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COLUMBIA CITY — It’s been 50 years since anyone has seen Harry Beasley alive. Whitley County’s most mysterious unsolved homicide continues to be just that, a mystery, and though investigators continue to follow up on potential leads, it seems there will never be an answer. Who killed Harry Beasley? — and why? No one has seen Beasley,

commonly known as Former Columbia City “Sleepy” or “Runt,” since Police Chief Ron Glassley June 28, 1968. Even after was one of several who he was reported missing, it climbed down into the cistern was another 10 years before to begin suctioning out the his body was found — right 10,000 gallons of water and in the heart of downtown retrieve the remains, along Columbia with John City. North and two Columbia other men. City’s fire “It was department quite an It’s the coldest experience,” was doing a routine cold case we Glassley said. check of one After have.” of the city’s utilizing a 17 cisterns partial Social - Mike Christie, prosecutor’s Security card in May of detective 1978. When and identia flashlight fying the was shone down into the remains of the clothing in the large cavern at the southeast cistern, police determined the corner of the Courthouse body to be Beasley’s. How Square, there was a haunting he got in there has not been discovery: remains of a determined, and likely never decomposed body. will be.

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$17,500 raised for Kindergarten Countdown United Way’s Power of the Purse successful again BY WHITNEY WRIGHT

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COLUMBIA CITY — Earlier this month, United Way of Whitley County announced that its second annual Power of the Purse event raised $17,500 to help fund Whitley County Consolidated Schools’ Kindergarten Countdown program. More than 250 women participated in

the May 10 event. Attendees bought raffle tickets to win donated designer purses made by brands such as Kate Spade, Michael Kors, Coach and Vera Bradley, and filled with prizes. One purse was designated as the Power Purse, the winner of which also had the opportunity to designate $500 to the charity

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The chances of this crime being solved are fading. After 50 years, many

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Harry Beasley’s body was found beneath the lid of this cistern on the southeast corner of the Whitley County Courthouse square 50 years ago. The lid is now secured shut and the cistern hasn’t been in use for nearly 100 years.

of Beasley’s relatives who were alive at the time have SEE BEASLEY, PAGE 4

New building will bring Jimmy John’s to Columbia City

Interim superintendent begins in July

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LARWILL — As of July 1, Whitko Community Schools will be led by interim Superintendent Nick Eccles. After a few days of meeting with Eccles Steve Clason, who is retiring from the position after

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COLUMBIA CITY — The relocation of a business from Fort Wayne to Columbia City will soon benefit local residents in more ways than one. ADMC Enterprises, which manages Verizon stores in the area, is moving its headquarters to Columbia City, constructing a new three-storefront facility at the corner of Walker Way and State Road 109. Along with the new Verizon store, there will be a Jimmy John’s restaurant. Jimmy John’s is a franchised sandwich restaurant chain that specializes in delivery. Columbia City’s Common Council approved a tax abatement for the building construction earlier this year, and ADMC Enterprises expects to bring in six jobs at an average of $24 an hour. “I see this as very positive,” said Riley Hollen-

baugh, of the Whitley County EDC. During the council meeting, Mayor Ryan Daniel made note that Columbia City doesn’t intend to “poach jobs” from other northeast Indiana cities in the Regional Partnership, but said he is glad the company decided to choose Columbia City as “home.” The expected completion for the building was June-July, but, due to weather, developer Bill Roebel said he’s about three weeks behind, and expecting it to be finished in mid-July. Roebel has been developing similar buildings for about 30 years, and was approached by the Verizon retailer about a new site in Columbia City. Currently, Wireless Zone is located nearby, just to the south on the other side of State Road 109. The company’s investment of about $1 million SEE JIMMY JOHN’S, PAGE 4

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C&A Tool expanding in ’Busco BY NICOLE MINIER

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CHURUBUSCO — The owners of C&A Tool will invest $3.5 million in equipment at the Churubusco facility, a sign that the company plans to continue to grow in northeast Indiana. Last year, C&A Tool was sold to New Hampshire Ball Bearing, which is owned by an off-shore company in Japan. Many have questioned what the future will hold for the Churubusco facility, and the recent announcement has put many at ease. “This is a good indication that the company believes they can grow and expand the business here, when they could be putting dollars in any of their other facilities on the planet,” said Jon

Myers, Whitley County Economic Development Corp. president. “This is a good sign from the new owners.” With the investment, C&A Tool looks to add 20 employees, and recently has hired 25 additional employees. The investment is for equipment only, as there is ample space in the current building. Several of C&A Tool’s buildings still have available space. Rob Marr, company president, said the former DANA facility is about 50 percent full, and the DeKalb County campus is using about 50 percent of its building as well. With the sale of the company from Dick Conrow to New Hampshire Ball Bearing, C&A Tool is in a position

of competing with sister companies for investment dollars. However, so far, Marr said the new owners are happy with the Churubusco operation. “The new owners are very supportive, not only financially but across the board for us,” Marr said. “They’re bringing new opportunities to us.” Many corporate visitors from all over the world have been to Churubusco in the past six months. “They’re very complimentary, not only of the operation, but the community as well,” Marr said. Myers and Marr were present at the June 20 Churubusco Town Council meeting, seeking a 10-year tax abatement for the investment. “For 11.5 years I’ve been on council, and we

have partnered nearly every year with C&A for expansion projects. They have delivered time and time again, witnessed by their exponential growth,” said Council President Frank Kessler. The council unanimously approved the abatement. The next challenge for C&A Tool is finding employees during a time when the unemployment rate in Whitley County is below 3 percent. Though trained employees may be hard to come by, hard workers are plentiful, Marr said. “You can find good people, especially in our community,” Marr said. “The difficult part is finding people with the right skill level. We do a tremendous job of bringing in good people

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C&A Tool is once again expanding in Churubusco, a $3.5 million investment and potentially 20 new jobs.

and getting them up to speed as quickly as we can.” C&A Tool also partners with Ivy Tech Community College in Fort Wayne, providing free courses to employees. Marr reported there are about 575 employees among the company’s four facilities. C&A Tool is a national and international contract manufacturer, serving the transportation market, aeronautical and defense,

medical, industrial, food processing, machine tools and more. The new equipment is for manufacturing research and development and information technology. “As one of the largest employers in Whitley County, we are pleased to see the continued growth of C&A Tool and the company’s continued confidence in our highly skilled workforce,” Myers said.

Leatherman to become Columbia City Police chief BY NICOLE MINIER

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COLUMBIA CITY — Columbia City Mayor Ryan Daniel recently announced the promotion of Sergeant Scott Leatherman to the position of Columbia City police chief. “Sergeant Leatherman is one of the most knowledgeable and experienced members of our department,” Daniel said. “He will bring a wealth of experience,

leadership ability, and organizational skills with him, including a diverse military background and a focus on serving the residents of Columbia City.” Leatherman has served in multiple roles within the department including patrolman, sergeant and trainer. He has been a member of the Columbia City Police Department for almost 20 years and recently retired as a colonel in the

U.S. Army, after 32 years of service. “I am grateful and humbled for this opportunity to serve the community and the officers in this new role,” said Leatherman. “I also want to thank Tony (Hively) for the mentorship he has provided throughout his career, and his dedication as chief over the last three years.” Current Police Chief Tony Hively compli-

mented his successor. “He is well prepared for the job and will be a great leader for the department. I look forward to seeing his leadership continue in this department,” Hively said. Hively will be retiring from the department after over 20 years of service to Columbia City. “This job has been very rewarding to me and I appreciate the opportunity to lead such a fine

department,” said Hively. The transition in administration will become official July 16. With Leatherman moving to the chief’s role, Captain Gary Parrett will remain in his role. Parrett has been captain for three years and had been a patrolman with the department for more than 13 years when named captain. Of Parrett, Leatherman noted, “Gary’s unwavering passion for

the community is what makes him such a great asset to the department!” First established in 1922, the Columbia City Police Department now employs a staff of 20 full-time police officers, one administrative assistant and multiple volunteer reserve officers. The mission of the CCPD is to protect the lives and property of the citizens they serve with honor, integrity and high ethical standards.

Judge, prosecutor ‘frustrated’ by battery case BY ALLISON MINIER

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COLUMBIA CITY — In a “frustrating” sexual battery case, a Columbia City man was sentenced to 8 years by Whitley County Circuit Court Judge Matthew Rentschler on June 18. Arik Sparks, 24, pleaded guilty to sexual battery after

four counts of rape and one count of invasion of privacy were dismissed, due to the testimony of the victim. Sparks was previously charged with four counts of rape, Level 3 felonies, and invasion of privacy, a Class A misdemeanor. Sparks was arrested for domestic battery in early

December, resulting in a no-contact order, according to court documents. Sparks was then released from jail on bond on Dec. 29. Following his release, Sparks violated the no-contact order and reportedly raped the victim multiple times that day. As the case progressed,

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the victim’s beliefs changed. Prosecutor D.J. Sigler explained in court the difficulty with these cases comes from the way victims begin to doubt their own trauma as the time passes, to the point that they forgive their abusers. The victim took the stand on Sparks’ behalf, testifying their relationship was good and stating, “I want [him] to get the help he needs.” During the sentencing, Prosecutor D.J. Sigler and Judge Rentschler voiced their frustration with the case. “I believe something more serious happened there,” Sigler said, frustrated with the lack of ability to prove his beliefs in trial and guarantee the victim the protection that the law offers her.

