The Paper of Wabash County - Dec. 16, 2015, Issue by The Paper of Wabash County

Vol. 38, No. 43

PO Box 603, Wabash, IN 46992 (260) 563-8326

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Christmas Spirit visits county children bearing boxes of gifts

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Indiana Bicentennial celebrations kick off in Wabash City and county read proclamations By Emma Rausch and Joseph Slacian news@thepaperofwabash.com

By Emma Rausch emma@thepaperofwabash.com Nearly 1,200 kids were visited by the Wabash County Christmas Spirit Saturday, Dec. 12, with volunteers bearing gifts for children to open on Christmas day. The late Ombra Keffaber and her husband, John, originally founded the Christmas gift program as “Santa’s Workshop” in 1968 until the now-closed Youth Service’s Bureau took over the project in 2002 and renamed in Operation Elf. Since taking over the holiday service program Operation Elf in 2012, the Wabash County Christmas Spirit (WCCS) has continued the local tradition by filling 1,191 children’s Christmas lists this year and serving 425 families in need of aid during the holiday season. Toys ranged from Barbie dolls to footballs, hair-coloring items to clothes and donated guitars. The program means a lot to the county’s community, according to WCCS chair Jennifer McConahay. “I know personally when I heard Operation Elf wasn’t going to be around any more, it affected me,” she said in an interview with The Paper of Wabash County. “I think it touches everybody in a little bit different way. For me, it was my family had been assisted at some point because somebody thought we needed it and we did I think. “As a teenager, I saw that our community cared about our family and that meant a lot. So (continued on page 18)

The color guard from the Wabash Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No.286 salutes as the American, Indiana and Bicentennial flags wave in the background. Photo by Emma Rausch

The City of Wabash and Wabash County councils celebrated Indiana’s 199th statehood anniversary at noon Friday, Dec. 11, and kicked off its Bicentennial celebrations that are soon to come in 2016. At the Wabash County Courthouse, moderator Linda Conrad, auditor, planned a special ceremony to commemorate the occasion with singing by the Northfield High School choir and local Josie Wade and a reading of “I am a Hoosier” speech, written by John B. Baker, by county historian Ron Woodward. County Commissioners President Brian Haupert read the statewide proclamation declaring Dec. 11, 2015, as the Indiana Statehood Day and official kickoff of the Bicentennial. Mayor Robert Vanlandingham read the same proclamation during the city’s celebration in the City Hall parking lot. Following the reading, the local Veterans of Foreign War Post No.286 raised the official Bicentennial flag on the courthouse lawn. Wabash Building Commissioner John Stephens raised the flag at City Hall. Conrad told The Paper of Wabash County that she is “just blessed” to be selected as the event’s moderator. “Actually in October, when we were at our Auditor’s Conference,” she continued, “the State gave each county auditor the flag and asked us – we had no idea they were going to do this – and asked us to be in

charge to get the flag to the county and it just kind of ballooned from there.” The auditors were then given the choice of how to celebrate the occasion. Conrad said she wanted the event to be “pretty spectacular.” “I’m really happy,” she said. “I’m really happy everybody came to enjoy it with us today.” Vanlandingham said, The Bicentennial is an opportunity for all Hoosiers to consider the lessons of the past, discuss our place in the present, and lay a path for future generations to follow. “The theme of the Bicentennial, “Celebrate History, Ignite the Future” encourages us all to reflect and respond,” he continued. “As citizens of the City of Wabash, we can take great pride in knowing that we have contributed to our state’s rich heritage by being the first electrically lighted city in the world.” In Indianapolis, Gov. Mike Pence hosted more than 500 fourth grade students and 200 statehouse guests at the Indiana State Capitol to recognize Indiana’s Statehood Day. “Indiana has a remarkably rich history and an even brighter future,” Pence said. “Throughout our bicentennial year, Hoosiers across the state will celebrate Indiana with community-led projects that focus on history, natural conservation, community involvement and most importantly, the education and well-being of Indiana children.” So far, the Bicentennial celebrations include approximately 850 legacy projects or events next year, according to Perry Hammock, executive director of the Indiana Bicentennial Celebration. “Everyone will be able to go (continued on page 17)

Local man proposes to girlfriend at Historic Eagles Theatre By Emma Rausch emma@thepaperofwabash.com

Morgan Tucker and Max Mattern are officially engaged after an elaborate evening out at the Historic Eagles Theatre in Wabash. Mattern planned a date out with his now-fiancée at the movies to see the film “The Plunge,” a movie – unbeknownst to Tucker – reflecting on the couple’s past six years together. Mattern bought out the entire theatre for the proposal on Dec. 9, and planned the elaborate hoax with the couple’s family

and venue staff down to every last detail, including commercials for the theatre’s upcoming film, “Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens.” Audience members were staged in the lower levels of the hall while Mattern’s and Tucker’s family were seated in the second balcony. Mattern specifically chose the local theatre to propose because of balcony seating, which helped hide their families’ presence, and the fact that their first date together was at a cinema. “Our first date was actually at Huntington Seven,” he told The (continued on page 17)

Max Mattern and Morgan Tucker look up at family members in the Historic Eagles Theatre balcony who gathered to watch his proposal on Wednesday, Dec. 9. Photo by Emma Rausch

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Chamber honors outgoing mayor Honeywell Center on Wednesday, Dec. 9. Va n l a n d i n g h a m , who is leaving office at the end of the year, was honored for the 12 years he served as an ex-officio member on the Chamber’s board of directors. Chamber President Kim Pinkerton pre-

By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com

The Wabash County Chamber of Commerce honored Wabash Mayor Robert Vanlandingham during its Business Before Hours program at the

sented him with a certificate for his service, as well as a membership to the Honeywell Golf Course. “It’s been a journey with the mayor,” Pinkerton said in i n t r o d u c i n g Vanlandingham. “We had a vision. We wanted good things for the community. “The mayor is the kind of man who, if you have an idea, he always wants to help us figure out how to do it.” Va n l a n d i n g h a m also has “created a great sense of unity and community,” Pinkerton continued. The mayor said he appreciated the recognition, adding “it’s going to be a tough two or three weeks.” “I sit back and think, ‘Where in the world has 12 years gone,’” he said. “I

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really enjoyed it. Like any other job, it has its days. But I really enjoy being mayor. One of the reasons for that is because of the people I’ve had to work with. “I’ve got fantastic employees. I’ve got fantastic department heads.” He also said one of the best decisions made was remodeling the upstairs of City Hall and offering it to the Chamber and to the Economic Development Group of Wabash County. Mayor Elect Scott Long also spoke to those gathered for the bi-monthly Chamber program. “Sixteen years ago, Bob and I ran for council together, and I don’t think he saw it, I know I didn’t, him being mayor for 12 years and then me running for mayor and winning the election,” Long said. “I’m looking forward to continuing on some of the things that Bob started – Stellar C o m m u n i t y, America’s Best Community.” Long also said he wants to continue working to improving cooperation between the various governmental offices around the community. “And I’m looking

Mayor Robert Vanlandingham accepts a certificate from Kim Pinkerton, Wabash County Chamber of Commerce President, for in honor of his 12 years of service on the Chamber’s board of directors. Photo by Joseph Slacian

Mayor-elect Scott Long addresses the Wabash County Chamber of Commerce’s Business Before Hours program. Photo by Joseph Slacian forward to working with all of you,” he

added. “My door’s always going to be

open, just like Bob’s was.”

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County council amends Rainy Day Fund Non-expended, non-budgeted monies used to finance new jail By Emma Rausch emma@thepaperofwabash.com

The Wabash County Council passed an ordinance Monday, Dec. 7, amending the county’s Rainy Day Fund’s use to collect unexpended funds and, eventually, help to finance and construct a new jail. The Wabash County Board of Commissions adopted the ordinance

earlier Monday morning as part of the requirement to pass the ordinance on the County Council level, according to Mike Ridenour, council chairman. “This is something that we’ve discussed (for) several months now, (but we’re) not necessarily going to start automatically start funding this Rainy Day Fund,” Ridenour said to the council. “The intent was to move monies that went unspent but budgeted within a cou-

ple other different bonds. “It’ll be at the discretion of the council at the end of the day to move those monies into this fund.” Through this ordinance, end-of-the-year surplus monies will be transferred into the fund from other county funds. The council has discussed the possibility of creating an ordinance with similar purposes since its Sept. 28 meeting earlier this year. According to the

minutes, the council originally discussed the possibility of creating a separate fund that collected unexpended fund balances at the end of the fiscal year, but some council members were “not in favor of establishing another cumulative fund with a tax rate for the financing of a jail at this time, but they would be in favor of using unexpended balances to accumulate money for the future.” Therefore, the council decided to utilize the “Rainy Day Fund”

account for the ordinance’s purpose since it was not being fully utilized as it was once intended, according to Ridenour. “It was actually written to pay off, if I remember right, it was sick and/or vacation time,” Ridenour explained, “because we had a lot of those come up at random times throughout the year and it wasn’t budgeted. So we have this fund for that. “So we just kind of re-designated what we want this fund for and

Mayor-elect makes more appointments By The Paper staff Mayor-elect Scott Long has announced more appointments for his administration. John Stephens will remain in his position of Building Commissioner. “John has been a

great asset to the City of Wabash since he took over under the Va n l a n d i n g h a m Administration, and I want to continue the good work that he is performing in my administration,” Long said. In addition, Randi

Zimmer man-Irgang will serve as City Attorney. “Randi has previous experience with the City of Wabash as the attorney for the Plan Commission as well as the Board of Zoning Appeals, and she will be a tremendous bene-

fit to me as mayor,” Long said. Finally, Long announced he has chosen Bev Vanderpool as his administrative assistant. “Bev has been a tremendous right arm to the principals at O.J. Neighbors for a num-

Retirement, estate planning workshop coming By The Paper staff

Farm families can learn about succession, retirement, and estate planning for the future of their business operations by attending the “Planning for Retirement and Estate Management” workshop of Purdue Extension’s Farming Together series. On Jan. 26-27, the workshop will take place at the REMC Building in Wabash located at 350 Wedcor Ave. Day 1 (Jan.26) begins at 9 a.m. and will end at 4 p.m. Lunch is included. Day 2 (Jan. 27) is a complimentary one-hour farm family meeting with the Farm Succession Planning Team. The Jan. 26 session is highlighted by the following presentations: — Ready, Set, Retire... Wait! How Do I Do That? - Like the rest of America, Indiana farmers are graying. Farm families face challenges related to retirement planning and implementation. Find out your options for retirement today. — What’s it Worth if You Stay on the Farm? Equal is not always fair. An equitable divi-

sion needs to address on-farm heir compensation and the ability of the on-farm heir to maintain the farm family business. — Crafting Your Estate Plan - Estate planning is an important piece of your farm’s overall succession plan. In this session, participants will walk through the roadmap for crafting an estate plan for your family and farm: exploring estate planning goals, assessing your current estate, considering risks and then understanding what estate planning tools could work best for you. — Taking the Dys out of Dysfunctional: Developing Functional Farm Meetings - Farm meetings can be quite dysfunctional given the added pressure of working with family. Learn ways to adjust to different communication methods and generational differences while focusing on the ultimate goal of avoiding a dysfunctional farm meeting through this interactive session on developing a functional farm meeting. Registration is due Tuesday Jan. 12. A program packet will be mailed to each family participating. Cost is

$150 for the first four family members; each additional member costs $15. A registration form can be downloaded at the Purdue Women in Ag website: https://ag.purdue.edu/ Extension/wia/ . This workshop will also be held at four other locations in Indiana in January-March 2016 as noted on the Purdue

Women in Ag website. The North Central Risk Management Agency and the U.S. Department of Agriculture provided funding for the workshops. Program partners include the Purdue Women in Agriculture team and the Purdue Farm Succession Planning Team.

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council is “planning ahead” for when that time comes, County Attorney representative Mark Frantz told The Paper of Wabash

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Suicide prevention program planned By The Paper staff

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The Youth Services Bureau of Huntington County will host a free “Ask the question….Save a Life” training from 68 p.m. Jan. 5, 2016. This free suicide prevention training will be held at the Wabash County YMCA located at 500 S. Cass St, Wabash. The training will

use the QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) curriculum. “This training is geared for family members, friends, pastors, etc. who want to learn more about this critical issue,” stated Steven Ward, QPR instructor. Participants will learn local and state statistics, common myths and facts,

warning signs, risk factors, local resources and additional information as it relates to suicide. “This is a topic most do not want to deal with or even acknowledge,” YSB Executive Director Jan Williams said.. “Sadly, however, suicide will likely touch the majority of families in Wabash County in some way.

