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Contributed photoHypnotist Kenny Holle of Creston and assistant Jessica Goodvin of Corning will host a 90-min-ute comedy show Saturday at Creston High School auditorium.

Creston hypnotist will hold comedy show Saturday By KYLE WILSONCNA assistant managing editor [email protected]

Have you ever been hypnotized?If not, your chance is Saturday at Creston High

School auditorium. Hypnotist Kenny Holle — owner of Panther Lanes in Creston — will team up with as-sistant Jessica Goodvin of Corning for a 90-min-ute comedy show.

It begins at 8 p.m. Sat-urday. The cost is $20 at the door with part of the proceeds donated to Creston Activities Booster Club.

“Get a babysitter (for the kids) and come en-joy a night of laughter,” Holle said. “What else is there to do in Creston? Why not give it a try? This will be a Vegas-type of hypnotist show, but on a smaller scale.”

Holle recently re-ceived certified hypno-tist training in Vegas, Nev., and Cocoa Beach, Fla. The show Saturday is for those 16 and older. Anyone younger than 16 years old must be ac-companied by an adult.

“We will have skits where those hypnotized will be driving a Ferrari, having a lollipop licking contest, playing in an orchestra band and more,” Holle said.

Holle said he will also be available after Saturday’s show for a meet and greet.

Holle offers hypnotherapy to help people quit smoking, stymie migraines, lose weight and more. Those interested in hypnotherapy can talk with him after the show or call 641-782-3031.

REHEARSALHolle will have rehears-al at the Creston High School auditorium 6 p.m. tonight and Thurs-day and final rehearsal is 5 p.m. Friday. He said the rehearsals are open to the public and those wanting to be hypno-tized are welcome.

COSTThe cost is $20 at the door with part of the proceeds donated to Creston Activities Booster Club.

WHERE?The show starts 8 p.m. Saturday at Creston High School auditorium.

Ash trees in distress: What to do part iii

By STEPHANI FINLEYCNA managing editor [email protected]

Editor’s note: This is the third in a three-part series on the emerald ash borer and how to tell if a tree has been attacked, prevention and treatment to stop or slow the spread of the de-structive beetle.

Once an ash tree is in-fested by the emerald ash borer (EAB), nothing can be done.

But, there are treatment options for healthy ash trees.

Mark Shour, Iowa State Extension entomologist, talked about treatment op-tions to prevent EAB during a public meeting Thursday evening at Supertel Inn and Conference Center.

Shour said EAB gener-ally will start in an older and weaker trees.

“Once infested, it’ll stay infested. Eventually it will die. Once the large one is dead, it’ll hit the little ones,” said Shour. “If you have a sickly tree, don’t think about treating it — only healthy ones.”Don’t panick

Shour said do not re-move an ash tree until it is infested and, even then, to wait until it is dead or de-caying. He said the wood from a dead ash is still usable for firewood and furniture building. But, in quarantined areas the wood cannot be moved out

of the quarantined area.Shour said, since the

adult emerald ash borer does not fly a great dis-tance, it could be 15 to 25 years before some ash trees in the area are affected.

Residential homeowners have two options for apply-ing treatments to healthy ash trees — soil drench and granular.

The active ingredient in the soil drench product is imidacloprid or imidaclo-prid plus clothianidin and is used to treat trees up to 60 inches, or 20 inches diameter at breast height

(dbh). The granular prod-uct contains dinotefuran, imidacloprid or imidaclo-prid plus clothianidin and is for trees up to 36 inches, or 12 inches dbh.

“You don’t want to apply these during the winter,” said Shour. “The best time to treat is when the tree is functioning, not when it’s asleep.”Yearly

Shour said treatment is only to be done on trees within a 15-mile radius of an infested tree once it has been positively identified.

An infested ash tree has been positively identified in Union County near the center of Creston, there-fore any ash tree in Union County is eligible to be treated.

“Based on what they found, it’s been here about three years,” he said.

Some products are ap-plied in the spring, some can be applied either in the spring or fall.

“You can only treat once a year,” Shour said. “If you treat in the spring, you can’t do it again in the fall.”

Most products will need to be applied yearly. Only one product, Tree-Age, is

good for two years, and it requires application by a certified professional.

Shour said these chemi-cals will not kill birds or bees, but will kill caterpil-lars that eat ash tree mate-rials. But, he added, if there are flowering bushes under a treated ash tree the flow-ers will be toxic to bees.

“Read the product label carefully before you buy it,” he said. “Application is based on the size of the tree.

CNA photo by STEPHANI FINLEYMark Shour, center, Iowa State Extension entomologist, talks to area property owners after a public meeting about the emerald ash borer held Thursday at Supertel Inn and Conference Center. The destructive insect has been positively identified in Creston.

If you suspect emerald ash borer, contact:

• Iowa State University Extension department of entomology, 515-294-1101

• Iowa Department of Natural Resources, 515-281-5918

• Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, 515-725-1470

For more information, visit: www.emeraldash-borer.info or www.na.fs.fed.us/fnp/eab/info/info.shtm

Contact info

Contributed photoHoney bees and other pollinators can be harmed by insecticides applied to flowering plants and bushes under an ash tree.

Please seeASH BORER, Page 2

SWCC dorm public hearings set By BAILEY POOLMANCNA staff [email protected]

Southwestern Community College Board of Directors met for a regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday and voted to hold public hearings for various as-pects of the new dormitory project.

All board members were present.The public hearing will be held Feb.

11 for finishing work on the new dor-mitory, including paving, landscaping, masonry, finish carpentry, insulation and siding.

“I’m really amazed that they are where they’re at to date,” said Tom Lesan, SWCC vice president of eco-

nomic develop-ment. “There are a few days ... they think they’re be-hind.

The concrete pad for the building was finished in Novem-ber, and workers have started laying block, which the framing will sprout up from.

“December was pretty much all the infrastructure, all the in-ground stuff,” Lesan said. “Now, it’s time to go vertical.”

However, there were concerns with the materials. A shipment of rerod

hasn’t reached the campus, and cur-rently there is a shortage of drywall across the state, causing the price of drywall to increase.

Despite concerns, the college has currently saved approximately $167,000 on the project.

“We are still looking at a July 14 turnkey time period,” Lesan said.

The July 14 completion date is ear-lier than the originally planned date of Sept. 17.

The new college dormitory will be located south of the Instructional Center on the Creston campus, and is being built to accomodate an influx of students applying to stay in on-cam-pus housing.

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Anne Kilgore Creston

Anne Kilgore, 54, of Cres-ton died Jan. 10, 2014, at G r e a t e r R e g i o n a l M e d i c a l Center.

Memori-al services will be at a later date. Powers Funeral Home, junction of highways 34 and 25, is in charge of ar-rangements. Memorials are to be determined. Online condolences may be left at www.powersfh.com.

Anne Cecil Kilgore, daughter of Clara Viola (Clay) and George Samuel Kilgore, was born Nov. 19, 1959, in Clearfield.

Anne graduated from Clearfield High School in 1977. She grew up in the Clearfield area, worked at Bennett Bowling, walked

beans and did other various jobs in the summer.

Anne later worked at Clearview Nursing Home for 35 years in a variety of dif-ferent positions including as a certified nursing assistant and in dietary and laundry/housekeeping, before retir-ing because of her health.

Anne is survived by her partner Rebecca De Carlo of Creston, daughter Liz Kilgo-re of Clearfield, mother Clara Kilgore of Clearfield; brothers, David (wife Bever-ly) Kilgore of New Zealand, Kevin (wife Cathy) Kilgore of Diagonal, James Charles Kilgore of Creston and Gor-don (wife Leslie) Kilgore of Saint Joseph, Mo.; sister Kerry Saville of Clearfield; and numerous nieces, neph-ews, cousins and other fam-ily members.

Anne was preceded in death by her father in 2004, sister Margaret Kilgore in 2006 and brother-in-law Richard Saville in 2010.

Brittany Cruz Orient

Brittany Cruz, 15, of Ori-ent died Jan. 14, 2014, at the University of Iowa Hospital

in Iowa City.Services are pending at

Powers Funeral Home, junc-tion of highways 34 and 25, Creston.

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Branstad, Reynolds to make campaign announcement

URBANDALE (MCT) – Gov. Terry Branstad, who has raised $4.1 million for a likely re-election bid for a six-term, announced Tues-day that he and Lt. Gov. Reynolds will travel to 14 cities to discuss Iowa’s fu-ture starting with a “a major campaign announcement” Wednesday night.

According to a Branstad-Reynolds press release, the Republican governor, the lieutenant governor and leaders from across the state will gather to discuss the ac-complishments seen under the leadership of Branstad and Reynolds and share their vision for building Io-wa’s future.

“Tomorrow night, Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds and I are making a major campaign announcement about the future of Iowa. We would love it if you could attend this historic announcement at the Hy-Vee Conference Center in West Des Moines at 6:30 p.m.,” Branstad said in an email message distributed by his campaign.

“Iowa is on a path to a brighter future. Jobs are roaring back. We’ve cut the size and scope of govern-ment and have signed into

law the largest property tax cut in history. We are imple-menting historic education reform and healthcare initia-tives. This is how we build Iowa’s future,” the Branstad email added.

After Wednesday’s an-nouncement in West Des Moines, Branstad and Reyn-olds are scheduled to make stops in Pella, Ottumwa, Fort Madison, Muscatine and Davenport on Thursday; in Dubuque, Cedar Rap-ids, Waterloo, and Mason City on Friday; and in Fort Dodge, Orange City, Sioux City and Council Bluffs on Saturday.

Branstad was first elected governor in 1982. The Lake Mills Republican served un-til January 1999, when he stepped down after four, four-year terms.

After 12 years of Demo-crats Tom Vilsack and Chet Culver residing in Terrace Hill, Branstad decided to come out of political retire-ment and leave a post as president of Des Moines University to successfully seek a fifth term in 2010.

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CNA photo by BAILEY POOLMAN

Suit up: Creston volunteer firefighters, from left, Taner Morey and Tony Henry put face masks and air packs on before going into a house on fire, while Todd Jackson, Creston fire chief, talks with another firefighter in the fire truck. According to a Creston Fire report, firefighters were dispatched 11:27 a.m. Tuesday to 810 W. Jefferson St., owned by Darlene Cottrell, for a possible fire in a house. Upon arrival, firefighers found light smoke coming from the ceiling around a light fixture in a bathroom. Firefighters exposed and extinguished the fire. Cause of the fire is unknown, though, Jackson said it is possibly electrical in nature. Damage estimate is $8,000.

