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Hoefling visits with Jasper Co. Republicans
By Bob EschlimanDaily News Editor
All Tom Hoefling is asking for is a fair listening. After that, he asks you to vote your conscience.
“If, after listening to me, you decide you’re backing Gov. Branstad, I want you to vote for him,” the 53-year-old GOP gubernatorial candidate said during an interview with the Daily News on Monday afternoon. “That’s why we have a representative govern-ment. It’s meant to represent our in-terests.”
Hoefling said he didn’t expect to be running against five-time incumbent Gov. Terry Branstad in the June 3 pri-mary, but decided to run when no one else would. He said he felt Republi-cans deserved a “conservative option” on the primary ballot.
The Lohrville resident is a strident social conservative. As a Christian, he said he is against gay marriage and has been on record supporting efforts by his local legislator, State Rep. Tom Shaw, to push a personhood bill in the Iowa General Assembly.
But he chooses to frame those po-sitions through the prism of his po-sitions on education, economic de-velopment and taxation. On each of those issues, he said:
• Education — Hoefling said he dif-fers from Branstad because he opposes the Common Core State Standards, which he said Branstad supports. He instead supports an approach he has labeled TLC: True Local Control. He proposes altering the way tax money is collected and spent on education, keeping funding locally and giving lo-cal school districts more ownership of their own operations.
“The way things are set up now, school board members already have most of their budget earmarked the second they sit down to start working; there’s little opportunity for owner-ship,” he said. “Common Core is the final blow to any semblance of lo-cal control. Even independents and Democrats who aren’t in the party elite understand that; my position has broad appeal.”
• Economic Development — Hoefling said today’s economic de-velopment efforts are little more than “crony capitalism” in which most peo-
ple are not benefiting. He proposes “equal protection under the law,” in which everyone’s interests are pro-tected while everyone benefits. He would also propose getting rid of the state’s income tax, and to “get the state off the throats of small businesses” through the elimination of burden-some regulations.
“Where I’m from, people look over the Little Sioux River at Sioux Falls, which has grown by about one-third in the past 10 years alone, and see what can happen when government is less intrusive,” he said. “Iowa has one of the highest marginal tax rates in the country ... There’s a reason why we’re
Public Works director running for Treasurer of Iowa
By Ty Rushing Daily News Senior Staff Writer
In a press release yesterday, Newton Public Work Director Keith Laube announced he is running for Treasurer of State in Iowa as a member of the Libertarian Party.
“I guess I’m looking for ways to improve state government,” Laube said in an interview on why he decided to run. “Basically, my opponent (Michael Fitzgerald) has been in office for 32 years and he’s going to run again to make it 36 years, and I think it’s time for a change.”
Laube said he could bring a “fresh” energy to the state level.
“I’ve been thinking about this for several months and I’m a serious candidate with this,” Laube said. “I’ve got the credentials. Basically, the treasurer runs the department, and I have the educational experience to do the job.”
“I’m a hardworking and honest person, and I spent 18 years in the private sector, so I still think like a taxpayer,” he continued. “I have some government experience as well, and I’m going to protect the taxpayers’ money and get the best benefits for that money.
While most candidates would shy away from pointing out their opponent’s edge in experience, Laube sees his opponent’s long-tenure as a fault and not as a strength.
“If someone has been in an office for three or four decades, it’s time for a change. There are a lot of smart people in this state who can lead, and we need some leaders in our state government to carry us forward into the fu-ture,” Laube said.
Senior staff writer Ty Rushing may be contacted at (641) 792-3121, ext. 426, or at [email protected].
Critchfield throws hat in ring for Jasper County Recorder
By Ty RushingDaily News Senior Staff Writer
The race to replace outgoing Jasper County Recorder Nancy Parrott has a new candidate: Mar-shall Critchfield.
Critchfield is the current chair-man of the Jasper County Repub-licans and formally announced his candidacy during his organiza-tion’s meeting on Monday night.
“I feel like I would do a really
good job at it,” Critchfield told a crowd that was mixed between supporters and Republican can-didates and representatives from various offices.
In an interview after the meet-ing, Critchfield explained why he thinks he would do a good job and what interested him in joining the race.
Laube
Age: 53Occupation: Political activist, conservative campaign strategistWife: Siena Stone HoeflingChildren: Matthew Conrad Hoefling, 30 (Christina Ballard Hoefling), of Idaho; Katherine Hoefling Marshall, 27 (Tim Mar-shall), of Lohrville; Timothy Thom-as Hoefling, 19, a student at Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge; and Elijah James Hoefling, 7, Sebastian Dean Hoefling, 5, Samuel Isaac Hoefling, 4, Grace Ann Hoefling, 2, and Caleb Con-rad Hoefling, 4 months, all of whom live with Tom and Siena in Lohrville. Two of Tom’s children — Casey Conrad Hoefling and Hannah Marie Hoefling — died in infancy.Foster children: Samantha Kenne-dy, 27, (his niece) and Christopher Kennedy, 24, (his nephew) both of whom live in Woodbury County.Grandchildren: Audrey, 7; and Abigail, 5
Tom Hoefling
CRITCHFIELDSee Page 5A
Ty Rushing/Daily NewsJasper County Republi-can Chairman Marshall Critchfield announced last night he would be seeking the office of Jasper County Recorder during his organi-zation’s monthly meeting.
Ty Rushing/Daily NewsGubernatorial candidate Tom Hoefling spoke at Mon-day night’s GOP Central Committee meeting at Fore Sea-sons Golf Practice Center in Newton. Hoefling is chal-lenging Gov. Terry Branstad in the Republican primaries.
HOEFLINGSee Page 5A
Branstad, Reynolds to host town hall
April 2 in NewtonBy Bob Eschliman
Daily News Editor
Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds will hold a town hall meeting from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 2, at Newton Manufacturing. The public event is open to all Jasper County residents.
“Gov. Branstad and Lt. Gov. Reynolds will give a brief outline of their legislative priorities, which include Home Base Iowa, connecting every Iowan through increased broadband ac-cess, preventing bullying in schools ensuring every student has a safe and secure learning environ-ment, an apprenticeship program so Iowa workers have the skillset to match with Iowa’s high-quality jobs and freez-ing tuition at our Regent universities for a sec-ond year in a row,” spokesman Jimmy Centers said about the event. “The Governor and Lt. Governor will then open it up for questions.”
Gov. Branstad
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Iowa women offered chance to see what’s inside legislature
By Daily News Staff
Politically-inclined women across Iowa are invited to par-ticipate in a two-day seminar aimed at “demystifying” the state legislature.
“See Yourself Here” takes place April 8-9 at the Iowa Capitol in Des Moines, free of charge to registrants.
The event is the brain-child of Jean Lloyd-Jones, co-founder of 50-50 in 2020, a state-wide bipartisan initiative to get wom-en elected to Iowa’s Legislature, congressional delegation and governor’s office.
“It’s been my experience that the state Capitol has the effect of seeming ‘other worldly’ and unapproachable to people not familiar with it,” said Lloyd-
Jones, a former state lawmaker from Iowa City. “If that’s one of the things holding women back from pursuing service as a state legislator, we want to show them it’s a place where they can feel comfortable and function with-out a problem.”
The seminar opens at 3:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 8, in the Capitol Rotunda, followed by a keynote address by Dianne Bystrom, director of the Car-rie Chapman Catt Center at Iowa State University. The Catt Center for Women and Poli-tics and the University of Iowa’s N.E.W. Leadership Program are sponsoring “See Yourself Here” in collaboration with 50-50 in 2020.
The seminar’s events include briefings by legislative bureau
and chamber staff members, a “behind-the-chambers” tour, meetings with lobbyists and elected leaders, attendance at a committee meeting and cham-ber session, as well as time for socializing. There is no fee for the seminar; however, partici-pants are responsible for their own transportation, overnight accommodations and meals.
Lloyd-Jones is urging women from all parts of Iowa to take the opportunity to investigate the Capitol’s workings.
“If we’re going to succeed in bringing gender equality to the chambers of our beautiful Capi-tol by 2020, the 100th anniversa-ry of women obtaining the right
Newton Park Board to meet Wednesday
The Newton Park Board will meet at noon Wednesday in the Newton City Hall Council Chambers.
Agenda items include tobacco-free parks, 2014 fireworks, Maytag Park playground, park goals and planning and old and new business.
Library board to meet The Newton Public Library Board of
Trustees will meet at 4 p.m. Thursday in the library board room.
‘Odd Couple’ auditions set for tonight at NCT
Auditions for the Newton Community Theatre’s production of the “The Odd Cou-ple” by Neil Simon will be from 7 to 9 p.m. tonight at the NCT.
The show, directed by Jamie Grout, has parts available for six men and two women.
Production dates are 7:30 p.m. May 30 and 31 and June 5 and 6 and 2 p.m. June 7. For more information, visit www.newtonthe-atre.com.
Heartsill welcomes Cooperative Electric Association
Submitted PhotoRep. Greg Heartsill (R-Columbia) recently welcomed members of the Cooperative Electric Association to the Iowa Capitol for Rural Electric Cooperative Day on the Hill. “I appreciated the opportunity to visit with members of our local REC. They play a vital role in the economy of our rural communities,” Heartsill said. Pictured are Norman Van Zante of Pella), Sam Nichols of Pella, Ed Klyn of Pella, Heartsill, Bryce Arkewa of Pella and John Smith in the well of the Iowa House.
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Bailey Bishop, the daughter of Doug & DeAnn Bishop of Baxter, has
accepted a calling to do missions work this summer in China. Bailey attends Iowa State University and is involved with the SALT Company/Cornerstone
Church young adults group there. She will spend two months in country. Each team member is responsible
for raising the $5,000.00 cost per individual for the missions work.
To help defray the costs, there will be an Italian pasta dinner held on Saturday, March 29th at the
American Legion Post in Newton 5:00-7:00pm (free will offering)
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Celebrating Our 8th Anniversary!The family of Grace Church cordially
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The family of Clarence Davidson
would like to thank all who called, sent cards and memorials.
We appreciate your thoughts, prayers and sympathy at
our time of loss.
