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Skating rink headed back to Maytag Park

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News

Ankeny, and saw nothing but empty shelves in their kitchen.

“We were opening cupboard after cupboard and there’s nothing in them. I opened up the refrigerator and there’s two packages of taco sauce. That’s all there was,” Eric said. “And of course my heart sunk clear to my stomach. They’re in bad trouble.

This isn’t good. ‘I said what are we going to do now?’”

A project that started last winter is coming to life with the addition of an ice skating rink at Maytag Park. The rink is not yet up and running, but as the weather continues to dip below freezing the ground will be set to start skating.

“We have the rink set up at Maytag Park. We have to wait until the weather gets much colder until we can put the liner in and then finish the rink to fill it up with water,” Newton Administrative Park Superintendent Nathan Unsworth said. “The ground has to get much colder before it can go up.”

The skating rink was originally a project of the Friends of Newton Parks, which fundraised and purchased the rink last year. The group raised around $500 at its Breakfast with Santa event and with additional funds donated by citizens, the rink was purchased for approximately $4,500 from NiceRink based in Wisconsin.

A temporary, above ground rink, it is approximately 50 to 60 feet wide and 90 feet long. It can hold about 40 to 50 people at one time.

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Submitted Photo The Lahey family pose for a picture while visiting Leilani in Iowa City. From left: Malachi, Ellyona, Carissa, Isaiah, Leilani, Steve and the family dog, Jaxson. Leilani is currently recovering from a heart transplant and will need a kidney transplant in the near future.

10-year-old’s story inspires family, doctors

Benefit set for Dec. 12 at Jasper County Fairgrounds

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RAIRIE CITY — Ten-year-old Leilani Lahey from Ankeny has been in University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics for nearly 15 months and is continuing to shock her doctors not only with her fight to bounce back from her health issues, but with her inspiring attitude toward life.

It has even inspired Melissa

and Eric Mindham of Prairie City, the girl’s aunt and uncle, to organize a benefit for Leilani, who suffers from dilated cardiomyopathy — a condition that causes the heart to grow faster than the body and affects the heart’s ability to pump blood. Leilani is recovering from a heart transplant in the hospital and is now waiting for a kidney transplant.

The benefit will be at the Jasper County Fairgrounds in

Colfax Dec. 12. It’s scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. and there will be enough food, music and raffle items to host nearly 600 people.

Proceeds will help Leilani and the family — parents Steve and Carissa Lahey of Ankeny — with medical and travel costs and also support their other children.

Eric and Melissa began planning the benefit just three weeks ago, after Eric visited Steve and Carissa’s home in

Elks providing LIHEAP offers help with heating expenses Thanksmas Des Moines-based humility to ask for help is always easily found. partnership helps not luncheon Saturday In fact, she said one of families find assistance

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News To help spread out the giving season and holiday cheer, the Newton Elks Lodge #1270 is having a free Thanksmas dinner from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday. The new event takes the place of its traditional free Thanksgiving dinner held by the Elks Lodge at 111 E. Second St. S. “It seemed there were about four organizations ‘competing’ to help provide a meal for those in need last Thanksgiving, so we opted to provide a hot home cooked meal in between the traditional holidays,” Bill Cobbs, of the Elks said. “Thanks to other Newton organizations ... taking care of the meals on Thanksgiving day, we were able to move this even a few days later on the calendar to help extend the joy for those in need beyond the one day.”

A traditional holiday meal of ham, mashed potatoes and gravy, homemade stuffing, green beans and a dessert will be served for those in need. It is fully funded through the local Elks and a grant from the Elks National Foundation, the charitable arm of the Elks ELKS | 3A

By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News

Jason W. Brooks/Daily News Heating expenses and hot water can make finances tough for some households during the winter months. A Jasper County office of a partnership called RRACAP helps families get the help they need financially, without the beneficiary ever touching the money.

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For some, admitting a need for help with finances isn’t easy.

Admitting there are not sufficient household funds to pay for basic expenses, such as winter heating costs, takes humility. It doesn’t hurt, also, to know where to locate resources that can provide financial help during the colder months of the year.

Rose Marie Scott, family services director for the IMPACT Community Action Partnership, a service organization fro low income residents of Boone, Marion, Warren, Polk and Jasper Counties, said the

obstacles to the public obtaining funds through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program involve the stigma and other social issues around receiving government assistance.

“There are about 2,000 households in Jasper County receiving LIHEAP assistance,” Scott said. “And there are probably more who qualify. It takes a lot to ask for help.”

LIHEAP is a federal social services program established in 1981 and funded annually through congressional grants.

The mission of LIHEAP is to assist low income households, particularly those with the lowest incomes that pay a high percentage of household income for

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Soybean, corn markets end higher Monday DES MOINES (AP) — On Monday, the CME Group’s corn and soybean markets closed higher on short-covering.

At the close, the March corn futures settled 5 cents higher at $3.72. January soybean futures finished 8 cents higher at $8.81.

May wheat futures closed 3

cents lower at $4.75.

January soymeal futures settled $1.50 per short ton higher at $285.30. January soyoil futures ended $0.34 higher at $29.42.

In the outside markets, the Brent Crude oil market is $0.19 lower per barrel, the U.S. dollar

is higher, and the Dow Jones Industrials are 13 points lower.

Jack Scoville, The PRICE Futures Group Senior Market Analyst, said that soybeans are the leader.

“I feel we are in a weather market. No one is selling, not here and not in South America.

Argentina is not removing the export taxes all at once. So, the flow will be metered there, and now we got El Nino,” Scoville said. “The crops are fine in Brazil, for now, but we went down on ideas of huge crops. So, any hiccup could create some buying.

The corn market is up on a lack of farm selling, plus El Nino, too, he says.

“Wheat seems to want to base out here, but I am not real sure why. Still low volume, but specs are short everywhere and covering up,” Scoville said.

2016 herbicide publication for farmers now available

Iowa DNR The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is conducting sampling on chronic wasting disease in deer. The disease has not spread to livestock, the department said.

DNR: Chronic wasting has not spread to livestock Disease limited to small amount of deer

By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is conducting a sampling on chronic wasting disease in deer. The disease has not spread to livestock, the department says.

“We have always released the test results, once we have them back regardless if there is a positive or not,” said Mick Klemesrud, an Iowa DNR Information Specialist.

Since 2002, more than 51,000 wild deer in Iowa have been tested. Four positive CWD results in the state’s wild herd have been detected — all in Allamakee County — the first in 2013.

The Iowa DNR’s wildlife staff will be collecting tissue samples during Iowa’s shotgun deer seasons to test for the presence of CWD in Iowa’s wild deer herd.

Hunters are asked to help provide samples.

The effort will concentrate in Allamakee County after four wild deer tested positive for CWD and on portions of northeast and eastern Iowa near Wisconsin and Illinois, south-central Iowa near Missouri. However, the effort will also include western parts of the state, such as Pottawattamie, Cerro Gordo and Buchanan counties, following positive tests in the past from captive facilities and wild deer in or near those areas.

Most of the 4,500 samples the DNR hopes to collect will be taken during the first half of December as more than 120,000 hunters take part in Iowa’s shotgun deer seasons.

Sampling involves removing and testing the brain stem and lymph nodes of mature deer. Many hunters voluntarily contribute samples of their harvested deer for these testing efforts. Most samples are obtained by wildlife staff, checking

with hunters in the field or at home processing points.

Hunters willing to provide samples may contact the DNR regionally to arrange collection.

In Allamakee, Clayton and Winneshiek counties, call 563380-3422; in Dubuque, Jackson, Clinton, Scott and Delaware counties, call 563-357-2035; in Davis, Wapello, Van Buren and Jefferson counties, call 641-7990793; in Wayne, Appanoose and Monroe counties, call 641-2036185; in Pottawattamie County, call 712-350-0147; in Cerro Gordo County, call 641-4252814; and in Buchanan County, call 319-213-2815.

Iowa DNR’s website provides information about CWD and other information on infectious disease here: http://bit. ly/21mgLVC. Contact Jason W. Brooks at 641-792-3121 ext. 6532 or jrbooks@newtondailynews.com

AMES — The status of weed control across the state and the most effective herbicides for tackling weeds are outlined in a recently released Iowa State University Extension and Outreach publication.

The “2016 Herbicide Guide for Iowa Corn and Soybean Production” was written by ISU Extension and Outreach weed specialists Bob Hartzler and Mike Owen and is now available online at the Extension Store, store.extension.iastate.edu.

Hartzler and Owen note the many weed issues from the past continue to plague Iowa’s farmers, particularly the weed, water hemp, in soybean fields.

“There has not been a notable increase across the state in major weed management failures,” Hartzler said. “However, random surveys suggest that a high percentage of fields with weeds visible above the soybean canopy have evolved resistance to one or more herbicides.”

The 24-page guide provides industry updates and gives instructions on how to design resilient herbicide programs to manage herbicide resistance. The resilient herbicide programs rely on multiple herbicide groups to manage weeds and the new publication details successful approaches. Non-herbicidal strategies also are included.

It also lists the effectiveness of different herbicides for controlling grass, broadleaf and perennial weeds in corn and soybeans, grazing and haying restrictions for herbicides used in grass pastures and the active ingredients in herbicide prepackage mixes.

The publication contains four tables on herbicide sites of action — the specific proteins that herbicides inhibit in plants to kill them — and information about typical injury symptoms.

Iowa egg production remains below last year DES MOINES (AP) — Iowa egg farms are gradually recovering from the bird flu that destroyed 25 million of the state’s egg-laying hens this spring.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says in a report Nov. 23 that Iowa egg production during October was 753 million eggs. That’s up 2 percent from September but down 47 percent from a year ago.

Iowa, typically by far the nation’s leading egg producer, fell behind Ohio where hens laid 18 million more eggs last month.

Nationally, nearly 7.8 billion eggs were produced in October. That’s down 9 percent from a year ago.

Wholesale egg prices remain about a dollar a dozen higher than a year ago in some markets but the USDA expects prices to fall below that level by the second half of next year.

