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Yorks named Master Farmers By Josh Sigler jsigler@thepaperofwabash.com

A young Wabash County 4-H member parades her duck project through the auction ring on Friday night during the annual 4-H Livestock Auction. Photo by David Brinson

2018 fair called a success By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com With the exception of the weather this past weekend, activities at the 2018 Wabash County 4-H Fair were successful, according to several fair officials. A band of thunderstorms that moved

through the area Friday afternoon prompted a 30-minute delay in the start of the annual livestock auction. More rain throughout the day on Saturday prompted fair officials to cancel the annual demolition derby in the outdoor arena. Hot weather, as usual, threatened

early on to make the annual fair hot, but a rainstorm that moved through early in the week brought an end to that. “It started out a little warm, but we had the storm, and as things started cooling off, it seemed that both the ani(continued on page 3)

Knees inducted into Hall of Fame By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com Marcia and Terry Knee are the newest members of the Wabash County 4-H Volunteer Hall of Fame. The couple received the honor Friday afternoon, prior to the start of annual Wabash County 4-H livestock auction. The Knees are the second inductees into the Hall of Fame. Duane Truss received the honor last year. The couple has been active in 4-H for nearly 50 years, serving in a variety of capacities from club leaders to serving on the Fair Board. “I appreciate that they did this,” Mrs. Knee told The Paper of Wabash County. “It’s a great honor. “But the real recognition comes from when you walk by and see the kids, generations of them, and they thank you Marcia and Terry Knee are smiles after being named to the for being here. They thank you for being here for them.” Wabash County 4-H Hall of Fame. Photo by David Brinson (continued on page 3)

Mark and Christine York have made a career out of revolutionizing how farmers go about business in the pork industry. They recently earned a prestigious award for their efforts, as they were announced as the Indiana Prairie Farmer Master Farmers for 2018 in the 50th anniversary of the award. “It was very, very humbling to be one of four in the whole state of Indiana, changing or advocating for agriculture,” York said. “And, being in Wabash County it’s humbling. Orville Chamberlain won the award (in 1970), and he was a Wabash producer.” The Yorks and Chamberlain are the only Wabash County farmers to win the award. The couple was nominated for the honor by Curt Campbell, Wabash County Extension Education – Agriculture & Natural Resources. The Purdue Extension encouraged local offices to find local people to nominate for the award, he said. “Mark York was the first one we had when we had the Farm Family of the Year through the chamber,” Campbell said. “That was kind of a consideration. “I also worked with Howard Halderman, and we decided that Mark was the one we should go with. From my standpoint, the reason that we nominated for all he does for the community. Sure, a lot of guys raise pigs. But he’s president of the Wabash County Farm Bureau, Inc. He spends countless hours there. “He works on another project, which is Farmers Who Care, where we get some pigs and have them butchered and we grind the pork and make it into ground pork. We take it to food banks and give it to less fortunate and the needy. He’s a big person on doing that.” York also has helped in the Extension office in numerous ways, Campbell continued. “He’s also been state president of the Indiana Pork Producers. To me, that was more than just the fact he’s a good farmer. He’s good (continued on page 4)

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Ribbon cutting planned for Art’s Que By The Paper staff Grow Wabash County will host a ribbon cutting ceremony for the newest BBQ place in town – Art’s Que Catering + Mobile BBQ. Named for head pitmaster Jim Haist’s late grandfather, Art’s Que, first opened in the Fort Wayne area on Aug. 1, 2017. After operating there for several months Haist and his family decided to move their mobile BBQ to a place

he considers to be home – Wabash. Although Haist was raised in Fort Wayne, he has always held an affinity for Wabash. His grandfather Art and his wife, Maxine, moved to Wabash over 70 years ago and some of Jim’s fondest memories are here. “It just made sense, coming back here is just like coming home and the businesses in Wabash work as a community,” Haist said, discussing his decision to move to

Wabash. “It’s a comforting feeling to know my neighbors and know that we are all working together for the greater good of the community.” Marketing director Gretchen Haist added, “Wabash has always been a special place for our family. Our grandfather, Art, was very involved in the community and he and his wife, Maxine, raised their children here. We are excited to have the chance to carry on his legacy by serving the Wabash community.” On a typical Tuesday or Thursday one can find Art’s Que parked outside the Wabash County Historical Museum, unless he’s been called to cater elsewhere in the area. It can also find Art’s Que at the 13-24 Drive

In, First Friday’s, and numerous other places in the area. “We are thrilled to welcome Art’s Que Catering + Mobile BBQ to Wabash,” said Keith Gillenwater, President & CEO of Grow Wabash County. “Jim is a great business owner and his food is absolutely delicious. Consumers love having dining choices, and Art’s joining our community and growing food truck culture is a key part of that.” The ribbon cutting is scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018 at 11:30 am in the Wabash County Historical Museum parking lot. A free side will be given with purchase of a sandwich and there will be a business card drawing for a free t-shirt or tote bag.

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2018 fair called a success mals and the 4-Hers and their families had a breath of fresh air,” Brad Rody, Wabash County 4-H Council president said. “We had great weather.” A n g e l a Christopher, Wabash County Extension Educator 4-H Youth Development, agreed. “The weather has been an added bonus for this week,” she said. “It hasn’t been too hot. It hasn’t been too bad this week” Fair Board chair Dean White was pleased with the weather, until Friday’s storms, that is. “It’s been real good until tonight when we got the rain,” he said Friday. “The weather has been perfect. The kids have had fun. It’s been an enjoyable week.” This year’s fair brought several changes, and early indications the

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Wyatt Smith won a kiss from 4-H Fair Queen Jirni Cripe during the 4-H Livestock Auction on Friday evening. Little did he know, the kiss was going to be from a piglet Cripe was holding. Wyatt attempts to get out of the way before he could be kissed … changes were well accepted. One of the biggest changes was when the 4-Hers swine projects were registered. Generally taking place on Monday morning of fair week, this year it took place on Tuesday. “We’ve had some new things with 4H families this year, like swine checked in

on Sunday night,” Christopher said. “It’s been Monday morning for years and years. It went really, really well. We’ve heard lots of positive comments and response to that. “We were excited about it from our standpoint it went well, too. It’s made things go a lot smoother, like get-

ting show bills done. Those are good things.” Rody also said he has heard positive response to the changes. “I know there was some concern about change, but it seems like most of the change went pretty smoothly,” he said. “We will be contacting all the superin-

Knees inducted into Hall of Fame ...continued from the front page Knee said he was surprised he was included in the honor, noting he thought it was just his wife who was going to be recognized. “She’s the one who deserved it,” he said. “She’s had to put up with me all these years and tolerate a

lot of things.” On a serious note, he said he was honored to have received

the honor. “It’s amazing that they did this,” Knee continued. “We just

do this because we love the kids and we love being around the kids.”

But after receiving the kiss from the piglet, he also received a kiss from Cripe. Photos by David Brinson tendents from the different livestock areas and have them assess with their committees, if we need to tweak it again for next year or just leave it alone. “It kind of evolves.” Changes and other fair-related matters will be discussed during post-fair meetings. “We’ll have a post fair meeting with the 4-H council and look at all the areas that we made changes in,” Rody said. “How did it work? Do we need to come back in line with maybe where it was? Do we go halfway? Do we go in a whole different direction?” Changes are made, he noted, to help

everyone involved with the fair. “As times change, and as people schedules and how they look at bringing things to the fair with livestock and non-livestock items, and how to space that out so they can get the most out of it without having to make so many trips,” he said. “We’re just trying to make it easy on them and keep it as organized and flowing as we can.” For Jirni Cripe, it was a long week, but in spite of it all, the 2018 Wabash County 4-H Fair Queen said she had fun. “This week has been amazing,” she said Friday morning. “I’ve loved experi-

encing all the different shows and learning new things. “I’ve enjoyed meeting new people and taking pictures with little kids. It made me feel very blessed and I’ve loved it very much.” She will represent Wabash County in January during the Indiana State Fair Queen pageant in Indianapolis. While the competition is still months away, she is already preparing for the event. “I think you start preparing every day, talking with people, getting exposure with people,” she said. “I think it’s all practice and it’s all making me better.” 7.25

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for the community and community minded.” York said he always knew he wanted to be a pork producer, but the family farm in Peru wasn’t enough to sustain himself and his father, so he had to figure out another way. He was up in Holland, Mich.,

when he met his wife. She was working as a bank manager and he was running a buying station for hogs. “I wanted to move back to Indiana and build barns for a producer up in Holland, Bob Duikhuis,” York said. “At that time, he wanted to try something new, called wean to finish.

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That was when you bring the pigs in at 14 pounds and take them out at market size, which was new to the industry. That was in 1998. “That was a risk decision right there,” he added. “I got enough risk with owning the buildings and the land and the labor to take care of the pigs to own them. You get exposed to the markets and corn fluctuation and soybeans, and disease and a whole lot of other variables. So, I wanted to limit risk.” They built the farm from scratch on a 139-acre plot near Roann. The land had no buildings on it. The Yorks began the permitting

process with the Department of Environmental Management, and received their necessary farm permits. York talked to former plan commissioner Chad Dilling, who recently passed away, and emerged from that meeting with a building permit. “We built four barns on 139 acres we purchased, and actually lived in Peru and drove it twice a day for two years until we built a house on that farm,” York said. Wean to finish was unheard of when the couple got started, and they’ve taken that risk and turned it into a successful business.

“It was very new,” York said. “A lot of my neighbors admitted to me that they thought we had lost our minds. That was just right after massive liquidation and $8 hogs. We got thrown out of a lot of banks. We got told no a lot. But, I knew what we’re doing was the right thing to do. Twenty years later, some of those producers in the area have said it’s been good to us and they wished they would have done that.” The Yorks just received in a load of 4,700 baby pigs last week. That seems like an overwhelming amount of work. And, while it takes some elbow grease, a

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lot of the process to care for hogs is automated. The controller takes care of the ventilation in the room. The Yorks take care of the pig care and the feed system, mat and creep feeding the babies for the first few days before they go onto the feeder. All in all, the Yorks take 35,000 hogs to market each year, enough pork to feed a medium-sized city for an entire year. “Twenty years ago, I would have never thought we’d be at this size,” York said, reflecting back. “They asked in the (Indiana Prairie Interview) about what kind of changes have hap-

pened in the industry. I really don’t like saying 35,000 pigs, because that just turned off 70 percent of the readers or radio people. How I like to say how we effect the industry is with what we produce, we would feed the annual needs of 135,000 people, assuming everyone eats 50 pounds of pork per year, which is what statistics say a person consumes per year. “What we do here is we turn No. 2 yellow corn into bacon. That’s what we do. And, we’ve added value to No. 2 corn in the Wabash County area.”

Wabash artist presents painting to governor By The Paper staff INDIANAPOLIS — The work of Wabash artist Ellen Stouffer was presented to Gov. Eric Holcomb on Monday at the Statehouse. The painting, “The Crossroads of America,” will be displayed either at the governor’s residence located in the historic district of North Meridian Street in Indianapolis or at the Statehouse. The painting, which was commissioned by Indiana and Friends art gallery founder Mark Guenin depicts the outline of the state in Indiana blue, is surrounded on its sides by American flags. Stouffer said the patriotic bunting and gold leaf symbolizes the rich history Indiana holds in the United States. Featured at the painting’s center are the state’s seal, bird (cardinal), flower

(peony), and Statehouse dome. Represented at the bottom of the painting are images reflective of Indiana’s history that include a microphone, literature, cars, agriculture, Abraham Lincoln, a mortar and pestle, a p h y s i c i a n ’ s caduceus and a scale of justice. Stouffer said each object represents a piece of Indiana’s heritage. “I love that Ellen showed so many of our state’s sectors, or ‘calling cards,’” Holcomb said as he viewed the print. “This is so meaningful to me and our state, as it originated right here in the heart of the Heartland. I’m moved beyond words that the town went to such measures and by Ellen’s ability to capture Indiana’s spirit and story. I’ll be sharing this treasure with everyone who stops by.” Stouffer, an internationally recognized painter, said

Gov. Eric Holcomb talks with Wabash attorney Mark Guenin while local artist Ellen Stouffer looks on. Holcomb received a painting from Stouffer which was commissioned by Indiana and Friends art gallery. Photos provided

Guenin (right) discusses the painting with Holcomb while Mayor Scott Long looks on.

for this project she painted on hard-surfaced or “slick paper” to develop a richer hue throughout the painting. Holcomb’s reaction delighted her. “I wanted to depict Indiana through the

ages and have this painting give the feel that Indiana is the Crossroads of America,” Stouffer said. “From conception to layout and then painting, this project took approximately six weeks.”

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NM council amends smoking ordinance By David Fenker david@nmpaper.com

NORTH MANCHESTER – The town council voted 4-0 to approve an amended version of its new smoking ordinance Wednesday, July 11. The smoking ban ordinance is extensive and detailed, citing studies and research regarding the ill effects of secondhand smoke. Smoking includes the use of cigarettes, electronic smoking devices, cigars, pipes, hookahs and marijuana. In addition to banning smoking within 15 feet of building entrances, it prohibits smoking in: Enclosed public places, Enclosed places of employment, Private clubs, Enclosed residential facilities, Outdoor public places, Outdoor places of employment. The ordinance specifically states that smoking is not regulated in private residences. It also outlines fines for violations, setting a maximum of $50 per violation for an individual, and up to $500 for multiple violations by business owners. Before voting on the second reading of

the ordinance, council member Jim Smith added three amendments: striking a provision banning smoking in outdoor service lines (fast food drivethroughs, bank tellers); adding the term “enclosed” to a provision instructing owners and managers of businesses to enforce the policy on their property, so that they are compelled only to enforce inside structures on that property; and adding language to allow restaurants and bars to designate outside areas for smoking. “The concept of the entire ordinance, I’m very much in favor of,” Smith said. “I want this to pass and I want it to work.” Regarding the service line provision, Smith expressed concern about the reach of the ordinance. “I think this particular provision goes a little bit far,” he said, “and … I don’t think it’s something that’s absolutely necessary in order to carry out the spirit and the concept of the ordinance.” Smith’s second amendment aimed to clarify a business’s responsibility to enforce the smoking ban. In its original form, the ordinance instructed owners,

managers, operators or employees to enforce the ban in “an area regulated by” the ordinance, first asking them to stop, then refusing service and asking them to leave, and finally calling the police. “I think that the intent of the ordinance, the intent of the language,” Smith said, “is not to expect a manager, an owner or an employee to police their parking lot or their front entrance to make sure the – I think defining it as only the enclosed area makes it more definite. “I think [adding ‘enclosed’ before the term ‘area’] will help everyone to understand a little bit better about the fact that the owner is responsible for enforcing the ordinance to a point, until a point comes when it may be necessary to call the police.” Smith’s final amendment attempted to make the ordinance more fair to restaurants and bars. “I borrowed a sentence from a previous part of the ordinance that speaks directly to private clubs,” he said. “We are allowing [designated smoking areas] in another part of the ordinance. We are allowing it for private clubs, and I think that the restaurants and bars should have

Board OKs special event requests By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com Two special event applications were approved when the Wabash Board of Public Works and Safety met on Thursday, July 19. A request for the Dam to Dam bicycle ride was approved for Sept. 9. The board also approved a request from the Moonshine Cowboys for its Ride for a Cause on Aug. 4. In another matter, the board tabled a discussion of a home at 131 E. Maple St. B u i l d i n g Commissioner John Stephens told the board that members of the family of Elizabeth and the late Charles Mettler, who

own the home, were unable to attend the meeting. The family has a member who will soon be discharged from the military service who is interested in repairing the home, he told the board. This is the third time the board discussed the home. In May, relatives of the Mettlers told the board that the home has been vacant for about two years, the representatives told the board, noting that they are still making mortgage and tax payments on the structure. They said they also are mowing the lawn regularly, and trying to maintain the structure as best they can. Most of the windows are broken out,

Stephens noted in May, something the representatives blamed on area youth. They said they have boarded up the windows and doors, and are now basically using the structure for storage. In June, relatives told the board they are going to attempt to sell the property. The discussion on the home will continue when the board meets on Aug. 2. In a related matter, the board learned the city will not have to seek demolition quotes for a home at 1575 Hawthorne St. The owners, Stephens told the board, have demolished the home on their own. They also are maintaining the property, he added.

that opportunity also, as long as they meet the requirements of being 15 feet away and providing a marked area. “I think that they should have the same ability that a private club has.” The council voted on each amendment after it was presented, approving all three by votes of 4-0. Several community members attended the meeting wearing white shirts in favor of the smoking ban. Others in attendance opposed it. Council president Chalmer “Toby” Tobias said that he received petitions with about 200 signatures speaking out against the smoking ban. The petition states that the state’s ban on smoking within eight feet of a business entryway “more than covers smoking in public places adequately.” Community member Nancy Cripe spoke in favor of the ban, but voiced concern about Smith’s amendments. “I think they weaken the ordinance,” she said, “because if the

point of it is to protect people where they work from exposure to the toxicity in cigarette smoke, removing the service line provision doesn’t help the workers.” Cripe said that a friend of hers works in fast food, and told her that he appreciated the service line ban as a fast food worker. Cripe also spoke against the addition of “enclosed” to the section regarding

enforcement by businesses. “For any piece of the ordinance, nobody has to stand and actually police it,” she said. “It’s more like, if I’m walking into Main View, and somebody is standing … within 15 feet of the entrance, and I observe them smoking, having that in the ordinance that the business owner can enforce it means that I can go to the business

owner … “It gives me much more permission to do that, and it also gives them much more authority to enforce it.” The council unanimously voted to approve the ordinance as amended. Council member Tom Dale was absent. The council will read the ordinance for a third and final time at its regular meeting Wednesday, Aug. 1.

