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WASHINGTON (MCT) — Police may not search the smartphones of people who are put under arrest unless they have a warrant, the Su-preme Court has ruled, a unanimous and sur-prising victory for privacy advocates.
The justices, ruling in cases from California and Massachusetts, said the 4th Amendment’s ban on “unreasonable searches and seizures” prevents a police officer from examining a cell-phone found on or near a person who is arrest-ed.
Cellphones differ from other objects a person might carry, such as wallets, purses and note-pads. Police have been allowed to search those during an arrest.
Because technologically sophisticated phones may hold huge amounts of personal data, they may not be searched without a warrant from a magistrate, the jus-tices said.
Lower courts were split on the issue. Civil liber-tarians had voiced alarm at permitting routine searches of smartphones, since more than 10 mil-lion people are ar-rested every year, according to the FBI.
But law enforce-ment officials said smartphones can be invaluable in solving crimes. In one of the two cases in which the court ruled, David Riley was pulled over by a San Di-ego police officer in 2009 for having expired tags on his car. When the offi-cer saw his driver’s license was sus-pended, he checked the car and found two loaded guns.
Police then put Riley under arrest and ex-amined his Samsung smartphone. It contained photos revealing his gang affiliation and one of an Oldsmobile that had been used in a drive-by shooting.
Riley was charged with attempted murder in the drive-by gang shooting.
He was convicted and sentenced to 15 years to life. The California Supreme Court rejected his claim of a privacy violation, ruling that po-lice may search a smartphone after making an arrest.
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By SARAH BROWNCNA staff [email protected]
Dozens of motorcyclists and rev-elers will flood Elm Street this Fri-day for the sixth annual Elm’s Club Bike Night.
The event was started by Elm’s Club owners Gus, Mike and Donna King of Creston. Donna describes Bike Night as one big party.
“It’s an event that we created so we can do an outdoor party and in-volve the whole community,” Don-na said. “Some people come up just to look at bikes, some come for the meal, some come for a drink and some come be-cause they think they are going to miss something.”
Each year since its inception, Elm’s Club Bike Night, which is held the Friday before Fourth of July, has grown — attracting motorcyclists and enthusiasts from Winterset, Des Moines, Omaha and beyond.
“Obviously, it’s a show and tell for the bikers because everybody is so proud of their motorcycles, as they
should be,” Donna said. “Some of them are pretty fancy.”Local benefit
Some people may have reserva-tions about attending Bike Night, but Donna said it’s a fun, family-friendly event.
Starting at 5 p.m., a disc jockey plays for a a crowd of people who are eat-ing supper, which includes potato sal-ad, baked beans and barbecued pork grilled by members of the McKinley Park Restoration committee.
Donna said 100 percent of the pro-
ceeds from Bike Night food sales, which amount to more than $6,000, benefit McKinley Park.
“That (cause) was just the one near-est and dearest to our hearts,” Donna said. “Because, that’s where we all hung out as kids.”Block party
By 8 p.m., the sun is starting to set and a band begins setting up instru-ments and amplifiers on a lowboy
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H-10 VICTORYCreston pitcher Brandon Phipps earns a 3-2 victory over Shenandoah in a Hawkeye 10 matchup Tuesday. Read more in SPORTS, page 8A.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 2014
elm’s club bike night
Doug Chumbley of Creston executes a burnout in July 2011 on his Harley Davidson super glide during the 3rd annual Bike Night at the Elm’s Club.
CNA file photoChris and Dawn Loudon of Creston arrive at the 4th annual Bike Night in July 2012 at the Elm’s Club in Creston. That year, more than 40 motor-cycles lined Elm Street as bikers enjoyed barbecuing by Chris Lane, cold drinks and live music from Templeton Fade.
Show & Tell� The sixth annual Elm’s Club Bike Night in Creston is Friday.It begins at 5 p.m. and features custom motorcycles, barbecue and live music .
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Air guitar soloCreston baseball’s bat boy Kolby Hulett enter-tains the team in between innings by playing a guitar solo during “Are You Gonna Be My Girl” by Jet. The Panthers won the game 3-2 over Shenandoah on Tuesday. For more on the game, see page 8A.
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Supreme Court: Police may not search phones without warrant
� Justices ruling falls under ban on “unreason-able searches and seizures.” Police must have a war-rant to search your cell phone. Cellphones dif-fer from other objects a person might carry, such as wal-lets, purses and notepads. Police have been allowed to search those during an arrest.
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Jo Loudon, 77, of Creston died June 18, 2014, at the Clearview Home in M o u n t Ayr.
S e r -vices will be 10 a.m. Monday, June 30, at Powers Funeral Home, junction of highways 25 and 34. Burial will be in Graceland Cem-etery. The Rev. Jim Wood-worth will officiate. Visita-tion with family present will be 9 to 10 a.m. service time Monday at the funeral home. Memorials are to be deter-mined. Online condolences may be left at www.powers-fh.com.
Jo Rees Loudon, daughter of Ellen Lottie (Barnett) and Ralph Rees, was born March 21, 1937, on the rural home-stead in Mount Ayr.
Jo graduated from Mount Ayr High School in 1955.
After graduation, she settled in Mount Ayr, where she worked for ASCS doing cler-ical work.
On April 21, 1966, Jo mar-ried Robert Douthirt Loud-on. They moved to Glen-wood in 1968, and Jo was an active mother.
In 1970, they moved to the Creston area, and she did clerical work for FHA until 1976. She was the general manager and office manager for SIRWA until retiring in 1984.
Jo was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, community card club and RS Prussia Group.
Jo is survived by her hus-band Robert Loudon of Creston; son Tim (wife Kar-en) Loudon and grandson Tyler of Creston; sister Mari McGehee of Mount Ayr; sister-in-law Virginia Rees of Clinton and many nieces and nephews.
Jo was preceded in death by her parents, brother Wil-liam Rees and brother-in-law Max “Ike” McGehee.
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Clinton top pick for Iowans in 2016 presidential race
(MCT) — If the 2016 election were being held today, Hillary Clinton would defeat all Republican comers, but a new Quinnipiac University poll finds Chris Christie “inching” his way back into the race.
The June 12-16 poll of 1,277 reg-istered Iowa voters also found they disapprove of the Obama Administra-tion’s decision to release five Taliban prisoners in exchange for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl by a 55 to 34 percent margin.
Clinton, whose favorability is 52 percent — the same as in July 2013 — appears able to defeat any of the Republicans being mentioned as 2016 presidential candidates. In head-to-head match-ups, Quinnipiac found Io-wans favored the former Secretary of State over the GOP candidates by any-where from 6 to 13 percentage points.
She leads Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul 46 to 40 percent and Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin 47 to 41 percent. She enjoys a 46 to 39 percent lead on former Ar-kansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and tops former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush 49 to 36 percent.
Quinnipiac found that things may be turning around for Christie. The New Jersey Republican’s poll number start-ed to move in a favorable direction af-ter dropping when it was revealed his administration closed lanes on a key commuter link as political payback for a mayor’s lack of support for his re-election.
“Things are getting a bit better in Iowa for New Jersey Gov. Christopher Christie,” said Peter Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac Poll. “But the Republican contender, who was
ahead of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Iowa before ‘Bridgegate’ took him down several pegs, still has a ways to go.”
In previous polls, Quinnipiac found Iowans split 41 to 41 on a Christie-Clinton match-up in July 2013 and had Christie leading 45 to 40 percent in December. In March of this year, Clin-ton jumped to a 48 to 35 percent lead. Christie has closed the gap to 44 to 36 percent.
President Barack Obama’s numbers, however, continue to slide. By a 55 to 45 percent margin, Iowans disapprove of the job he is doing. That negative split has grown from 45 to 50 percent in July 2013, according to Quinnipiac.
“Iowans are consistent in their disap-proval of Obama’s job performance,” Brown said. “In four polls over the past 11 months, his job approval has been between 38 percent and 41 per-cent, slightly below the numbers he is getting nationally.
“The key to his problem is he is do-ing poorly among independent voters, a larger part of the electorate in Iowa than in most states,” he said.
The drop may have something to do with the Bergdahl prisoner exchange. Only Democrats approve — 60 to 26
percent — of that swapping five Tali-ban prisoners for Bergdahl. Republi-cans disapproved 83 to 14 percent.
“There is sharp partisan division about the wisdom of the prisoner swap,” Brown said, “but there is small-er partisan split on the question of whether Sgt. Bergdahl should be pros-ecuted if it is proven that he deserted his post.”
If that’s the case, by a 74 to 13 per-cent margin, Iowans believe that if it’s determined Bergdahl deserted his post, he should be charged with a mili-tary crime.
Iowans continue to give their U.S. senators good marks. Voters approve 62 to 30 percent of the job Republican Chuck Grassley is doing and give retir-ing Democrat Tom Harkin a 56 to 33 percent approval.
The poll has a margin of error of +/- 2.7 percent.
For more information, visit http://www.quinnipiac.edu/polling.
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Head-to-head match-upsIn head-to-head match-ups, Quinnipiac found Iowans favored the former
Secretary of State over the GOP candidates by anywhere from 6 to 13 percentage points. She leads Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul 46 to 40 percent and Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin 47 to 41 percent. She enjoys a 46 to 39 per-cent lead on former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and tops former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush 49 to 36 percent.
Indicted AIDS researcher a no-show at arraignment DES MOINES (MCT)
— Dr. Dong Pyou Han, the former Iowa State Univer-sity AIDS vaccine labo-ratory manager who was indicted last week on four felony counts for making false statements, failed to appear at his arraignment hearing Tuesday at the fed-eral courthouse.
However, a warrant has not been issued for his ar-rest.
Han resigned last Octo-ber after a joint investiga-tion by ISU and the Na-tional Institutes of Health’s Office of Research Integ-rity found he had contami-nated rabbit blood with human antibodies to make his vaccine research falsely appear to show promis-ing results, after which his team received $10 million in grant money from the
federal government to con-tinue it.
After waiting roughly 45 minutes Tuesday for Han to appear in the U.S. Dis-trict Court for the South-ern District of Iowa, Chief Magistrate Judge Celeste Bremer elected to issue a new summons for him to appear in the court June 30 at 11 a.m.
Bremer made the deci-sion to issue the summons instead of a warrant for Han’s arrest at the sugges-tion of assistant U.S. at-torney Rachel Scherle, af-ter Bremer explained that minutes from Han’s initial court appearance in the Northern District of Ohio did not make clear whether he was made aware when to appear for his arraignment in Iowa.
The minutes indicated
that a Korean translator was present in Ohio for Han, who is not fluent in English, but not whether the translator explained to him when to appear in Iowa, according to Bremer.
A translator was also present by phone for the Tuesday arraignment.
Despite her recommen-dation about Han’s no-show, Scherle said she was “concerned he’s not here.”
Last November, ISU Research Integrity Of-ficer Charlotte Bronson told the U.S. Department of Health and Human Ser-vices in an email that Han was “headed for Korea,” but the university never confirmed whether he left the country after his resig-nation, according to univer-sity spokeswoman Annette Hacker.
After his initial appear-ance in Ohio last week, Han was released on a $20,000 unsecured bond.
However, as a condition of his bond, he was ordered to surrender his passport and restrict his travel to the Northern District of Ohio and Southern District of Iowa.
Han faces up to five years in prison for each of the four felony counts.
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trailer that blocks motorists on Adams Street from turn-ing north onto Elm Street.
“We have had no problems with kids or young people there until about 8 p.m.,” Donna said. “But, then you can see the crowd kind of change. Not that we tell peo-ple they have to get their kid out of there, but people just know it’s time to make the shift.”
By the time the band is ready to start playing at 9 p.m., a line has formed at the outdoor bar and party attend-ees flood the street to mingle, dance, drink and people watch.
An added benefit for at-tendees are the free give-aways from Harley Davidson, Budweiser merchandise and other goods from liqour ven-dors.
Donna said “it was like Christmas” opening the box-es of items donated by the vendors.
And, they just hand it all out to whoever is in atten-dance.
Community“It’s just a big social out-
ing,” Donna said. “People walk around, eat, drink and dance. It’s fun.”
Donna said many people attend for the chance to visit with old friends.
“It’s fun to see people you haven’t seen in a long time,” Donna said. “Because, it’s close to the holiday, you do get to see people who are back in town. It seems to bring everyone out.”
Donna praised her staff, volunteers and local law en-forcement for maintaining a safe environment.
