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Skiff donates bikes, helmets to Toys for Tots

Submitted PhotoSteve Long recently oversaw the donation of two brand-new bicycles with accompanying helmets to Adam Swihart for Toys for Tots. Swihart is a representa-tive of AFSCME Central Iowa Local, a major sponsor for Toys for Tots. The bicycles were originally purchased as the top prizes in the Grand Prize Game at the re-cent Skiff fundraiser Santa’s Workshop. Although the game was a hit, ultimately no child was able to land all of their ping pong balls consecutively in the six buckets; rather than returning the bicycles to the store, the deci-sion was made to donate them so that they would still benefit area children.

Two presentations set for city council meeting tonight

By Zach Johnson Daily News Staff Writer

The Newton City Council has two presentations set for the opening meeting of 2014 tonight.

Greater Newton Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Darrell Sarmento will present a proposal for the council to look at making changes to downtown parking. The second presentation set for tonight is from the Newton Development Cor-poration Executive Director Frank Liebl, who will give the corporation’s budget report.

The council also will discuss amending an ordi-nance to help make the new stop sign at North 11th Avenue East and East 19th Street North more vis-ible by restricting parking 154 feet south of the stop sign at that intersection.

The council will discuss approving a financial, payroll and permitting software contract with Civic Systems LLC. The current software system and IBM mainframe AS400 package from New World

Sen. Grassley answers media questions as he

launches 99-county tour

By Bob EschlimanDaily News Editor

United States Sen. Chuck Grassley kicked off his annual 99-county tour of Iowa Friday with stops in Nashua and Charles City. But before he took off from his farm in Butler County, he took a moment to answer a few questions about topics ranging from school lunch programs and Common Core to farm labor regulations and mentoring.

“I’ve done these tours enough times now that I’ve learned something: you don’t go to North-west Iowa in January,” he quipped during a brief telephone inter-view Friday morning. “The wind blows all the time up there; in fact, it’s blowing right now here in Butler County.”

Grassley encouraged those interested in learning about the topics he covers during each of his townhall meet-ings to follow his Twitter account. He said he “tries to give a word or two” about each of the issues discussed at the meetings.

The interview was part of Grassley’s week-ly public affairs program in which members of the print and broadcast media spend a few minutes asking the sentor questions about current and pending legislation. AJ Taylor of KIOW-AM radio in Forest City represented the broadcast media.

Taylor first asked about the U.S. Depart-ment of Agriculture’s recent decision to loosen regulations on school lunch programs. Grassley called it “one of the few instances where Washington bureaucrats actually lis-tened to the grassroots of America.”

Skiff Home Care chosen as elite agency

Special to the Daily News

Skiff Home Care was recently selected by OCS HomeCare, a product of National Research Corpora-tion, as a HomeCare Elite winner. OCS recognizes the top 25 percent of home care agencies in the nation.

Winners are ranked by an analy-sis of publicly avail-able performance measures in qual-ity outcomes, best practices (process measure) imple-mentation, patient experience (Home Health CAHPS), quality improve-ment and consis-tency, and financial performance. In or-der to be considered, an agency must be Medicare-certified and have data for at least one outcome in

Home Health Com-pare. Out of 9,969 agencies considered, 2,496 are elite.

“The 2013 HomeCare Elite winners demon-strate a commit-ment to providing p a t i e n t - c e n t e r e d care and serving as leaders in the home health community. Their success is a tribute that manag-ing healthcare data and utilizing it for improvement initia-tives lead to high quality care, and we recognize them for their outstand-ing achievements,” said Mary Oakes, senior vice president of post-acute at Na-tional Research. “We are excited to show-case the winners at NAHC Annual Meeting and reward

Thunder Nites

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Daily News Staff Writer

Pending ap-proval from the Jasper County Board of Super-visors, Thunder Nites in Newton is looking to con-tinue rolling into the new year.

On Tuesday, Thunder Nites President Bob O’Brien will for-mally seek the board’s permis-sion to continue using the court-house square for its Friday night bike rallies, which are held once a month from May through Septem-ber.

If approved, 2014 would be the third year for the Thun-der Nites series. Thunder Nites is a nonprofit group, and this year would also be the first in its new partnership agreement with Newton Ameri-can Legion Post 111.

Sheriff John Halferty also will seek the board’s approval for two matters. The first is for the ap-pointment of a new deputy, Jason C u n n i n g h a m , for the Jasper County Sheriff ’s Office. Cun-ningham’s hire was previously approved by the board on Dec. 3.

Iowa Speedway single-race tickets on sale todayBy Daily News Staff

Iowa Speedway announced this morning individual event tickets and weekend ticket packages for the up-coming race season are now on sale. Prices start as low as $20 per seat for each race.

“We are very excited to kick off the New Year by offering individual event tickets and weekend packages at Iowa Speedway,” Iowa Speedway President Jimmy Small said. “Un-der new ownership in the new year, this season is highly anticipated with

three major event weekends featuring the fastest short track racing on the planet. We look forward to welcom-ing fans back to Iowa Speedway in May, and delivering an unforgettable experience.”

Season tickets, which were al-ready on sale, are available, starting at $95. Tickets may be purchased at www.iowaspeedway.com, by calling 1-866-RUSTY-GO (787-8946), or by visiting the ticket office located at 3333 Rusty Wallace Dr. Office hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m. to noon Saturday.

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Mingo man arrested for December hit-and-run with snowmobileBy Bob Eschliman

Daily News Editor

A Mingo man was arrested Saturday at his home following the investigation of a De-cember hit-and-run involving a snowmobile that struck and severely injured a pedestrian.

Jacob Russell Reed,

36, of Mingo was ar-rested and charged with leaving the scene of a personal injury accident causing serious injury, an aggravated misde-meanor, and reckless driving, a serious mis-demeanor. He was tak-en to the Jasper Coun-ty Jail, where he was still being held Mon-

day morning in lieu of $2,000 bond.

The Jasper County Sheriff ’s Office an-nounced Friday evening an arrest warrant had been issued for Reed after it was discovered he had been driving a snowmobile that struck Charles McNamara, 45, also of Mingo. McNa-

mara’s injuries were de-scribed as “severe.”

Deputies were called to the intersection of West Main Street and North Walnut in Mingo at approximately 10:39 p.m. Friday, Dec. 27, for a hit-and-run accident.

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Pink Nose/Blue Toes 5K to benefit Skiff OB patientsSkiff Medical Center once again will bring

new meaning to the term “a cold sweat” dur-ing the third annual Pink Nose/Blue Toes 5K on Saturday, Jan. 25. All money raised from the winter run/walk will go toward renova-tion of and technology for Skiff ’s obstetrics department.

Anyone is invited to walk, run or jog their way through Newton’s chilliest 5K. Registra-tion and packet pick-up will begin at 8 a.m. in the lower level of the Ross Medical Arts Building at 300 N. Fourth Ave. E., with the 5K beginning at 9 a.m.

Cost to participate is $20 if you pre-reg-ister by Jan. 10 and includes a commemo-rative race shirt. Race day registrations will be accepted for $25, including the race gift (please note, however, that commemorative gifts will be available in limited quantities). Participants may opt to take part in the race without the gift for a pre-registration cost of $15 and race day cost of $20.

The course will start and end outside of the hospital. Prizes will be awarded for the first man and woman across the finish line, the youngest participant, the oldest partici-pant and the craziest outfit. Water and fruit will be available for all participants at the completion of the event.

In addition, children ages 10 and younger are invited to participate in free kids’ fun runs with the Newton Cardinal mascot beginning at 10 a.m. Winners of each age group will re-ceive a prize and each child will get a gift for participating. Fun run registration will take place the day of the race.

Registration forms are available at Skiff Medical Center, at www.skiffmed.com and at www.getmeregistered.com/PinkNose-BlueToes. To learn more, contact Foundation and Events Manager Leisa Zylstra at (641) 787-3179 or [email protected].

‘Catholics Returning Home’ series

to begin Jan. 9Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 1115 S.

Eighth Ave. E. in Newton, will conduct an ongoing series called “Catholics Returning Home” on six consecutive Thursday evenings at 7 p.m. in the McCann Center beginning Jan. 9.

The sessions are for non-practicing Cath-olics who are seeking answers to questions about returning to the church. There will be informal sharing and an update of the Cath-olic faith. For more details, call Dan Goetz at (641) 521-9929 or (641) 792-2050.

OWLS event WednesdayJasper County Conservation Board will

host an Older, Wiser, Livelier Seniors pro-gram on Wednesday at the Jasper County Conservation Office, located in the Jasper County Armory/Annex Building.

The public is invited to come for 10 a.m. coffee and a presentation on how native plants benefit wildlife with Jim Kessler, a retired NHS science teacher. Kessler will explain how new native plantings are crucial to reverse the rapid decline in migratory songbird popula-tions, to increase wildlife habitat, to help save

honeybees and our native pollinators, including Mon-archs, and to re-duce soil erosion and flooding.

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BirthBentlee Michael Houser

Dec. 5, 2013

Lindsey Oswalt and Cory Houser of Oskaloosa announce the birth of their son, Bentlee Michael Houser, on Dec. 5, 2013, at Skiff Medical Center

in Newton.Bentlee is welcomed home by a sibling, Madison.Grandparents are Lorri French and Terry Ben-

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Great-grandparent is Louise Allan of Newton.