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Peabody, NM Parks announce Purple Paddle event By David Fenker david@nmpaper.com NORTH MANCHESTER — In an effort to raise funds to Alzheimer’s research and education, the North Manchester Parks Department and Peabody R e t i r e m e n t Community have teamed up to launch the Peabody Purple Paddle event. The Aug. 25, bringyour-own-boat event will take kayakers, canoers, boaters and floaters from Liberty Mills to Ogan’s Landing in North Manchester, with all proceeds going toward Alzheimer’s

research and the Dementia Education Endowment, used by Peabody to provide education about dementia and memory loss to staff, residents and community members. “The Walk for Alzheimer’s is nationwide, with the A l z h e i m e r ’ s Association, but we’re kind of going at it differently – we’re not having a walk – so we’re not actually part of that,” Sara Wilcox, business development liaison at Peabody, said. “We wanted to do something different, and with the new Ogan’s Landing, it was a

good opportunity to give some exposure to the park and to the launch here in North Manchester.” Tracy Irwin, Peabody director for Healthcare marketing

and admissions, said that Peabody has 72 residents in its memory care neighborhoods, but up to 80 percent of of the retirement community’s Healthcare residents have some sort of memory need. “We do have memory care here at Peabody, so it’s important for us to raise money for A l z h e i m e r ’ s research,” Wilcox said, “and then a portion of the proceeds also goes to our … Dementia Education

Endowment here on campus, and that’s to educate our staff in the care of individuals with Alzheimer’s as well.” For the Purple Paddle, participants will drop their watercraft off at the Liberty Mills Public Access Site, located at 13776 N. 325 E., then park their vehicles in North Manchester at the North Manchester United Methodist Church, located at 306 E. Second St. From there, an air-

conditioned Peabody bus will shuttle participants back to Liberty Mills to launch. “There will be a launch at 8 a.m., 8:15 a.m., 8:30 a.m. and 8:45 a.m,” Wilcox said. “At 9 a.m., there’s an opportunity for anyone who wants to – we’re referring to them as floaters, so if they want to bring an inner tube, rather than a boat, since they would be the slower ones, they would launch last at 9 a.m.” She added that they will allow a maximum of 30 watercraft per launch, and 20 floaters in the 9 a.m. launch. Check-in for the event opens at 7:15 a.m. for the 8 a.m. launch. Participants must fill out a waiver (available online), and must have a riverworthy watercraft and life jacket for the nearly three-hour

trip. The entry fee, payable at time of registration, includes transportation, lunch and a t-shirt. Various activities and games are planned for after the event, in Ogan’s Landing. Sponsorships from local businesses are covering the cost of the event. “We’ve got sponsors to help cover those costs, so all the proceeds will go toward the Alzheimer’s Association and our e n d ow m e n t , ” Peabody Director of Human Resources Kathryn Pearson said. As of writing, sponsors include Beers, Mallers, Backs & Salin, attorneys, and NewMarket. Participants may register on the town’s website – www.nmanchester.org – or in person at StraussPeabody Aquatic and Fitness Center, 902 N. Market St., North Manchester. “You must register by Aug. 11,” Wilcox said. “Get there early, soon, and get in.” In addition to raising funds for Alzheimer’s research and awareness, the event raises awareness about North Manchester’s newest park. “When Sara contacted me and said, ‘Hey, I’ve got this idea,’ I thought it was a great idea, and would give us exposure to our new park as well,” North Manchester Parks Director Jennifer Hotchkiss said. Ogan’s Landing officially opened June 6, but community members have used its ADA-compliant boat launch since last summer. Named after the brothers who first platted the town of North Manchester, the park features the boat launch, restrooms and picnic tables, and will soon have a playground as well.

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Kansas to return to Honeywell Center By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com The rock band Kansas has a great problem, longtime bassist Billy Greer believes. “We have such a great problem in that we have sixteen albums of material to choose from,” Greer told The Paper of Wabash County during a recent telephone interview. “Everyone has their favorites off of each album. Every Kansas fan, at least.” Because of that “problem,” choosing songs to perform on the current tour, “Kansas Radio Classics and Fan Favorites,” was a simple task. “It’s a great problem to have,” said Greer, who joined the band in 1985 and first performed on its “Power” album. “There’s plenty of material to choose from, and that’s a great place to be.” The current tour began in March and will continue through late September. The band will perform at the Honeywell Center’s Ford Theater on Sunday, July 29. “The set we’re playing, we’re getting great reactions from

Bass player Billy Greer has been with Kansas since 1985. Photo by Joseph Slacian the crowd,” Greer said of the tour. “It’s a 90-minute set. We’re playing all our hit records, and then some deep tracks that the fans have hooked on to and sunk their teeth in.” The set includes hits such as “Point of No Return,” “Hold On,” “Dust in the Wind,” and, of course, “Carry On My Wayward Son.” But it also has such numbers as “What’s On My Mind,” “ P a r a d o x , ” “Summer” and “Rhythm of the Spirit.” “It’s album cuts that fans have really seemed to have sunk their teeth into over the years,” Greer said. “There are a lot of hit records that we haven’t done in twen-

ty-five years or so, back when I first joined the band.” Greer joined Kansas in 1985, coming to it from the band Streets, in which he performed with former Kansas front man Steve Walsh. Walsh left Kansas in 1980 and formed Streets two years later. Kansas broke up in 1984, but came back together in 1985 with Walsh returning as vocalist. He brought with him Greer. “I really didn’t have to audition,” Greer said. “The other members knew Steve and saw Street play several times, so they were familiar with me.” This is the third time Kansas has played at the

Honeywell Center. The most recent was about three years ago, shortly after Walsh retired from the group and was replaced by lead singer Ronnie Platt. Touring has picked up since Platt joined the group, Greer noted. Immediately following the conclusion of the current tour, the band will kick off another, honoring the 40th anniversary of the release of their album “Point of No Return.” That show, which will last more than two hours, features a set with their hits, then another set in which they perform the entire “Point of No Return” album. The band had a similar tour two years ago marking the 40th anniversary of the release of its a l b u m “Leftoverture.” “We want to please the people that pay to come and see us play,” Greer said. “It’s that time of year that its festivals, fairs, casinos and gigs like that.” Casinos, he said, have opened up a new venue for a lot of “old rock bands” to play. “They opened up new places to play,” he said. “In the past, our tours consisted of performing arts centers, arenas and

places like that. How many albums you sold, how many hit records you’ve had dictated the size of

the venue.” One down side to casino concerts, though, is “they would really like you

to play about seventy minutes,” Greer said. “They want to get the people back out on the floor gambling.”

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The Access launches school supply drive By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com The start of the school year is just weeks away. To help students throughout Wabash County, The Access Youth Center is launching its annual Project School Supply Drive. The campaign actually began in midJuly when Wabash

Valley Chrysler hosted its Customer Appreciation Days. “It’s always exciting when we have a new community partner come on board,” Access executive director Liz Hobbs said. “We’re always thankful for that. “For a first year event, organizers were happy with it. They want to continue to build on it each

year.” The campaign will continue on Saturday, July 28, during the Fourth Annual Fill the Camper event sponsored by Zoomers RV and Walgreens. Zoomers will weigh an RV and bring it, empty, to the Walgreens parking lot. From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. July 28, supporters will bring a vari-

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ety of school supplies to be placed in the camper. At the end of the day, Zoomers officials will again weigh the camper and pay the Access one dollar for every pound of supplies collected. “It’s a really good relationship,” Hobbs said, noting it’s something she and other Access officials appreciate. “It’s an expensive undertaking to get 400 backpacks and fill them with supplies.” The agency has about 95 backpacks already, but is far short of its goal of 400, as well as the items placed in them. “There’s not enough supplies to fill (the backpacks) in the building,” Hobbs said. “It’s a big undertaking, but I’m so thrilled that we get to be a part of it.” The project wouldn’t be possible without the support of the community. “It’s something we don’t write a grant for. We never have,” Hobbs said. It’s something we really feel is an opportunity for us to take care of our neighbors, for us to care for each other. That’s the way we’ve done it since the first year. “We have communi-

ty organizations that come and help us with the distribution. We have community organizations that collect backpacks, churches who collect backpacks and supplies for us, community members who just call and say, I’m at the store, what can I get. That’s always a good thing.” Supplies will be distributed at 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 2, and again at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 3. We don’t ask for proof of need. The only thing we ask for is child’s name, grade and school they attend,” Hobbs said. “It’s the Wabash community. Manchester, Metro, City Schools, Emmanuel, anyone who needs a backpack. Kids can come with their parents. Kids can come on their own. Parents can come with their kids. Parents can come on their own. “We try to be pretty flexible on that because we understand summer hours and work hours. It can be difficult to get parent and kid in the same place at the same time, so we want to make it as easy to do as we can. It’s another reason why there are two

times. Thursday, we’ll start at 6 p.m. Friday morning we’ll start at 10 a.m. “If it’s only during the day, that’s difficult for those who might work second shift, they need to have something midmorning.” The backpacks will contain basic needs the students have. As much as we would love to be able to do every class list, it’s just impossible for us to do that on this large of a scale,” Hobbs said. We provide crayons, glue sticks, kids scissors, big pink erasers, wide notebooks and rulers, pencil pouches or a pencil case for elementary school. High school and middle school students, they don’t necessarily have a list per se, but we try to do college rule notebooks for them, as well as pens and pencils.” All students also will receive ear buds or headphones. “They’re all required to have that, depending on what grade they’re in, sometimes they do need to have headphones,” Hobbs said. “We also recognize the fact that kids who are in the older grades need head-

phones as well. We will have ear buds and headphones so that every kid that comes in to get a backpack will have that as well. “In the past when we’ve talked to the parents, the school supplies are important, but to them the biggest help is the backpack and the ear buds or headphone. “We love the fact that we can have some supplies thrown in.” Having proper school supplies on the first day of classes is important for the students, Hobbs believes. “We all know what that was like to go to school on the first day in elementary school and be excited because you have the crayons you’re supposed to have, and to have the pink eraser, if that’s what you’re supposed to have,” she said. “We want them to go in strong on the first day of school. “We’re looking forward to being able to serve the Wabash community again in this capacity, but we can’t do it without the community’s support.” The Access Youth Center is located at 74 W. Canal St., Wabash.

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All flights are fully funded by individual and corporate donations, small and large. Cost of one flight is $86,000, anything you can give is greatly appreciated. Veterans can stop by the Honor Flight booth on Friday, Aug. 10, to get questions answered and pick up an application. Donations will also be accepted and all checks will receive a taxdeductible receipt by mail after the check has been processed. If you are not able to visit our booth you can make your check to: Honor Flight NEI and send it to: P.O. Box 5, Huntertown, IN, 46748. For more information please phone 260 633-0049. MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY “UNDER CONSTRUCTION�: Many changes are happening on the MU campus! Construction of the Lockie and Augustus Chinworth Center is progressing. Much of the excavation is complete, underground utilities have been hooked up, and they are making preparations for the

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Manchester churches to host VBS programs ROUTE 66 TRIP PLANNED: North M a n c h e s t e r Historical Society & Shepherd’s Center are sponsoring a trip starting in St. Louis covering the Route 66 Mother Road. Four days, three nights September 11-14, 2018. This trip features St. Louis, as the largest city on Route 66 between Los Angeles and Chicago. You’ll spend a day with sights to north and another day touring the south, learn of history and life on what Steinbeck call “The Mother Road� in his vivid portrait, “The Grapes of Wrath.� Participants will hear about Americana, family vacations, early tourist marketing as you tap your toes to Nat King Cole’s “Won’t you get hip, to this timely tip, “Get your kicks on Route 66.� Trip includes three-nights lodging, three breakfasts, two lunches, two dinners, luggage handling and all tips and taxes. Cost is $745 per person double occupancy, $695.00, triple occupancy and $1040.00 for single occupancy. For detailed information

please contact: Bernie Ferringer, Tour Coordinator, 314 Sunset Dr. North Manchester, IN. 46962. E-Mail: bernievicki@gmail.com,

phone: 260 982-8734. FARMER’S MARKET & POP KIDS CLUB: The North Manchester Farmer’s Market has opened for its annual season of

fruits, vegetables, baked goods, crafts and more! The Market will be open on Saturdays from 8 a.m. until noon at the (continued on page 10)

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Parade entry forms available the parade on Sep. 8 at 2 P.M. NORTHFIELD HIGH SCHOOL, Class of 1968, 50th Class Reunion will be held Aug. 10-12, with events each of those days. On Friday the class will meet at the Roann Covered Bridge at 6:30 P.M., On Saturday, there will be

a dinner at the VFW in Wabash beginning at 6:30 P.M. On Sunday, the class will meet at the Urbana School at 11:30 for brunch. ROANN LIBRARY NEWS:. Summer Reading, Libraries Rock, ends on July 27. Readers may still participate in We CAN Read, which is a food drive collection for the Roann Food Pantry. The library will be collecting dry and canned goods throughout the month of July. The Summer Reading awards party will be held on July 28 at 10 A.M. in the library meeting room. Those who have finished the program and turned in their book logs will receive an award certificate and free gift book of their choosing. There will also be high-reader prizes in each age category. THE ROANN FARMER’S MARKET continues every Friday through the summer at the corner of Chippewa and Allen streets; from 4-6 P.M. In case of

inclement weather, the market will be held in the Roann Community Building located on Chippewa. Anyone still interested in a space may call Jerry Nelson at 765998-2863. If no answer,

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please leave a message. THE STOCKDALE MILL is open for visitors on Saturdays, from noon to 4 P.M. The visitor’s center has gift items for purchase, such as flour and corn meal, shirts, hats, mugs and other items. The public is invited to visit this historic landmark. HAPPY BIRTHDAY this week to Greg Montel, Phil

Layman, Mike See, Josh Langston, Cathy Montel, Justin Vigar, Steven Foust, Becky Cordes, Joe Hall, Turner Stephens, Steven Myers, and Henry Becker. H A P P Y ANNIVERSARY this week to Mr. and Mrs. Troy Baer, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Fairchild, Mr. and Mrs. Scott Schuler, and Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Nordman. 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 is Tuesday at noon. It would be best to submit timely news items two weeks in advance.

North Manchester News ...continued from page 9 Riverbridge Electric parking lot (corner of Main and Wayne Streets). Again this year is “POP Kids Club” for children ages 3-12. FELLOWSHIP MEAL hosted by the Fellowship of Churches is held on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month at the Zion Lutheran Church from 4:30-6 p.m. The church is located at 113 W. Main Street. AREA FIVE AGENCY NUTRITION PROGRAM Provides lunch to seniors 60 and over at the Warvel Park Scout Hall Monday through Friday at 11:30 a.m. Meals are a balanced meal. Lunch is on a donation basis. Must call between 9 am. – 1

p.m. the day before to reserve lunch for the next day. Euchre is played every Wednesday. To reserve lunch call 9829940. MANCHESTER M E A L S - O N WHEELS provides meals as planned and prepared by the dietary staff at Timbercrest Senior Living Center in North Manchester. The meals are prepared according to the dietary needs, as recommended by their physician. Each weekday between 11 a.m. and 12 noon a hot lunch and a cold evening meal are delivered by volunteer drivers to the client’s homes. Clients can choose how often to receive

meals. To sign up for meals call the office at 260-982-6010 and talk with an office volunteer or leave a voice mail message. PARTING SHOTS: “Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.” – Coach John Wooden NORTH MANCHESTER NEWS ITEMS may be sent to my e-mail address at nmanchestertalks@g mail.com or you may call me at 260-982-8800. The deadline for news to appear in the next week’s issue of The Paper is Wednesday at noon. Please submit timely news.