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More is not better.”ScamsShour said a professional

can also be hired to treat the trees or remove them, but,

he said, “be a wary consum-er.” There may be people who say they can treat, trim or remove the trees, but if they are not certified pro-fessionals, you could be the victim of a scam.

“Get written estimates,” he said. “And check vendor references.”

Shour said even with treatment EAB can spread.

“Is this product guaran-teed? Absolutely not,” he

said. “It’s considered to be 95 percent effective, but there’s no guarantee. Gen-erally, the thinking is they do a pretty good job of controlling the emerald ash borer.”

ASH BORER:

Hatch critical of Branstad’s 2014 agenda

DES MOINES (MCT) – Gov. Terry Branstad’s chief rival in the 2014 governor’s race Tuesday criticized the incumbent Republican for taking a politically safe and easy legislative course while ignoring the important prob-lems.

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jack Hatch, state senator from Des Moines, said there were ideas the governor put forth in Tues-day’s Condition of the State address that he could em-brace, but he did not hear bold leadership on ways to upgrade the state’s criti-cal transportation and in-frastructure needs, bolster education from preschool to college, grow Iowa’s rural economy or boost wages.

“I think this is the speech of a governor who clearly has been here too long,” Hatch told a Statehouse news con-ference after he addressed a joint session of the 85th Iowa General Assembly.

“The governor’s agenda is timid, lukewarm, retreads of the past,” the Des Moines Democrat said.

“It’s really too bad that the governor is focusing more on his record of lon-gevity than on Iowa’s bold future,” Hatch added. “He’s just looking at how he can govern in the easiest way and not how to get things accom-plished.”

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Markets

Today's WeatherLocal 5-Day Forecast

Thu

1/16

35/8Windy with a fewsnow showers devel-oping later in theday. High near 35F.

Sunrise Sunset7:40 AM 5:15 PM

Fri

1/17

24/21More sun thanclouds. Highs in themid 20s and lows inthe low 20s.


Sat

1/18

36/24Mostly sunny. Highsin the mid 30s andlows in the mid 20s.


Sun

1/19

48/29Mainly sunny. Highsin the upper 40s andlows in the upper20s.


Mon

1/20

45/18Times of sun andclouds. Highs in themid 40s and lows inthe upper teens.


Des Moines36/8

Cedar Rapids33/3

Sioux City39/33

Creston35/8

Iowa At A Glance

Area CitiesCity Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond.Algona 30 1 sn shower Davenport 34 5 sn shower Marshaltown 33 2 sn showerAtlantic 34 7 sn shower Des Moines 36 8 sn shower Mason City 29 -1 sn showerAubudon 35 7 sn shower Dubuque 33 6 sn shower Onawa 36 8 sn showerCedar Rapids 33 3 sn shower Farmington 39 8 cloudy Oskaloosa 34 5 sn showerCenterville 37 8 windy Fort Dodge 32 3 sn shower Ottumwa 35 6 cloudyClarinda 37 9 sn shower Ft Madison 41 7 windy Red Oak 37 9 sn showerClarion 29 1 sn shower Guttenberg 31 4 sn shower Sioux Center 32 3 sn showerClinton 34 6 sn shower Keokuk 40 8 cloudy Sioux City 39 33 pt sunnyCouncil Bluffs 37 9 sn shower Lansing 32 7 sn shower Spencer 30 1 sn showerCreston 35 8 sn shower LeMars 35 4 sn shower Waterloo 30 1 sn shower

National CitiesCity Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond.Atlanta 46 31 mst sunny Houston 59 38 sunny Phoenix 73 45 sunnyBoston 48 35 mst sunny Los Angeles 84 51 sunny San Francisco 71 46 sunnyChicago 19 16 pt sunny Miami 60 41 pt sunny Seattle 50 39 pt sunnyDallas 58 38 sunny Minneapolis 20 18 sn shower St. Louis 30 25 pt sunnyDenver 48 29 sunny New York 43 36 pt sunny Washington, DC 45 33 pt sunny

Moon Phases

FirstJan 8

FullJan 16

LastJan 24

NewJan 30

UV IndexThu

1/162

Low

Fri1/17

2

Low

Sat1/18

2

Low

Sun1/19

2

Low

Mon1/20

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 Offi cial Weather Station: high past 24 hours (39), low past 24 hours (21) and precipitation ending 7 a.m. today (.0)

Today's WeatherLocal 5-Day Forecast

Thu

1/16

35/8Windy with a fewsnow showers devel-oping later in theday. High near 35F.


Fri

1/17

24/21More sun thanclouds. Highs in themid 20s and lows inthe low 20s.


Sat

1/18

36/24Mostly sunny. Highsin the mid 30s andlows in the mid 20s.


Sun

1/19

48/29Mainly sunny. Highsin the upper 40s andlows in the upper20s.


Mon

1/20

45/18Times of sun andclouds. Highs in themid 40s and lows inthe upper teens.


Des Moines36/8

Cedar Rapids33/3

Sioux City39/33

Creston35/8

Iowa At A Glance

Area CitiesCity Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond.Algona 30 1 sn shower Davenport 34 5 sn shower Marshaltown 33 2 sn showerAtlantic 34 7 sn shower Des Moines 36 8 sn shower Mason City 29 -1 sn showerAubudon 35 7 sn shower Dubuque 33 6 sn shower Onawa 36 8 sn showerCedar Rapids 33 3 sn shower Farmington 39 8 cloudy Oskaloosa 34 5 sn showerCenterville 37 8 windy Fort Dodge 32 3 sn shower Ottumwa 35 6 cloudyClarinda 37 9 sn shower Ft Madison 41 7 windy Red Oak 37 9 sn showerClarion 29 1 sn shower Guttenberg 31 4 sn shower Sioux Center 32 3 sn showerClinton 34 6 sn shower Keokuk 40 8 cloudy Sioux City 39 33 pt sunnyCouncil Bluffs 37 9 sn shower Lansing 32 7 sn shower Spencer 30 1 sn showerCreston 35 8 sn shower LeMars 35 4 sn shower Waterloo 30 1 sn shower

National CitiesCity Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond.Atlanta 46 31 mst sunny Houston 59 38 sunny Phoenix 73 45 sunnyBoston 48 35 mst sunny Los Angeles 84 51 sunny San Francisco 71 46 sunnyChicago 19 16 pt sunny Miami 60 41 pt sunny Seattle 50 39 pt sunnyDallas 58 38 sunny Minneapolis 20 18 sn shower St. Louis 30 25 pt sunnyDenver 48 29 sunny New York 43 36 pt sunny Washington, DC 45 33 pt sunny

Moon Phases

FirstJan 8

FullJan 16

LastJan 24

NewJan 30

UV IndexThu

1/162

Low

Fri1/17

2

Low

Sat1/18

2

Low

Sun1/19

2

Low

Mon1/20

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

WednesdayFriends Helping Friends

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

ThursdaySuper 8 Club, 1 p.m., Regency

Park.Celebrate Recovery (a Christ-

centered 12-step program), 6 p.m., Crest Baptist Church, 1211 N. Poplar St.

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

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

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)

open meeting, 7:30 p.m., St. Malachy Rectory, 407 W. Clark St.

FridayHoly Spirit Rectory ReRun

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

Southern Prairie YMCA 55 Plus, 11:45 a.m., Summit House. Bring fixings for potato bar.

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: Western Blue Jeans. Gale Ramberg, caller.

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

SaturdayCreston Men’s Fellowship

non-denominational Bible study, 7 a.m., The Windrow.

Holy Spirit Rectory ReRun Shop, 9 a.m. to noon, 107 W. Howard St.

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

SundayAlcoholics Anonymous (AA),

noon open meeting, St. Malachy Rectory, 407 W. Clark St.

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), 7:30 p.m. open beginners meet-ing, St. Malachy Rectory, 407 W. Clark St.

MondayUnion County Board of

Supervisors, 9 a.m., Union County Courthouse boardroom.

Greater Regional Medical Center Auxiliary, 9 a.m., Greater Regional Medical Center Classroom.

Creston Rotary Club, noon, Greater Regional Medical Center cafeteria conference room.

Meeting Union County Board of

Supervisors special session, 9 a.m. Thursday, Union Coun-ty Courthouse boardroom.

Agenda includes: 9 a.m. Gene Haner, county asses-sor: discuss business proper-ty tax applications; 9:30 a.m. budget work session.

Police Brenda Williams, 46, 108

S. Sumner Ave., was charged 3:11 p.m. Monday on a Union County warrant for possession of a schedule one controlled substance, mari-juana, with intent to deliver.

Williams was released on $5,000 bond.

— — — — — —McKayla Williams, 1503 N.

Lincoln St., reported the back window of her vehicle was broken while it was parked at her residence between 6:45 and 7:30 a.m. Tuesday.

Damage estimate is $160.Miscellaneous

Information, 2:21 a.m., Monday, Spencer Street.

Traffic stop, 9:58 a.m., Monday, West Taylor Street.

Talk to officer, 10:48 a.m., Monday, North Pine Street.

Talk to officer, 2:16 p.m., Monday, West Montgomery Street.

Reckless driving, 2:37 p.m., Monday, Highway 34.

Traffic stop, 5:59 p.m., Monday, West Jefferson Street.

Traffic stop, 6:11 p.m., Monday, West Adams Street.

Traffic stop, 6:34 p.m., Monday, New York Avenue.

Traffic stop, 6:58 p.m., Monday, West Taylor Street.

Traffic stop, 7:17 p.m., Monday, Osage Street.


Fighting, 8:45 p.m., Monday, North Sumner Avenue.


Traffic stop, 9:41 p.m., Monday, Wyoming Avenue.

Motor vehicle assistance, 6:24 a.m., Tuesday, North Cherry Street.

Traffic stop, 8:09 a.m., Tuesday, Commerce Road.

Traffic stop, 9 a.m., Tuesday, North Lincoln Street.

Traffic stop, 10:45 a.m., Tuesday, Jarvis Street.

Traffic stop, 11:14 a.m., Tuesday, West Prairie Street.

Animal call, 12:52 p.m., Tuesday, North Cedar Street.

Assistance, 1:06 p.m., Tuesday, North Pine Street.

Information, 3:37 p.m., Tuesday, North Division Street.

Talk to officer, 4:14 p.m., Tuesday, North Lincoln Street.

Harassing communication, 4:52 p.m., Tuesday, North Pine Street.

Theft, 5:11 p.m., Tuesday, North Pine Street.

Traffic stop, 9:04 p.m., Tuesday, North Sumner Avenue.

Traffic stop, 9:34 p.m., Tuesday, West Adams Street.

Motor vehicle accident, 10:32 p.m., Tuesday, North Sumner Avenue.

Traffic stop, 10:39 p.m., Tuesday, North Pine Street.

