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Hansen, George to take oath of office today at council meeting

By Zach JohnsonDaily News Staff Writer

Mayor Mike Hansen and Evelyn George are set to take oath of office tonight at the Newton City Council meeting.

The council will have a presentation with an update on the city’s comprehensive plan from United Way. The consent agenda begins with Palmas Bar and Grill seeking approval on a Class C liquor li-cense approving outdoor service.

The council will be approving a resolution to be reappointed to serve as representative to the Central Iowa Regional Housing Authority, the term of representation last for three years. The council will be looking at Urban Renewal giving authorization to be cer-tified and decertified as TIF indebtedness. The annual Urban Renewal Report will be covered for approval.

The council will have the resolutions to levy and fix the amounts that will be assessed against individual private prop-erties for the abate-ment of the nuisance violations. Price quotes for prohibited sanitary sewer discharge remov-al work will be on the agenda for approval.

Three ordinances will be in consideration for the city council tonight. The second consider-ation of an ordinance amending Sections 1.0506 and 1.0507 of the City of Newton Code of Ordinances regarding the boundaries of North Central Urban Renewal Area in the city.

The expansion would enable TIF funds to be utilized in the expanded area, which includes the Jasper County Court-house square area, for projects such as street lighting, streetscaping, and façade improve-ments. The North Cen-tral Urban Renewal Plan was adopted as an amendment during the Oct. 7 city council meet-ing.

The next ordinance being looked at is for the installation of new stop signs at the intersec-tions of East 19th Street North and North Fourth and North Eighth Av-enue East. A change to the ordinance was prepared by the Traffic Safety Committee and presented to the council at the direction of Han-sen.

At the Oct. 7 city council meeting, the ap-proval of an amendment to the Prairie Fire Urban Renewal Plan stated the area would be merged

into the adjacent Speed-way Urban Renewal Area as a sub-area plan. The deadline to complete the merger is Dec. 1. The staff is recommend-ing to waive the second and third readings and adopt the ordinance this month.

A resolution claim-ing less than the maxi-mum allowable revenue from the North Central, Plant Two, and South-west Newton Tax Incre-ment Financial Districts for fiscal year 2014-2015. The council will be making a resolution authorizing the sale of property located in the Fountain Hill Estates in Newton. The city has offered free developed lots to spur development in the stalled Fountain Hills subdivision. A pro-posal from a West Des Moines developer has been received and is be-ing finalized for action to transfer the lots.

The council will be discussing Thunder Ni-tes, American Legion, and Action Plan Goal D. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. tonight in the New-ton City Hall Council Chambers.

Staff writer Zach Johnson may be contacted at (641) 792-3121, ext. 425, or at [email protected].

Supervisors to vote on Watershed AuthorityBy Ty Rushing

Daily News Staff Writer

Jasper County’s involvement in the fu-ture Mud Creek, Camp Creek and Spring Creek Watershed Management Authori-ty will be decided at Tuesday’s meeting of the Jasper County Board of Supervisors.

A vote on joining the Authority was tabled during the Nov. 7 meeting. During that meeting, Mark Land represented the Authority on behalf of his firm Snyder & Associates and presented information to the board about the proposal.

This new authority would include Jas-

per, Marion and Polk counties and the cities of Altoona, Bondurant, Mitchell-ville, Pleasant Hill and Runnells and the Soil and Water Conservation Districts’ of the three counties.

“The concept of a watershed manage-ment authority … was really driven by all that flooding we saw back in 2008,” Land told the board at the Nov. 7 meet-ing. “It was kind of the legislatures idea, after a lot of input, to kind of say, ‘Well, you can look at a watershed here, which is where the water goes after it hits the land, and it doesn’t fall by jurisdictional boundaries.’”

Joining the Authority would be of no cost to the county and Land told the board it would be the best way to get the county’s views on the watershed heard.

“Your ability to participate in that discussion isn’t as strong if you’re not a part of the discussion,” Land said. “So, a whole bunch of people are talking about your watershed around a table and it might be good to get your two-cents worth. It’s no more of an obligation than just saying what you think.”

Matthew Nosco/Daily NewsJordan Toomey took the turkey and all of the fix-ings at the Newton YMCA’s annual Turkey Trot 5K. Toomey, a cross-country runner from South-east Polk, clocked a flat 19-minute run.

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Madhouse Brewery leaving Newton

In 2008, Mason Groben saw an opportunity when his parents’ Jasper Winery moved from Newton to Des Moines. That opportunity became Madhouse Brewing Company, a local craft brewery that has called Newton home for the past three years.

Now, like its predecessor, Mad-house Brewing Company will be mak-ing Des Moines its new home early next year.

A number of Newton and Jasper County officials helped make Mad-house Brewing Company a reality. When a 70-year-old law prevented Groben, the vintner for Jasper Win-ery, from working for the brewery, then-mayor Chaz Allen and Iowa Sen. Dennis Black led the charge to have the law changed.

Allen declined to comment for this article.

Madhouse Brewing Company was launched as a partnership between Groban and Iowa Telecom CEO Al-len Wells. A number of other inves-tors joined in, but when Iowa Telecom was purchased by Windstream, the brewery bought back Iowa Telecom’s shares.

Those shares are now being offered to those who would be interested in investing in Madhouse Brewing Company. Each unit of shares will be sold for $6,000. The brewery also plans an open house from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 21, to allow potential investors to see its new facility south of the East Village in downtown Des Moines.

Madhouse Brewing Co. has been operating as a production-only brew-ery since its launch in 2010. Its rev-enue comes from off-site distribution sales at grocery stores, liquor shops and restaurants in Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota and Il-linois.

In its announcement Friday, Mad-house Brewing Company said the new locations will allow beer enthusiasts to visit the brewery for tours, tastings and special events. The statement said current brewery business models show that operating an on-site retail op-erations provides significant revenue sources.

Groban did not respond to efforts to comment for this article.

St. Nick’s Adoption Book available

The St. Nick’s Christmas Club adoption book is now available for viewing in the main office of the Newton Daily News.

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Bainbridge to perform in annual Christmas celebrationFOREST CITY— Alexa

Bainbridge of Newton will per-form at Christmas with Waldorf, an annual weekend of concert performances, at Immanuel Lu-theran Church at 7:30 p.m. Sat-urday, Dec. 7 and 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8.

A celebration of the holiday season, the decades-old tradi-tion showcases Waldorf College’s fine arts department with perfor-mances by the Waldorf Choir, Schola Cantorum, Sangkor, and the Waldorf Wind Symphony. Performers include Waldorf stu-dents, faculty, and staff, as well

as members of the Forest City Community.

“The concert will be an inti-mate, worshipful experience,” said Choral Director Dr. Adam Lu-ebke. “As in years past, the audi-ence will be able to join in and sing carols such as ‘Hark! The Herald Angels Sing’ and ‘SilentNight.’”

Christmas with Waldorf: An-gels Sing with Joy tickets cost $5 and are available by calling (641) 585-8724 or visiting the Imman-uel LutheranChurch office. Tick-ets will also be available at the door before each performance.

Before each concert, a Scandi-

navian meal will be served in the Waldorf College Atrium. Din-ner will be served from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7. Tickets for both the meal and concert cost $20 each. Brunch will be served on Sunday, Dec. 8, from noon to 2 p.m. Brunch and concerttickets are $17, while brunch-only tick-ets are $12. Tickets for the Scan-dinavian dinner or brunch must be purchased in advance by call-ing (641) 585-8724 or at the Im-manuel Lutheran Church office.

Alexa is the daughter of Jeff Bainbridge of Newton and Tam-my Sposeto of Collins.

Colfax Country Christmas Dec. 7

The Colfax Country Christmas presented by Dickerson Mechanical is set for 3:30 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, in downtown Colfax.

A snowball drop sponsored by Profes-sional Hair Designers will be at 3:30 p.m., and Santa will be available at 4 p.m. Down-town open houses, Santa’s North Pole, car-riage rides, Reindeer Games mini golf, treats, cookie walk, hot chocolate, kids activities, Christmas wreath silent auction and more will be offered from 4 to 7 p.m.

For more information, visit www.colfax-mainstreet.com, email [email protected] or call (515) 672-9071.

‘Barn’ dance set for Thursday at JCCCAn old-fashioned “barn” dance will be

held from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday at the Jasper County Community Center.

All dances during the family-friendly event will be taught, so no knowledge or experience is necessary. There is no need to bring a partner. Acoustic musicians are wel-come to join the band off-mic.

Admission is $5, with babies and toddlers admitted for free. There is a family maximum of $20, or pay what you can — no one will be turned away.

For more information call (641) 275-1204 or contact [email protected].

Kiwanis meet WednesdayThe Newton Noon Kiwanis will meet

from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday at St. Ste-phen’s Episcopal Church, 223 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton, for lunch and a program by Mark Hallam titled, “The Newton Alumni Association.”

For more information or to make a reser-vation for lunch, call Jen Timmins at (641) 891-5633. Visit www.newtonkiwanis.org to learn more about the service club.

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St. Luke UMC Christmas sale set for Dec. 14

St. Luke United Methodist Church will host its Christmas sale from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14.

Christmas cookies, candies, gifts, crafts, baked goods and decorations will be avail-able for purchase. Attendees also will have an opportunity to sign up for a blood drive the church is sponsoring on Saturday, Dec. 21. Individuals also may call (641) 792-5736 or (641) 275-1585 to sign up.

Storms sweep across Midwest, kill six in IllinoisWA S H I N GTO N ,

Ill. (AP) — As a pow-erful tornado bore down on their Illinois farm-house, Curt Zehr’s wife and adult son didn’t have time to do anything but scramble down the stairs into their basement.

Uninjured, the pair looked out moments later to find the house gone and the sun out “right on top” of them, Zehr said. Their home, on the outskirts of Washington, Ill., was swept up and scattered over hundreds of yards by one of the dozens of tornadoes and intense thunderstorms that swept across the Mid-west on Sunday, leaving at least six people dead and unleashing power-ful winds that flattened entire neighborhoods, flipped over cars and uprooted trees.

“They saw (the tor-nado) right there and got in the basement,” said a stunned Zehr, pointing to the farm field near the rubble that had been his home.

Early Monday, Washington Mayor Gary Manier estimated that from 250 to 500 homes were either dam-aged or destroyed in the storm and that it wasn’t clear when residents would be allowed to re-turn.

“Everybody’s without

power, but some people are without everything,” Manier told reporters in the parking lot of a de-stroyed auto parts store and near a row of flat-tened homes.

“How people sur-vived is beyond me,” he said.

The unusually pow-erful late-season wave of thunderstorms brought damaging winds and tornadoes to 12 states: Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Indiana, Ohio, Ken-tucky, Tennessee, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and western New York.

Bill Bunting, fore-cast operations chief of the National Weather Service’s Storm Predic-tion Center in Norman, Okla., said the storms all belonged to the same system and would be “moving rapidly to the east and continue east overnight and into the morning.”

Illinois was the hard-est struck with at least six people killed and dozens more injured.

An 80-year-old man and his 78-year-old sister were killed by a tornado that hit their farmhouse near the rural southern Illinois com-munity of New Minden, coroner Mark Styninger said. A third person died in Washington, while three others per-

ished in Massac County in the far southern part of the state, said Patti Thompson of the Illi-nois Emergency Man-agement Agency. She did not provide details.

C o m m u n i c a t i o n s remained difficult and with many roads im-passable it was not clear if the injury and death tolls would rise on Monday. Ill. Gov. Pat Quinn declared seven counties disaster areas.

Washington, a town of 16,000 about 140 miles southwest of Chi-cago, appeared to have suffered the most se-vere damage. The tor-nado cut a path about an eighth of a mile wide from one side of town to the other, State Trooper Dustin Pierce said.

Across farm fields a little more than a mile from where Zehr’s home was swept up, several blocks of homes were destroyed.

“The whole neigh-borhood’s gone. The wall of my fireplace is all that is left of my house,” said Michael Perdun, speaking by cellphone.

The Illinois Nation-al Guard assisted with search and recovery operations in Washing-ton. The White House issued a statement say-ing President Barack Obama had been briefed about the dam-

age and was in touch with federal, state and local officials. Quinn and Indiana Gov. Mike Pence were scheduled to survey affected areas in their respective states Monday.

As law enforcement officers continued to search for victims and sized up the cleanup and rebuilding job ahead, they kept everyone but residents and emergency workers out. With pow-er off and lines down in many areas, natural gas lines leaking and trees and other debris block-ing many streets, an overnight curfew kept all but emergency ve-hicles off pitch-black roads. The only lights visible across most of Washington on Sunday night were red and blue flashes from police and fire truck lights.

Pierce said there were reports of looting around town.

About 75 friends and neighbors helped Zehr to salvage his family’s belongings. He said he’d been at church when the tornado hit but that his wife, Sue, and son were at home.

A friend, Keith Noe, said the Zehr family still felt fortunate.

