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CHURUBUSCO — The 54th annual Distinguished Young Woman of Whitley County program is just around the corner, and last year’s winner from SEE AUNG, PAGE 3

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Whitley County Plan Commission members listen as Planning and Building Director Nathan Bilger presents the most recent proposal for confined feeding operations.

Finding middle ground Plan Commission mulls CFOs

BY NICOLE MINIER

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COLUMBIA CITY — After more than a year of discussions, and attempts to compromise and find the best solution for the county, the Whitley County Plan Commission was presented with a proposal for managing confined feeding operations in Whitley County.

Planning and Building Director Nathan Bilger presented the proposal to the Plan Commission last week, which was followed by a slew of public comments. The meeting spanned from 7-10 p.m. at the Whitley County 4-H Center.

The plan includes setbacks from homes depending on the amount of animal units on the

site.

Class 1 CFOs, for example, can have 600-3,000 finishing hogs or 300-1,200 dairy cattle. Class 1 CFOs are permitted in agriculture and agriculture production zoning districts.

Class 2 CFOs can have 3,001-10,000 finishing hogs, 1,201-3,000 dairy cows and 30,000-60,000 chickens, for example.

Class 2 CFOs are permitted in AGP zoning SEE CFO, PAGE 2

BY NICOLE MINIER

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CHURUBUSCO — Students at Smith-Green Community Schools will now have more access to mental health counseling.

The district previously contracted with a mental health counselor to provide services once a week, but the counselor’s schedule was often full and some students didn’t receive many sessions.

“I don’t remember a time that the person didn’t have a full schedule,” SGCS Superintendent Dan Hile said. “There were some students who weren’t seen for weeks because the need was so high.”

Often, elementary-age students did not have the

opportunity to meet with the counselor.

The SGCS Board of Trustees recently approved a contract with counselor Jennie Thomas, who will be at the school four hours on Monday, Tuesday and Friday mornings and Thursday afternoons to provide more opportunities for services at the school.

Sondra Cook, director of guidance at Churubusco High School, wrote a grant for $30,000 to provide the opportunity.

At the end of the grant, the board will review the benefit of the increased services, and see if there is another way to fund the program.

“I’m excited to be able SEE MENTAL HEALTH, PAGE 3

Dr. Hanus pleads guilty; plea agreement calls for 6-year sentence

BY NICOLE MINIER

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COLUMBIA CITY — A longtime South Whitley doctor has pleaded guilty to two counts of dealing a controlled substance by a practiHanus tioner, Level 4 felonies, as part of a plea agreement.

James Hanus originally faced six charges — four counts of dealing a controlled substance and two counts of dealing a controlled substance by a practitioner. As part of the agreement, the first four charges were dropped.

The agreement calls for a six-year sentence, with two

years to be served on home detention, as well as 200 hours of community service and $20,000 in restitution.

Hanus admitted to dealing schedule II controlled substances with no legitimate medical purposes.

A sentencing date was set for Oct. 15 at 10 a.m. in Whitley Circuit Court. Judge Doug Fahl presides over the case. Hanus remains out on bond and Fahl ordered a pre-sentence investigation report.

According to a state program, INSPECT, which monitors controlled substance prescriptions in Indiana, Hanus prescribed the third greatest amount of drugs of all Indiana health care providers between Jan. 1, 2015, and Aug. 20, 2016.

The data includes all physicians, nurse practi-

tioners, physician’s assistants and hospitals.

Hanus had 3,080 unique patients who were prescribed controlled substances between Nov. 22, 2013, and July 31, 2016, according to INSPECT data in court documents. His practice in South Whitley grew to 4,000 active patients, with two patients booked per 15-minute block.

Hanus was arrested July 26, 2017, and was released less than two hours later on a $10,000 cash bond.

Also in Whitley Circuit Court Monday: • Megan Hartley pleaded guilty to possession of methamphetamine, a Class A misdemeanor. As part of the plea agreement, she received a one-year sentence that includes her time served. Her criminal history includes four

driving under the influence charges in Florida. When Hartley told Judge Matthew Rentschler that she didn’t have a drug problem, he disagreed. “Absolutely you do,” he said. “You have a bad problem. Stop minimizing the problem you have and figure out how to amend the problem.”

• Brandy Allen was sentenced for being a prisoner in possession of dangerous material, a Level 5 felony.

She was sentenced to a 100-day term, receiving credit for 76 days already served.

Rentschler ordered Allen to complete a the Superior Court drug and alcohol program as part of her sentence. She indicated she has already been through a similar program.

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• The jury trial for Bruce Wilson was continued to Oct. 26 for a two-day trial after a new witness was brought forward by the prosecutor.

Wilson, of Auburn, was arrested March 8 by the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department, charged with burglary and theft.

• With, “not many options left,” Kerry Rentschler was ordered to serve the remaining portion of his probation at the Department of Corrections after violating his probation.

Rentschler tested positive for cocaine, then denied another drug screening.

“There are not many options left,” said Rentschler’s public defender, Anthony Churchward. Prosecutor D.J. Sigler concurred, suggesting DOC placement, which was ordered

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CFO: Zoning, setbacks explained FROM PAGE 1

and as a special exception in agriculture zoning, meaning it would need to be approved first.

Class 3 CFOs would include farms such as: 10,001-40,000 finishing hogs, 3,001-12,000 dairy cows or 60,001-240,000 chickens. Class 3 CFOs would be permitted under special exception in AGP zoning.

The final, and largest CFOs, would be Class 4, which is more than 40,000 finishing hogs, 12,000 dairy cows or 240,000 chickens. These CFOs would only be permitted if zoning were changed to intensive use.

The minimum setback distances for Classes 1, 2 and 3 are: • Natural lakes of 40 acres or more in area: 2,640 feet • Recorded residential subdivisions of three lots or more: 1,320 feet • Off-site residences: 660 feet • Open waterways, storm drain inlets: 300 feet As the proposal stands, the setbacks are based on the location of the home on a property, not the owner’s property line.

For Class 4 CFOs, there are additional standards. The minimum parcel size for the CFO is 80 acres, the minimum distance from Class 4 CFO structures and/or

manure storage facilities to a natural lake is 5,280 feet, to residential subdivisions is 2,640 feet and to offsite residences is 1,320 feet.

Buffering measures and traffic management plans would also be required.

Under intensive use zoning, Class 4 CFOs would be placed under many restrictions. An example of IN zoning in Whitley County is the Steel Dynamics Inc. facility.

Bilger presented a map of the county, showing that especially in the north-northeast and southeast corners of the county there would be many areas that CFOs would not be allowed with the proposed setbacks, primarily the southeast corner of Jefferson Township and much of Thorncreek Township around the lake areas.

Bilger also presented the idea of informing new residents of the nature of Whitley County and how it operates — with much agriculture.

“Historically we’re very agriculturally minded,” Bilger said.

“That probably won’t change anytime soon.”

The notice would not be a waiver, but rather an acknowledgement that there are farm activities, such as equipment

NICOLE MINIER

About 200 people were present for last week’s Whitley County Plan Commission meeting, which did not end until after 10 p.m.

running late at night, crop dusters spraying fields or odors coming from farms.

Plan Commission member Brad Wolfe then posed follow-up questions, including reserving areas north of Columbia City and in Jefferson Township for residential growth.

Bilger responded that the setbacks in the current proposal could achieve a similar effect, but the Plan Commission should examine this in further detail.

When the meeting opened for public comment, many spoke both for and against the proposal, and some were for and against confined feeding operations.

Trent Shively, a third-generation farmer at Farmers Grain & Feed in Columbia City, spoke

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Joint Planning and Building Director Nathan Bilger presents information to the Whitley County Plan Commission.

to his family’s investment in Whitley County due to its strong agricultural background.

Shively’s grandfather started the business in 1957, and recently the company underwent a $12 million expansion. “I ask the commissioners to consider the investments my family has made in the past 60 years and the potential investments in the next 60 years,” Shively said.

John Popp is a property owner in Jefferson Township and is also a developer and realtor in the area. He

spoke about the 485 acres of land in Jefferson Township that has been developed into seven subdivisions, which produced $39 million in assessed value.

“That’s 64 times as much,” Popp said. “I think it is important for the financial wellbeing of Whitley County to ensure these growth areas are maintained.”

Kelly Sheiss gave a speech about the difficulties for farmers — how larger farms are necessary to be competitive, and how there are growing demands for food as

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“Unnecessary, burdensome regulations harm us greatly,” she said. “We don’t do this to get rich, we do it because we love it. We do it because it’s our life.”

She urged the importance of retaining agriculture talent in Whitley County.

“These agriculture youth are our future,” Sheiss said. “With the slander of our families and our profession — the young people will go somewhere else to raise livestock. To those who are glad to see them leave, shame on you. We need to preserve the role of agriculture that is the fabric of our community.”

Joan Null advocated for the Plan Commission to consider having the setbacks start from property lines, rather than the location or residences.

“A setback from anything other than the property line grants the property owner easement for free use of their neighbors’ land,” she said, “while the nonparticipating member becomes a prisoner inside their own house.”

Brooks Langeloh served on the committee as a neutral member.

“After digesting all of this, it is a pretty good plan,” he said.

The next meeting is scheduled for Sept. 5 at 7 p.m. and will likely be at the Whitley County 4-H Center again to accommodate the large crowd.

