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By The Paper staff Beacon Credit Union announced Friday, Feb. 6, it has reached an agreement to acquire Midwest Ag Finance. The agreement has been approved by the board of directors of both financial institutions and includes the purchase of assets and assumption of liabilities. The transaction requires final approval of the Indiana Department of Financial Institutions. “We are very pleased to welcome the team of Midwest Ag Finance and their customers to the Beacon Credit Union Family,” said Kevin Willour, CEO of Beacon Credit Union. “Having developed an outstanding partnership with Midwest Ag Finance for the past 15 years, we recognize that they bring with them a strong reputation in agricultural finance, and we believe our two business models fit very well together. Our similar lending philosophies, along with the knowledgeable, experienced, and adaptive staff from both organizations will provide for a smooth transition. This acquisition will expand Beacon Credit Union’s ability to provide quality agriculturalbased financial products and services to all corners of Indiana.“ With the combined products, services, and experienced staff from both organizations, Beacon Credit Union will take its place as a premier provider of agricultural based loans, equipment leasing, and crop insurance in the state of Indiana. As part of the transaction, Beacon Credit Union will retain the staff of Midwest Ag Finance including current President and Founder Jerry Nickel who will join the BCU Senior Executive Team. “We started Midwest Ag Finance because we recognized that the agricultural community was in need of financial resources that were delivered in a consistent and dependable manner— whether in good times or in bad times,” Nickel said. “To ensure that this legacy continues, it was critical for us to find a partner that was not only a stable, dependable lender, but most importantly, one that was deeply rooted in agriculture and shared this same vision. “We can say with certainty that Beacon Credit Union is that partner. We take great pride in our brand promise of relationships, knowledge, and security of both farm and family, and these ideals will continue to be as common for customers going forward as they are today. Customers will see the (continued on page 6)

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Bill Gerding stands behind the bar at Market Street Grill. A fixture in Wabash for nearly 30 years, Gerding is retiring at the end of February. Photo by Harold Chatlosh

Gerding to retire from Market Street Grill By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com For most of his life, Bill Gerding has been in the food business. He started as a teenager in Fort Wayne and, after close to 10 years working on the railroad, he returned to an area he knows and loves the most. For nearly 30 years, Gerding has been

in Wabash, the majority of the time spent as owner of Market Street Grill, 90 W. Market St. His time in his familiar spot, on a stool at the far end along the east side of the bar, will be coming to an end soon, as he prepares to retire at the end of February. “I’ve been in the restaurant business since I was a sophomore in high school,” (continued on page 6)

Jones retires after 49 years of service to LaFontaine area residents By Emma Rausch emma@thepaperofwabash.com LaFontaine Public Works Utility Superintendent Denny Jones, 67, is retiring after 49 years of town service, but he really wishes he wasn’t being recognized for it. “I’m kind of a low-key, get it done type. I don’t need the hoopla,” Jones said. However, Jones is being celebrated for more than just his service as a public works officer. Since 1966, Jones has In LaFontaine, since 1966, Denny Jones has acted as served LaFontaine as a Synder the town’s “go-to guy.” Among many services, he has Tire & Battery break mechan- cared for the town as the town marshal, fire chief, and assisted with snowplowing. (continued on page 26)

Wabash resident Hal Job knew his second cousin was a member of the U.S. Navy’s SEAL Team Three. He didn’t realize, until just recently, just how extraordinary his cousin, Second Warfare Operator 2nd Class (SO2) Ryan Curtis Job was. As a member of SEAL Team Three, SO2 Job provided cover for fellow SEAL Chris Kyle on a variety of missions in Iraq. Kyle, the deadliest marksman in U.S. military history, is the subject of the book and Academy Award-nominated movie “America Sniper.” SO2 Job is featured prominently in both the book and movie. Hal Job sits at a small, round table at Modoc’s Market, a variety of papers scattered in front of him. The papers all contain information about his cousin, some of which he knew, some of which he learned researching his relative. “He got his pilot’s license when he was 17,” the Wabash resident told The Paper of Wabash County. “His grandfather, my uncle, retired from the Air Force as a lieutenant colonel. “Ryan’s father went into the Navy to be a Navy SEAL, but he didn’t make it as a Navy SEAL. What made Ryan change from flying to becoming a Navy SEAL, I don’t know, but he went into the Navy SEALs and he made it. “He was just an extraordinarily focused individual who wanted to serve his country. He comes from a family of people who have served. “I didn’t realize the part that he played until I saw the movie and read the book.” A tragedy in Iraq A Washington state resident, the younger Ryan Job – nicknamed “Biggles” by his fellow SEALs — completed three years of college at the University of Washington before enlisting in the Navy in 2002. He completed SEAL training in 2004 and was assigned to SEAL Team Three. In 2006, he was deployed to Ramadi, Iraq, as a member of Task United Bruiser. There, he conducted numerous operations, often times paired up with Kyle, as part of the “Awakening of Al Anbar” mission. In August 2006, while providing secu(continued on page 5)

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AT&T expands service to portions of Wabash County By The Paper staff NORTH MANCHESTER — AT&T has expanded its network to bring an LTE signal to North M a n c h e s t e r, LaFontaine and Silver Lake. In addition, another mobile Internet cell site was upgraded near SR 13 and the southern Wabash County line to expand AT&T 4G LTE coverage for area residents, businesses and travelers. “We continue to see demand for mobile Internet skyrocket, and our 4G

LTE network in North Manchester, LaFontaine and Silver Lake responds to what customers want from their mobile experience — more, fast speeds, reliability, on the best devices,” said Bill Soards, president of AT&T Indiana. AT&T also enhanced the North Manchester 4G LTE cell sites by adding new layers of frequency, also known as “carriers,” to more efficiently manage available spectrum and increase mobile Internet capacity.

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Three elected to Wabash County Historical Paradise Spring board Society to meet By The Paper staff Three people were elected to the Paradise Spring Historical Park Board at its annual soup and sandwich carry-in dinner Wednesday, Jan. 28, at the Wabash County Historical Museum. The annual dinner, which was open to the public surpassed previous attendance records. Guests packed the room for the meal and share their love for the park, which was the site of an 1826 Treaty signing between the Federal Government and the indigenous Indian tribes that would later allow for the construction of a Canal through remaining Indian lands. Following a short presentation by President Sam Frazier, Huntington native Gib Young presented a portrayal of President Teddy Roosevelt. . Following the presentation, the board of directors met for a brief meeting. Those elected to begin new

terms on the board were Kristy Church, Danielle Chenault, and Candy Russell. Officers elected were Sam Frazier, president; Ron Moore, vice president; Deanna Unger, secretary, and Greg Moore, treasurer. The park was once the location of the railroads Big Four Station. It was located a few hundred feet east of the spring. In 1916 a granite marker was set to mark the grounds. It was subsequently accidentally

damaged and was replaced in 1972 using native Indiana Limestone that was obtained from an old building dating back to canal days. In 1987 the City of Wabash purchased the abandoned railroad yard. Paradise Spring Inc., a not for profit group was created and began reclaiming the area. Volunteers removed weeds, brush, liter and junk. Grass and trees were planted and replicas of settlers cabins were constructed.

Thanks to the efforts of many, today the park is a viable and important part of the community. Walkers, joggers, skaters and bikers visit the area on a daily basis. Each summer, the area is the scene of several community festivals, attracting many thousands of visitors to downtown Wabash. For more information or to donate to the organization, write P.O. Box 353, Wabash, IN 46992.

By The Paper Staff The Wabash County Historical Society will meet Tuesday, Feb. 10 at 7 p.m. at the Wabash County Historical Museum. Sarah Siders will be presenting the program, “Wabash County Connections to the Miami Indians.” The program is free and open to the public. Those attending should enter through the doors from the east parking lot.

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Tourism is county’s 5th largest industry By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com

Tourism is Wabash County’s fifth largest

industry, according to a new study conducted by Rockport Analytics. The results of the study, recently

announced by the Visit Wabash County, the county’s convention and visitors bureau, was part of a joint endeavor

between the group and the Economic Development Group of Wabash County (EDG). It was made possible by a co-op program organized by the Indiana Office of Tourism and Development. This is the first study ever conducted specifically for Wabash County. “We’ve wanted to do an economic impact study for several years, but they’re very expensive,” Visit Wabash County executive director Christine Flohr said. “What made it affordable was the co-op opportunity, so, through this partnership with EDG, that’s why we were able to execute it. “These plans, generally, if you were to individually do this, could range from $10,000 and up to get the information we obtained.” The study took about six months to complete, she added.

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Keith Gillenwater, EDG president and CEO, also said the study is something officials had wanted to do for some time. “We were happy to partner with Visit Wabash County and the State of Indiana to measure this important industry and confirm what we’ve known all along – tourism has a huge and growing impact on our community,” he said. The study, conducted in 2014, uses data collected from the 2013 calendar year. Among the findings are: Spending by visitors to Wabash County in 2013 totaled $41.9 million, up 1.6 percent from the previous year. Visitors spent $3.5 million on lodging, $11.4 million on food and beverages, $12.2 million on shopping, $5 million on entertainment and recreation, and $9.9 million on transportation. The economic impact of these expenditures totaled $28.2 million. Of every tourism dollar spent in Wabash County in 2013, 68 cents stayed local and led directly to the gross county product of Wabash County.

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Visitor Spending in Wabash County supported 960 jobs and $16 million in labor income. Traveler spending supported 960 jobs in Wabash County in 2013. Of these, 855 were directly employed by tourism sectors. Tourism generated an additional 46 indirect jobs and 58 induced jobs. $16 million in total wages and proprietor income were generated for these employees. Visitors generated Federal, State and Local Tax Revenue totaling $8.3 million in 2013. Federal tax collections resulting from tourism in Wabash County totaled $3.4 million including corporate and personal income taxes, excise taxes and social security collections. State and local t o u r i s m - d e r iv e d taxes totaled $4.9 million, including $2.2 million in sales taxes contributing to state tax collections and $1.8 million in property taxes to support the local tax base. If Wabash County tourism did not exist, each of the 12,777 households in the county would have to pay an additional $384 per year in taxes to maintain

current state and local tax levels. Now that it has data from the study, Flohr said CVB officials plan to conduct further studies on its own. “We are in the process right now of requesting copies of economic studies from the other 11 counties that participated in the co-op,” she said. “We are hoping to measure ourselves, how we do compared to others. “Those are fabulous numbers. We are pleased. I think people, including some of my board members, were shocked that we’re the fifth largest industry in Wabash County.” One of the most important things to remember, she continued, is that everything begins with a visit. “New residents, or people who are looking relocate, starts with a business,” she said. “Businesses that are looking to relocate. Everything starts with a visit. “And that is what is important, is that whatever that visit includes is that we make sure it’s the best representation of whatever this county has to offer. It looks like we’re doing that through return visits, new visits, and, again, getting people to relocate here.”

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‘American Sniper’ has ties to Wabash County... continued from the front page rity for Iraq and coalition forces, he was struck in the face by an enemy sniper, leaving him permanently blind. SO2 Job and fellow SEAL Mark Lee, to both of whom the “American Sniper” book is dedicated, were shot on the same day. “They thought Ryan was going to die and Mark would make it,” Hal Job said. “Mark died that night. Ryan survived.” Lee, who provided cover fire while other SEAL Team Three members removed the injured Job, was the first Navy SEAL to die during Operation Iraqi Freedom. It was while drawing fire away from his fellow SEAL members that Lee was mortally wounded. Because of his injuries, Ryan Job underwent numerous facial reconstructive surgeries. He was found dead in his hospital room on Sept. 24, 2009, just days after having one such surgery at an Arizona hospital. “There’s kind of some mysterious circumstances to it,” Hal Job said of his second cousin’s death. “I think there was some over medication in the hospital. I never did understand what happened.” According to The Arizona Republic, Maricopa County, Ariz., paid Ryan Job’s survivors $4 million to settle a wrongfuldeath, medical-malpractice lawsuit filed against the county’s special health care district. The family, according to the newspaper, never received exact details of what caused the Navy SEAL’s death. Hospital officials classified the death of being from “preventable errors,” which, under Arizona law, allows the hospital to keep the cause of death confidential.

