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Carroll soloist triumphs as show choirs cap year By Garth Snow gsnow@kpcmedia.com
Hailey Johnson says her first-place vocalist trophy is only part of her reward for her junior year with the Carroll High School show choirs. Johnson won that honor at the FAME national finals in Waukegan, Ill. She sang Gretchen Wilson’s “Work Hard, Play Harder” in the Select Sound women’s show choir’s production entitled “Rhythm and Rhyme.” Select Sound also won first runner-up. The backup band, which performs with both Select Sound and the Minstrel Magic mixed group, was named best band. Johnson also performs with Minstrel Magic. “Minstrel Magic placed eighth in the mixed group division, out of a very large and
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Carroll High School junior Hailey Johnson, center, plays Little Bo Peep in the Select Sound women’s show choir production of “Rhythm and Rhyme.” Johnson sang “Work Hard, Play Harder” by Gretchen Wilson. Also shown are: Alauna Keeley, lower left; Sarah Ceckowski, lower right; and Madison Vorndran, right.
amazingly talented pool of performers,” Gail Ruble-Crawford, Carroll
show choirs publicist, said in an email. “We’re obviously very, very proud
of our hardworking and See SHOW, Page A4
Girls on the Run 5k fosters self-esteem By Garth Snow gsnow@kpcmedia.com
Girls on the Run, their running buddies, and other running enthusiasts will dash through Georgetown Square again May 30. The 5k fund-raising run is only the most visible part of a yearround program. “This is not their whole season,” coordinator Hillary Knipstein said. “It’s just the celebration of all they do.” Registration continues online through race day. Girls in grades third to eighth practice twice a week for 10 weeks, in the spring and again in the fall. It’s all for a good cause, said Knipstein, who has been involved since November 2012. “It gives the kids a sense of accomplishment,” she said. “It helps them make healthy choices and builds self-esteem. They
GIRLS ON THE RUN 5K Saturday, May 30 8:30 a.m. Georgetown Square Shopping Center, State Boulevard and Maplecrest Road Open to the public. Registration is $30. Visit girlsontherunofallencounty. org for details, and follow the link to register.
rise to a challenge.” The program also helps girls deal with peer pressure, she said. Men are eligible to run, too. Each girl has a running buddy, who is eligible for a registration discount. “Tutus, costumes and glitter are strongly encouraged,” the website reads. “To help ease lastminute jitters, there will be a ‘mascot dash,’ with See RUN, Page A6
Troopers honor sacrifice throughout ISP history By Garth Snow gsnow@kpcmedia.com
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Debra Deuter-Speidell, right, of Angola, and her daughter Madeline Deuter, of Fort Wayne, listen to a memorial service at the Indiana State Police district headquarters in Fort Wayne. Deuter-Speidell’s husband, Master Trooper David Deuter, was killed by a tractor-semitrailer on the Indiana Toll Road on July 16, 1998.
Teague, who was killed Dec. 20, 1933, in Paris, Ill., by the Dillinger gang. The list ended with the name of Master Motor Carrier Inspector Robert
Pitcher, who was killed Sept. 26, 2010, in a vehicle crash on Interstate 70. Between those dates, See ISP, Page A9
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About 50 Indiana State Police officers stood in rows, as commanders read the names of 46 officers who died in the line of duty over the past nine decades. Capt. Keith Kopinski and Lt. A.C. “Tony” Casto addressed troopers, retirees and the families of fallen officers who had gathered for the annual Indiana State Police Memorial Service, on May 8 at the district headquarters in Fort Wayne. Casto, the commander of the 11-county Fort Wayne district, shared the microphone with his superior, Kopinski, who commands the three offices covering most of northeast Indiana. The list of names began with Trooper Eugene
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