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Public Works keeps busy during December

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News Following the Monday snow storm, the Newton Public Works department was out for only the second time this year pushing snow and clearing streets.

Prior to the recent weather, the department was able to complete work thanks to the unseasonably warm temperatures.

“The whole month of December we had temperatures above freezing and we had a contractor finishing some work near Hy-Vee. They were able to do most of that because the ground wasn’t frozen, which is very beneficial,” Public

Works director Keith Laube said.

Laube said there are typically times during the winter where there is no snow or decent weather that allows work to be completed.

Among the projects underway is tree work including the cleaning Laube of dead or dying trees, trim work and the disposal of diseased trees including Ash and Burr Oak. “For the last three or four years we have been addressing the bur oaks, that

are dead and dying bur oak trees. I think between Maytag Park and Woodland Park we have probably taken down at least 200 bur oak trees but we have also replanted about that many trees,” Laube said.

The department was also able to do concrete work at the entryway of the public works building in an effort to make it American with Disabilities Act compliant, patch streets through out the city with the asphalt machine and televise the sanitary sewer.

“If it is too cold it doesn’t work as well running camera down the sewer mains because of the temperature dif-

ferential between in the sewer and at the surface,” Laube said.

An ongoing project that the department was able to continue to tackle is the updating of the street signs through out the city. To meet new standards for street signs, larger print signs have been replacing older and fading signs. Laube said that the busier streets, such as First Avenue, have almost been completed.

The crews were also able to complete a storm pipe project on First Avenue by the Newton Community School District bus barns. The pipe located there PUBLIC WORKS | 3A

Leaving a legacy Colfax 6-year-old never lost ‘sass’ in cancer battle

By Mike Mendenhall Newton Daily News COLFAX — The 6-year-old Colfax girl who inspired central Iowa with her story of survival lost her battle with a rare brain tumor on Christmas Eve. Mira Beth McKnight sparked an en-

tire “tribe” of supporters in the (Mira)CLE campaign — started

by Baxter and Colfax community members to both raise funds to help Mira’s family with living expenses during her treatment and to show support for the 6-yearMIRA | 3A Jason W. Brooks/Daily News Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio talks with a supporter at the Maytag Innovation Center on Wednesday. Rubio came to Newton for a short town-hall meeting and meet-and-greet, along with his wife and four children, focusing heavily on national security.

More than 100 hear Rubio speak at Maytag Innovation Center Florida senator said commander-in-chief is most important presidential role

By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News

Mike Mendenhall/Daily News Mikayla McKnight holds her 6-year-old sister Mira McKnight on the couch in January at their Colfax home. In her life, Mira inspired many throughout the communities of Jasper County with her story of fighting cancer. The 6-year-old lost her battle to a rare brain tumor Dec. 24.

With a heavy emphasis on national security and defense, Marco Rubio made his case Wednesday to Jasper County as to why he should be the nation’s next president.

He had about 100 people listening to his 38-minute talk at a Newton town-hall meeting, held at the Innovation Center that’s part of the Maytag com-

plex on West Fourth Street North. There was also about as many media outlets at the event as there was at any other 2015 Newton appearance by a candidate, including Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.

Rubio talked a great deal about how much different his presidency would be from the Obama administration, and reiterated his frequent campaign promise to reverse all of Obama’s “executive orders that are illegal.” With his wife and four children with him, the Republican presidential candidate arrived on his bus and was introduced by U.S. Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.), who joked Rubio is, indeed, a fiscal conservative, based on how he little he spent

in a Christmas gift exchange.

Rubio, a U.S. senator from Florida since 2011 and a law school graduate, also talked about measures taken or not taken by various branches of government that are not consistent with the U.S. Constitution.

“Now, we have seen the results of this administration,” Rubio said. “A government takeover of our health care system that is now trying to take over our schools with Common Core, an all-out assault on our Constitutional rights that includes an obsession with getting rid of the second amendment and ruining our religious liberties and a foreign policy that weakens our RUBIO | 3A

Capitol Issues

Amy Sinclair is ranking member of Senate Education Committee

By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News Editor’s Note: The following is the third in a multipart series of discussions about topics affecting Jasper County and Iowa citizens ahead of the 2016 Iowa Legislative Session. Today’s edition features excerpts from an email questionaire between the Newton Daily News and District 14 Sen. Amy Sinclair (R-Allerton) House District 29 Rep. Dan Kelley (D-Newton). A similar interview with Iowa State District 15 Sen. Chaz Allen and House District 29

Allen

Rep. Dan Kelley (D-Newton) were published earlier this month. The email questionnaire reply from District 28 Rep. Greg Heartsill (R-Columbia) will be pub-

lished Jan. 7.

NDN: What non-appropriation legislation did you sponsor in 2015 that was not passed, that you’d like to follow up on in 2016?

Sinclair: I will be follow-

ing up on a bill related to window peeping and a loophole that sometimes made it impossible for window peeping to be prosecuted as such. Often, county attorneys were left with having trespassing as the only option in charging and convicting a window peeper.

Also, I have been working with House members regarding the extension of the sunset on the SAVE fund, which passed out of the Senate last session.

NDN: What specific bills do you plan to introduce in 2016?, not directly tied to K12 education funding?

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NDN: What is the likelihood some type of education funding bill will reach the governor’s desk by Feb. 15, in your estimation?

Sinclair: I am not optimistic that leadership in either chamber will establish education funding by Feb. 15. Bills were introduced last session and should have been passed then. They chose to push it off until this year and make it political fodder for elections instead.

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Health

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Fitness Courses Newton YMCA

1701 S. Eighth Ave. E.

Classes are free for members; $9 for a nonmember adult day pass.

Arthritis Foundation YMCA Aquatic Program Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays — 1 to 2 p.m.

This class is geared toward those with arthritis and other joint or muscle problems. Exercises are done in the water to help alleviate pain and increase movement.

Boot Camp with Chad Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays — 5:15 to 6:15 a.m.

Led by longtime instructor Chad Robson, this class combines intervals of cardio drills and muscle conditioning exercises to provide you with the ultimate circuit workout.

Kids Zumba Wednesdays — 4:15 to 5 p.m.

A kid-friendly class that gets kids moving. Kids will shake, wiggle, and have a blast in this Zumba-themed class geared toward children ages 4-12.

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Sparkling water can be a good base for a fun, healthy holiday beverage.

Beverages for New Year’s celebrations

By Emily Ring, RD, LD Newton Hy-Vee Registered Dietitian The holidays and New Year are a time of celebration, and often include lots of food, treats and drinks. Just as it is important to be mindful of holiday food consumption, refreshments and beverages are also something to be conscious of when celebrating.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), sugary drinks — including sodas and sugar-sweetened beverages — account for about 6 percent of adults’ calorie consumption in the United States.

With portion sizes and accessibility of these items changing considerably over the years, it comes as no surprise that children and teens are also sipping more of their calories. In fact, on any given day, half of the U.S. population will consume sugary drinks.

