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Cleanup coming City preparing for work at former GDX site

By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com Work on cleaning up the eyesore that was once the GDX Automotive plant at 1 General St. could begin sometime in 2019.

The city is currently in negotiations with a Louisville, Ky., developer – Luckett & Farley Development Services — to clean up. Once done, the site could become home to a new housing addition. Mayor Scott Long, during budget hearings on Tuesday, Aug. 7, told the City Council that he increased funds in the city’s Rainy Day and

CEDIT Brownfield funds for possible use at the site.

“There is a developer that I’ve been working with on the GenCorp site,” Long told the Council. “To start the brownfield process, and the development plan process, we need to put some monies aside. We’ve got a healthy balance in Rainy Day. We’ve got a healthy balance in CEDIT. Any more we can take from the Redevelopment Commission.”

Long later told The Paper of Wabash County he has been working with the firm for about 18 months.

“They have visited the City of

The former entrance to the GDX employee parking lot and plant is now overgrown with vegetation and stands behind a locked gate. Photo by Joseph Slacian Wabash and the GDX site twice in the last eight months,” he added.

In October 2007, GDX officials announced they were closing

the plant near the end of November 2007, leaving more than 600 people without work.

One General Street LLC eventually purchased the site, razing it

in August 2010. One General Street LLC is still the deeded owner of the property.

“It’s not going to be cheap, (continued on page 5)

Busy weekend expected in City of Wabash

By Josh Sigler jsigler@thepaperofwabash.com A busy weekend is on tap for the City

of Wabash.

The 21st annual Wabash Garden Fest is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 18 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Paradise Spring

Historical Park.

Meanwhile, the 19th annual Dave Kunkel Cruise-in is planned for Friday and Saturday, Aug. 17-18, at the

Honeywell Center and Wabash Elks Lodge parking lot.

Add to that the 5th Annual Takin’ It to (continued on page 6)

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Details emerge for 2019 city budget

By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com Most City of Wabash employees will receive a 2 percent pay increase under a budget that was reviewed Tuesday, Aug. 9, by the Wabash City

Council.

City Hall’s receptionist is scheduled to receive more than 2 percent, Mayor Scott Long told the Council, largely because she has taken on additional responsibilities, including overseeing the city’s Human

Resource items.

“She’s handling all our personnel issues right now,” Long told the Council. “She’s doing a great job.”

C l e rk - T re a s u re r Wendy Frazier added, “She wears lots of hats. She fills in for everybody.”

During the meet-

ing, the city’s department heads came in to answer various questions from Council members about the budget they proposed.

B u i l d i n g Commissioner John Stephens explained to the Council about a $15,000 increase for new software the department plans to purchase next year.

“The software is a database software that allows us to bring all the parcels in to a database,” he said, noting that would have to be done through the county’s GIS system.

“If people call in and have a complaint … we can log every complaint. We can pull up the map and see where it is on the map. We can make a note and go out and check, we make a report so that everything is logged.”

Eventually, he said, the software can be used by the Wabash Police and Wabash Fire departments.

“I’ve called a lot of neighboring cities,” he said. “If we have to start out with building and code enforcement, and we want to go on the other departments we can. We’ve talked to the police chief, the fire chief, and everyone is interested in getting on the system.”

The report can be filled out while on site, and photos can be placed directly in the system. Now, the department must come back to the

office, print off forms and fill them out, creating a new file for each case.

“There’s a lot of capabilities for this type of software,” Long said.

One area that wasn’t increase was the department’s demolition budget.

It remained at $60,000.

Stephens told the Council that he has about 57 percent of his 2018 budget in that line item remaining. But, he noted, he’s got several things coming up before the end of the year.

“People want to keep their houses, they want to improve them and make them worth more,” he said. “But sometimes the end result is we end up tearing them down anyway.”

In addition, at least one owner razed the property themselves, another is looking to sell their property while still another is attempting to refurbish the property.

The Wabash Street Department is looking to add a new worker in 2019, the Council learned.

The department, this year, hired an employee who has experience with replacing such things as catch basins and drain pipes.

“We feel that the amount of money that can save us by contracting out … we can afford to hire another laborer,” Long told the Council.

The city’s Sewer Department is looking to add two seasonal employees next summer, according to the budget submitted to Council.

“We’re predicting four months of work for a couple of high school kids to hopefully help us get routine maintenance on streams and ditches, where trees get knocked down,” Long said. “They’d do some maintenance and clean those out so it’s not obstructing the flow of water.

“It’s better that we hire some kids in for summer help rather than take a laborer out there to do it.”

The budget also includes wages for an additional fulltime worker in the department, if needed. Doing so will prevent the Council from having to make a special appropriation to provide the funds to pay the employee.

“Things are running smooth and lean in that department,” Long said.

“It’s the leanest it’s been in some time.”

Wa s t e w a t e r Superintendent Bob Gray agreed, saying, “It’s lean.”

There are now five workers at the wastewater treatment facility, down from when there once was 14 people on staff there.

“We were running three shifts, seven days a week,” Gray said.

Today, Long noted, things are more computerized and can be monitored online.

The WFD has funding for a new ambulance included in its budget for 2019.

The department also has an increase in training costs because there are three new paramedics who must undergo training.

In all, the budget totals $20.5 million, up slightly more than $1.1 million from this year’s $19.4 million budget. The General Fund, which is by far the largest of the funds in the budget, along with the Motor Vehicle Highway, Park and Airport funds are paid through taxes.

The Ambulance and Sewer funds are paid via user fees.

Tuesday’s hearing was the first in a multi-step process the budget must go through. A notice to taxpayers must be published on the Gateway system on Aug. 17.

A public hearing and first reading on the budget will take place Aug. 27 at the Wabash City Council meeting.

Second reading on the budget, as well as first reading on the city’s salary ordinance will take place at the Council’s Sept. 10 meeting, with final adoption of the salary ordinance slated for Sept. 24.

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WCS moves board meetings to City Hall

Wabash City Schools had its regularly scheduled board meeting Monday, Aug. 6, at City Hall as it awaits the final touches before moving into a new downtown location.

In fact, the move will be permanent.

All of Wabash City School’s future board meetings will be held in the City Council chambers.

“For the foreseeable future I think we’re going to hold our meetings here,” Superintendent Jason Callahan said. “Just for the natural space.

It’s very exciting.

There’s a lot of synergy downtown. A lot of our educational and community partners are downtown. We’ve noticed people already just walking by from downtown to the Honeywell Center and back again. We were there for a Farmer’s Market, and people were coming in and seeing us, so I think it’s just going to increase our communication with the public, and our accessibility. We’re very excited to be closer to Honeywell, The Eagles, INGUARD, The Access Youth Center – just all those key partners.”

The corporation was scheduled to close on the downtown property Friday, Aug. 10, and anticipates being moved in within a day or two.

It may take more time than that though due to the fact that some minor remodeling needs to be done on the former First Merchants Bank location downtown.

“It’s going to happen in the next two weeks, but the hope is on Friday when we close we’ll be moved in,” Callahan said.

“We’re boxed up. I think we have some summer custodial help with some graduating seniors last year that go off to college this weekend. We want to maximize their time. I see it happening in two days.”

The former home of City Schools’ central offices, the L.H. Carpenter Center, will undergo a small remodel as well to add what Callahan referred to a “gym-acafé-torium.”

It’s a space where children can play when the weather outside is bad, and a place to also eat lunch. It’ll go along with the classroom space already designated at the facility.

L.H. Carpenter will house many of the corporation’s early learning classes.

“When L.H. Carpenter was originally an elementary school, it was a gym space,” Callahan said.

Some additional offices will need to be added to the downtown facility, but everything else is pretty much set up for the corporation to move right in. The bank teller space has already been removed.

The board also Monday: — Accepted a donation of $80 from Kappa Kappa Kappa to the Needy Children’s Fund.

— Unveiled a pamphlet which was mailed to City Schools’ residents, celebrating the corporation’s latest achievements, including the fact that Wabash High School Students earned a

total of 1,529 college credits during the 2017-18 school year.

— Approved the Wabash High School course fees for the 2018-19 school year.

— Approved the Wabash Middle School course fees for the 2018-19 school year.

— Accepted the resignation of Abby Houlihan from the sixth grade teacher aide position effective July 16, 2018.

— Accepted the resignation of Amy Degitz from the seventh grade social studies position effective July 13, 2018.

— Accepted the resignation of William Woodruff from the Wabash City Schools director of bands position effective July 13, 2018.

— Approved Courtney Backer for the sixth grade language arts position beginning the 2018-19 school year at a starting salary of $35,000.

— Approved Astrid Schockley for the seventh grade social studies position beginning the 2018-19 school year at a starting salary of $35,000, pending the receipt of

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— Approved Kim Hodson to work for WMS as an adjunct teacher at a rate of $2,000 per class (four) each semester (two) for the 2018-19 school year, pending receipt of a background check.

— Approved Kristin Kirk for the sixth grade P.E. position at a rate of $13 per hour with no more than a 40 hour work week.

— Approved the transfer of Kaitlin Whinery from eighth grade teacher aide/WMS specials teacher to the WHS/WMS Director of Bands position with a starting salary of $35,000 beginning the 2018-19 school year.

— Approved Lisa Brewer for a paraprofessional position at O.J. Neighbours beginning the 2018-19 school year.

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2 MSD principals to take part in IPLI

By Josh Sigler jsigler@thepaperofwabash.com A pair of principals from the Metropolitan School District of Wabash County are slated to take part in the prestigious Indiana Principal Leadership Institute at Indiana State University’s Bayh College of Education.

Phil Boone of S o u t h w o o d Elementary and Andrew McDaniel of Southwood JuniorSenior High schools have been chosen to take part in the sixth cohort of the IPLI, which began in July.

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McDaniel heard of the program through A s s i s t a n t Superintendent Tim Drake, who took part in the Indiana Principal Leadership Institute when he was a principal at Southwood during the 2012-13 school year.

“He had talked about some of the activities that he had gone through with that, the trainings he had received, and the professional development,” McDaniel said. “I was always envious of that and wanted to start that process for myself.”

Superintendent Mike Keaffaber approached McDaniel to encourage McDaniel to apply, an along with Boone, will now undergo the training associated with the IPLI. The institute will increase a principal’s

capacity to address the current needs of his or her school, such as effective instruction, student performance, community involvement and shaping a strong school culture, the IPLI stated in the press release.

Boone and McDaniel are among the 49 principals chosen to participate in this cohort, which includes several trainings and meetings with 11 trained mentors. The IPLI stated that the mentors are experienced Indiana School leaders, and will play a key role in guiding smaller regionalfocused cohorts in their areas of the

state.

Boone got into the game a little late, finding out about the training via the IPLI’s w e b s i t e , indianapli.org.

The IPLI had a participant drop out, and Boone was then able to join McDaniel as two of the 49 principals chosen for the sixth cohort of the program.

“Any time I can get an opportunity to grow professionally, I’m going to do it,” Boone said. “As the lead learner of a building, I want students and teachers to know that I’m passionate about learning and growing myself.”

The IPLI is a two-

year process. Boone and McDaniel attended workshops at Indiana State in July to get the training started.

“Our cohort, within that, we have a smaller regional cohort that includes five or six of us,” Boone said.

“Throughout the school year, I’ll meet almost monthly with my regional cohort.

And then two or three times a year, the big group gets together in various places.”

Year 1 of the program presents an opportunity to examine individual growth for the principals as leaders and educators.

Action research projects are also part of the training.

“I’m looking forward to learning more about that,” Boone said. “This will be an opportunity to

look at my own growth as a leader an as educator, doing different things to increase my leadership capacity in hopes of benefitting those around me.”

Year 2 of the program involves taking what the principals have learned in Year 1 and look school-wide on ways to improve.

“Instead of personal professional goals, we’ll look at things that are geared towards benefitting the whole school,” Boone said.

“Mr. McDaniel will also be a participant in my cohort, so it will be good to get to know him better, as well as other principals that have been in it for longer than I have. It’s always good to be around peers so you can learn from each other and be encouraged.”

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— Approved Beth Phillipy for the special education position at O.J. Neighbours with a salary of $40.463 and a tutoring stipend of $2,000 beginning the 2018-19 school year.

— Accepted the resignation of Katy McClure as physical

education teacher and class sponsor at Wabash High School following the conclusion of the 2017-18 school year.

— Accepted the resignation of Amy McGouldrick as a paraprofessional at Wabash High School following the conclusion of the 2017-18

school year.

— Approved the transfer of Adam Handley from teaching Project Lead The Way Engineering to teaching physical education and health at Wabash High School beginning the 2018-19 school year.

— Approved Diana Working as a parapro-

fessional at Wabash High School beginning the 2018-19 school year.

— Accepted the resignation of Manilyn Parman from the Wabash City Schools Cafeteria, effective July 20, 2018.

— Approved the recommendation to raise the cost of elementary teacher lunch from $3.00 to $3.25 for the 2018-19 school year, as requested by the IDOE. — Approved the resignation as Josh Blossom as head coach for WHS/WMS swimming.

— Approved the resignation of Alex Honeycutt as assistant coach for WHS/WMS swimming.

— Approved the hire of Tyler McQuiston as head coach for swimming for the 2018-19 school year.

— Approved Alex Honeycutt as a volunteer coach for swimming for the 2018-19 school year.

— Approved Hernan Rodriguez as a boys soccer volunteer for the 2018-19 school year.

— Approved the recommendation to pay a $2,000 hiring stipend to O.J. Neighbours special education teacher Brody Cook.

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Cleanup coming Potentially, you can make some money on that if you sell it off site.�

Long, in response to a question from Dillon, said it was the developers that created the 30-month timeline. “I didn’t pull that out of the air,� the mayor said. “They told me when they could do it.�

He noted that they have a good reputation in such projects. “These guys are experts on that, and they’ve got lawyers that are experts in going after insurance� from prior owners, he added.

But before any work can be done, there are several local hurdles the project must clear, including approval by the Wabash Board of Public Works and Safety and the City Council.

Long told The Paper he plans to present the plan to the Board of Works at

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its Aug. 16 meeting, then to the City Council at its Aug. 27 meeting. “Members of the development team from (Luckett & Farley) will be in attendance on the 27th to answer any questions from the City Council as it stands now,� he added.

The Plan Commission also will be involved down the road, as the site will have to be rezoned. It is now zoned heavy industrial, Long said.

To create a housing addition, it will have to be rezoned for residential housing.

There also are some unknowns on the matter, the mayor informed the Council. “It’s unknown about the pile of rubble where they knocked the building down,� he said. “It has to be tested for lead-based paint.

