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Mike Mendenhall/Daily News An indoor archery range is under construction at Quarry Springs Park in Colfax, with a mid-January target for its grand opening.

The range will feature eight lanes with league standard 20 to 30-yard professional grade targets.

New range to open mid-January

By Mike Mendenhall Newton Daily News COLFAX — Archery enthusiasts in Jasper County will soon have a new place to shoot in comfort during the cold winter months. Volunteers at Quarry Springs Park in Colfax have been hard at work building a new indoor archery range aimed at both the casual shooters and serious archers.

Snipping wires with a pair of electrical side cuts on Wednesday, Quarry Springs volunteer Greg Rhames works on installing the range’s LED lighting while two other volunteers measure fiberglass insulation down range.

Rhames is the lead volunteer on the indoor archery project, and he hopes

the range at Quarry Springs will bring shooters from all ages and skill levels from throughout central Iowa.

“Not only can someone come here to shoot, get scored and develop there handicap, but also be a part of the community and hang out in the local businesses afterward,” Rhames said.

Although developed and operated by the nonprofit Colfax Park and Recreation Auxiliary Board, Quarry Springs is city-owned. The Colfax City Council unanimously approved the project at its December meeting after the archery range was cleared by parks auxiliary and city insurers.

The range will open to both casual shooters and archery league players in mid-January, but a firm date has not been set.

Operating hours will be Monday through Friday 4-7 p.m. for open shooting and 7-9 p.m. for league and team play. On weekends the range

will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Rhames said the hours were determined by a survey conducted on the Quarry Springs website aimed at league archers.

Shooters will pay $10 per hour to shoot at the indoor range. Memberships will also be available at $60 for one month; $100 for a quarter; and $200 for a 1 year pass. Rhames said memberships will also bleed over into an outdoor 20-lane range at the 480acre Colfax park, planned for development in the spring.

The range will be staffed by four part-time employees. These will be the first paid workers at Quarry Springs and since the park is city-owned, employment will run through the City of Colfax. Parks auxiliary board president Doug Garrett said the staffing still needs city council approval.

To better deal with a large-scale emergency, the Newton Fire Department is entering a mutual aid assistance agreement with the Polk County Area Fire and Rescue Services. City council approved the agreement at its recent meeting.

“In the event of a large-scale emergency respondWellik ing agencies from the region would be asked to provide help to other agencies,” interim city administrator Jarrod Wellik said.

Under the agreement, agencies would request personnel or equipment which will be provided subject to availability. The department providing the personnel or equipment has the sole discretion to determine what is available.

The agencies who are a part of the agreement will not charge for the services unless the incident lasts twelve hours or longer. If the event does exceed that time, agencies are allowed to bill for personnel, including backfill, equipment and supplies subject to Federal Emergency Management Agency guidelines.

“Only in extreme circumstances would this agreement involve Newton assets being committed to the Polk County area,” Wellik said. “This agreement would allow recovery of costs for long term deployments and provide a large pool of equipment and personnel

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Heartsill aims to restore election integrity, address privacy concerns in upcoming session Newton Daily News 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 House Rep. Greg Heartsill, who is serving his third term in House District 28, which serves portions of Jasper, Marion and Lucas counties. The Legislature convenes Jan. 9, 2017.

Q. What are your top priorities as you enter the 2017

Legislative session?

A. Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform, Banning Automated Traffic Cameras, Curbing Abuses of Eminent Domain, Election Integrity/Voter Identification, Invasion of Privacy protections Q. With your party in Heartsill the majority in both houses, what does

this mean to K-12 funding?

Will the Legislature follow the law in terms of submitting funding on time?

A. As with any year, the funding discussion will begin with the revenue projection forecast for the next fiscal year.

That figure will determine our budget limitations. With new leadership in the Senate, I anticipate a heightened level of cooperation between the two legislative chambers, which in turn means that I fully expect Supplemental State Aid to be set in compliance with the law.

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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?

A. I can’t speak for House Leadership, but I personally am not interested in pursuing

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Q. You’ve said you support community health clinic funding ahead of funding Planned Parenthood or any national or “city-centric” services. Will this be debated in the Legislature in 2017?

A. In order to expand women’s comprehensive health care services across the state, it is very likely that this issue will be discussed during the upcoming legislative session.

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Spiralizing goodness

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1701 S. Eighth Ave. E. Through Dec. 31

By Emily Ring Newton Hy-Vee Spiralizing is a new way to eat healthy. It’s making “noodles” out of any and every vegetable, from zucchini to beets to carrots. It’s a simple process to transform produce into long, thin noodles or wide, curly pasta-like ribbons that would be challenging to duplicate by hand.

How do you do it? With a spiralizer, a small kitchen utensil that easily makes noodles and ribbons out of peeled vegetables and fruits. The results can be used in a wide range of recipes from homemade onion rings to veggie noodle salads.

Who would have thought zucchini noodles could taste so good?

Spiralizing is a way to eat more nutritiously, but still enjoy Italian, Thai, Chinese, Indian, Greek, Cuban or American flavors. Spiralizing can be used not only to re-create noodle and rice dishes but also to make everyday meals more interesting, writes Ali Maffucci, author of “Inspiralize Everything”.

“And when you spiralize, you’ll impress yourself and friends with what comes out of your kitchen,” she said.

For a vegetable or fruit to qualify as spiralizable, and for best results, the vegetable or fruit must be: • Without a tough pit or an interior with large, tough seeds • At least 1 ½ inches in diameter and at least 2 inches in length • Not be soft or juicy inside – starting with firm, fresh produce is key The texture of carrots, jicamas, parsnips, beets and potatoes makes them perfect for spiralizing, but you can also use seedless cucumbers, zucchini and summer squash, apples and firm pears. Eggplant doesn’t work so well because of its spongy flesh.

To spiralize veggies, slice off the ends of the vegetable so it is flat and even. If the outer skin is inedible, peel it before spiralizing. If your produce exceeds 6 inches in length, halve it. Before tossing noodles with

Fitness Courses

Cycle Wednesdays, 5:30 to 6:15 a.m.

This class is a great cardiovascular workout. Pedal through hill climbs, sprints and many other challenging drills and rides.

Core and More Mondays, Noon to 12:45 p.m.

It’s time to strengthen your core. Look and feel stronger as we combine exercises that tighten and tone your mid-section. Exercises will be performed standing, seated and lying on a mat to challenge you even further.

Submitted Photo Spiralizing is an easy way to eat more nutritiously but still enjoy a variety of flavors.

a sauce, pat them dry with paper towels so your sauce maintains its thick consistency. When cooking noodles, simmer or stir-fry themso veggies remain crisp-tender and hold their shape.

Most veggies can be spiralized in bulk and stored in the refrigerator for up to three days. To keep parsnips and potatoes from turning brown, cover them with water and add a squeeze of lemon before stor-

ing.

What do you do with spiralized veggies or fruits? Use them in a salad, in place of regular pasta, in soups or stews, pasta salads, casseroles or baked dishes. Spiralized noodles can also be enjoyed in the form of a bun, which can be used as the base for sandwiches, as burger buns, as miniature pizzas or simply on their own.

Here’s to a happy and healthy new year.

Sweet Potato Carbonara with Kale All you need: • 2 pounds sweet potatoes (about 2 large), peeled • 3 Hy-Vee large eggs, beaten • 8 cups chopped kale

• 1 cup Hy-Vee grated Parmesan cheese • 1/4 tsp salt • 1/4 tsp ground pepper, plus more for serving

• 1 tbsp Hy-Vee Select extra-virgin olive oil • 3 strips center-cut bacon, chopped • 2 cloves garlic, minced

All you do: • Put a large pot of water on to boil.

• Using a spiral vegetable slicer or a julienne or regular vegetable peeler, cut sweet potatoes lengthwise into long, thin strands. You should have about 12 cups of sweet potato “noodles.”

• Add the noodles to the boiling water and cook, very gently, stirring once or twice, until just starting to soften but not completely tender, 1 1/2 to 2 minutes. Reserve 1/4 cup of the cooking water, then drain. Return the

noodles to the pot, off the heat. Add the reserved water, eggs, Parmesan, salt and pepper; gently toss with tongs until evenly coated.

•Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add bacon and cook, stirring often, until crisp. Add garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add kale and cook, stirring, until wilted, about 2 minutes. Add the kale mixture to the noodles and gently toss to combine. Serve topped with a generous grinding of pepper.

Line Dancing Thursdays, 9 to 10 a.m.

You never need a partner for our line dancing class, but feel free to bring along your friends to enjoy the music and atmosphere. Not only will you look good dancing, but you are also exercising.

Step and Sculpt Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, 9 to 10 a.m.

Fridays, 5:30 to 6:15 p.m.

Segments of step aerobics and weight training to increase your heart rate and tone muscles. Weight training is done with hand weights and tubing. Abdominal exercise and stretching is also included.

Pesas y Cardio Circuito (en Espanola y English) Thursday — 9 to 9:45 a.m.

Enjoy a training regimen that focuses on strengthening your entire body throughout the workout. Circuit helps keep your heart rate up while toning your body. This class is great for those getting started in strength training or someone wanting to up their workout regimen.

Yoga Tuesdays and Thursdays, 7 to 8 a.m.

Thursdays, Noon to 12:45 p.m.

Experience the mind/body connection through a series of postures, creating a continuous flow, accompanied by deep breathing. Yoga focuses on internal strength, postural integration and radiant health.

Power Yoga 30 Mondays and Wednesdays 7:25 to 7:55 p.m.

This short but highly effective class connects your mind and body through a series of postures, creating a continuous flow, accompanied by deep breathing. Enjoy increased flexibility, physical and internal strength in just 30 minutes.

Newton Clinic welcomes Angela Nelson, PA-C! Newton Clinic is pleased to welcome Angela Nelson, PA-C.Angela is a 2012 graduate of Des Moines University. Angela will be providing acute care services to Newton Clinic Patients who are needing seen for urgent care medical conditions.

Angela Nelson Newton Clinic is a multi-specialty clinic serving the citizens of Newton, Iowa, and the greater Jasper County area. Our 19 providers offer health-care services in the areas of family medicine, obstetrics and midwifery, gynecology, internal medicine and podiatry.

Newton Clinic has same-day appointments for urgent care issues and offers a daily walk-in clinic for acute care issues from 5-6 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m.-noon on Saturdays.

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Local & State News Heartsill Continued from Page 1A ing abortion restriction proposals. During the oral arguments of Roe vs. Wade before the U.S. Supreme Court, the Justices suggested that if any state were to recognize the personhood of the baby in the womb, by statue, then all the due process rights under the 14th Amendment would apply

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to that person and would subject the unborn baby to equal protection under the law. This will be my approach to protecting life in the womb.

Q. You’ve discussed “truth in sentencing” reform in terms of ordered sentences more closely matching what a criminal really must serve.

How aggressively will you pursue this in the upcoming session?

A. I have already had pre-session meetings with the

Governor’s office, area law enforcement, and area prosecutors to get the ball rolling on this issue. As there are various complexities to this issue involving numerous perspectives, I believe the next step in the process is to involve as many stakeholders as possible in crafting comprehensive legislation to address truth in sentencing. In other words, I will be pursing this issue during the session, but it may not necessarily be manifested through

legislation this year.

Q. Medicaid privatization has caused delays in service and other issues. Do you feel the Legislature should address these problems?

A. Yes, I believe the Legislature will continue to monitor these issues and take necessary steps to correct problems that are still outstanding from the transition to privatization.

Q. Republicans have mentioned various ways to fund more water quality pro-

grams. What kind of funding approach do you think would work best, in this case?

During the 2016 session, the House put forward legislation that would have provided nearly $475 million of additional funding over the next decade to address water quality issues in both urban and rural settings using existing funding streams. I would expect the discussion to begin with a similar proposal this coming session.

Acts of Kindness

File Photo The Newton Fire Department is approved to take part in a mutual aid assistance agreement with the Polk County Area Fire and Rescue Services.

NFD Continued from Page 1A should Newton experience a large scale disaster.”

Other agencies included in the agreement to provide fire and rescue services or emergency medical services are departments in Polk County, Boone County, Dallas County, Jasper County, Madison

County, Marion County, Marshall County, Story County and Warren County.

The agreement takes effect Monday and will remain in full force and effect for an indefinite period of time or until terminated by participating parties. The agreement can be canceled by providing a sixty day notice to the Polk County Fire Chief ’s Association.

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

Justin Jagler/Daily News Rep. Dave Loebsack joined volunteers last week to deliver Meals on Wheels in Newton, as part of his participation in “Acts of Kindness” events throughout December.

Archery Continued from Page 1A But all labor on the range — as with every project at Quarry Springs thus far — has been on a volunteer basis. Colfax citizens, park goers and enthusiasts from around Jasper County have been helping hang interior framing, cut and install insulation and do electrical work. Materials were purchased by donations from Colfax and Newton-area clubs and businesses.

When complete, the interior of the once naked pole barn will have sheet rock walls, four mounted heaters for comfort, tables for archers and LED lighting.

The range itself will have eight lanes on opening day.

Targets will be flatted-faced with standard league distances of 20 and 30 yards. The range will be open to both compound and recurve bows and field tip arrows.

Mike Mendenhall/Daily News Volunteers at Quarry Springs Park off Highway 117 in Colfax measure and cut insulation on Monday while transforming an old pole barn into a modern, heated indoor archery range. The range will feature eight lanes with league standard 20 to 30-yard professional grade targets. The opening is slated for mid-January.

Down range, rubber will line the walls from the floor rising eight feet. The material

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owner, Martin Marietta, Inc. Quarry Springs planners hope to start league play at the range. Rhames said local businesses are already stepping up to sponsor teams. The indoor and outdoor ranges are just the beginning of a 15year masterplan for the park which will include adventure sports, RV and primitive camping, a cable park and retail space.

Rhames said park planners would eventually like to see a third-party vendor operating within or adjacent to the range to sell targets, equipment, supplies and other needs to archers.

“We’re hoping to generate a lot of interest. We’re hoping people will come out frequently. It’s not the prettiest range you’re going to see at this point but its functional,” Rhames. “We hope to development it even further and have more down the road.”

Contact Mike Mendenhall at mmendenhall@newtondailynews.com

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Opinion Should we reduce courtship to 140 characters?

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I recently realized I’m becoming what most young people subconsciously fear as they leave their 20s behind and enter their “adult decades.”

I’m becoming out of touch with youth culture. I only recognize half of the artists on top 40 radio these days — I prefer NPR — and my fashion scene is not colorful.

While enjoying my black coffee at Starbucks in Ankeny last weekend — at some point in my late 20s I said “screw the lattes, mochas and pumpkin spice, I’m just going for it” — I was reading an Aug. 24, 2015 Mashable Lifestyles article about millennial dating culture. It referenced a Vanity Fair article in which daters age 18-29 will exchange as few as 10 text messages before arranging a date or hook up.

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Trending Mike Mendenhall Showing my age even further— or just line of work — I’m much more likely to pick up a Vanity Fair to read an in-depth piece than read an internet-based story compiler’s post about the article.

I’m not judging millennials or their lifestyle choices. In fact, I asked myself had I had access to a swipe dating app like Tinder when I was a naive 18-year-old University of Iowa freshman, how many texts or snaps would I have sent before I would be tempted to ask the closing question?

Although I’m technically part of the millennial generation — born from 1982 to 2004 — I’ve always been a bit of an old soul. One of my first serious dates in college was at a 21-only Jazz bar, and I risked arrest to get inside — using a friendship with a fellow Spanish class student who was a waitress to get myself and my also under-21 date through the door. All that for an Ornette Coleman tribute

show. I’m pretty sure my date had no clue who the famous tenor sax player was, but it was a chance to show my early-onset sophistication (cue the eye roll).

