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Creston aims to be home base for veterans By JAKE WADDINGHAMCNA associate [email protected]

There is no place like home.Creston is working toward

meeting the standards to become eligible for a statewide program to help veterans find a place to work and live after their time in the ser-vice.

Gov. Terry Branstad signed the broad, bi-partisan piece of legisla-tion on Memorial Day. The Home Base Iowa Act contains multiple provisions ranging from tax ex-emptions and homeownership as-

sistance to license plates and edu-cation benefits for veterans.

In Union County, support from both community organ iza t ions and businesses is needed.

“We are trying to find ways that we can bring vet-erans to this area through the dif-ferent jobs that are available to them,” Denny Abel, quartermas-ter for the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 1797, said.

A support fund has been set up to provide financial support for Home Base Iowa in Union Coun-ty. The funds will be used to help offset the cost of returning and re-located veterans.

The program calls for 10 percent of businesses in the area to sign on as a Home Based Iowa Commu-nity business.

It also asked that the commu-nity develop welcome/incentive packages to recruit veterans to the area.

“They are being thrown so much information, it may be missed while they are being discharged

out,” Ellen Ger-harz, executive director at Cres-ton Chamber of Commerce, said. “If they have a family member that says Iowa has this home based program, it might give them an idea to check into it.”Recruiting

A taskforce will work to reach out to veterans seeking employ-ment and try to partner them with local businesses.

Once Creston is set up as part of Home Base Iowa, it will be eligible to pull from a state pool of veter-ans looking for an opportunity to live and work in the area.

A state recruiter based out of Ottumwa will help veterans find a job or an area to live that matches their experience. If Creston is a match, an information package will be sent to the veteran and em-ployers will be contacted to set up interviews.

“If you have been in the service,

Abel

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Hazy: Lorimor Volunteer Firefighter Marriah Love sprays water on a shed to keep a fire down near Thayer Monday. According to Lorimor Volunteer Assistant Fire Chief Chad Jurgensen, Lorimor firefighters were dispatched 1 p.m. to 1735 Violet Ave. for a shed on fire. The shed is owned by Thomas and Jean Boots. Jurgensen said the fire possibly started by hot or smoldering embers, and contents lost included the shed, various tools, tractor, trailer, truck, utility vehicle (Gator), boat and two lawn mowers. Damage estimate is between $350,000 and $400,000.

Branstad offers disaster relief to Union County

DES MOINES (AP) — Gov. Terry Branstad issued a disaster proclamation Monday for Union County which suffered damage after severe storms and rain on Sept. 9.

Areas of Union County received 6 inches of rainfall during the storms. Two inch hail was also reported north of Lenox near Union County.

Under the declaration, the county can use state resources to recover from the storm.

In addition, households that meet certain in-come requirements can apply for grants to help pay for expenses related to storm recovery. Those seeking such grants can get more information on the Iowa Department of Human Services’ web-site.

Iowa seeks to improve financial teaching

DES MOINES (AP) — Iowa students should be learning how to make informed financial choices as part of their education, Gov. Terry Branstad said Monday, as he accepted a series of recom-mendations from a group charged with reviewing financial literacy teaching in the state.

Iowa school districts are expected to teach cer-tain financial lessons to K-12 students. The group was formed by the state Department of Education to assess the current offerings and provide recom-mendations for improvement.

Those recommendations include revising the current standards to provide more clarity to districts and establishing ways to measure if school districts are meeting the goals.

“Financial skills are essential. Which is why they

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Study finds big wealth gap in rural Iowa counties

AMES (AP) — A new study by a sociologist at Iowa State University found three rural Iowa counties were among the top 10 in the nation in growth of in-come equality over more than a decade.

The gap is less obvious because showy displays of wealth are typically frowned upon in places

where agriculture is the main economic driver, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist, sociologist David Pe-ters told The Des Moines Register.

Emmet County was fifth on the list, O’Brien was sev-enth and Worth was ninth in the growth of inequality between 2000 and 2012.

“That’s shocking. It’s re-

ally a phenomenal jump,” Peters said. “It’s strongly affected by farm income.”

The growth of biofuels and increase in farm com-modity prices drove up in-comes for some households. Because rural counties have low populations, the wealth gap can grow quickly when a relatively small number of households increase their

incomes. There are fewer farmers now and some mid-dle-skill jobs in manufactur-ing have disappeared, leav-ing people who don’t farm with fewer options.

Eight of the 10 Iowa counties with the biggest wealth gaps were rural. The

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Report: Many Iowa schools not meeting standards

DES MOINES (AP) — About two-thirds of Iowa’s public schools did not meet educational targets set by the No Child Left Behind Law during the latest aca-demic year, according to a report released Tuesday.

The annual report from

the Iowa Department of Education said 66 percent of 1,288 public schools missed targets for test participation and proficiency in reading and mathematics during the 2013-2014 school year. Dur-ing the previous school year, 64 percent of schools did not

meet the standards set by the law.

But Department of Edu-cation Director Brad Buck said the accountability standards set by the federal law are not working well in Iowa, arguing they don’t properly reflect progress

made in schools.“While I believe in ac-

countability, No Child Left Behind has outlived its usefulness. This is a flawed law,” Buck said. “We must

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Shirley Davenport Creston

Shirley Davenport, 86, of C r e s t o n died Sept. 14, 2014, at Afton Care Cen-ter.

Memori-al services will be 11 a.m. Mon-day, Sept. 22, at Lord of Love Lutheran Church in Omaha, Neb. The Rev. Gideon Gal-lo, Creston United Meth-odist Church, will officiate. Inurnment will be at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Omaha, Neb. Open visitation will be 1 to 8 p.m. Wednesday with family present 5 to 7 p.m. at Pearson Family Funeral Ser-vice, 809 W. Montgomery St., Creston. Memorials may be given to Afton Care Cen-ter. Online condolences may be left at www.pearsonfuner-alhomes.com.

Shirley Lou Swanson Dav-enport, daughter of Janet Martha Elizabeth (Hodges) and Einer Carl Swanson, was born Jan. 4, 1928, in Omaha, Neb.

Shirley attended Ponca School through eighth grade and graduated from Omaha North High School in 1945.

Shirley worked at Mutual of Omaha and Omaha City Glass. Shirley then studied to be a deaconess at Valparaiso University in Indiana. After two years, she joined the Foreign Service and moved to Maryland where she met Edward Cresswell Daven-port and they were married in 1960.

Shirley and Ed lived in Ku-wait for two years and trav-elled in Europe and to Egypt with their family. They also lived in Wisconsin, Texas, Pennsylvania and retired to Nebraska, and then moved to Iowa to be near family.

She was active in her church.

Shirley is survived by her children, Susan Elizabeth (Clark) Finehout of Cres-ton and Jonathan Edward (Pam) Davenport of Fort Collins, Colo.; sister Loree (Ken) Morrison of Omaha, Neb.; grandchildren, Russel Edward Finehout of Cres-ton, Sarah Kathryn (Patrick) Brown of Columbus, Ohio, Hannah Jean (Josh) Kend-rick of Creston and Isaac Ze-bulon Lee Finehout of Cres-ton; other family and many friends.

Shirley was preceded in death by her parents; hus-band in 2009; sister Donna Lee Lyles; and brother Le-land Carl Swanson.

Kyle Shaha Mount Ayr

Kyle Shaha, 64, of Mount Ayr died Sept. 11, 2014, at home af-ter a battle with can-cer.

Funeral s e r v i c e s were 2 p.m. Monday, Sept. 15, at the First Christian Church in Mount Ayr. The Rev. Chris Conklin and the Rev. Ed Shields of-ficiated. Burial was in Rose Hill Cemetery in Mount Ayr. A memorial fund has been established for Ringgold County Fair, First Christian Church and HCI Care Servic-es in Mount Ayr. Online con-dolences may be left at www.watsonarmstrongfh.com.

Kyle Rex Shaha, son of Vesta Opal (Wardrip) and Rex Owen Shaha, was born July 10, 1950, in Creston.

Kyle graduated from Mount Ayr High School in 1968 and attended Universal Trade school in Omaha, Neb.

Kyle was an active member in 4-H, Boy Scouts and Ring-gold County Saddle Club.

On June 7, 1969, Kyle mar-

ried Pamela Joan Knight at the First Christian Church in Mount Ayr.

Kyle had a row crop farm-ing operation.

Kyle was involved in Shaha Construction Dozer business, with his father Rex and broth-er Kurt. Kyle farmed a heri-tage farm that had been in the family more than 150 years.

Kyle served in the Army National Guard for six years. He served on the Sheriff Posse for 32 years and was the direc-tor of Poe Township for the Ringgold Cattlemen’s Asso-ciation. Kyle was a member of the First Christian Church in Mount Ayr, Ringgold County Farm Bureau and served on the Board of Trustees at the First Christian Church.

Kyle is survived by his wife Pam Shaha of Mount Ayr; daughter Krista (Joseph) Driscoll of Evans, Ga.; son Travis (Judi) Shaha of Mount Ayr; brother Kurt (Wendy) Shaha of Mount Ayr; and grandsons, Kyle and Konnor Driscoll, both of Evans, Ga., and Bryce and Brock Shaha, both of Mount Ayr.

Kyle was preceded in death by his parents; and parents in-law, Richard and AnnaBelle Knight.

Davenport

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are included in Iowa’s academic standards,” Branstad said. “We know our children need to be financially literate in order to have a bright and successful future.”

Department of Education Director Brad

Buck said school districts will continue to have flexibility over how they meet these standards.

The department has assigned a staff mem-ber to oversee the issue of financial literacy and will try to provide resources for teachers and administrators, he said.

FINANCES:


other two are home to major universities and low-income students.

In Emmet County, the poorest households saw their share of income de-

crease nearly 27 percent, while the richest saw theirs grow by 17 percent.

“Iowa has never had a wealthy class and a poverty class, but we are getting more like the rest of the na-tion,” Peters said.

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have a rigorous accountability system that acknowledges the strides schools are making.”

The federal law requires an-nual testing to show proficien-cy in reading and mathemat-ics. Some states have received waivers granting permission to ignore parts of the law.

Iowa has applied, but has not been granted any exemption.

Education Secretary Arne Duncan has called for a re-placement to No Child Left Behind. He has said the exist-ing law does not allow school leaders to use common sense to determine which schools are failing and which are sta-tistical anomalies.

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you know to be there on time, you know work eth-ics,” Abel said.

Gerharz said the pro-gram helps attract new vet-erans to the state, but also helps returning Iowans make an easier transition into nonmilitary lifestyle.

“We are meeting again in the first part of October,” Abel said. “We will go out to these different jobs and see what they want. We want to get a list of people who are interested.”

Types of assistanceThe largest funding com-

ponent of Home Base Iowa is the homeownership as-sistance program.

It will provide $5,000 to

eligible veterans for down payment or closing costs of a home.

Home Base Iowa makes military pensions fully ex-empt from state income tax and encourages Iowa’s oc-cupational licensing boards to adopt new rules to credit military training toward the licensing process.

The program also grants in-state tuition to veterans, their spouses and depen-dents.

“The key is getting the word out to hopefully make their transition easi-er,” Gerharz said. “Unem-ployment for veterans is much higher, we just want to make them comfortable and help them readjust.”

HOME BASE:

The following are titles at Gibson Memorial Li-brary, 200 W. Howard St. Regular library hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays, Thurs-days and Fridays; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays; and closed Sundays. Gibson Memorial Library is on Facebook.

Special HoursThe library will be open

Saturday from noon until 3 p.m. Library hours will be 1:30 to 6 p.m. Sept. 25. It will be closed the morning of Sept. 25 for staff train-ing.

New Titles“100 Days of Real Food:

How We Did It” Lisa Leake; “6th Extinction” James Rollins; “Amish Blacksmith” Mindy Starns Clark; “Bouquet of Love” Janice Thompson; “But-ternut Summer” Mary McNear; “California” Edan Lepucki; “Charles-ton” Margaret Bradham Thornton; “Dark Blood” Christine Feehan; “Days of Rage: A Pike Logan Thrill-er” Brad Taylor; “Dead Heat” Allison Brennan; “Dear Daughter” Eliza-beth Little; “Death of a Dog Whisperer” Laurien Berenson; “Desire” Dan Walsh; “Dollbaby” Lau-ra Lane McNeal: “Don’t Look Back” Gregg Hur-witz; “Driving with the Top Down” Beth Har-bison; “Eden in Winter” Richard North Patterson; “Escape” Mary Balogh; “Finding Love at Home” Jerry S. Eicher; “Fives and Twenty-Fives” Michael Pitre; “Good Girl” Mary Rubica; “Hall: A Celebra-

tion of Baseball’s Greats” National Baseball Hall of Fame; “Harbor Island: Rock Point” Carla Neg-gers; “Haunted” Randy Wayne White; “Her Last Whisper” Karen Robards; “Heroes Are My Weak-ness” Susan Elizabeth Phillips; “Hounded” Davis Rosenfelt; “Joyful: Re-turn to Sugarcreek, Book Three” Shelley Shepard Gray; “Landline” Rainbow Rowell; “Last to Know” Elizabeth Adler; “Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War” Karen Abbott; “Life Intercepted” Charles Martin; “Little Green Book of Chair-man Rahma” Brian Her-bert; “Long Way Home: A Chief Inspector Gam-ache Novel” Louise Pen-ny; “Love Comes Home” Ann H. Gabhart; “Lucky Us” Amy Bloom; “Major’s Daughter” J.P. Francis; “Margaret Truman’s Un-diplomatic Murder” Mar-garet Truman; “Mocking-bird Next Door: Life with Harper Lee” Marja Mills; “Moment in Time” Tracie Peterson; “Mother’s Se-cret” Amy Clipston; “Mur-der 101” Faye Kellerman; “Never Turn Your Back on an Angus Cow” Jan Pol; “Night Searchers” Marcia Muller; “No Safe House” Linwood Barclay; “Not Quite a Wife” Mary Jo Put-ney; “One Kick” Chelsea Cain; “One of Us” Tawni O’Dell; “Owen’s Daugh-ter” Jo-Ann Mapson; “Part Swan, Part Goose: An Uncommon Memoir of Womanhood, Work, and Family” Swoosie Kurtz; “Remains of Innocence”