“The police are good at being there,” Donna said. “Making the rounds and mak-ing their presence known. We don’t put up with anyone who puts up any static at all.”
As the event continues to grow, Donna said no changes will be made.
“What we have works,” Donna said. “If we got too big ... that would take the fun out of it.”
When all is said and done, Donna said she’s hot, her feet and back ache and she’s tired.
“But, you’re still looking forward to the next year,” she said.
BIKE NIGHT:
Ottumwa man still missing OTTUMWA (MCT) —
Friends and family joined rescue personnel at Clif-fland Access Tuesday in hopes of rescuing a missing Ottumwa man.
Michael Chrisman, 25, of Ottumwa, was with a group of friends Monday evening jumping into the river from a rope that was attached to a nearby tree. At approxi-mately 7:40 p.m., friends
called the Wapello County Sheriff’s Office when Chris-man had not resurfaced.
Groups of Chrisman’s family and friends had gone to Cliffland Access to as-sist the Wapello County Sheriff’s Office and the Ot-
tumwa Fire Department Tuesday.
A group has been created on Facebook called “Bring Michael Chrisman Back Home Safe.”
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83/67Partly to mostlycloudy with a chanceof thunderstorms.High 83F.
Sunrise Sunset5:47 AM 8:54 PM
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84/69Windy with a possi-ble thunderstorm.Potential for severethunderstorms.
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Iowa At A Glance
Area CitiesCity Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond.Algona 81 68 t-storm Davenport 82 67 t-storm Marshaltown 81 67 t-stormAtlantic 84 68 t-storm Des Moines 85 69 t-storm Mason City 80 68 t-stormAubudon 83 68 t-storm Dubuque 82 66 pt sunny Onawa 83 70 t-stormCedar Rapids 82 67 t-storm Farmington 84 69 t-storm Oskaloosa 83 68 t-stormCenterville 83 67 t-storm Fort Dodge 82 67 t-storm Ottumwa 83 68 t-stormClarinda 85 69 t-storm Ft Madison 83 68 t-storm Red Oak 85 69 t-stormClarion 81 68 t-storm Guttenberg 80 66 pt sunny Sioux Center 83 69 t-stormClinton 81 65 t-storm Keokuk 85 69 t-storm Sioux City 84 70 t-stormCouncil Bluffs 85 69 t-storm Lansing 80 64 pt sunny Spencer 80 67 t-stormCreston 83 67 t-storm LeMars 82 69 t-storm Waterloo 81 67 t-storm
National CitiesCity Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond.Atlanta 90 69 pt sunny Houston 87 75 t-storm Phoenix 101 71 sunnyBoston 82 62 t-storm Los Angeles 80 64 sunny San Francisco 63 55 pt sunnyChicago 75 59 mst sunny Miami 87 77 t-storm Seattle 72 61 cloudyDallas 89 73 t-storm Minneapolis 80 66 pt sunny St. Louis 88 71 t-stormDenver 93 59 t-storm New York 89 68 pt sunny Washington, DC 89 71 mst sunny
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Day’s RecordFrom Creston Offi cial Weather Station: high past 24 hours (81), low past 24 hours (61) and precipitation ending 7 a.m. today (.0)
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83/67Partly to mostlycloudy with a chanceof thunderstorms.High 83F.
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Iowa At A Glance
Area CitiesCity Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond.Algona 81 68 t-storm Davenport 82 67 t-storm Marshaltown 81 67 t-stormAtlantic 84 68 t-storm Des Moines 85 69 t-storm Mason City 80 68 t-stormAubudon 83 68 t-storm Dubuque 82 66 pt sunny Onawa 83 70 t-stormCedar Rapids 82 67 t-storm Farmington 84 69 t-storm Oskaloosa 83 68 t-stormCenterville 83 67 t-storm Fort Dodge 82 67 t-storm Ottumwa 83 68 t-stormClarinda 85 69 t-storm Ft Madison 83 68 t-storm Red Oak 85 69 t-stormClarion 81 68 t-storm Guttenberg 80 66 pt sunny Sioux Center 83 69 t-stormClinton 81 65 t-storm Keokuk 85 69 t-storm Sioux City 84 70 t-stormCouncil Bluffs 85 69 t-storm Lansing 80 64 pt sunny Spencer 80 67 t-stormCreston 83 67 t-storm LeMars 82 69 t-storm Waterloo 81 67 t-storm
National CitiesCity Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond.Atlanta 90 69 pt sunny Houston 87 75 t-storm Phoenix 101 71 sunnyBoston 82 62 t-storm Los Angeles 80 64 sunny San Francisco 63 55 pt sunnyChicago 75 59 mst sunny Miami 87 77 t-storm Seattle 72 61 cloudyDallas 89 73 t-storm Minneapolis 80 66 pt sunny St. Louis 88 71 t-stormDenver 93 59 t-storm New York 89 68 pt sunny Washington, DC 89 71 mst sunny
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Corning: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., trea-surer’s office, Adams CountyCourthouse. Driving tests on Wednesday mornings by appointment.
Creston: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., trea-surer’s office, Union CountyCourthouse, 300 N. Pine St. Driving tests Wednesdays. Call 782-1710 for an appointment.
Greenfield: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., trea-surer’s office, Adair County Courthouse, 400 Public Square.
Mount Ayr: Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., trea-surer’s office, Ringgold County Courthouse, 109 W. Madison St.
Osceola: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., treasurer’s office, Clarke County Courthouse, 100 S. Main St.
Winterset: Monday through Friday, 8:15 a.m. to 3:45 p.m., Madison County Courthouse, 112 N. John Wayne Drive.
WednesdayBlood pressure clinic by Crest
Haven Care Centre nurses, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., Lorimor City Hall.
Friends Helping Friends Bereavement Support Group, 3 to 5 p.m., Prairie View Assisted Living private dining room, 1709 W. Prairie St.
Southwest Iowa Dancers Jam Session, 6 to 9 p.m., Chicken Inn, 3 miles west of Creston on Hwy 34.
ThursdayBlue Grass Optimist Club of
Creston, noon, The Pizza Ranch.Celebrate Recovery (a Christ-
centered 12-step program), 6 p.m., Crest Baptist Church, 1211 N. Poplar St.
Gambler’s Anonymous, 7 p.m., Assembly of God Church, 801 N. Fillmore St., Osceola.
Al-Anon, 7:30 p.m., Crossroads Mental Health Center, 1003 Cottonwood Road.
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
open meeting, 7:30 p.m., St. Malachy Rectory, 407 W. Clark St.
FridayHoly Spirit Rectory ReRun
Shop, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., 107 W. Howard St.
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) brown baggers, noon open meet-ing, 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 Men’s Fellowship
non-denominational Bible study, 7 a.m., The Windrow Restaurant.
Holy Spirit Rectory ReRun Shop, 9 a.m. to noon, 107 W. Howard St.
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), 7:30 p.m. open meeting, St. Malachy Rectory, 407 W. Clark St.
SundayAlcoholics Anonymous (AA),
noon open meeting, St. Malachy Rectory, 407 W. Clark St.
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), 7:30 p.m. open beginners meet-ing, St. Malachy Rectory, 407 W. Clark St.
MondayUnion County Board of
Supervisors, 9 a.m., Union County Courthouse boardroom.
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.
Southwest Iowa Dancers Jam Session, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., Mount Ayr American Legion. Sandwiches and soup avail-able.
Overcomers Outreach, 7:30 p.m., Lighthouse Church, west of Mount Ayr.
AA, 7:30 p.m., United Church of Christ, 501 W. Montgomery St. Use east door.
Meeting Union County Board of
Health, 8 a.m. Thursday, DV Richardson conference room.
Agenda includes: LouAnn Snodgrass, director: fiscal year 2015 agreement to pro-vide public health and home care aide services; Robin Sevier, public health nurse: monthly report; Amanda Husband, environmental specialist: monthly report; Jo Duckworth, bioterrorism/emergency services report.
Birth Unity Point Health
DES MOINES — Lin-coln and Shawna Parrish of Clearfield are parents of a son born June 6, 2014. Tyce Matthew Parrish weighed 10 pounds and was 20 inches long.
Grandparents are John and Carole Borland of Lenox and John and Patty Parrish of Clearfield.
Great-grandparents are Mary Borland of Lenox, Car-ole Vladeff of Lehigh, Doro-thy Parrish of Clearfield and Mickey Routh of Clearfield.
Brother is Lane, 4.
Police Mandi Lee Calkins, 37, of
Corning was charged on a Dallas County warrant for probation violation 1:38 p.m. Tuesday at 219 N. Pine St.
Calkins was released into the custody of Dallas County Sheriff.
— — — — — —Juan Jose Davenport,
29, 306 N. Walnut St., was charged with invasion of pri-vacy, nudity, 2:15 p.m. Tues-day at Union County Law Enforcement Center.
According to a Creston Po-lice report, officers responded to a complaint of an inva-sion of privacy at the above address. Officers located Davenport at the address. Witness statements, post-Mi-randa statements and other evidence corroborates Dav-enport did use an electronic
device to commit invasion of privacy upon a 17-year-old fe-male on at least one occasion within approximately the last four months at the shared resi-dence on North Walnut.
Davenport was being held in Union County Jail await-ing magistrate hearing.Miscellaneous
Domestic dispute, 12:19 a.m., Tuesday, North Elm Street.
Suspicious person, 2:40 a.m., Tuesday, West Town-line Street.
Theft, 9:31 a.m., Tuesday, South Maple Street.
Talk to officer, 10:35 a.m., Tuesday, North Maple Street.
Nuisance, 12:16 p.m., Tues-day, South Cherry Street.
Talk to officer, 1:02 p.m., Tuesday, North Pine Street.
Warrant, 1:17 p.m., Tues-day, North Pine Street.
Accident, 2:09 p.m., Tues-day, East Adams Street.
Information, 5:24 p.m., Tuesday, North Sumner Av-enue.
Parking complaint, 6:04 p.m., Tuesday, South Vine Street.
Welfare check, 7:38 p.m., Tuesday, South Lincoln Street.
Traffic stop, 8:56 p.m., Tuesday, Wyoming Avenue.
Information, 9:06 p.m., Tuesday, South Cherry Street.
Traffic stop, 9:35 p.m., Tuesday, North Elm Street.
Traffic stop, 9:53 p.m., Tuesday, North Division Street.
Talk to officer, 10:09 p.m., Tuesday, North Pine Street.
Traffic stop, 10:13 p.m., Tuesday, North Oak Street.
Traffic stop, 10:33 p.m.,
Tuesday, North Spruce Street.
Fire Miscellaneous
Burn complaint, 10:08 p.m., Tuesday, North Divi-sion Street.
Lenox Police Aaron Mangum, 28, of
Lenox was charged on a Tay-lor County warrant for do-mestic abuse assault 9 p.m. Tuesday at the intersection of South Poplar and East Clark streets, Creston
According to a Lenox Po-lice report, police were sent to the 300 block of South Main Street in Lenox 4 a.m. June 16 in reference to a dispute between a mother and adult son. The male, later identified as Mangum, was gone upon arrival by officers. After in-vestigation into the incident, warrants were obtained for Mangum for domestic assault and strangulation, a class D felony, and interference with an emergency phone call, a simple misdemeanor.
Mangum was released into the custody of Taylor Coun-ty Sheriff, and is being held pending appearance before the magistrate.
— — — — — —Christopher Schell, 27, of
California was additionally charged with operating while intoxicated today in Taylor County Jail after an incident May 29.
According to a Lenox Police report, results of lab tests showed Schell had large amounts of methamphet-amine in his system at the time he was stopped.
Schell was being held in Taylor County Jail on $5,000 bond.
Grain prices quoted at 10 a.m. today:
• Farmers Co-op, Creston:Corn — $4.29Soybeans — $13.89• Gavilon Grain:Corn — $4.27Soybeans — $14.15
LotteryIowa’s Pick 3: 6-0-3Hot Lotto Sizzler: 6-12-29-36-47 (4)
Come to Family Fun Day Saturday The public is invited to
the second annual Family Fun Day 2 to 5 p.m. Sat-urday at First Presbyterian Church, 702 W. Prairie St. There will be lots of games, food, snow cones, music, crafts, balloon animals, face painting, puppets and fun for every child.
Bring children, grandchil-dren and neighbor children for free funnel cakes, pop-corn, sidewalk chalk, prizes, cookies, spin art and mini golf.
