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Wabash River Trail: 2 sides Opponents meet to discuss concerns By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com

A group of 50 opponents to the proposed Wabash River Trail met Thursday night, Feb. 9, to discuss concerns among themselves. The group, which included both Wabash and Miami county residents, met at Bass and Bucks’ Star Lodge to discuss a variety of topics. Wabash County residents discussed their concerns with the trail, while the Miami County residents, who live along the Nickel Plate Trail, discussed their experiences with the trail. Wabash River Trail Inc. seeks to have a 33-mile, east-west trail along the Wabash River. Work has started on a portion in Lagro.

Opponents don’t want the trail cutting through their property. They fear, among other things, that property values will diminish, crime will increase and trail users will trespass on their private property, and that they also will leave behind trash. As others are beginning to take a stand against using their land for the trail, Bass and Bucks co-owner Sheila Butcher told the crowd, “we felt like now was the time to say, ‘We want to know where the River Trail goes.’” She noted that Wabash River Trail President Amy Ford has offered to meet privately with her and her husband, Glenn. “But we wanted to make sure we took all of your concerns (continued on page 2)

An artist’s conception of what a vacant lot in downtown Lagro will look like once work by the Wabash River Trail Committee is complete. Photo provided

Proponents believe trail will help spur development By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com

Miami County resident Arnold Piotter speaks to a group of residents concerned about the Wabash River Trail during a Thursday night meeting at Bass and Bucks. Photo by Joseph Slacian

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Officials with the Wabash River Trail hope their work in Lagro is the start of a revitalization of the town’s downtown area. So much so, the group is investing in more than just a trail through town. It also is creating a public restroom facility, as well as a pavilion downtown that can be used during such things as the Lagro Good Ole Days festival.

By Emma Rausch and David Fenker news@thepaperofwabash.com NORTH MANCHESTER – North Manchester has become the focal point of a federal investigation of a Fulton County gun shop burglary, in which more than 50 handguns were stolen.

WRT President Amy Ford and Treasurer Justin Gillespie, along with Christine Flohr, director of Visit Wabash County, provided a tour of the Lagro portion of the trail for The Paper of Wabash County on Friday, Feb. 10, then sat down for a 45-minute interview to discuss the Lagro leg and other aspects of the 33-mile trail. Lagro work Work in Lagro began around August 2016. One mile of the trail, which includes a portion

After following several leads, at least six of the 57 stolen firearms have been confirmed recovered within North Manchester’s town limits and two North Manchester men have been charged in connection to the crime. Robert M. Hoy, 21, North Manchester, was charged with theft of firearms from a licensed firearms

that leads to the Lagro Community Center, has been paved so far. “We’ve got about a mile and a half ready to go,” Ford said. “We couldn’t get it paved in November. “(Paving) work will resume when the asphalt plant reopens.” Plants should be open around March, officials said. But in the meantime work is continuing on landscaping along the trail. That includes placing giant (continued on page 3)

dealer, a federal offense. Charles M. Hammer, 30, North Manchester, was detained in Michigan on Dec. 9. Officials did not confirm arrest charges by The Paper’s deadline. On Nov. 20, between approximately 12:30 a.m. and 3:30 a.m., an unidenti(continued on page 4)

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Opponents meet to discuss concerns with us when we go,” Mrs. Butcher continued. “We just don’t want to represent Bass and Bucks. I want you to understand there’s people from every walk of life here.” She asked those present to sign a solidarity statement against the trail. “We don’t care if it’s on the north side or the south side, together we’re going to make sure it doesn’t go from Lagro to Wabash or from Wabash to Peru,” Mrs. Butcher said. “It’s just as important for the guys down the river as it is guys up the river.” The Butchers have

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owned the Bass and Bucks property since 2003. “The reason we bought this piece of property is because no one can build behind us,” Mrs. Butcher said, “and because we wanted to build a gun range.” The gun range is 750 yards long, and some people travel two to four hours to use the gun range or the facility’s archery range. “It’s not that we’re anti-tourist,” Mrs. Butcher said. “We like people coming on our property. But just because Glenn and I open our property, we don’t feel that everyone else has to open

theirs.” People can get to the Wabash River at many places throughout the county, she continued, and there already are 100 miles dedicated to a bicycle route in the county. “We don’t feel we need to put another thirty-three miles in to accommodate that,” Mrs. Butcher said. “We don’t need more green areas; we’ve already got Mississinewa, we’ve already got the Salamonie. We have those opportunities for people who like that.” Butcher noted that throughout the summer various groups use the facility for camping. “A lot of these groups have their own state-of-the-art camps,” he said. “But they choose to come here because we’re gated in the front and no one comes in from the back. We have great neighbors. At times we have a few hundred Boys and Girls Scouts camped out in the woods for the weekend. “Can you imagine if a walk would come through? We’re afraid parents won’t let their

children come. “Our biggest concern is for the security of the people who use our facility.” Butcher said he also is concerned about insurance for his facility, noting that his insurance company has already told him his coverage would be dropped if the trail came through. One Miami County resident, Arnold Piotter, urged landowners to make sure that if they do give permission for the trail to cross their property, to make sure a written agreement between themselves and trail officials is obtained. Piotter, who has the Nickel Plate Trail cutting through his property, told the crowd he was arrested and later sued by Nickel Plate supporters for clearing brush from his property. The trail supporters believed he was encroaching on their easement when clearing the brush. Piotter said he “cleared back brush and scrub that was encroaching into the tillable area of the fields.” However,

About 50 people attended a meeting to discuss concerns about the Wabash River Trail. Photo by Joseph Slacian Nickel Plate officials believed their easement extended from the center of the trail to 40 feet on either side, and that Piotter’s work encroached on their land. He was charged by the Miami County Sheriff ’s Department with criminal mischief. After several

months, the charges were dropped because of the lack of criminal intent. He was also sued by Nickel Plate officials for the cost of repopulating trees and cleanup work. In the end, the court ruled that the Piotters “owned the trail and (Nickel Plate) had a right-of-way,” he said,

noting that the episode cost him nearly $25,000 in attorney fees. Also speaking to the group was Lena Gray, a Lagro resident who has refused to allow the trail to cross her property. “The section from Wabash – from Paradise Spring – to Lagro follows the river,” she said. “The first two said they would let it go through. The third guy … didn’t know what to do. Finally he said it could go through, and that is the biggest section.” Trail officials offered money, she said, noting that “they could offer all they want, they’re not coming through.” “They cannot force you to do it,” Gray said. “This is your choice. If you want to let it on your property, you can. If you don’t, just say ‘no.’ I have to say no pretty loudly.” She said stakes were placed along her property where the trail would go, to which Gray threat(continued on page 14)

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Proponents believe trail will help spur development... continued from the front page rocks along the side, serving as a retaining wall along the north side of the trail. Before that work could begin, officials had to clear the area. Volunteers have pulled about 10,000 pounds of trash from the site. “We stumbled onto piles of junk,” Gillespie said. “You name it … there were piles of shingles, water heaters …” In addition, a great deal of brush had to be removed from the trail site.

Working with landowners The area that is now part of the trail is municipally owned. In the meanwhile, the committee is working with landowners who have agreed to allow the trail cross their property to determine where to place the trail along the landowners’ property. “We’re working with surveyors so we know exactly how much we need to purchase,” Ford said, congratulating the landowners who have chosen to let the trail through their land. Gillespie noted that the committee works closely with landowners formulating written agreements so each knows who is liable for what along the trail. “We have listed out who is liable for what,” he said, “What protection property owners have. There are statutes out there … state statutes. “If a person goes down a trail and for whatever reason stumbles and twists and ankle, the property owner is not liable. That’s a public access easement, so the property owner is not liable. If somebody came, stepped off the trail onto private property, slipped and broke an ankle, (property owners) are still not liable because they got access to your property – even though they’re technically trespassing at that point – they gained access through a public right-of-way, so they’re not liable at that point. “Now, if the property owner were to booby trap their property with death pits or something, people would walk in, fall in hole and break their leg, at that point the property owner is

liable because they intentionally tried to do something to harm trail users.” Repair & maintenance The trail committee, Gillespie continued, also is responsible for repairing and maintaining the trail once built. “That’s on us,” he said. “We have to set up a committee for maintenance. We have a safety committee set up to decide what signs to put up for hazardous areas. If the trail is going to make a ninety-degree turn, we have to make sure that it’s posted so people know the trail is going to stop and they have to make a turn. “There will be contact information (for the maintenance committee) so if there’s a tree down...” The person in charge of maintenance will be a paid position, committee members said, but added the more people willing to volunteer the better. “There’s always volunteers,” Ford said. “Trails – people just become so involved with them and care for them. The more people you have involved with them, with the building and taking care of them and pulling trash out, it starts to become something that they cherish and they want to go out and help.” Many trails, they noted, have Friends of the Trail groups set up to do just that. Security cameras will be set up at certain spots along the trail. “There will be in this area because we’re going to have a really nice bathroom facility, we’ve got some really nice walls, so yes, there will be a security system,” Ford said. But the system likely will not be extended along the entire trail. “I can’t think of any trail that has a full security system,” she said. “It’s just like walking down the sidewalk or along a street. You have to be smart about when you’re going to use the trail, just like you have to be smart about when you’re going to walk downtown or when you’re going to walk along a county road. “It’s a little bit of

common sense. I can’t promise we’re going to have security all the way. It’s just not feasible.”

Authority for $960,236 grant from the Road to One Million Project. “That’s our tax dollars,” Ford said. “We have every right to get our share out of that. If not, it’s going to go to Huntington County … Allen County, Noble County. We’re just part of the eleven (counties), and there’s no reason why we shouldn’t get some of that back.” The funds are designed to help with economic development, and Flohr and the committee members believe the trail will help bring further development along the 32-mile route. “That’s one reason I even got involved with this project,” Gillespie said. “I’m from Lagro; I’m a lifer. I saw this project as an opportunity to really help Lagro. We already have people that come through town to go to Salamonie. There are a few historical landmarks around that they come to see. “I saw this trail as something to add to that, especially between Wabash and Lagro. If you can get people going back and

Trail cost The national average for building a trail is roughly $1 million per mile. However, Ford said, that includes trails in places such as Chicago and New York City, where costs are higher. “We won’t be anywhere close to that,” Ford said. “I mean, I can’t give you what our price is going to be yet. We haven’t gotten enough done yet. In our budget, we put in things because so many things are unforeseen. We don’t know what we’re going to get when we get to some of the crossings, the bridges, what kind of culverts, what kind of bridge, what are we doing here? We don’t know some of those costs yet because we’re not into that.” Funding is primarily coming from private sources, the committee said. However, trail officials are making a presentation to the Northeast Indiana R e g i o n a l D e v e l o p m e n t

Wabash River Trail President Amy Ford points to some of the landscaping work done behind the Lagro Community Building. Photo by Joseph Slacian forth, you’re drawing more attention to your area.” Gillespie said he has friends that live near Indianapolis who travel around Indiana to take advantage of the existing trail systems. “I just thought it was a really neat benefit for this town,” he continued. “People need to take advantage of that, too. You can’t put a trail in and not have investors look at it and say, ‘Maybe I should put a café back in town because we’re going to have more people.’

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ROBERT HOY according to Fulton County Sheriff Chris Sailors. In December, a North Manchester Police Department officer conducted a routine traffic stop and, during its course, recovered one of the stolen handguns, according to the criminal complaint. NMPD Chief Jim Kirk declined to comment on the case. Sheriff Sailors told The Paper of Wabash County that his department anticipated “streetlevel” officers to be the ones to recover the stolen firearms. “The thing about it is, and realizing this before we’ve gotten to the point we are now, that we anticipated working this backwards and that would be a streetlevel police officer or deputy coming across these,” Sailors told The Paper of Wabash County. “Our main focus was to have those guns entered in a database so if (officers) did come across one and they run it and it showed it was a stolen gun, then we can tie it back.” The gun recovery at the traffic stop led investigators to conduct a search of Wabash County residence, located at 11173 N. State Road 13 just outside of North Manchester,

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Indiana Department of Natural Resources officers recovered five stolen handguns Thursday, Feb. 2, during an evidence dive in the Eel River. Indiana Department of Natural Resources Officers Matt Maher (back row), Kyle Hart (front row, from left) and Cpl. John Engle assisted North Manchester, Fulton County and ATF officials with the search. Photo provided on Jan. 19. “To my knowledge there weren’t any (firearms) recovered there,” Sailors said. However, the local investigation did not end there. On Thursday, Feb. 2, leads led ATF, Fulton County S h e r i f f ’ s Department and the North Manchester Police Department, in collaboration with the Indiana

Department of Natural Resources Law District One, to conduct an evidence dive in the Eel River at the Liberty Mills public access point. After running several search patterns, the DNR divers located a backpack containing five of the stolen handguns, according to Sailors. So far, only two suspects have been charged in connec-

tion to the robbery. “I know that (Hoy is) being detained in the Saint (Joseph) County on federal charges,” Sailors said. “We’ve got the one (suspect) in Michigan and I would anticipate we’ll probably cross state lines and this could drag out for some time.” The investigation is ongoing.

Hesychia House has new hours By The Paper staff Beginning Feb. 6, the Hesychia House prayer room will be open during specific hours: The new hours are: Monday noon - 4

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Riverfront development work to begin within next few weeks By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com

Organizers of a new Wabash River development hope to begin work in a few weeks. Jordan Tandy, a member of the committee seeking to put a new plaza along the Wabash River Trail, told the Wabash Park Board that the group hopes to be finished by Memorial Day weekend and that a formal dedication would take place during First Friday activities in June. The Wabash Marketplace Inc.’s Design Committee received a $50,000 matching grant to create the new development along the Wabash River, just west of the Wabash Street bridge. To receive the grant from the Indiana Housing and Community D e v e l o p m e n t Agency’s “CreatINg Places” program, the

committee had to raise a matching $50,000. It did that before the Dec. 31 deadline. Tandy said the organization has raised more than $83,000, combined with the $50,000 grant will give the project a budget of about $130,000. Plaza areas are planned on both the north and south sides of the River Walk, he said. “We’ve got a pavilion area on the north side of the River Walk, and a pergola and a deck that sort of overlooks the river, a fire pit, as well, for the first major part of the project,” Tandy said. The second part of the project, he continued, involves the building now used to store various pieces of city equipment. A water fountain is planned for the site, he continued. It is being designed by Schlemmer Brothers in conjunction with

The Ford Meter Box Co., and will have several fountains for adults, as well as one at ground level for pets. It is designed to be removed during the winter to avoid freezing. A bicycle rack, designed in the shape of an upside down light bulb, also will be placed at the site. Attached to it will be a metal bicycle sculpture that will be functional. “So someone will be able to get on the bike and peddle it,” Tandy said, “and it will be hooked up electrically to the light bulb and will be able to illuminate it.” Like the fountain, the bike rack is being designed by Schlemmer Brothers. Wabash businessman Ben Gebhardt plans to open an outfitter store in the building. “Ben’s got big plans,” Tandy said. “He’s talking about renting and selling

canoes, kayaks and bicycles. He also would sell all the gear that goes with it. “He’s also talking about selling lunch several days a week out of it. So we’re hoping that spurs other development along the river.” The Wabash Board of Public Works and Safety approved a lease agreement with the group, and the city is currently reviewing a memorandum that details responsibilities at the site. “We also have allocated $5,000 from our budget for a maintenance fund,” Tandy said. “My idea is that whenever repairs come up and something needs to be fixed, we first tap into that $5,000 before asking the city for money.” As far as state permits, Tandy said, “I’ve talked with lots and lots of different agencies to make sure we’ve crossed our T’s

WCS to seek zoning variance for O.J. Neighbours Variance would allow for placement of mobile classroom By Emma Rausch emma@thepaperofwabash.com O.J. Neighbours Elementary School may soon have access to a mobile classroom to help ease its increased student population. In a unanimous vote, Wabash City Schools Board approved a recommendation Monday, Feb. 6, to seek a variance of the elementary facility’s zoning plan through the Board of Zoning Appeals to include a mobile classroom’s placement. The BZA will hear the request when it meets on Feb. 16. “I wouldn’t say we’re struggling, but we continue to have some space concerns, especially this past year when we increased the number of students at O.J.