A fighting spirit While the extent of the initial injuries would have caused many to give up hope, Hal Job said that wasn’t the case with his cousin. “He climbed Mt. Rainier,” he said of his cousin. “He shot an elk, while totally blind.” A camera was mounted on Ryan Job’s gun scope, his

cousin explained. “His lieutenant was watching on a computer,” Hal Job continued. “He would tell him aim to the left so many degrees, up, down, until he got it on the right spot.” When he was on the right spot, the lieutenant gave SO2 Job the order to fire. “He knocked down that elk with one shot,” his cousin said. Hal Job tells another story about his relative’s perseverance and determination. “They took him to the shooting range one time,” Hal Job said. “His lieutenant was giving him instructions on moving his gun, and he was shooting pretty good in groups. “The guy next to him asked, ‘Why are you talking to him?’ The lieutenant said, ‘Well, this guy’s blind.’ The first man said, ‘You’re kidding me. He’s shooting better groups than I am.’ Then he packed up and left.” Ryan Job also never gave up his love and dedication to the Navy and the Navy SEALs. “In his artificial eye,” his cousin said, “he had the Navy Trident inside the eye. If you got real close you could see the little, gold Navy Trident inside the eye. “He was a Navy SEAL through and through.” His hopes for the future After his discharge from the Navy following his injuries, Ryan Job returned to school where he studied business administration. He graduated with a 4.0 grade point average. “He had just graduated just before he had his final surgery and died,” Hal Job said. “He had a job lined up with General Dynamics. He had been working with them and they offered him a job. He was going to work with them, but it didn’t work out.” Before he was sent to Iraq, SO2 Job was in a serious relationship with his girlfriend, Kelly Lester, whom he married after his return. “She would have gotten married (before he was deployed),” Hal Job said, “but he didn’t

Hal Job looks over some papers about his second cousin, Navy SEAL SO2 Ryan Curtis Job. SO2 Job is featured prominently in the movie and book “American Sniper.” Photo by Joseph Slacian want to leave a widow. When he came back terribly wounded, some of his SEAL buddies thought, “Well, she won’t be waiting for you now.’ “She was ready and waiting. She was actually three months pregnant when he died. He has a little girl.” As part of his recovery, SO2 Job also was helping other wounded veterans cope with their injuries. “He was kind of like Chris Kyle,” Hal Job said. “He was working with veterans that needed help, and he was helping others get through his problems. “Some of the things he did are extraordinary if you have your vision,” Hal Job said. “He didn’t have his vision.” Viewing the movie “I was proud,” Hal Job said of seeing the movie “American Sniper.” “I was sad, too, because that was

our cousin. So it was sad, but makes you proud to know he was that dedicated and that focused.” The Wabash resident said he read one story about his second cousin in which the interviewer asked him if he was ever afraid. “He didn’t admit to being afraid,” Hal Job said. “He said, ‘I wanted to survive because I wanted to take care of my buddies.’ I think the SEALS have that creed, they’re brothers. “In fact, after he was wounded and couldn’t see, he said, ‘When can I go back?’ (The doctors said) ‘You can’t go back.’ He said, ‘I want to go back and be with my brothers. And they said, ‘Your sight’s not going to come back.’” The brotherhood SO2 Job showed toward his fellow SEALs is something that is found throughout the military. But SEALs, his cousin believes, have a

stronger bond than others. “One thing the movie shows you is they got off the rooftop one time and were working with the Army and the Marines,” Hal Job said. “They were training some of them. These guys might have been civilians six month ago. (SEALs) are really well trained, the same as other Special Operation forces. They’re trained differently than others, a more intense training.” Controversy hits the film While the movie “American Sniper” has set box office records – it brought in $248.9 million in six weeks, including $31.9 million over Super Bowl weekend – it isn’t without controversy. Actor Seth Rogan made headlines when he compared the film to Nazi propaganda, and director Michael Moore called snipers “cowards.” On Twitter, Moore wrote, “My uncle killed by sniper in WW2. We were taught snipers were cowards. Will shoot you in the back. Snipers aren’t heroes. And invaders are worse.” Hal Job called those reactions “sickening.” “Why wouldn’t they be proud of these guys?” he asked. “They lay it all out on the line so they can do what they want to do. I don’t understand

why you wouldn’t be proud of these folks? It doesn’t make any sense to me. “I feel the same way about all of our military. These guys are all volunteers. They don’t have to do this. It’s not like we have a draft. These guys are all volunteers. They volunteer to serve, and they’re serving with distinction. I can’t understand how people can think they’re doing something wrong when they’re saving lives.”

A proud cousin Hal Job’s pride in the work his second cousin did is quite evident. “I thought he was just like you or I, but he was just a little extraordinary,” he said. “He is still just a patriotic American. “They said he never complained when they told him he was going to be blind for life. He said, ‘Then I’m going to be the best blind man you ever knew.’ That was his attitude.”

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Gerding to retire from Market Street Grill ...continued from the front page he said in a sit-down interview with The Paper of Wabash County. “That was where the job was. I wanted a job when I was a sophomore, so I started at Hall’s on East State Street across from Parkview Hospital, washing dishes. You started out as a busboy or dishwasher, and I progressed to where I was on the grill and in the fryers and so forth. Then I went to work at the Hobby Ranch House. I worked there frying chicken.” He left there after high school graduation, and enrolled at Indiana University. There, he thought his career choice might take a turn. However, university officials thought differently. “I wanted to go to medical school,” Gerding said, a coffee cup cradled between both hands. “But when I got down there and they looked at my transcript, they said the only way I’d ever get into the IU School of Medicine would be as a cadaver. “I said I’d take a pass on that. I wasn’t

quite ready for that.” About that same time, Gerding learned from a friend that the railroads were hiring. “A friend of mine who I went to school with told me about it, so I went down with him and signed up,” he said. “Originally I was just going to do it for the summer. When I got on I really enjoyed it, and went on to eventually become an engineer. “ He spent 9½ years on the railroad, starting with the Pennsylvania Railroad and then when it merged with the New York Central in 1968, he worked for the Penn Central Railroad. He spent part of the time with the railroad working at the Chicago yards, where he worked about 18 months. He returned to Fort Wayne where he worked about a year as a hostler and the Penn Central engine house. A hostler is a railroad engineer who drives locomotives at an engine house or roundhouse to be cleaned, serviced, or repaired. “I worked that for

about a year, and in the meantime I started a little catering business and we were making wet salads,” Gerding said. “I sold it to a couple of restaurants and a couple of grocery stories because delis were just getting started.” He soon began providing salads for the Harrison House and for Super Value grocery stores, in addition to his work with his catering business. He left the railroad after the hostler job was eliminated and his hours were severely changed. “I partnered up with another guy who had a catering business in Fort Wayne,” Gerding continued. “He had a couple of meat markets and we started doing portioncontrolled meats and pizzas for grocery stores, bars and restaurants. And we continued to do the salads. “And then I got involved in a business showing super market delis how to make pizzas in the delis. They could make them to order. They

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Market Street Grill and its present format. The restaurant is filled with a variety of eclectic memorabilia Gerding has collected over the years. A portrait of John Wayne hangs near the northeast corner of the building. He calls it his favorite piece. Another favorite is a portrait of Col. Harlan Sanders, founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken, he purchased for $5 at a Fort Wayne restaurant auction. “I spent $65 to get it cleaned up,” Gerding said with a laugh. “It had been there for 50 years or better. It was all covered with smoke and nicotine. It was a mess.” One other favorite piece is a rifle, bullets and shell casings that came from the Battle of Little Big Horn. Each piece of memorabilia has a story behind it, and Gerding enjoys sharing those stories with the customers. “You can tell when they’re interested in it,” he said. “You can tell a first timer, going around and looking at everything. So you might as well help them out.” Gerding looks back at his time in Wabash very fondly. “It’s just a neat town,” he said. “I’ve made a lot of good friends here. When I first came here, it was kind of an in and out deal. I was going back to Fort Wayne and had no intentions of staying here. I wouldn’t go back to Fort Wayne now for anything. “I love this little town. Wabash has been very good to me.” Outside of Market Street Grill, Gerding is perhaps best known as one of the co-founders of the

Wabash Cannonball Chili for Charity Chili Cook-off. Fellow co-founder Steve Bowman retired from the Cook-off committee after the 2013 event, and Gerding did the same follwing the 2014 cook-off. He said he is proud of the event, “especially considering where it came from.” “It was such a lark,” Gerding said, noting that Bowman happened upon a cook-off outside a bar in Comfort, Texas. “I stopped out one night when he still had (The Old Kettle Saloon) and he was talking about that. He asked, ‘Do you think we can do that?’ and I said, ‘Yeah, we can do it,’ you know, Mr. Budweiser talking there. “So one thing led to another, and the next morning he called me up and said ‘We need to talk about this chili cook-off.’ I was thinking that was a bad dream, Loretta. No, not really.” Now in its 13th year, the cook-off has raised more than $350,000 for local charities. “Now it’s one of the biggest cook-offs in the United States, and it’s in Wabash, Indiana. And it’s all because of Bowman, Gerding and Mr. Budweiser.” Even though he will not serve on the committee, Gerding plans to attend the event, this time as a spectator. “I’ve never had a chance to just mill around and see what everyone was doing,” he said. “I’m looking forward to that. That’s what Bowman did last year. We’re gonna just hold hands and walk through the park.” C o o k - o f f Committee Chair Todd Titus said

Gerding and Bowman are the pair who gave the event wings. “He still is our inspiration,” Titus said. “He claims he’s not going to be with us this year, but I still think he’s going to be because we want him to be there.” Gerding said he’s going to miss his time at the restaurant when he retires. “It’s like one of your children,” he said. “But I’ve got other things that I’m interested in. I’ve got two grandsons that are starting to show an interest in the west, and I want to take them out there before I get too old to even walk anymore. “It may overwhelm them, but I’m going to have a great time.” He also is considering being a “silent shopper,” hiring himself out to go to various restaurants and rate their service, food and so forth.” He also has an idea for a barbecue grill he would like to make. The biggest thing he’s going to miss is the people. “I’ve made a lot of good friends here,” he said. “I enjoy people. I’ve always enjoyed people. I’ll miss that part of it.” While the retirement is just around the corner, Gerding has been making plans for it for at least a year. He and Cooke purchased Hensley’s share from his estate, and last year sold the enterprise to Bob Budd. Yet, Gerding can still be found on his stool on most Friday and Saturday nights and at least one day during the week. “I only come here on Friday and Saturday nights, but I do absolutely nothing but talk to customers and drink coffee,” he said.

Beacon to acquire Midwest Ag Finance ...continued from the front page same people and hear the same voices on the phone.” Established in 1931 as Wabash County Farm Bureau Credit Union, Beacon Credit Union is a financial cooperative offering a full range of financial products and services for individuals, families and businesses, while special-

izing in the agricultural community. Beacon Credit Union is currently the fifth largest credit union in Indiana and currently the largest agricultural lending credit union in the United States. Beacon Credit Union’s member base is expected to grow beyond 47,000, with

assets exceeding $1.1 billion and a full time staff of approximately 260 people. Midwest Ag Finance was established in 1998 as an alternative to larger financial institutions and their “one-sizefits-all” approach to business. They are a financial services company that is a

recognized leader in taking creative approaches to the needs of today’s agricultural community. Midwest Ag Finance offers farm real estate, equipment, operating, FSA Guaranteed and commercial/ag ribusiness loans; crop insurance and equipment leasing.

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Wolkins, lawmakers raise funds for American Cancer Society By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com

INDIANAPOLIS — State Representative Dave Wolkins, fellow legislators and staff wore sneakers at the Statehouse Thursday in support of the “Suits and Sneakers” challenge to raise awareness of the fight against cancer.

According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), in 2012, 35,000 Hoosiers were diagnosed with cancer, and of those, 13,000 lost their lives to the disease. The Suits and Sneakers challenge is an annual event sponsored by the American Cancer Society and the National Association of Basketball Coaches to

help raise cancer awareness and support those affected by it. “I am very grateful to not only work in the Indiana Legislature, but to have a strong support system here,” Wolkins said. Wolkins is currently fighting cancer. During the Jan. 31 Third House Session at the Wabash County Chamber of Commerce he talked

about his battle with the disease. “Everything has gone well,” he told the 30 people gathered at the event. “I do have to go to Naperville, Ill., on Feb. 15 for six weeks. “Apparently they keep telling me I’m going to have a complete recovery.” Wolkins has been allowed to remove his tie during sessions to

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become more comfortable, which male legislators are normally required to wear. In order to show support for their fellow legislator, the Speaker encouraged staff and legislators to remove their ties, while female legislators were encouraged to creatively incorporate a tie into their wardrobes. Legislators and staff also donated to the ACS. “I don’t like wearing neckties,” he told the Wabash crowd. “I have to wear one on the House floor, but as soon

as I get off, I have clipons and zipper ties. They come off.” He said he was overwhelmed by the support he received from his colleagues. “That was the most emotional day I’ve ever had in the General Assembly,” he said. “When I said it was an emotional day, they must have put some estrogen or hormones or something in me, because I bawled all morning. “I couldn’t help it. I was just that over-

whelmed.” As a part of the Suits and Sneakers Day, Coach Greg Lansing of the Indiana State University men’s basketball team represented all Indiana college basketball coaches during his visit to the Statehouse. He encouraged House members and staff to continue to raise awareness on ways to reduce the risk of cancer and follow the ACS’s recommended cancer screening guidelines.

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Injunction sought to stop Elmwood Drive demolition By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com

An injunction to stop the City of Wabash from demolishing a home at 7 Elmwood Drive has been filed with Wabash Superior Court. The Wabash Board of Public Works and Safety learned about the injunction, filed by the estate of the late owner, Jo Jinks Dietzer, at its Feb. 4 meeting from City

B u i l d i n g Commissioner John Stephens. The estate and its representative Louise Dietzer Young, Dietzer’s daughter, received notification following the board’s Jan. 21 meeting that demolition could begin in 10 days. “The 10 days ran out Friday,” Stephens told the board. “We were going to proceed this week, but they filed an injunction (Jan. 30) in county court to stop it.”

City Attorney Doug Lehman said he was told a meeting with himself, estate attorney Kristina Lynn and Judge Chris Goff will be scheduled sometime Friday afternoon. “I’m anticipating that I will be getting a notice today that there is a hearing on their request,” Lehman told the board. “As to whether or not the judge will enter a temporary injunction before we can have a full-scale evidentiary hearing on this matter … “I would somewhat anticipate that the judge will either grant a temporary injunction or, if it’s clear from the record that there’s no way they could win, the judge might deny it, and that would probably pretty much end it.

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Nettleton Educational Services branches out to Wabash By Emma Rausch emma@thepaperofwabash.com N e t t l e t o n Educational Services, a tutoring and educational therapy business, is now accepting clients in Wabash. Originally establish in North Manchester, the tutoring service expanded to Wabash in early January.

