The Paper of Wabash County Feb. 28, 2018 issue

Vol. 40, No. 50

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

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Absentee ballots to be mailed mid-March

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In mid-March, officials at the Wabash County Clerk’s office will begin mailing absentee ballots for the May Primary Election.

What is the cost of the mailing?

It is roughly $7 per piece, according to Theresa Ehret, Wabash County Deputy Clerk.

She shared that figure with the new Wabash County Elections Board when it met on Thursday, Feb. 22.

The new members of the election board initialized the ballots, which must be done before they can be sent to voters requestiong them.

Ehret told the new board members that she will begin mailing out the absentee ballot information on March 19.

E a c h mailing, s h e explained to the board, has s e v e n pieces, including the outside envelopes.

A l s o contained in the envelope are instructions, a copy of the voter’s Bill of Rights, a sample ballot, the absentee voting card, a privacy ballot and a self-addressed stamped envelope, which must be signed by the voter.

If it’s not signed by the voter, the clerk’s office calls the voter and asks them to come to the office to sign. Once received by the office, Ehret noted, it cannot be mailed again.

If no one signs the envelope, the Election Board, on the day of the election, must decide if the ballot will be counted.

The number of absentee ballots sent out by the clerk’s office varies from election to election.

“Every election is different, and you cannot compare to presidential or city and town elections which do not involve the entire county,” Martin said.

Both Ehret and County Clerk Elaine Martin said the vast majority of those sent out are returned.

Ehret keeps a list of ballots sent out, and when they are returned, the person’s name is marked off the list. If a few

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St. B named Four Star School

By Josh Sigler jsigler@thepaperofwabash.com

Erosion, much of which was brought on by heavy rain last week, caused a portion of the road near a bridge crossing Grant Creek on County Road 1050 South to wash away. It was the only major damage reported in the county because of the heavy reain. Photo by Josh Sigler

Damage from heavy rain not as bad as it could have been

By Josh Sigler jsigler@thepaperofwabash.com Wabash County had a little better fortune than some areas north in terms of rainfall and flooding in recent days.

At least one Northern Indiana city, Goshen, had to declare a state of emergency due to flooding within the city limits.

Traffic was limited to emergency personnel.

Except for one major washout on County Road 1050 South west of LaFontaine, few major issues were seen locally in regards to flooding.

Erosion caused land and roadway around a bridge crossing Grant Creek to erode away, leaving a giant hole on either side of the bridge on 1050 South. An engineering firm which inspects bridges is expected to come give an assessment Thursday, March 1, on whether the bridge there is still structurally sound or not.

“Then we’ll come up with a (continued on page 5)

St. Bernard Elementary School was named a Four Star School for the 2016-17 school year by the Indiana Department of Education.

It was the only school from Wabash County out of the 238 total schools to make the list.

“It’s an honor to be named a Four Star School again this year,” St. Bernard principal Theresa Carroll said. “St. Bernard works really hard, all the staff and students and even parents, to do our best for the glory of God. And, I think that shows then when we’re awarded things like this.”

According to the DOE, The Four Star School Award has been in existence for 30 years.

To receive Four Star designation, a school must receive an “A” on the state’s A-through-F accountability system, have excellent ISTEP pass rates, carry an overall high graduation rate (where applicable), and show success in closing achievement gaps.

“Closing the achievement gap is one of those things that everyone looks at,” Carroll said. “ How do we help those students that maybe have not done as (continued on page 6)

YMCA dedicates new park

By Josh Sigler jsigler@thepaperofwabash,com

High water along the Wabash River threatens the Wabash Riverwal near Carroll Street. A portion of the trail was closed because of high water. Photo by Joseph Slacian

Saturday served as a major celebration for the Wabash County YMCA, as the organization had the grand opening for its new Rainforest Park, a play place designed for children ages 3-10.

A near capacity crowd was on hand to watch Cadence Waldron do the ribbon cutting honors.

Children packed the small room which formerly encompassed the YMCA’s teen room, to take part in the two-decked jungle-themed play room and rock climbing wall. There’s even a make believe water puddle on the ground which gives off a ripple effect when children run across (continued on page 6)

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Wabash museum launches new strategy Changes seek to better integrate artifacts, programming

museum has made many improvements to serve a more diverse audience.

Notably, these changes have included the addition of the Parkview Wabash Education Center, monthly Family Fun Nights, and significant investments into educational resources for local educators.

These changes that were partnered with new marketing and communication strategies, have increased the annual attendance by more than 300 percent, with now more than 16,000 guests attending the museum each year.

“When I joined the museum’s team, I challenged the idea that museums were

By The Paper staff The Wabash County Historical Museum has launched a new strategy called “Your History.

Your Museum.” Focused on preservation and education, this new path will work to better integrate the artifacts and stories entrusted to the museum with educational and community programming offered throughout the county.

Over nearly the past five years, under the leadership of President & CEO Mitch Figert, the

often viewed as warehouses for artifacts,” said Figert. “I wanted to see how we could use our vast collection of artifacts to tell stories, inspire young minds, and ensure our history didn’t get lost in storage boxes.”

The facility houses more than 175,000 artifacts that include photographs, journals, military uniforms, household items, and much more. These artifacts are stored within the museum where they are used for research, exhibit development, and educational programming.

“We are a museum because of our communities, businesses, and residents,” said Figert. “Because of

the stories they share and the artifacts they chose to entrust with us we are able to keep the history of Wabash County alive for future generations.”

Over the past year, the museum has taken significant steps to improve collection management and storage. Thanks in part to a Heritage Support Grant from the Indiana Historical Society, collection management policies have been refreshed, volunteers have been trained, and storage spaces have been redesigned. In addition, new technology has been purchased to allow for scanning and digitizing of items and countless acid-free boxes have

Country music legend and former Wabash resident Crystal Gayle sang at the museum’s grand opening, and more recently, at a fundraiser in 2015.

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However, with more than 175,000 artifacts, the team at the museum has only made a small dent in the collection over the past few months.

That is why this new campaign is so critical to the museum moving forward.

There is great momentum as new and seasoned volunteers work to inventory, clean, store and digitize items, but the supplies are beginning to run short.

The museum hopes to

highlight the collection, and its importance, to raise funds to continue this important work and make more items accessible for research and public viewing.

“While we have embraced many new programs, it is important for us to keep in the forefront that we are still a museum and with that have a significant responsibility to preserve our vast collection of artifacts,” said Figert.

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and raise awareness for the work being done to preserve the numerous artifacts and make them more accessible to the public the museum is offering the following events and programs: History Hunters – After a short hiatus, the Museum is welcoming back its popular speaker series known as History Hunters. These onehour programs feature local and regional presenters who share insights on the history of Wabash County.

The first event will be on Thursday, March 8h at

noon with Gib Young presenting a program on Indiana at G e t t y s b u r g .

Admission to this event is included with daily admission to the Museum and free for Museum Members.

Preservation Workshops – Ever wanted to find out how to care for your personal artifacts you have in your home?

Our presenters will help you learn the best practices to care for items such as pictures, family bibles, uniforms, textiles, and more. Other topics will include how to research the history of your home, date photographs, and digitize important documents. More details on these workshops planned for March 13, 15, 20, and 22 area available on the museum’s website – www.WabashMuseum .org.

Spring Break STEAM Camp – Each day of Spring Break the Museum will offer activities focused on STEAM (Science, T e c h n o l o g y, Engineering, Art, and (continued on page 3)

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Wabash school board OKs SRO agreement

By Josh Sigler jsigler@thepaperofwabash.com Although its had a School Resource Officer (SRO) in its schools for quite some time, Wabash City Schools’ school board took a step toward making the SRO position within the schools more official, approved an agreement Tuesday night, Feb. 20, with the City of Wabash on what roles the position will fill.

Several officers from the Wabash City Police Department have fulfilled the SRO role in some capacity in the past, but now, officer Sam Hipskind will serve as the exclusive SRO. “What this contract will do is bring that continuity, where in the past we’ve had different officers, and they’ve been great, but it’s that continuity of having that same face, that same

personality to build relationships with kids,” Wabash City S c h o o l s Superintendent Jason Callahan said.

“The more Sam is in there, the more he can get to know the kids. A lot of this is about relationships.

We talk about the three Rs – relationships, relevance and rigor, and the bottom of that is relationships. Sam Can bring that. We know he has that personality and can build those relationships with kids.

So, what this does is build that continuity.”

According to the contract, the Wabash Police Department agrees to provide an SRO to all of the buildings belonging to Wabash City Schools, including Wabash High School, Wabash Middle School, The Access Learning Academy, O.J. Neighbours Elementary School,

and the L.H. Carpenter Center, where the corporation’s administrative offices are located.

“School Resource Officers shall remain employees of the Wabash City Police Department and shall not be employees of the Wabash City School Corporation,” the contract reads.

“The Wabash City School Corporation acknowledges that the school resource officer will remain responsible to the command of the Wabash City Police Department.”

The City will vote to OK the agreement at its March 1 Board of Public Works and Safety meeting.

Callahan also announced that board president Brandon France will be forced to resign from the board due to the fact that he is moving out of the school district.

Callahan asked that those interested in

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Mathematics) principles. These fun workshops will feature guest presenters, hands on activities, and family focused programming. Keep an eye on the Museum’s website (WabashMuseum.org) for more details about this opportunity.

Collection Tours – Ever wonder what all is hiding in the Museum’s collection?

Our staff will be providing tours of the Richard E. Ford Archives and the Museum’s Lower Level storage to allow unprecedented access to their collection.

Guests will be able to see some of the more peculiar items and learn about the steps the Museum takes to preserve the artifacts in their care. Public tours will begin midApril.

Trivia Night –

Come show off your local and regional knowledge at Trivia Night at the Museum.

Enjoy great food and drinks while supporting the Museum, testing your knowledge, and learning about our local history. This event will be held on Thursday, May 24, at the museum.

“Like the new slogan says – this is your history and your museum,” said Figert. “We want all members of the community to feel welcome to browse our

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exhibits, enjoy our family programming, and conduct research.”

Those interested in obtaining more information can reach the Museum at (260) 5639070 or visit www.WabashMuseum .org. The Wabash County Historical Museum is located at 36 E Market Street in Downtown Wabash.

The Museum’s normal operating hours are Tuesday through Friday 10 AM to 5 PM and Saturday 10 AM to 4 PM.

big city and having some business experience, finance experience to be able to share with the kids.

The bottom line is he’s a kids first kind of guy. He will work to build relationships with kids, and teach them that there’s a lot they can do businesswise from Wabash, Ind. that maybe they don’t have to go to a big city to do.

— Approved the retirements of teachers Jo Nordman and Tina Dirig effective at the end of the school year.

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replacing France contact the corporation at 260-563-2151.

The board also: — Approved the recommendation from high school principal Kyle Wieland for middle school math teacher Tyler Olson to move into the newly created position of business teacher.

“Tyler Olson is an entrepreneur in his own right,” Callahan said. “He’s a young man who has had a couple different careers, from being a caddy on the PGA Tour to working in a

Museum to sponsor essay contest ond and third place essay participants will receive an additional gift.

“Local history is more than visiting a Museum and looking at artifacts in cases,” said Mitch Figert, President & CEO of the Museum,”and through this contest we are pleased to see how many kids get excited to learn the stories and history that have built our local communities.”

To qualify for the contest students must choose any Wabash County historical site, person or event and explain its significance to Wabash County history.

Essays must be double-spaced, preferably with Times New Roman 12 point font, and cannot exceed

By The Paper staff The Wabash County Historical Museum will host its annual Fourth Grade Essay Contest.

This contest inspires young minds to get excited about their local history and learn about all the great things in the local communities, organizers say. This contest is for all fourth graders within the county, including students who may be homeschooled or not a part of a public or private school.

One winning essay will be selected from each participating school and that student will receive a $50 scholarship in their college savings account. In addition, an overall first, sec-

two pages in length.

Students are encouraged to reach out to the Wabash County Historical Museum, the North Manchester Center for History or their local library for resources in developing their essay.

Essays are due Friday, April 27, 2018, and will either be picked up at schools or may be dropped off at the Wabash County Historical Museum, 36 E. Market Street by

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— Approved donations from Ohiopyle Prints ($1.59) and the City of Wabash ($100) to the Wabash High School Count Me In Fund, and approved donations from the Fraternal Order of Police Wabash Lodge No. 83 ($200) and Grandstaff Hentgen Funeral Service ($25) to the Wabash Middle School Science Fund.

phy of hire to retire, and I think both Mrs. Nordman and Mrs. Dirig are examples of that,” Callahan said.

“Especially with Tina, who has taught 30 years in sixth grade. That’s continuity. That’s good for kids. They will be missed. I wish them well in retirement.”

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Winners will be announced the week of May 14 and the winning essay authors will be visited in their classroom to receive their prize and be recognized amongst their peers.

For more information, contact Shelby McLaughlin at the Wabash County Historical Museum, 260-563-9070 or smclaughlin@wabash museum.org.

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New County Election Board has first meeting

By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com The Wabash County Election Board met on Thursday, Feb. 22, for what was, for all intents and purposes, a learning session, though some business was conducted.

The board is comprised of Wabash County Clerk Elaine Martin, as well as two new members, Nan Roe and Susan Dockter, who were

recently appointed by the county’s Republican and Democrat chairs, respectively.

Martin explained the workings of the board, as well as some of the other boards used during Primary and General elections.

The trio also reviewed a series of correspondence Martin received since the last board meeting.

The two new members also learned that they are required to

name at least one proxy to attend meetings in the event that they are not able to do so.

Dockter named her husband, Larry, as the first proxy, and Democrat chair Chad Harris as the second.

Roe will name her proxy at a later date.

Some, as Dockter did, name the county chair as a proxy. However, County GOP chair Barbara Pearson is a Wabash County Council candidate in the May Primary Election. Because of that, she is unable to

serve as a proxy.

Turning to new business, the board gave Martin permission to seek pay increases for the Absentee Board, as well as poll inspectors and judges.

Members of the Absentee Board work in the clerk’s office from April 10 until noon the day before the election. In the case of the May Primary, their ending date would be noon Monday, May 7. They also work the two Saturdays prior to the election.

Martin explained that the board members must be in the office from 7:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. (or until the last voter leaves) on Monday through Friday.

They are unable to leave the office during the day, and must eat lunch in the office.

Board members now get $9 per hour, and Martin would like to increase it to $10. The money is already in the budget, having been approved last year by the Wabash County Council.

She must now

request the Wabash C o u n t y Commissioners to approve the increase.

Poll inspectors now receive $150, while judges receive $125.

Martin would like to see those figures increased to $175 and $150, respectively.

The pay, she noted, is a flat rate and includes both election day and any training sessions they attend prior to the election.

Roe asked how long they might work.

Martin said it is roughly 14 to 15 hours on election day, as well

Who can vote via absentee ballot?

There are a variety of reasons one can cast an absentee ballot in an election, according to the absentee ballot application.

One can vote absentee for the following reasons: Having a specific, reasonable expectation of being absent from the county on election day during the entire 12 hours that the polls are open.

