Vol. 40, No. 29
PO Box 603, Wabash, IN 46992 (260) 563-8326
of Wabash County Inc. October 4, 2017
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Naloxone training to begin soon Training will help reverse drug overdoses, officials say By David Fenker david@nmpaper.com Free community training with a drug to reduce the effects of opioids will soon by available to Wabash County. Wabash County Public Health Nurse Lori Foust received permission Monday, Oct. 2, from the county commissioners to conduct the training using kits as part of a grant from the Indiana State Department of Health (IDoH. “We have support from Dr. [James] Rudolph at the ER, and we also have a letter from the Bowen Center supporting the program and a request from White’s Residential to conduct training there to
provide naloxone to the public,” Foust said. “We’re going to do trainings with interested entities such as White’s Residential and local fire departments and people from the public who want to come in. They have to be trained to administer naloxone, and we will keep training records saying that they have been trained to administer it. “We have had requests from the public to provide this service, and then the grant came through the State Department of Health, so it seemed like perfect timing to do it.” The state will supply 250 kits to the Wabash County Health Department, and
department representatives will then train and supply interested parties with the opioid inhibitor. According to the IDoH website, naloxone is a non-narcotic medication that can reverse respiratory failure caused by overdosing on heroin or certain prescription opioids if administered soon enough. Wabash County Sheriff ’s Department and Wabash City Fire Department are among the local public safety entities who will receive training. WCSD, Wabash City Police Department and North Manchester Police Department all began carrying the medication under the brand Narcan
5 join WHS’ Hall of Distinction By Emma Rausch emma@thepaperofwabash.com Wabash High School’s fourth annual Hall of Distinction Ceremony inducted five alumni on Saturday, Sept. 30, adding their names to the list of other honorees like Crystal Gayle and Gene Stratton-Porter. Alumni David A. Haist, Kim Grogg Marin, Walter Cecil “W.C.” Mills, Julia Swain Thom and Marie Daugherty Webster were honored for their accomplishments, service to others and enrichment of Wabash City Schools’ history, according to Jason Callahan, WCS Superintendent. Haist graduated from WHS in 1969. While a distinguished attorney today, Haist was “a virtual song and dance man in high school,” according to Callahan. After graduating, Haist attended Manchester College receiving a degree in 1973 with a double major in business and economics. “By then, wanting more challenges in life, Haist attended law school,” Callahan said. “David Haist joined the Fort Wayne offices of the Barnes and Thornburg law firm, and during his time with them rose to become a managing partner. Continuing his quest for challenges, he left the law firm in 1997 to become general counsel and vice president for corporate affairs for the international hardware cooperative, Do It Best.” While he rose in the career field, “David Haist never forgot his past or an opportunity to help others,” the superintendent continued. Haist has served on boards for the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo, Fort Wayne-Allen County Economic Development Alliance, the YMCA of Greater Fort Wayne, the Honeywell Foundation and Parkview Health Systems. He is married to Sandra Cleveland Haist, whom without he would be lost,
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in after being trained in July thanks to a separate grant from the Indiana Attorney General’s office. According to the IDoH website, Wabash County had 25 non-fatal emergency department visits due to opioids overdoses in 2015. While information specific to Wabash County is unavailable, there were 529 opioid overdose deaths in Indiana in 2015, up from 452 the previous year, according to IDoH data. In other health-related news from the commissioners’ meeting, the board also approved an ordinance modifying the county’s smoking ordinance to include vaping and electronic cigarettes. (continued on page 2)
Smokehouse to open at former Joe’s By Emma Rausch emma@thepaperofwabash.com
Kim Grogg Marin (left) shakes hands with Jason Callahan, Wabash City Schools superintendent, as she receives her plaque inducting her into the Wabash High School Hall of Distinction. This year, five alumni were inducted for their accomplishments. Photo by Emma Rausch Haist said after receiving his plaque. During the ceremony, Haist thanked the Hall of Distinction committee for the honor. “When Jason mentioned to me a few months ago that I might be receiving this award, I think said something kind of like, ‘Get out of here,’” he said, receiving a few chuckles from the audience. “But honestly, I mean it is a bit overwhelming to be recognized with a group of folks like Kim Grogg ... and other honorees today and past recipients.” He later added, “I had a great experience at Wabash. As Jason’s comments had indicated, I was a late bloomer, certainly academically, but thanks to the help of a lot of teachers here and their great administrators, they certainly prepared me well for the challenges I had at Manchester and ultimately at law school.
“So this is certainly an honor I never expected to receive, one that I don’t deserve, but certainly one that I’ll cherish forever.” Grogg Marin, a WHS 1976 graduate, is a renowned New York City theater director. “Kimberly Grogg Marin’s career in theater began when her kindergarten teacher caught her skipping nap time and singing and dancing in front of the bathroom mirror,” Callahan said. Upon graduating from WHS, she attended Indiana University and received a diploma in theater and drama. After spending 10 years in Los Angeles, she moved to New York City and severed as the Hewitt School in Manhattan drama director for eight years. “With a multifaceted career as a teacher, choreographer, director and (continued on page 3)
Not Your Average Joe’s has closed, but the restaurant will soon be reopened with a new name, look and menu. Restaurant owners Trent and Diane Miller originally opened Joe’s Diner in 2008 at the intersection of U.S. 24 and State Road 13 before the couple moved the restaurant in 2013 to it’s current location at 380 Manchester Ave., renaming it Not Your Average Joe’s. “We’ve been doing this almost 10 years,” Mrs. Miller told The Paper of Wabash County, adding that they and the restaurant are ready for a change. “Wabash does not have a barbeque or a smokehouse and we just thought that it’d be nice to offer something that we don’t have around here. “Trent likes to use the smoker, we like that kind of food and we were looking for something to streamline our (menu items). We went from (more than) 100 menu items down to about 35 and we’re just looking to try something new and different, and bring something new into the community that we don’t have right now.” On Sept. 10, Not Your Average Joe’s officially closed for good, but in October, the Millers will reopen their restaurant at 380 Smokehouse & Grill, a “simple” name that developed from the restaurant’s location at 380 Manchester Ave. “We’re doing the remodel by ourselves … and we’re hoping to be back open right around the middle of October,” Mrs. Miller said. “They’re going to see a whole new menu as far as barbeque goes. They’re going to see pulled pork, ribs, brisket, chicken. What we are concentrating on is made from scratch. Everything is going to be made from scratch that day. “We’re shooting from fresh and local. We’re trying to purchase as much of stuff (continued on page 2)