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Volume 130 No. 190Copyright 2014
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A TLANTIC — Cre-stonians received a thorough viewing of condominiums
built by private developer Don Sonntag during a two and a-half hour bus tour all across Atlantic Saturday.
Sonntag has built about 175 condominium units in the Atlantic area over the past 40 years. In January, he made a proposal to Creston City Council to build at least 14 condominium units in the Cottonwood Subdivision in Creston.
The bus tour Saturday around Atlantic was orga-nized by Creston Adminis-trator Mike Taylor so that city council members, local real estate agents and inter-ested Creston citizens could view Sonntag’s condomini-ums in person.
The first stop on the tour was a 1,229 square-foot con-dominium on a slab with two bedrooms, two baths, large
one car garage with an esti-mated cost of $149,950. This is one of the two floor plans Sonntag proposed in Janu-ary.
What did they think?“You get what you pay
for with that unit,” said local contractor John Kawa, one of about 20 Crestonians on the bus tour. “It had cheaper doors and trim. If you were car buying, this would be the economy car on the lot.”
Paul Eckhoff, commercial and residential real estate
agent, agreed the first con-dominium unit shown was generic, but said the $149,950 asking price for a new con-dominium — because of the rise in cost for building ma-terials — is not out of line in today’s housing market.
The unit shown did not have a storm shelter or safe room.
Gay Lynn Owens, local real estate agent, recom-mended Sonntag include that in the proposed floor plan because having a safe place
to go during severe weather is a priority for potential buy-ers in Creston — especially with the EF2 tornado that ripped through town in April 2012 still fresh in their minds.
Sonntag said adding a storm shelter or safe room would not be a problem, but there would an additional price.
“It seemed to be a con-cern,” Sonntag said this morning. “Adding one wouldn’t be tough to do. I will get to work on that and get a number together for the cost.”Second stop
After viewing the first unit, Sonntag came aboard the bus with the other pas-sengers and provided an hour-long informational tour around Atlantic of almost all the condominium areas he’s developed over the past 40 years.
“He showed us everything from his new condominiums to the ones he built in the ‘70s,” said Nancy Loudon,
Touring Atlantic � About 20 Crestonians viewed condomin-iums built by Don Sonntag during a two and a-half hour bus tour in Atlantic Saturday.
Health care law could spur new services
Contributed photo Above is the exterior of the larger condominium proposed by Don Sonntag.
CNA photo by JAKE WADDINGHAM
Greenfield unplugged: Carol Miller prepares to take her turn during a card game at Hotel Greenfield Saturday afternoon. The game was organized as part of the National Day of Unplugging (NDU) from sundown March 7 to sundown March 8. Individuals were encouraged to unplug from digital devices and connect with others. Events ranged from card games and photography classes to wine tasting and ballroom dance lessons. Greenfield and Chicago were the only two approved NDU events in the Midwest.
Super senior:
Creston High School senior
Sarah Waigand, who is an aspir-
ing fashion designer, displays
her creations at Creston:Arts gal-
lery, 116 W. Adams St., this month.
At an artists’ reception Friday, her grandmother
Becky McNichols, left, Kate Coen and
great aunt Sue Henderson exam-
ine the renais-sance-inspired
details of a cos-tume Waigand cre-
ated for the CHS musical “Once
Upon a Mattress.”
CNA photo by SARAH BROWN
CNA photo by KYLE WILSON Following a bus tour Saturday, Don Sonntag — private developer from Atlantic — answers questions from interested Crestonians about the condominium area he’s proposing to build in the Cottonwood Subdivision in Creston. One of those interested Crestonians was local real estate agent Dennis Carter, pictured here sitting left of Sonntag.
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DES MOINES (MCT) — Elements of the nation’s new health care law have county pub-lic health departments looking at potential new roles.
Des Moines County Public Health Director Barb Baker said the Affordable Care Act will penalize hospitals and physicians who too of-ten release patients too soon, causing them to return the hospital for re-admittance within 30 days.
She said she expects home care will be used to monitor patients after release from the hos-pital, in an effort to avoid a return trip for a hospital stay.
“The reason we are appropriate for that is we have a sliding fee scale,” she said, noting patients pay what they can afford, regardless of insurance status.
Henry County’s public health office already is offering follow-up care for people recently released from the hospital.
Under a contract with the University of Iowa, Henry County Public Health started the Transitions in Care program in July
The program has public health nurses fol-low patients for 30 days after they are released from the hospital. The follow-up care gives the nurses a chance to spot potential prob-lems while making sure the patients have set needed appointments and understand their medications. It also gives patients a chance to ask questions before problems arise that could send them back to a hospital bed.
The Transitions in Care program is funded through a federal grant from the university.
Johnson also said public health offices are positioned uniquely to respond to elements of the Affordable Care Act that push preventa-tive measures.
He noted hospitals tend to react to health issues, while public health departments are looking at preventing future health concerns.
Baker agreed, adding the trend toward pre-vention has been gaining speed.
“Prevention is the way health insurance, and companies are going - the way the whole health care community is starting to think,” she said.
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2A Creston News AdvertiserMonday, March 10, 2014
Franklin ‘Red’ Walter Corning
Franklin “Red” Walter, 81, of Corning died March 6, 2014, at A l e g e n t Creighton H e a l t h M e r c y Hospital in Corning.
Funeral s e r v i c e s will be 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 11, at Villisca United Methodist Church. The Rev. Gordon Scott will officiate. Inter-ment with military honors will be in Methodist Grove Cemetery in Adams Coun-ty. Open visitation will be 1 to 8 p.m. today with family present 5 to 8 p.m. at Pear-son Family Funeral Services, 809 W. Montgomery St., Corning. Memorials may be given in Red’s name to be determined. Online condo-lences may be left at www.pearsonfuneralhomes.com.
Franklin “Red” Walter, son of Agnes Lucille (Find-ley) and James Alfred Wal-ter, was born March 28, 1932, on a farm three miles east of Prescott.
Franklin attended first grade at Prescott School. His family moved to Corning when he was 7 1/2, where he attended school, until trans-ferring to Methodist Grove Country School in Nodaway in 1942. Franklin graduated from Nodaway High School in 1949.
After high school, Frank-lin assisted his father farm-ing.
When Franklin turned 18, he joined the United States Air Force during the Ko-rean War, where he served
as a craft instrument special-ist. He had overseas duty in Berlin, Germany, and Laon, France, arriving home in 1953.
On March 12, 1955, Frank-lin married Ruby Wirth of Nodaway.
Red partnered with Tom Haley and together provided custom farming for more than 30. Red farmed all of his adult life, after return-ing from the Air Force in the Nodaway area. Red raised cattle, hogs and row crops.
Red served as Director of the R.E.C. for 33 years; served on the Central Iowa Power Cooperative, Iowa Area Development Group, Adams County Conserva-tion Board and various other boards and organizations. Red was also a substitute ru-ral mail carrier for Nodaway and Guss.
Franklin is survived by his wife Ruby Walter of Corning; daughters, Denise (Dave) Pitman of Indianola, Patricia (Roy) Johnson of Gravity and Colleen (Kory) Thatcher of Minden, Neb.; grandchildren, Michelle Pit-man, Jessica, Ryan and Jen-nifer Johnson and Laney Thatcher; brothers, James Walter Jr. of Corning and Max (Maria J) Walter of Omaha, Neb.; several nieces and nephews; extended fam-ily: Janet Haley of Villisca, Jenny Gilleland of Nodaway, Jason and Chris Haley of Kansas City, Mo., and their children; other relatives and many friends.
Franklin was preceded in death by his parents; broth-ers, Robert and Clair Wal-ter; sisters-in-law, Dorothy, Zelda and Dolores Walter; father- and mother-in-law Ray and Lela Wirth and ex-tended family Tom and Don Haley.
Marilyn Dunfee Orient
Marilyn Dunfee, 79, of O r i e n t died March 7, 2014, in her home in Orient.
M e m o -rial ser-vices will be 11 a.m. W e d n e s -day, March 12, at Powers Funeral Home, junction of highways 34 and 25. The Rev. Phil Price will officiate. Open visitation will be 2 to 7 p.m. Tuesday with family present 5 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home. No view-ing will be held. Memorials are to the family. Online con-dolences may be left at www.powersfh.com.
Marilyn Colette (Mohr) Dunfee, daughter of Mabel
Drucilla (West) and Henry Clyde Mohr, was born Nov. 24, 1934, in Creston.
On Aug. 1, 1981, Marilyn married Duane Claude Dun-fee in Creston.
They first lived in Creston, then on a farm, and then in Orient.
Marilyn spent 20 years doing line work at Bunn-O-Matic and also worked as a beautician.
Marilyn is survived by her daughter Bobbi (husband Eddie) Garcia of Texas; granddaughters, Loretta (husband Dan) Umben-hower of Orient, Samantha Gaiser of Atlantic and Ch-antell Geiger; eight great-grandchildren, Cadence, Aydin, Olivia, Clayton, Aar-on, Ashlee, Drake and Eden; and great-great-grandchild Brielle Geiger.
Marylin was preceded in death by her parents, hus-band and daughter Cynthia Chubick.
Making a move: Rachael Schreck and her daughter Naomi, 3, joined in the National Day of Unplugging activities by play-ing a board game at Cornerstone Fellowship in Greenfield Saturday.
CNA photo by JAKE WADDINGHAM
Walter
Dunfee
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at-large Creston city coun-cilwoman. “And, you could tell even the older dwellings were built with quality and have stood the test of time. I thank Mike Taylor for organizing this because seeing his devel-opments really helped me understand visually his passion for building qual-ity condominiums.”
The final stop on the tour Saturday was a con-dominium similar to the 1,458-square-foot con-dominium Sonntag pro-posed to the city council in January. The floor plan proposed included two bedrooms, two baths, dou-ble car garage and (unfin-ished) walkout basement.
The condominium shown received good re-views from those attend-ing.
“It was really, really nice,” said Marsha Wilson, ward 4 city councilwoman.
But, Wilson pointed out the one shown had sev-eral thousand dollars in upgrades including more expensive cabinetry, coun-tertops and a fully finished basement.
The consensus from those attending was the larger units being proposed by Sonntag with walkout basements are expensive and would best suit fami-lies, not retired citizens looking to downsize.
“The larger one is nice, but $259,000 is a little
pricey for the majority of the Creston market I deal with,” Owens said.Possible third floor plan?
That said, many on the tour asked Sonntag if he could provide a third floor plan in the ballpark of $190,000. Eckhoff — who is considering purchasing one of these condomini-ums — said he would like to see the second floor plan on a slab instead of with a walkout basement.
“I think that (second) floor plan on a slab, some-where in between the two price ranges he has now, would better attract those nearing retirement and looking to downsize,” he said.