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Meet at Salamonie Interpretive Nature Center for Hoosier Quest; Explore Salamonie� program on Saturday, July 28 from 11—11:15 a.m. Learn how you and your family can participate in DNR Hoosier Quest programs designed to encourage exploration of state parks and lakes in Indiana. Seniors are 50 and over are invited to attend the monthly Senior Monday Carry-in Luncheon at Salamonie Interpretive Center, Lost Bridge West SRA. There is a carry-in meal at noon followed by a special speaker that presents a unique program. Join Jody Heaston, speaker and Monarch expert, and learn about the life cycle and importance of the Monarch butterfly. The program is on Monday, Aug. 6. A main dish of hoages will be provided. Attendees should plan to bring a side dish to share, a beverage and their own table service. A $1 donation to help defray costs of the provided main dish will be accepted. To register or for more information call the Upper Wabash Interpretive services at 260-468-2127. C e l e b r a t e Christmas in July and Smokey Bear’s birthday with games, food, a parade, campsite decorating and more at Mississinewa Lake on Saturday, July 28. Meet Santa and chow down on pancakes and sausage prepared by the Friends of the Upper Wabash I n t e r p r e t ive Services from 8— 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Donations will be accepted. After breakfast, Santa will take a driving tour through the campground. Other activities include a playground party near the campground gate from 2:30—4:30 p.m. including water games with the local fire department, a youth archery shoot (staff will provide equipment and safety instruction), and a cornhole tournament. A parade honoring Smokey Bear’s birthday begins at

6:45 p.m. on Saturday at the campground gate. Visitors can share a snack with Smokey after the parade. Judging of decorated campsites begins at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday. Winners will be announced at 9:30 a.m. Sunday at the campground shelter. “Sandcastles at the Beach� will be offered on Saturday, July 28 from 3—4 p.m. at Salamonie Beach. Come try your hand at making sand castles. The naturalists will have supplies available to help you make a masterpiece. Come to S a l a m o n i e I n t e r p r e t ive Program Shelter for “Rainsticks and Thunder Drums�, a program offered on Saturday, July 28 from 7—8:15 p.m. to learn a bit about flood control. Then, join Arts in the Park grantee, Dianna Davis, to create your own rainstick to take home. All supplies will be provided. Afterwards, everyone is invited to create music with Dianna, their rainstick, thunder drums, and lots of other fun percussion instruments. All ages are encouraged to participate. S a l a m o n i e Interpretive and Nature Center is the headquarters for Upper Wabash I n t e r p r e t ive Services, which serves Mississinewa Lake, Salamonie Lake, J. Edward Roush Fish and Wildlife Area, and Quabache State Park. Salamonie

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Interpretive and Nature Center summer hours are: April 1 through Oct. 31; open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. Their winter hours are: Nov. 1 through March 31; open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily except for Tuesdays. The S a l a m o n i e Interpretive and Nature Center phone number is 260-4682127. Some of the activities at the S a l a m o n i e Interpretive and Nature Center are: wildlife viewing area, interactive reservoir exhibits, natural and cultural history displays, a children’s room, the Salamonie Raptor Center featuring live birds of prey. LAGRO TOWN HALL phone Number is 260-7822451. For emergency assistance please call Scott at 260-5713271. JULY BIRTHDAY WISHES go to: Stanford Hamilton, July 1; Bonnie Newton, July 4; Jim Long, July 9; Wyatt Good, July 10; Dannae Shaw, July 12; Don Hendry, July 16; Steve Turner, July 17; Chelsea Miller, July 19; Virginia Freiden, July 21; Chuck

Marion, July 25; Larry Quinn, July 28; Diane Turner, July 30. Happy Birthday to all! H A P P Y ANNIVERSARY IN JULY to: Dave and Kristy Good, July 3; Mike and Brooke Swope, July 16; Frank and Molly Strange, July 26. A big congratulations go out to them! 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 PA T R I C K ’ S CHURCH usually conducts Mass every first Sunday of each month at 12:30 p.m. All are invited to attend services. The historic St. Patrick’s Church is located at 950 Main Street, Lagro. THE LORD’S TABLE CHURCH would like to invite everyone to attend their Church Services at 10:30 a.m. on Sundays and 6:30 p.m. on Wednesdays. The church is located at 1975 Vernon Street, Wabash. Bible Study Night will be every Wednesday at 7 p.m. Please call Roxane at 260-571-7686 for more information. THE LAGRO COMMUNITY CHURCH welcomes the public to join them on Sundays for the 10 a.m. worship service. All are wel-

come to attend the service and stay for the fellowship and refreshments afterwards. THE WEEKLY ISAAC-ISM: “In life it is important to treat others with respect and consider their side of an issue. Sports etiquette is really nothing more than showing the same consideration to the people around you that you expect yourself. In the sport of tennis you call your opponents shot in or out. I expect my opponent to make ethical calls to the best of their ability because I expect nothing less of myself regarding calling their shots in or out. It is not really about who wins or loses the point, it is about getting the call correct. The etiquette, or code of conduct of the sport requires that any doubt in a call goes in favor of your opponent. That concept would be best adhered to in life situations also!� EVERYONE DO ME THAT SPECIAL FAVOR and have a safe enjoyable

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County has ample places for readers will tell you that there are hundreds of thousands of books that There is this incredible smell line the shelves. I will tell you that that fills a second-hand book store. he pretty much knows where I don’t know if the aroma is caused every single title is located. Any by decades of authors whose genre, be it science fiction, satire, words are trying to bust out from drama, romance, action adventhe books that bind them. I find the ture, and more, can be found in scent inspiring. Reading makes one of the towering-aisles. you think bigger Mostly Books has thoughts, feel other’s dubbed itself as a used emotions, understand book emporium and different perspectives, gift shop. Located in and can provide an downtown North escape to a world of Manchester, the shop possibilities. offers art, antiques, and The digital-age has you guessed it, mostly shifted the way that we books. #AskMargie enjoy a good book. Our recently filmed a video only options use to be tour of the cozy storehard or softback, now front, which is availKindles, iPads, and able on Visit Wabash other numerous readCounty’s Facebook ers offer downloadable CHRISTINE FLOHR page. access to the New York Experts say that readTimes Best Sellers List. ing is crucial to a stuIt’s convenient, quick, and your dent’s success in school and in next read is at your scrolling-fin- their future careers. Through ger tips without ever leaving the hearing stories, children are couch. exposed to a wide range of words. Libraries and bookstores This helps them build their own around the world are battling to vocabulary and improve their stay relevant, however the understanding when they listen. libraries and bookstores in For adults, reading can lower one’s Wabash County seem to have chances of suffering from found a way to keep their audi- Alzheimer’s disease, assists with ences engaged. The Roann Public memory improvement, provides Library, North Manchester Public depression relief, and will naturalLibrary and the Wabash Carnegie ly expand your vocabulary. Library have developed successful I still prefer holding a printed adult and youth programs that book in my hands, cracking the drive users through their doors. binding with the first opening of They share a similar mission of the cover, and turning the pages. I providing materials, programs, think it makes me feel closer to the and services that meet the educa- author’s work. Whether it’s a digitional and recreational needs of tal, audio, or printed book, we the community. should thank Wabash County for Reading Room Books, in down- making it easy to wrap our hands town Wabash, is one of the largest and minds around the works that used bookstores in the state of have changed, will change and are Indiana. Ray Daniels, manager, changing the way we think. By Christine Flohr

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Cleveland, Chicago (White Sox), Milwaukee and St. Louis. As a big baseball fan, I have I’ve also been to old Fulton been to my share of Major County Stadium in Atlanta as League ballparks. There are well as games in Kansas City, different aspects of each dif- Denver and Phoenix, and I ferent venue that I have mem- have memories from every ories of. game seen in those venues. The first ballpark that I I have seen a game involving went to was old Comiskey every major league team Park on the south including the side of Chicago. Montreal Expos who My dad took my are now the brother and I W a s h i n g t o n there and we saw Nationals. The final the Sox play franchise, the eluDetroit. This was sive one for me was back in the late the Toronto Blue ‘60s. I don’t Jays, who I saw remember the about 10 years ago on year but I’m a trip to Phoenix guessing ‘66 or ‘67. when I saw them My love for the host the game probably Diamondbacks. BILL BARROWS was fueled by that There are certain visit along with memories from each the many others ball park that make we made there or to old Tiger that venue or game memoStadium in Detroit. rable. Maybe it was Walt “No My aunt and uncle lived in Neck” Williams scoring the Detroit and my uncle was a only run of an extra inning Yankees fan. We were fortu- win at old Comiskey Park on a nate enough to see a number sacrifice fly by Smoky of games there. Actually, I Burgess, or seeing Al Kaline remember seeing Mickey and Willie Horton hit back to Mantle get hurt there trying to back homers in Detroit, or seeleg out an infield grounder. ing Johnny Bench hit a homer Tiger Stadium had a lot of the at Riverfront for the Reds. same sites, sounds and smells Maybe it was taking baseas Comiskey and the other ball teams that I have coached Chicago venue, Wrigley Field, to Chicago, Kansas City or at the time. Most of those Arizona for an experience of a smells were stale beer, cigar lifetime for some of them. smoke mixed with the smells Annual golf/baseball trips of hot dogs and popcorn. with several of my closest I’ve been to a number of the friends to St. Louis or a family old as well as the new ball reunion in the Pittsburgh parks. I have seen games at old area. How about sitting in the and new stadiums in rain at Wrigley watching the Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, then hapless Cubs and then By Bill Barrows

going across town on the way back and seeing the White Sox play against Baltimore, a rare two-venue doubleheader on the same day? I’ve been to Fenway in Boston, but the Red Sox were out of town. So I’m not sure I can include that venue as one that I’ve seen a game. I have to be a little partial to Wrigley, because that is where I passed along the legacy of the love of the game to my daughter. She still loves to go there with her dad. But as far as my favorite ballpark, it has to be Coors Field at Denver. My wife has family in the area and we love to go there. I took my eldest grandson to his first game there. The site lines are wonderful, the atmosphere is special and you can actually see the Rocky Mountains and all of their purple mountain majesty (I’m not kidding) from your seat. I still would love to see games at Boston, New York and Los Angeles. I have a younger grandson who needs to see his first game and have that experience. And his little sister will want to tag along because she will be afraid that she will miss something. I have never been to Cooperstown and that is a destination that I hope not to miss. On the top of my bucket list would be a trip there and then a combination of a Red Sox game at Fenway Park as well as a Yankees game in New York .... Someday!

Mailing raises questions Dear Editor: Friday I received in the mail a notice of the school study for MSD, which touts disadvantage of a proposed merger between MSD and Wabash City Schools. My immediate thoughts were as such: (A) Who or what organization is the author? That is not stated. Why not? (B) Capital costs of a merger are mentioned, but no mention of what those costs would be. From where does the estimate that MSD would be responsible for 80 percent of the cost come? What is the source of these figures, and how do we know those figures are true? (C) Higher taxes are mentioned for Wabash County. How much would the claimed higher taxes amount to for MSD? (D) Academic and financial success of MSD is mentioned. How does this compare to the academic and financial standing of Wabash City Schools? Going out on a limb here, when

this issue came up around 30 years ago, it was claimed by many, without any justification that I was aware of, that a merger between the two systems would mean there would only be one high school in Wabash, such as in Huntington County. Work them progressed on improving the existing buildings. It is inconceivable to me that with three good buildings, an elected school board would be so bold as to close them and construct a new building. The mailing raises interesting questions, and some or all of its figures may be valid, but if so, why not give proof rather than high behind a cloak of anonymity? Rather than having unsubstantiated scare tactics thrown at me, I would prefer to see a discussion and decision based on a valid presentation ad comparison of the facts. —- Murray Cox, Wabash

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of the late A.J. (Pard) and Ople (White) Butler’s six children – Jim, Joe, John, Jack, Helen (Bechtelheimer) and Lela (Ramage) – gathered at the South Pleasant Church community building on Saturday, July 14. Seventy-one members, traveling from Colorado, Georgia, Virginia, Illinois and parts of Indiana, gathered for a carry-in dinner, a table of accumulated pictures, movies of many years of various families and events over the past 100 years, sharing stories of remembrance and more pictures taken. Lanyards were warn in color for the children of each family to identify their respective family. Photo provided

Mr. & Mrs. Rex Knight Rex and Hazel Knight celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on July 7. The couple renewed their wedding vows on Saturday, July 7, 2018, at the Independent Christian Fellowship Church in Peru. Church family and friends and relatives attended the event. The couple was married on July 7, 1968, at Pacific Beach Gospel Chapel, Pacific Beach, Wash.

Clark Elias Simcoe Clark Elias Simcoe was born to Mr. and Mrs. Eric Simcoe, Urbana, on May 12, 2018. He weighed 7 pounds, 14 ounces, and was 21 inches long. His mother is the

former Kari Biehl. Clark joins big sister, Nora. Maternal grandparents are Kris and LaDonna Biehl, Urbana. Paternal grandparents are Sam and Shirley Simcoe, North Manchester.

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and discussed how we can solve our budget deficit. We are trying to continue operating and maintaining the C o m m u n i t y Building, Fire Station and 2 Parks. This is a brief synopsis of the outcome of that meeting. 29 people pledged $10 per month or $120 per year. The group needs 21 more pledges to reach its

goal of $600 per month. Please call Susan Peebles at 317677-2364 if you would like to make a pledge. Four members said they would join the three that help with recycling and 18 said they would save their steel and aluminum scrap. Ten members said they would help on an activity planning/executing committee. Six members said they would put their name on a service directory delineating their charges and how much they would donate to the SRDC budget. 8 members agreed to join a maintenance/janitorial crew to help maintain the C o m m u n i t y Building seasonally or after rentals. Derek Finch is forming a mowing crew

for the two parks and along the HI way so no one will have to mow more than a few times a year. We hope to have a detailed report out soon. LUNCH BUNCH met for lunch at Country Post in Huntington for lunch on Tues. July 17 with 14 in attendance. Next month they plan on going to Ivanhoes in Upland. Anyone may join them for lunch at 11:30 a.m. They meet

on the third Tuesday of each month at different restaurants. HAPPY BIRTHDAY Krissa Mechling July 26, Jim Large, Joyce Willcox, George Swain, July 27, Roy Proffitt Robert Johns July 28, Dean Thomas Benbow, Kelsey Niccum, Brayton Hensley, Charlie Snyder July 30 H A P P Y A N N I V E R S A RY Jon and Jamie Hill

July 27, Forster and Barbara Gatchel July 28 Becky and Marvin Schlemmer, Brian and Josephine Miller July 29, Dustin and Rachel Hurst Aug. 2 WORDS OF WISDOM “If you are someone who is in constant doubt and your life thus far has been a constant string of disappointments, it’s time you stop fixating on doubt and spend your valuable time

on building a list of things that make you feel confident and assertive.” Zak Frazer 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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Liberty Bells will meet for lunch at 11:30 a.m. at Bob Evan’s in Wabash on Tuesday, Aug. 7. SEVETEEN VETERANS met for COFFEE AND SNACK on Friday July 13 at the L a F o n t a i n e C o m m u n i t y Building. Thank you to veteran Roger Rapp for the donation of donuts for their snack. They plan on meeting Aug. 10 at 9 a.m. for coffee and snack. L A F O N TA I N E LIONS met on Thursday, July 12, in the Lion room at the C o m m u n i t y Building. President Steph Polk opens the meeting, Lion Andy Kirk led the Pledge of Allegiance, and Lion Tom Polk gave the prayer. Secretary and Treasure reports were given and approved. Report was given of the installing of the gas tank to replace getting gas from Vectrum. This is being done to save money. They were discussion on having an ice cream social in August. It was decided to not have it this year due to not having enough time to put it together and the state fair will be going on doing August. They club will have their Kettle corn wagon at the Pop Corn Festival in Van Vuren Aug. 2, 3 and 4. They will also be at the Bark and Brew on Aug. 25 in Wabash. It was voted to give out dictionaries again this year to S o u t h w o o d Elementary third graders. Lion Steph stated his goal for the coming year. He would like the club to do a community project over other month. A list was passed out and a decision will be made next month on what the club will do. With no further business meeting was adjoined. S O M E R S E T NEWS: On June 26 the SRDC Board had two public meetings for all members (lot owners in Somerset) and residents of the Francis Slocum Estate, Mt. Vernon, Somerset Village Apartments and nearby residents. More than 40 people attended the meeting

