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Kate Malott/Daily NewsMadison Mann, Macey Caves, Kayla Conner and Hadley Braaksma stand with their Division I ranking medals after the Iowa State Dance Team Association State Solo Competition at Newton High School Saturday afternoon.
Kate Malott/Daily NewsOlivia Bebout performs her routine in front of a large crowd in the New-ton High School lower gym Saturday morning. Bebout received a Division II ranking.
Newton hosts hundreds for state dance competition
By Kate MalottNewton Daily News
Hundreds of Iowa high school dancers visited Newton over the weekend for the annual Iowa State Dance Team Associ-ation Outstanding Color Guard and Outstanding Iowa Dancer competitions.
Nearly 600 high school danc-ers from all across Iowa com-peted in the color guard dance competition Friday at Berg Middle School and state solo dance competition Saturday at both Berg and Newton High School.
Not only did dancers attend, but many parents, family and other supporters attended the competitions. According to IS-DTA Director Lois Turnage, at-tendance totalled around 2,200.
“Overall the event went great on Saturday,” Newton Paceset-
Newton man dies during Jasper County traffic stop
New city signs installed
By Kate MalottNewton Daily News
A Newton man was pronounced dead after an incident early Sat-urday morning near the 161 eastbound mile marker on Interstate 80 in Jasper County.
According to the Iowa State Patrol crash report, Matthew Lentz-kow, of Newton, was first taken into custody by Trooper Scott Bog-danski for an operating while intoxicated inves-tigation around 5 a.m. After the traffic stop, Lentzkow attempted to flee as Bogdanski con-ducted inventory of the
subject’s vehicle.He entered the inter-
state and was struck by a passing vehicle in the left inside lane, driven by Enrique Perez, 24, of West Des Moines.
Lentzkow was found in the interstate me-dian where he was pro-nounced dead by Jasper County Sheriff John Halferty.
The incident remains under internal investi-gation which the ISP hopes to have complete Tuesday.
Contact Kate Malott at 641-792-3121 ext. 6533 or
By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News
New signs have been springing up at all city building, parks and fa-cilities with the City of Newton’s goal of matching its look to its new brand.
“When we updated the brand one of the most visually impact-ful things through-out the community were the city vehicles and trucks that drive around and the signs that were up at the fa-cilities and parks,” said Natalie Umstead, City
of Newton Manage-ment Analyst. “From the beginning, when we launched the brand, we sort of knew that re-placing the signs with a more modern update would be one of the things we would want to do.”
The city sent out a request to several lo-cal sign designers with three submissions re-turned. A committee of city staffer reviewed the designs and select-ed the work of Matt Michener from Sign
Ty Rushing/Daily NewsNancy Parrott, center, is stepping down after serving as Jasper County’s Recorder since 1979, and more than 40 years total in the office. She credits working with a good staff for her longevity. Pictured with her, from left to right, are deputies Laura Van Der Hart, Denise Allan, Linda Hammer and Patti Van Zee.
Parrott looks back on 40 plus year career in recorder’s office
By Ty Rushing Newton Daily News
What started out as a summer job between her junior and senior year of high school in 1966 soon expanded into a career of public service for Nancy Parrott — who is stepping down as Jasper County’s Recorder this year.
For Parrott, the deci-sion to step down wasn’t easy but it gives her a chance to explore other opportunities outside of room 205 of the Jas-per County Courthouse, where she has worked off and on for more than 40 years.
Her four decades of involvement with county government actually be-gan thanks to a strong family connection.
“When I was 16, my mother worked for the
Daily News, her name was Marge Hoen, and she ran the beat. She went to the police station and the courthouse and picked up information,” Parrott said.
“Margaret Baker was the county recorder at that time, and Margaret was eccentric to say the least. She wanted some-one part-time for the summer. Mom said, ‘I have just the person,’ and mom brought me up here and Margaret hired me.”
As a high school stu-dent working for a county official, Parrott — who was still just Nancy Hoen at the time — had a set of job duties that were just as eclectic as her boss.
“My basic responsibil-ity, at that point, was to make sure that Margaret had malts and anything else that she wanted that day,” Parrott said be-
fore a laugh. “Margaret would take me to state-wide meetings. She took me to statewide meetings that summer and I knew nothing about the office.”
Parrott recalled being terrified to death of her boss’ driving every time they drove to those state meetings.
“She drove this old Studebaker and would stomp (on her brakes) on the interstate to let other cars merge on, I mean it was pretty scary,” Parrott said.
Her anxiety didn’t sub-side when they arrived at their location either.
“Then we’d get up there, she’d take me to the meeting and then she would go take a nap. I was trying to write down everything to bring back to the deputies that were here — it was an experi-
ence,” Parrott said.Fetching frozen bev-
erages and being tasked with representing Jasper County at official func-tions somehow didn’t de-ter Parrott from wanting to work in the recorder’s office after her summer job ended.
In fact, the day came sooner rather than later. Parrott began a second stint working for Baker, and wound up serving as her first deputy at age 19.
“She had some turn-over bang, bang, and I became first deputy. So I learned real quick and
on the job. I would con-tinue to go to statewide meetings — Margaret, she didn’t really have a presence in the office very often so it just sort of be-came on the job learning,” Parrott said.
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ter coach Paige Meredith said. “Hosting state solo is a huge fundraiser for us and one we en-joy. I am very grateful for all of the parents and volunteers who
helped out this year. Without all of their support hosting this event would not be possible.
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After only eight months in their first location, Eva Miller and Jan Batt decided an much big-ger location was needed for their growing business, Beaded Needle. Formerly the Lone Dove Trading Post and Jan’s Three Bags Full, Beaded Needle moved from 118 First Ave. E. and few blocks west to 326 First Ave. W.
“We outgrew it extremely fast. There was about 500 square foot there. We have 2,600 here.,” Mill-er said. “We started moving out of the other shop and kind of look at each other like, where was all of this at.”
The two level shop now allows the duo to have additional equip-ment and merchandise in the store as well as classes during the day. The wool, yard, spinning wheels and looms are in the upstairs space along with a dedicated class room and the owner’s offices. At the first shop, there was not room for the spinning wheel and looms and all classes had to be held in the eve-ning.
Classes are provided in bead-
ing, spinning, loom both bead and fabric, earring making, dream catcher, knitting, crocheting and broomstick lace.
“Just about any type of class you want to find we’ve got it,” Miller said.
Everything in the shop is hand-made and almost all materials are natural. Yarn comes from wool, al-paca, llama, cotton and some very high quality synthetic.
“The llama that we carry is from Peru and part of the money from the purchase price goes back to the school there to provide schools for the herders,” Batt said.
A wide variety of handmade items are available to purchase in-cluding jewelry, chokers, applique work, handspun yarn, moccasins, scarves and shawls. Miller also does a large quantity of custom work as well.
“Over the years, I have had a lot of ladies bring in a blouse or an outfit and say I need something to match this,” Miller said.
Before opening the first shop in February, most of their product was sold at rendezvous which are pre-1840 mountain men events, pow wows, trade fairs, craft shows
and flea markets. Because of health issues as well as many other reasons, Miller and Batt decided to open a permanent shop instead of doing so much traveling.
“It is nice to be able to come to work and not have to worry about tearing down wet canvas or sit-ting in 100 degree temperature,” Miller said.
It has also allowed them to start their Tuesday night Stitch and Bitch, which is a national organi-zation, for crafters of any kind to come and work as well as chat.
“Bring any craft that you do, we don’t care whether it’s crocheting, knitting, quilting, it’s just a chance for people to get together and have a good time,” Miller said.
The gathering is from 4 to 9 p.m. every Tuesday.
As of now, there are no major additions planned for the new shop but the potential is unlim-ited.
“Just watch us keep growing,” Miller said.
Great Clips makes it easy to thank a veteran
Great Clips of New-ton, 301 Iowa Speed-way Drive, encourages Americans to thank veterans in a tangible way, by awarding them a free haircut. It’s part of Great Clips’ Thank a Veteran promotion, and it’s one small gesture with a powerful message of appreciation.
Customers who come in for a haircut at any U.S. Great Clips salon will receive a free hair-cut card to give to an active, inactive or retired military member of any branch, including the National Guard. Mili-tary members can also come in on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, for a free haircut or to pick up a free haircut card to use, with proof of military service.
The free haircut cards are redeemable all the way through the end of 2014. In 2013, the first year of the promotion, Great Clips salons na-
tionwide provided more than 130,000 free hair-cuts to veterans, and this year, they expect to give away even more.
“Most of us know at least one veteran we would like to thank on that day,” says Great Clips CEO, Rhoda Ol-sen, who is married to a Vietnam veteran. “We invite everyone to come into a U.S. Great Clips salon on Veterans Day to purchase a service and pick up a free haircut card. To help show ap-preciation for those who have served or are serv-ing our country, give the card to veterans in your family, or neighborhood or just someone you no-tice is a veteran. It’s a simple, yet meaningful way for all Americans to say thank you to vet-erans with the help of Great Clips.”
Limit one card per customer (while supplies last). Must purchase a service to receive card.
Beaded Needle moves to expand
Jamee A. Pierson/Daily NewsJan Batt and Eva Miller moved to their new location at 326 First Ave. W. to expand their growing business only eight months after opening their first shop.
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Newton Hy-Vee recycles more than 30 tons of food
The Hy-Vee store in New-ton partnered with food waste diversion company GreenRU this summer to begin a food waste recycling program. As of Oct. 10, the Newton Hy-Vee had already recycled 60,840 pounds, more than 30 tons, of food waste since be-ginning the program.
The program utilizes a system of employee train-ing and education platforms to instruct employees about the benefits of diverting food scraps and developing com-postable waste streams, to ensure success. Hy-Vee first utilizes community organiza-tions such as food banks to divert edible food to organi-zations that get the food to
families in need. “The Newton Hy-Vee is
proud to partner with a com-pany like GreenRU. We do our best to divert as many unsellable items that would normally end up in a landfill to our local Salvation Army and other local organiza-tions. They then can distrib-ute the items to those in need in our community. When we
do have items that are com-postable but should not be consumed, we have the abil-ity, through GreenRU, to keep these items from ending up in the landfill,” Newton Hy-Vee Store Director Todd Fox said.
“Through composting eventually these items return back into the environment. This is a great partnership for
any business that has the op-portunity to help divert waste from our local landfill, and it helps the sustainability of our environment. Programs like this really are the right thing to do for our community.”
Food waste from Hy-Vee Newton is taken to a state-permitted composting facil-ity, where it is processed into soil amending compost.
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Progress Industries names new CEOThe Progress Industries Board of Trustees has se-
lected Jim Merulla as the new President and CEO of Progress Industries.
Merulla has a distinguished 40-year career history with Hy-Vee where he will retire as Store Director of the Hy-Vee Drug Store in Mar-shalltown. He will step into his new role on Jan. 12, 2015. Dan Skokan, President and CEO since September 2003, announced his plans to retire from Progress Industries ear-lier this spring.
“It is a privilege to have worked at an agency that is recognized and valued for de-livering services based on qual-ity, trust and integrity. I believe that Jim’s vision aligns well with the mission and vi-sion of Progress Industries and he will successfully carry on P.I.’s legacy that stretches back 35 years,” Skokan said.
“The Search Committee is very pleased with their selection and also confident that Jim will continue to lead Progress Industries at the level we’ve all become accustomed with Dan at the helm of the organiza-tion,” Progress Industries Chair Tod Hockenson said.
Progress Industries will provide further details of upcoming events to welcome Jim Merulla and to honor Dan Skokan for 11 years of service to Prog-ress Industries and our community. Visit www.pro-gressindustries.org for more information.
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US stocks open little changed after record runNEW YORK (AP)
— U.S. stocks were little changed in early trading Monday after closing out October at record levels. Sapient jumped after agreeing to be acquired by Publicis, a French marketing company.
The Standard & Poor’s 500 index was lit-tle changed at 2,018. The Dow Jones industrial av-erage dropped 17 points, or 0.1 percent, to 17,372.
The Nasdaq composite gained six points, or 0.1 percent, to 4,637.
The S&P 500 and the Dow closed at all-time highs on Friday after the Bank of Japan surprised investors by announcing it would increase its bond and asset purchases in an effort to try and stave off deflation. Strong company earnings also helped the stock market recover from an early
October slump.A gauge of Chinese
manufacturing released by a government-sanc-tioned industry group came in below what analysts were looking for. The weakness raised concern that growth in the world’s second-larg-est economy will decline further.
A similar report into the manufacturing sec-tor of the 18-nation eu-
rozone from financial data firm Markit was similarly downbeat.
Benchmark U.S. crude fell 0.60 to $79.97 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude, used to price international oil, was 66 cents lower at $85.21 per barrel.
In government bond trading, the yield on the 10-year note was little changed at 2.34 percent.