The event is sponsored by One In Christ, an ecumeni-cal fellowship of Creston area churches.
Reunion The second annual
Dodge Township Gather-ing is planned for June 28 and 29 in conjunction with the East Union All School Reunion and Afton’s Pre-Fourth of July Celebration. It will be held in the Afton Community Center on the west side of the square. It will be a come-and-go event. Free will donations will be appreciated to cover expenses. Marvin Kingery and Edwin Ritter are co-chairpersons.
“Show and Tell” materi-al available for reminiscing and discussion will include information on the Beeson Barker Marker, Emmanuel Baptist Church, Dodge
Center United Method-ist Church, the country schools of Dodge Town-ship, cemeteries in Dodge Township and Pauline Parrott’s history books of Dodge Township.
The planning committee is encouraging attendees to bring any pictures, me-mentos and collectibles. Suggestions would include pictures of country school groups; St. Edward’s Cath-olic Church confirmation groups that include Dodge Township residents; 4-H clubs groups and their ac-tivities; social and church groups; and any other his-torical material for Dodge Township.
SCICF to award grants July 1 Union County – South
Central Iowa Community Foundation Board will be awarding more than $100,000 in grants 7 p.m. July 1 on the Afton square. The grant awards will be held in conjunction with Af-
ton’s lawn chair night. The public is welcome to attend.
For more information, contact SCICF at 641-217-9105 or board members: Mary Seales, Jan Knock, Peg Anderson, Pennie Cheers or Don Sheridan.
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There are few things more sa-cred to the individual rights of citizens of the United States than the Bill of Rights. The Founders embraced the natural rights of individuals and secured for pos-terity these timeless principles to thwart infringement of individual liberties by government overreach.
The Senate Judiciary Commit-tee recently held a hearing to ex-amine a proposed amendment to the Constitution that would change the sacred protection of the First Amendment. Introduced last sum-mer, the proposed amendment is being championed by the U.S. Senate Majority Leader. Those of us who oppose the amendment see it as an effort to silence the dissent of those who don’t agree with cer-tain political views.
Specifically, Senate Joint Reso-lution 19 would limit a fundamen-tal tenet of self-government, the unfiltered ability of the electorate to advocate, influence, persuade, denounce, criticize and chal-lenge those running for public of-fice. The proposed constitutional amendment would abridge the fundamental right of free speech by enabling the government to
limit funds contributed to candi-dates and restrict spending by in-dividuals or groups to express po-litical views to the public during an election.
The proposed amendment would water down the First Amendment and suppress the democratic process by deterring political free speech and shielding American voters from hearing dif-ferent points of view.
Electoral politics is a necessary function of representative govern-ment. Whether seeking re-election or running for public office for the first time, candidates reach out to grassroots supporters, go door-to-door, secure endorsements and ask for donations to help finance their campaigns.
I support prompt, complete, full disclosure of campaign contribu-tions to help keep the electoral process transparent and account-able to the voting public, but curb-
ing political speech doesn’t square with our constitutional principles. Allowing the government to dic-tate limits on how much money citizens choose to spend on issues they feel very strongly about, from political ads to voter guides, puts government authority above the rights of the governed.
The U.S. Constitution has been amended only 27 times in the last 227 years. The Founders wisely made the amendment process a deliberative one, requiring a re-sounding consensus of three-quar-ters of the states (38 of 50) and two-thirds approval of both houses of Congress. Changing the charter of liberty governing the nation de-serves such a thorough consent of the governed.
This proposal would upset the brilliant dynamic of our system of representative government, one that is exceptional to human his-tory. Ours is the first constitution based on the principle that “we the people” are sovereign with un-alienable rights, delegating to gov-ernment only such power as neces-sary to secure these rights.
So, instead of the people reining in government authority, broad
new government authority would rein in the people’s freedom of po-litical speech. The tail would wag the dog. And by that measure, the bite, S.J. Res. 19, is far more wor-risome than the 24/7 bark of free speech during a political campaign.
Our institutions of government are stronger when more citizens participate in the electoral pro-cess. That includes exercising the right of political free speech and exercising the right to vote. Free speech creates a marketplace of ideas and fosters participatory democracy, allowing an educated citizenry to cast votes to elect its leaders.
At first glance, public cynicism about campaign spending may cause some to consider it might be a good thing to restrict campaign contributions and limit political spending. However, if you have strong views anywhere along the ideological and political spectrum on issues such as pro-life or pro-choice, gun rights or gun control, climate change, zoning laws, debt, entitlement or tax reform, Ameri-cans have constitutional rights to speak up and contribute time and money to the candidates who sup-
port causes they support.The proposed amendment
would jeopardize the ability of citizens to criticize politicians, challenge government policy and influence their neighbor’s views on politics and policy upon penalty of imprisonment.
In the end, 535 members of Con-gress could decide what citizens may or may not say leading up to an election. Restricting or crimi-nalizing free speech has no place among a free people in a free so-ciety.
Supporters of this amendment are barking up America’s liberty tree, ignoring the deeply rooted values enshrined in our nation’s historic charters of individual sov-ereignty. If approved, it would al-low the heavy hand of government to roll back prized freedoms for which generations of Americans have fought and died to protect.
Watchdogs for good govern-ment can see this amendment is doggone bad policy chasing after self-serving politics at the expense of freedom. That’s a perverse price to pay in the land of the free and home of the brave.
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HOLLYWOOD — Happy Wednesday, everybody, and God bless America.
Hollywood star Keira Knightly kicked off the World Cup tele-cast in London last week with an appeal for African children’s aid. Her TV commercial pitch was a stunning success. The children of Africa have kicked in what they had and she’s finally getting the nutrition she needs.
The World Cup soccer match between the United States and Portugal drew huge ratings for ESPN Sunday. The game was a thriller in which Portugal tied the game as time expired. Sixty-five thousand U.S. fans are still sitting in the stadium waiting for the third quarter to start.
The U.S. soccer team must play Germany in the World Cup in Brazil to advance to the next round. They have a rich tradition of World Cup victories. If history is any guide. the only way to de-feat Germany’s soccer team is to retreat to your own goal and wait for winter to set in.
The World Cup called for pub-lic etiquette in international cities filled with soccer fans of all na-tions. For instance, London police ordered English fans not to wear England jerseys in pubs to avoid offending Muslims. It only begged
the question, what’s a Muslim do-ing in a pub?
Hillary Clinton tried to play down her wealth in an interview Friday, saying she’s not rich in the way the truly rich are rich. Demo-crats called her remarks elitist and disconnected to working Ameri-cans. Republicans issued a state-ment welcoming her home after fifty long years.
Cosmo released a sex poll of its readers which found that nine out of ten women said they will some-times fake an orgasm for the sake of the relationship. It all evens out. In the same poll, nine out of ten men said they will sometimes fake a relationship for the sake of the orgasm.
A Pennsylvania man came for-ward with the winning ticket last week to claim May’s Mega Mil-lions Jackpot of one hundred for-ty-nine million dollars. He said he plans to do what most big jackpot winners do. He’s going to move back to Mexico and migrate to the U.S. legally.
U.S.SenateCharles GrassleyRepublican
Keira Knightly kicked off the World Cup telecast
TopicalhumorArgus Hamilton
Letters to the editor
Don’t muzzle freedom of speech
Military leadership inexperienced From Richard BrammerLenox
It is almost impossible to be-lieve that the U.S.A. would let
one person that was not in the military or had any military training command our officers and advisers (some with over 30 years experience) on his way of
how to run all military action.It doesn’t take a rocket scien-
tist to know that we the people of the U.S.A. are in deep ma-nure.
Bus barn cost too steep From Jim StalkerCreston
Nine hundred six thousand for a bus barn that only had a few sheets of tin blown off and may-be a post broken by the tornado, seems a bit steep for it could have cost if the previous administration had been in a “repair if possible” mode instead of a “replace to new” mode.
Taking a step backwards, the AEA’s offer to trade their flat-tened space for space at the old middle school was a smart move on their part. Of course, we took the trade and now the AEA has invested quite a bit at their new location and given a longer lasting
future for the old middle school. Meanwhile, Creston’s plan folded when the city stepped in to impose extra steps that had to be taken to facilitate an already cramped lot into a bus barn.
That brings us up to today. The present administration, after all the extra steps were added, spe-cial concrete, in-ground heating, and I can’t remember all the little extras, really has no latitude to make changes, especially less ex-pensive changes. Rules and regu-lations always cripple us but in the end, it will all work out.
From the tragedy the tornado brought, thankfully there was no loss of life. The AEA has a prac-tically new building, two new
tornado rooms that will likely become another gymnasium and extra classrooms funded through state and federal sources, plus a brand new track that the tornado swooped down to destroy.
And now finally, we will have a new state-of-the-art bus barn for our drivers, after suffering through the last two years in the cold, trying to get the buses start-ed and warmed up for the kids. They deserve it! It will be paid for by insurance and the districts physical plant and equipment levy fund, which is another kind of tax.
There is but one item left. Does anyone have a use for an empty slab of concrete with ample park-ing around it?
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(MCT) — Agriculture-related storm damage was minimal last week, accord-ing to Brian Lang, the Iowa State University Extension agronomist for northeast Iowa.
The first 3 inches of rain, which fell June 16, was mostly absorbed by thirsty soil, causing little crop dam-age or erosion, Lang said.
“It was not something that will affect prices on the Chi-cago Board of Trade,” Lang said.
So far this month, the statewide average rainfall has been 7.36 inches, nearly twice the 3.86 average for the entire month of June, according to State Clima-tologist Harry Hillaker.
Many parts of northeast Iowa had considerably more than the average.
Bob Hemesath, who farms between Calmar and Ossian, where about 10 inches of rain fell last week, reported some corn un-der water and some “green snap” of cornstalks caused by strong winds.
Runoff from 6.5 inches of rain last week caused soil erosion that will need to be repaired this fall, said Mark Recker, who farms between Oelwein and Arlington.
“We had some erosion, but to be honest with you the ground took it pretty well,” Hemesath said.
Hemesath and Recker said they had some crops under water last week.
“When the ground is satu-rated for extended periods, you lose some of the nitrates applied to fertilize the corn, and it shortens the effective
life span of your herbicide,” Recker said.
Hail and strong winds, the chief crop threats during summer storms, were quite isolated, according to Lang.
Lang said the extent of flood damage on plants is related to the temperature and movement of the water and the depth and duration of the coverage.
Young corn can survive four days’ flooding under cooler conditions but only half as long under warmer conditions, he said.
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Iowa’s crop damage minimal from storms, ISU agronomist says
MUSCATINE — Dr. P a t r i c k Walsh, a native of Creston, has joined the prac-tice at Vi-sion Cen-ter P.C. in Musca-tine.
Walsh graduated from the University of Nebras-ka-Lincoln in Lincoln, Neb., and Indiana Uni-
versity School of Optom-etry in Bloomington, Ind. While in optometry school, he completed externship rotations at Lexington Kentucky VA Medical Center – Leestown Divi-sion, the UNMC Stanley M. Truhlsen Eye Insti-tute, The Eye Institute of Utah and Indianapolis Eye Care Center. His focus in optometry is on the treat-ment and management of ocular disease and sports vision therapy.
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Adair County Fair 4-H, FFA entries due July 1 GREENFIELD — The
Adair County Fair is set for July 16-20. A full lineup of 4-H and FFA activities are planned for the fair includ-ing animal shows, Pride of Iowa Contest, communica-tion events including Share the Fun, and a fashion show. Entries for each of these divisions are due to Adair County Extension by July 1. The Extension office in Greenfield will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. to accept entries.
In addition to the 4-H and FFA entries, Adair County Fair Queen applications are due by July 1 to the Exten-sion office. Contestants must
be at least 16 years old and not more than 21 years old and live in Adair County or an adjoining county, as long as the majority of their ac-tivities are in Adair County. Queen applicants will be pre-sented to the public July 10 during the farmers’ market event sponsored by Adair County Extension and 4-H.
Entries for static exhibits for the 4-H and FFA Center do not need to be pre-en-tered. 4-H community club members, Clover Kids, FFA members and youths that have participated in any type of Extension programming, including camps and adven-ture trips, are eligible to en-
ter static exhibits at the fair. They should obtain an entry card and have it completed when they come for judging July 16. A judging schedule is printed in the fair book.
