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‘Puppy Power’By Ty Rushing

Daily News Staff Writer

Improving the lives of people with visual limitations has been the primary mission of Li-ons Clubs all over the nation, and Newton’s branch of the organiza-tion has found a unique way to do just that.

Last year, the Lions raised $500 during their annual “Fall Pancake Breakfast,” and they did something special with the funds — they bought a dog.

“The Prison Puppy Program in Iowa started about 13 years ago in Rockwell City (North Central Correctional Facility),” the program’s co-coordinator Randy Kirkbride said. “The warden there tasked his staff with bringing in a program that would help the guys learn to make better choices and would also help the community.”

One of the employ-ees at that facility was a Lions member, and he suggested they con-tact Leader Dogs for the Blind, a charitable program that provides guide dogs to people

who are blind and visu-ally impaired for free.

After hearing the suggestion, the warden requested 10 puppies for his inmates to train from LDB, which was initially thought to be a joke. A little more than a decade later, Iowa’s correctional facilities have supplied between 150 and 200 trained dogs to LDB.

The Newton Correc-tional Facility became involved four years ago.

“Even the biggest, meanest guys cry when their puppy leaves,” Joe Polson, an inmate at the Newton Correctional Release Center said.

Polson and another inmate, Jeremy Mul-ford, are dog trainers as part of the Prison Pup-py Program and were present with their dogs, 4-month-old Shadow

and 7-month-old Mr. Weber, respectively, at Thursday’s Newton Li-ons Club meeting.

The Prison Pup-py Program is run by Kirkbride and his wife, Carol, and is com-pletely reliant on do-nations. Thanks to the $500 from Newton’s Lions, they will be able to sponsor another dog at the Newton Correc-tional facility, and the Lions get to name it.

“It’s almost like getting to be a par-ent again,” Lions Club member Terri Ayers jokingly said.

Krikebride talked about how the program is not only beneficial to the visually impaired, but how much of an im-pact it’s made on pris-oners’ lives at all three of Iowa’s correctional facilities that partici-

pate.“For these guys, part

of the deal is when they get the dog, they have to learn to make good choices for themselves and for that little crit-ter,” Kirkbride said. “They have strict rules they have to follow by, and they get a nice thick manual that they have to read. They need to know it, because my wife is a stickler on it.”

“There are plenty don’ts and a few dos,” he continued. “It’s good training for the guys and the dogs. We have people that will transfer into these programs and these facilities just to raise dogs. They come from all over Iowa — just to raise dogs.”

Both Polson and Mulford agreed this program is helping them out a lot. The dogs

live with them 24 hours a day from the time they are seven weeks old un-til they reach the one year mark, where they are then sent off to the Leader Dog Academy for advanced training.

“It’s like having a kid and you’re responsible for it every day,” Mul-ford said.

Kirkbride said this program has had about a 92 percent success rate for training dogs. Just this past November it re-ceived national recogni-tion when it was award-ed Mutual of America’s 2013 Governor Hugh L. Carey Award, which is presented annually as a part of MA’s Commu-nity Partnership com-petition.

“I like that when I’m done with him, he will help someone live (a better life). When I get out, I want to continue to volunteer,” Polson said as he stroked Shad-ow’s head. “Everyone in prison should raise a dog.”

Staff writer Ty Rushing may be contacted at (641) 792-3121, ext. 426, or at trushing@newtondailynews.com.

Submitted PhotoThe Newton Christian School’s First Lego League team includes Abby Ambroson, TJ Barwegen, Jonathan Breck-enridge, Tanner Garton, Brayden Koon, Peter Larson, Ma-son Lee, Parker Schnell, Tate Osborn and Logan Zylstra. The team is coached by Kim Didier and Steve Larson.

Newton Christian School First Lego League team to compete at state

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Newton Christian School’s First Lego League team, Tornado Techs, will be compet-ing in the First Lego League state competi-tion at Iowa State Uni-versity on Saturday.

The school’s team participated in a re-gional competition in

Maxwell on Dec. 14 and earned recognition as the most well-rounded team and qualified for the state competition. The Tornado Techs pro-grammed an autono-mous robot to complete missions and completed a project that accompa-nied this year’s theme, “Nature’s Fury.” They were judged on three

elements during the competition: the Robot Game, Project and FLL Core Values.

Their project centered on learning about tor-nados and ensuring that the school was appropri-ately prepared in case of a tornado. During their

Lions Club donation is aiding blind, puppies and prisoners

“It’s good training for the guys and the dogs. We have people that will transfer into these programs and these facilities just to raise dogs. They come from all over Iowa — just to raise dogs.”

— Randy Kirkbride, co-coordinator of Prison Puppy Program

Ty Rushing/Daily NewsJeremy Mulford and Joe Polson, inmates at the Newton Correctional Facility’s Release Center, show their dogs’, Mr. Weber and Shadow, to Newton Lions Club member Terri Ayers at Thursday’s Lions Club meeting. Mulford and Polson are raising the dogs as a part of the Iowa Prison Puppy Program, which trains dogs to eventually serve as service dogs.

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NAMI of Jasper County to meet Monday

NAMI of Jasper County will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday in the Skiff Medical Cen-ter south board room, located just inside the south entrance. The group will discuss policies and procedures, bylaws and personal matters.

NAMI of Jasper County is the local af-filiate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness and meets the third Monday of each month. Anyone who is interested in mental health issues is invited to attend the monthly meetings. For more information, contact Bill Ehler at (641) 792-2441.

Adoptable pets at Family Video on Friday

The Jasper County Animal Rescue League will host a pet adoption event from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Family Video.

The public is invited to come and see some dogs and cats the rescue league has available for adoption.

PEO Chapter AO to meetPEO Chapter AO will meet at the home

of Jody Gooch on Tuesday. Refreshments will be served at 12:30 p.m.

with the meeting and program following.

Rotary Students of the Month

Submitted PhotoNewton Rotary President Patrick Hatting is pictured with January Rotary Students of the Month Colton Hansen and Kacy Cazett.

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Bert Doane will be celebrating her 90th birthday on January 21st, and she’d love to hear from you!

Her address is: 1407 S. 13th Ave. E., Unit A, Newton.

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NHS report cards issuedSecond term report cards will be issued

to Newton Senior High School students on Friday.

Club NotesPrimetime FellowshipA Primetime potluck will

be at 6 p.m. Monday in the Community Heights Al-liance Church Gathering Room with a program by Virginia Vander Schell on purses.

The potlucks are on the third Monday of each month. Reservations are not needed — just bring a dish and invite friends.

Primetime luncheon out-ings are on the last Thursday of each month. This month, the outing will be at 11:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 30, at Montana Mike’s in Newton. Reservations are required. Register at the informa-tion center at Community Heights or call the church office at (641) 792-1620 by Monday, Jan. 27.

Thanks to Troy Knight for his special program in De-cember.

Eligible voters reminded of Friday deadline to submit ballots for FSA County Committee elections

Farmers, ranchers and other agricultural producers have until this Friday to return completed ballots for Farm Service Agency County Committee Elections, according to USDA FSA Exec-utive Director Katie Kramer

Eligible voters who have not received a ballot can obtain one from their local USDA Service Center. The last day for voters to submit completed ballots in per-son to local USDA Service Cen-ters is Friday. Ballots returned by mail must be postmarked no later than Friday.

County committee members are an important component of the operations of FSA and pro-

vide a link between the agricul-tural community and USDA. Farmers and ranchers elected to county committees help deliver FSA programs at the local level, applying their knowledge and judgment to make decisions on commodity price support pro-grams; conservation programs; incentive indemnity and disaster programs for some commodities; emergency programs and eligi-bility. FSA committees operate within official regulations de-signed to carry out federal laws.

To be an eligible voter, farm-ers and ranchers must partici-pate or cooperate in an FSA program. A person who is not of legal voting age, but supervises and conducts the farming opera-

tions of an entire farm may also be eligible to vote. Agricultural producers in each county sub-mitted candidate nominations during the nomination period, which ended on Aug. 1.

Close to 7,700 FSA county committee members serve in the 2,124 FSA offices nation-wide. Each committee consists of three to 11 members who serve three-year terms. Approxi-mately one-third of county com-mittee seats are up for election each year. More information on county committees, such as the 2013 fact sheet and brochures, can be found on the FSA web-site at www.fsa.usda.gov/elec-tions or at a local USDA Service Center.

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Academic AchievementsUpper Iowa University

Area residents named to Upper Iowa Uni-versity’s 2013 fall dean’s list include Brodi Applegate of Prairie City; Mark Newberg of Lynnville; and Adam Nordstrom of Colfax. To be honored, the undergraduate must have earned a minimum 3.50 GPA for the semes-ter and be enrolled as a full-time student.

Indian Hills Community CollegeCraig A. Feagins of Newton completed

his graduation requirements at the end of the 2013 fall term at Indian Hills Community College. Feagins received an Associate of Arts degree.

Mercy College of Health SciencesArea residents receiving their degree dur-

ing the spring commencement ceremony atMercy College of Health Sciences were

Brittany Harmison of Colfax, bachelor of science in health care administration; and Linzi Weston of Mingo, associate of science in nursing.

Truman State UniversityCalli Jo Lowry of Colfax has been named

to Truman State University’s fall 2013 pro-vost and vice president for academic affairs list. To qualify for this list, an undergradu-ate student must attain a semester 3.50-3.99 grade point average and must complete 12 semester hours of credit.