ObituariesDonald Elmer

BartonJan. 2, 2014

Donald Elmer Bar-ton, the son of Elmer E. and Annabelle (Fowler) Barton, was born Aug. 20, 1925, in Newton, Iowa. He graduated from the Newton Se-nior High School with the class of 1943. Don served his country in the United States Navy from 1943 to 1946. He returned to college, ob-taining a bachelor of science degree from the University of Iowa in 1948.

Don was united in marriage with Helen Louise Carrier on Sept. 18, 1948, in Newton, Iowa. Don had worked for the Maytag Com-pany in service and mar-

keting for 18 years. He was a regional manager in Bedford, Ind., and Toledo, Ohio, for six years. He was a sales manager for Salmon Products and went on to own and operate Bar-ton’s Appliance and Di-amond Ice. Don was a longtime member of the Congregational United Church of Christ in Newton, where he held many offices. He was also a member of the

Newton Masonic Lodge No. 59 AF & AM and the Newton Elks Lodge. Don enjoyed traveling, playing golf and tennis; watching Newton and the University of Iowa sports; was president of Little League Baseball; had served on the board of Progress Industries; and worked on the fund drive for the renovation of Maytag pool.

Don died on Thurs-day, Jan. 2, 2014, at Park Centre Health Care in Newton. He was 88 years old. Don was pre-ceded in death by his parents; his son, Jeffrey Barton; his sister, Myrtle (Hollis) Simpson; and a niece, Sondi Huseboe.

Those left to honor Don’s memory include his wife, Helen Bar-ton of Newton; his son, Bruce (Pam) Barton of

Boca Raton, Fla.; his grandsons, Trevor Bar-ton and Colby Barton; his nephew and niece, Gary (Diane) Simp-son; his great-nephews, Brooks (Stacy) Simp-son, DJ (Lara) Lindquist and Lance Lindquist; his great-nieces, Stacy (Greg) Shelly and Tracy Evans; and his many great-great-nieces and great-great-nephews.

A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 10, at the Congrega-tional United Church of Christ in Newton. The family will greet friends following the service during lunch at the church. Memorials may be designated in Don’s name to the Congrega-tional United Church of Christ and may be left at the church or at Pence-Reese Funeral Home.

Kenneth Albin Peterson

Jan. 4, 2014

Kenneth A. Peterson, the son of Albin and Mayme Busta Peterson was born Feb. 26, 1932, in Brownton, Minn. He graduated from the Brownton High School. Kenneth was united in marriage to Gladys M. Pederson on Oct. 24, 1953, in Brownton. He served in the U.S. mili-tary before attending the University of Minnesota and Veterinarian College where he graduated with his DVM in 1963. Ken-neth operated a large and

small animal and exotic animal clinic in Brown-ton for 50 years.

Kenneth was a mem-ber of the Minnesota Veterinarian Assoc., North Dakota Veteri-narian Assoc., Ameri-can Legion, Pheasants Forever and Ducks Un-

limited. He also served as an extra in the movie “To Hell and Back” star-ring Audie Murphy.

Kenneth died on Sat-urday, Jan. 4, 2014, at Skiff Medical Center in Newton. He was preced-ed in death by his par-ents; daughter Theresa Peterson; and brother Norman Frank Peterson.

Those left to honor the memory of Kenneth include his wife, Gladys M. “Dolly” Peterson of Cokato, Minn.; his son, Waren Eric Peterson of Robindale, Minn.; his daughter, Susan and Darwin Pagnac of Col-fax, Iowa; his twin sister, Kathrine Wendlandt of

Hutchinson, Mo.; two grandchildren, Aaron Morgan Jacobson and Abigale Bess Peterson; many nieces and neph-ews; and his beloved dog Molly.

A memorial service will be held at a later date at the Evangeli-cal Lutheran Church in Cokato, Minn., with interment in Immanuel Cemetery in Brown-ton, Minn. Memorials have been designated in Kenneth’s name. Pence-Reese Funeral Home has been entrusted with ar-rangements.

Online condolences may be left for the fam-ily at www.pencefh.com.

Ira Rolf PfantzJan. 3, 2014

Ira Rolf Pfantz, the son of Ira and Rose (Wolken) Pfantz, was born June 8, 1937, in State Center, Iowa. He graduated from high school in State Center. Ira served his country in the United States Army from 1960 to 1963 and was a member of the American Legion Post 0122 in State Center. He worked as a material handler for Dunham-Bush, Inc. in Marshall-town.

On Nov. 29, 1986, Ira was united in marriage with Karen B. Vander Zyl in Newton, Iowa.

Ira was a true outdoors-man. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, trapping and was a bee keeper. Ira took pride in winning the blue ribbon sweep-stakes at the Iowa State Fair five years in a row for his honey.

Ira died on Friday, Jan. 3, 2014, at the Skiff

Medical Center in New-ton. He was 76 years old. Ira was preceded in death by his parents; one step-grandson; his brothers, Theodore Pfantz and Eldon Pfantz; his sis-ters, Elaine Schaper and Violet Meier; his step-brother, George Pfantz and his step-sister, Erma Riese.

Those left to honor Ira’s memory include his wife, Karen Pfantz of Newton; his daughters, Leann (Mike) White of Rhodes, Iowa, and Teri (Ahmet) Baydar of Boston, Mass.; his step--daughters, Melody (Garry) Landgrebe of Newton and Amy (Tim) Clark of Newton; his

step-son, Daniel (Paula) Dahlin of State Center, Iowa; two grandsons; step-grandchildren; six step-great-grandchil-dren; and his brother, Robert Pfantz of Bran-don, Fla.

A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Wednes-day, Jan. 8, at Commu-nity Heights Alliance Church in Newton. The family will greet friends from 10 a.m. until ser-vice time on Wednesday and immediately fol-lowing the service dur-ing lunch. Memorials may be designated to Skiff Hospice and may be left at the church or at Pence-Reese Funeral Home.

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ObituariesKenneth L. ‘Pepper’ Saunders

Jan. 2, 2014

Kenneth L. “Pep-per” Saunders Sr., 83, of Grinnell passed away Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014, at Grinnell Regional Medical Center.

Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 8, at the Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell with the family present from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contribu-tions may be directed to Grinnell Regional Medical Center or Grinnell Regional Hos-pice.

Pepper, the middle child of Raymond and Leone Taylor Saunders, was born Feb. 24, 1930, at their home at 1027 Elm Street in Grinnell, Iowa.

Pepper started work at the early age of 9, and his first job was de-livering the Des Moines Tribune and the Des Moines Sunday Reg-ister. At age 11, Pep-per entered the trade of shoe shining and repair. In 1943, Pepper began a four-year stint as a short-order cook, waiter and custodian for the White Spot Café. Pepper graduated from Grinnell High School with the class of 1947. From 1947 to 1949, Pepper was employed

at the Shell One-Stop service station. In 1949, Pepper leased the lube and wash rooms from his employer and worked extra hours to pay for rent and inven-tory until his induction into the United States Army on Oct. 18, 1951. Pepper was stationed in Fort Knox, Ky., until be-ing deployed for South Korea. While in South Korea, he was a supply sergeant for the 89th Tank Battalion which consisted of processing and delivering supplies for five tank companies. He was discharged from the United States Army as a master sergeant on July 5, 1953.

In August 1953, Pep-per purchased the in-ventory and leased the little DX gas and service station on the Highway 6 curves across from Grinnell College (cur-rent site of the First Presbyterian Church). On Aug. 31, 1956, he opened the new DX gas and service station at Sixth Avenue and West Street. In addition to the DX station, Pepper

owned and operated the DX tank wagon ser-vice from 1964 to 1969. Pepper sold the DX sta-tion and retired from that business after 32 years in March of 1985. Pepper especially en-joyed his final career of 24 years as an employee of Smith Funeral Home from 1986 to 2009.

Pepper was an avid golfer and ping pong player, enjoyed being with his family and the family Norwegian Elk-hounds.

Pepper wed Phyllis Jean Paulson on Dec. 31, 1951, and they were happily married just over 62 years. To this union were born two children, Kenneth L. II (Ken) and Diane Mae.

Survivors include his wife, Phyllis of Grinnell; his son, Ken (Miriam) Saunders II of Grinnell, and his daughter, Di-ane (her partner, Jerry Brandt) Saunders of Foley, Ala.; one broth-er, Richard (Molly) Saunders of Grinnell; one sister, Kay (Paul) Eker of Marshalltown; one sister-in-law, Dee Saunders of Newton; as well as many nieces, nephews and cousins.

He was preceded in death by his parents; one sister, Addie, and her spouse Gerald Samp-son; and three brothers, Charles and his spouse, Delores Saunders, Ray-mond and his spouse, Jean Saunders, and Dale Saunders.

Rose HayesJan. 2, 2014

Rose Hayes, 63, of Baxter passed away on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014, at Skiff Medical Center in Newton.

V i s i t a -tion will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today, Jan. 6, at the Evan-gelical Free C h u r c h in Baxter. A funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Tues-day, Jan. 7, at the Evangelical Free Church in Baxter with Pastor Bucklin officiat-ing. Burial will follow at the Restland Cemetery in Baxter. Fredregill Fam-ily Funeral Home in Baxter has been entrusted with the care Rose and her family.