By Ty Rushing Newton Daily News
With election day looming, Republican Dr. Mariannette Miller-Meeks is hitting the cam-paign trail hard in her bid to upset Dave Loebasck, her incumbent Democrat opponent in hopes of be-coming Iowa’s Second District Representative in the U.S. House.
During a marathon day of appearances Friday, Miller-Meeks brought along U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley and former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina to endorse her while they met with local candidates and sup-
porters at Bridgehouse Coffee in Newton.
“It ’s time for us to put people over policy and politics. To put common sense over nonsense. And to inspire us to be our best selves.
“Because we in fact are a great nation of great people and we have found over the past six years that hope does not come from the government, but the government shouldn’t stand in the way of hope either,” Miller-Meeks said.
Miller-Meeks present-ed herself as the type of candidate who could go about bringing the posi-tive benefits of how Io-
wa’s government is run to the federal level. The candidate also spoke on the benefits of smaller government, which was a point Grassley reiterated when he spoke.
As she was wrapping up her stop, Miller-Meeks blasted the Obama Ad-ministration and vowed to help make things better if elected.
“We need to send a check and balance to this government that they are not — with executive au-thority — able to do any-thing and everything that they want to do. This is in fact still a nation of, for and by the people,” Mill-er-Meeks said.
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Ty Rushing/Daily NewsFrom left to right, U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley and former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina joined, Dr. Mariannette Miller-Meeks on the campaign trail. Miller-Meeks is running for U.S. House District 2 and during her stop in Newton on Friday, her campaign was backed by Patrick Payton, who is running for Iowa House District 29.
Miller-Meeks stops in Newton as election nears
As far as the girls performances, they all danced beautifully. As their coach I am very proud of the way they represented them-selves, the NHS Pace-setters and our school.”
Newton dancers Olivia Bebout, Kay-la Conner, Madison Mann, Hadley Braaks-ma, Brenna Schwen-ker, Tapanga Birken-holtz, Macey Caves, Josi Swihart and Ser-ena Halferty qualified for the ISDTA State Solo Competition Sat-urday.
“It was good to see how much everyone has improved from try-outs to now. Today was a lot of fun but nerver-acking too,” NHS sophomore Mann said.
Dancers are judged 5 points on appearance, 20 points for chore-
ography, 20 points on technique, 15 points on general execu-tion and 10 points on showmanship. Those who receive a score of 60 or above on the 70 point scale receive a Division I ranking.
Newton danc-ers Madison Mann, Macey Caves, Kayla Conner and Hadley Braaksma received Di-vision I rankings at the competition. Brenna Schwenker, Tapanga Birkenholtz, Serena Halferty, Olivia Be-bouta and Josi Swi-hart received Division II rankings. To get a high ranking takes a lot of hard practice and preparation, NHS junior Macy Caves said.
“I like watching all the other girls and see-ing everyone get excit-ed for awards,” Caves said. “Today went re-ally well, but it was nerve-racking. I usu-
ally have friends help calm me down.”
“The Newton School District, for-mer Newton Pace-setter coach Lori Gilmore and current Pacesetter coach Paige Meredith all did an outstanding of hosting this state-wide event for the third consecu-tive year. The ISDTA would like to thank the Newton School District, Lori, Paige, dancers and their par-ents for their countless hours of work in the planning, preparation and hosting of this event.” ISDTA Solo Competition Director Lois Turnage said.
The ISDTA State Team Competition will be Dec. 4 to 5 at Wells Fargo Arena and Hy-Vee Hall in Des Moines.
Contact Kate Malott at 641-792-3121 ext. 6533 or
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Koenen Chiropractic donates to Salvation Army
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I’m told that the pub-lic is “angry” at today’s politicians. Eighty-two percent disapprove of the job Congress is doing. So will Tuesday’s e lect ion b r i n g a big shakeup?
N o . Congres-s i o n a l r e e l e c -tion rates never drop below 85 per-cent.
The last big “wave” election was 1994, when Democrats lost con-trol of both houses. The media called it a “revo-lution,” and the late Pe-ter Jennings from ABC likened Americans to 2-year-olds throwing a tantrum.
Even that year, the re-election rate was 90 per-cent.
Matt Kibbe of the group FreedomWorks and Hadley Heath Man-ning of Independent Women’s Forum came on my show to say they don’t believe that this will be the year voters “throw the bums out.”
Incumbents have all sorts of built-in advan-tages, said Manning: “Once you’re in office, you have network ties, usually with a big party organization, usually with other officeholders. You have ties to donors who have helped you in your previous round of fundraising.”
In the U.S., she says, “we don’t have kings, (but) we still have politi-cal dynasties.”
Politicians in office game the system to make it tougher for outsiders to challenge them. They always talk about getting money out of politics. They don’t mean get-ting taxpayer money out of their own end of poli-tics — all those privi-leges such as government mailings and websites and broadcasting facili-ties right in the Capitol Building. No, the money they want to limit is out-siders’ money.
When Rep. Nancy
Pelosi (D., Calif.) says “this money is suffocat-ing the airwaves, silenc-ing the voices of the many,” she means she wants to prevent private groups funding political messages that sometimes criticize people like her. Expensive TV ads might allow unknown chal-lengers to break through. Can’t have that.
Manning says Demo-crats who now push the idea of a Constitutional amendment to limit campaign ads “want to rig the system so that their donors are still able to give — whether that’s labor unions or people who typically support Democrats — but they want to silence the op-position.”
They make it sound as if labor union dona-tions are a natural part of the democratic pro-cess — but money from corporations and inde-pendent interest groups, by contrast, “interferes” with elections.
Sen. John Mc-Cain (R., Ariz.) led the charge against evil “outside” money when he got what he and re-porters called campaign finance “reform” passed a dozen years ago. The Supreme Court wisely threw much of that out, because it was an attack on free speech. But there are still a million rules left — plenty to discour-age “amateurs” from at-tempting to participate in politics.
“The problem with campaign finance regu-lation is it allows for an insane amount of discre-tion amongst the regu-lators,” says Kibbe. “So they can pick and choose who is punished for what. And it’s really just a way to control political speech.”
A better way to get new blood into politics would be term limits on elected officials.
Several states have them, and the result has been more turnover in legislatures. That’s good news for taxpayers be-cause studies show that the longer politicians are in office, the more they spend.
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The last several weeks I’ve felt toward the midterm elec-tion the way a child feels to-ward a long road trip — are we there yet?
Almost. Thank goodness.Along with many others,
I’m tired of hearing it all. I’m almost exclusively watching DVR’d television. The recy-cling is growing tall with mail-ers. Even my beloved social media is less enjoyable these days.
Then there are my respon-sibilities at work. You Jasper County folks are letter writers. Over the last several months I’ve processed dozens of let-ters to the editor about the election. I have always estab-lished a cutoff date for letters regarding the election. I think it’s important we give voters an opportunity to breathe be-fore they hit the polls, for those who are still doing it that way. (Personally, I love absentee vot-
ing. The past two elections I’ve voted at home, in my pajamas. God bless America.)
When deadline day ap-proached for letters, I couldn’t have been more surprised to discover I had more than 20 letters left to run. I’m used to something more close in size to a handful.
While somewhat burden-some for me, I was thrilled to see people want to express themselves. They have reasons for supporting their candidates and they want to share them. I think it’s important we con-sider other’s points of view and experiences with elected offi-cials. It’s another way to gather the facts and make informed decisions. Next election, I will be fully prepared for the very active voices in Newton and Jasper County.
Next up — Election Day, or more appropriate for us journalists, Election Night.
It will be all hands on deck at the Newton Daily News, and I’m somewhat excited about it. This will be the first major event we’ll all tackle, and I al-ways treat my hardworking staff to a time-honored tradi-tion of Election Pizza. At my former post I was required to adhere to pork-free toppings on one of the pizzas. Sometimes when you’re amped up for the big night, you forget that pep-peroni is pork and you’re teased about it until the next election cycle. It happens.
We’re also pleased to be of-fering live election results on the Daily News website. Tues-day night our Election Central page, which has featured can-didate profiles and election sto-ries, will also include results as they come in for our local races.
When can you expect re-sults? It depends, of course. Polls close at 9 p.m. and the best case scenario is we’ll have
results by 10. But because it’s Election Night, you never know when you’re going to have to grab another slice of pizza and just wait.
For the record, Tina Mulgrew, who works alongside Jasper County Auditor Den-nis Parrott, made no promises about when we’ll get results — smart woman.
Having worked a number of election nights, I understand it’s just too chancy to hand out any kind of expectations— from a precinct runner with a flat tire to the secretary of state’s website crashing — any-thing is possible.
What I can promise is com-prehensive coverage of what’s cracking up to be a pretty ex-citing local election.
We’re almost there.
Contact Abigail Pelzer at 641-792-3121 ext. 6530
Incumbents always win
The end is near
By John Stossel
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Eye on American
Start the Press
Iowa teacher training programs failing
Sue AtkinsonBaxter
The annual yearly progress reports show Iowa schools fail-ing to improve student profi-ciency results for all demographic groups. Provably false statements by school administrators are at-tempts to avoid accountability as well as try to recruit the public in their quest to stop the account-ability.
One of the most widely used falsehoods profiles, stereotypes, and discriminates against stu-dents, using them as scapegoats (thus violating their civil rights) in spite of the fact students have no control over the curriculum, the materials used, or the lack of effective teaching skills.
In yet another international report this September, analyzing U.S. public education, a 37-page OECD study found in countries out-educating us: “There is al-
most no relationship between in-come inequality in countries and the impact on socio-economic background in learning out-comes. Some countries succeed, even under difficult conditions, to moderate the impact of socio-economic background on educa-tional success.”
Contrary to the U.S., there are no achievement gaps where the teachers are trained to effec-tively teach the concepts required in education, and those countries are actually moving ahead of the 65th NPR as grade level by only hiring teachers trained to effectively teach concepts. Iowa schools are unable to achieve student proficiency up to the 41st NPR, even when new materials contain the concepts to be taught, because of the utter failure to train the teachers to effectively teach these, choosing to continue rely-ing on memorizing sight words (a proven failure).
According to the National Council on Teacher Quality 2014
report, Iowa teacher training pro-grams fail to include courses in all five of the reading concepts required for the science of read-ing; “elementary teacher candi-dates are not required to pass a science of reading test to ensure knowledge of effective reading instruction, and preparation pro-grams are not required to address this critical topic…. [T]he state does not ensure that its elementary teacher candidates are adequately prepared to teach the rigorous content associated with these stan-dards.”
Tutorial services, as well as other countries, do not use sight words, and they teach all students up to grade level. Private tutorial services can increase grade level proficiency by at least two years in thirteen weeks of three hours each week. Schools using sight words lack the skills to do the job, thus validating the findings of the 2014 NCTQ report. What other occupation al-lows you to refuse to update your skills and still keep your job?
Letters to the Editor
Long live rock and rollSheri and Calvin PherigoNewton
I was hoping to see front page coverage of our local talent that took place recently. Dennis Far-land put together the 8 Track
Band which has been inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
They put on a show of shows to remember along with Rich Lee, who is unbelievable and Dani Heikkila, who is still in high school, but can sing with the best of anyone.
Newton has the best local tal-
ent who should be recognized. We all should be proud of them.
We walked away tired from clapping, with sore throats from singing the songs and just happy to be a part of this show worth seeing.
We need more talent like this and guys like these.
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Roger SpiessNov. 1, 2014
Roger Spiess, 69, of Newton, died Sat-
urday, Nov. 1, 2014, at Skiff Medical Center in Newton. A funeral mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5 at
the Sacred Heart Cath-olic Church in Newton. A time of visitation with the family will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at
the Pence-Reese Fu-neral Home. A public vigil service will begin at 7 p.m. at the funeral home.
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• Financial Peace University women’s study will meet at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Hephzibah House, 721 E. Fourth St. N in Newton.
• Celebrate Recovery for Women will meet at 5 p.m. Monday at Hephzibah House, 721 E. Fourth St. N in Newton.
• American Legion Auxiliary will meet at 6 p.m. Monday at Legion Hall, 1101 W. Fourth St. S. in Newton. The group will meet in the north room.
• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 223 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton.
• Newton Golden K Kiwanis will meet at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Hy-Vee Meeting Room. Anyone interested learning more about Kiwanis is welcome to be a guest. For more information, call Lt. Gov. Rev. Thomas Lloyd 641-792-3612.
• One Month to Live women’s study will meet at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hephzibah House, 721 E. Fourth St. N in Newton.
• The Newton Rotary Club will meet from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday at the DMACC Newton Campus upstairs banquet room. The program will be presented by Sue Curry, Dean of Uni-versity of Iowa Public Health. Anyone interested in attending and learning more about the New-ton Rotary Club is welcome. For more infor-mation, or to make reservations for lunch, call Craig Armstrong at 641-521-5455 or Brendan Lamont at 641-792-5252.
