CNA-05-07-2014

615 South Chestnut Street Creston www.teresasfinefloral.com

Make it a Mothers Day to remember...

641-782-4082Order by May 8th!

Price 75

Wednesday May 7, 2014

Raiders win fourth straight POI boys track title

SPORTS, page 7A

Go to www.crestonnews.com for Breaking News as it happens

Serving Southwest Iowa since 1879

If you do not receive your CNA by 5 p.m. call 641-782-2141, ext. 221.Papers will be redelivered in Creston until 6:30 p.m. Phones will be answered until 7 p.m.

Volume 130 No. 232Copyright 2014

Contact us ContentsIn person: 503 W. Adams StreetMail: Box 126, Creston, IA 50801-0126Phone: 641-782-2141Fax: 641-782-6628E-mail: [email protected]

Beef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B-4BBusiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Classified . . . . . . . . . . . 10-11Comics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Crossword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Deaths. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Farm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Local . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9

2014 High 75Low 45

Full weatherreport, 3A

Thursday weather

By BAILEY POOLMANCNA staff [email protected]

CORNING Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds visited Southwest Valley High School and held a southwest Iowa region STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) town hall meeting Tuesday in Corning to discuss advances STEM has made in education and career opportunities.

Branstad and Reynolds spoke about the STEM advisory council established in 2011, and how the council has worked to al-locate funding to school districts across Iowa to allow teachers to offer exploratory learning in-volving hands-on proj-ects.

Every single school district is participating one way or another, Reynolds said. The best part of all is the kids demonstrating the programs. And, watch how excited and en-gaged they are, and how theyre learning and communicating togeth-er.

Reynolds also said STEM began with 40,000 students using the different available programs, but that number has increased to more than 100,000 students in Iowa.

STEM job creation is expected to outpace non-STEM jobs significantly in the coming years, actually growing 17 percent versus 9.8 percent for non-STEM jobs, and STEM workers earn a higher salary, 26 percent higher, Reynolds said.

Branstad and Reynolds were joined by Chris Russell, Google data center operations manager in Council Bluffs, who represented the business facet of STEM programs in Iowa.

During the meeting, students from Enarson and Corning elementary schools, Southwest Val-ley Middle School and Southwest Valley High School presented projects made possible using STEM funds.

Projects included ones focused on weather, ecosystems, motion and robotics.

CNA photo by SARAH BROWNFrom left to right, Sugar Lee (Cathy Whited), Crystal (Linda Huffman), Carlene (Jean Sheridan), Nita (Laural Griswold) and Mavis (Judy Gile) toast with plastic cups and diet Mountain Dew to new beginnings.

By SARAH BROWNCNA staff [email protected]

The Hallelujah Girls by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, and Jamie Wooten presented by Crest Area Theater at Southwestern Community College Per-forming Arts Center Friday through Sunday, tells the story of five friends who try help one another find hap-piness, while struggling to find their own.

Basically, its a story about a group of women who have palled around and one has decided to start a new life with a new busi-ness, said Cathy Whited, who plays Sugar Lee, the storys main character.

The setting is small-town

Georgia, where Sugar Lee (Cathy Whited) has decid-ed to fulfill her dream and opens a day spa inside a dilapidated former church. By following her dream,

Sugar Lee hopes to inspire her friends Carlene Tra-vis (Jean Sheridan), Mavis Flowers (Judy Gile), Nita Mooney (Laural Griswold) and Crystal Hart (Linda

Huffman) to live life to the fullest.

The former church al-most feels like an appropri-ate location for Sugar Lees new day spa, a place where friends gather to listen, learn and heal, except, with a dose of laughter.

However, the story wouldnt be complete with-out the struggling relation-ship between Sugar Lee and Bunny Sutherland (Julie Jewels Weisshaar), who is trying to thwart Sugar Lees efforts for her own gain.

Theres also a romance that may or may not be re-kindled, Whited said.

Porter Padgett (Wes Ray), a grown mamas boy, tries to woo Carlene, the towns black widow, who has buried three husbands. However, Whited is refer-ring to the presence of Bob-by Dwayne Dillhunt (Rod Tostenson), Sugar Lees former high school sweet-heart and ex-fiance who Bunny hires to help with renovations on the property

Hallelujah Girls opens Friday

CAT presents a comedic per-formance at SWCC Performing Arts Center on Mothers Day weekend

CNA photo by SARAH BROWNAs things start to look up for Sugar Lee Thomkins, right, Bunny Sutherland (Julie Weisshaar) pouts when things dont go her way.

Please seeGIRLS, Page 2

CNA photo by BAILEY POOLMAN

Special visit: Corning first-grade students Claire Lindell, left, and Willow Flowers show Gov. Terry Branstad their project, which focuses on motion in the environment during the governors STEM town hall meeting at Southwest Valley High School in Corning Tuesday. Branstad also visit-ed Creston to view a new flour mill at CHS, Inc. See Thursdays CNA for a full story on the flour mill.

Tweet: St. Malachy student Olivia Burwell sings Little Bird into the microphone while Spencer Brown looks on during the first-grade performance Tuesday at St. Malachy School. The spring music concert, under the direction of Bonnie Goodson, featured kindergarten stu-dents performing to Were Going on a Bear Hunt, first-grade students dancing to Heel and Toe and sec-ond-grade students singing Tideo.

CNA photo by BAILEY POOLMAN

Success STEMs from Corning

Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad visit-ed Southwest Valley High School Tuesday for a town hall meeting to discuss advances in STEM.

Carry-out Only

Pizza Specials2 Large 2 Topping

$18.50 + tax2 Large Specialty

$24.95 + tax

A&G Steakhouse & Lounge211 W. Adams Creston 782-7871

www.powersfh.comAfton 347-8725

C 782-7036

www.powersfh.comAAftonftonftonftonfton

CCCCPowers Helping Celebrate Life

PowersPowersPowersPowersFuneral Homes

Joe & Karla Powers, Owners

Speciality Sewing

28 Years of Experience Creston

Call Tami at 641-202-7249

Call Tami at

Special Occasion Costumes Children Infant Toddlers Christening Confirmations

and Alterations

B&B Home Improvement LLC

FREE EstimatesEmail:

[email protected]:

www.bandbhomeimprovementllc.comNo job too big or too small!

LIKE us on Facebook

Brad Riley641-349-8455641-344-2064Jake Riley

641-202-2442

Creston

DINGMAN MINI STORAGE

E. Union St., Creston, IAText or Call 641-202-3772

30 units available

NEW

Deaths

2A Creston News AdvertiserWednesday, May 7, 2014

Robert Bob Jameson Sr. Bridgewater

Robert Bob Jame-son Sr., 83, of Bridgewater died May 6, 2014, at Adair County Memorial Hospital in Greenfield.

Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 10, at the United Methodist

Church in Greenfield. The Revs. Eric Schubert and Sandy Smith will officiate. Burial will be in Greenfield Cemetery.

Open visitation will be 3 to 8 p.m. Friday with fam-ily present 6 to 8 p.m. at the church. Steen Funeral Home, 101 S.E. Fourth St., Greenfield, is in charge of arrangements.

Robert Bob Martin Mount Ayr

Robert Bob Martin, 81, of Mount Ayr died May 5, 2014, at his home in Mount Ayr, after a battle with can-cer.

Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 10, at Watson-Armstrong Funeral Home, 205 W. Mon-roe St., Mount Ayr. The Revs. Ed Shields and Barton Shields will officiate. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cem-etery in Mount Ayr with military rites conducted by Ringgold Post 172 and Iowa Army Honor Guard. Open visitation will be 2 to 8 p.m. Friday with family present 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorials may be given in Roberts name to be decided later. Online condo-lences may be left at www.watsonarmstrongfh.com.

Robert Dudley Martin, son of Ila Fern (Brown) and Albert M. Martin, was born Sept. 1, 1932, in rural Ting-ley.

Bob attended country school through eighth grade, then attended Mount Ayr Community School, where he graduated in 1950.

Bob enlisted in the Army in 1952 and served until 1954 in the Korean War.

In 1955, Bob married Ver-na Mae Dillenburg.

Bob was an Archer Oil dealer from 1966-2006.

Bob was a 4-H leader from 1984-1993, inducted into the 4-H Hall of Fame in 2003 and active in the Ringgold County Fair from 1977-2011.

Bob farmed from 1955-2005, where most of his life was spent living in Caledo-

nia.Bob was on the Lotts

Creek Township Board, 4-H Youth Council, Pioneer Cemetery Board, Farm Bu-reau member for several years, and read meters for more than 20 years.

Bob is survived by his wife Verna; daughters, Peggy (Jerry) Overholser of Red-ding, Barb (Steve) Clark of Tingley and Beth (Roger) Elliott of Lamoni; grand-children, Brenda (Sheldon) Comer of Tingley, Lesa (John) Darrah and Jeff (Brandi) Overholser, all of Redding, Angela (George) Thurman, April Hentges and Andy (Danica) Clark, all of Mount Ayr, Randi El-liott (friend Shelby Lane) of Lamoni and Jessica Elliott (friend Chris Chistensen) of Decatur; great-grandchil-dren, Aaron, Tucker, Bay-Lee and Alexis Darrah, Shel-by and Shane Comer, Jordyn and Ellyott Overholser, Al-ycia and Zachary Thurman, Aubree Clark and Ethan and Masyn Elliott; brother How-ard Martin of Mount Ayr; sisters, Doris Todd of Mount Ayr and Mary (James) Har-ris of Grand River; sisters-in-law, Mary Etta Dillenburg of Omaha, Neb., Alice Dillen-burg of Creston, Betty Dil-lenburg of Arkansas, Donna Howell of Des Moines, Lila Dillenburg of Blair, Neb., Janis Daniels of Ottumwa, Lois (Harold) Baker of Keosauqua and Mary Ellen Dillenburg of Mount Ayr; brother-in-law James Dillen-burg of Omaha, Neb., sever-al nieces, nephews and a host of friends.

Bob was preceded in death by his parents, in-laws, great-granddaughter Faith Elliott; brothers-in-law, Lyle Todd, Duane, Bob, Burl and Mar-vin Dillenburg, Marlin Glick, Joe Daniels and Kenneth Howell; sister-in-law Shirley Martin and niece Deb Todd.

Ronald Neely Creston

Ronald Neely, 83, of Cres-ton died May 5, 2014, at his home in Creston.

Funeral S e r v i c e s will be 10:30 a.m. F r i d a y , May 9, at Pearson Family Fu-neral Service, 809 W. Mont-gomery St. Mary ORiley will officiate. Interment will be in Graceland Cemetery with military honors con-ducted by Theodore J. Mar-tens VFW Post No. 1797. Open visitation will be 1 to 8 p.m. Thursday with family present 6 to 8 p.m. at the fu-neral home. Memorials may be directed to Platte Center Presbyterian Church and/or C.A.R.E. (Creston Animal Rescue Effort). Online con-dolences may be left at www.pearsonfuneralhomes.com.

Ronald Gene Neely, son of Fern Marie (Shafer) and Elvis Verne Neely, was born March 2, 1931, in Mount Ayr.

Ronald lived most of his life in the Creston area.

Ronald graduated from Cromwell High School in 1949.

