Jason W. Brooks/Daily News Ice fishing was allowed at Jasper County Conservation’s “Winterpalooza” on Feb. 7. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources’ chief of fisheries encourages extreme cau- tion for any anglers who are ice fishing in late February or in March. STATE HARDWARE 2 NHS bowlers earn medals, team places 5th / 1B newtondailynews.com Facebook.com/newtondailynews @newtondnews HIGH 20 LOW 4 DAILY NEWS NEWTON 7 98213 00008 4 Thank you Cliff Schwartz of Mesa, Ariz. for subscribing to the Newton Daily News. 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Joe Larscheid, the chief of fisheries for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, said the spring is a time when frequent freezing and thawing makes it tough to tell exactly how strong ice is in any one spot. “We hesitate to ever truly call any ice com- pletely safe,” Larscheid said last week. “But we generally say 4-inch thick ice is safe. If the weather is warming and cooling, water percolates and gets toward the top of the ices, so it has to be examined carefully.” Larscheid said spells of cold, if those spells are dry, can help ice remain solid. However, heavy, wet snow or cold rain tends to sit on top of ice, pressuring it with weight and weakening the ice. Man charged after death threat pleads not guilty By Abigail Pelzer Newton Daily News A Newton man who was charged last month with assaulting another man and allegedly threatening to kill him has pleaded not guilty to charges. Chad E. Berry, 32, entered not guilty pleas to charges of harassment and assault causing bodily injury. Newton Police responded to the incident on Jan. 18 at an apartment in the 100 block of North Second Avenue East. The victim claimed Berry arrived at the residence and was joking around with other people and after a time began hitting the victim, at least 10 times, according to a police report. During the scuffle, a lamp was broken and Berry allegedly threatened to hit him with it. He is also accused of telling a woman to leave the apartment because he was going to kill the victim. When Berry walked outside to speak with some- one, the victim shut the door and braced it with his body, according to the report. Berry then allegedly pulled out a large buck knife with a 5-inch blade and tried ramming the door with his body to get back inside, while yelling “let me in [expletive] you’re going to die.” When the victim said he was calling police, Berry left. Jason W. Brooks/Daily News Aurora Heights student Jacob Aldrich speaks at the podium during Monday’s regular Newton Community School District board meeting. Aldrich’s successors at Aurora Heights will likely have had no transitional kindergarten, if the Iowa Department of Education stands by a November clarification about funding. Transitional kindergarten might vanish under new funding criteria By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News Transitional kindergarten might be headed for a big tran- sition. According to some recently produced state information pre- sented by Superintendent Bob Callaghan at Monday night’s Newton Community School District board meeting, transi- tional kindergarten, at least in the way Newton and other dis- tricts utilize the concept, may no longer qualify for regular state funding, beginning in 2015-16. In Monday’s meeting, held at Aurora Heights Elementary School, Callaghan described his understanding of a PowerPoint list of clarifications released by the Iowa Department of Educa- tion in November. The presen- tation, which addresses transi- tional kindergarten, classifies to students in those programs as “retained,” and that districts are not in compliance with Iowa Code 279.68 by attempting to get regular funding for those students. He presented a chart and sev- eral detailed clarifications that show which programs and des- ignations for each student will still allow districts to count that student as part of its annual state funding request. The directive makes the fu- ture unclear for transitional kindergarten in Newton. The document clarifies that a stu- dent in any type of kindergar- ten for the second consecutive year is not a “1.0 student,” or a regular student that is part of a district’s head count for annual state funding. Funding for transitional or other special types of kinder- gartens must come from either special-education funds, parent- paid tuition or funding from other resources. Districts will not be allowed to use Statewide Voluntary Preschool Program funds for what it calls “5-year- old attendance programs.” Callaghan pointed out that it seems the DOE doesn’t want to fund education that isn’t on the Iowa Core track. There are a number of different types of modified kindergarten models used in Iowa schools, such as transitional, alternative or “be- ginner” kindergarten, and the guidance packet points out that Ice safety gains importance as temps fluctuate EcoPatcher approved for road repairs by supervisors By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News The Jasper County Board of Supervi- sors approved the joint purchase of an EcoPatcher with the City of Newton at its Tuesday meeting. County Engineer Russ Stutt requested the purchase at a cost of $27,600.54. The county will purchase the Eco- Patcher, which is an asphalt patching machine that is used for road repairs, for $55,201.09 and be reimbursed by the city for $27,600.54. All costs of parts and re- pairs will be shared equally by the city and county and standard maintenance will be provided by the party using the EcoPatcher at the time of the need. “Where you used to use cold mix, this is in the place of the cold mix so you don’t have to have it on hand in the shop,” Su- pervisor Denny Carpenter said. The board also approved an agreement with the City of Kellogg to replace a bridge located on Main Street in Kellogg and In- digo Avenue over Coon Creek. The bridge was selected by the Iowa Department of Unclear how districts will adjust KINDERGARTEN | 3A Jasper County could see 5-7 inches of snow Newton Daily News The National Weather Service has issued a win- ter storm warning about a system that could bring between 5 and 7 inches of snow in Jasper County and possibly up to 8 or 9 inches to some areas of the state. The winter storm warning is in effect from 3 p.m. to midnight. Snow will spread across the area by midday and increase into the afternoon, lasting into the evening hours. Winds are expected to be from the east at 10 to 20 mph. Visibility may be reduced to under a half a mile at times. Roads are expected to become slick by Wednes- day afternoon. BERRY | 3A Berry Stutt discusses secondary roads 5-year plan By Kate Malott Newton Daily News The Jasper County Board of Supervisors held a public hearing on secondary roads five-year construction program preview Tuesday afternoon in front of interested citizens. The presentation laid out the planning of upcoming bridges, roads, pavement marking proj- ects and other road construc- tion jobs across the county. Jasper County Engineer Russ Stutt and engineer assis- tant Pam Olson presented the five-year plan which begins with fiscal year 2016 and ends at 2020. The eight-page plan lists project names, locations, status, funding and projected year of completion. The five-year plan is subject to change after fiscal year 17 depending on fiances, struc- ture priority and other factors such as weather and cost, said Olson. SUPERVISORS | 3A ICE FISHING | 3A ROADS | 3A
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Jason W. Brooks/Daily NewsIce fishing was allowed at Jasper County Conservation’s “Winterpalooza” on Feb. 7. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources’ chief of fisheries encourages extreme cau-tion for any anglers who are ice fishing in late February or in March.
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WEDNESDAY, FEB. 25, 2015 • WHERE TO GO WHEN YOU NEED TO KNOW
By Jason W. BrooksNewton Daily News
The forecast for this week shows temperatures will barely get past the freezing mark. However, there are still plenty of risks for anyone ice fish-ing or anyone else who plans to venture out onto iced Iowa ponds or lakes.
Joe Larscheid, the chief of fisheries for the
Iowa Department of Natural Resources, said the spring is a time when frequent freezing and thawing makes it tough to tell exactly how strong ice is in any one spot.
“We hesitate to ever truly call any ice com-pletely safe,” Larscheid said last week. “But we generally say 4-inch thick ice is safe. If the weather is warming and
cooling, water percolates and gets toward the top of the ices, so it has to be examined carefully.”
Larscheid said spells of cold, if those spells are dry, can help ice remain solid. However, heavy, wet snow or cold rain tends to sit on top of ice, pressuring it with weight and weakening the ice.
Man charged after death threat pleads
not guiltyBy Abigail PelzerNewton Daily News
A Newton man who was charged last month with assaulting another man and allegedly threatening to kill him has pleaded not guilty to charges.
Chad E. Berry, 32, entered not guilty pleas to charges of harassment and assault causing bodily injury.
Newton Police responded to the incident on Jan. 18 at an apartment in the 100 block of North Second Avenue East. The victim claimed Berry arrived at the residence and was joking around with other people and after a time began hitting the victim, at least 10 times, according to a police report.
During the scuffle, a lamp was broken and Berry allegedly threatened to hit him with it. He is also accused of telling a woman to leave the apartment because he was going to kill the victim.
When Berry walked outside to speak with some-one, the victim shut the door and braced it with his body, according to the report. Berry then allegedly pulled out a large buck knife with a 5-inch blade and tried ramming the door with his body to get back inside, while yelling “let me in [expletive] you’re going to die.” When the victim said he was calling police, Berry left.
Jason W. Brooks/Daily NewsAurora Heights student Jacob Aldrich speaks at the podium during Monday’s regular Newton Community School District board meeting. Aldrich’s successors at Aurora Heights will likely have had no transitional kindergarten, if the Iowa Department of Education stands by a November clarification about funding.
Transitional kindergarten might vanish under new funding criteria
By Jason W. BrooksNewton Daily News
Transitional kindergarten might be headed for a big tran-sition.
According to some recently produced state information pre-sented by Superintendent Bob Callaghan at Monday night’s Newton Community School District board meeting, transi-tional kindergarten, at least in the way Newton and other dis-tricts utilize the concept, may no longer qualify for regular state funding, beginning in 2015-16.
In Monday’s meeting, held at Aurora Heights Elementary School, Callaghan described his understanding of a PowerPoint
list of clarifications released by the Iowa Department of Educa-tion in November. The presen-tation, which addresses transi-tional kindergarten, classifies to students in those programs as “retained,” and that districts are not in compliance with Iowa Code 279.68 by attempting to get regular funding for those students.
He presented a chart and sev-eral detailed clarifications that show which programs and des-ignations for each student will still allow districts to count that student as part of its annual state funding request.
The directive makes the fu-ture unclear for transitional kindergarten in Newton. The document clarifies that a stu-dent in any type of kindergar-ten for the second consecutive year is not a “1.0 student,” or a
regular student that is part of a district’s head count for annual state funding.
Funding for transitional or other special types of kinder-gartens must come from either special-education funds, parent-paid tuition or funding from other resources. Districts will not be allowed to use Statewide Voluntary Preschool Program funds for what it calls “5-year-old attendance programs.”
