The Paper of Wabash County - March 15, 2017, Issue

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Chamber to honor 2 farm families RiverRidge Farm produces crops throughout year

By Emma Rausch emma@thepaperofwabash.com A Wabash firefighter sprays water onto a portion of the Yarnelle Lumber Co. on Wednesday evening, March 8. Photo by Emma Rausch

Yarnelle Lumber destroyed

By Emma Rausch emma@thepaperofwabash.com Yarnelle Lumber Company, a 152-year-old Wabash business, is gone.

A fire engulfed the lumberyard, located at 295 W. Canal St. in Wabash, within a matter of minutes just before 5 p.m. on Wednesday, March 8.

Wabash Fire Department (WFD) responded to

the scene at approximately 4:57 p.m., according to Fire Chief Barry Stroup.

However, by then, smoke rose high and clouded downtown Wabash.

High west winds gusted through Wabash on Wednesday and contributed to the fire’s movement through the lumberyard, Stroup said.

For several hours, the WFD, aided by Noble (continued on page 7)

The Paper of Wabash County to celebrate 40th anniversary Wabash County residents and businesses, he believes that goal has been accomplished.

On March 16, 1977, the first He began his newspaper career issue of The Paper of selling advertising for 15 years at the Wabash Wabash County was published.

On The Paper will host Plain Dealer. He left Thursday, the Paper an open house from there and opened The 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Paper in a small buildwill celebrate its 40th Thursday, year in business. ing just south of the Owner and founder Wabash Village March 16 Wayne Rees hoped to Shopping Center on The front page of the first create a community newspaper. Bryan Avenue. issue of The Paper of Because of the support of (continued on page 4) Wabash County

By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com

ROANN – Rain, shine, sleet or snow, for nine years Nathan Fingerle’s RiverRidge Farm has supplied Wabash County with organic greens throughout all four season.

The 1.5-acre farm, located at 9559 N. 250 W. in Roann, homegrows all-organic vegetables and sells fruits, meats, honey, soil fertilizer and much more.

This year, the Wabash County Chamber of Commerce will (continued on page 4)

Honors to come on March 21 The Jeff Hawkins and Nathan Fingerle family farms are the 2016 Farm Families of the Year.

On March 21, the Wabash County Chamber of Commerce will honor both families at the seventh annual Salute to Agriculture. (continued on page 6)

Family atmosphere part of Hawkins Family Farm

By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com NORTH MANCHESTER – The name Hawkins Family Farm is somewhat appropriate to the farming operation here at 10373 N 300 E. That’s because everyone, from employees to customers, feel they are treated like family.

The Hawkins Family Farm will be one of two Wabash County farming operations to be named the 2016 Farm Family of the Year by the Wabash County Chamber of Commerce.

The Hawkins operation, along with the Nathan Fingerle Farm, will be honored at the Chamber’s Salute to Agriculture on Tuesday, March 21, at the Heartland REMC Community Room.

The 99-acre farm has been in the Hawkins family for 60 years.

“One of the values and commitments that we have involves that whole sense of familyness and neighborhood neighborliness,” Jeff Hawkins said, sitting around the kitchen table with his wife, Kathy; son, Zach; (continued on page 5)

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St. Joseph’s closing hits close to home

By Emma Rausch emma@thepaperofwabash.com Wabash native Leann Kooi will graduate from Saint Joseph’s College in May and then immediately lose her school forever.

Rensselaer’s St. Joseph’s College (SJC) will be “temporarily” closing following graduation and, despite being 80 miles away, Wabash locals will be feeling the effects, if not now then in the soon future, according to Kooi.

In January, the 127year-old Catholic i n s t i t u t i o n announced it would be “temporarily” closing as of May 12 due to financial distress.

The college would need a cash influx of $100 million, with $20 million in commitments by June, according to Robert Pastoor, SJC’s president.

Despite Pastoor’s assertion that the community should have seen the closure coming, the declaration was met with shock and despair from the college’s alumni and students, like Kooi, a 2013 Wabash High School graduate.

The administration “completely blindsided” the students, especially incoming freshmen, according to Heidi Gusa, a SJC alumni and 2003 Southwood High School graduate.

“Shortly before the closure was announced, SJC had its annual P r e s i d e n t i a l S c h o l a r s h i p Competition,” Gusa

said. “Prospective students came in from all over to compete for a variety of scholarship packages, including two scholarships for full tuition. I believe that the (SJC) Board had a closure plan in place before this date so it was completely unfair to put the panel of judges and students through the rigorous competition. …

The underclassmen and incoming freshman are now forced to transfer.

“Many of them had their athletic careers abruptly cut short. I was fortunate to be a cheerleader and tennis player during my SJC career and I’m devastated for the athletes. The same goes for those involved in clubs, Resident Assistants, (and such) who may not get those same opportunities at another university.”

While the SJC’s administrative board has provided little information on what led to the facility’s announcement and what its next steps will be, according to Kooi.

“Directly from the administration, the information is mostly only on the surface level, like this is their general plan,” she said, “but most of the internal stuff I’m getting from faculty and other students (that aren’t being communicated with either).”

On Feb. 6, it hosted a question and answer session in which it eventually “blamed” the students for the school’s financial trouble, according to Kooi.

The school, which is currently home to approximately 900

Leann Kooi poses for a photo in front of the Modoc’s mural on Market Street, which she repainted in 2016. Kooi told The Paper of Wabash County had it not been for Saint Joseph’s College, she would have never had the courage to take on such an important task. Photo by Emma Rausch

Hundreds gather at the question and answer session following Saint Joseph’s College administrators’ announcement of the school’s closing.

Photo provided. students, claimed that its student scholarships played a large role in the facility’s debt.

“The whole meeting was condescending,” Kooi said. “The whole meeting lasted for three hours and basically the way that they explained it was that they knew this was going to be the outcome, but they didn’t do anything because they cared about the students.

“They said that the money was going toward maintenance and upkeep of the buildings, which is true. … Then they said it was their tuition scholarships (and) giving the scholarship incentives to the students to come to Saint Joe and that they needed to do this to have more incoming students, so essentially ‘We did it for you,’ which is something (Board of

Trustees Chairman Benedict) Sponseller actually said. That made a lot of people very angry.”

The entire session is available to watch on the Saint Joseph’s College Involved for Life Facebook page.

Kooi asserted the announcement even left the Rensselaer community worried and uncertain of its future without the college.

Kooi’s ties to the college transcend past the four years she’s spent earning her art degree.

“Saint Joe’s has been a home away from home since before I was born,” she said. “(My mother) is a graduate of Saint Joe class of ’82 and so is my father.

That’s where they met. Both of my sisters attended Saint Joe. I had an aunt at Saint Joe. … So my family’s been connect-

ed to the campus for a very long time.”

Even if the closing is only temporary, Saint Joseph’s College won’t be the same, she continued.

“They seem overly confident that they’re going to reopen somewhere down the road, but even if they do it’s not going to be Saint Joe’s any more,” she said. “Either they’re going to partner with a different school or another school’s going to buy us out. …

What Saint Joe is right now, it will never be again no matter what they do.”

Since the announcement, SJC alumni have banded together to raise funds in attempt to save the school from its “temporary” financial distress, which its administration said the temporary shutdown should help alleviate, according to (continued on page 3)

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Rowe takes over as Garber-Simmons director

By David Fenker david@nmpaper.com NORTH MANCHESTER — The Garber-Simmons Senior Center is under new leadership.

The center recently hired Sandy Rowe as its director, following the retirement of Melinda Sweeten late last year.

Rowe began working in early January, and says she has many ideas for programs for the seniors.

“For now, I’m just getting my feet wet,” she said.

“My hope is to have exciting programs for the seniors to do; to do things that they are interested in and to figure out ways to be involved with other United Fund agencies. I would love to see more seniors come… We have activities almost every day.

A couple times a month we go out to eat somewhere, but that’s not all that we’re

about.”

One program in the planning stage is art classes for seniors.

“Painting classes are in the works, coming up within the next few months. We will establish two twohour painting classes for the seniors,” Rowe said.

The classes will most like be taught by a student from M a n c h e s t e r University, but the details have not yet been decided.

Additional programs are also being considered.

“I have more things planned, but I haven’t discussed it with the seniors yet… a lot of ideas of things to do, but they just haven’t been discussed,” she said.

Rowe previously worked with The Arc of Wabash County, an organization which serves adults with disabilities.

“I really enjoyed that. I was a supervi-

Rhoda Thatcher, Judith Glasglow, Bob Bohn, Joann Ihnen and Katherine Nickels were among the local seniors who attended the GarberSimmons Senior Center’s Valentine’s Day party. Photo provided sor at a program for four years, and did specialized training and assessments. We really focused on community integration. It was a successful program, and still is,” she said.

“I love working with people… I love serving people. That’s how I look at the job, as serving people.”

Rowe heard about the opening at the Garber-Simmons

Senior Center by word of mouth, and successfully applied.

Since taking the position, she has been working with the existing set of programs while also starting on new ones.

“One of the things that we’ve done so far is to implement the Wii games, because it’s really good exercise and it’s fun. We really enjoy Wii bowling,” she said.

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Kooi.

However, a Feb. 14 notice from the college’s administration to the Indiana Department of W o r k f o r c e Development suggests otherwise.

“Although not yet determined, this action may ultimately result in the closure of the entire college and if that will occur the college will provide information regarding that determination,” Spencer Conroy, SJC’s vice president for business affairs, wrote in the notice.

While Kooi is still attending classes, she said campus is chaotic, split between three emotions: acceptance, anger and complete despair.

Juniors and the college’s staff are suffering the most, she opined.

“The administration did tell us they are having a Teach Out program where they’ve communicated with other campuses and colleges to help students graduate on time and give them what they need to graduate,” she said.

“But it is true that the juniors are really suffering the most from this. They spent three

years on this campus and now they’re being forced to go somewhere else, leave their friends who have to go to other campuses.”

Colleges, including M a n c h e s t e r University, are opening their doors to SJC’s students to complete degrees and offer new educational opportunities, but the invitations have also created an uneasy feeling among the students losing their “home,” Kooi continued.

In mid-February, “they started having campuses come and hand out information pamphlet,” she said.

“So a lot of students had this feeling of being invaded by these other campuses to come and get transfer students. It’s been really hard for everybody.”

Alumni have reached out to offer their support to the students and staff as well as share their memories of the campus before the Saint Joe’s as they know it comes to an end, she added.

In hindsight, Kooi said she wished her student body were more involved with the college’s board and advises all

ate anything, because it all goes to support the Garber-Simmons Senior Center,” Rowe said.

The center is located in Suite 6 of the Town Life Center, at 603 Bond St. in North Manchester. It is open from 8:30-11:30 a.m.

Monday through Friday.

auction fundraiser, which will take place Friday, April 21.

“We can take donations for that now,” Rowe said.

Donations for the auction can be anything, new or used, except clothing. “[We will take] whatever anyone has to donate. We appreci-

Hoosier college students to be watchdogs of their university.

Kooi also attained that Wabash will feel the effects of Saint Joseph’s closing, specifically that local youth may not discover their potential that they might have found at the institution.

“Wabash is connected to Saint Joe in the way that if I didn’t get

the art education that I did from Saint Joe, then the mural of Modoc would not be what it is today,” she said. “It would not have been repainted. I would not have accepted (the assignment) because I wouldn’t have had the confidence that Saint Joe gave me to paint something that special to our town.”

“So we’ve got it implemented, and we also have the Wii Fit, and so we’re trying that out also.”

The center recently hosted a Valentine’s Day party and carryin dinner.

“I awarded two door prizes, and we had three games with door prizes. It was a fun group of people, and the food was delicious,” Rowe said.

About 14 people attended the event.

The center had a beef and noodle dinner fundraiser in late January, which Rowe said was successful.

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RiverRidge Farm produces crops throughout year... continued from the front page honor Fingerle and his family as one of two Farm Families of the Year for his farm’s practices. On Tuesday, March 21, Fingerle and the Hawkins Family Farm will receive recognition during the annual Ag Day Dinner at the Heartland REMC community room.

Since 1940, Fingerle’s family has lived on the humble plot of land.

“Basically, this is the house I grew up in,” Fingerle told The Paper of Wabash County at his kitchen table. “This is the place I grew up and we only had a few livestock. As a kid, I was a very lazy youth. We’re near the Eel River and I loved to fish. My dream and goal in life was to be a professional bass fisherman.

That never happened and I am very thankful for that.

“I was very lazy.

People that knew me as a youth can’t believe that I’m doing what I’m doing today.”

But he had a very different vision for his children, Chloe, Isaiah, Selah, Salome, Logan, Carson, Malachi, Hadassah and Grace.

“It took until my teenage years to learn to actually like to work,” he continued.

“I worked only enough to earn enough money to go fishing again and I wanted to give (my children) an opportunity to learn to work with their hands, and that’s a fight some days. Some days they love it. Some days they don’t. That’s probably the testimony of any body.

“But that was the vision for me.”

Prior to the farm, Fingerle worked as a factory worker and he set a goal to get out.

“I was working in a factory, making lots of money, but I was away from the family,” he explained. “And this has given me the opportunity. I spend as much time at meals with my family as I

did traveling to and from work. I love my life. I love my family. I wanted to be here as much as possible.”

The change that set Fingerle’s business idea in motion occurred 10 years ago, before RiverRidge Farms’ establishment.

Fingerle’s business used to be a commercial flower green house.

“My wife and I when we first married 18-years ago, we actually had a commercial flower greenhouse and we very quickly realized it would have to get very large to work out,” he said.

“So we got out of it, sold the off greenhouses, but I kept one of them and ... started experimenting and it snowballed from there.

“We started taking produce to the factory.

The men at the factory started buying it and we thought we could actually get some viable business.”

In 2008, together with his wife, Diane, and nine children, Fingerle began to learn and grow in agriculture to produce organic goods throughout the year.

While the operation may be small, it’s capable of maintaining constant cash flow by utilizing high tunnel green houses to produce crops all four seasons of the year.

“By having fresh produce year around, it keeps customers coming not only for the tomatoes, the squash and the pep-

The Nathan Fingerle family was named one of two Farm Families of the Year by the Wabash County Chamber of Commerce. The Fingerle family includes (front row, from left) Serena Fingerle, Elma Cook, Doug Cook, Chloe Fingerle, Isaiah Fingerle, Marlin Fingerle, Selah Fingerle, Marcia Fingerle, Salome Fingerle, (back row, from left) Cheri Reiman, Esther Shankster, Logan Fingerle, Nathan Fingerle, Diane Fingerle, Carson Fingerle, Malachi Fingerle, Hadassah Fingerle and Grace Fingerle. Reiman and Shankster are RiverRidge Farms employees. Photo by Emma Rausch pers in the summer time, but year around they’re able to find something fresh in northern Wabash County,” Fingerle said. “We love it.”

Also a key component of the farm’s success is its transparency with welcoming and encouraging customers to learn about the products their purchasing, according to Fingerle.

“To me, communication in any relationship is paramount whether it’s a marriage relationship, whether it’s an employer relationship or a customer rela-

tion, for them to get to know you,” he said.

“There’s a little bumper sticker that’s kind of trite that says, ‘Know your farmer.

Know your food.’ And it’s true.

“I hide nothing.

When people come out here, they can see me working usually I’m barefooted in the summer time. We do a lot of a tours and I encourage my customers, ‘Go out walking in the green houses. Ask a lot of questions.’ … By doing that, they can better understand what we’re doing. … I get a lot of questions and a

lot of opportunity to teach that way and I earn trust that way.

“As a Christian,” he continued, “I believe in the principle of do unto others as I would want them to do unto me, and so therefore basic honesty, telling them exactly how I see things is very paramount. It fosters openness and transparency that I think is very healthy.”

Customers Jim Rhoads and Julie Accetta concurred that they have continued buying from the Fingerle family because of the openness with the prod-

ucts.

“I choose organic products over conventional and I have an organic garden,” Rhoads said.

“Fingerle and I have shared a lot of tips with gardening and it’s helped me a lot throughout the years, and I just know what they do. I know the products they use, I know the methods they use and, even though he’s not certified organic, it’s about as close you’re going to get to it without the stamp as feel is available in this area.”

Accetta learned (continued on page 5)

The Paper of Wabash County to celebrate 40th anniversary... continued from the front page “That was our first spot,” he said. “Bob McCallen owned it and rented it to me for fifty bucks a month. I never forgot that.

“He said, ‘I want you to be successful

and I’ll do anything I can to help you.’”

The business moved to its current location, northwest of the intersection of Ind. 13 and U.S. 24, about 1980. It added a press and later added

commercial printing.

The most recent addition was Wabash WebTV in 2013.

The Paper is a family-run operation, with Mike Rees serving as general manager, Julie (Rees) Frieden as marketing director and Sam Frieden in charge of the commercial printing division.

In the early days, Wayne noted, the family helped quite a bit.

“He did a lot of routes,” he said with a chuckle, pointing toward Mike. “They all did.”

Mike credited The Paper staff as a major reason for the success.

“I think it’s our staff of people and

the quality of help that we have here,” he said. “We have some top-notch people. That means a lot.”

But, as Wayne noted earlier, none of the success would have been possible without the support of the community.

“We had more so than we ever dreamed,” Wayne said. “I really mean that. I had a lot of phone calls, ‘What can we do for you?’

“They consider this paper their paper.”

Mike added, “The community support is why we’re here.

There’s no doubt about it.”

“If I didn’t have it, I never could have made it,” Wayne said.

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RiverRidge Farm produces crops throughout year... continued from page 4 about the Fingerles’ production by word of mouth throughout Wabash County.

