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New hospital still on schedule

By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com Work on Parkview Wabash Hospital is on schedule, officials from Parkview and Hagerman Construction agree.

“It’s schedule to be turned over to us April 1,” Parkview Wabash President Marilyn Custer-Mitchell told The Paper of Wabash County during a recent tour

of the facility. “We’re scheduled to open June 27. We’ll do some open houses the beginning of June, and then we’ll open June 27.

“The biggest issue we’ll have from April 1 to June 27 is to train the staff.

Number one, to learn the building and know where they’re going. Number two, we have, I think, over 23 new pieces of technology in the building so, especially

the clinical staff, making sure they are trained and really know how to operate those things is really our focus.

“For the rest of us, it’s just figuring out where we are and how to get there.”

The new hospital is located just south of U.S. 24 between Wabash and Alber streets.

Ground for the facility was broken in late June 2016, and Custer-Mitchell

By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com

Beginning in one week, individuals will begin filing paperwork for the 2018 Primary Election.

There are 10 Wabash County seats up for election in 2018, while seven township trustees and boards also are on the ballot.

In addition, five state offices are up for election, as are two federal posts.

“The first day to file for candidacy is Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018, here in my office,” County Clerk Elaine Martin told The Paper of Wabash County.

“The deadline is noon on Friday, Feb. 9, 2018.

“We have candidate packets available and ready to go here in my office for anyone interested in filing for office.”

Wabash native looks back at time at Warner Bros., Disney

By Emma Rausch emma@thepaperofwabash.com

From Wabash to Warner Bros.

The eldest child of James “Jim” and Lola Vice, Washam loved drawing since she was a child.

“I was drawing as a child and that was the only thing I was really interested in,” she explained. “So it worked out fine. I ended up in the animation business where I got to draw all the time.”

Her sister Joan (Vice) Haag added that their parents possibly had a hand in solidifying Washam’s journey west to Hollywood.

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From Apache to animator

The Honeywell Center’s Clark Gallery will be featuring “The Art of Warner Bros. Cartoons” exhibit from Jan. 10 through Feb. 7, and while the artwork seems strictly Hollywood, Wabash has a unique connection to the animations from the Golden Age of American animation, according to Michelle Struble, Honeywell marketing and public relations coordinator.

Wabash native Jean (Vice) Washam worked as an ink and paint artist for Warner Bros. Animation (WBA) during the Chuck Jones era in 1951. From Warner Bros. to Disney to Hanna Barbera, Washam assisted in bringing to life some of the most well-know, classic creations of the 1950s.

“It wasn’t like going to work for most of those places,” Washam told The Paper of Wabash County in a phone interview. “It was so fun, you could hardly wait to get there every day.”

And it all started in Wabash.

drives by the site en route to the current hospital on East Street.

“I love it,” she said of watching the day-to-day changes at the site. “I love seeing it progress. And I love being able to come in. I come in at least weekly, sometimes twice a week, with tours and stuff.

“It’s fun right now because the progress is so visible. At first it’s hard to

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PAC rules county’s 3 school boards violated state’s Open Door Law Jean (Vice) Washam poses with a Big Boy statue. The Big Boy character was created by her late husband, Ben Washam. Photo provided While attending Wabash High School in the mid1940s, Washam served on the school’s newspaper, The Orange and Black, where she created one of her first comic characters, Joe Boy. Enthralled with comics, Washam soon became a dedicated fan of Walt Kelly, an American animator and cartoonist best known for the comic strip “Pogo.”

Kelly also became the person who set Washam’s future as an artist in stone.

“Oh I looked up to him as the best cartoonist in the (continued on page 4)

By Emma Rausch emma@thepaperofwabash.com

Wabash County three school boards failed to comply with the Open Door Law when each one individually met in executive session with the Community Foundation of Wabash County, according to Luke Britt, Public Access Counselor.

In September, Manchester Community Schools, MSD of Wabash County and Wabash City Schools met in executive session with the Foundation to discuss the Studies for Advancement, according to the advertised agendas.

Foundation representatives met with MCS and MSD on Sept. 12 while CFWC officials met with (continued on page 3)

Trail, schools dominated ‘17 headlines

By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com

If the year 2017 will be remembered for anything in Wabash County, it likely will be two phrases: the Wabash River Trail and school consolidation.

Both topics dominated the headlines throughout most of the year.

The River Trail, a proposed bicycle and

walking path going east and west through Wabash County, would stretch from the Huntington County line to the Miami County line.

Work on an early portion of the project began in 2016 in Lagro, and opponents began fighting the project for several reasons in February, most notably because work along the Wabash River had been done without receiving the proper per-

mitting from various agencies, including the Indiana Department of Natural Resources. In addition, some of the plans encroached on Duke Energy easements, again without proper permission.

The complaint was discussed in several meetings with the DNR before opponents decided to drop the issue. It was, however, continuing with a second complaint related to a proposed footbridge

over Lagro Creek. That dispute has yet to be settled.

In the meantime, downtown Lagro has received two projects provided through the Wabash River Trail as a way to help begin revitalization efforts in the downtown area. Trail officials provided a new public restroom facility downtown, along with a pavilion on a once-vacant (continued on page 6)

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even see it, because I’m not a construction person. I just see more stuff in the ceiling and it doesn’t mean anything. But now we’re getting more walls up, we’re getting paint done, so I like it now. It’s fun.”

Overseeing the project for Hagerman is Wabash resident Adam Whitmer. This is the first time he’s overseen a hospital project.

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what he’s learned throughout the project.

“The MEP (mechanical, electrical and plumbing) portion of the trades has been a big eyeopener for me,” he continued.

“The basic construction of it is pretty normal, other than firewalls and district codes that you have to comply with.

“But the above ceiling coordination has been a real eyeopener for me. It’s much more complicated than your standard, commercial building.”

Whitmer is proud to have been tasked with overseeing the work in his hometown.

“I was born in Wabash County Hospital,” he said.

“This will probably

be the last hospital built in this area in my lifetime. It’s real cool to be a part of that.

“It will be a proud notch in my resume.”

There are several new innovations planned for the Parkview Wabash facility, CusterMitchell and Whitmer noted on the tour.

For example, a series of tubes, similar to pneumatic tubes found at bank drive-up windows, will be located throughout the facility.

“Our lab blood draw is in the front of the building, because most of our patients come for lab, radiology and out patient service, so that’s all in the front,” Custer-

Mitchell said. “They can draw the patient’s blood, then put it in the tube and it comes (to the lab area).”

There are nine locations – eight in the hospital and one in the adjacent medical office building – from which items can be sent to different departments in the facility.

The concept was originally pulled from plans because of cost, CusterMitchell said, “but our Foundation stepped up and paid for that.”

Another thing provided through Foundation funds is a video integration system.

“It lets the surgeon pull up whatever images he wants on various screens,” Custer-Mitchell

...continued from the front page explained. “It can be anything from the scope he is using, to something from medical records, to a radiology view, to a radiology report.

Anything he needs to go up there; it allows the staff to do it and move it from screen to screen, very quickly with the click of a button.

“Now we have to go out of one system and get another system connected. It’s just not very efficient.

“That’s becoming the norm,” CusterMitchell continued.

“Tube systems aren’t, yet. They’re nice, they’re convenient, but they’re not really necessary.”

The Foundation also is providing a walking path around a pond located south of the hospital, she

noted.

As for the medical office complex, work was expected to be finished by Jan. 1.

“I don’t think they’ll quite make it, but they’re close,” Custer-Mitchell said.

The facility is owned by a developer and will be leased to Parkview Health.

“The finishes are much further along, but I don’t think they’ll quite make it.

But they will be done in early January, and Parkview will take occupancy of that at that point. Nobody is going to move in. All the physicians’ offices and everything in the hospital will all move together on June 27. We’ll actually be moving some things before then, but the patients will be moved then.”

Filing for Primary begins Jan. 10 ...continued from the front page Independent candidates will not appear on the Primary Election ballot, Martin noted.

“The first day an independent or minor party candidate may file their petition of nomination for the general election is on Wednesday, Jan 10, 2018,” she said. “The deadline is Monday, July 2, 2018, at 12 noon.”

Voter registration is open until Monday, April 9,

2018.

“Early voting will begin in my office on Tuesday, April 10, 2018,” Martin said.

“We also put this type of information on our Facebook page: Wabash County Elections & Voter Registration.”

Wabash County offices up for election this year are: Prosecuting Attorney.

Clerk of the Circuit Court.

County Recorder.

County Sheriff.

County Assessor.

C o u n t y Commissioner — District 2.

County Council – District 1.

County Council – District 2 County Council – District 3 County Council – District 4.

Township trustee posts for Chester, Lagro, Liberty, Noble, Paw Paw, Pleasant and Waltz townships are up for election, as are trustee board posts for the seven townships.

On the state level, Secretary of State, State Auditor and State Treasurer are up for election, as is the Indiana House of Representative District 18 post now held by Republican David Wolkins, and the Indiana Senate District 17 seat now held by Republican Andy Zay. On the federal level, the U.S. House of Representatives’ 2nd District seat now held by Republican Jackie Walorski is up for election, as is the U.S. Senate seat now held by Democrat Joe Donnelly.

The Primary Election will take place Tuesday, May 8, 2018, while the General Election is on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018.

In the November General Election, seats on the M a n c h e s t e r Community Schools Board and the MSD of Wabash County School Board will be decided.

The first day for school board candidates to file for election is Wednesday, July 25, 2018. The deadline for filing is noon, Friday, Aug. 24, 2018.

In the Manchester Community Schools District, seats now filled by Sally Krouse, Brian Schilling, Timothy McLaughlin and Nathan Trump are up for election.

The Manchester board is divided into three districts: Chester Township (Chester 1 and 2), Pleasant Township (Pleasant 1 and 2) and the Town of North Manchester, Chester 3, 4, 5 and 6).

Candidates are elected by an at-large vote by all registered voters in the MCS school district.

Nominating petitions must by signed by 10 people who are registered voters within the MCS district.

In the Metro district, Northeast District seat now filled by Matt Driscoll and the Northwest District seat now filled by

Todd Dazey are up for election.

The Northeast District is bounded on the north by State Road 16, on the east by the Wabash and Huntington county line, on the South by State Road 124 and on the west by State Road 13.

The Northwest District is bounded on the north by Pleasant Township, on the east by State Road 13, on the south

by State Road 124 and on the west by the Wabash and Miami county line.

Voting precincts for the Northeast District are Lagro 1, 2 and 3 and part of Noble 10. Voting precincts for the Northwest District are Paw Paw and parts of Noble 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10, and Noble 9 and 11.

At least one member, but no more than two, must be elected from each of the MSD board districts.

The three remaining board members each reside in one of the districts, so one candidate from the Northeast and one from the Northwest will be elected this year.

Nominating petitions must have 12 signatures, and may be signed by voters within the district in which the candidate is running.

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...continued from the front page WCS on Sept. 18. Both MSD and WCS cited “ S c h o o l Consolidation (Studies for A dva n c e m e n t Presentation)” for the meeting’s purpose.

Meanwhile MCS cited “a local or economic development organization that is a nonprofit corporation established under state law whose primary purpose is the promotion of industrial or business development in Indiana or the development of entrepreneurial activities in Indiana.”

Since then, the MSD and WCS school boards have hosted multiple executive sessions citing School Consolidation in regards to Studies for Advancement on their agendas.

On Monday, Dec. 18, the Public Access Counselor (PAC) determined all three meetings failed comply with Indiana’s Open Door Law. In October, The Paper of Wabash County requested an informal opinion from the PAC regarding the legality of the executive sessions.

This inquiry was prompted following

an MSD Board of Trustees meeting on Sept. 26 in which the board members discussed the use of executive sessions.

During the meeting, board member Gary Fadil questioned discussing the Studies for Advancement in regards to school consolidation during an executive session that would take place following the meeting on Sept. 26.

Board Chair Kevin Bowman and board member Todd Dazey clarified that the board would not be “jumping” straight to consolidation and binding the Studies’ Phase II. “The meeting says that because, if you look at state statues, we don’t have a whole lot range of choices to pick from as far as what that topic is going to be,” Dazey said. “In my mind, and maybe I’m all wet, but in my mind, the purpose of the executive session after this meeting is we’ve been given a lot of information (from Phase I).

We’ve not had a chance to say among ourselves what questions do we have about (the Studies).

“In our last execu-

tive session—and I know I’m violating executive session rules by stating what it is we talked about in that executive session—but Carol (Lindquist) from the C o m m u n i t y Foundation, or … she was hired by the C o m m u n i t y Foundation, Carol came to present to us what she presented to the public. We didn’t really have a chance to discuss what questions that we have.

“And if you’re going to go by the letter of the law, Gary, that entire thing was in violation because Carol discussed the Studies of Advancement in executive session,” Bowman added.

In his informal opinion, Britt said, “Executive sessions are subject-mattercontingent scenarios, which have heightened sensitivity above and beyond regular public business. The Indiana General Assembly has recognized the need for privacy when it comes to these very narrow situations and has carved out the exceptions when it is appropriate for a governing body to meet behind

closed doors, excluding the public.”

The PAC Office scrutinizes executive sessions closely, Britt continued. He later added, “Holding unauthorized private discussions behind closed doors as a majority of a governing body only serves to erode the public trust and cast doubt on the transparency of the public agency.”

