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Tuesday is PPEL election for Newton votersBy Ty Rushing

Daily News Senior Staff Writer

Newton and Kellogg voters have an impor-tant decision to make on Tuesday with regard to the future of the New-ton Community School District’s Physical Plant and Equipment Levy.

According to the Iowa School Board As-

sociation, “PPEL is a special revenue fund providing a maximum of $1.67 per $1,000 of assessed valuation. The board may approve 33 cents annually in prop-erty tax; and/or hold an election for up to $1.34 for a period of up to 10 years and funded by property tax or property tax and income surtax.”

During the Jan. 28 school board meet-ing, District Business Manager Gayle Isaac expressed the need to renew the fund and ex-plained items the dis-trict uses the funds for.

“Every year, we do the five-year capital

Park board discusses playground remodel, fireworksBy Kate Malott

Daily News Staff Writer

The Newton Park Board met Wednesday to discuss tobacco-free parks, this year’s fire-works and the Maytag Park playground.

The board is working with the American Lung

Association to prohibit smoking within public parks. In order to receive the signage provided by the ALA, the board ap-proved to change the language from “smoke free” to “tobacco free” to meet the requirements.

Also on the agenda was this year’s fireworks,

which the board is plan-ning and continued or-ganization.

To date, $5,500 has been raised for the event from individual and business donations, but more will need to be

Bridal Sweet moving to new downtown location as it celebrates 25th anniversary

By Zach Johnson Daily News Staff Writer

“Never say never,” Bridal Sweet owner Judy Swenson said with a laugh.

The Bridal Sweet will be celebrat-ing its 25 year anniversary by moving to the former Brown’s Shoe store loca-tion on the south side of the square.

“I promised my husband that I would never move again after moving

to the west side of the square loca-tion,” Swenson said. “I really meant it, because I have absolutely fell in love with this location.”

Bridal Sweet has been in down-town Newton since the inception of the company, but has been on the square for 20 years.

House approves sales tax rebate for Iowa Speedway

By Bob EschlimanDaily News Editor

Wednesday afternoon, the Iowa House

of Representatives approved an extension of a sales tax rebate incentive for Iowa Speedway by a wide, bipartisan margin.

Senate File 2341, which provides for Iowa Speedway to receive a rebate on five of the seven cents in state sales tax it takes in, will now go to Gov. Terry Branstad for his likely signature. The bill passed the House 82-14; it passed Tuesday in the

Senate by a 36-9 margin.After the bill was introduced by its

floor manager, Rep. Tom Sands (R-Wa-pello), Rep. Dan Kelley (D-Newton) spoke the House about the importance of the bill.

Wright arrested for interference with official

acts, domestic assault

By Bob EschlimanDaily News Editor

A Prairie City woman awaiting trial on a child endangerment charge resulting from an incident in which her dog mauled and killed a child in her care nearly a year ago is back in jail after her arrest last week on charges stemming from a domestic abuse incident last week.

Jena Wright, 25, of Prairie City was charged Saturday, March 15, with obstruc-tion of emergency communications, interfer-ence with official acts and domestic abuse as-sault, all of which are simple misdemeanors. According to the Prairie City Police Depart-ment, the charges stemmed from an incom-plete 911 call the led to the discovery of a domestic disturbance.

Deputies responded to Wright’s home in the 300 block of South Marshall Street in Prairie City shortly after 8:30 p.m. that eve-ning. According to police reports, Wright is alleged to have assaulted her spouse during an argument and attempting to take away the phone when her spouse called 911.

Wright reportedly refused to obey officers’ orders and resisted arrest, leading to addi-tional charges. She was taken into custody shortly after 10 p.m. the next evening, and later released on her own recognizance.

Sanders federal firearms trial continued

By Bob EschlimanDaily News Editor

A federal judge has approved a defense re-quest to extend pretrial motion deadlines and set a new court date for next month in the case of a rural Sully man charged with federal firearms violations.

Billy Sanders, 40, was arrested Dec. 31 after Jasper County deputies responded to a 911 call regarding a domestic abuse incident. When deputies arrived, according to court documents, Sanders’ wife was discovered to have been beaten.

Further evidence suggested Sanders had discharged a shotgun and a crossbow in her direction inside the home. Both shots were estimated to have struck the wall behind her less than 12 inches from where she had been sitting.

As a result of the incident, Sanders faces state charges of willful injury, a Class D fel-ony; felon in possession of a firearm, a Class D felony; and false imprisonment, a serious misdemeanor. He also faces a “penalty en-hancer” of being a habitual offender.

According to online court records, he has an extensive history of felony violations dat-ing back at least 20 years. As a convicted felon, Sanders is not allowed to possess fire-arms.

He has been charged with a federal offense in that regard, and was previously scheduled to appear in the U.S. Court for the Southern District of Iowa at the federal courthouse in

Overwhelming majority of legislators approve continuation of incentive

Prairie City woman was awaiting May trial on child endangerment

charge; bond revokedPPELSee Page 5A

Arraignment on state charges scheduled for Monday

Submitted PhotoTurpentine Wine’s Lisa Rowland and Bronson Bergeson will be from 8 p.m. to mid-night Friday at the Oakland Acres Golf Club.

Turpentine Wine making local debut Friday in Oakland Acres

By Zach JohnsonDaily News Staff Writer

Turpentine Wine will make its Jasper County debut from 8 p.m. to midnight Friday at the Oakland Acres Golf Club.

The band is a trio, but will only be a duet on Saturday, featuring Lisa Rowland on lead vocals and Bronson Bergeson on guitar.

“We are excited about coming to Oakland Acres to play,” Rowland said.

The third member of the group, Tim “Buck” Paulson, plays with anoth-er group as well and wasn’t able to join

the group for the weekend trip.“Buck usually doesn’t come with us

on weekend trips, so its usually just Bronson and I,” Rowland said. “When I was growing up, I had only sisters, so Buck and Bronson are like the broth-ers that I have always wanted, which is what we have become a family.”

Turpentine Wine will bring a set of songs with them but will take requests throughout the night, creating crowd interaction.

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League of Women Voters to meet FridayThe League of Wom-

en Voters will meet at 7 p.m. Friday in the Park Center Garden Room.

Matt Russell of the Drake University Agri-cultural Law Center will speak on the new farm bill recently passed in the U.S. Legislature and other agricultural related issues.

Russell is the state food policy project co-ordinator at the Agricul-tural Law Center. He is responsible for projects

relating to improving the opportunities in Iowa’s food system and rural economy. Russell joined the Center in April 2006 and spent the first six months working as the Iowa Food Products Co-ordinator under a public-private partnership be-tween Drake University and the office of Gov. Tom Vilsack.

In addition to his work at Drake, he and his husband, Patrick Standley, operate Coy-

ote Run Farm, a 110 acre farm in rural Lacona and market fresh produce, eggs and beef at farmers markets. He serves on the Iowa Farm Service Agency State Commit-tee of the USDA, the Marion County Devel-opment Commission and on the board of the Iowa Network for Com-munity Agriculture.

The public is invited to hear this most in-teresting presentation. Russell will speak

Newton WaterWorks board to meet Friday

The Newton WaterWorks Board of Trust-ees will meet at noon Friday in the Newton City Hall Council Chambers.

Agenda items include approval of March financials, capital projects update, current is-sues warranting board discussion and action, FY14-15 CIP board approval, water treat-ment plant/ distribution report, water treat-ment flood mitigation project update, rate setting criteria and finance policy and eco-nomic development update.

The board will next meet at noon Friday, April 25, in the Newton City Hall Council Chambers.

JCHSP to meet WednesdayThe Jasper County Human Service Pro-

viders will meet from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Salvation Army in New-ton.

Major Mikey Carter is scheduled to talk about the Salvation Army’s new case man-agement program “Pathways of Hope.”

School board to meetThe Newton Community School Board

of Education will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Emerson Hough Conference Room 125.

Agenda includes personnel report, open enrollments, superintendent report, student representatives’ reports, approval request of DECA National Trip, special education audit results and discussion of 2014-2015 budget proposal.

Lynnville family gives Gift to Iowa’s Future

Submitted PhotoAt the annual “Gift to Iowa’s Future Day” ceremony at the Iowa Capitol on Tuesday, March 11, Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad and other officials recognized 25 landowners, families and organizations for their gifts of conservation land, land value and conservation easements in 2013. These gifts, totaling more than $6 million, protected 2,800 acres in 21 counties. Rahn and Dorian Savage of Lynnville assisted in protecting 93 acres of floodplain and riparian woodland in Mahaska County through a bargain sale to the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation. The North Skunk River runs through the middle of the property, and wetland reconstruction will be done on the property, providing habitat for migrating waterfowl. INHF will eventually transfer the property to Mahaska CCB, who will then continue wildlife management on the property.

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Lap Round the Iowa Speedway before heading out on a 15 mile ride.

Chili and Soup for all paid riders.

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Newton National Day of Prayer BreakfastA number of area churches are sponsoring

the Newton National Day of Prayer Break-fast from 7 to 8:30 a.m. Thursday, May 1, at the DMACC Conference Center.

Tickets will be $5 and will be available after April 1 at the sponsoring church, at Choices Book Store and Bridgehouse Cof-fee. For more information on how to get in-volved, call (641) 831-3029 or email newton-prays@gmail.com.

Matt Russell will be the guest speaker at tomor-row’s League of Women Voters meeting.

Second half property taxes due March 31Jasper County Treasurer Doug Bishop

would like to remind Jasper County residents that the second half property tax and mobile home taxes are due and need to be paid on or before Monday, March 31.

Payments can be made at the office from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. daily. Credit card and e-check payments can also be made online at www.iowatreasurers.org.

Payments mailed and postmarked before March 31 will be accepted without penalty. There is also a convenient drop box for after hours payments located on the west side of the courthouse. If you have any questions call the treasurer’s office at (641) 792-7731.

Fire crews battle blaze in central Iowa

INDIANOLA (AP) — Fire crews in central Iowa are battling a blaze that has spread along a three-mile stretch near a highway.

Deputy Rob Fisher with the Warren County Sheriff ’s Office says the fire began Wednesday afternoon west of Interstate 35 near Indianola. It has spread over an area about three miles long and up to a half mile wide. No injuries have been reported.

Fisher said a small shed has been destroyed by the fire. He added that fire crews have put out multiple hot spots, and strong winds have sent clouds of smoke into neighborhoods.

Fire crews from surrounding areas have respond-ed to the scene. Additional information was not available.

Police investigate body in creek

COUNCIL BLUFFS (AP) — Authori-ties in Council Bluffs say they do not sus-pect foul play in the death of a man found floating in a creek.

The Council Bluffs Police Department says a resident spotted 47-year-old Joseph A Nacarelli Jr. Wednesday afternoon in Mosquito Creek, below an area bridge. He was in shallow water, facing up.

Sgt. David Dawson with the depart-ment’s criminal investigation unit says Na-carelli had no indication of trauma to his body. He guesses Nacarelli may have been in the creek between one and two days. An autopsy has been scheduled for today.

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ObituaryPearl E. Robson

March 19, 2014

Pearl E. Robson, 81, of Newton died on Wednesday, March 19, 2014, at the Skiff Medical Center in New-ton.

Graveside services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, March 29, at the New-ton Memorial Park Cemetery in New-ton. The family will greet friends from noon to 1:20 p.m. Saturday, March 29, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home in Newton.

Police BlotterNewton Police Department

• Joseph L.D. Bond of Newton was charged with public intoxication after authorities responded to a com-plaint of a suspicious male at 6:40 p.m. March 19 at Hy-Vee in Newton. Bond admitted to smoking metham-phetamine and failed sobriety tests. He was transported to the Jasper County Jail.

• Darrin F. Fehrer, 50, of New-ton was charged with fifth-degree theft after authorities responded to a complaint at 2:45 p.m. March 19 at Walmart. He was charged for al-legedly switching tags on items in an attempt to purchase a dog bowl at a reduced price and for allegedly con-cealing other items. The total value of the items was $33.12. He was released to appear in court.

• Travis J. VanBaale of Newton was charged with possession of marijuana after authorities observed him driving with an inoperable headlight at 7:25 p.m. Feb. 17 and followed him to #11 South Hampton Court. When speak-ing with VanBaale, officers observed a marijuana pipe in plain view in the vehicle. VanBaale admitted there was marijuana in the vehicle and re-trieved a box containing four bags of marijuana with a total weight of 9.5 grams. He was charged March 18 and released to appear in court.

