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House exteriors nuisance concern for council

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News In a discussion of nuisances in the city, city council members on Monday expressed concern over the exterior coverings of buildings.

They decided the current code needed further amending to include houses that are lacking siding or roof shingles as a violation to go along with houses with exposed house wrap.

“We lost a case in court because the citizen ripped the house wrap off. Instead of putting siding up they just took the house wrap off and that is found to be compliant with the language,” said Erin Chambers, director of planning and zoning.

To amend the code, houses would not be allowed to be without siding or only have exposed

house wrap and would have to replace shingles, not allowing tarps on roofs.

Similarly, Chambers brought up chipped paint on large portions of the house as a nuisance to the city. The council wanted further information on what other cities are doing with similar issues, but did agree that it is an eye sore and a problem that needs discussed.

“The problem with that type of situation is that its just the surface problem. The problem really is the house not being allowed to breath, the insulation and that kind of thing that causes that situation. They could throw a coat of paint, yet in another year or so you’re right back in that situation,” Mayor Michael Hansen said.

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Thunder Nites, Cruisin’ to Newton approved for 2015

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News Use of the courthouse lawn was approved for the 2015 editions of Thunder Nites and Cruisin’ to Newton at the Jasper County Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday. The events, which are organized by Weekend Pitstop and take place May through September on the second Friday and Saturday of the month, have become large events bringing in people from across the Midwest.

“We plan on going forward next year, hopefully getting bigger and better,” said Bob O’Brien of Weekend Pitstop. “If we maintain the second Friday of ev-

ery year, people begin to know that. They know that this is Newton’s weekend.”

Angie Taylor will be stepping in as executive director of Weekend Pitstop after the departure of Libbie Marshall to handle the events in the coming year.

An Oliver Disposable Trays system was approved for use for the Jasper County Elderly Nutrition program. The disposable trays will replace the current trays, which after use, have to be washed by the user, returned and washed again before being used the next day. If the trays are not returned, it could cause a shortage the next CRUISIN’ | 3A

Jamee A. Pierson/Daily News Approval for Thunder Nites and Cruisin’ to Newton in 2015 was granted to Bob O’Brien and Angie Taylor of Weekend Pitstop at the Jasper County Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday.

Submitted Image In a map provided by the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation, the 10.75-mile railway stretching from Prairie City to Mitchellville recently received over $450,000 in funding to acquire the corridor for a proposed conversion into a multi-use trail.

Paving the trail

Prairie City to Mitchellville corridor project wins funds, countywide trail mapping to begin early 2015

By Mike Mendenhall Newton Daily News MONROE — A plan to connect Monroe and Prairie City to Polk County via recreation trails moved a bit closer to fruition last week, as organizers for the Mitchellville to Prairie City Rails to Trails Corridor Acquisition were awarded a $450,599 grant from the Federal Highway Administrations Recreational Trail Program to secure a 10.75mile stretch of land currently held by the Iowa Interstate Railroad.

The Jasper County Conser-

vation Board — in conjunction with project facilitator the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation — requested $750,000 for the estimated $937,500 project. According to RTP documents, an estimated $1.3 million is available for allocation in Iowa rec trail projects in fiscal year 2015.

Conservation director Keri Van Zante said her department is seeking additional funding through state and private grants to cover the remaining cost of the project.

IIR filed a memo in March with the federal Surface Transportation Board stating it plans

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Wendt to celebrate 100th birthday Couple to hold Feb. 14 open house Newton Daily News Wendell Wendt, retired assistant publisher of the Newton Daily News will be 100 years old Saturday. Remarkably, Loretta Wendt, Wendell’s wife, will also be 100 on March 29. To celebrate the occasion the couple will have an open house Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, in the Garden room of Park Centre, from 2 to 4 p.m. Everyone is invited. There will be no long program, just conversation, lunching and perhaps a brief biography read.

Family members attending will be the couple’s daughters, Marti Wendt of Lasqueti Island, B.C., Canada and Catherine Fox, of Chicago.

Also one grandson, Hollis Linschoten of Vancouver, Canada.

The Wendts came to

Abigail Pelzer/Daily News Wendell Wendt, who will celebrate his 100th birthday Saturday, was recognized during Tuesday’s Newton Rotary Club meeting. Wendt was an active Rotarian for more than 60 years.

Newton April 1, 1948 a few months after Wendell started working at the News Printing Company as manager of the accounting department. L.O. Brewer was publisher at that time.

Wendt received several promotions under Brewer. In 1960, when Brewer died, Wendt became assistant publisher under E. K. Shaw, the new

publisher.

Wendt retired in 1980 and took a part-time job as Administrative Assistant at Newton’s First Presbyterian church.

In Newton, Loretta, a social worker by training and experience, devoted most of her time to her family. As a part-time job she read and corrected themes for several high school English

teachers. She also served on the City of Newton’s Planning and Zoning Board.

The Wendts moved to Park Centre in 1997.

They live in a four bedroom independent apartment and have good health for their age.

They hope to have a lot of visitors Feb. 14 at their open house at Park Centre.

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to abandon the rail corridor extending from Highway F62 W southeast of Prairie City through Jasper County to Highway S27 near Mitchellville. This proposed 10.75-mile rail banking project is part of a larger vision to connect Marion, Jasper and Polk counties with a paved trail system.

The rail abandonment has since been approved, and this new funding could show IIR project plans are beginning to firm. For the countywide trail plan to take hold, it will require

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Least of Saints finds home

Ministry finds new place for worship / 2A

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Religion

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Home sweet home for

The Least of Saints

In Brief Kellogg UMC hosts supper, pageant Saturday The Kellogg United Methodist Church will host a free sharing supper and Christmas pageant at 6 p.m. Saturday in the church fellowship hall, 417 Second St. in Kellogg.

Ham, macaroni and cheese, green beans, rolls, homemade ice cream and cake will be served.

A Christmas candlelight pageant will occur following that supper which includes story telling, live characters and music.

NCR hosts household item giveaway Saturday

The Rev. Scott Greene sits at the bar in the new home of The Least of Saints Ministry.

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News The Least of Saints Ministry has found a new home and for Pastor Scott Greene, it could not be a more perfect place.

Formerly a bar, the new home, 219 N. Second Ave. W., is not set up with the traditional pews, aisle and meeting area. Instead you will find tables and chairs, a pool table and yes, even a bar.

“When the ministry first started, this was the first place that came to mind, but it wasn’t available,” Greene said.

He said that he would ride by on his motorcycle and think a bar would make a great place for a ministry. Along with a bar, it also served as the Salvation Army headquarters for more than 70 years, which also seemed fitting.

“It just seemed like the right place to preach the gospel to like people,” Greene said. “I love this place. When you walk in everybody that has ever been

here, they seem to be pretty amazed that it is still a bar but is now a place of worship.”

Since moving in mid-November from their previous location at the former car dealership on West First Avenue, Greene has seen an increase in the amount of people attending the ministry’s 5 p.m. Saturday service. He said it averages about 20 people a night but at a recent visit by Santa and Mrs. Claus, well more than 150 people packed the building.

Building a comfortable place for people who do not feel comfortable in a traditional worship setting was Greene’s goal with Least of Saints. To go along with the non-traditional location, a typical service includes Christian rock and blues music, the joke of the week and rads and bads, more commonly known as joys and concerns.

“It’s where (people can tell) anything from birthdays and anniversaries or a family member is ailing or a blessing that

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God has given you through the week,” Greene said.

At the conclusion of the service, on congregation is invited to hang around, play pool, enjoy some food and have fellowship through conversation. Greene said sometimes they are out by 6:30 p.m. but other nights they are not closing the doors until 9:30 p.m. The topics discussed during that time do not always revolve around the ministry, but it gives people a time to talk about similar interest or what is going on in their lives.

Greene said when he started the ministry about a year and a half ago, he felt there was a huge need for a non-traditional church in the community. Just this short time later, his ministry has found what he hopes to someday be its permanent home where people really feel like they belong.

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

St. Stephen’s welcomes Crawford St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church welcomes the Rev. Karen Crawford as its newly-appointed interim priest, pictured with St. Stephen’s deacon Merle Smith.

Crawford is a native of the Kansas City area and currently lives in West Des Moines. She was ordained in June after completing studies at the Seminary of the Southwest in Austin, Texas.

Crawford is a widow with a grown daughter.

Service for the fourth week of advent is 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Sunday.

St. Stephen’s is located at 223 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton.

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Newton Christian Reformed Church will host a household items giveaway for families in need beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday at the church, 511 S. Fifth Ave. E. in Newton.

There will be 150 gift bags, each containing one bottle of laundry detergent and two 4-packs of bathroom tissue.

Bags will be given away until all items are gone.

Those attended are asked to limit to one gift bag per household.

For more information, or to donate, call 641792-2162.

First Presbyterian hosts caroling, chili Sunday The First Presbyterian Church Life Committee will host a Christmas caroling event starting at 4 p.m. Sunday at the church, 220 N. Second Ave. E. in Newton.

The group along with any others interested will meet at the church and carpool to various places in Newton until about 6 p.m. The carolers will return to the church fellowship hall for chili, cookies and cocoa.

For those able to bring a crockpot of chili or cookies, contact Diane Moles at jasperdem@iowatelecom.net or 792-2133.

Church Life Committee members include Kay Parsons, Dan Ritter, Randy Camp, Nancy Mott, Janie Moles and Diane Moles.

First Lutheran to host annual Christmas program The First Lutheran Church Sunday School will perform its annual Children’s Christmas Program during regular service at 9:30 a.m. Sunday at the church, 309 E. Third St. N. in Newton.