The cultural difference between those who take their smartphone in a Monster High backpack to Mrs. Good’s first grade classroom and those came of age with computer technology is pretty stark. Those born in the 1980s like myself played Oregon Trail on the Apple II while sitting in the classroom corner before going out to play kick-soccer baseball. Today, kids play Angry Birds on an iPhone while standing next to the swing set on the playground. This is a far cry from legal adults using apps for adult purposes, but life-in-screen culture is imprinted at a young age.

The Mashable article cites a May 2015 report in the Archives of Sexual Behavior which compiles empirical data showing millennials are more likely than the previous generation to engage in casual sex, increasing from 25 percent to 38 percent. This is a lifestyle choice that in itself may not be detrimental to society, but the lack of emotional and intellectual vetting of

a partner before committing to such an intimate act goes beyond our modern instant gratification society. Even in the swinging 60s, when free love reigned, sex was a search for human connections.

It begs to ask where has the connection gone? Where is the thrill of the chase and the attributes learned about another person and yourself in the process? Working in a hook-up like throwing in an evening trip to the gym or scheduling a mid-morning staff meeting is robotic. In our modern society we have a wide range of people who feel physical intimacy is still only an act for a Godly union, those who don’t see marriage as necessary but still consider sex as an intimate and special moment, some who see it as a healthy endeavor and others who treat it as a throw-away practice.

Diminishing this part of humanity to a few characters on a 5-inch screen could continue to deny us the social interaction that is becoming harder to find in a world increasingly behind the screen.

Contact Mike Mendenhall at mmendenhall@jaspercountytribune.com

Empty Nest Curt Swarm

New Year 2017 will be keen! I plan on eating pork and cabbage on New Year’s Day to ensure good luck in the coming year. My old friend, Harold Sammons, told me about this superstition years ago. I tried it and it works! There has been growth, prosperity and happiness ever since.

Warning: don’t wait until the day before to buy cabbage, because the supermarket might be out.

Corned-beef and cabbage on New Year’s Day is also a tradition, but it doesn’t have near the good luck power. I have had to settle for shredded cabbage or coleslaw when this happens, which works.

After all, cabbage is cabbage.

Also, pork is pork. Even bacon, or ham, or pork rinds work. My favorite, however, is a succulent pork loin roast. Be sure to make gravy. I don’t know of any finer food than pork roast gravy over roast potatoes. It’s like candy! In fact, it’s making me hungry right now, at 4 a.m. (I’m an early riser), just thinking about it.

And my favorite way to eat cabbage is boiled, slathered with butter. Coleslaw would be my second choice, but you can find coleslaw most anywhere. Cooked cabbage is a different story.

Ginnie has to work on both Christmas and New Year’s, so I will be the cook, and have the full-coarse pork-and-cabbage dinner waiting and smelling up the house when she arrives. The last thing she should have to do is cook after working all day. Buddy will be wagging his hind end off.

He won’t know what to do, run to greet Ginnie, or wait in the kitchen for a scrap to hit the floor.

I’m a firm believer in what you do on New Year’s Day sets the tone for how you will spend the rest of the year. I plan on rising early, doing some reading, writing, exercising on the treadmill, cooking, some laundry, and, oh, yes, loving Ginnie—not necessarily in that order.

We’re gonna try our hand at raising chickens this spring. There’s a little shed out by the barn that should work fine for a chicken house. We’ll have both fryers and a few hens for eggs. Ginnie’s a city girl, and has no idea how to go about raising chickens. I told her that she’s gonna have to do chores. She can gather the eggs, but she has to be fast, ‘cause the hens will peck her hand when she reaches in under them. She said there is no way she can do this. I told her not to worry, I’ve got a pair of welding gloves she can use.

We had our first garden this year. It was great fun driving up Gator loads of tomatoes, cucumbers, melons, punkins and elephant-trunk radishes. Ginnie made salsa. So, we’re going to double the size of the garden this year and really go to town. I have a tiller for the John Deere tractor, and might even do a little custom garden tilling. It ain’t spring unless you can get that rich, black Iowa soil under your fingernails.

Something else new for 2017, is that I’ll be conducting a writer’s workshop at the Presbyterian Church in Mt. Pleasant starting in January. I’ve always wanted to teach creative writing, and the Presbyterian Church has granted me the opportunity to terrorize a few people. You don’t really “teach” creative writing. You just provide the setting and atmosphere for feedback and constructive criticism of one’s writing by the other participants.

It’s as simple as that. There are a few pointers, but basically, like most things in life, it’s just a matter of getting after it. Everyone has a story.

Here’s hoping you have a happy and prosperous New Year. Don’t forget your pork and cabbage!

Contact Curt Swarm at curtswarm@yahoo.com.

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Trump’s Choice

America’s socialists — I mean, progressives, are enraged that President-elect Trump chose Betsy DeVos to be his secretary of education.

“Not a good appointment,” yelled Al Sharpton.

A “proponent of a for-profit institution! She does not believe in the public school system!” complained CNN’s Bakari Sellers.

Wait. Is your for-profit local supermarket less “public” than your kid’s school? No! For-profit institutions serve the public and usually do it better than governments do.

Let’s stop calling government schools “public.” Call them what they are: “government-run” schools.

Anyway, the charter schools DeVos supports are public. They’re just not controlled by the usual crowd of education bureaucrats.

That’s why the education establishment hates them. The establishment has had total control for a century and doesn’t want to lose it.

They complain that DeVos: —Doesn’t have a degree in education!

—Has no teaching experience!

—Didn’t attend government schools!

—Didn’t send her kids to “public” school!

But that was also true about Arne Duncan, President Obama’s education secretary. We didn’t hear the same complaints about Duncan. Perhaps avoiding government-run education helps people become successful.

For 50 years, the education establishment said that government schools struggled because they didn’t have enough money. So America tripled spending per student.

Eye on America John Stossel That brought zero improvement. Again, today, they say, “Just give us more time, more money!”

No. Time is up. Children have suffered enough.

My consumer reporting taught me that things only work well when they are subject to market competition. Services improve when people are free to shop around and when competitive pressure inspires suppliers to invent better ways of doing things.

DeVos understands that. That’s why she wants to allow parents to choose the schools their kids attend. Schools that do a better job will attract more students. Better schools will grow, while some inferior ones will close.

Inferior schools, like any failing business, should close. It’s a disservice to students to keep them open.

Educrats and teachers unions refuse to look at it that way. They don’t want kids escaping their grasp. Unions don’t want to lose dues-paying members.

They prefer that kids stay trapped while bureaucrats decide what improvements, if any, need to be made.

Progressives are also upset because DeVos gave $200 million of her own money to the “wrong” schools, Christian schools.

A smear in the New Yorker suggests that DeVos will have government-run schools teach creationism: “DeVos is a fundamentalist Christian with a long history of opposition to science ... (S)he could shape science education decisively for the worse, by systematically depriving young people, in

an era where biotechnology will play a key economic and health role worldwide, of a proper understanding of the very basis of modern biology: evolution.”

That would be bad — were it true, but DeVos’ critics don’t quote anything she says that shows “opposition to science.” DeVos once told me that in a free society that shares her philosophy of education, “some religious schools might teach creationism, but not in science class.”

Reason’s J.D. Tuccille points out that DeVos “was instrumental in enacting Michigan’s and Detroit’s charter school program.” Progressives say this was “tragic for Michigan’s children ... Detroit’s charter schools have shown themselves to be only incrementally stronger ... than traditional public schools.”

Hello? Stronger is better, even if the difference is just “incremental.” A Stanford study concluded that charter students achieved “two months of additional gains in reading and math.”

That suggests DeVos has already done more to improve American education than most government education bureaucrats have.

DeVos won’t have much power over your kids’ schools. K-12 education is mostly locally and state run. In fact, the wasteful $90 billion education department should be abolished altogether. But DeVos’ appointment sends the right message.

It tells educators they should face pressure to get up each morning looking for ways to improve education. That won’t happen unless parents are free to experiment and escape experiments that fail.