In Indiana, “school corporations typically do not engage in economic development activities and it is dubious proposition to suggest that the executive session justification under Indiana Code section 5-14-1.5-6.1(b)(4)(G) would ever apply to a school corporation,” he continued, referring to MCS’s executive session. “A school corporation is a government unit and not an economic development organization.

“Therefore, based on the information provided, that executive session would be inappropriate. On the other hand, subsection (b)(2)(E) could certainly apply to school corporations because it applies to strategy discussions about school consoli-

dation.”

However, in regards to privately discussing the Studies for Advancement, the executive session still is not justifiable under that code, according to Britt.

“Still, neither of these executive session justifications would apply for a discussion of feasibility studies,” he explained. “I have reviewed the study and school consolidation is only a very small portion of the text, and only tangentially referenced. It is much more a resource efficiency guide.

“Strategic school consolidation negotiations are almost certainly mutually exclusive from a study conducted regarding resource efficiency.”

Britt concluded, “In regard to these considerations, I recommend the school tighten-up its practices when it comes to holding these closed-door meetings.”

The Paper editor Joseph Slacian said that while the ruling is basically a moot point now, as two of

the three school districts have opted out of the Community Foundation study, “we want governmental agencies around Wabash County to realize we take seriously the Indiana Open Door Law and the public’s right to know what is being discussed on important issues, such as the future of our schools.”

Following the informal opinion’s release, The Paper of Wabash County reached out to the three school boards to request comment regarding the opinion.

MCS Interim Superintendent Mike Pettibone was the sole responder.

“The executive session was held to hear the findings from an outside group that is interested in the economic health and growth of Wabash County,” Pettibone wrote to The Paper in an email. “The same findings were shared in public meetings.

No action was taken or any information altered during the executive session from an outside expert. I would dis-

agree with Mr. Britt that school corporations are not a part of economic development. The attraction of businesses to a community is often directly connected to the quality of the local schools. Schools want to prepare students and have the staffs aware of needs in the development of the entire community.

“Please know that executive sessions, in my tenure as a public school superintendent, have been used sparingly. The MCS board will be selective in areas to call an executive session and use the discretion of local attorneys if the area is in question.”

MSD and WCS officials did not respond

by The Paper’s deadline.

This non-compliance of the Open Door Law is the second that has taken place in Wabash County in 2017.

On Nov. 28, in an informal opinion, Britt advised that the Wabash City Council violated the code by interviewing candidates for the Wabash City Schools board in a closed meeting.

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HUNTINGTON — Huntington University announced that BestDegreePrograms.o rg has ranked its online psychology program 14th out of the 30 best online programs in the United States.

The 2018 list includes private, non-profit colleges.

“We strive to create a personal experience through our online program and help the students develop a professional mindset for the field,” stated Dr. Tanner Babb, Associate Professor of Psychology / Associate Academic Dean.

BestDegreeProgram s.org reviewed 110 accredited institutions listed by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES College Navigator) that offered online bachelor’s in psychology degree programs.

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From Apache to animator world,” Washam explained. “He had a newspaper strip called ‘Pogo’ and it was very, very popular and very, very good, and there were lots of little paperback books published of them. I had noticed him while I was still in high school in comic books that I would buy.

“First, I noticed the drawings and they weren’t signed. I kept looking and I kept looking and I always bought ones that I could tell that person had drawn it. Finally, he got famous enough that he signed his

work.

“So I wrote him a fan letter while I was still in high school,” she continued. “Like the uncle, I told him I was really interested art and I didn’t know whether I was good enough. Should I go art school? Could he give me some advice?”

And he wrote back.

“He said, ‘Well send me some sample of your work and I’ll critique it for you,’” Washam said. “Oh my gosh. So I did and he sent back (a letter) and he said, ‘Yes. I think you should really benefit from art school and I

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The artwork that she sent was a comic strip of her character, Joe Boy. “He put a tissue (sketch) paper over that drawing and kind of made it look better,” Washam said, “and (I thought) ‘Oh my God. That’s wonderful I never would have thought to make it look like that.’ This was a high school kid and it was a really crude drawing and when I see those now I think ‘Oh God. I was horrible.’

“But when I came back there (to Wabash) for reunions, they asked me to draw a cover for the little program with Joe Boy on it and by this time it was like 25 years later. I really worked it over and cleaned it up and it ended up really cute.

“And I’m really sorry Mr. Kelly didn’t get to see that,” she chuckled.

In 1946, Washam graduated from WHS determined to get into art school, and was thanks to Wabash community leader Tom Rockwell that it became a reality.

After graduation, Washam worked for Rockwell on the “Meet Mr. Wabash at the MidCentury” project, a book that highlighted Wabash’s accomplishments over the decades.

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Ben Washam sits at a light table with his niece, Carol, and shows her how he draws animations.

Photo provided

Joe Boy was a comic created by Jean (Vice) Washam during her time at Wabash High School in the 1940s. Photo provided

“When I was back in Wabash, I was saving up money to come to Los Angeles and I worked for Mr. Rockwell and published that,” Washam said. “I learned a lot from him a lot of how to arrange photographs for magazines and books and I got to draw. I did the cover.

“I enjoyed that. If I hadn’t been fortunate enough to find that, I don’t know what I would have done.”

Within two years time, Washam finally saved enough money to attend the Hollywood Art School in 1948 and graduated in 1950.

Then in 1951, Washam took on her first animation job at Warner Bros.

An artist and animator in the Golden Age Originally, animation wasn’t on Washam’s radar whatsoever, she admitted.

“I thought I was going to be a newspaper cartoonist,” she said. “That was what I really liked to do, but that (my artwork, “Fort Zanzibar”) was not nearly good enough to even get your toe in, but that worked out fine. I got in the animation business and that was really fun too.

“I met a lot of really fun people and met my husband. So, there you go.”

Back in the Golden age of American animation, a cartoon would take close to 400 frames to make a character sit from a standing position, according to Washam.

“The assistant ani-

mator would get the key positions, like drawing one and drawing eight, from the animator and then you would clean those drawings up,” Washam said. “They would be in rough form and then fill in the drawings in between.”

At Warner Bros.

Washam was a member of the ink and paint department.

From Bugs Bunny to Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner, Washam had a hand in adding color and life into animator Chuck Jones’ creations.

It was also in that studio that she met her future husband, the late Ben Washam, who worked as an animator on the same projects.

“He was an animator of good standing even at that point,” his wife said, later adding, “He really taught me how to in-between, to draw the in-between (animations). So I learned a lot from him.”

However, their time at the studio was cut short when Warner Bros. closed down in 1952, according to Washam.

“It closed down for a while and we all went to other studios, if we could find a job,” she said, “and that’s when I went to Disney for two years.”

In 1953, Washam joined Disney and began working on the 1955 movie, “Lady and the Tramp.”

“They were working on that at the time and I painted lots of cels (celluloids) of ‘Lady and the Tramp,’” she explained. “One interesting thing at Disney

Jean Washam (left) glances at her idol, Walt Kelly, during a photo when Kelly visited the Washams’ Hollywood home. Photo provided

“Vice Versus” was a pamphlet James “Jim” Vice used while running for Wabash City Mayor.

Ben Washam drew the cartoons depicted inside.

Photo provided is they were shooting live-action, ‘20 Leagues Below the Sea,’ and on

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From Apache to animator watch that. The sets were so neat. That was a lot of fun.”

However, even with the small perk, the Warner Bros. and Disney studios were like night and day, she admitted.

“That wasn’t as much fun as I thought it would be, because I didn’t get to draw really,” Washam said, later adding that at Warner Bros. “We were all in the same big, old building and so there was a lot (mingling) at lunch time and at coffee breaks.

Everybody seemed to mingle with each other, which it wasn’t (like that at Disney).

“At Disney,” she chuckled, “it was more like being in a nunnery.

They didn’t encourage the ladies in the ink and paint (department) to go over or around the animation people.

So it was kind of a bore actually as far as fun places.”

Through the transition, the Washams kept dating until the two finally tied the knot in 1954. At the time, she also left Disney and entered commercial studios “where I learned in-betweening and assistant animation,” she explained.

Shortly after, Washam joined Shamus Culhane as an assistant animator.

“My most fun place that I worked was called Shamus Culhane studios and they made title (pages) for movies like ‘Around the World in 80 Days,’” she said.

“There was a long opening title that a lot of it was animated, and our studio did that.

“That was the most fun studio I worked in.

It wasn’t a large studio, but everybody was so fun and talented and it was like going school everyday. It was really fun. … It was the only place I ever worked where the manager came out and said, ‘You guys! You’ve got to go home. Our insurance doesn’t cover you after 6 o’clock.”

The most fun project she worked on was a series for the Bell Telephone Hour produced and written by Frank Capra between 1952 and 1956.

“It was for educational (purposes) and they showed it in schools especially,” Washam explained.

“One was ‘Hemo the Magnificent’ and that was about the heart, blood and circulation.

It was all animated.

There was one about the weather. There

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ly wonderful, talented people,” Washam said.

“I couldn’t have had a better life.

“It never seemed like work to me, even though we turned out lots of stuff. It was just so fun to be in that business when I was fortunate enough to come along. I caught it

Jean (Vice) Washam poses for her senior picture at Wabash High School in 1946. Washam went on to become an artist for studios including Warner Bros., Disney and Hanna Barbera.

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before it ended. The glory days.”

It is uncertain if the Art of Warner Bros.

Cartoons exhibit will feature either of the Washams’ works.

The Honeywell Center is located at 275 W. Market St. in Wabash.

Washam became an assistant animator on the “Rocky and Bullwinkle” series during the 1950s. When she returned for her 50th WHS class reunion, she sketched Bullwinkle’s character on a classmate’s pamphlet. Photo provided

Dr. Lisa Strieter were five of them and they showed them on TV over the years, but they mostly showed in schools.

“Those, you felt like you were doing something important and it was also interesting because we learned a lot of stuff we didn’t know.”

Both of the Washams went on to work with Jay Ward and the “Rocky and Bullwinkle” series.

Washam acted as an assistant animator for Hanna Barbera.

“I did a few animation things (as a primary animator) when I worked for Jay Ward, but I was better as an assistant I have to admit,” she said with a laugh.

She later added, “I did a lot of ‘Fractured Fairy Tales,’ and that was a really fun place to work, too. I was doing assistant animation and some limited animations, and we did a lot of commercials that used Bullwinkle and the squirrel. And that was nice because I lived about four blocks from the studio down on Sunset (Boulevard).”

Mr. Washam continued his work with Warner Bros.

Animations and is credited to inventing Daffy Duck’s phrase, “Thanks for the sour persimmons, cousin.”

“He worked mostly with Chuck Jones on stuff, like the ‘Grinch,’” Washam explained.

He went on to codirect “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” as well as develop com-

mation.

Lisa M. Duncan Strieter, DDS, LLC

Looking back on the glory days While animation has changed over the years, the cartoonists back then are still “the cream of the crop,” according to Washam.

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In 1945, Washam created her Joe Boy comic character. As decades passed, she reworked the character and, in her words, he finally became “cute.” Photo provided mercials for Cap’n Crunch cereal, which Washam acted as assistant animator on. He is also known for his creation of Bob’s Big Boy for the Big Boy Restaurant chain.

Her husband was also responsible for helping Washam meet her idol, Walt Kelly “(Kelly) came out here to Hollywood,” Washam said. “He had worked at out here years before I heard of him, years before he became a newspaper cartoonist, and he came out to work with Chuck Jones on a ‘Pogo’ TV show, a special, and Ben knew him and was working with him down there.

“And one day, he brought (Kelly) home for lunch. I didn’t cook, but Ben did, and I was

almost paralyzed because this was my idol and he was really neat. I’m sure he enjoyed somebody just going nuts over him.”

He was an animator up until the day he died in 1984. At the time, Washam had retired from the animation business for two years while her husband hosted cost-free, animation education classes in their home’s studio.

“He really wanted people to learn that (art) and as it turned out, that (animation) isn’t even done like that any more,” she explained.

“Nobody draws pencil an paper any more.”

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Trail, schools dominated ‘17 headlines piece of land just east of Ind. 524.

Trail officials, in order to receive nearly $1 million from the Northeast Indiana

R e g i o n a l D e v e l o p m e n t Authority’s Road to One Million project, hosted a public meeting in downtown

Lagro to explain the project and take questions from both supporters and opponents. A second meeting, also required by the RDA, has not yet taken place.

As for the school consolidation, the C o m m u n i t y Foundation of Wabash County offered to pay for a feasibility study for the county’s three school districts – M a n c h e s t e r Community Schools, MSD of Wabash County and Wabash City Schools – to help identify some of the issues facing the schools and work to find solutions for the problems.

All three districts agreed to participate in the first phase of the study, and results were announced in September during two public hearings.

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be fewer school-age children in years to come. That, in turn, cuts down on the funding the districts receive from the state.

The study gave the districts four recommendations: — Advocate for viability in Wabash County’s public schools by engaging legislators to discuss the impact current funding levels have on the various districts.

— Establish a definition of “success” for each school district, and identify reachable targets for academic, fiscal, operational and community-based services desired by the respective communities.

— Use communitybased collaborative efforts to build coalitions in support of current and future educational efforts.

— Enhance the desirability of Wabash County educational programs as a means of attracting families that seek exemplary educational opportunities for their children.

The proverbial ball was then placed in the hands of the respective school boards to decide whether to continue with a second phase of the study that was to look at a variety of options, including school consolidation.

M a n c h e s t e r Community Schools immediately backed out of future studies, while in December the MSD board followed suit, citing possible consolidation among other reasons.