Jasper County Sheriff ’s Office• Austin C. Frascht of Grinnell was

charged with operating while intoxi-cated, possession of marijuana, posses-sion of prescription medication with-out a valid prescription and possession of drug paraphernalia after authorities stopped him at 3:30 a.m. March 15 at Iowa Speedway Drive and South 13th Avenue for a traffic violation. Frascht failed sobriety tests, and a preliminary breath test indicated a BAC over the legal limit. During his arrest, authori-ties located marijuana, a pill identi-fied as an acetaminophen and hydro-codone prescription medication, and rolling papers while searching Frascht and his vehicle. He was transported to the Jasper County Jail.

• Patrick W. Holland of Colfax was charged with operating while intoxi-cated, second offense, after authorities responded to a single-vehicle accident at 12:14 a.m. Tuesday at Highway 117 South and South 68th Avenue. A pre-liminary breath test indicated a BAC higher than .2. He was transported to the Jasper County Jail.

• Brady E. Sage, 24, of Milo was charged with operating while intoxi-cated after authorities stopped him at 2:52 a.m. March 16 in the 100 block of West 10th Street North.

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Lake Red Rock seeking summer-stay volunteers

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If you have an af-finity for the outdoors, enjoy vacationing over the summer months and don’t mind getting your hands a little bit dirty, Lake Red Rock has a program for you.

Just over ten years ago, the park started looking into what it could do to help control its budget a little fur-ther. What came out of those brainstorming ses-sions was “live on-site” volunteers, RV campers who received a free site and hook-up through the summer months in exchange for a little bit of labor.

“Volunteers have be-come an integral part of day-to-day recre-ation operations at Lake Red Rock,” said Park Ranger Mark Pollas-trini. “These volunteers provide services which include staffing the visi-tor center, promotional services, assisting with interpretive programs, fee collection and more.”

In exchange for their

work of three to four hours per day, the volun-teers get a RV camping site which includes elec-tric, sewage and water free of charge.

“It’s been amazing the quality of people we get who do the pro-gram,” Pollastrini said. “They’ve worked all their lives and in their retirement they feel the need to continue being active … People enjoy the work, and in their off-time they’re able to fish, bird watch or do just about anything.”

While the volunteers are expected to provide quality work, Pollastrini said that none of it is too strenuous or involves heavy lifting which has enabled plenty of senior citizens to serve in that capacity. All the park requires is that they’re able to deal with the el-ements and be on their feet.

“People love it … We have around 90 percent of our volunteers come back for multiple years of service because they enjoy being out here,” Pollastrini said. “Five

of the volunteer posi-tions at the lake are held by couples who have been providing service for over 10 consecutive years.”

The ranger explained that little prior experi-ence is necessary, as the park provides an orien-tation and training to all of its volunteers each summer. All they ask for is a commitment of at-tendance from the park’s opening on April 24 through the end of the season in mid-Septem-ber.

“Our team at Lake Red Rock continues to grow. Last year we had 44 seasonal volun-teers provide more than 11,000 hours of service,” Pollastrini said. “With the addition of three new positions in 2014, our team will grow to 50.”

Pollastrini did stress that the positions usu-ally go quickly, and those interested should contact him as soon as possible by phone at 641-828-7522 ext. 6442 or by email at mark.r.pollastrini@ase-ce.army.mil.

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The last thing on my mind come Sunday morning is my column, be-cause I have found — it works like clockwork — if I do, something else will come up I will wind up writing about in-stead.

The sermon on Sunday asked the simple ques-tion, “Where do you find hope in life?”

After an in-triguing congregation-wide conver-sation that followed, I decided to ask my friends on Facebook. The idea of finding hope in words was my journey through Monday, but it took reliving a story to find the true answer to the question.

In 2006, many were introduced to an experience called “The Ultimate Gift.” Yes, it was a movie, but if you search deeper, you’ll find it was truly an experience above all else.

The sequel, “The Ultimate Life” — which came out last year — finds the main character, Jason Stevens, having forgotten about the gifts that brought him to where he is in his life. I found myself always crossing by the DVD just to pick it up and look at it, but putting it back on the shelf because to be honest I wasn’t sure if I was ready to see the rest of the story.

The two stories told of how Jason Stevens found hope with the help of his grandfather, Red. Jason found hope in the death of Red in the story of “The Ultimate Gift,” and in “The Ultimate Life,” Jason finds hope in the way Red found the 12 gifts he made Jason find in previous film.

The link between the two films got me to think deeply about the events of the past year, and how I neglected many of the gifts in my life that are very important to me. And, how that neglect has caused me to lose hope.

This month has been filled with blasts from the past, but sometimes it’s someone coming to you and say-ing that you’re not the person others see, because they don’t know the story. The idea of writing about a story that not many people know about — ulti-mate gifts, faith or hope — made me want to give up on the subject.

It was a friend’s recent help, finding a gift to create laughter, that reminded me to finish this column. Even though he and I have seen some pretty rough spots, our friendship has developed.

Some have suggested I want to be like him, but that just wouldn’t work. It’s because of who each of us is that we became friends in the first place.

I find hope in two ways.The first way is being fearless, fac-

ing the everyday challenges with only a pen and a notebook. It now has become my career to put to pen and paper to tell the stories that bring out the hope, faith, fear and dreams of not only those who live in Newton and Jasper County, as well as to tell what has become of their community.

The second way is through my personal gifts, because regardless of whether it’s having the chance to be-gin a journey with a new friend, or knowing that soon I will be celebrat-ing the biggest sports entertainment event with the best crew of friends a guy can ask for, I can remember where I came from. Twenty-two years ago, this all started with a simple notebook and pen at Thomas Jefferson Elemen-tary School.

In the end, I have fought battles with my writing, but simply going into a battle with just words isn’t who I am, or how I was brought up. It’s be-ing willing to take part in the battle, even if the opponent is bigger, stron-ger and faster.

Today’s battles aren’t about brute strength, but rather endurance. Some-times, our greatest challenges in life call us to endure to see victory. It’s not about waiting to see what’s going on, but being able to say I have stood barefoot in the rain in the midst of the lighting.

I guess the only question now is, “Where do you find hope?”

Where ishope found?

The Hometown Kid

By Zach JohnsonStaff Writer

Got an opinion? Let us know!We will be more than happy to publish your letters to the editor and guest commentaries. Send them to

Editor Bob Eschliman at P.O. Box 967, Newton, IA 50208, or to newsroom@newtondailynews.com.

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

As a kid growing up, I was never all that impressed with fireworks. Living in the country, and having access to my father’s 8 lb. mortar, I could pretty much blow up any-thing I wanted on a regular basis.

Not that I did. But, if I wanted to, I could have.

My inter-ests, however, were elsewhere. By the time I “grew up” — I know, it’s debatable even now — I had dozens of model rockets.

I had simple, single-stage “lawn darts,” multi-stage “envelope push-ers” and even a few replicas, like my favorite — a scale model of a Sat-urn V rocket. I even had one with a payload bay, and one with a camera that activated a split second before the parachute would activate.

I like big, professional fireworks displays, though. And I figure if someone wants to go to the trouble of putting one one for themselves, I can live with that.

But in Iowa, you can’t do that. At least not yet.

For decades, the sale and posses-sion of consumer fireworks has been forbidden in Iowa. And, as poll after poll comes out suggesting a major-ity of Iowans agree, I think it’s time for that law to change.

According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, over the past 40 years, the use of con-sumer fireworks has skyrocketed by nearly 800 percent. What that means is Iowa is missing out on an opportunity for new business and sales tax revenue opportunities while it allows neighboring states to cash in — illegally — on a govern-ment-created retail niche.

I mean, seriously, who hasn’t seen the caravans of cars crossing back over the Missouri, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Nebraska borders — looking a little heavy in the back axles — right around the Fourth of July?

The reason for the prohibition

on cosumer fireworks sales is actu-ally built on a fable emerging from a very real tragedy that happened nearly 85 years ago.

In June of 1931, the downtown business district and several sur-rounding blocks of Spencer in Northwest Iowa were burned to the ground. Opponents of allowing the legal use of consumer fireworks say The Great Spencer Fire was caused by “a child mishandling a firework.”

In fact, a number of more recent “historic flashback” stories have latched onto that lie. Yet, if you look back at the news reports of the day (I use the Associated Press report from the day of the fire), “a light-ed sparkler in the hands of a small boy ignited a fireworks display in a corner drug store,” resulting in the destruction of more than 200 build-ings.

That fire happened in 1931. Io-wa’s fireworks ban was adopted by the General Assembly in 1938, not as a result of the Great Spencer Fire, but because other states — most notably Michigan and New Jer-sey — had already adopted similar bans as part of a nationwide push for fireworks bans.

The irony of the Spencer con-nection to Iowa’s fireworks ban, however, is the fact that sparklers remain one of only two firework products, along with “snakes,” that are allowed to be sold, possessed or used — without government per-mission — in the state.

But, as the sale of fireworks con-tinues to increase, the CPSC also reports the number of fireworks-related injuries have plumeted by nearly 90 percent during the same 40-year period. Much of the safety improvement has been a result of the consumer fireworks industry policing itself.

The American Fireworks Stan-dards Laboratory began testing fire-works at the factory level in China in 1994 for compliance with U.S. federal manufacturing and perfor-mance standards. If a commercial firework product fails the AFSL testing, it cannot be imported into the U.S.

The AFSL’s testing, in conjunc-tion with other CPSC safety ini-

tiatives have produced smarter and safer consumers of fireworks. Ac-cording to the CPSC, more than 200,000 children will be seen in hospital emergency rooms this year for injuries sustained while riding a bicycle. It seems foolhardy to sug-gest riding a bike should be made illegal.

Look, I get the public safety con-cerns involving combustible mate-rials. I scorched my own leg while dealing with a malfunctioning rock-et when I was 13 years old.

I didn’t die. I didn’t lose any limbs, or burn down any homes. The incident, which was not of my making, made me even more careful about safety.

I think the best way to deal with ignorance — and let’s face it, there’s a lot of it out there — is with edu-cation. A friend of mine who serves in the Iowa Senate, Jake Chapman of Adel, who is leading an effort to reverse the ban, points out Indiana and Minnesota experienced reduc-tions in fireworks-related injuries after legalization.

He agrees education is useful.“I have found that with targeted

safety messaging from the fireworks industry and enforcement agencies, like the State Fire Marshal, a more knowledgeable and safety-conscious public will result,” he said. “With a safer product and a more educated consumer, I believe the time is now for Iowa to join the ranks of some 37 other states in the country and make legal the sale and use of con-sumer fireworks.”

When you consider the jobs that would be created, new busi-ness opportunities realized and the economic development that could result from domestic consumer fireworks sales, what Chapman is proposing makes sense. The truth of the matter is those fireworks are already being bought — in Mis-souri, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Nebraska — and once that money leaves the state, it’s highly unlikely to come back.

It’s time to end the ban.• • •

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“We used to say we’re a comedy act set to music,” Rowland said with a laugh. “We play a little of everything, although both Bronson and I come from country music groups. We play classics like Dolly Parton. We play music from current artist like Mi-randa Lambert and Maroon 5. We also play an acoustic version of “No Diggity” by Blackstreet, so we play a little bit of everything.”

Rowland wishes she had a more impactful story on how Turpentine Wine came up with their name, but it came down to needing a name.

“For the longest time, play-ing local shows, we didn’t have a name,” Rowland said. “We had a list of 50 possibilities for a group name, but it wasn’t un-til we were scheduled to open for Billy Currington that I said ‘We need a name’. Turpentine Wine came up, which Bronson wasn’t sure about the name, but by the end of it all we de-cided on Turpentine Wine.”

Turpentine Wine has

opened for Currington and was offered to open for coun-try music legend Loretta Lynn.

“It was cool to meet the guys from Billy’s band,” Rowland said. “The guys were so down to earth and fun. It would have been amazing to open up for Loretta Lynn, but even though things got changed, it was great to be able to just get offered the gig.”

Turpentine Wine has trav-eled near and far from their home state of Minnesota to perform for music fans.

“We love being on the road

heading to shows,” Rowland said. “We have played in many different venues, but it’s really fun to play in small dive bars.”

Rowland doesn’t see her-self as a high maintenance girl traveling with the band, but is known for bringing three bags for a three day trip.

