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Volume 130 No. 129Copyright 2013

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By BAILEY POOLMANCNA staff [email protected]

W hat made 51-year-old De-nise Mandi go from being a

doctor in Des Moines to enroll-ing in Southwestern Community College’s carpentry program?

“I needed a new challenge,” Mandi said.

Mandi quit her job as section chief of foot and ankle surgery at Broadlawns Medical Center in Des Moines this year and be-came a SWCC carpentry student in August.Change

Mandi, who was born in Dela-ware, knew from a young age she wanted to get into carpentry.

“I can r e m e m b e r when I was in, like, sixth grade, telling my dad that I wanted to be a carpenter,” Mandi said. “And, that conversation went somewhere along the lines of, ‘Over my dead body is my daughter going to be a carpen-ter.’”

Instead, Mandi looked into ar-chitecture. However, no colleges in Delaware offered architec-ture, and it was too expensive to go to an out-of-state school. So, she picked mechanical engineer-ing as a major.

Then, because mechanical en-gineering was not what she had hoped, she changed her major.

“I changed my major halfway through my senior year to biol-ogy,” Mandi said, “and went to medical school.”

Mandi moved to Iowa to at-tend Des Moines University, a medical college, and became a surgeon. She did her residency

in Philadelphia, Pa., then moved back to Iowa and was part of the faculty at DMU. She then took 12 years off to raise her three sons before working at Broad-lawns Medical Center in Des Moines from 2004 until she quit this year to attend SWCC.

“I’ve always wanted to be a carpenter. My dad was a build-er,” said Mandi.

Mandi described herself as someone who, once her mind is made up, goes for it.

“One time, I decided during that 12 years I was raising my kids, they had trouble getting a bus driver for their bus route,” Mandi said. “And, I just de-cided I’ll drive the school bus, and I did.”

That mindset got Mandi into Southwestern’s carpentry pro-gram.Carpentry

Mandi started at SWCC in August, with an expected grad-uation in spring 2015.

“I did a lot of research into these types of programs around the state and SWCC had the best by far,” said Man-

di. “It’s one of the only pro-grams that still builds an entire home. And, we build one every year, which is awesome. I’ll get to build two homes while I’m here.”

Even though she travels Monday through Friday for classes on SWCC’s campus, Mandi said she loves the pro-gram.

“I love it. Love it. I’m learn-ing so much,” said Mandi. “I wasn’t exactly sure what to expect. I expected that I would learn a lot about construction. I was familiar with terms, that kind of thing. I had used tools before, I had built tree houses and things like that with my kids, ... but never had worked from start to finish in new con-struction.”

Despite being the only wom-an in the class, Mandi said she has never been singled out.

“I’ve never really gotten that whole ‘you’re a girl, what are you doing here’ vibe. Never. They’ve (the instructors) been really awesome,” said Mandi. “I don’t think I had to really

earn their respect any more than any of the guys did. They want to see what you’re willing to do, what you can do, what you know and how hard you’re willing to work, just like any-body else.”

Still, that didn’t stop Mandi from making sure she could keep up with her classmates.

“I’m a five-foot-nothing, 51-year-old woman. It’s kind of hard to keep up with these

RAISE THE ROOFMandi’s medical background Denise Mandi attended Des Moines University from 1985 to 1989 before moving back to the East coast for her residency, where she met her hus-band.

“I was working first in Philadelphia and New Jersey at private medi-cal practices there,” said Mandi. “And then, when we moved back here, I was faculty at Des Moines University for a little while.”

She was at DMU from 1992 to 1995. Then, after 12 years of raising her sons, ages 22, 20 and 17, she went back to work in the medical field at Broad-lawns in Des Moines.

“I was a surgeon. I was section chief of foot and ankle surgery at Broad-lawns. I was president of the medical staff. I was chairman of the De-partment of Surgery,” Mandi said. “I kind of accomplished everything I could accomplish in medicine.”

Mandi and her hus-band plan to retire in Pella. Two of their three sons attend Central Col-lege in Pella, and the third, who will graduate from high school this coming May, plans to at-tend Central as well.

� Winterset woman goes from Des Moines surgeon to SWCC carpentry student.

CNA photo by BAILEY POOLMANDenise Mandi, Southwestern Community College carpentry student, nails a piece of fiber board to a wooden frame when the SWCC carpentry students built two rooms for a Creston Fire Department’s training burn in October.

Mandi

CNA photo by BAILEY POOLMANCreston firefighter Lee Freeman puts out a fire in a car after the driver, Peter James Wiley, fled the scene during a pursuit this morning on 160th Street. According to a Creston Fire report, firefighters were notified of the vehicle on fire on 160th 5:29 a.m. Firefighters extinguished the fire, which resulted in a total loss of the vehicle. Loss estimate is $1,500.

Branstad defends Juvenile Home decision DES MOINES (MCT) – The need to find

appropriate settings that would better serve minors housed at the Iowa Juvenile Home trumped other considerations in the deci-sion to secure alternative placements for the 21 youth currently residing at the state-run Toledo facility, Gov. Terry Branstad said Tuesday.

Branstad said he believed the findings of a task force he appointed to look into conditions at the Toledo home signaled the need for a change of philosophy. The gov-ernor concluded the situation could not be tolerated and there was no need to put off the move to find more-appropriate place-ments for children who had been subjected to an institution with “sig-nificant” problems for a number of years.

“It’s never easy and change is always a hard thing, but I think we’re doing what’s in the best interest of these kids,” Branstad said one day after the Iowa Department of Human Ser-vices announced that residents were being moved and lay off notices went out to the home’s 93 employees effective Jan. 16.

“It’s been pretty well documented that they were not treated well, that they were abused, they were held in detention inap-propriately, education was denied them, and this is something that cannot be toler-ated,” the governor said.

Rep. Dean Fisher, R-Garwin, whose dis-trict includes Tama County, said Monday’s DHS announcement caught him and the Toledo community by surprise, but Branstad said the focus was the needs of the children, “not the needs of the Legislature or the peo-ple who are employed or anybody else.”

Fisher said he was “not at all happy” with Monday’s swift action, saying he believed an arrangement could have been made to keep delinquent youth housed at the Toledo facil-ity under state care with a private provider brought in to care for those designated as children in need of assistance (CINA).

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Creston man in custody after morning manhunt By JAKE WADDINGHAMCNA staff [email protected]

A Creston man involved in a possible shooting in Adams County is in custody after a short manhunt near Creston this morning.

Peter James Wiley, 32, last known ad-dress 908 W. Adair St., was transported to Greater Re-gional Medi-cal Center to be treated for burns he sustained after fleeing his vehi-cle that caught fire on 160th Street west of Creston city limits.

Wiley’s charges are still pending at this time.

This morning Adams County Sheriff released the description of a vehicle involved in a pos-sible shooting. Creston Police Sgt. Eric Shawler identified a vehicle matching the description in Cres-ton around 5:15 a.m.

Shawler pursued the vehicle, driven by Wiley, until the car caught fire on 160th.

“The driver got out (of the vehi-cle) and took off on foot while (he was) partially on fire,” said Cres-ton Police Chief Paul Ver Meer.

Creston Police and Union County Sheriff set up a perimeter where Wiley entered a field.

According to a Creston Fire re-port, firefighters were notified of the vehicle on fire on 160th at 5:29

a.m. Firefighters extinguished the fire, which resulted in a total loss of the vehicle.

A pistol was located near the abandoned vehicle.

Creston police officers Jayrd Merritt, Melissa Mower and po-lice dog Minko located Wiley in the field behind a terrace after about a 45 minute search.

A report from Adams County Sheriff Department is expected to be released late today.

Wiley will be treated and re-leased at GRMC and will be turned over to Adams County Sheriff.

The Creston News Advertiser will continue to update this story as information becomes avail-able online at www.crestonnews.com and in Thursday’s edition.

Wiley

Deaths

2A Creston News AdvertiserWednesday, December 11, 2013

Harry Becker Creston

Harry F. Becker, 94, of Creston died Dec. 5, 2013, at Greater Regional Medical Center.

A memorial service will be noon Friday, Dec. 13, at Pearson Family Funeral Ser-vice, 809 W. Montgomery St. The Rev. Dan Moore, St. John’s Church, will officiate. The chaplain’s prayer and taps will be provided by The-odore J. Martens VFW Post No. 1797. Inurnment will be at a later date in Graceland Cemetery. Open visitation will be 10 a.m. until service time Friday at the funeral home. Online condolences may be left at www.pearson-funeralhomes.com.

Harry Frederick Becker, son of Bertha (Rosenow) and Fred Becker, was born Jan. 14, 1919, in Creston.

Harry attended public schools and graduated from Creston High School.

After graduation, Harry worked in Creston as an electric motor repairman for several years.

On Aug. 1, 1942, Harry was inducted into the Unit-ed States Army at Camp Dodge. Harry served during World War II as a supply clerk with the 226th General Hospital, during the Rhine-land Campaign. Harry at-tained the rank of Corporal and received his honorable discharge Nov. 14, 1945, at Camp Sibert, Ala.

Harry returned to Iowa.Harry is survived by sev-

eral distant relatives and friends.

Harry was preceded in death by his mother in 1932, father in 1943 and several aunts, uncles and cousins.

Joann Boyd Afton

Joann Boyd, 91, of Afton died Dec. 10, 2013, at her

home in Afton.Services are pending at

Powers Funeral Home, 612 N. Dodge St., Afton.

Irene OsbornCreston

Irene Osborn, 93, former-ly of Creston, died Dec. 10,

2013, at Edgewater Nursing Facility in West Des Moines.

Services are pending at Pearson Family Funeral Ser-vice, 809 W. Montgomery St.