Saturday’s Cross Country Ski Clinic canceled

The cross-country ski and snowshoe clinic to be held at Jacob Krumm Nature Preserve on Saturday has been canceled due to the lack of snowcover. The next scheduled event will take place on Saturday, Feb. 1, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the preserve.

East Sac County School District considers four-day school week

LAKE VIEW (AP) — A north-west Iowa dis-trict is considering whether to switch to a four-day school week in response to a new state law.

The East Sac County School District plan would have classes run from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. four days a week instead of 8:20 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. five days a week, Des Moines televi-sion station KCCI reported. Officials said the four days of classes would leave a fifth weekday for such things as par-ent-teacher confer-ences.

“Then we can have four solid days of absolutely no interrupted educa-tion,” said Tammy Vine, a Spanish teacher in the dis-trict.

A new state law that goes into effect on July 1 will con-sider a school day worth five and a half hours and require a certain amount of instructional hours. That would allow a school district to base its schedules on hours instead of 180 teaching days, which is the current requirement.

“What we want to do is have the same number of

hours but have it at a higher quality,” said Kevin Fiene, East Sac County Schools superinten-dent.

At a public forum Monday, some par-ents said they were concerned about finding day care and about whether students would stay alert for a longer school day. A final scheduling decision hasn’t been made.

The district has about 1,000 stu-dents, with elemen-tary schools in Sac City and Wall Lake, a middle school in Sac City and a high school in Lake View.

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ObituariesJohn M. Travis

Jan. 13, 2014

John M. Travis, 29, of Newton died Mon-day, Jan. 13, 2014, at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics in Iowa City. John’s body

has been cremated and there are no services scheduled.

Those left to honor John’s memory are his father, Jim of Newton; son, Trenton Finch of Kellogg; his six broth-ers; grandmother, Ade-

line Travis of Canton, Mo.; and his aunt, Kerri ( Jim) Blessing of Can-ton, Mo.

Arrangements are being handled by the Wallace Family Funeral Home & Crematory in Newton.

Police BlotterNewton Police Department

• Nikayla R. Hoffmann, 17, of New-ton was charged with public intoxica-tion after authorities responded to a complaint at 4:31 a.m. Friday of an unknown juvenile female at a residence in the 500 block of First Street South in Newton. The homeowner stated she heard a noise on her front porch, opened her door and observed the girl fall inside onto the floor and pass out. Hoffmann was charged and referred to juvenile court services.

• Megan A. James, 28, of Newton was charged with credit card fraud af-ter authorities investigated a complaint received at 1:21 and 1:43 p.m. Sept. 13, 2013, at Kum and Go and Walmart. James was charged for allegedly using an-other person’s debit card to purchase $48 in gas at Kum and Go and $139.30 worth of merchandise at the wireless center in Walmart. She was charged at 4:30 p.m. Monday at the Newton Police Depart-ment and released to appear in court.

• Lance A. Jones, 22, of Newton was arrested on a Jasper County warrant for probation violation on drug charges af-ter authorities went to 613 S. Second Ave. W. at 8:55 p.m. Monday to look for a runaway. Jones was taken to jail on the warrant.

• Avery L. Leavens, 22, of Newton was charged with driving while license suspended after he was stopped at 8:15 p.m. Tuesday in the 800 block of East Ninth Street North and found to be driving with a suspended license. He was transported to the Jasper County Jail.

• Lisa L. McConnell, 31, of Newton was charged with driving while license suspended after authorities stopped her at 9:25 p.m. Wednesday in the 200 block of East 12th Street North for having in-operable brake lights. She was found to be driving with a suspended license and transported to the Jasper County Jail.

• Linda S. Sapp, 56, of Mingo was charged with criminal trespass after au-thorities responded to a complaint of a person trespassing at 5:23 p.m. Monday at Walmart. She was charged and re-leased to appear in court.

• Richard W. Vegter, 50, of New-ton was cited with failure to maintain control after authorities responded to a three-vehicle accident at 7:13 a.m. Wednesday in the 500 block of North Third Avenue East in Newton. Vegter was traveling west when he lost control of his vehicle, striking a parked vehicle owned by Monica M. Powell of New-ton in the left side. Vegter then con-tinued west and struck another vehicle, also parked on the south side of the street facing east, owned by Ellen F. Bi-rech of Newton. Vegter was transported to Skiff Medical Center for medical treatment. His vehicle sustained an es-timated $5,000 damage, Powell’s an es-timated $1,600 damage and Birech’s an estimated $1,000 damage.

A criminal charge is merely an accusa-tion, and the defendant is presumed inno-cent until and unless proven guilty. It is the policy of the Newton Daily News to release the names of individuals charged with a crime who are 16 and older.

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January 18, 2014 Saturday Night Dessert Gathering for Community LeadersJon & Christie Dunwell’s Home - 6:00 PM912 S. 11th Ave W., Newton, IA 50208Please RSVP - 515.528.1711; jdunwell@me.com

January 19, 2014 Sunday Morning at Community Heights Alliance ChurchMaria will be briefly telling her story in the morning worship service - 8:15 AM & 10:30 AM and will be presenting during the Sunday School hour - 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM.

January 19, 2014 Sunday Afternoon Public Presentation and Book SigningBridgehouse Coffee - 3:00 PM111 W. 2nd St. N., Newton, IA 50208

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Louise H. Janes

Jan. 13, 2014

Louise H. Janes, 74, of Newton died Mon-day, Jan. 13, 2014, at Skiff Medical Center in Newton.

A memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21, at the Newton Baptist Temple. The family will greet friends after the ser-vice with a lunch at the church. Memorials in Louise’s name may be left at the church dur-ing the service or at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory.

Louise, the daugh-ter of Anton Jacob and Anna Samantha (Blunt)

De Geus, was born Sept. 8, 1939, in Oskaloo-sa. She grew up in New-ton and graduated from Newton High School in 1957. Louise was united in marriage with Charles Janes on April 8, 1960, in Tijuana, Mexico. She lived in California for 40 years prior to mov-ing back to Newton in 2002. After returning to

Newton, Louise worked at Casey’s General Store as a cashier. She was a member of the Newton Baptist Temple. Louise had an incredible love and knowledge of the Bible. She was also a supporter of St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital.

Those left to honor Louise’s memory are her brother, Leslie (Linda) De Geus of Santa Ma-ria, Calif.; half-sister, Barbara White Talbot of Newton; half-broth-er, Bruce White (Caro-line Beck) of Newton; and her many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Charles in 2005; son, Les Janes; and a half-brother.

Margaret FinnJan. 15, 2014

Margaret Finn, the daughter of James and Bessie Kate (Shelley) Van Baren, was born May 5, 1923, in Prai-rie City. She graduated from the Newton Senior High School with the class of 1941.

On July 18, 1943, Margaret was united in marriage with Rob-ert James Finn at Mt. Zion United Meth-odist Church in rural Newton. Margaret had worked for the Maytag Company, J.C. Pen-ny’s in Newton, and the Newton Sale Barn and Colfax Livestock Sales Auction. She was a member of Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, Reasnor United Methodist Church, Beta Sigma Phi and the BB

Club. Margaret enjoyed her family, gardening and every aspect of farm life.

Margaret died Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014, at Heritage Man-or in Newton. She was 90 years old. Margaret was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Robert Finn; a daughter, Joyce Tharp; a brother in infancy, James Robert Van Baren; and a sister, Dorothy Zickle.

Those left to honor

Margaret’s memory in-clude her son, Jim Finn of Liberty, Mo.; her daughters, Judy (Andy) Meese of Houston, Texas and Joanne (Don) Finn-Winton of New-ton; her eight grandchil-dren; her seven great-grandchildren with her eighth to arrive any day; and her great-great-grandson; and her faith-ful dog and companion, Harley.

A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 18 at the Pence-Reese Funeral Home in Newton. The family will greet friends following the service for coffeetime. Memorials may be designated in Margaret’s name to Skiff Hospice or the Jasper County Animal Rescue League and Humane Society and may be left at the funeral home.

Delinda BishopJan. 7, 2014

Delinda Bishop, 72, formerly of Newton, died Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014, at Shell Point Re-tirement Community, Fort Myers, Fla.

Born July, 22, 1941, in Newton, she lived in Newton, Minneapolis, Minn., and Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada. Delinda worked as a care giver for most of her adult life and retired

in 1995. Delinda was a member of the Commu-nity Heights Alliance Church in Iowa as well as the Village Church at Shell Point in Fort My-ers, Fla.

Survivors include her sister, Kathleen Bishop Webb; and nephews; David Webb and John Webb. Delinda was pre-ceded in death by her father, Willard Carroll Bishop; and her mother, Elizabeth (Ferguson) Bishop.

At Shell Point De-linda was involved in the choir at the Village Church. Two times a month she worked in a Vespers service on the memory care floor of the Pavilion. Her gifts were in organization and service. She was an idea person and enjoyed music.

A grave side service will be at 9:30 a.m., Monday, Jan. 20, at Mount Zion Cemetery in rural Newton.

Drug ring suspect to plead guiltyIOWA CITY (AP) —

A 24-year-old man who was wounded in a 2012 undercover drug sting outside Iowa City is ex-pected to plead guilty.