“The big thing is which one of the guys is going to get my bag of shoes,” Rowland said with a laugh. “The guys can pack everything they need for the trip in a duffle bag. I always bring shoes, make-up and, of course, I haven’t picked out anything to wear

yet, so I may have five to six outfits for the three day trip.”

Turpentine Wine is wait-ing on their first album “Tuck the Moon In” to be delivered to them early next week.

“We were hoping to be able to bring hard copies of the al-bum with us this weekend,” Rowland said. “However, if you like what you hear on Fri-day, the album will be on sale at iTunes and CD Baby.”

Staff writer Zach Johnson may be contacted at (641) 792-3121, ext. 425, or at zjohnson@newtondaily-news.com.

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“We originally start-ed where the Salva-tion Army block is. We moved to the east side of the square until Panda Garden went in. We moved to the north, and when they decided to expand, we moved to the west side of the square. Now, as we come head into our 25th an-niversary, we’re getting set to move to the south side of the square.”

For 25 years, Bridal Sweet has been help-ing customers that have walked through its vari-ous doors find the “right look.”

“I have hung on longer than I have ex-pected, and also I enjoy what I do,” Swenson said. “Girls are fun and it’s great because every-one is happy when we’re working with weddings. We treat every daughter like it’s our daughter, which is why we have been successful this

long. It’s because of our service.”

Swenson said she has been complemented about the low pressure experience of shopping in Bridal Sweet.

“We want the girls to find the dress of their dreams and the accesso-ries to match,” Swenson said. “Many customers and their families talk of how shopping in Des Moines is high pres-sure.”

Bridal Sweet offers a tux and suit rentals at the store as well.

“We know it’s only rentals, but we want to make sure the guys are looking good as well,” Swenson said.

Prom season is just around the corner for area high schools. Sw-enson and the staff at Bridal Sweet have been busy fitting guys for their big night.

“It’s always a busy time of the year,” Sw-enson said. “We try to remind guys to get their tux rentals done as soon as possible because we

have a limited selec-tion on colors for tuxes. The tux rentals will not be delayed due to the move.”

Swenson said they pride themselves on making sure custom-ers enjoy the items they walk out of the door with.

“We want our guys and girls to look good, because our reputation is on the line with every customer. If they don’t look good, we didn’t do good,” Swenson said. “We take it person-ally how our customers look.”

The Bridal Sweet will open the doors on the new location on April 1.

“We will be ready on opening day to finish out the rest of the prom season and it will be business as usual,” Sw-enson said.

Staff writer Zach Johnson may be contacted at (641) 792-3121, ext. 425, or at zjohnson@newtondailynews.com.

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“The future of the Iowa Speed-way will have a significant eco-nomic impact on Jasper County,” he said. “In fact, this impact will be felt state wide because the Iowa Speedway provides a $50 million boost in economic activity. This legislation will enhance the success of the speedway and will boost the local economy in Newton.”

Kelley also noted the $12.5 mil-lion cap on the incentive was not being increased. He said Iowa Speedway, under its new NAS-CAR ownership, would have to triple the retail sales recorded un-der previous ownership groups to come close to achieving the maxi-mum rebate.

The remaining 2 cents per dol-lar of sales tax revenue generated by Iowa Speedway retail sales will continue to go to schools and lo-cal government. Kelley noted the incentive is performance based,

meaning no rebate can be received unless the racetrack generates re-tail sales.

“This rebate is a low cost, low risk performance incentive for the Iowa Speedway and a win for Io-wans,” he said.

Iowa Speedway President Jim-my Small said he was grateful for the support the racetrack has re-ceived, and continues to receive, from Iowans and their legislators.

“We look forward to building a strong and lasting partnership in the months and years to come as we bring a new level of racing ex-citement and economic opportu-nity to the state,” he said. “On our opening weekend, May 17-18, we will wave the green flag and usher in a new era of racing at the ‘Fast-est Short Track on the Planet’ and we look forward to seeing every-one at Iowa Speedway.”

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improvement plan,” Isaac said. “It tells you how we are using the funds. Typically, we are buying school bus-es. We spent $150,000 in technolo-gy, and with the school buses, we are running around $180,000 … we do a lot of boiler replacement, air con-ditioning replacement, roof repairs, some of the infrastructure (mainte-nance) — we replaced the windows here at Berg just this summer.”

Also during that meeting, NCSD Superintendent Bob Callaghan ex-plained the importance of PPEL to school districts.

“PPEL is the way that we keep our facilities up, and we just want to make sure that the board knows and

can express to the community that this is an extremely valuable com-ponent to our school finance,” Cal-laghan said.

The Jasper County Auditor’s Of-fice confirms the Jasper County Community Center, located at 2401 First Ave. E., will serve as the sole voting precinct on Tuesday for the election and the polls will be open from noon to 8 p.m.

If voters chose not to renew PPEL on Tuesday, other potential future election dates are Sept. 9, 2014; Feb. 3, 2015; and June 23, 2015; accord-ing to the district.

The district ’s current PPEL levy expires on June 30, 2016.

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Thursday, March 20, she was arrested again at her home at approximately 8:40 p.m. She was charged with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, both of which are simple mis-demeanors, and was again released to await her next court date.

Trial on those charges was set for Tuesday, May 13, in Jasper County District Court. The next day, she is scheduled to go to trial on a charges of child endangerment resulting in death, a Class B felony; ne-glect of abandonment, a Class C felony; as-sault on a peace of-ficer causing bodily

injury, an aggravated misdemeanor; and in-terference with official acts resulting in bodily injury, an aggravated misdemeanor.

The charges stem from an April 22, 2013, incident in which her American Staffordshire dog at-tacked 4-year-old Jordyn Arndt — who Wright was babysit-ting at the time — causing extensive in-juries to the girl’s head and neck area. Arndt was transported to Mercy Medical Cen-ter in Des Moines, where she died of her injuries the next day.

Then-Prairie City Police Chief Louis Modlin took Wright into custody on the endangerment and ne-glect charges shortly thereafter. In the pro-

cess of taking her into custody, it is alleged Wright resisted arrest and assaulted Modlin, which led to the addi-tional interference and assault charges.

Wright was origi-nally released from jail on a $50,000 bond to await trial. That bond was revoked Tues-day by District Court Judge Richard B. Clogg as a result of last week’s charges, and a bench warrant for her arrest was issued.

Prairie City Police found her at her home at approximately 11 p.m. Wednesday and took her into custody. She remains at the Jasper County Jail in lieu of $50,000 bond. District Court Judge Steven Holwerda set a bond review hearing for Monday morning.

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Man arrested in Florida in connection to Iowa deathORANGE PARK, Fla.

(AP) — A man in Florida has been arrested in connection to the death of an Iowa man whose remains were discov-ered in 2012.

The Sac City Police De-partment says 54-year-old John Green was arrested Tuesday in northern Florida in connection to the death of Mark Koster, of Sac City. He

is awaiting extradition back to Iowa.

Green is charged with felony first-degree murder. A judge on Wednesday ordered he be held without bond.

Court records do not list an attorney.

Police say their investiga-tion led to Green, who briefly lived with Koster in 2009. Koster was reported missing

in 2010, though his family says they last saw him in 2009. He was declared dead in 2011, and his skeletal remains were found buried in the basement of his home in 2012.

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DEAR ABBY: I’m 62 and own my own home. I have legal guardian-ship of my eldest grandson, who is 5. Another grandchild is 2 1/2 and in foster care. I would like to keep both children together because I have been told that in the long run it is better so they won’t lose contact with each other.

Some friends of mine have been telling me I should let the little one get adopted through the state in a closed adoption. This is really trau-matic for me and I’m not sure what to do.

Please give me some advice. I love both of my grandchildren and want the best for them, now and in the long term. — QUANDRIFIED IN CALIFORNIA

DEAR QUANDRIFIED: Many grandparents raise their grandchil-dren successfully. If your health is good, and you have a high energy level and relatives who can provide respite when you need it, have both of your grandchildren live with you. If not, you must consider what could happen to them if something should happen to you.

AARP can be a helpful resource. It offers information on a wide variety of issues related to raising grandchil-dren, financial assistance and advo-cacy. To find out more, go to www.aarp.org/grandparents.

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DEAR ABBY: I take pride in my looks, and when I go to parties, the dresses and accessories I choose. I am often asked where they came from, and I feel the question is rude and inappropriate. Am I being rude to evade the question, or is there a proper response when I’m asked? — TIME AND PLACE

DEAR TIME AND PLACE: When someone asks where you found an item you’re wearing, it is usually intended as a compliment be-cause the person would like to find something similar. If you prefer not to share that information, smile and thank the person for the compliment, then change the subject.

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Des Moines next Mon-day. Those plans have since been delayed.

Sanders’ attorney, Robert G. Rehkem-per of Des Moines, said he received additional discovery information from the U.S. Attor-ney’s Office on Friday, March 21. He then re-quested more time to evaluate the evidence he had been presented.

Rehkemper also noted that evidence requested from various

law enforcement enti-ties had not yet been produced as he had re-quested.

“Additional discov-ery has been requested but has yet to be pro-duced including law en-forcement videos from the initial response and 911 calls,” he wrote in his request for a con-tinuance. “Counsel for the government, James McHugh, is in the pro-cess of working with the applicable law en-forcement agencies to produce the requested discovery.”

Rehkemper made

his request for more time the same day. U.S. Magistrate Judge Ross A. Walters accepted the request and or-dered a new trial date be set for April 28. The deadline for pretrial motions, including the deadline to announce a plea agreement, will be April 7.

“The Court finds the ends of justice served by such a continuance outweigh the best in-terests of the public and the defendant in a speedy trial,” Walters said in his written or-der.

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raised. Future donation efforts will in-clude the dollar donations at Hy-Vee this spring.

“Last year, we may have had $3,500 at this point, and the previous year we maybe had $2,000, so we’re getting there. It’s really promising hearing that we’re at $5,500,” board member Adam Vandall said.

Committed vendors at this year’s event, according to board member Joe Urias, are Domino’s, Mississippi Queen, Hy-Vee and Midtown Cafe. Each vendor is charged $50 for a set-up fee.

The board also expressed an addi-tional need for kaibo toilets, and talk-ed about potential games and activities for children, such as a three-legged race, tug-o-war and slip-n-slide.

The last big item on the agenda was the remodelling of the Maytag Park playground, which the board hopes to replace later this year.

The board will be sending out a re-quest for proposal for the restoration of the Maytag Park playground.

“We’re going to tear out what’s there and put a new playground in where the existing one is now,” Ad-ministrative Parks Superintendent

Nathan Unsworth said.Unsworth hopes to get the plans

back next month so the board can discuss which features and proposals each think is the best for the park at the next meeting.

The board also discussed:• Newton Wellness Coalition is

discussing the addition of a future skate park, splash pad or ice skating rink to Newton, aligning to the park board’s goals.

• A non-profit is on the verge of establishment for people who want to volunteer with the parks and bet-ter advance the board’s goals. A non-profit would be able to apply for park grants that the city could not have access to.

• Maxine Udelhoven brought in old images of Maytag Park decorated for Christmas when it was the prop-erty of Fred Maytag, prior to 1977, and shared her interest in decorating the park for the holidays. She also said the park was excellent for a holi-day driving tour because of the two loop roads.

• Joyce Moen brought in a letter from her son that includes ways to better utilize the spaces in the park, including using the park home as a public meeting space. She also spoke about methods of increasing security in the parks.

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Senators seek detail of secret settlements

DES MOINES (AP) — Senate Dem-ocrats and at least one Republican pushed Wednesday for Gov. Terry Branstad’s ad-ministration to ex-plain why more than 320 state workers have been fired since he took office in 2011.

The lawmakers also said they wanted details about the more than $400,000 given to workers who agreed to keep quiet about their firings.

Branstad signed an executive order Mon-day prohibiting state agencies from enter-ing confidential settle-ment agreements. He said he knew noth-ing about the agree-ments, which were first reported in the Des Moines Register earlier this month, and called them ill-advised and unaccept-able.

Branstad also re-leased past agree-ments on a state web-site that revealed 321 settlements had been reached in state em-ployee matters since he returned to the gov-ernor’s office in Janu-ary 2011. Of those, 24 contained confi-dentiality provisions, and 10 had lump-sum agreements totaling more than $427,000. Individual agreements ranged from $4,000 to $110,000.