“I started coming out to the farm it must have been January or February several years ago and it’s so nice to be able to get fresh greens in the middle of the winter,” she said.

RiverRidge Farms is a service to the Wabash County community, according to Accetta.

“To do what he does on such a scale in such a rural area to promote such healthy

eating and healthy care of the environment, it’s phenomenal,” She said. “So he’s feeding us nutritionally with really great quality food in an area where we are not able to get that kind of thing in the winter months and he is a great steward of the land with his organic practices and fertilizing.”

Although the business may be small, it supports three families and supplies M a n c h e s t e r Community Schools with fresh fruits and

vegetables.

In several ways, Fingerle has been a small business leader and educator in the agricultural community, according to Curt Campbell, Purdue Extension Office educator.

Fingerle continually studies biological and organic soil fertility in order to grow the healthiest and most nutrient-dense vegetables.

“Through Purdue Extension, he has gotten to be known quite well as the specialist as far the hoop hous-

es,” Campbell said.

“People from all over the state know who Nathan Fingerle is.”

Inside the RiverRidge Farm shop, customers can also purchase other local farms’ goods in addition to the Fingerles’.

“I have a little motto that I’ve come up with. ‘Keeping the small farms small,’” Fingerle said. “I’m not opposed to largescale farming, but I only have an acre and a half. I have no opportunity to expand beyond that.

So I looked at it and thought most times small-scale guys get larger and larger until they lose quality, until they lose efficiency, and so for me I wanted to focus on vegetables, doing them organically as possible, intensely as possible.

“We had a couple of other local families that were wanting to get into meat chickens, beef and pork, and they approached me and I said, ‘Yeah let’s try it.’ And it’s all snowballed from there.”

Family atmosphere part of Hawkins Family Farm ...continued from the front page daughter-in-law, Kira; and granddaughter, Nila. “It seems like that sense of neighborliness and familyness, I don’t know that we think about it a lot. We don’t try to engineer it.

“But it seems to be part of our being. I think that’s one reason we favor the local.

I like to talk about face-to-face relationships. We know all of our customers. We can talk about things face-to-face.

When people come to this farm, even as our customers … it makes it feel like their farm, too.”

Jeff Hawkins’ grandparents, John and Velma Hawkins, purchased the 99-acre farm in 1957. Jeff is the third generation to work the farm, and Zach is the fourth.

“We currently farm the whole farm,” Jeff said. “There’s about five acres that are in a sort of woods. Most of the farm is in grass and pasture. We’re working toward an old-fashioned grandpa’s rotation, where we raise about ten acres of corn for feed for our animals, a number of acres of small grains as a nurse crop for pasture, and then that goes back to pasture because most of our farming is pasturebased. All of our livestock is pasture based.”

The amount of acres dedicated toward gardens varies during the course of the season, Zach noted, adding that the farm grows about 50 different garden vegetables and herbs.

“It’s in the neigh-

borhood of three acres in vegetable gardening and herbs,” he said. “We grow everything from arugula to zucchini.”

Jeff and Zach farm full time, and seasonally, there are two fulltime farm hands, as well as a few interns and part-time farm hands.

“Then on Saturday mornings between June and November we have a chicken butchering crew of four to six people,” Zach said.

The business has changed dramatically over the last few years, Jeff said, so much so, he joked, that it’s been like “a two-year sprint.”

On Friday nights from June until late August or early September, the farm also hosts Friday night pizza, preparing the meals in its woodfired brick oven. That offering was an idea Zach developed.

The oven was made from the bricks of an old house on a neighboring farm. The Hawkins paid the owner 10 cents per brick and, with the help of a friend who was a masonry worker, built the oven.

Today it serves upward of 150 people per Friday night.

Jeff Hawkins wasn’t always a full-time farmer. In 2003 he was a pastor at the Lutheran Church in North Manchester, and worked on the farm somewhat as a hobby.

“I left my call in 2003 and started in earnest to put together the Community S u p p o r t e d Agriculture (CSA), which is the basis of

the farm,” he said.

C o m m u n i t y S u p p o r t e d Agriculture has become a popular way for consumers to buy local, seasonal food directly from a farmer. Through the program, a farmer offers a certain number of “shares” to the public. Typically the share consists of a box of vegetables, but other farm products may be included, such as meat or dairy.

Interested consumers purchase a share and in return receive seasonal produce each week throughout the farming season.

The Hawkins farm is the only CSA in Wabash County, according to Curt Purdue Campbell,

Extension Educator at the Wabash County Extension Office.

The Hawkins children – Zach and sister, Sarah, would work on the farm during the summers while home from university, Jeff continued.

“We did that for a number of years, steadily growing that business,” he said, “but recognizing that it was kind of a part of what I did.”

In addition, he did a number of other things, including running a clergy continuing education on the farm.

“In 2013, Zach was here for the summer and really taking charge of the gardening operation,” Jeff said. “Prior to that it was my work and my vision, but he would help. At the end of the summer he was supposed to go back to grad school in Iowa, but made the decision

not to. He decided through the course of the summer that the farm was where he was supposed to be, so, at that point, he stayed.”

Zach said he had worked on the farm for many years, using money earned in high school to do such things as buy a car.

“It certainly was part of who I was,” he said. “Although, I think if you would go back in time and tell my 16-year-old self

that I would be coming back to farm, it would be a little surprise to me then. But, over time, especially once I left to go to college and was away for a while, I began to see with clearer eyes the value of the work here on the farm. I began reading a lot of agricultural thinkers, and it all seemed to fall into place.

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Fingerle’s sense of community also sparked the interest in opening his business to support other local producers.

“I believe in community and helping assist other people,” he said. “So what has happened is there’s a lot of small-scale producers … and it’s me aiding them and them aiding me, because I also make a commission off of everything I sell. It’s helping them expand their businesses within the local region.”

Most of all, the customers benefit.

“As we’ve grown our retail side of the store, we’ve realized

what people are looking for,” Fingerle said. “They want local, which for most people that’s 50 miles from our farm or at least within in the state of Indiana.”

The Fingerle farm is a prime example of small farms making big waves in the community, Campbell continued.

“Too many times we’ve thought about Wabash County agriculture as only being cows, plows and sows and all of the big farmers,” he said, “whereas we have some small farmers that are doing just as much on a smaller acreage.”

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Family atmosphere part of Hawkins Family Farm ...continued from page 6 that kept growing and growing until at the end of that summer I realized I couldn’t put it off any longer. I really wanted to be on the farm and go through the season with the farm.”

Kathy Hawkins said her son’s decision surprised every one.

“He couldn’t get out of this town fast enough,” she said.

“He went to Iowa to go to school. But he grew and got wiser and decided what was really important. We didn’t really talk about it.

“It’s just wonderful that the two of them could work together and farm together. I wish Jeff ’s dad was

still alive. I wish Jeff ’s grandpa were here. They would probably think, ‘What are they doing?’”

The next spring the family formed a limited partnership and began to recognize that marketing would take place in a number of different arenas. In addition to the CSA, the family expanded its farmers market activity to incorporate CSA pickups, and benefited from the boom in farm-to-fork restaurants.

“Because we’re known and had a track record for those number of years, and our products were good, then we were sought out for that as

well,” Jeff said.

It was also the farm-to-fork movement that brought the Hawkins Family Farm a great deal of attention from around the state, including the Indiana Legislature. In 2016, the Legislature attempted to prevent farms such as Hawkins to conduct its business without going through a series of federal inspections.

They are known as the innovators of the new poultry processing law that was passed last year, Campbell noted.

“They were kind of the pushers who were able to get the law changed,” he said.

The Jeff Hawkins family was named one of two Farm Families of the Year by the Wabash County Chamber of Commerce. The Hawkins family will be honored with the Nathan Fingerle family at the seventh annual Salute to Agriculture on Tuesday, March 21. Members of the Hawkins family are (from left) David Moan, Sarah Hawkins Moan, Zach Hawkins, Nila Hawkins, Kira Lace Hawkins, Kathy and Jeff Hawkins. Photo provided “They can go ahead and process their poultry without having a federal inspector here at the time.

They are able to sell their poultry to restaurants that they are currently selling them at. They are able to sell their poultry to restaurants in Fort Wayne and around the area.

“They kind of helped rewrite the law where the inspec-

tors are going to come in on a periodic basis and inspect the facilities. They are kind of the pioneers in the state in getting that done.”

Jeff Hawkins jokes that he knew more about Indiana statutes than he ever thought he would, noting that he spent much of the winter of 2015 and 2016 studying statutes to be able to testify before law-

makers.

“That was a challenge that was presented and we found it necessary to rise to the occasion as best we could,” he said.

“The odds were long, in a way, but we were very grateful to have support and people who were there for us.

“Indiana needs more farms like this and more food that’s produced face to face like this.”

Honors to come on March 21 ...continued from the front page Since its formation, the event has highlighted single, industrious farms. This year, however, it showcase two smaller farms that have made waves throughout the state, according to

Curt Campbell, Purdue Extension Wabash County Office educator.

“Too many times we’ve thought about Wabash County agriculture as only being the cows, plows and

sows and all of the big farmers, whereas we have some small farmers that are doing just as much on a smaller acreage,” Campbell told The Paper of Wabash County.

NHS, Metro North celebrate national reading day: The Northfield Key Club celebrated Read Across America Day on Friday, March 2, with Metro North Elementary School youth by hosting a book walk. Key Club members, like 10th grader Libby Haupert, read Dr. Seuss’s “Green Eggs and Ham” to first and second grade students while also handing out treats. The elementary youth also participated in an art craft after they finished the walk. Photo by Emma Rausch

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Yarnelle Lumber destroyed Township Fire Department, attempted to put out the flames.

All Wabash firefighters were requested at the scene, Stroup said.

Throughout the evening, the Wabash olice Department and Wabash County EMA helped control the traffic around the area and directed public to maintain a safe distance from the fire.

The State Fire Marshal’s office also assisted at the scene while the Urbana and Roann Fire Departments covered the north Wabash and Noble Township areas during the fire.

The fire was considered controlled at 6 p.m., but wasn’t out, Stroup told The Paper of Wabash County.

“The last (WFD) unit cleared out at 2:16 a.m.,” he continued, referring to the official report.

The fire possibly started at a fuse box on the southwest side of the building, according to Linda Yarnelle, the business’s owner and wife of Ken Yarnelle.

“I had just left, but when I was walking out Ken smelled something electrical,” Mrs. Yarnelle told 105.9 the Bash.

“He said, ‘Something’s hot.’ And our fuse box was making a buzzy noise and

he had called an electrical company and Duke Energy and said, ‘Somebody’s got to come.’ And he had a fire extinguisher in hand and they couldn’t come because they had everybody out in the field.

“Then the winds just (took it).”

Within three minutes, the entire building was engulfed in flames. No injuries were reported.

For now, the exact cause of the fire is still considered undetermined and under investigation, according to Stroup.

Multiple factors brought about the lumberyard’s complete destruction, the fire chief said.

“There were many factors, with wind and the layout of the building being the major

ones,” Stroup said.

“Fuel in lumberyards is always a factor and the age of this building was also a factor.

The south part of the building was basically open from one end to the other with the high winds out of the west.”

Smoke from the fire was so intense that the National Weather Service saw it on its radar. Officials there contacted the Wabash County Emergency Management Agency to see what was happening in the city.

The fire threatened three other buildings, the Wabash County YMCA, INGUARD and the Honeywell Center, as well as electrical lines and phone lines, according to Stroup.

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Firefighters (pictured above) douse flames on the west side of the Yarnelle Lumber Company building. The fire destroyed the 152-year-old Wabash company Wednesday, March 8. Photo

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Yarnelle Lumber destroyed

...continued from page 7 total loss,” Stroup said. “The YMCA had some damage, INGUARD appeared to have some smoke damage and it is unknown whether the Honeywell Center sustained any damage.”

Following the YMCA’s evacuation, as its staff joined other members of the community in watching the scene, the facility’s representatives released a statement.

“Our community was frightened this evening by a fire that raged right next door,” YMCA officials said.

“We are devastated for the loss of a historic building.

We are thankful none have been hurt. We are

thankful the damage to neighboring buildings (like ours) is minimal. We are thankful for and impressed by our local fire department and EMS, who we credit for saving our Y.” Duke Energy disabled the power lines for safety. Phone lines were damaged but to an unknown extent, according to Stroup.

“Electricity to some of downtown was disrupted due to the fire damaging poles and their proximity to the fire being a danger to firefighters,” he said.

The fire departments used approximately 3,000 gallons of water per minute at certain points to com-

bat the flames, according to Jeremy Wayne, Indiana American Water representative.

Well into the night, firefighters fought flames and smoke with hoses.

However, the situation, while tragic, created an opportunity to support the first responders.

Citizens brought the firefighters, police officers and EMA personnel bottles of water, Gatorade, coffee, pizza “and encouragement during the incident,” Stroup said, adding that he’d like to offer a special thank you to those individuals.

“It is greatly appreciated,” he said.

Smoke billowed from the Yarnelle Lumber Company through downtown Wabash Wednesday, March 8. Due to high west winds, the fire spread through the facility in a matter of minutes while the smoke registered on the National Weather Service radar, according to officials. Photo by Harold V. Chatlosh

Commissioners asked for help in Servia

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Servia resident Darla Eades approached the County Commissioners in hopes that they could help clean up the Town of Servia, with a particular focus on one residence.

Eades said that a residence on Smith Street

has a problem with trash, and that thus far help from the county’s Plan Commission has been unsuccessful.

“I called [Plan Commission Director] Mike Howard about two years ago, and he came out and took pictures. They had a big pile in the back,” Eades said.

She was told that

nothing could be done unless the pile reached a certain size, and said that the residents began throwing trash out of the back door instead of on the pile.

Eades called Howard’s office again to report the issue.

“I don’t know if [they] sent them a letter or what, but they threw it out on the big

pile in the back, and about three weeks later they started throwing it out the back door again,” she said.

“Nothing seems to be getting done. I finally called the trustee to see what I can do, and she said I should come down and talk to you guys.”

She also noted that several vacant homes

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in the town are in disarray.

“In some of the smaller towns, I know Mike Howard has been tearing some houses down but we only have money to do two or three a year,” Chairman Scott Givens said.

“But some of this stuff definitely needs to be addressed.”

The commissioners kept photos and documentation provided by Eades, which they will forward on to the Plan Commission.

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In other news, Sheriff Bob Land reported that there are 84 inmates in the Wabash County Jail, with 52 in Miami County, six in Elkhart County and two females in Wells County.

“Last week’s average was 82.85. We had 22 new book-ins and six transports. Our peak population was 87.

Today’s total count is 143,” Land said.

Additionally, he informed the commissioners that he is work-

ing to reduce the time inmates spend in the facility.

“What I’ve been doing is utilizing state statutes and have been requesting credit time for those who have completed programs within the facility,” Land said.

He noted that only two programs offered at WCJ, the GED program and Inside/Outside Moms and Dads, are Department of Corrections certified for credit time.

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Wabash River Trail to learn about funding request Eagles Theatre also sought Regional Development money

By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com Representatives of the Wabash River Trail should learn Tuesday, if their request for $960,236 from the Northeast Indiana Regional Development Authority has been granted.

The RDA board will meet at 2 p.m. March 14 in the Ventura Room in Fort Wayne to discuss that request and others it received at its February meeting.

Among the other requests was one from the Eagles Theatre for $996,567 for its renovation project.

Glenn Butcher, who is spearheading a campaign of opponents of the river trail, said representatives from his group plan to be at the meeting Tuesday.

The trail representatives are seeking the funds, part of the RDA’s Road to One Million campaign, for the Lagro portion of the project.

Butcher told The Paper of Wabash County that he met with Wabash River Trail representatives Amy Ford and Justin Gillespie, trail designer Dawn Kroh from Green 3, Wabash County Plan Commissioner Mike Howard, and Keith Gillenwater, president and CEO of the E c o n o m i c Development Group of Wabash County, who arranged the March 8 meeting.

Butcher said he presented the group a list of the opponents concerns, ranging from danger the trail may create for bald eagles that nest along the

Wabash River, to the fact that if the trail group receives the RDA money, it would open the door to the use of eminent domain to acquire property from owners who refuse to allow the trail to cross their property.

Trail officials have told The Paper on two occasions that they will not use eminent domain to obtain the land.

Butcher said he also presented the group an alternate route for the trail, which would use county roads rather than private land.

“Pretty much, they’re just set in their ways,” he said of the meeting.

Butcher and his wife, Sheila, have hosted two meetings of concerned citizens at their business, Bass and Bucks.

At the last meeting on Feb. 2, State Rep. Bill Friend said that he contacted officials from both Duke Energy and the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, and none were aware of the work completed on the Wabash River Trail in the Lagro area.

Duke Energy spokesperson Angeline Protogere confirmed to The Paper, “Our Asset Protection group, which oversees our easements, was not aware of this project prior to the construction that already has begun. We are talking with the organizers of the project about the easement and issues involved.”

River Trail officials have requested permits from the DNR;

however, those have not yet been approved.

None-the-less, work on a boat ramp just east of a bridge on State Road 524 has been started.

The Paper is still awaiting answers to a series of questions posed to the DNR. However, Howard, who in his position as plan commissioner, must give approval to any DNR permits, noted that the work was done.

He said it might be a case of the group finding it easier to ask for forgiveness from the state.

Any requests for work must start with the DNR, and eventually works its way down to the county level.

“For lack of a better phrase, we basically rubber stamp what they send,” he said.