Callaghan pointed out that it seems the DOE doesn’t want to fund education that isn’t on the Iowa Core track. There are a number of different types of modified kindergarten models used in Iowa schools, such as transitional, alternative or “be-ginner” kindergarten, and the guidance packet points out that
Ice safety gains importance as temps fluctuate
EcoPatcher approved for road repairs
by supervisorsBy Jamee A. Pierson
Newton Daily News
The Jasper County Board of Supervi-sors approved the joint purchase of an EcoPatcher with the City of Newton at its Tuesday meeting. County Engineer Russ Stutt requested the purchase at a cost of $27,600.54.
The county will purchase the Eco-Patcher, which is an asphalt patching machine that is used for road repairs, for $55,201.09 and be reimbursed by the city for $27,600.54. All costs of parts and re-pairs will be shared equally by the city and county and standard maintenance will be provided by the party using the EcoPatcher at the time of the need.
“Where you used to use cold mix, this is in the place of the cold mix so you don’t have to have it on hand in the shop,” Su-pervisor Denny Carpenter said.
The board also approved an agreement with the City of Kellogg to replace a bridge located on Main Street in Kellogg and In-digo Avenue over Coon Creek. The bridge was selected by the Iowa Department of
Unclear how districts will adjust
KINDERGARTEN | 3A
Jasper County could see 5-7 inches of snow
Newton Daily News
The National Weather Service has issued a win-ter storm warning about a system that could bring between 5 and 7 inches of snow in Jasper County and possibly up to 8 or 9 inches to some areas of the state.
The winter storm warning is in effect from 3 p.m. to midnight.
Snow will spread across the area by midday and increase into the afternoon, lasting into the evening hours. Winds are expected to be from the east at 10 to 20 mph. Visibility may be reduced to under a half a mile at times.
Roads are expected to become slick by Wednes-day afternoon.
BERRY | 3A
Berry
Stutt discusses secondary
roads 5-year plan
By Kate MalottNewton Daily News
The Jasper County Board of Supervisors held a public hearing on secondary roads five-year construction program preview Tuesday afternoon in front of interested citizens.
The presentation laid out the planning of upcoming bridges, roads, pavement marking proj-ects and other road construc-tion jobs across the county.
Jasper County Engineer Russ Stutt and engineer assis-tant Pam Olson presented the five-year plan which begins with fiscal year 2016 and ends at 2020. The eight-page plan lists project names, locations, status, funding and projected year of completion.
The five-year plan is subject to change after fiscal year 17 depending on fiances, struc-ture priority and other factors such as weather and cost, said Olson.
SUPERVISORS | 3A ICE FISHING | 3A ROADS | 3A
Newton’s Church of The Way is holding a youth mission trip fundraiser, this year with a spring fiesta theme from 6 to 9 p.m. March 13 at The Way Cafe, 2306 S. Third Ave. E. The event will be catered by Mi Cocina Mexican Restaurant in Colfax for a sit down meal with a Mexican twist.
The evening starts at 5:30 p.m. when seating begins. The meal will be served with the youth acting as servers at 6 p.m. Along with the meal, entertain-ment will be provided with fun music, a piñata to break open and additional games and activ-
ities. Child care will be provid-ed for those with little children who want to enjoy an evening out.
A free will offering will be accepted and used to fund a youth mission trip July 19-24 to Kansas City, Mo. While in Kansas City, the 10 to 15 kids on the mission will help paint, build houses and do other con-struction work to better com-munities in the area.
“This is our first mission trip; it’s new for us,” said Tri-cia Groves, office manager and youth ministry leader.
Last year, a Hawaiian Luau was held, complete with festive decorations and a full house to enjoy the tropical treats and
games. In previous years, the church held a Valentine’s dinner to raise money as well.
“We’ve kind of changed it up the last few years,” Groves said. “We have had really good turnout, I’m not sure how many, but enough to fill up The Way Cafe.”
The youth used the funds from last year to travel to Rocky Mountain High, in Colorado, a retreat in the mountains where youth can participate in lec-tures, classes and activities cen-tered on the Christian faith.
To RSVP, contact the church office at 641-792-7300.
Colfax Christian Church hosts spring sale, lenten servicesHoward Street Christian Church will be hosting
the following groups each Sunday during evening Lenten services.
Ambassadors, Sunday; Sounds of Inspirations March 8; Highway Home, March 15; Loynachans, March 22; and Journey Bound, March 29.
Coffee and cookies will be offered at 5:15 p.m. with the performances beginning at 6 p.m.
A free will offering will be accepted.This church will also host its annual spring ga-
rage sale from noon to 6 p.m. March 5 and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. March 6 at the church, 101 N. Locust St. in Colfax. Cinnamon rolls will be available for purchase. Orders can be made in advance by calling 515-674-3746 or 515-674-3333.
Money raised from the sale will go toward the children’s fund to help pay for church camp.
Spring Fiesta coming to The Way
Submitted PhotoGuests enjoyed last years Hawaiian-themed event held to raise funds for a youth trip to Rocky Mountain High in Col-orado. This year, the church will be raising funds for a mission trip to Kansas City with a spring fiesta dinner March 13.
Kellogg UMC hosts Bingo night Saturday
Kellogg United Methodist Church will host free Bingo night at 7 p.m. Saturday at the church, 417 Second St. in Kellogg.
All are invited out for a free, family-fun event that will include Bingo prizes such as gift cards from Hy-Vee, Walmart, Walgreens, Subway and Capitol II Theatre. All prizes are valued at $10 or more.
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First Baptists hosts Easter choir practice Wednesday
First Baptist Church of Newton will host a Eas-ter Play choir practice at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the church, 620 S. Eighth Ave. E. in Newton.
The choir will begin practicing for the Easter musical and will have six practices before Easter.
Those interested in singing are invited to attend.
UCC hosts film, discussion event March 4
Congregational United Church of Christ will be host a special screening of “Brave Miss World” at 6:30 p.m. March 3 at the church, 308 E. Second St. N. in Newton.
Organizers want to start conversations and ad-dress issues of rape awareness and prevention. Fabi-ana Benskin and Leslie Ruggles, both of local Crisis Intervention Services, will be present to engage in discussion following the film.
In the film, Miss Israel Linor Abargil was ab-ducted, stabbed, and raped in Milan, Italy at age 18. She had to represent her country in the Miss World pageant only six weeks later. When to her shock she was crowned the winner, she vowed to do something about rape.
The film follows her from her rape, to her crown-ing and through her crusade to fight for justice and break the silence.” More information about the film can be found at bravemissworld.com.
This event is free and open to the public.
One Voice Community Prayer Gathering Tuesday
United Presbyterian Church will host the March One Voice Community Prayer Gathering at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the church, 209 N. Second Ave. E. in Newton.
The public is invited to attend. For more information, call Linda Rex at 641-
792-4158.
By Jamee A. PiersonNewton Daily News
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Muslims create ‘ring of peace’ outside synagogueCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — More
than 1,000 people formed a “ring of peace” Saturday outside Oslo’s main synagogue at the initiative of a group of young Muslims.
The event in the Norwegian capital follows a se-ries of attacks against Jews in Europe, including the terror attacks in Paris in January and in neighboring Denmark last week.
One of the eight independent organizers of Satur-day’s event in Oslo, Hajrah Arshad said the gather-ing shows “that Islam is about love and unity.”
“We want to demonstrate that Jews and Mus-lims do not hate each other,” co-organizer Zeeshan Abdullah told the crowd, standing in a half-circle be-fore the white synagogue. “We do not want individu-als to define what Islam is for the rest of us.”
“There are many more peace-mongers than war-mongers,” he added.
Norway’s Chief Rabbi Michael Melchior sang the traditional Jewish end of Sabbath song outside the synagogue before the large crowd holding hands.
Co-organizer Hassan Raja said it was the first time he heard the song.
Ervin Kohn, head of Oslo’s Jewish commu-nity, called the gathering in sub-zero temperatures “unique.”
Several European countries have seen an increase in anti-Semitic incidents recently, starting when the conflict between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza intensified last year.
In Paris, three Muslim gunmen killed 17 people at a kosher grocery, the offices of weekly Charlie Hebdo and elsewhere in early January. Last week a single as-sailant in Copenhagen killed a Jewish security guard outside a synagogue and a Danish filmmaker who was attending a free speech event.
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it is “difficult to ascertain which standards these programs use.”
“Is that as clear as mud?” Callaghan joked after present-ing the information to the board, referring future ques-tions to Newton’s pre-K-8 cur-riculum director, Jim Gilbert, who wasn’t at Monday’s meet-ing.
One of the most con-frontational elements of the multi-page presentation was a bulleted item that reads “In-structional time (in transitional kindergarten) received may
be less than what is received by learners who attend (tra-ditional) kindergarten. This is counter-intuitive. If these learners lack skills, providing more opportunities, not fewer, are needed.”
The directives suggest any students deficient in basic competencies already have sev-eral types of resource programs available. Gilbert has already met with affected teachers to discuss the directive and its im-plications, Callaghan said.
Board member Robyn Friedman praised the work of Gilbert and others for try-ing to stay ahead of the an-nouncement and making
plans to adjust summer pro-grams accordingly.
She pointed out the district must figure out how to plan ahead and make use of summer reading and other supplemen-tary aids.
“They’re saying that third-graders must meet Iowa Core standards, that everyone needs to be teaching in the Iowa Core,” Callaghan said.
Most transitional programs are supplementary and don’t adhere to core standards, he explained — which is exactly why the state doesn’t consider transitional kindergartners “1.0 students.” Callaghan said New-ton’s approach to this clarifica-
tion will depend on enrollment numbers in the age groups close to kindergarten and first grade.
The superintendent said he doesn’t want to be cynical, but he knows part of the directive is about state money and budgets. If every student in Iowa was asked to go through a year of transitional kindergarten, state funding would be needed for at least 14 years of education, rather than 13 — and that’s assuming the student is never held back in any other grades.