Neighbours,” Superintendent Jason Callahan said, “and so we’ve been talking about how to alleviate that and one of the ideas was to get a couple of mobile classrooms (as) mobile classrooms can be a temporary solution.” The idea eventually led to a conversation with school district “neighbor,” Warsaw Community Schools, which offered to donate one of its mobile classrooms at no cost, he continued. “Obviously we have some expenses with sewer and electricity and some of those things that we have to get hooked up,” Callahan said, “but the variance is something we have to do in order to use it on the property.” The classroom, which is approximately 900 square feet, would be positioned of

the south end of the elementary school and hold up to 28 students, Callahan told The Paper of Wabash County. “The other options (to alleviate space concerns) would always be to build or look for some other space,” he said adding that the mobile classroom was the most feasible option. In other news, the Lilly Endowment granted WCS with $30,000 for the Comprehensive Counseling Initiative. “What Wabash City Schools is moving toward is a strengthbased advising,” Callahan said. “We already have a proactive, very intentional individualized advising philosophy, but we are starting to move toward identifying individual student’s strengths and then developing those

Grahams speak to Teen Moms Article provided

Teen Moms met on Monday, February 6th at the Wabash Alliance Church. Matt and Sarah Graham spoke to the group about good

communication skills. Valentines were made during the craft time. The meal was provided by Monica Sparling from the Lagro United

Methodist Church. The next meeting will be Feb. 20. Any moms interested in joining the group can do so by calling 260563-7275 or register at the LIFE Center.

strengths and career pathways and college pathways as well. “So really it will be used for assessment of how are we going to build up that capacity in order to achieve that mission.” WCS also received a $3,750 donation from Parkview Wabash Hospital for Be Well O.J. and Minds in Motion, $500 from Zach Wenrich for the Wabash Middle School speech contest and $100 from Dr. Karen Dinsmore for the WHS Alumni Association.

and dotted our I’s.” The Indiana Department of Transportation, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and Department of Natural Resources have approved the plans. The group is still awaiting a design release from the state for the pavilion/shelter house. Board President Jon Baker asked if the group would be doing anything with the wetlands in the area. “It was made very clear to me that we’re to steer clear of the wetlands,” Tandy replied, also noting that plans call for avoiding the flood zone as well.

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Community Foundation moves to new location Article provided

The Community Foundation of Wabash County has relocated to 105 W. Second St., Suite 100, in North Manchester. On November 19, a severe fire started at 216 East Main Street, which spread quickly to the adjacent build-

ing, 218 East Main Street, and completely burned away the roof. The building housed the offices of the C o m m u n i t y Foundation and attorney Al Schlitt. Thankfully, no one was injured in the blaze. The fire was extinguished by unimaginable gallons of water,

the weight of which collapsed the ceiling of the Community Foundation offices in many places. The office was damaged from smoke and water beyond repair. Luckily, all Community Foundation data was backed up nightly and maintained off premises. As well, many fire

and waterproof safes protected on-site documents. Since then, the C o m m u n i t y Foundation has continued to serve the Wabash Community from temporary offices. Beginning Feb. 6, the Foundation will be established at its new location: 105 West

Cathy Dillon and Patty Grant discuss the layout of the Community Foundationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new office in what will become the boardroom. Photo by David Fenker Second Street, Suite 100, in North Manchester. The office is adjacent to the First Financial Bank on Market Street. While the facilityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s address is West Second Street, the entrance to the suite is located on the west side of the building, near the parking lot. Once inside the building, the foundation office is the first door on the right. The office of Al Schlitt, attorney, is also located inside those doors. The new location provides more space than the previous location. The 2,500 square feet, when complete, will include six private offices, four cubicles, a board room, a smaller conference room, and a large welcome area. There is also ample accessible off-street parking in the parking lot. While the Foundation is pleased to move to its new loca-

tion after two and half months in temporary space, the interior of the new office is still being finalized. New carpet, wallpaper, and new office furniture will be installed over the next few weeks. The staff is currently using temporary office furniture, some of which is rented, and some has been graciously loaned by M a n c h e s t e r Community Schools. The new Community Foundation office is open to the public Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. 4:30 p.m., but officals ask the public please be patient as the final touches are in process. It is anticipated that a grand opening will be held later in the spring. The Foundation wishes to gratefully acknowledge those who have provided assistance over this time; firefighters and first responders who

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Museum, Historial Society plan essay contest By The Paper staff The Wabash County Historical Museum, in partnership with the Wabash County Historical Society, is pleased to announce the Annual Fourth Grade Essay Contest. This contest encourages fourth grade students to discuss and learn more about the history of Wabash County. It is for all fourth graders within the county, including students who may be homeschooled or not a part of a public or private school.

The top 20 essay finalists will be invited to attend a reception. One winning essay will be selected from each participating school and that student will receive a $50 scholarship in their college savings account. In addition, an overall first, second and third place essay participants will receive an additional gift. To qualify for the contest essays must choose any Wabash County historical site, person or event and explain its significance to Wabash County his-

tory. Essays must be double-spaced, preferably with Times New Roman 12 point font, and cannot exceed two pages in length. Students are encouraged to reach out to the Wabash County Historical Museum and the North Manchester Center for History or their local library for resources in developing their essay. Essays are due Tuesday, April 14, 2017 and will either be picked up at schools or may be dropped off at the Wabash County Historical Museum, 36

E. Market St., by 5 p.m. on that date. Winners will be announced Friday, April 28, and a reception for the winners, their parents, and teachers on Thursday, May 11, 2017 from 6:307:30p.m. at the Wabash County Historical Museum in Wabash. For more information, contact Mitch Figert at the Wabash County Historical Museum, 260-563-9070 or mfigert@wabashmuseum.org or Shelby McLaughlin at smclaughlin@wabashmuseum.org.

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A summer swim club will begin this year at the Honeywell Pool. Wabash High School swim coach Josh Blossom received the go-ahead from the Wabash Park Board to use the Honeywell Pool for a program he and Tyler McQuiston would like to start. Both are coaches for the Wabash Star Swim Club. The summer club is an outreach program

for the Wabash Star club, Blossom told the board. “This would be mainly for kids that aren’t already a part of the Wabash Star Swim Club, though we’ll probably grab a few of those kids just so they can demonstrate some drills and things like that,” he said. A small meet would take place at the end of the three-week program, and that would likely be at the Wabash County YMCA pool to take advantage of the scoring and timing

equipment already in place there. “Our hope is to get more kids involved in the sport,” Blossom said. “Winter sports in Wabash County, right now, if you’re affiliated with the schools, you have a choice of basketball or wrestling, and that’s pretty much it. We would like to fill that void.” The board will not charge the club for the use of the pool or the cost to having lifeguards on duty. Blossom said he doesn’t expect to

has remained a priority. Most currently, the C o m m u n i t y Foundation received funding from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation to launch a one of a kind early distribution scholarship program. “The Promise Scholarship Program is vital to helping Wabash County students develop a college going identity and save for their future postsecondary education at a much younger age,” said Nancy Alspaugh, Promise Scholarship Program Director for Grades 7-8. The first half of the 2016-17 school year has been spent signing up families for Wabash County Promise Scholarship Program to help fourth through eighth graders in the county earn scholarships for college and career training. The program has seen great success thus far, with 450 students collectively earning over $23,000. Many families and students are currently enrolled in the program, but there is still

a portion of students who are not yet earning scholarships. Luckily, there is still time to sign up! Families interested in helping their students earn money for postsecondary education

should visit www.cfwabash.org to enroll in the Promise Scholarship Program. Please call the Foundation at 260-9824824 with any questions.

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Elegant, lavish weddings provide moments couples will remember for years to come. But while such storybook ceremonies and receptions remain popular, casual affairs are gaining popularity. According to the bridal resource The Knot, more and more couples are opting for less pageantry and more laid back panache when planning their weddings. For those who prefer something more intimate and more personalized, casual weddings may be right on target. There are many advantages to having a “luxe with less” wedding, including the ability to break molds and impart more of the couple’s personality

into the event. Another advantage is the price tag. The average U.S. wedding, according to The Knot 2014 Real Weddings Study, costs $31,213. In some urban areas, particularly New York City, average costs are three times that amount. Golden Girl Finance, a leader in financial digital media, has found that Canadian weddings average $31,000 with honeymoon included. Although wedding costs have gone up, the average number of wedding guests has gone down. As such, certain couples might look to rein in other aspects of their wedding. Transforming the festivities into a casual affair can help keep the overall budget low while still allowing for an exciting and enjoyable event. To put casual plans into motion, consider these ideas to help the wedding vision come to fruition. Venue Catering halls and other reception sites do a wonderful job of meeting the needs of their clientele. However, food and beverage costs are often

the most expensive wedding expense. To reduce the per-guest cost and also incorporate some variety into their wedding days, couples can consider a venue change. Look for public locations that allow couples to hire their own caterer, which may be a favorite restaurant or specialty food shop. The cost per person may decrease dramatically from the venue costs. Changing the venue also enables couples to pick unique spots that may hold special meaning to them. For example, couples can choose the site of their first date or the location where their proposal took place. Contrast Enjoy a casual, freespirited wedding that incorporates some aspects of formality in an off-beat way. Think about serving fast food, such as fried chicken or pizza, on fine china. Those wearing tuxedos and gowns can opt for casual footwear, such as athletic shoes. Place wildflowers in crystal vases. These are just some methods to give a rich feel without

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Personal touches Menus or wedding programs printed at home in a fun font can set the casual tone couples are looking for. Look for eclectic fabrics to use as gift tags or napkin holders. Hand-painted signs or a hodge-podge of picture frames can display pertinent information, such as itineraries or seating arrangements. Encourage friends or family to contribute a favorite menu item to the food offerings. A home-baked dessert can be delicious and budget-friendly.

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Determining wedding day dress codes From Metro Creative Graphics Wedding invitations do more than merely announce that a celebration is on the horizon. Invitations provide key information about the ceremony and festivities to follow. Many details, including the location, time and date of the wedding, are spelled out on the wedding invitations. However, invitations can sometimes leave guests confused about the appropriate style of attire for the occasion. Even though wedding invitations rarely offer specific information regarding attire, chances are the wording will provide clues that can help guests interpret the desired dress code. Casual If the invitation mentions casual attire, it’s important to realize that everyday casual is different from wedding casual. Jeans, shorts and tank tops are unacceptable unless otherwise noted. Err on the side of caution and go with business casual, which includes chinos, slacks, a polo shirt or button-down shirt for men. Women can wear a sundress or slacks or a skirt and an attractive blouse. If the invitation mentions beach casual, shorts and even sandals are likely acceptable. Semiformal Semiformal dresswear, sometimes referred to as dressy casual, is a step up from casual clothing. Cocktail dresses or a more elegant skirt and top are the norms. Gentleman generally wear a suit and tie. Coordinate the colors of clothing to the time of day. Fabrics should represent the season. For example, a linen suit will not pass at a winter wedding.

Formal Formal attire is the default dress code for the majority of weddings. When the invitation does not specify a dress code, it is safe to assume formal attire is expected. Men can choose among a dark suit and tie or a tuxedo. Women can opt for a formal cocktaillength dress, a classic suit or a long dress. Select among tones that are gray, black or brown. Black tie Black tie events also require formal attire. Black tie typically goes hand-inhand with an evening wedding. Black tie is more rigid for male guests, who should wear a tuxedo, black bow tie, cummerbund, and patent leather shoes. Women have a little more leeway with their attire at such gatherings. A long evening gown might be preferable. However, a chic cocktail dress also can be acceptable, and darker, neutral colors are most appropriate. Some invitations may reference Black Tie Preferred. While men may opt for a tuxedo, a black suit also can be worn. White Tie The most formal of

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Tips for trimming the wedding guest list From Metro Creative Graphics Weddings are a time to celebrate, and many couples hope to invite as many people as possible to share their excitement. A 2014 study by researchers at the University of Denver found that couples who invite at least 150 guests to the wedding may have happier marriages. The study examined 418 people who were single at the beginning of the study and married five years later. It found that 47 percent of those people who had gotten married in front of at least 150 guests had “highquality marriages,” while those with 50 or fewer guests fell short. While guests make weddings more enjoyable, and may increase the propensity to enjoy a more successful marriage, couples must be practical and consider their wedding budgets when creating their guest lists. The average American wedding includes 120 guests, according to a 2015 Newlywed Survey released by WeddingWire. Couples who are finding it difficult to create and pare down their guest lists can employ the following

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The reception space may dictate the number of guests couples can invite to their weddings. Metro Creative Graphics acting with a person (your parent’s long lost friend from high school) or the person has never met your significant other, then they probably can be cut. If parents insist on inviting someone you barely remember, they should help defray the costs. Cut out the kids. Even though children’s dinner costs may be lower than adults’, inviting children can significantly increase the guest list. A no-child policy at the reception can save money. Avoid uncomfort-

able situations. Unless you have remained particularly close, keep former boyfriends and girlfriends off of the guest list. Ask for an unbiased opinion. Give the editing pen to someone else if you cannot make a decision. This person may help weed out extraneous guests. Paring down a wedding guest list can be a difficult process, but couples should work together and respect each other’s concerns when creating their final list.

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Master the wedding save-the-date From Metro Creative Graphics Many couples’ weddings take more than a year to plan. Couples want all of the special people in their lives to witness their vows, and giving guests advance notice can ensure as many loved ones as possible attend the ceremony. To be certain that guests have a m p l e notice to clear their schedules, many couples now turn to savet h e - d a t e cards, which announce weddings well in advance of the actual wedding day. Save-the-date cards once were reserved only for weddings that required travel or special circumstances, such as destination weddings. But such cards have now become commonplace for all weddings. That’s because many people plan vacations or business trips anywhere from four to six months in

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wedding. The leading bridal resource The Knot notes that everyone who will get a wedding invitation should also receive a save-thedate card. There’s no turning back once cards are sent, so couples will need to be certain everyone they want to attend is getting advanced notice.