Prior to establishing her tutoring service with her husband, Matt Nettleton in 2007, Co-owner and Chief Education Instructor Diana Nettleton taught at Manchester Elementary School and work with special education for 11 years until her multiple sclerosis (MS) got progressively worse. It was much too diffi-

cult to continue working at the school, Diana Nettleton said. “So I left and my husband had a couple of good work friends who kept begging me to tutor other kids,” she said. “So I said fine and I started out at home until I started getting a lot of kids. So my husband said, ‘Why don’t we start looking

for a place for you downtown?’ So that’s what we did and I’m so grateful for him.” Nettleton offers tutoring for preschool through high school students, SAT and ACT preparation courses, and some college help class in math, including Calculus. “We also have a licensed PhD, so we

Wabash City Schools accepting nominations for Hall of Distinction By Emma Rausch emma@thepaperofwabash.com Applications are now being accepted for candidate nominations to the Wabash City Schools’ Hall of Distinction. This year, eight nominees will be selected for induction into the Hall at the second

inaugural ceremony that will take place during homecoming weekend in October. Hall of Distinction Committee Chair Jan Roland said that the committee will research nominated candidates and vote in late March to choose which nominees are inducted. “We sit down and

Spots still available for Salamonie Eagle Watch By The Paper staff Salamonie and Mississinewa lakes will offer the Upper Wabash Eagle Watch Valentine’s Day weekend. Registration is still available for the afternoon and evening on Feb. 15. Participants will meet at 3 p.m. at the S a l a m o n i e Interpretive Center at Salamonie Lake. The center will provide a short overview of Indiana’s bald eagles before caravanning into Indiana’s

largest documented wintering eagle roost. Attending participants should dress for the weather and bring binoculars, cameras, and spotting scopes if possible. The event includes some walking on paved roads. Hot drinks and snacks will be available at the roost for a donation. Handicap parking is available and must be requested upon registering. Advance registration is required and can be made by calling 260-468-2127.

talk about all the different candidates,” she said. “Just by process of elimination, we say, ‘Ok. This person has really done something outstanding for the world or the United States or something. Let’s put them into the final mix for this year.’” The Hall of Distinction was started after Wabash City S c h o o l s Superintendent Jason Callahan dreamed of creating a means to honor past, esteemed students in addition to the Athletic Hall of Fame, according to Roland. “(Sports) is a great avenue for kids, but we wanted to have a Hall of Distinction to show people that not only did we have good

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can do diagnosis of learning disability,” said Matt Nettleton. “If anyone is concerned that their son or daughter might have a learning disability, we have services in which we’ll do the testing and the diagnosis of that disability here.” Children sometimes think that taking tutoring lessons means that they are dumb, said Matt Nettleton. “My point is that ‘tutoring’ is not a bad

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won’t be needed.” Among the duties the president of the council has is signing any ordinances the council acts on. If the council president were absent, city officials would have to take the ordinance to him or her for their signature. Now, the vice president will be present to sign the paperwork. In another matter, Wabash Carnegie Public Library Director Ware W.

council’s history. “I guess we made history, didn’t we,” she said, rhetorically. “It’s probably something that needed to be done.” As vice president, Corn will fill in whenever Council President Doug Konkle is unavailable. “I think Doug will do a good job,” Corn said. “I probably

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mer flood plain, he said. Most of the park is out of the flood plain. However, a small portion of where a sidewalk was place remains in the flood plain. The measure, approved Jan. 21 by the Wabash Board of Public Works and Safety, dedicates the portion of land in question to the public right-of-way and removes it from the park.

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In a 6-1 vote on Monday Jan. 26, the Wabash County Council approved a resolution for tax abatement for Midwest Eye Consultants and Vision Properties, LLC. The firm plans to open a $2.39 million lens optical lab at the site for the former Cashway Lumber on Old U.S. 24 in Wabash. The lab is expected to create 31 jobs by 2018. In October 2014, Indiana Economic D e ve l o p m e n t Corporation had offered Midwest Eye Consultants up to $130,000 in conditional tax credits and up to $50,000 in training grants for a new lens coating Wabash-

based laboratory, according an Area Development press release. The credits are “performance-based, meaning until Hoosiers are hired, [Midwest Eye Consultants] is not eligible to claim incentives,” according to the press release. At Monday’s County Council meeting, Chairman Mike Ridenour said that the abatement is meant to encourage growth with work and employment opportunities. The resolution would confirm the designation of an economic revitalization area and qualify that area and personal property for tax abatement. Keith Gillenwater, president and CEO of

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Lee Ora Webb, 86 Christian Heritage Church member Oct. 11, 1928 – Feb. 5, 2015

Lee Ora Webb, 86, of rural Wabash, died at 5:50 am, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015, at her home. She was born Oct. 11, 1928, in East Point, Ky., to Lawrence and Susie (Vanderpool) Webb. Lee was a member of Christian Heritage Church. She was a babysitter and house cleaner. She enjoyed quilting, gardening, baking, sewing, and working crossword puzzles. She is survived by her daughter, two granddaughters, three great-grandchildren, a brother, and two sisters. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015, at Christian Heritage Church, 2776 River Road, Wabash, with Pastor Tim Prater officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Lawns Cemetery, Wabash. Friends may call 9-11 a.m. Saturday, at the church. Arrangements by Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave., Wabash.

67, Huntington, was eastbound on US 24 a deer entered the roadway and was struck. Feb. 1 At 9 a.m., a vehicle driven by Karina L. Tyner, 23, Wabash, was heading west on CR 24 at a speed too fast for roadway conditions when the vehicle began to slide and exited the roadway. It then hit an earth embankment and overturned. At 12:15 p.m., a vehicle driven by Daniel E. Stewart, 21, Crawfordsville, was traveling north on CR 1050 North when road conditions caused the vehicle to slide off the road and into a ditch. Feb. 2

Feb. 4 At 1:05 a.m., a vehicle driven by Arlo Cornett, 54, Wabash, was traveling east on Mill Creek Pike when a deer entered the roadway and was struck. At 5:11 a.m., a vehicle driven by Gary W.

Gwendolyn Maus, 90 Eastern Star member March 1, 1924 – Feb. 6, 2015 Gwendolyn “Gwen” Roberta Maus, 90, a resident of Blair Ridge and formerly of Denver, passed away at 9:38 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 6, 2015, at Blair Ridge Health Campus, Peru. Born March 1, 1924, in Denver, , she was the daughter of Dwight L. and May L. Leedy Shoemaker. On June 5, 1976, she was married to Herschel L. Maus, and he preceded her in death on August 3, 2008. Survivors include a stepson, a stepdaughter, a stepgrandson, two great-stepgrandchildren, a sister, a sister-in-law, a brother-in-law, and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 11, 2015, at McClain Funeral Home, Denver. Burial will follow in Westlawn Cemetery, Denver. Visitation will be from one hour prior to the service on Wednesday at the funeral home.

Billy V. Correll, 67 Collected cars Nov. 22, 1947 – Feb. 5, 2015 Billy V. Correll, 67, of Wabash, died at 6:40 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015 at Autumn Ridge Healthcare Center in Wabash. He was born Nov. 22, 1947, in Reynolds County, Mo., to Arthur and Beulah (Fox) Correll. He is survived by his mother, son, and two sisters. Visitation and funeral services were at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Bender Chapel, 207 W. Main St., North Manchester, with Pastor Phil Balay officiating. Burial was in Fairview Cemetery, Servia. Friends may call 10-11 am Tuesday, at the funeral home.

Schweikhardt, 61, Warren, was westbound on SR 114 when a deer entered the roadway and was struck. At 4:56 p.m., a vehicle driven by Natasha L. Niccum, 36, Urbana, was traveling north on SR 13 when she attempted to make a left turn into her drive-

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way when she was rear ended by a vehicle driven by Lori L. Fitch, 52, North Manchester. Fitch was unable to slow down in time due to icy roadway conditions. Feb. 5 At 9:54 a.m., a vehicle driven by David O. Patton, 53, Swayzee,

was northbound on SR 15 when he lost control of the vehicle, travelled into the southbound lane, and collided with a vehicle driven by Matthew J. Street, 28, Wabash. The collision caused Street’s vehicle to exit the roadway and come to rest in a ditch.

Doris Bever, 81 July 22, 1933 – Feb. 7, 2015 Retired from Ford Meter Box

Doris Lee Bever, 81, of rural Wabash, died at 2:58 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015, at Parkview Wabash Hospital. She was born July 22, 1933, in Wabash, to Jacob Leroy Bower and Marion (Gaston) Bower Egolf. Doris was a 1951 graduate of Urbana High School. She married Donald Bever in Urbana, on Aug. 15, 1964. She retired from Ford Meter Box in 1998, worked 20 years at General Tire in Wabash, and also co-owned, along with her husband, Bever Real Estate and Investments. Doris was a member of the Dora Christian Church and the Woman’s Clubhouse Association. She enjoyed gardening, animals, bird watching, staying busy, and especially enjoyed her family. She is survived by her husband, Donald Bever of Wabash; three children, Michael (Beverly) Urschel and James (Kathy) Urschel, both of Wabash, and Joseph (Darcie) Bever of Lagro; two stepchildren, John (Donna) Bevier of Raleigh, N.C., and Monica Robisch of Wabash; 16 grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren; brother, John (Judy) Bower of Wabash; and two sisters, Muirel (Charles) Tyson of Wabash, and Beatrice Reed of Kokomo. She was preceded in death by her parents, son, Steven Paul Urschel, daughter, Elizabeth Anne Bever, sister, Elva Jean Rouch, and half brother, Arden “Bob” Bower. Funeral services will be 10:30 am Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015 at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Avenue, Wabash, with Pastor Mark Wisniewski officiating. Burial will be in St. Patrick’s Catholic Cemetery, Lagro. Visitation was 4-8 p.m. Tuesday, at the funeral home. Preferred memorial is Wabash County Cancer Society. The memorial guest book for Doris may be signed at www.grandstaffhentgen.com.

Marjorie L. Keene, 90 Former Rolling Meadows cook June 2, 1924 – Feb. 4, 2015

Marjorie L. Keene, 90, of LaFontaine, passed away at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015, at Parkview Wabash Hospital in Wabash. She was born to the late Alexander and Bertha (Lewis) Sollars on June 2, 1924, in Fountain County. She married Raymond Keene on Aug. 20, 1942; he passed away on July 14, 2009. She was a homemaker to her family and a cook for Rolling Meadows Healthcare Center in LaFontaine. She is survived by three sons, Michael Keen (Edwina) of Wabash, Alan Keen (Robin) of Silver Lake, and Mark Keen (Bonnie) of Wabash; daughter, Carolyn Brumley (Al) of LaFontaine; a brother, Ronald Sollars of Marion; sisters, Kathleen Keen and Madline Marshall of Marion; 10 grandchildren, Stacey Brumley of LaFontaine, Lori Smith (Randy) of Gas City, Jason Keen of Wabash, Austin Keen of Wabash, Tonya Miller of Anderson, Chelsie Keen of Huntington, Ethan Keen of Nashville, Tenn., Allysa Miller (Josh) of Fort Wayne, Shelly Mulligan (Shawn) of Wabash, and Dustin Keen (Rhea) of Amboy; seven great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by six brothers, two sisters, and a grandson, Aaron Keen. Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015 at McDonald Funeral Home, LaFontaine Chapel, 104 S. Main Street, LaFontaine. The family greeted friends on Friday and again on Saturday, one hour visitation prior to service. Burial will follow at the LaFontaine IOOF Cemetery in LaFontaine. Preferred memorials are directed to American Heart Association in care of the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.mcdonaldfunerals.com

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Bookings William D. Cavins, 38, Wabash, misdemeanor for public intoxication, disorderly conduct, and criminal mischief. Veronica M. Correll, 36, Peru, revocation of probation. Dennis J. Thrailkill, 40, Wabash, felony violation of electronic home detention. Ashley N. Adams, 32, Wabash, felony possession of controlled substance and resisting law enforcement. David R. Blume, 49, North Manchester, felony strangulation and domestic battery. Barbara J. Burkholder, 32, Wabash, two counts felony drug court violation. Luke Spann, 18, North Manchester, disorderly conduct and resisting law enforcement. James E. Skaggs, 46, Wabash, misdemeanor battery and failure to appear. John D. Hall, 32, North Manchester, domestic battery. Kimberly S. Maltese, 51, Wabash, felony counterfeiting. Aaron C. Gabriel, 21, North Manchester, felony dealing in synthetic drug and possession of paraphernalia. Vida Miller, 40, North Manchester, dealing in synthetic drug or lookalike substance. Jessica L. Davis, 30, North Manchester, operating while intoxicated and operating while intoxicated with person less than 18years-old. Lara J. Hernandes, 29, Wabash, misdemeanor battery and failure to appear. Austin Samons, 19, Wabash, misdemeanor minor consuming. Sydney Gabel, 20,

Wabash, misdemeanor minor consuming. Jon T. Brunner, 32, Warsaw, revocation of probation for public intoxication. Timothy S. Wheeler, 36, North Manchester, misdemeanor petition to revoke for driving while suspended. Tanner M. Cripe, 36, Laketon, felony petition to revoke electronic home detention for theft and misdemeanor check deception. Dave L. Jones II, 21, Wabash, misdemeanor operating while intoxicated and failure to appear. Ramona R. Copeland, 54, Wabash, felony petition to revoke probation for unlawful possession of syringe. Guadalupe Amburgey, 37, Urbana, two counts misdemeanor petition to revoke for driving while suspended. Richard D. Sherman, 32, Wabash, felony residential entry petition to revoke home detention. Jessica A. Mendoza, 37, Wabash, felony impose sentence for robbery. Chade A. Mettler, 24, Wabash, misdemeanor theft. Wabash Police Department Accidents Jan. 28 Correction: At 12:06 p.m., a vehicle driven by Norman L. Benjamin, 68, Wabash, was stopped southbound on Cass Street at the intersection of Cass Street and Stitt Street. A vehicle with an unknown driver pulled up from behind and came to a stop. The driver advised Benjamin that his foot had slipped and he col-

Loletta L. Higdon, 46 North Miami graduate Feb. 1, 1969-Feb. 4, 2015

Loletta Lynn Higdon, 46, Peru, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015, at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne. She was born Feb. 1, 1969, in Peru, the daughter of James William and Inez Marie Hall H i g d o n . Survivors include two siblings, her fiancé, and several aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. Visitation and funeral services were. Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015, at McClain Funeral Home, Denver.

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lided with Benjamin’s stopped vehicle. Benjamin advised the other vehicle to leave prior to the arriving officer’s appearance.