Sonntag said this morn-
ing he’s already began drawing floor plans for a third option and that plan would be done by Sunday. Move forward?There were at least four real estate agents on the tour, including Owens, Eckhoff, Dennis Carter and Becky Barker.
Carter agreed with Ow-ens that the $259,000 price range would be difficult to sell in the Creston area.
“They would be trou-ble,” Carter said. “We made some suggestions to Don after the bus tour. Most everyone felt the first one seemed small and wasn’t really appealing and the second one was nice, but again the price would be trouble. We suggested a third floor plan and price
in the middle.”There were four city
council members on the bus tour Saturday. They included Loudon, Wil-son, Dave Koets and Ann Levine.
Loudon thanked the members of the commu-nity who came on the bus tour. She would like to con-tinue building a working relationship with Sonntag and hopefully move for-ward with this project and provide quality housing for current and future resi-dents of Creston.
Wilson said she has mixed emotions about the proposed condominiums and still isn’t certain if they will sell.
More discussion about Sonntag’s condominium proposal is expected at fu-ture city council meetings. A vote by the council — whether to move forward with this condominium project or seek other op-tions — is expected this spring.
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CNA photo by KYLE WILSONPrivate developer Don Sonntag, front, shows Crestonians a 1,229 square-foot con-dominium that he built in Atlantic. Also pictured, from left, are Crestonians LuAnne Eckhoff, Paul Eckhoff and Nancy Loudon.
VIDEO: To see a short video of the condominium units viewed on the bus tour Saturday, visit www.crestonnews.com and click on the video
tab located at the top of the website.
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39/28Clouds giving way tosun . Highs in theupper 30s and lowsin the upper 20s.
Sunrise Sunset7:34 AM 7:21 PM
Thu
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58/39Mostly sunny. Highsin the upper 50s andlows in the upper30s.
Sunrise Sunset7:32 AM 7:22 PM
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56/32Mix of sun andclouds. Highs in themid 50s and lows inthe low 30s.
Sunrise Sunset7:31 AM 7:23 PM
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52/30Partly cloudy. Highsin the low 50s andlows in the low 30s.
Sunrise Sunset7:29 AM 7:24 PM
Des Moines44/26
Cedar Rapids42/28
Sioux City39/27
Creston44/25
Iowa At A Glance
Area CitiesCity Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond.Algona 37 18 mixed Davenport 46 29 rain Marshaltown 40 24 rainAtlantic 43 25 rain Des Moines 44 26 rain Mason City 35 20 mixedAubudon 43 25 rain Dubuque 41 29 mixed Onawa 42 27 mixedCedar Rapids 42 28 rain Farmington 54 28 windy Oskaloosa 47 25 rainCenterville 50 26 windy Fort Dodge 38 24 mixed Ottumwa 48 25 rainClarinda 47 28 rain Ft Madison 54 29 windy Red Oak 46 27 rainClarion 37 19 mixed Guttenberg 39 27 mixed Sioux Center 38 26 mixedClinton 45 28 rain Keokuk 56 29 windy Sioux City 39 27 mixedCouncil Bluffs 43 26 rain Lansing 39 26 mixed Spencer 36 20 mixedCreston 44 25 rain LeMars 38 26 mixed Waterloo 38 25 mixed
National CitiesCity Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond.Atlanta 76 57 pt sunny Houston 75 57 rain Phoenix 79 53 sunnyBoston 53 33 pt sunny Los Angeles 77 54 mst sunny San Francisco 66 49 rainChicago 45 24 rain Miami 83 69 pt sunny Seattle 52 39 rainDallas 80 45 pt sunny Minneapolis 38 18 sn shower St. Louis 77 36 pt sunnyDenver 42 22 mixed New York 59 41 pt sunny Washington, DC 72 49 pt sunny
Moon Phases
FirstMar 8
FullMar 16
LastMar 24
NewMar 30
UV IndexTue
3/113
Moderate
Wed3/12
4
Moderate
Thu3/13
4
Moderate
Fri3/14
5
Moderate
Sat3/15
4
Moderate
The UV Index is measured on a 0 -11 number scale, with a higher UVIndex showing the need for greaterskin protection.
Day’s RecordFrom Creston Offi cial Weather Station: high past 24 hours (57), low past 24 hours (21) and precipitation ending 7 a.m. today (.0)
Today's WeatherLocal 5-Day Forecast
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3/11
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Sunrise Sunset7:36 AM 7:20 PM
Wed
3/12
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Sunrise Sunset7:34 AM 7:21 PM
Thu
3/13
58/39Mostly sunny. Highsin the upper 50s andlows in the upper30s.
Sunrise Sunset7:32 AM 7:22 PM
Fri
3/14
56/32Mix of sun andclouds. Highs in themid 50s and lows inthe low 30s.
Sunrise Sunset7:31 AM 7:23 PM
Sat
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Sunrise Sunset7:29 AM 7:24 PM
Des Moines44/26
Cedar Rapids42/28
Sioux City39/27
Creston44/25
Iowa At A Glance
Area CitiesCity Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond.Algona 37 18 mixed Davenport 46 29 rain Marshaltown 40 24 rainAtlantic 43 25 rain Des Moines 44 26 rain Mason City 35 20 mixedAubudon 43 25 rain Dubuque 41 29 mixed Onawa 42 27 mixedCedar Rapids 42 28 rain Farmington 54 28 windy Oskaloosa 47 25 rainCenterville 50 26 windy Fort Dodge 38 24 mixed Ottumwa 48 25 rainClarinda 47 28 rain Ft Madison 54 29 windy Red Oak 46 27 rainClarion 37 19 mixed Guttenberg 39 27 mixed Sioux Center 38 26 mixedClinton 45 28 rain Keokuk 56 29 windy Sioux City 39 27 mixedCouncil Bluffs 43 26 rain Lansing 39 26 mixed Spencer 36 20 mixedCreston 44 25 rain LeMars 38 26 mixed Waterloo 38 25 mixed
National CitiesCity Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond.Atlanta 76 57 pt sunny Houston 75 57 rain Phoenix 79 53 sunnyBoston 53 33 pt sunny Los Angeles 77 54 mst sunny San Francisco 66 49 rainChicago 45 24 rain Miami 83 69 pt sunny Seattle 52 39 rainDallas 80 45 pt sunny Minneapolis 38 18 sn shower St. Louis 77 36 pt sunnyDenver 42 22 mixed New York 59 41 pt sunny Washington, DC 72 49 pt sunny
Moon Phases
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FullMar 16
LastMar 24
NewMar 30
UV IndexTue
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Wed3/12
4
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Thu3/13
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Sat3/15
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The Windrow, 102 W. Taylor St.OLE Club, noon, congregate
meal site, restored Creston Depot.
Holy Spirit Rectory ReRun Shop, noon to 5 p.m., 107 W. Howard St.
Chautauqua Circle, 1 p.m., 119th anniversary party, hostess-es Judy Woods, Linda Huffman and Sandy Oswald. Program by speech students.
Free community meal, 5 to 6p.m., United Church of Christ (Congregational), 501 W. Montgomery St.
VFW Post No. 1797, 6 p.m.,
Elks Lodge, 403 W. Montgomery St.
Eagles Aerie, 7 p.m., Eagles Lodge.
Eagles Auxiliary, 7:30 p.m., Eagles Lodge.
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), 7:30 p.m. closed meeting, St. Malachy Rectory, 407 W. Clark St.
WednesdayTOPS 116, 9:30 a.m., United
Church of Christ (Congregational), 501 W. Montgomery St.
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) brown baggers 12x12 study, noon open meeting, St. Malachy Rectory, 407 W. Clark St. No smoking.
Friends Helping Friends Bereavement Support Group, 3 to 5 p.m., Prairie View Assisted Living room 114, 1709 W. Prairie St.
ThursdayNational Association of
Retired and Veteran Railway Employees Inc. Unit No. 54, 9 a.m., The Windrow.
Blue Grass Optimist Club of Creston, noon, The Pizza Ranch.
Kent Dinner Club, 5:30 p.m., Creston Family Restaurant, 802 W. Taylor St.
Meetings Mount Ayr School Board, 5
p.m. today, boardroom.Agenda includes: second read-
ing of board policy NO. 508.2 open night/Sunday; baseball sharing with Diagonal; summer projects; quotes for lockers and band uniforms; SWCC automo-tive repair/building and trades contracts for 2014-15; noncerti-fied salary schedule; budget directive 2014-15; set budget hearing 6 p.m. April 14 with legal notice sent to the Mount Ayr Record News April 3; rec-ommendation for transportation coordinator; personnel; secre-taries-treasurer financial report; superintendent’s report: needs assessment survey results.
— — — — — —Corning School Board, 7 p.m.
today, meeting room.Agenda includes: superinten-
dent report on gym structure; elementary and middle/high school principal reports; open enrollment applications; publi-cation and public hearing date for 2014-15 budget; simplifying school finance.
— — — — — —Creston City Water Works
Board of Trustees, 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, boardroom.
Agenda includes: 5:35 p.m. review Creston Water Works investment policy; discuss and review audit proposal from Martens and Company; discuss and review audit pro-posal from Draper, Snodgrass and Mikkelsen; discuss mowing equipment for the Twelve Mile water treatment plant.
— — — — — —Afton City Council, 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, city hall.Agenda includes: 6:30 p.m.
public hearing on fiscal year 2014 budget amendment; pub-lic forum; possible resolutions adopting budget amendment for fiscal year ending June 30, 2014; set public hearing on proposed sale of real estate 409 W. Filmore lot to Union County Development Association; make appointment to SIRHA Commissioners Board; ordinance No. 213, one-way traf-fic, third reading for alley by community center; electric sys-tem review consultant results; monthly review of nuisance properties/411 W. Kansas update on sale of property; Splashpad updates Dekko deadline for fund-raising goal: possible city contri-bution to cover balance remain-ing and engineering proposals; discuss chapters 63, speed regu-lations, and 65, stop or yield required; EMC insurance renew-al/agent approval; IMFOA spring
conference April 10; discuss sum-mer street projects.
— — — — — —Greenfield Municipal Utilities
Board of Trustees, 8 a.m. Wednesday, council chambers, city hall.
Agenda includes: overtime and financial reports; claims; equipment rental policy review and update; insurance renewal EMC/Don Carlos Insurance; rip-rap required below coffer dam on river; release mortgage on the portion of the development prop-erty being sold to Rasmussen Ag solutions; management report.
Police Brandy Dawn Scheuer-
mann, 37, of Winterset was charged with third-degree theft and possession of para-phernalia 12:07 p.m. Satur-day at Walmart, 806 Laurel St.