Alice SchafferCorning

Alice Schaffer, 67, of C o r n i n g died Dec. 5, 2013, at Bergan M e r c y M e d i c a l Center in O m a h a , Neb.

M e m o -rial services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, at Pearson Family Funeral Service, 701 Seventh St., Corning. The Rev. Andrew Bardole will officiate. Alice was cremated and no visitation is planned. Memorials may be directed to the family. Online condo-lences may be left at www.pearsonfuneralhomes.com.

Alice Kay (Madsen) Schaffer, daughter of Ther-ma Rosalyn and Arnold Otto Madsen, was born March 12, 1946, in Fort Dodge.

The family lived in Exira, before moving to Guthrie Center, where Alice gradu-ated from high school in 1964.

Alice’s first marriage was to Jerry Leroy Sheeder.

After the divorce, Alice and her son Todd relocated to Corning.

In 1971, Alice married La-verne Dean “Bud” Schaffer Jr.

Alice and Bud divorced in 1980.

During her years in Corn-ing, Alice worked as a switch-board operator at Uarco, a bartender at the Retreat and a denture technician for Drs. Muschamp, King and Pe-terson. She also launched a number of businesses selling her original crafts.

Alice is survived by her sons, Todd (wife Teresa) Sheeder of Lee’s Summit, Mo., and Mark Schaffer of New York, N.Y.; grandchil-dren, Lewis Sheeder, Me-gan Sheeder and Lauren Sheeder of Lee’s Summit, Mo.; sisters, Joan (husband Charles) Sorensen of Audu-bon and Nancy Madsen-Tay-lor of Lincoln, Neb.; former daughter-in-law Dr. Sarah Schaffer of New York, N.Y., and countless other relatives and friends.

Alice was preceded in death by her parents, step-father Joseph Andersen and ex-husband Jerry Sheeder.

Schaffer

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kids that are my kids’ age,” Mandi said. “But, you know, you slowly work up to it. I did P90X (workout routine) last summer so I wouldn’t be, you know, granny who couldn’t pick anything up.”

Mandi, one of nine stu-dents currently building a house on South Elm Street, wants to focus on finish carpentry, which includes cabinetry, fine woodwork-

ing, joinery and any other carpentry where exact joints are important. And, she al-ready has plans for 2014’s student-constructed house.

“I actually talked to the Union County Develop-ment Association, to Wayne Pantini, and I’ve been given the opportunity to design the house for next year,” said Mandi.

FlippingMandi has been in the

business of flipping houses,

which includes remodel-ing, for several years now. She and her husband have flipped four houses all over Iowa, including in Earlham and Moravia.

But that business became professional in October when she started House Doctor of Iowa.

“I had always intended to fix up old houses, flip hous-es, when I retired, and then I decided that I should prob-ably fill in the gaps of my

knowledge and get really ready for that,” Mandi said. “I wanted to do it before I got too old to do it. So, I de-cided now is the time.”

Mandi and her husband are currently working on fix-ing up a fifth house in Pella.

“When I’m done with this program, we’re moving to Pella,” Mandi said. “Actu-ally, the one we’re working on right now, we were going to flip, but we decided we really like the town.”

MANDI:

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“I don’t think it was ap-propriate for them to rush to shut it down before the Legislature had a chance to act and have their say in the situation,” Fisher said. “I’m working with some of my col-leagues to see what options we might have. It does put us in a deep hole to have to dig out of to try to reverse it.”

The Iowa Juvenile Home and Girls State Training School is one of the largest employers in Tama County and the loss of $10 million in funding and 93 jobs would have a “severe impact’ on the local economy, Fisher said.

DHS Director Charles Palmer said Tuesday the real-ity of a declining number of girls to be served at the home

precipitated the decision to phase out the operation and lay off staff members cur-rently working at the Toledo facility. He said the popula-tion of girls served in Toledo would have shrunk to four or five once those under CINA designations are moved to private settings, making it impractical to continuing op-erating the facility as it had been.

Jane Hudson, executive director of Disability Rights Iowa, a federally funded or-ganization that advocates for the disabled and brought allegations of inappropriate use of physical restraints and isolation rooms at the To-ledo home to light, said her agency supported task force recommendations to move the CINA boys and girls to a

more appropriate treatment-based facility closer to each youth’s community.

She also said DRI supports the movement of the remain-ing girls to treatment-based settings that are licensed or accredited.

“As our investigation pro-gressed,” Hudson said in a statement Tuesday, “we re-alized that there were such extensive problems with the educational services, the in-grained correctional culture

and the excessive use of re-straint and seclusion at the Juvenile Home that the state might eventually decide to close it down and adopt juve-nile justice models that were more treatment-based and closer to the youths’ homes in order to promote family en-gagement and reintegration into the community.”

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Demolition: City employee TJ Parsons uses a John Deere backhoe to tear off the east side of a nuisance property this morn-ing located at 405 N. Cherry St. in Creston owned by Harvey Hascall Jr. of Des Moines. The house will be completely torn down by the end of the business day and all material will be hauled to the landfill. City officials said a lien will be registered against the property for teardown costs.

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For the record Markets

Today's WeatherLocal 5-Day Forecast

Thu

12/12

32/14Sunny skies. High32F. Winds SW at10 to 20 mph.

Sunrise Sunset7:33 AM 4:49 PM

Fri

12/13

30/16Mostly Cloudy.Highs in the low 30sand lows in the midteens.


Sat

12/14

22/5Cloudy. Highs in thelow 20s and lows inthe mid single digits.


Sun

12/15

16/10Considerable cloudi-ness. Highs in themid teens and lowsin the low teens.


Mon

12/16

31/21Mix of sun andclouds. Highs in thelow 30s and lows inthe low 20s.


Des Moines32/15

Cedar Rapids26/13

Sioux City33/12

Creston32/14

Iowa At A Glance

Area CitiesCity Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond.Algona 28 8 pt sunny Davenport 27 16 pt sunny Marshaltown 26 8 pt sunnyAtlantic 32 12 mst sunny Des Moines 32 15 mst sunny Mason City 24 8 pt sunnyAubudon 33 13 mst sunny Dubuque 24 15 pt sunny Onawa 35 15 mst sunnyCedar Rapids 26 13 pt sunny Farmington 32 19 pt sunny Oskaloosa 29 16 pt sunnyCenterville 31 17 mst sunny Fort Dodge 29 10 pt sunny Ottumwa 30 18 mst sunnyClarinda 34 13 sunny Ft Madison 31 20 mst sunny Red Oak 33 13 sunnyClarion 27 8 pt sunny Guttenberg 24 12 cloudy Sioux Center 30 12 mst sunnyClinton 25 15 pt sunny Keokuk 32 20 mst sunny Sioux City 33 12 pt sunnyCouncil Bluffs 34 15 sunny Lansing 24 13 cloudy Spencer 28 8 pt sunnyCreston 32 14 sunny LeMars 31 11 mst sunny Waterloo 24 9 pt sunny

National CitiesCity Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond.Atlanta 46 28 sunny Houston 57 42 pt sunny Phoenix 68 44 mst sunnyBoston 24 13 sunny Los Angeles 70 44 sunny San Francisco 59 40 sunnyChicago 21 15 pt sunny Miami 80 69 rain Seattle 41 35 cloudyDallas 45 36 cloudy Minneapolis 19 6 flurries St. Louis 37 24 sunnyDenver 49 25 sunny New York 28 20 pt sunny Washington, DC 29 24 mst sunny

Moon Phases

FirstDec 9

FullDec 17

LastDec 25

UV IndexThu

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Fri12/13

1

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Sat12/14

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Sun12/15

2

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Mon12/16

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Day’s RecordFrom Creston Offi cial Weather Station: high past 24 hours (23), low past 24 hours (5) and precipitation ending 7 a.m. today (.0)

Today's WeatherLocal 5-Day Forecast

Thu

12/12

32/14Sunny skies. High32F. Winds SW at10 to 20 mph.


Fri

12/13

30/16Mostly Cloudy.Highs in the low 30sand lows in the midteens.


Sat

12/14

22/5Cloudy. Highs in thelow 20s and lows inthe mid single digits.


Sun

12/15

16/10Considerable cloudi-ness. Highs in themid teens and lowsin the low teens.


Mon

12/16

31/21Mix of sun andclouds. Highs in thelow 30s and lows inthe low 20s.


Des Moines32/15

Cedar Rapids26/13

Sioux City33/12

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Iowa At A Glance

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Driver’s licenseSchedule of driver’s license

examiners:Bedford: Monday through

Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., treasurer’s office, Taylor County Courthouse, 407 Jefferson St.

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.

Osceola: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., treasurer’s office, Clarke County Courthouse, 100 S. Main St.

Winterset: Monday through Friday, 8:15 a.m. to 3:45 p.m., Madison County Courthouse, 112 N. John Wayne Drive.

WednesdayFriends Helping Friends

Bereavement Support Group, 3 to 5 p.m., Prairie View Assisted Living room 114, 1709 W. Prairie St.

ThursdayNational Association of

Retired and Veteran Railway Employees Inc. Unit No. 54, 9 a.m., The Windrow.

Blue Grass Optimist Club of Creston, noon, The Pizza Ranch.

Kent Dinner Club, 5:30 p.m., Creston Family Restaurant, 802 W. Taylor St.

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

American Legion Auxiliary, 7 p.m., American Legion Post Home, 119 N. Walnut St.

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

Al-Anon, 7:30 p.m., Crossroads Mental Health Center, 1003 Cottonwood Road.

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

FridayHoly Spirit Rectory ReRun

Shop, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., 107 W. Howard St.

Creston High School Alumni Association, 11:30 a.m., The Pizza Ranch, 520 Livingston Ave.