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Rebel Rouser Car Club would like to thank all the participants at their car show on a very hot 90 degree plus day on Aug. 14. There were 41 beautiful cars and trucks for people to enjoy. Twenty-five top awards were given plus 7 Specialty Awards and 2 very special Memory Awards. The Rebel

Rouser Car Club lost two Rebel Cruisers this past year – Bill Burnsworth of Lagro and Car Club President Paul (Shorty) Bedic of Tippecanoe. The Bill B u r n s w o r t h Memory Award was presented to Ron Rylands for a 1952 Ford. The Shorty Bedic Memory Award was presented to Evon Baber for

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a 1950 Chevy. Thanks also goes to the Urbana Lions Club for providing a place for the car show and to Bonita Snell for supplying the food and drink through the heat of the day for the show participants and those who stopped by to take a look at the cars and trucks. DON’T FORGET AUG. 1 BLOOD DRIVE at the Urbana Community Building from 1 to 6:30 p.m. Walk-ins are welcome! PRAYER CONCERNS: Gene Miller had surgery on July 20 in Indianapolis. Continue to remember Sue Hann, Jerry Long, John Eltzroth (John came home on July 19, but still needs prayers.), Glen Summers, Lois (and Dean) Haupert, Duane and Esther Wagner, Cathy (Hoover) Pritchard, Danny Knee, Naomi Cunningham, Lowell and Marilyn Karns, Jane Winebrenner and Marcia and Terry Knee. B R E A K FA S T BUNCH attendees on July 18 were Phil and Jan Weck,

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photos: This is Mildred Hipskind’s confirmation picture taken in 1917 that I found when sorting pictures for our move. Mildred was a teacher at Wabash High School for many years and was also my dad’s cousin. She was born in 1903 and died on May 29, 1983, at age 79. Photo provided

Marvin and Mary Ann Mast, Larry and Nancy Meyer, Helen Dawes and her grandson Austin Miller, Max and Ruth Reed, Eileen Weck, Tom and Joyce Wilcox, John and Darla Eads, Alma DeVore and Doris Mattern. The group will meet again on July 25 at 7:30 a.m. at Bob Evans in Wabash. B I R T H D AY S : July 26 – Kelly Penrod. July 27 – Lori Fitch. July 28 – Wynter Dey Biehl,

Karen Eads. July 29 – Darcy Corn, Angie Vincent, Meredith Eltzroth, Julie Miller, Kassidy Stambaugh. July 31 – Neil Haupert, Morgan Peas, Roger Harman. Aug. 1 – Jeremy Warnock A N N I V E R SARIES: July 27 – Wendel and Janene Dawes. July 31 – Max and Ruth Reed. NEWS ITEMS and /or pictures may be sent to me at mamast812@gmail.c om or by calling or texting 260-377-9475.

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NM looks to move to Central Dispatch By David Fenker david@nmpaper.com NORTH MANCHESTER – North Manchester Police Dispatch is on track to disappear Jan. 1. North Manchester Town Manager Adam Penrod announced the change at the July 11 meeting of the North Manchester Town Council. “Roughly eight years ago, when Central Dispatch was created, I think the town was offered, at that time, to combine services when the city joined the county dispatch services,” Penrod said. “The town decided to keep dispatchers here in North Manchester. “Since then, cell phones have taken over, the county have withdrew some 9-1-1 funding that they had previously been giving the town to help their efforts down there, and just recently,” he continued, “the county had also reinstated or made available [Public Safety Access Point] funding to help fund Central Dispatch. With that being said, the town residents are paying toward that with their property taxes to fund Central Dispatch.” The PSAP provides about $570,000 for Central Dispatch, and is part of the property tax overhaul passed by Wabash County Council last year. That change, Penrod said, pushed the town to reconsider having a separate dispatch center. “This may be the time to move it all to Central Dispatch and kind of streamline the system,” he said, “and also not have the town residents paying twice the fee for a service.” North Manchester Police Department Chief Jim Kirk said that he and Central Dispatch Executive Director Sandy Beeks have discussed the potential transition since March. “Nothing was really finalized until July, that we were definitely going there,” Kirk said. Kirk cited person-

nel and funding as two main reasons for the change. “We only have four full-time dispatchers, and we rely heavily on part-time dispatchers so we have around-theclock dispatch,” he said. “Also, the taxpayers here are paying for Central Dispatch, plus they’re paying for dispatch here, too. So, it just saves the taxpayers of North Manchester money; they don’t have to pay for both.” According to Kirk, North Manchester’s dispatch has not received 9-1-1 funding from the state in several years. Those funds, he said, used to be split between Wabash City, Wabash County and North Manchester dispatch. Then, when Wabash City and Wabash County joined, funds were split between Central Dispatch and North Manchester, but the county stopped sending funds north. While waiting on the town and county to work out the details of the transition, two of Kirk’s full-time dispatchers have found new jobs, leaving the town short-staffed. “The issue I have right now is, just trying to have dispatch covered,” Kirk said. “Hopefully we can transition to where … Central can cover one of our shifts,” he added. “If I can get one shift covered, we’d be fine.” Kirk also said that the lobby of NMPD will remain open 247. “We’re still going to have people walk into the lobby area,” he said. “There will be a phone there, so if somebody comes in that phone will go directly to Central Dispatch, and they will contact an officer and he’ll come in.” Beeks, the Central Dispatch director, presented information on the transition at the Monday, July 23, meeting of the Wabash County Commissioners. “ N o r t h Manchester sent us a letter on July 13, requesting that Central Dispatch

takes them in,” she said. “I’ll have to add another station, some manpower. I’m a little concerned about taking them in at this time. “I don’t have the radio frequency, so we’ll have to get that. … It’s all going to take time.” Beeks said that the cost of equipment

and radio frequency will be nearly $60,000, quoted by J & K Communications. The $60,000 will come from Central Dispatch’s budget, Beeks said. Commissioner Barry Epply mentioned the possibility of “an expense going forward” for North Manchester, or possi-

bly sharing the initial cost of transferring, and noted that the change was not unexpected. “It’s something that we’ve been anticipating and planning for for a number of years,” he said. “I think some of us maybe wish that it had occurred a few years ago, but we welcome the infor-

mation, and the Jan. 1 start date that they indicated in the letter is certainly doable in my estimation.” Commissioner Scott Givens requested that Beeks and county attorney Steve Downs work on a response to North Manchester’s letter with details regarding the transition,

and motioned to approve the addition of a fourth console at Central Dispatch. Employment, he said, would be discussed later. Eppley noted that, in order to be ready by Jan. 1, Central Dispatch will most likely have to hire additional personnel before that date for training.

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Benefit planned for Miami County business owner By The Paper staff DENVER — Family and friends are rallying behind Fred Raider, a local Miami County business owner who was diagnosed with nonHodgkin lymphoma in 2012, by throwing a benefit dinner in his honor on July 28th. Raider has been battling health complications since he began treatment for his cancer in 2012. He is the owner of Raider Truck Repair in Denver, and also a 1974 graduate from North Miami High School. He started his own business in 1985 in Denver and

had worked as an auto-diesel mechanic up until 2013 when his health deteriorated and left him unable to work. Raider went through two of chemotherapy locally in 2012 and 2013, and unfortunately his cancer returned after each round of chemo. After these failed attempts to treat his cancer, Raider’s local oncologist sent him to Greenwood to meet with a team of doctors who specialize in bone marrow transplants. He and his wife, Annette, traveled to Greenwood so he could receive a lifesaving stem cell

transplant in October 2013. While the transplant was a success, Raider continues to have complications from the treatment of his cancer. He was hopeful during every complication that he would be able to fight back from his health setbacks to be able to return to running and working at his business but he was met with yet another complication that was caused by an infection in April of this year that caused him to undergo a major back surgery that fused his spine from the T2 level to the T10 level. After this surgery, he was told by his

neurosurgeon that he would never be able to return to work again because he would need to be on a weight restriction for the rest of his life. Upon hearing this news, his family and friends have decided to hold a benefit dinner for Fred and his family. The benefit dinner will be from 4-7 p.m. July 28 at the Denver Baptist Church, 111 N Yorick St. The dinner is sponsored by the Denver Lions Club. Lori Rusie will be grilling pork tenderloins. Included with the tenderloin sandwich are sides of smoked baked beans, applesauce, chips,

drink, and dessert. Tickets will be sold the day of the event. Cost of tickets are adults $9, children ages 4-12 $5, and children ages 3 and under are free. Carry outs are available. During the benefit there will also be gift basket raffles as well as a 50/50 raffle. There will also be a donor drive to sign up for the Be The Match program to become registered with the National Bone Marrow Registry. If anyone has questions or would like to donate to the benefit, please contact Lisa Prior at 574780-0069 or Theresa Hight at 765-210-7613.

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Dress ministry founder to speak By The Paper staff

MARION — Lakeview Wesleyan

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Rachel O’Neill, Founder of Little Dresses for Africa at a brunch from 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, in the Family Life Center, 5316 S Western, Entrance A in Marion. O’Neill founded the non-profit organization after visiting Africa on her 50th birthday and realizing the plight of the little girls she met. The organization distributes little dresses made of pillow cases through-

out many parts of Africa to plant in the hearts of little girls that they are worthy. O’Neill speaks on behalf of Little Dresses for Africa around the country to schools, community groups and churches to encourage community involvement in helping others, as well as to raise awareness of the plight of little girls in Africa. Currently, more than 8 million dresses have been sent to 47 African countries

RACHEL O’NEILL and 37 other countries in need. Common Thread Ministry is the local organization and

includes men and women of many denominations. Anyone is invited to participate whether they have sewing skills or not as many other skills are needed in the process. The brunch requires reservations by July 31 and is free with donations accepted. To make a reservation, call the church at 674-7715 or go online to lakeviewwesl e ya n . o r g / r a c h e l oneill-brunch.

Monroe to speak at Winchester Center By the Paper staff Wabash native, Mike Monroe will talk about the work he has done in renovating more than 25 houses in Wabash, his passion for his hometown and the revitalization

of downtown Wabash. His story includes his diagnosis of ALS, his faith and his family. The program will be on Thursday, July 26, 1 p.m., at the Dallas L. Winchester Senior Center, 239

Bond Street in Wabash. The public is invited to hear this inspirational program entitled, “Mike Monroe – Still Moving Forward.” Sponsored by Beacon Credit Union, the “Our Town Presents” series at Living Well Winchester Center is a monthly program featuring local people doing interesting things which most of us might not know about. The program is free and open to the public. Reservations are requested, but not required. To sign up, please call 260-563-

4475. Prior to Monroe’s program, there will be a presentation on the art of Indiana native, Homer C. Davisson, at 12 by Thelma Rohrer, Dean of the College of Arts and Humanities, Assistant Professor of Art, Manchester University. As with the Our Town Presents, the program is free and open to the public. Reservations are requested, but not required. Both presentations are part of the Thursday afternoon programming at Living Well Winchester Center.

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Grissom Air Museum plans annual car show By The Paper staff

BUNKER HILL — Grissom Air Museum will host its annual car show on Saturday Aug. 4, with vehicle registration starting at 7:30 a.m.

The cost will be $12 per vehicle paid at the gate the day of the show. Gates will open at 9 a.m. for general public with $3 admission for 12 and older and 11 and under being free. There will be food,

a DJ, 50/50 drawing, and great airplanes to view. At 10 a.m. the gates will close for vehicle registration. The first 250 vehicles will receive a free dash plaque and there will be awards for the top 85 vehicles

and special awards. This year show officials divided the 1980 & newer class in half so the new classes will be pre 1954, 19541979, 1980-1999, 2000 and newer. There also is a motorcycle class.

Parking under the planes is a first come first serve basis. All proceeds go to the Grissom Air Museum to help preserve our planes and exhibits so come out and help us preserve the “Can Do” legacy!

Tours offered of old Wabash County Jail reservation will receive suggestions for dining in Wabash before or after the Landmark Look, from the fine dining at Twenty in the Charley Creek Inn to the food trucks that come to serve the First Friday market crowd.

By The Paper staff While the exterior restoration is underway, Indiana Landmarks offers a “before” tour of the old Sheriff ’s House and Jail at 31 W. Main St. in Wabash. The Landmark Look takes place from 5-8 p.m. Aug. 3 during W a b a s h Marketplace’s First Friday downtown market. The look is free with a reservation. Back in the late 19th century and well into the twentieth, the county sheriff and his family sheltered under the same roof as his prisoners, sort of. The sheriff lived in the handsome red brick home built in 1880, spacious and high-ceilinged, while the incarcerated lived in a limestone cell block that adjoins the house. The structure stopped serving as a jail in 1979 and the probation department left in 2004. Used only for storage thereafter, the building declined until Indiana Landmarks declared it one of the 10 Most Endangered in 2014 and funded temporary roof repairs. In 2017, the county donated the building to the nonprofit preservation organization which has offices in Wabash and eight other Indiana cities. Indiana Landmarks embraced the challenge of restoring and

An old cot was still standing in one of the former jail cells last year at the former Wabash County Sheriff’s House and Jail. Photo by Joseph Slacian finding a new use for the structure, designed by the architect of the county courthouse across the street. After fixing the roof, Indiana Landmarks launched the restoration by removing a clumsy porch added later that didn’t suit the building’s historic style. “We based the new porch on the courthouse across the street, since it was designed by the same architect and built at the same time, in the

same style. The porch makes such a difference in the street appeal,” says Paul Hayden, director of Indiana Landmarks’ Northeast Field Office in Wabash and manager of the restoration. “Inside, you’ll see ‘before’ conditions in both the home and cell block. We removed dropped ceilings and carpeting to reveal the original 12foot room heights and hardwood floors,” he adds. Interior restoration will follow once the exterior work is

complete. Hayden notes that the first floor of the house and cell block is accessible to those with mobility issues, but at this point in the building’s revitalization, there is no elevator or restrooms or air conditioning. While the Landmark Look is free, a reservation is required. For details or to make a reservation, visit www.indianalandmarks.org/ev ent/wabash-look18/ or call 317-6394534. Those who make a

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John Michael Harrell, age 69, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 21, 2018, at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Mishawaka. John was born on Jan. 31, 1949, in Wabash, to the late Merle E. and Laura A. (Moore) Harrell. John received a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Indiana University and spent many years self-employed as a computer programmer. He was also the proud father of two, grandfather to six and a loving cousin, brother and friend to many. John will be deeply missed by all who knew him. John is survived by his loving children, Jennifer L. (Mark) Mosier of Bourbon, and Jason M. Harrell of Bourbon. He is also survived by his grandchildren: Curt Mosier, Bryson Mosier, Darren Harrell, Jayden Mosier, Sierra Harrell and Keygan Mosier; sister Louann Harrell of Charleston, S.C.; half-sister Sharon Smith of New Haven; as well as a host of family and friends. Visitation for Mr. Harrell will be on Thursday, July 26, 2018, from 4–8 p.m. at Palmer Funeral Home – River Park, 2528 Mishawaka Ave., South Bend. A graveside service and burial will take place at 11 a.m. on Friday, July 27, 2018 at Falls Cemetery in Wabash. Online condolences may be left for the family of Mr. Harrell at www.palmerfuneralhomes.com.

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Jaralee “Jeri” Jean Ellinger, 76, of Wabash, died at 2 p.m., Tuesday, July 17, 2018, at her home. She was born Sept. 2, 1941, in Columbia City, to Victor and Evelyn (Shaw) Magsamen. Jeri was a 1959 graduate of Decatur High School and a graduate of IPFW, Fort Wayne, school of nursing. She married Jerome “Scott” Ellinger in Decatur, on Sept. 3, 1961; he died Oct. 7, 2017. She was a retired registered nurse. Jeri was a member of Wabash Church of Christ. She enjoyed shopping and reading. She is survived by four sons, Gregory (Elaina) Ellinger of Roann, Douglas (Sherri Daino) Ellinger of Myrtle Beach, S.C., Matthew (Elizabeth) Ellinger of San Antonio, Texas, and Neil (Stephanie) Ellinger of Spencerville; 12 grandchildren; nine greatgrandchildren; a brother, Steven (Sheila) Magsamen of Fort Wayne, and a sister, Sharon (Bob) Martz of Decatur. She was also preceded in death by her parents and brother, Mike Magsamen. Memorial services were Sunday, July 22, 2018, at North Adams Church of Christ, 630 Cleveland Street, Decatur, with Jim Voglewede, minister, officiating. Arrangements by Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave., Wabash. Preferred memorial is Wabash Church of Christ. The memorial guest book for Jeri may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.