Being confined to one’s residence, a health care facility or a hospital due to illness or injury during the entire 12 hours that the polls are open.

Caring for an individual confined to a private residence due to illness or injury during the entire 12 hours that the polls are open.

Being a voter with disabilities.

Being a voter at

least 65 years of age.

Having official election duties outside of one’s voting precinct.

Being scheduled to work at one’s regular place of employment during the entire 12 hours that the polls are open.

Being unable to vote at the polls in person due to a religious discipline or religious holiday during the entire 12 hours that the polls

Absentee ballots to be mailed mid-March ...continued from the front page weeks pass and the

ballot is not returned, she may give the voter a call to see if they received the ballot.

That is not required, Martin noted, but is done as a courtesy to the voter.

Some voters, Ehret said, may tell her that they received it and just haven’t gotten around to returning it.

She’s also said she’s had some tell her that after receiving the ballot, they realize there isn’t any candidates running they want to vote for, and opt not to vote.

The deadline for the clerk’s office to receive an absentee ballot for the Primary Election is 11:59 p.m.

Monday, April 30.

are open.

Being a voter eligible to vote under the “fail-safe procedures in IC 3-10-11 or 3-1012.

Being a member of the military or a public safety officer.

Being a “serious sex offender” (as defined in IC 35-42-414 (a).

Being prevented from voting due to the unavailability of transportation to the polls.

as training prior, which can take a few hours.

As with the Absentee Board salary, the county council approved the increase last year during budget reviews.

The increase must now be approved by commissioners.

The board also approved a change in the county’s Poll Center Plan which must be filed with the Secretary of State’s office in Indianapolis.

The change is needed, Martin explained, because the county changed providers for its poll pads. It had received the equipment from Election Systems & Software. It now receives the equipment from KNOW iNK of St. Louis.

The trio will meet again in mid-March to test the voting machines.

State statue requires the board to test 10 percent of the county’s machines – roughly five or six – to make sure they are in working order.

A date for that meeting, which is open to the public, has not yet been set.

Salamonie program to look at frogs From the DNR ANDREWS — Preschool-age children and their adults are invited to S a l a m o n i e Preschool’s “Frogs,” on March 21.

Participants will learn about the life cycle of a frog and what makes frogs special. Weather permitting, there will be a hike to the pond to observe frogs.

The class will be offered from 10-11:30 a.m. and again from 12:30-2 p.m. at S a l a m o n i e Interpretive Center in Lost Bridge West State Recreation Area, Andrews.

Each program is designed to enhance the preschooler’s basic education, including learning the alphabet, building a craft, social interaction and time outdoors, always with a nature-related theme.

The program fee is $2 per child. Advance registration is appreciated. Register by calling Upper Wabash Interpretive Services (UWIS) at 260-468-2127.

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Damage from heavy rain not as bad as it could have been ...continued from the front page game plan as far as what repairs (are needed) if the structure is still sound enough to repair,” County Highway Superintendent John Martin said. “… It’s going to be closed for some time. How long?

I don’t know, but would guess probably six months or more, at least. Nobody really lives down close to it.

It’s kind of a cut through road between (State Road) 13 and LaFontaine.”

There were several other county roads under water following the rains.

Other roads that suffered high water included: — County Road 325 East just south of Liberty Mills on the Eel River.

— River Road near Roann on the Eel River.

— County Road 700 West north of State Road 114.

“There’s various other places where the water might be covering a lane or maybe the whole road,”

Martin said. “But, it’s nothing that you can’t get through.”

City of Wabash Street Department Superintendent Scott Richardson said that the rains early in the week came slow enough that city streets were able to handle it for the most part.

“We have very minimal flooding,” Richardson said. “The rain came slow enough that the drains were full, but they were taking in and kept the flooding down. We’ve had a break, so if we get more rain, we’ll be OK.” Part of the Wabash River Trail was underwater, and the city Parks Department asked citizens to steer clear of the trail until the flooding subsided and the city was able to clean the area of debris.

S a l a m o n i e Reservoir registered between 745 and 750 feet above mean sea level on Feb. 22. That’s

up from the winter pool level of 730 feet, but Scot Dahms with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said that’s perfectly normal for this time of year, and the dam is operating as designed.

“We’re actually still below our winter pool level,” Dahms said.

“We draw the lakes down 25 feet, Salamonie and Mississinewa, to gain more storage in the winter.

We draw Roush (Huntington) down 12 feet. The three lakes work together.”

The summer pool for the lakes is 755 feet above mean sea level, meaning the three lakes would still be able to handle additional heavy rainfall, should the area receive it.

“It all depends on how much rain we get and where it falls in the drainage area,” Dahms said. “The lake would continue to rise, but we still have plenty of storage once we get to our spillway floor, because between

summer pool, which is 755, and the spillway floor, which is 793, we’ve got 38 vertical feet of storage.”

The Indiana Department of Homeland Security reported that those who own a home, rent, or run a business or non-profit organization and sustained flood-related damage may report that damage online at http://bit.ly/2018rainfall.

A link to the form is also available on the IDHS website at dhs.in.gov, as well.

There will be a “featured topics” header near the middle of the page. Once there, click on “heavy rain and flooding; February 15, 2018 and counting.”

IDHS also released tips on how to operate safely during floods.

Motorists and pedestrians should avoid walking or driving through flooded areas “Flood waters can hide a washed out road or walkway,” the DHS said in the press

Water flows through the washed out portion of the roadway on County Road 1050 South. Engineers are expected to inspect the site later this week.

Photo by Josh Sigler release. “A few inches of fast moving water can knock over and carry away an adult.

A foot of fast moving water can carry away a small car. Two feet of fast moving water can carry away larger vehicles such as SUVs, vans or trucks.

If a road is closed, obey traffic signs and find another route.”

Also, directions from public safety officials should be followed at all times.

“That includes evac-

uation orders, road closures or requests to stay home or stay away from certain areas,” the DHS said.

“Public officials give orders for public wellbeing. Follow their guidance.”

Old Roann school demolition may begin summer 2018

Roann’s derelict school building may be razed as soon as this summer.

Roann ClerkTreasurer Bob Ferguson provided the county commissioners with an update on the facility Monday, Feb. 19.

“We’re a lot closer than we were five years ago, so that is really exciting for us,” he said.

Ferguson and the commissioners have worked on the project for several months, including jointly pursuing and receiving a C o m m u n i t y Development Block Grant from the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs.

Ferguson noted that, of five companies contacted regarding administering the OCRA grant, only KW Consultants of Indianapolis replied.

Ferguson previously indicated to the commissioners that Roann and KW’s Kathleen Weisenberger worked together for a $500,000 CDBG, and that he intended to pursue her

services again.

Of two companies he contacted to serve as demolition and environmental clearance consultant, Roann chose BCA of Indianapolis.

“I went through the whole statement of qualifications [from both],” Ferguson said.

“The big difference was, when we originally went to SME, and SME gave us how much it would cost us for the administrating of that, they told us it would be right around $50,000.

When they sent me their bid price, it was $10,000 more than BCA, and BCA had qualifications in the CDBG

area.

“It was kind of a nobrainer, who to go with.”

While he declined to give a timeline, citing the ever-changing nature of the project, Ferguson told the commissioners that the soft start date of work was pushed back to accommodate for Roann’s little league activities this spring.

“We did not want to interrupt that, and so we thought it might be a good idea to back it off,” he said, “... and, it’s going to give the contractors a little longer to get all the people together and get their planning done for

the razing of the building.”

He noted that Roann is investigating requirements related to the historic nature of the building, and is ready and willing to meet those requirements.

Additional news from the commissioners included rejection of both bids to for work on the bridge carrying Meridian Road over Clear Creek due to being more than 5 percent over the contracted engineer’s estimate and approval of three new vehicle leases for the Sheriff ’s Department for a total cost of about $76,000.

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“To have (the kids) play in there for an hour and not want to leave is a statement that we’ve done it and done it well,” YMCA CEO Clint Kugler said.

Kugler said the YMCA board began to explore ways that they could create a space that allows kids to have engage in physical activities and a place they could be active yearround.

“We assembled a committee, and this is what came out of it,” Kugler said, adding the commit-

tee decided on a rainforest theme to “create a space different than what they see every day, with animals, and insects and amphibians throughout the space. They see that the world is bigger and different than what they see every day.

“That’s how the committee landed on the theme of the rainforest. Then they also explored all these different elements to make it interactive so it’s fresh and new every time they come in.

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the bouldering rock, we have the interactive pond.”

Kugler was elated to see smiling kids taking in the amenity for the first time.

“To see the kids with smiles on their faces; to see the kids’ faces after they’ve played in there for an hour and don’t want to leave, it means we got it done and we got it done right.”

The Rainforest Park will be open to the public on scheduled days, Kugler said, so anyone in the community will be able to utilize the space.

“Members will be able to utilize the space on a day to day basis, so it’s a great way to serve our community in a fun way, Kugler said.”

Mayor Scott Long said the Rainforest Park is a fantastic addition to the community.

“I see the utilization of the park on days like today (Saturday) where it’s rainy and dreary, where kids can’t go to our city parks to play,” Long said.

“This is more opportunity for them to get

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“This in addition to hopefully we’ll be breaking ground on our All Inclusive Park across the street over on Carroll Street. It just makes more opportunities for our citizens to enjoy the amenities we’re trying to create. Hopefully that’ll help us draw in younger families and those so-called millennials who are wanting to start a family. If we have these attributes available, it makes our community look better to get them to locate here.”

It’s a nice addition to the revitalized downtown and elements brought about by the Stellar Communities grant, Long added.

Echoing Long, Grow Wabash County CEO Keith Gillenwater said, “one of the key elements to the city’s vibrance is the ability to be family friendly and provide those quality of place sorts of opportunities, where young families want to enjoy.

This is the kind of facility that does that. The YMCA is great. They have such a huge impact on the community

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Cadence Waldron cuts the ribbon, signifiying the official opening of the YMCA new Rainforest Park. Photo by Josh Sigler

Emma Sowden waves to family as she makes her way through the jungle-themed playground during Saturday’s Rainforest Park grand opening. Photo by Josh Sigler with their educational programs, health and wellness programs, and the gym and the pool and those types of things.

“But, (The Rainforest Park) is another one of those things that encour-

ages active play for kids. It’s something that not only gets them moving, but it provides an opportunity when it’s cold and snowy and you don’t want to send your kids out to play.”

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well in the past to do better?

Something that we focus on at St. Bernard is helping those students who have done well in the past continue to grow.

We don’t want them to just say ‘OK, well I know this already, so I can kind of coast along.’ We work on helping them to succeed at even a higher level than they are now.”

The Four Star school award marks the second time in five years that St. Bernard has achieved the award.

“Part of that is that growth that you have to show,” Carroll explained. “If you’re up there already, it’s harder to show that growth.

“I’m so proud of all of our students and staff for their hard work and achievement.”

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Wabash students compete in ISSMA State contest

By The Paper staff

On Saturday, Feb. 17, 43 Wabash High School choir students participated in the Indiana State Music Association (ISSMA) Vocal and Piano and Ensemble Contest at Perry Meridian High School in Indianapolis.

Of the 43 students, a total of 13 events were registered – nine vocal solos, one small mixed ensemble, a female Wabash High School’s symphonic voices, including Taylor Mettler, Emilly barbershop quartet, a large Martin, Mackenzie Hoefer, Abigail Hobson, Abony Petty, Allyson Dillon, Olivia men’s ensemble and a large Lindsay, Camille Kugler, Kaitlyn Hashbarger, Alicyn Sheets, Mackenzie Sheridan, female ensemble. Overall, Abbey Baggett, Zoe Denney, Chaney Byers, Rebekah Freeman and Isabel Hughes, Wabash earned two silver earned gold with distinction honors at the ISSMA state contest. medals, five gold medals and six gold with distinction medals.

Wabash High School’s female barbershop quartet, which Photos Students taking vocal earned a gold medal at Saturday, Feb. 17’s ISSMA Vocal and Provided solos were: Trace Goodwin, Piano Ensemble State Contest, consisted of (left to right) Amira Siddiqui, Ben Hewitt, Camille Kugler, Kaitlyn Hashbarger, Mackenzie Sheridan Zach Smith (gold with disand Zoe Denney. tinction), Mackenzie Hoefer, Austin Morgan (gold with distinction), Mackenzie Sheridan (gold with distinction), Emilly Martin and Kennedy Watson Haynes (gold with distinction).

The female barbershop quartet of Sheridan, Camille Kugler, Zoe Denny and Kaitlyn Hashbarger earned a gold rating.

The small mixed ensemble comprised of Sheridan, Kugler, Morgan and Blake Wiser earned gold with dis- Wabash High School’s small mixed ensemble team which tinction honors. earned gold with distinction honors, was comprised of (left to Men’s choir (Morgan, right) Emilly Martin, Austin Morgan, Mackenzie Hoefer and Wabash High School’s men’s choir, including Austin Morgan, Blake Wiser, Blake Price, Dylan Smith, Carter Morningstar, Logan Luttrell, Trace Goodwin, Bryce Wiser, Blake Price, Carter Blake Wiser.

France, Ben Hewitt, Zach Smith, Christian Simpson, Jacob James, Logan Morningstar, Logan Swafford, Alex Baggett, Drayton Larimore Rowe, D. J. Bricker, Todd Ihnen-Goff Luttrell, Trace Goodwin, Bryce France, Ben Hewitt, Smith, Christian and Colton Smith, earned a gold rating at the ISSMA state contest.

Simpson, Jacob James, Logan Swafford, Alex Baggett, Drayton Larimore Rowe, D.J. Bricker, Todd Inhen-Goff, Colton Smith) earned a gold rating.

And, the symphonic voices ensemble (Taylor Mettler, Martin, Hoefer, Abigail Hobson, Abony Petty, Allyson Dillon, Olivia Lindsay, Kugler, Hashbarger, Alicyn Sheets, Sheridan, Abbey Baggett, Denny, Chaney Byers, Rebekah Freeman, Isabel Hughes) earned a perfect score on their performance, securing them a gold with distinction rating.

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Race winners: ECHO H-O slot car race winners on Feb. 17 were (front row, from left) Jacob Jones – Champion of B Class; Evon Hall – second place in A Class; Luke Southwick – second place in B Class; Karis Sellers – third place in B Class; ECHO Track Official Matt Snell (back row, from left), Kaitlyn Snell – third place in A Class; James Hall – Champion of A Class. Congratulations to all winners from the Urbana Lions Club. The next race is March 10 at 2 p.m. at the Urbana Community Building. Photo provided 250-word essay on what they believe leadership is.

Applications for the next council are available in the Guidance Office. Readers please encourage youth you know to check this out.

On April 28 the Youth Council will attend an (AIM) Accelerate Indiana Municipalities Mayors Youth Council in Fishers where they will hear speakers including Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and the mayors of Fort Wayne and Huntingburg as well as presentations from other Youth Councils.