That determines where you have to

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take that, which landfill you take it to. If there’s lead-based paint, it could cause disposal costs to go up. Is there asbestos mixed in? We don’t know. It’s unknown. “A lot of legwork has got to be done.�

In November 2010, Indiana Department of Environmental Management officials announced that traces of t r i c h l o r o e t hy l e n e were found in testing spots near the building. IDEM officials began pursuing five former owners of the site – Continental Auto, Hennings Automotive, 1 General Street LLC, GenCorp Inc., and Cerberus Capital Management – to help clean up the site.

In addition, the city levied fines of more than $900,000 against One General Street officials for violating various city ordinances and regulations. “There has been no

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payment of taxes, liens or the judgement by the city at this point,� Long told The Paper. “As far as I can tell from the tax records on the website, the judgement has not grown. The only increase I can see is unpaid taxes and additional mowing liens filed by the City of Wabash.�

The mayor said it’s his understanding that Aerojet Rocketdyne – formerly GenCorp Automotive – is taking responsibility for the cleanup of the underground contamination on the site. “The firm we are working with will seek insurance policies of the previous deeded owners to recover monies to pay for the clean-up of the site,� he said. “What I am asking of the Council is to put money into the budget as I discussed at the meeting to contract with the devel-

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opers to complete the initial remediation work and come up with a development plan to reuse the site for its highest and best use. “This property has

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Council members agreed, with Councilman Bryan Dillon noting, “that’s just one of the questions that keep popping up, what’s going on with the GenCorp site?�

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Busy weekend expected in City of Wabash ...continued from the front page The Streets Sidewalk Sales also are planned in downtown Wabash on Friday and Saturday.

The Garden Fest is a fun-filled day for gardening enthusiasts, with booths filled with herbs, garden décor, crafts, free classes, informa-

tive programs, delicious eats and more.

The festival is centered around herbs and plants, and offers programs related to gardening, recycling and reusing and organic living.

Also featured at the festival will be

items such as gardening, landscaping, lawn care, yard art, backyard living, crafting and related organic gardening, farming, jewelry, and craft booths.

Almost 50 vendors are scheduled to appear at the Garden Fest this year, as well

as six or seven different food vendors.

“That’s a good number,” said event co-chair Diane Morris. “We’re really happy with how many vendors we have. We’ll have a good selection of food, as well.”

The Garden Fest, once called the Herb Fest, attracts large crowds to Paradise Spring annually, all with slightly different gardening interests.

Patrons are invited to come partake in the free program offerings for all visitors, beginning at 9:30 a.m.

“All events take place at the adult interactive tent,” said Morris. “It will have some speakers, and events where people will have the opportunity to make and take crafts. It’s something people love to do and it’s all free.”

At 9:30 a.m., Jason McClure of McClure’s Orchard will present a Berry Grape talk, where he will speak on berry and grape varieties, climate, maintenance and utilization.

At 11 a.m., a Pallet Pleasing Garden features Jan Rankin

from Wabash County Solid Waste Management, who will speak on how to effectively utilize space by using a pallet to grow an herb garden.

Rankin will return at 12:20 p.m. and conduct a workshop titled Wine Bottle Bird Feeders, where she will demonstrate for patrons how to make a squirrelproof, recycled wine bottle bird feeder.

From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. children of all ages are invited to come partake in many different activities, including a dumpster diving scavenger hunt and face painting. Prizes may be won at games such as Can the Cap and play the environmental wheel.

Children will also have the opportunity to make a recycled piggy bank and plant a wildflower.

The children’s activities will take place at the Wee Garden Tent.

“The Wee Garden Tent is really cool, and we have a lot of stuff going on there too,” Morris said.

“It’s all free for the kids. There are activities and make-andtakes. It’s a lot fun for the kids. We have

a lot of kids join up.”

Then at 1:30 p.m., a Paradise Spring reenactment will take place. Patrons are invited to come to the Council House (C-1) and listen to stories from the 1826 Treaty of Paradise Spring, as told by citizens of the community.

The Chair Affair will take place at 2:30 p.m. Patrons decorate chairs for judging, with proceeds going toward charities 85 Hope and Teens Against Dating Abuse.

The festival also has a door prize that it gives away. Patrons have to enter their name during the festival, but do not have to be present to win the door prize.

A veterinarian will also be on hand from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. to install chips in family pets, give animals shots, and clip claws for those interested.

There is a small fee involved with the animal clinic, but all proceeds will go toward the benefit of Wabash County Animal Shelter.

“This event appeals to a lot of people because of the aspect that it’s outside,” Morris said. “You don’t have

to be just a gardener.

If you grow flowers or like to take care of your yard, there’s something for you.

It’ll appeal to a wide variety of people with all the different things to do with the yard, gardening, flower gardening and things like that.”

The Kunkel Cruise-in is scheduled from 3-9 p.m.

Friday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.

Registration is $15 each day or $25 for both days. A combined more than 200 awards are expected to be presented the two days, with more than 100 on Friday and more than 125 on Saturday.

Specialty awards, such as the MDA Award, the Mayor’s Award, the Fire & Police Department awards, NSRA Safety Pick and Wabash County Festival Queen & Court Award, will be presented on Friday.

Kunkel Family awards will be presented both days.

Proceeds from the show will be donated to the Muscular D y s t r o p h y Association in honor of Kunkel, who passed away from the disease. Last year, the group donated $32,000 to the organization.

Organized by W a b a s h Marketplace, Inc., the streets of downtown Wabash will be buzzing with shoppers grabbing hot deals during the 5th Annual Takin’ It to The Streets Sidewalk Sales.

This two-day event will take place all throughout downtown Wabash on Friday, Aug. 17, and Saturday Aug. 18.

Many shops throughout downtown Wabash will be hosting clearance sales on a variety of items such as unique boutique clothing, drinks, books, antiques, and more.

Visit Wabash County’s Trolley No.85 will be operating from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday to shuttle people around the downtown area.

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Women sought for study on cancer screening tests

INDIANAPOLIS – Women throughout Indiana and Ohio, including Wabash County, will have the opportunity to tell researchers what they think and feel about cancer screening tests.

Wabash County is one of 48 Indiana counties targeted in the research study, which is intended to find better ways to help women get cancer screenings for cancers such as breast, cervical and colorectal.

Colorectal cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer and cause of cancer-related deaths among both males and females in Indiana. An estimated 3,080 Indiana residents were diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2017, and over 1,000 deaths occurred due to the disease.

Breast cancer is the second leading cause of death, and excluding skin cancers, the most frequently diag-

nosed among women in both Indiana and the United States.

There were approximately 4,653 cases of invasive breast cancer diagnosed during 2014 in Indiana.

According to records obtained from the Indiana State Department of Health, Indiana’s all cancers rate of 466.6 per 100,000 is a little higher than Wabash County’s at 457.5.

Indiana’s female breast cancer rate of 118.1 is higher than that of Wabash County’s, which is 107.5.

Incidents of lung cancer in Wabash County (62.9) are lower than the state total (73.9), while occurrences of colon and rectum cancer in Wabash County (45.6) are higher than the state average of 44.4.

The study, called the Rural Interventions for Screening Effectiveness (RISE) Project, is being conducted in areas where rates breast, cervical and colorectal cancer are higher than the national average and where low screening

rates are found.

Low screening rates contribute to advance cancer diagnosis and high death rates.

Answers to questions about women’s knowledge, beliefs and attitudes will help researchers at Indiana University and Ohio State University find better ways to help women understand how screening for certain cancers can save their lives.

The study encourages women to take charge of their health to promote earlier detection and fewer fatalities from breast, cervical and colon cancer, the joint study said in a press release.

Researchers say it’s important to determine the barriers that prevent women from getting cancer screenings and find ways to encourage every woman to get these routine tests.

The research team, under the direction of Victoria Champion, Ph.D., at Indiana University and Electra Paskett, Ph.D., at Ohio State University, are cur-

Eel River cleanup planned Sept. 8

By The Paper Staff NORTH MANCHESTER — M a n c h e s t e r University will host the Eel River Cleanup on Saturday, Sept.

8, from 9 a.m. to noon.

Those interested are to meet at the North Manchester Street Department in North Manchester at 9 a.m.

Volunteers are needed to clear trash and debris from the Eel River.

Volunteers will work in the river, filling boats with trash as they walk through the waterway.

Appropriate clothing is required. A minimum of tennis shoes or boots are to be worn. No sandals will be allowed.

Gloves, trash bags and water will be provided.

Due to the presence of large amounts of broken glass and rusted metal, it is requested that only adults partake in the

clean-up.

Those who are interested in joining are encouraged to

call Herb Manifold at 260-982-5101 or email at hfmanifold@manchester.edu.

rently contacting 5,000 randomly chosen women and inviting them to join the study.

“We are contacting women from rural communities and from underserved populations because they face a higher incidence of cancer and a higher mortality rate than women in urban areas,” Champion said in a press release. “Also, women from rural areas are more likely not to take advantage of screening options.

It’s our hope that we’ll learn how to help women in rural Indiana and Ohio get these life-saving tests.”

Women between the ages of 50 and 74 who live in one of the 48 counties designated for the study in Indiana may be eligible to participate.

Most women who are selected will be asked to take less than one hour over a oneyear period out of their schedules.

Participants will be asked to complete phone interviews and mailed paper surveys, and they may be asked to review study materials.

Women who complete the study will receive a gift card.

Women who would like to participate, or have questions about the study, are asked to

contact Cathy Tatum at 877-304-2273, option 1.

Additional information about the study may be found on the

Hoosier Women for Healthy Indiana’s Facebook page. On Facebook, search for “Hoosier Women for Healthy Indiana.”

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Paddle the Mississinewa River that feeds into Mississinewa Lake on Sunday, Aug. 26 from 9-11 a.m. during the program, “Canoeing Workshop.” A limited number of canoes are available.

Paddlers may bring their own boats. Please call 260468-2127 as soon as possible to register for this fun event and acquire details about where to meet. Preregistration is required and the cost is $3 per person.

Seniors age 50 and over are invited to attend the monthly Senior Monday Carry-in Luncheon at S a l a m o n i e Interpretive Center, Lost Bridge West SRA. There is a carry-in meal at noon followed by a special speaker that presents a unique program.

The guest speaker will be Richard Gerber, Interpretive Naturalist at Chain O’ Lakes State Park.

Gerber will highlight the property’s historical and geological past, including glaciers, kettle lakes, channels, and the concept of natural succession, forming what it is today. The program is on Monday, Sept. 10.

A main dish of baked spaghetti will be provided.

Attendees should plan to bring a side dish to share, a beverage and their own table service. A $1 donation to help defray costs of the provided main dish will be accepted.

To register or for more information call the Upper Wabash Interpretive services at 260-468-2127.

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Upper Wabash Interpretive Services, which serves Mississinewa Lake, Salamonie Lake, J. Edward Roush Fish and Wildlife Area, and Quabache State Park.

Salamonie Interpretive and Nature Center summer hours are: April 1 through Oct. 31; open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day.

Their winter hours are: Nov. 1 through March 31; open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily except for Tuesdays.

The S a l a m o n i e Interpretive and Nature Center phone number is 260-4682127. Some of the activities at the S a l a m o n i e Interpretive and Nature Center are: wildlife viewing area, interactive reservoir exhibits, natural and cultural history displays, a children’s room, the Salamonie Raptor Center featuring live birds of prey.

LAGRO TOWN HALL phone Number is 260-782-2451. For emergency assistance please call Scott at 260-571-3271.

THE LAGRO FOUNDATION needs your vote to win $1,000 in the Beacon Project Spotlight.

Funds will be used to renovate historical buildings in Lagro.

Anyone with an email address can vote daily

online through Sept.

30 by going to beaconcu.org and clicking on Beacon Project Spotlight “Vote Now.” Next, click Wabash County (City of Wabash), then click “Vote Now” then click—“Lagro Canal Foundation.”

Once done, scroll to bottom of page, enter email address, click— “vote”, receive “vote confirmation”.

ALL INVITED TO DORA CHRISTIAN CHURCH located at 2325 S. Salamonie Dam Road, Lagro to attend services.

Sunday School meets at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday Worship meeting at 8:15 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Also offered is the Weekly Wednesday Night Bible Study which is held at 6:30 p.m.

S A I N T P A T R I C K ’ S CHURCH usually conducts Mass every first Sunday of each month at 12:30 p.m.

All are invited to attend services. The historic St. Patrick’s Church is located at 950 Main Street, Lagro.

THE LORD’S TABLE CHURCH would like to invite everyone to attend their Church Services at 10:30 a.m. on Sundays and 6:30 p.m. on Wednesdays. The church is located at 1975 Vernon Street, Wabash. Bible Study Night will be every Wednesday at 7 p.m.

Please call Roxane at 260-571-7686 for more information.

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Legion Riders make donation: A group of

American Legion Riders from Lagro Post No.248 present members of Lagro Community Church with canned goods and a check for $1,615 to support their food pantry. Money was raised from during a July 21 event. While the ride was rained out, organizers still had a meal for free-will donation plus an auction of donated items and baked good. Riders would like to thank everyone who helped out. Photo provided

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The Somerset High School Class of 1958 celebrated its 60th reunion Aug. 4-5.

The class gathered at Smokehouse and Grill in Wabash on the Aug. 4 for dinner and reminiscing.

Class members present were Sybelle (Archer) Blackham of Provo, Utah; Robert Davenport of Greenville S.C., Judy Jacobs Decker of Wabash, Danny Hayes of Wabash, Jerry Olinger of Venice Fla., Max Pitts of Wabash, Don Surbey of Willowby, Ohio, and Joyce (Stout) Willcox of Wabash.

Among those attending were some who had been part of the class but did not

graduate.

They include David Compton of Wabash, Barbara (Strasser) Miller of Wabash, Bill Davenport of Howard City, Mich., and Sandra (Williams) Angell of Kokomo.

Spouses attending were Janice Davenport, Myra Hayes, Velma Pitts, Nancy Surbey, Tom Willcox, and Evelyn Compton.

Most of the class attended brunch and pontoon ride at the Silver Lake home of Hayses. Plans were made to meet in 5 years.

Time was spent renewing memories and getting new information about each other. Class president Don Surbey

was in charge of making arrangement ALL COUNTY RESIDENTS are encouraged to come and support Southwood and Northfield high schools by attending one of the study sessions between Aug. 13 to Sept. 12. Please call 260-563-8050 to sign up for one of the sessions. Your voice is needed on this for the best decision to be made for our schools.

LUNCH BUNCH will meet for lunch at Ivanhoe’s in Upland on Aug. 21 at 11:30 a.m.

L A F O N TA I N E LIONS WILL BE at the Bark and Brew in Wabash on Saturday, Aug. 25 from 3-7 p.m. selling their Kettle

Motivational speaker greets MSD staff Motivational speaker Dave Weber greeted MSD of Wabash County teachers, staff and administrators to kick off the 2018-19 school year at Southwood Jr.-Sr. HighSchool.

