The Paper of Wabash County - Feb. 1, 2017, Issue

Vol. 39, No. 47

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

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Drug arrests increase in 2016

Lawmakers mixed on proposed gas tax increase

By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com Local lawmakers are split on whether the Indiana Legislature should approve a 20 percent gas tax increase.

The tax hike, called a “user fee” by some legislators, calls for a 10-cent increase per gallon, estimated to cost the average Hoosier about $48 per year. The measure also includes a 10-cent increase per gallon on diesel fuel, as well as $15 per year fee on every vehicle registered in the state, while electric vehicles would pay $150 per year. Money raised by the increase would go

By Emma Rausch emma@thepaperofwabash.com Drug-related arrests increased by 227.38 percent from 2015 to 2016, according to Sheriff Bob Land.

“Those are total charges that came in,” Land told The Paper of Wabash County. “Last year’s numbers, it may look out of proportion, but we started counting multiple charges on individuals.”

On Monday night, Jan. 23, Land updated the Wabash County Council on the Wabash County Jail’s year-end report.

“In 2015, we had a total of 241 (drug) charges and in 2016, last year we had 548 drug charges,” Land told the council. “So that’s over 100 percent increase just in drug charges. I did not do a percentage on the other charges. I know that OWI (operating while intoxicated) is up from last year and domestic battery is up from last year, but that’s just off the top of my head.”

Citizen of the Year:

Steve Batzka (left) embraces 2015 Citizen of the Year Sally Krouse after Krouse presented Batzka with the North Manchester Chamber of Commerce’s 2016 Citizen of the Year award. The award was one of several awards presented by Chamber officials on Thursday night, Jan. 26, duirng the group’s annual dinner. For a complete story and photos of other award winners from the night, see Page 15.

Photo by David Fenker

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toward funding local roads.

With the $15 registration fee, the average Hoosier will pay $63 more in road funds.

The increase was the main focus of discussion Saturday, Jan. 28, when State Rep. David Wolkins and newly appointed State Sen. Andy Zay met with 16 constituents during the Wabash County Farm Bureau’s Third House Session.

Wolkins favored the measure, while Zay told The Paper of Wabash County that he was “on the sidelines,” thinking the increases should be gradual, rather than all at once. (continued on page 2)

Eagles Theatre clears hurdles for grant

By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com The City of Wabash earmarked more than $300,000 for the Historic Eagles Theatre renovation project on Monday night, Jan. 23.

The council unanimously committed $319,109 from a bond anticipation note it currently holds toward the project. In addition, Wabash Marketplace Inc. has earmarked $200,000 from its façade program toward (continued on page 3)

WebTV’s ‘Wabash County Life’ to premiere on Feb. 1

By The Paper staff

“Wabash County Life,” a Wabash WebTV production, will premiere on the online broadcast outlet Wednesday morning, Feb. 1.

Produced by The Paper of Wabash County and Wabash WebTV in conjunction with Visit Wabash County, “Wabash County Life” will bring stories about programs and events around the county on a monthly

basis.

New programs will premiere on the first day of each month and will be available online at www.wabashwebtv.com the entire month.

The show will be hosted by The Paper editor Joseph Slacian and reporter Emma Rausch, and will feature interviews with those involved with a variety of activities in the county.

The first episode takes a look at the Honeywell Center’s 92

County Art Show which is currently on display at the Center through the end of February.

Honeywell Program Director Andrea Zwiebel discusses the show and its history during the program.

“Wabash County Life” also features a segment with Tyler Karst, program director for Wabash Marketplace Inc., discussing First Fridays, and Whitney Milspaugh, marketing manager at Visit Wabash (continued on page 4)

Joseph Slacian, editor of The Paper of Wabash County, and Andrea Zwieble, program director for the Honeywell Center, discuss the Center’s 92 County Art Show during a taping of “Wabash County Life” last week at the Center. Photo by Steven Weir

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Drug arrests increase in 2016 Of the top 10 incarceration offenses, the sheriff also reported 207 operating while intoxicated charges, 84 theft charges, 64 domestic battery charges, 63 probation violations, 62 disorderly conduct charges, 59 public intoxication charges, 54 resisting law enforcement charges, 52 battery charges and 33 failure to appear citations.

The sheriff noted that of the top 10 incarceration offenses, “these could be multiple charges on an individual.”

Land said “the drastic change” is misdemeanor charge cases as they

increased from 580 in 2015 to 747 cases in 2016.

Meanwhile, criminal charge statistics show that in 2016, Wabash County Courts had 350 felony charge cases compared to 323 in 2015.

The jail had 1,247 total “new” admissions in 2016 compared to 1,183 in 2015, Land said.

Last year’s average daily population (ADP) was 83.21 inmates with a reported ADP of 130.27 inmates for all facilities, Wabash County, Miami County and Elkhart County, according to Land.

In 2015, the ADP

was 83.98 with no average provided for all facilities.

“There was a total of 365 days during 2016 in which the jail facility was over its rate capacity of 72,” Land said.

Of inmates booked in 2016, 901 were male and 346 were female compared to the 2015 report of 852 males and 331 females.

Jail incident reports increased 423 in 2016 from 147 in 2015.

The increase was

due to a “more active program in making the inmates accountable for their actions in the facility as well as a change in the reporting of incidents,” according to the report.

As for medical statistics, medical costs at the Wabash County Jail “remained consistent” with the annual contract rate of $106,599.96, which is based upon an ADP of 95 inmates, the report continued.

However, due to

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state-mandated Medicaid program, Bowen Center mental health evaluations and dental bills, total medical provider expenses increased to $118,414.40 in 2016 compared to $102,266.29 in 2015.

The Wabash County Sheriff ’s Department contracted Quality Correctional Care as the facility’s medical provider in March 2016, according to Land.

Land also reported

that the Wabash County Jail is anticipating the implementation a new drugaddiction treatment program in 2017. The program will be accomplished through a grant obtained by the Wabash County P r o b a t i o n Department and C o m m u n i t y Corrections.

“It was in last year’s report that we were hoping to start a drug-treatment program in 2016,” Land

said. “Just due to some logistic problems and programs that we could not do that the jail, we are once again … hoping to have the drug-treatment program for Wabash County inmates and that program will be handled in Miami County since the ones that we want in that program are basically being housed in Miami County.”

The program is expected to begin by the end of February.

Lawmakers mixed on proposed gas tax increase ...continued from the front page “In 2004 or 2005 was the last time we raised the gas tax,” Wolkins said. “I’ve been in the legislature for 28 years, and the first time we raised it was three cents.”

Studies presented to lawmakers at the time, he said, indicated the increase should be eight cents.

“We didn’t have the political guts to do it, and consequently we knew we were going to have to come back and do it again,” he continued, noting

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that the $3.8 billion toll road lease, also known as the Major Moves Project, has kept the need for an increase from happening.

The 10-cent increase, he said, raises the tax to the level it would have been at in 2005 “had we done what we should have done.”

The state’s gas tax revenue is likely to start decreasing, he contends, because cars are getting better gas mileage than they did 12 years ago, con-

sequently people are buying less gas.

Federal guidelines are requiring cars to improve on the miles per gallon now received by 2020 or 2021.

“When that happens, we’re not going to have any gas revenue at all,” he said.

“Not literally, but it’s going to take a hit.”

He said he was willing to raise the tax by eight cents when first proposed, noting “if you want to fix the problem, then fix the problem.”

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State Rep. David Wolkins (left) makes a point while newly appointed State Sen. Andy Zay looks on during the Wabash County Farm Bureau’s Third House Session on Saturday morning. Photo by Joseph Slacian Wolkins presented a paper that contends Hoosier motorists spend on average $491 per year in vehicle repairs because Indiana roads are in bad shape.

“You have front end alignments, bent rims, accidents that are caused by hitting chuck holes and so forth,” he said. “All of our local units are government are screaming and hollering that they don’t have enough money to fix local roads.

“A lot of local communities have had to raise wheel taxes that go into local roads.”

He also said Hoosiers could expect toll roads being placed on interstates such as I-70 and I-65.

That would allow the state to get money from out-of-state drivers who may not buy gasoline in Indiana.

Before tolls are done, though, permission must be received from the U.S. government, he added.

“Indiana is supposed to be the ‘Crossroads of America,’ so we need to keep those things up,” he said.

Over the last few years, Wolkins said, the state has eliminated five taxes, and decreased the state

income tax. That gives Hoosiers about $368 per year.

“Now we have a problem and we have to fix it,” he said.

Zay said he doesn’t discredit what Wolkins said.

“To me it seems a little impulsive to double that budget in one move,” Zay said.

“We didn’t get into this problem overnight, and I don’t think we should bail it out overnight, either. I would like to see something a lot more structured and a lot more gradual.”

He broke down who transportation revenue is now raised.

The 18 cents currently collected per gallon in gas tax goes directly into infrastructure. The same holds true for the 16cent per gallon tax on specialty fuels.

Of the sales tax collected on fuels, 1 percent is used for infrastructure, while an additional 1 percent is put into the crossroads fund, from which local government can seek grants for road and bridge repairs. The remainder goes to the general fund.

If that remainder goes to infrastructure, the money is (continued on page 3)

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Lawmakers mixed on proposed gas tax increase ...continued from page 2 “taken out of education, Medicare and the other services that the state provides. So that’s a trade-off, isn’t it?”

Other transportation revenue comes from such things as BMV and trucking fees.

Audience member

George Dockery of Larwill told Zay he was glad to hear he was in favor of infrastructure.

“We have a problem

in Indiana of kicking that can down the road,” he said. “The problem with continuing to kick that can down the road is, if

you travel … in the rural roads and rural state highways are atrocious.”

He suggested developing a method to

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the project.

The $500,000-plus in local funding will be the city’s commitment toward a grant the Honeywell Foundation is seeking from the Office of Community and Rural Affairs.

That money, $1.7 million, would come from a Community Development Block Grant, making a total of $2.2 million for the total project.

The Stellar project includes work on the first and fourth floors of the Eagles Theatre, as well as work on the heating and air conditioning, preserving the outside of the building, installation of a fire sprinkler system, upgrades to the electrical service and work on the building’s elevator and stairways.

A grant application was to be submitted to OCRA on Jan. 31. In order to submit the application, two public hearings were needed.

One took place prior to the council meeting on Monday, while the other was at noon Thursday in the Honeywell Room at the Honeywell Center.

During Monday’s hearing, several people spoke in favor of the project.

Keith Gillenwater, president and CEO of the Economic Development Group of Wabash County, noted the project is one of the Stellar program’s cornerstone projects.

“It is a very needed project,” he said. “I think over the years we have enjoyed the Eagles Theatre. We also know there is space that’s underutilized and things that we can add to the community by completing this project.”

He said the work is much needed and fits into the character of downtown.

Rachel Swanson, who is overseeing the Stellar project for A m e r i c a n Structurepoint, also spoke for the project.

“I think the Eagles Theatre project is a project that everyone is excited and really waiting for,” she said.

“In terms of the over-

all strategic investment plan, this is one of the projects that epitomizes the mission of the strategic plan, which was revitalizing the downtown.”

Earlier Monday, Honeywell Foundation officials conducted a tour of the structure, 106 W. Market St. F o u n d a t i o n Executive Director Tod Minnich said officials have spent a considerable amount of time discussing how the process works.

“At this point, we feel really good about our understanding as to where this project is,” he said.

While officials aren’t prepared to discuss the full extent of the work to be done, he did note that one of the things they hope to have done is the restoration of an Eagles mosaic now on the floor of a storage room on the theatre’s first floor.

“We’re going to try to save things like that in the historic preservation phase,” he said.

No one spoke for or against the project during Thursday’s hearing at the Honeywell Center.

During Thursday’s hearing, Tina Henderson, the project’s grant writer from Mendenhall &

Tod Minnich, Honeywell Foundation executive director, shows off the ballroom on the top floor of the Historic Eagles Theatre. Photo by Joseph Slacian Associates, said the grant application would be delivered to OCRA either Monday or Tuesday of this week. After that, it will take OCRA about 60 days to review the proposal.

If approved, it will take another 60 days to finalize design plans, and bidding for the

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In addition to approving the funding resolution on Monday, the council also unanimously declared the theatre to be considered a slum and blighted area, which is required as part of the OCRA grant application project.

“We don’t want roundabouts. We just want a foundation under out county roads, and we want our cities to be able to pave their alleys every four years.”

He added that he is not yet sure how to make sure the road funds are securely dedicated, but Wolkins said it is difficult “to tie the hands of future legislators.”

“It’s very difficult to lock it up because the future Legislature could change the law and make it happen,” he said. “But we will do everything we can to make sure that it can’t be.”

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secure the funds specifically for roads, similar to what the State of Illinois has devised.

“We don’t’ need to build bike paths, we need to fix roads,” he said.

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“I don’t really care about Hamilton and Hendricks and the donut counties (of Indianapolis) because I think they’re flush in cash through their growth reserves and the dynamics of their counties,” he said.

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Lilly Endowment grants 2 Wabash County school districts $30,000

By Emma Rausch emma@thepaperofwabash.com Two Wabash County school districts each received a $30,000 Lilly Endowment planning grant Thursday, Jan. 26, to better the corporations’ counseling services.

M a n c h e s t e r Community Schools (MCS) and MSD of Wabash County received the grant through the Lilly Endowment Inc.’s Comprehensive Counseling Initiative for Indiana kindergarten through 12th grade students.

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Initiative aims to increase the number of emotionally healthy students in Indiana public school corporations and charter schools, according to a press release.

Its goal is to also help more students realize academic success and graduate

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MCS and MSD are two of 284 Indiana public and charter schools to receive planning grants through the initiative.

“As superintendent of Manchester Community Schools, I continue to see the need for improving the student services in grades K-12,” Dr. William Reichhart said. “Because of the generosity of the Lilly Endowment, MCS will be able to implement new strategies and services for our students.

We look forward to applying for the $100,000 implementation grant as well.”

In Manchester, the grant will be utilized to conduct research, gather data and target training through services provided by the Indiana Youth Institute. Funds will also be used for profession development opportunities, such as site visits, workshops and program e n h a n c e m e n t resources, as well as be allocated for marketing purposes to allow MCS to inform, communicate and showcase progress toward meeting the academic, social and

career readiness of its students.

At MSD of Wabash County, the grant will allow White’s Jr.-Sr. High School to research practice approaches and ideas to create a College and Career Readiness C e n t e r , Superintendent Mike Keaffaber said.

The funds would also afford MSD the opportunity to review WIN Career R e a d i n e s s Courseware, ASVAB Career Exploration Program, Naviance, Indiana Career Explorer and other relevant career related programs as well as facilitate other discussion areas including collaboration possibilities with other districts and agencies, investigate the “nuts and bolts” of piloting a College and

Career Readiness Center open to all secondary students and identify a “comprehensive counseling model.”

Investigating career-related and effective employability skill programs, lesson plans and work ethic certificates will also be an emphasis with the grant, Keaffaber continued.

“We really appreciate the Lilly E n d o w m e n t Incorporated and White’s Jr.-Sr. High School staff in taking the initiative to apply for the grant to benefit the entire district as well as other possible districts and agencies,” he said.

Across the state, too few schools are using a comprehensive counseling model to prepare students for success beyond high

school, according to Sara B. Cobb, Lilly Endowment’s vice president for education.

“Often school counselors are burdened with large caseloads and non-counseling duties, which limit their ability to help students,” Cobb said.

