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BY SARAH BROWNCNA staff [email protected]

U ptown’s new-est business — Small Spaces — offers furni-

ture and decor that is just the right fit for the tiniest of rooms.

Owner Jeanette Melhuish of Creston said the furniture she offers at Small Spaces, 107 N. Elm St., is perfect for efficiency apartments, dorm rooms, nursing homes or other petite places that may feel cramped.

“Actually, the furniture can be used anywhere,” she said.

When choosing furniture for her inventory, Melhuish said she aimed on finding furniture to fit small rooms, but are as stylish as they are functional.

“Some of the pieces have built-in shelves or drawers,” Melhuish said. “But, it will all be assembly-type furni-ture.”

Melhuish shared some examples of two and four seat dining tables with built in storage for glasses, mugs, dishes and sides that fold down.

Two styles of futons Small Spaces offers double as a sofa and a bed — up to a full size.

Other furniture offerings include book cases, nesting tables, TV trays, desks, fold-ing screens and folding beds — all designed to maximize space in a small area.

Acme, Coaster and Ko-diak are some of the brands Small Spaces will carry.

Melhuish said customers will be welcome to purchase inventory on hand or order certain items in other colors, wood grain and patterns.

Melhuish’s offerings will be modern, yet affordable.

“I know there are a lot of people who can benefit from affordable furniture,” Melhuish said.

Melhuish, who has worked at Coen’s Furniture in Creston since July 2011, is opening Small Spaces mid-April because she thought Creston would benefit from a store such as hers. After working for Coen, Melhuish discovered a niche market to cater her business to.

“People would ask for things that Mike (Coen) didn’t carry,” Melhuish said. “I’m not trying to compete with anyone who is current-ly in business.”

Melhuish said her store will complement the busi-nesses around her who al-ready offer home décor and furniture such as Coen’s,

The Old Market Primi-tives, Antiques and Gifts, Leilani’s Collectibles and Second Hand Goods.

Even though the stores she mentioned offer home décor, Small Spaces will car-ry a select number of wall hangings, art and throw pil-lows.

For small interior deco-rating jobs, Small Spaces will carry remnant carpet and vinyl, which measures 12 inches by 14 inches or smaller.

About MelhuishMelhuish has worked

in retail for more than 40 years. Out of high school, she learned the retail busi-ness working at J.J. New-berry, an American five and dime store chain established

in Pennsylvania. She then honed her management skills as a customer service manager at Walmart in Ha-nover, Penn.

From 1997 to 2001, Mel-huish and her husband Bill Melhuish purchased a resort in Bullshoals, Ark., which was built by the Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC) in the 1930’s. Melhuish said running the resort in the Ozarks was a fun ex-perience, but, a labor of love. Her husband’s career moved them to Michigan and then to Creston in July 2011.

Small Spaces, 107 N. Elm St., is tentatively scheduled to open April 14. For more information, contact Mel-huish at (641) 278-1008.

CNA photo by SARAH BROWNJeanette Melhuish selects inventory for Small Spaces, 107 N. Elm St. In this photo, Melhuish points to multi-functional features of a two seat bistro table, which has a built-in wine rack and shelves. Dual purpose furniture will be a feature item in her store.

� New business: Small Spaces in Creston aims at maximizing rooms in tiny dwellings

When will it open?Small Spaces, 107 N. Elm St., is tentatively sched-uled to open April 14. For more information, contact Jeanette Melhuish at (641) 278-1008.

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CHS Hall of Famer Dorothy Peak turns 100

A special Crestonian turns 100 years old Tues-day. That Crestonian, Dorothy Peak, grew up in Nevinville and was a home economics teacher in the Creston School District for 34 years.

She was inducted into the CHS Hall of Fame in 2006.

Today, she still lives at her home on North Sycamore Street in Creston, and last week, the Creston News Advertiser sat down for an interview while she reflected on the past century.

Peak told us light-hearted stories about the “frozen underwear” struggles of the 1920s, stories about the importance of her education at Iowa State University and her im-mense love for teaching home economics in Iowa for almost 40 years.

Read more about Peak, including memories from friends and family, in Tuesday’s Creston News Advertiser.

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CH S tocelebrate TWIRP BIRP this week

Creston High School is celebrating TWIRP BIRP this week.

The TWIRP BIRP king candidates are Kruz Ad-amson, Cole Crawford, Levi Eblen, Trevor Luther, Evan Nielsen and Jeremy Stoll.

The king will be announced at Jam the Gym 5:30 p.m. Saturday in the SWCC gym. The TWIRP BIRP dance will be held after in the CHS commons from 9 to 11:30 p.m.

Dress up days for the week are:

Monday – ‘Mer-ica Monday. Wear clothes that repre-sent America.

Tuesday – Lazy Day. Wear your PJ’s or whatever is comfortable.

Wednesday – Sports Day. Wear your favorite team’s apparel.

Thursday – Class Color Day. Ninth grade wear red, 10th grade wear purple, 11th grade wear blue, and 12th grade wear black.

Friday – Twin Day. Wear matching shirts with your date for the TWIRP BIRP dance.

King candidates TWIRP BIRP king can-didates for 2014 include:

Kruz Adamson Cole CrawfordLevi EblenTrevor LutherEvan NielsenJeremy Stoll

YMCA Home and Garden Show

CNA photos by SARAH BROWNAbove, Brian Van Scoy of Winterstien Construction in Creston shows YMCA Home and Garden Show attendees an array of landscape boulders, concrete curbing and edging ideas for home and commercial landscapes. Right, farmer Denny Wimmer and his wife Patty Wimmer of Arispe explain their new community supported agriculture (CSA) program to attendees Saturday at Southern Prairie YMCA’s Home and Garden Show. The winners of two produce-filled baskets donated by Hy-Vee are Julie Schieffer and Hadassah Gates of Creston.

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2A Creston News AdvertiserMonday, March 31, 2014

Norma Marxen Lenox

Norma Marxen, 85, of Lenox died M a r c h 27, 2014, at Lenox Care Cen-ter.

F u -neral ser-vices will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 2, at Pear-son Family Funeral Service, 809 W. Montgomery St., Creston. Terry Roberts, Hospice of Central Iowa chaplain, will officiate. Burial will be in Prairie Lawn Cem-etery in Spaulding in Union County. The casket will be closed per Norma’s request. Visitation with family pres-ent will be 12:30 to 2 p.m. service time Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorials may be directed to HCI and/or Prairie Lawn Cemetery. Online condolences may be left at www.pearsonfuneral-homes.com.

Norma Ruth Marxen, daughter of Naomi Ruth (Griffin) and Ralph Brown, was born Jan. 24, 1929, near Spaulding in Union County.

Norma graduated from

Orient High School in 1947.On Oct. 17, 1948, Norma

married Donald LeRoy Marxen in Creston.

Norma and Don farmed in the Orient, Bridgewater and Creston areas.

Norma and Don moved to Creston in 1966. They lived in Creston until 1978, and then moved to Orient until 1998.

Norma worked in the di-etary department at Greater Regional Medical Center for 27 years.

Norma was a member of Orient United Methodist Church.

Norma is survived by her sons, Stephen (Betty) Marxen of Lenox, Robert (Connie) Marxen of Creston and Ralph Marxen of Cres-ton; grandchildren, Rebecca Smith, Brandy Wagner, Brenda Njus, Dustin Weihs and Brianne Weihs; 12 great-grandchildren; brother Ed (Bobbie) Brown of Sonora, Calif.; sister Helen (Robert) Shephard of Hemett, Calif.; and several nieces, nephews, cousins and other relatives.

