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By SARAH BROWN CNA staff reporter sbrown@crestonnews.com

Since 1965, hundreds of young women from around Union County have vied for the title of Union County Fair Queen. On Saturday, the fair board will crown its 50th.

Francine Ide, Union County queen coordina-tor and 2001 Union County Fair Queen, said she has attempted to invite all 49 Union County Fair queens back for this landmark occa-sion. While many are coming back, others were difficult to reach. However, Ide said she was happy to learn Union County’s first fair queen has returned to the area.The first

Union County Fair Queen of 1965 Bonnie Riepe of Arispe was 19 years old at the time of her reign and had one year at Drake Uni-versity where she majored in elementary education.

Riepe, who grew up in rural Arispe and now lives back on her family’s farm, said she was a little surprised when she won.

“It was an experience that has become a memory for all of these 49 years,” said Riepe.

Aside from winning a sash, crown and a bouquet of flowers, Riepe also received a $25 series E savings bond.

“It matured after 30 years and was worth quite a bit of money then,” Riepe said.

Riepe, an East Union graduate, was chosen for a combination of community service and extra- curricular activities. In her formative years, she was involved in Sand Creek Joyous Jolly-ettes 4-H club, girlscouts, a cheerleader, a vocalist and a flutist for her school band. At Arispe Methodist Church, she played the organ and served as a Sunday school and bible school teacher.

“Music was probably my biggest activity,” Riepe said.

After winning the 1965 Union County Fair Queen title, Riepe went on to com-pete for Iowa State Fair Queen, where she sang, “Without a Song” by Vin-cent Youmans, Billy Rose and Edward Eliscu for the

talent portion of the compe-tition.In her senior year of high school, Riepe was cho-sen for all-state vocal com-petition and went to district contests with solos and duets.

After graduating from Drake in 1968, Riepe ac-cepted her first teaching po-sition in Denver, Colo. and later taught in Des Moines at Meredith Junior High School. With her husband, a fellow musician, she toured Virginia, the southeast and into Texas with his band. She briefly moved to Cres-ton, where she opened New World Music and moved the operation to Davenport. Riepe has worked for the AEA and started working as a teacher’s aid at East Union Preschool in 1995. She is cur-rently a bookkeeper for her family farm, James E. Riepe, Inc., which is farmed by Ken and David Cheers.

Riepe is secretary or trea-surer of a few organizations — Daughters of the Ameri-can Revolution, Arispe Development Corporation, Grove Chapel Cemetery As-sociation and Arispe Wom-en’s Christian Fellowship.History

Ide said the Iowa State

Fair held their first state fair queen contest in 1964.

“Union County was one of the first to join in (with a county competition) in 1965,” Ide said.

In 1965, Riepe competed against 22 girls at the Iowa State Fair. Last year, 2013 Union County Fair Queen Sydney Weis competed against 101 contestants.

When asked what makes the best fair queen, Riepe said a well-rounded girl.

“In general, a girl that’s involved in a lot of activities and does things to benefit her community,” Riepe said. “Also, an outgoing person-ality and a beautiful smile. That is important.”

Riepe said it was “just a hoot” to meet all of the girls from other counties and is still acquainted with the women who competed with her locally.

“It was a privilege to rep-resent Union County,” she said.Coronation

Sydney Weis, Union County Fair Queen of 2013 will crown the 50th Union County Fair Queen 6 p.m. Saturday at Union County Fairgrounds, commercial building.

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PRINCESS CONTESTSee profiles of the Union County Fair princess candidates on page 16A of today’s News Advertiser. >>

THURSDAY, JULY 17, 2014

Union County to crown 50th fair queen

Contributed photo Bonnie Riepe of Arispe poses for a photo after winning the title of Union County’s first fair queen in 1965. Riepe will attend the crowning of Union County’s 50th fair queen Saturday.

Queen candidates for the 2014 Union County Fair include front row, from left: Taylor Rice, Kanzaidy Frank, Cooper Bailey, Maddie Travis. Back, Nicole Haley, Sarah Waigand, Catelin Haight and Charlene Watkin.

Profiles: This year’s queen candidates

Cooper Bailey, 18Creston Daughter of Greg and Min-

dy Bailey Sponsor: Family Shoe Store

(Creston)Member of the Douglas

Boosters 4-H Club and Union County 4-H Youth Council.

Graduated this May from Lenox High School. Participat-ed in Creston FFA, Lenox FFA, Student Council, volleyball, soft-ball, track, and basketball man-ager.

Community Service/Activi-ties: AmeriCorps, Iowa Junior Beef Breeds Association officer, FFA Community Garden, Open Table, Meals for the Heartland, Bicycle Safety, Trees Forever, Red Ribbon Drug Week, Santa Can/Santa’s Toy Box, American Red Cross, Union County 4-H Beef Committee, and Cromwell Church youth group.

Hobbies: Exhibiting cattle, spending time with family and friends, singing and playing soft-ball.

Future plans: Attend North-west Missouri State University majoring in Animal Science and Genetics with a minor in Ag Business.

Kanzaidy Frank, 18 Creston Daughter of Robert and

Wendy Pringle Sponsor: Travis Crop Insur-

ance (Creston)Previous member of the High-

land Highlights, Horse & Riders and Wiggles & Wags 4-H Clubs.

Graduated May 2013 from Creston High School and is at-tending Southwestern Commu-nity College. Participated FFA, National Honor Society, cross country, basketball, track, soc-cer, softball and football. Cur-rently a member of Phi Theta Kappa National Honor Society.

Community Service/Activi-ties: Adopt-A-Highway, Project Helping Hands, Trees Forever, Santa Can/Santa’s Toy Box, nursing home visits, Crest Bap-tist Church youth member and provided horseback riding for handicapped residents.

Hobbies: Ride and train hors-es, give riding lessons to local youth.

Future plans: Continue at Southwestern Community Col-lege and transfer to Iowa State University to pursue a degree in Veterinary Medicine.

Catelin Haight, 18 Ellston Daughter of Steven and Lin-

da Haight Sponsor: Sand Creek Pio-

neers 4-H ClubMember of the Sand Creek

Pioneers 4-H Club and Union County 4-H Youth Council.

Graduated this May from East Union High School. Par-ticipated in vocal music, show choir, speech, Student Council, National Honor Society, FC-CLA, class officer, theater, Spanish Club, Vocational Edu-cation Department committee, volleyball, track, Homecom-ing Queen and state finalist for America’s Homecoming Queen Contest.

Community Service/Activi-ties: Arispe United Methodist Church member, dance and Youth Answering the Call of the Community.

Hobbies: Exercising, reading, writing, singing, dancing and drawing.

Future plans: Attend North-western College with a possible major in business emphasizing in marketing and graphic design while participating in theater productions and missions proj-ects.

Nicole Haley, 17 Creston Daughter of Traci and the

late Greg Haley Sponsor: B.E.S.T. Auction

Services, Tom BradleyMember of the Creston FFA

Chapter.Upcoming senior at Creston

High School. Participated in volleyball, track, softball, bas-ketball, FFA, National Honor Society, Student Government, Educational Talent Search, Stu-dents Against Destructive Deci-sions (SADD), Environmental and Spatial Technology (EAST) and one-act plays.

Community Service/Activi-ties: Relay for Life, American Red Cross, Bicycle Safety, FFA Community Garden, Trees For-ever, Project Helping Hands, Adopt-A-Family, Santa Can/Santa’s Toy Box, Knights of Co-lumbus Christmas Basket Deliv-ery and Holy Spirit Parish Youth Group.

Hobbies: Playing sports, spending time with family and friends, reading, painting, pho-tography and camping.

Future plans: Following high

school graduation, attend nurs-ing school to receive a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and pursue a master’s degree to become a pediatric Nurse Practitioner.

Taylor Rice, 17 Corning Daughter of Michelle Rice Sponsor: Creston FFA

ChapterMember of the Creston FFA

Chapter.Graduated this May from

Creston High School. Par-ticipated in Creston FFA, CHS Publications Staff (Editor), Win-ter Guard, Color Guard, sym-phonic band, Southwest Iowa Honor Marching Band and Na-tional Honor Society.

Community Service/Activi-ties: Make Creston Green, FFA Community Garden, Bicycle Safety Program and Farm Safety Program.

Hobbies: Fishing, golfing, hik-ing, Zumba, water Zumba and travel.

Future plans: Attend Iowa State University majoring in Ag Business with an intent to minor in International Agriculture.

Maddie Travis, 16 Creston Daughter of Jamie and Me-

gan Travis Sponsor: Travis Crop Insur-

ance (Creston)Member of the Horse & Rid-

ers 4-H Club.Upcoming junior at Creston

High School. Participated in FFA, varsity football cheerlead-ing, varsity basketball cheer-leading, varsity soccer, theater, vocal choir and Varsity Singers.

Community Service/Ac-tivities: Barrel racing, national anthem singer, Youth Answer-ing the Call of the Community (YACC), First Baptist Church Youth Group and choir mem-ber, vacation bible school vol-unteer and Missions/Wilderness Trip.

Hobbies: Spending time with family and friends, riding hors-es, playing soccer, singing and working on the farm with family.

Future plans: Following high school graduation, attend a four year college to study journalism.

Sarah Waigand, 18 Afton Daughter of Matt and Kim

Please seeQUEENS, Page 16

CNA photo by SARAH BROWNDonning a purple gown, Haley Gross, 16, of Stuart, left, is named 2014 Adair County Fair Queen Wednesday. Also pictured is first runner up, Shelby Soper, 16, of Adair.

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John R. ‘Jack’ CarlsonCreston

Graveside services for John R. “Jack” Carlson will be Satur-day, July 19, 2014 at 2:00 PM at Graceland Cemetery in Creston. Rev. Jim Morris, of-f i c ia t ing . There will be no viewing. Memorials may be given to the Creston Animal Rescue Effort or Wounded Warrior Project (PO Box 758517, Topeka, KS, 66675). Online condolences may be left at www.pearsonfuneralhomes.com. Pearson Family Fu-neral Service of Creston is in charge of arrangements.

John R. “Jack” Carlson, son of Nell and John Carlson, Sr. was born May 18, 1923 in Creston. Jack died Wednes-day, July 16, 2014 at HCI Hospice Home in Creston at the age of 91 years. He grad-uated from Creston High School in 1941. Jack joined the US Army Air Forces in June 1942 and saw active service in WWII, including spending 17 days on a raft in the Southwest Pacific be-fore being picked up by Navy PBY in submarine patrol. He

received two air medals and oak leaf clusters from Gen-eral X.T. Prentiss.

Jack married Dorothy To-land in Des Moines on Feb-ruary 14, 1948. He worked for the railroad for 11 years and then the US Postal Ser-vice until his retirement in 1983. Jack and Dorothy spent many enjoyable years backpacking and camping in the US and Canada as well as spending winters in Mesa, AZ during the Cubs spring training. Jack was an avid fisherman and dipped his net into the many streams of the West, Canada, and Alaska.

Jack was a member of the United Methodist Church, American Legion, BPO Elks Lodge #605, Masons, and the Gold Fish Club (an asso-ciation for people who have jumped by parachute from an aircraft into the water or whose aircraft crashed in the water). He taught swimming lessons, Sunday school, and was a member of the Water Safety Board.

Jack is survived by his wife, Dorothy Carlson, of Cres-ton, Iowa, daughter Martha “Marti” (husband Mike) of Oakland, CA, daughter Lin-nea Carlson of Berthoud, CO, and granddaughter Claire Carlson Jones of Port-land, OR.

Jack was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Richard Anderson.

Carol KramerOrient

Carol Kramer, 75, of Ori-ent died July 15, 2014, at Clearview N u r s i n g Home in Clearfield.

Funeral s e r v i c e s will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 19, at Orient United Method-ist Church. The Rev. Cathy Nutting will officiate. Burial will be in Hill of Zion Cem-etery, rural Orient. Visita-tion will be 4 to 8 p.m. Fri-day with family present 6 to 8 p.m. at Steen Funeral Home, 101 S.E. Fourth St., Greenfield. Memorials may be given to the Carol Kram-er memorial fund to be es-tablished by the family at a later date. Online condo-lences may be left at www.steenfunerals.com.

Carol Joyce Antisdel, daughter of Georgia (Ben-nett) and Claude Antisdel, was born Oct. 9, 1938, in ru-ral Richland.

Carol attended school in Richland and graduated in 1956.

After graduation, she stayed with her parents to help on the family farm

near Richland for a year.Carol then moved to Des

Moines and worked in the mail room for Bell Tele-phone.

On March 9, 1958, Carol married Arden Kramer and resided on the farm in rural Orient (Zion) area.

Carol worked alongside of Arden on the farm.

Carol was a member of Hill of Zion Church and active in the Zion Evening Circle.

Carol was diagnosed with Parkinson’s several years ago. During the past year, Carol spent time at Prairie View Assisted Living in Creston and at Clearview Home in Clearfield.

