The Paper of Wabash County - Jan. 16 2019 Issue by The Paper of Wabash County

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Educators pleased with local grad rates

MSD board retains Keaffaber as superintendent By Josh Sigler jsigler@thepaperofwabash.com

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The Indiana Department of Education recently released its graduation rates from the 201718 school year, and local educators seemed pleased with the result. Wabash City Schools finished with school year with a 95.79 percent graduation rate. In all, 91 of 95 students received diplomas. Superintendent Jason Callahan said the school district was very pleased with that rate. “Honestly, we view this as a 100 percent rate because 2 percent received a special education certificate and 2 percent was still in school so our dropout rate was 0 percent,” Callahan said. “Even better results were what diplomas our 96 percent graduated with from Wabash High School. Ninetytwo percent of students received either a Core 40 of Academic Honors Diploma. This was the highest percentage of college ready diplomas in the history of the school.” Callahan explained that as an early college, the school’s goal is to provide graduating seniors with the ability to earn a full year of college in the Statewide Transfer General Education Core Certificate. “Our focus will be to not only maintain graduation rates above 90 percent, but also start tracking the number/percentage of students receiving STGEC certificate,” Callahan said. MSD of Wabash County posted a graduation rate of 85.5 percent as a corporation for the school year, but that number is a bit misleading according to superintendent Mike Keaffaber. MSD is a little different from neighboring school districts in the fact that is also encompasses White’s High School. “That includes students from all over the state of Indiana because we have White’s,” Keaffaber said. “I would like to focus more on our schools that come from our communities.” When broken down by school, Northfield had a graduation rate of 97.33 percent, and Southwood had a graduation

A long-awaited downtown business will be coming to fruition – or, one could say, coming out of the oven — later this week. Ohh My! Cakes will officially open at its downtown location, 2 W. Market St., at 6 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 17. “The business is officially 7

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Debbie McCoart and Julie McCoart show off one of the signs in Ohh My! Cake. Photo by Joseph Slacian

Ohh My! Cakes to open Thursday By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com

years old,” Julie McCoart told The Paper of Wabash County during an interview at the business one week before the official opening. “We’ve been down here working on the building for four years in February.” The family – the business is co-owned by Julie McCoart and her mother-in-law, Debbie McCoart – concentrated on converting a rental space immedi(continued on page 3)

MSD of Wabash County Superintendent Mike Keaffaber will remain in his position until at least the summer of 2020. The news was delivered at MSD’s school board meeting on Jan. 8. New board president Todd Dazey explained that Keaffaber is in the third year of a threeyear contract. That contract stipulates that unless the board gives a notice of non-renewal by Jan. 1, then it would automatically renew for an additional year. The board did not give Keaffaber a notice of nonrenewal. “As a result, his contract has now been extended to June 30, 2020,” Dazey said. “We’d like to say congratulations to Mr Keaffaber.” Keaffaber said he was elated to have a vote of confidence from the board. “I love MSD,” he said. “I love the opportunity to be able to work with our admin team, our teachers, our staff, and so I’m very grateful that I have the opportunity to continue on.” Board secretary Todd Topliff read a statement prepared by the board in response to criticism from patron Michael Rigney, who had accused the board of colluding to oust Keaffaber at previous executive

sessions. “In a thoroughly contentious and disdainful manner, Mr. Rigney expressed his concern about our scheduling of two executive sessions at the end of last year to evaluate the job performance of individual employees. Specifically, he accused the board holding the executive sessions to develop and implement a petty and vindictive plan designed to remove Superintendent Keaffaber from his position. He further opined that the board was ignoring the needs of the school district with making decisions motivated by self-interests of individual board members, and was trying to railroad Mr. Keaffaber out of a job. “One of the many roles to be performed by school board members is that of an evaluator of job performance of the district’s employees, including the performance of our school superintendent. This is an obligation that the board takes very seriously. We regret that some thought our scheduling of two executive sessions to complete our evaluations was inappropriate and somehow driven by improper motives.” The board underwent several points of reorganization during the meeting. Dazey was named the president of the board of finance, while Todd Topliff was tabbed (continued on page 5)

County resident receives Sagamore award By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com A Wabash County man was recently named a Sagamore of the Wabash, the highest award a Hoosier citizen can receive. The man, Ken Perkins, received the honor on Dec. 19 during a reception prior to the Fort Wayne Philharmonic Holiday Pops Concert at the Honeywell Center. “I was totally surprised,” Perkins told The Paper of Wabash County. “I was honored and humbled. Some really neat people have gotten that award before me, so I felt very pleased to be a part of that group.” Perkins said he nearly didn’t attend the concert.

Ken Perkins (center) shows off his Sagamore of the Wabash award with family members (front, from left) Nicholas Perkins, Alex Perkins, Ella Dale, Harrison Dale, Benjamin Dale; Martin Perkins (second row, from left) Tatiana Perkins, Emily Perkins, Rosemary Dale, Rachel Dale;; Dr. Eric Dale (back row, from left) Beth Perkins and Willim Harmsen. Photo provided

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CF honors Sharp Creek, Northfield Promise students By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com On Tuesday, Jan. 8, representatives from the Community Foundation of Wabash County honored Promise Scholarship students from Sharp Creek Elementary and Northfield Jr.-Sr. High schools during the Easter n-Nor thfield girls basketball game. The students honored were in grades 48, and achieved 100 percent of the academic awards possible in the first semester of the 2018-19 school year. The elementary school students were honored during halftime of the junior varsity game, while the junior high students were recognized at halftime of the varsity contest. There were 184 Northfield students who met the requirements, according to Nancy Alspaugh, the C o m m u n i t y Foundation’s Promise Scholarship Program Director for Grades 78. “The goals are different at each grade level,” she said. “For

example, fifth and seventh graders had to participate in a college or career going activity, and any of the work the teacher required along with that. “The eighth graders have a series of six workshops that they have to complete for their teacher. If they did all the ones that they were required to do, then they made 100 percent level.” The scholarships also are dependent on a student’s performance. “For example, seventh graders are required to do a career college activity each semester,” Alspaugh explained. “So, they would receive $25 per semester for getting their activity completed.” The scholarship savings match isn’t factored into the equation, because that portion of the program is parent dependent. “We only focus on kids accomplishing what they were supposed to accomplish,” Alspaugh said. The money is deposited into the students’ scholarship

account at the C o m m u n i t y Foundation. “So as kids move fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grade and then on into high school, this money is accumulated,” she continued. “It’s invested for them. So then when they get ready to go to college, they have a nice little nest egg.” If a youngster starts in kindergarten with the Wabash County YMCA’s Promise Program and continue into the C o m m u n i t y Foundation program, they could have more than $2,000 waiting for them when they are ready to go to college. County wide, there are 1,287 youth enrolled in the program in grades 4 to 8. Over the past 2 ½ years, the Community Foundation has paid out more than $200,000 to the youngsters. The money the C o m m u n i t y Foundation uses comes from a grant from the Charles Stewart Mott

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Sharp Creek Elementary School teacher Pam Campbell shares a laugh with students during the Promise Program recognition ceremony at Northfield Jr.-Sr. High School. Photo by Joseph Slacian know that so many groups look at our schools. We feel really fortunate to have the school systems support to warrant this money and to build the savings accounts. That’s good.” She said all eyes are on Wabash County because of the Promise Program. “There’s plenty of people around the nation who are studying this model,” Grant said. “There’s so much money that’s

available with traditional scholarships. “I was just talking to a math teacher and I told her that for a fourth grader, knowing that you get a scholarship in eight years, is not all that motivating. There’s a lot of interest our program by pushing these dollars down earlier to see how we can motivate school achievement. We’re really, really pleased. The community has been supportive and

I’m excited to see those kids.” Tuesday’s ceremony was the first of four the Community Foundation plans around the county. Similar events will take place at Southwood High School on Saturday, Jan. 19; at Manchester High School on Thursday, Jan. 31; and at Wabash High School on Saturday, Sept. 2.

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Foundation, which was recently renewed for another three years. “Every year we’re growing,” Alspaugh said of the number of students participating in the program. “We’re really happy. We’d like to get to 75 percent of the 1,900 eligible kids in grades four to eight in the county. We’ve got a little more to do, but we’re getting there.” C o m m u n i t y Foundation Executive Director Patty Grant was among those present for the celebration. “We’re so excited to see all these Promise Scholars who have worked so hard,” she said. “We’re happy to deposit money in their Early Award Scholarship Fund so hopefully they can pursue education after high school.” She said the program would not be successful without the aid of the county’s school districts and the teachers. “They have been so helpful,” Grant said. “And I appreciate to

The monthly meeting of the Frances Slocum Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) took place on Tuesday, Jan. 8, at the Grandstaff-Hentgen Activity Room, Wabash. Two guests were welcomed Tammy Wise, Warsaw and new member Nancy Tiger, North Manchester. The meeting opened with the DAR ritual. Devotions were a prayer written by Billie Graham ten years ago for The Saturday Evening Post. The January

President General’s message from Ann Turner Dillon was shared by Joyce Joy. With members’ help the organization has been able to restore the stage in Constitution Hall to its original design, grand reopening of the DAR Museum Gallery and to purchase the Maria Hill Sampler, a unique needlework piece crafted by a young woman living in St. Augustine in 1793. Never underestimate the impact one has on so many people and organizations within their communities.

The National Defender Report was about a Purple Heart Medal “Denied But Not Forgotten.” Sgt. Perry Loyd, a soldier in the Army’s allblack 371st Infantry Regiment, 93rd Division was wounded while serving in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive in France in the fall of 1918. Loyd was discharged from the Army and returned home to Sumter County, S.C. He was never notified of his nomination for the Wounded Chevron, the predecessor of the Purple Heart. Grandson, Perry James, found

documents relating to the injury and persuade getting the award for his grandfather. On Oct. 13, 2018, more than 100 years after Sgt. Loyd was wounded while in service to this nation, Perry James accepted the Purple Heart posthumously on behalf of the grandfather and their entire family. The Indian Committee Minute was given by Avonne Lee Knecht on the Indian tribes known to have Code Talkers during World War I. The Conservation Minute was on benefits of native plants. The Flag Minute was in May of 1812 a log school house at Catamount Hill near C o l r a i n , Massachusetts gained the distinction of first flying the American flag over a school house. Cor respondence was from Indiana Veterans Home for cancelled stamps, thank yous from the six schools DAR supports, and the Chemawa Indian School, Salem,

Oregon, for Box Tops for Education. An email from Claudia Edwards, former member living in Woodstock, Illinois. The program was presented by CASA volunteer, Mary Earle. CASA is an acronym for Court Appointed Special Advocate. A CASA is a trained community volunteer appointed by the Courts to act as an advocate for a child that is abused, neglected or involved in a custody dispute. The next meeting of the Frances Slocum Chapter will be Feb. 12 at the Grandstaff-Hentgen Activity Room, Wabash. Prospective members and guests are always welcome to attend. DAR membership is open to any woman 18 years of age, who can prove lineal descent from a patriot of the American Revolution. Those having questions about their family history lineage information may contact www.dar.org or Linda Thompson at 260-5634661 or Barbara Amiss at 260-982-4376.