Norma was preceded in death by her parents, hus-band in 1998, daughter Bar-bara Jean Johnson in 2006 and grandson Clinton Wor-thy Marxen in 2012.

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Grilling: Madison County Cattlemen Carl Kirkland of Madison County, front, and Jeff Wardlow of Lenox prepare prime rib on a propane grill Saturday for Southern Prairie YMCA Home and Garden Show attendees.

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East Union, partners to host health and wellness fair

AFTON — On April 10, East Union ASPIRE — in conjunction with “Partner-ing in Communities” com-mittee — will host a health and wellness fair.

Individuals from orga-nizations or local service agencies are invited to provide activities or in-formational booths to en-courage personal wellness — physical, emotional, financial, spiritual, intel-

lectual, social or environ-mental — for East Union students and their parents. The mission of the event is to promote healthy lifestyles, including good nutrition, physical ac-tivities, routines at home, adequate sleep, love and limits, and community in-volvement, which are all proven to make children better learners and more academically successful.

At 6 p.m., a healthy, free-will donation sup-per will be served in the East Union concourse, followed by the opportu-nity for families to explore hands-on activities and in-formational booths.

Then at 7 p.m., students and community volunteers will entertain attendees with the first ever AS-PIRE “More” Style Show. All clothing and accesso-

ries exhibited during this time will be items selected from the ASPIRE “More” Thrift Store. In addition to showcasing the merchan-dise available, it will be an example of how to spend money wisely.

To be part of this event or become community partner to support East Union families, contact Tammy Ross at 641-347-8777.

International children’s art exhibit opens in Greenfield

GREENFIELD — Children’s artwork from around the world — in-cluding three pieces from Nodaway Valley students — will fill the gallery of Warren Cultural Center (WCC) starting this week-end. For the 11th year, the Pentel International Chil-dren’s Art Exhibition will

make a stop in Greenfield.A reception to open the

exhibit and congratulate the local artists will be held 2 p.m. Sunday at the WCC, 154 Public Square, Green-field. The display will con-tinue through April 13. The WCC lobby/gallery is open free of charge 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Fri-

day; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sat-urdays (enter through Ed & Eva’s), and during other WCC events.

Local artists whose works were selected for the 43rd annual show are Tara Vandewater, Nodaway Valley second grader, who drew “The Queen”; Grace Britten, second grader,

who created “The Baby”; and first grader Danielle Eshelman, whose art is en-titled “Flower.”

Nodaway Valley art in-structor Linda Wolfe notes the winning artworks of 100 local students have been included in the show since she began entering them in 1992.

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Washington used outdated data to allow logging on slope

SEATTLE (MCT) — State regulators have been using outdated boundaries to restrict logging above the Snohomish County slope that collapsed March 22, failing to incorporate newer research that would have protected a swath of land that wound up being clear-cut, according to a Seattle Times analysis of documents and geographi-cal data.

Because trees intercept and absorb water, removing them can contribute to the risk or size of a landslide by increasing the soil’s satura-tion, according to geological reports. The impact can lin-ger for years.

In 1997, a report commis-sioned by the state Depart-ment of Ecology used “new-ly developed computational tools” to map the plateau atop the unstable hill out-side Oso. That report was prepared by geologist Dan-iel J. Miller and hydrologist Joan Sias; Miller’s portion drew boundaries for where groundwater could feed into the slope and increase the risks of landslide.

When the Department of Natural Resources (DNR)

issued logging restrictions later that same year, the agency cited the Miller-Sias report and treated it as state of the art, saying any fu-ture study should emulate its methods. But instead of adopting Miller’s map, DNR used boundaries that had been drawn up in 1988.

“We did the work. It was cited in the prescriptions as what you should do. And it appears from your compari-son of the maps that it didn’t get done,” Miller told The Seattle Times on Sunday. “I suspect it just got lost in the shuffle somewhere.”

Had Miller’s map been used for the plateau, called the Whitman Bench, an ad-ditional 12 acres to the west would have been placed un-der protection, according to a Seattle Times analysis.

In 2004, DNR approved the clear-cutting of 7 1/2 acres on the plateau — about 5 of which would have been protected under Miller’s boundaries.

Grandy Lake Forest, the owner of that property, fin-ished harvesting the acre-age by August 2005. The 7 1/2 acres took the shape of a pizza slice — with its tip

just touching the part of the slope that fell away this month, releasing millions of cubic yards of sand, silt and clay.

The Seattle Times previ-ously reported the actual harvest appeared to extend past the permitted area, with about an acre cut in re-stricted land.

The hill that collapsed had a long history of slides, including ones in 1949, 1951, 1967 and 1988. Ge-ologists studying the slope have cited multiple factors that could have contributed to the slides, from excessive precipitation to erosion of the hill’s base by the Still-aguamish River to logging.

DNR issued its logging restrictions in 1997 as part of what’s called a water-shed analysis. Even then, the geologist who authored the section on the poten-tial link between logging and landslides expressed doubts about using the boundaries from 1988.

Gerald Thorsen, who died five years ago, wrote that he considered it be-yond his work’s scope to “second guess” the 1988 study, but added: “How-

ever, I feel that there is enough additional in-formation available now (since the 1988 study), and enough unanswered ques-tions, to warrant a new look at this slide and its re-charge area.”

The “recharge area” refers to the part of the plateau at risk of send-ing groundwater into the slope.

DNR spokeswoman Diana Lofflin emailed a statement to The Times, saying: “The 1997 Water-shed Analysis is a histori-cal document and (it) will take some time to under-stand what data was used in the analysis and the un-derlying assumptions. This is further complicated by the fact that the report was prepared 17 years ago un-der a previous administra-tion with different staff.

“Please be patient as we review the information and complete an investigation, and bear in mind that we are focused on the recov-ery efforts at this time.”

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Markets

Today's WeatherLocal 5-Day Forecast

Tue

4/1

49/33Some sun in themorning with in-creasing clouds dur-ing the afternoon.

Sunrise Sunset7:01 AM 7:42 PM

Wed

4/2

41/34Rain and snow.Highs in the low 40sand lows in the mid30s.


Thu

4/3

46/34Showers possible.Highs in the mid 40sand lows in the mid30s.


Fri

4/4

42/26Windy, mix of rainand snow showers.


Sat

4/5

54/34A few clouds. Highsin the mid 50s andlows in the mid 30s.