“They both walked out of the basement and that’s what counts,” Noe said.

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ObituariesLea Marjean

ChabotNov. 16, 2013

Lea Marjean Chabot, 68, of Newton died on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013, at Skiff Medical Center.

A memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Sat-urday, Nov. 23, at the First United Methodist Church in Newton. The family will greet friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 22, at the church.

Memorials to the Newton Community Theatre, the Jasper County Museum or Project Awake may be left at the church dur-ing the services or at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory.

Lea, the daughter of Frank and Lucie L. (Engle) Wing, was born on Sept. 29, 1945, in Des Moines, Iowa. She graduated from New-ton High School in 1964. Lea was united

in marriage with Fred Chabot on Sept. 4, 1965, at the Assembly of God Church in New-ton. She was a home-maker and community volunteer. Lea was an active member of the First United Method-ist Church, singing in the church choir, board member for the Newton Community Theatre and Project Awake, past President of the Thom-as Jefferson PTA and a RIF (Reading is Fun-damental) volunteer. Lea enjoyed garden-ing, community theatre, where she was involved

with productions for over 25 years, reading and corresponding with friends and family. She also was a devoted and loving grandma.

Those left to cel-ebrate Lea’s life are her husband, Fred Chabot of Newton; daughters, Leanne (Gerard) Sch-wickerath of Newton and Courtney Chabot-Dreyer (Steve Dreyer) of Johnston; her five grandchildren, Hannah and Joshua Schwicker-ath and Jacob, William, and Nicholas Dreyer; siblings, Doug Wing of Newton, Ted (Glenda) Wing of Monroe, and Andrea ( John) Birken-holtz of Newton; and her mother-in-law, Mary Lucille Chabot of Newton. She was preceded in death by her father, Frank Wing; mother, Lucie L. Wing-Hurley; step-father, Cliff Hurley; and sister-in-law, Loire Wing.

Police BlotterNewton Police Department

• Jeremy C. Clark, 37, of Newton was charged with driving while li-cense barred and driving while license revoked after authorities stopped him at 1:08 a.m. Friday in the 400 block of North Eighth Avenue East for equip-ment violations. He was transported to the Jasper County Jail.

• Brian R. Hammer, 33, of Newton was charged with driving while license suspended after authorities stopped him at 4:30 a.m. Thursday in the 400 block of First Avenue East for having an inoperable brake light. He was tak-en to the Jasper County Jail.

• Christian M. Horrach, 22, of New-ton was charged with driving while li-cense suspended after authorities stopped her at 12:27 a.m. Thursday in the 700 block of South Third Avenue East for no brake light. She was charged for having a suspended license, given a warning for the light and released to appear in court.

• Shawn A. Housley, 43, address un-known, was charged with fifth-degree theft for allegedly taking another per-son’s checkbook. The victim reported noticing his checkbook was missing on June 11. The victim closed the account and was later notified that someone had used a check from the closed account in Polk County. The check had been writ-ten for $540. Two more checks were written at a Git N Go in Des Moines. Housley was located, charged and taken to the Jasper County Jail.

• Jessica L. Preminger, 21, of Kel-logg was cited with failure to yield on a left turn after authorities responded to a two-vehicle accident at 8:14 p.m. Thurs-day. Preminger was traveling west in the 300 block of First Avenue West when she collided with an eastbound vehicle driven by Adam J. Wobschall, 27, of Kellogg as she attempted to make a left turn. Wobschall’s vehicle sustained an es-timated $1,500 damage and Preminger’s an estimated $5,000 damage.

• Anna M. Ruiz, 40, of Newton was charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug para-phernalia after authorities responded to a complaint of an unwanted individ-ual at 7:03 p.m. Wednesday at 205 W. 15th St. Pl. N. #2. Ruiz was charged for allegedly being in possession of meth-amphetamine, syringes and other drug paraphernalia. She was transported to the Jasper County Jail.

• Ashley J. Seals, 29, of Newton was charged with fifth-degree theft after authorities responded to a theft complaint at 11:55 p.m. Wednesday at Walmart in Newton. Seals was charged for allegedly taking $18.48 worth of merchandise, placing it in her purse and leaving the store without paying. She was released to appear in court.

Timothy SeckarNov. 16, 2013

Timothy Seckar, 65, of Newton died

on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013, at his home.Service arrangements are pending

at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory.

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Des Moines airport to speed security for militaryDES MOINES (AP)

— Des Moines airport soon will allow speedier security screening for military men and women, including members of the Iowa National Guard.

The change will be effective Dec. 20, mak-ing it easier for military

people to use the airport on official business trips and leisure travel.

The Des Moines airport will be the only Iowa airport to offer Transportation Secu-rity Administration Pre-check benefits to U.S. armed forces members.

TSA Precheck is open to frequent fliers and certain other passengers who undergo risk as-sessments before their arrivals at airports. Mili-tary members who par-ticipate in the program won’t be required to wear their uniforms.

Jury selection started for second trial of Ankeny manDES MOINES (AP) — Jury se-

lection is expected to resume Monday in the long-delayed second trial of an Ankeny man accused of having his wife’s lover killed.

In December 2011 the Iowa Court of Appeals ordered a new trial for Vern Huser. The court said Huser’s first-

degree murder conviction in 2010 was largely based on hearsay testimony. Prosecutors say Huser paid Louis Woolheater to kill Lance Morning-star, who had an affair with Huser’s wife. Morningstar’s body was found near Altoona in 2005. Woolheater is serving a life sentence.

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To the editor:Did you know more Americans

now die from drug overdoses than car crashes? It is a startling and deadly statistic.

Of these deaths, 60 percent were due to the misuse and abuse of pre-scription drugs—making them more deadly than illicit drugs like cocaine and heroin.

Iowa is not immune to this trend. Improper use of prescription medi-cines is the fastest-growing form of substance abuse in Iowa.

During the last decade, the num-ber of Iowans age 12 or older treated for prescription painkiller abuse has increased 250 percent, and overdoses due to pain medicines such as Oxy-contin have increased 1,200 percent.

Why are Iowa teens misusing and abusing prescription drugs? Accord-ing to the 2012 national PATS study, teens are more apt to abuse prescrip-tion medicines than illicit drugs for a few reasons.

Only 14 percent of parents warn teens about prescription drugs when they have “the alcohol and drug talk.” And, four in 10 teens who have mis-used or abused prescription drugs say they took them from their parent’s medicine cabinet.

Iowa Medicine TLC is a new kind of “TLC” I encourage all parents to give their teens. Iowa Medicine TLC stands for Talk, Lock and Connect.

Talk to your teens about the dan-gers of prescription and over-the-counter drug misuse and abuse. Lock up these medicines and properly dis-pose of them. Connect with the Iowa Substance Abuse Information Cen-ter (ISAIC) at IowaMedicineTLC.org, or call 866-242-4111, to learn how you can help prevent prescription drug misuse and abuse.

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American Education Week will be Nov. 18-22

Letter to the Editor

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Joe Heller Cartoon

To the editor:We got a half-baked apology from

our President for the mess we are in now. Let’s see how we get out of this one (Olley!). It should prove to be in-teresting.

It just goes to show how much he really knows about what is going on with these bills.

Now the FDA is trying to say that we should have zero transfat. I guess the grocery stores are really going to be busy. I think they need to be more involved with the bad medication out on the shelves and less on the foods. We can do diets and pick healthy foods ourselves, thank you Mr. FDA.

You know it is bad enough we have to say “Happy Holidays” instead of what we want. And it is bad enough we can’t say the “Pledge” in some schools. Now the government wants our kids to read books that detail oth-er religions in our classrooms instead of what our Nation fought for.

I don’t see anything wrong with this but it has nothing of Christian re-ligion. Now, if we can’t say the Pledge or wish someone a “Merry Christ-mas,” is this a little hypocritical?

What is wrong with us all? Have we lost our spine? Are we too gutless? Or too nice and understanding?

Well, it’s time to stand up and say enough is enough! We need to take our United States back. Pray in school, say our Pledge, do what I did as a kid growing up.

If we offend people, do as we have to do now. Leave the room or just keep quiet!

Sheri PherigoNewton

What’s next for us fromour government?

During American Education Week, November 18-22, 2013, Americans nationwide will join the National Education Association in raising awareness about the need to provide every child with a quality public education.

The celebration highlights the importance of bringing together ed-ucators, parents, students, and com-munities in a unified effort to build great public schools. It also reflects NEA’s vision of calling upon Amer-ica to provide public school students with quality schools so that they can grow and achieve in the 21st century.

NEA’s vision to provide quality education dates back to WW1. Dis-tressed that 25 percent of the coun-try’s World War 1 draftees were il-literate and 9 percent were physically unfit, representatives of the NEA

and the American Legion met in 1919 to seek ways to generate public support for education.

The conventions of both organi-zations subsequently adopted reso-lutions to support for a national ef-fort to raise public awareness of the importance of education. In 1921, the NEA Representative Assembly in Des Moines called for designation of one week each year to spotlight education.

In its resolution, the NEA called for “And educational week…ob-served in the communities annu-ally for the purpose of informing the public of the accomplishments and needs of the public schools and to secure the cooperation and sup-port of the public in meeting those needs.”

The first observation of American Education Week occurred Decem-ber 4-10, 1921, with the NEA and American Legion as the cosponsors. A year later, the then U.S. Office of

Education joined the effort as a co-sponsor, and the PTA followed in 1938.

To quote NEA President Dennis Van Roekel, “public schools are the foundation of our country’s propri-ety and strength. We must honor all Americans who are committed and dedicated to giving our nation’s chil-dren a basic right to a great public education.”

To further reinforce American Education Week’s theme, the fol-lowing events and activities will be happening in our school district: students at Thomas Jefferson have made posters to express what educa-tion means to them, look for them hanging in windows of local busi-nesses! Berg Middle School plans to have students write about what education means to them. Some buildings will be honoring substitute teachers on Friday with treats.

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Legislative updates are a regular item on the agenda for the Skiff Medical Center Board of Trust-ees these days. The imple-mentation of health-care re-form and the innumer ab l e related regu-lations have enormous im-pacts on our hospital, mak-ing current in-formation on the changes absolutely essential. I tend to think of our current time as unique in the history of health care, and in many ways it is. But I recently read a set of board minutes from 1959 in which Mr. Koss, the hospital administra-tor at the time, was recorded as pre-senting information to the board on important legislative issues impact-ing the hospital. As I read these documents, I chuckled to myself as I was reminded that, while our current situation is certainly chal-lenging, it is not unique. Skiff has had to adapt to several periods of intense change during its 95-plus-year history and we will adapt again as they did in the 1960s … which is where we left our story last time.

It was 1962 and the federal gov-ernment had been part and parcel of the health-care funding equation for many years, primarily through the passage of the Hill-Burton Act (Hospital Survey and Construc-tion Act) in 1946. This act pro-vided money to hospitals for the expansion of existing facilities and the construction of new facilities with the goal being increased access to health-care services across the

country. In addition to providing greater access to health-care facili-ties, the law also prohibited hospi-tals accepting those funds from dis-criminating against patients on the basis of race, color, national origin or creed. In addition, the law re-quired those facilities to provide a reasonable volume of free care for patients who could not afford their care. This bill was seen as a com-promise to the National Health Insurance legislation supported by President Truman at the time.

By 1959, Skiff Memorial Hospi-tal (as it had now become known), had already received federal Hill-Burton money for one expansion project, so this was no doubt one topic of legislative discussion by the board. Another topic that was likely on the list was the potential passage of the Forand Bill. In 1957, Congressman Aime Forand from Rhode Island, with the support of the AFL-CIO, introduced legisla-tion that would create a program of national health insurance for ben-eficiaries of social security, the in-come safety net program for seniors that was introduced in 1935. The American Hospital Association supported the Forand bill because hospitals were increasingly im-pacted by the growing elderly pop-ulation who were predominantly low-income and had little access to health insurance. Interestingly, the bill was opposed by the American Medical Association and a variety of business groups.

A pitched battle around the Fo-rand Bill was waged in congress for several years with a compromise passing in 1961 called the Kerr-Mills Act. It created the forerunner of the Medicaid program but was restricted to covering only the el-

derly poor and gave states the choice of opting-out, which many did. President Kennedy’s administration was dissatisfied with this outcome and continued to push for a more comprehensive plan for which they had coined the name “Medicare.” Kennedy’s untimely death inter-rupted the process, and it was not until late 1965 that the bill, with support from the Johnson adminis-tration, was finally passed, and only after more than 500 amendments had been attached. The result was the creation of Title 18 (Medicare), and Title 19 (Medicaid). These two bills would forever change the face of health care in America not only by providing insurance coverage, but by requiring hospitals and doc-tors accepting payment from these programs to participate in racial de-segregation. The days of segregated clinic waiting rooms and hospitals inpatient wards was coming to an end.