Worked at Oppenheim’s July 21, 1925 – July 19, 2018 Evelyn Christine Greer Webb, North Manchester, passed away at 5:02 p.m. on July 19, 2018, at Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester. One of five children, Evelyn was born on July 21, 1925, to William and Caroline (Obringer) Burkhart in Wabash County. After working at Singer Controls, North Manchester, for 14 years, Evelyn worked at Dairy Queen in North Manchester for 6 years, later retiring from Oppenheim’s Department Store, in 2000. Evelyn married Galen A. Greer on Feb. 3, 1946. Galen passed away on Sept. 24, 1989. Evelyn then married Clifford L. Webb on July 19, 2003. Evelyn is survived by her husband, Clifford L. Webb, North Manchester; three sons William (Susan) Greer, Dennis Greer, Ronald (Joyce) Greer, all of North Manchester; two daughters Diana (Darrin) Iden and Shirley (Tom) Bucher, both of North Manchester; 11 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and five step-children. Services will be held Tuesday, July 24, 2018, at 1:00 p.m. at McKee Mortuary, 1401 State Road 114 West, North Manchester, IN. Friends and family may call Tuesday, July 24, 2018 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at McKee Mortuary. Pastor Randy Myers and Pastor Larry Holderbaum will officiate. Burial will be at Fairview Cemetery, Servia, Indiana. For those who wish to honor the memory of Evelyn Greer Webb, memorial contributions may be made to New Hope United Church of Christ, PO Box 125, Bippus, IN 46713 or Wabash County Cancer Society, PO Box 144, North Manchester, IN 46962.

Nancy Gribben, 71 Former County Recorder June 9, 1947 – July 17, 2018

Nancy Ann Gribben, 71, of Wabash, died at 4:45 p.m., Tuesday, July 17, 2018, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. She was born June 9, 1947, in Wabash to Robert and Leah (Temple) Snavely. Nancy was a 1965 graduate of Wabash High School. She married Michael P. Gribben on June 13, 1965, in Reseda, Calif. She was the recorder for Wabash County, retiring after serving two terms. Nancy enjoyed gardening, especially harvesting her lavender, and collecting antiques and pottery. She liked traveling, especially to Disney World, where she thought it was the “happiest place on earth.” She is survived by her husband, Michael P. Gribben of Wabash; two children, Andrew (Christianne) Gribben of Moon Township, Pa., and Katherine (Chad) Craft of Wabash; three grandchildren, Zachary Gribben and Kathryn Gribben both of Moon Township, and Brodie Craft of Wabash; two brothers, Tom (Genavee) Snavely, and James (Sue) Snavely both of Wabash; and three sisters, Jeanne Urschel, Katie (Todd) Baer both of Wabash, Margie (Rick) Baxter of Somers, New York. She was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers, and two sisters. Funeral services were Saturday, July 21, 2018, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave., Wabash, with David Phillips officiating. Inurnment was in Falls Cemetery, Wabash, at a later date. Visitation was Friday, July 20, 2018, the funeral home. Preferred memorial is Alzheimer’s Association. The memorial guest book for Nancy may be signed at www.grandstaffhentgen.com.

P. David Boyd, 72 Was Lagro firefighter Nov. 14, 1945 – July 19, 2018

P. David Boyd, 72, North Manchester, passed away in his residence on July 19, 2018, at 4:30 p.m. Born on Nov. 14, 1945, David was the son of John and Donna Hoff and Delmar E. and Ester L. (Wolf) Boyd. After attending Laketon High School, David worked a variety of jobs to support his family, most notably for Hatfield Electric, Warsaw, and later retired from U.S Gypsum in 1993. When David was younger, he served as a volunteer fireman at Lagro Fire Department. He enjoyed coaching his sons’ youth baseball teams and also enjoyed playing slow pitch softball. Some of David’s favorite things to do included riding his motorcycle, fishing, camping with his family, and hunting, though he was a hunter who never killed anything. David was a member of the Moose and Eagles, both of North Manchester, Indiana. P. David Boyd is survived by his wife, Carol Boyd, North Manchester; five sons, David (Valerie) Boyd, Urbana, Robi Boyd, John (Carrie) Boyd, James Boyd and Dale (Theresa) Cooper Jr., all of North Manchester; four daughters, Helen (Dave) Tester, Laketon, Heather (Rod) Emerick, North Manchester, Karen (James) Black, South Whitley, and Kandy (Kenneth) Bohde, Churubusco; one brother, Tim Hoff, Rochester; two sisters, Carol Sue Watts, North Manchester and Donna (Rick) Steg, Peru; 29 grandchildren and 36 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Donna Hoff and Delmar and Ester Boyd; three brothers, John Hoff, Joe Hoff and John Hetzner. Family and friends may call Wednesday, July 25, 2018, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at McKee Mortuary, 1401 State Road 114 West, North Manchester. Funeral services will begin on Wednesday, July 25, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. at McKee Mortuary. Pastor J.P. Freeman will officiate. Burial will be at Oaklawn Cemetery, 600 Beckley St., North Manchester. For those who wish to honor the memory of P. David Boyd, memorial contributions may be made to McKee Mortuary, 1401 State Road 114 West, North Manchester, to assist the family with final expenses. Online condolences can be sent at mckeemortuary.com.

Trudy Butler, 78 WHS graduate June 14, 1940 – July 16, 2018 Trudy K. Butler, 78, of Fort Wayne, died at 8:40 p.m. Monday, July 16, 2018, at the Canterbury Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Fort Wayne. She was born on June 14, 1940, in Wabash, to Ralph and Marcella (Mullett) Bever. Trudy was a 1958 graduate of Wabash High School and was a former Wabash resident. She is survived by her son Ben Butler of Fort Wayne, and her sister Jennie (Larry) Fordyce of Crestview, Fla. She was preceded in death by her husband Jerry, and two sons Jay and Rod Butler. There will be no services. Arrangements by Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, Wabash

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Rosemary Bolinger, 86 Taught elementary school April 14, 1932 – July 22, 2018

Rosemary Bolinger, 86, North Manchester, died at 11:36 p.m. July 22, 2018, at Ford Wayne. She was born April 14, 1932, in Laketon, the daughter of Luther Lee and Bernice (Sherburn) Brubaker. She married Harold H.A. Bolinger on June 4, 1950. He passed away Sept. 17, 2011. Surviving are two sons, Jeffrey L. (Judy) Bolinger, Thorntown, and Jerry K. (Mary) Bolinger, North Manchester; Cheryl D. (Kevin) McKirnan, Celina, Ohio; a brother, Jerry Brubaker, Los Angeles, Calif.; a sister, Nellie (J.B.) VanSickle, Lafayette; grandchildren Jeni (Matt) Slaven, Balwin, Mo., Jeremy (Allison) Bolinger, League City, Texas, Andrew (Sarash) Bolinger, North Manchester, and Ashton Bolinger, North Manchester; and two great-grandchildren, Colton and Sydney Slaven, Balwin, Mo. She was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers, J.B. Brubaker, Lee Brubaker and Larry Brubaker, and a sister, Eileen Bolinger. Mrs. Bolinger was an elementary school teacher. She also was involved with her husband, Harold, in the Bolinger Furniture Store and 4 B’s Music Shop. She was the current manager of the Homestead Shop. Rosemary earned a bachelor’s degree in music and education at Manchester University, and a master’s degree in education practices from Indiana University. She taught at Laketon Elementary, Chester Elementary and Sidney Elementary schools in the subject areas of music, kindergarten, special education, first grade readiness and Indiana history. She was a member of the Eel River Community Church of the Brethren, Silver Lake. Arrangements are pending at McKee Mortuary. Condolences may be sent at mckeemortuary.com

Wilma Bitzel, 81 Former Hoosier Point waitress Dec, 27, 1936 – July 21, 2018

Wilma K. Bitzel, 81, of Wabash, died at 10:32 p.m. Saturday, July 21, 2018, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. She was born Dec. 27, 1936, in Andrews, to Henry and Martha (Snow) Miller. Wilma was a waitress at Hoosier Point Restaurant, retiring after 22 years, and also worked at Green Gables Truck Stop. She was a longtime member of the Washington Street Wesleyan Church. She enjoyed going out to eat, going to church, and especially loved her grandchildren. She is survived by six children, Malisia Bitzel of Wabash, Eddie Bitzel of Shady Shores, Texas, Cindy Jo Hosier of Wabash, Al (Sandy) Bitzel of Roann, Cheryl (Pat) Barton and Kimberly (Tyler) Bear, both of Wabash, 17 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, and her brother, Henry “Perk” Miller of Andrews. She was preceded in death by her parents, daughter, Kathy Sue Bitzel, granddaughter, Krystal Steele, one brother, and four sisters. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Saturday, July 28, 2018, at GrandstaffHentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave., Wabash, with the Rev. Steve Hudson officiating. Burial will be in Center Grove Cemetery, Lincolnville. Friends may call 4-7 p.m. Friday, at the funeral home. The memorial guest book for Wilma may be signed at www.grandstaffhentgen.com.

Online reserved hunt applications available

From the DNR Hunters can apply online for a reserved hunt by visiting hunting.IN.go v and clicking on the “Reserved Hunt Info” link. The online method is the only way to apply. Applicants must possess a hunting license valid for the hunt for which they are applying. Applications must be completed by the application deadline. Hunters will be selected through a computerized, random drawing. Drawing results will be posted at wildlife.IN.gov within two weeks after application deadlines, and an email will be sent to applicants when results are posted. Applications are cur-

rently open for: Dove hunt draw: Applications must be completed by July 28. Applicants may select their desired date and property. Properties participating are Atterbury, JasperPulaski, Kankakee, LaSalle, Pigeon River, J.E. Roush Lake, Willow Slough, Blue Grass and Winamac fish & wildlife areas. Various other fish & wildlife area hunts: Applications must be completed by Aug. 21. Properties include Deer Creek and Fairbanks Landing fish & wildlife areas and Tern Bar Slough Wildlife Diversity Conservation Area. Military/refuge firearm, primitive and archery deer hunt draw: Applications

must be completed by Aug. 21. Hunts on military/refuge properties may be cancelled at any time. Youth firearm deer hunt at Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge: Applications must be completed by Aug. 21 Pheasant hunt draw: Applications must be completed by Sept. 27. The Nov. 3 hunt is reserved for youth hunters only (ages 17 and younger). State park deer reduction draw hunts: Applications must be completed by Aug. 20. Only one application per hunt is allowed. No changes can be made once the application is submitted. More information is at wildlife.IN.gov/5834. htm.

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Paul Zahm Jr., 93

Barbara Houlihan, 75

Owned Zahm Western Store

Retired from Wabash Magnetics

May 1, 1925 – July 22, 2018

June 1, 1943 – July 18, 2018

Paul J. Zahm Jr., 93, Warren, passed away July 22, 2018. He was born May 1, 1925. Visitation 4-8 p.m. July 24, at Myers Funeral Home, Huntington Chapel. Service 11 a.m. Wednesday at funeral home.

Victor Parrett, 74

Barbara Sue Houlihan, 75, rural Peru, died Thursday, July 19, 2018. She was born June 1, 1943. Services 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 24, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, Wabash. Visitation 4-8 p.m. Monday, at funeral home.

Ellen Gerard, 90 Enjoyed oil painting

Nov. 18, 1943 – July 19, 2018

March 26, 1928 – July 19, 2018

Victor Asher Parrett, 74, Wabash, passed July 19, 2018. Victor was born on Nov. 18, 1943, in Wabash. Visitation is 3-6 p.m. Thursday, July 26, 2018, at McDonald Funeral Home, Wabash. There are no services

Ellen Gerard, 90, Winona Lake, died at 2:20 a.m. July 19, 2018, at Grace Village, Winona Lake. She was born March 26, 1928. There are no visitation or services. Arrangements are entrusted with McKee Mortuary.

Christy Suman, 48 Enjoyed puzzles Oct. 16, 1969 – July 20, 2018 Christy M. Suman, 48, rural Wabash, died Friday, July 20, 2018. She was born Oct. 16, 1969. Services 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 25, 2018 at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, Wabash. Visitation 4-8 p.m. July 24, 2018.

Barbara North, 69 Worked as tax preparer May 7, 1949 – July 16, 2018 Barbara Sue North, 69, North Manchester, passed away July 16, 2018. She was born May 7, 1949. Visitation and services were Monday, July 23, at McKee Mortuary, North Manchester.

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Wabash Police Citations July 13 Adrianna D. Catt, 36, Wabash, cited for dog at large. July 15 Timothy G. White, 56, Wabash, cited for disregarding a stop sign. July 16 Cynthia J. Green, 34, North Manchester, cited for disregarding a stop light.

One person suffered minor injuries in a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Canal and Miami streets. Photo by Joseph Slacian

Crash causes minor injuries By The Paper staff One person suffered minor injuries Thursday morning, July 19, in a twovehicle crash at the intersection of Canal and Miami streets. Vehicles driven by Ronald Hochstetler, 58, Akron, and Goldie L. Moore, 21,

Wabash, collided about 10:16 a.m. According to the Wabash Police Department report: Hochstetler told police he was southbound on Miami Street when his vehicle was struck by Moore’s vehicle. The impact caused the Hochstetler’s vehicle, a 1997 Chevrolet pickup truck, to flip

on its side. Hochstetler suffered abrasions to the head in the accident. Moore told police she was eastbound on Canal Street and “that she assumed she had the greet light,” and that Hochstetler’s car, which she said was southbound, struck her vehicle.

A witness told police that she was stopped at a red light behind Hochstetler’s vehicle, which she said was in the northbound lane. However, police said both drivers said Hochstetler was southbound, and damage on Hochstetler’s truck also indicates he was southbound.

WPD undergoes various training scenerios By The Paper staff Over the last month the members of the Wabash Police Department have been actively training in numerous locations in the city. Due to the nationwide increase of active shooter situations the Wabash City Police are training to be more prepared for these incidents, Capt. Matt Benson, WPD’s Public Information Officer, said. Members of the Wabash City Police Department began our active shooting training by attending Rescue Task Force Response to Active Shooter in cooperation with the Wabash Fire Department. The Spartan Tactical Training Group, LLC instructed area law enforcement and fire department. This training consisted of response to active shooter and to get medics to injured parties quickly and safely. Officers were trained to keep medics safe and to assist in removing people from the scene.

The New Journey Community Church officials provided their facility for two days of training. The Wabash City Police then moved to the Wabash Middle School to again train in active shooter. Again, Wabash County law enforcement and Wabash Fire again trained together. Law enforcement first trained on its quick response to the threat inside the school. Police officers trained on how to move through a building safely and quickly towards the threat. Training on room clearing techniques was also taught. As law enforcement trained to eliminate the threat medics trained to move into the scene with law enforcement again treating patients and removing patients for medical attention. This training was coordinated with the Wabash Police and Wabash Fire departments. The Wabash Police were then invited to participate with Parkview Police at

the old Parkview Wabash Hospital. Again, Wabash Police trained on responding to an active shooter and extrication of any wounded persons. This training included room clearing and searching with no light and low light scenarios. This training involved the use of air soft type weapons to better simulate the active scene. This training covered many scenario based situations such as responding to domestic violence, mental illness calls for service, deescalation of calls for service, use of force, physical tactics, human trafficking, and autism. Wabash Fire provided tourniquet application training. This training is for officers to render aid to those injured or for application to other first responders that are injured. Emergency Vehicle Operations course was set up in the parking lot with a maze of traffic cones. This is a refresher course of driving through tight areas, backing, parking, and

evasive maneuvers. The Wabash Police have many hours of training and have more slated for later in the year, Benson said. Training in different facilities helps officers be prepared for a response at a later date. This training has brought a need for more equipment to keep the officers, medics, and civilians being evacuated safe. The newest group of officers that have joined the Wabash Police also spent a week at the gun range. This training consisted of training with their patrol rifles, cleaning, and maintenance. The Wabash Police train monthly with their firearms. All officers have been issued ballistic rifle plates with carriers and ballistic helmets are being sought. The Wabash Police will continue to train to be prepared for the citizens of Wabash, Benson said, thanking those who allowed the department to use their facilities to continue training.