Carol is survived by her husband Arden Kramer of Orient; children, Michelle and Curt Downing, Me-linda and Doug Skellenger, Michael Kramer, Monty and Sherri Kramer, Melody and Jeff Murphy, Meg and Brian Haines, all of Orient area; grandchildren and great-grandchildren, Mat-thew and Sheryl Downing, Mikaela, Chasse and Chloe,

Adam and Heather Down-ing, Brett Skellenger, Max-well and Grant, Katie and Brian Coen, Jack, Charlie and Addie, Beau Skel-lenger, Jennifer and Nathan Katzer and Gavin, Bradley and Becky Kramer, Au-brey and Cooper, Shelby and Reece Kramer, Alexx, Hannah and Abbey Mur-phy, Maddison, McClain and McCoy Haines; sisters, Betty (husband Bob) Craig of Cedar Rapids, Shirley Harry of Orient and Twila (husband Winston) Kingery of Orient; other relatives and friends.

Carol was preceded in death by her parents; par-

ents-in-law, A.C. and Anna Kramer; granddaughter Cassie Christina Kramer;

sister Colleen Johnson; brother Doug Antisdel; granddaughter-in-law Me-

gan Justice Skellenger; and brothers-in-law, Bill Harry and Marvin Johnson.

5 years agoWith a waiting list of more

than 20 students for dorm living arrangements going into the fall of 2009, South-western Community Col-lege officials made plans to construct a new facility. Ac-cording to Matt Thompson, dean of student services, continued enrollment gains and more interest among students for on-campus housing created the wait-ing list. In fall of 2008, there were 116 students living in residence halls, while capac-ity was listed at 112. In some cases, three students lived in rooms designed for two.

Iowa Lt. Gov. Patty Judge stopped in Creston as part of “Travel Iowa ‘09,” a 67-stop tour designed to high-

light some of Iowa’s unique and affordable attractions. Judge visited the restored Creston Depot, where Union County Historical Society member Jane Briley gave her a tour.10 years ago

Dennis Kuyper, blood drive coordinator at Cres-ton High School, was named Volunteer of the Year by American Red Cross Mid-west Region Blood Service. He was responsible for at least 3,000 pints of blood donated in Creston over 20 years, and recruited 70 to 80 students twice a year to donate.

The health career acad-emy was launched at South-western Community Col-lege allowing Creston and

Orient-Macksburg high school students the oppor-tunity to begin training in the medical field before entering college. Classes of-fered included pharmacol-ogy, medical terminology, EMT training and introduc-tion to computer sciences.20 years ago

In the month of July, star-lings took over the North Cherry Street neighbor-hood. Bill Johnson, Cres-ton animal control officer, used two different methods to try to help residents rid of the birds. First, an ex-ploder, a device that sets off a cannon-like sound every few minutes. Second, he ordered a screeching tape from Department of Natu-ral Resources that sounded

like a cat killing a starling. When these methods didn’t work, some residents re-sorted to their own methods like clapping two boards to-gether.

In July 1954, the city, residents and KSIB Radio worked together to get rid of the starlings. It was de-cided to play a recording of a captured starling at a specific time every night to drive the starlings away. When this method wasn’t immediately effective, the city equipped two vehicles with a higher frequency re-cording, drove around town and simultaneously played the recording on KSIB. This moved the starlings from tree to tree but did not drive them completely away.

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Leslie JacksonCorning

Lesl ie Jackson, 86, of Corning died July 14, 2014, at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines.

Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 19, at Pearson Family Funeral Service, 701 Seventh St., Corning. Interment will be in Prairie Rose Cemetery south of Corning. Open visitation will be 2 to 8 p.m. Friday with family present 5 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home. Memori-als may be given to Rose Ann Auxiliary, Prairie Rose

Cemetery and/or Corning Volunteer Fire Department. Online condolences may be left at www.pearsonfuneral-homes.com.

Leslie Orval Jackson, son of Myra (Plants) and Ches-ter Jackson, was born Aug. 18, 1927, in Adams County.

He grew up on the family farm, attended Jasper No. 6 Country School through eighth grade and then gradu-ated from Corning High school in 1945.

Leslie entered the Army in 1946 and served 18 months in the Army post office dur-ing the occupation of Japan.

Upon the completion of his Army days, Leslie mar-ried Mary Lou Corbin on Aug. 24, 1947, and settled on a farm in rural Adams County.

He continued farming for the next 60 years.

Leslie was an active

member of Fairview Church of Christ from birth until it closed in 2008. He served on nu-merous boards, which included the REC, the Fairview Church and the Prairie Rose Cemetery. Additionally, he was a 4-H leader for Jasper Spe-cialists Club, a 50-year member of the Masonic Lodge, a Shriner and a member of Eastern Star.

Leslie is survived by his wife Mary Lou; children, Leslie (Florence) Jackson Jr. of Lino Lakes, Minn., Sharon (John) Garvey of Van Meter, Patricia (Russ) Dempster of An-keny and Pamela (Paul) Wolfe of Phoenix, Ariz.; grandchildren, Todd (Liz) Jackson, Becky (Scott) Sonmore, Brenna Garvey, Brann (Keegan) Garvey, Peter (Sarah)

Gumina, Abby Gumi-na, Jeremiah Wolfe and Zachariah Wolfe; step-grandchildren, Ryan (Sa-mantha) Dempster and Derek Dempster; great-granchildren, Cassady and Teegan Jackson, Der-ek and Dylan Sonmore, Leo and Luca Gumina, Corbin Garvey and Nata-lie and Layla Dempster; siblings, Reldon (Sue) Jackson, Doris Swartz and Dale Jackson; numer-ous nieces, nephews and cousins.

Leslie was preceded in death by his parents; parents-in-law, Lester and Myrtle Corbin; sister and brother-in-law, Margaret and Robert Hanna; brother-in-law Max Swartz; sister-and brother-in-law, Marie and Leon-ard Perdew; brother- and sister-in-law, Joy and Freda Corbin.

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Today's WeatherLocal 5-Day Forecast

Fri

7/18

77/57Sunshine. High 77F.Winds S at 10 to 15mph.

Sunrise Sunset6:00 AM 8:47 PM

Sat

7/19

78/59Partly cloudy. Highsin the low 80s andlows in the low 60s.

Sunrise Sunset6:01 AM 8:46 PM

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7/20

80/62Plenty of sun. Highsin the mid 80s andlows in the upper60s.

Sunrise Sunset6:01 AM 8:45 PM

Mon

7/21

85/66Mix of sun andclouds. Highs in theupper 80s and lowsin the low 70s.

Sunrise Sunset6:02 AM 8:45 PM

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7/22

88/70Isolated thunder-storms. Highs in theupper 80s and lowsin the upper 60s.

Sunrise Sunset6:03 AM 8:44 PM

Des Moines78/58

Cedar Rapids77/58

Sioux City79/57

Creston77/57

Iowa At A Glance

Area CitiesCity Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond.Algona 76 55 mst sunny Davenport 78 60 mst sunny Marshaltown 76 56 mst sunnyAtlantic 77 55 pt sunny Des Moines 78 58 mst sunny Mason City 77 54 pt sunnyAubudon 78 55 pt sunny Dubuque 77 58 pt sunny Onawa 79 56 pt sunnyCedar Rapids 77 58 mst sunny Farmington 78 60 mst sunny Oskaloosa 77 59 pt sunnyCenterville 76 59 pt sunny Fort Dodge 76 54 pt sunny Ottumwa 77 59 pt sunnyClarinda 78 57 pt sunny Ft Madison 78 61 mst sunny Red Oak 78 57 mst sunnyClarion 76 55 pt sunny Guttenberg 76 57 mst sunny Sioux Center 78 57 sunnyClinton 77 57 pt sunny Keokuk 80 61 mst sunny Sioux City 79 57 mst sunnyCouncil Bluffs 78 56 pt sunny Lansing 77 57 mst sunny Spencer 77 55 mst sunnyCreston 77 57 pt sunny LeMars 78 57 mst sunny Waterloo 77 56 pt sunny

National CitiesCity Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond.Atlanta 87 66 pt sunny Houston 86 75 t-storm Phoenix 103 76 pt sunnyBoston 79 63 pt sunny Los Angeles 75 62 pt sunny San Francisco 63 56 pt sunnyChicago 76 60 mst sunny Miami 89 78 t-storm Seattle 82 57 sunnyDallas 85 69 t-storm Minneapolis 79 60 mst sunny St. Louis 80 64 mst sunnyDenver 76 54 t-storm New York 83 65 pt sunny Washington, DC 84 66 mst sunny

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LastJul 19

NewJul 26

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Today's WeatherLocal 5-Day Forecast

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7/18

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Sunrise Sunset6:00 AM 8:47 PM

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7/19

78/59Partly cloudy. Highsin the low 80s andlows in the low 60s.

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7/21

85/66Mix of sun andclouds. Highs in theupper 80s and lowsin the low 70s.

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Sunrise Sunset6:03 AM 8:44 PM

Des Moines78/58

Cedar Rapids77/58

Sioux City79/57

Creston77/57

Iowa At A Glance

Area CitiesCity Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond.Algona 76 55 mst sunny Davenport 78 60 mst sunny Marshaltown 76 56 mst sunnyAtlantic 77 55 pt sunny Des Moines 78 58 mst sunny Mason City 77 54 pt sunnyAubudon 78 55 pt sunny Dubuque 77 58 pt sunny Onawa 79 56 pt sunnyCedar Rapids 77 58 mst sunny Farmington 78 60 mst sunny Oskaloosa 77 59 pt sunnyCenterville 76 59 pt sunny Fort Dodge 76 54 pt sunny Ottumwa 77 59 pt sunnyClarinda 78 57 pt sunny Ft Madison 78 61 mst sunny Red Oak 78 57 mst sunnyClarion 76 55 pt sunny Guttenberg 76 57 mst sunny Sioux Center 78 57 sunnyClinton 77 57 pt sunny Keokuk 80 61 mst sunny Sioux City 79 57 mst sunnyCouncil Bluffs 78 56 pt sunny Lansing 77 57 mst sunny Spencer 77 55 mst sunnyCreston 77 57 pt sunny LeMars 78 57 mst sunny Waterloo 77 56 pt sunny

National CitiesCity Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond.Atlanta 87 66 pt sunny Houston 86 75 t-storm Phoenix 103 76 pt sunnyBoston 79 63 pt sunny Los Angeles 75 62 pt sunny San Francisco 63 56 pt sunnyChicago 76 60 mst sunny Miami 89 78 t-storm Seattle 82 57 sunnyDallas 85 69 t-storm Minneapolis 79 60 mst sunny St. Louis 80 64 mst sunnyDenver 76 54 t-storm New York 83 65 pt sunny Washington, DC 84 66 mst sunny

Moon Phases

FullJul 12

LastJul 19

NewJul 26

FirstAug 4

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Sun7/20

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Mon7/21

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ThursdayCelebrate 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.

CW Club, noon, congregate meal site, restored Creston Depot.

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

Southwest Iowa Dancers, 6 to 9 p.m., Tingley, featuring Jimmy Georges’ Band, with a potluck.

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.

Kent Potluck Picnic, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, 602 W. Townline St.

Southwest Iowa Dancers, 7 to 10 p.m., Chicken Inn, 3 miles west of Creston on Hwy. 34, fea-turing Jim Georges’ Band.

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

SundayAlcoholics Anonymous (AA),

noon open meeting, St. Malachy Rectory, 407 W. Clark St.

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), 7:30 p.m. open beginners meet-ing, St. Malachy Rectory, 407 W. Clark St.

MondayUnion County Board of

Supervisors, 9 a.m., Union County Courthouse boardroom.

Creston Rotary Club, noon, Greater Regional Medical Center cafeteria conference room.

Narcotics Anonymous (NA), noon open meeting, St. Malachy Rectory, 407 W. Clark St. No smoking.

Diabetic Support Group, 1 p.m., Greater Regional Medical Center Cafeteria Conference Room.

TOPS No. 1338, 5 p.m., First United Methodist Church.

AA, 5:30 p.m., Crossroads Mental Health Center, 1003 Cottonwood Rd. Open meeting.

Friends of the Creston Public Library Board, 6 p.m., Gibson Memorial Library, 200 W. Montgomery St. Meeting open to all members.

MeetingsGraceland Cemetery

Board, 5 p.m. Monday, cem-etery chapel.

Agenda includes: dona-tions for veteran flags; other.

— — — — — —Green Hills AEA Board

of Directors, 6 p.m. Tuesday, conference call.

Agenda includes: open fo-rum; public hearing on pro-posed issuance of anticipa-tory warrants and possible resolution; financial reports; assigned fund balances as of June 30; personnel mat-ters; amendment to agree-ment and agreements and contracts; AEA/IASB legis-lative priorities; administra-tive and board reports; other business.

BirthMethodist West Hospital

DES MOINES — James and Sarah Young of Cres-ton are parents of a daugh-ter born July 9, 2014. Bri-elle Lynn Young weighed 7 pounds, 14.5 ounces and was 19 inches long.

Grandparents are Sherry and Jim Harris of Creston, Tom and Kathy Harris of Pleasant Hill and Gary and Ruby Young of Walnut.

Great-grandparents are Carole Brown of Fontanelle, Mardelle Harris of Creston and Lois Jean Young of Wal-nut.

PoliceBrianne Weihs, 700 E.