Callaghan said it’s his un-derstanding there was “scram-bling and gnashing of teeth” at a recent curriculum directors meeting when the DOE in-
formation was presented. He said the state’s approach is con-sistent with the DE’s focus on Iowa Core.
“I would liken it to teaching a child how to run the 100-me-ter dash,” Callaghan said. “Typ-ically, the intuitive way would be to take them to the top of a hill and give them a nudge, and tell them to run down. We have to pick them up when they fall. The idea would not be to take them off the track, but to give them a rubber band or pull them along.”
Contact Jason W. Brooks at 641-792-3121 ext. 6532 or
Officers noted red scratches on the bridge of the victim’s nose and three red marks on his left side of his face by his temple.
A pre-trial conference is scheduled for April 6, with a jury trial planned for April 22. Berry did waive his right to a speedy trial.
Contact Abigail Pelzer at 641-792-3121 ext. 6530 or [email protected]
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He said central Iowa had 0.75 inches of rain in an early January weather event before switching to snow, in addition to near-record warmth dur-ing one week of January.
If this pattern is repeated in late February or in March, lake ice could be under stress again.
“We had a record amount of rain for Janu-ary, and 10 inches of heavy wet snow,” Larscheid said. “That’s a lot of stressors for the remaining ice.”
Larscheid said thick, heavy snow acts as in-sulation during cold spells, preventing the cold from growing ice thickness as quickly as it would if there was no snow.
Also, wet snow can hide potentially hazardous areas, so he recommends safety techniques, such as cutting test holes or using a “spud bar.”
Anglers can remain safe by avoiding any ar-eas that appear darker or off-colored, as those can potentially be weak spots or water on the ice. Iowa DNR regulations state ice fishing shelters may be placed on or over state-owned land or waters, but the cutoff date each year for removal of those structures was Feb. 20.
A Feb. 10 post on the DNR website states “Ice-shelter owners are encouraged not to wait until the last minute to get their shelter off the ice. If a shelter falls through the ice, the owner is responsible for getting it out of the lake.”
Larscheid said it might be cold enough in March for some anglers to venture out, but mon-itoring weather and ice conditions are critical.
“As March approaches, it ’s important to stay on your toes,” Larscheid said.
Contact Jason W. Brooks at 641-792-3121 ext. 6532 or [email protected]
Ice FishingContinued from Page 1A
Transportation to receive city bridge funding. Jasper County will provide the initial funding for the project. Since both the city and the county are co-owners, each will provide 10 percent of the project costs.
The Surface Transportation Pro-gram funding allocated by Iowa’s Highway Bridge program will reim-burse 80 percent of all eligible prop-
erty project costs. All surveys, design decisions and inspections will be pro-vided by the county.
In regard to the proposed Dakota Access Pipeline, the county approved sending a letter of intent to ISG to perform all construction inspection services.
It is a step to let the company know how many people may be needed for the project and what ex-pertise they may need.
All of the costs associated with the inspection services will be paid for
by Dakota Access with no funding coming from the county.
In other business:• Randy Freeze was approved as
temporary Weed Commissioner.• Quarterly reports for Veterans
Affairs from October 2013 through December 2014 were approved. A resolution creating a part-time Veter-ans Affairs clerk position was tabled.
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Mill-in edge line pave-ment markings and cen-terline pavement markings using high build water-borne paint are scheduled to be completed across the county.
Funding for these proj-ects comes from federal aid, state-administered farm-to-market funding and the local budget.
“You guys (the engi-neering department) have done a good job. I think you’ve done a good job at looking all of this over and picking out the criti-cal projects which is good,” Supervisor Denny Steven-son said. He also compli-mented the department on covering all parts of the county.
Noteable projects bro-ken down by region are listed below.
A complete list includ-ing many more bridge replacement and planned projects can be obtained by calling the Jasper County Engineer Department at 641-792-5862.
Near Newton: small bridge replacement on
North Fourth Avenue East over Elk Creek; build new bridge on Highway T-12 over North Skunk River; longitudinal drain tile along Highway T-12 from Highway 6 to Highway 14; longitudinal drain tile along Highway F-36; hot mix as-phalt resurfacing on South 44th Avenue East and South 44th Avenue West; add hot mix asphalt pav-ing to Dairy Farm Road/East Eighth Street North; hot mix asphalt overlay to North 19th Avenue West.
Near Kellogg: bridge replacement on Indigo Avenue over Coon Creek; add granular resurfacing to Killdeer Avenue west of
Highway T22; add granu-lar resurfacing to East 128th Street North, north of Oakland Acres.
Near Baxter: bridge deck replacement on County Road F17over North Skunk River west of Highway 14; hot mix asphalt overlay to Derby Avenue.
Near Lynnville/Sully: hot mix asphalt overlay and resurfacing on Highway F62, east of Sully; bridge replacement due to flood damage on South 64th Avenue East over Sugar Creek.
Near Prairie City/Mon-roe: longitudinal drain tile along Highway F-62; add
granular resurfacing to West 129th Street South, south of Highway 163.
Near Colfax: bridge deck replacement on County Road F48 over Squaw Creek on West 116 Street South; add granular resurfacing to North 19th Ave. West, between High-way S52 and Highway 117; hot mix asphalt overlay to West 131st Street South.
Near Mingo: bridge replacement on County Road F24, over Indian Creek, east of Highway 117.
Kate Malott/Daily NewsJasper County Supervisor Denny Stevenson has a laugh with Jasper County Engineer Russ Stutt and Jasper County Engineer Assistant Pam Olson at the public hearing Tuesday afternoon.
By Kathleen Rogers
One in five Americans spends his or her days in our na-tion’s 140,000 K-12 schools. Those schools spend close to $8 billion a year on energy costs, the second-largest line item in a school budget after personnel costs. The Environmental Protec-tion Agency (EPA) estimates that 25 percent of the energy used in schools is wasted. In a world of shrinking budgets and resources, energy-efficiency savings in utility costs could be used for desperately needed funding for additional teachers and school resources.
Nowhere is this more impor-tant than in our nation’s poorest school districts, where the concept of a green, healthy school is rarely a priority.
Energy-efficient schools are now being lauded as places to be if you want to see improvements in standardized testing, and some studies have shown that students score significantly higher up to 20 percent if they attend green schools. In green school, school violence declines, teacher reten-tion soars, and children and their teachers miss fewer days because of illness. Schools are already re-alizing significant gains from even simple energy-efficient retrofits. Schools from Utah to Tennessee are saving hundreds of thousands of dollars in energy costs and im-proving air quality, which keeps kids’ minds more alert and teach-ers more engaged.
Richardsville Elementary School in Kentucky received a check last year for $37,000 from the utility company for power it sold back to the grid. But those
sorts of energy paybacks could be replicated elsewhere with larger investments, funding that has eluded our nation’s most di-lapidated and under-performing schools, where the backlog of rou-tine maintenance alone is stagger-ingly billions of dollars.
What if we could secure billions of new private dollars for school energy-efficiency projects in low-income disadvantaged areas and allow the resulting energy savings to remain with each school?
The next frontier of green school funding could come from banks through the Commu-nity Reinvestment Act (CRA), a federal law that requires banks operating in low-income areas to invest significant amounts of money in these areas, usually in the form of loans and grants for economic development projects, low-income housing projects and community centers. From 1996 to 2008, banks invested more than $1 trillion in community develop-ment and small-business loans in low-income areas in part to score CRA points.
Banks take the CRA require-ment seriously because the points they earn are a determining factor when regulators review requests for mergers and acquisitions.
The litmus test for whether banks will receive CRA points is satisfied only if the “benefits” that accrue from these investments remain in the low-income com-munities.
Now the Office of the Comp-troller of the Currency, the banks’ regulator, has proposed a clari-fication that will allow banks to get CRA credit for investing in energy efficiency in low-income
communities. This clarifica-tion incentivizes banks to give out low- to no-interest loans, or even grants, for green affordable housing and other community projects. These new projects will pass the “benefits test” because they will drive down energy costs for projects, centers and housing in the targeted low-income com-munity.
The CRA currently provides that some schools are eligible for CRA funding, but only if the schools have fiscal autonomy. Public schools, on the other hand, are ineligible for CRA funding because their budgets are man-aged at the district or state level, and the benefits do not remain in the community, but rather accrue to the district or state budgets. Low-income-area public schools might qualify for low-interest loans or grants if the benefit stays with the individual school.
How would that work? Ener-gy-efficient school renovations routinely result in verifiable an-nual energy savings, in some cases as much as $200,000 a year. If school districts allowed those energy savings to stay with the individual school rather than re-verting to the district budget, the projects would qualify for CRA credits. A typical energy savings project in a low-income commu-nity school would result in at least $100,000 in annual savings and a major school greening would re-sult in even more savings, allow-ing low-income-area schools to buy more science equipment or add teachers.
Kathleen Rogers is president and CEO Earth Day Network.
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There are only two groups of people who make plans to go out after 10 p . m . : t h o s e answer-ing a b o o t y call and m o m s . I t ’ s possible there is a third g r o u p c o m -posed of moms look-ing for a booty call, but based on my expertise from being a parent for 2 1/2 years, I’m going to say that is very unlikely.
And I know what you are thinking: “What about the vampires?” To this, I say A) they are not people, and B) I’m pretty sure they fall into one of the two groups. I’ve seen “True Blood.” Those sexy Nordic blood hounds are only after one thing, and it doesn’t include calling you in the morning or meeting your mother.
Prior to marrying my husband and having my son, I was familiar with late-night meetup plans. Back when the streetlamps lit up an evening of possibility. I creatively coined that time “college.”
Little did I know back then that sharing the moonlit roads with me were moms. Moms! Moms who were pos-sibly less dressed than I was. Not intentionally, of course. They had just simply forgotten to put on pants that day.