Jan. 30 At 12:15 p.m., a vehicle driven by Janice M. Haney, 64, Wabash, was stopped at a traffic light at the intersection of Cass Street and Canal Street when she was struck from behind by a vehicle driven by Krista R. Nelson, 44, Wabash. At 12: 18 p.m., a vehicle driven by Bryan K. Easterday Sr., 52, Wabash, was backing from a parking spot at 779 Summit Avenue when his wheels began to spin. When the wheels finally caught traction, Easterday’s vehicle backed into a vehicle driven by Haley N. Sesco, 18, Wabash. Jan. 31 At 7:10 p.m., a vehicle driven by Michael Shoemaker, 66, Wabash, was southbound on Wabash Street when a deer entered the roadway and was struck. At 10:02 p.m., a vehicle driven by Edward W. Howard, 68, North Manchester, pulled out of the parking lot of the Daily Express Gas Station and onto Harrison Avenue. He told responding officers he did not see any cars coming and pulled into the roadway and collided with a vehicle driven by Samnang Phat, 34, Wabash. Feb. 3 At 2: 23 p.m., a vehicle driven by Judith D. Janeway, 73, Wabash, was attempting left onto Canal Street from Wabash Street, where she was southbound, when she collided with a vehicle driven by David S. Ervin Jr., 43, Swayzee, who was northbound on Wabash Street when Janeway turned left in front of him. At 5:39 p.m., a vehicle

driven by Matthias C. Moore, 18, Wabash, was northbound on Spring Street when he attempted to stop at a stop sign, but started sliding due to snow on the roadway and collided with a vehicle driven by James D. Henson, 80, Wabash.

Feb. 4 At 9:33 a.m., a vehicle driven by Tristin A. Brown, 24, Wabash, was returning home when he pulled up too close to the east side of 480 Columbus and collided with the building. Brown advised he had no type of vehicle insurance. At 2:54 p.m., a vehicle driven by Patricia K. Schaaf, 47, Peru, was backing up in a gas pump parking lot and misjudged the distance, backing into a parked vehicle. At 3:14 p.m., a vehicle driven by Emily L. Penrod, 30, North Manchester, was attempting to turn into an alley when the vehicle slide on ice and snow and exited the roadway, sliding over a street sign and a bush. At 4:43 p.m., a vehicle driven by Caprial Lynn M. Conner was westbound on Hill Street and attempted to break as she approached the Cass Street stop sign. Due to snow and ice, she was unable to stop and collided with the back end of a vehicle driven by Teresa M. Pattison, 47, North Manchester. Feb. 5 At 2:40 a.m., a vehicle driven by Benjamin D. Duecker, 31, Wabash, was southbound on Indiana Drive when he lost control of his vehicle and hit the curb on the west side of the roadway. Feb. 6 At 9: 29 p.m., a vehicle driven by Joseph M. Lakin, 26, Wabash, was attempted to stop at the intersection of Southwood Drive and

Phyllis J. Forbes, 89 Served as reading tutor Jan. 9, 1926 – Feb. 6, 2015 Phyllis Joan Forbes, 89, of Wabash, died at 5:23 am, Friday, Feb. 6, 2015, at Parkview Wabash Hospital. She was born Jan. 9, 1926 in South Bend, to J.D. and Bessie (Crist) Leiter. She married Harold Lee Forbes in Wabash on April 6, 1945; he died Oct. 8, 2002. Three children, four grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, a sister, and a brother survive. Funeral services will be 2 pm Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave., Wabash, with Pastor Fred Drye officiating. Burial will be in Falls Cemetery, Wabash. Friends may call 3-7 pm Monday, at the funeral home.

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Gerald “Jerry” Gaylourd, 84 U.S. Army veteran Oct. 16, 1930 – Feb. 2, 2015

Gerald “Jerry” Gaylourd, 84, of Wabash, entered into eternal rest at 1:25 p.m. Monday, Feb. 2, 2015, in his home surround by family. He was born to the late Albert and Virginia Margaret (Balog) Gaylourd on Oct. 16, 1930, in Cleveland, Ohio. Jerry married Charlene V. Grisso on March 15, 1952, in Chicago, Ill.; she survives. He served his country in the United States Army for more than 21 years, joining the Army at the age of 17 years old. He is a Korean and Vietnam veteran. Jerry retired from Ford Meter Box in Wabash, Indiana in 1992. Along with his loving wife, Charlene; he is survived by daughter, Barbara (Gerben) Houtman of Wabash; three sons, Gary (Bobbi) Gaylourd of Wabash, Patrick (Sabrina) Gaylourd of Wabash, and Timothy (Kathleen) Gaylourd of Peru; nine grandchildren, Josh (Sarah) Gaylourd, Tiffany (Jim) Stocks, Dan Gaylourd, Winter (Jesse) Lawson, Kara Steele, Rachel Lambert, Travis Gaylourd, Rebecca Gaylourd, Leigh Ann Gaylourd; and 11 great-grandchildren. He was also preceded in death by daughter, Suzanne. Memorial service were at 11 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 9, 2015, at McDonald Funeral Home, 231 Falls Avenue, Wabash, with Pastor Tim Prater officiating. Burial will be at a later date in the Gardens of Memory Cemetery in Grant County. A visitation preceded the service at the funeral home. Preferred memorials are directed to Wabash/Miami Home Healthcare and Hospice, 710 N. East St., Wabash, IN 46992. Online condolences may be sent to www.mcdonaldfunerals.com.

Joanne Strauss Crown, 93 North Manchester native Aug. 25, 1921-Jan. 25, 2015

Joanne Strauss Crown, 93, of Wilmette, Ill., died on Jan. 25, 2015, surrounded by family and friends. Joanne was born on Aug. 25, 1921, to Daniel Arden and Eileen (Mills) Strauss in North Manchester. After graduating from North Manchester’s Central High School, Joanne attended DePauw University in Greencastle, for one semester before transferring to Indiana University in Bloomington. At Indiana, Joanne majored in business with a minor in education and was president of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. Following her graduation in 1943, Joanne moved to Chicago. She worked at the Harris Bank, first in the stenographic pool and later as a secretary to two commodities bankers specializing in agriculture, a job that she loved. On June 17, 1948, Joanne married Robert Crown (d. 1969). The couple initially resided in Evanston, Ill. before moving to Wilmette, Ill. in 1954, where Joanne lived for the remainder of her life. Joanne focused her energies on raising her three children as well as on a multitude of civic organizations. Joanne was deeply committed to the U.S. Navy: she was a life member and national director of the Navy League of the United States, former vice president of the Chicago Council of the Navy League of the United States, director of the U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation, trustee emeritus of the Naval War College Foundation, and an honorary member of the Naval Order of the United States. She worked diligently for the care and rights of the disabled as past president of the Women’s Board and life member of the hospital board of the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago and as life member and director of Access Living of Metropolitan Chicago. She was a life trustee of the Chicago Symphony Orchestral Association, a trustee emeritus at Tri-State University in Angola, and a board member and past president of the Kappa Kappa Gamma North Shore Alumnae Association. Joanne also served on the Women’s Boards of Northwestern University and the University of Chicago and on the board of The Guild of the Chicago Historical Society. Joanne was devoted to her family, the town of North Manchester, University, traveling with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, her many civic ventures, and her home in Wilmette. Her graciousness, sense of humor, strength, loyalty, and determination will be deeply missed by all whose lives she touched. Joanne is survived by her three children, Rebecca Crown (Richard Robb), David Crown, and Judith (David) Craver; eight grandchildren; 14 nieces and nephews. A private burial has already taken place. A memorial service to celebrate Joanne’s long and full life will be scheduled in the coming months. Preferred memorials are to Community Foundation of Wabash County, 218 E. Main St., P.O. Box 7, North Manchester, IN 46962, www.cfwabash.org, Access Living, 115 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60654, http://www.accessliving.org, The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, 345 East Superior Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611, www.ric.org, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, 220 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60604, www.cso.org. Arrangements are by Chicago Jewish Funerals – Skokie Chapel, www.cjfinfo.com.

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car was then pushed into the back end of a vehicle driven by Clark A. Wendt, 49, Wabash.

At 10:30 a.m., 1200 block of West Main Street for medical assist.

Citations Jan. 30 Ashley Adams, 32, Wabash, failure to appear for unlawful possession of a syringe, possession of heroine, possession of controlled substance, and resisting law enforcement.

Feb. 4 At 3:28 p.m., units from North

Jan. 31 James E. Skaggs, 46, Wabash, failure to appear for domestic battery. Permits Dennis Ogden, home addition. Marriage Licenses Justin Michael Morris, 28, and Kristie Marie Shiveley, 28. North Manchester Police Accidents Jan. 31 At 4:17 p.m., a vehicle driven by Gail L. Olinger, 53, North Manchester, and Jerry L. Carrington, 30, Goshen, collided at the intersection of Wayne Street and 2nd Street. At 4:42 p.m., a vehicle driven by Brenda S. Self, 48, North Manchester collided with a vehicle driven by Amanda R. Noland, 38, North Manchester, in the 1200 block of SR 114 West.

Manchester, Chester and Pleasant Township Fire Departments responded to an alarm in the 2200 block of East Street. At 6:10 p.m., 700 block

of West Main Street for medical assist. At 7:33 p.m., 500 black of North Walnut Street for medical assist. At 7:8 p.m., 600 block of College Avenue for medical assist.

Nila D. Fawcett, 100 Co-owned several restaurants Sept. 1, 1914-Feb. 2, 2015 Nila D. Fawcett, 100, North Manchester, died at 7:05 a.m. Monday, Feb. 2, 2015, in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne. She was born Sept. 1, 1914, in Petroleum, Ind., to Lewis and Chella (Schooley) Burgess. On June 2, 1940, she married Paul W. Fawcett. He died Nov. 25, 1990. She graduated from Petroleum High School, Petroleum. She was a homemaker and employed with Controls Corporation of America for 10 years and was co-owner with her husband of several eating establishments thru the years. Survivors include two sons, Larry (Karen) Fawcett, North Manchester, and Bob (Karen) Fawcett, North Manchester; a daughter, Paula (Frank) Mossberger, Tuscon, Ariz.; seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. A son, Allen, died in October 1994. The family greeted visitors on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015, 1-3 p.m. at Peabody Chapel, 400 W. Seventh St., North Manchester, and , at McKee Mortuary, 1401 SR 114 West, North Manchester. Services, officiated by Pastor J.P. Freeman, were at 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015, at McKee Mortuary. Burial will be at a later date in Oaklawn Cemetery, North Manchester. Those who wish to honor the memory of Nila D. Fawcett, may make memorial contributions to Peabody Retirement Community, Physical Therapy Dept., 400 West Seventh Street, North Manchester, IN 46962. Condolences may be emailed to mckeemortuary.com

Feb. 4 At 3:03 p.m., a vehicle driven by Matthew T. Bechtold, 43, North Manchester, collided with a vehicle driven by Joshua C. Smith, 22, Sidney, in the 4001 block of Wabash Road. Citations Jan. 31 At 9:20 p.m., Brandon L. Boisvert, 33, North Manchester, cited for disregarding a stop sign. Arrests Jan. 30 At 4:20 p.m., David R. Blume, 49, North Manchester, arrested on warrant for battery. At 10:53 p.m., Luke T. Spann, 18, arrested for resisting law enforcement and disorderly conduct. Cases Jan. 31 At 9:01 a.m., a theft report was taken in the 400 block of West 7th Street. Feb. 2 At 3:29 p.m., a battery report was taken in the 400 block of East 2nd Street. Feb. 4 At 9:19 a.m., a battery report was taken in the 600 block of North Mill Street. Fire Feb. 1

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5663. THE ROANN FIRE DEPARTMENT annual, allyou-can-eat grilled tenderloin dinner will be held at the Roann Community Building from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Feb.28. Hot

dogs are available for the children. Children age 5 and under eat free. Carry outs are available. Thank you for supporting the Roann Fire Department. THE ROANN FESTIVAL brings about some great local traditions! One of those is the Apple Dumpling Booth brought to you by the Roann United Methodist Church. They are looking for some input on if there would ever be interest in taking orders for Apple Dumplings another time of the year? Would the public buy a pan of dumplings at another time of year through a pre-order? Respond on the town Facebook page at

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY OLLIE CAGLE: Friends and family are invited to send a birthday card to Ollie in celebration of his 80th birthday on Feb. 18. Cards may be sent to: Ollie Cagle, 0283 SR 114W, North Manchester, IN 46962 RELAY FOR LIFE Team meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb 12, at the Congregational Christian Church located at 310 N. Walnut Street. Anyone interested in forming a team or learning more about how to get involved should attend the meeting. The 2015 theme is “Relay for Life: Where Dreams Come True”. The 2015 Relay for Life North Manchester Event will be held on April 25 in downtown North Manchester. HAPPY 75th A N N I V E R S A RY wishes to Arden and Mary Elizabeth Ayres. Anyone who would like to send them a special note or greeting, please send a card to the Congregational Christian Church, 310 N. Walnut Street, North Manchester, IN 46962. All cards will be delivered to the Ayres family. For more information, contact the church at 982-2882. MANCHESTER HAITI TEAM is in need of deflated kick balls and soccer balls to deliver to children in Haiti. Also, peanut butter is needed. Items can be dropped off at the Congregational Christian Church, 310 N. Walnut St., North Manchester. P U B L I C LIBRARY NEWS: Tech Savvy: Pinterest at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb 17. Join Heidi in the conference room to learn how to create your own Pinterest account. Also on Tuesdays will be Toddlertime (Ages 18 months-2 years) and their adult to be held

at 9:30 a.m. in the Story Room. Storytime for children 3-7 years, will be held also be at 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Tuesday in the Story Room. Both programs feature stories, songs, crafts and more. Wednesday events include Fantastic Fun Club at 3:45 p.m. for first through fifth graders in the Story Room and Teen Wednesday from 3:305 p.m. for 13-18 year olds in the library basement. Thursday features include “between” for fifth through eighth graders at 3:45 p.m. in the Story Room and Under-an-hour Reading Club at 4 p.m. Each meeting we will be reading and discussing articles found in miscellaneous periodicals. Plan to visit the library from 2-4 p.m. Fridays for Chess Club in the Conference Room. This is a patron-led club, however, any questions can be directed to Heidi at the library. Bring your favorite chess set! On Saturday, Feb 21, the “Film Series: Rebel Without a Cause” will take place at 2 p.m. in the Blocher Community Room. Popcorn and drinks will be provided. Monday, Feb 23 the 2nd-3rd Grade Afterschool Book Club will be held from 4-4:30 p.m. in the Story Room. For February the group is reading “Punished” by David Lubar. Copies are available at the children’s desk. For more information about these and other programs, contact the Children’s Department by calling the Library at 982-2882. WABASH COUNTY CANCER SOCIETY will sponsor a Tree of Caring during the month of February for National Cancer Month. The Tree of Caring will be located on the Wabash County Courthouse lawn. The tree will be decorated with name tags and colored ribbons placed as a memorial to or in honor of those who have fought the fight of cancer. A closing ceremony will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb 22, at the Courthouse. All are welcomed to attend. Celebrate your loved

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This film asserts an unwavering belief in this country and forges a hopeful future from its incomparable past. The public is invited. No admission charge. For further information call 260982-8317. LOVE & RESPECT MARRIAGE VIDEO CONFERENCE will take place at First Brethren Church, 407 N. Sycamore St. in North Manchester from 6:45 to 10:15 p.m.