Monroe St., reported her credit card had been fraudu-lently used at unknown lo-

cations during an unknown time. Weihs reported four fraudulent charges.

Loss estimate is $120.Miscellaneous

Traffic stop, 10:16 a.m., Wednesday, North Sumner Avenue.

Talk to officer, 10:44 a.m., Wednesday, North Pine Street.

Traffic stop, 12:22 p.m., Wednesday, South Maple Street.

Suspicious person, 12:30 p.m., Wednesday, North Sumner Avenue.

Traffic stop, 7:48 p.m., Wednesday, Sheldon Avenue.

Fighting, 8:04 p.m., Wednesday, East Mills Street.

Warrant, 9:11 p.m., Wednesday, West Mills Street.

Suspicious person, 9:29 p.m., Wednesday, North Elm Street.

Fighting, 9:36 p.m., Wednesday, West Mills Street.

Extra patrol, 1:03 a.m., today, North Spruce Street.

Talk to officer, 4:08 a.m., today, Thayer.

FireMiscellaneous

Medical, 10:35 a.m., Wednesday, North Elm Street.

Unattended burn, 9:27 p.m., Wednesday, New York Avenue.

Medical, 10:15 p.m., Wednesday, West Adams Street.

Grain prices quoted at 10 a.m. today:

• Farmers Co-op, Creston:Corn — $3.60

Soybeans — $12.28• Gavilon Grain:Corn — $3.59Soybeans — $12.68

LotteryIowa’s Pick 3: 4-3-8Hot Lotto Sizzler: 15-18-24-44-47 (12)Powerball: 5-15-18-26-32 (35)

Genealogy/History Department invites exhibition entries at county fairThe open class Genealogy/

History Department invites the Union County public to enter exhibits at the Union County Fair in Afton. En-tries in the genealogy/history department will be accepted 7 to 8 p.m. Sunday or 8:30 to 10:45 a.m. Monday in the 4-H building on the fairgrounds.

Rules for entries are listed

in the Union County Fair Book that can be obtained at Creston Chamber of Com-merce on Highway 34 in Creston. In Afton, they can be found at First National Bank and Afton City Hall. The open classes may also be viewed at the Union County Fair website at www.ucfair.com. There are both junior

classes and adult classes. Judg-ing will start 11 a.m. Monday.

Special workshops in adult beginning genealogy will be offered during the fair in the genealogy/history department at no cost. They will be Tuesday at 1 p.m. and again at 6 p.m.

Tuesday is children’s day at the fair and the history/

genealogy will be sponsoring a youth coloring contest for ages up to 16 years from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The Union County Gene-alogical Society is the gene-alogy/history division open classes’ sponsoring organi-zation. For more informa-tion contact the department chairperson at 641-782-4525.

Local banks, opera association to compete for $15,000 awardGREENFIELD — The

Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines (FHLB Des Moines) announces First National Bank, Union State Bank and E.E. Warren Op-era House Association have been selected as one of six Strong Communities Award finalists vying for the oppor-tunity to receive $15,000.

FHLB Des Moines chal-lenges communities to rally behind their community’s project during a public vote from July 21 through Aug. 1 on Strengthening Com-munities Together at www.fhlbforcommunity.com. The finalist receiving the most votes will be awarded a $15,000 stipend to support small business and economic development growth in their community.

FHLB Des Moines mem-bers First National Bank and Union State Bank teamed up with E.E. Warren Opera House for the renovation of an historic opera house in Greenfield. First National Bank and Union State Bank helped raise local funds and contributed sizeable dona-tions to the project, which has resulted in more than 12,000 visitors to the cen-ter, presenting more than 40 performances, and host-ing more than 50 events and dozens of group tours.

The Strong Communities Award honors the projects, the people and the programs that promote small business growth and retention in their communities.

The Warren Cultural Center opened its doors in spring 2012 in the restored 1896 Warren Building on the town square in Green-field. The Opera House, with its landmark turret, has been restored to its original glory after decades of dis-use, featuring a multi-pur-pose auditorium.

The cultural center also includes Ed & Eva’s retail art store, selling the wide-ranging works of Iowa ar-tisans; lobby/gallery space, displaying rotating exhibits; historic residence meeting rooms and a balcony bed-room suite. Information is available at www.warren-culturalcenter.com and on Facebook.

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Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas put a promi-nent, public face on the immigra-tion crisis this week when he was detained by the U.S. Border Patrol in McAllen, Texas. After a num-ber of hours and a national outcry, he was released. He first revealed his status as an undocumented im-migrant three years ago in a New York Times Magazine article, and has since made changing U.S. im-migration policy his primary work. Vargas was in Texas to support the thousands of undocumented immigrant children currently de-tained there by the U.S. Depart-ment of Homeland Security.

Children are still fleeing violence in their native Central American home countries, seeking safety, at great risk, in distant lands. The is-sue is widely described here in the United States as a “border crisis,” but it isn’t that. We are experienc-ing a profound failure of economic globalization and U.S. foreign pol-icy, amplified by failed, stagnant immigration policies here at home. The latest victims are the children seeking safety, who are instead be-ing cruelly warehoused, shipped past threatening mobs of anti-im-migrant extremists and deported back to life-threatening situations.

Tens of thousands of children are now crossing the border from Mexico into the United States, un-accompanied by adults, after mak-ing perilous journeys of thousands of miles, often riding atop freight trains that are controlled by gangs. The series of trains is referred to as “La Bestia,” or “The Beast.” Chil-dren riding the rails must pay hefty fees, and many are beaten, robbed, raped and killed when making the journey north. Some hope to be reunited with parents in the U.S. Others are sent away by their par-ents in a last-ditch bid to help their children avoid the epidemic vio-lence of their hometowns, places like San Pedro Sula, the economic center of Honduras, which also now bears the distinction of being the murder capital of the world.

The influx of children has over-whelmed the government’s ability to house and feed these kids, let alone provide the level of care that is appropriate for refugee children. In response, the government has

been shipping the children around sites across the Southwest.

This transfer has been a bo-nanza for xenophobes and racists, who have gained media atten-tion for confronting the buses of distressed children. In suburban Murrieta, Calif., a small mob was protesting the transfer. Enrique Morones, the director of Border Angels, a San Diego-based non-profit, heard about the scene and raced north to witness it. Speaking on the “Democracy Now!” news hour, he said: “It was horrific to see ... the children inside the bus and their moms were crying. They don’t speak English, but they un-derstand hate ... of the 50 protest-ers that were there in total, about half of them eventually came out in front of the bus -- the protesters were banging the American flag against the bus, screaming these racist taunts.”

Morones compared the scene to Selma, Ala., 50 years ago: “I want to make it very clear that those three buses were turned back by the Murrieta police, not by the protesters, because as the buses were approaching, the Murrieta police stepped in front of the bus-es and blocked the buses, which made absolutely no sense, because

they could have just kept on driv-ing and gone into the Border Pa-trol facility.” It was the police in-tervention that gave the protesters the opening they needed.

All sides should heed to message of Pope Francis this week. Refer-ring to the “tens of thousands of children who migrate alone, un-accompanied, to escape poverty and violence,” he said, “This hu-manitarian emergency requires, as a first urgent measure, these chil-dren be welcomed and protected.” The pope went on to make another key point: “These measures, how-ever, will not be sufficient, unless they are accompanied by policies that inform people about the dan-gers of such a journey and, above all, that promote development in their countries of origin.”

The United States has a long and sadly bloody history of de-stabilizing democratic govern-ments in the very countries that are now the sources of this latest wave of migration: most notably in Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador. In the 1980s and 1990s, U.S.-supported military regimes and paramilitaries killed hun-dreds of thousands of citizens in those countries. The drug cartels of today are the inheritors of that

culture of violence. In Hondu-ras, the U.S. supported the 2009 coup d’etat against democratically elected President Manuel Zelaya. After he was deposed, two succes-sive U.S.-supported regimes have contributed to what University of California professor Dana Frank calls “worsening violence and an-archy.”

Jose Antonio Vargas, who came to the U.S. as an undocumented child himself more than 20 years ago, summed up the situation while in Texas: “These children are not illegal; they are human be-ings. And they are not a national-security threat. The only threat that these children pose to us is the threat of testing our own con-science.”

* * *Denis Moynihan contributed re-

search to this column. ***

Amy Goodman is the host of “Democracy Now!,” a daily inter-national TV/radio news hour air-ing on more than 1,200 stations in North America. She is the co-au-thor of “The Silenced Majority,” a New York Times best-seller.

(c) 2014 Amy GoodmanDistributed by King Features

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Border children: ‘they don’t speak english, but they understand hate’

King FeaturescommentaryAmy Goodman

Moving is not what Creston citizens want From Joyce ClarkCreston

I would like to share my opinion on the proposed move from the current site of our public library to the old Lincoln school. Voters get frustrated by politicians who do not follow the wishes of the major-ity of people they represent, and,

I can see that this pattern starts at a much lower level with our cur-rent library board. Moving is NOT what the citizens of Creston want. WAKE UP members of the library board and listen to the people. Ob-viously you are being selfish by try-ing to push your unwanted ideas onto the citizens of Creston.

I challenge the Library board to

put this up to a vote and then fol-low the will of the people. I would think $400,000 that you have raised so far could put a nice addition on to the south of the current library, which is what the PEOPLE want. Just like politicians, maybe it might be time for a change and recruit board members who are willing to listen to the will of the people.

What’s in a name From Mandy Kolesik, marketing consultant for Creston Library BoardLamoni

Because of the interest in the name change, I thought you might like some more information.

The Matilda J. Gibson Memorial name came with a $25,000 gift to help build the library in 1931. Ac-cording to library records, the Gib-son family has not donated to the library since that time. The family was approached again when funds were being raised for the last ren-ovation 20 years ago. The family declined to support the library as the Gibson descendants now live in Bartlesville, Okla. They choose to support efforts in that commu-nity instead. Which makes perfect sense. The family hasn’t been a part of the Creston community for many decades. I think it is very

nice that people are still respectful of the Gibson family for donating that starter gift to the original li-brary 83 years ago. But the Gibson family has moved on; I believe it’s time we do the same.

With input from interviews with more than 70 community mem-bers, the library board is thinking bigger. The plan is to provide more room for families who frequent the library, more technology for teach-ers bringing classes, and more pro-gramming that enriches individu-als and the community. This is the trend in American public libraries. In the past decade more small town libraries provide classes, mentor-ing, tutoring and access to the arts. Your library board has uncovered similar unmet needs in this commu-nity and wishes to meet them.

Fundraising is much easier with a name that reflects programming. There are corporations and founda-

tions donating to libraries around the country. They follow the pro-gramming, providing money and technology to support community oriented programs: tutoring, men-toring, enriching classes, oppor-tunities to build intergenerational relationships and civic mindedness. To reach these major donors, the name must reflect the mission.

The Matilda J. Gibson Memo-rial Library name reflects a gift of $25,000, made 83 years ago, by a family that no longer resides here.

The Creston area Library and Cultural Center name focuses us on the community rather than on past donors. This name reflects positively on the community. It also reflects the expanded services that the new building will be able to offer. This new library would be an asset to this town, one more thing to be proud of.

Letters to the editor

The fat lady will sing — but only in strict keeping with the work rules set out by the Ameri-can Guild of Musical Artists.

The Metropolitan Opera has a labor problem. Personnel expens-es account for $200 million of the financially struggling Met’s $327 million budget.

In the interest of survival in an era more attuned to “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” than “Le Nozze di Figaro,” the Met wants to reduce its labor costs by 16 per-cent by getting the unions to ac-cept common-sensical work rules and less generous pension and health benefits. The unions say no and accuse the Met of waging war on their families.

The storied but precarious in-stitution could see its next season disrupted in the labor discord. The Met’s general manager, Peter Gelb, warns that without union flexibility, the very existence of the world-famous, 130-year-old opera is at risk.

Well, if worst came to worst, at least the Met’s singers and musi-cians could make a go of it at the New York City Opera. No, wait, it shut its doors for the last time

last year.It doesn’t take an opera aficio-

nado to realize that the 21st cen-tury isn’t the 19th, and opera is an embattled art form. Unfortunate-ly, the Met is locking horns with a force, the unions, that has proven adept at helping to drive strug-gling industries into the ground.

A New York Times edito-rial recently noted that orchestra members, who on average make $200,000 a year, get 16 weeks off with pay. The American Federa-tion of Musicians Local 802 shot back that it is really only 10 weeks of guaranteed time off with pay. Touche.

Under the current rules, the base pay for chorus members, who also make on average $200,000 a year, covers four performances a week. The members get paid ex-tra for rehearsals -- even if they haven’t sung in four performances that week.

Union drama at the metropolitan opera

King FeaturescommentaryRich Lowry

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courageous and will always fight for and defend your beliefs. You are involved with society and social change. As such, you often represent oth-ers in small groups or the gov-ernment. This year a major change might take place, per-haps as significant as some-thing that occurred around 2005. It’s an active, progressive time for you. Be prepared to try your wings!