Traffic stop, 10:52 p.m., Tuesday, West Mills Street.

Traffic stop, 11:26 p.m., Tuesday, West Montgomery Street.

Domestic dispute, 12:50 a.m., today, South Division Street.

Domestic dispute, 1:45 a.m., today, South Division Street.

Adams County Sheriff

Aaron Gray, 41, and Re-becca Simmer, 34, both of Corning, were charged with domestic assault Sunday.

According to an Adams County Sheriff report, Gray reported to the sheriff’s of-fice there had been been an altercation between him and Simmer, his girlfriend, at their residence. Both Gray and Simmer struck each oth-er, causing minor injuries.

Gray and Simmer were be-ing held on no bond pending initial appearance with the magistrate.

Grain prices quoted at 10 a.m. today:

• Farmers Co-op, Creston:Corn — $4.28

Soybeans — $12.67• Gavilon Grain:Corn — $4.26Soybeans — $12.90

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Iowa caucus to be held Jan. 21 The Iowa caucus will be 7

p.m. Jan. 21. A soup supper will be served at 6 p.m. Union County Democrats will meet at Southwestern Community College in room 220.

The purpose of this year’s caucus is to:

1. Discuss and adopt pro-posed resolutions to be add-ed to the county platform.

2. Elect delegates and al-ternates to the county con-vention.

3. Elect precinct commit-tee people to the county

central committee.Anyone who is eligible

to vote in the November 2014 general election and a registered Democrat may participate in the caucus. Attendees may register on caucus night to update their current registration, change party affiliation or register for the first time. Youths age 13 or older can participate as youth delegates.

Call Monica McCarthy at 641-782-3265, if you have a question.

National Multiple Sclerosis Society names Creston resident Rookie Volunteer All Star

MINNEAPOLIS — The National Multiple Sclero-sis Society Upper Mid-west Chapter has named Monte Kramer of Cres-ton Rookie Volunteer All Star award winner for his dedication to Bike MS in Iowa and the movement to end MS.

Kramer’s role in the movement began after his daughter was diagnosed with MS at age 16. He and his orange Harley David-son served as the first mo-

torcycle escorts for Bike MS: Cruise the Cornfields in Iowa in 2013.

After his work as an es-cort during Bike MS, his Harley became a symbol of MS awareness, and he’s recruiting volunteers to be-gin a whole team of escorts for Bike MS in Iowa in the future. His commitment will be awarded March 15 at Prairie Meadows Events and Conference Center in Altoona.

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CNA editorial: Who benefits? Not the taxpayerOur local county employees are

looking for a total of a 5 percent increase in pay this coming year. That is 3 percent more than where most of the world is wage-wise, at this point in history.

According to the U.S. Depart-ment of Labor stats, the labor mar-ket in the USA has only been av-eraging a little less than 2 percent increase per year since the 2008 re-cession. We have good county em-ployees and the majority are more than fairly compensated above the prevailing wage in the county.

The other part of the story is our local county employees also get a “Cadillac” health-care plan, for which most of them do not have to pay any premiums. Your property taxes pay for almost $1 million of health care for about 60 employ-

ees — while the average American is paying 40 to 50 percent of their health care insurance.

The county health care plan will be up about 8 percent this next year, which means the taxpayers will pick up another $80,000 in the 2014-15 budget.

Our supervisors have said in the past they intend to have the coun-ty employees help pay for some of their own health insurance. So when do we start? What about starting by letting the county em-ployees pick up the 8 percent. That would be a good start.

City of Creston employees pay 10 percent of their health insur-ance — which is at least something.

The taxpayer is also on the hook for IPERs — the retirement fund. Last year, the fund was requesting

$100 million from the state to help “shore it up.” The fund would need $5.8 billion to be fully funded.

In the past three years, it has gone from 81 percent funded to 79 percent funded. Anything under 80 percent needs help.

It’s time to get rid of this out-dated, prescription-for-disaster pension system. The problem is, as soon as you elect someone, they are part of the “dole.”

Several states have now switched to 401K plans, and several others are considering the situation. The day of defined benefits is well past, as many cities, counties and states are finding out.

Union County is still in the top three for property taxes in Iowa — which ranks fourth for high-est property taxes in the country.

The supervisors have been paying down debt, which is good, but the one thing a lot of people don’t re-alize is you are also getting fewer services, like fewer road repairs.

The money spent on roads was down considerably this year, and unless some kind of bonding (more debt) is done, the roads will only get worse as time goes on.

One of the reasons is the county administrative budgets keep going up much faster than the rate of in-flation. In a day when most compa-nies and businesses are doing more with less, our county sure hasn’t adopted that philosophy.

Many of our public entities have not figured out the current eco-nomic environment. It is a lot easi-er to ask for more tax money than to make the hard cuts that many

businesses have had to endure.Maybe it is time for some real-

ism to set in with our elected offi-cials.

The majority of working em-ployees “have skin in the game” and are partially responsible for their health insurance and pen-sions. It’s time for the public em-ployees to be responsible for some of their benefits like the majority of private-sector employees.

At the current rate, Union County taxpayers will continue to see more taxes and fewer ser-vices unless some innovation takes place.

Nobody said it will be easy.But, we need to start trying to

consolidate some departments and services on the public side of things before we all run out of money!

Let’s go caucus Jan. 21From Monica McCarthy, Union County Democratic Chairman/Iowa Democratic Party Central CommitteeCreston

On Tuesday, Jan. 21, voters across Iowa will gather with friends and neighbors for the annual Iowa caucus. It is about folks coming to-gether with friends and neighbors from all different backgrounds to fight for the values that are impor-tant to our communities and mov-ing Iowa into the future.

When Democrats come together to caucus on Jan. 21, we will be working together to protect our communities, educate our chil-dren, and make our state a better place. The willingness to stand for our beliefs and tackle the issues that are most important to us is the reason we go out and caucus every year.

The caucuses are the beginning of the election cycle. There is much at stake for Iowa’s future in 2014. This caucus will help us decide what direction we want our state and our nation to go. The things that matter to us, and that matter to our families, are all on the table this year.

This election in the fall of 2014 is critical for the future of all lowans. We will elect a new senator and congressman to represent Iowa in Washington, D.C. At the state lev-el, governor and all elected state officials will be chosen by voters this November. Your representa-tives in both the state House and state Senate are up for election.

The spirit of common purpose embodied in the Iowa caucuses is

a reflection of what we stand for in the Iowa Democratic Party. Iowa Democrats will work together to elect proud progressives that will continue to rebuild security for the middle class. Democrats want to give everyone a fair shot by stand-ing for equality and unity.

Caucusing on Jan. 21 is the best way to be an active participant in the Iowa Democratic Party’s plat-form and agenda. By getting folks involved now, Democrats can build a strong grassroots organiza-tion and will ensure we have vol-unteers and supporters in every part of the state.

Get out and caucus on Tuesday, Jan. 21 to make sure that Iowa re-mains a place where everyone has the opportunity to thrive, and to make sure that you have a say in Iowa’s future.

Caucus locations can be located at this website: www.thecaucuses.org.

Union County Democrats will meet at Southwestern Community College in Creston, Room 220, at 7 p.m.

The caucus will be preceded by a soup supper starting at 6 p.m. All family members are welcome to at-tend.

Letter to the editor

The Seattle Seahawks play their rivalHOLLYWOOD — God bless

America, and how’s everybody?The Seattle Seahawks play

their rival San Francisco 49ers in the NFC title game Sunday in Se-attle in a duel between two of the best NFL defenses. Both teams have great safeties, cornerbacks and linebackers.

They clog up more passing lanes than Governor Chris Christie. The Denver Broncos and Peyton Manning will host the New Eng-land Patriots and Tom Brady for the AFC title Sunday. These two quarterbacks are challenged by the one record they have yet to break. The bombing of Baghdad drew a hundred and twenty million view-ers.

President Obama launched a search for the location of his presi-dential library. His staff is pushing to build the library at his birth-place. Unfortunately the property values are so high in Hawaii, he’s decided to go back to his literary agent’s story that he was born in Kenya.

The Golden Globes saluted Leonardo DiCaprio as Best Actor in a Comedy in The Wolf of Wall Street. It defines an era. They used cocaine, Quaaludes, champagne, strippers , and hookers to fleece the gullible, and that was just when they pitched the movie to inves-tors.

Reese Witherspoon introduced Twelve Years a Slave at the Gold-en Globes. Her arrest video may have earned her the intro. Anyone

who gets arrested for screaming at the cops in Georgia is automatical-ly a civil rights hero in Hollywood, even if it’s for drunk driving.

David Cassidy was arrested for drunk driving for the third time Sunday by Los Angeles cops. We have a tough sobriety test. The cops show you a video of an NFL play and then they show you the surveillance video of a prison gang riot, and you have to tell which is which.

President Obama tried to im-prove the lives of unemployed people by creating Promise Zones Tuesday. It’s already better. Mil-lions of Americans who live on unemployment used to dream that someday they’d make as much money as Alex Rodriguez, and now they do.

Alex Rodriguez was suspended by baseball for a season Saturday for his connection to Biogenesis clinic. When he heard the news, he flew to New York from Florida to deny he took steroids. He’d have looked a lot more innocent if he’d taken a plane instead of a bike.

Southwest Airlines had to bus their passengers to Branson after landing at the wrong airport Sun-day. The passengers were furious. The whole idea of flying to Bran-

son is so you won’t have to tell your new love interest in the showroom bar you took the bus to Branson.

The Detroit Auto Show opened Friday as an industry showcase for new model cars and as a stage where automakers display new technologies that save energy. Last night Ford introduced a car that runs on water. Unfortunately, it only runs on water from West Vir-ginia.

The National Weather Service said a record-low twenty-three Americans got killed by lightning strikes last year. It’s just science. The rubber waistbands in our un-derwear are getting so much bigger each year in America they keep you grounded during thunder-storms.

New Jersey governor Chris Christie went under probe for us-ing Hurricane Sandy relief to make a New Jersey tourist video starring himself during an election year. It gets worse for him. Doctors told Chris if he doesn’t cut out fatty foods, his arteries are going to get a traffic study.

The Weekly Standard discov-ered Friday that Obamacare will have the U.S. government reimburse health care provid-ers all medical costs over forty-five thousand dollars. They’re confident of their ability to sell this to the American public. The White House website explains it in its new video Twelve Years a Slave to Blue Cross before Obamacare Came Along.

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State UniversityMARYVILLE, Mo. —

The Office of the Registrar at Northwest Missouri State University announced the names of students named to the academic or president’s honor roll at the end of the 2013 fall trimester.