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Robert D. ‘Bob’ Githens

Jan. 3, 2014

A celebration of life memorial service will be at 12:30 p.m. today, Jan. 6, 2014, at Holy Trin-ity Lutheran Church in Newton. A visitation and luncheon will be held at the church fol-lowing the service.

Robert D. “Bob” Githens, 59, the son of Charles and Dorothy Whiteman Githens, was born Nov. 28, 1954, in Charles City, Iowa. He

graduated from Charles City High School and attended the Univer-sity of Northern Iowa to study music. He later transferred to Brown Institute of Broadcast-ing in Minneapolis, Minn. He moved to Newton and worked at KCOB Radio Station. He then retained a job with the Newton Wa-terworks Department.

Bob had a passion for the things he loved. The Green Bay Packers were his team of choice, he loved broadcasting on the radio, sprint cars,

music, community the-atre and the Milwaukee Brewers. Bob was an active member of the Lutheran Church, he actively participated in the political arena and was a talented musician.

Bob died on Friday, Jan. 3, 2014, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Those left to honor the mem-ory of Bob include Jim and Gail Githens and their family and Shirley Madden and her family.

Online condolences may be left for the fami-ly at www.pencefh.com.

Anna M. (Vink) SlycordJan. 4, 2014

Anna Mae (Vink) Slycord, 84, of Pella died Saturday evening, Jan. 4, 2014, at the Pella Regional Health Center.

A funeral service will be at 11

a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 8, at the First Christian Reformed Church in Pella. Visitation will begin Tues-day afternoon at the Van Dyk-Du-ven Funeral Home with the family present from 5 to 7 p.m. Interment will be at Graceland Cemetery in Pella.

Cynthia J. KellyJan. 2, 2014

Cynthia J. Kelly, 62, of Newton, formerly of Des Moines, died Thurs-day morning, Jan. 2, 2014, at Skiff Medical Center in Newton.

A visitation will be from 5 to 6 p.m. Wednesday evening, Jan. 8, at Pence-Reese Funeral home, with a public vigil service at 6 p.m. The family also will greet friends on Thursday morn-ing at Sacred Heart Catholic Church from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. A mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 9, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Newton.

Byrdene Winn KendallJan. 5, 2014

Byrdene Winn Kendall, 97, of Newton died on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014, at the Skiff Medical Center in New-ton.

Services are pending at the Wallace Family Funeral Home & Crematory in Newton.

Robert W. PriceJan. 4, 2014

Robert W. Price, 89, of Knoxville died on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014, at the

West Ridge Nursing & Rehab Center in Knoxville.


Donald R. RussellJan. 5, 2014

Donald R. Russell, 65, of Baxter died on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014, at the Baxter Health Care Center in Baxter.


Local OpinionA Monday, January 6, 2014

4Opinion

The Iowa General Assembly will be back in session on the second Mon-day of January. I enter the session quite optimistic that the House, Senate and Gov-ernor Branstad will move quickly towards consen-sus on the major budget issues ear-ly in the session. Spending targets were generally set in the two-year budget estab-lished during the 2013 session, but as would be prudent, some changes will occur based on situational necessity.

As chairman of the Senate Appro-priations Subcommittee on Agricul-ture and Natural Resources, it is my responsibility to lead the negotiations and discussions for funding the De-partment of Agriculture and the De-partment of Natural Resources. This is a huge responsibility, in that Iowa leads the nation in the production of five farm/food commodities. All are derived from the land, and thus the necessity of adequately funding these two state departments, both of which are integrally involved in land and re-source management. Agriculture is the bedrock of our state’s economy, and sustainability of the production of food for the world is only possible with a relentless focus on soil and wa-ter conservation and enhancement.

The state budget has always been created with the conviction that edu-cation and health and human services require the greatest fiscal attention. Thus, this current fiscal year has ap-proximately 78% of total spending di-rected towards these two areas. With all other services of government com-peting for what remains, priorities are established that tend to become the norm. Every legislator will profess their inherent love for the land and environment, yet when it comes to providing adequate funding to allow our agencies to do the job expected of them, little remains. Less than one-half of one percent of the total state budget is directed to the Iowa Depart-ment of Agriculture and the Iowa De-partment of Natural Resources. Very shortsighted!

When the mantra of the legislature is always to “cut spending,” I can tell you who takes the greatest percent-age of hits. The facts are there, in the public record, that these two de-partments have been hit the hardest. The result is cost share funding for soil conservation practices, our pro-gram for keeping topsoil on the land and therefore enhancing surface water quality, has been dangerously reduced. In addition, our county Soil and Wa-ter Conservation Districts operate on a bare-bones budget resulting in inad-equate staff to work with farmers in accomplishing their responsibilities of soil and water protection.

I can relate a vast number of ex-amples where the state is failing in assisting with the protection of our natural resources. I can also guarantee you that if public policy continues to ignore this issue so vital to all life, the costs in the future will be insurmount-able. As for me, I shall do my best to educate my colleagues, and seek to raise the priority by returning to the funding level of a decade ago, which was double the current appropriation.

During the session, call me at 515-281-3371; write me at the Senate, Capitol Bldg., Des Moines, 50319; or e-mail [email protected] I work for you, and appreciate your opinions.

I just about choked on New Year’s morning when I happened to see a CNN poll about who was to blame for the shrinking middle class — the Democrats or the Republi-cans. Come on America, grow up.

Why do we have to be so obsessed with blame and f i n g e r p o i n t -ing? But, if we are, let’s point the finger in the right direction. Re-member, every time you point that index pinky, three others are point-ing right back at you.

It’s not a political party that’s to blame, it’s not the economy. It’s the breakup of the family.

I don’t very often come up with an original idea, nor, for that matter, does anyone else. Most of what we spew out, hear, or read is a rehash of what someone else has said.

But in this case, I came up with this postulation all on my own, from my own experiences, from my own observations, with no support from research, data or political polls. You may have read this first, right here in the Empty Nest.

If the middle class is indeed shrinking — and this is as debat-able as the cause of global warming (you have your naysayers and your supporters) — the real cause is the breakup of the family. And the fam-ily is the backbone of our society, not political parties that come and go with the wind.

We all know the divorce rate is/was 50 percent. Researchers are now telling us that the divorce rate is skyrocketing even higher due to, you guessed it, internet and social-media hookups.

Throw in gay marriage, which

has an even higher divorce rate, and you have a family crisis shaking the foundation of our culture.

Of course the middle class is shrinking. You no longer have mom or pop around setting the example, going to work every day, demon-strating upward mobility, instilling the work ethic.

I remember very clearly my mother telling me, as pop left for work, that in America, you can do anything you want to do. I believed her. I still do today.

I’ve said this before, and I’ll say it again. Opportunity has never been greater in America than it is right now. For heaven’s sake people, we don’t even have the death trap of health insurance tying us to a dead-end job. Get out there and get after it.

I’ll use my son as an exam-ple. He’s in his 30s and is married with two small children and would like to have more. He has a degree in religion, but decided not to fol-low pastoral paths.

He was working for his father-in-law, doing contracting work, which he enjoyed. After all, Jesus was a carpenter. But he decided he wanted to bring home more payola, enough so that (OMG) his wife wouldn’t have to work (where these kids get these crazy notions, I have no idea).

He made a two-prong at-tack. First, being in the contracting business, he decided he might like to be a building inspector. Remem-ber: goals are 10 percent inspiration and 90 percent perspiration.

He got the self-study mate-rial, stayed up late after his family went to bed, studied his fanny off, took the state certification test, and passed. He is now a state-certified building inspector.

Second, he talked to me about coming into the insurance busi-ness. Gulp. So, once again, he got

the self-study materials, stayed up late after saying goodnight to his family, studied his fanny off, took the state insurance exam, and passed.

In one year, all on his own ini-tiative, with no government help, he studied for and passed two state exams. He is now selling insurance and performing building inspec-tions.

He essentially created a new pro-fession: insurance plus building in-spections. He could call it “insure-spection.” And, oh yes, he’s doing quite well.

Is this an unusual example? It’s unusual in the sense he did this all on his own with no help from any-one. Can other people do this? Ab-solutely.

What he did have, growing up, was two parents that worked very hard. He witnessed failure, success, pick-yourself-back-up-and-get-to-work attitudes, providing for the family, and never-quit determina-tion.

Was he lucky? The definition of luck is: putting yourself in the best position to take advantage of an op-portunity when it arises.

The start of a new year is a time for resolution and goal set-ting. There is a labor shortage in this country. Challenge that gray matter between your shoulders and get to work.

No one is going to do this for you. Parents or no parents, job or no job, Republicans or Democrats in the White House, “American” always has, and always will, end in, “I can.”

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Have a good story? Contact Curt Swarm at 1101 N. Perry St., Mt. Pleasant, IA 52641, email him at [email protected], or call or text him at (319) 217-0526. Merry Christmas!

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He noted the Healthy School Lunches program had “good intentions,” but was hampered by a variation of an old adage.

“You can put a healthy meal in front of kids, but if they don’t like it, they’re not go-ing to eat it,” he said. “I think the amount of meat they’re putting back in addresses the number one problem I was hearing from parents of stu-dents.”