According to a Creston Police report, officers were dispatched to Walmart for a theft Saturday. Upon arrival, officers were approached by Walmart staff who said the individual took off run-ning on the east side of the building. Officers drove to the west side of the build-ing and met with a female individual. The individual was identified as Scheuer-mann, and was out of breath and could hardly speak from running. Officers spoke with Walmart management, who said Scheuermann walked out the doors with a cart full of items totalling $812.84. Scheuermann was transport-ed to Union County Law En-forcement Center.
Upon arrival at the law en-forcement center, Scheuer-
mann told officers there was a pipe in her purse. After searching the purse, officers found a metal pipe, used to smoke marijuana, with mari-juana residue in the pipe.
Scheuermann was released on $2,000 bond.
— — — — — —Matthew Robert Maynes,
27, 211 N. Maple St., was charged with operating while intoxicated and pos-session of marijuana, and Michael Lynn Grabau, 23, 206 W. Montgomery St., was charged with possession of marijuana 3:26 a.m. Sunday at 503 E. Irving St.
According to Creston Police reports, Maynes was stopped at the intersec-tion of Irving and Poplar streets for vehicle equip-ment defects, with Grabau as the passenger in the ve-hicle. During the stop, of-ficers could smell the odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle. Officers asked Grabau if he would empty his pockets. As he reached into his pockets, his coat opened up and officers saw a bag that appeared to have a green leafy substance con-sistent with marijuana. The bag was retrieved from the pocket and was consistent with marijuana. Officers also found a seed consis-tent with a marijuana seed on the driver’s side seat. A search of the vehicle was conducted, and a bag of green leafy substance con-
sistent with marijuana was found in the vehicle con-sole. Maynes refused to provide a urine sample.
Maynes has two prior convictions of possession of marijuana, and Grabau has no prior convictions.
Maynes was released on $2,000 bond and Grabau was released on $1,000 bond.
— — — — — —An employee at Radio
Shack, 600 W. Taylor St., reported money was taken from the store Jan. 27.
Loss estimate was $813.19.— — — — — —
An employee at Hi Crest Auto, 707 S. Vine St., re-ported the change dispenser at the car wash had been at-tempted open between mid-night and 8:45 a.m. Friday.
No damage or loss esti-mate is available.
— — — — — —Morgan Taylor Evans, 503
S. Vine St., reported the driv-er’s side door of her vehicle was dented and scratched and the driver’s side mirror was destroyed betwen 12:30 and 2 a.m. Saturday while it was parked in the 100 block of North Pine Street.
Damage estimate is $600.Miscellaneous
Vandalism, 8:08 a.m., Friday, South Vine Street.
Talk to officer, 8:26 a.m., Friday, North Pine Street.
Traffic stop, 9:20 a.m., Friday, North Sumner Avenue.
Traffic stop, 9:37 a.m., Friday, West Howard Street.
Traffic stop, 9:51 a.m., Friday, North Cherry Street.
Assistance, 10 a.m., Friday, Wyoming Avenue.
Harassing communication, 10:29 a.m., Friday, North Pine Street.
Traffic stop, 10:30 a.m., Friday, North Cherry Street.
Vandalism, 10:50 a.m., Friday, South Park Street.
Information, 10:55 a.m., Friday, New York Avenue.
Assistance, 12:24 p.m., Friday, North Pine Street.
Accident, 12:27 p.m., Friday, West Townline Street.
Harassing communication, 12:49 p.m., Friday, West Adair Street.
Accident, 1:44 p.m., Friday, Wyoming Avenue.
Traffic stop, 1:45 p.m., Friday, North Cherry Street.
Lost property, 1:46 p.m., Friday, West Taylor Street.
Domestic dispute, 2:24 p.m., Friday, North Oak Street.
Assistance, 3:14 p.m., Friday, North Cherry Street.
Family offense, 3:28 p.m., Friday, Academic Avenue.
Accident, 3:36 p.m., Friday, West Montgomery Street.
Assistance, 4:43 p.m., Friday, North Pine Street.
Theft, 4:54 p.m., Friday, West Taylor Street.
Traffic stop, 5:14 p.m., Friday, North Sumner Avenue.
Traffic stop, 9:21 p.m., Friday, North Spruce Street.
Traffic stop, 9:36 a.m., Friday, West Adams Street.
Traffic stop, 10:08 a.m., Friday, North Sycamore Street.
Accident Sue Ellen Miller, 53, 904
N. Chestnut St., was cited for failure to yield upon a left turn after an accident 1:44 p.m. Friday at the intersec-tion of Wyoming Avenue and West Taylor Street.
According to a Creston Po-lice report, Miller, driving a 2006 Chevrolet west on West Taylor, slowed and turned into a private drive and into the path of a 2000 Buick driven east on West Taylor by Roxie Lea Saltzman, 55, of Mount Ayr, causing a col-lision. Miller said there was a vehicle traveling east and go-ing to make a lefthand turn in front of her, but that she did not see Saltzman’s vehi-cle, who she believed was go-ing faster than the speed lim-it. Saltzman said she was not speeding and Miller turned in front of her. Saltzman also said she was experiencing pain, but said no when asked if she needed an ambulance.
Damage estimates are $1,300 to Miller’s vehicle and $1,000 to Saltzman’s vehicle.
Fire Miscellaneous
Medical, 2:06 p.m., Friday, North Cedar Street.
Assistance, 1:47 p.m., Saturday, North Birch Street.
Tuesday, March 11, 2014ARIES (March 21 to April 19)
Your future plans to use avail-able resources and funding to make improvements at home will meet with objections from someone. No doubt, you feel unappreciated. (Whaaat?)
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Today you have serious, practical ideas that are worth consideration. Nevertheless, someone, especially at work, is at odds with your suggestions. Imagine that.
GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Despite your efforts to imple-ment long-range sensible plan-ning regarding money, cash flow or a possible purchase, someone is unhappy. Perhaps it’s a romantic partner or one of your kids.
CANCER (June 21 to July 22) You are willing to tackle your obligations today because you feel a sense of duty as well as a desire to be better organized. Perhaps your zeal to get things done will stir up trouble at home. Oops.
LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) This is an excellent day for research of any kind. Your practical applications and efforts will yield results. Nevertheless, someone, perhaps a sibling, might object.
VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Someone older or more expe-rienced might have excellent advice for you today. The only problem is that it seems to go against what is financially feasible.
LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Discussions with authority fig-ures — bosses, parents, teach-ers, VIPs and the police — will be solid and mutually respect-ful today. Nevertheless, expect some quarrels with someone.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) This is a solid day to make travel plans or future plans for further education and training. Perhaps someone behind the scenes will object.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) This is a good day to take care of red-tape details related to insurance matters, inheritances, taxes, debt and shared property. Be patient with someone who disagrees with you.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Someone older or wiser might give you good advice today. Or perhaps you will enter a new partnership. Possibly, this threatens your boss or a power figure in your life.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) You’re quite prepared to do routine work that needs to be done today. Bravo. Don’t get sidetracked with complaints from far away or another coun-try or by someone from a dif-ferent culture.
PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Travel plans for future vacations look solid
today. You might want to tweak them. Nevertheless, dis-putes about available money or perhaps these same plans will arise.
YOU BORN TODAY You are a modern, progressive individ-ual who likes to keep abreast of the times. You are thoughtful and enjoy provocative conver-sation. You are clever about seeing opportunities avail-able to you. Personally, you are charming and likable. You like to learn about things that are valuable and beneficial for everyone. This year different possibilities are open to you. You have a choice. Choose wisely.
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Dear Readers: Here is this week’s SOUND OFF, about razor manufacturers:
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other uses for a coffee mug with a broken handle:
• Plant small herbs in it and keep on the kitchen window-sill.
• Use in a bathroom to store cotton balls or cotton swabs.
• Place on a desk as a pen-cil-and-pen holder.
• Store tea bags or other small items in one in the kitch-en.
• Use as a water cup when painting.
— HeloiseNONSTICKING PAINTDear Heloise: Help! I have
some small, galvanized cans that I want to paint and use as decorative storage items, but
the paint won’t stick! Is there anything I can do to help the paint adhere? — Cathy, via email
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Dear Heloise: To prevent the spread of germs around the house, don’t forget to sanitize all the door handles at least twice a day. — Nancy G., via email
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Central bows out in second roundBy SCOTT VICKERCNA sports editor • [email protected]
STEVENS POINT, Wis. — After picking up an 85-72 win over St. Olaf (Minn.) in the opening round of the Division III NCAA Tour-nament, the Central men’s basketball season came to an end here Saturday in a 76-71 loss to top-ranked Wisconsin-Stevens Point in the second round.
After trailing by 15 points in the second half, the Dutch fought back to within two points in the final min-utes before the top-ranked Pointers, playing on their home floor, put the Dutch away for good.
Even with facing the tall task of playing the No. 1 team in the country on its home floor, the Dutch went into the game feeling they could win.
“After the first win, it was the feeling of of ‘why not us?’” freshman Colby Taylor of C r e s -ton said. “ T h a t ’ s what we kept say-ing. St. Olaf was r a n k e d No. 25 and we beat them by 13 points, so we thought why can’t we shock the world and beat the No. 1 team in the nation?”
Central trailed by eight points in the first half, but battled back to tie the game late in the first half.
“It was an awesome atmo-sphere to play in, to play the No. 1-team on their court,” said senior Spencer Baker-ink of Creston. “I never re-
alized how much the town of Stevens Point loves basket-ball. That place was packed. It was sold out.”
Bakerink and Taylor agreed the style of play the Dutch saw in the game against Wisconsin-Stevens Point was different from what they had seen in the Iowa Conference this sea-son.
“They’re not big, but they play very physical,” Baker-ink said. “The hand checks they call in the IIAC, we didn’t get those. Playing them in a five-point game, that says a lot about our team. Coach Douma said their coach told him, ‘If we played you guys on a neu-tral floor without our crowd, you guys win that game.’”
Taylor finished the game with 17 points, eight re-bounds and four assists. Bakerink finished with seven rebounds in the final game of his career.
Other seniors on the Cen-tral team were Iowa Confer-ence player of the year Matt Greenfield, Fred Pratt, Yaw Sapon-Amoah and Kevin Kaerwer.
“These seniors are great men and great leaders,” Central head coach Craig Douma said. “I’m blessed to be part of their lives.”First win
In the opening-round win over St. Olaf, Central got out to a hot start in building a 45-28 lead at halftime after shooting 65.4 percent from the field in the half.
St. Olaf eventually cut the lead to 59-55 with 8:57 re-maining, but Central fought off the St. Olaf charge with an 8-0 run.
Bakerink scored a career-high 12 points to go with
eight rebounds in the win, Central’s first NCAA Tour-nament win since 1991.