To be included on the academic honor roll, a stu-dent must carry a minimum of 12 credit hours and at-tain a grade-point average of 3.50 or above on a 4.00 scale. Those from the Cres-ton News Advertiser area include:

Afton – Mariah Kruse and Chelsey M Madison

Bedford – Seth M Stree-

bin, Colton P Townsend and Kyle E Yehle

Clearfield – Daniel V Leonard

Corning – Andrea L Bo-swell, Nalani A Harlow, Hanna L Mullen, Tyler A Ogburn and Alaina J Tem-pleton

Creston – T’Lee M Ray and Jasmine D Ruckman

Greenfield – Paige B Jones and Gina E Wallace

Lenox – Nathan T Barker and Lauren E Hensley

Mount Ayr – Lucas J Smith

Orient – Bobbie A Patten and Andrew J Pool

Prescott – Bryce J SchaferStudents named to the

president’s honor roll have

attained a perfect 4.00 GPA for the trimester. Those students from the Creston News Advertiser area in-clude:

Bedford – Amanda P Bid-denback

Corning – Rachel E Pe-terson

Creston – Ethan W HarrisGreenfield – Kelsie R

Cass, Laura J Marnin and Luke A Piper

Lenox – Cayla J Maynes and Tyler K Peterson

Mount Ayr – Daniel E Showalter

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OSKALOOSA — Crystal Lynn Mick of Lorimor has been named to the William

Penn University president’s list for the fall 2013 semes-ter. To be included on the president’s list, a student must complete at least 12 hours of credit with a mini-mum grade-point average of 3.9 on a 4.0 scale.

——————Central College

PELLA — Allison Wood of Prescott, daughter of Matt and Vicky Wood, was named to the fall 2013 Cen-tral College dean’s list.

The honor is awarded to full-time students who achieve a 3.5 grade-point average or higher on a 4.0 scale, while taking 12 or more graded credit hours for the semester.

Quick, send Target your credit card number DES MOINES (MCT) —

You may find the idea ques-tionable: Send your credit card number to Target’s data security partner so they can store it in a huge database of credit card info.

“Yes ... I think everybody is a little reticent,” Iowa Attor-ney General Tom Miller said when asked about this plan.

Yet the goal of the program, announced during an Iowa press conference Tuesday, is to prevent the theft of credit card information and the use of that information to make purchases with a consumer’s card. State attorneys general have worked with Target, which has agreed to provide the service free for a year to consumers who used a card at Target between Nov. 27 and Dec. 15. There will not, at the end of the year, be an auto-matic extension added to the security membership, Miller assured residents.

As recently as Friday, Tar-get revealed that millions of records had been accessed, credit card and debit card information stolen, which in-cluded account numbers, con-sumer names, phone numbers and PIN numbers.

Citizens may hesitate about sending their information to anyone right now, but this time it’s a good idea, Miller said.

“Iowans have a lot of com-mon sense,” he said. “Experi-an’s ProtectMyID ... is very unlikely to have a breach. We’re [recommending Io-wans] go ahead and do this.”

To sign up, send an email or call Target toll free. They’ll provide details.

“ProtectMyID provides a copy of a credit report, daily credit monitoring ... [credit card] theft insurance,” the at-torney general said.

He explained the monitor-ing as a lookout for patterns that don’t fit the consumer’s normal behavior. In that

case, they will consult with the member. Target shoppers (any Target shopper, not just those who used a credit card on the specific dates) have un-til April to sign up.

“We’re advising them to ... take advantage of the free credit monitoring system ... much sooner,” said Miller.

There are a couple other moves the AG is suggesting.

“We advise those consum-ers change their PIN num-ber. Another thing we would strongly advise is to moni-tor their credit card bill very closely, each item. We caution

people about the thinking, ‘Oh, it’s only $5. I won’t worry about it.’ Do worry about it.”

The reasons include the way fraud operators work: Before they make a big move, they’ll test the waters with a small purchase. Or 12 small purchases which add up every year. Other fraud operators will “fish for information,” posing as someone from Tar-get calling to help deal with the situation. Just remember, Target may call or email or snail mail shoppers to give them information but typical-ly aren’t doing so to request

information.As for signing up, do it,

Miller said. Contact Target by email or phone to tell them you want to sign up. They’ll tell you what to do next.

The online version for send-ing in your name and email with a request for a code and instructions is creditmonitor-ing.target.com. The phone number to call is 866-852-8680.

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Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014ARIES (March 21 to April 19)

Expect to be approached to give your creative input about something today. Someone wants — and perhaps demands — your advice about layout, design, furniture arrangement or something like this.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Travel plans fascinate you now. You are keen to take a trip, preferably for pleasure. Others will see ways to make money in publishing, the media, medicine and the law. Romance with someone from another culture might be siz-zling.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Romantic relationships will be hot and passionate today. In fact, you feel passionate about everything, even financial dis-cussions about how to share jointly held property.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Discussions with close friends and partners are invigorating today. You have strong opin-ions, and so do they. Enjoy a lively debate!

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Because you are aggressive about what you want today, you might get a raise or praise. You are not going to sit on the sidelines at work, that’s for sure. Not today.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) This is a passionate day for romantic partners. Even casual flirtations will enjoy dating or talking to each other. Sports also will be lively and active.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) You’ll enjoy doing whatever you can to make where you live look more attractive. This is important to you because your surroundings affect you.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) You might boost your earn-ings today through your com-munication skills. It’s a strong day for those who sell, market, teach, act, write, edit and pro-mote.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) You might want to buy something attractive, perhaps a piece of art. If so, you won’t let anyone hold you back. Your mind is made up — you must have it.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Your interest in romantic partners is strong

today. However, there also are hidden tensions in these rela-tionships. If you quarrel, you likely will make up.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Secret love affairs might take place for some of you. All of you will have a desire to hide somewhere to enjoy your solitude. You need a break.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) You might feel competi-tive with a friend today. This competition will stir friendly rivalry and discussions that in the end might be productive. Who knows?

YOU BORN TODAY You have a strong wish to succeed. You want to “be” somebody. It’s

also important for you to feel fulfilled in what you do; and for you, this fulfillment means that you have done your best. You are diligent, steady and enduring, although your hun-ger for adventure will make you restless. The year ahead is a social, fun-loving year in which all of your relationships will improve.

Birthdate of: Robert W. Service, poet; Kate Moss, model.

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Dear Heloise: Do you have a hint for how to quickly and efficiently CLEAN BLEND-ERS AND FOOD PROCES-SORS? I like using these ap-pliances but don’t enjoy taking them apart for cleaning. — Su-san W. in Pennsylvania

I’m with you! A blender is easy to clean, but a food pro-cessor seems like too much work! Susan, there is an easy hint for cleaning these appli-ances: After you are done us-ing the blender or processor, rinse the pitcher or bowl with water. Fill half of the pitcher or bowl with warm water and add a drop of dishwashing liq-uid. Put the lid on securely and turn the appliance back on for 20-30 seconds. Also, it takes only a drop of detergent — don’t overdo it, thinking more is better. Rinse, dry and that’s it. The appliance will be ready for the next time you want to whip up a meal. — Heloise

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com CLUB WAFFLES Dear Heloise: Help! Years

ago, you printed a waffle recipe using club soda. When

I opened the book where I kept the recipe all this time, it wasn’t there! Could you please print it again? — Lu-cille S. in Texas

Lucille, don’t worry, be-cause you can enjoy these Heloise Club Waffles again! Gather the following ingredi-ents:

2 cups biscuit mix1 egg1/2 cup vegetable oil1 1/3 cups club sodaIn a large bowl, mix togeth-

er all of the ingredients using a large spoon. Be sure not to overmix, and use the batter immediately so it does not have a chance to go flat.

Get out your waffle iron and start making delicious, fluffy waffles for everyone to enjoy, or freeze for later! — Heloise

OATMEAL HINTDear Heloise: I love fresh

fruit in my morning oatmeal, especially peaches. Though they may not always be in season, I found a way to have them all year long! I purchase the cups of diced peaches in

100 percent fruit juice and strain the juice from the cup. I then stir the peaches into the oatmeal when it has 30 sec-onds left in the microwave. So delicious! — Jacki, via email

OMIT THE OVEN MITTDear Heloise: After col-

lecting wine corks from a few bottles (real ones, not the plastic kind), just wedge them under the handles of pot lids, using two or more, depending on how many the handle will allow. The corks remain cool throughout cooking, and they create a stable grip by which to grasp your pot lids. No need for oven mitts, which can really crowd the space around the stove! — Abbie in San An-tonio

MELTED CHEESEDear Heloise: I have the

perfect solution for removing melted cheese from plates, eating utensils and glass cook-ware: Rinse the item in hot water and remove the melted cheese with a wet, cloth-like paper towel. The cheese comes right off, sticks to the paper towel, and your dishes are ready for soap. No more cheese stuck to a scrubbing brush or nylon scrubber. — Melissa H., Auburn, Calif.

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Creston sprints past Red OakBy SCOTT VICKERCNA sports editor • [email protected]

RED OAK — The Creston boys basketball team wasted little time in showing Red Oak it wanted to end its losing skid here Tuesday night.

The Panthers turned up the pressure on defense, causing Red Oak to turn the ball over numerous times, leading to fast break opportunities in a 71-47 win.

The win stopped the bleed-ing for the Panthers, who had lost five straight games after starting the season 4-0.

Five times in the first quar-ter, Creston got a steal on the defensive end and finished with a transition bucket at the other end, including a steal and one-handed slam dunk by junior Jay Wolfe.

“We had a lot of transition buckets,” head coach Billy Hiatt said. “We were able to pressure them early on and they turned it over, and we attacked and got wide in our lanes. Shot quite a few layups,

which was good.“Gave us some confi-

dence,” Hiatt continued. “We needed to see the ball go through the net. We needed a confidence boost. A W is a W, and we needed one for sure.”

Creston took a 21-11 lead into the second quarter, and Ryan Leininger knocked down a 3-pointer to start the second, cutting the Panther

lead to 21-14.That was the closest the Ti-

gers would get the rest of the way.

Creston junior Alex Nielsen scored nine of his game-high 26 points in the second quar-ter, helping the Panthers take a 39-24 lead into halftime. Nielsen twice put back an of-fensive rebound for a basket and drove the lane for a pair

of baskets in the quarter.He also finished with a

team-high 12 re-b o u n d s , recording his first d o u b l e -double of the season.

“He was r u n n i n g

around there, really jumping and jumping well,” Hiatt said about Nielsen’s performance. “Kind of good to see that. He’s had a bum ankle for a little bit off and on. It looked pretty healthy tonight. A cou-ple of those rebounds, he’s pulling off the rim.”