For more information, contact Robyn Friedman at 641-792-3934 or 641-840-2215.

The Way to carol at Heritage Manor Sunday Members of The Way will be Christmas Caroling at 2 p.m. Sunday at Heritage Manor, 1743 S. Eighth Ave. E. in Newton.

Carolers are asked to sign up at the information table at the church and to meet at each destination 15 minutes prior to each event.

For more information, call Kim Landgrebe at 515-864-6213.

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Local News Trail

Continued from Page 1A both involvement and support from the Jasper County Board of Supervisors. But maintenance of trails can be costly for county governments. Joe Brock is the board’s chair. He supports trails but hopes to see a plan for maintenance go beyond taxpayer dollars.

“The problem we have with these bike trails is coming up short with maintenance money to keep them up and running,” Brock said.

“With the Baxter to Ira trail we’ve had that problem. But I absolutely support trails and these efforts. Bike trails can be a big attraction. I feel they are extremely important and we need to pursue it. But you get down to the dollar and cents, it’s hard to keep them going.”

Maintenance funding was not set aside when the Baxter to Bondurant portion of the Chautauqua Valley Trail was created in the mid-1980s, and Van Zante said it’s a learning experience Jasper County doesn’t intend to repeat. According to the conservation director, a nonprofit organi-

Cruisin’ Continued from Page 1A day for those needing the service. The disposable trays will simplify the system and take focus off of the monumental project that is the trays.

The new system will save $3,173 in labor hours over a three month period for senior services based on a two tray per day service. The trays are recyclable and made of recycled material. The program will receive two free sealing machines for the trays because of the large order size from the

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zation has already formed to begin maintenance fundraising for eventual completion of the Prairie City to Mitchellville corridor.

Brock said when research began for the Mingo to Baxter trail connection, the big push didn’t come from local groups. The county supervisors fielded many comments and request from interested parties in Polk County. To Brock, the regional interest is a net positive, showing people are eager to visit the area which could bring outside money into the local economies.

The benefits of a regional trail system were discussed Dec. 9 during a meeting at Prairie City-Monroe High School between leaders of the region’s governments, business communities and the National Park Service’s Rivers, Trail and Conservation Assistance program.

Jasper County supervisors approved $2,000 in August in a joint application with Marion County through Iowa Heartland Resource, Conservation and Development to receive funds from the Park Service to develop a regional master recreational trail system.

company.

The board approved a resolution prohibiting posting, displaying or exhibiting on county property without the approval of the board. Items include but are not limited to wreaths, yard signs and posted signs.

The board approved the 2015 standard mileage rates to match the Internal Revenue Services recent recommendations. Business miles will increase from 56 cents per mile in 2014 to 57.5 cents in 2015.

Medical or moving purpose miles decrease a half cent to 23 cents per mile

RTCA representative Brian Leaders said his office will soon announce dates for a series of meetings beginning in January, giving Jasper and Marion County citizens the opportunity to be part of the trail mapping process.

Leaders said his agency will facilitate “heat mapping” to determine the paths people are most interested in seeing a trail. Citizens can draw a desired route on county maps.

The RTCA will then overlay the maps from the three to four county meetings, giving county leaders a blue print of routes which could be popular for trail development.

The RTCA representative said the key incentive for smaller communities is economic impact. Brad Magg is a member of the Colfax City Council and also owns and operates Goldie’s Ice Cream Shoppe in Prairie City. He attended last week’s meeting. Goldie’s has already built a regional reputation for its tenderloins and frozen treats, but the 28-year-old restaurant owner thinks that strategic marketing — combined with the increased traffic of a rec trail — could bring to Prairie City needed business growth.

and service of charitable organizations remains at 14 cents per mile.

In other business: • Jonathan Noble was hired as the new assistant county attorney replacing a vacated position.

He has a start date of Dec. 23 with a beginning pay rate at $76,349 annually.

• Pamela Keenan was also hired as deputy recorder with a start date of Jan. 2. She will have an annual salary of $49,884.75.

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

Call for entries in youth art contest Newton Daily News Calling all student artists and nature enthusiasts. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is now accepting entries for the 2015 Iowa Federal Junior Duck Stamp ( JDS) art contest.

In entering the JDS

contest, students learn about waterfowl and their habitat, and then create an image of an eligible North American waterfowl species. This contest can be entered by school groups, informal groups, or the student may enter individually.

Iowa entries for 2015

must be postmarked by March 15 and mailed to Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge, P.O. Box 399, 9981 Pacific Street, Prairie City, IA 50228. All information needed to participate can be found on the website: www.fws.gov/juniorduck.

Mike Mendenhall/Daily News Former Goldie’s Ice Cream Shoppe owner Golda Ingram serves up a cold peanut butter treat Monday at the restaurant in Prairie City. Current owner Brad Magg hopes a proposed multi-use trail connecting Prairie City to Mitchellville will bring an economic boost to his business and other Prairie City restaurants and retailers.

“I think it could have a huge impact on my business.

But Goldie’s wouldn’t be the only beneficiary,” Magg said.

“I think you would see bicyclers stopping at the local grocery store or the Casey’s for a snack. Or they may go into the antique shop and then continue to come back after seeing things they like.”

Magg has seen the impact a bike trail can have on commerce as a committee mem-

Council Continued from Page 1A Indoor furniture, garbage or junk on an unenclosed porch or deck was another topic brought up for review.

Currently, there is no code prohibiting the action but the council was concerned about the garbage and junk.

The area that caused the council pause was indoor furniture on the porch, specifically not having a specific definition of what indoor furniture is. The gray area came with the trend of repurposing indoor furniture for outdoor use.

The council decided to move forward with changes in the garbage and junk language, while reviewing the furniture discussion after further research.

After a change to the language, Chambers addressed trailers, motorhomes and boats parking on residential property.

Previously,

ber of the Des Moines-area’s annual Winefest. He said after the event moved to Jasper Winery near downtown Des Moines’ southern trail network, attendance increased from easy access for bicyclists.

“Obviously we’re still at least five years out, but I’m excited for the trail to get completed,” he said.

Contact Mike Mendenhall at mmendenhall@newtondailynews.com

there was a 25 foot set back or even with the home, whichever was smaller. Now, the trailer cannot be in front of the house which caused past compliant properties to no longer be compliant. Some issues included houses that have “two front yards” or have a street to both the front and the back of the property. In that situation, the owner has a very small or sometimes non-existent place to park their trailer because it would only have the width of the house to work with.

The council decided to keep with the current language, noting that the exception to the rule cannot always dictate the rule. It did, however, request an addition that would cover those houses with multiple “front yards” because of streets to both the front and back of the house along with houses with similar situations.

In a review of the

year, Chamber said a total of 1,162 nuisance requests were made between Jan. 1 and Dec. 15 with an average of 3.33 per day. Of those requests, 1,159 were closed with only three left open.

“Of those requests we have abated 206 cases. That’s where items like trash, garbage, tall weeds, the things that we recognize are things that don’t involve items of value. The city goes ahead and abates after initial warning and failure to respond to that warning,” Chambers said. “That means that roughly 80 percent of them, citizens are taking care of themselves.”

A total of $41,300.48 was billed to the abated properties with $10,300 administrative fees. Of that amount, owners paid $6,790.65 of the bills with $33,974.83 being assessed to taxes.

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

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Opinion

Babbling Brooks

When the Spice Girls make you feel old

By Jason. W. Brooks Staff Writer

www.newtondailynews.com | Wednesday | Dec. 17, 2014

“Fame! I’m gonna live forever!”

Some of us will recognize that line, especially if we were already adults when the associated TV series was new, or when the 1980 movie came out. Everyone has different ways of knowing or feeling over the hill.

The line also symbolizes the idea of youth, and how most young people don’t contemplate their own mortality. Most of us simply didn’t think about the idea of no longer having the appearance and capabilities we grow into during adolescence.

For some adults, it takes time to make peace with aging. We look in the mirror, and don’t see what we saw when we were 20, or 25 or even 35. It’s a spiritual awakening.

We also hear and feel different aches and pains — and not always while playing a sport or exercising. Some of us hear knocking and pinging during everyday motions, such as standing up or putting groceries away.

Getting out of bed in the morning is not a step, but a process. Some of us feel like the line from the “Fame” song about making it to heaven should be more about simply making it to the top of a flight of stairs.

Of course, age and physical shape are always relative.

When I’m standing near people my age at a YMCA — people who have stayed basically in great shape throughout their lives — it’s easy to compare and get down on myself.

When I talk to people like Mark Stiles, who continue to exercise and get stronger despite a number of physical challenges, I start to feel more hopeful. If there are people in all sorts of stations in life who are persevering and striving to stay healthy as they get older, I can, and should — with a sense of gratitude for the ability to do it.

Still, pop culture, memories and stumbling across old newspapers remind me youth is a fleeting

thing, and how the natural process of time robs us of what most of us thought we’d always have.

Knowing the Spice Girls have been around for 20 years, it’s time for some more important reflections.

Some of these reflections are painful; others are inspirational. I feel like I could have done without being reminded recently that Soundgarden’s “Superunknown” album and the Seal song “Kiss From a Rose” are both more than 20 years old. Time really does fly.

Reading about the 1973 tornado that ripped the roof off of the Berg school building, I realized how far technology has come.

I was living not far from Pilger, Neb., when twin twisters touched down there in June, and I can’t believe how much technology has changed in documenting, learning about and predicting weather since 1973.

One sign of getting old happened about a year and a half ago when I called the police to get the

neighbors to turn the music down.