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Dear Heloise: I remem-bered reading in your column about the HABITAT FOR HUMANITY resale store called Habitat ReStore. Be-cause of this, I was able to go there and purchase items for our new home very economi-cally. What a great hint! — Jessica D. in Tennessee

Habitat for Humanity is a wonderful organization that has been mentioned in this column before. It accepts any leftover and reusable furni-ture, building supplies and materials. It even takes ap-pliances, but those appliances must be in working order.

An added bonus is that the Habitat ReStores are owned and operated by local Habi-tat for Humanity affiliates. These donations are sold to the public, and the proceeds are used for building the Habitat houses in that area. It is a great organization to support, along with being a great place to take donations of items you no longer need. — Heloise

FAN PULLSDear Heloise: We always

were having trouble identify-ing which chain to pull on for the fan and which one for the light. I went to a home-im-

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RUSTY FENCEDear Heloise: I was getting

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Betty, what a great way to use vinegar! It can remove rust from small tools — why not use it on a metal fence? Vinegar is one of my favor-ite products to keep around

the house. It is useful for so many things inside and out. See what else vinegar can be used for. Order my pamphlet, filled with all my favorite uses. To receive one, send $5 and a long, self-addressed, stamped (70 cents) envelope to: Heloise/Vinegar, P.O. Box 795001, San Antonio, TX 78279-5001. Need to re-move rust from screws and bolts? Soak them in vinegar overnight, and it should be removed. — Heloise

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rier takes up a lot of space. Not wanting to waste space, I started storing my paper plates and napkins in it while not in use. Keeps them clean, out of the way, and does not waste space. — Tina in Okla-homa

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AftonASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH,

Browning and Filmore Streets, William Richardson, pastor.

Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. worship ser-vice. Wednesday, 7 p.m. Bible study and youth. Saturday, 7:25 a.m. “In the Mirror” radio pro-gram on Creston Radio.

ST. EDWARD CATHOLIC CHURCH, 104 W. Union St., Rev. Ken Halbur, pastor.

Sunday, 10:45 a.m. Mass; after Mass, Confession. Tuesday, 8:30 a.m. Mass.

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Joel Sutton, pastor.

Sunday, 9:45 a.m. worship; 5:30 p.m. worship.

ArispeUNITED METHODIST

CHURCH, Joel Sutton, pastor.Sunday, 8:45 a.m. worship.

Monday, 1 p.m. Quilters.

BeaconsfieldUNITED METHODIST

CHURCH, Rick Hawkins, pastor.Sunday, 9 a.m. worship ser-

vice.

ClearfieldAREA BIBLE FELLOWSHIP

CHURCH, Ron Christian, pastor; 641-336-2409; website www.areabiblefellowship.org.

Sunday, 10 a.m. worship ser-vice; 11:15 a.m. Sunday school.

CHRISTIAN CHURCH, Sherry Wiley, lay speaker.

Sunday, 9:15 a.m. worship; 10:30 a.m. Sunday school.

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Shurmaine McAlpine, pastor.

Sunday, 8 a.m. Sunday school; 9 a.m. worship.

CorningFIRST PRESBYTERIAN

CHURCH, 907 Grove Ave., Ken Rummer, pastor.

Sunday, 9 a.m. Sunday school; 10 a.m. worship ser-vices.

FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 901 Nodaway St., Andrew Bardole, pastor.

Sunday, 9:30 a.m. adult Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. wor-ship service.

GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH, Dan Lamgo, pastor.

Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. worship service. Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. prayer service.

MESSIANIC MISSION SEVENTH DAY, 405 11th St.

Sabbath services, second and fourth Saturdays. Call 641-322-3386 for time and place.

REDEEMER LUTHERAN CHURCH, 800 17th St., Philip Ritter, pastor.

Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Sunday school and adult Bible study; 10:45 a.m. worship with Holy Communion. Wednesday, 9 a.m. Bible study.

ST. PATRICK’S CATHOLIC CHURCH, 504 Grove, Ave., Lazarus Kirigia, pastor.

Saturday, 5:30 p.m. Mass. Sunday, 10:30 a.m. Mass; 7 p.m. youth group. Wednesday, 2 to 5 p.m. religious education classes.

CrestonABUNDANT LIFE FAMILY

CHURCH, 500 S. Birch St., Douglas R. Brunell, pastor, (641) 782-5766, email alfc@iowatelecom.net; website www.AbundantLifeFamilyChurch.com.

Sunday, 10:30 a.m. children’s church and worship service. Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. worship and Kid’s Club. Thursday, 6:30 a.m. Men of Honor; 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The Light Switch teens.

APOSTOLIC LIGHTHOUSE UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH, 600 N. Lincoln St., Paul Vandevender, pastor, 782-5594.

Sunday, 10 a.m. Sunday school and worship service; 5:30 p.m. prayer time; 6 p.m. worship service. Wednesday, 7 p.m. worship service. Home Bible study, call 782-5594.

LIFE CHURCH, ASSEMBLY OF GOD, 417 Wyoming Ave., Karen Norton, lead pastor, 641-782-4236, e-mail crestonrolag@gmail.com, website lifechurch-creston.com.

Friday, 6 p.m. Acts 2 Journey Team meeting at the Norton home, read the next chapter in our study book. Sunday, 9:30

a.m. Sunday school for all ages; 10:35 a.m. morning worship, “Joy on the Journey, Week 1”; 6 p.m. small group study at the Norton home, “Defining Moments.” Tuesday, 7 to 10 a.m. Coffee café, fellowship hall. Invite a friend and bring a coffee mug. WiFi and mini muffins included; 6 p.m. Vision Team meeting. Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. prayer time in the sanctuary; 7 p.m. Family Night activities: adult Bible study (Romans), sanctuary; Life Youth, lower level youth room; Kids Klub, lower level fellow-ship hall. Thursday (7/24), 7 to 10 a.m. Coffee café, fellowship hall. Invite a friend and bring a coffee mug. WiFi and mini muf-fins included.

CHURCH OF CHRIST, 510 S. Poplar St., Timothy L. Haynie and Nathan Langford, evange-lists, 641-344-3201.

Sunday, 9:45 a.m. Sunday school; 6:30 p.m. adult study hour. Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. youth and adult groups at the church.

COMMUNITY OF CHRIST, Creston Congregation (RLDS), 820 N. Elm St., Elder Gary O’Daniels, pastoral coordinator.

Sunday, 9:15 a.m. praise and inspiration, Judy Hoakison; 9:30 a.m. church school class-es; 10:30 a.m. worship, Darl Ferguson, presider; Del Ranney, speaker.

CREST BAPTIST, affili-ated with Southern Baptist Convention, Poplar and Townline streets, Chuck Spindler, pastor. Website: www.crestbaptistchurch.com.

Today, 6 p.m. Celebrate Recovery; 6:30 p.m. GriefShare. Friday, 8 a.m. Operation World prayer meeting. Saturday, 8 a.m. prayer meeting. Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Bible study (for all ages); 10:45 a.m. worship; 7 p.m. Men’s Bible study. Wednesday, 6:30 a.m. prayer meeting; 6:30 p.m. children VBS music practice/Youth group/adult Bible study.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, 1001 N. Lincoln St., David Tebbenkamp, pastor; Dan Fields, youth pastor.

Sunday, 8:45 a.m. worship service with ABWE Missionary Steve Carter; 10:15 a.m. Sunday school hour; 3 p.m. Personal Evangelism Seminar, south room; 6 p.m. family worship service with Steve and JoAnn Carter. Wednesday, 7 p.m. Kids of Character; junior and senior high youth group, youth house; adult summer electives. Thursday (7/24), 7 p.m. Christian Singles Over 50, fellowship hall.

FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH (DISCIPLES OF CHRIST), 301 E. Townline St., Dianna Clark, pas-tor.

Sunday, 9 a.m. Sunday school; 10 a.m. worship ser-vice with guest speaker Mary O’Riley; 11 a.m. coffee fellow-ship. Tuesday, 1:30 p.m. Tootles (games/crafts). Wednesday, 6 p.m. praise and worship ser-vice.

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, 104 N. Oak St.

Sunday, 11 a.m. church ser-vice.

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 702 W. Prairie St., the Rev. Jim Woodworth, interim pastor; Mary O’Riley, pastoral intern.

Friday, 1:30 p.m. crafting workshop. Sunday, 9:15 a.m. worship services, Matthew 18:1-6; 10-14, “A Revolutionary Concept.” Monday, 6 p.m. Membership and Evangelism meeting; 7:30 p.m. Worship and Music meeting. Tuesday, 1 p.m. Stich, Knit and Quilt. Wednesday, 9 a.m. Bible study; 5:30 p.m. Joyful Noise; 7 p.m. Parish Council at FPC.

FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 400 N. Elm St., Gideon Gallo, pastor. Call 641-782-2427, 641-782-7267. E-mail: fumc.creston@gmail.com. Facebook: Creston First United Methodist Church. Office hours: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Thursday; 8 a.m. to noon Tuesday and Friday.

Sunday, 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. worship services; 9:30 a.m. Sunday school. Tuesday, 9 a.m. Summit House Bible study; 1:30 p.m. Crestridge Bible study. Wednesday, 6:15 p.m. handbell rehearsal; 7 p.m. choir rehears-al. Thursday, 12:05 p.m. United Methodist Men.

GOD’S OUTREACH D E L I V E R A N C E INTERNATIONAL, 306 N.

Oak St., 641-278-1173, Pastor JoAnna and Tyrone Davis, 515-249-3364.

Today, 6 p.m. Women’s service. Friday, 7 p.m. Friday Night Fire Service. Saturday, first and third, 9:30 a.m. Men of Christ breakfast, 124 N. Maple St. Sunday, 9 a.m. Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. worship service; 6 p.m. evening ser-vice. Monday through Friday, 8 to 9 a.m. prayer and wor-ship. Monday Night Live Youth Ministry (after school), 4 p.m. ages 4-11; 6:30 p.m. ages 12 and up. Monday and Wednesday, 5 p.m. Community meals, 124 N. Maple St. Tuesday, 5 to 6 p.m. Intercessory prayer.

HOLY SPIRIT CATHOLIC CHURCH, 107 W. Howard St., Rev. Ken Halbur, pastor.

Friday, 7 a.m. Mass, St. Malachy Chapel; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ReRun Shop. Saturday, 9 a.m. to noon ReRun Shop; 4:30 to 5 p.m. Confession; 5:15 p.m. Mass. Sunday, 8:15 to 8:45 a.m. Confession; 9 a.m. Mass. Monday, 5 to 6 p.m. Adoration, St. Malachy Chapel; 6 p.m. Mass, St. Malachy Chapel; 7 p.m. Finance Council meet-ing, parish office. Tuesday, noon to 5 p.m. ReRun Shop. Wednesday, noon Mass, Holy Spirit Church. Thursday (7/24), 7 a.m. Mass, St. Malachy Chapel.

JERUSALEM UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 1965 REA Road, Rev. Jim W. Morris, pastor.

Sunday, 8 a.m. Bible study; 9 a.m worship.

KINGDOM HALL OF JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES, 1000 Cottonwood St.

Sunday, 10 a.m. public talk and Watchtower study. Thursday, 7:30 p.m. congrega-tion Bible study, ministry school and service meeting.

PENTECOSTAL CHURCH OF GOD I.M. “Mana del Cielo” The Rev. Miguel Delgado, phone 515-473-2527.

Saturday, noon worship. Sunday, 1:30 p.m. worship.

P L A T T E C E N T E R PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 6 miles south on P27 (High and Dry Road), 1 mile west, one-

fourth mile south, Delores Doench, pastor.

Sunday, 9:15 a.m. Sunday school; 10 a.m. fellowship time; 10:30 a.m. worship.

SALEM LUTHERAN CHURCH, 602 W. Townline St., 641-782-2920. Brian Jack, pastor. Website: www.salemluth.net.

Sunday, 10 a.m. worship ser-vice.

SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH, 104 N. Oak St., Jared Miller, pastor, 515-897-7919, email jaredandkatiem@gmail.com.

Saturday, 9 a.m. worship ser-vice; 11 a.m. Sabbath school.

SOLID ROCK MINISTRIES, 1216 N. Cherry St. (corner of Townline and Cherry streets).

Sunday, 9:45 to 10:15 a.m. Sunday school; 10:15 to 10:45 a.m. coffee and fellowship; 10:45 a.m. worship service.

ST. JOHN’S UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST, 601 S. Maple St., Dan Moore, pastor.

Sunday, 9 a.m. worship ser-vice and Sunday School.

TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH (LCMS), 800 N. Sumner Ave., Creston; 111 E. South St., Mount Ayr; the Rev. Jonathan C. Watt, pastor, 641-782-5095, http://TrinityCreston.org.

Mount Ayr: Sunday, 8 a.m. Divine Service with Holy Communion; 9:30 a.m. Bible class and Sunday school; Sunday through Thursday, 6:15 p.m. Vacation Bible school. Creston: Sunday, 9:45 a.m. Divine Service; 11 a.m. Bible classes and Sunday school.

UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST (Congregational), 501 W. Montgomery St., the Rev. Jim Woodworth, interim pastor; Mary O’Riley, pastoral intern.