Des Moines49/33

Cedar Rapids49/31

Sioux City43/28

Creston49/33

Iowa At A Glance

Area CitiesCity Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond.Algona 44 27 windy Davenport 51 34 mst sunny Marshaltown 46 30 mst sunnyAtlantic 49 33 pt sunny Des Moines 49 33 pt sunny Mason City 43 25 windyAubudon 46 31 pt sunny Dubuque 49 30 pt sunny Onawa 45 30 pt sunnyCedar Rapids 49 31 mst sunny Farmington 52 36 mst sunny Oskaloosa 50 33 pt sunnyCenterville 50 34 pt sunny Fort Dodge 45 28 mst sunny Ottumwa 50 35 pt sunnyClarinda 52 36 pt sunny Ft Madison 51 37 mst sunny Red Oak 50 35 pt sunnyClarion 44 28 windy Guttenberg 47 28 pt sunny Sioux Center 41 25 pt sunnyClinton 51 33 pt sunny Keokuk 54 38 mst sunny Sioux City 43 28 cloudyCouncil Bluffs 48 33 pt sunny Lansing 44 27 windy Spencer 43 25 windyCreston 49 33 pt sunny LeMars 42 26 pt sunny Waterloo 48 30 pt sunny

National CitiesCity Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond.Atlanta 78 50 pt sunny Houston 78 66 t-storm Phoenix 78 51 sunnyBoston 50 33 sunny Los Angeles 65 51 mst sunny San Francisco 57 47 rainChicago 50 33 windy Miami 82 67 sunny Seattle 61 41 pt sunnyDallas 82 67 t-storm Minneapolis 39 23 sn shower St. Louis 61 45 mst sunnyDenver 61 31 windy New York 56 40 mst sunny Washington, DC 65 46 pt sunny

Moon Phases

NewMar 30

FirstApr 7

FullApr 15

LastApr 22

UV IndexTue4/15

Moderate

Wed4/23

Moderate

Thu4/34

Moderate

Fri4/45

Moderate

Sat4/56

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Day’s RecordFrom Creston Offi cial Weather Station: high past 24 hours (72), low past 24 hours (37) and precipitation ending 7 a.m. today (.0)

Today's WeatherLocal 5-Day Forecast

Tue

4/1

49/33Some sun in themorning with in-creasing clouds dur-ing the afternoon.


Wed

4/2

41/34Rain and snow.Highs in the low 40sand lows in the mid30s.


Thu

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46/34Showers possible.Highs in the mid 40sand lows in the mid30s.


Fri

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42/26Windy, mix of rainand snow showers.


Sat

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54/34A few clouds. Highsin the mid 50s andlows in the mid 30s.


Des Moines49/33

Cedar Rapids49/31

Sioux City43/28

Creston49/33

Iowa At A Glance

Area CitiesCity Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond.Algona 44 27 windy Davenport 51 34 mst sunny Marshaltown 46 30 mst sunnyAtlantic 49 33 pt sunny Des Moines 49 33 pt sunny Mason City 43 25 windyAubudon 46 31 pt sunny Dubuque 49 30 pt sunny Onawa 45 30 pt sunnyCedar Rapids 49 31 mst sunny Farmington 52 36 mst sunny Oskaloosa 50 33 pt sunnyCenterville 50 34 pt sunny Fort Dodge 45 28 mst sunny Ottumwa 50 35 pt sunnyClarinda 52 36 pt sunny Ft Madison 51 37 mst sunny Red Oak 50 35 pt sunnyClarion 44 28 windy Guttenberg 47 28 pt sunny Sioux Center 41 25 pt sunnyClinton 51 33 pt sunny Keokuk 54 38 mst sunny Sioux City 43 28 cloudyCouncil Bluffs 48 33 pt sunny Lansing 44 27 windy Spencer 43 25 windyCreston 49 33 pt sunny LeMars 42 26 pt sunny Waterloo 48 30 pt sunny

National CitiesCity Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond.Atlanta 78 50 pt sunny Houston 78 66 t-storm Phoenix 78 51 sunnyBoston 50 33 sunny Los Angeles 65 51 mst sunny San Francisco 57 47 rainChicago 50 33 windy Miami 82 67 sunny Seattle 61 41 pt sunnyDallas 82 67 t-storm Minneapolis 39 23 sn shower St. Louis 61 45 mst sunnyDenver 61 31 windy New York 56 40 mst sunny Washington, DC 65 46 pt sunny

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MondayTOPS No. 1338, 5 p.m., First

United Methodist Church.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.

TuesdayRetired Greater Community

Hospital employees coffee, 9:30 a.m., Hy-Vee.

Creston Kiwanis Club, noon, The Windrow, 102 W. Taylor St.

Achievers Club, noon potluck, First Christian Church.

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

Free community meal, 5 to 6 p.m., United Church of Christ (Congregational), 501 W. Montgomery St.

Creston City Council, 6 p.m., council chambers, restored Creston Depot.

Creston Lions Club, 6:30 p.m., The Pizza Ranch, 520 Livingston Ave.

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

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

WednesdayTOPS 116, 9:30 a.m., United

Church of Christ (Congregational), 501 W. Montgomery St.

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) brown baggers 12x12 study, noon open meeting, St. Malachy Rectory, 407 W. Clark St. No smoking.

Alzheimer’s Disease Family Caregiver Support Group, 2 p.m., Prairie View Assisted Living, 1709 W. Prairie St.

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

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

ThursdayBurlington Northern and

Santa Fe Railroad retirees coffee, 9 a.m., The Windrow Restaurant.

Meeting Creston City Council, 6

p.m. Tuesday, council cham-bers, restored Creston Depot.

Agenda includes: pub-lic forum; public hearing on adopting an amended urban revitalization plan; public hearing on ordinance amending Chapter 10 provi-sions pertaining to commer-cial property tax exemptions; first reading of Ordinance No. 14-152 to amend Chap-ter 10; discuss purchase of a 2014 Elgin Pelican NP (street sweeper) for $154,371 from Trans Iowa Equipment; set public hearing for an ease-ment request for Casey Tele-phone Company to place buried cable in city right-of-way; discuss amending Reso-lution No. 10, dated July 19, 2005, by including Rainbow Park as a place where mon-ies may be put into projects from the McKinley Park re-stricted gift fund; and discuss immediate safety enhance-ment application for the Creston Municipal Airport for the trimming of trees in the existing height limitation easement for the approach to runway end 34.

Birth ST. CHARLES, Mo. —

Lance and Jill Dorgan of St. Charles, Mo., are parents of a daughter born March 8, 2014. Isla Reese weighed 6 pounds, 5 ounces and was 20 inches long.

Grandparents are Larry and Mary Jo Dorgan of Creston and Sam and Debra Goldammer of Jefferson City, Mo.

Police Rachel Tucker, 24, 1303

W. Mills St., was charged with child endangerment and second-degree harass-ment 9:15 a.m. Friday at De-partment of Human Services office, 304 N. Pine St.

According to a Creston Police report, Tucker left her child unattended in her ve-hicle at I Think I Can Child Care Center, 705 S. Cherry St., 10 a.m. Wednesday. Tucker then told a DHS em-ployee she would beat her if she brought law enforcement to her residence Friday.

Tucker was released on

$3,000 bond.Miscellaneous

Animal call, 5:30 a.m., Fri-day, North Spruce Street.

Suspicious person, 6:16 a.m., Friday, North Lincoln Street.

Missing juvenile, 10:20 a.m., Friday, Abell Street.

Escort, 11 a.m., Friday, North Walnut Street.

Assistance, 11:30 a.m., Fri-day, North Oak Street.

Assistance, 11:34 a.m., Fri-day, North Elm Street.

Talk to officer, 2:26 p.m., Friday, West Summit Street.

Possible OWI, 2:41 p.m., Friday, Wyoming Avenue.

Assault, 3:07 p.m., Friday, East Townline Street.

Assistance, 3:18 p.m., Fri-day, North Pine Street.

Talk to officer, 3:46 p.m., Friday, North Pine Street.

Talk to officer, 5:32 p.m., Friday, North Pine Street.

Talk to officer, 6:10 p.m., Friday, North Walnut Street.

Suspicious vehicle, 6:17 p.m., Friday, West Union Street.

Traffic stop, 10:39 p.m., Friday, Harsh Street.