As for U.S. adults, soda, energy drinks and sports drinks aren’t the only liquid calories consumed regularly. On average, adults consume about 5 percent of their caloric intake from alcohol, just shy of the total calorie consumption from sugary drinks. And with the end of the year celebration quickly approaching, one can assume this number will increase as the ball drops at midnight.

The health impacts of excess

The Glitz Ingredients 3 to 5 raspberries 2 oz tart cherry juice water, ice

Senior Exercise Tuesday and Thursday — 8:15 to 9 a.m.

Monday and Friday — 10 to 10:45 a.m.

Have fun and move to the music through a variety of exercises designed to increase muscular strength, range of movement and activity for daily living skills. Hand-held weights, elastic tubing with handles and a ball are offered for resistance and a chair is used for seated and/or standing support.

PiYo Strength Monday and Wednesday — 6:05 to 6:50 p.m.

PiYo is a creative and unique athletic blend of Pilates, Yoga, and more. The moves fit perfectly together to form chore­ography that is both fun and challenging. This class is for all skill levels.

Water Aerobics Monday through Friday — 6 to 7 a.m. and 9 to 10 a.m.

Water exercises are considered the safest form of exercise because the body is supported by the water and the water resistance provides maximum benefits without pain or sore, stiff muscles.

LaCroix lime sparkling 2 oz vodka, optional

Directions

Yoga Tuesday and Thursday — 7 to 8 a.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. This class is for all skill levels.

1. Muddle raspberries in a glass. Add cherry juice and ice.

2. Top with LaCroix lime sparkling water.

3. For extra glitz, add vodka.

Nutrition Facts per serving with vodka: 290 calories, 0g fat, 0g saturated fat, 0mg cholesterol, 20mg sodium, 41g carbohydrate, 0g sugar, 2g protein.

calories from sugary drinks is not a new topic. Regularly consuming sugary drinks increases a person’s risk of obesity, diabetes, heart disease and gout; while excess alcohol – also providing additional calories – has its own health consequences long term.

To find balance, how can we still enjoy the festivities while being mindful of what we’re consuming? Your local dietitian pick of the month for December, LaCroix sparkling water, can be your solution!

Whether you want to enjoy a cocktail (or mocktail) this sea-

Line Dancing Thursdays — 9 to 10 a.m.

The instructor repeatedly goes over the steps to a dance and then plays the song and we do the dance to the song.

For each new song the steps are always gone over first.

son, there are multiple recipes and flavors to fit your needs – and taste buds. LaCroix sparkling water is a zero-calorie beverage, with no added sugar or artificial ingredients; just natural flavors extracted from the oils of fruit. These trendy drinks are not only a healthier option, but are sure to put a smile on everyone’s face at your next social gathering.

With the help of your local dietitian, you can eat, drink and be merry this holiday season, and know you are taking the right steps to making your life easier, healthier and happier.

Zumba Tuesday and Thursday — 4:15 to 5 p.m.

This class is a fusion of body sculpting movements with easy to follow dance steps to the tune of Latin music.

The routine features aerobic/fitness interval training with a combination of fast and slow rhythms.

The Way

1701 S. Eighth Ave. E.

Classes are free and located in the Worship Center.

Ground Zero Fitness facilitator is Kacy Snyder.

Basic Step Aerobics Mondays, Wednesdays — 8:15 a.m.

Cardio Pump Mondays, Wednesdays — 9 a.m.

Tuesdays, Thursdays — 5:30 p.m.

Chair Workout (located in The Way Cafe) Tuesdays, Fridays — 12:15 p.m.

When, Where, and How You want it.

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Public Works Continued from Page 1A had been causing erosion problems over the last several years Laube said, and while cleaning up trees in the area, they found that there was more erosion that originally thought. The crews were able to extend the pipes down the slope to get it to the correct locations.

“Everyday our crews are busy doing something. We have a long list of things that need to be done. It doesn’t take long to drive around the city and see things that need to be done here and there,” Laube said. “We do what we can and however the weather cooperates there is always something to work on.”

The warm weather also brought savings to the department, thanks to the snowplows remaining in the sheds. With about third of the season in the books, very little of the supply has been used, which means a larger supply will be left for next year.

“Sometimes it is hard to judge that, but we are a third of the way through winter and haven’t used very much of the supply,” Laube said. “It is cost savings as well. The time and the fuel running the snow plow trucks, we don’t have to spend money in those areas.”

Contact Jamee A. Pierson at 641-7923121 ext. 6534 or jpierson@newtondailynews.com

Rubio Continued from Page 1A military and makes deals with our enemies.”

Rubio talked about the need to stop cuts to the military, and to get veterans the health care they need and deserve.

“Being commander-in-chief is the most important role a U.S. president has,” Rubio said. “We’re not going to carpet-bomb this enemy (ISIS). The enemy can be located and destroyed, but not with a minimal force. And

Submitted Photo Mira McKinight, 6, of Colfax, huddles on the carpet with her classmates in January at Baxter Elementary School. Community member in western Jasper County and worldwide rallied around the then-5-year-old, who lost her battle with a brain rare tumor Dec. 24.

Mira Continued from Page 1A old Baxter Elementary first-grader.

Mira battled after being suddenly stricken by a previously undiagnosed brain tumor Aug. 11, 2014. In September 2014, the Jasper County Tribune reported the fundraising and support effort began by Michael and Jenny Ware — Mitch and Michelle McKnight’s childhood friends from their hometown of Bedford. But what began as a local effort quickly became global. Her story reached radio, television and print news outlets across Iowa and the Midwest.

At the kitchen table of their Colfax home in January 2015, Michelle and Mitch said Mira constantly surprised her doctors both at home and at University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics in

when those veterans are about the steps to rehome, we need a vet’s pealing and/or replacrecord to follow them, ing the Affordable Care like a G.I. Bill does, Act. The candidate and people in the V.A. acknowledged there who don’t do their jobs are multiple steps to should be fired.”

Congress going a difRubio also said the ferent direction from U.S. Department of the ACA, but simply Education should be not funding provisions eliminated, federal of the act for one year judges and Congress won’t minimize the imshould have term limits, pact of the law. and a balanced-budget Rubio also reminded amendment should be caucus-goers that senpassed. ators and representaHe took about six tives must first have the questions from the au- courage to take action. dience, including one “I just wanted to hear Yearexplain that he from Scott Happy Wilson New of him Grinnell, who asked Janie doesn’t want to elimfrom Rick, & Jane

Thanks to my many

friends who sent cards for my 95th birthday. It was wonderful to hear from so many. I wish you all a blessed New Year!

Iowa City. Their daughter, Mitch said, never lost the “sass” she had become known for in her then six short years.

“Everybody’s kindness has been overwhelming,” Mitch said. “Even people we don’t really know have come out of the woodwork.”

Family and friends of Mira posted the following obituary to the “Support Mira” Facebook page Dec. 26: “Mira Beth McKnight, the daughter of Mitch and Michelle McKnight, flew away on angel’s wings the morning of Thursday, Dec. 24, 2015. She was born July 9, 2009 in Newton. Mira was a brave 6-year-old girl who had fought a courageous battle against cancer. She touched many lives and everyone who met her soon grew to love her. We will always remember her infectious smile, her crazy blonde hair and big blue eyes, and most off all, her loving and caring personality. Mira was a shy girl yet so

inate health care, but more the way the law is set up,” Wilson told the Newton Daily News.

