-0-3-0, Jenkins 3/1-1-1-10, Leonard 0-02-0, Hutchinson 3-0-0-6, Reynolds 0-2-1-2, Shipley 0-0-1-0, M. Jacobsen 4-1-4-9, Rhoads 2-2-3-6. TOTALS: 12/1-6-15-33.

Perry (FG/3-pt): Duffy 0-0-1-0, Hegstrom 0-0-3-0, Lowe 1/2-2-1-10, C. Marburger 10-6-0-26, Olejniczak 1-3-1-5, Tenold 1-0-1-2, G. Marburger 2-0-4-4, Lathrum 3-2-2-8, Marckres 1-0-4-2. TOTALS: 19/2-1317-57.

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INA names 13 area athletes to 2014 all-state football teams

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News DES MOINES — The postseason honors continue to pile up for Newton’s Nick Easley.

The Cardinal senior caught 36 passes for 617 yards and seven touchdowns in helping Newton return to the postseason in 2014 and the Iowa Newspaper Association voted him on to the Class 3A third team as a wide receiver.

The INA also placed mutliple athletes from Collins-Maxwell/Baxter, Colfax-Mingo and Prairie City-Monroe on their respective all-state squads, while LynnvilleSully’s Noah Zylstra also made it as a third-team linebacker in Class A. The INA all-state football teams for all six classes were released to the public Tuesday morning.

Easley averaged 17 yards per reception as a Cardinal wideout and had 23 more catches than the next best player for Newton.

But he also could have landed on an all-state squad as a kicker or punter.

As a kicker, Easley hit 34 of his attempted 37 PATs and was 5-of-8 in field goals with a long of 35 yards. Half of 56 kickoffs went for touchbacks as well. Easley also averaged 36 yards per punt and his long was 80.

CMB had the best day of any area school. The Raiders’ historic success as a team translated into several individual honors.

Senior Bryce Kemp was named a first-team wide receiver in Class 2A, while senior Patrick Girard landed on the first team as an offensive lineman, senior Joey Nissen was the 2A first-team kicker and junior Brady Stover was named a firstteam utility player on the defensive side of the ball.

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Newton High senior Nick Easley (17) received INA Class 3A all-state third-team honors as a wide receiver.

Senior Clayton Weltha also received recognition with a third-team selection on the offensive line.

The other two area athletes to garner firstteam recognition were Colfax-Mingo juniors Blake Summy and Jacob Lietz.

Lietz was voted to the Class A first-team as a utility defender, while Summy went on as a firstteam wideout. Tigerhawk quarterback Jared Myers, also a junior, earned second-team honors at quarterback.

The other four area players honored by the INA were Ricky Reeve, Luke Pendroy and Chase Wilkie of PCM and Zylstra of Lynnville-Sully.

Reeve was picked as a second-team wide receiver in Class 2A, while Pendroy and Wilkie were both third-team selec-

tions as a defensive back and kicker, respectively.

Kemp was one of the best players in the entire state this past season.

The Eastern Michigan recruit scored every way possible except for a punt return but made his mark the most as a wideout for the Raiders, who finished with the seventh most yards in 2A. He finished with 46 catches, 950 yards, and eight TDs despite facing constant double teams all season long. He also rushed for 222 yards and three scores, returned two of his three interceptions for touchdowns and scored on a kickoff return as well. Defensively, he had 69 tackles, four sacks and 10 tackles for loss.

Girard and Weltha were the biggest reasons up front that CMB had the its success offensively.

Stover was picked as a first-team utility player on defense after snatching 10 interceptions on the season, but he could have made it as a wideout after grabbing a teambest 63 catches for 902 yards and eight scores.

Nissen had the most field goals made (11) and most attempted (19) in Class 2A this season. He also hit 41-of-44 PATs and had 20 touchbacks in 67 attempts. His longest field went through the uprights from 42 yards out.

The other area allstaters out of 2A were Reeve, Pendroy and Wilkie.

Reeve was fifth in the class with 55 actches and seventh in receiving yards with 887. He also caught eight touchdown passes.

Wilkie was a thirdteam kicker after booting 3-of-5 field goals, converting 36-of-39 PATs and sending 16 of his 58 kickoffs into the end zone.

Pendroy made the third team as a defensive back.

He led the Mustangs in tackles with 75 and had took his only interception back for a touchdown.

Myers, Lietz and Summy all led the Tigerhawks to their first playoff berth since 2003 and their first winning season since 2008.