It is opting to pay for its own study on the matter.

New justice Wabash County Superior Court Justice Chris Goff was tabbed by Gov. Eric Holcomb to become the state’s 110th justice on the Indiana Supreme Court.

Goff was selected from a field of three finalists in June, and on Sept. 1 was sworn in to the post during a ceremony in the Supreme Court Chambers in Indianapolis.

To replace Goff, Holcomb selected Amy Cornell to be the new Wabash County Superior Court judge.

She took the oath of office during a ceremony in November in the Superior Court room.

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Smoke and flames billow from the Yarnelle Lumber Company as a firefighter tries to combat the flames as best he can. The Paper file photo

Gov. Eric Holcomb (right) administers the oath of office to Chris Goff, who became the state’s 110th Supreme Court Justice in September. Photo provided

Bud Biery auctions off a photo of the USS Wabash while a group of former crew members look on. The USS Wabash had a reunion in Wabash in April, the second time the group visited the city for which its ship was named. The Paper file photo Joining forces In late January, the Wabash County Chamber of Commerce and the E c o n o m i c Development Group of Wabash County unveiled plans to seek a unification of the two groups.

Officials discussed reasons for the merger during a breakfast as well as at two public hearings prior to a vote among members.

The members overwhelmingly supported the change, and in June the group – Grow Wabash County

– was created.

EDG President and CEO Keith Gillenwater was tabbed as president and CEO of the new organization.

New look at Eagles Officials at the H o n e y w e l l F o u n d a t i o n announced plans for a major renovation at the Historic Eagles Theatre in downtown Wabash.

Among the changes include the opening of a second theatre in the basement of the historic downtown

building, as well as the creation of classrooms to house students from the Heartland Career Center’s new media arts program.

A suite and recording studios also were among the changes planned for the building.

The work at the theatre coincides with work already planned as part of the city’s Stellar Community Grant program. Work began in the fall and is expected to last about two years. (continued on page 24)

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VIEWPOINT Readers react to MSD decision MSD: Irony gone wild

Dear Editor: Did anyone else take note of the absolute irony of the three articles on the front page of The Paper, December 20?

Article 1, Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch gave Wabash a Prime Site Certificate.

She praised the city of Wabash and Wabash County leaders for their efforts to work together to better the community.

She stated, “You are truly an example for the rest of the state that they can be successful if they can collaborate and work together.

You’re the example of what teamwork accomplishes.” I’m glad she didn’t say the dreaded C-word.

Teamwork… Right. If she only knew about the, “It’s ‘No’,” article 2, in The Paper. ould she praise a school board that more or less tells the hard working folks at the Community Foundation of Wabash County, ‘Thanks but no thanks. Now be silent unless you are spoken to.’

Here is a foundation that is willing to seek out other organizations that are able to get facts and figures together to present to the MSD, WCS and MCS boards.

A foundation whose members are open to work with groups to assist in the education and betterment of all the children of Wabash County.

A foundation that is more than willing to open their checkbook to fund studies that will help any school board get any and all the infor mation they want or need. Even after the last board meeting, they are still very accommodating.

This is my perception of the past few months. At the behest of the school boards, CFWC was diligent and acquired the requested infor mation.

But apparently they were to submit it back to the school boards under the cloak of darkness.

New rules appeared out of thin air during the last meeting.

The information was to have been tendered privately. And because of that, all of the data is now null and void.

Privately? Really? I thought MSD were public schools.

Emphasis on Public.

In the minds of some, there must be a sinister plot afoot. A conspiracy of those who wish to hoodwink unsuspecting people. I guess the CFWC has a track record of falsehoods and being tightfisted.

Back to the irony. Which of course in article 3 of The Paper, it proves that to be wrong. A Southwood student received a very gracious Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship. And there are many other grants and scholarships that CFWC happily administers.

I have this cartoon rattling around in my mind. It’s a picture

of the Community Foundation on one side presenting a wheel to all the school boards of Wabash County. On the wheel in raised letters is the awful C-word, CONSOLIDATION. On the back of one person walking away and waving ‘so long’ is MCS. Across the chest of another man who is pointing to the wheel in apparent interest to at least look at the wheel to see what it may be able to do, is WCS. Finally the last person is raising their hand in a ‘Hold up/Stop’ fashion. This would be MSD. At the bottom of this cartoon panel it reads, “It won’t work, Now go back and reinvent the wheel.”

The next time I see Patty Grant and Julie Garber I will ask them, So which do you prefer... a school board meeting or a poke in the eye with a sharp stick?

Todd Dazey said, “I just believe words mean things.” Then here is an old word that would be applicable.

Obscurantism, äb’skyoorən,tizm, noun: The practice of deliberately preventing the facts or full details of something from becoming known.

When you give an obscurantist all the information, they’ll either want more or say just the opposite. “Don’t bother me with the facts.”

There is a certain political party that has pulled this off for years. It’s the proverbial, “well I have questions.” And then nothing gets accomplished.

It reminds me of a verse that states, “always lear ning but never able to come to a knowledge of the truth.”

Mr. Dazey, You said, “You get what you pay for” and “If it’s worth doing, it’s worth doing right.”

True words but you can’t run a school board on maxims alone. And don’t you spend one dime on some third party study the CFWC, even now, will assist you in doing. Or rather, on your level, “Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth”… “Don’t question the value of a gift.”

The civility and decorum of the boards words and actions toward a group of helpful and well-meaning people is shameful. You invite them to your meeting and then berate them and forbid them from speaking. Who does that? Would Lt. Gov. Crouch be proud of the collaboration? Working together? What new entrepreneur would want to bring their business and family into this fracas?

Open door reconfiguration plans. Strike one.

Dropping Phase ll and the censure and denigration of the Community Foundation of Wabash County. Strike two. — John Mason, Wabash

A crowd listens to the Metropolitan School District school board discuss the Community Foundation of Wabash County feasibility study. Photo by Emma Rausch

MSD board missed message Dear Editor: I, as I am sure many Metropolitan School District residents are, am very discouraged at the decision of the MSD School Board not to participate in the second phase of the school study. I was not surprised by the decision of the Manchester Community Schools Board but disappointed in their closed thinking on this most important subject.

I feel the Metropolitan School Board did not get the message from the majority of the district residents when they replaced two of the school board members. At the meetings I attended, there was a definite interest by a majority of attendees for the boards to pursue looking into consolidation possibilities. For the board to decline participating in this continued study even after it was recommended by its own superintendent and two other administrative personnel reflects a narrow mindedness on benefits for the students in our district. One opinion expressed by a supporter of the board’s decision spoke of consolidation as a forgone conclusion of the study. I believe the foregone conclusion applies to the three school board members when they voted against the study. I do not believe this was the reason for the study.

How do we know the bet resolution for the youth of our schools unless we look at all angles? The school boards always have the opportunity to reject the idea of consolidation,

MSD official apologizes to CF Dear Editor: The Community Foundation of Wabash County is an organization working diligently to make our county a better place. Patty, Julie, Jan and the Foundation Board invest their time and effort into this worthy cause. Charity is their DNA, and they are defined by benevolence.

I apologize to the Foundation for any perception that their integrity was being questioned.

The future of Wabash County is bright. A major reason for my optimism is the Community Foundation. — Kevin Bowman, LaFontaine

if the study does not show enough benefits or shows adverse effects to consolidating.

I am reminded of the biases expressed back in 1963 as we dealt with the state requirement to consolidate the many schools in Wabash County. There is no need for me to address these, but biases do not make for intelligent and wise decisions. The declining student enrollment at each of the schools, the difficulty in securing financial aid, the offering of more opportunities to the students, the possibility of having more qualified teachers, the reducing of administrative cost per student, the improved use of buildings and the opportunity to adjust transportation costs are all good reasons to take a very close look at the benefits of the consolidation of MSD and WCS. The different Indiana school studies I have read all indicate the most academically beneficial and financially feasible schools require a student population of 2,000 to 6.000 students in first through twelfth grades. The studies found that school districts with less than 2,000 students performed worse on tests because of restricted resources. With the results of these studies and the fact that the Indiana Legislature is always looking for ways to cut costs and improve offerings, I believe it will only be a short time until elimination of smaller school districts will be legislated. – Larry Curless, Wabash

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VIEWPOINT Creating chances for all Hoosiers

By Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch

Growing up as a 12-year-old who towered over her peers and teachers at 5-foot 8-inches, I was a target for many of my classmates’ ridicule and jokes. Suffering through those harsh words, my father gave me some advice that helped shape who I am today. His valuable lesson was to love, accept and respect myself, and when I began to do that, even with all of my imperfections, I could accept and respect the differences in others.

While my childhood experiences in no way compare to the daunting task Hoosiers with intellectual and developmental disabilities face every day, it serves as a reminder of just how much being isolated, different or left out one can feel. It’s why I am so focused as lieutenant governor on lifting up those working through challenges every day.

All Hoosiers deserve the same opportunities, regardless of background, economic status, or physical and intellectual challenges. There are approximately 100,000 Hoosiers who have an intellectual or developmental disability, which includes autism, Down’s syndrome and cerebral palsy. Like most people, these individuals aspire to live and work in a safe, affordable and accessible environment. There should be a realistic expectation for opportunities to participate in recreational teams, establish meaningful friendships, and have access to health and wellness care.

Indiana is taking the steps in the right direction, but there is more we can be doing to help. In 2017, nearly 30,000 Hoosiers with intellectual and developmental disabilities are able to receive services and support in a variety of locations, including their

family’s home, their own home, a group home, on the job and in our communities across Indiana.

Advocates with intellectual and developmental disabilities, their families, and partner organizations, like The Arc of Indiana, as well as local community-based rehabilitation agencies, national service providers, and local and state government agencies are joining forces to create a community based support system for individuals with disabilities and their families. Because of the limited housing opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, most continue to live with their families. In many cases, adult children remain at home until the parents either can no longer care for them, or pass away. At the same time, younger parents often juggle two jobs while managing the daily, complex needs of a young child with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

More effective family and caregiver training is key to ensuring Indiana maintains the commitment to community-based support for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. This training should be available to families and parents throughout their loved one’s life, from early intervention services critical in a child’s first years, to supporting the family throughout their lifetime.

Providers face a severe shortage of direct support workers in the state.

Within this challenge, there is the opportunity for Indiana to invest in developing a well-trained, high-quality and direct-support workforce that has the most up-to-date technology and innovations to support individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in a way no other state

Early childhood education is of utmost importance has yet to achieve.

Collab-oraLT. GOV. tive work SUZANNE CROUCH from the G e n e r a l Assembly has given us the opportunity to impact the lives of those with an intellectual and developmental disabilities through House Enrolled Act 1102. This law provides the framework for a comprehensive rethinking of how Indiana provides support to Hoosiers with intellectual and developmental disabilities. As a passionate supporter of the disability community for many years, I am honored to chair the task force. I am honored to be serving alongside the other 17 task force members, working to create a comprehensive plan that will promote and support Hoosiers with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Every success we help someone achieve opens their life to great opportunities for independence, selfworth and employment. Our friends with disabilities are really just friends with different abilities, and they have the same dreams of every Hoosier and every American – to have friends, to have a job, to love and be loved, and be successful.

I am grateful for every dedicated Hoosier working tirelessly to ensure that individuals with different abilities are successful and supported.

Thank you for the honor of continuing to serve you as we take Indiana to the Next Level for all Hoosiers.

Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch constitutionally serves as the President of the Indiana Senate, chairs the Indiana Counter Terrorism and Security Council and oversees five state agencies.

By Mayor Scott Long I would like to touch base with our community about the importance of early childhood education as I see it pertaining to our community and citizens.

I have been thrust back into the role of parenting a second time after taking guardianship of my grandson, and understanding the importance of choosing a daycare facility that will not only physically take care of him, but also stimulate his learning beginning as early as six weeks old. At home, I find myself searching out more opportunities for him to learn through media, reading to him, and overall preparing him for his formative years before entering our public school system. It is vitally important to me, as it is to all parents, that I set him up in the best environment possible for learning, so that when he reaches adulthood, he will be a successful contributing member of society.

Finding daycare facilities for a young child is ever challenging, and I and my wife were no exception! I literally fell into obtaining a place for him in daycare when a person didn’t respond to the opening that the daycare cenMAYOR ter had for their child. Right SCOTT LONG place, right time, and a little help from God in my opinion to find the perfect place for him. Now we are faced with the challenge of the additional expenses that were unexpected at this point in our lives, daycare costs, diapers, formula that isn’t covered by WIC, finding after hours babysitting when I have an event to attend, and the list goes on and on. I have found that at this point in life, I am much more patient and able to deal with the frustrations that come with all of this!

It is imperative that as a government leader, I do everything possible to help our community become more successful. This starts with Early Childhood Learning and setting our young people up to become the leaders of tomorrow! If we want to be successful in the ever growing Global Economy, we need to step up to the plate and hit the educational ball out of the park. Failure to do so will leave us behind when competing with other countries throughout the world. We do not have to reinvent the wheel when it comes to preparing our children for success, we can model our educational opportunities after the already successful programs in other countries. It is imperative that we raise the bar of Early Childhood Education to establish the foundation of our children’s education. We are doing that on a local level through dual language kindergarten within the Wabash City School system, and hopefully we will be able to expand that program and others to give our young people a step up as they grow and learn.

I am involved with a collaborative group that is looking at options to address the Early Childhood Learning and develop a plan to put our community and citizens in a better position to help our youngest citizens with their education and prepare them for a global economy that they will be living in as adults.