CNA photo by SCOTT VICKERCreston junior Jay Wolfe flies in for a one-handed slam dunk after a steal in the first quarter of Creston’s 71-47 win at Red Oak on Tuesday. Wolfe finished with eight points, nine rebounds and three steals in the win.

Second quarter dooms Panther girlsBy SCOTT VICKERCNA sports editor • [email protected]

RED OAK — The dif-ference in the game was easy to see, Creston head girls basketball coach Lar-ry McNutt said.

Class 3A 10th-ranked Red Oak got several of-fensive putbacks in a sec-ond quarter in which the Tigers outscored Creston 13-4, which was all the dif-ference in beating the Pan-thers 41-35.

“It was the difference, because we didn’t block out,” McNutt said. “We got lazy for about four minutes there and for whatever reason, didn’t do what we needed to be doing. That cost us.”

Red Oak finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds, many of which either ended in baskets for the Tigers or free throw at-tempts.

Creston entered the sec-ond quarter with a 12-8 lead after junior Natalie Mostek hit a 3-pointer at

the buzz-er.

“ W e gave re-ally good e f f o r t , ” M c N u t t s a i d . “We had a really good game plan going in, I thought. And defensively, we did everything but block out in the second quarter. We just didn’t rebound in the second quarter. We played hard and did a lot of good things, we just can’t quite get consistent enough to get it for 32 minutes yet.”

Red Oak’s lead stretched to as much as seven points in the third quarter, but the Panthers responded with a run to cut the lead to 27-26.

Chelcee Downing assisted on back-to-back baskets in-side by Jenna Taylor and Mostek to draw the Pan-thers to within 23-20.

Red Oak got a basket from Angela Mahoney, but

CNA photo by SCOTT VICKERCreston sophomore Camryn Somers looks to put up a shot as Red Oak’s 6-2 center Grace Blomstedt defends her during the first half of Creston’s 41-35 loss to the Tigers on Tuesday. Somers finished with two points and three rebounds in the loss.

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REGULAR MEETING OF THE CRESTON CITY COUNCIL

JANUARY 7, 2014The Creston City Council met in regular

session at 6:00 o'clock p.m. on the abovedate in the Council Chambers of the CityHall Complex with Mayor Woods presid-ing.

Roll call being taken with the followingCouncil members present: Loudon, Ly-barger, Koets, Wilson, Levine, Winbornand White.

Motion was made and seconded to ap-prove the agenda. All voted aye. Motioncarried.

Motion was made and seconded to ap-prove the consent agenda, which includedapproval of minutes of December 17,2013, regular meeting; claims of$88,661.20, fund transfers of $98,193.47,Commission/Board Appointments - Mar-sha Wilson - Finance, Park & Rec, Cham-ber (including Image Enhancement), LECbackup; Randy White - Finance, Airport,Library backup; Loyal Winborn - Finance,LEC (voting), Water Board backup; Nan-cy Loudon - PSW (voting), Library; AnnLevine - Park & Rec, Cemetery, UCEMAbackup; Gary Lybarger - Chamber, LEC,PSW backup; Dave Koets - Water Board,UCEMA (voting). All voted aye. Motiondeclared carried.

A resolution was offered and secondedto set a Public Hearing on January 21,2014, at 6:00 p.m. for the Airport Agricul-tural Land Lease. All voted aye. Resolu-tion passed.

A resolution was offered and secondedto approve organization resolutions withthe First National Bank authorizing CityOfficers Mayor Woods, City Administra-tor Mike Taylor and City Clerk LisaWilliamson to perform duly qualified du-ties. All voted aye. Resolution passed.

A resolution was offered and secondedproviding for surety bond/blanket positionbond. All voted aye. Resolution passed.

Mayor Woods announced that now isthe time for a Public Hearing on the matterof amending Ordinance 14-149 by addingprovisions pertaining to giving or transact-ing a change in title or property ownershipof real property. No one spoke for oragainst the amendment and there was nowritten correspondence for or against. Hethen called the Public Hearing to a close.

Wilson moved seconded by White toEstablish the First Reading of Ordinance14-149 - AN ORDINANCE AMENDINGPROVISIONS PERTAINING TO GIV-ING OR TRANSACTING A CHANGEIN TITLE OR PROPERTY OWNERSHIPOF REAL PROPERTY by adding Sub-section 95.49.1A 1-12. Loudon, Lybarger,Koets, Wilson, Levine, Winborn andWhite voted aye. First Reading declaredEstablished.

Mayor Woods announced that now isthe time for a Public Hearing on the matterof amending Ordinance 14-150 by delet-ing and amending provisions pertaining tospeed zones. No one spoke for or againstthe amendments and there was no writtencorrespondence for or against. He thencalled the Public Hearing to a close.

Wilson moved seconded by Winborn toEstablish the First Reading of Ordinance14-150 - AN ORDINANCE AMENDINGPROVISIONS PERTAINING TO SPEEDZONES by deleting Sub-section 3 of Sec-tion 63.04 and amending Sub-sections 2and 4. White, Loudon, Lybarger, Koets,Wilson, Levine and Winborn voted aye.First Reading declared Established.

A resolution was offered and secondedto special assess demolition charges for re-moval/disposal of a nuisance house locat-ed at 405 N. Cherry Street per Order of theCourt Cause No. CRSMACO-33708 datedNovember 8, 2013. All voted aye. Resolu-tion passed.

Under Other, Mayor Woods notified ev-eryone that there was going to be an infor-mational meeting at Supertel on Thursday,January 9, 2014, at 6 p.m., regarding theEmerald Ash Borer that has been locatedin Creston.

He also mentioned the City is in need ofa person for the Airport Commission,preferably a female to maintain genderbalance. Please contact Mayor Woods ifinterested.

Motion was made and seconded to ad-journ the meeting. All voted aye. Motioncarried. Council adjourned at 6:09 p.m.

Warren Woods, Mayor Attest:Lisa Williamson, City ClerkThese are a condensed version of the

proceedings of the regular meeting of theCreston City Council. Copies of the com-plete version may be obtained at theClerk's office during normal office hours.FUND REPORT FOR CLAIM PERIODENDING JANUARY 7, 2014REVENUE BY FUND, 12/01/13 - 12/31/13GENERAL FUND....................151,430.70COMMUNITY CENTER................700.87HOTEL/MOTEL TAX................34,935.25ROAD USE TAX........................63,152.76PAYROLL TAX BENEFIT.......33,481.40FIRE/POLICE RETIREMENT....7,023.92EMERGENCY...............................1,752.34LOST-PROP TAX RELIEF (50%)............................................38,162.92LOST-STR/SWR/RPR/RPLC (50%)............................................38,162.92TIF-JAMES SBDV (75%)............9,000.16TIF-JAMES SBDV (25%-LMI)...3,000.05TIF-HWY 34 IMPROVEMENTS........................6,774.64RESTRICTED GIFTS-MCKINLEY PARK................................................576.00RESTRICTED GIFTS-LIBRARY......................................1,678.67CEMETERY PERPETUAL CARE................................................160.00SEWER OPERATING................66,115.17SEWER DEBT SERVICE..........34,433.40SEWER PLANT RPLCMNT.......5,912.70SEWER STORMWATER............2,700.86ANIMAL SHELTER-AGENCY.......................................5,176.41TOTAL ................................. $504,331.14 CLAIMS BY VENDOR:ACCESS TECHNOLOGIES INCSERVICES........................................829.86ACHENBACH, KATHYSUCCESSFUL ADOPTION..............40.00AKIN BUILDING CENTERSUPPLIES.........................................579.67ALLIANT ENERGYELECTRIC........................................550.06AMAZON/GE MONEY BANKSUPPLIES...........................................69.90ARAMARK UNIFORMSERVICES..........................................25.80BARKER IMPLEMENT SERVICES.....................................5,758.11CARPENTER UNIFORM COSUPPLIES......................................1,458.72CLAPSADDLE-GARBER ASSOCIATESSERVICES...................................12,606.36COPY SYSTEMS INCSERVICES..........................................24.72CRESTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE2014 MEMBERSHIP.......................226.00CRESTON CITY WATER WORKSWATER.............................................421.45CRESTON MOTOR SUPPLY INCSUPPLIES.........................................977.97CRESTON VET CLINIC PCSERVICES........................................793.96DANKO EMERGENCY EQUIPMENTSUPPLIES.........................................217.10EASTERN IOWA TIRE, INCSUPPLIES.........................................967.00ELECTRICAL MATERIALS COSUPPLIES.........................................196.05FARM & HOME SUPPLY INCSUPPLIES...........................................69.88FASTENALSUPPLIES...........................................64.80FEDERAL RESOURCESSUPPLIES...........................................58.84GALE CENGAGE LEARNINGBOOKS.............................................684.61GREATER REG MEDICAL CNTRSERVICES..........................................73.00HALLETT MATERIALSSUPPLIES......................................1,781.63HAWKINS INC.SUPPLIES...........................................40.00HEARTLAND TIRE & AUTOSERVICES........................................140.85HENDERSON PRODUCTS, INC.SUPPLIES...........................................90.28INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ADVISORSERVICES.....................................2,000.00INFO DOG SECURITY, LLCSERVICES..........................................30.00INGRAMBOOKS.............................................184.87IOWA ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICESERVICES........................................250.00IOWA HISTORY JOURNALSUBSCRIPTION................................18.95IOWA LAW ENFORCEMENTSERVICES........................................180.00IOWA MUNICIPAL FINANCE OFFICERSANNUAL MEMBERSHIP................55.00K & J HARDWARE INCSUPPLIES.........................................366.85KELLY TIRE & EXHAUSTSUPPLIES.........................................766.64KENYON & NIELSEN PC-ATTYSSERVICES........................................200.00KNOX COMPANYSUPPLIES.........................................366.00LEON J DOROTHYSUPPLIES.........................................178.48MCISERVICES..........................................62.82MICROMARKETING LLCBOOKS.............................................419.36MUNICIPAL EMERGENCY SERVICESUPPLIES......................................1,108.98NEWTON OVERHEAD DOORSSERVICES..........................................86.21O'HALLORAN INTERNATIONAL SUPPLIES.........................................916.48OFFICE DEPOTSUPPLIES.........................................133.20OFFICE MACHINESSUPPLIES.........................................132.96PAYROLL - GROSS INCLUDING BENEFITS.................................102,835.75PER MAR SECURITY SERVICESERVICES........................................101.02PETTY CASH - FINANCE...............25.83PETTY CASH - FIRE........................82.94PETTY CASH - MAINTENANCE.............................179.09PETTY CASH - POLICE...................33.71PETTY CASH - RECREATION.......14.95PETTY CASH - SANITATION..........4.60PITNEY BOWES GLOBAL FINANCESERVICES........................................207.00PRAIRIE SOLID WASTE AGENCYSERVICES.....................................2,993.20RHINE GROUP FIREARMSSUPPLIES.........................................616.95SCHILDBERG CONSTRUCTION COSUPPLIES.........................................435.35SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR BOOKS.............................................347.32SIRWAWATER...............................................66.00SOUTHWEST IOWA RURAL ELECTRICELECTRICITY...................................38.00STALKER CHEVROLETSUPPLIES.............................................3.26STATE STEEL COMPANYSUPPLIES.........................................475.00*TRISTARINV CHECK RUN......................37,165.46TROPHY SHOPSUPPLIES.........................................123.97UNION CO DEVELOPMENT ASSOCSERVICES........................................501.31UNION CO SHERIFFSERVICES..........................................16.50UPSPOSTAGE...........................................37.88USA BLUE BOOKSUPPLIES.........................................283.91VEENSTRA & KIMM INCSERVICES.....................................1,491.50VERIZON WIRELESSTELEPHONE......................................80.14WAL-MART COMMUNITYSUPPLIES.........................................193.34WALKER COEN LORENTZEN ARCHSERVICES.....................................3,356.95WAYNE HILLSERVICES..........................................24.50WEST AVIATION INCPER FBO CONTRACT................1,354.17WILSON, STEVESUCCESSFUL ADOPTION..............20.00WINDSTREAMTELEPHONE................................1,837.27ZIEGLER INCSERVICES........................................346.66TOTAL...................................$191,496.95 *MANUAL CHECKSGENERAL FUND.......................99,163.80PAYROLL TAX BENEFIT.......42,517.23ROAD USE TAX........................23,702.55RESTRICTED GIFTS-MCKINLEY......................................435.35RESTRICTED GIFTS-LIBRARY.........................................544.79FIRE/POLICE RETIREMENT..............................8,607.62SEWER OPERATING FUND.. .15,731.65ANIMAL SHELTER AGENCY.....793.96TOTAL................................... $191,496.95
































































