Moms, as I have now discovered, take to the streets at these scan-dalous hours because — wait for it — it’s the only time they can.
By the time I’m done working my full-time job, spending time with my kid, making din-ner, reading books with him, bathing him, go-ing through his bedtime routine and cleaning up the daily damage of my toddler tornado, it’s a miracle if I can leave the
house by 9:30 p.m. So 10 p.m. is what I aim for. That’s when I plead for my friends to meet me.
“My mom told me only bad things hap-pen when someone asks to see you after prime-time TV has ended,” my friend said in her typical dry, sarcastic Daria tone.
“We don’t have to go out,” I said. “You can come over here, or I can go to your house.”
“Mrs. Langrock, are you trying to seduce me?”
Oh, if only.My late-night hang-
out sessions are a prod-uct of necessity and wonderfully pathetic. There is no heavy par-tying or drinking as one might infer by the late hour. The visits are short, as I have either work in the morning or a toddler who simply needs to build a pirate ship with blocks before the sun comes up. There is no dressing up, dress-ing down or undressing. There is no loud music or dancing; on the rare occasions I get to see my friends, I’m not apt to waste them by not being able to hear a word they say. There is no sponta-neity. No seeing where the night takes us. It is a very calculated plan to not disappear from my social life in two-hour increments across many months of late-night rendezvous.
There is a reason I didn’t notice the late-night moms when I was younger. It’s that there is really nothing to no-tice. The moms may be headed to an exciting evening of Boggle and Apples to Apples, but the non-mom’s evening promises to involve far more games.
And though these booty call receptionists don’t see me walking the city streets, I love seeing them — especially when the girls trip on their sti-lettos. But even when I’m being partially blinded by the full moonlight re-flecting off their copious bling, I enjoy the sight.
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High school and college wres-tlers have told me it’s tough to de-scribe their yearly cycle of training and preparing, let alone describe what it’s like to get on the mat.
That would make it nearly im-possible for a wrestler to describe what it’s like to get on the mat for a state-championship match. Last week’s Iowa state wrestling tournament reminded me there are young men, and a few young ladies, who put themselves to a unique kind of test.
I’ve met many who can’t under-stand why young people, who are in relatively good health, would subject themselves to the work-out, diet and work-ethic regimen needed to compete on wrestling mats — and that’s before we get to talking about the singlets and the nature of the sport itself. I salute the brave individuals who get on the mat, taking on opponents of all types.
There seem to be more Iowans who understand why wrestlers put themselves through the wringer, but most Americans don’t seem to get the sport. Many cannot see
why these young people would endure such tough circumstances, just to see their hands raised at the end of a match.
During my time as a sports re-porter, I tried to see things from a wrestler’s point of view. I tried to help readers understand the pride, the emotions and the conviction of a wrestler, and the way defeat is not an acceptable outcome.
In one of the places where I covered high school wrestling, I maintained that state’s largest me-dia coaches poll for six years, help-ing it grow into a true represen-tation of urban and rural schools of all sizes. On any Saturday in December, January or February, I tried to make sure I was on the edge of a mat, watching and lis-tening.
There might not be a way to really explain the sport to some-one who has never wrestled — myself included. But I still tried to show everyone the mental and physical trials of the sport, or the blood, sweat and tears shed in weight rooms, running tracks, flights of stairs and in hundreds of
poorly ventilated gyms through the years.
There are extremely high stan-dards for wrestlers. Not only are there the physical and psycho-logical torture tests in training and competition, with constant improvement expected, but wres-tlers are expected to be upstand-ing citizens and examples as hu-man beings.
Wrestlers, boxers, mixed mar-tial artists and, in some cases, football players, are asked to pull of an impossible combination: Be a prehistoric beast during compe-tition, using heart and pure ag-gression to be a top dog, and then shower and act polite and positive in a society that values use of the brain much more than the heart.
Fortunately, wrestlers use their brains as a part of their sport a great deal — all while pushing the natural physical limits for six minutes or more. It’s not surpris-ing to me that some cannot man-age one half or the other to this difficult balance, and impressive that many can do it. I’m in awe of those who can maintain grades
and citizenship while pushing their bodies to sometimes un-natural extremes, staying focused on wrestling goals all winter while enduring the ever-increasing roll-er-coaster ride of being a teenager.
Todd Schuster, principal of Newton’s Woodrow Wilson El-ementary School, not only placed sixth at 98 pounds in one Iowa state high-school tournament, but competed at that same weight the following year, improving to third at state.
I have always been impressed with any wrestler who can excel at the same weight in more than one season — especially at the lighter weights. Schuster’s alma mater, Sibley-Ocheyedan, has only had one state champion in its history, and Tristan Clark was one win away from become the Prairie City-Monroe’s first state champ.
I hope the young men hang on to the valuable lessons from their wrestling brotherhoods through-out their lives.
Contact Jason W. Brooks at 641-792-3121 ext. 6532 or [email protected]
Community Reinvestment Act can boost energy efficiency, funding for low-income schools
Ruth KellerFeb. 23, 2015
Ruth S. Keller, 87, of Newton, died Monday evening, Feb. 23, 2015, at Skiff Med i c a l Center in Newton.
A fu-n e r a l mass for R u t h will be at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 28 at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Newton, with Father William Reynolds of-ficiating. A visitation with the family will be
from 5 to 7 p.m., Friday, Feb. 27 at the Pence-Reese Funeral Home in Newton, with a public vigil service at 7 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memori-als are being designated to Sacred Heart Ceme-tery, Jasper County An-imal Rescue or Newton Public Library.
Ruth, the daughter of Stephen G. and Sada C. (Rex) Scott, was born Feb. 28, 1927, in Leon. She was a gradu-ate of the Leon High School, Class of 1944. She later graduated from A.I.B. Business College in Des Moines.
On Feb. 6, 1948, Ruth was united in
marriage with Edward H. Keller at St. Bren-dan Catholic Church in Leon. She was em-ployed as a secretary for 27 years for the Vernon Company in Newton. Ruth was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, and enjoyed reading, cross-words, gardening, mu-sic, photography, sports and visiting with family and friends. She devot-ed her life to her family.
Ruth was preceded in death by her par-ents; her husband Ed on May 21, 2013; two brothers, Gail and Paul; and a sister Irma.
Those left to honor
Ruth’s memory in-clude her children, Joe (Marijo) Keller of Ce-dar Falls, John (Lynn) Keller of Newton, Gary (Linda) Keller of Audubon, Jane Arceo of Cedar Rapids, Marilyn ( Jim) Decker of Newton, and Sue (Mike) Price of Mingo; her 19 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; a brother Francis Scott of Oceanside, Calif.; sisters-in-law, Mildred Bennett and Gladys (Miles) Leeper, both of Leon; and many nieces and nephews.
Online condolences may be left at www.pencefh.com.
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• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at noon Wednesday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 223 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton.
• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Masonic Temple in Prairie City.
• Alcoholics Anonymous Beginner’s Support Group will meet at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Newton.
• Approval Addiction women’s study will meet at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Hephzibah House, 721 E. Fourth St. S. in Newton.
• CAA Youth Sculpture Project will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Centre for Arts & Artists, 501 W. Third St. N. in Newton, to help design and create a sculpture for the CAA grounds. There are no fees to attend. For more information, email Karen at [email protected] or call Linda at 641-521-3554.
• Developmentally Appropriate Use of iPads in Early Childhood will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at DMACC Room 210A, 600 N. Second Ave. W. in Newton. This class helps children develop literacy skills and offers a way to connect with parents.
• Newton Noon Kiwanis will meet at noon Wednesday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Newton. The club will meet for lunch and a program titled “Des Moines Register” by Ama-lie Nash. Anyone interested in the program or in learning more about Kiwanis is welcome to be a guest for lunch. For information or to make a reservation for lunch, call Margie Criswell at 641-521-9482. Visit www.newtonkiwanis.org to learn more about the service club.
• Wine & Canvas Night will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Hunter Mansion, 223 W. Fourth St. S. in Newton. Come join us for a So-cial Painting Party where everyone will create a work of art and sip a glass of wine. Cost is $35.
• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Newton.
• LinkedIn will meet at 4 p.m. Thursday at Goodwill Career Connections Center, 600 N. Second Ave., Room 241 in Newton. Call 641-791-0424 to register and for information.
• Total Forgiveness women’s study will meet at 1 p.m. Thursday at Hephzibah House in Newton.
• Wine Down will meet at 5 p.m. Thursday at Van Wijk Winery, 802 Fourth St. in Sully.
Newton Police Department• Kayla H. Cockerton, 20, of New-
ton, is charged with driving while license suspended after authorities pulled her over at the intersection of Iowa Speedway Drive and Rusty Wallace Drive at 9:05 a.m. Sunday. She was taken to the Jasper County Jail.
• Kevin C. Horstman, 41, of New-ton, is charged with operating while under the influence, driving on the
wrong side of a two way highway and failure to obey stop sign after author-ities pulled him over in the 900 block of South 14th Avenue West at 2:34 a.m. Sunday. Officers saw a vehicle who did not stop at a stop sign and was driving in the wrong lane and pulled it over. Horstman was driv-ing and officers determined he was impaired. He was taken to the Jasper County jail.
• George W. Nelson, 44, of New-
ton, is charged with fifth-degree theft and public intoxication after authori-ties were called to Fareway at 8:50 p.m. Monday. Nelson had left the store when officers found him. He had bloodshot, watery eyes, poor balance,
slurred speech and smelled strongly of alcohol. He admitted to being at the store and trying to take a bottle of al-cohol. He had a BAC of .20. The item was valued at $31.99. He was taken to the Jasper County Jail.
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Allen Michael Poston
Feb. 21, 2015
Allen Michael “Mike” Poston, 55, of Newton, died Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. A celebration of life service for Mike will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 28 at Commu-nity Heights Alliance Church in Newton.
OWLS program on Maple Sugaring set for March 11
Join the Jasper County Conser-vation March 11 for its monthly Older, Wiser, Livelier Seniors pro-gram.