Bakerink, who started all 29 games for the Dutch this season, finished third on the team in rebounding and blocked shots.
“What can I say about Spencer,” Douma said. “He’s another great young man. He’s one of the tough-est defenders in the league. I’m proud of what he did this year. He’s a positive, selfless leader who put the team in front of himself.”
Taylor scored eight points with five rebounds and three assists in the win over St. Olaf.Future
For Bakerink, ending his career in the NCAA Tour-nament was a good way to go out.
“We were talking about it in the locker room, all the seniors,” he said. “It was a tough game, but we have nothing to hang our heads about. We weren’t even ex-pected to get to the IIAC Tournament.
“It was awesome to win the IIAC championship, win the tournament, get to the N C A A T o u r n a -ment and win the first game to get the op-portunity to play S t e v e n s Point. I couldn’t see it ending any better. It’s second to none. It was an awesome way to go out for this group of se-niors.”
Bakerink said he looks forward to following the
team, and Taylor, in the fu-ture.
“I told Colby on the bus, that’s a great opportunity to have two games under his belt in his freshman sea-son in the NCAA Tourna-ment,” Bakerink said. “In the IIAC, you’re not going to see a crowd like that. I’m excited for their season the next couple of years. I feel like the foundation we set this year with the seniors should help them the next few years.”
Taylor said he hopes to continue building on that foundation over his next three years in a Dutch uni-form.
“We’re trying to use this as fire to get back there,” he said. “If we can get back a couple of more times, that’d be a dream come true. We had shirts that said ‘Dutch Dynasty’ on them, and we’re hoping to make that a real-ity. I think that’d be a great accomplishment for the next three years at Central.”
Central College photoCentral College senior Spencer Bakerink of Creston slams home a dunk during the team’s 85-72 win over 25th-ranked St. Olaf in the first round of the Division III NCAA Tournament on Friday. Bakerink finished with a career-high 12 points and pulled down eight rebounds in the win.
Harlan completes Class 4Avolleyball-basketball sweep
DES MOINES — Jess Schaben dominated inside with 24 points and nine re-bounds and the top-ranked Harlan Cyclones held on at the end to beat No. 8 West-ern Dubuque 55-51 Satur-day night to win the Class 4A state championship and complete an unbeaten sea-son.
Like its first two victories at state, which Harlan won by a total of five points, this one wasn’t easy. The Cy-clones led by 13 points early in the fourth quarter, then found themselves in a tie at 50-50 with under and minute and a half to play.
But the Cyclones did just enough after that to pull it out and claim the school’s first girls basketball title after winning the 4A vol-leyball championship in No-vember.
Harlan worked an in-bounds play from the sideline to get a layup for
Schaben that broke the tie with 1:13 remaining. After Megan Maahs’ free throw brought Western Dubuque to within a point, the Cy-clones made three of four at the line to stay ahead. Scha-ben helped by rebounding Western Dubuque’s final two misses.
Schaben is a 6-foot-2 ju-nior who has committed to Iowa State for volleyball. The Cyclones were able to get her the ball inside throughout the game and she made 10 of her 11 shots. She also blocked two shots and had an assist.
Taylor Frederick added eight points for Harlan and Ellle Kloewer scored six, in-cluding two free throws that made it 54-51.
Harlan finished with a 26-10 edge in points in the paint and had assists on 17 of its 20 field goals, with Kloewer handing out five and Jordyn Moser six.
Rose Simon-Ressler and Megan Maahs led Western Dubuque with 12 points and Zoey Weber scored nine.
Schaben was a first-team selection on the Des Moines Register girls all-state basketball selections an-nounced Sunday. Southwest Iowa selections are included below. The Iowa Newspaper Association all-state teams will be announced Tuesday.
Des Moines RegisterGirls All-State Basketball
(Southwest Iowans)Class 4A
First team — Jess Schaben, Harlan, 6-2, Jr.; Mariah Criswell, Winterset, 5-9, Jr.
Second team — Taylor Frederick, Harlan, 6-1, So.
Class 3ASecond team — Serena
Parker, Shenandoah, 6-0, Jr.; Kate Walker, Red Oak, 5-11, Jr.
Class 2AThird team — Kylie Ferguson,
C.B. St. Albert, 5-10, Sr.Class 1A
First team — London Vais, Adair-Casey, 5-10, Sr.
Second team — Carmen Subbert, Stanton, 5-7, Sr.; Kate Patton, Murray, 5-5, Sr.
Third team — Macy Williams, Fremont-Mills (Tabor), 5-7, Jr.
Taylor
Bakerink
CNA photo by SCOTT VICKERSherman Hayes of Afton’s Muscle Mat Club turns Ryan Kammerer for back points during their first round consolation match at 90 pounds in Class B at the AAU State Wrestling Meet on March 1. Hayes pinned Kammerer in :38.
Brad Keselowski wins Kobalt Tools 400 at Las VegasBy Jim UtterThe Charlotte Observer
LAS VEGAS — The champ is back.
Brad Keselowski, who won his first Sprint Cup Se-ries championship in 2012 but missed the Chase last year, is all-but guaranteed a spot in this season’s Chase with a stunning victory in Sunday’s Kobalt Tools 400 at Las Ve-gas Motor Speedway.
While Keselowski was strong all weekend and in the race, his victory wasn’t ensured until Dale Earnhardt Jr. ran out of fuel while lead-ing on the final lap.
Earnhardt coasted to sec-ond, Paul Menard finished third, Joey Logano was fourth and Carl Edwards was fifth.
Three races into the 2014 season and three drivers have virtually ensured a spot in this season’s Chase under the new format — Keselowski, Earnhardt and Kevin Har-vick.
Logano, the pole-winner, led the first 19 laps of the race before losing the lead under the first caution.
Fluid on the track brought out a caution on Lap 18. While most drivers pit, Kes-elowski stayed on the track and took over the lead.
Logano reclaimed the lead on the restart and remained out front again until another caution was displayed for de-bris on Lap 46.
After pit stops, Jimmie Johnson took over the lead on the restart on Lap 50, fol-lowed by Jeff Gordon and Martin Truex Jr.
Kyle Busch, who struggled early in the race, ran down the leader and took over the top spot on Lap 77.
A round of green-flag pit stops began on Lap 91. Once they were completed on Lap 99, Busch remained the leader followed by Johnson and Earnhardt. During the
round of stops, Kyle Larson was penalized for speeding on pit road.
Harvick methodically ran down Kyle Busch and took over the lead on Lap 130.
Another round of green-flag pit stops began on Lap 141. Once they were com-pleted on Lap 144, Harvick remained out front followed by Busch and Johnson. Dur-ing the round of stops, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was penalized for speeding on pit road.
Debris on the backstretch brought out the race’s third caution on Lap 155. Most of the lead-lap cars pit for fuel and tires but once again Kes-elowski elected not to pit. He took over the lead on the re-start on Lap 161 followed by Busch and Harvick.
With 100 laps remaining, Keselowski continued to hold a comfortable lead over Harvick.
On Lap 194, Harvick headed unexpectedly to pit road while running in second. After reaching his pit stall, his team poured over the car and found his problems with the left-front wheel hub. Har-vick eventually took his No. 4 Chevrolet to the garage.
“It’s hard to complain,” Harvick said. “Little parts failure there. We’ll figure out the cause of it.”
Keselowski was forced to pit for fuel on Lap 197, which left Johnson in a battle for the lead with Menard. Menard moved into the top spot on Lap 199.
The rest of the teams be-gan a round of green-flag pit stops on Lap 204. Once the stops were completed on Lap 213, Keselowski returned to the lead followed by Menard and Johnson.
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SPORTSSPORTS23
Years since UNLV was the last team to enter the NCAA Tournament unbeaten. Wichita State enters at 34-0.
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The Numbers Game
Huskers winLINCOLN, Neb. —
Terran Petteway scored 26 points with 10 re-bounds to help Nebraska take a 77-68 victory over No. 9 Wisconsin in the regular-season finale for both teams.
Shavon Shields also had 26 points and Walter Pitchford added 15 points and five boards for the Cornhuskers (19-11, 11-7 Big Ten), who have won their last three games and finished fourth in the con-ference.
Frank Kaminsky scored 14 points with eight rebounds for the Badgers (26-5, 12-6), who had an eight-game win-ning streak stopped and took second place in the conference.Shockers roll
ST. LOUIS — No. 2 Wichita State tied the 1990-91 UNLV Running Rebels for the most con-secutive victories to start a season (34) by topping Indiana State 83-69 Sun-day to win the Missouri Valley Conference tour-nament final.
Fred VanVleet had 22 points, five rebounds and five assists and Tekele Cotton added 20 points to help the Shockers (34-0, 18-0 MVC) win its first conference tournament since 1987.Player of year
AMES — Iowa State seniors Melvin Ejim and DeAndre Kane were honored by the Big 12 Conference on Sunday.
Ejim ranked second in the Big 12 in scoring (18.2 ppg) and rebounding (8.6) while placing third in field goal percentage (51.3%). The senior for-ward became the fourth player in Big 12 history and the second Cyclone to reach the 1,500-point and 1,000-rebound mark. He also broke the Big 12-record for single game scoring when he had 48 in a win over TCU.
Kane was picked as the Big 12’s Newcomer of the Year after ranking sixth in scoring, 11th in re-bounding, fourth in field goal percentage, second in assists, sixth in steals and fourth in minutes played. He is one of only two players national aver-aging at least 16 points, six rebounds and five assists.
In addition, Kansas’ Joel Embiid picked up Defensive Player of the Year while teammate Andrew Wiggins earned Freshman of the Year.Pairings
I N D I A N A P O L I S — The Big Ten Con-ference announced the bracket for the upcom-ing Big Ten Conference Tournament on Sunday evening.
The tournament be-gins on Thursday at 11 a.m. and will culminate with the championship game on Sunday at 2:30 p.m.
Michigan, the confer-ence champion, is the top seed while Wiscon-sin, Michigan State and Nebraska are seeds two through four. All four teams receive a bye into the quarterfinals.
Iowa is the six seed and will play the final game of the evening on Thursday against No. 11 seed Northwestern.
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PANTHER LANESAstro Mixed
Feb. 23Team PointsCorner Clippers 59Plentiful Harvest 53.5Panther Lanes 53Rhine Body Repair 53Ellis Poore 50Odd Ducks 45.5T&S 35Jomomma Racing 35High team with handicap: Rhine
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Games - men 200 and over: Kelly Shires 246; Dana Rhine 210; Mike Briner 203, 200, 258; Steve Sirdoreus 201; Robbie Graham 244; Ron Crigger 255.
Classic LeagueTeam PointsFrey Construction 137Fingers/Holes=Fun 116.5Rhine Body Repair 91Quilts 86.5Barker’s 61.5Schroeder Plumbing 47.5High team scratch: Fingers/
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Feb. 27(Team scores not reported.)