USDA announces enrollment period for safety net coverage in 2016 From the USDA WASHINGTON – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Val Dolcini announced that producers who chose coverage from the safety net programs established by the 2014 Farm Bill, known as the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or the Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs, can begin visiting FSA county offices starting Dec. 7, 2015, to sign contracts to enroll in coverage for

2016. The enrollment period will continue until Aug. 1, 2016. “The choice between ARC and PLC is completed and remains in effect through 2018, but producers must still enroll their farm by signing a contract each year to receive coverage,” said Dolcini. Producers are encouraged to contact their local FSA office to schedule an appointment to enroll. If a farm is not enrolled during the 2016 enrollment peri-

od, producers on that farm will not be eligible for financial assistance from the ARC or PLC programs should crop prices or farm revenues fall below the historical price or revenue benchmarks established by the program. The two programs were authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill and offer a safety net to agricultural producers when there is a substantial drop in prices or revenues for covered commodities. Covered commodities include barley, canola, large and small chick-

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By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com Local 4-H members will have a chance to attend a Teens as Teachers Conference in early 2016. The program is open to youngsters around Wabash County who are in ninth through 11th grade. “They have to go as a team,” said Angela Christopher, Extension

Educator - 4-H Youth Development. “We have to have teams of three to five youth go.” Wabash County hasn’t sent any youngsters in recent years. “We can’t send a single individual, and that has been our hold up in the past,” Christopher continued. “We might have had one or two that are interested, but we need to send a team.” There are two pro-

grams attendees can attend. One is about plant biotechnology while the other is about animal biosecurity. “They do things like DNA extraction from plants and do various hands-on experiments with plants and agriculture,” she said of the plant biotechnology program. The animal biosecurity “teaches about not passing diseases back and forth and how to

ISP warns of popular scams By The Paper staff INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana State Police remind Hoosiers about two scams that are becoming prevalent again during the holiday season. The IRS scam alleging back taxes are owed and threatening immediate arrest if funds are not wired as directed is one of the scams, while the bank credit card scam alleging one’s credit card has been suspended and asking for the credit card number to be key stroked over the phone to reactivate the card. About the IRS Scam: As with past warnings, Hoosiers should be suspect of any person calling that purports to be with the IRS and is trying to coerce payment of delinquent taxes over the phone. The caller usually threatens immediate jailing of the citizen for not cooperating with the demand for immediate payment. Never give any of personal information to the scam caller, such as bank account numbers, Social Security number, birth date and credit card numbers For more details on IRS scams, visit this w e b s i t e : http://www.irs.gov/uac /Newsroom/IRSWa r n s - o f - Pe r va s ive Telephone-Scam About the Credit Card Scam: The typical credit card scam starts with a phone call to your home or cell phone number with a computerized voice stating your credit card has been suspended. The computer voice will reference a major issuer of credit cards and instruct you to keystroke your credit card number to have the card reactivated. If you follow this instruction you end up giving the scammer YOUR credit card number and are now susceptible to future fraudulent charges. Never key in your

credit card number based on a computerized and unsolicited phone call. And if the call is from a live person making similar claims of fraudulent activity on your credit card, simply tell them you will call back using the 800 customer service phone number that is listed on the backside of your credit card. That is the most secure way to determine if the call was legitimate. To learn more about other credit card scams click this link: h t t p : / / w w w. c r e d i t cards.com/credit-cardnews/8-hot-scams1282.php Things to remember: Whenever you receive a call, be it computerized or from a live person, claiming legal action is pending, or asking for your credit card number, or any of the hundreds of various scams that have the common thread of trying to get people to part with large sums of money; the call is most likely fraudulent. A quick check citizens can make to con-

firm if a phone number is associated with a scam it to type the phone number into your favorite search engine. You’ll typically see the number has been reported as being associated to scam activity. Regrettably, these scams nearly always trace back to a foreign country and it is virtually impossible to successfully prosecute the persons responsible for these criminal acts. Unfortunately these scams will continue as long as a percentage of the population responds by sending money to the scammers. When an unsolicited call comes to your home, business or cell phone, and has the common factors of being threatening and demanding money, be assured that 99.9 percent of the time it is a scam. Just hang-up. They won’t call back. They will just move on to the next number looking for someone to victimize.

keep your livestock and animals safe.” Other than the fee to registering for 4-H, the conference is fully paid. It is from Feb. 19-21 at Discovery Hall at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis. “They teach them how to be teachers,” Christopher said of the program. “I would say anyone interested in going into teaching or any type of education – horticulture, plant science animal science – any of those people should be interested in this conference.”

Attendees participate in a variety of experiments, and at the end of the conference, receive a large box containing everything needed to conduct the experiments in their home county for others. “So if they want to come back and teach a 4-H Club, or teach at a school or an after school program,” Christopher said. “They can teach at the YMCA’s summer program, or they can teach at Ag Day. “The goal is to get them to come back and pass on what they learn

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New program designed to ‘spark’ interest in 4-H By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com

A new program designed to “spark” interest in 4-H is now being offered in Wabash County. Spark Clubs “are just short-term, special interest clubs to spark an interest in 4H and an interest about a given topic,” according to Angela C h r i s t o p h e r, Extension Educator 4-H Youth Development. Christopher said local 4-H officials first learned of the clubs during an October meeting with state 4H officials. The state has since granted Wabash County permission to begin offering Spark Clubs. “I think of it more as a camp or a workshop,” Christopher said of Spark Clubs. “It will be six hours of learning, either in an all-day setting, or two hours over a period of time, however the leader wants it. “The end outcome is not a project at the fair. It is not tied to the fair in any way, necessarily. But rather, just to get together and learn and have fun about a specific topic.” The first such club will meet from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Dec. 28. Called “Winter Survival Games,” it is a winter survival club being taught by Teresa Rody at the S a l a m o n i e Interpretive Center. “I’m really excited about it,” Rody told The Paper of Wabash County. “It’s a mix of educational information and hands-on

activities.” Participants will learn such things as hiking, winter survival, shelter building, cooking food along the trail. “Most of the class will be taught outside, so participants should dress appropriately,” she said. “There will be a few indoor times, but the majority of it will be outside.” The club, Christopher said, was developed with input from one of Rody’s children. “She kind of had the concept and we’ve talked back and forth about it for a while,” Christopher said. “She went home and was telling her children, who are 4-H embers, about it. “Her son says, ‘Why don’t you make it into a game, kind of like ‘The Hunger Games,’

of course minus the politics and killing.’ We like to get feedback from 4-H members because we are teaching them about leadership and how to be active in the community.” There is a fee to join a Spark Club, Christopher noted. The cost is $30. However, she explained, the $30 fee is used to register the youngster in 4-H. “The fee covers everything they need for the day, so it covers the food and all the supplies that they need for this particular club event,” she continued. “But then it also gets them into any other Spark Club workshop through December 2016. They can go to any other Spark Club event that we have, and it also gains them a 4-H enrollment, so if they

decide this is really cool and I’d like to try to go to a regular 4-H Club, like robotics or shooting sports or something like that, then they already have that membership done and there’s no extra fee for that.” Spark Clubs began in Illinois a number of years ago, Christopher said. “They are not to replace the 4-H clubs,” she said of Spark Clubs. “Those are still there for kids to join. It’s just an addition. “The traditional (4Hers) can go to these, but the real goal is to draw in a whole new audience and show people that 4-H is truly about the education and not necessarily showing at the fair. 4-H isn’t what it was when it started, simply about crops and livestock and

4-H to host Entrepreneurship Academy By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com An Entrepreneurship Academy will be offered this summer through 4-H at Purdue University. The camp will take place June 19-26, and, according to Angela Christopher, Extension Educator - 4-H Youth Development, those interested must apply to attend. “The registration – they have do kind of an extensive application if they’re interested in this – is due Feb. 15 in our office,’ she said. “The application involves getting a letter of recommendation and writing a short essay.” At the camp, 4-H members will work with investors, businessmen and women, and members of the Purdue faculty to learn about starting their own business and how real-world entrepreneurship works. “In the end,” Christopher noted, “They will give a 15-minute investor pitch at the end of the week. The winning team will receive a tuition voucher to Purdue University.” For more information about the academy, contact Christopher at the Purdue Extension Office at the Wabash County Courthouse,

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Purdue Extension Office also is hosting clubs. An animal sciencerelated session is planned Feb. 13, while a 4-H Makers Fair is planned for April 9. “Basically, the kids are given a box of items and materials and they have to build something out of it, or do a specific task with it,” Christopher said. Both sessions are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will take place at

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URBANA LIONS CLUB met for their Christmas party on Dec. 8 at Greg Moore’s Log Cabin with 15 members and 19 guests present. After sharing a carry-in meal members enjoyed a white elephant gift exchange – with the most sought after prize being a stuffed squirrel brought by taxidermist Lion Luke Hunt. Guests present were Judy Wray, Sue Gardner, Helen Dawes, Marilyn Penrod, Alma DeVore, Luann Craft, Julie Miller, Martha Chamberlain, Kitty Baer, Gloria Binkerd, Judy Rice, Karen Wilson, Darlene Hunt, Nancy Chamberlain,

Marilyn Karns, Shirley Anderson, Eileen Weck, Lana Long, and Judy Eltzroth. Lions Club members present were Eldon Biehl, Lowell Rosen, Claudia Rosen, Michael Snell, Bonita Snell, Denny Craft, Gene Miller, Orville Chamberlain, Ike Binkerd Claud Newcomb, Linda Newcomb Luke Hunt, Max Chamberlain, Lowell Karns, and Lion President John Eltzroth. BIEHL THANKSGIVING DINNER was held at the Lagro United Methodist Church on Nov. 29 with the following 38 people present: Larry and Donna Biehl; Kevin and Courtney Biehl and Tristan, Hagan, and Sloane; Nathan and Jenni Biehl and Kara; Katie Biehl; Dennis and Barb Biehl; Mark and Crystal Biehl and Collin and Andrew; Rachel and Kirtlan Biehl and Cale; Darrell and Marilyn Penrod; Travis and Laura Penrod and Austin and Hudson; Kellie Penrod and

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Grace; Donna Penrod; Trent and Casey Penrod and Lexi, Remi, and Kensi; Tonya and Josh Whitman and Ethan and Braxton, and Eldon Biehl. There were 20 family members unable to attend. URBANA POST OFFICE hours are Monday through Friday from 8:30 to 12:30 and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Deadlines for Christmas deliveries are: Dec. 19 for first class; Dec. 21 for priority mail; Dec. 23 for priority mail with express service. ECHO RACING DATES: Again this year Urbana Lion Club members Michaela and Bonita Snell and Matt Snell will be hosting slot car racing at the Urbana Community Building for youth ages 8 to 16. The 2016 “HO scale” slot car races will be drag races on Jan. 9 and Jan. 16 and six lane oval races on Feb. 13 and 20, and March 12 and 19. Anyone is welcome to come and watch. Races start at 2 p.m. and there are free refreshments. Slot cars are provided. SHARP CREEK WILDCAT PRIDE

WINNERS drawn on Dec.4 were Ainsley Dale who was nominated by Mrs. Campbell and Mr. Bair for finishing work and then helping with some classroom jobs and Donovan Parker who was nominated by Mrs. Smalley for bringing the paper into the office for her. SHARP CREEK DATES: Dec. 17 – MacBook Inspection Day (Make sure students bring computers, chargers, carrying bags, etc). Dec. 17 – Book-It-Reward party for Nov. Dec. 18 – Steve Mills will give program for students. Dec. 18 – Wildcat Pride Reward Movie Day. Dec. 18 – end of semester. Dec. 21 to Jan. 3 – Christmas Break. Jan. 4 –School is back in session. B R E A K FA S T BUNCH met at Pam’s Café on Dec. 9 with the following people present: Chad and Peggy Dilling, Steve and Sharon Gilbert, Phil Weck, John and Darla Eads, Alma DeVore, Miranda Meyer, Nancy Meyer, Carol Layne, Eileen Weck, and Helen Dawes. It met met at Pam’s Cafe on Dec. 2 with

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PARISH: Dec. 20 – 2 p.m. church members will go caroling at nursing homes. PRAYER CONCERNS: Please add Shirley Mast and put Lonny Harts back on your list. Continue to remember Larry Wray, Louise Yentes, the family and friends of Craig Barnett, Jerry Long (Room 104 at Wellbrooke), Nancy Eads, Fred Hoover, Lois and Dean Haupert, Donna Yentes, Don Fleck, Harold Christie, Carolyn and Craig Winegardner, Jace Randel, Gladys Hall, Glen and Ruth Summers, Donna Russell, Jane Winebrenner, Joanne and Roscoe Weaver, Mark Coppler, Lillian Maurer and Ardis Witkoske. BIRTHDAYS: Dec. 10 - James Snyder, Jaden Wyatt Baer will be 9 years old! Dec. 11 - Matthew Driscoll, Scott Sellers, Brad Dale. Dec. 13 - Linda Watkins. Dec. 14 Kelly Schuler, Alene France, Jason McDaniel. Dec. 15 – Matthew LaCanfora. Dec. 16 – Helen Dawes, Monica Harrell and Marcia Sommers, Laura Baer, Leslie Land. Dec. 17 –

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VIEWPOINT Manchester Main Street’s “Light Up The Town” Holiday Gala a success thanks to many Dear Editor: Manchester Main Street extends a heartfelt thank you to all the tremendous community support that helped make Saturday’s 4th Annual Manchester Main Street “Light Up The Town” Holiday Gala a huge success. Over 150 guests attended the December 5 sold out progressive dinner event in celebration of this year’s Manchester Main Street accomplishments. The evening could not have been possible without venue hosts Dave and

Renee McFadden and Carolyn Reahard Living Trust. Their two historic homes – Tall Oaks and the Reahard home – were beautifully transformed into holiday splendor by Dave and Renee McFadden, Bill and Denise Leonhard, Kent and Lisa Ulrey, Michelle and Lindzy Shepherd, and Lori N e v i l . Complementary venue shuttle service was provided by M a n c h e s t e r U n i v e r s i t y, Timbercrest Senior Living Community, and Visit Wabash

County. Local event sponsors and donors included: Batteries Plus Bulbs, Beacon Credit Union, NiMa, S h e p h e r d ’ s C h e v r o l e t , Timbercrest Senior Living Community, M a n c h e s t e r University, Leland and Angilee Beery, Crossroads Bank, Edward and Martha Miller, Brad Yoder, Bill and Mary Earle, Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, Visit Wabash County, Mary Chrastil, E c o n o m i c Development Group of Wabash County,