Lietz collected firstteam all-district honors despite missing three games with an injury.

He still had 100 tackles, which ranked eighth in Class A. Summy hauled in 47 catches for 716 yards and five TDs and finished with 1,264 all-purpose yards from scrimmage in 2014.

Myers threw for an Abest 2,506 yards and 22 TDs in 2014 and led the entire class in total yards 3,195. He also had 101.5 tackles on defense.

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SPORTS CALENDAR 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, 7:30 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.

All-State Continued from Page 1B A District 7 Defensive Player of the Year in 2014 after recording 83.5 tackles, 17 tackles for loss and five sacks.

Easley, Kemp, Girard, Nissen, Stover and Zylstra also garnered allstate honors from the Des Moines Register.

The Register released its 2014 All-State teams Sunday.

Easley was named to the Class 3A secondteam offensive unit as an end. Kemp claimed not only first-team Class 2A defensive honors but was named to the Register’s All-State Elite Defense as a defensive back.

Girard was named to the 2A All-State offensive first team as a lineman while Nissen was the Class 2A first-team kicker. Stover earned 2A second-team defensive honors as a defensive back. Zylstra was a member of the Register’s Class A All-State first-team defense as a linebacker.

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Iowa

Continued from Page 1B Mike Gesell and Jarrod Uthoff had 15 points apiece for the Hawkeyes (3-2), who never trailed but nonetheless struggled at times against the Waves (3-1).

Pepperdine got as close as 39-36 before Iowa responded with an 11-0 run. Still, the Waves kept their deficit within single digits for much of the second half.

Shawn Olden had 17 points while Stacy Davis added 13 points and nine boards for Pepperdine, whose winning streak was halted at three games.

The Hawkeyes were certainly happy to be back in Iowa City after losing to Texas and Syracuse in New York last week.

They didn’t look very comfortable on their home court in the first half though.

Iowa let a 10-point lead dwindle to 35-30 by the end of the half, which it closed by missing seven straight shots.

The Hawkeyes let Pepperdine creep as close as 39-36 before Anthony Clemmons hit a 3 and a transition layup to spark the game-deciding run.

Uthoff ’s mid-range jumper made it 50-36 with 12:25 left.

Pepperdine responded with a 10-2 spurt.

But Uthoff threw down a one-handed dunk off an alley-oop pass from Josh Oglesby, and Gesell hit a 3 to push Iowa back ahead 62-49.

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Chiefs safety Eric Berry believed to have lymphoma KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs safety Eric Berry was placed on the non-football injury list Monday after a mass was found in his chest following last week’s game in Oakland. Team trainer Rick Burkholder said Berry may have lymphoma.

Burkholder said that doctors are “75 percent” of the way toward a definitive diagnosis, and that Berry was on his way to Atlanta to be examined by specialists at Emory University.

“They may do further scans. In all likelihood, they’ll do a biopsy of one of the lymph nodes or the mass,” Burkholder said. “We’ll be able to give you more information in the next couple days.”

Burkholder spoke during a news conference attended by Chiefs coach Andy Reid, general manager John Dorsey, team president Mark Donovan and chairman Clark Hunt. Berry issued a statement in which he said he was “in shock” but vowed to battle the illness.

“I understand t h a t r ight now I have to concentrate on a new opponent,” Berry Berry said. “I have great confidence in the doctors and the plan they are going to put in place for me to win this fight. I believe that I am in God’s hands and I have great peace in that.”

The 25-year-old Berry, an All-Pro in 2013, began feeling discomfort in his chest late in Thursday night’s loss to the Raiders. He was examined by team physicians Cris Barnthouse and Michael Monaco, and they recommended further tests. The mass on the right side of his chest was discovered on Friday night.

Berry underwent more tests, including a CT scan and blood work, over the weekend.

He met with the team on Monday morning, shortly before flying to

Atlanta for a consultation with Dr. Christopher Flowers, an associate professor at Emory and a leading expert in lymphoma.

Berry, who grew up near Atlanta, is expected to be evaluated over the next few days.

“He had an opportunity to address the team and feel their love and support, which I think is crucial,” Reid said. “When you get in these situations, you hunker down and battle for your life, which is what you do. You have to be in a certain frame of mind, have certain support to back you up, and Eric has that with his family and also the Chiefs.”

Reid said Berry insisted that he be the one to address the team. He met first with the player’s committee before addressing the rest of the players on Monday.