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Local & State News Lahey Continued from Page 1A “Uncle E” returned to his Prairie City home that evening and said to his wife Melissa “we’re having a benefit.”

The family had just visited Leilani in Iowa City Sunday evening, and Eric said he was telling her about the benefit and all the people her story has inspired.

“She seemed blown away when I was talking with her about it today,” Eric said.

“She was looking at me and I said ‘the calvary’s coming, Leila.’ She’s looking at me and I said ‘they’re coming I promise you.’”

Leilani was admitted into the hospital nearly 15 months ago and received her second heart transplant Sept. 29. She received her first transplant as an infant.

Because of her condition, Leilani has suffered multiple strokes prior to her second transplant and some of the major strokes even had doctors believing there was a chance she’d never walk the same. But a day or two later she was already up on her feet, her father Steve said.

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“The doctors would be going back and trying to think ‘OK, did we miss a diagnosis there?’” Steve said. “And it wasn’t just a one time thing, it’s multiple times that this happened. She keeps bouncing back and still has her same personality. Like in logical terms it just doesn’t make sense.”

The doctors in the hospital even refer to her as a cat having nine lives.

“Everybody in there has the same thinking on Leilani — that is they all love her to death, but none of them trust her,” Steve said. “She’s been doing everything opposite of what the book says.”

After visiting her daughter Sunday, Carissa said if she was in Leilani’s position and going through every thing she has gone through and not seeing home for 15 months, she would’ve given up already.

But the 10-year-old’s determination to keep a positive attitude is beyond inspiring to her parents and everyone she comes in contact with.

“It’s hard to see her go through so much. Especially going through a few strokes,” Carissa said. “It’s hard, but it’s encouraging to see her

determination. I feel like as adults, mentally, we would’ve checked out by now.”

“And we have,” Steve said.

“In points where we have struggled in our life, we have struggled to a point where we say ‘how much more can we take of this’ and we’re not even in her position. She’s a strong, amazing kid.”

Prior to Leilani’s lengthy stay at the hospital, she aspired to become a professional dancer, but has now told her parents she now wants to be a doctor when she grows up because she loves to help people.

“She’s got an amazing heart. Just the people aspect. She has a way about her that’s unlike anything I’ve ever seen,” Steve said. “When people come in to see her, she cares more about how they’re feeling.”

Steve is a youth pastor at a church and shared a story about a time his boss visited Leilani while the family was waiting for a heart to become available for transplant. The senior pastor asked Leilani what she wanted him to pray for, and Leilani said pray for the family that the heart will be coming from, Steve said.

“The very next day she found out she was getting her heart. It was an amazing experience for all of us, but it was hard on her because she realized what that meant on the other end,” Steve said.

“Kind of a lot for a 10-yearold.”

Leilani has attracted many people with her story. Peyton Meyer, an actor from a children’s show Leilani enjoys watching, visited her as well has several University of Iowa football players, cheerleaders, dancers and gymnasts. The UI president even stops by regularly to check in on Leilani.

“She’s attracting so many different people that I would never have imagined and it’s really neat to see,” Steve said.

“Iowa City is a great place to be because it’s a learning hospital, and they are able to think on their feet. I’m so thankful for their hospital.”

Leilani will not be able to attend the Dec. 12 benefit like she and the family had hoped, but Steve said they are trying to set up a live streaming platform through Skype so his daughter can be present.

Live music will be played

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Jamee A. Pierson/Daily News The walls are standing and now it is up to Mother Nature when the ice skating rink can be completed and ready for skater to enjoy through the winter season.

Rink Continued from Page 1A The rink was approved as a gift from the Friends of Newton Parks by the Newton City Council at a January meeting.

Unsworth said they chose to place it at Maytag Park over other options discussed such as Sunset Park or Aurora Park because of the

close water source and adequate lighting. It is placed in a flat space on the west side of the park near the west shelter in an area the previous rinks have been in the past.

It will be open for citizen to use following the park schedule, with no employee monitoring the area. A signage system is in the works to let skaters know if the rink is suitable for skating or if it is closed.

So far, the response to the return of the skating rink has been overwhelming positive.

“People are really excited about the ice rink coming back to Maytag Park,” Unsworth said.

The parks department will maintain the rink and clear it following any snowfall.

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

Yes, Jasper County, There is a

Santa Claus!!

YOU CAN HELP SANTA help local boys and girls by giving to the St. Nicks Christmas Club We Are in Need of Monetary Donations Name _______________________________________ Address _____________________________________ City, State, Zip _______________________________ Tax deductible donations may be made out to Jasper Community Foundation in care of St. Nicks Christmas Club.

Send check or money order to: St. Nick’s Christmas Club P.O. Box 162, Newton, IA 50208

home energy, primarily in meeting their immediate home energy needs.

The Jasper County partnership agency is Red Rock Area Community Action Programs (RRACAP) of IMPACT is located in the county annex building on North Second Avenue East in Newton.

The Des Moines Community Action Agency and RRACAP. have come together to form IMPACT Community Action Partnership to provide a higher level of assistance to participants. RRACAP’s services include home energy and weatherization assistance, food support, personal finance education, disaster relief and more. Jasper is one of five central-Iowa counties served by the partnership.

IMPACT, LIHEAP and RRACAP aren’t directly affiliated with Black Hills, Alliant or MidAmerican Energy, although the program helps with direct payments to those utilities, and the weatherization improvements and tips of those utilities are certainly recommended and utilized.

The LIHEAP program provides one-time annual help of up to 175

Elks Continued from Page 1A Lodge. In years past, the organization has served more than 200 meals and is hoping for a similar turn out at the new Thanksmas dinner.

Along with the meal, a clothing giveaway will also be available during the event. Items con-

by the local Patty Richards Band, and a raffle will have donated items including numerous gift baskets, restaurant certificates, quilts, electronics and even a brand new large screen smart TV. Steve also confirmed that one of the raffle items will be a Kirk Ferentz signed football.

Raffle tickets will be $5 or five tickets for $20.

The hog roast dinner will include baked beans, cheesy potatoes and a green bean casserole.

Eric and Melissa are working on providing additional entertainment for the evening as well to create a family friendly event for Leilani, who’s story continues to inspire.

“She’s just got so much empathy for anybody. It doesn’t matter how small or insignificant it is. She cares more about what’s going on with everybody else than herself,” Melissa said. “You wouldn’t think so. You’d think she’d be consumed by what she’s going through, but she’s not.

She’s trying to make things better for everybody else.”

Contact Alex Olp at aolp@jaspercountytribune.com

percent of household monthly income. Applications for this winter will be accepted through April 30, 2016.

Eligibility is determined using a number of documents. These include proof of income for the past three months and social security cards for all household members, along with heating, electric and telephone bills for the household.

If you need help finding local energy assistance resources, call the National Energy Assistance Referral hotline toll-free at 1-866-674-6327 or email energyassistance@ncat.org.

(TTY 1-866-367-6228) The NEAR hotline is maintained by the LIHEAP Clearinghouse, a program of the US Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families. It is not affiliated with the Campaign for Home Energy Assistance.

Contact your local community action agency or the Iowa Bureau of Weatherization at 515-281-3861.

The Jasper County office of IMPACT, known as RRACAP, can be reached at 641-792-3008.

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

sisting of socks, gloves, coats, boots, toiletries and other winter items will be available to those in need in a range of sizes and styles.

Currently, the lodge is only accepting donations for coats and boots in new or gently used condition. It is also hoping to get a good supply of children’s sizes.

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Dec. 4, 5 at 7:30 PM Dec. 6 at 2:00 PM Dec. 10, 11 & 12 at 7:30 PM Holiday music selection presented by Koni Bunse 15 minutes before curtain time

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“There is no doubt the citizens in need in Newton aren’t just in need on Thanksgiving and Christmas days. We hope this meal will make that in between time a little more enjoyable as well,” Cobbs said.

Contact Jamee A. Pierson at 641-792-3121 ext. 6534 or jpierson@newtondailynews.com Tickets are $12.00 adults & $10.00 Youth.

Box Office Phone (641) 792-1230 for reservations.

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By Jamee A. Pierson Staff Writer

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It has happened. For the first time in my lifetime, and I guess, really ever, my Hawkeyes have won 12 games and completed an undefeated regular season. I’m not going to lie and say I saw this coming but I sure am going to enjoy the ride.

As Christmas in August came by way of our season tickets arriving in the mail, I was pretty neutral on the season.

I had too much experience in years past getting hyped up for a great year, only to be let down in new and cruel ways.

With a busier than normal fall, I worked my schedule to attend three home games, plus one road game, visiting Camp Randall for the first time in Wisconsin. I joked with my husband when we were discussing a game his friend could

go to that if Iowa went undefeated, I would want my Purdue ticket back. I never guessed it would come true, but I did hold up my end of the deal and let him go in my place.

As the weeks went by and we kept winning, it seemed like this team kept cool, calm and collected and just did their job on the field. Nothing was flashy, the scores weren’t in the 50s and 60s like a conference a little further south, but we did one thing only one other team in the country accomplished, not losing.

After clenching the B1G west championship, I got right on purchasing tickets for the championship game in Indianapolis. After another week of play, we found out our opponent will be Michigan State,

my least favorite team in the Big Ten. I know a lot of people don’t like Ohio State, Nebraska or even Michigan, but I hate Michigan State. They have been some of the meanest fans and I’m not fan of their coach, and some of the decisions he has made.

Since it is just the beginning of the week, I am feeling pretty good. But as the days roll by, I will begin to get more nervous and troll the many sports sites, many of whom like to write about my football team and how little they deserve to be where they are.

I am fully aware that I am just feeding into the rhetoric, but every time I see “weak schedule” or not passing the eye test, my blood pressure be-

gins to rise, and I have to hit the X before I start in on a rant.

Besides staying away from the national opinion of my Hawkeyes, I couldn’t be more excited to head east and cheer on the team one more time.

Should we win, a trip south will probably be in my future and vindication will flow through my veins. If we lose, it will still have been an awesome season, and hopefully, I will still head out over the New Year, maybe west to smell some roses.