Dennis Rex, a retired Newton firefighter, said he agreed with Rubio’s position on executive orders. He said he believes many who support controversial individual decisions by Obama and on the judicial side who would be angry if the decisions didn’t go the way that pleased them.

“Democrats wouldn’t like it if it was reversed,” Rex said. “I don’t like to see the president act

full of sass.

In addition to her mom and dad, she is survived by her sister, Mikayla, her loving grandparents and extended family and friends.

Family greeted friends from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015 at Hamilton’s Altoona Funeral Home, 105 Fourth Street SW. Funeral services were held at noon Dec. 30 at Conerstone Bible Fellowship in Newton with burial to follow at Restland Cemetery in Baxter.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be directed to the Children’s Cancer Connection or Make-A-Wish Foundation of Iowa in Mira’s name.

Online condolences may be expressed at www.hamiltonsfuneralhome. com.”

Contact Mike Mendenhall at mmendenhall@jaspercountytribune.com

alone on these matters, even if it would serve my purposes.”

Rubio said since his parents and his wife’s parents were immigrants, and he grew up in a modest home with working parents, there are no candidates who can claim more expertise on immigration or poverty issues.

“Let Hillary Clinton try to lecture me on living paycheck to

paycheck,” Rubio said.

“And immigration issues have changed in just the last two years.

It’s a matter of national security. You don’t lock the doors because you hate the people on the outside; you lock the doors because you love the people on the inside.”

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

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Opinion Trending

One calorie, two calories, three calories, nope

By Mike Mendenhall Staff Writer

www.newtondailynews.com | Thursday | Dec. 31, 2015

Before I begin, let me just take one more swig of this full-flavored Pepsi. It’s so tasty. The label reads 250 calorie per bottle, the majority of which I’m sure come from the 69 grams of high fructose corn syrup mixed in with the caramel flavor, refined sugar and phosphoric acid.

Sounds like a tasty breakfast, but my soda consumption has declined considerably since I began monitoring my health. But this Pepsi — this 20 ounce plastic bottle of sweet, syrupy nectar — is my last. I swear. I promise.

Over the later part of my 20s I noticed the old metabolism isn’t as fast as

it used to be. Just ask any of my college friends who watched me order what they coined “The Mike Size Meal” at Milo’s Subs in Iowa City; two 8-inch Italian subs with chips and a large pop. What baffled them is I would eat the portion and not gain a pound.

But this is not so today.

I recently began utilizing the fitness tracker on my iPhone. It allows me to see the nutrition content of all my meals down to the individual ingredient. It tracks my heart rate and how many steps I take in a day.

Thank you motion-core processor.

I’m not ashamed to admit I’m currently at 278

pounds. That’s about 60 pounds heavier than what my “ideal weight” should be for my 6 foot 5 inch stature. The doctor is more concerned about my higher than average blood pressure. For someone still six months shy of 31, this could be a bad omen if I don’t take care of my ticker today.

I’ve always refused to be a caricature or commit to the cliche New Year’s resolution to lose weight. But it is important for me to get my health in order. In my job with deadline pressures, schedules down to the minute and mental capitol spent trying to become an expert on a different topic

daily, a healthy body becomes that much dire.

So this isn’t a resolution.

This isn’t a pledge to lose x-amount of weight by this deadline. This is a promise to myself, my family and friends that I will be around for the long haul.

This is a self-pact to be healthy. If that means I lose 60 pounds, great. If that mean I lose a bit of weight, my vitals normalize and I feel good, perfect.

In 2016, I want to feel alive, although I’ll miss the bubbles popping from the top of my caramel colored beverage.

Contact Mike Mendenhall at mmendenhall@newtondailynews.com

So Anyway

It comes with age

Letters to the Editor

Taking a break on the issues Barb Merrill Des Moines With the holiday break winding down this week, some of our children will have plenty to talk about when they return to school. Perhaps they will share stories about visiting fam-

ily, a vacation trip, exploring the state or holiday gifts.

However, it appears that more than just our children are taking a break. The presidential candidates seem to have taken a very long break when it comes to addressing the issue of children living in poverty. Unfortunately, for one in six Iowa children, a break from poverty is not an op-

tion, and they probably did not have a wonderful holiday.

With the caucus just weeks away let’s hold the candidates accountable when it comes to issues affecting our kids. Iowans: please don’t take a break when it comes to Caucusing for Kids. Speak up for our most precious and most vulnerable resource.

Another View

The Trans-Pacific trade scam Last spring, President Barack Obama got downright crabby about people criticizing the mammoth Tr a n s - Pa c i f ic Partnership he’s trying to sell to Congress and the public.

More and more Americans are learning that the TPP would

By Jim undermine Hightower America’s very sovereignty, giving multinational corporations direct access to secretive tribunals that could roll back any consumer, labor, or environmental laws that global corporate giants don’t like.

Yet an irked Obama denies that this is true: “They’re making this stuff up,” he cried. “No trade agreement is going to

force us to change our laws.”

Perhaps he was misinformed.

Perhaps he hasn’t actually read the deal he’s pushing. Or — dare we say it? — perhaps he’s lying.

In unmistakable language, the TPP does indeed create the private, corporate-run mechanism for changing our laws.

Moreover, surely Obama knows that foreign corporations are already doing this indirectly.

Through little-known provisions in past trade scams, powerful corporations in other countries have pressured their governments to challenge our laws in similar tribunals.

From Canada to Malaysia, many countries have — on behalf of their corporate powers — successfully forced Congress and U.S. agencies to weaken or eliminate everything from environmental protections to consumer right-to-know laws.

In fact, this very year, Obama’s own administration has been told by the World Trade Organization that it must alter or repeal America’s laws on labeling foreign agricultural products.

This TPP flimflam would elevate profiteering corporations to the legal status of sovereign nations, empowering them to sue directly in rigged corporate courts “to force us to change our laws.” Obama knows this—and if he doesn’t, he should.

Either way, it destroys his presidential credibility and moral authority to keep pushing this giveaway of our people’s sovereignty.

OtherWords columnist Jim Hightower is a radio commentator, writer, and public speaker. He’s also the editor of the populist newsletter, The Hightower Lowdown, and a member of the Public Citizen board. OtherWords.org.

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I’m set in my ways.

Always have been.

However, over the years, some of my ways h a v e changed.

S o m e for the b e t t e r.

Others?

Not so much.

In my By Dana King younger days, it always bothered me that my mother-in-law had a hodgepodge of dinner plates in her cabinet. I was brought up with all the plates matching.

But having raised boys with some of the same genetic DNA as the three boys my motherin--law raised, I now know why she couldn’t keep a complete matching set.

In fact, I’d been using the same stoneware for 33 years until this spring, when I finally went out and purchased new dinnerware. By the time I retired my old plates, they had been supplemented with two additional styles over their lifespan. Do you find it as ironic as I do that my daughter hated those old plates?

