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By SARAH BROWNCNA staff [email protected]

If you are experienc-ing faster speeds on your mobile device, it may be a result of a new 189-foot 4G cell tower installation, completed Sunday by Chat Mobility.

“With the new tech-nology we had to make a change ... to support all the new equipment,” said Alan

DeBolt, Chat Mobility mar-keting director.

The new cell tower is lo-cated on the east side of New York Avenue, just south of the railway tracks on part of three small lots Chat Mobility purchased in September 2013 from Rea-soner Oil Company.

According to DeBolt, the tower will provide upgraded 4G and 3G and 1X services to Chat Mobility customers.

The radius of the tower’s signal reaches 5 to 10 miles in each direction.

“Our engineers ... try to find the best fit for our towers based on popula-tion, height and how it will

� Installation of this new cell tower near Creston busi-ness district was completed by Chat Mobility Sunday.

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Court date set in Steve Green’s civil lawsuit

A trial date has been set for a civil lawsuit between plantiff Steve Green — former general manager at Creston Wa-ter Works — and the city of Creston and Water Works Board of Trustees.

The trial with a jury is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Dec. 8, 2014, in the Union County Courthouse.

Green filed the civil lawsuit on Nov. 7, 2013. It outlines vi-olations of wage pay-ment collection and breach of contract by the water board.

He was terminated in June 2013 by the water board after an investigation by the state auditor deter-mined Green was paid almost $90,000 in improper and un-supported funds be-tween July 2005 and November 2012.

In the lawsuit, Green is asking to be paid wages due under his contract, which includes accrued va-cation and sick leave. He said the breach of contract has caused him financial harm.

There is a settlement hearing and pre-trial hearing available upon re-quest.

Still, no updates have been released by the Iowa Attorney General if crimi-nal charges will be filed against Green.

Green

� In this civil case, a trial by jury is slated 9:30 a.m. Dec. 8, 2014 at the Union County Courthouse. Meanwhile, there are still no updates at this time regarding whether criminal charges will be filed against Green.

GRMC to have same tax asking for 12th year By KYLE WILSON CNA managing [email protected]

For the 12th consecutive year, Greater Re-gional Medical Center will not raise taxes in Union County. GRMC has a tax asking of $1.14 million in their 2014-15 proposed bud-get.

“I’ve said as long as I’m CEO at Greater Regional, we won’t raise taxes in Union County,” said CEO Monte Neitzel. “We’ve held true to that. I just don’t think it’s right to try and grow your business on the backs of taxpayers. We use the tax money we receive mostly for ambu-lance and public health and I believe the taxpayer gets a tremendous return on their money.”

GRMC has asked for $1.14 million the past 12 years. But Matt Mc-Cutchan, chief financial officer, noted this morn-ing the law states GRMC could tax more than $7.3 million.

GRMC will have a levy of $2.55 per $1,000 of valuation for 2014-15 — up 1 cent from the current fiscal year levy of $2.54.

McCutchan said the levy is up slightly because evaluations in Union County are down. A public hearing on the proposed budget is slated 6:15 p.m. Monday at Great-er Regional Medical Center.

GRMC is the fourth-highest taxing entity

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CNA photos by KYLE WILSON

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(MCT) — None of them called for repeal, but some of the Democrats running in Iowa’s 1st District called for “major modifications” in their party’s signature con-gressional accomplishment of recent years – the Afford-able Care Act.

Republicans also were split, with one calling for repeal and the other saying Obamacare just needs to be tweaked.

The differences on the ACA came as seven of the nine candidates for the open 1st District seat participated in a forum hosted by the Iowa Credit Union League in Des Moines. Winners of the June Democratic and Republican primary elec-tions will face each other in November, with the win-ner succeeding Rep. Bruce Braley who is running for the U.S. Senate.

Given a multiple choice question of whether to take Obamacare as it is, modify it to make major changes or repeal it, state Rep. Pat Murphy of Dubuque and Cedar Rapids attorney Dave O’Brien were the only candidates to answer “A.”

“I’ve been fighting for health care for more Ameri-cans since I started getting involved in politics back in 1986,” O’Brien said. Bill and Hillary Clinton’s plans for health care reform were one reason he led their Iowa campaign in 1992.

Although Republicans called the Clinton reform a “disaster, a big govern-ment takeover,” O’Brien said their alternative then was what Obamacare has become.

Murphy would keep Obamacare with “minor, minor” changes to address tax issues.

“If you have a good in-surance plan, you’re getting taxed on it,” he explained. “We shouldn’t do that. We shouldn’t tax people’s health care.”

The other Democrats, while supporting health care reform, said they would choose to modify the ACA.

Since working on health care reform in the Iowa Sen-ate, former lawmaker and Iowa Utilities Board mem-ber Swati Dandekar of Mar-ion has known “there were big gaps and small gaps.”

“So it has to stay,” she said about the ACA. “It cannot be repealed, but we do need

to work on the gaps.”Cedar Rapids City Coun-

cil Woman Monica Vernon also supports the health care reform package with chang-es to address portability is-sues, for example.

“I don’t want to throw out the baby with the bath-water,” she said. “I want to keep this, but it will take some time to make some major changes to have some-thing in place that works.”

Health care is one of the issues that inspired her to run, state Rep. Anesa Ka-jtazovic of Waterloo told more than 100 credit union representatives.

“I support everyone hav-ing access to good afford-able health care and I be-lieve with the current law we should work on improving it,” she said.

Kajtazovic qualified her answer, saying she wasn’t sure it needed major chang-es because “there are some really great provisions in there.”

Republicans Gail Boliver, a Marshalltown attorney, and state Rep. Walt Rog-ers of Cedar Falls, disagreed on the best course of action. Rogers called for repeal. Boliver called for major modifications.

Rogers agreed with him on the need for a free mar-ket approach, but said the ACA needs more than mod-ifications.

Two other Republican hopefuls, Steve Rathje of Cedar Rapids and Rod Blum of Dubuque, did not participate in the forum.

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Deaths

2A Creston News AdvertiserWednesday, February 19, 2014

Stephanie Leonard Phoenix, Ariz.

Stephanie Leonard, 60, of P h o e n i x , Ariz., for-merly of C r e s t o n , died Feb. 5, 2014, at her home.

A Lega-cy Funeral Home, Sun City, Ariz., is in charge of arrangements. Condolences may be sent to her daugh-ter Angela Herrod, 507 W. Spencer, Creston, IA 50801; mother Eloise Larson, 10951 N. 91st Ave. No. 246, Peoria, AZ 85345; or sister Kristy Lapcheske, 10951 N. 91st Ave. No. 251, Peoria, AZ 85345.

Stephanie Larson Leon-ard, daughter of Eloise (Lar-kin) and Harold Larson, was born April 15, 1953, in Red Oak.

The family moved to Cres-ton, where she went through school and graduated in May

1971.Stephanie married in No-

vember 1971.Stephanie graduated from

nursing school at South-western Community College in 1999. She worked at the Creston clinic and hospital.

Stephanie moved to the Phoenix, Ariz., area and worked at Spectra Eye In-stitute and Barnet Delaney Eye Institute.

Stephanie is survived by her daughter Angela (Mark) Herrod and granddaughter Lorelei of Creston; mother Eloise Larson and grand-mother Edith Larkin, both of Peoria, Ariz., formerly of Creston; brother Scott (Kathy) Larson of Carson and Eric “Ric” (Mary) Lar-son of Mesa, Ariz., formerly of Creston; sister Kristy (Kevin) Lapcheske of Peo-ria, Ariz.; significant other Kamron A. Zizzi; and sev-eral aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and friends.

Stephanie was preceded in death by her father and grandfather Clarence Lar-kin.

Caroline “Marie” Stevens Loveland, Colo.

Caroline Marie Stevens, 85, of Loveland died Feb-ruary 15, 2014 at Pathways Hospice, M c K e e M e d i c a l Center.

She was born April 19, 1928, in Creston, Iowa to August and Esther Ann Elizabeth Larson Swan-son. She graduated from Creston High School in 1946 and married D. Jack Stevens Sept. 5, 1948 in Creston, Iowa.

The family moved to Loveland in 1957, and Ma-rie enjoyed being home with her children. She sewed many of their chil-dren’s clothes.

In later years, she knit-ted an afghan for each of her children, grandchil-dren and great grandchil-dren. Marie was very ac-tive in church, enjoyed square dancing, playing cards with friends, and spending time with her grandchildren.

Upon Jack’s retirement, the couple were able to

travel visiting Sweden where they were able to visit with relatives and wintering in Tucson, Ari-zona each year. She was a member of the King of Glory Lutheran Church and a member of Tele-phone Pioneers of Amer-ica.

Mrs. Stevens is sur-vived by a son Randy and wife Lori of Pierce; three daughters, Judy Niccoli and husband Charles of Greeley, Terrie Hersh and husband Larry of Pierce, and Sharon Edie and Husband Gary of Ault; ten grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, a grandson, her two broth-ers and sisters.

Funeral services will be held on Thursday, Febru-ary 20, 2014, 9:00 A.M. at King of Glory Lutheran Church with interment following at Resthaven Memory Gardens, Fort Collins.

Viewing will be held Wednesday from 4-7pm at Viegut Funeral Home and 1 hour prior to services at the church. Memorials may be sent to Pathways Hospice or King of Glory Lutheran Church in care of Viegut Funeral Home. Go to www.viegutfuneral-home.com.

Garland Townsend Creston

Garland Townsend, 101, of Creston died Feb. 16, 2014, at Creston N u r s i n g and Rehab Center.

G r a v e -side ser-vices will be noon Saturday, Feb. 22, at Graceland Cemetery. The Rev. Gideon Gallo will officiate. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery. No visitation will be held. Pow-ers Funeral Home, junction of highways 34 and 25, is in charge of arrangements. Memorials are to be estab-lished in her name. Online condolences may be left at www.powersfh.com.

Garland Beatrice Townsend, daughter of Jesse (Hayes) and Joseph Harvey Townsend, was born Dec. 7, 1912, in Taylor County.

Garland moved from Hopkins, Mo., to Creston in 1920.

Garland graduated from Creston High School in 1930.