As for any penalties for working without the permit, Howard said that would be something the DNR would have to rule on.

Butcher said that he and his wife planned to host another meeting of concerned citizens, probably sometime next week.

He also said they would be happy to participate in a panel discussion with representatives from the Wabash River Trail which was broached in an editorial in The Paper of Wabash County on March 8.

The discussion would be filmed and aired on Wabash WebTV. No one from the River Trail has contacted The Paper as to whether they would participate in a discussion.

The Butchers also made a presentation

March 6 to the Wabash C o u n t y Commissioners presenting their concerns about the trail. During the meeting, County Attorney Steve Downs answered some questions posed by the couple.

According to paperwork filed with the Indiana Secretary of State’s office, Downs is listed as the registered agent for the Wabash River Trail.

Contacted by The Paper, Downs said in an email that he didn’t consider the matter a conflict of interest.

“Every small town lawyer encounters and deals with potential conflicts of interest on a regular basis and has to remain vigilant about such matters,” he wrote. “A conflict arises if the representation of one client will be directly adverse to another.

“Your inquiries seemingly suggest that a conflict of interest may exist because a group of citizens is of the opinion that the trail should not be constructed or is not in compliance with the floodplain ordinance. However, the mere fact that a group of citizens opposes the trail or claims it violates an ordinance does not constitute a conflict of interest with regard to my representation of the county.

“It is the job of the Commissioners is to see that county ordinances are enforced.

As I explained (March 6), before the Commissioners can consider whether or not to issue a stop work

order under the floodplain ordinance, they first must have a recommendation for such an order from the flood plain administrator based on a finding by the administrator that the trail is in violation of an ordinance. Until such recommendation is made there is nothing before the Commissioners to consider, so there are no circumstances presently in existence giving rise to a possible conflict of interest.

“However, in the event the flood plain administrator makes such a finding and recommendation, and the trail wants to contest the finding and recommendation for a stop work order, I will appropriately address any conflict of interest at that time.”

Emails to the three Wabash County Commissioners, as well as Wabash County Council chair Jeff Dawes, as to whether

they would ask Downs to recues himself from any matter concerning

the county and the trail have not been answered.

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U P C O M I N G EVENTS AT SALAMONIE AND MISS I S S I N E WA : Salamonie’s Second Saturdays Program will present “The Earth Starts to Thaw” on Saturday, March 11 from 1-3 p.m. at S a l a m o n i e Interpretive Nature Center. Explore the coming of spring through sensory obser-

vation, poetry, and writing. Earth Day is coming so you will also be allowed to collect trash while you hike.

Meet at the Interpretive Center and dress for the weather. Programs are designed for families and adults must accompany children.

The cost for this program is $3 per person.

Please pre-register by calling 260-468-2127 Salamonie’s Preschool Program, “How Do Plants Grow?” will take place Wednesday, March 15. You and your preschooler will learn how plants grow, do a craft and take a nature walk to observe the stages of plant growth on the property.

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Advance preregistration is requested and can be done by calling 260-468-2127.

Seniors age 50 and over are invited to attend the monthly Senior Monday Carryin Luncheon at S a l a m o n i e Interpretive Center, Lost Bridge West SRA. There is a carry-in meal at 12 noon followed by a special speaker that presents a unique program. The program “Popular Indiana Native Trees: Identification and Lore” will be presented Monday, April 3. The featured speaker will be John Woodmansee, the Purdue Extension Educator of Agriculture/Natural Resources for Noble and Whitley Counties.

Attendees should plan to bring their own table service, a beverage of their own, side dish to share and $1 donation to help defray costs of the provided main dish of rice and ham casserole. To register or for more information call Upper Wabash Interpretive Services at 260-4682127.

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Interpretive and Nature Center is the headquarters for Upper Wabash Interpretive Services, which serves Mississinewa Lake, Salamonie Lake, J. Edward Roush Fish and Wildlife Area, and Quabache State Park.

S a l a m o n i e Interpretive and Nature Center summer hours are: April 1 through Oct. 31; open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day.

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

LAGRO TOWN HALL normal business hours are Monday-Friday from 811:30 a.m. and 1:30-3:30 p.m. The Lagro Town Hall phone Number is 260-782-2451. For emergency assistance please call Scott at 260571-3271.

LAGRO COMMUNITY SPRING CLEAN-UP is scheduled for Saturday, April 29. Please place all items for the spring clean-up by curb side the night before.

LAST UMC KIDS KLUB OF THE YEAR will be Wednesday, March 29. The community is invited to attend a quick program to highlight the year and share favorite things about Kids Klub with guests. A meal will be provided and there will be singing, sharing, and playing of games. Please plan to attend with your chil-

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On St. Patrick’s Day, Friday, March 17, there will be the traditional Mass at 5:30 p.m. On Sunday, March 19, at 2 p.m. a St. Patrick’s Day concert, “Coming to America”, by Wabash Community Band will be held. Everyone is invited to attend.

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

Recovery meetings will be every Thursday at 7 p.m.

Bible Study Night will be every Wednesday at 7 p.m. Mercy Tree Cornerstone Women’s House is now open and has its first residents!

Donations of can foods, toiletry products, and funds are welcomed at Mercy Tree Cornerstone Women’s House Sunday afternoons between 1-5 p.m. located at 1975 Vernon Street.

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

THE LAGRO COMMUNITY CHURCH welcomes the public to join them on Sundays for the 10 a.m. worship service. All are welcome to attend the service and stay for the fellowship and refreshments afterwards.

THE LAGRO COMMUNITY CHURCH FOOD PANTRY wishes to thank all who have so generously

contributed to their ministry.

Without your help, they would not be able to continue.

They are normally open the third Saturday of each month from 9-10 a.m. in the church basements. Please call 260571-9064 for more information or questions.

THE WEEKLY ISAAC-ISM: “In life it is important to treat others with respect and consider their side of an issue. Sports etiquette is really nothing more than showing the same consideration to the people around you that you expect yourself. In the sport of tennis you call your opponents shot in or out. I expect my opponent to make ethical calls to the best of their ability because I expect nothing less of myself regarding calling their shots in or out. It is not really about who wins or loses the point, it is about getting the call correct. The etiquette, or code of conduct, of the sport requires that any doubt goes in favor of your opponent.

That concept would be best adhered to in life situations also!”

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Learn More Center achieves Pauline Barker Trust match

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THE LAGRO UNITED METHODIST CHURCH invites the community to their Holly Weekly Services.

The services and dates are as follows: Palm Sunday, April 9 with Worship Service at 9 a.m.; Maundy Thursday, April 13 with Communion Service at 7 p.m.; Good Friday, April 14 with Meditation Time from 1-2 p.m. and 7-8 p.m.; Easter Sunday, April 16 with Worship Service at 9 a.m.

There will be a “Free Will Donation Breakfast” before the worship service on Easter Sunday, April 16 starting at 8 a.m. Also, an Easter Egg Hunt will take place at 8:30 a.m. for all children.

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

Sunday School meets at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday Worship meeting at 8:15 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

Also offered is the Weekly Wednesday Night Bible Study which is held at 6:30 p.m.

SAINT PATRICK’S CHURCH conducts Mass every first Sunday of each month at 12:30 p.m. All are invited to attend services. The historic St. Patrick’s Church is located at 950 Main Street, Lagro.

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Through the generosity of new and renewed donors the Pauline Barker Educational Trust has awarded the Learn More Center a matching grant of $5,000 to support adult education programs in Wabash County. The Learn More Center continues to be truly blessed by the Pauline Barker Educational Trust’s generosity and support!

With this gift the Pauline J. Barker

Educational Trust has provided the Learn More Center with $367,000 of support for advancing educational opportunities for adults in Wabash County. The Learn More Center provides students a path to attain their goals within an efficient, effective and nurturing environment that provides instruction, guidance and mentoring. Support from the Pauline Barker Educational Trust has assisted many students in overcoming

obstacles of learning differences, transportation barriers, and lack of support from home. Since 2010 alone, the Pauline Barker funds have supported 105 students in attaining their dreams of a high school equivalency diploma and many more in advancing their basic academic skills.

Barker, a life-long resident of Wabash, is remembered as the manager of Rock City Café, a position she held for forty-five

years before her retirement.

Before her death in 1999, she established this educational foundation bearing her name to provide support for basic literacy education, adult education, vocational training and re-training of youth and adults. The Pauline Barker Educational Trust is administered by First Merchants Trust Company.

Educational programming is offered at the Wabash Alliance Church in Wabash and at the Town Life Center in North Manchester.

For hours and more information on enrolling in the Learn More Center, call toll free at 877-363-6128 or visit www.learnmorecenter.org. Services are confidential and are of no cost to students.

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PRESCHOOL OPEN HOUSE: On the evening of March 7 the Peace Patch Preschool in North Manchester hosted a “Family STEM Night”. Science, T e c h n o l o g y, Engineering, and Mathematics stations were led by Kathy Hawkins, Jabin Burnworth, Brittany Hamm, Peg Wieland, and teachers Lisa Ruppert and Andrea Espeset. If you are interested or would like to enroll your child at The Peace Patch Preschool for the 20172018 school year, please visit us at our enrollment/open house on March 21st 6:30-7:30 p.m. at the Manchester Church of the Brethren (1306 N. Beckley St.) in North Manchester.

WHY DOES SHAKESPEARE BELONG BEHIND BARS? MU program is March 28.

Stacy Erickson-Pesetski, Ph.D., an associate professor at Manchester University, also reads and performs Shakespeare with maximum security prison inmates. She will discuss her work with offenders and trips

Visitors to the Peace Patch Preschool work at one of the displays during the Family STEM Night open house. Photos provided

with MU students to several prisons – as well as the importance of arts and education programs in criminal justice reform – in a program at 3:30 p.m.

Tuesday, March 28 at the Jo Young Switzer Center on the North Manchester campus. It is free and open to the public.

EricksonPesetski is also MU associate dean for academic resources and coordinates the Fulbright program at Manchester. She teaches writing and literature. “He’s a Smooth Talker Like Me: Reading Shakespeare in Prisons” is presented as part of the Values, Ideas and the Arts series at Manchester, designed to offer credit to undergraduate students who, through the process, gain cultural exposure, artistic experiences and intellectual enrichment. It is common to explore important, complex, and sometimes uncomfortable,

topics.

IZAAK WALTON LEAGUE SPRING CROSS SHOOTS: The Wabash Chapter of the Izaak Walton League will hold their spring Cross Shoots on Sundays from now until April 30, except for Easter Sunday, April 16. The shoots will begin at 10 a.m. at the clubhouse located at 01439 S. Old SR 13 near Somerset. Meat and cash prizes will be available. The public is invited.

LOCAL CANCER SURVIVORS AND CAREGIVERS TO BE HONORED at the American Cancer Society Relay For Life Wabash County in North Manchester.

Local cancer survivors and their caregivers will take the celebratory first lap at the annual ACS Relay For Life of event on Saturday, April 22 from 10 a.m. until 10 p.m. at the M a n c h e s t e r Community Schools Administration

Building on Ninth Street in North Manchester.

The Survivors Lap will begin at noon. Anyone who has ever been diagnosed with cancer and their caregivers are encouraged to join the celebration. The Relay For Life of is a community event where teams and individuals come together to honor, celebrate, and raise funds and awareness in an effort to free the world from the pain and suffering of cancer. Money raised will help the American Cancer Society provide free information and support for people facing the disease today, and fund cancer research that will help protect future generations. If you are a cancer survivor or caregiver and would like to be part of the Relay For Life event, visit RelayForLife.org or call the American Cancer Society at 1-800227-2345.

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Promise, Family Optometry join forces

By The Paper staff Wabash County Promise has a new partner.

Family Optometry have announced the launch of the Eyes on the Future program for students K-12.

With this new partnership, each time a student receives their annual eye exam, Family Optometry makes a contribution of $5.29 into the student’s CollegeChoice 529 savings account.

“We see the Eyes on the Future program as a strategic way to invest in the future of Wabash,” said Dr. Eric Dale, President of Family Optometry.

“We hope to be part of a community-wide effort to encourage the students of Wabash County to recognize that they are each created with unique gifts

and abilities, and have a bright future that is worthy of an investment. At the same time, it serves as a public health initiative, to educate parents on the importance of yearly eye exams for all children.”

According to the American Optometric Association, as much as 80 percent of a child’s learning depends upon vision.

Vision problems in students can lead to a variety of difficulties, including avoidance of reading, decreased academic and athletic performance, or fatigue and a short attention span.

Dale hopes that Eyes on the Future will help parents recognize that an annual eye exam is an investment in their child’s future.

“We invest in their college account. And

by bringing their child in for a check-up, parents are ensuring there is no vision problem preventing their child from achieving their full potential.

This really seemed like a perfect partnership, since vision is important for learning, and learning is important for students’ future.”

Wabash County Promise is able to impact more youth when community businesses like Family Optometry come alongside to promote the program. Other local businesses have partnered in other ways, like providing matches to employees who contribute to their child’s savings account. “This expresses a lot to not only the local children receiving the donation, but also to parents who are seeing employers come alongside them

in this important endeavor.

It’s an incredibly attractive benefit and employee retention strategy,” said Wabash County YMCA CEO Clint Kugler. Partnerships like the Eyes on the Future program prove mutually beneficial by giving local leaders a boost to their personal vision for Wabash County while impacting more local students through the Wabash County Promise Program.

For questions or more information on Eyes on the Future, or to schedule an eye exam for your student, contact Family Optometry at (260) 5630884. To get your business involved with Wabash County Promise, contact Chris Sloan at the Wabash County YMCA, csloan@wabashcountyymca.org.

A visitor chats with hosts at one of the various displays at the Peace Patch Preschool open house.

KET 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 from November 12 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 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month at the Zion Lutheran Church from 4:30-6 p.m. The church is located at 113 W. Main Street.

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

Warvel Park Scout Hall Monday through Friday at 11:30 a.m.

Meals are a balanced meal. Lunch is on a donation basis. Must call between 9 am. – 1 p.m. the day before to reserve lunch for the next day. Euchre is played every Wednesday. To reserve your lunch call 9829940.

PARTING SHOTS: “None of us is as smart

as all of us.” - Ken Blanchard NORTH MANCHESTER NEWS ITEMS may be sent to my e-mail address at nmanchestertalks@gm ail.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 is Wednesday at noon. Please submit timely news

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COMMUNITY NEWS March 30 - March Madness Reading Ball Game. March 31 - Apr. 8 is Spring Break.

B R E A K FA S T BUNCH: The following people met at Bob Evans on March 8: Peggy and Chad Dilling, Carol Layne, Doris Mattern, Alma DeVore, Eileen Weck, Phil and Jan Weck, John and Darla Eads,Larry and Nancy Meyer and Helen Dawes. The group will meet again on March 15 at 7:30 p.m. at Bob Evans.

PRAYER CONCERNS: Please add Pastor Wade, Willard Glassburn, and Dean Haupert and continue to remember Bonita Snell, Max Chamberlain, Craig and Carolyn Winegardner, Todd Eiler, Harold and Nancy Christie, Richard Miller, Herman Bozarth, Lillian Maurer, Gladys Hall, Jane Winebrenner, and Jonathon Fawley .

URBANA YOKE PARISH: March 21 at 7 p.m. the Men’s Group will meet in the Grace Church Lounge.

Regular

ROANN FARMERS MARKET: If you are interested in being a part of the Farmer’s Market for the summer of 2017, please contact Jerry Nelson at 765-3482863.

THE EASTER EGG HUNT this year will be April15, at 10

A. M. in Roann.

RECYCLING: There is a temporary aluminum can collection container at Heeter’s in Roann for pop cans. Proceeds from the collected cans will benefit the July 4 fireworks.

ROANN FESTIVAL FUNDRAISER:

The annual R i c h v a l l e y Tenderloin Meal will be held on April 29 at the Roann Community Building, from 11 A.M. to 6 p.m..

ROANN COMMUNITY CALENDAR: A reminder that it is time once again to get updates and correc-

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LAST REMINDER The Wabash Community Free band concert in the historic St. Patrick’s church in Lagro is on March 19 at 2 p.m. The St. Patrick’s Day concert is titled “Coming to America.”

Refreshments will be provided after the concert. There will also be a traditional Mass at 5:30 p.m. on March 17 in the St. Patrick’s church. The public is invited to both.

START THINKING SPRING CLEAN UP: The Urbana Lions Club will be having another Urbana Spring Clean Up collection day on April 22 in the area behind the

Pavilion at the Urbana ball field.

They will be renting a dumpster for items that cannot be recycled. Details will be announced at a later date, but begin collecting items you no longer need and need to get rid of.

SHARP CREEK WILDCAT PRIDE WINNERS drawn on March 3 were Donovan Parker who was nominated by Mrs. Gillum for being respectful and kind during study time and Damian Cowan who was nominated by Mrs. Lipari for helping teachers organize papers.

SHARP CREEK DATES: March 17 end of third 9 weeks.

March 20 - Battle of the Books competition at 4:30 at Heartland Career Center. March 21 eLearning Day No.4.

March 22 - Fifth grade students will tour H u n t i n g t o n University. March 23 and 24 - Fourth grade students to Camp Tecumseh. March 28 Fifth and sixth grade students to Northfield at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.

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M.A.T.H. Bowl members:

Members of the Sharp Creek fifth and sixth grade Indiana Academic M.A.T.H. Bowl Team are (front row, from left) Mara Zolman, Kierra Wilson, Ava Copeland, Avery Shrider, Eden Hoover, Lilli Hobbs, Ella Hunter.Also, (back row, from left) John Nesler, Brandon McKillip, Noah Burkhart, Reece Rosen, Malachi Higgins, Coy Pefley, and Eli Kroh.