“And often schools struggle to balance addressing students’ college and career counseling needs with addressing their social and emotional needs.

“We believe that enhancing and expanding in a comprehensive way the academic, college, career and social and emotional counseling in Indiana Schools could help address the state’s educational attainment and economic challenges.”

WebTV’s ‘Wabash County Life’ to premiere on Feb. 1 ...continued from the front page County, bringing “Whitney’s Top 10,” a listing of 10 interesting things taking place in Wabash County during the month.

“We at The Paper have been looking for more ways to incorporate Wabash WebTV into the community for some time, and we think this is a perfect way to do so,” The Paper general manager Mike Rees said.

“This will serve as a way to inform not only the people of Wabash County as to

what’s coming to our community during the month, but also those around Indiana or surrounding states interested in a weekend getaway.”

Christine Flohr, tourism director for Visit Wabash County, was excited to work with The Paper and Wabash WebTV with the project. “’Wabash County Life’ is an exciting endeavor dreamed up by the visionaries at The Paper that connects people with what makes our coun-

ty so incredible,” she said. “Partnering on this project is a perfect fit as the team at Visit Wabash County strives to drive awareness of the numerous happenings that keep this county a top destination and a place to call home.”

“Wabash County Life” can be viewed at www.wabaashwebtv.c om, and links also will be provided on the Facebook pages of both The Paper of Wabash County and Visit Wabash County.

Gillenwater named one of top 50 economic developers

By The Paper staff Keith Gillenwater, president and CEO of the Economic Development Group of Wabash County, was recently named one of the top 50 economic developers in North America by Consultant Connect.

Consultant Connect, of Kalamazoo, Mich., is a consulting agency designed to bridge the gap between economic developers and site consultants. The economic development professionals selected for this list were nominated by their colleagues in both the

economic development industry and the site consultant community for excellent practices, innovation and success in building the communities they serve.

Each top 50 economic developer will be featured in an ebook.

These industry leaders will be interviewed for the ebook to share their expertise in the field and leadership insights they’ve learned along the way.

Consultant Connect strives to lift up this industry by recognizing remarkable economic developers for the entire economic

development community to learn from.

“This annual list recognizing North America’s Top 50 Economic Developers is designed to acknowledge the hard work of the top leaders in this field and elevate the conversation around economic development and job creation,” said Ron Kitchens, managing partner of Consultant Connect. “Each of the leaders represented on this year’s list are beyond deserving of this recognition for their efforts in building our communities.”

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PASTA helps grandparents cope with parenting again Organization entering second year of classes at YMCA

By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com Approximately 2.7 million grandparents are raising their grandchildren, or great-grandchildren, across the United States, according to 2016 estimates.

The situation affects any spot in the country, including Wabash County.

Fortunately, a local organization – Parents a Second Time Around (PASTA) – is available to help these grandparents learn how to deal with the situation that life has dealt them. The group, which is sponsored

by Mental Health America, has just marked its first anniversary.

“It’s kind of a psycho-educational program at the beginning of it and a support group in the second half,” group facilitator Madeline Spring told The Paper of Wabash.

Between four and 10 individuals attend the group’s twice monthly meetings.

“For the support

group portion of it, it’s really kind of ideal to be around 10 people or less,” Spring said. “There’s time for people to share.

“But, of course, we’d like to help as many people as can benefit. We’d love to be busting at the seams and needing to start a new (group).”

The group uses a PASTA curriculum developed by Cornell University.

“It talks about difficult feelings related to this,” Spring said.

“Some people might have dreams of what retirement might look like, and have had to grieve those losses. We talk a lot about developmental stages the kids might be in, just to refresh them as to what’s normal at this age and what might be concerning behavior.”

Jack Davidson is a member of the PASTA organization.

He learned about it through a notice sent through his Sunday school class.

“Honestly, at first … I’ve been through groups before,” he said. “You know how

that goes.”

But he and a friend from Sunday school who is raising her two grandsons, decided to give the organization a shot.

“We came down, and the topics that Madeline brings up are relevant to where we’re at and what’s going on,” he said.

“And then the support has just been fantastic.”

Davidson has guardianship of a great-step-grandson.

“My wife passed away almost eight years ago, so I’m basically a single parent at my age,” he said.

His friend, who wished to remain anonymous, had her husband pass away, and is now raising her two grandsons on her own.

“So she’s a single parent,” Davidson said of his friend.

“It’s been a real saver for me. I knew she was involved. I knew she was in the same boat that I was.

“The kids played baseball and all those type of things together, so we knew one another. We were able to talk to one another.

But you feel you’re out in left field all alone.

“So when this group formed, I found out that there’s a lot of other people out there that have the same problems that I do. We are able to talk them out, work them out, cry on one-another’s shoulders. It’s been a big relief to me.”

Davidson said he enjoys the guest speakers who visit the group periodically.

“There’s been everything from lawyers to mental health people, people from the YMCA came in and explained some benefits and college opportunities for the kids,” he said.

“The gambit has just run a wide field. We have people here who have grandkids that they’re raising now that are not school age, 2, 3, 4, and one of them has a grandbaby that they’ve just adopted. We have a run of people here.

“With us having teenagers … we can help them a little bit because of the things we’ve experienced

and what they’ll experience in the future.”

The Cornell curriculum is an eightweek curriculum, so Spring said she’s been supplementing the meetings in a variety of ways.

“We’ve had guest speakers come in and talk about things like the core needs of bonding, boundaries, integration, competence and adulthood,” she said.

“Those supplemental resources have been real good.”

Spring said she would like to find other experts in fields such as autism, social media and more.

“We also had a drug panel that was really helpful,” she continued. “Key people in the community and the state came to talk about the drug culture in this area and how its effecting it. A lot of members face that with their children, so that was helpful to gain some insight to that.”

Davidson’s friend said she is glad that the group is able to meet during the day, especially for older

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residents who have to take care of their grandchildren in the evening.

But, the trio noted, meeting in the late mornings may exclude other grandparents who are working to help support their grandchildren. If there was enough of a demand, Spring said, an evening class also could be possible.

Organized by the Wabash County Mental Health America, PASTA is funded by the Area 5 Agency on Aging and Community Services.

Friends Counseling Center also has helped with the initial start-up costs. In addition, the Wabash County YMCA has provided the meeting

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4-H Youth D e v e l o p m e n t Educator Angela Christopher, representing the Junior Leaders, presented the request to the commissioners in the form of a letter from Parker Mays, president of the Junior Leaders’ Club, who could not be there due to being in school.

“The junior leaders are trying to learn extra leadership beyond what the normal 4-H club program offers, and so they do service projects around the community,” Christopher said.

“This year, they’d

like your permission to investigate looking into a larger-scale service project. Your permission is needed because the project they would like to do is look at connecting the trail that currently runs from O.J. Neighbours to Field of Dreams through the fairgrounds, and connect it up in front of the Ford Meter Box area where the sidewalk from town currently ends.”

Christopher noted that the Junior Leaders saw the project as a way to connect Wabash’s downtown to other areas the community uses that normally they have to drive to. Additionally, it will directly benefit the 4-H program and students participating in the YMCA’s Summer Program of Awesome Reading for Kids.

“Each summer, they bring the Spark YMCA kids over from O.J. Neighbours and

tour them through the fairgrounds and teach them about 4-H and livestock and agriculture in Wabash County. Those kids walk there from O.J. Neighbours, and to do it they have a long hike all the way around before they can even get to the fairgrounds,” she said.

“It sounds like a very good project,” Chairman Scott Givens said.

According to Christopher, they are not sure yet whether the proposed connection would cross county property yet, but wanted to ask permission before beginning to research the options.

“They’re working with our community wellness coordinator, that we share with Huntington County at this point, to look into different options.

That’s why they would like your permission; they don’t know if it

would run strictly through the Fair Association property or if it would cross county property,” she said.

“They just want your permission to investigate at this point, what it would take, the finances, the

dollars, that kind of thing; they’re just asking you before they begin the process.”

The Junior Leaders also presented a letter requesting permission to Wabash Mayor Scott Long, since the current trail is on city property.

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“It is refreshing to see all these agencies develop a partnership together and we thank them for all they do,” Lana Garber, MHA board vice president and community outreach chair, told The Paper.

“Madeline has done an outstanding job as she leads the group.

Group members are enthusiastic to discuss helpful curriculum topics, learn about community resources and particularly learn they are not alone as they share problems and solutions.”

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County Farm Bureau donate 4,000-plus pounds of hog meat

By Emma Rausch emma@thepaperofwabash.com The Wabash County Farm Bureau (WCFB) once again donated more than 4,000 pounds of hog meat to local food pantries and several other locations, according to Scott Dawes, WCFB board member.

In March 2016, four local Farm Bureau Board members donated 14 hogs, or approximately 2,100

pounds, of hog meat for the Farmers Who Care campaign, a WCFB program dedicated to helping farmers serve the community.

This year, the “project got so big” as hog-meat donation doubled.

“We went from 14 hogs last year to 29 hogs (approximately 4,300 pounds) this year,” Dawes told The Paper of Wabash County, “and we’re trying to get as many people

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Scott Dawes (left) directs Northfield High School FFA students as they prepare to add recipe cards to approximately 1,000 pounds of hog meat, a portion of the 4,300 donated to local food pantries through the Famers Who Care campaign. Photo by Emma Rausch involved this year as we can.”

Several local organizations have teamed up with the WCFB’s campaign to donate pork to local families.

“Scott Dawes as WCFB board member wrote and was awarded a grant for $750 for the project Farmers Who Care,” Teresa Witkoske, of Wabash County Purdue Extension, said. “He then suggested Voices for Food of Wabash County join the effort and the USDA research project coordinated by Purdue Extension

was awarded $1,000 via that grant for the meat processing.”

Youth also offered a helping hand in the cause, she continued.

“Last year, the 4-H junior leaders came out and helped us,” Dawes said. “They’re also going to help us this year, but the project got so big that we had to do it in three different weeks.”

FFA and Fellowship of Christian Athletes youth would help sort and add recipe cards while the Farm Bureau Young Farmers assisted with delivering the donations, he continued.

“We found out last year when we went to the local food pantries that a lot of

people don’t know what to do with pork or whole pork,” Dawes said. “So the Indiana Pork Association put together recipe cards for us (to tie to the individual pounds of pork) with recipes on the front and back.”

On Thursday, Jan. 19, Dawes worked with the Northfield High School FFA and FCA youth in tying recipe cards to the individual pounds of meat.

In the two weeks that followed, Dawes said the Manchester High School’s FFA and 4-H Junior Leaders would also assist with the cause.

Involving youth, some being future farmers, provides a moment to educate how they can give back, according to

Northfield FFA member John Schuler (left) ties recipe cards to pounds of pork with peers Jared Vigar (center) and Will Schuler (right) for the Farmers Who Care campaign, which donated approximately 4,300 pounds of pork to Wabash County food pantries and churches.

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“Most of the kids have probably never lacked for a meal,” he said. “We want these kids… to be going to the food pantries. Like we saw last year, it really opens your eyes.

When you talk to the people who run those centers about what the need is out there, we want these kids to be a part of that as well as (learn) what they can do for their community.”

NHS FFA and National Honors Society member John Schuler told The Paper he was glad to be participating in the campaign.

“It’s an honor for the farm community to be donating this and putting our life’s work toward helping feed the community,” Schuler said. “It’s just a great feeling.”

The WCFB and youth volunteers also began delivering on Jan. 19 to eight locations, i n c l u d i n g LaFontaine United Methodist Church, F.I.S.H. at the Women’s Clubhouse, C o m m u n i t y Cupboard at the Dallas Winchester Senior Center, Helping Hands, Lagro Community Church, Fellowship Food Pantry of North Manchester, Zion Lutheran Church Community Meal and the Roann Food Pantry, according to Witkoske.

Donations will continue throughout February and more donations will follow in Fall 2017.

If any organizations or individuals are interested in making a monetary donation to Farmers Who Care, checks may be made out to Purdue Extension Ed Fund indicating Voices for Food project, and mailed to Purdue Extension 1 W. Hill St., Suite 211, Wabash, IN 46992.

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Commissioners approve 911 recorder upgrade

By David Fenker David@nmpaper.com

Wabash County Central Dispatch will spend more than $31,000 over the next five years to upgrade its 911 call recording system.

“The total is $31,075, but it will be broken down. The first year is $8,000, then it goes down to $6,000,” Central Dispatch

Executive Director Sandy Beeks said.

“It’s spread out over five years.”

The Wabash County Commissioners approved the five-year contract with DSS at their Monday, Jan. 30 meeting after Beeks informed them that her department already has the necessary funds appropriated.

Also approved at

the meeting was a new holiday schedule for certain county law enforcement personnel.

According to County Auditor Marcie Shepherd, who presented the information, the new holiday schedule is for Central Dispatch, sheriff ’s deputies and jail officers.

“Departments that have to be manned

24/7 have what you could call floating holidays,” Shepherd told The Paper.

The new schedule requires that employees use their first six county-approved holidays for 2017 before June 30. The remaining six holidays would then need to be used by the end of the year.

In previous years, employees could use

their countyapproved holiday time whenever they wanted.

Shepherd provided the example of an employee taking their New Year’s Day holiday sometime in November.

“We’re trying to get them to take their holidays at decent times,” she said.

Sheriff Bob Land added that civilian

employees will not be included in the new policy.

Land noted that he will also be affected by the policy change, and informed the commissioners that the change must be approved by the Merit Board.

In other news from the commissioners’ meeting, Land reported that, unofficially as no official report was

ready, there were 87 inmates in the Wabash County Jail, with 61 being held in Miami County and seven in Elkhart County.

“We did hit a peak of 100 on Wednesday afternoon,” Land said, noting that the official report will read 97 due to the daily count being taken Wednesday morning.

Southwood announces second quarter honor roll Article provided

Southwood Jr.-Sr. High School has announced its honor roll lists for the second quarter of the 2016-2017 school year.

All A High Honor Roll: Grade 7: Joseph Bland, Jarrett Craft, Maddison Hunter, Haley Lanning, Marissa Metzger, Trista Roser, Ashton Steele, Tyler Whitesel, Bailey Wyatt Grade 8: Emily DeVore, Aaliyah Douglass, Jacob Figert, Homero Lopez Martinez, Braden Sweet Grade 9: Ariel

Benner, Payton Deeter, Sydney Helfin, Luke Hunsberger, Shyla Judy, Erin Lehner, Kayla Mays, Jackson Simons, Daisy Sparks, Grant Whitham Grade 10: Courtney Andrick, Logan Arnold, Courtney Gray, Leshly Lopez Martinez, Liam McGouldrick, MaKenna Norman, Benjamin Roudebush, Adam Spaulding, Isabelle Wysong Grade 11: Alyssa Bitzel, Jessica Bott, Kyrstin Gouveia, Chase Guenin, Ellie Hobbs, Kimberly Hobson, Lorynn Hunt, Kaitlyn Jones,

Parker Mays, MaKayla Proffitt, Lauren Rich, Latasha Thomas, Allen Warren Grade 12: Kassidy Atwood, Zachary Ball, Emily Benner, MaKenna Dawes, Nikole Dye, Brooke Elliott, Taylor Heath, Kacey Koedel, Ashley Parson, Emily Pence, Tanner Proffitt, Danielle Wagoner, Brooke Wyatt All A/B Honor Roll: Grade 7: Rylee Barney, Morgan Brock, Katelyn Burcham, Mya Denney, Ethan Dyson, Madison Hipskind, Beau Kendall, Stephen Madaris,

DNR launches CORRIDORS for grassland, pollinator habitats From the DNR

Songbirds, gamebirds, butterflies and bees are among the many animals that will benefit from a new DNR Division of Fish & Wildlife program to improve grassland and pollinator habitat.