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DEAR ABBY: I’m in my 40s and my boyfriend of three years is 12 years older. We are in love and our relation-ship is great. He travels for work and lives in another state, so he flies in to see my daughter and me every other week. Because he is older, he uses Viagra, and it’s kept at my place in a drawer. I assumed that’s where it was always kept.
Abby, when he left for his trip yes-terday, he took his Viagra with him! He says he grabbed the bottle without thinking and that I’m overreacting. The rest of his things are kept in his travel bag, so it’s not like he just gath-ered up all of his pills. They were the only ones. Now he’s upset with me be-cause “I don’t trust him.”
Can you help me get my think-ing straight? I caught him lying about something when we first started dating, so he’s not all squeaky clean like he acts. — SUSPICIOUS IN VIRGINIA
DEAR SUSPICIOUS: Unless your boyfriend was prescribed the Viagra for a condition other than ED, I’d say you have a right to be suspicious. Because his little blue pills were kept apart from his other medications, it took special effort for him to pack them. Talk with him further because he may have been contemplating a “party of one” during his travels and not have been looking for adventure.
DEAR ABBY: I’m in the middle of a situation that I’m not sure how to deal with. My mother’s husband made a pass at my boyfriend. My boyfriend thinks I should tell her.
Abby, my mother and her husband are in their 70s, and I don’t want to cause problems in their marriage. I’d like to write it off as a “misunderstand-ing,” but my stepdad has a history of doing things like this. — ANONY-MOUS IN OREGON
DEAR ANONYMOUS: If your boyfriend didn’t already, he should tell
your stepfather the pass was unwelcome and he doesn’t want it to happen again. If it does, you and your boyfriend should talk to your mother about it and explain why she’ll be seeing less of you unless she visits you — alone. Because this isn’t the first time your stepfather has acted inappropriately, it won’t be news to her. And because she has tolerated his behavior in the past, I doubt it will cause problems between them now.
DEAR ABBY: My husband’s fam-ily gave us a large painting that is not our taste at all. We would love to get rid of it, but of course we feel obligated to keep it and hang it in order to not hurt their feelings.
They live nearby and visit often, so putting the painting away doesn’t seem realistic. We live in a small apartment and there is nowhere “discreet” to hang it. Plus, it is too large to take to our of-fices.
Other than staging a robbery, are there any options that would keep everyone happy? — GRINNING & BEARING IT
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DES MOINES — After years of conflict over whether to increase the state fuel tax to pay for road improvements, the Iowa Legislature gave bi-partisan support to a 10-cent increase Tuesday.
The bill won approval 28-21 in the Iowa Senate and 53-46 in the Iowa House. The plan would provide over $200 million annually for the state’s network of bridges and roads, many of which are in disrepair.
The tax has not been raised since 1989.
If signed by Gov. Terry Branstad before the end of February, the price change will go into effect March 1. Brans-tad told The Associated Press he wants to review the bill, but indicated he was “very likely” to sign it.
“There’s a critical need for additional money for the roads and bridges of the state of Iowa,” the Republican said.
For years, the Legislature has considered raising the fuel
tax — currently 22 cents per gallon of gasoline, including fees — but never took any ac-tion, despite heavy lobbying by groups representing farmers and trucking companies.
But this year, Branstad voiced his backing for in-creased infrastructure funding, sparking a more serious con-versation. The low price of gas-oline, and the fact that it’s not an election year, also helped set the stage.
Rep. Josh Byrnes, R-Osage, has been a longtime advo-cate for raising the tax. In the House debate, he called in-frastructure maintenance “an essential function of govern-ment.”
“I don’t want to be the state that inhibits economic devel-opment and growth because we don’t want to address our infrastructure,” he said.
Some lawmakers in both chambers expressed concerns about the impact the bill would have on poor Iowa residents and how well it will fund road improvements across the state.
“I represent some of the poorest counties in Iowa, people who truly do live from paycheck to paycheck,” said Sen. Amy Sinclair, R-Allerton, whose district includes part of Jasper County. “Lots of people in my district cannot absorb that.”
According to the nonparti-san Legislative Services Agen-cy, the increase will provide about $204 million in the fis-cal year that starts July 1. The annual funding generated will decrease slightly over five years, according to the analysis.
State transportation officials have argued for years that the state needs additional infra-structure dollars. The Iowa Section of the American Soci-ety of Civil Engineers released a report Tuesday gave Iowa a C- for its roads and a D+ for bridges, based on state and federal data.
The state’s diesel fuel has a slightly higher tax and ethanol blends are a bit lower. Driv-ers also pay a federal tax at the pump.
A recent Des Moines Reg-ister poll of 807 people showed that 50 percent of residents oppose raising the tax and 48 percent support it; the margin of error was 3.5 percent. Pub-lic support has consistently in-creased since 2011, according to past polls.
Those filling up at a Qui-kTrip gas station in downtown
Des Moines had mixed reac-tions Tuesday.
“We’re already paying enough as it is,” said Sherry Robinson, 49, of Des Moines.
But Paul Mikkelsen, 57, of Adel, said he understood the need for an increase, noting: “These things aren’t free, and they’ve been neglected for a long time.”
All four JC legislators voted against gas tax
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All four of the Iowa legis-lators whose territory includes Jasper County voted against the 10-cent gas tax passed by both houses in recent days.
The Senate voted 28-21 Tuesday to pass SF 257, send-ing the bill to Gov. Terry Branstad’s desk. However, Sens. Chaz Allen and Amy Sinclair both were among the 21 ‘no’ votes.
Reps. Dan Kelley and Greg Heartsill both voted against the House version of the bill.
If signed by Branstad, the tax is set to go into effect *the first day of the month follow-ing the month of enactment of this act.”
At last weekend’s Jasper County League of Women Voters Legislative Coffee in Newton, Kelley and Heartsill both discussed why they are opposed to the tax.
Iowa Senate OKs bills on minimum wage, wage theft
DES MOINES (AP) — The Iowa Senate voted Tuesday to raise the state’s minimum wage and try to curtail cases of wage theft.
By a 27-22 vote, the Senate approved increas-ing the minimum wage level to $8.75. Sen. Tony Bisignano, D-Des Moines, said a minimum wage increase would help Iowa’s workforce.
“We are trying to build a high wage, high skill economy. We don’t want to become a regional ha-ven for low wage employers,” he said in prepared remarks.
Senators also voted 26-23 to establish more rules to avoid alleged wage theft by employers. The bills now head to the Republican-led House for consid-eration, but it’s unlikely there’s enough support there to get them to Gov. Terry Branstad’s desk.
Suicide attempt reveals safety gaps at Iowa mental hospital
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MOUNT PLEAS-ANT — A state-run men-tal hospital in Iowa fired three workers because ad-ministrators say the three didn’t act quickly enough when they noticed a patient trying to hang himself.
The Mental Health Institute in Mount Pleas-ant has also made several changes to better protect patients in response to the Oct. 19 incident, which revealed safety gaps. The
hospital is one of two that Gov. Terry Branstad is seeking to close.
Hospital administrators say three treatment work-ers walked past a psychiat-ric patient who had tied a bedsheet around his neck and to a bathroom door knob. Each should have stopped immediately to help the patient, who had a history of assaulting em-ployees, but failed to rec-ognize the severity of the situation, they say.
“Something serious
could have happened. I feel we’re lucky it didn’t,” ad-ministrator of nursing Pat Huber testified this month.
The workers dispute that the patient, who ulti-mately wasn’t harmed, was in immediate danger or that they did anything wrong. They say they weren’t given training on how to respond to suicide attempts even though that’s a concern in the psychiatric unit.
An investigation by the Department of Inspec-tions and Appeals into the
incident concluded that “systemic failures and de-ficient practices” led to an unsafe environment for patents, noting that nu-merous door handles in rooms and hallways could be used for hanging. The hospital has since replaced the knobs with breakaway door handles, given staff additional training on criti-cal incidents and removed glass mirrors and windows that employees worried could be used as weapons if broken.
WASHINGTON — Defying the Republi-can-run Congress, Pres-ident Barack Obama rejected a bill Tuesday to approve construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, wielding his veto power for only the third time in his presi-dency.
Obama offered no indication of whether he’ll eventually issue a permit for the pipeline, whose construction has become a flashpoint in the U.S. debate about environmental policy and climate change. In-stead, Obama sought to reassert his authority to make the decision him-
self, rebuffing GOP law-makers who will control both the House and Senate for the remainder of the president’s term.
“The presidential power to veto legislation is one I take seriously,” Obama said in a brief notice delivered to the Senate. “But I also take seriously my responsi-bility to the American people.”
Obama vetoed the bill in private with no fan-fare, in contrast to the televised ceremony Re-publican leaders staged earlier this month when they signed the bill and sent it to the president. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, said Republicans were “not
even close” to giving up the fight and derided the veto as a “national em-barrassment.”
The move sends the politically charged issue back to Congress, where Republicans haven’t
shown they can muster the two-thirds majority in both chambers need-ed to override Obama’s veto. North Dakota Sen. John Hoeven, the bill’s chief GOP sponsor, said Republicans are about
four votes short in the Senate and need about 11 more in the House.
Although the veto is Obama’s first since Re-publicans took control on Capitol Hill, it was not likely to be the last. GOP lawmakers are lin-ing up legislation rolling back Obama’s actions on health care, immigration and financial regulation that Obama has prom-ised to similarly reject.
“He’s looking at this as showing he still can be king of the hill, be-cause we don’t have the votes to override,” Re-publican Sen. Jim In-hofe of Oklahoma, a vo-cal opponent of Obama’s climate change agenda, said in an interview. “If
he vetoed this, he’s go-ing to veto many others that are out there.”
First proposed more than six years ago, the Keystone XL pipeline project has sat in limbo ever since, awaiting a permit required by the federal government be-cause it would cross an international boundary. The pipeline would con-nect Canada’s tar sands with refineries on the Texas Gulf Coast that specialize in processing heavy crude oil.