On Feb. 10, 1952, Ronald married Donna Jean McFee at Platte Center Presbyteri-an Church in Union County.

Ronald served in the Unit-ed States Army from 1952 until 1954, during the Korean Conflict. He was stationed in Germany for 18 months.

After his discharge from

the Army, Ronald began driving the delivery truck for Omar Bakery in Primghar. He and his family returned to Creston around 1955, and he worked for Iowa South-ern Utilities, Purolator and was a mail carrier. Ronald then began farming in Union County and also worked for the Apco and Gulf gas sta-tions.

In 1976, the family moved to Glendale, Ariz. They lived in Glendale, Ariz., for 13 years and Winston, Ore., for eight years, then returned to Creston in 2001.

Ronald belonged to the Lions Club, Army Reserves and Eagles Lodge. He was a life member of the Theodore J. Martens VFW Post No. 1797.

Ronald is survived by his wife Donna (McFee) Neely of Creston; daughter Rhon-da (Gary) Gelhaye, Waco-nia, Minn.; grandchildren, Joshua Miller of San Fran-cisco, Calif., Amanda Gel-haye Hill of Victoria, Minn., and Travis Gelhaye, Rog-ers, Minn.; great-grandsons, Gage and Cam Hill of Vic-toria, Minn.; brother Dale E. Neely, Santa Rosa, Calif.; sister Joyce (Bob) Homan, Henderson, Nev.; and sev-eral nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.

Ronald was preceded in death by his father in 1973, mother in 2003, son Duane Neely in 2009, grandson Jus-tin Neely Gelhaye in 1989, twin brother Donald Neely in 2004, sister Helen Evans in 2004; sisters-in-law, Nor-ma Neely and Patricia Neely; and brother-in-law John Ev-ans.

Neely

Martin

Quick flip: Adam Snodgrass, left, gives an omelet a toss to finish cooking at the Creston Chamber of Commerce mem-ber appreciation breakfast while Barb Coenen and Randy Huewe watch.

CNA photo by JAKE WADDINGHAM

CNA photo by BAILEY POOLMANGavin Wetzel, Corning kingergarten student, shows Southwestern Community College President Barb Crittenden how he learns about motion, gravity and weight during Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds STEM town hall meeting at Southwest Valley High School Tuesday.

Continued from Page 1

and agitate Sugar Lee.Watching The Hallelujah

Girls is reminiscent of Steel Magnolias without the sad-ness. Its a comedy some com-pare to Golden Girls for its witty one-liners and amusing introspection that longtime friends understand.

I fell in love with it by the third page, said Whited. Its

a delightful little play.The Hallelujah Girls

opens 7 p.m. Friday at South-western Community College Performing Arts Center, 1201 W. Townline St. Additional shows are 7 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $8 at the door.

For more information about Crest Area Theatre, visit them online at www.cre-stareatheatre.wordpress.com.

GIRLS:

More than 13,000 southern Iowans makeus a part of their lives each weekday!

Creston News Advertiser

Traffic camera data now in Iowa DOTs hands (MCT) With the annual report on

automatic traffic enforcement cameras submitted to the Iowa Department of Transportation, Cedar Rapids Police Chief Wayne Jerman said the cameras continue to be a value public safety tool in the city.

I think the facts and figures are what they are, Jerman said Monday. Whats most telling is the collisions that result in injury remain below previous years.

May 1 was the deadline for cities and counties that use ATE cameras to submit their annual reports to the DOT.

Cedar Rapids has used speed and red light cameras in the city since 2010. What makes this year different is the imple-mentation of rules which require cities and counties to justify the implementa-tion, placement and use of the cameras.

Cedar Rapids uses 29 cameras throughout the city, 14 of which are speed cameras on the Interstate 380 S-curve.

According to the data, there were 33 crashes on the interstate in 2013, up from 26 in 2012, but down from 47 in 2009 and 35 in 2008.

Of those 33 crashes in 2013, 22 were property damage only.

In 2012 and 2013, there were no fatal

crashes on the interstate.Elsewhere in the city, there were three

crashes at the intersection of Williams Boulevard and 16th Avenue SW, down from four in 2008 and 10 in 2009. There were five crashes in 2013 at First Avenue and 10th Street SE, up from four in 2008 and down from seven in 2009.

In 2013, there were zero fatal colli-sions in the city, in the areas governed by traffic cameras, Jerman said.

Steve Gent, director of traffic and safety for the Iowa DOT, said a nation-al study in 2012 found that automated traffic enforcement cameras need to be monitored by an independent agency to evaluate the programs performance.

Among the rules that went into effect in February was there automatic traffic enforcement measures should only be implemented when other measures have been considered. The measures are not

meant to be used as the long-term solu-tion to speeding or red-light running, Gent said.

Jerman said the cameras are the saf-est option for speed enforcement on the interstate, which lacks a safe place for of-ficers to monitor traffic or make traffic stops. He added he absolutely believes the cameras should be a permanent fix-ture in the city.

Gent said the plan is for the DOT to review the cities and counties reports over the next month. But he acknowl-edges they are heading into new territory with the justification rules.

This is the first year were doing this, so weve got a bit to learn, he said. Were not rushing into anything. Were going to sit down and talk to the cities.

Jerman said 1.2 million vehicles pass through the areas governed by traffic cameras in the city each month. Less than 1 percent of those drivers are cited for speeding or traffic violations.

Sioux City, another Iowa city that uses speed cameras, has filed a lawsuit in an attempt to block the DOTs new rules.

2014 The Gazette (Cedar Rapids,

Iowa)MCT Information Services

Public safetyIn 2013, there were zero fa-

tal collisions in Cedar Rapids in the areas governed by traffic cameras.

St. Malachy SchoolFaith Academics Leadership

Middle School Information NightMay 7, 2014 6 - 7 p.m.

for students who will be in middle school in August 2014 and their parents.

Parents: Meet faculty Build community Discuss philosophy/ expectations

403 W. Clark Street, Creston, IA 50801 641-782-7125 www.crestonstmalachy.org

A Tradition of Excellence Since 1870

Students: Visit with alumni Enjoy activities with friends Learn to succeed in middle school

CHEESEBURGERS

$32CHICKEN STRIPS

IN A BASKET

$549

$42DOUBLE CHEESEBURGERS

STRAWBERRYSHORTCAKE

12 oz. size

BLIZZARD$329

Hwy. 34 Creston641-782-2826

Residential Services

Commercial Services

Complete Recycling Services

Roll Off Services

Serving the Creston & Osceola areas

Prompt, Dependable & Competitive

Jims Sanitation

1680 E Adams St, Creston, IA 50801

(641) 782-6996

Waste RemovalMade EasyWe will haul anything!

CRESTON

11:00 AM

CRESTON NEWS ADVERTISER 1641-782-2141 (Ext. 228) FAX 1-641-782-6628 - Craig Mittag

A Fridley Theatre

www.fridleytheatres.com

STRAND

CRESTON 782-7224

ALL MATINEE TIMES

REALD 3D Features ALL SEATS $7.00

2D Features ALL SEATS $5.00

ALL DIGITAL PROJECTION

1 X 2 1/2

PROGRAM FOR WEEK

OF MAY 9 - 15

FREE POPCORN Every TUESDAY

To All Paid Admissions

PG13

PG13

NOW SHOWING Thru MAY 15

THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 2D

Andrew Garfield Emma Stone

EVERY Eve: 6:30

Plus SAT-SUN Matinee: 12:30

NOW SHOWING Thru MAY 15

THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 3D

EVERY Eve: 9:30

Plus SAT-SUN Matinee: 3:30

Creston Livestock Auction, Inc.Creston, Iowa

REGULAR CATTLE AUCTION Friday, May 9th 11:00 a.m.

Selling all classes of cattle!!!Ted Findley ........... 18 Red Angus x fall strs & hfrs 400-600# GT LTW

For Further Information Call 641-782-7025Tom Frey 641-344-5082 Cody Frey 641-344-6112

Dave Shiflett 641-344-5207Visit our website at www.Crestonlivestock.com and

view our auctions at www.CattleUSA.comBonded For Your Protection

UPCOMING AUCTIONSFriday May 16th 2014

Special Back To Grass Cattle AuctionFeaturing Several 1st & 2nd calf heifer pairs*Breeding Bulls*

and Over 1500 outstanding Grass conditioned calves and feedlot replacements!!------------------------------

Friday May 23rd 2014 - NO AUCTION----------------------------

Friday May 30th - Regular Cattle Auction

3ACreston News AdvertiserWednesday, May 7, 2014

LOCALLOCALAlmanac

For the record

Markets

Today's WeatherLocal 5-Day Forecast

Thu

5/8

75/45Windy with showersand thunderstormslikely. A few stormsmay be severe.

Sunrise Sunset6:07 AM 8:21 PM

Fri

5/9

68/47Times of sun andclouds. Highs in theupper 60s and lowsin the upper 40s.


Sat

5/10

73/52Partly cloudy,chance of a thunder-storm.


Sun

5/11

75/53Scattered thunder-storms. Highs in themid 70s and lows inthe low 50s.


Mon

5/12

63/47Scattered thunder-storms possible.


Des Moines78/48

Cedar Rapids78/55

Sioux City79/43

Creston75/45

Iowa At A Glance

Area CitiesCity Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond.Algona 80 46 t-storm Davenport 82 59 t-storm Marshaltown 77 50 t-stormAtlantic 78 46 t-storm Des Moines 78 48 t-storm Mason City 79 50 t-stormAubudon 78 44 t-storm Dubuque 79 59 t-storm Onawa 77 46 windyCedar Rapids 78 55 t-storm Farmington 78 54 t-storm Oskaloosa 77 53 t-stormCenterville 76 52 t-storm Fort Dodge 79 47 t-storm Ottumwa 77 51 t-stormClarinda 78 46 t-storm Ft Madison 79 58 t-storm Red Oak 78 47 t-stormClarion 79 48 t-storm Guttenberg 77 57 t-storm Sioux Center 72 41 t-stormClinton 81 60 t-storm Keokuk 80 61 t-storm Sioux City 79 43 pt sunnyCouncil Bluffs 78 45 windy Lansing 77 57 t-storm Spencer 80 45 t-stormCreston 75 45 t-storm LeMars 77 42 t-storm Waterloo 78 54 t-storm

National CitiesCity Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond.Atlanta 89 65 mst sunny Houston 83 72 cloudy Phoenix 73 54 mst sunnyBoston 61 49 pt sunny Los Angeles 69 54 sunny San Francisco 62 52 mst sunnyChicago 84 65 pt sunny Miami 86 76 sunny Seattle 68 49 mst sunnyDallas 78 70 t-storm Minneapolis 80 48 t-storm St. Louis 84 66 cloudyDenver 59 38 t-storm New York 58 53 rain Washington, DC 86 60 pt sunny

Moon Phases

FirstMay 7

FullMay 14

LastMay 21

NewMay 28

UV IndexThu5/86

High

Fri5/98

Very High

Sat5/108

Very High

Sun5/115

Moderate

Mon5/127

High

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

0 11

2010 American Profile Hometown Content Service

Days RecordFrom Creston Offi cial Weather Station: high past 24 hours (77), low past 24 hours (48) and precipitation ending 7 a.m. today (.0)

Today's WeatherLocal 5-Day Forecast

Thu

5/8

75/45Windy with showersand thunderstormslikely. A few stormsmay be severe.