Mayor Long said, “I have always wanted to engage our young leaders actively in the Wabash Community and seeing these young people makes me proud of this current generation. They will help lead and be part of the future of Wabash.”

The Mayor’s Youth Council will elect officers in May. The Youth Council along with members of the Community Advisory Council and the Mayor’s Department leaders will receive “Servant Leadership” training conducted by Community Coach Jim Dittoe from W i n n i n g Communities.

Jim Dittoe founded W i n n i n g Communities in 1994.

His consulting company helps organizations “envision the future and develop goals and action plans for achievement.”

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Mayor Scott Long is looking for high school students to join a newly formed Mayor’s Youth Council that will help assist in “creating a strategic vision on the future of Wabash from a youth perspective.”

The Youth Council is part of a statewide program of the Accelerate I n d i a n a Municipalities (AIM) which represent the cities and towns of Indiana.

The initial council was made up of the following sixteen students from Wabash, Northfield, and Southwood High Schools. Northfield High School – Maricella Madrigal, Alyssa McKillip, Sidney Prater, John Schuler and Madison Shrider; Southwood High School – Allen Warren, Logan Arnold, Nikita Jacobs, Parker Mays, Lauren Rich, and Daisy Sparks; Wabash High School Aidan Benysh, Kia Jessee, Samantha Irgang, Lily Mota, and Picabo Saunders.

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SHARP CREEK WILDCAT PRIDE WINNERS drawn on Feb. 16 were Jaycie Krom who was nominated by Mrs. Shafer for annotating a mathematics quiz without being asked to do it and Abby Ruff who was nominated

by Mrs. Campbell for helping out with tasks that needed doing around the room.

SHARP CREEK UPCOMING DATES: March 16 – end of Quarter 3. March 20 – eLearning Day #4.

March 21 - report cards go home for third quarter. March 22 and 23 – fourth grade goes to Camp Tecumseh. March 27 – fifth and sixth grade will receive band information at Northfield at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. March 30 to April 8 – Spring Break.333 B R E A K FA S T BUNCH attendees on Feb. 21were Doris Mattern, Carol Layne, Marca Snook, Chad and Peggy Dilling, Nancy and Larry Meyer, Phil and Jan Weck, Helen

Dawes, and Tommy Willcox. The group will meet at 7:30 a.m. on Feb. 28 at Bob Evans.

URBANA YOKE PARISH: March 5 at 1 p.m. – Scrabble at the parsonage. March 10 at 1 p.m. – Second Saturday Craft time.

Participants will be creating a fairy garden in a tea cup.

Anyone is welcome.

For either event call Marsha Wade at 260370-1134.

PRAYER CONCERNS: Please add the family and friends of Larry Urschel (1950 Urbana graduate) who died on Feb. 18 and Alan Urschel (1948 Urbana graduate) and Glen and Ruth Summers.

Continue to remember Naomi Cunningham, Nancy Miller, Phyllis and Morris Baker, Ed Moyer, Larry Meyer, Lowell Karnes, Bo Malen Wilson, Marcia Knee, Harold and Nancy Christie, and Jane Winebrenner.

B I R T H D AY S : March 1 – Michele Baer, Chris Krom.

March 2 – Zac DeVore.

March 3 – Robert B. Hamilton, Allis Carrothers. March 4 – Fred Hoover, Ted Biehl, Allison Jervis, Judy Rice. March 5 – Sara Long, Collin Price. March 6 – Debbie Abraham, Ella Diane Gatchel.

March 7 – Esther Wagner, Rachel Biehl, Cheryle Ranck, Amy McDaniel.

A N N I V E R SARIES: March 4 – Gene and Julie Miller.

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used for the benefit of our community. The next event will be the annual Smoked Pork Chop Dinner, which will be Saturday, April 14, from 4 to 7 p.m.

The cost will be $9.

More information will be found in the March Gazette.

The next Lions meeting is at 6 p.m.

Monday, March 19, at the Community Bld. It starts with a pitch-in meal and anyone interested in joining, is invited to attend.

The Community Building is one of the biggest benefactors of the Lions Club.

WABASH CHAPTER IZAAK WALTON LEAGUE will be having cross shoots on March 4, 11, 18, 25, and April 8, 15, 22, 29. These shoots

are for shotguns and 22 rifles, the 22 rifles are open sights only, no scopes. Cost is $3.00 per shoot and we have meat and cash prizes. Shoots will start around 10:00 a.m. Follow us on facebook @ Wabash Co. Izaak Walton League. If anyone is interested in joining our organization come see us during the shoots or email us a t wabashiwla@yahoo.c om.

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 Fried Egg in Wabash on Tuesday, Feb. 20. Ten people attended and great food and fellowship was shared by everyone who was there.

L A F O N TA I N E LIONS is again this year offering scholarships to any senior student that lives in the Town of LaFontaine or in Liberty Township.

You may get the form on their web page lafontainelions.com or if you attend Southwood High School from the guidance counsel.

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FESTIVAL AND G O O D F E L L A’ S PIZZA are teaming up for Make a Difference Mondays the third Monday of the month.

Next month it will be on Monday Mar. 19 10% of all orders will go to the LaFontaine Festival. Those who are living in LaFontaine can place their order until 4 p.m. that day and you will be able to pick up your order at the LaFontaine Family Dollar parking lot between 5:30-6:00 p.m. This way you do not have to drive all the way to Wabash to pick up your order.

Just let them know that you are with the LaFontaine order when you place your order.

Goodfella’s Pizza is open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Their phone number is 260569-1162. Please come out to support us.

L A F O N TA I N E U N I T E D M E T H D I S T CHURCH FISH & TENDERLOIN FRY will feature all you can eat by: Dan’s Fish Fry Inc. Carry-outs available plus freewill donation dessert table.

Saturday,

March 24, from 4-7 p.m. at the LaFontaine Lions Community Building 103 W. Branson St. The cost is adults $9.50 in advance and $10 at the door.

Children 6-12 years are $5.50 in advance and $6 at the door.

Advance tickets available from church members or contact the church office at 765-981-4021. For more information call Dave Bates 765-660-1469 or the church Office 765981-4021.

Proceeds will benefit the Honduras pastor mission and the LaFontaine UMC Kid’s Ministries.

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LIONS will host District Governor Tom Polk and his wife Lion Kim with a meal on Thursday March 8 at 6:30 p.m.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Kaley Denney, Micheal Wilson, Sheila “Bubbles” Lynn, Lakin Wimmer Feb. 1, Shirley Barlow, Beverley Benner, Julie Lengel Feb. 3, John Grayson, Mike Schrameck, Mitchell Mercer Feb. 4, Marie Jones Feb. 5, Golda Harrison Feb.6, Stan Owen Feb. 8 H A P P Y ANNIVERSARY Ron & Noel Huston Feb. 8 WORDS OF WISDOM “If you want to experience lasting

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Please be advised to lock any vehicles left outside overnight. It might be a good idea to leave outdoor lights on and report any unusual activity.

C O N G R AT U L A TIONS TO Southwood Varsity Basketball team on winning the Three Rivers Conference for the last four years.

Congratulations to Matt Nose on hitting his 1000 points, along with Carson Blair and Peyton Trexler who also had succeeded in hitting 1000 points this year.

LAST MONTH’S S o m e r s e t Lions’Euchre Party was very successful with 40 players participating.. The big winners were: Ellis Rice: $40 for most loans and $30 for highest score, Bob Henderson: $20 for second highest score and $10 for door prize, Nick Joy: $10 door prize. The 50/50 drawing of $77 was won by Kathy Newman who generously donated it back to the Lions Club. You would think she was related to the President of the Lions Club! Hot dogs, sloppy joes and snacks were available for a donation. After a thorough audit by John and Peggy Grayson, it was determined that the Club cleared $549.66.

In order to make it an even dollar amount Chuck “Deep Pockets” Jack, donated 34 cents to make the final amount $550.

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Deming Masonic Lodge 88 and Ivy Chapter 69 OES will be hosting a Community Breakfast the first Saturday of the month, March 3, 2018, from 7-10 a.m. A freewill donation is asked. Menu includes: pancakes, sausage, eggs, French toast, biscuits and gravy, coffee, milk, juice and will be served at the Masonic Lodge Room located at 2nd and Front Streets.

Enter through the Alley and parking in the bank parking lot is available.

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RELAY FOR LIFE OF WABASH COUNTY leadership team will be bagging groceries at NewMarket

on Saturday, March 3, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Come on out to pick up some groceries and make a donation to Relay for Life Wabash County.

ROTARY SEEKS YOUTH DELEGATES to leadership camp: The Rotary Club of North Manchester is seeking candidates to represent the community at the 32nd annual District 6540 Rotary Youth Leadership Award Camp.

It is April 27-29 at Camp Tecumseh YMCA Outdoor Center in

Brookston, Ind. Transportation is provided, and the club will pay attendance fees for up to two North Manchester delegates.

Jim Smith, local committee chair, said participants will be selected from students in their sophomore or junior years in high school who have exhibited leadership abilities in school, church, extracurricular or community activities.

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FREE BAG DAY at the Manchester Fellowship of Churches Thrift Shop will be held on Thursday, March 1 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.; Friday, March2 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. and Saturday, March3 from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. Each customer will be allowed one free bag of clothing! The Thrift Store is located at 108 South Mill St., N. Manchester #TERFTOUGH Day in North Manchester: The Congregational Christian Church and American Legion Post 286 are partnering to host fundraisers for the Finley Terflinger Family on Saturday, March 17. Finley was diagnosed with Acute Myleoid Leukemia (AML) on Feb. 5, 2018, at just 4 months old.

She will be receiving chemotherapy treatments at Riley Children’s Hospital in Indianapolis, which means a lot of travel and separation for her family - which includes a brother and four sisters. Our goal with this benefit is to help offset expenses for her family so that her parents can be where they need to be during this difficult time. A breakfast and bake sale will be held at the Congregational Christian Church, 310 N. Walnut Street, from 7-10 a.m. with proceeds going to the families household expenses.

The American Legion, 215 E. Main Street, will host a dinner beginning at 6 p.m. with the Steele Rail Band beginning at 7 p.m. For more information contact Sebrena Cline, Meghann Foust or Grace Miller.

VETERANS SERVICE OFFICE VISIT: Veteran’s Affairs representatives will be on hand at a town hall event, Friday, March 16, at the Laketon American Legion Post 402, located at 10140 N. Troyer Road in Laketon. All Wabash County veterans are encouraged to attend the meeting. Doors open at 9 a.m. with VA staff arriving at 11 a.m.

The meeting will include updates from senior VA leaders, briefings on VA benefits, a Q&A session and one-on-one assistance.

T H U R S D AY ’ S CHILD is located on South Mill Street, just north of the Thrift Store and is open every Thursday from 1-4 p.m.

Thursday’s Child offers clothing and accessories for children Newborn-4T.

Diapers and formula may also be offered when available.

Parents only, may visit the shop to select items needed. Donations of diapers and 3-4 T clothing are needed at this time. Thursday’s Child is a service of the Fellowship of Churches.

COMMUNITY DINNER hosted by the Fellowship of Churches is held on the second and forth Tuesday of the month at the Zion Lutheran Church from 4:30-6 p.m.

The church is located at 113 W. Main St. AREA FIVE AGENCY NUTRITION PROGRAM Provides lunch to seniors 60 and over at the Warvel Park Scout Hall Monday through Friday at 11:30 a.m.

Meals are a balanced meal. Lunch is on a donation basis. Must call between 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. the day before to reserve lunch for the next day. Euchre is played every Wednesday. To reserve your lunch call 9829940.

PARTING SHOTS: “A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them.”

John C. Maxwell NORTH MANCHESTER NEWS ITEMS may be sent to my e-mail address at nmanchestertalks@gm ail.com or you may call me at 260-982-8800. The deadline for news to appear in the next week’s issue of The Paper is Wednesday at noon. Please submit timely news

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Honeywell adds three new shows

By The Paper staff

Tickets are now on sale for three new shows have been added to the lineup at the Honeywell Center’s Ford Theater.

Dwight Yoakam will perform Saturday, May 5, while Tuxedo Junction will take to the stage on Tuesday, May 8.

The Church Basement Ladies return to the Honeywell Center, this time performing in “The Church Basement Ladies: Rise Up, O Men,” on Tuesday, March 5, 2019.

Yoakam, a multiple Grammy Award winner, has sold more than 25 million albums worldwide.

He has 12 gold albums and 9 platinum or multi-platinum albums, with five of those albums topping Billboard’s Country Albums chart and another 14 landing in the Top 10. Nearly 40 of Dwight Yoakam’s singles have charted on Billboard, with 14 peaking in the Top 10.

His latest album, “Swimmin’ Pools, Movie Stars,” was released in 2016.

In addition to his musical career, Yoakam has been seen in numerous movie and television roles, most notably as Doyle Hargraves in “Sling Blade.”

Corporate Sponsor for Yoakam concert is Big R; associate sponsor is Arnold’s Fine Jewelry and Gifts. Tickets are $100, $69, and $49.

Coming on Tues., May 8, 2018 from 2 to 4 p.m. will be Tuxedo Junction, featuring vocalist Ellen Mock, will bring music from the big band era to the Ford Theater from 2-4 p.m.

May 8.

The Tuxedo Junction concert is made possible through the H o n e y w e l l Foundation Senior Outreach Program.

Tickets are $5.

“Church Basement Ladies: Rise Up O Men” will present two performances - 3 and 7:30 p.m.

“Rise Up, O Men” is a brand new musical comedy in the Church Basement

Tuxedo Junction, featuring vocalist Ellen Mock, will perform at the Ford Theater on May 8. Photos provided Ladies series, features the men of the church and the church basement ladies who serve them. Adding men to the ladies’ domain is like letting the rooster in the hen house! Tickets are $25 and $18.

“Rise Up, O Men” is the fifth sequel in the series, which is based on the book “Growing Up Lutheran,” by Janet Lentes Martin and

Suzann Nelson. It looks at what it was like to grow up Lutheran in the Midwest during the 1950s.

Tickets for the new shows will be available for purchase beginning on Feb. 27 at 10 a.m., by going online at www.honeywellcenter.org or by calling the Honeywell Foundation Box Office at 260-563-1102.

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Senior center plans various programs

By The Paper staff

Country singer Dwight Yoakam will perform at the Honeywell Center’s Ford Theater on May 5.

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The Dallas L. Winchester Senior Center has a variety of programs planned for March.

“My Senior Life Series: Healthful Living for Mind and Body,” is Thursday, March 1 at noon.

Pianist Sam Piercy will present Classic Country on Thursday, March 1 at 1 p.m.

Sing-a-long with Nancy is Thursday, March 8, at 1 p.m. at the March Birthday Party. Register by calling 260-563-4475.

“Felted Easter Eggs Workshop” with Jeanie Cooper is Wednesday, March 14, at 4 p.m. Free with supplies provided; registration required. Call 260563-4475.

Sip & Swipe Café will feature a free tablet class for sen-

iors at 10 a.m. March 14 and March 28.

Register by calling 260-563-4475.

