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Kelley deserts inaugural listening post Bans media from other scheduled forums

By Abigail Pelzer Newton Daily News

Jason W. Brooks/Daily News Bill Perrenoud made a short pitch at Monday’s Newton Community School District Board of Education meeting to continue its reconfiguration decision-making process. The board considered abandoning its 2016-17 reconfiguration at the urging of three board members, but a motion to rescind it was defeated by a 4-3 vote.

NCSD board to continue reconfiguration plan Cantu’s vote helps board stay on course

By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News After nearly a two-hour discussion, the Newton Community School District board of education voted to continue with its 201617 reconfiguration plan Monday night by a 4-3 vote.

Donna Cook, Ann Leonard and Robyn Friedman, the three board members who asked to have rescinding of the reconfiguration timeline placed on a regular meeting agenda as an action item, all voted to rescind the plan.

Board president Sheri Benson, vice president Travis Padget and board members Andy Elbert and Josh Cantu voted against the motion to rescind it. Cantu, who, like Leonard, joined the board in

September, took the longest pause of the seven during the roll call of the votes.

Reconfiguration as an action item might have been a surprise to many who have been following the process, as the NCSD board voted last spring to reconfigure its elementary schools at the start of the 2016-17 school year. However, Cook, Friedman and Leonard pushed to get a new action item, and it led to a discussion that focused on whether the reconfiguration was a worthy part of a larger plan to meet specific objectives.

Padget said during the meeting he initially didn’t want to see the topic revisited, but he was glad to have the conversation to really solidify the board’s position on reconfiguring. He said lower class

sizes, which is one of the board’s primary stated purposes for reconfiguring, was something that might have helped him when he was in elementary school.

“It kind of hits close to home, because I think that small class size can be very impactful,” Padget said. “I later chose my college based on small class sizes.”

Elbert echoed Padget’s experience and pointed out to more than one board member who asked for more time to study the process that the original committee recommendation to reduce class sizes was issued almost two years ago.

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BAXTER — Rep. Dan Kelley (D-Newton) left a listening post he scheduled in Baxter Monday before hearing f r o m about half a dozen constituKelley ents who gathered for the event, and later banned media from two other scheduled forums.

According to Doug Bishop, Baxter resident and Jasper County Treasurer, who is also a vocal opponent of Kelley’s, the state representative showed up late to the 4:30 p.m. meeting, scanned the crowd and left without saying a word.

“Needless to say, we were in a state of shock.

I have honestly never seen anything like that,” Bishop said.

Larry Cleverley, a farmer who is facing eminent domain proceedings with the Iowa Department of Transportation’s plans for a diamond interchange scheduled for Highway

330 in Jasper County, was among those gathered.

Cleverley claims he’s been unable to reach Kelley to assist him with the state’s plans, which takes nearly 60 acres of his land — including all his certified organic farmland — to build the $14.4 million interchange at the intersection of U.S. Highway 330/65 and Iowa 117.

“We just looked at each other and said, ‘what just happened here,’” Cleverley said.

“Doug (Bishop) had called me and said (Kelley) has this listening post. I didn’t have anything better going on, so maybe it would be an opportunity to talk about where we are in this (intersection) process and see if he has any advice. I went over with low expectations and those low expectations were exceeded exponentially.”

Cleverley said he plans on attending Kelley’s listening post Thursday in Colfax to ask Kelley about his behavior in Baxter.

At about 10 p.m.

Monday, Kelley sent an email to local media explaining that two other listening posts scheduled this week will be closed to the media.

“My listening posts are an opportunity for constituents to speak directly with me,” Kelley wrote in the email. “As you know, I do a lot of KELLEY | 3A

4 Newton children City addressing lack of housing test positive for meth; 2 caretakers arrested

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News Two Newton women are charged with child endangerment after four children in their care tested positive for methamphetamine.

Cristy J. Clark, 29, and Somer M. Speer, 28, were arrested on Wednesday after children ages 2, 4, 6 and 9 all tested positive for methamphetamine, according to the Newton Police Department.

Authorities initially began the investigation at a home in the 800 block of East 12th Street North in October, according to a police report.

Clark is listed as the caretaker of the 2, 4 and 6 year old and faces three charges of child endangerment. Officers were told that Mariah Dawson and Eric McDonnell, who were caring for the three children, were staying with Speer who is

Clark

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the caretaker of the 9-year-old child.

Speer, Dawson and McDonnell all tested positive for meth or admitted to using it while in the care of the children they were responsible for, according to police.

Clark is being held on a $7,500 bond at the Jasper County Jail. Speer was released on bond the day of her arrest.

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

As the city continues to work toward its goal of growing Newton’s population, specifically targeting young families, an analysis of home ownership and property values throughout the community were completed. In comparison with the state of Iowa and more locally, Jasper County, the City of Newton has a lower home ownership rate as of 2012.

In 2012, Iowa had a home ownership rate of 72 percent with Jasper County following at 71 percent.

According to data from the American Community Survey, a warning trend was shown from 2010 until 2012 as the home ownership rate fell from about 66 percent to about 58 percent.

The city has seen a reverse to the trend and in 2013, the most recent year for data, the city had climbed back to about 61 percent.

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In response to the trends, the city started an aggressive pursuit of housing development which resulted in new housing projects throughout the community. Currently, there are three examples of new housing in Newton including Fountain Hills, located on the west side of town, where two homes have been built.

“These homes will serve as

a basis for the types of homes that will be built out in the rest of that subdivision,” said Newton’s Management Analyst Natalie Umsted in a report.

Also, two speculative homes are currently underway in Eastgate Meadows subdivision and Fairmeadows North has five homes under construction.

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Jamee A. Pierson/Daily News Five homes are currently under construction at Fairmeadows North, one of three housing developments throughout the community. The city hopes to bring new and potentially younger families to Newton by offering new housing options.

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Agriculture

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Farmland values fall for second consecutive year

By Wendong Zhang Iowa State University AMES — Average Iowa farmland value is now estimated to be $7,633 per acre — having dropped in value for the second consecutive year.

Per acre value declined $310, or 3.9 percent, since last year’s survey. Farmland values have now fallen almost 13 percent from the historically high 2013 values.

Land values were determined by the 2015 Iowa Land Value Survey, which was conducted in November by the Center for Agricultural and Rural Development at Iowa State University and Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. Results from the survey are similar to results by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and the Realtors Land Institute.

The $7,633 per acre, and 3.9 percent drop in value, represents the state as a whole, although values are also determined by crop reporting districts (district hereafter) and each of Iowa’s 99 counties individually according to low, medium-, and high-quality farmland ratings.

Farmland values hit a historic peak of $8,716 per acre in 2013, but declined 8.9 percent to $7,943 the following

year. The drop in value this year is smaller than that of last year, but now marks the third time values have fallen since 2009.

The 3.9 percent decline may seem less than what many people speculated, but this is not out of line due to a mix of factors, including a lot of cash in hand for many farmers, market expectation of this decline early on, robust livestock returns, and strong recreation-

al demand. Despite decreasing again, farmland values are still more than twice the reported values from 10 years ago, and almost 14 percent higher than 2011 values.

For the third year in a row, Scott and Decatur counties reported the highest and lowest farmland values, respectively. Decatur County reported a value per acre of $3,514, a drop of $73, or about 2 percent, from last year’s report.

Submitted Photo Bees are key pollinators in the life-cycle process. Courses will be held at locations around the state — including Des Moines, Ankeny, Knoxville and Marshalltown — in 2016 to teach Iowans how to become beekeepers.

Classes help Iowans become beekeepers Some classes sponsored by Honey Producers Association

By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News It’s easy to love pollinators when the pollinators are Monarch butterflies.

After all, most of us can picture the beautiful flapping wings of a butterfly, adding a great visual element to an essential process.

However, not all pollinators are created equal, and some of the small creatures that carry on nature’s important business happen to be the ones who make us fearful of their stings — some of us for very medically sound reasons.

Bees are key pollinators in the life-cycle process. The Iowa Department of Agriculture has announced 27 beekeeping courses will be held at locations around the state in 2016 to teach Iowans how to become beekeepers.

While there are no Jasper County locations currently on the list, there are some courses offered in cities located in neighboring counties. These cities include Des Moines, Ankeny, Knoxville and Marshalltown.

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey said the 27 courses are a record number, and will include both beginner and advanced beekeeper classes.

“We continue to see interest grow in beekeeping, both among hobby-

ists who might just have a hive or two and commercial producers who can have thousands of hives,” Northey said. “These courses provide an excellent opportunity for new beekeepers, or those who are interested in getting started, to learn from experienced Iowa beekeepers who understand our seasons and environment how to successfully raise bees.”

There are currently about 4,500 beekeepers in Iowa that manage more than 45,000 colonies of honey bees.

These honey bees produce about 4 million pounds of honey annually, valued at more than $8 million.

Honey bees are also responsible for the pollination of many Iowa crops.

Field and horticultural crops, home gardens and plants eaten by wildlife are dependent on bee pollination for the production of their fruits, nuts and seeds.

The Department of Agriculture says the economic value of honey bees as crop pollinators in Iowa has been estimated at $92 million annually.

Early enrollment for many of these courses is important so courses can meet minimum enrollment numbers.

Fees will vary by location; only one course is currently listed as costing more than $95.

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The importance of re-growing the pollinator population is a movement approached by many government agencies and nonprofit organizations.

It has a presence in Jasper County, which includes the Neal Smith Wildlife Refuge’s “People for Pollinators” program.

The program’s website addresses the essential role of pollinating by bees and other creatures.