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Records Births Langley Jemma McDonald Dec. 27, 2016 Clint and Abby McDonald of Newton, announce the birth of their daughter, Langley Jemma McDonald, born Dec. 27, 2016, at Skiff Medical Center in Newton. Langley weighed 6 pounds, 10.5 ounces and was 20 inches in length. Also welcoming her home are siblings Cali, 12, Ava, 4 and Drex, 15 month.

Grandparents are Caleb and Deb Hargis of New Sharon, Warren and Christy Martin of Oskaloosa, and Mike McDonald of Garrison.

Great-grandmother is Helen Hargis of New Sharon.

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• 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.

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

Monday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 223 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton. • Sully Library Board will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at the library in Sully. Open to the public.

Contact the library director for agenda items. • Ikettes will meet at 6 a.m. Tuesday at Emerson Hough Chapter of the Izaak Walton League, 889 Highway F36 W. in Newton. • Newton Golden “Kâ€? Kiwanis will meet at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday in the activity room at Newton Village, 110 N. Fifth Ave. W. in Newton. • Jasper County Soil & Water Conservation District Commissioners will meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday at USDA Service Center, 808 Iowa Speedway Drive in Newton. Open to the public. • 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.

Submitted Photo Bret Pugh, marketing manager of U.S. Bank, presents a U.S. Bank Foundation Grant of $3,000 to Bruce Showalter, board member of Newton Main Street. Others present are Graham Sullivan, executive director of Newton Main Street and bank employees Chris Dydell, Shawna Wanders and Brad Sammons.

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Fourth Street and South Sixth Avenue West. Police knew Quick’s license to be suspended. Quick was pulled over and arrested in the 600 block of West Third Street South.

He was transported to the Jasper County Jail. • Carlos Castillo, 28, of West Liberty, is charged with operating while under the influence, after he was pulled over at 5:03 a.m. Dec. 24 on Interstate 80 east near mile marker 179. The Jasper County Sheriff ’s Office had received 11 calls of a white Chevy Avalanche swerving in its lane. An officer made a traffic stop and Castillo smelled of alcohol. Castillo told police he drank three beers. Castillo failed a sobriety test. Castillo was arrested and taken to the Jasper County Jail. • Shawn C. Dobbs, 25, of Newton, is charged with operate vehicle without owner’s consent after police were called at 10:30 a.m.

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borrowed the vehicle without permission at 9:30 a.m. Dobbs was arrested and taken to the Jasper County Jail. • Austin B. Shepard, 19, of Newton, is charged with fifth-degree theft after police were called at 3:35 p.m. Dec. 24 to Hy-Vee in reference to a shop lifter. Shepard was seen by a store employee placing a bottle of Glade clean linen air freshener in his coat sleeve. Shepard didn’t pay for the item. The value of the item was $2.13. Shepard was arrested and taken to the Jasper County Jail. • Jeremy J. Jones, 24, of Newton, is charged with driving while barred and eluding after police were called at 1:47 a.m. Dec. 25 in reference to a reckless driver on First Avenue West. Jones was driving a Pontiac G6 and was seen driving recklessly, failed to stop and ran several stop signs. He also drove speeds exceeding 60 mph in 25 mph zones. Jones eventually stopped and was arrested. Jones was driving with a barred license for a habitual violator. Jones was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

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Police were given consent to search the apartment and found a prescription bottle with a green leafy substance in a side table drawer.

There was also a metal and glass marijuana pipe and glass bong found. Police arrested Hutton-Lomeli. Wolf was issued a citation to appear in court. • Jeffrey D. Quick, 46, of Newton, is charged with driving while license under suspension after police saw Quick driving at 4:34 a.m.

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A 28E agreement between the city and the PCM school district has been approved by both entities, and now the design process will move forward on a joint wastewater management project between the entities.

The hope is that the project, a new filtration and drainage system being put in alongside the athletic complex in Prairie City, will help drain

the water out of the area more efficiently than in the past while also filtering the water through natural vegetation.

The project is estimated to cost around $245,000, which will be paid by the city. The funds will be coming from a State Revolving Fund loan the city had previously taken out for its new wastewater treatment plant.

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DEAR ABBY: My twin sister and I were raised by a single mom. Because Mom received welfare benefits, she was required to list “potential” fathers in order to receive aid. After a time, the state required paternity tests be given to the men she had listed, so we had no idea who our biological father was until we were 16.

Although paternity was proven, he never attempted to contact us. I recently learned that he died several years ago at a relatively young age (mid-50s). I also discovered that he had at least two other children, one of whom I was able to locate on Facebook.

I don’t want to cause any undue distress by reaching out to them. However, I’m curious about any historical information they could provide, particularly medical or hereditary issues I should know about. All of a sudden I have this overwhelming need for information, especially now that I have a child.

Should I try and contact my half-siblings, or let it go and hope there’s nothing there to find out? I don’t want to hurt anyone, but I feel I just have to know. — NEEDS TO KNOW DEAR NEEDS TO KNOW: The revelation that you and your sister exist may come as a shock to your half-siblings, so be prepared. Ideally, the way to go about asking for the information you’re seeking would be through an intermediary such as a lawyer. However, if you can’t afford one, then write a letter explaining who you are and that you are a parent and would like any information that can be provided about any genetic illnesses that run in your father’s side of the family, including his cause of death. While you’re at it, be sure to mention that you are not trying to intrude — only to find information that may be pertinent to you, your twin sister and your child.

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CHARLES CITY — An 18-year-old has been accused of battering a 2-month-old baby in northern Iowa.

Court records say Nathan Jacobson of Boone, is charged with felony child endangerment causing serious injury. He remained in custody Wednesday. His attorney didn’t immediately return a call from The Associated Press. Jacobson’s arraignment is scheduled for Jan. 3.

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County supervisor Mark Monson said the exterior condition of the nearly century-old building is so dire that entire bricks can be pulled from the foundation in places.

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DUBUQUE — Authorities say that what was thought to be a suspicious package prompting an evacuation at Dubuque Regional Airport turned out to be a laptop computer.

Dubuque police officers were sent to the airport around 6:15 a.m. Tuesday after the item was found during passenger and package screening. Transportation Security Administration officials say after the device was examined and determined to be the harmless laptop, the device and its owner were cleared to fly.

DES MOINES — The state of Iowa has reached a birthday milestone.

Wednesday marked 170 years since Iowa achieved statehood. It became the 29th state to be admitted to the Union on Dec. 28, 1846.

The Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs, which oversees the state historical museum near the state Capitol, opened two exhibits this month focused on Iowa history. The department is also hosting an event Wednesday at the museum to mark the state’s birthday.

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CEDAR RAPIDS — A former Iowa resident has been given seven years in prison for stealing identities, filing false tax returns and lying to get housing aid.

Prosecutors say 38-year-old Kaeisha Robinson was sentenced Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Cedar Rapids. She lives in Phoenix and used to leave in the Iowa cities of Maquoketa and Dubuque.

Robinson admitted in a plea agreement that, from May 2011 to February 2013, she filed several fraudulent tax returns using other people’s identities and received more than $250,000 in refunds.

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Northey reviews key issues facing Iowa agriculture from 2016 DES MOINES — Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey highlighted some of the top ag issues in Iowa in 2016.

“Iowa farmers saw record production for both corn and soybeans again in 2016, however low prices are making profitability a real challenge on both the crop and livestock side. Despite the economic challenges, farmers are by nature optimistic and we continue to see investments in the future and new and innovative technologies that will allow them to be even more productive while also reducing environmental impact,” Northey said.

Record Production, Economic Challenges Much of Iowa had a nearly ideal growing season that saw Iowa farmers produce record corn and soybean crops again this year.

Iowa corn production is forecast at 2.69 billion bushels according to the latest USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service Crop Production report. This surpasses last year’s record of 2.51 billion bushels. The statewide average yield is expected to be a record setting 199.0 bushels per acre, 7.0 bushels per acre higher than the previous record that was set last year.

Soybean production is forecast at 561 million bushels for Iowa. If realized, this will be the largest crop on record, 6.80 million bushels above last year’s record high. The statewide yield forecast is 59.0 bushels per acre, 2.5 bushels more than the previous record set last year.