I like routine. Therefore the last place I should be working is a newspaper. There’s not much routine about this job. Things change from week to week, day to day, even minute to minute. But after 17 years of “newspapering,” I’ve learned to adapt and thrive on the challenges and changes at work.

I like organization.

It’s necessary for me to keep things in order — both in my head and at my desk. I design the pages of several newspapers. I’m the one that places the stories and photos by our journalists — along with items submitted by our readers — on the pages. I lay things out and make the newspaper look like it does. If I wasn’t organized, we might be running the wrong story in the wrong newspaper, or the stories that are to continue to another page might not “jump,” and instead leave you dangling in suspense

with an incomplete article. It would be so much more difficult to get the pieces to fit without a plan. And believe me, there are some weeks I’m pounding those pieces in place to get them in there just right.

I like rules and I like people to follow them.

I’ve discovered I inherited a trait from one of my grandmothers — I vividly remember rolling my eyes and giggling when she did this with me in the car.

We were on our way to Shenandoah, and she refused to pull over into the slower traffic keep right lane so the cars following us could pass.

As she said, she was driving the speed limit, so she wasn’t “slower traffic.” I’m certain the vehicles trailing behind saw it differently. I had to bite my tongue.

I’m not THAT persnickety yet, but I’m getting close.

So anyway...

One of my biggest pet peeves is drivers with an affliction known as “Left Lane Entitlement syndrome” — those who cruise along oblivious to the rules of the road and drive in the left lane of a 4-lane highway.

I should clarify, this doesn’t just annoy me, I have a physical reaction to it. I’m talking sweaty palms, increased heart rate, flushed face, a spike in blood pressure.

Nowadays, if I see that vehicle driving in the left lane coming from a distance, I might just casually slip over into that left lane before the car gets to me. Take that, LLE driver!

And speaking of rules of the road, turn you headlights on gloomy, rainy or foggy days. It’s not so you can see, it’s so I can see you.

Also, don’t tailgate me. If you are right behind me and I am driving the speed limit, nothing you do is going to make me speed up. In fact, I might just drive a tad slower.

Oh yeah, I’ve become that person. It comes with age.

Contact Dana King at dking@shawmedia.com

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Obituaries Donald L. Danks Dec. 23, 2015 Donald L. Danks, 97, of Newton; formerly of Lambs Grove, died on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2015, at the Newton Health C a r e C e n t e r.

A funeral service will be held at 1:30 p.m., Monday, Jan. 4, 2016, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory. The family will greet friends from 3-5 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 3, at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials in Donald’s name may be left at the funeral home.

Donald, the son of John and Myrtle (Rayl) Danks, was

born on January 19, 1918 in Newton. He served his country in the U.S. Navy. Don was united in marriage with Martha L. “Rene” Fisher on Jan. 20, 1940 in Newton. He was a truck driver for Western Transportation, retiring in 1975. Don was a member of the Teamsters 710 Retirees Union and a life member of the NRA. He enjoyed flying, fishing and hunting.

Those left to honor Don’s memory are his three sons, John (Holly) Danks of Hamilton, Ohio, Jim ( Willa) Danks of Magalia, California, and Denny (Vonnie) Danks of Kellogg; 8 grandchildren; his 18 great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Rene in 2003; and five brothers and sisters.

Roger D. Fifer Dec. 30, 2015 Roger D. Fifer, 62, of Newton, died Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2015 at the Iowa River Hospice House in Marshalltown.

Graveside services will be held 11:30 am, Monday, Jan. 4, 2016 at Newton Union Cemetery. Pence — Reese Funeral Home in Newton has been entrusted with the arrangements.

Karen Marie Fisher Dec. 19, 2015 Karen Marie Fisher, 73, from Windsor Heights, died Dec. 19, 2015 of kidney failure at Mercy West Lakes in West D e s Moines.

She was born to Orville and Marie Fuller of Haverhill, Iowa on July 24, 1942.

She graduated from Van Cleave High School, then Thompson School of Beauty Culture in 1961. She married Don Fisher, of Baxter, on Sept. 19, 1963.

Karen enjoyed giving others smiles by fixing their hair. She loved garage selling, doing crafts, playing

cards, reading, puzzles, attending grandkids events, and visiting with friends and family.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Don; and a sister, Bonnie Pence.

Karen is survived by two sons, Jeff (Deanna) Fisher and Greg (Teresa) Fisher; four grandchildren: Kyser, Sydney (Kevin) Derry, Zach, and Alec; one step-grandson, Kellon Anderson; brother, George (Paula) Fuller; and brother-in-law, Jim Pence.

Visitation will be held Sunday, January 3 from 1 to 3 p.m. at Windsor Presbyterian Church in Windsor Heights, Iowa 50324, with services at 3 p.m. and a reception to follow. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can go to Windsor Presbyterian Church.

Newton Public Library to host Padilla retirement reception A retirement reception for Newton Public Library Director Sue Padilla will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Monday in the library meeting room.

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Congregate Meals Friday Closed for the holiday Monday Minestrone soup, half ham salad sandwich, carrots, fruit cocktail, apricots and skim milk For reservations or information about congregate and home-delivered meals, call 641-7927102 or 866-942-7102 toll-free.

brary staff in honoring Sue for her 27 years of service to libraries, and for 14 years as Director of the Newton Public Library.

Cake and coffee will be served.

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• Preschool Story Time will meet at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Newton Public Library, 100 N. Third Ave. W. in Newton. The event is for preschoolers, ages 3 to 5, along with siblings. Story time includes books, music, fingerplays and a simple craft. For questions, call youth services librarian Phyllis Peter at 641-792-4108.

• Newton Community Blood Drive will meet at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Luke United Methodist Church, 501 E. 19th St. N. in Newton. Schedule a blood donation appointment online at lifeservebloodcenter.org or call 800287-4903.

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

• New Year’s Eve service will begin at 5:30 p.m.

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.

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

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

• Rose Bowl On The Big Screen will begin at 4 p.m. Friday at Capitol II Theatre, in Newton.

The Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Stanford Cardinal game will be free admission. Pop and popcorn provided by The Dental Practice. Other food items will be available for purchase.

• Kellogg Lions Pancake Breakfast will begin at 7 a.m. Saturday at Cabin in the Park, in Kellogg. Breakfast with all the trimmings for your donation. Proceeds to benefit the Lions Clubs International Foundation (disaster arm) and the Kellogg Museum.

• 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.

• Newton Masonic Lodge #59 will meet at 1 p.m. Sunday at Masonic Temple, 208 First Ave. W. in Newton. The installation of the 2016 officers will take place. The public is invited to attend.

• 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 12 p.m.

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

• Jasper County Soil & Water Conservation District Commissioners will meet at 1 p.m.

Monday at USDA Service Center, 709 First Ave. W. in Newton.

• Women’s Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday at 219 N. Second Ave. W., in Newton.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m.