As for now, I am just excited for the season we are having and cautiously optimistic of what the future holds. Go Hawks!

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

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‘Lincoln’s Law’ slows Washington’s gravy train Iowans working six ways to Sunday to make ends meet have 18 trillion reasons to resent Washington’s appetite for overspending. The soaring $18 trillion national debt reflects disregard for the taxpaying public, especially younger generations who will be saddled By U.S. Senator with a crushing Chuck Grassley tax burden to pay for unbridled Big Government.

But what really gets under the American taxpayer’s skin is wasteful spending and taxes lost to fraud. There’s no question about it. When the size and scope of the government grow, so do opportunities for improper payments, duplicative programs, fraud and mismanagement.

President Abraham Lincoln realized that when the federal spigot is opened for business, greed and corruption trumped patriotism when Civil War-era defense contractors siphoned off war dollars for shoddy goods and services sold to the Union Army. That’s when our 16th president signed into law an anti-fraud tool to help root out unpatriotic war profiteers. The False Claims Act, also known as Lincoln’s Law, allowed a private citizen to file a claim on behalf of the government for fraud.

Now it doesn’t matter if it’s the 19th century or the 21st, coming forward with information of alleged fraud isn’t easy. It means a whistleblower is going out on a limb, putting one’s livelihood and career on the line. That’s why Lincoln’s Law included “qui tam”

provisions that offered financial incentives to provide that a citizen may share in a portion of the recovery. Bilking the government under any circumstance is morally corrupt, particularly when defense dollars assigned to U.S. Armed Forces and national security interests are squandered.

However, during World War II, the “qui tam” provisions were watered down significantly, abruptly reducing the incentives for private citizens to step forward. For four decades, Lincoln’s Law collected dust on the prosecutorial shelf and arguably wrongdoers collected untold billions of tax dollars.

Throughout my service in the United States Senate, I’ve conducted aggressive oversight of federal spending. From housing, transportation, welfare, health care, agriculture and defense, the revenue stream that runs through the federal bureaucracy has, unfortunately, long been considered a gravy train for unscrupulous wrongdoers. It struck me during my oversight of the Pentagon’s books. The U.S. Treasury would benefit from a dose of Honest Abe. So, I worked on Capitol Hill to secure bipartisan updates to the “qui tam” whistleblower provisions that increased civil penalties and the citizen’s share of recovered tax dollars lost to fraud.

Since my 1986 amendments were adopted to the False Claims Act, the U.S. Treasury has recovered $44 billion and counting. The Department of Justice says it is the nation’s most effective anti-fraud weapon in its arsenal, particularly considering its widespread impact to suppress fraud and deter wrongdoers from risking criminal sentences, financial settlements and civil penalties in the first place.

Like Lincoln’s Law, my whistleblower updates targeted fraud to protect the integrity of the nation’s defense and military spending.

Since then, the False Claims Act has cast a much wider net, capturing widespread fraud in the nation’s health care, banking and financial services sectors. And I’ve worked to build and strengthen even more legislative and prosecutorial tools to beef up the government’s ability to gut fraud throughout the bureaucracy, including: • whistleblower protections that prevent employers from muzzling employees with “non-disclosure agreements” that seek to gag workers from reporting wrongdoing; • stronger protections for programs in the IRS and SEC to encourage workers to report high-dollar tax evasion and wrongdoing in the banking and financial sectors; and, • passage of the 2009 Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act that targets mortgage and securities fraud.

Whistleblowers shouldn’t be wronged for trying to make things right. That’s why I launched the Whistleblower Protection Caucus in the U.S. Senate. We can pass legislation until the cows come home, but if we don’t ride herd and scrutinize the enforcement and execution of these laws, rustlers will continue to feed at the public trough.

Taxpayers are fed up with their hard-earned tax dollars paying for a $43 million natural gas station in Afghanistan, for example. Or when mismanaged bureaucracies send farm payments to deceased farmers, deny services and benefits to veterans or put federal workers on extended paid administrative leave for months on end. The American people deserve better.

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I own a 100-yearold three-decker house in a Massachusetts mill town.

Eac h floor is its own apartment.

We live in one of the apartm e n t s By Marc Dion a n d rent the other two. If you do this right, the rent coming in from two units will nearly cover your mortgage.

My failed tenants have included one guy who skipped the rent and another who re-activated his crack addiction and vanished, leaving us with his girlfriend and an apartment full of rental furniture. The furniture was easier to get rid of than the girlfriend, who eventually succumbed to the lure of half the security deposit, in cash.

So, I have learned how to screen tenants and, with a possible flood of Syrian refugees rolling into my neighborhood and the possibility of “real” American competing with them for my clean, warm, dry apartments.

To make the process even more exact, I’ve compiled a brief questionnaire that can be given to the new arrivals in our country AND the true blue born here Americans of the kind I have dealt with thus far.

1) What do you do first thing in the morning?: A. Wake up.

B. Shoot up.

C. Blow something up.

2) You see a “FOR RENT” sign in the window of a third floor apartment. What’s your first thought?: A. Good place to start.

B. Great! I can throw my trash out the window.

C. Not enough room for kids.

D. Not enough room for bomb-making operation.

3) How would you best describe your native country?: A. The projects.

B. I’d die for it.

C. I want other people to die for it.

D. A smoking ruin full of violent religious bigots and you hope they NEVER send you back.

4) You like to shoot: A. Pool.

B. Members of other street gangs.

C. Muslims.

D. Christians.

5) When you think of a revolution in the United States, you think: A. That you and your camo-wearing, beer-drinking buddies will win.

B. We need one to “get rid of political correctness.”

C. You lived through one in the old country.

No thanks.

6) Your children are: A. Those precious bundles you carried out of the old country on your back, through a landscape of burning buildings.

B. Living within five miles of you. Probably.

C. Costing you $65 a week in child support so your worthless ex-girlfriend can live the luxury life.

7) When someone says “gas station,” you think: A. I’d like to own one.

B. I’d like to work in one.

C. I robbed one once.

8) God says it’s OK to kill: A. Muslims.

B. Christians.

C. Liberals.

D. People who sell you bad drugs.

I’ve got a little more tweaking to do, but I think I’ve got the basics.

Marc Munroe Dion is a nationally syndicated columnist. Dion’s latest book, “Marc Dion: Vol. I” is available for Nook and Kindle.

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Obituaries Rebecca Maher Nov. 29, 2015 Rebecca (Becky) Cecilia (Leavell) Maher of Mingo, died at Mercy Hospice-Johnston Sunday, Nov. 29, 2015, after a short battle with cancer.

Becky was born Oct. 16, 1949, in Austin, Texas, to Eugene and Beaulah (Boots) Leavell. Becky was raised in Austin and later moved to Des Moines, where she graduated from Saint Joseph’s Academy in 1967. Becky married Shannon J. Maher of Mingo, in 1969, and raised three sons, Shannon Jr., Scott and

William Wayne Hugen Nov. 23, 2015 William Wayne Hugen died Monday, Nov. 23, 2015, at Banner Gateway Medical Center in Gilbert, Ariz., after a prolonged cancer fight. He was 73 years old.

Wayne, the son of Wilbur Bert and Berneice Lorraine (Niemantsverdriet) Hugen, was born April 8, 1942, in Oskaloosa. Wayne graduated from Newton High School and Central College with a degree in business admin-

Brian.

Becky was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Valeria, Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Colfax, and All Saints Parish in Des Moines. Becky worked at the Mingo Community School and then Colfax-Mingo Community School in a variety of positions over a 30-year career.

Becky was the school nurse, teacher and finally middle school principal.

After retirement from Colfax-Mingo, Becky served on the Colfax-Mingo Community School Board and was an Adjunct Professor at Buena Vista University.

A lifelong learner, Becky earned her doctorate in educational leadership from Drake University.

Becky is survived by

her husband of 46 years, Shannon Maher of Mingo; her three sons, Shannon Jr. (Katherine) and Scott ( Janna), both of Overland Park, Kan., and Brian (Desiree) of Des Moines; grandchildren, Sophie Maher, Chloe Maher, Bella Maher, Scottie Maher, Grace Allen, Charlie Maher, Noah Allen and Thomas Maher; her siblings, Marianne (Doug) Kinney of Ankeny, Barbara Mullen of Armstrong and Mick (Mary Anne) Polich of Storm Lake; as well as her uncle Joseph Jesser and aunt Neda Jesser, both of Des Moines. Becky is also survived by many members of her large, extended family with whom she was very close.

Becky was preceded in death by her mother

and father; her uncles, Charles Jesser and David Jesser; and her aunts Adele (Edward) Maroon, Emiline (Paul) Israel and Cecilia (Larry) Polich; and her mother and father in law, Daniel and Patricia Maher.

Visitation will be at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Colfax. A prayer vigil will follow at 7:30 p.m.

The funeral mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 3. Following internment at McKeever Cemetery, a celebration of Becky’s life will continue at the Mingo Community Center. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Becky’s name to the Colfax-Mingo Educational Foundation or Mercy Hospice.

istration. He served his country in the United States Army Reserves.

On Aug. 20, 1964, Wayne was united in marriage with Ruth A. Hiemstra at Trinity Church in Pella.

Wayne was the play by play announcer for Central College football while he attended. He also had worked as the vice-president for Scandia Savings and Loan, as a realtor for Randleman Realty, construction superintendent with First Construction, was owner of Four C’s Collector’s World and worked for DHL and Priority Express Delivery services.

He enjoyed fishing, snowmobiling, shuffle boarding and helping others including mis-

sion trips to Mexico and hurricane relief efforts.

Wayne was president of the Iowa Shuffle Board Association. He was a member of the Jaycees, Rotary, Central Club, Chamber of Commerce, BPMI Club and HLM Investments.

Wayne was preceded in death by his parents; and three brothers-inlaw, Harold Hiemstra, Alvin Hiemstra and Glen Hiemstra.