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) brown baggers, noon open meet-ing, St. Malachy Rectory, 407 W. Clark St. No smoking.

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) 12 by 12 study, 7 to 8 p.m., United Church of Christ, 501 W. Montgomery St. Use east door.

Narcotics Anonymous (NA), 8 p.m. open meeting, St. Malachy Rectory, 407 W. Clark St.

Births Greater Regional Medical

CenterWaylon and Kylie Clayton

of Creston are parents of a daughter born Dec. 4, 2013. Andie Kathleen Clayton weighed 8 pounds, 2 ounces and was 19 1/2 inches long.

Grandparents are Dellene Smith and Kathy and Jerry Go-odrich, all of Creston, and John and Judy Clayton of Cromwell.

Great-grandparents are Phyllis and Morris Smith of Creston.

Siblings are Willie, 9, and Karter Clayton, 7.

— — — — — —Victoria Phipps and Jeff Ott

of Greenfield are parents of a son born Dec. 5, 2013. Chris-topher Dewane Ott weighed 6 pounds, 14 ounces and was 19 inches long.

Grandparents are Jenni-fer Schaecher and Ronald Schaecher of Greenfield, Teresa King and Jeff King of Creston and Chris Phipps Sr. of Des Moines.

Great-grandparents are Ronald Ott of Arkansas, Maude Ott of Creston and Kenny Phipps Sr. of Lacona.

Great-great-grandparent is Ruth Ott of Orient.

— — — — — —Ashlee Willets and Robert

Kingery of Afton are par-ents of a son born Dec. 6, 2013. Kayn Michael Kingery weighed 7 pounds, 13 ounces and was 19 inches long.

Grandparents are Barry and Tina Willets of Afton and Emilie Donehoo and Mike Kingery, both of Creston.

Great-grandparent is Con-nie Dix of Phoenix, Ariz.

Siblings are Corbin, 3, and Kasen, 2.

— — — — — —Shelby and JD Jehn of

Creston are parents of a son born Dec. 6, 2013. Brayden Andrew Jehn weighed 8 pounds, 5 ounces and was 20 1/4 inches long.

Grandparents are Misty Darst and Gena and Dwight Chumbley, all of Creston.

Great-grandparents are Judy Wells of Afton and JoAnn Rogers of Clarinda.

Sibling is Tristen Andrew Jehn, 4.

Police Gay Anne Auten, 53, of Kent

was charged with violation of a protective order at 309 S. Divi-sion St. 1:45 p.m. Nov. 26.

According to a Creston Po-lice report, Auten placed calls Nov. 24 and Nov. 26 from her cell phone to the cell phone of a person who has a valid protective order against her. Auten also had a third party contact the protected party.

Auten was released on $300 bond.Miscellaneous

Information, 12:23 a.m., Sunday, North Walnut Street.

Traffic stop, 12:46 a.m., Sunday, Summit Street.

Possible OWI, 4:05 a.m., Sunday, Highway 34.

Talk to officer, 8:16 a.m., Sunday, North Elm Street.

Talk to officer, 10:24 a.m., Sunday, North Pine Street.

Talk to officer, 11:13 a.m., Sunday, North Pine Street.

Talk to officer, 11:42 a.m., Sunday, South Maple Street.

Accident, 12:33 p.m., Sunday, New York Avenue.

Suspicious person, 1:02 p.m., Sunday, West Taylor Street.

Accident, 3:11 p.m., Sunday, Cottonwood Street.

Domestic dispute, 3:44 p.m., Sunday, North Birch Street.

Parking complaint, 3:51 p.m., Sunday, Grand Avenue.

Welfare check, 4:13 p.m., Sunday, North Birch Street.

Missing juvenile, 4:24 p.m., Sunday, South Pine Street.

Reckless driving, 6:54 p.m., Sunday, 150th Street.

Information, 7:03 p.m., Sunday, North Sycamore Street.

Accident, 8:13 a.m., Monday, West Townline Street.

Parking complaint, 8:26 a.m., Monday, West Montgomery Street.

Parking complaint, 10:02 a.m., Monday, North Maple Street.

Traffic hazard, 10:55 a.m., Monday, Wyoming Avenue.

Animal call, 11:03 a.m., Monday, North Pine Street.

Motor vehicle assistance, 1:57 p.m., Monday, North Sumner Avenue.

Harassing communica-tion, 3:38 p.m., Monday, West Jefferson Street.

Talk to officer, 3:59 p.m., Monday, North Pine Street.

Information, 4:29 p.m., Monday, North Pine Street.

Talk to officer, 6:54 p.m., Monday, North Pine Street.

Alarm, 11:10 p.m., Monday, West Taylor Street.

Alarm, 2:08 a.m., today, East Townline Street.

Information, 6:02 a.m., Tuesday, West Taylor Street.

Information, 6:16 a.m., Tuesday, South Elm Street.

Domestic dispute, 7:34 a.m., Tuesday, North Oak Street.

Accident, 12:07 p.m., Tuesday, West Prairie Street.

Information, 12:40 p.m., Tuesday, North Pine Street.

Information, 1:55 p.m., Tuesday, North Pine Street.

Suspicious vehicle, 5:19 p.m., Tuesday, North Sumner Avenue.

Talk to officer, 5:34 p.m., Tuesday, North Pine Street.

Talk to officer, 6:24 p.m., Tuesday, West Taylor Street.

Welfare check, 7:43 p.m., Tuesday, West Taylor Street.

Talk to officer, 8:50 p.m., Tuesday, South Division Street.


Assistance, 9:58 p.m., Tuesday, West Townline Street.

Traffic stop, 10:22 p.m., Tuesday, Kirby Street.


Traffic stop, 11:42 p.m., Tuesday, Buckeye Street.

Traffic stop, 12:10 a.m., today, West Howard Street.

Warrant, 12:49 a.m., today, West Howard Street.

Accident No citations were issued af-

ter an accident 8:16 a.m. Mon-day on West Townline Street.

According to a Creston Police report, Victoria Ann Fienhage, 20, 1614 220th St., driving a 2002 Jeep west on West Townline, changed lanes and collided with a 2002 Chevrolet, driven by Corissa Shae Kinkade, 16, 1625 Dog-wood Ave., as she pulled out of a private drive onto West Townline. Kinkade said she thought Fienhage was going to turn into a parking lot.

Damage estimates are $700 to Kinkade’s vehicle and $1,000 to Fienhage’s vehicle.

Fire Miscellaneous

Medical, 10:20 a.m., Monday, West Montgomery Street.

Medical, 2:02 p.m., Monday, North Division Street.

Good intent call, 6:43 p.m., Tuesday, Spillway Drive.

Vehicle fire, 5:29 a.m., today, 160th Street.

Union County Sheriff

Susan Trisler, 602 N. Oak St., reported her blue 2005 Dodge Durango was taken from property on Umbrella Avenue between Nov. 15 and Friday. The vehicle had been sitting on the property since being damaged in an accident.

Loss estimate is $2,000.

Grain prices quoted at 10 a.m. today:

• Farmers Co-op, Creston:Corn — $4.34

Soybeans — $12.83• Gavilon Grain:Corn — $4.29Soybeans — $12.96

LotteryIowa’s Pick 3: 6-6-6Iowa Cash Game: 10-13-14-19-35

Lenox Public Library receives technology grant award

LENOX — Shari Burger, acting director at Lenox Public Library, has received a library technology grant award in the amount of $1,500 for a comput-er learning station for children.

The State Library of Iowa awarded 63 technology grants to 97 Iowa libraries from funds allocated by the Iowa Legislature during the 2013 session. One hundred ninety-four grant applications were submitted representing 255 libraries. Grant awards range from $804.98 for a single li-brary with a single project to $13,499 to a group of nine libraries in one county. The projects must be completed by June 30, 2014.

“All the winning applica-

tions made a strong case for how the use of technology would improve the lives of Iowa citizens,” said Marie Harms, state library consul-tant and grant coordinator.

The awards are evenly dis-tributed throughout the state and awarded to all sizes of public libraries and a few aca-demic libraries.

“The applications proved that there is a great need to add, upgrade and replace all sorts of computers and other equipment in the libraries,” said Harms. “By using rough-ly half of the funds allocated to the state library, the impact on the equipment, programs and services offered by Iowa libraries will be profound.”

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Life is so dailyBAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. — If

there is a prettier town than this, I don’t know it, Katrina scars and all. It is no wonder that when, at age 79, renowned Mississippi folk artist Alice Moseley first crossed the long bridge over the Bay of St. Louis and saw the town with its melon-colored houses, she decided she wanted to live here.

And she did. For the last 14 years of her life. She didn’t just live here. You might say she did a Julius Cae-sar: She came, she saw, she con-quered.

The occasion was an art show. Miss Alice, late-blooming artist, sort-ing through many invitations, had chosen almost at random to attend. She had never heard of the town. She didn’t start painting till she was 60. She didn’t find her spiritual home till she was 79. Alice Moseley leaves more than a body of work.

She leaves us with an example of how to live, loosening latent cre-ativity, never giving up on happi-ness.

She left that momentous art show to go home to Enid, Miss., just long enough to pack up her belongings from the house that she and her late husband, Mose Moseley, had moved, log by log, from Mem-phis. It once stood on the grounds of Graceland and was a gift to the couple from Vernon Presley, Elvis’ father.

She never looked back. Miss Al-ice moved into a little blue shot-

gun house across from the historic Bay St. Louis depot, a building so quaint and engaging it was used as the centerpiece in a 1966 mov-ie with Natalie Wood and Robert Redford called “This Property Is Condemned.”

Her new hometown embraced the artist and her whimsical art, making for a perfect match.