The program is called CORRIDORS, an acronym for Conservation on Rivers and Roadways Intended to Develop Opportunities for Resources and Species.

CORRIDORS will focus on four priority areas in the state: Indiana State Wildlife Action Plan C o n s e r vat i o n Opportunity Areas; rights-of-way on interstates and state and federal highways; 100year floodplains of rivers; and areas adjacent to a body of water.

Partners with DNR Fish & Wildlife include the Indiana Department of Transportation

(INDOT), U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural R e s o u r c e s Conservation Service (NRCS) and Pheasants Forever and Quail F o r e v e r (PF/QF). People who own land in a priority area can participate by establishing habitat on their property through the CORRIDORS program.

Qualifying landowners are eligible for technical and financial assistance. To get started, contact the local DNR landscape or district wildlife biologist.

A map with contact information is at wildlife.IN.gov/2716.ht m. Grassland and pollinator habitat is critical for the survival of many species, including monarch butterflies, bobwhite quail, ring-necked pheasants, Eastern meadowlarks, cottontail rabbits, native bees and the imperiled loggerhead shrike.

The DNR Division of Fish & Wildlife will

provide technical assistance and, in some cases, incentive payments, and will coordinate efforts among agencies. INDOT will establish native grasses and plants where possible along rightsof-way of Indiana highways, increasing wildlife habitat while reducing maintenance costs.

The NRCS will provide technical and financial assistance to private landowners through its Environmental Quality Incentive Program, improving both soil health and water quality. PF/QF will provide technical assistance through their Farm Bill biologists and promote the CORRIDORS program throughout the state. Those who aren’t landowners but want to support the program can do so by spreading the word about the initiative and supporting DNR by purchasing licenses and a Gamebird Habitat Stamp.

Kaden Meredith, Reese Shepherd, Brayden Smith, Kloe Teulker, Bryce Wyatt Grade 8: Maggie Ball, Logan Barley, Taylor Barnett, Madison Clark, Skyler Claussen, Ezra Dale, Isabel Davis, Alexander Farr, Natalie Haycraft, Monica Hobson, Marissa Jones, Gracen Kelley, Capri Lambert, Erin McGouldrick, Shantal Reecer-Crabtree, Connor Rich, Zachary Roudebush, Elijah Sutton, Breklynne Swisher, Alix Winer, Mason Yentes Grade 9: June Adams, Riley Adams, Melissa Bailey, Teri

Beachler, Nicolas Berlier, August Elliott, Carson Heath, Nicholas Hensley, Victoria Holloway, Madison Johnson, Colton Jones, Kandis Keel, James Lambert III, Ethan McGreevy, Weslee Nelson, MaKenna Pace, Kirsten Pecsenye, Tyler Proffitt, Ashlyn Rody, Gordon Seacott, Allison Steele, Laney Temple, Landon Topliff, Riley Whitesel, Elissa Wiley Grade 10: Cameron Ball, MaKayla Bechtold, Jessica Brubaker, Jessie Bunnell, Kelsey Burnham, Draven Doan, Morgan Farr, Eva-Elena Goff,

Bradley Guyer, Emma Holloway, Ashley Lengel, Tyler Lynch, Hannah Miler, Jackson Miller, Caroline Oliver, Courtlin Poe, Stephen Shearer, Kloe Smith, Clayton Spencer, Derek Waymire, Luke Winer, Shannon Wolf Grade 11: Olivia Adams, Spring Applegate, Carson Blair, Meghan Daub, Sierra Edwards, Chad Elliott, Drue Gentry, Luke Guyer, Emily Gwillim, Mersadez Highley, Nikita Jacobs, Keegan King, Phillip Klinger, Bailey Lucas, Matthew Nose, Josie Phillipy, Tony Ricketts Jr, Isaac

Rutledge, Codie Sarll, Summer Sisco, Haleigh Snyder, Katie Springer, Lucas Topliff, Peyton Trexler Grade 12: Christopher Adams, Ryanne Airgood, Zachary Brane, Joseph Brinson, Matthew Cox, Sterling Delaughter, Nathanael Fadil, Paul Farlow, Jeffrey Finicle, Hannah King, Blake Martz, Alberto Ortega, Luke Perlich, Cordell Sailors, Hudson Schlemmer, Colton Shepler, Bailey Smith, Asher Teague, Ellie White, Peyton WIlson

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Quilt guild presents 3-day workshop with Karen Kay Buckley Article provided The Sew Pieceful Quilt Guild will be presenting three days of classes and workshops with Karen Kay Buckley starting Monday, March 6, at the Honeywell Center.

Buckley, an award winning quilter, has been teaching and lecturing for more

than 25 years. She has also won 13 Best of Show awards, is the author of five books and owner of Karen Kay Buckley Perfect Quilting Products.

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‘Searching for Love’ is First Friday theme

By The Paper staff “Searching for Love” is the theme of the February First Friday in downtown Wabash.

Activities will take place from 5-8 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 3.

Participants will find many deals, food options, and kids’ activities throughout

the downtown area.

First Friday participants should travel to each of the featured businesses to find the heart hidden within the store with a code word on it, then write the word on maps they are carrying.

Once full, they can be dropped off at any of the featured locations for a chance to win

the First Friday Basket loaded with many local goodies.

February’s First Friday featured businesses include: Borders & Beyond, Make it Your Own Art Studio, Ellen’s Bridal & Dress Boutique, Eclectic Shoppe, Pizza King, The Curb, Reading Room Books, Alley Dog Art Gallery,

Wabash County Historical Museum, Market Street Mercantile, The Crow’s Nest Antique Mall, Bash Boutique, M a r e l l i ’ s , Denneycreative, Wood’s Framing and Art, Bellazo, Modoc’s Market, Welcome Center, Charley Creek Inn- Candy Shoppe, and Gallery 64.

HU to host film festival From the HU News Bureau

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HUNTINGTON — H u n t i n g t o n University’s Digital Media Arts department will host its second annual Forester High School Film Festival on May 6, 2017. The festival is a part of the larger Forester Film

Festival, the university’s yearly screening and gallery event.

With the festival’s call for entries, Huntington University attempts to connect with creative high schoolers, who desire feedback on their work from industry professionals and are looking into continuing their

education in either film, animation, or broadcasting. The festival received more than 700 submissions for 2016’s event.

“We’re really excited to once again offer high school students both far and near a chance to enter our festival and connect with Huntington University.

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In order to qualify for the festival, entries must be created by a current high school student and submitted

by April 1, 2017.

Judging categories include short films, broadcasting and animation.

Winners of the Forester High School Film Festival will receive the “Forester Excellence Award” and will be VIPs to the Forster Film Festival black-tie screening event and reception on May 6. Winners may have their work screened during the awards show. For additional information on the Forester High School Festival and how to submit an entry, please visit https://filmfreeway.co m/festival/foresterhighschool.

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U P C O M I N G EVENTS AT SALAMONIE AND MISSISSINEWA: Seniors age 50 and over are invited to attend the monthly Senior Monday Carry-in Luncheon at S a l a m o n i e Interpretive Center, Lost Bridge West SRA. There is a carryin meal at noon followed by a special speaker that presents a unique program.

The featured speakers will be John and Boo Salb on Monday, Feb. 6. John and Boo are avid winter campers.

They will be sharing some of their experiences and showing some equipment needed for cold weather tent camping.

Attendees should plan to bring their table service, a prepared dish to share and $1 donation to help

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SIGN-UPS for Metro League Baseball are Feb. 11, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Roann Community Building in Roann. Youth ages 5-12 may sign up. Cost is $45 first child and $20 for each additional child, with scholarships available. Please contact Gina at 260330-9419 for questions or more information.

THE VALENTINE BANQUET will be held at the Walk By Faith Church on Feb. 18 with the meal served at 6 p.m. Those who are 55 and older and are residents of Roann or the surrounding area are invited to attend. The Lions Club will even park your car if desired. Please call Donna Harman for reservations at 765-

defray costs of the provided main dish.

To register or for more information call Upper Wabash Interpretive Services at 360-468-2127.

Mark the calendar for Salamonie’s “Eagle Watch Field Trip” on Saturday, Feb. 11 and Sunday, Feb. 12 at 3 p.m. for both dates.

Participants will meet at Salamonie Interpretive Center for a short program about eagles, then drive to some well known spots to view bald eagles. This program will be indoors and out and can involve a very small amount of walking.

Adjustments may be made for handicapped visitors. Participants will end up at the roost site in Miami County to watch the bald eagles fly in for the night.

Participants can register by calling 260468-2127. There are no fees, but Friends of Upper Wabash Interpretive Services will have hotdogs and hot drinks available for a free-will donation.

All proceeds benefit the Raptor Center at Salamonie Lake. Contact Teresa Rody at 260-468-2127 for more information

on this great annual event.

Salamonie’s Preschool Program, “Squirrels Are Cool!” will take place Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017. Your preschooler will learn about the lives of squirrels, make a craft, and hike to look for a squirrel nest. Pre-school programs are designed for pre-school aged children ages 2-6 and their adults. There will be two identical programs held from 10-11:30 a.m. and 12:302 p.m. The cost is $2 per child with free adult. Please register by calling 260-4682127.

S a l a m o n i e Interpretive and Nature Center is the headquarters for Upper Wabash Interpretive Services, which serves Mississinewa Lake, Salamonie Lake, J. Edward Roush Fish and Wildlife Area, and Quabache State Park.

Salamonie Interpretive and Nature Center summer hours are: April 1 through Oct. 31; open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day.

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

LAGRO TOWN HALL normal business hours are Monday-Friday from 8-11:30 a.m. and 1:303:30 p.m. The Lagro Town Hall phone Number is 260-7822451. For emergency assistance please call Scott at 260-571-3271.

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 WILL HAVE NO MASS during the months of January and February of 2017.

This is due to the cost of heating the church in such periods of cold weather. Mass at the historic St. Patrick’s Church will begin again Sunday, March 5 at 12:30 p.m.

For more information, you can contact Janet Poole at 260-5631008.

THE LORD’S TABLE CHURCH would like to invite everyone to attend

their Church Services at 10:30 a.m. on Sundays and 6:30 p.m. on Wednesdays. The church is located at 1975 Vernon Street, Wabash.

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

Bible Study Night will be every Wednesday at 7 p.m.

Mercy Tree Cornerstone Women’s House is now open and has its first residents! Donations of can foods, toiletry products, and funds are welcomed at Mercy Tree Cornerstone Women’s House Sunday afternoons between 1-5 p.m. located at 1975 Vernon Street. Please call Roxane at 260-5717686 for more information.

THE LAGRO C O M M U N I T Y CHURCH welcomes the public to join them on Sundays for the 10 a.m. worship service. All are welcome to attend the service and stay for the fellowship and refreshments afterwards.

THE LAGRO C O M M U N I T Y CHURCH FOOD PANTRY wishes to thank all who have so generously contributed to their ministry. Without your

833-5663. Meals are available to be delivered to shut-ins as well. Music by The Friends Quartet, and Bingo for Fun is back!

Sponsored and served by the Roann Lions Club.

THE ROANN FOOD PANTRY is located at Roann Town Hall and is open on Wednesdays, from 2-4 p.m. It is available to residents in a 7mile radius of Roann.

Donations are gratefully accepted. Donors are asked to please check expiration dates.

LIBRARY NEWS: Thank you to all who have connected their Kroger Rewards Card to the Roann Public Library! Every time a valid card is swiped, Kroger donates a portion to the library.

Funds raised are used for library programs and automation. It costs the customer nothing to participate. Each year, card holders are required to renew their choice for Community Rewards. To sign up to partner with the Roann Library or to renew, please call Kroger at 1-800-5764377 and ask to have the Roann Paw Paw

Township Public Library (organization # 70774) added to your Kroger Plus Card Community Rewards.

Have your Plus Card ready when you call.

Thanks for your support!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY this week to Pam Woodall, Adam Rolland Lynn, Vicki Hawkins, Mary Donaldson, Christina Lewis, Nathan Van Duyne, Levi Jaxon Fairchild, Brenda Chandler, Ava Lynn, Tracey Draper, Ruth Haecker, Trent Powell, Terry Krom, Jerry Holmes, Keith N. Ford, and Andrea Bakehorn.

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ANNIVERSARY this week to Mr. and Mrs. David Schuler, and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Birk.

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

ROANN NEWS ITEMS may be sent to roannhappenings@ya hoo.com, or you may call the phone number listed. The deadline for news to appear in the next week’s issue of The

Paper of Wabash is Tuesday at noon. It would be best to submit timely news items two weeks in advance.

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DO YOU KNOW HOW fog is formed?

We have all experienced the phenomenon of fog, those two hour school delays on some mornings for example. Have you ever wondered, what exactly is fog? Well, there are many different types of fog and fog is a complex atmospheric phenomenon. It is a visible mass consisting of cloud water underneath a warm air mass. Fog normally occurs at a relative humidity near 100%.

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THE WEEKLY ISAAC-ISM: “The better one plays the game of life, the greater its rewards; materially, spiritually, and psychologically.

Much in the same respect, tennis matches are won or lost by the sum total of physical condition, courage, intelligence and experience. Luck plays practically no part in the results of a tennis match.

It’s much the same in life, put in the hard work and the results will be there. Don’t hope for luck to play a part in good fortune, create your own luck with motivation and determination to succeed.”

EVERYONE DO ME THAT SPECIAL FAVOR and have a safe enjoyable week!

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URBANA LIONS ECHO RACING started on Jan. 14 with Winter National Drag Races. Track Official Matt Snell presented awards to the following winners.

Hannah Shepherd bested the Bclass and took Championship.

Camden Wiley took second place and James Hall third place in the B-class. In the Aclass race Brittany Dragoo won the race due to her quickness on the “Racing Christmas Tree,” Courtney Dutton took second place, and Preston Schlemmer was third.

Congratulations to all the winners from the ECHO Racing Officials and the Urbana Lions Club who is the main sponsor for this event for youth. Races will be held again on Feb. 11 and Feb. 18 at the Urbana Community Building.

URBANA LIONS CLUB met on Jan. 23 with PDG Marty Juel presenting a program on LCIF (Lions Club International Foundation) which is the charitable arm of Lions Club International. All of the grants and services LCIF provides come from donations. One hundred percent of every dollar given to LCIF goes to service.

No overhead or salaries are paid from

contributions, making Lions Club International one of few who can make that claim. Grants are paid to programs for youth, vision, emergencies all over the world, and humanitarian efforts.

District 25-G, which is the Urbana Lions Club’s District, has received 13 grants for over $261,000 since 1993.

PID (Past International Director) Jim Cameron was instrumental in getting many of those grants approved.

The Urbana Lions Club’s next meeting will be its Valentine supper on Feb. 13 at the Women’s Club House.

Invitations are being sent with details.

FREE SUMMER PROGRAM AT IU FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS: Indiana University at Bloomington has a two-week program (July 2 to July 15) on the IU campus called “Business is Global (BIG)”. There is a donation covering the entire cost of the program for high school sophomore, juniors, or seniors from Wabash County so the cost of the program is FREE. This two-week summer program is designed specifically for rising high school sophomores, juniors and seniors interested in learning more about less commonly taught languages, international business fundamentals, and cultures and traditions of emerging economies around the world.