Garland worked as a bookkeeper at McLel-lan’s until 1942, then went to work for JC Penny until 1978, when she retired.

Garland was a member of the First United Meth-odist Church in Creston, Royal Rebekah Lodge No. 47, BPW and Creston Guild Circle of the First United Methodist Church.

Garland is survived by her nieces, Judy Mote (friend Reid Johnson) of Modesto, Calif., Linda Csedo of Ap-ple Valley, Minn., Margaret (husband John) Flanagan of Fort Wayne, Ind., and Kathy (husband Joe) Friend of Graham, Texas; and nu-merous great- and great-great-nieces and -nephews.

Garland was preceded in death by her parents, sister Mildred Mote; brothers, Ralph and Clyde Townsend; two nieces and one nephew.

Stevens

Leonard Townsend

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The city’s budget for

2014-15 was approved earli-er this month. Their levy for FY2015 is $13.94 per $1,000 of valuation. The county and school district have not yet approved their budgets for 2014-15.

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DeBolt said the location was chosen to deliver opti-mal signal strength.

What does this mean?DeBolt said the tower will

offer customers a network that is up to 10 times faster than 3G networks. The re-sult, faster data speeds for watching videos, navigating websites and playing games on 4G LTE compatible smart phones, tablets and other supported devices.

4G LTE stands for fourth generation long term evolu-tion. 4G is a new standard

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Devices supported by Chat Mobility include all iPhone 5 models, Samsung Galaxy 4, HTC One and Desire 4G and Moto X. De-Bolt said 4G LTE mobile users from other carriers such as Verizon Wireless will also benefit.

This permanent tower will not affect Chat Mobil-ity customers operating 3G compatible phones or de-vices.

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Markets

Today's WeatherLocal 5-Day Forecast

Thu

2/20

37/22Windy...cloudy withrain and snow.Temps nearly steadyin the mid 30s.

Sunrise Sunset7:05 AM 5:58 PM

Fri

2/21

47/22Partly cloudy. Highsin the upper 40s andlows in the low 20s.


Sat

2/22

36/19Partly cloudy. Highsin the mid 30s andlows in the upperteens.


Sun

2/23

34/14Times of sun andclouds. Highs in themid 30s and lows inthe mid teens.


Mon

2/24

26/11Snow showers pos-sible. Highs in themid 20s and lows inthe low teens.


Des Moines37/23

Cedar Rapids38/18

Sioux City40/19

Creston37/22

Iowa At A Glance

Area CitiesCity Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond.Algona 33 11 snow Davenport 40 21 mixed Marshaltown 35 15 mixedAtlantic 37 21 snow Des Moines 37 23 snow Mason City 33 9 snowAubudon 38 21 snow Dubuque 38 18 mixed Onawa 41 22 sn showerCedar Rapids 38 18 mixed Farmington 43 24 mixed Oskaloosa 37 20 mixedCenterville 38 23 mixed Fort Dodge 34 15 snow Ottumwa 37 22 mixedClarinda 39 24 mixed Ft Madison 44 24 mixed Red Oak 39 24 snowClarion 33 13 snow Guttenberg 36 15 mixed Sioux Center 36 15 sn showerClinton 40 18 mixed Keokuk 47 24 rain Sioux City 40 19 sn showerCouncil Bluffs 41 24 snow Lansing 37 15 mixed Spencer 35 10 sn showerCreston 37 22 mixed LeMars 36 17 sn shower Waterloo 35 14 mixed

National CitiesCity Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond.Atlanta 74 50 cloudy Houston 76 46 t-storm Phoenix 74 48 mst sunnyBoston 47 36 mst sunny Los Angeles 72 50 pt sunny San Francisco 63 45 sunnyChicago 48 23 rain Miami 83 72 mst sunny Seattle 46 41 rainDallas 64 39 windy Minneapolis 37 5 snow St. Louis 62 31 t-stormDenver 42 29 windy New York 45 40 mst sunny Washington, DC 55 46 cloudy

Moon Phases

FullFeb 14

LastFeb 22

NewMar 1

FirstMar 8

UV IndexThu

2/202

Low

Fri2/21

3

Moderate

Sat2/22

3

Moderate

Sun2/23

3

Moderate

Mon2/24

2

Low

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

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Day’s RecordFrom Creston Official Weather Station: high past 24 hours (55), low past 24 hours (32) and precipitation ending 7 a.m. today (.0)

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47/22Partly cloudy. Highsin the upper 40s andlows in the low 20s.


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2/22

36/19Partly cloudy. Highsin the mid 30s andlows in the upperteens.


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2/23

34/14Times of sun andclouds. Highs in themid 30s and lows inthe mid teens.


Mon

2/24

26/11Snow showers pos-sible. Highs in themid 20s and lows inthe low teens.


Des Moines37/23

Cedar Rapids38/18

Sioux City40/19

Creston37/22

Iowa At A Glance

Area CitiesCity Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond.Algona 33 11 snow Davenport 40 21 mixed Marshaltown 35 15 mixedAtlantic 37 21 snow Des Moines 37 23 snow Mason City 33 9 snowAubudon 38 21 snow Dubuque 38 18 mixed Onawa 41 22 sn showerCedar Rapids 38 18 mixed Farmington 43 24 mixed Oskaloosa 37 20 mixedCenterville 38 23 mixed Fort Dodge 34 15 snow Ottumwa 37 22 mixedClarinda 39 24 mixed Ft Madison 44 24 mixed Red Oak 39 24 snowClarion 33 13 snow Guttenberg 36 15 mixed Sioux Center 36 15 sn showerClinton 40 18 mixed Keokuk 47 24 rain Sioux City 40 19 sn showerCouncil Bluffs 41 24 snow Lansing 37 15 mixed Spencer 35 10 sn showerCreston 37 22 mixed LeMars 36 17 sn shower Waterloo 35 14 mixed

National CitiesCity Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond.Atlanta 74 50 cloudy Houston 76 46 t-storm Phoenix 74 48 mst sunnyBoston 47 36 mst sunny Los Angeles 72 50 pt sunny San Francisco 63 45 sunnyChicago 48 23 rain Miami 83 72 mst sunny Seattle 46 41 rainDallas 64 39 windy Minneapolis 37 5 snow St. Louis 62 31 t-stormDenver 42 29 windy New York 45 40 mst sunny Washington, DC 55 46 cloudy

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CW Club, noon, congregate meal site, restored Creston Depot.

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

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

Union Squares, 7:30 to 10 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 400 N. Elm St. Theme: Mardi Gras. Dave Riley caller

BirthsGreater Regional Medical Center

Will and Tara Erickson of Creston are parents of a son born Feb. 13, 2014. Kameron Clay weighed 7 pounds, 15 ounces and was 20 1/2 inches long.

Grandparents are Steve and Julie Hansen and Tim and Candy Erickson, all of Greenfield, and Mike and Mary Hosfelt of Massena.

Great-grandparents are Nancy Erickson and Gene and Shirley Hosfelt, all of Massena, Paul Wessling of Anita, Peggy and Rollie of Elk Horn and Betty and Gary Brewer of Miltona, Minn.

Great-great-grandparent is Alberta Erickson of At-lantic.

Sibling is Kaleb, 2 1/2.— — — — — —

Brad and Becky John-son of Creston are parents of a daughter born Feb. 13, 2014. Brandy Jean Johnson weighed 7 pounds, 5 ounces and was 19 1/2 inches long.

Grandparents are Bob and Jenifer Johnson of Tingley and Spencer and Ellie Lum-bard of Diagonal.

Great-grandparents are Cleone Hosfield of Mount Ayr, Bessie Parker of Mount Ayr and Roy and Nancy Lumbard of Creston.

Sibling is Braden Dean, 19 months.

PoliceLarry Vanderpluym,

52, 1103 N. Birch St., was charged on a Union County warrant for second-degree burglary, second-offense do-mestic assault and simple as-sault 2:20 p.m. Tuesday at his residence.

According to a Creston Police report, Vanderpluym got into a verbal and physical altercation with his girlfriend 9:40 p.m. at his residence. During this time, Vander-pluym grabbed the female victim by the shirt and struck her in the face with his hand.

Vanderpluym was also charged with domestic abuse assault March 19, 2013.

The incident was witnessed by another female at the resi-dence. The female witness attempted to help the female victim as she tried to flee. Vanderpluym threw a hard object at the female witness, which struck her in the head, and shoved her to the floor as she tried to flee. Vander-pluym then chased the female victim and witness from the residence and threw objects at them as they drove away.

At 10:27 p.m. that night, Vanderpluym drove to 609 W. Montgomery St., Apt. 1, and forcibly kicked open a locked door after being told to leave. Vanderpluym entered the residence, occu-pied by three subjects, and attempted to assault them. Vanderpluym was told the police were called and he fled the residence.

Vanderpluym was being held in Ringgold County Jail for Union County on $10,000 bond.

— — — — — —Joshua Zancanelli, 34, 214

Myrtle St., was charged on a Department of Corrections warrant for probation viola-tion of an original charge of second-offense possession of a schedule II nartotic, methamphetamine, 4:16 p.m. Tuesday at his residence.

Zancanelli was being held in Ringgold County Jail for Union County awaiting bond hearing.Miscellaneous

Vandalism, 12:39 a.m., Sunday, South Chestnut Street.

Domestic dispute, 1:38 a.m., Sunday, North Cherry Street.

Assistance, 2:48 a.m., Sunday, North Oak Street.

Disturbing the peace, 11 a.m., Sunday, North Maple Street.

Traffic stop, 2:09 p.m., Sunday, West Prairie Street.

Traffic stop, 2:26 p.m., Sunday, North Lincoln Street.

Traffic stop, 3:57 p.m., Sunday, New York Avenue.

Incomplete 911 call, 4:19 p.m., Sunday, North Street.

Traffic stop, 6:52 p.m., Sunday, North Sumner Avenue.

Traffic stop, 9:13 p.m., Sunday, Quiet Harbor.

Traffic stop, 9:41 p.m., Sunday, Laurel Street.

Traffic stop, 10:25 p.m., Sunday, West Taylor Street.

Information, 10:28 p.m., Sunday, North Elm Street.

Traffic stop, 10:47 p.m., Sunday, Smith Street.