The team was coached by fifth grade teacher Megan Bucher and sixth grade teacher Jennifer Pattison. Photo provided

Sunday evening meetings are the youth group at 6:30 p.m. and Bible Study at 6 p.m.

B I R T H D AY S : March 16 - Jan Zimpelman, Heather Appleton, Marcia Knee, Kasey Long.

March 17 - Hilda Wilcox, Michelle Sommers, Jacob

Terrell, Payton Dennison. March 18 Amy Hensen, Marvin Mast, John Hammons. March 19 Phillip Wilcox, Jennifer Burns, Teagen Faith Baer will be 7 years old!

March 20 - Kathy Haupert, Brad Fleck, Steven Miller,

Vanessa (Miller) McKinley, Adam Weaver, Michael Schlemmer, Haley Briner, Susan LaFerney. March 21 Bill Plough.

A N N I V E R SARIES: March 16 Jeff and Rena’ Warnock, Aaron and Dawn Mattern. March

tions on the Lions Club community calendar. Those need to be called in by April 30. The calendars are $6.00 each. If your children no longer live at home they will be taken off the calendar unless they too buy a calendar. Please remember that maiden names change and there are also anniversaries to review each year as well. Thank you for keeping the calendar up to date. (From the Roann Lions Club) THE ROANN COVERED BRIDGE Committee is in need of someone to organize the festival arts & crafts show. This would entail checking people in with their crafts, setting up the arts & crafts for display during the festival, enlisting judges and volunteers to sit with the crafts during the open hours at the festival. Crafts are checked out on Saturday evening.

Please contact Donna Harman at 765-8335663 for more information or to volunteer.

ROANN ALUMNI High School Banquet will be on April 21.

The classes of 1957 and 1958 will be recognized. It will be held at the Roann United Methodist Church.

The cost for the ban-

quet with the meals is $12.50.

Attendance without the meals is $2.50.

Registration and refreshments begin at 5:30 p.m. The meal will begin at 6 p.m.. and the program at 7:15 p.m..

Assistance for parking and entry to the church will be provided by the Methodist Church. Those interested are invited to come early to the Roann Public Library for a special alumni greeting. RHS class pictures as well as other town and school memorabilia will be on display. Special visiting hours will be from 4:30-6 p.m..

Those wishing to use the elevator, please enter through the southwest door. RSVP to Janet Shawver, 403 Calvary Lane, Angola, IN 46703.

Reservations by April 7. Checks are payable to Roann Alumni. For more information, call Janet Shawver 260-665-9673 or Joe Krom 574-780-5970.

LIBRARY NEWS: The ibrary is looking for a volunteer to extract obituaries from the newspaper and organize them in a binder for the genealogy department. The library will train and provide all needed materials.

This is an activity that can done at

home. If interested, please contact the library at 765-8335231. Indiana State Park Pass is back @ the Library. The State Park Annual Pass Library Check-out Program has again offered one state park entrance pass to each of the 240 libraries across Indiana. The Roann Paw Paw Township Public Library has one park pass available to check out.

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources Parks Pass is available on a first-come, first-served basis, so reservations for specific dates are not available.

The pass provides free access to Indiana’s 32 state parks and also to Indiana’s state forest recreation areas where entrance fees are charged Patrons will be asked to complete a short survey upon using the pass.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY this week to Ryan Musselman, Kelsey Reed, Rex Renz, John Dyson, Christopher Meyer, Audrie Randel, Luke Spencer, Dalton McKinney, Brady Layne, Wilda Slisher, Tim Shoemaker, Isaac William Stakeman, Steve Fearnow, Cheryol Crull, Baylee Jo Shoemaker, Joshua Lee Smalley,

18 - Larry and Nancy Meyer, Ed and Carla Howard. March 20 Hilda and Gary Wilcox.

NEWS ITEMS and/or pictures may be sent to me at mamast812@gmail.co m or by calling 260377-9475.

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Joy Harber 765-833-5231 roannhappenings @yahoo.com

Michael Jay Chenault, Kevin Cordes, and Teagan Faith Baer.

H A P P Y ANNIVERSARY this week to Mr. and Mrs. Dave Hawkins.

CHECK OUT the Roann Community Calendar of events each month at http://roannin.us/ Click on Community Calendar to find out what is going on in the area. For more information, please call Roann Town Hall at 765-833-2100.

ROANN NEWS ITEMS may be sent to roannhappenings@yahoo.com, or you may call the phone number listed.

The deadline for news to appear in the next week’s issue of the paper is Tuesday at noon. It would be best to submit timely news items two weeks in advance.

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VIEWPOINT Former resident supports river trail Dear Editor A couple of friends asked me to share my thoughts on the river trail. I grew up in Wabash, have a lot of family and friends there, and visit frequently. If these friends sought my input for any other reason than because I care passionately about trails, I would have said no. I love hiking and bicycling.

My generation grew up on bikes, and fortunately not all of us outgrew it. I re-discovered cycling on the beautiful Nickel Plate Trail at a low point in my life while living in Peru, walking and biking my way out of the fog that I was in.

I care about trails because I have seen first-hand while working in Washington DC what having such spaces can do for people as part of an active lifestyle and to counter everyday stress.

The Mount Vernon Trail, the Washington & Old Dominion, and the Custis Trail are some of the most well-used and beloved trails in the country.

But maybe the reason they asked me to write is because I have been a trail advocate in Shelbyville, Indiana since 2011, working in several capacities, eventually becoming involved as Shelbyville Mayor’s Active Transportation Advisory Committee (MATAC) chairman, and was the keynote speaker at SPIN: the 2014 Indiana Bicycle Summit, reporting on the progress Shelbyville has made in becoming a bike friendly city. During that time, in conjunction with Richard Vonnegut’s Indiana Trails group out of Indianapolis, we were instrumental in convincing the planners for U.S. Bicycle Route 35 to bring the route through Shelbyville and down through Columbus as it snakes its way from Michigan to Louisiana.

That effort led in part to a moving gesture of support from The Blue River Community Foundation, which awarded a $100,000

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR grant for the city to purchase a trailhead property for a river trail that at the time was only a dream. We talked about it to anyone who would listen, and interest spread. This trail initiative fed off the synergy of a downtown redevelopment plan that caught the attention of the state department of transportation (INDOT) after a couple of Stellar grant attempts. They awarded us a TIGER grant to build the Blue River Trail in 2014, and we break ground this spring.

But the real reason I’m writing is because I have yet to see a balanced story presented with the facts about what a trail can do for a community. Trails are overwhelmingly good, not only for the community at large, but also for businesses and landowners along the corridor.

I have seen a lot of concern raised about safety, but that perplexes me because trails are one of the safest places you can be.

Americantrails.org reports after extensive research from trails across the U.S. that “…trails have consistently been shown [either to increase or] have no effect on property values. [They] have no measurable effect on public safety, and [are shown] to have an overwhelming positive influence on the quality of life for trail neighbors as well as the larger community.”

An opponent of the Wabash River Trail is reported to have approached the Army Corps of Engineers and the Department of Natural Resources to get development of halted. I’m unsure what jurisdiction either of those groups would have on land they don’t control, be it a floodplain or any other

type of privately or local government owned land, but as an emergency manager, I know that pedestrian and bike trails are one of the most appropriate uses for a floodplain.

As early as 1992, research conducted by the National Parks Service found that trails and other greenways are assets to local communities because they encourage an active lifestyle by getting people out into nature on foot, on bikes, on rollerblades, walking their pets, and taking their babies for a stroll. Trails have a profound effect on local economies by enticing businesses to relocate to cities, strengthening tourism, and bolstering the bottom line of businesses on or near the trail. Rather than having a detrimental effect, trails have been shown to protect the environment. They are also one way to preserve areas that are culturally or historically valuable.

I’ve seen concerns voiced that drug use and other undesirable behavior would increase along the trail corridor, but there is no data to support such a claim. People who use trails advocate for and practice healthy lifestyles, and their presence on the trail deters and prevents the corridor from being used for baser purposes. Those who think that the trail is going to dump druggies and litterbugs into their back yards seem to have no problem with the fifteenfoot-wide ribbon of asphalt that leads to their driveway.

Why would such undesirables choose to trespass via the trail instead of the road?

Trail opposition can deter trail building in communities when their concerns are not addressed with facts.

Once their concerns are answered openly with the

truth borne out by the extensive data available from the past thirty years, most trail projects are successful. Surprisingly, once a trail is built, many of those who opposed it become frequent and enthusiastic users. There are always some who will remain adamantly opposed, but when asked for a reason, they tend to resort back to concerns that have already been laid to rest.

I’m certainly not suggesting that landowners don’t have the right not to be trespassed. It is, after all, their land. If land owners don’t want to grant a right-of-way to the entity planning the trail, the proposed route would have to be altered; it doesn’t have to be the end of the trail project because there are many strategies for moving forward. It can drive up the cost, but often the extra cost is worth it.

I also have no ill will toward those who oppose this trail, even though I strongly believe that it would be a proper use of the land, would deter illegal dumping, make the area safer, would encourage a healthy and active lifestyle, and would be very popular with residents. If the opposed landowners refuse to grant easements, so be it.

The route will most likely adjust and the project will go on.

I’ve found over the past few years that most residents are in favor of trails, or don’t care one way or the other. I’ve also seen that when trails are put in, they are almost always well used, as in “if you build it, they will come.” What gives me hope for this trail project is the generosity shown by those who have already granted easements, and the enthusiasm of the trail group and its backers. They won’t be easily deterred, and the completed project will do a lot of good for Wabash. I will be a frequent user. — Jim Garlits, Shelbyville

Children should be a concern of all lawmakers Dear Editor, Every year, there are many changes coming and going in the government, but no matter who is elected, I’d like to ask the public to keep in mind the children of our communities and nation.

Right now there are more than 400,000 children in foster care across the United States, according to the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System, which is run through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Abortion is also a great concern to our nation that weighs heavy on my heart.

While I do not have all the answers, I’d like to offer some thoughts as how to solve both of these problems.

To help Indiana’s orphans, we could create a qualified state-approved list of people desiring to adopt children and allow for a year-long compatibility trial before finalizing the adoption. The state would pay for all court and legal expenses as well as health insurance for each child adopted if physically or mentally challenged for an agreed time.

To reduce abortions, we should use the same qualified state-approved list of people to stand by a mutually agreed pregnant girl or woman. The state would pay for the adoption cost and assist in making the deal between the adopting parents and the woman or girl and her guardians. The state would also pay for medical expenses for the pregnancy and delivery.

If the adoptive parents were willing or able to assume the cost, then the state would not have to pay in either situation.

The cost to adopt is so expensive. If interested parents were to go through an adoption agency, it would between $5,000 to $40,000 or more. The average cost is around $28,000. There are so many potential parents that wish they could, but can’t afford to adopt.

I think to help these children in need the nation should assist these individual families financially.

I want to encourage all Wabash County residents to contact state legislatures and offer ideas or support to finding a solution to this problem.

Setting aside the politics, we need to care for our children and help them find a place they can call home. — Ben Smith, Wabash

Kiwanians appreciate support for pancake breakfast

Dear Editor: The Wabash Kiwanis Club wishes to thank the following sponsors and donors for their contributions to the Annual Pancake Day held at the 4-H Fairgrounds, Saturday, March 4.

Donors were: Reynolds Oil, The Ford Meter Box Company, Oswalt-Thomas, Steve Denney, Inguard, and Kellam Inc. Sponsors were: Terrell Realty Group, AgVenture – McKillip Seeds, Beacon Credit Union, City of Wabash, Crossroads Bank,

Crossroads Investment Center, CS Printing Inc., Dawes and Pugh, LLC, Edward Jones, First Merchants Bank, Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Services, Halderman Farm Management, Eads & Son Bulldozing, Midwest Eye Consultants, Quality Electric, Thrush Law Office, The Paper of Wabash County, Parkview Physicians Group - Rose Wenrich, Lundquist Appraisals / Real Estate, Wabash Valley Chrysler, Thermafiber, Hipsher Tools

and Die, Tiede, Metz and Downs, First Farmers, Ecowater, and FC Tucker Wabash Realtors.

Also, Bing Fowler DDS, Usborne Books & More, Ivy Tech, State Farm, Parkview Wabash - Susan Rosner, Dorais, Gaunt & Son Asphalt, Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance, Family Optometry, Schlemmer Brothers, Brandt’s, Bucheri McCarty & Metz, Wabash Valley Abstract, Robert J. Mattern, DDS and Bass & Bucks.

The Club would like to

take this opportunity to thank all persons attending this awesome event and for the great community support. This event allows the Wabash Kiwanis Club to fund all projects, current and ongoing, for Wabash County children and youth and continue with financial assistance to organizations such as Riley’s Children’s Hospital.

– Wendy Frazier, Wabash Kiwanis Club president-elect

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March 15, 2017

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

LESHIEBEE DESIGNS for dolls and girls is sponsoring a doll club for girls.

Each club meeting will consist of a simple lesson, craft, snack, $1 dues,

and other fun activities. Of course doll clothes and sample girls’ clothes will be for sale. Interested?

Come to Troyer Memorial Library March 25, 2017 at 9 : 3 0 - 1 1 : 0 0 .

Reservations are needed so call Gaya or Marsha at 765 669 0113 or 765 981 2451 r e s p e c t i v e l y.

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S O M E R S E T LIONS CLUB members want to thank the people that supported the club’s euchre event on Saturday, March 4. It was a fun evening.

The proceeds will go toward the new LED lights to be installed in the community building.

The Woodlawn United Methodist Church is having a comedy group and a gospel group at its Sunday morning service on Sunday, March 19. The comedy group is Charlie Daub, a local person and the gospel group is The New Covenant Trio from Beckley, W.Va. The service will begin at 9:30 a.m. This will be a fun and joyful service. Everyone is welcome and invited.

MSD seeking pre-school students

By The Paper staff

Officials at the Metropolitan School District of Wabash County are looking for preschoolers interested in attending the Little Norse and Little Knights Preschools.

The 2017-18 Little Norse and Little Knights Preschools at Metro North Elementary School and Southwood Elementary School include transportation, offer breakfast and lunch, and operate on the MSDWC school calendar.

The full-day preschool curriculum encourages children to investigate, explore, and discover, while refining and expanding their skills and knowledge in preparation for kindergarten. Our licensed teachers and teaching assistants will ensure preschoolers experience joyful and meaningful opportunities empowering the young students to dream big and work hard!

The Little Norse and Little Knights Preschools are open to children age 4 by Aug. 1, 2017.

For more information, come visit the district’s booth at Kindergarten Round Up at the Honeywell Center on Wednesday, March 15th, from 8:00-11:30 am or 4:00-7:30 pm.

Those who are unable to attend or have other questions, contact Janette Moore, principal at Metro North

Elementary at 260274-0525, or Phil Boone, principal at

S o u t h w o o d Elementary at (260) 274-0442.

COLUMBIA CITY 119 Hoosier Drive 260-244-4111

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HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS LIONS SCHOLARSHIPS for residents of Liberty Township and LaFontaine who will be graduating this year from high school will be given

by LaFontaine Lions.

Just go to w w w. l a f o n t a i n e lions.com to get the application. Just follow the instruction on the application.

You may apply if you live in the town or township and go to another school then Southwood High L A F O N TA I N E U N I T E D M E T H O D I S T CHURCH will have a Dan’s Fish Fry on Sat. March 25 from 47 p.m. at the L a F o n t a i n e C o m m u n i t y Building. Proceeds will go towards the Liberty Township Food Pantry at the LaFontaine United

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FURTURE FARMERS 4-H CLUB members will meet on Wednesday, March 15, 6-7:30 p.m. at the LaFontaine C o m m u n i t y Building.

L A F O N TA I N E PARK COMMITTEE met on Tuesday at the LaFontaine C o m m u n i t y Building.

Idris Krhin reported that they had received the $1000 check from United Fund. The rest of ground cover is ordered and paid for, waiting on weather and ground to be able to get the semi in. Lion Tom Polk asked about the shelter the committee was wanting and where they wanted it. LaFontaine Lions is looking into putting up a shelter for their 100 years Centennial Project as International Lions are celebrating 100 years of serv-

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ice to their communities. LaFontaine Lions has been in service to LaFontaine for 74 years and will be 75 years December 2017. Lori Brane asks several of the members to write a letter for a grant application she is working on.

OUR CONDOLENCES to the family and friends of Heiddii Guenin.

OUR CONDOLENCES to the family and friends of Charlotte Speicher.

OUR CONDOLENCES to the family and friends of Virginia Finch.

OUR CONDOLENCES to the family and friends of Charles Timmons.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Jane Peebles, Karen Lehman March 17, Joan Young, Merlin Ridgeway March 18, Cherish Allen March 18, Gracie Carpenter

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A man from the nation of Mexico has also been indicted in connection to the case.

On Nov. 20, between approximately 12:303:30 a.m., an unidentified individual or individuals made a forced entry into the

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HAMMER offense. During the stop, Sgt. Nate Birch and K-9 unit Strider alerted the officers that the vehicle contained controlled substances, according to a NMPD press release.

Controlled substances were discovered along with a loaded handgun, which was traced back as stolen from the Sand Burr Gun Ranch, the release continued.

Following the traffic stop, officers arrested Jeffrey Owsley, 24, Pierceton, on the preliminary charges of felony unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon, misdemeanor carrying a handgun without a license, felony carrying a handgun without a license, felony theft, felony illegal possession of a syringe and misdemeanor dealing in a synthetic drug or synthetic dug lookalike substance, according to Wabash County Circuit Court documents.