It’s fitting that the Alice Moseley Folk Art and Antique Museum, which outgrew the little blue shot-gun, is now housed upstairs in that old depot, where Geralyn “Geri” Bleau enthusiastically shares the paintings and story with the public.

“She died the year before Ka-trina, which might have been for the best,” Geri says. The thought left unsaid is the sight of her be-loved Bay St. Louis leveled would have killed Miss Alice. The natural light upstairs in the depot gives the

place a perpetually cheerful look, and Geri is the perfect host.

Despite her happy paintings with their funny titles — one is called “Three Sheets in the Wind” and features a weaving drunk with his moonshine jug as well as a literal three sheets hanging on a clothes-line — Alice Moseley’s life wasn’t always petunias and picket fences.

Her father shot himself in the head during the Depression. A young Alice found him. Soon af-ter she married Mose, he lost his job. Alice took in washing to help pay the bills. While teaching Eng-lish in Memphis, she took care of her mother, who had Alzheimer’s. Her last, artistically productive years in Bay St. Louis must have seemed almost carefree to Miss Alice. It must have been a gratify-ing period with pilgrims coming to meet her and to buy her work.

One painting’s title was in-spired by a conversation Miss Alice had with the janitor at her Memphis high school. “You know, Miss Alice, life is just so daily,” he said. The painting de-picts a sharecropper’s shack with a man picking cotton and a mule hitched to its wagon. The tracks of work never finished are evi-dent. The title: “Life Is so Daily.” In Bay St. Louis, at least for Miss Alice, life surpassed “daily.” It slipped the bonds of the routine and became extraordinary.

* * *To find out more about Rheta

Grimsley Johnson and her books, visit www.rhetagrimsleyjohnson-books.com.

(c) 2013 Rheta Grimsley John-son

Distributed by King Features Syndicate

King FeaturescommentaryRheta Johnson

The Weather Channel reported record low temperatures

HOLLYWOOD — God bless America, and how’s everybody?

The Weather Channel reported record low temperatures out West along with the big chill in the South, Midwest and Eastern Sea-board. Power lines snapped in Ne-vada. It’s so cold in Las Vegas the hookers are getting an extra hun-dred dollars to cuddle afterwards.

Obamacare architect Ezekiel Emanuel said Sunday you can keep your doctor if you can afford him. Everyone’s confused. Last night a movie customer keeled over into the aisle and the projectionist halt-ed the film and asked if there was a bureaucrat in the house.

President Obama kidded on Fri-day about how the presidency has aged him the past five years. It hap-pens to all of them. Barack Obama was a youthful-looking man when he became president and today, if his hair was any whiter, the Tea Party would endorse it.

President Obama flew to South Africa Monday for Nelson Man-dela’s funeral. They’re glad to see him. Barack Obama always refers to Nelson Mandela by his tribal name, Madibah, and South Afri-cans refer to Barack Obama by his rap star name, Biggie Premiums.

President Obama was accompa-nied by Bill Clinton, Jimmy Cart-er and George W. Bush to honor Mandela. You can’t make it up. Nothing says reconciliation like bringing along the governors of three former slave states to lecture the world about the evils of Apart-heid.

Los Angeles former Police Chief Bill Bratton agreed to be appointed New York’s new po-

lice chief Friday. He did a little too good job in Los Angeles. The city is so quiet now the only noise you hear in an L.A. neighborhood at night is whenever Guatemala scores.

The Centers for Disease Control issued a bulletin Monday urging Americans to get their flu shots with winter here. Public venues are taking extra precautions with flu-prone workers. Disneyland has give Sneezy so many shots he’s now known as Lenny Bruce.

North Korea’s Kim Jung Un fired his uncle from the ruling cabi-net Sunday. He’d been a calming influence on his nephew. Kim got rid of his uncle for womanizing, for using drugs and for reckless driv-ing, leaving Los Angeles with the uneasy feeling that we’re next.

President Obama went on the air Saturday to call for unemployment extensions and warned of dire con-sequence if Congress didn’t vote the money. It’s demoralizing after a while. You know you’ve been un-employed too long when beauty is only a light switch away.

The American Journal of Clini-cal Nutrition published a study Tuesday saying that women who drink moderate amounts of wine have healthier blood vessels. Drinking wine benefits women in two ways. It raises their good cho-lesterol and it lowers their stan-dards.

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Funding the nation’s common defenseAmong the objectives named in

the preamble of the Constitution, the Founders specified one of the primary responsibilities of gov-ernance for the newly formed re-public is to provide for the nation’s common defense. For more than two centuries, the United States of America has protected its borders, people, international commerce and national security backed up by a civilian controlled military fund-ed by the taxpaying public.

Our system of checks and bal-ances works to keep the military under civilian control. The Con-stitution specifies the president serves as commander in chief. The people’s branch appropriates and the executive branch spends money to provide for the Armed Services. This dual authority works to ensure the military serves, not subverts, we the people.

Since our nation’s founding, pol-icymakers have debated the merits of the size, scope and strategy of the nation’s military. Between the White House and Congress, presi-dents and lawmakers have used the strength of the U.S. military to maintain peace, protect and de-fend the blessings of freedom and provide for national security.

Generations of Americans owe a debt of gratitude to those who have served in the Armed Forces, putting their lives on the line and often separating from their fami-lies to serve, defend and protect.

Although the U.S. military serves a critical role in uphold-ing the nation’s common defense, lawmakers should not issue blank checks to the Department of De-fense. In fact, my longstanding cru-sade to protect the taxpaying pub-lic has exposed serious financial mismanagement at the Pentagon that undermines military readi-ness and exposes cultural, systemic flaws that weaken this critical insti-tution of the federal government.

Protecting the taxpaying public and providing for the nation’s com-

mon defense are not mutually ex-clusive. Too many people in Wash-ington think that throwing more money at something will solve the world’s problems. Nothing could be further from the truth.

As Congress works to dial back the spending spigot that has creat-ed a $17 trillion national debt, I am working to hold the line on over-spending. As keepers of the public purse, lawmakers need to demand more accountability for each tax dollar, including defense spending. Although no one thinks the across-the-board sequester was the smart-est way to hold spending to the lev-el Congress agreed to live under, I reject the notion that there are no parts of the federal budget that can be cut and the only solution is to ditch the spending caps that have forced Uncle Sam to borrow and spend less of taxpayers’ money.

For those who ballyhoo that the sky will fall if the Pentagon’s bud-get is trimmed further, I would direct their attention to the appar-ent shenanigans of the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS). What’s worse, the inde-pendent watchdog at the Pentagon may have schemed with DFAS and turned a blind eye to problems with the agency’s financial state-ments to snow policymakers and the public.

One of my earliest crusades against government waste started at the Pentagon. At that time, a Pentagon maverick reported seri-ous fiscal mismanagement and an astonishing waste of tax dollars. Remember the $500 hammers and $7,600 coffee pots? It’s been a few years since I drove my orange Che-vette to the Pentagon from Capitol

Hill to track down answers about bloated defense budgets. Thanks to the courage and pursuit of the truth from a civil servant at the De-fense Department, we succeeded in exposing fantasy financials that front-loaded the budget with mas-sive, unaffordable programs. At the time, the Pentagon was flush-ing tax money down the drain with $700 toilet seats. His testimony at a joint congressional hearing helped lead to a freeze on the defense budget build-up at the height of the farm crisis in the mid-80s, spar-ing taxpayers billions of dollars. Ever since, I’ve championed all means necessary through oversight and legislation to hold the Penta-gon accountable for the money it spends to uphold the nation’s com-mon defense.

As Abe Lincoln discovered dur-ing the Civil War, there’s no short-age of profiteers who troll federal spending for financial gain. Or in the case of the DFAS, allegedly fudging the numbers to mislead policymakers and protect its fund-ing stream. It takes a tireless com-mitment to prevent the taxpay-ing public from getting fleeced. Sometimes it feels like paddling upstream, especially as the federal government has a record of using antiquated systems to track spend-ing and prevent fraud.

Rooting out waste, fraud and abuse is hard enough even with proper auditing tools. So if integ-rity at the auditing shop in the In-spector General’s office is up for grabs, policymakers would have better luck finding a needle in an Iowa haystack than getting ac-curate numbers to make the right spending decisions. If this episode is a reflection of widespread “fi-nancial delusions” the DFAS con-ducts throughout the Pentagon, then Congress needs to tighten, not loosen, the purse strings until the Department of Defense can right its fiscal ship.

U.S.SenateCharles GrassleyRepublican

Animal Shelter Donation Drive!

Our local animal shelters depend on the generosity of the community to sustain them. All donations collected at the Creston News Advertiser will go directly to Creston Animal Rescue Effort and Dog Gone Rescue in support of

homeless cats and dogs in our community!

Now through December 20th, stop by the Creston News Advertiser, 503 W. Adams,

and drop off a donated item for the local animal shelters!

Creston Animal Rescue Effort Needs:

(new or good used) collars, leashes, toys, we use alot of

canned food and cat litter, stain-less steel dog dishes (med. to large

size), cardboard cat scratchers, bleach, dish soap, hand sanitizer, sponges, hand towels, wash rags,

small blankets, copy paper, stamps, printer ink (#901).

Volunteers are always needed!We are a very small

group and more hands would be great.

Contact 641-782-2330 for more info.

Monetary Donations

can be mailed to C.A.R.E.

c/o Mycale Downey304 W. DeVoe,

Creston, IA 50801

Dog Gone Rescue Needs: Dog/Cat Dry & Canned Food, Dog/Cat

Stainless Steel Bowls, New or Used collars & Leashes, Scoopable Cat Litter, Kennels

(indoor & outdoor), Dog HousesBuilding supplies for Dog Houses, such as: 2x4’s, wafer board, paint, screws/nails &

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good too!) Dog Bones - Need durable items for dogs- natural, nylon..even antlers are good

for their teeth! Grooming Supplies: dog/cat brushes, shampoo, conditioner, nail clippers.