“It’s frustrating because what you did is a horrible thing,” Judge Rentschler told Sparks. Despite Sparks’ initial charges of four Sparks counts of rape, level 3 felonies, he was sentenced to 8 years, with 2.5 to serve at the Department of Corrections, and 110 days of jail credit for time served, with the new sentence consecutive to previous sentences. In other Whitley Circuit Court news: • Austin Reiff, 25, of

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South Whitley pleaded guilty to possession of a narcotic drug, a level 5 felony, an offense which was committed while serving home detention in Whitley County for Wabash County. Reiff was sentenced to four years to be executed in the work release program, consecutive to his sentencing in the Wabash case. • Ronda Wolfe, 51, of Columbia City, was sentenced to a total of 12 years incarceration with six years to serve for level 3 and level 4 felonies after taking a gun from her neighbor’s house and had her son hold her ex husband’s lover at gun point for stealing her property. • James Smith, 19, of Columbia City, pleaded guilty to rape, a level 3 felony, for an offense committed Nov. 8, 2017, in which he compelled the underage victim to have sex by force or by threat of force, using a razor blade. Smith is set to be sentenced in court July 16 and was sent to the Department of Corrections until the sentencing date.

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A protector, a coach and a mentor to many: A day in the life of Thor Hodges BY NICOLE MINIER

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COLUMBIA CITY — He’s on officer, a councilman, a coach and more. Thor Hodges is a man of many talents and

well-known by many in Whitley County. Hodges is a Churubusco High School graduate and was a member of the school’s state runner-up football team.

He went on to build his life and career in Columbia City and has spent the past 24 years as a police officer with the Columbia City Police Department. Along with coaching

high school wrestling for 25 years, he’s coached high school football for six years and at least 15 seasons of youth sports. Hodges was previously a city councilman and is

currently the president of the Whitley County Council. Up at 5 a.m. every day, Hodges goes on duty at 6 a.m. and often monitors morning commuters on U.S. 30. He maximizes his

days off, too, running a 5K every day and helping his son with their lawn mowing business. Here’s a glimpse into a day of his life on June 7.

Just The Facts

a.m. the time he wakes up every morning

21.75

miles he runs in a week

years he’s been a police officer

2,000 practice

rounds shot per year

service calls per week 6:17 A.M.

Thor Hodges starts his day with a cup of coffee after going on duty at 6 a.m.

seasons he’s coached

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Hodges’ presence at the city’s busiest traffic stop helps cut down on accidents during the morning commute time.

10:57 A.M.

Hodges closes down the intersection of U.S. 30 and State Road 109 for a funeral procession.

8:23 A.M.

6:31 A.M.

Hodges patrols traffic at the intersection of U.S. 30 and State Road 9.

Thor uses his vacation time as a police officer to serve the community through the Whitley County Council, of which he is the president. He’s previously served on the Columbia City Common Council.

2:52 P.M.

After going off-duty from being on patrol for the city, Hodges provided extra security for employees at Lake City Bank in Columbia City.

11:17 A.M.

Hodges places his order for a wrap at Subway on Chicago Street on the south side of Columbia City. He frequents the restaurant for lunch.

11:18 A.M.

Amber Reiff, Krystina Norden, Debbie Stauffer and Amanda Robertson make sandwiches for Hodges and fellow veteran officer Brian Anspach.

6:19 P.M.

Hodges enjoys relaxing with his family and dog after a long day. He is pictured with his dog, Stella; son, Nathan; and daughter, Jocylin.

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BEASLEY: Was 45 years old at the time of his disappearance FROM PAGE 1

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Kirstie Weigold was one of many winners at the United Way of Whitley County’s Power of the Purse event held in May

PURSE: Money is also used to operate school buses FROM PAGE 1

teachers who run the program two weeks before school starts, as the teachers are provided their normal teaching salary during Kindergarten Countdown. “Many of the students in the program will then have one of those teachers as their kindergarten teacher,” said Cindy Baker, executive director of United Way. Money is also used to operate school buses that pick up the Kindergarten Countdown students so they are familiar with riding the bus before the school year officially begins. The rest of the funding is used to purchase classroom supplies and preparatory items for the students. Each student receives a new backpack and five new books to take home. Some children may never have owned new books or do not have access to books at home. Over the course of two weeks, the students learn how to stand in line, listen to the teacher, share, hold their lunch trays and find the bathroom. This year, Kindergarten Countdown will operate July 26-Aug. 8.

of their choice. Kindergarten Countdown began as a program for new students joining Whitley County Consolidated Schools as kindergartners in the fall, as many surrounding schools already had a similar program in place. Only half of Whitley County kindergartners have attended a structured educational setting before kindergarten. Many arrive to their first day of school scared or unfamiliar with the basics of formal education, like taking turns and raising hands. United Way approached the staff of Whitley County Consolidated Schools about beginning an introduction-to-kindergarten program, but as with many education-focused dreams, money was the major hurdle. With the school staff’s expertise in education and United Way’s experience in raising money to make things happen, the Power of the Purse event and Kindergarten Countdown program were created. The money raised mainly pays the four kindergarten

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now passed, and even the killer or killers may not still be around. Even many who investigated the case, such as Columbia City Police Chief Cecil Huntley, are no longer living. Beasley has been described as a unique man — a handyman who lived alone, didn’t have a car or a phone, and when he wasn’t doing an odd job or reciting Bible verses, he was often found on the Courthouse lawn, sleeping. Beasley reportedly suffered a head injury as a child, which caused him to fall asleep wherever he sat down. He was often seen wearing overalls and mismatched shoes. That’s what helped police to identify his body. Metal buttons and fasteners were found in the debris, along with one brown loafer type shoe and a black Oxford type shoe. The clothing matched the description of what Beasley was wearing at the time of his disappearance. One of the last people who saw him was Lee Gross, a gas station attendant on South Line Street, who described Beasley’s clothing to police. The discovery of Beasley’s body did not provide many more answers for police, however, investigators did discover a puncture in the back of his skull, which likely provides some clues to the cause of his death. The Indiana State Police determined the hole in Beasley’s skull was likely not from a gunshot wound, but it could have been made by another object, such as a sharp instrument. There were no metallic substances inside

the skull, and no signs of an exit wound. “It was felt that this was an abnormal hole, such as might have been produced by a sharp object such as a phillips screwdriver, punch, or possibly a large icepick.” — said Dr. John Vogel, Whitley County coroner, in news reports from 1978. Many theories have been proposed, but all include likely foul play. The steel lid of the cistern weighs 125 pounds. Even if Beasley managed to lift off the lid on his own, he would not have been able to crawl inside and replace the lid. It was no accident that he was in the cistern. How, though, could someone have murdered Beasley on the Courthouse lawn and shoved him down into a hole, less than 3 feet wide, without being noticed? Some theorize that the homicide took place during the Old Settlers Day Festival, when there were tents and a grandstand that could have provided cover for the killer. There are some reports that Beasley was last seen in a parked car with three other men near the Courthouse. Some say he was last seen leaving a Columbia City restaurant after breakfast. Some suspect a carnival worker could have killed him. Beasley was determined to have “died at the hands of a person or persons unknown, either from a wound in the skull or hypothermia in the water of the cistern,” which had a water temperature of 40 degrees. Cisterns were used by the fire department for water during fires in the city. There are still cisterns throughout Columbia City; however, all of the lids now have locks on them.