“Over the past 150 years, Iowa’s landscape has become the most transformed out of the entire United States.

We now have less than one-tenth of 1 percent of our original prairie habitat left,” the website states. “This habitat is important to pollinator species like the monarch butterfly, the rusty patch bumble bee and the regal fritillary.”

Katie Cantu is a naturalist with Jasper County Conservation, which regularly makes presentations to youth about the importance of bees and other pollinators.

“Bees are responsible for one out of every three bites of food we eat,” Cantu said. “Think of a world without beans, tomatoes, onions and carrots, not to mention the hundreds of other vegetables, oilseeds and fruits that are dependent on bees for pollination.

And then there’s the livestock that are

dependent upon bee-pollinated forage plants, such as clover. No human activity or ingenuity could ever replace the work of bees, yet it is largely taken for granted. People do not realize just how easy it is to help or hinder their effectiveness as crop pollinators or how much is lost by their loss. Unfortunately, there has been a major decline in native pollinators due in part to habitat loss and alteration, introduced species, and pesticide use.”

For more information on becoming a beekeeper, refer to the IHPA website and online monthly newsletter at www.abuzzaboutbees.com or contact Andrew Joseph, state apiarist with the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, at 515-725-1481 or andrew.joseph@iowaagriculture. gov.

Note that not all of these courses are sponsored by the IHPA and the information presented by the instructors is not necessarily endorsed by the association’s producers. Additionally, none of the courses are sponsored by the Iowa Department of Agriculture and the information presented by the instructors is not necessarily endorsed by the Department.

View the entire list and more about the classes here: http://bit.ly/1NQoxNm Contact Jason W. Brooks at 641-792-3121 ext.

6532 or jbrooks@newtondailynews.com

Local News Vote Continued from Page 1A made many points during Monday’s meeting and had many pages of notes handy. She made an passionate plea to “slow down” and rethink the idea of reconfiguring, because of both budget concerns and lack of a fiveyear plan.

Superintendent Bob Callaghan made some passionate statements of his own. He took exception to Cook’s assertion that the district would be reducing the overall number of special-education teachers, and he reiterated his assessment that the Berg Complex, where his daughters attend school, while uncomfortable and a sort of maintenance money pit, is a safe facility.

Friedman echoed many of Cook’s concerns about long-term planning, pointing out confusion over classroom technology upgrades as one example. Leonard raised her voice when she spoke about how her need to question the decision to reconfigure has led to accusations that she “doesn’t care about the kids.”

Housing Continued from Page 1A Without new housing stock and attracting a new population of home buyers, Newton’s home ownership rate is likely going to continue to drop, Umsted said. According to data from the Community Housing Assessment Team Study conducted by the city in 2011, approximately 30 percent of all owner occupied homes are headed by a person 65 years of age or older.

The city, through the Newton Housing Devel-

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Benson pointed out that co-teaching — a valued tool in its current NCSD arrangement — can be delivered in a slightly different model.

The current model could cost the district as much as $180,000 per year, depending on the experience level of the teachers involved.

Cantu, the apparent swing vote, didn’t speak much before sharing most of his thoughts shortly before the vote was taken.

“Since I came on board, I’ve been preparing for a district that will include four (reconfigured) schools,” Cantu said. “I feel some of the same things I’ve heard tonight.

But I feel we’ve got to take the decision made and build on it.”

There were also six people who spoke during the public forum, with four encouraging the board to move forward with its plan. Former board vice president Bill Perrenoud, whose vote for reconfiguration may have contributed to his loss in September’s election, was one of the five to advocate for moving ahead.

More about this topic will be addressed in a stoopment Corporation, is also advertising a housing initiative of $10,000 in cash for those who close on a new home built in 2015 and is worth more than $160,000. The buyers will also receive at “Get to Know Newton” welcome package valued at more than $3,000 with such amenities as a season pass for a family of four to the Iowa Speedway, YMCA one year family membership and Maytag Pool one year family pass.

“If the community fails to attract a younger population over the coming years, both population

ry in Wednesday’s Newton Daily News.

The meeting lasted more than three and a half hours. That doesn’t include the 25-minute presentation and questions involving state Sen. Chaz Allen regarding legislative funding for education that took place before Monday’s regular meeting.

An additional public input meeting on busing and new attendance areas has been scheduled for 6 p.m. Monday in the Berg Middle School cafeteria.

Monday’s meeting was the board’s only regular meeting of December.

The next meeting is set for Jan. 11 at Emerson Hough.

In other actions Monday, the board: • Voted unanimously to hire the team of Sara Opie and Jeff Huggins, two seasoned Des Moines-area public relations consultants, to aid with the general-obligation Berg Complex re-build bond election, set for September 2016. The terms will include a $100-per-hour charge with a guideline of 400 total hours.

• Approved a plan

by Berg Middle School teacher and student-counand the home-ownership rate will likely decrease,” Umsted said.

In conjunction with getting people into town and buying houses, the city has had to contend with decreasing property values, specifically from 2011 to 2014. A warning trend was assessed as property values dropped from about $200 million taxable valuation in 2011 to $185 million in 2014.

The city had been at a low of $180 million taxable valuations in 2008 but had seen a positive trend up until 2011.

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cil sponsor Tyler Stewart to hold an upcoming lip-sync fundraiser.

Members of the student council came with Stewart to Monday’s meeting to explain the event and some other recent BMS activities.

• Hear departmental supervisors’ reports from Jack Suttek of maintenance, who went over details of a plan to use Newton Correctional Facility offenders at no cost to the district to help move large items during next summer’s reconfiguration, and from Technology Supervisor Dan Sloan, who discussed the plan to cover more of Newton High School’s hallways with video surveillance.

• Approved two course updates to the 2016-17 Newton High School Handbook.

• Set times during the Jan. 11 regular meeting for public hearings on bids for new surveillance camera installation at Newton High School and on administration center internal communication wiring.

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

ty value are important to track because local government depends on property taxes for a substantial portion of revenue. If property assessments dip, the government feels the effects in the budget,” Umsted said. “Property value is also a useful sign for the health of the local economy.”

Umsted did say that part of the decline in property value can be

Kelley Continued from Page 1A case-work as a legislator. Listening posts are often my initial point of contact with constituents needing help with personal and private business, many times related to state agencies, including, but not exclusive to DHS. To protect the privacy of these constituents and honor the purpose of these events, listening posts are closed to media.”

He also said there will be “plenty of public forums before and after the legislative session begins.”

“To close a public event to media doesn’t fall in line with values we in the Iowa newspaper industry appreciate,” said Newton Daily News Publisher Dan Goetz. “While newspapers often push for open government and transparency, Mr. Kelley appears to be challenging it.”

Kelley did not return a phone call or email for comment before presstime.

Kelley announced last week he was hosting a series of listening posts to gather input from local residents about the upcoming legislative session.

“I’m optimistic about the upcoming session, but I want to hear from Jasper County residents on issues that are important to them so I can take those ideas with me to the statehouse in January,” Kelley said. “I plan to stay focused on revitalizing Iowa’s small businesses by helping them expand and grow. We need to continue to create more jobs here in Jasper County to help workers build the skills they need to land a good-paying job.”

Kelley has scheduled other listening posts from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Newton Public Library and from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Thursday at the Colfax Library.

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

attributed to the commercial and industrial property tax reduction. In 2013, commercial and industrial taxable valuations were reduced by 5 percent with an additional 5 percent reduction in 2014.

Those reductions were a part of the state’s tax reduction program, which the state is rebating cities for the amount of property taxes lost in fiscal years 2015 and 2016.

Following 2016, the

rebate will be set at the dollar amount equal to 10 percent of total commercial and industrial valuation in fiscal year 2016.

That will result in significantly less revenue to the city, Umsted said, as the rebate will not match inflation rates or account for future growth or investment in the city.

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

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Opinion

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Keeping Me on My Toes

Be careful, Santa

By Jamee A. Pierson Staff Writer

www.newtondailynews.com | Tuesday | Dec. 15, 2015

Santa Claus almost messed up this year. And by Santa Claus I mean me.

I have been preparing for the holiday for several months, but more intently the last couple of weeks. As the bags began to pile up in our closet, aka the North Pole, I decided to get them out and organize a bit between the two girls. Also my husband had not seen everything the elves had made so I wanted to clue him in on what would be under the tree.

As I sorted and showed what each girl was getting, I cautiously watched the door to make sure two little girls weren’t going to try to pop their heads in.

Overall in life, I am not much of a risk taker, I like plans and lists to feel reassured, so having all the presents out in the open

while the girls were home was living on the edge.

I was just about to the last few packages when I heard footsteps running down the hallway, and the door starting to come open.

It was both of my girls, but only my oldest daughter saw anything.

Because we had a bit of a warning, my husband jumped up and they were out of sight in seconds. I thought we had avoided any contact, but I was wrong.

My oldest daughter began asking about the boxes she saw and what they were for.

I thought I was being pretty sneaky and brought out a few toys that we had purchased for an upcoming birthday party, claiming that is what she saw.

Not one to be fooled, she told

me straight out that she saw the pig game she had been wanting and wanted to know what it was doing in there. As I started to deny, deny, deny I came up with the idea of writing Santa a letter to let him know everything she wanting, including the pig game.

It proved a successful distraction, and we set out writing Santa a letter. I have to say, it was one of the most adorable moments I have had with my kids.

We had gone to see Santa earlier that day, and she had remembered to tell him about one toy she wanted, but she had a list, along with things for her sister, to give to Santa. As she told me what to write, I knew this letter would be tucked away in her box for her to read

when she is in high school or older.