• Chapter AO P.E.O. will meet at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at home of Kathy Ellis in Newton. Re-freshments will be followed by the meeting and program.
• Chapter HS P.E.O. will meet at 12:45 p.m. Tuesday in the home of Jody Smith. Refresh-ments will be followed by the program “Loosen-Up” presented by Pastor Megan Davis. Come prepared to enjoy some yoga.
• Women’s Bible Study will meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Hephzibah House, 721 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton.
• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at noon and 8 p.m. Tuesday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Newton.
Newton Police Department
• Kacie L. Horst-man, 18, of Monroe, is charged with fifth-degree theft after au-thorities were called to Wal-Mart at 4:25 p.m. Tuesday. Officers talked to an employee who had seen Horstman conceal HP Printer Ink on her body. Each cartridge was worth approximate-ly $57.75. She was taken
to the Jasper County Jail.
• Rosa M. Malone, 20, of Newton, is charged with fifth-degree theft after au-thorities were called to Hy-Vee at 1:49 p.m. Tuesday. Officers spoke to an employee who saw Malone and another person place items in a bag they had been car-rying. The contents in-cluded ground beef rolls,
dried pineapple rings and chocolate toffee to total $20.88. Employees stopped Malone as she tried to leave. Malone went back inside while the other person fled the store. She was taken to the Jasper County Jail.
• Rachael M. Hall, 31, of Des Moines, is charged with two counts of possession of con-trolled substance and possession of drug para-
phernalia after authori-ties pulled her vehicle in the 1200 block of High-way 14 South. Officers pulled her over for a ve-hicle without headlights and before leaving asked if she had anything ille-gal in the car. She said no and allowed the of-ficers to search. Officers found a bag of meth along with two glass pipes. She was taken to the Jasper County Jail.
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Semi-Annual Pork DinnerFriday, November 7th 5:30-7:30pmServing Bob Howe’s Country Style Pork Ribs,
baked beans, potato salad, relishes & coffee.
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Time to turn on the lights
Ty Rushing/Daily NewsBruce Hoffmeier, left, presents Steve Knight with the first check of the season for the Jasper County Courthouse Lighting fund. Hoffmeier was representing Knights of Columbus Council 2663 and the organization contributed $500 to the cause.
First Newton Bank accepting donations for
Salvation ArmyFirst Newton Na-
tional Bank will be col-lecting non-perishable food items, paper towels and cash for the Salva-tion Army Food Pantry through Nov. 14 at both locations, the main bank downtown and the Pla-za branch. Items they are in need of are tuna, peanut butter, soup and toilet paper.
Also, 14 cents buys a pound of food so mon-etary donations are al-ways welcome.
TuesdayOpen faced hot turkey sandwich, mashed potatoes, mixed vegetables, fruit cocktail,
chocolate chip cookie and skim milk
WednesdayHomemade chili, sliced carrots, corn
bread, pears, applesauce in raspberry gelatin and skim milk
ThursdayCrispy baked fish sandwich, corn, brussels
sprouts, apricots, dessert and skim milk
For reservations or information about congregate and home-delivered meals, call 641-792-7102 or 1-866-942-7102 toll-free.
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Submitted PhotoStudents performing Tuesday in South Central Iowa Bandmaster’s Association District Honor Band Festival at Knox-ville High School are (front) Daniel Lopez-Sanders, Giavanna Gast, Laura Wyre and Dune Carter; (back) Blake Sev-enbergen, Jacob Murphy, Korie Jack, Nicholas Tremel and Molly Snow.
BMS band students selected to SCIBA Honor BandNine Berg Middle School in-
strumental musicians were select-ed to perform in the 2014 South Central Iowa Bandmaster’s As-sociation District Honor Band Festival at Knoxville High School Tuesday. Festival rehearsals will begin at p.m. and conclude with a concert at 7 p.m.
The three honor bands rep-resent seventh and eighth grade levels and consist of 100 students
each. Each band will perform a 20-minute portion of the evening concert. More than 350 students from approximately 65 schools representing 13 counties in the South Central Iowa District will participate. Among those are three Berg Middle School sev-enth grade band students who were selected to the honor band according to advanced progress in technique books and outstand-
ing musicianship. They include Giavanna Gast, alto saxophone; Korie Jack, flute; and Blake Sev-enbergen, tuba.
Eighth grade students audi-tioned on scales and etudes in order to earn a spot in the Dis-trict Honor Band. Local students selected include Dune Carter, trumpet; Daniel Lopez-Sanders, clarinet; Jacob Murphy, tenor saxophone; Molly Snow, bass
Matthew D. Lentzkow
Nov. 1, 2014Matthew D. Lentzkow,
36, of Newton, died Sat-urday, Nov. 1, 2014. The family will greet friends from 6 to 8 p.m., Thurs-day, Nov. 6 at the First
Baptist Church in Col-fax.
A funeral service will be at 11 a.m., Friday, Nov. 7 at the Heartland
Community Church in La Porte City. The fam-ily will greet friends from 10 a.m. until the time of the service.
6A | www.newtondailynews.com |Monday | Nov. 3, 2014DiversionsDENNIS THE MENACE FAMILY CIRCUS
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DEAR ABBY: I am a 62-year-old grandfather of a 5-year-old granddaugh-ter. The other day I had her for the entire day. I decided to make a list of the things we were to accomplish throughout the course of the day. It turned out to be a great success. After completing each task, she would ask, “What’s next on the list?”
The first item, No. 1, was to do our “strong” (that’s what we call exercise). No. 2 was to write her alphabet and numbers. No. 3 was to “go on an adventure” (that’s what we call walking the dog and explor-ing the nearby field).
Nos. 4, 5 and 6 — go to the bank, get the car washed, then go to the park to swing, slide, etc. After the park, she asked if we could go to our favorite restaurant across the street. I replied, “How did you know that was next on the list?” Her ex-pression was priceless.
After lunch we went home and did No. 8 — another adventure, which was take the dogs for a walk again. No. 9 was painting time (what 5-year-old doesn’t like to paint?). After cleaning up it was time for No. 10, wash the dishes and Swiffer the floor. No. 11 she could choose something to do. We spent the next two hours playing with her dolls.
At about 5:30 my daughter came to pick her up from an exhausted grandpa. Lists will be part of our routine from now on. I slept like a log that night and hope to have many nights and days just like it in the future. — GRANDPA ROBERT IN LEXINGTON, KY.
DEAR GRANDPA ROBERT: Your grandchild is lucky not only to have such a loving and dedicated grandpa, but also one with your stamina. I sometimes hear from grandparents — and other adults — who ask me for suggestions about how to better connect with their young children. Your letter is a road map that will take them in the right direction.
DEAR ABBY: During one of their “stay up all night drinking beer and talk-ing” sessions six months ago, my husband,
“Ralph,” and his best friend of more than 20 years, “Jim,” had a huge fight. They haven’t spoken since.
Ralph has tried at least three times to contact Jim by phone and email with no response. If Ralph’s version of the story is true, they both behaved badly. Ralph has sincerely tried to apologize, but Jim refuses to speak to him.
It breaks my heart to see how much this has upset my husband. I am still Facebook friends with Jim, and every time I see him online I’m tempted to say something to him, but so far I have re-sisted. Would it be crossing the line for me to reach out and see if he’ll talk to me about this? Or should I stay out of it? — HOPEFUL PEACEMAKER IN ARIZONA
DEAR HOPEFUL PEACEMAK-ER: I know you mean well, but it would be a mistake to put yourself in the mid-dle. Whatever happened between your husband and his friend must have been a doozy.
You state that this happened during one of their all-night drinking and talk-ing sessions. To me this indicates that one or both of them may have alcohol issues that need to be addressed. This is what should be mentioned, but only to your spouse. If the loss of his long-standing friendship has been painful enough, he may be willing to listen.
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5Sheriff: Iowa girl injured in grain wagon accident
VINTON — The Benton County Sheriff ’s Office says a 12-year-old girl has been critically injured after falling into a grain wagon.
Deputies say the girl and a 9-year-old child were playing on the wagon on Sun-day afternoon as the girl’s father was un-loading it. They say she was nearly suffo-cated in 600 bushels of corn.
First responders were able to remove her from the wagon and no other injuries were reported.
Fire burns nearly 5 acres of Fort Dodge park
FORT DODGE — Firefighters have extinguished a blaze that burned through nearly 5 acres of a city park in Fort Dodge.
The two-alarm fire broke out on Sun-day at Oleson Park. Fort Dodge Fire Chief Kent Hulett says it took a little more than two hours for 13 firefighters to put out the flames.
No structures were burned and no in-juries were reported.
3 Iowa judge agrees to move man’s murder trial
SAC CITY — A judge has agreed to move the first-degree murder trial of a Georgia man charged in the death of his former roommate in Iowa.
John Green’s trial will be moved from Sac City to Fort Dodge in Webster Coun-ty. The trial is set for Dec. 8.
Green’s public defender had argued that pretrial publicity would make it im-possible for Green to receive a fair trial in Sac County. Green is accused of kill-ing 58-year-old Mark Koster, of Sac City.
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Fee dispute arises after Iowa attorney’s death
WATERLOO — A deceased Iowa at-torney is being accused of mishandling $64,000 before his death.
A claim was filed against David Alan Roth’s estate. The claim accuses Roth of taking $64,000 from a life insurance policy that he was supposed to invest.
Attorney Thomas Houser, who is han-dling Roth’s estate, says it is too soon to know if the allegations are true. The 51-year-old Roth was president of the Gal-lagher, Langlas and Gallagher firm.
Iowa authorities investigate fish kill
STACYVILLE— Iowa authorities are investigating a fish kill that was caused by manure from a hog confinement farm spilling into the Little Cedar River near Stacyville.
The state Department of Natural Re-sources says about 5,000 gallons of ma-nure flowed into the creek after a hose broke. The spill was reported around 11 p.m. Friday.
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Restaurant offers discount for no cellphonesThe Associated Press
SIOUX CITY — A northwest Iowa res-taurant is offering its customers an incentive to put away their cell-phones and talk to each other.
Sneaky’s Chicken promises a 10 percent discount to custom-ers who give up their cellphones while eating dinner at the restaurant on Wednesdays.
Owner Dave Ferris and his daughter, gen-eral manager Christy Wright, came up with the idea after they no-ticed a decline in con-versation among cus-tomers who seemed preoccupied with their cellphones.
Wright said nearly all their customers partici-pate in the promotion by putting their phones in a box their server brings to the table.
“It was just some-thing that we just want-ed to see if we could
stop for a little bit and have people enjoy each other’s company more than their cellphones,” Wright said.
Paul and Jodi Speidel brought their 8- and 10-year-old daughters to the restaurant for the promotion two weeks in a row.
Ten-year-old Dev-aney Speidel said she didn’t mind giving up her cellphone.
“I’m rarely on it,” she said.
Paul Speidel said he’s got the biggest issue with his phone. Speidel is pastor at Westlawn Presbyterian Church and a Sioux City Com-munity school board member who often browses social media sites and sends messages while eating with his family.
“I think it’s a great idea,” said Speidel, who is trying to make it a habit to ignore his phone during dinner.
Greta Siebersma said
it wasn’t hard to give up her phone because she and her friends had already made a habit of putting their phones in the middle of the table when eating out.
The psychiatric nurse from Sioux City said she’s noticed how other people at the table seem
to feel ignored when someone is focused on their cellphone.
“I’ve see it too, where a couple is out to dinner together and they may both be on their cell-phone,” Siebersma said. “You say, ‘What’s the point? Why are you even bothering to go out?’”
“We just wanted to see if we could stop for a little bit and have people enjoy each other’s company more than their cellphones.”
— Christy WrightSneaky Chicken manager
More people voting early in 10 states
than in 2010The Associated Press
ATLANTA — More people have voted early in 10 states than in 2010, and Republicans and Democrats alike say the numbers show they have the advantage in key Sen-ate and gubernatorial rac-es heading into Tuesday.
Perhaps nowhere is the debate over who benefits from the early turnout more fierce than in North Carolina, where Demo-cratic Sen. Kay Hagan is seeking a second term. Her race with Republican challenger Thom Tillis, the state house speaker, is among the matchups that will decide whether Re-publicans will pick up the six seats they need to re-take control of the Senate.
Registered Democrats in the state have out-vot-ed registered Republicans by almost 16 percentage points through Sunday, casting 47.6 percent of the 1.15 million early ballots. The overall total is up by almost 200,000 votes from 2010.
Ben Ray, a spokesman for the Democrats’ joint campaign office in North Carolina, said the gap ex-ceeds Democrats’ 9-point advantage at this point in 2010. The raw num-bers also give Democrats reason for optimism, as both blacks and women make up a larger share of the early vote than in 2010, when Republican swept statewide races in the state.