Traffic stop, 10:48 p.m., Friday, West Adams Street.

Traffic stop, 11:15 p.m., Friday, North Sumner Av-enue.

Traffic stop, 2:08 a.m., Sat-urday, New York Avenue.

Medical, 10:59 a.m., Sat-urday, West Montgomery Street.

Escort, 1:10 p.m., Satur-day, North Pine Street.

Talk to officer, 2:23 p.m., Saturday, North Pine Street.

Suspicious person, 2:27 p.m., Saturday, West Mont-gomery Street.

Drive off, 3:51 p.m., Satur-day, West Adams Street.

Reckless driving, 4:47 p.m., Saturday, South Pine Street.

Information, 5:53 p.m,. Sat-urday, West Howard Street.

Accident, 6:31 p.m., Satur-day, Laurel Street.

Accident, 6:43 p.m., Satur-day, Highway 34.

Talk to officer, 7:45 p.m., Saturday, South Maple Street.

Reckless driving, 7:59 p.m., Saturday, Laurel Street.

Traffic stop, 8:17 p.m., Saturday, North Sumner Av-enue.

Animal call, 9:03 p.m., Sat-urday, South Pine Street.

Traffic stop, 9:13 p.m., Sat-urday, Fremont Street.

Public intoxication, 11:26 p.m., Saturday, North Elm Street.

Animal call, 9:24 a.m., Sunday, North Oak Street.

Alarm, 9:49 a.m., Sunday, East Taylor Street.

Animal call, 10:20 a.m., Sunday, North Maple Street.

Animal call, 7:12 p.m., Sunday, West Montgomery Street.

Talk to officer, 7:16 p.m., Sunday, North Pine Street.

Animal call, 9:09 p.m., Sunday, North Oak Street.

Talk to officer, 9:21 p.m., Sunday, North Pine Street.

Traffic stop, 9:30 p.m., Sunday, North Sumner Av-enue.

Traffic stop, 9:47 p.m., Sunday, Russell Street.

Suspicious person, 10:43 p.m., Sunday, West Mont-gomery Street.

Fire Miscellaneous

Medical, 9:42 a.m., Friday, North Cedar Street.

Medical, 10:50 a.m., Fri-day, Laurel Street.

Medical, 11 p.m., Friday, Pole Road.

Medical, 11:01 a.m., Sat-urday, West Montgomery Street.

Burn complaint, 2:53 p.m.,

Saturday, North Walnut Street.

Grass fire, 5:23 p.m., Sat-urday, North Pine Street.

Structure fire, 1:03 p.m., Sunday, Highway 34.

Fire alarm, 6:20 p.m., Sunday, West Montgomery Street.

Afton Police Miscellaneous

Information, 9:08 a.m., March 17.

Information, 9:34 a.m., March 17.

Consumer fraud scam, 4:35 p.m., March 18.

Information, 4:20 p.m., March 19.

Assistance, 4:43 p.m., March 19.

Welfare check, 5:15 p.m., March 19.

Welfare check, 6:33 p.m., March 19.

Juvenile matter, 7:45 p.m., March 24.

Civil process, 2:11 p.m., Tuesday.

Alarm, 6:27 p.m., Tuesday.Tornado drill, 10:01 a.m.,

Wednesday.Information, 10:55 a.m.,

Wednesday.Property dispute, 10:15

a.m., Thursday.Information, 10:56 a.m.,

Thursday.Information, 4:25 p.m.,

Thursday.

Ongoing criminal investi-gation, 11:16 a.m., Friday.

Ongoing criminal investi-gation, 6:07 p.m., Friday.

Parking complaint, 9:11 p.m., Friday.

Chimney fire, 9:21 p.m., Friday.

Debris in roadway, 7:17 p.m., Saturday.

Disturbing the peace, 7:41 p.m., Saturday.

Vandalism, 7:43 p.m., Sat-urday.

Disturbing the peace, 11:54 p.m., Saturday.

Fighting, 1:24 a.m., Sun-day.

Talk to officer, 2:15 a.m., Sunday.

Grain prices quoted at 10 a.m. today:

• Farmers Co-op, Creston:Corn — $4.54

Soybeans — $14.00• Gavilon Grain:Corn — $4.50Soybeans — $14.05

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Tuesday, April 1, 2014ARIES (March 21 to April 19)

This is a fun day and your spirits are high. Everything is going your way — so much so that the only thing

you have to watch out for is going overboard! (Whoops.)

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Something might happen today that makes you feel more in touch with your spiritual or religious world. This could be a minor nudge or a big epiphany, but it will make you think.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) This is a fabulous day to schmooze with others. You will enjoy getting together in class-es, groups or meeting with people. It is your enthusiasm that attracts others to you.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) When talking to bosses, parents, teachers and VIPs today, be careful you don’t take on more than you can handle. If agreeing to anything or vol-unteering, be prudent and sen-sible.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) You’re eager to make big plans for future travel. Before you sign on the dotted line or com-mit to anything, make sure you can afford your dreams. Don’t bite off more than you can chew.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) If you have to divide something today or share it with others, respect your own needs as well. Don’t give away the farm.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) This is a great day to schmooze with friends and partners, because you feel enthusias-tic, warmhearted and upbeat. Accept all invitations. Be friendly!

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Your plans related to your job (or perhaps your health) are big today. You’re enter-taining major ideas because you feel confident that every-thing will work out the way you want.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) It’s Tuesday, but it’s a party day for you. Enjoy sports events, vacations, social occa-sions, the arts, movies, musi-cal performances and playful times with kids.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) You will enjoy entertain-ing at home today, because everyone is in a great mood. If involved in a real-estate deal, make sure things are as good as they look.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Your optimism and enthu-siasm are over-the-top today. That’s why you’ll enjoy con-versations with neighbors, sib-lings and friends. Yada yada yada.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) This is an excellent day for business and commerce. Trust your moneymaking ideas, but check out anything that looks too good to be true.

YOU BORN TODAY You don’t necessarily crave atten-tion, but you often are in the

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Quality over quantityBy SCOTT VICKERCNA sports editor • [email protected]

Creston head boys track coach Pat Schlapia hopes the phrase “quality over quantity” rings true for his team this year.

With just 18 athletes out this year, the roster is thin. But, four of those athletes return with state meet ex-perience, including a pair of athletes who have placed at the state meet.

“What we may lack in numbers, we make up for with quality,” Schlapia said. “I think we can mix and match a lot of things. I think the events we’re going to be in, I think we can cause some major damage, com-peting for the top spot.”

The Panthers’ strength this year will lie in the mid-dle distance and distance events.

Senior Brandon Phipps returns as a three-year state meet qualifier in the 3,200 meter run. As a soph-o m o r e , P h i p p s p l a c e d fourth in the 3,200 meters and sev-enth in the 1,600 meters.

Junior Jay Wolfe has placed in the 800 m e t e r s each of his first two years, f i n i s h i n g third as a f reshman

and sixth as a sophomore. He also anchored last year’s state-qualifying 4x400 and 4x800 relay teams.

Senior Maxx Walters and junior Bryce Briley also re-turn with state meet experi-ence for the Panthers.

“We expect a lot from our seniors we have coming back,” Schlapia said. “No matter what event they’re in or what ability they are. We’ve got a very talented group of juniors and sopho-mores. The state people we have coming back, some of them have been compet-ing since freshman year at

state.”Adding to an already

strong crop of middle dis-tance and d i s t a n c e r u n n e r s is sopho-m o r e C o o p e r M c D e r -mott, who made a big impact in his first season with Cres-ton during cross country.