Through an accelerated curriculum based on the Kelley School of Business’s top-ranked undergraduate program, students will gain a basic understanding of the business practices of North America, East

COMMUNITY NEWS Asia, the Middle East and North Africa, and Turkey. The classes will give a basic understanding of business vocabulary and a general overview of how businesses operate as well as discuss current events.

The application deadline is April 5.

Students and parents can check it out on line by googling Business is Global. To take advantage of the free cost, students need to contact their school’s Guidance Office for more information and to apply. Registrar forms can only be returned via fax or mail. They cannot be emailed or filled out on line.

SHARP CREEK WILDCAT PRIDE WINNERS drawn on Jan. 20 were Avery Shrider who was nominated by Mrs. Pattison for doing great work explaining her Math Bowl answers and Karson Pratt who was nominated by Mrs. Campbell for voluntarily holding the door open for the fire drill.a SHARP CREEK UPCOMING DATES: Feb. 6 – School in session as a makeup day for the closing on Dec. 12. Feb. 7 - County Spelling Bee at Wabash Middle School at 6 p.m.

Feb. 9 – PTO meeting at Sharp Creek at 6:30 p.m. The students’ Research and Information Fair projects will be on display.

Feb. 14 – Swimming lessons at YMCA begin and will continue for four Tuesdays ending on March 7. Feb. 15 – Jan. Book-It Reward party at 2:35 p.m. Feb. 20 – No School. It will be a makeup day if needed.

B R E A K FA S T BUNCH: The following people met at Bob Evans on Jan. 25: Steve and Sharon Gilbert,

Peggy and Chad Dilling, John and Darla Eads, Carol Layne, Anne Bell, Alma DeVore, Doris Mattern, Eileen Weck, Marvin and Mary Ann Mast and Phil and Jan Weck were back after a long absence due to Philip’s surgeries. The group will meet again on Feb. 1 at 7:30 a.m. at Bob Evans. Doris Mattern brought treats to share in celebration of her 92nd birthday which was on Jan. 23.

PRAYER CONCERNS: Please add the following: The family and friends of 1957 Urbana graduate Jon Grey who died on Jan. 19. Todd Eiler is in the Norwoood Nursing Home (3720 N. Norwood Drive, Huntington, IN 46750).

Continue to remember Harold (and Nancy) Christie, Richard Miller, Herman Bozarth, Lillian Maurer, Carolyn Winegardner, Gladys Hall, Jane Winebrenner, and Jonathon Fawley.

Doris Mattern, John Eltzroth and Doris Paul are doing much better.

BIRTHDAYS: Feb. 2 – Ava Grace Lynn.

Feb. 3 – Jerry Long, Terry Krom, Sandy Biehl, Jessica (Mast) France, Brian Moore.

Feb. 6 – Bud Winters.

Feb. 7 – Helen Haupert, Sam Leland.

Feb. 8 – Dan Haupert, Trula Cramer, Lynn Hamilton, Shawn Price.

ANNIVERSARIES: Feb. 2 – Scott and Barb Dawes. Feb. 5 – Dave and Lorretta Sommers.

NEWS ITEMS and/or pictures may be sent to me at 1906 N 100 W, Wabash, IN 46992 or emailed to me a t mamast812@gmail.co m or by calling 260-3779475.

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ECHO race winners on Jan. 14 pictured here are: Front row: Camden Wiley and Hannah Shepherd. Back row: Courtney Dutton, Brittany Dragoo, and Track Official Matt Snell. Photo provided

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S O M E R S E T SUPER STORE Last month we reported the imminent demise of the Super Store but Ed and Kathy Bailey have taken over ownership of the store and are continuing its operation. They have restarted selling gas and the sandwiches and pizza are still available.

Fried chicken will also be available this week.

Check out the weekly specials.

Wax worms and bee moths are available for the fishermen.

Stop in and see what is available and let them know what you might like to see in the inventory.

HOME MADE NOODLES are being made at the LaFontaine United Methodist Church for a fundraiser to support the Friends in Christ Helping Family in Need One Noodle at a time.

There is a choice of thick or thin noodles. This is a free will donation per package of noodles.

You may call Anita at 260-571-9199 or Sherry 260-568-2226 to order and pick up.

If you would like to donate eggs or flour they would appreciate it to. Please call one of these ladies for any questions.

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

by LaFontaine Lions.

Just go to lafontainelions.com to get the application. Just follow the instruction on the application.

LIONS CLUBS S o m e r s e t , L a F o n t a i n e , Richvalley, Urbana, and Roann will meet together on Monday, Feb. 20, 6:30 p.m. at the Somerset C o m m u n i t y Building. The clubs will host DG Peg Van Nevel. Come and meet District 25 DG Peg and hear what Lions are doing in your community. All are invited to attend.

M I S SISSINEWEA VALLEY BAND will start their rehearsals for their 2017 performance season on Tuesday, Feb. 7, at 7:30 p.m. in the orchestra room in Marion High School, enter door No.17. The first performance will be on Tuesday, May 3, in the Phillippe Auditorium on the campus of Indiana W e s l e y a n University. If you play tuba and do not have an instrument, we have one for you.

For more information contact director John Brane 765-9342076 or 765-661-0574.

LIBERTY BELLS will meet at Bob Evans at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 7.

MEMBER CARE is a group of people who like to go out and eat lunch and have great followership with each other once a month. They met at Harry’s Old Kettle in Wabash and

had a wonderful lunch. Most of them had Pastor Brad’s sandwich, “which was wonderful.” I was also told all the other sandwiches that were tried were very good.

Next month this group will be going to The Fried Egg in Wabash on Feb. 21.

LAFONTIANE FESTIVAL COMMITTEE met for its first meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 24. A big thank you goes to the new faces that have come on board.

Many new ideas and the next meeting is on Saturday, Feb. 4, at 2 p.m. in the Lion Room at the L a F o n t a i n e C o m m u n i t y Building.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Beverley Benner, Julie Lengel Feb. 3, John Grayson, Mike Schrameck, Mitchell Mercer Feb. 4, Marie Jones Feb. 5, Golda Harrison Feb.6, Stan Owen Feb. 8 H A P P Y A N N I V E R S A RY Ron & Noel Huston Feb. 8 WORDS OF WISDOM “Without freedom of thought, there can be no such thing as wisdom and no such thing as public liberty without freedom of speech.” Benjamin F r a n k l i n SEND YOUR NEWS & pictures to me by Thursday to etheleib@gmail.com or 2258 E 1050 S LaFontaine, IN, 46940. These can be any club news, family, birthdays, anniversaries, births or parties. I am looking forward to receiving your news items.

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MANCHESTER HAITI TEAM FUNDRAISER will be held at the Main View on Sunday, Feb. 19, from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m.

Menu includes: Beef & noodles, mashed potatoes, corn, dinner roll or grilled chicken parmesan on a bed of pasta and dinner roll.

Drink included.

Cost is $7/person. Pie available for $2 extra. All proceeds go to the Manchester Haiti Team to build a home while on mission trip.

Team members include Kendra Auler, Colleena, Morgyn & David Jimenez, Ryan & Stacey Swisher, Dereka Samuel, Shawn and Regan Bellinger. The Main View is located at 141 E. Main Street.

L A K E T O N LEGION AUXILARY will host a fish dinner at the

Blue Bird Café in Laketon from 4:307:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 10, March 10, and April 14.

Included in the dinner are cheesy potatoes or French fries, green beans, cole slaw or applesauce and drink. Cost is $8/adults; $5/children 4-10.

Homemade pie may be added for $2.

A N N U A L SWEETHEART DINNER FEB. 11: The public is invited to a Sweetheart Dinner on Saturday, Feb. 11, at the South Pleasant United Methodist Church.

Fellowship begins at 5:30 p.m. and dinner will follow at 6:30 p.m.

Music and dancing will be held after dinner is served.

Menu includes Baked chicken, cheesy potatoes, green beans, tossed salad, pie and drink. Couples and singles welcomed.

The church is located at State Road 15, just three miles south of Silver Lake.

For questions or to make a reservation call Shirley at 260982-2690.

Please RSVP by Feb. 5.

WOMEN’S CONFERENCE AT MU: IF: North M a n c h e s t e r Women’s Conference will be held in the Jo

Young Switzer Center at M a n c h e s t e r University from 6 – 10 p.m. on Friday, Feb 3, and from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. on Saturday, Feb 4.

There is a $10 fee to help cover the cost of food (dinner Friday and lunch Saturday).

Register online at ifgathering.com or email ifnorthmanchester@gmail.com or call Nicole at 9826457. Bring a friend or come and meet new friends as we gather together!

Hosted by the churches of IF: North Manchester.

LOVE & RESPECT MARRIAGE VIDEO CONFERENCE to be held at First Brethren Church, 407 N. Sycamore St. in N. Manchester on Friday, Feb. 17, 6:4510:15 p.m. and Saturday, Feb. 18, 8:45 a.m. until 1:45 p.m. To register, go to nmfbc.org and follow the links, or go to loveandrespect.com.

“The Love She Most Desires-The Respect He Desperately Needs.” The conference will bring a revolutionary, biblical, and simple message that works in marriage, based on Ephesians 5:33. This marriage conference is for married,

divorced, separated, dating and single adults who want to improve, strengthen, heal, or prepare for marriage. The cost is $15/person before Feb. 6 (plus $1.29 Eventbrite fee) and $20/person after that (plus $1.39 Eventbrite fee). For further information, c o n t a c t ron@nmfbc.org or 260-982-6457.

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KET CONTINUES throughout the winter at the Town Life Center located at 603 Bond Street.

The Market will be open from 9 a.m. until noon on the second and fourth Saturdays of each month from Nov. 12 through May. Vendors will gather in the gym and offer produce, baked goods, crafts, eggs and lots of other

great items.

SOUP SUPPER hosted by the Fellowship of Churches is on the second and fourth Tuesday of the month at the Zion Lutheran Church from 4:30-6 p.m. The church is located at 113 W. Main Street.

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The deadline for news to appear in the next week’s issue of The Paper of Wabash County is Wednesday at noon.

Please submit timely news

Retired treasurer honored: Wabash County Commissioners chair Scott Givens presents Sharon Shaw with a Certificate of Recognition at the Jan. 30 Commissioners meeting.

Looking on are Commissioners Barry Eppley (left) and Brian Haupert. Shaw worked for Wabash County government for 33 years, eight of which were served as treasurer of Wabash County. She retired on December 31, 2016. Photo provided

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Manchester Chamber honors residents, businesses

By David Fenker david@nmpaper.com NORTH MANCHESTER — Several North Manchester residents were honored at Thursday’s 73rd Annual Chamber Dinner, put on by the North Manchester Chamber of Commerce.

A total of five Awards were given out by the Chamber at the Jan. 26 dinner: the Citizen of the Year award, the Commerce Award, the Spirit of the Community Group and Spirit of the Community Individual awards, and the Founders Award.

Last year’s Citizen of the Year, Sally Krouse, presented the 2016 Citizen of the Year Award to Steve Batzka, Manchester University professor emeritus of art and two-time North M a n c h e s t e r Historical Society president.

“Thank you very much. I really didn’t expect anything like this because I just do what I do. Like you said, I just ride my bike around town and see what needs to be done, and I try to do my best to work with it,” Batzka said, refer-

encing Krouse’s comment that he is often seen cycling around town working on a project.

The 2016 Commerce Award, presented by 2014 Citizen of the Year Jim Smith, went to Nettleton Educational Services, who provides 1:1 tutoring for students in and near North Manchester.

“We started this at a kitchen table with one student years ago, and it’s grown,” Matt Nettleton said, representing himself and his wife Diana.

“Thank you so much from the bottom of our hearts. We’re delighted, and we’ll continue to educate the children of this community, and Diana will continue to teach reading and love the children that are here and thank you so very much.”

Nettleton thanked the families who entrusted their children to Nettleton Educational Services, as well as the school corporations whose students have used the Nettleton’s services.

Jim Shively, of Education for Conflict Resolution, presented the Spirit of the Community - Group

Award to the Manchester Church of the Brethren Youth Group for their efforts to raise awareness and funds for the Manchester Early Learning Center.

Karly Eichenauer, a senior at Manchester Jr.-Sr. High School, accepted the award with a group of other youth group members.

“I want to say a big thank-you on behalf of the youth. This is a very humbling award, considering that it was such a long shot, abstract idea in the b e g i n n i n g , ” Eichenauer said.

“We have witnessed our community’s commitment to our children and to our future. We would not be up here without the energy and time of several adults in our community.”

She thanked Jim Chinworth, associate pastor at Manchester Church of the Brethren, and Pam Hoover, both of whom helped guide the youth during the campaign. Also recognized were the staff and helpers at the MELC, who Eichenauer said “inspired [the youth] trough the process with [their] dedica-

tion to our children.”

The recipient of the Spirit of the Community Individual Award, notified before the dinner of the Chamber’s intention, respectfully declined the award.

Anne Myers, interim director of the Chamber, informed the audience that the Chamber was presenting the award to the intended recipient anonymously for their contributions to the community.

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Steve Batzka and Sally Krouse show off Batzka’s Citizen of the Year award.

Accepting the Spirit of the Community award were Manchester Church of the Brethren Youth Group representatives (front row, from left) Zachary Shenefield, Connor Eichenauer, Rainer Borgmann, Karly Eichenauer, Kelsey Eichenauer, Leah Gatchel, Ben Reichenbach, Konrad Borgmann. Also, (back row) Justin Self, Nathan Self, Jim Chinworth, Eli Smith, Anna Osborne, Samuel Reichenbach, Jonah Sherefield. Photos by David Fenker.

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sented the Founders Award, which honors a business that greatly impacted the quality of life in North Manchester, to J.L. Hawkins Family Farm.

“It was 60 years ago my grandparents, Leo and Velma, in 1957, bought the farm and 30 years after that we moved there, and now Zach is the fourth generation to till that marvelous soil. I think what’s remained constant through that time is

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Hawkins also recognized his wife Kathy and their “farm-ily” members Kyle

Showing off Nettleton Educational Services’ Commerce Award plaque are (from left) Wilson, Diana, Matt and Harrison Nettleton Lehman, Andrew Chinworth and Denise Snyder, as well as his son and business partner Zach Hawkins.

Other news from the dinner included recognition of three retiring Chamber Board members: Alexis Young, Kelly

McKee and Elizabeth Smith. Smith, the outgoing board chair, then passed the gavel to incoming Board Chair Sebrena Cline.

Chili Bowl raises funds for park renovations

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Bowlers from around Wabash County gathered Saturday afternoon for the annual Chili

Bowl at Wabash Cannonball Lanes.

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This year’s proceeds will benefit the South Side Park project. Plans include the installation of a new playground system, parking, benches and a walking path, among other amenities. Organizers also hope to resurface the basketball court, landscape the area and create a new entrance from the park from Vernon Street.

The project is being co-chaired by Wabash City Council member Mitch Figert and local attorney Jordan Tandy.

Tandy told The Paper of Wabash County that he was contacted by the chili committee and asked if the project would like to be the beneficiary of the Chili Bowl.

“We’ve already raised a good amount of funds,” he said.

“But, the extra $3,000 or $4,000 will essentially make our playground a little bigger and help us with a few other amenities we wouldn’t otherwise be able to do.”

Plans are progressing well, Tandy said.

“We just finished the fundraising portion of it,” he said.