Fri

5/9

68/47Times of sun andclouds. Highs in theupper 60s and lowsin the upper 40s.


Sat

5/10

73/52Partly cloudy,chance of a thunder-storm.


Sun

5/11

75/53Scattered thunder-storms. Highs in themid 70s and lows inthe low 50s.


Mon

5/12

63/47Scattered thunder-storms possible.


Des Moines78/48

Cedar Rapids78/55

Sioux City79/43

Creston75/45

Iowa At A Glance

Area CitiesCity Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond.Algona 80 46 t-storm Davenport 82 59 t-storm Marshaltown 77 50 t-stormAtlantic 78 46 t-storm Des Moines 78 48 t-storm Mason City 79 50 t-stormAubudon 78 44 t-storm Dubuque 79 59 t-storm Onawa 77 46 windyCedar Rapids 78 55 t-storm Farmington 78 54 t-storm Oskaloosa 77 53 t-stormCenterville 76 52 t-storm Fort Dodge 79 47 t-storm Ottumwa 77 51 t-stormClarinda 78 46 t-storm Ft Madison 79 58 t-storm Red Oak 78 47 t-stormClarion 79 48 t-storm Guttenberg 77 57 t-storm Sioux Center 72 41 t-stormClinton 81 60 t-storm Keokuk 80 61 t-storm Sioux City 79 43 pt sunnyCouncil Bluffs 78 45 windy Lansing 77 57 t-storm Spencer 80 45 t-stormCreston 75 45 t-storm LeMars 77 42 t-storm Waterloo 78 54 t-storm

National CitiesCity Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond.Atlanta 89 65 mst sunny Houston 83 72 cloudy Phoenix 73 54 mst sunnyBoston 61 49 pt sunny Los Angeles 69 54 sunny San Francisco 62 52 mst sunnyChicago 84 65 pt sunny Miami 86 76 sunny Seattle 68 49 mst sunnyDallas 78 70 t-storm Minneapolis 80 48 t-storm St. Louis 84 66 cloudyDenver 59 38 t-storm New York 58 53 rain Washington, DC 86 60 pt sunny

Moon Phases

FirstMay 7

FullMay 14

LastMay 21

NewMay 28

UV IndexThu5/86

High

Fri5/98

Very High

Sat5/108

Very High

Sun5/115

Moderate

Mon5/127

High

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

0 11

2010 American Profile Hometown Content Service

To place an item in the Almanac, call the CNA news department, 782-2141, Ext. 234.

Drivers licenseSchedule of drivers license

examiners:Bedford: Monday through

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

WednesdayFriends Helping Friends

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

YMCA Clover Kids, 4 to 5 p.m. meeting, First Christian Church.

Southwest Iowa Dancers Jam Session, 6 to 9 p.m., Chicken Inn, 3 miles west of Creston on Hwy 34.

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.

Celebrate Recovery (a Christ-centered 12-step program), 6 p.m., Crest Baptist Church, 1211 N. Poplar St.

American Legion Auxiliary, 7 p.m., American Legion Post Home, 119 N. Walnut St.

Gamblers Anonymous, 7 p.m., Assembly of God Church, 801 N. Fillmore St., Osceola.

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

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

FridayAlegent Health At Home/

Family Home Care free blood

pressure clinic, 9 to 10 a.m., Prescott City Hall. Open to the public. Donations are appreci-ated.

Holy Spirit Rectory ReRun Shop, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., 107 W. Howard St.

Creston High School Alumni Association, 11:30 a.m., The Pizza Ranch, 520 Livingston Ave.

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

Southwest Iowa Dancers, 6 to 9 p.m., Tingley, featuring Jimmy Georges Band, with a potluck.

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

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

SaturdayCreston Mens Fellowship

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

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

Family Caregiver Support Group, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., Alzheimers Association office, 228 N. Pine St. For more infor-mation, contact Jaleyn at 641-782-4040.

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

SundayAlcoholics Anonymous

(AA), noon open meeting, St. Malachy Rectory, 407 W. Clark St.

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

MondayUnion County Board of

Supervisors, 9 a.m., Union County Courthouse Board Room.

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

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

Narcotics Anonymous (NA), noon open meeting, St. Malachy Rectory, 407 W. Clark St. No smoking.

TOPS No. 1338, 5 p.m., First United Methodist Church.

AA, 5:30 p.m., Crossroads Mental Health Center, 1003 Cottonwood Rd. Open meeting.

Southwest Iowa Dancers Jam Session, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., Mount Ayr American Legion. Sandwiches and soup available.

AA, 7:30 p.m., United Church of Christ, 501 W. Montgomery St. Use east door.

Meeting Union County Conserva-

tion Board, 4:30 p.m. Thurs-day, UCCB office at Three Mile Lake.

Agenda includes: ranger residence bids; disc golf at Ce-dar Park; shooting range up-dates; seasonal maintenance position; private boat rental; rountine county business.

Police Jackie Jensen-Rice, 203 N.

Oak St. Apt. 5, reported the rear tire was taken off her ve-hicle between 2 p.m. Monday and 10 a.m. Tuesday while it was parked at her residence.

Loss estimate is $400.Miscellaneous

Accident, 5:26 a.m., Monday, High and Dry Road.

Traffic stop, 5:44 a.m., Monday, Laurel Street.

Traffic stop, 7:47 a.m., Monday, West Townline Street.

Shoplifting, 9:39 a.m., Monday, Laurel Street.

Welfare check, 10:32 a.m., Monday, South Vine Street.

Accident, 12:16 p.m., Monday, North Oak Street.

Information, 1:07 p.m., Monday, New York Avenue.

Missing juvenile, 3:06 p.m., Monday, North Oak Street.

Traffic stop, 4:26 p.m., Monday, Smith Street.

Death, 5:33 p.m., Monday, North Lincoln Street.

Traffic stop, 8:20 p.m., Monday, North Lincoln Street.

Traffic stop, 8:53 p.m., Monday, West Adams Street.

Traffic stop, 10:34 p.m.,

Monday, Manor Drive.Traffic stop, 11:35 p.m.,

Monday, West Taylor Street.Alarm, 1:43 a.m., Tuesday,

East Townline Street.Traffic stop, 3:52 a.m.,

Tuesday, West Montgomery Street.

Traffic stop, 7:56 a.m., Tuesday, North Sycamore Street.

Traffic stop, 8:25 a.m., Tuesday, West Howard Street.

Traffic stop, 8:39 a.m., Tuesday, North Sumner Avenue.

Talk to officer, 9:22 a.m., Tuesday, North Pine Street.

Vandalism, 10:12 a.m., Tuesday, North Oak Street.

Traffic stop, 10:51 a.m., Tuesday, North Sumner Avenue.

Information, 2:29 p.m., Tuesday, South Vine Street.

Reckless driving, 3:27 p.m., Tuesday, North Cherry Street.

Reckless driving, 3:44 p.m., Tuesday, South Cherry Street.

Drive off, 4:12 p.m., Tuesday, East Townline Street.

Lost property, 6:20 p.m., Tuesday, North Pine Street.

Reckless driving, 7:40 p.m., Tuesday, Highway 34.

Talk to officer, 8:21 p.m., Tuesday, East Howard Street.

Alarm, 9:48 p.m., Tuesday, Livingston Avenue.

Traffic stop, 9:53 p.m., Tuesday, North Elm Street.

Shoplifting, 2:12 a.m., today, Laurel Street.

Talk to officer, 3:19 a.m., today, North Pine Street.

Talk to officer, 4:35 a.m., today, North Pine Street.

Fire Miscellaneous

Medical, 1:25 p.m., Tuesday, North Oak Street.

Grain prices quoted at 10 a.m. today:

Farmers Co-op, Creston:Corn $4.89Soybeans $14.17 Gavilon Grain:Corn $4.90

Soybeans $14.31

LotteryIowas Pick 3: 8-0-0Hot Lotto Sizzler: 11-16-20-22-27 (18)

Child Care Provider Appreciation Day to recognize providers, teachers Friday is Provider Ap-

preciation Day. This is a special day to recognize child-care providers, teach-ers and other educators of young children everywhere. It was started by a group of volunteers in 1996 and is appropriately celebrated each year on the Friday be-fore Mothers Day.

By recognizing the hard work of child-care provid-ers, we remind people of the importance of quality child care. We should rec-

ognize and value the im-portant work that child care providers do, said Jenny Moon-Rice, child care con-sultant.

Every day, approxi-mately 900 child care pro-grams in southwest Iowa have the capacity to care for over 15,000 children. This does not include chil-dren who are in school or with family, friends or neighbors, said Carol Jen-sen, parent and community services specialist. The

children, parents and em-ployers of southwest Iowa depend on child-care pro-viders to take care of chil-drens needs.

For working parents, child care is an important part of their life. When a parent is happy with the person who is taking care of their child, they can be more productive at work. They must choose a child care arrangement that is a partner for the benefit of all, especially the child.

Child Care Resource and Referral is a program of West Central Community Action. Funding is provid-ed by the Department of Human Services through the Child Care Develop-ment Fund and local funds.

To learn more about Pro-vider Appreciation Day, visit www.providerappre-ciationday.org. For a refer-ral or information on qual-ity care, call Child Care Resource and Referral at 1-800-945-9778.

College news Kirkwood Community

CollegeCEDAR RAPIDS

Kirkwood Community College honored 136 top-performing students in its annual Outstanding Stu-dent Recognition program. The April 18 event was an opportunity to salute the students for their superior achievements in the past year. Christina Smith of Prescott was an award re-

cipient.Award recipients were

credited by faculty for co-operation, campus citizen-ship and leadership, in ad-dition to their top grades in classes. The 136 honorees represented the top ech-elon of Kirkwood students from more than 20,000 reg-istered in fall and spring.

AIB College of BusinessDES MOINES Eric

Stough of Creston has been recognized as an Out-standing Business Admin-istration Student by the faculty at AIB College of Business.

To receive the honor, Stough who is earning a Bachelor of Science de-gree in Business Admin-istration and the other honorees were required to attain a grade point av-erage of 3.75 or higher in

the previous term. The students accomplishments were celebrated at a recep-tion on campus attended by AIB faculty, staff and students.

At the reception, Kali OBrien, sports services and volunteer coordinator at Des Moines Area Sports Commission, spoke about building her business ca-reer in a sports-related field.

Iowa Soybean Association awards $15,000 in scholarships to Iowa high school seniors pursuing ag

ANKENY The Iowa Soybean Association (ISA) is honoring the academic achievements and agricul-tural endeavors of nine Iowa high school students with $15,000 in scholarships. The scholarships are awarded to students planning to pursue degrees in an agriculture-re-lated field.

The ISA scholarship com-mittee awarded a $1,500 scholarship to one student in each crop district.

Mikayla Lin Dolch, South-west Valley High School, Corning, was the overall state winner and received a $3,000 award.

Each year, our scholar-

ship committee is impressed by the caliber of students applying for scholarships to assist them in their col-legiate careers and future involvement in agriculture, Brian Kemp, ISA president who farms near Sibley said. These students demonstrate exemplary character; not only as students who earn strong grade-point averages, but also as active members of their communities through their volunteer efforts.