J.J. Jance; “Revealing” Suzanne Woods Fisher; “Road Ends” Mary Law-son; “Secrets of Sloane House” Shelley Shepard Gray; “Sentinels of Fire” P.T. Deutermann; “Sev-enth Mother” Sherri Wood Emmons; “Severed Souls” Terry Goodkind; “Shat-tered Secrets” Karen Harp-er; “Sign Painter” T. Davis Bunn; “Slow Dancing with a Stranger” Meryl Comer; “Son of No One” Sherri-lyn Kenyon; “Such Good Girls: The Journey of the Holocaust’s Hidden Child Survivors” R.D. Rosen; “Top Secret” W.E.B. Griffin; “Twice a Bride” Mona Hodgson; “Up at Butternut Lake” Mary McNear; “Village Effect: New Face-To-Face Con-tact” Susan Pinker; “Wed-ding in Provence” Ellen Sussman; “What I Know for Sure” Oprah Winfrey; “When the World Was Young” Elizabeth Gaff-ney; “Between Us Girls” Sally John; “Drop” Den-nis Lehane; “Governess of Highland Hall” Carrie Turansky; “Mean Streak” Sandra Brown; “Working Stiff: Two Years, 262 Bod-ies, and the Making of a Medical Examiner” Judy Melinek; “Bittersweet” Colleen McCullough; “Cinderella Killer” Simon Brett; “Crossroads” Bar-bara Cameron; “Miracles in the ER” Robert D. Lesslie; “Act Like a Suc-cess, Think Like a Success” Steve Harvey; “Blood of an Englishman” M.C. Beaton; “Bones Never Lie” Kathy Reichs; “Burn” James Pat-terson; “Chew (Festive and Delicious Recipes)” The

Chew; “Festive in Death” J.D. Robb; “Finding Mer-cy” Michael Landon Jr; “Five Days Left” Julie Lawson Timmer; “Found” Harlan Coben; “French Pastry Murder” Leslie Meier; “Golem of Holly-wood” Jonathan Keller-man; “Gray Mountain” John Grisham; “Killing Patton: The Strange Death of World War II’s Most Audacious General” Bill O’ Reilly; “Leaving Time” Jodi Picoult; “Living Cou-rageously: You Can Face Anything” Joyce Meyer; “Love Undone: An Amish Book of Shattered Dreams and God’s Unfailing Grace” Cindy Woodsmall; “My Prairie Cookbook” Melissa Gilbert; “News So-rority: Diane Sawyer, Katie Couric, Christiane Aman-pour—and the (Ongoing, Imperfect, Complicated) Triumph of Women in TV News” Sheila Weller; “Off the Sidelines: Raise Your Voice, Change the World” Kristen Gillibrand; “Par-cellis: A Football Life” Bill Parcellis; “Perfect Witness” Iris Johansen; “Promise” Beth Wiseman; “Queen Bee Comes Home Again” Heywood Smith; “Robert Parker’s Blind Spot” Reed Farrel Cole-man; “Rooms” Lauren Oliver; “Simple Charity: A Lancaster Crossroads Novel” Rosalind Lauer; “Sudden Light” Garth Stein; “Virtue Falls” Chris-tina Dodd; “When Mercy Rains” Kim Vogel Saw-yer; “You Can’t Make This Stuff Up” Theresa Caputo; “You Can, You Will: 8 Undeniable Qualities of a Winner” Joel Osteen.

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Markets

Today's WeatherLocal 5-Day Forecast

Wed

9/17

74/52Mostly sunny skies.High 74F. WindsSSE at 5 to 10 mph.

Sunrise Sunset7:00 AM 7:22 PM

Thu

9/18

72/58Abundant sunshine.Highs in the low 70sand lows in the up-per 50s.


Fri

9/19

79/66Mostly cloudy. Highsin the upper 70s andlows in the mid 60s.


Sat

9/20

73/57Showers and thun-derstorms. Highs inthe low 70s and lowsin the upper 50s.


Sun

9/21

73/52Sunny. Highs in thelow 70s and lows inthe low 50s.


Des Moines73/52

Cedar Rapids71/48

Sioux City78/58

Creston74/52

Iowa At A Glance

Area CitiesCity Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond.Algona 72 51 pt sunny Davenport 71 51 mst sunny Marshaltown 71 48 pt sunnyAtlantic 75 54 mst sunny Des Moines 73 52 pt sunny Mason City 71 47 pt sunnyAubudon 75 54 mst sunny Dubuque 69 49 pt sunny Onawa 77 57 mst sunnyCedar Rapids 71 48 mst sunny Farmington 72 48 pt sunny Oskaloosa 71 49 pt sunnyCenterville 71 50 mst sunny Fort Dodge 72 52 pt sunny Ottumwa 71 49 mst sunnyClarinda 77 55 pt sunny Ft Madison 72 49 mst sunny Red Oak 76 54 mst sunnyClarion 72 49 pt sunny Guttenberg 70 49 mst sunny Sioux Center 74 56 mst sunnyClinton 69 48 pt sunny Keokuk 73 50 mst sunny Sioux City 78 58 mst sunnyCouncil Bluffs 76 56 mst sunny Lansing 70 48 mst sunny Spencer 72 54 pt sunnyCreston 74 52 mst sunny LeMars 76 57 mst sunny Waterloo 71 47 pt sunny

National CitiesCity Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond.Atlanta 81 59 sunny Houston 89 75 t-storm Phoenix 94 75 t-stormBoston 71 52 sunny Los Angeles 95 76 sunny San Francisco 72 58 mst sunnyChicago 68 51 mst sunny Miami 87 75 t-storm Seattle 78 58 mst sunnyDallas 92 75 cloudy Minneapolis 72 47 sunny St. Louis 72 56 mst sunnyDenver 87 57 sunny New York 73 57 sunny Washington, DC 77 61 mst sunny

Moon Phases

LastSep 16

NewSep 24

FirstOct 1

FullOct 8

UV IndexWed9/17

6

High

Thu9/18

6

High

Fri9/19

3

Moderate

Sat9/20

5

Moderate

Sun9/21

6

High

The UV Index is measured on a 0 -11 number scale, with a higher UVIndex showing the need for greaterskin protection.

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Day’s RecordFrom Creston Offi cial Weather Station: high past 24 hours (61), low past 24 hours (46) and precipitation ending 7 a.m. today (.08)

Today's WeatherLocal 5-Day Forecast

Wed

9/17

74/52Mostly sunny skies.High 74F. WindsSSE at 5 to 10 mph.


Thu

9/18

72/58Abundant sunshine.Highs in the low 70sand lows in the up-per 50s.


Fri

9/19

79/66Mostly cloudy. Highsin the upper 70s andlows in the mid 60s.


Sat

9/20

73/57Showers and thun-derstorms. Highs inthe low 70s and lowsin the upper 50s.


Sun

9/21

73/52Sunny. Highs in thelow 70s and lows inthe low 50s.


Des Moines73/52

Cedar Rapids71/48

Sioux City78/58

Creston74/52

Iowa At A Glance

Area CitiesCity Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond.Algona 72 51 pt sunny Davenport 71 51 mst sunny Marshaltown 71 48 pt sunnyAtlantic 75 54 mst sunny Des Moines 73 52 pt sunny Mason City 71 47 pt sunnyAubudon 75 54 mst sunny Dubuque 69 49 pt sunny Onawa 77 57 mst sunnyCedar Rapids 71 48 mst sunny Farmington 72 48 pt sunny Oskaloosa 71 49 pt sunnyCenterville 71 50 mst sunny Fort Dodge 72 52 pt sunny Ottumwa 71 49 mst sunnyClarinda 77 55 pt sunny Ft Madison 72 49 mst sunny Red Oak 76 54 mst sunnyClarion 72 49 pt sunny Guttenberg 70 49 mst sunny Sioux Center 74 56 mst sunnyClinton 69 48 pt sunny Keokuk 73 50 mst sunny Sioux City 78 58 mst sunnyCouncil Bluffs 76 56 mst sunny Lansing 70 48 mst sunny Spencer 72 54 pt sunnyCreston 74 52 mst sunny LeMars 76 57 mst sunny Waterloo 71 47 pt sunny

National CitiesCity Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond.Atlanta 81 59 sunny Houston 89 75 t-storm Phoenix 94 75 t-stormBoston 71 52 sunny Los Angeles 95 76 sunny San Francisco 72 58 mst sunnyChicago 68 51 mst sunny Miami 87 75 t-storm Seattle 78 58 mst sunnyDallas 92 75 cloudy Minneapolis 72 47 sunny St. Louis 72 56 mst sunnyDenver 87 57 sunny New York 73 57 sunny Washington, DC 77 61 mst sunny

Moon Phases

LastSep 16

NewSep 24

FirstOct 1

FullOct 8

UV IndexWed9/17

6

High

Thu9/18

6

High

Fri9/19

3

Moderate

Sat9/20

5

Moderate

Sun9/21

6

High

The UV Index is measured on a 0 -11 number scale, with a higher UVIndex showing the need for greaterskin protection.

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Corning: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., trea-surer’s office, Adams CountyCourthouse. Driving tests on Wednesday mornings by appointment.

Creston: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., trea-surer’s office, Union CountyCourthouse, 300 N. Pine St. Driving tests Wednesdays. Call 782-1710 for an appointment.

Greenfield: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., trea-surer’s office, Adair County Courthouse, 400 Public Square.

Mount Ayr: Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., trea-surer’s office, Ringgold County Courthouse, 109 W. Madison St.

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Southwest Iowa Dancers, 7 to 10 p.m., the Junction (Hwys 2 and 65) east of Leon. Homemade buffet for free will offering before dance.

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), 7:30 p.m. closed meeting, St. Malachy Rectory, 407 W. Clark St.

WednesdayTOPS 116, 9:30 a.m., United

Church of Christ (Congregational), 501 W. Montgomery St.

J.C. Penney former employees coffee, 9 a.m., The Windrow.

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) brown baggers 12x12 study, noon open meeting, St. Malachy Rectory, 407 W. Clark St. No smoking.

Friends Helping Friends Bereavement Support Group, 3 to 5 p.m., Prairie View Assisted Living private dining room, 1709 W. Prairie St.

Southwest Iowa Dancers Jam Session, 6 to 9 p.m., Chicken Inn, 3 miles west of Creston on Hwy 34.

ThursdaySuper 8 Club, 1 p.m., Regency

Park.Union County Historical

Society, 1:30 p.m., historical complex house, McKinley Park.

Celebrate Recovery (a Christ-centered 12-step program), 6 p.m., Crest Baptist Church, 1211 N. Poplar St.

Gambler’s Anonymous, 7 p.m., Assembly of God Church, 801 N. Fillmore St., Osceola.

Meetings Green Hills AEA Board

of Directors special meeting, noon today, conference call pursuant to Iowa Code Sec-tion 21.8.

Agenda includes: review Farragut and Hamburg Community School Districts’ petition to reorganize to as-sure that it conforms to the Green Hills AEA reorgani-zation plan.

— — — — — —Union County Emergency

Management Commission, 5:15 p.m. Wednesday, 208 W. Taylor St.

Agenda includes: claims; October and November meeting dates; coordinator’s report.

Births Greater Regional Medical Center

Desiree Banda and Guy Wilcox of Creston are par-ents of a son born Sept. 13, 2014. Aidan Charles Sal-vador Wilcox weighed 6 pounds, 11 ounces and was 19 3/4 inches long.

Grandparents are Salva-dor Banda of Creston, Kan-dra Swain of Ottumwa and Rhonda Vest of Harrison, Ark.

— — — — — —Amber Buchanan and

Zachery Chumbley of Cres-ton are parents of a daughter born Sept. 15, 2014. Cypress Lee Chumbley weighed 9 pounds, 15 ounces and was 21 inches long.

Grandparents are Brad and Bridgett Purscell and Dwight and Gena Chumb-ley, all of Creston.

Siblings are Jonathon, 9, Jaden, 8, Sage, 6, and Au-tumn, 3.

Police Kelley Sue Malone, 48,

403 W. Buckeye St., was charged with fifth-degree theft 10:45 a.m. Monday at Southern Prairie YMCA, 1201 W. Townline St.

According to a Creston Police report, officers were dispatched to Southern Prairie YMCA to speak with someone about her wallet being taken from her vehicle. Officers spoke with the victim, who said

her wallet was taken from the passenger side door. The victim said Malone was in the vehicle with her, and when she exited the vehicle, she took the wallet with ap-proximately $100 in cash. The victim said Malone then went to the bathroom, where the wallet was lo-cated, and the money was missing.

Malone was released on promise to appear.

— — — — — —Steven Dennis Richard-

son, 19, 412 1/2 N. Oak St., was charged on a Union County warrant for failure to appear 6:18 p.m. Monday at Hardee’s, 807 W. Taylor St.

Richardson was being held on $2,000 bond.

— — — — — —Jennifer Bruce, 1209 Jag-

uar Ave., reported her wal-let and $100 were taken from her vehicle while it was parked at Southern Prairie YMCA, 1201 W. Townline St., between 10:15 and 10:30 a.m. Monday.

Loss estimate is $130.Miscellaneous

Animal call, 3:49 a.m., Monday, East Adams Street.

Domestic dispute, 6:36 a.m., Monday, Luther Circle.

Traffic stop, 7:50 a.m., Monday, North Oak Street.

Animal call, 8:39 a.m., Monday, South Sumner Av-enue.

Theft, 10:32 a.m., Monday, West Townline Street.

Harassing communication, 12:25 p.m., Monday, North Pine Street.

Harassing communication, 12:27 p.m., Monday, North Elm Street.

Harassing communication, 2:41 p.m., Monday, North Pine Street.

Traffic hazard, 3:46 p.m., Monday, West Jefferson Street.

Traffic stop, 4:02 p.m., Mon-day, North Lincoln Street.

Talk to officer, 4:24 p.m., Monday, North Pine Street.


Accident, 4:39 p.m., Mon-day, Industrial Parkway.


Accident, 4:57 p.m., Mon-

day, Laurel Street.Traffic stop, 5:07 p.m.,

Monday, Industrial Parkway.Extra patrol, 5:11 p.m.,

Monday, North Cherry Street.

Warrant, 6:08 p.m., Mon-day, West Taylor Street.

Warrant, 6:10 p.m., Mon-day, West Taylor Street.

Traffic stop, 7:35 p.m., Monday, West Mills Street.

Traffic stop, 7:45 p.m., Monday, New York Avenue.

Fire Miscellaneous

Medical, 11:53 a.m., Fri-day, North Division Street.

Medical, 11:50 p.m., Satur-day, West Summit Street.

Medical, 4:48 a.m., Sun-day, North Sumner Avenue.

Medical, 6:25 a.m., Sun-day, Wyoming Avenue.

Medical, 3:56 a.m., today, Eagle Avenue.

Afton Police Miscellaneous

Traffic stop, 8:05 a.m., Sept. 8.

Nuisance abatement, 10:15 a.m., Sept. 8.

Animal call, 3:10 p.m., Sept. 9.

Talk to officer, 7:12 p.m., Sept. 9.

Traffic hazard, 8:02 p.m., Sept. 9.

Juvenile matter, 9:15 p.m., Sept. 9.