St. Patrick’s Day Party with Judy Ward and friends, Thursday, March 15, at 1 p.m. The event is free to all ages; registration requested.

Register by calling 260-563-4475.

Kokomo Day Trip.

Visiting the J.A. Edwards Fine Chocolates, lunch at Cook McDoogal’s Irish Pub and a tour of the Kokomo A u t o m o t i v e Museum.

Friday, March 16.

Reservations due by March 9. The cost is $20 (plus cost of lunch) payable with reservation.

For additional information call 260-563-4475.

Our Town Series: The Inside Scoop on the Rock City Lofts is planned Thursday, March 22 during the

noon hour at Winchester Center, 239 Bond Street in Wabash. Free and open to all ages.

Brown bag lunches w e l c o m e !

Registration requested, call 260-563-4475.

A Nutrition Program by Purdue Extension is entitled “Confusing Fats.”

The event is at noon Thursday, March 29, and is free and open to all. Registration requested, call Living Well Winchester Center, 260-563-4475 for more information.

The Easter Bunny is bringing pie at 1 p.m.

Thursday, March 29, The event is free and open to all ages.

Registration requested, call 260563-4475.

With the exception of the day trip, all activities are at the Winchester Center, 239 Bond St.

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February 28, 2018

‘Flashback Friday’ Timbercrest to host organ concert is First Friday theme

By The Paper staff

By The Paper staff “Flashback Friday” is the theme of March’s First Friday on Friday, March 2, in downtown Wabash.

Brought to you by Platinum Sponsor Autumn Ridge Rehabilitation Centre, First Friday encourages the community to celebrate in downtown Wabash

Market. Once the guide is full, you can drop it off at any of the featured locations.

The maps will be entered to win the First Friday Basket loaded with so many local goodies.

Featured businesses include Eclectic Shoppe, Wabash Co. Historical Museum, Marelli’s, Tiny Threads Children’s Boutique, Visit Wabash County, Filament Tattoo Co., Wellbrooke of Wabash located in front of Ohh My! Cakes, and Autumn Ridge Rehabilitation Centre located inside Modoc’s Market.

Sponsored by Beacon Credit Union and fuel supplied by J.M. Reynolds Oil Co., Inc., Trolley No. 85 will be making the rounds with treats for the riders.

from 5-8 p.m. Friday.

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

First Friday participants should travel to each of the featured businesses to find a fact about that business or building.

Write that fact down on the guide. These guides can be picked up at The Welcome Center and Modoc’s

NORTH MANCHESTER — Organist Matt Gerhard will present a concert in celebration of Timbercrest Senior Living Community’s 50th anniversary.

The performance will be on Monday, March 12, at 2 p.m. in the Assembly Room at Timbercrest, 2201 East Street, North Manchester. There is no charge for the event.

Gerhard is Director of Music at Kokomo Zion United Methodist Church and accompanist and vocal coach at

will start their Spring Cross Shoots on March 4th & continue on March 11th, 18th, 25th, April 8th, 22nd, and 29th.

The shoots will begin at

10am at the Clubhouse located at: 10439 S. Old S.R. 13, near Somerset Meat and cash prizes will be available.

The public is invited.

Matt Gerhard will present an organ concert March 12 at the Timbercrest Senior Living Community. Photo provided Central Indiana Chapter of the American Theater Organ Society and

By The Paper staff

Backpack is a nonprofit organization that feeds school children in the United States who currently are fed during the week on the federally funded Free and Reduced Meal Program and are at risk of going hungry on the weekends.

Statistics show that

one out of five children living in the United States struggles with hunger.

Blessings in a Backpack prepare bags of food for more than 500 children in kindergarten through sixth grade during the school year in the Wabash City Schools District and the

will take place after the shotgun shoots*

Preservation program planned March 14

By The Paper staff The Dr. James Ford Historic Home will feature an exhibit entitled “Endangered Heritage”, on display March 2-31. Partnered with Indiana

Historical Society, the Endangered Heritage Exhibit is a collections care advocacy exhibit.

The Dr. James Ford Historic Home is a lovely example of preservation stewarded by the late Richard Ford. Sponsorship for this exhibit is provided by the Wabash County Historical Society.

Although conservation is the science of slowing the ravages of time on items of cultural and personal significance, it is the age and the appearance of age that instills an object with special qualities and significance. This educational exhibit will focus on the best practices and techniques used to pre-

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active in many projects in Howard County.

Program to feature Blessings in a Backpack Jenny Wilson, director of Blessings in a Backpack, will speak on Tuesday, March 13, at 7 p.m. at the Honeywell House.

Wilson helped established the program in Wabash County in 2011.

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The Wabash Chapter of the Izaak Walton League

Northwestern School Corporation of Howard County.

He also teaches private lessons at Sound of Music Store, Kokomo.

Gerhard holds a B.A. in church music from Olivet Nazarene University, Bournonnais, Ill., where he was also accompanist for the traveling student choir, The Olivetans.

His Master of Music is from California Baptist University, Riverside, Calif., where he also served as Minister of Music at Glendale First Baptist Church. He is First Vice President of the

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Saturday, March 10, 2018 REMC - Touchstone Room, Wabash, IN Social Hour, Games/Raffles - 5:00 PM Dinner at 6:30 PM EARLY SIGNUP!!!

Signing up by March 6th will get you entered into a drawing for

$150 cash!

For more information contact: Kyle Highley 260-750-0576 www.NWTF.org

serve and protect history, artifacts and even personal memorabilia.

Admission is $4 per person; free admission to members of the Dr. James Ford Historic Home and children under 12.

In addition, the museum will feature a presentation entitled “Preserving Your Family History” on Wednesday, March 14, at 6:30 p.m.

This event is sponsored by the Wabash County Historical Society.

T a m e r a Hemmerlein, Director of Local History Services at the Indiana Historical Museum, will share simple techniques for preserving documents and photographs. Admission to this presentation is $4 per person; free admission to members of the Dr. James Ford Historic Home.

For more information about this exhibit, visit the Dr. James Ford Historic Home website at https://www.drfordhome.org, or call 260563-8686

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VIEWPOINT Building a better future for our kids

By Tami Silverman We all benefit when the next generation is healthy, safe, well-educated and economically secure.

Indiana can be a wonderful place to be a child, but when we look at overall child well-being, it ranks as the 28th state in the nation. A deeper look at the data shows the disproportionate challenges and barriers to success faced by some children.

The Indiana Youth Institute

(IYI) recently published the 24th annual KIDS COUNT Data Book, part of a national effort to measure childhood well-being at the local, state and national levels using data in areas including health, education, economics, safety and family.

The 2018 Indiana KIDS COUNT Data Book shows improvements over last year in children’s health insurance coverage and teen pregnancy rates. Meanwhile, significant challenges remain in the areas of economics, safety and education. Furthermore, substantial inequities appear in most indicators when the data is disaggregated by race, place and income.

In his 2018 State of the State address, Gov. Eric Holcomb set the goal for Indiana to become the best state in the Midwest for infant mortality rates by 2024, challenging us to work together to improve conditions for infants. The governor rightly labeled our current infant mortality rate as “unacceptable.”

Indiana is ranked 41st nationally, with our babies being 24 percent more likely to die before their first birthday than infants nationally.

Indiana’s black infants are twice as likely as white babies to die before their first birthday, with this disparity widening over the prior year. In Wabash County, three infants died during 2016. In addition, 6.2 percent of babies were born with low birthweight and 9.1 percent of babies were preterm in Wabash County. Tony Mason, CEO of the Indianapolis Urban League, says “There are many socio-economic and health factors that put black infants at a higher risk of infant mortality than white infants. On a state level we need to address the issues of food access and quality care.” Jeni O’Malley, director of public affairs for the Indiana Department of Health, highlights numerous programs aimed at infant health, including the new Liv pregnancy mobile app launched in November.

Child maltreatment is also rising with increasing substantiated cases of abuse and neglect, hotline reports and placements in foster care. Over the past five years, Indiana has seen a 58 percent increase in the number of children in foster care with 52 percent due to parent drug and/or alcohol abuse. In Wabash County in 2016, the child abuse and neglect rate is

24 substantiated cases per 1,000 children and 2.7 percent of children are in foster care.

Leaders in government, education and community services all stress the importance of collective efforts, purposeful and consistent partnerships, to increase educational outcomes for all kids.

Superintendent of Public Instruction Jennifer McCormick says “Math and reading growth and proficiency impact student success, which is why we have placed an important focus on these subjects in Indiana. Compared to our sister states, we have made great strides.” Yet students of color and those with low incomes and other risk factors, such as homelessness, have lower educational proficiency rates. As Gov. Holcomb states, “We need to move those kids who are at the back of the line—the most disadvantaged among us—to the front of the line,” beginning with increasing access to quality pre-K programs.

Clearly, the conditions necessary for children to thrive are complex. Children growing up in poverty are significantly more likely to experience stress and deprivation that hinders development and school readiness, health and other outcomes. Indiana’s child poverty rates decreased, with 19.5 percent of Hoosier children living in poverty as of 2016, down from 20.9 percent in 2015. The child poverty rate in Wabash County is 17.3 percent.

Jennifer Walthall, secretary of Indiana’s Family and Social Services Administration, says her agency believes a two-generation approach provides the best solutions for reducing child poverty because it” addresses the needs of both children and adults in their lives together.” Mason points to providing youth with access to quality education and employment skills as key to breaking the cycle of poverty. Access to such multi-faceted interventions is vital for children of color, as black Hoosier children are three times more likely to live in poverty than their white peers (42.2 percent vs.

13.9 percent).

To ensure all Hoosier children have the opportunity to reach their full potential and become productive and responsible adults, we must understand and work together to improve the conditions that support their success. Our goal with the 2018 Kids Count Data Book is to spark conversations and action throughout the state.

Whether working in a region, county, city, school district or neighborhood, the data can help further such efforts.

Tami Silverman is the president and CEO of the Indiana Youth Institute. She may be reached at iyi@iyi.org or on Twitter at @Tami_IYI

All about gun control Letters to the Editor Dear Editor: People who are clamoring over gun control should consider the following. We are part of a fallen world and country. We have turned our backs on God and expect our lawmakers to have the answers.

Regardless of age, please ask yourself if you have befriended an individual who is being bullied or being ridiculed? Or, when you recognize that is happening to someone, did you express your concern to someone in authority? If this is happening at school, did you take time to ask school personnel or your

parents to intervene? Do you encourage all ages to not watch media that focuses on any type of violence?

It is not the weapon that is the problem. There is a troubled person full of hate that is behind the gun, bomb, vehicle, airplane or other device wanting to inflict pain on others to somehow get even for all that

has happened to him/her.

We need once again to be advised by the prophet Habakkuk 3:2: “Lord I have heard of your fame. I stand in awe of your deeds O Lord.

Renew them in our day, in our time make them known, in wrath remember mercy.” – Stan Singpiel, Wabash

Congregation appreciates help Dear Editor: Living Faith Lutheran Church recently purchased the Phi Delta Kappa building at 242 S. Huntington St. to transform into their church home. For the past several years, the church has been worshipping at the Falls Cemetery Chapel due to the good will and graciousness of the Falls Cemetery Board. Living Faith wants to publically thank the board for providing us a beautiful setting for worship and growing our con-

Drive tops goal To the Editor: Thank you to all our donors and volunteers who helped with the labors, donated food or donated blood for our February blood drive. Also, thanks to the North Manchester Church of the Brethren for the use of their facility. Special thanks goes to Dairy Queen for sponsoring the give a pint, get a pint.

We collected a total of 68 units, which was above our goal of 57/63 units, so we were very thankful for each donor. We hope we can increase that number of the next blood drive March 29. It will be held at the same location from 12-5 p.m.

Craig Walters met his goal of 17 gallon.

New donors: Tom Hippensteel and Rachel King.

-— Donna M. Renicker, North Manchester

gregation, and we are grateful for their patience as we searched for a place to call our own. After considering several locations in the community, we felt called to the downtown area.

We are excited about the ministry opportunities this new location will provide.

On Sunday, Feb. 4, Living Faith held its first service in the remodeled interior of the old Phi Delta Kappa building. The church wishes to thank the following

businesses who were instrumental in helping with the building transformation: Quality Electric, Big City Paints, Hoosier Flooring and Lundquist Real Estate. We also wish to express our gratitude to John Lehner (Phi Delta Kappa) for his assistance in helping to complete the purchase process.

In addition, there are members of other local church congregations who helped with lighting, cleaning, painting and

staining. We wish to publically thank those individuals as well.

We look forward to carrying out the Great Commission in downtown Wabash. — Pastor Tom Curry and the ministry team from Living Faith Lutheran Church

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Elks help Special Olympics: Keith Walters (front row, from

left), exalted ruler of the Wabash Elks Lodge No.471, presents a $1,000 check to Joel Makin, Wabash County Special Olympics assistant county coordinator. Looking on are Special Olympians and supporters (back row, from left) Sharon Larrowe, Kenith Larrowe, Buddy Ireland and Sean Larrowe. The funds come from a grant the local lodge received from the Elks National Foundation. The Wabash lodge has contributed more than $70,000 to various community projects or individuals in need during the past fiscal year. Photo provided

Mr. & Mrs. Steve Schlemmer

Wabash Parkview listed among Best Places to Work

By The Paper staff

Mr. & Mrs. Steve Schlemmer will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house from 1-4 p.m. March 10 at O.J. N e i g h b o u r s Elementary School,

1545 N. Wabash St., Wabash.

Schlemmer and the former Phyllis Easterday were married March 9, 1968, in Wabash by the Rev. William Ward.

Schlemmer retired from Paperworks, while Mrs. Schlemmer retired from Wabash City Schools where she was a cafeteria aide.

The couple has two children, Steve

Schlemmer Jr. and Jason Schlemmer, both of Wabash. They also have six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

The couple requests gifts be omitted.

Parkview Wabash Hospital was among four Parkview hospitals listed in the Best Places to Work in Indiana.

Also recognized were Parkview H u n t i n g t o n , Parkview Noble and Parkview Whitley hospitals, the latter of which includes Parkview Warsaw.

The 13th annual program was created by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce and Best Companies Group.

The statewide survey and awards pro-

gram was designed to identify, recognize and honor the best employers in Indiana, benefiting the state’s economy, workforce and businesses.

“We are honored to have several of our hospitals named among the state’s best employers,” said Mike Packnett, president and CEO, Parkview Health. “We are fortunate to have outstanding leaders at all our hospitals and facilities throughout the region. Those leaders and their teams have created a culture that truly values co-worker engage-

ment, world-class teamwork and a dedication to excellence, and I have no doubt those principles led to this honor.”

To be considered for participation, companies had to fulfill the following eligibility requirements: Be a for-profit, notfor-profit business or government entity; Be a publicly or privately held business; Have a facility in Indiana; Have at least 15 employees working in Indiana; Be in business a minimum of 1 year.

FB program nets 1,600-plus pounds of meat for local pantries

By The Paper staff

Leap Year baby turns 90 Martha Ann Chamberlain will celebrate her 90th birthday with a family dinner.