After we finished up the letter we had to figure out a way to get it to Santa. By this time it was evening, and I came up with the idea that Santa has elves working at the post office and if we brought the letter there to the special mailbox, the elves would take it right away to Santa.

Thankfully, still being young, they believe every word of my story, and we set off to the post office where I “delivered” the letter and all was right in the world again. Now I just have to make sure Santa is a little more careful until the big day gets here.

Contact Jamee A. Pierson at 641-792-3121 ext. 6534

Living and Dion

Assassinating Donald Trump

Letters to the Editor

Democrats represent at mock caucus Rep. Dan Kelley Newton The people of Jasper County take the caucuses seriously, and it was no surprise to me to see

Newton’s housing plans are ‘fairytale’ Ben Miller Newton Recently, the City of Newton has ushered efforts to improve housing within Newton. With new homes in Agnes Patterson area and plans to renovate the old Maytag building into apartments.

As I do believe housing issues need to be addressed, can we face

Protect our constitution Robert A. Dahlquist St. Orange, Calif.

The basis of the philosophy of the Democratic Party is that people should trust the government for all their needs and to achieve that goal the party requires total people control. Individual initiative by people to provide for their own existence and improving their life is an entrepreneurial spirit. It is mocked,

so many Democrats come out last Thursday night to prepare and learn about the steps we’ll take together to elect our next president.

We are part of a great tradition as Jasper County Democrats — we learn about candidates, we lis-

ten, and we make sure candidates are listening to us. The message is clear — no matter who you caucus for, your voice is going to be heard. So to everyone who came out last week — thank you.

When you come out to caucus in February, bring a friend.

these issues realistically? The new houses being built are listed for more than $240,000. The average home price in Newton is close to $90,000 and the median household income in Newton is $8,000 lower than the state average. Do these homes really fit the demographics of what Newton needs?

The new apartments are intended for young professionals, or as a person on facebook mentioned “hard-working, mid-

dle-class families.” My question to this is how many white collar jobs for the young professionals are there here? Do one and two bedroom apartments serve families well?

I commend this effort to improve Newton and I want to see it grow, improve and flourish.

However, we cannot try to make Newton into something it is not and continue with this fairytale plan the city has.

hindered or crushed by Democrats who require a mass group of people such as poorly educated and illegal immigrants to maintain birth-to-death control.

Unless the public are denuded of their guns, Democrats believe control cannot be imposed on the population. Thus they campaign extensively to galvanize support for more gun control even as Islamic terrorism is increasing. Witness the Paris and San Bernardino massacres when the Democrats initially

denied it was Islamic terrorism.

Gun control under whatever falsity is pandered such as harassing gun owners by passing the New York SAFE Act limiting them to seven-round magazines that are not even manufactured. That act also would have disarmed law enforcement in that state. All American’s must learn from history that Hitler, Stalin, Mao and other despots banned individual ownership of guns to gain and maintain control.

The First Amendment

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

You know the old question.

It’s 1930. You’re in German y , standing beh i n d Adolf Hitler in a dark a l l e y.

No one else. Just you two. By Marc Dion Y o u have a pistol in your hand.

No one will ever know what you did.

Do you shoot him?

If you shoot him, you’ll save millions of lives, but you’ll be a murderer.

It’s 2015. You’re standing behind Donald Trump in a dark alley.

No. I used to congratulate myself on living in a tolerant country because, though he is the first African-American president and a liberal, no one has ever seriously tried to assassinate Barack Obama.

I was born in 1957.

When I was young, we shot political figures we didn’t like. Oh, yeah.

A couple of Kennedys, Martin Luther King Jr., George Wallace. It was a less “politically correct” country in those days.

Now, when you can get a white man off the couch and fully enraged, the wsack job shoots up an abortion clinic. Gotta protect America from those terrified, pregnant teens.

You’ve got a lotta people in this country who are heavily gunned, and if you talk to ‘em, they’re just waiting. They’re waiting to gun down a Shia-loving Muslim. They’re waiting to blast away at federal agents when they “come for my guns.” They’re waiting for the revolution.

They’re great at waiting, these guys.

Rich people broke nearly every union in the country, destroying most of the working and middle class. The guys with the guns didn’t do ANYTHING. The jobs got shipped overseas and the guys who own 67 rifles stayed

home. The company took away your pension and made you work forced overtime. Did that make you grab your Glock? Hell, no! You’re waiting for some guy named Abdul to come to your house and make your wife wear a veil.

Then, you’ll shoot ... if you can still afford bullets.

What does it take to get you potbelly patriots out the door? Why are CEOs hardly ever shot by people whose lives they’ve crippled?

I do NOT favor the murder of very corporate greed head who ever looted a company, shipped work overseas or helped blow up the housing bubble, but I don’t have a cellar full of guns, and I don’t wear camouflage pants to the grocery store. I am, however, surrounded by “Don’t Tread On Me” patriots who can’t be counted on to respond violently to any insult or outright robbery committed by any American who owns a suit.

These guys are going to “take back America?”

Hell, these guys couldn’t even keep Steve Jobs from shipping America to China, where $40-a-month semi-enslaved workers made nearly everything he sold.

I’m not a tough guy, though my urban neighborhood is much scarier than the suburbs where you’ll find many of America’s ready-for-the-revolution patriots. In my neighborhood, you hurt somebody if you say you’re going to hurt somebody.

Of course, we buy our guns from each other, with no pretense of legality because we KNOW we might have to use the thing sooner or later. None of us have ever been to a shooting range, either. Who’s got that kind of money?

The country is full of freelance “soldiers” who can’t wait to protect me from Muslims. I’m learning to say “Allah Akbar” like I really mean it.

Marc Munroe Dion is a nationally syndicated columnist.

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Obituaries LeRoy DeReus Dec. 13, 2015 LeRoy DeReus, 88, of Newton died Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines.

A memorial service will be at 2 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 17, at the Howard Street Christian Church in Colfax. The family will greet friends after the service with a luncheon

Edward H. Claseman Dec. 13, 2015 Edward H. Claseman, the son of John F. and Mary (Determan) Claseman, was born May 4, 1924, in Long Prairie, Minn.

Ed was raised on the family farm and started working the farm with his dad at a very early age.

On May 18, 1949, Ed was united in marriage with Rosalie C. Miller at St. Mary’s Catholic

Rebecca L. Schroyer Dec. 13, 2015

Rebecca “Becky” L. Schroyer, 73, of Baxter, died Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015, at Baxter Healthcare. A funeral service will be at 11 a.m.

F r i d a y, Dec. 18 at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory. The

at the church. Memorials to the Howard Street Christian Church may be left at the church the day of the service or at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory.

LeRoy, the son of Arie and Sylvia (Miller) DeReus, was born July 25, 1927, in the rural Prairie City/Mitchellville area. He was a lifelong resident of Jasper County. LeRoy served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II. LeRoy was united in marriage with JoAnn Bonnett March

10, 1950, in Newton.

They were blessed with three children, Randy, Deana and Kim. LeRoy worked as a farmer and for the Maytag Company. He later worked at Winpower for many years and then for Farm Service. He was a member of the Howard Street Christian Church and enjoyed working on small engines and collecting toy tractors.

Those left to honor LeRoy’s memory are his three children, Randy (Dixie) DeReus of Kellogg, Deana (Terry) Lewis of Monroe and

Kim (Mark) Froah of Newton; four grandchildren, Jason Lewis, Lindsay (Travis) Landwehr, Lisa (Ryan) Braheny and Ben (Emily) Froah; his four great-grandchildren, Charlotte, Victoria, Henry and Emmy; brother-in-law, Dale Ross of Florida; his sister-in-law, Robinette DeReus of Boone; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, JoAnn in 2012; sisters, Betty DeReus and Doris Ross; and his brother, Raymond DeReus.

Church in Long Prairie, Minn. Ed worked as a telephone contractor for Evan’s Construction from 1948 until 1962.

He then worked as a construction supervisor for the United Telephone Company from 1962 through 1972, when he started his own company, C & E Inc. and worked until his retirement in 1989.

Ed enjoyed playing cards, traveling to antique tractor and steam engine shows and coffee time with his buddies at Hardee’s, Hy-Vee or wherever coffee was being served. He and Rosalie enjoyed traveling to Arizona for 12 winters. Ed was a mem-

ber of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Newton.

Ed died Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015, at Newton Village Care Center in Newton. He was 91 years old. Ed was preceded in death by his parents; his three brothers; and his seven sisters.

Those left to honor Ed’s memory include his wife of 66 years, Rosalie of Newton; his children, Dennis Claseman, Gary (Darla) Claseman, Diane (David) Larson, David ( Jacque) Claseman, Susan Claseman and Bonnie (Brad) Vos all of Newton; his seven grandchildren, Carrie (Eric) James, Dr. Stephanie (Matt) Timm, An-

gie Larson, Cory Claseman (Stefanie Trout), Andrew (Amanda) Claseman, Jaycie Vos and Amy Vos; and a special nephew, Jerome Broder.

A funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 17 at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Newton. The family will greet friends Thursday morning from 9:30 a.m. until service time at the church. Pence-Reese Funeral Home and Cremation Services have been entrusted with the arrangements.

Memorials may be designated in Ed’s name and may be left at the church or at Pence-Reese Funeral Home.

family will greet friends from 10 a.m. until the time of service on Friday at the funeral home and after the service with a lunch at the Baxter United Congregational Church.

Memorials in Becky’s name or to Skiff Hospice may be left at the funeral home.