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

Police Blotter Newton Police Department • Brandon R. Wood-Fisher, 20, of Newton, is charged with possession of controlled substance after authorities pulled him over at 11:57 p.m. on Friday in the 300 block of South Fifth Avenue West. Officers pulled over Wood-Fisher for a stop sign violation and smelled marijuana coming from the vehicle. While conducting a search, officers found a pill in the vehicle. He was cited and released to appear.

• Everett L. Abbey, 52, of Des Moines, is charged with operating

while under the influence and driving while license under suspension after authorities pulled him over at 9:09 p.m. Saturday. Officers smelled alcohol coming from Abbey and he had bloodshot, watery eyes.

He said that he had approximately three beers and had a BAC over .08. He was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

• Elizabeth A. Carpenter, 51, of Newton, is charged with public intoxication and assault on persons in certain occupations after authorities were called at 9:47 p.m. Dec. 22 to the 900 block of First Avenue West. Offi-

cers were called about an intoxicated woman and found Carpenter.

She was slurring her words and had blood shot, watery eyes. She was taken to the Jasper County Jail where she refused to comply with order and attempted to assault a jail staff member by punching him in the head.

• Joshua R. Kaisand, 24, of Newton, is charged with operate vehicle without owners consent and domestic abuse assault after authorities were called at 6:22 a.m. Dec. 23 to 1026 E. 12th St. N. Officers were called about a stolen vehicle.

Officers found the vehicle in question had been returned to the parking lot by the victim. The victim said that the vehicle was taken without permission and that Kaisand had returned and become abusive towards her, pushing her. He was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

• Reid J. Wadzinski, 21, of Newton, is charged with controlled substance violation and two counts of failure to affix drug stamp after authorities were called 9:49 p.m.

Dec. 1, 2014 to 730 W. 12th St. S. Officers spoke with Wadz-

inski about a burglary and smelled marijuana. They then found 155 grams of marijuana, a marijuana plant, seeds, two light bulbs, planting pot with soil, baggies, a scale and smoking devices. He was charged Tuesday and taken to the Jasper County Jail.

• Roger C. Bretz, 54, of Newton, is charged with operating while under the influence, driving while license under suspension and failure to maintain control after authorities pulled him over at 1:43 a.m. Monday in the 800 block of First Street North. Officers

saw a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed and eventually saw a man exit the vehicle.

Officers approached the man, identified as Bretz, and asked him how fast he had been traveling to which he replied way to fast. He smelled of alcohol and had a BAC of .162. He was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

• Roger D. Good, 46, of Newton, is charged with driving while barred after authorities pulled him over at 11:21 p.m. Tuesday in the 100 block of Iowa Speedway Drive. He was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

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Mom eschews habit of baby teething on friend’s fingers DEAR ABBY: A friend I really like has been extremely helpful baby-sitting my 4-month-old son every once in a while. The problem is, she informed me that she rubs his gums and lets him chew on her fingers. I find this gross and strange.

Clean fingers or not, I’d prefer she not do this. She only has him a couple of hours at a time, and he has teething toys.

Am I overreacting? If not, how do I politely inform my friend that I’d rather she not put her fingers in my baby’s mouth? I can’t think of a way to explain it that wouldn’t offend her. — OFF LIMITS IN IDAHO DEAR OFF LIMITS: What your friend is doing is neither gross nor strange. She was probably trying to soothe your teething baby who was showing signs of discomfort. Her fingers may have been more comfortable to chew on than the hard toy. However, you are the parent and if you prefer no more fingers in your baby’s mouth, you should tell that to your friend and she shouldn’t take offense.

DEAR ABBY: I often have thought about cooking food and taking it to neighbors when they experience a death in the family or a new baby, etc. I know when my parents passed away, kind relatives and neighbors brought us so much food we didn’t know what to do with it all. But it was greatly appreciated and helped us more than they could ever know.

My problem is I tend to overthink this and then not follow through.

(What if they don’t eat meat? What if they’re on special diets? What if they already have a lot of food or are allergic to something?) How can I offer something useful without knowing their eating habits? I

have considered giving a restaurant gift card, but that doesn’t seem as personal.

It seems years ago people never put so much thought into making a dish and taking it to the neighbors.

Can you give me some insight? — WANTS TO HELP IN MICHIGAN DEAR WANTS TO HELP: I don’t think you are overthinking at all. The questions in your mind are intelligent ones. That’s why you should pick up the phone and tell the families that you intend to bring them a gift of food, but before you do, you would like to know if they have any dietary restrictions. (Perhaps they already have a freezer full of cakes, pies and cookies and would enjoy something more solid — like a casserole?) I am sure your thoughtfulness would be appreciated if you called to offer your condolences and asked what they could use.

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4 Plea deal calls for probation,

1 Appeals court upholds prison

apology in theft of remains

terms for Sioux City brothers

SIOUX CITY — A federal appeals court is upholding lengthy prison terms for two Sioux City brothers convicted in the armed robbery of two drug dealers.

The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld a life sentence issued to 24-year-old Jamal Dean. The court also upheld a 30-year term for his older brother, Levon Dean Jr. In a separate case, Jamal Dean has also received a 25-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to attempted murder in the April 2013 shooting.

CEDAR RAPIDS (AP) — A retired National Park Service official has agreed to serve one year of home detention and to publicly apologize for stealing ancient Native American remains from a museum he managed in Iowa, according to a plea agreement released Wednesday. Former Effigy Mounds National Monument superintendent Thomas Munson has also agreed to pay $108,000 in restitution for the government’s cost of restoring the artifacts and to complete 100 hours of community service.

3 Iowan died while working in 2 Nebraska con gets 10 years in Iowa prison for crime

COUNCIL BLUFFS (AP) — A 29-year-old man already serving time in a Nebraska prison has been given 10 years in an Iowa prison for a similar crime.

Rocky Ontiveros, who court records say lived in Bellevue, Neb., on Tuesday was sentenced in Pottawattamie County District Court in Council Bluffs. Ontiveros pleaded guilty to felony sexual abuse.

grain bin, authorities say

KEYSTONE (AP) — Authorities say an eastern Iowa man working in a grain bin has died.

The accident occurred around 2:45 p.m. Tuesday at a storage facility in Keystone. The Benton County Sheriff ’s Office says in a news release that investigators think a wall of corn collapsed on the man while he was vacuuming corn into a semitrailer.

The man’s name hasn’t been released.

5 Another trial date set for Iowa man accused of killing son

BURLINGTON (AP) — A judge has granted another trial delay for a man accused of killing his 3-week-old son in southeast Iowa.

23-year-old Randall Payne’s trial is now scheduled to begin May 3. It had been scheduled to begin next week. Payne’s attorney had sought a delay until July, when a Minnesota forensic pathologist would be available.

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Iowa DNR reinstates fired engineer with 2 years of back pay IOWA CITY (AP) — A state engineer fired in 2014 for giving sexually inappropriate buttons to a female co-worker will be reinstated with $173,000 in back pay and a raise after successfully appealing his termination.

Bruce Flippin will return to a $91,000-annual job with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources on Monday, two years after the incident that led to his firing. An administrative law judge has concluded Flippin violated DNR work rules but that termination wasn’t justified under the circumstances, which included an offbeat relationship with the woman and inadequacies in DNR’s disciplinary investigation.