Blacks, who sup-port Hagan by an over-whelming margin, have cast about a quarter of the early vote, compared to 21 percent in 2010. Women have cast 55 per-cent, two points higher than 2010.
But Republicans counter they also faced a 16-point early voting gap in 2012, but rallied on Election Day to give Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney a 2-point win over Presi-dent Barack Obama. Said GOP spokesman Mi-chael Short, Democrats “are going into a hostile Election Day scenario without the margin they wanted.”
About 16 percent of early North Carolina vot-ers — 183,523 so far ac-cording to an analysis by Democrats — did not vote four years ago. Ray said just more than half are Democrats, while al-most 26 percent are Re-
publicans and the rest are unaffiliated.
Nationally, at least 16.4 million ballots have been cast in 31 states, according to a tally con-ducted by The Associ-ated Press. The figures include in-person early voting and mail-in ballots that have been returned.
Four years ago, 26.9 million out of 89 million overall votes, or about 30 percent, were cast away from traditional pre-cincts.
Along with North Carolina, the 10 states included Arkansas, Georgia, Florida, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Montana, North Caro-lina and Utah.
Here’s a look at early voting in some those states:
IOWABoth parties have
increased their totals from 2010, but there are more registered Re-publicans voting early than registered Demo-crats — 21,200 to 8,500. The GOP has closed the Democrats’ overall advantage to 1 percent-age point, leaving them confident in the chances of their Senate nominee, Joni Ernst.
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“We need Republicans like Crystal in the Iowa Senate who will work with us and not against us in reducing the size and cost of government and creating high paying private sector jobs.” -Terry Branstad
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When she was 21, Parrott married her first husband and they moved to Kirksville, Mo. for about three years, which marked her second stint away from the recorder’s office.
By the time she returned to Jasper County, Baker was out of office; however, Parrott caught the eye of the person who now held the recorder’s position. Parrott was once again ap-pointed as a deputy and when that person was ready to step down, she encouraged Parrott
to run for the seat.In 1978 — 12 years after
her malt fetching days — Par-rott ran for recorder for the first time and won. This is some-thing she would continue to do in the ensuing decades to fol-low.
“I’ve ran nine times and have had opposition four of the nine, but ran successfully,” Parrott said.
Learning how to run for of-fice is what made her first elec-tion so tough, Parrott said. Her 1986 race was perhaps the most challenging, she said.
“That one scared me the most. That one was make or
break. She (her opponent) was well known, well liked and a nice lady — I like her,” Parrott said. “They’ve all been differ-ent, every opponent has been different and I had a primary one time.”
It was in January that Par-rott publicly announced she wouldn’t run for a 10th time. Parrott’s time in the recorder’s office reflects just how much times and technology have changed.
Under her leadership, the office has evolved to fall more in line with modern practices. From hand indexing and pho-tocopying legal documents in
the late ‘70s, to today’s use of computer indexing and scan-ning system, Parrott has seen it all through.
She won’t officially stop serving as recorder until Dec. 31, but she’s already envision-ing her post-government fu-ture. Parrott wants to spend more time with her husband — Jasper County Auditor Dennis Parrott — her 10 grandchil-dren and even take a creative welding class in Marshalltown.
Those plans aside, she is grateful for every chance she was given to get this point.
“I appreciate the opportuni-ty given to serve Jasper County
and want to thank each of you for the wonderful support you have shown me over the years,” Parrott said.
“My tenure in the office would not have been possible wonderful staff, Linda Ham-mer, Laura Van Der Hart, De-nise Allan and Patti Van Zee, and former long-time employ-ees Leanna Kingrey and Thel-ma Carter. Each one made my job easier.”
A retirement party for Par-rott and retiring Iowa Sen. Dennis Black will be held from 2 to 5:30 p.m. Nov. 14 in Room 203 or the Jasper County Courthouse.
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Sign Pro Designs in Newton. Michener was also selected to install the signs.
The council ap-proved the contract in April in the amount of $26,029. That amount included both the signs as well as the new ve-hicle wraps. Upcoming
projects the city hopes to accomplish include the entrance signs on First Avenue.
“One of the big things that we really want to get taken care of, and actually one of the things we started exploring when get-ting a new brand for the city, were the en-trance signs located on First Avenue. We cur-rently have entrance
signs on both sides, the east side and west side of town and I know that is a project that requires a little more design work then the small signs but that is something I would like to see get done in the coming months,” Um-stead said.
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Jamee A. Pierson/Daily NewsSeveral new signs have been installed through out the city in efforts to match the “Get to Know Newton” brand.
Terminally ill Brittany Maynard takes her own life
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PORTLAND, Ore. — Brittany Maynard stuck by her decision.
The woman with brain cancer who revived a national debate about phy-sician-assisted suicide ended her life Saturday by swallowing lethal drugs made available under an Oregon law allowing terminally ill people to choose when to die. She would have been 30 on Nov. 19.
Maynard had been in the spotlight for about a month since publicizing that she and her husband, Dan Diaz, moved to Portland from Northern California so that she could take ad-vantage of the Oregon law. She told journalists she planned to die Nov. 1, shortly after her husband’s birthday, but reserved the right to move the date forward or push it back.
Maynard ended her suffering right on schedule after hinting at a possible delay in a video released last week.
“She died as she intended — peacefully in her bedroom, in the arms of her loved ones,” said Sean Crowley, a spokesman for the advo-cacy group Compassion & Choices.
Crowley said Maynard “suffered increasingly frequent and longer sei-
zures, severe head and neck pain, and stroke-like symptoms. As symptoms grew more severe, she chose to ab-breviate the dying process by taking the aid-in-dying medication she had received months ago.”
The issue of physician-assisted suicide is not new, but Maynard’s youth and vitality before she became ill brought the discussion to a young-er generation.
Working with Compassion & Choices, Maynard used her story to speak out for the right of terminally ill people like herself to end their lives on their own terms.
Maynard’s choice was not without detractors. Some religious groups and others opposed to physician-assisted suicide voiced objections.
“We are saddened by the fact that this young woman gave up hope, and now our concern is for other people with terminal illnesses who may con-template following her example,” Ja-net Morana, executive director of the group Priests for Life, said in a state-ment after Maynard’s death. “Brit-tany’s death was not a victory for a political cause. It was a tragedy, has-tened by despair and aided by the cul-ture of death invading our country.”
Lost Purple Heart returning to New York soldier’s familyThe Associated Press
ALBANY, N.Y. — Just a toddler when her father was killed in Vietnam, Robyn De-Cuffa was devastated when his Purple Heart medal disappeared from her Syracuse-area home years ago.
“The medal was re-ally all that I did have from my father,” said DeCuffa, a 51-year-old mother of eight from Cortland in central New York.
On Tuesday, De-Cuffa and her mother will be reunited with Pfc. Thomas McGraw’s Purple Heart, awarded after his death in an am-bush in Vietnam on Feb. 1, 1966, while serving in the Army’s 1st Cavalry Division.
Sarah Dallas, Mc-Graw’s widow, gave De-Cuffa her father’s Army medals and a photo al-bum from his military service when she was 18. Years later, the Purple Heart disappeared while she was living outside Syracuse, where her fa-ther grew up. DeCuffa said someone likely stole the medal, but she wouldn’t elaborate.
“It was a part of him I could physically hang on to,” she said. “It was devastating when it was missing.”
In the early 1990s, Jason Galloway found a Purple Heart on the playground at his subur-ban Syracuse elementary school. He later handed it in to the front office. Although McGraw’s name was engraved on
the back, apparently no effort was made to return it to its owner. When school ended for the year, the medal was given back to Jason, who brought it home.
Karen Galloway, Ja-son’s mother, said the medal mostly sat in a drawer in the kitchen of her family’s home in Liverpool. Every now and then, her husband would search the Inter-net in an effort to locate McGraw and return the medal, but had no luck finding any information. “We didn’t put tons and tons of effort into it,” she said.
Then, last Christmas, the now 34-year-old Ja-son and his wife were visiting from the Wash-ington, D.C., area. Gal-loway’s daughter-in-law
saw the medal and asked why the family had it since Jason, an Air Force veteran, hadn’t been wounded during his four-year service.
Told the story of how it was found at the school, Jason’s wife said it would be “cool” to find its owner. Weeks later, the daughter-in-law called to say she had seen a local news story on Purple Hearts Reunited, a Vermont-
based organization that returns lost or stolen military medals to vet-erans or their families.
Karen Galloway contacted the founder, Zachariah Fike, who traced the medal’s ori-gins and located DeCuf-fa, a manager for Capital Region Off-Track Bet-ting, and Dallas, who lives in Mexico, New York.
“It almost feels like a miracle that this is being
returned,” said DeCuffa, whose second-oldest son is an Army veteran and whose second-oldest daughter is in the Air Force.
Fike will return the medal to DeCuffa and Dallas during a ceremony being held at the Cavalry Club, a former National Guard camp-turned-golf club in Manlius, outside Syracuse. Galloway and her husband plan to be there.
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Kate Malott/Daily NewsGovernor candidate Sen. Jack Hatch and running mate Monica Vernon made a campaign stop early Sunday after-noon at the Jasper County Iowa Democratic Party Coordinated Campaign Office during a stop on the statewide Fresh Start Tour. Details about the event appear below. The two candidates are stopping in 37 towns and cities across Iowa, taking their message of fighting for the middle class and restoring integrity to state government to as many Iowans as possible.
Kate Malott/Daily NewsCongressman Dave Loebsack visited the Jasper County Iowa Democratic Party Coordinated Campaign Office Sunday afternoon to talk directly with voters about their experiences, and encouraging them to vote.
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INDIANOLA —Not this time. Not in the final race of the day were the NCMP Aqua-girls settling for second place to Waukee.
There was no hold-
ing back in the Indiano-la YMCA swimming pool for seniors Han-nah Scotton and Rachel Prendergast and juniors Sydney Jenkins and Sa-mantha Hedrick. Prend-ergast had an individual regional championship already in the 100-yard
freestyle. Hedrick and Scotton went 1-2 in the 100 butterfly. Jenkins placed fifth in the 50 freestyle and fourth in the 100 backstroke.
Buying into the team’s 2014 mantra — The Pow-er of All of Us — Scotton, Prendergast, Jenkins and
Hedrick posted the fast-est time in the race work-ing together. Winning in a new pool record of 3 minutes, 39.77 seconds, the Aquagirls’ 400 free-style relay team punched its ticket to the 2014 state swim meet.
“I knew the same girl
who anchored the other two relays was swim-ming the anchor for Waukee in the 400. She had just out touched me twice, not this time,” He-drick said, who turned in a blistering 51.49 final 100-yard anchor swim for the Aquagirls.
The Aquagirls stayed right with Waukee through-out the relay race. Scotton opened with a 55.40, then came Prendergast, who had turned in a personal-best 55.84 timing to win the re-gional 100 freestyle champi-onship earlier.
“I had never gotten a 55 before (in a 100 freestyle), but today I got it in the 100 free then I had a faster time here (in the relay race),” Prendergast said. “I just told myself ‘don’t false start, don’t false start.’”
Prendergast’s second leg of the race was a 55.33. Jenkins took over in the water.
“I knew it was close and I knew I had to give it my all,” Jenkins said, who turned in a time of 57.55 seconds. “That lit-tle voice in your head tells you that your tired. You
have to ignore that, think positive thought and keep digging. This is great be-cause we know we have a spot at state in this event. There’s no waiting.”
Hedrick got the first touch in the final race.
“It’s an awesome feeling knowing every-one contributed on this one. I knew I had to go fast my first 50 and stay strong right to the end,” Hedrick said.
Hedrick powered her way to a 2014 regional championship in the 100-yard butterfly Saturday. She broke not only her own pool record set in September at Indianola, she set a new NCMP re-cord in the event. Hedrick got to the wall just ahead of Scotton at the regional meet, in 57.11 seconds. Scotton’s second-place time was 57.90 seconds and senior Sara Martin finished fifth in 1:02.09.
Scotton had the NCMP 100 butterfly re-cord, 57.36, set in 2013. Hedrick established the pool mark of 58.93 on Sept. 4.
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Jocelyn Sheets/Daily NewsWith her eye on the prize, NCMP senior Rachel Prendergast churns the water in the Indianola YMCA pool during the 2014 regional 100-yard freestyle race Saturday. Prendergast turned in her fastest 100-yard time, 55.84 seconds, to capture the regional championship in the event, earning a trip to the 2014 state meet.
NCMP snares three regional championshipsAquagirls qualify for 2014 state swim meet in five events
Jocelyn Sheets/Daily NewsOn the fly — Samantha Hedrick, NCMP junior, is not going to be caught as she blazed through the water to break her own pool record in the 100-yard butterfly during Saturday’s 2014 regional swim meet at Indianola’s YMCA. Hedrick won the regional championship.