Becky, the daughter of Clarence and Lucille (Robbins) Dammeier, was born Dec. 26, 1941, in Jasper County

by Metz. She graduated from Newton High School in 1961. Becky

was united in marriage with Tom Schroyer on Feb. 16, 1963, in Baxter.

They lived in Newton for a short time before making their home in Baxter. Becky worked for many years at Party Time Pizza in Newton before being the cook at the Baxter Community Schools from 1985 until her retirement in 2007. She was also a devoted homemaker. Becky attended the Baxter United Congregational Church. She enjoyed embroidery, camping and spending

time with her family.

Those left to honor Becky’s memory are her grandson, Wade Lintz of Des Moines; nephew, Gene Fultz of Alburnett; and a great-nephew, Shawn Fultz. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Tom in 2008; son, Danny in infancy; daughter, Deonne Schroyer Lintz in 2006; twin sister, Marvel Dammeier; sisters, Doris Bosma and Barb Miller; and brothers, Charles Dammeier and Donald Dammeier.

Births Madelyn Michelle VanBalen Dec. 7, 2015 Ashley VanBalen of Newton, is pleased to announce the birth of her daughter, Madelyn Michelle VanBalen, born Dec. 7, 2015, at Skiff Medical Cen-

ter in Newton. She weighed 7 pounds, 8.3 ounces and measured 21.5 inches.

Grandparents are Darlene and Glenn VanBalen of Newton.

Great-grandmother is Pam McDaniel Hudson.

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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.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 8 p.m.

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

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

• Christmas Music at the Courthouse will begin at noon Wednesday at Jasper County Courthouse in Newton. Newton Christian School students will provide noon hour concerts. The fifth through eighth grade students will sing. Feel free to bring a brown bag lunch and enjoy the music while you have lunch.

• Rep. Dan Kelley will host a Newton Listening Post from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Newton Public Library, 100 N. Third Ave. W. • 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.

• Preschool Story Time will meet at 10:30 a.m.

Thursday at Newton Public Library, 100 N. Third Ave. W. Story time for preschoolers, ages 3 to 5, siblings are welcome. Story time includes books, music, fingerplays and a simple craft. Questions, call Youth Services Librarian Phyllis Peter at 641792-4108.

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

• Newton Community Blood Drive will begin at 1 p.m. Thursday at Newton DMACC Conference Center, 600 N. Second Ave. W. Schedule a blood donation appointment online at lifeservebloodcenter.org or call 800-287-4903.

• Wine Down Thursday will begin at 5 p.m.

Thursday at Van Wijk Winery, 802 Fourth St. in Sully. Ideal for singles and couples looking for things to do.

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Police Blotter Newton Police Department • Marlene Yacoub, 40, of Des Moines, is charged with driving while license suspended after authorities pulled her over at 7:45 p.m. Thursday in the 200 block of Highway 14 North. She was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

• Bryan L. Daniels, 52, of Newton, was arrested on Jasper County warrant after authorities were called at 10:32 a.m. Thursday to 115 N. Second Ave. E. He was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

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• Richard C. Lewis, 51, of Newton, is charged with domestic abuse assault impeding air/blood flow after authorities were called at 10:55 p.m.

Thursday to 1800 W. Fourth St. N. Officers were called about an assault and spoke with the victim who said Lewis became angry and grabbed her by the throat, choking her.

She had redness and bruising.

He also allegedly kicked her in

the shin with work boots. He was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

• Paige O. Kepler, 25, of Newton, is charged with domestic abuse assault after authorities were called at 11:15 p.m. Saturday to 1613 W. Seventh St. S. Officers were called about a physical domestic disturbance and spoke with the victim who said Kepler came to the residence wanting to speak to the victim. Kepler allegedly kicked the door in, kicked the victim in the stomach and slapped the victim causing a cut on his lip. She was taken to

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• Elizabeth A. Carpenter, 51, of Newton, is charged with assault causing bodily injury or mental illness after authorities were called at 12:07 a.m.

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• Jeffrey S. Winchell, 50, of Grinnell, is charged with consumption/intoxication in public places after authorities were called at 1:07 a.m. Saturday to the 2200 block of South Eighth Avenue East. Officers responded after an incomplete 911 call and were told of a man who ran to the back of the house as they arrived. Officers found Winchell, who admitted to being in the residence. He admitted to drinking and said he was intoxicated. He was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

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Wife’s retirement jitters need adjustment therapy

DEAR ABBY: I’m writing about the letter you printed from “Excited in Maryland” (Aug. 16), whose wife makes snide comments about his impending retirement. That milestone is the biggest, scariest life change people make — a time marker like no other.

With many people, our identity is tied to our careers. In my case, I enjoyed a long, successful career as a social worker, counselor, teacher and mother.

I wasn’t the primary breadwinner and was able to work less than full time.

When I retired seven years ago, my day was my own, with little accountability to my husband. I had quiet when I wanted it, music of my own choosing, ate when and what I wanted — and complete privacy all day, every day.

My husband, one of the nicest men I’ve ever known, retired two years ago, and I still haven’t come to terms with the fact that he’s home all the time. He doesn’t ask me to do anything differently, but he’s HERE, which means my definition of privacy has changed.

I realize how lucky I am to have him, our long marriage, our health, our kids and financial stability. I just need a predictable block of time I can depend on to have the house all to myself.

That letter writer’s wife may be worried about the huge change that is coming. My husband has enough interests, hobbies and projects that he’s always busy, but we are different people. He can get lost in his project while I’m “on alert” for any interruption, real or imagined.

A couple of my friends have decided to postpone retirement because they don’t want to be home all day with their husbands. They are both mental health therapists, but they can’t talk with their husbands about it. If THEY can’t, then who can? This seems to be the most major life challenge yet, but I can’t find anyone who’s willing to discuss it. Is there anyone out there to

honestly help us negotiate this phase?

— LIZ IN IOWA DEAR LIZ: Because of the complicated nature of their work, many therapists have therapists of their own. That is what I would have recommended, if either of the couples you mentioned in your letter had asked, to improve their level of communication.

As for the rest of us “regular” folks, a licensed family therapist would be qualified to help. I agree that retirement requires an adjustment on the part of both spouses. You should look for a counselor who is older and who can empathize with what you and your husband are experiencing.

DEAR ABBY: My father-in-law picks his nose. I had a birthday dinner for my wife with 15 people around the restaurant table, when her father inserted his forefinger into his nostril and started digging. Sometimes he digs for up to 10 minutes. My wife says, “Don’t look.” What would Abby do? — JOHN IN FORT WORTH, TEXAS DEAR JOHN: Abby would use the first chance she got to speak to the man alone and tell him that picking his nose in public grosses people out. Then she’d suggest the next time he feels the urge, he should leave the table, head for a restroom and take care of it in private.

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High school closing baby nursery after 25 years MUSCATINE — Muscatine High School says it will close the school’s nursery next year, citing the rapid decline in teen pregnancy. The nursery was opened in 1990 to provide day care services so teen parents could remain in school and graduate. The nursery has been operated by the school, the Muscatine Community Y and Trinity Public Health. It will close at the end of the current school year. Funds that have been used for the nursery will be used to boost teen pregnancy prevention efforts.

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Officials: Woman dies from injuries in western Iowa fire DENISON — A woman has died in a western Iowa house fire.

The fire occurred early Saturday morning along First Avenue North in Denison.

Authorities say 56-year-old Craig Streck and 37-year-old Wendy Waldemar were in the home at the time of the fire and were transported to Crawford County Memorial Hospital.

Officials say Waldemar died from injuries she sustained in the fire. Streck received minor injuries.

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New plan to extend life of Clinton County landfill CLINTON — A plan is in the works to add 75 years of life to the current Clinton County landfill.

The plan to expand the landfill’s life was presented Thursday at a Clinton County Area Solid Waste Agency meeting.

Agency director of operations and education Brad Seward says the latest plan will replace a 2005 expansion plan.

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HAMPTON — Franklin County authorities are investigating the shooting death of a Waterloo woman.

Sheriff ’s deputies have arrested 60-year-old Ronald Rand in the Sunday shooting death of his girlfriend, 51-yearold Michelle Key, at a house in Hampton.

The sheriff ’s office says it responded to a call just before 6 p.m. reporting a possible suicidal person at that house. Arriving deputies found Key’s body and say she had died of a gunshot wound.

5 Man found guilty in abuse of 13-month-old boy

NORA SPRINGS — A Nora Springs man has been found guilty after police say he caused his girlfriend’s 13-month-old son’s head trauma. Tylan DeBeir, 25, was convicted Friday of child endangerment resulting in serious injury. DeBeir faces up to 10years in prison when he’s sentenced on Feb. 8. Police say the boy was hurt shortly after his mother left for work March 30, 2013, leaving the baby sleeping in a playpen.

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Newton man charged with three counts of burglary, theft Warrant leads to Izzak Walton League incident suspect Newton Daily News Jasper County Sheriff ’s Office and Newton Police Department announced the recent arrest of a Newton man who was wanted for a string of local burglaries, including one at the Izaak Walton League in Newton.

Scott A. Johnson, 26, of Newton, was found at a residence in the 900 block of

East 12th Street North in Newton on We d n e s d a y, according to a news release. Johnson was wanted on warrants for failure Johnson to appear on four counts of third-degree burglary and one count of possession of burglar tools. He was taken into custody, and a cash only bond has been set at $15,000.

During the arrest, law en-

File Photo Former Vermont governor and Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean is scheduled to be in Newton on Tuesday. He’s set to stump for Hillary Clinton in an organizing event set for 4:45 p.m. at Clinton’s Newton campaign office, on the east side of the courthouse square.