Today, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. SIRF. Friday, 7:30 p.m. AA meeting. Sunday, 10:45 a.m. worship services, Matthew 18:1-6;10-14, “A Revolutionary Concept.” Monday, 7:30 a.m. AA meet-ing. Tuesday, 3 to 5 p.m. Crisis Fund Center open; 5 to 6 p.m. Open Table (GRMC nurses). Wednesday, 9:30 a.m. TOPS; 7 p.m. Parish Council meeting.

CromwellCONGREGATIONAL UNITED

CHURCH OF CHRIST, Dan Moore, pastor.

Sunday, 10 a.m. fellowship; 10:30 a.m. worship. Monday, 12:30 p.m. prayer group, sanctuary; 1 p.m. Quilters. Wednesday, 1 p.m. Quilters; Pastor Dan leaves.

DiagonalUNITED CHURCH OF

DIAGONAL, Ed Shields, pastor, office 641-344-0652, www.diag-onalchurch.com.

Sunday, 9 a.m. Sunday school; 10 a.m. church.

EllstonUNITED METHODIST

CHURCH, Robin Thomas, pas-tor. Website: www.ellstonumc.org.

Sunday, 9:15 a.m. Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. worship.

GreenfieldCORNERSTONE FELLOWSHIP

EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH, 2158 Highway 92, Jeff Banks, pastor, office 641-743-0221. Website: www.welcometo-cornerstone.org.

Sunday, 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. worship service; 11:10 a.m. to noon Christian Living classes; 4 p.m. Strategic Leadership Team meeting. Monday through Thursday, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. High Power Soccer at elementary school in Greenfield.

ST. JOHN’S CATHOLIC CHURCH, 213 N. E. Elm St., Kenneth Gross, pastor. Website: www.stjohngreenfield.parish-esonline.com.

Saturday, 4:30 to 5 p.m. Reconciliation; 5:15 p.m. Mass. Sunday, 8:15 a.m. Mass. Thursday (7/24), 8:30 a.m. prayer service.

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 108 S.W. 5th St.

Sunday, 9 a.m. worship ser-vice; 10 a.m. coffee and fellow-ship; 10:30 a.m. Sunday school. Tuesday, 3:30 to 6 p.m. food bank and children’s clothes closet open; 6:30 p.m. worship service. Thursday, 12:30 p.m. worship service.

LacelleUNITED METHODIST

CHURCH, Dwayne Henrichs, pastor.

Sunday, 10 a.m. children’s Sunday school; 11 a.m. worship service.

LenoxCHRISTIAN CHURCH

(DISCIPLES OF CHRIST), 1007 W. Temple St.

Sunday, 10 a.m. worship.CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST

OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS, 702 W. Ohio St. Stanley Price, branch president.

Sunday, 10 a.m. sacrament meeting; 11:15 a.m. Sunday school; 12:10 p.m. relief society, priesthood, young women and young men; 11:15 a.m. to 1 p.m.primary. For local information, contact Clinton Allen, (641) 322-4494.

COUNTRY ROADS BAPTIST CHURCH, at 202 E. Temple (old lumber yard), Mitch Green, pas-tor. Website: countryroadslen-ox.com.

Sunday, 10 a.m. worship. Wednesday, 6 p.m. meal and study.

MERCER CENTER UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 4 miles north, 4 miles west of Lenox, Franklin Rogers, pastor.

Sunday, 8:30 a.m. worship service.

SALEM CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN, 4 miles north, 1 mile west of Lenox.

ST. PATRICK’S CATHOLIC CHURCH, 600 W. Michigan St., Lazarus Kirigia, pastor.

Sunday, 8:30 a.m. Mass with religious education classes afterward. Wednesday, 7 p.m. CYO.

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 103 W. Michigan St., Shurmaine McAlpine, pastor.

Sunday, 9:15 a.m. adult Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. wor-ship service and Sunday school for children.

UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 401 W. Michigan St., Tim Maxa, pastor, 641-333-4214.

Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. worship ser-vice. First and third Sunday,

youth fellowship. Wednesday, Evening Bible study.

LorimorCHURCH OF GOD, Ben

Turner, pastor.Sunday, 9:45 a.m. Sunday

school; 10:30 a.m. worship ser-vice.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, Lorimor, George Henriksen, pastor.

Sunday, 9 a.m. Sunday school; 10 a.m. worship service.

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Joel Sutton, pastor.

Sunday, 11 a.m. worship.

MacksburgH E B R O N U N I T E D

METHODIST CHURCH, Ben Carter-Allen, pastor.

Sunday, 10 a.m. Sunday school; 11 a.m. worship service.

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Ben Carter-Allen, pas-tor.

Sunday, 9 a.m. worship service with supervised nurs-ery during church; 10 a.m.Sunday school. Third Thursday, United Methodist Women.

MurrayBAPTIST CHURCH, Alex

Bauman, pastor.Sunday, 9:45 a.m. Sunday

school; 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. wor-ship services. Wednesday, 7 p.m. Midweek Bible study and prayer meeting. Third Thursday of the month, 7 to 9 p.m. Missionary meeting.

CHURCH OF CHRIST, 430 Third St., Brian McCracken, pas-tor.

Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. wor-ship services; 7 p.m. BibleStudy. Wednesday, 3:30 p.m. JAM for elementary ages; 7 p.m. junior and senior high youth groups.

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Sandy Smith and Brandon Campbell, pastors.

Sunday, 10 a.m. Sunday school; 11 a.m. worship.

OrientP L Y M O U T H

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, 311 W. First St., Phil Price, min-ister.

Sunday, 8:30 a.m. brunch; 9 a.m. worship services; 10 a.m. Sunday school/adult Bible study.

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 124 S. Maple St., Cathy Nutting, pastor.

Sunday, 9 a.m. worship ser-vice.

PrescottPRESCOTT UNITED CHURCH

(DISCIPLES OF CHRIST), 401 6th Ave., the Rev. Steven Wainwright.

Sunday, 9 a.m. Sunday school; 10 a.m. worship.

Shannon CitySHANNON CITY COMMUNITY

CHURCH, Lila Dell Greene, pas-tor.

Sunday, 9 a.m. church ser-vice; 10 a.m. Sunday school.

SharpsburgUNITED METHODIST

CHURCH, Shurmaine McAlpine, pastor.

Sunday, 8:30 a.m. worship.UNITED PRESBYTERIAN

CHURCH, Tim Maxa, pastor.Sunday, 9 a.m. worship ser-

vice; 10 a.m. Sunday school.

StringtownSTRINGTOWN COMMUNITY

CHURCH, junction of Highway 34 and Sycamore Ave., the Rev. Richard Queener, pastor.

Sunday, 9:45 a.m. worship service. Wednesday, 1 to 4 p.m. Help Center open.

ThayerPLEASANT VALLEY

CHRISTIAN CHURCH, Dwayne Henrichs, pastor.

Sunday, 9 a.m. worship ser-vice; 10 a.m. Sunday school.

TingleyCHRISTIAN CHURCHSunday, 10 a.m. Sunday

School; 11 a.m. worship service.UNITED METHODIST

CHURCH, Robin Thomas, pas-tor.

Sunday, 9 a.m. worship; 10 a.m. Sunday school.

To change attitudes, don’t argue — agree, extremely

What if the best way to change minds isn’t to tell people why they’re wrong, but to tell them why they’re right? Scien-tists tried this recently and discovered that agreeing with people can be a sur-prisingly powerful way to shake up strongly held beliefs.

Researchers found that showing people extreme versions of ideas that con-firmed — not contradict-ed — their opinions on a deeply divisive issue ac-tually caused them to re-consider their stance and become more receptive to other points of view. The scientists attribute this to the fact that the new in-formation caused people to see their views as irra-tional or absurd, accord-ing to a study published this week in the Proceed-ings of the National Acad-emy of Sciences.

“We truly believe that in most intractable con-flicts, the real problems

are not the real issues,” said Eran Halperin, a psy-chologist at the Interdis-ciplinary Center Herzliya in Israel and an author of the study. In reality, he said, both sides know what needs to be done; however, there are many “psychological barriers that prevent societies from identifying opportu-nities for peace.”

To see if tightly held attitudes could be pried loose, the scientists looked to one of the most polarizing issues on the planet, the decades-old conflict between Israe-lis and Palestinians that flared again violently last week.

People on both sides hold strong beliefs that make compromise dif-ficult, as years of failed negotiations have proved.

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THURSDAY, JULY 17, 2014

6:00 p.m. - Clean-up of buildings and grounds

SATURDAY, JULY 19, 2014

8:00-11:00 a.m. -- 4-H & FFA Swine Weigh-in8:00 a.m. -- Check-in for 4-H Exhibit Bldg. Projects8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. -- Judging 4-H Exhibit Building Projects10:00 a.m. -- Open Horse Show - Horse Arena11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m -- Afton Lions Inflatables1:30 p.m. -- Mary Porter & Susie Q & Waldo Kids Crusade3:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. -- Check-in 4-H/FFA Poultry & Rabbits4:00 p.m. -- 4-H Fashion Review and Clothing Selection6:00 p.m. -- Crowning Fair Queen - Commercial Building6:30 p.m. -- 4H & FFA Sheep Weigh-in7:00 p.m. -- Donkey Races - Main Arena

SUNDAY, JULY 20, 2014

7:00-9:00 a.m. -- 4-H & FFA Beef Weigh-in7:00-9:00 a.m. -- Check-in Bucket Calf Exhibits, Breeding Beef9:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. -- Check-in Open Class Baked Goods - 4-H Bldg.11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m -- Afton Lions Inflatables11:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. -- 4-H Exhibit Building Open12:00 p.m. – 4-H & FFA Dog Check-in12:30 p.m. -- 4-H & FFA Dog Show - Show Arena1:00 p.m. -- Judging Open Class Baked Goods3:00 p.m. -- Bill Riley Talent Competition - Commercial Building4:00-6:00 p.m. -- Check-in 4-H & FFA Horse Exhibits6:00 p.m. -- Queen’s Parade

7:00-8:00 p.m. -- Check-in Open Class Textiles & Arts - 4-H Bldg.7:00-8:00 p.m. -- Check-in Open Class Genealogy & History - 4-H Bldg.7:00-8:00 p.m. -- Check-in Open Class Canned Goods - Comm. Bldg.7:30 p.m. -- Demolition Derby - Main Arena10:00 p.m. -- Livestock must be in place at the Fairgrounds

MONDAY, JULY 21, 2014

8:00-10:00 a.m -- Check-in 4-H & FFA Poultry, Rabbits8:00 a.m. -- 4-H & FFA Swine Show - Show Arena8:00-11:00 a.m. -- Check-in Open Class Agriculture & Floriculture -Comm. Bldg8:00-11:00 a.m. -- Check-in Open Class Textiles & Arts (cont.)8:00-11:00 a.m. -- Check- in Open Class Canned Goods (cont.)8:30-10:00 a.m. -- Check-in Open Class Genealogy & History (cont.)10:00 a.m. -- Magic Show by Ray Thompson11:00 a.m. -- Judging Open Class Genealogy & History12:00 p.m. -- Goat/Sheep Show - Show Arena12:00 p.m. -- Judging Open Class Arts & Crafts1:00 p.m. -- Judging Open Class Floriculture1:00 p.m -- Judging Open Class Canned Goods1:00 p.m. -- Judging Open Class Textiles1:30 p.m. -- Judging Open Class Ag2:00 p.m. -- Hypnosis by Ray Thompson6:00 p.m. -- Union County Antique Show - Breezeway6:30 p.m -- Celebrity Beef Show - Show Arena8:00 p.m. -- Rodeo - Main Arena

TUESDAY, JULY 22, 2014

8:00 a.m. -- 4-H & FFA Horse Show - Upper Horse Arena9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. -- Afton & Creston Fire Department Display &

Blank Children’s Fire Safety House

9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. -- Mr. Nick’s Entertainment9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. -- Youth Genealogy Activities10:00 a.m. -- FFA Livestock Judging Contest - Show Arena10:00 a.m. -- Magic Show by Ray Thompson10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. -- Kids’ Day - Exhibit Building Breezeway10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. -- Open Feeder Calf Weigh-In10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. -- Kids Cookie Decorating Activity - 4-H Building11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m -- Afton Lions Inflatables12:30-1:30 p.m. -- Clover Kids Judging12:30 p.m. -- Pedal Tractor Pull Registration1:00 p.m. -- Beginning Genealogy for Adults - 4-H Building1:00 p.m. -- Pedal Tractor Pull - Commercial Building1:00 p.m. -- Judging Open Class Feeder Calf Show - Show Arena1:30-2:30 p.m. -- 4-H and FFA Cat and Small Animal Check-In2:00 p.m. -- Hypnosis by Ray Thompson3:30 p.m. -- Rabbit & Small Pet Show - South End of Show Arena3:30 p.m. -- Poultry Show - South End of Show Arena6:00 p.m. -- Beginning Genealogy for Adults6:00 p.m. -- State Fair Qualifiers, Pictures - 4-H Building7:00 p.m. -- 4-H and FFA Round-up All Members7:00 p.m. -- Record Book Recognition Ceremony8:00 p.m. -- Rodeo Finals - Main Arena

WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 2014

7:00-8:00 a.m. -- Check in 4-H Feeder Calf Exhibits8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. -- Senior Citizens’ Day - Commercial Building8:30 a.m. -- Cathy Klobnak, Don Wilson & Summer Luke - Patriotic &

Gospel Music9:00 a.m. -- 4-H & FFA Beef Show (Bucket Calves first) - Show Arena

9:00 -11:00 a.m. -- Children’s’ Potatohead Decorating Commercial Building9:45 a.m. -- The Outhouse Lady - Teresa Mernerd10:00 a.m. -- Magic Show by Ray Thompson10:30 a.m. -- Cathy Klobnak, Don Wilson & Summer Luke - Patriotic & Gospel Music1:30-2:30 p.m. -- “Sweet Treats/Chips & Salsa” Canned Goods Dept. - Commercial Building2:00 p.m. -- Hypnosis by Ray Thompson6:00 p.m. -- Judging 4-H Communications Exhibitions6:30 p.m. -- “Quilt Show & Tell Hour” - Breezeway7:00 p.m. -- Truck/Tractor Pull - Main Arena

THURSDAY, JULY 24, 2014

5:00 -7:00 a.m. -- 4-H & FFA Beef Off Feed & Water7:00 a.m. -- 4-H & FFA Beef Weigh-in 7:00-9:00 a.m. -- 4-H FFA Sheep & Meat Goats Off Feed & Water8:00-10:00 a.m. -- 4-H & FFA Swine Off Feed & Water9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. -- 4-H Fun Horse Show9:00 a.m. -- 4-H & FFA Sheep & Meat Goat Weigh-in10:00 a.m. -- 4-H & FFA Swine Weigh-in 2:00-4:00 p.m. -- All Open Class Exhibits Released - 4-H & Commercial Building2:00-4:00 p.m. -- All 4-H & FFA Exhibits Released & Removed5:00 p.m. -- 4-H & FFA Livestock Sale - Show Arena

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8The number of return-ing starters this year for Missouri’s football team, tied for fewest in the nation.