Republicans and the energy industry say the $8 billion project would create jobs, spur growth and increase America’s independence from Mideast energy sources.
AP PhotoIn this 2014 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington.
Humphrey, Stice earn state bowling medals; Cardinals place fifth in 2A state tournamentDES MOINES — The
towel and penny worked.Newton High’s junior
Madison Humphrey and se-nior Melanie Stice claimed Iowa High School Class 2A Girls’ State Bowling Tourna-ment medals Tuesday. The two Cardinal bowlers shared with their fans going into the tournament they each had a lucky charm.
The charms and their tal-ents worked at Plaza Lanes in Des Moines for the second time in as many weeks.
Humphrey rolled a team-high 405. She opened the individual games with a 174, but finished it off with a 231 game, pushing her into sev-enth place overall at the state tournament.
Humphrey’s lucky charm? A towel, which she admitted she hasn’t washed. She pats it up and down in her hand and wipes her bowling ball off each time before rolling it during competition.
“It was amazing to receive a state medal. I’ve never done that,” Humphrey said. “I wish my first game was better, but my second game was amaz-ing. I had six strikes in a row and felt I could do it.”
Stice, who led the Car-dinals to a district substate championship on the same lanes a week earlier, finished with a 383 on games of 190 and 193. That score put her in 10th place at the state meet.
Stice’s lucky charm? A pen-ny given to her by a friend be-fore the substate tournament.
“It was surprising to get the medal because they skipped over someone and I didn’t think I got it,” Stice said. “I was going back to talk to my mom then had to run through the crowd to get back up there. As a team, it was our highest score this season. It’s
sad to be a senior because I’ll miss my teammates.”
As a team, Newton ended up fifth at its first Class 2A state tournament. This is the first year there have been three classifications — Class 1A, 2A and 3A — in bowl-ing for girls and boys. Newton had been competing in the Class 1A postseason.
“The girls did a great job today,” said Brett Jacobs, Newton bowling coach. “They came really close to there goal of shooting a 2,700 with a 2,633. They still left several single pins on the lane and a few splits. If they could have cut those in half, they were probably have came close to shooting a 2,800.”
The Cardinals were sit-ting in third place, three pins ahead of Western Dubuque — 1,774-1,771 — going into the Baker games. Keokuk and Fort Dodge were first and second at the time w i t h
2,007 and 1,850, respectively.Keokuk, which placed four
bowlers in the top 10 indi-vidual scores, won the Class 2A state title with a 2,971 pin count. Fort Dodge placed second with 2,807. Keokuk’s
Sydney Kramer edged out her teammate Alyssa Hemann for the individual state title, 429-426.
By Jocelyn SheetsNewton Daily News
OSKALOOSA — The Prai-rie City-Monroe boys’ basketball team was playing catch-up for the majority of the Class 2A Dis-trict 11 final against Pella Chris-tian (15-7) at Oskaloosa Tuesday night.
PCM entered the game with a six-game winning streak and car-ried a 17-2 record since the first meeting between the two teams on Dec. 8. The Mustangs lost that game 73-58, and the result of Tuesday night’s game was all too familiar.
Pella Christian gained mo-mentum from the start by scoring on its first two possessions and jumping out to a 10-0 lead, forc-ing a Mustang timeout.
However, PCM came out of the huddle with new energy. Logan Gilman and Trey Lind-say went back-to-back with 3-pointers, which helped the Mustangs get back into the game.
The first quarter belonged to the Eagles, 16-12. However, Gilman’s 11 first-half points helped PCM make up the defi-cit and force a tied game going into halftime.
The teams came out shooting in the third quarter and traded baskets in the opening posses-sions. PCM took a 33-32 lead halfway through the quarter, but unfortunately that was the only lead it saw.
Scott Garvis/Special to the Daily NewsNewton High’s girls and coaches have a huddle before the girls compete in the 2015 Iowa High School Class 2A State Bowling Tournament Tuesday. Members of the team are, from upper left, Mariah Gonzales, Courtney Tabor, Madison Humphrey, Alyssa White, Melanie Stice, head coach Brett Jacobs, assistant coach Seth Banwell and Erica Bailey. The Cardinals finished fifth at state in Des Moines.
Madison Humphrey
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Slow start hurts PCM in district final Lynnville-Sully boys advance to Class 1A
District 10 final
MOULTON — It will be an all South Iowa Cedar League fi-nal Thursday for the Class 1A District 10 championship.
Lynnv i l l e -S u l l y ’s Hawks dispatched host Moulton-Udell, 66-48, in a district semifinal Tuesday night. Sigour-ney Savages posted a 63-53 win over Twin Cedars in the early game of the doubleheader.
Lynnville-Sully (18-5) and Sigourney (17-5) play Thursday for the District 10 title and advancement into the Class 1A Substate 5 championship game.
The two SICL teams split their con-ference games this sea-son. Sigourney won at Sully 66-51 on Dec. 19 then Lynnville-Sully returned the favor win-ning 52-43 at Sigour-ney on Feb. 3.
The Hawks have gone 14-2 since winter break, winning eight straight. The Savages are on a four-game win streak.
The winner of Thurs-
d a y ’ s District 10 final plays the w i n n e r of Dis-trict 9 at Fairfield Saturday in the Substate 5 title game. The game tips off at 7 p.m. and on the line is a berth in the Iowa Class 1A State Boys’ Basket-ball Tournament, March 9-14, at Wells Fargo Are-na in Des Moines.
On Tuesday against Moulton-Udell’s Ea-gles, the Hawks wran-gled a 20-13 lead by the end of the first quarter. It was the middle two quarters in which Lyn-nville-Sully got sepa-ration from Moulton-Udell.
The Hawks out-scored the Eagles 16-9 in the second period to lead 36-22 at halftime. Lynnville-Sully in-creased its lead with a 17-7 run in the third quarter. The Eagles had a 19-13 scoring edge in the fourth quarter.
By Jocelyn SheetsNewton Daily News
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Alex Olp/Daily NewsLuke Greiner (4) attempts a free throw in the fourth quarter of the district final match against Pella Christian Tuesday night. The Mustang’s season ended with a 18-5 record following the 60-49 loss.PCM | 2B
Melanie Humphrey/Special to Daily NewsAlyssa White leads the Newton High girls’ bowling team in the Parade of Teams at Tuesday’s 2015 Iowa High School Class 2A State Bowling Tournament at Plaza Lanes in Des Moines. Following White are Courtney Tabor, Mariah Gonzales, Melanie Stice, Erica Bailey, Madson Humphrey, head coach Brett Jacobs and assistant coach Seth Banwell. The Cardinals finished fifth with their highest pin total of the season.
Western Dubuque put up four 200-plus scores in the Baker games for a 1,025 total, which propelled it past New-ton into third place with a final total of 2,796. Denison-Schleswig had a 924 Baker
games score to climb into fourth place at 2,688.
“We went into today with the goal of doing better than we did at substate,” Hum-phrey said. “We accomplished that. We bowled well at state and left it all on the lanes.”
Newton’s Baker game scores were 172-160-159-210-158 for a 859 total. New-ton was fifth with a 2,633
total, which was better than their team district substate championship score of 2.475.
Clinton finished sixth at 2,478 and LeMars was sixth at 2,363 to round out the state team standings.
Senior Erica Bailey fin-ished 17th with a 365 (184-181). It was Bailey’s second state tournament after finish-ing 15th in a Class 1A state tournament as a freshman.
Freshman Alyssa White was 29th at 335 (163-172) and senior Courtney Tabor placed 39th at 286 (106-180). Junior Mariah Gonzalez was 44th with a 261 (125-136).
Both White and Tabor said their goals going into the state tournament were to improve on their substate scores. They did. White had a 333 a week ago and Tabor, who posted
her top game score Tuesday with a 180, had a 259 at the substate tournament.
“It was a great way to wrap up the end of the season, hav-ing the girls shoot their highest match game of the season at the state tournament,” Jacobs said.
“The guys played a nice game to-night,” said Nick Harthoorn, Hawk head coach. “Offensively, we moved the ball well, which led to quality shots. When the shots didn’t go down, I thought we did a good job on the of-fensive boards. Our defense was pretty solid in the second and third quarters.”
Lynnville-Sully shot 46 percent, 26-of-50, from the field while Moulton-Udell was 20-of-53 for 38 percent. The Hawks cashed in on 9-of-13 free throw attempts and the Eagles hit 5-of-24 at the free-throw line.
Ben Trettin paced the Hawks with 15 points, four steals and three assists. Sage Ehresman had 12 points. Kyle Van
Dyke tossed in 10 points and grabbed nine rebounds.
Baker Zegers pulled down seven of the team’s 34 rebounds. Jesse Van Wyk had six rebounds. Zegers and Tyler Van Zante each had three assists.
Trey Stansberry scored 16 points for Moulton-Udell. Zach Boettcher had 12 points.Lynnville-Sully 20-16-17-13—66Moulton-Udell 13-9-7-19—48Lynnville-Sully (FG/3-pt): Van Zante 1/1-2-1-7, B. Trettin 5-2-15, Brand 0/2-0-0-6, Ehresman 4/1-0-1-12, James 0/1-1-2-4, Zegers 2-0-0-4, J. Trettin 0-0-1-0, Van Wyk 4-0-3-8, Kuhlmann 0-0-1-0, Van Dyke 5-0-1-10. TOTALS: 21/5-9-12-66.Moulton-Udell (FG/3-pt): McCoy 1/1-0-0-5, Stansberry 5/1-3-1-16, Snyder 2-0-3-4, Hatfield 3-0-1-6, Sebolt 0-0-1-0, Sheets 1-0-0-2, Boettcher 3/2-0-4-12, Martin 0/1-0-0-3. TOTALS: 15/5-5-10-48.