Taylor also asked about a recent poll that suggests citi-zens’ negative view of govern-ment has reached an all-time low. He asked Grassley what is being done to address the general public’s lack of hope in government.

“Well, I think one of the problems is that there aren’t enough people taking part in the process of representa-tive government. I don’t mean just voting. Once you’ve sent someone to Washington, even

it’s someone you didn’t nec-essarily vote for, you should contact them ... or even like I do where I invite people to come to meet with me at town meetings. I wish more people would attend those meetings.”

He also noted the process of representative government is a give-and-take whereby a broad array of viewpoints are competing to be recognized. He said he frequently hears complaints about “partisan-ship” from constituents, but that citizens need to also un-derstand that the political parties, at their grassroots lev-els, are each passionate about particular issues.

Following a question from Taylor about Common Core, Grassley took a moment to give his opinion, in general, about Common Core.

“Common Core may be well-intended. It may even be needed. I’m not going to ar-gue that point,” he said. “But I resent very much the fed-eral government using federal dollars, or the hope of fed-eral dollars, to push Common

Core down the throats of 50 different states, when educa-tion has always been a state’s responsibility. We ought not to have the federal govern-ment dictating a national cur-riculum.”

Due to technical diffi-culties, the Daily News was unable to participate in the program. However, Grassley took time to answer questions directly from the Daily News following the completion of the program.

Prior to the start of the Senate’s Christmas break, Grassley joined a bipartisan group of more than 40 sena-tors in signing a letter to U.S. Labor Secretary Thomas Per-ez expressing disappointment that OSHA was attempting to regulate on-farm harvest activities. Farms with less than 10 employees have been exempted from OSHA regu-lations since 1976.

Friday, Grassley said he has yet to hear of a response to the letter. But he did say he learned of another instance in which a farmer in Ohio was

being fined for not complying with OSHA regulations.

“We still have had no re-sponse regarding the case in Nebraska ... Someone in the Labor Department was smart enough to withdraw the vio-lations in [the Ohio] case,” he said. “This is a fairly typi-cal example of what happens when you have Washington, D.C., bureaucrats running amok ... It’s an island sur-rounded by reality out there.”

Grassley said it’s hard to fathom how one part of a farm operation can be considered exempt from OSHA, and an-other part isn’t, when it’s the same family running the com-bine, hauling the grain out of the field, running it through a drier, and storing it in a bin. He said he is confident the fines will be dropped against the Nebraska farmer involved in the case, because OSHA’s attempt at regulation “doesn’t pass the common sense test.”

In addition to providing a jump start to his annual 99-county trek across Iowa each year, January holds a spe-

cial place in Grassley’s heart for another reason. It is Na-tional Mentoring Month, a subject very near and dear to the senator and his family.

“I did some mentoring myself, though not through an organized effort, and I’ve worked with a group of people in Sioux City, too,” he said. “My son-in-law was an early retiree from John Deere, and he spends up to three days a week now working with Boys and Girls Clubs.”

Grassley said there is a growing need for adult figures, particularly adult men, in the lives of young people all across the U.S. He said he thinks it’s vital for those who have the time to mentor to do so.

He noted there were 31 people at his family’s Thanks-giving dinner this year, in-cluding three people he “never met before.” They were three people who is grandson was mentoring.

“Any mentoring you do, even for a single person, can make a big difference,” he said. “I highly encourage it.”

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Upon arrival, they discovered Mc-Namara laying along the side of the road.

Medical assistance was rendered by the Colfax and Mingo Fire De-partments. Meanwhile, law enforce-ment began conducting an investiga-tion into the incident, which quickly revealed the snowmobile operator had briefly checked on McNamara’s

condition, then left the scene.“Residents in the area, heard Mc-

Namara calling for help, and found him severely injured,” Halferty said this morning. “During the investi-gation, it was determined that Reed was the operator of the snowmobile.

Several attempts were made to in-terview him, however Sheriff ’s dep-uties were unable to do so. An arrest warrant was requested for Reed.”

Online court records show Reed has a handful of misdemeanor driv-ing offenses.

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them for their well-deserved honor.”

This is the eighth year OCS has recognized HomeCare Elite agencies and the second time Skiff has won, indicat-

ing that Skiff Home Care is the agency of choice in Jasper County.

“We are beyond pleased at this recognition,” said Brenda Smith, Home Care direc-tor. “We hope this will lead to greater awareness of what won-derful services we provide to our community.”

Home care is often the best answer to the 5 percent of Americans who suffer from multiple, chronic conditions that account for 50 percent of rising health-care costs. By keeping them out of hospitals and in their homes, home care saves money – and supports an even greater cause.

Many of our country’s se-niors and disabled oppose the idea of being placed in a nurs-ing home or assisted living. And they shouldn’t have to be there, under the Americans with Dis-abilities Act, a 22-year-old law that bans discrimination on the basis of disability. In 1999, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that

people who live in institutions like state hospitals and nursing homes, but could live success-fully on their own, have a civil right under the ADA to get their care at home

To learn more about Skiff, visit www.skiffmed.com or “like” them on www.facebook.com/skiffmed.

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Halferty also will seek the resolu-tion on a matter he had asked the board to table several months back with regard to placing a communi-cations system at the Jasper County Annex/Armory.

During the Oct. 15 meeting, Hal-ferty explained the purpose the new communications would serve at the facility.

“What we are trying to do there

with the new armory, as our emer-gency operations center/emergency management site, it ’s critical that we get some ability out of that building to communicate and have commu-nications, including a backup dis-patch,” Halferty said.

“If, for some reason, we went down at the Sheriff ’s Office or there is a major event such as a flood — such as the flood we had in Colfax and Reasnor areas or major disaster — the emergency operation cen-ter would be open, and it would be critical to have some form of com-

munication coming out of there. So we can be consistent and efficient in handling whatever that disaster is,” he continued.

The agenda didn’t provide a list of bids for the project, but previously Perry-based Spring Valley Wireless had submitted a quote of $16,595, before Halferty and the board decid-ed to seek other bids for the project.

In other business:• Jasper Count Human Resources

Director Dennis Simon will ask the board to approve the mileage rate for county employees for 2014. Simon is

seeking a rate of 56 cents per mile.• County Engineer Russ Stutt is

asking the board to approve two sep-arate measures on projects his de-partment is currently undertaking. The agenda doesn’t provide specific details on the projects at hand.

• The Izaak Walton League is seeking the board’s approval for a liquor license for its facility in rural Newton.

Staff writer Ty Rushing may be contacted at (641) 792-3121, ext. 426, or at [email protected].

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Systems was installed in 1997 and is in need of an upgrade.

The Civic Systems soft-ware package is projected to improve the city’s efficiency and effectiveness with finan-cial operations. It will assist the city in better monitor-

ing and managing its human and monetary resources, and it will allow permit informa-tion in several departments to be shared and tracked electronically.

The council will discuss giving the authorization to purchase an articulated haul truck for the Newton Sani-tary Landfill. Newton Land-fill have been using D-8 doz-

ers with a pull behind tow scraper. The current and fu-ture distance of moving dirt make the dozers less efficient and less economical. The pull-behind tow scraper is 48 years old and was purchased used in 1991. The staff is recommending the purchase of a new Volvo A25F articu-lated haul truck from Scott Van Keppel of Ankeny.

The council will be fixing dates for three public hear-ings on the issuance of gen-eral obligation bonds for the city’s housing initiative.

The first public hear-ing will address the D&D program and the cost of ad-ministering the Housing Program. The second public hearing will address the in-frastructure portion of the

program. The third pub-lic hearing will address the Low-moderate income pro-gram, general development assistance, property acquisi-tion and underwriter cost for the project.

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

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DEAR ABBY: I’m a 28-year-old woman with a fantastic job, a wonderful boyfriend and many friends whom I love dearly. I’m the only one without a child.

Maybe I don’t understand because I’m not a parent myself, but all my friends can talk about is children. Whereas before, we were interested in each other’s lives, I feel like my concerns and accomplishments are being brushed off. An example: I was ex-cited to meet up with a pal to talk about my promotion, but the hour-long dinner was spent mostly teaching her child how to walk between the tables of the restaurant.

I enjoy hearing about my friends and their families, but I feel they are no longer interested in me. Am I expecting too much because we’re at different points in our lives, or am I a bad friend? I’m growing resentful, and I don’t like it. Any words of wisdom? — STILL RELEVANT IN MASSA-CHUSETTS

DEAR STILL RELEVANT: You and your friends ARE at different stages of life. When you were in your teens, you and your friends would talk about dating. Then, as you grew older, the conversations revolved around college, jobs and marriage. As people experience the later stages of life, they talk about other things that are going on in their lives — children, grandkids, ag-ing parents and, finally, their own health concerns.

You’ll maintain and enjoy these friend-ships longer if you understand that. In the meantime, try to set some “adult time only” with your friends.

DEAR ABBY: I have been divorced for 14 years and have dated some, but not a lot. I recently signed up for an online dat-ing service, and here is my dilemma: I have a felony conviction from 25-plus years ago. It did not involve violence, drugs, sex, steal-ing, etc. It was for a white-collar crime. I received four years of probation, which I served without a hitch.

My question is not if I should tell some-one about my conviction, but WHEN. If I say anything at our first meeting, I’m pretty sure it will also be the last meeting. At the same time, I don’t want it to appear that I was hiding it from them.