We all need to be a part of this effort and parents need to be invested in this as well. Working together we can make Wabash a better place for future generations, but we must act now! I am invested as the Mayor in assisting this effort in every way possible and I hope that you will join me.

I witness that my grandson is a sponge, soaking up whatever I put in front of him and even at the age of one, he devours the information and remembers things. I am doing my best to set him up for success, even at this young age, and I seek out learning opportunities for him. We should all do this and provide the very best opportunities for our young people.

Working together, we can accomplish this and making our youngsters and our community better in the world marketplace.

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Retired from Ford Meter Box Dec. 31, 1934 – Dec. 26, 2017 Barbara Ann McGinnis, 82, of rural Wabash, died at 12:43 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2017, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne.

She was born Dec. 31, 1934, in Wabash, to Verne Bowman and Evelyn (Weaver) Pressler.

Barbara was a graduate of Wabash High School and retired from Ford Meter Box in Wabash. She enjoyed gardening, cooking, and especially loved her family and friends.

She is survived by five children, Roger “Butch” McGinnis of Wabash, Tim McGinnis of North Manchester, Cheryl (Robin) Roberts, Brenda Hurlock, and Denise (James) Leep, all of Wabash; five grandchildren, Brad (Ashley) Roberts of Huntington, Jennifer (Ben) Bailey, Jamie (Matt) Brane, Coty Leep, and Megan Hurlock, all of Wabash; seven great-grandchildren; two half sisters, Carolyn (Phil) Manning of Columbia City, and Linda (Kenny) Prickett of Converse; a half-brother, James (Billie) Bowman of Amboy; and several beloved nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

Visitation was 4-8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 29, 2017, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave., Wabash. Burial was in Mississinewa Cemetery, Somerset, Indiana. Services were private.

Preferred memorial is F.I.S.H..

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

Marilyn Fischer, 79 Enjoyed fishing Feb. 6, 1938 – Dec. 24, 2017

Marilyn Loree Fischer, 79, of Wabash, died at 11:30 am, Sunday, Dec. 24, 2017, at Autumn Ridge Rehabilitation Center in Wabash.

She was born Feb. 6, 1938, in Logansport, to Clarence and Nellie (Randall) King.

Marilyn attended Wabash High School. She was a dietary cook at Peabody Retirement Community and Autumn Ridge.

She enjoyed fishing, cooking, and spending time with her family.

She is survived by her seven children, Rhonda (Claude) Nelson of Wabash, Dennis (Rebecca) Harding of Anderson, Indiana, Laura (Phil) Martin, Cindy (Michael) Conliff, James Harding, Jeff (Kathy) Harding, and Jennifer Harding, all of Wabash; 14 grandchildren, 34 great-grandchildren, two great-great-grandchildren; sister, Karla Eltzroth of South Whitley; and two brothers, Paul (Kathy) King of Wabash, and Tim (Ruth) King of Woodbury, N.J. She was preceded in death by her parents, her granddaughter, Nicole Harding, five brothers and a sister.

Visitation and funeral services were Friday, Dec. 29, 2017, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Avenue, Wabash, with Rick King officiating. Burial was in Memorial Lawns Cemetery, Wabash.

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Lillian M. Shepherd, 83, of rural Syracuse, formerly of Wabash, died at 7:41 pm, Friday, Dec. 22, 2017, at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw.

She was born May 16, 1934, in Siloam Springs, Mo., to Shelt and Katie (Collins) Collins.

She married Delbert Shepherd in Lagro, on Aug. 19, 1968; he died Jan. 20, 2003. She had worked in janitorial services for Wabash Alloys and Wendt and Sons, both of Wabash. Lillian enjoyed reading, working in the yard and spending time with her grandkids.

She is survived by two sons, Robert (Linda) Sopher of Swayzee, and Jason Shepherd of Wabash; step-son, Scott (Linda) Haupert of Lagro; five grandchildren, Brittney Shepherd of Syracuse, Michael Kastner of Lafayette, Kenda Gidley and Scott Miracle, both of Wabash, and Hannah Frazier of Elwood, two step-grandchildren, Andrea Haupert of Huntington, and Scott Haupert of Lagro, longtime friend, Ray Prater of Kokomo; three great-grandchildren, Kallan Gidley and Brice Bland, both of Wabash, and Rebel McDaniel of Syracuse; her sister, Bernice Daugherty of St. Louis, Mo. She was also preceded in death by her parents; son, Jeffrey Shepherd; granddaughter, Faith Bland; three sisters, Imogene Goss, Luverna Hightower, and Norma Lee Collins and two brothers, Bill Collins, and Cleo Collins.

Funeral services were Friday, Dec. 29, 2017, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave., Wabash, with Paul Shepherd officiating. Visitation was Thursday, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Memorial Lawns Cemetery, Wabash, at a later date.

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

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July 16, 1955 – Dec. 20, 2017

Lenard Ray Porter, 62, of Wabash, Indiana, passed away at his residence on Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017, at 11:05 p.m.

He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on July 16, 1955.

Lenard was a veteran of both the United States Army and the United States Navy. He retired as a machinist and had a love for fishing and watching television.

He is survived by his mother, Marie (Porter) Cavins, Wabash; brother, Henry (Dawn) Cavins, Jr., Gray, Ky.; sisters, Mary Moore, Wabash, and Annette Cavins, Andrews.

He is preceded in death by his father, Henry Cavins, Sr. and brothers, Robert Wayne Cavins and Nicholas Wayne Cavins..

Visitation and funeral services were Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2017, at McDonald Funeral Home, Wabash, with Ralph Johnson officiating. Burial to follow at the Marion National Cemetery, Marion.

In lieu of flowers, preferred memorials are to be made to the family of Lenard Porter for funeral expenses.

Stephen Pence, 80

Deborah Mefford, 56

Former Wabash resident

Longtime nurse

March 22, 1937 – Dec. 20, 2017

Dec. 15, 1961 – Dec. 22, 2017

Stephen Pence, 80, Jasper, died Dec. 20, 2017.

Services were Dec. 30, at Holy Family Catholic Church, Jasper.

Visitation was Dec. 29, at BecherKluesner Downtown Chapel, Jasper, and Saturday at church.

Deborah J. Mefford, 56, North Manchester, died Friday, Dec. 22, 2017.

She was born Dec. 15, 1961, in Mishawaka.

Services will be at a later date.

McKee Mortuary handled the arrangements.

Officials seek info on escapee The Wabash County Sheriff ’s Department is asking for assistance in locating an individual who has violated her Electronic Home Detention agreement with Community Corrections.

On Dec. 17, 2017, Erica Jo Wrisk, 29, Wabash, removed her EHD bracelet and is considered an escapee.

If you have knowledge

as to the whereabouts of Erica Jo Wrisk, Crime Stoppers wants to hear from you. You could receive up to a $1,000 reward if you have infor-

mation that would lead to an arrest.

Crime Stoppers also pays cash rewards for information on other felony crimes not featured as Crime of the Week, and on the capture of fugitives.

Call Wabash County Crime Stoppers at 563-5821 or toll free at 1-866-6650556, and give us your formation, not your name.

WPD made 6 arrests during enforcement period

By The Paper staff Wabash Police announce during their 24-day period of increased enforcement they issued 40 citations and made 6 arrests.

During the holiday season Federal Highway Safety Funds adminis-

tered by the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute supported overtime patrols for more than 230 law enforcement agencies across the state.

Sgt. Chad Galligan said Wabash Police are happy to a part of this enforcement because enforcing traffic laws saves lives.

WPD officers will contin-

ue to enforce seat belt,

impaired driving, and other traffic.

Anyone who sees an

impaired driver, safely

turn off the road away

from the vehicle and then call 911.

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WEEKLY REPORTS

January 3, 2018

Donald Martin, 86

Ruth Blankenship, 88

Former Wabash resident

Retired from Invensys Controls

Worked at Oppenheim’s

Dec. 11, 1931 – Dec. 22, 2017

Jan. 11, 1930 – Dec. 21, 2017

Sept. 19, 1937 – Dec. 23, 2017

Ruth Blankenship, 88, North Manchester, died at 7:26 a.m. Dec. 21, 2017.

Visitation and services were Saturday, Dec. 23, at Gospel Hill Pentecostal Church of God, Silver Lake.

McKee Mortuary handled arrangements.

Myron Lee Miller, 80, North Manchester, died at 2 a.m. Dec. 23, 2017.

He was born Sept. 19, 1937.

Visitation was Dec. 27, McKee Mortuary, North Manchester.

Services were Dec. 28, at the funeral home.

Donald Arthur Martin, age 86, of Sebewaing, Mich., formerly of Sterling Heights, passed away Dec. 22, 2017, at the Tuscola County Medical Care Facility in Caro.

Donald was born Dec. 11, 1931, in Kent, Ohio, to Lester O. and Lucille V. (Cope) Martin. They moved to Wabash, when he was 5 years old. After graduation from Wabash High School he joined into the United State Marine Corp. serving during the Korean Conflict until 1952. His education through the years was, William & Mary Extension, Purdue University, Wayne State University, GM Institute. He worked for General Tire, Celotex Corp, Fisher Body and General Motors for 30 years in Warren, Michigan. He married Marlene Ann Hipsher on July 29, 1956, in Wabash. They lived together in Sterling Heights, Mich., from 1959 until he retired in 1987 and then moved to Sebewaing.

Donald enjoyed hunting, fishing, woodcarving, golfing, history and playing bridge. He was the mayor of Sebewaing for 2 years. Donald was a member of the Detroit Sportsman’s Congress, Elks Lodge, National Wildlife Federation, Ducks Unlimited, Michigan Conservation Club, Audubon Society, Sebewaing American Legion Post No.293, Gateway Sportsman’s Club in Unionville and Sebewaing VFW, Sherwood on the Hill Golf Club, Sebewaing Lions Club, Sebewaing Historical Society, and the American Institute of Industrial Engineers (AIIE).

Donald is survived by his wife, Marlene; children: Tracy A. Burnside of Erie, Pa., and Amy R. (David) Kendryna of Wayne, Ill.; grandchildren: Khadija Newark, Brittany Martin, Troy Kendryna and Reid Kendryna; great-grandchildren: Jacob, Kharma, and Kendyll ; and several nieces and nephews.

Donald is preceded in death by two children: Kelly A. Martin and Nicol A. Martin; and his parents and two siblings: Marie E. Herrell and Richard Martin.

Visitation was Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2017, at Juengel & Mellendorf Funeral Home.

The funeral service and visitation were Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017, at Sons Life Missionary Church in Sebewaing.

Burial will take place privately at Assembly of God Cemetery in Sebewaing.

Memorial donations may be given to the American Legion or Alzheimer’s Association.

Wabash Sheriff ’s Department Accidents Dec. 20 At 8:49 a.m., a vehicle driven by Erin K. Dale, 31, LaFontaine, was traveling south on CR 50 East when she attempted to avoid a collision with a semi tractor-trailer, exited the roadway and struck a metal post.

At 4:31 p.m., a vehicle driven by Ella Z. Dials, 78, Laketon, was backing out of a private driveway onto Pottawatomie Road

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when she collided with a vehicle driven by Merissa A. Gamble, 31, Peru.

Dec. 22 At 2:06 a.m., a vehicle driven by Korbin J. Timmons, 18, Converse, was northbound on SR 15 when he attempted to pull over due to mechanical reasons and was struck by a vehicle that left the scene.

At 9:16 a.m., a vehicle driven by James E. Foust, 72, Peru, was northbound on Falls

Avenue, stopped at the intersection of U.S. 24, when he attempted to cross U.S. 24 and collided with a vehicle driven by Larry R. Learned, 60, Wabash.

Dec. 23 At 5:46 a.m., a vehicle driven by Brittany M. Bellamy, 26, Wabash, was northbound on SR 15 when a deer entered the roadway and was struck.

Dec. 24 At 11:16 p.m., a vehicle driven by Tammy S. Steiner, 52, Roann, was traveling north on CR 700 West, at a speed too fast for roadway conditions, when she lost control of the vehicle, struck a guardrail, crossed over the centerline and the vehicle’s backend collided with the guardrail.

At 3:41 p.m., a vehicle driven by Joseph E. Gifford, 60, Logansport, was traveling west on U.S. 24 when he hit a patch of snow in the roadway and the vehicle was pulled off the shoulder of the roadway. Once off the roadway, the vehicle rolled down a steep hill and came to a rest on its side near a group of trees.

Citations

Dec. 20 Andrew A. Starr, 29, Wabash, no valid operator’s license when required.

Janice R. Bent, 40, Wabash, expired driver’s license.

Dec. 22 James E. Foust, 72, Peru, failure to yield.

Dec. 25 Brandon E. Beattie, 24, Alexandria, speeding.

Bookings Richard L. Greene, 38, Liberty Mills, program sanction violation of re-entry court program.

Morgan L. Ritter, 25, Wabash, misdemeanor drug court violation.

Timothy Collins, 52, Wabash, felony domestic battery.

Christopher A. Marsh, 37, Huntington, theft of less than $750.

Kenneth M. Howard, 41, Liberty Mills, misdemeanor driving while suspended with prior.

was traveling south on Evans Boulevard when ice and snow on the roadway caused the vehicle to slide and she collided with two parked vehicles.

Dec. 26 At 7:44 a.m., a vehicle driven by Brooke M. Hecox, 36, Wabash, was attempting to turn into the Walmart parking lot when ice and snow on the roadway caused the vehicle to slide and strike a yellow sign pole.