Troy Hyde/Daily NewsNewton junior Grace Coen (425) finished in ninth place at the Iowa High School State Cross Championships at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course in Fort Dodge. It was the first top-10 finish for a Cardinal runner in the history of the program, according to coach Rachelle Tipton.
Coen cracks top 10 at state cross country
FORT DODGE — Running in her third consecutive Iowa High School State Cross Country Cham-pionships, Newton junior Grace Coen traveled to Lakeside Municipal Golf Course in Fort Dodge with her sights set on a personal-best finish on the state’s biggest stage.
But recording a top 10 finish for the first time in Cardinal cross country history would have made Coen’s season a complete success. Coen accomplished both of those goals on a cold, windy Saturday, plac-ing ninth in the Class 4A girls’ race with a time of 14 minutes, 42 seconds.
She came in ranked 17th overall and bettered her sophomore finish by 18 places and her freshman mark by 16.
“Top 10 is all-state and that has been my goal since I have been watching cross country in middle school,” said Coen, who was 3.8 sec-onds faster than 11th place finisher Kate Smith of Ankeny Centennial. “It feels good to accomplish that be-cause I wasn’t quite sure I could do it.
“I came in here ranked 17th so I really just wanted to prove that I could run up there with the top girls.”
Coen definitely proved that. She topped Waukee’s Rachel Brush, who came in ranked seventh, and Smith was ranked fifth. Sixth-ranked Emily Skopec of Iowa City West, 12th-ranked Vivian Broderick of Dowling Catholic, 13th-ranked Kate-lyn Moore of Ames, 14th-ranked Me-gan of Centennial and 16th-ranked Rachel Blagg of Marshalltown also finished behind Coen.
“She played it smart today. She stayed with who she needed to stay with and hung with the runners she ran with here at the Fort Dodge meet earlier this year,” said second-year Newton coach Rachelle Tipton. “Even if she improved from last year, that would have been marvelous. We wanted the top 10 finish and we knew she could do it.”
Pleasant Valley’s entire team missed the race due to food poisoning. It was ranked fifth as a team and the roster included defending champion and top-ranked McKenzie Yanek.
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Tigerhawk cross country completes 180 turn at state
FORT DODGE — The Colfax-Mingo girls’ cross country team has experienced quite a turnaround in the past seasons.
Four years ago, the Tigerhawks couldn’t even field an entire team. Saturday, they did much more than that, running in the annual Iowa High School State Cross Country Cham-pionships.
And not even a last-place finish among 15 Class 1A teams or a cold, windy day would keep Colfax-Mingo’s seven runners from celebrating that impressive feat.
“This was an amazing experience for every-one,” said C-M coach Zach Tomas. “It was a great way to send out our five seniors. Going from not even being able to complete a team to a being a state qualifying team in four years is in-credible.”
The 14th-ranked Tigerhawks and 10th-ranked Underwood both scored 337 points on the day, but Colfax-Mingo was pushed down to 15th because of a tie-breaker that involved the sixth runner.
Sophomore Dakota Hostetter, who came in ranked sixth in Class 1A, returned to her second state meet and placed 22nd overall to headline the Tigerhawk individuals. She crossed
the line in 15 minutes, 58 seconds, which was her second best time of the season.
“I wasn’t really happy with my finish,” said Hostetter, who was 13th as a freshman in 2013. “The pressure of
it all kind of got to me I think. It was harder for me to keep up with the packs this year.”
While the Tiger-hawks themselves were part of some history at Colfax-Mingo, the 1A girls race also featured
a historic champion. Griswold senior Re-bekah Topham became the first-ever female runner to win four straight state individual titles when she crossed the line in 14:32.
Topham came in
ranked No. 2, but she was 26 seconds faster than top-ranked Gwyn-ne Wright of Pekin. Wright also was fourth and seventh in her first two years at state.
Fourth-ranked Shel-by Rita Reicks of Turkey Valley was third, while ninth-ranked Alexis Cook of Missouri Valley and third-ranked Jas-mine Staebler of Clay-ton Ridge rounded out the top five individuals.
Second-ranked Poca-hontas Area took down top-ranked Pekin by 19 points in the team race.
Pocahontas Area placed three in the top 23 and scored 79 points, while Pekin landed three in the top 12 but no one else finished better than 66th as it scored 98 points.
Pekin has won has won four state titles and claimed three runner-up finishes since 2008.
All 15 teams com-peting in the team race were ranked.
Besides Dakota Hostetter, the Tiger-hawk roster also in-cludes five seniors — Kennedi Hostetter, Iva Moore, Bailey Pease, Sara Lahart and Cassie Craig — as well as ju-nior McKinzie Tjaden.
Kennedi Hostet-ter, the only senior who has been out for cross country all four years, clocked her second-best time of the season with a 17:22 that put her in 83rd place.
“It was a lot harder than I expected, but it
was fun just to be able to run at state,” said Kennedi Hostetter. “It’s tough competition. The hills caught me off guard. I thought the course was flatter than it was.”
Moore came in 104th overall and was clocked in her second-best time of the year at 17:59. Tjaden, also running her second-best time of the year, followed her with an 18:22 in 115th place.
The final three run-ners were Pease in 126th, Lahart in 129th and Craig in 130th.
Pease crossed the line in her personal-best time of 19:14, while Craig tied her best time with a 20:34. Lahart hit the line in 20:30.
“I felt like it went re-ally well,” said Pease. “It was hillier than expect-ed, but I had fun.”
Kennedi Hostetter got to experience the state meet last year when her younger sister Da-kota qualified as a fresh-man. However, being able to run with Dakota in 2014 will probably be the most memorable cross country experience of her career.
“It was really fun. Last year, I got to watch her so it was much bet-ter running with her,” said Kennedi. “Most of us are seniors, too, so it was nice to have us run our last meet at state.”
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CMB’s Deutsch gets redemption in state meet encore
FORT DODGE — As a junior, Collins-Maxwell/Baxter’s Mark Deutsch ad-mittedly didn’t know what he was doing at the Iowa High School State Cross Country Championships.
He even said he may have been a little scared and a little caught up in the moment of running on the state’s biggest stage.
But when he got the chance to redeem himself as a senior on a cold and windy Saturday, Deutsch took full advantage at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course.
Deutsch finished 85th with a time of 18 minutes, 14 sec-onds a year ago but improved his position 54 spots and hit the line 49 seconds faster in his final race as a high school cross country runner during the boys Class 2A portion of the state meet.
“It wasn’t an incredible race by any means, but a sol-id race that I can finish my career with,” said Deutsch, who came in ranked 15th. “I got to run against all these guys and it was a good race. “I couldn’t have ask for much more. I put in a lot of hard work this summer and this season and I am happy. It was a real solid year.”
And besides finishing in a better position and running a faster time, Deutsch also got to experience the state’s top meet with his teammate, Colin Thomson, who finished 53rd in his first-ever run at state.
“It made things a lot easier. I had someone to go warm-up with, I had someone to go stretch with and I had some-one to do run offs with. It just felt like I wasn’t all alone out there,” said Deutsch of having Thomson there with him.
CMB coach Jerry Meinarts was pleased with both Deutsch and Thomson on Saturday. Meinarts thought his top
runner may have gotten out a bit too fast, but hitting the line about 50 seconds faster than last year was a great feat.
“He is very competitive and he wanted to be in the 10-15 spot,” said Meinarts. “He got out fast with those guys. He said he got a little tight there about halfway through the race.
“He has had a great season and this time was really good for him. He competed well and got a little redemption from last year.”
Thomson ran his second fastest time of the season and even though he probably didn’t finish in the position that he wanted, Meinarts said he competed hard against the state’s top runners.
“For the first time here, he
ran really well and competed hard. I think he got stuck in some traffic about a mile in,” Meinarts said. “He struggled to get around guys who were slower.”
Also running in the Class 2A boys’ race was Prairie City-Monroe freshman Blaise Winegardner.
The 19th ranked Mustang came in with a steep goal of finishing around 16:40, but after the race was over, Win-egardner was able to put his first-time experience at the state meet into perspective.
“It was good trying to run up with those older guys and seeing how it felt,” said Win-egardner, who finished two positions behind Deutsch in 33rd. “There was a little bit more hills than I expected.
“I came in a little shy of my goal, but it’s all right for my first year.”
Tipton’s Eric Lenz, who is ranked No. 1, won the 2A boys’ race in 16:09, while third-ranked Chase Smith of Garner-Hayfield/Ventura was second in 16:18.
Class 2A girlsRunning in her first-ever
state meet, PCM senior Ra-chel Peter finally put togeth-er a solid finish to her cross country season.
The Mustang harrier came in ranked 30th and finished in 42nd with a time of 16:36.
But even though it wasn’t her best race, Peter still came away with an amazing experi-ence to cap her senior season.
“It’s cool to be compet-ing here,” Peter said. “I have worked hard the past four years. I have always made it in track but always had a terrible year in cross country.
“To actually be able to make it my senior year was awesome.”
Fifth-ranked Paige Holub of Monticello won the in-dividual title with a time of 14:59. Holub bested third-ranked Becca McDermott of Cascade by 4 seconds.
Fourth-ranked Cascade (92 points) put three runners in the first seven positions, but second-ranked Monti-cello (63) had more depth in winning the team title by 29 points.
Class 1A boysLynnville-Sully’s Canyon
Kuhlmann was happy with his performance at the state meet, but also admitted he could have probably ran a lit-tle harder.
Competing at state for the second consecutive year, Kuhlmann came away with a 51st place finish with a time of 17:59.
“I feel like I could have pushed myself a little more. It was one of my best times, but
I thought I could have been better,” Kuhlmann said.
“It felt like it was more hillier than I remember. I am pleased, but it was tough race and the cold didn’t help.”
Kuhlmann finished 49th as a sophomore but will get one more year to improve on both of those positions in 2015.
“To make it two years in a row and to have another year to get back here is great,” said Lynnville-Sully coach Darin Arkema. “There will be no let up from him. I know that he will be out there working hard during track season and over the summer.”
Arkema said his junior standout put himself in good
Troy Hyde/Daily NewsColfax-Mingo senior Ina Moore takes a breather after completing her race at the Iowa High School State Cross Country Championships in Fort Dodge. The 14th-ranked Ti-gerhawks advanced as a team and placed 15th overall.
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Troy Hyde/Daily NewsMark Deutsch, Collins-Maxwell/Baxter senior, finishes his high school cross country career at the 2014 state meet Saturday in Fort Dodge.
Troy Hyde/Daily NewsPrairie City-Monroe senior Ra-chel Peter (457) runs at the 2014 state cross country meet in Class 2A Saturday in Fort Dodge.
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Weisman leads Iowa past NorthwesternIOWA CITY (AP) — Iowa coach Kirk
Ferentz thinks the Hawkeyes’ traditionally strong running attack has finally found some traction.
Mark Weisman and Akrum Wadley combined for 200 yards rushing and four touchdowns, leading Iowa to a 48-7 win over Northwestern on Saturday.
The Hawkeyes, who have had a few in-juries in the backfield, also got their first 100-yard rusher in 11 games.
“If we’re going to be any good, we have to run the ball effectively,” Ferentz said. “The run game is all about detail and execution. I think we took a step forward today.”
The Hawkeyes (6-2, 3-1 Big Ten) raced to a 24-0 lead in the first quarter and scored their most points in a conference game in almost nine years.
Northwestern (3-5, 2-3) dropped its third straight game after being held to a season-low 180 yards of offense.
Weisman and Wadley jolted Iowa’s run-ning game that ranked 10th in the Big Ten entering Saturday’s game.
Weisman rushed for a season-high 94 yards and three touchdowns. It was the senior’s fifth straight game with multiple scores. The bruising back’s 29 career touch-downs rank third on Iowa’s all-time list.
“It’s a mindset thing,” said Weisman, a Chicago native. “We came out fired up and kept it going.
“This team has had the potential to do this kind of stuff all year, but we just weren’t executing. Today, we definitely ex-ecuted.”
Wadley ran for 106 yards and a touch-down in his first career game. The fresh-man was Iowa’s first 100-yard rusher in 11 games.
Wadley provided an unexpected boost with Iowa’s Jordan Canzeri and LeShun Daniels sidelined due to injuries. The Hawkeyes lost a third running back, Jona-than Parker, on the opening kickoff.
“I’ve been having dreams about it, so
when (Ferentz) told me to go in, I was like, ‘Wow, that’s crazy,’” said Wadley, the first Hawkeyes player to rush for 100 yards in his debut since Brandon Wegher in 2009.
Iowa quarterback Jake Rudock threw for 239 yards, including a pretty 31-yard fade to Tevaun Smith in the end zone.