High team with handicap: The Lobby, 3206 pins.
High team scratch: The Lobby, 2744 pins.
High scratch individual series: Jon Thomson, 632 pins.
Series 600 and over: Jon
Thomson 632; Jordan Hole 624; Glenn Orr 622.
Games - men 200 and over: Ted Kunz 221; Shawn Moran 214; Jordan Holle 212, 219; Randy Culver 200, 208; Kelly Shives 203; Glenn Orr 200, 256; Casey Willets 211; Brian Newcomb 214; Greg Fogle 235; Dave Rhine 210; Kyle Sand 221; Doug Minnick 213; Jon Thomson 226, 212; Marvin McFarland 204; Dennis Hance 201; Jeremiah Johnson 255; Warren Hudson 223; Harold Holliday 202.
Crest LeagueFeb. 28
Team PointsHayes Concrete 60Trolli 60Orr Heating & Air 38Jomomma Racing 33High team with handicap: Hayes
Games - men 200 and over: Jeramia Norman 200; Randy Culver 222, 214; Jordan Holle 211, 254.
Games - women 190 and over: Nickie Cox 200.
PINE VALLEYTGIF League
Feb. 28Team PointsPine Valley 29Clausen Underground 24Bushwackers 233 Fingers Deep 22TADA 21WTF-O 18Eagles 17High team with handicap: Pine
Valley, 2455 pins.High team scratch: Pine Valley,
2455 pins.High scratch individual series:
T.J. Redding, 670 pins.Series 600 and over: T.J. Redding
670; Tom Redding 610.Games - men 200 and over: Jesse
Still 268; J.R. Lett 223; T.J. Redding 212, 225, 233; Tom Redding 205, 226; Ron Simmons 208; Chad Drake 207; Matt Parson 212, 216; Jeremiah Johnson 202; Chase Sprague 200; Dan Hudson 213, 200; Dan Fulton 233; Ben Moffitt 200, 208.
Games - women 190 and over: Jami Fletchall 205.
Wednesday Night MixedFeb. 26
Team PointsBowtie Bandits 543 Hole Patrol 47Retail Rejects 44Split Happens 443 & 1/2 Men 43Gutter Girls 20High team with handicap: 3 &
T.J. Redding 201, 247, 245; Adam Hoffman 233; Jason Merboth 205; Matt Parsons 203; Justin Redding 214; Dusty Mullin 210.
3-on-3 tourneyMOUNT AYR — The
Mount Ayr Madness 3-on-3 basketball tournament will be held April 5.
Entries can list up to four players on a roster for a fee of $20. Each team is guaranteed two games. Spectator admis-sion is $3. Concessions are available. No coolers are al-lowed.
Age divisions for boys, girls and coed are set up for grades 3-4, grades 5-6, grades 7-8, high school and adult.
Registrations are due by March 26 by sending to Les-lie Murphy, 107 Sunset Lane, Mount Ayr, IA 50854. For more information call 641-
344-4445.Checks are payable to
Mount Ayr Athletic Boosters.Little league
Creston Baseball and Softball registration forms went home in students’ folders Friday and are avail-able at Creston Elementa-ry/Middle School in the wall rack in the school commons area.
There will also be a table set up during Parent Teach-er conferences this week at the CES/MS building and parents can register then. Cost is $40 per child. Reg-istration fee and completed form must be mailed and re-ceived by March 28.
Creston Park & RecreationCoed Volleyball
March 5 scores — Winterstien 3, ISSB 0; Pettit Snow Removal 2, Diggers 1; Hit or Miss 2, H&H 1;
Afton 3, Boswell 0.Standings — Afton 3-0;
Winterstien 3-0; Hit or Miss 2-1; Pettit Snow Removal 2-1; H&H 1-2; Diggers 1-2; Boswell 0-3; ISSB 0-3.
Bowling league scores
Sports briefs
City league
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WESTMAN WINDOWS. Replace-ment windows tilt for easy cleaning and rebates bays, bows, sliders, etc. Any custom size and shape, 30+ years in Creston. I sell, service and install, for no-pressure estimate call Charlie Westman 641-782-4590 or 641-344-5523.
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SPROUSE COMPUTER SOLU-TIONS. 120 N. Main, Lenox, 641-780-5760 12 years experi-ence. Reasonable & Quality PC repair and tutoring.
StorageShARP’S SELF-STORAGE Boats, records, inventory, furniture. You store it, lock it, take the key. Industrial Park, Creston, 641-782-6227.
Tree ServiceMINERS TREE SERvICE. Tree Removal, Trimming, Stump Grinding, fully insured. Free estimates. Justin Miner, 712-621-4847.
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Home Improvements & Repairs
ELECTRICAL. John Brennan. Licensed. 641-782-3795.
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Dalton Ag, Inc. in Lenox, Iowa is currently accepting applications for full-time and temporary
Assemblers, Fabricators, and Welders.
Assemblers must be able to read a tape measure, be mechanically inclined, and forklift experience is a plus.
Fabricators need to be able to read a tape measure, have experience with blueprints, be able to lift a minimum of 75 lbs, and previous experience with an iron worker or as a saw operator preferred.
Welders must be experienced and be able to read blue prints; MIG welding experience with stainless steel preferred.
Good work history and previous manufacturing experience is a plus. We
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To fill out an application stop by 602 E. Van Buren, Lenox IA from
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Qualifications Include:• Minimum of an A. A. preferred.• Minimum of three (3) years’ experience in a similar position.• Experience with global suppliers desired.• Knowledgeable of supplier qualifications processes and supplier performance matrix.• Proficient in ERP systems (SAP) and MS Office (Word, Excel).• Excellent analytical, problem solving/decision making skills.• Ability to make timely, effective, fact based decisions.• Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to perform and produce results in multifunctional teams in a dynamic work environment along with organization, written, and verbal communication skills.• Proven ability to develop collaborative relationships and influence up, down, and across organizational lines.• Strong negotiation skills.• Positive attitude and a professional demeanor.
Send resume and cover letter to:
Bunn-O-Matic Corporation Human Resource Manager
900 East Townline Road Creston, IA 50801
Pre-employment drug screen required. An Equal Opportunity Employer
JOB FAIRTuesday, MaRCH 11TH
Interviews being conducted from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Michael Foods, Inc. in Lenox, Iowa, has immediate opportunities for
employment on 1st, 2nd & 3rd shiftsMichael Foods is a diversified food processor and distributor
with businesses in egg products, refrigerated grocery products and refrigerated potato products.
Previous experience in food manufacturing is not required.
We will train people with a solid work history!
For further information contact Human Resources at (641) 333-4700 or come to the plant
(1009 S. Brooks St.) to apply Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Attn: Human Resources 1009 South Brooks St. • Lenox, IA 50851
Fax (641) 333-4800 • Phone (641) 333-4700 EOE/AAP
Inserter Position OpeningCreston Publishing Company has a part-time inserter position available in our mailroom.
Must be able to work flexible hours, Monday through Friday. Job responsibilities include putting printed
advertising materials into our papers, stacking papers, bundling papers, helping package all
products for delivery and distribution.
We are looking for a reliable team player. Must be able to move/lift 35-pound bundles of
newspapers/preprints for extended periods of time. Position requires repetitive lifting, bending, and
standing for extended periods. Position also requires the ability to work under deadline pressure and to
follow detailed instructions.
Interested candidates can please stop in and fill out an application or send their resume to:
Creston Publishing CompanyAttn: Rose Henry
PO Box 126503 W. Adams Street
Creston, IA 50801Creston Publishing Company is a Drug Free Employer. Must be able to pass
a pre-employment drug screen, background check and physical.
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Men’s, Women’s and Children’s Shoes!Men’s, Women’s and Children’s Shoes!Men’s, Women’s and Children’s Shoes!
— Steve & Jane McCann, Owners —219 W. Adams St. • Creston • 641-782-7621
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Emergency Department RNPerforms nursing services in the Emergency Room within the parameters of his/her preparation including, but not limited to: evaluating patient needs, preparing emergency room patient records, patient assessment and triage, emergency room procedures, and documenting patient interactions in accordance with professional nursing standards and hospital policies.
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 – 72 hours per pay periodNight Shift
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We offer on -the-job training, good benefits, casual dress and
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EOE
Maintanence Assistant
Vintage Park Apartments801 East Van Buren, Lenox, IA 50851
Due to expansion, Vintage Park Apartments Assisted Living in Lenox, Iowa is excited to be seeking a dedicated, committed and experienced part-time Maintenance Assistant. The ideal candidate must possess experience with apartment and grounds maintenance including lawn and snow removal, refurbishing apartments, replacing fixtures and equipment, completing work orders as assigned and environmental safety. If you enjoy working with the elderly in a team atmosphere this is the opportunity for you!
We offer a full benefits package and an exciting, supportive work environment. If interested please email your resume to:
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Auction CalendarComplete sale information is published in the
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Sat. March 15- 10:30AM Rural Osceola, IA. Tractors, Hay Equipment, Planting and Tillage Equipment for Larry Reynolds Estate. Auctioneers: Jim Smith, Curt Pierschbacher.Mon. March 24- 10:00AM Creston, IA. Spring Machinery Consignment Auction. Auctioneers: Tom Frey, Darwin West, Todd Crill, Steve Bergren.Sun. March 30- 11:00AM Creston, IA. Guns, Ammo and Sporting Related Items from the Estate of Jon Early & Others.Auctioneers: Tom Frey, Darwin West, Todd Crill, Steve Bergren.
• Professional Appearance• High School Diploma or Equivalent• Valid Driver’s license and vehicle• Some travel required• Full benefits - vacation, personal, sick days, 40 hour work week, competitive wages.
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Apply in person:600 W. Taylor St.,
Suite CCreston, IA 50801
Lenox Care Center
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Full time rnFull time Dietary aide
Generous Wages and BenefitsContact: Kim Bashor
641-333-2226 for more information
FOR SALE: PUREBREDregistered black Angusbulls, freeze branded,semen checked, gooddisposition. Also pure-bred open heifers.Bradley Angus Farms,641-344-3875.
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Public noticeREGULAR MEETING OF THE
CRESTON CITY COUNCIL MARCH 4, 2014
The Creston City Council met in regu-lar session at 6:00 o'clock p.m. on theabove date in the Council Chambers of theCity Hall Complex with Mayor Woodspresiding.
Roll call being taken with the follow-ing Council members present: Loudon,Lybarger, Koets, Wilson, Levine, Win-born and 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 February 18, 2014,regular meeting; claims of $63,220.36;and liquor license renewal for SidetrackedAgain. All voted aye. Motion carried.