Those left to honor Wayne’s memory include his wife, Ruth of Des Moines; his sons, Scott (Robin) Hugen of Rochester Hills, Mich., Matthew ( Jill) Hugen of Ankeny and Todd (Peggy) Hugen of Des Moines; his seven grandchildren, Greta,

Murphy, Alissa, Rebecca, Timothy, Abigail and Thomas; his aunts, Leola Klein and Viola Vande Noord; and his uncle, Steve Van Der Weele.

A funeral service will be at 9:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 4 at Prairie Ridge Church, 825 NW 36th St. in Ankeny. The family will greet friends from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3 at Prairie Ridge Church. In lieu of flowers memorials may be designated to Iowa Sports Foundation and Ankeny Christian Academy and may be left at the church. Pence-Reese Funeral Home in Newton has been entrusted with the arrangements.

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

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Helen A. Beard, 88, of Colfax, died Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. A graveside funeral service will be at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 2 at the Colfax Cemetery. Condolences may be left for the family at www.coburnfuneralhomes.com.

Floretta Cobler of Newton, died Monday morning, Nov. 30, 2015, at Heritage Manor in Newton, under the care of Skiff Hospice.

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3 at Pence-Reese Funeral

Home in Newton, who been entrusted with the arrangements. A time of remembrances for Floretta, will be at 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4 at the Community Heights Alliance Church in Newton, with burial at Newton Memorial Park Cemetery. Online condolences may be left at www.pencefh.com.

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

• Town Hall meeting with Jeb Bush will begin at 6 p.m. Tuesday at DMACC in Newton.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 8 p.m.

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

• Jasper County Human Service Providers will meet at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at The Salvation Army in Newton. Area elected officials have been invited to provide an update of the past year and matters pending or anticipated, as well as listen to feedback on topics that will affect the citizens of Jasper County.

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

• Jasper, Marion and Poweshiek counties Early Childhood Iowa Board will meet at 5:15 p.m.

Wednesday in the South Board Room-Skiff Medical Center, 204 N. Fouth Ave. E. in Newton.

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

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m.

Wednesday at the Masonic Temple in Prairie City.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at noon and 7 p.m. Thursday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 223 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton.

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

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

• Kellogg Lions Club Pancake Breakfast will begin at 7 a.m. Saturday at Cabin in Holmdahl Park in Kellogg. Menu includes sausages, scrambled eggs, fruit juice and coffee or milk will be served with the cakes for your donation. Donations over the cost of ingredients will go to the Leader Dogs for the Blind and Central Iowa Cyclists helmet project.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 10 a.m.

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

• Peer Support for those living with mental illness will meet at 11 a.m. Saturday at Optimae Life Services, 1730 First Ave. E. in Newton.

• A Gingerbread Christmas will begin at noon Saturday at Jasper County Historical Museum, 1700 S. 15th Ave. W. in Newton. A two-day Christmas Open House. Open until 4 p.m. The public is invited.

• A Gingerbread Christmas, a two-day Christmas Open House, will be from noon to 4 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday at Jasper County Historical Museum, 1700 S. 15th Ave. W. in Newton.

• Spaghetti Lunch and Bake Sale will begin at 11 a.m. Sunday at the Monroe American Legion.

The JC United 10U softball team will be hosting the fundraiser, which ends at 2 p.m. Carryout and delivery are available options. For more information call 515-360-2850 or 641-521-4325.

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Nov. 29, 2015 Stephanie and Adam Bantell, of Newton, announce the birth of their son, Declan Alexander Bantell, born Nov. 29, 2015, at Skiff Medical Center in Newton. He weighed 8 pounds and 8.9 ounces and measured 22.25 inches. Declan joins big brother Dante Christopher Bantell who is almost 3.

Grandparents are John and Linda Bantell, of Hebron, Conn., and Sandra Travnick, of Waterloo, Wis. Great-grandmother is Barbara Brezinski, of East Hartford, Conn.

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DEAR ABBY: Today, Dec. 1, is World AIDS Day. With effective treatment, people with HIV can live as long as those without HIV. Fear, shame and ignorance remain barriers to testing and treatment, which can be more deadly than HIV itself.

People with HIV who are in treatment need never develop advanced HIV (formerly full-blown AIDS).

Please encourage your readers, regardless of age, gender or sexual orientation, to get tested, and if positive, to get treatment. HIV can affect anyone. — MARY IN FREDERICK, MD. DEAR MARY: I’m glad you wrote.

Knowing one’s HIV status is extremely important because, unlike in years past, the disease can be controlled. But in order to do that and not spread it to others, it is essential that sexually active individuals get tested.

Readers, you can be a healthy HIV-positive person and control it IF you know you have it AND get treatment. Ask your doctor about being tested, if you have one. If you don’t have a doctor, contact your county health department about how to find testing and treatment in your community, or visit www.freehivtest.net for information about free tests in many areas across the nation and abroad.

DEAR ABBY: I am retired, divorced and never had children. My two sisters have four adult children between them. Their kids are all married and have children themselves.

Every Christmas there is a gift exchange, which I don’t attend because I stay in Florida during the winter. At this stage in my life, I dread the holiday because it is expected that I spend a minimum of $50 per person for two dozen people.

I own some properties I am desperately trying to prepare for the market.

At my age, I no longer need or want anything. It has reached a point where the “preferred” gift is money, which isn’t

the idea behind the Christmas holiday.

How can I politely stop this habit? — MRS. EBENEZER SCROOGE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE DEAR MRS. SCROOGE: You politely stop the habit by telling your sisters in advance that you are trying to prepare your properties for sale and money is limited. Therefore, you will be buying Christmas gifts only for your younger grandnieces and -nephews from now on (if you choose). Be sure to send the adults lovely holiday cards, however, so they know they are remembered.

DEAR ABBY: Besides the usual snoring most wives tolerate, I have had to endure something worse. At least once a week for the last few years, my husband will make a fist while asleep and swing it across the bed, striking me. The last time, it caused a tooth to chip, and frankly, it scares me to death.

He is by no means violent when awake. Other than sleeping on the couch, what can I do? — BLACK AND BLUE IN NEW JERSEY DEAR B AND B: Before your husband causes you any more physical harm, schedule an appointment for him with a sleep disorder specialist. For both your sakes, please don’t put it off.

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DES MOINES — Police are investigating the deaths of two people in a Des Moines home as homicides.

Officers were dispatched to the home a little before 3 p.m. Monday. A police news release says the officers found the bodies of 36-year-old Bryon Howard and 31-year-old Heather Belieu. Police have not said how the two were killed. No arrests have been reported. Investigators say they’re looking for person of interest in the case, 35-year-old Michael Wanchanic

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WEST UNION — A sheriff ’s deputy has been assaulted while attempting to arrest a man for trespassing on a property east of West Union. Terry S. Mork, 53, has been charged with assault on a peace officer, criminal trespassing and interference with official acts. Deputies were called to the property around 10:15 p.m. Wednesday.

Mork assaulted the deputy during the arrest.

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CLEAR LAKE — A fire at a Clear Lake warehouse caused significant damage to the structure and sent a plume of smoke high above the northern Iowa city.

The fire was reported at 4:41 a.m. NTI Limited. Fire department spokesman Billy Krefft says arriving firefighters found numerous tires aflame. Hours later, thick smoke was still pouring out of the building. About two dozen firefighters from Clear Lake and Ventura were called to the fire.

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IOWA CITY — City officials say Tiffin will abide by the Johnson County minimum wage ordinance.

The issue was aired during a Nov. 10 public hearing but has not returned to meeting agendas since. In September the county Board of Supervisors approved a proposal that raises the county’s minimum wage to $10.10 an hour by 2017 in three increments of 95 cents. Cities inside the county have the option of passing an ordinance exempting them from the county rule.

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Two northwest towns consider natural gas utilities LARCHWOOD — Two small northwest Iowa towns are considering bringing natural gas to their communities after voters supported exploring the idea.

Voters in the cities of Larchwood and Lester approved referendums on Nov. 3 that allow each city to establish municipal gas utilities. Larchwood has about 400 water customers and Lester has 110 water customers.

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South Dakota regulators grant Dakota Access Pipeline permit PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota regulators approved a construction permit Monday for a pipeline that will cross through the state as it carries North Dakota oil to Illinois.

The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission voted 2-1 to approve the permit for the Dakota Access Pipeline, and construction on the roughly 270-mile leg could begin early next year.

The 1,130-mile pipeline, proposed by Dallas-based Energy Transfer Partners, would move at least 450,000 barrels of crude daily from the Bakken oil patch in western North Dakota through South Dakota and Iowa to an exist-

ing pipeline in Patoka, Illinois, where shippers can access Midwest and Gulf Coast markets.

While hailed as a safe and cost-effective way to transport crude oil, opponents worry the pipeline could lead to environmental contamination.

The $3.8 billion project needs approval in all four states, but South Dakota is the first, the company said.

“This is an important infrastructure project that will provide a more direct, cost-effective, safer and environmentally responsible manner to transport this crude oil,” spokeswoman Vicki Granado said in a statement. “We look forward to being a part of

South Dakota’s business and civic communities.”

Public Utilities Commission Chairman Chris Nelson said the firm demonstrated that it has the legal right to have the permit issued.

Commissioner Gary Hanson, who voted against the permit, said he’s concerned the pipeline is routed too close to fast-growing areas in the southeastern corner of South Dakota.

Hanson said he ultimately doesn’t want to keep the project from being built, but said he just wants it “done right.”

“The relative cost of rerouting this pipeline farther away from this growth area is pennies to the dollar for a

Branstad says no delay needed for Medicaid privatization DES MOINES (AP) — There is no reason to delay plans to shift Iowa’s Medicaid operation to private management, even though a judge has recommended that the state throw out one of four contracts awarded to companies to run the program, Gov. Terry Branstad said Monday.

Administrative Law Judge Christie Scase recommended last Branstad week that Iowa reverse its contract with Florida-based WellCare. Branstad said a final decision has not been made on how to proceed, but that the state could continue with three companies if necessary.

“The initial idea was we would have from two to four (companies). So if the administrative law judge’s preliminary recommendation is the one adopted, we can move forward with the three,” Branstad said.