Mrs. Chamberlain, the former Martha Ann Pond, is a Leap Year baby, having

been born on Feb. 29, 1928.

She is married to Orville Chamberlain, and has two children, Kitty Lou Baer of Urbana and Scott ( M a r c i a ) Chamberlain, of

Wabash.

She also has five grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren and three great-greatgrandchildren.

She attends the Urbana Yoke Parish Church and also is a

member of the Church Guild.

A farm wife and active in the community, Mrs. Chamberlain enjoys time with her family, playing cards and caring for her flowers.

The Wabash County Farm Bureau completed its sixth “Farmers Who Care” hog drive.

Farm Bureau officials delivered 1,675 pounds of whole hog ground meat to seven different food distribution sites in Wabash County. Two of the hogs were donated by the Mark York family.

The balance of the hogs and all of the processing fees were paid for by a grant from the Community Foundation of Wabash

County.

The processed meat was taken to Northfield High School. Twenty-eight students from the Ag department, FFA and FCA attached recipe cards to the one pound packages of meat.

The meat was then sorted and bagged to be delivered to the county food pantries by volunteers from the Wabash County Farm Bureau Inc. The “Farmers Who Care “program is an ongoing project for farmers, businesses

and community groups to partner together to give back to our neighbors in need in Wabash County. With the completion of this delivery, over 38,750 four ounce servings of nutritional protein have been donated.

If anyone is interested in donating or supporting this project please call the Wabash County Farm Bureau office at 260563-8351. The next hog drive will be in October.

Owens named Penguin Point People Pleaser

By The Paper staff

RILEY OWENS

Riley Owens is the People Pleaser of the Year from Penguin Point’s Wabash restaurant.

Owens’ honor was announced by

David Meier, Chief Operating Officer at Penguin Point Franchise Systems.

This is the 29th Annual People Pleaser of the Year.

The award is given to the one person in each restau-

rant in appreciation for consistent dedication to People Pleasing, for both Customers and Associates.

Each associate votes for the person in their restaurant whose attitude,

dependability, initiative, quality of work, cooperation and customer relation skills best reflect the Penguin Point People Pleaser profile. The award includes a cash bonus, a

People Pleaser plaque with their photo posted in the lobby and an honorary pin.

Owens has been with the company for almost 2 years.

He likes anime and comics, he also

enjoys playing disc golf and likes to go hunting.

Manager Carla Olinger said Riley is a “hard working young man and is loyal to his friends.”

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Due to public response, an additional day has been added to the Salamonie Stained Glass Workshop. The additional workshop is to be held Sunday, March 11 from 1-4 p.m. at Salamonie Interpretive Nature Center. Each participant will have a choice of creating a cheerful cardinal or blue jay.

Featured Indiana stained glass artist, Katy Gray, a 20 year veteran of this medium, will lead the workshop. Cost is $25 per person and includes all supplies.

Pre-registration is requested by March 3.

For registration and more details, please call 260-468-2127.

Create a stained glass, framed mosaic Indiana wildflower at S a l a m o n i e Interpretive Center in the Salamonie March Workshop Program.

The workshop begins Tuesday, March 6 and continues with sessions on Thursday, March 8, Tuesday, March 13 and Thursday, March 15.

All sessions run from 6—8 p.m.

Participants should attend all four sessions.

Participants can choose from bell-

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wort, snow trillium or fire pink flowers for their creations.

Stained glass artist Katy Gray, a 20 year veteran of this medium, will lead the workshops. Cost is $35 per person and includes all supplies.

Advance registration is requested by Feb. 27. Checks should be mailed before March 6 to: Salamonie Lake, 3691 New Holland Road, Andrews, IN. 46702. For registra-

tion and more details, please call 260-4682127.

Seniors age 50 and over are invited to attend the monthly Senior Monday Carry-in Luncheon at S a l a m o n i e Interpretive Center, Lost Bridge West SRA. There is a carry-in meal at noon followed by a special speaker that presents a unique program. A presentation by Shelly Reed will be “Ouabache: Then and Now”, a slideshow covering the property’s beginnings up to 1962, will take place Monday, March 5 from 12—3 p.m. The program begins with a carry-in meal at noon.

The main dish of fried chicken will be provided. Attendees should plan to bring their own table service, a prepared dish to

share and $1 donation to help defray costs of the provided main dish.

Reservations may be made by calling 260-468-2127.

Be guided by the light of the moon on the “Full Moon Hike” at Salamonie Lake on Saturday, March 31 from 8:30—9:30 p.m.

The program starts at 8:30 p.m. at Salamonie Lake by meeting at the Interpretive Center. Please dress for the weather as the hike will cover a distance of about one mile. The cost is $3 per person and advance registration is required, which can be done by calling 260468-2127.

S a l a m o n i e Interpretive and Nature Center is the headquarters for Upper Wabash Interpretive Services, which serves

Mississinewa Lake, Salamonie Lake, J. Edward Roush Fish and Wildlife Area, and Quabache State Park.

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

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

The S a l a m o n i e Interpretive and Nature Center phone number is 260-4682127.

LAGRO TOWN HALL phone Number is 260-782-2451. For emergency assistance please call Scott at 260-571-3271.

THE LAGRO C O M M U N I T Y CHURCH FOOD PANTRY wishes to thank all who have so

generously contributed to their ministry. Without your help, they would not be able to continue.

They are normally open the third Saturday of each month from 9—10 a.m. in the church basement. Please call 260-571-9064 for more information or questions.

THE WEEKLY ISAAC-ISM: “Tips are a dime a dozen, as the old saying goes.

But the challenge and what becomes difficult for some is a workable way to apply tips in our lives to replace one pattern of behavior with a new and better pattern of behavior. In the sport of tennis, I can give a student the tip to only change direction of your shot when you are in balance and when the opportunity

is the correct one.

Some times in life and on the tennis court, the risk out weighs the potential reward.

The tip, to think before you speak, sounds very easy and basic. I think believing in yourself has a lot to do with words.

You are what you say you are. Your children will be what you say they are. Words are important and powerful. So here is a tip, when appropriate try waiting 3 seconds before speaking. That little bit of time may just make a difference.”

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

PLEASE EMAIL YOUR NEWS AND INFORMATION TO: Isaac.Triplett@yahoo. com, or call me at 260274-2261.

FFW Corp. declares dividend

By The Paper staff

FFW Corporation, parent corporation of Crossroads Bank, has approved a quarterly cash dividend of 19 cents per share of common stock. The dividend is payable March 30, 2018, to shareholders of record on March 16, 2018.

The book value of FFW Corporation stock was $33.98 per share as of Jan. 31, 2018. The last reported trade of stock at the close of business on Feb. 21, 2018, was $43.49 per share and the number of outstanding shares was 1,165,980 as of the same date. On Jan. 31, 2018, the corporation had assets of $367.4 million and shareholders’ equity of $39.6 million. The Board of FFW Corporation and Crossroads Bank will continue to evaluate the payment of a dividend on a quarterly basis.

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Those interested in participating in the Roann Farmer’s Market, beginning in June, please contact Jerry Nelson at 765998-2863 for more information.

TENDERHEART PRESCHOOL located at Walk by Faith

ROANN AND NORTHERN MIAMI

Vendors sought for Roann Farmer’s Market

Joy Harber 765-833-5231 roannhappenings @yahoo.com

Community Church, Roann, has begun taking registrations for the 2018/2019 school year. They provide Christianbased preschool learning experiences through play; provid-

ing each child with individual attention and hands-on activities preparing them socially and academically for kindergarten.

Preschool classes meet Monday-Wednesday from 8:30 -11:30 a.m. for the 4-5 year old class. The younger class, for the 3-4 year olds, meets Monday and Tuesday 8:30 11:30 a.m. Those interested may call the church at 765-8339931, or one of the teachers; Angie Baer 260-249-8689, Jenny See 260-571-7541.

PLEASANT HILL

United Methodist Women are sponsoring a craft/vendor bazaar on May 5, 2018. Crafters/vendors interested in participating, please contact Glenda Miller 574-382-5592, Diana Shoemaker 574-904-9690 or contact Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church, 242 W. Pleasant Hill Road, Akron, IN 46910.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY this week to Stella Stephens, Cory Brault, Phil Dale, Krystal Vigar, John Dale Vigar, Natalie Schuler,

Shelby Donaldson, Sydney Donaldson, Chris Krom, Deberah Flitcraft, Nancy Cussen, Cody Wayne Smalley, Katelyn Beals, and James W. Deck Jr. CHECK OUT the Roann Community Calendar of events each month at http://roannin.us/ Click on Community Calendar to find out what is going on in the area. For more information, please call Roann Town Hall at 765-833-2100.

ROANN NEWS ITEMS may be sent to roannhappenings@yahoo.com, or you may call the phone number listed. The deadline for news to appear in the next week’s issue of the paper is Tuesday at noon. It would be best to submit timely news items two weeks in advance.

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State rejects city’s request for overpass funding

by Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com

The city’s request for an Indiana Department of Transportation grant to help fund an overpass on East Street has been denied, Mayor Scott Long announced Thursday evening, Feb. 22.

The city received the notice on Friday, Feb. 16, according to the release.

In November, the city sent a letter to INDOT seeking the grant for the project, which had an estimated cost of $10.7 million. The city would have had to provide a 20 percent match, or 2.14 million.

“While this is not

what I as mayor wanted to hear, it was not unexpected due to the limited funding that was available statewide in this call for projects,” Long said in the release. “We were told that total funding available in this round was $80 million dollars and the 80 percent funding that we sought for this project was 10 percent of that total. While this is a setback to the project, the City of Wabash and our engineering firm that designed the project, American Structurepoint Inc., will continue to seek additional avenues for funding.”

Long, when announcing the project, said East Street

was selected for several reasons.

“The problem with our two state highway routes is historical homes, government buildings, churches and schools along both routes,” he said in November. “The crossings in those selections – both of them – are too close to Hill Street and Sinclair Street. The streets would need to be closed to cross traffic. That could cut off access to the courthouse, churches, schools.

“The other good thing about the East Street crossing is the topography of the land goes down toward the rail line, which makes it more affordable to build up

An artist’s conception of what the East Street overpass would look like. The Paper file photo

above it. You have to be 23 foot about the rail from the bottom of the bridge, and we won’t have to close any streets down on either side of it.”

The overpass, he said in Thursday’s

news release, “is vital to the safety of our community and its citizens, and is also important to the E c o n o m i c Development of our City.”

He also said the

recent blockage of the Norfolk Southern crossing shows the need for the project. A train blocked most of the crossings in town for several hours after it broke down. “ This bridge is

needed as evidenced by the recent blockage of most of the crossings in our community by an eastbound train for nearly one and a half hours,” Long wrote.

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WABASH – In response to signal issues in the southwestern corner of the county, Wabash County Central Dispatch hopes to build or rent space on a new tower.

Central Dispatch Executive Director Sandy Beeks presented a proposal to rent space on a tower south of U.S. 24 at Monday’s meeting of the county commissioners.

“Noble has come to me, they’ve been having problems with their tower, or with getting their signals, for some time,” she said. “I found a tower south of 24 on the county line, just north of 250 South. I contacted the tower, and they said they’d let us get on there.”

She noted that the area near the Mississinewa Reservoir in particular presented signal problems.

W h i t e R o c k Holdings, LLC, would charge the county $1,000 per month plus utilities, Beeks said.

Additionally, new equipment would need purchased, at a quoted cost of $31,153.

“To put up a new tower is $45,000, and I’m assuming you’d have to buy land,” she added.

Beek noted that a new tower would still require new equipment, bringing the total cost to more than $75,000.

“That sounds awful steep, $1,000 a m o n t h , ” Commissioner Scott Givens said, later adding “If we’re going to spend $1,000, I’d rather put our own up.”

Beeks noted that other companies quoted her at $1,500-1,600 per month, and that the $1,000 was a proposal.

“I think it’s still negotiable,” she said.

Sheriff Bob Land said that land owned by the Department of Natural Resources, which Givens suggested looking into using, would probably be too low for the signal.

A d d i t i o n a l l y, Givens noted that the county has an arrangement with a tower on 800 South whereby the county could utilize that tower for only utility costs, but that it may be too far away.

The commissioners took the request under advisement.

Additional news from the commissioners included: - A brief report on a washed-out bridge on 1050 South, which H i g h w a y Superintendent John Martin said would be inspected Thursday, - Signing of a contract with Norfolk S o u t h e r n Corporation for a railroad crossing on the County Home property, in which the railroad company waived the crossing maintenance fee in exchange for permission to install it, - The weekly jail report from Land, who said that Wabash County Jail had 102 inmates, with an additional 40 being held in Miami County, three in Blackford and one in safe keep.

Land also requested, and was approved for, nearly $12,600 to replace a three ton HVAC unit at the jail with a five ton unit.

County Auditor Marcie Shepherd noted that the money would be drawn from the county’s County E c o n o m i c Development Income Tax fund.

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MHS Hall adds 2 teams, 2 individuals

By The Paper staff

Winners of the 2018 Knights of Columbus Wabash Council Free Throw Championship were (from left) Kaleb Bruning, David Ford, Grant Ford, Gavin Betten, Olivia Braun, Noah Baldwin, Ashleigh Hadley, Neil Long, and Jordan Rider.

2 advance in Knights contest

By The Paper staff The Knights of Columbus had its annual Wabash Council Free Throw Championship on Saturday, Feb. 3, at the Wabash County YMCA gym.

The annual competition is for all boys and girls ages 9 – 14.

Since its beginning in 1972, more than 2.5 million youths have participated in the contest. Last year more than 120,000 sharpshooters participated in more than 3,600 local competitions.

Winners of the 2018 Knights of Columbus Wabash Council Free Throw Championship were Kaleb Bruning, David Ford, Grant Ford, Gavin Betten, Olivia Braun, Noah Baldwin, Ashleigh Hadley, Neil Long, and Jordan Rider.

Immediately following the Wabash Council completion competitors from Huntington arrived to compete against the Wabash Council winners for the District Championship.

Winners of the 2018 Knights of Columbus District Free Throw

Championship Kaleb Bruning, David Ford, Grant Ford, Gavin Betten, Olivia Braun, Ethan Zahn, Ashleigh Hadley, Neil Long, and Jordan Rider.

Winners of the District Free Throw Championship were eligible to participate in the Northeast Regional competition.

This competition brings together winners from other district competitions in northeast part of the state. The Regional Championship was on Sunday, Feb. 18, at the Bishop Leuer’s School Gym in Fort Wayne.

Winners from the District competition at Wabash provided strong competition to other challengers at the regional. Grant Ford won the 12-yearold boys competition and Ethan Zahn won the 10-year-old boys competition.

In the 11-year-old boys competition, Gavin Betten tied with another competitor after shooting 25 free. After shooting five more free throws to break the tie, both boys were tied again.

Unfortunately in the second tie-breaker, Betten made one less

Grant Ford (left photo), was the age 12 Boys Regional Winner, while Ethan Zahn, was the winner in the age 10 Boys Regional Winner. than his competitor.