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this tradition as the impetus to take the marriage reigns into their own hands. But women need not wait for the next leap year to propose. Many women view proposing as an empowering action that is tied to the evolving view of independent women. Couples are negotiating more in the marriage process, and the dissolution of commonly held practices is occurring more often. Choose a sentimental location Couples will remember the proposal for the rest of their lives. So choose a proposal location that has sentimental connections. Think about where the first “I love you” was uttered or where a first date occurred. These can be prime locations to pop the question. Note her style Engagement rings play a big role in many couples’ proposals. One person’s style is not necessarily what his partner will like. Bigger isn’t always better. Rather, choose a ring that reflects your partner’s

A wedding proposal is a special moment in couples’ lives together. It can be made even more special by following some guidelines. Metro Creative Graphics preferences and personality. Take your partner jewelry shopping and see which types of jewelry he or she is most drawn to. Certain preferences can serve as a jumping off point for ring designs. Ask for the family’s blessing Men no longer need to ask their girlfriends’ fathers for “permission” to wed their daughters. However, asking your partner’s family for their blessing is a sign of respect and can add a romantic and heartfelt touch to the

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‘I do,’ … take two A guide to second marriage From Metro Creative Graphics Couples are returning to the altar in increasing numbers, as second and third weddings are becoming ever more popular. Pew Research Center indicates that, as of 2014, 64 percent of divorced or widowed men have remarried, compared with 52 percent of previously married women. Lavish second weddings were once uncommon, but that trend is also shifting. Couples who are taking another crack at marriage are tying the knot with renewed vigor and with weddings that may rival some firsttimers’. Men and women who are remarrying after divorce or being widowed may not know how to approach planning their upcoming nuptials. The following are some guidelines to making the wedding

sequel a success. Wardrobe Couples who have been married before often find that they have more leeway with regard to their wedding wardrobes than they did when tying the knot for the first time. Brides may choose something less traditional than a long, white dress. In fact, this can be a time to let loose and select something that is festive or even funky. This also may provide a great opportunity to choose clothing styles from different cultures or ties into one’s heritage. This freedom also allows brides to broaden their horizons with regard to where to buy their wedding wardrobes. Grooms may opt for something more casual than a tuxedo or coordinate with their brides-to-be so they are on the same creative page. Colored tuxedos and vintage suits are acceptable, (continued on page 13)

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Different roles for the father of the bride From Metro Creative Graphics Popular movies and televisions shows give the impression that the job of the father of the bride in a wedding is ultimately about making sure the festivities are adequately funded. In the movies, fathers fret about the costs of everything from flowers to photos. But gone are the days when the father of the bride bankrolls his daughter’s entire wedding. The Knot’s “2014 Real Wedding Survey” reported that, on average, the bride’s parents contribute 43 percent of the total cost of a wedding; the bride and groom contribute another 43 percent; the groom’s

parents spend 12 percent; the remaining 2 percent of the budget is paid for by family members or friends. That frees up Dad for other roles in wedding planning. With some creativity, couples can find ways to incorporate the father of the bride into the festivities in even more productive ways. Wedding sites: Assign dear old dad the important task of looking at potential wedding reception sites prior to visiting them yourself. He may have certain connections through work or attended business or leisure occasions at catering halls and other venues. Dad’s connections can pay off. Let him impart his negotiating skills and find the best deals

had something else in mind. Ceremony: Even if you prefer a less traditional wedding ceremony, let your father walk you down the aisle. This will likely be a moment he’ll

with the ideal backdrop for the festivities. Wardrobe: Let your father assist the best man and other groomsmen in securing their tuxedos or other wardrobe essentials. Dad also can step in and return rented items following the wedding. Beverages: Dad may be fitting to

keep tabs on what is occurring at the bar during the reception, ensuring that guests’ needs are being met. He also can keep an eagle eye trained on anyone who may have overindulged and needs to take a break. Speech: Give your father an opportunity to shine by letting him make a speech. Remember,

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even though such attire might have raised a few eyebrows the first time around. Guest list The guest list doesn’t have to be a source of anxiety. Others will understand that there may be a melange of people at a second wedding. Children from previous marriages as well as divorced spouses or former parents-in-law are not out of the question. Even if exes will not be included, make sure they know about the nuptials in advance of others. It’s common courtesy, and it can help head off feelings of ill-will. Some couples choosing to tie the knot again scale back the size of the wedding this time around, feeling something smaller and more intimate with only the closest of friends and family is more suitable.

Registries and wedding gifts Considering couples who have been married previously likely have many of the housewares and items for daily living that first-timers may not, registering for these gifts is not necessary. What’s more, some of the same guests may have been present at first marriages and gifted then. In lieu of gifts, couples may ask guests to donate to a specific charity or forgo gifts altogether. Vows Couples can use experience to draft vows that have personal meaning to their unique situations and make the wedding ceremony even more special. People getting married again can impart their own personalities into the ceremony and party to follow. There are no hard rules governing

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remember for years to come. Expand the father of the bride’s role in the wedding by assigning him tasks where he can put his style, experience and excitement to good use.

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fixed it up and make it easier for people getting in and out of the water. Maybe make a spot that’s easier for people to get to the river for fishing. That’s all part of our project to look at there.”

And this trail is probably not going to be for your serious, serious cyclists. They’re going to go out on the road, anyway. It’s for families. It’s not just a bike trail. It’s for canoeists and kayakers and runners.”

Why another trail? The county already has a 100-mile biking trail. However, that trail is along a county road, Flohr and Ford noted. “It’s all shared with vehicular traffic,” Flohr said. Ford added, “It’s safer access. Have you ever been on a trail with a little kid? You wouldn’t want, like a five-year-old out on these roads because they don’t know how to ride straight.” The existing trail, she said, “is a vehicular trail that bikes use.

The rest of the trail The full design of the 32-mile trail is not yet set. “The only design that is mostly set is between Wabash and Lagro,” Ford said. “It has always been in phases. No trail gets done like in one big chunk. It’s all one big chunk that try to get connected.” While the design isn’t set, the committee has hopes of how the trail will continue. “From here, I would imagine we would use Schmalzried Road or East River Road to get

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to Huntington, because that road, the river is right there and it’s minimally traveled,” Ford said. “To the west, we’ll probably go up Carroll Street Hill, out Mill Creek Pike, over to Cooper Road, over to 550 East, out to Elliott Road. It’s roadways for now. “Until and or if we have willing landowners. That’s the key; it’s willing landowners. We’re not taking anybody’s land. No one can sell us land if they don’t want. But if they do want to sell it, then that’s their option and that’s their right.” Eminent domain will not be imposed on those not willing to sell their land, committee members said. “I live in this community,” Ford said. “Why would I want that?” Gillespie added,

“Being a landowner, I know what that would be like. We don’t want eminent domain. If we can’t work with the property owners, then we’ll have to find another way to go. If they are interested in working with us, then we’ll collaborate with them.” Landowners will have a say as to where on their property the trail would go. “We’re not saying, ‘We’re going to put it here or no where,’” Gillespie continued. “’Do you want it here, here, here, here, what works best for you? What works best for everybody?’” He said the committee hopes to keep the trail as close to the edge of properties as possible so it doesn’t disrupt day-to-day activities, especially along farmland.

What’s next? Once the Lagro portion of the trail is complete – in addition to waiting for asphalt, the committee is awaiting for approval from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources for approval on two permits – the panel will

then determine where to go next. The group will be looking for “the path of least resistance,” Ford said. “That’s why we started in Lagro. We’ve had several meetings with the board and they embraced this project. It was well, ‘Let’s start

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City Schools’ budget cut $345,000 By Emma Rausch emma@thepaperofwabash.com The Indiana Department of Local Government Finance (DLGF) cut $345,000 from Wabash City Schools’ budget, a “hit” taken by the corporation’s taxable funds, according to Matt Stone, chief business officer. The DLGF announced the cut in its 1782 notice, Stone told the Wabash City Schools Board on Monday, Feb. 6 “I’ll just say that our General Fund is fine, but our taxable funds were hit rather hard by property tax caps,” he said. “So we lost $345,000 out of those funds and they

don’t take any out of Debt Service, so that all came out of (Capital Projects Fund) and Bus and Transportation. “We don’t have a budget order yet. We don’t have a solid number of what those funds are, but we do know we’re going to lose $345,000 because of those tax caps.” Stone affirmed that the DLGF approved the corporation’s General Fund and, overall, “we’ll be fine,” he said. Superintendent Jason Callahan added that the board and faculty are already looking for solutions to the shortfall. “Matt’s already talking about at buslease programs and

looking at different alternatives to what we’re currently doing, but it certainly is a challenge,” Callahan said. In Wabash County, the tax caps are set at 1 percent for residential and 3 percent for retail, he continued. “And, in the city, we share with the City (of Wabash) and we share with the library,” Stone added. “They both got hit too. So I think the total property tax cap is over $800,000 between the three of us.” This situation is one of many that exemplifies why it’s important to talk to state legislators, Board President Kim Pinkerton added.

Opponents meet to discuss concerns... continued from page 2 ened to put a privacy fence up. “I don’t want people gawking in my yard,” she said. “I don’t want people riding past and looking in my yard.” Trail officials told her, she said, she could build a fence at her own expense. “The fence will go up as far as we can go out to the road,” Gray said. “But we will not move our mailbox, we will not move our driveway. So you better be figuring out how to get your riders across our property without getting harmed.” She suggested putting the trail across the road, but, she said, trail officials don’t want to cross the road. The trail, she continued, will cross the road at several sites along the way. “What’s the difference in crossing the road where people will be safer?” Gray asked rhetorically.

Another Miami County resident, John Oldfather, said that the trail would likely hurt property values. Casie Conley, regional manager for Indiana Farm Bureau, was among those at the meeting. “I wanted to come and get some names of people who would like to be on a free conference call with an attorney named Nils Ackerson,” she said. “He’s willing to help us out, for any Farm Bureau member who would like to be a part of the conference call. “We Farm Bureau members are here to support property rights and farmers rights. We have a lot of farmers and people who own land in the community, so it’s definitely our policy to support property rights.” The group also passed out yard signs encouraging the public to say no to the trail.

“We wanted to give you guys some tools to take out of here,” Mrs. Butcher said. Butcher also encouraged those attending to talk to their neighbors about the situation. Mrs. Butcher also encouraged expressing their concerns about the trail through such things as letters to the editor. The Wabash River Trail Committee needs to know “that this isn’t just one person’s concern; it’s many peoples concerns,” Mrs. Butcher said. “Facebook, post things on there,” she said. “Like and share things. Make phone calls, call your neighbors. Call Ducks Unlimited. Be positive.” The Butchers plan to call another meeting once they have met with River Trail officials.

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‘Come and meet those dancing feet’: ‘42nd Street’ brings Broadway to Honeywell Center stage By Emma Rausch emma@thepaperofwabash.com

The backstage musical comedy “42nd Street” invites Wabash to “come and meet those dancing feet” at the Honeywell Center Ford Theater on Friday, Feb. 17. Set in 1933, the musical tells the story of two “quintessential” American dreams coming to fruition on the Broadway stage. The first is of Peggy Sawyer, played by Clara Cox, and her goal of becoming a lead in a Broadway show. The second is of director Julian Marsh, portrayed by Matthew J. Taylor, and his aim to rise back to the top. The two characters meet on the set of “Pretty Lady,” Marsh’s next big musical production and Sawyer’s introduction to the stage.

While the show is miles away from New York City, “it has Broadway-caliper principles on this tour,” according to Taylor. “We’ve got talent from New York, Chicago, L.A., all coming together to make this production what it is and that really shines through on the stage,” he told The Paper of Wabash County. “The tour has been received wonderfully and we’ve had incredible audiences. “The story is so accessible and so much fun and so nostalgic that it really has made the tour amazing to bring to these parts of the country.” The musical is about love, not just between two characters, but their passion for the stage and starlight, according to Taylor. However, with his background as a veteran actor knowledge-

able of the musical, Taylor admits he’s brought something additional to Marsh’s traditional character. “I think it’s very easy to make Julian Marsh this impresario that was raised in the theatre … who from birth was expected to be a star,” Taylor told The Paper of Wabash County. “I just don’t see Julian that way and I think that my Julian comes across as a bit more, he’s not humble by any stretch of the imagination, but there is that constant need to prove ones self. “He even says in his open monologue that he’s down for the county, but ‘Pretty Lady’ is going to put him back on top. It’s not that ‘Pretty Lady’ is going to elevate him to the top. He’s already been to the top. He’s the best that’s ever been, but he’s fallen short and being the best once

isn’t enough for him. He has to prove it again and again.” With both Sawyer and Marsh focused on their goals and falling in love along the way, the musical reminds the audience of what America is all about, he continued, hard work and perseverance. Taylor encourages all of Wabash County’s residences to come out to the show. “I think that ‘42nd Street’ brings a modicum of hope and an evening of nostalgia that is so important right now,” he said. “We can come together and enjoy light-hearted art (at this show).” The show will begin at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available for $35, $45 and $58 and may be purchased by visiting honeywellcenter.org or calling the Honeywell Center Box Office at 260-563-1102.

HU to present ‘Shrek the Musical’ From the HU News Bureau

HUNTINGTON — Shrek, Donkey, Princess Fiona and Lord Farquaad are coming to Huntington University’s stage as the Huntington University Theatre Company proudly presents “Shrek the Musical.” Opening night is March 30 at 7:30 p.m. The performances will be held in the Zurcher Auditorium of the Merillat Center for the Arts on March 30-31 and April 1, 6, 7-8. Performances are scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. Afternoon matinees will be presented on April 1 and 8 at 2 p.m. An educational matinee for areas schools and home schools is scheduled for Friday, April 7 at 9:00 a.m. Theatergoers will join Shrek as he reluctantly sets out with his new found pal Donkey to save the fair Princess Fiona and return her to her promised husband, Lord F a r q u a a d . Unfortunately, none of Shrek and Donkey’s plans go smoothly in this outrageous adventure, particularly in the realm of love. You’ll laugh as the duo attempts to save Princess Fiona from the highest room in the tallest tower of a castle protected by a fierce fire-breathing dragon.

Audiences of all ages will appreciate the humor, heart and unlikely romance found in “Shrek the Musical.” “Huntington University Theatre and Music departments are thrilled to bring this highly entertaining musical to our community. We’ve assembled a talented and energetic cast of HU students, faculty and community members,” stated Professor Jay Duffer, associate professor of Theatre Arts and Department Chair. “Ja’Shon Burks (Senior Music Education major) stars in the title role along with Amber Zangari (Senior Theatre Performance major) cast in the feisty role of Princess Fiona. We are going BIG with this production. A large cast, live musicians, great sets, costumes, makeup…all to tickle

your funny bone! Don’t miss this wonderful production!” “Shrek the Musical” was adapted into musical form by David Lindsay-Abaire and the music was composed by Jeanine Tesori. For Huntington’s production, a guest director and choreographer has returned to the HUTC to lead the cast and crew. “HUTC is excited to bring back guest director and choreographer, Robin Higginbotham,” Duffer said. “Higginbotham is a professional New York City based actress, director and choreographer. She has many regional and NYC credits. She also regularly directs and performs for Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre festival in Virginia. She is a longtime member of Actors’ Equity

Association, the professional union for American actors. Higginbotham previously directed HUTC’s successful 2013 production of ‘Seven Brides for Seven Brothers,’ said Duffer. For ticket reservations and information contact the Box Office at (260) 359-4261 or purchase tickets online at www.huntington.edu/t heatre. Tickets are priced at $12 for general admission, $10 for seniors, $9 for HU faculty and staff, and $5 for HU students.

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Wabash County Promise honors Southwood youth Article provided On Friday, Jan. 6, during halftime at the Southwood High School boys’ basketball game, students in Southwood’s fourth, sixth and eighth grades were recognized for their efforts to prepare for training beyond high school. For fully completing their classroom assignments, the fourth, sixth and eighth graders each

earned $40-$55 in their Promise scholarship accounts. For depositing at least $10 during the first and second school quarters, fifth and seventh graders each earned a $20 match from the Community Foundation of Wabash County. It’s not too late to join for the third and fourth quarters. Visit cfwabash.org or call 260-982-4824 to learn more and sign up to

earn scholarship awards in Promise 529 college savings accounts. Fourth Grade: Luke Andrews, Elijah Boone, Seth Castle, Quinn Claussen, Jaiya Corn, Grace Drake, Davey Falder, Shyann Fisher, Hannah Garrison, Zoey Gaylourd, Weston Greiner, Luke Herring, Hope Niccum, James PlatasMurillo, Morgan Powell, Duke Sparks,

Students in Manchester’s fourth, fifth and seventh grades were honored Jan. 23 at a Squires basketball game. Photos provided

Lydia Topliff, Ian Vanderpool, Audri Winer Sixth Grade: Tobias Cummins, Megan Davis, Alice Guyer, Drayson Pace, Cayden Powell, Kaden Rody, Kyle Smith, Dylan Stout, Isaiah Sutton, Alaina Winer, Makenna Younce Eighth Grade: Skyler Claussen, Olivia Cummins, Jacob Figert, Alix Winer

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Also honored at Manchester’s basketball game were students in the Manchester Community Schools’ sixth and eighth grades.