Jocelyn Sheets/Daily NewsLynnville-Sully’s Sage Ehresman pulls in a rebound with teammate Kyle Van Dyke on his shoulder during a home game earlier this season. The Hawks play for a Class 1A district title Thursday.
Strong shooting from beyond the 3-point arc by the Eagles pushed them to a 40-35 lead after three.
The gap widened even more at the start of the fourth as PCM suf-fered from a 10-4 Eagle run. The teams played even from there on out and the Mustangs’ season end-ed with a 60-49 loss.
These teams share a lot of his-tory in the playoffs, but losing nev-er gets easier for PCM coach Fred Lorensen, he said.
“We had a really good year and gained some confidence playing some really good teams,” Lorensen said. “Tonight, we just got down early and came back, got down again and came back again. It’s just
no fun getting beat.”The second half was led by
Lindsay, who recorded 12 points. Gilman scored a team-high 13, while Ricky Reeve tacked on eight, Tyler Townsend and Chase Keun-ing contributed six each and Luke Greiner added four.
The Eagles were carried by Levi Jungling’s 19 points and David Kacmarynski’s 12.
Following the loss, Lorensen spoke with the players, some of which will be returning next year.
“These young kids need to de-cide how bad they want it,” Lo-rensen said. “Our big theme is that we need to shoot the ball better. They will have to put in the time to make that happen.”
Pella Christian advances to the substate final in Bondurant Satur-day. The Mustang’s conclude their season with a strong 18-5 record.
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Alex Olp/Daily NewsRicky Reeve (5) drives to the basket after receiving a screen from teammate Lo-gan Gilman during the district final match against Pella Christian Tuesday night. Reeve scored eight points in the Mustang’s 60-49 loss.
LONDON (AP) — Andy Murray will return to his native Scotland next week to lead Britain against the United States in the first round of the Davis Cup.
Murray and his brother, Jamie, will face the Americans on March 6-8 on an indoor hard court at the Emir-ates Arena in Glasgow.
James Ward and Dominic Inglot round-ed out the team named by captain Leon Smith on Tuesday.
U.S. captain Jim Courier named a team that featured John Is-ner and Donald Young in singles and brothers
Bob and Mike Bryan in the doubles.
The third-ranked Murray returns to play in Scotland for the first time since winning Wimbledon in 2013.
“The tie will be a huge deal for him per-sonally,” Smith said.
Murray led Britain to a 3-1 win over the U.S. in the first round of the World Group last year in San Diego.
Murray could team up in doubles against the Bryan brothers with his own brother, who returns to Davis Cup play for the first time since 2011.
The Bryan broth-ers, the world’s top-
ranked doubles pair, are 22-4 together in Davis Cup play.
The 20th-ranked Isner will be compet-ing in his 10th Da-vis Cup tie. He was chosen for last year’s matches against Brit-ain but was replaced by Young after sprain-ing his right ankle.
The 45th-ranked Young, who will be making his second appearance in Davis Cup, lost to Murray in last year’s singles.
The U.S. leads 11-8 overall against Britain in the oldest rivalry in Davis Cup histo-ry, dating to the first competition in 1900.
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Form 644 BFD Iowa Department of ManagementNOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING -- PROPOSED BUDGET DISTRICT NAME:
Fiscal Year July 1, 2015 - June 30, 2016 Newton Rural Benefited Fire DistThe Board of Trustees of the above-named District will conduct a public hearing on the proposed fiscal year
Meeting Date: Meeting Time: Meeting Location:03-10-2015 9:00am Newton Fire Department, 410 S 2nd Ave, Newton, IA
At the public hearing any resident or taxpayer may present objections to, or arguments in favor of, any part of the proposedbudget. This notice represents a summary of the supporting detail of receipts and expenditures on file with the Clerk.
Clerk/Secretary Telephone Number: District Clerk/Secretary Name:641-792-5153 Larry Ambroson
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Expenditures Estimated EstimatedEstimated July 1, 2015 Amount
FUND Ending Fund Beg. Balance (C + D - E)(Use Whole Dollars) FYE 6-30-2014 FYE 6-30-2015 FYE 6-30-2016 Balance and All Other To Be Raised
Actual Re-estimated Proposed June 30, 2016 Receipts By Taxation1. General 84,500 86,500 88,500 54,995 56,699 86,7962. Debt Service3. TOTAL 84,500 86,500 88,500 54,995 56,699 86,796
Proposed taxation rate per $1,000 valuation: $ 0.6075
Public Notices
CITY OF KELLOGGFEBRUARY 9, 2015
Kellogg City Council met inregular session on February 9,2015 at 7:00 P.M. with MayorVan Waardhuizen presiding.Council members present:Frymoyer, Aldrich, Parsons,Leavens, and Hinshaw.Motion by Frymoyer, andseconded by Aldrich to acceptthe minutes as mailed andfinancial as prepared. PassedunanimouslyMayor Van Waardhuizenpresented to the councilreplacing the bridge on Main St.over Coon Creek. This is a Grantfunded program with County andCity participation. The Countywill pay for the Design, Surveyand setup of $40,000. This willbe a 70' bridge with the costbetween $220,000 to $250,000.City is responsible for 10% orapproximately $25,000. Motionby Frymoyer and seconded byLeavens to participate in theconstruction of a new bridge overCoon Creek at the 10% level ifCounty is willing to fund thebalance with County and Grantmoney. Passed unanimously.Leavens is concerned about therock around the playgroundequipment. She would like tosee the bid given to H & HLandscaping. Parsons suggestmore dirt needed. Mayor VanWaardhuizen will consult with H& H.Frymoyer has been contacted bythe Pella Fire Dept. They willdonate 26 sets of outdated gearwhich can be used for theKellogg Junior Fire Dept. Pellawants a waiver signed by theDept from the Attorney. Motionby Parsons and seconded byHinshaw to accept the gear witha signed waiver for the KelloggJunior Fire Dept. Passedunanimously.Calvin from maintenance deptreported the man hole atNorthfield has been raised butneeds another coat of tar. Fourpost need to be placed aroundthe manhole to prevent hitting byfarm equipment by March 1st.Maintenance has been gettingestimates on a new maintenancetruck. The City has requested anestimate from PartnerCommunications on a securitysystem for the Cabin, Park, Burnpile, and Shop. There has beena lot of vandalism is these areasof the City. Estimated will bereviewed at the next meeting.Rhonda Guy gave a report on thewater and sewer system.Everything is looking good butshe suggested the guys startbuilding a new map of the linesand curb stops from scratch. Calvin has worked under Rhondafor over 6 month and is eligible totake the Wastewater class andtest. Motion by Frymoyer andseconded by Leavens for Calvinto take the Wastewater class andpay the tuition of $450.00.Passed unanimously.Set budget workshop forFebruary 19, 2015 at 7:00 p.m.Motion by Leavens andseconded by Frymoyer to presentthe bills. Passed unanimously.January Payroll..............6,464.08January FICA (City Share).....................................................494.51January IPERS (City Share)...................................................566.53Alliant Energy.................3,222.77Caldwell & Brierly PLLC.1,264.25Cretex................................183.00Dodd Trash Hauling.......7,566.70Farver True Value.............219.85First Choice Accounting....200.00Hawkins Inc.......................936.56Hickenbottom Inc..............950.59Jasper Co Animal Rescue...61.04JEDCO..............................808.65John Deer Financial..........307.96Kaplan Fire & Ambulance..643.00Kellogg Fire Dept...............257.50Kellogg Post Office............117.00Kellogg Township Fire Dept.....................................................61.36Keystone Laboratories........11.00Kirkwood Community College... ..........................................450.00Napa Auto Parts....................1.29News Printing Co.................62.44Partner Communication.....337.60Rhonda Guy...................1,184.00Sara Raper..........................75.00Todd's Tire..........................50.00U S Cellular.......................136.21Receipts: ...................$27,905.80Disbursements:..........$30,690.43Motion by Hinshaw andseconded by Aldrich to acceptthe bills as presented. Passedunanimously.Motion by Hinshaw andseconded by Frymoyer toadjourn. Passed unanimously.Shirley Schippers ClerkScott Van Waardhuizen Mayor
February 25
CITY OF KELLOGGFEBRUARY 19, 2015
Kellogg City Council met inspecial session on February 19,2015 with Mayor VanWaardhuizen presiding. Councilmembers present: Frymoyer,Aldrich, Parsons, and Leavens.Absent: Hinshaw.Motion by Aldrich and secondedby Frymoyer to renew SideTracks Regular and Sundayliquor licenses. Passedunanimously.Motion by Frymoyer andseconded by Parsons to increasethe salaries by 3% for next fiscalyear. Passed unanimously.Council discussed 2015-2016budget with spending will bewithin the income levels of theCity. Budget hearing will be held onMarch 9, 2015 at 7:00 p.m.Motion by Frymoyer andseconded by Leavens to adjourn.Passed unanimously.Shirley Schippers ClerkScott Van Waardhuizen Mayor
February 25
CITY OF KELLOGGFEBRUARY 19, 2015
Kellogg City Council met inspecial session on February 19,2015 with Mayor VanWaardhuizen presiding. Councilmembers present: Frymoyer,Aldrich, Parsons, and Leavens.Absent: Hinshaw.Motion by Aldrich and secondedby Frymoyer to renew SideTracks Regular and Sundayliquor licenses. Passedunanimously.Motion by Frymoyer andseconded by Parsons to increasethe salaries by 3% for next fiscalyear. Passed unanimously.Council discussed 2015-2016budget with spending will bewithin the income levels of theCity. Budget hearing will be held onMarch 9, 2015 at 7:00 p.m.Motion by Frymoyer andseconded by Leavens to adjourn.Passed unanimously.Shirley Schippers ClerkScott Van Waardhuizen Mayor
February 25
ORDINANCE NO. 2245ORDINANCE AMENDING THECITY OF NEWTON CODE OFORDINANCES, TITLE 4,CHAPTER 34, TO DEFINEFAMILY ENTERTAINMENTCENTER AND TO LIST INDOORFAMILY ENTERTAINMENTCENTER WITHIN THE I-L:LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTLIST OF PERMITTED USES.The description herein is asummary. Said Ordinance in itsentirety may be inspected at theCity Clerk's office, 101 West 4thStreet South, Newton, Iowaduring regular office hours, 7:30a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday throughFriday.The Code of Ordinances, Cityof Newton, Iowa, 2011, Title 4,Chapter 34, is hereby amendedby adding:§34.0202.035a FamilyEntertainment Center is afacility open to the public thatincludes recreational activitiessuch as batting cages, bouncehouses, party services, orother similar uses andactivities§34.04042.03(W) “IndoorFamily Entertainment Center”Passed by the City Council onFebruary 16th, 2015This Ordinance shall be effectiveafter the final passage, approvaland publication as provided bylaw.Katrina A. Davis CMC, City Clerk
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OLD MILITARY items:German, Japanese, andAmerican, and old Adver-tising signs. 641-485-6591.
