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Budget: County lowers tax levy 8 cents

New park ranger residency planned for Three Mile Lake By JAKE WADDINGHAMCNA associate [email protected]

One of the biggest proj-ects scheduled for the 2014-15 fiscal budget is an opportunity to provide a long-term solution to the park ranger residency at Three Mile Lake.

The park ranger — who is currently Joe Mayhew — serves as a full-time supervisor for the heavily-used recreational area. His tasks range from helping unlock cabins and mainte-nance to stopping any al-tercations and emergency response.

Bids are currently being drafted for the modular building, basement and sewer system for a new res-idence to house the Three

Mile Lake park ranger.If everything goes well,

Union County Conserva-tion Director Doug Jones hopes construction will be-gin as early as July.

“It didn’t look feasible to repair the home that was there, so we are looking to replace it with a modular home,” said Union Coun-ty Board of Supervisor

Chairman Dennis Brown.Final figures on the cost

of the new residence will be available after the con-tracts for the three bids are signed.Reason for rebuild

The current residence is a two-story, yellow farm house located just south of Three Mile Lodge off of Creamery Road.

While doing some reno-vations, it was discovered that the floor in the bath-room was almost com-pletely rotted away and needed to be replaced.

“We had decided we were going to do a complete remodel of the bathroom,” Jones said. “It turned out to be a rough estimate of $20,000.”

Also, the house was miss-ing a section of siding, the porch had several areas that required attention and the wiring in the house needed to be brought up to code.

Jones predicted the to-tal renovation cost to be around $65,000. After pre-senting the estimate to the Union County Conserva-tion Board, it was decided

CNA photos by JAKE WADDINGHAM The current park ranger residence at Three Mile Lake is a two-story, yellow farm house. Union County Conservation Director Doug Jones said the rough estimates to repair the bathroom, porch, siding and update the wiring would have been about $65,000. Bid packages are being drawn up for a modular home, basement and sewer system to solve a long-term solution for the park ranger residence.

Please seeRANGER, Page 2

By JAKE WADDINGHAMCNA associate [email protected]

A public hearing with the Union County Board of Supervisors is scheduled for March 10 for the county’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2014-15.

The tax levy will be lowered about 8 cents per $1,000 of valuation — from $13.79 to $13.71 — if the budget stays at the proposed amounts.

“We paid off about $1 million in bonding,” said Union County Board of Supervisor’s Chairman Den-nis Brown. “We were able to lower what we charge the taxpayers for debt service ... because we are paying our debt down and that is helping a lot to lower that levy.”

The new budget is highlighted by the shift in mental health from a county to a regional service, sev-eral major road and bridge projects and the replacement of the park ranger’s house at Three Mile Lake. (See related story, left)

“No one owns this county that sits at this table, we all work for this county,” said Supervisor Lois Monday. “That is what we do best is work for the coun-ty.”

The lower levy also comes after supervisors approved a 2 percent cost of living increase and 3 percent wage increase for elected officials and most courthouse em-ployees.

Union County Attorney Tim Kenyon and Sheriff Rick Piel received a 3.5 percent wage adjustment in ad-dition to the 2 percent cost of living increase.

“Everything just kind of fell into place and we were able to make that work,” Brown said. “It doesn’t always happen that way and we have seen that in the past.”Mental health

Union County will merge with Adair, Adams and Taylor counties to create Southern Hills Regional Men-tal Health starting July 1.

Since October, Union County has been cutting down about $900,000 of unpaid state bills. As of Febru-ary, Central Point Coordinator (CPC) Director Lori

Proposed levies for 2014-15 Union County: $13.71GRMC: $2.55SWCC: $0.79Creston Schools: No proposed budget yet

Approved leviesCity of Creston: $13.94

Please seeBUDGET, Page 2

On the move: Jackson Lamb of Nodaway Valley (22) throws a pass upcourt past two Earlham defend-ers in front of the Nodaway Valley student crowd dur-ing Tuesday’s district semi-final game in Greenfield. Lamb scored 12 points in the 57-51 vic-tory by the seventh-ranked Wolverines. For more on the game, see page 6A.

CNA photo by LARRY PETERSON

CNA photo by BAILEY POOLMAN

Hugs: Creston Elementary School students, from left, Dylan McVay and Joey Wanter wrap their arms around themselves during the elementary school’s February program titled “Friends Forever,” which was rescheduled from Feb. 20 to Tuesday.

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Rev. Gordon Elrick Waukee

Rev. Gordon Elrick of L e g a c y P o i n t e , Waukee, I o w a w h e r e he lived with his wife of 52 years, Lucy El-rick, passed away Febru-ary 23, 2014.

Gordon George Elrick was born August 13, 1938 in Buffalo, New York to Charles and Janet Elrick, originally from Glasgow, Scotland. He grew up in Rocky River, Ohio where he graduated from high school.

He attended college, graduate school, and semi-nary in Tennessee, where he also served as a pastor.

He was Director of Christian Education in Il-linois, Wisconsin, and in Red Oak, Iowa. He then served as pastor in the following Iowa communi-ties: Letts, High Prairie, Huxley, Cambridge, Lake View, Wall Lake, Suther-land, and Larrabee, before retiring from Creston in 2001.

Gordon volunteered as a Cub Scout Master, Boy Scout Master, volun-

teer fire fighter, and as a driver for VA hospital pa-tients. He was president of Kiwanis Club and a mem-ber of Optimist and Lions Clubs. He was a member and chairperson of com-mittees of the Iowa United Methodist Conference. Gordon enjoyed photog-raphy, reading, golf and traveling.

He is survived by his wife, Lucy; daughter, Becky Bryan of Omaha, Nebraska; son, Doug, and wife, Lori of Grimes, Iowa; grandson, Andrew Elrick; granddaughters, Kayley Elrick, Sara Elrick, and Lindsey Bryan; broth-er-in-law, Bill Nichols; and nephews, Thom and David Nichols. Gordon was pre-ceded in death by his par-ents, and his sister, Janet Nichols.

Services will be held at Valley United Methodist Church, 4201 Ashworth Road in West Des Moines on Thursday, February 27, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. Visita-tion will be held prior to the service from 1 to 2 p.m. Refreshments will follow the service.

In lieu of flowers, me-morial may be given to the Valley United Methodist Church or to the Bidwell Community Center in Des Moines. Online condo-lences may be expressed at www.HamiltonsFuner-alHome.com.

J.R. Miller Mount Ayr

J.R. Miller, 93, of Mount Ayr died Feb. 24, 2014, at Clearview Home in M o u n t Ayr.

Funeral s e r v i c e s will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 27, at Watson-Armstrong Funeral Home, 205 W. Monroe St., Mount Ayr. The Rev. Terry Roberts will officiate. Burial will be in Redding Cemetery. Mili-tary rites at the cemetery will be conducted by Ring-gold Post No. 172 and Iowa Honor Guard Unit. Open visitation will be 8 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the funer-al home. Memorials may be given to HCI Care Ser-vices in Mount Ayr. Online condolences may be left at www.watsonarmstrongfh.com.

J.R. Miller, son of Opal (Stamper) and Ralph Mill-er, was born Aug. 6, 1920, near Benton.

J.R. graduated from Ben-ton High School in 1938.

J.R. was a veteran of World War II, serving in North Africa and Italy, 3rd Convalescent Hospital, from December 1942 until December 1945.

After leaving the ser-vice, J.R. lived a short time in Des Moines. He then moved to San Diego, Calif., in November 1947, where he was employed by Bradston Rattan products. He was later promoted to factory foreman.

In 1958, Bradston Rat-tan established a factory in Tampa, Fla., at which time J.R. was named manufac-turing engineer at that facil-ity with a total of five em-ployees. He retired in 1982 with a total of 50 employ-ees, after working there for 35 years.

On Feb. 2, 1960, J.R. mar-ried Mildred Morse in Plant City, Fla., where they made their home for 25 years.

Mildred died Nov. 17, 2006.

On Dec. 16, 2006, J.R. moved to Mount Ayr to be closer to family.

J.R. helped finance the Benton fireworks celebra-tion and restoration of Benton Jail. He also helped finance the improvement and addition to Benton Community Center, as well as restoration of the play-ground and shelter house of the now named J.R. Miller Park.

J.R. is survived by several cousins.

In addition to his wife, J.R. was preceded in death by his parents.

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40 Days for Life campaign to be held in Creston March 5 through April

13, 251 communities across North America and around the world will host the 40 Days for Life campaign — a peaceful, prayerful, effective, coordinated international mobilization with the aim to end abortion. Creston area individuals and churches are participating in the event.

Creston Planned Parent-hood is still offering Telemed (webcam) abortions by ap-pointment.

Creston’s involvement will begin with a memorial service for victims of abortion 7 p.m.

Sunday at Trinity Lutheran Church, 800 N. Sumner. The visiting speaker will be the Rev. Nathan A. Sherrill, pas-tor of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Council Bluffs.

Sherrill’s love for life and advocacy for the unborn grew out of his youth, as he has a younger brother with Down Syndrome and a fam-ily grounded in God’s Word.

Sherrill considers his younger brother a supreme blessing, and his greatest role model, inspiration and friend.