On July 1, 1966, poor and elderly Americans became eligible for com-prehensive medical insurance cov-erage. Skiff, like most hospitals in America, applied to be an approved provider of services to Medicare beneficiaries. In those early days, most commercial insurance com-panies paid hospitals either by re-imbursing the hospital for the rea-sonable costs of care provided or through a negotiated charge (price). Medicare’s payment process for hospitals followed essentially the same model but required hospitals to submit a report of all their costs at the end of each year. Medicare then calculated the ratio of costs to charges and in the following year

Steve LongCEO

Skiff Medical Center

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paid the bills submitted by the hospital using this percentage. Inter-estingly, Medicare paid physicians the entire amount they charged for their services.

This cost-based pay-ment system was a boon to hospitals as it effec-tively shielded them from the financial risk associated with their high fixed costs and made success in health care a volume-based proposition. The sys-tem also offered flex-ibility because hospitals had the option to keep charges (prices) low, while ensuring their costs would still be cov-ered. Unfortunately, this payment mecha-nism also fostered large differences in the cost of hospital care around the country as there was little incentive to improve efficiency. This resulted in some parts of the country (primarily the east and south) experiencing profoundly higher costs than others (primarily in the upper midwest).

With improved ac-cess to insurance pay-ments and government funding, hospitals were able to dramatically improve facilities and equipment for their pa-tients. While many of these investments were in advanced medical technology (pacemak-ers in 1957, hip replace-ments in 1962, and Valium in 1963), there were also improvements in other areas. At Skiff, for example, obstetrics became the first part of the hospital to be air-conditioned in 1957, although fans blow-ing across blocks of ice continued to be used in other areas! Televi-

sions were installed in the hospital in 1964 and a nurse/patient in-tercom was operational in 1965. For hospital staff, life became easier with the introduction of a spectrophotom-eter in the lab in 1961, an automated X-ray film processing unit in 1964, and an NCR 395 punch-card data pro-cessing machine in the business office in 1967.

The introduction of Medicare not only changed the way hos-pitals were paid, it also required hospitals to achieve compliance with quality standards. These standards be-came known as “Medi-care Conditions of Par-ticipation” and are still in place today. In addi-tion to meeting quality standards, hospitals be-gan to think more criti-cally about the health of the community. One result was the elimina-tion of cigarette vend-ing machines from the Skiff lobby in 1967. Another result was the growth in options along the continuum of care. At Skiff, this took the form of the construc-tion of the Hunter Addition in 1964. Thanks to a generous gift of $400,000 from the estate of Charles Hunter, the expansion project was completed and the hospital had a bed complement of 126, with more than 40 of those being for extended care patients. At the other end of the spectrum, Skiff had begun to provide for outpatient services in 1958, including X-ray and physical therapy,

though outpatient areas remained small due to the inpatient-focus of most health-care ser-vices.

An interesting side note from this period in history is in relation to the ambulance service. It appears that prior to 1962, the ambulance service in Newton was managed by the local funeral directors, with hearses and ambulanc-es being the same ve-hicles! This changed in the mid 1960s when the funeral directors approached the city and stated they could no longer afford the program and would be ending their participa-tion. After much de-bate, the city of New-ton eventually took on responsibility for the ambulance service, and it remains there today.

In the last few years of the 1960s and the first few years of the 1970s, hospitals were experiencing a period of growth in volume, facilities and funding. Financial performance was strong as Medicare and Medicaid grew and health insurance ben-efits were offered to more and more people through their place of work. However, at the federal level, issues were appearing in the relatively new govern-ment health insurance programs. By 1973, these issues had come to a head and Medi-care “tweaked” their program in such a way that an immediate re-sponse by Skiff Memo-rial Hospital would be needed.

To be continued …

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DES MOINES (AP) — Iowa Republicans hoping to recapture a majority in the state Senate next year must first hang on to a seat that is up for grabs this week in a special election.

Voters on Tuesday will de-cide who should represent Senate District 13, located south of Des Moines. The race pits Republican Rep. Julian Garret against Mark Davitt, a Democrat who previ-ously served six years in the Iowa House, but lost his seat in 2008.

The Senate seat was vacated when former Sen. Kent Sorenson, a Republican from Milo, resigned last month after an independent investigator concluded he likely broke ethics rules in receiving money from presidential candi-date Michele Bachmann’s political action committee and presidential campaign. Sorenson has said his resignation wasn’t an admission of wrongdoing.

The outcome of the election will not impact the control of the Senate, where Democrats hold 26 of the 50 seats. But Republicans badly want to keep the seat as they look ahead to the 2014 elections, when they will try to recapture the majority.

GOP Party Chairman AJ Spik-er said he thinks they are going

into Tuesday with an edge.“It’s a Republican seat. It’s a

seat we have held and a seat we need to hold. We want to be able to win the majority next year. It’s important to building to your 26 votes in the Senate,” Spiker said.

According to registration data, there are 14,364 registered Re-publicans and 12,570 registered Democrats, though there are an-other 14,697 with no party affilia-tion, according the Iowa Secretary of State’s office.

So far, more Republicans have sought early or absentee ballots. The Secretary of State’s office lists 1,407 Republicans, 850 Demo-crats and with 229 no party signed up to vote absentee or early.

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“It’s important to remem-ber that this special election was caused by Kent Sorenson’s unethi-cal and corrupt political doings, and voters will remember this going into the polls on Tuesday. Democrats like Mark Davitt will fight to reestablish the integrity and honor of representing the people of District 13,” Brennan said in a statement.

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DEAR ABBY: My mother-in-law tends to embrace every pitiful crea-ture she comes into contact with. This Thanksgiving she has invited my ex-boyfriend and his wife to her home to share in the festivities. My ex was abusive to me most of the time, and we did not end on good terms. The woman he cheated on me with is now his wife.

My ex was sneaky and manipula-tive, and I believe his only reason for wanting to be there is to check up on me and my husband. I have explained this to my husband and his mother, and told them I don’t feel comfortable with the situation. They both told me I am “overreacting” and that he was a part of my past and I have since moved on.

I feel the family I love has betrayed me. The idea of my ex being involved in what should be a comfortable fam-ily day has me afraid and uneasy. AM I overreacting? Or is my hus-band’s mother being unreasonable? — DREADING THANKSGIVING

DEAR DREADING THANKS-GIVING: I do not think you are overreacting. It was insensitive of your mother-in-law to invite your abusive ex and his wife to the gathering with-out first checking with you. While you may have moved on, I can see why this would not be something you would look forward to. Frankly, it’s surpris-ing that your mother-in-law would even know your ex — let alone invite him to her home.

DEAR ABBY: I have been living on my own for three years. I recent-ly moved back to my hometown and share a great apartment with my best friend from childhood.

My mother has had a serious alco-hol problem for as long as I can re-member. She will be moving back to the area next month for a new job. Dad couldn’t get a job transfer, so he’ll have to stay at their current house,

which is five hours away.I love Mom, but I’m very worried

because I will be her closest family member location-wise. Her drinking has grown progressively worse over the last few years and has been the cause of three major surgeries. If something happens while she’s living on her own, I don’t know what I’ll do.

Talking to my family is useless. It gets brushed aside because they don’t want to deal with the pain after all these years. Do you have any sugges-tions to make this transition easier? — HEAVY-HEARTED DAUGHTER IN VIRGINIA

DEAR HEAVY-HEARTED: For the sake of your sanity, you must not assume responsibility for your moth-er’s drinking problem. Before she ar-rives, it would be helpful for you to at-tend some Al-Anon meetings or visit a chapter of Adult Children of Alco-holics World Service Organization. They can help you to maintain your emotional equilibrium as well as share experiences that will help you to cope with her without being overwhelmed.

Al-Anon should be listed in your phone directory because it is ev-erywhere, or you can visit www.Al-AnonFamilyGroups.org. The website for Adult Children of Alcoholics is www.adultchildren.org.

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Iowa High SchoolFootball Playoffs

UNI Dome, Cedar FallsSemifi nals

Saturday ScoresClass 2A

Waukon 27, Albia 21Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 28, Sioux Center 6

Class 1ASt. Edmond, Fort Dodge 35, Van Meter 14Regina, Iowa City 45, North Fayette Valley 21

Friday ScoresClass 4A

Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines 17, Valley, West Des Moines 3 Xavier, Cedar Rapids 31, Bettendorf 7

Class AWest Lyon, Inwood 63, A-H-S-T, Avoca 21B-G-M, Brooklyn 35, Wapsie Valley, Fairbank 10

Thursday ScoresClass 3A

Washington 14, Solon 9Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City 48, Clear Lake 13

8-PlayerExira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 56, Newell-Fonda 7Don Bosco, Gilbertville 78, Adair-Casey 21

Championship Games UNI Dome, Cedar Falls

Thursday, Nov. 21 8-Player

Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton vs. Don Bosco, Gilbertville, 10:06 a.m.

Class AWest Lyon, Inwood vs. B-G-M, Brooklyn, 1:36 p.m.

Class 3AWashington vs. Bishop Heelan Cathloic, Sioux City, 7:06 p.m.

Friday Nov. 22Class 1A

St. Edmond, Fort Dodge vs. Regina, Iowa City, 11:06 a.m.

Class 2AWaukon vs. Kuemper Catholic, Carroll, 2:06 p.m.

Class 4ADowling Cathloic, West Des Moines vs. Xavier, Cedar Rapids, 7:06 p.m.

Iowa High SchoolVolleyball Championships

U.S. Cellular CenterCedar RapidsFriday, Nov. 15

Class 5ABettendorf over Dowling Catholic 27-25, 19-25, 25-13, 25-20

Class 4AHarlan over Solon 25-16, 25-17, 18-25, 25-20

Class 3AMOC-Floyd Valley over Kuemper Catholic 25-14, 25-20, 25-17

Class 2ADike-New Hartford over Western Christian 20-25, 25-22, 25-22, 25-20

Class 1AJanesville over Holy Trinity Catholic 25-10, 22-25, 25-14, 25-23

Prep football

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Cardinal Cardio is up and running at NHS

NEWTON — Physi-cal education teachers across the nation continually strive to develop programs to help their students learn to be ac-tive and healthy throughout their lives.

Newton Senior High teachers Brian Smith and Kim Florke began brainstorming several years ago about what they could do for Newton students. That brainstorming came to fruition in August — the new cardio exercise room on the upper level of the NHS gymnasium.

“Coach Florke and I want-ed more for students in our PE classes, more than just activity related classes. We wanted more wellness and fi tness related opportunities for the students,” said Smith. “She and I went through the process of what we’d like to have in the room for students to use. I wrote grants and the goal was to raise $40,000.”

With approval from last year’s administration, Smith wrote the grants and they re-ceived donations from several community organizations and businesses. Smith pointed to the signs on the wall in the room — Jasper County Foun-dation, Newton PTA, Edward Jones, NCEF, Walker, Billings-ley and Bair Law Offi ce, Clem-on-Maki Insurance Associates, Advantage Credit Union — as the generous benefactors.

Cardinal Cardio was open for use by Newton students when school began in August. The glass enclosure was built by the school, Smith said. The room has elliptical exercise machines and tread mills. He said they purchased top of the

line equipment for the room.“The kids really enjoy it,”

said Smith, who has been teaching physical education at NHS for 18 years.

Florke has been teaching physical education at Newton for 16 years.

“This cardio room is a fan-tastic addition to our overall PE program and will benefi t

By Jocelyn SheetsDaily News Sports Editor

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily NewsAbove, working two elliptical exercise machines are Levi Tra-vis (left) and Alexander Fruetel (right) during a physical educa-tion class at Newton Senior High School. The cardio room was built and furnished with equip-ment this summer through grants and donations.

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily NewsSkylar Sealas (left), Jaelyn Dougna (middle) and Megan Sorenson (right) fi nd the right speed on the treadmills and elliptical exercise machine during their physical education class at Newton Senior High School. The new cardio fi tness room is being incorporated into the NHS physcial education program this year,

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Following the elimina-tion of both Albia and Van Meter from the state tour-nament this past Saturday, Class 2A District 6 and Class 1A District 7 schools were made aware of the 2013 All-District teams, and Colfax-Mingo, Collins-Maxwell/Baxter and Prai-rie City-Monroe’s players, coaches and parents had plenty to be proud of.

In Class 1A District 7,

Tigerhawk sophomore Jake Lietz made his way to the fi rst team all-defense list. The linebacker regularly piled up double-digit tackle numbers, and was the most durable of C-M’s starters following an injury-plagued season. His 126 tackles led the team and placed him 13th in Class 1A.

PCM’s season ended with a fi rst-round loss to Mediapolis in a monsoon of a game, but that early exit didn’t refl ect poorly on fi rst team all-district offensive

lineman Jackson Winegar. The 5-9 240-pound senior was often regarded as one if not the smartest player on the offensive side of the ball for the Mustangs.