Article provided On Saturday, Jan. 7, during halftime at the Northfield High School boys basketball game, students in fourth, fifth, sixth and eighth grades were recognized for their efforts to prepare for training beyond high school. For fully completing their classroom assignments, the fourth, sixth and eighth graders each earned $40-$55 in their Promise scholarship accounts. For depositing at least $10 during the first and second school quarters, fifth and seventh graders each earned a $20 match from the C o m m u n i t y Foundation of Wabash County. It’s not too late to join for the third and fourth quarters. Visit cfwabash.org or call 260-982-4824 to learn more and sign up to earn scholarship awards in Promise 529 college savings accounts. Honored were: 4th Grade: Maddison Archer, Jaden Baer, Tyson Baer, Elliott Baker, Kalin Barrus, Eli Bone, Emma Bone, Joshua Boring, Carston Chamberlain, Paris Collins, Hailey Cruz, Auston Garrett, Deziree Garrett, Avery Gordon, William Gray, Madison Griffin,

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Students in fourth, fifth and seventh grades were honored Jan. 7 at a Northfield High School basketball game. Photos provided

Students in sixth and eighth grade were among those honored at Northfield High School. Daniel Harshman, Lucas Haupert, Luke Haupert, Anna Hodson, Jazmyn Kelly, Addison Kinsey, Camryn Kuhn, Jaeda Lynn, Jaxsen Martin, Riley McKillip, Marcus Meyer, Ryland Miller, Graci Napier, Shatay Niccum, Parker Oswalt, Macie Overlander, Kammie Parker, Jedidiah Peterson, James Pinkerton, Kirsten Rife, Kendal Rosen, Trever Shake, Chevy

Townsend, Jaima Vigar, Emma Warnock, Allisyn Weaver 5th Grade: Ava Copeland, Anna Kissel, Brandon McKillip 6th Grade: Olivia Dale, Dean Elzy, Mason Fisher, Victoria Graft, Grayson Harner, Ella Haupert, Malachi Higgins, Lillian Hobbs, Madison Holley, Ella Hunter, Elijah Kroh, Haiden

Lehman, Kylie Leland, Asia Miller, Jaxton Peas, Coy Pefley, Sophie Rosen, Dylan Ross, Kolton Wilson 8th Grade: Toby Baer, Alexander Haupert, Clay Herring, Emma Hoover, Benjamin Kissel, Jenna Krom, Chloe Miller, Adaline Parzych, Jayden Peas, Makiah Richards, Janelle Ross, McKenzie Roth, Clayton Tomlinson

On Monday, Jan. 23, during halftime at the Manchester boys basketball game, students in Manchester’s fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grades were recognized for their efforts to prepare for training beyond high school. For fully completing their classroom assignments, the fourth, sixth and eighth graders each earned $40-$55 in their Promise scholarship accounts. For depositing at least $10 during the first and second school quarters, fifth and seventh graders each earned a $20 match from the C o m m u n i t y Foundation of Wabash County. It’s not too late to join for the third and fourth quarters. Visit cfwabash.org or call 260-982-4824 to learn more and sign up to earn scholarship awards in Promise 529 college savings accounts. Honored were: Fourth Grade: Ava Baker, Marley Bellinger, Haley Betten, Undray

Bledsoe, Campbell Bolinger, Levi Bordeaux, Micah Bordeaux, Benjamin Brown, Addison Brubaker, Ayla Cashdollar, Nicholas Cave, Nicole Cave, Levi Combs, Lindsey Dill, Brilee Enyeart, Katie Flick, Kadence Fox, Zoe Gephart, Luke Gish, Wynter Harris, Alisia Hunt, Richen Hunt, Jocelynn Molina, Peyton Neal, Jordan Owens, Zachary Ozenbaugh, Thomas Rodriguez, Caleb Sautter, Molly Schannep, Dymas Shorter, Manpreet Singh, Connor Trump, Noelle Walt, Devin White, Wyatt Young Fifth Grade: Carleigh Blevins, Leyna Borgmann, Calvin Brown, Hannah Eberly, Ava Egolf, McKelvey Espeset, Lily Flora, Evyn Fox, Jacob Hesting, Kaidyn Howard, Kennedy James, Gracie Lauer, Zaine Louvier, Kenneth Martin, Paulette Martin, Aymia Miller, Kimberly Schroll, E m e r s e n S h o e m a k e r,

Finnegan Sincroft Sixth Grade: Trinity Akins, Aliala Atienza, Mackenzie Beck, Addilyn Bordeaux, Brock Casper, Olivia Chavez, Rebecca Dingess, Emily Dotson, Alesha Edwards, Caden Egner, Jackson Felgar, Caleb Flick, Kobe Flock, Alexis Gearhart, Kaitlyn Gish, Kolby Haecker, Avery Isley, Morgan Lyon, Caleb Manns, Caden Marcum, Melanie McGuire, Bryce Mugford, Olivia Neal, Michael Ortiz, Trevor Renz, Kayden Schafer, Desteny Sellers, Lane Stetzel, Hannah Trout, Dakota Wilson, Liam York Seventh Grade: Gabriel Case, Jonathan Eberly, Ethan Espeset, Abigail Hesting, Samuel Hupp Eighth Grade: Eva Bazzoni, Kaden Dillon, Alexa Donathan, Trescott Duffy, Emma Garriott, Rovjot Kaur, Jonathan McAtee, Emma Slavkin, Guy Stephan

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URBANA RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE: Just a reminder that the Urbana Yoke Parish Outreach Committee is sponsoring a blood drive on Feb. 15 from 2 to 6:30 p.m. at the Urbana Community Building. Walk-ins are welcome. NORSE HONOR STUDENTS drawn on Feb. 3 were junior high student Crysta Kowalczuk who was nominated by Mr. McFarland and high school student Jonah Truman who was nominated by Mrs. Pace. The staff member of the week was Mrs. Pace. NORTHFIELD STUDENTS TO PERFORM FEB. 18: Thirty Northfield high school students in eleven entries will compete at the Indiana State School Music Association Piano and Vocal state contest at Perry Meridian High School in Indianapolis. Only gold winners in the most difficult level of judging (Group 1) are accepted for the state auditions. VINCENNES UNIVERSITY: Parents please note that Feb. 28 is a visitation day deadline for an April 11 tour of Vincennes University. The University will be providing free transportation and lunch. Students need to sign up through the Guidance Department. If students are unable to attend on Apr. 11, the following dates from 8:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. are reserved to give students an overview of V i n c e n n e s University’s programs, services, and facilities – March 17, 18, and 31 and April 1, 21, and 22. These visitation days are intended for students interested in majors on the Vincennes campus. Students interested in American Sign Language or Aviation programs need to contact the Vincennes campus in Indianapolis. SHARP CREEK WILDCAT PRIDE WINNERS drawn on Feb. 3 were Kelsie

Delong who was nominated by Mr. Garthee and Mr. McWithey for her great bus behavior and Noah Burkhart who was nominated by Mrs. Pattison for a great explanation to a Math Bowl question. SHARP CREEK UPCOMING DATES: The “Change War” to raise money for Heifer International ends on Feb. 17. Feb. 23 – Math Bowl at the Honeywell Center at 5 p.m. Feb. 27 through March 10 is the testing window for ISTEP Part 1 test. March 17 is the end of the third 9 weeks. URBANA YOKE PARISH DATES: SOUP TIME - On Feb. 19, the Women’s Guild will be serving different kinds of soup vegetable, chili, taco, potato, and cheeseburger soup in the Urbana Lions Community Building after the worship service. Desserts will also be available. This is a great time to sit down and enjoy a bowl of warm soup while fel-

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lafontaineroyaltycontest@gmail.com Grand Marshall and business for this year, the committee selected and “we believe” it to be the oldest business left in town, Dave Arnett owner “LaFontaine Bar”. Trolley 85 from Wabash will be here during the festival. We decided not to do the Tour of Homes in favor of a Historical Trolley Tour of LaFontaine which would include a stop at the car show at the school if we are allowed to have it there. The committee is hoping to have approval to use the parking lot at the school for a bike and car show there. Please follow LaFontaine festival on Facebook, as there are continue updates there. Next meeting will be held on Saturday, Feb. 18, at 2 p.m. in the Lion room at the Community Building. T - S H I R T FUNDAISER for the LaFontaine Festival is on. The committee is selling T-Shirts to help fund this year’s bigger and better festi-

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val. The festival is being redesigned and rebooted with hot new events and displays. A few of them haven’t been announced yet. So show your support for the LaFontaine Festival and the town of LaFontaine by grabbing one of these shirts and help #MakeLaFontaineGre atAgain. You can also help by donating to the festival at this fundraiser as well without buying a shirt just by clicking on the donation button. https://www.booster.c om/lafontaine-festival-t-shirt-fundraiser… LUCKY HORSESHOE 4-H CLUB will meet on Thus. March 9 at 7 p.m. at Somerset Community Building. For further information contact Duane Truss 260-563-1614 or Sam Truss 260-5710840 FURTURE FARMERS 4-H CLUB will meet on Wednesday, March15 6-7:30 p.m. at the LaFontaine Community Building. LIONS CLUBS S o m e r s e t , L a F o n t a i n e , Richvalley, Urbana,

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MARCH 4 BREAKFAST BUFFET TO BENEFIT RANDY ARNETT FAMILY: The North M a n c h e s t e r Congregational Christian Church will host a breakfast buffet as a benefit for the Randy Arnett family to offset treatment costs related to Randy’s prostate cancer. The event will be held on March 4 from 7:30-10:30 a.m. at the church located at 310 N. Walnut Street. The breakfast buffet will feature Biscuits & Gravy, scrambled eggs, pancakes, sausage links and drinks. Donations may be received prior to the event to the Congregational

Christian Church Benevolence Fund for the family. Contact the church at 982-2882 for more information. MANCHESTER HAITI TEAM FUNDRAISER will be held at the Main View on Sunday, Feb 19 from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Menu includes: Beef & noodles, mashed potatoes, corn, dinner roll OR Grilled chicken parmesan on a bed of pasta and dinner roll. Drink included. Cost is $7/person. Pie available for $2 extra. All proceeds go to the Manchester Haiti Team to build a home while on mission trip. Team members include Kendra Auler, Colleena, Morgyn & David Jimenez, Ryan & Stacey Swisher, Dereka Samuel, Shawn and Regan Bellinger. The Main View is located at 141 E. Main Street. HAPPENINGS AT THE FIREHOUSE: Saturday, March 4 – Infinity Now and the Mykala Cynthia Band. Doors Open at 6:30 p.m. with open mic time then the bands start at 7:30

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p.m. While all Firehouse youth concerts are no charge, free will donations to help keep the Firehouse operating are encouraged. The Mykala Cynthia Band hails from M a n c h e s t e r University. The Firehouse is located at 108 West Main St. in North Manchester and is Northeast Indiana’s Premier Youth Music Venue. Call 260-578- 0356, find us on Facebook or email us at firehousenm@gmail.com FARMER’S MARKET CONTINUES throughout the winter at the Town Life Center located at 603 Bond Street. The Market will be open from 9 a.m. until noon on the second and fourth Saturdays of each month through May. Vendors will gather in the gym and offer produce, baked goods, crafts, eggs and lots of other great items. SOUP SUPPER hosted by the Fellowship of Churches is held on the second and fourth 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. PARTING SHOTS: “If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.” - Maya Angelou NORTH MANCHESTER NEWS ITEMS may be sent to my e-mail address at nmanchestertalks@g mail.com or you may call me at 260-982-8800. The deadline for news to appear in the next week’s issue of The Paper of Wabash County is Wednesday at noon. Please submit timely news

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THE ROANN LIONS Lions Club met on Feb. 2 at the town hall in Roann. Plans for placing the

caboose in Roann are on hold until more information can be checked out. Keith Ford will check into the options. Pam Woodall gave an update on the aluminum recycling. Unfortunately the Lions Club has not been able to find collections bins that would be suitable for collecting aluminum cans. Therefore, they have not been able to set those collections sites up yet. If anyone knows of a company

that might be willing to donate bins to the Roann Lions Club please contact a Lions Club member. A correction on the funds for selling the cans; the Roann Lions Club will have a collection sight in Urbana also. However, just the cans collected in Urbana will be split with Roann Lions Club. All cans collected in Roann will go toward the Roann fireworks fund. Sorry for the confusion. Donna Harman gave infor-

1709 STITT STREET 3 bedroom two bathroom home. Large lot just outside of Wabash with a huge back yard and partially finished walk-out basement. New 95% efficiency furnace and exterior was just painted. Wood burning fireplace in the finished basement family room. Beautiful area of Wabash County! Agent related to sellers. MLS #201625736 $149,900

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Ford, Russell Krom, Bill Palmer, Harold and Bonnie Corn. THE VALENTINE BANQUET will be at the Walk By Faith Church on Feb. 18 with the meal served at 6 p.m. Those who are 55 and older and are residents of Roann or the surrounding area are invited to attend. The Lions Club will even park your car if desired. Please call Donna Harman for reservations at 765833-5663. Meals are available to be delivered to shut-ins as well. Music by The Friends Quartet, and Bingo for Fun is back! Sponsored and served by the Roann Lions Club. ROANN FIRE DEPARTMENT will host its All You Can Eat Grilled Tenderloin Meal on Feb. 25, from 11 a.m.. –

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7 p.m. at the Roann Community Building. Hot dogs are available for children. Kids age 5 and under eat FREE! Carry outs are available. THE ROANN FOOD PANTRY is located at Roann Town Hall and is open on Wednesdays, from 2-4 P.M. It is available to residents in a 7 mile radius of Roann. Donations are gratefully accepted. Donors are asked to please check expiration dates. HAPPY BIRTHDAY this week to Rod Birk, Gregory Brault, Shane Vigar, John Livengood, Jeff Slee, Alexander Scott Hentgen, Paige Nichole Cooley, Nancy Vigar, Kimberly Baer, Kenneth Emley, Ashlie Koch, Todd Krom, Bob Kramer, Finn Fairchild, Rex Vigar, Penelope

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mation on the upcoming Valentine’s Banquet on Feb. 18 at Walk by Faith Church. They will begin delivering carry-outs at 5:30 P.M. For guests at the church, the meal will be served at 6 P.M. The entertainment will follow the meal and then they will play bingo. There will also be a few dine-out coupons given as door prizes. Call Donna 765833-5663 for reservations. In other business Lions Club directories were handed out to members present. Rick Morris was presented a special pin for sponsoring two or more members in to the Roann Club in the last year. Members present were Rick Morris, Don Everest, Roger and Donna Harman, Pam Woodall, Danny Shoemaker, Keith

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Wabash County high school seniors are eligible to compete for the scholarships. Applications must be completed and returned to respective guidance counselors by Tuesday, Feb. 28 The Wabash Kiwanis Club will coordinate and conduct the honoree selection process by reviewing the appli-

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Blake Martz (center) prepares to sign college paperwork while his parents, Doug and Shana Martz look on. Photos by Joseph Slacian

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Luke Perlich(center) signs college paperwork while his parents,Rex and Melissa Perlich look on.

SHS trio to continue football careers Two to play at Aurora University; third to play at Indiana Wesleyan University By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com

Three Southwood High School football players signed letters of intent to continue their grid career next fall at two different universities. Luke Perlich and Blake Martz will play next fall for Aurora University in Aurora, Ill., while Nathanael Fadil will continue his football career at Indiana Wesleyan University in Marion. “When we went up there, it just kind of felt like home,” Perlich said. “Everyone was welcome. You didn’t feel like you were just another player up there.” He plans to study business administration at Aurora. Perlich is a six-season sports participant for the Knights, earning four varsity letters in football. He also participated in basketball and was a lifter for the cheerleading squad. He said he will miss the brotherhood the Knights had as a team. “Being on both sides of the ball playing with nine guys and playing every down, that’s what I’m going to miss the most,”

Nathanael Fadil (center) prepares to sign paperwork to play football at Indiana Wesleyan University. Looking on are his family, parents Gary and Lisa Fadil, and his sisters, Sarah Fadil (back row, at left) and Hannah Fadil.

he said. He hopes to play linebacker and possibly defensive end for Aurora. Perlich had 178 solo tackles over his career, and another 227 assisted tackles. Martz is looking forward to continuing his football career next to Perlich.

“That’s the cool part about it, too, because we’ve both had a chance to achieve that goal it’s pretty cool,” Martz said. He expects to play linebacker for Aurora, where he will study business administration. Martz said he’ll miss playing for a small community.