Cleaning Supplies: bleach, dish soap, garbage bags.

We are in need of Foster Families! Fosters are a valuable asset to helping provide young, old, injured

and sick, abused and death row dogs a second chance to live, grow or heal before finding their forever homes. Fostering is a wonderful experience for you and your family, you can feel good knowing you have helped save a dog’s life! If interested in becoming a Foster,

please contact us at [email protected], for more information.

Monetary Donations

can be mailed to:Dog Gone Rescue c/o Janel McLain 205 S. Sumner Ave.Creston, IA 50801

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For the 19th time, the financial services firm Ed-ward Jones ranked No. 1 in WealthManagement.com/REP magazine’s annual sur-vey of the nation’s six larg-est financial services firms, according to Edward Jones. The magazine randomly selects fi-nancial ad-visers na-t i o n w i d e and asks them to rank their firms in v a r i o u s categories.

Dick Johnston and Brad Johnston are Edward Jones financial advisers in Creston.

“This honor is a testament to the enduring strength of our firm values, our trade offs and our partnership,”

said Jim W e d d l e . “We are g u i d e d by a clear mission to serve the s e r i o u s , long-term individual investor and to provide the best career-long opportunity for financial advisers who take pride in their work and appreciate the importance of the work we do.”

Edward Jones financial advisers gave the firm some of the highest scores in the technology and training cat-egory, scoring high above the other five firms in every sub-category, which includes the quality of technology, clarity and online access of client account statements

and ongoing training.According to WealthMan-

agement.com, between Oct. 7 and Nov. 7, invitations were emailed to print subscribers and advisers from various firms in the Meridian-AIQ database requesting partici-pation in an online survey. By Nov. 7, 2,333 completed responses were received. Fi-nancial advisers rated their current employers on 33 items related to their satis-faction. Ratings are based on a 1-to-10 scale, with 10 representing the highest sat-isfaction level.

Edward Jones’ overall score was 9.5 out of 10 pos-sible points. The firm scored top marks across the board, earning near perfect scores in overall ethics (9.8) and public image (9.7), according to WealthManagement.com.


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H&R Block owner hosts open house, prepares for tax season

Lee Franck, owner of 12 H&R Block franchises in-cluding Creston, hosted an open house at the Creston office to show the updated setting of tax interview space and promote next year’s tax preparers.

Making appointments and greeting the people will be new client ser-vice professional Bever-ley Post. She brings with

her many years of manag-ing an office setting andworking with the public.

Glenda Marlowe and Jo Callison will be preparing taxes.

Alma Graham, certified public accountant from the Corning office, will be in Creston three days a week to service clients accounting needs.

Mickey Pope will serve as

operations manager.H&R Block is currently

processing Emerald Ad-vances, up to $1,000 for those who qualify, through Jan. 15.

Tax appointments are being taken by calling 782-5978. The office is currently open Mondays and Wednes-days. After Jan. 1, the of-fice will be open Mondays through Fridays.

Contributed photoH&R Block employees attend an open house hosted by Lee Franck, owner, at the Creston office. Pictured front, from left, are Alma Graham and Beverley Post, and back, Glenda Marlowe and Jo Callison.

Adair County 4-H, FFA to weigh beef Dec. 27 GREENFIELD — Market

beef weigh-in for Adair Coun-ty 4-H and FFA members has been set for Dec. 27 at Adair County Fairgrounds in Green-field. All market steers and heifers must be tagged and weighed to be eligible to ex-hibit at the 2014 Adair County Fair slated for July 16-20, 2014.

Each youth may weigh and identify up to six head of mar-ket beef for the lead compe-tition. The lead competition includes separate classes for market steers, heifers, and re-turning market bucket/bottle calves. Youths planning to ex-hibit in the junior feeder pen division may weigh up to six

head. If a youth is a member of both 4-H and FFA, they may identify that many head for each organization.

4-H’ers planning to show market beef at the Iowa State Fair or Ak-Sar-Ben must bring their animals to the weigh-in 8:30 to 9:15 a.m. Youths wishing to nominate for either of these shows need to notify Adair County Exten-sion by Dec. 23.

FFA members and 4-H’ers who plan to exhibit at the county fair only will be able to weigh animals 9:15 to 11:30 a.m.

There is a $1.50 charge to pay for the ear tag for each market beef animal. The nom-

ination fee for Iowa State Fair will be $10 per head (includes ear tag). The nomination fee for Ak-Sar-Ben will be $5 per head.

The 4-H beef project pro-vides an opportunity for youths to learn basic animal care and management and re-cordkeeping skills. All animals are weighed in December so rate of gain may be calculated at the county fair. Rate of gain is one of the major factors in determining profitability in a beef enterprise.

For more information about the 4-H market beef project or the weigh-in, call Adair Coun-ty Extension at 641-743-8412 or 1-800-ISUE399.

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Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013ARIES (March 21 to April 19)

This is a wonderful day to use the energy and resources of others to stabilize your home environment. Or perhaps someone will help you with a family situation.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Many of you have difficulties with close friends or partners. Today you feel confident about rising above this, whether it means mending a relationship or leaving it.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Your attitude toward work is balanced now. You have a good sense of what you need to put out in order to get the money you want. You’re will-ing to work hard.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) This is a good time for people involved in sports, the arts, the hospitality industry and work-ing with children or the enter-tainment world. You’re getting your ducks lined up in a row.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) You feel much more secure about your family and your home base now. It might not be apparent to others, but you have this feeling inside you. It’s reassuring.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Friends or people in clubs and groups might help you make a residential move or a job change now. Be ready to accept the assistance of others — why wouldn’t you?

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) There is no doubt that genius is mostly hard work. And for the most part, so is success. Steady effort does pay off.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) You feel confident about expanding your world and growing because of the benefit of further education and train-ing, or perhaps learning more through travel. It’s broaden-ing (and I don’t mean gaining weight).

S A G I T T A R I U S (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) By steadily working behind the scenes, you will gain the

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) It’s easy to maintain a nice balance between part-ners and close friends versus acquaintances and members of groups. Everyone seems to be happy with each other.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Count your successes now, and cut your losses. This is a strong time in your life, so go with your strengths. Don’t worry about decisions that did not pan out.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) You finally are starting to get a sense of balance between play and work, especially work regarding your future accom-plishments. Without the bal-ance, neither one really works.

YOU BORN TODAY You express yourself physical-

ly and like to stay in shape. You can be entertaining, and you’re aware of the impression you create for your audience. Many of you have an unusual or memorable voice that can be used to persuade others. Work hard to build or construct something in the coming year. It will be important for you. Birthdate of: Edvard Munch, painter; Jennifer Connelly, actress; Frank Sinatra, singer/actor.

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Late Panther rally falls short in 55-49 lossBy LARRY PETERSONCNA sports writer • [email protected]

Serena Parker and Lo-gan Ehlers proved to be a formidable pair inside for the Shenandoah girls in a 55-49 victory over Creston here Tuesday night.

Parker, a 6-foot junior, and Ehlers, a 5-11 fresh-man, each scored 18 points for the 3-1 Fillies. Junior guard Sydney Nielsen, an-other 5-11 junior, added 13 points.

The Panthers, falling to 2-3, made a charge in the fourth quarter to get with-in four points after trailing by as many as 14 (38-24) early in the second half. Junior Natalie Mostek, recovering from a con-cussion and saddled with foul trouble for much of Tuesday’s game, sparked the fourth-period run with three baskets in the final three minutes.

Mostek finished with 12 points in l i m i t e d m i n u t e s . S o p h o -more cen-ter Jenna Taylor had a team-high 13 points, including 7-of-8 from the line.

The Panthers’ rally came during fullcourt pressure that rattled the Fillies for a time, and a zone defense that slowed Shenandoah’s inside attack.

“I thought we did a good job of finishing shots in

the first half, and taking good shots,” said Shenan-doah coach Jon Weinrich, who gained his first win at Creston in six years at the helm. “Then in the second half they went to zone and we started showing some real poor shot selection. Especially when we were up. Give a lot of credit to Creston. They made a lot of shots in the second half and played hard. Number 44 (Mostek) really gave them a spark when she

came back.”Creston coach Larry Mc-

Nutt said his team had a tough time making up the 30-19 halftime deficit, end-ing with 31 percent shoot-ing from the field (18-of-57).

“We have to shoot bet-ter to make all of that up,” McNutt said. “The 2-3 zone helped. We have to do a better job of fronting the post player. Several times they got a baseline pass in there, which shouldn’t hap-

pen if you’re fronting her. I thought Natalie came in and looked comfortable in the fourth quarter.”

Unfortunately, another Creston player may have suffered a concussion T u e s d a y as sopho-m o r e g u a r d T a y l o r Briley hit her head on the court in a

scramble for the ball and did not return after being examined by trainer Chris Leonard.

Both teams are molded for the future. Shenandoah started three juniors and two freshmen, with two juniors the first players off the bench. Creston started a junior, two sophomores and two seniors, with a sophomore and junior the top reserves.

The Panthers host At-lantic in a freshman-JV-varsity tripleheader Fri-day. Atlantic fell to 1-4 in a 56-39 loss to Red Oak Tuesday.

“On Friday we’ll have a chance,” McNutt said. “We need to shoot better and rebound consistently. To-night we rebounded well at times, but not enough.”

In other Hawkeye 10 action Tuesday, Denison-Schleswig beat Carroll 58-19, Carroll Kuemper Cath-olic topped Council Bluffs St. Albert 68-58, Lewis Central beat Glenwood 50-36 and Clarinda routed Maryville, Mo., 52-32.

In boys action at Shenan-doah, Creston won 94-67. Information on that game was not available at press time and will be published in Thursday’s News Ad-vertiser.

SHENANDOAH (55) — Serena Parker 7 3-7 18, Logan Ehlers 5 7-9 18, Sydney Nielsen 5 3-4 13, Jaime Runyan 1 2-4 4, McKaya O’Neil 1 0-0 2. Totals — 29 15-24 55. FG shooting — 19-49 (38.8 percent). 3-point goals — 2-7 (Ehlers 1, Parker

CNA photo by LARRY PETERSONCreston guard Chelcee Downing (10) dribbles past Shenandoah’s Jaime Runyon (23) during Tuesday’s game here. Downing made two 3-pointers in the first half and finished with eight points in the 55-49 defeat.

Panther boys first, girls second at Knoxville

Teams split with Red OakBy SCOTT VICKERCNA sports editor • [email protected]

The Creston/Orient-Macksburg bowling season got off to a successful start Saturday at the Knoxville Tournament, as the Pan-

ther boys won and the girls took second place.

“Somewhat of a sur-prise,” head coach Ron Pendegraft said. “I knew we had the potential to do well, but it sure was nice to see the kids do this well this early.”

By placing first in the boys and second in the girls, Pendegraft said it was the best the Panther teams have ever finished at the Knoxville Tournament.

“That’s the good news,” he said. “The bad news is that we left several single pins and nine-pin opens throughout the match. We have to get better at finish-ing out frames if we expect to be competitive at the re-gional and state level.”

Darin Hatfield led the Panthers with a two-game series of 454. Also b o w l i n g for the Panthers w e r e C h a n t z D a v i d -son, Reece Kramer, Blake Eddy, Brett Cheers and Ja-cob Geary.

Devon Eddy led the Panther girls with a series of 355. Joining Eddy on the girls team were Jenna Hayes, Emily Stults, Mack-enzie McKinney, Madison Hance and Taylor Suiter.Red Oak

It was a short turnaround for the Panthers, as both the boys and girls varsity teams took on Red Oak here on Tuesday.

The Panthers split with Red Oak, as the Panther girls posted a 2263-2138 win over the Tigers, while the boys fell 2777-2514.

“It was a very inconsis-tent day for us,” Pende-graft said. “Good games followed by poor games or good frames followed by poor frames. This led to a frustration which the kids

CNA photo by SCOTT VICKERCreston/O-M sophomore Charley Parcher approaches the lane as she preprares to release a shot Tuesday dur-ing the Panther’s win over the Red Oak girls. Parcher bowled a two-game series of 318. She was one of four Panther girls to bowl a score higher than 300.

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SWCC photo by ALEX DUFFYSophomore center Jared Theis puts up a shot over Troidell Carter of Marshalltown Community College during Tuesday’s game at the SWCC gym. Theis had four points and a team-high eight rebounds in the 78-39 loss to the Division I Tigers.

Division I Tigers double up Spartans, 78-39By LARRY PETERSONCNA sports writer • [email protected]

Marshalltown Commu-nity College got scoring from 11 different players and shot a season-high 54.2 percent from the field in routing the Southwestern men here Tuesday, 78-39.

The Division I Tigers (7-5) were led by Mardic Green with 14 points. Mar-lon Williams scored all 12 of his points in the second half.

Southwestern’s young Division II team struggled offensively, shooting 30 percent from the field in-cluding 26.7 percent (4-15) from beyond the arc. Mar-shalltown also held a 43-25 rebounding advantage.

The Tigers bolted to a 20-8 lead on the way to a

32-15 halftime lead.SWCC coach Mike

Holmes said it was a tough situation for his young squad against the size and athleticism of Marshall-town’s Division I squad.

“They have those long athletes running around, and it gets you going fast-er than you normally go,” Holmes said. “It gets you a little bit out of your game, rushing some stuff. Defen-sively we were all right. We just couldn’t score.”

Southwestern opens con-ference play at home Sat-urday against Clinton in a 3 p.m. tipoff.

MARSHALLTOWN (78) — Merdic Green 6 1-1 14, Mike Rodriguez 2 4-4 9, Tyrese Hoxter 4 1-2 9, Marquis Cunningham 4 0-0 8, Kenny Strong 3 0-0 6, Troidell Carter

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Texas talkAUSTIN, Texas —

Texas Athletic Director Steve Patterson said Tues-day that no decision has been made about the fu-ture of Longhorns coach Mack Brown.

Texas released a state-ment by Patterson several hours after Orangebloods.com reported, citing two unidentified sources, that Brown will announce he is stepping down by week’s end.

“We continue to dis-cuss the future of Texas Football,” Patterson said. “Mack Brown has not re-signed. And, no decisions have been made.”

Joe Jamail, Brown’s longtime friend and attor-ney, told The Associated Press on Tuesday: “Mack Brown has not resigned.” He says Brown’s future with Texas is still up to the coach.

Horns247.com, a Texas recruiting website, re-ported that Brown denied the report in a text from Florida, where he was re-cruiting.Kansas falls

G A I N E S V I L L E , Fla. — Scottie Wilbekin scored a career-high 18 points, Dorian Finney-Smith added 15 and No. 19 Florida held on to beat No. 13 Kansas 67-61 on Tuesday night.

The Gators bounced back from a buzzer-beat-er loss against the No. 9 Connecticut. Huskies and extended their home win-ning streak to 21 games. The latest victory came in the Big 12-SEC Challenge and surely will be mean-ingful when the NCAA tournament seeds are settled in March.

Wilbekin, who injured his right ankle against UConn eight days ago, made 7 of 12 shots and added six assists. It was a much better performance than his last game, when he had more turnovers (3) than assists (2).UNI escapes

CEDAR FALLS — If you ignore the numbers, a University of Northern Iowa men’s basketball team desperate for a vic-tory got exactly that as it scooted past Savannah State, 55-50, Tuesday night at the McLeod Cen-ter.

However, Savannah State’s 0-7 record against Division I competition and 351 out of 351 rank in the RPI entering the game explains some of the Pan-thers’ frustration.

After playing at home for the first time in darn-near an entire month, UNI (4-5) is moving on to Saturday’s premier non-conference matchup against Virginia Com-monwealth.Bryant scores 20

LOS ANGELES — Kobe Bryant is swiftly re-gaining his confidence and timing. His conditioning improves daily, and he’s already leading the Los Angeles Lakers in scoring again.

Yet thanks to Goran Dragic and the exciting Phoenix Suns, Kobe still doesn’t have a victory.

Dragic scored 12 of his 31 points in the fourth quarter and the Suns beat the Lakers 114-108 Tues-day night, dropping Bry-ant to 0-2 in his comeback.

Bryant scored 20 points while playing 29 mostly sharp minutes in his sec-ond game back.


O-M 41,Diagonal 30

DIAGONAL — Orient-Macksburg picked up its first win of the season in a Bluegrass Conference show-down with Diagonal here on Tuesday, winning 41-30.

Lisa Moss scored 15 points and shot 7-of-8 from the free throw line to lead the Bulldogs, w h i l e S h a n -non Eads added 14 points with 12 rebounds. Courtney Neal netted seven points and grabbed six re-bounds.

Shyla Waldhauser scored five points and finished with three steals for the Bulldogs. Katie Walter pulled down 10 rebounds.

“We were two evenly matched teams in terms of numbers and talent,” Ori-ent-Macksburg head coach Kim DeJongh said. “That made for a close game that was hard-fought. Katie Wal-ter has been a recent addi-tion to our team. She came off the bench and did a great job rebounding for us. Our girls did a nice job of hitting free throws.”

Diagonal stats were un-available at press time.Murray 77,Mormon Trail 37

MURRAY — The ninth-ranked Lady Mustangs rolled to a 77-37 win over

Mormon Trail here on Tues-day.

Murray bolted to an 18-3 lead after the first quarter and never looked back, im-proving to 4-0 for the sea-son.

Madison Gonseth had another big game for Mur-ray, scoring a team-high 17 points and grabbing five rebounds. Megan Oswald added 15 points with three rebounds, w h i l e s e n i o r Kate Pat-ton shot 6 - o f - 1 1 from the floor for 15 points with seven assists and nine steals.

Courtney Siefkas also scored in double figures with 10 points. Shelby My-ers added eight points with six rebounds. Deena Snyder chipped in five points and grabbed seven boards.

“Balanced scoring this evening, as we had four girls in double figures,” Murray head coach Jerry Shields said. “Everyone was again able to get a lot of playing time, as we are able to get some of our younger kids some valuable exprience.”

Murray returns to action on Dec. 17 at Twin Cedars.Nodaway Valley 63, Lenox 31

LENOX — A pair of Nodaway Valley freshmen posted double-doubles in a 63-31 win over Lenox here on Tuesday.

Paige McElfish scored 15

points and grabbed a team-high 14 rebounds, while Josie Clarke added 14 points with 12 rebounds to lead the Wol-verines to v i c t o r y . McElf ish f i n i s h e d just one steal shy of a triple-double, recording nine steals.

Junior Josie Carter also had another big game for Nodaway Valley, scoring 10 points with six assists, two steals and four rebounds. Riley Lonsdale added eight points, as did Christine Gross.

“A very unselfish effort by NV,” Wolverine head coach Tom Thompson said. “Balanced scoring is again a positive, and we have cut our turnovers down each game. We are improving offensive-ly, but need to improve on the defensive side. The girls are starting to play well to-gether.”

Aurora Arevalo led Lenox with six points and six re-bounds. Taylor Foster added five points with four re-bounds and two assists. Katie Dukes chipped in five points with four boards and Jacy Stoaks scored six points with five rebounds.

“We have to do a better job of taking care of the ball,” Lenox head coach Mandy Stoaks said.

Lenox falls to 1-3 and trav-els to East Union on Friday. Nodaway Valley improved to 2-2 overall and 2-0 in the Pride of Iowa Conference.

Contributed photo by DARLA SOBOTKAAllison Norris (24) of Diagonal defends Orient-Macksburg’s Shyla Waldhauser (43) dur-ing O-M’s 41-30 win over the Maroonettes on Tuesday. Waldhauser scored five points and recorded three steals in the win.

Murray 72,Mormon Trail 54

MURRAY — Murray used a balanced effort to pull away from Mormon Trail in the third quarter here Tuesday night, eventu-ally winning 72-54.

Four Mustang players scored in double figures, led by Andrew Rider’s 19 points. Rider added seven rebounds to go with five assists and three steals. Brayden Held netted 18 points with five boards.

Sam Rockhold scored 15 points and also g r a b b e d 15 re-b o u n d s . T r e y McHenry a d d e d 15 points with three assists. Pat Kilmer scored five points.

“We finally had a game that the starters were able to play pretty much a full game,” Murray head coach Darin Wookey said. “We were able to get the lead in the third quarter and main-tain it into the fourth. Sam Rockhold played a heck of a game, getting 15 points and 15 rebounds. It was nice to be able to execute and de-velop some team chemistry tonight.”

Murray improved to 2-1 for the season and 2-0 in Bluegrass Conference play. The Mustangs travel to Twin Cedars on Dec. 17.Mount Ayr 54,East Union 50

AFTON — Mount Ayr held off an East Union

fourth-quarter rally to pick up a 54-50 Pride of Iowa Conference win here Tues-day night.

The Raiders led 42-29 en-tering the fourth, but East Union outscored Mount Ayr 21-12 in the final quar-ter.

“Our guys did a great job tonight of getting a good lead in the second half, but we didn’t close out the game with much confidence,” Mount Ayr head coach Bret Ruggles said. “We need to execute the game plan and keep the gas pedal down to help take those wins a little easier. We must make those tough shots and execute those late game situations.”

Jack Jones scored a game-high 26 p o i n t s to lead M o u n t Ayr. Nick W u r s t e r added sev-en points, as Caleb S c h n o o r and Rhett Murphy each scored six points. Kyle Dolecheck add-ed four points, while Jacob Sobotka netted three and Jed McCreary scored two.

Cole Campbell led East U n i o n with 12 p o i n t s , w h i l e T r e v o r B a r n e t t also got into dou-ble figures with 10. Jesse Akers pitched in nine and Sean Schmitz netted seven points. Dustin Hoyt and Mason Gossman each

scored six.Nodaway Valley 58, Lenox 37

LENOX — Nodaway Val-ley turned an 11-point lead entering the fourth quarter into a 21-point final margin with a 13-3 advantage over Lenox in the fourth quarter of a 58-37 win here Tuesday.

“Nodaway Valley took care of the ball throughout the night, while forcing 25 Lenox turnovers, including 19 steals,” Wolverine head coach Darrell Burmeister said.

TJ Bower led the Wolver-ines with 24 points and 10 rebounds for a dou-b l e - d o u -ble, while J a c k s o n L a m b netted 16 points. Ca-leb Mueller added six points, while David Schweitzer and Delson Grantham each scored four points.

Schweitzer and Zach Plymesser each finished with four steals for the Wol-verines, now 3-0 for the sea-son and 2-0 in the Pride of Iowa Conference.

Spencer Brown led Lenox with 14 p o i n t s and Ca-leb Lange added 10 p o i n t s . D a w s o n T u l l b e r g scored six for the Ti-gers. Todd Stoaks chipped in four points and Frank Martinez netted three.

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Morrison to coach in 2014 Shrine Bowl Creston/O-M head coach

Brian Morrison has been named to the South team staff for the 2014 Iowa S h r i n e A l l - S t a r F o o t b a l l Classic.

T h e game will be played at 4 p.m. Saturday, July 26 at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls.

The South team will be coached by Pella coach Jay McKinstrey. Joining Mor-rison as assistants will be Zach Pfantz of Ottumwa, Evan Groepper of North Polk, Eric Kellar Eddyville-Blaksburg and Keith Siets-tra of Montezuma.

The coaches have selected 46 players for each squad. Those announcements will be made later this winter.

Head coach for the North team in the state’s 42nd an-

nual all-star game is Toby Lorenzen of Central Lyon.

The series of all-star games has raised more than $2.26 million for the Shri-ners Hospitals for Children.

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1). Steals — 7 (Nielsen 2, Ehlers 2). Turnovers — 7. Team fouls — 14. Fouled out — none.

CRESTON (49) — Jenna Taylor 3 7-8 13, Natalie Mostek 5 2-2 12, Camryn Somers 4 1-2 9, Chelcee Downing 3 0-0 8, Taylor Briley 2 0-0 4, Brenna Baker 1 0-0 2, Olivia Nielsen 0 1-2 1. Totals — 18 11-14 49. FG shooting — 18-57 (31.6 percent). 3-point goals — 2-5 (Downing 2). Rebounds — 33 (Somers 9, Downing 7, Taylor 6, Mostek 6). Assists — 11 (Downing 5, Baker 5). Steals — 8 (Somers 4, Briley 2). Turnovers — 18. Team fouls — 21. Fouled out — Downing.

Shenandoah — 16 30 40 55Creston — 12 19 30 49

JUNIOR VARSITYThe Creston junior var-

sity ran away in the sec-ond half for a 51-33 victory over Shenandoah.

The Panthers led 27-18 at halftime and 38-30 after three quarters be-fore opening up the final 18-point margin.

“We finished well,” said Creston coach Mendy Mc-Creight. “Our defense and boxing out were much bet-ter in the second half. We were able to get some put-backs.”

Taylor Briley scored 13 points to lead Creston (1-3) and Sadie Jones added 11 points along with six re-

bounds and four steals.Creston (51) — Taylor Briley

13, Sadie Jones 11, Caitlin McIlravy 7, Lexie Little 7, Madison Callahan 4, Cammy Rutherford 4, Jessica Beatty 2, Becca Ross 2, Maria Mostek 1. 3-point goals — None. Free throws — 17-23. Rebounds — Jones 6, Beatty 3, McIlravy 3, Rutherford 3. Steals — McIlravy 4, Jones 4, Mostek 2, Beatty 2, Briley 2, Ross 2. Assists — Briley 1, Mostek 1, McIlravy 1, Jones 1. Team fouls — 19. Halftime score — Creston 27, Shenandoah 18.

Shenandoah (33) — Abby Weigel 9, Macayla Stoaks 7, Brianna Holmes 4, Jaslynn Parker 4, Jordyn Lembrick 3, Chelsey Bright 2, Kensila Saner 2, Kylee Connell 2. 3-point goals — Wiegel 2. Free throws — 5-17. Team fouls — 20.

PANTHERS:Continued from page 7A

had a hard time trying to shake off, which in turn led to more inconsistency.”

Four Panther girls bowled two-game series of more than 300 pins, led by sophomore Hance with a series of 350. Devon Eddy and Charley Parcher both rolled scores of 318, while Hayes rolled a 315.

“Devon Eddy threw very well, but also had incred-ibly bad luck, leaving the 8-10 split six times in two games,” Pendegraft said. “Overall, a good outcome despite the ups and downs.”

Suiter finished with a two-game total of 216 and McKinney rolled a 190 se-ries.

The Panthers held a 1517-1395 lead after the first round, and knocked down three more pins than Red Oak in the Baker Rotation.

On the boys side, Chantz Davidson led the way with a consistent 387 series thanks to games of 194 and 193. Reece Kramer had the high game with a score of 207 and posted a two-game series of 379.

Hatfield rolled a 349 and Blake Eddy finished with a 348. Cheers finished with a series of 303 to round out the scoring, while Geary rolled a 158.

“For the boys, it was more of the same,” Pendegraft said. “Inconsistent shot-making was very difficult to manage, and even though the scores were somewhat consistent, we never really

found a shot that we could hit time after time. Because of that, we did not score as well as I had expected.”

The Panthers face a break in their schedule un-til Dec. 21 when they travel to Shenandoah.

VarsityBoys

Varsity match totals — Creston/O-M: 1766-748— 2514; Red Oak: 1959-818—2737.

High game — Reece Kramer 207.

High two game — Chantz Davidson 387.

Creston/O-M (2514) — Brett Cheers 151-152—303, Jacob Geary 91-67—158, Reece Kramer 207-172—379, Darin Hatfield 183-166—349, Blake Eddy 167-181—348, Chantz Davidson 194-193—387. Totals — 1766-748—2514. Baker Rotation — 138, 138, 162, 164, 141—748.

Red Oak (2777) — Totals — 1959-818—2777. Baker Rotation — 149, 171, 190, 155, 153—818.

GirlsVarsity match totals —

Creston/O-M: 1517-746—2263; Red Oak: 1395-743—2138.

High game — Madison Hance 213.

High two game — Madison Hance 350.

Creston/O-M (2263) — Jenna Hayes 148-167—315, Taylor

Suiter 112-104—216, Mackenzie McKinney 99-91—190, Charley Parcher 140-178—318, Madison Hance 137-213—350, Devon Eddy 168-150—318. Totals — 1517-746—2263. Baker Rotation — 133, 178, 147, 128, 160—746.

Red Oak (2138) — Totals — 1395-743—2138. Baker Rotation — 151, 138, 157, 169, 128—743.

Knoxville Tournament(Full team standings were

not available)Boys

High game — Darin Hatfield 255.