Coach Greg Bonnett pointed to Winegar as one of the toughest players to replace going into next sea-son. He frequently recog-nized defensive fronts and was able to alert his coaches to make adjustments in or-der to bolster an already prolifi c rushing attack for the Mustangs.

PCM fi lled up the fi rst team on the defensive side of the ball. Defensive line-man Brandon Charls, line-backer Blake McWilliams and defensive back Zach Uhlenhopp each earned spots.

Charls fi nished second on the team with 58 to-tal tackles, six of them for losses. The senior started every game this season on the front line for a PCM

Area football players named to All-District teams By Dustin Turner

Daily News Sports Writer

FOOTBALLSee Page 8A

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily NewsNewton’s bowling teams have early morning practices at Cardi-nal Lanes to prepare for the 2013-2014 season. Both the boys and girls are under the direction of coach Seth Banwell. The teams open the season Dec. 7 at the Knoxville Invitational tournament at Knoxville’s Fairlane Bowl.

Striking at the lanes

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many students and fac-ulty,” Florke said. “It aids our vision of overall well-ness.”

Smith said students rotate during PE classes from group activities and the cardio workouts. He said instead of students sitting out and not doing anything during the activi-ties, they go up and work out in the fi tness room.

“The cardio room mo-tivates me to workout in my off periods,” said Kacy Cazett, Newton senior, who participates in volley-ball and track. “I try to run about three miles every school day in the cardio room. The variety of ma-chines that students can use is fantastic. I’m thank-ful the school built the cardio room, for it has im-proved my athletic ability.”

Smith said the school also received iPads to use with the physical educa-tion program. Students use the program, my fi t-ness pal, to document their nutrition, daily intake of calories, and calories they burn through activities, Smith said, as well as doc-ument the amount of time they spending in the car-dio room and other physi-cal education activities.

He said they have more elliptical machines in the room because of the vari-ety of movement available through the machines com-pared to a treadmill with

just running or walking. “The machines give me

an idea of how hard I’m working by giving the cal-orie burn, distance, heart rate, speed and intensity,” said Felicia Fischer, New-ton senior. “Before the car-dio room was built, I had no desire to work out and now I do. I’m so thank-ful for the room, and the school had defi nitely ben-efi ted from it.”

Smith said the car-dio room impacts 100 to 150 students on a daily basis per nine weeks. He

said some of the students who had PE the fi rst nine weeks are still trying to come in and use the room during their free time or after school.

“As long as there is su-pervision, students may use the room. During a PE class, the room is for the students in the class but we have students com-ing after school to use it,” Smith said. “Students are motivated to work out on the machines. This is a real positive thing for our school.”

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Jocelyn Sheets/Daily NewsSavanah Eadens works out on a treadmill in the cardio room at Newton Senior High School. Eadens was in the room during her physical education class.

defense that surrendered more than 30 points on just one occasion — against un-defeated district champions Albia.

McWilliams led all Mustangs in tack-les with 85, 55 of them solo and fi ve for a loss. He also intercepted one pass on the year and returned it for 31 yards. The achievement for McWilliams is particu-larly impressive considering the load he was asked to carry on the other side of the ball. McWilliams was also the team’s leading rusher on the season, running 215 times for 1,157 yards. Bonnett regarded McWillians as someone with a high mo-tor, who just keeps fi ghting.

It’s fair to say Uhlenhopp had a nose for the football this season. The senior tied for the Class 2A lead with seven intercep-tions on the year. He also had 20 tackles on the year. Uhlenhopp was one of the main kick returners with 10 returns for 256 yards. He also led the team in recep-tions with 14.

CMB’s Raid-ers boasted four fi rst-team selec-tions, headlined by District 6 defensive co-MVP Zach Samson. The 6-1 210-pound senior led the team of-fensively, but was recognized for his efforts on the de-fensive side of the ball. Samson accounted for 29 tackles on the season, including two sacks and three tackles for losses. Samson recovered two fumbles on the year, as well.

Junior offensive lineman Patrick Gi-rard landed on the fi rst team squad. The largest of the fi rst team linemen at 6-4 290 pounds, Girard was almost impossible to move along the Raider offensive line, pro-viding the necessary protection for Rob Luther’s option offense to develop.

Junior receiver Bryce Kemp was the other Raider on the fi rst-team offense.

Standing 6-5, Kemp was a diffi cult cover for defensive backs he went up against, who were regularly six to 10 inches shorter. He was second on the team in receptions with 28 and yards with 604. Kemp’s 11 receiving touchdowns placed him fourth in Class 2A.

Senior defen-sive back Austin Moorman also was named to the fi rst team for the Raiders. Moorman accounted for 37 tackles on the year, with four of them for losses and one sack. His two in-terceptions tied for the team lead, and he recovered one fumble, as well.

PCM offensive lineman Glenn Gil-laspie was elected to the second team. The senior started every game for a bru-tal rushing attack, and his size at 6-2 240 pounds allowed for the necessary push up front to keep the chains mov-ing.

CMB’s Cory Morris also made his way onto the second team. Morris, a 6-2 330-pound junior combined with Girard to make up one of the largest of-fensive line combinations in Class 2A.

Mustang running back Ronnie Mar-shall was also a second-team selection. Marshall, who spent most of the sea-son being relied upon in short yardage situations, ran the football 66 times for 282 yards and accounted for 10 rushing touchdowns. The junior will be asked to shoulder more of an offensive load with McWilliams graduating.

Brady Stover was elected as a second-team receiver for the Raiders. Stover, a 6-1 170-pound sophomore, helped make up a three-man receiving corps that showcased superior height when compared to Class 2A defensive backs. Stover was third on the team with 21 re-ceptions and 201 yards. He also caught

two touch-downs on the season.

PCM’s Luke C u m m i n g s made the sec-ond team as a defensive line-man. Cum-mings was third on the team in tackles with 52. The senior frequently got into the oppo-nents’ backfi eld, accounting for seven tackles for losses.

Cummings’ teammate Jus-tin Beener also made the sec-ond team. The linebacker led the Mustangs in fumble re-coveries with four. He was fourth on the team with 49 tackles in his fi nal season playing for PCM.

Ricky Reeve was the fi nal Mustang on the all-district team. He played in the Mustang secondary in his ju-nior season, and he accounted for 35 tackles. Reeve picked off three passes on the year, including a crucial inter-ception return for a touchdown early in the season in a close game against CMB.

Clayton Weltha was named a second-team linebacker for the Raiders. Weltha’s 85 tackles were tops among Raiders by almost 20. Weltha, a junior, started every game for CMB.

Colfax-Mingo found three of its play-ers land on the honorable mention team. Sophomore quarterback Jared Myers was recognized for his play, despite having his season cut short due to a knee injury. My-

ers threw for 1,192 yards and 10 touch-downs on the year.

Blake Summy, a sophomore, landed on the team as well. Summy was My-ers’ favorite target in the passing game, catching 29 passes for 501 yards and three touchdowns, including a 75-yard bomb early in the season. Summy also ran the ball 12 times for 32 yards.

Jake Buehrer was the fi nal Ti-gerhawk recog-nized. Buehrer, a sophomore line-backer for C-M, was second on the team with 61 stops, three for losses. Buhrer also assisted on two sacks

Dustin Turner/Daily NewsPCM junior Ricky Reeve returns a punt in a game earlier this sea-son. Reeve was rewarded for his strong season in the Mustang sec-ondary with a second-team all-district selection in Class 2A District 6.

Football: Raiders, Mustangs flood all-district first and second teamsContinued from Page 7A

The Denver Broncos stamped themselves as the AFC’s top team by ending Kansas City’s perfect run.

Peyton Manning threw for 323 yards and a touch-down Sunday night and was barely touched by Kansas City’s sack-happy defense in Denver’s 27-17 victory.

The Broncos (9-1) tied the Chiefs atop the AFC West. Temporarily, Denver holds the tiebreaker, but the teams meet again in two weeks in Kansas City.

With Jack Del Rio replacing coach John Fox in charge of the Broncos for the second straight week — Fox is recovering from heart surgery — Denver became the fi rst team to score more than 17 points on Kansas City this season.

“We knew they would have some stops, that’s an ex-cellent defense,” said Manning, whose team had scored at least 28 points in every game. “We knew that once we got

down to the red zone, getting touchdowns was critical. They make teams settle for fi eld goals down there.”

But the Broncos got those TDs as rookie Montee Ball rushed for two scores and Manning hit Julius Thomas for a 9-yard touchdown.

Denver isn’t getting cocky about the win, though.“We put a lot of work into this game and these guys,

play them again in two weeks, which is kind of strange,” added Manning, whose right ankle sprain held up well. So did his offensive line against the NFL’s sacks leader: Kansas City didn’t add to its 36 sacks.

“I thought he did a good job getting the ball out fast and I thought he worked the pocket well,” Chiefs coach Andy Reid said. “There were times when we had pres-sure and you saw him slide and throw the opposite (way) which isn’t an easy thing to do. Most guys wouldn’t be

able to get away with it.”Also on Sunday, at Chicago, in perhaps the longest

game in pro football history — counting a nearly 2-hour weather delay Chicago edged Baltimore 23-20 in over-time; Pittsburgh beat Detroit 37-27; New Orleans beat San Francisco 23-20; Philadelphia defeated Washington 24-16; Cincinnati beat Cleveland 40-21; Seattle downed Minnesota 41-20; the New York Giants beat Green Bay 27-13; Arizona beat Jacksonville 27-14; Buffalo beat the New York Jets 37-14; Miami beat San Diego 20-16; Oakland defeated Houston 28-23; Tampa Bay defeated Atlanta 41-28.

On Monday night, New England (7-2) is at Carolina (6-3).

On Thursday night, Indianapolis (7-3) beat Tennes-see (4-6), 30-27.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Melvin Ejim scored 22 points and Iowa State beat No. 7 Michigan 77-70 Sunday, spoiling Wolverines star Mitch McGary’s season debut.

Naz Long added 16 for the Cy-clones (3-0), who held McGary to just one point in the second half while notching one of their big-gest wins under coach Fred Hoi-berg.

McGary, a preseason fi rst-team All-American who missed two games with a lower back injury, fi nished with nine points and six rebounds.

Nik Stauskas led Michigan (2-1) with 20 points and Derrick Walton Jr. had 13. Glenn Robin-son III was held to 12 points on 4 of 14 shooting.

Ejim, who also played for the fi rst time after missing two games with a hyperextended left knee, added nine rebounds as Iowa State closed the game on a 23-10 run.

Michigan kept threatening to pull away from the Cyclones in the second half — especially with Iowa State forward Georges Niang on the bench with four fouls.

Ejim kept the Wolverines from doing it.

Stauskas took a loose ball and fl ushed it home with an emphatic one-handed dunk, only to watch Ejim answer with a 3. Spike Albrecht then hit a layup, and Ejim respond-ed with a jumper.

Iowa State’s DeAndre Kane followed with a 3, and Naz Long’s 3 capped a 13-2 run that gave the Cyclones a 67-62 lead with 5:00 left.

Kane had 13 points and six as-sists and Dustin Hogue added 12

points and 10 rebounds.When McGary and Ejim en-

tered play together with 16:17 left in the fi rst half, no one was quite sure how healthy either one of them was.

But by the end of the half, it was clear that McGary and Ejim were the two best players on the fl oor.

McGary jumped a passing lane and maneuvered through Iowa State’s defense for a transition la-yup, one of four fi eld goals he had in the fi rst half

alone. Ejim, a preseason fi rst-team All-Big 12 pick, gave the Cy-clones a huge boost off the bench with 12 points and fi ve boards his fi rst 10 minutes of action.

McGary couldn’t keep it up in the second half though — while Ejim helped key Iowa State’s late surge.

Michigan was just 8 of 29 from 3-point range and 4 of 9 on free throws.

Ejim’s return was among the many reasons why Sunday’s mati-nee was one of the biggest non-conference games Iowa State has ever hosted.

Hilton Coliseum sold out in less than 10 minutes when tickets went on sale last month. A school-record 22 NBA scouts requested credentials as well, no doubt hop-ing to get a glimpse of McGary and Robinson.

The Cyclones also brought back former coach Johnny Orr, who left Michigan for the Cy-clones in 1981.

Though Michigan looked to be on the verge of pulling away more than once, Iowa State rallied to score a win that’ll likely come in handy come March.

ISU beats No. 7 Michigan

Broncos end Chiefs’ perfect season with 27-17 win at home

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Jasper County Sheriff Office2300 Law Center Drive

Newton, IA 50208641-792-5912

IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURTFOR JASPER COUNTY

STATE OF IOWA JASPER COUNTY SS

DOCKET NO. (SALE NO.) 13-4795(1)

COURT NO. EQCV118226SPECIAL EXECUTION

Plaintiff: BANK OF AMERICA,N.A.,

vsDefendant: DILLMAN, JAMES R.

- IN REM Defendant: AND KAREN M. DILLMAN – IN REMAs a result of the judgment ren-dered in the above referencedcourt case, an execution was is-sued by the court to the Sheriff ofthis county. The execution or-dered the sale of defendant(s)Real Estate Property to satisfythe judgment. The property to besold is:THE WEST NINETY FEET INWIDTH OF LOT FORTY-FOURIN ROBISON'S ADDITION PLAT-NO.2 IN THE CITY OF NEW-TON, JASPER COUNTY, IOWA,AS SHOWN BY PLAT BOOK “E”,AT PAGE 69 IN THE OFFICE OFTHE RECORDER OF SAIDCOUNTYStreet Address1214 S. 16TH AVE. W., NEW-TON, IAThe described property will be of-fered for sale at public auction forcash only as follows:Date of Sale 12/17/2013Time of Sale 10:00 AMPlace of Sale 2300 LAW CEN-TER DRIVE, NEWTON, IA This sale not subject to redemp-tion. Property exemption: Certainmoney or property may be ex-empt. Contact your attorneypromptly to review specific provi-sions of the law and file appropri-ate notice, if applicable.Judgment Amount $102,411.99Costs $1,650.00Accrued Costs PLUSInterest 5.125% OF $95,761.43FROM 04/20/2013Attorney SAYER,BRIAN G. (319) 232-3304Date 10/28/2013Sheriff JOHN R. HALFERTY

November 18 & November 25

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S LEVY AND SALE

Jasper County Sheriff Office2300 Law Center Drive

Newton, IA 50208641-792-5912

IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURTFOR JASPER COUNTY

STATE OF IOWA JASPER COUNTY SS

DOCKET NO. (SALE NO.) 13-4963(1)

COURT NO. EQCV118441SPECIAL EXECUTIONPlaintiff: EVERBANK

vsDefendant: BEERENDS,MARVIND. AKA MARVIN BEERENDS -

IN REMDefendant: AND JONI M.BEERENDS AKA JONI

BEERENDS; HAUGE ASSO-CIATES, INC.; - IN REM

Defendant: PARTIES IN POS-SESSION - IN REM

As a result of the judgment ren-dered in the above referencedcourt case, an execution was is-sued by the court to the Sheriff ofthis county. The execution or-dered the sale of defendant(s)Real Estate Property to satisfythe judgment. The property to besold is:The South 61.8 feet of the North179.8 feet of Lots 8 and 9 Block 3of J.W. Butter's Addition to PrairieCity, Jasper County, Iowa, EX-CEPT the East 8 feet of Lot 8Street Address106 SOUTH EAST STREET,PRAIRIE CITY, IAThe described property will be of-fered for sale at public auction forcash only as follows:Date of Sale 12/17/2013Time of Sale 10:00 AMPlace of Sale 2300 LAW CEN-TER DRIVE, NEWTON, IA This sale not subject to redemp-tion. Property exemption: Certainmoney or property may be ex-empt. Contact your attorneypromptly to review specific provi-sions of the law and file appropri-ate notice, if applicable.Judgment Amount $216,420.38Costs $1,809.93Accrued Costs PLUSInterest 9.125% OF $133,201.64FROM 11/04/2013Attorney HOPKINS,BENJAMIN W. (515)222-9400Date 11/08/2013Sheriff JOHN R. HALFERTY

November 18 & November 25

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S LEVY AND SALE

Jasper County Sheriff Office2300 Law Center Drive

Newton, IA 50208641-792-5912

IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURTFOR JASPER COUNTY

STATE OF IOWA JASPER COUNTY SS

DOCKET NO. (SALE NO.) 13-4781(1)

COURT NO. EQCV117692Special Execution

Plaintiff: U.S. BANK NATIONALASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE,SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TOBANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL

ASSOCIATION AS SUCCES-SOR BY MERGER TO LASALLE

BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIA-TION, AS TRUSTEE FOR CER-TIFICATEHOLDERS OF BEAR

STEARNS ASSET BACKED SE-CURITIES I LLC, ASSET-

BACKED CERTIFICATES, SE-RIES 2007-FS1,

vsDefendant: VEVERKA,CHRISTOPHER J. AKA

CHRISTOPHER J. VERVERKA -IN REM AND RENITA R. VEV-

ERKA; - IN REMAs a result of the judgment ren-dered in the above referencedcourt case, an execution was is-sued by the court to the Sheriff ofthis county. The execution or-dered the sale of defendant(s)Real Estate Property to satisfythe judgment. The property to besold is:Lot 11 in Veverka Heights in theCity of Prairie City, Jasper Coun-ty, Iowa, as appears in Plat Cabi-net A, at page 540 in the Office ofthe Recorder of said County.Street Address708 SOUTH VEVERKA DR.,PRAIRIE CITY, IOWAThe described property will be of-fered for sale at public auction forcash only as follows:Date of Sale 12/17/2013Time of Sale 10:00 AMPlace of Sale 2300 LAW CEN-TER DRIVE, NEWTON, IA This sale not subject to redemp-tion. Property exemption: Certainmoney or property may be ex-empt. Contact your attorneypromptly to review specific provi-sions of the law and file appropri-ate notice, if applicable.Judgment Amount $343,375.22Costs $3,215.00Accrued Costs PLUSInterest 6.9% OF $260,239.67FROM 02/07/2013Attorney HOPKINS, BENJAMIN W. (515)222-9400Date 10/25/2013Sheriff JOHN R. HALFERTY

November 18 & November 25

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S LEVY AND SALE

Jasper County Sheriff Office2300 Law Center Drive

Newton, IA 50208641-792-5912

IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURTFOR JASPER COUNTY

STATE OF IOWA JASPER COUNTY SS

DOCKET NO. (SALE NO.) 13-4813(1)

COURT NO. EQCV117945SPECIAL EXECUTION

Plaintiff: WELLS FARGO BANK,NA,vs

Defendant: ROSS,SHIRLEY A. -IN REM

Defendant: SPOUSE OFSHIRLEY A. ROSS. - IN REM

Defendant: CHARLES A. HEWITT; - IN REM

Defendant: SPOUSE OFCHARLES A. HEWITT; INTER-STATE POWER & LIGHT DBAALLIANT ENERGE, - IN REMDefendant: AND PARTIES IN

POSSESSION – IN REMAs a result of the judgment ren-dered in the above referencedcourt case, an execution was is-sued by the court to the Sheriff ofthis county. The execution or-dered the sale of defendant(s)Real Estate Property to satisfythe judgment. The property to besold is:The West Sixty-Eight and EightTenths feet of the North OneHundred Twenty Feet of BlockSeventy-Seven in the City ofMonroe, Jasper County, Iowa.Street Address408 W. South ST., MONROE,IOWAThe described property will be of-fered for sale at public auction forcash only as follows:Date of Sale 12/17/2013Time of Sale 10:00 AMPlace of Sale 2300 LAW CEN-TER DRIVE, NEWTON, IA This sale not subject to redemp-tion. Property exemption: Certainmoney or property may be ex-empt. Contact your attorneypromptly to review specific provi-sions of the law and file appropri-ate notice, if applicable.Judgment Amount $69,623.35Costs $1,656.50Accrued Costs PLUSInterest 6% OF $55,216.87FROM 02/23/2013Attorney SAYER,BRIAN G. (319) 232-3304Date 10/29/2013Sheriff JOHN R. HALFERTY

November 18 & November 25

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S LEVY AND SALE

Jasper County Sheriff Office2300 Law Center Drive

Newton, IA 50208641-792-5912

IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURTFOR JASPER COUNTY

STATE OF IOWA JASPER COUNTY SS

DOCKET NO. (SALE NO.) 13-4813(1)

COURT NO. EQCV117945SPECIAL EXECUTION

Plaintiff: WELLS FARGO BANK,NA,vs

Defendant: ROSS,SHIRLEY A. -IN REM

Defendant: SPOUSE OFSHIRLEY A. ROSS. - IN REM

Defendant: CHARLES A. HEWITT; - IN REM

Defendant: SPOUSE OFCHARLES A. HEWITT; INTER-STATE POWER & LIGHT DBAALLIANT ENERGE, - IN REMDefendant: AND PARTIES IN

POSSESSION – IN REMAs a result of the judgment ren-dered in the above referencedcourt case, an execution was is-sued by the court to the Sheriff ofthis county. The execution or-dered the sale of defendant(s)Real Estate Property to satisfythe judgment. The property to besold is:The West Sixty-Eight and EightTenths feet of the North OneHundred Twenty Feet of BlockSeventy-Seven in the City ofMonroe, Jasper County, Iowa.Street Address408 W. South ST., MONROE,IOWAThe described property will be of-fered for sale at public auction forcash only as follows:Date of Sale 12/17/2013Time of Sale 10:00 AMPlace of Sale 2300 LAW CEN-TER DRIVE, NEWTON, IA This sale not subject to redemp-tion. Property exemption: Certainmoney or property may be ex-empt. Contact your attorneypromptly to review specific provi-sions of the law and file appropri-ate notice, if applicable.Judgment Amount $69,623.35Costs $1,656.50Accrued Costs PLUSInterest 6% OF $55,216.87FROM 02/23/2013Attorney SAYER,BRIAN G. (319) 232-3304Date 10/29/2013Sheriff JOHN R. HALFERTY

November 18 & November 25

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S LEVY AND SALE

Jasper County Sheriff Office2300 Law Center Drive

Newton, IA 50208641-792-5912

IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURTFOR JASPER COUNTY

STATE OF IOWA JASPER COUNTY SS

DOCKET NO. (SALE NO.) 13-4798(1)

COURT NO. EQCV118300Special Execution

Plaintiff: WELLS FARGO BANK,N.A.,

vsDefendant: SLYCORD, DYLAND

E. – IN REMDefendant: LINDSEY R.

RIVERS N/K/A LINDSEY R. SLY-CORD, SKIFF MEDICAL CEN-TER, ADVANTAGE CREDIT

UNION, AND MIDLAND FUND-ING, LLC, – IN REM

As a result of the judgment ren-dered in the above referencedcourt case, an execution was is-sued by the court to the Sheriff ofthis county. The execution or-dered the sale of defendant(s)Real Estate Property to satisfythe judgment. The property to besold is:LOT FOUR AND THE WESTFOURTEEN AND FIVE HUN-DREDTHS FEET OF LOTTHREE OF MANNING'S SUBDI-VISION OF OUTLOT TWENTYIN THE CITY OF NEWTON,JASPER COUNTY, IOWA.Street Address304 S. 5TH AVE. E.,NEWTON, IAThe described property will be of-fered for sale at public auction forcash only as follows:Date of Sale 12/17/2013Time of Sale 10:00 AMPlace of Sale 2300 LAW CEN-TER DRIVE, NEWTON, IA This sale not subject to redemp-tion. Property exemption: Certainmoney or property may be ex-empt. Contact your attorneypromptly to review specific provi-sions of the law and file appropri-ate notice, if applicable.Judgment Amount $70,925.06Costs $1,568.80Accrued Costs PLUSInterest 5.875% OF $64,145.17FROM 08/21/2013Attorney SAYER, BRIAN G.(319)232-3304Date 10/28/2013Sheriff JOHN R. HALFERTY

November 18 & November 25

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES

NOVEMBER 4, 2013, 6:00 P.M.CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