“All of us guys grew up together playing PeeWee football and playing varsity together, it was just an awesome experience,” he said. In his career at Southwood, Martz had 194 solo tackles and 195 assists on defense. Offensively, he gained 107 yards rushing on 14

carries with three touchdowns (TDs). He also caught 71 passes for 1,056 yards and 18 TDs. He holds records for TD passes caught in a game – four against Oak Hill last season; passes caught in a season, 57; TD passes in a season, 15; tackles for loss in a career, 39, and quarterback sacks for a career, 17. Fadil is a 10-season sports participant in football, wrestling and track. He earned three varsity letters in football and one in track. “For as long as I can remember I’ve always loved (Indiana Wesleyan),” he said. “When I found out it had a football program, I felt it was like the place I was supposed to be at.” He will likely play defensive tackle for the Cougars. Fadil plans to study music therapy, and also hopes to sing in the university’s chorale. “I’m going to miss the group of guys we had this year,” he said. “It was easily my favorite year and this group of guys, I’ll never forget them.” Fadil had 41 solo tackles for the Knights, and 92 assisted tackles.

Knights coach Dave Snyder said he is proud of all three players. “They were the first class that came through all the way,” Snyder said. “They were seventh graders when I was a firstyear coach, so we had those kids for six years. “We thought back then that we might have a chance to win something with them. We were defeated in the sectional championship when they were freshmen, then we were able to win this year with them.” There were a lot of playmakers in the senior class, he said, adding that it will be hard to replace them. “You’re looking at my two inside linebackers and my best defensive tackles,” he said. “When we made the run to win the sectional this year, they all made huge plays. “Luke caused the fumble at the end of the game to get the ball back. Obviously, Blake caught the touchdown pass. Nathanael had at least one, if not two, tackles for losses in the second half that were huge. They have good attitudes and hard workers. They didn’t miss our summer stuff.”

Boys basketball in season’s final weeks By Bill Barrows

The upcoming week in boys high school basketball produces some interesting matchups leading up to the final week of the regular season to follow. On Tuesday evening, Southwood entertains Adams Central, Wabash travels to Eastbrook and Northfield hosts

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Maconaquah. On Friday, Southwood hosts Northfield in the Metro battle and Columbia City travels to Manchester. The lone game on Saturday will be Wabash traveling to Blackford. The Wabash WebTV sports team will be at Southwood on Friday night to broadcast the battle between the Knights

and the Northfield Norsemen. Air time will be around 7:30pm. The Wabash WebTV broadcast team will provide you with a type of media that has become the wave of the future and we love doing it for you and will try to refine the broadcasts to continually upgrade and make it top notch. Speaking for our

commentators, Rick Harness, Jim Landrum, Tim Harness, Chandler Jones and yours truly as well as our tech and support staff, Steven Weir, David Fenker and Julie Schnepp, thanks for tuning in! Join Wabash WebTV for exciting action of Indiana High School athletics. The Wabash WebTV schedule

will be published in The Paper of Wabash County. You can expect to find out where we will be by checking this article every week for sports action. If you are at a game or cannot watch it live, an archive of the featured game is available on the website shortly after the completion of each game.

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County’s wrestling season comes to end By Eric Christiansen echristiansen@nmpaper.com

Nine wrestlers represented Wabash County at the New Haven Semi-State Saturday morning at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum. Four grapplers won their first matches, but weren’t able to grab at spot at the state finals with losses in their respective second round matches. Northfield’s Layne Evans was the first county wrestler to advance to the second round with a win by pin at the 1:59 mark over Northwood’s

Garrett Griffin in the 152 pound weight class. The Northfield senior saw his career come to a close with a loss Hunter Reed of Columbia City by pin in the second period. Evans finishes the season with a 35-5 record. Manchester’s Delton Moore won his first round match in the 160 pound weight class with a second round pin over Scott Lentz from Homestead, but couldn’t get past Bellmont’s Tony Busse in a 4-1 loss in the second round. Moore ends his sophomore season with a 36-5 record. The Squires’

Quentin Moore advanced to the second round in the 170 pound weight class with a first-round win over Northwood’s Mike Edwards 3-1. But the senior saw his career come to an end with a loss to Bryce Baumgartner 16-5 in the second round. Moore finished his senior year with a 33-8 record. Wabash’s Noah Cressel was the final Wabash County wrestler to win a match at semi-state with a pin over Huntington North’s Eli Parrett in the second period. But Cressell finished off a 40-3 season with a 4-2

Noah Cressell (top photo) of Wabash pinned Huntington North's Eli Parrett in the first round of semi-state. Manchester's Quentin Moore (bottom photo) won his first round semi-state match 3-1 over Northwood. Photos by Eric Christiansen

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loss to Conner Graber of Northridge. For Manchester, senior Braxtin Wilson (120 pounds) ended his only season of wrestling with 13-19 record after getting pinned in the first period by Josh Stevenson of Yorktown, while sophomore Wade France (152 pounds) ended a 24-15 season and second semi-state appearance with a loss in the first round by pin to East Noble’s Nathaniel Weimer. Southwood junior Chad Elliott (138 pounds) lost his opening match to Adam’s Central’s Logan Macklin 16-1 to finish the season with an 1819 record. For Wabash, freshman Braden Brooks (113 pounds) finished a 14-8 season with a 91 loss to Evan Beasley of Northridge, and sophomore Justin Sammons (195 pounds) lost his opening match to David Eli of Elkhart Memorial by pin in the first period to finish the year with a 24-17 record.

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Myron Heck, 88

Barbara A. Welborn, 79

Retired from General Cable-Anaconda

Retired school teacher

Sept. 12, 1928 – Feb. 6, 2017

Dec. 7, 1937 – Feb. 7, 2017

Myron L. Heck, 88, of rural Wabash, passed away at 10:25 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 6, 2017, at Bickford Senior Living in Wabash. He was born to the late George and Ada (Black) Heck on Sept. 12, 1928, in Grant County. Myron was a 1946 graduate from LaFontaine High School. He married Laura “Rosemary” Smithley on Nov. 5, 1950, she passed away on Dec. 26, 2009. Myron was a member of Treaty Church of Christ in Treaty. He retired after 40 years from General Cable-Anaconda of Marion. Myron is survived by a son, Roger Heck (Rita Hosier) of Denver; daughters, Connie (Daniel) George and Cathy (Vern) Staggs both of LaFontaine; five grandchildren, Chad Allen Heck of Indianapolis, Trent J. Heck (Lindsay) of North Manchester, Charley (Angela) Staggs of Marion, Michelle Hart (Jonathan) of Marion, and Amy (Shannon) Dillon of Wabash; and great-grandchildren, Tyler Heck, Cody Dillon, Austin Staggs, Aidan Staggs, Allie Staggs, Jaydan Simmons, Parker Heck, and Carter Hart. He was preceded in death by a brother, Melvin Heck. Funeral service were Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, at McDonald Funeral Home, LaFontaine Chapel, 104 S. Main St., LaFontaine. Burial was at LaFontaine IOOF Cemetery in LaFontaine. Preferred memorials are direct to charity of Donor’s Choice. Visitation for family and friends were Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017, at the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.mcdonaldfunerals.com

Martha Purdy, 96 Retired from Curb-A-Teria Sept. 17, 1920 – Feb. 4, 2017

Martha E. Purdy, 96, a lifetime resident of Wabash, passed away at 6:15 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017, at Bickford of Wabash. She was born to the late Irvin L. and Florence (Retting) Hutchens on Sept. 17, 1920, in Wabash County. She was a graduate of Chippewa High School. Martha married Homer E. Purdy on May 28, 1954, he passed away on March 17, 1989. She retired from the Curb-A-Teria Restaurant of Wabash, Indiana. Martha was a member of First United Methodist Church of Wabash, Indiana. She was also a member of the American Legion Auxiliary of Wabash. She was a avid sports fan, she especially loved the Chicago Cubs and IU basketball. A son survives her, Ken Purdy (Karen) of Wabash. She was preceded in death by a brother, Arnold R. Hutchens. A private family service will be at McDonald Funeral Home, 231 Falls Avenue, Wabash, with Pastor John Cook officiating. Burial will follow at Falls Cemetery in Wabash. Preferred memorials are directed to First United Methodist Church, 110 N. Cass St., Wabash, IN 46992. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.mcdonaldfunerals.com.

Dorothy Balzer, 98 Avid Cubs fan July 9, 1918 – Feb. 11, 2017

Dorothy Maxine Balzer, 98, formerly of Huntington, passed away at Peabody Retirement Community in North Manchester, on Feb. 11, 2017. She had been a resident at Peabody Retirement Community since 1988. Mrs. Balzer was born July 9, 1918, in Huntington, to Charles and Carrie (Alexander) Scheerer. Her parents preceded her in death. Mrs. Balzer married Kenneth Balzer, June 17, 1945, in the First Presbyterian Church in Huntington, IN. He passed away May 6, 1992. She graduated from Huntington High School in 1936. She was a 1938 graduate of International Business College, Fort Wayne, IN. She worked at H.K. Porter in Huntington for 24 years. Mrs. Balzer was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Huntington, IN and a former Deacon. She was a member of Floral Chapter No. 75, and the Eastern Star both of Huntington. She enjoyed traveling and was an avid Cubs fan. Visitation will be Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, from 3 to 4:00 p.m. with a service to follow at 4:00 p.m., all at McElhaney – Hart Funeral Home 715 N. Jefferson St. Huntington, IN 46750. In lieu of Flowers Memorials may be made to the Peabody Retirement Community (Caring Circle of Friends) or First Presbyterian Church in care of McElhaney – Hart Funeral Home. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, Servia. McElhaney-Hart Funeral Home, 715 N. Jefferson St., Huntington, is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences are to: www.mcelhaneyhartfuneralhome.com

Barbara A. (Snyder) Welborn, 79, of North Manchester, died at 6:50 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, at Peabody Retirement Community. She was born Dec. 7, 1937, in Wabash County, to Todd B. and Virginia L. (DeArmond) Bender. She married Michael E. Snyder in North Manchester, Indiana on July 17, 1960. Barbara graduated from Manchester High School in 1955 and Indiana University, where she was an officer in the Chi Omega sorority, in 1959 with a degree in education. Barbara’s claim to fame was her title as “Queen of the Lakes” crowned in 1960. She started her teaching career in Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., and continued to teach the second grade for over 30 years in the North Manchester School System. She was a beloved teacher to many generations, receiving many accolades. Teaching was her passion and she continued her craft after her retirement proctoring student teachers through Manchester University, as well as tutoring community children. She was a member of the Manchester Church of the Brethren, lifetime member of Tri Kappa and a member of the Fine Arts Society. She lived at Peabody Retirement Community for the past 8 years where she received the most compassionate care from her guardian angels. She is survived by her sister Bernadine (James) Miller of Fort Wayne, children Betsy (Snyder) McKenzie of Jacksonville, Fla., Matt (Karen) Snyder of Fishers, and grandchildren Alexis C. Snyder, Madeline Snyder and Mitchell L. Snyder all of Fishers. Funeral services were Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Bender Chapel, 207 W. Main St., North Manchester, with Dr. James Miller and the Rev. Christen Pettit Miller officiating. Burial was in Oaklawn Cemetery. Visitation was Friday at the funeral home. The preferred memorial is the Manchester Community Schools. The memorial guestbook for Barbara may be signed on-line at grandstaff-hentgen.com.

Christopher Fox, 65 Retired from Duke Energy March 26, 1951 – Feb. 5, 2017

Christopher Allan “Chris” Fox, 65, of Wabash, died at 8:40 a.m., Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017, at his home. He was born March 26, 1951, in Chicago, Ill., to Edson and Doris (Bassett) Fox. Chris was a 1969 graduate of Kokomo High School. He married Angela “Angie” Thompson in Kokomo on Feb. 15, 1986. He retired from Duke Energy after 30 years. Chris was a member of the Wabash Sons of American Legion, the Wabash Moose, and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1393. He enjoyed woodworking, trap and skeet sporting clays, fishing, classic cars, and attending car shows, and riding motorcycles. He is survived by his wife, Angela “Angie” Fox of Wabash; two daughters, Kelley Reed of Mooresville, and Angela Evans of Kokomo; four grandchildren, Kristina (Josiah) Johnson of Converse, Ashley (Matt) Johnson of Delphi, Jordan Fox and Korey Gettle, both of Kokomo; three great-grandchildren, Haydin Briscoe, Cherish Briscoe, and Piper Johnson, all of Delphi; sisters and brothers, Donna Long of Gallatin, Tenn., Linda Brown of Noblesville, Della Brown and Edson Fox Jr., both of Kokomo, Charles (Ruth) Fox of Sumner, Texas, and Wanda “Ruth” Payne of Kokomo. He was preceded in death by his parents. Visitation was Friday at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Avenue, Wabash. There will be no service. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the American Cancer Society. The memorial guest book for Christopher may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.

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Arnold Keuneke, 97

Liela Heeter, 86

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Feb. 21, 1935 – Feb. 5, 2017

Feb. 4, 1920 – Feb. 5, 2017

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Patsy Fairchild, 81

Patsy C. Fairchild, 81, Huntington, died at 8:40 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017, in her residence. She was born Feb. 21, 1935, in Wabash County to Bennett & Thelma (Kline) Ihnen. On Dec. 22, 1978 she married Ronald G. Fairchild. She is survived by her husband, a son, six daughters, two stepdaughters, a brother, several grandchildren, several great-grandchildren and a

great-great-grandchild. Visitation and services were Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, at McKee Mortuary, North Manchester. Burial will be in South Pleasant Cemetery, Silver Lake.

John “Marbie” Music, 55 Worked at Auto Egg

Arnold C. Keuneke, 97, of North Manchester, passed away at 11:55 pm Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017, at Timbercrest Retirement Community, North Manchester. Born on Feb. 4, 1920, in Adams County, IN, he was the son of Albert G. Keuneke and Martha (Kiess) Keuneke. On Sept. 25, 1941, he married Louise E. Ensley of Fort Wayne. Survivors include five children, eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren; and two sisters-in-law. Visitation was 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 10, 2017 at DeMoney-Grimes, Columbia City. Funeral services were at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017, at the funeral home. Burial is in the St. Peter German Lutheran Cemetery.

Liela (Bechtold) Heeter, 86, North Manchester, died at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017, in Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester. She was born July 27, 1930 in St. Louis, Mo., to Joe & Alma E. (Rudig) Bechtold. On Nov. 7, 1948, she married Richard Duane “Dick” Heeter. He died July 15, 2009. She is survived by her son, two daughters, four grandchildren, nine great-grandchil-

dren Visitation was Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, from 5-8 p.m. at McKee Mortuary, North Manchester. Services were Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017, at the mortuary. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, Servia

Paul D. Weirick, 83 Korean War veteran

Oct. 9, 1961 – Feb. 7, 2017 John Marvin “Marbie” Music, 55, of Wabash, died at 12:25 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, at Vernon Health & Rehabilitation in Wabash. He was born Oct. 9, 1961, in Wabash, to Shade and Sallie (Horner) Music. He is survived by his parents and three brothers and sisters. Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave.,

Wabash. Burial will be in Lagro Cemetery. Visitation was 4-8 pm Thursday at the funeral home.

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Linda McColley, 70 Enjoyed playing music June 4, 1946 – Feb. 7, 2017 Linda Lee McColley, 70, North Manchester, died at 1:49 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, in her residence. She was born June 4, 1946 in Wabash, to Edward & Velma (Lewis) Graves. She first married Murland Copeland. He died in 1992. She then married Jerry E. McColley on Oct. 3, 1994. He died April 20, 2016. Visitation and services were Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017, at McKee Mortuary, North Manchester.

Paul D. Weirick, 83, rural Silver Lake, died at 10:22 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017, at Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw. He was born on Feb. 27, 1933, in Silver Lake to Clifford and Mildred (Miller) Weirick. He married Mary D. Keplinger on Jan. 24, 1958. She survives. Also surviving are a daughter, a son, four grandchildren. A private family graveside service will take place. Visitation was 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8, at Hartzler Huneral Home, Akron.