Branstad stressed that Iowa Department of Administrative Services Director Janet Phipps will review the judge’s decision. He did not offer a time frame for when she would decide.

Iowa is set to shift the $4.2 billion Medicaid program to private management starting Jan. 1, though the plan still needs federal approval.

Roughly 560,000 people in Iowa are enrolled in Medicaid, which provides care to poor children, families and disabled people, as well as some low-income adults. It is funded with state and federal dollars.

The plan to switch to private managers has been challenged by some Democratic lawmakers who argue the state isn’t ready. Branstad says the move will save money and offer better patient care.

Scase’s ruling said WellCare should have disclosed information early to state officials about fraud or mismanagement involving former executives.

WellCare officials have said the company will challenge the ruling.

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multibillion-dollar pipeline,” Hanson said.

Supporters of the project cite a need for energy security, point to the jobs it would create and maintain that transporting oil by pipeline is safer than moving it by rail or truck.

Opponents worry the pipeline could contaminate water supplies, farmland and archaeological sites, and harm habitat for wildlife, including endangered species.

Tony Helland, a member of conservation and family agriculture group Dakota Rural Action, said in a statement that the regulatory atmosphere in South Dakota favors incoming corporations

and projects over the rights of state landowners.

The group said its unclear if there will be an appeal of the commission’s decision.

The panel granted the permit with conditions. In addition to complying with state and local laws, Dakota Access — a company formed for the project — will give the commission quarterly reports, hire a liaison officer approved by the commission to deal with landowner disputes and log landowner concerns.

An independent third party, which must be approved by the commission, is also required to monitor compliance with the permit.

EPA boosts amount of ethanol in gasoline supply WA S H I N G T O N (AP) — The Obama administration is boosting the amount of cornbased ethanol and other renewable fuels in the U.S. gasoline supply despite sustained opposition by an unusual alliance of oil companies, environmentalists and some GOP presidential candidates.

The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday issued a final rule designed to increase production of ethanol to be blended with gasoline through 2016, a decision that could reverberate in Iowa’s crucial presidential caucuses.

The agency said it will require more than 18 billion gallons of renewable fuels, most of

it ethanol, in 2016. The amount is less than was set in a 2007 renewable fuels law, but more than was proposed by the EPA in May. The decision doesn’t necessarily mean a higher percentage of ethanol in an individual driver’s tank, and isn’t likely to have much effect on gas prices. But it does mean there will a higher supply of the homegrown fuel overall.

Janet McCabe, the acting assistant administrator for the EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation, said the renewable fuels industry is “an incredible American success story” and the 2016 targets are a signal it is growing.

“It’s all about more

choice and making those fuels more available” to consumers, she said.

More renewable fuels are good news for farm country. But ethanol critics say the levels are too high.

Oil companies have spent many years fighting the 2007 law, saying the market, not the government, should determine how much ethanol is blended into their gas.

Environmental groups say farmers growing large amounts of corn for ethanol are tearing up the land. And conservatives like Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, who is running for the Republican presidential nomination, call the government’s longtime support for ethanol “corporate welfare.”

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A Gingerbread Christmas Jasper County Historical Museum hosts Open House this weekend Newton Daily News Jasper County Historical Museum Christmas twoday open house will be from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the museum, 1700 S. 15th Ave. W. Rooms throughout the museum have been decorated for the season by Questers,

the Kellogg Museum, Baxter Garden Club, museum staff, board members and other volunteers.

Santa and Granny Claus will be at the museum and Winonah McGee, in Victorian garb, will be headquartered in the Victorian Rooms.

There will cookies to snack on as well as a “bake

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shop” where goodies may be purchased.

Admission is free; however, freewill offerings will be gratefully accepted.

It’s an opportunity to get in the Christmas spirit as well as take a look at the changes made at the museum in the last couple of years. Janice Cook will be demonstrating spinning wool on both days (just outside the quilt exhibit area).

For more information, call 641-792-9118.

Saturday 1:30 p.m. Bev Thomas 2 p.m. Steve Knight 2:30 p.m. Linda Perrenoud (storytelling) 3 p.m. Skunk River Singers Sunday 1 p.m. Betchaw & Friends 1:30 p.m. Grace Note 2 p.m. Judy Brody 2:30 p.m. Accordz 3 p.m. Barry Hurto

Muslim students seek permanent prayer space at Iowa colleges IOWA CITY (AP) — Muslim students at Iowa’s three public universities are seeking permanent spaces for daily and weekly religious observances.

Motier Haskins, faculty adviser to the University of Iowa’s Muslim Student Association, says he’s scheduled to meet this week with the school’s vice president for student life to again discuss a permanent space.

University officials say they work to accommodate space requests from spiritual and faith-based student groups. Once a group is recognized by the university’s Student Organizations Review Committee, it can reserve facilities at minimal or no cost.

Mohamed Othman, a University of Iowa sophomore, says sometimes students barely make it to prayers because rooms change.

Muslim Student Association leaders at Iowa State University say they have access to the school’s chapel, but it’s too far from classes to allow frequent use. Eshraq Alkhabbaz, an international student recruiter, is working with the Muslim Student Association to find a space for Uni-

versity of Northern Iowa students.

Students say having a space would give non-Muslims a place to learn more about the religion.

Othman says “If someone wants to know something about Islam, especially with all the controversy going around the world right now, it would be nice to have an address (on campus) where people could come to ask, ‘What do you guys think about this? What do you guys think about that?’ “ The national Muslim Student Association, which has been working for years with campus organizations to seek various accommodations at public universities across the nation.

The association usually advices students to ask for a neutral prayer area that would be made available to all religious groups on campus, if such a space does not already exist. In any public institution, it’s very important for them to consider not only the needs or the wants of one religious group, but to represent all students and all different religions,” said Uzair Siddiqui, project manager for the national group.

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Submitted Photo The Wagaman Mill and Museum in Lynnville was awarded a $1,000 donation from Wes Finch Auto Plaza’s Facebook Donation Contest.

Wes Finch Auto Plaza awards another $1,000 donation Newton Daily News Wes Finch Auto Plaza has awarded another $1,000 donation to a deserving local charitable organization through its Facebook Donation Contest, bringing their total donations through this program in 2015 to $6,000.

This is Wes Finch Auto Plaza’s second year running this donation contest, donating a total of $6,000 in 2014 as well. Wes Finch is extremely appreciative of the support they receive from the local community and have established this contest as a way of giving back.

Instead of choosing these organizations on its own, Wes Finch Auto Plaza allows the community to choose which organizations

they believe should receive the donations.

Each organization that enters the contest is listed on the Wes Finch Auto Plaza Facebook page in an album titled “Vote For Your Favorite Local Charitable Organization.” Then the community votes for the charity they believe should win the donation by simply “liking” the photo of the logo that represents their favorite organization.

The most recent round of this contest ran Oct. 1 through Oct. 30.

Seventeen charity organizations from the local area participated.

Wagaman Mill and Museum received the most votes and was therefore awarded the $1,000 donation from Wes Finch Auto Plaza. The Wagaman Mill

in Lynnville has been an important part of our community since the 1840s. It is rich in history and now houses the Wagaman Mill and Museum, ran by the Lynnville Historical Society, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.

The building houses the wheelhouse, along with historical exhibits donated by the residents of Lynnville and their descendants. This donation will be used to help fund a $32,000 foundation repair.

Wes Finch Auto Plaza plans on hosting another round of the Facebook contest in February. Charity organizations interested in participating should email wesfinchautoplaza@gmail.com with their contact information.

Winter storm dumping snow on northern Plains SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Schools called off classes and road crews warned of hazardous conditions Monday as a snowstorm crawled across the northern Plains, while states farther south worked to recover from a weekend of icy weather and deadly flooding.

Snow made for a messy, slow commute in Minneapolis, while dozens of schools closed for the day because of snow in Iowa, South Dakota and Minnesota. Up to a foot of snow was expected in eastern South Dakota and southwest Minnesota, while smaller amounts were forecast from Nebraska to Wisconsin through Tuesday.

By early Monday evening, about 4 inches of snow had fallen at Minneapolis-St. Paul Inter-

national Airport, the National Weather Service said. In southwestern Minnesota, about 6 inches of snow had fallen in Luverne, Pipestone and Worthington and 5 inches in Marshall. Menno, in southeastern South Dakota, reported 7 inches.

Sioux Center, in northwestern Iowa, had 8 inches as of mid-afternoon.

Drivers across the region were dealing with slick, snow-packed roads and reduced visibility, said Todd Heitkamp, a meteorologist with the weather service in Sioux Falls, where police reported more than 70 accidents by midday. The Minnesota State Patrol reported nearly 250 crashes and spinouts in the Twin Cities Monday morning.

“If people don’t need to be traveling, they

shouldn’t be,” Heitkamp said. “Let the road crews do their jobs.”

Sioux Falls was readying its snow clearing equipment, but the steady snowfall was expected to keep crews from plowing the city’s residential neighborhoods until Tuesday. The weather also prompted Northern State University in Aberdeen, about 200 miles northeast, to cancel a women’s basketball game Monday night.

Farther south, states were recovering after heavy rain and freezing rain over the Thanksgiving holiday.

Search crews in Texas found a body Monday in the submerged car of a woman who was swept off a bridge by floodwaters three days earlier near Fort Worth.

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Campbell ready to build on solid Iowa State football foundation AMES (AP) — Iowa State has made Matt Campbell the youngest football coach at a Power Five conference school.

On Monday, Campbell began the arduous task of turning around a program whose challenges have vexed coaches much more experienced than he is.

Campbell, 36, took over for the popular Paul Rhoads, whose tenure came to an end with a 30-6 loss at West Virginia over the weekend.

The Cyclones went 8-28 in Rhoads’ final three seasons, falling to the bottom of the Big 12 after reaching three bowl games in four years.

“I believe in myself. I believe in our process. I believe in the coaching staff that I’m going bring in here,” Campbell said in his introductory press conference. “Quite honestly, I believe in the players we have here now.”