Sen. Robert Hogg, D-Cedar Rapids, questioned where state agencies found the money.

“The Legislature should not put up with an administra-tion or administrators that don’t tell us about these things,” he said. “When is the Brans-tad administration going to come clean with what happened,

when did they know it and why didn’t they tell us about it?”

He said it’s the duty of the Legisla-ture to scrutinize state spending. Keeping se-crets gets government in trouble, he said, adding that cover-ups are always worse than divulging the facts.

Sen. Matt McCoy, of Des Moines, spec-ulated that some fired workers’ jobs may have been replaced by contractors that cost the state even more.

“The big ugly truth will come out. We’ll learn we have a lot of stink going on around this issue. We’re going to open up the doors and let it all out,” he said.

Branstad said there was some outsourc-ing of work to provide better efficiencies and more effective over-sight at the Depart-ment of Administra-tive Services, which is run by Mike Car-roll. The governor said Monday that he talked with Carroll, who acknowledged mistakes were made in making payments to workers who agreed to sign confidentiality agreements.

Branstad’s execu-tive order makes that practice unlawful, and he said “heads would roll” if it happened again.

McCoy said Car-roll was called to ap-pear before the Senate Government Over-sight Committee on Thursday but put off lawmakers until next week.

“There’s nothing more important right now for the DAS di-rector except showing up before the over-sight committee and subjecting himself

and the department for the scrutiny of this practice,” McCoy said. “Frankly, some of us believe he shouldn’t be on the payroll any-more.”

DAS’ spokesman did not immediately respond to a message.

Branstad said many of the Democratic lawmakers’ comments were inaccurate and politically motivated.

“Those are just false and political ac-cusations that are not true,” he said in an in-terview.

However, Repub-lican Sen. Sandra Greiner, of Keota, said the Legislature shouldn’t adjourn un-til it’s clear why work-ers were fired.

“The people of Iowa and legislators also deserve to know exactly why those people were asked to leave,” she said. “That’s the piece that nobody is talking about. What were the charges? Why were those people asked to leave? I, for one, am not going home until I find out.”

Branstad said many of the workers were laid off as his admin-istration worked to “clean up a big finan-cial mess” inherited when he took office on a mandate from voters to reduce the size and cost of gov-ernment.

“We asked the de-partment heads to do that, and today we’re about 6 percent fewer employees than we had when I took of-fice,” he said. “It’s not easy when you have to make tough decisions and reorganize and reduce the size of gov-ernment but I’m really proud of the different departments.”

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Edamame is the name for fresh soybeans that are harvested be-fore the seeds harden. The secret is that it is actually a yummy and healthy snack, and it is gaining more popularity these days.

The Japanese have used eda-mame as an ingredient in recipes and as a snack for many years. Americans are just catching on to it. Edamame has a buttery, nut-ty flavor and a crisp texture that makes it an addictive snack food or a healthy ingredient in recipes. The pods are picked while young and look like large, fuzzy sugar snap peas. The beans, themselves, are similar in color to fresh lima or fava beans. In the grocery store, you can find edamame in the dried and roasted form (usually lightly salted), in the frozen food section (either shelled or with the pods) and in the fresh produce area. The frozen and dried forms are cooked and ready to be used or eaten.

So what makes this bean so healthy? A half-cup serving of shelled edamame has about 120 calories, 5 gm fat (mostly poly-unsaturated and monounsaturated fats which are heart-healthy) and 5 gm fiber. The fiber amount in this half-cup serving is approximately the same amount you’ll find in 2 slices of whole-wheat bread. Eda-mame is also a good source of pro-tein as well as vitamins and miner-als, including Vitamin A, Vitamin C, some B vitamins and iron.

Edamame can be used in many ways. The frozen, shelled bean can be cooked and served as a side dish with a little seasoning added. Or, it can be added to salads, cas-seroles, soups/stews, noodle and rice dishes. At the very least, you can thaw it and keep it in the re-frigerator for a quick snack. Dry roasted edamame can be used in salads or just eaten as a quick, crunchy snack.

Check your local grocery store for edamame and give it a try. You might find a new food to add to your healthy menu.

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Autism may be tied to flawed prenatal brain growthA small study that examined brains from children

who died found abnormal patterns of cell growth in autistic children. The research bolsters evidence that something before birth might cause autism, at least in some cases.

The authors said the clusters are likely defects that occurred during the second or third trimesters of preg-

nancy.Scientists have been working for decades to find the

cause of autism, and they increasingly believe its origins begin before birth. In addition to genetics, previous re-search suggests other factors might include infections during pregnancy, preterm birth and fathers’ older age at conception.

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March 23Sunday Nite Mixed

Pick Up Artists 3, Kill-Kill-Kill 1Pick Up Artists — 2,569: Tammy Decook 393, Bryan Etter 375, Tonya Williamson 409, Doni Kim 429; Kill-Kill-Kill — 2,592: Kelly Lester 441, Bonnie Geerlings 493, Butch Lester 594, Mikey Geerlings 548.

Mavericks win by defaultMavericks — 2,498: Justin Anderson 396, Nikki Oartwieg 401, Jill McMahon 279, Ashley Marshall 327.

Optimae Team 3, BDS Racing 1Optimae Team — 2, 523: Jan Albertson 396, Neil Wey-rauch 342, Raejean White 297, Edwin Lawrence 344; BDS Racing — 2,405: Dale James 477, Terry Cooper 497, Machelle Quick 279, Steven Murphy 327.

Tri-County Insurance 3, KFC-Taco Bell 1Tri-County Insurance — 2,623: Tammy Aalbers 515, Kenna Willey 411, Amber Tabor 458, Troy Tabor 528.; KFC-Taco Bell — 2,591: Christie Hughes 440, Teri Burkett 361, Allan Burkett 412, Robert Hughes 490.

Kool Kidz 4, Almost Despicable 0Kool Kidz — 2,598: Scott VerSteeg 445, Regina VerSteeg 413, Dave Henderson 460, Barry Mullenburg 548; Almost Despicable — 2,456: Dennis Cooper 342, Ronnie Swisher 409, Bethaney Hughes 462, Ron Swisher 500.

Town-Country Sanitary 3, The Players 1Town-Country Sanitary — 2,472: Stacy Sutton 420, Allen Buzzard 456, Nicholas McGinley 479, Micky Karr 532; The Players — 2,271: Crystal Peters 369, Joe Peters 445, Cathy Peters 415, Earl Albertson 385.

March 21Sole Survivor

Hawkeyes 3, Merkins 1Hawkeyes — 2,758: Tammy Aalbers 428, Jim Conley 385, Kevin Crady 449, Steve Belloma 587; Merkins 2,631: Rhonda Thomasson 501, Darla Cooper 472, Buffi Lint 386, Kim Belloma 426.

3 Rights and a Wrong 4, 4 D’s 03 Rights and a Wrong — 2,752: Melody Hofer 402, Erica Hiemstra 503, Amy Metz 426, Chad Danley 542; 4 D’s — 2,571: Tom Danley 345, Carolyn Danley 343, Russ Danley 435, Nick Danley 467.

Good2Go 3, Fu Man Chu 1Good2Go — 2,738: Mike Smith 432, Missy Smith 380, Alicia Weithers 433, Shawn Weithers 413; Fu Man Chu — 2,604: Barb Shepard 369, James Annis 467, Tyler Annis 433, Nathan Sudbrock 538.

Six Balls and a Split 3, Lady and Her Tramps 1

Six Balls and a Split — 2,628: Skyler Wedeking 309, Brklyn Braaksma 290, Mark Ross 492, Steve Crady 391; Lady and Her Tramps — 2,492: Dave Moss 432, Terry Cooper 457, Connie Oberhart 447, Abi Oberhart 433.

I-80 Subway 3, S*** Kickers 1I-80 Subway — 2,521: Tricia Jenkins 377, Lisa Ross

447, Kyle Hill 563, Dan Jenkins 558; S*** Kickers — 2,414: Chad Hofer 362, Cathy Peters 390, Granville Smith 510, Doug Ewing 534.

March 20Splitters

Cardinal Trophies 2, Cardinal Lanes 2Cardinal Trophies — 2,250: Stacy Kriegel 423, Sheila Swarts 372, Machelle Quick 461, Bonnie Geerlings 547: Cardinal Lanes — 2,181: Larry Anderson 519, Ron McMains 459, Jeff Van Blair 594, David Anderson 609.

Rialto Barber Shop wins by defaultRialto Barber Shop — 2,184: Paul Twaddle 588, Brett Auffert 536, Chuck Wennihan 526, Gene Mikkelson 534.

Wauters 76 3, Cappy’s 1Wauters 76 — 2,329: Keith Kirchner 469, James Smith 405, Janielle Wauters 380, Troy Tabor 550; Cappy’s — 2,172: Laird Trusler 473, Jason Mikkelson 549, Mike Price 623, Mark Frymoyer 527.

Pheasants 4-Ever 2 1/2, Hewitt Service Center 1 1/2

Pheanants 4-Ever — 2,301: Anthony Brock 619, Barbara J. Majerus 463, Lonnie Majerus 628, Michael Sing 591; Hewitt Service Center 2,300: Amber Tabor 485, Judy McMains 423, Tammy Aalbers 526, Mike Geerlings 626.

March 19This Bud’s For You

We the P Paul 4, Just 4 Us 0We the P Paul — 2,621: Pat Paul 460, Joy Jensen 327, Sharla Oswalt 271, Loran Haines 324: Just 4 Us — 2,471: Kathy Mathews 327, Michael Retman 466, Astrid Brown 264, Rena Miller 319.

Cy-Hawk 4, M and M Trucking 0Cy-Hawk — 2,598: Brad Rozendaal 470, Tom Baxter 426, Todd Rozendaal 425, Matt Julius 437; M and M Trucking — 2,444: Vicki Wright 443, Carol York 352, Rose Trapp 392, Susan Maasdam 397.

Four Elements win by defaultFour Elments — 2,606: Evan Koons 320, Shelly Koons 385, Fred Adrianse 449, Granville Smith 556.

Almost 3, Barely Legal 1Almost — 2,641: Julie Dougan 401, Cooper Heath 296, Scott Dougan 626, Jeanann Dougan 367; Barely Legal — 2,571: Steve Roose 534, Lance Moorman 468, Casey Sneller 345, Lori Moorman 429.

Go HawkeyesBig Red Farms 4, Real Housewives 0

Big Red Farms — 3,110: Susanne Watts 356, Cindy Wormley 422, Heather Cupples 398, Sonya Putz 357, Pam Moore 503: Real Housewives — 2,950: Amy Chance 368, Meri Brown 279, Kelly Putz 318, Mary Baxter 399, Elizabeth Rozendaal 491.

Warrick Motors 3, Newton Home Oil 1Warrick Motors — 3,143: Tanya Myers 459, Lynn

Schiebel 323, Vernelle Wylie 358, Barb Gray 401, Janet Hartz 510; Newton Home Oil — 3,034: Jen Clausen 400, Tina Forck 488, Jean Daniels 532, Ryanne Jansen 336, Betty Koppin 381.

Cardinal Lanes 2, Medicine Shoppe 2Cardinal Lanes — 2,902: Karlene Gifford 381, Megan Wells 309, Lisa Brown 342, Cathy Heimstra 426, Bev Van Blair 487; Medicine Shoppe — 2,881: Tammy Aalbers 418, Cindy Cox 372, Suzie Aalbers 345, Ashlynn Malloy 438, Barbara J. Majerus 471.

Women’s Wednesday Morning CoffeeBackus Plumbing 3, Mo-Jo Cycling 1

Backus Plumbing — 2,204: Betty Whitson 396, Darlene Koppin 398, Marilyn Backus 408; Mo-Jo Cycling — 2,141: Cathy Peters 429, Gerry Graham 457, Pat Ward 264, Brenda Morris 446.

Hewitt Apts 4, Pete & Re-Pete’s 0Hewitt Apts — 2,227: Bonnie Right Logue 483, Lucy Ponsetto 376, Billie Montgomery 357, Diana Agan 402; Pete & Re-Pete’s — 2,067: Charlotte Ross 498, Mary Gates 294, Sheryl Ferguson 382, Sue Hunter 173.

Half Nuts 4, Mohawk Stables 0Half Nuts — 2,256: Mady Engle 384, Shirley Harris 298, Karen Vangenderen 421, Erika Frahm 451; Mohawk Stables — 2,196: Chelsea Lester 317, Doris Byal 428, Lorna Hofer 279, Melody Hofer 410.

Newton Daily News 4, Mustang Redemption 0

Newton Daily News — 2,147: Connie Lakin 366, Angie Keith 393, Connie Degreef 468, Ardella Burr 323; Mustang Redemption — 2,108: Trudy Delk 390, Dolaras Ballard 261, Rene Herwehe 382, Betty Karr 400.

Youth LeaguesMarch 22

Bowling BuddiesTeam 3: Cheyenne Danley 69, Kohen Danley 119; Team 4: Sebastain King 150.Team 1: Austin Kennedy 147, Kayleigh Thomasson 153; Team 2: Ethan Padgett 111, Lance Banwell 136.

March 17Cardinal Monday Strikers

The Grizzlys 4, Mario & Sonic 0The Grizzlys — 1,259: Breyton Schewenker 255, Lincoln Ergenbright 305; Mario & Sonic — 1,158: Clay Lamb 249, Devin Lamb 309.

Golden Leopards win by defaultGolden Leopards — 1,271: Kaitlyn Gifford 341.

Cardinal Monday RollersBowling Gals: Kylie Behrens 177; Team Bown: Logan Bown 113, Nevaeh Bown 131.The Sharks: Jesus Cante 51; Team Herbig: Rylan Herbig 110, Dawson Herbig 162.

March 15Cardinal Club

You’re Next 2, DaBosses 2You’re Next — 2,580: Michael Hodnett 337, Sierra Etter 377, Alicia Miller 367, Alexis Etter 482; DaBosses — 2,576: Reece Thurmond 517, Shaiden Simmons 450, Hunter Van Brogen 354, Austin Johnansen 364.

#Yolo Swag 4, Pin Snipers 0#Yolo Swag 2,595: Alexandria Cox 408, Shea Carre 490, Erica Bailey 478; Pin Snipers — 2,423: Alyssa White 352, Olivia Hawkins 248, Kaytlynn Hughes 351, Abby Ambroson 245.

Sibling Rivalry 2, The Originals 2Sibling Rivalry — 2,563: Brevin Johnston 469, Justice Johnston 339, Nathanial Daughtrey 231, Ryley Roney 354; The Originals — 2,558: Melanie Stice 431, Court-ney Tabor 447, Nic Winchell 447.

3,2,1 3, 3 Kings and a Queen 13,2,1 — 2,627: Tyra Lambertus 419, Alex Burkett 365, Damir Gumeroy 329, Cutter Benac 415; 3 Kings and a Queen — 2,528: Payton Cox 537, Joe Stammeyer 469, Reid Miller 471, Madison Humphrey 478.

Cloud 9 3, Just Us Guys 1Cloud 9 — 2,555: Jake Karlzen 473, Bryan McMahon 474, Nick VerSteeg 502, Nick James 368; Just Us Guys — 2,518: Joe Malson 394, Zion Dickey 315, Sam Supino 419, Jerico Theis 370.

Grinnellians, Team 8Grinnellians — 2,514: Gage Grutz 477, Wyatt Crawford 480, Josh Hoffman 447, Gibrila Montgomery 360; Team 8 — 2,507: Alex Bare 524, Andrew Lammey 495, Ryan Bowen 460.

Cardinal All StarsVipers 3, The Guyz 1

Vipers — 1,847: Chayton Lambertus 390, Micah Shea 295, Tyson Elliott 337; The Guyz — 1,751: Riley Lester 282, Gage Gomez 361, Evan Benac 214.

Girl Power 4, Striking Cousins 0Girl Power — 2,027: Marissa Daughtrey 234, Cassandra Albertson 275, Katelyn White 255; Striking Cousins — 1,832: Taylynn Sliger 183, Lane Sliger 245, Danny Lewis 246.

Skeleton Death 3, Bowling Beasts 1Skeleton Death — 1,888: Dalton Anderson 312, Owen Muhs 283, Lars Taylor 150; Bowling Beasts — 1,839: Ethan Martin 231, Wyatt Gull 426, Blake Cockerton 276.

Team JGT 2, MVP’s 2Team JGT — 1,835: Amaryn Oswalt 248, Genessa Slings 192, Tyler Padgett 210; MVP’s — 1,760: Sarah Malson 284, Rebekah Vasseau 277, Abby Price 368.

Bowling BuddiesTeam 3: Cheyenne Danley 98, Kohen Danley 160; Team 1: Austin Kennedy 151, Kayleigh Thomasson 96.Team 4: Sebastian King 98; Team 2: Ethan Padgett 65, Lance Banwell 148.

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Wife of NASCAR Hall of Famer

Richard Petty dies RANDLEMAN, N.C. (AP) —

Lynda Petty, the wife of NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty, died Tuesday after battling cancer for sev-eral years. She was 72.

Petty Motorsports spokesman Jeff Dennison said in a statement that Petty was surrounded by her family when she died at her home in Level Cross. He said she had been fi ghting cancer for the past several years.

Lynda Petty helped start the Rac-ing Wives Auxiliary, a benevolent fund for injured members of the NASCAR community. The group was formed by the wives of drivers, crews and sponsors.

“Through the years, Lynda became an integral part of the NASCAR land-scape. We have lost a true friend, who will be missed each and every day,” said NASCAR chairman and CEO Brian France.

Besides her husband, Lynda Petty is survived by son Kyle, two daugh-ters, 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

“It was no secret that she was the cornerstone of the Petty family; a woman of humility and extraordinary strength,” said Austin Petty, Lynda and Richard’s grandson and chief op-erating offi cer of Victory Junction, a camp for children with chronic medi-cal conditions or serious illnesses.

“While we mourn her death, we also celebrate her life and the pro-found impact she had on those who knew her,” Austin Petty said.

A private memorial service is sched-uled for Reverie Place in Randleman.

Buffalo Bills owner dies BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Dur-

ing his 95 years, Buffalo Bills owner Ralph Wilson went from fan to “Fool-ish Club” member to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, enjoying every step along the way.

The NFL lost the person regarded as the league’s “conscience” on Tuesday, when Wilson died at his home around 1:40 p.m. Bills president Russ Brandon announced Wilson’s death at the NFL owners meetings in Orlando, Fla.

Wilson played an integral role in es-tablishing the modern game, and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2009.

Cyclones, their fans embrace run to Sweet 16 AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State

coach Fred Hoiberg appears to be ex-ceptional at everything except danc-ing, and he’s put together a roster full of big personalities who play fast and typically come through in the clutch.

The Cyclones’ fan base has found it easy to pull for this year’s team.

If Iowa State keeps winning, the rest of the nation might soon follow suit.

Hoiberg’s endearingly awkward postgame dance moves — which be-came an Internet sensation after he was caught on camera in a joyous Iowa State locker room Sunday — also perfectly encapsulated the fun the Cyclones are having these days.

Iowa State set a school record with nearly 11,500 season tickets sold this season and turned the Big 12 title game in Kansas City earlier this month into a virtual home game.

Cyclones supporters should also be out in solid numbers Friday in New York when third-seeded Iowa State

(28-7) faces UConn (28-8) in its fi rst Sweet Sixteen appearance in 14 years.

“Our players have really bonded with our fan base. They really seem to relate to them for whatever reason. You’ve got guys from not only all over the nation, but a couple of Canadian kids, different countries. But they’re great kids, and I think people see that,” Hoiberg said. “They’re great in the community. I think people relate well to that, especially central Iowa.”

None of the players with signifi -cant roles for the Cyclones have come from anywhere near Ames. But what the Cyclones share is a passion for the game and deep respect for Hoiberg, the former Iowa State star whose vi-sion lured them all to a small college town tucked into seemingly endless tracts of farm land.

The best example might be Pitts-burgh native DeAndre Kane, who has blossomed in Ames after a contentious split with Marshall in the offseason.

Kane, whose All-Big 12 season was highlighted by a game-winning drive in Sunday’s win over North Carolina, has found redemption and a sense of community in just one season at Iowa State.

“Nobody is ever in a bad mood. We just love hanging around each other,” Kane said. “The support has been great all year, and we love play-ing for these people. They deserve championships.”

Kane and the Cyclones also play an exciting brand of basketball.

According to Iowa State student Joe Kukulski, a co-chairman for the student fan group Cyclone Alley, the fact that this team has made a con-certed effort to bond with the com-munity out in public and on social media has only added to its popular-ity.

“They’re very down to earth guys, just like Hoiberg,” Kukulski said. “They’re not afraid to be themselves.”

Grannies Got Game

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily NewsTen of the Mustang Grannies lined up for a team photo before a practice this week in Monroe. On hand were (left to right), front row, June Donahue, Loretta Tool, Linda Donahue, Sue Gullion, Violet Baka-lar; back row, Teri Willemsen, Cheryl Price, Catherine Stout, Kris Garr, Barb Dykstra. The Mustang Grannies play Granny Basketball League games, which are six-on-six 1920s style, and games for fundraisers. The Mustang Grannies are hosting league games Saturday at Prairie City-Monroe High School, starting at 9 a.m. They are playing a fund-raiser for Newton YMCA on May 9.

Top left, Sue Gullion puts up a shot for the white team in a scrim-mage.

At left, going after the ball are June Donahue(left) and Violet Baka-lar with Barb Dysktra watching the action.

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THE IOWA DISTRICT COURTJASPER COUNTYIN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OFLeona Mae Van Sant, DeceasedProbate No. ESPR036477NOTICE OF PROBATE OFWILL, OF APPOINTMENT OFEXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TOCREDITORSTo All Persons Interested in theEstate of Leona Mae Van Sant,Deceased, who died on or aboutMarch 10, 2014:You are hereby notified that onthe 17th day of March, 2014, thelast will and testament of LeonaMae Van Sant, deceased, bear-ing date of the 5th day of Octo-ber, 2012, was admitted to pro-bate in the above named courtand that Gary E. Van Sant wasappointed executor of the estate.Any action to set aside the willmust be brought in the districtcourt of said county within the lat-er to occur of four months fromthe date of the second publica-tion of this notice or one monthfrom the date of mailing of thisnotice to all heirs of the decedentand devisees under the willwhose identities are reasonablyascertainable, or thereafter beforever barred.Notice is further given that all per-sons indebted to the estate arerequested to make immediatepayment to the undersigned, andcreditors having claims againstthe estate shall file them with theclerk of the above named districtcourt, as provided by law, dulyauthenticated, for allowance, andunless so filed by the later to oc-cur of four months from the sec-ond publication of this notice orone month from the date of mail-ing of this notice (unless other-wise allowed or paid) a claim isthereafter forever barred.Dated this 24th day of March,2014.Gary E. Van SantExecutor of estate225 Cascades DriveSt Charles MO 63303-2148Address*Designated Codicil(s) if any, withdate(s)Bruce Nuzum,ICIS PIN No: AT0005885Attorney for executorCaldwell, Brierly, Chalupa, &Nuzum, PLLC211 First Avenue W, Newton, IA50208AddressDate of second publication 3rdday of April, 2014Probate Code Section 304

March 27 & April 3

NOTICE OF DEMAND FORWARRANTY DEED

To all persons of interest ofrecord in the property of Joe W.Rauch, who died on or about Oc-tober 14, 1993.You are hereby notified that An-drew E. Kelly, who is in physicalpossession of the following de-scribed property demands a war-ranty deed in fulfillment of thereal estate contract entered intobetween Andrew E. Kelly, asvendee, and Joe W. Rauch andJanet M. Rauch, as vendors,recorded on August 11, 1993 inBook 1014, Page 384 of therecords of the Jasper CountyRecorder for the sale of saidproperty:Lot 9 in the Block 9 of LakeviewHeights, a Subdivision of theSoutheast Quarter of the North-east Quarter and the North Halfof the Northeast Quarter of theSoutheast Quarter of Section 8,Township 80 North, Range 17West of the 5th P.M., JasperCounty, Iowa, as shown by theAuditor's Plat recorded in PlatBook D, page 171, n the JasperCounty Recorder's office.The above-mentioned real estatecontract was fulfilled in accor-dance with the terms of theagreement. Additionally, the realestate contract was executedmore than twenty (20) years priorto the date of this notice and ma-tured more than ten (10) yearsprior to the date of this notice.Pursuant to Iowa Code section614.21(1), the contract, therefore,is not subject to foreclosure.Further, pursuant to Iowa Codesection 614.21, if a deed is notprovided within forty-five days ofservice of this notice and an ac-tion to foreclose or forfeit the con-tract has not been commencedwithin such forty-five (45) day pe-riod, the vendee may file an affi-davit showing service and com-pliance with Iowa Code section614.21, whereupon the auditorshall correct the county recordsas provided in Iowa Code Section558.67 to indicate that the rightsof the vendors have vested in thevendee. Dated this 12th day of March,2014.Andrew Kelly, VendeeBy: Thomas A. LacinaAT0004435Charnetski, Olson & Lacina LLP1022 Broad StreetP.O. Box 655Grinnell, Iowa 50112-0655Telephone: 641-236-4545FAX: 641-236-8770lacina@grinnelllaw.comATTORNEY FOR VENDEE