Cable, wire manufacturer to expand in Marion By The Paper staff MARION – General Cable Corporation (NYSE: BGC), one of the largest wire and cable manufacturing companies in the world, announced plans to expand its operations in Grant County, investing more than $18 million and creating up to 30 new jobs. “Here in Indiana, we have created one of the best business climates in the country, and infrastructure will be essential to our continued economic momentum,”

said Indiana Secretary of Commerce Jim S c h e l l i n g e r. “Preserving and enhancing the state’s roads and bridges will allow global companies like General Cable to ship Hoosierbuilt products to customers around the world for years to come.” The Highland Heights, Ky.-based company, which also operates Indiana facilities in Indianapolis and Lebanon, will expand and equip its current 745,000-square-foot

facility at 440 E. 8th St. in Marion. Construction, which is expected to begin this spring, will add an additional 30,000 square feet and is expected to be complete in October. General Cable curr e n t l y employs 330 full-time associates in Indiana, including nearly 200 at its Marion facility. The company plans to begin hiring line operators and administrative professionals in May. Interested applicants may apply by contacting WorkOne’s Grant

County office at 765.668.8911. “General Cable has been a part of the Grant County community for nearly 20 years and we are pleased that our Marion team is expanding and adding new manufacturing capabilities,” said Paul Furtado, vice president and ICS manufacturing team leader for General Cable. “This will result in a positive growth impact for both our company and the Grant County community where our employees live

and work.” Founded more than 170 years ago, General Cable is a designer, manufacturer and provider of aluminum, copper and fiber optic wire and cable products and s y s t e m solutions. Operating manufacturing facilities in North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia, the company has sales representation and distribution worldwide. General Cable’s Marion, Indiana-based manufacturing facility was named a winner in

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incentives and the GCEGC worked closely with General Cable and the city of Marion, providing technical assistance. “This is a great day for both General Cable and the city of Marion,” said Mayor Jess Alumbaugh. “We appreciated the opportunity to work closely with General Cable and the GCEGC to help a world-class manufacturing facility. General Cable has been a great partner with the city of Marion and we are pleased with their decision to invest here, not only for General Cable but for the future of Marion as well.” General Cable’s growth plans continue a trend of companies choosing to expand and add new jobs across the state. Indiana’s unemployment rate remains at a 15-year low of 4 percent, which is below the national average and below all of Indiana’s neighboring states. Indiana businesses have added 332,800 private sector jobs since July 2009.

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Wabash Sheriff ’s Department Accidents Feb. 3 At 10:53 p.m., a vehicle driven by Justin A. Brockman, 26, Leo, was traveling east on Blue Star Highway when he struck several road barricades.

Feb. 4 At 3 a.m., a vehicle driven by Emily A. Dyson, 23, Roann, was traveling north on CR 800 West when she approached the intersection of CR 600 North at a speed too fast to allow her to stop at the intersection. She then exited the roadway, drove through a guardrail, traveled down an embankment and became stuck on some rocks. Dyson was able to drive the vehicle off the rocks before becoming stuck on a cable.

Feb. 6 At 7:56 a.m., a vehicle driven by Ashley L. Hines, 29, Wabash, was northbound on CR 500 East when she approached a curve in the roadway at a speed too fast and slid sideways, exited the roadway, went airborne, struck a tree, traveled through a wire cable fence and finally came to rest.

Feb. 7 At 7:38 a.m., a vehicle driven by Danny S. Martin, 44, Van Buren, was westbound on U.S. 24 when a deer entered the roadway and was struck. At 8:02 a.m., a vehicle driven by Linda M. Nall, 66, Marion, was traveling north on CR 600 East when she happened upon a tree that had fallen in the roadway and collided with it. Fog and rain obstructed her view. At 11:42 a.m., a vehicle driven by Rachel M. Dilts, 22, Marion, was attempting to merge onto CR 1100 South from the LaFontaine Christian Church when she collided with a vehicle driven by Maurice O. Terry, 84, LaFontiane.

Feb. 8 At 3:47 p.m., a vehicle driven by Isaiah D. Hawkins, 17, North Manchester, was southbound on CR 300 East when he lost control of his vehicle, left the roadway, traveled through a ditch, and struck and broke a utility pole. At 8:07 p.m., a vehicle driven by Derek M. Kaser, 24, Akron, was traveling west on

SR 114 when he lost control of his vehicle due to ice on the roadway, traveled left of center and collided with a vehicle driven by Matthew T. Allen, 36, Silver Lake. Feb. 9 At 11:10 a.m., a vehicle driven by Reid P. Votaw, 18, Peru, was eastbound on Old U.S. 24 when he passed through a curve, lost control of the vehicle, traveled left of center, exited the roadway and struck a utility pole. At 1:22 p.m., a vehicle driven by Kameron T. Cole, 18, Wabash, was eastbound on CR 200 North when he lost control of his vehicle due to snow and slush on the roadway, exited the roadway and struck a utility pole. Citations Feb. 4 Sherri L. Lafferty, 43, Wabash, driving while suspended infraction. Jamie L. Roese, 23, Fort Wayne, speeding. Megan M. Davis, 27, Warsaw, speeding. Nancy E. Imhoff, 51, Carmel, speeding. John L. Vance, 82, Claypool, speeding. Feb. 5 Eric J. Goss, 52, Wixom, Mich., speeding. Samantha L. Daub, 20, Huntington, speeding. Kathryn M. Henry, 33, Auburn, speeding. Feb. 6 Zachary R. Thomas, 21, North Manchester, speeding. Feb. 9 Levi E. Miller, 30, Wabash, disregarding a stop sign. Arcadio V. Solares, 24, North Manchester, no operator’s license when required. Feb. 10 Nancy J. Lower, 47, Wabash, speeding. Bookings Trevor Geyer, 28, Andrews, misdemeanor possession of a schedule I, II, III or IV controlled substance. Terry L. Duncan, 46, Wabash, failure to appear on operating while intoxicated, misdemeanor failure to appear, misdemeanor failure to appear on operating with a blood alcohol content level of .08 or more, two counts misdemeanor invasion of privacy and misdemeanor resisting law enforcement.

Andrew E. Penn, 28, Wabash, felony petition to revoke probation on dealing in a narcotic drug. Kenny D. Purvis, 38, Silver Lake, misdemeanor petition to revoke probation. Jackie R. Noland, 32, Wabash, felony petition to revoke probation on possession of a narcotic drug and two counts misdemeanor failure to appear on nonsupport of a dependent. Adrian D. Anderson, 32, Wabash, misdemeanor petition to revoke probation. Victoria J. Page, 22, LaFontaine, felony petition to revoke probation on illegal possession of a syringe. David C. Neupert, 56, Wabash, felony maintaining a common nuisance, felony unlawful possession of a syringe, misdemeanor possession of marijuana, hash oil, hashish or salvia, and possession of paraphernalia. Wabash Police Department Accidents Feb. 4 At 6:26 p.m., a vehicle driven by Robert C. Rittman, 71, Marion, was attempting to park his vehicle in the Honeywell Center parking lot when pulled over the curb and the vehicle’s bumper became stuck. As he tried to back away from the curb, the bumper was torn off. Feb. 5 At 12:18 p.m., a vehicle driven by Deborah J. Howard, 57, Upland, was attempting to pull from a parking space onto eastbound Canal Street when she collided with a vehicle driven by Jack A. Scott, 86, Wabash. Feb. 6 At 1:49 p.m., a uhaul truck driven by Dylan L. Nease, 28, Crothersville, attempted to travel through the drive thru of First Merchants Bank when the top of the vehicle struck the roof overhang and sign. Feb. 7 At 7:21 a.m., a vehicle driven by Patricia J. Guenin, 63, Wabash, was stopped at the stop sign of Hill Street when she attempted to cross Cass Street and collided with a vehicle driven by Daniel J. Blackburn, 60, Wabash.

At 3:44 p.m., a vehicle driven by Susan K. Dawes, 61, Wabash, was attempting to brake for traffic at the intersection of SR 13 and SR 15 when her foot slipped off the pedal and she collided with a vehicle driven by Danny D. Hayes, 76, Converse. At 7 p.m., a vehicle driven by Stanley V. Farmer, 59, Wabash, was southbound on SR 15 when failed to yield to a red traffic light and collided with a vehicle driven by Thomas S. Waters, 59, Huntington. Farmer was transported by ambulance to Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne for a complaint of severe pain in his side. Feb. 8 At 2:57 p.m., a vehicle driven by Kathleen L. Hendry, 72, Wabash, was traveling north on Miami Street when she collided with a vehicle driven by Kathy L. Bakehorn, 63, Wabash. At 5:37 p.m., a vehicle driven by Joshua B. Gilleland, 30, Peru, was traveling west on U.S. 24, approaching the Alber Street intersection, when the traffic light turned red. He attempted to brake, but due to slick roadway conditions, slid and collided with a vehicle driven by Connie A. Warford, 71, Wabash. At 8:34 p.m., a vehicle driven by Ravi K. Chikoti, 30, Warsaw,

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was eastbound in the turn lane on SR 15 at the U.S. 24 intersection when he lost control of his vehicle due to slick roadway conditions and struck a state highway sign. Feb. 9 At 2:01 p.m., a vehicle driven by Jan D. Zimpelman, 61, Wabash, was backing from a driveway onto South Cass Street when he collided with a vehicle driven by Robert L. Mattern, 82, Wabash. Citations Feb. 2 Gary D. Brown, 46, Wabash, expired plate and no financial representation.

Wabash, littering. Christian K. Rutz, 20, Wabash, disregarding a stop sign.

Boniqua L. Jones, 21, North Manchester, improper display of vehicle plate.

North Manchester Accidents Feb. 9 At 2:30 p.m., a vehicle driven by Deloris L. Walters, 81, North Manchester, struck a tree and a mailbox in the 1400 block of North Beckley Street.

Feb. 10 Reid M. Kammerdiener, 19, Millersburg, speeding. Austin L. Robinson, 16, North Manchester, no license when required.

Feb. 10 At 11:09 p.m., a vehicle driven by Rita J. Slater, 63, North Manchester, collided at the intersection of North Market and 2nd Street with a vehicle driven by Ted Westerhof, 43, Warsaw. Citations Feb. 7

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Cases Feb. 6 At 6:17 a.m., criminal mischief report taken in the 300 block of East Main Street. At 7:03 p.m., domestic battery report taken in the 700 block of West Grant Street.

Fire Feb. 5 At 4:29 p.m., 700 block of North Mill Street for medical assist. At 7:20 p.m., 400 block of West 7th Street for medical assist.

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Land Transfers Gary S. Nose and Gary Nose to Gary S. and Donna L. Nose, quitclaim deed. Federal National Mortgage Association and Fannie Mae to

Clint Bischoff, warranty deed. George S. Howard to George S. and Margarita C. Howard, quitclaim deed. Wabash County Auditor and Wabash County Auditor to Philip N. Meeks, tax title deed. Wabash County Auditor and Wabash County Auditor to L a m a s c o Redevelopment LLC, tax title deed.

Kristin K. Boyd to David L. Boyd, quitclaim deed. Terry L. Mullett to Josh Mullett, quitclaim deed. Terry and Jan O’Brien to Barry B. Miller, warranty deed. Gerardo Ortiz to Gerardo Ortiz, Felipe R. Ortiz, Juan C. Ortiz Aguirre and Juan C. Ortiz, quitclaim deed. Marth R. Crane to Brandon M. France,

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warranty deed. Mary M. Bever, John H. Bever and John H. Bever and Mary M. Bever Revocable Living Trust to Nathan A. and Kelly J. Bever, trust deed. Permits Jason Miller, pole building. Gary Treska, leanto.

Marriage Licenses Ashley N. Haupert, 30, and Trenton R. Wuensch, 30. Jessica M. Lambert, 26, and Jesse C. Farmer, 27. Michael D. Moore, 47, and Amber N. Parsons, 27. Sarah J. Morbitzer, 32, and Wisdom O. Ifeanyi, 30. Michael G. White, 47, and Angela M. Sluss Salyers, 34.

Wabash woman’s death City of Wabash awarded Active Living Workshop was natural causes By Emma Rausch emma@thepaperofwabash.com

The Wabash woman whose body was discovered near Wabash and Main streets in January died of natural causes, according to Cpt. Matt Benson,

Wabash Police Department public information officer. At approximately 8:10 a.m. on Jan. 9, Genna Garcia-Hiatt, 35, of Wabash, was discovered lying on the sidewalk near downtown Wabash and unresponsive,

according Benson. “No foul play was discovered throughout the investigation,” Benson told The Paper of Wabash County. An autopsy concluded Hiatt’s cause of death was “complications of acute pancre-

atitis and ruptured esophageal varices” with chronic alcoholism as a contributing factor, according to Suzie Lewis, Wabash County coroner.

Wabash Police investigate two Feb. 11 crashes By The Paper staff On February 11, 2017, at approximately 1:35 p.m. Wabash Police responded to a personal injury crash located on US 24 just west of St Rd 15. Wabash Police allege that Dave S. Liebig, 50, Indianapolis, was traveling westbound on US 24 and rear ended a westbound vehicle driven by Jay R. Brainard, 52, Wabash. Wabash City Ambulance transported Liebig to Parkview Wabash. According to witness

statements, Wabash Police allege Liebig disregarded the stop light at US 24/St Rd 15 colliding with the Brainard vehicle. US 24 was opened back up at approximately 2:24 p.m. This investigation is ongoing. Wabash Police were assisted by Wabash City Fire, and Wabash County EMA. On February 11, 2017, at approximately 3:47 p.m. Wabash Police responded to a personal injury crash located just north of US 24 on St. Rd 15.

Wabash Police allege that Katie L. Owens, 36, Wabash was exiting the shopping center onto St. Rd 15 and collided with a northbound motorcycle driven by Seth M. Zahalka, 18, Somerset. Owens was transported to Parkview Wabash. Zahalka was treated by Wabash Fire Medics and was transferred to an awaiting Lutheran Helicopter in the Brandt’s Harley Davidson parking lot. Zahalka was air lifted to a Ft. Wayne hospi-

tal. Medical conditions for both drivers are unknown at this time. This investigation is ongoing and will be waiting toxicology results as required with any serious bodily injury crash. St. Rd 15 was opened back up at approximately 4:32 p.m. Wabash Police were assisted by many motorists in the area as well at Wabash City Fire, Wabash County S h e r i f f ’ s Department, and Wabash County EMA.