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— The Detroit Lions have hired Jim Caldwell as their next head coach.

The 58-year-old Caldwell will replace Jim Schwartz, who was fired following a 7-9 season. He spent the past two years with the Baltimore Ravens, taking over as the offensive coordinator in December 2012 after Cam Cameron was fired. The Ravens would go on to win the Super Bowl with Caldwell calling the plays.

The Lions reportedly like Caldwell because of his previous head-coach-ing experience and his ability to run an offense. He played at the Univer-sity of Iowa.

Caldwell spent three seasons as head coach of the Indianapolis Colts from 2009-2011. He went 26-22 during that time and took the team to the Su-per Bowl in his first season at the helm.

The only two remaining NFL teams without head coaches are the Cleveland Browns and Minnesota Vikings.UNI falls

C A R B O N D A L E , ILL. — Desmar Jackson sank a jumper with seven seconds remaining to pro-pel the Southern Illinois Salukis to a 68-66 victory over the Northern Iowa Panthers in a Missouri Valley Conference thriller at SIU Arena.

Jackson finished with 19 points and 11 assists for Southern Illinois (6-12, 2-3 MVC), which had lost four of its previous five. Sean O’Brien added 15 points and Anthony Beane chipped in 14.

Seth Tuttle scored a game-high 24 points and came a rebound shy of a double- double to pace Northern Iowa (9-8, 3-2), which had won three of its previous four.

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Tigers rally to sink host Raiders, 38-37 By LARRY PETERSONCNA sports writer • [email protected]

MOUNT AYR — In a game of long scoring droughts, Mount Ayr’s tough stretch in the second half proved more costly in a 38-37 victory by the Lenox boys here Tuesday night.

In a game of predomi-nately zone defenses em-ployed by both teams, and patient offenses, the host Raiders pulled away from a 9-9 first-quarter tie to take a 20-13 halftime lead. Lenox went the final six minutes without scoring.

Then early in the third quarter, the Raiders ex-tended their advantage to 10 points (25-15) before hitting their own dry spell.

After the game, Mount Ayr coach Bret Ruggles said his team missed an opportu-nity to seal a league victory one night after defeating Clarke by five points in non-conference action.

“We were at 25 points with six minutes to go in the third quarter, and we did not score again until seven min-utes were left in the fourth,” Ruggles said. “That’s seven minutes after we were up 10 points.”

Caleb Lange and Spen-cer Brown converted inside baskets near the end of the period to close the margin to 25-24 entering the fourth quarter.

Mount Ayr finally got untracked in the fourth pe-riod to jump ahead 29-25. Then Lenox guard Dawson Tullberg sank a baseline 3-pointer.

Jack Jones popped in a short jumper from the free throw area to keep the Raiders in front by four, but it would be his final contri-bution. The Raiders’ senior

guard rolled an ankle on the next defensive possession and was lost for the dura-tion.

The lead changed hands seven times down the stretch.

With 46 seconds left, Todd Stoaks dropped in a 12-footer to put Lenox in front, 38-37.

The Raiders possessed the ball until Ruggles called a timeout with 21 seconds left.

Lenox co-coach Jesse Cox

said his team’s priority was protecting the lane.

“We went back to zone to stop their penetration,” Cox said. “We’d been saying all along (in the fourth quarter) that we just needed to get a stop and we could be patient on offense, but they would penetrate to the elbow area and we couldn’t get the stop. As it turned out, I don’t know if we got a stop, but

CNA photo by LARRY PETERSONMount Ayr’s Jack Jones shoots a floater in the lane over Dustin Gordon of Lenox (left) during Tuesday’s game on the Raiders’ court. Jones had 10 points in the 38-37 loss to the Tigers before leaving with an injured anikle in the fourth quarter.

Raiderettes finish strong in league victory By LARRY PETERSONCNA sports writer • [email protected]

MOUNT AYR — The Mount Ayr girls shut out Lenox 19-0 in the fourth quarter Tuesday night on the way to a 66-43 victory.

Early, the game was shap-ing up to be the kind of battle the Raiderettes experienced Monday in a 56-55 overtime win over Clarke of Osceola, after trailing 18-4.

Lenox led 18-16 and 36-35 after the first two quarters. Mount Ayr gained some momentum in the third pe-riod to jump ahead 47-43, and then raced away to the 23-point triumph.

“They were getting all of their points in transition in the first half,” Mount Ayr coach Thad Streit said. “They were doing a great job of throwing long and getting layups. We went to a zone for awhile to slow them down, and we started sending two guards back on every shot.”

Streit said he suspected a stellar effort would be diffi-

cult after Monday’s overtime battle.

“I understand we lost of lot of legs last night,” Streit said. “We expended a lot of energy just trying to get back into that game.”

After scoring 36 points in the first half, Lenox man-aged only seven in the final 16 minutes.

“We played good for three quarters,” said Lenox coach Mandy Stoaks. “We just need to learn to finish the game. We shot about 50 per-cent on the night.”

Auroro Arevalo had 14 points, five rebounds and three blocked shots for Lenox, which slipped to 2-8 overall and 1-6 in the Pride of Iowa Conference.

Paige Daughton nearly had a qua-d r u p l e -d o u b l e for Mount Ayr, fin-i s h i n g with 12 p o i n t s , seven re-b o u n d s , eight as-

sists and eight steals. Brook Rychnovsky also scored 12 points on four 3-pointers.

Tess Shields provided 10 points and 10 rebounds, while Allie Shields added 10 points.

“Paige Daughton had a great overall game, and our posts did a nice job,” Streit said. “Allie started the game off with the first four points. She really seals well inside. Tess gave us some putbacks.”

Mount Ayr improved to 6-5 overall and 4-4 in Pride of Iowa play.

LENOX (43) — Aurora Arevalo 7 0-0 14, Jacy Stoaks 4 0-0 9, Hannah Mitchell 2 1-1 5, Katie Dukes 2 1-2 5, Sydney Barker 2 0-0 4, Taylor Foster 1 0-0 2, Hannah Bennett 1 0-0 2, Shantelle Brown 1 0-0 2. Totals — 20 2-3 43. 3-point goals — 1 (Stoaks 1). Team fouls — 11. Fouled out — none.

MOUNT AYR (66) — Paige Daughton 4 4-6 12, Brook Rychnovsky 4 0-0 12, Allie Shields 5 0-0 10, Tess Shields 5 0-0 10, Kelcie Shields 3 0-0 6, Megan Warin 2 0-0 5, Blair Glendenning 2 0-0 4, Sadie Frost 2 0-0 4, Ashton Johnson 1 1-2 3. Totals — 28 5-8 66. 3-point goals — 5 (Rychnovsky 4, Warin 1). Rebounds — T. Shields 10, Daughton 7, K. Shields 6. Assists — Daughton 8. Steals — Daughton 8, Frost 4. Team fouls — 8. Fouled out — None.

Lenox — 18 36 43 43MA — 16 35 47 66

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PELLA — The Central College men’s basketball team battle,d but was toppled by undefeated league favor-ite Dubuque 74-67 Saturday.

The Dutch (8-5 overall, 1-1 conference) led the Spartans (13-0, 2-0 conference) by nine points at intermission.

Central freshman forward Colby Taylor of Creston re-corded 15 points and eight rebounds and contributed on the defensive end, coach Craig Douma said.

Senior center Spencer

Bakerink also had a strong defensive game, Douma said. Bakerink finished with five points and one rebound.NFHS news

Nodaway Valley boys bas-ketball coach Darrell Bur-meister was named the 2013 Central Sectional Coach of the Year for Boys Basketball and was considered for Na-tional Coach of the Year, ac-cording to the NFHS Coach-es Association.

The Central Section in-cludes the states of Iowa, Il-linois, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin. Burmeister was Iowa’s nominee for NFHS Coach of the Year honors.

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Hiatt said getting Nielsen healthy and back into a groove could be a difference maker for the Panthers in the second half of the season.

“I think we’re kind of get-ting him back in the flow, get-ting his legs underneath him,” he said. “He should have a good second half to the sea-son.”

Nielsen added eight more points in the third quarter, scoring in a variety of ways.

With the Panthers holding a 56-33 advantage after three quarters, Hiatt was able to sub in his bench and get those players some quality playing time.

Jon Birchard knocked down a 3-pointer for Creston, as did Sam Hartsock. Cooper McDermott also sank a jump-er in transition after a steal.

“Those guys practice hard every day,” Hiatt said. “It was good to get them in there for longer than just a few sec-onds. They played well. They went in there and got after it. That’s all you can ask.”

The Panthers improved to 5-5 for the season with the win and 3-2 in the Hawkeye 10 Conference. Red Oak, meanwhile, dropped to 1-10 for the season.