The Hawkeyes led 24-0 just 12 minutes into the game, using a stifling defense and an offense that clicked after being incon-sistent the first half of the season.
Iowa’s defense was simply too much for Northwestern, which had won six of the last nine in the series.
The Hawkeyes recorded five sacks, scored off a blocked punt and recovered a fumble.
“It just looked like we got down and then all of a sudden we tried to make too many things out of one play,” Northwest-ern coach Pat Fitzgerald said. “You can’t do that on the road against a physical foot-ball team.”
Weisman started the scoring with an 8-yard touchdown run on Iowa’s opening drive.
After Northwestern punted, Rudock’s
42-yard flea-flicker pass to a wide-open Matt VandeBerg set up a Marshall Koehn 48-yard field goal.
Weisman added a 14-yard TD run for a 17-0 lead with 5 1/2 minutes left in the first quarter.
Then, Iowa freshman Ben Niemann blocked a Northwestern punt and picked the ball up at the 1-yard line for an easy touchdown. It was the Hawkeyes’ first blocked punt since 2011 against Purdue.
The Wildcats’ only score came after Iowa flubbed a snap to the punter deep in its own territory.
Northwestern’s Justin Jackson ran for a 1-yard score four plays later, just a minute into the second quarter.
Jackson finished with 96 yards on 24 at-tempts.
Northwestern QB Trevor Siemian was under heavy pressure most of the game.
Siemian completed 8-of-18 passes for 68 yards. Iowa defensive tackle Louis Trinca-Pasat recorded a career-best three sacks.
The Wildcats managed only 55 yards in the first half and converted only four of 15 third-down plays. The 38-7 halftime defi-cit was Northwestern’s largest since trail-ing Wisconsin, 49-17, on Nov. 27, 2010.
Iowa safety John Lowdermilk forced a fumble late in the second quarter. The Hawkeyes quickly converted the turnover into a Weisman 8-yard touchdown run.
The Hawkeyes looked better defen-sively than they did two weeks ago against Maryland. Broken tackles and missed as-signments led to a 38-31 loss.
Iowa has a lot to play for in the Big Ten West. The Hawkeyes travel to Minnesota (6-2, 3-1) in a pivotal game this week and finish the season against the other con-tenders, Wisconsin and Nebraska.
“We made some improvement there,” Ferentz said. “It’s going to be critical for us to continue to improve down the stretch here, too.”
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AP TOP 25 FOOTBALLThe Associated Press
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, re-cords through Nov. 1, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking: Record Pts Pv1. Mississippi St. (45) 8-0 1,484 12. Florida St. (15) 8-0 1,452 23. Auburn 7-1 1,345 44. Alabama 7-1 1,281 35. Oregon 8-1 1,275 56. TCU 7-1 1,148 107. Michigan St. 7-1 1,120 88. Notre Dame 7-1 1,096 69. Kansas St. 7-1 1,049 1110. Baylor 7-1 961 1211. Arizona St. 7-1 831 1512. Mississippi 7-2 828 713. Ohio St. 7-1 780 1314. LSU 7-2 717 1615. Nebraska 8-1 680 1716. Oklahoma 6-2 574 1917. Georgia 6-2 465 918. UCLA 7-2 464 2519. Clemson 6-2 341 2220. Utah 6-2 327 1821. Arizona 6-2 325 1422. Duke 7-1 288 2423. Marshall 8-0 238 2324. West Virginia 6-3 159 2025. Wisconsin 6-2 83 NROthers receiving votes: Colo-rado St. 67, Southern Cal 48, Mis-souri 42, Georgia Tech 15, Louisville 7, N. Dakota St. 4, Stanford 4, Florida 1, Texas A&M 1.
Humbling loss forces Iowa State to look aheadAMES (AP) — Burn the
tape. Dump the ashes. Forget it and move on to the next one.
Iowa State’s 59-14 loss to No. 19 Oklahoma on Saturday is one the Cyclones need to put as far behind them as possible.
“We’ve got to regroup as a team,” Iowa State coach Paul Rhoads said. “We’ve got to do that immediately tomorrow as we go back to work.”
It wasn’t just the score or the Sooners’ 751 total yards that hurt. The Cyclones are getting beat up as well.
Middle linebacker Jevohn Miller, the team’s leading tack-ler, injured a knee when he was chop blocked on the game’s second play — an Oklahoma touchdown — and his status for the rest of the season is un-certain.
Nose guard Brandon Jensen, trying to get back from a knee injury suffered two weeks ago, went out after the first series and didn’t return. Cornerback Nigel Tribune, one of the Big 12 leaders in passes defended, did not play at all because of a groin injury.
Without Miller and Jen-sen clogging up the middle, the Sooners (6-2, 3-2 Big 12) gashed the Cyclones (2-6, 0-5) for 510 yards on the ground, their most since rushing for 518 against New Mexico State in 1989.
“They went after us and they
certainly got their production,” Rhoads said.
With all that happening to the defense, Iowa State needed a big game from its offense to have any chance of keeping up with the Sooners and that unit didn’t come through.
Quarterback Sam Richard-son, coming off two straight games of 300-plus passing yards, never found his rhythm and his receivers dropped sev-eral passes that found their mark.
“It was pretty much plays not being completed, just mis-communication out there to-day,” said wide receiver D’Vario Montgomery, who caught a 59-yard pass for Iowa State’s second touchdown. “Today was just not our day for offense.”
Richardson threw for 239 yards, but he completed only 15-of-40 attempts and joined the injured list when he hurt his throwing hand on a pass in the fourth quarter. He’s ex-pected to be ready for next Sat-urday’s game at Kansas.
“I would bet there were 20-plus pass plays where we either misfired with the ball or dropped it,” Rhoads said. “Against a team like that, you’re needing every one of them. We misfired badly in the pass game today.”
Quarterback Trevor Knight led the Oklahoma rout, be-coming the first FBS player
this season to throw three TD passes and rush for three touchdowns in a game.
Knight had 230 yards pass-ing, completing 22-of-35 throws, and a career-high 146 yards rushing as the Soon-ers beat the Cyclones for the 43rd time in their past 45 tries. Oklahoma had 480 yards and a 35-7 lead at halftime, a prom-ising sign ahead of next week’s matchup with Baylor in Nor-man.
But star wide receiver Ster-ling Shepard was carted off with an apparent leg injury in the first quarter and did not return.
It didn’t slow the Sooners in the least — and Iowa State helped with sloppy defense.
That and the struggles on of-fensive negated the Cyclones’ three interceptions.
“As a defense, we always want to have those takeaways,” linebacker Luke Knott said. “But when we weren’t having takeaways, we were giving up long runs, long passes. It was unacceptable as a defense.”
It was so bad for the Cy-clones that when they fooled Oklahoma completely with a fake punt, a wide open Qujuan Floyd dropped the pass from punter Holden Kramer.
Had Floyd caught the ball, the Cyclones might have had a chance to make things in-teresting. Instead, Oklahoma promptly drove for a touch-down to make it 35-7.
“Obviously it was there,” Rhoads said. “We’re down 28-7 and we’re going to end up inside the 20 at the very least, if not score on the play. There was still enough momentum and life in us at that time. At 28-14 I would have been thrilled to see what we could have done.”
The last time Iowa State beat Oklahoma in Ames was in 1960 — three days before the presidential election between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon.
It didn’t take long for the Sooners to turn this one into another landslide over the Cy-clones.
Montgomery
position early in the race, but the cold, windy conditions may have played a factor in the end result.
“I think one year to the next, weather con-ditions are always going to be different,” Arkema said. “He could show up here tomorrow and run it completely different.
“I thought he raced his game plan and at two miles, was in good
position. The finish is a little longer than it seems though.”
West Fork’s Peyton Twedt capped his final season with an individ-ual state championship as he crossed the line in 16:24.
Twedt, last year’s 1A runner-up who came into Saturday ranked 27th, edged second-ranked Ryan Izer of Turkey Valley by .8 sec-onds. Top-ranked An-drew Meyer of Bellevue was third in 16:35.
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Cross countryContinued from Page 2B
Troy Hyde/Daily NewsLynnville-Sully’s Canyon Kuhlmann (971) leads a pack during the Class 1A state cross country race Saturday in Fort Dodge.
The YMCA will be hosting competitive boys and girls basket-ball travel team tryouts Monday and Thursday.
The boys will try out for the team later today beginning with fourth through sixth grade reg-istration at 5:30 p.m. The tryout runs from 6 to 7 p.m. The seventh and eighth graders wil register at 6:30 and try out for the team from 7 to 8 p.m.
The girls will try out Thursday and the times for theirs are the same as above.
There will be a par-ents meeting to discuss details immediately fol-lowing registration for each group.
For more informa-tion, contact YMCA Executive Director Tom Vanderlaan at 792-4006.
Newton Daily News
YMCA to holdtravel team basketball
tryouts
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Jimmie Johnson won his third consecutive Texas fall race Sunday, when none of the eight champion-ship contenders were able to clinch one of the final four spots in NASCAR’s Chase for the Sprint Cup championship.
Johnson emerged from a frantic finish, the second attempt at an overtime two-lap sprint to the finish after his teammate and Chase contender Jeff Gordon spun out from the front after contact with Brad Keselowski.
While Johnson cele-brated his fourth victory at Texas and 70th Sprint Cup win overall, fire-works exploded in the sky — and on pit road.
An irate Gordon stopped his car right by Keselowski and con-fronted him. There were plenty of punches thrown in the melee, with NAS-CAR officials in the mid-dle of crew members and others around the Kesel-owski’s No. 2 car.
Johnson wins
at Texas
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Public NoticesNOTICE OF SHERIFF'S
LEVY AND SALE Jasper County Sheriff Office
2300 Law Center Drive Newton, IA 50208
641-792-5912IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT
FOR JASPER COUNTYSTATE OF IOWA
JASPER COUNTY SSDOCKET NO. (SALE NO.)
14-3874(1)COURT NO. EQCV118521
SPECIAL EXECUTIONPLAINTIFF: SOUND COMMUNITY BANK
vsDEFENDANT: ATWOOD,MELISSA K.; SPOUSE OF
MELISSA K. ATWOOD; - INREM
DEFENDANT: CHRIS E.SCHOH; SPOUSE OF CHRIS E.SCHOH; BANK IOWA; STATEOF IOWA; CITIBANK (SOUTHDAKOTA), N.A.; CAPITAL ONEBANK (USA), N.A.; TRI STATEADJUSTMENTS FREEPORT;MIDLAND FUNDING LLC - IN
REMDEFENDANT: AND PARTIES IN
POSSESSION, - IN REMAs a result of the judgment ren-dered in the above referencedcourt case, an execution was is-sued by the court to the Sheriff ofthis county. The execution or-dered the sale of defendant(s)Real Estate Property to satisfythe judgment. The property to besold is:Lot Two in the Subdivision of L.A.Damman Place in the City ofNewton, Jasper County, Iowa, asshown in Plat Book A, at Page458 in the Office of the Recorderof said County and Parcel D inthe Southeast Quarter of theNorthwest Quarter of SectionTwenty-Seven, Township EightyNorth, Range Nineteen West ofthe Fifth P.M., In the City of New-ton, Jasper County, Iowa, as ap-pears in Plat Book, 1153 Page216 in the office of the Recorderof said county.Street Address1420 1ST ST. N., NEWTON, IAThe described property will be of-fered for sale at public auction forcash only as follows:Date of Sale 12/02/2014Time of Sale 10:00 AMPlace of Sale 2300 LAW CEN-TER DRIVE, NEWTON, IA This sale not subject to redemp-tion. Property exemption: Certainmoney or property may be ex-empt. Contact your attorneypromptly to review specific provi-sions of the law and file appropri-ate notice, if applicable.Judgment Amount $105,960.38Costs $441.95Accrued Costs PLUSInterest 5.5% OF $95,285.60FROM 10/31/2013Attorney LAUGHLIN, MATTHEW E (515) 288-2500Date 10/08/2014Sheriff JOHN R. HALFERTY
October 27 & November 3
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S LEVY AND SALE
Jasper County Sheriff Office2300 Law Center Drive
Newton, IA 50208641-792-5912
IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURTFOR JASPER COUNTY
STATE OF IOWA JASPER COUNTY SS
DOCKET NO. (SALE NO.) 14-4022(1)
COURT NO. EQCV118257SPECIAL EXECUTIONPLAINTIFF: FEDERAL
NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION
vsDEFENDANT: CHURCH,
PENNIE J. - IN REMDEFENDANT: ALLEN J.CHURCH; MORTGAGE
ELECTRONIC REGISTRATIONSYSTEMS, INC.; - IN REM
As a result of the judgment ren-dered in the above referencedcourt case, an execution was is-sued by the court to the Sheriff ofthis county. The execution or-dered the sale of defendant(s)Real Estate Property to satisfythe judgment. The property to besold is:Parcel “A” of the Northwest Quar-ter of the Southwest Quarter ofSection Twenty-four, TownshipEighty North, Range EighteenWest of the Fifth P.M., JasperCounty, Iowa, as appears in Platin Book 970, at Page 483 in theOffice of the Recorder of saidCounty, EXCEPT Beginning at apoint 20 feet North of the South-west Corner of said NorthwestQuarter of the Southwest Quarterof said Section Twenty-four,Thence North 200 feet; thenceEast 175 feet; thence South 200feet; thence West 175 feet to thepoint of beginning.