The Future 4-H’ers Live-stock/Pet Show will be a re-turning attraction to the 2014 county fair activities. The show scheduled for noon July 20, registration at 11:30 a.m., in the outdoor show arena is open to Adair and surrounding county residents ages 3 through completion of third grade. Youths do not need to be members of 4-H to participate. The purpose of this event is to offer a fun show for children. Complete
details are listed in the fair book.
A complete listing of fair activities, including grand-stand events, is available at Adair County Extension and on the web at http://www.extension.iastate.edu/adair/content/al l - thingsadair-county-fair or at the official county fair website http://www.adaircountyfair.org
For more information about 4-H and FFA activities planned for the fair, contact Adair County Extension at 641-743-8412 or 1-800-ISUE 399.
USDA announces new support for beginning farmers, ranchers DAVIS, Calif. — U.S.
Agriculture Deputy Sec-retary Krysta Harden has announced the implemen-tation of new Farm Bill measures and other policy changes to improve the fi-nancial security of new and beginning farmers and ranchers. Harden also un-veiled www.USDA.gov/newfarmers, a new website that will provide a central-ized, one-stop resource where beginning farmers and ranchers can explore the variety of USDA initia-tives designed to help them succeed.
“New and beginning farmers are the future of American agriculture,” Harden said. “The average age of an American farmer is 58 and rising, so we must help new farmers get started if America is going to con-tinue feeding the world and maintain a strong agricul-
ture economy. The new pol-icies announced today will help give beginning farmers the financial security they need to succeed. Our new online tool will provide one-stop shopping for beginning farmers to learn more about accessing USDA services that can help their opera-tions thrive.”
USDA’s www.usda.gov/newfarmers has in-depth information for new farm-ers and ranchers, including: how to increase access to land and capital; build new market opportunities; par-ticipate in conservation op-portunities; select and use the right risk management tools; and access USDA ed-ucation, and technical sup-port programs. These issues have been identified as top priorities by new farmers. The website will also fea-ture instructive case stud-ies about beginning farm-
ers who have successfully utilized USDA resources to start or expand their busi-ness operations.
Policy announcements in support of beginning farm-ers and ranchers include:
• Waiving service fees for new and beginning farmers or ranchers to enroll in the Non-insured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) for the 2014 crop year. NAP provides risk management tools to farmers who grow crops for which there is no crop insurance product. Un-der this waiver, announced via an official notice to Farm Service Agency offices, farmers and ranchers whom already enrolled in NAP for the 2014 crop year are eligi-ble for a service fee refund.
• Eliminating payment reductions under the Con-servation Reserve Program (CRP) for new and begin-ning farmers which will al-
low routine, prescribed and emergency grazing outside the primary nesting season on enrolled land consistent with approved conserva-tion plans. Previously, farm-ers and ranchers grazing on CRP land were subject to a reduction in CRP pay-ments of up to 25 percent. Waiving these reductions for new and beginning farm-ers will provide extra finan-cial support during times of emergency like drought and other natural disasters.
• Increasing payment rates to beginning farm-ers and ranchers under Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees and Farm-Raised Fish Program (ELAP). Under this provi-sion, beginning and farm-ers can claim up 90 percent of losses for lost livestock, such as bees, under ELAP. This is a 50 percent increase over previously available
payment amounts to new and beginning farmers.
In the near future, USDA will also announce addition-al crop insurance program changes for beginning farm-ers and ranchers – including discounted premiums, waiv-er of administrative fees and other benefits.
These policy announce-ments are made possible through the 2014 Farm Bill, which builds on historic eco-nomic gains in rural Amer-ica over the past five years, while achieving meaning-ful reform and billions of dollars in savings for the taxpayer. Since enactment, USDA has made significant progress to implement each provision of this critical leg-islation, including providing disaster relief to farmers and ranchers; strengthening risk management tools; expand-ing access to rural credit; funding critical research;
establishing innovative public-private conservation partnerships; developing new markets for rural-made products; and investing in infrastructure, housing and community facilities to help improve quality of life in ru-ral America. For more infor-mation, visit www.usda.gov/farmbill.
The Deputy Secretary made these announcements at the inaugural meeting of the reconvened Beginning Farmer and Rancher Advi-sory Committee held at the University of California Da-vis, California. This Advi-sory Committee, composed of 20 members, including Extension agents, lenders, farmers, ranchers and aca-demics will meet through 2015 to learn, discuss and formulate recommendations to USDA on how to support new and beginning farmers.
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Thursday, June 26, 2014ARIES (March 21 to April 19)
This time of the New Moon is the best time of year to think about how you can improve your home and your relation-ships with family members. Any ideas?
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Each New Moon is a chance to make resolutions. Today and tomorrow are the best times of the year for you to think about your style of communicating to others. Do others understand you?
GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Think about your attitude toward money, because your attitude toward anything will affect how it accumulates in your life. What is your attitude toward money?
CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Today and tomorrow, the only New Moon in your sign all year
is taking place. Take a realis-tic look in the mirror and ask yourself what you can do to improve the image you create in your world.
LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Your inner values guide your decisions and affect your future. What are your values? It’s been said that kindness is the most important thing.
VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Are you happy with your friendships? What kind of friend are you to others? If you want to have more friends, be friendly!
LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) What is your attitude toward authority figures? Are you immediately on the defensive, or do you feel rebellious? All of us have to deal with authority figures, no matter who we are.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) What further training can you get that will improve your job? How can travel and further education enhance your life? Think about this.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) At this time of the New Moon, it is wise to make reso-lutions about how to reduce debt and get on a more solid footing. You want a secure future.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Today and tomorrow, the only New Moon opposite your sign all year will take place. What can you do to improve partnerships and close friend-ships?
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb.
18) The New Moon is a time of resolutions. How can you improve your job and your relationship with co-workers? Think of three things.
PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) It’s important to have a healthy balance between play and work. Are you happy with the balance you have? Do you have opportunities to express your creativity?
YOU BORN TODAY You are a tower of strength to oth-ers. Your presence can be very physical. Nevertheless, you are
sensitive and compassionate. You can be a haven of security to family and friends. Many of you like physical activities or sports. You are not easily intimidated. Save your financ-es for the first half of this year. Stick with what you began about two years ago.
Birthdate of: Ogyen Trinley Dorje, spiritual leader; Ian Tracey, actor; Marie-Nicole Lemieux, coloratura contralto.
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Dear Heloise: I always pour EXCESS COOKING FAT into a glass jar rather than putting it down the sink, so it won’t clog drains. What I haven’t been able to figure out is how to dispose of the jar once it’s full. Do you have any hints? — Barbara V. in Virginia
I do! Keep the jar in the freezer so the grease hard-ens, then simply place it in the trash on garbage day.
When you collect the fat and grease from cooking cer-tain foods and place it into a glass jar with a lid, first make sure the grease is completely cooled before putting it into the jar and then into the freez-er. — Heloise
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I put the mix into the bag, added the wet ingredients, slid it shut and mixed by squeezing and pressing the bag together. I then cut the corner off the bag and squeezed the mix into the muffin cups. I pitched the bag into the garbage and put the muffins into the oven. No mess, no cleanup and no dishes to do. — Joanne F., via email
SWEET RECYCLINGDear Heloise: This is my
favorite hint for tasty, al-ways-available desserts, and it involves recycling. Use a cleaned-out yogurt cup, put several scoops of ice cream or sherbet into it, add some crushed nuts and drizzle choc-olate syrup over it. Cover with a piece of plastic wrap, and then a final cover of aluminum foil, and place in the freezer. I usually make four or so at a time. Kids and husbands love them, and they are always ready! — Barbara in Florida
This is such a great hint! If anyone in your family has dietary restrictions, you can personalize the treats! Frozen fruit, graham-cracker crumbs and a little drizzle of honey can make for a healthier des-sert, or even using frozen yo-gurt in place of ice cream. Be creative! — Heloise
CHIP BAGDear Heloise: When eating
out, I occasionally like to get a small bag of chips with my lunch. I open the bag at the top and then pull the bag apart down the back seam. This gives the chips a larger sur-face to lie on without having to dump them out, and I can pick up a chip without shoving my hand in the bag. — P.W., via email
CRISPY CRUSTDear Heloise: I got tired of
frozen pizzas with white, limp-bottom crusts. My “thinking cap” was utilized, and I found a simple solution. I now put the baking-sheet pan into the oven while it heats. Then the frozen pizza goes on a hot pan, and the bottom crust bakes beautifully. — Betty B. in Florida
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I t’s easy to throw a 4th of July party that looks like you worked on it for weeks, even if you just started the planning process.
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Hot Cinnamon Fireworks CakeYield: 12 servings 2 3/4 cups all-purpose fl our 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 cups (4 sticks) butter, softened 2 cups granulated sugar 6 eggs 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 bottle (6 ounces) Cinnamon Drops, crushed 1 box (1.5 ounces) Blue Colorburst Batter Bits 1 cup sifted confectioners’ sugar 3 to 4 tablespoons milk Red, white and Royal Blue Candy Melts candy, melted Red, white and blue colored sugarsPreheat oven to 350°F. Spray Dimensions Cascade Pan with vegetable pan spray.
In large bowl, combine fl our, baking powder and salt. In second large bowl, beat butter and sugar until light and fl uffy. Add eggs one at a time, scraping bottom and sides of bowl often. Add vanilla; beat until well combined. Add fl our mixture and beat at low speed until just combined. Fold in Cinnamon Drops and blue Batter Bits. Pour into prepared pan; smooth out top. Bake 60 to 65 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes on cooling grid. Remove from pan and cool completely. In large bowl, whisk together confectioners’ sugar and milk. Drizzle melted candy onto cake to look like fi reworks. Sprinkle sugars onto melted candy.
Mixed Berry and Lemon Mini Icebox CakesYield: 12 mini cakes 2 cups fresh or frozen mixed berries 2/3 cup granulated sugar 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 2 cups heavy whipping cream 1 tablespoon lemon zest (about 1 lemon) 1 package (4.9 ounces) vanilla wafer cookies Blueberries, raspberries or blackberries, for garnishLine muffi n pan with plastic wrap, pressing plastic into each cavity and letting plastic hang over edge of pan. In large skillet, combine mixed berries, sugar and lemon juice. Bring to a gentle boil over medium heat. Reduce heat to medium-low and continue simmering until berries soften and liquid reduces to 1 cup, about 20 to 25 minutes. Gently mash berries with wooden spoon. Transfer to medium bowl and cool completely. In large bowl, whip cream on medium-high speed until cream holds stiff peaks, about 4 to 5 minutes. Gently fold in berry mixture and zest until completely combined. Place whipped cream in decorating bag and cut off pointed end. To assemble, pipe small amount of whipped cream mixture into each muffi n cavity. Lightly press a cookie into whipped cream. Continue layering whipped cream and cookies until cavities are full, fi nishing with whipped cream layer. You should have 3 layers of cookies. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight. Remove pan from refrigerator. Remove plastic wrap from top and carefully fl ip out onto serving platter. Remove wrap from mini cakes. Garnish with additional berries, if desired. Serve immediately.
No-Bake Cheesecake Star PopsYield: 6 servings 1 envelope (2 1/4 teaspoons) unfl avored gelatin 1/4 cup granulated sugar 3/4 cup boiling water 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 1/8 teaspoon salt 1 bag (12 ounces) royal blue Candy Melts candy Lollipop SticksPrepare 6-cavity Mini Star Silicone Mold with vegetable pan spray. In small bowl, combine gelatin, sugar and water; whisk until com pletely dissolved. In large bowl, beat cream cheese, vanilla and salt with electric mixer until smooth. Gradually add gelatin mixture, beating well. Scrape bottom and sides of bowl. Continue beating until fully combined. Pour into prepared pan. Refrigerate 2 hours or until completely set. Carefully unmold cheesecakes onto cookie pan. Melt small amount of Candy Melts candy. Dip lollipop stick in melted candy and insert 3/4 way into cheese cake stars. Freeze 30 minutes or until fi rm. In large bowl, melt remaining Candy Melts according to package directions. Drizzle or pipe candy over cheesecake stars as desired. Refrigerate 10 minutes or until set. Keep refrigerated until ready to serve. Note: Some cream cheeses are fi rmer than others. Firm is best for this recipe. Choose a brand name, full fat cream cheese for best results.
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5Devin Me-soraco has homered in 5 straight games, lon-gest streak in MLB this season.