“After that is completely through we get to the fun part, and that is making decisions on how to spend that money.”

There were 22 teams and more than 100 bowlers present at Saturday’s event.

“We had more teams with more bowlers participate this year,” said Wade Weaver, Chili committee member and Chili Bowl organizer.

“We also had more businesses donate raffle prizes too. With the team’s donations, raffle prize drawings, live auction items and 50/50 strike pots we were able to raise $4000 for the South side park project.

“I shouldn’t be amazed at how charitable the community is but every year it just keeps getting bigger and better.

The Chili Bowl is a mid-winter chance for people to get out and have a great time, fellowship and exercise all while raising money for people and making Wabash County a better place to live.

“I’m ecstatic about this year’s event.”

Tandy said it’s hoped that work will be completed by Memorial Day.

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Ryan Stevenson brings contemporary Christian music to Honeywell Center Feb. 3

By Emma Rausch emma@thepaperofwabash.com Christian musician Ryan Stevenson will perform at the Honeywell Center Ford Theater Friday, Feb. 3, entertaining his audience with contemporary worship songs.

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into my songs and just share a lot from my heart.

“Hopefully people will come away from the night hearing really great music, but really (taking away) a message that really impacts their life and provokes them and inspires them and just gives them a lot of hope.”

Since 2003, Stevenson has performed and spread his testimony of faith through his music, he said.

“My music is obviously overtly about my faith in God and I’m never going to try to disguise that,” he said. “I’m glad to be there. That’s what I want to do. That’s what I feel I was designed to do and to speak about my faith to speak about my love of God through my songs, but in doing that I really strive to craft songs that I feel like are the most powerful songs … that are based from life, from brutal, gut-wrenching, vulnerable life experiences.”

One of those songs Stevenson said he looks forward to per-

forming is “Eye of the Storm.”

“It’s definitely a really important song to me and it’s a song that really exploded this last year, 2016, and just impacted a lot of people,” he said.

“But more than any of that, it’s just awesome to see that song reaching into the deep places of people’s souls and it’s almost kind of giving permission to be really vulnerable and share the story of what they’re going through with other people.”

Stevenson said he looks forward to the audience coming and taking part in the night.

“In doing that, I’m just hoping that people will walk away just pleasantly refreshed in their spirit,” he said, “and just say, ‘Wow that was really great. That really encouraged my heart.’”

Doors open at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are available for $15 and $30.

To purchase tickets, call the Honeywell Center Box Office at 260-563-1102 or visit honeywellcenter.org.

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Ryan Stevenson, a contemporary Christian music artist, will perform at the Honeywell Center Friday, Feb. 3. Photo provided

County Council appropriates $900,000-plus to 2017 budget

By Emma Rausch emma@thepaperofwabash.com The Wabash County Council approved 10 additional requests that amounted to more than $900,000 Monday night, Jan. 23, for the 2017 budget.

The appropriations were originally a part of the council’s 2017 budget, but were cut to meet the max levy, according to Marcie Shepherd, Wabash County auditor.

“Most of all of these additional appropriations, I think every single one of them, is from the budgets from last year when we cut these and then we needed to additionally appropriate the money into these funds,” Shepherd told the council. “So nobody’s really here to represent anything is just because (they’re from) the budgets from last year.

“They are additional

(funds). They were in the General Fund when we started budget hearings so that’s what we advertised. To get close to our max levy, we were actually over so we had to cut.

So we cut these things out and moved them into different funds. So they’re actually additional appropriations for those funds in order for that fund to be budgeted.”

Therefore, the items are already budgeted for but need to be reappropriated to for the line items from specific funds, Chairman Jeff Dawes added.

The council unanimously approved all of the additional appropriations.

From the CEDIT Fund, $29,500 was appropriated to CASA and $285,000 for liability insurance.

From the Local Income Tax Fund (LIT), the council approved a $182,850 additional appropria-

tion for city ambulance request while the Wabash County Sheriff ’s Department received $15,000 for a K-9 program.

From the Riverboat Fund, the council appropriated $186,588 for county ambulance.

From the Statewide Fund, $65,000 was appropriated for central dispatch equipment. $90,020 was appropriated for personnel services from the Adult Probation Admin Fees Fund while $15,000 was appropriated for personnel services from the Juvenile Probation Admin Fees Fund.

From the County Special Distribution Fund, $322,000 was appropriated for computer maintenance repair.

Finally, the council appropriated $2,800 for Wabash County Health Department’s travel and mileage from the SPHI Grant Fund.

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Salamonie farmland up for bid From the DNR Salamonie Lake farm land will soon be available for bid.

Three lease units, comprising 453.2 acres, will be available for rent on a contract that covers the next four years (2017-2020).

Leases may be cash-

rent only or include goods and services in addition to cash.

Fields are farmed in designated rotations that may include corn, soybeans, hay or wheat, or left idle.

Bids will be due as specified on the bid notice sheet.

Interested farmers

should contact wildlife biologist Justin Emmons at the property office to pick up a bid packet that includes contract details, maps, field rotations and other information. Contact Emmons at (260) 4682125, or at jemmons1@dnr.IN.gov

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Members of the Northfield High School bowling team are (front, from left) Robyn Hovey, TJ Layne; (back row, from left) Alex Miracle, Todd Ihnen-Goff, Ethan Graber, Blake Harner, Coach Pat Mitchell, Trevor Burnworth, and Dylan Layne. Not pictured: Preston Schlemmer, Devon Gamsby, and Caden Pennington. Photos provided.

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Members of the Wabash High School girls bolwing team are (front, fromleft) Hope Decker, Jessica Dedrick, Jaci Gahl, Lexi Burton. Also (back row from left) Coach Clint Sluss, Katie Newman, Sam Hendricks, Angel Wehrly, Hannah Mollett, and Coach Olivia Sluss.

Local bowlers fare well at sectional tourney

By The Paper staff Wabash High School Girls Bowling Team won Sectionals at Crest Lanes in Marion on Jan. 21.

The Wabash girls faced off against Mississinewa High School in 12 Baker Games. The Wabash girls did very well and won by 280 pins total.

Wabash will compete in Team Regionals on Feb. 4 at Crest Lanes.

In the boys sectional, Northfield won the championship for the fourth year in a row.

Wabash’s team was second.

The teams were among six teams competing Jan. 21 at Crest Lanes.

The teams bowled 12 Baker games against each other as well as Southwood High School, Marion High School,

Members of the Southwood bowling team are (from left) Bobby Mettler, Coach Bob Mettler, Emma Holloway, Matt Poor and Tyler Robison.

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Members of the Wabash bowling team are (front, from left) Blaine Brubaker, Dylan Morris, Blayze Shemwell, Brayton Niccum, Coach Clint Sluss. Also, (back row, from left) Michael Swango'; Bryant Miller, and Alex Sluss

Eastbrook, and Mississenwa.

After the 12 Baker games Wabash High School was the first seed and Northfiled the second seed. The two teams faced off head to head in two more Baker games for Sectional Champs.

After the first baker game Wabash was up 62 pins. In the second

uals. With the top seven individual boys and the top three girls advancing to regionals, Southwood managed to send all three of their boy with Tyler Robison taking the sixth position, Bobby Mettler placing third and Matt Poor winning the Sectional Emma Holloway placed fourth just

baker game Northfield managed to string seven strikes in a row to pull ahead of Wabash by eight total pins.

Both teams will complete in team regionals on Feb. 14 at Crest Lanes in Marion.

Southwood’s bowling team started its season knowing it had little to no chance of

making it past Sectional’s because they knew with only three boys and one girl they were not able to fill a complete team but this didn’t stop them.

Coach Bob Mettler worked hard all season with his team and on Saturday Jan. 14 competed in the High School Bowling Sectionals for individ-

missing the cut to advance to regional Poor shot a three game series of 677.

That placed him in first position on the four man stepladder.

He waited as the fourth place Mississinewa senior Nick Richards knocked Todd Ihnen and Mettler down to fourth and third

places, respectively.

Wabash girls individual sectional was won by sophmore Katie Newman.

B e a t i n g Mississinewa’s Lauren Banter.

Individual sectionals are Feb 4th at 9 am in Marion at Crest lanes.

Holmes to continue basketball career at Grace

By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com

Northfield center Cody Holmes will continue his basketball career next season at Grace College.

Holmes signed a letter of intent to play for the Lancers on Friday while family, friends and coaches looked on at the NHS library.

“I think Grace is a good environment and is a good fit for me,” he told The Paper of Wabash County shortly after signing the letter. “The coaching staff and all the faculty at Grace is great.”

He plans to major in mechanical engineering while at Grace.

Grace College, located in Winona Lake, will allow Holmes to play close to home, which he said will be nice for his family.

Norse coach Patrick Hopkins called Holmes the hardest worker on the Norse team.

“He comes to everything in the fall, everything in the spring,” Hopkins said. “He leads mostly by example because he’s not a very vocal kid. He’s

the hardest worker and most talented kid I’ve ever had.

“He’s easily the most ideal student athlete. He’s third in his class. I know that this is only my third year, but he’s easily the best player I’ve ever had and probably ever will have.”

Hopkins said he’s enjoyed watching Holmes progress over the years.

Lancers’ coach Jim Kessler was among those watching Holmes sign his letter of intent.

“I think Cody brings that big man that everybody needs to have,” said Kessler, who is now in his 40th season as Lancers head coach. “He shoots the ball well, and he’s actually pretty mobile.

“He can shoot free-throws, which is good. We’ve had big men in the past that you couldn’t throw inside because they’d come up empty. You can’t Shaqattack him. He’s good at the line.

“He’s a great team player, and we’ll help him continue to grow. He’s an excellent student. He’s a great college kid.”

Northfield’s Cody Holmes (front row, third from left) prepares to sign his letter of intent to play basketball at Grace College. His is joined by his sister, Caleigh Holmes, his parents, Amanda and Jerry Holmes, Northfield coach Patrick Hopkins, Grace assistant coach Greg Miller, Grace coach Jim Kessler, and Northfield athletic director Clint Davis.

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The monthly meeting of the Frances Slocum Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) took place on Tuesday, Jan. 10 at the Grandstaff-Hentgen

Activity Room, Wabash.

The meeting opened with the DAR ritual.

Devotion was “Learning from God’s Creation” Matthew 6:26.

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Barbara Amiss gave the National Defender report on “The Life Guard Story.” George Washington established the Life Guard unit on March 11, 1776, with Capt. Caleb Gibbs to command the new unit, whose motto was “Conquer

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The Life Guard’s records were stored at Boston’s Charlestown Navy Yard, but were destroyed by fire in 1815.

Avonne Lee Knecht shared the American Indians Committee minute.

The chapter continues to save manufacturer’s coupons as a way to support service members and their families who are stationed overseas.

Military families stationed overseas can use coupons up to six months after their expiration date. In November the chapter

sent over three pounds of coupons to Kadean Commissary, and air force base in Japan.

Teresa Rody, Interpretive Manager, Upper Wabash Interpretive Services, IDNR, gave the program on “Birds of Prey.” Birds of prey have powerful feet and claws, and heavy beaks for killing their victims and tearing them apart to eat.

Eagles, hawks and falcons hunt during the day.

Owls are the chief night hunters.

Some hawks and owls are no bigger than robins.

Vultures, which eat carrion, or dead animals, are in this group.

Teresa shared with us a rehabilitated screech owl from the Raptor Center at Salamonie Lake. The screech owl females are larger than the males of their species. They have a compact size and shape; small and

agile. They are about 7 to 10 inches tall and have a wingspan of about 18 to 24 inches.

They have prominent, wide-set feather tufts with bright yellow eyes. Their different colorations help them get camouflage against the tree bark.

They usually carry their prey to the nest, presumably to guard against the chance of losing their meal to a larger raptor.

A red-tailed hawk was our next visitor.

The red-tailed hawk displays sexual dimorphism in size, with females averaging about 25 percent heavier then males.

The red-tailed is one of three species colloquially known in the United States as the “chicken hawk,” though it rarely preys on standard size chickens. They occupy a wide range of habitats and altitudes, including deserts, grasslands, coniferous and decid-

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The program will be “Back to Nature” presented by Christy Thompson.

Prospective members and guests are always welcome to attend.

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10:30 a.m. The church is located at 310 N. Walnut St., North Manchester.

A traditional style of worship will be featured at the 9 a.m. service while a contemporary style will be the format at 10:30.

A time for fellowship and hospitality is planned between the services.

The 10:30 contemporary service will offer J.U.M.P. (Jesus, Use Me Please!) – a Children’s Church format for children ages K-sixth grade.

Lessons, games, crafts and other activities will allow children to build relationships with Jesus and each other.

Special events will take place periodically to celebrate Jesus.

Family Sunday will be on the third Sunday of each month, which is also Open Communion Sunday Senior Pastor J.P. Freeman and Associate Pastor Sebrena Cline serve the Congregational Christian Church each Sunday through music, storytelling, prayer and sharing the God’s word.

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Lester Lawson, 70

Locks of Love donor

U.S. Army veteran

Nov. 1, 1964 – Jan. 23, 2017

Feb. 6, 1946 – Jan. 26, 2017

Heather Ann Sell, 52, of Huntington, died Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, at her home.

A celebration of life and memorial service was Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017, at New Hope United Church of Christ, 9160 West 800 North, Huntington.

Pastors Larry Holderbaum and Susan Beemer officiated at the memorial service.

Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Servia at a later date.

Preferred memorials are to Locks of Love or New Hope United Church of Christ, in care of Bailey-Love Mortuary, 35 West Park Drive, Huntington, Indiana, 46750.

Heather was born on Nov. 1, 1964, in Huntington, the daughter of Robert E. and Sharon S. (Garretson) Sell. She graduated from Huntington North High School in 1983 and attended Ivy Tech. She was previously employed at Fort Wayne Dental Group and loved to help people. Heather loved gardening, riding motorcycles, and donating to Locks of Love. She was a Mary Kay beauty consultant for over 30 years.

She loved her nieces and nephews and was constantly giving them gifts.

She is survived by her parents – Robert E. and Sharon S. Sell of Huntington; a sister – Letitia A. (Rick) Deckena of South Whitley; two brothers – Kortney E. (Sue) Sell and Drew E. (Beth) Sell, both of Huntington; and several nieces and nephews.

A brother, Dow Eugene Sell, precedes her in death.

Bailey-Love Mortuary, Huntington, handled arrangements. An online guestbook is available at www.baileylove.com.

Sharon Zernack, 86 Red Cross volunteer Feb. 15, 1930 – Jan. 22, 2017

Sharon Lee Zernack, 86, of Wabash, died at 12:31 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017, at her home.

She was born Feb. 15, 1930, in Dearborn County, to Floyd and Gladys (Johnson) Miller.

Sharon was a 1948 graduate of Aurora High School. She married Richard I. “Dick” Zernack in Aurora, on June 17, 1950; he died July 8, 2008.

She was a member of New Connections Church and volunteered with the American Red Cross. Sharon walked with her Savior daily, here on this earth, and is now enjoying His presence, face to face. After her faith, her greatest passion was her family, especially her grandchildren. She enjoyed sewing, cooking, baking, and all types of flowers and plants. It gave her great joy to help others and to serve them. She was also a tender-hearted animal lover.