“He had a very success-ful cross country season this year with six individual titles,” Schlapia said. “I look

at Cooper and Brandon, and it was nice to have one outstanding 3,200 meter runner, and now we have two outstanding 3,200 me-ter runners. Plus, those two make our 4x800 even stron-ger.”

It will leave Schlapia with a dilemma — does he run Phipps and McDermott in the 3,200 meter run or in the 4x800 relay. The two events are back-to-back in the meet schedule.

“That’s a nice problem to have,” he said. “We’ve got major quality in both those events.”

Making that problem a little easier to swallow is the fact he has some versatile athletes on the roster.

“There’s no limit to what some of these kids could do,” Schlapia said. “Maxx might go anywhere from a 100 to an 800 at times. These guys are going to be doing some different things.”

Schlapia said he expects a lot from senior Trevor Lu-ther in the discus this year.

“He’s got some big goals he wants to accomplish in the discus,” Schlapia said. “He’s been looking real good in the discus so far.”

Senior Evan Nielsen, sophomore Seth Maitlen and freshman Cody Tanner provide depth in the throw-ing events.

Returning this year after being sidelined for much of last year is junior Alex Tamerius. After injuring his knee playing soccer last year as a dual-sport ath-lete, Tamerius is competing in just track this year and will specialize in the short sprints.

Maitlen, Nick Walsh and Chris Foster will all be ex-pected to take a step up this year as sophomores.

“Seth is going to be do-ing a lot of throwing for us and doing some sprints,” Schlapia said. “Nick Walsh is looking real strong for us. He’s going to fill some spots for us. He may even do some 400 hurdles. Chris Foster did some high jump-ing for us last year and will fill that spot.”

Tanner, Brody Frain and

CNA photo by SCOTT VICKERCreston throwers Seth Maitlen and Evan Nielsen (background) work on their explosive-ness in a stair drill at a Creston boys track preseason practice. The Panthers open the season Tuesday at the Hawkeye 10 Southern Division Meet in Red Oak.

Successful weekend for Spartan softball

By LARRY PETERSONCNA sports writer • [email protected]

If you have to take on the nation’s seventh-ranked team on a Monday, then the best way to prepare might be a four-game winning streak over the preceding weekend.

That’s what the South-western softball team did, defeating NIACC on Sat-urday, 5-4 and 4-3, before pounding out a pair of wins over Iowa Lakes here Sun-day, 11-3 and 11-7.

Southwestern, now 11-4 overall and 5-3 in confer-ence play, hosts No. 7 Kirk-wood (24-5, 7-1) at 3 p.m. today.

The weekend was a nice turnaround for a young Spartan team that began with a 6-1 trip to Myrtle Beach, S.C., before a 1-3 slump that dropped the re-cord to 7-4. Suddenly, things

appear to be back on track.Pitchers Danielle McIn-

tosh and Sam Strand each won two games over the weekend, and neither is-sued a walk against Iowa Lakes Sunday while fanning a combined 13.

“I think they are building a little bit more confidence,” coach Lindsay Stumpff said. “We needed that. Our mind-set wasn’t ideal there for awhile.”

Southwestern showed an ability to battle from be-hind during the weekend, starting with game one against NIACC Saturday afternoon. Hannah Murphy reached safely on a bunt and shortstop Katrina DeVore stroked a sharp double to start off the home half of the seventh with SWCC trailing 4-2.

McIntosh helped her own cause with an RBI single to make it 4-3. The Spartan clean-up hitter, Emma Fer-

rin, was safe on an infield error. The play scored the tying run.

With a runner on third and one out, Sam Strand hit a grounder toward the shortstop, who threw to first base after a quick glance at the runner. McIntosh had enough time to scamper home with the winning run on the play.

DeVore was 2-of-4 in the game with a double and Fer-rin had a double. McIntosh struck out two and walked two in picking up the win.

Strand pitched the 4-3 second game victory, set-ting down five on strikes while walking one. DeVore, Ferrin and outfielder Molly Schimp each had two hits in the game. Schimp, sopho-more volleyball standout who had not played since 10th grade, also drove in two

Spartans go 1-3 against EllsworthBy SCOTT VICKERCNA sports editor • [email protected]

After three straight loss-es to start this weekend’s four-game home set with Ellsworth, the Southwest-ern baseball team battled back and picked up a 4-3 extra-inning win over the Panthers to close out the weekend here Sunday.

The Spartans dropped games of 12-3 and 12-1 to the Panthers on Saturday, and struggled in a 17-2 loss in the opener on Sunday.

Ellsworth scored nine runs in the second inning of Sunday’s opener, all of which were unearned. The Panthers went deep twice in the inning, including a grand slam.

“They just swung the crap out of it,” head coach Brian “Bull” Smith said. “We didn’t do anything on the mound to help our cause, either. I told (Bill) Krejci and (Steve) West-phal, I thought they might have been the best offen-sive team we’ve faced this year.”

But Southwestern found a way to slow down the Panther bats in the final game of the set, thanks to the strong pitching of Jason Roberts of Alton, Ill.

“We got a great start out of Jason on the mound,” Smith said. “We played pretty clean defense. It’s always a little easier to play

CNA photo by SCOTT VICKERSouthwestern freshman second baseman Gage Gavin of Martensdale throws over to first base on a ground ball during the Spartans’ 17-2 loss to Ellsworth in the opening game of Sunday’s doubleheader. The Spartans bounced back for a 4-3 win over the Panthers in the second game of the doubleheader.

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CNA photo by LARRY PETERSONSWCC third baseman Jordan Williamson prepares to throw to first base after field-ing a ground ball during the Spartans’ 4-3 victory over NIACC Saturday afternoon. Southwestern swept the Trojans and did the same against Iowa Lakes on Sunday.

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Years since Michigan started 5 freshmen in Elite Eight win. Kentucky started 5 freshmen Sunday.

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The Numbers Game

Kentucky winsINDIANAPOLIS —

Aaron Harrison hit a 24-foot three-pointer with 2.3 seconds left to lift Kentucky past Michigan 75-72 on Sunday after-noon and into the Final Four for the 16th time in school history.

The Wildcats improve to 28-10 and will play Wisconsin on Saturday in a national semifinal.

Michigan’s season ended at 28-9, but one win shy of its second straight Final Four.

Aaron Harrison scored 12 points off four three-pointers in the final 8:05 to lead the Wildcats. Nik Stauskas had 24 points to pace Michigan.Spartans fall

NEW YORK — Sha-bazz Napier scored 17 of his 25 points in the second half to lead Connecticut to the Fi-nal Four with a 60-54 win over fourth-seeded Michigan State on Sun-day.

The seventh-seeded Huskies rallied from a nine-point second half deficit to win. Napier hit three free throws with 37.6 seconds left to ex-tend the UConn lead to five.

DeAndre Daniels added 12 points while Ryan Boatright had 11 for the Huskies, who im-proved to 30-8 and will play Florida in a nation-al semifinal on Saturday. The Huskies are the last team to beat the Gators back in December.

Gary Harris had 22 points, including four triples, to pace the Spar-tans. Adreian Payne had 13 points and nine rebounds as Michigan State’s season ended at 29-9.Overtime win

ANAHEIM — Frank Kaminsky scored 28 points and pulled down 11 rebounds as Wiscon-sin rallied to a 64-63 overtime win over Ari-zona in the West Region Final.