E-mail the CNAsKYLE

WILSONkwilson@

crestonnews.com


OPINIONOPINION

The Creston News Advertiser encourages letters to the editor. Letters should be no longer than one typewritten, 8.5 x 11 page (approximately 300 words). Letters longer than 15 column inches of typeset material are subject to editing. All letters must include the writers handwritten signature, address and phone number (for verifi cation purposes only). Writers are limited to two letters in any given month with a maximum of eight per year.

Once a person becomes a candidate for a political offi ce, letters to the editor will no longer be accepted from that person (or persons campaign) regarding that campaign or any other political campaign or candidate during the election.

The Creston News Advertiser reserves the right to edit letters to conform to style and length and to remove potentially libelous statements. Letters that are obviously mass produced or form letters will not be printed.

All letters refl ect solely the opinion of the writer and are not necessarily the opinion of the Creston News Advertiser.

Policies

Correction and clarifi cations: Fairness and accuracy are important to the Creston News Advertiser and we want to make corrections and clarifi cations promptly. Those who believe the newspaper has erred, may call 641-782-2141 ext. 237 or e-mail [email protected].

Opinion page: The opinions on this page are not necessarily those of the Creston News Advertiser. Opinions expressed by columnists, letters-to-the-editor writers and other contributors are their own and may not reflect thos e of this newspaper.

Rich Paulsen, Publisher, ext. 230 Rose Henry, Office Manager, ext. 231Kyle Wilson, Managing Editor, ext. 237 Kevin Lindley, Production Manager, ext. 224Craig Mittag, Ad Director, ext. 228 Sandy Allison, Circulation Manager, ext. 222

Dorine Peterson, Systems Manager, ext. 227

The Creston News Advertiser (USPS 137-820) is published daily except Saturdays, Sundays, New Years Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas by Creston Publishing Com-pany, 503 W. Adams St., P.O. Box 126, Creston, IA 50801. Periodicals postage paid at Creston, IA 50801. Postmaster: Send address change to Creston News Advertiser, P.O. Box 126, Creston, IA 50801.

Member of the Associated Press. The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to use of or reproduction of all local dispatches. Member of the Iowa Newspaper Association, the Inland Press Association and the National Newspaper Association.

Subscription rates: In Creston and towns outside Creston where carrier service is maintained: 12 months, $114; six months, $63; three months, $36. By mail in Union and adjoining counties : 12 months, $144; six months, $80; three months, $46. By motor route: 12 months, $180; six months, $102; three months, $54. All other mail in the continental United States: 12 months, $192; six months, $108; three months, $60.

All contents copyrighted by Creston Publishing Company, 2014

641-782-2141

2014

This weekend I took my first vacation from the newspaper and traveled back to Tyler, Texas, with my girlfiend Pam to visit my college professors, cowork-ers, teammates and friends before graduation.

We left late Thursday night and made our first pit stop just south of Kansas City. I set the alarm for the early morning so we could get a jump on the eight-hour drive ahead.

In my rush to get on the road, I left Pams pillow behind, making it the first casualty of our weekend trip. I also spilled my coffee on the way to the gas station, but it was much easier to replace on the go.

We also forgot to charge Pams iPod the night before, so our tunes

were limited to channel scanning the whole way south. After hear-ing Luke Bryans new single Play it Again about a dozen times, Pam turned off the radio in frus-tration.

My attempt to slowly convert her to a country music listener be-came the second casualty of the trip.

Tyler, Texas, is known as the rose capitol of the world and this time of year the thousands of rose

bushes are exploding with color. We toured the Tyler Rose Garden and enjoyed the North Carolina Tarheel blue sky and perfect late spring temperature.

Saturday morning I forced my-self out of bed to go on a long run with some of my former team-mates and coaches Bob Hepler and RJ Cowan. We ran the same route I did almost every weekend of my college running career.

The only difference was my en-durance level is well below par compared to a couple years ago, so the 13-mile jog made my legs the third casualty of the trip.

Luckily, my friends and I made a stop by the pool to help relieve my aching muscles.

Saturday went by in a blur. I did

get to grab food at some of my fa-vorite restaurants in town and my friends made sure I was constantly supplied with the sweetest sweet tea in town from McAlisters.

By Sunday I was exhausted, but up again early to talk newspapers with my adviser at the Patriot Tal-on, Kevin Dilley. The year I went back to work for the student pub-lication revitalized my passion for journalism.

He gave me lots of insight to these first couple years of my ca-reer and listened as I vented about life over omelets and coffee.

I had to get Pam back for school on Monday morning so she could direct her concert band, so we loaded up the car after breakfast and hit the road.

We set our course back to our first motel in hopes of getting Pams pillow back, but our navi-gation device had other plans. We took the scenic roads of Arkansas which were very beautiful but not ideal for trying to hurry home.

The navigation device was re-placed by our iPhones and it went back into the glove box, making it the final casualty of our trip.

We finally made it home after midnight, Pams pillow in hand and a weekend of new memories with old friends in mind.

I hope they all know how much I appreciate them staying in touch and cant wait to see them and the lone star state again soon, although Ill probably fly next time.

HOLLYWOOD God bless America, and hows everybody?

The Cleveland Indians were lobbied by American tribal groups to drop Chief Wahoo from the team logo Monday. Its gathering momentum. Last year the Atlanta Braves dropped the Laughing In-dian from their logos and replaced it with an Asian kid getting accept-ed to Harvard.

Harvard scientists used mice to discover a dramatic breakthrough in efforts to battle the aging pro-cess Monday. They discovered that the blood of young mice reverses the effects of aging when its in-jected into older mice. And you thought Millennials hated Baby Boomers before.

George H.W. Bush was given this years Profiles in Courage Award by the John F. Kennedy Foundation on Monday. He got the award for having the cour-age to break his pledge not to raise taxes. Finishing second wasGeorge W. Bush for having the courage to sign his paintings.

Kiefer Sutherland returned as counter-terrorist agent Jack Bauer when Twenty-Four returned to Fox Monday night. Liberals just hate this show. Jack Bauer once lost his car keys, so he spent the next ten hours torturing himself until he gave up the location of the keys.

Minnesotas lawmakers passed a bill changing the name of Asian carp to Invasive Carp because a few Asians in Minnesota were of-

fended. You just cant win. Three hours after they changed it to In-vasive Carp, Hispanics threatened to hold a Million Man March on Minneapolis.

Cinco de Mayo was celebrat-ed Monday, marking a Mexican Army victory over the French Army in Mexico one hundred fifty years ago. This is why thereare no battle re-enactors in France. Who wants to spend all their week-ends dressing up in old uniforms and surrendering?

Frontier Airlines angered pas-sengers Friday by announcing theyll start charging extra for car-ry-on luggage and reserved seats. Theyll try to make up for it. If you want more leg room and fresher air, for an extra sixty dollars they will upgrade you from first class to the wheel well.

Florida States Heisman Trophy quarterback James Winston was cited for stealing crab legs from a Florida grocery store Friday. Hes already under probe in a sexual assault. If hes convicted on both charges, he could get ten to fif-teen years in the National Football League.

The L.A. Times ran a report analyzing Californias economy in the wake of runaway movie and

TV production and Toyota moving from L.A. to Texas. Just read the label. The California economy is seventy-five percent juice, twenty percent porn and five percent med-ical marijuana.

Prince William and Prince Harry flew to Memphis for the wedding of their London friend promoter Guy Perry to Holiday Inn heir-ess Elizabeth Wilson. Her family put them up in one of their hotels. Harry saw the Holiday Inn-issued soap and thought he was back in Afghanistan.

L.A. Clippers star J.J. Redick re-vealed the twenty-six million dol-lar contract he signed last fall was almost voided by Donald Sterling. The owner said he didnt think a white player is worth that much money. Within hours the KKK withdrew the image award it just voted Sterling.

Donald Sterling backed out of an ABC interview with Barbara Wal-ters Friday. Hes been sued in the past for racial housing discrimina-tion and now hes banned from the NBA for making racist comments. The last place Donald Sterling ever expected to be was on a black list.

The Moonlight Bunny Ranch brothel in Nevada Friday banned L.A. Clippers owner Donald Ster-ling from ever setting foot on its property. It didnt work. Sterling went there anyway and when he asked a hooker for a happy ending, she read him the Emancipation Proclamation.

Miles of trialsJake Waddinghamassociate editor

TopicalhumorArgus Hamilton

Vote on library, fix streets From Melvin ScaddenCreston

I totally agree with Mr. Hicks about leaving the library at the present location. If Brian Zach-ary and the Arts Council wants a building, sell them the Lincoln School for one dollar, and then they can do what they want with it.

The Library Board spent about $80,000 over the last four years to a fundraising firm, with no success. Now they have hired another firm to raise money, at the cost of about $2,500 to $5,000 a month. I dont think five people on the Library Board should be the only ones to make the decision for a move like this.

The Union County Supervi-sors budget money to the Creston Library so all citizens of Union County should have some say on this matter.

Call the Creston City Council

representatives and give them your opinion of this move. I would think they would vote for the wishes of the citizens, or put it on the ballot this fall and find out how everyone feels about the move to Lincoln School. Gibson Memorial Library is such a nice building, and located in a centralized part of town.

Also, on the matter of the Cot-tonwood project, why not sell the Cottonwood land to a developer and let them put the streets and utilities in at their expense. Instead of the taxpayers of Creston paying the bill.

Our city leaders need to stay out of the real estate dealings and concentrate on paying off the debt they have, and work on the street and sewer systems. Our streets are in such bad condition, it is going to take more than driving around patching bad places to get them fixed.

Letter to the editor

George H.W. Bush was given this years Profiles in Courage Award

We like to hear from you!

The CNA publishes letters to the editor Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Or go online anytime at www.crestonnews.com to comment on

our stories and read what others are saying.

The causalties of a long weekend roadtrip to the lone star state

114 South BroadOrient, IA 50858641-337-5418Toll Free 877-699-5418www.fmsbiowa.com Clark R. Dolch

Call me for all of your banking and loan needs.NMLS# 688568

TRUCK SALE!