The two times the cisterns were used was about 100 years ago. When fighting the 1910 “Banana Row” fire, which destroyed most of the 100 block of South Main Street, and the Harper Buggy Co. fire at Main and Ellsworth streets in 1921. Beasley was 45 years old at the time of his disappearance. If he were still alive, he would be 95 years old. Every year that passes, the case is less likely to ever be solved. “Probably whoever was involved is not alive anymore,” said Whitley County Prosecutor’s Investigator Mike Christie. That doesn’t stop him from pursuing leads, however. Within the last year, Christie traveled to an Indiana correctional facility to interview someone who claimed to have information. The man was imprisoned shortly after Beasley’s death, for murder, but Christie determined his statements to be useless. “He was a lifer — he’d been in prison for a long time,” Christie said. “It was a possibility, but after I talked to him, he had no connection with Whitley County at all. I think he was trying to work a deal. It was obvious he didn’t know anything about this murder up here.” Since Christie joined law enforcement in Whitley County in 1983, there have been tips on the Beasley case off and on, but no true leads. “None of the tips ever panned out,” Christie said. “It’s been a long time ago.” Often the tips were erroneous. For instance, the killer would only be 5 years old. The crime hasn’t been solved due to lack of effort. Christie said there is a plethora of investigative

information in Beasley’s file, which still resides at the Columbia City Police Department as an open case. “The way the officers handled the situation and write up reports — it was all well-documented and they did a thorough investigation,” Christie said. “The leads back then, and the leads since then, have all been run down. It’s the coldest cold case we have.” Adding to the unusual circumstances of the case, Beasley’s brother, Gail “Snowball” Beasley, was murdered shortly after the discovery of Harry’s body in 1978. Gail was shot to death by his roommate, Norma (Mona) McClain at the home they occupied near Coesse Corners, east of Columbia City in Whitley County. Deputy Sheriff Harold Taulbee reported that the victim was shot twice with a .22 caliber rifle, first in the chest, then back of the rib cage. McClain reportedly called police and reported the crime herself. She told police she and Gail had been drinking most of the night and morning, and were quarreling. Due to the unique timing of Gail’s death, only a month after his brother’s body was found, and shortly before his interview with police on his brother’s death, many have questioned if there is a correlation between the two. “Whether the two are connected or if it was coincidental, I don’t know. I don’t know what precipitated that (Gail’s murder),” Christie said. Though there are some unsolved crimes in Whitley County, the case of Harry Beasley is undoubtedly the most mysterious.

JIMMY JOHN’S: City approved a 10-year tax abatement FROM PAGE 1

will give a nice boost to the city. “We’ve been really excited about it,” said Community Development Director Jeff Walker. The Verizon section of the building is about 2,500 square feet, and the other two spaces are about 1,100 square feet, one of which will be occupied by Jimmy John’s. Walker, along with EDC

President Jon Myers, said the business is a perfect fit for that location. “We are not only happy to see an expansion by one of our local entrepreneurs, but the addition of a new building along Walker Way will add to the aesthetics of that commercial area,” said EDC President Jon Myers. “ADMC Enterprises is a locally owned and operated franchisee of Wireless Zone, a Verizon Wireless

premium retailer,” said ADMC Enterprises Owner Brian McMeeking. “ADMC Enterprises is excited to partner up with BR Real Estate on the new plaza and bring the new Verizon Wireless smart store design to Columbia City. Customers will be pleased with the increased space offered in the new state-of-the-art facility.” The city approved a 10-year tax abatement at

the request of the Whitley County EDC. “We are pleased to support the continued growth of ADMC Enterprises. This building will not only provide additional space for Verizon, but will also open up additional frontage for other tenants. The investment continues the momentum of growth in our community and follows our tagline of Building a Future Together,” said Mayor Ryan Daniel.

SUPERINTENDENT: Eccles is most excited to meet staff and students FROM PAGE 1

roughly a decade of service, Eccles will take over the responsibility of superintendent through December 2018. During his meetings with Clason, they will go over the history of the budget and what it looks like for the near future, planning for the loss of the middle school and replacing teachers, how each school is uniquely run, and continue any current operations that are working well.

Eccles comes with years of experience within school systems. He was superintendent for three years at North Miami Community Schools and six years at North White School Corp.; was an elementary, middle and high school principal; was the athletic director at Whitko High School 15 years ago; and was an elementary and middle school teacher in Manchester Community Schools. As a previous staff member of Whitko High

School, Eccles has a head start in understanding the school corporation. Using this knowledge and what he will learn in the next six months, he hopes to focus on what is best for the students and make plans, which is especially important during the transition of the seventh- and eighth-graders to the high school. Whitko Community Schools will post the permanent superintendent position July 1. Eccles is interested in applying for

the permanent position if the school feels he is a good fit and if the position seems right for him. Until then, Eccles is most excited to meet what he considers the biggest asset to the schools: the staff, students and community. “The people inside the brick-and-mortar of the school are what is most important,” said Eccles, “and no matter where those walls may be, we want to provide whatever is best for the students.”

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Obituaries • Larry Conrad COLUMBIA CITY — Larry Kent Conrad, 80, of Fort Wayne, died at 12:35 a.m. Wednesday, June 20, 2018, at Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home, Fort Wayne. Visitation will be Friday, June 29, from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at Smith & Sons Funeral Home, Columbia City, and one hour prior to the funeral service Saturday, June 30, at 10 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in Greenlawn Memorial Park, Fort Wayne.

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Memorial Garden highlighted last month

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Cathie Petrie speaks to attendees at the annual Memorial Garden ceremony at Smith-Green Community Schools last month.

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Churubusco Boy Scouts presented the flags at the ceremony.

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Understanding agriculture: Swine oink is used.” If you are perplexed There are several by simple questions common breeds about agriculof swine, ture, read on. including: Today’s article Duroc, is a primer on Hampshire, swine, written Yorkshire, primarily for Berkshire, the curious Chester white nonfarmer. and spot (called Some “spotted Poland historians say JOHN E. China” for many that the pig was WOODMANSEE years). among the first The term animals to be “swine” is domesticated, synonymous somewhere with hogs or pigs. The around 7000 B.C. They term “hog” generally were first introduced in refers to older swine, North America in 1539 and “pig” generally by Hernando de Soto. refers to younger Early colonists brought swine. A “litter” is pigs to new settlements the total number of in the East in the later pigs born to one sow. 1500s. Farrowing is the term Several familiar used for a sow giving food products, called birth to a litter of pork, come from piglets, and raising the swine. These include young pigs to weaning bacon, ham, sausage, age. A sow is an adult pork chops and other female who has had a cuts. According to the litter of pigs, a boar U.S. Department of is an adult breeding Agriculture, a pork male, a gilt is a female chop cut at three per who has not had a pound, bone in, with litter of pigs, and a 3 oz. of lean only (fat barrow is a castrated trimmed) and broiled, male. Hogs raised to has 172 calories, 26 market weight for meat grams of protein, and are generally gilts and 7 grams of fat. Three barrows. medium slices of The gestation regular bacon has 109 (pregnancy) period calories, 6 grams of of a sow is 3 months, protein and 9 grams 3 weeks, and 3 days. of fat. Three ounces A baby pig, or piglet, of light cure ham weighs about 3.5 (lean and fat) has 207 pounds at birth, and calories, 18 grams of will double its weight protein, and 14 grams in just 7 days. of fat. Most farmers use According to specialized farrowing Pork Checkoff at crates in barns to aid pork.org, pork is an in the birth and early “excellent” source of rearing of piglets. nutrients important A farrowing crate to our health, such is a penning system as thiamin, niacin, which has an area for riboflavin, vitamin the sow and areas for B-6, phosphorus and the pigs. Farrowing protein, and a “good” crates have been source of zinc and designed to reduce the potassium. number of pigs that We get several are accidentally laid useful medical applicaor stepped on by the tions from swine. All sow. Also, farrowing told, hogs are a source crates provide a cooler of nearly 40 drugs area for the sow and and pharmaceuticals. warmer areas for Among these are the young pigs. The insulin, heart valves and porcine burn dressings. Other industrial byproducts derived from hogs include leather, glue, artist brushes and cosmetics. Nothing is wasted, and an aphorism sometimes uttered is, “Everything but the

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flooring is designed to keep the pigs dry, which reduces the spread of enteric diseases. Farrowing crates also allow the pork producer to assist in the birth process of pigs. According to Purdue Extension’s Pork Industry Handbook, “Corn is the most commonly fed grain; however, other grains such as sorghum grain, wheat, or barley may be used.” Corn is an excellent energy source, and soybean meal is an excellent amino acid source. As a monogastric (single stomach, not ruminant) animal, they require a high-protein, low-fiber diet. Swine need water, protein, energy, vitamins and minerals. Pork producers work with nutritionists to formulate swine diets. Feed costs can represent roughly 60-75 percent of the total cost of pork production. If you ever watch pigs eat when they are fed, you quickly understand where we get the expression, “You eat like a pig!” Pigs are not what you would call polite or courteous at the feed trough. Some may wonder why pigs like to roll around in mud when they are raised outside. The answer is that pigs can’t sweat, so they roll around in mud to cool off. Pork producers work closely with veterinarians to develop a veterinarian-client-patient relationship in order to maintain herd health. Medicated feed is only available through what is called a Veterinary Feed Directive, which is basically prescription-only feed based on a health need, determined by a veteri-

narian. According to USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Indiana Field Office, farmers in 2016 farrowed 271,000 sows in the spring and 285,000 sows in the fall. Pigs born were 2,790,000 and 2,979,000, respectively. The average number of pigs per litter was 10.38 in 2016. To compare, in 1990, the average number of pigs per litter was 7.85. In 2016, farmers marketed 2,000,610,000 pounds of pork for $1,013,493,000, not including the value of home consumption of pork. Total slaughter in 2016 was 8,651,900 head at an average live weight of 277 pounds, for a total live weight of 2,392,266,000 pounds. According to Pork Checkoff, a typical market hog today weighs 282 pounds, and has 116 pounds of lean meat. According to USDA, the United States is the world’s third-leading producer of pork, behind China and the European Union. Brazil is a distant fourth. In 2017, the United States exported roughly 31 percent of the pork it produced. Among all states in 2017, Indiana ranked fifth in inventory of hogs and pigs, behind Iowa, North Carolina, Minnesota and Illinois. Find more information about swine at Purdue Extension’s pork page, extension. purdue.edu/pork. Some information was sourced from Swine Resource Handbook, 4-H Circular 134R, by The Ohio State University, and from Purdue University’s Food Animal Education Network, ansc.purdue. edu/faen/index.html.

