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Vol. 39, No. 31
PO Box 603, Wabash, IN 46992 (260) 563-8326
of Wabash County Inc.
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October 12, 2016
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2nd District candidates to debate in Wabash
Bass & Bucks to host Cross Country Walk By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com Like many pulpits, Sheila Butcher’s is made of wood. Unlike others, though, her pulpit is made of 200 acres of wood, along with a few creeks, a river, a waterfall, a small canyon and a three-acre island. Butcher, who owns Bass & Bucks with her husband, Glenn, is opening the complex on Saturday afternoon and evening for the first-ever Cross County Walk. “I call it Cross Country Walk because I have a cross in the center of our property, we’ve got country music, we’re out here in the country and I want to pray for this country,” she said sitting in an ATV preparing for a tour of the facility. On Saturday, Oct. 15, the public is invited to come to Bass & Bucks beginning at 3 p.m., for a patriotic and religious ceremony. Visitors can walk through the woods from 3-6 p.m. WKUZ will provide country music, and visitors are invited to bring hot dogs and marshmallows to roast on bonfires, as well as beverages and lawn chairs. Following the ceremony, those attending will be invited to walk along the luminary-lighted property to the cross where they can pray for all to hear, or privately between themselves and their God. The plans have been in the works since late summer, when controversy began to swirl about NFL players who refused to stand for the national anthem. “So I want to stand up for our flag and kneel at the cross,” she said. “If we’re going to kneel, let’s kneel at the cross.” There are many conflicts in the nation and world today. The best way to help solve the problems, Butcher believes, is to pray. (continued on page 3)
By Emma Rausch and Joseph Slacian news@thepaperofwabash.com
A debate between the two major party candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives’ 2nd District seat is planned in Wabash County on Tuesday, Nov. 1. However, the debate between Republican incumbent Jackie Walorski and Democrat challenger Lynn Coleman will not be open to the public or the outside media. Rather, it will be from the studios of WKUZ (95.9 FM) radio. Wabash County Council member and former Indiana House of Representative Bill Ruppel will moderate the event. He said the candidates requested it not be open to the public or media. Coleman’s campaign manager Tim Wagner told The Paper of Wabash County that his candidate agreed to the closed debate because “that was the only option given to us.” “It is something our opponent agreed to,” he contin(continued on page 4)
C3 to host MSD candidates By The Paper staff
Sheila Butcher pauses for a moment of reflection at a cross in the center of the Bass & Bucks complex. Photo by Joseph Slacian
Citizens Committed to the Constitution (C3) of Wabash County will host a Candidates’ Forum for MSD school board candidates on Monday, Oct. 17, at 7 p.m. at the Honeywell Gym. All seven candidates will be participating and the forum will be moderated by Jarrod McKee, Vice President of the Investment Center of Crossroads Bank and a Wabash County native.
14th annual Chili Cook-off is Saturday By Joseph Slacian Jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com For a few hours Saturday afternoon, Oct. 15, the Paradise Spring Historic Park will become the second largest town in Wabash County. That’s because thousands of people are expected to visit the park for the 14th annual Wabash Cannonball Chili for Charity Chili Cook-off. Between 85 and 90 teams will begin preparing their chili at 8 a.m., with serv-
Related story, Page 21 ing to begin at noon. Admission is $5, and receive tickets to present have made, in the tasters’ best chili at the cook-off. Others will participate
visitors will to those who opinions, the in the Chili
Appreciation Society International (CASI) contest, which features chili prepared with no beans or other fillers. Chili Committee chair Todd Titus said there will be no noticeable chances to the event. “We’re sticking with the same game plan that we’ve always done,” he told The Paper of Wabash County. “It’s a chili cook-off competition. That’s what it’s always been.” There were 85 teams participating last year.
“The applications were a little slow coming in, so we kind of thought maybe the weather (was a factor),” Titus said. “It’s been so unseasonably warm that people probably weren’t thinking too much about chili. “At this point in time, we’re pretty happy with what we’ve got.” Teams will be located around the walking track in the park, as well as across the area of the park immediately south of the Norfolk Southern railroad track. (continued on page 3)