AccidentsNo citations were issued

after an accident 7:30 p.m. Monday on West Adams Street.

According to a Creston Police report, a 2003 Pon-tiac, owned by Jeremy Long of Diagonal, was parked in a parking lot on West Adams across the street from The Lobby Bar, 301 W. Adams St., and between 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 10:30 a.m. Sun-day damage was done to the driver’s side door of the ve-

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Daniel Thomas Clark, 51, 1001 N. Elm St., was cited for failure to yield to a vehicle on the right after an accident 11:16 a.m. Tuesday at the intersection of North Cedar and East Mills streets.

According to a Creston Po-lice report, Clark, driving a 2002 Dodge east on East Mills, stopped at a stop sign, and pulled out into the intersec-tion of East Mills and North Cedar and struck a 2002 Ford driven north on North Cedar by Denise Suzanne Morris, 51, of Cromwell. Morris said Clark was looking the other way when he pulled out into the intersection, and Clark said he had splashed water onto the windshield of his ve-hicle from a puddle and did not see Morris’ vehicle.

Damage estimates are $50 to Clark’s vehicle and $2,000 to Morris’ vehicle.

FireMiscellaneous

Accident, 11:01 a.m., Tuesday, North Cherry Street.

Grain prices quoted at 10 a.m. today:

• Farmers Co-op, Creston:Corn — $4.41

Soybeans — $12.99• Gavilon Grain:Corn — $4.40Soybeans — $13.09

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Ragtime pianist to perform at Corning Opera House

CORNING — Two-time gold medal winner of World Championship Old-Time Piano Playing Marty Mincer will be performing ragtime music 7 p.m. Saturday at Corning Opera House Cul-tural Center, 800 Davis Av-enue, Corning.

Mincer’s style is a com-bination of classic ragtime, early country, bluegrass and folk music, along with down-home humor. He has played throughout the country and won a col-lection of gold, silver and bronze medals in numer-ous competitions. He has also appeared at the Scott

Joplin Festival for many years.

Tickets are $12 for adults and $6 for K-12 students. With the opera house’s new ticketing system, individu-als may pick a seat and pay online through the website www.CorningOperaHouse.com, on the Corning Opera House Facebook page or at the door. If purchasing on-line, enter the code “free-press” and buy two get one free ticket for this show.

For more information on upcoming events, check out the website, email [email protected] or call 641-418-8037.

Open house for new surgeon to be held FridayGreater Regional Medi-

cal Center will hold an open house 9 to 10 a.m. Friday for Dr. Heather Osterbrink,

general surgeon, in the Med-ical Arts Plaza Conference Room. The public is invited to attend.


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After returning from the Iowa Newspaper Foundation’s Bet-ter Newspaper Contest in Des Moines Feb. 7, I had mixed emo-tions about my third-place finish.

I was happy I was able to repre-sent the Creston News Advertiser in the news photography category. Taking photos has also been one of my favorite parts of journalism while I was in school and working for various news and sports outlets in Texas.

But not winning left me burning with the desire to do more, be bet-ter and find a way to take award-winning photos and write award-worthy stories. That next week I spent a lot of my energy to find an

angle in each story or event that could place at a contest.

Then I met Alvin “Red” Benson — a World War II veteran from southwest Iowa who was injured by a piece of shrapnel during com-bat, but had not received his purple heart medal.

I had the honor of covering Benson’s pinning ceremony after he waited almost 70 years for the

medal he earned defending our country.

And of course, I knew a story like this, if written and photographed correctly, could have the potential to win an award.

I met with Benson the day before the ceremony and we talked for an hour about his experiences in the war, family and life in the Creston and Clearfield community.

That night, I spoke with Ben-son’s grandson and great-grand-son, who had flown in for the cer-emony. Both men were inspired by Benson’s service and chose to serve their country, as well.

Benson’s great-grandson, Brant Kuhns, also received the purple

heart medal during a recent tour in Afghanistan when the vehicle Kuhns was in hit an improvised ex-plosive device.

As I sat down to write, my focus was no longer on awards or beating other news outlets to the story.

I stopped thinking about what was in this story for me, and how I could write the story to honor Ben-son and his family for the sacrifices they have made.

Awards are a great way to rec-ognize someone for hard work, but I was using the idea of winning an award as the focal point instead of an unexpected result.

So many of the people and events we cover at the Creston News Ad-

vertiser every day are stories that need to be shared so readers re-member how many great people and activities are right here in our part of southwest Iowa.

Your stories — like Creston High School student Tanner Webb earning his driver’s license and the volunteers we are highlighting for our upcoming progress edition — are the best motivation to write in-teresting copy and take attention-grabbing pictures.

I’m excited to see what angles I can find in my upcoming stories because getting an email from a satisfied reader or seeing someone smile while reading a story in the paper is the best reward of all.

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

Miley Cyrus angered Canadians by simulating self-sex onstage inVancouver Friday. The U.S. is just acting in self-defense. We have ahouse-egging charge in Calaba-sas, a drunk drag racing charge in Miami, and a private jet full of pot smoke which proves that Canada fired first.

The Weather Channel reported a massive snowstorm hit the East-ern Seaboard last week, burying Washington D.C. in snow. They actually hired convicted criminals to shovel the snow outside the U.S. Capitol. It’s nice to see members of Congress doing something useful for a change.

Democratic donor George Soros was punched by his girlfriend dur-ing a deposition over a two million dollar N.Y. condo he promised her when they broke up. What a tight-wad. A two million dollar condo in N.Y. is the equivalent of an L.A. guy getting rid of a chick with a Ford Focus.

Los Angeles was packed with tourists Monday who’d flown to the West Coast to enjoy the warm weather. Hotels and bars and clubs did huge business. Presidents Day is a day when we all celebrate a great American tradition in Los Angeles, immigrants working on your day off.

President Obama played golf on Presidents Day for the thirdstraight day Monday as he tried to improve his game in the California

sunshine. It’s difficult for the presi-dent not to bring his job with him onto the golf course. After three days, he was seventeen trillion over par.

GOP strategist Karl Rove went on Meet the Press and advisedRepublicans not to attack Hillary Clinton by bringing up Bill’s sexscandals. That’s half the fun. There’s a statue of Bill Clinton at a public park in Ireland so lifelike it’s been arrested three times forpublic indecency.

The U.N. ripped North Korea’s isolated dictator Kim Jung Un fortorturing his adversaries Monday. Hopefully the Hollywood movies he loves to watch will gradually improve him. Kim Jung Un was so moved by the movie Twelve Years a Slave that he gave his the after-noon off.

USA Today reported Thurs-day that last week’s Arctic winter snow and ice storm knocked down power lines like bowling pins all over Georgia. Thousands of peo-ple haven’t had any electricity for almost a week. It’s as if President Obama has taken over the power company.

Ukraine’s president was urged by the U.S. to accept IMF fundingrather than a Russian aid package to jump-start its ailing economy. In

desperation, Ukraine just opened its nuclear disaster site Chernobyl to tourists. They say it’s like Dis-neyland except the six-foot mouse is real.

Pittsburgh Airport’s TSA screeners were discovered to have been disciplined for alcohol, drugs and shoplifting charges last year,prompting anger from local trav-elers. Last year the TSA cracked down on invasive patdowns. In fact one guy was transferred to another parish.

President Obama was urged by Chicago power brokers to lo-cate his presidential library in the state of Illinois. The political at-mosphere is colorful. Illinois is the only state whose present governor rides around in a car whose license plate was made by the previous governor.

The Syria peace talks broke down in Geneva after the U.S. accused Syria of stonewalling and Syria accused the U.S. of backing terrorists. There are vio-lent insurgencies in Syria, west-ern Iraq, and Afghanistan, and Egypt could erupt any day. This isn’t a theater of war, this is amulti-plex.

Nancy Pelosi declared Monday the Founding Fathers would havesupported Obamacare mandates. She’s represented San Francisco too long. Just because the Found-ers wore powdered wigs, tight satin breeches and buckled high-heeled shoes doesn’t mean they went on mandates.

Miles of trialsJake Waddinghamstaff writer

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Lions Club looking forward to spring From Beth Perry, member Creston Lions ClubCreston

We are all looking forward to spring! Many of our activities will include spring house cleaning. If you find used eyeglasses or hearing aids Creston Lions Club members want to remind you that they can be donated to a good cause. These items are refurbished and provided to deserving persons. Collection boxes are located at the restored depot memorial room, Creston Walmart Supercenter, Southern Prairie YMCA, Creston Farm and Home, Rectory Re-Run, United Methodist Church and Christian Church Disciples of Christ. The items can also be donated at the an-nual Lions Club Spud Supper to be held Thursday, Feb. 27, 4 to 7 p.m. at the United Methodist Church.

Over 250 pair of glasses were do-nated in Creston in 2013.

A focus of Lions International is Diabetes awareness. Creston Lions encourage the community to take advantage of the February wellness screenings available at Greater Regional Medical Center 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday through Friday this month. One of the tests includes a glucose test. No appoint-ment is needed but a 12-hour fast is required before checking in at the GRMC main entrance registration desk. No appointment is necessary. You choose the screenings you want. No insurance will be filed. Payment is due at the time of ser-vice. Hurry — February won’t last much longer.

Creston Lions Club members ap-preciate the support from the com-munity.

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FARMFARM SWCC ag students place at statewide contest

Three teams of students from Southwestern Com-munity College’s (SWCC) agricultural department rep-resented the college at state-wide competitions during the Post-Secondary Ag Stu-dent Organization (PAS) spring conference Feb. 6-7 at Ellsworth Community College in Iowa Falls.

SWCC came home from the event with team and in-dividual honors in beef and swine competition after fac-ing competitors from colleg-es across the state. College instructors bring their finest students to compete at PAS competition.

The SWCC swine team finished fifth in the state. The team consisted of Mi-cheal Weinkoetz, sopho-more, of Afton; Ben Fried-erichs, freshman, of Durant;

and Ben Ostendorf, sopho-more, of Madrid. In ad-dition, Weinkoetz placed eighth and Friederichs placed ninth overall in indi-vidual competition.