“Leadership redefined: The 12 X’s of Success for Today’s Leaders” was the focus of his message.

Weber is the President and CEO of Weber Associates, a training firm based in Atlanta, Ga. He is a teaching member of the Council for Educational Change and an internationally recognized speaker who has presented more than 165 times a year for the last 25 years.

During that time he has spoken to tens of thousands of edu-

Dave Weber speaks to staff members from the Metropolitan School District of Wabash County.

Photo provided cators from literally all 50 states and around the globe.

His list of corporate clients include AT&T, FedEx, IBM, Chick-fil-A, The Weather Channel, Bank of America, and Nike.

Weber is the author of two books: “ L e a d e r s h i p Redefined” and “Sticks and Stones

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the fellowship and refreshments afterwards.

THE WEEKLY ISAAC-ISM: “Few things in life are completely secure and safe. Just as it is in life and in sports, there are just too many variables to contend with. In the sport of tennis there are the variables of the equipment, the court surface, the weather, the spin and

Exposed” and is the creator of “The L i f e b T i m e Organizer.”

The MSD of Wabash County staff was fully engaged in the presentation. We are motivated to give hope to all students as we build relationships so we can dream big and work h a r d , Superintendent Mike Keaffaber said.

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speed of the ball, the opponent, and many more. Yes, variables make life and tennis challenging but also intriguing. Life and sports would be boring if each day were exactly the same.

Variables can bring positive and negative circumstances, but at the same time they bring excitement, anticipation and challenge. They can bring a good day or not so

good day, winning a point or losing one.

For me, this is the unbelievable attraction to the sport of tennis and life.”

EVERYONE DO ME THAT SPECIAL FAVOR and have a safe enjoyable week!

PLEASE EMAIL YOUR NEWS AND INFORMATION TO: Isaac.Triplett@yahoo. com, or call me at 260274-2261.

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Somerset graduates have 60th reunion

Ethel Eib 765-981-4054 etheleib@ gmail.com

Corn. The location on North Miami Street between Market and Canal streets. This event is sponsored by Midwest Eye Consultations for Lions Leader Dog Program.

Midwest Eye Consultations

are planning a fun evening for everyone.

REMEMBER ALL LIONS CLUBS collect eye glasses, hearing aids, and old keys.

You may give them to any Lions Club. Lion Ethel Eib will take the keys to Lions Cancer Control and then they are sold for the metal and the money is used to further research in cancer. Also, any money that is donated or any fund raiser profit is totally put back into the community.

HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY to Denise Speicher Wood Aug. 7 HAPPY BIRTHDAY Riddick Meyer,

Annie Lhner, Charles McKinley Aug. 16, Neal Bates, Patty Heiser Nash Virgina Finch Aug 17, Jessie Bunnell, Paul Barnhill Aug. 18, Ruth Mosier Aug 19, Wayne Bunnell, Doyle Silvers Aug. 20, Doyle Silvers, Lisa Allen, Linda Tucker Aug. 21, Karen Guenin Aug. 22 H A P P Y A N N I V E R S A RY Greg and Mindy Manning Aug. 19, Thomas and Eva Simpson, Thomas and Eva Simpson Aug. 20, Pat and Any Knoblock, Greg and Deb Dawes, Bob and Susie Goodpaster Aug. 21,

WORDS OF WISDOM “We couldn’t help getting angry when we were hurt; we had no choice in the matter. We can, however, make a decision about whether we’ll allow that anger to turn into rage.”

Brian Jones SEND YOUR NEWS & 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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The Laketon American Legion Post No.402, located at 10140 Troyer Road (Laketon), now serv-

ing breakfast every Monday 7 to 11 a.m.

The public is welcome!

R E V E L AT I O N

FITNESS KICKOFF will be held on Saturday, Aug 25 at the First Brethren Church from 9 a.m. –

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Noon. A $10 suggested donation in the day of the event is encouraged. Come learn about the Revelation Fitness classes that will soon be offered in North Manchester! Engage in worship, Biblical teaching and joyful movement at this special 3-hr event.

ALL women are welcome (ages 13 and up), regardless of fitness level. If you have a body, you belong here!

Registration is required to attend.

Contact Kelly Bordeaux at 260.224.7952 or revwellwhollyyou@g mail.com to register.

The Wellness Revelation Book Study is a 9-week class that will teach you how to lose what weighs you down so you can love God, yourself and others.

Classes include Bible study, small group accountability, food journal, access to online workouts and weekly teaching videos by author, Alisa Keeton, all led by a Certified Wellness Revelation Facilitator.

Two class options: Mondays, 9-10:30

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a.m. on Sept. 10-Nov. 5 at the home of Kelly Bordeaux in N. Manchester.

Class size limited to eight.

The second option is an online class via Zoom on Mondays, 12:30 p.m. from Sept.

10-Nov. 5. Class size will be limited to 15 participants. *You must have a strong internet connection to participate. Cost is $75 for each of the 9-week sessions and you will also need to purchase The Wellness Revelation book on your own.

Contact Kelly Bordeaux at 260-224-

7952 or revwellwhollyyou@gmail to sign up for these classes.

FARMER’S MARKET & POP KIDS CLUB: The North M a n c h e s t e r Farmer’s Market has opened for its annual season of fruits, vegetables, baked goods, crafts and more! The Market will be open on Saturdays from 8 a.m. until noon at the Riverbridge Electric parking lot (corner of Main and Wayne Streets).

Again this year there is the “POP Kids Club” for children ages 3-12.

FELLOWSHIP MEAL hosted by the Fellowship of Churches is held on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month at the Zion Lutheran Church from 4:30-6 p.m. The church is located at 113 W. Main Street.

AREA FIVE AGENCY NUTRITION PROGRAM Provides lunch to seniors 60 and over

at the Warvel Park Scout Hall Monday through Friday at 11:30 a.m. Meals are a balanced meal.

Lunch is on a donation basis. Must call between 9 am. – 1 p.m. the day before to reserve lunch for the next day. Euchre is played every Wednesday.

To reserve your lunch call 982-9940.

P A R T I N G SHOTS: “I invite everyone to choose forgiveness rather than division, teamwork over personal ambition.” - JeanFrancois Cope NORTH MANCHESTER NEWS ITEMS may be sent to my e-mail address at nmanchestertalks@gmail.com or you may call me at 260-982-8800.

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Seeking to adopt, local family collects shoes to ask for help, ways to ask for help. They gave us social media templates, they – it’s a whole team, and they’ve been really amazing at checking in, seeing where you’re at, how you’re doing, if you need anything.

“It’s been fun. It’s intimidating at times, but it’s been fun.”

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Going through the process Once the shoe

n’t.”

Once the dossier is sent, she said, it could take up to one year for the family to be matched to a child – or children.

“We’re approved for three kids – that doesn’t mean we’ll get three kids; we’re approved for three kids,” she said. “We said that we would take a sibling set, but we did draw the line at – we said five and under, simply (continued on page 15)

Mia (left) and Nelda Edgecomb sort shoes donated to them. Photo by David Fenker provide for their families, and set up businesses for themselves,” she continued. “That was when I got really excited about it … I hate asking people for help; it’s not my thing …

This is something I want to do because it’s not asking for money, and it’s not just helping us. It’s helping somebody else start their own business, and somebody else is getting to wear the shoes.

“And, it helped our country that we’re adopting from, because we’re adopting from Haiti.”

The family began their shoe drive fundraiser July 9, and have until Sept.

9 to meet the 100-bag minimum.

“We have 60 days

to collect that 100,” Mrs. Edgecomb said.

“Funds2Orgs is from Florida, but they will pick them up ... and we don’t have to pay for shipping or anything, that’s all part of their program.”

She added that her family sorts through the shoes, and attempts to put a variety in each bag.

“Not very many people are going to want 25 pairs of just flip-flops or just kids’ shoes,” she said.

“They want a variety, so it gets to a variety of people for them.”

The average fundraiser, Mrs. Edgecomb said, nets about $1,000.

“We get paid by weight, so they will weigh it all,” she said. “We get paid .40

cents per pound, so heavy shoes are definitely better.

“They’ve been really good to us so far.”

Edgecomb said that her friend, Haley Hand, referred them to the Funds2Orgs shoe program. Hand previously used the program when adopting a child from China, and gave a positive recommendation to the Edgecombs.

“This organization, number one, helped our country,” Mrs. Edgecomb said.

“Number two, they provide you with your bags and your rubber bands, and coaching. So, I have somebody that I talk to every week that helps give ideas of things to do, places

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NORTH MANCHESTER — When Nelda and Darin Edgecomb decided to grow their family through adoption from Haiti, only one aspect of the process gave them pause: the cost.

To help defray that cost, the Edgecombs teamed up with Floridabased Funds2Orgs for a shoe drive.

“We’re at 49 bags of shoes – which have 25 pairs in each bag,” Mrs. Edgecomb said. “I went to Syracuse on Saturday, and picked up from people closing up garage sales. I just stopped in and asked if they wanted to donate the shoes that they had.”

She guessed that they had around 60 bags’ worth of shoes total, with several pairs not yet bagged.

Collection locations as of writing are: Eel River Outdoor Power, M a n c h e s t e r Marketplace, Manchester Early Learning Center and Manchester Family Dentistry in North Manchester; Big R, Wabash Portable and Troxel Equipment in Wabash; Lowery Sewing and Vacuum Center, Signature Studios, Reinholt’s Town Square Furniture and Builder’s Mart in Warsaw; and Beyond the Barn in Pierceton.

Donated shoes will be transported to five countries – Haiti, Nicaragua, G u a t e m a l a , Tanzania and Togo – where micro-entrepreneurs can sell them, helping both to create jobs and income for themselves and to provide footwear.

According to data from Funds2Orgs, on average, less than 16 percent of people in those five nations own vehicles.

“They will set these people up with – I think they give them three bags to start with,” Mrs. Edgecomb said.

“They take these three bags of shoes, they go out and they sell them, and then they come back and they can buy bags of shoes with the money they made.”

“It helps them

drive is finished, the Edgecombs hope to have enough funds to continue forward in the adoption process.

“What we’re doing right now is trying to get in the rest of our funds to submit our dossier to Haiti,” Mrs. Edgecomb said. “So, this, we’re hoping will push us – I’m secretly hoping to the line. I don’t know if it will get us quite there, but [we’ll be] really close if it does-

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August 15, 2018

Gerry and Ray Eberly will celebrate their 45th wedding anniversary.

The couple was married Aug. 19, 1973, in South Whitley.

They have a blended family of six children, 14 grandchildren and 25 greatgrandchildren.

The Eberlys are residing at Timbercrest Senior Living Community in North Manchester.

Class has 60th reunion:

The Noble Township High School Class of 1958 had its 60th reunion at the home of Mike and Amy Niccum’s home on Aug. 3. A meal was served, pictures were taken and a celebration of life took place for deceased classmates. Among those attending were (front row) Gary Cooper; Mike Niccum (second row, from left), Becky (Alexander) Wilson, Joyce (Snapp) Lawrence, Bill Schoby; Jerry Hults (back row, from left), Ernie Peas, Linda (Whitaker) Arrick, Janice (Oswalt) Rose and Ted Eubank. Also attending were Amy Niccum, Lowell Wilson, Kathy Hults, Kay Peas, Ted Rose and Judy and Barry Hannah. Photo provided

Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Moore Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Moore, North Manchester, will celebrate their wedding anniversary on Aug. 20.

Moore and the former Naidene Shepard were married Aug. 20, 1991.

They have five children, Daniel Moore, Christine Moore, Jeremy Moore, Keeton Moore and Kayla Moore. They also have two grandchildren.

Doris Veverka with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Photo provided

Celebration planned for local woman’s 90th birthday Article provided

Doris Veverka will celebrate her 90th birthday on Aug. 24.

Her family planned several events to honor this special o c c a s i o n .

For the 90 days leading up to her birthday, she is receiving a daily birthday surprise.

This might be a card, letter, phone call, or visit from a family friend, a current or past neighbor, kids who got on the school bus at her house, former co-workers of her late husband, George Veverka, or others who have been or are important in her life.

Doris has long had a dream of seeing all her grandchildren together. The last week-end of June, her seven children along with spouses, their children and grandchildren, gathered to fulfill this

Kade Christopher Hearn Kade Christopher was born to Mr. & Mrs. Blake Hearn, North Manchester, at 8:47 p.m. July 25, 2018.

He weighed 8 pounds, 7 ounces and was 21 ½ inches long.

His mother is the former Hayley Wilcox. His siblings are Kerrington Kennedy, 6, and Kolson Scott, 4.

Grandparents are Scott and Lisa Hearn,

Jared and Amy Robinson and Scott

and Kim Wilcox.

Mr. & Mrs. Tom Mahan Doris Veverka (seated) and her children and their spouses — Bob & Cindy Veverka, Ron & Tammy Veverka, Steve & Cyndi Veverka, Larry & Brenda Veverka, Barb (Veverka) Drook & Tim Moroney, John Fox & Susan Veverka and Ron & Lavonne (Veverka) Sparling (front). dream. Ninety-seven family members traveled from their homes in Indiana, Iowa, Arizona, Tennessee, Ohio, Colorado, and Florida to spend time t o g e t h e r .

On her actual birthday, her seven children: Lavonne (Ron) Sparling, Steve (Cyndi) Veverka,

Larry (Brenda) Veverka, Bob (Cindy) Veverka, Ron (Tammy) Veverka, Barb (Tim Moroney) Drook, and Susan (John Fox) Veverka will join her for a private family dinner c e l e b r a t i o n .

The final event will be an open house on Sunday, Aug. 26, for neighbors and

friends of Doris or of family members.

Anyone interested in wishing her happy birthday is invited to stop by the Veverka Pavilion (597 S 325 E Lagro) for brunch between 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

RSVP not required, but appreciated. Call or text 260-571-3426.

Tom and Cindy (Wagoner) Mahan recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a trip of 35 days to 12 European countries.

The couple met at Hank’s A&W drive-in and dated.

Tom and Cindy were married in Wabash at the home of the late Bill and Irene Hampton on May 24, 1968 by the late Rev. Charlie Bailey.

They have been blessed with three children: Amanda (Kyle) Watson, Amboy, Stephanie

(Mark) Mann – Wabash and Rick (Jennifer) Mahan of Medina, Tenn. They also have seven grandchildren and five great-grandchil-

dren.

Mahan is a retired electrician from Chrysler Corp in Kokomo while Mrs. Mahan worked for Family Physicians.

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OUR VIEW Take caution against spread of West Nile virus The first human case of West Nile virus this year was reported last week by the Indiana State Department of Health.