Citations July 13 Jeffrey L. Harris, 58, Wabash, was charged with failure to register, false and fictitious registration. July 16 Desari J. Easterday, 36, Wabash, arrested for no financial responsibility. Arrests July 12 Desari J. Easterday, 36, Wabash, arrested for possession of paraphernalia, operating without financial responsibility, possession of methamphetamine, possession of a controlled substance, leaving the scene. Catherine K. Regimbal, 48, Wabash, arrested for possession of methamphetamine, maintaining a common nuisance. Jesse C. Pries, 36, Wabash, arrested for battery. July 14 Tyson D. Warner, 33, Anderson, arrested for public intoxication, disorderly conduct, operating while intoxicated, refusal. July 15 Cory M. Floyd, 37, Wabash, arrested for domestic battery. Wesley Hobbs, 35, Bunker Hill, arrested for possession of marijuana, possession of paraphernalia. Vanessa S. Skaggs, 23, Silver Lake, petition to revoke for unlawful possession of syringe. July 16 Shanna R. Lucas, 32, Wabash, petition to revoke probationtheft. Michael L. Green, 35, North Manchester, North Manchester, possession of a controlled substance. Billy A. Evans, 41, Silver Lake, possession of methamphetamine, unlawful possession of syringe, possession of marijuana, hash oil, hashish or salvia. July 17 Tabatha M. Rider,

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31, Wabash, arrested for disorderly conduct. July 18 Ryan J. Castle, 34, Wabash, petition to revoke-theft. July 19 Clifford R. Rennaker, 46, Ellenton, Fla., arrested for operating while intoxicated, over .015 Wabash Sheriff ’s Department Bookings July 11 Emma M. Steele, 37, Wabash, charged for operating a vehicle while intoxicated with prior. Tiffany J. Spriggs, 26, North Manchester, charged for possession of methamphetamine, possession of a hypodermic needle, possession of paraphernalia. Jesse C. Pries, 36, Wabash, charged with battery. Todd M. Blair, 26, Wabash, charged with felony petition to revoke probation – possession of synthetic drug. Devan J. Fouts, 20, Wabash, charged with possession of narcotics. Desari J. Easterday, 35, Wabash, charged with possession of methamphetamine, possession of controlled substance, leaving the scene of a personal injury accident, possession of paraphernalia, operating a vehicle without financial responsibility. Regimbal C. Kincaid, 48, Wabash, charged with possession of methamphetamine, maintaining a common nuisance. Melanie M. Conley, 23, Servia, charged with possession of methamphetamine, possession of paraphernalia, possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish or salvia. July 12 Scott M. Dingess, 32, North Manchester, charged with revocation of probation (identity deception.) Keith Allen Cone, 44, Silver Lake, charged with invasion of privacy. July 13 Corey L. Easterday, 36, Wabash, charged with possession or methamphetamine, possession of a controlled substance. Todd D. Shepherd, 42, Wabash, charged with interfering with screening test. Mark J. Carroll, 41,

Mount Summit, charged with theft, less than $750. July 14 Tyson D. Warner, 33, Denver, charged with possession schedule I, II, III or IV controlled substance, operating a vehicle with a BAC of .08 or more (refusal), public intoxication, disorderly contuct. July 15 Shyanne D. Scott, 27, LaFontaine, charged with fraud, $6,500 surety and $250 cash or $900 PAB, conversion. Wesley A. Hobbs, 35, Wabash, charged with possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish or salvia, possession of paraphernaila. Cory M. Floyd, 37, Wabash, charged with domestic battery. Vanessa S.F. Skaggs, 23, Silver Lake, charged with third petition to revoke probation/possession of syringe. July 16 John L. Richards, 59, Wabash, failure to register as a sex offender, failure of a sex offender to possess a valid drivers license or ID card. Shanna R. Lucas, 32, Huntington, charged with felony petition to revoke probation – theft. Michael L. Green, 35, North Manchester, charged with possession schedule I, II, III, or IV controlled substance – enhancing circumstance. Billy A. Evans, 41, Silver Lake, charged with possession or methamphetamine, possession or syringe, possession of marijuana, failure to appear for hearing. Chad L. Alexander, 43, Laketon, petition to revoke EHD, operating a vehicle as a habitual traffic violator. Daniel J. Stacy, 37, charged with possession of methamphetamine, possession or paraphernalia, visiing a common nuisance. Rosetta Faye ClarksonMcCullough, 35, North Manchester, charged with possession of methamphetamine, possession of paraphernalia, possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish or salvia, maintaining a common nuisance, on probation. Tabitha M. Rider, 31, Wabash, charged with disorderly con-

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duct. July 18 Jeffery D. McDowell, 47, Peru, charged with felony petition to revoke probation, petition to revoke probation, strangulation/level 6 felony. Ryan Joel Castle, 34, Wabash, charged with theft greater than $750, less than $50,000 (petition to revoke probation.) Dylin Wayne Gray, 26, Wabash, charged with court order transport. July 19 Dillon. H. Eakright, 32, Laketon, charged

with obstruction of justice, resisting law enforcement. Emma S. Moore, 22, Wabash, charged with court order transport. Jeremy L. Conover, 30, Laketon, charged with possession of cocaine or schedule I or II narcotic drug, at least 10 and less than 28 grams. Robert A. Garrett, 52, Wabash, charged with court ordered transport. Clifford Rennaker, Ellenton, Fla., 46, charged with operating a vehicle with

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North Manchester Arrests July 16 At 6:50 p.m., Christian J. Gallegos, 25, North Manchester, cited for possession of paraphernalia and possession of marijuana. July 17 At 12:46 a.m., Rosetta F. Clarkson, 35, North Manchester, was arrested for maintaining a common nuisance, possession of methampheta-

mine, possession of paraphernalia, and possession of marijuana. At 12: 46 a.m., Daniel J. Stacy, 37, North Manchester, was arrested for possession of paraphernalia, possession of methamphetamine, and visiting a common nuisance. Cases July 16 8:56 p.m., theft report taken in the 200 block of South Market Street. Fire July 15 6:47 a.m., 500 block of Kech Street for

medical assist. 9:37 p.m., 400 block of North Wayne Street for medical assist. 9:59 p.m., 1100 block of West Fourth Street for medical assist. July 16 11:35 a.m., 500 block of Kech Street for medical assist. July 17 8:07 a.m., 300 block of Snyder Street for medical assist. 9:07 a.m., 600 block of Bond Street for a malfunctioning elevator. Building Permits

www.thepaperofwabash.com Permits issued by the Wabash County Plan Commission office went to: Randy Lorenz for a pole building. Matthew Wilson for an above ground pool. Brent Swan for a pole building. Phillip Dingman for a pole building. Nickolas Wilson for a home addition. Marriage Licenses Marriage licenses issued by the Wabash County Clerk’s office from July 10-17 were for: Larry Dean Thrush

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Jr., 42, and Patricia Marie Kline, 37 Sidney Madison Owens, 21, and Jared Lee Clark, 23 Jessie Piyasha Sears, 20, and Kyle Davis Porter, 22 Cheryl M. Huntington, 69, and Bennie R. French, 71 Leslie A. Henthorn, 35, and Anthony J.R. Cerbone, 23 Joshua Alan Nelson, 25, and Kalie Lynn Obenour, 23 Rex James Laughlin, 54, and Flordeliza Rosario Naranjo, 47

Election board OKs new Manchester school question By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com

The Wabash County Election Board – after deliberations among its members as well as with input from members of the public on Monday afternoon – approved a reworded referendum question related to the proposed Manchester Community Schools building and repair projects. If the question clears all hurdles by the Aug. 1 deadline, if will appear on the November ballot for residents within the M a n c h e s t e r Community Schools district to vote on. The question seeks approval from the public to proceed with a renovation and building project that seeks to improve the entrances at M a n c h e s t e r Intermediate and M a n c h e s t e r Elementary schools, as well as to construct a fieldhouse between Manchester High and Manchester Jr. High schools. The election board approved the question initially in June. However, the question didn’t specifically list the fieldhouse. Rather, it said the project would include “safety and security projects at several facilities and projects to provide more opportunities for co-curricular and extra-curricular programs …” Opponents to the project believe the fieldhouse should have been listed and, after complaining to the MCS board, the board submitted a rewritten question to include the field house.

The revised question reads: “Shall the M a n c h e s t e r Community Schools, Wabash County, Indiana, issue bonds or enter into a lease to finance the 2019 M a n c h e s t e r Community Schools Safety and Facility Improvement Project which includes safety and security improvement projects at several facilities and projects to provide more opportunities for co-curricular and extra-curricular programs, including, but not limited to, an expansion to existing facilities to provide for a fieldhouse connecting the Squire Academy and the Junior/Senior High School, and which is estimated to cost not more than $16,660,000 and is estimated to increase the property tax rate for debt service by $0.3885 per $100 of assessed value.” However, three remonstrators believe the question still doesn’t go far enough. Dave Terflinger, one of those present at Monday’s meeting, believes that the question is misleading because it only lists the approximate cost of the work, and not an estimated $10.5 million in interest rates that will accompany the loan. “This whole thing looks like it’s kind of disguised as to what the true question is,” he said. “In the predetermination hearing financial it says $10 million in interest, yet in this question it says not to exceed $16.6 (million). Well, $16.6 and $10 is $26.6 (million), not $16.6. If we’re going to put the price on the ballot, we should have the true

costs, I think. “The taxpayers have a right to know what they’re really going to pay, not what the project is going to cost; not what the construction and bond cost is, but what the total cost is.” To make the question accurate, the remonstrators said, the total amount, around $26 million, should be included in the question. However, Wabash County Clerk Elaine Martin noted that the board’s sole responsibility in the matter is to make sure the question, as written, meets state statute. Once that is done, the question is sent to the Department of Local Government Finance (DLGF), which reviews it. That agency, she said, could require the change. “Statutorily, we as an election board, have no right to require a change in the question, if it meets the statutory requirements,” she said. “As an election board, we don’t have the right to say, ‘We just don’t like the wording,’ if it meets statutory requirements.” Terflinger and Lisa Spann disagreed, noting that they had contacted the DLGF and the state election commission, and, they claim, were told the DLGF makes to changes to the question once approved by the local election board. Martin said that wasn’t her understanding, noting that in 2016 when Wabash City Schools had a referendum, the DLGF rejected the initial wording of the question and sent it back,

requiring the district rewrite the question. Terflinger, on numerous occasions during the meeting, suggested the board table the measure until Martin could receive a clarification on the DLGF’s role. Rather than doing that, Martin recessed the meeting and was finally able to contact DLGF attorney David Marusarz, who reaffirmed her understanding. “We take the question and we send it to DLGF,” she said. “It’s their responsibility to review the question, review the dollar amounts, review the tax bases, based on

the question, based on the legal description they are given that was put in the paper, based on the information that the attorney or the entity has provided them. “It has nothing to do with the election board. That is what the DLGF does. They review and they approve. If they don’t like it they kick it back and say, ‘You have to tweak it.’ The dollar amounts have to be accurate. The tax rate, debt service, all of that have to be accurate based on all the information that is provided that the entity is required to give to them.”

Based on that information, the board u n a n i m o u s l y approved the question, with the addition that a legal advertisement describing in detail the project be available for public review at the various vote centers around the county. Martin said that the information will be available near the clerk’s table, where a copy of the sample ballot also is kept. Also as requested, Martin will include a note to the DLGF noting that the matter is “a hot topic” and ask them to give it a close review. The board also

granted Martin the power to make any changes to the question as required by the DLGF. Terflinger, before the meeting adjourned, thanked the board “for taking the extra time, in what normally would have been a very short meeting, to address our concern. We really appreciate it.” Martin planned to submit the question to the DLGF before the end of the day on Monday, July 16. As of shortly after noon Monday, July 23, her office had not yet heard by from the state.

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• Cute little 2 bedrms & 1 bath • Bath was completely updated last couple years • New 90+eff gas force air furnace & central air • Detached garage if 1.5 as well as new roof car wide extra storage • Laminate & vinyl/title floors room • Firepit for summer MLS# 201821144 evening relaxing $59,900

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• 3 bedrms & 1.5 bath • Gas log fireplace in • Attic has all new blown family room insulation • New roof March 2018 MLS #201807885 • Beautiful new kitchen $139,900 w/all appliances included

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elsewhere takes more than just hard work and good marketing tactics – it also requires funding. Christine Flohr, executive director of tourism at Visit Wabash County, and Whitney Millspaugh, VWC marketing manager, presented a recap of how the county’s tourism and marketing agency used taxpayer funds in the past year to improve the county. Visit Wabash County receives $75,000 annually in County Economic Development Income Tax funds from the county, which Flohr said is earmarked for marketing initiatives. “Several of the biggest pieces with your contribution and support of the CEDIT investment is us being able to continue doing community development projects like the gateway signage,” Flohr said. She discussed replacement of North Manchester’s Victorian Village sign on State Road 15, as well as several projects in and around Lagro. “We have the design ready to go,” she said of the North Manchester sign. “We’re working with [North Manchester Town Manager] Adam Penrod – he’s great at filing those permits so there’s not a fee for that – so the town’s going to take care of that. They’re really excited to get that old and outdated messaging replaced.” Lagro and Visit Wabash County are collaborating on sev-

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eral projects, two of which received approval from Indiana Department of Transportation: a call to action on U.S. 24, calling motorists to visit, and a replacement of a sign across from The Junction in Lagro. “We’ve spent a significant amount of time, sometimes twice a month, talking to them about their community development plans, and then working with them on addressing some of the design,” Flohr said. “We will have to file a permit for a third sign.... it will be south of the bridge, south of the Wabash River, and it’ll just be a ‘Welcome to Lagro.’ “So, those investment pieces [from the county] have been helpful.” Flohr also mentioned the usefulness of Visit Wabash County’s electronic kiosks, the fourth of which recently went online at the new Parkview Wabash Hospital, and said that static messaging such as the new sign at Wabash’s Field of Dreams, continues to be installed to promote the county. In other news: Sheriff Bob Land delivered the weekly jail report, and said that Wabash County Jail had 88 inmates, with an additional 37 in Miami County, three in Blackford County, eight in Elkhart County and one in Department of Corrections safe keep. Last week saw 18 new book-ins and a peak of 90 inmates in the Wabash facility. County Highway Superintendent John Martin presented a petition signed by all but two county highway employees requesting a four, 10-hour day workweek in the summer. Martin said that it would be possible, but not until next summer, and the commissioners took the petition under advisement.

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Arc receives CARF accreditation By The Paper staff Arc of Wabash County has been accredited for a period of three years by CARF International for its employment and community services, i n c l u d i n g organizational g o v e r n a n c e , c o m m u n i t y employment job development and supports, community i n t e g r a t i o n , organizational employment services, respite services, services coordination, and supported living. This latest accreditation is the eighth consecutive t h r e e - y e a r accreditation that the international accrediting body has awarded to Arc. This is also the fourth time that Arc has earned a CARF Accreditation with no recommendations (citations) at all. Nancy Hoffman, who has recently returned to Arc serving as its Interim President and CEO, said she is “thrilled to have Arc achieve such distinction, as only 3 percent of CARF s u r v e y s , internationally, result in an accreditation report that identifies n o recommendations”. Officials from CARF International, which is based in Tucson, Ariz., said that this accreditation decision represents

the highest level of accreditation that can be given to an organization and shows the organization’s s u b s t a n t i a l conformance to the CARF standards. An o r g a n i z a t i o n receiving a three-year accreditation has put itself through a rigorous peer review p r o c e s s . Conformance to CARF standards was measured through an on-site review by highly skilled and knowledgeable professionals who practice in the field of disabilities outside I n d i a n a . Accreditation by CARF International is the most prestigious available in the rehabilitation field and is granted only to agencies which provide a highly professional service delivery system in accordance with internationally recognized standards. CARF is an

inde pendent, nonprofit accrediting body whose mission is to promote quality, value, and optimal outcomes of services through a c o n s u l t a t iv e accreditation process that centers on enhancing people’s lives. In commenting on the Arc’s CARF Accreditation Report, Hoffman noted that she credits Arc’s “dedicated, excellent and hard-working staff, along with Arc’s outstanding and talented Board of Directors, for attaining this achievement. We always look forward to CARF surveys because it ensures Arc’s high program quality and it gives us an opportunity to show surveyors from other states the great things we do for people with different abilities in Wabash County.” Arc of Wabash County is located at

595 S. Miami Street in Wabash. This not-forprofit organization, founded in 1954, has been serving people

with disabilities and their families in Wabash County and surrounding areas for the past 64 years, and

a wide array of services are provided. Arc takes pride in its person-centered approach to service

delivery, and Hoffman is very proud of Arc’s Team of staff. Arc is a Wabash County United Fund agency.