Friday, Feb 20, and 8:45 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. Saturday, Feb 21. To register, go to mnfbc.org and follow the links, or go to loveandrespect.com. “The Love She Most Desires-The Respect He Desperately Needs.” A revolutionary, Biblical, and simple message that works in marriage, based on Ephesians 5:33. This marriage conference is for married, divorced, separated, dating and single adults

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Junior High vocal soloists who brought home the gold were: Erin Proebstle and Sidney Prater Senior High goldmedal piano soloists were: Johnny Ritchie (Group I) and Allison Middaugh (Group II). Noah Johnston performed a piano solo for comment only. A Group I Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Octet performed â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nigra Sumâ&#x20AC;? by Pablo Casals in Latin to win gold as well. These members were Kasey Rose, Liddia Crace, Kalanu Watson Dunn, Madison Nevil, Jeleena Baker, Kaitlyn Prater, Paige Holley, and Allison Middaugh. The following Treble Choir members received a gold rating for their performances of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shenandoahâ&#x20AC;? or â&#x20AC;&#x153;Peace Song:â&#x20AC;? B r i t t a n y B u r n swo r t h , K e n n e d y Chamberlain, Bri Clemons, Kayli

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WHS students earn ISSMA honors Article provided Wabash High School and Middle School students participated in the district vocal/piano solo and ensemble contest Saturday, January 31st at Bellmont H.S., Decatur, Indiana. 38 middle school students and 31 high school students had 31 entries and brought home 17 first ratings and 11 second place ratings; 3 group one entries advanced to the state contest which will be at Perry Meridian HS. in Indianapolis on February 21st. Contest participants are entered according to the level of difficulty of their music; group levels I to V, I being the most difficult and V being the least difficult music. Group I music must be selected from a required list of music. Participants receive medals for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places only in each group level. Only group I participants that receive a 1st rating advance to the state contest. High school students with Group 1 entries going to state contest are: * The Symphonic Voices (perfect score) singing “There is Sweet Music Here.” Rheann Burton, Zoe Denney, Chaney Byers, Danielle Hipsher, Tiffany Key, Chloe Hipskind, Alexis Castro, Isabel Hughes, Marisa Shrock, Paige Nelson, Kaylee Risher, Madison Decker, Kaitlyn Hashbarger, Katie Ford, and Sklyer Smith. * Small Girls’ ensemble (near-perfect score) singing “Better Lose the Saddle Than the Horse”: Paige Nelson, Madison Decker, Tiffany Key, Alexis Castro, Skyler Smith, and Rheann Burton. * Vocal solo: Zach Harlan singing “Salley Gardens”. Other Wabash High School students receiving first ratings were: * Group II – Rheann Burton, vocal solo, Christian Simpson,

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Natasha Moore to wed Stephen Duckett Keeley Bozarth weds Michael Abbott Shirley Moore announces the engagement and upcoming wedding of her granddaughter, Natasha Ann Moore, Wabash, to Stephen Michael Duckett, also of Wabash. She is the daughter of Roxane and Mike Mann, Wabash, and Marion and Jolene Moore, Peru. Duckett is the son of John T. Duckett, Plymouth, and Louise Duckett, Mt. Pleasant, S.C. The couple plans at sunset April 27 on the Gulf of Mexico with family and friends.

Samantha Knepley to wed Andrew Schickler

Keeley Jo Bozarth and Michael David Abbot exchanged vows during a double-ring wedding ceremony on Sept. 6, 2014, at St. Matthews Church, Wabash. Pastor Charles Dye officiated at the ceremony. The bride’s parents, Brad and Jodie Bozarth, Wabash, gave her away in marriage. Since the couple became engaged in Italy, Not Your Average Joe’s, Wabash, hosted an Italian themed rehearsal dinner complete with an Italian menu, décor and music. It took place in its banquet room on Friday, Sept. 5, 2014, for about 30 guests. The bride wore a white beaded and sequined, capsleeved, long gown with a rhinestone embellished belt. She carried fresh blush roses from The Love Bug, Wabash, while Portraits by Kimberly, Wabash, took pictures. The bride wore a pearl and diamond necklace that her mother and sister each wore

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in their weddings, and carried a hankie belonging to her grandmother. Matron of Honor was Courtney Kinsey, Noblesville, sister of the bride. Bridesmaids were Kayla Steele, Indianapolis, Beth Hunter, Ford Wayne, Krystal Fortin, Elkhart, Rachel Gumbert, Fort Wayne, and Rhiannon Dennie, Fort Wayne, all friends of the bride. The bridal attendants wore long, strapless, blush pink organza gowns with ivory and gold pearls forming an attached necklace. They carried ivory fresh flower bouquets. Joshua Whited, Peru, friend of the groom, was Best Man. Justin Abbott, Radcliff, Ky., brother of the groom, Andy Zelinsky, Peru, Ashlee Hipskind, Indianapolis, and Allen Gumbert, Fort Wayne, friends of the groom, were groomsmen. Ushers were Blake Bozarth, Anderson, brother of the bride, and

Chandler Jones, Wabash, friend of the groom. A reception took place at Charley Creek Inn, downtown Wabash, for about 100 people. It was catered by the Inn and Patty Glass of Patty Cake & Cookies, Wabash, baked the wedding cake. DJ Dr. Dave of Fort Wayne provided music. The couple spent a week in Gulf Shores, Ala., and circled up through New Orleans and Galtlinburg, Tenn., before returning home. The couple resides in Wabash. The bride is a 2004 Wabash High School graduate. She is a patient care coordinator at K&L Dental, Marion. The groom is a 2004 North Miami High School graduate. He is employed as a lean coordinator/production scheduler at Global Precision Parts, Wabash. He is the son of David Abbott, Jonesboro.

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Kelly and Amy (Ayres) Knepley announce the engagment of their daughter, Samantha Knepley, to Andrew Schickler. Schickler is the son of Steve and Bobbi Schickler. Miss Knepley is the granddaughter of John and Barbara Ayres, Wabash. She is a graduate of Stockbridge High School in Michigan, and will graduate in May with a degree in biology from Lake Erie College. Schickler is a graduate of Chippewa High School in Ohio, and will graduate in May from Lake Erie College with a degree in criminal justice. A June 27 wedding is planned.

Holly Gilmore to wed Marc Bever Belinda Gilmore of Tuscola, Ill., along with Alan Gilmore of Grafton, Ill., are delighted to announce the engagement of their daughter, Holly Alana, to Marc Richard Bever of Solsberry. Bever is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Tim and Lisa Bever of Lagro. Miss Gilmore is a Tuscola Community High School graduate. She attended Southern Illinois University – Carbondale and earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in art history and museum studies in 2009. She works as a Human Resources professional in Bloomington. Bever graduated (continued on page 25)

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Fighting the flu Definition of a veteran By all accounts, this has been a fairly rough flu season in Wabash County, in the State of Indiana and across the United States. What has some medical officials more concerned is that the flu season is still just half over. Parkview Wabash Hospital has seen an increase in flu-related illnesses, and schools reported increased absences in December. The Indiana State Department of Health reports 85 flu-related deaths in the state so far this flu season, higher than the total deaths in each of the previous 10 years. There are several ways to avoid getting, or spreading, the flu. The most simple is if you feel an onset of the flu, stay home. Signs include headache, fatigue, cough, muscle aches, sore throat and a

fever of 100 degrees or more. Practicing the “Three Cs” also will help. Those are: Clean: Properly wash your hands frequently with warm, soapy water. Cover: Cover your coughs and sneezes. Contain: As mentioned earlier, stay home from school or work if you are sick. There is another way to help prevent contracting the flu, and that is with a simple flu vaccine. It’s never too late to get a flu vaccine, health experts agree. Vaccines are available in shot form or in the form of a nasal spray. While the vaccine is no guarantee you will not contract the flu, should you have a vaccine and still come down ill, the vaccine will likely lessen the impact of the disease. Flu vaccines are needed each year,

even if the flu strain has not changed, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC recommends the vaccine for just about everyone 6 months and older. The reason for this is that a person’s immune protection from vaccination declines over time, so an annual vaccination is needed to get the “optimal” or best protection against the flu. It might be wise, if you have not yet done so, to consider getting a flu shot for your protection, as well as the protection of your family. At the very least, if you or a family member feel a bout of the flu coming on, stay home. Be thoughtful of your co-workers or your children’s classmates, and don’t spread the germs on to them.

Dear Editor: A veteran is someone who, at one point in one’s life, wrote a blank check made payable to The United States of America, for an amount “up to and including my life.” That is an honor, and there are far too many people in the country who no longer understand it. – Author unknown The American Legion Auxiliary in the spirit of service, not self, strives to support the American Legion

and to honor the sacrifice who serve by enhancing the lives of our veterans, educate our citizens, mentor the youth and promote patriotism, good citizenship and security. The American Legion strives “to make a difference” and the American Legion Auxiliary supports the many programs of fighting for and taking care of our veterans, activeduty military, support values that strengthen families and communities,

and carry out the Indiana Department president’s motto of “Change is our Future.” An American Legion Family Scholarship is open to the children and grandchildren of paid members of the American Legion, American Legion Auxiliary and Sons of the American Legion; and the children and grandchildren of deceased members of said organization at time of death. Applications may be

attained from the department of Indiana website and deadline for submission of the application is April 1, 2015. National Salute to Veterans Week is Feb. 8-14. Remember a veteran this week with a visit, phone call, a card or a special thank you. Salute America’s 22 million veterans. – Thelma Butler, Laketon American Legion Auxiliary Unit No.402 and Fifth District Public Relations Chair

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Are you registered to vote? The field is set for the 2015 Municipal Primary Election. The deadline to file was noon Friday, and Wabash, North Manchester and LaFontaine all have races to be decided in the May 5 Primary. Candidates are geared up and ready to swing into full campaign mode. The real question is, are you ready for the 2015 Municipal Election? In other words, are you registered to vote?

To be eligible to vote in Indiana, one must be: * Both a U.S. citizen and a resident of Indiana; and * Be at least 18 years of age on or before the next General or Municipal Election, and * Are not currently in prison after being convicted of a crime; and * Have lived in the precinct where you vote for at least 30 days prior to the election; and

* Are registered to vote. The deadline to register to vote in the May Primary is April 6. Registering to vote has never been easier to do. One may register in person at the office of the Clerk of the Wabash Circuit Court. That office is located in the Wabash Judicial Annex, across the parking lot from the Wabash County Courthouse. Residents have until 4 p.m. April 6 to regis-

ter there. Registration also is available on line www.indianavoters.c om. Those registering online have until 11:59 p.m. April 6 to do so. To register online, Indiana residents must have a valid Indiana driver’s license or Indiana state-issued identification card to be able to use the tool to submit a new voter registration application or to update an existing voter registration

record. The Indiana voters website also provides other important information, such as helping to find one’s polling place location, or looking into their provisional ballot status information. If you are eligible to vote and are not yet, the clock is ticking. If you are already registered and live in Wabash, North Manchester or LaFontaine, circle May 5 on your calen-

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The Indiana Association of Track and Cross Country Coaches (IATCCC) has named Northfield cross country coach Chad Andrews the class A girls cross country state coach of the year. Three classes are named, A, AA, AAA. Andrews, a threetime All State runner and state runner-up in 1997 was a two time 1A/2A state runner of the year and an Indiana All Star his senior season while at Northfield. Andrews continued his running career at Indiana University. He guided the Lady Norse to the 2014 semistate for the fourth straight year this past fall. The

Lady Norse were the highest 1A/2A finisher at the semistate level in the state this past season. The Lady Norse had four seniors on the squad with three of the four already signing to run in college and the fourth signing soon. The Northfield girls cross country program is loaded with young runners as the Lady Norse look to continue their success in the future. “The award is nice, but the recognition should go directly to the girls team.” Andrews said. “They are a dedicated and hard working group. They finished the year as the highest placing 1A 2A school in the state. Great job, girls.”

The Manchester boys 10 game win streak came to an end Saturday as the Peru Tigers defeated the Squires 55-40 at Manchester. With 7-footer Seth Adelsperger altering shots in the paint and the Peru quickness making plays, the Squires stayed even with the Tigers in the first half before before Peru wore them down. Manchester got on the board first when Chase Fierstos drained a three but Peru quickly answered with a bucket from Seth Adelsperger and two free throws from Michael Richardson. Chainey Zolman would then hit the second Squire three for a 6-4 lead, but again Adelsperger tied the score. With Manchester up 10-9 Fierstos and Zolman would hit back to back to give Manchester a 14-9 lead when Tyler Murphy drained a three and was followed by a

Adelsperger bucket to make it 14-14 after one. Freshman Koehl Fluke would hit a three for the Squires to start the second quarter, but three straight Tiger buckets from Richardson, Logan Primerano and Adelsperger gave Peru a 20-17 lead. Zolman would stop the Peru 6 point run with a free throw and end the quarter with two free throws as Peru led 22-20 at the half. The Tigers would get the early momentun in the third when Murphy nailed a three and was followed with a bucket from Adelsperger to open a 27-20 lead. The Tigers would maintain their 7 point lead until Adelsperger hit a free throw and Nolan Brimbury a deuce to increase the lead to 10 at 34-24. Peru would hold on to their 10 point lead before a Fierstos bucket made it 39-31 after three. The Squires could not cut into the Peru lead for most of the fourth as the Tigers matched the Squires

Northfield cross country coach Chad Andrews is in deep thought prior to the start of an invitational in the 2014 season. Photo by Gary Andrews

Manchester freshman Koehl Fluke hits a runner in the third quarter Photo by Gary Andrews point for point. With Peru up 48-36 Fluke and Zolman hit to make it 48-40 which was as close as Manchester would get as Peru went on a 7-0 run to open a 55-40 lead before Fierstos scored the final points of the game in a 55-42 Peru win. L e a d i n g Manchester was Fierstos with 17

points. Zolman added 16, Koehl Fluke 8, David McAtee 1. Adelsperger led Peru with 18 points. Primerano added 16, Tyler Murphy 11, Michael Richardson 4, Nolan Brimbury 2, Kordell Prescott 2, Jonah Lester 2. Manchester won the junior varsity game 42-35. Leading the Squires

Apache boys fall in OT By Gary Andrews The Wabash boys’ basketball team took the long drive to Frontier on Saturday with the game going longer than regulation as the Apaches fell 64-62 in overtime. Wabash got of to a

slow start, trailing 2010 after the first stop and 37-27 at the half before a second half rally. The second half belonged to the Apaches as they won the third quarter 1712, then the fourth 138 to tie the score at 57 and force overtime.