It is estimated today that 90 percent of all children with

Down Syndrome are abort-ed.

Sherrill lives in Council Bluffs with his wife Tina and six children. He is active in helping the Christian com-munity reclaim a culture of life through intentional acts of Christian mercy and wit-ness. This work is displayed through the newly-formed Christian organization called “Love CB.”

After the memorial ser-vice, a kick-off rally will be held in the fellowship hall at 8 p.m. People can learn more about 40 Days for Life and

become involved. Sherrill will share more of his passion and vision for handicapped and unborn children.

Ruth Fennessey, RN, ex-ecutive director of Life Care Clinic, an unplanned preg-nancy clinic and resource center in Stuart, will be avail-able to explain the services of the clinic.

Call Mike Henry at 641-202-8755 or the Rev. Jona-than Watt at 641-782-5095 for more information, or go to www.40daysforlife.com or www.40daysforlife.com/cres-ton.

CROP Walk raises more than $9,000 A check for $2,375.84 has

been delivered to the Union County Ministerial Alliance to be used tor the crisis fund in order to help people in Union County who are in need of emergency help.

The check is one-fourth of what was raised by the 2013 CROP Walk held on Oct. 6. John and Lynne Schlaht, co-chairpersons of the annual walk, said a record total of $9,503.37 was raised.

“We are thrilled with this year’s total,” Schlaht said. “Residents of Union County have been so generous. We think they really see the need not only in our county but in our country and throughout the world. Last year’s total was a little over $7,000 so we

are amazed to have the total increased by $2,500.”

A new feature was added to the 2013 CROP Walk. Area residents donated nonperishable food items at Fareway and Hy-Vee Oct. 5. These items and those col-lected by local churches, be-tween 35 to 40 boxes, were donated to the MATURA food pantry. Volunteers sta-tioned at the grocery stores collected $853.18, giving the CROP Walk a jump start for the next day.

In addition, Thrivent Fi-nancial donated $600 in matching funds.

Approximately 45 walkers participated in the walk held on Oct. 6. Inclement weather forced some onto the South-

ern Prairie YMCA walking track, while others braved the weather or opted to walk sometime during the next week.

Walkers who collected at least $200 in pledges include Kathy Woodin, who collect-ed more than $2,000, Randy Culver, Penny Carson, John Schlaht, Lynne Schlaht and Susan White. Collecting be-tween $100 and $200 were Jim and Chris Mansour, Judy Gale, Flossie Roberts, Laura Cozad, Jeremy Stoll and Au-drey Fyock, and the Rev. Jim Morris.

The Methodist Church of Creston collected the most with $2,935, then the Chris-tian Church with $2,055 and Salem Lutheran with

$1,233.13. Members of 11 churches participated.

Hy-Vee donated apples, and Fareway provided water for the walkers.

Money raised will be used to meet the needs of more than 20 million refugees around the world, as well as support for educational programs, skills training and health care with 25 percent of the total funds remaining in Union County.

The Schlahts are looking forward to chairing the 2014 CROP Walk.

“Only one town in Iowa comparable to Creston’s size - Grinnell - went beyond $10,000 in 2013,” Schlaht said. “Our goal this year is to beat that number.”

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the repair costs were too high to justify spending the money given the overall condition of the house.

“If it would have been a $5,000 dollar fix, we wouldn’t have been having this con-versation,” Jones said. “We would have just went to work on the house.”

After pricing modular homes, Jones approached the supervisors about the project.

“Doug did all the leg work and I thought he came in with the best ideas and figures that we could plan for,” said Su-pervisor Lois Monday. “They talked about the siding being split logs so it will blend in with everything out at Three Mile Lake.”

Jones said a majority of the conservation projects are paid for with grant money the

conservation board seeks out.For example, 90 percent the

fish habitat at Cedar Park was paid for through grants. The boat ramp at Thayer Lake brought in about $23,000 in grant money to complete the project.

“We know how to write grants and how to be success-ful with them,” Jones said. “If were were building cabins or a nature center, it would be different. No funding mecha-nism is going to give you mon-ey to house a park ranger.”

Jones said the conservation board has always been proac-tive and worked hard to ben-efit the county with continued development.

“This is just another piece of the pie for something we need to run Three Mile Lake as a high-recreation area,” Jones said. “I think we have a good solution.”

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Nosekable said the coun-ty’s mental-health debt has been reduced to about $300,000 and is on pace to meet the July 1 deadline.

“When the new r e g i o n s t a r t s July 1, all of the count ies m o n i e s will be p o o l e d into the region,” said Su-pervisor Ron Riley. “We want a good fund balance to start.”

Union County’s mental-health service is paying the bills with money from the general fund. That money comes from a state-mandated levy on property

tax, which comes in every March and September.

Secondary roadsShould the weather co-

operate, Union County En-gineer Steve Akes said the major project for the up-coming fiscal year is a reha-bilitation plan to Cromwell Road and High and Dry Road.

“That should take care of the bumps,” Brown said. “It sure is irritating driv-ing down those roads with a bigger vehicle, especially one that is empty.”

There are also two ma-jor culvert projects on the REA Road.

“We all have the same goals in mind,” Brown said. “We can quibble over dol-lars, but at the end of the day, I think everyone is pretty comfortable with it (the budget).”

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LOCALLOCALAlmanac

For the recordMarkets

Today's WeatherLocal 5-Day Forecast

Thu

2/27

9/6Sunshine. Very cold.High 9F. Winds NNEat 10 to 15 mph.

Sunrise Sunset6:55 AM 6:06 PM

Fri

2/28

28/5Snow. Highs in theupper 20s and lowsin the mid single dig-its.


Sat

3/1

9/-5A few snow show-ers. Highs in the up-per single digits andlows -3 to -7F.


Sun

3/2

13/-1Snow showers.Highs in the lowteens and lows 1 to -3F.


Mon

3/3

9/-1Mostly Cloudy.Highs in the uppersingle digits andlows 1 to -3F.


Des Moines6/3

Cedar Rapids2/-8

Sioux City14/5

Creston9/6

Iowa At A Glance

Area CitiesCity Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond.Algona 1 -5 sunny Davenport 0 -9 sunny Marshaltown -2 -9 sunnyAtlantic 11 5 sunny Des Moines 6 3 sunny Mason City -3 -12 sunnyAubudon 10 4 mst sunny Dubuque 3 -11 sunny Onawa 14 8 mst sunnyCedar Rapids 2 -8 sunny Farmington 10 2 sunny Oskaloosa 7 0 sunnyCenterville 11 5 sunny Fort Dodge 0 -6 sunny Ottumwa 7 1 sunnyClarinda 15 9 sunny Ft Madison 6 1 sunny Red Oak 14 8 sunnyClarion -1 -10 sunny Guttenberg 1 -12 sunny Sioux Center 8 1 sunnyClinton 1 -11 mst sunny Keokuk 8 2 sunny Sioux City 14 5 sunnyCouncil Bluffs 14 10 sunny Lansing 1 -12 mst sunny Spencer 4 -5 sunnyCreston 9 6 mst sunny LeMars 12 3 sunny Waterloo -3 -10 sunny

National CitiesCity Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond.Atlanta 51 24 sunny Houston 58 44 pt sunny Phoenix 75 55 mst sunnyBoston 30 9 pt sunny Los Angeles 65 54 pt sunny San Francisco 62 53 rainChicago 4 -5 sunny Miami 81 61 rain Seattle 59 41 cloudyDallas 57 41 sunny Minneapolis -1 -9 mst sunny St. Louis 21 13 pt sunnyDenver 59 37 cloudy New York 32 10 cloudy Washington, DC 42 16 mst sunny

Moon Phases

LastFeb 22

NewMar 1

FirstMar 8

FullMar 16

UV IndexThu

2/274

Moderate

Fri2/28

2

Low

Sat3/12

Low

Sun3/22

Low

Mon3/32

Low

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Day’s RecordFrom Creston Official Weather Station: high past 24 hours (18), low past 24 hours (5) and precipitation ending 7 a.m. today (.0)

Today's WeatherLocal 5-Day Forecast

Thu

2/27

9/6Sunshine. Very cold.High 9F. Winds NNEat 10 to 15 mph.


Fri

2/28

28/5Snow. Highs in theupper 20s and lowsin the mid single dig-its.


Sat

3/1

9/-5A few snow show-ers. Highs in the up-per single digits andlows -3 to -7F.


Sun

3/2

13/-1Snow showers.Highs in the lowteens and lows 1 to -3F.


Mon

3/3

9/-1Mostly Cloudy.Highs in the uppersingle digits andlows 1 to -3F.