Demarco Dudley is scheduled to enter the plea Thursday afternoon in Johnson County Dis-trict Court. His robbery trial is scheduled to begin next week.

Authorities have said agent Daniel Stepleton went to an Iowa City trailer in August 2012 as part of an undercover op-eration. He was ambushed by masked men wielding weapons. Police say Ivan Hardemon pointed a gun to Stepleton’s head, but the agent grabbed his own weapon and fired. The 24-year-old Hardemon was killed and Dudley was hit twice. Investiga-tors determined Stepleton acted in self-defense.

Some Iowa math, reading scores drop, state saysDES MOINES (AP) — Math and

reading scores have dropped for Iowa’s fourth- and eighth-grade students.

Fourth- and eighth-grade read-ing scores declined by 5.4 percentage points and 8.5 percentage points, re-spectively, from the 2009-2011 period to the 2011-2013 period.

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It was a hot July day, and I was giving a pontoon boat ride to a group of special needs individuals when I saw another group from the camp I was working at going out to canoe. It was about 10 minutes after they went out on to the water when a ca-noe with two girls in it tipped over.

I stopped the boat, removed my shoes, dove off of the boat saved the two girls. I got the girls back to the boat and I pulled myself up on to the boat. I took my shirt off, looking for my cellphone, and I realized my cellphone was in one of my trunk pockets. I pulled the phone out of my trunk pocket, and I heard one of the girls I had rescued start laughing until she snorted like a pig.

I let the group off at the handicapped boat ramp. I brought the boat back to the regular dock. I put my shoes on and walked up the hill to get to the main camp. Anyone who has ever been to a camp knows once one person hears a story, it will be across the camp before a single report is filled out.

My sister, Alyssa, was working at the camp as well. It was around dinner time at camp. I walked inside of the dining hall, where she ran up to me. If you know me, or have been reading my columns, it goes without saying, if I try to keep any information away from any woman in my family, it always ends badly.

Alyssa dragged me into the kitchen with an excited school girl voice.

“This girl who is working with my camp said she met a lifeguard today who was amaz-ingly charming with a great smile,” Alyssa said.

In most cases, this would be amazing news, but when you work at camp, school girl crushes happen more times than none. So the odds of it being a 14-year-old girl were pretty certain. I asked my sister to point the girl out and tell me she is either 18 or older. My sister confirmed she was 18 and points to the girl I rescued, who laughed at me for jumping into the lake with my cellphone in my pocket.

The next day, while walking up to break-fast, I greeted my sister, who handed me a folded-up note. I sat down to breakfast, opened the note and found out it was from the girl my sister pointed out. I still remem-ber every word from it. At the end, she wrote the lyrics from “Amazed” by Lonestar. She always closed every note she wrote with “Keep Smiling Love, Sarah.”

The end of the week came, and Alyssa told me she had a surprise for me out at “Love Rock.” I walked out to the rock to find Sarah with a boom box playing “Amazed.” The most romantic thing about the nights at camp was you could literally see every star in the sky. We danced under the night sky, and

as the final verse was being sung we looked deep into each other’s eyes and we kissed.

The superstition behind “Love Rock” was any two people who kissed out there would be together forever.

The rest of the summer was amazing, with many little dates, cooking picnics, swimming, sometimes simply just laying down watching a movie and picking on each other. It was without a doubt one of my greatest summer love stories.

The last day of camp came, and she was heading back to Chicago. Her parents came to surprise her, so we all met and had dinner together, and they then left. I went to sur-prise her for her birthday later in December. Her father picked me up from O’Hare Air-port. We went to lunch, which lead to a con-versation on the future. I told him my inten-tion of marrying her. He looked me square in the eyes without blinking and said, “Over my dead body.”

We went to the house and celebrated Sarah’s birthday. Everyone went to the liv-ing room to watch a movie. She began to fall asleep, and I took her in my arms to her bedroom. I told her we had to talk in the morning. I went to the guest bedroom to fall asleep. I got up about 6 a.m to make break-fast for everyone. We went outside I asked her “If your father didn’t give us his blessing to move forward in our relationship ,would you be OK with it?”

She shook her head no and responded with, “I’m sorry.”

I flew back home feeling broken and worthless. I received a letter from her won-dering if I was OK. I couldn’t find the words to write back because simply hearing from her brought back every memory. I wrote the lyrics to the song “Smile” by Lonestar. I finished the letter with “Still Smiling Love, Zach.”

I never received a response from her. I re-member seeing her a few years ago, looking into her eyes knowing I went from someone she loved to someone she used to know. I checked my mail on Friday, finding a wed-ding invitation sent from Sarah. It was dated on the exact day she wanted to get married since she was a little girl. An outdoor cer-emony with a live band and DJ. The dinner selection was chicken or pork dinner. It was just like we planned.

I checked the box declining the invita-tion, dropped it off in the mailbox and went to hang with the guys. I remember turning on my headset to hear “Better as a Memory.” I fought back the tears, looking across this town wondering if it gets better than this.

In the end, I don’t know if it does get bet-ter, but to know I still feel something lets me know I am still here, and I have to thank my friends and family for giving me a reason to fight.

Still Smiling Love,Your Hometown Kid

Keep SmilingThe Hometown Kid

By Zach JohnsonStaff Writer

To the Editor:January is traditionally Sister City

Month and we are happy to celebrate OPEN again this year.

Organization Promoting Everlast-ing Neighbors has been a part of New-ton and Jasper County since 1991. In 2011, Gov. Terry Branstad celebrated the Fourth of July in Newton and pre-sented OPEN a plaque honoring our 20 years (now 22-plus years).

On behalf of OPEN’s Board of Directors we thank Newton and all of Jasper County for the strong sup-port we have experienced. The focus of this letter is to thank the many citi-

zens that have been involved with our student program.

Thirty-seven students from our sis-ter city areas in Ukraine and Taiwan have spent an academic year at New-ton High School and several Jasper County high schools and all have been privileged to have had host families that unselfishly shared their families’ lives with them.

Currently, Jason Wu is here from Taiwan and spent the first semester with Bob and Pam McCormick’s fam-ily. Mark and Judy Monroe are host-ing Jason for his second semester at Newton High School.

Without this kind of support, our student program would not be pos-sible. We are very appreciative of the dedication of the 37 students’ host families.

There are several ways our orga-nization tries to communicate with those of you that are interested in sis-ter city activities.

One way is through articles and photos in the Newton Daily News. We also have Facebook, where we try to update FB users on current activi-ties.

Another is our website, www.open-newton.org.

That site is currently being revised and updated. In the near future, please check it out.

Our Board of Directors meet monthly to conduct the necessary business for our organization. Cur-rent Board members are: Sheri Ben-son, Warren Erickson, Larry Hesson, Tom Hoover, Jane Johnson, Frederick Kramer, John McNeer, Sveta Miller, David Pitz, Jeff Price, Tori Reynolds, Rose Trapp and Joan Tyler.

On behalf of our Board,Jane Ann Cotton

ChairwomanNewton

January is month to celebrate Newton’s sister-city connectionsLetter to the Editor

Congress shall make no law respecting an establish-ment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition

the Government for a redress of grievances.

The First Amendment

Got an opinion? Let us know!We welcome your letters to the editor, guest commentaries and op-ed

submissions. Send them to the Daily News newsroom, c/o Editor Bob Eschliman, to P.O. Box 967, Newton, IA, or email them to

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Editor’s note: This is the fourth in a series of op-ed articles to be published on a weekly basis in the Newton Daily News.

The Iowa Nutrient Re-duction Strategy advocates using multiple tools to im-prove Iowa’s water quality.

Previous articles in this series have highlighted wetlands and cover crops — two important and highly beneficial tools for improv-ing water quality and main-taining healthy Iowa farm-land. For producers looking for a comparatively easy conservation tool to imple-ment or a tool to comple-ment existing conservation practices, buffers are attrac-tive options.

Over the last few years, many producers have de-cided against planting buf-fers or have even converted existing buffers to row crops to take advantage of high grain prices.

While the desire to max-imize profits by planting valuable grain on all avail-able land is understandable, the long-term economic and environmental benefits of employing conservation practices like buffers will likely outweigh the short-term gains from high grain prices. Instead of viewing land productivity solely in terms of revenue, produc-ers should consider land productivity as the sum of many functional benefits that buffers provide for one low cost.

Buffers are strips of per-manent vegetation strategi-cally placed in and around row crops.

These buffer strips act as sponges during rain events, slowing down water flow and capturing sediment, nutrients, and other pol-lutants. Like Iowa’s native prairie, the grasses used in buffer strips have deep roots that hold soil in place, and stiff stems that slow the flow of runoff water, help-ing water infiltrate down into the soil. As the water is slowed, sediment, nutrients, and other pollutants are captured in the grass buffer strip.

According to the NRS, buffers can reduce nitrate loads by 91 percent and phosphorus loads by 58 percent. Because they are edge-of-field techniques, the NRS notes that buffers do not have a direct effect on row crop yields.

Like many of the tools proposed in the NRS, buf-fers are not only exception-ally effective at reducing nutrient loads and improv-

ing water quality, but they provide many additional environmental and eco-nomic benefits. Even small buffers can produce a num-ber of multifunctional ben-efits disproportional to the amount of land used. As a result, even small land use changes by farmers can make a big difference.