Mayor Woods announced that now isthe time for a Public Hearing on the matterof amending Ordinance No. 14-151 ANORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODEOF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OFCRESTON, IOWA, 1996, BY AMEND-ING CHAPTER 136, SECTION 03, ANDADDING NEW SUB-SECTIONS 4 AND5 - PROVISIONS PERTAINING TOSIDEWALK REGULATIONS. No onespoke in favor of or against the amend-ments and there was no written correspon-dence for or against. He then called thePublic Hearing to a close.
Wilson moved seconded by Loudon toEstablish First Reading on Ordinance No.14-151 AN ORDINANCE AMENDINGTHE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THECITY OF CRESTON, IOWA, 1996, BYAMENDING CHAPTER 136, SECTION03, AND ADDING NEW SUB-SEC-TIONS 4 AND 5 - PROVISIONS PER-TAINING TO SIDEWALK REGULA-TIONS. Lybarger, Koets, Wilson, Levine,Winborn, White and Loudon voted aye.First Reading declared Established.
Discussion was held again on the Cityof Creston's Code of Ordinance Chapter10 - Commercial Property Tax Exemp-tions. City Administrator Mike Taylorpointed out what some of the other citiesare using, and also noted that some don'toffer any exemptions for commercialproperties. After much discussion, theconsensus was to move forward and rein-state the ordinance using the currentschedule of 1) First year - 80%, 2) Secondyear - 60%, 3) Third year - 40%, 4) Fourthyear - 30% and 5) Fifth year - 15%. Coun-cil also felt the applicability to commercialproperty should change from 20 years toone year. The applicability would contin-ue to roll over each year until Council re-scinded the ordinance.
A resolution was offered and secondedto set a Public Hearing for March 18, 2014at 6:00 p.m. for the purpose of acceptingcomment on Ordinance No. 14-152 ANORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODEOF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OFCRESTON, IOWA, 1996, BY AMEND-ING CHAPTER 10 - PROVISIONS PER-TAINING TO COMMERCIAL PROPER-TY TAX EXEMPTIONS. All voted aye.Resolution passed.
A resolution was offered and secondedto reappoint Galen Zumbach to the Cre-ston Civil Service Commission with termexpiring April 1, 2018. All voted aye. Res-olution passed.
A resolution was offered and secondedto accept a FY 2014 Immediate Safety En-hancement Grant from the Iowa Depart-ment of Transportation for $3,150 on be-half of the Creston Municipal Airport. Allvoted aye. Resolution passed.
A resolution was offered and secondedto approve an Engineering ServicesAgreement with Clapsaddle-Garber Asso-ciates for the Runway End 34 ObstructionSurvey Project for $4,500. All voted aye.Resolution passed.
More discussion was held on a requestreceived by the City of Creston to openPark Street north of Howard Street and in-stall a seal-coated surface street. Thelength has been changed to 150 feet andthe preliminary cost estimate provided byPublic Works Director Kevin Kruse forthe dirt work, survey work, rock base forstreet and seal coat surface is $5,500.
A resolution was offered and secondedto approve a request to open Park Streetnorth of Howard Street for a length of 150feet, with the City providing the dirt work,survey work, rock base for street and sealcoat surface for approximately $5,500. Allvoted aye. Resolution passed.
Under Other, City Administrator MikeTaylor announced that the trip to tour thecondominiums built by Sonntag Develop-ment in Atlantic has been scheduled forSaturday, March 8th, leaving from thewest Depot parking lot at 9:15 a.m. Trans-portation will be on a 20-passenger bus.
Motion was made and seconded to ad-journ the meeting. All voted aye. Motioncarried. Council adjourned at 6:23 p.m.
Warren Woods, MayorAttest: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 MARCH 5, 2014:REVENUE, BY FUND (02/01/14-02/28/14):GENERAL FUND....................121,038.98COMMUNITY CENTER..................40.59ROAD USE TAX........................74,373.07PAYROLL TAX BENEFIT.......21,416.84FIRE/POLICE RETIREMENT.......406.91EMERGENCY.................................101.51LOST-PROP TAX RELIEF (50%)............................................38,162.93LOST-STR/SWR/RPR/RPLC (50%)............................................38,162.92TIF-JAMES SBDV (75%)............1,745.33TIF-JAMES SBDV (25%-LMI)......581.78TIF-HWY 34 IMPROVEMENTS..........................308.59RESTRICTED GIFTS-MCKINLEY PARK...........................................12,259.00RESTRICTED GIFTS-LIBRARY......................................8,186.37SEWER OPERATING...............70,670.30SEWER DEBT SERVICE..........37,423.31SEWER PLANT RPLCMNT.......4,680.75SEWER STORMWATER............4,680.75ANIMAL SHELTER-AGENCY.......................................1,002.18TOTAL ..................................$435,242.11 ACCESS TECHNOLOGIES INCSERVICES........................................829.86AGRIVISIONSUPPLIES........................................178.19AKIN BUILDING CENTERSUPPLIES...........................................32.53ALLIANT ENERGYELECTRIC....................................2,992.73AMAZON/GE MONEY BANKSUPPLIES........................................283.23ARAMARK UNIFORMSUPPLIES...........................................32.33CENTRAL PUMP & MOTORSERVICES........................................435.00CHAT MOBILITY-RADIOSHACKSUPPLIES...........................................59.94CLAPSADDLE-GARBER ASSOCIATE SERVICES....................................2,160.00COPY SYSTEMS INCSERVICES..........................................24.72CRESTON CITY WATER WORKSWATER............................................378.55CRESTON MOTOR SUPPLY INCSUPPLIES........................................105.98CRESTON PROF FIREFIGHTERSSUPPLIES........................................166.40CRESTON PUBLISHING COSERVICES........................................114.00CRESTON VET CLINIC PCSERVICES..........................................76.11DANIELSON, MICHAEL EREIMBURSEMENT..........................88.14ED M FELD EQUIP CO INCSERVICES........................................274.00FARM & HOME SUPPLY INCSUPPLIES...........................................88.59FREIGHTLINER OF DES MOINESSUPPLIES...........................................21.93GALE CENGAGE LEARNINGSUPPLIES...........................................41.18GALLS INCORPORATEDSUPPLIES........................................113.98GREATER REG MEDICAL CNTRSERVICES........................................112.00HEARTLAND TIRE & AUTOSERVICES..........................................35.00INDEPENDENT SALT COMPANYSUPPLIES.....................................1,561.14INGRAMSUPPLIES.....................................1,547.22INTERSTATE ELECTRIC SUPPLYSUPPLIES........................................237.47IOWA DEPT OF PUBL HEALTHSERVICES........................................105.00IOWA FIRE EQUIPMENTSERVICES........................................453.80IOWA LIBRARY ASSOCIATIONSERVICES..........................................30.00JACKSON, TODDREIMBURSEMENT........................199.87K & J HARDWARE INCSUPPLIES........................................195.40MARK ZELLMERSERVICES........................................132.50MICROMARKETING LLCSUPPLIES........................................176.87O'HALLORAN INTERNATIONALSERVICES........................................661.36OFFICE DEPOTSUPPLIES........................................141.98OFFICE MACHINESSUPPLIES........................................399.23OMAHA WORLD-HERALDSUBSCRIPTION..............................114.40PAYROLL - GROSS INCLUDING BENEFITS................................104,733.63PETTY CASH - POLICE..................32.33PETTY CASH - SANITATION........16.19SCHOLASTIC - SCHOOL RESOURCESSUPPLIES........................................304.00SCHOLASTIC INCSUPPLIES........................................152.10SEAGO, SHERRISUCCESSFUL ADOPTION.............20.00SERVICE TECHS INCSERVICES..........................................48.54SIRWAWATER...............................................66.00TEI LANDMARK AUDIOSUPPLIES...........................................19.94TRANS-IOWA EQUIPMENT, INC.SUPPLIES........................................335.40TRI COUNTY VETERINARY SERVICES..........................................75.00*TRISTAR SERVICES..................................38,345.95ULINESUPPLIES........................................166.14*UNION CO RECORDERFEES....................................................27.00UP IN SMOKE BBQ, LLCSERVICES....................................2,328.00UPSSHIPPING...........................................25.51USA BLUE BOOKSUPPLIES........................................177.68VEENSTRA & KIMM INCSERVICES....................................2,500.00WAL-MART COMMUNITYSUPPLIES........................................385.57WEST AVIATION INCPER FBO CONTRACT................1,354.17WINDSTREAMTELEPHONE................................1,834.13WINTER EQUIPMENT CO INCSUPPLIES........................................361.08TOTALS..................................$167,908.99*MANUAL CHECKSGENERAL FUND......................81,365.68ROAD USE TAX........................21,195.56PAYROLL TAX BENEFIT.......39,487.07FIRE/POLICE RETIREMENT....9,145.91RESTRICTED GIFTS-MCKINNLEY...............................2,328.00RESTRICTED GIFTS-LIBRARY......................................2,064.74SEWER OPERATING FUND...........................................12,170.92ANIMAL SHELTER AGENCY ....151.11TOTALS.................................$167,908.99
REGULAR MEETING OF THE CRESTON CITY COUNCIL
MARCH 4, 2014The Creston City Council met in regu-
lar session at 6:00 o'clock p.m. on theabove date in the Council Chambers of theCity Hall Complex with Mayor Woodspresiding.
Roll call being taken with the follow-ing Council members present: Loudon,Lybarger, Koets, Wilson, Levine, Win-born and 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 February 18, 2014,regular meeting; claims of $63,220.36;and liquor license renewal for SidetrackedAgain. All voted aye. Motion carried.
Mayor Woods announced that now isthe time for a Public Hearing on the matterof amending Ordinance No. 14-151 ANORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODEOF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OFCRESTON, IOWA, 1996, BY AMEND-ING CHAPTER 136, SECTION 03, ANDADDING NEW SUB-SECTIONS 4 AND5 - PROVISIONS PERTAINING TOSIDEWALK REGULATIONS. No onespoke in favor of or against the amend-ments and there was no written correspon-dence for or against. He then called thePublic Hearing to a close.
Wilson moved seconded by Loudon toEstablish First Reading on Ordinance No.14-151 AN ORDINANCE AMENDINGTHE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THECITY OF CRESTON, IOWA, 1996, BYAMENDING CHAPTER 136, SECTION03, AND ADDING NEW SUB-SEC-TIONS 4 AND 5 - PROVISIONS PER-TAINING TO SIDEWALK REGULA-TIONS. Lybarger, Koets, Wilson, Levine,Winborn, White and Loudon voted aye.First Reading declared Established.