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MENTAL HEALTH: New counselor will come 16 hours a week, providing more opportunity for students FROM PAGE 1

to add a lot more time for them,” Cook said.

The new contract also provides for small group sessions and parent information sessions.

The addition of a mental health counselor provides more in-depth counseling for students who may be struggling with mental health issues, such as trauma, anxiety and depression.

“As a school counselor, I don’t have the amount of training a licensed mental health counselor has to work with students who are exhibiting mental illness,” Cook said. “If a student is exhibiting something that seems to not be just a short situational occurrence, a LHMC would be more appropriate.”

School counselors differ from LMHC, who are trained more in-depth for emotional and social

issues, and can also utilize different approaches, such as behavioral and Adlerian therapies since they have more time to work with patients.

Adlerian therapy is a brief, psychoeducational approach that is both humanistic and goal-oriented. It emphasizes the individual’s strivings for success, connectedness with others and contributions to society as being hallmarks of mental health.

Behavior therapy is focused on increasing the person’s engagement in positive or socially reinforcing activities.

The LHMC in the building will work with students on such issues.

Cook has seen students improve both behaviorally and with their grades since the implementation of a mental health counselor in the schools.

“Because we have noticed a decline in

behavioral and academic problems with those who participate, we do hope it will help the overall atmosphere,” Cook said.

In a time when school safety is a high priority, Cook said the program may also improve safety by addressing students’ needs.

“We hope the outlet for their frustrations in life and emotions is through counseling sessions and not through expressing it through physical actions such as fighting,” Cook said.

The previous counselor saw about 12 students a day in 30-minute sessions and about 25 students total, as not all students were able to be seen each week.

With the new counselor coming 16 hours a week, there is the potential for many more students to receive services.

The appointments are free for students, providing

opportunity for families who may not be able to afford counseling or availability to get their students to appointments.

“I have also noticed it helps families who aren’t quite sure about the benefits of mental health counseling,” Cook said.

“This is an easy way to try it out and they feel a little safer that it’s someone who is right in the school.”

Also at the SGCS meeting: • The board did not make any changes to its policy for the Teacher Appreciation

Grant, which provides bonuses for teachers who are performing at the “effective” or “highly effective” level. Funding for the bonuses comes from the state in a lump sum every year, which is then distributed to the teachers.

• The school board set the transfer date to Feb. 1, meaning new students need to join the district prior to Feb. 1 each school year.

• The board raised the textbook fees by $23.50 to help cover the costs of cases for students’ Chromebooks at the

elementary school. “As we move closer to the e-learning possibility, we need to be able to send Chromebooks home at the elementary level,” Hile said. “Before we’re comfortable with doing that, we wanted those elementary students to have cases in order to take them home safely.”

The cases can be reused year after year unless they become worn or broken and need replaced. “We’re excited to be able to do this now, we’re so close to 1:1 technology in our district.”

AUNG: Was granted $2,000 toward her college tuition FROM PAGE 1

Churubusco reflects on her experience in the program and how it has impacted her life.

Alexia Aung, the 2018 Distinguished Young Woman of Whitley County, was one of only two winners ever to Aung come from Churubusco. Aung was attending Churubusco Jr./Sr. High School when she heard about the program through Cathy Petrie, the secretary of the board of education for Smith-Green Community Schools.

“Distinguished Young Women is a national scholarship program that inspires high school girls to develop their full, individual potential through a fun, transformative experience that culminates in a celebratory showcase of their accomplishments,” according to the Distinguished Young Women’s website.

The program evaluates the high school seniors on five different weighted categories: scholastics (25 percent), interview (25 percent), talent (20 percent), fitness (15 percent) and self-expression (15 percent).

For the scholastics category, participants turn in their transcripts and are judged on their academic achievements. During the interview portion, the young women are interviewed by the judges for 10 minutes on any topic.

In the talent section, each contestant is given 90 seconds to perform any talent they choose. For fitness, the girls are taught an exercise routine and are judged on how well they perform the number. Then finally, during self-expression, the young women

are all asked one by one the same question and are judged on their answers.

Aung won in the interview, fitness and self-expression categories, which led to her being named the local winner for Whitley County.

“I went in with no expectations to win, so when I did win I was really surprised,” Aung said. “I left with a new found confidence in myself.”

Aung was granted $2,000 toward her college tuition.

Earlier this year, Aung went on to compete in the Distinguished Young Woman of Indiana program that took place at Indiana University Kokomo.

“It was a really fun week,” Aung said. “We put a whole production of three different shows together in three days.”

During the other part of the week, Aung participated in charity work with girls from other Indiana counties. They also were given the opportunity to go into elementary schools to present the Be Your Best Self Program, teaching kids to be healthy, involved, studious, ambitious and responsible.

During the state competition, Aung competed in the same five categories against 23 other local winners, finishing in the top 10.

Although she didn’t win the state competition, she was impacted greatly by the experience and the friendships she made along the way.

“This is an amazing program with lots of amazing women who run it and young women who participate in it,” Aung said.

Since then, Aung has used the scholarship money to start her new journey as a freshman at Ball State University in Muncie. She is currently studying theater creations, and plans on minoring in business.

Looking back on her time in the Distinguished Young

Woman program, Aung recommends the program for other young women, because “it teaches girls to be confident in who they are.”

The 2019 Distinguished Young Woman program is Saturday at Columbia City High School at 7 p.m.

Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for students.

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Fun first days KPC NEWS SERVICE COLUMBIA CITY — Students at Whitley County Consolidated Schools saw their summer break come to a close last week as school started Aug. 15.

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Obituaries •

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Beverlie R. O’Dell, 79, of Columbia City, died Sunday, Aug. 19, 2018.

Services will be announced by Smith & Sons Funeral Home, Columbia City.

Obituary Policy •

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Town Council hires part-time officer

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CHURUBUSCO — Due to one part-time officer cutting back his hours, the Churubusco Police Department requested the Town Council hire an additional part-time police officer to fill gaps in the schedule.

The council unanimously approved that request at last week’s meeting. A.J. Westerman, a deputy with the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department, is the new part-time officer in Churubusco.

“A.J. will be a good fit,” Town Marshal Mike Engle said.

Also at the council meeting: • Brenda Saggars was selected by the board to replace Jason Bartl on the Churubusco Board of Zoning Appeals.

• Eli Foote was selected to work for the town under town manager Jeremy Hart as part of Churubusco High School’s work program. Foote will complete various tasks for the town.

• After completing smoke testing on the sewer, the town is considering its options with items in violation.

• Clerk-Treasurer Madalyn Sade-Bartl is working with the library on its possibilities for expansion.

• The town is working with the Indiana Department of Transportation on an update on the logged miles in the town. INDOT shows Churubusco as having six miles of roadways, but the town actually has nine miles.

INDOT’s records have not been updated for about 30 years, and is missing areas such as Thresher’s Ridge, Coal Street and Staunton Avenue. “There’s quite a bit that needs updated,” Sade-Bartl said.

• Sade-Bartl plans to apply for the Community Crossings grant again to improve South Street. The town can apply again later for other areas of town.

• The buddy benches for the park and elementary school will be picked up this week.

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Check evergreens for bagworms active feeding time.

I wrote about Gibb said bagworms bagworms on mature in late evergreens back August or early in June, but September. At this is the time this time the of year when bags are about people really 2 inches long begin to notice and the caterpilthem. In fact, lars can no they snuck into longer be killed my evergreens at home without by pesticides.

JOHN E. me noticing. I WOODMANSEE The caterpilnoticed a thin lars pupate, area in my spruce then turn into tree this week, mature adults. and behold, bagworms!

The winged males As Charlie Brown used leave their bags, mate to say, “Aaugh!” with females, then the Bagworm-infested females lay eggs inside trees or shrubs have the bag. The females been probably been never leave their bag.

He says each female infested since early bag can produce over June. That is because 1,000 bagworms. The they were small and eggs overwinter in because they use plant the bag, and then next parts to disguise the spring young worms silken bags they travel hatch. They disburse around in. From a and begin spinning distance, they look their own bag, and they somewhat like an upside-down pine cone. start to feed.

Before we get to Cliff Sadof, Purdue control options, we Extension entomoloneed to understand the gist, added that with life cycle of this pest. such reproductive Dr. Timothy Gibb, potential, one would Purdue Extension wonder why there entomologist, said, are any trees left at “During July and all. Fortunately, not August, bagworms may all bagworm caterpildefoliate arborvitae, lars survive. He says, junipers and other “Many are killed by trees and shrubs.” He cold weather, birds, added, “Bagworms rodents and small are caterpillars that parasitic wasps.” live inside bags made Sadof said the first of silken threads and step to protect young plant material. They trees and shrubs is to look like regular plant thoroughly examine parts, so they are them in early spring somewhat disguised for the presence from homeowners. of overwintering The caterpillars crawl bagworms. He added, part way out of the “If you find less than bag to feed, but retreat 10 bags per plant, like a turtle into his immediately pick them shell if disturbed. The off and kill them by bag dangles like a dropping them in a Christmas ornament on bucket of soapy water.” a tree.”

If more than 10 are As previously stated, found, Sadof said you the last time I checked, might want to spray an bagworm caterpillars insecticide. were actively feeding Sadof said on evergreen foliage. bagworms can be So, you may also be controlled by spraying able to watch them them in early-to-mid munch on your trees.