On Jan. 30, Owsley was convicted of felony unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon and sentenced to five years in the Indiana Department of Corrections.

After following several leads, NMPD officers and agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) conducted a search on a North Manchester residence, located at 11173 N. State Road 13, on Jan. 19.

However, “to my knowledge there weren’t any (firearms) recovered there,” Fulton County Sheriff Chris Sailors told The Paper of Wabash County.

On Jan. 21, NMPD officers were summoned to a Wayne Street residence in which a victim advised someone threatened him with a handgun, the local law enforcement’s

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Sgt. Grey Tomlinson and Officer Derek Sessoms arrived on the call, and were later assisted by Det. Randy Miller and Kirk. During the investigation, the officers received a search warrant and recovered a handgun, which traced back as one of the Sand Burr Gun Ranch’s stolen firearm, according to the press release.

Following the investigation, Bryce Zook, 19, North Manchester, was charged with felony intimidation, felony pointing a firearm, felony theft and misdemeanor carrying a handgun without a license.

The Jan. 21 investigation also connected officers to another lead in the federal investigation.

On Jan. 24, Miller received information that Mason K. France, 19, Winona Lake, allegedly sold a local minor a revolver and had possession of several other guns stolen from a gun store, according to a NMPD probable cause affidavit.

The youth advised local officers that the revolver was located buried in a wooded area near North 300 West in Silver Lake, which the officers located on Jan. 25, the document continued.

The recovered firearm was traced back as “not wanted,” according to Miller.

On Jan. 26, AFT agents informed NMPD that they had received information

alleging that France had discarded a backpack containing multiple firearms in the Eel River near the Liberty Mills public access point, the probable cause affidavit continued.

On Feb. 2, the Indiana Department of Natural Resources Law District One and NMPD conducted an evidence dive of the area and located the backpack, which contained five firearms that were traced back as stolen from the gun ranch, according the NMPD press release.

France was preliminary charged with felony dangerous control of a firearm, felony theft and felony obstruction of justice.

On Thursday, March 9, the United States Attorney’s Office of the Northern District of Indiana announced France was indicted in federal court of possession of stolen firearms, possession of a firearm while under felony and selling a firearm to a juvenile.

The attorney’s office noted that, in December, France received one or more firearms while pending a felony charge; in December and January, he possessed stolen firearms; and in January, he sold a handgun to a juvenile, according to the office’s press release. “(NMPD) arrested (Zook, Owsley and France)” Kirk told the News-Journal. “We charged them through Circuit Court (continued on page 27)

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Styx to perform at Honeywell

By Eric Christiansen echristiansen@nmpaper.com

At Wabash Elks Lodge 225 W. Main St.

Friday, March 24 at 7pm Teams of up to 10 players each. $5 per player entry fee.

Proceeds to benefit cancer research centers at Indiana University and Purdue University.

They have played at the Super Bowl, and

now Styx will be playing at the Honeywell Center in Wabash on Thursday, March 23.

Styx will present many of their great-

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Lead singer Lawrence Gowan told The Paper of Wabash County that Styx is excited for what the band calls “An Evening with Styx”.

“We go deeper into the archives,” Gowan said. “I’d say we are going to get a good thorough Styx epic adventure on March 23.”

Styx was formed in 1972 with twin brothers Chuck and John Panozzo and neighbor Dennis DeYoung in Chicago. In all, Styx has had 11 band members, hitting their pinnacle in the late 1970s and early 1980s, which included James “J.Y.” Young and Tommy Shaw.

Currently, Styx is a six-member band with Young and Shaw, along with Chuck Panozzo still with the group, and has added

Gowan, bass player Ricky Phillips, and drummer Todd Sucherman.

Gowan, who replaced original lead singer DeYoung in 1999, said all 11 members, current or past, have made an impact on the success of Styx.

“The legacy of Styx has continued despite having to make some difficult and sometimes painful changes over the year, but it’s been relatively few, despite the longevity of the band,” Gowan said. “We are truly a culmination of everyone who has ever been in the band. The band is as great as it is today because they had to make difficult changes to extend the life of the band.”

Gowan joined Styx after opening for the band in 1997.

“I was a solo act, just me on piano, but that got me into their circle,” he said.

“When they decided to make a change in 1999, I was the guy

who got called.”

Gowan said his only hesitation was being happy as a solo artist and didn’t envision himself in a band. But his publicist had different thoughts.

“She told me what is going happen is me going to a band,” he said. “She said so many bands were suddenly looking to find new members because they were lasting longer than they anticipated.”

Six months later, Young and Shaw called Gowan, and he realized it made sense to join.

“Let’s face it, if a band with the legacy of Styx calls and asks if you’d be interested, you’d be flattered and curious,” Gowan said.

Gowan had an 18year career, with his main success coming in Canada, and felt that after he just released his greatest hits album, maybe it was time to make a change.

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Garage Sale / Fundraiser Location: 509 Crestview Dr., NM Fri. March 31st. 8am-6pm, Sat. April 1st. 8am-3pm Who for: Beatrice Snavely Organization: People to People.

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Bible Study Wednesdays at 6 p.m. at Wabash North Wesleyan Church 600 Manchester Avenue, Wabash

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MU program to look at Shakespeare in prison From the MU News Bureau NORTH MANCHESTER — Dr. Stacy EricksonPesetski, an associate professor at M a n c h e s t e r University, also reads and performs Shakespeare with maximum security prison inmates.

She will discuss her

work with offenders and trips with MU students to several prisons – as well as the importance of arts and education programs in criminal justice reform – in a program at 3:30 p.m.

Tuesday, March 28, at the Jo Young Switzer Center on the North Manchester campus.

It is free and open to the public.

Erickson-Pesetski is also Manchester’s associate dean for academic resources and coordinates the Fulbright program at Manchester.

She teaches writing and literature.

“He’s a Smooth Talker Like Me: Reading Shakespeare in Prisons” is presented as part of the Values,

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with them for a couple of years and see if anybody likes it,” he said. “That was 18 years ago. What we didn’t foresee was the impact rock music would have in the last half of the 20th century. It wound up being the colossal statement of not just one generation, but several.

“What I’ve witnessed in the band is the younger people who weren’t even alive when some of the biggest Styx albums were made

are just as enthusiastic devotees of the band as people who were around Styx forever,” Gowan added.

He added that on any given night, a different song can hit him as his favorite to perform, but “Renegade” is a song that always seems to make an impact.

“I’ve seen the audience, from the initial welcoming to the ecstatic fervor they display throughout the show, no matter where we play, and it’s

amazing how similar audiences are when we get to the point of playing ‘Renegade’,” Gowan said. “Tommy (Shaw) is singing lead on that, so I have a chance to see the impact the show has been on people. That makes it enjoyable for me on stage, more for the moment, and not just the song.”

As far as March 23 in Wabash, Gowan is looking forward to the crowd experiencing a great live rock show.

“I like to say the

great Styx epic adventure continues, and that’s really what the message is,” he said.

“For me, it’s the greatest form of entertainment I’ve experienced. Nothing seems to stay with me longer than a great rock concert, and I want people to have a little bit of that when they see Styx.”

Tickets are available for Styx at www.honeywellcenter.org.

National Wild Turkey Federation 19th Annual

White Rocks Chapter Banquet Saturday, March 18, 2017 REMC - Touchstone Room, Wabash, IN Social Hour, Games/Raffles - 5:00 PM Dinner at 6:30 PM EARLY BIRD SPECIAL!!!

Purchase your $100 raffle packet before March 11th and receive $300 worth of raffle tickets & (1) Gun of the Year chance!

EARLY BIRD SPECIAL MUST BE PURCHASED OR POSTMARKED BY MARCH 14TH! Please mail order form and payment to: Kyle Highley 6510 E. 500 S Wabash, IN 46992 32693

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OBITUARIES

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March 15, 2017

Ines Gillespie, 89

Wendell ‘Lee’ Tackett, 72

Former X-ray technician

July 20, 1944 – March 9, 2017

Feb. 3, 1928 – March 7, 2017

Owned Aunt Kathy’s Kitchen

Ines M. Gillespie, 89, of Wabash, died at 6:20 p.m., Tuesday, March 7, 2017, at Parkview Wabash Hospital. She was born Feb. 3, 1928, in Garrett, to Forace Mahlon and Jennie (March) Brewer.

Ines was a 1946 graduate of Bluffton High School in Bluffton. She married Robert E. Gillespie in Bluffton on April 30, 1950. She was a retired lab and X-ray technician, working at both the Wabash County Hospital and the Ash Street Clinic. Ines was a 45-year member of the Asbury United Methodist Church, and a current member of the Wabash First United Methodist Church, where she was a member and past president of the United Methodist Women, and served on several committees. Ines was the recipient of the Outstanding United Methodist Women pin. She was a member and Past Worthy Matron of the Wabash Order of the Eastern Star, was a former Deputy of the District 18 Indiana Grand Chapter.

She was the past president of the American Heart Association, and worked several Red Cross blood drives. Ines enjoyed baking birthday cakes and birthday pies, and also sold Rada Knives to support church missions. She was active in the Silver Sneakers Exercise Program at the YMCA for nine years. She registered guests at the Client Appreciation Dinner for the Rensselaer Swine Services for 25 years. Ines was always there for her family and friends.

She is survived by her husband, Robert E. Gillespie of Wabash; three sons, Dr. Ron (Grace) Gillespie of West Lafayette, Dr. Tom (Denise) Gillespie of Rensselaer, and Phil (Cheryl) Gillespie of Fort Wayne; eight grandchildren, Chris (Anne) Gillespie of Dyer, Amanda Goodspeed of West Lafayette, Rebecca (Chris) Rowan of Rossville, Indiana, Kevin (Bonnie) Gillespie of Lafayette, Matt (Erin) Gillespie of McCordsville, Kendra (Curt) Pogue of Morocco, Rachel Parteko of Ossian, and Andy Gillespie of Fort Wayne; 21 great-grandchildren; sister, Lorene Oswalt of Maryville, Tenn.; brother, Max Brewer of Denton, Texas; in-laws, Joan Brewer of Fort Wayne, Rosie Brewer of Muncie, and Charles Holmes of Fort Wayne.

She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, and nine sisters.

Funeral services were Saturday, March 11, 2017, at First United Methodist Church, 110 N. Cass Street, Wabash, with Pastors Kurt Freeman and John Cook officiating. Burial was in Matlock Cemetery, Wabash. Visitation was Friday, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave., Wabash, and one hour prior to the service Saturday at the church. There will be an Eastern Star Service at the funeral home Friday at 7:30 pm.

Preferred memorial is First United Methodist Church or the Shriners Hospital for Children.

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

Charlotte Speicher, 100 LaFontaine UMC member Dec. 3, 1916 – March 8, 2017

Charlotte M. Speicher, 100, of LaFontaine, passed away at 12:35 p.m. on Wednesday, March 8, 2017, at Rolling Meadows Healthcare in LaFontaine.

She was born to the late Clifford and Alena (Mahoney) Black on Dec. 3, 1916 in Hartford City.

She was a graduate of LaFontaine High School. Charlotte married William Raymond Speicher on April 8, 1939; he passed away on May 29, 2003. She was a homemaker to her family. Charlotte was a longtime member of LaFontaine United Methodist Church in LaFontaine.

Sons surviving Charlotte are, Phillip Speicher (Marilyn) of LaFontiane, William Robert “Bob” Speicher (Connie) of Alexandria, and Russell “Dean” Speicher (Sandra K.) of LaFontaine; grandchildren, Denise Wood (Gregg) of LaFontiane, Lisa Carpenter of Wabash, Kellie Stoffel (Tim) of Roanoke, Stefanie Goodman (Mark) of Marion, Ron Speicher of Alexandria, Christa Fedarko (Patrick) of Arizona, and Wesley Speicher of Alexandria; nine great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by a son, Richard L. Speicher; three sisters, Bertha, Mabel, Ava; a half-sister Harriett; stepmother, Alice Black, and two half-brothers, George and Leonard Black.

Visitation and funeral services were Friday, March 10, 2017, at McDonald Funeral Home, LaFontaine Chapel, 104 S. Main St., LaFontaine, with Chaplin Don Miller officiating. Burial was at LaFontaine IOOF Cemetery in LaFontaine.

Preferred memorials are directed to Lafontaine United Methodist Church.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.mcdonaldfunerals.com.

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Wendell “Lee” Tackett, 72, of Wabash, went to be with his Lord and Savior at 1:55 a.m., Thursday, March 9, 2017, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, surrounded by his family.

He was born July 20, 1944, in Paintsville, Ky., to Cecil and Ora (Haney) Tackett.

Lee married Kathy Hampton in Wabash on July 12, 1963.

He retired from General Tire after 21 years and also owned Aunt Kathy’s Kitchen, both in Wabash.

He was the former vice president of the United Rubber Workers Local 626, and he also served as president of the retirees group of the union, He was a member and head trustee at the Christian Heritage Church, and also was an ordained minister for several years. He loved serving the Lord. Lee was an avid Kentucky Wildcats fan, enjoyed being a vendor at the Farmer’s Market, playing golf, watching his grandchildren participate in sports, and enjoyed a good debate. His greatest treasure was his family, and he loved his wife, children, and grandchildren.

He is survived by his wife, Kathy Tackett of Wabash; two daughters, Lisa (Dave) Stone of Howell, Mich., and Amy (Dave) Cole of Wabash; five grandchildren, Jacob Lee Hinson of Fishers, Joshua D. (Traci) Hinson of Anderson, Jessica L. Hinson of Howell, Mich., Noah D. Cole of Wabash, and Kayla R. Cole of North Manchester; three great-grandchildren, Royce Hinson of Anderson, Kami Wheat and Kasen Cole, both of North Manchester; brothers and sister, Phillip (Sue) Tackett of Johnstown, Ohio, Cecil “Curtie” (Marlene) Tackett and Jane (Paul) Meade, both of Paintsville, Ky; in-laws, Kenneth Wright of Louisa, Ky., Chris (Frank) Barber of St. Joseph, Mo., and Hannah Tackett of Chillicothe, Ohio; and several nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents, brother, Willis Tackett, and sister, Alma Wright.

Funeral services were Monday, March 13, 2017, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave., Wabash, with Pastor Tim Prater officiating. Burial was in Falls Cemetery, Wabash. Visitation was Sunday at the funeral home.

Preferred memorial is Christian Heritage Church Building Fund.

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

Virginia Finch, 89 Worked at Wabash County Hospital

Aug. 17, 1927 – March 9, 2017

Virginia Nell Finch, 89, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Thursday, March 9, 2017, at the Wellbrooke of Wabash care facility, after a full, loving, spirit-filled life which included suffering a brain aneurysm and stroke nearly 19 years ago.

Virginia was born on her parents’ farm Aug. 17, 1927, near Mount Vernon, the daughter of the late Lorrin D. and Etta B. White. The home farm later became what is now the town of Somerset in southern Wabash County. Upon graduation from Somerset High School in 1945 she attended the Barbason School of Modeling in New York City. On Feb. 5, 1946, she married Rex M. Finch, who passed away June 19, 2006, after they had enjoyed 60 years of marriage.

Virginia went to work after her youngest of four sons entered school. She retired from Wabash County Hospital in May 1989 after time spent as secretary to the hospital administrator and later to the director of personnel. Upon retirement, Rex and Virginia spent their winters in Fort Myers, Fla., for several years until 1998. Prior to her aneurysm and stroke, Rex and Virginia could be found puttering around Somerset on their scooters during the summer months.

She was a member of Women’s Aglow as well as a member of the Woodlawn United Methodist Church, Somerset, for many years.

Survivors include, sons Rod (Janet), Somerset, Greg (Jennifer), Fort Wayne, Chris (Penny), Somerset, and Jan (Deb), LaFontaine. The 10 grandchildren are, Rod’s daughters Lisa (John) Jervis, Columbus, and Lori (Kevin) Standfest, Marion; Greg’s daughters Jodi (Brent) Isbell, Fort Wayne, Denise (Troy) Bickley, Fort Wayne, and Jill (Judson) Everitt, Lindenhurst, Ill.; Chris’s daughter Beth Finch, North Manchester, and sons Derek (Brianne) Finch, Somerset and Joshua (Rebekah) Finch, Warsaw; and Jan’s daughters Jessica Finch, Louisville, Ky., and Abbey Finch, Atlanta, Ga. Virginia also has 14 great-grandchildren with one on the way.

One sister, Kathryn Merritt, and one brother, Lorrin White Jr, preceded her in death.

Funeral services were Monday, March 13, 2017, at the McDonald Funeral Home, LaFontaine Chapel, 104 S. Main St., LaFontiane, with the Rev. Melissa Rice officiating. Burial was in the Mississinewa Cemetery near Somerset.

Visitation was Sunday, March 12, 2017, at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Wellbrooke of Wabash, Wabash-Miami Home Healthcare and Hospice or the church or charity of your choice.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.mcdonaldfunerals.com

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Russell ‘Gene’ Gilmer, 94

Phyllis Lutz, 94

World War II veteran

Worked as bacteriologist

Sang in church choirs

Nov. 6, 1922 – March 8, 2017

Nov. 15, 1922 – March 4, 2017

July 31, 1946 – March 8, 2017

Russell “Gene” Gilmer, 94, of Warren, passed away at 12:38 p.m. on Wednesday, March 8, 2017, at Heritage Pointe in Warren.