Howard Dean to stump for Clinton in Newton Former presidential candidate will be in town Tuesday Newton Daily News Former Vermont governor and Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean is scheduled to be in Newton on Tuesday. He’s set to stump for Hillary Clinton in an organizing event set for 4:45 p.m. at Clinton’s Newton campaign office, 110 First Street N., on the east side of the courthouse square.

Dean, 67, was the 79th Governor of Vermont from 1991 to 2003 and was Chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 2005 to 2009. He is

probably best known in Iowa for his 2004 presidential run, where he placed third in the Iowa Caucus and made his famous “Dean scream” speech in West Des Moines.

Dean dropped out of the 2004 race after he finished a distant third to John Kerry and John Edwards in Wisconsin on Feb. 17, similar to his numbers in the Iowa Caucus.

Dean has been a state legislator in Vermont, as well as lieutenant governor.

The stop in Newton is one of five appearances slated for Dean on Tuesday. It’s sandwiched in between an afternoon appearance in Des Moines and an evening event in Iowa City.

forcement located additional items that were later identified as stolen property including a reported stolen vehicle from Marshall County. Several items were located in the truck that were reported stolen from recent burglaries.

A search warrant was obtained for additional stolen property that was executed at 904 E. 12th St. N. As a result of this investigation, and the recovery of stolen property, Johnson received new charges related to multiple burglaries in multiple counties:

• Third-degree burglary, a Class D felony, for an incident at Izaak Walton League that was reported on Dec. 5.

• Third-degree burglary, a Class D felony, for an incident at Bucklin Auto Glass that was reported on Dec. 9.

• Fifth-degree theft, a simple misdemeanor, for an incident at Jack Bucklin Auto Parts that was reported on Dec. 9.

• Possession of burglary tools, aggravated misdemeanor.

Additional charges have been made from Marshall

County Sheriff ’s Office as well as Poweshiek County Sheriff ’s Office for a Dec. 7 burglary at the Malcom Fire Department.

Johnson was charged with three similar counts of burglary in late July for incidents at the Moose Lodge, Bucklin Auto Parts and Fore Seasons.

The Jasper County Sheriff ’s Office was assisted by the Newton Police Department, Marshall County Sheriff ’s Office, Poweshiek County Sheriff ’s Office, Grinnell Police Department, the MINE Task Force and the Jasper County Attorney’s Office.

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ISU student dies after apparent hit-and-run AMES — Ames police are investigating the death of an Iowa State University student as a possible hitand-run. An Iowa State police officer found 18-yearold Emmalee J. Jacobs, of Urbana, Iowa, about 7 a.m.

Monday on a street bordering the campus. The officer started cardiopulmonary resuscitation until medics arrived. She later died at an Ames hospital. Ames police Commander Jason Tuttle says the nature of her injuries indicated she was hit by a vehicle that left the scene.

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TPI collects money for St. Nick’s Santee Sioux members seek voting rights

Submitted Photo TPI associates adopted 26 children from St. Nick’s Christmas Club in Newton. In addition, TPI donated a check in the amount of $1,310 to St. Nick’s. The money is from the redemption of pop cans from all TPI associates. A special thanks to Lee Ann Current for working on this project all year. Pictured left to right: TPI Associate Lee Ann Current, TPI controller Dana McVay, St. Nick’s volunteer Russ Leix and TPI General Manager Terry Van Huysen.

SIOUX CITY (AP) — Some members of the Santee Sioux Nation are seeking to extend voting rights to those who live off of the northeast Nebraska reservation.

Members gathered Friday to compile collected petition signatures calling for a secretarial election on whether to amend the tribe’s constitution to extend voting rights. If approved, elections would be open to all tribe members.

Currently, only residents of the reservation who have lived there for at least six months can vote in the election and have input on other issues.

According to 2010 US Census data, the village

of Santee, Nebraska, has 346 residents, but about 2,660 total members are enrolled in the tribe, about 800 of which live on the 172-square-mile reservation.

Tribal membership is determined by birth or council decisions in cases of adoption.

Daniel Bearshield, of Sioux City, told the group of people that gathered last week they were pushing for extended voter rights because they want to be a part of their people’s future even though he and others don’t live on the reservation.

“But just because we don’t live there, doesn’t mean we shouldn’t matter when it comes to elections,” he said.

A look at the candidates’ approaches to Tuesday’s debate WASHINGTON (AP) — Nine Republicans hopefuls meet Tuesday in the next prime-time presidential debate, with a familiar slate of candidates looking to wrangle over what to do about the threat of extremist groups and who has the right temperament and judgment to lead the nation.

At center stage will be front-runner Donald Trump, fending off a challenge from Ted Cruz. The Texas senator has surged ahead in Iowa seven weeks before the state’s 2016 caucuses. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie returns to the main stage after a downgrade to the undercard event in November. And Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, who debate host CNN said was “on the bubble” of qualifying just days ago, gets to stay in prime time. Also appearing in the main debate will

be Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina, former neurosurgeon Ben Carson and Ohio Gov. John Kasich.

Here’s a look at how some of the top candidates are previewing their approaches to key issues ahead of the debates.

TRUMP The billionaire real estate developer spent the weekend defending his proposed ban on Muslims entering the U.S., a plan that’s drawn nearly universal condemnation from government leaders around the world.

In interviews with CNN and Fox that aired Sunday, Trump emphasized that the ban would be temporary and not “total and complete,” as he had said initially. “You’re going to have exceptions,” Trump said on

CNN’s “State of the Union.

Trump didn’t name any, and he didn’t back off the basic idea of a ban. He dismissed questions about the idea’s constitutionality and suggested the proposal is not as bad as the potential attacks by extremists.

CRUZ The rare detente between two GOP presidential candidates competing for conservative voters appears to be strained, if not over. Cruz was reported by the New York Times this week to have questioned at a closed-door fundraiser Trump’s judgment, a departure from his public refusal to attack Trump.

Since Friday, Trump has taken aim at Cruz for opposing ethanol subsidies and alienating his colleagues in the Senate. On Fox News Sunday, Trump said

Cruz has conducted himself “like a bit of a maniac.”

RUBIO Rubio on Sunday said he continues to believe that Trump is not qualified to be president because of his level of “understanding on some of these critical issues before our country,” including foreign policy and national security. And he panned Obama’s response to recent attacks in Paris, Mali and San Bernadino, California.

Casting himself as the most knowledgeable candidate on policy issues, Rubio said that he would have acknowledged the fear people are feeling, pointed out that potential attackers are a real threat and the Islamic State group is “not the JV team,” as Obama had earlier suggested.

Rubio then said he would have finished by saying the U.S.

can defeat IS with a combination of more air strikes, a force on the ground that includes special operations forces from the U.S. and elsewhere and more aggressive communications to counter the militant group’s propaganda.

CARSON The retired neurosurgeon suggested Sunday on ABC’s “This Week” that knowing all the issues is not what matters most in a presidential candidate.

“There is no way that I, or anybody else who is running, is an expert in every area,” he said, and pointed to the way chief executives run their companies.

“Do you know how to use the people around you? Do you have wisdom and judgment?

And that is demonstrated by the life that you’ve led.”

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Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Lynnville-Sully’s Jesse Van Wyk (4) drives into the lane for a pull-up jumper over the defense of Colfax-Mingo’s Jacob Lietz (22) in Monday’s South Iowa Cedar League West game at Sully. Van Wyk had the hot hand, leading the Hawks past the visiting Tigerhawks, 60-42.

SULLY — As time ticked off the clock to end the first quarter, Jesse Van Wyk drilled the first of his four 3-pointers of the game Monday. Van Wyk scored a season-high 24 points to lead Lynnville-Sully’s Hawks to a 60-42 win over visiting Colfax-Mingo’s Tigerhawks.

Lynnville-Sully was 8-of-19 from beyond the arc on the night as the Hawks shot 46 percent overall from the field. Colfax-Mingo shot 54 percent, but only got 26 total field goal attempts off against the Hawk defense.

“We did a nice job of taking care of the basketball,” Lynnville-Sully head coach Nick Harthoorn said. “We were able to create 19 turnovers defensively, and only commit six turnovers ourselves. Our defensive intensity was excellent. I thought the guys battle dhard inside.”

Van Wyk’s final shot of the first quarter put the Hawks up 17-7 and was a glimpse of what was to come from the Lynnville-Sully sophomore.

The Hawks nailed three treys at the end of quarters in there South Iowa Cedar League West contest.

Canyon Kuhlmann ripped the net with a 3-pointer with 1:02 left in the second period. It handed Lynnville-Sully a 33-21 halftime lead.

Up 45-29 after Colfax-Mingo’s Jacob Lietz hit a three with 1:11 on the third-quarter clock, Van Wyk drained a 24foot shot to beat the buzzer. He followed it up with back-to-back treys to begin the fourth quarter.

The Tigerhawks and Hawks began Monday’s game in back-and-forth fashion. Two free throws

by Colfax-Mingo’s Colin Lourens made it 9-6, but Tyler Van Zante nailed his second 3-pointer of the contest for the Hawks to boost their lead.

Lynnville-Sully used a 7-2 run to stretch its lead to 24-9 by the 6:32 mark of the second quarter. The Hawks went inside to Kyle Van Dyke, who delivered with a three-point play and another basket.

“Our kids played extremely hard tonight. Lynnville-Sully has a real big kid inside and I thought our post guys ( Jarod Nichols and Lourens) played as hard as they could against him. It was physical inside,” Tigerhawk head coach John Borts said.