June with insectiHowever, they are cides after eggs have nearing the end of their hatched. Biorational

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insecticides, such as ones that contain Spinosad or Bt, can be used. Biorational insecticides kill caterpillars and avoid killing beneficial insects. Other insecticides labeled for the pest may also be used.

Always follow label directions.

That’s good advice for doing something in June, but what about now? I had a personal conversation with Dr. Sadof about this time of year not many years ago, and he said, “The question to be asking now is, ‘Are they still feeding?’ If they are

not feeding, pesticides will have no effect on this pest.” He said that is why in late season hand picking is almost always the preferred method of control.

For more information, including possible insecticides to use if bagworm caterpillars are still actively feeding, find Purdue Extension publication E-27, “Bagworms,” at extension.entm.purdue. edu/publications/E27/E-27.pdf.

JOHN WOODMANSEE is an extension educator in Whitley and Noble counties.

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There was a packet I can make the case leaning up against my that without our collective condo door in late spring press activism, without 2016. Left by Deputy this newspaper or TV Chief of Staff Matt Lloyd, station, it might have it was a note from Gov. taken many more years, if Mike Pence with a copy it happened at all. of Senate Enrolled Act We have seen what 80 and the signing pen he activist press can do, with used. The note from Pence IndyStar reporters Marisa read, “Thanks for your Kwiatkowski, Mark Alesia work on this.” and Tim Evans reporting It would be the last on the sexual abuse communication between scandal involving USA the Indiana governor Gymnastics, ultimately destined for the vice resulting in the convicpresidency and this tion of Dr. Larry Nassar.

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Chapman expose public Between 2014 and 2016, corruption and malfeaHowey Politics Indiana sance. and reporting by myself On the 2018 Pulitzer and Matthew Butler Prize list, you find the searched for answers Cincinnati Enquirer staff on how to deal with the honored “for a riveting clandestine methamphetand insightful seven-day amine labs pockmarking narrative on the city’s our state. They were heroin epidemic.” The free contaminating homes, and patriotic American motel rooms and vehicles. press has exposed the There were hundreds Kremlin’s assault on the of children in these U.S. election system, the hovels exposed to toxic misogyny of Hollywood chemicals, and public producers and executives, safety and code officials and ProPublica revealing were facing injury. the high rate of maternal Through my weekly deaths in the U.S. newspaper column that This is not to say we runs in more than 30 can’t do a better job. newspaper and TV station Over the past generation, websites across the state, cable news has enabled a I branded Indiana as the 24/7 news cycle, replete “Methamphetamine State.” with talking heads, Working in tandem with sensational reporting and state Rep. Ben Smaltz and tribalism that divide news state Sen. Randy Head, consumers into silos — along with the Indiana conservatives reaching for Prosecuting Attorneys

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Fox News, Breitbart and the Wall Street Journal, moderates and liberals navigating to CNN, MSNBC, the New York Times and Washington Post. There has been a blurring of straight reporting and commentary in some quarters.

At his commencement address last May, Purdue President Mitch Daniels warned of this entrenching tribalism: “Almost no sector — government, business, the media, higher education — has escaped a steep drop in public confidence. Some constant vigilance and skepticism about centers of authority is a healthy, all-American instinct. But ultimately, to function effectively as a free and self-governing people, we must maintain some degree of faith that our institutions and those leading them have our best interests at heart, and are performing their duties with sincerity and integrity. And today, we plainly lack such faith.”

When I resist the notion of “enemy of the people,” I remind readers of the traditional watchdog role the free and patriotic press has assumed.

The watchdog snoozes in dozens of Hoosier small towns and cities as news staffs have been reduced to conform with a corporate bottom line.

Newsroom employment has declined 42 percent since 2004, according to Pew Research.

Is there little wonder that as this local press recedes, the scourges of meth, opioids, HIV, racism and intolerance has invaded some of our communities? That our local jails are filled with addicts and the mentally ill, that OB GYN services can no longer be found in a third of our counties?

That our schools are at the mercy of adolescent killers who are causing mortgage-busting referendums to harden entryways and purchase metal detectors?

All journalists have much more work to do. While we are far from perfect, we are not enemies of the people. We are passionate stewards of our state and nation. We are patriots.

BRIAN HOWEY is publisher of Howey Politics Indiana at howeypolitics.com. Find him on Facebook and Twitter @hwypol.

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Recent proposal is a good compromise

BY NICOLE MINIER

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Sometimes, there’s no perfect solution to a problem between two polarized groups.

That’s the case in the dispute between local farmers and residents — each who want to protect the use of their property — each with different goals in mind.

This heated debate about confined feeding operations has been going on publicly for more than a year in Whitley County. If one thing was evident at last week’s Plan Commission meeting, both sides remain polarized about the subject.

Between the committee selected to consider the topic and the Whitley County Planning and Building Department, a proposal was presented to the Plan Commission last week in front of a large crowd at the Whitley County 4-H Center — a community building made possible

Thank you to Church of Nazarene

A heartfelt thank you is extended to congregational members of the Church of the Nazarene for the love shown to members of community on Aug. 5 “Sunday of Service” program.

As a recipient of completed yard tasks, removal of debris, replacement of a broken porch step and power washing of deck, I was honored to benefit from their services.

Also, my mother and I received a great lunch.

Thanks again Aimee Cretsinger and friends.

Donna Jones Churubusco

How about some truth in advertising?

For the past months and from now until the November elections, we are bombarded with political advertisements.

I am appalled at the false statements being made, half-truths, even blatant lies.

An attorney friend advised that political ads can make misstatement of facts and it’s legal! If commercial companies do this, they are held to the “truth in advertising law.” They are usually fined and made to place corrective ads. Politicians and political action groups are not held to the same standard.

So why do political candidates and action groups do this. It’s simple! If you misstate a fact often enough, some will accept it as truth.

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by local agriculture.

For those who are understanding of both points of view and are willing to accept the compromise, we applaud you.

Thank you for making an effort to bring peace to this situation.

For those who are spreading information that’s not true and and furthering the divide — you’re not improving this situation.

No matter what the Plan Commission ultimately decides — and a decision should be made soon — we all still live with each other in the end. The Plan Commission tabled a decision for next month’s meeting, a good decision to mull over the final proposal, but we call on the commission to make a final decision on this matter at its meeting next month so we all can move past this.

Letters to the Editor • There are some large donors behind these ads.

Don’t take my word for it, go check it out.

One really misleading ad, is the one than claims Sen. Joe Donnelly outsources business to Mexico. Donnelly hasn’t had any dealing with the family business for more than 20 years. All he had was $15,000 in shares. He sold these in 2017 and donated the dividends to 10 Indiana charities. Not exactly what the ad infers. Don’t believe me? Go check for yourself.

The advertisement about Mike Braun bringing in auto parts from China appears to be true from all the information I found online.

Another misleading item is that the USA has the best health care in the world. We don’t.

The U.S. is ranked 34th worldwide. We have one of the highest infant mortality rates in the West. In addition, we pay some of the highest costs worldwide for medical treatment. We pay the highest prescription costs in the world.

By the way, did you know that President Trump is still trying to negate the “pre-existing condition” part of the Affordable Care Act? Who do we blame for this sorry state of affairs? Look in the mirror! Too many of us believe all the hogwash we are handed out and never bother to check out the real facts. Voter

turnout in the U.S. is a miserable average of sub-40 percent. Compare this with the turnout of between 80 and 95 percent in the European countries. We should be ashamed.

Have you ever checked the vacation schedules enjoyed by European workers?

The average vacation allowance is 5-7 weeks per year, plus paid national holidays.

France has enjoyed a maximum 37-hour work week for years. It was just lowered. In France, the legal length of the work week is now 35 hours.

A final note, I spent most of my life traveling the globe on business/ personal travel. I was able compare what was the Great American life.

The Great American life was once true but since the ‘70s we have steadily lost ground to other western nations. U.S. wages have not kept pace with the cost of living.

U.S. businesses that used to be happy with 5-8 percent profit are now unwilling to accept less than 20-25 percent. If these margins are not met, the rich shareholders sell out.

They won’t accept what used to be normal profit margins.

So wake up America.

Do your research and get out and vote. Then, you might see the benefits enjoyed by the rest of the Western world.

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Principal McClain shares passion — reading with students CONTRIBUTED PIERCETON — Summer break, for a teacher or a principal, has traditionally been known as a time for family, swimming, vacations or maybe even working hard on a home improvement remodel. For Principal Mike McClain, this past summer was a chance to revisit one of his favorite passions, children’s fiction.

McClain recently visited the sixth-grade class of Dana Clutter at Pierceton Elementary to share that passion with some of the students.

Clutter, who teaches reading for PES, had recommended a book to McClain that instantly became a family favorite.

His son, Moses, while peaking over his father’s shoulder asked if he could also read it, which quickly lead to the pair of them reading it and it’s sequel this summer.

The book, “The Wild Robot” by Peter Brown, was recognized as a New York Times bestseller, and an Amazon Best Book of the Year.

Speaking to the students directly, McClain sat in a rocking chair with the class gathered around him

and shared, “In my job as a principal I have to do a lot of reading.

A lot of it is non-fiction, a lot of it is about ‘how to,’ leadership books, teaching books, basically becoming a better principal. This summer though, I was like, enough of that. For this summer, I’m gonna get back to my roots.