“There’s so many things that go into it when you’re losing like that, so we got over that hump and got to get ready for Friday,” Hiatt said. “If we can get one on Friday, we’ll be off and rolling a little bit.”

Creston returns to action at home at 6 p.m. Friday against Denison-Schleswig (6-5, 3-3), which was a 58-53 winner over the Panthers in double overtime on Jan. 3.

RED OAK (47) — Jordan Nelson 2 7-11 13, Ryan Leininger 5 0-0 12, Connor Johnson 3 1-3 7, Brendon Birt 1 5-6 7, Ryan Lundgren 0 2-2 2, Eli Guerra 1 0-0 2, Gavin French 1 0-0 2, Weston Rolenc 0 2-2 2. Totals — 13 17-28 47. 3-point goals — 4 (Nelson 2, Leininger 2).

CRESTON (71) — Alex Nielsen 12 2-3 26, Brandon Phipps 3 2-2 8, Jay Wolfe 4 0-2 8, Cole Thompson 3 1-2 7, Cole Crawford 2 0-0 5, McClain Haines 2 0-0 4, Jon Birchard 1 1-2 4, Sam Hartsock 1 0-0 3, Maxx Walters 1 0-0 2, Cooper McDermott 1 0-0 2, Trey Benson 1 0-0 2. Totals — 30 6-11 71. 3-point goals — 3 (Crawford 1, Birchard 1, Hartsock 1). Rebounds

— Nielsen 12, Wolfe 9, Haines 6. Assists — Thompson 2. Steals — Thompson 3, Wolfe 3, Nielsen 2. Blocked shots — Benson 1. Team fouls — 29. Fouled out — None.

Red Oak — 11 24 33 47Creston — 21 39 56 71

JUNIOR VARSITYThe Creston boys JV team

improved to 5-4 for the sea-son with a 44-24 win over Red Oak on Tuesday.

Sam Hartsock and Cooper McDermott each scored 15 points to lead the Panthers. Jake Miller added six points and Chris Foster scored four. Brandon Jones and McClain Haines each contributed two points.

“This was a good team win tonight,” Creston JV coach Michael West said. “Every-one played good minutes and everyone contributed to this one. Our defense played great for us tonight, and that helped us get the win.”FRESHMEN

The Creston freshmen dropped to 2-7 for the season with a 62-52 loss to Red Oak.

Seth Thompson led the Panthers with 25 points, while Cody Crawford scored 15.

Brenden McDowell pitched in five points.

Patrick Normandeau, Ian Burns and Deaven Reese each scored two points, while

Gavin Woods contributed one.

“The boys played well,” Creston freshman coach An-thony Donahoo said. “Had it

within three the entire game, but couldn’t hold it. We have a week off, so we’ll have plen-ty of time to practice and get better.”

CRESTON:

CNA photo by SCOTT VICKERCresotn junior Alex Nielsen draws a triple team from Red Oak along the baseline as he drives to the hoop for a shot. Nielsen scored a game-high 26 points and pulled down a team-high 12 rebounds for the Panthers.


Mostek responded with another basket. Grace Blomstedt then made it 27-22 in favor of Red Oak, but Mostek got another basket from the block and Taylor made the score 27-26.

The Tigers went on an 8-0 run that spanned the end of the third quar-ter and beginning of the fourth quarter, as the Pan-thers turned the ball over on three straight posses-sions to open the fourth.

But Mostek got a steal and found Downing for a layup in transition with 5:20 left in the game to kickstart the Panther of-fense again.

Taylor got an offen-sive rebound and putback while drawing a foul and sank the free throw. Then, Caitlin McIlravy dished out to Taylor Briley on the wing for a jumper to cut the Red Oak lead to 37-33

with 1:55 to play.Both teams went score-

less for the next minute of play, however, before Red Oak got one free throw each from Kate Walker and Maranda Gowdy.

Creston once again cut the lead to four on a Cam-ryn Somers jumper, but Red Oak put the finishing touches on a 41-35 win on a pair of Walker free throws.

Briley did a good job on defense, spending the entire game face-guarding Red Oak’s leading scorer Walker.

Walker entered the game averaging 16.2 points per game, but Briley held her to just seven points — three of which came at the

free throw line late in the game.

“She did a great job,” M c N u t t s a i d . “ T a y l o r can be a pest, that’s her p e r s o n -ality. I knew she would do a great job. Some of it was how the officials called the game. They kind of let her hand check her a little bit. But she had an all-stater frustrated.”

Creston falls to 3-8 over-all for the year and remains 1-4 in Hawkeye 10 Confer-

ence play, as the game did not count in the standings. The Panthers return to ac-tion Friday at home against Denison-Schleswig in a var-sity doubleheader. The var-sity girls game is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.

Junior varsity and fresh-men results from Tuesday night will be published in

Thursday’s edition of the Creston News Advertiser.

RED OAK (41) — Grace Blomstedt 6 2-3 14, Angela Mahoney 3 3-4 9, Kate Walker 2 3-4 7, Maranda Gowdy 3 1-2 7, Bailey Hankins 2, Megan Sands 2. Totals — 15 11-16 41. FG shooting — 15-49 (30.6 percent). 3-point goals — none. Turnovers — 9. Team fouls — 12. Fouled out — none.

CRESTON (35) — Natalie Mostek 7 0-0 15, Chelcee Downing 2 0-4 5, Jenna Taylor

4 1-3 5, Taylor Briley 2 0-0 4, Camryn Somers 1 0-00 2. Totals — 16 1-7 35. FG shooting — 16-49 (32.6 percent). 3-point goals — 2-7 (Downing 1, Mostek 1). Rebounds — 25 (Mostek 9, Taylor 6, Downing 4, Somers 3, Olivia Nielsen 3). Assists — 12 (Downing 4, Briley 4, Mostek 3). Steals — 4 (Downing 3, Mostek 1). Blocked shots — 1 (Taylor 1). Turnovers — 13. Team fouls — 17. Fouled out — none.

Red Oak — 8 21 31 41Creston — 12 16 26 35

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time ran out!”Ruggles said his team’s

plan nearly worked to per-fection, except for the part about the ball going into the basket.

“We had basically tried to draw up a play to get Caleb Schnoor a shot somewhere in the corner,” Ruggles said. “He got the look. We wanted to shoot early enough in the posses-sion to get a couple of tips, and we shot with about seven or eight seconds left. The ball got tipped around, Nick Wurster tried to lay it up at the horn but it rolled off. We came up with the ball and nearly got a third shot but time ran out.”

Having led most of the game, except the early minutes and during the basket trading in the final minutes, Ruggles said it was a good defensive ef-fort that ended up in a loss.

“The kids did a great job of running our defen-sive game plan,” Ruggles said. “Then they went to a baseline entry, and our guys came out a little too far. We started to extend it a little too far.”

Cox said that was by de-sign. Brown and Lange got more touches in the fourth quarter, when the Tigers started trading blows down the stretch.

“Early in the game we just couldn’t get our timing for some reason against their zone,” Cox said. “In the fourth quarter, we ran some set plays. We had an extra guy in the post and they had to decide whether to stay back or go out on the shooter. Right now in close games we’re 4-1, so maybe we were not playing up to our ability tonight, but we did some things to win when we had to.”

Leading scorers Jake S o b o t k a of Mount Ayr and L e n o x ’ s B r o w n e a c h scored 13 p o i n t s . S o b o t k a had a double-double with 10 re-bounds.

Lenox improved to 6-3 overall and 4-3 in the Pride of Iowa Confer-ence. Mount Ayr, now 4-6 overall and 3-5 in the league, now faces the task of a Thursday road game at Central Decatur — the team’s third game of the week — without the vet-eran Jones in their back-court. Jones scored 10 points Tuesday.

“Jack’s ankle didn’t look good coming out of the game,” Ruggles said.

“With their guard play, we have to have a monumen-tal defensive effort again. Especially if Jones is out. Some guys will have to step up.”

Lenox travels to Wayne of Corydon.

LENOX (38) — Spencer Brown 5 3-5 13, Caleb Lange 5 2-2 12, Dawson Tullberg 2 0-2 6, Todd Stoaks 2 1-2 5, Francisco Martinez 1 0-0 2. Totals — 15 6-11 38. 3-point goals — 2 (Tullberg 2). Team

fouls — 7. Fouled out — None.MOUNT AYR (37) — Jake

Sobotka 5 3-3 13, Jack Jones 5 0-0 10, Rhett Murphy 3 0-0 6, Caleb Schnoor 2 0-0 4, Riley Weehler 2 0-0 4. Totals — 17 3-3 37. 3-point goals — 0-6. FG shooting — 17-48 (35.4 per-cent). Rebounds — 30 (Sobotka 10, Kyle Dolecheck 7, Murphy 6). Assists — 9 (Schnoor 6). Steals — 9 (Jones 3). Blocked shots — 3 (Sobotka 2). Team fouls — 10. Fouled out — None.

Lenox — 9 13 24 38Mt. Ayr — 9 20 25 37

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CNA photo by LARRY PETERSONSpencer Brown of Lenox looks to score inside against Jake Sobotka of Mount Ayr during Tuesday’s Pride of Iowa Conference battle in Mount Ayr. Brown scored 13 points in the Tigers’ 38-37 victory.

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Friday, February 14th @ 10:00 AMSupertel Inn Conference Room - Creston, IA

Rare opportunity in strong farming area to bid on 311.89 Acres M/L. Property to be sold in two tracts.

Tract 1: 159.89 acres M/L with 147.72 tillable acres and a tillable CSR of 61.9.

Tract 2: 152 acres M/L with 139.16 tillable acres and a tillable CSR of 57.4. Farm is located

north of Creston in Section 11 of Spaulding Township.

Management PositionLooking to fill a full-time management position. We are looking for a person who is honest, trustworthy and hardworking. Must be self-motivated. Computer skills and bookkeeping necessary. Good communication skills with customers a must. Must be able to follow directions and work independently. Must be organized and like cleaning. Bilingual a plus!

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NURSE CONSULTANTSouthwest Iowa

Care Initiatives has a Nurse Consultant opportunity in our Southwest Iowa Division. Duties include auditing and monitoring of systems, developing educational programs, consulting with Administrators and nursing personnel on quality resident care, and serving as trainer/mentor/resource in all areas of LTC nursing.

Position includes travel to Care Initiatives facilities in Southwest Iowa with company vehicle, cell phone, and laptop provided. Visit our website for full description and qualifications. Apply online or email resume for consideration.