As one of the most eco-nomical conservation best management practices, buf-fers are quite a bargain for farmers. They require mini-mal land conversion and, after establishment, require little maintenance. Accord-ing to Iowa State University researchers, it costs between $24 and $35 per year to convert one tenth of every row crop acre from annual crop to prairie. While these costs may be higher when factoring in lost row crop revenue, Conservation Re-serve Program contracts of-ten reduce buffer establish-ment costs by more than 80 percent. Therefore, farmers may only pay $3 to $5 an-nually for each row crop acre including a prairie buf-fer.

Buffers provide a number of environmental benefits. In addition to improving water quality by slowing the flow of water and captur-ing sediment and nutrients, buffers also provide food and habitat for a number of beneficial animal species. These species include natu-ral predators for crop pests, pollinators, songbirds, and game animals. In fact, the Carroll Daily Times Herald recently reported that local pheasant hunters’ favor-ite hunting areas are being converted to row crops from CRP buffers.

Perennial buffer plants can also have agricultural uses. Farmers can use grassy buffer zones for livestock grazing or harvest grasses for hay. Additionally, pe-rennial grasses and short rotation woody crops can be harvested for biomass feed stock.

Initiatives such as the University of Iowa’s Bio-mass Partnership Project and similar industry proj-ects that involve co-firing biomass with coal indicate that there is a growing mar-ket for perennial energy biomass sources in Iowa.

Buffers are easy to man-age, inexpensive, and effec-tive tools for improving Io-wa’s water quality, and they also offer many additional environmental benefits and economic opportunities. If you’re looking for an easy first step in farmland con-servation or a compliment to your existing conserva-tion practices, there’s no better place to start.

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research, they interviewed residents of Park-ersburg, emergency management personnel, local law enforcement and school personnel. Their research led them to make positive changes to the school’s tornado plan.

First Lego League is a robotics program for 9- to 16-year-olds, which is designed to get children excited about science and tech-nology and to teach them valuable employ-ment and life skills.

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New year, new exhibitions at Faulconer GallerySpecial to the Daily News

GRINNELL — Starting on Friday, Jan. 24, “Works in Clay” and “Quality Uncertainty: The Market for Lemons,” art by Jill Davis Schrift and Greg Smith, respectively, will be on display in the Faulconer Gallery.

In her second solo exhibition at the Faulconer Gallery, Jill Da-vis Schrift, lecturer in art at Grin-nell College, creates ceramic work to transform and enrich the daily routine of eating and drinking to an artful experience. In the vase series, Schrift brings together traditional vessel forms with con-temporary techniques to activate the surface of clay.

Schrift has been a lecturer in art at Grinnell College since 1988, teaching ceramics, drawing and introduction to the studio. Past exhibitions have included her pastel drawings of the annual Paris beach at the Bibliothèque Marguerite Audoux, Paris; col-lages at Les Vergers de l’Art, Par-is; and pastel drawings, collages and ceramic work at the Grinnell Regional Medical Center and at the Grinnell Arts Center.

New York-based artist Greg Smith draws inspiration from Nobel Prize-winning economic research, American car culture, and classic “road movies” for this

video installation. Smith’s videos and installations pivot around machines and hand-made devic-es with precise engineering and haphazard artfulness, creating an ideal customized vehicle.

Greg Smith received his doc-torate in physics from Harvard University before pursuing a ca-reer as an artist. He is the recipi-ent of a 2013 Guggenheim Foun-dation Fellowship based on his proposal for “Breakdown Lane.” Comprised of his makeshift cameras, plastic lawn furniture, a bathtub, and a used Lexus ES300, the work will have its debut at the Faulconer Gallery — one of two video installations on view.

Faulconer Gallery will host the following public events during the joint exhibition of “Works in Clay” and “Quality Uncertainty: The Market for Lemons”:

• 4:15 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24: Opening reception. Light re-freshments served.

• 12:15 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays: Yoga in the gallery for beginners and experienced prac-titioners. Co-sponsored by Live Well Grinnell. Mats are provided.

• 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1: Enjoy making functional and playful clay forms at Community Day with artist Jill Davis Schrift, view a demonstration by Schrift, and tour the exhibitions.

• 4:15 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6: A roundtable discussion with Eliza-beth Graver, professor of English at Boston College, and author of “The End of the Point.” A read-ing from Graver will follow at 8 p.m. Sponsored by Writers@Grinnell.

• 4:15 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20: In “Objects of My Affection,” artist Jill Davis Schrift will talk about the development of her work over time.

• 4:15 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 25: Artist Greg Smith will discuss the relationships between the process, the content, and the structure of his piece “Breakdown Lane.”

“Works in Clay” and “Qual-ity Uncertainty: The Market for Lemons” are open through March 16. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., seven days a week, and admission is free.

Faulconer Gallery is located in the Bucksbaum Center for the Arts at 1108 Park St. in Grinnell. For more information about the exhibitions and related programs, call (641) 269-4660 or visit www.grinnell.edu/faulconergallery. Information on parking and ac-cessibility is available on the col-lege website. Accommodation requests may be made to Con-ference Operations at (641) 269-3235 or calendar@grinnell.edu.

Third murder trial for Iowan to begin July 14

OTTUMWA (AP) — The third murder trial of a former Iowa jail guard accused of killing his pregnant wife has been scheduled to begin on July 14.

Twenty-three-year-old Seth Techel is charged with first-degree murder in the May 2012 death of his wife, Lisa Techel. She was found shot in the couple’s Agency trailer in southeast Iowa. Seth Techel is also charged in the death of the unborn child.

The trial has been moved to Davenport in Scott County.

Techel’s second trial ended Nov. 15 in a mistrial after a jury in Mount Pleasant could not reach a unanimous verdict. His first trial, held in Ottumwa in March, also ended in a mistrial.

Also on Wednesday, a judge rejected a request to lower Techel’s bond to $75,000. Bond will remain at $750,000.

‘Hustle,’ ‘Gravity’ lead Oscars with 10 nods each(AP) — The Acad-

emy Awards appear to be the three-horse race many expected it would be, with “Gravity,” ‘’American Hustle” and “12 Years a Slave” all re-ceiving a heap of nomi-nations.

The nominations for the 86th Academy Awards, announced Thursday morning in Beverly Hills, Calif., were led by the 3-D space odyssey “Gravity” and the con-artist ca-per “American Hustle,” both with 10 nomina-tions. The harrowing historical epic “12 Years a Slave” trailed closely with nine nominations.

All were among the nine films nominated for best picture. The other nominees are “Captain Phillips,” ‘’Dallas Buy-ers Club,” ‘’Her,” ‘’Ne-braska,” ‘’The Wolf of Wall Street” and “Philo-mena.”

The most notable omission by the acad-emy was Tom Hanks, whose lead performance in “Captain Phillips” was widely considered a shoo-in. It was a par-ticularly surprising snub since Hanks is widely beloved by the academy, having been nominated

five times previously, winning for “Forest Gump” and “Philadel-phia.”

Robert Redford, expected by many to be nominated for the shipwreck drama “All Is Lost,” also missed out on a best actor nod. Redford has never won an acting Oscar.

The best actor nomi-nees are Chiwetel Ejio-for (“12 Years a Slave”), Bruce Dern (“Nebras-ka”), Leonardo Di-Caprio (“The Wolf of Wall Street”), Matthew McConaughey (“Dal-las Buyers Club”) and Christian Bale (“Ameri-can Hustle”)

Disney’s making-of “Mary Poppins” tale “Saving Mr. Banks” also failed to land either a best picture nomination or a best actress nod for Emma Thompson.

The best actress nom-inees are Amy Adams (“American Hustle”), Cate Blanchett (“Blue Jasmine”), Sandra Bull-ock (“Gravity”), Judi Dench (“Philomena”) and Meryl Streep (“Au-gust: Osage County”).

With her nomina-tion, Streep pads her record for most acting nominations. This is

her 18th nod, including three wins, the last for 2011’s “The Iron Lady.”

Martin Scorsese’s “The Wolf of Wall Street” came into Thursday as one of the biggest question marks of an awards season that has often left many guessing. The nearly three-hour Wall Street extravaganza of money, sex and drugs became a lightning rod of debate, with many questioning whether it glamorized the infamous trader Jor-dan Belfort.

But “The Wolf of Wall Street” landed big nominations: best picture, best actor (Di-Caprio), best director (Scorsese, his eighth for directing) and best sup-porting actor ( Jonah Hill).

Also doing well Thursday were Spike Jonze’s futuristic ro-mance “Her” (five nom-inations, including best original screenplay for Jonze), and Alexander Payne’s black-and-white road trip “Nebraska” (six nominations, including best director for Payne).

One of the day’s big-gest winners was the 27-year-old producer Megan Ellison, the

daughter of billion-aire Larry Ellison. Her Annapurna Pictures produced two of the best-picture nominees (“American Hustle” and “Her”) as well as the Wong Kar-Wai martial arts drama “The Grand-master.” She celebrated by tweeting “17!” — the total nominations her films received.

Though historically the most-nominated films have taken home best picture, that’s not been the case in recent years. Six of the last 10 years the most-nominat-ed film hasn’t triumphed in the end, including last year when Steven Spiel-berg’s “Lincoln,” with 12 nominations, was beaten by Ben Affleck’s “Argo.”