Ongoing criminal investi-gation, 2:35 p.m., Thursday.

Talk to officer, 3:44 p.m., Thursday.

Talk to officer, 11:47 a.m., Friday.

Talk to officer, 6:31 p.m., Friday.

Possible OWI, 11:43 p.m., Friday.

Suspicious vehicle, 12:13 a.m., Saturday.

Talk to officer, 7:27 p.m., Saturday.

Reckless driving, 7:43 p.m., Saturday.

Intoxicated person, 7:48 p.m., Saturday.

Parking complaint, 11:11 p.m., Saturday.

Traffic stop, 11:47 p.m., Saturday.

Disturbance, 1:19 a.m., Sunday.

Information, 1:47 p.m., Sunday.

Grain prices quoted at 10 a.m. today:

• Farmers Co-op, Creston:Corn — $3.30Soybeans — $12.19• Gavilon Grain:Corn — $3.30Soybeans — $11.80

LotteryIowa’s Pick 3: 1-5-7Hot Lotto Sizzler: 16-18-37-45-46 (2)

Parkinson Disease Support Group meeting Thursday

Creston Area Parkinson Disease Support Group will host an informational meeting 10 a.m. Thursday at Crest Baptist Church, 1211 N. Poplar St., Creston.

Keith Kroner of Medtron-ic will be speaking about deep brain stimulation, a

treatment option for Parkin-son’s Disease.

People with Parkinsons, caregivers and health care professionsals are welcome to attend these meetings.

For more information about these meetings, call Myra Spin-dler at 641-782-7521.

Taylor County Republican rally with Simon Conway Sunday

BEDFORD — Taylor County Republican Party will hold a rally Sunday at Lenox Community Cen-ter. The rally will begin at 4 pm. with an informal meet and greet with attending statewide and local candi-dates. Around 5 p.m., at-tendees may eat a meal of all-American grilled burg-ers, homegrown tomatoes, baked beans, coleslaw and brownies.

After the meal, attendees at the rally will have a con-versation with Des Moines’s WHO radio station talk show host, Simon Conway.

Conway, who was born in England and became

an American citizen seven years ago, hosts a conserva-tive talk show in the after-noons, Monday through Fri-day on radio station WHO 1040 am in Des Moines.

Taylor County GOP Chair Stan Mattes invites all interested Republicans to attend this rally.

“Come out and rally with Republican candidates while enjoying a thought-provoking conversation with Simon Conway,” said Mattes. “We have invited statehouse candidates from neighboring districts and are promoting the rally in sur-rounding counties.”

Tickets for the event may

be purchased in advance for $20 or $25 at the door. Children younger than vot-ing age may attend free with their parents.

Advanced tickets are available from any of the Taylor County Republican Central Committee mem-bers: Stan Mattes 712-523-3190, Dave Bredensteiner 712-438-0255, Linda Bauer 712-621-1578, Jim Hanson 712-621-2635, Ed Crum 515-338-0359, Lowree Crum 515-310-0109, Charles Am-brose 712-542-8766, Ken or Evonne Jennett 712-523-3233, Robert Cochran 641-333-2956 and Henry Lemke 712-303-7816.

Beginning genealogy workshop planned A beginning genealogy

workshop will be held 6 p.m. Monday at Gibson Memori-al Library. The workshop is sponsored by Union County

Genealogical Society.New and experienced ge-

nealogists are welcome to attend. For more informa-tion, call 641-782-4525.

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Iowa Public Information Board answers public record question Question: What police and sher-

iff’s records are open to the public and press?

Answer: Access to law enforce-ment records is spelled out in de-tail in an attorney general’s opin-ion, “Weeg to Holt,” 82-10-3. That opinion interprets Chapter 22.7(5), which provides public access to

“the date, time, specific location, and immediate facts and circum-stances surrounding a crime or in-cident.”

The opinion notes that a news reporter or citizen does not have to know about a crime or incident to obtain information about it. The request could be a general one, to

review the public record of police activities during the past 24 hours: “A citizen may request [Chapter 22.7(5)] information for a particu-lar day or time, or for any number of days or times. The request is not required to specify the particular criminal incident for which the in-formation is requested.”

Generally, the attorney general opinion calls for routine access to all “date, time, specific location and immediate facts and circum-stances” information, and the re-cord custodian carries “the burden of establishing facts necessary to withhold public records ...”

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exclusions listed in Iowa Code Sec-tion 22.7, the lawful custodian, a court or another person duly au-thorized to release the information can release records under this sec-tion. Note that other Iowa statutes and federal laws may exclude re-lease of certain information in law enforcement records.

Celebrate Constitution Week From Marjorie KinkadeCreston

The 227TH anniversary of the signing of the Constitution will be the week of Sept. 17-27. This great document, the cornerstone of our freedoms, was written to protect every American from the abuse of power by government. It is the old-est constitution still in active use in the world today, and it is the basic document of our republic. It pro-tects the individual liberties of all citizens through written law.

American colonists fought, sac-rificed and died to establish and preserve the freedoms now guar-anteed to us by the Constitution.

“We the people of the United

States, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish justice, in-sure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America”

These words, written 227 years ago, are the Preamble to our Con-stitution. This Constitution Week, Sept. 17-23, is celebrating the sign-ing of this important document. Read beyond the Preamble to un-derstand the structure of the three branches of the government of our representative government. Study the amendments and the Bill of Rights. Know your Constitution!

A big thank you goes out to Care Initiative, Hospice Care out of Greenfield From Jan LesanCreston

Betty Hobbs left us in August. It was her wish to stay at home and pass away. With the help from Hospice, Care Initiatives out of Greenfield, her wish was possible. Care Initiative nurses

came to the house and helped take care of her. These people were fantastic to work with. We cannot thank them enough for the care and support they gave Betty and her caregivers. We appreciated Care Initiatives, fine folks who help at a difficult time.

Letters to the editor

President Obama was denied playing privileges

HOLLYWOOD — Happy Tuesday, everybody, and God Bless America.

Bill Clinton and George W. Bush spoke onstage together at the Newseum in Washington Tuesday to launch a scholarship program. They have a great act. George W. Bush talks about the importance of faith and family for thirty minutes and then Bill Clinton delivers the rebutttal.

South Africa’s Olympic star Oscar Pistorious was found guilty of culpable homicide in the shooting death of his girlfriend model Reeva Steenkamp Friday. He admitted he accidentally shot her four times through the bath-room door. The judge sentenced him to five years in the NFL.

CBS opened Thursday’s NFL game with a lecture to men about spousal abuse. It’s over the top. San Diego Chargers linebacker Mante Teo was vid-eotaped shadow-boxing while he jogged on the beach Friday and the NFL suspended him six games for slugging his imaginary girlfriend.

Roger Goodell told CBS he never saw the video of Ray Rice hitting his fiancee but the cops said they sent the video to the NFL commissioner’s office last April. There’s an innocent ex-planation. The video got buried in a stack of other videos of NFL players doing illegal things.

NFL star Adrian Peterson was indicted for reckless and negli-gent injury to a child Friday. The

NFL’s had child abuse, spousal battery and a sexual assault suit in one week. The longer O.J. Simpson sits in prison, the less he looks like a criminal and the more he looks like a trailblazer.

The White House said Presi-dent Obama won’t be campaign-ing for Democratic U.S. Senate candidates in the South because it might hurt their chances to win. It’s the polls. President Obama’s latest approval numbers are so low that his new Secret Service code name is Congress.

President Obama went on prime time television on Wednes-day to announce the United States will lead an international coalition of nations to fight the terror groups in Iraq. The ratings were low. Most people switched off after a minute thinking they were watching a rerun.

President Obama was denied playing privileges at Winged Foot Golf Club in Westchester on Labor Day because the club didn’t want to inconvenience the members. So some good came out of it. The EPA just named Westchester as the site of Amer-ica’s new Strategic Gopher Re-serve.

U.S. News and World Report revealed that a federal judge has

halted Detroit’s bankrupcty pro-ceeding because a settlement’s near. That’s good news. Detroit is so broke that to raise money for municipal services the mayor is sending out e-mails claiming to be a Nigerian prince.

Senate Democrats vowed to take action to further ease the burden of college loans on U.S. college grads. The college loan program is helping to inspire a new generation of Americans. Forty percent of college kids in a new poll said when they gradu-ate they want to be loan sharks.

Princeton University released a survey Friday that demon-strates that falling in love and having sex makes you smarter. It’s really cyclical. Falling out of love and having no sex makes you stupid but the royalties you’ll earn from the country song you write about it make you rich.

Sarah Palin’s family was in-volved in a drunken brawl Tues-day at a snowmobile party in Alaska. The public loves their lowbrow antics. Sarah had just returned from campaigning for candidates in the Deep South, where she picked up the endorse-ment of Unplanned Parenthood.

The Mars Curiosity Rover fi-nally made it to Mt. Sharp Fri-day two years after a spacecraft landed the rover on the Red Planet. That’s the destination point. It took the Mars Curios-ity Rover two years to travel five miles, making it by far the fastest government project in existence.

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Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014ARIES (March 21 to April

19) Something very likely will interrupt your home scene today. Small appliances might break down, or minor break-ages could occur. Someone unexpected might knock on your door.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) This is a mildly accident-prone day, so pay attention to every-thing you say and do. Keep your eyes peeled. An accident most likely would occur due to distraction or lack of attention. (This can be prevented.)

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Keep an eye on your money today. You might find money; you might lose money. Guard your possessions against loss or theft. Stay on the ball to avoid regrets.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) You feel restless today, which is why you might impulsively do something different. You’re eager for adventure and thrills! (Good luck.)

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Today is a restless day. You can feel it in your bones. Don’t worry about this, because this is a fleeting influence that will be gone by tomorrow.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) A friend might surprise you today. Or perhaps, instead, you will

meet someone (probably a female) who is a real character. Either way, it’s not a boring day!

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Relations with authority fig-ures are a bit touchy today. Someone might say something that sets you off. Don’t take it personally, and don’t quit your day job.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Travel plans will be inter-rupted, delayed or changed today. Schedules for colleges and universities likely will be subject to change as well. Be aware of this.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Keep an eye on your bank account and issues regarding taxes, debt and shared property, because something unexpected could occur here today. Know what is happening, because informa-tion is power.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Relations with a partner or close friend might go side-ways in a New York minute today. Therefore, tread careful-

ly, because discussions, with females in particular, are sub-ject to disruptions and emo-tional reactions.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Computer crashes, power outages, canceled meetings and staff shortages are just some reasons your work day will be interrupted today. Be prepared for this.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Parents should be extra vigilant today, because this is a mildly accident-prone day for your children. Know what’s

happening at all times. Better safe than sorry.

YOU BORN TODAY You are persistent and tenacious, which is why you can often succeed after years of trying. (Never give up.) You are tough, logical and will fight for justice. People know you are reliable. This year will show promise for future growth and finan-cial accumulation in the next three years. Plan all expan-sions wisely and reduce your debt, but do not liquidate your assets.

Dear Heloise: With all the changes that are being made in health-insurance laws, you never know when you will be required to complete an ap-plication for new coverage. Most insurance companies re-quire years of HEALTH HIS-TORY.

My hint: Never trash or shred explanation of benefits from your insurance company. These are a timeline for when you’ve had every doctor visit, lab test, ER visit, surgery, etc., and you’ll easily be able to list them on the application. — El-len in Arkansas

A very good idea, and one that is worth doing! It can be bothersome to try to recall all major illnesses, etc. If you re-ceive a quarterly or year-end statement, keep these for sev-eral years, just in case. If some-one has a serious or ongoing illness, keep the paperwork, even if you need a file box! — Heloise

AIR-BAG POWDERDear Heloise: I am curious:

When an air bag deploys, what is the powder that gets every-where? — Nancy in Wyoming

Great question! We’ve all seen the movies and won-dered. Generally it’s just corn-starch or talcum powder so the air bag won’t stick together.

Some newer bags are manu-factured so they don’t need the powder. — Heloise

ENSURE RETURNDear Heloise: For over a

week, I was missing my black, small portfolio with important books and documents. After doing a lot of searching in my car and my home, I gave up on it. Today, when I opened the front door, I was surprised to see my missing portfolio on a chair by the door.

With it was a business card from the manager of a restau-rant, who must have so kindly dropped it off. I left it while dining, and the manager saw my name and mailing address taped on the portfolio.

It’s a good idea to stick a mailing label on cellphones, books, purses, etc., but also to write a phone number in case you leave or lose an item. If you are lucky, a good, honest and thoughtful person like the manager of the restaurant I ate in will contact you. — Eloisa in San Juan Capistrano, Calif.

HOMEMADE ICE PACKDear Heloise: There are

times when I don’t have enough ice packs for a cooler or one of the kid’s lunches, so I started making my own.

I use my vacuum sealer and cut vacuum bags to the size I need. Depending on how large or small I want to make an ice pack, I put ice cubes in the bag, vacuum-seal it and then let the ice cubes melt. Once melted, I place the flattened bags in the freezer and let them refreeze. Now it’s ready to use, just like a store-bought ice pack. — De-nise T. in Kentucky

ZIPPER PULLSDear Heloise: I have an-

other suggestion after reading your column about substitute zipper pulls. You also could use a paper clip, which you can purchase in different sizes and colors. — Barbara H., Lady Lake, Fla.

Send a money-saving or timesaving hint to Heloise, P.O. Box 795000, San Anto-nio, TX 78279-5000, or you can fax it to 1-210-HELOISE or email it to [email protected]. I can’t answer your letter personally but will use the best hints received in my column.