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Christian Cornell shows off the train a kind stranger purchased for him. Photo provided Dear Editor: Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it. Hebrews 13:2 Recently, after nursery school, our 4-yearold son Christian and his grandpa went to the hardware store. As they walked in to Wabash True Value Hardware, Christian eyed a toy Christmas train and track at the front of the store. It had a steam engine, a coal car and two flatbeds. At fouryears-old, our son eats, sleeps and dreams about trains. Once he saw the train, it became his mission to bring it home. “Can I borrow this

train, Grandpa?” Our toe-headed boy asked his grandfather, batting his big blue eyes. His grandfather explained that we cannot borrow things from stores. He then told Christian that in order to take the train home, he needed to purchase the train. “But I don’t have any money,” was our son’s response. An older gentleman, upon hearing this exchange, gave our son a dollar. Christian was so excited, and thanked the man over and over again. The train set was $25, but he was on his way. As Christian and his grandpa ended their shopping, they approached the cash register. Sitting on

the register was the train. The clerk explained that a kind gentleman purchased the entire train set for our son. Christian held the train all the way home. Sir, we don’t know your name. But in this time of such hopelessness, you brought me exponential hope in knowing there are angels masquerading as hardware store patrons. You will never know what you did for my weary soul. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for showing such kindness. Merry Christmas to you, and may God bless you richly for being such a blessing. — Amy Cornell, Wabash

Priscilla Metzger, Mr. Dave’s, Nate and Tracy Trump, and David and Patty Grant. Special mention goes out to Visit Wabash County for sponsoring the historic Wabash County Trolley No. 85. The refurbished 22-passenger people mover is available for private events, historic tours, wedding celebration shuttle services, and public events. Please visit the Visit Wabash County website at w w w. v i s i t w a b a s h county.com or contact Christine Flohr at

260-563-7171 or tourism@visitwabashcounty.com for more information. Tall Oaks’ select hors d’oeuvres were prepared by C h a r t w e l l s . KenapocoMocha, Main View, and Zook’s Café created exclusive dinner selections. Delectable desserts from Nordmann’s Nook and Manchester Marketplace were served at the Reahard home. Specialty drinks were provided by Main View. Musical accents and infectious dancing

were courtesy of Marilyn Mason directing the Manchester JuniorSenior High School Choir Ensemble and DJ Bob Hipp. And, Gala guests took home numerous one of a kind silent auction treasures generously donated by area businesses and artisans. We are grateful for the Manchester Main Street Board members, countless volunteers and event attendees who played a huge role in creating a memorable night out on the town. In particular, we would

like to thank the North Manchester Key Club for their invaluable event service staffing and clean up. Holiday Gala organizers were Maribeth Callicoat, Brandi Chauncey, Stacey Jarrett, Susan Manwaring, Matt Nettleton, Renata Robinson, and Tracy Trump. Event and photobooth images were courtesy of C h r i s t i n e Chamberlain and Kimberly Baer. – Renata Robinson, Manchester Main Street executive director

Turning back to God Dear Editor: Sadly – quite a few would observe, tragically – many in our society, in recent years, have gone away from God. We are experiencing the bitter fruits of ignoring or rejecting Him. At this “most wonderful time of the year” it might be beneficial to remind ourselves of the magnitude, and the significance, of that “One Solitary Life”: Twenty centuries have come and gone, and today He is still the central figure of the human race. On our calendars His birth divides history

in two eras. One day of every week is set aside to honor Him. And our two most important holidays celebrate His birth and resurrection. On church steeples around the world, His cross has become the symbol of victory over sin and death. This one man’s life has furnished the theme for more songs, books, poems and paintings than any other person or event in history. Thousands of colleges, universities, hospitals, orphanages and other institutions have been founded in honor of this One who gave His life

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for us. All the armies that ever marched, all the navies that ever sailed, all the governments that ever sat, all the kings that ever reigned—put together—have not affected the life of man on this earth as much as that One Solitary Life. Over the centuries millions have found a new life of forgiveness from sins and peace with God through faith in Jesus Christ. Today, He offers this life to all who will believe in Him and receive Him. “I am the way, the truth, and the life,” Jesus said, “No one can come to the Father except through Me.” He added, “I tell you the truth, those who listen to My message and believe in God who sent Me have eternal life. They will never be condemned for their sins, but they have already passed from death into life.” Reader, He really did come into the world; and because of this, He really can come into your heart.

Has the Lord Jesus Christ changed your life? “To all who did receive Him… He gave the right to become children of God.” (John 1:12; 5:24; 14:6) I urge you, do it today. None of us knows how long we have before we face eternity. God’s gift for you is waiting. Don’t miss it. “For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Romans 6:23) Merry Christmas, — Pastor Tim Morbitzer, Victory Christian Fellowship, North Manchester

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Wabash Sheriff ’s Department Accidents Dec. 6 At 8:31 p.m., a vehicle driven by John M. Gaerte, 65, Macy, was traveling west on SR 114 when a deer entered the roadway and was struck.

&&& Dec. 7 At 10:19 a.m., a vehicle driven by Mary L. Pratt, 55, Laketon, was traveling east on CR 1000 North, approaching a curve, when the vehicle left the roadway, entered a yard and hit some brush and a fence. Dense fog and the driver’s speed contributed to

the accident. At 6:39 p.m., a vehicle driven by Jeffrey Spangler, 44, Logansport, was westbound on U.S. 24 when a deer entered the roadway and was struck. Dec. 9 At 4:52 a.m., a vehicle driven by Mark A. Stanford, 50, Berne, was west-

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bound on SR 124 when a deer entered the roadway and was struck. At 4:42 p.m., a vehicle driven by Dustin A. Garbers, 26, Wabash, was southbound on SR 15 when he collided with the backend of a vehicle driven by Melinda K. Sweeten,

51, Denver. Dec. 10 At 5:26 p.m., a vehicle driven by Dahne M. Miller, 50, Wabash, was northbound on SR 15 when a deer entered the roadway and was struck. At 6:11 p.m., a vehicle driven by

Gordon C. Carlson, 72, Macy, was westbound on SR 114 when a deer entered the roadway and was struck. Citations Dec. 1 Justin M. Davis, 22, Logansport, speeding.

Alleyne M. Metzger, 73 Patrick Weitzel, 46 Worked at family business May 28, 1969 – Dec. 9, 2015

Patrick A. Weitzel, 46, of Andrews, passed away at 12:50 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was born to Larry Weitzel (Diana) of Wabash, and Patricia (Smith) VanMeter of Silver Lake, on May 28, 1969 in Wabash,. Patrick married Kelly Wilcox on June 5, 2003; she survives. He worked at GenCorp in Wabash, Indiana, also the family business Wabash Interiors and his brothers business L.A.W. and Son Inc. Along with his parents and wife, he is also survived by brothers, Alan Weitzel (Monica) of Akron, Timothy Weitzel of Toledo, Ohio, and Eric Weitzel of Silver Lake; sister, Diane Weitzel of Peru; half-brother, Adam Weitzel of Laketon; half-sister, Nicole Schafer of Wabash; stepsisters, Ashley Martin and Andrea Martin both of Wabash, and many nieces and nephews. Patrick had a great sense of humor. He loved the Civil War, fishing, his family, and his wife. Funeral services were Monday, Dec. 14, 2015, at McDonald Funeral Home, 231 Falls Ave., Wabash, with Pastor Conrad Thompson officiating. Burial will be at a later date. Visitation for family and friends will be held from 2 p.m. until 6 p.m. on Monday at the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.mcdonaldfunerals.com.

Richard Grove, 89 U.S. Navy veteran March 17, 1926 – Dec. 4, 2015

Richard F. Grove, 89, of Wabash, passed away on Friday, Dec. 4, 2015 at his home. He was born to the late Russell D. and Ruth (Henkel) Grove on March 17, 1926, in Fort Wayne. He was a Bluffton High School graduate. Richard married Dora A. Stevens on June 6, 1954, they have been married 61 years. He served his country in the United States Navy. Along with his wife, Dora; Richard is survived by son, Lenard S. Grove (Rebecca) of Wabash; daughter, Mrs. Julia Drake of Jonesboro; sisters, Patricia Conner and Mrs. Mary Ann (Charles) Stepp both of Bluffton; grandchildren, Robert S. Grove of Wabash, Nichalos A. Grove of Wabash, Charles Storey of Plainfield, Adam Drake of Jonesboro, and Christopher Drake of Jonesboro; and great-grandchildren, Aislynn Storey and Lindsey Grove. Funeral services were held at VA Northern Indiana Chapel in Marion, Indiana. Burial followed in Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Wabash County. Military honors were jointly given by Kokomo VFW and Indiana Navy Honor Guard. Pallbearers were Nichalos Grove, Robert Grove, David Bright, John Bright, Jim Bright, Craig Bright, and Adam Drake. Honorary pallbearers were Craig Mann and Dewayne Lynn. McDonald Funeral Home, 231 Falls Avenue, Wabash, was entrusted with arrangements. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.mcdonaldfunerals.com

Owned Metzger Farm Drainage Alleyne M. Metzger, 73, died Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015. Born in Wells County, she was the daughter to the late Thomas and Mary Keplinger. She and her husband owned Metzger Farm Drainage. She could be found around the Huntington area always lending a hand to help others. Alleyne was a devoted wife, loving mother and grandmother. She is survived by her husband of 48 years, Max; sons, Benjamin (Sue) and Daniel (Carmen) Metzger; daughter, Martha (Jeremy) Hamblin; five grandchildren; six great grandchildren; one great great granddaughter; two brothers, George (Barbara) and Jerry Keplinger. She was preceded in death by her twin sister, Darlene Inman. Funeral service were Monday, Dec. 14, 2015 at Covington Funeral Home, 8408 Covington Road, with calling one hour prior. Calling is also 2-6 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015, at the funeral home. She will be laid to rest at Covington Memorial Gardens. Preferred memorials are to Hospice Home.

Jacqueline Hipskind, 90 Eastern Star member May 21, 1925 – Dec. 11, 2015 Jacqueline Jean “Jackie” Hipskind, 90, of Wabash, died at 8:43 am, Friday, Dec.11, 2015, at Miller’s Merry Manor East in Wabash. She was born May 21, 1925, in Wabash to William Melvin and Florence Katherine (Charles) Dickson. Jackie married her High School sweetheart, Eugene Hipskind in Wabash on June 4, 1947; he died March 20, 2013. She attended Columbia College (Christian College) in Columbia, Missouri. She was a member of the Wabash Presbyterian Church, Tri Kappa, Delta Theta Tau, and the Order of the Eastern Star. She also attended Beaver Dam United Methodist Church. After her daughters were in school, Jackie worked at Daywalt and Gackenheimer Pharmacies just to be around what she loved most...people. She enjoyed going to the Dallas Winchester Senior Center where she participated in many activities. She never knew a stranger, and everyone she met was a friend. She was an excellent homemaker and loved to entertain at holidays, birthday parties, and bridge club. She was also very active in PTA. She enjoyed spending her summers at Beaver Dam Lake, where she and Gene would go fishing, boating, play cards, and dinner with friends. She loved her flower garden, knitting, and needlepoint. Jackie was a wonderful wife to Gene, a caring mother to her two daughters, and a fun granny to her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She is survived by two daughters, Mary Jean (James) Hale of Fort Wayne, and Joann Louise “Joey” Hipskind of Wabash, four grandchildren, Amanda (Matt) Woodbury of Huntertown, Amy (Steve) Follis of Fort Wayne, Craig Hale of Fort Wayne, and Emily (Nick) Finken of Council Bluffs, Iowa, seven great-grandchildren, Connor, Reis, Parker, and Addyson Woodbury, Gavin and Blake Follis, and Evan Finken. She was also preceded in death by her parents, and her sister, Janet Dickson D’Armond, who died in 2006. Funeral services will be 2:00 pm Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Avenue, Wabash, with Rev. Jonathan Cornell officiating. Burial will be in Falls Cemetery, Wabash. Friends may call 2-4 and 6-8pm Monday at the funeral home. Preferred memorials are to Presbyterian Church Parish Visitors Fund or the Alzheimer’s Association. The memorial guest book for Jackie may be signed at www.grandstaffhentgen.com.

Dec. 4 Hope B. Lynch, 22, LaFontaine, speeding. Z a c h e r y Hernadez, 26, Claypool, speeding. Robin L. Rodriguez, 32, Goshen, learner’s permit violation. Richard A. Falmer, 38, North Manchester, expired license plate.

Dec. 6 Luisa F. Christensen, 31, Peoria, Ill., speeding. Tyler J. Copeland, 16, Wabash, seatbelt. Chelsea R. Goodlow, 26, Indianapolis, speeding. Chandara Yun, 36, Albion, speeding. Ryan M. Steele, 22, Elkhart, speeding.

Bookings Grant T. Tacker, 21, Wabash, felony probation violation for theft. Rosa Mata-Loera, 39, Fort Wayne, misdemeanor operator never licensed. Paul L. Little, 35, Wabash, felony petition to revoke probation for illegal possession of a syringe. Kaiela J. Parson, 26, Wabash, failure to appear for battery. Matthew R. Monroe, 41, Wabash, misdemeanor revocation of probation for public intoxication. Ana K. ZepedaSanchez, 22, Indianapolis, misdemeanor operator never licensed. Brandi D. Seeley, 34, North Manchester, misdemeanor possession of schedule I, II, III or IV controlled substance, possession of paraphernalia

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and false informing. Heather A. Beene, 38, North Manchester, misdemeanor battery. Amy Hartley, 40,

North Manchester, driving while suspended prior. Andrea M. Haggerty, child in need of services

Harvey Badman, 80 Worked for New York Power Association May 18, 1935- Dec. 6, 2015

Harvey C. Badman, 80, Warsaw, went home to be with his Lord & Savior Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015, at 7:20 p.m. He was born May 18, 1935, in Wabash County, to Harry and Laverda “Mary” (Weller) Badman. On Aug. 29, 1954, he married Evelyn R. Thomas. He is survived by his wife, a son, Ricky Badman, a daughter, four grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Visitation was Thursday and Friday before the service at Community Bible Church, Warsaw. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, North Manchester.