The City Council of Newton,Iowa met in regular session at6:00 P.M. on the above date inthe Council Chambers at 101West 4th Street South. MayorMichael L. Hansen presided.Present: Council Members Price,George, Julius, Otto, Trotter, Mul-lan. Absent: None. Mayor Hansen asked everyonepresent to join him in saying thePledge of Allegiance. Mayor Hansen asked that item22, making adjustments in thenumber of authorized city posi-tions be removed. During Citizen Participation.Molly Moore, Kellogg; Pete Kop-pin, 1120 W. 18th Street S.; Den-nis Farland, 817 E. 16th StreetN.; Dave Hoyt, 824 E 19th St N;John Deegan, 829 E. 19th StreetN. all spoke in favor of installingstop signs on East 19th StreetNorth in order to slow down trafficand make the street safer. Angela Lawbrick, Account Man-ager with Alliant Energy, providedan update on Alliant Energy's in-volvement in the communitythrough Newton DevelopmentCorporation, Newton Chamber ofCommerce, Jasper County, In-frastructure Investment, commu-nity participation, taxes, and em-ployment. Moved by Otto, seconded byMullan, to approve consent agen-da items 3-10. 3. October 21, 2013 Regular CityCouncil Meeting Minutes 4. Approve Class C Beer Permit,Class B Wine, Sunday Sales,Loves Travel Stop # 361, 4400South 22nd Ave East; Class CBeer Permit, Class B Wine, Sun-day Sales, Casey's # 2417, 1200West 18th Street South5. Resolution adopting Septem-ber 2013 supplement to the Codeof Ordinances, City of Newton,Iowa, 2011, and approving distri-bution of the same to code sub-scribers. Resolution No. 2013 -192 adopted.6. Resolution fixing the amountsto be assessed against individualprivate properties for the abate-ment of nuisance violations (13-6) Resolution No. 2013 - 193adopted.7. Resolution approving financialassistance payment amounts andapproved system plans for pro-hibited sanitary sewer dischargeremoval work in I & I District No.2. Resolution No. 2013 - 194adopted.8. Resolution approving quotesfor prohibited sanitary sewer dis-charge removal work. ResolutionNo. 2013 - 195 adopted.9. Resolution awarding contractfor the 2013 Storm Sewer OutletRepair Project. Resolution No.2013 - 196 adopted.10. Approval of BillsAYES: Six. NAYS: None. Con-sent agenda items approved. Moved by George, seconded byOtto, to approve the first consid-eration of an Ordinance Amend-ing the City of Newton Code ofOrdinances, Title 4, Chapter 32,Site Plan Control. AYES: Six.NAYS: None. 1st considerationwas approved. Moved by Otto,seconded by George to waive thesecond and third consideration.AYES: Six. NAYS: None. Motionto waive the 2nd and 3rd consid-eration was approved. Moved byTrotter, seconded by Mullan toadopt the above Ordinance.AYES: Six. NAYS: None. Ordi-nance 2216 adopted. Moved by Trotter, seconded byGeorge, to approve the first con-sideration of an OrdinanceAmending the City of NewtonCode of Ordinances, Title 4,Chapter 35, Subdivision Ordi-nance. AYES: Six. NAYS: None.1st consideration was approved. Moved by Otto, seconded byTrotter to waive the second andthird consideration. AYES: Six.NAYS: None. Motion to waive the2nd and 3rd consideration wasapproved. Moved by Price, sec-onded by George to adopt theabove Ordinance. AYES: Six.NAYS: None. Ordinance 2217adopted. Moved by Price, seconded byOtto, to approve the first consid-eration of an Ordinance amend-ing the Code of Ordinances, Cityof Newton, Iowa, 2011, Title 2,Chapter 11, Article 10, “ParkingOffenses” regarding parking onE. 19th Street N. in the 800through 1000 blocks. KeithLaube, Public Works Director,presented on the Traffic SafetyCommittee review of the street.Currently there are approximately2900 vehicles per day and it is 31feet wide. It's recommended toextend no parking on one side ofthe street to be consistent withthe 400 to 700 blocks. DaveHoyt, John Deegan, and JulieHoyt spoke against the no park-ing and in favor of stop signs.Council discussion ensued.AYES: Otto. NAYS: Five. 1st con-sideration failed. Mayor Hansenindicated that at the November18th Council Meeting an Ordi-nance will be brought to Councilregarding stop signs on E. 19thStreet N. Moved by Price, seconded byGeorge, to approve the first con-sideration of an Ordinanceamending the Code of Ordi-nances, City of Newton, Iowa,2011, Title 2, Chapter 11, Article10, “Parking Offenses” regardingparking on E. 15th Street N. inthe 200 and 300 blocks and N.2nd Avenue E. in the 1500 and1600 blocks. AYES: Six. NAYS:None. 1st consideration was ap-proved. Moved by Julius, second-ed by George to waive the sec-ond and third consideration.AYES: Six. NAYS: None. Motionto waive the 2nd and 3rd consid-eration was approved. Moved byPrice, seconded by Mullan toadopt the above Ordinance.AYES: Six. NAYS: None. Ordi-nance 2218 adopted. Moved by Trotter, seconded byMullan, to approve the first con-sideration of an OrdinanceAmending Sections 1.0506 And1.0507 of the City of NewtonCode of Ordinances Regardingthe Boundaries of the North Cen-tral Urban Renewal Area in theCity of Newton, Iowa. FredChabot, Chair of the HistoricPreservation Board, 930 E. 10thSt S. spoke asking that the Mid-20th Century Modern Motif bepreserved as improvements aremade. AYES: Six. NAYS: None.1st consideration was approved. Moved by Otto, seconded byMullan to introduce a ResolutionAdopting the Value Statementsfor the City of Newton. AYES:Six. NAYS: None. Resolution No.2013-197 adopted. Moved by Mullan, seconded byPrice to introduce a Resolutionauthorizing participation in theMain Street Program, designatinga City official to represent theCity on the local non-profit MainStreet Governing Board of Direc-tors, and establishing the City's fi-nancial commitment to the pro-gram. Darrell Sarmento, Execu-tive Director at Newton Chamberof Commerce, spoke on the ben-efits of the Main Street Program.Fred Chabot reiterated the impor-tance of the historic preservation.Bruce Showalter, Renew Newton,708 W. 11th Street S. spoke infavor of the program. Erin Cham-bers, Director of Planning andZoning, spoke on the applicationprocess. AYES: Six. NAYS:None. Resolution No. 2013-198adopted. Moved by Otto, seconded byTrotter to introduce a Resolutionestablishing a $50 fee for vacantbuilding registration. Fred Chabotspoke against the fee. Councildiscussed pros and cons regard-ing the fee. Chambers added thatthe property would need to be un-occupied for 180 days. AYES: Four. NAYS: George, Julius. Resolution No. 2013-199 adopt-ed. Moved by Julius, seconded byMullan to introduce a Resolutionapproving a TelecommunicationsLicensing Agreement with IowaNetwork Services. AYES: Six.NAYS: None. Resolution No.2013-200 adopted. Moved by George, seconded byMullan to introduce a Resolutionawarding contract for the Demoli-tion 2013-02 Project. AYES: Six.NAYS: None. Resolution No.2013-201 adopted. Moved by Mullan, seconded byPrice to introduce a Resolutionapproving an agreement for pro-fessional services for the demoli-tion of the former WaterWorksgarage building located at 216North 3rd Avenue West. GaryGrimes, 703 W. 9th St. N., andadjacent property owner askedfor better communication regard-ing the demolition. Laube spokeregarding the need for monitoringand recommendations of thebuilding by structural engineers,Shive-Hattery. AYES: Six. NAYS:None. Resolution No. 2013-202adopted. Moved by George, seconded byTrotter to introduce a Resolutiondirecting that steps be taken toinitiate funding for the HousingInitiative. Steve Long, CEO SkiffMedical Center, spoke regardingthe benefits of the Housing Initia-tive. David Messick, 1400 N. 9thAve. Pl. E., spoke against the ini-tiative. He asked for the distinc-tion between essential corporatepurpose and general corporatepurpose debt. Bryan Friedman,Director of Finance and Develop-ment indicated that portionswould be essential and portionswould be under the general cor-porate purpose. The elementswould be reviewed by the bond-ing council. Darrell Sarmento in-dicated that businesses haveconfirmed that they are having is-sues with employees findinghousing in Newton. Pete Koppin,1401 W. 2nd St. N., spokeagainst the initiative. Grant Sulli-van, 1011 E. 17th St. S. statedthat Newton needs a change.Housing and Development Cor-poration President John Carlspoke in support of the initiative. Council discussion ensued. Ottoindicated that Newton is compet-ing with growing communitiesand that steps do need to be tak-en to get young families intoNewton. Otto moved to amendthe initiative by removing$100,000 for Grants for Grads,seconded by Julius. AYES:Three. NAYS: Price, George,Mullan. Motion failed. Moved byJulius, seconded by Otto to re-move the administrative amountof $160,000. AYES: Three.NAYS: George, Trotter, Mullan. Motion failed. AYES: Five. NAYS:Julius. Resolution No. 2013-203adopted. Moved by Julius, seconded byOtto to remove from the table aResolution Authorizing Sale ofProperty Located in FountainHills Estates, First Addition, inNewton. AYES: Six. NAYS:None. Bryan Friedman, Directorof Finance and Development, re-quested that Council postponethe resolution in order to allowtime to work out regulatory is-sues. Moved by Julius, secondedby Otto to postpone the aboveresolution. AYES: Six. NAYS:None. Resolution Postponed. Steve Long, CEO of Skiff Medi-cal Center, presented on the ef-fects of Health Care Reform in re-gards to Skiff Medical Center. During new business MayorHansen indicated he and Knabelwere able to meet with a DesMoines Partnership representa-tive that has taken notice of theinitiatives that Council is doing.During old business Knabel indi-cated that the Traffic Safety Com-mittee will be discussing thedowntown parking issues at itsnext meeting on Thursdayevening. Moved by Otto, seconded byTrotter, to adjourn the meeting at8:42 p.m. Motion unanimouslycarried by voice vote.Michael L. Hansen, MayorKatrina Davis, City Clerk

November 18

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES

NOVEMBER 4, 2013, 6:00 P.M.CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