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CHAT MOBILITY HOBBY STOCKSPos. No. Driver Pts. 1 4 Jeremy Purdy 4622 21d Andy Davison 4123 17 Luke Ramsey 4104 75 Kurt Hansen 4035 7 Thomas Myers 3766 40x David Weeda 2847 92 Buck Schafroth 2368 33 Tim McCollum 2169 33VH Dusty Van Horn 21310 52 Jerry Richards 20011 20,12 Jeremy Auten 18712 104 Chris Bates 17013 71 Patrick Pellman 16214 72 Matt McAtee 14915 9 Curtis Gaunt 9816 32 Dillon Carlisle 9217 53 John Sandbothe 8018 70 Todd Schmitt 7819 29,7X Kiel Brittain 6420 79 Ryan Sutter 5821 12G Jeremy Ribbey 5822 15A,15 Joshua Adkins 4423 18 Joe Murphy 4024 7C Chad LeGere 3025 3A Austin Luellen 2826 22R Bill Richards 2227 93 Randy Anderson 2028 68+1 Blain Petersen 2029 22 Jim Tull 1830 78 Dean Richards 1431 45 Josh Cook 1032 2M Corey Madden 1033 70W Jerod Weston 834 54 Cade Oglesbee 835 55 Jason Fusselman 2

POET BIOREFINING MODIFIEDSPos. No. Driver Pts. 1 70 Jesse Dennis 4922 71 Jeff James 3523 43 Brian Foote 3304 36t Jeff Wiggins 3275 V31 Todd Van Eaton 3226 2 John Davis 3017 22 Keven Parman 2968 68+1 Blain Petersen 2449 13h Eric Hanna 20210 10J Josh Cooper 20011 43D Daniel Foote 18412 56S Russell Stewart 15813 11 Ryan Peckham 13914 18A,21 Ryan Schaffer 11515 73 Cody Bristow 8616 14 TJ Patterson 7617 83 Ben Wolverton 7418 33 Kirby Stiens 5419 11X Matt Herring 5420 3F Cole Ferguson 5221 90 Andy Miller 3822 38 Brad Bergren 3423 15 Cody Hillgartner 3024 89 Josh Most 2825 77 Dustin Jarillo 2426 56 Chris Spieker 1827 33 Ryan Stiens 1628 1 Brian Perdue 1429 17 Jon Plowman 830 14J Jeffrey Jones 631 2t Josh True 2

STALKER CHEVROLET B MODSPos. No. Driver Pts. 1 17 Jon Plowman 5492 86j Jerod Weston 4133 5 Josh Sink 3764 68+1 Blain Petersen 3425 0 Shawn Kralik 3416 11J Darrin Hardisty 3327 92 David Schafroth 2788 13 Troy Fudge 2469 23 Dusti Carlisle 19510 98 Bret Sheppard 18411 16A Bryce Allen 16812 3C Andrew Clark 16813 21 Cody Werner 13814 11 Matt Herring 122

15 33 Ron Thompson 11416 14 Dustin Jarillo 11217 10J Josh Cooper 10818 2 Brett Sink 10019 88 Dustin Sheppard 9220 99K Kody Havens 8621 76 David Orr 8222 3 Kenny Champ 7023 72 Ed Hamilton 6424 16L Lenny Campbell 5825 51X Matt Webb 5626 33R DJ Robinson 5227 38R Ralph Risius 3628 3L Clint Luellen 3429 9 Levi Plowman 3230 6 Ryan Jenkins 2831 57S Jeff Wiggins 2632 B00K Dylan Book 2433 91 Eddie Schwope Jr 2234 5D Devyn Peterson 1435 16B Brenton Stephenson 1236 57S David Schwartz 1037 1T Anthony Attanasio 838 9 Kenny Darnold 839 8H Troy Hardisty 640 16X Nate Lewis 641 23X Dillon Carlisle 442 88X Ed Sheppard 243 97 Eddie Schwope III 244 14 Christine Jarillo 2

NORTHLAND OIL PRO STOCKSPos. No. Driver Pts. 1 83 Greg Miller 3152 3 Joe Zadina 3063 0 Tony Hardisty 2954 37d Brad Derry 2845 38 Craig Garner 2246 2 Kevin Sharp 1637 M36 Clay Mercer 1428 28c Jake Christensen 1389 14 Chad Helvie 12410 42 David Nail, Jr 11011 10 James Carroll 9612 96 Jason Rold 9413 555 Barry Sandeman 4414 83j AJ Miller 2815 35 Blake Henry 2016 7 Tom Steinbach 1817 55 Steve Churchill 1818 89 Gary Henson 1419 31 Nick Woodward 1220 7H Adam Hensel 1221 69c Cody Clark 822 77 Glen Hoyt 223 68 Jeremy Swanson 2

COORS LIGHT LATE MODELSPos. No. Driver Pts. 1 56 Chris Spieker 3772 15 Jason OBrien 3723 2h John Hampel 2554 9F Fred Miller III 2255 8 Sterling Perkins 2246 8D Daulton Maassen 2067 33 Paul Glendenning 2008 Z62 Justin Zeitner 1729 62 Leon Zeitner 16710 13jr Colton Leal 12811 12 Trenton Jackson 12012 4K Josh Krug 11713 32 Dave Carlisle 10814 24X Billy Leighton Jr. 10215 13 Michael Leal 10216 53 Andrew Kosiski 8817 10C Justin Cooper 8018 4 JC Wyman 6019 26JR Corey Zeitner 5820 65 Jon Binning 3021 82 Robbie Anderson 2422 92 Josh Most 2223 26 Mel Zeitner 2024 37 Randy Foote 1825 25 Brad Perdue 1626 70 Kevin Hamele 1227 99 Matt Breeden 828 76 Al Zeitner 629 88 Tom Perkins 2


Champions crowned at Adams County Speedway By BURTON HEATONAdams Co. Speedway

CORNING — Five track champions were crowned on a cool September evening that brought the 2014 NAS-CAR Whelen All-American Series to a close at the Ad-ams County Speedway. The 17th annual NAPA Tradi-tion on Saturday will bring the season to a close.Late models

In the evening’s final fea-ture race, it was Chris Spiek-er and Jason O’Brien facing off for a winner-takes-all battle, as they started side by side in row five, tied for the Coors Light late model point lead. By lap six, Spiek-er had moved to the lead with O’Brien close behind in second.

For 10 laps O’Brien tried to get around to the lead, but when contact was made coming out of turn two causing Spieker to spin and bring out the caution flag, it was both drivers being sent to the back. Only three laps later the two had moved back to the front with Spiek-er hanging on for win num-ber seven and another track championship. Sterling Perkins, John Hampel and Daulton Maassen rounded out the top five.

O’Brien came back just a few minutes later to win the late model King of the Hill by besting both Perkins and Maassen in the brackets.Modifieds

There was no suspense in the Poet Biorefining modi-fieds as Jesse Dennis had the championship tied up several weeks ago. Dennis’ 10 wins and 15 top five fin-ishes in 16 nights were the class of the division.

This week Dennis would settle for a fourth place fin-ish as Jeff Wiggins and Kev-en Parman battled for the win. The race came down to a green – white – checker shootout, which extended the 18 lap feature one extra lap. While Parman had lead the bulk of the race from his outside front row start, Wig-gins had come off a dismal heat race performance and had to work his way from 14th to get the win.

Jeff James took home second place in the point battle behind Dennis, with Brian Foote third and Wig-gins moving into fourth with the bonus points for the win propelling him ahead of Todd Van Eaton.Pro stock

Eight-time track cham-pion Greg Miller dodged a

bullet hanging on to capture the title, while his car sat in the pits for the bulk of the fea-ture race. Transmis-sion prob-lems side-lined him early in the race, opening the door for Joe Zadina to overcome the 15 point lead Miller had car-ried into the evening.

Zadina’s hopes for the championship went out the window with just three laps to go, when he lost control trying to wrest the lead away from leader, and even-tual winner, Brad Derry. A second place finish for Zadi-na (who eventually finished seventh) would have provid-ed the margin he needed to overtake Miller.

Derry picked up win num-ber three for the season, followed by Tony Hard-isty, Craig Garner, and AJ Miller. Hardisty and Derry ended the season third and fourth in points behind Mill-er and Zadina.B-modified

In the Stalker Chevro-let b-mods, Jon Plowman ended one of the most dominating seasons ever

seen at ACS by capturing win number 11 in 16 starts. The win solidified his hold on the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Divi-sion 3 national champion-ship. Plowman will join four other national champions in Charlotte, N.C. on Dec. 12 for the awards ceremony.

Following Plowman at the checkers was Kody Havens,

Blain Petersen, and Jerod Weston. Weston took home second in the division point battle with Josh Sink third and Petersen fourth.Hobby stock

Back to back champi-onship trophies will now grace the mantle at Jeremy Purdy’s Bedford home fol-lowing win number four this week. Purdy needed only to

start the race to lock in the championship, but racing to win is in Purdy’s nature.

Luke Ramsey led the first half of the feature, as Purdy worked his way to the front. The two put on a tremen-dous side by side battle with Purdy eventually pulling away to win by a margin of less than one second. Kurt Hansen, Andy Davison and Tom Myers filled out the top five. Davison, Ramsey and Hansen also followed Purdy in the point battle.NAPA Tradition

The 2014 race season will finish with a bang on Sat-urday with the 17th annual NAPA Tradition at ACS. One of the largest single-day shows in the state will feature stock cars and modi-fied racing for $1,500 to win, while hobby stocks and b-mods race for $1,000 to win. The racing starts early with grandstands opening at 4 p.m., and racing action at 5:30. See www.acspeedway.com for details.

Contributed photo by LINDA FREEMANJesse Dennis of Corning is 2014 Poet Biorefining Modified track champion and 2014 King of the Hill.

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Big 12 honorsAMES — Iowa State

took home two of the three Big 12 Player of the Week honors on Monday, following the win over Iowa on Saturday.

Kicker Cole Netten is the Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week. Net-ten made both of his field goal attempts, including the game-winning 42-yard attempt with two sec-onds left. He also made a career-long 47-yard field goal in the first half.

Cyclones defensive end Cory Morrissey is the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week. Morrissey had a career-high seven tackles, three tackles for loss and two sacks. He has a team-high 3.5 sacks this season.Eagles rally

I N D I A N A P O L I S — With Nick Foles at quarterback and LeSean McCoy and Darren Sp-roles in the backfield, the Philadelphia Eagles are never out of the game. They proved it again on Monday night.

Foles threw a tying touchdown pass with 3:25 to go, and then set up Cody Parkey for the win-ning 36-yard field goal as time expired, lifting Phila-delphia to a 30-27 win at the Indianapolis Colts.

Sproles had seven re-ceptions for 152 yards to go along with a touch-down run as the Eagles (2-0) won their first game on the road for the sixth consecutive season.

Philadelphia, which stormed back from a 17-0 halftime deficit to beat Jacksonville 34-17 in Week 1, also became the fourth team in the last 30 years to win consecutive games in which it trailed by 14 or more points in the 2nd half, according to STATS.More allegations

HOUSTON — Adrian Peterson, already facing felony charges in Texas for child abuse, was ac-cused in a separate inci-dent involving another son who was 4 years old, KHOU-TV in Houston has reported.

They’re allegations the Minnesota Vikings run-ning back’s lawyer says were unfounded and more than a year old.

The CBS affiliate KHOU cited text messag-es that reportedly include a photo of the son with an apparent head wound covered by bandages.

Peterson was indicted by a grand jury on charges of reckless or negligent injury to a child on Fri-day. The prosecution was aware of the June 2013 incident, a source famil-iar with the case told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.

Peterson, who apolo-gized in a statement Mon-day for “the hurt I have brought to my child,” also said he will testify in court that he did not intend to harm his son and said he is “without a doubt, not a child abuser.”

The Houston TV sta-tion reported the mother of the 4-year-old — from a different mother than the child he stands charged with abusing — filed a re-port with Child Protective Services but no charges were brought.

Panthers compete well at ‘mini-state meet’By SCOTT VICKERCNA sports editor • [email protected]

HUXLEY — A grand total of 12 ranked teams competed here Monday evening at the Ballard In-vitational, a meet that has been called a “mini-state meet.”

In the Class A/B com-bined varsity races, there were 10 ranked boys run-ners from Class 3A and 11 ranked girls runners from Class 3A.

That gave the Creston cross country teams some solid competition to face.

The Panther girls fin-ished fourth out of 10 teams in Class B, while the boys placed fifth out of 10 teams in Class B.

“The purpose of being up there was the competi-tion,” Creston head coach Pat Schlapia said. “It was a mini-state meet.”

The Panthers didn’t back away from the tough com-petition.

On the boys side, front-

runners Cooper McDer-mott and Jay Wolfe f in i shed fifth and seventh, r e s p e c -t i v e l y . B o t h r u n n e r s f in i shed ahead of the top runner in Class A.

McDermott crossed the line in 16:55, with Wolfe following in 17:07.

Gilbert’s Thomas Pol-lard, who owns the fastest 3,200 meter time on the track in Iowa history, won the race in 15:43. Luke Kohut-Jackson of Ballard finished third in 16:33.

“We saw Kohut-Jackson last week at Greene Coun-ty and we wanted another shot at him,” Schlapia said. “We wanted a shot at all of them. Those boys did a fantastic job. It’s nice to see those boys go after the top ones in the state.”

Senior Brant Hudson finished 38th in 19:48, fol-

lowed by junior Nick Walsh in 20:25 for 49th place and sophomore Isaac Wignall rounded out the team scor-ing by placing 50th in 20:34.

Kyle Jennett ran 20:50 for 51st place and Dylan Linch finished 57th in 21:46.

Sophomore Ben Irr was once again held out with injury.

“With Gilbert and Bal-lard, the quality of teams we had, the boys finished fifth, nipping Nevada by one point,” Schlapia said. “Even not at full strength, that was awesome to see the boys compete. That’s just going to be an ongoing process for us through the season of wanting to close the gaps.”Girls

On the girls side, Maria Mostek notched another top 10 performance, fin-ishing sixth in the Class B competition.

The Panther senior crossed the finish line in

CNA photo by SCOTT VICKERCreston sophomore Rachel Shepherd leads a pack of runners as they crest a hill about 1.5 miles into the 4K varsity girls Class A/B race at the Ballard Invitational on Monday. Shepherd finished 44th in 18:53 for the Panthers.

Wolverines make statement at Ballard

By SCOTT VICKERCNA sports editor • [email protected]

HUXLEY — Nodaway Valley head cross country coach Darrell Burmeister said his young boys team felt slighted when the most recent set of state rankings came out last week.

The Wolverines were ranked 11th in Class 1A by the Iowa Track Coaches Association, despite having posted the best one through five average time in Class 1A.

Monday evening, the Wolverines showed up at the Ballard Invitational looking to prove something.

And that’s exactly what they did, as they placed all five scoring runners in the top seven of the Class D competition. In the com-bined Class C/D race, Nod-

away Valley’s five scoring runners were in the top 10.

Nodaway Valley scored 23 team points, finishing 41 points ahead of second-place Ogden.

The Wolverine boys would have won the Class C team competition, fin-ished runner-up to Gilbert in Class B and would have finished third in Class A to Pella and Dallas Center-Grimes.

Sophomore Shane Breheny led the way for Nodaway Valley, finishing second in Class D, running 17:35 over the 5K course. Sophomore Brayten Funke took third in 17:50.

Juniors Nate Venteicher and Heath Downing fin-ished fifth and sixth, fol-lowed by freshman Brycen

CNA photo by SCOTT VICKERNodaway Valley sophomores Shane Breheny (left) and Brayten Funke (right) cruise along the first mile of the course Monday night in the Class C/D varsity boys 5K race at the Ballard Invitational. Nodaway Valley won the Class D boys team competition with 23 points, 41 points ahead of second-place Ogden.