Jane Plunkett Cassell Retired teacher July 15, 1919 – Nov. 16, 2015

Jane Plunkett Cassell, 96, passed away on Nov. 16, 2015. Jane was born July 15, 1919 on a farm near Ludlow Falls, Ohio, to parents Joseph and Bessie Plunkett. She married Merlin E. Cassell on June 14, 1941, at the Church of the Brethren in Pleasant Hill, Ohio. Suriving are three children, three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Memorial services were Dec. 12, 2015, at Timbercrest Chapel, North Manchester, and Dec. 13, 2015. at Salem Church of the Brethren, Englewood, Ohio. McKee Mortuary handled arrangements.

Jesse Fingerle, 92 World War II veteran Oct. 31, 1923 – Dec. 4, 2015

Jesse Fingerle, 92, North Manchester, died at 4:01 a.m. Friday, Dec. 4, 2015 at Peabody R e t i r e m e n t Community, North Manchester. He was born Oct. 31, 1923 in North Manchester, to Henry & Ethel Mable (Patrick) Fingerle On April 15, 1950 he married Bonieta June Oswalt. She died Feb. 9, 2007. He is survived by a son, two daughters, a brother, a sister, six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. One brother and two sisters are deceased. Memorial service were Thursday, December 10, 2015, at Tillinghast Funeral Home, Danielson, CT. Burial will be in Westfield Cemetery, Danielson, CT. McKee Mortuary, North Manchester, was in charge of arrangements.

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hearing. Emily Hood, 30, Rochester, operating while intoxicated. Kristina L. Brown, 26, Wabash, felony dealing in cocaine or narcotic drug. Jacob S. Lawson, 33, Wabash, felony revocation of probation for habitual traffic violator charge. Wabash Police Department Accidents Nov. 30 At 9:19 p.m., a

vehicle driven by Sterling S. Gibson, 47, Wabash, was backing up on Thorne Street when he struck a legally parked vehicle.

Dec. 4 At 4:20 p.m., a vehicle driven by Carri A. McCuan, 39, Peru, was traveling north on Fisher Street when she traveled to the left side of the roadway, struck a tree and a retaining wall before backing onto the roadway and leaving.

Melvin M. Myers, 83 U.S. Air Force veteran

Dec. 5 At 12:42 p.m., a vehicle driven by Sarah L. White, 32, Wabash was backing up in a parking lot at 1305 Cass St. when she struck a vehicle driven by Isaiah K. Hipskind, 16, Wabash. At 8:44 p.m., a vehicle driven by John E. Koehlinger, 52, Wabash, was northbound on Cass Street approaching the Harrison Avenue intersection when he collided with the back end of a stopped vehicle driven by Tyler M. Samuel, 20, Wabash. After Samuel was struck, his vehicle was pushed into the

www.thepaperofwabash.com back of another stopped vehicle driven by Carol D. Carter, 54, Wabash. Dec. 7 At 6:16 p.m., a vehicle driven by Nicolas A. Mazelin, 44, Wabash, was traveling too fast around the curve at Ferry Street and North Maple Street when he exited the roadway, drove onto a private property and struck the concrete front porch of the residence. At 6:21 p.m., a vehicle driven by Dolores Buga, 72, Wabash, was westbound on Stitt Street and had stopped at the inter-

Feb. 27, 1932- Dec. 8, 2015 Melvin M. Myers, 83, of Peru, died at 7:25 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015, at Blair Ridge Health Campus in Peru. He was born Feb. 27, 1932, in Peru, to Vernon Wilbur and Esther Fern (Ream) Myers. He is survived by his daughter, three grandchildren, two greatgrandchildren, a sister, and a twin brother. Funeral services were Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015, at GrandstaffHentgen Funeral Service, Wabash. Visitation was Friday.

James Walker, 72 U.S. Navy veteran April 14, 1943 – Nov. 22, 2015 James L. Walker, Tallahassee, Fla., died Sunday, Nov. 22, 2015, in his home. He was born April 14, 1943, in Opp, All, the son of Alto Turvin and Vera Lee (Williams) Walker) On Nov. 30, 1968, he married Jill Keffaber. He is survived by hi wife, two sons, four grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, a brother, three sisters, and a sister-in-law. Burial was at Tallahassee National Cemetery

Philip L. Partridge, 67 Chester Twp. fireman Nov. 27, 1948-Dec. 5, 2015 Philip L. Partridge, 67, Servia, died at 3 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015, in his residence. He was born Nov. 27, 1948, in Wabash, to Bruce Ivan Partridge and Phyllis Marie (Heeter). Philip retired from Thermafiber, Wabash, IN in 2013 after several years of service. He is survived by a son, a daughter, a brother, a sister, and five grandchildren. Visitation and services were Wednesday, December 9, 2015, from 2-8 p.m. at McKee Mortuary, North Manchester.

section of Miami Street when she attempted to proceed through the intersection and collided with a vehicle driven by Sherry E. Yenna, 59, Wabash.

Dec. 8 At 12:20 p.m., a vehicle driven by Ashley N. Frehse, 22, Urbana, was northbound on Cass Street when she collided with the back end of a vehicle driven by Ryan P. Caudill, 34, Wabash. Dec. 9 At 2:25 p.m., a vehicle driven by Garvie G. Piercy, 72, Avon, was traveling north on Cass Street and attempted to turn west onto U.S. 24 when he collided with a vehicle driven by Susan J. Garrett, 67, Roann. Dec. 11 At 8:34 a.m., a vehicle driven by Thomas K. Clemons, 20, Wabash, was westbound on Manchester Avenue

Sheriff announces November statistics By The Paper staff Sheriff Bob Land has released the Wabash County S h e r i f f ’ s Department’s statistics for November 2015. The statistics are: — Traffic Citations (includes Operation Pull-Over) 56 — Traffic Warning (includes Operation Pull-Over) 84

— DUI Arrests 3 — Other Alcohol Related Arrests 8 — Total Individuals Arrested 30 — Total Felony Counts 10 — Total Misdemeanor Counts 33 — Total Drug Arrests 5 — Total Felony Counts 4 — Total Misdemeanor Counts 13

— Total Criminal Cases Worked 47 — Total Crashes Worked 66 — Total Number of Transports 84 — Total Number of Civil Process Papers Served 302 — Total Number of Warrants Served 9 — Total Number of Public Appearances 6 — Total Number of Calls for Service 849

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attempting to turn left onto Wabash Street when he collided with a vehicle driven by Andrew A. Osborne, 24, Wabash.

tion. Matthew R. Monroe, 41, Wabash, driving while suspended infraction and seatbelt violation.

Citations Dec. 4 Katelyn J. Wood, 17, Wabash, passenger seatbelt violation. David A. Clifton, 28, Wabash, passenger seatbelt viola-

Dec. 5 Denver A. Judy, 32, Roann, driving while suspended prior. Dec. 6 Ashley M. Wallace, 28, Wabash,

Freda M. Finley, 91 Freda M. Finley 91, Passed away at 8:35 p.m. Dec. 10, at Heritage Pointe located in Warren. Arrangements are pending with Glancy-H. Brown & Son Funeral Home, Warren.

Ricky Combs Memorial services for Ricky Combs, who died Nov. 22, will be at 2 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 19 at Wabash Church of the Nazarene, 902 Manchester Ave., with Pastor Kirk Johnson officiating. Arrangements by Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service.

Cecil D. Jenkins, 89 Worked in North Manchester Feb. 3, 1926 – Dec. 4, 2015

Cecil Dean Jenkins, 89, of rural North Manchester, died at 2 a.m. Friday, Dec. 4, 2015, at Miller’s at Oak Pointe where he had been a resident since January 2013. He was born Feb. 3, 1926, in Whitley County, a son of Harry F. and Jessie (Stoner) Jenkins. Surviving relatives include his wife, three children, seven grandchildren, two stepgrandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, and a sister. The funeral service was Tuesday, Dec.8, at Smith & Sons Miller Chapel, South Whitley. The burial will be in South Whitley Cemetery. The visitation was Monday, Dec.7, at the funeral home.

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Shirley Mast, 80 Former Northfield cook Jan.22,1935 – Dec.13, 2015 Shirley Ann Mast, 80, of rural Wabash, Indiana, died at 8:50 pm, Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. She was born Jan. 22, 1935, in Wabash County, to Gillen “Ding” Sr. and Mary Lucille (Hayes) Johnson. Shirley was a 1952 graduate of Wabash High School, and attended Michigan State University one year. She married Cloyd Mast at the Richvalley E.U.B. Church on June 26, 1955. She was a homemaker, a cook at Northfield High School, and also worked at the Honeywell House. Shirley was a member of Bachelor Creek Church of Christ. She loved golfing, gardening, growing flowers, and crafts. She also loved watching all sports and going to grandkids events. She is survived by her husband, Cloyd Mast of Wabash; two children, Jeffrey (Becky) Mast of Wabash, and Melissa (Robert) Swan of Lagro; 10 grandchildren, Tricia (Mark) Anderson of Greenfield, Rhett (Sarah Stroup) Mast and Jessica (Jerry France) Mast, both of Wabash, Megan (Heath) Lehner of Lagro, Adriane (Tyler) Leland of Plainfield, Nicole (Mike) Couch of Fishers, Audrey Mast of Fort Wayne, Allison (Wesley Brown) Mast of Indianapolis, Todd Swan of Prague, Czech Republic, and Carly Mast of Wabash, and seven great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, and her brother, Gillen “Ding” Johnson Jr. Funeral services will be 10:00 am Friday, Dec. 18, 2015, at GrandstaffHentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave., Wabash, with the Rev. Rick Borgman officiating. Burial will be in Falls Cemetery, Wabash. Friends may call 2-8 pm Thursday, at the funeral home. Preferred memorial is Urbana Lions Club. The memorial guest book for Shirley may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.

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while suspended infraction and no financial responsibility when required. Dec. 9 Jenny L. Vigar, 36, Wabash, speeding. North Manchester Accidents Dec. 7 At 3:32 p.m., a vehicle driven by Debbie A. Barrett, 51, Liberty Mills, collided at the intersection of SR 13 and Meridian Road with a vehicle driven by Lisa F. Allison, 39, North Manchester. Dec. 8 At 6:07 a.m., a vehicle driven by Michael E. Davis, 43, Fort Wayne, struck a building in the 300 block of East Main Street.

Dec. 10 At 6:16 p.m., a vehicle driven by John D. Tucker, 16, Warsaw, collided in the 1600 block of SR 114 West with a vehicle driven by John J. Hill III, 36, Akron. Citations Dec. 9 Garrett W. Hartman, 19, Fair Oaks, speeding. Matthew W. Ruddick, 20, Seymour, expired registration. Tiffany A. Carrillo-Genis, 27, no license when required. Dec. 10 Christopher E. Mettler, 36, Wabash, speeding and false and fictitious vehicle registration.

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Off-duty ISP trooper saves man’s life By The Paper staff HUNTINGTON — An off-duty Indiana State trooper is credited with being not only in the right place at the right time on Dec. 5; he also had the proper lifesaving equipment needed to help save the life of a 48 year old Huntington County man outside of the Walmart in Huntington. At approximately 8 p.m. Dec. 5, Master Trooper Trent A. Kiefer, an 18 year vet-

eran of the State Police was shopping at the Walmart store in Huntington when he encountered an unresponsive man who did not have a pulse. Kiefer immediately retrieved an automated external defibrillator (AED) from his police vehicle and applied it to the man’s chest. After analyzing the man’s cardiac rhythm, the AED advised that a shock was necessary. Kiefer delivered the shock and within

moments, medics from Parkview Hospital EMS arrived to continue the lifesaving efforts. The victim was said to have been breathing on his own before being taken to Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. In 2007, Parkview Huntington Hospital provided a $15,000 grant to the State Police Post in Fort Wayne to purchase AEDs for the Troopers assigned to Huntington County.

Kiefer’s AED was one of those purchased as part of that grant. “We are honored to have the opportunity to support our local law enforcement. Officers are often the first responders on a scene where an individual needs emergency cardiac care” said Juli Johnson, President of P a r k v i e w H u n t i n g t o n Hospital. “Our donation of AEDs to the Indiana State Police and other law enforcement agen-

TRENT A. KIEFER cies are our way of helping those officers have the resources and equipment needed to assist in saving lives.”

Egg drop: Southwood Elementary fourth graders every year design and construct an egg drop project using the scientific method to create a container that will keep an egg from breaking when dropped from various heights. This year for the final drop Wabash Duke Energy brought out a bucket truck and two of their linesman (Shane Haeker and DJ Marshall) and dropped the students egg protectors from a height of 60 feet for the final drop. Pictured are the 25 students whose protectors survived the final drop. A total of 67 participated in the drop. Photo provided

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tery report taken in the 1100 block of North Market Street. Dec. 11 At 1:07 p.m., criminal mischief report taken in the 1700 block of SR 13 North. At 2:31 p.m., drug report taken in the 500 block of North Sycamore Street. Arrests Dec. 8 Rosa Mata-Loera, 39, Fort Wayne, operating a vehicle while never licensed. Dec. 9 Heather A. Beene, 38, North Manchester, writ of attachment for battery. Dec. 10 Amy M. Hartley, 40, North Manchester, driving while suspended prior.

to Jay A. and Mary J. Driskill, warranty deed. Charles F. and Dorne L. Goodrich to Barbara G. Trout, warranty deed. Miriam L. Rusher to James A. and Norma J. Malcolm, trust deed. Barbara A. Carpenter to David L. Vandermark and Barbara A. Carpenter, quitclaim deed. Floyd A. and Lauren E. McWhirt to Matt T. Sommers and Danielle K. Woods, warranty deed. Chad and Rachel McWhirt to Samantha L.

Grumpp and Joseph D. Osborne, warranty deed. Metropolitan School District to M. S. D. of Wabash County Multi-S and MSD of Wabash County Multi-S, warranty deed. HSBC Mortgage Services Inc. to Cory Smith, warranty deed. Elmer Blevins Sr. and Betty J. Blevins to Shairozion Erickson, quitclaim deed. Wabash County Auditor to Ronald L. Walls, tax title deed. Wabash County Auditor to Ronald L. Walls, tax title deed. Wabash County

Auditor to Ronald L. Walls, tax title deed. Jesse B. Tackett to Carol A. and John D. Shepherd, warranty deed. Junior P. Corn to Becky S. Bowman, personal representation deed. Junior P. Corn to Benjamin P. Corn, personal representation deed.