I might add, this is the only time I have ever been in trouble with the law. I’d appre-ciate your advice on how to deal with this. — ONLINE DATING IN TEXAS

DEAR DATING: The time to tell someone about your conviction is when the relationship stops being casual. At that point, you should disclose that there is a chapter from your past that you think the person should know about — and it’s one that will never be repeated.

DEAR ABBY: After 25 years, I have finally admitted to myself that I’m married to a workaholic, alcoholic womanizer. I have devoted my entire adult life, my time, effort and energy to my family. Now I feel used, abused and disrespected. I’m grateful to be a member of Al-Anon. It has helped me to understand that I cannot change anyone but me.

I have raised three great, successful grown kids. I have yet to make a decision for myself. I married for life. Must I con-tinue to suffer in silence? Or do I hope that there is love, kindness and respect out there to be had? — STALLING IN IOWA

DEAR STALLING: Let me re-mind you what you’ve already learned in Al-Anon: You cannot change anyone but yourself. The same is true of your circum-stances.

You are entitled to receive the same love and respect that you offer to others. I can-not guarantee that you’ll find love. Because your workaholic, alcoholic, womanizing husband hasn’t changed in a quarter of a century, it’s obvious he has no intention of doing so.

You don’t need to find another man in order to be happier than you are now. Being alone could give you peace, contentment and happiness. The question you need to answer honestly for yourself is whether you would be happier without your husband’s negative influence in your life.

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NEWTON — Playing to within four points of Class 4A’s third-ranked Ballard Bombers, Newton’s Cardinals had a strong fi rst half at home Friday.

The Cardinal girls fell into a bad habit — not taking care of the basket-ball — in the second half. The Bombers exploited the Cardinals’ turnovers into a double-digit lead by the 5:39 mark of the third quarter. Ballard walked away with a 57-41 win.

“We have to value the basketball better. It’s all about taking care of the basketball. We came out and played well, but for whatever reason, we came

out fl at in the second half,” said Bran-don Sharp, NHS girls’ head coach.

“We had a two-game stretch and this fi rst half that we showed we can play when we value the ball. We’re forcing things to make that ‘ah’ play in-stead of making the good play and keep the ball.”

Newton began the season losing fi ve games then won two in a row. The Cardinals lost their fi nal game of the fi rst semester and opened the second part of the season with Friday’s loss.

The Cardinals take a 2-1 Little Hawkeye Conference mark into Tues-day’s home game against conference newcomer Dallas Center-Grimes. The Mustangs stand atop of the LHC at

3-0, 6-2.“We played the fi rst 16 minutes ex-

tremely well with a focus and with a purpose,” Sharp said of the Cardinals against Ballard. “Our shot selection was great in the fi rst half.”

Newton worked inside early with two baskets by Shelby Gray and two free throws from Sarah Kalkhoff to take a 6-2 lead. A putback by Hannah Rhoads put the Cardinals up 8-6 with 3:56 left in the fi rst quarter.

Gray sank two free throws and Mi-chaela Jacobsen’s follow shot had New-ton leading 12-8. Jacobsen connected

BONDURANT — Newton’s coaches went into the winter break with one goal in mind — toughen up their team. Head coach Nick Wilkins emphasized that in the team’s fi nal game against Marshalltown. After a 76-66 Cardinal loss to Bondurant-Farrar’s Bluejays on Friday night, that goal remains a work in progress.

The Bluejays were able to score with relative ease under the bucket, getting baskets at will when they needed them the most. Three Bluejays scored in double fi gures, and the most B-F led by was 18 points. A valiant comeback effort got the Cards within a bucket of tying the game up in the fourth quarter, but the Bluejays held on for the win.

Newton’s main bright spot was ju-

nior Tyler Wood, who nearly carried the Cardinals all the way back from that 18-point defi cit. Late in the third quarter, with Newton trailing 55-39, Wood knocked down two free throws and hit a 3-pointer, pulling the Cards within 13 heading into the fi nal quar-ter. Wood nailed a contested long range shot, then stole the ball on the back court pressure, which led to an easy hoop.

Wood came off a screen by Chan-dler Sturtz to hit another 3-pointer to pull the score to 64-61. Down 66-61, freshman Connor Gholson saw his 3-pointer bounce off the rim, but Wood sailed in for the rebound and fi nished through contact. A fi st-pump and an emphatic “and-one!” from Wood got the Cardinal bench excited.

NEWTON — The Newton boys’ bowling team is starting off 2014 on a winning note. The Cardinal boys cap-tured their fi rst win of the season, defeat-ing Clarke of Osceola Saturday.

It was a clean sweep for the Cardinal bowling teams on their home lanes — Cardinal Lanes. The girls and boys var-sity teams and the NHS junior varsity teams won their dual competitions with the Indians and Lady Indians.

The Newton varsity boys posted a 2,440 score against Clarke’s 2,397. Their Baker games were 138, 147, 146, 187, 183 for an 801 score.

Newton’s girls improved to 5-0 in var-sity dual action. They defeated Clarke (4-1) 2,277-1,955. Their Baker games went

154, 206, 141, 203, 125 for a total of 829.“This was a huge win for the boys

against the 4-1 Clarke team,” said Seth Banwell, Newton bowling coach. “We talked about staying positive and remain-ing calm during intense moments of the meets. I think it really made a difference today.”

Banwell said the Cardinal boys only had a six-pin lead over Clarke after the individual games. He said the Newton boys recovered after making poor shots and made great lane adjustments.

“They were more determined and fo-cused this meet and built their lead each Baker game,” Banwell said.

Payton Cox led the charge for the Car-dinal boys with a 373. He rolled a 204 in

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SAYDEL — Colfax-Min-go’s girls and boys came away with similar losses at Saydel on Friday.

The girls took a 68-30 loss, while the boys fell by a fi nal score of 67-25.

C-M’s girls got off to a rocky start, falling behind 19-4 after the fi rst quarter. C-M found its scoring, but couldn’t keep pace with the Eagles.

Senior McKen-zie Co-gley led C - M with 19 p o i n t s and eight rebounds.

T h e T i g e r -h a w k boys fell behind big from the start and continued to lose ground throughout the game. Saydel got on top, 20-4, after the fi rst quarter and led 42-11 at halftime.

Colin Lourens was the lone Tigerhawk in double fi gures, scoring 10 points on 4-for-8 shooting.

Both teams are still search-ing for their fi rst victories of the season for C-M’s basket-ball program.

Their next opportunity will come Tuesday night in a double-header with Collins-Maxwell/Baxter.

Girls GameSaydel — 19-17-20-12 — 68

Colfax-Mingo — 4-11-8-7 — 30C-M — Cogley 19, Ivy Moore 5, Jade Lewis 2, Jessica Albright 2

Boys GameSaydel —20-22-19-6 — 67

Colfax-Mingo —4-7-10-4 — 25Saydel — Alex Gustafson 19, Hunter White 12, Kyler Walter 10, Brandon Hill 9, Mattingly Stone 8C-M — Lourens 10, Jake Lietz 7, Sean Borts 2, Jared Myers 2, Juan Gonzales 2, Blake Summy 2

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Dustin Turner/Daily NewsNewton junior Tyler Wood guards the inbounds pass during the Cards’ loss to Bondu-rant-Farrar on Friday. Wood’s 27 points nearly broungt the Cards back from an 18-point defi cit.

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily NewsDriving right to the basket surrounded by four Ballard defenders is Newton’s Michaela Jacobsen (40) in the fi rst half of Friday’s home game. Jacobsen and the Cardinals played tough in the fi rst half against the third-ranked Bombers but lost 57-41

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily NewsErica Bailey, Newton girls’ varsity, is ready for an approach on the lanes. Bailey helped lead the Cardinal girls to a fi fth straight win Saturday at home agaisnt Clarke of Osceola.

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TuesdayHigh School Basketball

Dallas Center-Grimes at Newton, girls 6 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.Colfax-Mingo at CMB, girls 6 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.PCM at Saydel, girls 6 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.Tri-County at Lynnville-Sully, girls 6 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.Pella Christian at Pella, girls 6 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.

Middle School BasketballNewton 7th girls at Carlisle, 4:30 p.m.

ThursdayHigh School Wrestling

Oskaloosa at Newton, 6:30 p.m.Colfax-Mingo, Saydel at Roland-Story, 6 p.m.PCM at CMB, 6:30 p.m.

Middle School WrestlingNewton at Oskaloosa, 4:30 p.m.

FridayHigh School Basketball

Newton at Grinnell, girls 6 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.Sigourney at Lynnville-Sully, girls 6 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.Norwalk at Pella Christian, girls 6 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.Roland-Story at CMB, girls 6 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.Nevada at PCM, girls 6 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.Gilbert at Colfax-Mingo, girls 6 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.

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BROOKLYN — Lynnville-Sul-ly’s girls took care of business in their fi rst game back off the holiday break Friday. The Hawks used a strong fi rst half to notch a 45-34 win over host B-G-M in South Iowa Cedar League play.

Lynnville-Sully’s boys came up short against B-G-M, losing 46-41.

The Class 1A fourth-ranked Hawk girls led the Bears 30-14 at halftime. B-G-M outscored Lyn-nville-Sully 20-15 in the second half.