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Nancy J receives Lifetime Achievement Award By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com MARION – Nancy Barrows, known to most in Wabash County and around the area as Nancy J, received the Indiana State Quilter Guild’s Lifetime Achievement Award on Thursday, July 19, at the Marion Public Library. The award was presented in front of a roomful of quilters, about 25 from Wabash County, on the first day of the three-day convention at the Indiana Quilters Hall of Fame. Quilters Guild member Cindy Egly noted that Nancy J has been

in the business of selling fabric for 39 years. “Of course, she was only six when she started,” Egly joked. “In 1980 she opened the shop in Wabash. In 1983 she took a (quilting) class from Mary Ellen Hunt, and we all know what happens then. “Then she started buying fabrics for quilts, and her shop has just grown from that.” The group wanted to honor Nancy J, Egly continued, because “she’s been above and beyond everyone else, as far as innovation.” Nancy J started her first website in 1996, and has continued to

update and improve the site. “She’s done a lot of traveling with her fabrics,” Egly said. “She goes to retreats. She goes other places and sets up a little shop. We all can appreciate that. Her theme is ‘Colors Gone Wild.’” She was also a driving force behind the Kokomo “Shop Hop,” in which quilting outlets from around the area gather at a location in Kokomo, and customers are able to stop and visit all the various shops without having to drive from shop to shop to shop. Nancy J told the group, which included several family mem-

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Nancy J is congratulated for receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award by one of the many quilt enthusiasts at the award ceremony. you in the shop, at quilt shows or wherever I happen to be. It’s pretty special.”

She also said she was honored by the large contingent from Wabash County.

“The girls were part of the quilt club here in Wabash,” she said. “It was nice.”

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Jenae Renz (right), fights her battle with a rare cancer, as Bernadette Clark (left) organized a fundraiser for Renz with entertainment and a free-will donation option. Smoking for a Cause provided the food and sold out before the event ended. Photo by Eric Christiansen

NM resident puts faith over fear By Eric Christiansen echristiansen@nm paper.com Jenae Renz is fighting the battle of her life, but is ready to win. For the second time, the North Manchester community is helping her fight her battle. Renz was diagnosed with a rare cancer in her eye in 2009. After radiation took the sight out of her eye, she now has a prosthetic eye. “The eye itself was dying, and was shrinking,” she said. “I had already lost the sight, so we went ahead and removed it. Then we found out the cancer was malignant.” Renz said she was having trouble with her stomach, and after an ultrasound for one her scans, the doctors found cancer in her liver. “That’s where it goes the majority of the time, which doesn’t seem to make any sense,” Renz said. “The eye to the liver to sometimes goes the bone … that’s when we found out it was stage 4.” The North Manchester community once again rallied behind Renz with a fundraiser Sunday, July 15 at Warvel Park with food provided by the Wabash County business Smoking for a Cause, along with music and entertain-

ment. Bernadette Clark, a close friend of Renz, organized the event. “I really didn’t have anything to do with it,” Renz said. “Bernadette was the lead and ran with it.. “That’s what I normally do. That’s why it was so hard to have a fundraiser for me … but I’m so grateful.” Renz said she traveled to Reno, Nev. for treatment, with Clark and Renz’s parents, and acknowledged the help of the first fundraiser that was held for me. “Thank goodness for that first [fundraiser] that helped cover the costs of the travel, hotel and [beginning] treatment,” she said. Renz said she saw whom she called an “amazing doctor” in Chicago, but he said all he could do was prolong her life. The doctor in Nevada said, “I think

I can put her in remission.” Renz said, “No brainer. I’m going to Reno. I want to look at my family and say ‘I did everything to live.’” Throughout her battle, Renz is still thinking of others, as they help her. “What I want is for people to understand the importance of this,” she said. “If I can help one person get a retina photo, or [stress] the importance of going to an eye exam, me losing my eye was worth it.” Despite the uphill battle, Renz has kept a positive and thankful outlook. “My family and friends have kept me going,” she said. “I have a bigger faith in God. I sat down and said, ‘I’m not dying’ “Somebody has to be the first person to live with this cancer, and it’s going to be me. I’m going to do whatever I have to do to live, and I’m not

dying. I refuse. If not, I’m going down fighting.” Sunday’s benefit was a special time, according to Renz. “They ran out of food,” she said of Smoking for a Cause’s menu. “They are phenomenal.” Continuing with the community support, wristbands and T-shirts were on sale, and are available at Rhinestones and Roses, while bracelets are available at Shear Obsessions, with proceeds going directly to support Renz. Despite Renz’s struggles, she wants her community to know her gratitude, and says she continues to fight. “If I can help somebody, than what I go through isn’t for nothing,” she said. “I’m going to prove that cancer can be beaten. “I told God, ‘I’ll do whatever you need me to do.’”

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Lineup set for 11th annual ArtsFest By The Paper staff ArtsFest is celebrating its 11th year by once again bringing excellent performances and artistic experiences to Wabash. The annual Jazz on the Lawn concert will take place on the Honeywell House lawn on Thursday, Aug. 2. Seating on the lawn begins at 5 p.m. with the concert playing at 7 p.m. Lead Sponsors for this year’s concert are First Merchants Bank and Lutheran Health Network - Dukes Memorial Hospital. Spend an evening outdoors enjoying food, drinks, and dancing while listening to the smooth sounds of the The Big Swing Band from Lafayette. All ages are welcome. In case of inclement weather, the event will take place in Legacy Hall

at the Honeywell Center. Concessions will offer favorite grilled items, light appetizers, and drinks. Guests may bring their own lawn chairs or blankets, as well as bring their own food and non-alcoholic beverages. In accordance with Indiana State Law, alcohol may not be carried into the event. Ticket prices are $10 in advance for adults or $15 on day of show. Youth through high school $5, and kids 2 and under are admitted free. Shakespeare in the Gardens presented by Hoosier Shakes, a professional repertory company, will present live Shakespeare in the beautiful outdoor setting at Charley Creek Gardens. The troupe will present “King Henry IV, Part I” on Aug. 2 and 4, and “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” on

Aug. 3 and 5. Performances are free and begin at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 2-4, and at 2 p.m. on Aug. 5. Another event taking place during ArtsFest will be the First Friday’s Artisan Hop taking place downtown on Friday, Aug. 3 from 5-8 pm. Visit and shop at local art vendors, shops, and galleries in downtown Wabash. Also on Friday, Aug 3 will be a performance by the Vocal Arts Institute to take place at the Honeywell Center Ford Theater beginning at 6 p.m. A cabaret-style performance will be presented by 20 Wabash County High School students who will perform solo and small group pieces. Tickets are $7 for general admission seating. Gallery 64 in downtown Wabash will host “Fiddles and Fare” on Friday, Aug. 3. At 7:30 p.m. String

double bassist and Wabass alumni Jacob Warren will be joined by fiddler Grant Flick for a casual evening of “jazzed up fiddle tunes.” Hors d’oeurves will be served from 6:307:30 p.m. at a cost of $15. The performance is free, with limited coffee-house style seating. Beginning at 10 a.m. at the Honeywell House on Saturday, Aug. 4, young artists are invited to attend “Cookies and Canvas,” where they can participate in collage making, colored sand art, and the art of decorating and painting a Venetian mask. Kaye Dorais will also read “Henri’s Scissors” book by Jeanette Winter. Based on the life of Henri-Emile Matisse, this moving and inspirational picture book biography includes a note from

the author, dynamic quotes from Matisse himself, and an illuminating look at a great artist’s creative process. Step into the colorful world of Henri-Emile Matisse and his magnificent paper cutouts! Admission to attend is $10, which includes supplies, cookies, and punch. Limited space for this event! Also occurring on Aug. 4 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. will be “CreateYour-Own Felt Sheet” at Wabash Woollen Works in downtown Wabash. Lisa Gilman and Michael Reinheimer will lead an interactive workshop where you’ll learn about using natural fibers (alpaca and wool) for felting. Participants will embellish their own 3foot-by-4-foot felted sheet. The cost to attend is $50 per person – space is limited. C h a p m a n ’ s Brewing Company is

also hosting an event on Saturday, Aug. 4, entitled Painting with a Twist, from 2-4 p.m. Bring your artistic spirit and your friends and expect to have fun following step-by-step instructions to create your own masterpiece. The cost is $40 per person. The Honeywell Center will host a recital performed by Norma Meyer on Aug. 4 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in the Honeywell Room. Enjoy an evening of beautiful piano melodies by Mrs. Meyer accompanied by her son, Ranaan Meyer. Tickets are $15 per person, or $10 if attending the dinner in Eugenia’s following the performance. A Farm to Fork Dinner will be served at the Honeywell Center’s Eugenia’s Restaurant beginning at 6:30 p.m. Dinner menu includes: panzanella (Italian bread salad), herb crusted

airline chicken breast with fried polenta and wild mushroom ragout, fresh blackberry pie with honey crème fraiche. After savoring this delectable dinner, treat yourself to dessert and more music performed by the Meyer family - Ranaan and his wife, Emily. Cost for the meal is $35 per person. A Sunday Sonata will be performed on Sun., Aug. 5 in the Honeywell Room at the Honeywell Center from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Enjoy light breakfast items and a featured performance by pianist Norma Meyer. Cost is $15 per person. For more information about ArtsFest or to purchase tickets, visit the website at https://www.honeywellfoundation.org/a rtsfest-events or call the Honeywell Foundation Box Office at 260-563-1102.

Homemade ice cream makes for the perfect summer treat

Ice cream is synonymous with summer, when rising temperatures and vacations from school and work call for some refreshing celebration. Those

who want to experiment with homemade ice cream may want to consider the following recipe for "Dulce de Leche Ice Cream" from Lou Seibert Pappas' "Ice

Creams and Sorbets" (Chronicle Books). Dulce de Leche Ice Cream Makes about 1 quart

2 cups halfand-half or milk 4 large egg yolks 1/2 cup sugar 12 ounces butterscotch chips, divided

1 cup heavy whipping cream 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Prepare a large bowl or pan of ice water.

In the top of a double boiler, heat the half-and-half over simmering water until steaming. In a bowl, whisk the egg yolks until blended, then whisk in the

sugar. Whisk in about half of the hot half-and-half and pour the yolk mixture into the pan of half-and-half. Stir with a silicone spatula or spoon and cook over simmering water for about 8 minutes. Stir in 1 cup of the chips and continue stirring until blended in and the custard coats the back of the spatula, about 2 minutes more. Immediately place the custard pan in the ice bath and stir the custard occasionally until it cools to room temperature. Transfer to a container and stir in the cream and vanilla. Cover and refrigerate until thoroughly chilled, about 3 hours. Freeze in an ice cream maker according to the manufacturer's instructions. When the ice cream is almost frozen, add the remaining 1 cup chips and churn until blended in, about 15 seconds more. Transfer to a container, cover and freeze until firm, about 2 hours.

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ISP to participate in six-state program

The Indiana State Police along with Troopers from Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, Michigan and Pennsylvania will be conducting state-wide patrols targeting violations of the “Move Over” laws in each of those states beginning this Sunday. The project, which was initially started by the Ohio State Highway Patrol, encompasses the five states that border the State of Ohio. Indiana statute 921-8-35(b) and (c) states: (b) Upon approaching a stationary authorized emergency vehicle, when the authorized emergency vehicle is giving a signal by displaying alternately flashing red, red and white, or red and blue lights, a person who drives an approaching vehicle shall: (1) proceeding with due caution, yield the right-of-

way by making a lane change into a lane not adjacent to that of the authorized emergency vehicle, if possible with due regard to safety and traffic conditions, if on a highway having at least four (4) lanes with not less than two (2) lanes proceeding in the same direction as the approaching vehicle; or (2) proceeding with due caution, reduce the speed of the vehicle to a speed at least ten (10) miles per hour less than the posted speed limit, maintaining a safe speed for road conditions, if changing lanes would be impossible or unsafe. A person who vio-

lates this subsection commits a Class A infraction. (c) Upon approaching a stationary recovery vehicle, a stationary utility service vehicle (as defined in IC 8-1-8.35), a stationary solid waste hauler, a stationary road, street, or highway maintenance vehicle, or a stationary survey or construction vehicle, when the vehicle is giving a signal by displaying alternately flashing amber lights, a person who drives an approaching vehicle shall: (1) proceeding with due caution, yield the right-ofway by making a lane change into a lane not adjacent to that of the recovery vehicle, utility serv-

ice vehicle, solid waste hauler, or road, street, or highway maintenance vehicle, if possible with due regard to safety and traffic conditions, if on a highway having at least four (4) lanes with not less than two (2) lanes proceeding in the same direction as the approaching vehicle; or (2) proceeding with due caution, reduce the speed of the vehicle to a speed at least ten (10) miles per hour less than the posted speed limit, maintaining a safe speed for road conditions, if changing lanes would be impossible or unsafe. A person who violates this subsection

commits a Class B infraction. The project, which

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Strategies parents can use to motivate students

While some early school year sluggishness might be normal, that should wear off pretty quickly. If not, and students appear to be struggling to get motivated for their schoolwork, parents can try various strategies that should help reignite youngsters' passions for learning. Students may need some time to adjust at the beginning of a new school year. Summer vacations typically lack the structure of the school year, and it might be unfair to expect kids to seamlessly slip back into their more regimented lives as students. While some early school year sluggishness might be normal, that should wear off pretty quickly. If not, and students appear to be struggling to get motivated for their schoolwork, parents can try various strate-

gies that should help reignite youngsters' passions for learning. · Make your home more school-friendly. Summer is a relaxing time of year when parents have a tendency to relax rules around the house. But come the school year, parents must make sure their homes are as conducive to studying as possible. Resist the urge to turn the television on each night so students are not distracted from their studies. Keep the home quiet so students are motivated to focus on their studies. · Encourage participation in extracurricular activities. Various studies have examined the relationship between extracurricular activities and academic performance. A 2002 study published in the journal Sociology of Education found that participation in

extracurricular activities is associated with improved grade point average, increased college attendance and reduced absenteeism. The link between participation in extracurricular activities and improved academic

performance is still in need of study, but such participation may help children acclimate to the structure of the school year more quickly than they might if they do not participate in such activities.

· Encourage curious youngsters. Kids are curious, and fostering that curiosity can be a great way for parents to get their kids excited about learning. Whether it's during the school year and part of their curriculum or on summer

break, encourage kids to engage in subjects that interest them. As kids learn more about the topics and subjects that interest them, they may develop a passion for learning that they can then take with them to the classroom.

· Express an interest in the subjects children are studying. Another way to motivate students at the dawn of a new school year is to express an interest in the subjects they're studying. Ask questions about their studies and encourage them to share their thoughts and opinions. Engaging students about the subjects they're studying can motivate them to explore those subjects more deeply than they otherwise might. Motivating kids to be excited about their schoolwork at the dawn of a new school year can sometimes be difficult. But parents can employ various strategies that can help their children readjust to life in the classroom and motivate them to perform to the best of their abilities.

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FARM AUCTION Personal Property of Willis Carrothers

Saturday, July 28, 2018 @ 9:00 a.m. (Indy Time) Address: 12025 N 50 E, Macy, IN 46951

Winegardner Auction signs will be posted. FARM GROUND 58 +/- Acres to be sold as 1 Tract with option to keep buildings. * BUILDINGS/BARN 37’x51’ Hand Hewn Barn with original siding. 24’x24’ Two car garage. VEHICLE 2004 Ford E-350 Super van with rear disability lift. FARM MACHINERY Ford Series “J” Disc; 6ft mower conditioner; utility trailer; 10ft IH 350 Wheel Disc; stock rack; manure spreader; bush hog mower; snow blower; Gehl 9’ hay bine ; Allis Chalmers 5 bar rake; 6’ 3Pt Grader blade; 5’ 3 Pt bush hog; 6’ 3Pt bush hog; Oliver 520 small square baler. SHOP-LAWN & GARDEN Air compressor; saws; funnels; ladders; hand tools; shop tools; car ramps; tool boxes; metal shelves; shop vac; gas cans; oil cans; garden tools; weed eater; battery cables; Huske 18 HP mower; Craftsman 18.5 HP LT1000 mower. ANTIQUES Wooden double trees; wooden single trees; steel wheeled wood box grain drill; bikes; corn sheller. HOUSEHOLD-GLASSWARE-MISC. Table with chairs; end tables; couch; dinnerware; dressers; beds; desk; pots & pans; recliners; TV’s; bakeware. * If land does not sell, buildings will be sold individually.

Note Way too much to list. Real Estate will sell at Noon. Check out pictures online. Auctionzip.com, Auctioneer ID 27041.