West Nile has been around Indiana for many years, and it’s not unusual for humans to contract the disease. There have been several cases reported over the years in Wabash County itself. In fact, the first known human case in Indiana was that of a Wabash County resident.

West Nile is transferred to humans via mosquitoes infected with the disease.

What’s sad about the fact that West Nile is a threat year after year is the fact that there are many steps that can be taken to help cut down on the disease spreading.

Those tips include: Avoid being outdoors when mosquitoes are active (especially late afternoon, dusk to dawn and early morning) Cover exposed skin by wearing a hat, long sleeves and long pants in places where mosquitoes are especially active, such as wooded areas Install or repair screens on windows and doors to keep mosquitoes out of the home Even a container as small as a bottle cap can become a mosquito breeding ground, so residents should take the following steps to eliminate potential breeding grounds: Discard old tires, tin cans, ceramic pots or other containers that can hold water Drill holes in the bottom of recycling containers left outdoors Keep grass cut short and shrubbery trimmed Clean clogged roof gutters, particularly if leaves tend to plug up the drains Frequently replace the water in pet bowls So take a few minutes to check your property and eliminate anything that could spread the disease.

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Sentencing was too harsh Dear Editor: This is in regards to Mikaya Munn’s sentencing. I pray for Mikayla, the father of the child and all family and friends affected by this infant’s death. I am thankful God is ablt to take care of this precious child as well as the millions of children who have been “legally” murdered for many years.

The only information I have about this tragedy is what I read in The Paper of Wabash County. I do not know any of the family or other individuals involved with this unfortunate incident. But if the article in The Paper is accurate, the severity of the sentence seems too harsh. No one knows her state of mind because of what she was going through. Mikayla didn’t discard

the baby and she sought help even though it was after the delivery instead of during her pregnancy. It seems possible she could have experienced some serious health issues in her pregnancy and really thought she had miscarried.

I would ask readers to review typical sentences for Class 3 felonies in Wabash County. Look at cases involving vehicular manslaughter and possessing or dealing in illegal drugs such as meth or heroin. Many of these individuals have much lesser sentences than this young lady and are getting early releases to free up jail space. The terrible things that physically and mentally happen to people hooked on these drugs may be as bad as death.

I hope and pray there is an appeal process available for this young lady that can take place away from the Wabash County judicial system.

Hopefully, Mikayla and her family would receive some grace and compassion. – Stanley Singpiel, Wabash

Legion officials appreciate help The American Legion Post 15 golf scramble was held on Saturday, July 21, 2018.

The winning team was Team King with Paul King Sr, Lindy Unger, Tony Hollman and Paul King Jr. Second place was Team White with Roger White, Mark White, M.J. Vrooman and Gary Grimm. Third place was Team Cornwell with Mike Cornwell, Chris Reynolds, Jason Winch and Randy Brown. Proceeds from the scramble will go to support Boy Scouts of America, FISH, Shop with a Cop and Special Olympics.

The Legion would like to thank the following tee sponsors for their generous contributions: Wabash Welding Services, The Paper of Wabash County, Halderman Farm Management, Anderson Trucking, Schlemmer Brothers, Crossroads Bank, American Legion Women’s Auxiliary, Metz Appraisal Offices, Bucheri McCarty & Metz, Sons of the American Legion,

Kirtlan Automotive, City of Wabash, Beacon Credit Union, Southside Supply, Wabash Valley Chrysler, Eco Water, B&A Mobile Marketing, American Legion Riders of N Manchester, Grandstaff Hentgen Funeral Service, Wabash County Sheriff, Ford Meter Box, Inguard, Paperworks, J&M Reynolds, F.J. Rettig, Draper Auto Sales, Metz Title Company, Dorais Chevrolet, Fraternal Order of Police, Wabash Fire Department, Wabash Elks Lodge No.471, Joe Eddingfield, McDonald Funeral Home, First Farmers Bank & Trust, Terrell Realty Group, Cole Insulation, West Plains Mining, Millwright Solutions, Dickos Peterson & Metz, Scotty’s Bar & Grill, John Houlihan, Owen’s Corning Thermafiber, Denney Motor Sales, In Memory of Steven Brandt, Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance - Mike Saunders, Local 285, In Memory of Ray Rich.

The Legion would also like to thank the following gift donors for their generous contributions: Tom Ehret Family, Alro Steel, Autozone, TSC, Harvey Hinkelmeyers, Honeywell Golf Course, Habenaro, Big R, Five Star Beverage, McDonalds, Family Video, Big City Paints, Tom Spiece, Wal-Mart, Do It Best Wabash Hardware, Main View Inn, Anytime Fitness, Weaver Popcorn, Five Hour Energy, O’Reilly’s Auto Parts, Kroger, Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance, Penguin Point, Subway, Burger King, Andy’s Barbershop, Pizza Hut, Center Court Barbershop, Papa Johns, The Fried Egg, Modoc’s, Honeywell Center, Twisted Scissors, YMCA, Market Street Grill, Don Leland.

The Legion would also like to thank Unger Financial Group for sponsoring the putting contest. — Officers of the Wabash American Legion Post No. 15

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ASSEMBLY OF GOD Gospel Light Assembly of God 347 Southwood Dr.; Neil Jeffrey, pastor.

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Sweetwater Assembly of God 2551 State Road 114 East, North Manchester, IN; phone 260‐982‐6179. Prayer Service at 9a.m.; Worship Service at 10a.m..; Wednesday Evening Discipleship at 6:30 p.m. Adult Bible Study/Elevate Youth Discipleship/KidzZone “LIVE”.

BAPTIST Emmanuel Free Will Baptist 129 Southwood Dr., Wabash; Phone 563‐ 3009. Terry Hinds, pastor. Worship 10:30 a.m.; Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Sunday Service 10:30 a.m.; Sunday Evening Service 6 p.m.; Wednesday Morning Prayer Service 11 a.m.; Wednesday Prayer Meeting & Bible Study 6 p.m.; Bus transportation available, call 563‐3009.

Erie Street Free Will Baptist Church 1056 Erie Street, Wabash; phone 563‐8616; Tod Masters, pastor, 219‐204‐2924. Sunday School, 10:00 a.m.; Worship Service, 11:00 a.m.; Sunday Evening Service, 6:00 p.m.; Wednesday Prayer Service, 6:00 p.m. Transportation and nursery available.

Grand Street Baptist Church 1655 Grand Street, Wabash; John Denniston, pastor, phone 765‐981‐2868; church phone: 563‐ 8409. Sunday School 10:00 a.m.; Morning Service 11:00 a.m.; Sunday Evening 6:00 p.m.; Wednesday Evening 6:00 p.m.

Southside Freewilll Baptist 360 Columbus St., Wabash; Church Phone 260‐563‐4917; Sunday School 10:00 a.m.; Worship 11:00 a.m.; Evening Service 6:00 p.m.; Wednesday Evening 6:00 p.m.; Pastor Tim Webb CATHOLIC St. Bernard Catholic Corner of Cass & Sinclair Sts.; Fr. Sextus Don, Pastor. Parish Office and Rectory: 207 N. Cass St., phone 563‐ 4750. Saturday Evening Mass 5:30 p.m.; Sunday Masses: 8:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. (Sept. thru May); 8:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. (June thru August); CCD 9:30 a.m. each Sunday during school year.

Weekday Masses: Mon., Wed., Fri., 5:30 p.m.; Tues. & Thurs. 9 a.m.

Sacrament of Reconciliation 4:15 ‐5:15 p.m. Saturday or anytime by appointment.

CHRISTIAN Dora Christian Church located 1 1/2 miles South of Salamonie Dam, Lagro; phone 260‐782‐2006. Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Early Service 8:15 a.m.; Church Service 10:30 a.m. Minister: Mark Wisniewski.

LaFontaine Christian Church 202 Bruner Pike, LaFontaine; Phone 765‐ 981‐2101; Pastor Brad Wright; Sunday School 9:00 a.m.; Worship 10:00 am. Nursery Available.

Wabash Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 110 W. Hill St., Wabash; Rev. Haley Asberry, Minister; phone 260‐563‐4179.

Worship Service 9:30 a.m.; Sunday School 11:00 a.m. Nursery.

CHRISTIAN HERITAGE CHURCH Christian Heritage Church 2776 River Rd.; Tim Prater, pastor. Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Worship Service 10:30 a.m.; Sunday Evening 6:00 p.m.; Wednesday Bible Study 6:00 p.m.; Radio Ministry 8:30 a.m.‐9:00 a.m. Sunday WKUZ 95.9 FM. CHRISTIAN & MISSIONARY ALLIANCE Alliance Church 1200 N. Cass St., 563‐8503; Sunday School all ages 9:30 a.m.; Morning Worship (Kidz Worship, ages 4 through Grade 3) 10:45 a.m.; Sunday evening Small Groups 6:00 p.m.; AWANA on Wednesdays 6:30 p.m.; Prayer Meeting on Thursdays 7:00 p.m.

Nursery provided. Handicap Accessible.

CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN Wabash Church of the Brethren 645 Bond Street (off Falls Avenue) 260‐563‐5291. Deb Peterson, Pastor. Wherever you are on life’s journey, come join us as we continue the work of Jesus ‐ Peacefully, Simply, Together. HOURS: Sunday School at 9:30 a.m.; Worship at 10:30 a.m. Children’s church available during worship. Handicap accessible.

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CHURCH OF CHRIST Church of Christ at Wabash, 1904 N. Wabash St., Wabash (corner of N. Wabash St. & State Route 24); Evangelist Josh Fennell; office phone 563‐8234. Sunday School 9:00 a.m.; Worship Hour 10:00 a.m.; Evening Worship Hour 6:30 p.m.; Mid‐Week Bible Study Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. Classes & activities for all ages.

CHURCH OF GOD (ANDERSON) First Church of God 525 N. Miami St., Wabash; church 563‐5346; Robert Rensberger, pastor. Sunday School at 9:15 a.m. for all ages; Continental Breakfast at 10:00 a.m., Sunday Morning Worship at 10:30 a.m. Nursery care is available during worship service. Stair lift available.

COMMUNITY CHURCH Grace Fellowship Church - Where Christ is our Passion and People are our Purpose, 4652 S. 100 W., Wabash; phone 260‐563‐8263; Pastor Lou Hunt. Sunday Morning: Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Service 10:30 a.m. Sunday Evening Service: Faith In Action 6:00 p.m.; Wednesday Evening: Bible Study & Prayer Meeting 6:00 p.m. www.gracefellowshipwabash.com Colerain Street Community Church 1090 Colerain St., Wabash. Pastor Luke & Janetta Robberts. Phone 1‐740‐689‐7349. Services: Sunday Morning Worship 10:30 a.m., Sunday Evening Worship 6:00 p.m., Wednesday Prayer Meeting 7:00 p.m.

CONGREGATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH Congregational Christian Church 310 N. Walnut Street, N. Manchester; www.brightlightccc.org; 982‐2882. Pastors JP Freeman & Sebrena Cline. Songs, Storytelling & Sermon. Sunday morning worship: 9 a.m. traditional & 10:30 a.m. contemporary.

Nursery provided. Handicapped accessible. All are welcomed!

INDEPENDENT CHRISTIAN CHURCH Bachelor Creek Church of Christ 4 miles north of Wabash on St. Rd. 15; phone 260‐563‐4109; website: bachelorcreek.com; Solomon David, Lead Minister; Michael Eaton, Worship Minister; Curt Turanchick, Connections Minister; Ken Goble, Senior Adults Minister; Taylor McFarland, Women’s Director; David Diener, Student Minister; Tyler Leland, Children’s Minister. NOW OFFERING 2 SERVICE TIMES. Adult Bible Fellowship & Worship 9:15am & 10:45am.

Roann Christian Church 240 E Allen St, Roann, Indiana. Bible School ‐ 9:00 am, Worship Service ‐ 10:00 am. Chris Ponchot, Minister; 260‐438‐0256.

LUTHERAN Living Faith Church Please join us for a contemporary worship service with Pastor Tom Curry at Living Faith Church this Sunday morning at 10:00 a.m. at 242 S. Huntington Street. Bible study classes for all ages begin at 9:00 am. We celebrate Holy Communion each Sunday. Please join us for worship, inspiration and fellowship. All are welcome! Our facility is handicap accessible. www.LivingFaithWabash.org ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH (LCMS) 173 Hale Drive, Wabash. Phone 260‐563‐1886. Pastor: Rev. Gerald Gauthier II. Sunday school and adult Bible class 9:15 a.m., worship service 10:30 a.m. Holy Communion observed the first and third Sundays. Preaching and caring with Christ crucified for you!

The LCMS Mission Church in North Manchester is holding services each Sunday evening at 6:00 p.m. with fellowship time following in the Life Center Building on 7th and Bond Streets. Please come and worship with us. Bring your family and friends. “For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from observing the law.” Roman 3:28 NIV. For more information call Pat at 260‐610‐ 1961 or email to lcmsnorthmanchester@gmail.com.

Trinity Lutheran Church (ELCA)1500 S. Wabash St., Wabash, IN 46992, 260.563.6626, tlcwabash@gmail.com. Pastor Dr. Kent Young. We worship our Lord each Sunday at 9:30 a.m. with a Gospel‐based message and Holy Communion. There is a time of fellowship and refreshments immediately following the service.

We are handicap accessible and everyone is welcome at Trinity!

NON-DENOMINATIONAL Christian Fellowship Church 1002 State Road 114 East N. Manchester, IN 46962. Christian Fellowship Church Services ‐ Sundays: Sunday School 9 AM; Worship: 10 AM. Pastor Jacob Good, 260‐ 982‐8558. cfcpeople.org Encouraging Truth Ministries Nixon Room in the Honeywell Center; Pastor Jackie Weaver; phone 765‐833‐4793. Sunday School 9:00 a.m.; Sunday Worship 10:00 a.m.

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Faith Harvest Fellowship: Come and join us at our new location! Our church address is 1717 N Wabash Street in Wabash, IN. right next to O.J. Neighbours elementary school. Fellowship time begins at 10:00 am Sunday followed by our worship celebration and children’s worship at 10:15. Faith Harvest Fellowship‐‐where Jesus is Lord and faith abounds. Pastor Bruce Hostetler invites you to grow in your faith and experience the victory that can be yours as a follower of Jesus Christ. Wednesday evenings ‐ Greater Faith Classes from 6:30‐8pm. Come celebrate God’s greatness.

The Lord’s Table - Verse by Verse 1975 Vernon St., Wabash, Indiana, 46992. Pastor Roxane Mann 260‐571‐7686. Wherever your Spiritual walk is, join us as we continue on. Verse by Verse ‐ Book

by Book ‐ Chapter by Chapter ‐ Through the Bible. Full Gospel.