Discussion was held again on the Cityof Creston's Code of Ordinance Chapter10 - Commercial Property Tax Exemp-tions. City Administrator Mike Taylorpointed out what some of the other citiesare using, and also noted that some don'toffer any exemptions for commercialproperties. After much discussion, theconsensus was to move forward and rein-state the ordinance using the currentschedule of 1) First year - 80%, 2) Secondyear - 60%, 3) Third year - 40%, 4) Fourthyear - 30% and 5) Fifth year - 15%. Coun-cil also felt the applicability to commercialproperty should change from 20 years toone year. The applicability would contin-ue to roll over each year until Council re-scinded the ordinance.
A resolution was offered and secondedto set a Public Hearing for March 18, 2014at 6:00 p.m. for the purpose of acceptingcomment on Ordinance No. 14-152 ANORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODEOF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OFCRESTON, IOWA, 1996, BY AMEND-ING CHAPTER 10 - PROVISIONS PER-TAINING TO COMMERCIAL PROPER-TY TAX EXEMPTIONS. All voted aye.Resolution passed.
A resolution was offered and secondedto reappoint Galen Zumbach to the Cre-ston Civil Service Commission with termexpiring April 1, 2018. All voted aye. Res-olution passed.
A resolution was offered and secondedto accept a FY 2014 Immediate Safety En-hancement Grant from the Iowa Depart-ment of Transportation for $3,150 on be-half of the Creston Municipal Airport. Allvoted aye. Resolution passed.
A resolution was offered and secondedto approve an Engineering ServicesAgreement with Clapsaddle-Garber Asso-ciates for the Runway End 34 ObstructionSurvey Project for $4,500. All voted aye.Resolution passed.
More discussion was held on a requestreceived by the City of Creston to openPark Street north of Howard Street and in-stall a seal-coated surface street. Thelength has been changed to 150 feet andthe preliminary cost estimate provided byPublic Works Director Kevin Kruse forthe dirt work, survey work, rock base forstreet and seal coat surface is $5,500.
A resolution was offered and secondedto approve a request to open Park Streetnorth of Howard Street for a length of 150feet, with the City providing the dirt work,survey work, rock base for street and sealcoat surface for approximately $5,500. Allvoted aye. Resolution passed.
Under Other, City Administrator MikeTaylor announced that the trip to tour thecondominiums built by Sonntag Develop-ment in Atlantic has been scheduled forSaturday, March 8th, leaving from thewest Depot parking lot at 9:15 a.m. Trans-portation will be on a 20-passenger bus.
Motion was made and seconded to ad-journ the meeting. All voted aye. Motioncarried. Council adjourned at 6:23 p.m.
Warren Woods, MayorAttest: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 MARCH 5, 2014:REVENUE, BY FUND (02/01/14-02/28/14):GENERAL FUND....................121,038.98COMMUNITY CENTER..................40.59ROAD USE TAX........................74,373.07PAYROLL TAX BENEFIT.......21,416.84FIRE/POLICE RETIREMENT.......406.91EMERGENCY.................................101.51LOST-PROP TAX RELIEF (50%)............................................38,162.93LOST-STR/SWR/RPR/RPLC (50%)............................................38,162.92TIF-JAMES SBDV (75%)............1,745.33TIF-JAMES SBDV (25%-LMI)......581.78TIF-HWY 34 IMPROVEMENTS..........................308.59RESTRICTED GIFTS-MCKINLEY PARK...........................................12,259.00RESTRICTED GIFTS-LIBRARY......................................8,186.37SEWER OPERATING...............70,670.30SEWER DEBT SERVICE..........37,423.31SEWER PLANT RPLCMNT.......4,680.75SEWER STORMWATER............4,680.75ANIMAL SHELTER-AGENCY.......................................1,002.18TOTAL ..................................$435,242.11 ACCESS TECHNOLOGIES INCSERVICES........................................829.86AGRIVISIONSUPPLIES........................................178.19AKIN BUILDING CENTERSUPPLIES...........................................32.53ALLIANT ENERGYELECTRIC....................................2,992.73AMAZON/GE MONEY BANKSUPPLIES........................................283.23ARAMARK UNIFORMSUPPLIES...........................................32.33CENTRAL PUMP & MOTORSERVICES........................................435.00CHAT MOBILITY-RADIOSHACKSUPPLIES...........................................59.94CLAPSADDLE-GARBER ASSOCIATE SERVICES....................................2,160.00COPY SYSTEMS INCSERVICES..........................................24.72CRESTON CITY WATER WORKSWATER............................................378.55CRESTON MOTOR SUPPLY INCSUPPLIES........................................105.98CRESTON PROF FIREFIGHTERSSUPPLIES........................................166.40CRESTON PUBLISHING COSERVICES........................................114.00CRESTON VET CLINIC PCSERVICES..........................................76.11DANIELSON, MICHAEL EREIMBURSEMENT..........................88.14ED M FELD EQUIP CO INCSERVICES........................................274.00FARM & HOME SUPPLY INCSUPPLIES...........................................88.59FREIGHTLINER OF DES MOINESSUPPLIES...........................................21.93GALE CENGAGE LEARNINGSUPPLIES...........................................41.18GALLS INCORPORATEDSUPPLIES........................................113.98GREATER REG MEDICAL CNTRSERVICES........................................112.00HEARTLAND TIRE & AUTOSERVICES..........................................35.00INDEPENDENT SALT COMPANYSUPPLIES.....................................1,561.14INGRAMSUPPLIES.....................................1,547.22INTERSTATE ELECTRIC SUPPLYSUPPLIES........................................237.47IOWA DEPT OF PUBL HEALTHSERVICES........................................105.00IOWA FIRE EQUIPMENTSERVICES........................................453.80IOWA LIBRARY ASSOCIATIONSERVICES..........................................30.00JACKSON, TODDREIMBURSEMENT........................199.87K & J HARDWARE INCSUPPLIES........................................195.40MARK ZELLMERSERVICES........................................132.50MICROMARKETING LLCSUPPLIES........................................176.87O'HALLORAN INTERNATIONALSERVICES........................................661.36OFFICE DEPOTSUPPLIES........................................141.98OFFICE MACHINESSUPPLIES........................................399.23OMAHA WORLD-HERALDSUBSCRIPTION..............................114.40PAYROLL - GROSS INCLUDING BENEFITS................................104,733.63PETTY CASH - POLICE..................32.33PETTY CASH - SANITATION........16.19SCHOLASTIC - SCHOOL RESOURCESSUPPLIES........................................304.00SCHOLASTIC INCSUPPLIES........................................152.10SEAGO, SHERRISUCCESSFUL ADOPTION.............20.00SERVICE TECHS INCSERVICES..........................................48.54SIRWAWATER...............................................66.00TEI LANDMARK AUDIOSUPPLIES...........................................19.94TRANS-IOWA EQUIPMENT, INC.SUPPLIES........................................335.40TRI COUNTY VETERINARY SERVICES..........................................75.00*TRISTAR SERVICES..................................38,345.95ULINESUPPLIES........................................166.14*UNION CO RECORDERFEES....................................................27.00UP IN SMOKE BBQ, LLCSERVICES....................................2,328.00UPSSHIPPING...........................................25.51USA BLUE BOOKSUPPLIES........................................177.68VEENSTRA & KIMM INCSERVICES....................................2,500.00WAL-MART COMMUNITYSUPPLIES........................................385.57WEST AVIATION INCPER FBO CONTRACT................1,354.17WINDSTREAMTELEPHONE................................1,834.13WINTER EQUIPMENT CO INCSUPPLIES........................................361.08TOTALS..................................$167,908.99*MANUAL CHECKSGENERAL FUND......................81,365.68ROAD USE TAX........................21,195.56PAYROLL TAX BENEFIT.......39,487.07FIRE/POLICE RETIREMENT....9,145.91RESTRICTED GIFTS-MCKINNLEY...............................2,328.00RESTRICTED GIFTS-LIBRARY......................................2,064.74SEWER OPERATING FUND...........................................12,170.92ANIMAL SHELTER AGENCY ....151.11TOTALS.................................$167,908.99
REGULAR MEETING OF THE CRESTON CITY COUNCIL
MARCH 4, 2014The Creston City Council met in regu-
lar session at 6:00 o'clock p.m. on theabove date in the Council Chambers of theCity Hall Complex with Mayor Woodspresiding.
Roll call being taken with the follow-ing Council members present: Loudon,Lybarger, Koets, Wilson, Levine, Win-born and 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 February 18, 2014,regular meeting; claims of $63,220.36;and liquor license renewal for SidetrackedAgain. All voted aye. Motion carried.
Mayor Woods announced that now isthe time for a Public Hearing on the matterof amending Ordinance No. 14-151 ANORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODEOF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OFCRESTON, IOWA, 1996, BY AMEND-ING CHAPTER 136, SECTION 03, ANDADDING NEW SUB-SECTIONS 4 AND5 - PROVISIONS PERTAINING TOSIDEWALK REGULATIONS. No onespoke in favor of or against the amend-ments and there was no written correspon-dence for or against. He then called thePublic Hearing to a close.
Wilson moved seconded by Loudon toEstablish First Reading on Ordinance No.14-151 AN ORDINANCE AMENDINGTHE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THECITY OF CRESTON, IOWA, 1996, BYAMENDING CHAPTER 136, SECTION03, AND ADDING NEW SUB-SEC-TIONS 4 AND 5 - PROVISIONS PER-TAINING TO SIDEWALK REGULA-TIONS. Lybarger, Koets, Wilson, Levine,Winborn, White and Loudon voted aye.First Reading declared Established.
Discussion was held again on the Cityof Creston's Code of Ordinance Chapter10 - Commercial Property Tax Exemp-tions. City Administrator Mike Taylorpointed out what some of the other citiesare using, and also noted that some don'toffer any exemptions for commercialproperties. After much discussion, theconsensus was to move forward and rein-state the ordinance using the currentschedule of 1) First year - 80%, 2) Secondyear - 60%, 3) Third year - 40%, 4) Fourthyear - 30% and 5) Fifth year - 15%. Coun-cil also felt the applicability to commercialproperty should change from 20 years toone year. The applicability would contin-ue to roll over each year until Council re-scinded the ordinance.
A resolution was offered and secondedto set a Public Hearing for March 18, 2014at 6:00 p.m. for the purpose of acceptingcomment on Ordinance No. 14-152 ANORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODEOF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OFCRESTON, IOWA, 1996, BY AMEND-ING CHAPTER 10 - PROVISIONS PER-TAINING TO COMMERCIAL PROPER-TY TAX EXEMPTIONS. All voted aye.Resolution passed.
A resolution was offered and secondedto reappoint Galen Zumbach to the Cre-ston Civil Service Commission with termexpiring April 1, 2018. All voted aye. Res-olution passed.