Marriage Licenses David F. D. Esparza, 31, and Maria M. Diaz, 29. Christopher N. Morris, 34, and Dawn M. Light, 32.

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MONIE AND MISS I S S I N E WA : S a l a m o n i e Interpretive Center will host a two day Winter Day Camp Program called “Can You See What Eye See?” on Tuesday, Dec. 29 and Wednesday, Dec. 30. The Camp runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. both days. Children ages 7-11 will focus on how animals see at night, how animals keep

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from being seen, and other fun facts regarding wild animals in the woods. Fee is $15 per child per day, or $25 for both days per child. Advance registration is required and space is limited for this great event. You may call 260-468-2127 to register or for more information. LAGRO TOWN HALL normal business hours are

Monday-Friday from 8-11:30 a.m. and 1:303:30 p.m. For emergency assistance please call Scott at 260-571-3271. A CHRISTMAS PROGRAM will be presented by the Lagro United Methodist Church Kids Klub. The community is invited to attend this Christmas Program on Wednesday, Dec. 16 at 6 p.m. Performing will be the Nursery Class, K-6 grades, and a presentation by the Northfield Group. The evening will start with the Program and then all are invited to join in on a meal in the Fellowship Hall. THE LAGRO SENIOR CITIZENS DINNER will be Thursday, Dec. 17 at 6 p.m. You must be a senior or with a senior to attend. Please call the Lagro Town Hall at 260-782-2451 to make reservations or for more information. THE LAGRO A M E R I C A N LEGION auxiliary post 248 will be ringing in the New Year on Thursday, Dec. 31 from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. with the band The Prime Suspects. Everyone is invited to celebrate the New Year with the Lagro

American Legion. Also, an all you can eat fish fry will be hosted by the Lagro American Legion Auxiliary Post 248 on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2016 from 5-8 p.m. The $8 plate includes: all you can eat fish, baked beans, and coleslaw. Carry out is available. This event is open to the public, but attendees must be 18 years of age and older to attend. THE LAGRO LIBRARY HOURS OF OPERATION are Thursdays from 4-5 p.m. for the children of the Lagro community. Many different free activities along with free refreshments are provided to the children of Lagro which range in ages from first grade to junior high. The schedule for the next few weeks of activities is as follows: On Thursday, Dec. 17 there will be a Christmas party for the children with plenty of fun activities; on Thursday, Dec. 24 and Thursday, Dec. 31 the library will be closed due to Christmas Eve and New Years Eve. The Library will open again for the children on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016. The Volunteer Librarian is Carolyn Hegel and the Assistant Volunteer Librarian is Penny Davidson; both will do their best to get any book for you that the library may not currently have on their shelves. Also, if there are those in the community who would like to see the library open more hours, please let them know. You may con-

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tact Carolyn by calling 260-782-2397. If there is a need for more hours of library operation, volunteers would be needed to accomplish this, so this may be an opportunity for those in the community to volunteer for a worthy venture. ALL INVITED TO DORA CHRISTIAN CHURCH located at 2325 S. Salamonie Dam Road, Lagro to attend services. Sunday school meets at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday Worship meeting at 8:15 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Also offered is the Weekly Wednesday Night Bible Study which is held at 6:30 p.m. S A I N T P A T R I C K ’ S CHURCH conducts Mass every first Sunday of each month at 12:30 p.m. Everyone is invited and welcome to attend services in this historic Church. THE LAGRO C O M M U N I T Y 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 open the third Saturday of each month from 9-10 a.m. in the church basement. Please call 260-571-9064 for more information or questions. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY IN DECEMBER to: Bill and Sharon Miller, Dec. 24; Doug and Barbara Chopson, Dec. 26. A big congratulation’s go out to them! D E C E M B E R

BIRTHDAY WISHES go to: Elijah Swope, Dec. 2; Melvin Harrell and Deidre Ivy, Dec. 4; Brad Frieden and Briona Strickler, Dec. 10; Ben Speicher, Dec. 19; Noelle Gottschalk, Dec. 25; Kristina Barrus, Dec. 30. Happy birthday to all! WHAT WOULD YOU SAY? If you were given the opportunity to say one sentence that the whole world could hear; what would you say? I would love to read your responses to this thought provoking question and I will print some of the answers in next week’s column. Please reply by email a t : isaac.triplett@yahoo. com. YOUR WEEKLY ISAAC-ISM: “There are four things in life situations and particularly tennis players easily fall prey to: poor preparation, overconfidence, lousy shot selection (decisions), and nerves. A tennis player is like a Swiss Watch. There are like 250 little wheels inside, and if one is not working properly, you have a problem…just like in life.” EVERYONE DO ME THAT SPECIAL FAVOR and have a safe and enjoyable week and enjoy the holiday season! PLEASE EMAIL YOUR NEWS AND INFORMATION TO: isaac.triplett@yahoo. com, or call me at 260274-2261.

FFW Corp. announces dividend By The Paper staff FFW Corporation, parent corporation of Crossroads Bank, has approved a quarterly cash dividend of 15 cents per share of common stock. The dividend is payable Dec, 31, 2015, to shareholders of record on Dec. 15, 2015. The book value of FFW Corporation stock was $28.14 per share as of Oct. 31, 2015. The last reported trade of stock at the close of business on Dec. 3, 2015 was

$25.25 per share and the number of outstanding shares was 1,154,084 as of the same date. On Oct. 31, 2015, the corporation had assets of $335.2 million and shareholders’ equity of $35.4 million. The Board of FFW Corporation and Crossroads Bank will continue to evaluate the payment of a dividend on a quarterly basis. Crossroads Bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of FFW Corporation providing an extensive array

of banking services and a wide range of investments and securities products through its main office in Wabash and four banking centers located in Columbia City, North Manchester, South Whitley, and Syracuse. The Bank provides leasing services at its banking centers and its Carmel, IN leasing and commercial loan office. Insurance products are offered through an affiliated company, Insurance 1 Services, Inc.

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somewhere and celebrate,” Conrad said. “They’ll be able to go anywhere in the state (and find a celebration). It’ll be like a big holiday.” Hoosiers can look forward to events including the

Bicentennial Torch Relay, Hoosier Homecoming and the Bicentennial Gala. Patterned after the Olympic Torch Relay, the Indiana version will pass through all 92 counties and cover 2,300 miles over a five-

week period. On Oct. 15, 2016, the homecoming will dedicate the Indiana Bicentennial Plaza and play host to a familyfocused event featuring historic reenactors and interpreters from all periods of Indiana his-

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Local man proposes to girlfriend at Historic Eagles Theatre

... continued from the front page Paper of Wabash County. “But I just figured it’s closer and I can probably just play it off, as an assurance thing, just a little bit easier than going to Huntington Seven.” As the film ended and the lights came up, Mattern pulled out the ring and asked Tucker to marry him, which she immediately replied, “Yes.” Tucker was “very surprised” by the proposal, despite her family knowing her now-fiancé’s intentions a month in advance. To keep her in the dark about his real plans, “I was hinting toward Florida (as to where he would propose), trying to keep things focused on Florida,” Mattern said.

Megan Tucker holds out her hand to show off her engagement ring after being proposed to moments before by her now-fiancé Max Mattern. Photo by Emma Rausch

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now this is my way to give back and I think it’s the same for families that either help or receive.” Although the project’s name has changed over the

years, volunteers still return to assist purchasing, packing or delivering gifts to hundreds of local families. Santa lookalike Dennis Starbuck was

one of the returning volunteer drivers this year with his daughter Denise Snavely, who has assisted with the program since it was called “Operation Elf.”

Wabash County EMAs (from left) Tim Powers, P.J. Young, Dustin Lee and EMA director Keith Walters jingle all the way outside the Phi Delts building while directing traffic as volunteer drivers load up their vehicles to deliver gifts for Wabash County Christmas Spirit on Saturday, Dec. 12. Photo by Emma Rausch “It’s something good to do,” Starbuck told The Paper of Wabash County. “The best (reaction) was the first time I helped (Snavely) do it. It was raining. It was cold. It was terrible out and we rung the doorbell and there was a little boy standing there in a diaper and he saw me. He didn’t care about the presents. “All he wanted was Santa Claus and that set the pace for the

Denise Snavely (left) and her father Dennis Starbuck (center) pack up their vehicle with boxes during the Wabash County Christmas Spirit delivery day. Volunteers like Snavely and Starbuck help program committee members like Christina Crump (right) deliver gifts to families in need of holiday assistance. Photo by Emma Rausch whole thing.” munity involvement donations was amazWhether a family is was missed this year. ing. “We were able to fill receiving this year or It has not been decidvolunteering, the pro- ed if gifts will be all the boxes and gram is a cycle of wrapped next year or requests and today we’re out trying to both, according to not. Monetary donations deliver them.” McConahay. That final outpour“This year, (the fam- were approximately of donations ily) maybe receiving the same as 2014’s ing but in a few years funding, according to shows what kind of they’re in a position to Melissa Lundmark, community Wabash County is, according volunteer their time program treasurer. “We are about the to Lundmark. or their donating to “It tells you what fill a tag. It just comes same dollar wise as full circle,” she we raised last year so kind of community explained. “We’re just we have a cushion that we live in that helping out our neigh- going into next year, when you send a word bors. That’s what which is always a out for help, people instantly,” good feeling,” respond we’re here for. “We want to make Lundmark said. “It she said. “So it’s a that Christmas spirit can always be more of really good feeling last all year long course, but I feel that and a reaffirmation of whether it’s by buying we’re in good shape a good county that starting next Wabash is, the people a toy or somebody has for that live here and care a piece of clothing to year.” about each other.” The “cushion” was feel warm throughout Families had the made possible due to the winters.” This year, to avoid one final fundraising option of picking up gift mix-ups and prob- push during the week their gifts on Friday, lems such as wrong of Dec. 7, according to Dec. 11, or having the boxes delivered on clothing sizes, the pro- McConahay. Saturday, Dec. 12. “We came up short gram committee For those who were decided to not individ- initially,” McConahay ually wrap presents said. “But last week not able to do either, this year. However, when we said we have the gifts will be availalthough the prob- 500 tags left to fill and able at the Wabash lems were averted, we’re not going to County Chamber of several members have enough to fill Commerce for pick-up agreed that the com- them, the public out- starting Dec. 14. pouring of monetary

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County athletes earn TRC honors By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com Nineteen of the 31 spots on the Three Rivers Conference AllConference football first team for the 2015 season were filled by Wabash County athletes. Meanwhile, county players also dominated the Honorable Mention selections, filling half of the 14 spots announced. Nine county players were placed on each the offensive and defensive teams, while the kicker position also went to a Wabash County athlete. On offense, Northfield’s Cale Dyson was named to a tackle position, while Norse teammate Jake Stephan was named to the center post. Wabash’s Austin Hiatt was named to one of the guard positions. Earning honors at receiver and/or tight end were Manchester’s Keelan Norwood and Southwood’s Peyton Trexler. Quarterback honors went to Southwood’s Carson Blair and Manchester’s Bailey Ness. At running back, Jarred Short of Northfield and Luke Proctor of Wabash received honors. Wabash kicker Owen Yeadon received all-conference honors. D e f e n s i v e l y, Southwood’s Jeffrey Finicle and Northfield’s Jackson Beery received honors for their play in the secondary. At linebacker, Northfield’s Jensen Frieden and Drake Richter and Wabash’s Reece McDonald all

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received honors. Three local athletes – Southwood’s Joseph Brinson, Wabash’s Braxton Rowley and Northfield’s Chris Orpurt — received honors for interior linemen. Wabash’s Jordan Holley earned honors for his play at defensive end. Others earning first team all-conference honors on offense were Lane Eckrote, North Miami, and Garret Cokl, Whitko, tackle; Tanner Music, Rochester, and Trent A r m s t r o n g , Maconaquah, guard; Gavin Bennett, Rochester, Keron Hullum, Maconaquah, Kordell Prescott, Peru and Brandon Webster, Tippecanoe Valley, receiver/tight end; Garret Elder, Whitko, quarterback; and Brady Miller and Payton Sturgell, Peru,

and Connor McLochlin, Rochester, running backs. On defense, Luke Hann, Maconaquah, and Brady Weeks, Whitko, secondary; Garrett Smiley, Whitko, Mason Silvers, Maconaquah, Jeff Eckrote, North Miami, and Chase Ogle, Peru, linebackers; Jordan Hiles, Peru, interior lineman; Erik Hobbs, Peru, and Austin Hyde, Whitko, defensive ends; and Luca Jeckstadt, Tippecanoe Valley, punter. Wabash County athletes earning honorable mention selections were Tyler McNall, Manchester; Xian Rodriguez and Dylan Brown, Northfield; Kevin Haggerty and Luke Perlich, Southwood; and Seth Yeadon and Tyler McKitrick,

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CHRIS ORPURT NORTHFIELD

OWEN YEADON WABASH

DRAKE RICHTER NORTHFIELD

JACKSON BEERY NORTHFIELD

JENSEN FRIEDEN NORTHFIELD

JORDAN HOLLEY WABASH

JOSEPH BRINSON SOUTHWOOD

KEELAN NORWOOD MANCHESTER

PEYTON TREXLER SOUTHWOOD

REECE MCDONALD WABASH

BRAXTON ROWLEY WABASH

LUKE PROCTOR WABASH

JEFFREY FINICLE SOUTHWOOD Wabash. Others earning honorable mention were James Wilkinson, Maconaquah; Trevor Linn, North Miami; Wilson Lee, Rochester; Garrett Bell, Tippecanoe Valley; Dawson Dwyer, Peru; and Conner Sherwin and Walker Hobbs, Whitko.