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St. Paul’s County Line Church 3995N 1000W, Andrews, IN; Phone 786‐ 3365. Non‐Denominational. Pastor Conrad Thompson. Sunday School at 9:00 a.m. Worship at 10:00 a.m. Youth program 6‐8 p.m. on Sunday. Wednesday night Bible Study at 7 p.m.

Walk by Faith Community Church 515 Chippewa Road, corner of Chippewa & Beamer Sts. in Roann; phone (765) 833‐9931; fax (765) 833‐6561 Sunday School: 9:00 a.m.; Worship: 10:00 a.m.; Children’s Worship: 10:00 a.m.; Pastor ‐ Brad Eckerley; Youth Pastor ‐ Jody Tyner. Sunday, August 19, 2018 ‐ Our greeters for this Sunday will be Mary Fultz and Fred and Pam Musselman.

Pastor Brad Eckerley will be sharing the message with us. We invite all to come and worship. Aug. 16 – FREE Community Meal 5-7:30 p.m. Men’s Bible Study meets Wednesday mornings at 6:30 a.m. Wednesday Night Prayer meeting 7 p.m. “Walk by Faith” Youth Ministry meets every Sunday at 6 p.m. Sunday Night Hunger Service meets at 6:00 p.m. Sunday evenings. www.roannchurch.com UNITED METHODIST Christ United Methodist Church intersections of Wabash, Stitt & Manchester Ave.; phone 563‐3308. Chris Tiedeman, pastor.

Facilities & provisions for the physically handicapped, hearing & sight impaired. Air conditioned. Worship 8:00am & 10:00am with kids message and wee‐worship at 10am service, Multi‐Media Worship W/Praise Team; Sunday School 9:00 a.m.

First United Methodist Church 110 N. Cass Street, Wabash, IN 260‐ 563‐3108. Senior Pastor‐ Rev. Kurt Freeman; Pastor of Visitation‐ Rev. John Cook; Youth Director‐ Nick Jacobson. Director of Children’s Ministry ‐ Angel Hostetler. Sunday Schedule 8:00 & 10:00 a.m. Worship Service. 9:00 a.m. Teen & Adult Sunday School & Children’s faith learning. 10:15 a.m. Sunday School for Pre‐School & Kindergarten following Children’s Message. Kids First Child Care, age 4 weeks thru 12 years 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. weekdays. Missie Edwards, Director. Wesley Academy Pre‐School includes age 3 through Pre‐K. Susan Vanlandingham, Director.

LaFontaine United Methodist Church La Fontaine United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 57 (Kendall & Main St), La Fontaine; phone: 765‐ 981‐4021; email: lafontaineumc@gmail.com; website: www.lafontaineumc.org; Susan Shambaugh, Pastor; Worship: 9:30AM, Sunday School: 10:45AM, nursery provided for both.

Lincolnville United Methodist Church Rev. Zack Working, pastor.

9:00 a.m. Sunday School; 9:40 a.m. Fellowship time; 10:00 a.m.

Morning worship. 5848 E. 500 S. Wabash, 765‐981‐2648. lincolnvilleumc.org North Manchester United Methodist Church 306 East Second St., North Manchester; (260) 982‐7537; Pastor Mark Eastway.

Worship 8:15 a.m.; Coffee Fellowship Time 9:00 a.m.; Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.m.

WESLEYAN Wabash North Wesleyan Church 600 Manchester Ave., Wabash. Pastor ‐ Rodger Smith. Morning Worship 10:30am; Sunday School 9:30am; Wednesday Bible Study 6:00pm. Church is wheelchair and handicap accessible. A place to feel safe and loved!

New Journey Community Church Old W.C. Mills School. 1721 Vernon Street, Wabash, IN. Change is possible! Whether you are over‐ churched, un‐churched, or de‐churched you’ll find a fresh start at New Journey. We keep the important things like worship, teaching, community, and serving primary, while letting the unnecessary stuff fade into the background. Our mission is to make life transformation through Jesus Christ accessible to all people. So, come as you are and be made new!

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Seeking to adopt, local family collects shoes ...continued from page 11 and they have adopted five – or, are in the process,” Mrs. Edgecomb said. “We were there for a week, and just saw a lot. We kind of came home and re-evaluated where we were and what we thought, and so that was when my husband Darin jumped on board, and was like, ‘I think this is something we should do.’

“We came home with a new perspective, and he’s like, ‘You know, we do all this stuff for us, and for our house, and for our own wants, not needs, and we have a chance to help somebody else and take child in that we

can give a chance.’

And, we have the room and we wanted more kids, so that’s kind of how we arrived there.”

She said that the couple chose to adopt from Haiti because of their familiarity with the country and culture.

“We had been there, we know people that have lived there, we know people that have missioned there,” she said, “so it kind of feels like we have a little bit more of an idea of the culture, and we want that for our kids. We want them to be able to have their culture, and be able to go back and forth.”

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because our youngest is five.”

Once the family is matched, all four will take a two-week bonding trip to Haiti to meet their new children.

After that, Mrs. Edgecomb said that it could take six months or more for their children to get their visas and come to the United States.

The Edgecombs have an 8-year-old son, Malachi, and a 5-year-old daughter, Mia, both of whom are excited by the prospect of having new siblings.

Mrs. Edgecomb said that adopting a child has always been a dream of hers.

“Really, my whole life, I have wanted to adopt,” she said. “I was a tagalong child – there were eight years between me and my sister – so of course I was always bored, and thought the whole concept was cool.”

While she expressed interest in adopting, it wasn’t until a trip to Haiti last year that the family decided to move forward with the idea.

“We actually have friends that live there on a mission,

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Abigail Duhamell â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Austin Barker Abigail P. Duhamell and Austin L. Barker announce their engagement and upcoming marriage.

Miss Duhamell, of Wabash, is the daughter of Jeff and Rhonda Duhamell, Wabash. She is a graduate of Wabash High School and The

Art Institute, where she studied fashion merchandising.

She is employed by Gorman and Bunch Orthodontics.

Barker, of Wabash, is the son of Mike Barker and Kandy Barker, Macy.

He is a North Miami High School Graduate and

Lincoln Tech where he received a degree in diesel mechanics.

He is employed at S&S Truck Repair.

The couple plans a Sept. 29 ceremony at The Awakening Church in Huntington.

They will have a reception at the Huntington County Fairgrounds.

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Purdy Richard and Phyllis (Burkhart) Purdy were married June 8, 1958, by Rev. William McCoy at the Congregational Christian Church in Servia.

They celebrated their 60th anniversary with an open house on Sunday, Aug. 12, at the Congregational Christian Church fellowship hall, 410 N. Walnut St., in North Manchester.

Richard is a semiretired barber, and Phyllis retired from M a n c h e s t e r Community Schools.

They have three children, including David (Caryn) Purdy, Denver, N.C.; Michael (Jackie P u r d y ) , Miamisburg, Ohio, and Pamela (Ron) Stopher, Fort Wayne.

The couple has seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

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Speeding drivers allegedly putting Old Slocum Trail residents at risk

By David Fenker david@nmpaper.com

The Wabash C o u n t y Commissioners are considering extending a 30 mph speed limit east of Somerset on Old Slocum Trail to discourage speeding and increase safety.

Roger Hornaday, who lives on Old Slocum Trail, discussed the issue with the commissioners after County H i g h w a y Superintendent John Martin presented a petition regarding the speed limit extension.

The limit currently ends at 1763 W. Old Slocum Trail. The proposed extension ends at 859 W. Old Slocum Trail.

“They’re concerned about the speed of traffic with several small children in the area,” Martin said.

Hornaday elaborated on those concerns.

“People think it’s a drag strip,” Hornaday said. “They see that

straight stretch of road, and they think they can go 80 mph.”

Hornaday said that there are 10 houses in the stretch of road covered by the extension, eight of which have small children “at one time or another.”

He said that his daughter has nearly been hit by a speeding car while walking with her twin children, and that a neighboring family ended its evening bike rides due to dangerous traffic.

“Some of those people come off of 13, they hit bottom when they come down the hill in Mount Vernon,” he said.

“They’re going so fast, they bottom out, throw sparks and are still accelerating all the way down the road.”

A d d i t i o n a l l y, Hornaday said, there are two school bus stops in the area, and two garbage trucks use driveways in the area to turn around.

“It’s been a real problem,” he said.

“I’ve lived there since 1988, and we used to be able to ride bicycles as a family down the road, safely.

Nobody respects people – pedestrians – or slow-moving vehicles on the road, and they won’t slow down and move over. We’re just trying to get traffic to slow down on this road.

“If this doesn’t work,” he continued, “then we’re going to submit another petition for a four-way stop in Mount Vernon, to get traffic to stop.”

Sheriff Bob Land, who said that he also lives in the area, supported the extension of the speed limit.

“It is a problem,” Land said. “I think it should be extended out, farther east.

There is a lot of traffic, especially on weekends, and we do have many, many children in that area.”

The commissioners took the petition

under advisement, and chairman Brian Haupert said that Martin would do further research before the matter went to county attorney Steve Downs, who would write up the change to the county’s sign ordinance should a change be recommended.

The commissioners also: Signed a memorandum of understanding formalizing a handbook change for probation employees formerly employed by C o m m u n i t y Corrections before the two combined; Approved a request

by Martin to double chip-seal County Road 250 South, north of Richvalley, to improve safety and ice removal. Martin said that, each year, a school bus gets stuck on a curve in that area, and that the improved sealing should allow for better ice removal; Heard the weekly jail report from Land,

who said that Wabash County Jail had 94 inmates, with an additional 41 in Miami County, six in Elkhart County, three

in Blackford County and one in Department of Corrections safekeep; Gave permission for the Sheriff ’s

Department to request a $215,000 additional appropriation from the county council for inmate transfers.

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Heavy metal bands to perform at Honeywell

By The Paper staff Heavy metal bands Dokken with special guest Jack Russell’s Great White will perform Saturday, Sept.

8, at the Honeywell Center’s Ford Theater. The showtime is 7:30 p.m.

Dokken exploded out of the boiling hard rock/heavy metal scene in Los

Angeles in the early 1980s. The album “Breaking the Chains,” with its catchy title track, set the stage for Dokken becoming the most dominant creative and commercial force in the world of melodic hard rock for the following years.

Albums “Tooth and Nail”, “Under Lock and Key” and “Back for the Attack” all

became multi-platinum selling smashes and the live “Beast from the East” went gold in Europe and Japan. Among their hits are “Alone Again,” “Just Got Lucky,” “Into the Fire,” “In My Dreams,” “Unchain the Night,” “Dream Warriors,” “Burning like a Flame” and “Heaven Sent.”

Joining Dokken

that night will be Jack Russell’s Great White, a band that also touts the heavy metal genre.

“The music is dynamic and I’ve gone where I’ve never gone before,” Russell said of the band In December 2011, the band released, “He Saw It Coming.”

Sponsors for the show are radio sta-

NM church to host seminar

By The Paper staff NORTH MANCHESTER — Victory Christian Fellowship will host the “414 Foundations” Seminar by Peter Heck on Saturday, Sept. 22, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The 414 Foundations seminar is a full-day of teaching and training Christians on how to effectively and persuasively respond to fundamental questions involving the existence of God, the supposed “conflict” between faith

and science, the reliability of the Bible, and the evidence for the resurrection of Jesus.

It is an invaluable opportunity for those who don’t just want to learn how to defend the faith but how to wage an offensive campaign for

truth.

Heck is an author, speaker and teacher who lives in Kokomo, with his wife, Jenny, their daughters, Addison and Bristol, and their son, Grayson. He has been a public high school teacher since the fall of 2001, teaching courses in American gover nment and American history, having won numerous re gional and state awards for his ef forts.

Additionally, in the summer of 2004, Peter founded a media productions cor poration, A t t a b o y Productions, Inc. The cost of the seminar is $45 per person and includes materials and lunch. To register call 260-9828357. Registration deadline is Sept.

15, after that day the cost goes to $55 per person.

Location for the meeting will be at M i s s i o n a r y Church 806 St. Rd. 114 E, North Manchester.

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Tickets to see this

concert are $100, $39 and $29, and may be purchased online at www.honeywellcen-

ter.org or by calling the Honeywell Foundation Box Office at 260-563-1102.

New exhibit opens at Center for History

By The Paper staff NORTH MANCHESTER —The ways maps can be viewed, both as documents and as mirrors of their times, are explored in one of the Indiana Historical Society’s (IHS’s) traveling exhibits, “Indiana Through the Mapmaker’s Eye.” The North M a n c h e s t e r Historical Society will host the exhibit at NM Center for History], located at 122 E. Main Street, North Manchester,

from Aug. 7 through Sept. 14.

The exhibit is drawn from IHS’s collection of about 1,700 maps and atlases of Indiana and the Midwest dating from the 16th century to the present. It examines four ways people have used maps through the years: as documentation, as tools, as political images and as art.

Some of the maps displayed in the exhibition include an 1833 tourist’s Indiana pocket map; a 1913 Sanborn Company fire insur-

ance map for Bloomington; Thomas Kitchin’s 1747 map of French settlements in North America; an 1881 bird’s-eye view of Mount Vernon, and a circa 1880 scale-model map of the University of Notre Dame.

For more information about this exhibit, call 260-9820672 or visit nmanchesterhistory.org.

The Center offers free admission so all community members can enjoy its exhibits, including this one.

Registration begins for Vocal Impact

By The Paper staff Online registration for the 2018 Fall season of the H o n e y w e l l Foundation’s Vocal Impact Youth Choirs opens on Monday, Aug. 15.

To register, go online at www.honeywellfoundation.or g/vocal-impact. The fee to participate is $25 per student to cover supplies and Tshirt.

Rehearsals for Vocal Impact will take place Sunday evenings over a 10week period begin-

ning Sept. 9 through Nov. 18 (with the exception of Oct. 28).

The Vocal Impact Junior Choir, students ages 5-10, will rehearse from 4-5 pm and the Vocal Impact Choir, students ages 11 and up, will rehearse from 5:15 to 6:45 pm.

The Vocal Impact program is a collaboration of visions by Emily France and the Honeywell F o u n d a t i o n E d u c a t i o n a l Outreach Program to create an opportunity that fits perfectly with the H o n e y w e l l

Foundation’s mission to provide arts opportunities for all.

The program has been carefully planned and structured to provide an overall characterbuilding experience for all involved. In addition to learning music standards, performance etiquette and vocal techniques, students also learn and recite “lifeways” about important characteristics such as; r e s p o n s i b i l i t y, respect, honesty and perseverance.