Helen, Davette, Marge, Nancy & DJ
Lions Club breakfast SaturdayThe Prairie City Lions Club will have its
monthly pancake breakfast from 7 to 9 a.m. Sat-urday at the Prairie City Community Building.
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ObituariesJuanita A. (Krieger) Jackson
March 21, 2014
Juanita A. (Krieger) Jackson, 91, of Newton died on Friday, March 21, 2014, at Taylor House Hospice in Des Moines.
A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Fri-day, March 28, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory in Newton. The family will greet friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, March 27, at the funeral home. Memorials to the First United Methodist Church or the Animal Rescue League of Iowa may be left at the funer-al home.
Juanita, the daughter of Harry R. and Grace (Lundy) Krieger, was born on Sept. 8, 1922, in Waukee. As a young
girl, her family moved to Newton. Juanita gradu-ated from Newton High School in 1940. She was united in marriage with Lawrence “Andy” Jack-son on May 15, 1949, in Williamsburg. Juan-ita worked as a cashier and bookkeeper at F.W. Woolworth Company in Newton for 15 years and then as a proofreader for the ad department at the Newton Daily News for 25 years, retiring in 1990. She was a mem-ber of the First United Methodist Church.
Juanita loved to shop and enjoyed finding a good sale. She also liked horseback riding when she was younger and go-ing on motorcycle rides.
Juanita is survived by her husband, Andy Jack-son of Newton; children, Randy (Patty) Jack-son of Polk City, Mark ( Jane) Jackson of Polk City, and Sheri (Bob) Davis of Slater; her grandchildren, Brandon Jackson, Stacy (Nick) Kuiper, Ashley Davis, Mackenzie Davis, and Katelyn Jackson; great-grandchildren, Quinn and Khloe Kuiper; and her nieces and nephews, Diane Coleman, Kathy Crenshaw, Carey Krieg-er, Wade Krieger, Sha-ron Quinn, and Rich-ard Davidson. She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, George and Bill Krieger; and a sister, Hazel Mae Catherine Krieger.
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Claudia J. Wyatt
March 23, 2014
Claudia J. (Valentine) Wyatt, 62, of Newton died on Sunday, March 23, 2014, at the Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines.
A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Wednes-day, March 26, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home in Newton. The family will greet friends from 5 to 8 p.m. Tues-day, March 25, at the fu-neral home.
Memorials to Re-lay For Life, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Center Friends Church, or to the Donor’s Choice may be left at the fu-neral home. Memorials
may also be mailed to the funeral home; please add, Attn: Wyatt Family on the envelope.
Those left to honor Claudia’s memory are her daughter, JoAnna (Ethan) Huisman of West Des Moines; two granddaughters, Emma and Ellie Huisman; her mother, Lorna Valentine of Newton; brother, Jim (Marlene) Valentine of Bondurant; and her niece, Darla Davidson and nephew, Scott Valentine.
She was preceded in death by her father, Ber-nard in 1994.
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“Ring of Fire”April 30, 2014
(Wednesday)
Matinee show at the Old Creamery Theatre depicting Johnny Cash’s life through his lyrics in this non-stop musical biography
of the “Man in Black.”Evening meal served at the
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For Wednesday
Elderly Nutrition
Alcoholics Anonymous
Noon at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church
Winner’s Circle (Women’s Support
Group)6 to 7 p.m. at
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Principles for Life (Single Moms’
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Community Heights Alliance Church. Kids
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Narcotics Anonymous
7 p.m. at St. Stephen’s
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Jasper County Community Watch
7 p.m. at YMCA
Alcoholics Anonymous
7 p.m. at Prairie City Masonic Lodge
For reservations or infor-mation about congregate and home-delivered meals, call (641) 792-7102.
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Arthur ‘Bart’ PadgettMarch 23, 2014
Arthur “Bart” Padgett, 67, of New-ton died Sunday, March 23, 2014, at his home.
Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 27, at the New-ton Union Cemetery. A time of visita-tion with the family will be from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Pence-Reese Funeral Home in Newton.
Newton Police Department• Jarrod P. Burnett, 31, of Newton
was charged with driving while license barred after authorities stopped him at 5:57 p.m. March 16 in the 1000 block of First Avenue East for hav-ing an expired registration plate. He was charged for driving with a barred license and transported to the Jasper County Jail.
• Shaiden A. Ross, 21, of Colfax was charged with criminal mischief and disorderly conduct after authorities were dispatched at 6:12 p.m. March 12 to 817 E. 16th St. N. in reference to a male lying on the ground and bleeding. The victim had a laceration on his forehead and a possibly broken leg. A witness stated Ross swung into the car, where the victim and others were, and that everyone exited the vehicle and began fighting. Ross told officers he was jumped. Ross was ar-rested for disorderly conduct and also charged with criminal mischief for allegedly spitting in the patrol car, causing approximately $50 in clean-ing costs. Ross was taken to the Jasper County Jail.
• Jacob R. Stengle, 19, of Newton was charged with third-degree bur-glary, a Class D felony, and possession of drug paraphernalia after authorities responded to a complaint of a theft from a vehicle at 9:21 p.m. March 15 at a residence in the 1000 block of North Fifth Avenue East. The owner of the vehicle stated his wallet was missing from his vehicle. The victim described the suspect, and a person matching the description, identified as Stengle, was found walking in the 1300 block of North 11th Avenue East. During a search of Stengle, authorities located the wallet and a marijuana pipe. He also was cited for possession of alco-hol and was transported to the Jasper County Jail.
A criminal charge is merely an ac-cusation, and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty. It is the policy of the Newton Daily News to release the names of individu-als charged with a crime who are 16 and older.
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To the editor:National Ag Day is March 25th.
Today, we celebrate this great industry that provides us with so much. What are these things? Food, clothes, jobs, and the list could go on.
It is good to recognize the impor-tance of what the Ag industry is doing for us not only on National Ag Day, but every day. It is also important to realize that there are potential dangers on farms that we need to watch out for.
In the last 50 years, there have been over 900 reported cases of grain en-gulfment. Of these 900 cases, 62 per-cent of them were fatal. Grain bin safety is just one aspect of farm safety.
When on a farm, many things need to be considered and often, many of them are overlooked. Examples of these are chemical safety, animal safety, ATV safety, lawnmower safety, tractor safety and rural road safety.
With planting season right around the corner, the amount of machinery on rural roads will increase, so I would like to focus on that topic. When driving down a gravel road, how often
do you consider your safety and the safety of those driving down that same road that you may meet?
Below are a few important things to remember this spring as you may meet machinery more frequently on rural roadways.
• Drive cautiously• Be patient when following a slow
moving vehicle• Pass only if you are certain the
road is clear• Do not let others ride in the bed
of a pickup• Always wear your seat belt and
encourage your passengers to do the
same• Be conscious of the different road
surfaces• Examples: Soft gravel, loose gravelThis spring, please be conscious
and careful as you drive down rural roads to help insure not only your per-sonal safety, but the safety of others.
If you have any questions on Farm Safety, please feel free to contact me or visit our website at http://www.farmsafetyforjustkids.org.
Breanna BranderhorstIowa Outreach Coordinator
Farm Safety For Just KidsPrairie City Resident
Remember farm safetyon National Ag Day
Letter to the Editor
Joe Heller Cartoon
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to
assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
The First Amendment
If you are laboring under the impression that your cubicle is the perfect place to let your freak flag fly, I have one word for you: don’t.
Yes, I know. You are a very i n d i v i d u a l i n d i v i d u a l , and the more your manager knows about you, the more you will be re-spected and valued and remunerated. Or, maybe not.
According to Taylor Dupuy, a contributing writer at Monster.com, you need to be careful about what you expose about yourself. This brings Dupuy — and us — to the title of a recent article, “5 Items You Should Never Put In Your Cu-bicle.”
(If I were the churlish type, I would say that one item you should never put in your cubicle is an article titled “5 Items You Should Never Put in Your Cubicle.” It shows you are easily influenced by the opinions of others, when everyone knows that the only opinion that matters is your boss’s.)
Unfortunately, Dupuy’s expert opinion of an item that is verboten does not sync up with my expert opinion. Specifically, the columnist foolishly thinks that an office cu-bicle is not the place to keep a small pet. “Even in cages,” Dupuy writes, quoting the workplace expert and author Kathi Elster. “Small pets in-cluding mice, turtles or reptiles do not belong in an open office space.”
This is ridiculous. There already is one small animal that is on dis-play in your office, and that is y-o-u. Just because you aren’t running on a wheel, like a hamster, it does not mean you are not running in circles, getting nowhere fast. It would be good for a mouse like you to have a companion mouse, or what about a turtle? The glacial pace with which you approach every project will seem positively jet-speed when compared to the progress of Shelly, your of-fice turtle. (Reptiles should not be in your cubicle, I do agree. Reptiles should be with the other reptiles, up on Mahogany Row.)
Bottles of alcohol are another office no-no, according to Debra Benton, yet another author of yet another book about how to behave in the workplace. “Empty bottles of whiskey don’t make you look good,” says Benton, says Dupuy. “The fact that they’re empty shows you already drank the liquor and that could make people wonder what’s really in your coffee mug.”
Why author Benton would as-sume that the liquor bottles in your office are empty, I have no idea. I’m sure you are recycling by tossing the empties in the back seat of your boss’s Jaguar, while making sure that the lineup of top-shelf whis-kies arranged on your desktop bar are always full and ready for a good, healthy pour.
And if your co-workers do oc-casionally complain about the deaf-ening rattle of your cocktail shaker from morning to night, you can be sure that turning your cubicle into the hottest before-, after- and dur-ing-hours office hot spot will pay off, big-time.
For one thing, in your role as of-fice bartender, you will soon get to know everyone’s most intimate se-crets, which you can use to black-mail your way to the top. For an-other, by establishing a strict dress code, you can reward your friends and punish your enemies as you decide who is cool enough to enter Club Cube, and who has to wait outside with the other members of the bridge-and-tunnel crowd.
Just be sure that when you close up your cubicle and head home, you turn off the disco ball.
Considering the sensitivities of our modern, touchy-touchy cultural environment, you may be thinking that there is almost nothing you can display in your office that won’t of-fend somebody. And since most of the people in your office are already quite offended by your presence, you are probably right.