By winning the Northeast Regional competition, Zahn and Ford will now participate in the state competition to be held in Greenwood at Saints Francis & Clare of Assisi Roman Catholic Church School gym on Saturday, March 3.

Winners of the state title have their scores compared with winners from other states and countries to

crown International Knights of Columbus Free Throw Champions.

The Knights of Columbus is an international Catholic family fraternal service organization with over 1.8 million members.

Last year, Knights donated over 70 million volunteer hours and $167.5 million to charitable and benevolent causes, sponsoring projects to benefit their church,

councils, communities, culture of life, families, and youth.

The Wabash Knights of Columbus would like to thank all the participants of this year’s Council and District championships. In addition, a special thank you to the Wabash County YMCA and Bill Barrows for the use of the facility and the cooperation extended to the Knights.

Winners of the 2018 Knights of Columbus District Free Throw Championship were (from left) Kaleb Bruning, David Ford, Grant Ford, Gavin Betten, Olivia Braun, Ethan Zahn, Ashleigh Hadley, Neil Long, and Jordan Rider.

NORTH MANCHESTER — Two teams and two individuals were inducted into the Manchester High School Athletic Hall of Fame on Friday, Feb. 23, at the Manchester boys home game against Eastern.

Those honored were: The 1967 boys golf team of Doug Sawyer, Andy Butterbaugh, Ron Karn, Doug Frantz and Joe Simmons was inducted. The team was cochampions of the Northern Lakes Conference.

It earned a third-place finish in the sectional and regional tournaments. In the IHSAA state tournament, team members shot a 337 at Coffin Golf Course to finish in 11th place.

The 1973 girls golf team of Jill Finley Dohrmann, Lorile Draper Warner, Jane Pottnenger Lawson, Pam Brookins Lochner and Gina Conrad also was inducted. The team earned the IHSAA sectional championship title and finished in eighth place in the state tournament, shooting a 482 at Ullen Country Club.

Individual inductees were Kegan McNeeley and Meika Kennedy.

McNeeley is a 2012 graduate of Manchester High School and a four-year member of the soccer and track teams. He held the career soccer goal record with 42 (2011) and the single season goal record with 21 (2011). He is the Manchester High School record holder in the 100 meter dash with a time of 10.72 (2011) and the Wabash County record holder in the 100 meter dash with a time of 10.96 (2012). He is the three-time Wabash County champion in both the 100 and 200 meter dashes (2010, 2011, 2012) and two-time Three Rivers Conference champion in both the 100 and 200 meter dashes (2011, 2012).

In the track IHSAA sectional, he twice earned titles in the 100 meter dash (2011, 2012).

He was a two-time member of the sectional champion 4x100 meter relay team (2009, 2012) and was sectional champion in the 200 meter dash (2012).

McNeeley earned an 11th place finish in the 2011 IHSAA state track meet in the 100 meter dash. He also earned a seventh place finish in the 2012 state track meet in the 100 meter dash.

In 2012, he was named MHS Dick Miller Male Athlete of the Year.

Kennedy is a 2012 MHS graduate and was a four-year member of the volleyball, basketball and softball teams. She earned 12 varsity letters and was named to 10 TRC all-conference teams in 12 seasons. She was also a member of the 2012 TRC championship basketball team.

Kennedy was named the MHS defensive player of the year six times during her career and won the Bill Rogge Sportsmanship Award in basketball at the Wabash County Tournament.

She was also named the Grace Kester Female Athlete of of the year in 2012 and was a member of the ICGSA North All-Star volleyball team in 2011.

Fishing seminar planned

By The Paper staff

A fishing seminar is planned Saturday, March 3, at Bozarth Recreational Resort in Lagro.

The event begins at 9:30 a.m. with Charlie Hildreth, a Crappie Pro, speaking, followed

by Bill Rairdon at 10:30 a.m., who will speak about catfishing.

Crappie Pro Doug Sikora continues at 1 p.m., followed by a roundtable with the three aforementioned individuals, as well as several others.

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Dr. Warren Garner, 91 Longtime educator June 27, 1926 – Feb. 24, 2018 Dr. Warren K. Garner, 91, North Manchester, died Feb. 24, 2018, at Timbercrest Healthcare Center.

He was born June 27, 1926, to missionary parents, the Rev. Holly P. & Kathryn (Barkdoll) Garner in Dahanu, India.

He graduated from Pioneer, Ohio High School in 1944; earned his A.B. degree from Manchester College in 1950; M.S degree from Indiana University in 1956 and his Ph.D. from Claremont Graduate School in 1969. Upon his graduation from Manchester College he taught math and business classes in the public schools of Hobart, IN; Fullerton and Laverne, CA. He was principal at Union Township Schools, Wheeler, assistant principal at Crown Point Community Schools and LaCanada, Calif.

In 1967 he was called by Manchester College to serve as Associate Professor of Education. Two years later he was appointed chair of the Education Department, Director of Teacher Education and promoted to full professor.

Upon early retirement from Manchester College in 1989 he joined the Indiana Department of Education as senior officer of Professional Development and later Gov. Evan Bayh asked him to serve as Executive Director of the newly legislated Professional Standards Board. Professional activities included chapter president of the Manchester College Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa; executive secretary of the Indiana Association of Colleges of Teacher Education; charter president of the Association of Liberal Arts College of Teacher Education and a three year term on the National Council for the Accreditation Teacher Education institutions.

His civic contributions included membership in Kiwanis Clubs in each of the cities in which he lived. He held offices in each club as president or secretary. He served on the North Manchester Board of Zoning Appeals for eight years and the Town Board for eight years. He served on the North Manchester Shepherd Center Board and Town Life Steering Committee. He was honored by his Alma Mater with the Alumnus of the Year award and the 2017 Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year.

Gov. Bayh made him Sagamore of the Wabash. He was a member of the North Manchester First Brethren Church. He was elected a deacon and served for many years as Moderator of the local congregation and two years as Moderator of The Brethren Church. In 1989 he help to start the Brethren Way of Christ. He served on the Ashland University Board of Trustees for 18 years. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Warren will always be remembered as a die-hard Cubs fan. One of his greatest joys was watching the Cubs win the World Series. He was a man that loved to golf, garden, and crochet afghans for all family members, but most of all he was a loving and caring husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He married Helen J. Yeager on Dec. 17, 1949. She preceded him death in 2016.

They had two boys, Dr. Greg (Paula) Garner, Wabash, and the Rev. Tim (Beth) Garner, Noblesville; grandchildren, Erica (Ethan) Bigham, Houston, Texas, Nick Garner, Wabash, Dr. Adam (Dr. L’erin) Garner, Tipton, and Katie (Stephano) Leon, Peru, South America; two great-grandchildren, Elena and Meiana.

Services will be at Timbercrest Assembly Room, 2201 East St., North Manchester, on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018, at 11 a.m. with calling one hour prior. Friends and family may call from 3-7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018, at McKee Mortuary, 1401 State Road 114 West, North Manchester. Officiating the service will be Pastor Kurt Stout and burial will follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery, North Manchester.

For those who wish to honor the memory of Dr. Warren K. Garner, memorial contributions may be made to the Warren K. and Helen J. Garner Scholarship Fund at Manchester University, 604 E. College Ave. North Manchester, IN 46962 or North Manchester First Brethren Church Memorial Fund, 407 N. Sycamore St., North Manchester, IN 46962.

McKee Mortuary, North Manchester, handled arrangements. Online condolences may be sent at mckeemortuary.com.

Charles Conrad, 90

Frances Stewart, 95

World War II veteran July 17, 1927 – Feb. 19, 2018 Charles F. Conrad, 90, Fort Wayne, died Feb. 19, 2018.

He was born July 17,

1927.

Visitation and services were Feb. 23 at McKee Mortuary, North Manchester. Burial was at Oaklawn Cemetery, North Manchester.

Frances Stewart, 95, formerly of Lagro, died at 2:50 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 24.

Services pending at McDonald Funeral Home, Wabash.

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Dean Eakright Sr., 84 General Tire retiree June 29, 1933 – Feb. 23, 2018

Dean Franklin Eakright Sr. 84, formerly of rural LaFontaine, died at 12:25 a.m., Friday, Feb. 23, 2018, at Peabody Healthcare Center in North Manchester.

He was born June 29, 1933, in Wabash to Paul A. and Nora (Milam) Eakright.

Dean married Evelyn Steele in Wabash on Dec. 28, 1963; she died March 26, 1984. He retired from General Tire in Wabash after 35 years. He enjoyed cross shooting, playing cards, going to garage sales, dancing, and farming where he raised cattle.

He has been a resident of Peabody Retirement Community since 2016.

He is survived by four children, Tom (Sue) Eakright of LaFontaine, Cathy Janiszyn of Wabash, Rebecca (Greg) Dome of Pierceton, and Dean (Julie) Eakright Jr. of Wabash, 13 grandchildren, and 10 great grandchildren.

He was also preceded in death by his parents, his step-mother, Esther Eakright, his son, John Eakright, and two brothers, and one sister.

Funeral services were Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave., Wabash, with the Rev. Paul Eakright officiating.

Burial will be in South Pleasant Cemetery, rural Silver Lake. Visitation was Monday, at the funeral home.

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

Edward Moomau, 60 Enjoyed riding bulls Dec. 31, 1957 – Feb. 10, 2018

Edward Allen Moomau, 60, of Warsaw, died at 12:27 pm, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018, at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw.

He was born Dec. 31, 1957, in Englewood, Calif. to Edward Earl and Shirley Anne (Pressburg) Moomau.

Edward married Jacqueline Ann Brown in Cheyenne, Wyo., on Aug. 12, 1982.

He was the Cheif Operating Officer for American Multiplexer, was a Silicon Valley Businessman, and a former EMT. He was a member of the Single Action Shooting Society. Edward was a drummer, and played football and baseball. He enjoyed surfing and riding bulls. He was a loving husband and father.

He is survived by his wife, Jacqueline Ann Moomau of Wabash; six children, Lori (Bob) Thornson of Vacaville, Calif., Denise (Gino) Obedoza of California, Jed (Khrystyne) Moomau of Elk Grove, Calif., Lisa Anne (John) Tuell of Wabash, Amanda Lynn (Daceion) Hire of Centreville, Mich., Raymond Allen (Audrey) Moomau of Warsaw; 21 grandchildren; brother, Joseph (Lisa) Moomau of Brentwood, Calif., and his sister, Mary Ann (Tom) Caracash of Torrance, Calif.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

The family will receive friends from 4-8 p.m., Friday, Feb. 16, 2018, at GrandstaffHentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave., Wabash.

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

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This can provide a source of supplemental retirement income.

Shopping for life insurance requires careful research and an understanding of the products available. Consumers should have a thorough understanding of term and whole life policies, what premiums will cost, what the death benefit will pay, and if there are any living benefits. For example, living benefits may cover some costs for chronically or terminally ill people.

Working with an experienced life insurance advisor can help people navigate the types of policies available to them.

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Frank Tyner, 78

U.S. Army veteran

Frank E. Tyner, of Lake Havasu City, Ariz., passed away peacefully on Jan. 28, 2018, surrounded by his loving family.

He was 78 years old.

Frank was raised in Wabash. He started his career with the U.S. Navy as a cinematographer and photographer. After leaving the Navy, he moved to Las Vegas where he worked as a freelance contractor. He moved on to the Nevada test site where he worked for over 30 years assuming responsibility for production on government contract projects.

Frank led a life full of adventure. He traveled the world, had many amazing life experiences, but the beauty of Costa Rica captured his interest most of all, ultimately becoming his favorite vacation destination.

Frank was preceded in death by his parents, Julia Dawes and Lewis Tyner and his brother Gerald Tyner.

Frank is deeply missed by his life partner, Shannon Murphy; his son, Eric Tyner and daughter-in-law, Tanja (Hechler) Tyner; his treasured grandsons, Ryan and Blake Tyner, who will never forget their “papabear”. Frank is also survived by his brother, Barton Tyner, of Fort Wayne; his sister, Dianne Linkenhelt, of Gainesville, Fla.; nieces, nephews, and countless number of friends.

“Do not stand at my grave and weep.

I am not there. I do not sleep.

Do not stand at my grave and cry.

I am not there. I did not die”.

A celebration will be held to remember his unforgettable life.

Services were placed in the care of Lietz-Fraze Funeral Home, Lake Havasu City, Ariz. Thoughts and condolences can be sent to the Tyner family at www.lietz-frazefuneralhome.com. To send a free card to the family, go to www.sendoutcards.com/lietzfraze.

By The Paper staff

The North Manchester Police Department, in conjunction with the Indiana State Police, will be increasing dangerous and impaired driving patrols in March for the NCAA Tournament and St. Patrick’s Day. According to the state police, last year, the weekend beginning St. Patrick’s Day had the highest number of crashes involving impaired drivers.

With March 17, falling on a Saturday, police are conducting random patrols, saturation patrols and sobriety checkpoints intended to make roads safer.

“This is when we celebrate a time honored Hoosier tradition, March Madness and basketball,” said Indiana State Police Superintendent Doug Carter. “However, if you drink, your plans should include a designated driver, ride sharing program, or taxi to get you home safely from your celebration. Troopers will be out looking for those drivers who fail to heed this advice and will provide

another form of transformation to those drivers; but it won’t be to their home.”

The ISP says the top causes of all Indiana traffic crashes are drivers following too closely and failing to yield the right of way.

Aggressive, distracted and impaired driving reduces reaction times to unexpected slowed traffic, bicycles and pedestrians.

It is against the law in every state in America to drive with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .08 or higher. In Indiana, drivers under 21 with a BAC of .02 are subject to fines and a license suspension of up to one year.

The ISP reported that last year the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI) AND National H i g h w a y Transportation Safety Administration

(NHTSA) purchased 1,759 new portable breath tests for Indiana law enforcement agencies. More devices, 836, will be purchased in 2018.

There is no quick field test for the legal and illegal drugs that can impair drivers, however. The ICJI and NHTSA are teaming up to issue Android tablets and apps to help 185 highly trained police officers in the recognition and enforcement of drugimpaired driving.

The ISP recommends that those taking a new drug or higher dose, talk with their doctor or don’t drive until they know how it affects them.

Even over the counter medication such as cold medicine and sleep aids may cause impairment, especially when combined with alcohol or some other second substance.

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Larry Urschel, 85

U.S. Navy veteran

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Dec. 31, 1932 – Feb. 18, 2018

Larry Harding Urschel, 85, of Wabash, formerly of rural Urbana, died at 11:35 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 18, 2018 at his home.

He was born Dec. 31, 1932 in Urbana, to Orville and Thelma (Harding) Urschel.

Larry was a 1950 graduate of Urbana High School and was a U.S. Army veteran. He married Jeanne Snavely at the Urbana United Church of Christ on Nov. 5, 1955. He was a retired farmer.

Larry was a member of the Urbana Lions Club, and traveled several times to Guatemala distributing eye glasses. He was also a member of the Wabash Elks and the Lagro American Legion. He enjoyed politics, current events, fishing in Canada, and Indiana University sports, but his passion was farming.