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teams play a few important conference games and prepare for the Wabash County Tourney later in the month. Wabash WebTV will be on hand for a few of these. On Tuesday, the Lady Norse travel to Tipton, the Lady Knights are at Bluffton and the Norse boys are hosted by Southern Wells. The lone home game is at

Coolman Gym where Oak Hill will play against the Lady Apaches. The weekend kicks off on Thursday. It all begins with Hot Air at 6pm. Hot Air is our new weekly show gives us a forum to discuss all thing sports and probably several other topics. Check out the Wabash WebTV and The Paper Facebook

pages where you can comment or ask us questions that we will discuss on the air, OR tweet to us @wabashwebtv on Twitter. On Friday evening, the Norse continue their road trip with a game at Wabash. A doubleheader is scheduled at Southwood as the Lady Knights host the Lady Squires of Manchester, followed by the boys’

game, as the Squires playing the Knights. Then on Saturday evening, the Squires travel to Leo while the Knights will be in Peru. The WebTV crew will be at Northfield where the Lady Norse host the Lady Apaches. Join Rick Harness and Chandler Jones for that one. The Wabash WebTV broadcast crew will provide you with a type of

media that is the wave of the future and we love doing it for you and will try to refine the broadcasts to continually upgrade and make it top notch. Speaking for our commentators, Rick Harness, Jim Landrum, Tim Harness, Troy Miller, Chandler Jones and yours truly as well as our tech and support staff, Steven Weir and Julie Schnepp,

thanks for tuning in! Join Wabash WebTV for exciting action of Indiana High School athletics. The Wabash WebTV schedule will be published in The Paper of Wabash County. If you are at a game or cannot watch it live, an archive of the featured game is available on the website shortly after the completion of each game.

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Squire wrestlers win Wabash County Tournament By Shaun Tilghman news@nmpaper.com Four Manchester grapplers went undefeated and were named individual champions en route to helping the Squires secure the team title at the Wabash County Wrestling Tournament on Saturday. Junior Quentin Moore won his four matches in the 170pound weight class, and was joined by three freshmen individual champions: Michael Wirsing at 106, Jackson Mathias at 120, and Delton Moore at 145. “Michael Wirsing went 4-0 and won his first county championship,” said Manchester wrestling coach Jerimiah Maggart. “We’re happy to have him out and we’ve been telling him all year that 106 is

one of those weight classes where you may have a couple forfeits or you may have a couple matches. He was able to get two pins, so it was a big day for him, an exciting day, and we’re proud of him for getting those wins. “Jackson Mathias is another freshman champion, and he pinned all of his kids. So he had a really good day. Delton Moore is our third freshman champion. He had a really good day and wrestled really well; I have high expectations for him though, so I think there are always things to improve on. But, as long as he’s winning I’d say things are going good. “Quentin Moore is our fourth undefeated champion. He wrestled a tough kid from Wabash to a 1-0 decision, but I think that’s

one of those matches we can make better. I just think maybe that’s one of those matches he needs to win by more in order to start to solidify him self as ‘the guy’ in that weight class and in this area. With some of the goals I know he has, we’re going to learn from that win and get a little better, and hopefully make that a little bit bigger win later on.” As a team, the Manchester finished 30-1, defeating Northfield 48-36, Southwood 66-18, and Wabash 45-30, but after wrestling to a 42-42 tie with Bremen, the Squires ultimately lost based on the tiebreaker criteria. “We had a first round bye, and sometimes you can come out a little flat if you don’t get a first round match like the other team does,” Maggart

explained. “I thought we wrestled really well against Northfield as a whole, so I just brought them together and talked about a few things before we wrestled Bremen, which was probably the best team we were going to wrestle against. “I thought we wrestled a lot better, but we still lost some matches we were winning and that ultimately was a factor, as they beat us based on the tiebreak criteria. Overall though, I thought we came out with a lot more intensity and wrestled pretty well. For the third match we wrestled Southwood, and I thought that was one where we finally did some things we are capable of doing. We came out and got like 10 pins in a row in the first period, so it was 60-0 before we lost the first match.

Jackson Mathias was the champion in the 120-pound weight class at the Wabash County Wrestling Tournament. Photo by Eric Christiansen “The match against Wabash was kind of the deciding factor for the county championship. Again, I thought our kids came out and wrestled pretty well; obviously there are always going to be things we could do better, but we took care of the things we needed to take care of and won the match. Overall, I thought we wrestled pretty well – I’d like to see us start a little better than we did, but I think we did a lot better as a team after that first dual against Northfield.”

Wabash County Wrestling Invitational results 106 Lbs: 113 Lbs: 120 Lbs: 126 Lbs: 132 Lbs: 138 Lbs: 145 Lbs: 152 Lbs: 160 Lbs: 170 Lbs: 182 Lbs: 195 Lbs: 220 Lbs: 285 Lbs:

Michael Wirsing—Manchester (4-0) Jake Thornton—Bremen (4-0) Jackson Mathias—Manchester (4-0) Logan Carey—Northfield (4-0) Drew Clark—Northfield (4-0) Skyler Hall—Wabash (4-0) Delton More—Manchester (4-0) Alex Bollenbacher—Bremen (4-0) A.J. Hunt—Northfield (4-0) Quentin Moore—Manchester (4-0) Drake Heitz—Northfield (4-0) Zach Campbell—Bremen (4-0) Tyler Moser—Bremen (4-0) Jake Stephan—Northfield (4-0)

Team Results Bremen 3-0 Manchester 3-1 (County Champs) Wabash 2-2 Southwood 1-3 Northfield 0-4

Wabash boys pick up first swimming win By The Paper staff The Wabash boys swim team picked up its first win of the season on Thursday, Dec. 10, defeating Eastern, 88-60. Meanwhile, the Wabash girls fell to

Eastern, 129-46. There were several personal records set in the meet, coaches reported. On Tuesday, Wabash’s boys and girls’ swim teams both lost Tuesday night to Rochester. Wabash’s Jacob Bruss

broke his breaststroke record in a time of 1 minute, 12.28 seconds. On Saturday, Dec. 12, the team competed in the Wawasee Invitational. Jacob Bruss broke the school record in the 200 IM in a time of

2:26.77. Morgan Owens broke the 100 butterfly record in a time of 1:15.22 and Mallory Hipskind, Alexis Hartley, Morgan Owens and Katie Ford broke their own school record in the 200 medley relay in a time of 2:15.78.

Showing off their awards in the 12-13 year old divisions are (front row, from left) Bailey Wyatt, first place; Annie Schuler, second place, Alivia Short, third place; Rob Ford (back row, second from left), first place; Toby Baer, second place, and Blake Smith, third place. They are joined by Hoop Shoot chair Stewart McAllister (back row, at left), Wabash Elks Exalted Ruler Joseph Slacian. Photo provided

Youngsters advance in Elks Hoop Shoot By The Paper staff On Saturday Dec, 12, 30 shooters from seven Wabash County schools competed in the Elks Hoop Shoot contest sponsored by the Wabash Elks No.471. There will be six shooters that will represent the Wabash Lodge at the district competition on Jan. 10. at Indian Springs Middle School in

Columbia City. The top three finishers in each division were: 8-9 year old boys 1st Gavin Betten 2nd Reiss Gaerte 3rd Drake Sparling 8-9 year old girls 1st Olivia Braun 2nd Maddie Von Uhl 3rd Ellie Baker 10-11 year old boys 1st Dillon Tomlinson 2nd Kaden Vogel 3rd Ashton Smith

10-11 year old girls 1st Libby Mattern 2nd Zoey McKnight 3rd Mya Denney 12-13 year old boys 1st Rob Ford 2nd Toby Baer 3rd Blake Smith 12-13 year old girls 1st place Bailey Wyatt 2nd place Annie Schuler 3rd place Alivia Short

There were numerous personal bests throughout the day from all the swimmers

Manchester Squires Rochester defeated Manchester’s boys

and girls swim team, and Northfield girls’ swim team on Thursday, Dec. 10. M e a n w h i l e Manchester’s girls’ defeated Northfield. Rochester’s’ boys’ team won 115-42. Ben Green won the 100yard backstroke in 1

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Showing off their awards in the 10-11 year old divisions are (front row, from left) Dillon Tomlinson, first place; Kaden Vogel, second place; Ashton Smith, third place; Libby Mattern (back row, second from left), first place; Zoey McKnight, second place, and Mya Denney, third place. They are joined by Hoop Shoot chair Stewart McAllister (back row, at left), Wabash Elks Exalted Ruler Joseph Slacian. Photo provided

Showing off their awards in the 8-9 year old divisions are (front row, from left) Olivia Braun, first place; Maddie Von Uhl, second place; Ellie Baker,third place; Gavin Betten (back row, second from left), first place; Drake Sparling, third place, and Reiss Gaerte, second place. They are joined by Hoop Shoot chair Stewart McAllister (back row, at left), Wabash Elks Exalted Ruler Joseph Slacian. Photo provided

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Local youth wins state Knights of Columbus Soccer Challenge Article provided Ashley Lyons has won the age 11 girls division of the State Knight of Columbus Soccer Challenge, officials from The Father Petit Council of the Knights of Columbus in Wabash announced. On Oct. 3, the local Knights of Columbus council held their annual local Soccer Challenge competition

which Ashly won the 11 year old girls division. This made Ashley, and the other winners of the local competition, eligible to compete in the regional and state competitions. Ashley is the daughter of Jason and Amanda Lyons of Lagro. On October 25, she traveled to St. Theodore Guerin High School in Noblesville.

Ashley won the regional competition with a score of 230 points. This was the overall high score of all age and gender divisions in the regional competition. Following the regional competition, the state competition was held at the same location. Ashley won her division with a score of 200. This ended up being the

third highest score of all competitors in the state competition. The Knights of Columbus is an international Catholic family fraternal service organization with 1.8 million members in over 15,000 local councils. Last year, Knights donated 70 million volunteer hours and $170 million to charitable and benevolent causes, sponsoring projects to

benefit their Church, communities, councils, Culture of Life, families and youth. Ashley Lyons shows the local, regional and state awards she received at the Knights of Columbus Soccer Shoot. Photo provided

Squire wrestlers win Caston Super Six By The Paper staff

The Manchester Squires captured first place Saturday, Dec. 12, in the Caston Super Six Wrestling Tourney. Individual results for the Squires were: 106 Michael Wirsing 4-1; 113 Brandon Wagoner 1-4; 120 Jackson Mathais 4-1; 126 Braden Fortner 23; 132 Trey Addair 41; 138 Remington Trick 3-2; 145/152

Delton Moore 4-1; and 145/152 Collin Meggisson 3-0. Also, 160 Wade France 4-1; 170 Quentin Moore 5-0; 182 Trey McNall 4-1; 195 Andrew Cagle 1-4; 220 Landon Tharp 5-0 and 285 Juan Ramirez 1-4. On Monday, Dec.7, the Squires easily defeated Tippecanoe Valley in a Three Rivers Conference wrestling match, 729. Winning for the

Wrestling Roundup Squires were: 106 Michael Wirsing; 113 Brandon Wagoner; 120 Jackson Mathais; 126 Braden Fortner; 138 Remington Trick; 145 Delton Moore; 152 Jared Gable and 160 Wade France. Also, 170 Quentin Moore; 182 Trey McNall; 220 Landon Tharp and 285 Juan Ramirez. Manchester is 7-3 after weekend action.

Northfield Norsemen The Northfield wrestling team fell to Maconaquah, 45-31. Winning by pins were Sean Griffith and Jeremy Okuly. Drew Clark won by a major decision, while Matt Carey won by decision. Layne Evans and A.J. Hunt won by forfeit. “The kids are showing great

improvement with each dual meet,” coach Gary Norman said. “Our timing is getting better and we are starting to use the move that we’ve been going over in practice. “Now we need to get better at them.”

Eastbrook Invitational Wabash finished sixth and Southwood finished seventh on Saturday, Dec. 12, at the Eastbrook Invitational. For Southwood, Cavin Beavers placed third in the 285pound weight class. He is now 12-2. Adam

Denney placed fourth at 120 pounds. He is now 6-3. Seth Teache (106) and Phillip Klinger (113) each placed fifth, while Matthew Campbell (136), Carson Kelley (132) and Alex Shininger (170) placed sixth. No results were reported for Wabash.

Southwood downs Eastern, 55-52 By The Paper staff The Southwood Knights boys’ basketball team withstood a second-half comeback from Eastern to pick up a 55-52 in on Saturday, Dec. 12. Southwood jumped out to a 21-11 first quarter lead. The Knights took a 27-17 lead into the locker room at half time. Eastern battled

Boys’ Basketball Roundup back in the second half, outscoring Southwood 18-15 and 17-13 in the third and fourth quarters, respectively. Alex Harmon led Southwood with 16 points. Peyton Trexler had 15 and Carson Blair and Matthew Nose each added 11 points.

Northfield Norsemen The Northfield Norsemen lost their first Three Rivers Conference game on Saturday, Dec. 12, 6461, to the Peru Tigers. Trailing 45-36 after three quarters, the Norsemen staged a fourth quarter rally,

outscoring the Tigers 25-19. “The kids played really hard tonight and came up short against a tough Peru team,” coach Patrick Hopkins said. Ryan Driscoll led Northfield with 13 points. Noah Shear and Cody Holmes each had 12 points. The Northfield junior varsity fell to Peru, 57-17.

Norse girls defeat Taylor By The Paper staff Northfield’s girls’ basketball team had three players in double figures Tuesday night, Dec. 8, en route to a 57-34 win over Taylor. Payton Thomson had 16 points while Kelcie Thomson and Ariel Dale each added 11.