Just in case there is someone at your work who you have failed to offend — yet — you will definitely want to ignore the advice of John Thompson, the executive director of career services at Texas Christian College. “Never put up political posters and do not display religious symbols,” Thompson advises.
This may be good general ad-vice, but it hardly applies to you. Who in the office is so politically incorrect that they wouldn’t sup-port your campaign to return Prince Habsburg to the throne of Bosnia-Herzegovina? And who is so free of religious fervor that he or she would not want to participate in a full-moon potluck with your Wic-can coven?
If that’s your freak flag, friend, go right ahead — let it fly.
Office Decor Don’ts & Dos
By Bob GoldmanCreators Syndicate
Work Daze
For two years, I was the sports edi-tor of the Maquoketa Sentinel-Press. And while the pay wasn’t the greatest, I had some of the most surreal ex-periences of my life in that job.
And while I got to cover home-town champions, like Sage Rosen-fels and Eric Juergens, I have most of those surreal moments had absolutely nothing to do with sports. You can blame the Sentinel-Press’ publisher emeritus at the time, Bob Melvold, for that.
Bob had a lot of friends who would just “pop in” from time to time. Among them was his best friend from high school, Dr. Norman Borlaug.
Yeah, the 1970 Nobel Peace Prize winner. Winner of the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congres-sional Gold Medal (the two highest civilian honors in the U.S.). The guy who founded the World Food Prize in 1986.
“The man who saved more lives than any other man in history” was a frequent visitor to the Sentinel-Press office. And, every once in a while, I got to talk with him for just a few minutes. One of those conversations was about his work in Mexico, long before anyone had heard of the Green Revolution.
Working with the Rockefeller Foundation, he found a type of wheat that ended a severe famine on the other side of our southern border. He rarely talked about his own work, but rather the people who worked with him and how their contributions made all the difference between failure and success.
Dr. Borlaug was truly doing God’s work, using his talents to feed men, women and children all around the world. That mission spread beyond North America to Africa, Asia and beyond.
It is said, he’s saved the lives of more than a billion people — and count-ing. But in the half-dozen conversa-tions we had during my two years in Maquoketa, however, he shared some valuable life lessons for me, too.
“Do your best or don’t compete,” he often said. It was a quote he attributed to his high school wrestling coach in Cresco.
“Don’t spend a lifetime looking for the perfect plant,” he once said. “Plant breeding is like poker — if you have a bad hand, throw it in; if you have a good one, don’t be afraid to bet — small differences can be decisive.”
Sure, he was talking about his work in agriculture. But, if you take a half-step back and look at the bigger picture, you can see how that mind-set, applied in other areas of your life, could be most beneficial.
Today is the 100th anniversary of Dr. Borlaug’s birth. It also is National Ag Day. This morning, Dr. Borlaug’s contributions to the betterment of mankind got the proper recognition they deserve when a statue of his like-ness was unveiled in the National Statuary Hall Collection.
The event was live-streamed on House Speaker John Boehner’s Us-tream channel. The bipartisan event had Iowa’s elected representatives heaping praise on the man known simply as “The Hunger Fighter.”
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and by taking online classes through DMACC, he is also earning his business degree. Reynolds Brothers Lawn Care consists of Collin, his 15-year-old brother, Austin, two walk-behind mowers, a Grasshopper Zero Turn Mower, a few snow blowers and the other tools needed to provide full services to their clients.
Since the expansion, Collin said the company is fully insured with a million-dollar insurance policy and now has around 30 private and corporate clients. He said he is also
working on acquiring a pesticide li-cense.
He credits their company’s growth not only to his staying in Newton, but to excellent word of mouth from their customers.
“We know all our clients names, first and last names. They know us when we see them, and we talk to them on a first-name basis. That type of relationship … is how we’ve got-ten all our business,” Collin said. “We haven’t really spent much on adver-tising ... I could go up to anyone of our clients for a reference and they’d be more than happy to give it.”
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not prospering the way we should; the rhetoric isn’t matching up with reality. I’ve been to more than a dozen counties so far, and there are lots of empty storefronts al-most everywhere I go.”
Hoefling said he also would push for a consti-tutional amendment to change the way judges are appointed and re-tained in Iowa. He said he supports a system similar to that of the federal judiciary as op-posed to Iowa’s current system, which he said is run by the Iowa Bar As-sociation.
He said the Iowa Supreme Court’s April 2009 decision in Varnum v. Brien was an example of the loss of “checks and balances” in government. While he applauded the removal of three of the Supreme Court justices involved in the deci-sion, he said the other four should have been impeached and removed from office.
“Tom Shaw offered resolutions to do just
that, but they were bur-ied by the Republican leadership in the Iowa House,” he said. “We are a constitutional repub-lic, not a judicial oligar-chy; we have to restore the system of checks and balances ... We can’t save our country unless we deal with that problem.”
Hoefling offers a simple, 100-word “uni-ty platform” he feels all Republicans can rally behind:
Just as ‘good fences make for good neighbors,’ good government is main-ly about knowing where the legitimate boundaries are, and having the cour-age to defend those borders forcefully. This is true in terms of the defense of our territory, our security, and our national sovereignty, but it also applies to the sworn duty of all of those in government to equally protect the God-given, unalienable rights of each individual person, from their creation onwards, their sacred obligation to stay well within the enu-merated powers of our constitutions, and of the role legitimate govern-ment must play in balanc-ing the competing rights
and interests of the people, in order to establish jus-tice.
Hoefling likened his campaign approach to that of political move-ments during the na-tion’s infancy, but accel-erated by the advent of social media and tech-nology. In his experience as a political consultant, he has frequently had to operate on shoestring budgets.
“I haven’t really sought out those kinds of big-name endorse-ments,” he said when asked if any of his for-mer employers are back-ing his current run. “I’m looking for the endorse-ment of everyday peo-ple, regular people.”
Hoefling worked the town squares of Jasper County throughout the day Monday, hitting Newton’s downtown area in the afternoon. In the evening, he spoke to the Jasper County Re-publican Party Central Committee.
Daily News Editor Bob Es-chliman may be contacted at (641) 792-3121, ext. 423, or at [email protected].
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“The reason I think I’d be a good fit is because I have a great interest in history and the idea of being the coun-ty archvist is very appealing to me,” Critchfield said. “History was my major in college, and I like the idea of being at the head of the county repository.”
Critchfield is originally from Florida and received his bachelor’s in history from Florida Atlantic University and master’s of business administration from Palm Beach Atlantic University. He is currently employed by Wells Far-go. He is a married father of two girls and resides in Newton.
He also said he is excited about the
prospect of working in the Jasper Coun-ty Courthouse, if elected, because of his deep affinity for history and hopes to represent the citizens of the county.
“I’m excited about the opportunity,” Critchfield said. “This is my first elec-tion for any office and Newton has been great to us. This is where we are raising our children and I would be honored to go to work every day in the courthouse.”
Denise Allan, a current deputy re-corder for the county, is also running for the role of Jasper County Recorder and announced her intentions to run in early February.
Senior staff writer Ty Rushing may be con-tacted at (641) 792-3121, ext. 426, or at [email protected].
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to vote, we need to create a new and steady surge of inspired and inter-ested females from every part of the state,” she said. “This seminar is designed to help do that.”
Participants must register to attend. Registrant’s name, address, home and cell phone numbers should be sent to [email protected] More information about the seminar can be found on the group’s website at www.50-50in2020.org.
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Newton Kiwanis to meet WednesdayThe Newton Noon Kiwanis will
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DEAR ABBY: My daughter is being married soon, and I need some guidance about inviting my aunt and uncle to the wedding. They live about 30 miles from us. We moved to this area four years ago, and we’ve had them over for dinner once and invited them another time. They de-clined because they were going to be out of town.
Abby, they didn’t reciprocate, and in fact, didn’t even invite us to their daugh-ter’s wedding, which hurt us very much. I had always considered myself close to these relatives before we moved here, so their treatment of my family and me has been painful.
My mother is telling me to turn the other cheek despite everything and in-vite them to my daughter’s wedding. My daughter doesn’t want them to attend and neither does my husband, but Mom is emphatic about inviting them “because they’re family.”
I would appreciate your opinion on this, Abby, because I’m between a rock and a hard place, and my emotions are pulling me apart. — BETWIXT AND BETWEEN
DEAR BETWIXT: The bride’s wishes should prevail. Her happiness on her wedding day is more important than the feelings of relatives who don’t bother with you, her and your family. I have al-ways said that one should never invite guests to a wedding hoping they won’t show up, because they usually do.
DEAR ABBY: I have an older friend who is 70. She doesn’t have much money. She was having blood pressure problems, so I ordered a deluxe blood pressure ma-chine for her that cost $160. It wasn’t a birthday gift; I was seriously concerned for her.
I learned this week that she “loaned” it to a friend. I wrote her a note and asked her nicely to please get it back because I didn’t buy it for her friend (who has plen-ty of money), but because I was worried about her health. She is now not speaking to me, and MY blood pressure is going up by the minute because I’m so angry. Was I out of line or is she? — HYPER-FURIOUS IN ARIZONA
DEAR HYPER-FURIOUS: Relax. Breathe. What you did was a beautiful and generous gesture, but the blood pres-sure machine was a GIFT. Once a gift is given, it belongs to the recipient to do with as she (or he) wishes. For you to tell her to ask for it back may have been well-intentioned, but it was the wrong thing to do.
DEAR ABBY: I’m an average 17-year-old guy. I love basketball, football and girls. The problem is I’m a player, and girls say I “use” them.
I’m not ready to settle down, and I end up hurting girls and breaking many hearts. How can I cure my player habits and heal some of the hearts I’ve broken? — TIRED OF PLAYING
DEAR TIRED OF PLAYING: Apologize to any young woman you have misled. Then ask yourself, “How would I feel if I had been treated this way?” If you practice the Golden Rule — “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you” — it will serve you well in most situations. If everyone did this, we could change the name of our planet from Earth to Paradise, and wouldn’t that be heavenly?