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Is there method to C&A Tool expansion great sign for ’Busco Trump’s madness? of the “huddled masses In the climactic yearning to breathe scene in the movie free.” Unless you’re a “Apocalypse Now,” we native American, find Capt. Willard your ancestors in his attempt once huddled and to terminate the yearned. command of a For weeks, rogue colonel President Trump saying to his lied about this. target, “They Last week Trump told me that you declared, “The had gone totally insane, and that BRIAN Democrats have change their your methods POLITICAL to law — that’s their were unsound.” REPORT law.” But there is Col. Walter E. no law requiring Kurtz, responds, Brian Howey family separation. “Are my methods There are laws unsound?” And against “improper Willard replies, entry” and a “I don’t see any consent decree called method at all, sir.” the “Flores settlement” That’s what I see that limits migrant child with President Trump incarcerations to 20 days. this past month. A year A federal judge ruled in after U.S. Sens. Todd 2016 that it applies to Young and Joe Donnelly families. advised us to “wrap No, this was a policy our heads around” the concoction of Trump and potential of a nuclear Sessions, who appeared war with North Korea, in Fort Wayne last week President Trump had a referencing the Holy one-day summit with the Bible. “I would cite despot Kim Jong Un. His you to the Apostle Paul “fire and fiery” rhetoric and his clear and wise appeared to bring Kim command in Romans 13, to the table. Dialogue is to obey the laws of the always preferable to war. government because God You can make the case has ordained the governthat incendiary tweets ment for his purposes,” motivated the murderous Sessions said. Kim to show up. In Trump’s worldview, In its wake, Trump taking a hard line of tweeted there was illegal immigrants, even “no longer a Nuclear mothers and children, is Threat from North red meat for his political Korea.” It was a naive base. It ignored the assertion, contradicted question, “What would by Defense Secretary Jesus do?” Jim Mattis, who was The outcry to the asked Wednesday 2,300 children separated about Kim’s steps to from their families dismantle, saying, “No, included rebukes from I’m not aware of that. Rev. Franklin Graham, The detailed negotiaall the living and former tions have not begun. I First Ladies, Bono and wouldn’t expect that at Pope Francis. If one of this point.” you had a pastor last Trump’s nominated Sunday advocate these ambassador to South family separations, Korea, Harry Harris, please send me the text also believes a nuclear of the sermon. threat still exists, telling U.S. Rep. Larry Congress, “We have Bucshon, one of the to continue to worry few Hoosier Republiabout that … it’s based cans to speak out, said solely on the ballistic Monday, “As a father of missile threat from North four children, I believe Korea.” the separation of illegal Which brings us to immigrant families at the immigration. Last April border is heartbreaking, President Trump and and I am against it. Our Attorney General Jeff nation’s immigration Sessions announced a system has been broken “zero tolerance” policy for many years, and this for illegal immigrais just the latest example tion and this included of how broken it truly separating children from is.” families appearing at Bucshon is correct the U.S./Mexican border on both fronts. The seeking asylum. separations are cruel and What has ensued is inhumane. The immigraan utter encroachment tion system is broken and on American values, has been for years. We’ve on our long embrace

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watched Republican Indiana General Assembly leaders Brian Bosma and David Long plead with Congress to do its job and come up with durable border and immigration solutions. Congress is inert. With moderates routed via primaries from both parties, the polarized Republicans and Democrats have repeatedly punted. It’s why the notion of throwing all congressional incumbents out is so appealing. Donald Trump fed on these fears and discordant responses from “leaders” who simply won’t lead. He won the presidency by exploiting these paranoias that prompted the chants “Build that wall.” Since April, 2,300 kids were removed from their families, perceived by the White House as a bargaining chip on a wall Congress has virtually no appetite to build and Mexico won’t pay for. Trump’s ultimate truth after a façade of lies is, as he put it to the Republican National Convention in July 2016, “I alone can fix it.” And after mushrooming criticism, he signed an executive order Wednesday ending the separations. “We’re going to have strong — very strong — borders, but we are going to keep the families together. I didn’t like the sight or the feeling of families being separated.” Neither did the scores of suburban moms who voted for him in 2016. Trump was flanked by Vice President Mike Pence, whose long-time motto has been, “I’m a Christian, a conservative and a Republican in that order.” Perhaps that order held as he consulted his boss. Trump’s executive order is simply a temporary fix. While families arriving today won’t be separated, it leaves those 2,300 kids in limbo, without their parents. There is no long-term solution in sight. No, Mr. President, I don’t see any method at all. Sir.

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

With C&A Tool being the largest company in Churubusco, both in dollars generated and in number of jobs, many have been on-edge since the sale of the company to New Hampshire Ball Bearing last year. The town recently underwent a referendum to provide more money to the school district, which is struggling under the state’s funding formula. How are these two connected, one might ask? With C&A Tool having the largest amount of real estate in Churubusco, town

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officials want to continue to see C&A Tool thriving — not only because of the 575 jobs it provides to employees of northeast Indiana, but its success ultimately affects the success of Smith-Green Schools. Since talks began on primary election referendum, which was passed, town leaders have come together, asking how this situation can be avoided in the future. There are two answers: more students and a higher total assessed valuation. By C&A Tool

adding more jobs to Churubusco, it encourages more people to come to the area — more families to join the Churubusco community with well-paying jobs. Hopefully, those families will choose to build homes in the Smith-Green school district. There is a potential for a ripple effect in Churubusco’s benefit. So, thank you New Hampshire Ball Bearing for choosing to invest in Churubusco — it will likely benefit the community more than you’ll know.

Letter to the Editor • Democrats shouldn’t blame Trump for humanitarian crisis

There is an abundance of news recently about the immigration situation. The whining left wing Democrats are in their glory blaming President Donald Trump for causing this humanitarian crisis. So, lets take a closer look at this. None of the WLWD (not a radio station, but Whining Left Wing Democrats) will cite the root cause. The Central American countries are ruled not by democracies, but by the drug cartels and the brutal tactics of the drug lords. And who pays them? The drug addicts in America. I cannot fault anyone for wanting to flee those circumstances, just pray they do not wind up in Chicago where the same thing is happening under Mayor Emanuel, another WLWD whose legacy will be a mountain of dead people taller than Mount Washington. The United States of America has an immigration policy. Enforcing that

policy has gotten a lot of attention. If you catch various news reports it clear that President Donald J. Trump has within just a few short months set up “detention” camps equal to or exceeding Hitler’s death camps according to many WLWD. What they, the WLWD fail to tell you is that during the previous tenure of their beloved KWLWD ( the “K” stands for king) Barack Hussein Obama, he did the same thing! Those metal “cages?” They were there, and being used long before President Trump showed up. So, Congress has the authority to oversee the immigration policy. ICE has the responsibility to enforce the laws Congress passes. The WLWD need to do this: 1. Identify the root cause. 2. Actually become informed about the U.S. immigration policy. 3. Stop manufacturing sound bites for their next elections. 4. Realize the national interests of the United

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States and its security should be priority No. 1. The political division in our country is not due to President Trump. It is that he has been successful in bringing to our attention what previous administrations have failed to do. Enforce the laws of the land. What he is doing is an indictment of previous Congresses. My advice to anyone running for Congress is to be less political and more American. Think about this between now and November. We are, after all, the employer, those running for a political office of any kind are making an application for employment. Watch them, question them, make them accountable. Remember this, how was it a political unknown Illinois state senator became POTUS? That would be like Andy Zay from Indiana becoming POTUS. Look what we got as a result. All of this is not President Trump’s fault or doing. Dave Cooper Churubusco

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CHURUBUSCO — Sheets and Childs Funeral Home, directed and owned since 2017 by Miles Wilson, houses the oldest piece of Churubusco funeral history. The coffin carriage was purchased in 2012 by the Sheets and Childs Funeral Home after it spent nearly 70 years in the rafters of an old barn. The carriage dates back