Des Moines6/3

Cedar Rapids2/-8

Sioux City14/5

Creston9/6

Iowa At A Glance

Area CitiesCity Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond.Algona 1 -5 sunny Davenport 0 -9 sunny Marshaltown -2 -9 sunnyAtlantic 11 5 sunny Des Moines 6 3 sunny Mason City -3 -12 sunnyAubudon 10 4 mst sunny Dubuque 3 -11 sunny Onawa 14 8 mst sunnyCedar Rapids 2 -8 sunny Farmington 10 2 sunny Oskaloosa 7 0 sunnyCenterville 11 5 sunny Fort Dodge 0 -6 sunny Ottumwa 7 1 sunnyClarinda 15 9 sunny Ft Madison 6 1 sunny Red Oak 14 8 sunnyClarion -1 -10 sunny Guttenberg 1 -12 sunny Sioux Center 8 1 sunnyClinton 1 -11 mst sunny Keokuk 8 2 sunny Sioux City 14 5 sunnyCouncil Bluffs 14 10 sunny Lansing 1 -12 mst sunny Spencer 4 -5 sunnyCreston 9 6 mst sunny LeMars 12 3 sunny Waterloo -3 -10 sunny

National CitiesCity Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond.Atlanta 51 24 sunny Houston 58 44 pt sunny Phoenix 75 55 mst sunnyBoston 30 9 pt sunny Los Angeles 65 54 pt sunny San Francisco 62 53 rainChicago 4 -5 sunny Miami 81 61 rain Seattle 59 41 cloudyDallas 57 41 sunny Minneapolis -1 -9 mst sunny St. Louis 21 13 pt sunnyDenver 59 37 cloudy New York 32 10 cloudy Washington, DC 42 16 mst sunny

Moon Phases

LastFeb 22

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FirstMar 8

FullMar 16

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Sat3/12

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Sun3/22

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Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., treasurer’s office, Taylor County Courthouse, 407 Jefferson St.

Corning: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., trea-surer’s office, Adams County Courthouse. Driving tests on Wednesday mornings by appointment.

Creston: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., trea-surer’s office, Union County Courthouse, 300 N. Pine St. Driving tests Wednesdays. Call 782-1710 for an appointment.

Greenfield: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., trea-surer’s office, Adair County Courthouse, 400 Public Square.

Mount Ayr: Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., trea-surer’s office, Ringgold County Courthouse, 109 W. Madison St.

Osceola: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., treasurer’s office, Clarke County Courthouse, 100 S. Main St.

Winterset: Monday through Friday, 8:15 a.m. to 3:45 p.m., Madison County Courthouse, 112 N. John Wayne Drive.

WednesdayFriends Helping Friends

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

Blood pressure clinic by Crest Haven Care Centre nurses, 3:30

to 4:30 p.m., Lorimor City Hall.

ThursdayBlue Grass Optimist Club of

Creston, noon, The Pizza Ranch.Celebrate Recovery (a Christ-

centered 12-step program), 6 p.m., Crest Baptist Church, 1211 N. Poplar St.

Gambler’s Anonymous, 7 p.m., Assembly of God Church, 801 N. Fillmore St., Osceola.

Al-Anon, 7:30 p.m., Crossroads Mental Health Center, 1003 Cottonwood Road.

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

FridayHoly Spirit Rectory ReRun

Shop, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., 107 W. Howard St.

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) brown baggers, noon open meet-ing, St. Malachy Rectory, 407 W. Clark St. No smoking.

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) 12 by 12 study, 7 to 8 p.m., United Church of Christ, 501 W. Montgomery St. Use east door.

Narcotics Anonymous (NA), 8 p.m. open meeting, St. Malachy Rectory, 407 W. Clark St.

SaturdayCreston Men’s Fellowship

non-denominational Bible study, 7 a.m., The Windrow.

Holy Spirit Rectory ReRun Shop, 9 a.m. to noon, 107 W. Howard St.

Family Caregiver Support Group, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., Boz’s Kitchen in Corning. For more information, contact Jaleyn at 641-782-4040.

PoliceManual Richardson, 28,

702 S. Poplar St., Apt. 3, was charged on two Union County warrants for failure to appear on child support matters 2:11 p.m. Tuesday at Union Coun-ty Law Enforcement Center.

Richardson was released on $2,000 bond.Miscellaneous

Escort, 10:36 a.m., Tues-day, Cherry Street Road.

Talk to officer, 11:41 a.m., Tuesday, North Birch Street.

Traffic hazard, 10:47 a.m., Tuesday, North Cedar Street.

Talk to officer, 12:49 p.m., Tuesday, North Pine Street.

Incomplete 911 call, 1 p.m., Tuesday, North Cedar Street.

Assistance, 1:46 p.m., Tuesday, North Vine Street.

Warrant, 1:56 p.m., Tues-day, South Poplar Street.

Welfare check, 3:53 p.m., Tuesday, South Cherry Street.

Traffic stop, 4:11 p.m., Tuesday, New York Avenue.

AccidentRobin Lynn Rink, 32, 314

N. Spruce St., was cited for passing on the wrong side af-ter an accident 7 a.m. Tuesday at the intersection of Broad and West Adams streets.

According to a Creston Police report, Rink, driving a 2006 Ford west on West Ad-ams, passed the intersection of West Adams and North Sycamore, veered to the right, went off the road, struck a curb and speed sign, struck the rear quarter passenger panel of a 2005 Ford legally parked facing west and came to a rest. Rink said she had worked all night and fell asleep.

Damage estimates are $3,500 to Rink’s vehicle and $2,500 to the Ford.

FireMiscellaneous

Medical, 9:42 p.m., Tues-day, Student Drive.

Grain prices quoted at 10 a.m. today:

• Farmers Co-op, Creston:Corn — $4.43

Soybeans — $13.45• Gavilon Grain:Corn — $4.44Soybeans — $13.53

LotteryIowa’s Pick 3: 4-5-2Hot Lotto Sizzler: 17-27-33-36-41 (17)

Cornell CollegeMOUNT VERNON —

Katherine Uhlenkamp of Mount Ayr, a student at Cornell College, has been named to the dean’s list, earning honors.

A grade-point average (GPA) of at least 3.6 on a 4.0 scale is required for this des-ignation. Honors are grant-ed to students with GPAs of 3.6 to 3.79.

— — — — — —University of Iowa

IOWA CITY — Some 4,000 undergraduate stu-dents at the University of Iowa were named to the dean’s list for the 2013 fall semester.

The list below includes

students from the Creston News Advertiser area:

Afton – Chance LacinaCreston – Nana Yaa Wright

and William ReasonerGreenfield – Morganne

Bovee and Jared ZimmerlineUndergraduate students in

the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the College of Engi-neering, and the Tippie Col-lege of Business who achieve a GPA of 3.50 or higher on 12 semester hours or more of UI graded course work during a given semester or summer ses-sion and who have no semester hours of I (incomplete) or O (no grade reported) during the same semester are recognized by inclusion on the dean’s list for that semester.

College news

Bloodmobile collects 94 unitsCreston area Bloodmobile

was held Monday at Trinity Lutheran Church. One hun-dred seven people presented to give blood. Seven were de-ferred, seven donated double reds and 80 gave whole blood. Collected were 94 units. The goal was 97.

Joining gallon clubs were: One - Fran McAlexander

and Kate BurgTwo - Diana Turner and

Jean McKinneyThree - Lois Munden and

Jaunita JacksonFour - Richard FlynnFive - Tammy PryorSix - Robert ClarkSeven - Sandra Metzger

and Steve FrancisNine - Judy Hopkins10 – Robert Fisher12 – Mary Lee Foltz19 – Jeanette LangMany people assisted

with the Bloodmobile. Call-ers were Marcia Stewart, Mike Wolfe, Ron Levine, Mary Morris, Bev Braymen, Dyann Huffman, Carolyn Biere, Kathy Tapkin, Helen

Mosman, Sandy Oswald, Pauline McCoy and Pat Bishop.

Those helping with reg-istration were Betty Davis, Ilene Carter, Barb Jennings, Barb Thomsen, Marisue Lewis and Ann Ferguson. Escorts were Ruby Ste-phens, Darlene Stamps, Alma Hoepker and Ann Wenzig.

Nurses were Jerrie Hen-derson and Ann More.

Assisting with publicity was Bud Connor.

Loaders and unloaders were Mike Wolfe, Ed Rit-ter, Bob Jungst, Dean Wal-lace, Jim Nelson and Dave Abildtrup.

Working in the canteen were Reffa Mayne, Dee Sloan, Dorothy Jackson, Phyllis Huff, Mary Lou Burke, Marilyn Francis, Shir-ley Ide and Ruby Stephens.

Thank you to all who took time to donate.

The next Bloodmobile will be April 28 at Trinity Lutheran Church.

Library news

The following are titles at Gibson Memorial Library, 200 W. Howard St. Regular library hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays and Wednes-days; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tues-days, Thursdays and Fridays; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays; and closed Sundays.

New CDsHome to Seaview Key,

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Guy, Stuart Woods; Rob-ert B. Parker’s Bull River; The Invention of Wings, Sue Monk Kidd; Durable Goods, Elizabeth Bert; Seaview Inn, Sherryl Woods

New Large Print BooksThree Can Keep a Se-

cret, Archer Mayor; Then We Take Berlin, John Law-ton; The Church Builder, A.L.Shields; The Calling,

Suzanne Woods Fisher; Ev-ery Waking Moment, Chris Fabry; Mrs. Lincoln’s Rival, Jennifer Chiaverini; Cell, Robin Cook; Moving Tar-get, J.A. Jance; Confessions of a Wild Child, Jackie Col-lins

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2014

HOLLYWOOD — God bless America, and how’s everybody?

