Vol. 39, No. 1
PO Box 603, Wabash, IN 46992 (260) 563-8326
of Wabash County Inc. March 16, 2016
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Honeywell work progressing: Center official By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com Renovations at the Honeywell Center are progressing, according to an official from the Honeywell Foundation. “I would say we’re a good solid half done, and we probably will see a lot of the major changes in the ceiling work, and the wall and the carpet and so forth,” said Kyle Dubois,
Honeywell Foundation vice president and CFO. “We have plans to do a lot of that work here in five to six weeks, so really in the next six weeks there’ll be a substantial amount of change. We feel like we’re well into the half range, maybe a little more than that.” The improvement plan includes beautification of the Porter Lobby and Eugenia’s, as
A worker at the Honeywell Center installs ceiling tiles during work on the renovation process at the facility. Photo by Emma Rausch
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Clyde Lovellette remembered for life on, off the court By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com Clyde Lovellette, a member of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, is remembered for his skills on the court. But those who knew him around Wabash County are remembering him for his love of God and his willingness to help troubled children. Lovellette passed away Wednesday night, March 9, at his home in North Manchester. He was 86. Lovellette was one of the first dominant big men in the game of basketball. Standing 6-foot-9-inches, he starred on the Terre Haute Garfield High School basketball team before attending the University of Kansas. A two-time All-American at UK, Lovellette scored 33 points and grabbed 17 rebounds to lead Kansas to an 80-63 win over St. John’s in the 1952 NCAA championship game. Later that year, he helped to lead the U.S. basketball team to a gold medal in the Olympic games in Helsinki, Finland. Blayke McCallen reacts as her father, Robert, attempts to pour syrup on her pancake duirng Saturday’s pancake-eating contest. Photo by Joseph Slacian
Kiwanians flip pancakes for children By Emma Rausch emma@thepaperofwabash.com The Wabash Kiwanis Club stacked pancakes up high on Saturday, March 12, for its annual Pancake Day fundraising event. The event collects funds for the purpose of supporting the club’s local service projects and other causes including the Riley
Hospital for Children and the Wabash County Special Olympics. “This is our biggest fundraiser of the year for Wabash Kiwanis Club,” Jay Vanderburg, club president elect and event organizer, told The Paper of Wabash County, “and one of the biggest things that we support is Riley’s Children’s Hospital, (continued on page 11)
He was the ninth pick in the first round of the 1952 NBA Draft by the Minneapolis Lakers. His professional career spanned 12 years with t h e Minneapolis L a k e r s , Cincinnati Royals, St. Louis Hawks and Boston CLYDE LOVELLETTE Celtics. He won three NBA c h a m p i onships, one with the St. Louis Hawks in 1954, and the other two with the Boston Celtics in 1963 and again in 1964. His NBA championships, coupled with his UK and Olympic accomplishments, make Lovellette the first person to have won championship on the collegiate, Olympic and professional (continued on page 10)
New license branch site opens By The Paper staff INDIANAPOLIS—A new Wabash license branch opened Tuesday, March 15, at 1679 N. Cass St., Kent Abernathy, Commissioner of the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV), announced. The new license branch location is identifiable by the highway-facing BMV seal on the building and
now allows for more convenient and available customer parking. This new location also has Automated Testing Terminals that offer a more efficient way of taking the Knowledge Test. The current Wabash license branch location of 45 E. Market St. remained through Saturday, March 12. It is being relocated as part of the Rock City Lofts development.