However, the significant drop in crop prices over the past few years has made it a very challenging time on the farm economically as in many cases current prices are below the cost of production for farmers. Average statewide corn prices fell from $3.37 to $3.008 from November 2015 to Nov. 2016. Statewide average soybean prices have recovered somewhat from $8.14 to $9.25 from Nov. 2015 to

Nov. 2016, but in many cases are still below the cost of production.

It has also been a challenging year economically for Iowa livestock farmers. Cattle prices have continued to fall and were at $101 per hundred weight in October, down from $128 per hundred weight last year and $161 two years ago. Hog prices are also down from $55.50 in Oct. 2015 to $41.70 in Oct. 2016.

Iowa egg production has recovered from the devastating highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak that resulted in the depopulation of more than 30 million Iowa laying hens last year. Iowa egg production in October 2016 was 1.30 billion eggs, up 3 percent from last month, and up 71 percent from last year, according to the latest Chickens and Eggs report from the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. The average number of all layers on hand during October 2016 was 53.7 million, up 1 percent from last month, and up 55 percent from last year. However, egg prices have fallen dramatically, from $1.26 per dozen in October of 2015 to just $.21 per dozen in October of this year.

The tighter margins seen on the farm are starting to ripple through the economy. Land prices are down 5.9 percent over the past year. There have been several announcements of layoffs and mergers by manufactures, machinery providers, seed companies, and other business that serve the agriculture industry.

Despite the challenges, opportunities remain. In general, exports remain strong. Agricultural exports account for 10 percent of the U.S. exports and supports nearly one million jobs across the country.

To help continue to grow exports, Northey participated in trade missions with the Iowa Economic Development Authority and USDA to the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica,

Gay ex-Drake assistant sues, says she was forced to quit DES MOINES (AP) — Former Drake assistant Courtney Graham has sued Bulldogs coach Jennie Baranczyk and the university, claiming she was forced to resign after her homosexuality became public.

In her recently filed federal lawsuit, Graham alleged that Baranczyk slowly stripped her of her duties as assistant head coach after she brought her girlfriend and now wife to a home game in November 2014.

According to Graham, Baranczyk told her she “was not acting like herself ” and forced her to take time off shortly after Baranczyk learned of Graham’s sexual orientation. Graham also alleged that she was subsequently left out of team meetings and scouting trips and subjected to hostile interactions at work.

Baranczyk and athletic director Sandy Hatfield-Clubb, through spokesman Ty Patton, declined to comment. Patton said that the university’s policy is not to comment on personnel matters or pending lawsuits.

Graham said she was asked to resign in May 2015 without reason, and that she ultimately resigned under duress roughly three weeks later. Graham’s lawsuit alleges sexual orientation discrimination, two counts of retaliation, negligence, intentional infliction of emotional distress and harassment.

Baranczyk was a standout player at nearby Dowling Catholic High who then played at Iowa. Baranczyk is now in her fifth year at Drake and recorded back-to-back 20-win seasons in 2014-15 and 2015-16.

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Iowa Water Quality Initiative The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship is continuing to expand efforts to work with all Iowans to make water quality improvements.

Earlier this year Northey announced that 1,900 farmers committed $3.8 million in cost share funds to install nutrient reduction practices in 97 counties in Iowa. Eligible practices include cover crops, no-till or strip till, or using a nitrification inhibitor when applying fall fertilizer. Participants include 900 first-time participants and more than 1,000 past users that are trying cover crops again and receive a reduced cost share rate.

There are also currently 45 existing demonstration projects located across the state to help implement and demonstrate water quality practices through the initiative. This includes 16 targeted watershed projects, 7 projects focused on expanding the use and innovative delivery of water quality practices and 22 urban water quality demonstration projects. More than 100 organizations are participating in these projects. These partners will provide $19.31 million dollars to go with over $12 million in state funding going to these projects.

Nearly $350 million in state and federal funds have been directed to programs with water quality benefits in Iowa last year. This total does not include the cost share amount that farmers pay to match state and federal programs and funds spent to build practices built without government assistance.

More information about the initiative can be found at www.CleanWaterIowa.org.

Fueling our Future Through the “Fueling our Future 100” initiative, Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad, Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds and Northey have announced that 217

blender pumps and 18 underground storage tanks will be installed at 70 sites by 17 companies to provide consumers with access to higher blends of ethanol.

The funding for the projects is from a $5 million competitive grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Biofuel Infrastructure Partnership (BIP) program Iowa received to support the initiative. All funds must be matched by non-federal funds, including up to $2.5 million from the Iowa Renewable Fuels Infrastructure program. The fueling sites applying for assistance will also be required to provide a minimum of $2.5 million.

“Thanks to the investments made by the state, the federal government and by these companies, customers will have greater access to higher blends of renewable fuels. This will increase consumer choice at the pump and allow them to increase the amount of clean burning, homegrown renewable fuels they use,” Northey said. “The ‘Fueling our Future 100’ initiative, along with the EPA’s recent announcement of the RFS levels for next year, is good news for customers, the renewable fuels industry and our energy independence.”

Northey’s 99 county tour turns 10 In November, Northey completed his 10th 99 county tour of Iowa.

Northey has visited each of Iowa’s 99 counties every year since taking office in 2007.

“Visiting each county every year has been enjoyable and invaluable for me to better understand the diversity and scale of Iowa agriculture and also the passion and commitment of our state’s farmers. Getting out to our rural communities; visiting farms, businesses, schools and community meetings; and listening to a wide variety of Iowans is important for all elected officials as we seek to serve the people of our great state,” Northey said.

Corps plans Missouri River habitat for fish and birds SIOUX CITY (AP) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is proposing a new Missouri River habitat for the endangered pallid sturgeon fish and sandbar construction for two endangered bird species.

The plan comes after three years of study by scientists, hydrologists and other specialists. It seeks to use the latest scientific data to help the recovery of the pallid sturgeon, least tern and piping plover over the next 15 years.

Aaron Quinn, a Corps environmental resource specialist, said the plan incorporates new information gleaned since 2003 about species management.

Some stakeholders who are familiar with the plan its the recommendations aren’t necessary. Bill Beacom of Sioux City, a member of an advisory group that consults with the Corps, said the tern and plover numbers are recovering.

“This proposal does not lead to recovery, it leads to status quo,” said Beacom, a retired river boat captain and member of the Missouri River Recovery Implementation Committee, which represents various interests throughout the river basin. “The most important thing to know about it is it’s not necessary. The bird population is growing by itself.”

The Corps’ plan does not include artificially raising river levels in spring or fall, but does call for the continued study into whether a one-time increase could be used as a spawning cue for the sturgeon and what effect it might have.

The plan does not replace the Master Water Control Manual, which guides the Corps’ operation of the system of dams and reservoirs to balance the needs of the Missouri River system’s authorized purposes of flood control, hydropower, recreation, irrigation, navigation, water supply, environmental preservation and water quality control.

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Syrian government, rebels sign cease-fire deal, says Russia ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Russia’s president and the Syrian army said Thursday that a nation-wide cease-fire agreement has been reached with opposition rebels, set to begin at midnight. The deal was confirmed by the Turkish foreign ministry.

Vladimir Putin said the cease-fire, which excludes extremist groups such as the Islamic State group and al-Qaida affiliate, will be guaranteed

by Russia and Turkey. He said it will be followed by peace talks between Syrian President Bashar Assad’s government and the opposition, and that the Syrian parties would take part in talks to be held in Kazakhstan, without specifying a date.

Syria’s military said it agreed to a nationwide cease-fire starting at midnight, adding that it paves the way for reactivating negotiations to end the conflict. It said the cease-fire comes after the “successes achieved by the armed forces,” an apparent reference to the capture of rebel-held neighborhoods of Aleppo earlier this month.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said the truce will include 62,000 opposition fighters across Syria, and that the Russian military has established a hotline with its Turkish counterpart to monitor compliance.

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that that President-elect Donald Trump’s administration will be welcome to join the Syrian peace process once he takes office.