Beginning at a point 20 feet Northof the Southwest Corner of theNorthwest Quarter of the South-west Quarter of Section Twenty-four, Township Eighty North,Range Eighteen West of the FifthP.M., Jasper County, Iowa,thence North 200 feet, thenceEast 175 feet, thence South 200feet, thence West 175 feet to thepoint of beginning, being a part ofParcel A of the Northwest Quar-ter of the Southwest Quarter ofsaid Section Twenty-four, as ap-pears in Plat in Book 970, atPage 483, in the Office of theRecorder of said County.
AKA
Parcel “A” of the Northwest Quar-ter of the Southwest Quarter ofSection 24, Township 80 North,Range 18 West of the 5th P.M.,Jasper County, Iowa, as appearsin Plat in Book 970, at Page 483in the Office of the Recorder ofsaid County.Street Address2350 HIGHWAY 224 N, KELLOGG, IAThe described property will be of-fered for sale at public auction forcash only as follows:Date of Sale 12/09/2014Time of Sale 10:00 AMPlace of Sale 2300 LAW CEN-TER DRIVE, NEWTON, IA This sale not subject to redemp-tion. Property exemption: Certainmoney or property may be ex-empt. Contact your attorneypromptly to review specific provi-sions of the law and file appropri-ate notice, if applicable.Judgment Amount $165,364.66Costs $1,635.00Accrued Costs PLUSInterest 6.5% OF $155,271.98FROM 8/01/2013Attorney HOPKINS, BENJAMIN W. (515) 222-9400Date 10/16/2014Sheriff JOHN R. HALFERTY
November 3 & 10
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S LEVY AND SALE
Jasper County Sheriff Office2300 Law Center Drive
Newton, IA 50208641-792-5912
IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURTFOR JASPER COUNTY
STATE OF IOWA JASPER COUNTY SS
DOCKET NO. (SALE NO.) 14-4022(1)
COURT NO. EQCV118257SPECIAL EXECUTIONPLAINTIFF: FEDERAL
NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION
vsDEFENDANT: CHURCH,
PENNIE J. - IN REMDEFENDANT: ALLEN J.CHURCH; MORTGAGE
ELECTRONIC REGISTRATIONSYSTEMS, INC.; - IN REM
As a result of the judgment ren-dered in the above referencedcourt case, an execution was is-sued by the court to the Sheriff ofthis county. The execution or-dered the sale of defendant(s)Real Estate Property to satisfythe judgment. The property to besold is:Parcel “A” of the Northwest Quar-ter of the Southwest Quarter ofSection Twenty-four, TownshipEighty North, Range EighteenWest of the Fifth P.M., JasperCounty, Iowa, as appears in Platin Book 970, at Page 483 in theOffice of the Recorder of saidCounty, EXCEPT Beginning at apoint 20 feet North of the South-west Corner of said NorthwestQuarter of the Southwest Quarterof said Section Twenty-four,Thence North 200 feet; thenceEast 175 feet; thence South 200feet; thence West 175 feet to thepoint of beginning.
Beginning at a point 20 feet Northof the Southwest Corner of theNorthwest Quarter of the South-west Quarter of Section Twenty-four, Township Eighty North,Range Eighteen West of the FifthP.M., Jasper County, Iowa,thence North 200 feet, thenceEast 175 feet, thence South 200feet, thence West 175 feet to thepoint of beginning, being a part ofParcel A of the Northwest Quar-ter of the Southwest Quarter ofsaid Section Twenty-four, as ap-pears in Plat in Book 970, atPage 483, in the Office of theRecorder of said County.
AKA
Parcel “A” of the Northwest Quar-ter of the Southwest Quarter ofSection 24, Township 80 North,Range 18 West of the 5th P.M.,Jasper County, Iowa, as appearsin Plat in Book 970, at Page 483in the Office of the Recorder ofsaid County.Street Address2350 HIGHWAY 224 N, KELLOGG, IAThe described property will be of-fered for sale at public auction forcash only as follows:Date of Sale 12/09/2014Time of Sale 10:00 AMPlace of Sale 2300 LAW CEN-TER DRIVE, NEWTON, IA This sale not subject to redemp-tion. Property exemption: Certainmoney or property may be ex-empt. Contact your attorneypromptly to review specific provi-sions of the law and file appropri-ate notice, if applicable.Judgment Amount $165,364.66Costs $1,635.00Accrued Costs PLUSInterest 6.5% OF $155,271.98FROM 8/01/2013Attorney HOPKINS, BENJAMIN W. (515) 222-9400Date 10/16/2014Sheriff JOHN R. HALFERTY
November 3 & 10
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S LEVY AND SALE
Jasper County Sheriff Office2300 Law Center Drive
Newton, IA 50208641-792-5912
IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURTFOR JASPER COUNTY
STATE OF IOWA JASPER COUNTY SS
DOCKET NO. (SALE NO.) 14-3829(1)
COURT NO. EQCV118319SPECIAL EXECUTION
PLAINTIFF: WELLS FARGOBANK, NA,
vsDEFENDANT: HOUSLEY-
BUTLER, HEATHER - IN REMDEFENDANT: SPOUSE OF
HEATHER HOUSLEY-BUTLER,-IN REM
DEFENDANT: CORY K.BUTLER, - IN REM
DEFENDANT: SPOUSE OFCORY K. BUTLER, MARVIN
HOUSLEY, SPOUSE OFMARVIN HOUSLEY, - IN
REM DEFENDANT: PARTIES IN
POSSESSION - IN REMAs a result of the judgment ren-dered in the above referencedcourt case, an execution was is-sued by the court to the Sheriff ofthis county. The execution or-dered the sale of defendant(s)Real Estate Property to satisfythe judgment. The property to besold is:Part of the Southeast Quarter ofthe Northwest Quarter of SectionNineteen, Township Seventy-eight North, Range EighteenWest of the Fifth P.M., JasperCounty, Iowa, described as be-ginning at the Northeast Cornerof the said Southeast Quarter orthe Northwest Quarter of saidSection Nineteen, thence South00°00'00” West along the Eastline of the said Southeast Quarterof the Northwest Quarter Eighthundred Sixty-three feet, thenceSouth 89°49'41” West Two hun-dred Three and Seventy-sevenhundredths feet, thence North00°15'00” East Eight hundredSixty - three and one hundredthsfeet to a point on the North line ofthe said Southeast Quarter of theNorthwest Quarter, thence North89°49'41” East along the North-line of the said Southeast Quarterof the Northwest Quarter Twohundred feet to the point of be-ginningStreet Address10659 E. 64TH ST. S., REASNOR, IAThe described property will be of-fered for sale at public auction forcash only as follows:Date of Sale 12/02/2014Time of Sale 10:00 AMPlace of Sale 2300 LAW CEN-TER DRIVE, NEWTON, IA This sale not subject to redemp-tion. Property exemption: Certainmoney or property may be ex-empt. Contact your attorneypromptly to review specific provi-sions of the law and file appropri-ate notice, if applicable.Judgment Amount $81,627.54Costs $620.00Accrued Costs PLUSInterest 6.5% OF $76,436.94FROM 05/28/2013Attorney SAYER, BRIAN (319) 234-2530Date 10/10/2014Sheriff JOHN R. HALFERTY
October 27 & November 3
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S LEVY AND SALE
Jasper County Sheriff Office2300 Law Center Drive
Newton, IA 50208641-792-5912
IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURTFOR JASPER COUNTY
STATE OF IOWA JASPER COUNTY SS
DOCKET NO. (SALE NO.) 14-4049(1)
COURT NO. EQCV119004SPECIAL EXECUTION
PLAINTIFF: WELLS FARGOBANK, N.A.,
vsDEFENDANT: KARNES,
KATHRYN; - IN REMDEFENDANT: SPOUSE OFKATHRYN KARNES; AND
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.SUCCESSOR BY MERGER
WITH WELLS FARGO FINANCIAL BANK, - IN REM
As a result of the judgment ren-dered in the above referencedcourt case, an execution was is-sued by the court to the Sheriff ofthis county. The execution or-dered the sale of defendant(s)Real Estate Property to satisfythe judgment. The property to besold is:LOT SIX BLOCK TWO, COL-LEGE ADDITION, TO THE CITYOF NEWTON, JASPER COUN-TY, IOWAStreet Address618 S. 6TH AVE. W., NEWTON, IAThe described property will be of-fered for sale at public auction forcash only as follows:Date of Sale 12/09/2014Time of Sale 10:00 AMPlace of Sale 2300 LAW CEN-TER DRIVE, NEWTON, IA This sale not subject to redemp-tion. Property exemption: Certainmoney or property may be ex-empt. Contact your attorneypromptly to review specific provi-sions of the law and file appropri-ate notice, if applicable.Judgment Amount $143,823.46Costs $380.90Accrued Costs PLUSInterest 6.505% OF $120,823.46FROM 08/19/2014Attorney ERICKSON, DAVID M. (515) 288-2500Date 10/20/2014Sheriff JOHN R. HALFERTY
November 3 & 10
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S LEVY AND SALE
Jasper County Sheriff Office2300 Law Center Drive
Newton, IA 50208641-792-5912
IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURTFOR JASPER COUNTY
STATE OF IOWA JASPER COUNTY SS
DOCKET NO. (SALE NO.) 14-3971(1)
COURT NO. EQCV118989SPECIAL EXECUTION
PLAINTIFF: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NATIONAL
ASSOCIATIONvs
DEFENDANT: MCROBERTS,MAUREEN - IN REM
As a result of the judgment ren-dered in the above referencedcourt case, an execution was is-sued by the court to the Sheriff ofthis county. The execution or-dered the sale of defendant(s)Real Estate Property to satisfythe judgment. The property to besold is:Lot Thirty-three in Block A inSoutheast Addition to the city ofNewton, Jasper County, Iowa, asappears in Plat Book B, at Page232 in the Office of the Recorderof said County.Street Address207 E. 8TH ST. S., NEWTON, IAThe described property will be of-fered for sale at public auction forcash only as follows:Date of Sale 12/02/2014Time of Sale 10:00 AMPlace of Sale 2300 LAW CEN-TER DRIVE, NEWTON, IA This sale not subject to redemp-tion. Property exemption: Certainmoney or property may be ex-empt. Contact your attorneypromptly to review specific provi-sions of the law and file appropri-ate notice, if applicable.Judgment Amount $84,101.16Costs $1,585.00Accrued Costs $155.00Interest 4.25% OF $79,822.31FROM 08/29/2014Attorney HOPKINS, BENJAMIN W. (515)222-9400Date 10/13/2014Sheriff JOHN R. HALFERTY
October 27 & November 3
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S LEVY AND SALE
Jasper County Sheriff Office2300 Law Center Drive
Newton, IA 50208641-792-5912
IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURTFOR JASPER COUNTY
STATE OF IOWA JASPER COUNTY SS
DOCKET NO. (SALE NO.) 14-3971(1)
COURT NO. EQCV118989SPECIAL EXECUTION
PLAINTIFF: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NATIONAL
ASSOCIATIONvs
DEFENDANT: MCROBERTS,MAUREEN - IN REM
As a result of the judgment ren-dered in the above referencedcourt case, an execution was is-sued by the court to the Sheriff ofthis county. The execution or-dered the sale of defendant(s)Real Estate Property to satisfythe judgment. The property to besold is:Lot Thirty-three in Block A inSoutheast Addition to the city ofNewton, Jasper County, Iowa, asappears in Plat Book B, at Page232 in the Office of the Recorderof said County.Street Address207 E. 8TH ST. S., NEWTON, IAThe described property will be of-fered for sale at public auction forcash only as follows:Date of Sale 12/02/2014Time of Sale 10:00 AMPlace of Sale 2300 LAW CEN-TER DRIVE, NEWTON, IA This sale not subject to redemp-tion. Property exemption: Certainmoney or property may be ex-empt. Contact your attorneypromptly to review specific provi-sions of the law and file appropri-ate notice, if applicable.Judgment Amount $84,101.16Costs $1,585.00Accrued Costs $155.00Interest 4.25% OF $79,822.31FROM 08/29/2014Attorney HOPKINS, BENJAMIN W. (515)222-9400Date 10/13/2014Sheriff JOHN R. HALFERTY
October 27 & November 3
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S LEVY AND SALE
Jasper County Sheriff Office2300 Law Center Drive
Newton, IA 50208641-792-5912
IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURTFOR JASPER COUNTY
STATE OF IOWA JASPER COUNTY SS
DOCKET NO. (SALE NO.) 14-4052(1)
COURT NO. EQCV118976SPECIAL EXECUTION
PLAINTIFF: THE BANK OF NEWYORK MELLON NA, F/K/A/ THEBANK OF NEW YORK TRUSTCOMPANY NA AS TRUSTEE
FOR CWMBS 2005-R2,vs
DEFENDANT: RENAUD, ELSTON; - IN REM
DEFENDANT: HEATHER RENAUD; CAPITAL ONE BANK
(USA), N.A. - IN REMDEFENDANT: AND PARTIES IN