While there’s certainly nothing embarrassing about utilizing proper channels to help keep the neighborhood peaceful, it sure felt at the time like I was far from the days of rebelliously cranking up the Scorpions really loud, without a care in the world.

Another sign happened recently when I was trying to talk my girlfriend into using her car to run errands, while mine was in the shop. She jokingly suggested I get down on my knees to beg for the car keys. When I went to comply, my knees cracked and popped in a way that got her to say “No, no, honey; never mind. That’s not a good idea. Don’t do that to your knees anymore.”

I’m sure in 20 years I’ll feel old in ways I can’t presently imagine and wonder why I thought I was old in 2014. That’s OK. These feelings come and go.

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

Katiedid Vs.

Hairy parenting

Letters to the Editor

Appreciates Mat Maids coverage Kelli Skaggs Newton I just finished reading the article Jocelyn Sheets wrote about the Newton Mat Maids.

I thought it was a very good

Newton community helps those in need Judy Wittenberg Newton I’ve read several great articles about how our community helps each other, and I once again have to chime in.

On Nov. 16, I took another fall — this time in front of the First United Methodist Church.

I heard my right shoulder tear

Do we need more problems?

Sheri Pherigo Newton As I read the letter in the paper by Scott Miles, who supports the Dakota Access Pipeline construction, I wondered if he took into mind the lives of Iowans at hand.

I have a niece that works in the department of Clean Food and Water and the problems are so far out of hand it is ridiculous.

1. Our farmers and homeown-

story. Most articles are written about the wrestling “team” itself not the people behind the scenes. Those young ladies do a lot of work that many do not realize gets done with very little recognition or glory from anyone.

My daughter was also a Mat

Maid in her middle and high school years and even received a college scholarship for her work as a Mat Maid. I think these young ladies are a good group of girls, as I get the privilege of working with them at the home meets and tournaments.

and hurt my left hip both of which had joint replacements.

Jeff Carmichael, Greg and Rhonda Loder, Dick Martens and others came to my rescue that cold day. They sheltered me from the cold and called the ambulance. Those men were wonderful, carefully lifting me up and transporting me to Skiff ER where Dr. Green, Diane and Marna, plus the kind lady who did X-rays, were all great and so

caring.

Thank you for each of you whether you were coming out of church, in a car passing by, the ambulance men or the ER staff for coming to my rescue.

This is the Christmas season, but the people of Newton, Iowa are the best year round with the attitude of helping each other when they see a need. Thank you for making Newton such a wonderful community.

ers may or may not be insured of the dwellings. It just depends on the situation at hand and insurance.

2. Jobs are not guaranteed.

Nor is the time limit.

3. We are in Iowa and we have a clean environment industry — TPI, Trinity and REG companies — what more could we want?

4. The fuel does not stay in the United States, it’s exported to Asia.

I lived in Alaska a short time.

Land was walked and inspected

for damage, and we had snow mobiles tracking it every day.

Also, pipes were above ground.

Planes going over are not going to guarantee safety of anything, especially for a small seep that will grow into a big spill.

I hope we all think long and hard. I know of a young single mother that drives an 18 wheeler in the Dakotas so her people can have fresh water to drink and bathe in.

Let’s not have to be the next state to worry about this. Keep Iowa safe.

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“It’s as if your son has done a complete 180.”

And so it begins. My life as a parent in principals’ offices.

T h e years of worrying about whether my child is being bullied

By Katiedid or, in Langrock this case, bullying.

Not even 2 1/2 and my son is already a troublemaker.

Previously, teachers had only commented on my toddler’s sweetness. He didn’t hit, shove or bite. He was the perfect little man.

Until now.

My sweet angel had turned into a monster, terrorizing classmates by pulling their hair.

When the teacher told me of his behavior, images of my child bringing havoc, hysteria and hairpulling to his classroom flashed through my mind.

Sweet Angel gnashing his teeth. Sweet Angel roaring aloud. Sweet Angel threatening to eat the other children. No, wait. That’s “Where the Wild Things Are.” Mustn’t get carried away.

He’s just acting his age, right? I know my son better than anyone, and he’s a sweetie. I mean, sure, he can be a tad sneaky. A tad manipulative. And he can fake a smile or frown better than anyone. And he does have a strange affinity for rubber ducks. Oh, no, he’s Macaulay Culkin in “The Good Son.” Enough! Deep breaths.

I sought out a rational explanation.

“Not that I want to be that parent who says it’s not her kid’s fault,” I heard myself saying, “but are you sure it was my kid’s fault?”

The teacher just looked at me.

Right.

Since becoming a mom, I’ve carried on most days without much thought to how I am parenting. It just happens, ticking along in step with time. But then there are moments that make me step back and reevaluate what kind of parent I want to be. This was

one of those moments.

Last month, I was faced with another moment.

When I was shopping for new sneakers for my son, he fell in love with a pair of pink sparkly shoes. Rather than buy them, I steered my toddler in the direction of the black and red gender-appropriate kicks.

It’s weighed heavily on my heart ever since. He loves his new shoes, but do I really want to be the kind of parent who enforces such gender nonsense?

Here I was again, at the precipice of setting a parenting precedent. I wanted to get it right this time.

Was I truly determined to be the not-my-child’sfault parent? Maybe. If he’s truly innocent and I’m being an advocate for my child, then absolutely. But there is a fine line between advocacy and raising your son to become one of the entitled, irresponsible men coerced into taking a paternity test on “Maury.”

“Sweet Angel, you ARE the father.”

Perhaps I should avoid taking a stance on fault and rather move forward, strictly enforcing the mustdo’s. Clearly defining rules of right and wrong. But there is something powerful in giving the freedom to your child to find his own personal boundaries and decide what constitutes good and bad by learning from consequences of his own actions. Like, for me, skiing, tequila and sleeping under the stars are good.

When all done together in a single evening, it’s very, very bad.

After a few days of daily updates on my son’s maniacal hair-pulling madness, I still didn’t have the answer for how to parent this turn in my child’s behavior. I was about to ask for advice, when one of his teachers pulled me aside.

“So, we may have made a mistake. We watched your son closely, and he’s not being aggressive. He’s not even trying to pull the girls’ hair; he just wants to style it.”

My son isn’t a monster.

He’s a hairdresser.

I bought him an Elsa hat with a long blond braid so he can participate in the hair play. I may be a slow learner, but I learn.

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Obituaries Marion B. Webster Dec. 15, 2014 Marion B. (Venn) Webster, 88, of Mingo, former ly of Des Moines, died on Monday, Dec. 15, 2014, at her home in Mingo.

A funeral service will be at 11 a.m.

James “Jim” W. Brock Dec. 5, 2014 James ( Jim) Wiley Brock, 73, of Newton, died Friday, Dec. 5, 2014.

J i m was born in Mound Prairie To w n s h i p , Jasper County to John and

Dennis Sabin Dec. 15, 2014

Saturday, Dec. 20, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home in Newton. The family will greet friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 19 at the funeral home. Memorials to the Mingo Community Center or to Wesley Life Hospice may be left at the Wallace Family Funeral Home.

Memorials may also be mailed to the funeral home, please add, Attn: Webster Family on the envelope.

Those left to honor Marion’s life are her children, Robert (Kathy) Pohlman of Hartford, Victoria Burns of Mingo and Donald ( JoAnn) Webster, Jr. of Mitchellville; seven grandchildren, Amanda (Scott) Hauschildt of Newton, Sara Burns of Newton, David (Kelly) Burns of Colfax, Kendra Young of Mingo, Kelsi Young of Mingo, Joshua Webster of Oregon and John Pohlman of Johnston;

three great-grandchildren, Mason and Wilson Hauschildt and David Burns, Jr.; and her sister, Naomi Haskell of Torrance, Calif.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Donald in 2009; son David Ward; sisters, Gertrude Hebble, Susie Kehnel, Lela Munyon, Helen Raplus and Clara McKowen; and brothers, Duane, Elbert and Corwin Venn.

Dorothy Brock, July 12, 1941. He went to high school at Newton Senior High. He worked as a generator technician for Winpower for several years. He was a lifelong resident of Jasper County, living mostly in Newton. He enjoyed storm chasing, fishing, gardening, garage sales, traveling with his daughter and trips to the casino with his granddaughter.

Jim served in the Army during the Vietnam War. Jim is survived by his

daughter Jodi Taylor (Matt McBeth) of Roland; his son Dusty Davies (Cortney) of Chariton; his sisters, Betty Bell (Ernie) and Sue Pickett (Bud); his granddaughter Amanda Taylor (Nick) of Newton; and his great-grandchildren, Gage, Gracie, Bella and Heaven; and his pet gerbils. He is preceded in death by his parents; and his brother Ira Raymond ( Jack) Brock.

There will be a private ceremony for the fam-

ily. Pence-Reese Funeral Home in Newton, will be handling the funeral arrangements.

“And now, the end is near; and so I face the final curtain. My friend, I’ll say it clear, I’ll state my case, of which I’m certain. I’ve lived a life that’s full. I’ve traveled each and every highway and more, much more than this I did it my way.” – Elvis Online condolences may be left for the family at www.pencefh.com.

The following Newton businesses will be closed Dec. 25-26 and Jan. 1 due to the Christmas and New Year’s holiday: city hall, fire business office, parks office, police business office and public works.

The Newton Public Library will be closed Dec. 24-25 and Jan. 1 but will be open Dec. 26-27.

Newton residential trash and recycling for Dec. 25 will be collected Dec. 26 and collection for Jan. 1 will be Jan. 2.