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Fair board in midst of fundraiser

By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabashcounty The Wabash County Fair Board, in conjunction with Beacon Credit Union, is in the midst of a fundraising campaign to raise money to refurbish the exhibition hall, formerly known as the girls’ building.

Beacon has created a matching grant to match, dollar for dollar up to $60,000, funds donated to the fair board.

“We’re going to completely redo this building,” Fair Board President Dean White told The Paper of Wabash County during an interview in the exhibition hall.

“We’re going to put all new ceilings in.

We’re going to put a kitchenette in back there in that (northwest) corner.”

A wall with passthrough windows on the west side of the building will be removed, opening up the area.

“We’re going to build the sidewalls out and fill it in with insulation, then drywall it,” White continued. “We’re going to put air conditioning and put new furnaces in. We’re going to level the floor and have it completely redone.”

A storage area will be built in the southeast portion of the building.

“We’re going to redo the restrooms,” White said. “That will all be drywalled.

The floor will be taken care of in

there, too.”

Once complete, the building will be renamed in honor of Bruce Ingraham, former Beacon Credit Union president and a longtime member of the fair board.

The building was built in 1950. There was a fire in the early 1970s and the building had some refurbishing because of fire damage.

“About the only thing we’ve done since then, is the Wabash County Extension Club gave us money and we put all new windows in,” White said. “We’re just wanting to refurbish it, make it more accessible to people.

Put air conditioning in. The furnaces are old.”

Jason Randall has been hired to do the

work. However, the fair board will help with demolition whenever possible to cut down on costs.

“He’s going to come in here and tell us what we can do, like tear the ceilings down to save money,” White said. “Maybe start tearing that wall down to save money.

“Everybody’s good at demolition. It’s putting it back together …”

Work is expected to begin sometime after Nov. 1.

The board, with Beacon’s match, is at about $95,000 raised so far.

Anyone interested in contributing may do so through Nov. 1 at: Wabash County Fair Association Inc., PO Box 23, Wabash, IN 46992.

Most of the money the fair board generates comes during the week of the Wabash County 4-H Fair, White noted.

“We don’t reach out to the community every year for nothing, really,” he said.

“When we built the multi-purpose building, we went out and generated about all the money to put it up. Then we might not do something like that for three, four, five years.

“On bigger projects, we reach out to the community for help.”

The fair board receives no tax money, he noted.

“We’re very unique that way,” he said.

“I’m guessing there’s less than five fairs in the whole state like that.”

Demo derby rescheduled to Aug. 25

By The Paper staff

The demolition derby that was can-

celed because of weather during the Wabash County 4-H Fair has been

rescheduled.

The event will take place Saturday, Aug. 25, at the fair-

ground’s outdoor arena.

A kid’s Powerwheel event

will begin about 7 p.m., with the derby beginning at 7:30 p.m.

Honeywell exhibit to feature student artists

By The Paper staff “The Next Generation Art Exhibit” will be on display at the H o n e y w e l l Center’s Clark Gallery from Aug. 22 through Sept.

23.

The student artists to be featured during the exhibit attend Peru High School and include: Abi Adkins, Bailey Baker, Emma Baker, A.J. Bell, Sara Briner, Emily Campos, Courtlynn C r o w e , C h r i s t o p h e r Dicken, Clyde Duty, T-Fredd Eddy, Blake Edwards, Savanna Elliott, Belen F lores, Adam Gar ner, Maddie Hall, Maddy Harp, D a u n t e Majors, Carlee Marburger, Lilly Mosley, Carli Nance, Adhir Patel, Addy Ray, Abby Rogers, Sidney Smith, A u t u m n Thacker, Alyssa Thomas, Luke Townsend, and Grace Walsh.

A public reception for the Next Generation Art

Exhibit will take

place

at

the

Honeywell Center

Artwork on display: Visitors check out some of

the pieces available for purchase at the Indiana and Friends art gallery on Friday evening. The gallery, located at 574 S. Wabash St., opened earlier this year and features the work of artists from the area and around Indiana. Avon Waters (xxx photo), works on a piece outside the gallery. Photo by Joseph Slacian

Clark Gallery on Wednesday, Sept.

19 at 7 p.m. Please RSVP by sending an email to clarkgallery@honeywellcenter.org.

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Kevin Willour, president and CEO of Beacon Credit Union, and Dean White, Wabash County Fair Board president, shake hands in front of the exhibit hall at the Wabash County 4-H Fairgrounds. Photo provided

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Kathleen Celeste Bolinger, 62, of North Manchester, died Friday at her home.

She was born May 2, 1956, in Grand Rapids, Mich., to David Allen Dorgan and Elsie (Colligan) Wisner.

Kathleen was involved with Congregational Christian Church in North Manchester.

She loved photography, gardening, and spending time with her granddaughters.

She is survived by her son, Josh (Shannon) Niedzwicki, and granddaughters, Riley Mae Niedzwicki and Emerson Niedzwicki, all of Delaware, Ohio; mother, Elsie Wisner of Wolf Lake, Mich.; and siblings, Elizabeth (Fritz) Wahlfield of Comstock Park, Mich., and Patrick (Chris) Dorgan of Grand Rapids, Mich.

She was preceded in death by her father, David Allen Dorgan, and step-father, Bill Wisner.

A memorial service will be held at a later date. Arrangements by GrandstaffHentgen Bender Chapel, North Manchester.

The memorial guest book for Kathleen may be signed at www.grandstaffhentgen.com.

Martin Duffey, 81 Former stockbroker Aug. 21, 1936 – Aug. 10, 2018

Martin Josef Duffey, 81, of Wabash, died at 11:45 p.m., Friday, Aug. 10, 2018, at Miller’s Merry Manor East in Wabash.

He was born Aug. 21, 1936, in Wabash, to John Benjamin and Edith Caroline (Hegel) Duffey.

Martin graduated from Wabash High School in 1954 and in 1958 earned his Bachelor’s of Science degree in Ag Business from Iowa State College where he was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity and the ROTC unit.

He married Virginia Douglass at The Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa, on July 29, 1958. He worked for the family firm I. Duffey and Son Company buying and selling livestock and later became a stockbroker, working for various firms for over 30 years. Martin was a member of Wabash Presbyterian Church and a past member of the Elks Lodge of Wabash. He will be remembered for his love of gardening, railroading, and the Pittsburgh Pirates.

He is survived by wife, Virginia Duffey of Wabash; four children, Mary (Jeff) Kramer of Wabash, Jennifer (Skip) Yentes of Danville, Douglass Walker (Hean Ju) Duffey of South Korea, and Laura Duffey of Wabash; five grandchildren Katherine (Ryan Wagoner) Kramer of Erie, Douglass (Brittany Ramsey) Kramer of Muncie, Tyler J. (Skyler) Yentes of Oak Park, Ill., Patrick L. Yentes of Phoenix, Ariz., and Ethan Duffey of South Korea, two great-grandchildren, Clara and Kenton Wagoner of Erie, and four siblings, Kathleen Alspaugh and Morris H. Duffey, both of Wabash, Virginia Enman of Glenview, Ill., and Sarah Deigl of Wabash.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Funeral services will be 2 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 25, 2018, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave., Wabash, with the Rev. Jonathan Cornell officiating. Burial will be in Center Grove Cemetery, Lincolnville. Friends may call 12 2:00 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 25, at the funeral home.

Preferred memorial is Wabash Carnegie Public Library.

The memorial guest book for Martin may be signed at www.grandstaffhentgen.com.

Wilhelmina “Billie” Jacks, 87 Worked as dietician Feb. 16, 1931 – June 9, 2018 Wilhelmina (Billie) Jacks, 87, formerly of LaFontaine, passed away June 9, 2018.

She was born Feb. 16, 1931.

Wilhelmina loved her children and her pets and was always there to help them through life’s events and always had a special sense of humor. Wilhelmina was a domestic engineer until her children were grown and then attended classes to become a dietitian and worked as dietary director at ShangriLa nursing facility. She retired, moved to Ft. Myers, Fla., and loved her home there.

She is survived by daughters Lennie Coldren, Ft. Myers, Fla., Theresa (Micheal) Russell Upland, and Raejean (Ronald ) Vorhees of Lakeland, Fla.; 11 grandchildren and numerous great grandchildren.

Wilhelmina is preceded in death by her parents John D. and Esther M Powell, brother Earl Powell, granddaughter Nature Vorhees and her son, Dale Bernon Jacks.

There will be a celebration of life for Wilhelmina on Aug. 25, 2018, at the Wabash County Historical Museum from 2 to 4 p.m. Please come share memories you may have with family and friends.

James Edwin Hinant, 81, of LaFontaine, died at 9 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018, at his home.

He was born Jan. 11, 1937, in Gas City, to John Edwin and Addie Belle (Turner) Hinant.

Jim was a 1954 graduate of Mississinewa High School and attended Indiana University in Bloomington. He married Linda K. Smith in Gas City on July 19, 1958. He was in the U.S. Navy from 1955-1959. Jim worked in the personnel department 42 years at Fisher Body in Marion, retiring in 2002, He was a member of the Jehovah’s Witnesses in Wabash County. Jim enjoyed gardening and woodworking.

He is survived by his wife, Linda K. Hinant and two daughters, Lois Hinant and Michelle (Kenneth) Brodbeck, all of LaFontaine; two grandchildren, Amanda (Stanly) Denbo of Huntington, and Joshua Alva of LaFontaine; six greatgrandchildren; and three brothers, John (Eleyce) Hinant of Indianapolis, Indiana, Mark Hinant of Moore, Okla., and Michael (Maggie) Hinant of Appleton, Wis. He was preceded in death by his parents, grandson, Mitchell Hinant, and his sister, Addie Lou Smith.

Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, 2018, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave, Wabash, with Greg King officiating. Friends may call one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will be in LaFontaine I.O.O.F. Cemetery, LaFontaine, at a later date.

The memorial guest book for Jim may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.

Jon Fawley, 58 Manchester College graduate

Kenneth Wright, 85 U.S. Army veteran July 14, 1933 – Aug. 8, 2018 Kenneth E. Wright, 85, of Wabash, died Wednesday, August 8, 2018.

Kenneth was born on July 14, 1933, in Wabash.

Visitation and services were Saturday, Aug. 11, at McDonald Funeral Home, LaFontaine.

Nov. 25, 1959 – Aug. 7, 2018 Jon T. Fawley, 58, North Manchester, died Aug. 7, 2018.

He was born Nov. 25, 1959.

Visitation was Aug. 11 at McKee Mortuary, North Manchester.

Services were Aug. 12, at North Manchester Missionary Church.

Mark Sands, 71 Known as ‘Mr. Muscles’

Mark “Mr. Muscles” Sands, 71, Fort Wayne, died August 4, 2018.

Private services are planned.

Midwest Funeral Home & Cremation Society, Fort Wayne, handled arrangements.

LaFontaine man dies in single vehicle crash

By The Paper staff A LaFontaine man died in a single vehicle crash Monday, Aug. 6 in southern Wabash County.

On Monday at approximately 9:24 p.m., the Wabash County Sheriff ’s Department responded to a single vehicle accident at the intersection of State Road 13 and County Road 950 South.

Samuel O. Purvis. Jr., 52, LaFontaine, was trav-

eling eastbound on CR 950 South and reportedly failed to stop at the stop sign at the “T” intersection of State Road 13.

The vehicle then exited the roadway to the east, colliding with the ditch before coming to rest in a field.

First aid and CPR were administered by responding units, but Purvis was pronounced dead at the scene.

Evidence at the scene revealed that Purvis was

not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash.

The crash is still under investigation by the Wabash County Sheriff ’s Department.

Assisting at the scene were the Wabash Fire Department, the Noble Township Fire Department, Wabash County EMA, Indiana Conservation Officers, the Indiana State Police and Wabash County Coroner.

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Area police to participate in ‘Drive Sober’ campaign Wabash County Sheriff ’s Department is joining about 230 l aw - e n fo rc e m e n t agencies across Indiana and thousands nationwide in the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign.

From mid-August through Labor Day, police will be out in full force arresting impaired drivers, the department said in a press release. The agency said the public should expect to see increased sobriety checkpoints, roving patrols and satu-

ration patrols.

“Why are we giving drivers a head’s up?

Because ‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’ is all about preventing i m p a i re d - d r iv i n g crashes, injuries and deaths,” said Sgt. Dan Johnson. “Our officers have zero tolerance for impaired drivers on our roads, and we’ll see you before you see us.”

Wabash City Police and North Manchester Police also announced recently they are taking part in the campaign.

A driving while intoxicated arrest

means going to jail and losing your driver’s license. The average DWI cost?

About $10,000, including car towing and repairs, attorney fees, fines, court costs, lost time at work and other hefty expenses.

Indiana lawenforcement agencies have participated in annual Drive Sober or Get Pulled over traffic enforcement for more than 20 years.

Overtime patrols are supported with National Highway Traffic S a f e t y Administration

(NHTSA) funds distributed by the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI).

In every state, it is illegal to drive with a blood alcohol concentration of .08 or higher. In Indiana, drivers under 21 with a BAC of .02 or higher are subject to fines and license suspension of up to one year.

NHTSA and ICJI recently purchased more than 2,600 portable breath tests to assist 150 Indiana law enforcement agencies with establishing probably cause in arresting

drunk drivers.

But DWI includes more than alcohol, and there is no quick field test for the many prescription, overthe-counter and illegal drugs that can impair drivers. This year, police officers highly trained to recognize and enforce drug impairment were issued Android tablets to simplify documentation for prosecution.

The annual Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over enforcement campaign includes Labor Day weekend, with thousands upon thousands of Hoosier

Wabash City Police Citations August 1 Keegan L. Knepp, 20, Wabash, cited for driving while suspended infraction and failure to signal.

August 2 Brett M. Carey, 32, Jonesboro, cited for expired plate.

Chelsea N. Carver, 17, Wabash, cited for operator never licensed and speed.

Jose L. Chacha, 30, Wabash, cited for operator never licensed.

Ashtyn N. Demelo, 25, Niles, Mich, cited for expired license and traveling the wrong way on a oneway street.

August 3 Scott H. Miller, 16, Wabash, cited for disregarding an auto signal.

Alexandria N. Stevens, 19, Wabash, cited for seatbelt violation Colt D. Lemaster, 35, Wabash, cited for driving while suspended.

August 5 Harold R. James II, 30, Wabash, cited for expired plate.

August 6 Elizabeth A. Murphy, 26, Wabash, cited for no operator’s license when required.

Jessie M. Hill, 23, Wabash, cited for no operator’s license when required.

Brad A. McCord, Jr., 23, Wabash, cited for seatbelt violation.

A 16-year-old juvenile cited for possession of marijuana.

A 16-year-old juvenile cited for posses-

sion of marijuana.

Damien A. Dolph, 28, Wabash, cited for false and fictitious registration.