Spartans 1-3 in Marshalltown tourney

MARSHALLTOWN — Southwestern went 1-3 last weekend at the Tiger Invi-tational volleyball tourna-ment hosted by Marshall-town Community College.

The Spartans competed well Friday in a couple of losses. Neosho (Mo.) edged Southwestern 30-28, 25-21, 20-25, 21-25, 15-11 and Allen Community Col-lege (Kan.) won 21-25, 25-23, 25-20, 25-13.

On Saturday, Southwest-ern defeated Graceland JV 25-21, 20-25, 27-29, 25-20, 15-10 after falling to Fort Scott (Kan.), 25-14, 25-21, 25-16.

Carmen Subbert s m a c k e d 25 kills in the five-set vic-tory over G r a c e -land. Bai-ley Pres-ton had 36 setting assists and the defense was led by 14 digs each by Sub-bert and Natali Donahue.

“We played some good games last weekend,” SWCC coach Ting Liu said. “There were a couple of games that we only lost by two points. I think we did a good job on defense, and we need to keep work-ing on our serving and re-ceiving.”

Southwestern, now 3-13 overall and 1-2 in league play, gets back into confer-ence competition Wednes-day in a road trip to Fort Dodge to take on the na-tion’s ninth-ranked team, Iowa Central. The Tritons are 10-6 overall and 1-1 in the conference.

Neosho CC 3, SWCC 2Attacks (kills) — Carmen

Subbert 16, Brusha Cobbs 14, Madison Walston 8, Bailey Preston 7, Mikayla Prott 6.

Blocks (solo-assists) — Prott 1-3, Subbert 0-2, Preston 0-2, Walston 0-1.

Digs — Cobbs 20, Kirsten Anderson 15, Subbert 13, Natali Donahue 12, Prott 8, Preston 7.

Serving (aces) — Donahue 1, Anderson 1.

Allen CC 3, SWCC 1Attacks (kills) — Subbert 15,

Cobbs 11, Walston 8, Preston 5.Blocks (solo-assists) —

Preston 1-3, Walston 0-2, Subbert 0-1.

Digs — Cobbs 16, Subbert 14, Donahue 12, Anderson 7, Preston 6.

Serving (aces) — Donahue 5, Subbert 2, Anderson 1.

Fort Scott CC 3, SWCC 0Attacks (kills) — Subbert 9,

Cobbs 5, Preston 4, Walston 3.Blocks (solo-assists) —

Preston 0-1.Digs — Donahue 9, Anderson

7, Preston 3, Cobbs 3, Walston 2.

Serving (aces) — Donahue 1.SWCC 3, Graceland JV 2

Attacks (kills) — Subbert 25, Walston 11, Prott 9, Preston 5.

Blocks (solo-assists) — Prott 1-3, Subbert 0-2, Walston 0-2, Erin Coker 0-1, Preston 0-1.

Digs — Subbert 14, Donahue 14, Cobbs 12, Preston 9, Prott 6, Coker 5.

Serving (aces) — Donahue 2, Prott 1, Preston 1, Subbert 1.

Setting (assists) — Preston 36.

Winterset JV tops Panthers, 35-14WINTERSET — The

Winterset JV pulled away in the second half to de-feat Creston/O-M 35-14 Monday night, dropping the Panthers to 1-2 for the season.

Seth Thompson was 10-of-17 passing for Creston/O-M for 109 yards and two touchdowns to Brody Frain. Kole Lovely led the rushing at-tack with 11 yards on 26 carries.

Defensively, Cameron Leith had eight tackles and Cody Crawford added

seven, including a quar-terback sack.

“for the most part we played a pretty good game tonight,” Creston/O-M coach Kevin Cooper said. “We were tied at halftime, and they just got away from us for a couple pos-session in the third and fourth quarters and that was the difference in the game. They had a very nice running back and we struggled with our con-tainment. Hopefully we can fix a few things and get better next week.”

Greene County plays Creston/O-M next Mon-day at Panther Field.

Rushing — Kole Lovely 26-111.

Passing — Seth Thomp-son 10-17-2 for 109 yards (2 TDs).

Receiving — Brandon Jones 2-43, Brody Frain 2-32 (2 TDs).

Tackles — Cameron Leith 8, Cody Crawford 7, Tom Steinbach 5, Joey Huntington 3.

Sacks — Crawford 1.Fumble recoveries —

Tom Steinbach 1.

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Junior varsityCLARINDA — Cres-

ton placed second at the Clarinda JV Volleyball Tournament Saturday.

Creston beat CAM, Clarinda and Bedford in two straight sets to set up a championship match against Clarinda. After Creston won the opening set, 21-15, Clarinda took consecutive wins of 21-11 and 16-14 for the victory.

“Our girls didn’t lose all day until the champion-ship match and then lost to a team we have already beat twice this year,” said Creston JV coach Jessie McClellan. “There were a lot of plays in the cham-pionship match where I know we had the physi-cal capabilities, but we weren’t making good

choices and it cost us the game. We have a lot of tal-ent. These girls scrimmage with the starting varsity girls every day in practice, so I know they can do it. They just have to have the mindset that we are going to win at all times.”

Pool play — Creston def. CAM 21-8, 21-10; Creston def. Clarinda 21-15, 24-22; Creston def. Bedford 21-6, 21-14.

Consolation — CAM def. Bedford 16-21, 21-6, 15-13.

Championship — Clarinda def. Creston 15-21, 21-11, 16-14.

Records — 1. Clarinda 3-1; 2. Creston 3-1; 3. CAM 1-3; 4. Bedford 1-3.

FreshmenCLARINDA — Cres-

ton went 1-3 in placing third at the Clarinda 9th Grade Volleyball Tourna-ment Saturday.

Red Oak edged Creston in the opening match, 2-1,

by taking the final set 15-12. Shenandoah and Clar-inda then beat the Pan-thers in straight sets.

In the consolation match, the Panthers de-feated Shenandoah 21-18, 8-21, 15-5.

“We were our own worst enemy in the sec-ond and third matches. We struggled in serve re-ceive,” said Creston coach Mike McCabe. “The kids ended the day on a posi-tive note by taking the third-place match.”

Red Oak defeated Clar-inda for the champion-ship.

Pool play — Red Oak def. Creston 18-21, 21-7, 15-12; Shenandoah def. Creston 21-17, 21-15; Clarinda def. Creston 21-17, 21-14.

Consolation — Creston def. Shenandoah 21-18, 8-21, 15-5.

Championship — Red Oak def. Clarinda 21-15, 21-19.

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16:02.“This was her fourth race

at Ballard, and I think this is by far her s t rongest race yet at Bal lard ,” S c h l a -pia said. “She was so close to getting under 16. That’s one of her goals. She’s going to get that.”

Madison Hance in 25th and Jessica Beatty in 30th were able to cut the gap on Mostek a little, but Schlapia said they’ll still need to con-tinue closing the gap. Lexie Little finished 36th in 18:13.

Rachel Shepherd rounded out the team scoring, run-ning 18:53 for 44th place. Maddie Skarda and Madi-son Callahan both ran 19:10, finishing 47th and 48th, re-spectively.

Senior Raegen Smith paced the Panther JV, run-ning 18:17 for 14th place.

The Panther girls finished fourth out of 10 schools, finishing behind Class 3A

ranked teams Gilbert (first) and Humboldt (ninth), as well as Ballard.

“One reason we go that far is for the competition,” Schlapia said. “This gives us something to look at, some-thing to shoot for now. In-dividually, we’ve seen some outstanding things. Team wise, it’s still a work in prog-ress.”

Creston returns to ac-tion Thursday at Winterset, where the middle school girls will kick off action at 4:30 p.m., followed by mid-dle school boys at 4:50. All high school girls run at 5:10 and all high school boys run at 5:30.

BALLARD INVITATIONALCLASS B

GIRLS TEAM SCORES1. Gilbert 24, 2. Ballard 48, 3.

Humboldt 69, 4. Creston 141, 5. ADM 160, 6. Bondurant-Farrar 173, 7. Madrid 188, 8. Nevada 199, 9. Saydel 240, 10. Clarke 247.

INDIVIDUAL RESULTSLeaders — 1. Abby Kohut-

Jackson, Ballard, 14:51; 2. Grace Gibbons, Gilbert, 15:04; 3. Carly Rahn, Gilbert, 15:42; 4. Karli Rastetter, Gilbert, 15:45; 5. Maddie Kampen, Humboldt, 15:47; 6. Maria Mostek, Creston, 16:02; 7. Livvy Hampton, Gilbert, 16:28; 8. Maggie pollard, Gilbert, 16:28; 9. Summer McVicker, Ballard, 16:42; 10. Kate Curran, Humboldt, 16:45.

Creston — 6. Maria Mostek, 16:02; 25. Madison Hance, 17:49;

30. Jessica Beatty, 17:59; 36. Lexie Little, 18:13; 44. Rachel Shepherd, 18:53; 47. Maddie Skarda, 19:10; 48. Madison Callahan, 19:10.

Creston JV — 14. Raegen Smith, 18:17; 37. Savannah Hartman, 19:15; 43. Danielle Castillo, 19:23; 44. Angela Drey, 19:29; 55. Jordan Moreland, 19:46; 60. Cora Green, 19:49; 63. Amber Castillo, 19:52; 67. Jenna Hayes, 19:55; 71. Micah McCutchan, 20:00; 126. Ann Waigand, 21:35; 140. Sydney Suiter, 21:51; 148. Caitlyn Clayton, 21:57; 197. Alyssa Trembly, 23:39.

BOYS TEAM SCORESCLASS B

1. Gilbert 26, 2. Ballard 73, 3. Saydel 82, 4. Bondurant-Farrar 128, 5. Creston 149, 6. Nevada 150, 7. Humboldt 159, 8. ADM 220, 9. Madrid 229, 10. Clarke 263.

INDIVIDUAL RESULTSLeaders — 1. Thomas Pollard,

Gilbert, 15:43; 2. Wesley Greder, Gilbert, 16:20; 3. Luke Kohut-Jackson, Ballard, 16:33; 4. Bradley Richard, Gilbert, 16:44; 5. Cooper McDermott, Creston, 16:55; 6. Casey Roberts, Saydel, 16:58; 7. Jay Wolfe, Creston, 17:07; 8. David Parker, Saydel, 17:48; 9. Owen Whitham, Gilbert, 17:58; 10. Will Greder, Gilbert, 18:06.

Creston — 5. Cooper McDermott, 16:55; 7. Jay Wolfe, 17:07; 38. Brant Hudson, 19:48; 49. Nick Walsh, 20:25; 50. Isaac Wignall, 20:34; 51. Kyle Jennett, 20:50; 57. Dylan Linch, 21:46.

Creston JV — 72. Cody Wagner, 20:48; 149. Trey Gift, 22:21; 156. Cade Vicker, 22:29; 170. Tyler Helm, 22:45; 228. Patrick Normandeau, 23:59; 243. Travis Purdy, 24:14; 318. Elijah Johnson, 28:45.

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Wallace in seventh place. All three runners finished between 18:00 and 18:03.

The one through five split for the Wolverines was just 28 seconds.

Orient-Macksburg, which placed 11th in the team standings, was led by Jesse Johnson’s 25th-place finish. Johnson crossed the line in 19:49.

For the Nodaway Valley girls, junior Destiny Scar finished fifth in 16:40.

BALLARD INVITATIONALCLASS D

GIRLS TEAM SCORES1. Panorama 23, 2. BCLUW

82, 3. Colfax-Mingo 93, 4. Earlham 99, 5. Lynnville-Sully

105, 6. South Hamilton 118, 7. Colo-Nesco 191, 8. Pleasantville 222.

INDIVIDUAL RESULTSLeaders — 1. Hannah

Appleseth, Panorama, 15:55; 2. Devyn Kemble, Panorama, 15:55; 3. Dakota Hostetter, Colfax-Mingo, 16:20; 4. Bri Hoffman, Panorama, 16:20; 5. Destiny Scar, Nodaway Valley, 16:40; 6. Kristen Weber, Earlham, 16:49; 7. Becca Steckelberg, BCLUW, 16:54; 8. Meredith Olson, Panorama, 17:31; 9. Amelia Tonner, BCLUW, 17:28; 10. Mykenzie Olson, Panorama, 17:31.

Nodaway Valley — 5. Destiny Scar, 16:40.

BOYS TEAM SCORESCLASS D1. Nodaway Valley 23, 2.

Ogden 64, 3. Panorama 98, 4. Earlham 128, 5. South Hamilton 147, 6. BCLUW 183, 7. Colo-Nesco 185, 8. Lynnville-Sully 185, 9. Pleasantville 192, 10. Orient-Macksburg, 238, 11.

Colfax-Mingo 293.INDIVIDUAL RESULTSLeaders — 1. Trey

Thompson, Ogden, 17:13; 2. Shane Breheny, Nodaway Valley, 17:35; 3. Brayten Funke, Nodaway Valley, 17:50; 4. Andrew Stumbo, Ogden, 17:56; 5. Nate Venteicher, Nodaway Valley, 18:00; 6. Heath Downing, Nodaway Valley, 18:01; 7. Brycen Wallace, Nodaway Valley, 18:03; 8. Sam Bassett, Panorama, 18:19; 9. Evan Klicker, Ogden, 18:31; 10. Steven Cutler, Colo-Nesco, 18:33.

Nodaway Valley — 2. Shane Breheny, 17:35; 3. Brayten Funke, 17:50; 5. Nate Venteicher, 18:00; 6. Heath Downing, 18:01; 7. Brycen Wallace, 18:03; 22. Skyler Rawlings, 19:45; 24. Matthew Dickinson, 19:47.

Orient-Macksburg — 25. Jesse Johnson, 19:49; 44. Cameron Walker, 21:03; 55. Owen Hensley, 21:53; 60. Morgan Spurrier, 22:30; 62. Keaton Wambold, 22:50.

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Panorama 28,SW Valley 0

CORNING — Gabe Richey hauled in two touch-down passes and Gavin Richey rushed for a touch-down to lead Panorama to a 28-0 victory over Southwest Valley Friday.

The Panthers’ defense also contributed, as Levi Leiferman had two of the team’s three interceptions, including one returned for a 39-yard touchdown.

Jerad Shires and Gun-nar McCuen each rushed for 41 yards for Southwest Valley (1-2). Tony Kluecke, Blake Haidsaik and Sammy Ritchie each had 10 tackles.

The Timberwolves travel to Underwood Friday.

Panorama 28, SW Valley 0Individual leaders

Rushing: SWV - Jerad Shires 6-41, Gunnar McCuen 8-41, Chance Cobb 6-28, Tyler Bissell 4-6. P - Gavin Richey 14-42, Trent Sloss 6-24, Gabe Richey 12-23, Aaron Klinge 4-20, Matt Webner 1-14, Tyler VanHouten 2-11.