Lady Knights Mississinewa defeated the Southwood girls’ basketball team, 69-58, on Tuesday night. The Lady Knights had three players in double figures:

Girls’ Basketball Roundup Brooke Elliott had 20 points, while Taylor Heath had 12 and Ashley Parson had 10. The Lady Knights junior varsity fell, 2820.

Lady Squires Manchester’s girls’ basketball team fell to Huntington North, 65-30, on Tuesday, Dec. 8. Sydney Day led the Lady Squires with seven points. On Friday, Dec. 11, Manchester fell to Whitko, 57-29.

“We can’t give up so many turnovers and expect to win,” coach Jacob Everett said. Ellie Milan led Manchester with 10 points. In junior varsity play, Manchester lost 34-29 to Whitko. Erika Kendall had10 points.

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The second and third quarters made the difference Saturday, Dec. 12, as the Wabash Lady Apaches fell to

Rochester, 38-28. R o c h e s t e r outscored the Lady Apaches 29-16 in the two quarters en route to the win. Madisen Barden led Wabash with 10 points. Wabash shot just 21 percent from the field (10 of 47). “It was a great effort on the defensive end tonight, but not enough offense to pull off the upset,” coach Matt Stone said. Wabash won the junior varsity contest, 34-3. Tristan Vigar led Wabash with seven points.

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Jones to Museum to host Family Fun Day discuss Honeywell Foundation By The Paper staff

As the Christmas at the Museum season continues, the Wabash County Historical Museum will host a

By The Paper staff Local historian Pete Jones will present “75 Years of the H o n e y w e l l Foundation,” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 7, at the Honeywell House. The Honeywell Foundation was established in 1941 by Mark Honeywell to oversee the construction of the Honeywell Center. Since that time, the Foundation has fulfilled the vision he set forth: to provide social, artistic, recreational, and cultural opportunities for all. What started as a small group formed to operate a community center, the Honeywell

Foundation has blossomed into a highlyrespected organization, responsible for the management of the Honeywell Center, Honeywell House, Eagles Theatre, 13-24 Drive In, Charley Creek Gardens, Dr. James Ford Historic Home, and all the specialized programming and events each property offers. A retired history teacher and writer, Jones will talk about those who have served on the Board of Directors, the history of the Foundation, and the programs and events offered. Make your reservations by calling 260-563-2326, ext. 1.

Christmas-themed Family Fun Day on Saturday, Dec. 19, from 11 to 2 p.m. This month’s free event will feature Christmas themed activities, crafts and

a visit with Santa Claus! Family Fun Day is open to families and children of all ages. The public is welcome to visit the museum and enjoy

the fully decorated displays. Guests will also have the opportunity meet and talk with Santa, create crafts and play in the Parkview Wabash

Education Center. The museum is located at 36 E. Market Street in downtown Wabash. Family Fun Day is sponsored by Crossroads Bank.

Norse, Knights split basketball doubleheader By The Paper staff The Northfield and Southwood boys’ and girls’ basketball teams split a double header on Friday night, Dec. 11, at Southwood High School. Northfield’s girls defeated Southwood, 50-36. M e a n w h i l e , Southwood’s boys defeated Northfield, 67-51, in the “Showdown for the Shield.” In the girls’ contest, Northfield held a 3-0 lead until the 1:45 mark of the first quarter when Southwood cut the lead to 3-2. After trading baskets, Northfield scored the last four points of the quarter to build a 9-4 lead. Southwood scored the first four points of the second quarter, trimming the Lady Norse lead to one, 9-8, before Northfield’s

Abby Keaffaber hit a three-point shot to build the lead back to 12-8. The Lady Norse would attempt to build up its lead, going on four-point rounds several times in the quarter. But Southwood would stop the runs with baskets of their own. In the end, the Lady Norse held a 2719 lead at halftime. Southwood drew first blood in the third quarter, cutting the lead to 27-21. The teams traded baskets throughout the rest of the quarter, with Northfield holding a commanding 37-25lead after three. The Lady Norse outscored Southwood, 13-11, to win 50-36. Keaffaber led all scorers with 18 points, while her Lady Norse teammate Kelcie Thomson added 13. Northfield shot 44 percent from the field en route to the win. Ashley Parson led Southwood with 12 points. In the boys’ game, Northfield jumped out to a 6-4 lead before baskets by Alex Harmon and Peyton Trexler gave Southwood an 8-6 lead. The lead was short-lived, as the Norse tied the contest at eight, and Cody Holmes gave the Norse a 10-8 lead. Brandin Frazier tied the score at 10-10 before a three-point basket by Matt Nose gave Southwood a lead it held onto the rest of the contest. S o u t h w o o d outscored the Norse 96 in the second quarter and 23-17 in the third quarter, giving the Knights a 53-36 advantage heading into the final quarter. Northfield outscored Southwood, 15-14 in the final quarter, but it wasn’t enough to overcome Southwood’s commanding lead. Harmon and Carson Blair each had 22 points for Southwood. Holmes had 19 points for Northfield, while Austin Trump followed with 18.

Southwood’s Ashley Parson (21) tries to dribble around Northfield defender Abby Keaffaber (15). Photo by Joseph Slacian

Northfield’s Kyle Reed (25) and Southwood’s Brandin Frazier battle for the basketball on Friday night, Dec. 11. Photo by Joseph Slacian

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A M E R I C A N LEGION BREAKFAST: Post 286 will host a breakfast on Saturday, Dec. 19 from 7-10 a.m. Biscuits & gravy, eggs and sausage will be served. Cost is $6. This event is open to the public. The American Legion is located at 215 E. Main Street. SHEPHED’S CENTER PROGRAMS: On Dec. 16 at 8:30-9:20 a.m. MEDTALK with Dr. Ron Scheeringa retired internist/cardiologist - Fort Wayne and at 10:30 a.m. Deb Romary, MSM, Math, Retired Economist. Shepherd’s Center events are held at the Town Life Center and

offers programs for adults over 55. TRUTHSEEKERS will be showing the film: “The Christmas Story” and an “Update from Africa – with Sarah Morbitzer” on Monday, Dec. 21, at 7 p.m. in the Enrichment Center at Peabody. Join us for a special Christmas TruthSeekers meeting featuring an inspiring and moving short film on the true meaning of Christmas and a special update form Sarah Joy Morbitzer, who has just returned from a year of missions in Ghana, Africa. She will share what has happened so far, and her future plans for 2016 followed by a time of questions and answers. You are invited to this interesting and unique way to celebrate C h r i s t m a s ! TruthSeekers examines current events from a Biblical worldview and is an outreach of Victory Bookstore. Public is invited. No admission

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charge. For further information call 260982-8317. This film is neither sponsored by nor endorsed by Peabody. 3B PROGRAM BEGINS WINTER SESSION on Jan. 4 at the United Methodist Church, 306 E. 2nd St. This is a 12 week class with sessions falling on Monday, Wednesday and Friday each week from 10-11 a.m. If school is cancelled, no class will be held. There is no cost. The purpose of the 3B Program is “To enhance the lives of senior adults through education and physical movements focused on enriching their Body, Brain and spiritual Benefits as they embrace the full life God intends for each – individually and in healthy congregations.” The 3B Program is to be done primarily sitting in a chair. The aim is always to increase muscle strength and flexibility while improving balance. The beauty of the program is that it can be

adapt4ed to use with individuals in wheelchairs and/or walkers. Angie Briner (260-352-0606) and Judi Brown are the leaders of this program. Contact Angie for more information. LIBRARY HAPPENINGS: The North Manchester Public Library will be closed for Christmas on Thursday, Dec 24, and Friday, Dec. 25. We hope you enjoy your holiday time with family. It will reopen on Saturday, Dec 26 at 9 a.m. and feature the Chess Club from 2-4 p.m. in the Conference Room. This is a patron-led club, however, any questions can be directed to Heidi at the library. Bring your favorite chess set! All ages welcome! On Thursday, December 31 the library will close at 3 p.m. for New Year’s Eve. It will also be closed on Friday, Jan. 1, for New Year’s Day. Saturday, Jan. 2 the Chess Club will meet from 2-4 p.m. in the Conference Room. Contact the library at

Blanket bonds assist with county’s official costs By Emma Rausch emma@thepaperofwabash.com The Wabash County Council passed an ordinance authorizing the acquisition of a blanket bond, or crime insurance policy, fixing the minimum coverage amounts for individual county officials and employees at its Monday Dec. 7 meeting. The blanket bonds will replace individual surety bonds, a contract which insures an official during their time in office. “Prior to July 1 this year, a list of specific public elected officials had to have individual surety bonds,” county attorney representative Mark Frantz told the council. “As of July 1, now county employees whose official duties include handling money also need to be covered on their own bonds.

“What the new law does is provide that instead of individual surety bonds for each individual employee, we can do a blanket bond to cover all of them.” In short, what this ordinance does is authorize the county auditor as needed to purchase a blanket bond as well as crime insurance, which will cover the insur-

ance “for the faithful duty of the public employee’s job,” Frantz explained. “Essentially if a blanket bond costs less in premiums than an individual surety bond for all the public officials then the auditor can purchase the blanket bond instead of the individual bonds,” he continued. “So this just gives the

auditor discretion whether or not to purchase individual or blanket bonds.” In comparison, the initial quote for officials using individual surety bonds would cost approximately $9,000. If the county decided to use blanket bonds, the cost would decrease to approximately $4,500, according to Frantz.

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www.thepaperofwabash.com physician. Each weekday between 11 a.m. and 12 noon a hot lunch and a cold evening meal are delivered by volunteer drivers to the client’s homes. Clients can choose how often to receive meals. To sign up for meals call the office at 260-982-6010 and talk with an office volunteer or leave a voice mail message. AREA FIVE AGENCY NUTRITION PROGRAM Provides lunch to seniors 60 and over at the Warvel Park Scout Hall Monday through Friday at 11:30 a.m. Meals are a balanced meal. Lunch is on a donation basis. Must call between 9 am. – 1

p.m. the day before to reserve lunch for the next day. Euchre is played every Wednesday. To reserve your lunch call 982-9940. PARTING SHOTS: “The only blind person at Christmastime is he who has not Christmas in his heart.” —Helen Keller NORTH MANCHESTER NEWS ITEMS may be sent to my e-mail address at nmanchestertalks@g mail.com or you may call me at 260-982-8800. The deadline for news to appear in the next week’s issue of The Paper is Wednesday at noon. Please submit timely news

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MU, Team Up to offer concussion programs From the MU News Bureau NORTH MANCHESTER — In order to reduce concussions and help young athletes know what to do about its symptoms, M a n c h e s t e r University has joined the Concussion Legacy Foundation to offer free Team Up sessions at area schools, parent organizations, recreation leagues and others to provide this education. Team Up offers fun, interactive programs for students in grades 4-12 about concussions, using discussions, videos and

games. The sessions, offered at no charge, are conducted by Manchester athletic training faculty, staff and students, specially trained as members of MU’s new Team Up Against Concussion chapter. “Our goal is to help provide student-athletes, parents and coaches with knowledge about concussions and foster a new culture in sports that is safe,” said MU Assistant Athletic Trainer Zachary J. Dougal. In the outreach program, trained volunteers teach student athletes that successful athletes play hard and

play smart. As a foundation chapter, Manchester is one of only 12 partner universities in the United States and the only one in Indiana with a clear endorsement from the Concussion Legacy Foundation, a wellrespected research foundation. For more information about this effort, contact Zachary Dougal, who is an assistant professor and clinical education coordinator at the MU College of Pharmacy, Natural and Health Sciences. He can be reached via email: zjdougal@manchester.edu.

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ROANN LIBRARY NEWS: Stop by this month and enjoy the decorations with a gingerbread theme, entitled, “Catch That Cookie! The Story of the Gingerbread Man.” The library is collecting dry goods and canned food items for the Roann Food Pantry during the month of December. Santa will be visiting local children at the library on Dec. 19, from 10 a.m. to noon. Refreshments will be served and children will receive a treat from the Roann Festival Committee. The library will celebrate their 100th anniversary in the current Carnegie building beginning with a community open house on Jan. 16, from 9 a.m. to noon. There will be an event every month during the year of 2016 to celebrate both the library and the surrounding community that it serves. The library is working with Roann’s Community Heritage for many of these events. To volunteer with any event, please

call the library for more information at 765-833-5231. THE COMMUNITY CANDLELIGHT Christmas Eve service, A Christmas Tradition, will be held at the Roann United Methodist Church, in Roann, at 11 p.m. on Dec. 24. The public is cordially invited. THE ROANN LIONS CLUB members hung the Christmas wreaths in downtown Roann before the meeting on Dec. 3. A short business meeting began at 7 p.m. with the pledge to the American flag led by club President Keith Ford. The secretary’s report was given by Bonnie Corn and the treasurer’s report by Don Everest. Both were approved as read. The Lions Club membership dues will be due in January and unless the District Lions Club changes their fees the cost for membership will remain the same as last year. The Roann Lions Club continues to grow and their membership is now at 19 members. They were honored to receive special recognition for the growth of the club by receiving a patch from the International Lions. Keith Ford is still working on contacts for getting poles set at the pull field for advertising signs for next year’s events. Rick Morris reported that he and some other club members had met with Kraig Musselman about

renewing the contract for renting the land at the pull field. A new contract has been drawn up which includes two more acres for parking needed for pull field events. There are a few extra rules that will be used if the area happens to be extra muddy. A sign with Musselman’s business name will be exhibited at the track for the use of the extra two acres. It was brought to the attention of club members that in 2017 the Lions Club organization

will be 100 years old. Roann has had a festival for 100 years in 2017 so they hope to have a very special celebration for these two events. Members present: Keith Ford, Don Everest, Danny Shoemaker, Harold and Bonnie Corn, Rick Morris, Dewayne Krom, Denny Dyson, Bill Palmer, and Donna Harman. THE PERRY DORITE Home Extension Club met at the Ebenezer Church for their annual Christmas party. A

delicious meal, catered by Vikings Foods at Akron, was enjoyed by all. Miriam Sites led in prayer before the meal. The members met for a short meeting following the meal. Gifts were exchanged by Secret Sisters; members had to guess who their secret sister had been. Very few knew, but all had been appreciated. When gifts were opened members found out who they had been and new ones were drawn for next year. The next

meeting will be at the Main Street United Methodist Church in Peru, on January 12, 2016. HAPPY BIRTHDAY this week to Madeline Cordes, Carlee LeFebvre, Billy McCarty, Valerie Doud, Kelly Schuler, Tara Lynn, Jennifer McColley, Jane Whitney, Stacy Baer, Clara Williams, Clifton (Corky) Cordes, Mark Vigar, Tim Kersey, and Jacob Schuler . H A P P Y ANNIVERSARY this week to Mr. and Mrs.