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— The 22nd annual ESPYS in Los Ange-les kicked off Wednes-day night with Richard Sherman of the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks winning the ESPY for Best Break-through Athlete.

It ended with Sher-man and the Seahawks claiming the ESPY for Best Team.

The Seahawks earned the franchise’s first Super Bowl title, deci-sively beating the Den-ver Broncos 43-8 while fielding a league-best defense that gave up only 14.4 points and 273.6 yards per game, spearheaded by Sher-man and the defensive backfield dubbed the “Legion of Boom.”

The Seahawks topped fellow champions in the Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Kings, San An-tonio Spurs, Florida State Seminoles (college football) and UConn Huskies (NCAA wom-en’s basketball) for the top team honor.

ESPN “SportsCenter” anchor Stuart Scott was honored with the Jimmy V Perseverance Award for his battle with can-cer that was first diag-nosed in November of 2007. The award is given in honor of late NC State basketball coach Jim Valvano, who inspired millions with his coura-geous battle against can-cer in 1993.

Michael Sam of the St. Louis Rams, who in May became the first openly gay football player to be selected in the NFL draft, received the Ar-thur Ashe Courage Award.Bama-USC

A l a b a m a and USC will launch their 2016 seasons on Sept. 3 at AT&T Sta-dium in Arlington, Texas.

The Cowboys Clas-sic will mark the eighth meeting between the programs. Alabama got the best of USC the last time the teams met, winning 24-3 in the 1985 Aloha Bowl.

The game against the Trojans is the latest of the Crimson Tide’s high-profile neutral-site openers. Alabama will play West Virgin-ia in Atlanta this sea-son and Wisconsin in Arlington in 2015.

By adding the non-conference tilt with USC, Alabama ful-fills its new obligation from the SEC to begin scheduling at least one nonconference game against a Big Five con-ference opponent start-ing in 2016.

Last summer, Ala-bama canceled a pre-viously scheduled home-and-home series withMichigan State for 2016 and ‘17. Tide athletic director Bill Battle said at the time that the move was done because of “the uncer-tainty of conference football schedules in those years.”

Lady Indians ready for return trip to state tournament By SCOTT VICKERCNA sports editor • svick-er@crestonnews.com

OSCEOLA — After last year’s state tourna-ment run that saw the Clarke softball team finish runner-up in Class 3A, the Lady Indians now know what to expect at the state tournament.

Head coach Lindsay Diehl says that, and es-pecially the experience of playing in the nerve-wracking state title game last year, will help the Lady Indians this year.

“Other coaches kept commenting about how loose they were playing like they’d been there be-fore, but they hadn’t,” Diehl said about her team. “ H a v i n g been in that game, that cham-p i o n s i p game, and being ner-vous, but after the fact real-izing it was just another game that you have to go out and play, that’s going to help us out a lot.”

Ultimately, the goal is to return to the Class 3A state championship game on July 25.

But first, Clarke (24-8) must go through Spirit Lake (23-8) in the opening round. That game is sched-uled for 3 p.m. Monday at Harlan Rogers Sports Complex in Fort Dodge.

Spirit Lake enters the state tournament opener having won its last eight games and 13 of its last 16.

Diehl says she feels confident her team has played a tougher schedule this season, though, which should leave her team more prepared.

“You can’t ever count out a team that’s at the state tournament, though,” Diehl said. “They’re there for a reason. But I feel the schedule we’ve played, compared to the schedule they’ve played, ours was definitely a tougher road.”Matchup

Spirit Lake is led by sophomore pitcher Bailee Newman, who does just

about everything for the Indians.

Newman bats .414 with nine home runs and 36 runs batted in. She has also swiped 17 bases in 19 tries.

In the pitching circle, Newman is 20-6 with a 1.98 earned run average in 162 2/3 innings pitched. She has struck out 150 batters and opponents hit .237 against her.

“As soon as I looked at them, I thought of ADM,” Diehl said. “I felt like ADM was a one-woman

show with their pitcher. Same way with her (New-man), she’s been a big hitter for them with big strikeout totals.

“I like a team that’s sole-ly basing its success on a couple of kids performing. If we can figure out how to shut her down, I feel good about our chances.”

On the other side, New-man will have to figure out a way to shut down a bal-anced Clarke offensive at-tack.

Six Clarke batters hit

.300 or better, while nine batters have at least 10 runs batted in.

And then there’s the re-t u r n i n g Class 3A Pitcher of the Year in Libby B e m i s , that Spirit Lake will have to c o n t e n d

CNA photo by SCOTT VICKERClarke softball players spill onto the field to celebrate with head coach Lindsay Diehl after the Lady Indians came from behind to defeat ADM 4-3 in a Class 3A regional final on Monday. The Lady Indians open the 2014 State Softball Tournament at 3 p.m. Monday against Spirit Lake.

Diehl

Bemis

Please seeCLARKE, page 12A

Outdoor news

Pheasant surveyIowa’s 15-day annual

pheasant population sur-vey begins on Aug. 1, and wildlife experts say this year could be hard to pre-dict.

A record setting wet June that followed a winter of one polar vortex after another would likely favor a lower count, but many anecdotal reports of seeing more pheasants, quail and rabbits are coming in from across the state.

“When our pheasants do best, it’s after mild winters with less than 30 inches of snow followed by a warm, dry spring nesting season where we receive less than eight inches of rain,” said Todd Bogenschutz, upland wildlife biologist with the Iowa Department of Natu-ral Resources who coordi-nates and collects the data from the 208, 30-mile sur-vey routes.

“I don’t want to get any hopes too high but perhaps the weather model will be wrong this year. Roadside counts should be interest-ing.”

The 30-mile routes are driven at sunrise on gravel roads preferably on morn-ings with heavy dew and little wind. Surveyors watch for hens moving their broods to the road edges to dry off before starting to look for insects.

Surveyors note the num-ber in the brood, any adult pheasants present and the size of the chicks, which tells Bogenschutz if this was an initial nest or if the nest was washed out and this brood was from a second or even third nest attempt. Each attempt af-ter the first has fewer eggs than the prior attempt.

They drive the same

routes each year.The survey also collects

data on cottontail rabbits, jack rabbits, quail and Hungarian partridge.

The information will be available online at www.iowadnr.gov/pheasantsur-vey by middle September.Bow workshop

DES MOINES – Women can still answer their “call of the wild” by register-ing for the Becomin g an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) workshop Sept. 19-21 at the Springbrook Conserva-tion Education Center in Guthrie County. Women thinking about participat-ing are encouraged to sign up soon, as some classes fill quickly.

This workshop is an ex-cellent opportunity for women 18 years or older to try a wide variety of activi-ties they may never have had the chance to experi-ence, said Julie Sparks, DNR Becoming an Out-doors-Woman coordina-tor.

“We have top-notch in-structor s, our class sizes are kept small and the setting at Springbrook is beautiful, particularly in the fall,” she said.

Workshop topics include basic fishing, fly fishing, birdwatching, archery, be-ginning shotgun shooting, basic motor boat skills, geocaching, canoeing, stand up paddling, Dutch oven cooking, nature pho-tography and much more. The registration fee of $150 covers food, lodging and materials for the week-end workshop.

Brochures and registra-tion forms are available online at www.iowadnr.gov/bow or by contacting Julie Sparks, at 515-281-6159 or julie.sparks@dnr.iowa.gov.

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11ACreston News AdvertiserThursday, July 17, 2014

Shrine BowlCEDAR FALLS —

Creston/O-M coach Brian Morrison and four area players report to camp Sat-urday for the South Squad in preparation for the 42nd annual Iowa Shrine All-Star Football Classic.

The game will be played 4 p.m. July 26 at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls.

Morrison is an assistant coach for South head coach Jay McKinstrey of Pella.

The coaching staffs select-ed 46 players for each squad. The South team (with uni-form numbers) includes Trevor Frain of Creston/O-M (9), Jacob Sobotka of Mount Ayr (12), Andrew Rider of Murray (28) and Keegan Longabaugh of Southwest Valley (57).

Also on the South team are Briar Vogel of Interstate 35 (22), Spencer Smith of Glenwood (25), Nick Pep-pers of Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton (34) and Sam Brincks of Carroll Kuemper

Catholic (54).For more information on

the event, look online at http://www.iowashrinebowl.org/.All-star game

WAUKEE — Creston head softball coach Mike M c C a b e will be one of the c o a c h e s for the “ W h i t e ” t e a m , along with A k r o n -Westfield’s Todd Colt at the IGCA Se-nior All-Star Games here on July 28.

The event also features the “Red” team coached by Stacey Alberts of Lynnville-Sully and Lori Duncan of Pleasant Valley, and the “Blue” team coached by Art Ingalls of North Union and Dave Oleson of West Burl-ington.

The schedule of games is as follows: Red vs. White, 4

p.m.; White vs. Blue, 6 p.m. and Blue vs. Red, 8 p.m.

Area seniors competing in the all-star games are Libby Bemis of Clarke (Blue), Jen-na Sandquist of Interstate 35 (White) and Sammie Nich-olson of Winterset (Red).Cy-Hawk time

IOWA CITY — The Big Ten Conference announced the start times for the University of Iowa’s non-conference home football games on Wednesday.

The Hawkeyes’ season opener against Northern Iowa will kick off at 11 a.m. on Aug. 30, and will be tele-vised on Big Ten Network.

Iowa also hosts Ball State and Iowa State in non-con-ference play in 2014.

The Ball State game will begin at 2:30 p.m. and will be televised on ESPN. The Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Tro-phy game against Iowa State will also kick off at 2:30 p.m. and will be tele-vised by either ABC, ESPN or ESPN2.

PINE VALLEYMen’s Thursday League

July 10Team ScorePine Valley 102Madison-Steele 95Knuth-Lett 88Schneider-Schneider 88Calvin-Willets 88Graham-McNichols 84Whiskey Dixx 83BM Sales 82Peavler-Poore 82Drake-Parsons 80Webb Roofing 774 The Beer! 72Freeman-Schulte 70Crows 62Shallenberger-Walters 55Low score — TJ Redding and Tom Red-

ding, 32.Low score with handicap — Tom Red-

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Low team score — Pine Valley, 64.Low team score with handicap — Pine

Valley, 61.6.Ladies Golf League

July 8Team ScoreCarroll Family Chiropractic 60Crowettes 58Roger Roberts Construction 56Bogiemeisters 56Elm’s Club 52High Plains Taxidermy 49Here We Are Again 47Sandy’s Creations and Gifts 40Twilight Zone 36Low score — Fay Parkins, 34.Low score with handicap — Terri Adam-

son, 29.Low team score — Roger Roberts Con-

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College football rule changes focus on targeting, quarterback safety By CHRIS DUFRESNELos Angeles Times

Two rule changes to col-lege football — on targeting and on quarterback safety — could have a big effect in the upcoming season.

Both make sense.The first is the absolutely

necessary tweak to the tar-geting rule that was imple-mented last year.

Under the old rule, a player cited for targeting — using the crown of the hel-met to tackle or initiating contact to the head or neck of a defenseless opponent with the helmet, forearm

or fist — was ejected from the game, with a 15-yard penalty assessed, pending a review from the instant-play booth.

The problem: The team was still assessed a penalty even if replay overruled the targeting call on the field.

How was that fair? It wasn’t, and thus the rule has been amended.