SWCC beef team one fin-ished sixth in the state, miss-ing the top five by 0.3 points. Team members included Abby Shaw, sophomore, of Murray; Nate Ketelson, sophomore, of Denison; and David Thompson, sophomore, of Afton. One component of the beef team competition was the individual test, in which Shaw took third place, af-ter a tie-breaker for second place. Ketelson placed 10th on the exam. Shaw placed 12th overall individually, as well.

SWCC beef team two finished 13th overall. This

team consisted of Justin Brant, freshman, of Glid-den; Brad Cooper, sopho-more, of Greenfield; and Zach Welch, freshman, of Afton.

PAS is a national student organization associated with agriculture/agribusiness and natural resources offerings in approved postsecondary institutions offering associ-ate degrees or vocational diplomas and/or certificates.

SWCC offers two-year ag program options including agricultural business, crop production and livestock production, as well as the ag transfer program for stu-dents planning to continue at a four-year college or uni-versity. Contact Erika Blair, SWCC ag instructor/farm manager, for more informa-tion at 641-782-1352.

Union County farmer supports Creston FFA Chapter through America’s Farmers Grow Communities

Local farmer Larry Bailey has directed a $2,500 dona-tion to the Creston FFA Chapter. Funded by Ameri-ca’s Farmers Grow Commu-nities, the donation will help the school purchase new re-frigeration. The refrigeration will be used in the classroom, as well as for the agri-science research conducted by the FFA members.

Thanks to the support of farmers across the country, more than $3.2 million is be-ing directed to nonprofits in 1,289 counties in 39 states.

“My wife is the FFA ad-viser and ag teacher at the school,” Bailey said. “It’s nice to keep some funds in the community and help with the youth in the area.”

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Communities launched in 2010, and has since donated more than $13 million to more than 5,200 nonprofit organizations across the country. America’s Farm-ers Grow Communities, sponsored by the Monsanto Fund, is part of the Ameri-ca’s Farmers initiative, which highlights and celebrates the important contributions farmers like Bailey make ev-ery day.

For a complete list of Grow Communities winners and more program informa-tion, visit growcommunities.com.

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Iowa Beef Center seeks input from cow-calf producers AMES — Iowa cow-calf

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Kinkade attends Heart of America Contact Lens and Primary Care Congress

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Dr. Brian Kinkade of Creston attended the 53rd annual Heart of America Contact Lens and Primary Care Congress.

The Heart has grown to be one of the largest contact lens and primary eye care conferences. This complete educational experience covers new and advanced techniques for all types of contact lenses available today, plus the latest in-formation on the medical treatment of eye diseases, several hours featuring the latest in glaucoma manage-ment and new innovations in enhancing patients’ vi-sion.

An active member of the Heart of America Contact

Lens Society for nine years, Kinkade is an alumnus of The University of Houston College of Optometry in Houston, Texas.

The congress brings to-gether many internation-ally respected eye care specialists, as well as promi-nent educators in the fields of contact lenses, eye dis-ease and primary eye care. Participants were greeted this year by hundreds of exhibitors displaying the latest in contact lens and vision correction technol-ogy in the Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center exhibit hall. Participants at the congress gained insights in helping provide the best vision care in their daily practices of optometry.

Kinkade, who has lived in Creston for 31 years, main-tains offices at Walmart Vision Centers in both and Atlantic.

ASI Audiology attends Hearing Innovation Expo

Michael Kent Webb, co-owner, and Jessica Stowe, business manager, of Audiol-ogy and Hearing Instruments (ASI), attended the Hearing Innovation Expo at The Cos-mopolitan in Las Vegas. The expo hosted more than 3,400 hearing care professionals from across the world and featured world-renowned courses and speakers, includ-ing keynote speeches from two former U.S. presidents.

“The Hearing Innovation Expo gave us the oppor-tunity to gain insight from former presidents, business executives, authors and some of the hearing industry’s most respected thought lead-ers,” said Webb, also a board certified hearing instrument specialist. “We left inspired and ready to implement these lessons into our practice.”

The three-day expo of-fered more than 60 presenta-tions and courses with topics ranging from research and hearing science to patient engagement best practices for entrepreneurial suc-

cess. Keynote speakers in-cluded former President Bill Clinton, former President George W. Bush, former Fortune 20 business execu-tive Carly Fiorina; authors Simon Sinek, Guy Kawasaki and Dan Ariely; and business magnate Donald Trump.

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knowledge of the hearing healthcare profession.

ASI has been taking care of the hearing needs of southwest Iowa since 1978. With 12 locations in the Iowa area, ASI provides patients with a number of convenient options to find out more about their hearing health. For more information or to set up an appointment, call toll free 800-458-4413 or visit ASIAudiology.com.

Reeves elected fellow by American College of Physicians

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The American College of Physicians (ACP) is the larg-est society of internists in the world. Internists are unique in their focus on adult medi-cine and are specialists who provide nonsurgical medical care.

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“I want to be the best doc-tor I can be,” Reeves said. “It took four years to achieve all the requirements. Complet-ing the additional education and requirements will make me better at what I do.”

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“Dr. Reeves takes great pride in delivering best pa-tient care and service,” said Monte Neitzel, GRMC CEO. “It’s great to see his talents are recognized by his peers.”

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I currently have two car-tons of eggs in my refrigera-tor, each purchased from a different food store. The code on one of them is 050 P-1065. Someone told me that the code refers to which week of the year it is. I wish they would put the date on it instead. Any thoughts? — Lori F., via email

The three-number code you are referring to is the JU-LIAN DATE. It will read 001 to represent Jan. 1 and 365 as Dec. 31. This represents what day the eggs were packed. So, your carton number would be read as Feb. 19 for 050. You have four to five weeks AF-TER that date to use the eggs.

The “P-number” repre-sents the plant that packaged the eggs. The plant that pro-cessed your eggs is No. 1065. Confusing? Yes. I’m with you and would prefer to have just a clearly printed expiration date. — Heloise

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NEAR PERFECTPanther girls; Hatfield and Eddy advance to state

By SCOTT VICKERCNA sports editor • [email protected]

That breakout day Cres-t o n / O r i e n t - M a c k s b u r g bowling coach Ron Pende-graft said he could see com-ing soon after Thursday’s Hawkeye 10 Conference Tournament?

It happened Tuesday.The Panthers faced a

tough task here Tuesday at the Class 1A State Qualify-ing Meet at Panther Lanes, as Red Oak had just beaten both the Panther boys and girls at Thursday’s Hawkeye 10 Conference Tournament.

But Creston/O-M stepped it up on the home lanes, as the Panther girls claimed the team title, Devon Eddy won the individual girls crown, Darin Hatfield won the individual boys title and Blake Eddy rolled a game of 299.

“I think this had to be one of the most exciting days of bowling we have had in all the years we have had a pro-gram here at Creston,” Pen-degraft said. “So many good things happened today, I could hardly keep up.”

After the girls had already advanced to state, Eddy got the crowd b u z z i n g with his 299 game in the first round.

E v e n with that game, however, it wasn’t enough for Eddy to earn the automatic state qualifying spot as teammate Darin Hatfield bowled a solid two-game series of 491 with games of 243 and 248. Eddy finished with a 470 se-

ries.Eddy did earn an at-large

spot in Monday’s state meet.With those two leading

the way, the Panthers were involved in a tight team race with Red Oak. Creston/O-M led the Tigers 1981-1963 after the first round, but Red Oak inched ahead for a 2893-2814 victory thanks to a 930-833 advantage in the Baker Rotation.

The boys score of 2814 was the team’s best score of the season.

“I am very proud and satisfied to see the kids per-form as well as I knew they were capable of,” Pende-graft said. “Every one of them came through when it counted.”Girls

The Panther girls also scored their highest team total of the season with their score of 2611, more than 200

pins higher than their previ-ous.

Senior Devon Eddy led the way for the Panthers, claiming the individual title and the automatic state qualifying spot with her two-game series of 413. Madison Hance finished with a score of 369.

Charley Parcher bowled a 325 and Jenna Hayes totaled 306. Aly Downey rounded out the team scoring with her 297 series, while Ashley Knipfer bowled a 253.

The girls team competi-tion was close with Red Oak, as well. But this time, the Panthers pulled away in the Baker Rotation.

Creston/O-M held a 1710-1617 advantage after the first round, but Red Oak closed the gap after the first

Third-quarter run sinks PanthersBy SCOTT VICKERCNA sports editor • [email protected]

After a competitive, back-and-forth first half, it looked like Creston was in prime position to take down an-other state rated team here at home on Tuesday, but Harlan went on a 12-2 run in the third quarter to break open the game.

That made the score 42-31 in favor of the Cyclones with 3:53 left in the game, as Har-lan went on to win 70-60 in the Hawkeye 10 Conference finale.

Harlan’s 6-7 senior post player Trey Lansman scored 12 of his game-high 27 points in the third quar-ter, including nine in a row at one point to help Harlan build that lead.

Adam Juhl, in just his sec-ond game back after knee

surgery, hit two 3-pointers in the third quarter for Har-lan.

Creston trailed just 27-26 at halftime.

“We had some trouble scoring on them, missed some shots and they hit a couple threes on us there that kind of blew it open,” Creston head coach Billy Hiatt said. “We had some trouble in the third quarter. We couldn’t guard them man-to-man. They called every touch foul we did, so we had to sit back into a zone to stay out of foul trou-ble. With us being small, that was our only chance.”

Harlan head coach Mitch Osborn said going to Lans-man in the third quarter was something he emphasized at halftime.

“He hit the three, but we were actually wanting to go inside to him,” he said.

“He was open and he hit the three. We definitely want-ed to go in to Trey and get touches for him, because we didn’t think we got him the ball enough the first half. He’s a matchup problem, because he can go inside and out.”

The Harlan lead reached as many as 14 points at 47-33 and 50-36 early in the fourth quarter after a Nathan Cave 3-pointer.

But when Cole Thompson hit Alex Nielsen underneath the basket for a tra-d i t i o n a l 3 - p o i n t play, mo-m e n t u m started to swing in Creston’s favor.

Nielsen then rattled home a 3-point-

er to cut the Harlan lead to 56-51 with 3:00 to go, just minutes after it had been a 14-point deficit.

Harlan’s free throw shooting was too good down the stretch however, as the Cyclones held off a n o t h -er late c h a r g e by the Panthers t h a n k s to a pair of deep 3-pointers by Jay Wolfe.