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Opting outMIAMI — LeBron
James’ agent Rich Paul has informed the Miami Heat that the four-time NBA MVP will exercise his early termination op-tion and become an unre-stricted free agent on July 1.
Opting out does not mean that James has de-cided to leave the Heat, sources said.
James had until June 30 to decide whether to opt out of the final two years of his contract with Miami. He was scheduled to make $20 million next season and had two years and about $42.7 million remaining on his deal.
After Miami’s season-ending loss to the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5 of the NBA Finals, James told reporters he would take a vacation with his family before considering his contract options.
James indicated that he welcomed the opportuni-ty to become a free agent and have the same level of flexibility he was afforded in 2010, when he signed with Miami after spend-ing his first seven years in Cleveland.
In his four seasons in Miami, the Heat have gone to the NBA Finals four times, winning two championships.UVA evens series
OMAHA, Neb. — A night after one of Virgin-ia’s worst pitching starts of the season, the Cava-liers got one of their best to force a winner-take-all game for the national championship.
Brandon Waddell lim-ited Vanderbilt to five hits in his first nine-inning complete game, Virginia knocked out first-round draft pick Tyler Beede in the seventh and the Cava-liers evened the College World Series finals with a 7-2 victory Tuesday night.
Each team will be play-ing for its first national title in baseball Wednes-day night.
Virginia (53-15) forced the third game after Vanderbilt (50-21) rode a nine-run third inning against Nathan Kirby to a 9-8 victory Monday. Projected starting pitchers are Josh Sborz (6-4) for Virginia against Carson Fulmer (7-1).
Waddell (10-3), who pitched a solid seven in-nings with no decision against TCU a week ago, was even better against the Commodores.Suarez bite
FIFA has announced it will investigate the Luis Suarez alleged biting in-cident with Liverpool’s Uruguayan striker likely to face a lengthy ban if found guilty.
Suarez appeared to bite Italy’s Giorgio Chiellini toward the end of Uru-guay’s 1-0 win, leaving teeth-marks on his shoul-der.
A FIFA spokesperson told Press Association Sport: “We are awaiting the official match reports and will gather all the nec-essary elements in order to evaluate the matter.”
FIFA asked the team to present evidence, which can include video record-ings, by 5 p.m. local time Wednesday. A decision must be published before Saturday, when Uruguay plays Colombia.
Panthers close out Shenandoah for 3-2 winBy SCOTT VICKERCNA sports editor • [email protected]
Brandon Phipps found himself in a pitcher’s duel with Shenandoah’s Jackson Baker here Tuesday night, and Phipps came out on top thanks to a pair of Panther runs in the fifth inning of a 3-2 win.
The two teams were knot-ted at 1-1 in the bottom of the fifth inning when Con-ner Pals was hit with a pitch to put a runner on with one out. Cole Crawford fol-lowed with a single off first base.
Trevor Luther walked to load the bases and then Nate Haley hit a fly ball to center field for an out.
Pals raced home on the play, getting there at the same time as the throw from center. He was initially ruled out, but the umpire had not seen the ball slip out of the catcher’s glove and roll be-hind home plate.
After pleading his case, the call was overturned and Pals was called safe.
On the very next pitch, freshman catcher Chase S h i l t z beat out an infield grounder to second base for a base hit, a l l o w i n g Crawford to score. L u t h e r also came around on the play, but was thrown out at the plate on a close play.
“Big for him (Shiltz) to have the speed that he can do that,” Creston head
coach Steve Birchard said. “Too bad we just didn’t get that other one in there to make us a little more comfortable. And that was a good play. We’re doing some more plays like that, where if they don’t make the play at first, then Trevor is going to walk in there.”
Shenandoah got one of those runs back in the top of the sixth inning. After two outs, the Mustangs got a walk and a single, and then a single and outfield error al-lowed a run to score, cutting the lead to 3-2.
The Mustangs also scored on a two-out rally in the first inning, starting things off with a two-out single fol-lowed by a double. An in-field error allowed the lead
runner to score.Shenandoah put together
one last threat in the top of the seventh inning, but un-like Monday night, the Pan-thers ended the threat and the game.
Jake Johnson led off with a single, but was thrown out on a fielder’s choice for the first out. After an infield er-ror, the Mustangs had run-ners at first and second with one out.
But Phipps got a strikeout and induced a fly ball to left fielder Garret Taylor to end the game.
“You try to not get in the mode of ‘oh gosh, here we go again,’” Birchard said. “I was proud of the guys. I don’t think we got that way. I thought our mentality was
we got the lead, Brandon’s throwing strikes and we’re going to get the job done de-fensively. And we did.
“Brandon was going to go out there and he was going to give it his best, as every-body always is. We felt con-fident we were going to get it done.”
Phipps scattered eight hits for the game, w a l k i n g two and s t r i k i n g out three. Both of S h e n a n -d o a h ’ s runs were unearned. Baker gave up three runs on six hits with three walks and
seven strikeouts.After falling behind 1-0
in the top of the first, the Panthers immediately an-swered in the bottom half of the inning.
After one out, Crawford drew a walk and Luther singled up the middle for the first of his two hits. With two outs, Shiltz de-livered a run-scoring sin-gle up the middle to tie the score at 1-1.
“He had a couple of big hits,” Birchard said. “We’re really working in BP on getting quality swings every time you’re at the bat. He looked better.”
CNA photo by SCOTT VICKERCreston shortstop Conner Pals looks a ground ball into his glove while second baseman Brenden McDowell watches on during Creston’s 3-2 win over Shenandoah on Tuesday. Pals scored a run in the win.
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Panthers solve Fillie pitcher in 7-0 shutoutBy LARRY PETERSONCNA sports writer • [email protected]
Maintaining just a 3-0 lead, the Creston softball team finally solved Shenan-doah pitcher Devon Wood in a four-run sixth inning in posting a 7-0 home victory Tuesday night.
Brenna Baker, getting her first var-sity start of the sea-son in her r e c o v e r y from knee s u r g e r y during the w i n t e r , said the P a n t h e r s adjusted to Wood’s offer-ings as the game went along. Baker was 2-of-3 with a dou-ble and two RBI as the des-ignated player, while Alyssa Higgins played right field without batting.
“My first at-bat she threw me an inside pitch and it had a lot of motion on it,” Baker said, “so it didn’t look like an inside pitch until right be-fore. Once we figured that out, we were OK.”
“She didn’t throw the last time we played,” coach Mike McCabe said, citing his team’s 10-0 win June 9 at Shenandoah. “She’s tough. She threw a little bit of a screwball that was in on our hands. We got jammed and hit it off the handle a lot. Once we started laying off it, we started to hit the ball hard.”
Meanwhile, Haylee La-Masters tossed a four-hit shutout with five strikeouts and no walks as the Pan-thers stayed in a first-place tie in the Hawkeye 10 at 11-3, and 15-7 overall.
She was given a 1-0 lead in the second as Natalie Mostek reached on one of six Shenandoah errors, and scored on a ball hit to left by
Jami Sickels, also misplayed by the Fillies.
LaMasters helped her cause with an RBI double to left-center d r i v i n g in Taylor Briley in the third for a 2-0 lead.
Lexie Little, speedy fresh-man who has been spelling Baker at third base all sea-son, reached on an error and stole second in the Panther fourth. She scored as Baker lined a single to left.
It stayed 3-0 until the bot-tom of the sixth inning. The Panthers batted around, gaining four runs on six hits after showing only four hits for the night going into the inning.
During the flurry, Baker rapped a run-scoring double to right, Josie Sickels fol-lowed with an RBI hit. De-spite a runner interference
call against Sickels for the second out, LaMasters, Mo-stek and Shelby Palser fol-lowed with successive hits to make it 7-0. Mostek’s blast was a one-hop double to the right field fence.
So how did it feel for Baker, a two-year starter, to finally get in the varsity lineup during her junior campaign?
“Pretty darn good,” she said. “I feel really good. They think I’m still a little stiff on the bases, but I don’t feel it that much. It just takes time.”
McCabe said it’s a pleas-ant problem to have, with too many experienced varsi-ty players for the nine avail-able spots.
“Brenna hit the ball hard last night in the JV game and had a two-run base hit in the varsity game for us,” McCabe said. “She started for two years, you know. She’s not chopped liver. But it’s kind of a case of, I don’t know who I’d take out of the lineup. Lexie is playing
well. That speed kills. She can score on stuff that a lot of us can’t. And Higgins has been hitting well too, to be honest. We thought we’d DP Brenna tonight. That’s just the way it is. There’s nine spots.”
The twin outfield duo of Jami Sickels and Josie Sick-els celebrated their 17th birthday Tuesday. Jami showed her arm in left field in the final inning. She mis-played a drive hit by Jordan Major to lead off the sev-enth, but picked it up and fired a strike to Palser cov-ering second to tag her out trying to take the extra base.
LaMasters finished off the shutout with a ground-ball to first and a strikeout. Shenandoah fell to 12-11 overall and 4-10 in the con-ference.
The top of the Hawk-eye 10 continues to be tightly contested. Denison-Schleswig stays tied for first
CNA photo by LARRY PETERSONUmpire Jerry Shields watches intently as Creston’s Alyssa Higgins slides safely into home ahead of the throw to Shenandoah catcher Ariel Grebert on a hit by Josie Shields in the sixth inning Tuesday. Higgins, Panther right fielder, was running at second for designated player Brenna Baker, who doubled during the four-run rally.
CNA photo by LARRY PETERSONCreston third baseman Lexie Little makes a running catch near the Panther dugout on the first play of Tuesday’s 7-0 victory over Shenandoah.
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Mount Ayr ClassicMOUNT AYR — The
2014 Mount Ayr Softball Classic begins today and concludes Saturday.
Pairings for the tourna-ment are as follows:
Today — Clarinda vs. Wayne, 4 p.m.; Lenox vs. Murray, 5:45 p.m.; Orient-Macksburg vs. Mount Ayr, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday — Murray vs. Mount Ayr, 9 a.m.; Murray vs. Wayne, 10:45 a.m.; Ori-ent-Macksburg vs. Wayne, 12:30 p.m.; Martensdale-St. Marys vs. Lenox, 2:15 p.m.; Martensdale-St. Marys vs. Clarinda, 4 p.m.; Lenox vs. Orient-Macksburg, 5:45 p.m.; Clarinda vs. Mount Ayr, 7:30 p.m.Lenox 16,East Union 1
AFTON — Lenox scored multiple runs in every in-ning of a 16-1 win over East Union here on Tuesday.
The Tigers scored 16 runs on 10 hits and eight East Union errors.
Teya Still and Aurora A r e v a l o each hom-ered in the game. A r e v a l o added a d o u b l e , driving in two runs in total, while Still drove in three runs. Katie Dukes tripled and drove in
three runs.Taylor Foster drove in a
pair of runs for the Tigers, while Beth Christensen and Bailey Schmitz each drove in one run. Schmitz hit a double.
Arevalo, Dukes, Shantelle Brown and Chelsie Dukes each recorded two hits.
Still struck out three and walked none, giving up sev-en hits in the win.
“Lenox made the most of their hits with half of them for extra bases,” head coach Tom Shields said.
Danielle Riley struck out five and walked one in the loss for East Union.
Lenox improved to 13-7 overall and 8-4 in the Pride of Iowa Conference.Interstate 35 8,East Union 1
TRURO — East Union dropped an 8-1 game to Class 3A sixth-ranked Inter-state 35 here on Monday.
Sophomore Courtney Phelps finished with two hits in the loss, while eighth-grader Olivia Eckels dou-bled and scored the lone East Union run.
Danielle Riley gave up nine hits, walking two and striking out two in the loss.Murray 11,Central Decatur 3
MURRAY — Kate Pat-ton recorded her 800th ca-reer strikeout here Monday in the seventh inning of an 11-3 win over Central De-catur.
The Lady Mustangs put together a six-run rally in the fourth inning to break open a close game.
P a t t o n hit a triple and Dee-na Snyder ripped a t w o - r u n home run in the in-ning.SW Valley 5,Lamoni 1
LAMONI — Freshman pitcher Kiara Roberts scat-tered seven hits and allowed just one run, as Southwest Valley picked up a 5-1 win over Lamoni here on Mon-day.
Roberts walked two and struck out two in the win.
Lexi Bronner drove in a pair of runs for the Timber-w o l v e s , while Kim Hults fin-ished with one RBI. A s h t y n G r o s s -n i c k l e , S y d n e y P o n t i u s , D a n i c a Sunderman and Allie Bron-ner each recorded two hits.