JUST IN

BEST TIME TO BUY YOUR NEXT

2010 FORD F150 XLT CREW

2011 FORD F150 LARIAT CREW

2003 FORD F150 Supercab XL base 134k miles2011 FORD F250 King Ranch Crew, 4x4, 67k miles

2011 FORD F350 King Ranch long box, 4x4, 41k milesPictures and additional information will be

posted on our website

5.4L Flex Fuel V8, 71K Miles, Cloth, 4X4 5.0L V8, Leather, 4x4, Line X bed liner

IS DURING OUR HUGE

SALE $22,924

2010 FORD F150 PLATINUM CREW

5.4L Flex Fuel V8, 4x4, power boards, leather

SALE $35,9242012 FORD F150 PLATINUM CREW

EcoBoost engine, power boards, moon roof, 4x4, 51k miles

SALE $37,924

2012 FORD F150 LARIAT SUPERCAB

EcoBoost engine, leather, 9500 miles, 4x4

SALE $34,9242010 FORD F250

XLT SUPERCAB

6.4L Diesel, 14,500 miles, 4x4, leather

SALE $33,924


6.7L Diesel, 4x4, leather, 42k miles, B&W

SALE $42,924


6.7L Diesel, 4x4, leather, 32k miles

SALE $45,924

2012 FORD F150 XLT SUPERCAB

3.7L V6, 4x4, Tonneau Cover, cloth, 32k miles

SALE $27,924SALE $32,9245.4L Flex Fuel V8, 4x4, power boards, leather

6.4L Diesel, 14,500 miles, 4x4, leather 6.7L Diesel, 4x4, leather, 42k miles, B&W 6.7L Diesel, 4x4, leather, 32k miles

HALFTON

TRUCKS

SUPER DUTY

TRUCKS

SOLD

Check out our complete new and pre-owned inventory online at

www.crestonautomotive.com

410 W. Adams Creston, IA866-782-2179 or 641-782-2179

RESTONUTOMOTIVE

Follow us on

SALE PRICES GOOD THRU 5/24/14

SOLD


BUSINESS/FARMBUSINESS/FARM Farmers Cooperative breaks ground on renewable fuels retail location

MT AYR The Iowa Renewable Fuels Asso-ciation (IRFA) attended Farmers Cooperatives groundbreaking ceremony at the future site of its new Mount Ayr renewable fuels retail location that will of-fer higher blends of ethanol and biodiesel to southwest Iowa motorists. The fueling site will offer ethanol blends E10, E15 as a registered fuel, E30 and E85, as well as biodiesel blends B10, B20 and B99 for jobbers and special use customers.

The price of (E10) in Iowa is 17-30 cents below gasoline, so the savings is even greater with higher ethanol blends, Iowa Gov-ernor Terry Branstad told the audience at the ground-breaking ceremony. Ive told the EPA, if E15 is of-fered to give consumers a choice, they will choose cheaper renewable fuels.

For this project, we have a great partnership with (Iowa State University) who will be conducting a study to find out why mo-

torists choose the fuels they do, Iowa Secretary of Ag-riculture Bill Northey said. This is a great opportunity to convince others to make the same type of invest-ment.

Farmers Cooperative was selected to receive $125,000 in funding for the new site from Iowa Gover-nor Terry Branstads Fuel-ing Our Future program, administered by the Iowa Department of Transporta-tion (IDOT) and the Iowa Department of Agricul-

ture and Land Steward-ship (IDALS). In addition, Farmers Cooperative will receive $100,000 in funding from the Iowa Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Pro-gram. Construction will be-gin later this year.

We congratulate Farm-ers Cooperative Company on this great event to cel-ebrate the groundbreaking on a true renewable fuels retail location that will pro-vide consumers with greater access to clean, locally-pro-duced ethanol and biodies-

el, IRFA Managing Direc-tor Lucy Norton said. With the help of Gov. Branstads Fueling Our Future pro-gram and the Iowa Renew-able Fuels Infrastructure Program, Iowans will con-tinue to benefit from fuel choice at locations like this one.

Iowa is the leader in re-newable fuels production. Iowa has 42 ethanol refin-eries capable of producing more than 3.8 billion gal-lons annually, with three cellulosic ethanol facilities

currently under construc-tion. In addition, Iowa has 12 biodiesel facilities with the capacity to produce nearly 315 million gallons annually.

The Iowa Renewable Fu-els Association was formed in 2002 to represent the states liquid renewable fuels industry. The trade group fosters the develop-ment and growth of the re-newable fuels industry in Iowa through education, promotion, legislation and infrastructure development.

Audit released on Orient-Macksburg Schools

Nolte, Cornman & John-son P.C. released an au-dit report on the Orient-Macksburg Community School District in Orient.

The districts revenues totaled $3,226,201 for the year ended June 30, 2013, a decrease of 2.29 percent from the prior year. Revenues included $1,210,518 in property tax, $126,908 in income sur-

tax, $185,210 in statewide sales, services and use tax, $522,260 in charges for ser-vice, $393,220 in operating grants, contributions and restricted interest, $772,161 in unrestricted state grants, $2,935 in unrestricted in-terest and $12,989 in other general revenues.

Expenses for district op-erations totaled $3,372,798, a 3.38 percent increase from

the prior year. Expenses in-cluded $1,181,838 in regular instruction, $467,534 in oth-er instruction and $405,399 in administration services.

A copy of the audit re-port is available for review in the district secretarys office, the office of the au-ditor of state and on the auditor of states website at http://auditor.iowa.gov/reports/index.html.

Adair County 4-H deadlines nearing GREENFIELD The

deadline for identifying all 4-H and FFA livestock projects for the Adair County Fair and other 4-H shows is May 15. All mem-bers with breeding heif-ers, cow-calf pairs, feeder calves, bucket/bottle calves, dogs, horses, dairy, dairy goats, meat goat does or breeding sheep must com-plete an official identifica-tion form and submit it to Adair County Extension by

May 15. No late forms can be accepted.

Market lamb and meat goat identification forms will be completed during lamb weigh-in scheduled for 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Sat-urday at Adair County Fairgrounds in Greenfield. Youths planning to exhibit lambs or meat goats in the 4-H department at the Iowa State Fair will have retinal images taken on the ani-mals at the tagging.

May 15 is also the dead-line for youths to sign up for 4-H and still be eligible to exhibit at the Adair County Fair. The 4-H program is open to all youths in grades four through 12. Youths can select to join one of the 11 clubs or become an inde-pendent member.

Adair County Extension will be open until 6 p.m. May 15 to accept enroll-ment forms and animal identification sheets.

National Hospital Weekputs spotlight on people

GREENFIELD A hospital is more than a place where people go to heal, it is a part of the community that fosters health and repre-sents hope. From providing treatment and comfort to the sick, to welcoming new life into the world, hospi-tals are central to a healthy and optimistic community. Thats the message organiz-ers are touting with the 2014 National Hospital Week theme, Compassion, In-novation, Dedication: The Commitment Continues.

The event theme is the centerpiece of a promo-tional campaign aimed at uniting health care facilities across the nation.

National Hospital Week is celebrated May 11-17.

National Hospital Week, first and foremost, is a cel-ebration of people, Angela Mortoza, CEO of Adair County Health System said. Were extremely proud of each member of our staff and we recognize the im-portant role they play in extending a sense of trust to our patients and communi-ties.

The nations largest health care event, National Hospi-tal Week dates back to 1921 when it was suggested by a magazine editor who hoped a communitywide celebra-tion would alleviate public fears about hospitals. The celebration, launched in Chicago, succeeded in pro-moting trust and goodwill among members of the pub-

lic and eventually spread to facilities across the country.

A full slate of activities is planned for 2014 at Adair County Health System. The staff will be having snacks all week. On May 16, there will be a 50s dress day to honor when Adair County Memorial Hospital opened its doors in 1950.

On May 15, Adair County Health System invites the community to join them for a customer apprecia-tion lunch 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Adair County Memorial Hospital.

We want thank the com-munity as a whole for the support and encouragement they have given our organi-zation and staff, said Mor-toza.

Newlow rates!

Creston News Advertiser503 W. Adams

Office Depot Inc. said Tues-day it plans to close 400 U.S. stores, or more than 20 percent of the 1,900 Office Depot and OfficeMax stores. Of the total, 150 stores are slated to close in late 2014, the company said.

Boca Raton, Fla.-based Of-fice Depot completed its $1.2 billion merger with OfficeMax last year. The office-supply store closures relate to over-lapping Office Depot and Of-ficeMax retail stores in some locations.

Chief Executive Roland Smith said the store closures will generate estimated annual savings of $75 million by the

end of 2016.We are delivering merger

integration synergies more quickly than anticipated, said Smith in a news release. Smith said he now expects cost sav-ings from the merger to exceed $675 million, including the store consolidation.

Specific stores have not been identified for closure, but Smith said in a conference call Tuesday that the retailer is looking at factors including store profitability and how well sales are likely to transfer to a nearby store.

Stores closures in 2014 would be late in the year, after

the back-to-school sales sea-son, he said.

Office Depot also said it lost $109 million, or 21 cents a share, in its first quarter ended March 29 compared with a loss of $17 million or 6 cents a share in the same quarter in 2013. The retailer said its oper-ating loss was $79 million for the January-March quarter.

The first quarter included special charges totaling $151 million from merger-related expenses, IT-related impair-ment charges, store impair-ment charges, international restructuring and other oper-ating expenses.

Office Depot to close 400 stores

Thursday, May 8, 2014ARIES (March 21 to April 19)

Health issues might be con-fusing today. Be careful about infections or food that might not be safe to eat. Even your job will be a bit confusing. (Yikes.)

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Parents should be extra-vigi-lant about their chil-dren today, because

accidents related to chemicals, poisons and bad food are pos-sible. Remove all possible haz-ards from young people.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Family discussions might be confusing today, especially if someone cries crocodile tears. Its hard to know how to help someone if youre uncertain whether they are genuine.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) You might drift off into Never-Never Land, with fanta-sies and daydreaming today. Dont worry; its just what it is. This is a foggy day for many people everywhere.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Be careful about financial trans-actions today, because things might not be as they appear. Either by error or on purpose, someone could deceive you.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Today, conversations with oth-ers might be like two ships passing in the night. Keep this in mind if you feel confused. Assume nothing. Clarify every-thing.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) This is the kind of day where secrets might come out (hopefully, not about you). Something hidden or behind the scenes will be a strong focus for you today.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) A female acquaintance might ask for your help today or wants to confide in you. Make sure things are on the up-and-up. Dont get seduced into a situation you might later regret.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Be clear in all your communications with boss-es, parents and VIPs today, because theres a lot of confu-sion out there. Make sure you know what others expect from you.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Strong feelings of escap-ism might make you want to run away and join the circus today. This could be because you want to avoid a tough or

embarrassing situation.AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb.

18) This is a poor day to make important decisions about shared property, inheritances, taxes and debt, because you dont have all the facts. Double-check everything.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) For perhaps no reason, you might feel guilty or inferior when talking to others today. Something might discourage you. Be careful when handling drugs, pharmaceuticals and chemicals.

YOU BORN TODAY Others view you as outspoken because you do not hesitate to express your opinions. And indeed, you are convincing! You care about your surroundings and certain causes, and are fearless in your support of them. Your year ahead is focused on friends and partners. It is important to interact with others, because your success lies with them. Help others. (You will only ben-efit.)

(c) 2014 King Features Syndicate, Inc.

Dear Heloise: Most cheese, even when stored in the refrig-erator, will begin to MOLD after a while. However, the Parmesan cheese in the shak-er-type container, no matter how long it is kept, seems nev-er to develop mold. Does it ever develop mold and it just cant be seen, or does it simply not mold? How long should one keep this cheese for safe consumption? This would seem to be an important ques-tion for us all. Ray M., via email

Well, Ray, heres what I found, after calling the manu-facturer. The cheese will show mold eventually, even if kept under the best refrigerated conditions. So, make sure to consume the cheese prior to or within three months after the Best When Purchased By date that is stamped on the bottom of the container. Heloise

P.S.: I write the date that I open the container on the bot-tom in black marker. This way, I know when several months have passed and I need to pur-chase new cheese.