Sharon is survived by three children, Tim (Beth) Zernack of Lafayette, Jeff Zernack of Wabash, and Lori (Kevin) Binkerd of Andrews; seven grandchildren, Allison Zernack of Farmington Hills, Mich., Aaron (Sarah Casto) Zernack of Lafayette, Jordan (Rachel) Binkerd of Columbia City, Joel (Rachel) Binkerd of Bradenton, Fla., Ethan Binkerd, Chloe Binkerd, and Caitlyn Binkerd, all of Andrews; and her great-grandson, Harvey Ivan Zernack of Lafayette. She was also preceded in death by her parents, one brother, and two sisters.

Funeral services were Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave., Wabash, with Pastor Tristan Heyde and Pastor Steve Eckart officiating. Burial will be in Falls Cemetery, Wabash.

Visitation was Wednesday and Thursday at the funeral home.

Preferred memorial is New Connections Church or Animal Shelter of Wabash County.

The memorial guest book for Sharon may be signed at www.grandstaffhentgen.com.

Lester Lawrence Lawson, 70, of Wabash, Indiana, died at 10:29 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, at Marion General Hospital.

He was born Feb. 6, 1946, in Wabash, to Chester and Mary “Marie” (Cooper) Lawson.

Lester was a 1964 graduate of Wabash High School and served in the U.S. Army. He was a retired construction worker.

He was a life member of the Lagro American Legion and the Disabled American Veterans. Lester was also a member of the VFW Post 286, and the Eagles Lodge, both of Wabash.

He is survived by four children, the Rev. Jeff (Cindy) Lawson of Auburn, Traci (Greg) Thompson of Wabash, Lester (Rebecca) Lawson of Hopkins, S.C., and Scott Lawson of Wabash; 11 grandchildren, three great-grandchildren; sister, Loretta (Larry) Eltzroth of Urbana, and his brother, Lyle (Sheila) Lawson of Wabash.

He was preceded in death by his parents, and two sisters Linda Conley and Laura Lawson.

Visitation and funeral services were 10:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 30, 2017, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave. with the Rev. Jeff Lawson officiating. Burial was in Friends Cemetery, Wabash.

Preferred memorial is the family of Lester Lawson.

The memorial guest book for Lester may be signed at www.grandstaffhentgen.com.

Esther Line, 86 Enjoyed yardwork March 27, 1930 – Jan. 23, 2017

Esther Irene Line, 86, formerly of rural Chili, died at 7:53 p.m., Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, at Rolling Meadows Healthcare Center in LaFontaine.

She was born March 27, 1930, in Wabash County, to Forest Raymond and Elvah Rowena (Kelly) Long.

She was a 1948 graduate of Chili High School. On Nov. 1, 1950, she married Homer E. Line Jr., at his parent’s home in Chili; he died March 1, 2013. She worked at the Peru Trust Bank in Denver, and was also a farmer’s wife. She enjoyed playing tennis, gardening, and mowing and caring for her lawn.

She is survived by nieces and nephews, Cindy (Mike) Williams of Wabash, Karen (Darrin) Clark of Tampa, Fla., James (Cathy) Decker of Reno, Nev., Terry (Valerie) Decker of Grand Forks, N.D., Mike (Anna Marie) Dowen of Orange, Va., Liz Iverson of Sarasota, Fla., Lisa Jackson of Matthew, North Carolina, David Long of Peru, Raymond Long of Rosco, Ill., Laura (Mike) Musall of Fishers, Carol (Gary) Paradise of Roswell, Ga., Marcie (Bud) Thurston of Peru, and Schawnn Decker of Grand Forks.

She was also preceded in death by her parents, five sisters, three brothers, and her nephew, Alan Decker.

Visitation and funeral services were Monday, Jan. 30, 2017 at Grandstaff-Hentgen Roann Chapel, 335 S. Chippewa Road, Roann. Burial was Chili Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be given to the Chili Cemetery.

The memorial guest book for Esther may be signed at www.grandstaffhentgen.com.

Cody Owen, 63 Collected greeting cards

Ruth ‘Peg’ Christner, 98

Donna K. Baston, 56

Retired teacher

Worked at Zimmer Biomet

March 14, 1918 – Jan. 25, 2017

Jan. 10, 1961 – Jan. 24, 2017

Ruth Alice “Peg” Christner, 98, of Warren, IN, passed away at 3:30 AM on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017 at Heritage Pointe in Warren.

She was born on Thursday, March 14, 1918, in Markle.

Surviving are a daughter, two grandsons and three great-grandchildren.

Visitation was Friday, Jan. 27, 2017, at Heritage Pointe Applegate Chapel, Warren. Services were Saturday at the chapel Interment will take place at a later date.

Arrangements are by Glancy - H. Brown & Son Funeral Home in Warren.

Donna K. Baston, 56, North Manchester, died at 3:45 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017, at Peabody Retirement Community, North Manchester.

She was born Jan. 10, 1961, in Anderson, to Raymond and Katie (Stewart) Neff.

She is survived by three sons, a brother and a grandchild.

There is no calling. A memorial service will be at a later date.

McKee Mortuary handled arrangements.

June 8, 1973 – Jan. 26, 2017 Cody Owen, 63, of Wabash, died at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017 at Parkview Wabash Hospital.

He was born June 8, 1953, in Wabash, to Duane Van Owen and Birdena Mae (Rigby) Voris.

Visitation and funeral services were Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave., Wabash, with Pastor Curt Alexander officiating. Burial was in Murphy Cemetery, Wabash.

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

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Arthur Roberts, 65

MHS graduate

U.S. Army veteran

Dec. 11, 1927 – Jan. 22, 2017

Dec. 16, 1972 – Jan. 22, 2017

Sept. 19, 1951 – Jan. 26, 2017

Crystal I. (Gaiser) Lee, 89, of Warren, formerly of Mt. Dora, Fla., passed away at 9:48 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017, at Heritage Pointe in Warren.

She was born on Sunday, Dec. 11, 1927, in Huntington County. She married Robert E. Lee on Sunday, Aug. 10, 1947, in Liberty Center; Robert passed away on Nov. 24, 2010.

Survivors include a son, a daughter, five grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, two brothers and a sister.

In accordance with her wishes, there will be no viewing hours or funeral services. Interment will take place in the Lehman Cemetery in Payne, OH. Arrangements are by Glancy - H. Brown & Son Funeral Home in Warren.

Jamie M. Carter, 44, Marion, died at 12:27 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017, in his residence.

He was born Dec. 16, 1972, in Marion. He graduated from Manchester High School class of 1991.

He is survived three daughters, a companion, three brothers, three sisters, biological mother, two nephews, and a niece.

Visitation was Friday and Saturday, Jan. 27 and Jan. 28, at McKee Mortuary, North Manchester. Services were Saturday at the mortuary.

Burial will be in Estates of Serenity, Marion.

Crystal Lee, 90 Church choir director

Arthur Livingston Roberts, 65, North Manchester, died at 4:20 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, in Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home, Fort Wayne.

He was born Sept. 19, 1951 in Erwin, Tenn., to Roy Lee and Jane (Carter) Roberts Sr. He is survived by his companion, a son, two brothers, two sisters, four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Visitation and services were Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017, at McKee Mortuary, North Manchester.

Patricia Miller, 96 Patricia J. Miller, 96, formerly of Wabash, passed on Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, at Markle Health Care.

Visitation was Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017 at McDonald Funeral Home, Wabash.

There will be no service. Burial will follow at LaFontaine IOOF Cemetery.

A Wabash City firefighter stands outside a North Carroll Street home after responding to a fire at the residence on Jan. 26. Photo by Joseph Slacian

Wabash house fire still under investigation

By The Paper staff Wabash firefighters are still investigating the cause and origin of a residential fire located at 369 N. Carroll St. at 1:32 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 26.

During the dispatch the department was advised that one person still in the residence, Fire Chief

Barry Stroup said.

Upon arrival units from the Wabash County Sheriff ’s Department and the Wabash Police Department told firefighters that the person had exited the rear of the residence with the officers but that they were unsure if anyone else was inside.

Flames were com-

ing from the front, second floor windows.

Firefighters began a search in the rear of the building while the fire was being extinguished in the front of the building. The search found no other people in the building and the fire was brought under control at 1:40 p.m.

The fire was extinguished at 2:40 p.m.,

Stroup said.

Damage was estimated at $30,000 to the house and $5,000 to contents. All crews were back in-service at 2:52 p.m.

Stroup said investigators believe the fire appears to have started in upstairs bedroom area.

As of Friday after, he said, the fire appears to be accidental in nature.

Crime of the Week The Wabash Police Department in investigating an armed robbery that took place on June 9, 2016, at Boost Mobile, located at 150 W. Harrison St. in Wabash.

The suspect, who was wearing a mask, dark pants, dark grey sweatshirt, and gloves, entered the business though the front door. The suspect did display a handgun. The suspect exited the business through the back entrance taking with

him an undisclosed amount of U.S. currency.

If you have knowledge about this crime, Crime Stoppers wants to hear from you. You could receive up to a $1000 reward if you have information that would lead to an arrest. Crime Stoppers also pays cash rewards for information on other felony crimes not featured as Crime of the Week, and on the capture

of fugitives.

Call Wabash County Crime Stoppers at 563-5821 or toll free at 1-866-665-

0556, and give us your information, not your name.

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Wabash Sheriff ’s Department Accidents Jan. 17 At 6:22 p.m., a vehicle driven by Jenny L. Moore, 42, Silver Lake, was traveling south on Meridian Road when a deer entered the roadway and was struck.

Jan. 20 At 6:54 a.m., a vehicle driven by Jeffrey B. Ridgeway, 20, LaFontaine, was southbound on CR 700 East when a deer entered the roadway and was struck.

Jan. 21 At 9:28 p.m., a vehicle driven by Samuel M. Trout, 32, Roann, was traveling south on CR 300 West when he failed to yield at a stop sign at the intersection of SR 114 due to heavy fog obstructing his view, crossed SR 114, exited the roadway, entered a small creek and became stuck.

At 9:30 p.m., a vehicle driven by Kristina L. Lynn, 50, Roann, was traveling south on CR 700 West when a deer entered the roadway and was struck.

Jan. 22 At 8:39 a.m., a vehicle driven by Kathryn E. Pefley, 16, Wabash, was westbound on CR 400 North when she disregarded a stop sign at CR 400 North and collided with a vehicle driven by Kevin S. Walker, 53, Milford. Walker was transported by helicopter to Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. Pefley was transported by ambulance to Wabash Parkview Hospital.

She was cited for disregarding a stop sign.

Jan. 23 At 5:02 a.m., a vehicle driven by Claude A. Valentine, 62, Wabash, was traveling east on U.S. 24 when a deer entered the roadway and was struck.

At 4:49 p.m., a vehicle driven by Sean C. Cline, 31, Wabash, was backing from a driveway at White’s Residential and Family Services when he collided with a parked vehicle.

Jan. 24 At 9:26 p.m., a vehicle driven by Russell L. Gallaway, 27, Wabash, was traveling east on Cooper Road when it stopped at the intersection of Mill Creek Pike, attempted to turn left,

turned too sharply, exited the roadway, struck a culvert and slid down a ditch.

Citations Jan. 19 Cristi Wakefield, 32, Wabash, expired license plates.

Jan. 20 Jonathan M. Mohn, 51, Indianapolis, driving while suspended infraction.

James A. Nelson, 45, Wabash, expired registration.

Michael K. Wilhoit II, 40, Peru, speeding.

Jan. 21 Gary M. Reese, 37, Leesburg, speeding.

David L. Vanwormer, 47, Warsaw, speeding.

Jan. 22 Sandra L. Brown, 46, Marion, driving while suspended infraction.

Justin D. Selleck, 32, Peru, speeding.

Joshua D. Walters, 18, Peru, contributed to the delinquency of a minor.

Holden P. Wiley, 82, Wabash, speeding.

Delanie C. Schlemmer, 24, Urbana, speeding.

Heather L. Ybarra, 34, Wabash, speeding.

Pamela J. Opwonga, 37, Indianapolis, speeding.

Jan. 23 Kevin M. Moore, 26, Wabash, no financial responsibility.

Jan. 25 Zachary R. Kerr, 28, Silver Lake, speeding.

James R. Gearhart, 29, Silver Lake, false or fictitious registration display.

Jan. 27 Sarah E. Rinker, 37, Jonesboro, speeding.

Bookings Andrew S. Conliff, 18, Wabash, two counts misdemeanor conversion.

Skylar J. Winget, 21, Peru, felony maintaining a common nuisance and misdemeanor possession of marijuana, hash oil, hashish or salvia.

Heath M. Andritsch, 21, North Manchester, felony maintaining a common nuisance, misdemeanor carrying a handgun without a permit, misdemeanor possession of marijuana, hash o oil, hashish or salvia, and dealing in paraphernalia.

Tristin C. Burnette, 21, Fort Wayne, felony petition to revoke probation on maintaining a common nui-

sance, misdemeanor possession of marijuana, misdemeanor paraphernalia use to introduce a controlled substance into the body, misdemeanor possession of marijuana, hash oil, hashish or salvia, misdemeanor possession of paraphernalia and misdemeanor visiting a common nuisance.

Gustavo A. Ramirez, 21, Servia, misdemeanor visiting a common nuisance, felony petition to revoke probation on maintaining a common nuisance and misdemeanor visiting a common nuisance.

Christopher Davis, 22, LaFontaine, misdemeanor failure to appear.

Jessica Baber, 20, Bunker Hill, misdemeanor minor consumption of an alcoholic beverage and misdemeanor contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

Randall W. Craig, 26, Wabash, felony possession of a narcotic drug, felony possession of a hypodermic needle, misdemeanor resisting law enforcement, misdemeanor public intoxication and misdemeanor disorderly conduct.

Shanda M. Spacy, 25, Claypool, felony petition to revoke probation on illegal possession of a syringe.

Billy D. Weaver, 24, LaFontaine, misdemeanor possession of marijuana, hash oil, hashish or salvia and misdemeanor possession of paraphernalia.

Kenneth R. Oliver III, 31, Columbia City, felony petition to revoke probation on auto theft charge.

Famous L. Branson, 40, Amboy, felony nonsupport of a dependent child.

Gregory W. Watkins, 31, North Manchester, failure to appear on driving while suspended and possession of marijuana, hash oil, hashish or salvia.

Rodney A. Luttrell, 38, Wabash, misdemeanor operator never licensed and felony petition to revoke probation on dealing in schedule I, II or III controlled substance.

Adam J. Wall, 36, Fort Wayne, felony operating while intoxicated and felony operating while intoxicated aft for life.

Tristin A. Brown, 26, Fort Wayne, felony petition to revoke probation, felony failure

to appear on fraud charge.

Edward Branson, 58, Wabash, misdemeanor operating a vehicle while intoxicated endangering a person, misdemeanor operating a vehicle with a blood alcohol content level of .15 or more and felony operating while intoxicated.

Uriah M. Levy, 27, Wabash, misdemeanor leaving the scene.

Brandy J. Swafford, 28, Wabash, felony failure to appear on illegal possession of a syringe.

James R. Gearhart, 29, Silver Lake, misdemeanor possession of paraphernalia.

Bradley L. Creasey, 41, Wabash, misdemeanor possession of stolen property.

Gil J. A. Solis, 29, Chicago, misdemeanor failure to appear.

Angelica R. Polson, 21, Wabash, felony neglect of a dependent.

Blake E. Mettler, 18, Wabash, two counts felony battery and two counts felony neglect of a dependent.

Cheryl R. Lester, 48, Huntington, felony identity deception and felony counterfeiting, forgery and application fraud.