“Every targeting foul is re-viewed, so every one will be reviewed by instant replay,” Steve Shaw, coordinator of officials for the Southeast-ern Conference, explained Wednesday during a rules session with media members

in Hoover, Ala. “Now if re-play overturns a targeting foul, there will no longer be a 15-yard penalty assessed.”

The second change is designed to protect a de-fenseless quarterback in the pocket. Defensive players

Please seeRULES, page 14A

Justin Rose blooming as British Open awaits By ART SPANDERNewsday

HOYLAKE, England — Only 28 miles, but to steal a line from the Beatles, who began just across the River Mersey, a long and winding road.

Twenty-eight miles from Royal Birkdale, where in the 1998 British Open Justin Rose hit the spotlight before he hit the skids, to the 2014 Open, which starts Thursday at Royal Liverpool.

Rose comes in as the favor-ite, for good reason. He won the Aberdeen Asset Scottish Open on Sunday and also won the previous tourna-ment he entered, the Quicken Loans National, two weeks

earlier in Bethesda, Md.In between, he and Jack

Nicklaus watched the Wim-bledon women’s final from the Royal Box.

Now that he has a major, the 2013 U.S. Open at Mer-ion, the 33-year-old Rose is looked on as sporting royalty, and the thinking as this 143rd British gets underway was he

could become the first Eng-lishman to win the event on an English course since Tony Jacklin in 1969.

Rose was a 17-year-old amateur when at Birkdale he hit the shot — holing a wedge from 50 yards off the 18th

Please seeROSE, page 14A

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MONDAY, JULY 21Celebrity Beef Show 6:30 p.m.

Rodeo 8:00 p.m.

TUESDAY, JULY 22–KIDS’ DAY–

4-H and FFA Round-Up 7:00 p.m.

Rodeo Finals 8:00 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 23–SENIOR CITIZENS’ DAY–

Truck/Tractor Pull 7:00 p.m.- Main Arena

SUNDAY, JULY 20Queen’s Parade 6:00 p.m.

Demolition Derby 7:30 p.m. Main Arena

SATURDAY, JULY 19 – FAMILY DAY –

Open Horse Show 10:00 a.m. - Horse Arena

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contest with a 23-3 record, sporting a 1.15 earned run average in 165 innings. Opponents hit just .147 against her and she has re-corded 218 strikeouts.

Bemis is one of six se-niors on the Clarke team. Diehl says she feels con-fident going back to the state tournament with her group of seniors.

Spirit Lake has just two seniors on its team, while the majority of the roster is made up of freshmen and sophomores.

“They’re very young,” Diehl said. “When I looked them up, to know they’re a young group of kids, also made me feel a

little bit better. When I lis-ten to Pat Murphy and he says you have to experi-ence it to experience it to experience it, we have that upper edge. These kids are young. We still have some young kids, but I really hope having this platoon of seniors going up there is going to play in our favor.”Reaction

Now that she’s had a couple of days to let it sink in that her team is headed back to the state tourna-ment, Diehl said it’s a sur-real feeling.

“All season, even start-ing the day after we got back from the state tour-nament (last year), our mission was to get back up there and hopefully get ourselves in a position

where we can be playing for a state title again,” Diehl said.

After going through Monday’s 4-3 comeback win over ADM in the re-gional final, Diehl said some of the pressure may be off her team now.

“I feel like they seem re-ally relaxed and kind of re-lieved to get through that game,” she said. “Maybe now a little bit of the pres-sure is off. The pressure was to get there and that’s what they were so uptight about all season, was get-ting back there.”

That fighting spirit the Lady Indians showed, both on Monday and in last year’s regional final win over West Burlington Notre Dame, should serve

as a lesson to the other teams in the Class 3A state tournament.

“I’m really pleased with the way the kids found a way to win,” Diehl said. “Just that experience on Monday night is making me feel better, and I know it will make the kids feel better.

“We’ve talked about this for the five years I’ve been here — no matter what the score is, what in-ning it is, where we’re at in the lineup, that we’re going to find a way to get runners in scoring position and get runs in. Hopefully that sends a message to our opponents, too; that you can’t count us out. We’re going to keep coming at it for seven innings.”

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Team W L GBBaltimore 52 42 -Toronto 49 47 4NY Yankees 47 47 5Tampa Bay 44 53 9.5Boston 43 52 9.5

CentralTeam W L GBDetroit 53 38 -Kansas City 48 46 6.5Cleveland 47 47 7.5Chicago Sox 45 51 10.5Minnesota 44 50 10.5

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WEEKLY DRIVER RANKINGS — BASED ON BEHAVIOR AND PERFORMANCE

Associated Press / CHERYL SENTER

Girlfriend Paige White, the “Loudon Lobster” and a naturally beaming Brad Keselowski.

Where does the lobster rank among racing’s best trophies?

In terms of history, nothing tops Indy’s Borg-Warner Trophy that goes to the winner of the Indianapolis 500. Daytona’s Harley J. Earl Trophy has become fairly famous, even if it’s a bit odd to see a futuristic vehicle handed to a guy who wins the world’s most fa-mous “stock” car race. Then you have the grandfather clock they give away at Martinsville, as well as the guitar at Nashville.

So, your pick?Lobsters might look prehistoric,

but as long as they’ve been around, they’ve never learned to tell time, so I’d take the grandfather clock, purely for functional purposes. And speaking for everyone, it was nice to see Brad Keselowski escape the presentation at New Hampshire without losing a fi nger.

Why was Joey Logano smiling through all that?

Let’s consider it one of the unin-tended consequences of the new Chase format. Logano has a pair of wins and is locked into the Chase, so while he wasn’t thrilled to be wrecked out of New Hampshire by 72-year-old Morgan Shepherd, he wasn’t nearly as mad as he would’ve been if it had cost him in a season-long points race. All that changes after Week 26, by the way. Trouble will be given a wider berth.

BRADKESELOWSKI

New guy at the top

JIMMIE JOHNSONA change of view

JUNIOR EARNHARDT

Upset at 10th?

New world

JEFFGORDONNo longer pretending

to like soccer

KEVINHARVICKNeeds a week off

CARLEDWARDS

One top-10 in past 7 starts

KYLEBUSCH

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MATTKENSETHWinless

streak at 27

JOEYLOGANO

Losing respect for his elders

RYANNEWMAN

Winless streak nearing one year

This season is truly different for Dale Earnhardt Jr., NASCAR’s most popular driver for the past decade. Two years ago, the Earnhardt Nation would have celebrated a 10th-place fi nish by chanting and dancing around bonfi res.

When Earnhardt fi nished 10th at New Hampshire on Sunday, he was disappointed, almost disgusted, that his No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevy had been totally outclassed by several other stock cars.

The dissatisfaction was etched in his words, despite clinching a berth in the Sprint Cup Chase playoffs. “That was frustrating,” Earnhardt said. “That was the hardest I’ve ever worked for a 10th-place fi nish. But we have been off all weekend. It’s been a real frustrating weekend, to be honest.

“The guys worked real hard. Steve (Letarte, crew chief) and the engineers did their best to try to get the car more competitive. Just to be lacking that much speed against a lot of those guys … I had to drive so perfect every lap. That was really frustrat-ing.”

Earnhardt is having his best year since 2004, seemingly happy and building momentum and confi dence. His struggle Sunday put a damper on the season-long party.

“We worked real hard to fi nish where we fi n-ished,” he said. “The guys worked their guts out every practice. We changed a lot of stuff on the car. It was real disappointing not to have the speed a lot of those other guys had.”

On deck in two weeks is the Brickyard 400, staged at fl at and narrow Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Earnhardt’s run in that race may foretell his championship ambitions.

“Pretty disappointing,” he said of New Hamp-shire. “We will go home and work on it and try to do better.”

WORSE THAN RAINWhat’s worse than rain on race day? When a

driver in contention for a victory hears his booming V-8 engine go quiet as the fuel tank goes dry. It happened to Jeff Gordon in the closing laps at New Hampshire.

He was running second when his Chevy’s motor shut down, requiring a push to pit road from a wrecker. “It’s all about wins right now,” Gordon said. “We’ve got to go for it, so I thought it was a great call even if we did come up short.”

RACING’S CRUELTYAric Almirola was at the peak of his career when

he captured the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona. Six days later, racing reality slapped the Tampa driver across the chops when he crashed heavily in prac-tice at New Hampshire. Asked if the incident was less disappointing since he’s a Cup Series winner now, Almirola said: “No, it is still disappointing. It is always disappointing when you wreck a race car.”

HIGH(ER)EXPECTATIONS

Associated Press / JIM COLE

They say a watched pot never boils, and this past weekend at New Hampshire, staring under the hood and hoping to see a few more horses appear wasn’t very fruitful for Junior.

Former NASCAR driver Juan Pablo Montoya has enjoyed success this sea-son after moving from NASCAR to the IndyCar Series. The media caught up with Montoya at Iowa Speedway, which hosted an IndyCar race last weekend, a week after Montoya’s victory at Pocono.

Your only experience here (Iowa) was very different. It was eight years ago and it was an ARCA race. You were trying to fi gure out stock cars. Can you

take anything from that experience? “The track — when I came here — was

brand-new. There were no bumps. It was really smooth. There is a big bump in the tunnel. Turns 3 and 4 are still pretty smooth, but now you run pretty close to wide open. Some people actually do run wide open all the way around.”

How much is having a victory now put a little more spring in your step?

“People are happy because a lot of

people are still around from back in the day — so they are happy for me. That is pretty cool. I still try not to get overly excited about it. It’s fun. I had a great time; the guys loved it. It was really good for Verizon and PPG and Hawk Performance, everybody that supports us, Chevy as well. I think it does build a lot of momentum. It gives a lot of confi -dence that you can get it done.”

Seven races to go, you are up to fourth in points — two races next

weekend and then a double-points race at the end of the year. You are right there. How do you look at the rest of the season?

“I think we have been doing a good job. We have been smart about how we run races. We just have to keep doing what we are doing. I told the guys this week it’s great that we won, but one thing is getting there, the other thing is staying there, and to stay there we are going to have to really step it up.”

Juan Pablo Montoya: No more fenders, but he got a trophy

Winner: Jimmie JohnsonRest of the top fi ve: Kevin Harvick, Brad Keselowski, Tony Stewart, Kasey KahneDark horse: Danica PatrickDisappointment: Jeff Gordon

First one out: Justin AllgaierDon’t be surprised if: The ques-tion of Gordon’s age surfaces again before Indianapolis, where he won the inaugural Brickyard 400 — 21 years ago.

AP/JIM COLE

Just another semi-retired guy out for a Sunday drive.

Would you feel safe passing Morgan Shepherd?GODSPEAK: Of course, no problem, if I was in a Brink’s armored car.KEN’S CALL: Not sure, but I’d like that better than him passing me.

Is Brad Keselowski now offi cally “The Man” in NASCAR?GODSPEAK: “The Man” of the moment. Don’t forget, there are 17 races left on the schedule.KEN’S CALL: Until he gets Jimmie Johnson’s next shipment of Good-years, yes.

JOEYLOGANO

MORGAN SHEPHERD

Joey Logano vs. Morgan Shepherd: Logano was running in the lead pack when he tangled with backmarker Shepherd.Godwin Kelly gives his take: “Logano can’t do much against 72-year-old Shepherd because he knows the AARP would quickly jump into the fray.”

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can no longer hit a quarter-back below the knees when he is in the passing motion.

Since targeting the head is also illegal, tacklers will be restricted to a specific area of contact.

“People have said, ‘Do you have a strike zone for quarterbacks?’ ” Shaw said. “And there really is. Now you hit them above the knee and below the neck.”

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hole the final day of that ’98 Open — which changed his life. Not necessarily for the better.

“It was my intention to turn pro the following week no matter what,” he told British Airlines magazine. “But I’d intended to do it quietly, get a few tournaments under my belt and get a bit of experi-ence before going to qualify-ing school.”

However that miracle shot hoisted him into fourth place (Mark O’Meara won) and with headlines blaring and agents swirling he turned pro within hours. He missed the cut in his first 21 tournaments, and the elation — his and the country’s — turned to gloom.

“There was embarrass-ment, disappointment, de-spair, lots of emotions through that time,” Rose said, “but I never felt defeated. People ask me how I got through it. I actually had to take the Open Championship out of my mind. That was the skewing factor. I looked at my amateur career and that told me I had some talent.”

His subsequent pro career, beginning with two wins on the European Tour in 2002, told everyone. He then took Nicklaus’ Memorial Tourna-ment and the AT&T National in 2010, the BMW Champion-ship in 2011, the U.S. Open in 2013 and two more titles this year.

Rose, spending most of his time on the PGA Tour, is based in Florida, although he keeps a home in London. He understands the significance of the British Open for a Brit.

“I’ve tried to see it as my ‘home major’ before, but I am not paying attention to that now,” Rose said. “A major is a major. If Tiger is playing the U.S. Open he doesn’t think, ‘This is my home major,’ it’s just another major champion-ship. From that perspective I am just trying to deflect any extra pressure.”

There is a great deal, as on any British team or athlete in a country where the newspa-pers see every contest as be-tween “us” and “them.”