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WANTED: FARM toy trac-tors, trucks, implements,farm related advertisingitems and Lego's. 641-526-3050 or 641-521-1448.
WANTED: RIDING lawnmowers, push lawn mow-ers & snowblowers or any-thing with a motor. 641-275-5475.WILL HAUL away runningor non-running riding mow-ers, push mowers, snowblowers and garden tillers,and garden tractors. Call792-2416
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The Gemini moon suggests a life hack. When you ask for a response and none is forthcoming, you can take that as your new response. Instead of waiting around for answers, assume it means “no,” move on, explore new options, be a happy traveler. With Mars so auspiciously angling Saturn, you’ll be glad for the shortcut to brighter horizons.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Feb. 25). This year you work fast so you can play slow and lavish your loved ones with the attention and affection that makes you feel so fulfilled to give. A discovery in March will help you determine where to go with your career. Your values change to sup-port lifestyle improvements in June. Travel is featured in August. Aries and Virgo people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 1, 4, 44, 39 and 17.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You have a team, and things will work better when you first make sure that they are all on the same page. When everyone
is working together, you’ll turn out a result that’s a source of pride for all. ARIES (March 21-April 19). What does it matter that others have had greater challenges than you in life? It doesn’t change the fact that your challenges, whatever size they may be, exist.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Opportunity will knock in the morning, and if you don’t answer, it disproves the cliche by coming back at lunchtime and again in the evening. Opportunity just really wants to connect with you.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Your welcoming attitude will attract both good and bad, so you might want to add a screen to that open-door policy. In other words, you’re better off employing a certain amount of psychic protec-tion.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). Maybe you felt like “less” right after certain events, but feelings can lie, too. The truth is that
you are more because of what has happened to you in your life, and you’ll continue to build on your experiences.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You are loving and caring and creative. It doesn’t mean you have to embrace everyone and everything. When you’re not feeling it, just walk away so you can find something you are “feeling.”
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). There’s a point at which your brain gets tired of working on a problem. You’ll be tempted to work beyond that point in the name of being a productive person, but doing so would in actuality be counterpro-ductive, so just stop!
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Grocery merchandisers put the milk in the back of the store so you’ll first have to pass a number of enticing items that aren’t on your list. You’ll use this prin-ciple to your benefit today.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Right after you resolve not to accidentally embar-
rass yourself (like the last time), you’ll learn that the last time was actually quite effective. Your offbeat instincts may be in perfect rhythm, after all.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). In the physical world, two objects cannot occupy the same space at the same time. In the emo-tional world, it feels pos-sible. Maybe it is, maybe not. It’s something you’ll work on, though.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). What’s missing from a transaction is your personal touch. Add that to the logic and balance of it, and things will swing in a direction that is best for all.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Many explorers have been wrongly credited with discovering new lands. It’s not a discovery if there are already people there. This is a time to be very careful and respectful about mak-ing claims. COPYRIGHT 2015 CREATORS.COM
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2001 Dodge Ram 3500SLT Quad Cab Dually pick-up- 4 wheel drive. 5.9LCummins Diesel with trailertow package, airride bags,gooseneck ball and electricbrake controller. Fully load-ed, very well maintainedand garaged, completewith a sno way 9' V-Plowwith a new cutting blade.One Owner- non smokingunit 135,000 miles.$20,000.00. 641-792-4332
DAEWOO-DD802L DOZ-ER $20,000. 641-792-4332
2002 GRAY, extended cabChevy Silverado. Fullyloaded with towing pack-age, leather, heated seats,automatic seats, mirrors,etc. 207k miles and somevery minor dents/scratch-es. Engine runs perfect.Recently fully detailed andnew battery. $7,000 OBO.Contact Cody if interestedat 515-681-1373
BROOKFIELDAPARTMENTS1610 W. 7th St. S.
• Large, 2 BR, 1 BA or 2 BR, 2 BA • Stove, Refrigerator, Dishwasher & Microwave • Heat Paid • Laundry Each Floor • Limit Access Building • Garage Available • Private Patio/Deck
Call 641-787-9100
1999 ARCTIC Cat 4-wheeler ATV, like new,runs great! $1950. 641-831-3821. No calls after 8pm.
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1997 FORD ConversionVan. Heavy ½ ton, greatfor towing. New front endand front tires. Runs great.$2400. 515-778-2792
CLEAN, CUTE one bedstudio apartment locat-ed in Downtown New-ton. No smoking andno pets. $400/month.
Deposit of $400.00 andfirst month rent due atlease signing. Tenantresponsible for elec-
tric. Please call402-210-7461
1994 K1500 CHEVY 4X4Newer tires, less than
2,000 miles on them, newhubs, ball joints, A/C com-pressor battery, distributorintake, coil. 119,000 miles.Purple w/waldoc stripe kit.
350 Engine Automatic.$4580.00 OBO 641-242-0361
• Free 24 hour Laundry• Access to Free Wi-Fi & Execise Equipment in Community Room• Limited Access Building• Close to Downtown• 1st MONTH RENT FREE (with 1 year lease)
Bristol SquareApartmentsPeck Properties LLC
315 1st Street S. Newton641-792-0910
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1 & 2 bdrm units in Newton & Monroe!Priced $450-$600
CLEAN 1 bedroom apart-ment with appliances, heat &water furnished, walking dis-tance to square, laundry fa-cilities, newly remodeled.Cats with approval and petdeposit. Very quiet building,ready to move into. (641)792-8182
300 + Tri Five and Latemodel Chevy magazines,1983 to present. $100.641-792-4858.
4 MAYTAG trucks in box –1917 “model T” 1948 Fordsemi – 1966 Dodge Ser-vice van – 1951 Ford Firetruck - $45. each or 4 @$150., doll size metal trike$15., 16” porcelain dollwith stand “Christina” $10.,8” round saw blade clockwith farm scene $10., 1970& 1980 cook books $1.each or 7 @ $5., 2Ratton/Wicker plant hold-ers – 24” tall x 12” round$25. 792-8017.
42” DUAL stage snowthrower for Craftsmangarden tractors, (tractor notincluded) accessoriesinclude: tractor snow cab,chains for rear wheels, rearweight, operator/ownermanual, very goodcondition, asking $950.641-792-3520 or 641-521-1938.
9 MINIATURE perfumebottles, full to empty, 9 @15., maple plant stand, 24”tall x 12” round $35.,Chevrolet S-10 black coat-ed tail lights $35., 1960'smetal child size wheel bar-row $15., 7 2001 Bratzdolls $10., vintage metaldoll high chair $20., vin-tage oak plant stand, 36” x12” square, $55., Iris &Herring bone vase $15.792-8017.
ANTIQUE VANITY withmirror $150. Antique rolltop desk with chair $150.Tiffany hanging lights, hastulips as the design $50.firm. 641-840-2380
DALE EARNHARDT Jr.1:64 Collectible Cars $12each. Hot Wheels Cars &Round-up Ranch play sets$50 (for all). I pod Shuffle1GB $40. 515-313-7803.
ELECTRIC SINGERSewing Machine. $200. 6-10' pieces Black Iron Pipe1/2”, new. $75. 1 HeavyCoat with hood, size 2XL,like new. $50. 1 Coat with-out hood, 2XL, like new.$30. 5 Sweat shirts 2XX-2X. 1 Ladies Coat, with furcollar and hood. $20. 641-792-9981.
FLEX STEEL floral daven-port, very good condition,no kids, pets or smoking$200. 792-2227.
LARGE STYROFOAMPillsbury Dough Boy withstand, was a store display.$50. or OBO. Large Styro-foam cooler with lid, per-fect for anything that needskept cold. $35. New elec-tric broom snow sweeper$15. 641-792-4664.
MILK BOTTLES- 4 round,1942- Zenda Farms Clay-ton, NY – 1942 PlainsDairy- Augusta 1925 Bor-den's – Chicago – PeplausDairy New Britain – Conn –1 square pint – GilliamDairy – Hot Springs, Ark –1970 ½ pint AE 1932 quartBorden's - $15. each or 7@ $90., 6” jewel tea bowl“Autumn Leaf” $10., 5” Hullpottery “Bow Knot Vasepink/white - $55., 2 Flint-stone glasses 1963 & 1964$4. 641-275-7600.
PRECIOUS MOMENTS-1976 “Prayer ChangesThings” - 1979 “But LoveGoes On Forever” - 1983“To A Very Special Mom” -1984 “Love Covers All” -1986 “My Love Will NeverLet You go” -$8. each. 3nesting bowls- Sears &Reebok $20. HamiltonBeach electric knife in box$8. Hadley mugs, new inbox, farm & tractor scenes$4. each or 4 @ $10. 641-275-7600.
PROFESSIONAL TROM-BONE for sale: Nirschl H-880 w/Thayer Valve RoseBrass 8.5” Bell Nirschl 5Gmouth piece. Like newcondition. $999.00 firm.641-791-1098