At 3:23 p.m., a vehicle driven by Rodney E. Back, 52, Wabash, was attempting to reverse at the intersection of the Northside Carry Out parking lot and Cass Street when he collided with a vehicle driven by Joseph E. Hall, 61, Roann.

At 6:46 p.m., a vehicle driven by Kyle J. Spangler, 39, Wabash, was traveling south on Wabash Street when he collided with a vehicle driven by Jeannine M. Gleason, 53, Wabash.

Wabash Police Department Accidents Dec. 22 At 11:10 a.m., a vehicle driven by Honi J. Harden, 42, Wabash, was southbound on Cass Street when she collided with a vehicle driven by Katie L. Kronberg, 28, Marion.

At 2:59 p.m., a vehicle driven by Frances L. Norman, 85, Wabash, was southbound on Cass Street when she collided with a vehicle driven by Jon T. Brown, 68, Wabash.

Citations Dec. 20 Johnny R. Hanger, 60, Peru, seatbelt violation.

Daniel G. Blackburn, 55, Kokomo, operator never licensed and false identity statement.

Dec. 24 At 1:33 p.m., a vehicle driven by Andrea D. Cornett, 39, Wabash, was backing out of a parking space in the Walmart parking lot at the same time as a vehicle driven by Barbara A. Prater, 64, Wabash, and the two vehicles collided.

At 9:19 p.m., a vehicle driven by Jason A. Grumpp, 41, Wabash, was southbound on SR 15 when multiple deer entered the roadway and one was struck.

Dec. 26 Virginia G. Honeycutt, 39, Wabash, driving while suspended infraction.

Dec. 25 At 3:25 p.m., a vehicle driven by Mary E. Stephens, 69, Wabash,

Dec. 23 Lucas Phillippe, 28, Wabash, driving while suspended with prior.

Dec. 25 Tommie M. Dalton, 35, Wabash, driving while suspended prior.

North Manchester Accidents Dec. 24 At 9:43 a.m., a vehicle driven by Robin D. Klare, 58, Wabash, struck a trailer being towed by Ian R. Poston, 41, North Manchester, at the intersection of SR 13 and SR 114.

Arrests Dec. 22 Enrique Mata, 40, Fort Wayne, operating while intoxicated and driving while suspend-

Myron Miller, 80

ed. Mata was also cited for no license plate light and busted tail light.

Dec. 24 Kyle A. Flock, 32, North Manchester, writ of attachment for driving while suspended.

Fire Dec. 20 At 6:47 p.m., 1200 block of Sunset Drive for medical assist.

Dec. 21 At 12:34 a.m., 500 block of Meadowdale Drive for medical assist.

Dec. 25 At 7:46 p.m., 1100 block of West 4th Street for medical assist.

Dec. 26 At 1:36 a.m., 500 block of Hawthorne Trail for medical assist.

Land Transfers Maureen and J.D. Eastgate to J.D. Eastgate, quitclaim deed.

Bradley A. and Sonya Lee to Joshua R. and Ashley C. Holley, warranty deed.

Lonnie D. Neal to Herman D. and Carrie L. Staton, quitclaim deed.

Venture 3841 LLC to Daniel C. Croner and Marsha Smith Croner, warranty deed.

Dorothy Dulin, Jack W. Dulin and Roberta L. Hollopeter to Nancy L. Ridenour, warranty deed.

Curt and Betsy Raffensperger to Jeremy and Emily Buzzard, quitclaim deed.

Jay A. and Lindsey A. Morris to Devlin A. Thompson and Brittany M. Stacker, warranty deed.

Shawn R. Weaver to Terry L. and Kathrine D. King, warranty deed.

Nancy S. Campbell to Michael G. Peters, warranty deed.

Barry A. and Divana L. Bowyer to Ted D. Randall, quitclaim deed.

Patrick J. Grzesiak to Casey O. Burnett, warranty deed.

Thomas and Peggy

Sickafus to Jon W. and Linda L. Henry, quitclaim deed.

Do It Investments LLC to Gimi Investments Group Inc., warranty deed.

Connie L. Bauldridge to Paul E. Roth, quitclaim deed.

Janet S. Dickos, Janet S. Dickos, Christie K. Dickos and Christie Dickos to Bott Properties LLC, warranty deed.

Donald J. and Patricia M. Smith to Bott Properties LLC, warranty deed.

Pefley Properties LLC to Scot Haupert Sr. and Linda Haupert, warranty deed.

Roger J. Biehl to Scott Dawes Inc., warranty deed.

Valerie D. Moore to Valerie D. Vance, quitclaim deed.

Malinda K. Wynn, Shirley J. Wrisk and Lori Siders to Jacob J. Parsons, warranty deed.

Cynthia McDonald to Cynthia McDonald and David A. Burns, quitclaim deed.

Cynthia McDonald to Cynthia McDonald and David A. Burns, quitclaim deed.

Shane Flora to Water Wheel Express LLC, quitclaim deed.

Mary E. and J.D. Smith to Jeffrey D. Dyson and Kenneth W. Miller, warranty deed.

Cletus R. and Elizabeth S. Slabach to Elizabeth S. Long, quitclaim deed.

MBN Rentals LLC to MBN Properties LLC, quitclaim deed.

Wanda L. and Lavern O. Utterback to Wanda L. Utterback and Tamara L. Spohn, quitclaim deed.

Wabash County Auditor to Gary W. and Marthene L. Burnau, tax title deed.

Wabash County Auditor to Gary W. and Marthene L. Burnau, tax title deed.

Orley L. and Charlene R. Hawley to Leo E. Pruitt, quitclaim deed.

Karen S. and Robert C. Mayo to Timothy and April Devore, warranty deed.

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Kaler honored by Visit Wabash County board

By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com

Howard Kaler, general manager of Charley Creek Inn, was honored on Dec. 21 during Visit Wabash County’s end of the year board meeting at the Honeywell Center.

Kaler, who served as Visit Wabash County’s board president during 2017 was presented with a Distinguished Leadership Award for his level of service and dedication to the organization.

Presenting the award on behalf of the full board of directors and staff was Jan Roland, incoming 2018 Board President for Visit Wabash County.

“On behalf of Visit Wabash County, we would like to honor your service as President for the past year,” Roland said. “During your tenure you have represented Visit Wabash County with professionalism, positive leadership, and strength. You have led the board and staff with vision, wisdom and care.

We thank you so much for your service to this board and to the Wabash County community.”

During the past year, Visit Wabash County has aggressively accomplished an advanced scope of work which included the completion of large scale programming projects; the Dam to Dam Wabash County Century Ride, Trolley No. 85 experience tours, a

Outgoing Visit Wabash County board president Howard Kaler accepts a certificate from incoming president Jan Roland. Photos provided digital kiosk installation plan, hosting travel writers from around the Midwest and supported Manchester Main Street during a time of transition.

“The leadership of Visit Wabash County is in strong and very capable hands,” Kaler said “It has been rewarding to act as President for the organization and it has been an honor to serve alongside an incredible group of community leaders.”

Leaving the board is Wade Weaver, who has served for seven years on the board of directors and has served as past president. Weaver was instrumental in the hiring of the current executive director, Christine Flohr, the opening of the Welcome Center, the purchase of Trolley

No. 85 and a multitude of other projects and programs that have come to fruition since his service on the board.

“Wade’s unwavering service to Visit Wabash County has assisted with the growth and direction of th organization,” Flohr told The Paper of Wabash County.

Replacing Weaver on the Board of Directors will be Beverly Vanderpool, executive assistant to Mayor Scott Long.

“The passion and energy that Bev dedicates to the advancement of the county, matched with her pursuit of collaboration, makes her a great addition to the board of directors,” Flohr said.

Members of the 2018 Tourism Commission are President, Jan

First Farmers announces new program

By The Paper staff CONVERSE — In response to the recently passed legislation affecting corporate tax, Gene Miles, President and CEO of First Farmers Bank & Trust recently announced a new corporate wage and community support program that commits to four points of emphasis.

Raise the mini-

mum hourly starting wage by $2.50 for all new FFBT employees.

Provide a minimum year-end bonus of $750 annually to all full time FFBT employees.

Invest a minimum of $250,000 annually to community development and support of local branch markets.

Invest a minimum of $150,000 annually to FFBT employee development and edu-

cation.

“With this special opportunity, we are pleased to further our commitment to our community and to our people.

Since 1885, First Farmers has prided itself in supporting the communities in which we serve and our employees are the primary reason for our corporate success and growth”, Gene Miles, President and CEO, First Farmers Bank & Trust.

Roland (Community Volunteer); Vice President, Brady Burgess (BIT C o m p u t e r s ) ; Treasurer, Steve S h u m a k e r

Outgoing Visit Wabash County board member Wade Weaver accepts a certificate from Howard Kaler.

The new officers of Visit Wabash County are (from left) treasurer Steve Shumaker, president Jan Roland, secretary Carrie Vineyard and vice president Brady Burgess.

( C o m m u n i t y Vo l u n t e e r ) , Secretary, Carrie V i n e y a r d

(Timbercrest Senior Living Community).

Additional directors include Tod Minnich ( H o n e y w e l l

Foundation), Laura Rager (Community Volunteer), Howard Kaler (Charley Creek Inn), Anne

Titus (Parkview Wabash Hospital), and Beverly Vanderpool (City of Wabash).

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U.S. soy shows more nutrients, greater consistency From the ASA News Bureau ST. LOUIS – Exceptional composition is a key element of the U.S. Soy Advantage.

When it comes to soybean quality, the U.S. soy industry wants to be sure that its customers are armed with the right information. The U.S. Soy Family, which includes the U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC), American Soybean Association (ASA), and United Soybean Board (USB), promotes numerous studies around soy quality, providing international customers with the necessary information to make the right soy choice.

Annually since 1986, USSEC partners with the University of M i n n e s o t a Department of Agronomy & Plant Genetics to gather samples from soybean producers across the United States’ growing regions to analyze them for protein, oil, and amino acid concentration – yielding scientific data that verifies the exceptional composition and

high nutritional value of U.S. soy.

In 2017, sample kits were mailed to 6,688 producers selected based on total land devoted to soybean production in each state, so that response distribution would closely match that of soybean production.

By early December, 1,837 samples were received, which were analyzed for protein, oil, and amino acid concentration.

Preliminary survey results show that, across U.S. growing areas, protein concentrations were unusually consistent across the U.S. in 2017, although slightly lower overall than 2016 levels and historical averages.

However, oil concentrations in 2017 were nearly equal to 2016 levels and were higher than historical a v e r a g e s .

Additionally, essential amino acid results varied very little by state and region and the U.S. average of essential amino acids was slightly higher than last year.

The quality study also found an increase in protein concentrations in some north-

ern states. For example, Minnesota and South Dakota soybeans had higher protein in 2017 than 2016, with South Dakota increasing protein by nearly one percentage point.

Because protein levels were similar across all U.S. growing areas, this indicates that the U.S. will be exporting soybeans with a more consistent nutritional bundle from all port locations.

Recent studies comparing soybeans of different origins continue to reinforce the understanding that U.S. soy provides the nutritional bundle needed to optimize animal nutrition and profitability. The full value of U.S. soybean products is found when buyers consider total metabolizable energy, batch-to-batch consistency, essential amino acid profile and digestibility.

Dr. Gonzalo G. Mateos, professor of animal science at the University of Madrid [Spain], conducted research study on the nutritive value and energy quality of soybean meal for pigs and poultry. His team compiled data, gath-

ered over eight consecutive years, to map out the energy and protein levels of samples of the world’s largest exporters of soybean meal: the United States, Brazil and Argentina. In his peer-reviewed and published study, Mateos concluded that composition and quality of protein is the best indicator of nutrition. He said that U.S. soybean meal is the world’s top and most convenient of the world’s protein meals’ supply.

Dr. Hans H. Stein, professor of animal nutrition at the University of Illinois, analyzed digestible, metabolizable energy in swine by analyzing soybean meal from China, Argentina, Brazil, and the U.S., and 4 sources from India. Stein’s peerreviewed and published study showed that U.S. soybean meal had more digestible amino acids than that of other origins and that soybean meal from the U.S. has greater digestibility and less variability in composition and digestibility.

This global research continues to

demonstrate that soybeans and soy products can vary widely depending on their

origin. Year after year, U.S. Soy can be counted on by nutritionists and managers

to consistently maximize animal performance and reduce production costs.

Workshop to look at farm ownership succession plan From the Purdue News Bureau WEST LAFAYETTE — Farm families can learn how to ensure a successful ownership transition from one generation to the next in a workshop sponsored by the Purdue Extension Succession Planning Team.

The workshop, “Next Steps to Successfully Growing Future Farm Generations,” will be presented by attorneys and estate planning experts Michelle Adler of Bluffton, Tom Appel of Valparaiso, Dan Gordon of Bluffton and Jeff Washburn of Columbus.

— Topics include: — Long-term care.

— Retirement planning.

— Caring for the caregiver.

— Buy/sell agreements.

— Is an LLC right for you?

“Transferring the family farm business can be overwhelming and daunting,” said Amanda Dickson, member of the Purdue Extension Succession Planning Team. “This workshop takes an indepth look at very specific aspects of the transfer. We address issues for you as the owner, the next generation, and the business.

This is why we encourage the whole family to attend.”

Sessions will be offered throughout the state. The schedule includes: — Jan. 18, 1-4 p.m.: White County Fairgrounds; 12 N. 25 E, Reynolds.