This year’s Oscar telecast on March 2, with Ellen DeGeneres hosting for the second time, has particular pres-sure on it to live up to the increasingly popular Golden Globes. With hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, ratings for the Globes have increased the last two years and drawn good reviews. The Academy Awards have meanwhile strug-gled to freshen up its more prestigious brand.

Iowa Juvenile Home closes earlier than scheduledTOLEDO (AP) — The Iowa

Juvenile Home has closed its doors a day early, ending de-cades of service to troubled Iowa youths.

The 93 employees who are losing their jobs were to be paid through Thursday despite the

home’s close on Wednesday morning. A lawsuit was filed ear-lier this month to keep open the home, but a hearing on the law-suit hasn’t been scheduled.

The treatment of children at the center in Toledo came to light after an investigation by the ad-

vocacy group Disability Rights Iowa and stories by The Des Moines Register. They reported that physical restraints were used on children and that staffers re-lied on isolation cells. Gov. Terry Branstad announced on Dec. 9 that the facility would be closed.

Suspect named in 2012 death of retired grocer

NASHUA (AP) — Investigators have identified a suspect in the death of a retired northeast Iowa grocery store owner found dead in his burglarized home in October 2012.

Chickasaw County Sheriff Todd Miller said Wednesday that Randy Lee Patrie of Charles City is under investigation in the death of 70-year-old Carl “Kenny” Gallmey-er in Nashua.

Patrie has not been charged but is being held in federal custody on burglary and fire-arms charges.

Federal prosecutors said in a Jan. 3 filing that they intend to present evidence at sen-tencing that Patrie broke into Gallmeyer’s home, shot him while he was in bed and stole three guns and other items. They say investi-gators later recovered the murder weapon, a sawed-off-shotgun that Patrie has been con-victed of illegally possessing.

Patrie’s lawyer didn’t immediately return a message.

Des Moines district wants judge to dismiss lawsuitDES MOINES (AP) — The Des Moines

school district has asked a Polk County judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a former schools superintendent who sued the district over its handling of explicit emails that led to her resignation.

The judge didn’t immediately rule after Wednesday’s hearing. The Des Moines Reg-ister reported the hearing was over whether the lawsuit filed by Nancy Sebring can move forward. In October. She says the emails were personal and shouldn’t have been released. The district says the emails were public records.

Sebring sued in June, more than a year af-ter she left her Des Moines position in May 2012. She soon resigned her brand-new job as superintendent for the Omaha, Neb., schools after the emails on her Des Moines district-issued tablet computer became public.

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DEAR ABBY: I have been seeing a guy, “Karl,” for eight months now, and we have never had sex. After two or three months, I brought up the subject. He said he was stressed because he had just lost his job. He also said there is never any privacy at his place because he has room-mates/tenants. I offered to go to my place, but he said that with my son there, it’s the same issue.

Karl says he’s very attracted to me, but doesn’t want our “time” together to be ruined by his current money problems. I told him I understood and I have waited. I also explained that it makes me feel in-secure and unwanted.

He now has a job, but we still haven’t had sex. He has, in the interim, told me he loves me and wants to marry me. I constantly worry that there’s someone else and wonder what’s wrong with me. I love Karl, too, but I don’t know what to do. Please help. — LOVE, BUT NO SEX IN NEW JERSEY

DEAR LOVE, BUT: Is there any intimacy AT ALL in your relationship with Karl? Is he affectionate? Is there any physical response when he holds and kisses you? If the answer is no, your boy-friend may have a physical or emotional problem, be asexual or gay.

Before agreeing to marry him, I rec-ommend you schedule some time alone together by spending a few romantic weekends at a hotel or motel. It may give you a better idea of what your future would be like if you two decide the tie the knot.

DEAR ABBY: I am a 30-year-old gay man who works in an office with 20 women. In the five years I have worked here, many of my co-workers have either gotten married or had children.

Our office has a tradition of throw-ing showers for the lucky ladies, and I am always asked to contribute money toward food for the party or an extravagant gift.

While I’m happy to donate to a char-ity or help a friend in need, I wonder if a wedding or a baby shower would be given for ME? Am I selfish for feeling hesitant to donate money or gifts when it’s likely

the favor will never be returned? — MI-NORITY MALE IN TEXAS

DEAR MINORITY: I don’t think you are selfish for feeling the way you do. In fact, it’s understandable. However, in the case of a wedding or baby show-er, people give gifts as a way of offering congratulations and good wishes. And I would hope that, even if same-sex mar-riage isn’t recognized by the state of Tex-as, that your co-workers would do some-thing to honor you if you had a spiritual ceremony, which some religious denomi-nations offer.

DEAR ABBY: I am turning 60 and naturally looking a little “worn.” My man friend keeps telling me I need a facelift and to lose 10 pounds, so I’m starting to save my money. Something tells me he wants a “hot chick” and thinks he’ll have one once I get these procedures done. It’s expensive. What do you think? — LOOSE-FACED LOUISIANAN

DEAR LOUISIANAN: It’s not only expensive; as with any other major sur-gery, there is some risk involved. If you had said you wanted cosmetic surgery because YOU thought you needed it, I would say to go ahead. However, if it’s only because your man friend is pushing you, then he should save HIS money and offer to foot the bill.

P.S. He must be an optimist because there is no guarantee that with 10 pounds off and a new face you wouldn’t start look-ing for a younger man. Some women do.

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Awards coming to Civic CenterSpecial to the Daily News

DES MOINES – “Once,” winner of eight Tony Awards, includ-ing Best Musical and winner of the 2013 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, will play the Des Moines Civic Cen-ter for a limited engage-ment from Tuesday, April 22, through Sun-day, April 27, as part of Des Moines Perform-ing Arts’ 2013-2014 Willis Broadway Series.

Tickets are available at DesMoinesPerform-ingArts.org, the Civic Center Ticket Office, all Ticketmaster loca-tions and charge-by-phone at (800) 745-3000. Groups of 15 or more should call (515) 246-2340. Performanc-es are slated as follows:

• 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 22

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“Once,” which was also named Best Mu-sical by the New York Drama Critics’ Circle, Drama Desk, Drama League, Outer Critics Circle and Lucille Lor-tel Awards, is currently running on Broadway at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre where it started

performances on Feb. 28, 2012, and opened March 18, 2012.

“Once” features the Academy Award-win-ning music and lyr-ics of Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová, a book by award-win-ning Irish playwright & screenwriter, Enda Walsh (Penelope, Hun-ger, The New Electric Ballroom), direction by the acclaimed Scot-tish director of Black Watch, John Tiffany, movement by Steven Hoggett (Black Watch, American Idiot) and music supervision and orchestrations by Mar-tin Lowe (Mamma Mia!). The set and cos-tume design are by five time Tony Award win-ner Bob Crowley (The Coast of Utopia, Mary Poppins), lighting de-sign is by Tony win-ner Natasha Katz (Aida, The Coast of Utopia), and sound design is by Clive Goodwin.

“Once” is the cel-ebrated new musical based on the Acad-emy Award-winning film. It tells the story of an Irish musician and a Czech immigrant drawn together by their shared love of music. Over the course of one fateful week, their un-expected friendship and collaboration evolves into a powerful but complicated romance, heightened by the raw emotion of the songs they create together. Brought to the stage by an award-winning team of visionary artists and featuring an ensemble

cast of gifted actor/mu-sicians, “Once” is a mu-sical celebration of life and love.

The 2007 Academy Award-winning film, “Once,” was written and directed by John Car-ney and starred Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová, with origi-nal music and lyrics by Hansard and Irglová.

The Oscar-winning independent Irish film, “Once,” was made for $150,000. Shot in 17 days, it went on to gross

$20 million worldwide becoming a critically acclaimed interna-tional smash. It stars Glen Hansard, from the popular Irish Rock band The Frames, and Markéta Irglová. Glen and Markéta won the 2007 Academy Award for Best Original song for “Falling Slowly,” the Los Angeles Film Crit-ics Award for Best Mu-sic, and the soundtrack was nominated for two Grammy Awards.

“Once” was originally

developed at the Amer-ican Repertory Theater (Cambridge, Massa-chusetts) in April 2011; Diane Paulus, Artistic Director; Diane Borger, Producer.

A developmental run of “Once” at New York Theatre Workshop ( James C. Nicola and William Russo) began performances on Nov. 15, 2011, and opened Dec. 6. The production broke box office records and concluded a sold out engagement includ-

ing a two week exten-sion through January 15, 2012.

“Once” is produced by Barbara Broccoli, John N. Hart Jr., Pat-rick Milling Smith, Frederick Zollo, Brian Carmody, Michael G. Wilson, Orin Wolf and Executive Producer Robert Cole, in asso-ciation with New York Theatre Workshop.

For more informa-tion about “Once,” visit www.oncethemusical.com.

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SFC crash firefighter saw girl before hitting herSAN FRANCISCO (AP)

— Video from the helmet camera of a firefighter re-sponding to the crash landing of an Asiana Airlines flight in San Francisco shows at least one rescuer was aware some-one was on the ground outside the aircraft and even warned a colleague. Yet two fire trucks subsequently ran over an in-jured passenger.

The video, first aired by CBS News on Tuesday, shows the girl, 16-year-old Ye Meng Yuan, lying in the grass before she was struck, according to an attorney for her family. A cor-oner concluded she was alive at the time and died when she was later hit by a fire truck.