Billy E. Hawkins, 24, Wabash, cited for false and fictitious registration and driving while suspended infraction.

August 7 Hali N. Sadler, 24, Lagro, cited for false and fictitious registration.

Amelia M. Delcamp, 24, Wabash, cited for operating without financial responsibility.

A 15-year-old juvenile cited for incorrigibility.

Arrests August 1 Shane E. Crump, 38, Wabash, arrested on a probation violation for OWI endangerment.

Derek J. Lutz, 25, Wabash, arrested for battery and revocation of probation for carrying a handgun without license.

Andrew W. McAllister, 27, Wabash, arrested for possession of methamphetamine and possession of marijuana.

Bernice Fields, 49, Wabash, second petition to revoke probation for possession of a synthetic drug.

Joseph M. Blair, 37, Wabash, arrested for theft and criminal mischief.

August 2 Ernie R. Lucas, 50, Wabash, arrested for theft Michael D. Trosper, 35, Akron, arrested for failure to appear for child support, possession

of a syringe, possession of paraphernalia, and possession of methamphetamine.

Nicholas A. Gonzalez, 35, Fort Wayne, arrested for resisting law enforcement, operating while intoxicated with a BAC of .15 percent or more, and OWI refusal.

August 6 Daniel M. Brackett, 25, Bunker Hill, arrested for possession of a narcotic drug and possession of a syringe.

Michael J. Lopetrone, 28, Detroit, Mich., arrested for operating while intoxicated over .08%.

Daniel J. Ross, 40, Wabash, arrested for operating while intoxicated over .15%, no plate light, speed, and driving left of center.

Michael S. Lewis, 34, Kokomo, arrested for failure to appear for failure to pay child support.

Accidents August 2 At 2:23 p.m., a vehicle driven by Stanley K. Eviston, 49, LaFontaine, collided with an unoccupied vehicle owned by Jamie G. Tarpein, Jonesboro, at 98 E. Canal St. August 3 At 4:22 p.m., a vehicle driven by Maxxwell M. Marseilles, 18, Wabash, collided with a vehicle driven by Ruth M. Honeycutt, 55, Wabash, which collided with a vehicle driven by Krystal Napier, 46, Wabash,

near the intersection of Cass Street and Canal Street.

August 5 At 6:48 p.m., a vehicle driven by Jason M. Torres, 40, Wabash, collided with a vehicle driven by Jamie Strickler, 39, Wabash, near the intersection of Smith Street and Carroll Street.

August 7 At 5:23 p.m., a vehicle driven by Carolyn F. Jett, 63, Wabash, collided with a vehicle driven by Chad J. Morris, 42, Wabash, at 1375 N. Cass St. At 5:56 p.m., a vehicle driven by Amelia M. Delcamp, 24, Wabash, collided with an unoccupied vehicle owned by Donna J. Deck, Roann, at 1900 Alber St. Wabash Sheriff ’s Department Citations

July 2 Suzanne M. Sharp, 41, Wabash, cited for speed.

July 15 Adelin E. Adams, 33, Wabash, cited for speed.

July 22 Derrick M. Marcus, 39, Rossville, cited for speed.

July 25 Alexandra K. Koontz, 18, Warsaw, cited for speed.

July 31 Delorean J. Cannon, 24, Wabash, cited for no financial responsibility and no operator’s license when required.

August 2 Clayton D. Maynard, 21, Peru, cited for speed.

August 5 Keegan L. Knepp, 20, Wabash, cited for driving while suspended and expired plates August 6 Judith C. Simic,

families taking to their cars for end of summer barbecues, football games, lakes and pool parties.

Sadly, it is also one of the deadliest times of the year for impaired driving deaths.

Law enforcement recommends these safe alternatives to impaired driving: — Designate, or be, a sober driver.

— Use public transportation.

— Call a cab or ridesharing service.

— Download the SaferRider mobile app on the Andriod Play Store or the Apple iTunes Store.

This app only has three options: call a taxi, call a friend, and identify your location for pick up.

— Celebrate at home or place you can stay until sober.

— Throwing a party? Offer non-alcoholic beverages and plenty of food.

— Never provide alcohol to minors.

— Ask young drivers about their plans.

— Friend or family member about to drive? Take the keys and make alternative arrangements.

INDOT plans work on SR 114

By The Paper staff Resurfacing work on State Road 114 in Wabash County is scheduled to begin on or after Monday, Aug. 13, weather permitting, officials at the Indiana Department of Transportation announced.

The resurface work will take place between S.R. 13 and S.R. 15.

During the day, drivers are cautioned to watch for lane restrictions and possible stopped vehicles in the construction

77, Bloomington, cited for passing in violation of mark-

zone.

INDOT reminds drivers to use caution and consider worker safety when driving through any active work zone. A speed limit of 45 mph will be in effect when workers are present and will be strictly enforced.

The project was awarded to INDOT contractor Brooks Construction for $6.1 million and includes the asphalt resurface of U.S. 30 in Kosciusko and Whitely. Work on S.R. 114 is expected to be completed in late October, weather permitting.

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cited for speed.

August 7 Gretchen C. Adams, 17, Wakarusa, cited for speed.

Megan J. Reed, 35, Lagro, cited for driving while suspended infraction.

Cynthia J. Green, 34, North Manchester, cited for driving while suspended infraction.

Bookings August 2 Donald N. Maples, 43, Fort Wayne, charged with failure to appear for driving while suspended.

Carol L. Nose, 66, Wabash, charged with official misconduct.

Nathaniel L. Baston, 34, North Manchester, petition to revoke probation for aggravated battery.

Eric J. St. Hilaire, 39, Marion, petition to revoke electronic home detention for operator never licensed.

August 3 Tamara S. Weicht, 49, Huntington,

charged with operating while intoxicated.

August 4 Angel N. Shepherd, 31, Wabash, petition to revoke probation for criminal mischief and conversion.

Jennifer L. Kramer, 37, Lagro, charged with operating while intoxicated.

Chevy S. Edwards, 25, Daleville, charged with boating while intoxicated.

August 5 Daniel J. Ross, 40, Wabash, charged with operating a vehicle with a BAC of .08 or more.

Josue Escamilla, 22, North Manchester, charged with operating while intoxicated and operator never licensed.

August 6 Harry G. Clickner, 47, Huntington, charged with check deception.

August 7 Kimberley J. Watkins, 32, North Manchester, charged

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with unlawful possession of a syringe.

Accidents August 1 At 11:19 a.m., a vehicle driven by David R. Roe, 54, Rochester, collided with a goose on State Road 114 near County Road 300 East.

August 2 At 4:51 a.m., a vehicle driven by Alexander E. Wolfe, 45, Peru, collided with a deer on U.S. 24 East near County Road 500 East.

At 7:22 a.m., a vehicle driven by Donald R. Cline II, 61, Wabash, collided with a deer on County Road 390 East near County Road 800 South.

August 4 At 5:38 a.m., a vehicle driven by Teddy L. Fonk, 76, Warsaw, collided with a deer on State Road 13 South near County Road 200 North.

August 5 At 7:52 p.m., a vehicle driven by Josue Escamilla, 22, North Manchester,

ran off the roadway on Singer Road near County Road 1100 North.

August 6 At 1:47 p.m., a vehicle driven by Jacob M. Herz, 18, Huntington, ran off the road and collided with a grove of trees on County Road 800 West near County Road 900 North.

At 9:08 p.m., a vehicle driven by Samuel O. Purvis, Jr., 52, LaFontaine, ran off the road on County Road 950

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South and State Road 13.

North Manchester Citations August 5 Jerry E. Martin, 44, North Manchester, cited for no vehicle registration.

Arrest August 3 Dawn R. Hernandez, 36, Silver Lake, arrested on a warrant for failure to appear for a driving while suspended charge.

August 7

Kimberley J. Watkins, 32, North Manchester, arrested on a warrant for failure to appear on an unlawful possession of a syringe charge.

Accidents August 10 At 8:49 a.m., vehicles driven by Erin M. Gray, 33, Wabash, and Kassandra A. Lucas, 22, Cadiz, Ohio, collided at State Road 13 and Ninth Street.

Fire August 4 10:41, 500 block of

Making way for changes: Crews work on a piece of

land next to the Wabash County Solid Waste Management District office on Manchester Avenue, preparing it to relocate recycling bins there. The site will be a monitored recycling site to reduce and hopefully eliminate trash, District Director Jen Rankin said. It will also be somewhat of an environmental education piece. To control and filter storm water run-off, two rain gardens are being installed. Around the gardens will be an area for pollinators, an area for monarch Butterflies, and signs will be installed to educate the public on the benefits of rain gardens and to highlight other environmental elements of the project. Photo by Josh Sigler

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3:21 p.m., 400 block of State Road 13 for an odor of natural gas.

3:33 p.m., 400 block of West Fourth Street for an odor of natural gas.

August 8 7:41 a.m., 1400 block of Villa Court for medical assist.

9:42 a.m., 1100 block of West Fourth Street for medical assist.

9:50 a.m., 1700 block of State Road 114 for medical assist.

August 9 1:39 p.m., 700 block of North Market Street for medical assist.

August 10 7:38 a.m., 300 block of Snyder Street for medical assist.

10:55 a.m., 1200 block of West Fourth Street for medical assist.

12:33 p.m., 700 block of North Mill Street for medical assist.

5:22 p.m., 700 block of North Mill Street for medical assist.

Marriage Licenses Kylie R. Bradley, 26, and Aaron V. Combs, 25.

Kristi J. Reynolds, 61, and Eric L. Pitts, 43.

Josi J. Cripe, 27, and Jordon M. Lambert, 29.

Roger Wayne Dehne, 56, and Tracy J. Flitcraft, 58.

Charles M. Bell, 68, and Peggy S. Wieland, 66.

Kristiania M. Grogg, 25, and Dalton M. Day, 22.

Robert D. Hipp, 42, and Elizabeth M. Stuart, 42.

Jennifer L. Schindler, 27, and Geoffrey S. Smith, 34.

Jacquelyn G. Sebesta, 60, and Benjamin Paul Corn, 68.

Building Permits M o n a r c h Communities IN, LLC, replacement mobile home.

Brian Cook, deck.

Grossman Farms, grain bin.

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Prep grid season to begin

By Bill Barrows

School will be back in session for barely a week when Week #1 of Indiana High School Football begins on Friday.

Two-a-Day practices began on July 30 in preparation for the 2018 campaign.

All four Wabash County teams have been hard at work conditioning, installing offensive systems, defensive spreads and gearing up for the season.

When we last visited the gridiron, the Southwood knights had gone deep into the playoffs before losing to Monroe Central 28-21 in the Regional Championship.

Southwood and Northfield will again participate in 1A, with Wabash and Manchester competing in 2A. But let’s not get too far ahead of ourselves. All four schools will again participate in the Three Rivers Conference along with Whitko, Tippecanoe Valley, Rochester, North Miami Peru and Maconaquah.

The season kicks off on Friday, with a county matchup right off the bat as Southwood, coached

by Dave Snyder in his eighth season as the Knights head man, travels to Manchester to take on the Squires, coached by Greg Miller, in his sixth season at the school, 15th overall.

Northfield, led by Brandon Baker, in his sixth season with his alma mater, travels to Bluffton. Wabash has a new head coach this season as Adam Handley in his first season at the helm, takes over from Floyd McWhirt, who is now the athletic director at the school. The Apaches travel to Rochester for their coach’s inaugural contest.

All 3 games are 7pm kickoffs at the respective sites. The season is nine weeks long with week No.9 as the TRC Crossover, with each team playing against the team that finishes in the same position in the opposite division.

Sectional play will begin on Oct. 19.

Northfield’s Emma Wynn follows through on a shot.

Manchester girls win county golf crown “[It’s] awesome to bring home three straight county championships.”

Wabash’s Bella Carrillo placed second overall with an 87, followed by Halle Miller and Lindsey Mattern tying for seventh place with scores of 103, with Annie Cole right behind them with a 108, and Lacy Christ finishing 14 with a 129.

Northfield’s Emma Wynn finished fifth overall to lead the Norse with a 98, followed by a sixth-place finish by Ariel Dale with a 99. Ainsley Dale turned in a score of 107 for a 10th place finish, while Carly Hawkins shot a 111 for a 13th place result.

By Eric Christiansen echristiansen@nmpaper.com The Manchester girls golf team distanced itself from the field, winning its third Wabash County Tournament championship by over 50 strokes Saturday, Aug. 11., at Honeywell Golf Club in Wabash.

Kelsey Eichenauer won the individual championship with a 40-39 – 79, leading the Squires to a team score of 347.

Wabash finished second place with a 401, while Northfield placed third with a 415. Southwood didn’t have enough golfers to place as a team.

For the Squires, Madyson Ulrey finished third with a 4346 – 89, tying with teammate Cora Barnett who shot a 4544 – 89.

Sam Kissell tied for fifth place with a 44-46 – 90, followed by Alissa Bickerstaff in ninth place overall with a 53-54 – 107.

“We shot the beset

Manchester’s Kelsey Eichenauer won the individual championship at the Wabash County Tournament Saturday, Aug. 11. Photo by Eric Christiansen we have shot as a Manchester coach team since I have Josh Troyer said. “I’m coached by one stroke so proud to coach this over our regional great group of girls round from last year,” and see their success.

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FFW Corp. announces quarterly, yearly earnings Article provided FFW Corp., parent corporation of Crossroads Bank, announced earnings for the three and 12 months ended June 30, 2018.

For the three months ended June 30, 2018, the C o r p o r a t i o n reported net income of $1,136,000 or 97 cents per common share compared to $1,018,000 or 88 cents per common share for the three months ended June 30, 2017.

Net interest income for the three months ended June 30, 2018, was $3,383,000 compared to $3,011,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2017.

The Company recognized a negative provision for loan losses of ($62,000) for the three months ended June 30, 2018 due to a significant recovery of a previously charged-off commercial loan.

This is compared to a provision for loan losses of $50,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2017.

Total noninterest income was $784,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2018, compared to $707,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2017.

Non-interest expense was $2,850,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2018, and $2,412,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2017.

For the 12 months ended June 30, 2018, the Corporation reported net income of $4,805,000 or $4.12 per common share compared to $4,019,000 or $3.39 per common share for the 12 months ended June 30, 2017. Net interest income for the 12 months ended June 30, 2018 was $13,193,000 compared to $11,699,000 for the 12 months ended June 30, 2017.

The Company recognized a negative

provision for loan losses of ($205,000) for the 12 months ended June 30, 2018 due to significant recoveries recorded in the first and fourth quarters of the fiscal year relating to a previously charged-off commercial loan. This is compared to a provision for loan losses of $343,000 for the 12 months ended June 30, 2017.