“Defensively, we played our best game of the year,” Southwest Valley head coach Jim Obermeier said. “No errors over the seven innings, even though Lamo-ni hit the ball hard all night.”
Lenox 8,East Union 2
AFTON — Lenox scored six runs in the top of the sixth inning to pull away for an 8-2 win over East Union here on Tuesday.
Dusten Reed and Spen-cer Brown combined to strike out six with four
walks, giving up just one earned run and three hits in the game.
K a l e b Anderson recorded two hits for the T i g e r s . C a l e b
Lange drove in two runs, while Jared Hensley, Todd Stoaks and Dawson Tull-berg each drove in one run.
Mason Gossman took the loss on the hill for the Eagles, giving up five earned runs on eight hits with four walks and three strikeouts.
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CNA photo by SCOTT VICKERMurray senior Kate Patton fires a pitch toward home plate during Monday’s 11-3 win over Central Decatur. Patton recorded her 800th career strikeout during the seventh inning of the win.
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Contributed photoCreston participants in the Iowa State University basketball camp with Cyclone head coach Fred Hoiberg are, from left in front, Colby Burg, Brance Baker and Luke Latham. In back, Gavin Gilliam and Cael Kralik.
ADM sweeps Panther freshmen ADM swept the Cres-
ton freshman baseball team Tuesday.
The score was 10-0 in the first game. Score of the sec-ond game wasn’t available at press time.
Tucker Flynn and Cole Higgins shared pitching du-ties in the opener. Higgins and Trevor Marlin had hits for the Panthers, now 0-12.
Cory Marquardt and Cody Wagner pitched in game two. Nathan Pudenz, Clayton Davis, Flynn and Dylan Linch each had hits for Creston.
“Both of these games were against a tough ADM team,” Creston coach An-thony Donahoo said. “They
had quality pitching in both games and it was tough for our boys to get the bats go-ing. I thought Cole Higgins had a great game at short-stop for us. Hopefully we can bounce back.”
On Friday the Panthers played one complete game against Kuemper in a 5-2 loss. Dustin Merritt fanned three in three innings pitched with only one run allowed. Flynn pitched one inning.
Kuemper beat the Pan-thers 14-5 earlier in the season, but trailed 2-0 go-ing into the final inning on Friday.
Merritt, Marquardt, Fly-nn, Kolby Tomas and Ma-
son Kinsella had hits for the Panthers, who forced extra innings after trailing 6-0 go-ing into the fifth inning.
Winterset beat the Pan-thers 9-6 on June 18. Flynn pitched three innings, while Higgins and Marquardt hurled two innings each. Collecting one hit each were Dustin Merritt, Deavon Re-ese, Wagner, Garrett Dahl, Kelby Luther, Flynn and Kinsella.
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The win improves Cres-ton to 8-8 overall and 7-6 in the Hawkeye 10 Confer-ence. The Panthers had been involved in six previous one-run games with a record of 0-6 in those contests.
“We haven’t won a one-run game in a while,” Birchard said. “It was good to get one of those tonight, especially within the confer-ence.”
Creston returns to action 5:30 p.m. Thursday, host-ing a varsity doubleheader with Class 2A sixth-ranked Council Bluffs St. Albert,
which is just half a game be-hind Harlan for the Hawk-eye 10 Conference lead. It will also be Little League Night at the ballpark.
“St. Albert is near the top,” Birchard said. They swept Atlantic yesterday. They’ll be one of the tough teams to deal with. We’ll have Shiltz and Crawford again, so we feel good about that. We just hope our bats will be up to snuff and that we can play some good de-fense.”Junior varsity
Creston’s junior varsity team improved to 7-4 for the season with a 9-1 win over
Shenandoah on Tuesday.Brody Frain pitched a
complete game, giving up just three hits over six in-nings with six strikeouts and three walks.
Jaden Driskell had two hits and Cody Crawford knocked a double. Brenden McDowell drove in two runs for the Panthers.
Creston 3, Shenandoah 2 R H EShen 100 000 1 — 2 8 0Creston 100 020 x — 3 6 3S: Jackson Baker 3BB 7K 2HBP
and Kyle Owens. Cr: Brandon Phipps 2BB 3K and Chase Shiltz. W — Phipps. L— Baker. HR — none. 3B — none. 2B — S: Jose Rendon 1. RBI — Cr: Shiltz 2, Nate Haley 1. Multiple hitters — S: Spencer Rice 3, Rendon 2. Cr: Trevor Luther 2, Shiltz 2.
BASEBALL:
CNA photo by SCOTT VICKERCreston senior left fielder Garret Taylor makes a running catch during the Panthers’ 3-2 win over Shenandoah on Tuesday.
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place with Creston and Har-lan at 11-3 after whipping St. Albert 18-0. Harlan kept pace by beating Lewis Cen-tral 13-3, while LC fell off to 11-5.
Glenwood is 10-4 in league play after beating Clarinda Tuesday, 18-10. Atlantic falls to 9-5 after a 7-2 loss to Carroll Kuemper
Catholic.“It’s bunched in there,”
McCabe said. “Harlan had a big one at LC tonight. We just have to take care of our-selves here.”
That includes a varsity doubleheader at home Thursday against St. Albert, now 1-11 in the conference and 2-16 overall.Junior varsity
Creston sailed past Shenandoah 11-2 Tuesday to improve to 8-2 for the season in JV play.
Taylor Briley pitched a two-hitter with four strike-outs and one walk. At the plate, she was 3-of-4 with a triple and two RBI. Chloe Hagle was 3-4 with two RBI. Cammy Rutherford drove in two runs on two hits. Mor-gan Shawler knocked in a run with a double and Jami Sickels had a pair of hits.
“Taylor pitched a nice game and we were able to hit the ball well and put some runs up,” coach Teri Keeler said. “They scored their two runs in the first inning off a walk and an er-ror and we did a nice job of coming back in the bottom and answering, and then holding them the rest of the game.”
Creston 7, Shenandoah 0 R H EShen 000 000 0 — 0 4 6Creston 011 104 x — 7 9 1S: Devon Wood 1K 1BB
and Ariel Grebert. Cr: Haylee LaMasters 5K 0BB and Natalie Mostek. W — LaMasters. L— Wood. 2B — Cr: LaMasters, Brenna Baker, Mostek. RBI — Cr: Baker 2, Mostek 1, LaMasters 1, Josie Sickels 1. Multiple hit-ters — S: Jordan Major 2; Cr: LaMasters 3, Baker 2.
SOFTBALL:
CNA photo by LARRY PETERSONWith her helmet sliding down over her eyes, Taylor Briley of Creston runs to first base after hitting a groundball to third base Tuesday. Briley finished 1-of-4 with two runs scored in the 7-0 Panther victory.
Klinsmann says facing Germany will be emotional but also enjoyable By KEVIN BAXTERLos Angeles Times
SAO PAULO — When the World Cup pairings were announced in Decem-ber, the date U.S. Coach Ju-rgen Klinsmann circled most prominently on his calendar was June 26, the group-play final against Germany.
That’s the country Klins-mann, the player, led to a World Cup title in 1990 and the one Klinsmann, the coach, led to a third-place finish in the 2006 World Cup. So playing against his homeland in his first World Cup as the American coach was something he both feared and embraced.
Now that the game is at hand, though, Klinsmann says he’s feeling another emotion: joy.
“This is going to be so much fun,” he said Tuesday. “I’m so excited.”
Adding to that excitement is the fact the game Thurs-day afternoon in the port city of Recife will determine whether the U.S. advances to the second round.
The Americans had al-
most punched their ticket to the knockout stage before Portugal stole two points from them with a last-sec-ond goal Sunday, turning what looked to be a U.S. win into a draw. As a result, the U.S. needs either a win or a draw Thursday to be certain of advancing. The U.S. could also move on with a loss but under that complicated sce-nario, it would need a fa-vorable result in the other group-play finale between Ghana and Portugal.
Despite the high stakes — or perhaps because of them — Klinsmann said Thursday’s grudge match with Germany is shaping up as one of the highlights of an already accomplished career.
“It’s very special, it’s something that doesn’t hap-pen every year and probably not anymore in (my) life-time, so you try to enjoy this moment,” he said. “It’s go-ing to be emotional, there’s no doubt about it. But I also will enjoy it.”
Klinsmann didn’t leave Germany under the best of circumstances. Although he
was celebrated for guiding an overachieving national team to the semifinals of the 2006 World Cup, he de-clined to stay on as coach af-ter the tournament, turning the team over to his hand-picked assistant, Joachim Loew.
Klinsmann’s next coach-ing job was with Bayern Munich, but in 2009, with his team three points off the lead in Germany’s top-tier Bundesliga with five games to play, he was abruptly fired.
That’s something he’s still uncomfortable talking about, although in 2011 he began to move on by tak-ing over the U.S. national team. Now that job has given Klinsmann a chance to fire back because with a win Thursday the U.S. would win the group, leav-ing Germany, if it advances, with a far more difficult route through the knockout rounds.
“The expectations in Germany are very simple;
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Escobar steps in, steps up for Twins By LA VELLE E. NEAL IIIStar Tribune
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Ed-uardo Escobar has played five different positions this season for the Twins.
This is what a utility play-er does, but Escobar has hit while playing all of them. And slowly but surely, in-stead of being praised for being a good bench player, he’s carving out an everyday role with the Twins, who need his bat in the lineup.
Escobar entered Tuesday batting .297 with two hom-ers and 16 RBI and tied for the team lead with 22 doubles. He’s generously listed at 5-10, but he has some pop in his bat and will not get cheated on a swing. The more he has played, the more the Twins have found out he can hit.
“I think being able to play every day has helped me get in the groove and get my
swing together,” Escobar said.
Twins manager Ron Gar-denhire said earlier in the season that Escobar hits some of the longest home runs during Twins batting practice.
“It’s funny,” Gardenhire said. “We’ve always said you never know with guys. You get labeled pretty quick in a career as a utility guy. And you never know until it arises when you start play-ing them every day how they are going to do it.”