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ROSE:

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CRESTON PLANNING

AND ZONING COMMISSIONTo Whom It May Concern:You are hereby notified that the Holy

Spirit Church has requested rezoning fromI-1 Light Industrial to C-1 Commercial,for the purpose of building a retail build-ing on the following properties, to-wit:

Lots 895, 896, 897 and the vacated por-tion of Oak Street lying between lots 895and 896, Original Plat, Creston, UnionCounty, Iowa.

More commonly known as 308 WUnion Street, Creston, IA.

You are further notified that the Cre-ston Planning and Zoning Commissionwill hold a public hearing regarding thisrequest at 5:30 p.m. on the 4th day of Au-gust, 2014, at the Council Chambers, Cre-ston City Hall/Restored Depot, 116 WestAdams Street, Creston, Iowa.

You are further notified that you mayappear at the above time and place, eitherin person or by a duly authorized agent orattorney, to make any comments you maywish concerning the proposed re-zoningrequest. If you are unable to attend in per-son, written comments will be received bythe Planning and Zoning Commission atthe time of the meeting and will be madepart of the public hearing in this matter.

THIS IS AN OFFICIAL NOTICE OFTHE CRESTON PLANNING AND ZON-ING COMMISSION AND YOUSHOULD GOVERN YOURSELF AC-CORDINGLY.

Respectfully submitted,Kevin W. KruseZoning Administrator

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CRESTON PLANNING

AND ZONING COMMISSIONTo Whom It May Concern:You are hereby notified that the Holy

Spirit Church has requested rezoning fromI-1 Light Industrial to C-1 Commercial,for the purpose of building a retail build-ing on the following properties, to-wit:

Lots 895, 896, 897 and the vacated por-tion of Oak Street lying between lots 895and 896, Original Plat, Creston, UnionCounty, Iowa.

More commonly known as 308 WUnion Street, Creston, IA.

You are further notified that the Cre-ston Planning and Zoning Commissionwill hold a public hearing regarding thisrequest at 5:30 p.m. on the 4th day of Au-gust, 2014, at the Council Chambers, Cre-ston City Hall/Restored Depot, 116 WestAdams Street, Creston, Iowa.

You are further notified that you mayappear at the above time and place, eitherin person or by a duly authorized agent orattorney, to make any comments you maywish concerning the proposed re-zoningrequest. If you are unable to attend in per-son, written comments will be received bythe Planning and Zoning Commission atthe time of the meeting and will be madepart of the public hearing in this matter.

THIS IS AN OFFICIAL NOTICE OFTHE CRESTON PLANNING AND ZON-ING COMMISSION AND YOUSHOULD GOVERN YOURSELF AC-CORDINGLY.

Respectfully submitted,Kevin W. KruseZoning Administrator

LEC COMMISSION MEETING July 07, 2014

The Law Enforcement Commissionmet in regular session on Monday, July07, 2014. The meeting was called to orderby Cathy Dryden at 4:30 PM. with the fol-lowing members present Dennis Brown,Gary Lybarger, and Warren Woods. LoisMonday was absent. Also present wereRick Piel, Paul VerMeer, and Sandy Hy-sell.

MINUTES: Motion by Brown andseconded by Lybarger to approve the min-utes from June 02, 2014. All voting aye,motion carried.

CLAIMS: Motion by Brown and sec-onded by Woods to pay the followingclaims:

All voting aye, motion carried. ARAMARK......................................$19.59BM SALES.......................................$99.00MAINSTAY SYSTEMS INC........$250.00VERIZON WIRELESS..................$468.59A-1 WINDOW SERVICE...............$18.00WINDSTREAM.............................$796.54COUNSEL OFFICE & DOCUMENT..................................$147.73AKIN BUILDING CENTER...........$31.99ARAMARK......................................$15.58BM SALES.......................................$50.00BYERS LOCK SHOP......................$11.20CRESTON PUBLISHING CO........$34.76WASTE MGMT OF CRESTON...$138.72MEDIACOM..................................$135.90GREEN VALLEY PEST CONTROL........................................$36.00HOTSY CLEANING SYSTEMS INC..................................................$119.00ALLIANT ENERGY..................$2,669.53ALLIANT ENERGY......................$134.23UNION COUNTY AUDITOR........$34.50SIRCHIE FINGER PRINT LABORATOR..................................$61.72TYLER INSURANCE SERVICES INC...............................................$2,248.00SHARP'S SELF STORAGE..........$552.00ILLOWA COMMUNICATIONS...................$102.50FIRST COMMUNICATIONS LLC....................................................$60.62MASTERCARD/ISSB...................$289.95MASTERCARD/ISSB...................$115.58MASTERCARD/ISSB.....................$93.39L-TRON CORPORATION............$339.00

OLD BUSINESS: VerMeer updatedthe Board on the replacement of the LECair conditioner. He also let the Boardknow about receiving the grant money forthe Mainframe Computer

NEW BUSINESS: The Board dis-cussed the Mainstay Maintenance Con-tract and would like to see the amount tobe paid on the maintenance contract. Theywill discuss this again next month.

ADJOURNMENT: There being nofurther business, motion by Woods andseconded by Brown to adjourn the meet-ing at 4:55 PM. All voting aye, motioncarried.

ATTEST: Sandy Hysell, Auditor Cathy Dryden, Chair Pending Approval - Subject to Change

Regular SessionJuly 07, 2014

The Union County Board of Supervi-sors met in Regular Session on Monday,July 07, 2014. The meeting was called toorder at 9:00 AM with the followingmembers present: Ron Riley and DennisBrown. Lois Monday was absent.

AGENDA: Motion by Riley and sec-onded by Brown to approve the Agenda.All voting aye, motion carried.

MINUTES: Motion by Riley and sec-onded by Brown to approve the minutesfrom June 30, 2014. All voting aye, mo-tion carried.

OPEN FORUM: Andrew Collingsfrom SICOG informed the Board of an in-formational meeting for the public aboutthe airport zoning regulations that is to beheld on July 23 at 6:00 PM at the meal sitelocated in Creston City Hall.

ENGINEER: Steve Akes, UnionCounty Engineer, presented and discussedthe weekly maintenance activity reportand updated the Board on constructionprojects and bridge repair options.

PUBLIC HEARING: Motion by Ri-ley and seconded by Brown to open thePublic Hearing at 10:00 AM in the BoardRoom for a Confinement Feeding Opera-tion Expansion at Sunrise Pork-LorimorSite in Section 33 of New Hope Township. Roll call vote; Brown aye and Riley aye,and Monday absent, motion carried.Present at the Public Hearing were as fol-lows: Kent Krause, Karon Finn, and JakeWaddingham. No written comments weregiven to the Board of Supervisors but oneoral comment was received by MorrisSmith for the Board to vote against the ex-pansion. No oral comments were receivedin the Auditor s Office but two writtencomments were received from LouisDucommun and Supervisor Lois Monday,both against the proposed expansion, andread by Sandy Hysell, Union County Au-ditor. Kruse explained the expansion andwent over the Master Matrix for the ex-pansion at Sunrise Pork-Lorimor Site.Finn handed out a water quality letter thatwas given out by the Des Moines WaterWorks, she expressed her concerns aboutthe road, the smell of dead hogs, and reada statement against the expansion. ThePublic Hearing closed at 10:26 AM. Mo-tion by Riley and seconded by Brown toapprove the construction permit applica-tion per the passing of the Master Matrixfor Sunrise Pork-Lorimor Site. Roll callvote; Brown aye and Riley aye, Mondayabsent, motion carried.

AUDITOR'S QUARTERLY RE-PORT: Motion by Riley and seconded byBrown to approve the Auditor's QuarterlyReport for $277.50. All voting aye, mo-tion carried.

HANDWRITTEN CLAIMS: Motionby Riley and seconded by Brown to ap-prove hand written claim #121247 toTyler Insurance Services Inc., for theCounty's Liability Insurance in the amountof $154,906.50 and hand written claim#20140701 to Total Administrative Ser-vices Inc., for employee flex spendingcard administration fees in the amount of$494.00. All voting aye, motion carried.

FIREWORKS DISPLAY RE-QUEST: Motion by Riley and secondedby Brown to approve the Fireworks Dis-play Request by Midnight Rainbows to beshot off at 2921 HWY 34 in Thayer, Iowaon July 12, 2014 with a rain date sched-uled for July 13, 2014. All voting aye, mo-tion carried.

REAPPOINTMENT TO VETERANAFFAIRS COMMISSION: Motion byRiley and seconded by Brown to reappointSharon Moffitt to fill another three yearterm on the Veteran Affairs CommissionBoard. All voting aye, motion carried.

ADJOURNMENT: There being nofurther business, the meeting was ad-journed at 10:43 AM.ATTEST: SANDY HYSELL, AUDITOR DENNIS J. BROWN, CHAIRMANBOARD OF SUPERVISORS

15ACreston News AdvertiserThursday, July 17, 2014

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coordinating truck, tanker, and trailer maintenance.Qualifications include: valid Class A CDL & tanker

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To apply, please come to the plant to fill out an application or you may contact Human Resources at 641-333-4700.

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1009 South Brooks, Lenox, IA 50851Fax 641-333-4800

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GARAGE SALE307 N. Spruce

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While we attemptto screen advertisingwith potential offraud, it is impossibleto screen all potentialproblems.

We strongly en-courage readers toexercise caution andcommon sense, par-ticularly when dealingwith unfamiliar com-panies.

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16A Creston News AdvertiserThursday, July 17, 2014

Union County Princess contestUnion County Fair princess candidates are:

Ava AdamsonCrestonAge: 7Parents: Ben & Nikki Ad-

amsonSponsor: Studer Short-

horns (Creston)Kadley BaileyCrestonAge: 6Parents: Larry & Kelsey

BaileySponsor: Bailey Feedyard

(Creston)Kolbey BaileyCrestonAge: 8Parents: Larry & Kelsey

BaileySponsor: Bailey Feedyard

(Creston)Ashlyn BakerCrestonAge: 8Parents: Roger & Melissa

BakerSponsor: Roger & Melissa

Baker Farms (Creston)Brenna CassAftonAge: 6Parents: Chad & Randi

CassSponsor: Needham Dirt

Work (Afton)Nevaeh ChesnutAdairAge: 7Parents: Troy & Salina

Chesnut

Sponsor: Lone Star Cat-tle Co., Nathaniel Jackson (Kent)

Sabra ForquerAftonAge: 7Parents: Eric & Emily

ForquerSponsor: Ken & Pennie

Cheers (Afton)Chaylee NeedhamCrestonAge: 6Parents: Chad & Jamie

Needham

Sponsor: Rutledge Truck-ing (Arispe)

Morgan Van GelderCrestonAge: 8Parents: Brad & Terri Van

GelderSponsor: Van Gelder

Clothing (Creston)Charleze WatkinCrestonAge: 6Parents: Charles & Mary

WatkinSponsor: Watkin Barn

Quilts (Creston)Charlotte WatkinCrestonAge: 8Parents: Charles & Mary

WatkinSponsor: Watkin Barn

Quilts (Creston)Audrey YoungShannon CityAge: 8Parents: Clint & Ashley

YoungSponsor: Young Fencing

(Shannon City)

Contributed photoFrom front left, Brenna Cass, Chaylee Needham, Nevaeh Chesnut, Kadley Bailey, and Charleze Watkin. Back row, Morgan Van Gelder, Ava Adamson, Audrey Young, Charlotte Watkin, Ashlyn Baker, Sabra Forquer and Kolbey Bailey.

Continued from Page 1

Waigand Sponsor: Wilbur-Ellis

(Creston)Member of the Highland

Highlights 4-H Club and Union County 4-H Youth Council.

Graduated this May from Creston High School. Par-ticipated in Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), Student Government, Na-tional Honor Society, Winter Guard, golf, concert band, marching band, Color Guard, volleyball, choir, one-act plays, jazz band and softball.

Community Service/Ac-tivities: Youth Answering the Call of the Community (YACC), First Presbyterian Church member, March of Dimes fundraiser, Union County 4-H Beef Commit-tee member and national an-them singer.

Hobbies: Sewing and fash-ion design, being outdoors, golfing and teaching swim lessons.

Future plans: Attend Iowa State University to study ap-parel, merchandising and design.

Charlene Watkin, 17 Creston Daughter of Charles and

Mary Watkin Sponsor: Watkin Barn

Quilts (Creston)Member of the Wiggles

and Wags 4-H Club.Upcoming senior at South-

west Iowa Prairie Home-school. Participates in home school theater, tutoring and mentoring.

Community Service/Ac-tivities: First Baptist Church Youth Group member, vol-unteer for tornado relief, community clean-up, tree planting, elderly care out-reach, house painting, nurs-ing home caroling outreach, missions trips, Iowa PKU Foundation volunteer, Cres-ton Animal Rescue Effort, community meals, can drives and newborn screening awareness initiative.

Hobbies: Spending time with family and friends, read-ing, riding horses and being outdoors.

Future plans: Following high school graduation, at-tend Faith Baptist Bible Col-lege.

The public is welcome to attend the Union County Fair Queen Coronation on Saturday, July 19 at 6:00 p.m. at the Union County Fair-grounds in Afton. Queens from the past 50 years will be recognized during the event.

QUEENS: