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Suspect: Stabbing was accidental By Emma Rausch emma@thepaperofwabash.com The lead suspect in the Marion homicide investigation claims the stabbing was “accidental,” according to the oral probable causing hearing conducted on Friday, Jan. 15, at the Grant County Circuit Court. Waylon Sadler, 30, Wabash, was formally charged with murder that after-

noon following an investigation into the death of James L. Zook, 55, Marion. Zook was pronounced dead at 7:05 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 12, as a result of a punctured jugular vein and fractured trachea, according to the Grant County Coroner’s report. At the time, Sadler and Zook resided together at a residence on West 9th Street with Zook’s daughter and Sadler’s girlfriend, Shannon Collins.

According to a Marion Police Department (MPD) press release on Wednesday Jan. 13, Collins had called 911 at 6:38 a.m. on Tuesday to request the MPD to respond to AutoZone Automotive located

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at 901 S. Baldwin Ave. in reference to Sadler causing damage to a vehicle. When officers arrived at AutoZone, they discovered damage to Collin’s mother’s vehicle that was consistent with being struck multiple times with a baseball bat, according to Sgt. Robin Young’s testimony during the oral probable cause hearing. SADLER

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Hobbs, Tandy join school board By Joseph Slacian

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Liz Hobbs and Jordan Tandy are the two newest members to the Wabash City School Board. The two were recommended by Superintendent Jason Callahan and approved by the remaining three board members during a meeting on Thursday, Jan. 21. The pair will replace Matt Bruss and Bill Konhya, respectively, after the board approved both of their resignations moments before. Bruss and Konhya were forced to resign after it was learned their appointments by the Wabash City Council were prohibited under the Dual Office Holders Guide as prepared by the Indiana Attorney General. Under the guidelines, a person is not permitted to hold

By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com Most know Dr. John “Hap” Dragoo as a family physician at the Wabash Clinic and the Urbana Medical Center. What likely isn’t known is that Hap is a man of many talents. For throughout his life, he’s had a variety of jobs and interests ranging from bus driver, teacher, swimming pool manager, magazine salesman, iron lung salesman, gymnast, tutor and even an “embalmer boy.” Hap was born in Franklin on Feb. 11, 1926, and is weeks away from celebrating his 90th birthday. He will be honored during an open house from 2 – 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6, at the Charley Creek Inn ballroom. A graduate of Nineveh High School, Hap was one of about 150 residents in the town. He played baseball and basketball for the high school. “The catcher couldn’t see the left fielder,” Hap said, making a dipping motion with his hand, to show how unlevel the baseball diamond was. “That’s the way

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Wabash pair face drug-related charges By The Paper staff Jane and Dr. John “Hap” Dragoo, look at family pictures. An open house s planned Feb. 6 for Hap’s 90th birthday. Photo by Joseph Slacian Nineveh was.” After graduating from high school, Hap enrolled at Indiana University in Bloomington, where he hoped to continue his

basketball career. “I thought I was good enough that when I went to IU, I’d go out (continued on page 8)

Two Wabash residents were arrested by Wabash Police late Saturday night, Jan. 23, on drug-related charges. According to WPD’s Public Information Officer Sgt. Matt Benson, uniform officers went to a home in the 400 block of West Maple Street to serve a Clinton County warrant on Kristina N. Fields, 26, Wabash. On Jan. 23, at approximately 11:56 p.m. uniform officers from third shift went to a residence in the 400 block of West Maple Street to serve a warrant. Officers located Fields in the residence. (continued on page 17)

Region launches Road to One Million By Emma Rausch emma@thepaperofwabash.com FORT WAYNE – Wabash County community leaders joined officials from 10 other Northeast Indiana counties at the Road to One Million kick-off celebration at the Grand Wayne Convention Center on Thursday, Jan. 21. The event commemorated Gov. Mike Pence named Northeast Indiana as one of three recipients of the Regional Cities Initiative program in December. The three regions, which also include Southwest and North Central Indiana, received $126 million or $42 million each to support regional development plans. Northeast Indiana was told that it

would never win, according to John Sampson, president and CEO of the Northeast Indiana Regional Partnership “In all honesty, it’s very humbling,” Sampson told The Paper of Wabash County. “A lot of people told us we would never win. To see what it took for the region to come together and produce this, I was blessed to be in a position of leadership. “It takes hundreds of people to pull off something like this and they’ve got to trust one another and it’s difficult, but we’re celebrating tonight because of their willingness to work together.” Northeast Indiana’s application included plans that would develop quality of life areas in each of the 11 counties that had

agreed to join the Northeast Indiana Regional Development Authority prior to the application, all for the purpose of bringing new talent to the region and increasing the area’s population to one million by 2031, according to Sampson. The Northeast Indiana RDA is currently the largest in the state and include counties such as Adams, Allen, Dekalb, Huntington, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Wabash, Wells and Whitley. When asked how each county’s agreement to join the RDA was pertinent in winning the award, Sampson said, “The deal is we’re never going to be A celebratory cake is lit during the Road to Indianapolis so we’ve got to think about One Million kick-off on Thursday, Jan. 21, at the Grand Wayne Convention Center. Photo (continued on page 6) by Emma Rausch

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Addicts need time and ‘grace’ on road to recovery, former addict says By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com

Laci Giboney doesn’t believe drug

addicts are bad people. “Really, they’re sick people,” said Giboney, a reformed heroin addict who is now a

therapist. “Some say addiction isn’t not a choice, that it’s not a moral deficiency, but that it’s a brain disorder.

“Well, it is a brain disorder, but it also is a choice.” She should know what she’s talking about, for Giboney, by her own account, should be dead today. Suffering from what she called an “identity issue” in her adolescent and teen years, Giboney let her personal problems lead her into a series of bad decisions that eventually sent her life into “a slow spiral” of drug and alcohol abuse. Clean for nearly 10 years now, Giboney and Joel Makin, a mental health counselor with Family Service Society in Grant County, were keynote speakers on Thursday, Jan. 21 during an Indiana Youth Institute’s Youth Worker Café program at the Marion Public Library. As a 15-year-old, Giboney said telling her story to about 70 people, she began dating a 19-year-old. She admits now that the relationship was “not a healthy one,” largely because the boy was mean and controlling. Though he never physically

abused her, he was emotionally abusive. Yet, she stayed with him and began getting more and more into drugs, something she began experimenting before the relationship began. At 17, Giboney became pregnant and she and the boy, now 21, decided it would be best if she didn’t keep the baby. “So I had an abortion,” she said, fighting back tears. “I knew as soon as I did it I made the wrong decision. I hated myself. I hated who I had become. I hated what I did. I was a murderer.” Over the next year, she said, she had two miscarriages and a total of five overall. Because of a problem during the abortion, she said, doctors told her that the chances of ever getting pregnant were extremely slim. “I always wanted to have kids,” she said. “I always wanted to be a mom, and I knew it was because of something I had done.” She enrolled at Ball State University, but instead of attending

Laci Gaboney talks about what her glasses looked like when she was a youngster growing up in Central Indiana. Through a series of choices, Gaboney became a heroin addict, but has since kicked the habit and has been clean for 10 years. She is now a stay-at-home mom, but also is a therapist working with families of addicts. Photos by Joseph Slacian

Joel Makin, a counselor with Family Service Society, spoke at a forum sponsored by the Indiana Youth Institute on Thursday, Jan. 21, in Marion. He spoke to youth workers about how to better connect with addicts.

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Addicts need time and ‘grace’ on road to recovery, former addict says... continued from page 2 class, she spent her time “partying hard” and flunked out. She eventually broke up with her boyfriend and, she admitted, “felt like I was starting to get my life back together.” But then she found another boyfriend. This one had just been released from prison where he spent time for dealing drugs. She said he tried getting his life in order, but eventually went back to dealing. She eventually became pregnant and because of her earlier problems, was seeing a high-risk pregnancy doctor. The doctor required ultrasounds nearly every month. It was during the ultrasound when she was 7 1/2 months pregnant that it was discovered the fetus no longer had a heartbeat. Because she was so far along, she had to deliver the baby. “I got to hold her,” she said, wiping away tears. “Her name was Zoey. And when I lost Zoey, I knew God had taken her from me to punish me for the abortion.” She became depressed, and spent most of the time lying in bed at the home she had shared with her now heroin-dealing boyfriend. She said that he largely ignored her, and even went as far as to keep her mother from seeing her on numerous occasions. To help her feel better about the situation, she said, she dealt with the matter in the same way she always did … “I got high.” She said she went to the kitchen and snorted her first line of heroin off the kitchen stove. Giboney became quite ill, but when the illness subsided, she said the high was “euphoric.” She liked the high so much, she did it the next day, and the next day, and the next day. “That’s what I thought I needed,” she said, but quickly noted that she didn’t realize how quickly her life was spinning out of control. After about 30 days, she said, she tried to quit. In doing so, she continued, she became “dope sick” and continued to use heroin. “At that point it’s not about getting high, you just didn’t want to get dope

sick,” she said. And that was the start of her 3 1/2 year heroin addiction. Her boyfriend was sent back to prison for five years, and she basically was living on the street. She said her family tried to help her numerous times, even putting her into rehab several times. After a few hours, or maybe a few days, she would often leave the facility and return to her life on the street. It got to be so bad, she said, that the last time she was checked in for rehab, the admissions desk showed her the front door and told her that, should she feel the need to leave, she could use it instead of having to sneak out of windows as she had done in the past. She eventually did. Giboney lived in her car for a while, she said, but eventually sold it for $200 to buy drugs. She became associated with others on the street, including someone she called “the dope man.” She owed the man $150, and attempted to avoid him because she didn’t have the money to pay. She and another friend found an apartment to crash in, but the friend eventually told “the dope man” where she could be found. He, along with three other men, came to the apartment and began beating and kicking her, even threatening her with a gun. During attack, she said, she remembers hearing the men discussing how they were going to dispose of her body. “What made them angrier,” she said, “is that I didn’t react the entire time. I was so numb, it was like I was already dead. There was nothing they could do to me that I hadn’t already done to myself.” “The dope man” became so angry that he found an iron and told her that he was going to burn her face off. He plugged the iron into an electrical outlet, and it didn’t work. So he tried another, with the same result. He tried another, and another and another, all with no luck. “I know we had electricity,” she said, “because I had been watching television. I know God saved my life and He made sure

Grant County forms Heroin Task Force By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com MARION – To counter the rising heroin problem in Grant County, Marion General Hospital has launched a Heroin Task Force. “We’re breaking it out into about five different committees,” Ann Vermillion, MGH Medical Staff Services and C o m m u n i t y Outreach director, explained during the Indiana Youth Institute’s Youth Worker Café on Thursday, Jan. 21. “We’ve got a Data C o l l e c t i o n Committee … we’re jus going to be doing nothing but data, that’s your stats, and we’re going to be working with the state, the governor’s office and the attorney general’s office. “We have to know our data. We have to know where Hep(atitis) C and HIV are right now. We don’t think we’re testing enough. We might be in the middle of an epidemic and we don’t know it. “All of us have met the addict,” she said, “and this is heroin as much as it is opioids and substance abuse.” Grant County is down 100,000 prescribed pills, she noted. “It’s very hard to find opioids on the black market right now,” Vermillion said. “But what that’s done is just increase that heroin use.” The Heroin and the iron didn’t work.” It was at that point during the attack that Giboney said she had a vision. She saw her mother standing in a doorway and a few policemen near her, informing her that they had found her daughter’s body in a ditch. “It was then I cried out, ‘God, just save me,’” she said. “The dope man” turned to her after she had said that, the evil that was in his eye was gone. He looked at his three companions and said that enough was

Substance Abuse Coordination of Care Committee also is part of the Task Force. “We all need a playbook so the moment that person comes and says, ‘I need help, we at least know how to handle it,” Vermillion said. “We know who can take them here in Grant County; maybe it’s a county a second over.” Another committee is looking at a needle exchange program, the director continued. “Our stats are showing that we’re not even close to where we need a needle exchange program, but we don’t want to be behind the game,” Vermillion said. “That team is only doing it on a preemptive basis.” A communication and education team also is part of the task force. “We’ve got to get into the school systems,” she said. “We’ve got to educate. There’s free education that’s out there for the school systems.” Dr. Robert Beckett, a member of the Wabash County Health Board, was among the nearly 70 people attending the forum. He said he believes Wabash County needs to begin working on a similar task force, and added that he believes the counties sur rounding Wabash County should work together to make a regional task force. enough and that they would let her live. When the companions objected, he pointed his gun at them and reiterated that they were going to let her live. He then told her to run from the apartment, which she did. She found a friend to live with that night, and checked herself into rehab the following day. She waited several days before contacting her family, who eventually arranged for her to go for yearlong rehab treatment at a California facility. However, those

plans were cut short because she had outstanding warrants in three different Indiana counties. She was sent to prison for 3 years, and served 2 1/2 years of the sentence. “I had nine felonies,” she said. “I had A, B, C, all of the alphabet, and only got three years.” It was during her time in prison, she said, that she realized God was real. “My goal in life was to understand who is this God who could love me,” she said. “If He could love me, maybe I could love myself. And when I got out, I started loving myself.” Addicts aren’t bad people, she said. After being released from prison, Giboney returned to school and became a therapist. She still believes God is looking out for her, noting that she is now the mother of three young children – a 5-year-old son and twin 4-year-old girls. As an addict, she

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Kyle Shoemaker’s proposal is read from above in an airplane. Shoemaker proposed to his thengirlfriend, Hidi Hix, on Christmas Eve by writing the marriage proposal in his employer’s Roger Peeble’s field. Photo provided the White’s Residential and Family Services water tower, Shoemaker had plowed “Hidi will u marry me?” “I read it probably four times before I could comprehend (what it said),” Hix said. “I was like is it just saying that because I want it to or? I kept saying, ‘Is that my name? Is that my name?’ And I just started laughing and crying. “Later I said, ‘Did I actually say yes? I mean yes.’” Shoemaker had slipped her engagement ring on her finger while she was laughing, crying and hugging him in the plane, Hix said. At the time of the proposal, the couple had been dating for two years and discussed getting engaged for quite sometime, but the moment was never right, according to Shoemaker. Then in

Kyle Shoemaker and his fiancée Hidi Hix pose for a photo after their special flight on Christmas Eve. Shoemaker proposed to Hix by writing the proposal in a field. Hix admitted she read it four times before understanding what it said. Photo provided late October after the harvest season ended, he had an idea. “I was brainstorming one day while I was helping Roger Peebles in the fields,” Shoemaker said. “I knew I was wanting to do something special for her. I wasn’t really sure what I was want-

ing to do but I wanted it to be unique somehow and it kind of dawned on me that I could just write it into the ground.” Shoemaker approached Peebles about possibly plowing his proposal into one of the fields. “Kyle had tracked

through needle sharing. Today, she said, there is no sign of the disease in her. Also, she had a tumor on her pituitary gland. That, too, is gone. “There are just so many ways that God healed and transformed me,” she said. Giboney is not now

a practicing therapist, opting instead to be a stay-at-home mom. During her time on the job, she worked more with the families of the addicts. “I want to help the addicts,” she said, “but I also wanted to help the families.” She urged the com-

munity leaders in the room to do more to help the families. She also said that more long-term recovery programs are needed. Recovery, she said, can’t take place in just a few days. Rather, it must be over a period of nine months to a year.