In the video, a firefighter with a helmet camera tells the driver of a fire truck that

there’s a person in front of him. A fire truck-mounted camera shows a firefighter di-recting the truck away from the person.

What’s not clear from the video is why rescuers didn’t try to move or clearly mark the presence of the person on the ground during the chaotic aftermath of the July 6 crash at San Francisco International

Airport.Shortly after the crash, res-

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Healthy homemade soups this winter

Thankfully, the temperatures are out of the deep freeze, but there’s still plenty of winter ahead. Nothing beats a steaming bowl of soup on a cold winter’s day. Store bought versions are convenient, but you can kick up the flavor and boost nutrition when you make your own. As an added bonus you can throw in ingredients that need to get used. (I’m thinking about the celery that’s hanging out in my crisper drawer.)

Four steps to healthful, deli-cious homemade soup.

Step One. Sauté vegetables. Sautéing some of the vegetables in a small amount of oil before adding other ingredients give soup an unmistaken homemade flavor. Onions, green pepper, cel-ery, carrots, mushrooms and gar-lic are frequently used as this base layer. To sauté vegetables, heat a small amount of canola oil or olive oil (no more than 2 Tbsp) in a large pot. Add any variety of chopped or diced vegetables and cook until slightly browned.

Step Two. Add a liquid. For a healthy soup this will be broth or tomato juice. Opt for lower so-dium canned broth and vegetable juices. If you have enough time homemade broth is the way to go.

Step Three. Add other ingre-dients. There are countless ingre-dients you can use in soup and it’s hard to go wrong. Here are some ingredients I frequently use to make soup.

Lots of veggies. In addition to the vegetables you have already sautéed, try corn, green beans, cabbage, tomatoes, broccoli, cau-liflower, sweet potatoes, squash, turnips, parsnips, peas or kale. These vegetables need to sim-mer in the cooking liquid until they are tender, so think about the timing of when to add them. Potatoes will require 15-20 min-utes of simmer time, kale or other green leafy vegetables will require just a few minutes.

Beans and legumes. Beans and legumes are good sources of fi-

ber and protein and make great hearty, winter soups. Canned beans are the most convenient way to go and are very nutritious when you drain and rinse them before they go in the pot. Len-tils are also convenient because they are dried beans that don’t require soaking before you cook them. Add lentils directly to the cooking liquid with the other in-gredients and simmer for 20 - 25 minutes.

Animal Protein. Soup is a great way to use leftover meat. Roast leftovers, ground meat, chicken breast and turkey have all made their way into a satisfying soup meal. If you use fresh meat such as stew beef or chicken, cook the meat in a small amount of water and use this as part of the liquid in Step Two.

Grain. Adding a whole grain makes a heartier soup and boosts fiber and nutrition. Typical grains include barely, whole grain or wild rice, and pasta. Check the package for the cooking time and add accordingly. Pearl barley takes 40 minutes to cook; quick barley takes 10 minutes to cook. Rice will take 20 minutes and pasta will only take 10 minutes.

Step Four. Season. Choose whatever seasonings you think will complement the other ingre-dients. Italian spices like oregano, basil or Italian seasoning will work well with a tomato based

soup. Parsley flakes, thyme and marjoram blend well with chick-en or turkey. You may want to use just salt and pepper!

Of course the last step is to en-joy! When you follow these steps you won’t even need a recipe to create healthy, nourishing soup this winter, but here’s a recipe to get you started.

Winter Vegetable Soup 12 servings

2 Tbsp canola oil4 carrots, thinly sliced2 celery stalks, thinly sliced2 parsnips, diced6 cups chicken stock or re-

duced sodium chicken broth3 medium potatoes, diced2 cups cauliflower florets1 small head cabbage, quar-

tered and cored and cut into thin strips

2 tomatoes, seeded & diced1/2 tsp dried thyme3 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley,

or 1 Tbsp dried parsleyHeat the oil in a large sauce-

pan. Add carrots, celery, and pars-nips and cook 10-15 minutes over medium heat, stirring frequently. Stir the stock into the vegetables and bring to a boil. Add the pota-toes, cauliflower, cabbage and to-matoes with herbs. Bring back to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer until the vegetables are tender, 15-20 minutes.

1 cup = 101 calories, 3 g fat, 15 g carbohydrates, 323 mg sodium

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Submitted PhotoVegetable soup is just one of many healthy soup options.

About 7,500 Iowans have health plans from exchange

DES MOINES (AP) — Nearly 7,500 Iowa residents have signed up for health insurance plans using the fed-eral enrollment website HealthCare.gov, accord-ing to figures released Monday.

The numbers from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services cover Oct. 1 through Dec. 28 and show that enrollment came mostly in Decem-ber. Only 757 Iowans successfully enrolled in private health insurance plans using the website in October and Novem-ber, the first months it was available.

In all, the federal website received about 29,099 applications to cover about 44,453 people in Iowa. Of those people, 24,975 were de-termined eligible for a

marketplace plan and about 7,475 have se-lected a plan and signed up. About 81 percent of those who have enrolled qualified for tax credits to cover part of the pre-mium costs.

Another 17,843 have been deemed eligible for low-income health programs like Medicaid. But due to delays with the federal government getting complete data to the state, not all of those people are yet enrolled.

Iowa is among 36 states using HealthCare.gov as their insurance marketplace. Nation-ally, about 2.2 million people have enrolled in plans using the federal website.

Older adults make up more of the Iowans en-rolling in plans, with 38 percent of the enrollees are between the ages of

55 and 64; 22 percent of those signed up for plans are between 18 and 34. That mirrors national figures, which also show more older Americans signing up.

President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul is designed to reduce the number of people without health insurance, both through an expansion of Medic-aid and with new health care marketplaces where people can shop for pri-vate coverage and apply for government aid to pay premiums.

Problems plagued the website after its Oct. 1 launch, but authorities appear to have mostly resolved the glitches. Enrollment continues until March 31.

Davenport pays, apologizes to hearing impaired man

DAVENPORT (AP) — The city of Davenport has issued an unusual apology to a former al-derman after a police em-ployee was caught on tape saying that he intention-ally knocked softly on the hearing-impaired man’s door when responding to a service call.

The city has also agreed to pay Keith Mey-er $49,990, just below the $50,000 threshold

for payments that must be approved by the City Council, the Quad-City Times reported.

The out-of-court settlement stems from a disclosure made dur-ing Meyer’s trial last year on a misdemeanor assault charge for alleg-edly pointing a gun at a neighbor in November 2012. Jurors acquitted the 72-year-old Meyer, who was often mired in con-

flict with other city lead-ers when he served on the Council from 2003 to 2007.

During the trial, a re-cording from a police of-ficer’s open microphone was played. It caught a civilian police employee saying that when he went to Meyer’s house to re-spond to a damage com-plaint, he knocked softly so Meyer wouldn’t hear him.

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ThursdayHigh School Wrestling

Colfax-Mingo, Gilbert, Panorama at PCM, 6 p.m.South Hamilton, Roland-Story at CMB, 6 p.m.B-G-M, Montezuma at Lynnville-Sully, 6 p.m.

High School BasketballRoland-Story at Colfax-Mingo, girls 6 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.

Middle School BasketballPella at Newton 8th girls, 4:30 p.m.Newton 7th girls at Pella, 4:30 p.m.

FridayHigh School Basketball

Newton at Pella, girls 6:15 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.Colfax-Mingo at Nevada, girls 6 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.CMB at Gilbert, girls 6 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.PCM at Greene County, girls 6 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.Keota at Lynnville-Sully, girls 6 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.Grinnell at Pella Christian, girls 6 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.

Middle School WrestlingLynnville-Sully, Oskaloosa, Grinnell at Newton, 4:30 p.m.

SaturdayHigh School Wrestling

Newton, PCM at Adel-DeSoto-Minburn Invitational, 10 a.m.Newton JV at Greene County Invita-tional, 9:30 a.m.Lynnville-Sully at Wayne, 9 a.m.

High School BowlingPella Christian, Norwalk at Newton, 9 a.m.

Boys’ SwimmingNewton at Fort Dodge Invitational, 12:30 p.m.

High School BasketballPella at PCM, girls 6 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.Pella Christian at Des Moines Christian, girls 5 p.m., boys 6:30 p.m.

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Newton wrestler chosen for elite Iowa team for national tournament

NEWTON — Josh Miller, Berg Mid-dle School seventh-grader, is embarking on a new adventure on the wrestling mat. Miller was asked to compete for Iowa Youth Travel Wrestling, which is based in Grinnell, in the 2014 NUWAY National Duals in Columbus, Ohio.

Miller admitted he was hesitant about the opportunity. The “veteran” youth wrestler has been competing on the mat since kindergarten. The national duals tournament is Feb. 16.

“I didn’t think I’d know anyone on the team or that the competition would be too tough for me,” Miller said. “But, I found out I knew kids on the team and now, I’m ready to go.”

But to do so, Miller has to pay his own way. Upon suggestion, he and his parents, Jeff and Debbie Miller, are holding sev-eral fundraisers to help defray expenses.

“We are doing a can drive at Oldham Redemption Center in Newton,” said Debbie Miller. “Anyone wishing to con-tribute may do so by dropping cans of at the redemption center. Make sure to tell them that they are for Josh Miller.”