Harlan made 24-of-28 free throws for the game, including 17 straight in the second half.

“We had to keep making them, because Jay Wolfe ... I finally said after he hit the second about 25-footer, I said, ‘Jay, can you make it from half court?’” Osborn said. “The kid is a heck of a player. And Cole Thomp-son is a matchup problem. His dribble-drive penetra-tion is tough.”

Wolfe and Nielsen both finished with 17 points to lead the Panthers, w h i l e T h o m p -son add-ed 14. T h o m p -son dished out seven assists and N i e l s e n finished with seven re-bounds.

“He (Thompson) played well,” Hiatt said. “He start-ed attacking the rim a little bit, then hit some pull-up shots. That’s what we need. He’s had a couple of good games lately. Guys are play-ing well.”

Hiatt said he was pleased with how his seniors played early in the game after start-ing on senior night.

Thompson, Brandon Phipps, Maxx Walters, Evan Nielsen and Trey Benson started the game, with Jon Birchard, Cole Crawford and Carson Whittington being the first subs off the bench.

That rotation played the first five minutes of the game before the regular starting lineup hit the floor with Creston leading.

The Panthers held the lead much of the first quar-ter, before back-to-back 3-pointers from Eli Williams gave Harlan a 12-11 advan-tage.

“I was happy with the guys. We played hard, played right with them,” Hi-att said. “Things just didn’t work out our way. I was happy with our seniors, the way we started. They hung in the game for awhile.”

Those eight seniors were honored with their parents prior to the game in a senior night ceremony.

“Those guys work hard,” Hiatt said. “These guys kind of had to sit back a little bit, because I had a real good senior class last year. They kept practicing, getting bet-ter. When it came time for them to play, they stepped up this year and had some success. Really happy for them. They’ve had a good attitude.”

Creston finishes the reg-ular season with a record of 11-10 overall and 6-4 in the Hawkeye 10 Conference for fourth place. Harlan improved to 19-2 overall and 9-1 in the conference, CNA photo by SCOTT VICKER

Creston senior Evan Nielsen looks for a teammate to pass to while being defended by Harlan’s Nathan Cave (55) during the first quarter of Creston’s 70-60 loss to the Cyclones. Nielsen was one of eight Panther seniors honored prior to the game on senior night. He scored two points in the loss.

CNA photo by JAKE WADDINGHAMCreston/O-M junior Darin Hatfield releases a shot at Tuesday’s State Qualifying Meet held at Panther Lanes. Hatfield finished the day with a series of 451, winning the individual title and automatically qualifying for the state tournament. Hatfield’s score tied for the best score of the day across all State Qualifying Meets.

CNA photo by JAKE WADDINGHAMMembers of the Creston/O-M girls bowling team that qualified for the 2014 State Co-ed Bowling Tournament show off their state qualifier banner. Pictured are, from left: Ashley Knipfer, Charley Parcher, Aly Downey, Devon Eddy, Jenna Hayes and Madison Hance.

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Ejim scored 25 points and DeAndre Kane added 22 to help No. 17 Iowa State beat 19th-ranked Texas 85-76 on Tuesday night for its fifth victory in six games.

Georges Niang had 20 points for the Cy-clones (20-5, 8-5 Big 12), who clinched their third straight 20-win season under coach Fred Hoiberg.

Iowa State outscored Texas 25-12 late in the second half to pull away and move within a game of the second-place Longhorns in the Big 12. They were keyed by Ejim, who had his second-best scoring game of the season.

Isaiah Taylor had 26 points to lead the Longhorns (20-6, 9-4), who’ve followed up a seven-game winning streak by splitting their last four.Postponed

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The roof literal-ly caved in on Indiana.

The Hoosiers’ game against No. 15 Iowa was postponed Tuesday night after an 8-foot long, 50-pound piece of metal inside Assembly Hall fell from the ceil-ing into some empty seats in the northwest corner of the arena.

No makeup date was announced and parts of the building’s four cor-ners were roped off as engineers inspected the metal plates around the rest of the building.

Three hours after announcing the post-ponement, athletic di-rector Fred Glass said the teams could have played the game, but only if fans were kept out. The Hoosiers also briefly considered moving the game to Bankers Life Field-house in Indianapolis later this week.

Glass said he was told that the harsh win-ter was the culprit.

“The preliminary as-sessment is that with the snow and ice, it set-tled at the lowest point in that curve at such a magnitude that it basi-cally popped that bot-tom plate off,” Glass said. “I’m also advised that the plating is ac-tually ornamental and it serves no structural purpose. So what we may do is just remove all that plating.”

For Indiana (14-11, 4-8 Big Ten), it’s an-other strange twist in a season that has seem-ingly gotten rougher by the day.

Iowa athletic direc-tor Gary Barta said his team was reluctantly heading home, and that he would work with Glass and Big Ten officials to come up with a new game date, and possibly a different venue for the Hoosiers and third-place Hawk-eyes (19-6, 8-4).


No. 9 Murray builds 35-6 lead in regional rout By LARRY PETERSONCNA sports writer • [email protected]

MURRAY — Now it gets interesting.

The semifinal clashes in Class 1A Region 7 Fri-day night are fifth-ranked Stanton (22-1) vs. No. 15 Fremont-Mills (19-4) and Bedford (15-7) at ninth-ranked Murray (20-2). Both games start at 7 p.m.

The winners pair up Monday night in Clarinda for a berth in the state tournament.

Fremont-Mills was in-volved in the only com-petitive quarterfinal game Tuesday night, getting past Essex, 50-43. Stanton

rolled over Sidney, 73-38.Bedford cruised to a 57-

33 win over Lamoni and Murray raced to a 35-6 halftime lead before coast-ing home by a 53-26 score over Lenox.

Murray hasn’t faced Bedford since a humiliat-ing regional loss in 2012 on the Bulldogs’ home court.

“We have not played them since two years ago when they beat us 72-39 down there when they went on that 3-point barrage in the first half,” said Murray coach Jerry Shields.

“We know the (Fallyn) Beemer girl is good, and the (Madison) Walston girl is real good inside,” Shields said. “They rely on

pressure a lot. They press all the time, make or miss. Hopefully we’ll be alright with Kate Patton on our side. Most presses she can break through herself. If they try to double team her, she sees the floor and finds the open girl.”

Mirror-image teams will square off in the Jerry Brown Gymnasium Fri-day, as Murray’s ballhawk-ing pressure produced 32 Lenox turnovers Tuesday, most in the first half. Lenox did not score until 1:35 re-mained in the first quarter, after Murray scored the game’s first 19 points.

CNA photo by LARRY PETERSONMadison Gonseth of Murray (22) puts up a shot between Lenox defenders Aurora Arevalo (13) and Shantelle Brown (43) during Tuesday’s regional game in Murray. Gonseth finished with seven points and a team-high nine rebounds in the Lady Mustangs’ 53-26 victory.

Early lead slips away from Raiderettes By SCOTT VICKERCNA sports editor • [email protected]

LEON — Mount Ayr came out on fire here Tues-day in a Class 2A Region 7 quarterfinal matchup with Central Decatur, storming to an 18-4 first quarter lead.

But Central Decatur right-ed the ship and outscored the Raiderettes 58-31 the rest of the way in a 62-53 win.

“We came out of the gates at full speed and then we lost some composure,” Mount Ayr head coach Thad Streit said. “We jumped out to an 18-4 lead and then we pan-icked. We just didn’t get into our offense. They pressured us a little bit.”

Still, Mount Ayr held a 26-21 lead at halftime. But turnovers and missed free throws cost the Raiderettes the game.

Mount Ayr turned the ball over at least 14 times and shot just 7-of-23 from the free throw line. Meanwhile, Central Decatur shot 21-of-35 from the charity stripe.

The Raiderettes outscored Central Decatur from the field, but the 14-point differ-ence from the free throw line was tough to overcome.

“It was tough down the stretch, in the second half,” Streit said. “We just spazzed a little bit. We got out of con-trol. We were throwing pass-es we shouldn’t have thrown, didn’t get into an offense. It cost us. Free throw line hurt us, too. I’m sure we missed at least four front ends.”

Senior Paige Daughton scored 12 points to lead the R a i d e r -ettes in her last game in a Mount Ayr uni-f o r m . F r e s h -man Sadie Frost netted eight

points off the bench and grabbed six rebounds.

Tess Shields scored seven points with eight rebounds and Ashton Johnson scored six points, as did Kelcie Shields.

Mount Ayr outrebounded Central Decatur 35-27.

Hallie Linhart led the Car-dinals with 20 points, while Lydia Martin netted 14 and freshman Raegan Boothe recorded a double-double off the bench with 12 points and 11 rebounds.

Mount Ayr finishes its sea-son with a record of 12-11, while Central Decatur im-proves to 18-4 and advances to the regional semifinal 7 p.m. Friday at Nodaway Val-ley against Panorama.

The Panthers were a 43-40 winner over Earlham in Tuesday’s quarterfinal game, improving to 19-3 for the sea-son.

In the other Class 2A Re-gion 7 quarterfinals, South

Central Calhoun defeated Audubon 52-41 and IKM-Manning ran away from Riv-erside 77-44.

CENTRAL DECATUR (62) — Hallie Linhart 7 4-8 20, Lydia Martin 3 8-12 14, Raegan Boothe 4 4-6 12, Lily Simon 1 4-4 6. Jeals Elsberry 2 0-0 5, Cait Saxton 1 1-5 3, Whitney Eivins 1 0-0 2. Totals — 19 21-35 62. FG shooting — 19-52 (36.5 percent). 3-point goals — 3-18 (Linhart 2, Elsberry 1). Steals — 10. Rebounds — 27. Team fouls — 22. Fouled out — none.

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two games of the Baker Ro-tation.

But the Panthers out-scored the Tigers 593-439 over the final three Baker games to pull away for the win.

The Panther girls, along with Hatfield and Blake Eddy compete in the Class 1A State Co-ed Bowling Tournament Monday at Plaza Lanes in Des Moines. Bowling starts at 10 a.m. and doors open at 9 a.m.