“Anytime we weren’t really on them defensively and gave them an opening, they hit the perimeter shot. They shot it extremely well, which prevented us from making a better run at them.”

The Tigerhawks made one of their runs in the second quarter, outscoring the Hawks 10-2 to cut the margin to seven BOYS | 2B

Defense keys L-S girls’ pullaway from C-M

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News SULLY — Colfax-Mingo’s Tigerhawk girls did not fold against Class 1A 14th-ranked Lynnville-Sully Monday. The Hawks were just that much better to keep the Tigerhawks at arm’s length the whole South Iowa Cedar League West game.

Lynnville-Sully used a 12-0 run and an 11-0 run to control the contest to stay undefeated. The Hawks powered past the Tigerhawks for a 57-32 victory.

Hawk head coach Jerry Hulsing was not pleased with how his team played most of the night. He said the Hawks didn’t have the defensive pressure or focus they needed. After a halftime talk, the Hawks turned the defensive heat up on the Tigerhawks to trigger an 11-0 run.

“We just talked about playing the way we’re capable of playing,” Hulsing said.

“When we had the defensive pressure and focus in the third quarter, we were able to cause some turnovers and get some easy baskets.”

The visiting Tigerhawks got on the scoreboard first when Brianne Cooper sank a free throw. Lynnville-Sully proceeded to rattle of 11 unanswered fueled by a threepoint play by post player Marissa Vos and back-to-back 3-pointers from Kasiah Ehresman.

Colfax-Mingo’s first field goal of night came on a putback by Dakota Hostetter at the 2:41 mark of the first quarter. Hostetter hit a buzzer-beater to make it 12-5 at the end of the first quarter.

“We played a very good

game against one of the teams to beat in this conference,” C-M head coach Michelle Grant said. “I am hoping the players see how well we played, and the progress we showed, despite the loss.”

The Tigerhawks’ lone senior point guard Jessica Albright suffered a leg injury with 1:23 left in the first quarter. Albright did not return to action.

Delaney Underwood, a freshman who led the Tigerhawks in scoring Monday, GIRLS | 2B

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Lynnville-Sully’s Kasiah Ehresman, middle, swipes the basketball away from Colfax-Mingo’s Shaylee Shedenhelm (35) in the second half of Monday’s South Iowa Cedar League West contest in Sully. The 14th-ranked L-S Hawks remained unbeaten with a 57-32 win over the visiting Tigerhawks.

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This & That

Hawkeyes miss out on two gigantic opportunities The Iowa football team took a 12-0 record into the Big Ten championship game with the chance to prove doubters wrong and clinch a spot in the national championship fourteam playoff.

The Hawkeye basketball team traveled to Ames with the chance to upset the fourth ranked team in the country on its homecourt.

Both teams gave strong performances.

Each program played well enough to win.

Unfortunately, both of them missed out on gigantic oppor- By Troy Hyde Newton Daily tunities.

News The football Sports Writer team had a late lead against Michigan State but allowed the Spartans to go 22 plays for the win on their final drive.

The Rose Bowl is a strong consolation prize. Most Hawkeye fans are more than excited to make the trip to Pasadena this year. What could have been though? No one expected Iowa to be in the college football playoff, or in the Rose Bowl for that matter, but the team was a few seconds away.

On the hardwood, not many were giving the Hawkeye hoops team much of a chance to go into Hilton Coliseum and leave with a win over what is perceived to be a much more talented Cyclone roster.

Iowa more than proved its worth though. The Hawkeyes led for most of the game, showed flashes of dominance ,and Jarrod Uthoff proved he is one of the top players in the country.

Like two years ago though, Iowa was unable to finish off a win in Ames. In 2013, the Hawkeyes missed a handful of free throws in the final minutes and lost. This past Thursday, it was turnovers off Iowa State’s pressure that gave away the game.

The football team could be playing for a national championship, and the basketball team could have a significant win on its resume. Instead, both squads wasted big opportunities.

No one will look back at those two games and feel like Iowa didn’t belong anymore.

That’s not an issue. There is a fine line between winning and losing though.

I will get my high school wrestling fix this week.

I got to check out Collins-Maxwell/Baxter in its home opener last week.

This week, Colfax-Mingo is at home for the first time on Tuesday night.

The Tigerhawks host a quadrangular featuring Moravia and South Iowa Cedar League foes Belle Plaine and BGM. Prairie City-Monroe joins the party Thursday night. The Mustangs’ home opener features a Heart of Iowa Conference double dual with Gilbert and Roland-Story.

Saturday, the Tigerhawks return to the mats as they take part in the Lynnville-Sully dual tournament. Action begins at 9:30 a.m.

There will be a change in my column release date moving forward. It will run weekly on Thursdays starting in January.

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

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SPORTS CALENDAR Tuesday Basketball Carlisle at Newton girls, 6 p.m.

North Polk at PCM, girls 6 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.

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

Wrestling Newton, Carlisle at Pella, 5:30 p.m.

Belle Plaine, BGM, Moravia at Colfax-Mingo, 6 p.m.

Montezuma, Sigourney at Lynnville-Sully, 6 p.m.

Thursday Wrestling Newton at Norwalk, 7:30 p.m.

Knoxville, Pella at Newton 7th/8th, 4:30 p.m.

Gilbert, Roland-Story at PCM, 6 p.m.

CMB, South Hamilton at North Polk, 6 p.m.

Swimming Newton boys, Marshalltown at Dowling Catholic, 5:30 p.m.

Friday Basketball Dallas Center-Grimes girls at Newton, JV 4:45 p.m., varsity 6:15 p.m., 9th 7:30 p.m.

Dallas Center-Grimes boys at Newton, JV 4:45 p.m., 9th 6:15 p.m., varsity 7:30 p.m.

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

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

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

Eighth-grade boys claim two wins

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Cardinal bowling teams split against DMN

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News DES MOINES — Three Newton High bowlers rolled an individual game of 200 or more in Monday’s dual against host Des Moines North. Six Cardinal bowlers had a two-game series score of 300 or more.

The Cardinal girls made it 3-for-3 in duals with a dominating win over the Polar Bear girls. They beat Des Moines North by 404 pints, 2,299-1,895.

Newton held a 1,5091,239 lead going into the Baker Games.

Newton’s boys pushed out to a five-pin lead, 1,688-1,683, by the end of the individual games. The Polar Bears grabbed the lead after the first Baker Game, leading by 37 pins.

“Our guys were down by 95 pins after four Baker Games, but rallied to lose a very close match by 53 pins,” Newton head coach Brett Jacobs said. “The girls improved their total pin count by 125 from the previous meet, which is great progress.”

156, 135 and 187.

The Newton junior varsity boys beat DMN, 1,998-1,435.

Their Baker Games scores were 125, 132, 120, 105 and 156.

Austin Johansen led the junior varsity with a 351 (169-182) followed

by Brady Eberline at 270 (133-137), Zion Dickey at 262 (145117), Michael Hodnett at 255 (110-145), Devon Young at 222 (102120) and John Ross at

Madison Humphrey opened with a 166 and finished with a 219 game for a team-high 385 for the Newton girls. Mariah Gonzales had a 321 series with games of 140 and 181.

Freshman Alicia Miller ended up with a 291 (140-151).

Alyssa White bowled a 271 (141-130) and Lizzy Coyle had a 241 (126-115) to round out the team scoring for Newton. Kaytie Hughes had a 211 (90121). Newton’s Baker Games scores were 166,

Girls

Newton’s Berg Middle School eighth-grade boys won two of three basketball games against visiting Knoxville Monday.

Newton’s A-team won 40-22 led by Kyle Long’s 14 points, which included four 3-pointers. William Cheng and Quintrail Conley had seven points each and Taylor Danley had five points. Conley grabbed three rebounds Newton won the B-team game, 31-7.

Clay Meyer and Constance Grigsby each had 10 points. Meyer had three rebounds. Jake Herbold added seven and Justin Cupples scored two points.

The C-team game went to Knoxville, 14-12. Logan Failor led Newton with six points. Scoring two points apiece were Carter Vanderscheal, Antonio Usry and Nate Keith.

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Boys

Continued from Page 1B points, 28-21. Lourens sandwiched a bucket in between two baskets by Van Wyk and it was 28-13.

Following a Tigerhawk timeout, Blake Summy took the ball to the basket and completed a threepoint play. Lietz hit a 3-pointer and Nichols sank both ends of a one-and-one. Colfax-Mingo was behind by seven with two minutes left in the first half.

Lynnville-Sully answered with a basket

by Van Wyk and the three by Kuhlmann.

The Hawks amped up their defensive pressure to start the third quarter, leading to an 11-3 surge to extend their lead to 44-24 by the midway mark of the period.

“We could have given in in the second half. The guys didn’t.

I’m very happy with the effort they gave tonight,” Borts said.

made it 12-7 to start the second quarter.

The Hawks responded with a 9-1 surge to stake out a 21-9 advantage with 5:14 left in the first half.

Mackensie Brown, another freshman, scored for Colfax-Mingo followed by a bucket by McKeely Tjaden to trim the deficit to eight, 21-13. Lynnville-Sully’s Brenna Lanser, who led all scorers with 19 points, had a three-point play and would score two more baskets as the Hawks pulled out to a 30-15 lead.

Underwood delivered the first of her three 3-pointers in the game for the Tigerhawks. The Hawks held a 33-19 halftime lead.

“We need to move the ball faster on offense to be able to get the looks that we want,” Hulsing said.

The Hawks did a better job of moving the ball and clamping down defensively to begin the third quarter. Vos opened the second-half scoring with a bucket inside then Lanser completed a three-point play.