“Our girls did a good job in the fi rst half of handling B-G-M’s pressure and getting us into our offense, leading to some open looks,” said Jerry Huls-ing, Hawk girls’ head coach. “We let B-G-M’s pressure speed us up. We didn’t get into an offensive rhythm.”

Lynnville-Sully’s girls were led by Lyndsay Terpstra with 16 points. Cassie Cullen had 10 points, 10 re-bounds and three assists. The Hawks shot 39 percent, 17-of-44, from the

fi eld and went 9-of-22 from the free-throw line.

Madison Rasmusson controlled nine of the team’s 45 rebounds. Lyn-sdra James made four steals.

“Our defense was pretty good, not letting B-G-M get any open looks. It was a good win for us,” Hulsing said.

The Hawks limited the Bears to a frigid 21 percent, 12-of-57, from the fi eld. The Bear girls hit 10-of-22 free throw attempts. B-G-M’s girls were paced by Kayleen Beck with 19 points and 13 rebounds. Jolissa Kreigel grabbed 11 rebounds and added eight points.

IN THE BOYS’ GAME, the Hawks had the Bears where they wanted them, leading 33-30 after three quarters.

Lynnville-Sully trailed 23-19 at halftime, then had a 14-7 surge in the third quarter.

B-G-M outscored Lynnville-Sul-ly 16-8 in the fi nal eight minutes for the win. The Bears knocked down 10-of-17 free throw attempts in the game, while the Hawks were 5-of-12 at the line.

“We struggled to fi nd a rhythm offensively,” Lynnville-Sully boys’ head coach Nick Harthoorn said. “Our defense kept us in the ballgame but we allowed Kyle Gritsch to hurt us too much. We need to come back with a good practice on Monday and

be ready to compete Tuesday night.”The Hawks were 17-of-50 from

the fi eld for 34 percent. The Bears shot at 35 percent, 17 of 49. Lyn-nville-Sully had a 33-32 edge in re-bounding.

T.J. Cun-ningham and Ben Trettin each had 10 points for the Hawks. Kyle VanDyke controlled 11 rebounds and made two as-sists. Darin Hofer had eight rebounds.

The Bears were led by Kyle Gritsch with 27 points, 11 rebounds and four steals. Kaiden Fiebelkorn with 10 points.

Lynnville-Sully’s teams host Tri-County Tuesday in SICL action.

Girls’ GameLynnville-Sully18-12-7-8—45

B-G-M10-4-10-10—34Lynnville-Sully — Terpstra 16, Cullen 10, Rasmusson 7, James 6, Van Rees 4, Van Wyk 2.B-G-M — Beck 19, Kriegel 8, Rudd 3, Hawkins 2, Hall 2.

Boys’ GameLynnville-Sully7-12-14-8—41B-G-M — 11-12-7-16—46

Lynnville-Sully — Cunningham 10, Trettin 10, VanDyke 6, Brand 4, Ehresman 4, Zegers 3, Hofer 4.B-G-M — Gritsch 27, Fiebelkorn 10, Sherwood 1, Kriegel 3, Ryan 2, Tibbetts 5.

Hawk girls defeat Bears, boys come up short By Jocelyn Sheets

Daily News Sports Editor

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ALLEMAN — Prairie City-Monroe’s boys continued their hot start to the basketball season with a truly dominating win over North Polk’s Comets to open 2014. The Mustangs did not allow the host Comets to score in double fi gures in any of the four quarter on their way to a 7-0 record.

PCM held North Polk to just 11 fi eld goals made and four free throw attempts, coming away with a 68-29 victory on the road.

Senior Dillon Bruxvoort’s 19 points led the way for the Mustangs. Zach Uhlenhopp led the team with seven rebounds.

The PCM girls did not get off to

the same hot start to the new year as their male counterparts. The Mus-tang girls continue to struggle away from home, moving to 0-4 on the road and 5-4 overall after a 54-47 loss to the Comets.

North Polk’s Miranda Murphy torched the Mustangs inside. Her 28 points led all scorers and pro-pelled a third-quarter surge that gave the game to the Comets. Me-gan Murphy also chipped in with 19 points, most of her work coming from the outside.

Both teams take on Saydel Tues-day night.

Boys GamePCM — 19-16-17-16 — 68North Polk — 8-6-8-7 — 29

PCM — Bruxvoort 19, Logan Gilman 17, Uhlenhopp 7, Ricky Reeve 5

The Newton Boys JV basketball team suffered a pair of heart-break-ing losses over the weekend. On Fri-day night, the Cardinals dropped a 59-58 thriller to Bondurant-Farrar. Missed lay-ups and miscues cost the Cardinals down the stretch.

Devin Shores was the leading scorer with 18 points and played in less than one half of the game. Drew Stout was next up with 13 points. Stout was tough on defense with seven rebounds and four steals.

On Saturday, it was a repeat ex-perience for the JV boys. The Car-dinals could not hang on to a lead

that they had for most of the game and ended up losing to the Pella Christian JV team, 48-45. All nine Cardinals that got into the game scored. Jarom Williams was lead-ing scorer with eight points. Drew Stout had 5 rebounds, three steals and fi ve assists.

Newton led 31-30 at the half but could not generate much offense in the second half. The JV team falls to 4-4 on the season and are cur-rently in a three game losing slump.

The kids keep losing these tight games in the final seconds. It isn’t about effort, but learning to win. It is something we all have to work on.

The Newton boys ninth grade basketball team earned a split over the weekend. Friday night, the freshmen suffered a disappointing 63-61 loss at Bondurant-Farrar.

On Saturday, the freshman trailed by three in the final minute

of the game against Pella Chris-tian and rallied at the gun to come away with a hard fought 34-33 victory. Morgan Maher was the leading scorer with 14 points. The Newton ninth graders are now 5-3 on the season. They will play at Dallas Center-Grimes on Mon-day.

Road, sweet road.Three teams won away games on

wild-card weekend, with the San Francisco 49ers capping the victorious road shows with a 23-20 win at frigid Green Bay on Sunday.

Phil Dawson’s 33-yard fi eld goal as the game ended lifted the defend-ing NFC champs into the divisional round, where they will play at Caro-lina. That fi gures to be much warmer than the near-zero temperatures at Lambeau Field.

Meanwhile, the Chargers and Saints further proved the old adage for the NFL playoffs: “Just Get In.”

San Diego took away the ball four times in a 27-10 win at Cincinnati on Sunday that extended the Bengals’ los-ing ways in the postseason to 23 years. The Chargers outscored Cincinnati 20-0 in the second half, handing the Bengals their fi rst home loss this sea-son.

The Chargers next play at AFC top seed Denver next Sunday.

On Saturday, NFC sixth seed New Orleans won 26-24 at Philadelphia. The last time both sixth seeds won was 2010, when the Packers wound up winning the Super Bowl.

New Orleans got its fi rst road play-off victory since entering the league in 1967.

The only home winner, Indianapolis staged a sensational comeback against Kansas City to win 45-44 Saturday.

The Saints visit top-seeded Seattle, where they lost 34-7 during the season, next Saturday. The Colts go to New England, the AFC’s No. 2 seed, next

Saturday night.Saints 26, Eagles 24

At Philadelphia, Shayne Graham gave his 10th team something to cel-ebrate with four fi eld goals, including a 32-yarder on the fi nal play to win. New Orleans had been 0-5 on the road in the postseason, but a strong running game, solid defense and the leadership of Drew Brees.

Thanks to Graham, who was signed 2½ weeks ago when longtime kicker Garrett Hartley was released, they get a chance to start on playoff winning streak away from the Big Easy.

“It really doesn’t matter happened last year or any years past,” Brees said. “We’re not living off the glory or the mistakes of the past.”

Colts 45, Chiefs 44At Indianapolis, the Colts (12-

5) staged one of the NFL’s greatest comebacks. Andrew Luck, showing the touch and poise of, well, Peyton Manning in previous years in Indy, threw three of his four touchdowns in the second half. Luck also scored on a fumble return, and connected with a wide-open T.Y. Hilton on a 64-yard pass. Adam Vinatieri, who knows something about big postseason kicks, made the extra point for the winning edge.

Indy trailed 38-10 in the third quar-ter.

Kansas City (11-6), which began the season 9-0, will have a tough time putting this loss behind it.

“Any time you’re leading like that and then have them battle back and then take it and losing by a point is a tough pill to swallow,” Chiefs QB Alex Smith said.

Mustang teams split at North Polk By Dustin Turner

Daily News Sports Writer

Newton JV loses two close ones Special to the Daily News

Newton frosh earn weekend split Special to the Daily News

JEWELL — Abbie Haupert joined an exclusive club Friday night. While scoring 24 points to lead the Collins-Maxwell/Baxter Raiders to a third-straight win, the senior pushed past the 1,000-point mark for her career.

Haupert’s 24 points helped the Raider girls defeat host South Hamilton 44-37 in Heart of Iowa Conference play. It was the Raiders’ fi rst conference win of the season. The Raider girls are 3-8 overall. Haupert stands at 1,001 points for her career.

Collins-Maxwell/Baxter’s boys suffered their fi rst loss in seven outings at the hands of the South Hamilton Hawks. The Hawks downed the Raiders 65-48.