He is survived by his wife, Jeanne Urschel of Wabash; three children, William P. “Bill” (Andrea) Urschel of Urbana, Laura Baer and Anne (Joe) Eddingfield, both of Wabash; three grandchildren, Laura (Trevor) Bollhorst of Pittsburgh, Pa., Vincent Baer of Chicago, and Paige (Jeff) Smith of Austin, Texas; two great-grandchildren, Penelope & Isis Smith, both of Austin; and his sister, Sue (Dean) Wilhelm of Roann.

He was preceded in death by his parents, granddaughter, Vanessa Baer, and his brother, Alan Urschel.

Funeral services were Friday, Feb. 23, 2018, at First United Methodist Church, 110 N. Cass St., Wabash, with Pastors Kurt Freeman and John Cook officiating. Burial was in St. Peter’s Cemetery, Urbana. Visitation was Thursday, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave., Wabash.

Preferred memorials are to the Urbana Lions Club or the Vanessa Baer Scholarship Fund c/o Community Foundation of Wabash County.

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

Wabash Police Citations Feb. 14 David A. Myers, 57, Huntertown, disregarding an automatic signal.

Feb. 15 Ryan M. Hisey, 30, Macy, leaving the scene of an accident.

Stephanie R. Rogers, 32, Fortville, expired license plates.

Feb. 16 Douglas W. South, 58, Wabash, expired license plates.

Feb. 17 Lindsay C. Swan, 25, Converse, throwing burning material.

Feb. 20 Nicholas A. Rademaker, 40, Swayzee, expired license plate.

Arnaldo Caballero, 40, Miami, Fla., commercial vehicle off truck route.

Arrests Feb. 12 Alicia A. Hull, 20, Medaryville, charged with theft.

Feb. 15 Elizabeth L. Griffith, 39, Roann, charged with dealing in methamphetamine and dealing in a narcotic drug.

Arthur G. Kissel II, 52, Wabash, charged with habitual traffic offender and a violation of probation for forgery.

Feb. 16 Patricia R. Vigar, 35, Wabash, petition to revoke probation

for dealing in methamphetamine.

Thomas L. Wallace, 46, Logansport, charged with failure to register as a sex offender.

Feb. 17 Eric J. St. Hilaire, 39, Wabash, charged with disregarding a traffic control device, resisting law enforcement and operating while never licensed.

Tyler J. Backus, 20, Peru, charged with public intoxication and minor consumption.

Austin C. Jones, 19, Wabash, charged with failure to appear for operating while never licensed.

Feb. 20 Angel N. Shepherd, 30, Roann, charged with no operator’s license when required, fraud and theft.

Toby A. Miller, 26, Wabash, charged with theft and conversion.

Accidents Feb. 15 At 5:15 a.m. a vehicle driven by Ryan M. Hisey, 30, Macy, left the road way and struck a fire hydrant near the intersection of Stitt Street and Cass Street. Hisey was issued a summons to appear for leaving the scene of an accident.

Feb. 16 At. 4:13 p.m., a vehicle driven by

Gary G. Stout, 58, Wabash, collided with a vehicle driven by Bailey M. Yoakum, 18, Wabash, near the intersection of Bryan Avenue and Alber Street. Stout was incarcerated in Wabash County Jail charged with operating while intoxicated, operating while intoxicated .15 percent or above and operating while intoxicated endangerment.

Feb. 17 At 10:00 p.m., a vehicle driven by Dillin M. Layne, 16, Urbana, left the roadway and struck a utility pole near the intersection of Grand Street and Olive Street.

Feb. 20 At 11:57 a.m. a

vehicle driven by Deloris A. Garlits, 74, Wabash, collided with a vehicle driven

by Randall S. Hall, 40, Wabash, near the intersection of Parkway Drive and Highland Drive.

At 3:11 p.m., a vehicle driven by Garrett M. Sparks, 21, Peru, collided with a vehicle driven by Jaclyn T. Keifer, 23, Wabash, at the intersection of Canal Street and Wabash Street.

Wabash Sheriff ’s Department Citations Feb. 12 Waylon L. Gillum, 20, Wabash, speeding Jasmine W. Drake, 26, Marion, speeding Feb. 14 Brandon T.

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Peterson, 18, Roann, speeding Feb. 16 Mark A. Eliott, 19, Peru, speeding Arrests Feb. 15 Treccia L. Proffitt, 48, Wabash, charged with conversion, criminal trespass and criminal mischief.

Tanya L. Honeycutt, 37, Akron, charged with conversion.

Feb. 16 Jimmy R. Sluss, 46, Wabash, charged

with habitual traffic violator.

Kalob M. Ross, 21, Lafontaine, petition to revoke probation for possession of a narcotic drug.

Feb. 17 Nathan E. Cooper, 28, Lagro, charged with operating while intoxicated with priors.

Roy L. Tipton, 49, Marion, charged with domestic battery, and petition to revoke electronic home detention.

James E. Watson,

46, Urbana, charged with theft.

Feb. 19 Jaylee Pattee, 27, Warren, charged with resisting law enforcement.

Donna K. Sadler, 37, Wabash, petition to revoke probation for operating a motor vehicle as a habitual traffic violator.

Caleb J. Hatfield, 28, Roann, charged with domestic battery.

Feb. 20 Alisha D. Whitt, 31,

Bluffton, petition to revoke probation for possession of a narcotic drug.

Accidents Feb. 12 At 6:34 p.m., a vehicle driven by Richard H. Carter, Jr., 43, Lagro, collided with a deer on State Road 218 near Main Street in LaFontaine.

Feb. 14 At 12:06 p.m., a vehicle driven by Howard M. Smith, 77, LaFontaine, ran off the road and

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Feb. 15 At 7:02 a.m., a vehicle driven by Michael D. Smith, Jr., 25, LaFontaine, collided with a deer on State Road 218 near County Road 700 East.

Feb. 16 At 1:09 p.m., a vehicle driven by Clarissa J. Trusty, 40, Swayzee collided with a vehicle driven

by Wilmer Metzger, 75, North Manchester, at the intersection of U.S. 24 and Alber Street.

Feb. 17 At 5:41 p.m., a vehicle driven by Austin J. Sluss, 22, Wabash, ran off the road and struck a tree on County Road 1100 North near County Road 700 West.

Feb. 18 At 10:36 a.m., a vehicle driven by Austin D. Boggs, 21, Wabash, ran off the road and struck a utility pole on America Road near County Road 500 South.

Feb. 19 At 5:16 a.m., a vehicle driven by Lisa A. Inhen, 63, Wabash, collided with a deer on State Road 15 near County Road 800 North.

North Manchester Citations Feb. 17 Shailea M. Anderson, 23, North Manchester, speeding.

Feb. 18 Zachary J. Rice, 20, Albion, possession of paraphernalia and possession of marijuana.

Arrests Feb. 19 Daniel L. Knecht, 30, Silver Lake, arrested on a warrant for failure to appear for a traffic offense.

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Korey J. Carpenter, 25, Columbia City arrested on a warrant for domestic battery and disorderly conduct.

Timothy J. Pearman, 21, Wabash arrested on a warrant for domestic battery and disorderly conduct.

Feb. 23 Matias T. Melauk, 19, Warren,

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Michigan, arrested for criminal trespass and possession of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia., Accidents At 2:22 p.m., a vehicle driven by Todd E. Morphew 24, Columbia City, slid off the road and struck a U-Haul truck in the 1400 block of State Road 13 East.

Fire Feb. 17 At 1:10 a.m., 300 block of South Half Street, medical assist.

Feb. 20 At 10:13 a.m., 500 block of North Elm Street for a skillet fire.

At 8:13 p.m., 100 block of South Maple Street for a medical assist.

Feb. 21 At 2:07 a.m., 300 block of South Half Street for medical assist.

At 10:03 a.m., 1600 block of Frantz drive for a malfunctioning detector.

Feb. 22 At 1:22 p.m., 600 block of East College Avenue for medical assist.

Marriage Licenses Feb. 13 to Feb. 20 Nicholas K. Wilson, 29, and Taylor E. Chamberlain, 25.

Kinsey B. Horner, 23, and Tyler C. Hill, 25.

Patrick D. Harber, 29, and Victoria D. Wilson, 27.

Building Permits Wabash County Feb. 18 to Feb. 24 Kevin and Anna Norris, new home Nick and Laci Stuber, new home and garage Dennis Keppel, pole building Midwest Poultry Hi-Grade, CFO buildings Land Transfers Danny L. Hoffman and Dianna J. Hoffman to Kevin L. Eakright and Courtney L. Eakright, warranty deed.

William R. Hyden and Tyna Clifton to William R. Hyden and Tyna Clifton, quitclaim deed.

Elizabeth A. McKinley and Elizabeth M. Helton

to Michael D. Helton, quitclaim deed.

Sandra A. Allen and Robert A. Christman to Robert A. Christman, quitclaim deed.

Harbour Portfolio VIII LP to Orange Reo II LLC, quitclaim deed.

Harbour Portfolio VII LP to Orange Reo II LLC, quitclaim deed.

Harbour Portfolio VII LP to Orange Reo II LLC, quitclaim deed.

Ricky D. Hallaway to Timothy A. Suman and Christy M. Suman, warranty deed.

JEC Properties LLC to Tyler M. Baker, warranty deed.

Todd Adams and Terri Adams to KLN Property LLC, quitclaim deed.

Todd W. Dale and Mandy R. Dale to Daniel J. Dale and Debra J. Dale, quitclaim deed.

Daniel J. Dale and Debra J. Dale to Dyson Brothers Property, LLC., warranty deed.

Chase A. Hand and Hayley N. Hand to Jeffery A. Craft and Kaitlyn I. Winters, warranty deed.

Eric Sears and Michelle Sears to D & B Home Rentals LLC, warranty deed.

Cecil R. Burkett and Phyllis M. Burkett to Timothy L. Burkett, quitclaim deed.

Vicki Knott to Sandra A. Mitting, warranty deed.

Beth A. Walther to Ken L. Bucher, quitclaim deed.

Beth A. Walther to Cynthia J. Bucher and Cynthia J. Smith, quitclaim deed.

Joshua L. Wood and Amanda L. Wood to Kandis L. Draper, warranty deed.

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Create and hide unbreakable Easter eggs

Easter is one of the most important days of the year for Christians.

Easter Sunday is filled with symbolism and tradition, some of which harken back to early Christianity, while others trace their origins to paganism.

The Easter Bunny and Easter eggs are two Easter traditions with less extensive histories. The Easter Bunny, according to sources including History.com, first arrived in America in the 1700s via German settlers who brought with them their tradition of an egg-laying hare called “ O s t e r h a s e. ” Children would make nests where the rabbit could lay its colored eggs. Eventually, the

custom spread from Pennsylvania, where many German immigrants settled, to other areas around the country.

Eggs are symbolic of new life and rebirth in many cultures. To Christians, eggs represent the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Another theory suggests that Christians were once forbidden to eat during the Lenten season preceding Easter.

Therefore, Christians would paint and decorate eggs for Easter to mark the joyous celebration and cessation of penance and fasting.

Even though these traditions have endured, Easter eggs themselves might not

be so strong. This year, Easter celebrants may want to experiment with different materials that are more forgiving and more enduring than standard eggs.

Wooden eggs Families may find that wooden eggs are much more forgiving than standard eggs.

Wooden eggs don’t have to be boiled, and they don’t need time to harden, and they’re quite maneuverable for young fingers.

Decorators can explore different ways to color wooden eggs. Acrylic paints are readily available and safe for users of any age. Wood stains or wood markers also can be used to give the eggs a natural finish.

Others may want to

rip small pieces of decorative paper to create a decoupage effect on their wooden eggs.

Sew soft eggs Those who are handy with a needle and thread can explore patterns for making soft, stuffed eggs. Cozy fleece or other fabrics can be sewn together to make the general egg shape. Then the egg is filled with polyester filling, feathers or another soft material.

Ribbons, buttons, trims, and other decorative touches can personalize the eggs and add a touch of whimsy. Check out www.sew4home.com for their ideas on handmade Easter eggs.

Modeling clay

Experiment with different egg materials to make Easter eggs easier to handle and more durable.

Children who love to get their hands dirty may enjoy making Easter eggs out of modeling materials.

Colors can be blended together to create a marbleized effect.

Depending on the clay medium, the eggs may air-harden or may need to be heated at a low temperature in the oven to fully cure.

Easter eggs are a fun tradition that

adds to the festivity of spring. While traditional eggs can be used, many different, more long-lasting materials can be used as well.

Avoid chicks and ducklings this Easter Baby chickens and ducks make for adorable Easter scenery, as their soft feathers and diminutive size make them a natural draw for inquisitive and loving children just looking for a new pet. But those little winged cuties will grow up into adult animals, which often make them impracti-

cal Easter treats for the average family.

When purchasing chicks or ducklings, many people may not realize just how quickly these animals grow. Pekin ducklings, one of the more popular species of duck available, can reach adult size between four and five weeks of age. Chicks can

transform from that small puffball of yellow or white feathers into an adult-sized bird in mere months.

Some chicken breeds weigh four pounds between seven and nine weeks of age.

Many families find that once chicks and ducklings outgrow their initial nesting box they become impractical.

They need suitable shelter as well as a space to enjoy the outdoors. Animals are often abandoned if their needs become too much to handle.

The animal resource Vet Street also advises that ducks and chicks tend to be messy pets.

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MSD receives $75K grant from state DOE

By Josh Sigler j s i gl e r @ t h e p a p e r ofwabash.com

The Indiana Department of Education’s Office of e L e a r n i n g announced Friday, Feb. 23 that the Metropolitan School District of Wabash County was one of 27 state school districts named recipients of the 2018 Digital

Learning grants.

MSD Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction Tim Drake said MSD asked for the full amount awarded by the grant, $75,000.

The grant will “provide us with project-based instruction training, classroom science, computer science, and engineering

equipment and supplies, and expand our competitive robotics teams,” Drake told The Paper of Wabash County.

According to the state, the grants are designed to provide support for districts developing a new focus on science technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) instruction, or com-

puter science within their existing digital learning environment.

“Maintaining a focus on STEM activities in today’s educational environment is vital to preparing students for their future success,” said Dr. J e n n i f e r M c C o r m i c k , Superintendent of Public Instruction.

State grants to help with Indiana specialty crops

By The Paper staff The Indiana State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) is now accepting proposals for projects designed to enhance the competitiveness of Indiana’s specialty crops, which include fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture and nursery crops (including floriculture).

Applications are due to ISDA by March 26, 2018.

“Various organizations have benefited from grants from USDA, and I am excited to see what

projects will come to fruition through the funds awarded,” said Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch, Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development.

“Encouraging competition and innovation will help take Indiana agriculture to the Next Level.”

Funded by USDA’s Specialty Crop Block Grant Program, the grants are available to non-profits, producer organizations, academic institutions, government agencies and other agricultural organizations for specialty crop research, education or market develop-

ment.