Lynnville-Sully helped force 34 turnovers by the Tigerhawks, and the Hawks were converting in the second half with transition baskets. Lynnville-Sully held Colfax-Mingo scoreless for almost four minutes to stretch its lead to 44-19.

The Hawks headed into the final eight minutes of play with a 46-23 lead. Down 48-23, Underwood drained two consecu“We chipped away with good defense and sound offense.”

In the final two minutes of the quarter, Nichols had a basket for the Tigerhawks, and Lietz hit a 3-pointer. That was answered by Van Wyk’s three consecutive threes to close the third period and open the fourth quarter.

Colfax-Mingo got no closer in the final eight minutes. Lietz finished with 18 points and four assists for the Tigerhawks. Nichols

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Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Newton senior Mariah Gonzales, left, celebrates picking up a spare with teammate Kayla Sopher at Saturday’s home meet. Newton bowled at Des Moines North Monday, winning the girls’ varsity match.

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News

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200 (102-98).

Two NHS girls bowled junior varsity — Kayla Sopher, 256 (139-117) and Taylor Johnson, 217 (126-91).

Their Baker Games scores were 121, 163, 138, 113 and 154.

Newton’s bowling teams compete Saturday against Sigourney and host Oskaloosa.

had eight points and eight rebounds.

Sage Ehresman scored 13 points and grabbed five rebounds for the Hawks. Van Zante added 10 points.

He and Kuhlmann each dished out five assists and made four steals.

Lynnville-Sully was 24-of-52 from the field overall and 4-of9 from the free-throw line.

Colfax-Mingo hit 14-of-26 field goal attempts and went 11of-19 at the line. The Tigerhawks had a 2221 rebounding edge.

132, 155, 183 and 154.

Leading the way for the Cardinal boys was Reece Thurmond with a 391 as he threw a 204 to start and had a 187. Shea Carre had the top single game score for all Newton bowlers with a 224 on his way to a 385 series.

Cutter Benac, a freshman, racked up a 314 (154-160) and Sam Supino had a 301 (158143). Shaiden Simmons bowled a 297 (153144). Tayler Hernandez Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News had a 251 (127-124). Senior Shea Carre seen here at Saturday’s home meet Newton’s Baker Games had a strong outing for Newton’s varsity boys’ bowling scores were 131, 176, team Monday against host Des Moines North just need to be willing to tie the ball to the hot hand,” Grant said.

Underwood finished with 11 points and Brown had nine. The Tigerhawks shot 28 percent, 13-of-46, from the field and went 3-of-10 at the free-throw line. Ries Wilson claimed 12 rebounds, dished out two assists and blocked for shots. Tjaden had four steals.

For the Hawks, Lanser added seven rebounds, four steals and four assists to her 19 points. Ehresman contributed 16 points, two steals and four assists.

Vos scored 10 points, pulled down eight rebounds and had three steals. Camryn Russell made four steals.

Lynnville-Sully (8-0) sits atop the SICL West at 6-0 in division play and 7-0 in conference action. The Hawks host Keota Friday in Sully.

Colfax-Mingo is 1-4 after the first round of SICL West play and 1-6 overall. The Tigerhawks play a non-divisional conference game at home Friday against English Valleys.

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Colfax-Mingo’s Ries Wilson (21) draws a foul on Lynnville-Sully’s Brenna Lanser (20) on this shot in the first quarter of Monday’s game in Sully. Marissa Vos (42) is defending on the playfor Lynnville-Sully also.

tive threes for the Tigerhawks.

“Delaney and Mackensie led us in points, just showing any of our girls are capable of scoring on any given night. We “Even in a loss tonight, this was a step forward for us in execution. We were more patient on offense than we have been in past games,” Borts said.

“We need to do a better job of controlling dribble penetration.”

Lynnville-Sully improved to 4-1 in SICL West play and 5-1 overall. The Hawks host Keota Friday.

Colfax-Mingo fell to 2-3 in conference play and 3-3 overall.

The Tigerhawks have English Valleys coming to Colfax Friday.

C-M 7-14-8-13—42 L-S 17-16-15-12—60 Colfax-Mingo (FG/3-pt); Seebek 0-0-1-0, Simpson 0-0-1-0, Summy 1-2-2-4, Lewis 0/1-0-1-3, Lietz 4/2-4-3-18, Borts 0-0-2-0, Nichols 3-2-1-8, Lourens 2-34-7, M. Deal 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 11/3-11-15-42.

Lynnville-Sully (FG/3-pt); Kuhlmann 0/1-1-4-4, Van Wyk 6/40-4-24, Van Zante 2/2-0-0-10, Ehresman 5/1-0-3-13, Hofer 0-0-1-0, James 0-1-1-1, Van Dyke 3-2-3-8. TOTALS: 16/8-416-60.

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Colfax-Mingo’s Jarod Nichols (32) and Lynnville-Sully’s Tyler Van Zante (10) battle the ball under the basket in Monday’s game at Sully.

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

Colfax-Mingo 5-14-4-9—32 Lynnville-Sully 12-21-13-11—57 Colfax-Mingo (FG/3-pt): Albright 0-0-1-0, Tjaden 2-0-3-4, Wilson 1-1-3-3, Hostetter 2-0-4-4, Cooper 0-1-4-1, Brown 4-1-2-9, Rhone 0-0-2-0, Underwood 1/3-0-3-11. TOTALS: 10/3-3-22-32.

Lynnville-Sully (FG/3-pt); Lanser 6-7-4-19, Ehresman 5/20-1-16, Marissa Vos 4-2-2-10, Rozendaal 1-2-1-4, Russell 1-2-2-4, Conover 1-0-1-2, James 0-1-2-1, Mariah Vos 0-11-1, Scandridge 0-0-1-0. TOTALS: 18/2-15-15-57.

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

COLLEGE BASKETBALL POLLS 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 Dec. 13, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25thplace vote and previous ranking:

Record Pts Prv 1. Michigan St. (64) 11-0 1,621 1 2. Kansas (1) 8-1 1,499 2 3. Oklahoma 7-0 1,409 7 4. Kentucky 9-1 1,385 5 5. Iowa St. 9-0 1,370 4 6. Maryland 9-1 1,353 6 7. Duke 8-1 1,271 8 8. Virginia 8-1 1,132 1 0 9. Purdue 11-0 1,082 1 1 10. Xavier 10-0 1,062 1 2 11. North Carolina 7-2 1,023 3 12. Villanova 8-1 865 9 13. Arizona 9-1 860 13 14. Providence 10-1 724 15 15. Miami 8-1 622 17 16. Baylor 7-1 605 16 17. Butler 8-1 562 18 18. SMU 7-0 560 19 19. Louisville 7-1 534 22 20. West Virginia 8-1 466 14 21. George Washington 9 -1 256 — 22. UCLA 7-3 213 — 23. Cincinnati 8-2 197 23 24. Texas A&M 8-2 152 — 25. UConn 6-3 47 — Others receiving votes: Gonzaga 44, South Carolina 42, Oregon 37, Colorado 21, Vanderbilt 18, Wichita St. 17, Dayton 14, UALR 14, Pittsburgh 12, Georgetown 8, Utah 7, Notre Dame 4, Texas 4, Iowa 3, Northwestern 3, Syracuse 3, Army 1, Florida 1, Houston 1, Marquette 1.

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 Dec. 13, total points based on 25 points for a firstplace vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

Record Pts Prv 1. UConn (32) 8-0 800 1 2. South Carolina 9-0 763 2 3. Notre Dame 9-1 724 3 4. Baylor 10-0 711 4 5. Texas 8-0 659 5 6. Maryland 10-0 651 5 7. Oregon St. 7-0 599 7 8. Kentucky 9-0 549 8 9. Mississippi St. 7-1 535 9 10. Ohio St. 6-3 507 10 11. Florida St. 7-2 447 11 12. Northwestern 9-0 434 12 13. Duke 7-2 416 13 14. Tennessee 7-2 342 16 15. Stanford 6-2 329 14 16. DePaul 7-3 302 18 17. Oklahoma 9-1 293 17 18. Texas A&M 7-3 245 15 19. UCLA 5-2 163 20 20. South Florida 6-2 145 21 21. Arizona St. 5-3 125 24 21. California 7-2 125 22 23. Miami 10-0 98 — 24. Michigan St. 7-2 83 25 25. St. John’s 8-1 64 — Others receiving votes: Missouri 49, Syracuse 39, Seton Hall 38, Georgia 37, Virginia Tech 32, Iowa 27, Southern Cal 26, Princeton 17, Oklahoma St. 15, Florida 6, Nebraska 2, UTEP 2, Purdue 1.

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the need to start thinking about future needs.

Sewers: DeGoey reported that a resident on Walnut had water in their basement.

DeGoey will follow up with Snyder & Associates to determine exactly where the line hooks into the City's sewer system.

Parks: No report Tree Steward: Fouts reported that a resident had removed a dead tree.

Storm Sewers: Clark reported that the guard rail had been installed on Tonka Trail and Oakwood.

City Clerk: No report Old Business: a. DeGoey moved and was seconded by Humke to set a Public Hearing date on Ordinance No. 2015-002 to amend the current Sewer Ordinance for January 7, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. with the regular monthly council meeting to follow. Motion carried 4-0. b.

The Council discussed different approaches to residents not maintaining a reasonable grass height during the summer months. The Council agreed to sending reminders to try residents first rather than revising the ordinance at this time.

Humke moved and was seconded by DeGoey to adjourn at 8:21 p.m. Motion carried 4-0.