High series — Darin Hatfield 454.

Creston/O-M (2783) — Darin Hatfield 255-199—454, Chantz Davidson 225-180—405, Reece Kramer 209-145—354, Brett Cheers 175-172—347, Blake Eddy 167-162—329, Jacob Geary 79-71—150. Totals — 1889-894—2783. Baker Rotation — 144, 136, 235, 212, 167—894.

GirlsHigh game — Devon Eddy

196.High series — Devon Eddy

355.Creston/O-M (2186) — Devon

Eddy 196-159—355, Jenna Hayes 124-168—292, Emily Stults 107-151—258, Mackenzie McKinney 131-126—257, Madison Hance 110-139—249, Taylor Suiter 100-83—183. Totals — 1411-775—2186. Baker Rotation — 126, 143, 170, 152, 184—775.

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2 2-2 6, Terrell Clyburn 1 3-3 5, Raheim Holloway 2 0-0 4, John Johnson 1 1-3 3, Guilherme Verado 1 0-0 2 Totals — 32 12-17 78. FG shooting — 32-59 (54.2 percent). 3-point goals — 2-10 (Rodriguez 1, Green 1). Rebounds — 43 (Gatali 6, Holloway 5, Williams

5). Assists — 15 (Holloway 6). Steals — 14 (Johnson 3). Blocked shots — 2 (Clyburn 1, Cunningham 1). Team fouls — 10. Fouled out — None.

SOUTHWESTERN (39) — Elliott Hamdeed 3 0-0 8, Mataika Koyamainavur 3 1-2 7, Matt Orchard 3 0-0 7, Larry Mason 2 0-0 5, Jared Theis 2 0-0 4, Dylan Tucker 1 1-2 3, Xavier Ortiz 0 2-2 2, Tanner Kellogg 1

0-0 2, Nikola Drobnjak 0 1-2 1. Totals — 15 5-8 39. FG shooting — 15-50 (30 percent). 3-point goals — 4-15 (Hamdeed 2, Mason 1, Orchard 1). Rebounds — 25 (Theis 8, Koyamainavur 7). Assists — 5 (Hamdeed 2). Steals — 7 (Hamdeed 2, Theis 2). Team fouls — 17. Fouled out — none.

Marshalltown — 32 78SWCC — 15 39

SPARTANS:

Contributed photoPictured are members of the Creston/O-M boys bowling team that won the Knoxville Tournament on Saturday. Shown are front row, from left: Reece Kramer, Darin Hatfield and Blake Eddy. Back row, from left: Chantz Davidson, Brett Cheers and Jacob Geary.

Cubs’ rotation in limbo at winter meetings By MARK GONZALESChicago Tribune

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The Chicago Cubs are looking to add more than one starting pitcher — which may become necessary if workhorse Jeff Samardzija is traded.

“We could well sign more than one starter,” general manager Jed Hoyer said Tues-day, shortly before Rakuten Golden Eagles President Yozo

Tachibana told reporters he was undecided on whether to post pitcher Masahiro Tanaka and expressed disappointment Major League Baseball has proposed a maximum posting fee of $20 million for the right to negotiate with Japanese free agents.

While the Tanaka situa-tion continues to drag out, one potential destination for Samardzija could have disap-peared after the Diamond-backs traded pitching prospect Tyler Skaggs to the Angels in

a three-team trade also involv-ing the White Sox.

The Cubs met with the agent for Scott Baker, who didn’t pitch until Septem-ber because of a lengthy re-covery from reconstructive right elbow surgery that was performed before the Cubs signed him to a one-year deal last winter.

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The Almond Kipferl is a traditional cookie from the Pennsylvania Dutch which, I chose to dip the ends of each cookie in chocolate.

With all the cookie recipes swirling around at Christmastime it’s sometimes difficult to find a cookie that stands out among the

crowd. This sugar cookie, I believe, is one of them. Smakelijk eten!

almond Kipferl - dutch crescents1/3 cup butter or 1/3 cup shortening

1/2 cup sugar

2 egg yolks

1/8 tsp. salt

Preheat oven to 350° and lightly grease a baking sheet. Cream butter or shortening until soft; add sugar gradually and beat until

light and fluffy. Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating hard after each addition. Add salt, ground almonds and flour and mix well.

(Dough could be crumbly)

Take about 2 Tbsp. dough and flatten to 1/2 inch and form into a crescent shape, tapering each end. Place on cookies sheet

and top with three to four slivered almonds. Continue this way until all the dough is used. You should get between 2 and 3 dozen

crescents. Bake for about ten minutes or until golden brown. Allow to cool on a rack for 2 minutes and then remove to wire rack.

In the meantime melt the chocolate. Dip both ends of each cookies into the chocolate and place on waxed paper. Allow the

chocolate to set and dry.

soft almond sugar cooKie2/3 cup butter, ever-so-lightly softened

1/3 cup shortening

1/3 cup sour cream

1 1/2 cups sugar

2 eggs

2-3 tsp. almond extract

In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together the butter, shortening, sour cream, and sugar until

combined. Incorporate eggs and almond extract.

In another bowl, sift together the flours, cornstarch, baking powder, and salt. Gradually add the flour mixture to the butter mixture

until fully combined. Chill the dough 30 minutes.

Preheat oven to 350°. Prepare cookie sheets with parchment paper.

Portion out the dough using a medium cookie scoop. Roll the dough into balls, then roll the balls in sugar sprinkles or turbinado

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Clusters of colorful grapes are traditional addi tions to many holiday tables. Whether they are used for a centerpiece, a garnish for the main course (think turkey, crown roast of pork, baked ham) or a “must” addition to

a fruit and cheese plate, grapes offer beauty, fl avor and freshness to the season.

But there are many other ways to add grapes to special meals and party fare. The recipes included here are easy-to-make, beautiful and tasty examples of unique ways to prepare and serve grapes. Luckily, many varieties of fresh grapes from California are available throughout the holiday season and into January. For more recipes and serving suggestions, visit www.grapesfromcalifornia.com.

Grape Tuxedo Bites, 3 WaysSometimes, the amount of cookies and other sweets served during the holidays can be overwhelming. Grape Tuxedo Bites 3 Ways are the exception. These three recipes, featur ing white and dark chocolate, caramel, toffee bits, almonds and peanuts, are defi nitely rich, but because the center of each is a refreshing, juicy grape, they avoid being overly sweet.

Chocolate Toffee GrapesMakes 25

25 green or red seedless California grapes 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips or chopped semisweet chocolate 1 teaspoon vegetable oil 1/2 cup fi nely chopped toffee bitsPut toothpicks into grapes, set aside. Line baking sheet with wax paper or parchment.

In small double boiler, melt chocolate and oil together over medium-low heat, stirring until melted, about 5 min utes (or in microwave on high power 30 seconds, stirring once). Dip grapes in chocolate and then in toffee. Place on baking sheet lined with wax paper or parchment. Repeat until all grapes are used. Chill until set.Nutritional analysis per dipped grape: Calories 47; Protein .5 g; Carbohydrate 6 g; Fat 3 g; 48% Calories from Fat; Cholesterol 2 mg; Sodium 20 mg; Potassium 22 mg; Fiber .24 g

White Chocolate Almond GrapesMakes 25 25 green or red seedless California grapes

1/2 cup white chocolate chips or chopped white chocolate 1 teaspoon vegetable oil 1/2 cup fi nely chopped salted almondsPut toothpicks into grapes, set aside. Line baking sheet with wax paper or parchment.

In small double boiler, melt chocolate and oil together over medium-low heat, stirring until melted, about 5 min utes (or in microwave on high power 30 seconds, stirring once). Dip grapes in chocolate and then in almonds. Place on baking sheet lined with wax paper or parchment. Repeat until all grapes are used. Chill until set.Nutritional analysis per dipped grape: Calories 48; Protein 1 g; Carbohydrate 4 g; Fat 3.5 g; 61% Calories from Fat; Cholesterol .71 mg; Sodium 17 mg; Potassium 49 mg; Fiber .5 g

Caramel Peanut GrapesMakes 25

25 green seedless California grapes 1/2 cup fi nely chopped salted peanuts 1/2 cup caramel bits or 10 unwrapped caramels 1 tablespoon heavy creamPut toothpicks into grapes, set aside. Line baking sheet with parchment. Place peanuts in small bowl and set aside. In small saucepan, melt caramel and cream together over medium-low heat, stirring until melted, about 5 minutes. Keep warm. Dip grapes in caramel and then in nuts. Place on baking sheet lined with wax paper or parchment. Repeat until all grapes are used. Chill until set.Note: You can also melt caramel in microwave. Put caramels in microwaveable bowl or glass measure and zap on high 30 seconds. Stir until smooth and zap an additional 20 seconds if necessary.Nutritional analysis per dipped grape: Calories 38; Protein 1 g; Carbohydrate 4.5 g; Fat 2 g; 46% Calories from Fat; Cholesterol 1 mg; Sodium 19 mg; Potassium 8 mg; Fiber .3 g

Set a sparkling table with frosted grapesSet amid a selection of other treats, frosted grapes make quite an impression. Delicate, but ever so tempting, these easy-to-make beauties are also a lovely garnish atop cakes and custards.

Frosted Grapes 2 pounds seedless California grapes, cut into 2- to 4-inch clusters 2 large egg whites, beaten or 1/4 cup pasteurized liquid egg whites 1 cup superfi ne granulated sugar

Hold one grape cluster by the stem and brush lightly with egg whites. Transfer to rack set over wax paper, then sprinkle with sugar. Using fi ngers, turn cluster to lightly coat. Gently shake off excess sugar. Repeat with remaining clusters. Let grapes dry, uncovered, at room temperature, about 2 hours.

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