By Emma Rausch emma@thepaperofwabash.com The City of Wabash received the Active Living Workshop Jan. 30 and is taking its next steps toward becoming a healthier community. The spring and summer workshop series was constructed Purdue Extension Nutrition Education Program (NEP) partnered with Health by Design to assist seven Indiana communities, including Wabash, to become healthier as well as more walkable, bikeable and accessible for people of all ages and abilities. The six other workshop recipients include Fort Wayne, Monticello, Rockport, Sheridan, Southport and Whiteland. Susy Jennings, Purdue Extension Wabash County community wellness coordinator who submitted Wabash’s application on behalf of the community, told The Paper of Wabash County that there are many reasons why the workshop is great for the community. “It raises awareness of the need for an active lifestyle by looking at health, economic benefits and quality of life,” she said. “One of the things that I think is so important is that it brings a lot of people to the table at one time.” In 2016, Jennings applied for the workshop on behalf of the City of Huntington, which it was awarded. “My experience from Huntington in regards to this workshop is that it galvanized the community into action,” she said. “It has been exciting

to watch. My hope is that it ignites Wabash in the same way.” The daylong Active Living Workshops will bring together government staff, civic leaders and advocates to network, learn about the benefits of active-living communities and discuss strategies for success, according to Melissa Maulding, NEP director. Each workshop will be tailored for the individual community and will build upon existing assets and projects that are already underway, she continued. Mayor Scott Long told The Paper that he believes the workshop will benefit the community. “I think it is especially since I implemented the wellness program that we’re doing through NuStart for all the city employees,” he said. “We’re trying to lead the way in that and trying to make our city employees healthier and more active, and I think the Active Living Workshop is going to fit right in with that. It kind of marries up with it so to speak.” The workshops’ presenters will lead participants through various group exercises to identify active-living priorities, which may include a walk audit to assess the safety and comfort of sidewalks, mapping exercises designed to identify important destinations and how to access them, and a streetscape visualization to show potential improvements to a key intersection or corridor. Those items will help “identify any problematic areas we have that we can cor-

rect along with our infrastructures,” Long said. “It’s kind of all encompassing,” he continued. “You’re not concentrating on one thing, but the Active Living Workshop is going to let you identify those things, areas where you need help, areas where we’re doing very well already and how to improve on those things.” The workshop will hopefully lead the community toward local businesses and individuals encouraging healthy lifestyles, according to Long. “If you look at it long term, and this was my thought, if you get the city employees to live a healthier lifestyle then that’s going to benefit me twofold,” he continued. “I’m going to be able to reduce my healthcare costs and claims and hopefully that will bleed over into other areas of their life, and likewise with our residents and local businesses. “If we can get them to participate in an active living lifestyle, that’s going to benefit them also in the same ways.” Long said he hopes Wabash’s community leaders will join him at the workshop. “I’m looking forward to the city participating in this and I’d like to say hopefully that will encourage other people in the community become involved in it also,” he said. The communities will host workshops through June, but specific dates have not been set yet, according to Jennings.

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Members to decide on Chamber, EDG merger By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com

Members of the Wabash County Chamber of Commerce and EDG of Wabash County will have final say on a possible merger between the two groups. Chamber Board Chair Paul McCann told a crowd gathered at a Business Before Hours program Wednesday morning, Feb. 8, that Chamber officials hope its members vote for the merger. The idea for the merger was broached with members last week via a letter from Emily Boardman, chair of a Chamber committee overseeing the possible transition. The move is being considered, she wrote in the letter, for several reasons, including stronger alignment of mission and vision, aligned resources and speaking with one voice; stronger collaboration for achievement of shared goals; single point of contact for those inside and outside the community; strength in resources to support meaningful projects; and stronger relationships

with the business community for support of economic and business development. Following the BBH meeting, McCann discussed the need for a merger with EDG. “This transition and the reorganization benefits our members by unifying what we do with a single mission and clarifying roles for the organization,” he told The Paper of Wabash County. “There will be less overlap. Currently, there is quite a bit of overlap as we look to serve our members.” EDG offers an entrepreneur class, he noted as an example of overlapping, while the Chamber, through the Small B u s i n e s s Administration’s Small Business Development Center, offers small business counseling. “Those two programs right there, running concurrently, are using up energy and reserves from both organizations,” McCann said. “With one organization we can say, ‘This is exactly what we’re doing.’ We can have a single point person for both memberships.” Keith Gillenwater,

EDG President and CEO, also discussed how the merger would benefit members. “I think the merger benefits members of both organizations in that there already exist numerous synergies between our groups and we feel it provides a path to a more efficient use of resources and a streamlined mission to help grow Wabash County in the areas we serve,” he told The Paper. “Our groups are already co-located, share resources, work together on numerous programs and provide time and material support to the work each other are doing. To me, this just seems to be the next evolution in working together to propel Wabash County forward.” Should the two groups merge, it is yet unclear who will oversee the new organization. “One of the first things we did with the transition board is we want to create an organization with vision, mission and purpose, first,” McCann said. “After we form that organization we will hire. “Every single person who is looking to

be in this organization, everyone will be applying for a this position and will be hired by the forming board.” Also unclear is what the dues for a new organization might be. The transition committee is still investigating that issue. “How do we integrate people who might be members of both organizations,” McCann asked. “What does that mean to the dues? The dues are being looked at as far as how do we integrate the cost of running the organization and organizations that are currently members of both.” The plan to reorganize was first broached last fall, McCann told the BBH attendees. “There is a richness in the cultural history of Wabash County,” he said. “What I want to do is I want to combine the historical richness with where we’re going in the future. I want to be forward looking and create an organization that will put Wabash in the best position to thrive.” The plan is loosely based on a plan now in place in Fort

Inclusive Park organizers near halfway mark for funding By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com

A committee overseeing the creation of an inclusive park in Wabash is about

halfway to its $1.7 million goal. The park is part of the city’s Stellar Project program and will be located on Carroll Street near the existing John

Drook Skate Park. “The construction documents are 90 percent complete,” committee member Shelly Myers said. “Some things have come up, some have gone down

… the estimated cost is $1.7 million now.” Originally, the park was to be completed in phases. But those plans have changed. “We basically took

Wayne. “Why would we do this,” McCann asked rhetorically about the reorganization. “A shared vision; a focus on the future; a focus on strategic goals; each person could be focused on a role in a way that they integrate in a whole; and a single contact point, in the same way Greater Fort Wayne merged individuals together and gave each person a specific role. This is your role. This is how you fit into the whole. “The challenges are so great. Fort Wayne wants to be an international city. They have somebody recruiting internationally, and that is what they do. They are able to focus on that one goal. “What if we could do that for Wabash. That is really the driving point behind what we are doing.” He said a transition board “has thought long and hard about

it.” “We think it is in the best interest of Wabash County,” McCann said. “We think it is in the best interest going forward for where we are today. But this ultimately comes down to the voting members.” An audience member wanted to know why Wabash was trying to model itself after Fort Wayne. McCann said he doesn’t want to compare Wabash to Fort Wayne. But, he did note, that a former board chair is now working in Fort Wayne “and he said it is really interesting the way people define their role and are working together for a strategic purpose.” “Wabash, I don’t see us competing against Fort Wayne,” he continued. “I don’t think anyone wants to grow to be a million people in Wabash County. But what we do want is we want our kids to be able to come back

and work here, if they choose to be among family. “Economic growth gets a bad rap. Economic growth is about creating a better life for your kids than it was for you. I’m unapologetically pro business. In no way am I against business. There are constraints, yes. But, those businesses provide tax dollars for our schools and they provide the future incentives for our kids to get jobs there. “Are we ever going to turn into a Fort Wayne right here in Wabash, Indiana? I really don’t think so.” McCann said at least two forums are planned for members of both organizations to come and share ideas and questions about the proposed merger. The vote will likely be via a paper ballot sent to all members, he added.

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Promise, YMCA, Duke University partnership aims to increase national financial wellbeing By Emma Rausch emma@thepaperofwabash.com

The Wabash County Promise, Wabash County YMCA and Duke University announced a new p a r t n e r s h i p Wednesday, Feb. 8, that aims to increase the financial wellbeing in low- to moderate-income households locally and nationwide. The local YMCA hosted the Common Cents Lab (CCL), a financial research lab at Duke University, to educate local community leaders on behavioral economics and its importance in finances, according to Mariel Beasley, CCL co-director and head of partnerships. “Common Cents Lab was established about a year ago with funding from the MetLife Foundation and essentially the thought is that there has been so much work around financial wellbeing … how

do we actually make movement in this realm,” Beasley told The Paper of Wabash County. “How do we actually sort of build savings accounts? For a long time, the method has been around financial education. … But the research actually shows that’s not what actually changes behavior.” The MetLife Foundation in joint collaboration with Duke University decided to take the research that did “move the needle” in theory and apply it to low- to moderateincome households by establishing the CCL, she continued. “The idea is over three years we’ll work with a group of partners each year to start taking these findings from science, from academia about behavior change and applying them in real world to real products, to real problems and then measure real behavior out of

those to try to figure out if there’s way that we can really move the needle,” Beasley said. “Our goal within Common Cents is to essentially have measurable impact with 1.8 million people living in the United States over three years. “It’s a really big goal, and this is our second year. So every year we put out applications for partners, folks that we think are being innovative in the field, who are really wanting to push for impact, who are really interested in increasing financial wellbeing, financial stability for lowto moderate-income households.” Wabash County Promise and the Wabash County YMCA applied for the partnership in December, Beasley said, and are essential due to their work in building youths’ financial success. “We do know that a majority of peoples’ financial behaviors

are developed in childhood,” she said. “We take them from our families. There’s been some wonderful research … around these child savings accounts and (they’ve had) sort of this really powerful impact, not just on future savings behavior of those kids as they grow up and become adults but also on their cognitive development in schools. It’s actually sort of amazing how far reaching the implications are for actually establishing every child with a savings account, saving for the future at a very young age. “We’re really excited about the work that Promise has been doing because I think that they are a leader in the child savings account field and highly respected. This is such an interesting opportunity and it’s such an amazing program that we’re really excited about working collaboratively with the Promise to figure

Wabash’s community leaders listen at the Common Cents Lab Wednesday, Feb. 8, as its announced that the Wabash County Promise and Wabash County YMCA will be partnering with Duke University’s financial success initiative. Photo by Emma Rausch

out exactly where are ways that we can make this even better.” Clint Kugler, YMCA CEO and the person who spearheaded the Wabash County Promise program, said the partnership will align the Promise’s goal with establishing financial success in adult residents. “This is a tremendous opportunity to help align our passion for people and our

folks within our community with learning that will connect them with the tools and resources that will help them (in financial success),” Kugler told The Paper. “So it’s alignment of our heart and our actions. Sometimes we can create barriers that can prevent families from taking important steps, and we don’t want to create barriers. We want to eliminate them and create a more mean-

ingful experience so when we’re coming along side families, we’re encouraging them to take these important steps. “We’re aligning their desire for their kids to be successful with the actions that they’re taking, behavioral science and Duke (University), this yearlong partnership, will create a more affective and more meaningful outcomes.”

Manchester students picked Crossroads Bank for Symphony in Color hires Lybarger By The Paper staff NORTH MANCHESTER — Six students from M a n c h e s t e r Intermediate School (MIS) recently had their artwork chosen for the Symphony in Color art contest in Indianapolis. Entry into this event entails listening to five classical works chosen from the current ISO concert season. While listening to the repertoire, students create their own

works of art, inspired by the music they hear. The MIS students that will be showcasing their artwork at this event are sixth Graders Mackenzie Beck and Kyler Morris, fifth Graders Maegan Metzger and Lily Flora, and fourth Graders Ethan Campbell and Nanami Kataoka. Symphony in Color is an annual enrichment program of the I n d i a n a p o l i s Symphony Orchestra

Association (ISOA) which offers a unique blending of symphonic music and visual arts. Involving more than 30,000 Indiana school children in grades 1-6, Symphony in Color culminates in a juried exhibition at the Hilbert Circle Theatre on Feb. 25 March 27, and the Indiana State Museum on April 1 May 7. One hundred finalists and 36 blue ribbon winners are selected from the

thousands of pieces of art entered. One entry receives the Renato Pacini Award and is displayed in the Hilbert Circle Theatre for an entire year. A Maestro Award is given to the teacher with the most finalists. Also, a People’s Choice Award is chosen from among the blue ribbon winners by the ISOA and Symphony members during a People’s Choice Luncheon.

By The Paper staff Todd Lybarger has joined Crossroads Bank as a Vice President/Commerci al and Agricultural Lending Officer in Columbia City and Syracuse, where he will be serving clients in Whitley, Kosciusko and Noble Counties. Lybarger resides in the North Manchester area and earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Purdue University majoring in Agricultural Finance. Lybarger is an experienced professional finance officer with over 34 years in commercial banking services, agribusiness management and finance. Providing financial solutions to agriculture, manufacturing, wholesale, retail, professional service providers, and real estate industries. Successful in farm management, commodity marketing,

LYBARGER business development, commercial lending, and banking center management. Experienced with Small Business Administration, Farm Service Agency programs and community development credit enhancements, along with knowledge in many industry types, community economic development, with specialization in the agricultural industry. He comes to Crossroads Bank from Advanced Ag Resources in Wabash where he was the Chief Financial

Officer. Lybarger’s prior banking experience include several community banks in northeast Indiana, including First Financial Bank North Manchester, National City Bank Fort Wayne, First National Bank of Warsaw, and American State Bank Ligonier. Lybarger is a member of the Wabash Rotary Club, Chair of the Economic Development Group of Wabash County, board member of C o m m u n i t y Foundation of Wabash County, Wabash County Historical Museum, North Manchester Town Forum Group, Past President Rotary Club of North Manchester, Past President North M a n c h e s t e r Chamber of Commerce, former board member Kosciusko Economic Development, and Warsaw-Kosciusko County Chamber Ambassador.

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Inclusive Park organizers near halfway mark for funding...continued from page 29 out the phases,” Myers said, “If we got to a point where we needed to reduce the price, we’re taking out pavilions or pieces of equipment, and we didn’t want to do that. We knew when we started this thing that it was going to be pricey, but we also knew that it was going to be awesome. “We knew the tradeoff was it was going to be a lot of money, but it was going to be worth it in the end.” Of the $1.7 million needed, the committee has the $200,000 committed through Stellar, as well as the city’s match of $200,000. The group also has received an anonymous $300,000 donation. “And basically we’ve been running a private campaign where we’ve been talking to businesses and individuals,” Myers said. Local groups and organizations have been helping. Wellbrooke of Wabash had a car show with proceeds going to the group, she noted, while Northfield’s senior class sold cheerblock T-shirts and raised nearly $1,000. The school’s Key Club sponsored a junior high semiformal, and donated proceeds to the park committee. “So little things have been happening, just behind the scenes,” Myers said. “But it’s a really cool thing.” Once the construction design is complete, plans will be sent to prospective donors to seek more help. Myers said the committee would like to use local workers as

much as possible. But she said the panel also realizes that a general contractor specializing in playground equipment probably isn’t available here. But, when a general contractor is selected, the committee wants it to use as many local resources as it can. Also once the general contractor is selected, a definite price for the park will be known. “Our hope is (preliminary plans) are high and that the general contractor comes in below that,” she said. “If (prices come in higher) then we have to go back to our plans and make changes.” Because it is a Stellar project, work must be completed by the end of 2018. “Our hope is that we can break ground by late spring,” Myers said. “That’s a lot of money in a short amount of time. But we’re pretty optimistic. “I haven’t talked to anyone yet who hasn’t been supportive.” There is a need for the inclusive park, not only locally, but around the state of Indiana. The closest inclusive park such as the one planned is in Fort Wayne, near New Haven. “We’ve talked that this is not a handicapped playground,” Myers said. “We’re not doing this just for kids that have disabilities. We’re meeting a need for kids who don’t get to play together. Kids that are separated by ability, and that’s all. The only thing that separates them are one kid has a visible or invisible disability and the other kid doesn’t. One kid can run and go

and play and do their thing on the playground, and the other kid has to sit on the sidelines because they don’t have a place conducive for play. “Because of that, they’re divided and they don’t get to know one another. And that’s not fair. The kid with the disability didn’t ask to have a disability. They may have been born with it. They may have had something happen. You can have a disability that can happen at any point in time that can happen to any of us.” The playground, she noted, isn’t just for children either. “It’s for kids who have parents with a disability and they don’t get to play together,” Myers continued, “or grandparents that have mobility issues. In talking with people who build playgrounds around the state, that’s one of the things that they said is … ‘I’m 23 years old and I’ve never gotten to play on a playground until now,’ or ‘I’ve never been able to play with my grandchild because I can’t get into the play space and they can.’ “That’s a huge impact not only on the kids, but on the family and the community. My saying all along is we’re not just creating a new culture. We’re creating a new normal, so that when they have kids some day it’s normal for them to include everyone and look past the disability.” The park, about 2 acres in size, will take up the grassy area located next to the skate park, with the focus being the hillside at the site.