One year ago The 3rd District Democratic Party was once again looking for a new chairperson after Madalyn Sade-Bartl announced her resignation, noting her increasingly busy schedule as the reason for stepping down. Sew What, a locally owned and family run upholstery business, relocated to Washington Street in downtown Churubusco after Angela Enright ran the business from her home since 2009. Churubusco was represented at one of Indiana’s most elite softball games. Mallory Pearson competed at the Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association north-south all-star game in Carmel. 10 years ago The town extended its garbage contract with National Serv-All. The Churubusco Chamber of Commerce was selling window decals featuring Oscar, the famous Beast of Busco. Each decal cost $5. Landon and Amy Wagner announced the birth of a son, Maylan Henry. Adam and Courtney Nelson announced the birth of a son, Seth Caleb.

to before the Civil War and was purchased second-hand by David Roberson in 1860 from a man who was both a grocer and an undertaker. The carriage cost him $300 worth of gold. It provided roughly 60 years of service to the Roberson’s funeral business, which was run out of their still-standing home, before it was stored up in the rafters of the largest barn on the property. The carriage stayed there as the Robersons’ sons, grandsons

The winners of the Turtle Days Cornhole Tournament were: Pat Davis, Eddie Schmidt and Alex Fitch. Churubusco High School’s Alumni Association planned another all-class reunion, for all graduates of Churubusco High School. 15 years ago Town representatives were hopeful that a long-standing water problem on East Whitley Street was resolved after work that was completed at the residence of Tim Simonis. Christopher Hovis pleaded guilty to concealing a body of a murder victim in a cornfield in the murder of James Piatt, of Fort Wayne. LeRoy and Sharlene Murphy celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. Gene and Evelyn Geiger celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. Wilbur and Naomi Gaff celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. Luke Lillmars’ turtle won the tiniest turtle award at the Turtle Days Turtle Races. Four 10-year-old boys won the Columbia City basketball tournament on the Courthouse Square: Blake Creech, Brent Owen, Kyle Monk and Kyle Matthewson.

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A pre-Civil War carriage sits in the Carriage House at Sheets & Childs Funeral Home in downtown Churubusco.

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25 years ago Deb Parks won $1,500 in the Turtle Days raffle. All levels of Girl Scouts from Whitley County would participate in Day Camp at Morsches Park in Columbia City, July 12-16. The girls were working with adult leaders and volunteers. Director Charity Johnson organized programs to include crafts, games, campcrafts and skills, and “lots of fun.” Whitley County Home Healthcare, a department of Whitley County Memorial Hostpital, moved from its former location in the Lehmberg Building to its new office at 105 N. Madison St., Columbia City. United Way of Whitley County elected four people to its Board of Directors: Jerry Ramsey, Douglas Graft, Patricia Willyard and Tommy Shupe. Others on the board were Gail Hively, Cate Stanley, Steve Baker, Todd Jones, Anena Rolofson, Kris Richey, Clark Waterfall and James McConnell. Navy Hospitalman Eric Deck, a 1990 graduate of Churubusco High School, reported for duty in Okinawa, Japan in 1993. He joined the U.S. Navy in

December 1990. 50 years ago July was dubbed “Sink or Swim” month in the Churubusco area. Officials were considering building a swimming pool, at least junior Olympic size, to be in operation by summer of 1969. The Churubusco Swimming Pool Steering Committee, with chairman Charles Jones, decided to go ahead with the preliminary financing for the project. It was a very good year for Walter Paxton’s Churubusco FFA Chapter and Future Farmer Steve Linvill. Linvill was elected to the highest Indiana FFA office as president of the 10,000 member state organization. Skydivers, a pony pulling contest and a gyro-copter exhibit were all events planned for the four-day Turtle Days Festival. Mr. and Mrs. Larry Clouse announced the birth of a daughter, Lisa Lorene. Edward Myers Jr., of Columbia City, was one of 32 juvenile court judges from throughout the U.S. selected for participation in a three-week summer college program, sponsored by the National Council of Juvenile

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and great-grandsons took over the property. It wasn’t until 1995 that Greg Hull, great-grandson of David Roberson, had the carriage brought down and restored. Fast forward 17 years, and Hull decided to put up the carriage for auction. Knowing Sheets and Childs is the oldest continuing business in Churubusco — it dates back to 1872 — and the carriage was the oldest piece of funeral history in the area, Hull reached out to the funeral home to inform them of

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Court Judges in Colorado. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Gilbert celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at their home. Rev. Gorman Pritchett was the new pastor at Churubusco United Methodist Church. The Churubusco Rotary Club selected Clarence Resler to head the club as president for the 1968-69

club year. Churubusco Super Dollar offered Flav-O-Rite bread loaves, five for $1, Spiced Windmill and Vanilla Wafer Keebler cookies, three packages for $1, a 20-pound bag of charcoal briquettes for 99 cents, a quart jar of Miracle Whip for 39 cents, canned pop for 7 cents a can and two pounds of bananas for 25 cents.

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Prepare items for the Adult Open Show CONTRIBUTED COLUMBIA CITY — The 29th annual Whitley County Adult Open Show will be held July 13 -19 during the Whitley County 4-H Fair. The Open Show will take place in the 4-H Center on the fairgrounds in Columbia City. This

is a great opportunity for Whitley County adults to share their talents and hobbies in a fun and relaxed atmosphere. All entries will be judged and will receive a ribbon, unless noted “for exhibit only.” The judges will select class winners and division winners and

the public will choose the “People’s Choice Award.” Any Whitley County adult resident may participate. The participant must have made exhibits within the last two years. Entries are $2 per entry by July 6 or $3

per entry after July 6. Pre-registration is preferred. Entries will be accepted on Wednesday, July 11, 6:30–7:30 p.m. and Thursday, July 12, 7 a.m.–10 a.m., at the 4-H Center. Entries will be released Wednesday, July 18, 9–10 p.m. and Thursday, July 19,

8 a.m.–10 a.m. Divisions include foods, food preservation, candy, sewing, needlework, crafts, fine arts, photography, quilting, herbs, flowers, vegetables and redesigning. Within each division, there are several different categories.

For more information and/or a registration form, contact Purdue Extension–Whitley County Office, 115 S. Line St., Columbia City, 244-7615, 625-3313, cbarnett@purdue.edu or visit the website at extension.purdue.edu/ whitley.

Baking contest coming to the fair CONTRIBUTED COLUMBIA CITY — “Lemon-icious at the Fair” is the theme of this year’s special baking contest to be held Saturday, July 14, at the 4-H Center at the fairgrounds during the

Whitley County 4-H Fair. Entries will be accepted from noon– 2 p.m. and judging will begin at 2:15 p.m. The winners will be announced at approximately 3 p.m.

This free contest is open to all Whitley County residents, youth and adults. Participants will receive a fair ice cream shake coupon, class winners will receive a fair food meal coupon and the grand

prize will be $25. All entries must include real lemon or juice. The recipe must be included with the entry. Participants may enter more than one entry. Entries will not be returned to the partici-

pant; entries will be used as the cakewalk prizes. Classes are cake; cookies; breads; jams, jellies and spreads; pies, candy, snacks and misc. For more information or a registration form, contact the Whitley

County Extension Office at 115 S. Line St., Columbia City, 244-7615, 625-3313, cbarnett@purdue.edu or the website, extension. purdue.edu/whitley. Pre-registration is encouraged.

Preserving Nature’s Bounty Extension Office offers educational program CONTRIBUTED COLUMBIA CITY — Picture your garden overflowing with plump, juicy tomatoes, shiny green peppers and crisp green beans. Imagine picking juicy peaches, pears and apples from the local orchards or selecting fresh produce from

baskets at the farmers’ markets. Why not save some of this bounty to enjoy all through the year? Food preservation is the process of treating and handling food to stop or greatly slow down spoilage, loss of quality, edibility, or nutritive value caused or acceler-

ated by microorganisms. Learn to preserve foods safely. The Purdue Extension Service in Whitley County will be conducting “Preserving Nature’s Bounty” workshops to discuss safe home food preservation procedures and to answer the frequently asked questions on

canning, freezing and drying foods. Workshops are scheduled for: Thursday, July 26, 9:30-11:30 a.m. or 1-3 p.m. or 6-8 p.m., 4-H Center, Columbia City. Reservations due by July 23. Monday, July 30, 1-3 p.m. or 6-8 p.m.,

Churubusco Town Hall. Reservations due by July 26. Tuesday, July 31, 6-8 p.m., South Whitley Community Public Library. Reservations due by July 27. Tuesday, August 7, 1-3 p.m. or 6-8 p.m., Purdue Extension – Whitley County Office.

Reservations due August 3. To register, call 244-7615 or 625-3313. Cost is $3 per person, payable at the door. For more information, contact Cindy Barnett, extension educator, cbarnett@purdue.edu or visit the website extension.purdue.edu.