He was born on Monday, Nov. 6, 1922, in Huntington County. He married Jo Ann Shultz on Sunday, Jan. 19, 1947, in Warren, IN; she passed away in 1966.

Surviving are a son, granddaughter, grandson, two great-grandchildren, three nieces, a nephew, several great- and great-great- nieces and nephews, and three special friends.

Visitation and services were Saturday, March 11, 2017, at Heritage Pointe Applegate Chapel, Warren. Interment is at Woodlawn Cemetery in Warren.

Glancy - H. Brown & Son Funeral Home, Warren, handled arrangements.

Marian Holman, 94 General Tire retiree Dec. 30, 1922 – March 9, 2017

Marian Zelda Holman, 94, of Wabash, died at 1:40 am, Thursday, March 9, 2017, at Wellbrooke of Wabash.

She was born Dec. 30, 1922, in Antwerp, Ohio to Edward and Elizabeth (Turpak) McCreery.

Marian was a 1940 graduate of Antwerp High School. She married Edwin A. Holman in Toledo, Ohio on Aug. 18, 1957; he died Dec. 15, 1972.

She retired from General Tire in Wabash. Marian was a member of the Wabash Art Guild. She enjoyed watching NASCAR and Indiana University basketball, and loved cats and dogs.

She is survived by five children, Elizabeth (Garnet) Martin of Toledo, Ohio, Judy (Earl) Bitz of Fort Wayne, John (Alan) Reynolds of Tucson, Ariz., Wendy Holman Cook of Browns Mills, N.J., and Tony Holman of Wabash; sister, Julia Taylor of Bryan, Ohio; 12 grandchildren, Cindy Martin, Jody Miller, Ed Martin, Mike Martin, Tammy Stelmaszak, Garnett Kaweski, Earl Bitz III, Kristie Bitz, John Anthony Bitz, Janel Brack, Melissa Cook, and Mallory Cook; 17 great-grandchildren, 23 great-great-grandchildren, and one great-great-great-grandson.

She was also preceded in death by her parents and one brother.

There will be a private memorial service at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, Wabash.

Preferred memorial is Wabash County Animal Shelter.

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

Gerri Longanecker, 70

Phyllis H. Lutz, 94, died Saturday, March 4, 2017, at 9:30 p.m. at Peabody Retirement Community’s Health Care unit, North Manchester.

Phyllis was born Nov. 15, 1922, in Michigan City, to Charles L. Henry and Phyllis (DeVoe) Henry.

She married Walter H. “Bud” Lutz on October 16, 1946. Walter died May 2, 2000.

Surviving are six children, 16 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.

Services are at 10 a.m. Sunday, March 19, 2017, at the Strauss Center Chapel, on the Peabody Retirement Campus.

Gerri L. Longanecker, 70, North Manchester, at 2 a.m.

Wednesday, March 8, 2017, in Timbercrest Healthcare Center, North Manchester.

She was born July 31, 1946, in Huntington, to Carl Sr. & Mary (Reeves) Herndon On Sept. 10, 1966, she married David F. Longanecker. He died

May 9, 2014.

She is survived by two sons, a one daughter, a brother, two sisters, and six grandchildren.

Visitation 9s from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, March 15, 2017, at McKee Mortuary, North Manchester.

Services will be Thursday, March 16, 2017 at 10 a.m. with calling one hour prior to service at First Brethren Church, North Manchester.

Vivian Thompson, 82 Enjoyed mushroom hunting Nov. 15, 1934 – March 6, 2017 Vivian “Jean” Thompson, 82, of rural Van Buren, passed away at 6:09 a.m. on Monday, March 6, 2017, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne.

She was born on Thursday, Nov. 15, 1934, in Miami County. She married Howard Dale Thompson on Sunday, June 7, 1953. He passed away in 1997.

Surviving are a daughter, a son, nine grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, two greatgreat-grandchildren and a brother.

Visitation and services were at Glancy - H. Brown & Son Funeral Home, Warren on Friday, March 10, 2017. Interment is in Gardens of Memory in Marion.

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Especially the Congregational Christian Church, the workers, family, friends, and all who gave to this benefit.

- The Randy Arnett Family

Mark Sharpless, 54 U.S. Navy veteran

Deloris Schoenlein, 89

May 17, 1962 – March 8, 2017

Loved rescuing animals

Mark C. Sharpless, 54, North Manchester, passed away at 4:30 p.m. on March 8, 2017 at his residence.

He was born in Willard, Ohio, on May 17, 1962, to Dr. Larry D. and Joyce C. (Coppler) Sharpless.

He is survived by his mother, two sisters and several nieces and nephews.

A memorial service was Saturday, March 11, 2017 at Peabody Chapel, North Manchester.

McKee Mortuary handled arrangements.

Jan. 1, 1928 – March 10, 2017 Deloris Marie Schoenlein, 89, of rural Columbia City, died Friday morning, March 10, 2017, at Heritage of Huntington.

She was born on Jan. 1, 1928, in Kokomo, a daughter of Harvey L. and Tressie Lorena (Stewart) Prather. On August 13, 1966, she was united in marriage to Woodrow Schoenlein. Mr. Schoenlein died March 6, 1984.

She is survived by four children, 11 grandchildren; 26 great grandchildren; seven great great grandchildren; and three sisters.

Services are at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Smith & Sons Funeral Home, Columbia City with visitation from 2 to 4 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will take place at a later date at Gardens of Memory in Marion.

Smith and Sons Funeral Home, Huntington, is in charge of services.

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Wabash Sheriff ’s Department Accidents March 3 At 5:57 p.m., a vehicle driven by Isaiah D. Hawkins, 18, North Manchester, was traveling south on CR 650 East at a high rate of speed when a crested a hill, lost control of the vehicle, exited the roadway and flipped multiple times before coming to a rest.

Hawkins was transported by ambulance to Parkview Wabash Hospital for pain in his shoulder and upper arm. Passenger Tyson Finch, 16, North Manchester, was transported via helicopter to Parkview Fort Wayne Hospital for injuries.

Passenger Caleb Helms, 17, North Manchester, was transported by ambulance to Parkview Wabash Hospital for abdominal pain.

March 4 At 9:54 p.m., a vehicle driven by John D. Krhin, 17, LaFontaine, was traveling east on CR 1050 South when he disregarded a stop sign at the intersection of SR 15 and collided with a vehicle driven by Brady J. Eltzroth, 35, Wabash.

March 5 At 2:04 p.m., a vehicle driven by Jared A. Bragg, 23, Sweetser, was southbound on America Road when he became distracted by his cell phone, failed to yield to a stop sign and collided with a vehicle driven by Debra S. Finch, 59, LaFontaine.

March 6 At 8:10 a.m., a vehicle driven by Marcy L. Thompson, 44, Lagro, was eastbound on Blue Star Highway when a deer entered the roadway and struck the vehicle.

At 3:28 p.m., a vehicle driven by Jesse W. Wheelen, 61, Marion, was traveling east on CR 400 North when he attempted to stop for a stop sign but could not due to loose gravel on the roadway and collided with a vehicle driven by Joseph

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K. Fugate, 42, Silver Lake.

46, LaFontaine, speeding.

March 7 At 3:24 p.m., a vehicle driven by Raymond C. Hood, 83, Wabash, was westbound on CR 200 South when he exited the roadway, traveled through a ditch and came to rest against a tree.

March 8 Andrew T. Birdwell, 31, Indianapolis, speeding.

Destiny C. Reggs, 19, Lafayette, speeding.

March 8 At 7:16 p.m., a vehicle driven by Jody L. Nusbaumer, 35, Keystone, was eastbound on SR 124 when two deer entered the roadway and one was struck.

At 7:40 p.m., a vehicle driven by Jihad A. Shabazz, 46, Fort Wayne, was traveling east on SR 114 when a deer entered the roadway and was struck.

At 9:58 p.m., a vehicle driven by Destinie H. Carter, 23, Huntington, was eastbound on U.S. 24 when a deer entered the roadway and was struck.

At 10:01 p.m., a vehicle driven by Danny R. Parkinson, 53, Kokomo, was eastbound on U.S. 24 when a deer entered the roadway and was struck.

Citations March 2 Jacob A. Dietz, 25, Zionsville, speeding.

Lisa M. Gunderson, 44, Greenwood, speeding.

March 3 Cameron M. Kline, 19, Goshen, speeding.

Joshua R. Jenkins, 29, Marion, speeding.

Robert L. Moudenlall III, 26, Lafayette, speeding.

March 4 Victoria N. Plath, 19, Urbana, speeding.

March 5 Todd Brewer, 46, North Manchester, dog at large.

Billy D. Weaver, 24, LaFontaine, driving while suspended with prior.

March 6 Austin P. Poe, 21, Logansport, speeding.

March 7 Timothy S. Draper,

We will be removing all faded flowers, broken decorations and shepherd hooks not placed in the foundations.

Any questions or request concerning the above, please contact Regina Metzger at 260-982-7416.

March 10 Brandon E. Burnsworth, 33, Wabash, disregarding a stop sign.

Bookings Clint J. Bishir, 31, Wabash, felony domestic battery committed in presence of a child younger than 16-years-old.

Kristi L. Burchett, 27, Wabash, possession of a controlled substance.

Randell A. Liebo, 30, Wabash, felony revocation of probation on burglary charge.

Teddy M. Ricketts, 44, Summitville, misdemeanor failure to appear on child support.

Joshua M. L. Allen, 31, North Manchester, misdemeanor operating while intoxicated, misdemeanor operating a vehicle with a blood alcohol content level of .08 or more, misdemeanor driving while suspended, misdemeanor battery, misdemeanor invasion of privacy and two counts misdemeanor petition to revoke probation on domestic battery charge.

Jonita K. Carroll, 52, South Whitley, misdemeanor operating while intoxicated and misdemeanor operating a vehicle with a blood alcohol content level of .08 or more.

Shane N. Miller, 25, Fort Wayne, felony petition to revoke probation on theft charge.

Byron L. Johnson, 46, Wabash, misdemeanor operating while intoxicated and misdemeanor leaving the scene of a personal injury accident.

Derek L. Corbran, 23, Laketon, felony failure to register as a sex offender with prior.

Carri A. McCuan, 40, North Manchester, felony petition to revoke probation on operating while intoxicated and felony petition to revoke electronic home detention on operating while intoxicated.

David E. Hueston, 39, Wabash, felony domestic battery with prior and misdemeanor invasion of privacy.

Jeffrey J. Thompson, 59, Wabash, misdemeanor operating while intoxicated.

Shane L. Starr, 33, Wabash, felony possession of a hypodermic needle and misdemeanor possession of a schedule I, II, III or IV controlled substance.

Danielle L. King, 25, Knoxville, Tenn., felony maintaining a common nuisance, misdemeanor possession of a schedule I, II, III or IV controlled substance and misdemeanor possession of marijuana, hash oil, hashish or salvia.

Andrea D. Brown, 27, Huntington, felony petition to revoke probation on possession of a narcotic drug charge.

Stoney A. Hobson, 51, Wabash, misdemeanor possession of marijuana, hash oil, hashish or salvia.

Angela M. Bowling, 37, Wabash, felony unlawful possession of a syringe and felony possession of a schedule I, II, III or IV controlled substance.

Jennifer L. Randolph, 35, Wabash, misdemeanor petition to revoke probation.

James R. Straka, 37, Roann, misdemeanor driving while suspended with prior.

Nathanial A. Mosley, 19, Denver, felony criminal recklessness.

Richard E. Bartram, 46, Wabash, domestic battery committed in the presence of a child younger than 16-years-old.

Wabash Police Department Accidents March 5 At 1:28 p.m., a vehicle driven by Tamara S. Keehn, 21, Wabash, backing from a parking space in the parking area on Shady Oak Drive when she collided with a vehicle driven by Megan R. Hunt, 20, North Manchester.

March 6 At 3:50 p.m., a vehicle driven by Gatlon D. Burton, 28, Wabash, was stopped northbound on Miami Street at Stitt Street when he attempted to turn left onto Stitt Street and collided with a bicyclist who was younger than 10years-old.

March 7 At 11:38 a.m., a vehicle driven by Debra D. Hipskind, 61, Wabash, was traveling southwest on Golf Course

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Wabash experiences string of burglaries Two suspects sought by police

By Emma Rausch emma@thepaperofwabash.com The Wabash Police Department (WPD) is requesting the public’s help in identifying two suspects connected with multiple burglaries in Wabash.

City Police officers are investigating multiple burglaries of businesses and churches within Wabash city limits, Cpt. Matt Benson told The Paper of Wabash County Tuesday, March 7.

“We are unable to release the names (of the burglarized locations) right now,” Benson said.

“However, it is not in one concentrated part of the city.”

WPD released photos of two suspects connected to the crimes, both pictured wearing black hoodies and covering their faces with bandanas.

If anyone is able to identify the subjects, articles of clothing, shoes or hats, contact the WPD at 260-5631112.

Any person with information on the crimes, contact Det. John Krhin at 260-5631112 Ext 279, Wabash County Central Dispatch at 260-5639223 or Wabash County Crime Stoppers at 1-866-6650056.

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collided with a utility pole.

Citations March 4 John S. Petrie, 52, Albion, speeding.

March 8 At 10:05 a.m., a vehicle driven by Matthew E. Stone, 49, Wabash, was pulling into a parking space in the Wabash City Schools parking lot when he collided with a parked vehicle.

At 8:19 p.m., a vehicle driven by James R. Harold II, 28, Wabash, was traveling south on SR 15 when he collided with a vehicle driven by Laura S. Baughman, 56, Wabash.

North Manchester Accidents March 5 At 12:22 p.m., a vehicle driven by Bernard L. Marcum, 75, North Manchester, struck a sign in the 300 block of SR 13 North.

March 10 At 11:49 a.m., a vehicle driven by Megan E. See, 26, Peru, was turning left into an alleyway from the Presbyterian Church parking lot when she

March 11 At 1:30 p.m., a vehicle driven by Kendra N. Day, 25, Akron, collided on East Main Street at Mill Street with a vehicle driven Lynda J. Wall, 43,

March 9 Craig J. Sheely, 26, LaFontaine, driving while suspended infraction.

Huntington.

Citations March 9 Ty L. Parrett, 21, North Manchester, disregarding a stop sign.

Daniel L. Kochenour, 33, Roann, driving while suspended.

Harold H. Poe, 49, Akron, driving while suspended.

March 11 Brittany K. Swinehart, 32, North Manchester, disregarding a stop sign.

Arrests March 9 Emily N. Blevins, 41, North Manchester, possession of a controlled substance.

March 11 Jose Hernandez, age unknown, North

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Manchester, operating a vehicle while never receiving a license.

Cases March 5 At 12:34 p.m., criminal mischief report taken in the 200 block of East College Avenue.

March 10 At 4:41 p.m., fraud report taken in the 600 block of North Sycamore Street.

Fire March 3 At 7:25 p.m., 1000 block of Clear Creek Drive for an odor of natural gas.

At 10:25 p.m., 500 block of East 5th Street for medical assist.

March 4 At 7:33 a.m., 2200 block of East Street for medical assist.

At 1:17 p.m., 1300

block of SR 13 West for an alarm.

March 5 At 5:20 p.m., 8000 block of West South Street for a grass fire.

At 5:29 p.m., 1000 block of Clear Creek Trail for medical assist.

March 6 At 4:47 p.m., 100 block of Snyder Street for medical assist.

At 9:54 p.m., 200 block of Wabash Road for medical assist.

March 8 At 3:19 p.m., 400 block of West 7th Street for medical assist.

At 3:50 p.m., 1500 block of Hillcrest Drive for medical assist.

At 5 p.m., 900 block of North Market Street for a line on fire from a limb falling on it.

Land Transfers Dahne M. Miller to Charles and Janice Bone, quitclaim deed.

Angela L. Delauter to Jack A. Delauter, quitclaim deed.

Leslie D. Thompson to Lynn M. and Leslie D. Thompson, quitclaim deed.

Mark A. Christian, Alexis C. Christian and David A. Christian to Mark A. and Alexis C. Christian, personal representation deed.

Angela Ogino to Ronald S. Eads, quitclaim deed.

David and Dennis G. Goff to Jay R. Fawley, personal representation deed.

Darren Goff, Teresa Fratus and David Goff to Jay R. Fawley, warranty deed.

John E. Haecker to John S. Haecker, quitclaim deed.

Jo Ann T. Barrows to Barry J. Olson,

Bradley J. Olson and Mary L. Olson, warranty deed.

Michael A. and Pamela K. Honeycutt to Jo Ann T. Barrows, warranty deed.

Dorothy J. Lundquist to Michael and Pamela K. Honeycutt, warranty deed.

Max and G. Sue Piper to Ethan M. W. Altimus, warranty deed.

Jerry A. and William L. Ridenour to Jeffrey Waldon, warranty deed.

Thomas L. and Patricia J. Boone to John K. Myers, quitclaim deed.

Gina and Shane Dale to John P. and Loralyn Dyson, warranty deed.

Billy D. and Nancy Bell to Nancy E. Bell, quitclaim deed.

Mary Carpenter and Dianne Pankop to Bott Properties LLC, warranty deed.

David E. and M. Teresa W. Morris to Andrew D. Cochran, warranty deed.

Gloria A. Bolinger Revocable Trust and Ralph I. Bolinger Revocable Trust to James and Penelope Calkins, trust deed.

Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company to Angle Fund Inc., quitclaim deed.

Marilyn C. Tyner, Nancy J. Warren, James Warren and David R. Tyner to John H. and Mary M. Bever, warranty deed.