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NOTICE OF DEMAND FORWARRANTY DEED

To all persons of interest ofrecord in the property of Joe W.Rauch, who died on or about Oc-tober 14, 1993.You are hereby notified that An-drew E. Kelly, who is in physicalpossession of the following de-scribed property demands a war-ranty deed in fulfillment of thereal estate contract entered intobetween Andrew E. Kelly, asvendee, and Joe W. Rauch andJanet M. Rauch, as vendors,recorded on August 11, 1993 inBook 1014, Page 384 of therecords of the Jasper CountyRecorder for the sale of saidproperty:Lot 9 in the Block 9 of LakeviewHeights, a Subdivision of theSoutheast Quarter of the North-east Quarter and the North Halfof the Northeast Quarter of theSoutheast Quarter of Section 8,Township 80 North, Range 17West of the 5th P.M., JasperCounty, Iowa, as shown by theAuditor's Plat recorded in PlatBook D, page 171, n the JasperCounty Recorder's office.The above-mentioned real estatecontract was fulfilled in accor-dance with the terms of theagreement. Additionally, the realestate contract was executedmore than twenty (20) years priorto the date of this notice and ma-tured more than ten (10) yearsprior to the date of this notice.Pursuant to Iowa Code section614.21(1), the contract, therefore,is not subject to foreclosure.Further, pursuant to Iowa Codesection 614.21, if a deed is notprovided within forty-five days ofservice of this notice and an ac-tion to foreclose or forfeit the con-tract has not been commencedwithin such forty-five (45) day pe-riod, the vendee may file an affi-davit showing service and com-pliance with Iowa Code section614.21, whereupon the auditorshall correct the county recordsas provided in Iowa Code Section558.67 to indicate that the rightsof the vendors have vested in thevendee. Dated this 12th day of March,2014.Andrew Kelly, VendeeBy: Thomas A. LacinaAT0004435Charnetski, Olson & Lacina LLP1022 Broad StreetP.O. Box 655Grinnell, Iowa 50112-0655Telephone: 641-236-4545FAX: 641-236-8770lacina@grinnelllaw.comATTORNEY FOR VENDEE

March 20 & 27 and April 3

IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURTIN AND FOR JASPER COUNTYCALIBER HOME LOANS, INC.Plaintiff,vs.MARIE E. STACK,SPOUSE OF MARIE E. STACK,STATE OF IOWA,AND PARTIES IN POSSESSION,Defendants. CASE NO. EQCV118754ORIGINAL NOTICE TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS: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$55,579.85 plus interest to in theamount of $, and thereafter at therate of 6.375% per annum, suchamount equaling $9.84 per day,the costs of the action includingreport of title costs $, and rea-sonable attorney fees and thatsaid sums be declared a lienupon the following-describedpremises at 314 E 21ST ST S,NEWTON, Jasper County, Iowa,to-wit: LOT TWENTY-FOUR IN BLOCK“J” I THE PLAT OF AURORAHEIGHTS SUBDIVISION IN THECITY OF NEWTON, JASPERCOUNTY, IOWA, AS APPEARSIN PLAT BOOK “D”, AT PAGE 94IN THE OFFICE OF THERECORDER OF SAID COUN-TY.;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 April23, 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 20 & 27 and April 3

Lynnville Sully Press Box NO-TICE TO BIDDERS AND NO-TICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGNOTICE TO BIDDERS AND NO-TICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGFROM: 1.01 LYNNVILLE SULLY COM-MUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT(HEREINAFTER REFERRED TOAS OWNER): P.O. Box 210 12476 Hwy F62 E. Sully IA 502511.02 AND DESIGN ALLIANCE,INC. (HEREINAFTER RE-FERRED TO AS ARCHITECT): Design Alliance, Inc. 14225 University Avenue Suite 110 Waukee, Iowa, 502631.03 INFORMATION A. Notice is hereby given that apublic hearing will be held by theLynnville Sully CommunitySchool District on the proposedcontract documents (plans, spec-ifications, and form of contract)and estimated cost for the for thePress Box Project at its meetingat 7:00 P.M. on April 21, 2014 atthe District Board Room at 12476Hwy F62 E., Sully, Iowa.B. Sealed bids for the work com-prising each improvement asstated below must be filed before3:30 P.M. according to the clockin the office of the Superintendentat 12476 Hwy F62 E. Sully, IA50251 on April 17, 2014. Bids re-ceived after the deadline for sub-mission of bids as stated hereinshall not be considered and shallbe returned to the late bidder un-opened.C. Sealed proposals will beopened and bids tabulated at3:30 P.M. on April 17, 2014, inthe office of the Superintendentat 12476 Hwy F62 E. Sully, IA50251 on April 17, 2014 for con-sideration by the Board of Direc-tors at its meeting on April 21,2014.D. Work on the improvementshall be commenced immediatelyupon notice to proceed to be is-sued after April 21, 2014 by theBoard, and be completed as stat-ed below.E. Copies of the contract docu-ments are available from the of-fice of Design Alliance, 14225University Avenue, Suite 110,Waukee, Iowa 50263 and arealso on file at the office of the Su-perintendent, Linnville-SullyCommunity Schools. Bidders andsubs may obtain bidding docu-ments from the Architect. A$25.00 deposit is required foreach set of documents, refund-able if documents are returned tothe Architect's office within four-teen (14) days after award of theproject. Two (2) sets may be is-sued to each prime contractorbidder. Additional document setsmay be secured for $25.00 perset without refund. All documentsshall be returned to the Architect.F. By virtue of statutory authority,preference will be given to prod-ucts and provisions grown andcoal produced within the State ofIowa, and to Iowa domestic labor,to the extent lawfully required un-der Iowa statutes.1.04 GENERAL NATURE OFTHE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT A. The Press Box BuildingProject shall include all work in-cluding site preparation, utilities,construction, mechanical, andelectrical work required to con-struct a fully operational facility incompliance with the requirementsof the Contract Documents.1.05 REQUIREMENTS A. Each bidder shall accompanyits bid with bid security as definedin Iowa Code Section 26.8, as se-curity that the successful bidderwill enter into a contract for thework bid upon and will furnish af-ter the award of contract a corpo-rate surety bond, in a form ac-ceptable to the Owner, for thefaithful performance of the con-tract, in an amount equal to 100%of the amount of the contract.The bidder's security shall be inan amount not less than 5% ofthe bid and shall be in the form ofa cashier's check or a certifiedcheck drawn on an FDIC insuredbank in Iowa or on an FDIC in-sured bank chartered under thelaws of the United States; or acertified share draft drawn on acredit union in Iowa or charteredunder the laws of the UnitedStates; or a bid bond on the formprovided in the contract docu-ments with corporate surety satis-factory to the Jurisdiction. Thebid shall contain no condition ex-cept as provided in the specifica-tions.B. The Owner reserves the rightto defer acceptance of any bid fora period of sixty (60) calendardays after receipt of bids and nobid may be withdrawn during thisperiod.C. Each successful bidder will berequired to furnish a corporatesurety bond in an amount equalto 100% of its contract price. Saidbond shall be issued by a re-sponsible surety approved by theOwner and shall guarantee thefaithful performance of the con-tract and the terms and condi-tions therein contained and shallguarantee the prompt payment ofall material and labor, and protectand save harmless the LynnvilleSully School District from claimsand damages of any kind causedby the operations of the contractand shall also guarantee themaintenance of the improvementcaused by failures in materialsand construction for a period oftwo years from and after accep-tance of the contract.D. Contractor shall fully completethe project by no later than Au-gust 15, 2014. Should the con-tractor fail to complete the work inthis timeframe, liquidated dam-ages of two hundred fifty dollars($250) per calendar day will beassessed for work not completedwithin the designated contractterm.E. The Owner does hereby re-serve the right to reject any or allbids, to waive informalities, andto enter into such contract, orcontracts, as it shall deem to bein the best interest of the jurisdic-tion.F. The project site is owned bythe School District. Bidders shallvisit the site to become familiarwith the site prior to submitting abid.1.06 NOTICE A. This Notice is given by authori-ty of the Lynnville Sully Commu-nity School District. By: Karla De Cook Title: Board Secretary

March 27 & April 3

Lynnville Sully Press Box NO-TICE TO BIDDERS AND NO-TICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGNOTICE TO BIDDERS AND NO-TICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGFROM: 1.01 LYNNVILLE SULLY COM-MUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT(HEREINAFTER REFERRED TOAS OWNER): P.O. Box 210 12476 Hwy F62 E. Sully IA 502511.02 AND DESIGN ALLIANCE,INC. (HEREINAFTER RE-FERRED TO AS ARCHITECT): Design Alliance, Inc. 14225 University Avenue Suite 110 Waukee, Iowa, 502631.03 INFORMATION A. Notice is hereby given that apublic hearing will be held by theLynnville Sully CommunitySchool District on the proposedcontract documents (plans, spec-ifications, and form of contract)and estimated cost for the for thePress Box Project at its meetingat 7:00 P.M. on April 21, 2014 atthe District Board Room at 12476Hwy F62 E., Sully, Iowa.B. Sealed bids for the work com-prising each improvement asstated below must be filed before3:30 P.M. according to the clockin the office of the Superintendentat 12476 Hwy F62 E. Sully, IA50251 on April 17, 2014. Bids re-ceived after the deadline for sub-mission of bids as stated hereinshall not be considered and shallbe returned to the late bidder un-opened.C. Sealed proposals will beopened and bids tabulated at3:30 P.M. on April 17, 2014, inthe office of the Superintendentat 12476 Hwy F62 E. Sully, IA50251 on April 17, 2014 for con-sideration by the Board of Direc-tors at its meeting on April 21,2014.D. Work on the improvementshall be commenced immediatelyupon notice to proceed to be is-sued after April 21, 2014 by theBoard, and be completed as stat-ed below.E. Copies of the contract docu-ments are available from the of-fice of Design Alliance, 14225University Avenue, Suite 110,Waukee, Iowa 50263 and arealso on file at the office of the Su-perintendent, Linnville-SullyCommunity Schools. Bidders andsubs may obtain bidding docu-ments from the Architect. A$25.00 deposit is required foreach set of documents, refund-able if documents are returned tothe Architect's office within four-teen (14) days after award of theproject. Two (2) sets may be is-sued to each prime contractorbidder. Additional document setsmay be secured for $25.00 perset without refund. All documentsshall be returned to the Architect.F. By virtue of statutory authority,preference will be given to prod-ucts and provisions grown andcoal produced within the State ofIowa, and to Iowa domestic labor,to the extent lawfully required un-der Iowa statutes.1.04 GENERAL NATURE OFTHE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT A. The Press Box BuildingProject shall include all work in-cluding site preparation, utilities,construction, mechanical, andelectrical work required to con-struct a fully operational facility incompliance with the requirementsof the Contract Documents.1.05 REQUIREMENTS A. Each bidder shall accompanyits bid with bid security as definedin Iowa Code Section 26.8, as se-curity that the successful bidderwill enter into a contract for thework bid upon and will furnish af-ter the award of contract a corpo-rate surety bond, in a form ac-ceptable to the Owner, for thefaithful performance of the con-tract, in an amount equal to 100%of the amount of the contract.The bidder's security shall be inan amount not less than 5% ofthe bid and shall be in the form ofa cashier's check or a certifiedcheck drawn on an FDIC insuredbank in Iowa or on an FDIC in-sured bank chartered under thelaws of the United States; or acertified share draft drawn on acredit union in Iowa or charteredunder the laws of the UnitedStates; or a bid bond on the formprovided in the contract docu-ments with corporate surety satis-factory to the Jurisdiction. Thebid shall contain no condition ex-cept as provided in the specifica-tions.B. The Owner reserves the rightto defer acceptance of any bid fora period of sixty (60) calendardays after receipt of bids and nobid may be withdrawn during thisperiod.C. Each successful bidder will berequired to furnish a corporatesurety bond in an amount equalto 100% of its contract price. Saidbond shall be issued by a re-sponsible surety approved by theOwner and shall guarantee thefaithful performance of the con-tract and the terms and condi-tions therein contained and shallguarantee the prompt payment ofall material and labor, and protectand save harmless the LynnvilleSully School District from claimsand damages of any kind causedby the operations of the contractand shall also guarantee themaintenance of the improvementcaused by failures in materialsand construction for a period oftwo years from and after accep-tance of the contract.D. Contractor shall fully completethe project by no later than Au-gust 15, 2014. Should the con-tractor fail to complete the work inthis timeframe, liquidated dam-ages of two hundred fifty dollars($250) per calendar day will beassessed for work not completedwithin the designated contractterm.E. The Owner does hereby re-serve the right to reject any or allbids, to waive informalities, andto enter into such contract, orcontracts, as it shall deem to bein the best interest of the jurisdic-tion.F. The project site is owned bythe School District. Bidders shallvisit the site to become familiarwith the site prior to submitting abid.1.06 NOTICE A. This Notice is given by authori-ty of the Lynnville Sully Commu-nity School District. By: Karla De Cook Title: Board Secretary