It’s the first Final Four appearance for Wiscon-sin since 2000 and first for Bo Ryan. The win is the 30th of the year for Wisconsin.

Nick Johnson had the ball with a chance to win it for the Wildcats, but didn’t get a shot off be-fore the buzzer.

Johnson led the Wildcats (33-5) with 16 points. Aaron Gor-don pulled down 18 re-bounds for Arizona.

Traevon Jackson added 10 points for the Badgers, who will play Kentucky in a national semifinal next Saturday.Florida rolls

MEMPHIS — Scot-tie Wilbekin scored 23 points as Florida secured the first Final Four spot with a 62-52 win over 11th-seeded Dayton in the South Regional Fi-nal Four.

It’s the fifth Final Four for Florida after losing in the Elite Eight the past three seasons. The Gators have won won 30 straight and are now 36-2, a school record for wins in a season.


Bower captain of All-Western Iowa Team Creston’s Wolfe on 4A/3A first unit

OMAHA — Creston and Nodaway Valley players held some prominent places on the All-Western Iowa basketball teams announced Sunday by the Omaha World-Herald.

Jay Wolfe, 6-4 junior from C r e s t o n , is on the C l a s s 4 A / 3 A boys first team. The Class 1A first team has two Nodaway Valley players in 6-3 senior TJ Bower and 6-1 sopho-more Jackson Lamb.

Bower was named cap-tain of the Class 1A team after a v e r a g -ing 20.4 points, 5.6 assists, 5.0 rebounds and 3.2 s t e a l s w h i l e shooting 52 percent from the floor, 35 percent from 3-point range (45 of 128) and 86 percent from the line.

Bower ended his career as Nodaway Valley’s career leader in points (with more than 1,400) and steals. He also ranks second in career rebounding and third in as-sists. The four-year starter finished with a 62-2 career record in Pride of Iowa Con-ference play.

Paige McElfish, Nodaway Valley’s 5-7 freshman stand-out, was named to the Class 2A girls second team.

Several other area p l a y e r s r e c e i v e d h o n o r -able men-tion. The W o r l d -H e r a l d ’ s r e g i o n does not include area schools Mount Ayr, Murray and East Union.

The first and second teams, and area players earning honorable mention:

All-Western IowaGirls basketballClass 5A/4A/3A

First team — Kate Walker, Red Oak, 5-11 Jr., 19.0 ppg (captain); Jenna Bork, Sioux City Heelan, 5-7 Sr., 18.8; Tanya Meyer, Sioux City West, 6-0 Sr., 22.4; Serena Parker, Shenandoah, 6-0 Jr., 17.1; Jess Schaben, Harlan, 6-2, Jr., 12.4.

Second team — Kierstyn Bauer, Carroll Kuemper, 5-10 Jr., 15.5; Paige Beacom, Lewis Central, 5-10 So., 11.7; Taylor Frederick, Harlan, 6-1 So., 12.4; Miles Ludwigs, Sergeant Bluff-Luton, 5-10, Sr., 18.2; Taylor Wagner, Harlan, 5-9 Jr., 10.2.

Class 2AFirst team — Kyle Ferguson,

Council Bluffs St. Albert, 5-10 Sr., 20.9 (captain); Susie Bylund, Audubon, 5-8 Sr., 18.0; Kayli Christensen, Treynor, 5-8 Jr., 13.7; Rachelle Housh, Missouri Valley, 6-0 Sr., 17.0; Morgan Muhlbauer, IKM-Manning, 5-8 Jr., 19.2.

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Class 1AFirst team — Paige Danner,

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Area honorable mentionClass 2A — Josie Carter,

Nodaway Valley; Josie Clarke, Nodaway Valley; Sydney Maynes, Southwest Valley.

Class 1A — Madison Walston, Bedford; Emily Weed, Bedford.

Boys basketballClass 4A/3A

First team — Daniel Tillo, Sioux City North, 6-5 Jr., 21.6 (captain); Trey Lansman, Harlan, 6-7 Sr., 18.7; Wyatt Mounts, Sioux City East, 6-1 Sr., 15.3; Thomas Wisecup, SB-Luton, 6-3 Sr., 17.2; Jay Wolfe, Creston, 6-4 Jr., 18.6.

Second team — Nathan Cave, Harlan, 6-4 Sr., 15.2; Cody Netusil, Carroll, 6-2 Sr., 16.4; Tony Rew, Lewis Central, 6-3 Sr., 12.7; Gage Shatava, Glenwood, 5-9 Sr., 16.3; Colton Tracy, C.B. Abraham Lincoln, 6-4 Sr., 11.7.

Class 2AFirst team — Cole Neary,

Carroll Kuemper, 6-6 Sr., 16.5 (captain); Sam Brincks, Carroll Kuemper, 6-6 Sr., 15.4; Jacob Flathers, Treynor, 6-6 Jr., 12.8; Kyle Wagner, IKM-Manning, 6-3 So., 17.4; Sam Wegher, IKM-Manning, 6-1 Jr., 15.4.

Second team — Makonn Anderson, Shenandoah, 6-4 So., 17.8; Derrik Kerns, Maple Valley-A-O, 6-1 Jr., 17.1; Korey Kuhlmann, MV-A-O, 6-1 Jr., 16.2; Jacob Luft, OA-BCIG, 6-2 R., 17.9; Trey Robinson, Treynor, 6-5 Jr., 11.0.

Class 1AFirst team — TJ Bower,

Nodaway Valley, 6-3 Sr., 20.4 (captain); Austin Konsor, Underwood, 6-4 Sr., 15.0; Isiah Lake, Clarinda Academy, 5-9 Jr., 25.4; Jackson Lamb, Nodaway Valley, 6-1 So., 18.0; Keegan Wederquist, East Mills, 6-3 Jr., 16.6.

Second team — Cody Cunard, Heartland Christian, 6-4 Sr., 21.4; Wade Martian, West Monona, 6-3 Jr., 19.1; Austin Stoelk, Ar-We-Va, 6-2 Jr., 13.6; Noah Thornton, Bedford, 6-4 Jr., 16.5; Lee Whyte, AHST, 6-3 Jr., 17.7.

Area honorable mentionClass 2A — Keegan

Longabaugh, Southwest Valley.Class 1A — Spencer Brown,

Lenox; Delson Grantham, Nodaway Valley; Caleb Lange, Lenox; Zach Plymesser, Nodaway Valley; Colt Scott, Bedford; Isaac Weed, Bedford.

Contributed photoTJ Bower of Nodaway Valley (second from left) was named all-tournament at the Iowa Basketball Coaches Association All-Star Series Saturday at Dallas Center-Grimes High School. Bower played for the Southwest Iowa team. Bower was on the championship team, which beat the Northwest Iowa team in the first round, and Northeast Iowa team in the title game.

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Was the Sweet 16 just the start for ISU men’s basketball?

By BOBBY LA GESSEAmes Tribune

NEW YORK — As Iowa State forward Melvin Ejim sat in Madison Square Gar-den, his college career over after a Sweet Sixteen loss to Connecticut on Friday, there was one topic that perked up his mood.

The 2014-15 Cyclones.“This team is going to go

in the right direction with (forwards) Georges (Niang) and Dustin (Hogue) as lead-ers next year,” Ejim said. “It’s going to be fun to sit back and see how well these guys do.”