“There were some guys who were obviously shocked by the information,” Reid said.

“We’re really just a microcosm of life, is what we are in this building.

And a small family — maybe a big family, you could say. So you have the support, people standing up, and they work through the emotional part of it, support each other and most of all support Eric.”

Berry was the fifth overall pick in the 2010 draft, and made an impact almost from the start, earning Pro Bowl honors his rookie season. He missed nearly all of his second year after tearing a ligament in his knee, but returned to start every game the following season. He was voted All-Pro last season after tallying 3 1/2 sacks, recording three interceptions and scoring two touchdowns. He also recovered two fumbles while making 81 tackles.

This year had been a disappointment so far, though. Berry sustained a high ankle sprain in Week 2 against Denver, sidelining him for the next six weeks.

And since returning to the field, his play has dropped off.

Hunt, whose fam-

ily owns the Chiefs, spoke with the safety on Monday. The two have grown close over the years, and Hunt said that “it probably does pull at the heart strings more.”

“Putting that aside,” Hunt said, “whether it’s an employee in the front office or someone on the field, when they’re going through a tough time like this, we want to be there to support them.”

Several players on rival teams, including the Titans’ Jason McCourty and Patriots’ Devin McCourty, tweeted their support for Berry after learning the news.

His agent, Chad Speck, said he had seen Berry on Thursday night in Oakland. He received the news of the illness on Saturday and “as the news sunk in, I immediately began praying for Eric.”

“Eric is as strong and courageous as anyone I know,” Speck said.

“When I spoke to him that night, I felt his strength and his faith through the phone.”

Ravens, Bills score wins in NFL doubleheader NEW ORLEANS (AP) — After each of his two touchdowns, Justin Forsett kneeled in the end zone, spread his arms wide and tilted his head back as if gazing toward the heavens beyond the Superdome roof. As he did so, the Ravens running back couldn’t help but think of how much his career has changed in a year.

He played in nine games and rushed for 31 yards all of last season with the languishing Jacksonville Jaguars, who then let him go in the offseason.

On Monday night, before a national television audience, his very first carry went for 38 yards and he finished with a career-high 182 yards rushing to lead playoff-contending Baltimore to a 34-27 victory over the New Orleans Saints.

“It’s crazy, man. You think about where I was this time last year, mostly doing a lot of scout team work and coming in (to play) every once in a while,” Forsett said. “To just get the opportunity when I thought I would never get it

Forsett again, it’s a blessing.”

While Forsett is grateful to the Ravens for the chance they gave him, Baltimore (74) might say the feeling is mutual. No one really knew how the Ravens’ running game would fare after Ray Rice was suspended and later released because of an assault on his wife that was captured by hotel video cameras.

With five games still to go,

NFL STANDINGS National Football League The Associated Press All Times CST AMERICAN CONFERENCE East

W L T Pct PF PA New England 9 2 0 .818 357 227 Miami 6 5 0 .545 285 219 Buffalo 6 5 0 .545 238 207 N.Y. Jets 2 9 0 .182 177 303 South

W L T Pct PF PA Indianapolis 7 4 0 .636 333 256 Houston 5 6 0 .455 242 226 Tennessee 2 9 0 .182 192 293 Jacksonville 1 10 0 .091 161 305 North

W L T Pct PF PA Cincinnati 7 3 1 .682 246 234 Baltimore 7 4 0 .636 295 208 Pittsburgh 7 4 0 .636 288 263 Cleveland 7 4 0 .636 242 219 West

W L T Pct PF PA Denver 8 3 0 .727 332 260 Kansas City 7 4 0 .636 261 195 San Diego 7 4 0 .636 245 216 Oakland 1 10 0 .091 176 285 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East

W L T Pct PF PA Philadelphia 8 3 0 .727 342 275 Dallas 8 3 0 .727 292 240 N.Y. Giants 3 8 0 .273 233 294 Washington 3 8 0 .273 217 273 South

W L T Pct PF PA Atlanta 4 7 0 .364 262 281 New Orleans 4 7 0 .364 288 286 Carolina 3 7 1 .318 215 300 Tampa Bay 2 9 0 .182 207 300 North