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

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m.

Wednesday at Prairie City Masonic Lodge.

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

• TOPS Iowa 254 will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday at St. Luke United Methodist Church in Newton.

• Piecemakers Quilt Guild will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at St. Luke United Methodist Church, 501 E. 19th St. N. in Newton. Members are ask to bring a dish to share for the potluck supper. Remember to bring your quilt block assignments with you. Also, bring any competed baby quilts. Contact Margaret A. Jensen at 641792-7720 with questions. Note time change.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m.

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

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

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at noon Friday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Newton.

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

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 10 a.m.

Saturday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church 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.

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Blotter Newton Police Department • Richard Norton, 35, of Cameron, was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear after authorities were called to the Manhattan Bar at 11:30 p.m.

Friday. He was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

• Daniel J. Benson, 30, of Kellogg, is charged with possession and driving while license suspended after authorities pulled him over in the 400 block of First Avenue East at 10:40 a.m.

Friday. A pot pipe was found in his pocket upon searching. He was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

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• James C. Ryther, 43, of Newton, is charged with interference with official acts after authorities were called to 815 First St. N. at 10:01 p.m. Friday. Officers were called on a domestic situation and found overturned chairs and a broken lamp in the house.

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I’m finding the Internet is a good alternative to “hooking up” at this time.

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Because you are concerned enough about the amount of time you’re spending on adult Internet sites that you’re asking me about it, I think we both know that you’re not spending enough time in the real world. If this has become so much of a preoccupation that you’re substituting porn for relationships with real people, then you are “overdosing” and could benefit from talking to a psychologist about it. (You might find it easier to confide in one who’s male.)

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LEHIGH — The small central Iowa city of Lehigh is without a mayor and a city clerk.

Mayor Mark Johnson said he submitted his resignation letter last week so he could spend more time with his family. On Monday, the Lehigh City Council voted 4-1 to fire City Clerk Wanda Ganeff, citing poor performance. “The city clerk is not following orders, is inattentive to duties and is not using her time efficiently,” Councilman Troy Twito said.

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Fitzgerald in August.

After complaints from some broadcasters, a new ad was made that did not include Fitzgerald.

Deputy Treasurer Karen Austin said the bulk of the ads aired during the $250,000 television and radio campaign did not include Fitzgerald.

Austin said the treasurer’s office was pleased by the decision, saying these were “unfounded accusations.” She said Fitzgerald has run similar ads for the past 16 years and that he appears in them to provide his clear “seal of approval” for the college savings program.

The complaint was filed by a campaign staffer for Republican treasurer candidate Sam Clovis. Clovis said he was not surprised by the board decision. He said he hoped lawmakers would consider legislation barring officeholders from doing advertising with their images during elections.

“It’s not a Republican or Democratic issue; it’s about perception,” Clovis said.

AMES — Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, in Iowa weighing a 2016 presidential candidacy, said his top priority as ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee will be resisting cuts to Social Security in the newly Republicancontrolled chamber.

“My priority is to work in as bipartisan a way as I can to create a budget that works for the middle class and working class of this country,” Sanders told reporters after speaking to more than 200 people in an Ames church community center.

Sanders said he would not simply work against cuts to the entitlement program for older and disabled Americans, but to expand or increase benefits. It is unclear whether Republicans will seek cuts, or whether Sanders could block such action.

He also said he would seek higher taxes on the nation’s wealthiest residents and tax assets held by corporations who hold their profits in off-shore accounts.

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Superintendent Terry Schmidt said an inspection by the Iowa Fire Marshal’s Office on Monday cleared the way for the building to reopen Jan. 5. The school was closed indefinitely when a leak flooded the school’s second floor with as much as 2 inches of water, leaking into electrical conduits and creating a safety hazard.

DUBUQUE — The Dubuque City Council has voted to move forward on a proposal to limit sledding and other winter recreational activities to two city parks. But the proposal is subject to another vote that will give winter sports enthusiasts at least another month of unrestricted access to city parks. The City Council voted 6-1 Monday in favor of a ban on sledding, skiing and snowboarding.

DES MOINES — Iowa’s ethics board on Tuesday dismissed a c o m plaint f i l e d against s t a t e Tre a s u r e r Michael Fitzgerald over a pubFitzgerald l i c l y funded advertising campaign for a popular college savings program that aired as he was running for re-election.

Megan Tooker, executive director of the Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board, said the advertising campaign didn’t violate a state law prohibiting using public resources for political purposes because the ads didn’t tell people how to vote.

Fitzgerald, a Democrat, was elected to his ninth term in November.

His office started airing College Savings Iowa television ads featuring

NORTH LIBERTY — A man in eastern Iowa has been accused of pouring gasoline on himself, flicking a lighter and threatening to harm his family.

North Liberty police say 38-year-old Fernando Maldonado was charged Tuesday with first-degree arson, domestic abuse assault with the display or use of a weapon and two counts of child endangerment.

Court records do not list an attorney.

Police say Maldonado also identifies himself as Javier Martinez.

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to the leadoff presidential caucus state, Sanders railed against the impact of private wealth on elections, and asked the mostly Democratic audience to form a movement of millions of Americans to push back against corporate dollars that have flowed into groups supporting and opposing candidates since the 2010 Citizens United Supreme Court decision.

Sanders said he believes Democratic President Barack Obama, who drew millions of new voters into the electorate, has failed to seize upon the support and sustain the movement throughout his presidency. Tuesday’s daily tracking poll by Gallup showed a sluggish 43 percent approval rating for Obama.

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The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Robin Williams’ suicide seared into the world’s collective mindset more than anything else this year, based on what people were searching for on Google.

The reaction to Williams’ death in August topped Google’s list of 2014’s fastest-rising search requests. It beat notable events such as the World Cup, the Ebola outbreak, the March disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 and the Ice Bucket Challenge, an Internet video craze to raise awareness and money for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig’s Disease.

Other topics of worldwide intrigue on Google included the addictive smartphone game “Flappy Bird,” bearded drag queen Conchita Wurst, the Middle East extremist group ISIS, the hit Disney movie “Frozen” and the Winter Olympics in Russia.

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The Associated Press BAR N STABLE, Mass. — A generous mystery man has made the holiday season a little brighter for employees of two Massachusetts coffee shops.

A man wearing a cowboy hat walked into Marylou’s in Hyannis on Saturday and handed the worker behind the counter 15 envelopes, each containing a crisp $100 bill.

Manager Victoria Grandy said “MERRY CHRISTMAS” was printed in red on the front of each envelope.

Workers didn’t recognize the man as a regular, but one employee said he resembled Santa Claus.

A man, believed to be the same person, but this time wearing a ball cap, on Monday handed over eight envelopes containing $100 bills to the workers at the Dunkin’ Donuts at the Cape Cod Mall.

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Williams’ death drove many people to reminisce about his career highlights. In the first few days after his suicide, there was a six-fold increase in the number of Google searches for “carpe diem” — a Latin phrase for “seize the day” that Williams popularized in the film “Dead Poets Society.”

Reports about Williams’ long-running battle with depression caused searches for that term to triple. There was also a flurry of searches about his movies (the top five were: “Mrs. Doubtfire,” ‘’Dead Poets Society,” ‘’Good Will Hunting,” ‘’Jumanji” and “Patch Adams.”)

Google’s worldwide list of the year’s hottest search requests mirrored the activity in the U.S. with a few exceptions.

Wurst didn’t make the Top 10 list in the U.S., nor did the Winter Olympics. Instead, Web surfers in the U.S. were seeking more information about the August confrontation that culminated in a white policeman shooting and killing Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri.

Ukraine’s conflict with Russia also held more

intrigue in the U.S. than the rest of the world.

Google’s review follows annual roundups compiled during the previous two weeks by its main search rivals.

Although Google’s list usually comes last each year, its rankings typically provide more telling insights into what people were thinking because the company’s technology processes about two out of every three search requests made on the Internet.

Yahoo’s search lists indicated that its websites tend to attract entertainment-minded people. While Ebola topped Yahoo’s rankings for 2014, celebrities or entertainers occupied six of the other slots.

They were singer Ariana Grande (No. 3), actress Jennifer Lawrence (No. 4), actress Kaley Cuoco (No. 5), reality TV star Kim Kardashian (No. 6), singer Miley Cyrus (No. 8) and actress Jennifer Aniston (No. 10). Yahoo’s list was rounded out by: the video game “Minecraft,” whose popularity prompted Microsoft to buy it for $2.5 billion earlier this year; “Frozen” and Apple’s latest gadget, the iPhone 6.

Letterman pulls curtain on holiday tradition The Associated Press NEW YORK — With the curtain soon to fall on David Letterman’s late-night television career, the end comes Friday for an odd and emotional holiday tradition that involves comic Jay Thomas, the Lone Ranger, a giant meatball and, most indelibly, singer Darlene Love.

Love will sing “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)” for the 21st and final time on Letterman’s annual holiday show. He’s retiring from the “Late Show” next May. “I’m looking forward to it this year more than any other year, with mixed feelings, of course,” said Letterman’s longtime bandleader, Paul Shaffer.

“It’s been incredibly meaningful for me.”

Letterman’s holiday show has traditions, just not the ones you see in most households. Thomas comes by to repeat the story of giving a ride to Clayton Moore, television’s Lone Ranger. Then, as he’s done since 1998, Thomas tries to knock the meatball off the top of a Christmas tree with a football.

The centerpiece is Love’s performance of the song that identifies her as the “Christmas queen,” primarily because of the annual exposure on Letterman.

“Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)” was the single off “A Christmas Gift For You,” an album by producer Phil Spector and the artists in his orbit. Now considered a classic, it was a flop upon its release on Nov. 22, 1963, the day President John F. Kennedy was assassinated.

Shaffer never forgot it, though.

“The Phil Spector album has always been the one that has gotten me through the Christmas season, which can be depressing for people in show business, who are often working instead of being with their families,” he said.

Love hadn’t even performed the song onstage until the mid-1980s, when she was part of “Leader of the Pack,” a tribute show for Ellie Greenwich, writer of “Christmas” (with Jeff Barry and Spector) and other 1960s hits like “Be My Baby.” Shaffer was part of the show. Letterman came to see it one night and was blown away by Love’s version.

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A catch-all spending bill Congress passed last week contains a provision preventing the District from using federal money to implement any law or regulation that repeals or reduces marijuana-related penalties. The action is in direct response to a voter initiative passed last month that allows possession of up to 2 ounces of pot or up to three mature plants for personal use.

The Constitution gives Congress the power to review and possibly reject all legislation approved by the District’s elected officials or its citizens.

Congress has less leverage with the states, and thwarting efforts supported by a plurality of voters back home could prove politically risky at election time.

“That’s sort of asking for a head-on collision with states’ rights,” said Philip Wallach of the Brookings Institution, a Washington-based think tank.

Wallach said the most ready tool at Congress’ disposal in persuading states to keep marijuana illegal would be to withhold money for certain programs if state marijuana initiatives conflict with federal law. That’s something Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz., the chairman of the House Judiciary constitution and civil justice subcommittee, says he’s prepared to support.

Franks said the marijuana legalization movement endangers the nation’s youth.

“Unfortunately, it will only deepen this country’s drug addiction crises,” he said.

But many other Republican lawmakers don’t seem ready to take such concrete steps.

Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa, the likely chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee in the next Congress, said he’s not prepared to say which issues his committee will focus on. The committee has jurisdiction over the Justice Department, which enforces federal drug laws and has said it will not stand in the way of states that want to legalize, tax and regulate marijuana as long as there are effective controls to keep it away from kids, the black market and federal property.

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Horror over deadly Sydney siege turns to anger The Associated Press SYDNEY — Horror over a deadly siege morphed into anger Tuesday as leaders of a grieving nation demanded to know how a man with a violent criminal history slipped through the cracks and ended up in the downtown Sydney cafe where he took 17 people hostage.

The 16-hour siege ended in a barrage of gunfire and screams early Tuesday morning when police stormed into the Lindt Chocolat Cafe in a desperate bid to free the hostages.

Two of the hostages were killed, as was the gunman, Man Haron Monis, a 50-year-old Iranian-born, self-styled cleric described by Australia’s prime minister as a deeply disturbed person carrying out a “sick fantasy.”

“How can someone who has had such a long and checkered history not be on the appropriate watch list? And how can someone like that be entirely at large in the community?” Prime Minister Tony Abbott asked at a news conference. “These are questions we need to look at carefully and calmly and methodi-

AP Photo A woman cries after laying a flower at a makeshift memorial in Sydney, Australia Tuesday near where three people died in a siege. An Iranian-born gunman took 17 people hostage at a central city cafe Monday before police stormed the cafe early Tuesday. The gunman and two hostages were killed.

cally. That’s what we’ll be doing in the days and weeks ahead.”

Monis was convicted and sentenced last year to 300 hours of community service for sending what a judge called “grossly offensive” letters to families of soldiers killed in Afghanistan between 2007 and 2009.

He later was charged with being an accessory to the murder of his exwife. Earlier this year, he was charged with the 2002 sexual assault of a woman. He had been out on bail on all the charges.

That history prompted a flurry of questions that remained unanswered more than a day after the siege began Monday morning. Why was Monis out on bail?

Why was he not on a terror watch list? How did he get a shotgun in a country with tough gun ownership laws?

“We are all outraged that this guy was on the street,” New South Wales Premier Mike Baird said. “We need to ensure that everything is done to learn from this.”

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“I’ll never forget this day as long as I live,” said Jenny Borovina, who was in tears with two friends while carrying white flowers to the site. She predicted that the standoff would leave a permanent scar on Australia’s psyche: “Our laid-back nature has just changed.”

Like so many who work in the area, Borovina said she was locked down in her office near the cafe for more than four hours Monday before police gave her the all-clear to leave. During that time, she said, she called her son to say take care. She also called her aunt, asking her to look after her son if she didn’t make it out alive.

“Australia was a really safe place before,” said Andrea Wang, who laid a bouquet of lilies at the site, near her office. “I hope our country gets through this very quickly.”

Prime Minister Abbott joined the outpouring of national mourning and laid a bouquet, calling the spontaneous shrine “an expression of the innate goodness and decency which is a mark of Australian character.”

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Taliban assault on Pakistan school leaves 141 dead The Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan — In the deadliest slaughter of innocents in Pakistan in years, Taliban gunmen attacked a military-run school Tuesday and killed 141 people — almost all of them students — before government troops ended the siege.

The massacre of innocent children horrified a country already weary of unending terrorist attacks. Pakistan’s teenage Nobel Peace laureate Malala Yousafzai — herself a survivor of a Taliban shooting — said she was “heartbroken” by the bloodshed.

Even Taliban militants in neighboring Afghanistan decried the killing spree, calling it “un-Islamic.”

If the Pakistani Taliban extremists had hoped the attack would cause the government to ease off its military offensive that began in June in the country’s tribal region, it appeared to have the opposite effect. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif pledged to step up the campaign that — along with U.S. drone strikes — has tar-

AP Photo A plainclothes security officer escorts students evacuated from a school as Taliban fighters attack another school nearby in Peshawar, Pakistan, Tuesday. Taliban gunmen stormed a military-run school in the northwestern Pakistani city, killing and wounding scores, officials said, in the worst attack to hit the country in over a year.

geted the militants.

“The fight will continue.

No one should have any doubt about it,” Sharif said. “We will take account of each and every drop of our children’s blood.”

Taliban fighters have struggled to maintain their potency in the face of the military operation. They vowed a wave of violence in response to the operation, but until Tuesday,

there has only been one major attack by a splinter group near the Pakistan-India border in November. Analysts said the school siege showed that even diminished, the militant group

Ex-Marine wanted in 6 killings is found dead The Associated Press PENNSBURG, Pa. — An Iraq War veteran suspected of killing his ex-wife and five of her relatives was found dead in the woods near his suburban Philadelphia home Tuesday after a day-and-a-half manhunt that closed schools and left people on edge.

Montgomery County District Attorney Risa Vetri Ferman said on her official Facebook page that police found

Bradley William Stone’s body. The cause of death was not disclosed.

Stone, a 35-year-old former Marine sergeant locked in a custody dispute so bitter that his ex-wife feared for her life, went on a 90-minute shooting rampage before daybreak Monday at three homes a few miles apart, authorities said.

The killings set off the second major manhunt to transfix Pennsylvania in the past

few months. Eric Frein spent 48 days at large in the Poconos after the September ambush slaying of a state trooper.

As the manhunt dragged on — with SWAT teams making their way through neighborhoods and the Philadelphia police sending in a heatsensing helicopter — at least five schools within a few miles of Stone’s Pennsburg home closed, and others were locked down. Veterans’ hos-

pitals and other places tightened security.

Ashley Tessier, of Pennsburg, took her sick 7-month-old son to the pediatrician in a stroller Tuesday as SWAT teams knocked on doors along her route. She said she felt she had no choice, since she postponed Monday’s doctor visit because residents were told to take cover.

“Seeing all this is really terrifying — the dogs, the guns, the SWAT team,” she said.

still could inflict horrific carnage.

The rampage at the Army Public School and College began in the morning when seven militants scaled a back wall using a ladder, said Maj. Gen. Asim Bajwa, a military spokesman. When they reached an auditorium where students had gathered for an event, they opened fire.

A 14-year-old, Mehran Khan, said about 400 students were in the hall when the gunmen broke through the doors and started shooting. They shot one of the teachers in the head and then set her on fire and shouted “God is great!” as she screamed, added Khan, who survived by playing dead.

From there, they went to classrooms and other parts of the school.

“Their sole purpose, it seems, was to kill those innocent kids. That’s what they did,” Bajwa said. Of the 141 people slain before government troops ended the assault eight hours later, 132 were children and nine were staff members.

Another 121 students and three staff members were wounded.

Sony hackers reference 9/11 in new threats NEW YORK (AP) — Hackers calling themselves Guardians of Peace made ominous threats Tuesday against movie theaters showing Sony Pictures’ film “The Interview” that referenced the terrorist attacks of 9/11.

The group also released a trove of data files: what they called the beginning of a “Christmas gift.” But GOP, as the group is known, included a message warning that

people should stay away from places where “The Interview” will be shown, including the upcoming premiere.

Referencing 9/11, it urged people to leave their homes if located near theaters showing the film.

“The Interview” is a comedy in which Seth Rogen and James Franco star as television journalists involved in a CIA plot to assassinate North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

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Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Newton’s Brady Smith twists Kallen Glawe of Carlisle onto his back for a near-fall during Tuesday’s home non-conference dual. Smith won 17-5 helping the Cardinals to a 40-34 win over the visiting Wildcats. Newton also beat Pella, 60-18, in Tuesday’s double dual.

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By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News Two of the most intense matches of night came at the end of Tuesday’s home double dual for Newton High’s Cardinals.

Newton was in the position to capture its second team win of the night. The Cardinals were up on the Carlisle Wildcats, 40-19 with three matches remaining in the non-conference dual.