SEND A GREAT HINT TO:

HeloiseP.O. Box 795000San Antonio, TX 78279-

5000Fax: 210-HELOISEEmail: Heloise@Heloise.

com SHOPPING HINTDear Heloise: I save my

grocery-store receipt until the next time I go shopping. I use a magnet to stick it on the side of my refrigerator. This is handy, because I can look at the receipt to see what foods I bought as a reminder that I need to use things before they go bad. Also, if I come across a bad product, I have the re-ceipt, so I can take it back and get a refund. Linda C. in Washington

DRYING SPONGESDear Heloise: Ive tried the

various sponge dishes, etc., that are commercially avail-able and have yet to find one that doesnt collect soap scum or leave my sponge smelling of mildew.

To solve the dilemma, I cut vertically into the open end of a plastic, net vegetable bag (potatoes and Brussels

sprouts, for example, come in these). I make the cut long enough that I can tie a knot with the two sides and still have a 4-inch opening. I have a heavyweight soap dispenser sitting on the edge of my sink. I tie the net bag around the neck of the soap dispenser so that it hangs into the sink without touching it. I slip my sponge into the open slit of the bag, and it hangs in the sink. The sponge dries quickly after each use. Margaret B., via email

BATTER UP Dear Heloise: When I am

making cupcakes or muffins, I use a measuring cup to put the batter in the cupcake/ muffin tin. No more mess! Betty H. in Ohio

CHILL OUTDear Heloise: My daughter

loves different juices, but hates that they water down so eas-ily over ice. She began freez-ing grapes and using them in place of ice cubes. Shes tried a few different types of fruit, but grapes certainly work best. Her idea gave me one: using frozen grapes to chill wine! Its worked great! Shelby T. in Oregon

(c)2014 by King Features Syndicate Inc.


FAMILY CIRCUS by Bill Keane LOCKHORNS by Hoest & Reiner

BEETLE BAILEY by Greg & Mort Walker

BLONDIE by Dean Young

MUTTS by Patrick McDonnell

BABY BLUES by Rick Kikman & Jerry Scott

HAGAR THE HORRIBLE by Chris Browne

ZITS by Scott & Borgman

CRANKSHAFT by Batiuk & Ayers

ENTERTAINMENTENTERTAINMENT

Horoscope

Crossword Puzzle

Does this cheese break the mold?

HintsfromHeloise

Panther tennis teams sweep Chariton, 9-0By LARRY PETERSONCNA sports writer [email protected]

Both Creston/O-M tennis teams were victorious by 9-0 scores over Chariton Tues-day.

The Panther boys notched their first victory of the 2014 season in six meets, while the girls improved to 5-2.

Our night went much bet-ter than last night, said Cres-ton assistant coach Amanda Plymale, who coached the girls at the SWCC courts here. With our aggressive play we were able to end the games quickly. We face Southwest Valley on Friday.

Coach Kevin Cooper, meanwhile, was pleased with the Panther boys perfor-mance at Chariton.

Tonight was a good night for our team getting the 9-0 win, Cooper said. It is nice to get our first team win of the year. Hopefully we can get another one Friday night when we play Southwest Val-ley.

The boys action is at SWCC Friday, while the girls travel to Corning.

BOYSCreston/O-M 9, Chariton 0

Singles Garret Taylor (Cr) def. Ryan Jones (Ch), 10-1; Chantz Davidson (Cr) def. Nathan Kalsem (Ch), 10-3; Ryan Kucera (Cr) def. Andrew VanDenTop (Ch), 10-1; Tyler Waddingham (Cr) def.

Lucas Hoeger (Ch), 10-2; Triston Davidson (Cr) def. Michael Lawrence (Ch), 10-0; Seth Maitlen (Cr) def. Caleb Schrodt (Ch), 10-0.

Doubles Taylor-C. Davidson (Cr) def. Jones-Kalsem (Ch), 8-4; Kucera-Waddingham (Cr) def. VanDenTop-Hoeger (Ch), 8-2; T. Davidson-Maitlen (Cr) def. Lawrence-Schrodt (Ch), 8-0.

GIRLSCreston/O-M 9, Chariton 0

Singles Audrey Fyock (Cr) def. Sheena Savage (Ch), 8-1; Jenna Taylor (Cr) def. Aspen Koehn (Ch), 8-1; Alli Thomsen (Cr) def. Courtney Shounkwiler

(Ch), 8-1; Ashley Harris (Cr) def. Justine Hamilton (Ch), 8-0; Angela Sorensen (Cr) def. Lexie Mullins (Ch), 8-0; Caitlin McIlravy (Cr) def. Hayley Reece (Ch), 8-2.

Doubles Fyock-Harris (Cr) def. Savage-Koehn (Ch), 8-3; McIlravy-Taylor (Cr) def. Shounkwiler-Goril Michaelsen (Ch), 8-0; Sorensen-Thomsen (Cr) def. Hamilton -Mulleins (Ch), 8-2.

JV singles Sydney Dunphy (Cr) def. Rachelle Crabb (Ch), 6-0; Gracie Russell (Cr) def. Blaire Bingham (Ch), 6-2; Ann Waigand (Cr) def. Goril Michaelsen (Ch), 7-5; Veronica Bauer (Ch) def.

Cassandra Anderson (Cr), 6-1; Mattie Wheeler (Cr) def. Madison Baker (Ch), 6-2; Haley Reece (Ch) def. Morgan Shawler (Cr), 6-2; Kasey Lahart (Ch) def. Leah Stow (Cr), 6-1; Blaire Bingham (Ch) def. Macy Evans (Cr), 6-4.

JV doubles Russell-Dunphy (Cr) def. Crabb-Bingham (Ch), 6-0; Waigand-Anderson (Cr) def. Victoria Zinchenko-Natalua Zinchenko (Ch), 6-4; Wheeler-Shawler (Cr) def. Bauer-Baker (Ch), 6-2; Lahart-Bingham (Ch) def. Stow-Evans (Cr), 6-3; Reece-Zinchenko (Ch) def. Norton-Hanson (Cr), 6-2.

CNA photo by LARRY PETERSONCreston/O-M junior Ashley Harris slams a volley over the net as doubles teammate Audrey Fyock looks on from behind during Tuesdays match against Chariton. Harris and Fyock won the No. 1 doubles match, 8-3, as the Panthers shut out the Chargers, 9-0.

Raiders win fourth straight POI boys track titleWolverine boys, girls finish third

By SCOTT VICKERCNA sports editor [email protected]

MOUNT AYR Host Mount Ayr won its fourth consecutive Pride of Iowa Conference boys track championship here on Monday, scoring 148 points to nearly double up second-place Pleasantville.

The Raiders also broke meet records in the dis-tance medley relay and the 4x400 relay.

Nodaway Valley finished third in the boys team standings with 60 points, while Southwest Valley was sixth with 51 points. East Union finished 11th with six points and Lenox was 12th with four points.

Interstate 35 won its sec-ond straight conference championship on the girls side, scoring 109 points.

Nodaway Valleys girls finished third with 68 points, ahead of fourth-place Mount Ayr with 61 points and fifth-place Lenox with 59 points. East Union took ninth place with 29 points and South-west Valley was 10th with 26 points.

Pride of IowaConference Meet

GIRLSTeam standings 1.

Interstate 35 109, 2. Wayne 84, 3. Nodaway Valley 68, 4. Mount Ayr 61, 5. Lenox 59,

6. Martensdale-St. Marys 57, 7, Bedford 40, 8. Central Decatur 32, 9. East Union 29, 10. Southwest Valley 26, 11. Southeast Warren 24.

Discus 1. Breanna Fortune, Wayne, 103-7; 3. Katie Holmes, MA, 89-8; 4. Marie Palmer, SWV, 88-7; 6. Stacia Bryson, EU, 85-10; 9. Courtney Phelps, EU, 78-3; 10. Sydney McElfish, NV, 74-4; 11. Casey Ehrsam, NV, 73-4; 12. Danica Sunderman, SWV, 73-3; 14. Megan Brown, Len, 67-0; 15. Ica Hauge, MA, 65-6; 16. Jacy Stoaks, Len, 63-5.

Shot put 1. Breanna Fortune, Wayne, 34-8.50; 2. Chelsea Hoyt, EU, 33-2; 3. Aurora Arevalo, Len, 32-6.75; 4. Kelsey Hoff, EU, 32-5.75; 6. Katie Holmes, MA, 30-8; 10. Riley Lonsdale, NV, 28-5; 11. Danica Sunderman, SWV, 28-0; 12. Shantelle Brown, Len, 27-1.25; 15. Sydney McElfish, NV, 25-9; 17. Christiana Overholtzer, MA, 21-11; 19. Megan Pearson, SWV, 21-10.

High jump 1. Hallie Linhart, CD, 5-1; 8. Naomi Richards, MA, 4-8; 9. Jessica Nelson, NV, 4-4; 9. Christine Gross, NV, 4-4.

Long jump 1. Rachel Armstrong, Bed, 15-6.25; 2. Josie Carter, NV, 15-2.50; 3. Mika Weaver, Len, 14-9.75; 9. Cheyenne Haveman, MA, 12-11.25; 10. Makinna Fitzgerald, Len, 11-10.50; 11. Renee Williams, SWV, 11-8.25; 12. Courtney Phelps, EU, 11-5.25.

3,000 meters 1. Holly McKinney, I-35, 11:52.70; 2. Destiny Scar, NV, 12:14.06.

4 x 800 relay 1. Mount Ayr (Macy Larsen, Sadie Frost, Blair Glendenning, Brook Rychnovsky), 10:53.99; 2. Lenox (Rebekah Kroese, Jacy Stoaks, Shantelle Brown, Katie Dukes), 10:54.59; 5. East Union (Allison Hadley, Jena Proffitt, Emma Harper, Alyssa Proffitt), 11:18.35; 7. Southwest Valley (Diana Berggren, Darien Keefe, Kara Gillespie, Elizabeth Fuller), 11:36.70.

Shuttle hurdle relay 1.

Mount Ayr (Megan Warin, Laura Davison, Paige Daughton, Ashton Johnson), 1:12.50; 2. Nodaway Valley (Josie Carter, Kenna Lundy, Sidney Hohertz, Katy Ehrsam), 1:12.70; 7. East Union (Katlin Weinkoetz, Justy Crago, Emily Eckels, Mara Weis), 1:19.73.

100 meters 1. Maddie Albers, I-35, 13.17; 5. Sydney Maynes, SWV, 13.57; 7. Kaylea Wiechman, SWV, 13.87; 8. Naomi Richards, MA, 13.95; 12. Bri Welsch, NV, 14.90; 15. Ashley Lucio, Len, 15.23; 16. Kacie Ripperger, EU, 15.37; 18. Hannah Bennett, Len, 15.75; 19. Felicia Johnson, NV, 15.99; 20. Maddie Mobley, MA, 16.19.

Distance medley relay 1. Interstate 35, 4:40.71; 3. Mount Ayr (Cheyenne Haveman, Hannah Glendenning, Kirsten Dolecheck, Brook Rychnovsky), 4:53.32; 4. East Union (Kali Mertens, Emma Harper, Emily Eckels, Lynn Singer), 4:53.58; 5. Nodaway Valley (Sami Harris, Rachel Scheel, Jessica Nelson, Paige McElfish), 4:56.97; 6. Lenox (Mika Weaver, Bailey Schmitz, Hannah Bennett, Rebekah Kroese), 5:04.25; 9. Southwest Valley (Kendra Top, Rachel Herzberg, Shelby Nelson, Marissa Drake), 5:16.86.