Also, Debbie Miller is hosting a Thir-ty-One book show in which Miller will

receive 25 percent of the total sales. Con-tact her at 641-417-9865 to request a cat-alog or for information on how to order online.

Miller is currently wrestling for the Newton middle school team at 135 pounds. He is also a member of the PCM Elite wrestling club. Miller fi nished the youth season last year with a 47-5 record, taking third at the Iowa AAU state tour-nament. Miller is working toward the 2014 AAU district tournament on Feb. 9.

“I really like wrestling. Practices are more fun than other sports,” Miller said.

IYTW director Ron Roland told the Millers team invitations are based on per-formance in past state and national-level individual tournaments as well as fi tting age and weight classes to form teams. IYTW is a partnership set up to assist in creating opportunities for the top youth wrestlers in Iowa to compete in out of state dual tournaments to improve the quality of wrestling in Iowa. In the past year, the IYTW assisted in the formation of teams traveling to Michigan, Virginia, Tennessee and Nebraska.

“We are very familiar with Josh Miller’s past record and when we need someone to fi ll the 135-pound slot on the 12-and-Under team going to Ohio he was my fi rst call,” Roland wrote in an email to the Millers.

By Jocelyn SheetsDaily News Sports Editor

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily NewsJosh Miller, 12, is raising funds to help him participate with Iowa Traveling Wrestling Team at a national duals tournament in February. Miller is a seventh-grader at Newton’s Berg Middle School and wrestles for the middle school team and on the PCM Elite team.

KNOXVILLE — Pella Christian’s boys had trouble kick start-ing their offense Tuesday on the road. Knoxville’s Panthers took advantage to claim a 32-19 halftime lead.

The Eagles’ offense heated up in the second, but they couldn’t catch the Panthers. Knoxville led 52-37 after three pe-riods then came a fl urry of scoring in the fi nal eight minutes.

The two teams com-bined for 52 points — 27 by the Eagles — in the fourth quarter. When the smoke cleared, the Pan-thers secured a 77-64 win over the Eagles.

Pella Christian’s Se-bastian Baugh netted four 3-pointers on his way to a game-high 23 points. Baugh also hit 9-of-9 charity tosses as the Eagles were 11-of-13 from the free-throw line.

The Eagles shot 44 percent, 24-of-54, from the fi eld, hitting fi ve 3-pointers.

Coltin Collins chipped in with 12 points and pulled down nine re-bounds. Josh Posthuma added 10 points.

Others scoring for Pella Christian were Nate Haveman and Jared VanWyk with six points each, Brant Vermeer with three points and Levi Jungling and David Kac-marynski had two points each. Jungling dished out fi ve assists and made

three steals.Trent Davis fi red in

21 points for Knoxville

(3-6).Pella Christian (6-6)

hosts Grinnell.

KNOXVILLE — Pella Christian’s girls were steady with their game for three quarters Tuesday night. The Eagles scored 11 points in each period to lead their host Knoxville 33-26.

Then the Eagles doubled up in the fourth quarter. They had to as the Panthers poured in 17 points in a late surge. Pella Christian’s 22 points in the fi -nal eight minutes was enough to post a 55-43 win in Little Hawkeye Conference action.

“The girls played a good ballgame. We shot the ball well. We executed fairly good in our offense to get some good looks,” PC girls’ head coach Kevin Van

Maanen said. “Our free throw shooting was excellent, espe-cially down the stretch when they were fouling us a lot.”

Pella Christian cashed in on 20-of-26 free throws in the game. Marina Shannon and Tessa Howerzyl each downed 6-of-6 at the line. Howerzyl fi nished with 15 points. Lauren Jungling, who was 5-of-8 at the line, tossed in 13 points.

Shannon pulled down eight rebounds and Autumn Vos con-trolled six rebounds. Brooke Mi-trisin and Vos each made three steals. Howerzyl and Jungling had three assists apiece.

“It was a balanced team effort all night. The only thing we could have done better was on the boards as Knoxville out-re-

bounded us,” Van Maanen said.The Eagles shot 43 percent,

16-of-37, from the fi eld. They improved to 6-6 overall.

Knoxville was led by Ricki Hall with 17 points and Mer-edith Cunningham with 14 points.

Pella Christian hosts Grin-nell Friday.Pella Christian 11-11-11-22—55Knoxville 7-9-10-17—43Pella Christian — Shannon 0-6-1-6, Howerzyl 3/1-6-2-15, Mitrisin 3-3-2-9, Baugh 0-0-1-0, Nicholson 1-0-2-2, Vos 2-0-1-4, Jungling 1/2-5-3-13, Beltman 3-0-5-6. TOTALS: 13/3-20-17-55.Knoxville — Nichols 1-0-0-2, Cun-ningham 4/1-3-2-14, E. Wallace 0-0-3-0, Hawkshead 1-1-5-3, Carter 0-1-3-1, Chambers 0-0-5-0, J. Wallace 2-1-1-5, Hunt 0-1-0-1, Hall 6-5-0-17. TOTALS: 14/1-12-19-43.

Pella Christian girls down Panthers By Jocelyn Sheets

Daily News Sports Editor

By Jocelyn SheetsDaily News Sports Editor

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily NewsTessa Howerzyl (11) controls the basketball in an early-season game for Pella Christian. Howerzyl has been a steady force for the Eagle girls, who defeated Knoxville on the road Tuesday.

Pella Christian boys lose at Knoxville

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily NewsPella Christian’s Jared VanWyk (30) goes in for a basket in a game earlier this season. The Eagle boys lost, 77-64, Tuesday at Knoxville.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Lin-da Stepney scored 16 points, grabbed seven rebounds and West Virginia used a 13-point fi rst-half lead to knock off No. 13 Iowa State 73-59 Wednes-day night — the second straight year the Mountaineers have beaten a ranked Cyclones squad at Ames.

West Virginia (15-2, 4-1 Big 12) hit seven 3-pointers in the fi rst half and were 12 of 30 overall.

Iowa State (14-2, 3-2) cut the lead to six, 59-53 on a 3-pointer by Jadda Buck-ley with 6:57 left to play, but Stepney scored a layup and 3-pointer back-to-back to push the lead back to 11 points and was 4 of 4 from the free throw line in the fi nal 1:28 to put the game away.

Bria Holmes and Christal Caldwell fi nished with 12 and 11 points, respectively, for the Mountaineers.

Hallie Christofferson had 21 points to lead the Cyclones, which lost its second straight game. Buckley added another 15.

West Virginia upsets

Iowa State

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Vikings announced on Twitter that they had hired Mike Zimmer for their top coaching job.

“I’m extremely excited to bring a championship to the state of Minnesota and to the great fan base of the Vikings,” Zimmer said in a video posted on the team’s Twitter account. “I can’t wait to get to work.”

Vikings tweet coaching hire

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KALI DAWN SOUTHIn the matter of:Kali Dawn South1738 W 4th St. N, #1Newton, IA 50208Certificate and License Nos.119247 and P48609,Respondent. Because Respondent cannot bepersonally served, notice is givenpursuant to the provisions of IowaCode § 17A.12 and 655 IAC4.16, that the Board of Nursinghas filed a Notice of Hearing andStatement of Charges alleging vi-olation of Iowa Code § 147.55(3).A disciplinary hearing will con-vene at 8:00 AM on February 27,2014, in the Des Moines WestRoom, Holiday Inn, 1050 6th Av-enue, Des Moines, Iowa.