The Raider boys had won six in a row. They are 6-3 on the season.

South Hamilton’s boys held the Raiders to just six points in the fi rst quarter and led 32-13 at halftime. The Hawks were able to keep the Raiders at bay in the second half.

Bryce Kemp was the lone Raider to score in double-digits with 19 points. He also had eight rebounds. CMB shot a cold 30 percent, 15-of-49, from the fi eld. The Raiders struggled at the free-throw line also, hitting 15-of-25 chances.

Zach Samson pulled down nine rebounds for CMB. Kemp had two steals and Seth Balke handed out three assists.

South Hamilton’s Trevor Ulles-tad hit four 3-pointers on his way to 20 points. Collin Hill had 14 points for the Eagles and Ross Ender-son downed three 3-pointers as he scored 13 points. The Hawks shot 46 percent, 23-of-49, from the fi eld and downed 13-of-14 free throw at-tempts.

THE CMB GIRLS trailed 12-8

after one quarter but outscored the Hawks 16-9 in the second period for a 24-21 halftime lead. Each team tossed in nine points in the third quarter. The Raiders notched the win with an 11-7 surge in the fourth quarter.

“We played a poor fi rst quarter, but were able to right the ship and recover in the fi nal three quarters,” said Jamie Zabel, CMB girls‘ head coach. “Down the stretch, our size inside and their foul trouble really contributed to us being able to keep our lead throughout the fourth quarter.”

Along with Haupert, the Raider girls got 15 points from junior Lexi Breon. Breon dished out nine as-sists. Haupert had 17 rebounds for another double-double on the sea-son, plus made fi ve steals for the Raiders.

CMB shot 39 percent, 17-of-44, from the fi eld and hit 8-of-18 free throw attempts. South Hamilton connected for fi ve 3-pointers on the night, shooting 36 percent (14-of-39) from the fi eld. It sank 4-of-9 free throw attempts.

South Hamilton was led by Sa-vana Strangeland with 12 points.

The CMB teams host Colfax-Mingo’s squads in Heart of Iowa Conference play Tuesday in Baxter.

Girls’ GameCMB 8-16-9-11—44

South Hamilton 12-9-9-7—37CMB — Haupert 10-4-3-24, Breon 4/2-1-1-15, Schmitz 0-2-2-2, Ziesman 0-0-2-0, Ritter 0-0-2-0, Eslinger 1-1-1-3. TOTALS: 15/2-8-11-44.South Hamilton — Fisher 1-0-5-2, Kal. Lucas 1/1-0-1-5, Monthel 0/1-0-3-3, Ervin 0-1-1-1, Kay. Lucas 1/1-0-2-5, Garcia 0-1-0-1, Strangeland 5-2-4-12, Swenson 1/2-0-1-8. TOTALS: 9/5-4-17-37.

Boys’ GameCMB 6-13-13-16—48

South Hamilton 17-15-17-16—65CMB — Kemp 7-5-2-19, Moorman 0-2-1-2, Galloway 2-2-1-6, Samson 2-0-3-4, Balke 0-4-5-4, Nissen 0-0-2-0, Thomson 0-1-0-1, Gunderson 1-0-1-2, Girard 1-1-2-3. TOTALS: 13/2-15-17-48.South Hamilton — Ullestad 4/4-0-2-20, Hill 5-4-3-14, Enderson 1/3-2-2-13, Hislop 2-1-2-5, Smith 0-0-3-0, Zoske 1-4-1-6, Puls 0-0-3-0, Quam 0-0-1-0, Winter-mote 3-2-3-8. TOTALS: 16/7-13-20-66.

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NEWTON — With very few games under their belts, Newton’s freshman girls came out strong at home Saturday against Pella Christian. The Cardinals turned an 8-0 first-quarter lead into a 39-23 victory over the Eagles.

“This was a great team effort,” said Tara Zehr, Newton assistant coach. “The girls played hard, rebounded well and scored of-ten on fastbreak opportunities.”

Newton led Pella Christian 20-10 at halftime.

After three quarters, the Cardinals were up 27-16. The NHS freshman girls have only lost one game this season.

Ryanne Rausch had a game-high 13 points for the Cardinals. Courtney Jacob-sen fired in 10 points and Taylor Shipley had seven points.

Also scoring for Newton were: Ellie Horn with four, Morgan Allen and Mack-enzie Hansen with two points each, and Kaitlyn Barnes with one point.

The freshmen were to have played at Dallas Center-Grimes today. The game was cancelled because both schools were not in session today because of the severe cold weather.

Newton JV Girls lose close

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily NewsNewton’s Jessica Reynolds (42) tries to save the basketball along the baseline during the girls’ junior varsity game Friday at home against Ballard. Ballard defeated Newton 22-17.

Newton freshman girls win at home


at the 1:12 mark and Lizzie Stock used an offensive rebound to score to give Newton a 16-11 lead.

Ballard’s Emily Knittel got down low in the block and scored. Jenna Moody turned a steal into a three-point play for the Bombers. The game was knotted 16-16 at the end of the fi rst quarter.

Three Newton turnovers resulted in a nine-point run by the Bombers in the opening two minutes of the second quar-ter. The Cardinals responded with two buckets from Gray.

On the net possession, Rhoads turned to fi nd Jacobsen streaking toward the basket and made the quick pass across the free-throw lane. Jacobsen scored, was

fouled and hit the free throw.Rhoads sank one of two free throws

to make it 25-24 at the 3:35 mark of the second period. Newton had several op-portunities to take the lead but missed. A 3-pointer by Ballard’s Taylor Larson came with 57 seconds before halftime. Ballard held a 28-24 lead at the break.

“We talked about how the fi rst four minutes of the second half were going to be very important for us. We came out fl at in the second half with a lack of focus and intensity,” Sharp said.

Newton had a rash of turnovers to open the third quarter. Sharp pointed that 14 of the Newton’s 25 turnovers in the game came in the second half “and seven or eight in that fi rst bit of the third quar-ter.”

Ballard cashed in with nine straight

points to gain a 37-24 lead. Jacobsen got out and scored in transition for Newton with the 3:46 remaining in the period. Ja-cobsen drilled a 3-pointer to make it 41-29 by the end of the quarter.

The Cardinals and the Bombers traded baskets much of the fi nal eight minutes. Newton wasn’t able narrow the gap under 10 points.

“We like what we’ve seen from our team since the beginning of the season. We’ve made a lot of progress. One area we really have to focus on now is valuing the basketball,” Sharp said.

Jacobsen led the Cardinals with 15 points, fi ve rebounds and two steals. Gray added 10 points and grabbed fi ve re-bounds. The Cardinals shot 31 percent, 15-of-49, from the fi eld and hit 9-of-14 free throw attempts.

Ballard connected at a 43-percent clip (21-of-49) from the fi eld and sank 12-of-14 free throw attempts. Knittel paced the Bombers with 22 points and Gabie Doud added 17 points. Jenna Moody scored 13 points.

Newton held a 39-24 rebound edge over Ballard. Stock pulled eight rebounds and Kalkhoff had six rebounds. Rhoads dished out three assists. Alex Hutchinson and Jacobsen had two steals each.

Ballard 16-12-13-16—57Newton 16-8-5-12—41

Newton — Jenkins 1-1-3-3, Stock 1-0-2-2, Hutchinson 0/1-0-3-3, Rhoads 2-1-1-5, Gray 4-2-3-10, Gray 4-2-3-10, Jacobsen 5/1-2-3-15, Kalkhoff 0-3-4-3. TOTALS: 13/2-9-19-41.Ballard — Peterson 0-2-2-2, Moody 3/2-1-2-13, Doud 7-3-5-17, McGee 0-0-1-0, Knittel 8-6-2-22, Ihle 0-0-2-0, Ossian 0-0-1-0, Dubberke 0-0-2-0, Larson 0/1-0-1-3. TOTALS: 18/3-12-18-57.

He nailed the free throw to make it a two-point game. B-F junior Tyvin Riley got to the hoop on the other end to make it a four-point game, and the Bluejays closed it out from there.

Wood fi nished with 27 points to lead the Cardinals in scoring. He shot 10-for-18 from the fi eld and 4-for-5 from long range. Sturtz had 14 points on 3-for-7 shoot-ing. Daquan Allen nearly had a double-double, leading the Cards in rebounds with 14 and pouring in nine points. The Cardinals shot 21-for-48 as a team.

Riley and senior Drake Fuller led the Bluejays in scor-

ing, both had 19 points. Se-nior center Sam Duffy killed the Cards underneath the hoop, picking up 18 points and 13 rebounds, with fi ve of the rebounds coming on the offensive end of the fl oor. The Bluejays shot 29-for-64 on the night.

The loss for Newton gets the 2014 portion of the season off to a rocky start. Barring extreme weather conditions, Newton will host Dallas Cen-ter-Grimes on Tuesday, hop-ing to avoid a third straight loss.

Newton — 16-11-17-22 — 66B-F — 16-12-29-19 — 76

Newton — Wood 27, Sturtz 14, Allen 9, Easley 7B-F — Riley 19, Fuller 19, Huff 18, Grant Petersen 7

his opening game and fi nished with a 169 in the second. Jake Karlzen came up with a 356 total (189, 167). Alex Bare fi nished with a 285 after having a 96 in the his opener, he came back with a 189.