March 27 & April 3

Lynnville-Sully Athletic TrackRenovation Project Lynnville-Sul-ly Community School District NOTICE OF BID LETTING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN thatsealed bids will be received bythe Owner, the Lynnville-SullyCommunity School District, at theAdministration office, 12476 Hwy.F62 E, P.O. Box 210, Sully, IA50251 until 3:00 P.M. CentralStandard Time on Wednesday,April 16, 2014 for the Lynnville-Sully Athletic Track RenovationProject. The scope of work includes, butis not limited to the following: The construction of the athletictrack reconstruction project atLynnville-Sully High School in-cluding all materials, labor, andequipment necessary to com-plete the project. This includes,but is not necessarily limited to:demolition and removals, earth-work, fly ash stabilization, sub-surface drainage, asphalt paving,aggregate sub base, resilient sur-facing, lane lines and eventsmarkings, concrete work, chain-link fence, construction surveyingand staking, and miscellaneousrelated work. Sealed bids will be opened andpublicly read at the Lynnville-Sul-ly Community School District, atthe Administration office, 12476Hwy. F62 E, P.O. Box 210, Sully,IA 50251 until 3:00 P.M. CentralStandard Time on Wednesday,April 16, 2014, or at such latertime and place as may then befixed. The Board of Education ofthe Lynnville-Sully CommunitySchool District will meet in thead-ministration building, 12476Hwy. F62 E Sully, Iowa 50251 onthe 21st day of April, 2014 at 7:00P.M., or at such time and placeas may then be fixed, for actionupon bids received in accordancewith law and the specifications. The work must commence on orabout June 2, 2014 and must becompleted by August 8, 2014.Bidding documents may be ex-amined and/or obtained for bid-ding purposes during normalbusiness hours at the Administra-tion Office, Lynnville-Sully Com-munity School District, 12476Hwy. F62 E, P.O. Box 210, Sully,Iowa 50251, (641) 594-4445. Each bidder submitting a formalbid shall accompany the bid witha Bid Security, in a separate en-velope, as security that the suc-cessful bidder will enter into acontract for the work bid uponand will furnish after the award ofthe contract corporate suretybond or bonds, acceptable to theOwner, for the faithful perfor-mance of the contract, in anamount equivalent to one hun-dred per-cent of the amount ofthe contract. The bidder's securi-ty shall be (5%) percent of the bidamount, and shall be in the formof a cashier's or certified checkdrawn on a bank in Iowa or abank chartered under the laws ofthe United States of America, ora certified bank share draft drawnon a credit union in Iowa or char-tered under the laws of the Unit-ed States of America or a bidbond with corporate surety satis-factory to the Owner.By virtue of statutory authority, apreference will be given to prod-ucts and provisions grown andcoal produced within the State ofIowa, and to Iowa labor to the ex-tent lawfully required under Iowalaw. Iowa law provides that onpublic improvements a residentbidder shall be allowed prefer-ence as against a nonresidentbidder from a state or foreigncountry which gives or requires apreference to bidders from thatstate or foreign country. The pref-erence so allowed shall be equiv-alent to the preference given orrequired by the state or foreigncountry in which the nonresidentbidder is a resident. All bids shall be governed by ap-plicable provisions in the IowaCode and School Board Policies.It is the intent of the Owner toaward a contract to the lowest re-sponsible bidder meeting specifi-cations, provided the bid hasbeen submitted in accordancewith the bidding requirements.The Owner further reserves theright to reject any and all bids orany part thereof, and to waiveany informalities or irregularitiesand enter into such contracts orcontracts as shall be deemed inthe best interest of Lynnville-SullyCommunity School District. Published by order of the Boardof Education of the Lynnville-Sul-ly Community School District. By: Karla De Cook Title: Board Secretary

March 27 & April 3

THE IOWA DISTRICT COURTJASPER COUNTYIN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OFCATHERINE GIANNETTO, DeceasedProbate No. ESPR036479NOTICE OF PROBATE OFWILL, OF APPOINTMENT OFEXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TOCREDITORSTo All Persons Interested in theEstate of Catherine Giannetto,Deceased, who died on or aboutMarch 12, 2014:You are hereby notified that onthe 25th day of March, 2014, theundersigned was appointed ad-ministrator of the estate.Notice is hereby given that allpersons indebted to the estateare requested to make immediatepayment to the undersigned, andcreditors having claims againstthe estate shall file them with theclerk of the above named districtcourt, as provided by law, dulyauthenticated, for allowance, andunless so filed by the later to oc-cur of four months from the sec-ond publication of this notice orone month from the date of mail-ing of this notice (unless other-wise allowed or paid) a claim isthereafter forever barred.Dated this 25th day of March,2014.Betty BedellAdministrator of the Estate1635 31st Street SECedar Rapids, IA 52403Clark Malmer711 S. 11th ST.Eldridge, IA 54278AddressAdam D. Otto,ICIS PIN No: AT0009064Attorney for the AdministratorOTTO LAW OFFICE PLLC123 W. 2nd St. N., PO Box 1356Newton, IA 50208AddressAdam@Ottolawyer.comDate of second publication 3rdday of April, 2014Probate Code Section 230

March 27 & April 3

THE IOWA DISTRICT COURTJASPER COUNTYIN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OFCATHERINE GIANNETTO, DeceasedProbate No. ESPR036479NOTICE OF PROBATE OFWILL, OF APPOINTMENT OFEXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TOCREDITORSTo All Persons Interested in theEstate of Catherine Giannetto,Deceased, who died on or aboutMarch 12, 2014:You are hereby notified that onthe 25th day of March, 2014, theundersigned was appointed ad-ministrator of the estate.Notice is hereby given that allpersons indebted to the estateare requested to make immediatepayment to the undersigned, andcreditors having claims againstthe estate shall file them with theclerk of the above named districtcourt, as provided by law, dulyauthenticated, for allowance, andunless so filed by the later to oc-cur of four months from the sec-ond publication of this notice orone month from the date of mail-ing of this notice (unless other-wise allowed or paid) a claim isthereafter forever barred.Dated this 25th day of March,2014.Betty BedellAdministrator of the Estate1635 31st Street SECedar Rapids, IA 52403Clark Malmer711 S. 11th ST.Eldridge, IA 54278AddressAdam D. Otto,ICIS PIN No: AT0009064Attorney for the AdministratorOTTO LAW OFFICE PLLC123 W. 2nd St. N., PO Box 1356Newton, IA 50208AddressAdam@Ottolawyer.comDate of second publication 3rdday of April, 2014Probate Code Section 230

March 27 & April 3

THE IOWA DISTRICT COURTJASPER COUNTY

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OFROBERTA JUNE KLING, DeceasedProbate No. ESPR036476NOTICE OF PROBATE OFWILL, OF APPOINTMENT OFEXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TOCREDITORSTo All Persons Interested in theEstate of Roberta June Kling, De-ceased, who died on or aboutFebruary 27, 2014:You are hereby notified that onthe 14th day of March, 2014, thelast will and testament of RobertaJune Kling, deceased, bearingdate of the 11th day of Decem-ber, 2007, was admitted to pro-bate in the above named courtand that Cyrus Leslie Kling wasappointed executor of the estate.Any action to set aside the willmust be brought in the districtcourt of said county within the lat-er to occur of four months fromthe date of the second publica-tion of this notice or one monthfrom the date of mailing of thisnotice to all heirs of the decedentand devisees under the willwhose identities are reasonablyascertainable, or thereafter beforever barred.Notice is further given that all per-sons indebted to the estate arerequested to make immediatepayment to the undersigned, andcreditors having claims againstthe estate shall file them with theclerk of the above named districtcourt, as provided by law, dulyauthenticated, for allowance, andunless so filed by the later to oc-cur of four months from the sec-ond publication of this notice orone month from the date of mail-ing of this notice (unless other-wise allowed or paid) a claim isthereafter forever barred.Dated this 17th day of March,2014.Cyrus Leslie KlingExecutor of estate6371 N. 27th Ave. E.Newton, IA 50208Address*Designated Codicil(s) if any, withdate(s)Mark A. Otto,ICIS PIN No: AT0005939Attorney for executorOTTO LAW OFFICE PLLC123 W. 2nd St. N., PO Box 1356Newton, Ia 50208AddressDate of second publication 27thday of March, 2014Probate Code Section 304

March 20 & 27

IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURTFOR JASPER COUNTY

NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE, LLC 75-2921540Plaintiff,vs.EQUITY NO. EQCV118766ORIGINAL NOTICE FOR PUBLICATIONLARRY M. JOHNSON ANDEILEEN D. JOHNSON;BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TOCOUNTRYWIDE BANK, A DIVISION OF TREASURYBANK, N.A.;DefendantsTO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS:You are hereby notified that thereis a petition on file in the office ofthe clerk of the above court whichpetition prays for a judgment inrem against the property involvedin this action for the sum of$72,029.29 with interest at 4.25%per annum from and includingJuly 1, 2013, on the promissorynote executed by Larry M. John-son and Eileen D. Johnson andmortgage executed by Larry M.Johnson and Eileen D. Johnsonto Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.and assigned to Plaintiff, who isthe sole and absolute ownerthereof.Said note, together with the mort-gage given to secure the sameare due and payable by reason ofthe failure of the Defendants Lar-ry M. Johnson and Eileen D.Johnson to pay the installmentsof principal when due. Plaintiffalso prays in said Petition for theforeclosure of said mortgage dat-ed October 31, 2003 recorded in03-14256 in the Recorder's Officeof Jasper County, Iowa, with saidnote dated October 31, 2003 onthe following described property,to-wit:Lot 25 in Elm Park Addition to theTown of Monroe, Jasper County,Iowa, as appears in Plat Book“E”, Page 24 in the office of theRecorder of said County.and also asking that said mort-gage be declared a prior and su-perior lien to that of each of theabove named Defendants; for ap-pointment of a receiver; for theamount paid by Plaintiff for attor-neys' fees, abstract expense,costs and accruing costs of thisaction; that special execution is-sue for the sale of said real es-tate to satisfy said judgment, in-terest, attorneys' fees and costsand for such other and further re-lief as may be just and equitable.FOR FURTHER PARTICULARS,SEE COPY OF PETITION NOWON FILE. THE PLAINTIFF HAS ELECTEDFORECLOSURE WITHOUT RE-DEMPTION. THIS MEANSTHAT THE SALE OF THEMORTGAGED PROPERTY WILLOCCUR PROMPTLY AFTER EN-TRY OF JUDGMENT UNLESSYOU FILE WITH THE COURT AWRITTEN DEMAND TO DELAYTHE SALE. IF YOU FILE AWRITTEN DEMAND, THE SALEWILL BE DELAYED UNTIL SIXMONTHS FROM ENTRY OFJUDGMENT IF THE MORT-GAGED PROPERTY IS YOURRESIDENCE AND IS A ONE-FAMILY OR TWO-FAMILYDWELLING OR UNTIL TWOMONTHS FROM ENTRY OFJUDGMENT IF THE MORT-GAGED PROPERTY IS NOTYOUR RESIDENCE OR IS RESI-DENCE BUT NOT A ONE-FAMI-LY OR TWO-FAMILYDWELLING. YOU WILL HAVENO RIGHT OF REDEMPTIONAFTER THE SALE. THE PUR-CHASER AT THE SALE WILLBE ENTITLED TO IMMEDIATEPOSSESSION OF THE MORT-GAGED PROPERTY. YOU MAYPURCHASE AT THE SALE.The Plaintiff's attorneys arePetosa, Petosa & Boecker, L.L.P.by Theodore R. Boecker, whoseaddress is 1350 NW 138thStreet, Suite 100, Clive, Iowa50325-8308, telephone number(515) 222-9400, facsimile number(515) 222-9121.You must serve a motion or an-swer on or before the 30th day ofApril, 2014 and within a reason-able time thereafter file your mo-tion or answer in the Iowa DistrictCourt of Jasper County, at theCourthouse in Newton, Iowa. Ifyou do not, judgment by defaultmay be rendered against you forthe relief demanded in the Peti-tion.If you require the assistance ofauxiliary aids or services to par-ticipate in court because of a dis-ability, immediately call your dis-trict ADA coordinator at (515)286-3394. (If you are hearing im-paired, Call Relay Iowa TTY at 1-800-735-2942).Clerk of the Above CourtJasper County CourthouseNewton, Iowa 50208YOU ARE ADVISED TO SEEKLEGAL ADVICE AT ONCE TOPROTECT YOUR INTERESTS.