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Frontier would then win the overtime 7-5 for the 64-62 final. Leading the Apaches was Taylor Vigar with 23 points. Owen Yeadon added 15, Marcus Jones 10, Brodie Hough 6, Tyler Hough 5, Eryk

Weber 3. Wabash won the junior varsity game 49-47. The Apaches were led by Luke Mattern with 20 points. Austin Vinopal added 11, Matt Jones 10, Justin Beauchamp 5, Kory Fuller 3.

was Jake Schannep with 17 points. Kane Gable added 8, Bailey Ness 6, Braxtin Wilson 5, Adam Byers 2, Levi Hicks 2, Heath Dierks 2. Leading Peru was Jeremiah Johnson with 16 points. Gavin Gysin added 10, Christian Howell 4, Todd Dickerhoff 2, Bailey Gardner 2.

This is Girls sectional week in high school basketball. Otherwise known as Hoosier Hysteria, it all begins on Tuesday evening as Sectional No.37 is hosted by Manchester High School. There is one game on the docket as the Lady Apaches of Wabash, (19-3) ranked No.6 in 2A, take on the Lady Golden Eagles of Oak Hill (14-8). Wabash won a close game on Dec. 16 at Oak Hill 56-52. Air time on Wabash WebTV will be about 6:50 p.m. On Wednesday, the Lady Knights of Southwood (11-11) tip off against North Miami (3-18). In a late season matchup, Southwood beat the Lady Warriors 60-42. The nightcap matches up two county teams, as the Lady Squires(7-15) take on the Lady Norse(10-12). They met twice earlier in the season, Northfield winning both times. Air time on WebTV will be about 5:50 p.m. Thursday, we take a break from sectional action and focus on the boys. There are three games on the schedule. Oak Hill travels to Northfield, Wabash hosts Rochester and Madison Grant is at Southwood. The girls sectional resumes on Friday evening. Air time will again be about 5:50 p.m. In the early game, the Wabash-Oak Hill winner will play Lewis Cass. The Lady Kings drew the bye. They are 6-16 on the season. In the nightcap, the Southwood-North Miami winner will play against the Manchester-Northfield winner. Two boys matchups begin the day on Saturday as Wabash travels to Lewis Cass Manchester travels to Whitko. Both are 2:30 p.m. varsity tip offs. Then the Girls Sectional Championship game broadcast will begin at 7:15 p.m. for a 7:30 tipoff on Wabash WebTV. Rick Harness, Jim Landrum, Tim Harness and yours truly will be on hand for all six sectional games this week to bring you all of the colorful action. Join Wabash WebTV for exciting action of Indiana High School basketball every week and on select dates for swimming, wrestling and baseball in season. The Wabash WebTV basketball schedule will be published in The Paper of Wabash County as well as broadcast on Wabash WebTV. If you are at a game or cannot watch it live, an archive of the featured game is available on the website shortly after the completion of the games.

Girls Sectional 37 Schedule Tuesday: Wabash vs. Oak Hill 6:45 Wednesday: Manchester vs. Northfield 6:00 Southwood vs. N. Miami 7:30 Friday: Cass vs. Winner 1 6:00 Winner 2 vs. Winner 3 7:30 Saturday: Championship 7:30

Lady Squires win regular season finale By Gary Andrews The Manchester girls’ basketball team picked up its eighth win of the season Saturday with a 43-35 win over Adams Central. The Lady Squires used a big second quarter to get the win. The game was tied 1010 after the first stop

before Manchester won the second quarter 16-9 to grab a 26-19 halftime lead. The Lady Squires would win the second half 17-16 for the 43-35 final. L e a d i n g Manchester was Cierra Carter with 15 points. Drew Thompson added 11, Bailey Sewell 6, Ellie

Milam 4, Rae Bedke 3, Tiffany Johnson 2, Celina Carter 2. Manchester won the junior varsity game 38-16. Bethany Collett led the Squires with 14 points. Erika Kendall added 8, Sydney Day 4, Elizabeth Anguilm 4, Rachel Cave 4, Natasha Niccum 2, Emily Mize 2.

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The Wabash Lady Apaches continued their winning ways Saturday, cruising on senior day 71-27 over Maconaquah to finish the regular season 193. The Lady Apaches dominated right from the tip. Leading 4-1 the Apaches would go on a 15-0 run to open a 19-1 lead before the

Lady Braves got their first bucket of the quarter on a three pointer at the buzzer to make it 19-4. Claire and Kristin Cromer each had 6 points in the quarter with Sarah Puckett scoring 5. Perhaps relaxing a little in the second M a c o n a q u a h outscored Wabash 1110 in the quarter for a 29-15 score. Claire

Cromer and Sydni Mullett each had 4 points. At 34-19 early in the third the Lady Apaches would do what they do best, make a run. Wabash would score 20 straight points to end the quarter and led 5419 with a quarter to go. The Lady Apaches would win the fourth quarter 17-8 which

included the last 9 points for the 71-27 final. Leading the Lady Apaches was Claire Cromer with 16 points. Sarah Puckett added 11, Madison Barden 9, Kristin Cromer 8, Abby Stein 6, Katie McCauley 6, Shelby Stone 5, Sydni Mullett 4, Jaycee Parrett 2, Sarah Ritter 2, Bailey Youkum 2.

Northfield boys fall at Madison-Grant By Gary Andrews The Northfield varsity boys’ basketball team lost a tough 4947 decision to Madison Grant Saturday night. Northfield trailed 14-11 after the first stop before cutting the Argyll lead to one at the half 24-23. The Norse would win the third quarter 11-10 to

even the score at 35 with a quarter to go. Madison Grant outscored Northfield 15-13 in the final stanza for the 49-47 final. Noah Shear8 points, 6 assists; Cody Holmes- 1 point, 3 rebounds, 1 block; Tanner Wilcox- 20 points, 5 rebounds; Adam Roser- 8 points, 3 rebounds; Heath Miller- 4 points, 2

rebounds, 2 steals; Jarred Short- 1 block; Austin Burns9 points, 9 rebounds, and Jake Schuler- 1 rebound, 1 assist The Northfield junior varsity defeated Madison Grant 65-46. Cody Holmes- 13 points, 8 rebounds; Austin Trump- 8 points, 1 steal; Matt Coe- 3 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists;

Ryan Driscoll6 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists; Jacob Watkins- 13 points, 7 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 block; Kyle Reed- 14 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block; John Schuler- 5 points, 1 assist; Joe Halderman- 3 points, 1 assist, and Caleb Kroh- 2 assists, 1 steal, 1 rebound

Manchester 8th graders win RCR tourney By Gary Andrews The Manchester 8th grade boys’ basketball team won the Running Rivers Conference tournament on Saturday at North Miami, defeating Rochester 41-36 in the semi-final, then topping

Southwood 42-28 in the championship. Against Rochester Brayden Casper had 13 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assist, 1 block. Kam Lester added 13 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assist, 1 block. Ethan Davis had 5 points, 4 rebounds, Logan

Parrett 3 points, 3 rebounds, Logan Isbell 3 points, Konrad Borgmann 2 points. In the championship game, S o u t h wo o d ’s Brayden Casper led with 13 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal. Kam Lester

added 11 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assist, 2 steals, 1 block. Logan Isbell had 8 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal. Ethan Davis added 8 points, 3 rebounds, 2 steals. Mason Myers had 2 points. The Squires finished the season 17-2.

Knights even record with win By Gary Andrews The Southwood Knights boys basketball team defeated Northwestern 55-47 Saturday to even their season record at 8-8.

Aided by seven three pointers the Knights led 35-20 at the half, then won the third quarter 10-7 for a 45-27 lead after three before holding off a Northwestern rally in the fourth for

the 55-47 win. Leaders were: Alex Harmon: 21 points, 20 rebounds, 5 blocks, 2assist; Robbie Cole 13 points, 9 rebounds; Matt Nose 8 points, 2 steals, 2 blocks;

Blake Martz:5 points, 2 steals; Brandin Frazier4 points, 2 steals, 3 assist; Carson Blair:3 points, 2 assist, 2 rebounds, and Noah Kirk: 1 point, 5 assist, 2 steals, 3 rebounds.

5 county wrestlers advance from Regional By Gary Andrews Five Wabash County wrestlers advanced to next Saturday’s Fort Wayne Semistate by placing in the top four at the Peru Regional Saturday. Clayton Moore of Manchester won the regional title at 138 pounds, defeating Bratcher of Eastbrook and Curtis

of Oak Hill before winning the title over Roberson of Kokomo in a first period fall. Skylar Hall of Wabash placed second at 132 pounds, defeating Leckron of Oak Hill 6-3 and Bratcher of Eastbrook 9-5 before falling to Maddox of Western in the championship match. Quinten Moore of

Manchester placed third at 152 pounds. Moore defeated Hatt of Kokomo before falling to Mullinix of Oak Hill. Moore would then defeat Turner of Eastern. Tony Hough of Wabash placed second at 182 pounds, defeating Bradley of Eastbrook and Heitz of Northfield before falling to Hinkle of

Western in the final. Drake Heitz of Northfield finished fourth at 182 pounds, defeating Nash of Madison Grant before falling to Hough of Wabash and Herrera of Kokomo. Oak Hill won the regional with 153 points. Manchester finished 10th, Wabash 11th, Northfield 13th, Southwood 14th.

Sarah Ritter knocks down a bucket during the Lady Apache 20-0 third quarter run. Photo by Gary Andrews

Wabash Relay for Life shortened to 12-hour event, scheduled for Aug. 29 By Emma Rausch emma@thepaperofwabash.com The 2015 Wabash Relay for Life walk has been shortened to a 12-hour event instead of the usual 24-hours, members of the Relay for Life of Wabash County C o m m i t t e e announced at its kickoff meeting on Feb. 5. The committee decided to reduce the walking schedule in the hopes that it will encourage more participation, event chair Amanda Wiley said. “We would set up from 10 o’clock Friday morning to 10 o’clock Saturday morning, and we wouldn’t get anybody past basically the Luminaria, which was 9 o’clock,” Wiley said. “So it was like after 10, pretty much teams were taking down, they weren’t coming back. We tried to do different things Saturday morning and it just wasn’t working. So we

figured that—“ Event Vice Chair Aaron Holley added, “Better using our time basically is what our goal is.” In prior years, the local Relay chapter competed with local football game for attendance on Friday nights, according to Event Vice Chair Jan Mattern. “We were hoping to get more involvement by going to Saturday and just going to a 12hour event,” she said. “We have a high cancer rate in Wabash,” said Wiley. Wabash County reported 988 cancer incidences in five years, from 2008-2012, according to a report released by the Indiana State Department of Health. “We have like 500 employees at Ford Meter Box and I can tell you that there’s more than a handful (with cancer cases). Every year we lose somebody. (Cancer) is

not just something that you can take lightly. They’re either going to survive or they’re not going to survive.” “So to me, (Relay) is something the community needs to look into. … A lot of people are like, ‘Oh it doesn’t affect me.’ Well it does. To me, we need to find that passion and I think the community needs to back us.” From the kick off meeting through August, the Wabash Relay for Life will be having fundraising events including its inaugural “Shop for a Cure” Craft Bazaar. The walk will take place Aug. 29 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Paradise Spring Historical Park. For more information on the event or participation, visit contact Wiley at wileyaa1977@gmail.c om or visit relayforlife.org.

The Relay for Life of Wabash County kicked off its first meeting Feb. 5 at the Beacon Credit Union Administration Building on Wabash Street. The meeting discussed changes to this year’s program, including a shortened walking schedule and craft bizarre. Over five team captains were in attendance including captains for Team Kroger and Wabash High School.

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NHS PICTURE AUCTION CORRECTION: The pictures at Northfield High School that will be up for silent auction at the last home boys basketball game are 3 feet by 5 feet, 4 feet by 6 feet, 5 feet by 7 feet not inches as indicated in last week’s column. These pictures would probably not be good for hanging in your home, but would be great for a garage, outbuilding, recreation room, etc. The pictures are in wooden frames and were previously displayed in the gymnasium at Northfield. If you have questions about the pictures or the silent auction, please contact Northfield Athletic Director Geoff Salmon or the Northfield office. URBANA BLOOD DRIVE thank you: Despite the bad weather, 33 people came to donate blood on Feb. 4 at the Urbana Community Building. The Urbana Yoke

URBANA HISTORY: This picture of the 1986 Sectional Volleyball team is one that will be in the silent auction on Feb. 17. Team members were (front row, from left): Monica Frehse, Felicia Haupert, Carla Yocum, Julie Lutz, Carrie Gillespie, Lori Trantum, Mindy Tyo, and Ann Strait. Tonya Hampton (back row, from left(, Assistant Coach Terri Wilburn, Bernadean Donaldson, Suzi Stolarz, Meg Squires, Kelli Hipsher, and Coach Suzanne Gray. Photo provided Parish Outreach Committee would like to thank the ladies of the church who supplied cookies and sandwiches, those who helped with registration, and the Urbana Lions Club for the use of the Community Building. The next Urbana Blood Drive will be June 3. IT IS TIME TO GET READY TO PLAY BALL! From 9 a.m. to noon Feb. 14, any boy or girl in Wabash County between the ages 5 to 12 who wants to play ball this summer can sign up at the Urbana Community Building. Urbana League Director John Eltzroth (260-774-8133) will have sign up forms and a

copy of the rules and rule changes for the upcoming season. There will be teams from Urbana, Roann, Lagro and Southwood. This year for the first time in many years the Urbana Lions Club, who owns and maintains the Urbana ball diamond, is sponsoring the Metro League program in Urbana. Grounds manager Ron Anderson has been helping John Eltzroth check the equipment in the newly organized equipment shed to see what is needed and will be making a list of items that need to be purchased. Coaches and coaching helpers are also needed. URBANA SCHOOL REUNION cards for

the June 6, 2015, reunion have been sent. If you or someone you know did not receive a “Save the Date” card, please let Mary Ann Mast know either by phone (260377-9475) or email at mamast1906@comcast.net. URBANA HIGH SCHOOL reunion addresses needed: Following is a list of people that the Reunion Committee needs addresses for. If you have any information about the following, please let either Wanda Frehse or Mary Ann Mast know. Information is needed on Martha (Keever) Snider - Class of 1936; Gary Goehler and Jean(Deal) Fanderlik Class of 1937.