CONFIDENTIAL TO “STUCK IN DULLSVILLE”: Because you’re convinced your job is a dead end, start sending out resumes. Jack London had this to say about stagnating lives: “I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong time. I shall use my time. ... The proper function of man is to live, not to exist.”
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in Bracket Challenge
Ninety readers participated in this year’s Newton Daily News Bracket Challenge, hosted by the newsroom staff. And, after the completion of the second and third rounds of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, 88 of them are still mathematically in the hunt for one of the three cash prizes.
Going into this week’s Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight games, which begin Thursday, this is the current leaderboard.
1. 51 pts. — Doug Bronner2. 50 pts. — Dave Zellinger3. 49 pts. — Sailor Blu Bronner, Steve
Holwerda5. 48 pts. — Dave DeBruyn6. 47 pts. — Norman Dille, Dale
Raridon8. 46 pts. — Carrie Baird, Isaac Be-
bout, Michael Bradley, Rick Raridon, James Spencer, Craig Weston, Bob Vander Veer
15. 45 pts. — nine others24. 44 pts. — nine others33. 43 pts. — 14 others47. 42 pts. — 10 others57. 41 pts. — 11 others68. 40 pts. — eight others76. 39 pts. — two others78. 38 pts. — six others84. 37 pts. — two others86. 35 pts. — one other87. 34 pts. — two others89. 31 pts. — one other (mathemati-
cally eliminated)90. 12 pts. — one other (mathemati-
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Iowa stands in Louisville’s way in NCAA
By Daily News Staff
ISU hoops pioneer John Crawford passes away
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — At least one team is heading to Louis-ville. Maybe two.
The Cardinals are one win away from playing in the NCAA tour-nament regional hosted by their school. Standing in their way is an Iowa team that really enjoyed its home-court advantage in the fi rst round.
Third-seeded Louisville (31-4) played more like a top seed in its 88-42 blowout of Idaho in the fi rst round on Sunday. But Iowa looked nearly as good, shooting 57 percent in an 87-65 win over Marist that was a lot easier than most thought it would be.
The Cardinals and the sixth-seeded Hawkeyes (27-8) will meet Tuesday in the second round in Iowa City for a spot in the Sweet 16. The winner will face LSU or West Vir-ginia in Louisville on Sunday.
The Cardinals are the favorites even though it’s a road game. But Iowa is 14-3 at home this season and is clearly more comfortable at Carver-Hawkeye Arena than any-where else.
“It’s a ballclub that presents a lot of problems for us. We’re go-ing to have to defend extremely well. We’re going to have to defend the 3-point line well,” Louisville coach Jeff Walz said. “We defi nitely don’t want to give them wide-open looks.”
Here are fi ve things to watch for the game in Iowa City:
SCHIMMEL TIMES TWO: Senior point guard Shoni Schimmel gets the majority of the attention for the Cardinals, and deservedly so since she leads the team with 16.8 points a game and 129 assists. But
Shoni’s little sister Jude has quietly blossomed into an important cog for Louisville, and her versatility was on display in Sunday’s tourna-ment opener. Jude had 14 points, four assists and three steals. She also helped the Cardinals overcome a sluggish start. “Jude is the spark and energy we need off the bench. When things aren’t going our way offensively and defensively, she sets the tone,” forward Sara Hammond said.
DEFYING LOGIC: Shoni Schimmel isn’t the only star point guard in Iowa City this week. Hawkeyes junior Samantha Logic has three triple-doubles this season, and she came within one rebound of her fourth in Sunday’s win over the Red Foxes. Logic fi nished with 11 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds — the third time she’s been a board shy of a triple-double this year alone. Logic leads Big Ten players in assists and steals per game, and she’s 12th in shooting at 48.8 per-cent. “This is a pretty unbelievable matchup between these two guards because they emulate each other quite a bit,” Iowa coach Lisa Bluder said.
B A L -A N C E D HAWKEYES: The Hawkeyes had fi ve players score in dou-ble fi gures in their win over Marist, but that’s noth-ing new. Iowa has fi ve players averaging be-tween 12 and 14 points a game, and its balance has been a key compo-nent of its success. The Hawkeyes got 76 points from their starters in the win over Marist, and four of them played at least 31 minutes.
OFFENSIVE SHOWDOWN: Iowa led the Big Ten in scoring this season at 78.6 points a game. But the Cardinals can score as well as anyone on the country, averaging 79.1 points per game, and they’re 16-0 when cracking the 70-point plateau. Louisville also shot over 50 percent for the 13th time this sea-son in the win over Idaho, connect-ing on 39 of 68 shots despite a cold start. “They’re great in transition. They can shoot the ball really well,” Iowa’s Theairra Taylor said. “We have to go out and communicate.”
BIRD SEED: The Hawkeyes have never made the Sweet 16 in 14 seasons under Bluder, often because they’ve had to play a top seed in the second round to get there. Lou-isville might be seeded third, but Bluder doesn’t think Iowa caught any breaks by getting them on Tuesday. “It’s pretty crazy to think of them as being a three seed when they’ve ranked among the very, very top all year long,” Bluder said.
AMES (ISU Sports) – Iowa State basketball pioneer John Crawford, the school’s fi rst African-American basket-ball player, passed away over the week-end. He was 77 years old.
A native of New York City, Crawford was a key player in Iowa State’s rise to national promi-nence from 1955-58, competing on the Cyclones’ 1955 Big Seven Holiday Tournament title team and helping ISU achieve its fi rst national ranking.
As a sophomore in 1955-56, Craw-ford teamed with Cyclone All-American Gary Thompson to help ISU win a then-school-record 18 games. Crawford aver-aged 12.6 points and 9.7 rebounds that season.
“John was the fi rst African-American to play basketball at Iowa State, but we never saw it that way. He was just one of us,” Thompson said. “He was a tre-mendous teammate and a great player. I stayed in contact with John throughout the years. I will miss him dearly.”
The following season (1956-57), ISU achieved its highest ranking in school history (No. 3 in the AP poll) and de-feated No.1-ranked Kansas (39-37), the school’s only win over a top-ranked op-ponent.
Crawford capped off his senior sea-son (1957-58) by earning First-Team All-Big Eight honors, averaging 14.1 points and 9.1 rebounds. He ended his outstanding career with 913 points and a then-school-record 658 boards.
He was inducted into Iowa State’s Athletics Hall of Fame in 2006.
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Hawk track teams compete in SICL indoor meet
GRINNELL — Start-ing a tradition, the South Iowa Cedar League held its fi rst league indoor track meet last Thurs-day at Grinnell College. Lynnville-Sully’s Hawk track teams competed and used it as a good warm-up “practice” for the 2014 outdoor track season.
There were no team scores nor awards given to individual or teams.
“It was a great opportu-nity for our team to com-pete and see where we are at without the pressure of worrying about team scores, medals, and get on a track surface inside the tremendous facility at Grinnell College,” Hawk girls’ head coach Darin Arkema said.
Lynnville-Sully’s girls and boys each had three fi rst-place fi nishes at the meet.
Alexa Vander Leest won the 1,500-meter run in 5 minutes, 27.05 sec-onds with Line Ascanius in fourth place at 6:36.83. The Hawk boys’ indi-vidual winners were a bit faster — Caden Doll won
the 60-meter hurdles and Meliek Meyer was the 60-meter dash winner.
Doll combined with Darin Hofer, Brandon Dunsbergen and Bailee Samson to win the boy’s 4x200-meter relay race. The Hawk girls’ 4x400-meter relay team of Madi-son Rasmusson, Tara Vos, Kasiah Ehresman and Lizzy Van Manen won in 4:35.91.
Ehresman, Rasmusson and Vos teamed up with Cori Rice to win the dis-tance medley relay race in 4:46.41. The 4x800-me-ter relay team of Emma Schnell, Shelby Foster, Olivia Ritter and Kristine Jaennette was fourth in 12:27.16. Lynnville-Sul-ly’s girls took fourth in the 4x200-meter relay race in 2:01.43 with the team of Haley James, Makenzy Rozendaal, Brenna Lan-ser and Van Manen.
For the Hawk boys, Hofer was third in the 60-meter hurdles and Samson was fourth in the 60-meter dash. Ross Van Wyk placed sixth in the 200-meter dash and Doll was sixth in the long jump.
The boys’ distance medley relay team of
Meyer, Noah Engle, Van Wyk and Canyon Kuhl-mann was fourth as was the 4x400-meter relay team of Payton Haack, Engle, Dunsbergen and Meyer. Dunsbergen, Colton Arment, Haack and Kuhlmann combined for fi fth in the 4x800-me-ter relay race.
In the girls’ 60-meter dash, Ehresman fi nished second in 8.65 seconds and James was 12th in 9.40. Rasmusson claimed third in the 200-meter dash in 28.96 seconds and Kristy Sevcik was 20th in 35.01.
Van Manen placed fourth in the 400-me-ter dash in 1:10.06 and Schnell was seventh in 1:15.34. Rice ran third in the 800-meter race in 2:49.45 and Foster placed ninth in 3:08.66. Lanser took 10th in the 60-meter hurdles in 11.39 seconds and Sevcik was 16th in 12.38.
Cassie Cullen cleared the high jump bar at 5 feet to place second. Kaley Exline was 10th in the long jump with a leap of 12’4”. Jelissa Rozendall placed 10th in the shot put with a throw of 27’6”
with Naomi Shinkle tak-ing 13th at 25’8 1/4”.
In the junior varsity events, Marissa Vos was sixth in the shot put at 22’11” and Jamie Leavens was 10th at 19’1/4”. Ex-line placed ninth in the 60-meter hurdles in 13.25 seconds, while Sevcik was eighth in the 60-meter dash in 10.01 seconds. The girls’ junior varsity 4x200-meter relay team of J. Rozendaal, Ritter, Jaennette, Leavens was fi fth in 2:18.06.
“I didn’t know what to expect from a lot of the girls and many of them didn’t know what to ex-pect either. I wanted the girls’ focus for the meet to be a competitor in what-ever events they were in and make the night the best ‘practice’ that we’ve had so far. It’s the only in-door meet on our sched-ule, so we wanted to learn from it and get better go-ing forward to our fi rst outdoor meet,” Arkema said.