Beacon Credit Union to Eel River Inn, corporate deed.

Lee M. Winkelman, Richard Winkelman and Lisa Winkelman to Craig E. and Connie R. McKillip, warranty deed.

Dean L. and Rebecca J. Benz to David L. and Sandra

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David K. and Angela M. Christopher to John K. Myers, Daniel K. Ritzema and Jennifer Ritzema, warranty deed.

American Mutual LP to Deeann M. Wieland, warranty deed.

Michael L. and Diana L. Parker to Middle Foods LLC, warranty deed.

Jami Rice and Jami Metzger to Samuel P. and Nichole C. Figert, warranty deed.

Nichole Jones and Nichole Figert to Amber Parker, warranty deed.

Carolyn Blake to Megan E. Hawkins, warranty deed.

Willard J. Glassburn to Willard J. Glassburn, Kathy J. Keysor and Karen S. Carpenter, quitclaim deed.

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and Tom Eads to Thomas L. Eads and Susan J. Trowbridge, quitclaim deed.

Connie B. White and Eunice L. Brower to Ronald L. and Lora L. Ogden, trust deed.

Steven J. and Paul J. Pontius to Mark A. and Laura B. Rush, personal representation deed.

Biggs Indiana Properties LLC to Ideal Suburban Homes Inc., warranty deed.

Ideal Suburban Homes Inc. to Rita Driscoll and Susan D. Hinojose, corporate deed.

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Wabash man charged One charged in meth lab bust in Big R gun theft

By The Paper staff

By Emma Rausch emma@thepaperofwabash.com A Wabash man is facing a felony charge in connection to a February Big R gun theft.

Derrick L. King, 19, Wabash, was charged with felony theft and misdemeanor carrying a handgun without a license following a Wabash Police Department (WPD) investigation.

On Feb. 7, the WPD

received a report that a gun was stolen from Big R, located at 1550 Cass St. in Wabash, according to a probable cause affidavit.

The firearm was locked in a cage within the store that only employees could access, according to the affidavit.

After reviewing video footage, officers determined King, a store employee at the time, was connected to the crime, the court documents continued.

Officers were later informed that King had allegedly disposed of the firearm in the Wabash River, the document continued.

On Thursday, March 2, King entered a preliminary plea of not guilty to the charges.

King’s trial dates have been set for June 20-21 at 9 a.m. with a pre-trail conference scheduled for May 22 at 1 p.m.

A local man has been charged with manufacturing methamphetamine after a tip lead to the discovery of a meth lab on March 5.

Steven A. Morgan, Jr., 29, formerly of North Manchester was charged with possession of a hypodermic needle, dumping of controlled substance waste, possession of drug precursors within 500 feet of a school and manufacturing methamphetamine within 500 feet of a school after officers found him at the

STEVEN A. MORGAN site of a meth lab across the street from M a n c h e s t e r Elementary School.

According to a release from the North Manchester

Police Department, at 7:24 p.m. Sunday, March 5, NMPD received a complaint of a chemical smell in the 300 block of South River Road. Officers Derek Sessoms and Parker Stouffer responded to the call, and determined that the smell came from the basement apartment of a residence at 300 S. River Rd. As the officers attempted to enter the residence, Morgan and a female emerged from the basement.

Sessoms entered the basement and found a meth lab, methamphetamine

and numerous precursors for manufacturing methamphetamine.

The female was released at the time.

NM Police Chief Jim Kirk noted that neither Morgan nor the female are tenants of the apartment.

The NMPD release noted that two additional suspects are still under investigation in the matter.

The North Manchester Fire Department, Wabash County Sheriff ’s Department and Indiana State Police Clandestine Lab assisted NMPD.

4 injured in SR 114 crash

By The Paper staff

NORTH MANCHESTER - Four Wabash County residents were injured following a Thursday, March 9, collision on State Road 114.

According to an accident report by the Wabash County Sheriff ’s Department (WCSD): At approximately 4:09 p.m., officers from the WCSD responded to a personal injury accident at the intersection of SR 114 and County Road 1200 North.

A vehicle driven by Ashlynn N. Fiddler, 21, North Manchester,

was traveling west on SR 114 when she attempted to turn left onto CR 1200 North and traveled into the path of an eastbound vehicle driven by Joshua S. Shireman, 19, Wabash. The two vehicles collided head-on at the intersection.

Shireman was transported via ambulance to Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne after sustaining head, neck and leg injuries.

Shireman’s passenger, Jasmine J. Chalfant, 19, Wabash, sustained head injuries and was flown by Parkview

Samaritan to Parkviwe Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. Her condition is unknown at this time.

Fiddler was treated for an injury to her jaw and abrasions to her face. Her passenger, James M. Cornett, 34, North Manchester, was treated for pain in the abdomen area.

The WCSD was assisted at the scene by the Pleasant Township Fire Department, Wabash County EMA, Indiana State Police and Parkview EMS.

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Knights fall at Regional

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LAPEL — The ball didn’t bounce Southwood’s way Saturday afternoon against Frankton at the Lapel Regional.

Despite the heartbreaking 65-61 loss, Southwood coach John Burrus saw the

positives after the game.

“It’s been a season of championships for us,” Burrus said. “We had a great season winning the county and conference championships and won the sectional title. We are certainly not losers.”

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But the Knights didn’t roll over, tying it up at 48-48 early in the fourth quarter, then making it a one-point game with 2:33 left.

“Cutting a six-point lead down to one point showed the character of this team,” Burrus said.

“You have to give Frankton credit, but it was a great effort by our kids against a quality team.”

Frankton took a 6-2 lead in the first two minutes, but the Knights chipped away at the lead with Carson Blair scoring Southwood’s first 11 points for an 11-10 lead.

Southwood took a 17-13 lead with two baskets from Dallas Holmes and one from Blair, and the Knights led 18-17 after one quarter.

A back-and-forth second quarter had six lead changes, with the Knights going ahead 30-28 after a steal and basket from Peyton Trexler.

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Early in the fourth quarter, Trexler scored on a fast break, and Blair hit a 3pointer to tie things up at 48-48 with 6:58 remaining in the game.

But the Eagles went on an 8-2 run to lead 56-50 with 4:44 left.

With the lead still at six points, Jeffrey Finicle scored, followed by a 3-pointer from Matt Nose to make it 59-58.

Despite Frankton missing four free throws in the final two minutes, Southwood wasn’t able to take advantage, falling 65-61 and ending a 21-5 season.

“We haven’t played a better team than Frankton this year,” Burrus said. “It’s hard to be too upset after game like this.”

Blair led Southwood with 25 points, followed by Trexler with 12, Holmes with 10, Nose with six, Blake Martz with five, and Finicle with two.

Southwood loses three seniors in Paul Farlow, Martz and Finicle.

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hawking squads that one-upped each other all afternoon creating turnovers into points. But The Southwood Knights weathered foul trou- the Eagles gained a late advantage when a couble and a Frankton team that was equally at ple of crucial calls led to Frankton scores and quick as the Knights on Saturday. Down the the Knights couldn’t make up the difference as stretch, there were a number of momentum time ran out.

The Knights finished the season with an swings that kept the crowd on the edge of their seats, if they were sitting at all. A see-saw bat- excellent 21-5 record, winning 14 straight games before Saturday’s regional tle ensued all afternoon, neither loss. Frankton went on the win the team leading by more than six Lapel Regional, coming from 13 points. In the end, clutch shots and points down to beat Covington 54-52. good free throw shooting by The Wabash WebTV broadcast Frankton won out as they beat the team will continue to provide you Knights 65-61. with a type of media that has Not that Southwood didn’t hit become the wave of the future and clutch shots, because Carson Blair we love doing it for you and will try hit several to either set the tone or to refine the broadcasts to continuanswer Frankton’s charge as did ally upgrade and make it top notch.

Matthew Nose and Dallas Holmes.

Speaking for our commentators, Both did so while playing with relaRick Harness, Jim Landrum, Tim tive caution because both players BILL BARROWS Harness, Chandler Jones and yours were in foul trouble early in the truly as well as our tech and supgame. The game was closely officiatport staff, Steven Weir, David ed, which cost both teams in a highly athletic and physical contest. At one point Fenker and Julie Schnepp, thanks for tuning Peyton Trexler was sprawled out on the floor in!

Join Wabash WebTV for exciting action of after a collision with two Frankton players as he scrambled for the ball at break-neck speed. Indiana High School athletics. The Wabash Trexler set the tone all day with quickness and WebTV schedule will be published in The Paper of Wabash County. You can expect to find penetration moves.

Jeffrey Finicle and Blake Martz also played out where we will be by checking this article big roles for the Knights, as they did all season. every week for sports action. If you are at a Senior Paul Farlow came off the bench to spell game or cannot watch it live, an archive of the Nose and Holmes during their issues with featured game is available on the website shortfouls. Both of these teams were quick, ball ly after the completion of each game.

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Local swimmers do well at YMCA state meet

By The Paper staff

Dayna Dale signs her lletter of intent to golf at Hanover College. Looking on are her parents, JoDee and Gary Dale; brother Devon Dale (back row, from left), Southwood golf coach Rod Cole and Southwood principalAndrew McDaniel. Photo by Joseph Slacian

Dale to golf at Hanover

By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com Southwood High School senior Dayna Dale signed a letter of intent to continue her golf career at Hanover College.

Dale, a four-year varsity golfer at Southwood, signed the letter Tuesday afternoon, March 7, during a ceremony in the school library, surrounded by family and school personnel.

Dale’s family has a history at Hanover, which is located in Madison in southern Indiana.

“My grandfather (Gene Kaufman) went there,” she said.

“That’s where (her grandparents) got married. I thought it was a beautiful campus. They a good facility and offer a good education there.”

She plans on studying psychology at Hanover.

Wayne Perry coaches the Panthers. In its fall season, the

Panthers won the Transylvania Invitational and finished second at its own invitational in September, and won the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference tourney in October. It recently finished its winter tour, and will return to action March 17-19 at the Jekyll Island Collegiate Tourney.

“He’s a down-to-earth kind of coach,” Dale said of Perry.

“He’s kind of like Coach (Rod) Cole. He supports your decisions and he helps you become a better player.”

Cole said he has enjoyed coaching Dale.

“I’ve known Dayna for so long, I never really felt like her coach,” he said. “Her grandfather was really her coach. I was just kind of there to help her with the mental side of the game and to help her with her short game the last couple of years.

“It was fun for me because she worked hard every day

and had a good work ethic. I enjoyed watching her play golf. She was very fun to work with and very motivated to be a good golfer.”

A four-year varsity letter winner at Southwood, Dale earned All-Three Rivers Conference honors all four years. Her junior and senior years she was the individual sectional champion, and advance to the state meet her senior year.

She set three records while at Southwood – the Best Score 9-Hole Away Course, a 35 at Cobblestone; the Best Score 18Hole Away Course, a 73 at Cobblestone, and the Best 9Hole season average, 40.3 in 2016.

Her scores have steadily improved, from a 46.17 average her freshman year, to a 40.30 average her senior year.

She received team MVP honors her sophomore year.

Dale is the daughter of JoDee and Gary Dale.

The Wabash Stars Swim Club, the competitive swim team of the Wabash County YMCA, competed at the 2017 YMCA State Championship swim meet March 3-5 at the Rolf ’s Aquatic Center at the University of Notre Dame.

Seth Blossom and Josh Lee earned second place and fifth place, respectively in the 11-12 boys age group that included 36 swimmers who qualified for the meet by achieving YMCA State Time Standards. The swimmers were recognized for their achievements by Clint Kugler, Chief Executive Officer of the Wabash County YMCA during the Wabash Middle School swim meet against Crestview Huntington on Monday evening.

Highlights from the YMCA State Championship Swim Meet include: Seth Blossom: State Champion in 500 Freestyle, 200 Freestyle, and 100 Butterfly; State Runner-up in 200 Individual Medley, 100 Freestyle, 100 Individual Medley, and 50 Butterfly; 3rd place in 50 Freestyle.

Josh Lee: State Runner-up in 100 Breaststroke and 50 Breaststroke; 4th place in 200 Individual Medley, 50 Freestyle and 100

YMCA Executive Director Clint Kugler (from left) poses with local swimmers Josh Lee, Seth Blossom following the state YMCA swimming meet. Photo provided Freestyle; 5th place in 100 Individual th Medley; 6 place in

50 backstroke; 8th place in 50 butterfly.

Both swimmers qualified for the YMCA Zone Championships on March 17-19 at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio.

“Seth and Josh represented the Wabash Stars Swim Club well in our first YMCA State Championship meet,” coach Josh Blossom said. “They achieved three state championship swims and six state runnerup swims, but more importantly they improved their times in 14 out of 16 swims.

“Seth had outstanding swims, especially the 200 Freestyle. He was very disciplined in his race strategy and that discipline paid off for him. Josh just began club swimming in November.

His hard work has

resulted in incredible improvement in all of his events and made him one of the fastest swimmers at the meet. We are very happy for both boys and looking forward to great swims at Zones and during the summer season.”

The Wabash Stars Swim Club began last summer with eight swimmers coached by Josh Blossom. Since then, the team has grown to nearly 40 swimmers from throughout Wabash County coached by Josh Blossom, Tyler McQuiston, Alex Honeycutt, and Tammy Ford.

The Stars will compete against Parkview Huntington YMCA on March 15. For information about joining the Wabash Stars Swim Club, contact Alex Honeycutt at the Wabash County YMCA at 260-563-9622 or email at ahoney@wabashcountyymca.org.

League champions: Hanks 2 and Hanks Oldies both won their league championships Monday night, March 7, at the Wabash County YMCA. Hanks 2 won the Adult Winter League B Division, while Hanks Oldies won the Adult Winter League C Division. Members of the Hanks 2 team are (top photo, from left) Jason Dawes, Josh Merrick, Patrick Hopkins, Hank Eilts, Rod Merrick, Caleb Hadden. Not pictured: Chris Schuler and Kyle Merrick. Members of the Hanks Oldies team are (front row, from left) Tyler Guenin, Jeff Walpole, Kyle Dubois, Hank Eilts; (back row, from left) Rod Merrick, Mike Kennedy, Chris Harnish, Drew Spangle.

Not pictured: John Davis. Eilts, 84, scored 14 points in one of the contests.

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Park Board OKs plans for south side park

By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com

A committee seeking to improve a park on the south side of Wabash received permission from the Wabash Park Board to pursue its plans.

With that green light received

Wednesday night, March 8, the committee is now able to purchase playground equipment for the site.

The equipment, according to committee member Jordan Tandy, will be similar to the equipment placed at Hanna Park in 2015.

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“We’re going through AAA State of Play, which is the same company we used for Hanna Park,” he said. “The play system our committee has settled on is called Topanga Canyon.”

The play system, according to the company’s website, offers four slides and four climbers. Youngsters can climb up the cloverleaf climber, pod climber, inverted arch run climber, or the upright snake climber, it said.

They can then race across the decks to slide down the bump slide, tube slide, spiral slide, or right turn slide, it continued.

The youngsters also can play a game of tic tac toe on the game panel and give the gears on the gear panel a turn. A nature drum panel and bongo drums also are available on the play system.

In addition, the committee plans to install a wheelchair accessible swing, resurface the existing basketball courts, replace and improve the swings and repaint and touch up a pavilion at the site.

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Tandy told the board that the committee has been raising funds since last summer, noting that the more funds it raises, the more improvements it can make to the park.

Park Board member Jon Baker asked if the system would be placed at the current park by the south side fire station, or if it would located at a piece of property the city is considering purchasing from the New Journey Church.

(See related story).

Tandy said he believed it should go at the current park, since grants received for the project indicated that was where it would be placed, and the grants have time restrictions on them.

He also noted that

An example of what Topanga Canyon will look like. Photo provided

many private donations were received to place improve the existing park and, should it change locations, donors should be contacted and asked if they objected to the change.

Baker later asked if the system could be moved in future years, should the Park Board decided it might better fit at the New Journey site.

Tandy said that since that may very well be several years down the road, there should be no problem in relocating the system.

However, it would have to be disassembled and reassembled at the site.

Board members also questioned what type of ground cover would be placed around the play-

ground equipment.

“Engineered wood fiber is apparently what is required now,” Tandy replied.

“They’ve got the surface depth that we have to go down so far, based on the height of the equipment. It’s all federally regulated, and the play equipment company, we really rely on them.”

City considers south side land purchase

By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com The New Journey Church and the City of Wabash are considering a sale of land that could help the city resolve a decadesold problem.

New Journey, which is located in the old W.C. Mills Elementary School on Vernon Street, is considering selling some of the land it acquired when it purchased the school.

“I spoke with them and asked them what they wanted,” Park Superintendent Adam Hall said. “They said, ‘just get it appraised’ and they want fair market value.”

Hall said he’s spoken with Mayor Scott Long and board mem-

bers individually, and the consensus was to proceed with a possible purchase.

If the city purchases the land and turns it into a park area, it will help resolve a problem stemming back to the 1970s.

Hall told The Paper of Wabash County that the city received a grant from the Land and Water Council in the ‘70s to help make upgrades to Wabash City Park. As part of the grant, the land had to be an open playground.

However, the city built the Dallas L. Winchester Senior Center, which essentially violated the agreement. Hall said the City Park land on which the Center now stands is considered “contaminated.”

The problem, though, was not brought to the city’s attention until about eight years ago, he noted. And, because of the issue, the city has not been able to pursue similar grants.

To resolve the situation, the city must either purchase or be given land of equal or greater value.

Dave Metz has been retained to appraise both the senior center land and the New Journey land to see if it is of equal value.