— Jan. 24, 9 a.m. to noon: Lake County Government CenterPurdue Extension, Meeting Room A; 2293 N. Main St., Crown Point.

— Jan. 24, 1-4 p.m.: Tipton County Fairgrounds; 1200 S.

Main St., Tipton.

— Feb. 8, 6-9 p.m.: Fulton County Fairgrounds; 1009 W. Third St., Rochester.

— Feb. 13, 9 a.m. to noon: Whitley County 4-H Center; 680 W. Squawbuck Road, Columbia City.

— March 8, 9 a.m. to noon: Madison County Fairgrounds; 512 E. Fourth St., Alexandria.

— March 8, 5-8 p.m.: Henry County Memorial Park, Smith Building; 2221 N. Memorial Drive, News Castle.

Cost is $40 for the first four family members and $10 for each additional member.

Registration forms are available at https://bit.ly/ 2kdqeAc and should be mailed to Kelly Heckaman, Kosciusko County Extension, 202 W. Main St., Warsaw, IN 46580. Registration is due two weeks before each session.

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From Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE – Producers expressed lower sentiment toward the agricultural economy in November on the heels of fall harvest, according to the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer.

The November barometer read 128, a 7point decline from October’s 135 and the second-lowest reading of 2017. The barometer is based on a monthly survey of 400 agricultural producers from across the country.

“The November slide in sentiment was primarily driven by reduced optimism about the future,” said James Mintert, the barometer’s principal investigator and director of Purdue University’s Center for C o m m e r c i a l Agriculture. “We saw the Index of Future Expectations fall by 10 points, while the barometer’s other sub-

index, the Index of Current Conditions, held steady at 129.”

In one of the survey questions, producers were asked whether they thought the next 12 months would be good times or bad times financially for the agricultural economy as a whole. Sixtytwo percent said they thought the next 12 months will be bad times financially in U.S. agriculture. The percentage of producers expecting bad times in agriculture has been increasing since July when 50 percent of survey respondents said they were expecting bad times.

Throughout 2017, survey respondents have been asked about agricultural trade in an effort to understand how proposed policy changes might be impacting producer sentiment. When asked about the importance of agricultural exports to the overall U.S. agricultural economy, 96 percent rated them as important.

The survey also asked producers about the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

“When we asked producers about NAFTA specifically, they were less confident about its importance to the U.S. agricultural economy,” Mintert said. “While 70 percent did rate it as important, a substantial 20 percent rated NAFTA as neutral, meaning neither important or unimportant.”

On a regular basis, the survey asks respondents about their expectations for farmland prices. For the first time in survey history, more producers said they expect higher farmland values than lower farmland values.

Twenty-one percent said they expect farmland values to turn higher in the next 12 months, whereas 62 percent thought values would remain unchanged and 17 percent expect lower farmland values.

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Southwood, not Smithwood, earns U.S. News honor

LAFONTAINE AND SOMERSET

Congratulations to Smithwood Jr.-Sr. High School for being selected for one of US News & World Report’s America’s Best High Schools. Oh wait a minute that was Southwood. (A glitch with the first banner sent to us made for too good of a joke to resist taking it further.)

The first banner says Smithwood instead of Southwood. So they thought this would be for a good laugh for the community to post both b a n n e r s .

Congratulations to all Southwood Jr.-Sr. High School students and teachers.

Ethel Eib 765-981-4054 etheleib@ gmail.com

L A F O N TA I N E LIONS will meet on Thursday, Jan. 11, for in the Lion room at the L a F o n t a i n e Community Building with Lion Brad Rody as host.

You can now order the 2017 LaFontaine, IN Christmas Ornaments.

These collectable ornaments are available in two different styles and you get to choose from Silver and Red Ornaments. Each ornament is $8 dollars or $15 dollars for two. Order forms are at the LaFontaine Town Hall, Grant Creek Mercantile, or on our website at https://lafontainefestival.weebly.com/ . All proceeds will go to the LaFontaine Festival.

This would be a perfect gift for the collector in your life.

SOMERSET TOWN BOARD met on Monday, Dec. 11.

Board attorney Jordan Tandy attended an early meeting with the board and it was decided that the community proceed with a 501C-3 designation which will enable anyone who makes a contribution to the SRDC to deduct that amount on their federal income taxes. For example, if you are in the 30 percent tax bracket a $100 donation would cost you $70 as you’d receive a $30 reduction your taxes.

All seven members were present and Jeremy Milliner called the meeting to order.

Boots Jack read the minutes of the last meeting and they were approved. This is the final reading of the

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minutes by Jack as the board is recording the meeting and producing an electronic record of the meeting. They thanked her for her many years as volunteer recorder. Gary Grandchamp gave the financial report which was approved.

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Beauchamp named Tall Sycamore

By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com

M i c h a e l Beauchamp was named a Tall Sycamore of the Wabash.

Beauchamp, a founding member of the Wabash River Defenders, received the award on Friday, Dec. 22, during a sur-

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tor of the Wabash County Solid Waste Management District, read a statement bestowing the honor upon Beauchamp, after which Steve Johnson, executive director of the Wabash County United Fund, presented him the framed document.

“I want to talk tonight about volunteers,” Rankin said.

“Everyone in this room volunteers.

Most of you help us with the River D e f e n d e r s .

Volunteers, we all know, are worth their weight in gold. They share their time and their talents without any compensation.

“I think its crucial that we acknowledge their contributions and just how much they are valued.”

Thanking volunteers is the proper thing to do, she said, but sometimes it doesn’t seem sufficient.

“To be a volunteer it takes a couple of things,” Rankin continued. “Generosity, a willingness to give your time to others. It also takes dedication to start a project and see that project through to finish.”

She said Beauchamp shows those qualities, “and so, so, so much more.”

“Dedicated hearts like yours are not so easy to find,” she said.

“It takes a very special person, a ‘river rat,’ that’s so kind and generous.”

Actions speak louder than words, Rankin said, “so today, Mike Beauchamp, we’d like to present you with the Tall Sycamore of the Wabash Award as a symbol of your dedication.”

Beauchamp told The Paper of Wabash County that he figured out Ranking was talking about him about halfway through her speech,

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Michael Beauchamp holds his Tall Sycamore of the Wabash Award while Steve Johnson reads the words printed on the document to a group of friends and Wabash River Defender volunteers. Photo by Joseph Slacian

Beauchamp reads the inscriptions in the Leewell H. Carpenter book, “Tall Sycamore of the Wabash.”

Photo by Joseph Slacian

“when she said ‘him,’ it kind of eliminated half the people here.”

“This is a total surprise to me,” he continued. “It is a great honor. These people have given so much and they all mean so much to me. These volunteers that sat around this table have become like family to me. They have contributed so much to helping to clean up this river. Now we are turning to water quality. We’re turning to work on the purity of the water.

“And some day,” he said with a chuckle, “we’re going to have a

baptism in the Wabash River. “ In addition to the Tall Sycamore of the Wabash award, Beauchamp also received a copy of Leewell H. Carpenter’s book, “Tall Sycamore of the Wabash,” signed by those present.

Beauchamp, after receiving the award, also thanked all the volunteers who have helped with the river cleanup.

“One hundred and twenty-six and a half tons of debris you all have taken out, while I stood up on the shore and made pro-

nouncements of one kind or another,” he said.

He also noted that 4, 854 tires have been removed from the river.

“You’ve made a big, big difference in this river,” he told the volunteers. ”You’ve made a big difference in the conscientiousness about ecology, one of the greatest resources in the state.

“You are all great, and this is wonderful.

Getting an award from people 50 miles away is one thing. But when you get an award at home, that’s really special.”

By The Paper staff

Court and the House and Senate chambers.

“If a student has an interest in the workings of state government, or even thinks they might, I’d ask them to strongly consider this program,” Wolkins said. “Seeing all that goes on during a day at the Statehouse can be a valuable experience.”

To be a page, applicants should be between the ages of 13 and 18. Wolkins said student pages receive

an excused absence from school and groups can sign up to participate together.

The 2018 legislative session begins Wednesday, Jan. 3, and must conclude by March 14. Wolkins said page positions fill quickly and encouraged participants to apply early online at www.indianahouserepublicans.com/pa g e program or by calling 800-382-9841.

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Friends Church has new lead pastor

By The Paper staff

Brandon Eaton is the new lead pastor at Wabash Friends Church.

He was approved for the post at a congregational meeting on Dec. 13. Eaton will step up to his new responsibilities Jan. 1 after serving as youth pastor for the church for the past six years.

“I love preparing and giving sermons, and I’ve always thought that I’d like to be in a position where I could lead and cast vision for a church,” said Eaton.

“I’ve been feeling God’s leading toward more of a teaching pastor or lead pastor role for the past couple of years.

But I’ve also come to love the people of Wabash Friends, and really didn’t want to leave.

“When God aligned all of the pieces so I could stay at my church and move into this new phase of ministry, I was floored and humbled.

I’m so excited to get to lead and serve these

people.”

An opening for Eaton to move up opened recently when Alex Falder, who had served as lead pastor at Wabash Friends for the past seven years, accepted a staff pastor role at a church in Billings, Mont.

Darrell Boone, chairman at Wabash Friends, echoed Eaton’s excitement.

“Brandon has done a nice job pinch hitting for us in the pulpit for the past couple of years, so we were well aware of his preaching skills going into the selection process,” he said. “But as we went through the successive interviews, we were really impressed with his heart and vision for the Lord’s work. We too are excited about how Wabash Friends can be a part of that, both here in the community and with our missions partners around the world.”

Describing himself as a “pastor’s kid” (he is the son of Michael and Cheryl Eaton, who are on staff at Bachelor

BRANDON EATON Creek Church of Christ in Wabash) Eaton was born in Indiana, but spent much of his youth in Florida.

He is an honors graduate of Johnson University, Knoxville, Tenn., where he double majored in Bible and counseling. Since being a youth pastor at Wabash Friends, Eaton has been active in the community, helping to launch Campus Life in Wabash County. He has also served as a volunteer at the Access Youth Center, and PEP (Peers Educating Peers) leader for four years.

As he begins his new

duties, Eaton said that helping Wabash Friends continue its tradition of being a positive and contributing member the community is a key part of his vision.

“I want to equip our people to walk alongside members of this community who need to know the God who loves them, and have conversations with them about things that matter,” he said. “I want our church to get in on the work that God is already doing, and be one piece of the puzzle that He is putting together for the good of the people of Wabash, and in which He is inviting us to participate.”

Eaton and his wife, Savannah, whom he describes as his “partner in ministry,” have been married for 11 years. They reside in Wabash, and have four children, Clover, 8, Bear, 5, Anchor, 4, and Oak, 3 months.

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“Visions of C o m m u n i t y , Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.” will take place Saturday, Jan 13, from 10 a.m. until noon at the Intercultural Center of Manchester University located on College Avenue across from the Administration Building. The event will feature activities designed for upper-elementary aged youth and include mural painting and trivia games. The event is hosted by Education for Conflict Resolution in collaboration with M a n c h e s t e r University’s Intercultural Center and Peace Studies Institute. For more information, contact Education for Conflict Resolution a t info@workitout.org or 260.982.5354.

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MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY students have engaged in rigorous threeweek study sessions each January – on campus and around the world. Some will spend this January session abroad in countries such as Australia, Jamaica, New Zealand and

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Some M a n c h e s t e r University students study abroad for a semester or full year during their time as underg raduates.

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A BETTER LIFEBRIANNA’S HOPE for people struggling with addictions, meets every Thursday at the First United Methodist Church located at 110 N. Cass Street. A free meal is served at 6 p.m.

The service runs from 6:30-8 p.m.

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 Newborn4T. 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.

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

AREA FIVE AGENCY NUTRITION PROGRAM Provides lunch to seniors 60 and over at the Warvel Park Scout Hall Monday through Friday at 11:30 a.m. Meals are a balanced meal.

Lunch is on a donation basis. Must call between 9 am. – 1 p.m. the day before to reserve lunch for the next day. Euchre is played every Wednesday.

To reserve your lunch call 982-9940.

NORTH MANCHESTER NEWS ITEMS may be sent to my e-mail address at nmanchestertalks@gmail.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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The Northfield Lady Norse basketball team show off the Wabash County Tourney trophy following its 48-32 win over the Wabash Lady Apaches.

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The Southwood Knights basketball team show off the Wabash County Tourney trophy following its 74-52 win over the Wabash Apaches.

Knights, Lady Norse win county tourney The Southwood Knights and the Northfield Lady Norse won bragging rights in Wabash County on Saturday, capturing the 2017-18 Wabash County Basketball Tourney championships.

The Lady Norse defeated Wabash, 48-32 in the girls championship round.

Southwood defeated Wabash, 7452, in the boys title game.

Manchester captured third place in both the boys and girls tournies.

The Lady Squires defeated Southwood, 56-32, in the first varsity contest on Saturday afternoon, while Manchester’s boys withstood a late rally by Northfield to win, 56-53.

The tourney opened on Friday with Northfield’s girls team posting a 61-33 win over the Lady Knights to advance to the finals.

In the second game, Southwood’s boys team posted an 83-47 win over Northfield.

The day’s second girls contest saw Wabash defeat the Lady Squires, 42-32.

In the last game of the day, and without a doubt the most exciting, Wabash posted an 80-72 double overtime win over Manchester.