Lynnville-Sully’s track teams open the outdoor season April 1. The girls are at Belle Plaine and the boys are at Pella Chris-tian.
By Jocelyn SheetsDaily News Sports Editor
Iowa’s Ramos wins NCAA wrestling championship
Iowa’s Tony Ramos defeated Wisconsin’s Tyler Graff 3-1 in over-time. After winning the 133-pound title, he sprinted into the stands to celebrate with the fans. Ramos’ brother had black baseball caps with “NCAA Champ” stitched in yel-low onto the front ready for family, friends and coaches.
“I won the national title,” the charis-matic Ramos said. “I got the job done. That’s all that matters right now.”
Everything went right for Penn State on Saturday night.
Ed Ruth and David Taylor, two of the school’s best all-time wres-tlers, went out as individual cham-pions, and the Nittany Lions won their fourth consecutive NCAA team title. Penn State held off Min-
nesota 109.5-104.Oklahoma State placed third with
96.5 points, Iowa was fourth with 78.5 and Edinboro (Pa.) fi fth with 62.
Ruth won his third national title, beating No. 1 seed Jimmy Sheptock of Maryland 7-2 in the 184-pound fi nal. Sheptock, the No. 1 seed, en-tered with a 32-0 record.
Taylor, a four-time fi nalist, closed the night by defeating Oklahoma State’s Tyler Caldwell 6-0 in the
165 fi nal to fi nish with his second national title and a 34-0 record.
Minnesota entered the evening session with a 104-101.5 lead over Penn State and both schools having two fi nalists. Penn State’s fi nalists both won and Minnesota’s lost.
Ruth’s victory in the second match of the evening gave Penn State a 105.5-104 lead.
Minnesota’s Tony Nelson, the top seed at 285, faced North Carolina State’s Nick Gwiazdowski in the fi nal, and for a while, things looked good for the Golden Gophers. Nelson ended up with just one point for riding time, and Gwiazdowski won 4-2.
Minnesota could have put pres-sure on Penn State, but Oklahoma State’s Alex Dieringer beat Minne-sota’s Dylan Ness in the 157 fi nal, clinching the title for the Nittany Lions before Taylor’s match.
By Cliff BruntAP Sports Writer
Ramos
SYDNEY (AP) — The Diamond-backs lost 7-5 to the Los Angeles Dodg-ers on Sunday in the second game of their Major League Baseball season-opening series.
After losing 3-1 to the Dodgers on Saturday, the Diamondbacks trailed 7-0 through seven innings in the fi nale at Sydney Cricket Ground before making it interesting, scoring a run in the eighth and four in the ninth.
The Diamondbacks are 0-2 to start the season. The L.A. team holds a very early two-game lead in the NL West over their Arizona adversaries.
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Junior High School Assistant Boys & Girls Track Coach (One Shared Position):
Due to high student participation, the Lynnville-Sully Com-munity School District seeks a Junior High School Assistant Boys/Girls Track Coach (One Shared Position) for the 2014 Season. The candidate must have a valid coaching authoriza-tion or #101 Athletic Coach (K-12) endorsement. Coaching Stipend: $614. Season begins March 28 and ends May 12, 2014. Application Deadline: March 27, 2014. Send a letter of interest and completed application to Shane Ehresman, Su-perintendent, Lynnville-Sully Community School District, PO Box 210, Sully, Iowa 50251. Application and job description may be found on the school district web site: www.lshawks.com Electronic materials may be directed to: [email protected]
Junior High School Assistant Baseball CoachDue to high student participation, the Lynnville-Sully Com-munity School District seeks a Junior High School Assistant Baseball Coach for the 2014 Season. Candidates must have a valid coaching authorization or #101 Athletic Coach (K-12) endorsement. Coaching Stipend: $1,228. Season begins May 14 and ends July 3, 2014. Application Deadline: March 27, 2014. Send a letter of interest and completed application to Shane Ehresman, Superintendent, Lynnville-Sully Commu-nity School District, PO Box 210, Sully, Iowa 50251. Applica-tion and job description may be found on the school district web site: www.lshawks.com Electronic materials may be directed to: [email protected]
Junior High School Assistant Softball CoachDue to high student participation, the Lynnville-Sully Com-munity School District seeks a Junior High School Assistant Softball Coach for the 2014 Season. Candidates must have a valid coaching authorization or #101 Athletic Coach (K-12) endorsement. Coaching Stipend: $1,228. Season begins May 14 and ends July 3, 2014. Application Deadline: March 27, 2014. Send a letter of interest and completed application to Shane Ehresman, Superintendent, Lynnville-Sully Commu-nity School District, PO Box 210, Sully, Iowa 50251. Applica-tion and job description may be found on the school district web site: www.lshawks.com Electronic materials may be directed to: [email protected]
High School Assistant Girls Track CoachDue to high student participation, the Lynnville-Sully Com-munity School District seeks a High School Assistant Girls Track Coach for the 2014 Season. Candidates must have a valid coaching authorization or #101 Athletic Coach (K-12) endorsement. Prorated Coaching Stipend: $1,535. Season started March 10 and ends May 24, 2014. Application Dead-line: March 27, 2014. Send a letter of interest and completed application to Shane Ehresman, Superintendent, Lynnville-Sully Community School District, PO Box 210, Sully, Iowa 50251. Application and job description may be found on the school district web site: www.lshawks.com Electronic materi-als may be directed to: [email protected]
Lynnville-Sully Job Openings
Is a very nice privately owned & operated 36 bed skilled nursing facility with consistent, caring staff. Surveys have been great, 2013
deficiency free.
Director of NursingWe are looking for a caring, dedicated nurse
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Newton
The PCM Community School District is seeking applicants for the following position:
• Food Service Worker (Multiple positions available)
To apply for these positions, please complete the online application or stop by the District Office to
fill out an application.
The PCM Community School District is an equal opportunity institution for education and employment.
EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT
Area ManagerSmall family owned convenience store chain is seeking adedicated, energetic, and people-oriented person that can
lead a successful team and develop a strong business.Management experience preferred.
Benefits include: health insurance, life insurance,retirement plan and paid vacation.
EOESend resume to: NPC Job #1086P.O. Box 967, Newton, IA 50208
Newton Village Health Care Center Come see us at the 2014 Job/Career
Fair and visit about the new Health Care Center opening in May.
Applications will be available
DMACC Thursday, March 27th from 4:00 to 7:00 pm.
Looking for a full-time job that provides mean-ingful work and competitive compensation?
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iowa’s Best Burger Cafe at the Kellogg exit #173 on 1-80.We pay way above industry
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Please apply in person. 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. monday - Friday
Part-Time Maintenance Overview: The Iowa Speedway is currently seeking part-time seasonal maintenance personnel to work in a fast paced environment. Maintenance will be responsible for a wide range of duties, including grounds keeping, track repairs and building repairs. Maintenance person-nel are responsible for pre-race staging, banners, hospitality set-up. They are required to respond quickly to requests in a friendly manner.The candidates will be required to work weekdays and weekends.Qualifications:The ideal candidate should have a background in building trades or facilities maintenance, as well as experience with operation of various machinery including tractors, forklifts and mowers. Candidate must be able to receive instruction from supervisor and communicate progress and completion of assignment. Candidate should be able to lift 75 pounds and must possess a valid driver’s license.
Security Overview:The Iowa Speedway is currently seeking seasonal security event staff. Qualified candidates will be responsible for physical security at designated posts, support and enforcement of Iowa Speedway policies and procedures, credential check points, as well as adhering to established security depart-ment and Iowa Speedway policies and procedures regarding guest service standards. Qualified candidate will maintain a positive attitude at all time and must be able to pay close attention to detail.The candidate will be required to work weekend events.Qualifications:The candidates for this position must be at least 21 years of age, have a high school diploma or GED. Previous security or law enforcement experience a plus. Must be professional in appearance, have good communication skills and be willing to work in an outdoor environment. Qualified candidates must be able to walk up and down flights of stairs, stand for extended periods of time, and be able to lift 50 pounds.
Find Application on www.iowaspeedway.comor email [email protected] or call 866.rusty.go.
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TO: CLYDE SHINE, 810 EAST10TH STREET NORTH NEWTON IA 50203 - OWNERCLYDE SHINE, 810 EAST 10THSTREET NORTH #N NEWTONIA 50203 - OWNERCATHERINE L. SHINE, 810EAST 10TH STREET NORTHNEWTON IA 50203 - OWNERCATHERINE L. SHINE, 810EAST 10TH STREET NORTH #NNEWTON IA 50203 - OWNERGREEN TREE FINANCIAL SERVICING a/k/a CONSECO FINANCE SERVICING CORPO-RATION a/k/a ABC COACH FINANCE, PO BOX 8081 DAVENPORT IA 52809 - MORTGAGE HOLDERGREEN TREE FINANCIAL SERVICING a/k/a CONSECO FINANCE SERVICING CORPO-RATION a/k/a ABC COACH FINANCE, 300 LANDMARKTOWERS 345 ST PETERSTREET SAINT PAUL MN 55102- MORTGAGE HOLDERGREEN TREE FINANCIAL SER-VICING a/k/a CONSECO FI-NANCE SERVICING CORPORA-TION a/k/a ABC COACH FI-NANCE c/o IOWA SECRETARYof STATE, Registered Agent, LU-CAS STATE OFFICE BLDG 321E WALNUT DES MOINES IA50319 - MORTGAGE HOLDERPERSON IN POSSESSION, 810EAST 10TH STREET NORTHNEWTON IA 50203 - PERSONIN POSSESSION CITY OF NEW-TOWN c/o CITY CLERK, 101WEST 4TH STREET SOUTHNEWTON IA 50208 - CITY LIM-ITS ANY OTHER UNKNOWNPERSONS WITH INTEREST
NOTICE OF EXPIRATION OFRIGHT OF REDEMPTION
In accordance with Iowa CodeSection 447.9 you are hereby no-tified that:1. The property described inparagraph 2 of this Notice wassold at tax sale on the 20TH dayof June, 2011. The purchaser attax sale was INTERSTATE LIEN RESOURCES/US BANK.2. The legal description of theproperty sold is:The West 79 feet (W 79') of LotsSeven (7) and Eight (8) in BlockSixteen (16), Edmundson's Addi-tion to the City of Newton, JasperCounty, Iowa, as appears in PlatBook B Page 268 in the Office ofthe Recorder of said County in-cluding VIN#19632Z a/k/a PAR-CEL # 08.27.431.011 3. That your right of redemptionas set forth in the Iowa Code willexpire unless redemption of theproperty is made within 90 daysfrom the date of completed ser-vice of this Notice.4. If the right of redemption is al-lowed to expire, a tax deed willbe issued by the Treasurer ofJASPER County.