Athletic director Jamie Pollard’s move to poach Campbell ahead of what should be an extremely competitive coaching market was met with praise both nationally and locally. Pollard said he worked furiously to interview Campbell before the Mid-American Conference title game, even though Campbell declined because he wanted to focus on his team.

The Rockets failed to reach the final after losing to Western Michigan on Friday, and Pollard closed the deal with Campbell the next day before compensation ever came up.

Campbell and the Cyclones have agreed to a sixyear deal with a starting salary of $2 million.

“The national landscape for head coaches right now is unprecedented. This week and next week will be intense and very stressful for many directors of athletics. It’s going to be really fun to sit back and watch and enjoy that because we found our man,” Pollard said One positive for Campbell is that despite winning just three games, Iowa State showed at times that it could compete with anyone.

The Cyclones were tied with No. 4 Iowa late in the fourth quarter before losing 31-17. They also held a second-half lead against Oklahoma State and would’ve beaten Campbell’s Rockets had they hit a relatively easy

AP Photo New Iowa State head football coach Matt Campbell speaks during Monday’s news conference where he was formerly introduced in Ames. Campbell, who replaces the recently fired Paul Rhoads, was the coach at Toledo this past season.

field goal at the end of regulation. Iowa State was also just 91 seconds away from winning at Kansas State.

Campbell was brought to Ames largely because the Cyclones couldn’t finish any of those games. He will inherit a roster that should be a lot more talented than it’s been in years past.

“The core belief of my philosophy goes like this, it’s really simple: Players, formations, plays,” Campbell said. “I’m not silly. It’s about players.”

Campbell knows he’s walking into a historically tough situation. After all, the Cyclones have never won a title in the Big 6, Big 8 or Big 12.

But right now, Campbell sees it as a dream job.

On Monday, he recalled a phone call he made to his wife, Erica, after visiting Iowa State in 2014 with Toledo, which lost to the Cyclones 37-30. Campbell said he was so blown away by the energy of the fans and the gameday atmosphere and that he allowed himself to imagine coaching at Iowa State.

That opportunity came just 14 months later. “’You’re not going to believe this place. Incredible.

Culture, the fans, the facilities, the people. This is a really special place,’” Campbell recalled telling his wife. “’It’s got great people. I could see

us at a place like this someday.’”

Monday’s other college football coaching hires: Justin Fuente says he had numerous opportunities to leave Memphis, but it wasn’t until Virginia Tech offered him the chance to replace the retiring Frank Beamer as coach that he couldn’t turn them down.

The 39-year-old Fuente was introduced as the Hokies’ next coach on Monday.

“We all know you don’t replace a legend in coaching.

You hope to build on what he’s done,” Fuente said.

Fuente spent the past four seasons at Memphis, where he inherited a program that had gone 5-31 over three years. By his third season, the Tigers were 10-3, won a bowl game and finished No. 25 in the Top 25, the first end-ofseason ranking in program history.

Fuente signed a 6-year contract that will start at $3.2 million his first season.

Southern California hired Clay Helton as its permanent coach on Monday, removing the interim tag after he guided the team to a division title since taking over for Steve Sarkisian.

Athletic director Pat Haden announced Helton had signed a multiyear deal.

“After weeks of searching

the collegiate and pro ranks, interviewing candidates, and speaking with head coaches, athletic directors, NFL executives, and very knowledgeable football people, and after observing Clay in action the past seven weeks, it became abundantly clear that what we were searching for in a coach was right here in front of us,” Haden said in a statement.

The 43-year-old Helton has been an assistant with USC since 2010, working under both Lane Kiffin and Sarkisian.

He was offensive coordinator when Sarkisian was fired on Oct. 12. Sarkisian acknowledged he was struggling with alcohol after he went on an obscenity-laced rant at a booster function before the season and the coach and team continued to struggle for the first five games.

The Trojans have gone 5-2 since Helton took over and beat UCLA on Saturday to clinch the Pac-12 South and a spot in the conference championship game. The Trojans (8-4) will face Stanford on Saturday.

Haden said beating UCLA was not the reason Helton was hired. His promotion takes one of the best jobs in the country off the market during what has been an already active season for coaching changes.

NCAA football bowls runnth over for 2015, at least two losing teams playing in bowl games

By Ralph D. Dusso AP College Football Writer OK, maybe there are too many bowls.

Losses by Kentucky, Minnesota, Illinois and others on Saturday meant there will not be enough six-win teams with .500 records to fill a record 40 bowls.

At least two teams with a 5-7 record will be in the postseason, and maybe as many as five.

“I didn’t love 6-6 teams being allowed to go to a bowl let alone 5-7,” Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott said.

“I’d prefer less bowls and at a minimum a 6-6 record to get in.”

Indiana and Virginia Tech did get their sixth victories of the season Saturday, upping the total number of bowl-eligible teams to 75.

South Alabama, Kansas State and Georgia State could still get to six next week. But that’s it.

The NCAA football oversight com-

mittee has been asked to help set guidelines to help match bowls with losing teams. Big 12 Commissioner and committee chairman Bob Bowlsby said the committee would weigh in this week if necessary.

The NCAA has a safety net plan for putting 5-7 teams in bowls if they rank among the top five in Academic Progress Report scores. The committee could extend that plan and use the APR to prioritize teams.

Some of this could work itself out if the committee allows conferences the ability to work with bowl partners.

The Big Ten won’t have enough bowl-eligible teams to fill all its bowl agreements, so it is possible teams such as Nebraska, Minnesota and Illinois will be made available to the conference’s second-tier and lower-tier games. But whether those 5-7 Big Ten teams get priority from Big Ten bowl games over bowl-eligible teams from other conferences also is something the oversight committee will have to address.

Some games might prefer 5-7 Nebraska over bowl-eligible teams from outside the Power Five conferences.

The Big 12 also will be short of teams to fill all its agreements, so Kansas State could go bowling regardless of whether it beats West Virginia to become bowl eligible next week.

Wright Waters, executive director of the Football Bowl Association, has said the bowls that are forced to take losing teams would prefer those teams be within a reasonably short trip of the games.

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CMB to welcome six new Hall of Fame members Collins-Maxwell/Baxter began a CMB Sports Hall of Fame in 2012. This Saturday, the schools will introduce six more members to that elite group.

Joining the club this weekend will be longtime boys track coach Neil Seales, three-star athlete Ryan Cakerice, football and track and field standout Scott Foreman, Michael Holdren, former Maxwell Rockets star Gary Plunkett By Troy Hyde and four-sport Newton Daily News standout Kevin Sports Writer Thompson.

There will be a ceremony to induct these six members in Maxwell on Saturday. The current Raider basketball teams will host Colfax-Mingo in a non-conference affair beginning with the girls contest at 2 p.m. The six inductees will be recognized at halftime of the boys game, and the induction ceremony will take place after the doubleheader.

Anyone in the CMB community can nominate a former Raider athlete for induction.

An eight member committee then votes on which nominees earn Hall of Fame status each season.

The eight-person panel includes Baxter Athletic Director Lori Fricke, Collins-Maxwell Athletic Director Chad Grandon, Baxter Principal and football coach Rob Luther, Baxter teacher and assistant football coach Jason Aker, Collins-Maxwell teacher, cross country and girls track and field coach Jerry Meinerts, 2012 Hall of Fame inductee Stan Allspach, Marcus Fricke, Dana Berry and Collins-Maxwell teacher and assistant varsity softball coach Jean Birchmier.

Seales is a no-doubt selection. He served the CMB athletic community for 40 years, winning a state track and field runner-up trophy in 1986. He was the first CMB boys track coach and won seven Heart of Iowa Conference titles before retiring from his position this past spring.

Seales also coached football at Baxter and CMB from 1976 to 1992.

Cakerice graduated from Collins-Maxwell High School in 2000. He participated in football, basketball and track and was the starting quarterback for the Raiders in 1997, 1998 and 1999.

Cakerice was a three-time all-district selection on the gridiron, a three-time all-conference selection in basketball and ran at the state track meet in 1999 and 2000. He played football at Buena Vista for three years. He is currently the director of Athletic Facilities and Game Operations at Duke University.

Foreman graduated from Baxter in 1986. He was a fouryear letter winner in football and track. Foreman played on the 1984 and 1985 football playoff teams, which were the first two playoff teams at Baxter High School.

On the track, he was part of the 1986 state runner-up team and was the runner-up in shot put in both 1985 and 1986.

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SPORTS CALENDAR Tuesday Basketball Winterset at Newton girls, 9th 4:45 p.m., JV 6:15 p.m., varsity 7:30 p.m.

Newton boys at Boone, 9th 4:45 p.m., JV 6:15 p.m., varsity 7:30 p.m.

North Mahaska at Colfax-Mingo, girls 6 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.

Nevada at CMB, girls 6 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.

PCM at South Hamilton, girls 6 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.

Lynnville-Sully at BGM, girls 6 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.

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

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

Swimming Newton boys, Oskaloosa at Des Moines Lincoln, 5:30 p.m.

Wrestling Newton 7th/8th at Boone, 4:45 p.m.

Thursday Wrestling PCM, Knoxville at Newton, JV 5:30 p.m., varsity 6:30 p.m.

Lynnville-Sully, Belle Plaine at North Mahaska, 6 p.m.

Colfax-Mingo, Iowa Valley at Tri-County Newton 7th/8th at Grinnell, 4:30 p.m.

Basketball Newton 9th girls at Williamsburg, 4:30 p.m.

Newton 9th/JV boys at Pella Christian, 6 p.m.

PCM at South Tama, girls 6 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.

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

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

Friday Basketball Newton at Pella Christian, girls 6:15 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.

Lynnville-Sully at North Mahaska, girls 6 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.

Colfax-Mingo at HLV, girls 6 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.

CMB at Greene County, girls 6 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.

Roland-Story at PCM, girls 6 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.

Saturday Wrestling Newton Invitational, 10 a.m.

Lynnville-Sully at Montezuma Invitational, 10 a.m.