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MU endowment drive tops $1.5 million goal From the MU News Bureau NORTH MANCHESTER — M a n c h e s t e r University President Dave McFadden announced Friday that the $1.5 million goal has been reached to establish the Gladdys Muir E n d o w e d Professorship in Peace Studies. Gladdys Muir launched the nation’s first undergraduate peace studies program at Manchester in 1948. Her groundbreaking program, which examined

issues of interpersonal conflict and structural injustice, was so visionary that 23 years passed before another U.S. institution followed her lead. “Muir believed that if she planted the seeds of creative nonviolence in the hearts of her students, that they would scatter those potent ideas across the globe. Indeed, over the years, many Manchester graduates have done just that,” McFadden said. Because it is an endowed fund, the principal will remain invested, with the

earnings intended to secure the professorship in perpetuity. The University will seek broad input to develop a job description and expects to launch a national search in the second half of 2016. “An endowed professorship is a prestigious achievement for us and aligns closely with our strategic priorities,” McFadden said. “Peace studies is distinctively Manchester. This new position will encourage scholarship and effective teaching, and strengthen our ability to educate stu-

dents across disciplinary boundaries. What’s more, it further enhances our reputation as a global leader in peace studies education.” This milestone has been years in the making. A Peace Studies Advisory Council first recommended an endowed professorship in 1992. Major support first came in 2002 from Lilly Endowment Inc., through its Plowshares program, followed by many individual gifts from

alumni and friends. In the closing days of December 2015 and with $46,000 to go toward the $1.5 million goal, an anonymous donor offered to match, dollar for dollar, year-end gifts up to $25,000. Through the generosity of many dedicated alumni and donors, members of the Office of Advancement reached the goal around 4:20 p.m. Dec. 31—with 40 minutes to spare. “Manchester is deeply grateful to all

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you to my predecessor, Jo Young Switzer, for shepherding this vision throughout her p r e s i d e n c y, ” McFadden said.

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Local man plows marriage proposal in farmer’s field... continued from page 4 were starting to wrap up for the year. … I had a small section of field left that wasn’t going to have any fall tillage done to it so it would work for the project. “That was all him. He came up with this brilliant idea. I just tried to help him see it to the end.” After determining the letter sizes using Microsoft Word scaling it to the size of the field, Peebles and Shoemaker plowed the letters into the field on Nov. 9 and finished within six or seven hours, according to Shoemaker. According to Shoemaker, he and Peebles were able to make precise lettering by using the tractor’s auto-steer and GPS capabilities to coordinate the length and width of each letter. After preparing the field, next came planning the flight. Originally, Shoemaker had hoped the flight would have been in a helicopter instead of a plane. “We have a bucket list that Hidi and I always try to do things off of and a helicopter

ride is one of them,” he said. “I was hoping to find someone who has a helicopter who could fly us up and over it. “But I couldn’t get a helicopter lined up so we ended up in a Cherokee plane.” With the field plowed and flight prepared, Shoemaker’s proposal was ready and waiting for Christmas Eve. Only one factor could stand in the way of his plan. “I wasn’t really sure when I was going to do it, but I was hoping to do it around Christmas time,” Shoemaker said, “but if snowed I knew I was going to be out of luck.” Peebles added, “See we wrote that on Nov. 9 and then we got a snow a few weeks later and I kidded him, ‘You know if we don’t get a thaw before March, you’re going to be waiting a while for the proposal.’ And so he was one of the few guys hoping that we would not have a white Christmas.” Peebles’s daughter Emma also assisted with the proposal and posed as Tschantz’s granddaughter on the flight. As the plane

flew over the proposal, Ms. Peebles used her GoPro camera to capture Hix’s reaction. “(The video) is pretty humorous,” Hix said with a laugh. “You can just tell that I’m in shock.” Hix had no idea about Shoemaker’s plan, she admitted. For Shoemaker, the hardest part of the proposal was keeping it a secret from Hix. “That was the hardest thing to do,” he explained. “Getting it all done, I was wanting to take her out there the next day and then do it right then, but I had to wait for that special moment.” Hix said the proposal is something I’ll never forget. “In my head I just keep thinking, ‘I’ll never take this man for granted,’” she continued. “It certainly meant a lot to me and he kept saying, ‘I just wanted you to feel special.’ And that he did.” Shoemaker and Hix set their wedding date for Oct. 1 in Marion at Matter Park, where the couple first met several years ago.

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According to Young’s testimony, MPD also received a report on Tuesday morning that Sadler assaulted Collins. When MPD officials spoke to Collins, she also reported “she believed he had murdered her father.” Collins had indicated she discovered her father dead, stabbed through the throat and neck area and she stated she believed her boyfriend, Sadler, had committed the crime, according to Young. After she had discovered her father, she confronted Sadler and he responded by punching her, causing her to lose consciousness. Responding officers found injuries consistent with her being “punched fairly severely in the face,” according to Young. Collins told officers she was confined for a period of time at their home and was afraid to leave and afraid to leave her 4-year-old son, the sargent continued. Officers and medical personnel responded to Zook’s residence where medics checked for his vitals at which time he was pronounced dead. Officers gathered information on the scene that Sadler fled the area southbound on foot, according to the police release. Young stated that Sadler was found on State Road 15 walking

away from Marion toward Wabash. At approximately 12:42 p.m., Capt. John Kauffman was conducting routine patrols in the 2000 block of North Wabash Avenue when he observed an individual matching Sadler’s description, according to the release. The individual made eye contact with Kauffman and began to flee the area on foot. Kauffman identified the individual as Sadler and gave pursuit. Sadler attempted to hide near a residence, but was apprehended and placed in custody with the assistance of the Grant County Sheriff ’s Department, the press release continued. After being apprehended, Sadler was charged with felony battery resulting in serious bodily injury, felony confinement and felony intimidation. Sadler was not charged with murder at the time and was held at the Grant County Jail on $200,000 bond. During that time, Sadler was then ques-

tioned by police. He told detectives “a variety of accounts and stories of what had happened at the home resulting in James Zook’s injuries and death,” including the denial that he was involved in any way, according to Young’s testimony. Sadler had also accused an unknown person of an unknown description entering the home and attacking Zook, the testimony continued. He eventually acknowledged there was no additional person who entered the home and stated that he, Collins and Collin’s son were the only ones there at the time, according to Young. Sadler eventually admitted responsibility for Zook’s death and “then waffled on details and going back from saying he did stab Zook to he may have stabbed Zook,” the testimony continued. On Thursday, Jan. 14, at approximately 2 p.m., Grant County Sheriff ’s Department Capt. Randy Albertson called Young and advised that Sadler

wanted to talk to Det. Benjamin Caudell and show him where the knife that was used to stab Zook was located, Young had told the court. Caudell and another detective took Sadler to a location where he said he left the knife, Young continued in testimony. “I believe it was in the 1700 block of West 11th in an alley,” he said. “It was in a trash barrel, burn barrel. He placed it on the top on the side of that burn barrel. He took them to it and told them that was the barrel and when Detective Caudell looked in, there was a black Smith and Wesson lock blade knife there.” Prior to retrieving the knife however, Caudell interviewed Sadler a second time. During the interview, Sadler described the details leading to Zook’s death. “He described to Detective Caudell that his girlfriend, Shannon, had an argument with her dad, Mr. Zook,” Young told the court, “and that she had a knife at her … his

knife at her side in her hand. He said that when they were arguing, he went in, took the knife away from her and as he was pulling the knife out of her hand, it came up and stabbed or struck Mr. Zook in the neck causing injury.” After the incident, Sadler said he became enraged and “once he did that, he doesn’t remember anything after, how many times he would’ve … if or how many times he would’ve stabbed him after that,” Young continued. The sargent continued that he was aware of Sadler’s criminal history and was, at the time, on parole for two “violent” felonies out of Wabash County, one of which was an aggravated battery where he was accused and convicted of stabbing a man, assaulting him and stabbing him in the neck, according to the testimony. The other was for assaulting another inmate while incarcerated in the Wabash County Jail. Sadler was charged following the hearing.

Region launches Road to One Million... continued from front page scale.” “We have to be larger and we have to work together better than Indianapolis to compete,” he continued. “In some respects, we compete for the opportunity to attract population to the region, and these 11 counties understand the importance of working together. So getting all 11 counties (to join the RDA), it’s a marriage every day. “You have to invest in it every day to make this work so we don’t have allusion about if we’ve arrived someplace. We have a ways to go.” Although the event marked the start to the

region’s development, the improvements cannot begin until each county submits its plans for approval, according to Gene Donaghy, Northeast Regional Partnership Advisory Board member. “I was hoping when this whole thing started back in June that we would be ready to role as soon as money was applied,” Donaghy said. “So, we’ve got a couple months here where we’re trying to get all that (situated). But the $42 million is going to be transformational, not only Northeast Indiana but Wabash County. “I’ve looked at some

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of their projects coming up and they’re great for the whole community. And talking with Keith (Gillenwater) and others, if we can get these projects vetted and money secured, we can start rolling these out the quicker the better.” Gillenwater added that the Economic Development Group of Wabash County and local RDA committee were “very deliberate” about the projects that were submitted. “They’re projects that can meet that aggressive timeframe to be able to get it done,” he continued. “We have projects that we can get in that we

think have a good chance of receiving some funding that can be done, by and large, in two years.” The Initiative’s timeframe is to get complete most of the submitted projects by 20162017, according to Donaghy. As for funding, Donaghy said that the projects would be 60 percent private or federal monies, 20 percent city or county monies and up to 20 percent Regional Cities monies. “In talking with Keith (Gillenwater), they’ve got things in that order and ready to go,” he said.

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Krouse named NM Citizen of the Year By Shaun Tilghman news@nmpaper.com NORTH MANCHESTER – Sally Krouse was named 2015 Citizen of the Year on Thursday, Jan. 21, during the 72nd Annual North Manchester Chamber of Commerce Dinner. In addition, Education for Conflict Resolution received the 2015 Spirit of the Community Award, while Werking Studio received the 2015 Commerce Award during the event, which took place at the Jo Young Switzer Center on the M a n c h e s t e r University campus. Also during the dinner, Executive Director Laura Rager recapped the Chamber’s 2015 year, and Incoming Executive Board Chair Elizabeth Smith shared her outlook for 2016. 2015 Citizen of the Year Award Krouse, who is currently vice president of the MCS Board, said she was shocked to hear 2014 Citizen of the Year Jim Smith describing aspects of her life, as she did not expect to be recognized at the event. “I totally did not expect this,” Krouse said. “I am just a product of this wonderful community and all of you and my parents and my family. And what an easy community it is to represent wherever you go – it’s a wonderful, wonderful place to live, to be from, to be a part of, to plan for, and to anticipate the future for. Thank you all so much.” Smith, president of the North Manchester Town Council, described the various things Krouse is involved with around the community. A North Manchester native,

Krouse graduated from Manchester Community Schools and received a degree in education while in college. She taught in three different schools during the 10 years following her graduation from college, and, also acquired her master’s degree and was a founding teacher at a private school in Fort Wayne. Krouse and her husband, Bob, have two adult sons, Dan and Sam, and two daughters-in-law, Paige and Amy. “For seven generations, her family has had established business enterprises in and around North Manchester, and her husband and both of her sons are a part of those enterprises,” Smith continued. “Through early leadership efforts in such organizations as Tri Kappa, the North Manchester Fine Arts Club, and her church, she has extended her positive influence and abilities in a focus on the larger picture of education.” Krouse is currently in her 18th year as a member of the Board of School Trustees of M a n c h e s t e r Community Schools and has served many years as president of that board. In 2004, as a member of the Manchester school board, she began serving the Indiana School Boards Association (ISBA). “As she began that service, she focused on helping to shape the legislative agenda, and then began serving on the ISBA Board of Directors in 2008,” Smith said. “In 201415, our honoree made North Manchester proud and put our town in the minds of the education community across the state as she served as president of the Indiana School Boards

Association.” Krouse also serves in various capacities with her alma mater, DePauw University. She currently serves on the DePauw Board of Trustees and is a member of their national campaign committee. She also was on the Board of Visitors for three years. 2015 Spirit of the Community Award Pastor Jeff Hawkins, of J.L. Hawkins Family Farm in North Manchester, presented the Spirit of the Community Award to Education for Conflict Resolution (ECR). Hawkins oined the organization in 1988. “I was a bit of a latecomer to the project, attending my first meeting of the ‘Core Committee’ in the spring of 1988,” Hawkins added, “and this wonderfully diverse group was in the midst of wrestling with various ideas of how to tackle the massive undertaking of ‘world peace’ in a deliberately localized way. This same question was deliberated for months – the answer was not going to come easily. But the group worked steadily, and by August, consensus was achieved. “It was decided that world peace ought to begin with community peace, and that community peace depends upon community relationships, and that community relationships benefitted greatly from the effective management of inevitable conflict. Education for Conflict Management grew out of this conclusion, which later became Education for Conflict Resolution. “Now, I know that the longevity of ECR may be due to the fact that conflict is inevitable and it is not going away,” Hawkins continued, “and that

effective tools for managing conflict are appreciated. But, the real reason for its longevity is the dedicated, talented, compassionate, and hardworking people who have kept the vision and the effort alive, even as it changes to meet current needs. “The training program in schools has evolved to include the entire fourth grade and still continues at M a n c h e s t e r Intermediate School, and there is great hope that it will expand to all the elementary schools in the county. The training of adults has evolved to include workshops for businesses and organizations in collaboration with Manchester University, including trainings for Steel Dynamics and Do It Best Hardware; and ECR is poised to take on more. “In all this, one thing stands out: spirit. It is the spirit of this organization that both reflects and nudges this community of North Manchester to work it out, to work together, to keep on working, and to give thanks for all the work that has been done.” Jim Shively, chair of the ECR Board of Directors, accepted the award during the annual dinner. “In my mind, the unexpected awards are often the best, so the board and staff are very much appreciative,” he said. “Manchester Community Schools (MCS) has really been committed to the kind of education that Jeff was talking about,” Shively continued. “As you may know, one or two school budgets have been cut in the state of Indiana, but through all of those cuts and reductions in programs, Manchester has stuck with us, and I think it makes a difference with kids all the way through. “Conflict is a normal part of all of our lives, so helping individuals and organizations learn and apply the skills and principles of effective and constructive conflict resolution allows these conflict situations to become productive win-win situations for those involved. We want to thank the Chamber for this recognition, (continued on page 10)

Werking Studio, owned by Dave Randall, won the 2015 Commerce Award. Randall is pictured with his wife, Sally. Photo by Eric Christiansen

The 2015 Spirit of the Community went to the Education forConflict Resolution organization. Pictured from ECR are (left) Bev Eickenberry and (right) Jim Shively. Photo by Eric Christiansen

North Manchster Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Laura Rager (left) passes the gavel to the 2016 Chair Elizabeth Smith. Photo by Eric Christiansen

Sally Krouse (third from right) was named the 2015 Citizen of the Year. She is pictured with her family, (from left), daughter-in-law Paige Krouse, son Dan Krouse, husband Bob Krouse, son Sam Krouse, and daughter-inlaw Amy Krouse. Photo by Eric Christiansen

Manchester University President Dave McFadden led a tribute for former North Manchester of Commerce Chair Chris Garber, who passed away late last year. Photo by Eric Christiansen

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Hap Dragoo: A man of many talents... continued from the front page for basketball down there,” he said. “They let me go out and run a month before. All the guys were out there running. I thought, ‘Am I competing against these guys?’” Making it through tryouts, cut-down day was soon at hand. “The final day came and you came in and checked the bulletin board (to see who made the cut),” he continued. “The names of all the guys who were in the running (were listed). They didn’t have my name anywhere. “After I saw some of those guys playing ball, I’m glad.” After failing to

make the basketball team, he said, “I decided to continue on and get my degree.” “I got my B.S. in biology,” Hap said. “I was working my way through school and got involved with more of the sports teams down there (as a tutor). I was working the switchboard from midnight until eight in the morning at the university. I had a few other jobs, like paper routes and so forth.” He received his master’s degree, and had an assistantship in the IU Anatomy Department, teaching some classes within the department.

“I just kept on,” he said, with a laugh. “I had two or three jobs and was getting paid pretty well. I was teaching. I was a cadaver boy.” Working midnights at the Anatomy Department, one of Hap’s jobs was embalming cadavers donated to the school that arrived late at night. “I had an office in the medical building,” he recalled. “I was working long hours, but I kept at it. The more I worked at the Anatomy Department the more I became interested in the medical school.” Encouraged by an Anatomy Department

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instructor, Hap placed his name on the list of potential Indiana University School of Medicine students. “I did and I got accepted,” he chuckled. “I spent 16 years at Indiana University and I loved every second of it. I paid my own way.” Hap received more than degrees from Bloomington. For it was there that he met his wife, the former Jane Dye. “We met at The Gables,” Mrs. Dragoo said, noting it was a restaurant across from the Administration Building. “I went over there with a friend on a Saturday evening, and Hap came in with a friend. My friend knew both of them, and introduced us.” The couple will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary in July. They have two children – daughter, Mary, and son, Art (both Indiana University graduates, by the way) and four grandchildren. “We get together as often as we can,” Hap said. “Art and Mary are pretty good about keeping in contact with the old folks.” While Hap was a

medical student, Mrs. Dragoo taught elementary school for Monroe County. “It was 13 miles out in the boondocks in Kirksville, on the dirt roads,” she said. “It was a four-room school for eight grades.” Hap received his medical degree, and then performed a oneyear internship at Orange County General Hospital in California. While there, he was in contact with Dr. Carl Elward, who was interested in having Hap join him in his Wabash practice. “I mulled that over,” Hap said, “and I thought that it was a pretty good deal, so that’s what I would do.” He arrived in Wabash in 1961, and the Urbana Medical Center was built with the hopes of bringing in a doctor. Hap would soon get the call. “I would be up there two days a week,” he said, noting that after Dr. Elward left Wabash he joined the staff of the Wabash Clinic. “I didn’t want to keep a practice all by myself. “They were real nice to work with,” he

said of the Wabash Clinic staff. “But I still felt I owed some loyalty to my Urbana patients. They were really happy to have me up there. It was just a pleasure to work there.” In 1981 he moved his practice to Urbana fulltime, “retiring” on July 1, 1989. But the retirement was shortlived. Hap continued working in the hospital’s emergency room, and later filled in for doctors seeking time off for vacations or other reasons. That work was primarily in Indiana, but took him to other spots around the county, including some Native American reservations. Hap officially retired in the mid ‘90s. Or did he? In 2004 Ivy Tech’s Wabash Campus dedicated a new anatomy lab, built from funding from the Pauline Barker Educational Trust. “My very great fear was that we would not be able to find a credentialed instructor,” Pam Guthrie, Wabash campus Executive Director Pam Guthrie told The Paper of Wabash County. “I turned to Hap Dragoo,

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who attends the same church I attend, and asked him for ideas. I thought that as a retired doctor, he might know people who would have the right educational background. “He told me he would think about it, and after a few days, he got back to me and said he would do it himself. I was ecstatic that someone like Hap would take on this kind of responsibility and commitment.” After it was realized that the class load would require more than one instructor, Hap convinced Dr. Dean Gifford to join him. “Both of these doctors spent a great deal of time preparing for classes, running the classes, and dedicating time outside of classes to tutor their students,” Guthrie said. “The students who took these very difficult classes were greatly appreciative of all the extra tutoring time and the quality of instruction they received.” Hap said he enjoyed his time working at Ivy Tech, noting that it allowed him to return to teaching, something he had always wanted to do. “The students and I got along well,” he said. “I was even named Instructor of the Year.” His time at Ivy Tech so impacted him, that he and his wife created the John R. and Jane D. Dragoo Family Scholarship Endowment with the C o m m u n i t y Foundation of Wabash County. C o m m u n i t y Foundation Executive Director Patty Grant said the endowment “reflects their hearts and minds —- love of home, belief in the power of education, and commitment to help those in need.” The endowment is designed to help Wabash County traditional and non-traditional Ivy Tech Wabash Campus students who are Wabash County residents with financial need, she said, noting that it provides two-year awards for tuition, textbooks, technology, testing and lab fees. “It is a joy to work with Hap,” Grant said. “I especially appreciate experiencing his authentic con(continued on page 12)

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Historical museum officials recap 2015 our community,” stated Figert. “With the celebration both of I n d i a n a ’ s Bicentennial and Wabash’s 150th

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Two and a half years ago the Wabash County Historical Museum was struggling to develop a sustainable organization that both preserved local history and served as a local educational institution. The museum frequently had days, and at times weeks, when no one visited and the interactive exhibits sat dark. It was a troubling time for those who had committed so much to build what was known as the best county museum in the state. Now two years later, the museum is in a much different position. Since re-opening in February of 2015 following a month long hiatus, the museum has welcomed guests daily, no longer does the building sit dark hoping for guests to arrive. “When I started getting calls from other museums asking how we were growing and sustaining our programs I knew we were on the right track,” said Mitch Figert, Executive Director of the museum. “By focusing on engaging families, educating local youth, and involving the community we have created a museum that serves as a living, breathing institution that keeps stories of Wabash County’s history alive.” In 2015 the museum made several improvements to their facility. New exhibits including the Parkview Wabash Education Center and Dr. Charles Brush Science Experience were both introduced early in the year. Programming was dramatically expanded to include monthly Family Fun Days and new preservation workshops. The museum renewed a commitment to local history research by investing in the newly named Richard E. Ford Archives and Research Center. Significant improvements were made to the facility including façade repairs, landscaping, and parking lot upgrades. The museum’s first outdoor exhibit featuring a historic caboose donated by Robert and Peggy McCallen completed its first

Former Wabash resident Crystal Gayle performs in late 2015 at the Wabash County Historical Museum celebration. Photo by Emma Rausch phase of renovations which focused on structural repairs to the caboose. Also in 2015 the museum celebrated their 10 year anniversary by honoring those who had made the museum a reality and also by focusing on future visions for the museum. As part of this commitment, the museum welcomed Crystal Gayle for a one-of-a-kind performance at the museum where the museum’s theater was named in her honor and improvements to the theater were announced to allow the space to be used by local educators. As 2015 came to a close, the museum celebrated its third annual Christmas at the Museum season which featured beautiful holiday decorations designed by Michael Weibel, visits from Santa Clause, Girls Night Out, the annual Christmas at the Museum Gala, and free admission during the months of November and December. With all of these improvements it is no surprise the museum welcomed numerous new faces to their facility. Events such as Family Fun Days and Christmas at the Museum and the new Parkview Wabash Education Center have driven new families from throughout Northeast Indiana to visit the museum. It is estimated that once all the numbers are

tallied that museum welcomed more than 14,000 guests into their facility during 2015, nearly a 40 percent increase in attendance in just two years. As the museum welcomes and looks at 2016 it does so with yet another great list of projects to tackle in the coming year. These include the celebration of Indiana’s Bicentennial and the 150th anniversary of the City of Wabash. Significant improvements and upgrades will be made to the museum’s exhibits to incorporate new technology, display additional artifacts, and expand stories of local history. The museum will also expand adult programming to offer a wide array of local history and preservation topics. The Parkview Wabash Education Center will receive expanded elements to further incorporate local history into the space. Digitization and cataloging of the museum’s more than 100,000 pieces will begin to further preserve the artifacts and expand the ability to use these items for research. There are also some additional plans in the works for 2016 and museum leaders say that 2016 will be an exciting year for the museum and the county. “Next year [2016] is shaping up to be another exciting year for the museum and

anniversary, it will be a great year to highlight local history to all ages.” None of this would be possible without

the support of the local community. The museum is funded by the generosity of local individuals, foundations, and busi-

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Randall took over as owner, and his love of photography is easy to see when looking at his photographs. Dave is passionate about serving and being involved in the North Manchester community. For years, Dave shared his love of photography with students at both the junior high and college during career days. Dave also serves on the Board of Directors and the Facilities Committee for the North Manchester Historical Society.” Randall said, “In our studio workroom we have a sign that we put up, and it says: ‘If you help enough other people get what they want in life, your heart’s desire will be fulfilled way beyond life’s expectation.’ We’ve tried to do that in our business, and we’ve tried to do that in our lives. I accept this award for Kenny and for me, so thank you from the bottom of my broken heart.” Executive Director’s report “This past year has been one of change for the Chamber of Commerce,” Rager stated. “We took stock of our events and programs and decided to narrow our focus, and we passed some of our projects on to our member partners. We also welcomed 12 new members to the Chamber this past year, and sadly we lost a few as well. “We have continued to strengthen

our connections with the City of Wabash and now have two people sitting on the Board of Directors for Visit Wabash County. The Chamber has also now engaged in a contract with Manchester Main Street to provide them with office staffing. This will enable them to offer extended office hours to better serve the community.” Rager continued, “Unfortunately, the biggest change of all came with the loss of our 2015 Board President, Chris Garber. Most of us cannot remember a time that Chris wasn’t a part of the Chamber and the many events we have. His endless enthusiasm and unbounded energy was often the catalyst that kept us going. He can never be replaced and he will never be forgotten. “Despite the many changes that have taken place, we will not lose focus on you, our membership. Promoting you and the North Manchester community will always be our number one job. Bridging our community one day at a time.” Incoming board chair Elizabeth Smith, of F r a n t z Lumber/Smith Construction in North Manchester, was introduced and welcomed as Chair of the 2016 Executive

Board. “I would like to thank the Board of Directors for selecting me to serve as Board Chair this year,” said Smith. “It really is an honor to be chosen, and although I feel like I have extremely large shoes to fill, I look forward to the year ahead. The knowledge I have gained over the years as a member of the Board of Directors will give valuable insight as I serve as Chair. “In 2016, we will continue to work on many events that the Chamber undertakes, and we do so not only with our board, but also with the many members all gathered here this evening, and the countless volunteers in the community. We would not be able to undertake these things without our very supportive membership. So, thank you all for your countless hours volunteering for the Chamber, and thank you for your sponsorships, because without those we could not be successful. “2016 will bring new opportunities to the Chamber and I look forward to working with the Board of Directors as we navigate these new challenges. Collaboration is the key to success, and we continue to work together with our community partners and members to make 2016 an exciting and successful year.”

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city or county government. While the museum appreciates the support of Wabash County and the City of Wabash, the combined support from local government only supports 10% of the museum’s overall operations. The museum, like all nonprofits, continues to look at creative ways to fund their programs including the museum’s retail store, rental of the facility for private use, and exhibit and event sponsorship. Gifts to the museum are tax-deductible and greatly appreciated by the organization.

“We have been blessed with generous supporters as we look to expand the programming of the museum,” stated Figert. “As we continue to move forward, the needed financial resources to preserve the history of Wabash County and share stories of past generations grows.” Moving forward the museum is asking for the community’s support by first visiting the museum during their hours of Tuesday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m

In addition to visiting the museum, other ways to support their work includes donating artifacts to further expand their collection of local history, volunteering in a variety of areas, giving a financial gift, and including the museum as part of your planned giving. Those wanting more information on the museum or any of their programs should visit their website at w w w. w ab a s h m u s e um.org or by calling the museum at 260563-9070.

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Local woman’s search for birth parents receives update By Emma Rausch emma@thepaperofwabash.com NORTH MANCHESTER – Wabash County resident Sally Gamsby has searched for her birth parents since she was 18years-old. Finally, she has a lead. After publishing an article in The Paper of

Wabash County on Jan. 13, Gamsby, 67, received a letter regarding her family’s whereabouts from the Wabash County Department of Public Welfare. According to the Department, Gamsby was born Sally Sue Hall on Aug. 25, 1948. Her birth father Joseph Hall was born

in 1883 and died in November 1950. Her birth mother’s name was Marjorie. Mrs. Hall was born in 1925. Due to poor health, she was unable to care for her two children, Gamsby and her sister, Patricia, after 1950. According to the letter, no relatives of the children were inter-

ested in caring for the children. George and Virginia Airgood began fostering Gamsby in 1950. There is no information provided on Patricia’s whereabouts after being sent into foster care. Gamsby said she is still continuing the search for any infor-

mation regarding her sister or mother, Marjorie. To report any information, call 260-3309891. “I’d like to thank everyone who has helped me in my search for my birth family,” Gamsby told The Paper. “I really appreciate everything.”

Local students earn dean’s list honor at Manchester Compiled by The Paper staff

Martina Meyer – Travis Jaynes Martina Nicole Meyer, North Manchester, and Travis Parker Jaynes, Wabash, announce their engagement and upcoming marriage. Miss Meyer is the daughter of Max and Cheryl Meyer, North Manchester. She is a Northfield High School graduate. She has a real estate associate broker’s lices from Beer School of Real Estate. She is employed at

Halderman Farm Management & Real Estate. Jaynes is the son of Dennis and Lisa Jaynes, Wabash. He is a Northfield High School graduate and served in the U.S. Navy from 2009-2014. He is employed at The Ford Meter Box Co. The couple plans an April 30, 2016, wedding at Bachelor Creek Church of Christ in Wabash.

NORTH MANCHESTER – A total of 307 students engaged in undergraduate study at Manchester University are on the fall 2015 dean’s list. The students achieved a 3.5 GPA or higher while enrolled in at least 12 credit hours of classes this spring. Area students on the list include: — Bailey Whitton, senior, accounting, LaFontaine — Broderic Cook, first-year, history, North Manchester — Connor

Eichenauer, first-year, psychology, North Manchester — Audri Fuentes, sophomore, English/language arts education, North Manchester — Emily Grant, senior, economics, North Manchester — Katie Peden, sophomore, environmental studies, North Manchester — Derek Self, senior, economics, North Manchester — Abagail Stefanatos, first-year, history, Somerset — Cody Harlan, junior, athletic training, Wabash — Shelby Hawkins,

junior, psychology, Wabash

Rude named to dean’s list MARSHALL, Mo. – Coleman Rude, Silver Lake, was named to the Fall 2015 Dean’s List at Missouri Valley College. To be named to the list, a student must have a grade point average of 3.3 orhigher and have at least 12 credit hours for the semester. The student also must not have received and grades of D, F or Incomplete for the semester. Locals named to VU dean’s list

VINCENNES – Four local students were named to the Fall 2015 dean’s list at Vincennes University. Earning honors were: Hunter A. Law, LaFontaine, law enforcement conservat-on. Morgan W. Metzger, North Manchester, law enforcement conservation. Steven L. Summers, Roann, diesel technology Mason S. Frehse, Wabash, law enforcement

Hendricks earns honors Michelle

Hendricks, Urbana, was named to the dean’s list at Indiana State University for the Fall 2015 semester.

Pardo named to list STILLWATER, Okla. — Charlianne Pardo, Wabash, was among the 6,368 students named to the 2015 fall semester honor rolls at Oklahoma State University. Pardo, a 2013 Wabash High School graduate, was named to the Dean’s list. She is studying marketing at OSU.

O f f i c e r s installed: On Dec.

18, Hanna Lodge No.61 F.&A.M. installed officers for 2016. New officers are Paul Schroeter (front row, from left), Treasurer; Ryan Freeman, Senior Deacon; Mark Hall, Worshipful Master; Robert Gillespie, Chaplain. James Crandall (back row, from left),Secetary; David Hollenback, Junior Deacon; Frank Nordman, Junior Warden; Lynn Wilcox, Senior Warden, Tom Klare, Tyler, and Dan Prater, Junior Steward. Not pictured is Tom Knafel, Senior Steward. Photo provided

Paisley Grace Mr. & Mrs. Carl Mitchell Reimer Paisley Grace was born to Mr. and Mrs. Rex Reimer, North Manchester, at 4:34 p.m. Sept. 2, 2015, at K o s c i u s k o Community Hospital, Warsaw. She weighed 4 pounds, 15 ounces and was 17 ½ inches in length. Her mother is the

former Tiffany Roser. Maternal grandparents are Tony and Roxy Roser, Lagro, and paternal grandparents are Curt and Diana Reimer, Servia. Great-grandparets are Don and Lois Roser, Wanda (Don) Denney and Sharon Hoffman.

Mr. & Mrs. Carl Mitchell will celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary on Wednesday, Jan. 27. Carl and Eva were married on Jan. 27, 1951, in Lebanon, Va. Mrs. Mitchell was a homemaker and Mr.

Mitchell retired from the Ford Meter Box Company. The couple has four children Helen Jolly, Jane Poole, Diana Fahl and Alfred Mitchell. They also have 15 grandchildren and 20 great-grand-

children. The celebration, which will include cake and punch, will take place on Sunday, Jan. 24, from 2-4 p.m. at Autumn Ridge Rehabilitation Center, where the couple resides.

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Robert E. Martin, 91 World War II veteran Aug. 28, 1924 – Jan. 21, 2016 Robert Eugene Martin, 91, of Wabash, died at 11:11 pm, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016, at the VA Eagle Wings Hospice in Marion. He was born Aug. 28, 1924, in Lagro, to Walter “Mick” and Edith Evelyn (Young) Martin. Robert was a U.S. Army field medic during World War II on the beaches of Normandy and the Battle of the Bulge. He married Frances Binkerd on Dec. 20, 1947; she died Feb. 13, 2011. After the war, he worked in construction with his father, and also worked for Story Electric. He enjoyed square dancing, hunting and fishing in Canada, and drinking coffee at Hoosier Point

with his friends. He is survived by four children, Dennis Martin, Randy Martin, and Linda Martin, all of Wabash, and Roger Martin of Huntington; three granddaughters, Shelly (Jeremy) France of Lagro, and Ashley Martin and Andrea Martin, both of Wabash; five great-grandchildren, Breanna Martin and Drake Sluss, both of Wabash, Sarah France and Dakota France, both of Lagro, and Madison Martin of Wabash, and a sister, Dorothy Timmons of Wabash. He was also preceded in death by his parents, son, Darrell Martin, daughter, Cathy Martin, and sister, Suzann Stitz. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016, at GrandstaffHentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Avenue, Wabash, with David Phillips officiating. Burial will be in Falls Cemetery, Wabash. Friends may call 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, at the funeral home. The memorial guest book for Robert may be signed at www.grandstaffhentgen.com.

Hap Dragoo: A man of many talents... continued from page 8 cern for others and passion for learning. John, and Jane too, are gracious, generous people who, through their citizenship alone have blessed the county. “They model everyday virtues we all admire – kindness, patience, curiosity, loyalty and commitment.” Hap said several things convinced the family to create the endowment. “There was my love for teaching,” he said. “And there’s my love for helping out at Ivy Tech.” Guthrie said the school was most appreciative of the Dragoos’ kindness. “Hap really cares about Ivy Tech students,” she said. “He and Jane have taken the time to meet the recipients of their scholarships, listening to their stories of overcoming barriers to complete college and attain their goals. They give these students encouragement and much more than

just monetary support.” When not involved with medicine or education, Hap was heavily involved with the Masonic organization, being raised a Master Mason in Monroe Lodge No.22 in Bloomington. After moving to Wabash, he transferred his membership to the Hanna Lodge No.61 in Wabash. He also is a member of the Mizpah Shrine, the Wabash Shrine Club and several other Masonic-related groups. Hap also was founder of the Great Lakes Salmon Derby in 1975. “We made some arrangements through some people we knew in Michigan City,” he said. “We set up a committee and got the thing organized. Each year we’d go to Lake Michigan for the Great Lake Shrine Association Salmon Derby.” The first 10 years of the derby, the fish caught were dressed, iced down and deliv-

ered to the five Shriners Hospitals for Children in the Great Lakes area. “We took over 16 tons dressed out to them,” he said, adding that later the group donated funds rather than fish to the hospitals. “About a year ago we went over the half-million dollar mark.” He also is a member of the Wabash Kiwanis Club and, in 1996 was named the W a b a s h Distinguished Citizen. “I had no idea,” he said of receiving the award. “We went to the meeting and it was announced at the meeting. I had no idea at all it would be forthcoming.” For those wondering, Hap received his nickname while a member of the IU gymnastics team. “The coach gave me the nickname because I was always happy about something,” he said.

Wabash Sheriff ’s Department Accidents Jan. 16 At 12:23 a.m., a vehicle driven by Brandon E. Lamb, 30, LaFontaine, was westbound on CR 1050 South when he lost control of the vehicle due to black ice covering the roadway, ran off the road and struck a grave marker in a

cemetery and a utility pole. At 1:06 a.m., a vehicle driven by Sage A. Butzin, 22, Wabash, was northbound on CR 700 West when she lost control of the vehicle due to black ice covering the roadway, exited the roadway, struck a cement fence post and continued into a field before coming to rest. At 4:24 a.m., a vehi-

Gordon L. Ireland, 62 Jan. 30, 1953 – Jan. 13, 2016 U.S. Army veteran Gordon L Ireland, 62, North Manchester, Indiana died January 13, 2016 at 12:05 a.m. at his residence. He was born January 30, 1953 in Wabash, Indiana to Marion Ireland Jr. and Esther (Shewman) Ireland. Gordon is survived by a son, a daughter, a brother, four sisters, and four grandchildren. Visitation and services were Friday, Jan. 22, 2016, at McKee Mortuary, North Manchester. Burial will be at Laketon Cemetery, Laketon, at a later date.

cle driven by Dawn Dennison, 56, Wabash, was northbound on Old State Road 15 when a deer entered the roadway and struck the side of the vehicle. At 6:25 a.m., a vehicle driven by Chad R. Elliot, 16, LaFontaine, was northbound on America Road when a deer entered the roadway and caused Elliot to swerve to avoid a collision. Due to ice covered roadway conditions, Elliot left the roadway and struck a Wabash County REMC utility pole. At 11:21 a.m., a vehicle driven by Jacob P. Fishback, 37, Roann, was traveling north on CR 700 East at a speed too fast for roadway and weather conditions when he began to slide on ice, exited the roadway and struck a utility pole. Jan. 19 At 10:43 p.m., a vehicle driven by Jana R. Olinger, 41, Wabash, was southbound on SR 13 when a deer entered the roadway and was

James Corn, 90 Celotex retiree June 4, 1925 – Jan. 21, 2016 James Corn, 90, of Wabash, died at 3:50 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016, at Parkview Wabash Hospital. He was born June 4, 1925, in Dora, to Benjamin and Hazel (Bitzel) Corn. Jim was a 1943 graduate of Lagro High School. He married Peggy Joann Rinearson in North Manchester, on June 9, 1946; she died Dec. 14, 2008. He retired from Celotex in Lagro in 1991 after 30 years, and also farmed his farm of 80 acres. Jim was a member of the Lagro Community Church. He played basketball four years in high school, coached Pony League in Lagro, and umpired baseball and softball games. Jim was the Grand Marshall at the Lagro Good Ole Days Parade. He enjoyed playing cards and taking his children fishing. He lived on the family farm 60 years and the past four years at Bickford Cottage in Wabash. He is survived by six children, James S. (Janet) Corn of Delphi, Randy D. Corn and Kristi (Ed) Hampton, both of Wabash, Doug Corn of Urbana, Todd (Sheila) Corn of Bloomfield, and Tina Reed of Lagro, twin brother, Gene Corn of Amboy; a sister, Jackie (Bob) Wilson of Wabash; 10 grandchildren, and 16 great-grandchildren. He was also preceded in death by his parents, four brothers Asa Corn, Benjamin Corn, Lester Corn, and Junior Corn, and three sisters, Catherine Gudas, Eloise Brewer, Ida Mae Reece. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016, at GrandstaffHentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave., Wabash, with Richard Long officiating. Burial will be in Center Grove Cemetery, Lincolnville. Friends may call 4-8 p.m. Monday, at the funeral home. Preferred memorial is to the Lagro Little League Program. The memorial guest book for Jim may be signed at www.grandstaffhentgen.com.

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Jan. 20 At 9:35 a.m., a vehicle driven by Eleanor L. Webb, 19, North Manchester, was eastbound on SR 16 at a speed too fast for slick roadway conditions when he hit an area of the roadway covered with ice, lost control of the vehicle, left the roadway and collided with a Duke Energy pole. At 2:10 p.m., a vehicle driven by Jeremiah P. Spencer, 17, Wabash, was eastbound on CR 250 South when he lost control of the vehicle due to snow on the roadway, exited the roadway and struck a utility pole.

Jan. 21 At 5:48 a.m., a vehicle driven by Brian C. Richie, 46, Denver, was eastbound on SR 16 when a large herd of deer ran across the roadway and Richie collided with one of the deer. At 11:16 a.m., a vehicle driven by Stephen R. Clouse, 58, Andrews, was northbound on America Road when a deer entered the roadway and was struck.

Jan. 22 At 6:08 a.m., a vehicle driven by Justin R. Wall, 39, Huntington, was eastbound on SR 124 when a deer entered the roadway and was struck.

Citations Jan. 6 Elizabeth Pena, 32, Milford, speeding.

Jan. 17 Jeffery Baker, 42, Roann, speeding.

Jan. 19 Kyie R. Dunnagan, 24, Wabash, speeding. Eleanor L. Webb, 19, North Manchester, operating a vehicle without content to maintain financial responsibility.

Bookings Nathan C. Brown, 23, Wabash, operating while intoxicat-

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ed. Kim A. Shoemaker, 63, Columbia City, probation violation. Brittany A. Mudd, 25, Wabash, felony unlawful possession of a syringe. Tristen M. Winstead, 32, Westville, parole violation. Benjamin M. Turben, 23, Wabash, public intoxication, disorderly conduct and resisting law enforcement. Lonnie J. Dillon, 43, Roann, domestic battery. Marcella J. Dillon, 56, Roann, domestic battery. Jacob C. Eakright, 26, Wabash, misdemeanor operating while intoxicated. Larry T. Gray, 45, Wabash, misdemeanor resisting law enforcement and misdemeanor disorderly conduct. Michael D. Williams, 47, Wabash, misdemeanor battery. David R. Dillon, 30, Lagro, child support. Seth A. Thompson, 21, La Fontaine, resisting law enforcement and criminal trespass. Adam A. Larrowe, 34, Wabash, misdemeanor disorderly conduct and battery. Genesis S. Belli, 22, Wabash, misdemeanor operating while never licensed. Stephanie M. Keirn, 33, Servia, misdemeanor failure to appear for altered interim license plate. V a l e n t i n a Hildebrand, 43, Wabash, public intoxication and disorderly conduct. Elizabeth J. Greene, 35, Wabash, felony petition to revoke probation. Jacob Bennett, 41, Marion, misdemeanor possession schedule I, II, III or IV controlled substance. D a l l a s Miltenberger, 32, LaFontaine, revocation of probation on theft, failure to appear, failure to appear to testify and failure to appear for jury duty. Juliana Barrios, 38, Fort Wayne, operator never licensed. Sherry L. Hileman, 49, Wabash, misdemeanor neglect of a dependent. Travis D. Shepherd, 20, Peru, felony theft of less than $750. Tom E. Mills, 37, North Manchester, driving while suspended prior.

Daniel L. Kochenour, 32, Roann, possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana, possession of a syringe and possession of paraphernalia. Delora Hoffman, 64, North Manchester, operating while intoxicated.

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southbound on Alber Street when she collided with a legally parked vehicle. At 3:53 p.m., a vehicle driven by Laura L. Lester, 41, Roann, was traveling north on Cass Street when she observed stopped traffic and attempted to stop, but was not able to in time and collided with a vehicle driven by Donald D. Rose, 42, LaFontaine.

Accidents Jan. 14 At 8:12 a.m., a vehicle driven by Rebecca K. Rambo, 67, Wabash, was

Jan. 15 At 9:12 p.m., a vehicle driven by Maegan R. Hubbard, 22, Wabash, was northbound on

North Wabash Street when she looked down at her cell phone and had her head down and ran into a utility pole.

Jan. 18 At 8:54 p.m., a vehicle driven by Brianna N. Rea, 17, Wabash, was southbound on North Cass Street when she attempted to make a right turn onto U.S. 24 and collided with the back end of a vehicle drive by Martha I. Roberts, 65, Rochester. Jan. 20 At 7:47 a.m., a vehi-

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cle driven by Matthew A. Daughtry, 38, Wabash, was northbound on Manchester Avenue when he collided with a vehicle driven by Jacob A. Dials, 28, Wabash. At 9:59 a.m., a vehicle driven by Jeremy H. Newsome, 31, Lagro, was southbound on South Wabash Street when he attempted to turn right into Wabash Valley Chrysler Dealership when his brakes locked up, he slid and struck a legally parked vehicle. Jan. 21 At 1:03 p.m., a vehicle driven by Scott A.

www.thepaperofwabash.com Wysong, 48, Wabash, was traveling east on Sherman Street when a vehicle traveling west crossed the center lane and he swerved to avoid a collision. He exited the roadway and stopped. He then attempted to backup onto the roadway when his wheels slid on slush and he struck a utility pole. Jan. 22 At 12:16 p.m., a vehicle driven by Abby L. Jackson, 26, North Manchester, was northbound on when he stopped for traffic and was struck by a vehicle driven by Kayla C. Miller, 24, Wabash.

Citations Jan. 13 Jeremy M. Waite, 40, LaFontaine, junk vehicle. Jan. 14 Ernest E. Hubbard, 39, Wabash, speeding. Jessica A. Foley, 19, LaFontaine, passing a school bus while it was unloading and stop arm was out. Jan. 19 Michael H. Weaver, 32, Wabash, speeding. Gary M. Eikenberry, 39, Delphi, speeding. North Manchester Accidents

Private duty CNA June 28, 1952 – Jan. 22, 2016

Marcia Morningstar, 69 Retired teacher

Jeanne Sue Smedley, 63, of Wabash, died approximately at 8 a.m. Friday, Jan. 22, 2016, at her home. She was born June 28, 1952, in Washington Court House, Ohio to Junior and Hazel (Lambert) Smedley, and was raised by her father and step-mother, Virginia Smedley. Jeanne was a CNA for Wabash-Miami Home Healthcare and Hospice, was a private duty CNA, and also worked at Wabash Magnetics. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary Post 248 in Lagro. She enjoyed bowling, playing bingo, and sewing. She is survived by five children, Stacey (Corey) Boxell, of Wabash, Casandra Emley of Roanoke, Jason Brown of Marion, Tonya Poor and Thomas Poor, both of Wabash; sister, Derhonda (Damon) Spiller of Wabash; and 10 grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, and her step-mother. Funeral services will be 10:30 am, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave., Wabash, with Pastor Tim Prater officiating. Burial will be in Friends Cemetery, Wabash. Friends may call one hour prior to the service Wednesday at the funeral home. The memorial guest book for Jeanne may be signed at www.grandstaffhentgen.com.

Mary Orpurt, 93 Retired nurse July 13, 1922 – Jan. 14, 2016 Mary Ruth (Hayden) Orpurt, 93, gently passed away on Jan. 14, 2016, in the loving arms of her husband and with her children by her side. She was born on July 13, 1922, to Francis Gross Hayden and Julia Agnes (nee McDonough) Hayden. As a child growing up in South Lee, Mass., Mary enjoyed swimming, skiing, skating, bike riding and hiking in the Berkshire Mountains. She graduated from Lee High School, Lee, Mass., in 1940 and took her nurse’s training at Faulkner Hospital School of Nursing in Boston. In 1944, as a registered nurse at the Veteran’s Administration Hospital in New Jersey, she met Philip Orpurt, who was working there on assignment for Civilian Public Service. They were married on Dec. 3, 1945, and in 2015 they celebrated 70 years of marriage. A homemaker for much of her adult life, Mary also worked as a nurse at several hospitals, as a substitute campus nurse and in the library at Manchester University. She also was a volunteer at Shepherd’s Center in North Manchester, their hometown for more than 60 years. Mary is survived by her husband, Philip A. Orpurt and five children: Karen (Gary) Crim, Dayton, Ohio; Marcia (William) Young, Medina, Ohio; Steven (Laura Smith), Phoenix, Ariz.; Phyllis (Timothy) Peter, Prairie City, Iowa; Barbara (Paul) Dayton, Newburgh; grandchildren are: Marjorie Young (Adam) Kennedy, Matthew (Courtney) Young, Peter Crim, Benjamin Crim, David Peter (fiancee Magen Strunk), Bonnie Orpurt, Aaron Peter, Jeffrey Dayton, Julia Dayton, Rachel Peter, Scott Dayton, Caleb Peter and three great-grandchildren: Ivy Young, Kingston Kennedy and Noah Young. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 30, 2016 at 1:30 pm at the Manchester Church of the Brethren, North Manchester. The family requests memorials be given to Timbercrest Senior Living Community, PO Box 501, North Manchester, IN 46962, Manchester Church of the Brethren, 1306 N. Beckley Street, North Manchester, IN 46962 or Manchester University, 604 E. College Ave., North Manchester, IN 46962. Condolences to the Orpurt family may be sent at mckeemortuary.com.

Jan. 23, 1946 – Jan. 21, 2016

Marcia Ann Morningstar, 69, of Wabash, died unexpectedly Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. She was born Jan. 23, 1946 in Crawfordsville, to John E. and Ruth I. (Mann) Martin. Marcia was a 1964 graduate of Richland Township High School in Fountain County, Indiana. She received her B.S. from Purdue University 1968, where she was a member of the Zeta Tau Sorority, and received her Masters degree from I.P.F.W. She married John R. Morningstar in Newtown, Indiana on June 19, 1971. She was an elementary school teacher for Wabash City Schools, retiring after 35 years, and also was the gifted and talented coordinator for several years. She was a member of the Wabash Christian Church, where she sang in the Chancel Choir, was a member of the Christian Womens Fellowship, and was part of the Worship and Wonder Team. Marcia enjoyed traveling and collecting. Being a “Nana” was her favorite job of all. She is survived by her husband, John R. Morningstar, daughter, Jodi (Rich) Getz, daughter-in-law, Leslie Morningstar, and four grandchildren, Christopher (Emily Airgood) Reid, Carter Morningstar, A.J. Getz, and Alec Getz, all of Wabash, and her sister, Connie (Jim) Hayman of Lafayette, Indiana. She was preceded in death by her parents, and her son, John Christian Morningstar, who died Jan.28, 2011. Funeral services were Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Avenue, Wabash, with David Mills officiating. Visitation was Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Memorial Lawns Cemetery, Wabash at a later date. Preferred memorial is to the Worship and Wonder Program at the Wabash Christian Church. The memorial guest book for Marcia may be signed at www.grandstaffhentgen.com.

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Louise Yentes, 83 Former NHS bookkeeper Aug. 11, 1932-Jan. 21, 2016

Louise Bernice Yentes, 83, of Wabash, died at 6:25 am, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016, at Wellbrooke of Wabash. She was born Aug. 11, 1932, in Urbana, to George H. and Beulah (Richardson) Miller. Louise was a 1950 graduate of Central High School in North Manchester. She married Wilbur J. “Bill” Yentes in North Manchester on June 18, 1950; he died October 9, 1986. She was the bookkeeper/treasurer for Northfield High School for 20 years. Louise was a member of the Urbana Yoke Parrish, and volunteered at the Honeywell Center and Wabash County Hospital. She enjoyed crocheting, quilting, and cross stitching. She is survived by three children, William “Bill” (Caryl) Yentes of Naples, Fla., Cathy (Duane) Trump of Wabash, and Nancy (Gary) Marvin of Selma; 14 grandchildren, 17 great -grandchildren, and in laws, Naomi Miller of Urbana, Ruth Oldfather of North Manchester, and Larry Yentes of Phoenix, Ariz. She was also preceded in death by her parents, 3 brothers, and her son, Mike Yentes who died in 2006. Funeral services were Monday, Jan. 25, 2016, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave., Wabash, with Brian Chamberlain officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Lawns Cemetery, Wabash. Friends may call 2-6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home, and one hour prior to the service Monday. Preferred memorials are to the Animal Shelter of Wabash County or the Hope Foundation. The memorial guest book for Louise may be signed at www.grandstaffhentgen.com.

Mary Mae Webb, 83 Bryan Manufacturing retiree Nov. 5, 1932 – Jan. 20, 2016

Mary Mae Webb, 83, of Wabash, died at 4:45 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. She was born Nov. 5, 1932, in Auxier, Ky., to Frank and Martha (Whittaker) Booth. Mary married Clyde S. Webb in Paintsville, Ky., on July 1, 1950. She worked at the Kroger Egg Exchange in Wabash 14 years, and retired from Bryan Manufacturing in North Manchester, in July of 1995, after 12 years. She was a member of Wabash Free Will Baptist Church on Erie Street. She moved to Wabash in September of 1950, soon after her marriage to Clyde. She is survived by her husband, Clyde S. Webb of Wabash; brother, Ellis Booth of Elkhart; two sisters, Florence (Richard) Stiltner of Columbus, Ohio, and Ida Mae (Paul) Thomas of Reynoldsburg, Ohio; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, four brothers, and three sisters. Funeral services were Monday, Jan. 25, 2016, at Wabash Free Will Baptist Church, 1056 Erie St., with Pastors Tod Masters and Bill Bowling officiating. Burial was in Falls Cemetery, Wabash. Visitation was Sunday at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave., Wabash, and one hour prior to the service Monday, at the church. Preferred memorial is to Wabash Free Will Baptist Church. The memorial guest book for Mary may be signed at www.grandstaffhentgen.com.

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Hobbs, Tandy join school board ... continued from the front page two lucrative positions. Konyha, former President and CEO of the Economic Development Group of Wabash County, is currently the director of Indiana’s Office of Community and Rural Development. Bruss, the city’s assistant police chief, is set to become chief later this year after current chief Larry Schnepp retires. Both Hobbs and Tandy were interviewed by the City Council, which appoints board members, in recent years. Tandy applied in 2014, while Hobbs applied in 2015. “I’m so thankful and honored to be here and be a part of the board,” Hobbs said during the meeting. “I look forward to things to come. I think that Wabash City Schools is one of the best things our

community has to offer, so any day you get to be a part of that is a good day.” After the meeting Hobbs, director of The Access Youth Center, told The Paper of Wabash County that becoming a board member was “the next logical step for me.” “I’ve been involved with the youth of the community over the last ten years, so when I saw they were taking the applications, I thought, ‘I want to do that.’ That’s the next logical step and I’m passionate about it. “I think that Mr. Callahan is a very good leader and he inspires people. He’s a problem solver and he inspires the people around him. I just want to be a part of that team. “I’m just excited to be on board and to see

what will come.” An attorney with Tiede, Metz, Downs, Tandy and Petruiw, Tandy also said he was excited to be a part of the board. “Obviously we’ve got some great things going on with this corporation,” he said. “I’m really excited to be a part of it. Liz and I have some big shoes to fill, and I hope that we’re up to it.” He later told The Paper that he had a personal reason as to why he would like to serve. “One of the reasons is I’ve got an 18month-old daughter, and I expect she’ll come up through the school system,” he said. “So I have that vested interest in making the schools the best that I can. “But it’s really all the amazing things the corporation has going for it, especially

relative to other similar corporations in the state of Indiana, so I’m really excited to be a part of that.” Callahan told the board and the audience that he appreciates Hobbs and Tandy being willing to step up and fill the vacancies. “I appreciate having you guys on board and I appreciate you accepting this appointment.” In a related matter, the board approved Brandon France to become board vice president, filling the vacancy with Bruss’ resignation. France also was appointed to be the board’s representative on the Wabash Board of Parks and Recreation, again filling the vacancy left by Bruss’ resignation.

Indiana Sheriff’s Association to offer scholarships By The Paper staff Wabash County Sheriff Bob Land announced that the Indiana Sheriffs’ Association will again be awarding college scholarships to qualified high school seniors or college students who are pursuing a degree in criminal justice studies. There will be approximately 40 $500 scholarships awarded to qualifying students

throughout the state. The Indiana S h e r i f f s ’ A s s o c i a t i o n Scholarship Fund was established for the purpose of receiving, investing and dispensing of funds to provide college scholarships to qualified students who are committed to pursuing an education and career in the law enforcement field. To qualify for one of these scholarships, the applicant must be an Indiana

resident, be a current member of the association or a dependent child or grandchild of a current member of the association, attend an Indiana college or university, major in a law enforcement field and enroll as a full-time student (12 hours). Applications needed to apply for the scholarships are available from your high school counselor, the sheriff ’s office or by writing to the Indiana

S h e r i f f s ’ Association, 147 East Maryland Street, Indianapolis, IN 46204-3608, and requesting an application form. The scholarship application can also be downloaded from the Indiana Sheriffs’ Association website: www.indianasheriffs.org. The applications must be completed and received by the Indiana Sheriffs’ Association on or before April 1.

CLEAN Team arrests three By The Paper staff PERU - Recent narcotics investigations by members of the CLEAN Team has resulted in three arrests in Miami County. An investigation by officers from the CLEAN Team led to the traffic stop of a Ford pickup truck which was allegedly driven by Jackie Winegard, 56, Kokomo. Officers were aware that Winegard was a habitual traffic violator and should not be

driving. She was arrested on a felony charge for driving while being a habitual traffic violator. Sherry Cunningham, 47, Rossville, a passenger in the truck, was taken into custody due to an outstanding arrest warrant. The pickup truck was impounded. During an inventory of the truck’s contents, officers purportedly found syringes, methamphetamine, and items associated with the manufacturing of methamphetam i n e .

Cunningham faces additional criminal charges for possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia. Winegard faces additional charges for manufacturing methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of syringes. A separate narcotics investigation led to officers, from the CLEAN Team, serving a search warrant on the residence of Josey

Kenworthy, 28, 2903 East 935 North, Denver. During their search, officers allegedly found numerous items associated with the use and manufacturing of methamphetamine. Kenworth was arrested on criminal charges for manufacturing of methamphetamine, possession of two or more precursors with the intent to manufacture, maintaining a common nuisance, and possession of drug paraphernalia.

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Jan. 20 At 2:51 p.m., a vehicle driven by Julie N. Betten, 32, North Manchester, collided in the 13,000 block of 200 East with a vehicle driven by David E. Hiatt, 45, Plymouth. Citations Jan. 19 Donnie L. Horne, 36, North Manchester, speeding. Jan. 20 Ronald R. Harris, 41, Roann, speeding. Tia N. Merritt, 22, Plymouth, speeding. Jan. 21 Donnie L. Horne, 36, North Manchester, operating a vehicle while never licensed. Jan. 22 Lindsey R. Wolfe, 30, North Manchester, expired vehicle registration. Arrests Jan. 21 Frederick E. Worley, 43, Wabash, writ of attachment for operating while intoxicated endangering a person, operating while intoxicated over .08 blood alcohol content, operation intoxicated over .15 blood alcohol content, open container and no operator’s license in possession.

Gregory D. Inman and Thelma L. Workman to Sandra C. Inman, personal representation deed. Colleen B. Weesner to Steven W. and Phyllis J. Schlemmer, warranty deed. St. Matthews United Church of Christ to Faith Harvest Fellowship Inc., corporate deed. Kim D. Sherer, Kim D. Callhoun and Kim D. Calhoun to Michael A. Miller, warranty deed. Gladys M. and Chad H. Dilling to Larry R. and Brenda K. Carver, warranty deed.

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Terry D. and Beverly J. Faust to Grant R. Kelley, warranty deed. Terry D. and Beverly J. Faust to Scottie Pennington Jr. and Carrie E. Pennington, quitclaim deed. Leonard D. Drook, Mary L. Drook and Catherine A. Drook to Catherine A. Drook, trust deed. Van Tress Enterprises LLC to Troy J. Teague and Crystal D. Teague, warranty deed. Andrew B. and Erin K. Dale to Walters-Duffey LLC, quitclaim deed. Alice K. Slagal,

Jerry Hayes, Buddy Hayes, Danny Hayes and Carla Gaines to quitclaim deed. P a t h f i n d e r Services Inc. to Jordan K. Fox, corporate deed. Permits The following permits were issued by the Wabash City Building Commission: Pam Magley, reroof. Charley Creek Inn, foundation. Charley Creek Inn, new construction. James Sparks, repair deck. Mavieay Rentals,

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Didi Harlan, 41 WHS graduate Jan. 26, 1974 – Jan. 23, 2016

Didi Lynne Harlan, 41, of Wabash, died at 1:35 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016, at Marion General Hospital. She was born Jan. 26, 1974 in Wabash, to Linda (Slushnick) Weimer. Didi was a 1992 graduate of Wabash High School. She married Richie A. Harlan in Wabash on May 18, 2008. She was a homemaker. Didi enjoyed home decorating, cooking, shopping, going to garage sales, and animals. She is survived by her husband, Richie A. Harlan, stepson, Zachary Harlan, mother, Linda Weimer and grandmother, Dolly Fields, all of Wabash, and her brother, Timothy Weimer of Phoenix, Ariz. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016, at GrandstaffHentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave., Wabash, with Pastor Tim Prater officiating. Burial will be in Falls Cemetery, Wabash. Friends may call 12 - 2 pm Thursday, at the funeral home. Preferred memorial is Wabash County Cancer Society. The memorial guest book for Didi may be signed at www.grandstaffhentgen.com.

Cases Jan. 17 At 1:31 p.m., theft report taken in the 600 block of East 9th Street. Fire Jan. 17 At 12:46 a.m., 600 block of College Avenue for medical assist. Jan. 18 At 1:11 a.m., 400 block of North Market Street for medical assist. At 1:29 a.m., 100 block of Parke Avenue for medical assist. Jan. 19 At 12:18 p.m., 1400 block of Westchester Drive for medical assist. Jan. 22 At 10:47 a.m., 1000 block of North Sycamore Street for medical assist. At 2:37 p.m., 300 block of Hickory Lane for medical assist. Land Transfers

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L A F O N TA I N E LEOMON PARK: We need any one who is interested in our Lafontaine Town Park to gather at the LaFontaine Town Hall Thursday Jan 28, 2016, 7:00 p.m. Please bring your thoughts and ideas to share. VETERANS met for their monthly coffee and snack at the L a F o n t a i n e Community Building on Friday, Jan. 15, with 25 in attendants. Thank you to Rosemary Barnes for the snack and LaFontaine Lions for the coffee. The next meeting will be on Fri. Feb. 12 at 9 a.m. L a F o n t a i n e Community Building. There will be a special guest speaker Lt. Herb Mullen-D.A.V. Rep. You will want to mark your calendars so you will not miss this. L A F O N TA I N E C H R I S T I A N CHURCH Member Care met for lunch at the LaFontaine Subway for lunch. There were 11 attended. We had a great meal, better followership with everyone. Next month it was decided they would go to Applebee’s in Marion. They first thought they would go to Jefferson St. in Converse. But not knowing what the weather would be, it was change and they would go to Converse the following month. SOMERSET Board met Jan. 13 with members Dave Compton, Pat Knoblock, Gary

DeGrandchamp, David Richards and Larry Wente present along with Recorder Boots Jack. Absent were Ken Miller and Rod Finch. The minutes of the last meeting and financial report were read and approved. Dave Compton reported that the United Fund wants any recipient of their funds to have a 501C non profit status. The Board will pursue that status to insure receiving funds from them. By the way, the United Fund fell about $30,000 short of its goal for 2013 and is still accepting donations. Larry Wente presented a preliminary form for a survey the Board will use to determine what is the will of the members of the SRDC. Members are taking the form home to review and suggest changes at the next meeting. After the survey is finalized, you will receive one survey to let us know what your wishes are for the future of the corporation. Gary DeGrandchamp reported that we spend over $12,000 per year to fund the activities of the Community Building, Fire Department and the Park. SRDC Information S O M E R S E T RELOCATION AND DEVELOPMENT Corporation was formed 53 years ago and remains the governing body of the Community. Many new members are unaware of the activities of the SRDC and how you become a member. If you purchased one of the 143 lots that was part of the original community or bought a home that was located on one of those lots you are a voting member. The Board funds the expenses of the Community Building, Fire Station and

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While officers were inside the residence, the investigation continued into a drug investigation. Officers preliminarily arrested Fields for possession of hypodermics needles and possession of drug paraphernalia. Bernice Fields, 46, Wabash, was also preliminarily arrested

for narcotics related charges including possession of heroin and methamphetamine. The two are currently in the Wabash County Jail. Paperwork was completed and forwarded to Wabash County Prosecutor William Hartley.

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Parks. For example the board pays electric bills covering two street lights and two buildings with two dusk to dawn security lights. The street lights are located on State Road 13 where you turn into the town and two security lights are on the shelter house at the park and the fire barn. Propane alone costs $2,888.09 and Insurance is $1,530.00. On the average the community spends $2,000 to $3,000 more than we are able to

take in per year. The renting, preparing and cleaning of the Community Building, keeping the Park clean and mowed, collecting and sorting the recycling, paying bills and handling the funds are examples of activities the Board does. All of these tasks require hours each month. The present board is composed of four retirees and three who still work 40 or more hours per week. Dave Compton, who has been President for many

years, has said he will no longer serve on the board. So by November the community will need new people to serve and someone to replace him. President Kennedy said “the torch has been passed to a new generation” and this is happening here. We need your help in determining the course of the Community and the hands needed to stay that course. So in the next few months when you get the sur(continued on page 18)

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LaFontaine News vey please carefully fill it out and see that it is returned to be tallied. What action do you, the members of the SRDC, want the board to pursue?

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SOUTHWOOD E L E M E N TA RY SCHOOL KNIGHTS for week Jan. 11-Jan. 15 are: From Mrs. Duton: Krys Cohee (4th grade) for good

manners in class. From Mrs. Andrew: Alexis Eberle (Kindergarten) for using stretchy snake. From Mrs. Yenna: Jason Oprisek (5th

grade) for working toward his reading goal. Keep up the good work and continue practicing being responsible, respectful, and safe.

L A F O N TA I N E LITERARY CLUB met for its third annual Christmas Luncheon at noon at the Hostess House in Marion on Dec. 10. The club Members enjoyed a festive lunch and afternoon. Prayer was offered by Phyllis Ulshafer before a delicious meal shared by 21 members. Patricia Walters played Christmas music at the grand piano and Barbara Swaim gave a program on the meanings and origins of many Christmas traditions. The next meeting will be Jan. 14 with Ethel Eib as Hostess. LUCKY HORSESHOE 4-H CLUB will meet on Thurs. Feb. 11 at 7 p.m. at the Somerset Community Building. OUR CONDOLENCE and Prayers to the family and friends of Dee Arrowood. L A F O N TA I N E LIONS met on Thursday, Jan. 14, in the Lion Room at the community building with Lion Host

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George Rapp. Meeting was opened by President Tom Polk, with Lion Gary Nose giving the prayer, with Lion Kim Polk leading the Pledge of Allegiance by the club members. Secretary and treasure reports were read and approved. Discuss replacing the air condition unit in the big hall; do to not being able to get parts. It was voted and approved to have it replaced and Lion Jerry Wilson will contact the business that was chosen to have it done. It also was approved to give the donation check of $500 to the LaFontaine Methodist Church Food Pantry. Lion Ethel Eib stated that she would see that they got the check. There was a discussion on having an ad in the Lions State Confession program booklet. This was approved with Lion Kim forming the ad. Then it was voted to send the checks for the District projects. Thank you to John Petro for removing

the snow from the Community Building driveway. With no further business the meeting was adjoined. HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY Allen Parman Jan. 20 HAPPY BIRTHDAY Matt Denney, Kim Kumler, Virginia McVicker, Brooke Law Jan. 28,Will Carpenter Jan. 29 Casey Huston, Sarah Oliver Jan. 30, Mary Ruth Mendenhall Jan. 31 Micheal Wilson, Sheila “Bubbles” Lynn, Lakin Wimmer Feb. 1, Julie Lengel Feb. 3, WORDS OF WISDOM “If you haven’t any charity in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart trouble. “ Unknown 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.

Lost Bridge West SRA. There is a carryin meal at noon followed by a special speaker that presents a unique program. The program “Gettysburg: Touring the Battlefield” will be presented Monday, Feb. 1. Attendees should plan to bring their table service, a prepared dish to share and $1 donation to help defray costs of the provided main dish. To register or for more information call Upper Wabash Interpretive Services at 260-468-2127. Salamonie will offer the “traditional” Eagle Watch at S a l a m o n i e Interpretive Center

on Saturday, Feb. 13 at 3 p.m. Participants will get an overview of Indiana’s eagles, and caravan your way to the largest documented wintering eagle roost in Indiana. Make sure your gas tank is filled; bring binoculars, cameras, spotting scopes and dress for the weather. Handicapped parking is available, but please request during registration if needed. This is a free program, but advanced registration is requested. Please call 260-468-2127 to register and for more information. Salamonie’s “2016 Cowboy Gathering” will take place Saturday, Feb. 27 from 5:30-8 p.m. Meet at the S a l a m o n i e Interpretive Center where you will enjoy a bowl of stew and learn all the specifics of touring the Gettysburg battlefield on horseback. Please bring a side dish to share and table service. Donations are accepted. Seating is limited and pre-registration is required. Please call Upper Wabash Interpretive Services at 260-4682127 for more information and to register. S a l a m o n i e Interpretive Center winter hours are as follows: Closed

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Emmanuel’s Miller scores 1,000th career point By The Paper staff On Thursday, Jan. 14, Emmanuel Christian’s Jeff Miller scored his 1,000th point in a varsity basketball game. The milestone came when Emmanuel was playing White’s Institute, and helped the Eagles to a 91–41 win. Miller is the seventh Emmanuel player to reach the 1,000 point mark. He scored 37 points in the game, reaching the milestone in the fourth quarter. The game was stopped and Miller was presented with a game

ball and pictures were taken with his coach, Merrill Templin. Emmanuel alumni that have eclipsed 1,000 points are Jason Corn, 1992; Joe Picklesimer, 1993; Jeremy Gouvan, 1997; Phil McKnight, 2002; Tyler Samuel, 2013, and Weston Doyle, 2013. E m m a n u e l Christian School won the Boys’ State B a s k e t b a l l Championship last year in its division, with Miller leading the team. Emmanuel will defend its title at the end of the regular basketball season.

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The final week of the regular season for the girls is upon us in high school basketball. Girls Sectional is next week so the action comes to a climax with “Senior

Nights” and then post season prep. For the girls, here is how it shakes out: Senior night begin on Wednesday as Southern Wells travels to meet the Lady Knights at Southwood. Also, the Lady Apaches entertain Peru. On Thursday night, the Lady Squires host Tippecanoe Valley while the Lady Norse entertain Rochester, on their Senior Nights. On Friday, the Lady Knights travel to North Miami, while the Lady Apaches mark Senior Night

hosting Whitko. Join Jim Landrum and Tim Harness for that on at Coolman Gym about 7:30 p.m. On the boys docket this week, Tuesday Wabash travels to Bluffton and then on Friday, Manchester travels to Tippecanoe Valley, Northfield to Rochester and Southwood will be at North Miami. The Wabash WebTV broadcast crew will provide you with a type of media that is the wave of the future and we love doing it for you and will try to refine the broadcasts to continually

upgrade and make it top notch. Speaking for our commentators, Rick Harness, Jim Landrum, Tim Harness, Troy Miller, Chandler Jones and yours truly as well as our tech and support staff, Steven Weir and Julie Schnepp, thanks for tuning in! Also on Thursday night, join all of us at 6 p.m. for “Hot Air,” our in-studio show where you can interact by asking questions or making comments by leaving them on the Wabash WebTV Facebook or The Paper of Wabash Facebook page. We

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who competed in gymnastics from 197377. She is a 1977 Manchester graduate. — Andy Holderman who played basketball from 1986 to 1990. He is a 1990 MHS graduate. — Karl Merritt, a Manchester social studies teacher and

MHS coach from196177. — Scott Meyer, who competed on theboys’ swimming team from 1982-86. He is a 1986 MHS graduate. — Heidi Yoder, who competed on the girls’ swimming team from 1994-98. She is a 1998 MHS graduate.

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LaFontaine native returns for book signing By Emma Rausch emma@thepaperofwabash.com LAFONTAINE – Melody S. (McVicker) Deal, a first-time author raised in LaFontaine, returned to her hometown on Sunday, Jan. 17, for a meet-and-greet and book signing of her novel, “On the Wings of a Dove,” a novel based in 20th century LaFontaine. “Small town life, and especially when we growing up … it was a different world then,” Deal told The Paper of Wabash County. “It was a safe place. We could leave the house at night and go play and stay gone all day and just be

home by dark was the rule. Just so many sweet memories and just wonderful people here. “So my book’s a period piece, 1903, so it just lent itself really well. This was a farming community when I was a kid and it still has that flavor to it. … So when I knew it was going to about a farming family, I knew it’d have to (take place) in my hometown.” The novel tells the story of Sarah Whitcome, a wife and young mother of five. She is happy and content in her rural community when catastrophe hits and she is forced to take on being head of the

household. Relying heavily on God’s grace and guidance, Whitcome works to maintain her farm while fighting the social conventions for a woman in the early 1900’s. Deal visited Joy Christian Bookstore in Wabash to autograph and sell her novel to locals. She told The Paper of Wabash County she sold out at the signing because many residents wanted several copies. “I’ve been overwhelmed (with support),” she said. “Thank you (Wabash County) so much for the warm welcome to my book signings and thanks for the memo-

Mark Honeywell’s birthday celebrated with an Irish cabaret By The Paper staff

The Honeywell House will be celebrating Mark Honeywell’s birthday on Friday, Jan. 29, with an Irish cabaret. The event will offer Irish cuisine, music and some story telling in honor of the Honeywells who once entertained with the Irish. Hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar featuring Irish libations will be available from 6:30-

7:30 p.m. Dinner will be served at 7:30 p.m. with a program featuring Richard Elliott and Rod Morrison following. The menu for the evening will consist of spinach salad with apples, oranges and feta cheese served with citrus vinaigrette, corned beef with braised cabbage, roasted baby carrots, new potatoes, soda bread and rolls, and bread pudding with Jameson’s Irish

ries. They’re all so sweet and I can’t say I’ve had a bad memory here. People come in and I remember them either as a kid or from Sunday school, church, went to school with them and played with them. “Thank you for being what made up of my life and I had such great memories.” At her signing on Sunday, Deal donated a copy of her novel to the Troyer Memorial Library. The library plans to feature Indiana authors throughout the year in celebration of Indiana’s bicentennial. “On the Wings of a Dove” is available on Amazon and through Kindle e-books.

whiskey sauce. Admission to the event will be $40 per person. Reservations are required for this event and can be made by calling 260563-2326 ext. 1.

Melody S. (McVicker) Deal presented her novel “On the Wings of a Dove” to Troyer Memorial Library librarian Janice Dawes. Deal’s novel is a period piece set in LaFontaine, the author’s hometown. Photo by Emma Rausch

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Salamonie to host Cowboy Gathering on Feb. 27 From the DNR

ANDREWS — Share a meal with other horse enthusiasts at the annual Cowboy Gathering at Salamonie Lake on Feb. 27. The event runs from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the Salamonie Interpretive Center and includes a program on “Touring the Gettysburg Battlefield on Horseback.” Stew will be provided. Participants should bring their own table service and a prepared side dish to share. Donations will be accepted. Seating is limited. Advance registration required by calling (260) 468-2127. Upper Wabash Interpretive S e r v i c e s (dnr.IN.gov/uwis) is at 3691 S. New Holland Road, Andrews.

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DNR pushes fitness during centennial year From the DNR The most beautiful fitness centers in the state are turning 100 this year, and Hoosiers are being encouraged to celebrate by getting outside and getting healthy. Indiana State Parks is celebrating its centennial year in 2016 and one way it is commemorating the milestone is with the Centennial Fitness Challenge.

The challenge encourages visitors to walk, run, bike, paddle or swim at least 25 miles, or ride on horseback 100 miles, by Nov. 31. Those who do will be entered into a drawing for prizes, including a 2017 Annual Entrance Pass, Outdoor Indiana magazine subscriptions, DNR camping gift cards and State Park Inns gift certificates. As a bonus to celebrate the centennial,

anyone who completes 100 miles, or 200 miles on horseback, by Dec. 31 will receive a free Indiana State Parks commemorative centennial coin. Indiana State Parks director Dan Bortner

said state parks offer hundreds of miles of trails that wind past lakes, climb big hills, wander through deep forests and canyons, and explore prairies. Many locations also offer accessible hard-

surface trails, he said. “All of these pathways offer opportunities for exercise,” Bortner said. “They also offer the added benefit of just being outdoors, where it is possible to shed the

worries and challenges of daily life for a little while.” Participants must download and keep a Fitness Challenge log that documents their visits to state parks and get a signature

from park staff each time they visit. The log, and additional information on the challenge, is at dnr.IN.gov/healthy.

Dog obedience classes to begin By The Paper staff Winter dog obedience classes will be offered beginning in February by Gary Henderson, The Dog Man of Wabash County. Henderson said the fall classes he offers fill up quickly, so he decided to offer additional classes in the

winter. He also said that he has received numbers requests to offer evening classes. The six-week classes will offered on Mondays or Thursdays, beginning Feb. 1 and Feb. 4. The Monday classes will meet at 5 p.m. and the Thursday classes will meet at 6:30 p.m. Participants will have

the choice of which night they would like to meet. Classes, to meet at J&K MegaPet, are limited to a maximum of 15 people and will last a minimum of one hour. “This will also allow more one on one and individualized training on issues that need to be

a d d r e s s e d , ” Henderson said. The six-week courses are $75, and, he noted, the funds are dispersed back into the community to various organizations. “Even if you have already shown interest, please reply, message or call me on your preference of the evening of your

choice,’ Henderson said. “I’m excited to see what is about to unfold for 2016.” Those interested in enrolling for the classes should contact Henderson at 765-2101979 or 765-981-2924. He also can be reached at garyhenderson119@gmail.co m.

NM Historical Society to meet Feb. 8 By The Paper staff NORTH MANCHESTER — On Monday, Feb. 8, the North Manchester Historical Society will present a pro-

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borhood hear the chime’s concert of hymns and secular songs. Lila Hammer, who was the chimer while in college, will present the program. She now plays for special occasions. Hammer graduated from Manchester in 1979 with a degree in music education. She never taught, but music has been her life-long avocation. She played clarinet in the Manchester Symphony Orchestra while in college, took a brief hiatus and has been a member since 1986. She is also a member of the Appleseed Woodwind Quintet – a semi-professional quintet that performs primarily in the Fort Wayne area. She said she plays “anywhere I can,” in other venues such as churches, musicals, and small ensembles. Hammer’s entire career has been in higher education, specifically admissions and registrar. She worked in the Admissions Office at (continued on page 25)

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Tuesdays Nov. 2, 2015, through April 3, 2016; WednesdayMonday open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. LAGRO TOWN HALL normal business hours are Monday-Friday from 8-11:30 a.m. and 1:303:30 p.m. For emergency assistance please call Scott at 260-571-3271.

THE LAGRO LIBRARY HOURS OF OPERATION are Thursdays from 4-5 p.m. for the children of the Lagro community. Many different free activities along with free refreshments are provided to the children of Lagro which range in ages from first grade to junior high. The

Volunteer Librarian is Carolyn Hegel and the Assistant Volunteer Librarian is Penny Davidson; both will do their best to get any book for you that the library may not currently have on their shelves. Also, if there are those in the community who would like to see the library open

Conservative running for U.S. Congress against Jackie Walorski in Indiana’s Second District. Petermann is a life long conservative. He has spent almost his entire voting life as a registered Republican with the exception of nine months where he was involved within the Libertarian Party. After finishing his first run for office in 2014 Petermann began writing for L i b e r t y Conservatives. He has championed liberty through weekly articles and inter-

viewing other conservative and constitutional personalities across the country. Petermann will discuss why he is running for office, as well as his platform and positions. He will also take questions from the audience. To learn more about Jeff, check out his website at jeff4congress.com or his Facebook page at Facebook.com/Jeff4 Congress. Public is invited. The meeting will take place at Bachelor Creek Church of Christ, 2147 N St Rd 15, Wabash. For further

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more hours, please let them know. You may contact Carolyn by calling 260-782-2397. If there is a need for more hours of library operation, volunteers would be needed to accomplish this, so this may be an opportunity for those in the community to volunteer for a worthy venture. ALL INVITED TO DORA CHRISTIAN CHURCH located at 2325 S. Salamonie information, contact Laura at 765-623-1392. IF: LOCAL WOMEN’S SIMULCAST CONFERENCE: On Feb. 5-6, local residents will join a global gathering of women across denominations, generations, and cultures to explore what the world would look like IF all lived like Jesus. IF: North Manchester will be held in the Lahman Room of the Jo Young Switzer Center at M a n c h e s t e r University from 4 – 11 p.m. on Friday, Feb 5, (continued on page 24)

Dam Road, Lagro, to attend services. Sunday school meets at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday Worship meeting at 8:15 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Also offered is the Weekly Wednesday Night Bible Study which is held at 6:30 p.m. S A I N T P A T R I C K ’ S CHURCH usually conducts mass every first Sunday of each month at 12:30 p.m.; but for the months of January, February, and March there will be no Sunday Mass due to the winter weather season. 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. They also offer a new time for Celebrate Life Recovery, which is Thursdays at 7 p.m. with an additional CLR Support Group at noon on Wednesdays. THE LAGRO C O M M U N I T Y CHURCH FOOD

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North Manchester News PENINGS: Join the Adult Book Club – pick up a copy of “The Westing Game” by Ellen Raskin at the main circulation desk. On Tuesday, Feb 2, Toddlertime (Must be accompanied by an adult) begins at 9:30 a.m. in the Story Room. (Ages 18 months-2 years). Storytime will be held at 10 a.m & 4 p.m. in the Story Room! (Ages 3-7) On Wednesday, Feb 3, the Fantastic Fun Club meets at 3:45 p.m. in the Story Room. Art projects, games, cooking, and fun with friends! Children must be in 1st through 5th grade. Teen Wednesday gathers from 3:45-5 p.m. in the Basement (Ages 13-18). On Thursday, Feb 4, “between” takes place at 3:45 p.m. in the Story Room. Make cool DIY projects, hang out and have fun. Children must be in 5th-8th grade. Coloring for Adults will meet from 3:30-5 p.m. The library will provide coloring pages and coloring materials for ages 18 and older+. No registration required. Book Talk will be held at 7 p.m. in the Blocher Community Room. Local author, Kurt Borgmann, will be here to discuss his new book, “The Heart of Grief.” On

Saturday, Feb 6 Toddlertime and Storytime will meet. Kid’s Valentine Craft Hour will be held at 2 p.m. in the Story Room. Kids of all ages can complete Valentine crafts using a variety of art supplies including glue, glitter, crayons, markers and scissors. Kids 7 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Make your own Watercolor Greeting Cards at 2 p.m. Please register at the main circulation desk or by phone at 982-4773. Ages 13+. The Chess Club will gather from 2-4 p.m. in the Conference Room. This is a patron-led club, however, any questions can be directed to Heidi at the library. Bring your favorite chess set! All ages welcome! Contact the Library at 982-4773 for information about these and other programs. MOTHERS OF PRESCHOOLERS (MOPS): The Manchester MOPS group meets the first and third Tuesday of the month SeptemberMay at First Brethren Church from 9-11 a.m. Children are cared for in the MOPPETS program by loving and devoted caregivers while the mothers meet downstairs. MOPS is here to come alongside mothers

during the season of early mothering to give resources and the support needed to be a great mom (or at least to survive!). The church is located at 407 N. Sycamore Street, N. Manchester. AREA FIVE

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and from 10 a.m.–6 p.m. on Saturday, Feb 6. There is a $10 fee to help cover the cost of food (dinner on Friday and lunch on S a t u r d a y ) . Organizers hope the cost of this event would not prohibit anyone from attending. If there is a hardship please do not hesitate to contact ifnorthmanchester@g mail.com to discuss a s c h o l a r s h i p. Additionally, please contact organizers with any questions about IF or the registration process and to make them aware of any dietary restrictions or allergies. FIREHOUSE CHILI COOKOFF to benefit Habitat for Humanity will be on Saturday, Feb 29, from noon until 5 p.m. Entry forms are available at the Chamber of Commerce office and the Congregational Christian Church. Entry fee is $15. Local celebrities will serve as judges selecting 1, 2, and 3 places with a Fan Favorite. Folks are invited to stop by the Firehouse on Feb 20 to taste the entries and pick their favorite. A donation of $5 is suggested. For more information contact JP Freeman at 982-2882. LIBRARY HAP-

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THE ROANN U N I T E D M E T H O D I S T Women met on Jan. 13 for their monthly meeting at the church. The meeting began by taking down and packing away Christmas decorations from around the church. The meeting then followed. March 12 has been the date set for the annual chicken noodle dinner given by the church, from 4-7 p.m. Alice Stephenson will serve as chairman. The meal will include salad bar and dessert. Carry outs will be available. There is a fee for this meal; however, children under 3 eat free. The Methodist Church will again host the Roann Alumni Banquet. It will be held on April 15. Connie Doud closed the meeting with scripture and a lesson about the church season of Epiphany; the church’s celebration of the Wise Men to see the Christ child. This is also sometimes called the Twelve Days of Christmas; celebrated Jan. 5. Christmas is the season of Advent and is

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

celebrated in different ways around the world. In Germany, some mark their doorways with writing in chalk, 20TMB16, for the New Year and the initials of the names of the three wise men. This serves as a blessing for the New Year. The next meeting of the Methodist Women will be on Feb. 10 at 6:30 P.M. in the church fellowship hall. There will be a light meal served and a time of prayer and selfdenial. The officers of the group will serves as hostesses. ROANN LIBRARY NEWS: Thank you to all who visited the library during the 100 year anniversary open house that was held on Jan 16. On Jan. 16, 1914, the Wabash Circuit Court legally determined the establishment of a public library in Roann. A public library was housed in the Roann School until such time as the current building could be built with a grant from the C a r n e g i e Corporation. The Corner stone was laid in the year 1916. There will be events to celebrate the 100th anniversary throughout the year. In February, patrons will be invited to try a “Blind Date with a Book” in honor of

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call between 9 am. – 1 p.m. the day before to reserve lunch for the next day. Euchre is played every Wednesday. To reserve your lunch call 982-9940. PARTING SHOTS: “If you have only one smile in you give it to the people you love.” Maya Angelou NORTH MAN-

CHESTER 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

Valentine’s Day. The selected titles will be kept under wraps until the patron takes it home to enjoy. All those participating will also be entered into a drawing for a free dinner for two. On Feb. 20, from 9 to noon, there will be a coloring contest and Lego building contest for local children. They will be coloring pictures of the library and building the front facade of the library for prizes. New events will be coming every month. For more information please call the library at 765-833-5231. THE PERRY DORITE Home Extension Club met at the Peru Main Street United Methodist Church for its January meeting. Judy Satrom and Cindy Richardson were the hostesses. President, Tami Keaffaber, opened the meeting by leading the group in the pledges to the flags. For devotions, Roberta Struck read an interesting article entitled “Words from the Berry Patch”. The Secretary and Treasurer’s reports were given. Liz Flaherty offered to take over the job of sending out cards for the Club. An auditing committee was named to audit the

county Home Extension books. Upcoming dates to remember are: Garage Sale, March 26, Spring District meeting at Frankfort, March 17, Sewing Day, March 30, International Night, April 21, spring lessons, March 15. Plans were discussed for decoration for Achievement Night, May 10. Liz Flaherty gave a lesson on Family Life and presented each one with a calendar to put on their refrigerators. HAPPY BIRTHDAY this week to Beverly Lynn, Mike Barker, Mike Coffman, Shelly Myers, Matthew Montel, Susan Garrett, Addison Sorg, Jena Kerr, Michele Pell, Adam Rolland Lynn, Vicki Hawkins, Mary Donaldson, and Christina Lewis. H A P P Y ANNIVERSARY this week to Mr. and Mrs. Chris Kerr. ROANN NEWS ITEMS may be sent to my e-mail address at roannhappenings@ya hoo.com, or you may call me at the phone number listed. The deadline for news to appear in the next week’s issue of the paper is Tuesday at noon. It would be best to submit timely news items two weeks in advance.

Blood donations needed by the American Red Cross By The Paper staff The American Red Cross urgently needs blood donors to make an appointment to give this winter. Eligible blood donors of all types are needed, especially those with O, AB, B negative and A negative. Two blood drives are planned in February in Wabash County. A drive is planned from 2 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Feb. 3 at the Urbana Community Center, 16 E. Half St., Urbana. Another drive is planned from noon to 6

p.m. Feb. 4 at the Manchester Church of the Brethren, 1306 Beckley St., North Manchester. Blood donations are urgently needed now and throughout the winter to maintain a sufficient blood supply for patients in need. Make an appointment to donate blood by downloading the free Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting redcrossblood.org or calling 1800-RED CROSS (1-800733-2767). All blood types are needed to ensure a reliable supply for

patients. A blood donor card or driver’s license or two other forms of identification are required at checkin. Individuals who are 17 years of age (16 with parental consent in some states), weigh at least 110 pounds and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood. High school students and other donors 18 years of age and younger also have to meet certain height and weight requirements.

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By Emma Rausch emma@thepaperofwabash.com Lagro resident Suzie Lewis filed for the Republican nomination for the Wabash County Coroners position on Tuesday, Jan. 19. For the past two years, Lewis has worked as Deputy Coroner with current Coroner Carol Whitesel and she told The Paper of Wabash County she’s ready now to step up and run for the position.

Lewis became interested in the Deputy Coroner’s position after working as an EMT with the volunteer Lagro, Urbana and Noblesville fire departments for several years. She has served the community as a volunteer EMT for 17 years. “It was something that I thought was very interesting and I talked to Carol one day and we decided it was something we’d like to work together at,” Lewis said. “So I

went down to Indianapolis and took the Deputy Coroner classes and worked under (Whitesel) since.” Although there is nothing she could change about the position, she said she is very excited about the opportunity to run. “It’ll be a new chapter in my life,” Lewis said. “It’s very challenging. You have to be a very compassionate person to be able to do something like this, which I am.

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Stella’s Resale & Thrift Store invites you to join them for their “ Su pe r Sa t ur da y S a le !” All items will be 5 0 % o ff Saturday, J a n. 30 th from 9-4 (excluding vendors booths and furniture). There is something for everyone! Furniture, Home Decor, Housewares, Crafts, Jewelry, FuFu, New, Used, Vintage, Primitive, Unique. Located at: 563 North Cass St.

$150 QUEEN PILLOWTOP Mattress Set. NEW in Plastic, Can Deliver. (260)493-0805.

A BRAND NEW KING PILLOWTOP Mattress Set, $250, Still in Factory Plastic. (260)493-0805. $425 CHERRY Sleigh Bed, NEW, Solid Wood w/NEW PILLOWTOP Mattress Set, un-opened. (260)493-0805. FREE FIREWOOD, you split and haul. Call 260-563-5579. GOOD APPLIANCES: used washers, dryers, ranges & refrigerators. 30 day warranty! 35 E. Canal St., Wabash, 260-5630147.

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Historic Wabash Bar looking to hire a Bartender. Must pass a background check as well as a drug screening. Competitive wage. Please mail qualifications to: Box 870 c/o The Paper of Wabash P.O. Box 603 Wabash, IN 46992

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CDL-HAZEMAT DRIVER NEEDED, home daily, vacation pay, insurance reimbursement plan, 1 year experience, willing to work any shift. $50,000 annual. Call Don 260-3594972. LOOKING FOR QUALIFIED CDL DRIVER to haul grain locally. Home every night. Call 260-571-1946. Wabash County Habitat for Humanity seeks to employ a construction project leader to run two residential builds in 2016. Applicant will have experience in residential construction. More information is available by e-mailing to wabashhabitat85@gmail.c om. Please send your contact information and résumé if seeking to apply.

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JANUARY 28TH - 5:00 PM SHARP WE BUY GOLD, silver and coins. Wabash Valley Prospectors LLC, 633 S. Wabash St., Wabash. Tim Ravenscroft, 260-5715858.

Farm MIXED GRASS HAY, $4 a bale. Call 260-563-2978 or 260-438-4480.

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OPEN HOUSE: will be from 4:00 to 5:00 on Thursday, January 28, 2016, also by appointment.

Built in 1957, this 1456 sq ft home features two bedrooms, 1 full bath, huge living room, nice eat in kitchen and dining room, great front porch, all on two corner lots in Lafontaine. All new flooring throughout, new paint, and is move in ready. This house is perfect for a starter home or real estate investment. TERMS: $2000.00 cash down at auction by successful bidder, balance on closing. 2% buyers premium added to the winning bid. Real Taxes - prorated to closing. Possession - day of closing. Survey - if survey requested it will be a the buyers expense. Sellers mortgages, liens and encumbrances - all sales of real estate shall be made by seller free and clear of all encumbrances. Property - sold as is, where is.

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MIXED GRASS HAY, 50/60 lb. small bales! No rain, seasoned, dry firewood. 765-491-2060. NET WRAPPED ROUND BALES, various variety, No Rain, $35. 260-2280138.

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LOWER 1 bdrm apt., all utilities furnished, stove & refrigerator furnished, no pets, $115/wk., $350 deposit, call after 4:30, 260-571-7719 or 260-5718818. NORTH MANCHESTER2 and 3 Bedroom apartments for rent, 260-9824861.

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190 E. MARKET, 2 BR single family home. $520/mo. plus utilities and $500/dep. Call 260-438-6222 or 260563-2978.

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3BR, 2BA HOUSE, stove & refrigerator furnished, $550/mo., 1 year lease, references & dep. required. 260-774-3069.

612 E. 5TH ST. NORTH MANCHESTER , 2 BR 2 BA home, lg. office, formal DR, lg. wooden deck, 2.5 car attached garage w/ full workshop, double lot, best neighborhood near college, C/A, 2 new baths & kitchen, $695/mo. + utilities, $695 security dep., NON SMOKERS, tenant must have good credit references & source of income, may consider pet. Call 818-613-4849.

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Local establishment looking for cook, bar manager, and all-catering staff. Send resumes and salary requirements to: Box 860 c/o The Paper of Wabash P.O. Box 603 Wabash, IN 46992

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Stephanie Mae Swain Petitioner, NOTICE OF HEARING Notice is hereby given that Petitioner Stephanie Mae Swain, pro se, filed a Verified Petition for Change of Name of Minor to change the name of minor child from Reilynn Mae Swain to Reilynn Mae Jones. The petition is scheduled for hearing in the Wabash Circuit court on March 11, 2016, at 1:00 o’clock p.m., which is more than thirty (30) days after the third notice of publication. Any person has the right to appear at the hearing and to file written objections on or before the hearing date. The parties shall report to 49 W. Hill Street, Wabash, IN 46992.

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ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR NURSING DEPARTMENT Timbercrest Senior Living Community is seeking an Administrative Coordinator in the nursing department.

This individual should have experience in a healthcare and office environment, proficiency in Microsoft Office, a high level of comfort with technology in general, and the ability to work independently and efficiently. The position includes office administration duties, employee relations, and customer service skills such as greeting and assisting visitors, answering the phones and managing resident appointments. If you have the desire to work in a caring and fast paced environment please apply online at www.timbercrest.org or in person at:

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Manufacturing Software Support Specialist The Ford Meter Box Company, Inc. is currently seeking a Manufacturing Software Support Specialist for its Wabash, Indiana headquarters. As a part of the Information Technology Department, this role will be responsible for providing application support, troubleshooting services, and operational and procedural assistance.

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE SPECIALIST Timbercrest Senior Living Community is seeking an Accounts Receivable Specialist â&#x20AC;˘ General Responsibilities include claims management (Medicare, Insurance, Medicaid), collections, report preparation, administrative support and other financial tasks as needed. â&#x20AC;˘ Minimum Position Requirements; 2 years experience in healthcare, previous experience in accounts receivable and Medicare billing, knowledge of Medicaid, proficiency with Microsoft office, and excellent customer service skills. â&#x20AC;˘ 4 years of experience, a Bachelor degree in Accounting, Business or Health Administration, and experience with Electronic Medical Record System and accounting software is preferred. Apply online at www.timbercrest.org or in person at:

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Requirements: â&#x20AC;˘ Two-year degree in a field related to information technology or an equivalent technical education â&#x20AC;˘ At least one year of experience working with MS SQL databases â&#x20AC;˘ Excellent oral, written, and electronic communication skills â&#x20AC;˘ Commitment to safety, quality, and teamwork â&#x20AC;˘ Ability to learn and grow within the organization â&#x20AC;˘ Experience supporting an ERP system is a plus Ford Meter Box is a leading manufacturer of waterworks distribution components. This century-old, privately-held firm has facilities in Indiana and Alabama and operates a modern JD Edwards ERP system in support of its national distribution network and customers in 60 countries worldwide. Our team is made up of individuals (production, skilled and professional) who enjoy working with each other in an atmosphere of mutual trust and respect. We offer competitive wages and benefits including a company funded retirement plan, an onsite medical clinic, fitness facility, tuition reimbursement program and profit sharing. Only those candidates under consideration will be contacted. Submissions of interest should specifically reference the Manufacturing Software Support Specialist opening. Prospective candidates should send their resumes and salary history to the email address below: opportunities@fordmeterbox.com To learn more about the Wabash area, please visit www.wabashcountycvb.com. Ford Meter Box is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, age, disability, military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Drug testing is part of the hiring process.

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The City of Wabash has a position available for a

SEWAGE WASTEWATER laborer The applicant must have a Class 1 certification and a Class B CDL license. The position is full-time and would begin sometime in February. Applications and job descriptions are available in the Clerk-Treasurer’s Office at City Hall. Applications are due by: Friday, January 29, 2016

The Wabash Park Department is now accepting applications for a full-time position. Qualified candidates must have, but not limited to, training or experience in construction, masonry, electrical work and plumbing. Candidates must also meet the requirements of the duties, skills and knowledge of the job description. Working regular weekends and holidays is part of the job requirement. If you are interested in applying for this position, you may pick up an application and job description from Judy Teague at City Hall. To be considered for this position , you must have your completed application and resume turned in to City Hall no later than 4:00 p.m. on Monday, February 29, 2016.

28 E. Hill St., Wabash

102 E Branson St • $52,500 MLS# 201536549

548 E Baumbauer • $84,900 MLS# 201556081

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4013 S Mill Creek Estates • $179,900 MLS# 201548532

URBANA RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE will be Feb. 3 at the Urbana Community Building from 2 to 6:30 p.m. This blood drive is sponsored by the Urbana Yoke Parish Outreach Committee. No appointments needed. Please stop in and give the gift that only you can give. WHOLE HOG SAUSAGE AND PANCAKE DAY: The Urbana Yoke Parish is having their annual whole hog sausage and pancake day on Feb. 6 at the Urbana

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335 S Washington St (Roann) • $71,900 MLS# 201602370

MLS# 201602578 $85,000 This home has character galore!! Three bedrooms with possible fourth and two full baths!! Replacement windows throughout, duel heating system (both GFA and Electric baseboard heat)and plenty of insulation make this home energy efficient with low utility bills. This home has many surprising updates inside!!! Including an updated kitchen with recessed lighting. Fresh Paint and carpeting down. MOTIVATED SELLER!!

5153 W 100 S • $72,500 MLS# 201601062

1054 N Miami St • $54,900 MLS# 201537129

needed for a make up day No.2. Feb. 15 Math Bowl competition at the Honeywell Center at 5 p.m. Feb. 29 to March 11 is ISTEP Part 1 Applied Skills Test window. REMC CALENDAR ART CONTEST is open to all students. You do not need to be in art class to enter. REMC offers cash prizes of $200 to $400. Each students is to create a piece of art to depict the month that matches the grade they are in. Designs must be 8-inches-by10-inches or 11-by-14 (horizontal) and need to be something that would take place in Indiana. All entries must be turned in to Northfield Art teachers Mrs. Schuler or Mrs. Keffaber by March 1. Northfield has had a winner nearly every year. NORTHFIELD HONOR STUDENT: The high school Norse Honor Student of the Week drawn on

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1346 Orchard • $45,000 MLS# 201556576

January 27, 2016

Lions Community Building from 6:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Carry outs are available. Bulk sausage is available. If you would like tickets or bulk sausage you can contact Ed Fitch (260-3701062), Aaron Mattern (260-760-0520), Dan Eads (260-615-5618), Chris Hann (260-5780583, Tony Hoover (260-571-6921) or the church office on Wednesdays at 260774-3516. WILDCAT PRIDE WINNERS drawn on Jan. 15 were Victoria Graft who was nominated by Mrs. Mast for working with a student in class and Kolton Wilson who was also nominated by Mrs. Mast for helping someone else understand an assignment. SHARP CREEK DATES: Feb. 1 School will be in session for make-up day No.1, Feb. 3 - Quarter 3 midterm ends. Feb. 15 – No school unless

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MLS# 201556333 $65,000 Great location near high school and city pool for this 3 bedroom, 2 bath family home. Large deep yard is almost 1/4 AC! Screened in side porch and side patio. Recent updates include new siding and windows in 05 and a brand new water heater just purchased. Heater is in good working condition and has been serviced yearly. Walk in shower and utility in the downstairs bathroom. Freshly painted throughout. Appliances are negotiable. Seller is very motivated! Come see today and make an offer! MLS# 201551307 $63,000 Older 2 story home with 5 bedrooms and 2.5 baths. Open front porch. Natural woodwork thru out. Living room has a wood fireplace with stone design. Larger kitchen with wood cabinets. Detached 2 car garage. This is a Fannie Mae Home Path Property. MLS# 201602520 $65,500

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Jan. 15 was Zac Pennington who was nominated by Mrs. Kramer. The staff member of the week was Mrs. Kramer. (There were no nominations from the junior high.) URBANA YOKE PARISH: Pastor Larry Wade will deliver the sermon on Jan. 31. PRAYER CONCERNS: Please add the family and friends of Louise Yentes who died on Jan. 21 and Naomi Cunningham. Continue to remember Jeff Warnock, Jim Fleck, Nancy Eads, Harold Christie, Dean Dawes, Lois and Dean Haupert, Don Fleck, Carolyn and Craig Winegardner, Jace Randel, Gladys Hall, Glen and Ruth Summers, Donna Russell, Jane Winebrenner, JoAnne and Roscoe Weaver, Mark Coppler, Lillian Maurer, Doris Mattern, and Ardis Witkoske. Jerry Long came home from the hospital on Jan. 20. B R E A K FA S T BUNCH met at Pam’s Cafe on Jan. 13 with the following people present: Peggy and Chad Dilling, Eileen Weck, Marvin and Mary Ann Mast, John and Darla Eads, Carol Layne, and Larry and Nancy Meyer. BIRTHDAYS: Jan. 28 - Angela Burcroff, Claud Newcomb Jr., Alexandria Webb. Jan. 29 - Bethany Miller. Jan. 30 JoAnne Weaver, Jeff Warnock. Jan. 31 Dean Wilhelm, Kevin Harrington, Spencer Koerner, A. J. Weaver. Feb. 1 - Jill Vigar, Tracy Dixon. Feb. 2 Ava Grace Lynn. Feb. 3 - Terry Krom, Sandy Biehl, Jessica Mast, Brian Moore, and Jerry Long. Please let Jerry know he is being thought of on his birthday and during his long wait for a new hip . His address is 670 E 100 N, Wabash, IN 46992. A N N I V E R SARIES: Feb. 2 Scott and Barb Dawes. GINNY AND HERMAN BOZARTH would like to thank everyone for all of the cards, notes, and calls that helped them celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary and Virginia’s birthday. They were very much appreciated. NEWS ITEMS and/or pictures may be sent to me at 1906 N 100 W, Wabash, IN 46992-7732 or emailed to me at mamast1906@comcast.net.