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Educators pleased with local grad rates ...continued from the front page White’s Residential and Family Services. They have a lot of different situations going on. We cannot look at that 85 percent overall, because that really doesn’t justify what we’re doing in our schools locally. “We’re doing very well,” Keaffaber added. “A lot of it has to do with the small school feel. From our educational assistance, to our nurses, from technology to our administrative offices and teachers, just knowing

the kids really well and trying to meet the needs of each student is really the biggest reason why we have the success we have.” M a n c h e s t e r Community Schools’ 2018 graduation rate of 95.97 percent was higher than the state average of 88.1 percent according to the report. “We’ve had outstanding graduation rates over the past several years that goes back under (former principal) Nancy Alspaugh’s

watch,” Dr. Jon Lippe, Manchester JuniorSenior High School principal said. “It’s certainly something we take very seriously. “We are intentional about our approach in ensuring that our students have the best changes to earn a diploma.” Lippe noted all students enrolled at the high school and the Squire Academy are included in the final graduation number. “If you look at last year’s class, there were

124 students, 119 who earned a diploma,” he said. “We are really proud of that. We certainly don’t rest on our laurels. We are always looking at ways to make that better. I won’t be satisfied until we get every one of those kids a diploma. “We are very competitive with schools in the area … and are way above the state average,” Lippe added. “It’s something we’re proud of, but we are always looking for ways to improve.”

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ately west of the bakery. That now houses Head to Head Games. “The rental space we worked on for the first year,” Julie said, “and this side, particularly, we’ve worked on for three years.” Julie and Debbie had been working out of Julie’s home in North Manchester. “The house we had built had an in-law suite,” Julie said. “It was a separate living quarters with its own heating and cooling system and meter, so we renovated that into the bakery. We’ve been operating out of there for 6 ½ years.” Debbie became interested in cake decorating several years ago, while still employed at GDX Automotive. “I used to work at GDX, and so a friend came and asked me one day to go and do cake decorating classes with her,” she said. “I had no intention or desire to do that. She kept bugging me so I said, ‘OK, I’ll go do one.’ So, I went and did one with her and I loved it. I continued to do it and then baked cakes for people at GDX for a couple years before they closed, then I just kept doing it.” Debbie made the wedding cake for her son, Kyle, when he married Julie. “After that,” Julie said, “we told her you need to start doing this professionally.”

Soon, Julie began attending classes with her mother-inlaw and the rest, as they say, is history. “That was about 7 or 8 years ago, and we got the business going shortly after that,” Julie said. When the business opens on Thursday, Poppy’s Extreme Donuts will be available at the site. “We’ll be the first location for Poppy’s Extreme Donuts here in Wabash,” Julie said. “They’ve got several locations.” Poppy’s has two storefronts – one in Marion, where it originated, and one in Peru. It also has donuts available at several gas stations in Marion and Peru, and recently opened its first location in Fort Wayne. “They’re all over around the Marion area, so they’re venturing out to the north. We’re happy to be the first location in Wabash to offer them.” In addition to the donuts, Ohh My! Cakes will offer the McCoarts’ own cinnamon rolls and muffins for breakfast. After breakfast, it also will offer cupcakes and cookies. “We’ll have cookies like chocolate chips, sugar, peanut butter and those kinds of cookies available,” Julie said. “We’re also going to try pie by the slice.

“We got some really good feedback from our pies around Thanksgiving. And, we’ll have brownies.” The McCoarts also will continue to take specialty orders. To go with the sweet treats, the business also will offer milk, juice and coffee. Down the road, Debbie said, they would like to add soft drinks, along with a light lunch menu featuring such things as soup, salads and sandwiches. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law duo admit the early days at the store will be somewhat of a learning period. “It’s going to be an experience having a storefront,” Julie said. “We’ve got our experience down and our plans down with the specialty orders. We know how long it takes for each item. But as far as what’s going to sell …” The pair will continue to make items throughout the day. “We’re going to try to keep it as fresh as we can,” Julie said. “We’ll try to make supplies last throughout the day. But we don’t want too much left at the end, either. It is a baked good, so it’s not going to last. Shelf life is limited and we want to keep it as fresh as we can.” Ironically, neither Debbie nor Julie are big cake eaters. They will sample new

styles of cake they develop, Debbie said, but outside of that its rare they eat cake. “I’m going to go for those brownies,” Julie said with a laugh. “The brownies are going to be my kryptonite.” As for Debbie, “I’m different throughout the day. I might grab a cookie, maybe a cupcake. I’m like her; I’m not a cake eater. Every now and then one tastes good. That’s about it. We don’t eat a bunch of cake.” Both Debbie and Julie admit that their dream of opening a storefront bakery wouldn’t be possible without the help of many people. Julie credited Kim Osborne, owner of Pizza King, as to helping them get their foot into the door in the downtown area. “She sold our cupcakes every Friday for us for the past 3 years at least and helped spread the word of our relocation and renovations,” Julie said. Debbie and Julie

also thank their husbands, Mark and Kyle, respectively, for being a driving force behind rehabbing the building. They also received help from Julie’s parents, Deb and Gary Henderson, as well as her sisters, Rachel Gouvan and Shelby Braun, and her aunt and uncle, Kathy and Randy Henderson. They also received help from many friends, including Josh and Sarah Gaylourd and their children.

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Ohh My! Cakes to open Thursday still a piano on one of the upper floors), a jeweler, the Belgian Draft Horse Co. and most recently The D Shoppe. “Growing up in Wabash, we wanted to do the building justice as far as the historical sampling, as well as bringing out our personality,”

Julie said. “That was probably the biggest battle. We wanted exposed brick. We’ve exposed all the brick and it looks great. “But when you knock something off a wall, you don’t know what you’re going to find behind it.” Debbie noted that

the family scrubbed and sealed all the exposed brick. All of the marble is original to the building, she continued, as is a portion of tile on the floor. Wood on the staircase banister and around the balcony also is original. The pair also tried to salvage as much as

they could from the building, especially the doors. “We stripped them and are sanding them down to the original grain, and then try to match it with the original stain on the banister,” Julie said. She’s unsure whether she and her husband and their children will live on the upper floors of the building. “We’re trying to get this done, then we have to sell our house in North Manchester,” she said. “Get this done, open, sell our house in Manchester and we’ll go from there. Let’s get a couple big projects off our list.” Whatever they do with the rest of the

building, Julie said they are going to try to preserve as much of the items on the upper floor as possible, including many signatures on the walls, some dating back more than 100 years. “Whether we take pictures (of the signatures), that we don’t know until we start messing around up there,” she said. Ohh My! Cakes will be open from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 6 a.m. to noon on Saturday. “It’s been a roller coaster of emotions … stress, frustration,” Julie said. “Working on an old building like this, we’re not talking

about drywall. We’re not talking about, can we just knock out this wall and we’ll be OK. We’re talking about 10 layers of brick for one wall. It’s not easy to just drill a hole and shove a pipe through for water.” Throughout it all, the two have been supported by family, friends and, most importantly, their customers. “They have been so gracious and patient with us,” Julie said of their customers “Like we said, it’s been four years coming, but we’re coming, we’re coming, we’re coming. “They’ve been great. We can’t wait to see them on Thursday.”

Deadline nears for Beacon scholarships By The Paper staff Beacon Credit Union has announced that eight $1,000 student scholarships will be awarded to Beacon Credit Union members that are entering their freshman or sophomore year of college. The deadline to apply is Jan. 31. 45882

The scholarship program is targeted to financially assist students in furthering their education. In order to be eligible for this scholarship the applicant must be a member of Beacon Credit Union by the date of submission. Applications and a complete explanation

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MSD board retains Keaffaber as superintendent ...continued from the front page Heartland Career Center Board of Managers, and the board opted to retain Downs as its board attorney. The board approved the usage of the Wabash Plain Dealer for legal advertisements, and approved the continued participation in the Wabash Miami Area Program as well as Heartland

Career Center. And, eighth grade teacher Brenda Carey was nominated for the staff spotlight award by student Yzabelle Stangl. It was explained during the meeting the Carey recognized that Stangl was having student conflict issues, and helped her resolve them during her eighth grade year.

County resident receives Sagamore award

...continued from the front page “I just retired in September from First Farmers Bank and Trust after 14 years with them,” he said. “They host the concert and have a big reception beforehand. They asked me to come and do the invocation.” However, Perkins had just returned from a two-week mission trip to Southeast Asia. “I got home and the second day I was home I started feeling a little bad,” he said. “I started getting a chest flu from 20-some hours on a plane with 300 of my best buddies. “I almost didn’t go, but my wife said, ‘Oh,

no, you really have to go.’ I had no clue what they were doing. I was very surprised.” Former State Rep. Bill Ruppel presented Perkins with the award. Perkins retired from First Farmers Bank and Trust in September, where he served as Senior B u s i n e s s Development and Sales Training Officer. At First Farmers, he worked with livestock and grain clients, agricultural businesses and bioenergy customers. Prior to that, he worked for 24 years at ADM/Moorman Manufacturing Co. in various capacities.

He has a personal interest in helping aquaculture clients, as he raises multiple species of fish on his Wabash County farm. Perkins has accompanied two Indiana lieutenant governors – Becky Skillman and Sue Ellspermann – on separate trade missions to Japan, South Korea and Japan as part of an ag advisory board. He also has helped to groups from Purdue University of trips to Southeast Asia to study agriculture. Perkins also takes several trips to Southeast Asia annually where he helps teach natives to the area about raising

pigs and fish and how to raise corn and soybeans. An Indiana University graduate, Perkins and his wife, Beth, have three children and six grandchildren. The Sagamore of the Wabash award is a personal tribute usually given to those who have rendered a distinguished service to the state or to the governor. Among those who have received Sagamores have been astronauts, presidents, politicians, ambassadors, artists, musicians and ordinary citizens who have greatly contributed to Hoosier heritage.

The board also approved the resignation of Southwood athletic secretary Carrie Haycraft, W M A P Communication T e c h n o l o g y Facilitator Whitney Dennison, and S o u t h w o o d Elementary threehour cook Jennifer

Sybrandy. Keaffaber also told the board that the combined graduation rate for Northfield and

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By The Paper staff Manchester Church of the Brethren will host a reunion concert for JOYA, a group that first performed together 25 years ago. JOYA (Journey of Young Adults) was formed in 1994 to share inspiration through music, drama, and peace education with Church of the Brethren congregations around the country. The quartet was composed of active Brethren Volunteer Service workers: Barb Sayler (soprano), LuAnne Harley (alto), Shawn Kirchner (tenor), and Brian Kruschwitz (bass). They put 18,000 miles on a

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Chevy Lumina, and criss-crossed the country from September through December of that year. JOYA re-gathered in 2004 with concerts in five areas of the country to help On Earth Peace celebrate 30 years of peacemaking. The upcoming Jan. 25 concert represents a 25-year reunion for JOYA. Perhaps best known for its four-part a cappella singing, the group will perform many songs (folk, spirituals, songs of justice) from its original tour, as well as newer material. After JOYA, Harley and Kruschwitz made their way out east, and later settled for a

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few years in Xalapa, Mexico, before landing in Indiana. Over the past dozen years, music has taken them to hundreds of schools and libraries throughout the country and beyond as “Yurtfolk” exploring cultures through a variety of instruments, music, and storytelling. C u r r e n t l y, Kruschwitz is an artist-in-residence for the Honeywell Foundation, where he visits surrounding schools and teaches/to teach core curriculum through music and storytelling. Harley is a language interpreter at a non-profit healthcare clinic and continues to team up with Kruschwitz in music and creative ventures. They share their home with their

two kids in North Manchester. Kirchner works as a choral composer, professional choral singer, music publisher, and church musician at the La Verne Church of the Brethren. His choral works — some of which were first conceived on JOYA’s 1994 tour — are sung all over the world, and he is active in the classical musical circles of Los Angeles, performing regularly with the LA Philharmonic, and singing on many feature film soundtracks. He was named Composer in Residence of the LA Master Chorale in 2012, and is currently a member of the Master Chorale’s touring company, presenting the Renaissance masterpiece “Tears of St.