A resolution was offered and secondedto accept a FY 2014 Immediate Safety En-hancement Grant from the Iowa Depart-ment of Transportation for $3,150 on be-half of the Creston Municipal Airport. Allvoted aye. Resolution passed.
A resolution was offered and secondedto approve an Engineering ServicesAgreement with Clapsaddle-Garber Asso-ciates for the Runway End 34 ObstructionSurvey Project for $4,500. All voted aye.Resolution passed.
More discussion was held on a requestreceived by the City of Creston to openPark Street north of Howard Street and in-stall a seal-coated surface street. Thelength has been changed to 150 feet andthe preliminary cost estimate provided byPublic Works Director Kevin Kruse forthe dirt work, survey work, rock base forstreet and seal coat surface is $5,500.
A resolution was offered and secondedto approve a request to open Park Streetnorth of Howard Street for a length of 150feet, with the City providing the dirt work,survey work, rock base for street and sealcoat surface for approximately $5,500. Allvoted aye. Resolution passed.
Under Other, City Administrator MikeTaylor announced that the trip to tour thecondominiums built by Sonntag Develop-ment in Atlantic has been scheduled forSaturday, March 8th, leaving from thewest Depot parking lot at 9:15 a.m. Trans-portation will be on a 20-passenger bus.
Motion was made and seconded to ad-journ the meeting. All voted aye. Motioncarried. Council adjourned at 6:23 p.m.
Warren Woods, MayorAttest: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 MARCH 5, 2014:REVENUE, BY FUND (02/01/14-02/28/14):GENERAL FUND....................121,038.98COMMUNITY CENTER..................40.59ROAD USE TAX........................74,373.07PAYROLL TAX BENEFIT.......21,416.84FIRE/POLICE RETIREMENT.......406.91EMERGENCY.................................101.51LOST-PROP TAX RELIEF (50%)............................................38,162.93LOST-STR/SWR/RPR/RPLC (50%)............................................38,162.92TIF-JAMES SBDV (75%)............1,745.33TIF-JAMES SBDV (25%-LMI)......581.78TIF-HWY 34 IMPROVEMENTS..........................308.59RESTRICTED GIFTS-MCKINLEY PARK...........................................12,259.00RESTRICTED GIFTS-LIBRARY......................................8,186.37SEWER OPERATING...............70,670.30SEWER DEBT SERVICE..........37,423.31SEWER PLANT RPLCMNT.......4,680.75SEWER STORMWATER............4,680.75ANIMAL SHELTER-AGENCY.......................................1,002.18TOTAL ..................................$435,242.11 ACCESS TECHNOLOGIES INCSERVICES........................................829.86AGRIVISIONSUPPLIES........................................178.19AKIN BUILDING CENTERSUPPLIES...........................................32.53ALLIANT ENERGYELECTRIC....................................2,992.73AMAZON/GE MONEY BANKSUPPLIES........................................283.23ARAMARK UNIFORMSUPPLIES...........................................32.33CENTRAL PUMP & MOTORSERVICES........................................435.00CHAT MOBILITY-RADIOSHACKSUPPLIES...........................................59.94CLAPSADDLE-GARBER ASSOCIATE SERVICES....................................2,160.00COPY SYSTEMS INCSERVICES..........................................24.72CRESTON CITY WATER WORKSWATER............................................378.55CRESTON MOTOR SUPPLY INCSUPPLIES........................................105.98CRESTON PROF FIREFIGHTERSSUPPLIES........................................166.40CRESTON PUBLISHING COSERVICES........................................114.00CRESTON VET CLINIC PCSERVICES..........................................76.11DANIELSON, MICHAEL EREIMBURSEMENT..........................88.14ED M FELD EQUIP CO INCSERVICES........................................274.00FARM & HOME SUPPLY INCSUPPLIES...........................................88.59FREIGHTLINER OF DES MOINESSUPPLIES...........................................21.93GALE CENGAGE LEARNINGSUPPLIES...........................................41.18GALLS INCORPORATEDSUPPLIES........................................113.98GREATER REG MEDICAL CNTRSERVICES........................................112.00HEARTLAND TIRE & AUTOSERVICES..........................................35.00INDEPENDENT SALT COMPANYSUPPLIES.....................................1,561.14INGRAMSUPPLIES.....................................1,547.22INTERSTATE ELECTRIC SUPPLYSUPPLIES........................................237.47IOWA DEPT OF PUBL HEALTHSERVICES........................................105.00IOWA FIRE EQUIPMENTSERVICES........................................453.80IOWA LIBRARY ASSOCIATIONSERVICES..........................................30.00JACKSON, TODDREIMBURSEMENT........................199.87K & J HARDWARE INCSUPPLIES........................................195.40MARK ZELLMERSERVICES........................................132.50MICROMARKETING LLCSUPPLIES........................................176.87O'HALLORAN INTERNATIONALSERVICES........................................661.36OFFICE DEPOTSUPPLIES........................................141.98OFFICE MACHINESSUPPLIES........................................399.23OMAHA WORLD-HERALDSUBSCRIPTION..............................114.40PAYROLL - GROSS INCLUDING BENEFITS................................104,733.63PETTY CASH - POLICE..................32.33PETTY CASH - SANITATION........16.19SCHOLASTIC - SCHOOL RESOURCESSUPPLIES........................................304.00SCHOLASTIC INCSUPPLIES........................................152.10SEAGO, SHERRISUCCESSFUL ADOPTION.............20.00SERVICE TECHS INCSERVICES..........................................48.54SIRWAWATER...............................................66.00TEI LANDMARK AUDIOSUPPLIES...........................................19.94TRANS-IOWA EQUIPMENT, INC.SUPPLIES........................................335.40TRI COUNTY VETERINARY SERVICES..........................................75.00*TRISTAR SERVICES..................................38,345.95ULINESUPPLIES........................................166.14*UNION CO RECORDERFEES....................................................27.00UP IN SMOKE BBQ, LLCSERVICES....................................2,328.00UPSSHIPPING...........................................25.51USA BLUE BOOKSUPPLIES........................................177.68VEENSTRA & KIMM INCSERVICES....................................2,500.00WAL-MART COMMUNITYSUPPLIES........................................385.57WEST AVIATION INCPER FBO CONTRACT................1,354.17WINDSTREAMTELEPHONE................................1,834.13WINTER EQUIPMENT CO INCSUPPLIES........................................361.08TOTALS..................................$167,908.99*MANUAL CHECKSGENERAL FUND......................81,365.68ROAD USE TAX........................21,195.56PAYROLL TAX BENEFIT.......39,487.07FIRE/POLICE RETIREMENT....9,145.91RESTRICTED GIFTS-MCKINNLEY...............................2,328.00RESTRICTED GIFTS-LIBRARY......................................2,064.74SEWER OPERATING FUND...........................................12,170.92ANIMAL SHELTER AGENCY ....151.11TOTALS.................................$167,908.99
NOTICE AND CALL OF PUBLICMEETING
Governmental Body:Creston City CouncilDate of Meeting: March 18, 2014Time of Meeting: 6:00 o'clock PMPlace of Meeting: City Council Chambers 116 W. Adams Street Creston, IA 50801
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIV-EN that the above mentioned governmen-tal body is meeting at the time and placelisted above for the following purpose.
The meeting is for the purpose of ac-cepting comment on Ordinance No. 14-152 - An Ordinance amending the Code ofOrdinances of the City of Creston, Iowa,1996, by amending Chapter 10 - Provi-sions pertaining to commercial propertytax exemptions.
___ Public Hearing on the issuance.___ Motion instituting proceedings to
take additional action.This notice is given at the direction of
the Mayor pursuant to Chapter 21, Codeof Iowa, and local rules of said govern-mental body.
Lisa WilliamsonClerk, City of Creston
THE IOWA DISTRICT COURTUNION COUNTY
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF
JACQUELINE KAY LOOMIS, Deceased.Probate No. ESPR015641
NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR,
AND NOTICE TO CREDITORSTo All Persons Interested in the Estate
of JACQUELINE KAY LOOMIS, de-ceased, who died on or about February 4,2014:
You are hereby notified that on the 21st
day of February, 2014, the last will andtestament of JACQUELINE KAYLOOMIS, deceased, bearing date of the29th day of October, 2013, was admitted toprobate in the above named court and thatElizabeth L. Loomis and Stacy C. Reedwere appointed executors of the estate.Any action to set aside the will must bebrought in the district court of said countywithin the later to occur of four monthsfrom the date of the second publication ofthis notice or one month from the date ofmailing of this notice to all heirs of thedecedent and devisees under the willwhose identities are reasonably ascertain-able, or thereafter be forever barred.
Notice is further given that all personsindebted to the estate are requested tomake immediate payment to the under-signed, and creditors having claimsagainst the estate shall file them with theclerk of the above named district court, asprovided by law, duly authenticated, forallowance, and unless so filed by the laterto occur of four months from the secondpublication of this notice or one monthfrom the date of mailing of this notice (un-less otherwise allowed or paid) a claim isthereafter forever barred.
Dated this 25th day of February, 2014.Elizabeth Loomis310 N. Sycamore
Creston, IA 50801Stacy Reed
15706 PoplarBasehor, KS 66007, respectively
Executors of the estateTodd G. NielsenICIS PIN No: AT0005759Attorney for executorKENYON & NIELSEN, P.C. 211 N. Maple StreetDate of second publication: March 3, 2014
Crest Area Theatre
This is a light comedy with a cast of 6 women and 2 men, all in their mid 50s to late 60s.
For questions: 641-782-5096
will hold auditions for their new production...
Monday & Tuesday March 10-11 ...from 7-9 pm
Green Room next to the SWCC
Auditorium in the YMCA
8A Creston News AdvertiserMonday, March 10, 2014
CNA photos by LARRY PETERSON
All-Iowa: Above, Lexie Heckman (far left) and Michelle Powers (upper right) of Creston are among 224 dancers representing 100 high school dance teams who performed at halftime of the Class 3A championship game Saturday as the 2014 All-Iowa Honor Dance Team. Brenna Baker of Creston was also selected after auditions last fall at Ames High School, but was unable to participate after undergoing knee surgery from a basketball injury. Other area members of the honor team were Casaundra Currin and Stefanie Johannes of Southwest Valley. After just three hours of practice, the students performed their halftime show. Right, Lexie Heckman (left) and Michelle Powers show their excitement as they leave the court together after performing with the All-Iowa Honor Dance Team at the Girls State Basketball Tournament.
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CNA photo by JAKE WADDINGHAM
New perspective: Adair County Free Press Assistant Editor Sandy McCurdy, right, leads a group around the square in Greenfield Saturday for a photography lesson. McCurdy held two classes as part of the National Day of Unplugging to help individuals disconnect from digital devices and connect with others.