With the bitter taste of defeat still fresh, the ques-tion of what a healthy Niang would have meant to ISU in the NCAA tournament lin-gering over the locker room, there was a sense of hope, promise and confidence.

With three straight NCAA tournament appear-ances, ISU is on solid foot-ing, and next year’s team will be in position to make the second weekend of the big dance again.

“It’s only going to get bet-ter,” Ejim said.

The optimism starts with the Cyclone in the walk-ing boot. Niang’s broken foot against North Carolina

Central changed the trajec-tory of this season. It doesn’t change Niang’s long-term prospects.

He was arguably the most important player on a squad with two All-Americans this season. He’ll be the center-piece for the Cyclones. He can take over games, like in the second half of the Big 12 tournament against Kansas. His versatility allows the Cy-clones to run large chunks of their halfcourt offense through him (something ISU could have used against Connecticut).

He’ll be an alpha dog with something to prove after the way his season ended.

“He is going to be hun-gry,” Hoiberg said. “I can tell you that. He is going to be back on his feet here in six weeks and I know he al-ways plays with a chip on his shoulder. That chip is going to be pretty big this off-sea-son getting himself back.”

Hogue showed there is a n o t h e r level to his game a g a i n s t the Hus-kies. He dropped a p r o g r a m p o s t s e a -son re-

cord 34 points. Hogue was like Pete Best, the forgot-ten Beatles member, for the Cyclones starting five. He won’t score 30 every night, but someone carved out of the same basketball mold as Ejim could serve the same role as Ejim did this year.

Then there are the trans-fers. There are always trans-fers coming in at ISU with coach Fred Hoiberg. The long limbed 6-foot-9 former Marquette forward Jameel McKay will add the one thing ISU lacked this season, a true rim protector. Former Northern Illinois 6-foot-6 forward Abdel Nader could have the same impact on the offensive end that McKay could on defense.

“Those guys are great guys,” guard Naz Long said. “Abdel is a scorer, so he is definitely going to pick things up on the offensive end as well as de-fense. He is long and athletic and Jameel is a real center, 6-9, crazy wingspan. He is

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clean defense when you’re getting good pitching.

“He just pitched great. All three p i t c h e s w o r k i n g , a r o u n d the plate. I think he t o p p e d o u t a r o u n d 90 on the mound. We finally got a

break. Our kids hung in there.”

The game went to extra innings tied at 3-3. Sopho-more Alessio Pena led off the bottom of the eighth inning with a single, and then Ethan Westphal sin-gled through the left side.

Pena was headed from first to third as the ball bounced over the outfield-er’s glove, allowing Pena to score the winning run.

“I thought Alessio swung the bat pretty well,”

Smith said. “Jason Roberts swung the bat OK. There wasn’t a lot of offense. We figured out a way. Devan Wicks had three hits. Ty-ler Engelhardt kept hitting doubles.”

Southwestern now sits at 3-14 overall and 1-7 in the ICCAC.

The Spartans return to action Saturday with a twinbill at Iowa Central. The Spartans will also play two against the Tritons on Sunday.

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Tyler Peters will likely fill some spots in the lineup as freshmen.

“We’re excited to see how things go,” Schlapia said. “These early season meets, it’s kind of a building block to the season. Each meet, each week we want to build up and grow with each one. Once we get to the end of April and the first part of May, that’s when we want to be peaking.”

The Panthers open the season Tuesday at Red Oak for the Hawkeye 10 Con-ference Southern Division

Meet. Creston will host the postseason Hawkeye 10 Conference Meet on May 8.

In a coaching change this year, former co-coach Steve Birchard returns as assis-tant coach. Former assistant coach Mark Evans will now serve in a volunteer role with the jumpers and hur-dlers.

Roster(* — returning letterwinner)

Seniors — Brandon Phipps*, Trevor Luther*, Evan Nielsen*, Maxx Walters*, Alex Chapman.

Juniors — Alex Tamerius*, Elijah Johnson, Jay Wolfe*, Bryce Briley*.

Sophomores — Seth Maitlen*, Cooper McDermott, Chris Foster*, Travis Purdy, Nick Walsh*.

Freshmen — Cody Tanner, Brody Frain, Tyler Peters, Nathan Cox.

ScheduleApril 1 — at Hawkeye 10

Conference Southern Division Meet (Red Oak), 4:30 p.m.

April 4 — at Winterset, 4:30 p.m.

April 8 — at Glenwood, 5 p.m.April 11 — at Clarinda, 4:30

p.m.April 15 — at Chariton, 5 p.m.April 17 — Panther Relays,

5 p.m.April 22 — at Ballard, 5 p.m.April 24-26 — at Drake RelaysApril 29 — at Carlisle, 4:45

p.m.May 2 — at Red Oak, 5 p.m.May 8 — Hawkeye 10

Conference Meet (Creston), 4:30 p.m.

May 15 — at State Qualifying Meet (TBD), 4 p.m.

May 22-24 — at Coed State Track Meet

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runs.“Molly has been terrific,”

Stumpff said. “She had not picked up a bat in five years, then in January she came out to help us and we turned her around and made her a lefthanded slapper. She re-ally doesn’t strike out much at all. She’s been hitting the ball, and she runs so well.”

Sophomore catcher Brooke Wolf, returning after suffering a broken thumb on the South Caro-lina trip, drove in a run while playing DH in the second game. Peyton Rus-sell caught the second game after Wolf caught McIntosh in the opener.Sunday sweep

The Spartans rapped 34 hits in the two Sunday games.

McIntosh was backed by a 14-hit attack in the opener. She scattered 11 Iowa Lakes hits while striking out six. She also had two hits.

Extra-base hits were prevalent, as Southwestern got its first home runs of the season Sunday. After Wolf hit one in the open-er, Ferrin and second b a s e m a n A s h l e y Gibbs each s w a t t e d one in the n ightcap. Ferrin fin-ished 4-4, Wolf had three hits including a double, Gibbs had three hits inc luding a double to go with the homer and Katey G a m b r e l made the most of her start in right field with a pair of base hits and a walk.

Sophomore Sam Borland of Lenox got the start at first base in the second game and had a hit and a walk.

Strand fanned seven and walked none while yielding 11 hits.

While Kirkwood comes in today already having swept second-place DMACC, which has Creston’s Kat-lin Briley at shortstop, the Eagles did split with third-place Iowa Central. That lends hope for competing

against the ranked visitors, Stumpff said.

“In our league I really think anybody is beatable,” Stumpff said. “You have to show up to play.”

Today’s weather was still a

decent forecast at 68 degrees and partly cloudy, after a pleasant weekend of home games. But starting Tuesday, temperatures are expected to dip below 50 with midweek showers in the area.

SOFTBALL:

Roberts CNA photo by LARRY PETERSONSouthwestern center fielder Emma Ferrin reaches to catch a line drive against NIACC Saturday. Ferrin, fresh-man from Martensdale-St. Marys, had a big weekend at the plate, including a 4-of-4 game with her first collegiate home run in an 11-7 victory over Iowa Lakes Sunday.

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Midwest RegionalRegional Semifinals

At Lucas Oil StadiumIndianapolis

Friday, March 28Michigan 73, Tennessee

71Kentucky 74, Louisville

69Regional Championship

Sunday, March 30Kentucky 75, Michigan 72

West RegionalRegional Semifinals

At The Honda CenterAnaheim, Calif.

Thursday, March 27Wisconsin 69, Baylor 52Arizona 70, San Diego

State 64Regional Championship

Saturday, March 29Wisconsin 64, Arizona 63,

OTSouth Regional

Regional SemifinalsAt FedExForumMemphis, Tenn.