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JOYA — (from left) Shawn Kirchner, Barb Sayler, LuAnne Harley and Brian Kruschwitz – will perform at the North Manchester Church of the Brethren on Friday, Jan. 25. Photo provided Peter” at major music festivals and venues throughout the world. After seminary, Sayler worked with On Earth Peace for many years before heading out west with her family. While in northern California she taught with Music Together and served as music director for a United Methodist Church. Currently, she is pas-

toring at the Beavercreek Church of the Brethren and lives on a small farm in southern Ohio with her husband, daughter, and various and sundry animals. In 2018 she directed the children’s choir at Annual Conference, teaching them the African song Hamba Nathi, a favorite song to perform by JOYA. The JOYA concert

will be at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25 at the Manchester Church of the Brethren located at 1306 North Beckley, North Manchester. A freewill donation at the door. This concert is part of the Manchester Church of the Brethren Concert Series.

Tri Kappa plans 13th annual Winter Wonderland By The Paper staff Chase the winter blues away at the 13th annual Winter Wonderland dinner, dance and dessert auction, sponsored by Wabash Tri Kappa. The event will take place at the REMC building on Saturday, Feb. 2. Doors open at 6 p.m. Dinner is served at 6:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Wabash Chapter of

Tri Kappa, the semiformal evening features dinner catered by Scott Wysong. A dessert auction will feature auction items provided by Tri Kappa as well as community members and will be auc-

tioned by Chad Metzger of Metzger Auction Service, North Manchester. Dancing will follow to music provided by D.J. Smitty. The cost for tickets is $30 a person. All profit will go toward

scholarships for students from N o r t h f i e l d , Southwood and Wabash and to local charities. Tickets can be purchased from Friermood Tire, Dr. Fowler Dental Office.

F.C. Tucker Wabash Realty and at City Hall. Tickets can also be purchased from Tri Kappa members. Tickets must be purchased by Jan. 25, 2019. Come out for a great evening of fun!

Salamonie to host cowboy gathering From the DNR Ride along in the Black Hills of South Dakota as Rita Lockridge shares mem-

ories of her trip with her horse and friends at the Salamonie Interpretive Center, Feb. 23 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Participants should bring boots for the boot contest and help Friends of Upper Wabash Interpretive Services raise funds for “Power the Camp,” an initiative to electrify the campground. Prizes will be awarded for “purtiest,” most worn, vintage, and most unique boots. Voting will consist of stuffing boots with cash. Advanceregister your boot entry. Pork sandwiches, table service, lemonade and coffee provided for $2 donation per person. Bring a side dish to share. Seating is limited. Registration is required by calling 260468-2127. Donations are accepted. Annual permits are available to purchase at the event. Upper Wabash Interpretive Services is at 3691 S. New Holland Road, Andrews, 46702.

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tion, including a story, Yoga, building a craft, social interaction and time outdoors, always with a nature-related theme. The program fee is $2 per child. Advance registration is appreciated and can be done by calling the Upper Wabash Interpretive Services at 260-468-2127. Seniors 50 and over are invited to attend the monthly Senior Monday Carry-in Luncheon at Salamonie Lake Interpretive Center, Lost Bridge West SRA. There is a carry-in meal at noon followed by a special speaker that presents a unique program. Nancy Disbro, librarian at Andrews Library, will present “History and Literacy of Andrews”. This presentation will give helpful hints on how grandparents may help their grandchildren improve their literacy. The program is on Monday, Feb. 4. A main dish of lasagna will be provided. Attendees should plan to bring a side dish to share, a beverage and their own table service. A $1 donation to help defray costs of the provided dish will be accepted. To register or for more information call the Upper Wabash Interpretive services at 260-4682127. S a l a m o n i e Interpretive and Nature Center is the headquarters for Upper Wabash I n t e r p r e t ive Services, which serves Mississinewa Lake, Salamonie Lake, J. Edward Roush Fish and Wildlife Area, and Quabache State Park.

Rally for Life planned By The Paper staff The Rally for Life program will take place at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 20. The program will include a talk by guest speaker Brad Frank at the Wabash Middle School Auditorium, as well as a walk to Falls

C e m e t e r y . Refreshments will follow. Jan. 22 marks the 46th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s ruling on Roe v Wade. For more information on the rally or how to help, contact the LIFE Center, 260563-7275.

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S a l a m o n i e Interpretive and Nature Center summer hours are: April 1 through Oct. 31; open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. Their winter hours are: Nov. 1 through March 31; open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily except for Tuesdays. The S a l a m o n i e Interpretive and Nature Center phone number is 260-4682127. Some of the activities at the S a l a m o n i e Interpretive and Nature Center are: wildlife viewing area, interactive reservoir exhibits, natural and cultural history displays, a children’s room, the Salamonie Raptor Center featuring live birds of prey. LAGRO TOWN HALL phone Number is 260-7822451. For emergency assistance please call Scott at 260-571-3271. THERE WILL BE NO MASS at Saint Patrick’s Church in Lagro during the months of January and February. This is due to the situation of heating the church during colder months. Regular Mass will begin again the first Sunday of the month of March. J A N U A R Y

BIRTHDAY WISHES go to: Mark Banter, Jan. 5; Lynnette Good, Jan. 8; Carole Kessinger, Jan. 11; Lisa Heming, Jan. 14; Pam Chopson, Jan. 22. Happy birthday to all! H A P P Y ANNIVERSARY IN JANUARY to: Steve and Diane Turner, Jan. 2; Terry and Toni Schaaf, Jan. 3. Congratulations everyone! ALL INVITED TO DORA CHRISTIAN CHURCH located at 2325 S. Salamonie Dam Road, Lagro to attend services. Sunday School meets at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday Worship meeting at 8:15 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Also offered is the Weekly Wednesday Night Bible Study which is held at 6:30 p.m. S A I N T P A T R I C K ’ S CHURCH usually conducts Mass every first Sunday of each month at 12:30 p.m. All are invited to attend services. The historic St. Patrick’s Church is located at 950 Main Street, Lagro. THE LORD’S TABLE CHURCH would like to invite everyone to attend their Church Services at 10:30 a.m. on Sundays and 6:30 p.m. on Wednesdays. The church is located at 1975 Vernon Street, Wabash. Bible Study Night will be every Wednesday at 7 p.m. Please call Roxane at 260-571-7686 for more information. THE LAGRO COMMUNITY CHURCH welcomes the public to join them on Sundays for the 10 a.m. worship

service. All are welcome to attend the service and stay for the fellowship and refreshments afterwards. THE WEEKLY ISAAC-ISM: “Let’s face it; the most glamorous part of any sport is the offense. But defense is the key to victory. In life sometimes you are on offense and sometimes defense. On the tennis court you can be on offense taking control of the point and then be immediately on defense. It’s also like that in life; things are going your way and then all of a sudden not so much. So, just like in life as on the tennis court, keep on plugging away and stay in the game.” EVERYONE DO ME THAT SPECIAL FAVOR and have a safe enjoyable week! PLEASE EMAIL YOUR NEWS AND I N F O R M AT I O N

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed Bids for Wabash Sanitary Sewer Extension CONTRACT 4, will be received by the Town of North Manchester, at the Clerk-Treasurer at Town Hall, 103 E. Main Street, North Manchester, Indiana 46962, until 4:45pm, local time, on February 6, 2019. Bid opening will be at 7:00 pm the same day in the Public Safety Building, 709 W. Main St. at which time they will be opened and read. In general, the work consists of 1,200 LF of 811 sanitary sewer. The issuing office is Jones & Henry Engineers, Ltd., 2420 N. Coliseum Blvd, Suite 214, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46805; 260-482-1920. Copies of the Bidding Documents may be examined at the Owner's office listed above or the issuing office, without charge. Technical questions regarding the project should be e-mailed to the Project Manager, John Magsam, jmagsam@jheng.com at Jones & Henry Engineers, Ltd. Copies of Bidding Documents and Contract Documents may be obtained electronically from www.jhplanroom.com. There is no charge to download from the digital print-room, however, registration is required. If hard copies of the bidding documents are needed, they can be ordered from the print-room for a fee. If you have any problems using the digital print-room, you are encouraged to contact either the Engineer's Project Manager, or Eastern Engineering at 260-426-3119. Neither Owner nor Engineer has any responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or sufficiency of any bid documents obtained from any source other than the source indicated in these documents. Obtaining these documents from any other source(s) may result in obtaining incomplete and inaccurate information. Obtaining these documents from any source other than directly from the source listed herein may also result in failure to receive any addenda, corrections, or other revisions to these documents that may be issued. Bids must be submitted on the forms bound herein, must contain the names of every person or company interested therein, and shall be accompanied by either a Bid Bond in the amount of 100% of the amount bid with satisfactory corporate surety, or by a certified check on a solvent bank in the amount of not less than 10% of the amount of the Bid, subject to conditions provided in the Instructions to Bidders. The successful bidder will be required to furnish satisfactory Performance Bond and Payment Bond in the amount of 100% of the Bid. Any Bid may be withdrawn prior to the scheduled closing time for receipt of Bids, but no bidder shall withdraw his Bid within 60 days after the actual opening thereof. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, waive irregularities in any Bid, and to accept any Bid which is deemed most favorable to the Owner. A pre-bid conference will be held at 9:00 AM on January 24, 2019, at the Public Safety Building, 709 W. Main St, North Manchester, Indiana 46962. Attendance at the pre-bid conference is highly encouraged but is not mandatory.