“I was just so impressed with how well all the kids performed today,” Pende-

graft said. “I have all the confidence in the world they will also do well at the state tournament on Monday. I hope we can get a large group to come up and cheer the kids on like we had to-day. It was good to see all the people there to support them, especially past team members and past parents of the program.”

Class 1A State Qualifying Meet

BoysTeam standings — 1. Red Oak

2893, 2. Creston/O-M 2814, 3. Lenox 2074, 4. Central Decatur 2037, 5. Lamoni 2011, 6. Mount Ayr 1989.

High game — Blake Eddy 299.High two game — Darin

Hatfield 491.Creston/O-M (2814) — Darin

Hatfield 243-248—491, Blake Eddy 299-171—470, Reece Kramer 138-225—363, Chantz Davidson 159-178—337, Brett Cheers 169-151—320, TJ Patterson 137-169—306. Totals — 1981-833—2814. Baker Rotation — 200, 157, 143, 171, 162—833.

GirlsTeam standings — 1. Creston

2611, 2. Red Oak 2395, 3. Mount Ayr 1959, 4. Lenox 1812, 5. Central Decatur 1783, 6. Lamoni 1232.

High game — Devon Eddy 210.

High two game — Devon Eddy 413.

Creston/O-M (2611) — Devon Eddy 203-210—413, Madison Hance 182-187—369, Charley Parcher 172-153—325, Jenna Hayes 163-143—306, Aly Downey 132-165—297, Ashley Knipfer 119-134—253. Totals — 1710-901—2611. Baker Rotation — 141, 167, 177, 212, 204—901.

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claiming a share of the con-ference title.

The Panthers now turn their attention to Monday’s district opener at Atlantic against the Trojans (6-14). Game time is schedule for 8 p.m.

“They’re all tough now when you get into playoffs,” Hiatt said. “They beat us here, but we didn’t shoot the ball real well. Hopefully we’ll shoot a little better this time and give ourselves a chance.”

HARLAN (70) — Trey Lansman 9 8-9 27, Nathan Cave 5 1-2 14, Adam Juhl 2 8-8 14, Gabe Ferry 1 5-6 7, Eli Williams 2 0-0 6, Luke Hall 0 2-2 2. Totals — 19 24-28 70. 3-point goals — 8 (Cave 3, Williams 2, Juhl 2, Lansman 1).

Team fouls — 16. Fouled out — None.

CRESTON (60) — Jay Wolfe 7 0-0 17, Alex Nielsen 6 3-4 17, Cole Thompson 6 2-3 14, Brandon Phipps 1 1-2 4, Cole Crawford 1 0-0 3, Christian Groumoutis 1 0-0 3, Evan Nielsen 1 0-0 2. Totals — 23 6-9 60. 3-point goals — 8 (Wolfe 3, Nielsen 2, Phipps 1, Crawford 1, Groumoutis 1). Rebounds — Nielsen 7. Assists — Thompson 7. Steals — Thompson 2. Team fouls — 21. Fouled out — Thompson.

Harlan — 12 27 47 70Creston — 11 26 35 60

JUNIOR VARSITYThe Creston JV team fin-

ished its season with an 11-7 record after a 65-48 loss to Harlan on Tuesday.

Sam Hartsock scored 19 points to lead the Panthers, while Christian Groumoutis added 11.

Creston (48) — Sam Hartsock

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Harlan (65) — Thomas Fink 12, Ethan Knudson 11, Garrett Esser 9, Travis Crees 8, Will Lansman 7, Nolan Heese 6, Sam McLaughlin 5, Josh Kloewer 4, Logan Peters 3.

FRESHMENThe Panther freshmen

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Cody Crawford scored 13 points to lead Creston and Kyle Somers finished with 10.

Creston (40) — Cody Crawford 13, Kyle Somers 10, Deaven Reese 5, Seth Thompson 4, Ian Burns 4, Gavin Woods 2, Ben Irr 2.

Harlan (65) — Joshua Cheek 28, Caleb Rasmussen 11, Jacob Croghan 8, Eric Rivera 5, Zach Jones 5, Justin Esser 4.

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It was 35-6 at halftime with balanced production by the state-ranked Mus-tangs. Patton already had eight of her 10 points, go-ing 6-of-6 at the free throw line in the first two quar-ters. Courtney Siefkas had eight of her team-high 12 in the opening half. Madi-son Gonseth and Chey-anne Ashby each had six by halftime.

“We don’t have the same size. We needed to box out better,” said Lenox coach Mandy Stoaks. “We did better in the second half. I could tell early we weren’t very relaxed. We were dis-cussing at halftime that we wanted to hold them to 20 points in the second half, and they got 18.”

Murray was outscored 20-18 over the final 16 minutes, with liberal sub-stitution patterns in place early. Turnovers and a re-vived Lenox offense in the fourth quarter prevented the Mustangs from getting the mercy rule running clock in play at a 35-point

margin.The margin reach 34

points three times during the third period and early in the fourth. Lenox had a 13-9 advantage in the fourth quarter.

“We came out like a house on fire in the first half and then someone found the garden hose and cooled us off in the second half,” Shields said. “We had too many turnovers (21) and most were un-forced. Courtney shot the ball well for us tonight.”

Patton, averaging 18 points, finished with 10 points, including 8-12 at the free throw line. But she also had nine of the team’s 19 steals and had three as-sists.

Oswald led the team’s rebounding advantage with 10, and Gonseth snared nine off the boards.

Katie Dukes and Aurora Arevalo each scored eight points for Lenox (4-18). Dukes showed her versa-tility with five rebounds, four steals and two assists. Hannah Mitchell came up with three steals.

LENOX (26) — Aurora Arevalo 4 0-0 8, Katie Dukes 4 0-1 8, Jacey Stoaks 2 0-0 4, Sydney Barker 2 0-0 4, Kara Hendricks 1 0-0 2. Totals — 13 0-1 26. 3-point goals — None. Steals — Dukes 4, Hannah Mitchell 3. Rebounds — Dukes 5, Barker 4. Turnovers — 32. Team fouls — 17. Fouled out — none.

MURRAY (53) — Courtney Siefkas 6 0-0 12, Kate Patton 1 8-12 10, Megan Oswald 3 1-2 7, Madison Gonseth 3 1-2

7, Cheyanne Ashby 3 0-0 6, Deena Snyder 2 2-2 6, Alexis Tracy 1 0-1 3, Shelby Myers 1 0-0 2. Totals — 20 12-21 53. FG shooting — 20-54 (37 percent). 3-point goals — 1-7 (Tracy 1). Rebounds — 32 (Oswald 10, Gonseth 9, Patton 3, Snyder 3). Assists — 13 (Patton 3, Gonseth 2). Steals — 19 (Patton 9). Turnovers — 21. Team fouls — 9. Fouled out — None.

Lenox — 2 6 12 26Murray — 19 35 44 53

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CNA photo by LARRY PETERSONMurray guard Kate Patton (10) deflects the ball away from Katie Dukes of Lenox during Tuesday’s regional game. Patton had a game-high nine steals and 10 points in lead-ing the Lady Mustangs to a 53-26 victory.


St. Albert, Council Bluffs 59, Southwest Valley 24

Tuesday’s gamesLewis Central 70, Glen-

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Girls basketball

Tuesday’s gamesClass 1A

Adair-Casey 60, Heart-land Christian 51

M a r t e n s d a l e -St. Marys 49, Grandview Park Baptist 36

Ankeny Christian 62, Guthrie Center 48

Bedford 57, Lamoni 33Exira/Elk Horn-Kimball-

town 74, Woodbine 48Wayne 49, Moravia 44Murray 53, Lenox 26Stanton 73, Sidney 38Fremont-Mills 50, Essex

43Class 2A

Central Decatur 62, Mount Ayr 53

IKM-Manning 77, River-side 44

Panorama 43, Earlham 40South Central Calhoun

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National briefs Bulldogs win

DES MOINES —Team A built a comfortable second-half lead before falling into a lengthy scor-ing drought to let Team B back into the game down the stretch.

You’d be right in as-suming the University of Northern Iowa men’s bas-ketball team was involved and also that the Panthers suffered a puzzling loss on the road. But this time, UNI was the team digging out of a hole that grew as large as 20 points. Drake didn’t make it easy on it-self, but survived the Pan-thers’ furious rally to win a 70-67 game Tuesday night at the Knapp Center.

The Bulldogs (14-13, 5-10 MVC) didn’t score for nearly seven full min-utes and let an 18-point lead shrivel to two with 1:12 remaining. The defi-cit was down to one with 26 seconds left. Somehow,

Drake escaped the full-on collapse.

“I would’t make a video for sale on how to finish a game, but at this point I don’t care,” said D r a k e coach Ray G i a c o -letti. “We did what we had to do.”

Part of the problem for Drake was missed free throws in the final min-ute. But UNI (13-14, 7-8) repaid the favor as Deon Mitchell missed an open look at a lay-up that could have tied the game with 12 ticks remaining.

Mitchell fueled most of the comeback offensively and scored 10 of his 16 point in the final three minutes. But perhaps the biggest one didn’t go.

“It felt good all the way through but rolled off at

the end,” Mitchell said.Halfpipe gold

KRASNAYA POLY-ANA, Russia — David Wise considers himself a dad and husband first, a freestyle skier second.

That might be why he also became an Olympic champion.

Soaring through sloppy snow and sleet, Wise won the first gold medal in the young sport of halfpipe skiing Tuesday, outclass-ing a field in Sochi that had trouble with the slow, waterlogged conditions.

Sightlines were less than perfect on the first true soaker of a night at the ac-tion-sports venue, but not so bad that Wise couldn’t look down from the top

and see his wife, Lexi, and the rest of his family mem-bers cheering at the base of the halfpipe.

Many of them were hold-ing big pop-out pictures of his 2-year-old daughter, Nayeli, stapled to wooden sticks.

“To see that face looking back up at me was cool,” Wise said.

After placing a heart-shaped rock Lexi gave him into one pocket, the 23-year-old from Reno, Nev., dropped into the halfpipe and scored a 92 - a mark that held up to beat Canada’s Mike Riddle by 1.4 points.

Kevin Rolland of France took bronze.

