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Three car collision leads to one fatality, one injured

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By Michaella Cope Newton Daily News A Newton blood donor and avid volunteer was recently recognized for her lifelong dedication to the blood donation cause by being inducted into a national hall of fame.

Ina Hubbard-Heidemann was inducted into the Fresenius Kabi Donation Hall of Fame for her commitment to saving lives through blood donation and volunteerism. Her induction took place at the Newton community blood drive in November.

In addition to being a devoted blood donor, HubMichaella Cope/Daily News bard-Heidemann also volIna Hubbard-Heidemann is honored for her commitment to saving lives through blood donation unteers at LifeServe Blood and volunteerism during a ceremony in November.

Center. In 2015, she logged nearly 200 hours as a volun- blood since high school. do for your country” for in- good. You can get a lot out teer driver as she delivered She said John F. Kennedy’s spiring her to begin volun- of giving back.” she said. blood products to hospitals. Famous quote “Ask not teering and donating.

Hubb ard - He i d e man n Hubb ard - He i d e man n what your country can do “I volunteer and donate said she has been donating for you, ask what you can because it makes me feel DONOR | 3A

City continues tax abatement program

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News For more than 20 years, the City of Newton has had an Urban Revitalization Plan in place to incentivize development through a tax abatement program. The public meeting was held and city council approved an extension of this program for an additional seven years, with a few modifications made in key areas.

The city originally adopted the abatement program in 1993 and has since made modifications in 2002, 2007 and 2013.

In the area of residential tax abatement the sched-

ule provides for 100 percent abatement on the improvement value for the first two years and 50 percent for the next three. For new homes constructed since 2014, this abatement has been replaced by the $10,000 new home buyer grants for homes valued at more than $160,000.

The new model for abatement services will cap the program at $160,000 for new improvements, allowing tax abatement to still be provided for home additions and smaller new homes. Homes receiving the $10,000 cash incentive will not be eligible for tax abatement.

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A three vehicle collision led to one fatality and one driver injured after one vehicle reportedly crossed the shoulder and collided with a trailer at 2 a.m. Tuesday on Interstate 80 west.

Michael Burdell, 64, of West Chester, Ill., was driving a 2007 Dodge caravan westbound on I-80 near mile marker 176, when he crossed over into the shoulder area and struck a 2014 Chevy Silverado.

The driver of the Chevy, Austin McFadden, 21, of Mingo, then collided with the rear of a trailer. The driver of the 2016 trailer was James Kunsman, 53, of Downers Grove, Ill. Burdell crossed over both lanes of traffic, spun around and struck a cable barrier.

Burdell was pronounced dead at the scene.

McFadden was treated for injuries at the scene and released.

Contact Kayla Langmaid at 641-792-3121 ext. 6513 or klangmaid@newtondailynews.com

Morning fire damages Mid-Iowa Motor Sports

Kayla Langmaid/Daily News The Newton, Baxter and Colfax Fire Departments responded to a building fire at Mid-Iowa Motor Sports around 8 a.m. Tuesday at 6388 Highway 14 N. One of the buildings behind the residence was engulfed with smoke. There were no injuries reported. The cause of the fire is unknown as of press time.

Allen to focus on jobs, Medicaid oversight, budget in upcoming session Editor’s Note: Each year before the Iowa Legislative Session convenes, the Newton Daily News interviews local legislators. The following Q&A features Iowa State Sen. Chaz Allen who is serving his first term in Senate District 15, which covers the majority of Jasper County and areas of Polk County. The Legislature convenes Jan. 9, 2017.

Q. What are the most important issues facing your district and how do you plan to address them this legislative session?

The focus of the Legisla-

ture the next two years needs to be this: How do we ensure that small towns and rural areas of Iowa have quality schools, good jobs, and access to quality health care?

That’s why I will keep listening to my c on s t itu e nt s and working hard to: 1.

Allen Make sure that the state’s job creation efforts are focused more on small

towns and small businesses across the state. This includes putting more resources into our community colleges for job training efforts. 2. Ensure that Iowans and small business owners in my district aren’t hurt by the decision to change the management of the Medicaid system. The real problem with this change is that it left a void and there was no plan for continuing critical services, especially in small towns and rural areas. 3. Continue to Invest in schools, especially those in small towns.

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Q. Medicaid privatization has caused delays in service and other issues within your district. What steps have you taken to address these issues and what action can be taken at the statehouse this session?

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Q. Given the political climate and Republican majority at the statehouse, what can you realistically accomplish in the 2017 session?

Most of my experience as a public official has been serving as Mayor of Newton.

Serving in this nonpartisan position, I worked with my constituents, regardless of their party affiliation, to solve their problems. Regardless of the partisan makeup of the Legislature, I intend to continue to work with Republican legislators, Democratic

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Iowa youth compete and win at Beef Scholarship Extravaganza

Submitted Photo The Struthers family is presented with the Good Farm Neighbor Award by the Coalition to Support Iowa’s Farmers.

Dedication to farming and the community Struthers awarded Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award

By Justin Jagler Newton Daily News With more than 30 years of experience farming in central Iowa, Dave Struthers understands what is important, both on the farm and in the community.

He was awarded the Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award from Iowa Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig in October. The award honors “livestock producers for their commitment and dedication to the environment, their community and their livestock,” according to the Iowa Department of Agriculture.

Struthers said it is about thinking of other people and their needs in addition to his own.

“Don’t just do what’s for your own financial best interest, but do what’s best for the community’s interest and the people around you. You take care of your animals, you get involved in your community, and just be a community supporter.”

In 2003, Struthers’ father organized a tractor ride fundraising event held on the second Sunday in September every year. Struthers has continued the tradition. The

tractor ride lasts about three hours and drives through the countryside around Collins, where Struthers resides. After the ride, there is a meal and door prizes. Music boosters, 4-H club youth groups and firemen have all benefitted from the event over the years.