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than 90,000 classrooms nationwide. “We’re honored to be recognized as a Common Sense District” said Whitko Superintendent Steve Clason. “By preparing our students to use technology safely and responsibly, we are providing them unlimited opportunities to maximize and personalize their learning.” For more information about Whitko Community Schools, go to whitko. org/learnmore. To learn more about the criteria Whitko Community Schools met to become recognized as a Common Sense District, visit commonsense.org/ education/recognition-districts. Whitko is committed to excellence by providing A-rated educational programs, aligned curriculum and an invested faculty who create the conditions necessary for students to achieve success. At Whitko, being “big enough to deliver and small enough to care,” means students receive the opportunities often associated with a larger school system and benefit from relationships cultivated in a more intimate school setting.

Whitko has recently combined its middle school and high school locations to become Whitko Jr./Sr. High beginning in the fall of 2018. Common Sense Education provides teachers and schools with free researchbased classroom tools to help students harness technology for learning and life. Its K–12 Digital Citizenship Curriculum and interactive games teach students how to make safe, smart and ethical decisions in the digital world. Our educational ratings and reviews platform helps educators discover, use and share high-quality digital products that propel student learning. Common Sense Education works with more than 340,000 teacher members in over 110,000 schools to help ensure all children have the opportunity to thrive in the 21st Century. Common Sense is the nation’s leading nonprofit organization dedicated to helping families and educators thrive in a world of media and technology. To see all of Common Sense’s education resources, visit commonsensemedia.org/ educators.

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KPC NEWS SERVICE CHURUBUSCO — The senior athletics awards banquet was held in the Churubusco High School auditorium last month. Garrett Horn and Callie Lemper were awarded as the 2018 Lions Club outstanding male and female athletes. Simmons Brayden Simmons received the 2018 Evan Morris Award.

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COLUMBIA CITY — Exercise is an important part of a healthy lifestyle. However, how people go about being active can vary greatly. Some people just don’t enjoy being on a treadmill or elliptical. For the exercise enthusiast who also enjoys nature, Whitley County is home to picturesque and challenging trails for walking or biking. South Whitley is home to the Eel River Trail, Columbia City has the trails at Morsches Park, the Churubusco Town Park has a trail system and there is also the Crooked Lake Nature Preserve. All four systems offer something different and give hikers the chance to be outdoors. The trails in ’Busco wind through 14 acres of woods. The mulched 14TH L UA ANN

paths lead to bridges and decks and take hikers through a wildlife marsh. Part of the path leads by the old scout lodge and can connect to the high school athletic fields. The hope is to someday have the existing paths tie in to a new trail from Blue Lake. North of Columbia City about 7 miles sits Crooked Lake. Crooked Lake is spring-fed and has been recognized as one of the cleanest bodies of water in the state. The Crooked Lake Nature Preserve offers hikers two trails to choose from on the 145-acre preserve. The preserve entrance is located just west of State Road 9 on County Road 700 North. One trail takes hikers along the lake crossing over wetlands. The other trail features more hills and winds through the woods.

The Morsches Park trails are the longest in Whitley County. These walking and mountain biking trails take visitors through seven miles of the park, with 3.5 miles located on each side of U.S 30. The paths at Morsches are mostly dirt and feature several areas of elevation. Plus, as with the other trails, the Morsches paths give hikers the opportunity to see wildlife and vegetation that might not be found anywhere else in the county. Columbia City is also home to the Blue River Trail. The Blue River Trail begins on Whitley Street near the Blue Bell Lofts and travels along the Blue River. The paved trail winds by the water tower on the south side of town and crosses the river before emerging at the YMCA. The Blue River

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Trail continues across the road into Morsches Park and follows the drive back to the north end of the park. South Whitley is home to the Eel River Trail. This paved walking and bike path is located on the north side of town on Calhoun Street. The trail begins just east of 2nd Street. Hikers and bikers can travel along the trail north out of town all the way to the old railroad trestle. Columbia City is also planning to connect the city’s trails to the new Columbia City High School as part of an agreement with Whitley County Consolidated Schools. Access to a trail system awaits just minutes from any corner of Whitley County, offering motivation to exercise and enjoy nature.

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Hannah Behm received the Tina Parker Memorial Award for girls soccer. She is pictured with coach Mike Cotter.

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Amber Deno received the Eleanor Gall Cheerleading Award. She is pictured with Khelli Leitch.

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The following boys athletes received DeVol Awards in their respective sports. From left: soccer coach Jose Perez and Garrett Walker; wrestling coach Blane Culp and Jackson Pettigrew; and basketball head coach Brett Eberly and Mitchell Wilson.

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Breanna Lahr received the Tina Parker Memorial Award for volleyball. She is pictured with head coach Suzanne Taylor.

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Evin Devito received the Tina Parker Memorial Award in girls swimming. She is pictured with athletic director Khelli Leitch.

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The following boys athletes were selected for DeVol Awards in their respective sports. From left: cross country head coach Bob Fahl and Landon Wakeman; football head coach Brett Fox and Austin Bolt; tennis coach Chris McGehee and Braden Baker.

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Allison Conrad received the Tina Parker Memorial Award in softball. She is pictured with head coach Dan Weigold.

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Hannah Behm received the Tina Parker Memorial Award in girls tennis. She is pictured with head coach Phil Stanczak.

Austin Bolt received the highest honor for boys athletes at Columbia City High School, the Honor Blanket. He is pictured with track coach Ryan Trieschman, left, and football coach Brett Fox, right.

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Emilee Smith received the CCHS Lady Eagles Basketball Dime at a Time Award. She is pictured with head coach Amy Shearer.

Lauren Keller received the highest honor for female athletes at Columbia City, the Tina Parker Memorial Honor Tray. She was presented the award by track and cross country coach Bob Fahl.

The following Columbia City High School athletes received Senior Blanket Awards: Austin Bolt, Bailie Brown, Kellie Frei, Alissa Jagger, Noah Judd, Lauren Keller and Frank Planchon.

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Carly Mabie received the Tina Parker Memorial Award for girls basketball. She is pictured with head coach Amy Shearer.

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Austin Bolt received the Tyler Andreas Memorial Scholarship from football coach Brett Fox.

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Amateur Radio Club preps for disaster at Field Day BY TRAVIS STAHL

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COLUMBIA CITY — We’ve all dreaded that situation where a massive storm is covering Whitley County and we are forced to take shelter. The power is out, we have no cell reception and there is no way to get information on just how dangerous the weather is. Luckily, radio signal still works in conditions like that, and Saturday and Sunday the Whitley County Amateur Radio Club held its annual Field Day to show people just how valuable HAM radio can be in certain situations. The field day was held at the Whitley County 4-H Fairgrounds. The group started setting up at noon and at 2 p.m. they were on the air waves, talking to people around the world. The field day serves two purposes. First of all, it is a demonstration for people who are unfamiliar with how HAM radio works. But, the field day is also a competition against

other amateur groups to see who can accumulate the most points. “Last year we did the best we’ve ever done,” said Whitley County Club President Roger McEntarfer. The club gets points when they accomplish certain goals over the course of the field day. Some of the things that can earn points are for doing a safety check, for having an elected official at the event and for having the news media present during the day. The Whitley County club has been in existence since 1980 and McEntarfer has been a member since 1985. There are 38 members in the club. Steve Holzinger is the vice president and Ed Scott is secretary. To operate a HAM radio a person has to be licensed. There are three different levels an operator can attain and tests must be passed in order to get licensed. The different class levels require operators to have more of an understanding of bandwidths and electronics, and tests to

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Amateur radio operator Ken Maier was at the UHF/VHF station during the Whitley County club’s annual field day last weekend.

obtain the licenses are offered quarterly. HAM radio operators also offer a service to the community. Many members of the club are part of the county’s emergency management team and Red Cross. Members

work at events such as the Old Settlers Day Festival and Turtle Days to keep an eye out for inclement weather. They also work as weather spotters during storms to report where storms are located and in which direction they

are headed. “It’s a fun hobby,” said McEntarfer. “There’s so much you can do with HAM radio these days.” At the field day, the club operated on two main stations with a third station set up just

for people who wanted to learn how the radios operate. Plus, there was also a UHF/VHF station set up along with some hand-held radios. The club broadcast using only emergency generators as a power source.