The Winter Olympics Games ended in Sochi Sunday with a spectacular closing ceremony em-ceed by Russian president Vladi-mir Putin. The games provided a two-week showcase for life in Russia. The next morning the So-chi organizers announced that the hotel rooms are ready.

Brooklyn Nets’ Jason Collins became the first openly gay player to play in the NBA Sunday, mak-ing sports history. The media went wild. Being a Democrat means believing that Jason Collins’ sex life is everybody’s business while insisting Bill Clinton’s sex life is nobody’s business.

The San Francisco Chronicle reports a thirteen-year-old Girl Scout set up a table outside a pot store in San Francisco to sell Girl Scout cookies Thursday. She was gone in three days. On Monday she bought a mansion on Nob Hill and said she plans to spend her re-tirement funding the arts.

Mexican cocaine kingpin Joa-quin Guzman was arrested in Mexico by Mexican police and DEA agents Friday. For decades his network of drug mules has smuggled cocaine into California. In his honor at all Los Angeles Lakers home games the nosebleed seats are courtside.

Russia’s Vladimir Putin bade farewell to the thousands of ath-letes and tens of thousands of visi-tors going home after the games Sunday. He had a pained expres-sion on his face. The last time a Russian leader let this many peo-

ple escape in one night there was a hole in the wall.

Ukraine’s people were allowed to tour the deposed president’s palatial mansion grounds Sun-day and were astounded by the opulence. They discovered he left behind an arena full of classic an-tique cars. All evidence indicates that the new president of Ukraine is Jimmy Fallon.

Joe Biden talked Ukraine’s president Viktor Yanukovych into stepping down from power over the phone Saturday. No one knows how he did it. Last fall, Joe Biden flew to Iowa to campaign but he missed the political dinner because he spent six hours trapped in a corn maze.

President Obama proposed drastic cuts in the U.S. military budget Monday the same day the Russians called home their ambas-sador to Kiev and threatened to send troops into the Ukraine. His timing was perfectly awful. Even Jimmy Carter is comparing him to Jimmy Carter.

President Obama last week asked HBO to send him all the DVD episodes for this season’s True Detective series. He once starred in a student movie at Cal State Northridge. When the script called for him to admit that he was wrong about something, they had to bring in a stunt double.

The importance of knowing EarnestST. FRANCISVILLE, La. —

Writer Wiley Cash is three years shy of 40, looks younger and once was mistaken for Justin Timber-lake — a silly bit people won’t let the handsome author forget. He has two successful novels and, to-day, his former professor Ernest J. Gaines on the small stage beside him.

A room full of struggling writ-ers might find it easy to hate Wi-ley, begrudge his “luck” and early success. Except that is impossible. He’s polite, thoughtful, hilarious and deserving. As young as he looks, he has known rejection and persevered.

Wiley writes about his beloved home state of North Carolina with a sensitivity not even expected in his thriller genre. “Reads as if Cor-mac McCarthy decided to rewrite Harper Lee’s ‘To Kill a Mocking-bird,’” one reviewer said of his

first New York Times bestseller, “A Land More Kind than Home.” About his latest, “This Dark Road to Mercy,” a critic said: “Harper Lee by way of Elmore Leonard.”

Wiley is headliner at this Loui-siana book fair in the beautiful burg of St. Francisville. He could — some would — give this small-town date the better-than-thou treatment. Not Wiley. He attends all the obligatory functions, arrives on time in a dress jacket, mingles with the natives and, I suspect, will write thank-you notes.

If Wiley is the literary Lancelot in the room, Gaines is King Ar-

thur. Wiley has learned at the feet of a master and seems to have tak-en a lesson in graciousness as well as fiction.

“You have to read this,” one admirer orders while thumping a magazine page in Wiley’s face. This happens just as Gaines, who is ailing and had told organizers that he would not speak, changes his mind and begins a touching tribute from a wheelchair in praise of his former student. It’s the first and only time Wiley ignores any-one, and then only temporarily; he drops the man’s magazine in his lap until after Gaines speaks, drawing tears from most in the audience.

It is a sweet story, as literary back stories go. Wiley went to the University of Louisiana in Lafay-ette for his Ph.D. specifically be-cause he wanted to study under its writer-in-residence Gaines, whom he believed was the South’s great-

est living writer. Louisiana’s won-derful but alien atmosphere made Wiley miss his own “postage stamp of land,” to quote another master, Faulkner. Wiley loved Louisiana but missed his mountains.

Gaines’ example helped Wiley realize that he could have both places — the Mardi Gras and Abita beer, mountains and pork barbecue. All Wiley had to do was write himself home.

Gaines, after all, had written about his native Louisiana while living in San Francisco. It worked mighty well for him, too.

Wiley “did the work,” as he de-scribes it. Then he found an agent, but she had no luck selling Wiley’s first. It would take several years and another agent to find a pub-lisher with a two-book deal for the fiction writer. Wiley asked the new agent if there might be a publisher

with a three-book deal, “but he told me not to press my luck.”

There are snake-handlers and shiftless fathers and abandoned children and all sorts of dark plac-es in both of his books. Yet Wiley never condescends or condemns or exploits his region, but in print un-derstands it.

“From my desk in Louisiana,” Wiley wrote, “I pondered the si-lence of snow-covered fields ... I lived in two places at once, and it was wonderful.”

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Rheta Grimsley John-son and her books, visit www.rhetagrimsleyjohnsonbooks.com.

(c) 2014 Rheta Grimsley John-son

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Choose lifeFrom Jennifer GatesCreston

I still remember the day when my mother returned home from the doctor’s office. I was 14 years old, the middle child in a family with five children. Mom announced some surprising news. She had just learned that she was going to have another baby. My youngest sister was 7 years old at the time, wasn’t my mom too old to have another baby? I thought that our family was already complete, but evident-ly, God didn’t agree, and He was at work creating another family member in my mother’s womb. I remember watching my little sister, who was so excited about the pros-pect of getting a brother or sister, touching my mother’s abdomen to see if she could feel the baby mov-ing.

Weeks went by and another visit to the doctor arrived. This time a 20 week ultrasound was done. It

revealed that mom was not just go-ing to have a baby ... she was going to have two babies. My mom at 43 years old had already been classi-fied a risky pregnancy. Then on top of that, she was going to have twins! The local doctor referred her to a specialist at a much larger and higher skilled hospital. That appointment was never kept. My mother’s water broke the day be-fore the scheduled ultrasound.

The local hospital life flight-ed her to St. Mary’s Hospital in Duluth, Minn. An emergency C-section was performed and the two babies were admitted to the NICU at 24 weeks. They were so little, yet perfectly formed. Their little fin-gers were so long and delicate, and my dad’s wedding ring could have fit around their little wrists. Their diapers, the size of credit cards, came clear up to their armpits. Both babies weighed less than two pounds, and they were barely lon-ger than a Barbie doll. They were

hooked up to ventilators, feeding tubes, and IVs, and with monitors on their heads and feet, they con-tinued to grow. Those were tough months, although, many prayers were made by many friends across the nation. In May, they were fi-nally able to come home.

On Feb. 10, they celebrated their 15th birthday. Tall with beautiful smiles, they are as full of vigor as any teen. I am so glad my mom chose life for my sisters, despite the risks it posed. Our family would not be complete without them.

Would you please consider join-ing with me and many others in the Creston area to participate in the upcoming pro-life outreach entitled “40 Days for Life” which is scheduled for March 5 through April 13. Together we will support others facing the questions that come with difficult or unexpect-ed pregnancies. I am thankful that my mom valued and respected life.

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Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014ARIES (March 21 to April 19)

Discussions with friends, espe-cially in groups, are important today. Perhaps this is because you are in contact with old friends and people from your past. Sometimes this is a real-ity check.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Personal details about your private life might be made pub-lic today, especially in the eyes of bosses, parents and VIPs. Quite likely, this is about some-thing from your past. (Fingers crossed.)

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) You want change, adventure and a chance to learn some-thing new! That’s why you’d like to visit someplace you’ve never been before. Vary your daily routine. Shake it up a little.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Discussions about shared property, taxes, debt, inheri-tances and insurance matters can clear away old business today. Just keep at it, and you will make some headway.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Your interactions with ex-part-ners might be emotional today. Don’t take things personally. Remember that nobody’s per-fect, even a Leo (as hard as that might be to believe).

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Do what you can to get better organized today. Talk to oth-ers, especially about old busi-ness and things that have been dragging on that might annoy you. Clear away as much as you can.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) This is a playful, creative day for you! Enjoy sports events, fun times with children, mov-ies, the theater and social occa-sions. Be happy.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Family discussions will be productive today. In particular, you can tackle old problems and decide what to do, once and for all. Get a female rela-tive onboard.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) You’re eager to learn something new today. This is why you will enjoy short trips or a chance to read and study something. You’ll also enjoy meeting new faces and seeing new places.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Watch your money and cash flow today, because something unpredictable might occur. It’s natural for you to feel protec-

tive about what you own. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb.

18) The Moon is in your sign today, lined up with retrograde Mercury. This means you might feel emotional when talking to people from your past. That’s perfectly normal.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Secrets might come up today. This is an excellent day to do research

of any kind, or to search for answers and solutions.