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“We opted not to do a main play structure,” Myers said. “We tried to make it so it’s not obvious who goes where. You have that gradual incline that goes up and around and back down. Then if you wanted to go down a little part of the hill, you can. If you want to go to the highest part of the hill, if you want to do a little more advanced play

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have vision issues, or autism, or sensory issues with touch or smell.” The park is divided into areas based on ability and age. There is an area for those 2to 5-years and another for those 5-years and older. The committee plans a display during the March First Friday event. T-shirts promoting the program, It’s More than a

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Daywalt was more than a racer, IMS historian says By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com Donald Davidson, Indianapolis Motor Speedway historian, spun tales of Jimmy Daywalt, Dick Miller and more during a visit Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 7, with the Wabash Kiwanis Club. Davidson and former Greencastle Mayor Mike Harmless were in Wabash as part of the Speedway’s outreach program to promote the 101st running of the Indianapolis 500 in May. This was Davidson’s third visit to Wabash in the last year. Each time he spoke about Daywalt and Miller. But this time, there were new twists to the tales. Daywalt, who was the second-ever Indy 500 Rookie of the Year in 1953, was born and raised in Wabash. While Davidson talked briefly about his racing career, he concentrated more on other aspects of Daywalt’s life during Tuesday’s 20-minute talk. “He had two other phases of his life which people may not generally know about,” Davidson said of Daywalt. Looking at the Indy 500 field today, none of the drivers have a military background, he said. “But if you go back to like the early or mid 1950s, probably twothirds of the field would have a military background,” Davidson said. “Some are surprising, and perhaps Jimmy Daywalt was one. “He caught the tailend of World War II … and I had it in my mind that he was with the Army Air Corps and ferried bombers. It turns out that, no, he actually flew missions and was in quite a number of them.” Daywalt served as a tail gunner on a B-24 with the Army Air Corps. “If you ever spent time with him, you never would have guessed that,” Davidson said. But that’s not the surprising aspect of Daywalt’s military career. Davidson said he learned last fall during a ceremony honoring Daywalt at the

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Wabash County Historical Museum that he also played the drums with an Army Air Corps band. “The Army Air Corps had a band, not only for formal occasions, but a dance band,” Davidson said. “Apparently, whenever their regular drummer wasn’t available, Jimmy Daywalt was their back-up drummer.” Daywalt’s talents weren’t limited to the racecar. “He was a very skilled skater, both roller-skating and ice skating,” Davidson said. “He apparently performed in some shows, and there was at one point some consideration as to whether he was going to be a professional race driver or a professional skater.” For winning Rookie of the Year honors, Daywalt was to have been honored during the annual Victory Banquet the day after the race. However, being a racer at heart, Daywalt attempted to squeeze in sprint car race at the Winchester Speedway before the banquet. He crashed and was injured in the accident, forcing him to miss the banquet. Step in Wabash businessman, the late Dick Miller. Miller spearheaded an effort to have a “Jimmy Daywalt Day” and celebration at the Honeywell Center. “He had a liquor store at one time,” Davidson said of Miller, “And, then more the point of this story, Dick’s Men’s Wear.”

Daywalt received a prize for winning Rookie of the Year honors. “There used to be some very interesting prizes from that the Indianapolis 500 winner would get,” Davidson continued. “It wasn’t all prize money. There were a bunch of trophies and there were a bunch of colorful little awards.” A Chicago company, for example, awarded the winner a pedigree dog and dog food. The Rookie of the Year received a $500 prize and a year’s supply of meat from the Indianapolis meat packing company, Stark & Wetzel. “Dick Miller created an award in which (the Indy 500) winner would come to Wabash, usually within the week, and pick out clothes,” Davidson said. “It was a $1,000 value, and it was a wardrobe.” Among those to receive the prize and visit the city, he said, were Bob Sweikert, Sam Hanks, Pat Flaherty, Jimmy Bryan, Rodger Ward and A.J. Foyt. The award continued throughout the 1960s, with 1969 winner Mario Andretti thought to be one of the last to receive the award. The award almost wasn’t presented in 1965, when Scotsman Jim Clark won the race, Davidson said. Miller approached Clark after the Victory Banquet to arrange the visit, and Clark politely declined, saying he didn’t have time to make the trip. A distraught Miller spoke

with Speedway owner Tony Hulman about the situation, and asked rhetorically what he was supposed to do to resolve the matter. “This just goes to show how things were different then and a businessman in a town the size of Wabash could have quite an impact,” Davidson said. “Guess what … a couple of days later the Ford (Motor Company) plane was sent down here with Clark on board. He was told, ‘You will go,’ and that was Tony saying ‘Gee, don’t you think it would be kind of nice if you boys did so and so …’ And that was normally what happened.” During the singing portion of the Kiwanis meeting, the group, in honor of Davidson, sang “Back Home Again in Indiana,” which is traditionally sung before the start of each Indy 500. The song led to Davidson telling another story about the race. The verse, which begins “When I think about …,” is the sign to release thousands of helium balloons from a tent inside the Speedway. One year, Davidson said, the person in charge of releasing the balloons complained that at times, because of wind and the cheering crowd, it was difficult to hear the song, even over the PA system. Someone in the control tower made (continued on page 34)

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Daywalt was more than a racer, IMS historian says ... contihnued from page 32 arrangements to call the tent that housed the balloons at the proper time, giving him the sign to open the tent and release them. “They had a call box, this was pre-cell phones,” Davidson

said. “They actually had a coin-operated phone there. During the invocation, someone tapped me on the shoulder to look out the back window. “Oh, no … the balloons are going up.

What had happened is the phone had rung, and the guy said, ‘OK, let ‘em go.’ They never did know where the call came from. “It might have been some kid calling grandma on Memorial

Day or something. By the time the song came about, they were on their way to Greencastle.” Davidson, IMS historian since 1998, also promoted the current and upcoming displays

at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame and Museum. In May, he will once again host his radio show, “Talk of Gasoline Alley,” for three weeks on 1070 AM, The Fan.

IMS officials hope 101st running continues momentum By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com The 2016 running of the Indianapolis 500 – the 100th in race history — drew one of the biggest crowds in recent memory. Indianapolis Motor Speedway officials hope to build on that momentum, and it appears to be working. Ticket sales are going well for the 101st running on May 28, Donald Davidson, IMS historian, told The Paper of Wabash County during his visit to Wabash on

Tuesday, Feb. 7. “Hopefully a lot of the people that came last year who have not been for 20 years of so, there were a lot that hadn’t been for years and decided to come back,” he said, during an interview following his talk before the Wabash Kiwanis Club. “Then there were a bunch more that had never come before,” he continued. “There are two categories to that. There were out-oftown guests of people who lived there. And then, there was other people who just showed up, and didn’t

have a connection. “Hopefully the people who had never been before thought, ‘Let’s come back again.’ Ticket sales have been very good.” The 2016 race was by American Alexander Rossi, who took the lead on lap 197 and eased his car around the 2 1/2-mile oval speedway, finishing on fumes. He ran out of fuel on the victory lap and had to be towed back to the pits. While the finish was exciting and unpredictable, Davidson said it wasn’t the most exciting finish he’s

seen since first coming to IMS from his native England in 1964. “In 1982, to me, is probably the best,” he said. “It wasn’t the closest, but that stands out to me.” In 1982, Gordon Johncock and Rick Mears dueled one another for the last 40 laps, with Johncock edging Mears by 0.16 seconds, the then-closest finish in Speedway history. “The thing about last year,” Davidson said, “is that it was totally unexpected. I don’t think anyone

coming that morning and looking at the list of entries would have picked (Rossi) out as the winner. For the casual person, or maybe someone who had never been there before and didn’t know who any of the drivers were, just the very idea that a rookie was able to win under those circumstances, you’d like to think that they thought ‘this was pretty cool, let’s go back again next year.’ “I don’t think anyone could have predicted that coming in.”

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Manchester University senior wins Emerging Leader Award From the MU News Bureau NORTH MANCHESTER — Tiana Maclin, a M a n c h e s t e r University senior who is graduating this spring with a degree in management and marketing, is the debut winner of the Emerging Leader Award presented by the Young Leaders of Northeast Indiana. Maclin has juggled multiple jobs while providing leadership in school clubs and organizations and being an active volunteer in the North Manchester community. “Manchester University could not have a better ambassador than Tiana Maclin,” said MU assistant director for

media relations Anne Gregory, who nominated her for the award. “Tiana is a true servant leader, and I simply cannot wait to see what the next chapter brings.” Gregory has had a number of opportunities to see how Maclin sizes up a situation, makes a plan and follows through. Two years ago, Maclin coordinated MU’s annual July 4 Celebration and Fireworks Display, a gift from the University to those who live in North Manchester and Wabash County. Maclin negotiated contracts, ran the budget, worked with speakers and bands, instituted positive changes and handled unforeseen problems – completing each step thoroughly and before deadline.

Tiana Maclin During that internship, she attended a Rotary meeting and learned about the desperate need in North Manchester for science tutoring to aid adults working to earn high school equivalency diplomas. Because she has a strong background in the sciences, Maclin approached the program director and volunteered, first cre-

ating the science curriculum and then acting as a tutor. “Their dreams can still happen, no matter what time of life they are in,” said Maclin, speaking about an 80-year-old woman she tutors at the center. At the University, her many roles include starting an urban gaming club on campus, being a student orientation leader, student ambassador, library access services assistant, an active member in the College of Business Club and an active member and officer in the Black Student Union. She chairs the student group organizing this year’s senior gift to the University. “No matter how busy she is, Tiana is always looking for ways to help others,”

Gregory said. As an example, Maclin noticed many of her peers did not understand the effect their postings on social media could have on their futures. Then a member of the MU Values, Ideas and the Arts Committee, Maclin developed a program called “What is your Brand?” attended by hundreds of students, explaining the importance of your personal brand and offering examples of what not to do. When asked by YLNI about what leaders do, Maclin said, “They don’t just sit around and wait for it.” Maclin grew up in Kokomo and moved to North Manchester from Markleville. She will be graduating in May and is looking for a position

in her field. She has been a marketing intern at the Honeywell Center, Greater Fort Wayne Inc. and at M a n c h e s t e r University. Her honors included being named one of 20 Millennials Making a Difference in Northeast Indiana by KPC Media Inc. in 2015. Maclin credits Manchester’s closeknit community and the many opportunities it provides to get involved and learn new things. “It’s about exploring who you are, your likes and dislikes, and your future,” she said. The Young Leaders of Northeast Indiana hosts the My City Summit each year and promotes the courageous pursuit of Fort Wayne’s

utmost potential. In 2017, it added the Emerging Leader Award that would go to one high school or college student who represents his or her school proudly through service, leadership, community engagement, strong academics and vision for creating positive change. Maclin’s advice to new college students about how to approach campus life is a perfect fit for this award: “Don’t be afraid. Get involved, jump in, dip your toe in … It’s better to try something and don’t like it than not try it at all because you think it won’t work out.”

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Commissioners anticipate transfer of old jail by April MHS students participate in JAG competition By David Fenker david@nmpaper.com

Indiana Landmarks and the old Wabash County Jail were discussed once again at the weekly commissioners’ meeting. At the Feb. 13 meeting, County Attorney Steve Downs informed the commissioners that he had redrafted the memorandum of understanding, which is to be reviewed by County Coordinator Jim Dils and Indiana Landmarks Northeast Field Office Director Paul Hayden. “I think the only real issue is how much time we need to get our stuff out of there,” Downs said, referencing last

week’s discussion regarding the county property that is still stored in the building. The preservation group hopes to have possession of the property by April. “They would like it essentially cleaned out before the Historic Preservation Conference starts on April 27. They intend to tour the old jail,” he added. Dils noted that they are attempting to close on the property by March 1, pending how soon the survey can be completed. Chairman Scott Givens reminded those present that the property is being given to Indiana Landmarks for a variety of reasons, includ-

ing that this option was half the cost of demolishing the structure. He noted that since Indiana Landmarks plans to rent out part of the building as office space, the county will be able to collect property taxes on that portion of the building. “Our $75,000 is to be used as a match,” Downs added. “They’ll put in a lot more than that. Our $75,000 gets dispersed only as they submit bills, and we match those bills up to $75,000. So it’s not like it’s just a gift, we are doing it in order to improve the condition of the property.” In other news, Sheriff Bob Land

reported that there are 81 inmates in the Wabash County Jail, with 55 being held in Miami County and seven in Elkhart County. “We’re holding 40 [level 6 felony offenders], so it’s going up about four a week,” Land added. He also requested additional funds for radio reprogramming. “It was approved for $7,895,” he said, adding that due to three extra radios needing reprogrammed, the actual cost was $8,975. The commissioners approved the request.

By The Paper staff NORTH MANCHESTER — On Friday, Jan. 27, Manchester High School students participated in the Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG) regional event at the Public Safety Academy: Ivy Tech Community College Fort Wayne South Campus. JAG serves as a college and career readiness course for Juniors and Seniors to help them prepare for their futures by hearing from guest speakers, attending field trips, researching career options,

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At the competition, Manchester had seven students competing in different individual events. Adam Byers placed first in Financial Literacy, Megan Baxter placed second in Employability Skills (resume, cover letter, and interview), Skye Fierstos placed second in Career Presentation (oral presentation about her future career selection), and Rachel Cave placed third in Public Speaking. All first and second place finishers will now compete at the State Finals in March.

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NOTICE OF HEARING Notice is hereby given that Petitioner Audra Jane Watkins, pro se, filed a Verified Petition for Change of Name of Minor to change the name of minor child from Jakobe Eli Watkins to Jakobe Eli Hannah. The petition is scheduled for hearing in the Wabash Circuit Court on March 31, 2017, at 1:00 o’clock p.m., which is more than thirty (30) days after the third notice of publication. Any person has the right to appear at the hearing and to file written objections on or before the hearing date. The parties shall report to 49 W. Hill Street, Wabash, IN 46992.

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FFA team places third: The North Miami FFA Freshman Novice Parliamentary Team competed in the state contest on January 28, 2017 at Lebanon High School. They qualified for the contest by winning the Section in December. The team demonstrates proper parliamentary procedures in front of a panel of judges. The North Miami team placed third in the contest because of their hard work. Team members are (front row, rom left) Makinzie France, Baily Kiem, Hannah McVay, Carly Gunter, Jessa Wilhelm; Nathan Winters (back row, from left), David Rivera, Trey Mettler, Noah Pfaffenbach and Vivian Butner. Photo provided

Crime of the Week The Wabash County Sheriff ’s Department is investigating a burglary of the Round Barn Metal Works, located near Laketon. The burglary occurred in the evening hours of Oct. 18, 2016. Taken in the burglary was a large assortment of power tools, welding equipment, two compound bows, and U.S. currency. If you have knowledge about this crime, Crime Stoppers wants to hear from you. You could receive up to a $1000 reward if you have information that

would lead to an arrest. Crime Stoppers also pays cash rewards for information on other felony crimes not featured as Crime of the Week, and on the capture of fugitives. Call Wabash County Crime Stoppers at 5635821 or toll free at 1-866-665-0556, and give us your information, not your name.

Piercy to perform at Winchester Center By The Paper staff Living Well Winchester Center will host Happy Hour with Sam Piercy on Wednesday, Feb. 15. Piercy will perform from 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. This free event is open to all ages. Please call 260-563-4475 to make a reservation. In another matter, the Center is hosting an electronic workshop

for boomers and older adults. The class will be led by Vickie Houlihan and students from Heartland Career Center. The free class, “Learning to Bookmark Favorites”, will be held from 1-2:15 p.m. at Winchester Center, Tuesday, Feb. 21. Please call to 260-5634475 to make a reservation.

DNR seeking campground hosts From the DNR Several of Indiana’s state parks, forests and state recreation areas are looking for volunteers to serve as campground hosts in exchange for free camping during their service. Hosts work a minimum of 20 hours per week. The length of the volunteer period varies by property based on the number of applicants and on the amount and type of work required. Properties are look-

ing for dedicated campers who enjoy working outdoors, with people and DNR staff. A complete list of site availability and detailed information about hosting duties are at stateparks.IN.gov/2404. htm or contact the property where you would like to serve as a host. Completion of a volunteer application is required to apply. Download a volunteer application form at stateparks.IN.gov/2443. h