Passing: SWV - Chance

Cobb 3-11 for 49 yards; Gunnar McCuen 2-2 for 9 yards. P - Aaron Klinge 2-6 for 55 yards; Gavin Richey 5-7 for 40 yards.

Receiving: SWV - Gunnar McCuen 1-38, Chance Cobb 2-9, Scott Vanderhoof 1-8, Tyler Bissell 1-3. P - Levi Leiferman 2-56, Gabe Richey 3-38, Matt Webner 1-4.

Tackles (solo-assists): SWV - Tony Kluecke 8-2, Sammy Ritchie 9-1, Blake Haidsaik 9-1, Tyler Bissell 5-2, Gunnar McCuen 7-0, Ryan Carlson 5-1, Clint Mullin 4-0, Jerad Shires 4-0. P - Wilson Solorzano 10-1, Gavin Richey 5-6, Gave Richey 7-1, Dalton Bennett 6-1.

Interceptions: P - Levi Leiferman 2, Aaron Klinge 1.

Friday’s scoresA-H-S-T, Avoca 12, Clarinda 8Adair-Casey 71, Northeast

Hamilton 28Albia 48, Pella Christian 20Atlantic 7, Glenwood 6Audubon 48, Griswold 28Bedford 48, Southeast Warren

6Carlisle 14, Norwalk 7Carroll 49, Webster City 35Carroll Kuemper 62, West

Central Valley, Stuart 0Chariton 52, Saydel 26Coon Rapids-Bayard 41,

Guthrie Center 7Creston-Orient-Macksburg 42,

Winterset 34Dallas Center-Grimes 7, ADM,

Adel 6Des Moines Christian 22,

Central Decatur, Leon 14Earlham 20, Nodaway Valley,

Greenfield 19East Mills 44, Nishnabotna 0East Sac County 23, Southeast

Valley 8East Union, Afton 60, Murray

23Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 47,

River Valley, Correctionville 6

Fremont Mills, Tabor 51, Sidney 12

Greene County 21, Algona 6IKM-Manning 38, Treynor 14Lamoni 80, Harmony,

Farmington 6Lenox 66, Essex 12Lewis Central 24, Harlan 7Logan-Magnolia 42, Council

Bluffs St. Albert 0Melcher-Dallas 54, Twin

Cedars, Bussey 12Mount Ayr 63, Clarinda

Academy 22North Polk, Alleman 40,

Clarke, Osceola 0

Panorama, Panora 28, Southwest Valley, Corning 0

Pella 61, Oskaloosa 6Pleasantville 34, Martensdale-

St. Marys 8Red Oak 32, Shenandoah 27Sioux City Heelan 46, Denison-

Schleswig 16Stanton 70, CAM, Anita 12Underwood 35, Missouri

Valley 26Wayne, Corydon 72, Moravia

32Woodward-Granger 28,

Interstate 35,Truro 7

Greene County Invite

JEFFERSON — Orient-Macksburg finished 11th out of 12 teams here on Thurs-day at the Greene County Invite, scoring 281 team points in Class A. The Bull-dogs were just edged out by Exira/EHK for 10th place, with 272 points.

Junior Jesse Johnson paced the Bulldogs by plac-ing 45th in 20:33.34. Sopho-more Cameron Walker finished 60th in 21:10.92, fol-lowed by senior Seth White in 65th, running 21:29.18.

Sophomore Owen Hens-ley ran 22:02.40 for 76th place. Sophomore Keaton Wambold rounded out the

team scoring, finishing 98th in 23:21.20.

Junior Morgan Spurrier ran 23:30.98 for 100th. Soph-omore Triston Davidson ran 24:14.77 for 110th.Red Oak Invite

RED OAK — Southwest Valley finished sixth in the boys competition and seventh in the girls team standings here on Monday at the Red Oak Invite.

Junior Kendra Top as the top placewinner for the Timberwolves, finishing 19th in the girls race, run-ning 19:00.78.

Trevor Sorensen and Connor Haggerty paced the Southwest Valley boys, finishing 29th and 30th, re-

spectively in 21:21.80 and 22:00.15.

RED OAK INVITEGIRLS

Team standings — 1. Harlan 47, 2. Griswold 49, 3. Atlantic 75, 4. Red Oak 91, 5. Glenwood 119, 6. Clarinda 176, 7. Southwest Valley 179, 8. Bedford 198.

Southwest Valley — 19. Kendra Top, 19:00.78; 40. Elizabeth Herzberg, 21:06.52; 42. Darien Keefe, 21:58.24; 43. Diana Berggren, 21:58.75; 45. Renee Williams, 22:33.92; 46. Chloe Keefe, 22:42.02; 52. Aunica Harvey, 25:27.90.

BOYSTeam standings — 1. Harlan

19, 2. Red Oak 59, 3. Atlantic 68, 4. Clarinda 114, 5. Clarinda Academy 135, 6. Southwest Valley 157.

Southwest Valley — 29. Trevor Sorensen, 21:21.80; 30. Connor Haggerty, 22:00.15; 33. Wyatt McAlpin, 22:30.12; 35. Quenten Oldenkamp, 22:35.65; 41. Mike McCormick, 25:34.28.

P’ville TriangularPLEASANTVILLE —

Mount Ayr picked up a pair of wins here on Monday at the Pleasantville Triangular, beating host Pleasantville 26-24, 25-21 and beating In-terstate 35 27-25, 24-26, 16-14.

In the win against Pleas-antville, Kelcie Shields fin-ished with 13 kills and six b l o c k s . A l y s s a J o h n s o n set 12 as-sists and served 100

percent with two aces. Tessa Shields served 10-of-10.

Blair Glendenning re-corded 18 digs and Macy Larsen also finished with 12 assists.

“We made the games very interesting before pulling away with the win,” head coach Tori Braby said. “We’re doing a much better job getting our hitters the ball.”

After splitting the first two games with Interstate 35, the Raiderettes fell down 13-10 in the third and decid-ing game, before turning things around and getting the win.

Kirsten Dolecheck fin-

ished with nine kills. J o h n s o n set 21 as-sists and had four digs, serv-ing 11-13.

L a r s e n added 15 assists and Glendenning fin-ished with a team-high 15 digs. Kelcie Shields served three aces and had a team-high 13 kills, while Allie Shields served two aces and had six kills. Tessa Shields added nine kills.

Mount Ayr improved to 5-2 for the season with the wins.

8th gradeDale Boyer rushed for

138 yards and a touchdown but the Creston/O-M eighth-grade football team fell short in the season opener against Chariton Thursday, 14-8.

Kylan Smallwood complet-ed four passes for 78 yards. Boyer also the defense with 11 tackles.

Creston/O-M won the B game, 20-8.

“Great win for the B team. They did what was asked of them and had fun out there,” said Creston/O-M coach An-thony Donahoo. “The kids that played in the first game controlled the game for the most part, but they had a trick play with 40 seconds left and won the game on a pitch pass. We’ll continue to learn both offensively and defensively and get better.”

The eighth-grade Panthers play at Red Oak Thursday.

Chariton 14, Creston/O-M 8

Rushing — Dale Boyer 18-138 (1 TD), Kylan Smallwood 4-22, Tristan Travis 2-6.

Passing — Kylan Smallwood 4 for 78 yards.

Receiving — Walker Patterson 1-42, Bryce Fitgerald 2-30, Triston Travis 1-12.

Tackles — Dale Boyer 11, Kylan Smallwood 7, Matthew Borha 3, Christian Gist 3, Beau Barcastle 3, Bryce Fitzgerald 3, Kendall Crawford 2, Zach Hague 2

Creston/O-M (B) 20,Chariton 8.

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7th gradeCHARITON — In two

low-scoring games Thursday, Chariton topped Creston/O-M 8-0 in the A game and the Panthers came back to win the B game 6-0 in seventh-grade football action Thursday.

“We had too much trouble blocking tonight to do any-thing consistent on offense,” Creston/O-M coach Dick Clark said. “The game was pretty much a stalemate until the last minute, when inop-portune penalties and turn-overs allowed them to score.”

Rylan Luther had eight tackles for Creston/O-M and Eli Loudon had six. Loudon also rushed for 23 yards.

Camden Peterson scored a 1-yard touchdown for the only scoring in the B game.

This was another closely-matched game,” Clark said. “Our defense helped us to good field position and Cam-den Peterson was able to punch it in from the 1 for our only score.”

Red Oak plays at Creston Thursday.

Chariton 8, Creston/O-M 0Rushing — Eli Loudon 9-23,

Rylan Luther 5-7, Brayton Chesnut 5-26.

Passing — Loudon 2 for 22 yards.

Receiving — Elijah Hartman 2-22.

Tackles — Luther 8, Loudon 6, Andy Mills 3, Brant Looney 4, Hartman 2, Luke Latham 2, Jordan Fisher 2, Drew Keller 3, Austin Bloyd 2.

Creston/O-M (B) 6, Chariton 0Rushing — Andy Mills 1-10,

Brayton Chesnut 1-2, Camden Peterson 1-1 (TD).

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High school football rankings The top 10 teams in the

Associated Press Iowa high school football polls of the 2014 season with first-place votes in parentheses and won-loss record.

Class 4A — 1. West Des Moines Dowling (13), 3-0; 2. Bettendorf, 3-0; 3. Cedar Rapids Washington, 3-0; 4. Ankeny Centennial, 3-0; 5. (tie) Johnston, 3-0; Waukee, 2-1; 7. (tie) North Scott, 3-0; West Des Moines Valley, 2-1; 9. Sioux City East, 3-0; 10. Linn-Marr, 3-0.

Others receiving votes: 11. Ames 7, Dubuque Senior 2.

Class 3A — 1. Pella (7), 3-0; 2. Cedar Rapids Xavier (5), 2-1; 3. West Delaware (1), 3-0; 4. Carroll, 3-0; 5. Gilbert, 3-0; 6. Sioux City Bishop Heelan, 2-1; 7. (tie) Solon, 2-1; Humboldt, 3-0; 9. Ballard, 3-0; 10. Waverly-Shell Rock, 2-1.

Others receiving votes: 11. Newton 9, 12. Sergeat Bluff-Luton 6, 13. Davenport Assumption 2, 14. Dallas Center-Grimes 1, 14.

Chariton 1.Class 2A — 1. Clear Lake (11),

3-0; 2. Spirit Lake, 3-0; 3. New Hampton (1), 3-0; 4. Sioux Center (1), 3-0; 5. Williamsburg, 3-0; 6. Albia, 3-0; 7. Hampton-Dumont, 3-0; 8. Center Point-Urbana, 3-0; 9. North Fayette, 2-1; 10. Mediapolis, 2-1.

Others receiving votes: 11. CMB 8, 12. Central Lyon-GLR 8, 13. Cascade 7, 14. Clarion-Goldfield 6, 15. Central Lee 5, 16. South Tama 4, 17. Forest City 1.

Class 1A — 1. Iowa City Regina (9), 2-1; 2. Fort Dodge St. Edmond (3), 3-0; 3. South Winneshiek, 3-0; 4. West Branch (1), 3-0; 5. St. Ansgar, 3-0; 6. (tie) IKM-Manning, 3-0; Ogden, 3-0; 8. Hinton, 3-0; 9. Inwood West Lyon, 2-1; 10. Madrid, 3-0.

Other receiving votes: 11. Manson-NW Webster 13, 12. O-A/BCIG 7, 13. Emmetsburg 6, 14. Dike-New Hartford 5, 14. North Cedar 5.

Class A — 1. Maquoketa Valley

(8), 3-0; 2. Logan-Magnolia (4), 3-0; 3. Nashua-Plainfield, 3-0; 4. AGWSR (1), 3-0; 5. Pekin, 3-0; 6. Gladbrook-Reinbeck, 2-1; 7. Council Bluffs St. Albert, 2-1; 8. West Sioux, 3-0; 9. Montezuma, 3-0; 10. Belle Plaine, 3-0.

Others receiving votes: 11. Westwood 10, 12. Wapsie Valley 8, 13. Bedford 7, 14. Audubon 6, 15. Bishop Garrigan 4; 16. Colfax-Mingo 3; 17. West Hancock 2, 18. Earlham 2.

Eight-Man — 1. Don Bosco (7), 3-0; 2. Exira/EHK (4), 3-0; 3. Fremont-Mills (1), 3-0; 4. East Mills, 3-0; 5. Janesville, 3-0; 6. HLV, 3-0; 7. Turkey Valley, 3-0; 8. Glidden-Ralston, 3-0; 9. Coon Rapids-Bayard, 3-0; 10. West Bend-Mallard, 3-0.

Others receiving votes: 11. Central Elkader 13, 12. Kingsley-Pierson 13, 13. Marcus MMC 8, 14. Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire 6, 15. Boyer Valley 4, 16. Wayne 3, 17. Lamoni 2, 18. Lenox 1.