Earning all-tourney honors for the girls were Arield Dale and Abby Keaffaber from Northfield; Bailey Yoakum and Carmen Higdon from Wabash; Sydney Day from Manchester; and MaKenna

Pace, Southwood.

Tourney MVP honors went to Northfield’s Kelcie Thomson, while Day received the Bill Rogge Sportsmanship Award.

Earning all-tourney honors for the boys were Payten Trexler and Matt Nose of Southwood; Trenton Daughtry and Logan Vander Veldon, Wabash; Mason Hamby, Manchester; and Joe Halderman, Northfield.

Tourney MVP honors went to Carson Blair of Southwood, while Manchester’s Koehl Fluke received the Bill Rogge Sportsmanship Award.

Blair was also honored early in the first quarter of the boys champjonship game. After scoring his fourth point in the contest, he broke his father, Todd Blair’s, scoring record at Southwood.

The game was stopped and Southwood coach John Burrus presented a basketball to the father and son combination to mark the accomplishment.

In the junior varsity tourney, Northfield defeated Manchester, 41-29, to win the girls title, while Southwood defeated Manchester, 50-43, to win the boys title.

Northfield’s Kyra Kennedy won the Bill Roggee Sportsmanship Award for the junior varsity tourney, while Wabash’s Bryant Boggs received the same honor for the boys tourney.

Northfield’s Addi Baker (33) attemps to get a pass off while surrounded by Apache defenders Bailey Yoakum (21), Tabby Wagner (35) and Alivia Short (44) in the championship game of the girls tourney. Northfield defeated Wabash, 48-32, to win the title.

Wabash’s Logan Vander Velden (12) attempts to make a layup while Southwood’s Matthew Nose prepares to attempt to block the shot in the boys championship game of the Wabash County Tourney. Southwood defeated Wabash, 74-52 in the title game.

Manchester’s Koehl Fluke (22) looks to get a pass around Northfield’s Joe Halderman in the consolation game of the Wabash County Tourney.

Southwood’s Erin Lehner (14) attemps to put a shot up over Manchester’s Erika Kendall (43) and Kerigan Hatfield (23) in the consolation game of the Wabash County Tourney.

Photos by Joseph Slacian

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Kiera Stacy signed her letter of intent to attend Huntington University and continue her academic and softball career. Joining her at the signing were her parents, Rita Stacy and Joe Stacy; Manchester softball coach Brittany Holmes (back row, from left), Huntington University head coach Doug Gower, and Indiana Shock softball head coach Adam West. Photo by Eric Christiansen

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Sydney Day will be continuing her education and softball career at Indiana Wesleyan University. Joining her at her signing were her parents (front row, from left) Michael Day and Jennifer Day; sister Emily Day (back row, from left), IWU coach Steve Babinski and sister MacKenzie Day. Photo provided

2 MHS seniors sign to play softball

By Eric Christiansen echristiansen@nmpaper.com

NORTH MANCHESTER — Heading into their fourth year of what they hope will be another successful season on the Manchester High School softball team, two senior players won’t have to worry about their future during the season.

Kiera Stacy recently signed to continue her softball career at Huntington University and Sydney Day won’t be too far away in Marion at Indiana Wesleyan where she will also be playing softball.

Stacy will be continuing her

education majoring in elementary education at Huntington.

“The atmosphere is very comfortable for me and the professors are really nice,” Stacy said.

“I’ve known for a while that is where I wanted to go. I just felt in my heart that’s where I needed to be.”

Day will be focusing on a nursing degree when not on the softball field at Indiana Wesleyan.

“I really like working with kids. I’m good with kids and with that degree, I can work with them and help them more,” Day said. “The first time I was on the campus, I fell in love with

“They have been a great asset to our program so far, and I’m proud of both of them going on. They both have great potential where they are going, and I’m looking forward to getting to a couple of games and watch them play.”

-- MHS softball coach Brittany Holmes it and told my mom that even if I were not to play softball in college, I would go to there — when I got my softball offer from Indiana Wesleyan, it was an obvious choice.”

Manchester High School softball coach Brittany Holmes is

excited for her players and their future.

“They have been a great asset to our program so far, and I’m proud of both of them going on,” she said. “They both have great potential where they are going, and I’m looking forward

to getting to a couple of games and watch them play.

“They are both good students with great attitudes, great leaders in our program and have bright futures.”

Cold can’t stop high school hoops

By Bill Barrows The calendar turns to January and another year begins.

In local sports, we keep our minds off of the numbing cold of this region by warming our minds by watching high school basketball. After all, this is Indiana.

Coming off the Wabash County Tourney, all four schools are tuned in and focused on the back half of the season. Games this week will include Tuesday’s action. The BILL Northfield girls host Bluffton, the Manchester Boys travel to Central Noble and Mississinewa entertains the Southwood Boys.

Wednesday offers one game. The Lady Knights of Southwood travel to Marion.

On Friday, three Boys conference games, as North Miami travels to Manchester, Northfield hosts Tippecanoe Valley and Wabash entertains Southwood.

The Wabash WebTV crew will be there

at Wabash to cover that one starting around 7:30 p.m.

To round out the week, on Saturday the Lady Apaches of Wabash travel to Maconaquah, the Lady Squires of Manchester will be at North Miami and the Northfield boys travel to MadisonGrant.

Wabash WebTV will continue to bring you all of the action streaming over the internet BARROWS each week during the high school basketball 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.

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By The Paper staff Mississinewa and Salamonie reservoirs will host bald eagle watches in January and February.

Greet the morning with bald eagles at Mississinewa Lake’s annual Sunrise Eagle Watch, Jan. 20.

Meet at Mississinewa’s Miami SRA boat launch at 6:30 a.m. to caravan to the largest documented bald eagle roost in Indiana. Participants should dress for the weather and bring binoculars, cameras,

and spotting scopes.

Following the sunrise eagle watch participants are invited to Breakfast with the Birds! Breakfast will be served (freewill donation) at 9:30 a.m. at Mississinewa’s office in Miami SRA. Birds from Salamonie Raptor Center will be present.

Registration is required by calling 260-468-2127.

Handicapped parking available at the roost, please make requests during registration.

M e a n w h i l e , Salamonie’s eagle

watch will be offered Feb. 10 -11 through DNR’s Upper Wabash Interpretive Services.

Participants will meet at Salamonie Interpretive Center at 3 p.m. on both days, listen to a brief overview of Indiana’s bald eagles and then caravan to the roost.

Participants should dress for the weather and bring binoculars, cameras and spotting scopes. There will be some walking on paved road. Those who need the available handicapped parking should request it upon regis-

Salamonie to host preschool program Jan. 24 From the DNR ANDREWS — Preschool-age children and their adults are invited to S a l a m o n i e Preschool’s “How do trees survive in the winter?” Jan. 24 for preschoolers ages 2 – 5 and their adults.

Learn how trees survive in the cold, take a hike (weather dependent), and

observe nature.

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 SRA, Andrews.

Each program is designed to enhance the preschooler’s education, including learning letters, building a craft, social interaction

and time outdoors, always with a naturerelated theme.

The program fee is $2 per child. Advance registration is appreciated. Register by calling Upper Wabash Interpretive Services at 260-4682127.

Upper Wabash Interpretive Services is at 3691 S. New Holland Road, Andrews.

tration. Port-a-pots will be available.

Participants may choose to leave the site at any time.

For the safety of the Eagle Watch participants, Frances Slocum Road between State Road 124 and County Road 550 E., Miami County, will be closed for this event.

For more information and to register call 260-468-2127.

Upper Wabash Interpretive Services is at 3691 S. New Holland Road, Andrews, 46702.

The Wabash County Historical Society will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018, at the James Ford Historic Home, 177 W. Hill St., Wabash.

Home Manager Michelle Hughes, and Eric Seaman, Honeywell

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Wabash County Frances Slocum Chapter, INDAR will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan.9, at the GrandstaffHentgen Activity Room, 1241 Manchester Ave., Wabash.

The speaker will be Wabash County Veterans Service Officer Sam Daughtery, MSgt. USAF (Ret.), who will speak on “Veteran’s Services.”

Prospective members and guests are always welcome to attend.

DAR membership is open to any woman 18 years of age, who can prove lineal descent from a patriot of the American Revolution.

Those having questions about their family history lineage information may contact www.dar.org or Linda Thompson at 260-5634661 or Barbara Amiss at 260-982-4376.

From the DNR Travel with Tammy Pairitz, Cindy Grove, Debby Bailey and Theresa Daumer as they relive their summer vacation. The group toured the Badlands and Black Hills of South Dakota and the Bighorn

F o u n d a t i o n Development Officer will present a history of the home, including upcoming exhibits and programs, and, will provide brief tours of the home.

The program is free and open to the public.

Mountains of Wyoming by horseback.

The program begins at 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 24 at the Salamonie Interpretive Center with a meal of sloppy Joe sandwich. Guests are invited to bring a side dish to share.

Seating is limited.

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A bald eagle rests on a tree branch along the Wabash River near Lagro.

Photo by Joseph Slacian

Winter camping planned at Salamonie on Jan. 13 From the DNR Learn about winter camping during “Silence of a Winter’s Night” at Salamonie Lake on Jan.13. This program is a combined “Second Saturday” event.

For those not camping but choose to attend the evening program, meet at the Interpretive Center at 4 p.m. Camping is encouraged but not required.

Campers will meet at the Interpretive Center at 3 p.m. If the weather is too cold to camp, the Interpretive Center will be open and heated for sleeping. A breakfast will

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Registrations are required by calling 260468-2127.

Donations are accepted. Annual permits are available to purchase at the event.

Salamonie Lake is located at 9214 West-Lost Bridge West, Andrews, 46702.

be served the morning of Jan. 14, donations will be accepted.

The event will begin with participants setting up their camps. At 4:30 p.m. participants will learn about winter camping from John and Boo Salb. A campfire meal will be offered after the presentation. An owl prowl will take place in the evening.

Advance registration is required, space is limited.

The cost is $5 per person.

For more information and to register, call (260) 468-2127.

Program and breakfast supported by

Friends of Upper Wabash Interpretive Services.

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Ribbon sheds light on early Urbana group by 1880.

However, the group ran into financial problems, as they were not on an “actuarially sound basis.”

No medical exams were required and “assessments of death was ten cents for each member” causing expenses to be more than income.

The K.O.T.M. on the ribbon pictured stands for Knights of the Maccabees. In 1881 the group reorganized and under the new constitution there was a main governing body called the Supreme Camp. If a state had more than 1,000 members it was a Great Camp and was given a “Tent” number.

Urbana’s number was Tent No. 70. This ribbon indicates this is the way many of our ances-

tors had life insurance.

If you wish to read more about this you can google Knights of the Macabees and read the information under “The Free Dictionary” by Farlex.

SHARP CREEK WILDCAT PRIDE WINNERS drawn on Dec. 22 were Hunter Krom who was nominated by Mrs. Dale for improving in math, reading, and language and Ella France who was nominated by Mrs. Dale for doing a great job with her lines for the program.

The second nine weeks family game winners were JoJo Drancik who won Apples to Apples and Jazmyn Kelly who won Guesstures.

Their job this

URBANA

Recently I found the ribbon pictured in my column today.

After doing research I found it came from the Knights of the Maccabees, which was formed as a fraternal organization that gradually lost its “fraternal” aspects and became a way of providing low-cost life insurance to members. Also in the early years it provided “final-expense” or funeral related benefits to society cemeteries.

The group was started in London, Ontario, and had its first convention in 1878. The group grew rapidly in Canada and then in several U.S. states – mainly in Michigan and Indiana. Their membership reached 10,000 plus members

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Jan. 25 – Fourth grade class goes to the Shrine Circus in Fort Wayne. Jan. 31 – MacBook Inspection Day. NORSE PRIDE WINNERS drawn for the week of Dec. 11 was junior high student Olivia Dale who was nominated by Mr. McFarland. The high school student winner was Andrew Seimet who was nom-

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A N N I V E R SARIES: Jan. 10 – Tony and Rosie Krom.

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Warm, wet winter possible for Indiana From Purdue University

W E S T LAFAYETTE – According to the latest seasonal outlook from the Indiana State Climate Office based at Purdue University, Hoosiers could be in for a repeat of last winter, when a weak La Niña system fizzled early in the season and unusually mild conditions prevailed during the last half of January and February.

But Dev Niyogi, state climatologist, suggests keeping the scarves and mittens handy - just in case.

“El Niño or La Niña cause notable shifts in weather patterns and Indiana will see those effects again,” he said.

Like last year, a

weak La Niña system is expected to influence weather throughout the Midwest in the coming months.

According to the National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center (CPC), a typical La Niña winter in Indiana brings above normal prec i p i t a t i o n .

Temperature patterns, however, are more difficult to predict.

“The big question is how long this La Niña will last and how strong it will be,” said Ken Scheeringa, associate state climatologist. “Last year it was a weak system and it was finished in early January.”

Scheeringa said factoring in La Niña makes forecasting this winter’s weath-

er more difficult.

“We rely on records from previous La Niña winters for future projections,” he explained.

“Based on those observations, there was a pretty strong signal that precipitation would be higher, but there was no strong pattern indicating what kinds of temperatures we could expect.”

Recent La Niña winters in Indiana include 2007-2008, 2010-2011 and 20112012, as well as last year.

Central Indiana experienced an unseasonably mild stretch starting in the last two weeks of January 2017, followed by the warmest February on record with temperatures 10 to 13 degrees above average in the region.

Precipitation during the period was below normal, indicating the influence of the La Niña system had waned.