POSSESSION - IN REMAs a result of the judgment ren-dered in the above referencedcourt case, an execution was is-sued by the court to the Sheriff ofthis county. The execution or-dered the sale of defendant(s)Real Estate Property to satisfythe judgment. The property to besold is:Beginning at the Southeast cor-ner of the Northeast Quarter ofthe Northwest Quarter of sectionTwenty-one, Township Seventy-nine North, Range SeventeenWest of the Fifth P.M., JasperCounty, Iowa, run thence North480 feet, thence West 225 feet,thence South 480 feet, thenceEast 225 feet to the place of be-ginnging.Street Address12776 S. 54TH AVE. E., LYNNVILLE, IAThe described property will be of-fered for sale at public auction forcash only as follows:Date of Sale 12/09/2014Time of Sale 10:00 AMPlace of Sale 2300 LAW CEN-TER DRIVE, NEWTON, IA This sale not subject to redemp-tion. Property exemption: Certainmoney or property may be ex-empt. Contact your attorneypromptly to review specific provi-sions of the law and file appropri-ate notice, if applicable.Judgment Amount $147,633.43Costs $445.61Accrued Costs PLUSInterest 4.125% OF $137,620.45FROM 08/27/2014Attorney ERICKSON, DAVID M. (515) 288-2500Date 10/20/2014Sheriff JOHN R. HALFERTY
November 3 & 10
October 21, 2014 - 7:00 p.m.Board Work Session - Board of EducationEmerson Hough - Conference Room 125 President Sheri Bensonconvened the board to order at7:00 p.m. Present: Sheri Benson, NatClark, Donna Cook, AndrewElbert, Robyn Friedman, TravisPadget, Bill Perrenoud, BobCallaghan, and ChristineDawson. Others Present: Tom Bartello,David A. Briden, AIA (FRKArchitects + Engineers), JoleneComer, Carol Farver, Jim Gilbert,Barb Hackworth, FranHenderson, Brenda Hodnett,Paula Lureman, Jen Norvell, DebRose, Ty Rushing (Newton DailyNews), Todd Schuster, LisaSharp, Jack Suttek, and RandyVan (KCOB). APPROVAL OF CONSENTAGENDA - ACTION # 9437Donna Cook moved, Travis Pad-get seconded, to approve theconsent agenda.Ayes: Sheri Benson, Nat Clark,Donna Cook, Andrew Elbert,Robyn Friedman, Travis Padget,and Bill Perrenoud Newton Community SchoolDistrict Berg Complex FacilityAssessment - Dave Briden (FRKArchitects + Engineers)Superintendent Bob Callaghan,presented a draft of FRKArchitects + Engineers BergElementary/Middle SchoolFacility Assessment (October2014). He reviewedassessments and informationcontained in the report including:architectural/structural,mechanical/electrical, drawings,and preliminary cost estimate torenovate ($17,828,400). Theoriginal building was built in1963, with additions in 1984 and2000/2001. It was also notedthat elementary generaleducation classrooms average850 square feet, with middleschool general educationclassrooms averaging 700square feet. For today'sstandards, elementaryclassrooms would be in the 950-980 square feet range, withmiddle school classrooms in the950 square feet range. The costestimates do not include achange in classroom size, norpotential asbestos abatement.Dave Briden (FRK) and JackSuttek (Supervisor, Maintenance)were available to answerquestions and to offer additionalinformation on the Berg Complex.Options for constructing a newbuilding ($35 million - estimate)were also discussed which couldtake two years to complete.Superintendent Bob Callaghanreviewed bonding scenariosdiscussed at the September 29,2014 Board Work Session.Board members requested areview of facility issues needed atother district buildings to assist infuture decision making. Elementary BuildingConfiguration, Facility Usage,and District Impact - Jim Gilbert(Director, PreK - 8 EducationServices)Jim Gilbert provided BoardMembers with ideas on a phasedplan for building reconfiguration,for 2014 - 2015 and 2015 - 2016,in consideration of repurposingEmerson Hough as anelementary education learningcenter. Mr. Gilbert acknowledgedthe contributions of FRK, RSP,and the SIAC committee in thisprocess. Principals JoleneComer (BE), Lisa Sharp (TJ),Todd Schuster (WW), and CarolFarver (AH), as well as SAM TomBartello (TJ) were available forcomments and to answer anyquestions for the board. Closed Session - Property -Bob Callaghan, Superintendentand Gayle Isaac, Director ofBusiness ServicesTravis Padget moved, RobynFriedman seconded, to go intoClosed Session to discuss thepurchase or sale of particular realestate - ACTION # 9438Ayes: Sheri Benson, Nat Clark,Donna Cook, Andrew Elbert,Robyn Friedman, Travis Padget,and Bill PerrenoudDonna Cook moved, AndrewElbert seconded,to come out ofClosed Session - ACTION #9439Ayes: Sheri Benson, Nat Clark,Donna Cook, Andrew Elbert,Robyn Friedman, Travis Padget,and Bill PerrenoudOpen Session Robyn Friedman moved, DonnaCook seconded, to authorizeSuperintendent Bob Callaghan tosecure real property - ACTION #9440Ayes: Sheri Benson, Nat Clark,Donna Cook, Andrew Elbert,Robyn Friedman, Travis Padget,and Bill PerrenoudADJOURN - ACTION # 9441Donna Cook moved, TravisPadget seconded, to adjourn themeeting at 10:45 PM.Ayes: Sheri Benson, Nat Clark,Donna Cook, Andrew Elbert,Robyn Friedman, Travis Padget,and Bill PerrenoudMinutes Mailed
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That allowed someone other than Yanek to bring home the individual champi-onship.
And that went to Des Moines Roosevelt’s third-ranked Megan Schott, who was fourth last year.
Schott passed second-ranked Jordyn Kleve of John-ston in the final 25 meters and won with a time of 14:11.6.
Kleve, who came in un-defeated and ranked sec-ond, was runner-up in 14:14. Ninth-ranked Bailey Nock of Iowa City West wound up third, while Muscatine’s Bri-na Kraft, ranked eighth, was fourth and Urbandale’s Elyse Prescott, ranked fourth, fin-ished in fifth.
Kleve helped top-ranked Johnston win its first-ever girls state title with 64 points.
The Dragons put their first five runners in the top 23 po-sitions and held off second-ranked Urbandale, which to-taled 82 points.
Three J-Hawks were in the top 12. Fourth-ranked Ames (102) was third thanks to three top 25 finishes.
One of the keys for Coen was her ability to remain near the top 10 the entire race. She found a runner to run with — Ames’ Caroline Marnin — and stayed as close to her as possible.
“It wasn’t my plan in the beginning but she was there for me to follow,” said Coen. “Whenever you get going in the race, you always want to find someone that you can run with to keep you motivated. It was nice that she was there because it allowed me run with her the whole way.”
Coen was 25th as a fresh-man and 27th as a sophomore.
Saturday’s ninth-place fin-
ish was her best-ever, but she still has one more year to im-prove on that position.
“I will try to do even better next year,” Coen said.
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Troy Hyde/Daily NewsNewton junior Grace Coen, left, talks with Marshalltown senior Rachel Blagg after the Class 4A girls state cross country race at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course in Fort Dodge. Coen finished ninth on the day to earn all-state honors.
“It just feels like a fast pool,” Hedrick said of her success in the In-dianola pool. “Coming into this weekend with a different mindset also had something to do with it. It’s pretty ex-citing (being a regional champion) and to know what I’ve been working for I as able to achieve today. Hannah, Sara and I push each other in practices and in compe-tition and that’s a really good thing for all of us.”
Just after the butterfly race, NCMP claimed its second regional champi-onship. Prendergast led a 1-3-5 finishing in the 100 freestyle race for the Aquagirls. Prendergast won the race in 55.84 seconds with freshman Madeline Webb placing third in 56.69 seconds and sophomore Emily Miller in fifth at 56.90.
“Coming into the meet seeded first in the 100 free was like ‘wow, this is real. it could real-ly happen,’” Prendergast said. “I’ve really wanted to qualify in an individ-ual event for four years. I knew I had it in me, I just didn’t know when I’d do it. I just went out really strong and felt great throughout the race today.”
Waukee won the team championship with 494.5 points fol-lowed by NCMP with 439 points. Des Moines Roosevelt scored 414.5 points for third place. Indianola had 200 points for fourth fol-lowed by Carroll with 158.5 points, Ottumwa with 139, Fairfield with 113.5, Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln with 81 and Perry with 62 points.
NCMP placed 15 in-dividuals on the regional podium — the top six
finishers — in the eight individual events. All three relay teams were on the podium.
“We had some great swims today. Finishing second as a team and being within 45 to 50 points of Waukee is a testament to these la-dies and the depth of our team,” said Sarah Patterson, NCMP head coach. “Almost every-body had best times and our relays were fantastic. To go out and win that last relay at the end was a lot of fun and a great way to finish a meet.”
Jenkins, Rhoads, Scotton and Hedrick opened the regional with a second-place finish in the 200 medley relay race in 1:51.13. Midway through the meet, Mar-tin, Scotton, Miller and Hedrick combined for a new school record in the 200 freestyle relay race in 1:39.48 for second place. Martin, Scott and Hedrick were on the relay team with Carly Colville, which had the old mark of 140.26 set in 2013.
On Saturday eve-ning, it was official the NCMP 200 medley and 200 freestyle relay teams’ times were fast enough to qualify for the state meet. It’s the sec-ond year in a row that NCMP has qualified all three relays for state. Scotton joins Hedrick in the 100 yd butterfly qualifiers for state and Prendergast in the 100 freestyle.
“I can’t be happier for Rachel. She works so hard,” Patterson said. “To watch her swim for four years and all that work pay off today is a big reason why we coach. To have Saman-tha and Hannah go 1-2 in the butterfly and both have 57s, that’s impres-sive. I don’t know of many teams that would have two swimmers re-
cord 57s in the fly.”Prendergast and
Webb placed fourth and fifth in the 200 freestyle in 2:04.51 and 2:05.42, respectively. Junior Eliz-abeth Myers finished seven in 2:07.60.
Rhoads was fourth in the 200 individual medley race in 2:19.64. Miller placed eighth in 2:24.44 just in front of junior Sierra Griffith in 2:24.71. Griffith claimed fourth in the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:11.10, edging out Rhoads, 1:11.62, who was fifth. Martin took ninth in 1:12.66.
Jenkins finished fourth in the 100 back-stroke in 1:03.81 and was fifth in the 50 free-style in 26.18 seconds. Freshman Alexis Stout was sixth in the 50 free-style in 26:36 and junior Kaelee Knoll was 12th in 26.68. Knoll placed ninth in the backstroke in 1:07.90.
Senior Kira Hanson concluded her NCMP career with a seventh-place finish in the 500 freestyle race in 5:45.44 and taking eighth in the 100 backstroke in 1:06.22. Sophomore Sarah Prendergast turned in a fifth-place performance in the 500 freestyle in 5:44.51 and Myers was ninth in 5:52.13.
“The girls were loose and relaxed all day and just went for it today. The team camaraderie is amazing and we have good senior leadership,” Patterson said. “We’re excited to see who makes it to state on times and see where we’ll be seed-ed (for state) in those events we do qualify in.”
The Iowa girls’ state swim meet is Saturday at the Marshalltown YMCA.
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Jocelyn Sheets/Daily NewsAs Samantha Hedrick touched in the water her NCMP 400-yard relay teammates Han-nah Scotton, Rachel Prendergast and Sydney Jenkins celebrate the regional victory and pool record Saturday.
Jocelyn Sheets/Daily NewsNCMP junior Sierra Griffth moves through the water to take fourth in the regional 100-yard breast-stroke race Saturday at Indianola.
Jocelyn Sheets/Daily NewsKira Hanson, NCMP senior, swims in one of her final races of her high school career, finishing seventh in the regional 500-yard freestyle race Saturday.