Russia is a key ally of Assad, while Turkey is one of the main backers of the opposition. Several previous attempts to halt the civil war have failed but the recent warming of ties between Turkey and Russia may prove to be a game changer this time.

It comes on the heels of the Syrian army’s retaking control of Aleppo, Syria’s largest city, ending the opposition’s four-year hold over parts of the city.

Putin said he ordered the Russian military to scale down its presence in Syria, where it has provided crucial support to Assad’s forces. Putin didn’t say how many troops and weapons will be withdrawn. He said Russia will continue “fighting international terrorism in Syria” and supporting Assad’s military.

Putin also said that the Russian military will maintain its presence at both an air base in Syria’s coastal province of Latakia and the naval facility in the Syrian port of Tartus.

Earlier Thursday, Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu called on Hezbollah to withdraw its fighters from Syria. The group, which has sent thousands of fighters to support Assad, has been playing an instrumental role in Syria’s civil war since 2013, mostly in areas near the border with Lebanon, the suburbs of the capital Damascus and the northern city of Aleppo. The group is not likely to withdraw from Syria in the near future as its leader repeatedly said that their presence there is mostly to prevent attacks by extremists deep inside Lebanon.

Foreign fighters from around the world have joined both sides of the Syrian conflict that has so far killed more than quarter a million people, displaced half the country’s population and produced more than four millions refugees.

Syria’s Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem had said that fighters from more than 80 countries have joined insurgent groups trying to remove Assad from power while the Syrian government is backed by fighters from countries including Lebanon, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan and Russia.

The Turkish minister said all foreign fighters, including the Hezbollah, should withdraw from Syria.

“Those various groups have to leave Syria and the Hezbollah should return to Lebanon,” Cavusoglu said in the interview with Turkey’s A Haber news channel.

In Damascus, seven civilians were injured by a mortar round that fell near a school in the western neighborhood of Tajheez, according to a report by state news agency SANA. Earlier, SANA said that two persons were injured by a mortar round that was fired by insurgents on Damascus’ al-Mazraa neighborhood where the Russian embassy locates.

On Wednesday, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said its embassy in Damascus was hit by mortar fire, blaming the attack on “extremists” opposed to a peaceful settlement. It said a mortar round landed in the embassy courtyard without exploding, and another fell in the vicinity.

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Trump holds Q&A, discussing jobs, Russia, Israel PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump applauded the return of 8,000 jobs to the U.S. and hailed his transition discussions with President Barack Obama in a series of comments that amounted to his most detailed interaction with journalists since before the election.

In one of his cameos Wednesday on the front steps of his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, Trump praised plans by a Japanese mogul to bring jobs to the United States. They could be the first of the 50,000 jobs that tech billionaire Masayoshi Son promised to create after meeting with the president-elect earlier in December.

In the grand scheme of the economy, the jobs announcement is unlikely to have a major impact. Still, it’s another example of how Trump is trying to stoke voters’ belief that he is actively fighting for their well-being.

Son is the founder and chief executive of SoftBank, one of Japan’s largest technology outfits. He owns the U.S. mobile carrier Sprint, which Trump said Wednesday would be moving 5,000 jobs “back” to the United States.

Son also controls OneWeb, which Trump said would hire 3,000 workers.

It was unclear whether the president-elect was referencing the Dec. 6 commitment by Son to invest $50 billion in the United States and create 50,000 jobs.

Trump said the addition of 8,000 jobs was “because of what’s happening and the spirit and the hope.”

Still, the U.S. job market has been robust for much of 2016. Employers have added more than 2.2 million jobs

over the past 12 months — a sign of economic health that predates Trump’s presidential victory.

Sprint has struggled since its 2013 acquisition by SoftBank. The carrier shed roughly 9,000 workers between 2012 and 2016, reducing its staff to 30,000, according to annual reports.

Sprint Chief Executive Marcelo Claure said in a statement that the company is “excited” to work with Trump.

“We believe it is critical for business and government to partner together to create more job opportunities in the U.S. and ensure prosperity for all Americans,” Claure said.

The Sprint jobs announcement came after tensions rose and fell Wednesday between Trump and Obama. Trump has made it clear that it didn’t sit well with him when Obama recently boasted that he would have won the election if he’d been running.

Trump appeared again later Wednesday night on the Mar-a-Lago steps, this time alongside legendary boxing entrepreneur Don King, who appeared to be one of several guests attending a dinner party. King carried about a dozen flags, including those of the U.S. and Israel; wore two big diamond necklaces, one with a pendant with the Star of David and another with the American flag; and sported a large pin featuring a picture of Trump.

With King by his side, Trump dismissed days of tense remarks by the outgoing and incoming presidents about who would win if they were to hypothetically run against each other, saying he and Obama had “a very, very good talk.”

Debbie Reynolds and daughter Carrie Fisher linked by death LOS ANGELES (AP) — Debbie Reynolds embodied the sunshine of postwar America on the screen as she matched steps with Gene Kelly in “Singin’ in the Rain.”

Carrie Fisher brought the sarcasm and cynicism of the Baby Boomers to her movies, books and stage shows, even when she was playing a princess in “Star Wars.”

The mother and daughter, separated by so many differences both personal and generational, are likely drawn closer in the public memory after their deaths on successive days.

Reynolds died on Wednesday at age 84, just as she and the rest of the world were starting to mourn her daughter Fisher, who died on Tuesday at 60, days after falling ill on a flight.

Even after a year of shocking and constant celebrity deaths, the one-two punch of Fisher and Reynolds brought a staggering finale to 2016.

Reynolds’ son Todd Fisher said his sister’s death was “just too much” for his mother.

“She said, ‘I want to be with Carrie,’” Fisher told The Associated Press by phone from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where Reynolds had just died after being rushed there earlier in the day. “And then she was gone.”

No cause of death has been revealed for either woman.

Associated Press In this Sept. 10, 2011, file photo, Debbie Reynolds, left, and Carrie Fisher arrive at the Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. Reynolds, star of the 1952 classic “Singin’ in the Rain” died Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016, according to her son Todd Fisher. She was 84

Both mother and daughter enjoyed the heights of show business success and endured the depths of personal troubles. Their relationship for years ranged from strained to non-existent, a theme frequently explored in Fisher’s writing, but late in life they became allies and close confidantes in their struggles.

Reynolds lost one husband to Elizabeth Taylor and two other husbands plundered her for millions.

Fisher struggled from early

in life with addiction and mental illness.

“There have been a few times when I thought I was going to lose Carrie,” Reynolds said when Oprah Winfrey interviewed both mother and daughter in 2011. “I’ve had to walk through a lot of my tears.

But she’s worth it.”

As Fisher tried to distance herself from Reynolds, she barely spoke to her mother for nearly a decade.

“It’s very hard when your child doesn’t want to talk to

you and you want to talk to them, and you want to touch them, you want to hold them,” Reynolds told Winfrey. “It was a total estrangement.”

Reaction to Reynolds’ death was swift and emotional.

“Debbie Reynolds, a legend and my movie mom. I can’t believe this happened one day after Carrie,” Albert Brooks, who played opposite Reynolds in “Mother,” said on Twitter.

“I can’t imagine what Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds’ family are going through this

week. I send all of my love,” Ellen DeGeneres tweeted.

Born Mary Frances Reynolds, she spent the first eight years of her life in Depression-era poverty in El Paso, Texas. Her father, a carpenter for the Southern Pacific Railroad, was transferred to California and the family settled in Burbank, near Warner Bros. studio.

The girl flourished, excelling as a girl scout and athlete, and playing French horn and bass viola in the Burbank Youth Symphony. Girlfriends persuaded her to enter the beauty contest for Miss Burbank, and she won over the judges.

She found superstardom quickly. After a handful of minor roles, MGM studio boss Louis B. Mayer cast her in “Singin’ in the Rain,” despite Kelly’s objections.

But at 19 with little dance experience, she managed to match Kelly and Donald O’Connor, two of the screens most masterful dancers, stepfor-step.

“Gene Kelly was hard on me, but I think he had to be,” Reynolds, who more than held her own in the movie, said in a 1999 Associated Press interview. “I had to learn everything in three to six months.