Board member Jon Baker asked about how much land would need to be purchased.

Board attorney Kristina Lynn said the amount of land is not being considered.

“It’s not number of acres for number of

acres,” she said. “It’s value for value. We’ll have to have the senior center area appraised, and then we’ll have to have equal or greater value on the south side.”

Mayor Scott Long added that the appraisal is just for the land the center sits on, not the building, too.

“Once we figured out our value, the next step would be to go to New Journey and say, ‘Here’s the boundary we would like to have as our new park,’” Hall said.

“But we won’t know that until we get the senior center (appraisal) first.”

He also noted that the Department of Natural Resources also will likely require a small parking lot at the site.

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WABASH - Junior Achievement of Northern Indiana will be hosting Achieve-ABowl bowl-a-thon at Cannonball Lanes on Sunday, March 19.

Teams of five are welcome to join and take a strike toward financial education this Sunday.

For more than 1,000 greater Wabash community students,

Junior Achievement programs prepare students for economic success and provide opportunity for students to discover the connection between what they learn in the classroom and applying it in the real world.

At this year’s bowla-thon, the theme is “Learning is the Game of Life” and teams are encouraged to come dressed as their favorite game piece.

All participants will receive a t-shirt and be eligible to win door prizes. Teams that reach the Junior Achievement’s $350 fundraising goal will receive pizza and pop for their lane.

The Wabash County community has been a great support of the event, and lane sponsorships are still available at $50.

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Greater Wabash County Board would like the community to know that all funds raised for this event will remain within Wabash County to support the local Junior Achievement program expenses.

To support this event, register to participate or as a sponsor by contacting Julie Dyson at 574-721-7212 or email julie.dyson@ja.org.

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5 Wabash County men charged in connection to federal investigation

...continued from page 16 here in Wabash County.

Owsley’s already plead guilty and Zook is still pending. France is facing federal charges.”

Also indicted in connection to the case were Robert M. Hoy, 21, of North Manchester, Charles M. Hammer, 30, of North Manchester, and Jose Rogelio VerDiaz, 21, of Mexico.

On Nov. 20, Hoy and Diaz stole one or more firearms from the Sand Burr Gun Ranch, which is licensed to engage in business from importing, manufacturing or dealing in firearms, according to the attorney’s office press release.

In November and

December, Hammer possessed a firearm after having previously been convicted of a felony offense, the release continued.

Hoy and Diaz are facing the charge of stealing firearms from a Federal Firearms Licensee while Hammer was charged with felon in possession of a firearm.

Diaz’s whereabout are currently unknown as he has fled North Manchester, according to Kirk.

“They’re still working this whole case because there are still guns coming up here and there,” Kirk said.

“The (federal agents) have taken care of the

Jordan Michel is the 2016 Wabash County 4-H Fair Queen. Photo provided

4-H Queen info meeting planned

By The Paper staff There will be an informational meeting for girls interested in participating in the 2017 Wabash County 4H Fair Queen Pageant on Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at 7 p.m. in the Honeywell Center’s Crystal Room.

To be eligible to compete in the pageant a girl must be 16

by July 12, 2016, and currently enrolled in the Wabash County 4H program or the contestant completed 4-H tenure in Wabash County in 2016.

The 2017 Wabash County 4-H Fair Queen Pageant will be Wednesday, July 12.

The informational meeting will cover important dates for the pageant, judging format of the pageant and planned pageant workshops.

Jordan Michel, 2016 Wabash County 4-H Fair Queen will be in attendance at the meeting and answer questions potential contestants may have.

Interested contestants are welcome to bring a parent to this informational meeting.

Questions regarding the informational meeting may be directed to Julie Echard, Pageant chairperson a t Julie.echard@gmail.c om or 260.571.5500.

guys that did the burglary though. Ours are more of the people that we stopped ourselves and arrested and they had some of those guns.”

If convicted in court, any specific sentence to be imposed will be determined by the judge after a consideration

of federal sentencing statues and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines.

The investigation was conducted by the ATF in coordination with the Fulton County Sheriff ’s Department, the NMPD and the Wabash County Sheriff ’s Department.

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1524 Glenn • $70,000 MLS# 201637990

5 W Canal St • $45,000 MLS# 201644458

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1406 St Rd 114 West (N. Man) $349,500 • MLS# 201654072

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165 Lafayette • NOW $45,000 MLS# 201701307

220 N Thorne St • $49,900 MLS# 201706971

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826 Erie St • $25,900 MLS# 201646258

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644 Sivey St • $72,000 MLS# 201709502

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HU student ears honor HUNTINGTON — H u n t i n g t o n University’s Madison Riley, a sophomore agriculture major from Goshen, has been selected by the Agriculture Future of America (AFA) as one of its Campus Ambassadors for 2017-2018.

“We are proud of Madison for this honor she has received. It doesn’t surprise me that she has been chosen as AFA’s Campus Ambassador for HU, because she has been our ambassador already, representing H u n t i n g t o n University and its ag program in an exemplary fashion since we began offering courses,” stated Dr. Raymond Porter, Director of the Haupert Institute for Agricultural Studies.

“She has always been willing to go the extra mile and put in the extra work to succeed and to help our program succeed.”

AFA’s Campus Ambassadors are the student voice of the organization. In addition to providing feedback on programming, they also serve as a liaison between their campuses and AFA by promoting opportunities to their

peers.

Campus Ambassadors also share their experiences with AFA’s industry partners and participate in ongoing leader development training.

C a m p u s Ambassadors assist in pre-conference activities including on-site support and undergo media and communications training held in conjunction with the May meeting of the Student Advisory Team. A total of 57 applications were received from which 19 were chosen.

Some of the criteria that led to the selection of Student Ambassadors were AFA Leaders Conference participation, college agriculture major/career interest, community involvement, campus leadership, personal goals for AFA, year in school, in “good academic standing” at their university and results of the interview.

“We are excited to have Madison serve and represent H u n t i n g t o n University as a Campus Ambassador this year. She will be a great addition to our team.

The Ambassadors are an

important part of how we connect with student leaders throughout the country,” said Ashley Collins, AFA Director of Collegiate Relations.

The student leaders will kick off their year April 6-8, when the students convene in Kansas City for training and to develop the 2017 Conference theme.

Throughout this summer, the Student Advisory Team will visit corporate partners and potential partners of AFA, as well as develop plans for the 2017 Conference. They will have opportunities to discuss various facets of agriculture and business with leaders from partner organizations. These visits expand students’ understanding of agriculture and add value to Conference.

The AFA builds bridges for young leaders to foster engagement and innovation in food and agriculture. With program participation increasing 73 percent in the last five years, AFA leader development programs have impacted 13,000 college leaders and young professionals from more than

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GREAT LOCATION!!!

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There are endless possibilities for this commercial warehouse.

Must see to truly appreciate.

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Part of S.R. 13 to be resurfaced

By The Paper staff

NORTH MANCHESTER — State Road 13 in Kosciusko and Wabash counties is scheduled to be resurfaced on or after Wednesday, March 15, weather permitting.

The resurface work will take place between S.R. 114 and S.R. 14, through the City of North Manchester.

During the day, drivers are cautioned to watch for lane shifts, possible stopped traffic and flaggers in the construction zone.

INDOT reminds drivers to use caution and consider worker safety when driving through any active work zone.

The project was awarded to INDOT contactor E&B Paving for $2.1 million. Work is expected to be completed in early July.

Teen Moms learn infant CPR Article provided

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Move in ready!

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Over 1600 sq ft of living space with updated cabinets. This home has great potential but does need some tlc to get it back to its original glory. 2 car detached garage.

This home has over 1,200 sq ft with a partial basement, nice porch, and a detached garage.

67 acres!

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Updates include new metal roof, gutters, exterior and interior paint throughout, updated kitchen and baths.

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MLS# 201653930 $115,000

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200 colleges and universities throughout 43 states since its inception in 1996.

AFA has awarded more than $9 million in academic and leader development scholarships.

For more information about AFA, visit www.agfuture.org.

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Jennie Terrell, Owner, Broker 260-571-1246 Steve Peebles, Broker 260-571-7332 ❖ Katy Stewart, Broker 260-330-1929 Sarah Mast, Broker 765-618-0155 ❖ Emily Williams, Broker 260-797-9710 Pam Simons, Broker 260-571-4414

Teen Moms met on Monday, March 6, at the Wabash Alliance Church.

Scott Kirtlan, of the Wabash Fire Department, gave a review of infant CPR. Isabella McHaney also gave a presentation on infant car seat safety.

The meal was provided by Nancy Krom from Bachelor Creek Church of Christ.

The next meeting will take place on March 20. Any moms interested in joining the group can do so by calling 260-563-7275 or register at the LIFE Center.

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NM man charged with burglary, theft

By David Fenker david@nmpaper.com

NORTH MANCHESTER â&#x20AC;&#x201C; A North Manchester man is facing additional felony charges after DNA evidence linked him to a burglary from November 2016.

Bryce L. Zook, 19,

was charged with burglary and theft from a home in North Manchester.

On Nov. 9, 2016, North Manchester Police Department Officer Brian Hammons responded to a call about an alleged burglary, , according to a proba-

ble cause affidavit.

The victims initially informed Hammons that a bedroom window had been pushed in and a safe containing prescription medications and electronic tablet had been stolen, the affidavit continued.

The victims later reported that 19 pieces of jewelry, an electronic tablet and a safe were stolen, with an estimated value of at least $1,375, according to the court documents.

NMPD Officer Isaac Adams had previously recovered

jewelry matching the victimsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; description from Zook during an unrelated arrest, which the victims later identified as belong to them.

Additionally, the court documents stated that the victims found what appeared to be blood on a cur-

tain near the broken window.

NMPD Officer Keith Whiting obtained the curtain, which was entered into evidence and sent off for DNA testing. A search warrant was obtained for a DNA sample from Zook, who was being held

in the Wabash County Jail.

The DNA test results came back positive for Zook, the court records continued.

A pretrial conference is scheduled for May 22, and the trial dates have been set for June 20-21.

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CHARLES AND MICHELLE MOSLEY REAL ESTATE AUCTION THURSDAY, MARCH 16TH AT 5:30PM LOCATED AT 893 W. HILL STREET, WABASH, IN Open House will be from 4:30 - 5:30pm the day of auction, or call the office to set up an appt - (260) 563-2484 If you are looking for a home that is move-in ready, has great location and lots to offer, then we have the home for you!!! This 2-story home has had many updates from the roof, the carpet throughout the home, and the appliances that go along with the home.

Starting with the outside, is a partially fenced in backyard with a wooden deck that is also accessible thru the kitchen sliding back doors.

Perfect setup for enjoying the beauty of outdoors.

Also with the property is a 12x12 ft shed for all outdoor treasures and off-street parking. Location is (back) another added plus to this home, being right across the street from the Wabash City Park.

In the kitchen, you will find all updated appliances that are staying with the home including a Frigidaire refrigerator, Frigidaire dishwasher, and Kenmore gas stove. A large window above the kitchen sink lets you look onto the backyard, as does the eat-in area of the kitchen where the sliding backdoor opens onto the deck. Linoleum throughout the kitchen for easy cleanup.

New carpet has been laid throughout the downstairs as well as the upstairs. The first floor offers a spacious living room, bathroom, and master bedroom. Lots of closet space for added storage.The bathroom has also been updated with a new countertop and faucets. Two nice bedrooms with great closet space are on the second level of the home with great natural light available.

Another great feature to this home is the full basement! The newly carpeted stairs walk into two options. There is the finished side that has lots of space available and also a pool table that comes with the house!! On the other side of the basement is an unfinished side that has tons of shelving for storage and the laundry area. To come with the house is a Roper electric dryer and GE HE washing machine. Located on this side is also the Reliance 40 gallon gas water heater and an American Standard furnace with electric backup. An American Standard Central Air unit is located outside and was installed in 2008. A new shingle roof was put on in 2008.

This home is totally move in ready and would be a great home for anyone that is looking for the complete package and needs no work beforehand. Come check all this home has to offer! If you would like to schedule an appt for your own personal tour before the auction, please call the office and we would be happy to set up a time!

Sale of real estate will be $3000.00 down day of sale, balance due day of closing.

Buyer's premium of $1500.00 will be added to winning bid of real estate only.

Cash, Check w/ID, and VISA or Mastercard (3% convenience fee on credit cards) accepted.

Any announcements made day of sale take precedence over any printer material.

EVERYTHING SOLD AS IS - WHERE IS, Sellers nor Auctioneer(s) assume any liability in case of accidents, nor are they responsible for articles after sold.

Go to Auction Zip.com, ID #32581 for more details.

Auctioneer: ROBERT P. KISNER – License #AU11200110 Contact 260-571-2484 for more details.

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Director of Nursing We are currently searching for a strong Director of Nursing for the 192 bed skilled nursing area within our Continuing Care Retirement Community. This individual will report directly to the Administrator and be responsible for directing and leading Nursing services. This includes: direct oversight of staffing and employee issues, development and implementation of policies and procedures, managing incident investigations and follow up, direct oversight of clinical care, and communicating effectively with residents, family members, employees, outside vendors and anyone within the facility.

The successful candidate will have a current valid Registered Nurse license in the State of Indiana. They will have a minimum of seven years clinical experience, including three years in long term care and strong knowledge of federal, state and local regulations. This individual should have a minimum of three years of experience in a Director of Nursing role.

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NOTICE OF HEARING Notice is hereby given that Petitioner Patrice A. Reynolds, pro se, filed a Verified Petition for Change of Name of Minor to change the name of minor child from Keva Patrice Smith to Keva Patrice Raye Perrin.

The petition is scheduled for hearing in the Wabash Circuit Court on April 28, 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 ___________________________________.

Mar 01 2017 Date

___________________________ Clerk of Circuit Court

Distribution: Patrice A Reynolds 1173 Mill Street Wabash, IN 46992 (765) 244-2086

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March 15, 2017

Health officials offer free tobacco cessation support

By The Paper staff INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana tobacco users will be able to obtain free medication to help them quit smoking as part of an Indiana Tobacco Quitline promotion offered in conjunction with a nationwide

smoking cessation campaign.

The promotion, scheduled from March 13 to April 2 or until supplies run out, will encourage smokers to call the Indiana Tobacco Quitline at 1-800QUIT-NOW (800-7848669) for free help get-

ting medication, in the form of gum or patches, and quit assistance. It will coincide with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Tips from Former Smokers national tobacco education campaign.

“We want anyone addicted to nicotine to know that although quitting is hard, they can do it,” said Miranda Spitznagle, director of the Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Commission at the ISDH. “Smokers often try to quit several

times before succeeding, but proven treatments and services are available that can improve your chances to quit for good. We encourage all Hoosiers to try to quit and to take advantage of this opportunity for free help.”

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Check batteries in smoke detectors

By The Paper staff Daylight saving time began Sunday, March 12.

Hoosiers are encouraged to incorporate changing their smoke alarm batteries when changing their clocks.

State Fire Marshal Jim Greeson regards this time of year as a reminder to check smoke alarms.

Smoke alarm batteries should be changed at least twice a year.

“With so many tragic fire deaths last year, I am renewing my call for all households to have working smoke alarms,” said State Fire Marshal Jim Greeson. “Working, properly placed smoke alarms save lives, giving families extra vital seconds to escape a fire in their home.”

According to the National Fire P r o t e c t i o n Association: Three out of five home fire deaths result from fires in

properties without working smoke alarms.

The chance of surviving a household fire is doubled in homes with working smoke alarms.

Remember to check the smoke alarm device date in addition to checking the batteries. Here are four simple steps to follow: Remove the smoke alarm from the wall or ceiling.

Look at the back of the alarm for the date of the manufacture.

If the manufacture date is more than 10 years old, it is recommended that the smoke alarm be replaced. Over time sensors lose sensitivity and the ability to detect smoke.

If the alarm is less than 10 years old, change the batteries and return the alarm to its location.

Smoke alarms should be placed inside and outside each bedroom or sleeping area; half of home fire deaths occur during sleeping hours and the

early morning.

Gases emitted during a fire can cause residents to sleep more deeply.

Consider using interconnected smoke alarms in the home. These notify everyone in the home if smoke is detected.

Check the manufacturer’s instructions for information about whether the smoke alarm should be placed high on the wall or on the ceiling.

the free offer, tobacco users must enroll in the Indiana Tobacco Quitline, which provides a trained coach who will work with them to create a personalized quit plan.

Although overcoming nicotine addiction can be difficult, Hoosiers quit smoking every day. Today, there are more former smokers than current smokers nationwide.

Surveys have found that nearly 70 percent of all cigarette smokers want to quit, and research shows quitting at any age has health benefits.

Stopping tobacco use: Lowers risk for lung cancer and many other types of cancer Reduces risk for heart disease and stroke Reduces respiratory symptoms, such as coughing, wheezing, and shortness of breath Lowers the risk of developing lung diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Reduces the risk of

infertility Reduces the risk of having a low-birthweight baby Counseling, including Quitline coaching, and medication are both effective in helping smokers quit, and using them together is more effective than using either one alone.

Medications help smokers quit by decreasing urges to smoke and easing withdrawal symptoms.

Smoking is the leading preventable cause of disease and death in the United States.

Approximately 20 percent of Indiana adults smoke, and smoking kills 11,100 Hoosiers each year. More than 330,000 Hoosiers live with smoking-related diseases.

The Indiana Tobacco Quitline (1800-QUIT-NOW) is a service provided by the Indiana State Department of Health.

Additional information on quitting is available at QuitNowIndiana.com or cdc.gov/tips.