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STEEL BUILDINGAllocated Bargains40x60 on up, We dodealswww.gosteelbuildings.com Source# 18X800-964-8335

1 BEDROOM APART-MENT, stove and refrig-erator furnished, andheat, water, and laundrypaid, deposit and refer-ences required, 641-344-5762.

FOR SALE: PUREBREDregistered black Angusbulls, freeze branded,semen checked, gooddisposition. Also pure-bred open heifers.Bradley Angus Farms,641-344-3875.

CMA’s/Med

Managers

Must be dependable, able to work

independently, and good

written/oral communication

skills.

Apply in person.

C.A.R.E.500 Opal Street Afton, IA 50830

641-347-5611

Now Accepting Applications for

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

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Creston Family Restaurant

Hwy. 34 • Creston

INVESTING? PROMISESOF big profits oftenmean big risk! Beforeyou send money callIowa Securities Bureau1-800-351-4665 or theFederal Trade Commis-sion at 877-FTC-HELPfor free information. Orvisit their Web site atwww.ftc.gov/bizop.

TO OURREADERS

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

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

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

NOW HIRING: RN s,LPN s/LVN s, CNA s,Med Aides. $2,000Bonus Free Gas. CallAACO @ 1-800-656-4414 Ext.30

EFFICIENCY APART-MENTS. Spaciousdowntown Creston one-room apartment fur-nished with frig, mi-crowave, private bath.$425/monthly includesall utilities, plus [email protected], R Realty641-782-9408 or 641-223-0997.

SMALL AIR CONDI-TIONER, $25.00; Smallcolored TV, $10.00;641-782-7941.

SMALL ELECTRICTREADMILL. Workswell. I got a new one.The model is CadenceC22., folds up for easystorage. $20.00 obo.641-344-9225.

NICE, CLEAN, LARGE1 bedroom apartment inAfton, water/sewer,garbage, internet &DISH, stove/refrigeratorincluded, washer/dryeron premises, $495/mo.,641-344-5478.

The family of Jon Ear-ly would like to thankeveryone for their flow-ers, cards, memorialgifts, kind words, andsupport.

A special thank you tomy Creston area familyand friends who helpedme through this difficulttime.

Thank you to PastorDan for the wonderfulservice and to theCromwell Church for thenice luncheon.

Thank you to Bruce,Janet, and staff at thePearson Family FuneralHome for their excep-tional kindness and as-sistance.

Jan Holsman

For Sale:

1998 Ford F150 XL, 2WD, Auto

Extended Cab, 10 Disc CD

changer, runs and drives.

Contact Emily Ford at Iowa State

Savings Bank Hwy 34 location,

641-782-1020.

CLEAN 2 BEDROOMapartment in Creston,includes stove, refriger-ator, washer and dryer.Utilities paid exceptelectricity. Referencesand deposit required.No smoking, no pets.Call 641-344-8317.

MISSING: MALE AUS-TRALIAN Shepherd, NEof Creston, black andwhite, answers to Ollie,information please, 641-340-5270.

HEAVY STEEL FRAMEdesk chair with 4 starshaped legs, microfiber,washable with no stainsor holes, $10.00; nice 2drawer nightstand onrollers 25” high by 16”wide $10.00; Sprint slid-er phone, screen isgood with no scratches,$10.00; 641-202-1165.

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

1 BEDROOM APART-MENT, no pets, 641-782-2310.

We would like tothank each and every-one for all the cards,flowers, and food duringJanice's passing and toPastor Ben & Monica,Mal, and the ladies atSalem for the wonderfuldinner and to the AftonCare Center for her ex-cellent care.

Top, Ron & JeanPeterson

TWO NICE LONGLEATHER coats: 1 verynice spring white leatherjacket, open coat, nobuttons, size medium,$20.00; 1 suede andleather duster, goodshape, $20.00; 641-335-2333.

TOSHIBA 50” HD TV,excellent picture, needsminor work, $50.00;641-220-3511.

FOUND: Car keys onNorth Elm Street locatednear ECC, 641-344-1921.

2 BEDROOM HOUSE forrent, no smoking, nopets, references and de-posit required, 641-247-9337.

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Friends of the Library Calendar of Events

Teen DanceSat., February 22 at Lincoln SchoolMiddle School 7-9 High School 9:30-11:30

Scrapbooking Event Saturday, March 1

at Quilts and Other Notions

Coffee House EventMonday, March 17 at the Library 6:30

Creston • 782-7023

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Special Occasion • Costumes • Children • Infant Toddlers • Christening • Confirmations

and Alterations

Getting Married?Are you trying to stretch your wedding budget? Do you want quality silk flowers, but can’t afford a florist, or have time to make them yourself? Then give Simply Silks a call! A home-based floral service, focused on providing quality wedding floral arrangements at an affordable price.

Bouquets • Corsages • Boutonnieres Reception Pieces...plus miscellaneous rentable items!

For more information and to see a portfolio contact: Tammy..at 641-202-1907 • Creston


Dial-A-Service

AccountantRuth R. Long, CPA-CFP. Complete accounting, financial planning, consulting, electronic filing and tax services for business or individuals. Reasonable fees. 620 1/2 New York Ave. 641-782-7CPA (7272)

Backhoe & Bulldozer

KINKADE INDUSTRIES INC. Complete backhoe service with extra reach bucket. Sanitary systems, basements, crawl spaces, dig footings with tren-cher or hoe. Free estimates. Eb Knuth, 641-782-2290; 641-202-2012.

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

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

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

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

SPROUSE COMPUTER SOLU-TIONS. 120 N. Main, Lenox, 641-780-5760 12 years experi-ence. Reasonable & Quality PC repair and tutoring.

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

Snow RemovalDriveway getting too deep? Diveways only - no shoveling. $20.00 per driveway. Call Gene at 641-202-1655.

Tree ServiceMINERS TREE SERvICE. Tree Removal, Trimming, Stump Grinding, fully insured. Free estimates. Justin Miner, 712-621-4847.

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

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

JOB FAIRTuesday, February 25Th Interviews being conducted

from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

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

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

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

Previous experience in food manufacturing is not required.

We will train people with a solid work history!

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

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

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

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

Attn: Human Resources

Announcing

recent plant wide pay rate

increases!

Dalton Ag, Inc., located in Lenox, Iowa is a premier manufacturer of fertilizer application equipment. Our products are sold throughout the corn belt and exported to several countries. Dalton Ag became a subsidiary of Dexter Apache Holdings, Inc. in January 2014, allowing us to become 100% employee owned. We are looking for dedicated and career minded people to join our growing and exciting company.

WELDERSFIRST SHIFT

Welding applicants must be proficient with MIG welding and reading blue prints.

Stainless steel welding experience a plus.

All positions must have solid work histories and be able to lift a minimum of 75 lbs. We offer competitive wages, benefits,

and overtime. Dalton Ag, Inc is an employee owned company.

To apply, stop by 602 E. Van Buren in Lenox between the hours of

7 am – 4:30 pm Monday thru Friday. EOE

INDUSTRIAL MAINTENANCE

MECHANICSOsceola Foods, LLC., a wholly owned subsidiary of a Fortune 500 Company is seeking an Industrial Maintenance Mechanic for our second shift. Successful maintenance applicants will have welding ability, maintenance experience with processing equipment, work-ing knowledge of hydraulic and pneumatic systems, and the ability to troubleshoot. Successful candidates will work in our modern food processing facility located in Osceola, Iowa, and enjoy competitive wages along with a comprehensive benefit package. A combination of experience and/or training at an accredited technical school will be given consideration. Industrial Mechanics are given regular perfor-mance and salary reviews.

Wages based on experience & education. Starting pay ranges from trainee positions at approximately $14/hour up to mechanic & electri-cian positions starting at approximately $17/hour.

Please stop by your nearest Workforce Development Center to fill out an application along with a summary of qualifications and work experience. Applications can also be picked up at Osceola Foods and mailed back to Jared Lee, 1027 Warren Ave. Osceola, IA. 50213.

Osceola Foods, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Central Iowa Power CooPeratIve (CIPCo)

Central Iowa Power Cooperative2600 Grand Avenue; Suite 410

Des Moines, IA 50312E.O.E. • M/F/Disability/Veteran

is currently accepting applications for a Communications Technician at our Creston, IA facility. The Communications Technician is responsible for working on the following: analog/digital radio equipment, supervisory control and data acquisition equipment (SCADA), remote terminal units (RTU), load management equipment, standby power systems, and motor operated switches (MOS). Candidates must have completed an accredited Electric Utility Technician training program with emphasis on telecommunications or have equivalent on the job training/experience. Candidates must have or obtain a Federal Communication Commission license within one year of employment. This position is covered under a collective bargaining agreement and provides excellent company benefits. Resumes can be submitted to Memorea Schrader at [email protected] or at:

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Creston Livestock Auction & West and Frey Annual

Spring Machinery Consignment AuctionMonday, March 24, 2014 • 10:00 a.m.

Use this form to send us your consignments of tractors, farm machinery, livestock equipment, trucks, trailers by March 7, 2014

Name _________________________________________Address _______________________________________Phone _________________________________________Items to Consign (attach separate paper if needed)_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Creston Livestock AuctionTom Frey - 641-344-5082Sale Site 641-782-7025

H&W SalesDarwin West 641-344-1958

Todd Crill 712-621-1453Steve Bergren 712-789-0847

Central Iowa Power CooPeratIve (CIPCo)

Central Iowa Power Cooperative2600 Grand Avenue; Suite 410

Des Moines, IA 50312E.O.E. • M/F/Disability/Veteran

is currently accepting applications for a Transmission Dispatcher at our Creston, IA facility. The Transmission Dispatcher is responsible for coordinating line switching during both routine and emergency operations. This position requires extensive work with phones and computers. Candidates must have completed an accredited Basic Electrical or Electronics course, or have equivalent experience. Candidates must complete a computer-based combustion turbine training program within one year of employment. This position is covered under a collective bargaining agreement and provides excellent company benefits. Resumes can be submitted to Memorea Schrader at [email protected] or at:

Vanmark Equipment, LLC food processing equipment for customers throughout

the world. We have an opening for a...

Shipping Clerk/Safety CoordinatorWe are willing to train the ideal candidate in shipment packaging, and international shipping and processing.

