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Advance An edition of THE NEWS SUN
THURSDAY AUGUST 1, 2013
Leader
75 cents Ligonier, Indiana, USA On the web at: kpcnews.com Vol. 129, No. 31
Library plans temporary move Location will be next to ALCO store LIGONIER — Because of the major renovation and expansion planned for the Ligonier Public Library, the library will be moving into a temporary location sometime around Oct. 1. The library will be moving into an empty storefront near the ALCO Store and Owen’s Supermarket at 903 Lincolnway South. “After a lot of deliberation to find the best location to serve the community, this building was decided upon,” said Angela Scott, library program director. “The current library will be going through a dramatic renovation and expansion, causing the search for a temporary home. Minimum changes will be made to the 1908 portion of the library.” Scott said it is anticipated that the library will be in this temporary location for nine months to a year.
“Please have patience as the library transitions,” she said. The expansion project is expected to start in late September and be in full force in October. The project will nearly double the existing library’s building. In an attempt to minimize the items that must be moved, the Ligonier Public Library is having a huge sale during the month of August. Anything from books, magazines, and other odd things that have been living in the attic will be for sale. Also, artwork and furniture will be available to purchase. Sale items will be added throughout the month. Grants and other revenue sources are funding the $1.5 million expansion. Donations are still being accepted from the public. Contact any library staff member for more information.
CROMWELL TEAM CLAIMS CHAMPIONSHIP
BOB BUTTGEN
Celeste Marshall, granddaughter of Dr. Robert and Lura Stone of Ligonier, displays a special version of one of the “God Loves You” crosses made by her grandfather. It will be a featured item at the Community Mission Auction, set for Saturday, Aug. 17, at the Noble County Community Foundation in Ligonier.
These crosses carry a special message Local man makes and distributes “God Loves You” jewelry BY BOB BUTTGEN leader@kpcmedia.com
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This team from Cromwell is celebrating its championship victory of the Noble/LaGrange Half-Pints League. The team won the post-season tournament, and bat boy Justin Ginerich is shown holding the traveling trophy in the front. In the front row are Jace Dooley, Brandon Cox, Daniel Wiley, Fernando Luevano, Walker Donley, Tad Airgood and coach Troy Airgood. In the back are coaches John Halderman and Don Coy, with players Andrew Gingerich, Draven Rasler, Luke Moore, Noah Swartz, Logan Halderman and coach Paul Gingerich.
One year sentence for ex-festival official ALBION — The former vice-chairman of the Ligonier Marshmallow Festival was sentenced last week to one year in jail for his role in pilfering money from the festival’s treasury. Bret Goodyear, 31, of Ligonier appeared before Noble County Circuit Court Judge David Laur and was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty earlier this year to a charge of fraud on a financial institution. Laur suspended two years of the sentence and told Goodyear he was eligible for a work-release program. Charges of theft and receiving stolen property were dropped as part of the plea agreement with the Noble County Prosecutor’s office. Goodyear is the second former festival official to be sentenced for stealing funds from the Labor Day-weekend festival. Earlier this year, Tamara Deel of Ligonier also was sentenced to three
years, with two years suspended, for taking money from the festival, and also for stealing more than $100,000 from her former employer. Ligonier police investigated the thefts from the festival and estimated that in 2011 and 2012, Goodyear received at least $2,300 in festival funds to which he was not entitled. Goodyear and his lawyer, Robert E. Love of Fort Wayne, asked Laur for leniency, saying Goodyear did not have any past criminal history or convictions. Goodyear and his ex-wife, Melissa Goodyear, both told the judge that going to jail would be a hardship, especially on the couple’s child, for whom they have joint custody. Goodyear said he recently secured a new job that pays him more money in order to start making restitution to the Marshmallow Festival. Laur asked Goodyear on how much money he had put aside to start paying back the money he took, and Goodyear said he has been unable to save any money for that purpose. Noble County Prosecutor Steve Clouse said his office is still trying to determine how much Goodyear needs to repay the festival.
The fast just got Faster...
LIGONIER — One of the hottest pieces of faith-based jewelry has caught on in Noble County, thanks to a chance encounter at an interstate rest stop. The “God Loves You” crosses are made with copper wire and four horseshoe nails, and attached to a necklace. Dozens of web sites offer various versions of the small crosses that carry an important message. In Ligonier, Dr. Robert Stone and his wife, Lura, introduced the crosses to the congregation at their church, Ligonier United Methodist Church. The newly retired “Doc” Stone has started producing the crosses in the workshop of his Ligonier home. At last count, he was up to 175 crosses made. The Stones were returning from a trip when they stopped at a rest area in southern Indiana. At the same time, six vans full of mission workers from an Iowa church also pulled into the parking lot. They were returning from a mission trip in Kentucky. Lura Stone started up a conversation with one of the men in the group, and they shared stories about mission trips, as the Stone’s daughter, Rev. Jean Ness, and many other family members have taken part in church-related mission trips. The man from Iowa asked Stone if he could give her a gift. He took out the cross and presented it to her, with the words, “God Loves You.” The tradition that follows these crosses states they are supposed to be given away with that message. Or,
Clemons ordered back to prison for 3 years ALBION — In Noble County Circuit Court on July 25, Gary Lee Clemons, 66, of Ligonier was given a three-year sentence for violating the terms of his probation. In October 2010, he pleaded guilty to sexual misconduct with a minor. He was given a four-year sentence then, with all but 30 days suspended and the remainder to be served on probation. But Judge David Laur said the Noble County probation department reported that Clemons failed to show up for several counseling sessions at The Bowen Center, and that he was observed working and visiting at a Ligonier flower shop, a
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if the recipient wants to keep it, they must make a donation to a charity or non-profit group. When the Stone’s got home, Doc took a closer look at the cross and decided it would be fun to make his own. He quickly made a few dozen that were to be presented to 24 people from his church who were headed to Kentucky for a mission trip. The mission team, 12 adults and 12 young people, were told to give away their crosses to people they met on their trip during the second week of July. When the mission team returned, each person had a story about how they gave away their crosses, and how they delivered the message that went with them. Stone had a surprise for the mission team, as he handed new crosses to all 24 members of the team. Soon, many more of the crosses were in the hands of other members of the congregation, and they have spread out over the West Noble area and beyond. And while many people gave theirs away, many also kept their cross and made a donation to a mission or related cause of their church. It was estimated that $1,500 has been donated to worthy causes because of the crosses made by Stone. A special cross that Stone made was put into a frame and will be part of the Community Mission Auction, set for Saturday, Aug. 17, at the Noble County Community Foundation in Ligonier. Additional crosses will be offered for sale at the auction.
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business he operated with his wife. The terms of his probation called for him not to be inside the business. In addition, a probation officer told the court that Clemons was observed using a computer to access the Internet, which was another violation of his probation. Clemmons’ lawyer told the judge that his client had suffered “two major heart attacks” and they were the reasons he missed the counseling session. Laur ordered Clemons to be turned over immediately to the Department of Corrections to begin serving the remaining three years of his sentence. He will be assigned to a state prison.
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