YOU BORN TODAY You

know how to get people’s attention; in fact, you can mes-merize others. You understand how the world works and what makes people tick. You’re inter-ested in a huge variety of sub-jects — everything! You need the freedom to explore what you want in this life. Something you’ve been involved with for nine years will end or diminish this year in order to make room for something new.

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Dear Heloise: Every year around the holidays, I bake. I always end up with BITS OF BAKING ITEMS left over that I never use (example: oat-meal, chocolate chips, coco-nut, graham-cracker crumbs, brown sugar, powdered sugar, etc.). None of it is enough to make anything, and I eventu-ally end up throwing it out. If I make something else, I have to buy more of the same in-gredients, and again I am left with bits of this and that. Any ideas on what I can do? — A Reader, via email

One of the easiest ways to use up those bits and pieces is to add them to a packaged cake or cookie mix, or, even better, make “everything” cookie bars! Use your favorite sugar-cookie recipe (or pre-packaged dough) and make a crust in a baking pan. Then spread your leftover toppings, add some melted butter to help bind it together a bit, bake and enjoy! Simple, easy and inexpensive! — Heloise

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KEEP OFFDear Heloise: Whenever

I make deviled eggs, I insert toothpicks in a few of the out-er eggs and one in the center once they are arranged on the serving dish. I am then able to put plastic wrap on top with-out the egg filling sticking to it.

This also works with a cake, cupcakes or any food item that could potentially stick to the plastic wrap. A few tooth-picks are all you need to keep the plastic wrap off the food. — Jenna H. in Ohio

FRESH COCONUTDear Heloise: Please,

please, please tell your read-ers to remove the fiber husk before placing coconut in the oven! (Heloise here: From a previous column, placing co-conut in the oven is a step in getting the meat out). Years ago, newly married, I had a recipe calling for fresh co-conut. My mom had always baked coconuts, but somehow I never noticed that she re-moved the husk.

Do you know how embar-rassing it is to explain to the fire department that your co-conut is on fire? After quite a bit of laughter, I was told to remove it from the oven using potholders, place it in the sink and run water over it. — Col-leen H. in Texas

Oh, Colleen, it’s a great sto-ry to tell now, but I am sure it was scary! Thank you for the reminder. Readers, remove the husk before placing a co-conut in the oven. — Heloise

SUGAR HINTDear Heloise: Instead of

regular, granulated sugar, can I substitute brown sugar in recipes? — Leah M. in Colo-rado

Yes, you can substitute the equal amount of brown sugar for regular sugar in recipes. All it will do is add a hint of molasses flavoring to your dish. — Heloise

TACO SHELLDear Heloise: For those

who have problems with taco shells breaking, here’s what we do in Texas: Fold a soft taco around the crisp one, and not only do you keep your taco intact, but you get a deli-cious soft taco as well! — Ruth Anne H. in Texas

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Nodaway Valley holds off young Cardinals, 57-51By LARRY PETERSONCNA sports writer • [email protected]

GREENFIELD — A young up-and-coming Earl-ham team put a scare into seventh-ranked Nodaway Valley here Tuesday night before the Wolverines pulled out a 57-51 District 13 semifinal victory.

The win vaults Nodaway Valley (21-2) into the dis-trict championship game 7 p.m. Thursday at West Central Valley High School in Stuart against Griswold (15-8), an 83-52 victor over Orient-Macksburg in the opener here Tuesday.

The substate’s other dis-trict is down to East Mills (20-3), a 58-53 winner over an AHST team coached by former Creston Panther G.G. Harris, and Sidney (17-6), which got past Clar-inda Academy in overtime Tuesday.

Despite playing at home, Nodaway Valley was in a precarious situation Tues-day night after going on a 13-0 run at the end of the first half to take a 35-22 lead at the break.

Early in the third quarter, top scorers TJ Bower and Jackson Lamb each picked up their fourth foul, requir-ing coach Darrell Burmeis-ter to put them on the bench for most of that period.

Earlham made up 10 points in that quarter, trail-ing 41-38 entering the fourth period. A 5-0 start to the half by the Cardinals quickly shaved the margin to eight, and it was single digits the rest of the way.

When Alan Schmidt sank a 3-pointer for the first shot

of the fourth quarter, the game was tied 41-41.

Caleb Mueller, a spark for the Wolverines with Bower and Lamb so limited, converted a conventional 3-point play to make it 48-43.Strong finish

Senior center Delson Grantham, who contributed in a variety of ways in the victory, drew a charging foul with 2:18 left and the Wol-verines clinging to a 52-49 lead.

Earlham sophomore cen-ter Canyon Hopkins’ put-back kept it a one-point game at 52-51 with 1:26 left. But then Bower and Zach Plymesser converted at the free throw line to make it

55-51 with 35 seconds left.Mueller and Lamb each

had one more free throw as Earlham went scoreless af-ter Hopkins’ basket.

Grantham finished with 10 points and 15 rebounds. Mueller had nine points and seven rebounds. Even with limited time, Bower and Lamb were the leading scor-ers at 13 and 12 points, re-spectively, but balance was the key for the Wolverines as Plymesser made it four in double figures with 11 points.

Schmidt had 16 points for Earlham (15-8). Everyone on the floor for Earlham was a sophomore or ju-nior except for senior point guard Logan Madren.

Earlham coach Kevin Williamson said his team’s youth played a part in the 83-61 loss to Nodaway Val-ley a month ago.

“We didn’t play well at all the first time we played them,” Williamson said. “We turned the ball over. We panicked against their pressure. Tonight, we bat-tled. We were more patient. We’re a step away, literally. A couple of breaks or free throws, and we’re there. I wish it would have been a neutral site and seen what we could have done in that kind of environment.”Closer contest

Burmeister knew his team would get a stiffer challenge in the rematch. It was also

a concern that Bower went home from school with ill-ness on Monday.

“They’d seen us once and I knew we wouldn’t score 80 some points this time,” Burmeister said. “Earlham is a young team of the future for this part of the state. They have a nice mix of guards and big guys. Their only losses are to very good teams.”

Burmeister said his team was playing “NV basket-ball” with steals and transi-tion baskets in the 13-0 sec-ond-quarter run, but lacked offensive flow in the sec-ond half., The Wolverines shot only 1-of-15 from the 3-point line. However, the team was 10-of-15 on free throws in the fourth quarter.

“Our guys held their com-posure pretty good,” Bur-meister said. “Other than TJ and Zach, this is the first big tournament game for these kids, so it’s all kind of new. Caleb Mueller really stepped up defensively and Delson Grantham was good on the boards. I thought it was key they only had two 3-pointers in the second half. They had their five 3-point shooters in there.”

The big difference from the first meeting was in re-bounding. NV held a 39-26 advantage Tuesday and trailed the Cardinals by three in the previous game.

Looking ahead, Burmeis-ter said Griswold presents some of the same challenges as Earlham, with good size and athleticism.

“We played a half game with them in the jamboree

Third quarter sinks Lenox against LamoniBy SCOTT VICKERCNA sports editor • [email protected]

MOUNT AYR — Up-set-minded Lenox ap-peared to be in position to give Lamoni a run for its money in the second half of Tuesday’s Class 1A Dis-trict 12 semifinal here.

The Demons are ranked No. 1 in the Radio Iowa poll and third in the Asso-ciated Press poll.

But Lamoni started the second half on a 15-0 run on its way to running away with a 60-32 victory over the Tigers.

Lenox, which led much of the first quarter, went into halftime trailing 25-18 as Spencer Brown hit a turnaround jumper with just :01 left in the half.

Tim Brunner quickly scored the first four points of the second half for La-moni, though, starting the

run and causing Lenox to call a timeout.

“They had the 4-0 run, so we called a timeout and tried to stop the bleeding,” Lenox co-coach Jesse Cox said. “And for some rea-son, it just didn’t happen. We didn’t execute. That’s all they needed right there.

Brunner and Jeremy Deemer scored 12 of the 15 points in the run, which was capped off by a Beau Bjorland 3-pointer.

Brown finally ended the run with an offensive re-bound and putback and the free throw for the tra-ditional 3-point play, but the game was out of reach by that point.

Brown led Lenox with 15 points as senior Todd Stoaks added 10 and Caleb Lange finished with seven. No other Tiger players

Post play powers Murray past BedfordBy SCOTT VICKERCNA sports editor • [email protected]

MOUNT AYR — With Murray trailing 40-33 late in the third quarter, the Mus-tangs went on a quick 9-0 burst to take a 42-40 lead over Bedford at the begin-ning of the fourth quarter in a 66-55 win over the Bull-dogs here Tuesday in a Class 1A District 12 semifinal.

Sam Rockhold started the run with a free throw and Andrew Rider hit a 3-point-er to cut the lead to 40-37.

But then, senior post player Pat Kilmer took the game over, scoring Murray’s next 11 points to help the Mustangs build a 48-44 lead midway through the fourth quarter.

“Pat’s athletic enough, he was finding the open spots and we were looking for him,” Murray head coach Darin Wookey said. “We

were finding him in the post. We thought Noah (Thorn-ton) might give him some fits a little bit, but I thought there in that third and fourth quarter, he took the game over and said ‘this is it.’”

With the defense converg-ing on Kilmer, he hit Rock-hold with a wraparound pass for a la-yup. Then Rockhold hit two more free t h r o w s , f o l l o w e d by another basket as-sisted by K i l m e r , giving the Mustangs a 54-46 lead.

On the next trip down the floor, Rockhold repaid the favor, hitting Kilmer under-neath the hoop for a basket.

“I thought Sam Rock-hold did, too,” Wookey

said. “Those two guys really stepped it up big down the stretch.”

Kilmer finished with a team-high 23 points for Mur-ray, while Rockhold added 16. Combined, the two shot 13-of-15 from the free throw line, as the Mustangs shot 21-of-23 as a team.

Murray made 13 straight free throws to end the game.

“That’s probably a season best for us,” Wookey said. “That’s big. We’ve been shooting a lot of free throws and guys have been mak-ing them in practice. We’ve been shooting pretty well here in Mount Ayr. I hope we can keep doing that.”First half

Murray started the game on a 10-0 run en route to building a 12-3 lead.

But Bedford answered

CNA photo by SCOTT VICKERMurray senior Pat Kilmer dribbles along the sideline against the defensive pressure of Bedford’s Noah Thornton during the second half of Murray’s 66-55 win over the Bulldogs. Kilmer finished with 23 points in the win, which advances the Mustangs to Thursday’s district final game against third-ranked Lamoni.

Please seeMURRAY, page 8A

Rockhold

Please seeLENOX, page 8A

Griswold’s blazing start sinks Orient-MacksburgBy LARRY PETERSONCNA sports writer • [email protected]

GREENFIELD — Af-ter a whirlwind first period, Griswold was on pace to score 120 points.

But, after facing a 30-16 deficit in the opening eight minutes, the Orient-Macksburg boys put more resistance in trailing 47-29 at halftime of their Class 1A District 13 semifinal game here Tuesday night.

Griswold then put the game away with a 10-0 run to stretch it to 57-29 mid-way through the third peri-od, finishing with an 83-52 victory.

The Tigers (14-8) ad-vance to Thusday’s dis-trict final at Stuart against seventh-ranked Nodaway Valley. O-M ends at 8-14. The Bulldogs’ quarterfinal victory over Guthrie Cen-ter was the program’s first district victory since 2011, when assistant coach Nick Ray was a senior on the team.

Bulldog coach Drew Dornack said the pregame strategy needed adjust-ment after Griswold senior Grant Haynes made two 3-pointers on the way to 13 points.

“Our whole philosophy was to try to pack it in,

CNA photo by LARRY PETERSONNodaway Valley’s T.J. Bower (30) blocks a shot by Zach Schreck of Earlham during the first half of the Wolverines’ 57-51 district semifinal victory Tuesday. Bower scored a team-high 13 points despite second-half foul trouble.

Please seeNV, page 7A

Please seeO-M, page 7A


SPORTSSPORTS30-0Wichita State became the first team in Division I history to be 30-0 in the regular season with its 69-49 win over Bradley on Tuesday.

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The Numbers Game

30-0PEORIA, Ill. — Wich-

ita State is all alone in the record book.

Again using a balanced offense and tenacious de-fense, the second-ranked Shockers became the first Division I team to reach 30-0 in the regular season with a 69-49 victory over Bradley on Tuesday night.

Ron Baker had 15 points to lead four Wich-ita State players in double figures as the Shockers became the 11th team to reach 30-0, the previous 10 all hitting the 30-win mark during postseason play. The last team to reach 30-0 was UNLV in 1990-91. The Runnin’ Rebels went 34-0 that sea-son before losing to Duke in the national semifinals.

The Shockers (30-0, 17-0 Missouri Valley Con-ference) have one more regular-season game, at home Saturday against Missouri State. The last team to finish a regular season unbeaten was Saint Joseph’s in 2003-04 at 27-0.Hawks fall

M I N N E A P O L I S — Austin Hollins and his Minnesota teammates were in one of those famil-iar February slumps.

They fueled all that frustration into their fin-est shooting performance of the season, and No. 20 Iowa had the misfortune of being in the way.

Hollins scored a career-high 27 points on 8-for-10 shooting, DeAndre Ma-thieu had 19 points and seven assists and the Go-phers bounced back with a 95-89 victory Tuesday night.

The Gophers (18-11, 7-9 Big Ten) had lost six of their previous eight games.

The Gophers, who posted their biggest score of the season and their highest non-overtime con-ference game since 1995, made 13 of their last 14 free throws over the fi-nal 70 seconds. Charles Buggs came off the end of the bench to score a career-high 13 points de-spite bringing only five points in 21 career min-utes into the game.

Roy Devyn Marble had only five of his 24 points in the second half for the Hawkeyes (19-8, 8-6), who have their first two-game losing streak of the season. All six of their previous defeats were by teams currently ranked in the top 22 of the latest As-sociated Press poll.Drake struggles

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — D.J. Balentine scored 23 points and had seven assists in Evansville’s fi-nal home game as the Aces beat Drake 61-48 on Tuesday.

Blake Simmons added 13 points for Evansville (12-18, 5-12 Missouri Val-ley Conference) and Egid-iju Mockevicius was held scoreless, but grabbed 10 rebounds. Balentine made four 3-pointers as Evansville hit 6 of 12 from deep.

Ten players scored for Drake (14-15, 5-12) but none were in double-fig-ures. Daddy Ugbede had seven, on 3-of-8 shooting, and Jordan Daniels made two of Drake’s four 3-pointers, in a combined 16 attempts.


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at Elk Horn, Burmeister said. “They have improved a lot.”

Thursday’s winner plays in the substate game Satur-day at Atlantic.

EARLHAM (51) — Alan Schmidt 7 1-2 16, Andy Algreen 4 2-3 12, Canyon Hopkins 5 0-1 11, AJ Leporte 2 2-2 7, Dan Schmidt 1 0-0 3, Gable Johnson 1 0-0 2. Totals — 20 5-10 51. 3-point goals — 6 (Algreen 2, Leporte 1, D. Schmidt 1, A. Schmidt 1, Hopkins 1). FG shooting — 20-57 (39 percent). Rebounds — 26. Turnovers — 14. Team fouls — 24. Fouled out — Hopkins.

NODAWAY VALLEY (57) — TJ Bower 4 5-5 13, Jackson Lamb 3 6-8 12, Zach Plymesser 5 1-4 11, Delson Grantham 4 2-4 10, Caleb Mueller 3 2-3 9, David Schweitzer 0 2-2 2. Totals — 19 18-26 57. 3-point goals — 1 (Mueller 1). FG shooting — 19-45 (42 percent). Rebounds — 39 (Grantham 15, Mueller 7, Lamb 6). Assists — 14 (Bower 7, Schweitzewr 3, Plymesser 2). Steals — 7 (Grantham 2, Mueller 2, Bower 2). Blocked shots — 1 (Bower 1). Turnovers — 14. Team fouls — 14. Fouled out — None.

Earlham — 15 22 38 51NV — 18 35 41 57

NV:

CNA photo by LARRY PETERSONSenior center Delson Grantham (50) of Nodaway Valley grabs one of his 15 rebounds in front of Earlham’s Zach Schreck during Tuesday’s district semifinal game in Greenfield.


because I really didn’t think they could shoot the three that well,” Dornack said. “I knew 14 (Tyrel Pe-ters) was good, and he kind of killed us on the baseline, but 40 came out and hit those threes.”

Griswold had only a 17-13 edge in the second quarter. But, by then it was an uphill battle for the Bulldogs.

“I was proud of our guys,” Dornack said. “We could have been totally blown out in that first half, but I think we were down 18. The guys kind of got their bearings

and got after it a little more. We would get some stops but we had trouble getting anything going offensively.”

Jordan Thompson had 13 points for O-M. Chantz Davidson had all 10 of his points in the first half, and freshman guard Dylan Nich-ols also finished with 10.

Davidson, Wyatt Hensley and Tyrell Stucker played their final game for Orient-Macksburg.

“For them to all come back after a 1-22 season, and then to to be 8-14, if feels like we won 20 games and I’m glad they were a part of it,” Dornack said.

GRISWOLD (83) — Tyrel Peters 8 3-5 19, Mason Boucher 7 0-0 14, Grant Haynes 4 2-4 13, Walker Mundorf 3 0-0 6, Jacob Maass 3 0-2 6, Aaron Metheny 2 0-0 5, Derek Kirchhoff 2 1-3 5, Caleb Schaaf 2 1-1 5, Jacob Reynolds 1 0-0 3, Tyler Wyman 1 1-1 3, Joe Schoning 1 0-0 2, Johnny Duggan 1 0-0 2. Totals — 35 8-16 83. 3-point goals — 5 (Haynes 3, Reynolds 1, Metheny 1). Team fouls — 15. Fouled out — None.

ORIENT-MACKSBURG (52) — Jordan Thompson 4 4-6 13, Dylan Nichols 5 0-0 10, Seth White 2 2-5 7, James Sullivan 1 2-2 4, Jesse Johnson 1 0-0 2, Tyrell Stucker 1 0-0 2, Wyatt Hensley 1 0-1 2, Logan Holste 1 0-0 2. Totals — 21 9-14 52. 3-point goals — 2 (White 1, Thompson 1). Team fouls — 17. Fouled out — None.

Griswold — 30 47 64 83O-M — 16 29 36 52

O-M:

CNA photo by LARRY PETERSONAaron Metheny of Griswold (12) reaches to defend a drive to the basket by Orient-Macksburg guard Jesse Johnson (13) during Tuesday’s district semifinal game. After winning their first district game since 2011 on Saturday over Guthrie Center, the Bulldogs lost 83-52 to the Tigers.

Contributed photo by LARRY PETERSONTrevor Jameson of Nodaway Valley (center) signs a letter of intent to play baseball at Iowa Central Community College. Shown from left are Dan Jameson, Trevor’s father and NV head baseball coach; and NV activities director Dave Huff.

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Lenox got out to a good start, building an 8-5 lead over Lamoni early.

Lange found Stoaks un-derneath the basket for a pair of buckets and Lange hit a runner of his own.

But, Lange picked up his second foul with 4:18 to go in the first quarter and went to the bench.

Lamoni responded with an 8-0 run to end the first quarter with a 13-8 lead. Lange would pick up a third foul with 6:36 left in the sec-ond quarter.

“Caleb’s a pretty good player and against the No. 1 team in the state, we need him on the floor,” Cox said. “And we hung in there a long time without him. Then they kept doing what they do real well. We didn’t ad-just. Deemer kept sliding in under our zone and for some reason, our kids kept coming a little higher and letting them slide in there.”

Another problem for Lenox was free throw shoot-ing, as the Tigers shot just 10-of-20 from the free throw line.

“We made a couple of

runs, but our free throw shooting was atrocious to-night,” Cox said. “We’d been shooting at a 65 to 70 percent clip lately. You’re not going to beat a good team doing that.”

Lenox finishes the season 14-9. Lamoni improved to 23-0 and advances to Thurs-day’s district final in Mount Ayr against Murray.

“Fourteen wins, that’s

pretty good for Lenox,” Cox said. “New style with coach (Steve Tussey) coming down and helping this year. It took us a while to get it going, but we won eight of 10. Spencer and Caleb came on. Todd Stoaks a senior, by far, had his best season. He can finish well. Dustin Gordon is a great leader. He led us in assists and we had a good team.”

LAMONI (60) — Jeremy Deemer 10 3-6 23, Tim Brunner 8 1-2 17, Beau Bjorland 3 0-0 8, Drew Radloff 3 0-1 6, Caleb Heltenberg 2 0-0 4, William Ansong 1 0-0 2. Totals — 27 4-7 60. 3-point goals — 2 (Bjorland 2). Team fouls — 18. Fouled out — None.

LENOX (32) — Spencer Brown 6 3-8 15, Todd Stoaks 4 2-4 10, Caleb Lange 1 5-8 7. Totals — 11 10-20 32. 3-point goals — none. Team fouls — 12. Fouled out — None.

Lamoni — 13 25 42 60Lenox — 8 18 22 32

LENOX:

CNA photo by SCOTT VICKERLenox freshman guard Dawson Tullberg (left) tries to beat the fullcourt pressure of Lamoni’s Beau Bjorland during the first half of Lenox’s 60-32 loss to the Demons in a Class 1A District 12 semifinal in Mount Ayr.


with a 20-0 run, taking a 23-12 lead with 5:26 to go in the first half. Murray eventu-ally whittled that lead back down to seven at halftime at 34-27.

“We got up 10-0 and our kids kind of let their guard down a little bit,” Wookey said. “They picked up their pressure going fullcourt. That’s probably the first time all year we’ve seen those type of athletes come at you man-to-man. It took us about four minutes to get our composure together.”

After seeing Bedford’s fullcourt pressure erase an 18-point Central Decatur

lead in the fourth quarter of Saturday’s district opener, Wookey didn’t want to fall into that trap. He told his team it need to concentrate on running its offense.

“Once we got our compo-sure, we were OK,” he said. “I thought Rider and Kenny Boles stepped up big time tonight. Kenny, this is only his second start. He made a few freshman mistakes, but he’s playing at a high level right now when we need him to.”Rematch

The win, which improved Murray to 17-6, gives the Mustangs one final shot at third-ranked Bluegrass

Conference rival Lamoni when the two teams meet in the district final on Thurs-day in Mount Ayr. Game time is scheduled for 7 p.m.

The Demons have de-feated Murray three times this year, by an average of 24 points per game.

“Lamoni is a challenge,” Wookey said. “They’re a challenge for anybody and everybody they go up against. Probably the most positive thing we have going for us is we’ve seen them. Two of the three games we’ve had with them this year, we’ve had pretty good games with them. They got away from us late in the

fourth in both those games, but we’ve hung around.

“If we can do that on Thursday, give ourselves a chance, who knows?” Wookey continued. “We know them probably as well as anybody does.”

BEDFORD (55) — Noah Thornton 8 5-5 23, Justin Folkerts 3 1-2 9, Colt Scott 3 0-0 9, Isaac Weed 3 1-4 7, Wyatt Dillon 2 0-0 4, Deion’tae Moss 1 1-2 3. Totals — 20 8-13 56. 3-point goals — 7 (Scott 3, Thornton 2, Folkerts 2). Team fouls — 18. Fouled out — Weed.

MURRAY (66) — Pat Kilmer 8 7-7 23, Sam Rockhold 5 6-8 16, Andrew Rider 1 6-6 9, Trey McHenry 4 0-0 8, Kenny Boles 2 2-2 6, Braydon Held 2 0-0 4. Totals — 22 21-23 66. 3-point goals — 1 (Rider 1). Team fouls — 14. Fouled out — None.

Bedford — 13 34 40 55Murray — 12 27 40 66

MURRAY:

Postseason score list

Boys basketballTuesday’s games

Class 1AEast Mills 58, A-H-S-T, Avoca

53Griswold 83, Orient-

Macksburg 52Lamoni 60, Lenox 32Martensdale-St. Marys 64,

Lynnville-Sully 43Murray 66, Bedford 55Nodaway Valley 57, Earlham

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Treynor 53, St. Albert, Council Bluffs 47 (OT)

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Class 4A regional finalsDallas Center-Grimes 52,

Lewis Central 37Harlan 57, Boone 35Carlisle 57, Perry 50Ballard 49, Grinnell 34

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Tree ServiceMINERS TREE SERvICE. Tree Removal, Trimming, Stump Grinding, fully insured. Free estimates. Justin Miner, 712-621-4847.

PlumberSChROEDER PLUMBING and ELECTRICAL. Central air repair/new installations, new breaker boxes, lighting fixtures, softeners, water heaters. Specialize in manufactured and mobile homes. Free estimates, licensed, insured, 641-202-1048. Accept Visa & Mastercard.

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GlassQUALITY GLASS CO. Automotive, home, business and farm. Commercial lock service and trailer sales. hwy 34 East, in Creston 641-782-5155

Maintenance Technician • $18.50/Hr.Perform all mechanical maintenance functions

including troubleshooting and preventive maintenance. Mechanical aptitude needed.

Process Technician • $19.25/Hr.Operate processing plant equipment. Perform

general cleanup and material handling. Processing background desired.

Warehouse Technician • $16.50/Hr.Perform warehouse operations of finished

product. Insure accountability for all products scheduled to be shipped. Forklift and material

handling experience desired.

Instrument Technician • $26.00/Hr.Install, replace, troubleshoot, repair, test and

calibrate instruments and control devices. Four years combined schooling and experience desired.

Process and warehouse technician positions are on 12-hour shifts.

The plant will operate 365 days per year. Working on nights, weekends, and holidays required.

Benefits include: 401k with match, pension, bonus potential, medical, dental, vision insurance, paid time

off, tuition reimbursement, and holidays.

Pre-employment physical, drug screen, and background check are required.

Check us out at: www.chsinc.comQualified applicants should apply in person at:

Iowa Works9215 N. Elm

Creston, IA 50801(641) 782-2119

EEO/AAP Employer

CHS Inc., a Fortune 100 company, is expanding in Creston!

The following positions are available:

Iowa Select Farms is looking for a Dispatch/Biosecurity Manager for a trailer wash located near Thayer, Iowa with additional on-site responsibilities at a trailer wash located near Shannon City, Iowa. This individual is responsible for ensuring biosecurity, animal well-being, and Iowa Select Farms’ biosecurity protocols are followed by all CDL drivers, gooseneck drivers and wash personnel.

Hours are 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Mon. - Fri. and some weekends in the event of an emergency. This position will “float” as needed between both job sites ensuring all company protocols are being met. In addition, the Dispatch/Biosecurity Manager will take dispatch phone calls alternating weekly to cover the night shift.

The position will oversee and manage scheduling drivers and loads as well as process contract driver payments and staff payroll. Additional responsibilities include some aspects of repair and maintenance of wash equipment, supply ordering, scheduling maintenance and repairs for company-owned equipment and performing daily DOT inspections. Valid driver’s license a must.