At issue was whether DNR had cause to fire Flippin after he gave buttons to two colleagues that contained phrases with sexual innuendo as “gifts” at DNR headquarters.

One woman thought the buttons — made on a machine Flippin owns that manufactures political-style pins — were a hilarious gag. But the other thought they were vile and complained to her supervisor.

Flippin told DNR managers that he believed both women

would find the buttons humorous and that he didn’t mean to offend.

DNR fired Flippin for unbecoming conduct and violating the state’s sexual harassment policy.

Flippin, 52, appealed, arguing he used poor judgment but didn’t deserve to be fired.

Administrative law judge Jan Berry ruled in June that DNR managers didn’t do enough to investigate whether the buttons were really unwelcome to the woman or to consider Flippin’s lack of prior disciplinary infractions during his six-year state career. The three-member Public Employment Relations Board reduced Flippin’s punishment to a five-day suspension.

Flippin told investigators that he and the woman who complained, a DNR purchasing agent, had a relationship “featuring humor about bodily functions and sexual behavior, as one where offense would not be taken by either.”

Flippin’s behavior violated rules barring “horseplay, harassment, verbal abuse, or similar unbecoming conduct” but didn’t rise to sexual harassment under state policy because it didn’t create an ongoing hostile environment, Berry ruled.

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address is 1350 NW 138th Street, Suite 100, Clive, Iowa 50325-8308, telephone number (515) 222-9400, facsimile number (515) 222-9121.

You must serve a motion or answer on or before the 3rd day of February, 2016 and within a reasonable time thereafter file your motion or answer in the Iowa District Court of Jasper County, at the Courthouse in Newton, Iowa. If you do not, judgment by default may be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Petition.

This case has been filed in a county that utilizes electronic filing. You should refer to (i) Iowa Court Rules Chapter 16 for general rules and information on electronic filing; and (ii) Iowa Court Rules Chapter 16, division VI regarding the protection of personal information in court filings.

If you require the assistance of auxiliary aids or services to participate in court because of a disability, immediately call your district ADA coordinator at (515) 286-3394. (If you are hearing impaired, Call Relay Iowa TTY at 1-800-735-2942).

Clerk of the Above Court Jasper County Courthouse Newton, Iowa 50208 YOU ARE ADVISED TO SEEK LEGAL ADVICE AT ONCE TO PROTECT YOUR INTERESTS. December 31 & January 7 and 14

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PUBLIC NOTICES TRUST NOTICE IN THE MATTER OF THE TRUST: Edward Henry Claseman Revocable Trust Agreement To all persons regarding Henry Claseman, Edward deceased, who died on or about 13th day of December, 2015. You are hereby notified that Rosalie Colen Claseman is the trustee of the Edward Henry Claseman Revocable Trust, dated the 13th day of June, 1991. Any action to contest the validity of the trust must be brought in the District Court of Jasper County, Iowa, within the later to occur of four (4) months from the date of second publication of this notice or thirty (30) days from the date of mailing this notice to all heirs of the decedent settlor and the spouse of the decedent settlor whose are reasonably identities ascertainable. Any suit not filed within this period shall be forever barred.

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

Dated this 28th day of December, 2015.

Henry Claseman Edward Revocable Trust Rosalie Colen Claseman 1242 1st Ave W Newton, IA 50208 Mark A. Otto, ICIS PIN#: AT0005939 OTTO LAW OFFICE PLLC Attorney for Trustee 123 W 2nd St. N., PO Box 1356 Newton, IA 50208 Address mark@ottolawyers.com Date of second publication 7th day of January, 2016.

December 31 & January 7 IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR JASPER COUNTY JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION 13-4994650 Plaintiff, vs.

KELLY J. MILLER AND DEBORA J. MILLER; AAMES FUNDING CORPORATION DBA AAMES HOME LOAN; NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE CORPORATION; Defendants.

EQUITY NO. EQCV117841 ORIGINAL NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: You are hereby notified that there is a amended petition and petition on file in the office of the clerk of the above court which petition prays for a judgment in rem against the property involved in this action for the sum of $115,770.66 with interest at 5.125% per annum from and including January 1, 2011, on the promissory note executed by Kelly J. Miller and Debora J. Miller and mortgage executed by Kelly J. Miller and Debora J. Miller to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. and assigned to Plaintiff, who is the sole and absolute owner thereof.

Said note, together with the mortgage given to secure the same are due and payable by reason of the failure of the Defendants Kelly J. Miller and Debora J. Miller to pay the installments of principal when due. Plaintiff also prays in said Petition for the foreclosure of said mortgage dated January 25, 2008 recorded in 2008-00000640 in the Recorder's Office of Jasper County, Iowa, with said note dated January 25, 2008 on the following described property, towit: Lots 1 and 2 of Block 16 in Galesburg, Jasper County, Iowa and also asking that said mortgage be declared a prior and superior lien to that of each of the above named Defendants; for appointment of a receiver; for the amount paid by Plaintiff for attorneys' fees, abstract expense, costs and accruing costs of this action; that special execution issue for the sale of said real estate to satisfy said judgment, interest, attorneys' fees and costs and for such other and further relief as may be just and equitable.

FOR FURTHER PARTICULARS, SEE COPY OF PETITION NOW ON FILE. THE PLAINTIFF HAS ELECTED FORECLOSURE WITHOUT REDEMPTION. THIS MEANS THAT THE SALE OF THE MORTGAGED PROPERTY WILL OCCUR PROMPTLY AFTER OF JUDGMENT ENTRY 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 SIX MONTHS FROM 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 RESIDENCE BUT NOT A ONEFAMILY OR TWO-FAMILY DWELLING. YOU WILL HAVE NO RIGHT OF REDEMPTION THE AFTER THE SALE. PURCHASER AT THE SALE WILL BE ENTITLED TO IMMEDIATE POSSESSION OF THE MORTGAGED PROPERTY. YOU MAY PURCHASE AT THE SALE. The Plaintiff's attorneys are Petosa, Petosa & Boecker, L.L.P.

by Benjamin W. Hopkins, whose address is 1350 NW 138th Street, Suite 100, Clive, Iowa 50325-8308, telephone number (515) 222-9400, facsimile number (515) 222-9121.

You must serve a motion or answer on or before the 3rd day of February, 2016 and within a reasonable time thereafter file your motion or answer in the Iowa District Court of Jasper County, at the Courthouse in Newton, Iowa. If you do not, judgment by default may be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Petition.

This case has been filed in a county that utilizes electronic filing. You should refer to (i) Iowa Court Rules Chapter 16 for general rules and information on electronic filing; and (ii) Iowa Court Rules Chapter 16, division VI regarding the protection of personal information in court filings.

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Continued from Page 1A NDN: Newton Schools superintendent Bob Callaghan and others have told us it’s possible there could be a 1.25 percent allowable growth and TLC Grant money and other earmarked funds that will add to the education funding total.

All actual dollars or percentages aside, does this sound like a likely kind of package that will be sent to the governor?