Before I was a principal, for 11 years I taught middle school reading and writing. And fiction is totally my jam.”

Reading from the book, McClain spent the next half hour with the students in the hope of instilling a passion for reading into their lives. He would visit the classroom three times that day to connect with each of his sixth-grade students as they went to their reading course.

Each time, he read with such animation and excitement in his voice that it is sure to keep the PES Learning Commons out of stock when it comes to any copies of Peter Brown books for weeks to come.

For PES, this is its first year hosting sixth-grade students as a part of the new Whitko Community Schools consolidation.

Previously, PES had

hosted K-5 and two preschool programs, but with the addition of a 6th grade class, students will be able to participate in electives such as band and choir.

Additionally, the school will offer a sports line-up in cross country, volleyball, football and basketball that will allow students to host and travel to other schools to compete.

When asked about the new addition of a sixth-grade class, Principal McClain excitement was on full display.

“As a former middle school teacher and assistant principal, I know the value of getting preteens involved in their school and fostering a love of learning,” he said. “Fifth through eighth grade is a time when students are starting to experiment with their identity and if they identify themselves as people who love learning, love reading and love being involved in their school with extra-curriculars or student-leadership programs, they are setting themselves up for success as they enter high school & young adulthood.

“As educators and

Venison processing workshop Sept. 13 CONTRIBUTED COLUMBIA CITY — The Purdue Cooperative Extension Service, in partnership with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources’ Division of Fish & Wildlife is once again sponsoring its award-winning series of September venison processing workshops.

During each workshop, a deer will be skinned, butchered and prepared in a variety of ways for the participants to taste.

Food safety and handling procedures, as well as an update on deer health issues, will be presented.

These highly acclaimed programs are designed to provide hands-on opportunities for participants to practice what they have been taught. The personable and experienced instructors ensure that there is an informal atmosphere during the programs, and pledge to stay afterward until all questions have been answered.

The overall goal of the instructors is to equip participants with the skills and knowledge necessary to safely process their own deer and end up with a delicious, high-quality product that they will be proud to share with family and friends. Adult registration is $20, however children are admitted free

of charge. All programs are 6-9 p.m.

Pre-registration is appreciated by calling the Wayne County Purdue Extension Office at (765) 973-9281.

Dates and locations: Sept. 11 – Davis Purdue Ag Center, 6230 N. S.R. 1, Farmland Sept. 12 – Pinney

Purdue Ag Center, 11402 S. County Line Road, Wanatah Sept. 13 – Northeast Purdue Ag Center, 4821 E. C.R. 400S, Columbia City For more information contact Jonathan Ferris in the Purdue Extension Office of Wayne County by calling (765) 973-9281.

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Principal McClain shares an illustration from The Wild Robot with some of his sixth-grade students.

mentors, we need to guide them in that direction whenever we get a chance. A variety of staff members and I have been talking, and we absolutely love having sixth-graders in our school, partly because we, the teachers and staff here at PES, have the opportunity to have that kind of positive impact on these kids’ lives for another year. It has been a great start to the year and it is going to continue to be just awesome.”

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McClain connects with his students before reading by sharing a bit about his summer vacation.

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City Council considers vehicle fleet, rezoning request

BY NICOLE MINIER

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COLUMBIA CITY — Two separate items pertaining to vehicles were on the agenda for the Columbia City Common Council meeting last week.

The council spoke with a representative from Enterprise to discuss a potential contract on the city’s vehicles, and a businessman about rezoning the OmniSource property for use as a vehicle scrapyard.

Enterprise presents a program that could allow the city to save, and even earn money, while cutting down on maintenance costs for its vehicles.

Michael Fitzpatrick, a representative with Enterprise, spoke with the council about capitalizing on the program, which would help the city replace its 26 light-duty vehicles every five years, rather than every 13 years as it currently does.

The average age of the city’s 26 vehicles is 8.9 years. Having newer vehicles makes a large difference on maintenance costs — by about 73 percent, according to an analysis by Enterprise.

Additionally, newer vehicles are typically more fuel efficient. It total, Enterprise estimates the city will save $316,581 in 10 years.

The city would be able to update its fleet of vehicles more often through Enterprise and its government discount.

A vehicle that would cost $40,000 to a consumer may actually cost $25,000 to the city due to government contracts. Rather than the city purchasing the vehicles and keeping them for an extended period of time, it could lease the vehicles from Enterprise, which, after five years, would take the car back and sell it at resale value — likely more than what was paid in the first place due to the discount.

“We get to drive off the difference in the resale value and the brand new price and that equity comes to the city,” Columbia City Mayor Ryan Daniel said.

Daniel and Clerk-Treasurer Rosie Coyle were skeptical at first, but are more comfortable with the program after several meetings and input from other Indiana agencies who use the same program.

“In speaking with colleagues, they are very pleased with it,” Daniel said.

Other Indiana public entities using the program include Carmel, Kokomo, Lebanon, Madison, Purdue University, Elkhart County, Hendricks County, Marshal County and Montgomery County.

Last year, Kokomo’s Board of Public Works signed a five-year leas with Enterprise Lease Management Systems that replaced up to 30 of the city’s most used, non-public safety vehicles. For Kokomo, there was an estimated savings of $300,000$510,845.

“Enterprise did a good job of making sure we have all the information we need. Rosie and I have had countless meetings at this point, we wanted to make sure we have a strong understanding of the program,” Daniel said.

The program is not a long-term contract, so if the city does choose to go into the agreement with Enterprise it can be canceled at any time.

Additionally, Enterprise takes into account normal wear and tear of the vehicles, so the city won’t have to pay additional money for normal use of their vehicles.

Another benefit Daniel mentioned was the ability to budget a set amount for vehicles each year, rather than having unexpected issues and purchases. The new vehicles are under warranty, so repair costs are unlikely. This also will help free up the city mechanic to work on other projects.

Rather than spending, for example, $30,000 to

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buy one vehicle next year, the city could budget the same amount of money and receive multiple new vehicles.

Fitzpatrick said the program works well because government vehicles often are not high mileage and have the low purchase price.

“We might come back and sell it at a profit — that comes back to the city and to the department head’s budgets,” Fitzpatrick said.

The original proposal of 26 vehicles includes department head vehicles and other miscellaneous vehicles used at the city.

Police vehicles are not included in the proposal.

“I like the flexibility that comes with it,” Daniel said. “And it gives the council some security — it’s a set cost and you know exactly what it will be.”

Daniel was looking for an indication from the council that it favored the program. Ultimately, the Columbia City Board of Works would enter into the agreement with the city.

“I want to make sure you’re comfortable before we move forward with it,” Daniel said.

Councilwoman Nicole Penrod made a motion to move forward with the program and Councilman Dan Weigold seconded the motion, but Councilwoman Jennifer Romano and Council President Walt Crowder indicated they wanted more time to review the program.

“We need to digest all of this. There’s a lot here,” Crowder said. “It sounds like a great program, but we’re in new territory we

haven’t been in before.”

Rezoning request

Joint Planning and Building Director Nathan Bilger approached the council regarding a rezoning ordinance for the property at 875 E. Business 30.

The property is currently zoned I-1 light industrial, and potential future owners of the property are asking that the property be zoned I-2 heavy industrial.

The property was originally Killian & Sons Auto Parts, from 1928-2012 before being bought by OmniSource in 2012. That facility was closed to the public in 2015.

Stan Karnik, owner of Legal Chop Shop, which has been in business since 1999, is running out of space at his location in Fort Wayne, and is looking to expand in Columbia City with a salvage yard.

Karnik would like to store inoperable vehicles on the location, then use those vehicles to salvage parts for customers. This type of business is a better fit for I-2 zoning, Bilger said.

Though I-2 zoning opens the door for many other uses, such as steel fabrication and foundries, the proposed zoning change comes with several stipulations, including specific use for the salvage yard.

Karnik also agreed to expand the property’s privacy fence, maintain a buffer from the property line, not allow car crushers and use security lighting only.

If approved, the new

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zoning would not go into effect until those commitments are reported.

In 2002, Killian’s requested a rezoning of the property to I-2, which was not approved because “rezoning would have opened up too many uses not compatible with that location,” Bilger said.

One neighboring property owner requested the extended privacy fence, but other than that, no one has come forward against the zoning change.

“I spoke with a resident on the other side of Towerview Drive. He said if they can’t see it, hear it or smell it, they have no problem with it,” Mayor Daniel said. “It can’t be any worse than what’s been there in the past.”

If the rezoning is approved and Karnik’s deal with OmniSource works out, he plans to bring non-working vehicles onto the site.

Upon arrival, the vehicles are stripped of all harmful fluids, such as oil, fuel, and transmission and radiator fluids. The fluids are either put into containers for removal or used on his own equipment.

The vehicles would then be stored on location for access to the parts, which are listed online and/or purchased through local body shops and dealerships.

If Karnik needs to remove parts, the vehicle is brought into the building, the parts are removed, and the vehicle is put back in the field.

Parts are only removed inside the building.

When the vehicles are no longer useful to Karnik, he plans to sell the scraps to OmniSource.

“It’s a very clean operation,” Karnik said.

“We have professional disassemblers to take the cars apart and we use mostly handheld tools.”

At his Fort Wayne location, Karnik participates in a voluntary program through the Indiana Department of Environmental Management — one of only six places in the state to receive the highest level of recognition, he said.

The new business could bring five jobs to the area.