Donald O’Connor had been dancing since he was three months old, Gene Kelly since he was 2 years old.”

THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR JASPER COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF OSCAR GLENN WYER, Deceased CASE NO. ESPR036964 NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Oscar Glenn Wyer, Deceased, who died on or about March 4, 2012: You are hereby notified that on December 13, 2016, the undersigned was appointed administrator of the estate.

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

Dated December 15, 2016 Marilyn J. Bowman Administrator of the Estate 10790 S. 36th Ave. W. Colfax, IA 50054 Address Mark A. Otto, ICIS PIN No: AT0005939 Attorney for the Administrator OTTO LAW OFFICE PLLC 123 W. 2nd St. N., PO Box 1356 Newton, IA 50208 Address mark@ottolawyers.com Date of second publication 5th day of January, 2017 Probate Code Section 230 December 29 and January 5 IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR JASPER COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MARJORY R. WYER, Deceased CASE NO. ESPR036965 NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Marjory R. Wyer, Deceased, who died on or about November 26, 2016: You are hereby notified that on December 13, 2016, the last will and testament of Marjory R. Wyer, deceased, bearing date of May 23, 2012, * First Codicil dated 9/6/2016 was admitted to probate in the above named court and that Marilyn J. Bowman 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 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 15, 2016.

Date of second publication 5th day of January, 2017 Marilyn J. Bowman Executor of the Estate 10790 S. 36th Ave. W. Colfax, IA 50054 Address Mark A. Otto, Attorney for the Executor ICIS PIN No: AT0005939 OTTO LAW OFFICE PLLC 123 W. 2nd St. N., PO Box 1356 Newton, IA 50208 Address mark@ottolawyers.com Probate Code Section 304 *Designated Codicil(s) if any, with date(s) December 29 & January 5

City of Newton Disbursements 12-20-16 Vendor Amount Description 3M...................................$128.00 Supplies Acushnet Company.........$106.88 Merchandise Alliant Energy/IPL.......$40,309.64 Utility Allmax Software Inc......$4,826.00 Supplies American Business Phones............$168.00 Service Animal Rescue League................ .....................................$5,423.10 Service Armstrong, Craig...............$82.13 Reimb Arrow International Inc .$1,212.09 Supplies BARCO Municipal Product........... ........................................$457.92 Supplies Beckman Gallery.............$249.34 Service Benjamin Cole Sander Photography....................$400.00 Service Bituminmous Materials & Supply..........$725.01 Supplies Black Hills Energy......$25,898.79 Utility BlueTarp Financial Inc.....$402.79 Supplies Boat-Wilson, Jackie...........$20.00 Reimb Bolton & Menk Inc........$6,283.00 Service Brick Gentry P.C.........$10,570.00 Service Bun in the Oven.................$75.00 Supplies C. H. McGuiness Co Inc............. ........................................$684.32 Supplies Caldwell Brierly Chalupa Nuzum PLLC...............................$851.00 Service Card Services...............$3,825.51 Training Carpenter Uniform.............$54.99 Supplies CDW Government Inc.. .$317.57 Supplies Chamber of Commerce................ .....................................$1,030.00 Membership Christian, Eric & Kimberly.....................$10,000.00 Buyer Incentive Cintas..............................$132.48 Supplies Cummins Central Power. . .$93.98 Service Danko Emergency Equipment.......................$133.13 Supplies Darrell's Electric................$60.00 Service DC Sports..........................$35.00 Supplies Diamond Products Co.....$151.80 Supplies DJ Gongol & Associates Inc..............$1,068.10 Supplies Dodd Trash Hauling & Recycling..................$1,346.81 Service Doors Inc...........................$65.00 Service Electrical Eng & Equipment.......... ........................................$478.42 Supplies Electronic Engineering....$211.95 Service Fareway.............................$15.96 Supplies Federal Express Corp.......$67.84 Service Financial Forms & Supplies......... ........................................$134.45 Supplies Fire Service Training Bureau........ ..........................................$30.00 Training Forbes Office Solutions...$379.33 Supplies Foth Infrastructure & Environment.................$308.00 Service Fox Engineering...........$7,360.00 Service Frasier, Lisa......................$34.67 Reimb G&K Services..................$471.23 Service Gall's LLC........................$108.24 Supplies Gary Ryther Garage Doors.......... ........................................$345.00 Service Gemplers.........................$174.80 Supplies Grainger Inc.....................$102.80 Supplies Gronewold Bell Kyhnn & Co PC............$4,250.00 Service GSI Engineering Northern Division LLC.......................$3,711.25 Service Hach Co..........................$399.81 Supplies HLW Engineering Group.............. .....................................$2,290.00 Service Hy-Vee Inc.......................$146.04 Supplies IMWCA.......................$41,319.00 Insurance Iowa Department of Transportation..........$3,600.00 Supplies Iowa Law Enforcement Academy....$150.00 Training Iowa One Call..................$265.50 Service Iowa Police Chiefs Association........................$75.00 Membership Iowa Prison Industries.....$106.00 Supplies Jasper County Sheriff........$42.00 Service Jerry Keenan Concrete................ .....................................$1,846.58 Service Johnson Aviation.............$152.35 Reimb Keltek Incorporated.........$681.71 Supplies Key Cooperative...........$7,102.49 Fuel Keystone Labs.............$2,129.20 Service Kinetic Edge Physical Therapy...............$64.00 Service Knoll, Mike.......................$263.13 Reimb Manatts - D.M...............$2,946.89 Supplies Marsden Bldg Maintenance.................$2,010.00 Service Martin's Flag Company. . .$250.77 Supplies Maxim Advertising...........$321.48 Supplies McCall Monument...........$560.00 Service McMaster-Carr................$596.73 Supplies Mid-American Research Chemical.........$377.32 Supplies Midland Scientific..............$22.47 Supplies Midwest Automatic Fire...$170.00 Service NAPA Auto Parts.............$727.67 Supplies News Printing Company..$950.48 Publications Newton Clinic....................$33.00 Service Newton Correctional Facility......... ..........................................$95.00 Service NFPA...............................$175.00 Membership Noble Ford of Newton Inc...................$1,892.32 Service Northwestern University Center..........$2,990.00

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2014 SHASTA Flyte 3150K Travel trailer comes w/ 3 bedroom bunkhouse in the rear w/ spacious storage, one slide includes bunk style table and jackknife couch (sleeps 2-3), queen size bed up front w/ storage cabinets and extra storage underneath, electric awning and tow-jack, outdoor kitchen w/ second refrigerator and propane grill. Asking $18,500 or OBO. 563-249-6886.

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THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT JASPER COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF FRANK K. ELLIOTT, Deceased.

Probate No. ESPR036968 NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Frank K. Elliott, Deceased, who died on or about November 16, 2016 You are hereby notified that on the 22nd day of December, 2016, the last will and testament of Frank K. Elliott, deceased, bearing date of November 14, 2000, was admitted to probate in the above named court and that Kerrie Sue Miller 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 second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is thereafter forever barred.

Dated this 22nd day of December, 2016.

Kerrie Sue Miller, Executor of estate 4337 Cosgrove Road SW Oxford, IA 52322 Kyle W. Wilcox, ICIS PIN No: AT0009067 Attorney for executor Firm Name: Simmons Perrine Moyer Bergman PLC Address: 115 Third Street SE, Suite 1200, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401 Date of second publication: January 5, 2017 December 29 & January 5

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Additional information can be obtained from the Planning and Zoning Department, 1700 N. 4th Ave. W., Newton, Iowa, (641) 792-6622.

December 22 and 29

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of decorum; openness to criticism; and even application of said criticism! Uranus goes direct today to suggest a less-constrained process.

What works now will be more along the lines of: Feel it; say it; do it.

ARIES (March 21-April 19).

In a way, you’re selling something -- an idea, product or your vision of the future. Your ideal “customer” will already be a little interested in what you’re presenting before you even get there.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20).

The forefathers of the structures of society are often taken

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for granted by those too young or ignorant to understand the personal sacrifices made by those who have come before.