Qualified projects must benefit the industry as a whole rather than one product, individual or organization. Priority will be given to projects that focus on issues affecting the specialty crop industry, such as reducing costs of distribution systems or developing new and improved seed varieties.

“Along with traditional row crops, like corn and soybeans, and livestock agriculture, Indiana is home to a robust, thriving specialty crop sector,” said Bruce Kettler, ISDA Director. “To

Hoosier Hysteria has arrived

By Bill Barrows

The boys’ basketball regular season is done. Over the weekend, amid all of the flu and other ailments that seem to come around this time of year, there is a certain sickness in the air that only surfaces in Indiana and has done so over 4 or 5 generations for which there is no cure. Hoosier Hysteria is the name and tournament basketball is the game. It all begins on Tuesday night.

In the Single A Sectional #54, at Lafayette Central Catholic, on Tuesday Feb 27th, Frontier (616) plays Tri-Central (4-17) at 6pm and Clinton Central (0-22) matches up with Southwood (19-3)in the nightcap. On Friday, Northfield (517) will play the winner of Game 1 at 6pm.

Lafayette Central Catholic (14-9) will play the winner of

BILL BARROWS Game 2 at 7:30pm.

In 2A Sectional #37 at Manchester, on Tuesday, Oak Hill plays the host Squires in Game 1at 6pm, followed by Rochester and Cass in Game 2 at 7:30pm. On Friday, Wabash plays the winner of Game 1in the opener and North Miami plays the winner of Game 2 at 7:30pm.

Both Championships are scheduled for 7:30 pm on Saturday night.

Unfortunately, due to IHSAA regulations, Wabash WebTV will not be broadcasting

any of the games. The IHSAA has imposed video regulations that hinder that process for us. However, follow @thepaper of wabash on Twitter and monitor my twitter handle @bbarrows17webtv and we will keep you informed as much as possible.

Wabash WebTV will continue to bring you all of the action streaming over the internet each week during the high school fooball regular season so that those who cannot get to a game in-person, can watch the featured game. The Harness brothers, Rick and Tim, along with Jim Landrum, Chandler Jones, Troy Miller and I will bring you all of the action for the upcoming season.

Join us for all of it on Wabash WebTV. Watch these weekly articles for game information.

remain competitive, we must continue to look for new, innovative ways to grow this important sector of our economy, and these grants provide the opportunity to make that happen.”

A full list of specialty crops is available on USDA’s website, www.ams.usda.gov/se rvices/grants/scbgp/ specialty-crop. Grant funds will be awarded for projects up to three years in duration.

“I congratulate the awarded districts as I know they will use the grant to continue making a positive impact in their communities.”

The DOE explained that the 2018 Digital Learning Grants focused on proposals that included vetted STEM curriculum, devices for coding, robotics equipment, and professional development for teachers.

More than $2 million in grant money was awarded, with

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IYI workshop to bring students, family service providers together on March 6

By The Paper staff When adults work together, children can achieve more positive developmental outcomes. Often times,

youth workers report they feel isolated in their work.

The Indiana Youth Institute and Wabash County Purdue Extension Office are hosting a free net-

working event to bring area youth and family service providers together to collaborate and share information.

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p.m. on Tuesday, March 6, at the Heartland Career Center, 79 S. 200 W. in Wabash. In the event that Wabash City Schools are closed due to weather, this event will be rescheduled.

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laborate to meet these needs. The session also will provide an opportunity to connect youth workers and community members who work with children and families, allow them to share information about their organizations, programs and services, while learning about other local youth-serving organi-

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Attendees should bring business cards and program information to share, and will be able to make announcements during the event.

The workshop session and lunch are part of IYI’s Youth Worker Café program, and reservations are required. RSVP at www.iyi.org/calendar. If you have trou-

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Winners named in Honeywell Center 92 County Art Show

By The Paper staff

Mike Yazel’s “From the Northside” was chosen as the Best of Show in the Honeywell Center’s 92County Art Show. Photos provided

“Listen to the Music” by Curtis Rose was chosen as the top entry in the Other Art Forms category in t h e Honeywell Center’s 92County Art Show.

Artwork lines the walls of the Clark Gallery for the Honeywell Center’s 92-County Art Show.

Celebrating 25 years, the 92 County Art Show for 2018 will be on display in the Honeywell Center’s Clark Gallery through March 12.

This exhibit is sponsored by local resident, Robert Gillespie.

Judges this year included Justin Johnson of Fort Wayne. Mr. Johnson is the Gallery Director for the University of Saint Francis and has juried regional art exhibitions for fifteen years. Rachel Ellington of Logansport also served as judge for this competition.

She is a nationally published photographer and paper illustrator.

A total of eightyfour artists submitted a combined two hundred twentyseven pieces of artwork, whereupon only forty-eight were accepted for the art exhibit. Following is the list of winning

artists and titles of their artwork: Best of Show Mike Yazel, “From the Northside” Paintings First Place: Gretchen Coplen, “A Moment in Time” Second Place: Steve Creighton, “Evening Study” Third Place: Brenda Stichter, “Roses” Drawings First Place: Carolyn Stachera, “Georgia O’Keeffe Country” Second Place: Jean McVay, “Young Love” Third Place: Gerry Ginther, “1883 in the Lakes” Other Art Forms First Place: Curtis Rose, “Listen to the Music” Second Place: William Davis, “Multicolor Bowl” Third Place: Ejenobo Oke, “The Neighbors” H o n o r a b l e Mention James Eikenbery, “Once Upon a Mushroom” Marcus Zwiebel, “Past Help from an Incapable &

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In order to be considered for the spring 2018 round, applicants must represent a nonprofit organization or an organization doing charitable work for citizens of Wabash County. In awarding grants, preference is given to proposals that are

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USDA website to help in opioids fight All-TRC girls basketball honors announced From the USDA News Bureau WASHINGTON – Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett last week unveiled a new webpage featuring resources to help rural communities respond to the opioid crisis.

“While no corner of the country has gone untouched by the opioid crisis, small towns and rural places have been particularly hard hit,” Hazlett said. “The challenge of opioid misuse is an issue of rural prosperity and will take all hands on deck to

address. The webpage we are launching today will help rural leaders build a response that is tailored to meet the needs of their community.”

The National Center for Health Statistics estimates that more than 63,000 Americans died from drug overdoses in 2016. More than half of those deaths involved opioids, including prescription drugs and heroin.

USDA is playing an important role to help rural communities address this national problem at the local level through program investment,

strategic partnerships and best practice implementation.

In April 2017, President Donald J. Trump established the Interagency Task Force on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity to identify legislative, regulatory and policy changes that could promote agriculture and prosperity in rural communities. In January 2018, Secretary Perdue presented the Task Force’s findings to President Trump, which included 31 recommendations to align the federal government with state, local and tribal governments to take

advantage of opportunities that exist in rural America.

In the area of quality of life, the Task Force included a recommendation to modernize health care access. The report highlighted the importance of telemedicine in enhancing access to primary care and specialty providers. The Task Force also found that improved access to mental and behavioral health care, particularly prevention, treatment and recovery resources, is vital to addressing the opioid crisis and other substance misuse in rural communities.

MU profs to discuss Trump’s first year From the MU News Bureau NORTH MANCHESTER — Four M a n c h e s t e r University faculty panelists will lend their knowledge of domestic and foreign affairs to a special March program, “Assessing Year 1 of the Trump Administration.”

This discussion will take place at 3:30 p.m.

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The panel will include Benson Onyeji, Tara Saunders, Elton Skendaj and Leonard Williams.

This event is free and open to the public.

The program will be a scholarly examination of the past year in public affairs, both domestic and

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Each panelist will speak for five minutes about the affairs and policies enacted by the administration.

Saunders and Williams will provide domestic perspectives while Onyeji and Skendaj will offer foreign ones.

Following the panel discussion there will be time for audience members to ask questions.

This discussion is part of the Values, Ideas and the Arts program at M a n c h e s t e r University, which offers cultural, intellectual and artistic enrichment to students. Part of the core curriculum at Manchester is learning how to engage in civil discourse while respecting higher principles of fairness and justice.

By The Paper Staff The Three Rivers Conference recently unveiled its all-conference team for girls basketball, with several Wabash and Miami County athletes earning honors.

For Manchester, junior Kennedy Fierstos earned all-conference first-team honors, while senior Sydney

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IN RE THE NAME CHANGE OF ) ) ) Petitioner. ) NOTICE OF PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME Rose Evelyn Krieg, whose mailing address is: 303 High St. North Manchester, IN 46962 And, if different, my residence address is: ________________________ ________________________ Wabash County, Indiana hereby gives notice that she/he has filed a petition in the Wabash Circuit Court requesting that his/her name be changed to Rose Evelyn Young.

Notice is further given that hearing will be held on said Petition on the 13th day of April, 2018 at 1:00 o’clock pm.

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Notice is hereby given to the taxpayers of Lagro Civil Town, Wabash, Indiana, that the Town of Lagro will consider at 230 Buchanan Street Lagro Indiana at 6 o'clock pm on March 19, 2018, the re-establishment of a Cumulative Capital Development Fund under the provisions of Indiana Code 36-9-15.5 for the purposes as follows: "For all uses as set out in IC 36-9-15.5."

C-jomp, LLC, Plaintiff, vs.

) Parcel No: 85-14-11-403-082.000-009 ) ) ) SHAMBAUGH ENTERPRISES ) LLC, ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ) DEPT. OF TREASURY, and all ) their successors, assigns and all ) other persons claiming any right, ) title or interest in the within ) described real estate, by, through ) or under them or any other ) person or entity, the names of all ) whom are unknown to the Plaintiff, ) ) Defendants. ) ___________________________ ) NOTICE OF COMPLAINT TO QUIET TITLE The State of Indiana to the Defendants above-named and any other person who may be concerned.

You are notified that you have been sued in the Court above named.

The nature of the suit against you is to quiet title on the following described real estate located in Wabash County, Indiana: Parcel No.: 85-14-11-403-082.000-009 TRACT I – Inlot Number 21 in Eastern Addition to the City of Wabash in Wabash County, Indiana.

Commonly known as: 237-243 E HILL ST WABASH, IN 46992.

This summons by publication is specifically directed to all the Defendants above-named. In addition to the above-named Defendants being served by this summons, there may be other persons who have an interest in this lawsuit.

If you have a claim for relief against the Plaintiff arising from the same transaction or occurrence, you must assert it in your written answer.

You must answer the Complaint in writing, by you or your attorney on or before the 30th day of March, 2018, (the same being within thirty (30) days after the Third Notice of Suit is published), and if you fail to do so, a judgment will be entered against you for what the Plaintiff has demanded. /s/ J. Alex Bruggenschmidt J. Alex Bruggenschmidt (#28482-49) ATTEST: ______________________________________ Clerk of Wabash County Circuit Court

The tax will be levied on all taxable real and personal property within the taxing district and will not exceed $0.05 per $100 of assessed valuation. The proposed fund will be levied.

Beginning with taxes due and payable in the year 2019. Taxpayers appearing at such hearing shall have the right to be heard thereon. The proposal for re-establishment of the Cumulative Capital Development Fund is subject to approval by the Department of Local Government Finance.

Within 30 days after the date of the adoption of the cumulative fund by the Lagro Civil Town, the Town of Lagro will publish a Notice of Adoption.

Upon publication of the Notice of Adoption, 50 or more taxpayers in the taxing district may file a petition with the County Auditor not later than noon 30 days after the publication of the Notice of Adoption setting forth their objections to the proposed fund.

Dated this 21st day of February, 2018.

Lagro Town Board

NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS OF HEARING ON PROPOSED RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF CUMULATIVE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND Notice is hereby given to the taxpayers of Lagro Civil Town, Wabash, County, Indiana, that the Town of Lagro will consider at 230 Buchanan Street Lagro Indiana at 6 o'clock pm on March 19, 2018, the re-establishment of a Cumulative Capital Improvement Fund under the provisions of Indiana Code 14-33-21-2 for the purposes as follows: "For all uses as set out in IC 14-33-21-2."

The tax will be levied on all taxable real and personal property within the taxing district and will not exceed $0.05 per $100 of assessed valuation. The proposed fund will be levied.

Beginning with taxes due and payable in the year 2019. Taxpayers appearing at such hearing shall have the right to be heard thereon. The proposal for re-establishment of the Cumulative Capital Improvement Fund is subject to approval by the Department of Local Government Finance.

Within 30 days after the date of the adoption of the cumulative fund by the Lagro Civil Town, the Town of Lagro will publish a Notice of Adoption.

J. Alex Bruggenschmidt (#28482-49) Buchanan & Bruggenschmidt, P.C. 80 E. Cedar Street Zionsville, IN 46077 Telephone: (317) 873-8396 Facsimile: (317) 873-2276 Email: jab@bbinlaw.com Attorney for Plaintiff

Upon publication of the Notice of Adoption, 10 or more taxpayers in the taxing district may file a petition with the County Auditor not later than noon 30 days after the publication of the Notice of Adoption setting forth their objections to the proposed fund.

Dated this 21st day of February, 2018.

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Frazier endorses Democratic candidate

By The Paper staff

Wendy Frazier, City of Wabash Clerk –Treasurer, has endorsed Gary Snyder for state Senate District 17.

“It is with great pride that I endorse Gary Snyder for State Senate,” Frazier said. “Gary is committed to fighting for higher wages, a tax system that works for struggling mid-

dle class families, and is a champion for our public schools and teachers,” Frazier added.

“I am humbled by Wendy’s endorsement,” said Snyder.

“You would be hard pressed to find a more dedicated public servant who has the respect of the people she tirelessly serves, on both sides of the Wabash Clerk-Treasurer Wendy Frazier and Gary aisle,” commented Snyder.

Snyder, Democrat candidate for the Indiana State Senate’s District 17 seat. Photo provided

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Poverty law expert to speak at MU From the MU News Bureau NORTH MANCHESTER — A University of Chicago lecturer and lawyer will speak about poverty law next month at Manchester University.

“Poverty Law’s Past and Future” will be offered at 7 p.m.

Thursday, March 15 in the upper level of the Jo Young Switzer Center on the North Manchester campus.

It is free and open to the public.

Andrew Hammond will address the history of public benefit programs in America and contextualize them in political movements such as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Poor

People’s Campaign in Memphis in 1968. He will lay out how such government programs developed over time, how these programs relate to the current tumult in Washington, and what they might look like in the future.

Hammond is senior lecturer and associate director of the Law, Letters, and Society Program at the University of Chicago. He is also of counsel at the Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law. The presentation is part of the Values, Ideas and the Arts series, which offers cultural, intellectual and artistic enrichment to Manchester students.

Laketon Auxiliary plans dinner

By The Paper staff LAKETON — The American Legion Auxiliary Sunset Unit No. 402 is hosting a dinner Friday, March 9, 4:30-7 p.m. at the Bluebird Cafe, 15 N.

Main St., Laketon.

On the menu will be fish, shrimp or combo, and beef and noodles, along with potato, salad and drink and homemade pie. Carry-outs available.