“As the lanes were getting dryer, Payton moved his feet and target left to get into the pocket,” Banwell said. “I was proud of Payton for quickly reading the lanes to fi nd the pocket. Jake Karlzen and Bryan Mc-Mahon also gave solid performances aver-aging 179 per game. The boys are working better as a team and hopefully this taste of victory will help them the second half of the season.”

Nick VanSteeg had a total of 268 (147,121) and Reid Miller fi nished with a 262 (129,133). Bryan McMahon threw a 257 total (189,168).

“The girls had another great day on the lanes, winning by 322 pins. The girls’ individ-

ual scores were very close averaging from 139 to 160 pins,” Banwell said. “ None of the girls bowled an extremely high game, but each per-son pulled their weight and bowled very well.”

Madison Humphrey paced the Cardinal girls with a 320 (160, 160) while Erica Bailey rolled a 306 (169, 137). Melanie Stice posted a 297 (157, 140) and Mariah Gonzales had a 293 (180, 113). Bailee Stier had games of 130 and 148 for a 278 and Courtney Tabor shot a 242 (119, 123).

After the individual games, the girls had a 228-pin lead. During the Baker round, the girl’s rallied together and really extended their lead; throwing two huge games of 203 and 206, Banwell said.

“The girls are very supportive of each other and cheer when a great shot is thrown and give encouragement when needed,” Banwell said.

Newton’s bowling teams travel to Knoxville this coming Saturday, taking on Knoxville and Oskaloosa.

Bowling: Payton makes late adjustmentContinued from Page 7A

Girls: Third quarter turnovers haunt Cardinals in comeback attemptContinued from Page 7A

Boys: Wood scores 27 in late effortContinued from Page 7A

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THE IOWA DISTRICT COURTJASPER COUNTYIN THE MATTER OF THE ES-TATE OFCHERYL D. GRAM, DeceasedProbate No. ESPR036424NOTICE OF PROBATE OFWILL, OF APPOINTMENT OFEXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TOCREDITORSTo All Persons Interested in theEstate of Cheryl D. Gram, De-ceased, who died on or aboutNovember 26, 2013:You are hereby notified that onthe 30th day of December, 2013,the last will and testament ofCheryle D. Gram, deceased,bearing date of the 9th day ofApirl, 1980, was admitted to pro-bate in the above named courtand that Michelle Brunsen wasappointed executor of the estate.Any action to set aside the willmust be brought in the districtcourt of said county within the lat-er to occur of four months fromthe date of the second publica-tion of this notice or one monthfrom the date of mailing of thisnotice to all heirs of the decedentand devisees under the willwhose identities are reasonablyascertainable, or thereafter beforever barred.Notice is further given that all per-sons indebted to the estate arerequested to make immediatepayment to the undersigned, andcreditors having claims againstthe estate shall file them with theclerk of the above named districtcourt, as provided by law, dulyauthenticated, for allowance, andunless so filed by the later to oc-cur of four months from the sec-ond publication of this notice orone month from the date of mail-ing of this notice (unless other-wise allowed or paid) a claim isthereafter forever barred.Dated this 30th day of December,2013.Michelle BrunsenExecutor of estate9003 Valdez DriveUrbandale, IA 50322Address*Designated Codicil(s) if any, withdate(s)Adam D. Otto,ICIS PIN No: AT0009064Attorney for executorOTTO LAW OFFICE PLLC123 W. 2ND ST. N., PO BOX 1356Newton, IA [email protected] of second publication 13thday of January, 2014Probate Code Section 304

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THE IOWA DISTRICT COURTJASPER COUNTYIN THE MATTER OF THE ES-TATE OFRONALD LEE HOLDER, De-ceasedProbate No. ESPR036425NOTICE OF PROBATE OFWILL, OF APPOINTMENT OFEXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TOCREDITORSTo All Persons Interested in theEstate of Ronald Lee Holder, De-ceased, who died on or aboutNovember 20, 2013:You are hereby notified that onthe 30th day of December, 2013,the last will and testament ofRonald Lee Holder, deceased,bearing date of the 21st day ofOctober, 2013, was admitted toprobate in the above named courtand that Lloyd Machin was ap-pointed executor of the estate.Any action to set aside the willmust be brought in the districtcourt of said county within the lat-er to occur of four months fromthe date of the second publica-tion of this notice or one monthfrom the date of mailing of thisnotice to all heirs of the decedentand devisees under the willwhose identities are reasonablyascertainable, or thereafter beforever barred.Notice is further given that all per-sons indebted to the estate arerequested to make immediatepayment to the undersigned, andcreditors having claims againstthe estate shall file them with theclerk of the above named districtcourt, as provided by law, dulyauthenticated, for allowance, andunless so filed by the later to oc-cur of four months from the sec-ond publication of this notice orone month from the date of mail-ing of this notice (unless other-wise allowed or paid) a claim isthereafter forever barred.Dated this 30th day of December,2013.Lloyd MachinExecutor of estate6614 Iowa StreetNewton, IA 50208Address*Designated Codicil(s) if any, withdate(s)Adam D. Otto,ICIS PIN No: AT0009064Attorney for executorOTTO LAW OFFICE PLLC123 W. 2nd St. N., PO Box 1356Newton, IA [email protected] of second publication 13thday of January, 2014Probate Code Section 304

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Stocks mixed on Wall StreetNEW YORK (AP) — Stocks were mixed early

Monday at the start of first full week of trading of the year. This week investors will get a chance to see the final monthly jobs report of 2013 and minutes from the Federal Reserve’s December policy meet-ing.

The Standard & Poor’s 500 was flat at 1,831 in early trading. The Dow Jones industrial average fell one point to 16,468. The Nasdaq composite fell 10 points to 4,121.

The stock market got off to a sluggish start for 2014. The S&P 500 fell for the first two days of the year since 2005. Falling oil prices weighed on energy stocks.

Men’s Wearhouse is going hostile in its takeover bid for Jos. A. Bank Clothiers. A $1.61 billion bid announced early Monday comes four months af-ter Jos. A. Bank made its own takeover bid for its larger rival. Men’s Wearhouse rejected the offer and bid for Jos. A. Bank. After failing to reach a deal, Men’s Wearhouse is going directly to Jos. A. Bank shareholders. Jos. A. Bank rose $2, or 3.7 percent, to $56.41. Men’s Wearhouse climbed 58 cents, or 1.1 percent, to $51.19.

Sirius XM rose 27 cents, or 7.6 percent, to $3.84 after Liberty Media said late Friday that it wants to take full ownership of the satellite radio company in a deal that would value it at nearly $23 billion.

The yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell to 2.98 percent from 3 percent on Friday. The price of oil rose 14 cents, or 0.2 percent, to $94.09. Gold was little changed from Friday at $1,239.10 an ounce.

World markets were mixed Monday. In Europe, Britain’s FTSE 100 was unchanged at 6,742 while Germany’s DAX rose 0.1 percent to 9,448. France’s CAC-40 was almost flat at 4,242. Tokyo’s Nikkei shed 2.3 percent to 15,909 and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng fell 0.6 percent to 22,684.

The minutes from the Federal Open Market Committee will be released on Wednesday. They will offer insight into the Fed’s thinking after it be-gan winding down its monthly $85 billion bond-buying program. The highlight of the week will likely be Friday when the Labor Department re-leases its jobs report for December. That’s going to influence the Fed’s decision as to the pace at which it reduces its bond purchases in coming months.

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Photo SubmittedHappy faces with dog grooming at Barking Beauties Boarding and Grooming.

Barking Beauties Boarding and Grooming expanding services in 2014

Pet owners going on vaca-tion always have one task on their checklist: What do I do with my pets while on vaca-tion?

Barking Beauties Board-ing and Grooming is one of the newest locations for pets to take a vacation. Business owner and operator Delynn Miller of Newton opened her dog grooming business in 2010. She has recently added boarding services on Nov. 1 at a new location. Miller has slowly began to expand her operations since starting her boarding services, but plans on even more expansions of ser-vices after the official ribbon cutting in April.

“We hosted a pet New Year’s Eve party with cupcakes, or-ganic treats and presents for the pets, so their owners could bring in the New Year without having to worry about their pets,” Miller said.

Barking Beauties has been offering monthly specials on her individual services each month.

Miller also has a gift shop for pets running, which offers food, toys, treats and clothing.

“We have a fully stocked gift shop with everything you will need to keep your pets begging to come back to Bark-ing Beauties,” said Miller. “We’re always bringing in new items to keep things fresh for you and your pets.”

Miller has been in the busi-ness of pet grooming for 11 years. She worked most of that time in the Des Moines area, where she grew up. She moved to Newton four years ago and opened up her business.

Barking Beauties is located at 2198 E. Fifth St. S., just be-hind the high school.

“It’s a beautiful location, has

room for pets to run around and heated floors for comfort,” Miller said.

For more information about the services and rates of Bark-ing Beauties Boarding and Grooming, call (515) 313-6155, or visit them on Face-book at https://www.facebook.com/deedeepet.

By Zach JohnsonDaily News Staff Writer

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

“We’re always bringing in new items to keep things fresh for you and your pets.” — Delynn Miller, business owner

of Barking Beauties Boarding and Grooming

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