Newton had notched a Little Hawkeye Conference dual win over Pella, 60-18, to go 1-0 in conference action for the season. Carlisle defeated Pella, 42-29.

Newton hosts Norwalk in LHC Thursday. Action begins at 6:30 p.m.

In the 195-pound match with Carlisle, Newton’s Duncan Lee was locked in a battle with Andrew Burnett.

After a scoreless first period, Lee got an escape but Burnett claimed a 2-1 lead on a takedown.

Lee tied the match up with another escape.

In a 2-2 match with two minutes left, Lee was in the controlling position and turned Burnett to his back but not for enough time.

Still tied, Burnett came up with a reversal with 10 seconds left in the match to take a 4-2 decision.

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Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Working for a takedown is Newton’s Brett Wolf, in black uniform, against Pella’s Austin Bragg during Tuesday’s Little Hawkeye Conference dual on Newton’s mat. Wolf pinned Bragg at the 1:03 mark of the second period of their 152-pound match.

Saydel sweeps Colfax-Mingo

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News COLFAX — Class 3A No. 11 Saydel rolled off 16 straight points in the first quarter, scored 54 by halftime and extended the margin with a 17-0 third quarter on Tuesday against the Colfax-Mingo girls’ basketball team.

The Eagles scored a season-high in points during their 74-24 win and Saydel’s third straight victory kept the Tigerhawks winless on the season.

Freshman McKeely Tjaden had eight points and four rebounds to lead the hosts, but Saydel led 54-16 at the break and the continuous clock was in motion during the entire second half.

Freshman Willa Colville also pulled down a team-high seven rebounds and Ivy Moore

chipped in six points and four rebounds. Dakota Hostetter also grabbed six boards in the loss.

Saydel junior Cassie Chubb had 14 points to lead the Eagles.

Saydel stayed one game behind Prairie City-Monroe in the conference standings and is now 7-1 overall and 5-1 in league play this year.

The Mustangs defeated North Polk on Tuesday night and are now 6-0 in the HOIAC. The Colfax-Mingo boys basketball team trailed by just one at halftime but couldn’t maintain any momentum in the second half during its HOIAC battle with Saydel.

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Troy Hyde/Daily News Colfax-Mingo freshman McKeely Tjaden (42) shoots over Saydel’s Cassie Chubb during a Heart of Iowa Athletic Conference game in Colfax on Tuesday. Tjaden had eight points and four rebounds, but Chubb’s 14 points led the Class 3A No. 11 Eagles to a 74-24 win.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Sprint informed NASCAR it won’t extend title sponsorship of the top Sprint Cup Series beyond its current contract, which expires after the 2016 season.

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SPORTS CALENDAR Thursday Wrestling Norwalk at Newton, 6:30 p.m.

PCM at Nevada, 6 p.m.

North Polk, West Central Valley, Moravia at Colfax-Mingo, 6 p.m.

CMB at Saydel, 6 p.m.

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

Friday Basketball Newton at Dallas Center-Grimes, girls 6:15 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.

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

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

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

Saturday Wrestling Newton at Fort Dodge Invitational, 10 a.m.

Newton JV at North Polk, 8 a.m.

PCM, CMB at North Polk, 8 a.m.

Colfax-Mingo at Lynnville-Sully duals, 10 a.m.

Basketball Newton boys at Des Moines Christian, 7:30 p.m.

Knoxville at PCM boys, 7:30 p.m.

Bowling Oskaloosa at Newton, 9 a.m.

Mustangs win third straight, stay on top of HOIAC

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News ALLEMAN — The Prairie City-Monroe girls’ basketball team stayed on top of the Heart of Iowa Athletic Conference on Tuesday with a road victory over North Polk.

The Mustangs (62, 6-0) jumped out to a 10-4 lead after one quarter and gradually extended the advantage the rest of the way during a 47-33 triumph.

The 47 points scored were the fewest in a win for PCM this year.

And the 14-point margin was the narrowest in the Mustangs’ six HOIAC games this year.

PCM is still beating league foes by an average of 29 points per game.

Senior Rachel Freland buried 3-of-4 from deep and finished with a game-high 18 points and also hauled in seven rebounds, while senior Courtney VanHouweling chipped in nine points, eight rebounds, three steals and three assists.

Sophomore Katie VandeWall also scored eight and collected five boards, while senior Rachel Gulling recorded six boards, five steals and three assists.

The Mustangs had not attempted a 3-pointer in their last two games but went 3-for-8 against North Polk on Tuesday.

They finished 17-of-46 from the floor in all and buried 10-of-13 from the charity stripe.

North Polk (3-5, 1-5) got 12 points apiece from Rachel Zimmerman and Macy Gill.

The PCM boys also returned home with a win over North Polk on Tuesday night.

The Mustangs are now 4-1 in the HOIAC after winning their third straight, 62-48.

Both PCM squads host Saydel on Friday.

The girl-boy doubleheader kicks off at 6 p.m. in Monroe.

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

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Tigerhawks handle Lynnville-Sully on the mat

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News COLFAX — The ColfaxMingo wrestling team got out to a quick lead against Lynnville-Sully and then wrapped up the dual win over the Hawks when senior Chris Warner recorded an upset over Shannon Dunsbergen at heavyweight.

Warner tossed Dunsbergen to the mat in the first period and his win by fall put the Tigerhawks in front 39-18 and the hosts went on to win 4533 in the cafeteria at ColfaxMingo High School.

Both Colfax-Mingo and Lynnville-Sully lost to thirdranked Southeast Warren earlier in the night.

“We wrestled them a week ago,” Colfax-Mingo coach Bryan Poulter said of the Warhawks. “We closed the gap a bit, but they had some guys out of the lineup. We had some kids that wrestled better tonight and used some moves that we haven’t seen yet. So that’s progression.”

The Tigerhawks led the Warhawks 18-6 and 24-12 but Southeast Warren claimed wins in seven straight weights to score the 51-24 victory. A 15-0 advantage for LynnvilleSully went for naught against Southeast Warren in their dual as the Warhawks rallied with another big finish during a 3624 win.

“It depends how you match up against certain teams, but we lost some matches we shouldn’t have lost tonight,” Lynnville-Sully coach Steve Northcutt said. “I thought a lot of our guys wrestled OK, but we got out-wrestled tonight, and there’s not much else to say.”

Richard Blom, Jac Fisher and Will Dunsbergen all went 2-0 for Colfax-Mingo. Blom recorded both of his wins by fall at 138, Dunsbergen got a pin and a major decision at 152 and Fisher was given two forfeits at 120.

Noah Zylstra, Sage Zylstra, Carson Dunsbergen and Cole Nickell all went 2-0 for the Hawks. Sage Zylstra had win by fall and a forfeit at

Troy Hyde/Daily News Colfax-Mingo senior Richard Blom, top, is working for a win against Lynnville-Sully’s Caden Dunsbergen.

Blom went 2-0 with two pins on Tuesday during a wrestling triangular in the cafeteria at Colfax-Mingo High School. The Tigerhawks lost to third-ranked Southeast Warren 51-24 but defeated Lynnville-Sully 45-33.

126, Carson Dunsbergen and Nickell each won a match by fall and another by decision at 132 and 113, respectively, and Noah Zylstra got a forfeit and a decision at 182.

In the head-to-head match between Colfax-Mingo and Lynnville-Sully, the Tigerhawks grabbed the advantage with four straight wins at 138, 145, 152 and 160.

After Carson Dunsbergen gave the Hawks a 6-0 lead with a pin, Blom pinned his opponent to tie it and then Colfax-Mingo went ahead 22-6 following pins by Colton Lourens and Cameron Warner and a major decision by Will Dunsbergen.

Jackson Hardin (pin) and Noah Zylstra (forfeit) narrowed the Hawks’ deficit with wins at 170 and 182, but Colfax-Mingo surged back ahead when Jake Dunsbergen and Jesse Hagerman both took forfeits at 195 and 220.

The clincher for the Tigerhawks came at heavyweight where Chris Warner was facing Shannon Dunsbergen, a district qualifier last year.

Warner got the upper hand on a tie up and then took Shannon Dunsbergen down hard to the mat and recorded the pin in 1 minute, 22 seconds. “(Shannon Dunsbergen) is a very good wrestler. Chris did a nice job tossing him,” Poulter said. “That’s a tough way to live because you don’t always get it, but he got it and came out all right. That’s the kind of wrestler he is though.

That’s what he does and what he knows.”

Josh Dunsbergen and Nickell gave the Hawks nine more points with a pin and forfeit win, respectively, but the two teams traded forfeits at the final two weights, which gave the win to the home team.

“Colfax-Mingo has a solid lineup. They don’t have any weak wrestlers and they came out and wrestled hard and they out-wrestled us tonight,” Northcutt said.

A win over their future conference foe meant a lot to the Tigerhawks, according to Poulter.

“They battled and got the team victory,” he said. “We

haven’t had a lot of those and sometimes you have to learn how to get them.”

The Tigerhawks began the night with a dual against Southeast Warren, which came into the night with six ranked wrestlers.

Fisher put C-M on the board with a win by forfeit at 120 and then Adam Teed made it 12-0 with a pin at 126.

Blom and Will Dunsbergen each recorded pins later in the match, but the Warhawks rallied for the 27-point victory.

Against Lynnville-Sully, Southeast Warren got down 15-0 but won seven of the final nine bouts to win by 12.

Both teams forfeited at 120 and 220.

Colfax-Mingo next wrestles Tuesday at home in a quadrangular against Moravia, West Central Valley and North Polk.