The City Council of Newton,Iowa met in regular session at6:00 P.M. on the above date inthe Council Chambers at 101West 4th Street South. MayorMichael L. Hansen presided.Present: Council Members Price,George, Julius, Otto, Trotter, Mul-lan. Absent: None. Mayor Hansen asked everyonepresent to join him in saying thePledge of Allegiance. Mayor Hansen asked that item22, making adjustments in thenumber of authorized city posi-tions be removed. During Citizen Participation.Molly Moore, Kellogg; Pete Kop-pin, 1120 W. 18th Street S.; Den-nis Farland, 817 E. 16th StreetN.; Dave Hoyt, 824 E 19th St N;John Deegan, 829 E. 19th StreetN. all spoke in favor of installingstop signs on East 19th StreetNorth in order to slow down trafficand make the street safer. Angela Lawbrick, Account Man-ager with Alliant Energy, providedan update on Alliant Energy's in-volvement in the communitythrough Newton DevelopmentCorporation, Newton Chamber ofCommerce, Jasper County, In-frastructure Investment, commu-nity participation, taxes, and em-ployment. Moved by Otto, seconded byMullan, to approve consent agen-da items 3-10. 3. October 21, 2013 Regular CityCouncil Meeting Minutes 4. Approve Class C Beer Permit,Class B Wine, Sunday Sales,Loves Travel Stop # 361, 4400South 22nd Ave East; Class CBeer Permit, Class B Wine, Sun-day Sales, Casey's # 2417, 1200West 18th Street South5. Resolution adopting Septem-ber 2013 supplement to the Codeof Ordinances, City of Newton,Iowa, 2011, and approving distri-bution of the same to code sub-scribers. Resolution No. 2013 -192 adopted.6. Resolution fixing the amountsto be assessed against individualprivate properties for the abate-ment of nuisance violations (13-6) Resolution No. 2013 - 193adopted.7. Resolution approving financialassistance payment amounts andapproved system plans for pro-hibited sanitary sewer dischargeremoval work in I & I District No.2. Resolution No. 2013 - 194adopted.8. Resolution approving quotesfor prohibited sanitary sewer dis-charge removal work. ResolutionNo. 2013 - 195 adopted.9. Resolution awarding contractfor the 2013 Storm Sewer OutletRepair Project. Resolution No.2013 - 196 adopted.10. Approval of BillsAYES: Six. NAYS: None. Con-sent agenda items approved. Moved by George, seconded byOtto, to approve the first consid-eration of an Ordinance Amend-ing the City of Newton Code ofOrdinances, Title 4, Chapter 32,Site Plan Control. AYES: Six.NAYS: None. 1st considerationwas approved. Moved by Otto,seconded by George to waive thesecond and third consideration.AYES: Six. NAYS: None. Motionto waive the 2nd and 3rd consid-eration was approved. Moved byTrotter, seconded by Mullan toadopt the above Ordinance.AYES: Six. NAYS: None. Ordi-nance 2216 adopted. Moved by Trotter, seconded byGeorge, to approve the first con-sideration of an OrdinanceAmending the City of NewtonCode of Ordinances, Title 4,Chapter 35, Subdivision Ordi-nance. AYES: Six. NAYS: None.1st consideration was approved. Moved by Otto, seconded byTrotter to waive the second andthird consideration. AYES: Six.NAYS: None. Motion to waive the2nd and 3rd consideration wasapproved. Moved by Price, sec-onded by George to adopt theabove Ordinance. AYES: Six.NAYS: None. Ordinance 2217adopted. Moved by Price, seconded byOtto, to approve the first consid-eration of an Ordinance amend-ing the Code of Ordinances, Cityof Newton, Iowa, 2011, Title 2,Chapter 11, Article 10, “ParkingOffenses” regarding parking onE. 19th Street N. in the 800through 1000 blocks. KeithLaube, Public Works Director,presented on the Traffic SafetyCommittee review of the street.Currently there are approximately2900 vehicles per day and it is 31feet wide. It's recommended toextend no parking on one side ofthe street to be consistent withthe 400 to 700 blocks. DaveHoyt, John Deegan, and JulieHoyt spoke against the no park-ing and in favor of stop signs.Council discussion ensued.AYES: Otto. NAYS: Five. 1st con-sideration failed. Mayor Hansenindicated that at the November18th Council Meeting an Ordi-nance will be brought to Councilregarding stop signs on E. 19thStreet N. Moved by Price, seconded byGeorge, to approve the first con-sideration of an Ordinanceamending the Code of Ordi-nances, City of Newton, Iowa,2011, Title 2, Chapter 11, Article10, “Parking Offenses” regardingparking on E. 15th Street N. inthe 200 and 300 blocks and N.2nd Avenue E. in the 1500 and1600 blocks. AYES: Six. NAYS:None. 1st consideration was ap-proved. Moved by Julius, second-ed by George to waive the sec-ond and third consideration.AYES: Six. NAYS: None. Motionto waive the 2nd and 3rd consid-eration was approved. Moved byPrice, seconded by Mullan toadopt the above Ordinance.AYES: Six. NAYS: None. Ordi-nance 2218 adopted. Moved by Trotter, seconded byMullan, to approve the first con-sideration of an OrdinanceAmending Sections 1.0506 And1.0507 of the City of NewtonCode of Ordinances Regardingthe Boundaries of the North Cen-tral Urban Renewal Area in theCity of Newton, Iowa. FredChabot, Chair of the HistoricPreservation Board, 930 E. 10thSt S. spoke asking that the Mid-20th Century Modern Motif bepreserved as improvements aremade. AYES: Six. NAYS: None.1st consideration was approved. Moved by Otto, seconded byMullan to introduce a ResolutionAdopting the Value Statementsfor the City of Newton. AYES:Six. NAYS: None. Resolution No.2013-197 adopted. Moved by Mullan, seconded byPrice to introduce a Resolutionauthorizing participation in theMain Street Program, designatinga City official to represent theCity on the local non-profit MainStreet Governing Board of Direc-tors, and establishing the City's fi-nancial commitment to the pro-gram. Darrell Sarmento, Execu-tive Director at Newton Chamberof Commerce, spoke on the ben-efits of the Main Street Program.Fred Chabot reiterated the impor-tance of the historic preservation.Bruce Showalter, Renew Newton,708 W. 11th Street S. spoke infavor of the program. Erin Cham-bers, Director of Planning andZoning, spoke on the applicationprocess. AYES: Six. NAYS:None. Resolution No. 2013-198adopted. Moved by Otto, seconded byTrotter to introduce a Resolutionestablishing a $50 fee for vacantbuilding registration. Fred Chabotspoke against the fee. Councildiscussed pros and cons regard-ing the fee. Chambers added thatthe property would need to be un-occupied for 180 days. AYES: Four. NAYS: George, Julius. Resolution No. 2013-199 adopt-ed. Moved by Julius, seconded byMullan to introduce a Resolutionapproving a TelecommunicationsLicensing Agreement with IowaNetwork Services. AYES: Six.NAYS: None. Resolution No.2013-200 adopted. Moved by George, seconded byMullan to introduce a Resolutionawarding contract for the Demoli-tion 2013-02 Project. AYES: Six.NAYS: None. Resolution No.2013-201 adopted. Moved by Mullan, seconded byPrice to introduce a Resolutionapproving an agreement for pro-fessional services for the demoli-tion of the former WaterWorksgarage building located at 216North 3rd Avenue West. GaryGrimes, 703 W. 9th St. N., andadjacent property owner askedfor better communication regard-ing the demolition. Laube spokeregarding the need for monitoringand recommendations of thebuilding by structural engineers,Shive-Hattery. AYES: Six. NAYS:None. Resolution No. 2013-202adopted. Moved by George, seconded byTrotter to introduce a Resolutiondirecting that steps be taken toinitiate funding for the HousingInitiative. Steve Long, CEO SkiffMedical Center, spoke regardingthe benefits of the Housing Initia-tive. David Messick, 1400 N. 9thAve. Pl. E., spoke against the ini-tiative. He asked for the distinc-tion between essential corporatepurpose and general corporatepurpose debt. Bryan Friedman,Director of Finance and Develop-ment indicated that portionswould be essential and portionswould be under the general cor-porate purpose. The elementswould be reviewed by the bond-ing council. Darrell Sarmento in-dicated that businesses haveconfirmed that they are having is-sues with employees findinghousing in Newton. Pete Koppin,1401 W. 2nd St. N., spokeagainst the initiative. Grant Sulli-van, 1011 E. 17th St. S. statedthat Newton needs a change.Housing and Development Cor-poration President John Carlspoke in support of the initiative. Council discussion ensued. Ottoindicated that Newton is compet-ing with growing communitiesand that steps do need to be tak-en to get young families intoNewton. Otto moved to amendthe initiative by removing$100,000 for Grants for Grads,seconded by Julius. AYES:Three. NAYS: Price, George,Mullan. Motion failed. Moved byJulius, seconded by Otto to re-move the administrative amountof $160,000. AYES: Three.NAYS: George, Trotter, Mullan. Motion failed. AYES: Five. NAYS:Julius. Resolution No. 2013-203adopted. Moved by Julius, seconded byOtto to remove from the table aResolution Authorizing Sale ofProperty Located in FountainHills Estates, First Addition, inNewton. AYES: Six. NAYS:None. Bryan Friedman, Directorof Finance and Development, re-quested that Council postponethe resolution in order to allowtime to work out regulatory is-sues. Moved by Julius, secondedby Otto to postpone the aboveresolution. AYES: Six. NAYS:None. Resolution Postponed. Steve Long, CEO of Skiff Medi-cal Center, presented on the ef-fects of Health Care Reform in re-gards to Skiff Medical Center. During new business MayorHansen indicated he and Knabelwere able to meet with a DesMoines Partnership representa-tive that has taken notice of theinitiatives that Council is doing.During old business Knabel indi-cated that the Traffic Safety Com-mittee will be discussing thedowntown parking issues at itsnext meeting on Thursdayevening. Moved by Otto, seconded byTrotter, to adjourn the meeting at8:42 p.m. Motion unanimouslycarried by voice vote.Michael L. Hansen, MayorKatrina Davis, City Clerk

November 18

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES

NOVEMBER 4, 2013, 6:00 P.M.CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

The City Council of Newton,Iowa met in regular session at6:00 P.M. on the above date inthe Council Chambers at 101West 4th Street South. MayorMichael L. Hansen presided.Present: Council Members Price,George, Julius, Otto, Trotter, Mul-lan. Absent: None. Mayor Hansen asked everyonepresent to join him in saying thePledge of Allegiance. Mayor Hansen asked that item22, making adjustments in thenumber of authorized city posi-tions be removed. During Citizen Participation.Molly Moore, Kellogg; Pete Kop-pin, 1120 W. 18th Street S.; Den-nis Farland, 817 E. 16th StreetN.; Dave Hoyt, 824 E 19th St N;John Deegan, 829 E. 19th StreetN. all spoke in favor of installingstop signs on East 19th StreetNorth in order to slow down trafficand make the street safer. Angela Lawbrick, Account Man-ager with Alliant Energy, providedan update on Alliant Energy's in-volvement in the communitythrough Newton DevelopmentCorporation, Newton Chamber ofCommerce, Jasper County, In-frastructure Investment, commu-nity participation, taxes, and em-ployment. Moved by Otto, seconded byMullan, to approve consent agen-da items 3-10. 3. October 21, 2013 Regular CityCouncil Meeting Minutes 4. Approve Class C Beer Permit,Class B Wine, Sunday Sales,Loves Travel Stop # 361, 4400South 22nd Ave East; Class CBeer Permit, Class B Wine, Sun-day Sales, Casey's # 2417, 1200West 18th Street South5. Resolution adopting Septem-ber 2013 supplement to the Codeof Ordinances, City of Newton,Iowa, 2011, and approving distri-bution of the same to code sub-scribers. Resolution No. 2013 -192 adopted.6. Resolution fixing the amountsto be assessed against individualprivate properties for the abate-ment of nuisance violations (13-6) Resolution No. 2013 - 193adopted.7. Resolution approving financialassistance payment amounts andapproved system plans for pro-hibited sanitary sewer dischargeremoval work in I & I District No.2. Resolution No. 2013 - 194adopted.8. Resolution approving quotesfor prohibited sanitary sewer dis-charge removal work. ResolutionNo. 2013 - 195 adopted.9. Resolution awarding contractfor the 2013 Storm Sewer OutletRepair Project. Resolution No.2013 - 196 adopted.10. Approval of BillsAYES: Six. NAYS: None. Con-sent agenda items approved. Moved by George, seconded byOtto, to approve the first consid-eration of an Ordinance Amend-ing the City of Newton Code ofOrdinances, Title 4, Chapter 32,Site Plan Control. AYES: Six.NAYS: None. 1st considerationwas approved. Moved by Otto,seconded by George to waive thesecond and third consideration.AYES: Six. NAYS: None. Motionto waive the 2nd and 3rd consid-eration was approved. Moved byTrotter, seconded by Mullan toadopt the above Ordinance.AYES: Six. NAYS: None. Ordi-nance 2216 adopted. Moved by Trotter, seconded byGeorge, to approve the first con-sideration of an OrdinanceAmending the City of NewtonCode of Ordinances, Title 4,Chapter 35, Subdivision Ordi-nance. AYES: Six. NAYS: None.1st consideration was approved. Moved by Otto, seconded byTrotter to waive the second andthird consideration. AYES: Six.NAYS: None. Motion to waive the2nd and 3rd consideration wasapproved. Moved by Price, sec-onded by George to adopt theabove Ordinance. AYES: Six.NAYS: None. Ordinance 2217adopted. Moved by Price, seconded byOtto, to approve the first consid-eration of an Ordinance amend-ing the Code of Ordinances, Cityof Newton, Iowa, 2011, Title 2,Chapter 11, Article 10, “ParkingOffenses” regarding parking onE. 19th Street N. in the 800through 1000 blocks. KeithLaube, Public Works Director,presented on the Traffic SafetyCommittee review of the street.Currently there are approximately2900 vehicles per day and it is 31feet wide. It's recommended toextend no parking on one side ofthe street to be consistent withthe 400 to 700 blocks. DaveHoyt, John Deegan, and JulieHoyt spoke against the no park-ing and in favor of stop signs.Council discussion ensued.AYES: Otto. NAYS: Five. 1st con-sideration failed. Mayor Hansenindicated that at the November18th Council Meeting an Ordi-nance will be brought to Councilregarding stop signs on E. 19thStreet N. Moved by Price, seconded byGeorge, to approve the first con-sideration of an Ordinanceamending the Code of Ordi-nances, City of Newton, Iowa,2011, Title 2, Chapter 11, Article10, “Parking Offenses” regardingparking on E. 15th Street N. inthe 200 and 300 blocks and N.2nd Avenue E. in the 1500 and1600 blocks. AYES: Six. NAYS:None. 1st consideration was ap-proved. Moved by Julius, second-ed by George to waive the sec-ond and third consideration.AYES: Six. NAYS: None. Motionto waive the 2nd and 3rd consid-eration was approved. Moved byPrice, seconded by Mullan toadopt the above Ordinance.AYES: Six. NAYS: None. Ordi-nance 2218 adopted. Moved by Trotter, seconded byMullan, to approve the first con-sideration of an OrdinanceAmending Sections 1.0506 And1.0507 of the City of NewtonCode of Ordinances Regardingthe Boundaries of the North Cen-tral Urban Renewal Area in theCity of Newton, Iowa. FredChabot, Chair of the HistoricPreservation Board, 930 E. 10thSt S. spoke asking that the Mid-20th Century Modern Motif bepreserved as improvements aremade. AYES: Six. NAYS: None.1st consideration was approved. Moved by Otto, seconded byMullan to introduce a ResolutionAdopting the Value Statementsfor the City of Newton. AYES:Six. NAYS: None. Resolution No.2013-197 adopted. Moved by Mullan, seconded byPrice to introduce a Resolutionauthorizing participation in theMain Street Program, designatinga City official to represent theCity on the local non-profit MainStreet Governing Board of Direc-tors, and establishing the City's fi-nancial commitment to the pro-gram. Darrell Sarmento, Execu-tive Director at Newton Chamberof Commerce, spoke on the ben-efits of the Main Street Program.Fred Chabot reiterated the impor-tance of the historic preservation.Bruce Showalter, Renew Newton,708 W. 11th Street S. spoke infavor of the program. Erin Cham-bers, Director of Planning andZoning, spoke on the applicationprocess. AYES: Six. NAYS:None. Resolution No. 2013-198adopted. Moved by Otto, seconded byTrotter to introduce a Resolutionestablishing a $50 fee for vacantbuilding registration. Fred Chabotspoke against the fee. Councildiscussed pros and cons regard-ing the fee. Chambers added thatthe property would need to be un-occupied for 180 days. AYES: Four. NAYS: George, Julius. Resolution No. 2013-199 adopt-ed. Moved by Julius, seconded byMullan to introduce a Resolutionapproving a TelecommunicationsLicensing Agreement with IowaNetwork Services. AYES: Six.NAYS: None. Resolution No.2013-200 adopted. Moved by George, seconded byMullan to introduce a Resolutionawarding contract for the Demoli-tion 2013-02 Project. AYES: Six.NAYS: None. Resolution No.2013-201 adopted. Moved by Mullan, seconded byPrice to introduce a Resolutionapproving an agreement for pro-fessional services for the demoli-tion of the former WaterWorksgarage building located at 216North 3rd Avenue West. GaryGrimes, 703 W. 9th St. N., andadjacent property owner askedfor better communication regard-ing the demolition. Laube spokeregarding the need for monitoringand recommendations of thebuilding by structural engineers,Shive-Hattery. AYES: Six. NAYS:None. Resolution No. 2013-202adopted. Moved by George, seconded byTrotter to introduce a Resolutiondirecting that steps be taken toinitiate funding for the HousingInitiative. Steve Long, CEO SkiffMedical Center, spoke regardingthe benefits of the Housing Initia-tive. David Messick, 1400 N. 9thAve. Pl. E., spoke against the ini-tiative. He asked for the distinc-tion between essential corporatepurpose and general corporatepurpose debt. Bryan Friedman,Director of Finance and Develop-ment indicated that portionswould be essential and portionswould be under the general cor-porate purpose. The elementswould be reviewed by the bond-ing council. Darrell Sarmento in-dicated that businesses haveconfirmed that they are having is-sues with employees findinghousing in Newton. Pete Koppin,1401 W. 2nd St. N., spokeagainst the initiative. Grant Sulli-van, 1011 E. 17th St. S. statedthat Newton needs a change.Housing and Development Cor-poration President John Carlspoke in support of the initiative. Council discussion ensued. Ottoindicated that Newton is compet-ing with growing communitiesand that steps do need to be tak-en to get young families intoNewton. Otto moved to amendthe initiative by removing$100,000 for Grants for Grads,seconded by Julius. AYES:Three. NAYS: Price, George,Mullan. Motion failed. Moved byJulius, seconded by Otto to re-move the administrative amountof $160,000. AYES: Three.NAYS: George, Trotter, Mullan. Motion failed. AYES: Five. NAYS:Julius. Resolution No. 2013-203adopted. Moved by Julius, seconded byOtto to remove from the table aResolution Authorizing Sale ofProperty Located in FountainHills Estates, First Addition, inNewton. AYES: Six. NAYS:None. Bryan Friedman, Directorof Finance and Development, re-quested that Council postponethe resolution in order to allowtime to work out regulatory is-sues. Moved by Julius, secondedby Otto to postpone the aboveresolution. AYES: Six. NAYS:None. Resolution Postponed. Steve Long, CEO of Skiff Medi-cal Center, presented on the ef-fects of Health Care Reform in re-gards to Skiff Medical Center. During new business MayorHansen indicated he and Knabelwere able to meet with a DesMoines Partnership representa-tive that has taken notice of theinitiatives that Council is doing.During old business Knabel indi-cated that the Traffic Safety Com-mittee will be discussing thedowntown parking issues at itsnext meeting on Thursdayevening. Moved by Otto, seconded byTrotter, to adjourn the meeting at8:42 p.m. Motion unanimouslycarried by voice vote.Michael L. Hansen, MayorKatrina Davis, City Clerk