Karnik said Columbia City is a prime location due to having customers in Warsaw, South Bend and others in the area.

Most of the parts are wholesaled to body shops and car dealerships rather than retail.

After much discussion at its previous meeting, the Columbia City Plan Commission sent a favorable, 8-0 recommendation.

At last week’s Columbia City Common Council meeting, the council also approved the rezoning unanimously on first reading.

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Eagles shut out Whitko in opener

BY NICOLE MINIER

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Columbia City’s Jacob Wigent slips away from the Warsaw defense to earn a first down for the Eagles in the opening drive of the game.

Eagles come up short against Warsaw Last-minute TD not enough for CC

BY NICOLE MINIER

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COLUMBIA CITY — It wasn’t the start to the season that the Eagles wanted, but Columbia City’s football team showed its potential in the final minutes of its opener against Warsaw Friday.

After struggling throughout the game with turnovers — which were exasperated by rainy conditions — the Eagles put themselves on the scoreboard for the first time of the season with less than one minute left in the game.

From the 8-yard line, fourth and goal, and 43 seconds left in the

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The Eagles listen closely to an assistant coach’s instructions.

game, quarterback Max Bedwell threw a pass to Michael Sievers in the corner of the end zone. After a lengthy discussion between the officials, the play was called a touchdown.

Bedwell was 2-for-2 in the ensuing play, completing a pass to Trevor Bolt to make the score 10-8.

Warsaw fell on the

onside kick, ending the Eagles’ chance at taking the lead.

The Eagles’ seven turnovers led to their demise. Both of Warsaw’s scoring plays were helped

by Columbia City turnovers.

In the first quarter, the Tigers scored on a field goal off a ball SEE EAGLES, PAGE 10

SOUTH WHITLEY — From the opening kickoff, Churubusco’s football team set the pace for its first game of the season.

Sam Wood returned the kickoff 89 yards to put the Eagles ahead 7-0, en route to a 28-0 win over county rival Whitko on Friday.

“Any time your special teams can get a touchdown off the first play, that’s a big momentum boost,” Churubusco head coach Paul Sade said. “It gets the defense amped up and it takes the pressure off the offense a little bit.”

With 2:41 left in the first quarter, the Eagles scored again after a nine-yard run by Nathaniel Keener.

‘Busco took a 21-0 lead with 31 seconds left in the first half off a 31-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Tom Richards to Jake Fulk.

Sade complimented Richards on his leadership to start the season.

“Tom did a really good job running the offense,” Sade said.

“We’re really blessed to have a three-year starter at quarterback. The kids respect him. The coaches respect him. He’s a competitor. He had a great game tonight and we’re happy for him.”

The Eagles scored one more in the second half, a one-yard touchdown run by Keener to end the game at 28-0.

Kicker Joey Emenhiser was 4-for-4 on all of his extra-point attempts.

In the first half, he attempted a 50-yard field goal that was incomplete.

The Wildcats had nearly scored in the third quarter, making their way to a first-and-inches at the goal line, but Churubus-

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Churubusco’s Joey Emenhiser rushes around a block by teammate Tanner Allen.

Zakk Neer led Whitko with 63 rushing yards.

Whitko’s student section was dressed in an Hawaiian theme for the game.

co’s defense, combined with three penalties in a row against Whitko, ended the drive in a turnover on downs.

“They had some mistakes and we held our water pretty well there,”

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Sade said. “We don’t want our defense in that situation but they handled it well.”

Churubusco recorded 285 offensive yards compared to Whitko’s SEE SHUT OUT, PAGE 10

FOLLOW WHITLEY COUNTY SPORTS Friday, Aug. 24

Thursday, Aug. 23 Churubusco boys tennis at Fairfield, 4:30 p.m.

Churubusco girls golf at Fremont, 5 p.m.

Churubusco volleyball hosts Bluffton, 7 p.m.

Columbia City boys soccer at Bellmont, 5 p.m.

Columbia City girls golf hosts New Haven, 5 p.m.

Columbia City volleyball at South Side, 6 p.m.

Whitko girls soccer at Rochester, 5 p.m.

Whitko boys soccer hosts Rochester, 6 p.m.

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Churubusco girls golf hosts Lakeland, 4:30 p.m.

Columbia City football at Whitko, 7 p.m.

Whitko football hosts Columbia City, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 25 Churubusco cross country at Prairie Heights Inv., 9 a.m.

Columbia City girls golf at Norwell, 10 a.m.

Columbia City cross country at DeKalb Baron Classic, 9:30 a.m.

Whitko girls soccer at Maconaquah, 10 a.m.

Whitko boys soccer at Maconaquah, noon Whitko volleyball at Westview, 9 a.m.

Whitko cross country at Northfield, 9 a.m.

Monday, Aug. 27 Columbia City volleyball hosts Carroll, 6:15 p.m.

Whitko boys soccer hosts Central Noble, 5:30 p.m.

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Tuesday, Aug. 28 Columbia City girls golf at East Noble, 5 p.m.

Columbia City volleyball hosts Churubusco, 6:15 p.m.

Columbia City girls soccer hosts Huntington North, 5:00 p.m.

Columbia City boys soccer at Huntington, 5 p.m.

Churubusco girls golf hosts Fairfield, 5 p.m.

Churubusco volleyball at Columbia City, 7:15 p.m.

Churubusco boys tennis hosts Central Noble, 4:30 p.m.

Whitko girls golf at West Noble, 4:30 p.m.

Whitko boys tennis at Wawasee, 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Aug. 29 No events scheduled

Submit your sports stories or photos to Nicole Minier at nminier@kpcmedia.com

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95. Of ‘Busco’s offensive yards, 115 were passing, as Richards was 7-for-8 — a stellar performance in a game that was mostly plagued by rain.

Wood caught all three of his passes for 26 yards, and also had 21 yards on the ground.

Other receptions came from Joey Emenhiser, 36 yards; Jake Fulk, 31 yards; and Blake Trostel, 22 yards.

Keener led all ball carriers with 77 yards.

Richards carried the ball for 49 yards of his own and Emenhiser recorded 21 rushing yards.

Whitko was led by Zakk Neer with 63 rushing yards. Quarterback Dominick Moseley was 2-for-7 for 24 yards.

Sade was especially pleased with the Eagles’ defense.

“They were put in

DeKalb 174, Columbia City 189

AUBURN — Columbia City’s girls golf team fell to a strong DeKalb squad at Bridgewater Golf Course in Auburn Aug. 13.

The Lady Barons were led by Ally Stuckey, who scored a 38.

Leah Bechtold paced the Columbia City team with a score of 44.

Katie Hoag and Abby Pequignot both shot 47s, and Lindsey Hoskins carded a 51.

Leonie Trabert ended the varsity match in 68 strokes.

In junior varsity action, three Lady Eagles took to the course. Katie Hoeppner shot a 53, Carly Mabie carded a 62 and Breanna Malcolm shot a 67.

Maconaquah 181, Whitko 226

NORTH MANCHESTER — Whitko’s golf team lost to Three Rivers Conference foe Maconaquah Aug. 13, 181-226.

Augusta Garr and Kacey Sims led the Wildcats with 53s, while Bailey Wright shot a 58 and Summer West a 62.

Whitko wins three-way match NORTH MANCHESTER — The

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Kaylee Simmons wills her ball to the pin after a putt.

Lady Wildcats’ golf team won a three-way match, defeating Triton and Southern Wells Aug. 16 with a score of 214. Whitko tied with Triton, but won the match because Triton did not have a fifth player’s score to break the tie.

Southern Wells shot a 218.

Whitko was led by Bailey Wright with a 48.

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Garr both carded 54s and Gus Garr finished with a 58.

Abagail Fischel, the lone golfer from Lakeland Christian who also played, was the match medalist with a 45.

Northfield 216, Whitko 220

WABASH — Whitko’s golf team lost to Three Rivers Conference foe Northfield by four strokes SEE SPORTS BRIEFS, PAGE 11

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The Eagles took a 28-0 win over county-rival Whitko Friday in the season opener.

some bad situations and came out on top,” Sade said. “This early in the season, some of our guys are more untested, and we were able to preserve the shutout. Whitko has some guys who can run the ball and we did a good job neutralizing them.”

Heading into next week’s game against

Lakeland, Sade wants to focus on lessening penalties and taking care of the ball better.

The Eagles host the 1-0 Lakers, who beat Wawasee in their opener, 28-7. Last season, Lakeland lost to both Wawasee (53-34) and Churubusco (42-12), and ended the season with a 5-6 record.

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Columbia City fumbled on its own 10-yard line.

Warsaw scored its touchdown at the end of the first half after the Eagles fumbled on their own 20-yard line.

“Offensively, we can’t put the defense in those kinds of situations,” head coach Brett Fox said in a radio interview with WJHS commentator Andrew Thompson. “We’re responsible for all of those points.

“Any time you turn the ball over seven times in a game — the fact you’re in the game is a surprise.”

Despite the blunders on offense, Fox said the Eagles’ defense played “exceptionally well,” all things considered.

Columbia City’s defense held Warsaw to 187 total yards, 160 rushing, while the Eagles recorded 151 total yards.

“We held a rushing team like that to 160 yards and almost outgained them,” Fox said. “It comes down to

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Most fans had umbrellas at Friday night’s football opener against Warsaw.