Struthers grew up three miles from Jasper County, and drives through the county every time he goes to one of his farms, which happens to be in northeast Polk County.

He has ties all over central Iowa.

“Jasper is a good livestock-friendly county,” he said. “Central Iowa is a great place to live. I enjoy the proximity to Newton and Marshall County.”

Struthers has also been involved in educating people of all ages about the ins and outs of farming hogs, corn and soybeans. Pre-school children come out to his farm on an almost annual basis for tours.

Struthers takes small pigs to local schools, too.

He wants people to know how their food gets to their plate and how things are done on a farm. He also wants people to understand why Iowa is a great place to raise crops and livestock.

“That’s my personal forte – promotion,” Struthers said. “I like to talk with consumers and people who wonder where their food comes from. I can talk about things such as production methods and the pluses and minuses of every type of system.”

Struthers started farming right out of high school, with some assistance from his parents, uncle and grandfather. He said he was very blessed with the timing and the way it worked out.

Over the years, he became more involved in the farming community. He started as a district director for the Iowa Pork Producers Association in 2009 and worked his way to the executive committee by 2011.

By 2015, he was president of the association. He is still on the board of directors as past-president. His term will be up at the end of January.

“I have had opportunities to promote Iowa pork and U.S. pork in foreign countries and in local grocery stores, on radio promotions and the state fair,” he said.

Contact Justin Jagler at 641-792-3121 ext 6532 or jjagler@newtondailynews.com

AMES – A pair of high schoolers from Gilman and Traer took home the top scholarship prizes at the Beef Scholarship Extravaganza hosted by the Iowa Cattlemen’s Foundation on Dec. 7th.

Youth Beef Team members (Team MIYBT), Megan Pansegrau and Jake Hlas will split $3,000 in scholarship money.

Beef Extravaganza took place at the Hansen Ag Learning Center on the Iowa State University campus, and 26 teams competed. The scholarship event, which is for students interested in cattle and beef production, involved over 70 high school students from around Iowa.

They competed for cash scholarship awards for the top four teams that totaled $7,650. Students were challenged at 10 different stations to demonstrate their skills and knowledge.

The second place team, from northeast Iowa, included Elizabeth Smith, Decorah, and Mary McDonough, Olwein. They will split a scholarship totaling $2,250.

The MCB team members Lauren Mosher from Conrad and Madelynn Green from State Center won third place and $750 each. The fourth place team was Atlantic FFA #1 with team members Cale Pellett and Emily Saeugling. They will each receive $450 scholarships.

Scholarship dollars won at the Extravaganza can be used at any university or community college. In addition, if the student will be attending Iowa State University College of Agriculture, Kirkwood Community College, Hawkeye Community College, Muscatine Community College, Des Moines Area Community College, Indian Hills Community College or Iowa Lakes Community College, those institutions offer additional matching scholarships to students on the top four teams.

Team scores at the 10 different stations were added to determine the winners. Each station tested specific skills and knowledge of the students. Teams scoring the highest number of points at each station were also awarded plaques.

Sponsors of the event are: Farm Credit Services of America; Purina Animal Nutrition, LLC; Iowa Beef Breeds Council; Iowa State University and the Hansen Ag Learning Center Staff; Muir Embroidery; and Iowa Cattlemen’s Foundation.

The Iowa Cattlemen’s Foundation sponsors several scholarship and learning opportunities for young people.

Find out more by visiting their website www.iowacattlemensfoundation.org.

Iowa farmer unsure of dairy barn’s future after fire DUBUQUE (AP) — An 82-year-old dairy farmer says he’s unsure whether to rebuild after a massive fire destroyed his dairy barn south of Dubuque.

Leonard Schuster says he tried to douse the flames himself after discovering that the milking parlor was on fire

Wednesday.

“When you got hay and straw in the barn and the wind was blowing good (at about 20 miles per hour), there’s nothing you can do,” he said.

Schuster tells the Telegraph Herald (http://bit.ly/2hklN6Z ) that he’s grateful for his neighbors’ help and that all

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of his 110 cows and calves escaped safely. Neighbors helped move the animals to a farm 13 miles away near Zwingle.

“We had the most wonderful neighbors there was, coming with all their trailers and moved them all out,” Schuster said. “I never knew we had so many good neighbors — even

businesses — offering to help us. It was tremendous.”

The farm’s milking equipment and tanks were not damaged.

The blaze likely caused $250,000 to $300,000 in damage, according to Key West Fire Chief Brian Arnold. But Arnold said the cause of the fire may

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never be determined because of the extent of the damage.

Schuster suspects an electrical issue caused the blaze, since no one was inside or near the barn.

“I don’t think I’m going to rebuild,” he said. “We don’t know. We haven’t talked about it yet.”

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Q. A Republican majority makes it seem possible some abortion restriction proposals might be pursued. Do you feel these will be largely partisan issues, and how will you and your party approach such proposals?

I will base my decision on this and other issues during the 2017 session based on the feedback I receive from

my constituents, not what I heard from party leaders or others at the Capitol.

Q. Veterans affairs — specifically health care and mental health — are part of your stated priorities. What proposals will you address this year in this area?

Republican and Democrats have worked together to make Iowa a leader in the services provided to service members, veterans and their families. I am confident that we will listen to veterans and service members as we develop an agenda to honor brave Americans during the 2017 session.

Donor Continued from Page 1A was surprised when she heard she received the honor of being inducted into the Fresenius Kabi Donation Hall of Fame. She was one of 12 in the nation to be chosen for this award. “I was surprised, and I didn’t feel that I deserved it. There are so many other volunteers who deserve this honor as well, this award is not just for me it’s for all the volunteers.�

Hubbard-Heidemann said.

Hubbard-Heidemann is a sixthgrade science teacher, and she doesn’t stop sharing her passion for volunteering when she enters the classroom. Last year, to supplement her blood type curriculum, and to inspire her students to give back,

I will also continue my support for a Statewide Veterans Court. We must identify any problem a veteran is having sooner. If a veteran is arrested for substance abuse issue, we must help that person identify the problem and then get them the help they need. We need to be asking the right questions the first time. We must get that person the help they need through the VA. Some of our veterans come home, not with physical injuries, but, ones we cannot see with our eyes. A Veterans Court can potentially save their life and put them on a path to living a productive

she wrote a grant which allowed her to take the school’s sixth graders on a service field trip to LifeServe Blood Center. The students participated in a service learning project, toured the facility and learned more about blood donation and the rigorous testing each blood sample goes through. She also made it possible for the students to give back in three other locations. For more than 15 years, Fenwal, now a Fresenius Kabi Company has partnered with blood centers through the Donation Hall of Fame to recognize the commitment and dedication of extraordinary donors and volunteers. Fresenius Kabi is proud to partner with blood centers to honor the unsung heroes of our industry through this program. It celebrates these individuals and the important cause that they support.

Theisen’s announces Jeffrey Lee as merchandising director Theisen’s recently announced the hiring of Jeffery Lee for the position of Director of Merchandising and Inventory Ma n a g e ment.

In this Lee r o l e , Lee will direct all functions related to purchasing, inventory management and visual merchandising in the stores.

Lee will begin his responsibilities on Jan. 9, and is taking over the role vacated by Tony Theisen, formerly VP of Purchasing as he transitions into his new role, Chief Strategic Officer on the Board of Directors. Lee joins Theisen’s with years of merchandising and retail experience. Most recently Lee was with Shopko for five years as Vice President for Home/ Consumer/Electronics/ Toys/ Furniture/ Patio/ DÊcor/Lawn & Garden/Home Improvement. Prior to Shopko,

Lee spent fifteen years with The Home Depot in various roles, expanding roles. Lee holds a BS in Business Administration from University of Southern California, and graduated from the Accelerated Leadership Graduate Program through The Home Deport/Emory University. “We are pleased to have Jeff join the Theisen’s team as we position ourselves to take the successful farm and ranch retailer to even greater heights,� President of Theisen’s Brannon Dixon said.

1/2 of the proceeds to the winners & 1/2 will be donated to help reduce balances owed on school lunches for kids in Newton schools.

Urban Continued from Page 1A For commercial and industrial properties, owners have the option of three years of 100 percent abatement or a ten year abatement schedule starting at 80 percent and decreasing 10 percent each year with the final two years at 20 percent. Currently, there will be no change to this structure.

A change will be made in the area of multi-residential units because of a new state classification of the property last year enabling apartments to transition from commercial taxation to residential. The multi-residential class will have a 100 percent abatement for five years, in part to spur more growth in the area. “The effectiveness of tax abatement is always difficult to gauge, since it is impossible to know exactly what would

have happened without abatement,� interim city administrator Jarrod Wellik said. “For the commercial and industrial abatement, the city has specific instances where the readily-available tax abatement was a big boost to drawing business to Newton. For example, the Walter G. Anderson, now Graphic Packaging, carton company received an incentive package from the State of Iowa that required a local match. The tax abatement program fulfilled this requirement for Newton, without any need to work through a Tax Increment Financing program.�

With the incentives through the abatement process for both residential and commercial properties, the city continues to work to bring new residents and businesses to help grow the community for years into the future.

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Q. Education funding continues to be a contentious issue in the Legislature. What steps will you take to ensure Iowa schools are adequately funded?

There is no reason for school funding to be a partisan issue. Quite simply, the Legislature must do more to support schools in small towns and rural areas of Iowa. Otherwise, there will be more consolidation and fewer educational opportunities for our children and grandchildren.

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Q. Republicans have mentioned various ways to fund more water quality programs. Which kind of funding approach do you support for water quality?

It’s unfortunate that our state has neglected for too long the problem of water quality in our state. Without raising taxes, the state – in partnership with local governments, the federal government and private landowners – should be able to attack the water quality problem across our state. There is no excuse

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Keeping me on my toes Jamee A. Pierson

Editor’s note: This column orginally published Feb 23, 2016 I am by all accounts not the best cook. I am not a terrible cook, but I am not very adventurous and have stuck with the same 10 or so meals for the past eight years.

I only expanded my recipes to 10 after I got married and my husband wanted a little more variety than frozen pizza and pizza rolls. They are not very exciting, consisting of lasagna, grilled cheese and tomato soup, quesadillas and meatballs. I have tried different sides including cheesy fries, “healthy fries” which are seasoned potatoes thrown in the oven and steamed green beans.

I thought maybe after having kids I

would start to grow my cooking abilities, but that has not been the case. We stick pretty closely to chicken nuggets, spaghettios, macaroni and cheese and noodles most nights with pancakes thrown in here or there. The girls do like their fruits so I keep a good stock of apples, oranges, peaches and bananas.

It wasn’t until my husband stated that he would like to start eating healthier that I thought I now have an opportunity to change things up and really get daring in the kitchen. I’m not sure he meant his request to be taken quite so literally, but I had ideas and was ready to start shopping for healthier options.

We don’t have set parameters, but

my husband does have a gluten intolerance that I am hoping to work with.

I know that when he eats gluten free he tends to feel better, with more energy, so that is what I am beginning with.

To begin our new healthy eating ways, I started searching the web for recipes. Like I said before, I am not a great or experienced cook, so the simpler the better for me. I knew I would have to get out of my comfort zone and work with foods I hadn’t before, but I wasn’t going to go wild and try something I couldn’t accomplish.

As I was looking, most meals centered around meat, specifically salmon, chicken and pork chops. I also looked for tasty sides and I was not surprised when brussels sprouts kept popping up, as they are the “vegetable of the month.”

With recipes in hand, I made a grocery list and headed to the store to begin shopping. I was pleasantly sur-

prised that prices weren’t outlandish and I could feed us without paying an arm and a leg.

I stocked up on all of my meats and veggies and added quite a few new spices to my spice rack.

With everything in place I was ready to cook. My first dish attempt consisted of glazed salmon with seasoned brussels sprouts. I prepped my space, followed the directions and after about 30 minutes of prep and cook time, I had a meal.

Looking at it, I thought it would be OK. I have to admit I was worried and nervous when my husband took his first bites, but after gaining his approval, I dug in and actually really liked it.

I have many more recipes to try and I know they probably won’t all turn out as well as I hope, but I think I am on the right track to eating healthier.

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Living and Dion Marc Dion

Alt-rightnik There is a word, a word in Yiddish, the kind of Yiddish we speak in America, and the word is “alrightnik.” An alrightnik is a person who’s done well for him/herself, made some money, but is still a crude, ill-mannered slob.

Since language is always on the move, I put my head to what’s going on in America and decided to change that word a little, to make it “alt-rightnik.”

The alt-right is what you call Nazis today. You don’t call them “Nazis” because you’re talking about people who live in the suburbs, people who drive SUVs, people whose kids dance in “The Nutcracker” every Christmas season. They know the difference between merlot and pinot noir. They don’t live in rental property.

And you can’t call ‘em Nazis because, by God, their grandfathers fought in World War II. They’re doing all right. They live far enough away from the blacks in the city. They have cable. A lot of ‘em went to college. They have health insurance so when their soccer-playing son, Adam, gets hooked on heroin, he’ll go to rehab instead of to jail. And they’re not right-wing crazies. You see them at the megachurch or the Chili’s, but you won’t see ‘em in bed sheets, firing up a cross on the Feldman’s lawn.

They’re not greasy people. They don’t spend their work lives getting greasy, and they don’t eat greasy food.

And a lot of them are, to be polite, bat-crap crazy Nazis. You know, goose steppers, oven operators, sieg heil sweethearts. They don’t get all foamy at the mouth about the international Zionist conspiracy, but they’re gonna get excited if a homegrown halfprice Hitler runs for president.

Everyone thinks Donald Trump got elected by three-fingered cousin Ray-Ray out there in Lonesome Lizard, Okla., but there ain’t enough of those guys to elect anyone.

Most Americans don’t live in the country and they don’t live in big cities, either. They live in the suburbs, on the cul-de-sac, about two miles from a commercial strip that includes a 7-Eleven, a Pizza Hut, at least one dojo and, if you’re far south enough, a gun store called Ray’s Second Amendment.

They’re white people who are doing all right, though not as good as they’d like and not as good as they were 10 years ago. They hate the government, but they’d love a government job. They “want” term limits, but they don’t vote and they love their state rep. because he got the high school a new tennis court.

You can’t win without them, or you can’t win if they’re not willing to look the other way while you herd the real bigots down the road to lynchland. They live in suburbs where there hasn’t been a murder in 15 years, but they’re armed to the teeth and waiting for drugged-up Negros from the city to try and rape their wives. Then the lead’s gonna fly.

They’re all right and they’re alt-right and, when the killing starts, it won’t be their fault. They’d vote for Jim Crow, if some legislator would just have the sense to call it “The Family, Property and Neighborhood Rights Defense Act.” They’ll let America go fascist before they’ll let it go socialist because socialism never delivers on its promise of equality, but fascism always delivers exactly what it promises.

They’re the “good Germans,” and it won’t be their fault. They’ll just stand there and watch it happen.

YOUR VIEW

Spending out of control?

City Administration appears to be shooting from the hip with no real aim in sight. This letter is in response to recent events published in the paper.

What is with all the restrictions on the proposed car lot by the Union cemetery? Seems the city is requiring them to jump through all kinds of hoops.

As far as the contradiction with state law, administration would have you believe that this is new, it is not. State law has required on-site repair facilities for some time to be a dealer.

City is requiring downcast lighting....huh...yet south second ave. looks like a runway, USDA service center lights are blinding

when driving the belt-line south, what about those lights?

Lets just say that I am aware of some other instances where administration has cited reference to state code, and been wrong.

Carol Doane’s letter was spot on. I thought I may be the only one who thought spending was out of control in Newton. It’s like we have an open checkbook with no limits...until the statement arrives! It is sad to say, but I see Newton as a typical liberal run town that has no problem spending everyone else’s money. Heck, we don’t even require administration to live in the very town that they are passing ordinances for.

How many stop signs does this town need? How long before street sign gets replaced at s.9th ave. e. and beltline? It’s been at least 3years and counting.

One last thought: I went to buy some common(I thought)

carpet trim nails in town, and nobody had any, even had one retailer tell me they had never heard of such a thing. Checked all 3, yes 3, choices we have in town.

We have 3 choices...in a town of 15000 people! Needless to say I trekked to Altoona and had access to as many as I wanted.

And we wonder why everyone shops outta town. Further, just how many antique/consignment shops can this town support? I go to auctions too, if I want it, I will buy it there.

City better focus on trying to bring more high $$$ jobs to town before they blow all our money on housing. Good paying jobs will bring new housing starts. City needs to curtail it’s runaway spending and be thrifty for a change..

Shawn James Newton

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Dec. 25, 2016 Melvin D. Geurts, 94, of Lynnville, died Sunday, Dec. 25, 2016, at Accura Healthcare of Newton in Newton.

A memorial service will be at 1:30

p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 28 at the Wallace Family Funeral Home in Newton. The family will greet friends immediately following the memorial service Wednesday, Dec. 28 with a coffee time at the Wallace Family Funeral Home in Newton.

A private family burial will take place at the Woodland Cemetery in Lynnville. Memorials in Melvin’s name may be left at the funeral home.

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JCSO issues tobacco citations to area businesses The Jasper County Sheriff ’s Office conducted tobacco compliance checks at 18 different retailers throughout Jasper County Dec. 11. This compliance operation was done in partnership with the Alcoholic Beverages Division of the State of Iowa.

Four retail stores failed their compliance check, with the store clerk receiving a citation in the amount of $200. Non-compliance was determined when the clerk sold tobacco products to an individual under the age of 18.

The following stores were found to be non-compliant: Izaak Walton League, 889 Highway F-36 W. in Newton, Colfax Food Mart, 1405 N. Walnut St. in Colfax, Kum & Go, 1200 N. Walnut St. in Colfax and Shugars Super Valu, 28 E. Howard St. in Colfax. Managers of each retail location were contacted and made aware of the employee’s sale of tobacco products to an underage individual.

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Those left to celebrate Melvin’s life are his three daughters, Sherry Bishop of Iowa City, Debra (Danny) Cupples of Newton and Vicki Fairchild of Newton; eight grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and one great-greatgrandson; his sister, Luella Vander Wilt of Grinnell; special friend, Betty Dillion of Grinnell and her family, including her

granddaughter, Kristen who was with Melvin when he died; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Iris in 2002; sonin-law, Danny “Bud” Bishop in 2016; grandsons, Charlie Cupples in 1986, Thadd Hoagland in 2003, and Chadd Hoagland in 2012; brothers, Harold (Jenny) Geurts and Lester (Dortha) Geurts; and brother-in-law, Bob Vander Wilt.

Dixie Ann Watson Dec. 23, 2016 Dixie Ann Watson, 80, of Colfax, died Friday, Dec. 23, 2016, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 28 at Coburn FuneralHome in Colfax. There will be no visitation. Condolences may be left for the family at www.coburnfuneralhomes.com.

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Except in emergencies, state law limits liquid manure application from Dec. 21 to April 1 on snow-covered ground unless manure can be properly injected or incorporated. Producers must call the local DNR field office to report emergency applications before they apply.

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Runoff and nutrient loss are more likely when manure can’t be injected into the soil or incorporated into a field. Freeze and thaw cycles throughout winter can cause nutrients to runoff when snow melts. Keeping nutrients on the fields also protects streams.

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• Dinners on Tuesday, a free meal will meet at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Christian Life Church, 421 S. Second Ave W. in Newton. Everyone welcome. Dinner will be in the basement of the church.

• 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.

• Visiting Nurse Services of Iowa Enrollment Event will begin at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Newton Public Library, 100 N. Third Ave. W. VNS of Iowa will be hosting the events to provide assistance to individuals enrolling in the health insurance marketplace, which is open through Jan. 31. Additional events will be posted at www.vnsia.org as they are scheduled.

• 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.

• Free Community Meal will begin at 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday at First United Methodist Church, 210 N. Second Ave. E. in Newton. Those interested may enter the church through the glass/ elevator doors on the Second Avenue East side or through the single glass door off the north parking lot. The meals are open to the public and everyone is welcome.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m.

Wednesday at the Masonic Temple in Prairie City.

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

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m.

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

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

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 10 a.m.

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

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

• Narcotics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m.

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Theft of prized possessions leaves wife feeling betrayed

DEAR ABBY: I recently realized that my mother-in-law stole several of my prized possessions. It seems that my husband’s brothers, who helped us move when we lost our home, took the items (obviously at her request and with her approval) instead of placing them in the storage unit as instructed.

I am furious at her and my husband’s brothers. How should I deal with this? I want to confront her and let her know that I am aware of her betrayal, but my husband is a great man, and I hate to hurt him in this process.

When I told him I was aware that his mother had stolen from us, he said he would make it up to me and that his mother is old (she’s 81) and I should let it go. However, every time I visit her home and see my things it hurts. How should I deal with this? I feel raped. — FURIOUS IN TENNESSEE DEAR FURIOUS: If the items are replaceable, let your husband do as he promised. If they are heirlooms, you will either have to wait until she dies to reclaim them or go over there and demand that she give them back.

DEAR ABBY: I am a senior-aged man who swims three times a week at a nearby fitness center. I shower there after each swim. Seldom do I use the shower in my apartment. My son has reprimanded me strongly for not showering daily. He asserted that by not showering every day and by using a public facility when I do, I am practicing “very poor hygiene.”

I believe that my hygiene routine is acceptable and in line with common practice, but I’m concerned that in order to visit with him in the future, I will first need to take a shower.

Am I wrong here, or is he? — NOT SHOWERING ENOUGH DEAR NOT SHOWERING: With apologies to William Shakespeare: To shower or not to shower,

that is the question: Whether ‘tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of your son’s criticism or to stand up for yourself (in a sea of sniping) is up to you.

From where I sit — far downwind — if you can pass the smell test, showering three times a week is all that’s necessary for proper hygiene. Do not allow your son to shake your self-confidence.

DEAR ABBY: I recently went to a funeral viewing for a friend’s adult child whom I had never met. After entering the funeral home, I saw a computer-generated sign stating, “Please understand that we (mom, dad, brother and daughter) just couldn’t be here.”

Abby, I wasn’t there to see the deceased; I was there to express my sympathy to the family. Why bother to have a viewing? All I wanted to say was how sorry I am for their loss. — KAREN IN PENNSYLVANIA DEAR KAREN: Please have a little less judgment and a little more compassion. Remember that not everyone deals with death in the same way. The viewing was for family members, friends and acquaintances of the deceased who COULD bear to be there. You can still express your sympathy to the grieving family by writing them a condolence letter.

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1 Man’s body found in Webster County field, authorities say

FORT DODGE — Authorities are investigating the death of a man whose body was found in a field southwest of Fort Dodge.

The body was reported after 9 a.m.

Monday, and authorities say it appeared it had been in the field overnight.

A news release from the Webster County Sheriff ’s Office says an autopsy was ordered to confirm the man’s identity and determine the cause of his death.

The State Division of Criminal Investigation is aiding local authorities.

2 Ethanol plant slated to bring new jobs to southwest Iowa

ATLANTIC — A new ethanol plant is set to open in southwest Iowa under an agreement between Cass County officials and a private company.

The plant near Atlantic is expected to bring at least 49 jobs to the area. Construction is set to begin in early 2017, with the plan opening around June 2018.

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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A woman who’d watched over the money of a Des Moines church for the past 15 years has been accused of stealing from it.

Court records say 69-year-old Carol Padgett is charged with seven felony counts of theft. She’s accused of taking up to $70,000 from Unity Lutheran Church over the past seven years. Her attorney didn’t immediately return a call Monday from The Associated Press.

The church’s attorney says an anonymous donor has made a contribution to the church to help keep its doors open.

Iowa woman gets back class ring she lost 30 years ago MONTICELLO — An eastern Iowa woman says she’s gotten back the class ring she lost 30 years ago.

Theresa Martin, of Monticello, said her sister called her a few weeks ago to say she’d seen a Facebook post about a ring that had been found. A man named Curtis Rose posted an item about it, asking whether anyone knew a woman who’d gone to Monticello High School with the initials TKM, which he found on the ring. Classmates saw the post and put Rose and Martin in contact.

5 Deer harvest down slightly in Iowa after shotgun season

DAVENPORT — Iowa officials say this year’s deer harvest is slightly down this year with a little more than two weeks left in the season. Iowa’s second shotgun season ended Sunday.

Between both shotgun seasons, hunters reported 5 percent fewer deer than last year’s seasons. Andrew Norton of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources says hunters purchased 2,118 fewer licenses, or tags, for the shotgun seasons this year compared to last year.

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Mall fights send post-holiday shoppers scrambling for exits BEACHWOOD, Ohio (AP) — Fights broke out at malls around the country Monday night sending shoppers, who were looking for post-holiday deals, scrambling for the exits.

No one was seriously injured in the mall melees, which, during the panic, also prompted numerous false reports of gunfire.

Police in Ohio told Cleveland. com that officers used pepper spray to disperse a large crowd following a fight at an upscale shopping mall in Beachwood, just outside of Cleveland.

A report of shots fired was later determined to be unfounded.

One male juvenile was arrested for allegedly trying to hit an officer during the incident, which police said appeared to have been “loosely organized on social media.”

There were similar disturbances at malls around the country including in New York, New Jersey and North Carolina, where chaos erupted at a mall in Fayetteville and emergency medical personnel were called in to assist someone who had a medical episode while

fleeing.

In Memphis, Tennessee, police arrested several people following fights at two malls there. No one was injured and no gunshots were fired, despite reports indicating otherwise.

“Somebody yelled ‘gun!’ and youths stampeded through the mall,” Deputy Chief Terry Landrum told The Commercial Appeal.

Police in Aurora, Colorado, near Denver, evacuated a mall due to multiple skirmishes.

The trouble reportedly began during an arrest when an unruly crowd surrounded the scene.

Aurora police spokesman Sgt. Chris Amsler said that as the suspect was being taking into custody, the crowd, which mushroomed in size to about 500 people, advanced on the officer and fights broke out. Five juveniles were arrested. No one was hurt.

In Aurora, Illinois, outside of Chicago, a mall there was temporarily shut down due to a large disturbance. Videos posted on Twitter showed mall security trying to get the situation under control.

AP Photo Memphis police officers block off the entrances to the Oak Court Mall on Monday, Dec. 26, 2016, after a disturbance at the mall in Memphis, Tenn. Authorities and witnesses say there have been disturbances at two malls in Memphis and one of them had to be shut down.

There was no official word on whether any of the fights, which were also re-

ported in Arizona, Texas, Indiana and Connecticut, were connected.

Charge against ex-Iowa judge came days after union hearing ate,” Koockogey said.

The Polk County Attorney’s Office and Division of Criminal Investigation have denied any political motive for the felony charge, which carries up to five years in prison. But they haven’t explained why the alleged fraud discovered two years ago took so long to investigate.

A criminal complaint alleges Ackerman, 56, falsely certified that one of her married adult daughters was single so that she could receive state health insurance in 2013 and 2014. Iowa Workforce Development fired the 15-year judge over the same allegation in January 2015.

Ackerman has denied any intent to defraud, noting that she asked a human resources assistant in 2012, for permission to add the daughter.

She has filed a lawsuit alleging that her firing was whis-

tleblower retaliation, and the Iowa Supreme Court is considering whether to review that case. Agency officials discovered the alleged fraud in November 2014, weeks after Ackerman and other judges told lawmakers that Gov. Terry Branstad’s administration was pressuring them to favor employers over jobless workers in disputes over unemployment benefits.

AFSCME separately challenged her firing under its collective bargaining agreement, arguing Ackerman was treated more harshly than other workers. One employee was suspended, but not prosecuted, for adding his unmarried partner and her daughter to his insurance. Another Workforce Development judge wasn’t disciplined after giving false testimony to lawmakers under oath.

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held Ackerman’s firing in January, saying that her alleged fraud was cause for termination. But Ackerman and her union called that hearing unfair after Sandy recorded himself discussing the case afterward and accidentally released the audio to attorneys involved.

In the recording, Sandy said he read articles about Ackerman’s firing — contradicting his claim that he knew nothing about it — and accused Ackerman of “badmouthing the new administration.”

The Iowa Public Employment Relations Board in August ruled that Sandy’s decision contained “substantive inaccuracies and omissions,” and numerous spelling and grammar mistakes. The board suspended Sandy for six months for violating its rules but said it was powerless to overturn his binding decision.

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Douglas Staskal to vacate Sandy’s decision this month, arguing his comments and inaccuracies revealed bias. A state lawyer argued the decision should stand.

Staskal is expected to rule soon on whether a new arbitration hearing is needed.

Should Ackerman obtain reinstatement, the state would have to pay Ackerman her $112,000-annual salary retroactive to her firing.

AFSCME attorney Mark Hedberg said the criminal charge shouldn’t affect the outcome, noting it’s not in the record, but that he’d like to know more about the timing of the decision. “I don’t know why it would take that long to investigate it,” he said.

Ackerman, who is trying to start a mediation practice in Minnesota, is free on bond and scheduled to be arraigned Feb. 6.

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IOWA CITY (AP) — Authorities charged a former Iowa judge with insurance fraud days after she appeared in court to challenge her twoyear-old firing over the same allegation — timing that her supporters call retaliation.

Former Administrative Law Judge Susan Ackerman joined her union, AFSCME Iowa Council 61, in a Polk County courtroom on Dec. 16 as the union sought to overturn an error-riddled arbitration decision that upheld her termination.

Four days later, Ackerman was told a warrant had been issued charging her with insurance fraud, according to her daughter, attorney Jennifer Koockogey. Ackerman was told to report to jail in Des Moines by 5 a.m. the next morning or face arrest, Koockogey said.

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10 Things to Know for Today 1. OBAMA, JAPAN’S PM TO SEEK R E C O N C I L IAT I O N AT PEARL HARBOR Though Japanese leaders have come to Pearl Harbor before, Shinzo Abe will be the first to visit the memorial built in the hallowed waters above the sunken USS Arizona.

2. RESCUERS FIND FLIGHT RECORDER FROM BLACK SEA PLANE CRASH The Russian defense ministry says the “black box” would be immediately flown to Moscow but doesn’t mention whether it has been damaged.

3. U.S., RUSSIAN MILITARY TALKS ON FIGHTING ISLAMIC EXTREMISTS PROVING USEFUL The progress dispels the notion that ties between the former Cold War foes are “frozen.”

4. WHAT TRUMP THINKS OF THE U.N. The president-elect is questioning the effectiveness of the international organization, saying it’s just a club for people to “have a good time.”

5. EXPORT BAN ON MONUMENTS HITS AT PYONGYANG’S SOFT POWER The U.N. statue sanctions are a slap at one of North Korea’s most venerable cultural institutions.

6. WHERE WINTER STORM CREATES TREACHER-

OUS TRAVEL High winds and drifting snow continue to make driving hazardous in the Dakotas, and the severe weather disrupts air travel in the region.

7. EGYPT EASES PRESSURE ON GAZA STRIP After nearly a decade of helping Israel to blockade Gaza, Cairo makes a step toward improving ties with the territory’s Hamas rulers.

8. WHY EX-SOMALI REFUGEES REGRET COMING HOME Upon return to their country from the world’s largest refugee camp in Kenya, Somalis report hunger, gangs and the threat of attack by extremist group alShabab.

9. WHO PLANS TO LAND PROBES ON MARS BY 2020 China says that it is determined to quicken the pace of the development of its space industry, which has already rapidly advanced.

10. AT MINNESOTA, BOYCOTT IS OVER BUT TENSIONS ARE NOT In the week since Minnesota avoided canceling its Holiday Bowl plans because of a player protest, The AP speaks to six people involved in the saga concerning the suspension of 10 players in connection with an alleged sexual assault.

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At Minnesota, a boycott is over but tensions are not

Associated Press University of Minnesota wide receiver Drew Wolitarsky, flanked by quarterback Mitch Leidner, left, and tight end Duke Anyanwu stands in front of other team members as he reads a statement on behalf of the players in the Nagurski Football Complex in Minneapolis, Minn.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota President Eric Kaler stepped behind the podium and began to speak, a crisis averted after seven Golden Gophers football players announced that the team would not boycott the upcoming Holiday Bowl against Washington State because 10 of their teammates had been suspended in a sexual assault case.

“I listened to their concerns,” said Kaler, who had negotiated with the players. “I was able to explain our point of view around the actions that we took. It was a very frank and candid conversation.

I’m glad it led to this resolution.”

Listening from another room in the team’s football building, players fumed. They thought Kaler was taking credit for solving an impasse even though he left the talks the previous night without a deal, a group of four that included

players and other people involved in the talks told The Associated Press. The people spoke on condition of anonymity because of a team-wide agreement not to speak publicly about the case to keep a focus on the bowl game in San Diego on Tuesday.

The interviews revealed a lingering divide between an administration trying to actively investigate allegations from a woman who says she was pressured into sex with multiple football players and a team that was concerned about the fairness of the process.

Tensions ran so high that the players’ decision to participate in the bowl nearly collapsed a day after it was made. Players, angered by Kaler’s remarks, called an emergency meeting the next day as they returned to practice after some pushed to reinstate the boycott.

“Things were still very raw for them,” Regent Darrin Rosha, who was asked to attend the meeting, said. “For some, the allegations and due process issues had somewhat taken a backseat to the way they felt team members who were not involved had been treated by the university.”

Kaler and athletic director Mark Coyle declined to be interviewed about the boycott talks, instead releasing a joint statement pledging to work “to address issues and concerns that have risen to the surface from across our University community, to make a difference and improve things moving forward.” Federal laws written to protect the privacy of students involved in investigations like this one restrict their ability to comment directly on many of the details in the case — with the media or the team.

Assad gains Aleppo, but others likely to shape Syria’s fate BEIRUT (AP) — Under different circumstances, Syrian President Bashar Assad’s capture of Aleppo would project an aura of invincibility. He has survived nearly six years of revolt.

Instead, it has underscored his dependence on outside powers.

Turkey, Iran, and Russia have tilted recent events in his favor, and it is those three players — and perhaps the incoming Trump administration — that are now best placed to determine Syria’s endgame.

The three nations met in Moscow last week for talks on Syria that pointedly included no Syrians, indicating they prefer to pursue a grand bargain among great powers rather than a domestic settlement between the government and the opposition.

The warming of ties between Russia and Turkey, who back opposing sides of the civil war, may prove to be a game changer, potentially helping to end a conflict that

has confounded the world’s top diplomats for more than five years.

Their joint efforts on Syria — there is now talk of a nationwide cease-fire — reflect a desire to establish spheres of influence. Turkey might drop its support for rebels fighting Assad in exchange for freedom of movement in a border region where its troops are battling the Islamic State group and trying to curb the advance of U.S.-backed Syrian Kurdish forces.

Hassan Hassan, a Syrian analyst at the Washington-based Tahrir Institute, called the Moscow summit “a perfect example of how the Syria solution is now about a grand bargain whereby other countries negotiate on behalf of Syrians.”

Syria’s army was only able to win the battle of Aleppo with Russian support and the aid of thousands of Iranbacked militiamen from across the region. Turkey struck a deal with Russia to manage the rebels’ surrender

when they were on the verge of total defeat.

Turkey was an early backer of the rebels, allowing them to retreat and rearm across its largely porous border. But as Syrian Kurdish forces answerable neither to Assad nor to his opponents - have expanded their canton along the border, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has come to view them as a greater threat than Assad.

Turkey sees the main Syrian Kurdish faction as an extension of the Kurdish insurgency raging in its southwest.

It has also grown increasingly concerned about IS following a series of attacks. The Syrian Kurds are battling IS, but Turkey describes both as “terrorists” who must be eliminated.

In August, Turkish troops and allied Syrian forces poured across the border, and in the following weeks they drove IS from its last strongholds along the frontier and halted the Kurdish advance.

With more than 5,000

forces inside Syria and a seat at the table, Turkey seems poised to establish a “sphere of influence” in northern Syria, according to Faysal Itani, an analyst at the Washington-based Atlantic Council.

It will likely press the issue when it meets with Russia and Iran in Kazakhstan next month. The Syrian government and some conciliatory opposition groups will be there, but it’s unclear whether Syria’s main, armed opposition will be invited.

The U.N. has meanwhile vowed to relaunch the long-defunct Geneva negotiations between the government and the armed opposition on Feb. 8. That process has repeatedly failed to produce tangible outcomes.

The deepening involvement of the outside powers has strengthened the government, but there are still large parts of the country outside its control, and many retaken areas have been reduced to rubble. The rebuilding effort in Aleppo alone is expected

to require tens of billions of dollars , and the government is unlikely to get much Western aid.

“Europe has the money for reconstruction, and not Russia and Iran, and (Western nations) have made it clear they will not legitimize the regime,” said Bassam Barabandi, a political adviser to the Syrian opposition High Negotiations Committee.

Any efforts to strike a grand bargain will also need to contend with a new U.S. administration that has hinted at a major change in policy while providing few details.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has said he wants closer cooperation with Russia in order to combat IS, while also suggesting he could drop U.S. support for the armed opposition. “We have no idea who these people are,” he said in a newspaper interview last month.

On the other hand, he is openly hostile toward Iran and may seek to curb its influence in Syria.

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IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT OF JASPER COUNTY Bank of America, N.A. Plaintiff, vs.

Jeffrey Tyler Lint; Parties in Possession; Unknown spouse, if any, of Jeffrey Tyler Lint, et al.

Defendants.

EQUITY NO: EQCV120242 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 23, 2016, 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 $73,691.07, with 6.375% per annum interest thereon from April 1, 2016, 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 May 11, 2007, located in Jasper county, Iowa: Lot Eleven and the North OneHalf of Lot Twelve in Block "D" in Community Heights Subdivision in the City of Newton, Jasper County, Iowa, as appears in Plat Book D, at page 28 in the Office of the Recorder of said County, commonly known as 622 East 6th Street S, 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 equitable.

For further details, please review the petition on file in the clerk's office. The Plaintiffs attorney is Emily Bartekoske, of SouthLaw, P.C.; whose address is 1401 50th Street, Suite 100, West Des Moines, IA 50266.

NOTICE THE PLAINTIFF HAS ELECTED FORECLOSURE WITHOUT REDEMPTION. THIS MEANS THAT THE SALE OF THE MORTGAGED PROPERTY 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 JUDGMENT IF THE MORTGAGED PROPERTY IS YOUR RESIDENCE AND IS A ONE-FAMILY OR TWO-FAMILY DWELLING OR UNTIL TWO MONTHS FROM ENTRY OF JUDGMENT IF THE 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 WILL BE ENTITLED TO IMMEDIATE POSSESSION OF THE MORTGAGED PROPERTY. YOU MAY PURCHASE AT THE SALE. You must serve a motion or answer on or before 24th day of January, 2017, 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 because of a disability, immediately call your District ADA Coordinator at 515-2863394. If you are hearing impaired, call Relay Iowa TTY at 1-800735-2942.

This case has been filed in a county that utilizes electronic filing. You may find more information and general rules governing electronic filing in Iowa Court Rules Chapter 16. You may find information concerning protection of personal information in court filings in Iowa Court Rules Chapter 16, Division VI. By:

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THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT JASPER COUNTY CASE NO. ESPR036963 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DAVID L. ALTEMEIER, DECEASED NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS To All Persons Interested in the Estate of David L. Altemeier, Deceased, who died on or about November 30, 2016: You are hereby notified that on December 13, 2016, the Last Will and Testament of David L. Altemeier, deceased, bearing date of April 30, 2014, was admitted to probate in the above named court and that Curtis E. Altemeier was appointed executor of the estate. Any action to set aside the will must be brought in the district court of said county within the later to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the will whose identities are reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred.

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

Dated December 13, 2016.

Curtis E. Altemeier Executor of the Estate 849 East 60th Street North Newton, IA 50208 BRUCE NUZUM, ICIS PIN No: AT0005885 Attorney for Executor Caldwell, Brierly, Chalupa & Nuzum, PLLC Address: 211 1st Ave. W., Newton, IA 50208 Date of second publication 27th day of December.

December 20 & December 27

January, 2017, 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 because of a disability, immediately call your District ADA Coordinator at 515-2863394. If you are hearing impaired, call Relay Iowa TTY at 1-800735-2942.

This case has been filed in a county that utilizes electronic filing. You may find more information and general rules governing electronic filing in Iowa Court Rules Chapter 16. You may find information concerning protection of personal information in court filings in Iowa Court Rules Chapter 16, Division VI. 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 20, 27 & January 3

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