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COLUMBIA CITY — Driving the streets of Columbia City, many don’t give a second though to the trees along the roadway, or the work that goes into them. The Columbia City Tree Board, led by President Ken Lundquist, has been hard at work, monitoring the city’s trees, calling for

removal of trees in poor health, replacing them with new ones, and pruning trees that need cleaned up. The trees may not be at the top of the minds of the public, but they have many benefits to the city — including financial. Columbia City trees provide about $285,000 in annual benefits to the city, mostly to the stormwater department. City street

trees intercept over 4.5 million gallons of rainfall a year. Just 10 mature trees will absorb over 100,000 gallons of rainfall a year. The city receives $1.81 in benefits for every one dollar it spends on its urban forest. Along with stormwater, trees improve energy usage, air quality, aesthetics and sequestered and avoided carbon. Columbia City leads

northeast Indiana in tree canopy percentage at 26 percent. This is above the median when compared to other area cities and towns, such as Albion, Berne, Auburn, Decatur, Howe, Huntertown and Kendallville. The street tree population is currently at 49 percent. The Tree Board has a goal of 90 percent — a goal that will take 64

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Lundquist said. “They are a very pivotal part of the whole program.” According to the 2017 inventory, the city has 2,272 street trees, 2,304 planting sites and 57 stumps. The largest area of concern for Lundquist is the abundance of maple trees in the city. Though maple trees absorb a lot of rainfall and provide a dense canopy, that comes with a risk. “With such a large population of maple trees, there is a pest that could wreak havoc upon us — the Asain Longhorn Beetle,” he said. About 45 percent of the city’s street trees are maple, and if the beetle invades the area, it could cost the city millions of dollars to replace the lost trees. Currently, there are no signs of the beetle in Columbia City. To help diversify the city’s trees, elm, yellow wood, buckeye and lilac trees were planted in 2017, and this year, red oak, black bum and American linden trees were planted. The Tree Board is now using a new system, Tree Keeper 8, to track all city trees. “It allows us to make real-time changes to a tree at the time of inspection,” Lundquist said. “I know that does not seem like a big change, but it may be very useful later.”

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John Stevens Henslow He became a companion was an English botanist, of Audubon’s and wrote geologist and the text for mineralogist. He Audubon’s book, was born in 1796 “Mammals of and died in 1861. North America.” He is forgotten. Henslow’s But bird watchers sparrow is the know his name, “correct” name for Henslow. It’s the bird, the name the name of a prescribed by the bird, a sparrow, OUTDOOR naming committee Henslow’s the American NOTES of sparrow. Ornithologist’s John LeConte Union. Henslow’s, Neil Case Leconte’s and was a physician early in his career, Lincoln’s sparrow later a physicist, are not commonly an educator and called by other college president. He was names but the American born in 1818 in New York goldfinch is often called and died in 1891. Like wild canary and the John Stevens Henslow, cardinal is often called he would be forgotten redbird. But the AOH except for a bird, another naming committee sparrow, the LeConte’s prescribes goldfinch and sparrow. cardinal. Thomas Lincoln is This committee does also a man with a bird not meet regularly but named for him, the periodically and considers Lincoln’s sparrow. He possible changes to bird was born on a farm names, both common and in Maine in 1812. He scientific names, based became acquainted with on the latest research and John James Audubon and observation. If committee went with Audubon on an members find that birds expedition to Labrador. that classified as two

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species appear to be interbreeding freely, the committee may prescribe that they be lumped together, called a one species, something called splitting. Conversely, if one species appears to have two color phases or different distribution they may prescribe that they be called different species and given two names. An example of lumping was Baltimore oriole and Bullock’s oriole. The Baltimore is an eastern species, the Bullock’s western, but where their ranges meet, they interbreed. So the AOU naming committee once called them one and gave them the name northern oriole. The Baltimore oriole was the state bird of Maryland. It was named for Lord Baltimore, an original founder of Maryland whose colors were those of the oriole, orange and black. Marylanders never accepted the name northern oriole. Nor did many other birders and

eventually it was decided interbreeding occurred only where the two color phases met and wasn’t sufficient to consider these birds two species. So once again, there are Baltimore and Bullocks orioles. There have been other name changes by the AOU naming committee, many during my lifetime. There are also many colloquial or common names that are used though they are not prescribed or official. But they are colorful. I heard the nighthawk called bullbat often, when I was young. The American bittern was called thunder-pumper and dark-eyed junco was called slate-colored junco. A yellow-rumped warbler was a myrtle warbler and an American woodcock was called timber-doodle. The American kestrel was a sparrow hawk and a northern harrier was a marsh hawk. An osprey was a fish-hawk. I have been interested in birds for as much

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of my life as I can remember. That interest has led to other interests, to the outdoors, nature in general. It has given me an interest in other animals, in trees and wildflowers. It has made me read about men who have birds named for them, and to find that there are very few birds named for women. Birds and looking for them has made me more physically active which has undoubtedly been

good for me. Looking for and thinking about birds has been a break from other concerns. But it has made me concerned about the changing outdoors, our natural environment, about the effects of chemicals. It has made me believe and be concerned about climate change, global warming. Birds and my interest in them have made me a writer. And they have given me a nickname, “Birdman.”

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Community Calendar 28. June

• Blood Drive: An American Red Cross blood drive is 1-6 p.m. at Churubusco United Methodist Church, 750 N. Main St., Churubusco. Visit redcrossblood.org to schedule your donation or call (800)RED-CROSS. • Free blood pressure screenings: Peabody Public Library will host free blood pressure screenings, 9:30-11 a.m. Registered nurses will be in the lobby to screen patrons. • Chamber Women’s Lunch Series: Purdue Extension agent Cindy Barnett will present “Travel Indiana” as part of the Whitley County Chamber of Commerce’s Women’s Lunch Series, noon-1 p.m. Barnett will discuss sites to see, must-eats, lodging, transportation and resources to help you plan your next vacation.

29. June

• Family Carnival: Community of Hope Church will host a family carnival, an adoption fundraiser, 4-8 p.m. at the church, located at 208 W. Jackson St., Columbia City. There will be prizes, food and drinks. The cost is 50 cents per ticket or $7 per game card.

30. June

• Old Settlers American Legion Parade: The American Legion Parade begins at 6 p.m. and runs along Main Street, from North Street to Ellsworth Street. • Otto’s grand opening: The grand opening for Otto’s Ice Cream in Churubusco is all day. The ice cream shop is located on North Main Street. • Churubusco Lions Annual 4th of July Port-a-Pit: Event is at the Sav U Mor parking lot beginning at 10 a.m. until sold out. Chicken halves are $6.50 each, 5-9 chicken halves are $6 each, 10 or more chicken halves are $5.50 each. Pit Taters are $3.50 each and a half slab of ribs is $8 each. The Churubusco Lions Club will also be collecting used eyeglasses and hearing aids.

8. July

• Churubusco Athletic Department Golf Outing: Is at the Eel River Golf Course. For more information, call (260) 693-2131.

9. July

• Concert of Indiana Music: Honoring Indiana’s birthday, the Turtletown Players will present “Celebrate Indiana” at the Churubusco United Methodist Church from 2-3 p.m. A free-will offering will be taken to support the Churubusco History Center.

14. July

• “Lemon-icious at the Fair”: is the theme of this year’s special baking contest to be held at the 4-H Center during the Whitley County 4-H Fair. The contest is free and open to all Whitley County residents. All entries must include real lemon or juice and the recipe must be included with the entry. Entries will be accepted from noon-2 p.m., judging will begin at 2:15 p.m., winners will be announced at approximately 3 p.m. Entries will not be returned to the participant and will be used as the cakewalk prizes. For more information or a registration form, contact the Whitley County Extension Office at 115 S. Line St., Columbia City, (260) 244-7615, (260) 625-3313, cbarnett@purdue.edu or the website, extention.purdue. edu/whitley. Pre-registration is encouraged.

16. July

• Antique tractor pull: is at the Whitley County 4-H Grandstand at 3 p.m. General admission is $10 / $15 pit-side seating.

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31. July

• Free HIV/Hep C testing: is 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Whitley County Health Department, 220 W. Van Buren St. Testing is confidential and blood free. Results are ready in 10 minutes. For more information, call (260) 248-3121. • Demolition derby: at the Whitley County 4-H Grandstand at 7 p.m. General admission is $10 / $15 pit-side seating.

• “Preserving Nature’s Bounty” workshop: the Purdue Extention Service in Whitley County will be conducting workshops to discuss safe home food preservation procedures and to answer the frequently asked questions on canning, freezing, and drying foods from 6-8 p.m. at the South Whitley Community Public Library. Reservations due by July 27. To register, call (260) 244-7615 or (260) 625-3313. The cost is $3/person, payable at the door. For more information, contact Cindy Barnett, Extention Educator, cbarnett@purdue.edu or visit the website: extension.purdue.edu

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• Savannah Labenz Memorial Fundraiser: The 1st annual co-ed kickball tournament, a fundraiser for the Savannah Labenz Memorial, begins at 8 a.m. at the Churubusco Town Park. The double elimination tournament will also include a 50/50 drawing, silent auction, food, drinks and T-shirts. The event will raise money for the annual $500 scholarship in Labenz’ name. The family also sponsors a youth travel softball team in honor of Labenz called, “Blazin’ Reds.” Labenz was killed in a car accident in 2014. She was a graduate of Churubusco High School. If interested in donating or being a sponsor, contact Shelly Labenz at 609-1513 or 266-5712, or email savannahlabenzmemorialfund@gmail.com.