Lynnville-Sully hosts its dual tournament beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday. ColfaxMingo also will be competing.

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

CMB sweeps South Hamilton

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Troy Hyde/Daily News Colfax-Mingo junior Jacob Lietz (22) drains a jump shot in the lane during fourth quarter action of a Heart of Iowa Athletic Conference game against Saydel in Colfax on Tuesday. The Tigerhawks trailed by just one at the break, but the Eagles went on to win 58-39.

Tigerhawks Continued from Page 1B at the break but got outscored 32-14 in the final two quarters.

The Saydel boys did not score more than 51 points in a game in starting 0-4. But the Eagles (2-4, 1-4) scored 59 on Monday during a win over Ankeny Christian and then followed that up with 58 points against Colfax-Mingo on Tuesday.

Both C-M squads look for their first wins Friday at home against Collins-Maxwell/Baxter. Tip off for the doubleheader is slated for 6 p.m.

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

BAXTER — Freshman Brianda Bane recorded her fourth double-double of the season and had careerhighs in both points and rebounds to help the Collins-Maxwell/Baxter girls’ basketball team get into the win column Tuesday.

Bane finished with 23 points, 15 rebounds and three blocks and the Raiders tallied a season-high in points during a 51-31 victory over South Hamilton in Heart of Iowa Athletic Conference play.

The win was the first of the season for the Raiders and it ended an eight-game losing streak.

CMB led by a single point after the first quarter but went into halftime up nine following a 17-9 advantage in the second. The home team extended the lead in both the third and fourth quarters and went on to win by 20.

Carter Larson scored a season-high 12 points and also grabbed eight rebounds, while Lexi Breon added eight points, seven rebounds and six assists. Bridget Hurley also pulled down 11 rebounds, while Mackenzie Schmitz chipped in six boards and four assists.

T h e Raiders (1-8, 1-5) dominated the boards in the win and made 23-of54 from Bane the floor.

B a n e ’s o n l y three misses of the night came from outside as she was 11-for-14 from the floor and eight of her 15 rebounds came at the offensive end.

South Hamilton (15, 1-5) dropped below CMB in the HOIAC standings after the loss.

BOYS CMB 60, South Hamilton 31 BAXTER — The Raider boys seem to be finding their stride after a second-straight victory on Tuesday night.

CMB got off to a fast start for the second consecutive game and never looked back in winning in Heart of Iowa Athletic Conference play for the first time this year.

Brady Stover buried three 3-pointers and finished with a game-high 15 points, while Bryce Kemp added 14 points and nine rebounds. Joey Nissen hit double-figures for the third straight contest with 10 and Seth Balke finished with nine points, 10 rebounds, sev-

en assists and five steals.

T h e Raiders did not score m o r e than 51 points Balke in the first five games this season but has now put in at least 60 in two straight and both resulted in easy wins.

CMB led 17-2 after one and used a 19-0 run during the first half to take complete control of the defending conference champions. It was 36-12 at halftime and 51-17 after three quarters.

The Raiders came into the last Friday night’s game against Prairie City-Monroe averaging just one 3-point make per game but has drained 16 in the past three games.

CMB (2-5, 1-4) also made nine more free throws than South Hamilton (1-4, 1-4) and out-rebounded the Hawks 31-20.

Both CMB squads head to Colfax-Mingo on Friday for another HOIAC matchup. The varsity doubleheader kicks off at 6 p.m.

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

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By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News SULLY — Lynnville-Sully’s boys stayed composed during a frustrating first half Tuesday as visiting HLV’s Warriors took the air out of the ball, so to speak.

“I thought tonight was a good learning experience for our guys.

HLV tried to hold the ball on us at the start of the game, so we had to make some adjustments on the fly,” said Nick Harthoorn, Lynnville-Sully head coach after the Hawks claimed a 55-32 win at home.

“We were able to wear down some of their guards with our defensive pressure. We also played a little sharper offensively in the second half.”

Lynnville-Sully was up 8-6 after one quarter and led 25-12 at halftime. The Hawks broke free in the third quarter on a 20-7 run.

Kyle Van Dyke finished with 18 points to top the scoring for Lynnville-Sully. Jake Brand fired in 11 points, hitting three 3-pointers.

Brand also dished out three assists while Caleb James had four assists, three steals and five points.

Lynnville-Sully shot 40 percent, 23-of-57, from the field. The Hawks downed 4-of 8 free throw attempts.

Ben Trettin controlled six of the team’s 25 rebounds and scored seven points. Baker Zegers had four steals and three points. Tyler Van Zante tossed in five points.

Tanner Strudthoff Van Dyke paced the Warriors with 11 points. HLV made 10 field goals — one was a 3-pointer — and cashed in on 11-of-17 free throws.

Lynnville-Sully improved to 4-2 overall and 3-2 in South Iowa Cedar League play. The Hawks conclude the first semester of play Friday at home in a SICL game against Sigourney.

On Saturday, Lynnville-Sully’s junior varsity beat Pella Christian, 7225 led by Canyon Kuhlmann’s eight points, four rebounds and five steals.

The Hawk freshman boys defeated Pella Christian, 41-30. Elijah Collins scored 15 points and Jesse Van Wyk had 11 points and 10 rebounds. Van Wyk also blocked four shots and had four steals.

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SULLY — HLV’s Warriors were unable to withstand the pressure applied by Class 1A 11th-ranked Lynnville-Sully’s girls Tuesday. The Hawks overwhelmed the visiting Warrior girls in a 67-17 runaway.

Lynnville-Sully got out to a commanding 20-4 lead by the close of the first quarter and never looked back.

The Hawks were up 30-11 at the break. Lynnville-Sully allowed the Warriors just six points in the second half .

“We played a much better second half. We were a lot sharper on offense, moving the ball which led to open looks at the basket that we knocked down,” said Jerry Hulsing, LynnvilleSully head coach. “Our defense was also better applying ball pressure and forcing several turnovers.”

The Warriors turned the ball over 31 times. They did not hit a free throw in five attempts. Kate Schafer was the leading scorer with five points for HLV. The Hawks shot 46 percent, 25of-54, from the field, which included five 3-pointers. They sank 12-of-18 free throw tosses.

Brenna Lanser topped the scoring list with 15 points followed by Lysandra James with 13. Madison Rasmus-

resman had 10 points apiece. Marissa Vos tossed in seven points and Shelby Davis had six. Elizabeth Van Manen scored four points and Makenzy Rozendaal added two points.

Lanser James and Vos each pulled down eight rebounds. Rasmusson, Davis and James were credited with three assists apiece.

Lynnville-Sully had 22 steals led by Lanser and Rasmusson with five each.

Lynnville-Sully is 8-0 on the season and 7-0 in South Iowa Cedar League play. The Hawks host Sigourney in league action Friday to wrap up the first semester of play.

The Hawk junior varsity improved to 7-1 with a 42-17 win over HLV. Camryn Russell led the Hawks with 10 points and Haley James had 10 steals.

“We were able to run all 12 girls out there and play pressure defense.

We really wore them down as the game progressed. Each player contributed to this victory,” said Jeff Corbett, Lynnville-Sully assistant coach.

Cardinals

well coached. We’re expecting a tough, hard-fought match with Norwalk.”

Newton’s junior varsity wrestlers competed in matches against Pella and Carlisle Tuesday. Official results weren’t available. Here are unofficial results of those matches:

Continued from Page 1B match. Henning trailed 5-2 when he made a move for a reversal and had Henkelman on his back, but couldn’t score points.

Henkelman turned it all around with a reversal. He put Henning on his back and got the fall with two seconds remaining in the first period.

Newton was still going to win the dual, leading 40-28.

Newton’s Caden Manning was pinned by Carlisle’s Anthony Hanson in 45 seconds of their 285-pound match to end the night of action. Newton won 40-34.

“Our guys wrestled pretty well tonight. We had some young guys step in and do well in their first varsity experience,” said Andy Swedenhjelm, Newton head coach.

“Josh Miravalles (132) went out there and fought real hard against Carlisle.

“We look at little things that matter big time in matches. Josh being beat by a major decision and not pinned in a close meet is important. Same with Payton Patterson, fighting and keeping it a decision and not giving up a pin. That all matters in the team score.

The guys are upset that they lost, but their effort helped get us to a win today.”

The Cardinals were without senior J.T. Thongvanh, who has been sidelined since the end of the Cardinal Classic on Dec. 6 with a shoulder injury. Thongvanh is Newton’s top 170-pound wrestler.

Swedenhjelm said Thongvanh hasn’t been cleared to wrestle yet.

Newton opened with the LHC dual with Pella’s Little Dutch. Henning and Manning put the Cardinals up 12-0 to start with forfeit wins at 220 and 285. Hunter Versteegh at 113, Alex Bentley at 120 and Parker Schuster at 126 nailed down victories on the mat with first-period pins.

Sprint Continued from Page 1B to a three-year extension that took the contract through 2016.

The announcement Tuesday gives NASCAR two seasons to find a replacement, and NASCAR chief communications officer Brett Jewkes said the series understands that significant changes within Sprint led to the decision.

“The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is a very unique, premium sports marketing

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Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Newton’s Caleb Kite has Carlisle’s Anthony Hill in a cradle on his way to a pin in a junior varsity match Tuesday night in Newton’s home double dual.

The Cardinals were up 30-0 when Pella’s Chase Petty pinned Miravalles in the 132-pound match to put the Little Dutch on the scoreboard. Dakota Dawson racked up six points for the team via a forfeit at 138, then Bryce Tish pinned Jacob Diehl in 2:56 for the win at 152.