On Tuesday, Escobar started at third base as Trev-or Plouffe recovers from a rib cage injury. He’s played second base, shortstop, left field and, for the first time this season, center field. Es-cobar misplayed a ball in left field that played a part in a May 7 loss at Cleveland, but stood at his stall after the game and answered ques-tions. It ended up being one of the few poor plays he’s
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LARGE FARM MACHINERY & MOREPUBLIC AUCTIONSaturday, June 28, 2014 • 10AM
Tractors and Machinery • 1 PMLocation: 3166 110 St. (H-20) Rural Nevinville, Iowa
From Fontanelle, Ia: 10 miles South on Fontanelle Road (N-61) to Williamson 4 Way Stop, 2 1/2 miles East on H20 or 110 St. From Prescott, Ia: North and East on N-61 to Williamson then continue 2 1/2 miles East on H20. From creston, Ia: (NW edge of town at Greater Regional Medical Center) 7 miles West and North on Hwy. 25 to 110 St. or H20, then West to the stop sign in Nevinville (approx. 5 miles), continue on West and South through Nevinville approx. 1 mile to sale site (South side of the Road)
TOOLS & SHOP ITEMS - MISC.: (2) 6’ and (1) 8’ step ladders; 18’ aluminum extension ladder; manual tire changer; dropcords; lots of small hand tools and wrenches; Craftsman 240 V up-right air compressor, 150PSI, 60 gal., 3.2 HP twin cylinder; 100 lb. gas bottle used as an air tank; hydraulic jacks; KEW coldwater pressure washer; air tools; impacts; floor jacks; 2 pair of bolt cutters; tarps; left hand drill bits; large vise; Jepsen 14” metal chop saw; 20th century stick welder; handyman jack; bars; sledge; hand post driver; bolt organizers; grease guns; air hose reel; 2 barrel pumps; garden tools; shovels; LP oxy torch outfit; 110V pump with meter; Craftsman gas leaf blower; clevis; log chains; 2 woven wire stretchers; like new golden rod wire stretcher; wire splicer; braces & bits; key hole saw; electric motors; crowbars; conduit bender; large and small bug zappers; electrical misc. of all kinds; aluminum roll around cart; post jabbers; rubber tired wheelbarrow; large sq. cage fan; Toro vac shredder; buzz saw blade; ISCO Duplex wood burning stove; cement bull float; shop fan; numerous truck tires; heavy duty large tow rope; large selection of Craftman tools; large assortment of bolts and nuts, screws, etc.; CB radios; set of Westendorf pallet forks; and more.LUMBER- GATES POSTS - TIN- WIRE: Various pieces of oak lumber; other misc. dimension lumber; 2x4s and 2 & 6’s new lumber - some cedar shingles; large pile of tin; barbed and woven wire; (2) 16’ wood feed bunks; large assortment of steel posts; fence braces; 4’ walk thru gate; 12’, 14’, & 16’ pipe gates; 2 hog gates; wood line posts; Johnson tank heater; LB white LP gas heater; LN 20 gallon hog waterer; 4 bulk bins; large bale ring; several hog feeders; FG bottom.ATV ACCESSORIES: Windshield for 4 wheeler; wheel spacers for Polaris Ranger; top for Kawaski 610 mule; cab for mule.ARCHER OIL: (Gerald was a dealer). (2) 5 gallon buckets of 30 weight diesel oil; 55 gallon barrel of 15/40 diesel oil; assortment of other oil and grease.ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES: 2 old Maytag motors; large assortment of old wrenches and farm primitives; flat irons; coaster wagon (as is); several old tractor and machinery manuals; old horse drawn spreader (rough); hay carrier for old barn; 5 iron machinery wheels; galvanized chicken feeder; 10 gallon and other cream cans; hand corn grader; buggy tongue; wood 2 hole corn sheller; big 4 toy tractor (as is); yard windmill; deer antlers; (2) Keystone mens bikes; and more yet to be found.AUTO: 2009 Dodge Caliber, 4 door auto, FWD, 53,000 actual miles, white in color, extra clean, full power, keyless entry.IH & CIH TRACTORS - LOADER - ACCESSORIES: CIH #5140 diesel tractor with cab, H & A, 6244 hrs, 18-4-38 30% rubber, WF, extra clean; set of clamp on duals for above tractor pair of 18-4-38 tractor chains; Westendorf TA 46 loader with 7’ bucket and mounts for above tractor and 806 IH; 2 prong bale stabber for loader to sell separately; IH #666 German Diesel, hydro, WF, 2 PT, year around cab, 4891 hrs on odometer, 15-5-38), 60% rubber, Farmall 666 49 hours on complete over haul with papers 2 years ago, sharp; Farmall #450 gas tractor with after market WF, spin out wheels, FH, 15-5-38 rubber; Farmall #450, NF, non running, gas; Jeffers 3 PT QT hitch; NF for IH M, 460, 560; pair of IH side weights; pair of Firestone 18-4-38 radial tract or tires; 2 PT to 3 PT quick tach hitch; FH drawbar; IH front weights; misc. tractor oil filters; splitting stand for older IH or Farmall tractors.FARM MACHINERY: CIH #900 6 row 30” planter with monitor, 1000 PTO pump, 2 new tires, field ready; JD 12’ Van Brunt grain drill with GSA, hydraulic lift; Kuhn GMD #700 9’ disc mower, 3 PT, looks like new; Ag Chem 360 gallon sprayer with 60’ booms, Honda motor; Rhino 8’ hydraulic adjust rear blade; extra nice Wallenstein GX 900 3PT, backhoe with self cont. pump; Parker #4800 gravity wagon with 425/65/225 truck rubber; NH #56 5 bar side rake (recond. and new paint); 165 bu. gravity flow wagon on good gear; IH 14’ #370 wheel disc; IH #45 20’ hydraulic field cultivator; 4 section harrow on manual cart; bush hog 7’ 3 PT rotary mower; NH #519 PTO spreader; 3 PT bale stabber; like new Westfield MK 80 61’ PTO auger with swing around hopper; IH #183 4R 3 PT cultivator; 12’ 3 PT scratcher; 6” TRK auger with motor, good IH #241 LR belt baler for parts or salvage; Farm King 165 bu. gravity wagon; JD #5 sickle mower with 7” bar; Brady 12’ stalk shredder; Artsway 5’ belly mower; metal flare box wagon with hoist; some machinery for iron or salvage.OTHER MISC. FARM ITEMS: Hydraulic homemade wood splitter; wire roller; small 2 wheel trailer with wire mesh floor; tandem axle trailer and water tank; burrmill; trailer frame; old NI spreader for parts or salvage; (2) 300 gallon fuel barrels on stands; (2) 100# propane bottles; wagon running gear; Chevrolet fleetside pickup box trailer; 2 wheel lowboy with heavy duty bridge plank floor; 2 wheel utility trailer; Cub Cadet #1720 hydro with Kohler 17 hp motor (as is); Honda 3 wheeler (as is); Jacobson snow blower with chains; walk behind lawn mower (as is); 3 HP transfer pump; Knipco kerosene heater; 40 m/l small square bales oat straw; SI cattle hay feeder on wheels 20’ (good); Pearson cattle headgate and squeeze chute.FARM TRUCK - OTHER VEHICLES: 1966 Chevy truck with 350 engine, 4x2, with 16’ Omaha standard steel box with wood floor, cheater axle, rollover tarp (as is); 1995 Chevy 1/2 Ton 4x4 pickup, high miles; 1983 Toyota 1/2 T pickup with topper, as is; 1973 Ford F250 3/4 T pickup, non running with Greenfield stock rack.AUCTIONEER’S NOTE: Lifetime accumulation of tools and misc. items. Most all tractors and machinery shedded when not in use. Come expecting an extra clean offering from start to finish. TERMS: Cash or good check with photo ID if unknown by the auction team. Lunch available. Portable Restroom on site.
Sue McIlravy and the late Gerald McIlravyContact Sue 641-344-8803 or Gerald Sychra 641-344-6433 for more info
West & Frey Auctioneers, Creston Iowa and Creston Livestock Auction ServicesDarwin West 641-344-1958; Tom Frey 641-344-5082; Todd Crill 712-621-1453;
Steve Bergren 712-789-0847; Brandon Frey; Zach Ballard Sale Clerks: June West, Leisa Frey Ringman: Vern Blazek
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Thur. June 26- 5:00PM Creston, IA. Modern Furniture, Household Goods, ‘51 Farmall Cub Tractor with attachments, Misc. for Mary Ann Lindsay and items consigned by the Ivan Bennett Family. Auctioneers: Darwin West, Tom Frey, Todd Crill, Steve Bergren, Brandon Frey, Zach Ballard.Sat. June 28- 10:00AM Rural Nevinville, IA. Tools & Shop Items; Antiques & Collectibles; Auto & Other Vehicles; IH Tractors, Loader, Accessories; Farm Machinery for Sue McIlravy & the late Gerald McIlravy. Auctioneers: Darwin West, Tom Frey, Todd Crill, Steve Bergren, Brandon Frey, Zach Ballard.Sat. June 28- 10:00AM Greenfield, IA. Specialized Plumbing Tools, 2003 Dodge Caravan, Chevy 4x4 Ext. Pickup for Young Mechanical. Auctioneer: Tim BaierSun. June 29- 11:00AM Creston, IA. Tools, Misc., Modern Furniture, Household Goods, Antiques & Collectibles for Walt & Nelda Herzberg. Auctioneers: Darwin West, Tom Frey, Todd Crill, Steve Bergren, Brandon Frey, Zach Ballard.Tues. July 1- 6:00PM Ellston, IA. Home at 3030 Linford Ln, Sun Valley Lake and Lots 287 & 288. Auctioneers: Kelly & Chad Daugherty.Sat. July 19- 10:00AM Rural Villisca, IA. Oak & Modern Furniture, Appliances, Vehicles, 1/16 Scale & Other Farm Toys, Antiques & Collectibles, Guns for Dean Gourley Estate & Joyce Gourley. Auctioneers: Darwin West, Tom Frey, Todd Crill, Steve Bergren, Brandon Frey, Zach Ballard.Sun. July 13- 9:00AM Corning, IA. Furniture, Tools, Misc., Guns and Fishing Poles for Valrie (& the late Dale) Hansen and Akin Building Center. Auctioneers: Kretzinger Auction Service.
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they’ve always got to win it. Otherwise they are dis-appointed,” Klinsmann said. “That’s just how it is. Third place or second place doesn’t mean much to the fans and the people there. And they live with that; they get along with that, so they can embrace those expecta-tions within the inner circle as well.”
Klinsmann isn’t the only one for whom the match-up with Germany offers a chance at redemption. Mid-fielder Jermaine Jones, 32, one of five German citizens on the U.S. roster, played 12 games for a succession of German national teams. But after he was cut from the German squad ahead of the 2008 European Cham-pionships, Jones, the son of an American serviceman, switched allegiances. And to cement that move, he recently had the American flag tattooed on his left leg.
“Of course, Germany is a special game,” Jones said before the U.S. team’s Tues-day afternoon flight to Re-cife. “I grew up in Germany.
My mom is German. But (now) I try to win and try to bring America to the next round.
“It’s not the point to beat a friend. It’s the point to come to the next round. This is the important stuff. We want to show the people that we can beat them.”
If the familiarity between the U.S. and German teams has bred a degree of con-tempt, though, it has also bred a great deal of com-fort for the U.S. side. Many of the coaches and players Klinsmann worked with are still with the German team. There are four players on the U.S. roster who play in the Bundesliga, and Jones spent 15 years in the Ger-man club system.
“It definitely helps that a lot of our players know the players from the Ger-man team,” Klinsmann said. “They’ll be more familiar with them. ... Hopefully, it’s an advantage.”
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him, and he’s done a fan-tastic job,” Gardenhire said. “Swinging the bat and catching the ball.”
Escobar came over with lefthander Pedro Hernan-dez from the White Sox in exchange for Francisco Liriano on July 28, 2012, and had the reputation of being a fine defensive play-er but raw at the plate. Un-til recently, it looked like a move of little benefit for the Twins. Liriano didn’t pitch well for the White Sox but signed with Pittsburgh and went 16-8 with a 3.02 ERA last season. Mean-while, Escobar batted .227 in 14 games in 2012 and .236 in 66 games last sea-son. Hernandez was sent packing after going 3-3 with a 6.83 ERA in 14 games last season.
But Liriano started this season 1-6 and currently is on the disabled list be-cause of a strained oblique muscle. Suddenly, it looks as if the Twins have real as-set in the Venezuelan-born Escobar.
Escobar is best suited to play shortstop but, when everyone is healthy, he likely will share the posi-tion with Danny Santana,
who is a better athlete with a powerful arm and has leadoff hitter written all over him.
But Gardenhire can move Santana to center field sometimes and plug in Escobar at other posi-tions to keep his bat in the lineup.
At worst, Escobar has become a super utility play-er, someone Gardenhire doesn’t want to leave on the bench.
“I just come to the ball-park ready to play,” Esco-bar said. “If I see my name in the lineup, I’m going to give it 110 percent. I’ll be ready to give it 110 percent when they do need me.”
He was needed Tuesday as the Twins kicked off a three-game series in Ana-heim, batting eighth, play-ing third base and looking for another pitch to drive.
“He swings,” Gardenhire said. “He’s not afraid to swing it and let it fly. And he’s got that great attitude. He’s been a joy to watch.”
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HOME FOR SALE
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• 3 bedrooms, 1 ½ baths, 2 car attached garage
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• Priced below assessed valueKindergarten
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Iowa Select Farms has a local opening for a full-time Maintenance Technician responsible for the building upkeep and repair needs of area swine farms. Ideal candidates will have technical skills in electrical, plumbing, welding and basic carpentry. HVAC specialists a plus. The ideal candidate must have initiative and good organizational and communication skills.
MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN
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Iowa Select Farms is an equal opportunity employer.
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2 BEDROOM APART-MENT appliances in-cluded, coin operatedwasher and dryer, nopets, no smoking,$550/mo. plus deposit,702 S. Poplar,515-321-8247.
BASEBALL CARD COL-LECTION, 1981-19905000 cards per box$35.00 a box; Reming-ton 22LR shells, $7.50/50ct. Box, Call 641-344-9991 for more info.
5 DOORS with porcelainhandles, $12.00 each or$50.00 for all, 641-202-0211.
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NICE 3 BEDROOM du-plex, no pets/smoking,$550/mo., $550 de-posit, 641-782-5779.
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This independent McDonald’s Franchise is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed
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McDonald’s Creston 608 Wyoming Avenue
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Looking for great people for all shiftsNow Hiring:
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Siding & WindowsGAULE EXTERIORSSteel and vinyl siding, replacement windows and seamless guttering. Quality craftsmanship, over a decade of professional service in Southwest Iowa. 641-782-0905.