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Public noticeCity of Creston Water Works

September 9th, 2014Creston, Iowa

The regular meeting of the City ofCreston Water Works Board ofTrustees convened at 5:30 o'clock p.m.,September 9th, 2014 at the City of Cre-ston Water Works business office at820 South Park Street, Creston, Iowa.The following members were present:Lee McNichols, Valarie Allen, CathyDryden, General Manager, SteveYarkosky and Office Manager, AngieWest. Absent were Ken Sharp and BillStuart. Also in attendance was DaveKoets, City Council Representative andMarvin Berger, Martens & CompanyCPA, LLP. A motion was made to ap-prove the agenda. A motion was madeto approve the regular meeting minutesof the August 12th, 2014 meeting. Amotion was made to approve the AuditCommittee Minutes from the July 15th,2014 & August 12th, 2014 meetings.The Audit Committee met and re-viewed all bills prior to the meeting. Amotion was made to approve paymentof the following bills upon recommen-dation of the Audit Committee: Aflac-Payroll $623.16, AgriVision-Supp$158.16, Air Mach-Supp $292.40,Akin-Supp $410.73, Alliant-Serv$15843.87, Caseys-Gas $1048.10,ChemSult-Chemicals $50947.61, CityClerk-Sewer/SCFees $112325.33, Cityof Creston-Garbage/Health/Lab Fees$74756.44, Collection Serv-PayrollDeduct $1267.40, Countryside Prod-Propane $24.00, Creston Farm&Home-Supp $176.59, CNA-Publishing$59.42, DPC-Chemicals $3335.00,Echo-Supp $48.43, EMC-Supp $17.31,Farmers Elec-Serv $7759.42, Fastenal-Supp $363.32, Hach-Supp $136.00,Hawkins-Chemicals $2298.26, HDSupply-Supp $25301.50, HygienicLab-Serv $379.00, IPERS-$15338.77,IRWA-Cont Ed $130.00, ISSB-Fed/FICA $16864.97, Kinkade Indus-Backhoe $7487.00, M&M Sales-Maint$56.00, Mangold-Lab $299.00, MarcRoberg-Wtr Sampling $200.00,Martens & Co-Audit Serv $10500.00,MCI-Phone $47.02, Mellen & Assoc-Supp $1567.00, Mestmaker-Life Ins$92.20, Municipal Supply-Supp$5338.76, NAPA-Supp $105.19, Post-master-Billing Postage $1312.00,Quill-Supp $368.97, RJ's Portables-Supp $150.00, Serv Techs-Supp$79.42, SIRWA-Reimb Wtr$144532.57, Superior Equip-Rprs$267.66, Treas State of IA-Payroll$4319.00, True Value-Supp $393.40,US Cellular-Serv $71.09, UPS-LabPostage $20.09, USA Bluebook-Supp$124.90, Vessco-Supp $520.28, VISA-Supp $47.78, WalMart-Supp $244.86,Waste Mgmt-Serv $202.46, Wilbur El-lis-Supp $99.00, Windstream-Serv$424.54. Total Disbursements$508775.38. Aug Payroll $64135.56,Receipts for Aug 2014 Water$208760.66, Sewer $111333.60,Garbage $53069.26, Deposits$3150.00, Tower Rent $1028.06, SIR-WA $8287.17, SC Fees $2023.45, Ca-ble Collections $172.00, Sales Tax$8126.90, Misc $3034.09, Interest$983.36. Total Receipts $399968.55.Mediacom Receipts for Aug 2014$17088.43. Mr. Marvin Berger,Martens & Company CPA, LLP, WestDes Moines, Iowa appeared before theCity of Creston Water Works Board ofTrustees and presented the fiscal year2013-14 audit. A motion was made toapprove the fiscal year 2013-14 audit aspresented. A motion was made to ap-prove the pay request to Martens &Company CPA, LLP, West DesMoines, Iowa in the amount of$10500.00 for fiscal year 2013-14 auditservices. A motion was made to ap-prove the Resolution to decrease thewater rate with Southern Iowa RuralWater Association. A motion was madeto approve the one year 24/7 monitor-ing services contract with GE/Zenon,Ontario, Canada in the amount of$16930.00 for the 12-Mile Water Treat-ment Plant. This payment is subject tothe approval and receipt of funds fromSouthern Iowa Rural Water Association79% and the City of Creston WaterWorks 21%. A motion was made toapprove the final invoice from the ini-tial contract with GE/Zenon, Ontario,Canada in the amount of $134873.25for the Water Treatment Plant. Thispayment is subject to the approval andreceipt of funds from Southern IowaRural Water Association 79% and Cityof Creston Water Works 21%. A mo-tion was made to approve the annualservice agreement with Hach Companyin the amount of $6176.00. This pay-ment is subject to the approval and re-ceipt of funds from Southern Iowa Ru-ral Water Association 79% and City ofCreston Water Works 21%. A motionwas made that the meeting adjourn.Attest:Angie West,Assistant Secretary

Lee McNichols, ChairmanCity of Creston Water Works

Board of Trustees

City of Creston Water Works September 9th, 2014

Creston, IowaThe regular meeting of the City of

Creston Water Works Board ofTrustees convened at 5:30 o'clock p.m.,September 9th, 2014 at the City of Cre-ston Water Works business office at820 South Park Street, Creston, Iowa.The following members were present:Lee McNichols, Valarie Allen, CathyDryden, General Manager, SteveYarkosky and Office Manager, AngieWest. Absent were Ken Sharp and BillStuart. Also in attendance was DaveKoets, City Council Representative andMarvin Berger, Martens & CompanyCPA, LLP. A motion was made to ap-prove the agenda. A motion was madeto approve the regular meeting minutesof the August 12th, 2014 meeting. Amotion was made to approve the AuditCommittee Minutes from the July 15th,2014 & August 12th, 2014 meetings.The Audit Committee met and re-viewed all bills prior to the meeting. Amotion was made to approve paymentof the following bills upon recommen-dation of the Audit Committee: Aflac-Payroll $623.16, AgriVision-Supp$158.16, Air Mach-Supp $292.40,Akin-Supp $410.73, Alliant-Serv$15843.87, Caseys-Gas $1048.10,ChemSult-Chemicals $50947.61, CityClerk-Sewer/SCFees $112325.33, Cityof Creston-Garbage/Health/Lab Fees$74756.44, Collection Serv-PayrollDeduct $1267.40, Countryside Prod-Propane $24.00, Creston Farm&Home-Supp $176.59, CNA-Publishing$59.42, DPC-Chemicals $3335.00,Echo-Supp $48.43, EMC-Supp $17.31,Farmers Elec-Serv $7759.42, Fastenal-Supp $363.32, Hach-Supp $136.00,Hawkins-Chemicals $2298.26, HDSupply-Supp $25301.50, HygienicLab-Serv $379.00, IPERS-$15338.77,IRWA-Cont Ed $130.00, ISSB-Fed/FICA $16864.97, Kinkade Indus-Backhoe $7487.00, M&M Sales-Maint$56.00, Mangold-Lab $299.00, MarcRoberg-Wtr Sampling $200.00,Martens & Co-Audit Serv $10500.00,MCI-Phone $47.02, Mellen & Assoc-Supp $1567.00, Mestmaker-Life Ins$92.20, Municipal Supply-Supp$5338.76, NAPA-Supp $105.19, Post-master-Billing Postage $1312.00,Quill-Supp $368.97, RJ's Portables-Supp $150.00, Serv Techs-Supp$79.42, SIRWA-Reimb Wtr$144532.57, Superior Equip-Rprs$267.66, Treas State of IA-Payroll$4319.00, True Value-Supp $393.40,US Cellular-Serv $71.09, UPS-LabPostage $20.09, USA Bluebook-Supp$124.90, Vessco-Supp $520.28, VISA-Supp $47.78, WalMart-Supp $244.86,Waste Mgmt-Serv $202.46, Wilbur El-lis-Supp $99.00, Windstream-Serv$424.54. Total Disbursements$508775.38. Aug Payroll $64135.56,Receipts for Aug 2014 Water$208760.66, Sewer $111333.60,Garbage $53069.26, Deposits$3150.00, Tower Rent $1028.06, SIR-WA $8287.17, SC Fees $2023.45, Ca-ble Collections $172.00, Sales Tax$8126.90, Misc $3034.09, Interest$983.36. Total Receipts $399968.55.Mediacom Receipts for Aug 2014$17088.43. Mr. Marvin Berger,Martens & Company CPA, LLP, WestDes Moines, Iowa appeared before theCity of Creston Water Works Board ofTrustees and presented the fiscal year2013-14 audit. A motion was made toapprove the fiscal year 2013-14 audit aspresented. A motion was made to ap-prove the pay request to Martens &Company CPA, LLP, West DesMoines, Iowa in the amount of$10500.00 for fiscal year 2013-14 auditservices. A motion was made to ap-prove the Resolution to decrease thewater rate with Southern Iowa RuralWater Association. A motion was madeto approve the one year 24/7 monitor-ing services contract with GE/Zenon,Ontario, Canada in the amount of$16930.00 for the 12-Mile Water Treat-ment Plant. This payment is subject tothe approval and receipt of funds fromSouthern Iowa Rural Water Association79% and the City of Creston WaterWorks 21%. A motion was made toapprove the final invoice from the ini-tial contract with GE/Zenon, Ontario,Canada in the amount of $134873.25for the Water Treatment Plant. Thispayment is subject to the approval andreceipt of funds from Southern IowaRural Water Association 79% and Cityof Creston Water Works 21%. A mo-tion was made to approve the annualservice agreement with Hach Companyin the amount of $6176.00. This pay-ment is subject to the approval and re-ceipt of funds from Southern Iowa Ru-ral Water Association 79% and City ofCreston Water Works 21%. A motionwas made that the meeting adjourn.Attest:Angie West,Assistant Secretary

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Board of Trustees

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FREE ESTIMATES

CNACreston Nursing & Rehab Center is now hiring caring CNAs with

strong work ethic to join our team. We are proud to invest in you by providing nurse aide membership benefits (NAHCA), online training,

LPN & RN tuition assistance, a generous anniversary bonus, &

much more! Visit us on the web to learn more and apply.

SIGN ON BONUS$1000 Full-time • $500 Part-time

Creston Nursing & Rehab Center

1001 Cottonwood641-782-8511

[email protected]

Not for Profit EOE/AAP Disability & Vets

HELP WANTED

1000 E. Howard Creston

782-5012EOE • Drug Free

CNA’s Full time & part time available

RN CHARGE NURSE

MDS coordinator- RN preferred

Point Click Care experience a plus Benefits Include: Health Insurance,

401K & Paid time off.

Over 43 Years in Business & Still Truckin’

COMPANY DRIVER POSITIONAvailable for HOPPER, DRY VAN or PNEUMATIC TANK. Class A CDL w/2 years verifiable experience Health ins. Pd vacations. Rewards program. Late model equipment. Home most weekends.

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Temporary Program

TechnicianThe Adams / Union County USDA Farm Service Agency

(FSA) Office, located in Corning, Iowa, is

accepting applications to fill a temporary Program Technician

position. Individuals who possess strong computer, and human relations skills are encouraged to apply.

To obtain an application form, interested persons

should contact the Adams / Union County FSA

Office at (641) 322-4240 or stop by the office at 2243 Loomis Ave.

Corning, Iowa.

The deadline for filing an application is September 26, 2014.

USDA is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Iowa Select Farms has positions open for CDL Drivers responsible for transporting hogs between farm sites and to packer locations. Drivers operate company-owned late model Peterbilt trucks and haul five days a week, home every day.

This position requires a Class A CDL with a clean driving record. Candidates must be dependable, detail-oriented and follow all regulatory, safety, biosecurity and record keeping protocols. Previous livestock hauling experience desired.

Drivers receive competitive compensation and an excellent benefits package that includes single/family health, vision and dental coverage, 401(k), life insurance, flex plan and vacation, holiday and sick pay with sick day payout. Get hired and refer a friend to any position within the company — employees receive a $1,560 referral bonus.

CDL DRIVER

Apply online at www.iowaselect.com, contact Domingo Pedro at 641-347-5065 or

stop by 101 North Douglas in Afton to complete an application.

Iowa Select Farms is an equal opportunity employer.

JOB FAIRWEDNESDAY, SEPT. 24

Interviews being conducted from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Michael Foods, Inc. in Lenox, Iowa, has immediate opportunities for

employment on 1st, 2nd & 3rd shiftsMichael Foods is a diversified food processor and distributor

with businesses in egg products, refrigerated grocery products and refrigerated potato products.

Previous experience in food manufacturing is not required.

We will train people with a solid work history!

For further information contact Human Resources at (641) 333-4700 or come to the plant

(1009 S. Brooks St.) to apply Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Attn: Human Resources 1009 South Brooks St. • Lenox, IA 50851

Fax (641) 333-4800 • Phone (641) 333-4700 EOE/AAP

HOUSE FOR SALE BY OWNER911 N. Clayton • Afton

641-347-8704

3 bedroom, 2 bath,

open concept, 2 car attached

garage on 2 lots, nice

CLASSIFIEDS

DEADLINE:

Mon.-Fri.NOON

(12 p.m.)

Amber Hayes,classified manager

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[email protected]

Lost & Found

LOST: Black Day Plan-ner, Saturday morningin WalMart parking lot.REWARD. 641-202-1998.

BusinessOpportunities

BusinessServices

BusinessServicesMCNEILL TREE SER-VICE. Topping, Trim-ming and Removal. FreeEstimates, insured. CallDavid at 641-344-9052.

CLARK'S TREE &STUMP Removal. FreeEstimates, Insured. Call641-782-4907 or 641-342-1940.

Employment Employment

PART-TIME POSITIONPresbyterian ChurchNursery Attendant.Minimum 18-years old,enjoy working withsmall children, 9:00-10:30am Sundays plussome special events.$30.00 per Sunday. Forquestions or an applica-tion contact church of-fice 641-782-5938.

MIDWEST COATINGSCOMPANY, INC. is cur-rently seeking:Flaggers- ImmediateOpenings. Apply onlineat www.midwest-coat-ings.com. Equal Oppor-tunity Employer

NEEDED DIRECT CAREStaff to work with youngman in Creston. Pay$13/ hr. - hours are flex-ible. Call Janet Brown515-468-8432.

WANTED: FULL-TIMEDiesel Mechanic in Bed-ford, IA. Knowledge ortraining of Cummins,CAT, and Paccar en-gines preferred. Com-petitive wage with 401K,Insurances, and otherbenefits available. Call712-370-0862 to talk toScott for details or callthe office at 712-523-2875.

Miscellaneous

TO OURREADERS

Creston PublishingCompany does notknowingly accept ad-vertising which is inviolation of the law.We do not knowinglyaccept advertisingthat is fraudulent orhas malicious intent.

While we attemptto screen advertisingwith potential offraud, it is impossibleto screen all potentialproblems.

We strongly en-courage readers toexercise caution andcommon sense, par-ticularly when dealingwith unfamiliar com-panies.

For Sale

HOME RAISED ANGUSBEEF, ¼, ½, or whole,641-447-2186; 641-344-0042.

Autos

1999 CROWN VICTO-RIA, like new, only 67kmiles, asking $4,999,Braddyville, IA, 816-589-3427.

L&M Mobile Home Estates is looking for

someone to do Snow Removal

for the 2014-2015

season.641-344-1149Proof of insurance

is required

Home & FarmImprovement- - - - - - - -PAINTING

commercial & residentialCertified Lead Safety

Renovator

BARN REPAIRall types

SIDING ANDWINDOWSGarage Doors

CARPENTRY20+ yrs local service

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Lindsay card shower planned

The family of Helen Lind-say, formerly of Afton and Creston, is hosting a card shower in honor of her 100th birthday Oct. 12.

Cards may be sent to her at Malden Nursing and Re-hab, 1209 Stokelan Dr., Mal-den, MO 63863. Helen Lindsay

Miss America: More to worry about than red cup

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The new Miss America says there are more important things for people to worry about than her little red cup.

That was the message Monday from Kira Kazant-sev, of New York, as some social media users panned her use of a plastic cup dur-ing the talent portion of Sunday night’s pageant fi-nale in Atlantic City.

Kazantsev told The As-sociated Press she realizes everything she does now will be scrutinized and com-mented on. But she says she performed Pharrell Williams’ “Happy” while tapping a cup on the floor because that’s what she wanted to do, regardless of what anyone else might think.

“There are so many more important issues in this world that people should be worried about than my

plastic cup,” she said Mon-day morning after taking the traditional dip in the Atlantic City surf the morn-ing after winning the crown. “However, as Miss Ameri-ca, everything I do is scruti-nized and I understand that. That’s part of the job.