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Saturdays at Salamonie Lake is a monthly educational series of programs that are designed for families and adults must accompany children. On Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019 the program “Silence of a Winter’s Night” will be presented at the S a l a m o n i e Interpretive Center from 5:30—9:30 p.m. You will get to meet the owls who reside at the Salamonie Raptor Center, paint a silent winter’s night scene, and compete with an owl-on canvas; all instructed by artist Erica Tyson. A bowl of homemade chili, brownie, and ice cream desert will be provided. The evening will end with an Owl Prowl, where hopefully you will get to see and or hear some of the owls who reside locally. This is a family event. The cost is $20 per person, age 12 and up. Advance registration is required. You can register and obtain more detailed information about this program by calling the Upper Wabash Interpretive Services at 260-468-2127. Salamomie’s Preschool Program will be “Animals Hibernate” on Wednesday, Jan. 23. Preschool-age children (ages 2—5) and their adults are invited to Salamonie Preschool. The class will be offered from 10—11:30 a.m. and again from 12:30—2 p.m. at Salamonie Interpretive Center in Lost Bridge West SRA. Each program is designed to enhance the preschooler’s educa-

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Joan Deeter, 88 Former pastor Nov. 2, 1930 – Jan. 8, 2019 Joan George Deeter, 88, North Manchester died Jan. 8, 2019, at Timbercrest Healthcare Center at 8 p.m. Joan was born Nov. 2, 1930, in Piqua, Ohio, to Lester John and Thelma (Jackson) George. Joan graduated high school in 1948 at Covington, Ohio. After graduating from Manchester College and marriage to Allen Deeter on Aug. 31, 1952, she earned the MRE degree from Bethany Seminary at Chicago, Ill. While in Chicago she also completed her master’s degree in education at Northwestern

University. She directed the Mental Health Association in Wabash County for 10 years. She was a member of the Manchester Church of the Brethren where she served as interim associate pastor from September 1997 to June 1998. She served as Christian Education Director and youth minister at the Manchester Church of the Brethren. After completing the Master of Divinity degree at Bethany, she served as pastor at West Manchester Church of the Brethren for six years. She was Executive Director for the Parish Ministries Commission of the General Board of the Church of the Brethren in 1988. In 1992 she became the Executive Director for the World Ministries Commission, retiring in 1997. From 1997 – 2008, Joan served as a chaplain at Timbercrest Senior Living Community, North Manchester. For relaxation, Joan loved to travel, was a voracious reader, enjoyed a round of golf, and attending the opera and symphony. Joan will be lovingly remembered by her sons Michael (Abby Alpert) Deeter, Evanston, Ill., Dan (Jamie Marfurt) Deeter, Spartanburg, S.C., David (Serena Sheldon) Deeter, Irvine, Calif.; seven grandchildren Paul, Elena & Stephen Deeter, Ryan Deeter & Jennifer Deane, Michelle & Alex Deeter. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, and one sister Donna George Arnold. A memorial service will be held Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019 at 2 p.m. at the Manchester Church of the Brethren, 1306 Beckley St., North Manchester, with visitation to follow. For those who wish to honor the memory of Joan Deeter, memorial contributions may be made to Manchester Church of the Brethren, 1306 Beckley St., North Manchester, IN 46962 or Timbercrest Senior Living Community, PO Box 501, North Manchester, IN 46962. Arrangements are entrusted to McKee Mortuary, North Manchester.

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Mary Reed, age 92, received her eternal reward at 7:30 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 7, 2019, at Wesleyan Health Care Center in Marion. She now joins her husband, Sterling Reed, who preceded her in death in 2001. Mary was born in Somerset on June 23, 1926, to Burvia and Ruth (Malott) Eckelbarger. She was a homemaker and attended Swayzee Christian Church most of her life. She loved spending time with her family and enjoyed doing ceramics. She will be missed by her son, Larry Reed, Wabash; grandchildren, Sara (Ryan) Ream, Sheridan, Scott (Jennifer Julian) Reed, LaFontaine, Matthew (Alyssa) Reed, Gas City, Andrew Reed, Bloomington, Keith Crist, Texas, Tammy (Mike) Oblein, Virginia, and Tracey (Todd) Walsh, Washington; 11 great-grandchildren; and a great-greatgrandchild. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by her daughter, Peggy Crist (2010); sisters, Naomi Hutchens and Rose Ellen Shane; and brother, Virgil Eckelbarger. Visitation and services were Friday, Jan. 11, 2019, at Needham-Storey-Wampner Funeral Service, Rybolt Chapel, 314 N. Washington St., Swayzee. The Rev. James Luttrull officiated with burial in Thrailkill Cemetery. Online condolences may be made at www.nswcares.com.

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Mobile Home Park, Wabash. Based on the information acquired deputies applied for, and were granted, a search warrant for the residence. On Jan. 11, with the assistance of the Kosciusko County Sheriff ’s Department SWAT team, warrant service was made at the residence. Four individuals – Adam Mason, 35, Wabash; Justin Pontious, 28,

Rochester; Jenette Harner, 27, Silver Lake; and Jessica Helm, 31, Wabash — were taken into custody and are being held at the Wabash County Jail. Pontious was charged with dealing in methamphetamine; dealing in a narcotic drug; possession of a narcotic drug; possession of methamphetamine; possession of paraphernalia; possession of (continued on page 9)

Maggie Moore, 95, of rural Wabash, died at 4:02 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019, at Parkview Noble Hospital in Kendallville. She was born Jan. 12, 1923. in Butcher Holler, Ky., to Melvin and Ida (Bolen) Butcher. Maggie married Ira Moore in Paintsville, Ky., on Jan. 21, 1944; he died Dec. 27, 1999. She retired from Wagner/United Technologies in Wabash after 30 years. She enjoyed working in the yard, gardening, her flowers, and visiting with people. She is survived by two children, Paul D. (Diana Young) Moore of Cuba, Ill., and Patsy J. (Jerry) Kessler of Kendallville; six grandchildren, two great- grandchildren, brother, Bernard (Lorene) Butcher and sister, Virginia Triplett, both of Wabash. She was also preceded in death by her parents, and her daughter, Betty Moore, seven brothers, and one sister. Funeral services were Monday, Jan. 14. 2019, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave., Wabash, with Pastor Tim Prater officiating. Burial was in Memorial Lawns Cemetery, Wabash. Preferred memorial is St. Jude Children’s Hospital. The memorial guest book for Maggie may be signed at www.grandstaffhentgen.com.

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Oct. 1, 1922 – Jan. 5, 2019 Thelma Beery, 96, Claypool, died Jan. 5, 2019. She was born Oct. 1, 1922. Services were Jan. 12 at Claypool United Methodist Church. Visitation was Friday at McKee Mortuary, North Manchester. Wabash Police Department Citations January 4 Renee C. Day, 32, Westfield, cited for speed. Levi J. Sutton, 23, Wabash, cited for expired plates, possession of marijuana, and possession of paraphernalia. Tamra S. Combs, 53, Mentone, cited for disregarding an auto signal. Christine D. Conley, 46, LaFontaine, cited for driving while suspended infraction. Daniel M. Price, 30, Wabash, cited for speed. Wendy L. Kelly, 49, Silver Lake, cited for child restraint violation. January 6 Christina F. Schrock, 32, Wabash, cited for driving while suspended infraction. John G. Cooper III, 18, Jonesboro, cited for false and fictitious registration. January 7 Elizabeth Trejo, 35, Wabash, cited for expired plates. Liam J. McGoldrick, 18, LaFontaine, cited for

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James W. “Jim” Little, 67, of LaFontaine, passed Sept. 13, 1937 – away on Jan. 12. Jan. 11, 2019 Services 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019, at Betty J. Blevins, 81, McDonald Funeral Home, Chapel, North Manchester, died LaFontaine LaFontaine. Visitation 3-6 Friday, Jan. 11, 2019. She was born Sept. 13, p.m. Jan. 16 at the funeral home. 1937. Services at 2 p.m. Jan. 19 at McKee Mortuary, North Manchester. Visitation 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Jan. 19.

speed. Joseph L. Johnson IV, 21, Wabash, cited for false and fictitious registration. January 8 Corey L. Easterday, 36, Wabash, cited for driving while suspended infraction. Arrests January 6 Delta E. Myers, 43, Huntington, charged with possession of paraphernalia. Accidents January 4 At 4:40 p.m., a parked vehicle owned by Robert Stambazze, Huntington, was the victim of a hit and run at 188 W. Market St. January 6 At 12:22 a.m., a vehicle driven by Calvin C. Burton, 44, Walton, was involved in a single-vehicle crash on State Road 13 near Stitt Street. At 9:23 p.m., a vehicle driven by Breana C. Culver, 22, Wabash, collided with a parked vehicle owned by Brandon L. Lisby, Wabash, at 558 W. Hill St. Wabash Sheriff ’s Department

Citations January 3 Bradan D. Pyrah, 53, North Manchester, cited for speed. Jennifer L. Slone, 27, cited for expired license plate. January 4 Beth M. Beeler, 51, Danville, cited for speed. Rodney D. Stouffer, 65, Lagro, cited for speed. January 6 Jack H. Kersten, 19, Leo, cited for speed. April D. Rose, 35, Marion, cited for speed. Austin D. Scarlett, 19, Peru, cited for speed. Hayward M. Evans, 43, Marion, cited for speed. January 8 Joseph R. Bolin, 50, Wabash, cited for expired license. Travis R. Silverthorn, 37, Gas City, cited for operator never licensed. Bookings January 4 Sandra E. Stapleton, 45, Wabash, charged with possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana and leaving the scene of a personal injury

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accident. Ernest E. Hubbard, 42, Wabash, petition to revoke work release for theft. Dylan J. Houser, 23, Claypool, charged with sexual misconduct with a minor. Shamus W. Hyden, 40, Wabash, charged with possession of paraphernalia. Jeffry S. Fanning, 39, North Manchester, charged with maintaining a common nuisance, possession of m e t h a m p h e t a m i n e, and possession of paraphernalia. Cameron S. Fanning, 19, North Manchester, charged with possession of paraphernalia. January 5 Justin S. O’Brien, 28, Wabash, charged with operating while intoxicated. Amanda R. Yruegas, 23, Peru, charged with operating while intoxicated. Braeden L. Lucas, 23, Wabash, charged with disorderly conduct. Shawn G. Sellers, 32, Peru, charged with possession of a narcotic drug. Charles R. Hyden, 26, Wabash, charged with possession of marijuana. Dylan M. Klug, 19, Wabash, charged with probation violation for auto theft and operating while intoxicated, also charged with possession of marijuana and minor consumption of an alcoholic beverage. January 6 Jamie K. Espinoza, 28, Logansport, charged with posses-

sion of marijuana. Calvin C. Burton, 44, Logansport, charged with operating while intoxicated, OWI refusal, leaving the scene, intimidation, public intoxication, disorderly conduct, and operator never licensed. Nicholas L. Wibel, 36, Wabash, charged with public intoxication. January 7 Martin D. Monce, 39, North Manchester, petition to revoke probation for illegal possession of a syringe. Cody J. Bell, 26, Hicksville, Ohio, charged with possession of methamphetamine and unlawful possession of a syringe. Ronald L. Skaggs, 46, Wabash, charged with dealing in methamphetamine. Tabitha L. Rutledge, 40, Peru, charged with probation violation for aiding in escape. Tabetha E. Tyler, 29, Wabash, petition to revoke probation for theft. January 8 Chester M. Dollarhide, 33, Liberty Mills, charged with failure to register as a sex offender. Keith A. Lutz, 34, Wabash, charged with failure to appear for theft. Curt J. Bolin, 29, Wabash, charged with resisting law enforcement, unlawful possession of a syringe, theft, and possession of a narcotic drug. Nathaniel S. Kelly, 34, Wabash, charged with bribery and theft.

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marijuana, hash oil, hashish or salvia; unlawful possession of a syringe; and maintaining a common nuisance. Harner was charged with maintaining a common nuisance; possession of methamphetamine; possession of paraphernalia; unlawful possession of a syringe; and possession of marijuana, hash oil, hashish or salvia. Helm was charged with maintaining a common nuisance; possession of methamphetamine; possession of marijuana, hash oil, hashish or salvia; possession of a narcotic drug; possession of paraphernalia; dealing in methamphetamine; and dealing in a narcotic drug.

Mason was charged with visiting a common nuisance. According to the release, the investigation resulted in the seizure of several alleged illegal drugs suspected to be fentanyl, heroin, crystal methamphetamine, marijuana, and prescription controlled substances. Various types of drug paraphernalia, including hypodermic syringes also were allegedly located at the residence. Approximately $2,300 in United State currency was also seized, along with an undetermined amount of allegedly counterfeit monies. All four of the arrested individuals were lodged at the Wabash County Jail.

Accidents January 3 At 4:17 a.m., a vehicle driven by Craig E. Niccum, 28, Wabash, struck deer on State Road 124 near County Road 50 East. At 4:13 p.m., a vehicle driven by Amy B. Trowbridge, 45, North Manchester, collided with a vehicle driven by Charles V. Enyeart, 60, Wabash, on State Road 124 near County Road 700 East. At 7:33 p.m., a vehicle driven by Philip A. Zile, 69, Silver Lake, collided with a deer on State Road 13 near County Road 1325 North. January 4 At 6:55 a.m., vehicles driven by Sandra Clark, 51, Akron, and Travis M. Moore, 41, Huntington, collided on State Road 16 near County Road 500 East. At 7:35 a.m., a vehicle driven by Michael B. Kinger, 36, Akron, collided with a deer on U.S. 24 near County Road 700 West. January 6 At 9:36 a.m., a vehicle driven by Kathy L. Smith, 66, Wabash, ran off the road on State Road 124 near State Road 115. January 7 At 1:04 p.m., a vehicle driven by Deidra M. Bellamy, 21, Silver Lake, ran off the road and struck a tree on County Road 1400 North near County Road 400 West. January 8 At 5:04 p.m., a vehicle driven by Travis S. Silverthorn, 37, Gas City, collided with a vehicle driven by Eric D. Grayson, 52, LaFontaine, on American Road near County Road 900 South. North Manchester Citations January 2 Steven M. Rohrer, 64, North Manchester, cited or expired vehicle registration. January 3 Andrea M. Morgan, 33, Huntington, cited for no operator’s license. January 4 Mark D. Perkins, 41, Wabash, cited for driving while suspended.

January 9 Kelly A. Whitaker, 40, Tippecanoe, cited for no proof of financial responsibility and possession of paraphernalia. Jaylin L. Wilkins, 18, Chicago, Ill., cited for no operator’s license in possession. January 10 April M. Pattee, 36, North Manchester, cited for driving while suspended. Accidents January 2 At 5:46 p.m., a vehicle driven by Megan D. Nichtere, 25, Angola, was struck by a vehicle that left the scene on North Wayne Street near East Main Street. At 10:21 p.m., a vehicle owned by Tyler L. Wilcox, 55, North Manchester, was struck by a vehicle that left the scene in the 100 block of East Main Street. January 9 At 4:20 p.m., vehicles driven by Everett J. Cook, 74, and Michael L. Baker, 41, both of North Manchester, collided at State Road 13 and Beckley Street. Fire January 2 2:48 p.m., 1100 block of West Fourth Street for medical assist. 3:35 p.m., 1100 block of North Wayne Street for medical assist. January 4 7:05 a.m., 800 block of West Main Street for medical assist. 10:31 a.m., 1200 block of North Market Street fort medical assist. 1:25 p.m., 300 block of East Fourth Street for a burn violation. January 5 8:28 p.m., 1200 block of North Sycamore Street for medical assist. January 9 5:31 p.m., 1100 block of West Fourth Street for medical assist. 8:05 p.m., 400 block of West Seventh Street for medical assist. January 10 5:23 p.m., 400 block of West Seventh Street for medical assist. January 11 1:44 p.m., 1100 block of Clear Creek Trail for medical assist. Marriage Licenses

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E Young, quitclaim deed. Sheriff Wabash County to Fannie Mae, Federal National Mortgage Association and Charles E. Timmons, Sheriff ’s deed. Barbara K. Spann to Barbara K. Wood, quitclaim deed. Tarrence Trusty, Alethea Eudy and Clarence R. Trusty to Tarrence Trusty and Aletea Eudy, personal rep deed. Elise S. Metz to Corey M. Metz Phillipy, Corey M. Phillipy, Corey M. Metz and Katherine E. Mills, warranty deed. Steven S. Hudson and Linda L. Hudson to Reid A. Hobbs, warranty deed. Angela F. Kitashoji and Angela F. Kitashoji to Angela F. Kitashoji

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Cynthia A. Pyle to Wabash County Commissioners and Wabash County Board of Commissioners, warranty deed. Mark R. Landes to Wabash County Board of Commissioners and Wabash County Commissioners, warranty deed.

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COMMUNITY NEWS The LaFontaine/ Liberty Fire Department is in need of large and kitchen size trash bags. LIONS DISTRICT 25 DISTRICT MEETING at Urbana Community Building will be on Saturday, Jan. 19, at 9:30 a.m. The cost is $5. Reservation are due to PDG Robert M y e r s rdydmyers@embarqm ail.com by Jan. 12 All Lions are welcome to come. MSD PARENTS: Along with their report cards this evening, all students will be bringing home a copy of the MSD Kindergarten PreRegistration form for the 2019-20 school year. In case you don’t see one come home, or you are not connected to an SES student, you can print the one provided in the link. Kindergarten RoundUp will be Wednesday, March 20, 1:00-7:00 PM,

at the Honeywell Center. Thank you!ANNUAL 85 HOPE Pap Parties · Hosted by 85 Hope Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at 6 PM – 8 PM Parkview Wabash Hospital Medical Office Building, 8 John Kissinger Dr., Wabash. All women ages 21-64 living in Wabash County are invited to the Annual 85 HOPE Pap parties! We will host two parties, one in Wabash on January 22 and in North Manchester on Jan. 29. Dr. Rose Wenrich and other providers will perform FREE Pap smears and pelvic exams for Wabash County women who attend either of these parties. No income restrictions. No requirements. Just come and complete your annual health check-up! Any woman age 40 and over who attends a Pap party will also receive an

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Commissioners approve contracts By Josh Sigler jsigler@thepaperofwabash.com The Wabash County board of Commissioners met to conduct regular business Monday morning, Jan. 14. County Highway Superintendent John Martin presented a utility permit from Century Link to replace buried cable along County Road 200 North between county roads 700 and 800 West. Martin informed the commissioners that the bid date for the County Road 1100 North reconstruction date would be set for February 4 at 9:15 a.m. Sheriff Ryan Baker gave his weekly jail report at the meeting. The average daily population at the Wabash County jail over the last week sat at 101. The jail had 31

new bookings and 11 transports. Wabash County has 53 prisoners jailed in Miami County, and nine in Elkhart County. Last week’s peak population was 107. Total jail count as of Monday morning was 105, and the total prisoner county including prisoners jailed in other counties was 167. Sixty-three males were awaiting some type of disposition, as well as 19 females. The jail housed 33 Level 6 felons. County Attorney Steve Downs presented an ambulance and emergency medical services contract between the county and city of Wabash. The contract provides for the city fire department to provide emergency medical services throughout Wabash County, with the exception of

Pleasant and Chester Townships. The contract is for a five-year term, with a two percent increase per year. The contract starts Jan. 1 2019 and terminates Dec. 31, 2023. County Auditor Marcie Shepherd presented a contractual services agreement between Purdue University and Wabash County. The agreement is for the contracts of the three Purdue Extension educators the county uses, including stipends for the salaries of the three, an agricultural resource educator, a health and human sciences educator, and a community development and 4-H youth development educator. It’s a one-year contract beginning Jan. 1 2019 for $111,695, which was previously approved in the 2019 budget.

Bowman elected County Council chair By Josh Sigler jsigler@thepaperofwabash.com Kyle Bowman was elected as chairman of the Wabash County Council at the council’s first meeting of the 2019 calendar year on Monday, Jan. 7. “I appreciate the vote of confidence from my fellow council members electing me chair,” Bowman said. “As far as responsibilities, I feel the chair is more facilitating the meetings and making sure they are open for the council members as well as the public to feel free to come and speak and deliver

their ideas, as well as reach out to us when they need direction of comment on issues.” Matt Mize was appointed as vice chair of the council at the meeting. The council also voted to change its meeting time from the fourth Monday of the month to the third Monday of the month. The next County Council meeting is scheduled for January 28 at 6 p.m., with the following 2019 meeting dates at follows. Meetings are at 6 p.m. unless otherwise stated: February 18 March 18 April 15

May 20 June 17 July 15 August 19 September 16 – 2020 Budget Adoption / Tax Rates October 21 November – no meeting December 2 Departmental budget hearings are planned for 12:30 p.m. Aug. 27-28 and 6 p.m. Aug. 29. Council member Matt Dillon, in a post on Facebook, noted that the former schedule conflicted with the Wabash City Council, which currently meets on the second and fourth Mondays on the month.

Paradise Spring board plans soup supper By The Paper staff The Paradise Spring Historical Park board will have its annual soup supper at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 23, at the Wabash County Historical Museum’s multi-purpose room. Those attending the supper will be

able to hear and see how an abandoned overgrown railroad yard littered with debris and junk was transformed in to the Paradise Spring Historical Park that so many now enjoy and take for granted. Special recognition will be given to all previous Board members and pictures will

be shown throughout the evening. The meal is free and everyone is welcome but reservations are appreciated. Please enter the east door by the east parking lot. Donations will be accepted to help maintain the cabins at Paradise Spring.

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The Roann Lions Club met at the Roann Community Building

on Jan. 3. The meeting began with a dinner of baked potatoes with

toppings of one’s choice, as well as salad and for dessert,

ice cream with various toppings and cookies. The meal was compliments of Rick and Sandy Morris. Morris gave the prayer before the meal. Morris, who is Lions Club president, welcomed everyone and led member sin the pledge to the American flag. The secretary’s report from the December meeting was approved as read. The treasurer’s report was given by Keith Ford. Guests at the Lions Club meeting were Herb Manifold and his wife, Tashina LahrManifold. Herb was one of the people involved with the process of installing the fish ladder on the south side of the Eel River by the dam near the Stockdale Mill. He presented many interesting facts about the Eel River, the dams on the river and the fish ladder, which is the only one in this country. He said the dams at North Manchester and Liberty Mills have been removed recently, partly due to safety reasons; they were damaged and obstructing the natural flow of the river. The fish ladder was built in Massachusetts; the cost was paid by a grant. The crew studied the river, the fish and the environment before the ladder was built. One factor in

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building the ladder was the slope. It needed to be an 8 to 10 percent slope for the fish to get through to the top of the ladder. A member asked what size fish can get through? Manifold said 90 percent of the fish in the river can get through. They have tagged — or microchipped, so to speak – many fish and are able to keep records of many things with these tags. For instance, there are 52 different kinds of fish in the Eel River and 40 species have come through the fish ladder. There are seven antennas installed periodically along the river to read the fish tags. The data is read by a person in Michigan The readings show that 10,000 fish have went through the fish ladder May through December 2018. They can also show the temperature of the river and the stages of water. It was a very interesting presentation. If you haven’t seen the ladder, it is

another great tourist site to check out near Roann. In old business, Keith Ford gave an update on the caboose. He said straps have been attached to the caboose to secure it to the ground. We now have the whistle stop sign and railroad crossing lights. The lights need new lenses and Bud Winters happened to find lenses at an auction recently. The Lions Club’s request for ail ties to landscape around the caboose was answered. John Lynn donated them to the Lions Club. Thank you, John. In new business, goals, activities and meetings for 2019 were given to members present. One goal is to add eight to 10 new members for this year. The Valentine banquet date has been set for Feb. 9. Every other month the Lions Club will have a meal for their meeting. The dinner meetings will be March, May, June, August and October. Those meetings will begin at 6:30 p.m. A Christmas dinner in December will be at the Little Cathedral in Roann. The regular meeting time is 7 p.m. Members plan to have someone share on different topics for each Lions Club meeting this year. We hope this will encourage members to attend.

July 6 is the date for the summer tractor pull and fireworks at the Lions Club pulling field. Several other work days and activities are on the calendar for the Lions club. THE ROANN FESTIVAL Committee is hard at work on the 2019 festival. Mark your calendar for its Richvalley Tenderloin fundraiser meal on April 13. OUR PRAYERS GO out to the Don Phillips family at his passing. He will be missed. A N N I V E R S A RY WISHES this week go out to: Mr. & Mrs. Terry Vigar, Jan. 9; Mr. & Mrs. Tony Krom, Jan. 10; Mr. & Mrs. Matt Shafer, Jan. 11. BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION WISHES this week go to: Grant Dale, Theresa Doud, Peggy Cordes and Monte Chamberlain, Jan. 8; Andrew See, Jan. 9; Layne Vigar, Chad McWhirt, Ashley Vigar, Jan. 10; Jewel Flitcraft, Jan. 11; Danielle Galbraith and Alexi Randel, Jan. 13; Carla Krom and Kerry Krom, Jan. 14. I CAN BE reached by email at meyerann@centurylink.net or at the Roann United Methodist Church from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday. I’m also available by phone at 765-833-2614. The news deadline to appear in next week’s The Paper is 10 a.m. Wednesday.

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MCS expands safety systems at all buildings

NORTH MANCHESTER — M a n c h e s t e r Community Schools took another step in ensuring the safety of its students and staff this week. Starting Monday, Jan. 14, MCS began using the Raptor Technologies Visitor Management system to check in all visitors to each school and the administration building. The system is an ID check process that is used in more than 2,000 school districts in the United States. James Bishir, Manchester Jr.-Sr. High School assistant principal and district safety specialist explained what the Raptor system does and why it is important. “It allows us to be compliant with state policies requiring background checks of people wanting to visit our buildings during school hours,” he said. “It also allows us to know who is on campus at any given time, and in case of an evacuation or anything in one of our buildings, we would know who is in the building.” Visitors will be required to provide an official state ID that will be scanned into the system, and the system will instantly run a back-

ground check on the individual. If the individual is going into the rest of the building other than just the office, a visitor ID sticker will be printed for the visitor to wear. They will then return to the office and sign out when they are ready to leave. “When you come in again, you will not need to present your ID,” Bishir said. “We will already have you on the computer, and we will know who you are.” The system stores a visitor’s photo, date of birth and last four digits of their ID. Randy Self, M a n c h e s t e r Intermediate School principal, said MCS will be implementing

the system in phases. “Eventually this system will mesh with our attendance system, so all sign in and sign out procedures with students and parents will be done through this sys-

tem and will tie in to our student management system,” Self said. A letter explaining the Raptor system was sent out to parents and guardians of MCS students.

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Wabash City Schools rolls out Safe School Helpline Soon after Wabash City Schools hosted an active shooter training activity last summer, members of the community, including assistant principal Jeff Galley, school resource officer Sam Hipskind and assistant fire chief Andy Oswalt made the trip to Penn High School to witness an active shooter drill simulated during an extracurricular activity. While they were there, Penn’s athletic department had a handout on what to do in case of an emergency situation at such an extracurricular event. Part of that handout included information on the corporation’s Safe School Helpline, a 24-7 anonymous reporting service. Wabash officials thought that would be a useful resource for their own school dis-

trict, and after working out the details, the district rolled out the helpline during the week of Jan. 7. “Safe school helpline allows students, parents and community members to report any threats of violence, depression and/or illegal activity that could jeopardize the safety of our children, staff or school,” Galley said. “Whether it is a student who fears being labeled by their peers, or a community member who worries about vandalism in retaliation for reporting a crime, possession of use of drugs or alcohol, reckless driving, or any other illegal activity, Safe School Helpline provides a solution.” Wabash City Schools officials explained in a press release that The Safe School helpline utilizes a unique, automated telephone service which allows callers to report an allegation, concern,

or suggestion confidentially and anonymously. “The caller’s identity is protected in all circumstances,” Galley said. “He or she is never asked to give a name. The person’s message is transcribed and then relayed to school officials. In this way, no one except the operator hears the caller’s voice.” Wabash City Schools asks that if anyone from the public sees or hears something concerning, say something by calling 1-800-4-1-Voice extension 359, or by texting TIPS to 66746. Free mobile apps are available for both Apple and Android phones. If a caller would prefer to speak with a live mental health counselor, they can do so by selecting an identified call-tree option. For those who prefer reporting via that internet, reports can be made by logging onto www.safeschool-

helpline.com. Every call is assigned a case number, so the caller can then call back to the helpline and check the school’s progress on the report, or to provide more information. “We have 24 hours to respond to that, saying the investigation has started,” Galley said. “Or, if we have questions – maybe we need some more information from the individual calling in – we can get that information back to the Safe School Helpline. The person who made the initial call is instructed to call back in three days. So, when they call back, they can see what the disposition is of that particular

case or tip. If we have questions, those questions then can be asked of that person. “What happens is, it’s kind of like a CrimeStoppers deal,” Galley added. “That tip line is that middle man, keeping that person making the report completely anonymous. At no point in time is that person asked any identifying information, but yet we can still communicate with them and let them know what’s going on.” A poster promotes Wabash City Schools’ new Safe School Hotline.

Wabash Park Board elects new officers By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com Brian Campbell is the new president of the Wabash Board of Parks and Recreation. Campbell, who served as vice president last year, was

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Kerri Mattern as board vice president and Rod Kelsheimer as board secretary. In another matter, the board welcomed two new members on Wednesday. Dan Ford and Ryan Evans joined the board in January. H No ome w In On fo lin e!

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Ford replaces the aforementioned Baker, while Evans replaces Sam Frazier, who resigned for health reasons. The board also learned that the portion of the Wabash River Trail connecting to the Paradise Spring Historical Park is completed. The city and the Wabash River Trail group has a use agreement in place, Park Superintendent Adam Hall told the board. “We’re not responsible for anything other than our section,” Hall said. “We did get 100 feet on either side of the train trestle that it goes underneath because that is still technically city property, which is not very far. “After that, it’s the trail group’s responsibility to keep it maintained. There’s even a sign there that says, ‘This is the end of city property.’ “You can get on it. You can get on it for a ways.” He said no damage to Paradise Spring was done while the trail was being put in. Hall also said he doesn’t believe the trail between Wabash and Lagro has been fully completed. A call to River Trail attorney Mark Frantz was not returned by deadline.

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NHS’ Dale signs with Taylor By Josh Sigler jsigler@thepaperofwabash.com

Northfield senior Ariel Dale signed a letter of intent on Friday to continue her basketball career and education at Taylor University in front of family, teammates and coaches in the Northfield library. The decision on where to go to college can be a nerve-wracking one for most, but for Dale, the choice was easy. “Personally, I wanted to go to a Christian school, and Taylor was just all-around a good fit for me,” Dale said. “I love the coaches and their style of basketball. I knew I wanted to study elementary education, so I just saw it as a good

fit for me.” The Northfield girls are in the midst of their best season in recent memory. The Lady Norse are 16-2 and have won 11 games in a row as of Jan. 11, and have risen to the No. 4 ranking in Class A. They picked up a Wabash County Tournament championship by avenging an early-season loss to Manchester, defeating the Lady Squires 61-46 on Dec. 29 to take the crown with Dale earning a nod to the alltournament team. The Lady Norse are seeking their first sectional title since 1980. “We’re 16-2, which for most teams that’s really good,” Dale said. “(We want) much more than that. We’re looking for a

conference (championship). We won county tourney, but we’re striving for sectionals – we want to get past sectionals, regionals. We just want to keep improving as a team and playing as a team, getting better each and every day. Dale is averaging a team-best 16.2 points per game for the Lady Norse, and eclipsed the 1,000-point mark for her career this season. She also contributes 2.9 steals and 2.2 assists per contest. “Ariel is a very hard worker,” Northfield coach Melissa Allen said. “She’ll do anything the coach asks. She’ll come out every night and play her best and give it her all.” The Taylor women’s

basketball team is currently ranked 11th in NAIA Division II with a 14-4 record and a 5-2 mark in the Crossroads League. Coach Jody Martinez is in his second season leading the lady Trojans after a successful stint at his alma mater, Bethel College. Martinez said the program was immediately attracted to what Dale had to offer as a player and a person. “The relationship formed right away with Ariel and her parents,” Martinez said. “In terms of relationships, it’s important for our culture. She seemed like a Taylor fit on and off the court. In terms of her basketball skills, I just saw her grit, her

Apaches down Squires, 67-51 By Eric Christiansen echristiansen@nmpaper.com

NORTH MANCHESTER — After a close first half, the Wabash boys basketball team turned a 3024 lead into a 16-point Three Rivers Conference win over Manchester Friday, Jan. 11. The Apaches starting five scored all of Wabash’s second half points, including shooting 16-20 free throws, to run away with the 67-51 win. “I thought it was a great team win, especially with Logan (Vander Velden) getting into (foul) trouble,” Wabash coach Paul Wright said. “Jared (Holley), Kallen (Helsheimer) and Blake (Gribben) all came in and tried to make up for Logan.” Manchester coach Mark Underwood agreed with Wright’s assessment. “Both teams played very hard, but you have to give Wabash a lot of credit,” Underwood said. “I think my guys played hard, but I don’t think we matched the effort Wabash put out there. “When they are hitting on all cylinders and shooting the way they did … they’ve not shot the ball this way all year. They played hard.”

Manchester took an early lead after a 3pointer from Kam Lester gave the Squires a 7-4 advantage. The Apaches used back-to-back baskets, including a 3-pointer from Trenton Daughtry, to take a 1412 lead at the end of the first quarter. Wabash extended its lead with a 9-2 run in the first four minutes of the second quarter to lead 25-16. The Apaches led 30-21 until Manchester’s Weston Hamby hit a 3pointer with five seconds left to make it 3024 at the half. “We had a goal to only give up three offensive rebounds in the first half, and they only had two,” Underwood said. “We also didn’t want to give up any fast break lay-ups. They had three at halftime. “We weren’t able to maintain those goals in the second half. “If we can get to the point where we can do that, we will be a pretty good basketball team.” Wabash created some distance from the Squires early in the third quarter with a 10-3 run, including seven points from Daughtry, and took a 43-32 lead. Hamby and Thane Creager cut a 50-34 lead to 12 points with Cont. on Page 16.

Northfield senior Ariel Dale (front, center) prepares to sign her letter of intent to continue her education and basketball career at Taylor University. Also looking on are parents Brad (front, left), and Marlea Dale, Taylor assistant coach Natalie Young (back, left), Northfield head coach Melissa Allen, and Taylor head coach Jody Martinez. Photo by Josh Sigler tenacity to play both ends. She’s confident when she shoots the ball. As all freshman come to college, they have so much more to learn, and I felt like she appears to be very coachable. That’s probably the attraction between the

coach-player relationship. But, in terms of the Taylor family relationship, their family will fit right in with Taylor’s family. Dale hopes to be a good influence on teammates early on in her collegiate career. “I know coming in

it’s a different role being a freshman,” she said. “It’s like you’re at the bottom of the totem pole again. But, I’ll just look to keep encouraging all the girls and make new friendships and relationships.”

Wabash’s O’Neill wins girls state wrestling championship By The Paper Staff Wabash wrestler Kiersten O’Neill won a state title Friday night. O’Neill was crowned champion of the 160-pound class at the Indiana High School Girls Wrestling State Finals at Hamilton Heights High School. In the opening round, O’Neill defeated Chloe Pike of Greenfield Central by pin in 1:14 to advance. In the semifinal, O’Neill picked up a victory over Aiesha Helepa of Penn High School via pin in 3:53 to advance to the finals.

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And, in the championship round, O’Neill defeated Jasmine Hale of Indianapolis Pike by pin in 3:05 to win the state title. O’Neill claimed a North Regional title at Maconaquah High School on Jan. 4 to reach the State Finals. The Apache wrestler defeated Helepa of Penn by a 10-0 major decision in the opening round. O’Neill then returned to defeat Lina Huesca of Lafayette Jeff in the semifinals via pin in 1:25. In the regional final, O’Neill defeated Karen Ramirez by pin in 1:18 to claim the regional title.

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Lady Norse win 12th straight game By Josh Sigler jsigler@thepaperofwabash.com

The Northfield girls basketball team defeated North Miami on Friday night 46-33, its 12th straight victory. The Class A, No. 4ranked Lady Norse improved to 17-2 on the season with the victory. Northfield jumped out to a 9-2 lead by the end of the first quarter and never looked back. Addi Baker led the Lady Norse with 11 points, seven rebounds and three steals, and Ariel Dale added nine points, two assists and two steals. Northfield’s girls basketball team continued its winning ways, taking down Mississinewa 54-37 Thursday night. Kelcie Thomson led the Lady Norse with 18 points, four assists

and five rebounds, while Ariel Dal added 13 points. Addie Baker rounded out Northfield’s leaders with seven points. The Northfield girls basketball team won its 10th straight game Tuesday night, taking down Eastern 61-42 to improve to 15-2 on the season. The Lady Norse led 15-13 at the first stop, and increased their lead to 30-19 by halftime. Northfield outscored the Lady Comets 19-11 in the third quarter to give it some breathing room. Ariel Dale led the Lady Norse with 24 points and three steals, and Kelcie Thomson added 16 points. Norse top NM Northfield’s boys basketball team defeated North Miami 74-53 Friday night to improve to 2-9 on the season. The Norse fell behind 20-12 to start

the contest, but outscored the Warriors 20-2 in the second quarter to take control of the contest. Sophomore Clayton Tomlinson led Northfield with 20 points, seven assists, seven rebounds and six steals. Jared Peas added 15 points and five rebounds. Nate Drancik finished with 12 points and seven rebounds, and Graydon Holmes rounded out the Norse leaders with 10 points. Lady Apaches fall Wabash’s girls varsity basketball team couldn’t overcome a barrage of 3-pointers from Eastbrook as the Lady Panthers pulled out a 48-45 win over the Lady Apaches by hitting 11 3-pointers, including five in the fourth quarter. The Lady Apaches fell behind early but fought back to grab a 33-31 lead heading

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into the final period. Wabash was led by Alivia Short, who finished with 16 points and 13 rebounds. Mariah Wyatt added 12 points and nine rebounds, and Hope Unger added 10 points. Lady Squires win Manchester’s girls varsity basketball team upped its Three Rivers Conference record to 5-1 (10-7 overall) with a 51-46 win at Peru Wednesday night. The Lady Squires trailed 20-17 at the half, but outscored the Lady Tigers 26-13 in the third quarter to take control of the contest. Eva Bazzoni led the way for Manchester with 23 points and Kennedy Fierstos added 18 points. Lady Knights fall Southwood’s girls varsity basketball team suffered a 55-48 loss to Eastern Thursday night to fall to 4-13 on the season. MaKenna Pace led Southwood with 14 points, five rebounds and four steals, and Sierra Stout added 11 points, four rebounds and three assists. Knights drop pair Southwood’s boys varsity basketball squad couldn’t hold on to a 32-14 halftime lead in a 57-55 overtime loss to Oak Hill Tuesday night. Dallas Holmes led Southwood with 15 points and four assists. Jackson Simons and Gabe Lloyd had 11 points, The Knights dropped another close contest, this time to Whitko, 77-75, on Friday. Southwood (3-9) took a 37-32 lead into the half, but was outscored 24-7 in the third quarter. Holmes again led Southwood, this time with 35 points. Carson Rich added 26 points. Emmanuel Christian falls White’s defeated Emmanuel Christian

School 51-40 on January 8. Preston Ritzema led Emmanuel with 18 points, while Levi Hinds added 10 points and Jack Niccum contributed six points. Apache swimmers win Wabash’s boys varsity swim team defeated Huntington North 96-58 Tuesday night at Huntington. Winners for the Apaches included Michael Cordes in the 200 freestyle, Jonah France in the 50 freestyle and Cody Henderson in the 100 breaststroke. The swim team returned Thursday and topped Marion 9261. Michael Cordes (200 freestyle), Taylor Coffman (500 freestyle), Ryan Evans (100 backstroke) and Cody Henderson (100 breaststroke) were all individual winners for the Apaches. The 400 freestyle team of Paul Cordes, Evans, Coffman and Kyle Thomas was also victorious. Lady Apache swimmers win Wabash’s varsity girls swimming team bounced back from a loss earlier in the week with a 110-46 victory over visiting Marion Thursday night. The 200 medley relay team of Hipskind, Becca Bruss, Olivia Lindsay and Chasity Honeycutt picked up a victory. Bruss won the 200 freestyle and 100 butterfly. Honeycutt took top honors in the 50 freestyle and the 100 freestyle. Evelynn Gray won the 500 freestyle, and the team of Honeycutt, Hipskind, Lindsay and Bruss were victorious in the 200 freestyle relay. Grace Schoening, Lucia Olalla, Madison Bartoo and Lacey Crist rounded out Wabash’s winners in

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straight year, Wabash County resident Kaden Vogel will represent the Indiana Elks Association’s Northeast District in the state Hoop Shoot finals. Kaden, seen here with tourney co-director Todd Fry, advanced to the state by hitting 20 of 25 free throws during the districto competition on Sunday at Indian Springs Middle School in Columbia City. Kaden will represent the 12-13-year-old division. The state finals are on Feb. 23 in New Castle. Photo provided the 400 freestyle relay. Apache wrestlers fall Wabash’s varsity wrestling team was defeated by 2A state champion Western 4633 Tuesday night. Winners for the Apaches included Jared Brooks, Ethan Higgins, Braden Brooks, Grant Carandante, Kiersten O’Niell and Chad Wyatt, Jr. Squire wrestlers win Manchester’s varsity wrestling team defeated Triton 57-15 Wednesday to improve its dual meet record to 18-3 on the season. Brady Wiley (120), Dylan Stroud (126), Andrew Cagle (160) and Trescott Duffy (170) all won by fall for the Squires. Elijah Burlingame won by an 8-3 decision at 132, and Ethan McWilliams, Haley Clifford, Kevin Morales, Johnny England and Ashton Moore all won by forfeit for Manchester. Norse wrestlers win The Northfield wrestling team defeated North Miami 44-30 Wednesday night. Pinning for the

Norse were Dakota France and Ethan Galbraith. Seth Forsyth and Jasper Donaldson won by decision, and Jaydan Goshert, Logan Cox, Micah Higgins and Mason Osborn each picked up forfeits for Northfield. Northfield also competed in the Woodlan Invitational Saturday. Jasper Donaldson (195) and Seth Forsyth (145) led the Norse, each placing second. Knight wrestlers finish 8th Southwood’s wrestling team finished eighth in a nineteam field in the Adams Central Invitational Saturday. Connor Rich led the Knights with a thirdplace finish at 160, while Jackson Taylor (113) and Thomas Charles (182) both finished fourth. Lady Apache swimmers fall Wabash’s girls varsity swim team suffered a 102-66 defeat at the hands of Huntington North Tuesday night. Mallory Hipskind was a winner in the 100 freestyle for the Lady Apaches.

Apaches beat Manchester ... Cont. from Page 15 back-to-back baskets in the final seconds of the third quarter. Vogel started the fourth quarter with a 3-pointer for a 53-40 lead for the Apaches, but Manchester fought back. Creager hit two baskets in 33 seconds, one being a 3pointer, to get the lead back to 10 points at 53-43. Wabash slowed things down, forcing the Squires to extend

its defense, and hit 13-15 free throws down the stretch to pull away for the win. Wright liked what he saw in his team’s effort. “We had a great week of practice,” he said. “We wanted to take some of the things they are good at, and we did alright. I thought we had multiple guys step up, and that was the difference, and that’s nice to have.

Underwood thinks the loss will help his Squires. “This was a great game to have,” he said. “We know what we have to do, and we have our work cut out for us between now and sectional time.” Daughtry led the Apaches with 31 points, while Vogel tossed in 14 points with four 3pointers. Creager and Hamby led the Squires with 19 points each,

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Area students named to BSU Dean’s List MUNCIE — Several students from around the area were named to the fall 2018 Dean’s List at Ball State University. Earning honors were:Hunter Boughman Celina Carter, Kerigan Hatfield, Marret Metzger and Allison Pfaffenbach, all of North Manchester. Nichole Eccles, Kaitlyn Hasbarger, Kim Hobson, Natasha Leland, Bailey Lundmark, Katie McCauley, Madison Nevil, Dustin Rose, Destiny Wilson and Hallie Zolman, all of Wabash. Sydney Mattern and Ellie Milam, both of Roann. Joshua Petro and Allen Warren, both of LaFontaine. Hayley Haynes, Katie Jones, Lily Sabinske, all of Warren. Ellie Scheiber of Andrews. William Demchak, Caleb Jones and Alex Leckron, all of Converse. Morgan Williams of Denver.

Local residents earn degrees MUNCIE — Three Wabash County residents received degrees following the fall 2018 semester at Ball State University.Earning degrees were:Deanna Azbell, Wabash, Bachelor of Science.Bekah Brunn, North Manchester, Master of Arts.Evan Olinger, North Manchester, Bachelor of Science.

Wabash resident among new IUK nursing students KOKOMO – The Indiana University Kokomo School of Nursing welcomed 52 future nurses to the profession, including

a Wabash County resident, during its traditional induction ceremony on Wednesday, Jan. 2.Taylor Kock, Wabash, was among those participating in the ceremony, which Dean Susan Hendricks called reminiscent of TAYLOR KOCK the capping ceremonies which took place in previous decades. The ceremony serves as a welcome to the school.Wearing IU scrubs, each inductee crossed the Havens Auditorium stage to receive a certificate of achievement. The ceremony ended with the recitation of the nursing pledge, a statement of the ethics and principals of the profession.