22. July

• Civil War Festival: is 7 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Woodlands Senior Center, 710 Opportunity Drive. The festival will include games, Civil War-era dancing, firing a muzzleloader and a cannon. Pancakes will be served from 7-9 a.m. and ham and beans will be served from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. For more information, call (260) 244-6068.

26. July

• “Preserving Nature’s Bounty” workshop: the Purdue Extention Service in Whitley County will be conducting workshops to discuss safe home food preservation procedures and to answer the frequently asked questions on canning, freezing, and drying foods from 9:30-11:30 a.m. or 1-3 p.m. or 6-8 p.m. at the 4-H Center in Columbia City. Reservations due by July 23. To register, call (260) 244-7615 or (260) 625-3313. The cost is $3/person, payable at the door. For more information, contact Cindy Barnett, Extention Educator, cbarnett@purdue.edu or visit the website: extension.purdue.edu.

28. July

• Roanoke Rounders concert: The Roanoke Rounders, a bluegrass and old-time country music group will perform at the South Whitley Town Park gazebo, starting at 7 p.m.

30. July

• “Preserving Nature’s Bounty” workshop: the Purdue Extention Service in Whitley County will be conducting workshops to discuss safe home food preservation procedures and to answer the frequently asked questions on canning, freezing, and drying foods from 1-3 p.m. or 6-8 p.m. at the Purdue Extension – Whitley County Office. Reservations due by August 3. To register, call (260) 244-7615 or (260) 625-3313. The cost is $3/person, payable at the door. For more information, contact Cindy Barnett, Extention Educator, cbarnett@purdue.edu or visit the website extension.purdue.edu

Ongoing • 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.-12:30 p.m. on the Whitley County Courthouse Square. Meet local farmers and artisans for homegrown, homemade products. There are over 50 vendors, local produce, plants and local artists. • AA and Al-Anon meetings: Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m. at the Churubusco United 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. The meeting March 17 will focus on community supports. The topic for April 20 is grieving and growing. For more information, contact Chris Garau at (260) 255-0708 or Christy Garau at (260) 255-0707. • C3 Youth Group: meets with youth pastor Brad Millikan 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 Elementary School: is registering all-day kindergarten students. Call (260) 693-2188 to schedule a registration time May 24 or 25 and a registration packet will be mailed to you. Students must be 5 years old by Aug. 1. The school is also accepting transfer students. • Churubusco United Methodist Nursery School: is accepting registration for the 2018-2019 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 and 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. • Faith Christian Academy: continues to accept registrations for the 2018-19 school year. There are classes from preschool through 8th grade, with all-day kindergarten. Visit faithchristianwc.com for more information and to send in an application online, or call 248-4872 with questions. FCA is Whitley County’s only faith-based school.

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The carriage was purchased second-hand by David Roberson in 1860 for $300 in gold.

thursday, JuNe 28, 2018

NICOLE MINIER

The carriage made a public debut during the Turtle Days parade this year. It is pictured being pulled in front of its resting place, Sheets & Childs Funeral Home.

CARRIAGE: Saw its first outing since the 1920 in this year’s parade, is now at rest in its home FROM PAGE 7

the auction. Sheets and Childs bid on and won the carriage. Now, the carriage resides in a specially built room on the south side of the Sheets and Childs

James Boyd, 24, of Plainfield, was arrested June 16 by the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department, charged with OWI and OWI per se. Olivia Flores-Cuadrado, 25, of Fort Wayne, was arrested June 16 by the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department, charged with violation of suspended sentence. Bailey Schaefer, 18, of Fort Wayne, was arrested June 16 by the Columbia City Police Department, charged with two counts of conversion and two counts of fraud. Spencer Zhuang, 50, of Elkhart, was arrested June 17 by the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department, charged with OWI and OWI

Funeral Home. For design inspiration for the carriage house, the funeral home looked at its own past. Prior to the funeral home’s construction, an old police station used to stand in the location. Sheets and Childs had the carriage

per se. Zachary Shull, 25, of Columbia City, was arrested June 17 by the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department, charged with probation violation. Brandon Hoffman, 38, of Warsaw, was arrested June 17 by the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department, charged with probation violation. Megan Hartley, 32, of Syracuse, was arrested June 18 by the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department, charged with trafficking with inmate and possession of methamphetamine. Kevin Richey, 56, of South Whitley, was arrested June 18 for a body attachment (civil matter). Alfred Brooke, 46, of

house constructed just like the old police station and even used four bricks from the original building to complete the structure. The carriage room has just enough space to walk around the carriage. Next to the carriage sits

two coffin-making stands, Roberson’s old cane and other coffin-making tools. On the walls hang relics from the Roberson’s past, such as the Robersons’ embalming diplomas, class pictures and a newspaper article from the early

Whitley County Jail bookings •

Columbia City, was arrested June 19 by the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department, charged with invasion of privacy. Andrew Mathias, 37, of Albion, was arrested June 19 by the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department, charged with counterfeiting. Rickey Malott, 60, of Churubusco, was arrested June 20 by the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department, charged with possession of methamphetamine. Corey McLaughlin, 44, of Churubusco, was arrested June 20 by the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department, charged with two counts of criminal confinement, three counts of domestic battery in the presence of a minor and

criminal mischief. Chelsey Lambert, 27, of Warsaw, was arrested June 20 for a body attachment (civil matter). Jeniffer Barlow, 37, of Rolling Prairie, Ind., was arrested June 21 by the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department, charged with failure to comply. Donald Winebrenner, 20, of Larwill, was arrested June 21 by the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department, charged with possession of a legend drug. Faith Brantley, 48, of Columbia City, was arrested June 21 by the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department, charged with conversion. Michael Fitts, 33, of Kokomo, was arrested June

1900s about the Robersons and the carriage. Roberson’s son, D.A. Roberson, could build two adult coffins or five infant coffins a day, an unfortunate but honest reality of the times, said Wilson. Though the carriage

saw its first outing since the 1920s in the parade this year, it is now at rest in its home until its next event. Those wishing to view the carriage can walk by the carriage house and peer into its large windows or contact the funeral home.

22 by the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department, charged with failure to comply. Gari Ratliff, 29, of Pierceton, was arrested June 22 by the Columbia City Police Department, charged with criminal mischief, leaving the scene of a property damage crash, OWI per se and her second OWI. John Coleman, 66, of Columbia City, was arrested June 22 by the Columbia City Police Department, charged with OWI per se and OWI endangering a person. Randy Koenemann, 51, of Fort Wayne, was arrested June 23 by the South Whitley Police Department, charged with possession of paraphernalia. Daniel Huff, 65, of

Sykesville, Md., was arrested June 23 by the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department, charged with OWI and OWI per se. Corey Morgan, 26, of Warsaw, was arrested June 23 by the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department, charged with DWS prior. Justin Whisler, 27, of Columbia City, was arrested June 23 by the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department, charged with possession of paraphernalia, possession of marijuana and resisting law enforcement with a vehicle. Megan Timbrook, 31, of Wolcottville, Ind., was arrested June 23 by the Churubusco Police Department, charged with possession of paraphernalia.

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Thursday that according to the official canvass of primary election returns recently certified by the Election Division, 20 percent, or 870,336 of Indiana’s 4.4 million registered voters, cast a vote in the May 8 primary election. The report was compiled by the Secretary of State’s office using voter data gathered in Indiana’s 92 counties. Whitley and LaGrange counties led all of northeastern Indiana at 26 percent. DeKalb County had 20 percent voter turnout, according to state figures. Noble County exceeded the state average with 24 percent turnout in the primary. Voter turnout in the 2018 primary represents

a significant increase from the 2014 midterms and is comparable to the 2010 midterm primary. In 2014, 13 percent of registered Hoosiers voted in the primary election. In 2010, 21 percent of Hoosiers voted in the primary. In contrast, Iowa’s Des Moines Register is boasting that, “Iowans busted the voter turnout record” earlier this month with 13.1 percent. “Candidates and issues continue to drive turnout in elections,” said Lawson. “Contested statewide and county races across the state brought voters from both parties out in significant numbers, and thanks to the preparations made by clerks and election administrators in all 92 counties, Indiana’s

reputation for safe and efficient elections continues.” Jay County boasted the highest turnout of any Indiana county with 57 percent. There were multiple contested races on the Jay County ballot, driving turnout up. Following Jay were Crawford County (38 percent), Daviess County (35 percent), Fountain County (35 percent) and Jackson County (35 percent). Early voting continues to gain popularity. In 2010, early voting was at 11 percent for the primary election. It grew to 16 percent in 2014. This year, it reached 20 percent. Hoosiers are taking advantage of options the state has provided to make voting easier.