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Cheerleaders wear ponchos during the rainy football game.

our turnovers. We have to do a better job taking care of the football.”

Eagle quarterback

Max Bedwell completed 9 of 13 passes for a total of 44 yards — three catches by Sievers for 20 yards and three catches by Bolt for 16 yards.

Though the loss isn’t what the team wanted, there were several bright points in the game — especially the Eagles’ perseverance despite facing a 10-0 deficit with little time left on the clock.

“We fought no matter what the score was,” Thompson said.

Columbia City High School varsity football games are aired on WJHS, 91.5 FM, “The Eagle,” on Friday nights.

Columbia City travels to Whitko this Friday to take on an improving Wildcats’ squad in a cross-county matchup.

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Heights 190-242 in a Northeast Corner Conference match at Eel River on Tuesday. Makenzie Tonkel was medalist with a 43 to lead the Eagles.

Haylee Henderson paced the Panthers with a 53. Heights also had a 57 from Amelia Johnston, 64 from Kennedy Myers and 68 from Renae Meek.

Aug. 14.

Whitko scored a 220 and Northfield finished in 216 strokes.

The Lady Wildcats were led by Bailey Wright with a 49, who was match medalist.

Also scoring for Whitko were Summer West with a 56, Augusta Garr with a 57 and Erin Starkweather with a 58.

The junior varsity team won its match against the Lady Norsemen, 239-260.

Guinny Garr shot a 52, Lilly Owsley scored a 59, Jaycie Thomas carded a 63 and Abby After finished with a 65.

CROSS COUNTRY Columbia City runs into 2018 season AUBURN — Columbia City’s cross country team had the opportunity to size up their competition at the annual DeKalb Hokum Karem Invitational Aug. 14.

The boys and girls competed against several other teams from the area, such as East Noble, Angola, Bishop Dwenger, Leo, Fremont, Bellmont and Garrett, among others.

“I thought our kids ran well for an early season, non-scoring meet,” said head coach Jason Matteson. “It lets the athletes see some of their conference competition and get ready to race.”

In the Hokum relay, the team of Lillie Oddou and Landon Wakeman finished seventh, and the duo of Eden Oddou and Nathan

Columbia City 191, Bellmont 208

COLUMBIA CITY — The Lady Eagles took a strong win over Northeast 8 Conference foe Bellmont on Aug. 14, 191-208.

The Lady Eagles were led by match medalist Katie Hoag, who scored a 41.

Abby Pequignot shot a 45 and Leah Bechtold carded a 48.

Other varsity scores were: Lindsey Hoskins with a 57 and Katie Hoeppner with a 61.

Churubusco 190, Prairie Heights 242

CHURUBUSCO — Churubusco beat Prairie

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Landon Wakeman runs in a relay event at a pre-season cross country meet at DeKalb last week.

Mills came in 13th. Ally Wilson and Reece Spencer finished 21st, Hailey Whiteleather and Nick Mill came in 35th and Amelia Fahl and Bryce Taylor placed 36th.

In the girls’ 4K race, Jaslyn Cook paced the Lady Eagles, finishing 11th, and Karris Sigler took 18th. Emma Coy took 43rd and Haley Willson came in 57th.

In the boys’ 4K, Austin Hall finished 16th and Andrew Korus took 35th.

Wes Story came in 41st and Cameron Jagger placed 47th.

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Maddy Dreibelbis and Kenzi Tonkel warm up before the Lady Eagles’ match against Prairie Heights last week.

CHURUBUSCO — The Lady Eagles finished in the middle of the conference last season, but do return a few runners from last year to potentially improve their ranking in the NECC. Freshman Allie Basinger missed all-conference by three seconds last year, and two other teammates — Kaitlynne Gaerte and Maggie Burita — finished in the top 40 at the NECC meet.

Burita and Basinger both qualified for regionals.

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Churubusco boys preview CHURUBUSCO — The Eagles might be young once again coming into 2018, but they hope to build off the fourthplace finish at the NECC meet.

With no seniors on this year’s roster, returning are top runners in Sam Keily, Bryce Koolvord, Levi Skinner and Eli Lantz.

Keily finished in 11th as a sophomore at the NECC meet. As freshmen, Lantz came in 38th and

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Eden Oddou runs at DeKalb High School last week.

Skinner was 41st. Keily moved on to the regional after coming in ninth at sectional.

Freshmen Kaden Fields, Caiden Shively and Dylan Stroder are the newcomers to Churubusco.

TENNIS

Columbia City 5, Churubusco 0

COLUMBIA CITY — Columbia City’s golf team hosted and defeated Churubusco Aug. 14 at DeVol Field.

Columbia City swept the Eagles from the north, 5-0.

At No. 1 singles, Kendall Smith topped Andy Bowyer, 6-1, 6-2.

Jordan Lee beat J.D. Krider, 6-1, 6-1 in No. 2 singles.

At No. 3 singles, Eli Jones won 6-2, 6-1 over Tyler Miller.

The No. 1 doubles team of Jackson Longenbaugh and Logan Campbell beat Churubusco’s Brett Barkley and Gaven Haberstoch, 6-1, 6-1.

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team nearly swept West Noble, winning 4-1 on Aug. 16.

Whitko 3, Northrop 2 In No. 1 singles, FORT WAYNE — Kendall Whitko’s Smith won tennis team 6-1, 6-0. Eli picked up a Jones won big win in No. 3 singles its opening 6-0, 6-2. match over The No. 1 Northrop in doubles team Fort Wayne of Jackson Aug. 14.

LongenMicah baugh and Cokl won Logan at No. 1 Campbell singles, 6-2, took a 6-1, 6-3. Aiden 6-1 victory.

Hoffman The No. won his first 2 doubles set of No. 2 duo of singles 6-1, David Kyler then battled and Jacob back after Ianucilli won trailing in NICOLE MINIER 6-2, 6-0. the second The lone Churubusco’s Andy set to win loss came at Bowyer serves against 7-5.

Columbia City last week. No. 2 singles, The last where Jordan point came Lee lost 6-2, 6-4. from Nate Smith and Bryce Tucker at No. 1 doubles, where the due Columbia City 3, secured a 6-1, 6-2 win.

Garrett Wyman, 6-1, 6-0.

VOLLEYBALL Whitko 0

Columbia City 4, West Noble 1

COLUMBIA CITY — Columbia City’s tennis

SOUTH WHITLEY — In a battle between two county rivals,

Delaney Stahl tips the ball over the net in the Lady Eagles’ game against North Side last week.

Columbia City came away with a 3-0 win over Whitko Aug. 16.

The Lady Eagles won 25-11 in the first game, 25-14 in the second game and 25-12 in the third.

For Whitko, Kristina Slater had 25 digs, Sarah Hewitt recorded 14 digs, Elizabeth Miller had six and Mahkinsey Meyers tallied five.

Carissa Beck and Jadin Paret each had four kills, and Haley Lysaght had two.

Hewitt also recorded eight assists.

For Columbia City, Sarah Pepple led the team in digs with 13 and Taylor Osborn led the team in aces with five.

Osborn and Abi Potts each had eight kills.

Shianne Brooke led the Lady Eagles in assists with 23.

In junior varsity

action, Columbia City won 25-17 and 25-15.

For Whitko, Reese Bradford had three kills, three digs, seven assists and two aces.

Kayla Thompson had two kills, one dig and one ace.

For Columbia City, Riley Bunyan had two aces and six digs.

Abigael Chapman led the team in kills with four. Savannah Reed had five assists, and Hidi Bolinger tallied six digs.

Columbia City 3, North Side 0

COLUMBIA CITY — Columbia City’s volleyball team swept Fort Wayne North Side in its home opener Aug. 14.

The Lady Eagles won the first game 25-18, the second game 25-11 and the third game 25-10.

Naomi R. led the Lady Eagles in serving with six aces. She also tallied 11

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kills.

Sarah P. had 21 digs for Columbia City, leading the team.

Taylor O. secured three aces and eight kills.

Shianne B. recorded a stellar 21 assists.

The junior varsity squad also swept North Side, 25-24 and 25-17.

The JV Lady Eagles were led by Jill W. with four aces, Kari Z. with three kills, Emma N. with four assists and Riley B. with six digs.

In the freshman match, Columbia City won 25-14 and 25-20.

Paige Liston had six kills and six aces, Molly McCoy tallied 15 digs and Kenzie Rhea recorded nine assists.

match.

Brooke Nondorf led Churubusco with 10 kills, followed by Madison Gaff with nine.

Gaff led the team in aces with three. Also recording aces were Mallory Sphar and Chassy Gallmeier with one apiece.

Four players had four blocks apiece for the Lady Eagles: Sierra Przmelewski, Becca Huelsenbeck, Gaff and Melanie Geiger.

Meranda Malott led the team in digs with 42, followed by Nondorf with 32.

Spear had 24 assists, and Malott led the team in serve receptions with 35.

CHURUBUSCO — Churubusco’s volleyball team suffered a difficult loss to Woodlan, 3-2.

The back-and-fort affair went to five games.

Woodlan won the first game 25-11, then Churubusco responded by winning the second game 25-22.

Woodlan took game three by a score of 25-21, and Churubusco took a two-point win in game four, 25-23, to force game five.

Woodlan came away with the 15-10 win in game five to win the

CHURUBUSCO — The Lady Eagles picked up their first win of the season against Adams Central Aug. 14, 3-1.

Churubusco lost 25-18 in game one, but went on to win the next three games, 25-10, 25-23 and 25-16 to come away with the victory.

Brooke Nondorf led the team in kills with seven followed by Becca Huelsenbeck and Madison Gaff with six apiece.

Three players tallied three aces for Churubusco: Meranda Malott, Mallory

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Meranda Malott serves against Adams Central in a match last week.

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Sphar and Nondorf.

Sierra Przmelewski had a block, and Malott led the team in digs with 19, followed by Melanie Geiger with 13.

Sphar recorded 25 assists. Malott also led the team in serve receptions with 23.

Garrett 3, Churubusco 1

GARRETT — Churubusco’s volleyball team lost a four-game match to Northeast Corner Conference foe Garrett on Aug. 16, 3-1.

The Lady Railroaders won the first game, 25-23, and the second game, 25-19.

Churubusco fought back, winning game three by a 25-17 score, but lost in game four, 25-20, to end the match.

KPC NEWS SERVICE The following individuals were arrested and booked in the Whitley County Jail: Javier Garza, 22, of Warsaw, was arrested Aug. 5 by the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department, charged with operating while never licensed.

Anthony Mayers, 22, of Fort Wayne, was arrested Aug. 5 by the Columbia City Police Department, charged with possession of marijuana.

Michael Anderson, 23, of Terre Haute, was arrested Aug. 6 by the Indiana State Police, charged with OWI – controlled substance and possession of marijuana.

Shawn Restrepo, 35, of Fort Wayne, was arrested Aug. 7 by the Columbia City Police Department, charged with auto theft.

Travis Reiff, 33, of Columbia City, was arrested Aug. 7 by the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department, charged with simple battery, criminal recklessness, residential entry and intimidation.

David Greer, 28, of Columbia City, was arrested Aug. 7 by the Columbia City Police Department, charged with possession of paraphernalia and possession of methamphetamine.

Haley Wright, 26, of Avilla, was arrested Aug. 7 by the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department, charged with possession of paraphernalia and possession of methamphetamine.

Elizabeth Alvarez, 31, of Fort Wayne, was arrested Aug. 8 by the Indiana State Police, charged with refusal to identify self.

Daniel Platter, 30, of Columbia City, was arrested Aug. 8 by the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department, charged with theft.

Rayvon Bradford, 23, of Ford Heights, Ill., was arrested Aug. 8 by the Indiana State Police, charged with possession of marijuana.

Terry Evans, 28, of Ford Heights, Ill., was arrested Aug. 8 by the Indiana State Police, charged with OWI

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goal in the first half and three goals in the second.

GIRLS SOCCER

BOYS SOCCER

COLUMBIA CITY — Columbia City’s girls soccer team defeated Manchester in its home opener Aug. 13, 5-0.

Goals were scored by Skye Roberts (2), Grace Cotter, Courtney Tobin and Savannah Sims.

Roberts also had two assists. Cotter and Tobin had one assist apiece.

COLUMBIA CITY — Central Noble fell to Columbia City on Tuesday night, 4-1, after scoring its only goal in the second half of the game. Columbia City recorded two goals in each other the first and second halves.

Columbia City 4, Central Noble 1

Columbia City 5, Manchester 0

MIDDLE SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL

Columbia City 2, Garrett 2

COLUMBIA CITY — The Lady Eagles’ soccer team hosted and beat Garrett Aug. 16 at the Max Gandy Athletic Field.

Goalkeeper Gabby Fry had three saves in the shutout. Goals were scored by Mary Cotter

– controlled substance and possession of marijuana.

Isaiah Neer, 35, of Columbia City, was arrested Aug. 8 by the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department, charged with probation violation.

Trent Hooker, 25, of Larwill, was arrested Aug. 8 by the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department, charged with battery causing bodily injury, possession of paraphernalia, possession of marijuana and theft.

Richard Schaefer, 69, of Columbia City, was arrested Aug. 9 by the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department, charged with unauthorized entry of a motor vehicle and theft.

Jared Winebrenner, 18, of Columbia City, was arrested Aug. 9 by the Columbia City Police Department,

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Abi Potts tosses the ball to teammate Shianne Brooke in the Lady Eagles’ game last week.

and Skye Roberts.

Grace Cotter and Elaina Halferty recorded assists.

Garrett 4, Whitko 0

GARRETT —

Whitko’s girls soccer team fell to Garrett in their opening game of the season Aug. 14, 4-0.

Despite the loss, head coach Gary Sims says

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charged with sexual battery and two counts of sexual misconduct with a minor.

Ric Hamilton, 26, of Columbia City, was arrested Aug. 9 by the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department, charged with possession of paraphernalia and possession of marijuana.

Michael Houck, 21, of Pleasant Lake, was arrested Aug. 10 by the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department, charged with probation violation.

Nevada Elliott, 38, of Columbia City, was arrested Aug. 10 by the Columbia City Police Department, charged with probation violation.

Mark Plummer, 47, of Columbia City, was arrested Aug. 10 by the Columbia City Police Department, charged with domestic

battery, DWS, OWI per se and his second OWI. Ruben Ortiz-Moreno, 23, of Ligonier, was arrested Aug. 11 by the Churubusco Police Department, charged with OWI per se and OWI. Chantry Simmons, 28, of Columbia City, was arrested Aug. 11 by the Columbia City Police Department, charged with criminal mischief.

Anthony Mills, 48, of Warsaw, was arrested Aug. 11 by the Whitley County Sheriff’s Depart-

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Jeremiah Born, 35, of South Whitley, was arrested Aug. 12 by the South Whitley Police Department, charged with driving while suspended.

Erica Ortiz, 26, of Wabash, was arrested Aug. 13 by the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department, charged with failure to comply.

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Jason Paseka, 37, of Fort Wayne, was arrested Aug. 14 by the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department, charged with failure to appear, and failure to comply.

Remel Brantley, 31, of South Bend, was arrested Aug. 14 by the Indiana State Police, charged with possession of marijuana, operating under the influence of a controlled substance, and operating while never licensed.

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• Upper Wabash River Watershed-Watershed Management Plan: The Huntington County Soil & Water Conservation District is hosting a steering committee meeting for the Upper Wabash River Watershed Management Plan project, 9-10 a.m. at the Huntington County SWCD Office, 2040 Riverfork Drive, Huntington. The public is welcome and encouraged to attend and will be given time at the end of the meeting to ask questions and provide input.

• Ukulele Fun: Join the Peabody Public Library at 6:30 p.m. in the Children’s Department and bring your ukulele to strum along with YouTube videos. All ages welcome.

• Field day: Purdue Extension is hosting a field day for farmers and agribusiness professionals at the center, 4821 E. C.R. 400S, Whitley County. The program begins with morning workshops led by Purdue Extension experts. Participants will have optional opportunities for self-guided research plot tours, view an unmanned aerial vehicle, demonstrations and discussions and/or participate in the health education and screenings

by Parkview Health in the afternoon. The event is 8 a.m.-2 p.m. with lunch provided. Admission is free but registration was required by Aug. 17 to receive a meal. For more information, visit extension.purdue.edu/whitley.

• Red Cross Blood Drive: from 1:30-6:30 p.m., at Faith Lutheran Church, 9251 E. S.R. 205, Churubusco.

• TROY School benefit: A concert and dinner buffet for TROY School to benefit student scholarships is at C2G Music Hall, 323 W. Baker St., Fort Wayne. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

Featured musicians, Columbia City’s Ann Stapel-Kalat, Oferle, Davis Todoran and the Hubie Ashcraft Band will play.

Tickets are $125; purchase online at troyalternativeschool.com.

Reservations are limited.

24. August

• Laud Community Garage Sale: from 8 a.m.-5 p.m., is on south S.R. 9 between state roads 14 and 114, and is expecting 15 or more sales. Laud Christian Church will provide food and drinks to purchase, as well as a bake sale. Bathrooms are available at the church. The sale will continue Aug. 25.

25. August

• Vintage/handcrafted/repurposed popup market: beginning at 10 a.m., will run alongside the farmers market. At 4 p.m. a live band, Tooth, will play. There will be yard games and kids activities. At 6 p.m. a BBQ cook-off will begin; tickets can be purchased to participate in the BBQ tasting to determine which is best. Following the cook-off, “the Incredibles” movie on the square will begin. All the money from the events will be put back into downtown Columbia City in different ways.

• All-you-can-eat spaghetti dinner: at the Churubusco VFW, 109 N. Main St., starts at noon. Dinner includes spaghetti, salad and garlic bread, all for $8.

• Whitley County Council on Aging: is hosting Ron and Sharon Frazier and friends at the Woodlands. Concert starts at 4 p.m.

Tickets are $15 each or two for $28. Tickets include dinner: pulled pork sandwich, coleslaw and baked beans. Proceeds go toward helping the Outdoor Life Center. Tickets are available at the Woodlands.

• Job Finders Series – Using Open Office: Peabody Public Library invites the public to learn how to use this free software at 3:15 p.m. in the Computer Classes/Tech Department.

• Tech Talk Technology: in the Computer Classes/Tech Department of the Peabody Public Library is 9 a.m.-noon. The computer lab will be open and the library encourages you to bring your devices and questions.

• Distinguished Young Woman Program: is in the Newell Rice Auditorium at Columbia City High School at 7 p.m. Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for students K-12. Tickets are available at the door. Seating is not reserved.

• California Dreamin’: Churubusco Public Library presents California Dreamin’ at 7 p.m. as part of the 2018 Summer Concert Series — free, outdoor concerts, weather permitting, made possible by the Community Foundation of Whitley County.

26. August

• GospelFest at Collins UMC: The 2018 free GospelFest at Collins United Methodist Church begins at 5 p.m. at the church, 5524 E. Darland St. The free food begins at 5 p.m. — hot dogs and other picnic foods. The music will begin at about 5:30 p.m. with local artists Lisa Waterman and Ken Ellis. At 6 p.m., All Gone Blue, a local three-piece band that plays folk gospel, will perform. The whole family is invited to attend.

28. August

• Whitley County Writers Group: Peabody Public Library

welcomes writers to meet in the Adult Department at 7 p.m. to join with other like-minded creators for Writers Group.

1. September

• Last day for Volunteer of the Year nominations: Visit the United Way website to nominate a volunteer for the 2018 Volunteer of the Year. Nominations close Sept. 1.

• Labor Day BBQ: The Churubusco Lions Club will host its annual Labor Day BBQ in the Sav-U-Mor parking lot on Main Street from 10 a. m. until sold out. A half slab of ribs is $7, a chicken half is $6.50, 5-9 halves are $6 each and 10 or more halves are $5.50 each. Pit taters are $3.50 each.

Drive up service is available. Lions members will also be collecting donated eyeglasses and hearing aids.

4. September

• The Whitley County Patriots: will host their September meeting. The group assembles at 7 p.m., at the Church of the Nazarene, 506 N. Main St., Columbia City. Americans for Prosperity will present information related to Brett Kavanagh, current U.S. Supreme Court nominee.

8. September

• Coney Dogs at the Churubusco VFW: starts at noon.

Coney dogs will be $1.50 each or a meal for $6 (three dogs and fries).

• Ice cream social: Washington Center United Methodist Church’s ice cream social is 4-7 p.m. at the Washington Center community building behind the fire station. Vanilla, chocolate, lemon, peach, strawberry, maple, mint chocolate and red hot homemade ice creams will be served, along with sloppy joes, hot dogs, hot chicken sandwiches, pies and cakes. The event is for a free-will donation with all money going toward the church’s building fund for the new gathering room at the church.

• Jim Acres Benefit Golf Scramble: at Eagle Glen Golf Course, 129 S. Eagle Glen Trail, Columbia City, is raising money for community leader and firefighter Jim Acres, recently diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. The cost is $60 per person or $240 per team. The event starts at 1 p.m. with a shotgun start, 18 holes with a cart, dinner, 50/50 raffle and more. There are prizes for first, second and third place.

Collared shirts are required to play.

13. September

• Venison workshop: The Purdue Extension Service, in partnership with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, is once again sponsoring its award-winning series of venison processing workshops. Adult registration is $20 and children are admitted free of charge. The program is located at the Northeast Purdue Agriculture Center, 4821 E. C.R. 400S, Columbia City. Pre-registration is appreciated by calling the Wayne County Purdue Extension Office at (765) 973-9281.

14. September

• Adult Prom Fundraiser: from 7-11 p.m. at the Van Buren Event Center is benefiting Whitley County’s local youth.

Funds raised will go toward providing safe after-school care for kids in the community. Tickets are on sale Aug. 15. Must be older than 21 to attend. For more details, search “Adult Prom Fundraiser” on Facebook.

15. September

• Understanding Mood Disorders: A free presentation open to the community by Cross Connections and St. John’s Lutheran Church is from 9-11 a.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Fellowship Hall, 2465 W. Keiser Road, Columbia City. Counselor Megan Beeching will cover basic information about mood disorders such as depression and bipolar disorder. To register call (260) 244-3712 or email deaconessintern.stjohns@gmail.com by Sept. 10.

21. September

• Rotary golf outing: The Churubusco Rotary Club is sponsoring its 40th annual golf outing. This year’s event will be at Eel River Golf Course. Lunch is at 11:30 a.m., with tee-off at 12:30 p.m. The cost is $300 per team. Contact Austin Papenbrock at churubuscorotarygolf@gmail.com, or (260) 409-4720 to sign up. The funds raised will support

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local school groups, scholarships, community organizations and events. The Churubusco Rotary Club was one of the first area organizations to hold an event of this kind. Over the past 39 years, the golf outing has raised more than $225,000 for local groups. The group wants to raise $10,000 this year.

In addition to this event, the Rotary holds an auction each March, often raising nearly $12,000 for scholarships alone.

22. September

• 4th Annual Lord’s Acre Festival: will be hosted at Etna United Methodist Church, 4255 W. C.R. 750N. Food booths by local churches and the parade begin at 11 a.m., opening ceremony at 11:30 a.m., entertainment from noon-1 p.m. and 3-5 p.m. with a community auction 1-3 p.m. and silent auction 12:30-4:30 p.m. All proceeds go to the Boomerang Backpacks program for Little Turtle and Northern Heights elementary schools.

25. September

• Day of Caring: brings Whitley County together to connect those in need with more than 250 volunteers ready to help. For organizations with projects needing attention, teams of people willing to lend a hand or questions, contact Leslie at l.vonseggern@unitedwaywhitley.org.

9. October

• Dairy Queen fundraiser: for the Navigators, a group of individuals with disabilities who meet monthly to discuss the importance of being a self-advocate. From 4-8 p.m. Dairy Queen, 409 N. Main St., Columbia City, will be donating 10 percent of purchases to the Navigators.

13. October

• 5th Annual Autumn Harvest Festival: hosted by the Whitley County 4-H Program is at the Whitley County 4-H Fairgrounds from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. There is no admission fee and parking is free for this event. The event will have a four-wheel drive truck pull, a craft show and flea market, car show and music acts. The Ag Museum will be open along with kids activities planned throughout the day. Forms to reserve a place for the craft show and flea market, toy show, car show and food vendors are available at the Purdue Extension Whitley County office or whitleycounty4h.com.

Ongoing • Impact Center Cottage Gift Shop: at 500 W. Van Buren St., Columbia City, is open Thursdays from noon-5 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. All proceeds will purchase food for the Impact Center Food Pantry.

• Multi-County Medical Outreach Clinic: is a free clinic at 524 Branch Court, Columbia City, open Thursday afternoons from 1-5 p.m., except the fifth Thursdays of the month. The clinic serves non-insured or underinsured on a first-come-first-served basis. Donations are accepted.

• The Churubusco Lions Club: meets every second and fourth Tuesday of each month at Papa’s Place at 6:30 p.m.

• The Whitley County Farmers Market: is every Saturday from May through October, 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on the Whitley County Courthouse Square. Meet local farmers and artisans for homegrown, homemade products. There are more than 50 vendors, local produce, plants and local artists.

• AA and Al-Anon meetings: Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m. at the Churubusco Methodist Church.

• A support group for families: of children with special needs meets 3-5 p.m. on the third Saturday of each month at Choices & Changes, 360 N. Oak St., Columbia City. For more information, contact Chris Garau at (260) 255-0708 or Chirsty Garau at (260) 255-0707.

• C3 Youth Group: meets with youth pastor Brad Milikan 6-7:30 p.m. Sunday at Christ Community Church, 316 N. Main St. in Churubusco. Students grade 6-12 are welcome to join.

• Churubusco United Methodist Nursery School: is accepting registration for the 2018-19 school year.

Children should be 3, 4 or 5 by Aug. 1. Enrollment is $50 and monthly fees will be $80 for the three-day program (Monday, Wednesday, Friday). Morning sessions are 9-11:30 a.m. Afternoon sessions are 12:30-3 p.m. For more information, call the office at (260) 693-2154.

• VFW Post 5582 hosts a fish fry: the first and third Fridays of each month, 5-6:30 p.m. The post is located at 415 E. Chicago St., Columbia City.

• Family story times at Peabody Public Library: Peabody Public Library hosts family story time on Fridays at 10 a.m. in the Children’s Department at the library. All ages are welcome to attend and participate.

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Travis Wilson, 24, of South Whitley, was arrested Aug. 14 by the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department, charged with battery to a minor under 14.

Marcus Neer, 43, of Warsaw, was arrested by the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department Aug. 14,

charged with violation of suspended sentence.

Anthony Muniz, 25, of Garrett, was arrested by the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department Aug. 14, charged with possession of a chemical with intent to manufacture, possession of hypodermic needles, visiting a common nuisance

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Frank Daniels, 33, of Moorsetown, Tenn., was arrested Aug. 14 by the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department, charged with probation violation.

Shaneal Mackey, 22, of Indianapolis, was arrested Aug. 14 by the

Whitley County Sheriff’s Department, charged with OWI and OWI controlled substance.

Lashonta Flox, 44, of Gary, was arrested Aug. 14 by the Columbia City Police Department, charged with possession of marijuana.

Brian Wenhart, 54, of Columbia City, was arrested

Aug. 15 by the Indiana State Police, charged with possession of marijuana, possession of paraphernalia and OWI. Ashley Jefferson, 36, of Warsaw, was arrested Aug. 15 by the Whitley County Sheriff’s department for a body attachment (civil matter).

Christopher Newcum, 31, of Columbia City, was arrested Aug. 16 by the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department, charged with domestic battery.

Frederick Woodward, 52, was arrested by the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department Aug. 16, charged with violating probation.

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