400 meters 1. Katie Dukes, Len, 1:03.28; 2. Kenna Lundy, NV, 1:03.91; 9. Jacy Stoaks, Len, 1:10.89; 11. Diana Berggren, SWV, 1:13.69; 12. Megan Schubert, SWV, 1:16.88; 15. Ica Hauge, MA, 1:25.04; 17. Felicia Johnson, NV, 1:26.54.

4 x 200 relay 1. Wayne, 1:56.08; 4. Southwest Valley (Sydney Maynes, Taylor Gaule, Kelsey Means, Renee Williams), 1:57.42; 6. Nodaway Valley (Josie Carter, Christine Gross, Rachel Scheel, Sidney Hohertz), 1:59.54; 7. Mount Ayr (Laura Davison, Hannah Glendenning, Megan Warin, Sadie Frost), 2:01.86; 8. Lenox (Sydney Barker, Bailey Schmitz, Ashley Lucio, Madalyne Green), 2:02.66; 10. East Union (Paola Onate, Courtney Phelps, Katlin Weinkoetz, Lynn Singer), 2:07.63.

100 hurdles 1. Dani Trom, MSM, 16.39; 2. Ashton Johnson, MA, 17.15; 3. Katy Ehrsam, NV, 17.19; 6. Emily Eckels, EU, 18.76; 8. Justy Crago, EU, 19.17; 12. Elizabeth Herzberg, SWV, 20.27; 14. Maddie Mobley, MA, 20.84; 17. Rachel Herzberg, SWV, 21.62.

800 meters 1. Holly McKinney, I-35, 2:32.76; 2. Emma Harper, EU, 2:34.91; 4. Destiny Scar, NV, 2:37.36; 5. Shantelle Brown, Len, 2:43.56; 7. Macy Larsen, MA, 2:45.49; 8. Blair Glendenning, MA, 2:46.90; 9. Kelsey Means, SWV, 2:48.16; 15. Jena Proffitt, EU, 3:01.72; 16. Darien Keefe, SWV, 3:11.30.

200 meters 1. Aurora Arevalo, Len, 27.26; 2. Sydney Maynes, SWV, 27.71; 5. Madalyne Green, Len, 29.45; 7. Marissa Drake, SWV, 30.50; 9. Cheyenne Haveman, MA, 30.88; 11. Sami Harris, NV, 31.88; 13. Bri Welsch, NV, 32.42.

400 hurdles 1. Dani Trom, MSM, 1:09.24; 2. Paige Daughton, MA, 1:11.31; 3. Kenna Lundy, NV, 1:14.41; 4. Elizabeth Herzberg, SWV, 1:15.95; 9. Keeley Shantz, NV, 1:20.13; 10. Laura Davison, MA, 1:21.64; 11. Diana Berggren, SWV, 1:23.03.

Sprint medley relay 1. Interstate 35, 1:57.44; 2. Lenox (Mika Weaver, Makinna Fitzgerald, Aurora Arevalo, Katie Dukes), 1:57.98; 5. Nodaway Valley (Rachel Scheel,

Paige McElfish, Christine Gross, Katy Ehrsam), 2:04.03; 7. Mount Ayr (Kirsten Dolecheck, Ashton Johnson, Naomi Richards, Megan Warin), 2:04.87; 8. Southwest Valley (Renee Williams, Kaylea Wiechman, Rachel Herzberg, Elizabeth Fuller), 2:08.47; 10. East Union (Paola Onate, Mara Weis, Katlin Weinkoetz, Courtney Phelps), 2:15.20.

1,500 meters 1. Holly McKinney, 5:24.59; 3. Destiny Scar, NV, 5:33.01; 5. Brook Rychnovsky, MA, 5:43.12; 6. Alyssa Proffitt, EU, 5:45.52; 7. Rebekah Kroese, Len, 6:04.51; 8. Kendra Top, SWV, 6:09.97; 12. Allison Hadley, EU, 6:24.36; 13. Shelbie Greene, MA, 6:25.33.

4 x 100 relay 1. Interstate 35, 53.42; 2. Nodaway Valley (Josie Carter, Kenna Lundy, Christine Gross, Katy Ehrsam), 54.26; 5. Mount Ayr (Naomi Richards, Megan Warin, Ashton Johnson, Paige Daughton), 54.71; 7. Southwest Valley (Sydney Maynes, Renee Williams, Kelsey Means, Taylor Gaule), 56.89; 9. Lenox (Madalyne Green, Sydney Barker, Makinna Fitzgerald, Mika Weaver), 57.39; 10. East Union (Lynn Singer, Mara Weis, Paola Onate, Emily Eckels), 59.41.

4 x 400 relay 1. Wayne, 4:25.53; 2. Mount Ayr (Kirsten Dolecheck, Macy Larsen, Sadie Frost, Paige Daughton), 4:25.56; 3. Lenox (Aurora Arevalo, Jacy Stoaks, Shantelle Brown, Katie Dukes), 4:28.40; 7. Nodaway Valley (Riley Lonsdale, Jessica Nelson, Keeley Shantz, Bri Welsch), 4:50.27; 8. Southwest Valley (Kelsey Means, Taylor Gaule, Marissa Drake, Elizabeth Fuller), 4:50.61.

BOYSTeam standings 1. Mount

Ayr 148, 2. Pleasantville 77, 3. Nodaway Valley 60, 4. Wayne 54, 5. Interstate 35 52, 6. Southwest Valley 51, 7. Martensdale-St. Marys 40, 8.

Bedford 28, 9. Central Decatur 20, 10. Southeast Warren 18, 11. East Union 6, 12. Lenox 4.

Discus 1. Keegan Longabaugh, SWV, 145-0; 2. Joe Ricker, MA, 134-7; 4. Caleb Mueller, NV, 113-2; 9. Spencer Brown, Len, 100-5; 10. Jed McCreary, MA, 100-0; 11. Jaydn Erlandson, NV, 99-6; 13. Todd Stoaks, Len, 91-7; 16. Clint Mullen, SWV, 87-4; 18. Brandon Wittstock, EU, 84-1; 21. Kyle Seales, EU, 68-4.

Shot put 1. Keegan Longabaugh, SWV, 44-1; 2. Joe Ricker, MA, 42-9.25; 8. Spencer Brown, Len, 38-4.50; 11. Todd Stoaks, Len, 37-3.50; 14. Jed McCreary, MA, 36-2; 17. Hayden Bayles, SWV, 31-5.50; 20. Brandon Wittstock, EU, 30-3.25; 21. Ryan Baudler, NV, 30-3; 24. Jesse Christensen, NV, 26-7.25.

High jump 1. Patrick Sheehey, Pleas, 6-0; 2. Colten Drake, SWV, 5-10; 5. Scott Vanderhoof, SWV, 5-8; 7. Tristan Ackley, MA, 5-8.

Long jump 1. Patrick Sheehey, Plea, 19-11.50; 3. Nick Wurster, MA, 18-10.50; 4. Zach Brewer, NV, 18-1.25; 12. Dustyn Rauch, Len, 16-6.25; 15. Blake Haidsiak, SWV, 15-0.25; 16. Quenton Oldenkamp, SWV, 15-0; 17. Ethan McGill, MA, 14-11.25.

3,200 meters 1. Noah Larsen, MA, 10:28.66; 2. Shane Breheny, NV, 10:40.39; 5. Brayten Funke, NV, 11:10.45; 10. Connor Haggerty, SWV, 13:08.55; 14. Clint Bounds, MA, 17:33.20.

4 x 800 relay 1. Mount Ayr (Trevor Anderson, Rhett Murphy, Kyle Dolecheck, Erik Freed), 8:32.06; 2. Nodaway Valley (Tanner Armstrong, Heath Downing, Jared Corder, TJ Bower), 8:47.27; 7. Lenox

CNA photo by SCOTT VICKERLenox junior Katie Dukes leads Nodaway Valleys Kenna Lundy down the homestretch in the 400 meter dash at Mondays Pride of Iowa Conference Meet in Mount Ayr. Dukes won the event in 1:03.28, while Lundy finished second in 1:03.91.

Panther boys win Trojan InviteBy SCOTT VICKERCNA sports editor [email protected]

ATLANTIC The Cres-ton/Orient-Macksburg boys golf team picked won the Trojan Invitational here on Tuesday, shooting a team score of 299 for an 11-stroke win over host Atlantic.

The Panther girls finished in a tie for third with a team score of 409, behind Atlantic (336) and Clarinda (386) in the nine-team field. Shenan-doah also shot a 409 team score.

The Creston/O-M boys placed four golfers in the individual top 12 of the tourna-ment, led by senior C a r s o n Whitting-ton, who tied for the Whittington

Please seeGOLF, page 9A

CNA photo by SCOTT VICKERMount Ayr senior Erik Freed takes the handoff from soph-omore teammate Kyle Dolecheck on the Raiders winning 4x800 relay team at Mondays Pride of Iowa Conference Meet in Mount Ayr. Dolecheck won four gold medals for the Raiders, while Freed was part of three gold medals.

Please seePOI, page 8A


SPORTSSPORTS.608

Troy Tulowit-zkis batting average in 15 home games this year, with 6 HR and 22 RBI.

NatioNalDigest

The Numbers Game

Tulowitzki

Durant MVPOKLAHOMA CITY

Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Kevin Durant won his first MVP trophy, the league announced Tuesday.

Durant led the league in scoring with 32 points, had 7.4 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game this season and has his team in the second round against the Los Ange-les Clippers. Durant received 119 first-place votes and was followed by four-time MVP LeB-ron James, with six first-place votes.

James averaged 27.1 points, 6.9 rebounds, and 6.3 assists this sea-son as he and the Heat took a 1-0 lead over the Nets in the second round of the NBA play-offs Tuesday night.

Blake Griffin, Joakim Noah, and James Hard-en rounded out the top-five in voting.Jackson fired

OAKLAND, Calif. The Golden State War-riors fired head coach Mark Jackson on Tues-day.

Jackson led the team to a 51-31 record this year before they were eliminated in the first round in seven games by the Los Angeles Clip-pers.

Its never easy to make a decision of this nature, said General Manager Bob Myers. Mark has accomplished many good things during his three years with the organization, including his role in helping ele-vate this team into a bet-ter position than it was when he arrived nearly 36 months ago. Were appreciative of his dedi-cation and commitment. However, as an organi-zation, we simply feel its best to move in a dif-ferent direction at this time.

Jackson went 121-109 in three seasons with Golden State.Tourney moves

ROSEMONT, Ill. The Big Ten Confer-ence will hold its Mens Basketball Tourna-ment at the Verizon Center in Washington D.C. in 2017.

The announcement came Tuesday from the conference bringing the tournament, in its 20th year, to the east coast for the first time.

The tournament will begin on Wednes-day, March 8 and run through Sunday, March 12, featuring all 14 teams. The Big Ten Tournament has been held in Chicago or In-dianapolis through its first 17 years and returns to Chicago in 2015 and Indianapolis in 2016.