Kelly Banning(515) 224-0960 Fax

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Not For Profit • AA/EOE

Join a Winning Team!Due to a new store opening this

spring in Murray, IowaCasey’s General Store is looking for friendly,

energetic individuals to fill a variety of full-time/part-time positions including:

• Store Manager• Asst. Store Manager• 2nd Assistant Store Manager• Cashiers• Food Service

FT Benefit package includes Medical/Dental Insurance, Company paid Life Insurance, Stock Purchase Plan,

401(k), vacation, and sick leave.PT Benefit package includes group limited pay

medical, dental and life insurance. Applications are available at any

Casey’s General Store, Murray City Hall, and www.caseys.com

Please send applications to: Casey’s General StoreAttn: Area Supervisor401 NW Church Street

Leon, Iowa 50144 or

Murray City HallAttn: Casey’s General Store, area supervisor

420 Maple Street, Murray, Iowa 50174www.Caseys.com EOE

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300 W. Hutchings St., Winterset, Iowa 50273MCHCS is an equal opportunity employer

Full Time - 36 hours per weekApply online at www.madisonhealth.com

Join our Health Care Team

300 W. Hutchings St., Winterset, Iowa 50273MCHCS is an equal opportunity employer

Registered Nurse

Under general supervision, performs professional nursing services utilizing the nursing process including, but not limited to: assessing needs, developing and implementing nursing care plans, evaluating patient response to treatment, documenting patient interactions in accordance with professional nursing standards and Hospital policies, and providing direction for non-professional care givers.

Madison County Health Care System is an award-winning organization located just a half hour southwest of Des Moines in picturesque Winterset, home of the Bridges of Madison County and The Birthplace of John Wayne. A modern facility boasts of up-to-date equipment and a staff dedicated to providing outstanding service. Excellent schools and a high quality of life can be found in Madison County.

We provide a competitive and comprehensive compensation package including PTO, IPERS and a free on-site fitness facility for employees and their spouses.

We look forward to meeting dedicated professionals seeking career opportunities.

Full Time Night Shift / PRNApply online at www.madisonhealth.com

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Miscellaneous

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

Livestock

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

For Rent

For Rent $50 or Less

Wanted

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.

ACREAGE FOR RENT:3 bedroom, 2 bath mo-bile home near Green-field. 3 acres set up forhorses. $700/mo. rentplus utilities, $700 de-posit, references re-quired, 402-721-2313leave message.

GRASS HAY, NICE,tight, small squarebales, 3rd cutting,windrow cured,$4.50/bale, 641-340-2290.

NICE ENTERTAINMENTcenter, solid wood,5-1/2' long x 5' tall,$35.00 OBO; (4) 8' shoplights $25.00 for all;641-344-5742.

RED OAK, IA: Large twobedroom Apt. clean &remodeled. $400/month+utilities. Deposit andreferences required.See onlinewww.greatspace4u.comor call 402-677-7165.

3 PAIR OF NEW PANTSUITS, dark blue, pur-ple, & mauve, embroi-dery on top, size MissesXL $10.00 each; 1 green7Up jug, best offer;County Farm plate,$20.00; 641-344-5892.

BOOK WANTED: “PagesThrough the Ages,Greenfield Schools,1859-1992” Please call641-743-2062.WANTED: TUTOR forhigh school math, 641-782-6599.

NICE ONE BEDROOMapartment, no pets orsmoking, excellent ref-erences required,641-782-5654;641-344-6381.

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The Nichols family started with Angus in 1953 and added Simmentals in 1968 and South Devons in 2004. We have always been the leader in new technology— Per-formance testing (1956) - Certified Meat Sires (1961) - Ex-pected progeny differences EPDs (1977) - Ultrasound (1989) and DNA genomic profiles for feed efficiency (2005). Nichols Bulls remain the best investment in the beef business. They sire soggy heavy calves that top the market, gain in the feedlot, and grade in the packing house. Nichols Bulls also sire durable, docile, problem free daughters that thrive on fescue pastures. Whether you are a large rancher or a family farmer who works in town, we appreciate and will give personal service to you. Join us at the farm for the Opening Day of the bull-buying season. Have lunch on us— and get first chance at our yearling bulls that will improve your herd and put money in your pocket — Dave Nichols

Nichols Farms Private Treaty Bull SaleOpening Day January 25, 2014 Sale starts at 1 PM

Sale Bull Catalog and Directions

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Bull Barn: [email protected]

2188 Clay Avenue Bridgewater, Iowa 50837

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Income Tax preparaTIonMarion E. James, J.D., L.L.M.

Attorney at Law205 1/2 N. Elm Street

creston, Ia 50801641-782-6000

We prepare Farm, Business, and Personal Returns

Menu: Chili, Potato with Ham SoupRelishes, and Choice of Pie/Bar

Contact: Mike Nelson (President) 641-743-6246 orBrenda Meisenheimer (Secretary) 641-743-9911

• Free will donations appreciated.• Donations are tax deductible.• All funds received will be used for fairground improvements and exhibition of the 2014 Adair County Fair.• Come meet the volunteer board that works hard all year to organize and plan for a successful county fair.

Come Show Your Support for the Adair Co. Fair!

Sunday, Jan. 19th11am - 1pm

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BUSINESS/FARMBUSINESS/FARM

Lenox Medical Clinic welcomes new provider LENOX — Greater Re-

g i o n a l M e d i c a l C e n t e r and Lenox M e d i c a l Clinic an-n o u n c e Darcy Ru-b e n k i n g , PA-C, will p r o v i d e comprehensive, full-time family medical care for area residents at Lenox Medical Clinic beginning Jan. 27.

Rubenking, a Lenox na-tive, attended Iowa Meth-odist School of Nursing and Drake University, where she obtained her registered nurs-

ing diploma. After work-ing as a nurse in Iowa and Nebraska, she attended the University of Nebraska phy-sician assistant program and obtained certification as a physician’s assistant in 1997.

Rubenking has 15 years of experience serving patients

in the Corning and Bedford areas at Alegent Health. In addition, Rubenking has experience providing emer-gency department coverage.

Rubenking welcomes all patients at Lenox Medical Clinic. Make appointments by calling 641-333-4545.

Female farmers invited to participate in Annie’s Project

GREENFIELD — The Annie’s Project program will be offered in six sessions 6 to 9 p.m. Thursdays, beginning Feb. 6. The program will continue through March 13.

Annie’s Project is designed to empower farmwomen to manage information systems used in decision-making pro-cesses and build local net-works throughout the state. The target audience is farm-women with a passion for business and involvement.

Farm women will receive training for managing infor-mation in the areas of: fi-nancial records, production records, marketing plans and risk management, legal/regu-lation records and documen-tation and human resources and time management.

Annie was a woman who grew up in a small farm com-munity with a goal to marry a farmer and she did. Annie spent her lifetime learning how to be an involved busi-ness partner with her farm husband. This is Annie’s project – to take her life’s experiences and share it with farmwomen living and work-ing in a complex, dynamic, evolving business environ-ment.

Cost of the program is $75 per person and class size is limited. Participants should contact Adair County Ex-tension at 641-743-8412 prior to Jan. 30 to enroll.

Nationally-recognized speaker to headline Iowa Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association conference

ANKENY — Iowa Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association will feature Dr. Ron Hanson from the University of Nebraska as its keynote speaker for its 2014 annual conference Jan. 23-24 at Iowa FFA Enrichment Center in An-keny.

Hanson shares a message on the importance of family and personal relationships with other family members when farming and working together in a family-owned

business operation. He has counseled with Nebraska farm families for more than 30 years to help them re-solve family conflicts in a more positive manner and improve family relations through better communica-tions. He currently serves as the Neal Harlan profes-sor of agribusiness in the Department of Agricultural Economics at the Universi-ty of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Also headlining this year’s conference are Ken

and Barb Hall, owners of Edwards Orchard of Pop-lar Grove, Ill. Listen to their story about how they completely rebuilt their business after a tornado destroyed their farm and home in January 2008 and re-opened later that year.

The conference will also feature a three-hour tract on social media. Bring a laptop or tablet and during the first hour, there will be a walkthrough on how to create a page. In the next

session, learn advanced techniques and strategies about marketing your farm and connecting with new customers. Stay for the final session and learn about the new social media platforms.

Other session topics in-clude: growing your tradi-tional CSA, alternatives to CSAs, on-farm cold storage, cover crops, weed management, traceability and biosecurity and crisis management. The confer-ence trade show will fea-

ture numerous seed reps, equipment and packaging material suppliers, high tunnel manufacturers and irrigation specialists.

On Jan. 24, there will be an all-day advanced high tunnel bramble produc-tion workshop conducted by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach featuring Iowa State Horti-culturists Linda Naeve, Joe Hannan and Dr. Ajay Nair. The workshop will cover soil fertility, plant selec-

tion, cultural practices, pest management, climate con-trols and post-harvest.

The registration cost for the IFVGA conference and trade show is $55 per day per participant. Early reg-istration has been extended to Friday. Annual member-ship dues of $50 per farm are due at the time of regis-tration. The complete con-ference agenda and regis-tration information can be found on the association’s website www.ifvga.org.

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Roughly three years after audit, nearly all Iowa fuel pumps now inspected annually

DES MOINES (MCT) — Iowans who commute by car can rest relatively easy knowing they’re get-ting what they pay for at the pump.

Almost three years after an audit revealed at least one in four gas pumps had been skipped in yearly checks, officials with the Iowa De-partment of Agriculture and Land Stewardship said inspectors have checked 98 percent of the fuel pumps in the state this year, with the help of an increase in appro-priations from the legisla-ture in fiscal year 2013.

The state-law-required yearly checks are designed to test whether the gallons registering on the meters are actually the correct amounts of fuel being dispensed to customers. In other words, the checks ensure customers are getting the amount of fuel they pay for.

At the time of an audit — which covered a four-year period that ended June 30, 2009 — the weights and

measures bureau, which administers the fuel inspec-tion program, did not have enough staff to meet inspec-tion requirements due to budget challenges, Vande Hoef said.

He noted those shortages were caused by the general fund appropriation being cut from $21.2 million in fiscal year 2009 to $16.5 million in fiscal year 2012. As result of the 22 percent reduction, the department lost a total of 70 employees.

But because of a $584,000 increase in the department’s general fund appropriation from the legislature in fiscal year 2013, Vande Hoef said the department has been able to backfill losses in the weights and measures bu-reau to begin filling some of those positions.

A portion of the money was used to hire an addi-tional weights-and-measures inspector, which has helped them to increase the number of pumps they examine each year.

The funds also were used to meet mandatory salary and health insurance costs facing the department, Vande Hoef said.

Harrington said they are operating with 9 gas pump inspectors and about 36,000 fuel meters in the state to inspect.

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