Brett Wolf followed suit with a pin of Austin Bragg at 152. Brady Smith won the 160-pound match with a pin right at the end of the second period of his match. Pella won the next two matches — 170 and 182— and Lee got a forfeit win at 195.

“We treat it just like any other match,” Wolf said. “You got a win. It was a conference meet and we wanted to get it done at home. We’ll see them again at the conference tournament. We still have work to do. I have things I need to improve on and I’m working in the wrestling room with the coaches.”

Newton was down 6-0 to Carlisle because of a forfeit at 106. Versteegh evened the

score with a pin of Kaleb Reed at 113. Bentley quickly put the Cardinals on top to stay with a pin of Jordan Watts in 24 seconds at 120 pounds.

Schuster at 126 and Dawson at 128 won by forfeits for Newton. In between, Miravalles, a freshman, fought off all of Kenny McCaughey’s attempts to get a fall in the 132-pound match. McCaughey won 12-4 to give Carlisle four points in the team scoring.

Tish built up a 10-2 lead before pinning Kyle Rees with four seconds left in the second period of the 145-pound bout.

Wolf put Caleb Davis on his back for a fall in 34 seconds at 152 to push Newton’s team lead to 36-10.

“It was a really good night to wrestle, I guess,” Tish said following the competition.

“We had a good warm-up today. It’s great to get the conference win over Pella, after they beat us twice in football.

Now, we just need to keep working on hitting our (takedown) shots and work on up-

tempo wrestling.”

Smith did everything but pin Carlisle’s Kallen Glawe for a 17-5 win for Newton at 160. Damon Piatt pinned Newton’s Harley Walker. Patterson and Carlisle’s Travis Johnson had a tough match at 160 with Johnson winning 4-1.

That made it Newton 40, Carlisle 19, setting up the final three matches of the dual.

Now, the Cardinals turn their attention to Norwalk, which comes to the NHS gymnasium Thursday in Little Hawkeye Conference action.

“These guys are competitors and wrestle hard no matter who we’re going up against. It’s always a little boost when you wrestle inside the conference,” Swedenhjelm said. “We set a good tone at the beginning of the year. Norwalk is a good team and Thursday’s dual is going to be a battle and a lot of fun.

“It’s a conference dual and the crowd gets into it and the kids get into it. Norwalk is

platform with strong momentum, so we are very confident of moving forward in 2017 with an outstanding new partner,” Jewkes said in a statement. “In the meantime, we look forward to Sprint’s partnership on the best racing series in the world for the next two seasons.”

Sprint’s exit means NASCAR will enter a new entitlement agreement for just the fourth time since 1971, when RJ Reynolds began its 33-year sponsorship of the top series through its Winston brand.

RJR pulled out after the 2003 season and Nextel stepped in until Sprint’s corporate merger.

Since Sprint stepped in, the wireless carrier has implemented fan-friendly innovations ranging from a new generation scanner in 2005, a mobile app in 2008 and the Miss Sprint Cup ambassador program in 2007. The Miss Sprint Cup program has more than 1.5 million social media followers.

Sprint is also responsible for funding the season-ending point fund, which was approximately $22 million this

past season and awarded $4.8 million to first-time champion Kevin Harvick.

Sprint also promotes the series through various marketing campaigns.

“Much like 2004, this is an enormous opportunity for a prospective sponsor to join one of the country’s most popular sports on its highest level,” Texas Motor Speedway President Eddie Gossage said.

“NASCAR has reached out in advance to industry people like myself to assist them in identifying a replacement

Newton junior varsity results Jace Lukefahr pinned Dylan Barnes, Carlisle; Caleb Kite pinned Anthony Hill, Carlisle; Blayden Rhone lost by pin to Dylan Larson, Pella; Jonathon Lawton pinned Andrew Whitter, Pella; Logan Wolfe pinned Zeke Smith, Pella; Tanner Petro pinned Trent Schippers, Pella; Justice Borger lost 4-3 to Sawyer Burton, Pella; Blayden Rhone lost by pin to Stoyn Kirby, Pella; Jace Lukefahr lost by pin to Cooper Shettler, Carlisle; Jacob Smith lost by pin to Joe Crowely, Carlisle; Caleb Kite lost by pin to Cody Hutchins, Carlisle; Aren Sorenson pinned Unknown, Pella; Jonathon Lawton lost by pin by Dalton Chapman, Pella; Tristan Langmaid lost by pin to Kaleb Reed, Carlisle; Logan Wolfe pinned Austin Lemmons, Pella; Reed Sheperd lost by pin to Mason Heinrichs, Carlisle; Jacob Smith lost by pin to Jose Fuentes, Carlisle; Caleb Kite lost by pin to Andrew Hill, Carlisle.

Varsity Results Newton 60, Pella 18 220: Jordan Henning (NEWT) (For.) 285: Caden Manning (NEWT) (For.) 113: Hunter Versteegh (NEWT) over Aaron Born (PELL) (Fall ) 120: Alex Bentley (NEWT) over Ethan Speltz (PELL) (Fall ) 126: Parker Schuster (NEWT) over Sabastian Sikora (PELL) (Fall 2:00) 132: Chase Petty (PELL) over Josh Miravalles (NEWT) (Fall) 138: Dakota Dawson (NEWT) (For.) 145: Bryce Tish (NEWT) over Jacob Diehl (PELL) (Fall) 152: Brett Wolf (NEWT) over Austin Bragg (PELL) (Fall 2:56) 160: Brady Smith (NEWT) over James Van Gorp (PELL) (Fall 4:00) 170: Jake Speltz (PELL) over Harley Walker (NEWT) (Fall 0:41) 182: Ashton Messer (PELL) over Peyton Patterson (NEWT) (Fall 2:53) 195: Duncan Lee (NEWT) (For.) Newton 40, Carlisle 34 106: Grant Mutch (CARL) (For.) 113: Hunter Versteegh (NEWT) over Kaleb Reed (CARL) (Fall 2:40) 120: Alex Bentley (NEWT) over Jordan Watts (CARL) (Fall 0:24) 126: Parker Schuster (NEWT) over (CARL) (For.) 132: Kenny McCauchey (CARL) over Josh Miravalles (NEWT) (MD 12-4) 138: Dakota Dawson (NEWT) (For.) 145: Bryce Tish (NEWT) over Kyle Rees (CARL) (Fall 3:52) 152: Brett Wolf (NEWT) over Caleb Davis (CARL) (Fall 0:34) 160: Brady Smith (NEWT) over Kallen Glawe (CARL) (MD 17-5) 170: Damon Piatt (CARL) over Harley Walker (NEWT) (Fall 0:54) 182: Travis Johnson (CARL) over Peyton Patterson (NEWT) (Dec 4-1) 195: Andrew Burnett (CARL) over Duncan Lee (NEWT) (Dec 4-2) 220: Jake Henkelman (CARL) over Jordan Henning (NEWT) (Fall 2:00) 285: Anthony Hanson (CARL) over Caden Manning (NEWT) (Fall 0:45)

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title sponsor. We encourage NASCAR to find an active, supportive and long-term sponsor with broad consumer reach and minimal category conflict that proves beneficial to the entire industry in the future.”

NASCAR signed a deal with Xfinity this year to replace Nationwide as entitlement sponsor of the secondtier series, and NASCAR extended its current deal with Camping World through 2022 for title sponsor of its Truck Series.

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Public Notices IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR JASPER COUNTY CITY OF MONROE, IOWA EQUITY NO. EQCV119200 Petitioner, ORIGINAL NOTICE vs.

DAVID G. LILE; DATE PETITION FILED: 11/26/14 NANCY L. LILE; ARROW FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSIGNEE OF PROVIDIAN; MIDLAND FUNDING, LLC; CAPITAL ONE BANK; and UNKNOWN PARTIES Respondents.

TO THE ABOVE-NAMED RESPONDENT(S): You are notified that a petition has been filed in the office of the clerk of this court naming you as a respondent in this action, which petition prays the Court to find that the property located at 613 North Oak Street, Monroe, Iowa and legally described as: The North Half of the Northwest Quarter of Block One hundred Four in T.L. Shaw's Addition to the City of Monroe, Jasper County, Iowa has been abandoned within the meaning of Iowa Code Section 657A.10A and grant the City title to the property free and clear of all claims, liens, or encumbrances.

The name and address of the attorney for the petitioner is Gilbert R. Caldwell III, Caldwell, Brierly, Chalupa & Nuzum, PLLC, 211 1st Avenue West, Newton, IA 50208.

The attorney's phone number is (641) 792-4160; facsimile number: (641) 7922410.

You must serve a motion or answer on or before the 6th day of January, 2015, and within a reasonable time thereafter, file your motion or answer with the Clerk of Court for Jasper County, at the courthouse in Newton, Iowa. If you do not, judgment by default may be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the petition.

You are further notified that the above case has been filed in a county that utilizes electronic filing. Unless, within 20 days after service of this original notice upon you, you serve, and within a reasonable time thereafter file a motion or answer, in the Iowa District Court for Jasper County, at the courthouse in Newton, Iowa, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the petition. Please see Iowa Court Rules Chapter 16 for information on electronic filing and Iowa Court Rules Chapter 16, division VI regarding the protection of personal information in court filings.

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Advertising Assistant The Newton Daily News has a full-time opening for an Advertising Assistant in our Advertising Department. We are looking for an individual that possesses strong written and verbal communication skills, mathematical aptitude, multitasking ability, basic computer and typing skills, and a positive team building attitude.

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