Melissa Mitchell, 35, Kokomo, misdemeanor possession of a synthetic drug or synthetic lookalike substance.

Joseph G. Taylor, 36, Southgate, Mich., pos-

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session of a synthetic drug or synthetic lookalike drug and misdemeanor possession of paraphernalia.

Melissa J. Clifford, 35, North Manchester, failure to appear.

Marisa L. Dials, 37, Wabash, two counts misdemeanor failure to appear.

Avenue when she became distracted by her phone and collided with a vehicle driven by Andy R. Malott, 22, Wabash. The accident then caused a secondary accident in which Malott’s vehicle struck the hind end of a vehicle driven by Larry S. Williamson, 55, Peru.

Wabash Police Department Accidents Jan. 18 At 9:16 a.m., a vehicle driven by Dean A. Middleton, 27, Wabash, was southbound on Allen Street when it was struck by a vehicle driven by Jessica L. Miles, 29, Wabash.

Jan. 24 At 1:44 p.m., a vehicle driven by Diane M. Devall, 26, Urbana, was approaching the intersection of U.S. 24 and SR 15 when she spilled coffee in her lap, became distracted and collided with a vehicle driven by Danna K. Walter, 66, North Manchester.

At 2:17 p.m., a vehicle driven by David J. Wolfrum, 77, Wabash, was backing from his parking spot in the Walmart parking lot when he collided with a vehicle driven by Willis L. Fairchild, 63, LaFontaine.

Jan. 22 At 4:45 p.m., a vehicle driven by Leslie D. Morningstar, 42, Wabash, was backing from a parking spot in the Walmart parking lot when she collided with a vehicle driven

by Morgan B. Owens, 17, Wabash.

Jan. 23 At 4:38 p.m., a vehicle driven by Russell H. Henderson Jr., 24, Wabash, was backing from a parking spot in the Meadowbrook North Apartments parking lot when he collided with a vehicle driven by Logan L. Whitt, 26, Wabash.

At 5:25 p.m., a vehicle driven by Jennifer L. Smith, 31, Wabash, was approaching the intersection of Cass Street and Harrison

Jan. 26 At 1:28 p.m., a vehicle driven by Gene R. Rose, 78, Wabash, was backing from a parking space on Market Street when he collided with a vehicle driven by Joyce L. Rish, 89, Wabash.

At 2:30 p.m., a Wabash City Fire Department ambulance driven by Mitchell W. Meyer, 39, Wabash, was responding to a house fire on Carroll Street when he turned onto Ferry Street and collided

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by Sharon K. Petro, 69, LaFontaine.

Citations Jan. 18 Payten M. Keffaber, 20, Wabash, disregarding a stop sign.

Jan. 20 Matthew K. Maples, 26, Wabash, expired plate.

Jan. 24 Branden M. Honeycutt, 21, Tippecanoe, no financial responsibility and driving while suspended with prior.

Jan. 26 Lyndell Morgan III, 25, Gas City, driving while suspended with prior.

North Manchester Arrests Jan. 20 Andrew Conliff, 18, Wabash, writ of attachment for two counts of conversion.

Jan. 24 Gregory W. Watkins Jr., 31, North Manchester, writ of attachment for failure to appear on driving while suspended.

Watkins was also charged with possession of marijuana.

Cases Jan. 23 At 7:31 p.m., drug report taken in the 600 block of East College Avenue.

Jan. 25 At 4:30 p.m., theft report taken in the

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500 block of North Mill Street.

Fire Jan. 20 At 7:25 p.m., 1100 block of Royale Drive for medical assist.

Jan. 22 At 7:41 a.m., 400 block of West 5th Street for medical assist.

Land Transfers Ryan Fanning to Keith Evans, warranty deed.

Anthony W. Hough and Charity L. Vanlandingham to Anthony W. and Charity L. Hough, quitclaim deed.

Adam M. and Stacey L. Confer to Katherine M. and John F. Fisher Jr.,

warranty deed.

GRC LLC to GRE LLC, corporate deed.

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to Jorge Robles, warranty deed.

Jordan E. Hudson, Elda A. Hudson and Hudson Family Trust to Corey E. and Mindy R. Hudson, trust deed.

Rachel C. Guenin to Rachel C. Lambert, quitclaim deed.

Trevor J. Rebholz to Jacki L. Weaver, warranty deed.

Steven T. Daywalt, Kathleen D. Daywalt and John W. Daywalt to Marilyn S. Byerly and Marylin S. Byerly Revocable Trust, personal representation deed.

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Sheriff Robert Land to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, sheriff ’s deed.

Paula M. Shaw to Aaron D. Shaw, quitclaim deed.

Zann Real Estate Group LLC and AES Real Estate Group LLC to Scott Family Trust and Ross Family Trust, warranty deed.

Jeffrey and Kathy A. Smith to Christopher S. Brown, warranty deed.

B u r k h a r t Advertising Inc. to Brian W. Mallow, corporate deed.

Christ United Methodist Church to Jared S. Coffman, corporate deed.

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Shirley A. Barlow, warranty deed.

Whitney L. Wood to Matthew D. and Cindy Powell, warranty deed.

Mary E. Keaffaber, Richard Keaffaber, Richard W. Keaffaber and David Keaffaber to Ronald D. and Rhonda L. Baer, warranty deed.

A. H. Haist Farms LTD and A. H. Haist Farms L. P. to Peggy Haist Capin and Peggy Haist, warranty deed.

Arthur H. and Maxine L. Haist to Peggy Haist and Peggy Haist Capin, warranty deed.

Quentin T. and Barbara A. Keffaber to David V. and Susan A. Peebles, warranty deed.

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Jerry Moore to Cindy Hall, quitclaim deed.

Jason N. and Kerri M. McFarland to Jeffrey J. Thompson, warranty deed.

Britany Noland and Britany M. Cox to Britany M. and April D. Cox, quitclaim deed.

Carol Whitesel to Paul J. Hayden, quitclaim deed.

Laurie Glassburn, Richard K. Grier Jr. and Claudia A. Grier to Paul J. Hayden, personal representation deed.

David P. Griffith to Paul J. Hayden, quitclaim deed.

Triple S. Veal Inc. to Midwest Veal LLC, corporate deed.

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Ryan D. Haupert to Tiffany J. Haupert, quitclaim deed.

Vicky Gates to Vicky and Andrew C. Gates, quitclaim deed.

Beverly Randall Hostetler, Muriel L. Randall and Beverly Randall to James E. and Beverly J. Hostetler, quitclaim deed.

Julie Williams, Terry Wintrode and Jeff Wintrode to Philip E. Schlemmer and Maynard L. Shellhammer, warranty deed.

Howard E. and Nina M. Hughes to Abraham L. Vanderpool, warranty deed.

Keeley J. Bozarth and Keeley J. Abbott to Keeley J. Abbott, quitclaim deed.

Andrew R. Irving to Irving Brothers Farms LLC, quitclaim deed.

Russell L. Irving to Irving Brothers Farms LLC, quitclaim deed.

Patrick D. Irving to Irving Brothers Farms LLC, quitclaim deed.

Jeffrey J. Irving to Irving Brothers Farms LLC, quitclaim deed.

Chris J. Dawson, Brian V. Dawson, Keith F. Dawson, Keith F. Dawson Trust, Clyde V. Dawson and Erma L. Dawson to Angela Driscoll, Frank E. Driscoll, Beth Driscoll and Matthew P. Driscoll, trust deed.

Wabash man faces possession of child pornography charges

By Emma Rausch emma@thepaperofwabash.com A Wabash man is facing three felony charges for possession of child pornography and child exploitation.

Robert Holtzlander, 26, was taken into police custody on Jan. 15 following a fivemonth Carmel Police Department investigation.

Det. John Pirics, of the Carmel Police Department, received

ROBERT HOLTZLANDER a CyberTipline report from the National Center for Missing

and Exploited Children (NCMEC), according to the probable cause affidavit.

The NCMEC reported to Pirics that it received information that, on Aug. 30, a user on a chat website uploaded an image of child pornography, the court documents continued.

Following a subpoena with an internet service provider, it was determined that the image was uploaded by a subscriber at

Holtzlander’s residence in the 400 block of Stitt Street in Wabash.

Pirics executed a search warrant of Holtzlander’s residence on Dec. 13 and found multiple saved folders of child pornography on his computer, the affidavit continued.

On Tuesday, Jan. 17, Holtzlander entered a preliminary plea of not guilty. Trial dates were scheduled for May 9-10 at 9 a.m.

NM man faces felony charges following Jan. 21 incident

By The Paper staff NORTH MANCHESTER - A North Manchester man is facing criminal charges following a Saturday afternoon, Jan. 21, investigation.

Bryce L. Zook, 19, was charged with felony intimidation, felony pointing a loaded firearm, felony theft and misde-

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meanor possession of a firearm without a license According to a report from Jim Kirk, North Manchester Police Department Chief of Police: On Saturday at approximately 2:52 p.m., Sgt. Greg Tomlinson and Patrolman Derek Sessoms responded to a complaint of a person having a loaded

firearm pointed at them in the 700 block of North Wayne Street.

After the initial investigation, Bryce L. Zook, 19, was preliminarily charged with intimidation, pointing a loaded firearm and possession of a firearm without a license.

The incident is still under investigation.

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Indiana American Water offers environmental grants

By The Paper staff Indiana American Water, a subsidiary of American Water (NYSE: AWK), announced today that it is accepting applications for its 2017 Environmental Grant Program.

Established in 2005, the company’s Environmental Grant Program offers funds for innovative, community-based environmental projects that improve, restore or protect the watersheds, surface water and/or groundwater supplies through partnerships.

Several grants for a combined total of approximately $10,000 will be awarded in 2017.

The program is designed to support diverse types of activities, such as watershed cleanups, reforestation efforts, biodiversity projects, streamside buffer restoration projects, wellhead protection initiatives, hazardous waste collection efforts, and surface or groundwater protection education.

“Ensuring we have clean water now and in the future is an important issue we can all do something about,” said Indiana American Water President Debroah Dewey. “This program encourages municipalities, schools, environmental organizations and civic groups to apply for a grant that will benefit their watersheds and the communities we serve all across the state.”

To qualify, proposed projects must: Address a source water or watershed protection need in the community Be completed between May 1, 2017 and November 30, 2017 Be a new or innovative program for the community, or serve as a significant expansion to an existing program Be carried out by a formal or informal partnership between two or more organizations

Provide evidence of sustainability (continued existence after the American Water grant monies are utilized), and Be located within one of Indiana American Water’s service areas across the state. nformation and application requirements can be found online on the Environmental Grant section of the company website at https://amwater.co m/inaw/aboutu s / e nv i ro n m e n t a l grant-program.

Applications must be postmarked by March 27, 2017 and mailed to Indiana

American Water, 555 E. County Line Road, Greenwood, Ind. 46143, ATTN: Joe Loughmiller. Award recipients will be notified by April 19, 2017.

Projects will be judged based on criteria that include clarity of project goals and projected impact, strength of collaboration with other community and/or municipal organizations, and evidence that the project will provide sustainable environmental results after Indiana American Water’s funding ends.

In 2016, a total of four projects through-

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Northfield announces second quarter honor roll Article provided

Officials Northfield

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Earning honors were: All A Grade 7: Kyleigh Brown, Ainsley Dale, Nicole Drancik, Addy Rosen, Annie Schuler, Jacob Snyder, Jaidon Truman, Kyle Wynn Grade 8: Toby Baer, Addison Baker, Emma Bowling, Lyndsey

Carter, Logan Cox, Michael Fisher, Elise G o t t s c h a l k , Alexander Haupert, Carly Hawkins, Clay Herring, Austin Holley, Emma Hoover, Abigail Hunter, Jason Kinsey, Jenna Krom, Chloe Miller, Trinnity Mitchell, Dayne Pefley, Hunter Qualls, McKenzie Roth, Andrew Seimet, Jett Snyder, Keaton Stout, Jarrett Wilson

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Grade 9: Courtney Chamberlain, Levi Fulkerson, Allysa Haupert, Liam Johnson, Alyssa McKillip, Faye Satterthwaite, Will Schuler, Madison Shrider, Samuel Watkins Grade 10: Melanie Beery, Emily Clendenon, Ariel Dale, Nathaniel Drancik, Daniel Driscoll, Elizabeth Haupert, Allyson Keaffaber, Cara Kowalczuk, Faith Macy, Elizabeth Moore, Erin Proebstle, Erin Whetstone Grade 11: Jacob Fulkerson, Natasha Leland, Kathryn Pefley, Attie Schuler, Ellie Schuler, John Schuler, India Shear Grade 12: Jordan Bratch, Samuel Burcroff, Kayli Clendenon, Madeline Dazey, Joshua Ford, Marcus Frieden, Isaac Gottschalk, Cody Holmes, Noah Johnson, Elliot Nesler, Christopher Orpurt, Jacklyn Peas, Audrie Randel, Jordan Shafer, KileyAnne Snyder, Catherine Tracy, Austin Trump All A&B Grade 7: Brayden Arney, Emma Beall, Skyler Burnham, Maci Buzzard, Kayden Cruz, Jake Halderman, Meredith

Haupert, Brodie Howard, Crysta Kowalczuk, Maddia Lehman, Ashley Lyons, Mason Meyer, Mason Osborn, Emily Pennington, Jace Randel, Ella Satterthwaite, Ethan Sloan, Yzabelle Stangl, Eric Tracy Grade 8: McKenzie Baer, Destiny Baugher, Andrew Burns, Grant Dale, Courtney Dillingham, Kolby Dunn, Nikita Dunn, Jasmine Fisher, Cassandra French, Aidan Gohring, Addison Harner, Charyn H e t t m a n s p e r g e r, Micah Higgins, Benjamin Holley, Kyra Kennedy, Benjamin Kissel, Emily LaBonte, David L i n k e n h o k e r, Madalyn Lloyd, Trent Osborn, Adaline Parzych, Jayden Peas, Aaliyah Ramsey, Roger Red, Makiah Richards, Janelle Ross, Bobby Sturgill, Kaleb Sumpter, Clayton Tomlinson, Joseph Webb Grade 9: Madison Clark, Graydon Craig, Brittin Golliher, Evelynn Gray, Todd Ihnen-Goff, Bianca Kinzie, Jasper Long, Paige Macy, Morgan Meyer, Joshua Montel, Ellie Proebstle, Christie Sparks, Kassidy Stambaugh, Jonah Truman, Parker

Tysinger, Ariana Varner, Athena Varner, Emma Wynn Grade 10: Alyssa Balay, Cassidy Carter, Jasper Donaldson, Alexis France, Peyton Frye, Madison Garrett, Ash Heitz, Treyver Lehman, Jared Peas, Logan Peas, Cole Rosen, Abigayle Ross, Brayden Rudy, Stanford Summers, Zachary Taylor, Kelcie Thomson, Jacob Truman, Hope Unger, Brennen Vigar, Blake Wynn Grade 11: Anna Driscoll, Joe Halderman, Alexia Hodges, Mariah Kirtlan, Maricella Madrigal, Kylie Mitchell, Madison Nevil, Rachel Orpurt, Alina Reed, Madison Snyder, Jared Vigar, Masyn Zapata, Hallie Zolman Grade 12: Stevie Baer, Jeleena Baker, Jackson Beery, Hailey Bone, Garon Booth, Tyann Chaplin, Kameron Cole, Molly Dazey, Cory Donaldson, Ryan Driscoll, Layne Evans, Victoria Givens, Kaitlyn Hembree, Taylor Johnson, Caleb Kroh, Cole Persinger, Elisabeth Rehak, Courtney Stapleton, Kandra Stout, Alexis Taylor, Olivia Taylor, Olivia Thompson, Chelsea Wittner

Manchester Jr.-Sr. High perfect attendance announced Article provided Officials Manchester High School announced the attendance list first semester

at Jr.-Sr. have perfect for the of the

2016-17 school year.