A similar pattern could be in store for 2018, but if this year’s La Niña turns out to be stronger or more persistent than initially thought, Hoosiers could be in store for snowier conditions.

That could be good news for producers of winter wheat, which requires a blanket of snow cover to protect it from cold temperatures.

The CPC forecast for December calls for equal chances of above, normal or below normal temperatures and precipitation. Average maximum daily temperatures in Indiana range from 35

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Daily minimums typically range between 21 and 25 degrees statewide.

Average precipitation varies from 2.4 inches in the northwest up to 3.4 inches in south central Indiana.

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The Indiana average maximum temperature for January ranges from 32 degrees F in northern counties to 39 degrees in the southern third of the state. Minimums average from about 17 to 22 degrees across the state. In

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Normal snowfall for the season can vary widely, from just 10 inches in extreme southwest Indiana to more than 70 inches in the South Bend area, where the lake effect is the greatest.

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Devastating fires Two historic businesses – one in Wabash and one in North Manchester – suffered devastating fires during 2017.

In March, Yarnelle Lumber, a 152-year-old business in downtown Wabash, was destroyed by a fastspreading fire that started late in the afternoon of March 5.

Wabash Fire Department personnel arrived at the scene at approximately 4:57 p.m., however thick black smoke hovered over much of downtown Wabash.

High westerly winds gusted throughout the area, contributing to the quick spread of the blaze.

In October, a fire at Hi-Grade Egg Producers lost five barns and more than one million chickens in a fire at its property at County Road 1100 North.

At least 23 public safety agencies responded to the fire, which took most of the night to contain.

Community honors The North Manchester Chamber of Commerce and Grow Wabash County, as is tradition, honored top citizens during ceremonies in January and October.

The NM Chamber named Steve Batzka its 2016 Citizen of the Year during a January ceremony.

Meanwhile, Grow Wabash County honored Parker Beauchamp as the 2017 Distinguished Citizen.

Grow Wabash County also honored RiverRidge Farm and the Hawkins Family Farm as the 2016 Farm Families of the Year.

Deadly shooting In May, a South Whitley woman was taken into custody for allegedly shooting two people in North Manchester, one fatally.

Tiffany Renae Chapman-Lane, 32, of South Whitley, turned herself in at the North Manchester Police Department and was taken into custody.

She was facing charges of murder, attempted murder and possession of a handgun without a license for allegedly shooting and killing her ex-husband, Jacob A. Chapman, and injuring his wife, Sarah L. Chapman.

2018 Election Though the election for Wabash County Sheriff was still a

year away, at least five people announced plans to seek the post now held by Sheriff Bob Land.

Ryan Short, Ryan Baker, Walter Woods, Steve Hicks and Glenn Butcher have all announced they are seeking the post.

Baker, Woods, Hicks and Butcher are running on the Republican ticket.

Short has yet to declare a party.

Candidates can begin filing for the 2018 election on Jan. 10.

Dream comes true In June, a 30-year dream became a reality as the Dawg Park was dedicated.

The park is located on South Carroll Street, and was the dream of Gary Henderson, who with a group of volunteers worked to make the park become a reality.

Revitalization In late June, the Lagro Canal Foundation hosted a public meeting to explain to town residents its goals and plans for the community.

The group aims “to promote the revitalization” of the Lagro community through education, historic

preservation, beautification of public paces and marketing of the town’s natural amenities.

The group’s first project seeks to add more quality of life amenities by restoring and preserving the town’s three oldest buildings: Citizens Bank of Lagro, the Masonic Lodge and the IORM (Improved Order of the Red Man) building.

Renovations would provide apartments and commercial space on Washington Street near the Davis Street bridge and Wabash River.

Fish ladder installed A fish ladder, the first of its kind in the United States, was installed in August at the Stockdale Dam. The prototype fish ladder is designed to allow fish as small as three inches navigate around the dam. It seeks to take away the problem that putting a dam in the river causes fish, Dr. Boyd Kynard, the ladder’s developer, said.

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Crews place the fish ladder at the Stockdale Dam in August. The Paper file photo cer, replacing Dee Gibson who is retiring. Evans’ appointment begins in January.

—The Historic Eagles Theatre was the site of “Hoosier Idol,” a preliminary competition for the “American Idol” program.

Kassey King, of Kokomo, won the competition, while Wabash’s Jessica Hannah was second and Dakota Ray Parker of North Manchester was third.

— Wabash Riverfront Plaza was dedicated in early June. The plaza is located on Smith

Street, just west of the Wabash Street bridge.

It was created through donations as well as a grant from the Indiana Housing and Community D e v e l o p m e n t A u t h o r i t y Crowdfunding program.

— Jean Leakey was named the Parkview Wabash Hospital Foundation’s Healthcare Hero for 2017. Leakey, 91, is an 18-year hospital volunteer who, with her late husband, created one of the first nursing homes in Wabash.

At Parkview Wabash, Leakey works with the chaplaincy program. She

was honored at the Hospital Gala in November.

— Downtown redevelopment in Wabash got a shot in the arm in late October when it was announced that Kathleen Alspaugh and Dave Vandermark of Vandermark Duffey Enterprises purchased the old Bradley Building at 5 W. Canal St. Work on renovating the building began immediately after the purchase. The downtown portion will be available for commercial use, while the upstairs are expected to be turned into apartments.

North Miami FFA teams fare well at contest

By The Paper staff On Wednesday, Dec. 6, the North Miami FFA’s Novice and Senior Parliamentary Procedure teams traveled to Tipton High School to compete in the Section II contest. Team members qualified for the Section contest based on their success at the District VI contest Nov. 16 at

Huntington North High School.

The Novice team consisted of all freshman and the Senior team consisted of upper classmen.

The contest was comprised of a parliamentary demonstration that follows Roberts Rules of Order Newly Revised. The Novice team placed first which qualifies them for the state contest

Members of the North Miami FFA Novice team are (front row, from left) Tayler Hoover, Zane Hanaway, William Herrell, Anna Eckrote, Camile Correll, Anicka Oliver, and Hayley Anderson; Britney Stroud (back row, from left), Kendra Donaldson, Lincoln Wildermuth, Clay Wildermuth, Cameron Early, Gracie Smith. Photo provided that takes place on Jan. 27. The Senior team placed second which also qualifies them to compete at the State contest.

The purpose of the contest is for members to demonstrate the correct procedures of an official business meeting including opening ceremonies, order of business, handling of numerous motions, and closing ceremonies.

Student objectives include using parliamentary procedures to conduct an orderly and

efficient meeting, demonstrate knowledge of parliamentary law, and present a logical, realistic, and convincing discussion. The team Secretary must also complete accurate minutes. The contest is also judged on presentation of official FFA opening and closing ceremonies.

The Senior team must also answer test questions on how to correctly run a meeting based on Roberts Rules of Order.

Members of the North Miami FFA Senior team are (front row, from left) Baileigh Ricket, Daniel Madden, Olivia Kuhn, Sarah Eckrote, Michaela Stiver, Faith White and Ethan Duff; Jessa Wilhelm (back row, from left) David Beck, Gavin Dyson, Hannah McVay, Eilee Deniston, Braxton Gunter, Nate Maynard. Photo provided

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County 4-H queen looks to state pageant in January

By Emma Rausch emma@thepaperofwabash.com On July 12, Mary Guisewhite was crowned the 2017 Wabash County 4-H Fair Pageant Queen, and on Jan. 5, she will be competing for the state pageant’s title.

From Friday, Jan. 5, through Sunday, Jan. 7, Guisewhite will be representing Wabash County in the 60th annual Indiana State Fair Queen Pageant, and preparation has been underway for some time now.

“We’ve been preparing for the state pageant for a while now,” Guisewhite told The Paper of Wabash County. “I went down to the state fair this past year and met a lot of the girls that I’ll be

competing against.

I’ve been going to a lot of dinner meetings with the (pageant) committee and in addition to that, we have to prepare a speech.

“So I’ve been preparing a speech. I’ve been getting my professional wear together and my formal attire.”

Wabash County’s pageant also was key to preparing her for state.

“We have set up the county pageant a lot like the state fair pageant, which is very helpful,” Guisewhite said.

“We went through an interview session and the interviews are a lot of what the state fair pageant is based upon. So that is really how I’ve prepared for this pageant.

“In addition, I got feedback from the

Mary Guisewhite, the 2017 Wabash County 4-H Pageant Queen, smiles while dancing with Sharp Creek Elementary School kindergarteners.

Guisewhite will be heading to the Indiana State Fair Pageant on Jan. 5 where she will represent the county while competing for the state crown.

Photo by Emma Rausch judges because we had I will try to improve to the Wabash County professional wear and upon my outfits that 4-H Pageant queens.

“I just admired their we had formal wear I’m going to use for the and an onstage ques- state pageant and ability to think on the tion, which we do have improve on my stage spot,” she explained.

“I feel like that is a at the state pageant as presence.” quality.

If Since childhood, (great) well, and I will take the has you’re able to formucriticism that they Guisewhite gave me with that and admired and looked up late a good sentence

when everyone is asking you questions, I think that is a really good quality about someone.

“I also admired their ability to relate to everyone. When you’re 4-H queen, not only county, but state, you interact with people from every background and I think it’s good to relate with those people of different backgrounds because it allows you to be more diverse and it allows you to be more understanding from where everyone comes from.”

This year, she has had to opportunity to become her own role model and represent Wabash County as its 4-H pageant queen.

“Representing Wabash County as the Wabash County 4-H

Queen is something that I’m honored to be a part of,” Guisewhite said. “I have lived in Wabash County ever since I was born and I really think it’s something great to be a part of. Wabash is growing and it’s expanding, especially with the new hospital coming into town, and we need to let people know that we’re willing to stand alongside of them and help them along.

“4-H is a great way for new people in the community to get involved and learn new things about Wabash and make new friends.”

The state pageant’s preliminary judging will begin at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 6, at the Indiana Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis.

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Articles For Sale 60 GOOD GUALITY SKIDS for sale, $3 each or 10 for $25. Call 260-3779242.

LOOKING FOR FREE SHIPLAP AND/OR BARN WOOD to finish walls in old house. Will gladly pick up.

Call 260-571-5980 and leave message.

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

WE BUY GOLD, silver and coins.

Wabash Valley Prospectors LLC, 633 S. Wabash St., Wabash. Tim Ravenscroft, 260-5715858.

ITEMS FOR SALE: 1 gorgeous rug, Grey swivel chair, Margaritaville signs brand new in box, lots of lamps & decorative items, all mint condition. Call 260906-6590.

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Employment NOW HIRING CLASS A CDL DRIVERS, must have good driving record, home evenings & weekends. For more information call 260750-5211.

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ALFALFA HAY, 4x5 bales, around 700 lbs., no rain, stored inside, net wrap, $45/bale. Call 260-9010186.

ROUND BALES 4x5 w/ cover edge net wrap, stored inside, excellent quality, grass hay $50/bale.

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COMMUNITY NEWS

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Lagro Town Hall’s normal business hours are currently being adjusted and under review, once determined they will be released.

The Lagro Town Hall phone Number is 260782-2451. For emergency

assistance please call Scott at 260-571-3271.

D E C E M B E R BIRTHDAY WISHES go to: Eli Swope, Dec. 2; Melvin Harrell and Deidre Ivy, Dec. 4; Brad Frieden and Briona Strickler, Dec. 10; Ben

Speicher, Dec. 19; Noelle Gottschalk, Dec. 25; Kristina Barrus, Dec. 30.

Happy birthday to all!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY IN DECEMBER to: Bill and Sharon Miller, Dec. 24; Doug and Barbara Chopson, Dec.

26. A big congratulations go out to them!

ALL INVITED TO DORA CHRISTIAN CHURCH located at 2325 S. Salamonie Dam Road, Lagro to attend services. Sunday School meets at 9:30 a.m. with

Sunday Worship meeting at 8:15 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Also offered is the Weekly Wednesday Night Bible Study which is held at 6:30 p.m.

SAINT PATRICK’S CHURCH conducts Mass every first Sunday of each month at 12:30 p.m. All are invited to attend services. The historic St. Patrick’s Church is located at 950 Main Street, Lagro.

THE LORD’S TABLE CHURCH would like to invite everyone to attend their Church Services at 10:30 a.m. on Sundays and 6:30 p.m. on Wednesdays.

The church is located at 1975 Vernon Street, Wabash.

Bible Study Night will be every Wednesday at 7 p.m. Please call Roxane at 260-571-7686 for more information.

THE LAGRO COMMUNITY CHURCH welcomes the public to join them on Sundays for the 10 a.m. worship service. All are welcome to attend the service and stay for the fellowship and refresh-

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ments afterwards.

THE LAGRO COMMUNITY 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: “When it comes to life’s important lessons, we can all use gentle reminders.

Quotations help us remember the simple

yet profound truths that give life perspective and meaning. Possibly, you may have found yourself quoting some of the words I have written in this column, that is a nice thought for me. In sports, I remember this one: ‘you have to love winning and hate losing’. Yes, that is a good quote, but there is so much more in between that concept. I think I always hated losing a little more than I loved winning.

But both taught me many life lessons.

Perseverance, courage, humility, forgiveness, love, and faith are timeless themes.

Just like in life and sports, when you lose your confidence everything else seems to go.

So if life throws you a curve ball, hit it!”

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

PLEASE EMAIL YOUR NEWS AND INFORMATION TO: Isaac.Triplett@yahoo.co m, or call me at 260-2742261.