March 25
CITY OF KELLOGGMARCH 10, 2104
Kellogg City Council met in regu-lar session of March 10, 2014 at7:00 p.m. with Mayor Van Waard-huizen presiding. Council mem-bers present: Frymoyer, Aldrich,Parsons, Leavens and Hinshaw.Hinshaw requested to have onehalf of Railroad St. blocked off onMay 16th for the Hinshaw estatesale. Motion by Frymoyer andseconded by Parsons to block offthe street. Passed unanimously.Motion by Parsons and secondedby Aldrich to have spring cleanupday on April 28th. Passed unani-mously.Kellogg Township fire departmentpresented an updated 28E agree-ment with language changes andlisting all of the equipment.Agreement will begin on July 1,2014. Kellogg Township fire de-partment also presented anagreement for the purchase ofbunker gear. NFPA standardsstates the bunker gears need tobe replaced every 10 years.Township Fire Department, Kel-logg Fire Dept and City of Kelloggwill each pay one third at the timeof replacement. The plan is setup to replace 3 sets of gear eachyear. Motion by Frymoyer andseconded by Aldrich to enter inthe agreement with the TownshipFire Dept 28E and Bunker Gear.Passed unanimously.Jasper County Sexual AssaultAdvocate Fabiana Kunze waspresent to educate the communi-ty of the sexual assault programof the county and there assis-tances. Motion by Leavens andseconded by Parsons for theMayor to sign the proclamation.Passed unanimously. She will betying teal ribbons to the lightpoles on High Street for SexualAssault Awareness month thelast week in March.Motion by Frymoyer introducingResolution # 2014-1 acceptingthe Budget for Fiscal 2014-2015.Motion was seconded by Par-sons. Roll Call vote: Ayes: Fry-moyer, Aldrich, Parsons, Leav-ens, and Hinshaw. Nays: NoneMayor Van Waardhuizen updatedthe Council on the repair of EastStreet. The cost for the outsidearea not provided by the State is$39,000 and with the curb includ-ed it is $64,000. The repair will befrom the Kellogg Country Store toMain Street. DOT will fund theproject with a three year payback. Motion by Frymoyer andseconded by Parsons to do thecomplete project. Passed unani-mously.Leavens suggest putting a thankyou in the Chronicle to Mike Pat-terson for his outstanding job.Parson will contact Kathy with anarticle. Mayor Van Waardhuizen report-ed there have been 22 applica-tions for the maintenance posi-tion. Mayor and two council mem-bers will be interviewing 7 of theapplicants on March 17th. Salarywill start at $30,000 with $500 in-crease with the completion ofeach license. Professional Operation Manage-ment (Rhonda Guy) was presentto explain her water and sewerservices. She has three optionsfor the City to choose from duringthe absent of licensed operator.With the services she would beincluding the training of the nextemployee for six months. She ex-plained she would take care ofthe equipment and do all testingfor a contract fee. Council willhave an opportunity to review theoptions before making a decision.Motion by Parsons and secondedby Hinshaw to accept the bills.Passed unanimously.February Payroll.............5,425.14February FICA (City Share)....... ..........................................415.03February IPERS (City Share).... ..........................................484.47Airgas North Central............96.93Alliant Energy.................3,265.09Black Hills Energy.............796.71Caldwell & Brierly PLLC....426.38Dodds Trash...................1,793.20Esco Automation...............622.04Farver True Value...............28.00First Choice Accounting.. . 200.00Jasper Co Animal Rescue...59.26Jasper Construction............40.00Kellogg Lawn & Snow....3,843.00Kellogg Post Office............151.00Kellogg Township Fire Dept ..............................................105.00Keystone Lab....................124.60News Printing Co...............458.54Partner Communications...319.41Fleet Service.....................633.38Platinum Business.............616.55Smith Quality Rental.........647.25Todd's Tire..........................37.73Receipts:....................$79,931.90Disbursements:..........$21,744.40Motion by Frymoyer and second-ed by Leavens to accept the billsas presented. Passed unani-mously.Motion by Hinshaw and second-ed by Frymoyer to adjourn.Passed unanimouslyShirley Schippers ClerkScott Van Waardhuizen Mayor
March 25
IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURTIN AND FOR JASPER COUNTYFEDERAL HOME LOAN MORT-GAGE CORPORATION,Plaintiff, vs.LARRY J. PETTIGREW,SPOUSE OF LARRY J. PETTI-GREW, ELIZABETH A. PETTI-GREW, SPOUSE OF ELIZA-BETH A. PETTIGREW, BOAT-MEN'S FIRST NATIONAL BANKOF KANSAS CITY, THE UNI-VERSITY OF IOWA COMMUNI-TY CREDIT UNION, AND PAR-TIES IN POSSESSION,Defendants.CASE NO. EQCV117309ORIGINAL NOTICE TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DE-FENDANTS:You are hereby notified that thereis now on file in the Office of theClerk of the above Court, a Peti-tion, in the above-entitled actionwhich prays for judgment in remand in the principal amount of$75,200.63 plus interest to8/4/2011 in the amount of$3,421.62, and thereafter at therate of 6.00% per annum, suchamount equaling $12.54 per day,the costs of the action includingreport of title costs $250.00, prorata MIP/PMI of $27.76, escrowbalance of $1,003.95, other feesof $37.00, late charges of $95.08,and reasonable attorney fees andthat said sums be declared a lienupon the following-describedpremises at 703 E 13th St. N,Newton, Jasper County, Iowa, to-wit: Lot 6 in Block B EMERSONHOUGH PLACE in the City ofNewton, Jasper County, Iowa, asshown in Plat Book D, Page 270in the Office of the Recorder ofsaid County;that the mortgage on the above-described real estate be fore-closed; that a special executionissue for the sale of as much ofthe mortgaged premises as isnecessary to satisfy the judg-ment; and for other relief as theCourt may deem just and equi-table. The attorney for the Plain-tiff is Brian G. Sayer, of the lawfirm of Klatt, Odekirk, Augustine,Sayer, Treinen & Rastede, P.C.,whose address is 531 Commer-cial Street, Suite 250; P.O. Box2675, Waterloo, IA 50704-2675,telephone (319) 232-3304, fac-simile (319) 232-3639.NOTICETHE PLAINTIFF HAS ELECTEDFORECLOSURE WITHOUT RE-DEMPTION. THIS MEANS THATTHE SALE OF THE MORT-GAGED PROPERTY WILL OC-CUR PROMPTLY AFTER EN-TRY OF JUDGMENT UNLESSYOU FILE WITH THE COURT AWRITTEN DEMAND TO DELAYTHE SALE. IF YOU FILE AWRITTEN DEMAND, THE SALEWILL BE DELAYED UNTIL SIXMONTHS FROM ENTRY OFJUDGMENT IF THE MORT-GAGED PROPERTY IS YOURRESIDENCE AND IS A ONE-FAMILY OR TWO-FAMILYDWELLING OR UNTIL TWOMONTHS FROM ENTRY OFJUDGMENT IF THE MORT-GAGED PROPERTY IS NOTYOUR RESIDENCE OR ISYOUR RESIDENCE BUT NOT AONE-FAMILY OR TWO-FAMILYDWELLING. YOU WILL HAVENO RIGHT OF REDEMPTIONAFTER THE SALE. THE PUR-CHASER AT THE SALE WILLBE ENTITLED TO IMMEDIATEPOSSESSION OF THE MORT-GAGED PROPERTY. YOU MAYPURCHASE AT THE SALE.IF YOU DO NOT FILE A WRIT-TEN DEMAND TO DELAY THESALE AND IF THE MORT-GAGED PROPERTY IS YOURRESIDENCE AND IS A ONE-FAMILY OR TWO-FAMILYDWELLING, THEN A DEFICIEN-CY JUDGMENT WILL NOT BEENTERED AGAINST YOU. IFYOU DO FILE A WRITTEN DE-MAND TO DELAY THE SALE,THEN A DEFICIENCY JUDG-MENT MAY BE ENTEREDAGAINST YOU IF THE PRO-CEEDS FROM THE SALE OFTHE MORTGAGED PROPERTYARE INSUFFICIENT TO SATIS-FY THE AMOUNT OF THEMORTGAGED DEBT ANDCOSTS.IF THE MORTGAGED PROPER-TY IS NOT YOUR RESIDENCEOR IS NOT A ONE-FAMILY ORTWO-FAMILY DWELLING,THEN A DEFICIENCY JUDG-MENT MAY BE ENTEREDAGAINST YOU WHETHER ORNOT YOU FILE A WRITTEN DE-MAND TO DELAY THE SALE.You are further notified that un-less you serve and, within a rea-sonable time thereafter, file a mo-tion or answer on or before April21, 2014 in the Iowa DistrictCourt for Jasper County, Iowa, atthe Courthouse in Newton, Iowa,judgment by default will be ren-dered against you for the reliefdemanded in the Petition.If you need assistance to partici-pate in court due to a disability,call the disability coordinator at515-286-3394. Persons who arehearing or speech impaired maycall Relay Iowa TTY (1-800-735-2942). Disability coordinatorscannot provide legal advice.Clerk of CourtJasper County CourthouseNewton, IowaIMPORTANT: YOU ARE AD-VISED TO SEEK LEGAL AD-VICE AT ONCE TO PROTECTYOUR INTERESTS.