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Charlotte (Tucker) Hudson - Class of 1940. Edna (Jackson) Yentes - Class of 1944. John Smith - Class of 1946. Floy Ann (Eads) Frey Class of 1949. Jack Randell - Class of 1956. Kenny Cooper - Class of 1947. Terry Lloyd and Larry Finnegan Class of 1960. Mary Pugh - Class of 1963. Ed Heckman - Class of 1964. David Baker, Joe Castro, Ed Lopez, Jim Miller, Alan Norris, Rex Tucker, Janet Skaggs, Judy Wilcox, Cheryl Urschel - Class of 1965. Rustee (Graff) Shoffner, Barbara Lewis, Dale Carpenter, Suzanne Cleveland, Judy Hodges, Roy Estes - Class of 1966. If you know someone in this list is deceased, please contact Mary Ann Mast (260-377-9475) or Wanda Frehse (7743509). SHARP CREEK DATES: Feb. 10-11 Science Fair judging. Feb. 12 - PTO meeting at Sharp Creek at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 16 - school is in session for make up day No.2. Feb. 17 - Fifth grade students to Honeywell Center for Percy Jackson program. Feb. 17 to Mar. 11 - ISTEP Practice Test Window open. Feb. 26 - Math Bowl competition at Northfield High School. URBANA YOKE PARISH free spaghetti dinner and auction has been rescheduled

for Feb. 22. The dinner will begin at 11 a.m. everything is provided - and will be followed by an auction of all homemade items beginning at 12:30. Among the items will be paintings, home baked food items including noodles and candy, picture frames, a plant stand, metal work sculptures, ceramics, knitted and crocheted items including doilies and afghans, and numerous other items. All proceeds will be going to the Carrothers family as they finish up their schooling and prepare to head to Malawi sometime late this summer to do mission work. Invite family and friends who might like an item made by many of the talented people in the Urbana Yoke Parish congregation. If you have any questions about the meal or the auction, please call Cindy Veverka at 5714115. THANK YOU OFFERED: Doris Mattern would like to thank everyone for the wonderful card show, gifts, flowers and the many greeting she received on Facebook to help her celebrate her 90th birthday. Reachng that milestone, she said, is a gift from God. PRAYER CONCERNS: Harold Metzger is in Room 804 at St. Joe

Rehabilitation Center in Fort Wayne. He would love to receive cards and/or notes. (700 Broadway, Fort Wayne, IN 46802). Please continue to remember Gene Miller (Autumn Ridge), Steve Gaston, Donna Russell, Jane Winebrenner, Jo Anne and Roscoe Weaver, Ardis Witkoske, Marguerite Baker, Sandy Haupert, Don McNabney, and Lillian Maurer. B R E A K FA S T BUNCH met at Pam’s Cafe on Feb. 4 with the following people present: Carol Layne, Alma Devore, Peggy and Chad Dilling, John and Darla Eads, Helen Dawes, Eileen Weck, and Marvin and Mary Ann Mast. BIRTHDAYS: Feb. 12 - Cody White, Jeanne Urschel, Christian Rosen. Feb. 14 - Johnny Myers, Sharon Stackhouse. Feb. 15 - Barb Sesco, McKenzie Thornsbury, Landon Veverka. Feb. 16 - Karen Miller, Kim Baer. Feb. 18 - Janet Sparks, Taylor Campbell. ANNIVERSARIES: Feb. 12 - Wayne and Karen Carpenter. Feb. 14 - Joshua and Andrea Haggerty. NEWS ITEMS and/or pictures may be sent to me at 1906 N 100 W, Wabash, IN 46992-7732 or emailed to me at mamast1906@comcast.net.

Community Building. They are selling bricks so you can recognize a family member or your family who severed. You may purchase a brick or donate money or both. To donate or to buy a brick and to where send your information or donation are in the veterans form. L A F O N TA I N E LIONS will host Listion Creek Gospel Boys and have a soup supper at 4-7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21. Menu: Chili, vegeteable, ham and beans, hot dog, chips, dessert and drink. This will be a free-will donation. Come and hear this local group and have some soup with the Lions. 4&BK is a Preschool group that meets at 9:30 a.m. he 3rd Friday of each month in the Childrens’s Room at Troyer memorial Library. It consists of a story, craft, and snack. Adutls are encourage to stay with the children. Next one is Feb. 20. ALDULT BOOK

CLUB will meet at 1 p.m. Feb. 11 at Troyer Memorial Library. There is no charge for the book or the fun time getting together. However if weather conditions cause a close of the schools then the library will be closed and no meeting will take place for the month. WE SEND OUR Condenlence to the family and friends of Jerry Kendall. TIM JONES of Jones Contracting is in the process of moving his business to the new location at the old Dew Drop Inn. They are remodeling the front for offices and sales area and will have much more storage in the back. The previous building will remain as a work area. The new configuration will allow him to even better serve their customers. HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY Courtney and Liz Whitehurst Jan 1, Carol Armstrong Jan.3, Helen Adkins Jan.11, Carol Stouffer Jan. 13, Chris Kuester Jan 19.

Peggy Stewart Jan. 24, Brian Miller and Brooke Law Jan. 28, These birthdays were sent to me and I missed getting them into the column. Mary Ruth Mendenhall Jan. 31 HAPPY BELATED A N N I V E R S A RY Gene and Peggy Stewart Jan. 17 HAPPY BIRTHDAY Carolyn Rigney Feb. 11, Sue Vogleman, Kathie Dawes Feb. 12, Valene Alexander Feb. 14 WORDS OF WISDOM “For us, faith, work, family, neighborhood, freedom, and peace are not just words; they’re expressions of what America means.” Ronald Reagan SEND YOUR NEWS and pictures to me by Thursday to etheleib@gmail.com, or 2258 E 1050 S LaFontaine, IN, 46940. These can be any club news, family, birthdays, anniversaries, births or parties. I am looking forward to receiving your news items.

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Northfield students place in ISSMA contest

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ficult level of judging (Group I) are accepted for the State auditions.

All performers are either a member of a Northfield choir directed by Mark

Nevil or the Northfield band under the direction of Todd Ward.

Holly Gilmore to wed Marc Bever ...continued from page 20 from Northfield High School in Wabash County. He attended Trine University and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering in 2002. In 2008 he completed

his Master of Science degree in Systems Engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School. Marc currently works as a Senior Systems Safety Engineer at Naval Surface Warfare

FFW Corporation and Crossroads Bank Appoint New Chairman of the Board By The Paper staff

FFW Corporation and Crossroads Bank have announced the appointment of Daniel H. Ford as Chairman of the Board. The previous chairman, J. Stanley Myers has served in the post since 2003 and has served as a Director since 1985. “I have been working for the past year and a half with the board on a succession plan and now seems like a good time to pass the leadership on to Dan,” said Myers, who will continue to serve as a Director through Sept. 30. Roger K. Cromer, President and Chief Executive Officer, said, “We are grateful for the leadership that Stan has provided as our chairman. I look forward to working closely with Dan to continue moving Crossroads Bank forward for many years to come.” After graduating from Purdue

University in 1983 with a degree in I n d u s t r i a l Management, Ford returned home to work in the family business, The Ford Meter Box Company. In 2002, Mr. Ford left his Senior Vice President position to pursue civic and family interests. Ford remains a director of The Ford Meter Box Company and is chair of the Ford Meter Box Foundation. In addition, Ford is a board member of the Wabash County YMCA, past president of the Honeywell Golf Course Agency Board and past president of the Wabash Rotary Club. Ford currently serves as president of The Charley Creek Foundation and is the tennis coach at Wabash High School. He has been a Director of the Crossroads Bank Board since 2005. Ford resides in Wabash with his wife, Tammy, and two daughters.

Club to meet By The Paper staff

The Senior Executive Club will meet at 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12, at Wellbrooke of Wabash.

The group meets monthly for food, entertainment and to learn about issues related to seniors. Those wishing to attend should RSVP to 260-274-0444.

Center, Crane Division in Crane. An April wedding is planned.

Members of the Northfield Treble Choir are (front row, from left) Ali King, Kelsy Rehard, Amira Siddiqui, Alina Reed, Lillian Myers, Anna Driscoll, Emily Miner, Kaitlyn Prater; Brianna Clemons (back row, from left), Brionna Lee, Priscilla Godinez, Masyn Zapata, Kennedy Chamberlain, Kaitlyn Hembree, Cheyenne Ruff. Photo provided

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Jones retires after 49 years of service to LaFontaine

... continued from the front page ic, town deputy, town marshal, volunteer firefighter and fire chief, utility superintendent, and snowplow operator. Although he contributed to his town for more than 40 years, he said it was completely unintentional. “It just kind of fell into places,” Jones said. “I started dating my wife when we were sophomores in high school and our goal was to graduate

high school, for me to get a job, and to raise a family. I had no real career goals; I had no college goals. We wanted to have a family.” Jones graduated from high school in 1966 when he began working for Charlie Synder at Synder Tire & Battery. He volunteered as deputy town marshal in 1974 until the town marshal at the time, Johnny Williams, asked Jones to become his full-

time replacement three years later. “Working for Synder at the garage, we were service oriented,” he said. “Our goal was to take care of the customer, fix the cars, and send them out the door happy. I got involved in the law enforcement aspect of the town and kind of carried that over in when I became the marshal where my duty, my responsibility was to help take care of peo-

ple.” LaFontaine town board member and Jones’ “mother’s other son,” Gary Henderson, said that since he had met Jones around the age of 12-years-old, he looked up to him as a role model. “Absolutely he was raised to be a server of both people and Christ,” Henderson said. “He was brought up in a Christian family. His mom was probably

one of the greatest servants that ever lived. “He has her heart. He takes after her.” However, the recognition is still unnecessary, said Jones. “My satisfaction came from knowing that I was a service to the people here and the community and I appreciate the opportunity that I had to do that. I just feel very fortunate that I had the opportunity to work and sustain my

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Denny Jones, LaFontaine utility superintendent, is retiring after 49 years of service to the town. However, although officially he’s retiring, Jones still plans to work part time for the town as a public works officer and continue on as a volunteer firefighter. Photo by Emma Rausch living and raise my first responder for family in the commu- LaFontaine for the majority of his life, nity I lived in.” Since his time as a caring for his commuLaFontaine town nity for events includdeputy, Jones has ing the blizzard of made a name for him- 1978. Now, after stepself as the “go-to guy.” ping down, he will be “People looked to working for the town me to get things as a part-time public done,” he said. “That works officer and conwas important to me, tinue on as a volunand I enjoyed that and teer firefighter. “That’s a hard thing the aspect of knowing that people relied on to accept,” Henderson you. Obviously, you added. “You put out so weren’t always suc- much every day and cessful in those then all of a sudden efforts, but at least we you have to realize, ‘I can’t do this any tired to get it done.” This year, he made more.’ And I could see the decision to step that in him and that down and finally hurt because I could feel it. That’s a tough enter retirement, but thing to accept at our he said he doesn’t age.” need recognition for Jones said that he providing for the doesn’t like to show town he loves. his emotions, but he “I appreciate that really wish he could people want to me to and would have done be recognized,” Jones more. said. “When I did “There are retire, they had a little moments when I cake and coffee deal at looked back and said, the town hall one ‘Glad I was there.’ night, but was it nec- Parts of the job are essary? No.” like any other job, Although the time being as broad as it is. has come for Jones to Parts of it were a finally retire, the pain, and perhaps I choice wasn’t made didn’t do service without reason or, where I should have. even, entirely willing- But there are things ly. that I’m proud of.” “As I’ve gotten older Henderson said, and perhaps, I haven’t “Denny is not a good been able to do what I man. He’s a wonderful once did, and that man. I wouldn’t even bothers me,” Jones put him in to that, said. Tears welled in because he’s been at his eyes as he spoke. my side no matter “I still love the what. town.” “I would die for Jones has been a him.”

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One of Denny Jones’s many jobs including snowplowing LaFontaine roads after a snowfall. Jones said that he loves his town and wishes he would have done and still could do more for it instead of retiring.

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U P C O M I N G EVENTS AT SALAMONIE: Second Saturdays at Salamonie will present its 9th annual

“Eagle Watch” 3-8 p.m. Feb. 14-15. Meet at the Salamonie Interpretive Center where there will be a short program to learn about eagles. After the program there will be a caravan to some wellknow eagle spots. All areas planned to visit have had many eagles in years past. There is a small amount of walking involved. Please dress for the weather and it is suggested to bring camera and binoculars. There will be hot drink and snacks available for donation. To register, please call Upper Wabash Interpretive Services at 260-4682127. Salamonie’s Preschool Program “Chipmunk and Squirrels” will take place Wednesday, Feb. 18. Find out about different types of squirrels, their habitats, and eating habits. Make a squirrel craft and hike to look for a squirrel house! There will be two sessions: 10— 11:30 a.m., or 12:30—2 p.m. These programs are designed to preschool ages 2—5 and their adults. Please pre-register by calling 260-468-2127. F E B R UA RY BIRTHDAY wishes go to: Feb. 9: Thelma Sanchez, Feb. 12: Bill Miller, Feb. 20: Josh Gidley, Feb. 21: Andrew Frieden, Feb. 28: Dylan Ivy. Happy Birthday to all!! H A P P Y ANNIVERSARY IN FEBRUARY TO: Mr. and Mrs. Scott Hendry on Feb. 13, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Good on Feb. 25.! LAGRO AREA BASEBALL SIGNUPS will take place from 9 a.m. to noon Feb. 14. at the Lagro C o m m u n i t y Building. THE LAGRO TOWN HALL recently changed

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over to claim Wy-nusa as his bride, but he was not the one she loved. Distraught, she plunged to her own death, and is believed to be with her true love in the happy hunting grounds. ST. PATRICK’S CHURH has new dates for Mass: In Febrary there will be no Mass at the church. Mass will begin at 12:30 p.m. Sunday March 1. Then on March 17th St. Patrick’s Day there will be a special Mass at 4 p.m. with a program.