March 27 and April 3 & 10

IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURTFOR JASPER COUNTY

NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE, LLC 75-2921540Plaintiff,vs.EQUITY NO. EQCV118766ORIGINAL NOTICE FOR PUBLICATIONLARRY M. JOHNSON ANDEILEEN D. JOHNSON;BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TOCOUNTRYWIDE BANK, A DIVISION OF TREASURYBANK, N.A.;DefendantsTO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS:You are hereby notified that thereis a petition on file in the office ofthe clerk of the above court whichpetition prays for a judgment inrem against the property involvedin this action for the sum of$72,029.29 with interest at 4.25%per annum from and includingJuly 1, 2013, on the promissorynote executed by Larry M. John-son and Eileen D. Johnson andmortgage executed by Larry M.Johnson and Eileen D. Johnsonto Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.and assigned to Plaintiff, who isthe sole and absolute ownerthereof.Said note, together with the mort-gage given to secure the sameare due and payable by reason ofthe failure of the Defendants Lar-ry M. Johnson and Eileen D.Johnson to pay the installmentsof principal when due. Plaintiffalso prays in said Petition for theforeclosure of said mortgage dat-ed October 31, 2003 recorded in03-14256 in the Recorder's Officeof Jasper County, Iowa, with saidnote dated October 31, 2003 onthe following described property,to-wit:Lot 25 in Elm Park Addition to theTown of Monroe, Jasper County,Iowa, as appears in Plat Book“E”, Page 24 in the office of theRecorder of said County.and also asking that said mort-gage be declared a prior and su-perior lien to that of each of theabove named Defendants; for ap-pointment of a receiver; for theamount paid by Plaintiff for attor-neys' fees, abstract expense,costs and accruing costs of thisaction; that special execution is-sue for the sale of said real es-tate to satisfy said judgment, in-terest, attorneys' fees and costsand for such other and further re-lief as may be just and equitable.FOR FURTHER PARTICULARS,SEE COPY OF PETITION NOWON FILE. THE PLAINTIFF HAS ELECTEDFORECLOSURE WITHOUT RE-DEMPTION. THIS MEANSTHAT THE SALE OF THEMORTGAGED PROPERTY WILLOCCUR PROMPTLY AFTER EN-TRY OF JUDGMENT UNLESSYOU FILE WITH THE COURT AWRITTEN DEMAND TO DELAYTHE SALE. IF YOU FILE AWRITTEN DEMAND, THE SALEWILL BE DELAYED UNTIL SIXMONTHS FROM ENTRY OFJUDGMENT IF THE MORT-GAGED PROPERTY IS YOURRESIDENCE AND IS A ONE-FAMILY OR TWO-FAMILYDWELLING OR UNTIL TWOMONTHS FROM ENTRY OFJUDGMENT IF THE MORT-GAGED PROPERTY IS NOTYOUR RESIDENCE OR IS RESI-DENCE BUT NOT A ONE-FAMI-LY OR TWO-FAMILYDWELLING. YOU WILL HAVENO RIGHT OF REDEMPTIONAFTER THE SALE. THE PUR-CHASER AT THE SALE WILLBE ENTITLED TO IMMEDIATEPOSSESSION OF THE MORT-GAGED PROPERTY. YOU MAYPURCHASE AT THE SALE.The Plaintiff's attorneys arePetosa, Petosa & Boecker, L.L.P.by Theodore R. Boecker, whoseaddress is 1350 NW 138thStreet, Suite 100, Clive, Iowa50325-8308, telephone number(515) 222-9400, facsimile number(515) 222-9121.You must serve a motion or an-swer on or before the 30th day ofApril, 2014 and within a reason-able time thereafter file your mo-tion or answer in the Iowa DistrictCourt of Jasper County, at theCourthouse in Newton, Iowa. Ifyou do not, judgment by defaultmay be rendered against you forthe relief demanded in the Peti-tion.If you require the assistance ofauxiliary aids or services to par-ticipate in court because of a dis-ability, immediately call your dis-trict ADA coordinator at (515)286-3394. (If you are hearing im-paired, Call Relay Iowa TTY at 1-800-735-2942).Clerk of the Above CourtJasper County CourthouseNewton, Iowa 50208YOU ARE ADVISED TO SEEKLEGAL ADVICE AT ONCE TOPROTECT YOUR INTERESTS.

March 27 and April 3 & 10

THE IOWA DISTRICT COURTJASPER COUNTYIN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OFWilladene Johnson, DeceasedProbate No. ESPR036475NOTICE OF PROBATE OFWILL, OF APPOINTMENT OFEXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TOCREDITORSTo All Persons Interested in theEstate of Willadene Johnson, De-ceased, who died on or aboutFebruary 10, 2014:You are hereby notified that onthe 10th day of March, 2014, thelast will and testament ofWilladene Johnson, deceased,bearing date of the 16th day ofJune, 1987, was admitted to pro-bate in the above named courtand that Jerry Keith Johnson wasappointed executor of the estate.Any action to set aside the willmust be brought in the districtcourt of said county within the lat-er to occur of four months fromthe date of the second publica-tion of this notice or one monthfrom the date of mailing of thisnotice to all heirs of the decedentand devisees under the willwhose identities are reasonablyascertainable, or thereafter beforever barred.Notice is further given that all per-sons indebted to the estate arerequested to make immediatepayment to the undersigned, andcreditors having claims againstthe estate shall file them with theclerk of the above named districtcourt, as provided by law, dulyauthenticated, for allowance, andunless so filed by the later to oc-cur of four months from the sec-ond publication of this notice orone month from the date of mail-ing of this notice (unless other-wise allowed or paid) a claim isthereafter forever barred.Dated this 13th day of March,2014.Jerry Keith JohnsonExecutor of estate7693 SE Vandalia Dr., Runnells, IA 50237Address*Designated Codicil(s) if any, withdate(s)Robert L. Stuyvesant,ICIS PIN No: AT0007633Attorney for executorStuyvesant & BentonPO Box 517, Carlisle, IA 50047AddressDate of second publication 27thday of March, 2014Probate Code Section 304

March 20 & 27

THE IOWA DISTRICT COURTJASPER COUNTYIN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OFWILLIAM JAMES BRASS, DeceasedProbate No. ESPR036478NOTICE OF PROBATE OFWILL, OF APPOINTMENT OFEXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TOCREDITORSTo All Persons Interested in theEstate of William James Brass,Deceased, who died on or aboutNovember 4, 2013:You are hereby notified that onthe 21st day of March, 2014, theundersigned was appointed ad-ministrator of the estate. Notice is hereby given that allpersons indebted to the estateare requested to make immediatepayment to the undersigned, andcreditors having claims againstthe estate shall file them with theclerk of the above named districtcourt, as provided by law, dulyauthenticated, for allowance, andunless so filed by the later to oc-cur of four months from the sec-ond publication of this notice orone month from the date of mail-ing of this notice (unless other-wise allowed or paid) a claim isthereafter forever barred.Dated this 11th day of March,2014.Curt R. BrassAdministrator of the state3148 S. 12th Ave. W.Newton, IA 50208AddressKathryn E. Walker,ICIS PIN No: AT0008220Attorney for the AdministratorWalker, Billingsley, & Bair208 N 2nd Ave WNewton, IA 50208AddressDate of second publication 3rdday of April, 2014Probate Code Section 230

March 27 & April 3

Public Notices

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Thursday, March 27, 2014Page 4B

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for Skilled Nursing Facility with a Secured Dementia Unit

Long Term Care Experience Required Management Experience Preferred

Please send resume to: Attn: Eric Olson, Administrator

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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.

6-12 At-Risk Teacher (One Year Position):

The Lynnville-Sully Community School District seeks a 6-12 At-Risk Teacher for the 2014-2015 school year

(one year position). The current at-risk teacher will be on a leave of absence during the 2014-2015 school year. Candidates must hold a teaching certificate in second-

ary education. The At-Risk teacher will support the work of 6-12 students in the school district’s Learning Center. Start Date: August 20, 2014. End Date: May 22, 2015. Application deadline: April 17, 2014. Send a letter of interest, resume, copy of teaching certification, and

completed application to Shane Ehresman, Superintendent, Lynnville-Sully Community School

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Application and job description may be found on the school district web site: www.lshawks.com Electronic materials may be directed to: ehresman@lshawks.com

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A friendly Aquarius moon rules the day, and an introspective Pisces moon takes over the evening, and so two distinctly different moods prevail. What seems like a good idea early on may, a few hours later, seem childish, impractical or even out-right ridiculous. There’s no need to make a hasty fi-nal judgment — tomorrow offers a better perspective.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (March 27). If you’ve felt a distinct lack of emotion-al support, the situation will be remedied in part by the tangible support you will receive in April. You can leverage this into a sort of empire if you’re so inclined. May shows a financial and energetic high. Your social horizons open up in April. May brings a creative teacher. Scorpio and Capricorn people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 22, 6, 14, 35 and 28.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Before you present your ideas, either qualify them by confessing their hypothetical nature, or do the research and develop-ment necessary to prove

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20). It takes the same amount of time to see the bright side of life as it does to see the depressing side. The difference is that when you look for sun-shine, you’ll be energized by your findings.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Mischief making is a fun kind of flirting, though it’s riskier than the usual types of flirting because it’s hard to predict how your object of affection (and mischief!) is going to take the joke.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Handling problems with business entities will be easy. The hardest part is getting over the dread you have of hold times, call menus, talking to ro-bots and the like. You may actually get to talk with a real person!

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). It’s a kind of quest. Week after week you tend to your duty with ambitious aims that go far beyond what others in your posi-tion expect of the work. If

no one acknowledges this, it still will be a source of private pride.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). When you were little, it was fun to hide under tables and anywhere the “seeker” wasn’t likely to find you. Nowadays, you can hide in plain view if you want to, and today you’ll find it beneficial to do so in a certain situation.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Your refusal to automati-cally go to the literal inter-pretation will prove wise. You’ll notice the humor level people are operating on, and you’ll be careful to take them as seriously as they intend to be taken.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You are fascinated by the intangible world and feel somehow in touch with its vibration. Using your physical senses to their fullest will lead to the development of your sixth sense.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Your intention for this day is strong, but that doesn’t make it the best and highest one you could possibly choose for

all involved. Be willing to give up on your original plan when something more suitable is revealed.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Tasks that look Herculean from your posi-tion outside the window are in fact not so difficult to the ones acting the scene inside.You might enjoy getting involved. Knock on the door and see who needs help.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You will hear words that are defined one way in the dictionary and mean something quite differ-ent as they are used in conversation and daily life. You will rely heavily on context to inform you about your surroundings.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Cosmic question: Would you rather be wise and have people think you’re not, or be “not” and have people believe you are? If you chose the first category, you’ll find yourself in it today.

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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: ehresman@lshawks.com

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: ehresman@lshawks.com

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: ehresman@lshawks.com

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