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StorageSHARP’S SELF-STORAGE Boats, records, inventory, furniture. You store it, lock it, take the key. Industrial Park, Creston, 641-782-6227.
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GlassQUALITY GLASS CO. Automotive, home, business and farm. Commercial lock service and trailer sales. Hwy 34 East, in Creston 641-782-5155
JOB FAIRTUESDAY, JULY 1ST
Interviews being conducted from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Michael Foods, Inc. in Lenox, Iowa, has immediate opportunities for
employment on 1st, 2nd & 3rd shiftsMichael Foods is a diversified food processor and distributor
with businesses in egg products, refrigerated grocery products and refrigerated potato products.
Previous experience in food manufacturing is not required.
We will train people with a solid work history!
For further information contact Human Resources at (641) 333-4700 or come to the plant
(1009 S. Brooks St.) to apply Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Attn: Human Resources 1009 South Brooks St. • Lenox, IA 50851
Fax (641) 333-4800 • Phone (641) 333-4700 EOE/AAP
QUALITY PUBLIC AUCTIONSunday, June 29, 2014 • 11AM
Located 811 South Birch St., Creston IA (south of Hwy 34 at American Family Insurance)
TOOLS & OUTSIDE ITEMS: Master Mechanic 10” table saw; 10 gal shop vac; B&D 3/8” drill; misc hand & garden tools; 6’ alum step ladder; sawhorses; circ saw blades; garden hose; canning jars (qts & pts); heavy duty and other ext cords; nails, bolts, screws; am. Standard bathroom stool; potting mix & peat moss; 4 fishing poles; life jackets; 2 fish nets; lawn darts; metal storage shelf; few steel posts; concrete bird bath; 3 lawn chairs in bags; set of golf clubs with blind balls; 2 wheel cart for golf clubs; 4 matching colorful lawn chairs; Boche ball set; tennis rackets; planters; wrought iron patio table & 4 chairs; yard ornaments & more.MODERN FURNITURE, APPLIANCES & HOUSEHOLD GOODS: Kroehler 3 pc bedroom set (queen bed complete with headboard on hollywood frame, 10 drawer dresser with mirror and 4 drawer chest); double bed complete with headboard and foot board on hollywood frame, 4 drawer vanity with round mirror and 4 drawer chest; 2 oak nightstands; glass top coffee table and 2 matching small end tables; oak dining room table and 4 chairs; 4 other oak dining room chairs; hexagon end table with door and 2 matching end tables with doors; nice 6 drawer knee hole desk; 2 ptd arm chairs; office chair on castors; 2 leather directors chairs; quilt rack; earth tone color hide-a-bed; 3 cushion multi color pastel sofa; Singer portable sewing machine; matching brown recliner and swivel chair; Frigidaire dehumidifier; Amana refrigerator/freezer, white in color; various table lamps; round card table; 4 metal folding chairs; 2 square card tables; Magnavox CD/radio/cassette recorder boom box; Toshiba 25” color TV with DVD & VHS; Coolers; picnic baskets; 22 cup elec percolator; 2 gal Rubbermaid insulated water cooler; roasting pans; large stainless steel mixing bowl; elec skillet; waffle iron; misc. good dishes, pots, pans & kitchen utensils; Oster stand mixer with bowls and beaters; Rival ice cream and yogurt freezer; pics and frames; towels and bedding; box fans; step stool; odd and end luggage; vases; candles & much more.ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES: Franklin hope chest, cedar chest with tray; Red Wing 4 gal. Crock; 6 gal brown crock with ears; hand blue grass stripper; copper tea kettle; food grinder; cast iron matchbox; nest of 2 & 3 Pyrex mixing bowels; HP plates and bowls, cups and saucers; silver plate items; measure cups; lots of AVON; deco wall hangings; croquet set; full set of older pool balls in case; 1896 Union Co. throw; books (some religious); Heritage mint LTD 10” stake bed trunk, 10” cherry finish coupe, 10” pine finish coupe; cistern pump; 2 circular needlepoint frames.CONSIGNED TO SALE (follow Herzberg items) 2 cushion La-Z-Boy loveseat recliner; 4 oak bar stools; 2 wood dressers; 4 drawer file cabinet; misc office supplies; Magnavox DVD/VCR; Sony audio control center; Sony VHS; 6’x2’ stained glass framed; Garrison china hutch with glass doors; 2 padded top cedar chests (1 new in box); Yamaha clarinet; misc. lawn furniture; new Budweiser oak framed patio umbrella; home deco pictures & others; Kenmore small chest deep freeze; tennis rackets; golf clubs; life jackets; tsunami/passenger speed tube, new in box; jewelry boxes; costume jewelry; 12 Elvis and other misc. records; Pepsi, Dr. Pepper & 7up bottles; oak magazine table; oak glass top end table; Singer treadle sewing machine; Victor adding machine; small dropleaf table; misc. blue jars & old masons. 2009 Snapper LT200 20hp Briggs & Stratton, 44” deck, hydra static drive, 546 hours, 1-owner, $3000 when purchased new; 42” pull behind lawn sweeper.TERMS: Cash or Good check with photo ID if unknown by the auction team. Lunch on the grounds by Sara Dukes. Portable restroom available.
WALT & NELDA HERZBERGAuction conducted by: West & Frey Auctioneers LLC, Creston, Iowa & Creston
Livestock Auction Services Darwin West 641-344-1958; Tom Frey 641-344-5082; Todd Crill 712-621-1453;
Steve Bergren 712-789-0847; Brandon Frey; Zach Ballard Sale Clerks: June West, Leisa Frey. Ringman: Vern Blazek
www.crestonlivestock.com
HELP WANTEDMichael Foods, Inc. in Lenox, Iowa, has
immediate opportunities for employment on 1st, 2nd and 3rd shifts.
Michael Foods is a diversified food processor and distributor with businesses in egg products, refrigerated grocery products and refrigerated potato products.
Previous experience in food manufacturing is not required. We will train people with a solid work history!
For further information contact Human Resources at (641) 333-4700 or come to the plant to apply Monday through
Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.EOE/AAP
602 West Taylor St.— Creston —
641-782-6688
806 Laurel St. (Walmart)— Creston —
641-782-5710
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A Better Life for Patients. A Better Career for You!
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Iowa Select Farms has positions open for CDL Drivers responsible for transporting hogs between farm sites and to packer locations. Drivers operate company-owned late model Peterbilt trucks and haul five days a week, home every day.
This position requires a Class A CDL with a clean driving record. Candidates must be dependable, detail-oriented and follow all regulatory, safety, biosecurity and record keeping protocols. Previous livestock hauling experience desired.
Drivers receive competitive compensation and an excellent benefits package that includes single/family health, vision and dental coverage, 401(k), life insurance, flex plan and vacation, holiday and sick pay with sick day payout. Get hired and refer a friend to any position within the company — employees receive a $1,560 referral bonus.
CDL DRIVER
Apply online at www.iowaselect.com, contact Domingo Pedro at 641-347-5065 or
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Iowa Select Farms is an equal opportunity employer.
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Dare the Dark Hike planned
MOUNT AYR — Join Ringgold County Conserva-tion Board for a Dare the Dark Hike 10:30 p.m. July 19 at Poe Hollow Park, east of Mount Ayr on State Highway 2.
Registration for the hike will be at Hawkins Hideaway Shelter (enclosed shelter) and a guide will lead participants to the beginning of the trail. Individuals/froups of no more than four will leave every 10 minutes from the shelterhouse and travel from the Poe Hol-low west trail to the Ringgold Trailway and come back on the east trail into Poe Hol-low, around the pond trail and meet back at the shelterhouse.
Individuals who complete the Dare the Dark challenge will be entered into a draw-ing for Florida Georgia Line tickets at the Iowa State Fair (Sponsored by Jamie’s Coffee Mill).
No running, flashlights or cell phone lights are permit-ted. Participants will receive glow sticks for the hike. Entry fees for this event are adults $10 and students $5. All pro-ceeds of this event go toward funding the Ringgold County Nature Center.
To register for a time slot at this event, contact Ringgold County Conservation Board at 641-464-2787. Same day registrations are allowed.
Iowa WesternCommunity College
COUNCIL BLUFFS — Iowa Western Community College officials announced approximately 570 students have been named to the pres-ident’s honor roll because of their academic achieve-ment during the 2014 spring term. Students named to the president’s honor roll must be carrying at least 12 aca-demic credit hours and attain a grade-point average of at least 3.5 on a scale of 4.0.
The following students from the Creston News Ad-vertiser area were named to the honor roll:
Corning – Laramie Sp-roles, general studies; Joshua
Winkler, diesel technology; Carley Pappas, dental assis-tant.
Creston – Chris Clark, computer science; Emerald Gwinner, technical music.
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INDIANOLA — Justin Hayes of Creston was named to the president’s list at Simpson College in Indiano-la for the spring semester. To be named to the president’s list, a student must have a GPA of 4.0.
Lucas Neitzel of Creston was named to the dean’s list for the spring semester. To be named to the dean’s list, a student must have a GPA of 3.70 to 3.99.
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Rising Cedar River brings ‘some risk,’ but not much, officials say
CEDAR RAPIDS (MCT) — For just the fifth time in the last decade, the Cedar River at Cedar Rapids is ex-pected to top 17 feet.
While out of the norm, the anticipat-ed peak isn’t cause for concern either, said public works maintenance man-ager Craig Hanson.
“In 2008, we protected to a level nearly exactly like this and no one even knew it happened,” Hanson said. “No bridges closed. This does not have significant issues for businesses ... This means we are taking proactive actions. It has some risk, but it has very low risk.”
According to the latest National Weather Service predictions, the river will crest at 17.3 feet on Tuesday. In re-sponse, Hanson said he is stepping up flood protection throughout the city to 18 foot levels. Hanson said late Mon-
day morning that “90 percent” of that preparation was done Sunday.
“We always protect for the worst and hope for the best,” Hanson said. “That’s what we’ll do today. This won’t be that much more to get to that point.”
There will be impacts throughout the city as the river rises. Ellis Road in Linn County between Edgewood Road and F Avenue will close. Man-hattan Park will be totally flooded and Ellis Boulevard from 18th Street to El-lis Pool will close.
Further south, a pump has been stationed on First Street near the Mc-Grath Ampitheater. Hanson said the amphitheater will not be affected un-less the river tops 20 feet. Riverside Park has been closed due to the water under the 12th Avenue Bridge, and the city also will be fortifying the inter-
section of 15th Avenue and A Street in the Czech Village. New Bohemia is also home to a large water pump at Third Street and 10th Avenue, as well as other flood protections. Hanson said the neighborhood is “not a problem.”
Hanson said even if “we have a re-ally bad day in my world” and flood protection measures in the Czech Vil-lage fail, the result would only be 1.5 to 2 feet of water on A Street. That would threaten one home on A Street and one on B Street, but water shouldn’t enter either structure.
“Not at this level,” Hanson said of any threats to homes. “You’ve got to get up at 18.5 feet where we start no-tifying and taking actions for people.”
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Iowa’s small businessclimate gets mixed rating
(MCT) — A new survey found that while Iowa is a great place to start a small business, it struggles to sup-port them once they are up and running.
The state scored well in overall friendliness, licens-ing and ease of starting a business but received poor marks for training and net-working programs, employ-ment, zoning, and health and safety.
The survey, released by Thumbtack.com in part-nership with the Kauffman Foundation, ranked states on a variety of factors, in-cluding regulations, tax code and ease of hiring.
“After a two-month sur-vey of thousands of small business owners, Iowa’s small businesses have placed the state near the top for its friendliness,” said Jon Lieber, chief economist of Thumbtack.com.
The top-rated states overall were Utah, Idaho, Texas, Virginia and Louisi-ana while the lowest rated
were Rhode Island, Illinois, California, Connecticut and New Jersey.
“It is critical to the eco-nomic health of every city and state to create an entre-preneur-friendly environ-ment,” said Dane Stangler, vice president of research and policy at the Kauffman Foundation.
Other key findings in-clude:
•Iowa was one of only a few states where female entrepreneurs were more optimistic about the state’s economic outlook than their male counterparts — rating their outlook 7 per-cent higher on average.
•Iowa’s environmental regulations earned an A from small business owners, rating it the fifth highest in the country.
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