Colfax-Mingo at Woodward-Granger Invitational CMB at Bondurant-Farrar Invitational PCM at Dallas Center-Grimes Invitational Swimming Newton Invitational, 10 a.m., Newton YMCA Basketball Colfax-Mingo at CMB, girls 2 p.m., boys 4 p.m.

Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont at Lynnville-Sully, girls 4 p.m., boys 6:30 p.m.

Pella sweeps past Newton 8th-grade boys’ teams

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News PELLA — Newton’s eighth-grade boys played three basketball games Monday, losing all three to host Pella.

In the A-team game, Pella posted a 51-39 win over the Cardinals. Kyle Long led Newton with 16 points.

Taylor Danley added five points. Scoring four points each were Julian Hotckin and Quintrail Coley.

Newton dropped a 33-17 decision to Pella in the B-team contest.

Clay Meyer tossed in four points for Newton while Camden Winther and Eli Ingle had three points apiece. Jake Herbold scored two points.

The closest game of the night was the C-team game with Pella outlasting Newton, 2922.

Michael Kruse topped the Newton scoring list with nine points. Justin Cupples tossed in six and Carter Vanderscheal had three points.

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

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No title on line, but bowl implications left for Big 12

By Stephen Hawkins The Associated Press While the Big 12 title has already been claimed by No. 3 Oklahoma, there are still bowl implications in the two league games that will be played on the final Saturday of the regular season.

Kansas State (5-6, 2-6 Big 12) can get its sixth win for bowl eligibility in the regular-season finale at home against West Virginia (7-4, 4-4). The Wildcats also could be a potential bowl team with a losing record, as could Texas (4-7, 3-5) if the Longhorns win their finale at No. 12 Baylor (9-2, 6-2).

“Would we accept a 5-7 (bowl invitation), I don’t even want to think about it,” veteran K-State coach Bill Snyder said Monday. “That’s not the direction we’re trying to move right now, and I certainly don’t want a way out.”

Longhorns coach Charlie Strong said he won’t even address his players about the possibility of going to a bowl game if they win to get to 5-7.

“I just really haven’t thought about that, because with this Baylor game coming up, the preparation and focus is there,” Strong said. “We need to go play well against Baylor before we can ever get in that conversation.”

The Big 12’s final teleconference of the season included only the four coaches who haven’t finished the regular season.

The Sooners (11-1, 8-1) clinched their ninth Big 12 title with a 58-23 win Saturday night over No. 14 Oklahoma State (10-2, 7-2).

Oklahoma has won seven games in a row since its 24-17 loss against the Longhorns on Oct. 10.

Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, TCU and Texas Tech, who have all finished their regular seasons, are bowl bound.

With the likelihood of Oklahoma making it into the four-team College Football Playoff, No. 12 Baylor could become the Big 12 representative against an SEC team in the Sugar Bowl on New Year’s Day with a win Saturday.

“Our bowl future is Satur-

day at 11 a.m., that’s kind of where we’re focused on right now,” Baylor coach Art Briles said. “All that other stuff will take care of itself after our game.”

The Bears’ bid for a third consecutive Big 12 title ended with a 28-21 double-overtime loss at No. 11 TCU on Friday night.

But even a win against the Horned Frogs wouldn’t have been enough since Oklahoma won Saturday.

West Virginia has won its last four games since starting Big 12 play with four consecutive losses — to Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Baylor and TCU. Kansas State has won two games in a row since being 0-6 in the Big 12 for the first time ever.

“Two very similar teams, there’s no question,” West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen said. “The scheduling, both 3-0 to start the season and playing pretty good, then having to play some of those teams in the Big 12, stacked a couple of losses up on it. Both teams hung in there.”

Penn State’s Nassib wins Big Ten’s top defensive honor, Iowa’s King is defensive back of the year ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — Penn State’s Carl Nassib is the Big Ten’s defensive player of the year in a vote of coaches and media.

Nassib leads the nation with 15 1/2 sacks and six forced fumbles. The 6-foot-7, 272-pound senior from West Chester, Penn., started his career at Penn State as a walk-on.

Other award winners: Joey Bosa, Ohio State, defensive lineman of the year; Joe Schobert,

Wisconsin, linebacker of the year; Desmond King, Iowa, defensive back of the year; Griffin Oakes, Indiana, kicker of the year; Sam Foltz, Nebraska, punter of the year; Will Likely, Maryland, return specialist of the year; Jabrill Peppers, Michigan, freshman of the year.

The Big Ten announced only its defensive honorees Monday.

The offensive award winners will be announced Tuesday.

Zimmermann’s arrival signals Tigers’ willingness to spend DETROIT (AP) — Jordan Zimmermann’s arrival in Detroit is encouraging news for Tigers fans because of what he can bring to the starting rotation — and what his contract signals about the team’s willingness to spend.

Zimmermann was introduced Monday after finalizing a $110 million, five-year contract with the Tigers.

Zimmerman was flanked at the news conference by general manager Al Avila and owner Mike Ilitch, the latter making a rare appearance in front of reporters during a turbulent year

This & That Continued from Page 1B the classroom as he was the school’s salutatorian his senior year. He earned degrees from Iowa State University and Drake University and currently enrolled in the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin.

Plunkett was a former Maxwell Rocket. He plays a big role in the rec co-ed softball and volleyball programs in Maxwell. He played football, basketball and baseball as a high school athlete, served five years as a junior high basketball coach at Collins-Maxwell and was a high school boys basketball coach at C-M and CMB for five years.

Thompson participated in football, basketball, baseball and track in the Collins-Maxwell community. His biggest athletic highlights include an all-conference honor in basketball and an honorable mention all-state honor in football.

Hawkeyes eye College Football Playoff It’s a win and advance to the

for his baseball team.

“I don’t care about spending money,” Ilitch said.

“They get the players and I spend and I don’t worry about it, because they have good judgment. We’ve had good teams over the years, and it’s a lot of fun for me.”

Following four straight AL Central titles, the Tigers finished last this year.

But Detroit has been active early this offseason. The Tigers also have traded for closer Francisco Rodriguez and outfielder Cameron Maybin.

College Football Playoff for the Iowa football team.

The Hawkeyes are nearing the end of a dream season, but they want three more wins. That’d be a national championship no one predicted. If Iowa loses, it likely goes to the Rose, Fiesta or Peach bowls, which would be a great consolation prize.

Cyclones have their man in Matt Campbell Campbell won the press conference. That happens a lot though. Paul Rhoads won a lot of press conferences.

It’s easy to like Campbell. He seems like a good fit. He said at the press conference he was in it for the long haul. Gene Chizik said the same thing and left in two years.

If Campbell wins, takes Iowa State to a few bowl games and leaves in three to five years, it will still be worth it. I can’t predict if Campbell stays long-term or if he works out in Ames, but the press conference at least gave Cyclone fans hope.

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

Northern Iowa pulls away from North Texas, 93-70 CEDAR FALLS (AP) — Bennett Koch scored 18 points, including 8-of-10 at the free throw line, to help lead Northern Iowa to a 9370 win over North Texas on Monday night.

Matt Bohannon scored 16 points, Jeremy Morgan had 15 and eight boards, and Wes Washpun added 12 and seven assists for the Panthers (5-1).

Northern Iowa has won five straight by an average of 20.6 points after an opening night loss to Colorado State.

North Texas led 43-41 after a back-and-forth first half.

But a pair of free throws by Klint Carlson followed by a Koch dunk gave Northern Iowa a 52-49 lead four minutes into the second half, a lead which they did not relinquish.

The Panthers pieced together a 27-9 scoring run over a 10 minute stretch, which extended their lead to 22 (8462) and put the game away.

J-Mychal Reese led North Texas (2-4) with 19 points.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL POLLS The Women’s Top Twenty Five The Associated Press The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 29, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

Record Pts Prv 1. UConn (32) 3-0 800 1 2. South Carolina 7-0 760 2 3. Notre Dame 6-0 734 3 4. Baylor 6-0 707 5 5. Maryland 6-0 634 6 6. Texas 5-0 631 8 7. Oregon St. 5-0 591 7 8. Tennessee 5-1 556 4 9. Mississippi St. 5-0 551 8 10. Ohio St. 4-2 524 11 11. Kentucky 6-0 477 12 12. Texas A&M 5-1 463 10 13. Florida St. 5-1 395 14 14. Duke 6-1 371 15 15. Northwestern 6-0 302 19 16. Stanford 6-1 294 13 17. Arizona St. 3-2 280 16 18. California 5-1 240 16 19. Michigan St. 4-1 195 20 20. Syracuse 4-1 153 23 21. Oklahoma 5-1 151 21 22. Seton Hall 7-0 134 — 23. DePaul 5-1 97 — 24. South Florida 3-2 91 18 25. UCLA 3-2 91 — Others receiving votes: Iowa 49, George Washington 40, St. John’s 14, Miami 13, Dayton 11, Missouri 9, Oklahoma St. 9, Princeton 9, Purdue 5, NC State 4, W. Kentucky 4, Florida 3, Nebraska 3, Southern Cal 3, Idaho 1, Oregon 1.

The Men’s Top Twenty Five The Associated Press The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 29, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

Record Pts Prv 1. Kentucky (59) 6-0 1,619 1 2. Maryland (4) 6-0 1,512 2 3. Michigan St. (2) 7-0 1,510 3 4. Kansas 4-1 1,342 5 5. Iowa St. 5-0 1,338 4 6. Oklahoma 4-0 1,269 7 7. Duke 6-1 1,253 6 8. Villanova 6-0 1,218 8 9. North Carolina 5-1 1,155 9 10. Virginia 5-1 965 12 11. Purdue 6-0 904 16 12. Xavier 7-0 801 23 13. Gonzaga 4-1 788 10 14. Syracuse 6-0 696 — 15. Oregon 5-0 628 21 16. Vanderbilt 5-1 587 19 17. Cincinnati 7-0 551 24 18. Texas A&M 6-1 522 25 19. Arizona 6-1 504 11 20. West Virginia 6-0 363 — 21. Miami 5-1 289 15 22. SMU 4-0 256 25 23. Providence 6-1 247 ­— 24. Louisville 5-0 173 — 25. Baylor 4-1 162 — Others receiving votes: UConn 153, Utah 72, Butler 62, George Washington 45, Indiana 26, N. Iowa 25, Notre Dame 22, California 19, Pittsburgh 11, Dayton 8, San Diego St. 5, South Carolina 5, Georgetown 4, UTEP 3, Iowa 2, LSU 2, Northwestern 2, UALR 2, Colorado St. 1, Davidson 1, Louisiana Tech 1, Monmouth (NJ) 1, Northeastern 1.