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W L T Pct PF PA Arizona 9 2 0 .818 240 195 Seattle 7 4 0 .636 279 218 San Francisco 7 4 0 .636 228 225 St. Louis 4 7 0 .364 209 285 Nov. 20 Game Oakland 24, Kansas City 20 Nov. 23 Games Green Bay 24, Minnesota 21 Cincinnati 22, Houston 13 Chicago 21, Tampa Bay 13 Cleveland 26, Atlanta 24 Philadelphia 43, Tennessee 24 New England 34, Detroit 9 Indianapolis 23, Jacksonville 3 N.Y. Jets at Buffalo, ppd., snow Seattle 19, Arizona 3 San Diego 27, St. Louis 24 San Francisco 17, Washington 13 Denver 39, Miami 36 Dallas 31, N.Y. Giants 28 Open: Carolina, Pittsburgh Monday’s Games Buffalo 38, N.Y. Jets 3 Baltimore 34, New Orleans 27 Thursday’s Games Chicago at Detroit, 11:30 a.m.

Philadelphia at Dallas, 3:30 p.m.

Seattle at San Francisco, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Tennessee at Houston, Noon Oakland at St. Louis, Noon Carolina at Minnesota, Noon Washington at Indianapolis, Noon Cleveland at Buffalo, Noon San Diego at Baltimore, Noon N.Y. Giants at Jacksonville, Noon Cincinnati at Tampa Bay, Noon New Orleans at Pittsburgh, Noon Arizona at Atlanta, 3:05 p.m.

New England at Green Bay, 3:25 p.m.

Denver at Kansas City, 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 1 Game Miami at N.Y. Jets, 7:30 p.m.

Forsett has rushed for 903 yards and seven TDs while averaging 5.8 yards per carry.

“The work he’s putting in, the results he’s getting and what he’s doing for this team was huge,” said Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco, who passed for 243 yards and a touchdown against New Orleans. “He’s not letting the guy tackle him in the hole with his arms or anything like that. He’s breaking those little things.”

The Saints, meanwhile, appear to be breaking down.

They lost their third straight despite Drew Brees’ 420 yards and three touchdowns passing. When Brees did make a mistake, it was costly. His lone interception was returned 44 yards for a touchdown by Will Hill in the third quarter, giving the Ravens a lead they never relinquished.

“This is a game of inches and split seconds and unfortunately a lot of those have not gone our way this year,” said Brees, who was also sacked four times. “We’ve got to accept what’s happened but remain undeterred in regards to our direction. We just need a win.

Winning cures a lot of things.”

Indeed, a win could make the Saints (4-7) feel a lot better about their playoff chances. Despite their recent slide, they’re still tied for first place with Atlanta in the anemic NFC South.

Bills 38, N.Y. Jets 3 DETROIT (AP) — After a week of frightening weather and an abbreviated practice schedule, the Buffalo Bills played one of their best games of the season.

Kyle Orton threw two touchdown passes, Robert Woods pulled off a slick onehanded catch and Scott Chandler added a snow-themed

celebration as the Bills shook off a rough week and drubbed the New York Jets 38-3 on Monday night.

Heavy snow in the Buffalo area moved the game to Detroit, but there were plenty of Bills fans in attendance at Ford Field. Buffalo (6-5) couldn’t even practice before arriving in Michigan on Friday, but it was the Jets (2-9) who looked out of sorts all night.

Orton threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to Woods in the first quarter, and the second-year receiver’s one-handed catch set up another touchdown in the second. Chandler caught a 19-yard scoring pass from Orton to make it 14-3 late in the half, and then mimicked a shoveling motion in the end zone.

Chandler needed a snowmobile to get out of his neighborhood before the team traveled to the Detroit area, and the Bills faced logistical issues for several days. Tickets to the game were given out for free, and although Ford Field wasn’t quite full, the crowd of 56,044 created a solid atmosphere in prime time.

It was Buffalo’s second victory of the year in Detroit — the Bills beat the Lions in early October. The field was repainted for this game, with Buffalo’s team logo at midfield and “BILLS” in both end zones.

Woods made a nice twisting catch in the end zone for the game’s first touchdown, and his one-handed grab was even more impressive. It wasn’t on the same level as Odell Beckham Jr.’s touchdown the previous night for the New York Giants, but Woods was able to secure a 27-yard pass along the sideline with one hand, helping set up Chandler’s TD. Buffalo broke the game open in the third with 17 points. Boobie Dixon blocked a punt and Manny Lawson recovered it in the end zone, and Fred Jackson added a 5-yard touchdown run.