Thursday, March 27Dayton 82, Stanford 72Florida 79, UCLA 68

Regional ChampionshipSaturday, March 29

Florida 62, Dayton 52East Regional

Regional SemifinalsAt Madison Square

GardenNew York

Friday, March 28UConn 81, Iowa State 76Michigan State 61, Vir-

ginia 59Regional Championship

Sunday, March 30UConn 60, Michigan

State 54

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Power-hitting Cubs want to pile up runs too By MARK GONZALESChicago Tribune

PITTSBURGH — The question initially caught Mike Olt off guard last week, like a changeup, but the Cubs third baseman caught up quickly.

“What kind of hitter do you think you’ll be?” Olt was asked after winning a spot on the opening-day ros-

ter. “Are you all power or nothing?”

“No, no,” Olt responded.Starting Monday against

formidable left-hander Francisco Liriano in the season opener at PNC Park, the Cubs must prove they’re more than a solo home run-hitting machine to make inroads in the National League Central.

If Olt, acquired in July

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Point guard Monte Mor-ris will be asked to run the show full-time. There may be no Cyclone with a bright-er future than Morris, who doesn’t shy away from big moments and posted a 4.8 assist-to-turnover ratio as a freshman. Shooting guards Matt Thomas and Naz Long will need to do more. Incom-ing freshman Clayton Custer is an intriguing backcourt option.

And since it’s ISU, there is the very likely possibility the team lands an immediately eligible fifth-year transfer that could alter the rotation.

There is scoring, length and a little bit of depth. Yes, there is a lot to like about ISU for next season. The season is a ways away, but the prospects are promising.

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The inability to maxi-mize the home runs wasn’t lost on general manager Jed Hoyer, who witnessed similar results this spring.

“You really shouldn’t have a high slugging per-centage and low on-base percentage,” Hoyer said. “That equals to not enough runs. That’s something we have to keep getting bet-ter at, and it’s something we talked about as we built the roster.”

The need for more bat-ters who can reach base with more frequency was one reason left-handed-hitting outfielder Ryan Kalish earned a spot on the 25-man roster as a non-roster invitee. Although Kalish is unlikely to start Monday against Liriano, he could create a spark because of his pesky ap-proach at the plate (.385 on-base percentage this spring) and speed (six sto-len bases).

“He does work counts, and he gets on base,” Hoy-er said. “We need more guys like that. That’s some-thing we’re working on. It’s obviously not something we’ve conquered yet.”

There have been some small signs of improve-ment, but they’ll have to continue working deep

counts with regularity to build the pitch counts of starters like Liriano, who recently coped with a sore left groin.

Newcomers like Emilio Bonifacio and Olt hope to contribute to the Cubs with more than just their speed and power.

“My approach has gotten so much better,” Olt said. “That’s going to make me a better h i t t e r . I’m not going to be a .250 hitter. I definitely think I can get anywhere from .300 to .275, but I want to make sure I’m getting on base and getting my walks and know the situation.

“If they’re going to work around guys, that’s some-thing I haven’t learned in the past. I still went up there aggressive. Now I’m going to understand and make sure I’m getting on base any way I can.”

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Dalton Ag, Inc. in Lenox, Iowa is currently accepting applications for full-time and temporary

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Finalist: Elm’s Club in Creston made the top 10 list again for Iowa’s Best Burger, a contest put on by Iowa Beef Industry Council and Iowa Cattleman’s Association. From left, Union County Cattleman President Deron Shawley, Elm’s Club co-owner Donna King and Union County Cattleman Board Member Chad Rieck accept a certificate for being an Iowa’s Best Burger contest finalist. The winner will be announced the first week in May.

Greater Regional installs innovative CT for faster, safer, accurate exams

To make CT exams as fast, safe and accurate as possible for patients, Greater Regional Medical Center re-cently installed the Aquilion PRIME CT system from Toshiba America Medical Systems.

Aquilion PRIME provides faster exams at achievable doses, while pro-ducing high-quality images required for accurate diagnoses.

“The speed of the Aquilion PRIME enables our clinicians to obtain criti-cal patient information for enhanced diagnoses faster than before,” said JR

Rockhold, Greater Regional Medical Center radiology director.

“The design of the Aquilion PRIME allows us to successfully im-age a range of patients, from pediatric to bariatric, to further improve pa-tient safety and comfort in our com-munity. Our team is proud to have the most current state of the art technol-ogy to ensure the highest quality care and service for our patients.”

The Aquilion PRIME’s large bore opening offers a more spacious feel-ing for patients, while a higher table

weight limit expands the range of pa-tients who can be imaged.

In addition, the Aquilion PRIME comes standard with industry-leading dose-reduction software.

To learn more about Greater Regional Radiology Services, visit GreaterRegional.org.

Virtual tours and information re-garding all of the modalities and ex-ams available on the Greater Region-al Medical Center campus in Creston is available on the website or by call-ing 641-782-3508.

ISU students create financial planning apps

AMES (MCT) — While Iowa State offers a variety of workshops and classes to help students get a better grasp on their finances, a new competition may have students going digital to balance their budget.

The first “Money Game Jam” took place at the Hixson-Lied Student Suc-cess Center on Saturday, and invited 43 Iowa State students to create a mobile or web application to help other students look at their personal finances.

“It’s really about stu-dents helping students to create nudges or financial entertainment pieces,” said Jonathan Fox, direc-tor of financial counseling at Iowa State. “We’ve re-ally got the classes covered, both online and regular. We do hundreds of work-shops. The more traditional education we’ve got cov-ered, but it’s really time to keep trying other things.”

Students were asked to create apps over the course of 24 hours, and the win-ning piece at the end of the competition will go on to be developed and released to Iowa State students po-tentially in the fall semes-ter, Fox said.

Fox said the judges of the competition were looking for the best creativity, tech-nical feasibility, appeal and financial relevance in the winning app.

For Cami Williams and her team, they hoped to create an app that students could use throughout their four years of classes.

Williams, an Iowa State sophomore in computer science, said her team planned to divide their work between an online and a mobile version of their app throughout the 24 hour competition. Williams said her team’s app would be “kind of different,” act-ing as a play-by-play game for a college student.

“The goal of the game is

to go all four years without going into debt. If you go into debt, you lose and have to start over,” Williams said. “Money management is important for everyone, and hopefully what we’re trying to do is show what’s a priority and what’s not.”

Fox said Iowa State has been seeing problems with student debt, as Iowa State has been ranked in top slots for students graduating with the highest debt.

Craig Ogilvie, assistant dean of the graduate col-lege at Iowa State, said recent research has also shown debt concern in graduate students as well.

“We’re finding that grad-uate students are also going into debt while they’re at Iowa State,” he said. “We don’t understand whether undergraduates, that would really strive at graduate school and really should be getting a higher education, are maybe deciding not to because they’re worrying about whether they can in-cur it.”

Ogilvie said the new Money Game Jam was a way of starting thinking of new strategies to engage students in thinking about their financial lives. Fox added that while the devel-opment process of the win-ning app is not set in stone, the group hopes to have the app available for release later this fall.

“Our long-run game and our hope is that this is something students will be playing during fall semes-ter,” he said. “We know that’s a big thing, and it’s going to depend on the complexity of the game that ends up winning. But that’s our goal. It’s what’s so fun about the project.”

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