Contrastingly, you’re aware.

Point it out.

have a lot to give, but will they really appreciate it if they get it all at once? What about if you built a sense of scarcity around what you’re offering? Use human nature to your advantage.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21).

Recipe for the day: Reach your hand out and say hello. It’s the start of something beautiful.

Next, mention what you want.

Keep moving until you find the one who can help you.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).

Your energetic investments will pay off nicely. As for your financial ones, consider putting your energy there first. Money usually represents past energy expenditures, which can be a little too removed to fully feel.

CANCER (June 22-July 22).

Don’t assume that all are as moral as you. Guard your place in a deal. Get your name on record and everything down on paper. You can be a nice person and still stand up for yourself.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).

You’ll influence others, but more importantly, you’ll comply with self-directions. To follow your own instructions is no small deal; in fact it’s the magic ticket and the key to getting what you want.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).

Like a computer programmer, it’s on you to fix a bug in your life. Don’t procrastinate!

Procrastination leads to guilt, which leads to more procrastination. It’s exhausting. Now is the moment. Fix it. Go. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You’re better today than you were yesterday. If you can continue to say this every day, the improvement you are wishing for will come together early next year.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Follow your opportunities, not your passion. Yes, the two will converge at some point -- not yet. Your opportunities will take you somewhere; your passion will leave you alone in

a room.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18).

If you don’t exactly love the plan your friends are coming up with, make your own. You want to add to the good times, but you won’t be able to unless your heart is in it.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20).

You are used to seeing a certain person as very powerful.

You may be surprised by how vulnerable this person really is.

Lead with your natural empathy and you’ll get to the truth of the matter.

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David Johnson

Todd Gurley Lamar Miller

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WIDE RECEIVERS

DeAndre Hopkins Allen Robinson TIGHT END

Gary Barnidge

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Jordy Nelson Antonio Brown BIGGEST SURPRISE

Dak Prescott

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Chandler Catanzaro D/ST

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TIGHT END

Travis Kelce

QUARTERBACK

Tony Romo

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RUNNING BACKS

Adrian Peterson Eddie Lacy

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HAMPTON Baltimore 17, Cincinnati 10

BALTIMORE AT CINCINNATI

Baltimore 20, Cincinnati 17 Ravens have more pride than Bungles

Cincy phones one in

HOUSTON AT TENNESSEE

Houston 16, Tennessee 15

Houston 21, Tennessee 20

Valiant Titans effort but no Mariota

Texans finish strong with Savage

CAROLINA AT TAMPA BAY

Tampa Bay 30, Carolina 27

Tampa Bay 35, Carolina 31

Has Cam Newton lost interest?

Love home teams in meaningless games

JACKSONVILLE AT INDIANAPOLIS

Indianapolis 27, Jacksonville 20

Indianapolis 35, Jacksonville 10

Colts win one for Chuckie

Colts go out strong vs. disinterested Jags

NEW ENGLAND AT MIAMI

New England 27, Miami 23

Miami 31, New England 21

Belichick never takes his foot off the gas

My upset special, Pats caught napping

CHICAGO AT MINNESOTA

Minnesota 19, Chicago 16

Minnesota 27, Chicago 21

Road teams going nowhere rarely focused

Vikings flash pride, apology to Zimmer

BUFFALO AT N.Y. JETS

Buffalo 20, N.Y. Jets 13

Buffalo 24, N.Y. Jets 10

DALLAS AT PHILADELPHIA

Philadelphia 23, Dallas 17

CLEVELAND AT PITTSBURGH

Pittsburgh 24, Cleveland 16

NEW ORLEANS AT ATLANTA

Atlanta 41, New Orleans 31

Atlanta 42, New Orleans 32

Falcons hang on to bye for dear life

Falcons firing on all cylinders

N.Y. GIANTS AT WASHINGTON

Washington 27, N.Y. Giants 24

Washington 31, N.Y. Giants 24

ARIZONA AT LOS ANGELES

Arizona 30, Los Angeles 13

Arizona 42, Los Angeles 12

OAKLAND AT DENVER

Denver 27, Oakland 13

Denver 38, Oakland 28

Carr to McGloin like Mercedes to Yaris

Broncos still have hearts of champions

KANSAS CITY AT SAN DIEGO

Kansas City 27, San Diego 20

Kansas City 23, San Diego 20

Chiefs want that bye, they need that bye

It’s a struggle but Chiefs win West

SEATTLE AT SAN FRANCISCO

Seattle 24, San Francisco 12

Seattle 17, San Francisco 10

Seattle needs 60-minute performance now

Seahawks still stumbling along

GREEN BAY AT DETROIT

Green Bay 30, Detroit 20

Green Bay 29, Detroit 20

Lions got here beating bad, mediocre teams

Was there ever any doubt? Relax

Jets locker room is a disaster right now Jets are a joke

Philadelphia 20, Dallas 10

Cowboys on cruise control, Wentz big finish Eagles playing for jobs, Pokes just have to play

Pittsburgh 17, Cleveland 15

Steelers are Steelers and Browns are Browns Steelers don’t want to strain themselves here

Giants practicing, Washington fights for life

Washington must win, Giants don’t care

Not sure Rams can beat anyone right now Cards put Rams out of their misery

FLU SHOTS

Aaron Rodgers

THE WAY WE HEAR IT by Hub Arkush JETS A LOT MORE LIKELY TO GET RID OF MARSHALL, RICHARDSON THAN BOWLES One nice thing about the New York Jets is it’s not at all hard to figure out who is in charge.

While so many NFL teams these days have general managers, senior vice presidents of football operations and team presidents, there is no such ambiguity with the Jets.

Team owner Woody Johnson is the Chairman and CEO, Mike Maccagnan is the GM and all the football people report directly to him, including embattled coach Todd Bowles.

There are four senior VPs with the Jets, but their functions are communications, corporate partnership, marketing and fan engagement, and consumer and premium sales and service.

In other words, the Jets do have a lot of suits, but none has a voice or gets a vote when it comes to the product on the field.

That is all up to Maccagnan, and that is why, according to our sources, Bowles is likely to survive as head coach in spite of the disastrous 2016 season.

The Jets have played like a team that has quit the past few weeks. If they have, that is clearly the responsibility of their head coach, and when a head coach loses his locker room, he is almost always gone.

But we’re hearing that Maccagnan believes there are extenuating circumstances here, and that owner Johnson is listening.

Following an embarrassing 4-12 2014 campaign, Johnson launched general manager John Idzik and head coach Rex Ryan, who had clearly lost that locker room. He then brought in Maccagnan, who had spent the four years prior as director of college scouting for the Texans, to be his football czar.

Maccagnan hired Bowles, and then traded for Brandon Marshall and signed Ryan Fitzpatrick and Darrelle Revis, but other than those three key moves, he and Bowles went 10-6 with a similar roster to the group Ryan could only win four games with.

That bought the new GM and head coach a lot of creditability with Johnson, and we’re hearing the owner is loathe to publicly indict himself now by cleaning house again just two seasons later.

Maccagnan is said to understand that Bowles didn’t suddenly become a bad coach overnight, and if he throws his coach under the bus, he sets himself up for a fall if the next guy he brings in doesn’t author an immediate turnaround, which isn’t likely to

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happen with the Jets’ current mess at quarterback.

New York probably wouldn’t be 10-6 again if Ryan Fitzpatrick had just played better, but there is little doubt around the league that Maccagnan unwittingly tied Bowles’ hands behind his back with the choices he gave him at the most important position.

As for the problems on the field and in the locker room, beyond Fitzpatrick’s awful performance – which shouldn’t be on Bowles – Revis appears to have lost whatever he had left over the past offseason. He fell right off the backside of the hill, and it’s hard to hang that on Bowles, either.

Most of the bad acting in the locker room appears to be coming from Sheldon Richardson and Brandon Marshall, two outstanding football players but well-documented troublemakers.

According to our sources, Marshall and Richardson are a lot more likely to be gone than Bowles following the season.

If he does get another chance, Bowles will spend 2017 on a very short leash.

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