Sinclair: There are built-in expenditures, including TLC

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and high needs schools funding, that will be a part of the budget. Given that the REC lowered budget estimates again last week, I won’t speculate on what the percentage of SSA will be. That being said, I would agree that some sort of package will be sent to the governor.

NDN: How much is education funding going to dominate the legislature as a topic this year?

Sinclair: Education funding will be the major topic of discussion, as the decision regarding over half the state’s

budget must be made before any other items can be determined. Increased funding to education will likely result in cuts to other areas of the state’s overall spending because of the 99 percent spending limitation coupled with built-in increases to Medicaid and commercial property tax backfill to local governments.

NDN: What anti-bullying legislation do you see being passed this year?

Sinclair: I see no anti-bullying legislation being passed this year, due to the governor’s recent executive order.

NDN: What specific mental health issues do you think will be addressed by legislation introduced this year?

Sinclair: I believe work will begin on the children’s mental health system.

NDN: Will changes to No Child Left Behind regulations enable any state-level flexibility?

Sinclair: I have not yet read the new federal legislation regarding the changes to ESEA, so I’ll have to wait to give an informed answer to this question.

NDN: Which water qual-

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Sinclair: I’m sure Sen. (Ken) Rozenboom (R-Oskaloosa) will be working on water quality issues, and Reps.

Heartsill and (Bobby) Kauffman (R-Wilton) will likely work on eminent domain issues related to the pipeline — depending on any action by the IUB. Contact Jason W. Brooks at 641-792-3121 ext. 6532 or jbrooks@newtondailynews.com

US stocks are ending 2015 mostly flat, capping volatile year The Associated Press The stock market took investors for a wild ride in 2015, but in the end it was a trip to nowhere.

Despite veering between record highs and the steepest dive in four years, the stock market is on track to end the year essentially flat. That means if you invested in a fund that tracks the Standard & Poor’s 500 index, you have little to show for the past 12 months.

“It’s been mildly disappointing,” said Michael Baele, managing director at the Private Client Reserve at U.S. Bank. “Any time that you come in toward the end of the year close to flat you always want a little bit more.”

The market got 2015 off to a slow start as investors worried about falling crude oil prices, flat earnings growth and when and how quickly the Federal Reserve would begin raising interest rates.

By May, the major indexes were hitting new highs.

Even the Nasdaq bested its dot-com high-water mark set in March 2000.

The market didn’t stay in milestone territory for long, though.

Worries about slowing growth in China and elsewhere gave reason for the Fed to pause and for investors to fret, even as the U.S. economy continued to create jobs and consumer confidence improved. Weak company earnings, largely due to the strong dollar and falling oil prices, didn’t do much for the market’s confidence.

By August, the anxiety had deepened and the market dropped sharply. The three major U.S. indexes went into a correction, commonly defined as a loss of at least 10 percent from a recent peak, for the first time in four years.

That slide didn’t last long, either.

Within several weeks, the market had mostly bounced back. The Nasdaq composite returned to positive territory for the year, while the Dow average and S&P 500 remained slightly in the red until December.

In the weeks that followed, the S&P 500 inched back into positive territory, leaving the Dow as the only major market indicator negative for the year.

AP Photo In this 2015, file photo, a Ferrari SF15-T is parked in front of the New York Stock Exchange as part of the promotional activity around Ferrari’s listing on the New York Stock Exchange. The market for initial public offerings, or IPOs, has been less active with many analysts blaming volatility in financial markets for spooking investors.

Including dividends, the S&P 500 is on track to return 2 percent, following a return of 13.7 percent in 2014.

“There was a lot of news that kept hitting the market and the market kept shrugging it all off and hung in there,” said J.J. Kinahan, chief strategist at TD Ameritrade. “I’d say, given all that the market faced this year, it was pretty strong.”

These were some of the key factors driving markets in 2015: WAITING FOR THE FED — Wall Street watched few things more closely this year than the Federal Reserve. Traders had been predicting early on that the central bank would begin raising its benchmark interest rate as early as March. When that didn’t happen, investors turned their focus to June, only to be disappointed again.

The Fed made it clear that it was expressing a vote of confidence in the U.S. economy by doing so and that future increases would be gradual. That helped reassure investors that the Fed wouldn’t raise rates too quickly and thereby stunt the economy’s growth.

CORRECTION ARRIVES — The bull market had racked up six years of annual gains by the time the calendars turned to 2015. The last time it had a correction was 2011. Historically, that’s an unusually long time for the market to go without a meaningful pullback. That plus a string of record highs in late 2014 led many to think the market was overdue a drop. The long-awaited correction finally arrived in August. Late in the month indexes dropped sharply as investors worried that a slowdown in China’s huge economy could spread to other countries.

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AP photo Iowa Head Coach Kirk Ferentz talks to reporters during the teams media day in Los Angeles on Tuesday. After a 25-year absence, the Hawkeyes are back in the Rose Bowl against Stanford on New Years day.

Iowa’s first Rose Future still unclear Bowl in 25 years is for Iowa DB King a dream fulfilled LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Rose Bowl has a lavish list of cool pregame traditions, and the Iowa Hawkeyes are embracing them all during their school’s long-awaited week in the sun.

The Hawkeyes have explored Disneyland, taken in Hollywood night life and eaten disturbing amounts of prime rib at Lawry’s in Beverly Hills. Yet they also practiced on Christmas, showing they haven’t forgotten the serious side of this trip to Southern California after a quarter-century away.

“The game means so much after what we had to go through to get here,” running back Jordan Canzeri said Tuesday. “We understand this is something that we’ll never forget. We’ve been saying to each other, ‘Do you want to come back to Kinnick (Stadium) 25 years from now and say we just played in the Rose Bowl, or do you want to say we won it?’”

Iowa (12-1) will face Stanford (11-2) Friday in the 102nd edition of the Granddaddy of Them All. This is nothing new to the Cardinal, who are in Pasadena for the third time in four postseasons, but it’s a dream fulfilled for the Hawkeyes and coach Kirk Ferentz, who will be in his first Rose Bowl as a head coach.

“What’s enjoyable about coaching is watching a lot of people that have worked hard,

that have earned the right to be rewarded in a nice way, be rewarded in the nicest way possible,” Ferentz said.

Nobody on the current Iowa roster had been born when the Hawkeyes made their last appearance in Pasadena on Jan. 1, 1991, losing to Washington.

Yet eight current Hawkeyes have fathers who were on Iowa teams that played in the Rose Bowl during the 1980s.

That tradition has required patience at times, but that makes the payoff even sweeter for Iowa.

“You have to think you’re going to get to the Rose Bowl if you’re in the Big Ten, because that’s the goal,” defensive back Jordan Lomax said.

“But to actually be here, that’s the greatest part.”

Iowa is back because of its remarkable 12-0 regular season, an achievement that reserves a spot in Hawkeye history for this team no matter what happens this week.

A loss to Michigan State in the Big Ten title game didn’t knock the Hawkeyes out of the Pasadena picture, but the pain has been motivational for the past month.