Iowa Select Farms offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package. EOE.

DISPATCH/BIOSECURITYMANAGER

Apply online at www.iowaselect.com or contact Craig Ward at 641-648-4479

to request an application.

HELP WANTEDWestview Acres Care Center

has the followingopen position:

MDS CoordinatorRN/LPN

Westview Acres has an exciting opportunity for a Nurse as the MDS Coordinator. The MDS Coordinator works under the supervision of the Administrator focusing on

reimbursement and quality assurance of the resident assessment process. The MDS Coordinator oversees the entire resident assessment process, including accurate and timely completion of

all areas of the assessment and Care Plan development and maintenance.

Interested parties should stop by and fill out an application or send resume to:

Darla Shaffer, DON Westview Acres Care Center

203 SW Lorraine Street • Leon, IA 50144Phone: 641-446-4165

EOE

P.E.O Omelet BuffetTues., March 4, 2014 • 11am to 7pmUnited Methodist Church

400 N. Elm • CrestonAdults $7 • Child 5-10 $4 • Child under 5 - Free

Dalton Ag, Inc., located in Lenox, Iowa is a premier manufacturer of fertilizer application equipment. Our products are sold throughout the corn belt and exported to several countries. Dalton Ag became a subsidiary of Dexter Apache Holdings, Inc. in January 2014, allowing us to become 100% employee owned. We are looking for dedicated and career minded people to join our growing and exciting company.

WELDERSFIRST SHIFT

Welding applicants must be proficient with MIG welding and reading blue prints.

Stainless steel welding experience a plus.

All positions must have solid work histories and be able to lift a minimum of 75 lbs. We offer competitive wages, benefits,

and overtime. Dalton Ag, Inc is an employee owned company.

To apply, stop by 602 E. Van Buren in Lenox between the hours of

7 am – 4:30 pm Monday thru Friday. EOE

Farm auctionSaturday, March 1 • 10:30 a.m.

Corning, IA - 7mi. North on Hwy 148Machinery: IHC 1486 Tractor; Oliver 1800 tractor; Oliver 1650 tractor; Far-mall H tractor; Farmall B tractor; Case 1737 skid steer; JD B tractor; Farmall F20 tractor; Oliver 62-W square baler wire tie; Cat D7 17A dozer; hyd. scraper; 3 pt. backhoe. Livestock equipMent and tooLs: 1981 Keifer bumper hitch trailer 6x6ft; port squeeze cattle chute; 10 Stroberg panels 10x6 ft; Atlas metal lathe; cut-ting torch; 2 forges; 500 gal. propane tank.Larry Bickford iteMs: JD sidewall 6600 combine; JD 7000 planter; JD 400 grinder - mixer; Top Air 1000 gal. sprayer; IH 470 disc.

Don and Colleen Bickford Auctioneers: Jack Kretzinger 712-621-0135

Dan Kretzinger 712-621-9400; Tony Douglas 712-621-0958.

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Community Relations Coordinator/Administrative Assistant

Vintage Park Apartments801 East Van Buren, Lenox, IA 50851

Email: [email protected] • Drug Free

Due to expansion, Vintage Park Apartments Assisted Living in Lenox, Iowa is excited to be seeking a dedicated, committed and experienced part-time Community Relations Coordinator/Administrative Assistant. The ideal candidate must possess sales and marketing experience, strong leadership, organizational, and interpersonal skills and supervisory experience. This position will be responsible for community outreach, lead generations and referrals. Must have superior customer service skills, be enthusiastic and have excellent written and communication skills. If you enjoy working with the elderly in a team atmosphere and have an outgoing personality, this is the opportunity for you! We offer a full benefits package and an exciting, supportive work environment. Please email your resume to:

Maintanence Assistant

Vintage Park Apartments801 East Van Buren, Lenox, IA 50851

Email: [email protected] • Drug Free

Due to expansion, Vintage Park Apartments Assisted Living in Lenox, Iowa is excited to be seeking a dedicated, committed and experienced part-time Maintenance Assistant. The ideal candidate must possess experience with apartment and grounds maintenance including lawn and snow removal, refurbishing apartments, replacing fixtures and equipment, completing work orders as assigned and environmental safety. If you enjoy working with the elderly in a team atmosphere this is the opportunity for you!

We offer a full benefits package and an exciting, supportive work environment. If interested please email your resume to:

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Spring Machinery Consignment AuctionMonday, March 24, 2014 • 10:00 a.m.

Use this form to send us your consignments of tractors, farm machinery, livestock equipment, trucks, trailers by March 7, 2014

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H&W SalesDarwin West 641-344-1958

Todd Crill 712-621-1453Steve Bergren 712-789-0847

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BUSINESS/FARMBUSINESS/FARM Adair County Health Foundation receives donation through Monsanto

GREENFIELD — Ronald Nelson of Adair County selected Adair County Health Founda-tion to receive a donation through America’s Farm-ers Grow Communities. The Monsanto funds are given to eligible farmers across America who reg-ister for a chance to direct a $2,500 donation to a nonprofit organization in the community that they live and work in.

On Feb. 19, a check presentation was held at Adair County Memorial

Hospital. Adair County Health Foundation will use the funds for the up-coming surgery renova-tion.

“We are delighted that Ron and his family chose the Adair County Health Foundation to receive the funds,” said Tiffany Johnson, Adair County Health Foundation di-rector. “Being able to continue to provide qual-ity health care in our ru-ral community is key to keeping Adair County going.”

Greater Regional Medical Center creates $26,842,112 impact on local economy

Greater Regional Medical Center generates 366 jobs that add $26,842,112 to the region’s economy, accord-ing to the latest study by the Iowa Hospital Association (IHA). In addition, Great-er Regional employees by themselves spend $7,323,293 on retail sales and contribute $439,398 in state sales tax revenue.

The IHA study examined the jobs, income, retail sales and sales tax produced by hospitals and the rest of the state’s health care sector. The study was compiled from hospital-submitted data on the American Hospital As-sociation’s Annual Survey of Hospitals and with software that other industries have

used to determine their eco-nomic impact.

The study found that Iowa hospitals directly employ 71,437 people and create an-other 57,792 jobs outside the hospital sector. As an income source, hospitals provide $4.2 billion in salaries and benefits and generate another $1.8 billion through other jobs that depend on hospitals.

In all, Iowa’s health care sector, which includes em-ployed clinicians, long-term care services and assisted living centers, pharmacies and other medical and health services, directly and indi-rectly provides 307,402 Iowa jobs, or about one-fifth of the state’s total nonfarm employ-ment.

“People are often un-aware of the contributions that hospitals make to their local economies, including the number of people they employ, the significance of hospital purchases with lo-cal businesses and the impact of their employees’ spending and tax support for an entire region,” said Kirk Norris, IHA president/CEO. “Just as no one provides the servic-es and community benefits

found at community hospi-tals, there is also no substi-tute for the jobs and business hospitals provide and cre-ate.”

The Iowa Hospital Asso-ciation is a voluntary mem-bership organization repre-senting hospital and health system interests to business, government and consumer audiences. All of Iowa’s 118 community hospitals are IHA members.

Contributed photoAdair County resident Ronald Nelson and Tim Loudon, representing Monsanto, present a $2,500 check to members of Adair County Health Foundation and Adair County Health system staff.

New report shows how local food helps Iowa’s economy

AMES — A new report from the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture shows that institutional pur-chases of local food added nearly $9 million to the Iowa economy in 2012.

What’s more, the report points out enormous op-portunities for local foods in Iowa that could benefit rural communities and farm-based businesses. Investigators measured significant sales from only small segment of potential markets for lo-cal foods among grocery stores, restaurants, hospitals, nursing homes, college and school food services and oth-er institutions.

The findings are part of an evaluation of the Re-gional Food Systems Work-ing Group (RFSWG) that supports local food systems in 90 of Iowa’s 99 counties. It is the first coordinated, comprehensive attempt to measure actual economic and community impacts as-sociated with regional food system development in Iowa.

The evaluation tracked local food purchases by gro-cery stores, restaurants and institutions, and sales from lowa farm-based enterprises that marketed their products locally in 2012. Nearly 180 businesses and individuals participated in the data col-lection effort, including 74 buyers and 103 producers of local foods. The evaluation also measured job creation as a result of local food pro-duction, processing or uti-lization, and counted funds leveraged by the regional food groups that comprise the statewide RFSWG net-

work.“Most of the information

we’ve had in the past came from economic models, that is, projections based on po-tential scenarios and assump-tions, not what actually hap-pened during a specific time period,” said Corry Bregen-dahl, associate scientist , who coordinated the data collec-tion project for the Leopold Center with Leopold Center program assistant Arlene Enderton.

She said the report also differs in the type of sales in-formation that was collected, which included data from institutional and intermedi-ary markets, as well as direct sales.

“Most people think lo-cal food sales are only those between farmers and indi-vidual consumers, such as farmers markets or commu-nity supported agriculture (CSA) enterprises,” she ex-plained. “We also measured sales to institutions such as hospitals and nursing homes, and schools, grocery stores and restaurants. These mar-kets represent huge poten-tial markets for local foods, and serve a population that needs greater access to healthy food.”

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