Billy McCarty, Mr. and Mrs. Roger Flitcraft, Mr. and Mrs. Brad Vigar, and Mr. and Mrs. Rob Cussen. ROANN NEWS ITEMS may be sent to my e-mail address at roannhappenings@ya hoo.com, or you may call me at 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.

TADA students paint nails, raise awareness: Five Southwood High School students from the group TADA (Teens Against Dating Abuse) visited Vernon Manor residents Wednesday, Dec. 9. The students painted residents’ nails purple, the color of dating violence awareness and the group’s theme color. The students also gave fuzzy socks and stuffed animals as gifts to the residents. TADA members in attendance were Jaeden Younce, Jasmine Whitmer, Abigail Coffman, Natalie Campbell and Katelyn Hall (right photo, front). O.J. Neighbours fourth grader Karigan Long (right photo, back) was also in attendance and assisted the group. Photo provided

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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 Food Pantry is being used more and more now with winter approaching. The pantry needs everything from can

goods, paper products, cleaning products, personal hygiene items and meat items. Please NO produce. They do not have any way of keeping them. Hours to drop off items are Monday thru Thursday from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. This also the hour’s people in need from Liberty Township and Town of LaFontaine may pick up items. This pantry is only for the use of this area people. L A F O N TA I N E C H R I S T I A N CHURCH will hold its Christmas Eve service on Dec. 24 at 9 p.m.

everyone is invited to attend. 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 hold its Christmas Eve Service on Dec. 24 11 p.m. everyone is invited to attend. C O N G R AT U L A TIONS to Jan and Sandy Bachman of fifty years of marriage. Pray for many more years together and good health to you both. HAPPY BIRTHDAY Laura Eppley Dec. 16 Jeanna Friedersdorf Dec. 17, Peggy Wilson Dec. 18, Stan Cox Dec. 19, Zeb Herring Dec. 21,

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Each one of these businesses and organizations took time to decorate a tree for Festival of Trees making Timbercrest even more beautiful. Festival of Trees would not have been such a success without them. Please support our local businesses and organizations as they have supported Timbercrest! Allen Feeds Angel Tree Basket Weavers Beacon Credit Union Bippus State Bank Bushong Family Car Recyclers Cottage Creations Country Covers Designs at the Cabin Edna Landis-Crismon Eel River Shrine Club Family Hearing Center First Brethren Church First Financial Bank Frantz Lumber Fruit Basket Inn Girl Scouts Harting Furniture Gallery Healthcare Therapy Services Kiwanis Club - North Manchester Laketon Lions Club Liberty Mills Church of the Brethren Life Med-EMS Main View Manchester Church of the Brethren Manchester Early Learning Center (Sponsored by Fahs Brown Plumbing) Manchester Elementary 2nd Graders Manchester Family Chiropractic Manchester Fellowship of Churches Manchester Garden Club Manchester University Manchester High School: Football, Basketball, and Cheerleaders Manchester Realty Manchester Rental Mary Kay (Marie Quick) McKee Mortuary $

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County youth spread holiday cheer to Wabash community By Emma Rausch emma@thepaperofwabash.com

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O.J. Neighbours KKids Club caroled on Tuesday, Dec. 8, in the halls of Wellbrooke of Wabash spreading holiday cheer to the facility’s residents. The fourth grade students sang songs including “The 12 Days of Christmas” and “Frosty the Snowman.” Photo by Emma Rausch Sunday Dec. 6, with a variety of activities. On Sunday, Happy Days Preschool students received $420 at their Christmas program and plan to donate it to Wise Bible

A Happy Days Preschool student hands a Miller’s Merry Manor East resident a pair of hand-designed socks as a Christmas gift. The boys and girls also socialized with the residents and sang songs from their Christmas program on Sunday, Dec. 6. Photo by Emma Rausch College in Barbados. The money will be used to purchase egglaying hens to feed the college’s students. In the morning on Tuesday, Dec. 8, the preschool students delivered non-skid socks to Miller’s Merry Manor East residents. After handing out the gifts, the children then sang songs from their Christmas program. In the evening on Tuesday, the O.J. N e i g h b o u r s Elementary School KKids Club caroled around Wellbrooke of Wabash, singing famous Christmas songs like “Frosty the Snowman” and “Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer.”

Several of the facility’s residents joined in with the caroling and followed the line of students as they made their way throughout the halls. On Thursday, Dec. 10, Happy Days students were at it again and helped fill sacks for Blessings in a Backpack at Trinity Lutheran Church. The preschool will be collecting items to donate to local foster care children from Dec. 7 through Dec. 18. Finally, the Wabash High School TADA (Teens Against Dating Abuse) members made Christmas cards for Timbercrest residents in North Manchester.

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Fifth District president attends Laketon dinner Article provided IJAMSVILLE Fifth District American Legion Auxiliary President Brenda Shultz-Hall of Roanoke Unit No.160 was a guest for Laketon Unit No.402â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s carry-in dinner and meeting recently held at the Ijamsville Methodist Church. There were 22 members present. Following dinner

served from tables decorated with red and green coverings and Christmas decorations, the business meeting included second reading and approval of the 201516 budget, the planning of the C o m m u n i t y Christmas dinner which took place Sunday, Dec. 6, and mid-year reports due by Dec. 7. In addition, $25 was

donated to the Wabash County Cancer Society in memory Bob Rager, a 70-year member of Legion Post No.402, and $25 was donated to the poppy fund in memory of Cleo Price, a 20-year Auxiliary member. A charter draping for Price was conducted by Unit President Tina James and Linda Torpy, Fifth District vice president.

President Hall spoke briefly on membership, thanked the unit for its work in the auxiliary programs. She was presented a $20 check, a box snowman and a handmade snowman and woman. There will be no meeting in January. The next meeting will be Feb. 2.

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called “Coats for Kids.” Through the program, the Wabash Knights of Columbus

chapter purchased coats in assorted sizes for 12 boys and 12 girls. The coats will be

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IJAMSVILLE — The Laketon American Legion Auxiliary hosted the annual community Christmas dinner Sunday, Dec. 6, at the Ijamsville Methodist Church. Tables were decorated with poinsettias and shiny Christmas trees. Santa arrived with candy and tangelos for all. He also listened to the wishes of the boys and girls, and all joined in singing favorite Christmas carols. A special presentation of a poinsettia was made to Connie and Butch Chaplin for their support of the Laketon No.402 Auxiliary, the Sons of the American

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Saturday, Dec. 26. In addition, license branches will be closed on Friday, Jan. 1 in observance of New Year’s Day. All license branches resume normal hours of operation on Saturday, Jan. 2.

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Dietrich named Kalenborn Abresist production manager By The Paper staff Scott Dietrich has recently been named production manager for both Kalenborn Abresist Corporation in Urbana, IN and its subsidiary plant K a l e n b o r n Technologies in Soddy-Daisy, TN. Dietrich recently cele-

brated his 25th year with Kalenborn Abresist. Kalenborn Abresist is a leader in the design and supply of wear solutions for a wide range of industries utilizing various mineral and metallic solutions. The company’s wear and abrasion resistant linings

Scott Dietrich was recently named production manager for both Kalenborn Abresist Corporation in Urbana, and for its subsidiary plant, Kalenborn Technologies in Soddy-Daisy, TN. Photo provided

Southwood forestry teams place at state By The Paper staff The Southwood FFA forestry judging teams competed at the Indiana 4-H/FFA State Forestry competition on Dec. 12 at Purdue University. Southwood was well represented by a junior high and senior high school teams. The junior high school team placed seventh overall in the state. The mem-

bers on this team consist of Ashlyn Rody, Riley Whitesel, and Luke Kirk. The Southwood senior high school team placed sixth overall at the same competition. Members on the senior high school team were composed of Carson Rody, Dani Wagoner, and Colt Shepler. The teams are overseen by coach Brad Rody and advisor Chad

Crews. “This competition pushes students to learn leaves, seeds, and woods for numerous trees that can be found throughout Indiana,” Crews said. “This contest is also composed of a 50 question test that shows the students true knowledge of forestry and the industry. We are very proud of our team, and excited to see where these

teams go in the future.” The forestry contest is made to stimulate student interest and to promote forestry instruction in the agricultural education curriculum and to provide recognition for those who have demonstrated skills and competencies as a result of forestry instruction. Agriculture programs prepare students for high-demand

'Christmas Vacation' still a top pick for holiday flicks

Holiday films hold a special place in many people's hearts, and perhaps no holiday movie of the last 30 years has resonated as much as "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation." The oftquoted holiday favorite turned 25 years old in 2014, yet the film remains as popular as ever. Fans of "Christmas Vacation" can no doubt quote their favorite lines from the film, but the following are a few tidbits that even the most ardent "Vacation" fan might be unfamiliar with. · The movie is based on a story titled "Christmas 59," which was written by the same man, John Hughes, who wrote and produced the film. The film pays homage to this story when Clark Griswold is rummaging through the attic and finds a movie reel named "Christmas 59." · Frank Capra III worked as an assistant

director on the film. In one scene of the film, "It's a Wonderful Life," which was directed by Frank Capra III's grandfather, is on a television in the background. · Actress Mae Questrel (Aunt Bethany) provided the voices for Betty Boop and Olive Oyl in the 1930s. "Christmas Vacation" would be her final film. · "Christmas Vacation" featured a handful of "Saturday Night Live" alumni. In addition to the film's star, Chevy Chase, SNL alums Randy Quaid, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Brian DoyleMurray appeared in the film. · The role of Cousin Rocky had no lines in the film. · In the "Lampoon" films that preceded "Christmas Vacation," Rusty was the older child of the Griswold clan. However, he is the younger sibling in this film.

· "Christmas Vacation" marked the directorial debut for Jeremiah Chechik, who went on to direct "Benny & Joon" and 1998's "The Avengers." · The movie had a large budget ($27 million) for a comedy with no special effects. · Surprisingly, "Christmas Vacation" had its own sequel that few are familiar with. The made-for-television "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure" was released in 2003. · Cousin Eddie's fashion style, in particular the

sweater/Dickie combination, was the brainchild of actor Randy Quaid's wife. · No part of "Christmas Vacation" takes place on Christmas Day. The film culminates with the antics that take place at the Griswold home on December 24. · Brian DoyleMurray, who played Frank Shirley, is the brother of another famous comic actor: Bill Murray. · "Christmas Vacation" was the only movie in the series up until then that did not feature Lindsey Buckingham's song, "Holiday Road."

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Clean up pesky pine needles Despite how well you may tend to Christmas trees and wreaths, you can expect some pine needles to find their way onto your floors during the holiday season. Such needles can become imbedded in carpeting or stuck in socks and furniture, proving to be quite a

nuisance. Attempting to vacuum them all up can be frustrating, as some vacuums simply do not have the suction power to handle all of those heavy needles. Plus, they can become lodged in the inner cavities of the vacuum and clog it. To lessen the mess, wrap a tree bag

around the base of the Christmas tree when you are setting it up and hide it under the tree skirt. This bag will catch many of the needles that fall off during the season. Each day, sweep any needles that make it to the floor so they are not tracked around the house throughout

the month of December. Think about making a homemade sticky needle catcher. Wrap duct tape around your hands or a broom with the sticky side facing out, then pat areas of the floor where needles have accumulated, and the needles will likely

Did you know? Leaving cookies and milk for Santa Claus is a Christmas Eve tradition. Children regularly place a dish of cookies and a glass of milk by the tree on Christmas Eve so that Santa has enough energy to complete all of his gift-giving before kids wake up

on Christmas morning. The tradition of leaving cookies out on Christmas Eve may trace its origins to Saint Nicholas. On the feast of St. Nicholas on December 6, children would leave food and drink for the saint and any attendants.

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Hanging stockings with care Mantles adorned with garland and other holiday trinkets make fireplaces come alive for Christmas. That magic is only enhanced by hanging Christmas stockings, which are just waiting to be filled with goodies for good girls and boys. Those without a fireplace often hang stockings from windowsills and stairway banisters. No written record exists to explain the origin of hanging stockings on fireplace mantles. Despite this, many people link the tradition to a tale about St. Nicholas. As that story goes, St. Nicholas was traveling through a village when he overheard the plight of three women. They were poor, and their father could not afford an ample dowry to marry them off. Rather than have them end up spinsters, St. Nicholas secretly tossed bags of coins through a window (or down the chimney, depending on which version of the story you read or hear), and they were

captured in the girls' stockings hanging to dry by the fire. The family was overjoyed to have received such riches. Soon news traveled about the mysterious money in stockings, and other children left out stockings for St. Nicholas to capture their own gifts. The tradition has transformed over the years, and now many children hang stockings by the chimney with the expectation that the stockings will be filled with gifts from Santa. Traditions once suggested that only gifts from Santa were left in stockings, while gifts placed beneath the tree were from family, but that has since changed. Stockings are now meant to hold small gifts while larger items are placed under the tree. Stockings should be hung away from the flames of the fire as a safety precaution. Some children even like to hang individual stockings on their bedposts instead of on a fireplace mantle.

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