Total noninterest income was $3,262,000 for the 12 months ended June 30, 2018, compared to $4,170,000 for the 12 months ended June 30, 2017. Noninterest expense was $10,671,000 for the 12 months ended June

30, 2018, and $10,452,000 for the 12 months ended June 30, 2017.

The three and 12 months ended June 30, 2018, represented a return on average common equity of 11.33 percent and 12.13 percent, r e s p e c t i v e l y, compared to 10.92 percent and 10.82 percent for the three and 12 month periods ended June 30, 2017. The three and 12 months ended June 30, 2018 represented a return on average assets of 1.20 percent and 1.28 percent, respectively, compared to 1.11 percent and 1.13 percent, for the three and 12 month

Huntington SWCD to host watershed meeting HUNTINGTON – The Huntington County Soil and Water Conservation District will host a steering committee meeting for the Upper Wabash River W a t e r s h e d Management Plan.

The meeting will be from 9-10 a.m.

Thursday, Aug. 23, at the Huntington County SWCD Office, 2040 Riverfork Drive, Huntington.

The meeting’s objectives include: A progress report and planning related to the development of the Watershed Management Plan.

Outreach planning.

Entertaining questions and concerns from the committee members and other other stakeholders present.

The public is welcome to attend and will be given time at the end of the meeting to ask questions or provide input.

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periods ended June 30, 2017.

The allowance for loan losses as a percentage of gross loans receivable was 1.40 percent at June 30, 2018 compared to 1.43 percent at June 30, 2017.

Nonperforming assets were $3,412,000 at June 30, 2018 compared to $4,594,000 at June 30, 2017.

As of June 30, 2018, FFWC’s equity-toassets ratio was 10.54 percent compared to 10.29 percent at June 30, 2017. Total assets at June 30, 2018 were $ 3 7 9 , 7 9 0 , 0 0 0 compared to $366,902,000 at June 30, 2017.

Shareholders’ equity was $40,011,000 at June 30, 2018 compared to $37,750,000 at June 30, 2017. Crossroads Bank exceeds all a p p l i c a b l e

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8840 S OLD STATE ROAD 15, LAFONTAINE Several outbuildings, home features an incredible open staircase in the entry, gorgeous mantle, hardwood floors, large kitchen with island seating, walnut hardwood wainscoting in the living room, built in corner cabinets in the dining area and a Jacuzzi tub with separate shower unit in the bath, all on approx.

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401 S. CASS STREET New construction with interior to be completed by buyer. This building is one of the first business condominiums in Wabash. You will own the interior with the exterior maintenance parking lot etc owned by the new association. The property is zoned General Business and is located in the fast-growing downtown business district. The YMCA is across the street and the DFS is the tenant in the adjoining condo. This is a unique opportunity to purchase in a high traffic area.

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Crossroads Bank promotes Bruss and Lovell

By The Paper staff

Crossroads Bank announces the promotions of Beth Bruss and Kristen Lovell.

Bruss has been promoted to Assistant Vice President Compliance Officer.

Beth’s role has changed significantly in her 12 years with Crossroads Bank and since taking the role of Compliance Officer in 2010 in the midst of a very challenging regulatory environment. Because of her efforts, Crossroads Bank’s current compliance management function is both effec-

tive and efficient.

She earned her Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager (“CRCM”) certification in 2015 and continues to meet education requirements to maintain this certification. This certification demonstrates her expertise in the regulatory compliance field and is a testament to Bruss’ drive for achievement and continual improvement.

Bruss graduated from Joliet West High School, Joliet, Ill., and Indiana University, Bloomington, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in

Journalism. Prior to working at Crossroads Bank, Bruss was a Senior Account Executive with TMP Worldwide in Fort Wayne, and a reporter for The Paper of Wabash County.

Beth and her husband, Matthew Bruss, live in Wabash with their two children, Rebecca and Jacob.

Lovell has been promoted to Assistant Vice President, Commercial and Agricultural Lending.

In August of 2016, she joined Crossroads Bank as a skilled Ag lender with a strong background in credit.

BETH BRUSS Since this time, she has further developed her credit knowledge and applied it to commercial lending.

Kristen has represented the bank in speaking engagements for Purdue E x t e n s i o n - Wa b a s h County (“Beginning and Building Your

KRISTEN LOVELL Farm Business”), and Stewart Peterson Grain Marketing (“Working Together With Your Lender”).

Lovell gives presentations to high school students regarding how to build and maintain good credit, public speaking, and how to present them-

selves professionally.

She is a graduate of Huntington North High School and earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Purdue University majoring in Animal Agribusiness with a minor in Psychology.

Previously, she worked for Farm Credit Mid-America as a Financial Services Officer. She completed Farm Credit Leadership College in 2015. And, she is currently going through the Indiana Banker’s Association L e a d e r s h i p D e v e l o p m e n t Program. Her community involvement

includes County

Wabash

Extension

Board, Grow Wabash

County Salute to Ag Committee, County

Wabash

4H,

and

March of Dimes.

Lovell manages her family’s

business,

Grant Creek Farm.

The farm operation is

an inter-active learning

environment

which

hosts

field

trips, a fall pumpkin

patch, and is home to Wabash

County

Crimson Clovers 4H

Club. She in resides in

the LaFontaine area

with her husband and three children.

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I.H. Tractor, Skyline Mobile Home, Chevy Silverado Truck, Vintage Cree Camper

I.H. 460 V. gas tractor w/loader, nice cond.; 1990 Skyline 14’x70’, 2 B.R., 2 bath, mobile home, buyer has 30 days to move mobile home; 1995 Chevy 1500 Silverado pickup truck, 305 V-8 A.T.; 1973 Cree 22’ 5th wh. vintage camper, nice cond, stored inside; 3500 Kipor gen.; 5 h.p. Craft. rear-tine tiller; Simplicity 7014 lawn tractor; metal dbl. tree; torch set; 2 h.p. air compressor; horse collars, halters, & more; old Glencoe M.57 9-shank chisel plow; 18 V. Ryobi tool set; log chains & binders; 225 A. Lin. welder; drill press; 6” vise; air tools; lawn & garden tools; tool cab. w/tools; batt. charger; bench grinders.

Household, Guns, Miscellaneous

39” flat screen T.V.; sm. chest freezer; wd. toy wg.; rocker; sofa sleeper; recliners; (2) 2-dr. wd. file cab.; wd. ladders; dresser; 3 pc. B.R. set; milk can; 410 & (2) 22 cal. guns; vac. sweepers; card table & chairs; and other useful items not listed.

Owner: Don Heckathorn Estate Howard France, Representative

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GARAGE SALE, 2314 S 75 E, off Dora Rd., Saturday August 18th only 7am-5pm. Belsaw 12” planer, 4” jointer, Tapco old style 10ft. alum. brake, old tools, reloading supplies, Sinclair rifle rest, shotgun shells, w/ steel shot.

Wabash City

BACK YARD GARAGE SALE, Sat. 8/18 8am5pm & Sun. 8/19 1pm-6pm and again Sat. 8/25 8am5pm & Sun. 8/26 1pm6pm. 297 W. Sinclair St. (in backyard). Various sizes of adult, baby & kid clothing, lots of misc.

GARAGE SALE, Thurs. & Fri. Aug. 16 & 17, Intersection of Michigan & Inez St. 8am-4pm. Nice clean clothes 00 to large, bedding, kitchen items. Too much to mention.

North Manchester

HUGE MULTI FAMILY Garage Sale Thurs & Fri 85, Sat 8-1, (Liberty Mills) 220 E Main St. Furniture, Appliances, Toys, Bikes, Very nice clothes priced to sale, and much more.

Other Rummage

AKRON FLEA MARKET open every Sat. & Sun, 95, 1 mile East of Akron on SR 114.

Roann

GARAGE SALE, Thurs.

Fri. & Sat. 8am-5pm, 235 S. Arnold St. Star Wars, old and new. Good prices.

Firearms, men’s jewelry, men/womens clothes, misc. stuff. Did I mention Star Wars! Rain or shine.

Urbana

LARGE MULTI FAMILY SALE, Saturday 9-3 at Urbana Lions Club. Lots of primitive and home decor, tween clothing, student desk, book cases & tables.

Loads of misc.

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August 15, 2018

‘the paper’ of Wabash County, Inc., P.O. Box 603, Wabash, IN 46992. Classified Ads: $9.50 for first 20 words in advance: 15¢ each word thereafter. Deadline 12:00 noon on Monday

NOW HIRING JOB FAIR

Hiring: •Utility Operators/ General Labor •Maintenance •Mobile Mechanics

On Site Interviews Conducted Wednesday, August 22, 2018 Excellent Benefits: •Health, Dental, and 4:00pm - 7:00pm Vision Insurance •401k Savings Plan Real Alloys: 4525 W. Old 24 •Attendance Bonus •Safety Bonus Wabash, IN •Paid Holidays Real Alloys is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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‘the paper’ of Wabash County, Inc., P.O. Box 603, Wabash, IN 46992. Classified Ads: $9.50 for first 20 words in advance: 15¢ each word thereafter. Deadline 12:00 noon on Monday

2-245/70R 17 Mastercraft tires, 90% tread, $200.

Call 260-330-1393.

60 GOOD QUALITY SKIDS for sale, $3 each or 10 for $25. Call 260-3779242.

GOOD APPLIANCES: used washers, dryers, ranges & refrigerators. 30 day warranty! 35 E. Canal St., Wabash, 260-5630147.

LIMITED MAUSOLEUM CRYPTS available. We have one single inside Crypt (includes Entombment) available at Wabash Memorial Lawns Cemetery. Mother changed her mind and wants to be laid to Rest in Warsaw with her children. $6,300.00 save $1,300 to $2,000, plus crypts do cost less than ground burials. call /text 574-377-0482.

NEW PATCH SWEET CORN bushel, green beans, red beets, sweet onions, squash, tomatoes, cucumbers, melons, cabbage etc. For large orders, call 260-723-4172 ext. 1, leave message. Graber’s Welding, 8350 S 850 W, South Whitley, IN 46787.

VEGIES FOR SALE: white half runner beans, sweet peppers, red potatoes, ripe tomatoes, cucumbers. Call 563-3762.

VERMONT CASTINGS WOOD Burning Stove, top or front load, max 22” log, asking $1550. Looks & works great. Must see!

765-981-4215.

Employment

County Line Pre-School is seeking a Beginning Pre-School Teacher that loves children. Qualified candidates with 2 years of experience may call 260786-3738 for more information.

TRI-AXLE DUMP truck driver needed, experienced preferred 260-5190283.

Wanted

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LOOKING FOR FREE BARN WOOD, WOOD PLANKS OR SHIPLAP for projects. Would greatly appreciate. Will gladly pick up. Call 260-571-5980 and leave message.

Auto

Singles

WE BUY GOLD, silver and coins.

Wabash Valley Prospectors LLC, 633 S. Wabash St., Wabash. Tim Ravenscroft, 260-5715858.

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Articles For Sale

Farm

HAY - Alfalfa/Grass, excellent quality. Call 260-3076060.

I’m a 55 year old male, 6 ft., about 230 lbs., looking for a female. I enjoy going on walks, spending time with my family, going out to dinner and having camp fires. I’m disabled. I live in Wabash. I.m looking for a friend possibly more.

Prefer talking on the phone but I can text. Please reply to Box 435 c/o The Paper of Wabash, P.O. Box 603, Wabash, IN 46992.

For Rent

1BR A-FRAME duplex, central air, quiet neighborhood. $465 + utilities, 260563-7743.

2 BR 1 BA HOME in a quiet country setting, 3 miles from Southwood, $500 dep., $525/mo. Call 765-981-4844.

COUNTRY HOME FOR RENT, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, new propane furnace & air conditioner, refrigerator, electric cook stove, Maytag washer & dryer, wood stove, water softener. Sewage & water provided. Ideal for adults.

Preferably no children or large dogs. $950/mo. 5192 S 550 W, Wabash. Call 260-563-5945.

White 2013 Chevy Cruze 2LT with RS trim and safety pkg, 6 speed manual.

Blue Tooth connectivity, heated leather seats, heated mirrors, blind spot detection and parking assist. 1 owner, very good condition, 86k miles.

Asking $11k. Call 765-9814807.

Services

NICE COUNTTY HOME FOR RENT. 2 BR 1 BA. Attached two car garage.

Central A/C with propane furnace. Located in southwestern Huntington county minutes from Wabash & Grant counties. $550/mo plus utilities. $550 deposit.

NO SMOKING. NO PETS. References and application required. Call Kyle at 260-571-2543 and leave message. Text 1050 to 26971 for pictures.

LAFONTAINE ARMS APARTMENTS 401 Rennaker, LaFontaine, IN 46940

Rental Assistance Available Accepting Applications Appliances Furnished

A/C, Trash Removal, Satellite, and Handicap Accessible Unit Available

SMALL, COZY, 1 BR garage apt., near Honeywell Golf Course, 2 miles from Wabash.

Everything furnished except TV, ideal for a single person, references required, $560/mo. Call 260-571-1780.

Call: (765) 981-2129 Hearing Impaired Call TDD 1.800.743.3333

Help Wanted

“This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer”

Someone dependable to work general labor.

Mowing, Landscaping, Trimming.

30 to 45 hours per week.

Experience preferred.

Valid Drivers License Required Call 260-571-3723

Email: rm663@hotmail.com

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1929 Vernon St. • Wabash, IN 46992

2 Bedroom Apartments Available

Rental Assistance available NOW for those who qualify.

Call: (260) 563-5394 For Hearing Impaired Only Call: TTY 711 “This is an equal opportunity provider”

COLONIAL PRIVATE APARTMENTS

1929 Vernon St. • Wabash, IN 46992

IMMEDIATE OCCUPANCY 1 Bedroom Apartments Rent Starting at $361 Stove, Refrigerator, A/C, Microwave Call: (260) 563-5394

For Hearing Impaired Only Call: TTY 711

“This is an equal opportunity provider”

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Mr. & Mrs. Leon Albright Mr. & Mrs. Leon Albright recently celebrated their 57th wedding anniversary.

Albright and the former Regina Benningfield were married Aug. 5, 1961, in Hadley, Ky. The couple were dairy farmers, and

now they raise dogs.

Albright enjoys riding horses and mules, and works part-time at Zoomers RV, Wabash. Mrs. Albright enjoys cooking and playing, and also likes to play her piano and organ, and to watch her grandson.

The couple has two children,

Jon

( S t e p h a n i e ) Albright,

North

Manchester, Beth

and

Albright,

Florence, Ky. They

also have a grand-

child, Isaiah, North Manchester.

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If so, call our news department at 260-5638326, or email news@thepaperofwabash.com.