Michael Vick went 7 of 19 for 76 yards for the Jets before being replaced by Geno Smith in the third quarter. The Jets missed a great chance at the end of the first half, when the Bills inexplicably let Eric Decker slip behind the defense with only a few seconds left, and Vick’s pass sailed inches beyond the receiver’s grasp.

Orton went 24 of 32 for 230 yards. Woods caught nine passes for a career-high 118 yards.

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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

forestview@perryreid.com

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

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 FOR SALE

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.

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

Bristol Square Apartments

Peck Properties, LLC 315 1st St. S., Newton

792-0910

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

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

641-792-4000.

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

792-4388 2 BEDROOM downstairs apartment. Off-street parking. No pets.

Water paid. $500/month Garage included. Plus deposit/references.

Available immediately.

641-275-0096 2 BEDROOM home in Newton, nice location, nice yard, appliances provided. References and deposit required.

515-285-1129.

3 BEDROOM Townhome For Rent $710.00 per month 843 S. 17th Ave W. Newton 515-291-1162

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.

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.

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

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

EMPLOYMENT

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

Interview with us to find out more!

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

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.

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.

Astrograph Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014

FALL SPECIAL

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

FOR SALE

Mercury and Saturn align to agitate us and test our boundaries. In a related story, don’t be surprised if loved ones want you to buy them something today.

Is this just an attention-getting ploy? If so, give them the attention and don’t make the purchase. Sure, buying things is one way to show you care, but it’s probably not the best way.

your ground as everyone jockeys for position. You’ll settle into your rightful place by the end of the day.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Nov. 25). You’ll find yourself in a state of perpetual gratitude this year.

January is about spending money to make money — you’ll come out far ahead.

In February, you find beauty in your life and highlight it proudly for all the world to see. The public response you elicit keeps you busy. In April, you end a relationship pattern that no longer serves you and develop new healthy habits around relationships. Your lucky numbers are: 7, 14, 32, 28 and 9.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). What you want is the comforting lull of the familiar. What you get is the alarming cry of the brandspanking-new. That’s life.

The only reason you are given this challenge is that you can handle it.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You’re after something that a lot of others are after, as well. Hold

ARIES (March 21-April 19). New confidence will come when you trade in an old belief about yourself

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19). You’ll put more time and energy into your social presentation than usual. It’s appropriate.

There’s a surprise in this.

You’ll be excited, and so will they.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). A strange harmony starts to happen around you. It’s too consistent to properly fall into the realm of “coincidence,” don’t you think? Find out what you all have in common and enjoy the camaraderie.

for a new, empowering purpose. This is something you’re not sure you can do, and that is what makes it so exciting.

cropped up over the past week — more strongly than is reasonable, which is just the sign that this is something important.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Your people need to know what you appreciate about them — the little things and the big things, too. Focus yourself by writing a letter to the one you love. You don’t have to send it.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22). There is no waiting.

You are all about action.

You do what you need to do, and then it’s over and on to the next. This is the kind of day you don’t remember unless you make it a point to.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). This is how you’ll do your part for world peace today: You’ll follow your own inclinations, respect the choices of others and share what you learn along the way.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You are easy-going and fulfilled in yourself.

Your lack of need disarms people. Relaxed and selfassured, they may take out their wallets. It’s not what you’re going for, but it will help.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). You know that your path is not the same as anyone else’s, and yet you will find yourself wishing that at least a few fellow travelers could share your road. They will. They just need an invite.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22).

You feel strongly about a person or an issue that has

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Ease up on the rules.

Why not let a few minor mistakes and annoyances go by without giving them too much attention? Your laid-back approach will suit the mood of the day.

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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.

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

Leave message. 792-5952.

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.

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.

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

AUTOMOTIVE

AUTOMOTIVE

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

1997 FORD Conversion Van. Heavy ½ ton, great for towing. New front end and front tires. Runs great. $2400. 515-778-2792

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 1999 ARCTIC Cat 4wheeler ATV, like new, runs great! $1950. 641831-3821. No calls after 8 pm.

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

641-831-4449.

AUTOMOTIVE

2002 FORD Windstar mini 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.

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

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.

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EMPLOYMENT

EMPLOYMENT

CNA

Get Some CASH in a

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

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Residential Instructors

delivering for the Jasper County Advertiser

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Approx. $21 /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.

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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

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

AUTOMOTIVE

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

Call for details.

Call 641-792-5320 today!

BUSINESS CARD DIRECTORY When I say “good,” you say “neighbor.”

Brock Walaska, Agent Now that's teamwork.

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