March 18 & 24 and April 1
IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURTIN AND FOR JASPER COUNTYFEDERAL HOME LOAN MORT-GAGE CORPORATION,Plaintiff, vs.LARRY J. PETTIGREW,SPOUSE OF LARRY J. PETTI-GREW, ELIZABETH A. PETTI-GREW, SPOUSE OF ELIZA-BETH A. PETTIGREW, BOAT-MEN'S FIRST NATIONAL BANKOF KANSAS CITY, THE UNI-VERSITY OF IOWA COMMUNI-TY CREDIT UNION, AND PAR-TIES IN POSSESSION,Defendants.CASE NO. EQCV117309ORIGINAL NOTICE TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DE-FENDANTS:You are hereby notified that thereis now on file in the Office of theClerk of the above Court, a Peti-tion, in the above-entitled actionwhich prays for judgment in remand in the principal amount of$75,200.63 plus interest to8/4/2011 in the amount of$3,421.62, and thereafter at therate of 6.00% per annum, suchamount equaling $12.54 per day,the costs of the action includingreport of title costs $250.00, prorata MIP/PMI of $27.76, escrowbalance of $1,003.95, other feesof $37.00, late charges of $95.08,and reasonable attorney fees andthat said sums be declared a lienupon the following-describedpremises at 703 E 13th St. N,Newton, Jasper County, Iowa, to-wit: Lot 6 in Block B EMERSONHOUGH PLACE in the City ofNewton, Jasper County, Iowa, asshown in Plat Book D, Page 270in the Office of the Recorder ofsaid County;that the mortgage on the above-described real estate be fore-closed; that a special executionissue for the sale of as much ofthe mortgaged premises as isnecessary to satisfy the judg-ment; and for other relief as theCourt may deem just and equi-table. The attorney for the Plain-tiff is Brian G. Sayer, of the lawfirm of Klatt, Odekirk, Augustine,Sayer, Treinen & Rastede, P.C.,whose address is 531 Commer-cial Street, Suite 250; P.O. Box2675, Waterloo, IA 50704-2675,telephone (319) 232-3304, fac-simile (319) 232-3639.NOTICETHE PLAINTIFF HAS ELECTEDFORECLOSURE WITHOUT RE-DEMPTION. THIS MEANS THATTHE SALE OF THE MORT-GAGED PROPERTY WILL OC-CUR PROMPTLY AFTER EN-TRY OF JUDGMENT UNLESSYOU FILE WITH THE COURT AWRITTEN DEMAND TO DELAYTHE SALE. IF YOU FILE AWRITTEN DEMAND, THE SALEWILL BE DELAYED UNTIL SIXMONTHS FROM ENTRY OFJUDGMENT IF THE MORT-GAGED PROPERTY IS YOURRESIDENCE AND IS A ONE-FAMILY OR TWO-FAMILYDWELLING OR UNTIL TWOMONTHS FROM ENTRY OFJUDGMENT IF THE MORT-GAGED PROPERTY IS NOTYOUR RESIDENCE OR ISYOUR RESIDENCE BUT NOT AONE-FAMILY OR TWO-FAMILYDWELLING. YOU WILL HAVENO RIGHT OF REDEMPTIONAFTER THE SALE. THE PUR-CHASER AT THE SALE WILLBE ENTITLED TO IMMEDIATEPOSSESSION OF THE MORT-GAGED PROPERTY. YOU MAYPURCHASE AT THE SALE.IF YOU DO NOT FILE A WRIT-TEN DEMAND TO DELAY THESALE AND IF THE MORT-GAGED PROPERTY IS YOURRESIDENCE AND IS A ONE-FAMILY OR TWO-FAMILYDWELLING, THEN A DEFICIEN-CY JUDGMENT WILL NOT BEENTERED AGAINST YOU. IFYOU DO FILE A WRITTEN DE-MAND TO DELAY THE SALE,THEN A DEFICIENCY JUDG-MENT MAY BE ENTEREDAGAINST YOU IF THE PRO-CEEDS FROM THE SALE OFTHE MORTGAGED PROPERTYARE INSUFFICIENT TO SATIS-FY THE AMOUNT OF THEMORTGAGED DEBT ANDCOSTS.IF THE MORTGAGED PROPER-TY IS NOT YOUR RESIDENCEOR IS NOT A ONE-FAMILY ORTWO-FAMILY DWELLING,THEN A DEFICIENCY JUDG-MENT MAY BE ENTEREDAGAINST YOU WHETHER ORNOT YOU FILE A WRITTEN DE-MAND TO DELAY THE SALE.You are further notified that un-less you serve and, within a rea-sonable time thereafter, file a mo-tion or answer on or before April21, 2014 in the Iowa DistrictCourt for Jasper County, Iowa, atthe Courthouse in Newton, Iowa,judgment by default will be ren-dered against you for the reliefdemanded in the Petition.If you need assistance to partici-pate in court due to a disability,call the disability coordinator at515-286-3394. Persons who arehearing or speech impaired maycall Relay Iowa TTY (1-800-735-2942). Disability coordinatorscannot provide legal advice.Clerk of CourtJasper County CourthouseNewton, IowaIMPORTANT: YOU ARE AD-VISED TO SEEK LEGAL AD-VICE AT ONCE TO PROTECTYOUR INTERESTS.
March 18 & 24 and April 1
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City of NewtoN temporary SeaSoNal poSitioN opeNiNgS
parks/grounds & westwood golf Course – Approx. 40 hrs/week. Hrs may vary due to weather/workload. Must be at least 16 yrs of age & available to work Mon-Fri & be available on weekends. Pay starting at $8.00/hr.
park office – Approx. 20 hrs/week, hrs may vary due to workload. Must have a high school diploma or equivalent, be self-motived. Pay starting at $8.00/hr.
maytag pool - May to August. Up to 40 hrs/week, hrs may vary due to weather/workload. Must be available to work weekdays/weekends & possess required certifications. Must be at least 15 yrs of age. Pay starting at $7.25/hr.
Newton Sanitary landfill - Temporary workers needed to pick up windblown litter, empty leaf bags, & other grounds/cleaning duties. Must be at least 18 yrs of age. Up to 20 hrs/week. Flexible work hrs between 7:30 am and 3:30 pm, Mon-Fri. Pay: $9.00/hr.
water pollution Control - Intern with an interest and/or an education in the wastewater or environmental field. Approx. 40 hrs/week. Hrs may vary due to weather/workload. Work hrs 7 am and 3:30 pm, Mon-Fri. Requires a high school diploma, GED or equivalent. Must be at least 18 years of age. Pay: $10.00-12.00/hr depending upon education and experience.
please refer to www.newtongov.org for job responsibilities. Applications available at Parks Office at 3000 N 4th Ave E, City Hall Administration Office at 101 W 4th St S, or City website at www.newtongov.org (under “I want to” – Apply for a Job”). On the application, please indicate times & dates when available to work & indicate preference of parks/grounds, golf course, golf clubhouse, park office, pool, landfill, or wastewater.
The City will have a table at the Newton DMACC Job Fair from 4-7pm, March 27th.
applications are accepted at parks office, City Hall or thru city website until 4:00 p.m. march 31, 2014. eeo.
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GOOD USED Electric Vac-uum, canister, sweeper.792-4214.WANTED: OLDER micro-phone, stereo stuff, ampli-fier, tube tester, guitaramp, speakers, radios, ect.Non working is ok for partsor repair. 515-238-3343.
WANTED: RABBIT Hutch.641-521-3576.
1952 WILL Jeep frame ax-ells, make an offer. 641-521-6980.
14 FT ALUMINUM Fishingboat and trailer, Johnson 6HP gas motor, bow mountfoot controlled trolling mo-tor, hand controlled trollingmotor, depth and fish find-er, swivel seats, handcrank bow mount anchor.$1,800. 641-792-0378.Leave message.
ATLAS HYDRAULICS islooking to hire a Night ShiftSupervisor. Compensationcommensurate with qualifi-cations. Submit resume inperson at 1801 N. 19th Ave.E. in Newton.
PLUMBERS & Helpers,New Construction & Ser-
vice. Cook PlumbingCorporation.
1425 Fuller Road,West Des Moines EEO
SNOW WAY V Plow- oneton truck mounting, newcutting blade. $3,000. 641-792-4332
LOVE SEAT, in excellentcondition, no children, nopets, pastel green, makean offer. Kimbal electricOrgan, in excellent condi-tion, make an offer. Largesize Westbend electricbread maker, has beenused very little, make anoffer. 792-4214.
NEW SHOWER Chair withback. 641-792-7931.
TWO FOUR Wheel Handi-cap Scooters that go for-ward only. Have beenmodified and are not streetlegal. $150 for both orOBO. 641-521-1171.
VERMEER PARTS & Op-eration Manuals forV1150/V1350 Walk-BehindTrencher $25 each or $40for both. 515-313-7803.
JUKE BOX- 15x10, MP3player & CD player, AM/FMradio, front loading disc,listen to Ipod or MP3, radiofull range stereo speakers,old fashion electronic light-ing system with box -$50.00. Karaoke machine -$25.00. Child-size Sam-sonite Suitcase/ book carri-er with handle & wheels -$3.00. Ceiling fan blades -$2.00. Oak hall tree -$15.00. 2 pc. hutch -$125.00. 641-840-0208
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2 PIECE, hard rock, mapleHutch, 68 ½” tall x 17” D x43” W, excellent condition$125. Can help move ifneeded. 5' Pool Ladder,like new. $20. 641-840-0208.2 YOUTH red batting hel-mets with face masks andchinstraps, Champro “ onesize fits all” and Wilsonsize 61/2 – 71/2, used 1and 2 seasons, very goodcondition, $8 each, LargeMen's Iowa windbreak typepullover, worn 2x, $10.641-787-0903.2006 ZINGER, by Cross-roads, 18 ft. Travel Trailer.Sleeps 6, with Awning.Good condition. $8000.515-674-3447.
3 SUBMERGIBLE sumppumps for sale - 1 new, 1used once, and one usedseveral times, call forprices- all reasonable. Ce-ramic tile cutter, call forprice. Please call for pricesafter 4 o'clock PM. 515-210-10496 FOOT Adjustable harrowfor smoothing dirt. $65cash. 515-971-9276.