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IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURTFOR JASPER COUNTYEQUITY NO. EQCV118640ORIGINIAL NOTICEFOR PUBLICTION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCI-ATION, 41-0417860AS TRUSTEE,ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF THE FIRSTFRANKLIN MORTGAGELOAN TRUST 2006-FF14MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGHCERTIFICATES, SERIES2006-FF14Plaintiff, vs.RYAN J. MYERS AKARYAN MYERS AND ANNETTAANN MYERS FKA ANNETTA A.HALFERTYDEJAH RISINGER BENNETTSTATE OF IOWAWALKER & BILLINGSLEYDefendantTO THE ABOVE NAMED DE-FENDANTS:You are hereby notified that thereis a petition on file in the office ofthe clerk of the above court whichpetition prays for a judgment inrem against the property involvedin this action for the sum of $85,851.67 with interest at 8.75%per annum from and includingJuly 1, 2010, on the promissorynote executed by Ryan J. Myersand Annetta A. Halferty and mort-gage executed by Ryan J. Myersand Annetta A. Halferty to Mort-gage Electronic Registration Sys-tems, Inc. and assigned to Plain-tiff, who is the sole and absoluteowner thereof.Said note, together with the mort-gage given to secure the sameare due and payable by reason ofthe failure of the DefendantsRyan J. Myers and Annetta A.Halferty to pay the installments ofprincipal when due. Plaintiff alsoprays in said Petition for the fore-closure of said mortgage datedJuly 7, 2006 recorded in 2006-00004408 in the Recorder's Of-fice of Jasper County, Iowa, withsaid note dated July 7, 2006 onthe following described property,to-wit:Lot One in Block Six in Rippey'sAddition to the City of Baxter,Jasper County, Iowa. AKA Lot 1 in Block 6 in Rippey's Addi-tion to the City of Baxter, JasperCounty, Iowa.and also asking that said mort-gage be declared a prior and su-perior lien to that of each of theabove named Defendants; for ap-pointment of a receiver; for theamount paid by Plaintiff for attor-neys' fees, abstract expense,costs and accruing costs of thisaction; that special execution is-sue for the sale of said real es-tate to satisfy said judgment, in-terest, attorneys' fees and costsand for such other and further re-lief as may be just and equitable.FOR FURTHER PARTICULARS,SEE COPY OF PETITION NOWON FILE. THE PLAINTIFF HAS ELECTEDFORECLOSURE WITHOUT RE-DEMPTION. THIS MEANSTHAT THE SALE OF THEMORTGAGED PROPERTY WILLOCCUR PROMPTLY AFTER EN-TRY OF JUDGMENT UNLESSYOU FILE WITH THE COURT AWRITTEN DEMAND TO DELAYTHE SALE. IF YOU FILE AWRITTEN DEMAND, THE SALEWILL BE DELAYED UNTIL SIXMONTHS FROM ENTRY OFJUDGMENT IF THE MORT-GAGED PROPERTY IS YOURRESIDENCE AND IS A ONE-FAMILY OR TWO-FAMILYDWELLING OR UNTIL TWOMONTHS FROM ENTRY OFJUDGMENT IF THE MORT-GAGED PROPERTY IS NOTYOUR RESIDENCE OR IS RESI-DENCE BUT NOT A ONE-FAMI-LY OR TWO-FAMILYDWELLING. YOU WILL HAVENO RIGHT OF REDEMPTIONAFTER THE SALE. THE PUR-CHASER AT THE SALE WILLBE ENTITLED TO IMMEDIATEPOSSESSION OF THE MORT-GAGED PROPERTY. YOU MAYPURCHASE AT THE SALE. The Plaintiff's attorneys arePetosa, Petosa & Boecker, L.L.P.by Benjamin W. Hopkins, whoseaddress is 1350 NW 138thStreet, Suite 100, Clive, Iowa50325-8308, telephone number(515) 222-9400, facsimile number(515) 222-9121. You must serve a motion oranswer on or before the 5th day ofFebruary, 2014 and within a rea-sonable time thereafter file yourmotion or answer in the Iowa Dis-trict Court of Jasper County, atthe Courthouse in Newton, Iowa. If you do not, judgment by defaultmay be rendered against you forthe relief demanded in the Peti-tion.If you require the assistance ofauxiliary aids or services to par-ticipate in court because of a dis-ability, immediately call your dis-trict ADA coordinator at (515)286-3394. (If you are hearing im-paired, Call Relay Iowa TTY at 1-800-735-2942).Clerk of the Above CourtJasper County Courthouse Newton, Iowa 50208YOU ARE ADVISED TO SEEKLEGAL ADVICE AT ONCE TOPROTECT YOUR INTERESTS.

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IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURTFOR JASPER COUNTYEQUITY NO. EQCV118640ORIGINIAL NOTICEFOR PUBLICTION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCI-ATION, 41-0417860AS TRUSTEE,ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF THE FIRSTFRANKLIN MORTGAGELOAN TRUST 2006-FF14MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGHCERTIFICATES, SERIES2006-FF14Plaintiff, vs.RYAN J. MYERS AKARYAN MYERS AND ANNETTAANN MYERS FKA ANNETTA A.HALFERTYDEJAH RISINGER BENNETTSTATE OF IOWAWALKER & BILLINGSLEYDefendantTO THE ABOVE NAMED DE-FENDANTS:You are hereby notified that thereis a petition on file in the office ofthe clerk of the above court whichpetition prays for a judgment inrem against the property involvedin this action for the sum of $85,851.67 with interest at 8.75%per annum from and includingJuly 1, 2010, on the promissorynote executed by Ryan J. Myersand Annetta A. Halferty and mort-gage executed by Ryan J. Myersand Annetta A. Halferty to Mort-gage Electronic Registration Sys-tems, Inc. and assigned to Plain-tiff, who is the sole and absoluteowner thereof.Said note, together with the mort-gage given to secure the sameare due and payable by reason ofthe failure of the DefendantsRyan J. Myers and Annetta A.Halferty to pay the installments ofprincipal when due. Plaintiff alsoprays in said Petition for the fore-closure of said mortgage datedJuly 7, 2006 recorded in 2006-00004408 in the Recorder's Of-fice of Jasper County, Iowa, withsaid note dated July 7, 2006 onthe following described property,to-wit:Lot One in Block Six in Rippey'sAddition to the City of Baxter,Jasper County, Iowa. AKA Lot 1 in Block 6 in Rippey's Addi-tion to the City of Baxter, JasperCounty, Iowa.and also asking that said mort-gage be declared a prior and su-perior lien to that of each of theabove named Defendants; for ap-pointment of a receiver; for theamount paid by Plaintiff for attor-neys' fees, abstract expense,costs and accruing costs of thisaction; that special execution is-sue for the sale of said real es-tate to satisfy said judgment, in-terest, attorneys' fees and costsand for such other and further re-lief as may be just and equitable.FOR FURTHER PARTICULARS,SEE COPY OF PETITION NOWON FILE. THE PLAINTIFF HAS ELECTEDFORECLOSURE WITHOUT RE-DEMPTION. THIS MEANSTHAT THE SALE OF THEMORTGAGED PROPERTY WILLOCCUR PROMPTLY AFTER EN-TRY OF JUDGMENT UNLESSYOU FILE WITH THE COURT AWRITTEN DEMAND TO DELAYTHE SALE. IF YOU FILE AWRITTEN DEMAND, THE SALEWILL BE DELAYED UNTIL SIXMONTHS FROM ENTRY OFJUDGMENT IF THE MORT-GAGED PROPERTY IS YOURRESIDENCE AND IS A ONE-FAMILY OR TWO-FAMILYDWELLING OR UNTIL TWOMONTHS FROM ENTRY OFJUDGMENT IF THE MORT-GAGED PROPERTY IS NOTYOUR RESIDENCE OR IS RESI-DENCE BUT NOT A ONE-FAMI-LY OR TWO-FAMILYDWELLING. YOU WILL HAVENO RIGHT OF REDEMPTIONAFTER THE SALE. THE PUR-CHASER AT THE SALE WILLBE ENTITLED TO IMMEDIATEPOSSESSION OF THE MORT-GAGED PROPERTY. YOU MAYPURCHASE AT THE SALE. The Plaintiff's attorneys arePetosa, Petosa & Boecker, L.L.P.by Benjamin W. Hopkins, whoseaddress is 1350 NW 138thStreet, Suite 100, Clive, Iowa50325-8308, telephone number(515) 222-9400, facsimile number(515) 222-9121. You must serve a motion oranswer on or before the 5th day ofFebruary, 2014 and within a rea-sonable time thereafter file yourmotion or answer in the Iowa Dis-trict Court of Jasper County, atthe Courthouse in Newton, Iowa. If you do not, judgment by defaultmay be rendered against you forthe relief demanded in the Peti-tion.If you require the assistance ofauxiliary aids or services to par-ticipate in court because of a dis-ability, immediately call your dis-trict ADA coordinator at (515)286-3394. (If you are hearing im-paired, Call Relay Iowa TTY at 1-800-735-2942).Clerk of the Above CourtJasper County Courthouse Newton, Iowa 50208YOU ARE ADVISED TO SEEKLEGAL ADVICE AT ONCE TOPROTECT YOUR INTERESTS.

January 2, 9 & 16

THE IOWA DISTRICT COURTJASPER COUNTYIN THE MATTER OF THE ES-TATE OFROBERTA JEAN LENGELING,DeceasedProbate No. ESPR036426NOTICE OF PROBATE OFWILL, OF APPOINTMENT OFEXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TOCREDITORSTo All Persons Interested in theestate of Roberta JeanLengeling, Deceased, who diedon or about December 1, 2013:You are hereby notified that onDecember 31, 2013, the last willand testament of Roberta JeanLengeling, deceased, bearingdate of February 25, 2003, wasadmitted to probate in the abovenamed court and that Mary SueLomp and John M. Lengelingwere appointed Executors of theestate of Roberta JeanLengeling. Any action to setaside the will must be brought inthe district court of said countywithin the later to occur of fourmonths from the date of the sec-ond publication of this notice orone month from the date of mail-ing of this notice to all heirs of thedecedent and devisees under thewill whose identities are reason-ably ascertainable, or thereafterbe forever barred.Notice is further given that all per-sons indebted to the estate arerequested to make immediatepayment to the undersigned, andcreditors having claims againstthe estate shall file them with theclerk of the above named districtcourt, as provided by law, dulyauthenticated, for allowance, andunless so filed by the later to oc-cur of four months from the sec-ond publication of this notice orone month from the date of mail-ing of this notice (unless other-wise allowed or paid) a claim isthereafter forever barred.Dated January 6, 2014.Executors of Estate:Mary Sue Lomp 741 NE Spring StAnkeny, Iowa 50021John M. Lengeling11311 W 124th ST NCollins, Iowa 50055Attorney for Estate:Dario ZaffaranoWhite Zaffarano & Skog, LLP621 Main Street PO Box 1870Ames, Iowa 50010AT0008659Date of second publication 16thday of January, 2014Probate Code Section 304

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You and your siblings or neighbors will get together for a group venture. This will be remembered later by the youngest and eldest of the group, so be sure to include them in a meaning-ful way.

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