“That was very disappointing to all of us, but we’ve got a great opportunity and great challenge in front of us, and that’s a lot more important than looking back,” Ferentz said. “You spend your whole life looking back, and you miss a lot of life.”

LOS ANGELES (AP) — If Desmond King has been distracted by his looming decision of whether to declare for the NFL draft, the top cornerback for Iowa isn’t letting it show in his preparations for the King Rose Bowl.

Hawkeyes defensive coordinator Phil Parker said King has been especially sharp in practices ahead of Friday’s game against Stanford, which will cap a spectacular junior season in which he won the Jim Thorpe Award as the nation’s best defensive back.

“He takes every game like it is the biggest game, just prepares for it the same way,” linebacker Cole Fisher said.

“Treats it like a championship game, I guess, and he is treating this one no differently. If anything, he is working even harder than he usually does.”

King is regarded as a likely first-round pick if he skips his senior season, but said Monday he remains split on staying or going.

He is still waiting to receive his draft evaluation from the NFL. “It’s kind of 50-50 right now,” King said. “I’m thinking about staying. There’s a good chance, but right now I honestly don’t know what my decision is. It goes back and forth every time.”

Despite leading the Big

Ten with eight interceptions this season, King is just as interested in showing off how well-rounded he is against the punishing Cardinal rushing offense and Heisman Trophy runner-up Christian McCaffrey. King said he would even be willing to take on guard Joshua Garnett when he pulls on Stanford’s trademark power run despite giving up more than 120 pounds to Garnett.

Fisher praised King’s willingness to defend the run, comparing his all-around game to former Iowa standout and current Green Bay Packers defensive back Micah Hyde. While many corners shy away from contact, King is a willing tackler.

King also will have to defend Stanford’s tight ends in the passing game. Parker believes facing the Iowa tandem of Henry Krieger-Coble and George Kittle in practice should be more than enough to prepare King.

And if he gets to coach King for one more season, Parker would place an emphasis on refining his consistency.

With King often lining up in different spots on defense and doubling as Iowa’s return specialist handling both kickoffs and punts, he can occasionally lose focus, though that hasn’t been the case with his draft decision on deck.

“Being a good player, I’m expecting him to play at his highest level on every play,” Parker said. “For him to get beat on one play is not good enough for my standards for him.”

Hawkeyes upset top-ranked Michigan State IOWA CITY (AP) — Michigan State discovered just how tough things can be without do-everything star Denzel Valentine.

Mike Gesell scored a career-high 25 points and Iowa cruised past top-ranked Michigan State 83-70 on Tuesday night, handing the Spartans their first loss of the season.

Peter Jok had 19 points for the Hawkeyes (10-3, 1-0 Big Ten), which toppled a No. 1 team for the first time in 16 years.

Iowa never trailed in what turned out to be a surprisingly easy win over the Spartans (13-1, 0-1). The Hawkeyes led by as many as 19 points in snapping a nine-game losing streak against Michigan State.

“It was one of the rare times

in my career I thought we got, for (lack) of a better choice of words, punked,” Michigan State coach Tom Izzo said.

“We got out-hustled.”

Eron Harris scored 21 points to lead the Spartans.

They were playing their second game without Valentine — their leader in scoring, rebounds and assists — and their first since Izzo’s father Carl died Monday.

But Izzo refused to use Valentine’s absence as an excuse, pointing instead to what he called a “disappointing effort.”

“Zero,” Izzo said about how much Valentine not playing hurt the Spartans. “That had something to do with not making baskets. But it had nothing to do with the effort you give.”

Still, the Spartans looked so underwhelming in beating Oakland 99-93 last week without Valentine — who is out likely through next week after arthroscopic surgery on his left knee— that the unranked Hawkeyes were actually a slight favorite.

From the opening tip, it was easy to see why.

Iowa kept Michigan State off the scoreboard for nearly six minutes, and Dom Uhl’s banked 3-pointer put the Hawkeyes up 31-17 — despite having star Jarrod Uthoff on the bench with foul trouble —

with just more than 5 minutes left in the first half.

The Spartans trailed by double digits at halftime, this time 37-23, for the second straight game.

But the Hawkeyes aren’t Oakland — and the Spartans simply couldn’t keep up.

Consecutive 3-pointers from Jok made it 58-39 with 11 minutes left, and Iowa cruised to its first win over a No. 1 team since beating Connecticut in former coach Steve Alford’s debut in 1999.

“We really sustained effort and paid attention to the details,” Iowa coach Fran McCaffery said. “I think we disrupted their offense quite a bit.”

Matt Costello had 17 points for Michigan State.

Saturday Basketball Knoxville at Newton girls, JV 11 a.m., varsity 12:30 p.m., 9th 2 p.m.

Knoxville at Newton boys, JV 11 a.m., 9th 12:30 p.m., varsity 2 p.m.

Wrestling Newton at Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont Invitational, 9 a.m.

PCM at Solon tournament, 10 a.m.

Monday Basketball Newton 9th, JV boys at Grinnell, 6 p.m., 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday Basketball Newton at Grinnell, JV girls 4:45 p.m., varsity girls 6:15 p.m., varsity boys 7:30 p.m.

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

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

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

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

Wrestling Newton, Ames, Dallas Center-Grimes at Urbandale, 5 p.m.

Thursday Bowling Clarke at Newton, 3 p.m.

Wrestling Oskaloosa at Newton, JV 5:30 p.m., varsity 6:30 p.m.

Nevada, Roland-Story at CMB, 6 p.m.

PCM, Greene County at South Hamilton, 6 p.m.

Colfax-Mingo, Lynnville-Sully, HLV at Sigourney, 6 p.m.

Basketball Newton 9th girls at Oskaloosa, 6 p.m.

Newton 9th, JV boys at Oskaloosa, 6 p.m., 7:30 p.m.

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

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

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

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

Friday Basketball Oskaloosa at Newton, JV girls, 4:45 p.m., varsity girls 6:15 p.m., varsity boys 7:30 p.m.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Saturday Wrestling Newton at Ottumwa Invitational, 9 a.m.

CMB at BCLUW tournament, 9:30 a.m.

Lynnville-Sully, Colfax-Mingo at PCM Invitational, 9 a.m.

Swimming Newton boys at Waterloo West Invitational, 11 a.m.

Bowling Newton at Norwalk, noon Basketball Lynnville-Sully at East Marshall, girls 5 p.m., boys 6:30 p.m.

No. 11 Iowa State beats Coppin State 104-84 AMES (AP) — Iowa State’s slate of overmatched opponents is complete.

Next up for the Cyclones is a brutal 18-game Big 12 schedule — with a tough trip to No. 20 Texas A&M in the middle of it.

Abdel Nader scored 21 points and 11th-ranked Iowa State beat Coppin State 104-84 on Wednesday night in its final tuneup for conference play.

Deonte Burton added 17 points for the Cyclones (11-1), who open their conference schedule at No. 3 Oklahoma on Saturday.

“Let’s bring in the new year. We’re ready to go.

No question,” said Iowa State’s Georges Niang, who had 15 points. “If you want to be the best you’ve got to beat the best, so why not start off at Oklahoma.”

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