“I hope people under-stand that’s just part of who I am, and I wanted to pres-ent myself that way I want-ed to,” she said.

Her pageant causes in-clude eliminating sexual as-saults in the military, and preventing domestic vio-lence. The Hofstra Univer-sity graduate plans to attend law school with the $50,000 scholarship she won in the pageant.

Kazantsev said her talent portion was inspired by the 2012 movie “Pitch Perfect,” in which Anna Kendrick’s character auditions for an a cappella group by perform-ing rhythmically with a cup.

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Auction CalendarComplete sale information is published in the

Wednesday edition of the Creston News Advertiser and/or the Southwest Iowa Advertiser

Advertise your auction in the CNA Classifieds and we will include it in our “Auction Calendar.”

Sat. Sept. 20- 10:00AM Diagonal, IA Farm Equipment, Cars, Pickups, Tractor, End Loader, Caterpillar for Frank & Sue Carson. Auctioneers: Jim Smith, Curt Pierschbacher.Sun. Sept. 21- 11:00AM Creston, IA. Modern Furniture, Household Goods, Antiques & Collectibles, Tools & Misc. for Lorraine Stream and the late Dr. Jack Stream. Auctioneers: Darwin West, Tom Frey, Todd Crill, Brandon Frey, Zach Ballard.Mon. Sept. 22- 10:00AM Creston, IA. CLA Annual Fall Consignment Auction of Tractors, Farm Machinery, Vehicles, Livestock Equipment and more. Auctioneers: Darwin West, Tom Frey, Todd Crill, Brandon Frey, Zach Ballard, Steve Bergren.Sun. Sept. 28- 11:00AM Creston, IA. Modern Furniture, Household Goods, Antiques & Collectibles, Tools & Misc. for Dorothy Carlson. Auctioneers: Darwin West, Tom Frey, Todd Crill, Brandon Frey, Zach Ballard.

Dial-A-Service

Siding & WindowsGAULE EXTERIORSSteel and vinyl siding, replacement windows and seamless guttering. Quality craftsmanship, over a decade of professional service in Southwest Iowa. 641-782-0905.

WESTMAN WINDOWS. Replace-ment windows tilt for easy cleaning and rebates bays, bows, sliders, etc. Any custom size and shape, 30+ years in Creston. I sell, service and install, for no-pressure estimate call Charlie Westman 641-782-4590 or 641-344-5523.

BOWMAN SIDING & WINDOWS. All major brands of vinyl and steel siding, Heartland, Traco and Revere thermal replacement windows. Re-cipient of the Revere Premium Reno-vator Award. Seamless guttering and Leaf Relief gutter covers. 33 years of continuous reliable service in South-west Iowa, free estimates, 641-322-5160 or 1-800-245-0337.

Computer RepairBUILTNETWORKS, 805 Wyoming Ave, Creston, IA, 641-782-4765, Computer sales, repair, network-ing. Over 25 years experience. PC & Mac.

StorageSHARP’S SELF-STORAGE Boats, records, inventory, furniture. You store it, lock it, take the key. Industrial Park, Creston, 641-782-6227.

PlumberSCHROEDER PLUMBING and ELECTRICAL. Central air repair/new installations, new breaker boxes, lighting fixtures, softeners, water heaters. Specialize in manufactured and mobile homes. Free estimates, licensed, insured, 641-202-1048. Accept Visa & Mastercard.

Place your business service ad here for

$40 a month. Call 641-782-2141

ext. 6441

HOME SERVICES DIRECTORYFind the right people for the job,

right here.

GlassQUALITY GLASS CO. Automotive, home, business and farm. Commercial lock service and trailer sales. Hwy 34 East, in Creston 641-782-5155

Iowa Focus is seeking trustworthy, honest

individuals for full time & casual employment as

Direct Support proviDerS

in the Creston and Corning area.

Job duties include assisting disabled individuals in their home and

community. Experience working with people with disabilities preferred, HS

Diploma/GED and drivers license is required. Every other weekend included. Starting wage is $9.25,

training included.

Interested applicants may apply in person at Iowa Focus,

105 W. Adams Ste A, Creston IA 50801

EOE

Part-timeSales Associate

If you love fashion and great prices, you’ll love our store.

Applicants must be fashion oriented, reliable and eager to

please the public. Responsibilities include

Sales • Customer Service • Store Presentation

Flexible schedule would include some daytime, weekend & evening hours.

APPLY IN PERSON

Uptown Creston

HELP WANTEDMichael Foods, Inc. in Lenox, Iowa, has

immediate opportunities for employment on 1st, 2nd and 3rd shifts.

Michael Foods is a diversified food processor and distributor with businesses in egg products, refrigerated grocery products and refrigerated potato products.

Previous experience in food manufacturing is not required. We will train people with a solid work history!

For further information contact Human Resources at (641) 333-4700 or come to the plant to apply Monday through

Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.EOE/AAP

Gates Sweet CornFamily

sends dozens & dozens & dozens...

of thank yous to our customers who helped us

have a great season!

We appreciate your business!

Creston Nursing & Rehab Center1001 Cottonwood, Creston, IA

641-782-8511

Dietary AidePart-Time Position— includes every other weekend —

Perfect for High School or College Student

Contact: [email protected]

EOE/AAP Veterans & Disabled

Part-timeRN/LPN

Contact: Jacqi Reed“Our Care Brightens Lives”

Afton Care Center 508 W. Pearl • Afton

641-347-8416 EOE

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

BarbackFull Time, 2nd Shift, Weekends, Holidays

Host/Cashier/BusserPart Time, Shift varies, Weekends, Holidays

Food Server Part Time, Shift Varies, Weekends, Holidays

CookFull Time, 2nd Shift, Weekends, Holidays

DishwasherFull Time, 2nd Shift, Weekends, Holidays

Lead Kitchen Cook Full Time, Shift may vary, Weekends, Holidays2 Years Full Service Restaurant Kitchen Experience RequiredSupervisory/Team Leadership Experience Helpful

Slot Technician Full Time, Swing Shift, Weekends, Holidays

Maintenance Engineer Full Time, 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. Shift, Weekends, Holidays

Guest Room Attendant Full Time, Day Shift, Weekends, Holidays

Facilities Housekeeping Full Time, Grave Shift, Weekends, Holidays

General Ledger Clerk Accounting Degree or Equivalent Experience RequiredFull Time, Day Shift, Occasional Weekend Day, Holidays

Surveillance Operator Full Time, Grave Shift, Weekends, Holidays

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Count Team MemberFull Time, Grave Shift, Weekends, Holidays

CookFull Time, 2nd Shift, Weekends, Holidays

DishwasherFull Time, 2nd Shift, Weekends, Holidays

Food ServerPart Time, Shift may vary, Weekends, Holidays

Lead Kitchen CookFull Time, Shift may vary, Weekends, Holidays2 Years Full Service Restaurant KitchenExperience RequiredSupervisory/Team Leadership Experience Helpful

Guest Room AttendantFull Time, Day Shift, Weekends, Holidays

EMT/Security OfficerPart Time, Shift may vary, Weekends, Holidays

SnackbarFull Time, Thurs – Sun, 10 p.m. to 7 a.m., Holidays

Apply Online at www.AffinityGaming.comCall Pam in HR, (641) 223-8538, with any questions

RN Healthcare CoordinatorVintage Park Apartments, Lenox, Iowa is pleased to announce that we are

seeking a dedicated, committed and experienced RN to join our new team for our Assisted Living and newly designed Memory Care Community. This position

requires a team-oriented and hands-on leader to be responsible for Nursing Services. The ideal candidate must possess a current Iowa RN License and

3-5 years of supervisory experience, as well as experience in Assisted Living or Long Term Care. Must have excellent assessment and communication skills.

If you enjoy working with the elderly in a team atmosphere and have an outgoing personality, this is the opportunity for you! Come join us and

“Embrace Every Moment” at Vintage Park Apartments in Lenox.

We offer a full benefits package and an exciting, supportive work environment. Please email your resume to the contact below:

Senior Housing Management208 35th St. Drive SE

Cedar Rapids, IA 52403Email: [email protected]

Or [email protected]: 319-363-6145

EOE Drug Free

www.warrenculturalcenter.com

154 Public Square • 641-743-2566

warren cultural center — Greenfield —

U of I Chamber Orchestra

“Bach Family Festival”

SuGGeSted donation $10

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Your Guide To Dining And Entertainment

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DARK WOOD END TA-BLE with drawer andspace underneath,$25.00; Motorola cellphone with charger$10.00; boom box withCD player and AM/FMradio, $10.00, 641-782-6144.FAST TRACK EXERCISEMachine, $50.00 OBO,641-347-7057.NICE INSIDE WOODENdoor, 36x80, frame andthreshold included,$25.00; 641-202-1011.

PAIR OF CONCERTTICKETS to see TrickPony at Lakeside CasinoOutdoor Theater, Osce-ola on Friday, Sept. 19@ 7:30pm, $20/pair;Pair of concert tickets tosee Here Come theMummies at LakesideCasino Outdoor Theateron Saturday, Sept. 20 @7:30; $20/pair. (Will beinside in case of in-clement weather) 641-347-7057.ROTARY HOE WHEELS,$5.00 each; 641-782-5670.

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EXTRAVAGANZAholiday to holiday

recipe contest

the 5th Annual

The Holidays will be upon us soon. Do you have a favorite bread recipe to share?

• Send in your favorite bread recipe for quick, yeast, rolls or muffins.• The CNA staff will select the TOP 3 recipes in each four categories.• The TOP 3 in each category will be contacted and asked to bring in their

favorite bread to the Holiday to Holiday Extravaganza for competition on Monday, October 27.• The TOP 3 entries in each category will receive TWO FREE tickets to the

Holiday to Holiday Extravaganza.• A panel of local celebrity judges will select the winners at 6:00 P.M.• Winners will receive a gift basket.

Entry InformationEntry must include: - list ingredients with measurements in order of use - include step-by-step preparation and cooking directions - include entrant name, complete address with zip code, phone or cell

number so we can contact you if your recipe is chosenRecipes must be received by close of business day Friday, October 10. Send recipes to Creston News Advertiser, P.O. Box 126, Creston, IA 50801; drop them by our office during normal business hours or email them to [email protected].

Winning recipes will be published in the Creston News Advertiser

A panel of local celebrity judges will select the winners at 6:00 P.M.A panel of local celebrity judges will select the winners at 6:00 P.M.A panel of local celebrity judges will select the winners at 6:00 P.M.

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DAY SALE!

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6/$10

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5.5-7.25 oz. box

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Little DebbieSNACK CAKES12 ct. Oatmeal Creme Pies,

Nutty Bars or Swiss Rolls or 6 ct. Honey Buns or Cosmic Brownies

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rich milk chocolate or mini marshmallow

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12 inch

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Deaths in storm drains raise safety issue CEDAR RAPIDS (AP)

— When a 17-year-old stu-dent named Logan Blake was sucked into an Iowa storm drain and died during flash flooding this summer, the news brought up painful memories 1,000 miles away.

Texas lawyer Loren Jones had a teenager brother — also named Logan — who died in a similar way in Hous-ton in 2004. Both young men were swept away while play-ing near elementary schools after heavy rains. Friends unsuccessfully tried to save them.

Such accidents, though rare, are continuing to focus attention on the large flood control pipes and culverts used in cities all over the country that are designed with drainage, not safety, in mind.

“I was like, ‘Oh my God’,” Loren Jones recalled after hearing of the recent death. “The fact that it happened again across the country. It’s absolutely heartbreaking.”

People are sucked into flood pipes a few times a year, typically after a heavy rain-fall, and washed for some-times long distances toward creeks and lakes where the pipes empty, experts say.

In Iowa, Blake died after being swept into a culvert while playing with a Frisbee with friends after a storm.

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, the federal agency

that conducts research on work-related hazards, warned cities 12 years ago that install-ing grates could prevent such accidents, after a Denver fire-fighter was swept into a cul-vert and died while trying to rescue a woman stranded in flood water. But many have not done so.

“It’s sad to know that peo-ple, especially children, are still dying needlessly when there is such a simple fix,” said former Houston City Council member Addie Wiseman, who worked with the city to install grates on storm drains near schools after the 2004 death of 13-year-old Logan Jones. “It’s as simple as two bars across a culvert.”

Some cities fear that grates can clog with debris during heavy rains when they are needed the most. That prob-lem contributed to devas-tating flooding last Septem-ber along Gregory Canyon Creek in Boulder, Colo., where rocks clogged grates at two locations and sent waters surging into a historic neigh-borhood. There is also the cost of equipment and main-

tenance.Supporters of grates say

the risk of clogging can be managed with routine check-ing. And if clogging remains a concern, leaving the culvert open but adding a fence to keep people out is another option.

The debate continues among engineering and stormwater management groups, with many increas-ingly warning of the dangers of openings in urban areas.

“On a national basis, there is story after story of people who are harmed or killed in storm drains with culverts,” said Ken MacKenzie, an of-ficial with the urban drainage district in Denver who chairs a trade association panel on the issue. “It’s a national problem.”

His and other national groups drafted a document in 2012 calling on municipal officials to consider install-ing debris barriers. MacK-enzie said a large city might have a dozen large culverts

where safety grates could be installed, at an average cost of $20,000 each.

The culvert behind Arthur Elementary School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, had neither a fence nor a grate covering the 4½ feet wide opening when Blake went to throw a Fris-bee with two friends after a storm had passed.

Blake was swept into the sewer pipe, and then his friend David Bliss was sucked in when he tried to rescue him.

More than 800 people have signed an online petition call-ing on Cedar Rapids to install grates. City officials have said they are reviewing the issue.

ServSafe class to be held in October

GREENFIELD — ServSafe, the national cer-tification program for food service managers, will be held Oct. 22 at Adair Coun-ty ISU Extension and Out-reach in Greenfield.

The cost of the course is $150 which includes eight hours class time, a manual and the national certification exam. Anyone interested in preparing and serving safe food is welcome to attend.

The course is required currently by some compa-nies including restaurants, hospitals, schools, nursing

homes and assisted living fa-cilities.

Starting in January, all food service operations will be required to have a certi-fied staff person.

To receive more informa-tion and registration form, contact Adair County ISU Extension and Outreach at 641-743- 8412 or your local ISU Extension and Out-reach.

Anyone needing to take the recertification exam only may contact the office for more information. Registra-tion is required by Oct. 6.

Supporters of grates say the risk of clogging can be man-aged with routine checking. And if clogging remains a con-cern, leaving the culvert open but adding a fence to keep people out is another option. The debate continues among engineering and stormwater management groups, with many increasingly warning of the dangers of openings in ur-ban areas.

Grate debate

CNA-09-16-2014

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