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Local fourth graders compose songs for FAME Festival By Emma Rausch emma@thepaperofwabash.com Local fourth graders composed a concert piece for the 2015 Foundation for Art and Music in Education (FAME) Festival, announced Director Judy Ward. On Jan. 16, Jan. 24, and Feb. 6, Indiana Wesleyan University Professor of Music Composition Dr. Todd Syswerda met with 19 Wabash and North Manchester fourth graders at O. J. N e i g h b o u r s Elementary School for “composium” or composition sessions. “I love the education process and seeing their work turn into something.” Syswerda said. “Really my hopes for this class, I just wanted to get the kids thinking about music at a different level and I think they did.” After the third session, Syswerda collected the students’ final compositions

and plans to score the complete project composition to be performed by the Indiana Wesleyan University’s Wind Ensemble at the FAME Festival on April 18. Asked by their schools’ musical educators, the composition class consisted of students who said they loved music or, for some, were musically knowledgeable. For example, Alecia Sweet, 9, Southwood Elementary, and Makeena Younce, 10, S o u t h w o o d Elementary, said that they both got involved with the composing class because of their love for music. “I got involved because I like to sing and, at our church, me and my cousin like to compose,” said Sweet. “I think music is part of my life because I love to sing, I sing every day, and I write my own music at my house,” Younce

added. “We learned a lot in the class. We learned how to use the glockenspiel.” While some of the fourth graders learned the key elements of composing, notating, and performing their own songs on glockenspiels, not all of the students learned something new. Lyndzy Silvers, 10, S o u t h w o o d

Elementary, and Morgan Butcher, 10, O. J. Neighbours Elementary, came to the class already knowing most of what was taught. “I didn’t learn much because I take piano lessons,” said Butcher. “Yeah me too,” Silvers added. “The class was like the basic newbie stuff.” Syswerda said that

if had to do the sessions over again, he’d most likely make the class more musically clinical. “As Ms. Ward said, there’s so many different backgrounds with their school and different educations are” he said. “I had a couple who had notes on the page and exactly what they wanted, and a couple who wrote things in

An O. J. Neighbours Elementary School student notates his composition piece at the final composition session on Feb. 6. At the sessions, students learned key elements of composition including improving melodies and arranging music. Photos by Emma Rausch

the wrong direction. There was a wide variety of that. “I really just wanted to capture their musical thoughts and then, for them to see,

in a sense, that their thoughts can turn into something. The whole idea of the creative arts lives if you do something with it.”

Coles Hughes, 11, O. J. Neighbours Elementary School, plays the glockenspiel as he reads over the composition piece he wrote. Hughes is one of 19 local Wabash and North Manchester fourth graders to participate in the FAME Festival project composition.

Area Scouts celebrate 75th Lincoln Pilgrimage About 200 Scouts, leaders and parents from around Central Indiana gathered Sunday in Wabash for the 75th annual Lincoln Pilgrimage. Activities took place in the Honeywell Center’s Legacy Hall, and culminated with a march from the Center to the Wabash County Courthouse, where a wreath-laying ceremony took place at the Abraham Lincoln statue.

The Scouts, led by Abraham Lincoln, march en masse from the Honeywell Center to the Lincoln Statue on the Wabash County Courthouse. As part of the activities at the Honeywell Center were leather working. Two Cub Scouts work on a project at the leather-working booth.

To mark the 75th anniversary of the Lincoln Pilgrimage, all Scouts and Scout leaders posed for a group photo on the stage of Legacy Hall. Photos by Joseph Slacian

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First Farmers Financial Corp. Announces 2014 Financial Results By The Paper staff

CONVERSE — First Farmers Financial Corp., parent company

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That is compared to $3.8 million, or $1.07 per share, for the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2013. The company’s net income for the year ended Dec. 31, 2014 increased 2.6 percent to a record $16.2 million, or $4.55 per share, from $15.8 million, or $4.44 per share for 2013. Total assets at Dec. 31, 2014, were $1.34 billion compared to $1.23 billion at Dec. 31, 2013, an increase of $110.1 million, or 9.0 percent. Net portfolio loans increased $47.7 million, or 5.2 percent, to $959.0 million during

2014 while total deposits increased $89.6 million, or 8.9 percent, to $1.1 billion during 2014. During November 2014, First Farmers successfully completed the previously announced acquisition of certain

deposits, loans and facilities associated with nine Indiana branches of BMO Harris Bank, N.A. First Farmers also announced during October 2014 that it had agreed to acquire three commonly owned

banks in Illinois with total assets of approximately $165 million. As a result of that transaction, the Bank will establish a presence in Chrisman, Danville, Oakwood and Hoopeston, Ill., expanding on its current

Illinois branch network in Coles and E d g a r counties. Subject to regulatory approvals, the transaction is expected to close by April. First Farmers has a branch in Wabash.

Quarter paddle auction held for Jonathan Fawley benefit By Emma Rausch emma@thepaperofwabashcounty

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Funds for Fawley Quarter Paddle Auction will take place at the REMC Building in Wabash on Feb. 28. The raised funding will go to the Fawley family to help pay Jonathan Fawley’s cancer treatment expenses. The Fawley family includes (from left) Jared, Kayle, and Jonathan.

On Feb. 28, the Funds for Fawley Quarter Paddle Auction will take place at the Heartland REMC Community Room to raise money for Northfield senior Jonathan Fawley, 17, who was diagnosed with leukemia in December.

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The auction, much like a vendor fair, will host several direct sales consultants, which will share products and opportunities with interested auction attendees. Featured raffle items will be categorized based on their retail value ranging from nothing to $100. Depending on the retail value category, a “bid” will be one to four quarters. Attendees must purchase a numbered raffle paddle to be able to participate. The bid schedule will be as follows: an item with retail value of $0$24.99 will require a one quarter bid; item with a retail value of $25-$49.99 will require a two quarter bid; an item with a retail value $50-74.99 will require a three quarter bid, and an item with a retailed value of $75-$100 will require a four quarter bid. Danielle Castle, Wabash, will sponsor the auction. She said her goal is to help children when they need it and hopes to raise at least $3,000 for Fawley’s benefit. “I was heart broken when I heard about Jonathan’s condition,” she said. “I’m a mother of two and I know I wouldn’t be able to handle it myself, and so I look up to Kayla (Fawley’s mother). She’s a strong willed, caring woman. … So when I heard the news, I jumped on board (with the auction).” Heartland REMC is located at 350 Wedcor Ave. in Wabash. Doors open at noon and the auction will start at 2 p.m. Paddles will be $5 at the door. Castle recommends bringing at least four rolls of quarters for bidding.

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5 Heartland Criminal Justice students advance to state By The Paper staff ANGOLA — Twenty-one area Criminal Justice students from various career centers and high schools converged on Trine University on Jan. 31 to compete in the Regional SkillsUSA Criminal Justice Competition. Heartland Career Center took five students to compete and all five will advance to State on April 1011. “Our students did an excellent job preparing and performing during all phases of their competitions,” Heartland Criminal Justice Instructor Leroy Striker said. “Two of our students competed individually in the criminal justice event and our three-man CSI Team also did an outstanding job to advance.”

Lucas Courtney and Mackenzie Warford compete in a portion of the SkillsUSA Criminal Justice competition at Trine University. Photo provided The SkillsUSA Criminal Justice competition included a multiple-choice examination, an oral interview, a skills demonstration that included lifting two latent fingerprints, a practical exercise where students responded to a police

call for service, and wrote a case report on the criminal case they investigated. Both Lucas Courtney of North Miami High School and Mackenzie Warford of Northfield High School competed in this event and will advance to state.

Members of the Heartland Career Center Criminal Justice team show off the awards they received at a contest at Trine University on Jan. 31. Pictured are (from left) Trine University Dean Craig Laker, Mackenzie Warford, Heath Sesco, Lucas Courtney, Johnathan Shaw, Cody Jones, and Instructor Leroy Striker. Photo provided Crime Scene Heath Sesco, both of Investigation (CSI) Southwood High teams of three stu- School, and Cody dents responded to a Jones of Huntington mock crime and were North successfully required to investi- investigated and gate the scene. After solved the crime and identifying, docu- will advance as a menting, and collect- team at state. ing potential eviTrine University dence, students acted Criminal Justice as CSI investigators Associate Professor, to solve the crime. and Dean of Jannen The team established School of Arts and Members of the Heartland Career Center Crime responsibilities dur- Sciences, Craig Laker Scene Investigation (CSI) team participate in a ing the investigation facilitated the compe- portion of the SkillsUSA Criminal Justice comand their final case titions. His students petion. Heartland students competing are report was evaluated. served as actors and Johnathan Shaw, Heath Sesco and Cody Jones. Photo provided Johnathan Shaw and evaluators.

Ivy Tech to host College Goal Sunday By The Paper staff

LOGANSPORT — Financial aid professionals will be volunteering at Ivy Tech Community College’s campus here to help college-bound students and their families open the door to financial aid during College Goal Sunday, set for 2 p.m. Feb. 22. The free program assists Indiana students in filing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The FAFSA form is required for students to be consid-

ered for federal and state grants, scholarships and student loans at most colleges, universities and vocational/technical schools nationwide. The FAFSA must be filed by March 10 to be eligible for Indiana financial aid. Students should attend College Goal Sunday with their parent(s) or guardian(s), and parents’ should bring completed 2014 IRS 1040 tax returns, W-2 Forms and other 2014 income and benefits information. Students who worked last year

should bring their income information as well. Students 24 years of age or older may attend alone and bring their own completed 2014 IRS 1040 tax return, W-2 Form or other 2014 income and benefits information. Students and parents are encouraged to apply for their U.S. Department of Education Personal Identification Numbers (PINs) at w w w. p i n . e d . g o v before coming to the event. Volunteers will walk through the online form line-by-

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Extension Homemakers have January meeting Article provided Wabash County E x t e n s i o n Homemaker’s Council met at the Farm Bureau Insurance Office Building on Jan. 28. Roll call response was “A goal or hope for our organization ” and was answered by representatives from Happy Homemakers, K o u n t r y Kaleidoscope, Liberty Bells, R i c h v a l l e y, Riverside, and council members Ruth Dyson, Bonita Kirtlan, Mary Ruth Mendenhall, Jane Long, Connie Cook, Ellie Draper, Cindy Beard, and Teresa Witkoske. The secretary’s report from the

November council meeting was reviewed. Jane Long presented the treasurer’s report. Ellie Draper, Education Leader talked about “ F e e l i n g Overwhelmed” and had some tips for coping that included taking a deep breath and counting to ten before doing anything else, the importance of diet and exercise, and the benefits of prayer and meditation. Connie Cook, V o l u n t e e r Community Support chair, passed the sign up sheet for cookies for the Red Cross blood drive. Liberty Bells on Feb. 17, Richvalley on March 17, Kountry

Kaleidoscope on April 21, Happy Homemakers on May 14, and Riverside will supply cookies on June 16. Ruth Dyson gave her a list of names of Wabash county persons serving in the military. Current addresses are needed for any Wabash county person serving in the military so that thank you cards and notes can be sent to them in appreciation for their service to our country. Jane Long showed an afghan that she is making to give to the organ donor program. She has a pattern if anyone wants to make one. K o u n t r y Kaleidoscope made the decorated box for The Cancer

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Employment APPLICATIONS ARE BEING ACCEPTED for 2nd shift positions both PT and FT, must have valid Indiana DL, NO TELEPHONE CALLS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Apply at: 732 Falls Ave. from 2pm-4pm.

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Primary Elections in store for three of four local communities By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com Voters in Wabash, North Manchester and LaFontaine will participate in a Primary Election on May 5. With the filing deadline passed at noon Feb. 6, three races shaped up in Wabash, while one will take place in North Manchester and one will take place in LaFontaine. Republican voters in the City of Wabash’s first and fifth City Council Districts will choose candidates in the Primary. Meanwhile, Democrat voters will choose a mayoral candidates. Council member Margaret “Boo” Salb and Wabash Fire Chief Bob Mullett are seeking the Democrat nomination for mayor. The winner will meet Council member Scott Long, a

Republican, in the November General Election. Meanwhile, Republicans Doug Konkle and Mitch Figert are seeking the First District post now held by Konkle. Konkle was appointed to the post following the 2011 election after Dr. John Gilpin moved from the district. Figert was among those seeking the seat at that time. In the Fifth District, Republicans Matt Stone and Doug Adams are seeking the nomination. In North Manchester, Toby Tobias and incumbent Diane Haupert are seeking the Republican nomination for town council in the Fifth District. That is the lone contested race in May. LaFontaine sees seven Republicans – Jay Gillespie, Tyler Guenin, Jeremy Waite, Janet RobbinsPattee, Kinnie

Sollars, Walter “Bob” Couch and Lori Brane – vying for three seats on the town council. This is the first time that LaFontaine and Lagro elections will be overseen by the County Election Board. Because there are no contested races in Lagro, a primary will not take place there. Likewise, parties with vacancies on the ballot have until June 30 to fill the positions for the November General Election, Deputy Clerk Teresa Erhet said. If that deadline passes and there are no contested races in North Manchester, Lagro or LaFontaine, a November election will not be necessary. Roann still operates under a town convention format. Candidates there have until noon, Aug. 3, to file their candidacy paperwork.