BUNK BEDS, red metal,great shape, double bot-tom, single top, easy to puttogether, in 4 pieces. $75.641-521-9686.GOLDSTAR 13” Color TV,works fine, would be goodfor playing games on, mayneed digital adapter. 641-787-0903.HOT SPRINGS Hot Tub,$1000, seats 8, excellentcondition. Colfax. 719-371-1500.IOWA HAWKEYE tallglass Mug $20. Dale Earn-hardt Jr. 1:64 CollectibleCars $15 each. 515-313-7803.
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2008 SUNSET Creek bySunny Brook, 27' traveltrailer, 12' slide out, walk inshower, regular size bed,sofa, and table make into abed. 2 platform rockersand TV included, electricfront jack, good condition,$13,000. Call 641-792-4935
2007 SUZUKI Forenza,103830 miles, new frontstruts, timing belt, waterpump, and two new tires.$4000 or OBO. 7 Foot alu-minum folding, loadingramps. $100. Bumper hitchscooter carrier, neverused. $200. Electric scoot-er $300 or OBO. 515-249-5549.
1999 ARCTIC Cat 4-wheeler ATV, like new,runs great! $1950. 641-831-3821. No calls after 8pm.
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LOST SMALL raspberrycamera with case, lost on3/13 at TS musical @ HighSchool or La CabannaRestaurant. Reward Of-fered. 792-5937.
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The moon in Capricorn encourages us to apply the vigorous Aries solar energy to a task that’s challenging and likely to earn the respect of con-servative types. If you can impress them, you will impress many more. Later, the lunar influence slips into Aquarius, urging us to give generously and with-out regard to how hard we worked for our spoils.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (March 25). Events will align to point you to a new and meaningful life pur-pose. This doesn’t negate who you’ve been; it only enriches your experience. Your education leads to an opportunity to double your money in April. July is best for romance and trav-el. Family and business mix with happy results in August. Taurus and Sagit-tarius people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 4, 22, 17, 9 and 28.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). Some people are hug-gers, and others are not. You’re good at sensing the difference and behaving accordingly. You’ll apply that same social judgment to another situation this
evening with winning results.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You bonded yourself to someone, and now the knot of that tie is turning into a gnarl of attach-ments. This could be over-whelming to you if you think too much about it. Take one thing at a time.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). It is possible to get a second chance at some-thing you thought was a once-in-a-lifetime oppor-tunity, although it might occur chiefly because you make it happen with your indomitable will.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). You have more com-mand over your emotions than you think you do, which you’ll find out by taking control of your environment. A cheerful place filled with natural light and happy music will benefit you most.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Though you rarely, if ever, approach your relation-ships, personal life and work with a lack of excite-ment, you sometimes tend to get more excited,
passionate and involved than is wise. You’ll get the best results when you stay controlled.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You’ll execute a task that requires the utmost concentration. You’ll mas-terfully turn off the mental chatter in your head to do this, and it’ll be like a cinematic penny-drop mo-ment. Impressive!
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Spontaneity is charming. Apply it to a relation-ship, and the results will be magical, but it’s even more important to apply it to your daily life. Sponta-neous acts will build your confidence.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You can honestly say that making a certain person smile or, better yet, laugh is among your greatest joys these days. You might be surprised by who would say the same about you.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). What if it doesn’t work out? What if it does? In the case of today’s prospect, the po-tential downside is equally
matched to the upside ei-ther way. Relax and think positive thoughts, and all will be well.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). It’s not fair that you’re expected to admit when you’re wrong but not when you’re right.Though you’ll feel like rubbing it in and then topping it off with a nice brag, if you resist, you’ll be rewarded for your self-control.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You enjoy the chal-lenge of a tough contest as long as it’s a game you could potentially win. Be sure to match your skill level to the demands of the game. Figure out your league, and stay in it until you’re ready to rise.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Neutral colors may look good on walls, but you need a pop of color somewhere. Relationships are the same. Soothing, expected tones are a good foundation, but the sur-prises keep love alive.
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MOBILE HOMES for SaleFinancing available. Newer3 bedroom 3 bath mobilehome located in deer runestates in Colfax. 515-210-2835 or 563-357-0487
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1421 N 4th Avenue E 2BR, 60K1011 E 10th Street N 2BR, 70K
CONTRACT815 N 7th Avenue W 2 BR, 65KCall Contract Exchange Corp.
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'05 CHEVY Impala.127,000 miles, $3,300.00.641-891-3862.
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TWO Taurus SHO's. 1993Ford Taurus SHO: 81200+one owner miles. Manual 5speed overdrive transmis-sion. All options exceptsunroof. Ultra red crimsoncolor. Very clean, good toexcellent condition. Includ-ed owners manual, Fordrepair manual, Chiltion re-pair manual, purchase pa-pers, repair records, origi-nal floor mats, and 1993magazine articles. Vehicleis ready to drive anywhere.1995 SHO: Parts car withlots of good parts. Bad en-gine and automatic trans-mission. Good Body, glass,wheels, and more. Asking$4900 for both cars. 641-791-2220.
1976 Cutlass Supreme350 OLDS Auto.
Fresh rebuild on motor-trans. 65,000 miles on car,Charcoal grey with red in-terior. Call 515-729-3073
or 641-521-1588.$3,800.00
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2002 GRAY, extended cabChevy Silverado. Fullyloaded with towing pack-age, leather, heated seats,automatic seats, mirrors,etc. 207k miles and somevery minor dents/scratch-es. Engine runs perfect.Recently fully detailed andnew battery. $7,000 OBO.Contact Cody if interestedat 515-681-1373
1968 BLUE Ford MustangConvertible. 60,000 miles,289 Automatic. 641-792-4481 or 641-521-7813
2007 CHEVY COBALT,RED, 121,2112 MILES. INGREAT SHAPE.PERFECT FOR ANYONEWANTING A FABULOUSRUNNING CAR WITHUNBEATABLE GASMILEAGE. WE ARE ONLYSELLING BECAUSE OURFAMILY IS GROWINGAND WE UPGRADED TOA LARGER VEHICLE.ASKING $4,000 OBO.CALL (409) 789-3825
1997 FORD ConversionVan. Heavy ½ ton, greatfor towing. New front endand front tires. Runs great.$2400. 515-778-2792DAEWOO-DD802L DOZ-ER $20,000. 641-792-4332
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Transitional Care Suites at Park CentreA WesleyLife Community in Newton
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Therapy available 7 days per week as well as on-site Aqua Therapy
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USDA encourages early registration for programs
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Depart-ment of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency Administrator Juan M. Garcia recommended Friday that farmers and ranchers who plan to participate in FSA programs register in advance. Producers are encouraged to report farm records and business structure changes to a local FSA Service Center before April 15.
Enrollment for the disaster programs au-thorized by the 2014 Farm Bill, including the Livestock Indemnity Program and the Livestock Forage Disaster Program will be-gin by April 15.
“We expect significant interest in these programs,” said Garcia. “Early registration should help improve the sign-up process and allow us to expedite implementation of the programs. I strongly encourage producers to complete their paperwork ahead of time.”
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• New producers or producers who have not reported farm records to FSA.
• Producers who have recently bought, sold or rented land. Those producers need to ensure that changes have been reported and properly recorded by local FSA county of-fice personnel. Reports of purchased or sold property should include a copy of the land deed, and if land has been leased, then docu-mentation should be provided that indicates the producer had/has control of the acreage.
• Producers that have changed business structures (e.g. formed a partnership or LLC) need to ensure that these relationships and shares are properly recorded with FSA. Even family farms that have records on file may want to ensure that this is recorded ac-curately as it may impact payment limits.
Farm records can be updated during busi-ness hours at FSA Service Centers that ad-minister the county where the farm or ranch is located. Producers can contact their local FSA Service Center in advance to find out what paperwork they may need.
While any producer may report farm re-cords and business structure changes, it is especially important for producers who suf-fered livestock, livestock grazing, honeybee, farm-raised fish, or tree/vine losses for 2011, 2012, 2013 or 2014, and may be eligible for assistance through one of the four disaster programs.
For further information about our disaster programs and USDA’s Farm Bill implemen-tation plan, visit FSA’s 2014 Farm Bill Web page. FSA Service Center locations can be found on the FSA website.
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Newton teens run ‘professional’ lawn care service
While it may not look or feel like it yet, spring is here and that means time to break out the lawnmower.
Although some peo-ple take pride in main-taining their own yard, others see it as a chore or aren’t able to adequately care for their lawn for various reasons. This is where Reynolds Brother Lawn Care can come in handy. The company was founded by Collin Reyn-olds, 18, back when he was a freshman at New-ton Senior High School.
“I played three sports — football, basketball and baseball — and it was kind of hard for me to get a part-time job while I was play-ing sports, I was really involved,” Collin said. “So I kind of looked for something I could do in the summer and on af-
ternoons where I didn’t have practice.
The thing Collin found was providing lawn care services. He inherited his initial cli-ents from a few of his friends who no longer had time to provide the service and then it grew from there.
“We had seven cli-ents our first year,” Col-lin said. “Real small and then that winter, a friend of ours had about 15 snow removal clients and he fell ill and broke his leg. He was wanting someone to take over for him and we took over that and he never took it back up. Instead, he just retired that winter.”
Collin said after the friend retired, he also turned over his lawn care accounts to them for the summer, which he said was all he could handle at the time since he was still in high school.
After he graduated high school, he pondered
his next move. Playing college football became out of the question for him after he tore both his shoulder laburnums and an offer from one of his former high school coaches helped him de-
cide what to do next.“He offered me an
assistant varsity football coach job — which I took — so that kept me here in town. Then I started looking for something that could work around that, it’s hard to get a full-time job and get out at 2:30 or 3 o’clock in the afternoon (to go to prac-tice),” Collin said.
“I kinda of looked around and our lawn care business had the op-portunity to expand, we had never wanted to be-fore and we were at our max,” he continued. “We started looking into that and we were surprised at the demand for it.”
Collin’s decision to stay seems to be paying off for him. His business is growing, the flexibility allows him to maintain his coaching schedule
By Ty RushingDaily News Staff Writer
Submitted PhotoCollin Reynolds, 18, is one half of Reynolds Brothers Lawn Care along with his younger brother Austin,15 (not pictured). The company was founded as a way for Collin to maintain a part-time job in high school.
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