Terms: Cash or check. Credit/Debit cards accepted with 5% convenience fee. ID required for registration. Real Estate Terms: 5% nonrefundable earnest money down the day of the auction with balance due at closing. Taxes: Prorated to date of closing. Note: Property sold “as is’ subject to seller confirmation. Inspect the property, arrange financing if necessary, attend the auction and bid your price. All purchases are “AS IS – WHERE IS” with no warranties either expressed or implied. Winegardner Auctions, Inc. does not assume any responsibility or liability for accidents, or items after SOLD. Statements made at auction take precedence over printed or digital material. Restroom available. Concessions by Martha’s Amish Kitchen.

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North Manchester Town Wide FOC THRIFT SHOP, 108 S. Mill St. Friday July 27th, Saturday July 28th, One Bag of Clothing FREE per Person M U L T I - FA M I LY SALE, Thursday 4pm8pm, Friday 8am-?, Baby Swing, Boys/Girls childrens clothes, various sizes, (Boys 0-3T) puzzles, Thirty-One, Baked Goods and more! 703 Meadowdale Dr. M U L T I - FA M I LY SALE Friday 7/27 8am-4 pm and Saturday 7/28 8am2pm at 802 Shock Road across from school. Little Tykes basketball goal, electronic basketball hoops indoor game, boys’ clothes up to 4T, girls’ clothes preschool thru 14/16 (including school uniforms & lots of beautiful dresses), juniors/ladies/men’s clothing, home items, books galore, and still purging! CHURCH INDOOR SALE, July 26th & 27th, 9am-4pm, July 28th 9am-12pm, Lots & Lots of everything, shoes, cloths, books, odds and ends. Something for everyone. Christian Fellowship Church, 1002 E State Road 114 YARD SALE July 27 & 28 Benefiting The Church of Jesus Christ North Manchester IN young people, 11707 South 400 East Claypool IN 46510, 2.7 miles North of Timbercrest 403 E 2ND ST, 27th 8am-5pm, 28th 8amNOON, Playpen, Exercise bike, Lots of Misc. 407 E 2ND ST. July 26, 27, 28, Thursday Friday 8am-5pm Saturday 8am-noon, Lots of baby items, infant car seats, bouncer, double stroller, clothing, adult clothing, Christmas decor, books, and much more.

Garage Sales

PURGE SALE! SO MANY KIDS, SO MUCH STUFF! WE'RE CLEANING OUT OUR CLOSETS! LOTS OF CLOTHES, VARIOUS SIZES, SHOES, ETC. ALEXANDER / ADDAIR FAMILY, 210 EAST 3RD STREET (CORNER OF MILL & 3RD) FRIDAY JULY 27TH 9AM-3PM, SATURDAY JULY 28TH 9AM-12PM

FRIDAY 6PM-8PM, Saturday 8am-1pm, 401 N Mill St. Nice clean clothing all sizes including boys NB-3months & 3T-6, Girls 10-14, household items, Christmas & home decor, bedding, toys, primitives and lots of misc.

LARGE RUMMAGE SALE: Men’s & Women’s clothes, girls clothes up to 4T, boys clothes up to size 7, Vera Bradley purses & wallets, knickknacks, some tools, and much more! July 27th & 28th from 8am3pm. Binkerds & Howards in garage on 9th Street; 1606 Frantz Drive

FRIDAY 8-5, SATURDAY 8-12, 1604 Frantz Drive, Yard tools, yard art, tools, Merit Parlor Stove, 12 cu. Ft. freezer, lots of die cast cars, Nascar misc., Jeff Gordon misc. Christmas and Halloween misc., Small furniture pieces, man cave items, lots of kids books. House for sale by appointment.

PINK ZEBRA, Radio Controlled Cars, New Tent, All sizes some Name Brand Clothes, Video games, Toys, stuffed animals, DVD's, and Misc., 2Golf Carts; 2013 Yamaha and 2012 Easy Go RXV Gas Golf Cart., Paddle Boat, Fri 5pm-8pm, Sat 9am-5pm, 403 E 3rd St. Garage in Back. GARAGE SALE JULY 27TH 8am-4pm and July 28th 8am-12pm at 607 E 6th St, North Manchester. Washer, Dryer, Fireplace, Table with chairs, household items, tools, Youth-Men name brand clothes size small-large. Everything priced to sell. NEW MENS CLOTHING, Kitchen items, collectible dolls, Lots of misc. 409 E 3rd Street, Friday 9am5pm, Saturday 9am2pm 1604 HILLCREST DR., North Manchester, Friday, July 27th, 8am5pm, Saturday, July 28th, 8am-12 Noon, Lots of home decor, ladies bicycle with basket, steel shelving, overhead cabinet, queen size comforter, bedskirt, shams, women's clothing and more.

2014 E PHILABAUM RD, NM, The Graphic Brand Sale, LuLaRoe, Vera Bradley, Household misc. and more, Jewelry, Entertainment Center, Brand name clothing: Ladies SXXL, Men’s L-3XL, baby/kids items, Seasonal & Primitive Decor, Vintage glass/pop bottles, Friday, July 27 8:30-5, Saturday, July 28 9-12, Kiester's THURSDAY JULY 26, 5-8, Friday July 27 9-5, Saturday July 28th 9-?. Lots of nice, clean back to school clothes, accessories, and shoes! Some baby boy and girl clothes, boys and girls clothes sizes toddler through 14/16. Women’s and men’s clothes, some plus size. New toiletries, household items, toys, lots of miscellaneous! Right past Stine Tire at 14673 North State Road 13.

904 BECKLEY ST., Baby Bed, drop leaf table, coffee table, end table. Adult Clothing and Mary Kay products. Many house hold items, too many to mention. Thurs 4-8, Fri 8-5, Sat 8-?

1701 WESTCHESTER Dr., Friday 27th, Saturday 28th, 8am4pm, Kawasaki mule, Scroll Saw, Lots of tools, Snowmobile trailer, Shop Smith Mark-V

GARAGE SALE: Multi-Family; Clothing, Books, Fabric, Electric Stove, Puzzles, Misc. items, Thurs 26th 3-7, Fri 27th 8-5, Sat 28th 8-1, 402 River Cove Lane, N. Manchester In

1704 WESTCHESTER Dr., Men, women (including plus sizes) and children’s, clothing and shoes. Toys, books, furniture and lots of misc. Thurs. 3pm-7pm, Fri. 8am5pm, Sat. 8am-1pm

1404 WESTCHESTER Dr. July 27th-28th 8am-3pm, Louis L'Amore Books, household items, cabinet sewing machine, some furniture, nice clothes and shoes. All clean and priced to Sell!

JULY 27TH - 28TH, 8:00am-5:00pm, 902 E 2nd Street Ext. M U L T I - F A M I L Y, Garden & Hand Tools, Adult Clothes, Wheel Horse Garden Tractor, Reloading Press, Reloading Dies, Lots of Misc.

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FRIDAY 27TH & SATURDAY 28th, 8am5pm, 703 Bond Street, North Manchester, Paw Patrol, girls’ clothing M-L, boys clothing Small, Books, dishes, coffee maker, wedding items, some furniture, lots of surprises

TOOLS; LAWN SPIKER;

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M U L T I - F A M I L Y, BICYCLES, Books, Lighthouses, tables, Dressy & Casual Men’s & Women Clothes Large to 3X, Many items less than $1.00, 1406 Beckley Street, Friday 8:00am5:pm, Saturday 8:00am-2pm GARAGE SALE FRIDAY July 27th 9-5, 1405 State Road 114 W. Couch, TV Stand, Kitchen table, Children clothing, Household items.

KIDS - JUNIORS ADULTS clothes, toys, household, books, bike, keyboard, furniture (?) 712 Ruse Street, Friday, July 27th, 8:30a-5pm

309 RIVER COVE LANE, 2-treadmills, beanie babies, cabbage patch dolls, Bakers Rack with 4 shelves, bicycles, Girls clothing, adult men and women’s clothing, girls and Women’s shoes, Snowbabies, stroller, pack-n-play, Bose speakers, booster high chair, kids’ books, room divider, miscellaneous toys, small fridge, Hanging light, lamps, Christmas ornaments and much more! July 27 8am-5pm July 28 8am-1pm

BIG SALE: furniture, antique armoire, chairs, shelves, cabinets, area rugs, tools, lamps, mirrors, tables, hardware, western boots, purses, home decor, lawnmower, pots & pans, dishes, bedding, pictures, woman's bike, luggage, picnic basket, and much, much more! Located in the air conditioned Schutz Brothers warehouse at the corner of St Rd 13 and East St. Friday 9am-5pm, Saturday 9am-NOON

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2352 S 300 E, Sat. July 28, 8-2. Boys size 0-12mo., patio tables & chairs, kitchen table & four chairs, antiques, vintage, women size S-L, scrubs 2X.

DOWNSIZING GARAGE SALE, 925 Cambridge Dr., Fri. & Sat. July 27 & 28, 8am-? Lawn roller, a little bit of everything!

RUMMAGE SALE, 7018 St. Rd. 15 South, across from Treaty Elevator, Fri. & Sat. 9-? Four 8 lug rims for Dodge, Amish furniture, too much to list!

GARAGE SALE Fri. & Sat., 9-?, 1110 Sunset Dr. Jr. clothes-women XL, men clothes M-XL, shoes, household items, knickknacks & lots of misc. HUGE YARD SALE, 135 N. Spring St. Saturday only, 9-2. Bookcases, pictures, lots of household & decorating items,

LARGE 4 FAMILY GARAGE SALE, 832 Linlawn Dr. Fri. July 27th 82 only. Nice clothing, kids to adult, toys, shoes, purses, primitive decor, pictures, bowl rack, candle holders, lantern. RUMMAGE SALE Thurs. 4 pm-8 pm & Fri. 8 am-4 pm, 265 Walnut St. Lots of misc. & clothing.

WABASH LIGHTHOUSE MISSION Thrift Store storewide 1/2 price sale, Thurs., Fri. & Sat., July 26, 27, 28, 806 N Cass St. 9am-4pm. Check us out on FB for our sales & specials.

MULTI FAMILY GARAGE SALE! 1255 Alber St. Fri. 7-27 8am-5pm & Sat. 7-28 8am-3pm. Jewelry, Avon Collectibles, furniture, round dinette table & 2 chairs, rocker, loveseat, oak entertainment unit, book shelves, night stands, oriental rug, dishware, seasonal decor, lamps, rugs, pictures, books, VHS, cd’s, medical supplies, walkers, rollator, scooter, golf cart. Lots of really nice women’s & men’s clothing, shoes, purses & accessories, clothes all sizes SM-L.

North Manchester

GARAGE SALE July 27th 8am-4pm July 28th 8am12pm at 607 E 6th St North Manchester. Washer, Dryer, Table with chairs, Fireplace, outside table with chairs, Futon. Youth and Mens clothes size small to large name brands American Eagle, Hollister and more. Household items and small appliances. Tools and many garage items. Christmas items. Clean smoke free home and items priced to sell.

1704 Westchester Dr. Men, women (including plus sizes) and children’s clothing and shoes. Toys, books, furniture and lots of misc. Thurs. 3:00 - 7:00, Fri. 8:00 - 5:00, Sat. 8:00 1:00.

HUGE TOOL & RUMMAGE SALE, 810 W. 3rd St., Friday 8am-5pm (Sat. if rains) New tools in packages, air tools, air compressors, electric stuff etc.

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2-245/70R 17 Mastercraft tires, 90% tread, $200. Call 260-330-1393. 6 PERSON Master hot tub, like new, decently priced. Please call 260-569-7573 or stop by 2401 S River Rd.

60 GOOD QUALITY SKIDS for sale, $3 each or 10 for $25. Call 260-3779242.

FIREWOOD FOR SALE, You haul. Call 260-5713842.

GOOD APPLIANCES: used washers, dryers, ranges & refrigerators. 30 day warranty! 35 E. Canal St., Wabash, 260-5630147.

SET OF MICHELIN TIRES, P265/65R18, 40% of tread left, $175 OBO Call 765-491-2060.

GUNS FOR SALE: KelTec sub 2000, 40 caliber, foldable carbine w/laser, 2 mags, case & sling - $500. Taurus G2 9mm w/ 2 mags, $195. Call 260-5716687.

SIDERS BLUEBERRY FARM, 6254 W 200 N, Rochester, now open Monday-Friday 8-6 & Saturday 8-2. U-Pick, $1.90. Call 574-223-6632 for Ready Picked information.

SWEET CORN (new patch), green beans, red beets, sweet onions, squash, tomatoes, cucumbers, melons, cabbage etc. For large orders, call 260723-4172 ext. 1, leave message. Graber’s Welding, 8350 S 850 W, South Whitley, IN 46787.

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KID’S FIRST CHILDCARE: Hiring Full Time Caregiver. Must love children. Mail resume along with references to: Kids First, 110 N. Cass Street, Wabash, IN 46992 or call (260) 563-7665 for application. Deadline for resumes is July 25, 2018. Experience preferred but not required.

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LOOKING FOR FREE BARN WOOD, WOOD PLANKS OR SHIPLAP for projects. Would greatly appreciate. Will gladly pick up. Call 260-571-5980 and leave message.

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4 BR BEAUTIFUL HOME FOR RENT, 9166 W 800 N, Bippus. Detached garage, $680/mo.(includes water & sewage), renter pays all other utilities. $600 dep., NO PETS, NO SMOKING, For appointment call 260-344-1305.

HAY - Alfalfa/Grass, excellent quality. Call 260-3076060.

Recreational Vehicles

TRACKER MARINE GROUP, L.P., 1994 Pro 16 V 16’, with trailer, 40HP motor, 2 electric anchor’s, mini trolling motor 55 lb. 5 speed, runs great. Call 260-212-2973.

4 BR possibility home, 1 BA, utility room w/ washer & dryer connection, renter pays all utilities, gas heat, c/a, $600 mo. rent, $800 dep. NO PETS. Call 260571-3842.

Mobile Homes

No.Manchester very nice 16x80 shingle roof 6 inch walls cathedral ceilings 3 bed 2 full baths shed set up in quiet park area CONTRACT call for appt. 574 612-2019 /574612-1814. Also nice 2 bedroom 2 bath home. 66rmiller.

WE BUY GOLD, silver and coins. Wabash Valley Prospectors LLC, 633 S. Wabash St., Wabash. Tim Ravenscroft, 260-5715858.

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1 and 2 BEDROOM DUPLEXES, central air, south side. $465/month plus utilities. 260-5637743.

3 BDRM, 1 bath, new paint, new carpet, washer/dryer hookup, fridge and stove included, $450/mo., $450 deposit plus utilities, NO SMOKING, NO PETS, 925 West Hill St., 260-5691303.

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Parents and educators can sometimes underestimate children’s anxiety over the dawn of a new school year. Many students feel nervous when wondering if their teachers will be nice or if they will make new friends. These worries may be compounded by the return to routine and the end of an enjoyable period of rest and relaxation. In 2015, CNN polled campers at a summer day camp outside New York City. The campers were elementary school students who were asked about what they were most nervous about for the return to school. Homework, tests, competition, greater expectations, grades, and making new friends topped the list of fears. To help students transition to the classroom with fewer worries, teachers and parents may want to

initiate ice breakers and other stressreducing interactions. Here are some ideas. Buddy up Many schools will give out classroom assignments a few days before the first day of school. Parents can investigate who is in their child’s homeroom and initiate contact with the parents of one or more of those students. Collectively, parents can make a buddy plan for students to arrive to school together and enter the classroom as a team. Coordinate clothing colors or have students wear another unifying symbol. This may allay fears and make the first day of school more fun. School selfie Students can craft “school selfies” on a piece of paper using a smartphone image template. This selfie

illustration will give the class key facts about each student and present an interesting, creative and enjoyable way for students to get to know one another. Student word search Word searches are entertaining and educational tools that can be put to use in the classroom. Parents or teachers can create word searches featuring the first names of all the students in the class. Children often enjoy searching for their own names, and then they can help others, opening up lines of communication. Word searches also can be customized for any subject. Therefore, if student names aren’t desired, the theme can be classroom items or school terms. Personal introductions Students may

worry about teachers mispronouncing their names or using a full name instead of a nickname. Rather than a traditional roll call, teachers can encourage students to introduce themselves to classmates, using their preferential name and including a brief synopsis of their interests and what makes them unique. Teachers also can initiate other icebreakers by giving students a sheet with various questions, which students then have to complete by asking around among the other students. For example, “Who has a pet fish?” or “Find someone who has blue eyes.” The first day of school can be difficult for some children. Fun activities and some extra effort from parents and teachers can make the return to the classroom less stressful.

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