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(Full-time, 11 month) Responsibilities: Provides a wide range of technical and adminis-trative office support to the Dean of Religious Life and supports basic receptionist and administrative secretarial assistance to other staff in the Center for Religion, Spirituality, and Social Justice. Provides student religious groups on campus with administrative and budget support at the request of the Dean. At times requires considerable tact and discretion in order to provide service, obtain information or cooperation. Maintaining confidentiality is an essential part of this position. This position will occasionally require work in the evenings and on the weekend. Qualifications: Requires five years of experience in a service-oriented environment or an equivalent combination of higher educa-tion and experience. Bachelor’s degree preferred. Must be proficient with desktop publishing and graphics, databases, word processing, spreadsheets, social media and the World Wide Web. Must also have accurate composition and editing skills with an emphasis on grammar and punctuation, excellent organizational, interpersonal, and time-management skills. Application Process: Please submit applications online by visit-ing our application website at https://jobs.grinnell.edu. Candidates will need to upload a cover letter, resume, and provide list of three employment references. Review of applications will begin immedi-ately and continue until the position is filled. Additional information can be found at the college’s web site <www.grinnell.edu>. Grinnell College is committed to establishing and maintaining a safe and nondiscriminatory educational environment for all College community members. It is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination in matters of admission, employment, and housing, and in access to and participation in its education programs, services, and activi-ties. The College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, veteran status, religion, physical or mental disability, creed, or any other protected class.

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The day after the full moon of indulgence is good for ques-tioning everything, including your various roles, expecta-tions of life, the expectations your family has of you, and your choice of work, ac-tivities, companionship and more. It’s likely there will be items that do not hold up un-der questioning, and you may find this freeing.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Nov. 18). Your purpose shifts over the next three months, and you’ll warm to a new social landscape, too. December and March are your best times to expand your home and business. You’ll be the one to make decisions for your fam-ily in December. You’ll fix something in February that makes money for you come spring. Aquarius and Capri-corn people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 40, 4, 33, 28 and 35.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Loyalty is about what happens behind people’s backs. Disloyal people act very differently depending on who is in the room. Don’t

trust anyone who displays disloyal qualities (even if they happen to adore you right now).

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). If your views are considered radical today, they won’t be tomorrow. Someone has to blaze the trail, and right now it’s you. You’re not trying to be sen-sational; you’re just trying to tell the truth.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You hope, but you don’t know. That’s a good place to be, especially because it brings you together with other people in a similar mindset.Discussions will be particu-larly interesting this evening.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). What you study today has wide applications, and many will be grateful that you took the time to acquire the knowledge. Answer one question, and two more will grow out of that answer.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Your loved ones are proud of you, but that is

not enough to make you re-lax. There’s something you want, and this symbol will bring the validation that the acceptance and praise of a person could not provide.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). When you sense that things are going in a certain direction, you’ll adjust your position to a more auspi-cious one. Some stubborn people you know will resist and fight it out.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You’re a natural prob-lem solver, and you won’t give up. You’ll apply your tenacity to the most obvious problem and get answers by the end of the day. This won’t fix things, but it will be a start.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). People are curious about you now and may even go so far as to snoop. Be careful what you put down in writing. Once there’s a visual record of your words, they take on a life of their own.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). You may feel like you’re do-

ing 60 on the interstate and suddenly the windshield is magically removed. A rush of wind changes the dynam-ics, and you’ll have to adjust to get comfortable.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Don’t lose your sense of play just because you hit a few rocks in the road. Love al-ways wins in the end. When you’re in the middle stretch, it might not seem like love is winning, and that’s what makes it so exciting.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). If you have a fault — and everybody does — ac-knowledge it. To pretend it doesn’t exist is just inviting criticism. But the criticism becomes admiration just as soon as people know you’re working on yourself.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Charge for your work. If you don’t, people won’t take you seriously, and they’ll devalue your contribution. You don’t have to charge a big sum, but do charge something.

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MOBILE HOMES for SaleFinancing available. Newer2 bedroom 3 bath mobilehome located in deer runestates in Colfax. 515-674-9065 or 563-357-0487

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2 MAN Ice Shack, IceAuger and Poles. $125.515-210-4583.

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DEZEE TOOLBOX, for fullsize truck. $100. 515-210-4583.

FIREPLACE TOOL setand log basket, brass. $25or OBO. 641-792-7605.

FLINT LOCK pistol, 67 cal.Japan. $100. 515-210-4583.

FLINT LOCK Rifle, JUKAR0060790 Spain. $100.515-210-4583.

HORSE TRAILER, 1979,16 ft., Kiefer Built Horsetrailer, middle gate & sidedoor, Bumper hitch, 2” ball,Altoona area. 515-710-7308.

MAPLE ROCKER/GLIDERand Foot Stool, mauve col-ored cushions. $45. 641-521-4505.MAYNARD REECE bookand prints. Leather boundbook, The Waterfowl Art ofMaynard Reece and 2signed and numbered orig-inal stone lithographs, Mal-lard Pair and Mallard Henand Young. Sell as a set.$600. Would make a greatChristmas present. 641-792-8848 or 641-831-9567.MAYTAG TRUCKS #1-10.$250. 2001 Mote CarloReplica. $15. 1939 ChevyCanopy Express. $15. 50th

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MOSSBERG- MODEL 600AT, 12 gage Shotgun, 5shot pump, 2BBL.s (1 slugBBL. -1c-lect a choke shotshell BBL.) Bushnell 1.5 to4.5 power scope, slingdouble recoil pads. Verynice shape. $350 Cash.641-792-0367.MUD CHAINS for 8n.$150. 515-210-4583.

PANASONIC VIERA 50”T.V. Flat panel H.D.T.V.With stand. Wall mountbracket also included,works excellent. $325 orOBO. 641-275-0615.

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Transitional Care Suites at Park CentreA WesleyLife Community in Newton

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Therapy available 7 days per week as well as on-site Aqua Therapy

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Iowa landowners worry about proposed power line

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — A group of Iowa land-owners are organizing to fi ght a proposed $2 billion elec-tric transmission line that would provide a boost to wind power in the state.

The proposed 500-mile line that a subsidiary of Clean Line Energy Partners wants to build would stretch from O’Brien County in northwest Iowa to Morris, Ill., the Wa-terloo-Cedar Falls Courier reported.

Company offi cials say the transmission line would con-nect Iowa wind farms with communities in other states that want the electricity, and more wind projects would be possible.

“The project will deliver enough clean energy to power around 1.4 million homes, contribute to energy security, increase state and local tax revenues and reduce pollution,” said Hans Detweiler with Clean Line.

But Ted and Kim Junker don’t like the idea of the line crossing their farm in Grundy County. Kim Junker says the construction of towers for the line and maintenance could hurt the farm.

“There’s going to be a lot of compaction and a lot of disruption to the fertility of the land,” she said.

Clean Line says it needs to secure 1,247 easements from 2,295 individuals or entities, and opponents are trying to make that diffi cult.

Transmission line opponents established the Preserva-tion of Rural Iowa Alliance in July to fi ght the project. The group is urging landowners not to sign voluntary agree-ments with Clean Line in order to force the company to either negotiate individually or pursue condemnation.

Carolyn Sheridan, the alliance’s board president, said forcing Clean Line to do more work to acquire easements for the line may help defeat the project.

US stocks push through latest record highs

NEW YORK (AP) — Investors stayed upbeat Friday, pushing U.S. stock indexes deeper into record territory.

Stocks climbed to all-time highs for the third straight day as investors assessed the prospect for further economic stimulus from the Federal Reserve.

Agilent Technologies, which makes scientifi c instru-ments, was the biggest gainer in the Standard & Poor’s 500 index after reporting earnings that exceeded analysts’ ex-pectations. Exxon Mobil rose after billionaire Warren Buf-fett’s company disclosed late Thursday that it had taken a stake in the oil company.

The S&P 500 has advanced for six straight weeks, part of an impressive rise this year. The index is up 26.1 percent so far. If it ends 2013 with a gain that big it would be the best performance in a decade.

Several factors have been driving the market higher this year. The Federal Reserve has kept up its extraordinary ef-forts to stimulate the economy. And while the U.S. econo-my’s recovery has been plodding, it has been strong enough to enable corporations to keep increasing their profi ts.

Photo Submitted Boulders Inn and Suites had their open house and ribbon cutting on Thursday. Manager Christine Schiltz cuts the ribbon during the open house event held at the hotel. The investment group that owns the Iowa based hotel chain was on hand for the event.

Landgrebe to open up new practice

Newton resident Susanne Landgrebe announced on Facebook that she will be opening up her own practice in December. Landgrebe is a ARNP, FNP-C who is well known name in the Jasper County community from working at Urgent Care in Newton, and in Colfax at the Skiff Healthcare Clin-ic. The doctor is very well praised by her patients as many residents are excited to hear the news. A New-ton native Kenneth Kirk is an investor on making this dream come true for Land-grebe.

“I just signed the building lease agreement on Thurs-day everything is moving quite well,” investor Ken-

neth Kirk said.The current location for

the practice is Aleya Salon and Day Spa, located on the town square in Newton where she is offering medi-cal aesthetics and medical services. Before opening up the practice, she is tak-ing sometime to travel and

spend time with her family. “It’s my calling to help

people. I love all of my pa-tients,” Landgrebe said.

Landgrebe is very active with her own Facebook page for what she is offering at the Aleya location. It’s easy to see from the comments and support that she is get-ting from the Facebook page that she has truly been missed in the community since the closing of Colfax Health Services last year.

She plans on having an offi cial grand opening after the fi rst of the year at that point she will be starting up her medical/family practice. Look for more information on the grand opening on her Facebook page at www.face-book.com/healthventure and look for full coverage of the opening with the New-ton Daily News.

Boulders Inn ribbon cutting

By Zach JohnsonDaily News Staff Writer

“I just signed the building lease agreement on Thursday and ev-erything is mov-ing quite well.”

— Kenneth KirkInvestor