IUK announces Dean’s list KOKOMO – Indiana University Kokomo honored part-time students who have earned a place on the Dean’s List for the fall 2018 semester. To qualify for the Dean’s List, each student must maintain a minimum 3.5 grade point average (GPA) on a 4.0 scale. Several area students were among those earning honors. They include: Baron V. Imhoof, Sarah Renee Moore and Sharlie Renee See, Denver. Kristopher Allen Working, LaFontaine. Christina M. Smith, North Manchester.

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Filing begins for 2019 Municipal Elections By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com Filing is underway for the 2019 Municipal Elections in the various Wabash County communities. As of Monday morning, residents from Wabash, North Manchester and Roann have filed paperwork at the Wabash County Courthouse for various seats. In Wabash, Mayor Scott Long filed for reelection for another four years in office. Also filing for re-election was ClerkTreasurer Wendy Frazier and Fifth District City Council member Doug Adams, while Tim Roberts filed for re-election as Wabash City Court judge. Eric Schoening filed paperwork for the City Council’s Second District seat. While Schoening is currently on the Council, this is the first

time he is seeking election to the seat. He was appointed to replace Aaron McClary, who resigned after moving from Wabash. “My heart’s desire has always been to serve this community ever since my family moved here in the early 90’s, but I had limited that service to my artistic skills and faithbased outreaches, such as The Access,” Schoening told The Paper of Wabash County. “This appointment combined with my flexible work schedule has opened up greater areas for me to serve and greater opportunities to help meet the needs of our community. “I hope I have earned the respect of my Council colleagues, City employees, the Mayor, and most importantly my District neighbors to warrant another term on the Council.” Long, Adams, Schoening and Roberts are all Republicans,

while Frazier is a Democrat. In North Manchester, Jim Smith filed for reelection to the Town Council’s Second District seat. He is a Republican. Meanwhile, Roann Clerk-Treasurer Bob Ferguson is seeking reelection to his third term in office. “I still have a lot of things I haven’t accomplished yet,” he said, noting that working at the former site of the Roann School is one of the things. The school was razed last summer and is currently an empty piece of land. Plans call for placing a memorial at the site. “I’ve worked on a lot of different things in the office with internal controls and things like that,” he continued. “I just think there’s a lot more to do, and I want to do it.” The deadline for filing for the May 7 Primary Election is noon Friday, Feb. 8.

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Elks help local organizations: The Wabash Elks Lodge presented $4,000 in grants it received from the Elks National Foundation to five local agencies. Receiving $800 each from the local lodge were ARC of Wabash County, 85 Hope, Blessings in a Backpack, Living Well Wabash County/Dallas L. Winchester Senior Center, and the F.I.S.H. Food Pantry. Exalted Ruler Wade Weaver presented the checks to (1) ARC President & CEO Nancy Hoffman; (2) 85 Hope representatives Kathy Peas, Laura Spaulding and Teresa Pulley; (3) Living Well Executive Director Bev Ferry; and (4) F.I.S.H. Executive Director Janet Shoue. (5) He was joined by Lodge members Cathy Walters, Keith Walters, Sandy Chester, Mike Chester, Bob Land and Stewart McAllister in presenting the check to Blessings Executive Director Megan Henderson. Photos provided

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Faith Harvest Fellowship: Come and join us at our new location! Our church address is 1717 N Wabash Street in Wabash, IN. right next to O.J. Neighbours elementary school. Fellowship time begins at 10:00 am Sunday followed by our worship celebration and children’s worship at 10:15. Faith Harvest Fellowship--where Jesus is Lord and faith abounds. Pastor Bruce Hostetler invites you to grow in your faith and experience the victory that can be yours as a follower of Jesus Christ. Wednesday evenings - Greater Faith Classes from 6:30-8pm. Come celebrate God’s greatness. The Lord’s Table - Verse by Verse 1975 Vernon St., Wabash, Indiana, 46992. Pastor Roxane Mann 260-571-7686. Wherever your Spiritual walk is, join us as we continue on. Verse by Verse - Book by Book - Chapter by Chapter - Through the Bible. Full Gospel. Sunday worship 10:30 a.m.. Wednesday Bible study 6:30 p.m. St. Paul’s County Line Church 3995N 1000W, Andrews, IN; Phone 7863365. Non-Denominational. Pastor Conrad Thompson. Sunday School at 9:00 a.m. Worship at 10:00 a.m. Youth program 6-8 p.m. on Sunday. Wednesday night Bible Study at 7 p.m. Walk by Faith Community Church 515 Chippewa Road, corner of Chippewa & Beamer Sts. in Roann; phone (765) 833-9931; fax (765) 833-6561. Sunday School: 9:00 a.m.; Worship: 10:00 a.m.; Children’s Worship: 10:00 a.m.; Youth Pastor - Jody Tyner. Sunday, January 20, 2019 - Our greeters for this Sunday will be Larry & Jerilyn Lowe and Randy & Penny Tackett. David Phillips will be sharing the message with us. We invite all to come and worship with us. Women’s Bible Study meets Wednesday mornings at 9 a.m. Wednesday Night Prayer meeting 7 p.m. “Walk by Faith” Youth Ministry meets every Sunday at 6 p.m. Sunday Night Hunger Service meets at 6:00 p.m. Sunday evenings. UNITED METHODIST Christ United Methodist Church intersections of Wabash, Stitt & Manchester Ave.; phone 563-3308. Chris Tiedeman, pastor. Facilities & provisions for the physically handicapped, hearing & sight impaired. Air conditioned. Worship 8:00am & 10:00am with kids message and wee-worship at 10am service, Multi-Media Worship W/Praise Team; Sunday School 9:00 a.m. First United Methodist Church 110 N. Cass Street, Wabash, IN 260563-3108. Senior Pastor- Rev. Kurt Freeman; Pastor of VisitationRev. John Cook. Director of Children’s Ministry - Angel Hostetler. Sunday Schedule 8:00 & 10:00 a.m. Worship Service. 9:00 a.m. Teen & Adult Sunday School & Children’s faith learning. 10:15 a.m. Sunday School for Pre-School & Kindergarten following Children’s Message. Kids First Child Care, age 4 weeks thru 12 years 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. weekdays. Carolyn Satterfield, Interim Director. Wesley Academy Pre-School includes age 3 through Pre-K. Susan Vanlandingham, Director. LaFontaine United Methodist Church La Fontaine United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 57 (Kendall & Main St), La Fontaine; phone: 765981-4021; email: lafontaineumc@gmail.com; website: www.lafontaineumc.org; Susan Shambaugh, Pastor; Worship: 9:30AM, Sunday School: 10:45AM, nursery provided for both. Lincolnville United Methodist Church Rev. Lois Cannon, pastor. 9:00 a.m. Sunday School; 9:40 a.m. Fellowship time; 10:00 a.m. Morning worship. 5848 E. 500 S. Wabash, 765-981-2648. lincolnvilleumc.org North Manchester United Methodist Church 306 East Second St., North Manchester; (260) 982-7537; Pastor Mark Eastway. Worship 8:15 a.m.; Coffee Fellowship Time 9:00 a.m.; Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.m. WESLEYAN Wabash North Wesleyan Church 600 Manchester Ave., Wabash. Pastor - Rodger Smith. Morning Worship 10:30am; Sunday School 9:30am; Wednesday Bible Study 6:00pm. Church is wheelchair and handicap accessible. A place to feel safe and loved! New Journey Community Church Old W.C. Mills School. 1721 Vernon Street, Wabash, IN. Change is possible! Whether you are overchurched, un-churched, or de-churched you’ll find a fresh start at New Journey. We keep the important things like worship, teaching, community, and serving primary, while letting the unnecessary stuff fade into the background. Our mission is to make life transformation through Jesus Christ accessible to all people. So, come as you are and be made new!

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County SWCD to sponsor poster contest By The Paper staff

The National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) Stewardship and Education Committee is pleased to announce the 2019 Poster Contest and Stewardship Week theme: “Life in the Soil: Dig Deeper.” The annual NACD and NACD Auxilary Poster Contest gives students from kindergarten through 12th grade the opportunity to have their art displayed as part of a national conservation outreach initiative. Each year, the winning posters reflect NACD’s annual Stewardship theme, and highlight the work of conservation districts and their state conservation associations, auxiliaries, and agencies to protect and enhance natural resources. Wabash County Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) will

be sponsoring its second Conservation Poster Contest. The contest is open to public, private, and homeschooled students within the fourth and fifth grade levels. The fourth-grade winner selected from 2018 was Logan Lyons and the fifth-grade winner chosen was Kameron Pratt. The two posters received public recognition at the SWCD Annual Meeting, on March 2.

The winners collected a monetary prize alone with a class ice cream party on April 17, all sponsored by Wabash County SWCD. The 2019 posters will be collected by Feb. 1 and judged at the Wabash County SWCD February Board Meeting. The posters are ranked, based on conservation message, visual effectiveness, originality, and universal

appeal. Soil is a dirty topic, but everyone needs to learn more about it! Soil is essential for our people to thrive and prosper. It is the foundation for many of the items we use in our daily lives, such as food, clothing, clean water, homes and more. Healthy soil equals healthy food, which equals a healthy you. The poster contest is a great way for kids to

learn more about the uses of soil and spread awareness of the topic. If you are interested in participating in the 2019 Poster Contest, the theme is: “Life in the Soil: Dig Deeper.” and the poster deadline will be Feb. 1, 2019. Any media may be used, paint, crayon, colored pencil, charcoal, ect. The poster size must be 14-inches-by-22inches (half a poster).

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Pathfinder offers free tax service By The Paper staff HUNTINGTON – P a t h f i n d e r HomeOwnership Center, the C o m m u n i t y Development division of Pathfinder Services, will again be providing free tax preparation assistance to those who made less than $55,000 in 2018. My

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WHS chosen as recipient for cybersecurity course grant By Josh Sigler jsigler@thepaperofwabash.com

Wabash High School was chosen by the Indiana Department of Education as a recipient of a Project Lead the Way (PLTW) Cybersecurity Course Grant, IDOE officials announced on Jan. 9. The Cybersecurity Grant is an $8,000 grant to work with Project Lead The Way to create a cybersecurity course for the school’s PLTW program. The funds are to be used to offset any costs associated with the implementation of the cybersecurity computer science course for the 2019-20 and 2020-21 school years. “I think that we can all agree at this point in time that computers are not going away,” Wabash High School assistant principal Jeff Galley said. “They are just going to continue to evolve. Some of the hottest jobs out there on the market are dealing with tech. Because tech is advancing so quickly, becoming so involved in our everyday lives, as a result of that, cybersecurity is becoming just as important, keeping that information safe

out there. “By working with our kids at such a young age in the high school, we can get them involved with it, we can get them introduced to it, get them looking at it, and work on creating this career pathway for students if they should be interested in it.” Wabash’s PLTW program was one of 50 chosen for the grant, the IDOE announced in a press release. “Cybersecurity is a critical component in today’s technologycentered learning environments,” said Dr. Jennifer McCormick, State Superintendent for Public Instruction. “As a state, it is important we recognize the importance of cyber education and provide our students and educators the necessary knowledge and skills to be successful and responsive. I commend the awarded schools for their dedication and commitment to this opportunity for students. I also appreciate the commitment from districts in educating school personnel.”

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