The Verizon Center is home to the NBAs Washington Wizards, the NHLs Washing-ton Capitals and the WNBAs Washington Mystics, and including concerts and family events hosts an average of 220 events per year. Maryland and Rutgers officially join the Big Ten on July 1.


Public notice

Continued from page 7A

(Jacob Bolinger, Garrett Brown, Cory Bennett, Dillon Bennett), 9:27.25; 8. Southwest Valley (Wyatt McAlpin, Lane Peterson, Bryan Pearson, Scott Vanderhoof), 9:29.00; 11. East Union (Casey Walter, Lucas Martinez, Kyle Seales, Brogan Kinyon), 10:34.20.

Shuttle hurdle relay 1. Southwest Valley (Trevor Sorensen, Tony Klocke, Tyler Bissell, Colten Drake), 1:05.69; 5. Mount Ayr (Tristan Ackley, Cal Daughton, Mitchell Jennett, Dawson Knapp), 1:10.71; 7. Nodaway Valley (Jake Baudler, Mason Clarke, Zach Brewer, Jaydn Erlandson), 1:12.79.

100 meters 1. Patrick Sheehey, Pleas, 11.25; 4. Cody Stackhouse, MA, 11.70; 8. Baley Shantz, NV, 11.93; 14. Caleb Schnoor, MA, 12.41; 18. Matt Ross, NV, 13.00; 19. Carson Cline, Len, 13.36; 20. Blake Haidsiak, SWV, 13.51; 21. Spencer Payne, Len, 13.86; 22. Dalton Davis, SWV, 14.75; 23. Jacob Walter, EU, 17.10.

400 meters 1. Kyle Dolecheck, MA, 52.48; 2. Jacob Sobotka, MA, 53.10; 5. Gabe Nixon, EU, 56.02; 6. Jared Corder, NV, 56.67; 7. Tanner Armstrong, NV, 57.03; 11. Riley Haidsiak, Len, 59.60; 15. Tyree Thomas, EU, 1:01.75; 19. Quenton Oldenkamp, SWV, 1:04.98; 21. Tyler Means, SWV, 1:05.30.

4 x 200 relay 1. Pleasantville, 1:34.00 (meet record); 2. Mount Ayr (Erik Freed, Jacob Sobotka, Grant Staats, Lincoln Martin), 1:35.15; 4. Nodaway Valley (Nate Andrews, TJ Bower, Zach Brewer, Jaydn Erlandson), 1:37.60; 9. Southwest Valley (Gunnar McCuen, Garrett Seals, Tyler Bissell, Tony Klocke), 1:42.32; 11. Lenox (Dustyn Rauch, Josh Mitchell, Cory Bennett, Dustin Gordon), 1:43.27; 12. East Union (Beau Boswell, Brandon Wittstock, Tyler Kelley, Mike Ward), 1:51.97.

110 high hurdles 1. Jon Simmons, CD, 16.40; 3. Grant Staats, MA, 17.05; 5. Colten Drake, SWV, 17.31; 8. Blake Haidsiak, SWV, 19.66; 9. Dawson Knapp, MA, 19.93; 11. Brogan Kinyon, EU, 21.16.

1,600 meters 1. Noah Larsen, MA, 4:56.46; 2. Heath Downing, NV, 5:03.58; 4. Brayten Funke, NV, 5:07.65; 7. Jack Jones, MA, 5:25.28; 12. Connor Haggerty, SWV, 6:00.05; 14. Casey Walter, EU, 6:11.88;

15. Hugo Montiel, Len, 6:20.21; 17. Jacob Kinyon, SWV, 6:22.93; 21. Ed Estrella, Len, 7:12.26.

200 meters 1. Kirk Wicks, Pleas, 23.33; 4. Baley Shantz, NV, 24.07; 7. Cody Stackhouse, MA, 24.50; 12. Nick Wurster, MA, 25.45; 14. Jonathan Weis, EU, 26.44; 18. Bryan Pearson, SWV, 26.82; 19. Carson Cline, Len, 27.03; 22. Lucas Martinez, EU, 28.00; 23. Quenton Oldenkamp, SWV, 28.02; 24. Hugo Montiel, Len, 28.62.

400 low hurdles 1. Grant Staats, MA, 58.07; 2. Trevor Sorensen, SWV, 58.65; 7. Cal Daughton, MA, 1:06.08; 10.

Blake Haidsiak, SWV, 1:09.98; 11. Brayten Funke, NV, 1:10.05; 12. Beau Weinheimer, NV, 1:10.87; 15. Brogan Kinyon, EU, 1:14.29; 16. Riley Haidsiak, Len, 1:14.64.

1,600 medley relay 1. Mount Ayr (Cody Stackhouse, Lincoln Martin, Noah Larsen, Erik Freed), 3:42.29 (meet record); 2. Nodaway Valley (Nate Andrews, Tanner Armstrong, Baley Shantz, TJ Bower), 3:42.93; 4. East Union (Brandon Hulsey, Sean Schmitz, Jonathan Weis, Gabe Nixon), 3:57.37; 8. Southwest Valley (Gunnar McCuen, Garrett Seals, Wyatt McAlpin, Lane Peterson), 4:10.43; 11. Lenox (Dustyn Rauch, Dustin Gordon, Dillon Bennett, Garrett Brown), 4:22.38.

800 meters 1. Kyle Dolecheck, MA, 2:04.54; 2. Noah Larsen, MA, 2:06.47; 4. Jacob Bolinger, Len, 2:11.58; 5. Jared Corder, NV, 2:13.71; 9. Cory Bennett, Len, 2:22.84; 10. Scott Vanderhoof, SWV, 2:23.56; 13. TJ Bower, NV, 2:24.57; 19. Kyle Seals, EU, 2:31.52; 22. Tyler Means, SWV, 2:39.46.

4 x 100 relay 1. Mount Ayr (Lincoln Martin, Jacob Sobotka, Cody Stackhouse, Grant Staats), 45.55; 5. Nodaway Valley (Nate Andrews, Zach Brewer, Baley Shantz, Jaydn Erlandson), 46.80; 8. Southwest Valley (Garrett Seals, Tony Klocke, Tyler Bissell, Colten Drake), 48.16; 9. Lenox (Dustyn Rauch, Josh Mitchell, Spencer Brown, Dustin Gordon), 49.23.

4 x 400 relay 1. Mount Ayr (Kyle Dolecheck, Lincoln Martin, Erik Freed, Jacob Sobotka), 3:31.26 (meet record); 5. Southwest Valley (Gunnar McCuen, Tyler Bissell, Wyatt McAlpin, Trevor Sorensen), 3:55.38; 6. Nodaway Valley (Tanner Armstrong, Heath Downing, Brayten Funke, Jared Corder), 3:55.39; 7. East Union (Brandon Hulsey, Sean Schmitz, Tyree Thomas, Gabe Nixon), 3:56.16.

POI:

CNA photo by SCOTT VICKERNodaway Valley senior Baley Shantz battles Bedfords Deiontae Moss in the 100 meter dash at Mondays Pride of Iowa Conference Meet in Mount Ayr. Shantz finished eighth in the event with his time of 11.93.

CNA photo by SCOTT VICKERSouthwest Valley senior Keegan Longabaugh hurls the discus at Mondays Pride of Iowa Conference Meet at Mount Ayr. Longabaugh won both throwing events for the Timberwolves, throwing 145-0 in the discus and 44-1 in the shot put.

Wolverine boys win POI golf title By SCOTT VICKERCNA sports editor [email protected]

The Nodaway Valley boys and Pleasantville girls won Pride of Iowa Conference championships in golf Tues-day, winning on each others home courses.

The Wolverine boys post-ed a team score of 331 to comfortably win what was an otherwise close team race. Martensdale-St. Marys and Mount Ayr tied for second with a score of 346, while East Union finished fourth at 350, Southwest Valley was fifth with 351 and Cen-tral Decatur finished sixth with a score of 356.

East Unions Cole Camp-bell was the low area in-d i v i d u a l , f i n i s h i n g third with his round of 80. Southwest V a l l e y s Evan Bald-win and Nodaway Valleys Wes Davis finished fourth and fifth, respectively, both carding 80s, as well.

The Wolverines placed three golfers in the individu-al top 10. Delson Grantham

finished sixth and Jackson Lamb was 10th.

On the girls side, South-west Valley finished third in the team standings with a score of 412.

K e l s i e K i n m a n f i n i s h e d f o u r t h o v e r a l l with a round of 94.

Greenfield Golf &Country Club

GIRLSTeam standings 1.

Pleasantville 382, 2. Central Decatur 384, 3. Southwest Valley 412, 4. Wayne 490, 5. Lenox 515, 6. Southeast Warren 523.

East Union Sydney Weis 125.

Lenox (515) Teya Still 104, Haley Bals 131, Hannah Mitchell 134, Macey Newlin 146.

Mount Ayr Tessa Shields 102, Holly Karr 106, Allison Wallace 130.

Nodaway Valley Rachel Hight 108, Lizz Hansen 138, Josie Clarke 147.

Southwest Valley (412) Kelsie Kinman 94, Taylor Damewood 97, Gentry Johannes 109, Bellamy Heaton 112, Kim Hults 114, Janelle Gibler 115.

Individual standings 1. Hannah Gordon, Pleasantville, 88; 2. Lydia Martin, Central Decatur, 91; 3. Hanna Mendenhall, Central Decatur, 93; 4. Kelsie Kinman, Southwest Valley, 94; 5. Kate Havens, Central Decatur, 94; 6. Bailey Olivia, Pleasantville, 95; 7. Kaylea Thill, Pleasantville, 96; 8.

Taylor Damewood, Southwest Valley, 97; 9. Tessa Shields, Mount Ayr, 102; 10. Alli Friday, Pleasantville, 103; 11. Teya Still, Lenox, 104; 12. Holly Karr, Mount Ayr, 106.

Pleasantville Golf &Country Club

BOYSTeam standings 1.

Nodaway Valley 331, 2. Martensdale-St. Marys 346, 2. Mount Ayr 346, 4. East Union 350, 5. Southwest Valley 351, 6. Central Decatur 356, 7. Pleasantville 364, 8. Lenox 391, 9. Wayne 396.

East Union (350) Cole Campbell 80, Jacy Eklund 92, Ryan Collins 102, Clayton Miller 96, Devon Anderson 87, Bobby Hepner 91.

Lenox (391) Caleb Lange 97, Leevi Marshall 111, Tyler Brokaw 102, Spencer Brown 97, Garrett Brown 102, Dawson Tullberg 95.

Mount Ayr (346) Quency Vos 86, Jake Ricker 85, Connor Giles 90, Casey Paxson 85, Nathan Roberts 110.

Nodaway Valley (331) Delson Grantham 81, Wes Davis 80, Jackson Lamb 84, Sam Marnin 86, Colton Garside 88, Brandon Banks 96.

Southwest Valley (351) Evan Baldwin 80, Drey Barton 94, Ryan Carlson 86, Scott Vanderhoof 91, Lane Peterson 104.

Individual standings 1. Noah Simon, Central De

Documents

CNA-05-07-2014