Earning honors were: 7TH GRADE: Logan Bishop, Trey Castle, Jayson Gilbert, Ethen Homes, Makenzy Meyer, Jonathan Popi, Asia Snyder, Reese Wagoner, Abbie Wampler, Ainsley West, Ty Wheeler, Brady Wiley 8TH GRADE: Abigail Allen, Isaac Diaz, Dillon Gish, Addison Isley, Karen Jimene z-Saucedo, Justus King, Enrique Mata, Margaret Myers, Erica Ortiz, Morgan Parrett, Lilianna Popi, Jeremiah Rosen, Elaine Shock, Emma Slavkin, Brittany Woodward 9TH GRADE: Evangelina Daugherty, Isabela Dockter, Madison Evans, Brant Grindle, Christopher Hunt, Kreeden Krull, Timothy Maser, Taylor McLaughlin, Justin Self, Riley

Shaneberger, Elizabeth Sisco, Avery Snyder, John Spangle, Jazlynn West 10TH GRADE: Katie Barker, Andrew Cagle, Brayden Casper, Jirni Cripe, Ethan Davis, Kennedy Fierstos, Alex Good, Richard Honeycutt, Caleb Hurst, Dillon Hutchinson, Mason Meyer, July MontoyaNavarro, Lillian Myers, Lydia Niccum, Anna Osborne, Logan Parrett, Alexis Rohrer, Nathaniel Rosen, Kyle Shepherd, Jacob Slavkin, Makayla Snodderly 11TH GRADE: Esperanza Daugherty, Kerigan Hatfield, Nathan Ozenbaugh, Jonah Shenefield, Zeek Shockome, Kiera Stacy 12TH GRADE: Cameron Calloway, Donavan English, Jayse Hackworth, Ryan Lotz, Audrey Wilcox

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Emmanuel Christian announces honor roll, perfect attendance Article provided E m m a n u e l Christian School officials have announced the perfect attendance list and honor roll for the second quarter and first semester of the 2016-17 school year Earning honors were: P e r f e c t Attendance 1st Grade: Trentyn Daniels, Jaxson Kelley Alison Niccum, Emma Smelser; 2nd Grade: Clay Christopher, Brenen Swisher; 6th Grade: Paige Ritzema, Isaac Smelser; 7th: Raelyn Coyne; 8th: Jaxton Coyne, Hanna Napier; 9th: Ellie Daniel, Jack Niccum; 11th: Jacob Clevinger.

All A Honor Roll 1st Grade: Alison Niccum, Emma Smelser; 2nd Grade: Clay Christopher, Carter Hull, Zion McKnight, Jake Necessary, Brenen Swisher; 3rd Grade: Jessica Kirtlan; 4th Grade: Zaney McKnight, Dylan

Stensland; 5th Grade: Erin Daniel; 6th Grade: Zoey McKnight, Japheth Niccum, Paige Ritzema.

A & B Honor Roll 1st Grade: Jacob Carver, Anniston Cooper, Trentyn Daniels, Jaxson Kelley; 3rd Grade: Jade Christopher, Lindsey Pope, Levi Smelser: 4th Grade: Isabella Knote; 5th Grade: Haley Miller, Aaron Necessary, Danielle Reahard; 6th Grade: Isaac Smelser.

Jr./Sr. High Principal’s List 7th Grade: Raelyn Coyne, Riley Miller; 8th Grade: Jaxton Coyne, Hanna Napier, Sophie Trusty; 9th Grade: Ellie Daniel, Jack Niccum, Preston Ritzema Jaeden Younce; 10th Grade: Caleb Fairchild, Yazmin Louck, Emily Miller, Ruth Niccum; 11th Grade: Davis Coyne, Jonathan Napier, Jocelyn Samuel, Ariston Trusty; 12th Grade: Kennedy Rife.

Jr./Sr. High Honor Roll 8th Grade: Renee Lane; 9th Grade: James Frank, Jasmine Spencer; 10th Grade: Levi Hinds Jordan Rish; 12th Grade: Logan Kline.

P e r f e c t Attendance 1st Grade: Trentyn Daniels, Alison Niccum; 2nd Grade: Clay Christopher; 6th Grade: Paige Ritzema; 7th Grade: Raelyn Coyne; 8th Grade: Jaxton Coyne, Hanna Napier; 9th Grade: Ellie Daniel, Jack Niccum; 11th Grade: Jacob Clevinger.

All A Honor Roll: 1st Grade: Alison Niccum, Emma Smelser; 2nd Grade: Clay Christopher, Carter Hull, Zion McKnight, Jake Necessary, Brenen Swisher; 3rd Grade: Lindsey Pope, Levi Smelser; 4th Grade: Zaney McKnight, Dylan Stensland; 5th Grade: Erin Daniel; 6th Grade: Japheth Niccum, Paige Ritzema.

A & B Honor Roll: 1st Grade: Jacob Carver, Anniston Cooper, Trentyn Daniels, Jaxson Kelley; 3rd Grade: Jade Christopher, Jessica Kirtlan; 4th Grade: Isabella Knote; 5th Grade:

Haley Miller, Aaron Necessary, Danielle Reahard; 6th Grade: Zoey McKnight, Isaac Smelser.

Jr./Sr. High Principal’s List: 7th Grade: Raelyn Coyne, Riley Miller; 9th Grade: Caleb

Fairchild, Emily Miller, Ruth Niccum, 10th Grade: Davis Coyne, Jonathan Napier, Jocelynn Samuel, 11th Grade: Kennedy Rife, 12th Grade: Emily Daniel, Jeff Miller, Bethaney Porter

Jr./Sr. High Honor Roll:

8th Grade: Jasmine

Spencer, 9th Grade: Levi

Hinds,

10th

Grade: Ariston Trusty, 11th

Grade:

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Scholarship opportunity available for 2 local students

By The Paper staff I n d i a n a University’s Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) will host a two-week, residential summer program that explores the intersection of business, language and culture.

Running from July 2-15, “Business is Global” offers students an opportunity to gain hands-on experience in inter-

national business and to explore the languages and cultures of East Asia, the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey.

CIBER has recently received an anonymous donation that will cover the entire cost of the program for two high school students from Wabash County. The program will give interested Wabash County students a chance to partici-

pate in a program that will transform their understanding not only of international business, but of themselves.

Any high school student from the county is welcome to apply to “Business is Global,” but each high school has been asked to nominate one or two students to apply for the scholarship.

Interested students should contact their school’s guidance counselor to

apply for the scholarship. Of all nominated students from Wabash County, two will be selected to receive full funding to attend the program.

Applications are available online on the CIBER website: http://go.iu.edu/6b w until 5:00 PM on April 5. If you have any questions about the program or about this scholarship opportunity, please contact ciber@indiana.edu.

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24 local wrestlers advance

By The Paper staff Twenty-four local wrestlers advanced Saturday from the Peru Wrestling Sectional.

Peru won the team event, with Maconaquah taking second.

Among Wabash County Schools, Manchester finished third, Southwood finished fourth, Wabash finished sixth and Northfield finished seventh.

The top four individuals in each weight class advanced to the regionals on Feb. 4, also to take place at Peru.

Advancing from Wabash were: 106

pounds - Alex Baggett third place; 113 Braden Brooks second place; 126 - Aidan Benysh fourth place; 138 - Jake Cisneros fourth place; 182 Noah Cressell first place, and 195 - Justin Samons second place.

Apache wrestler Traydon Goodwin finished fifth in the 120pound weight class.

Advancing for Southwood were 220 Cavin Beavers, second; 120 – Robert Barnett, third; 138 – Chad Elliott, third; 160 – Asher Teague, fourth; 170 – Codie Sarll, fourth; 195 – Tim Charles, fourth, and 285 – Carson Rody, fourth.

Finishing fifth for Southwood were

Lamoine Silvers (132), Carson Kelley (145), and Logan Louck, 152.

Seth Teague (106) and Trey Lambert (113) finished sixth.

Advancing for Northfield were 138 – Macauley Miller, second; 152 – Layne Evans, second; 160 Micheal Ford, third; 145 – Kade Kennedy fourth, and 182 – Jasper Donaldson, fourth.

Sam Green (220) placed fifth, while Jeremy Okuly (285) and A.J. Hunt (170) finished sixth.

Advancing for Manchester were: 120 – Braxtin Wilson, 145 – Collin Meggison, 152 – Wade France, and 160 – Delton Moore, all of whom won their

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By Bill Barrows The girls basketball postseason begins on Tuesday evening at Northfield when Sectional 37 tips off at 7p.m. with Oak Hill (21-1) playing Lewis Cass (6-16).

Then on Wednesday on Wabash WebTV at 6p.m., Wabash (129) vs Manchester (1210) and then the nightcap will pit host Northfield (15-7)

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Then on Friday on WebTV at 6 p.m., Southwood (11-10), who got the bye, play against the Oak Hill/Lewis Cass winner, followed by a matchup of Wednesday’s winners.

Wabash WebTV will broadcast the championship game starting at 7:30pm on Saturday evening.

Elsewhere, there are a few boys games

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Also advancing were 113 – Tyce Rooney, fourth, and 170 – Quentin Moore, second.

Michael Wirsing (106), Jackson Mathias (126), Ashton Moore (195), and Kevin McIntyre (285) all finished fifth, while Reece Adamiec (132) and Braden Fortner (138) placed sixth.

Action begins at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Peru High School, with wrestlers from the Peru and Oak Hill sectionals vying for a chance to wrestle at the New Haven semistate on Feb. 11 at the Allen County Memorial Coliseum.

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

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By Emma Rausch emma@thepaperofwabash.com The Wabash County Historical Museum will continue to bring history to life for area youth as the facility’s Board of Directors and staff looks toward future endeavors and improvements, according to Mitch Figert, the museum’s executive director.

Figert updated local community leaders and museum supporters about the facility at the State of the Museum on Thursday, Jan. 19.

Currently, the local museum’s collection has more than 150,000 items in its care and offers more than 90 interactive exhibits, according to Figert.

The facility also broke its attendance records with nearly 15,000 individuals visiting the museum in 2016, compared to its opening year in 2005 when only 4,000 attended the facility.

The increase in numbers is partially in thanks to the museum’s new focus of being family friendly, according to Figert.

“How I know that we’re doing the right thing is when the kids are screaming that they don’t want to go home,” Figert said. “And I hear that often. ‘Mom, I don’t want to leave.’

And I look at Shelby (McLaughlin) and the other staff and I say, ‘That’s success.’

“When they don’t want to go home, we’re doing the right thing.”

To get to its current success, however, the museum had to face an uphill battle.

“There’s a stigma surrounding museums as being not family friendly,” Figert said. “I would hear moms come in and whisper in little Joey’s ear, ‘Now don’t run. Don’t touch. Don’t play. It’s a museum.’

And I will frequently walk out of my office and say, ‘No actually we want him to do all of

those things. We want him to have fun and touch the buttons and open the flip panels.’

“We want that to happen. It’s not a museum where everything’s behind glass.”

To end the stigma surrounding the local museum, Figert said it incorporated Family Fun Days, later hours and a new Children’s Center in 2015.

Since the focus shift, the museum has seen results, he continued.

However, while attendance has reached an all-time high, it still is not enough to sustain the facility’s cost of operation, which was the original mindset taken when the facility first opened, according to Figert.

“The original model was not sustainable,” he said. “Beyond building the museum, there may not have been the best plan of how we’re going to sustain it and operate it moving forward, because there was this idea that peo-

ple were going to come in and that $5 admission was going to fund the museum and I think when that didn’t happen, then it became now what?

“So we took that focus away from admission, away from memberships.”

The Board will con-

tinue to look toward ways to make the museum sustainable, Figert said.

Moving forward, the facility’s staff and board hope to also change, update and improve current exhibits, reimagine exhibit sponsors, continue to partner and

engage other community organizations and develop a strategic plan to increase the sustainability and growth of the museum.

As for the museum’s future improvements, Figert said the staff is looking into adding adult programming

that won’t take away from other, local organizations, improve the facility’s collection storage and management and offer a “careful balance” of technology with a digital display of its collection in order to increase interaction.

WHS students donate New Years baskets: Wabash High School’s TADA (Teens Against Dating Abuse) members collected and made New Years baskets for clients at Hands of Hope Wabash and Flannery-Keal home, a domestic violence shelter in Marion. Wabash Dollar Tree donated the baskets while CVS donated soap, lotion, lip balm, cotton balls, pads, loofahs and nail polish. Dr. Robert Mattern’s dental office provided toothbrushes and toothpaste.

Hands of Hope included adult coloring books, color pencils and sharpeners. TADA made survival bracelets and donated pens and purple ribbons. Megan Long (not pictured) leads the group of students, which include (front row, from left) Marisa Shrock, Zoe Payne, Nicole Adams, Rachel Adams, (back row, from left) Shayna Morgan, Kearstin Lykins, Kaylee Prater, Baikey Pinkleton and Kaylei Blair. The students thank all the organizations that donated items. The group said its hope is that the basket will be a small token of help and light for those surviving abuse and seeking help in this new year. Photo provided

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Health officials report increased flu activity, deaths From the ISDH INDIANAPOLIS— The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) is urging residents to take precautions amid recent increases in flu-like illnesses in several areas of the state. Four Indiana

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“It’s always heartbreaking to learn that someone died of the flu, and we are just now beginning to enter peak flu season,” said Indiana State Health

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MU graduates report high success rate From the MU News Bureau

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Most of Manchester University’s 270 spring 2016 graduates have jobs or are in graduate school.

The success rate is 96.4 percent, in line with the school’s fiveyear average.

“Rigorous academics and rich hands-on experiences make Manchester graduates highly successful in the job market,” said Tish Kalita, MU director of career and professional development.

Internships, reallife training and volunteer work help prepare them for the professional world and offer valuable sources for networking.

Employers are invited to meet MU students at the M a n c h e s t e r University Career and Internship Fair from 2 to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, March 1, at the Jo Young Switzer Center on the North Manchester campus. There will be an optional pre-fair luncheon at 12:30 p.m., and setup begins at 1:30 p.m. Each registration will receive one 6-foot table and two chairs. Fair sponsorship is also available. For more information and to register: http://link.manchester.edu/careerfair Manchester is so

sure of its graduates’ success that it offers an employment guarantee: a job or graduate school within six months of graduation or return for a full year, tuition-free. For m o r e , visit http://www.man chester.edu/triplegua rantee/.

The success rate of 2016 MU pharmacy doctoral and athletic training master’s degree recipients is nearly 100 percent, with almost every graduate working in their field or on a post-graduate residency.

The University began offering the nation’s first dedicated master’s degree in phar macogenomics (PGx) in May. The PGx offering was so successful that the school is now offering an online master’s degree program in PGx. Nearly 16 percent of those who were in the undergraduate Class of 2016 are earning advanced degrees – at dentistry and law schools, and studying chemistry, physics and psychology. Some are at Manchester’s own Pharmacy Program in Fort Wayne, pursuing a four-year professional doctorate. Many of the graduate-degree seekers are research and teaching assistants at major universities.