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

W L T Pct PF PA New England 10 1 0 .901 347 212 N.Y. Jets 6 5 0 .545 272 228 Buffalo 5 6 0 .455 266 257 Miami 4 7 0 .364 225 287 South

W L T Pct PF PA Indianapolis 6 5 0 .545 249 260 Houston 6 5 0 .545 232 234 Jacksonville 4 7 0 .364 236 299 Tennessee 2 9 0 .182 203 257 North

W L T Pct PF PA Cincinnati 9 2 0 .818 297 193 Pittsburgh 6 5 0 .545 266 230 Baltimore 4 7 0 .364 259 276 Cleveland 2 9 0 .182 213 310 West

W L T Pct PF PA Denver 9 2 0 .818 252 207 Kansas City 6 5 0 .545 287 220 Oakland 5 6 0 .455 264 280 San Diego 3 8 0 .273 244 307 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East

W L T Pct PF PA N.Y. Giants 5 6 0 .455 287 273 Washington 5 6 0 .455 241 267 Philadelphia 4 7 0 .364 243 274 Dallas 3 8 0 .273 204 267 South

W L T Pct PF PA Carolina 11 0 0 1.000 332 205 Atlanta 6 5 0 .545 260 234 Tampa Bay 5 6 0 .455 248 279 New Orleans 4 7 0 .364 261 339 North

W L T Pct PF PA Minnesota 8 3 0 .727 231 194 Green Bay 7 4 0 .636 262 215

Chicago Detroit

5 6 0 .455 231 264 4 7 0 .364 230 288 West

W L T Pct PF PA Arizona 9 2 0 .818 355 229 Seattle 6 5 0 .545 267 222 St. Louis 4 7 0 .364 186 230 San Francisco 3 8 0 .273 152 271 Thursday’s Scores Detroit 45, Philadelphia 14 Carolina 33, Dallas 14 Chicago 17, Green Bay 13 Sunday’s Scores Houston 24, New Orleans 6 Kansas City 30, Buffalo 22 Oakland 24, Tennessee 21 Cincinnati 31, St. Louis 7 Minnesota 20, Atlanta 10 Washington 20, N.Y. Giants 14 Indianapolis 25, Tampa Bay 12 San Diego 31, Jacksonville 25 N.Y. Jets 38, Miami 20 Arizona 19, San Francisco 13 Seattle 39, Pittsburgh 30 Denver 30, New England 24, OT Monday’s Score Baltimore 33, Cleveland 27 Dec. 3 Games Green Bay at Detroit, 7:25 p.m.

Dec. 6 Games Arizona at St. Louis, noon Seattle at Minnesota, noon Jacksonville at Tennessee, noon San Francisco at Chicago, noon N.Y. Jets at N.Y. Giants, noon Atlanta at Tampa Bay, noon Houston at Buffalo, noon Baltimore at Miami, noon Cincinnati at Cleveland, noon Denver at San Diego, 3:05 p.m.

Kansas City at Oakland, 3:05 p.m.

Carolina at New Orleans, 3:25 p.m.

Philadelphia at New England, 3:25 p.m.

Indianapolis at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 7 Games Dallas at Washington, 7:30 p.m.

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TRUST NOTICE IN THE MATTER OF THE TRUST: David L. Vorhies Trust To all persons regarding David L. Vorhies, deceased, who died on or about 15th day of November, 2015. You are hereby notified that Nancy J. Kauzlarich n/k/a Ross and Susan L. Jones is the trustee of the David L. Vorhies Revocable Trust, dated the 18th day of June, 1999 and 1st Amendment dtd 6/26/2012.

Any action to contest the validity of the trust must be brought in the District Court of Jasper County, Iowa, within the later to occur of four (4) months from the date of second publication of this notice or thirty (30) days from the date of mailing this notice to all heirs of the decedent settlor and the spouse of the decedent settlor whose identities are reasonably ascertainable. Any suit not filed within this period shall be forever barred.

Notice is further given that any person or entity possessing a claim against the trust must mail proof of the claim to the trustee at the address listed below via certified mail, return receipt requested, by the later to occur of four (4) months from the second publication of this notice or thirty (30) days from the date of mailing this notice if required or the claim shall be forever barred unless paid or otherwise satisfied.

Dated this 17th day of November, 2015.

David L. Vorhies Revocable Trust Nancy J. Ross and Susan L. Jones, Co-Trustees 2904 S. 3rd Ave. E. Newton, IA 50208 2700 E. 40th Des Moines, IA 50317 Mark A. Otto, ICIS PIN#: AT0005939 OTTO LAW OFFICE PLLC Attorney for Trustee 123 W 2nd St. N., PO Box 1356 Newton, IA 50208 Address mark@ottolawyers.com Date of second publication 8th day of December, 2015.

December 1 & 8

THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT JASPER COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF Donald L. Wignall, Deceased Probate No. ESPR036779 NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Donald L. Wignall, Deceased, who died on or about November 12, 2015: You are hereby notified that on the 20th day of November, 2015, the last will and testament of Donald L. Wignall, deceased, bearing date of the 4th day of September, 2003, * was admitted to probate in the above named court and that David Andrew Wignall and Joseph Anthony Wignall were appointed executors of the estate. Any action to set aside the will must be brought in the district court of said county within the later to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the will whose identities are reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred.

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

Dated this 20th day of November, 2015.

Date of second publication: 8th day of December, 2015 Probate Code Section 304 David Andrew Wignall 2810 N.W. 5th St., Ankeny, IA 50023 Address Joseph Anthony Wignall 472 Sierra Pl., Gurnee, IL 60031 EXECUTORS OF ESTATE Ken J. Smith, ICIS PIN No: AT0007376 Attorney for the Executor UPDEGRAFF & SMITH 101 First Avenue West Newton, IA 50208 Address *Designated Codicil(s) if any, with date(s)

THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT JASPER COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF RICHARD E. OLSON, Deceased Probate No. ESPR036777 NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS To All Persons Interested in the Estate of RICHARD E. OLSON, Deceased, who died on or about September 30, 2011: You are hereby notified that on the November 18, 2015, the last will and testament of RICHARD E. OLSON, deceased, bearing date of the August 26, 1977 * was admitted to probate in the above named court and that Carol L. Higginbotham was appointed executor of the estate.

Any action to set aside the will must be brought in the district court of said county within the later to occur of four months from date of the second the publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the whose identities are will reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred.

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

Dated November 18, 2015.

Carol L. Higginbotham Executor of estate 11792 E. 86th St. S. Reasnor, IA 50232 Address *Designated Codicil(s) if any, with date(s) James Verrnon Hicks, Attorney for executor Johnston, Hicks & Griffith 109 N. Third St., Knoxville, IA 50138 Address Date of second publication 8th day of December, 2015 Probate Code Section 304 December 1 & 8

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Astrograph

Cantaloupe and pumpkin seeds look an awful lot alike, but come harvest time it’s pretty easy to tell the difference. While the Leo moon inspires posturing, posing and showing off, remember that the early stage of an endeavor is no time to psych yourself out by comparing yourself to others.

More development is needed to see what you’ve got.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Dec. 1).

You’ll close out the year feeling rich in love, vitality and possibility. You’ll assemble a dream team in January, each member with his or her own individual talents and perspectives. Together you’ll win a victory. April and July are the best for making

lucky deals and investments.

Distant lands offer opportunity in May. Taurus and Capricorn adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 9, 14, 44, 38 and 49.

ARIES (March 21-April 19).

You believe something you’ve been told, and this will tease you into action today, searching for a kind of missing treasure.

Maybe you won’t find the stuff of legend, but what you will find has value.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20).

You like routine -- your sign thrives on it -- and yet even methodical Taurus fears falling into a rut. That’s why you’ll obey your inner rebel, take an

unexpected turn and enjoy the surprising results as well as anyone.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). A person’s energy can’t help but get imprinted on anything and everything that a person touches, and you’ll feel this as you pick up a project where the last person left off.

CANCER (June 22-July 22).

It’s easy to be bold when you’re with the majority. You won’t be today, so it will take more courage to state your view. By sharing in a calm and thoughtful manner you could sway public opinion.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). If you can stay a bit detached, many things will be easier for you.

You’ll see that though the situation is imperfect, everyone is trying hard to contribute to the very best of his or her ability.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).

You’ll go fast when you’re alone, but do try and slow down when you’re in the group because, for starters, many will have a difficult time keeping up with you. Also, you’ll enjoy the slower pace.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). It was likely a wise (-cracking) Venus-ruled individual who once said, “Chocolate, men, coffee -- some things are better rich.”

With your opulent appetites lately, you can relate to the sentiment.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).

The day’s events require you to be more patient, respectful and forgiving toward a loved one than usual, which will come naturally to you. You’ll be similarly received should you ever need such mercy.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). The “frenemy” situation you have on your hands will prove to be a healthy and productive force in your life. The tension between you may be occurring because you two are more alike than either of you cares to admit.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).

The more you learn the more you realize that your previous way of thinking was too narrowly focused to realize all you could gain from a situation. New

insights inspire your move in an unforeseen direction.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18).

Once upon a time you found financial balance by learning how to want less and earn more.

You’ve also found it by wanting more and figuring out a way to make enough to afford it. Right now either way will work.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20).

You enjoy the respect of your peers when you think you’ve earned it, but you don’t require approval to keep going. The plan you’re imagining won’t make sense to everyone, but if it makes sense to you, that will be enough.

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