The ideal candidate will have good computer skills and a keen attention for detail. This person will be conscientious and have above-average communication skills. Experience with workplace safety and/or construction skidding is a plus.

In exchange for your talent we offer an excellent working environment, including a competitive wage and benefits package. You can learn more about us at: www.vanmarkequipment.com.

You can complete an application at: Vanmark Equipment, 300 Industrial Parkway, Creston, IA, 50801.300 Industrial Parkway, Creston, IA, 50801.

...equipment for the food industry.Equal Opportunity EmployerOldcastle Materials Group (OMG Midwest, Inc.)

dba Hallett Materials positions available:

Apply online at: http://jobs.oldcastle.com

Construction Positions Available

Oldcastle provides competitive wages, full benefits package including year round health & retirement options. Women and Minorities encourage to apply. Oldcastle Materials is an EEO/AA employer.

Plant LaborerDredge Operator

Quality Control Technician

Oldcastle Materials Group (OMG Midwest, Inc.) dba Hallett Materials positions available:

Apply online at: http://jobs.oldcastle.com

Construction Positions Available

Oldcastle provides competitive wages, full benefits package including year round health & retirement options. Women and Minorities encourage to apply. Oldcastle Materials is an EEO/AA employer.

Plant LaborerDredge Operator

Quality Control Technician

Oldcastle Materials Group (OMG Midwest, Inc.) dba American Concrete Products positions available:

Ready Mix Plant ManagerReady Mix Drivers

Plant OperatorsLoader Operators

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year round health & retirement options. Women and Minorities encouraged to apply. Oldcastle Materials is an EEO/AA employer.

HELP WANTEDPaul Mueller Company seeks quality oriented

individuals to work in a team environment throughout our plant. High School Diploma or Equivalent. Preferably 2 – 3 yrs. experience in

a manufacturing environment.

We offer excellent benefits, 401(K) plan, and competitive compensation.

Paul Mueller CompanySend Resume to: PO Box 320

Osceola IA 50213or email to: [email protected]

EOE/M/F/D/V

QHC Winterset North, LLC

EOE/Mandatory Drug Screen Prior to Hire

Contact Mike Hopson, DON

QHC WINTERSET NORTH, LLC411 E. Lane St., Winterset, IA 50273

515-462-1571

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Now accepting applications for the following full-time position:

Accountant

Please visit the website for more information: www.swcciowa.edu/HR

Southwestern Community College 1501 W. Townline St.

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Community Relations Coordinator/Administrative Assistant

Vintage Park Apartments801 East Van Buren, Lenox, IA 50851

Email: [email protected] • Drug Free

Due to expansion, Vintage Park Apartments Assisted Living in Lenox, Iowa is excited to be seeking a dedicated, committed and experienced part-time Community Relations Coordinator/Administrative Assistant. The ideal candidate must possess sales and marketing experience, strong leadership, organizational, and interpersonal skills and supervisory experience. This position will be responsible for community outreach, lead generations and referrals. Must have superior customer service skills, be enthusiastic and have excellent written and communication skills. If you enjoy working with the elderly in a team atmosphere and have an outgoing personality, this is the opportunity for you! We offer a full benefits package and an exciting, supportive work environment. Please email your resume to:

Maintanence Assistant

Vintage Park Apartments801 East Van Buren, Lenox, IA 50851

Email: [email protected] • Drug Free

Due to expansion, Vintage Park Apartments Assisted Living in Lenox, Iowa is excited to be seeking a dedicated, committed and experienced part-time Maintenance Assistant. The ideal candidate must possess experience with apartment and grounds maintenance including lawn and snow removal, refurbishing apartments, replacing fixtures and equipment, completing work orders as assigned and environmental safety. If you enjoy working with the elderly in a team atmosphere this is the opportunity for you!

We offer a full benefits package and an exciting, supportive work environment. If interested please email your resume to:

Lenox Care Center

is taking applications for

Full time rnGenerous Wages and Benefits

Contact: Kim Bashor641-333-2226 for more information

410 W. Adams Creston, IA 50801

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Competitive Wages/Benefits

Experience Preferred, Certification helpful.Apply in Person

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FOR SALE: 2-bedroomremodeled house.$25,000. $4000 down,$21,000 financed byowner, 9% interest,$400.00 monthly pay-ments, 641-344-3201.

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Phil Mattson, Michele Weir to headline SWCC vocal jazz festival

Two great artists, Phil Mattson and Michele Weir, will, as a duo, headline the Southwestern Community College (SWCC) 17th an-nual vocal jazz festival, now titled Fox Fest. Both artists will perform in concert 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday in the Performing Arts Center. Limited tickets will be avail-able to the public each night at a cost of $25 per ticket.

Mattson and Weir have been performing together off and on for 30 years. Mattson and Weir have performed at Carnegie Hall many times over the years. The duo’s im-provisational style is unique, because of their chemistry.

Mattson is a pianist, ar-ranger, conductor and teach-er. He founded The Phil Mattson School in 1983. It was the first school dedicat-ed to educating “singer mu-sicians.” This curriculum led to the establishment of The School for Music Vocations at Southwestern Community College in Creston, where he taught and led the school for 18 years.

As a pianist, Mattson has played with several no-table singers and players such as Dizzy Gillespie, Ed-die Jefferson, Mark Mur-phy, Bobby McFerrin, Don Shelton, Sunny Wilkinson, Anita Kerr, Jennifer Barnes, Barbara Morrison, Richie Cole, Ernestine Anderson,

Carmen Lundy, Cornelius Bumpus, Carl Anderson and Inga Sweringen. His work has been nominated for two Grammy awards.

Weir is one of the leading figures in vocal jazz today. She has earned interna-tional recognition through a diverse set of talents as ar-ranger, teacher, singer and pianist. Currently serving on the faculty of University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Weir taught pre-viously at USC, CSU Long Beach and the Phil Matt-son School. Respected as a teacher and clinician, her work has taken her to more than 22 countries around the globe.

Weir is often featured as guest vocalist at educational jazz festivals and is a former member of the Grammy-

nominated vocal group, The PM Singers. As a pianist, she has toured extensively with a variety of artists, including singer Bobby Vinton. Her solo CD with jazz guitarist Bruce Forman is titled, “The Sound of Music.”

SWCC’s Fox Fest will encompass two full days of clinics and hands-on work-shops. High school and col-lege ensembles from across the United States will par-ticipate in the festival.

For more information, in-cluding the official ticket or-der form, visit the “registra-tion” section of the SWCC Vocal Jazz Fest website at www.vocaljazzfest.com. To pay for concert tickets by credit card, call the South-western Community College business office at 641-782-1448.

Contributed photosMichele Weir and Phil Mattson will headline Fox Fest 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Southwestern Community College Performing Arts Center.

Fort Hood massacre building site to become memorial for victims

AUSTIN, Texas (MCT) — For the last four and a half years, Fort Hood’s Building 42003 stood frozen in time, mostly untouched since Nidal Hasan entered its doors and opened fire on defenseless soldiers preparing to deploy to war.

The building, home to a soldier readiness processing center, or SRP in military par-lance, was considered an active crime scene until Hasan’s court-martial last year, in which he was sentenced to death in the Nov. 5, 2009, mass shooting, which left 13 dead and more than 30 wounded.

On Tuesday, a heavy equipment excavator

began tearing the building apart, slamming into its red brick walls and ripping out its in-nards. The demolition is the first step in trans-forming the site: Fort Hood officials say the building will be replaced with trees, a gazebo and a plaque memorializing the victims.

The surrounding buildings will resume their role as part of the soldier readiness complex, where soldiers undergo medical checks and fill out legal and financial paperwork before and after deployments.

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Long, cold, snowy winter may be a death sentence on Iowa’s pond fish

Even for ice anglers, this long, cold and snowy win-ter has become too much of a good thing.

The thick ice that has enabled them to walk safe-ly for months on ponds and lakes has now become a death sentence for many of the fish they pursue.

“I would be nervous if I were a farm pond owner. With another three to four weeks to go, it’s going to be a pretty bad winter for fish kills,” said Depart-ment of Natural Resourc-es fisheries biologist Paul Sleeper.

Deep snow over thick ice has cut off the pen-etration of sunlight, which drives photosynthesis in aquatic plants, replenish-ing the oxygen consumed by fish, said DNR fisheries biologist Chad Dolan.

When oxygen levels get too low, the fish die, he said.

Dolan, whose office is at Lake Darling State Park in Washington County, said he has not received any reports of fish kills yet but expects to when the ice melts and losses become apparent.

“It is one of the worst winter fish kills in more than 20 years for us down here in Keokuk Coun-ty,” said Tom Monroe of Sigourney, an ice fishing enthusiast who helps sev-eral farmers manage their ponds.

It’s worse in southern Iowa, Monroe said, be-cause pond water levels

were already low from the drought of 2012.

“A mild winter helped the fish survive last year, but they are really suffer-ing now with low water and all the snow-covered ice limiting the amount of oxygen available to fish,” he said.

Monroe said ponds that provided excellent fishing a few weeks ago now show no signs of life. Electronic sonar units used to indi-cate the presence of fish have gone blank, he said.

Linn County farmer Curt Zingula said he no-ticed dead fish floating Sunday in a small patch of open water on one of his two ponds.

Zingula said he has since enlarged that opening in an attempt to get more ox-ygen into the 3-acre pond and he plans to deploy a de-icing compound to fur-ther expand the hole .

Raccoons have been coming down to the hole to take advantage of the free lunch, he said.

Zingula said last year’s late summer drought low-ered his ponds to 3 feet below normal pool.

“They have not had any fresh water coming in since last July,” he said.

Monroe said ponds with aerators have been faring well, but both Dolan and Sleeper said it is too late to try to install an aerator now.

Monroe said ponds over-stocked with grass carp in an effort to control excess vegetation have been among the first to succumb to fish kills.

Iowa has more than 85,000 ponds, most of them in southern third of the state, according to Iowa State University fish-eries extension.

Dolan said both the DNR and private stocking firms are available to help pond owners replace lost fish.

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Iowa has more than 85,000 ponds,most of them in the southern third of the state. Deep snow and thick ice on the ponds have cut off the penetration of sunlight, which drives photosynthesis to replenish the oxygen supply for fish.

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