Next City Council meeting to be held January 7, 2016 at 7:00 p.m.

Minutes submitted by Christina Machin, City Clerk Mayor Patrick Edwards City Clerk Christina Machin December 15

PUBLIC NOTICES

NOTICE OF FORFEITURE OF REAL ESTATE CONTRACT TO: Curtis Carr and Savannah Cook, 513 2nd Street, Kellogg, Iowa 50135 You and each of you are hereby notified: (1) The written contract dated June 14, 2011, and executed by Jim J. Jaennette and Sharon K. Jaennette as vendors, and Curtis Carr and Savannah Cook as vendees, recorded the 1st day of June, 2012, in the office of the Jasper County Recorder, recorded as document reference number Savannah Cook, for the sale of the following described real estate: Lot Three in Block One, in F.T. Downing's Addition to Jasper now Kellogg, Jasper City, County, Iowa, has not been complied with in the following particulars: (a) Failure to make October 5, 2015 Payment.................$475.00 (b) Fall Installment of Real Estate Taxes plus penalty..........$351.00 (c) Failure to Maintain the Premises (d) Total..........................$826.00 (2) The contract shall stand forfeited unless the parties in default, within 30 days after the completed service of this notice, shall perform the terms and conditions in default, and in addition pay the reasonable costs of serving this notice.

(3) The amount of attorney fees claimed by the Vendors pursuant to Section 656.7 of the Code of Iowa is $50.00 (not to exceed $50.00). Payment of the attorney fees is not required to comply with this notice in order to prevent forfeiture.

JIM J. JAENNETTE, Vendor SHARON K. JAENNETTE, (or Successors in Vendor Interest)

By Stephen A. Kenkel, Attorney Address: 101 E. High Street, P.O. Box 307 Toledo, Iowa 52342-0307 Chapter 656. The Iowa Code NOTE: If the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1692 et seq., applies to this communication, attach Form No. 172, Notice of Validation of Debt.

December 1,8 and 15 CITY OF LAMBS GROVE COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER 3, 2015 Meeting was called to order by Mayor Patrick Edwards at 7:00 p.m. Roll call: Tom Clark, Kent DeGoey, Cindy Humke, and Absent: Cathi Fouts present.

Steve Thomassen. Fouts moved and was seconded by Humke to approve the agenda.

Motion carried 4-0.

Guests: None New Business: a. The mayor and all council members present were given the oath of office for the term beginning January 2016. b. Fouts moved and was seconded by Clark to add Mayor Patrick Edwards as an authorized signor on the checking account and remove Kevin Parsons.

Motion carried 4-0. c. The Council discussed the current city's website and future needs.

Consent Agenda: DeGoey moved and was seconded by Humke to approve all of the items on the consent agenda including the minutes from the November 5, 2015 meeting, bills, and reconciliation report for November.

Motion carried 4-0.

JCARL Participation Fee...............$20.03 News Printing Company Publications.....................$248.51 Dodd's Sanitation Contract..........$670.00 Christina Machin Salary..............................$392.64 IPERS Retirement.........................$67.62 Patrick Edwards Stipend............................$150.48 Tom Clark Stipend............................$141.08 Kent DeGoey Stipend............................$141.08 Cindy Humke Stipend............................$138.53 Steve Thomassen Stipend............................$138.53 Cathi Fouts Stipend............................$141.08 Iowa Finance Authority Interest.........................$2,460.00 Iowa Finance Authority Interest.........................$1,108.08 Machin Lawn Works Snow Removal.............$2,050.00 Alliant Energy Utilities...............................$16.39 Alliant Energy Utilities.............................$351.43 Total December Bills....$8,235.48 General Fund...............$3,680.71 Charges for Fee...........$2,687.11 Local Option Sales Tax................ .....................................$1,016.19 Emergency......................$102.10 Road Use Fund............$1,631.82 Debt Service.................$1,067.07 Total Nov Revenue.....$10,185.00 General Fund.............$18,109.60 Road Use Fund............$2,424.10 Total Nov Expenses...$20,533.70 Staff and commissions reports Mayor: Mayor Edwards reported that he contacted Bob Callaghan, Newton Superintendent, with traffic concerns during school hours.

A meeting will be scheduled with input from all parties. He also reported that a Go Box will be put together and passed out to all council members.

Streets: Clark reported that he will be receiving a bid for Pioneer Drive. He advised the Council of the need to start thinking about future needs.

Sewers: DeGoey reported that a resident on Walnut had water in their basement.

DeGoey will follow up with Snyder & Associates to determine exactly where the line hooks into the City's sewer system.

Parks: No report Tree Steward: Fouts reported that a resident had removed a dead tree.

Storm Sewers: Clark reported that the guard rail had been installed on Tonka Trail and Oakwood.

City Clerk: No report Old Business: a. DeGoey moved and was seconded by Humke to set a Hearing date on Public Ordinance No. 2015-002 to amend the current Sewer Ordinance for January 7, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. with the regular monthly council meeting to follow. Motion carried 4-0. b.

The Council discussed different approaches to residents not maintaining a reasonable grass height during the summer months. The Council agreed to try sending reminders to residents first rather than revising the ordinance at this time.

IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT OF JASPER COUNTY U.S. Bank National Association as successor by merger of U.S. Bank National Association ND Plaintiff, vs.

Ivan D. Lester; Parties in Possession; Unknown spouse, if any, of Ivan D. Lester; Virginia Lester; Kelley Bowen; Angela Dawn Engle; State of Iowa - Child Support Recovery Unit; State of Iowa - Child Support Recovery Unit, et al.

Defendants.

EQUITY NO: EQCV119679 ORIGINAL NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION You are notified that a petition has been filed in the office of this court naming you as a defendant in this action. The petition was filed on November 16, 2015, and prays for foreclosure of Plaintiffs mortgage in favor of the Plaintiff on the property described in this notice and judgment for the unpaid principal amount of $70,901.26, with 6.35% per annum interest thereon from January 18, 2014, together with late charges, advances and the costs of the action including (but not limited to) title costs and reasonable attorney's fees, as well as a request that said sums be declared a lien upon the following described premises from October 12, 2004, located in Jasper county, Iowa: Lot 11, and the North Half of Lot 10, in Block 1, EAST HIGHLANDS ADDITION to the City of Newton, Jasper County, Iowa, commonly known as 310 East 11th Street North, Newton, IA 50208 (the “Property”) The petition further prays that the mortgage on the above described real estate be foreclosed, that a special execution issue for the sale of as much of the mortgaged premises as is necessary to satisfy the judgment and for other relief as the Court deems just and For further details, equitable. please review the petition on file in the clerk's office. The Plaintiffs attorney is Halley Ryherd, of SouthLaw, P.C.; whose address is 1245 Jordan Creek Parkway, Suite 120, West Des Moines, IA 50266.

NOTICE THE PLAINTIFF HAS ELECTED FORECLOSURE WITHOUT REDEMPTION. THIS MEANS THAT THE SALE OF THE PROPERTY MORTGAGED WILL OCCUR PROMPTLY AFTER ENTRY OF JUDGMENT UNLESS YOU FILE WITH THE COURT A WRITTEN DEMAND TO DELAY THE SALE. IF YOU FILE A WRITTEN DEMAND, THE SALE WILL BE DELAYED UNTIL TWELVE MONTHS (OR SIX MONTHS IF THE PETITION INCLUDES A WAIVER OF DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT) FROM THE ENTRY OF IF THE JUDGMENT MORTGAGED PROPERTY IS YOUR RESIDENCE AND IS A ONE-FAMILY OR TWO-FAMILY DWELLING OR UNTIL TWO MONTHS FROM ENTRY OF IF THE JUDGMENT MORTGAGED PROPERTY IS NOT YOUR RESIDENCE OR IS YOUR RESIDENCE BUT NOT A ONE-FAMILY OR TWO-FAMILY DWELLING. YOU WILL HAVE NO RIGHT OF REDEMPTION AFTER THE SALE. THE PURCHASER AT THE SALE TO WILL BE ENTITLED IMMEDIATE POSSESSION OF THE MORTGAGED PROPERTY. YOU MAY PURCHASE AT THE SALE. You must serve a motion or answer on or before 12th day of January, 2016, and within a reasonable time thereafter file your motion or answer with the Clerk of Court for Jasper County, at the county courthouse in Newton, Iowa. If you do not, judgment by default may be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the petition.

If you require the assistance of auxiliary aids or services to participate in a court action of a disability, because immediately call your District ADA Coordinator at 515-2863394. If you are hearing impaired, call Relay Iowa TTY at 1-800735-2942.

By: CLERK OF THE ABOVE COURT Jasper County Courthouse 101 N. 1st Street, #104 Newton, IA 50208 IMPORTANT: YOU ARE ADVISED TO SEEK LEGAL ADVICE AT ONCE TO PROTECT YOUR INTERESTS. December 8, 15 & 22

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Permanent Program Technician The Jasper County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Office located in Newton, Iowa, is accepting applications to fill a permanent Farm Loan Program Technician position. The individual selected will perform a wide range of technical and administrative duties related to loan processing, loan servicing, and office management in support of FSA Agricultural Loan programs at the field office level.

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Part Time Veterans’ Clerk The Jasper County Veterans Affairs Office is looking for a responsible individual to assist with daily clerical functions on a temporary, part-time basis. Veteran’s Preference will be observed but is not mandatory for this position; wages will be determined bases on qualifications, flexible schedule, and an average of 20 hours per week.

Applications are available at the Human Resources Office or at www.co.jasper.ia.us

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

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