The Paper of Wabash County - Dec. 6, 2017, Issue by The Paper of Wabash County

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NM lands new industry Orthopedic firm to locate on Beckley Street By David Fenker david@nmpaper.com NORTH MANCHESTER — As many as 60 new jobs will come to North Manchester in the next four years. Precision Medical Technologies announced Nov. 30 plans to open its third location on Beckley Street in North Manchester. “We thought the setting was right for us in Wabash County, and especially

North Manchester. We liked the idea of a small town, and are hoping to employ a few folks that live in that town,” coowner Jeff Thornburgh said. Thornburgh and his partner, Precision Medical Technologies President Kurt Kamholz, co-founded the company in Warsaw in 2003 as a contract manufacturer of orthopedic instruments. “We do a lot of work in spine, extremities and trauma. Our niche is high-tolerance, small components,” Thornburgh

said. The Warsaw plant makes implants, such as screws, plates and rods. The company expanded to Rome City in 2014, with an instrument division. Beginning in early 2018, North Manchester will be home to the company’s disposable surgical equipment plant. “Manchester is starting with disposable instruments, which is kind of a new segment for us,” Thournburgh said.

“Disposable instruments are oftentimes used in ambulatory surgical centers, where you’re not at the hospital and the surgical procedure you’re having is rather minor, so the cost of surgery is less.” “The physicians, rather than wanting to re-sterilize and reuse their instrument, they’re just disposable. It actually lowers the risk of infection, and is more cost-effective... it’s a growing market (continued on page 3)

City Council violated state’s Open Door Law By The Paper staff

Superior Court Judge Amy Cornell adjusts her robe after her mother and father, Merle and Judy Conner, helped to put it on her. Looking on are Judge Cornell’s husband, the Rev. Jonathan Cornell (second from right) and Chief Justice Emeritus Brent Dickson who administered the oath. Photos by Joseph Slacian

Cornell sworn in to Superior Court post By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com Amy Catherine Cornell became the third Wabash County Superior Court judge in history Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 29, during a brief ceremony before a standingroom-only crowd in the Superior Courtroom. “This is a big day for Wabash County and Wabash Circuit and Superior courts and the Wabash County Bar Association,” Circuit Court Judge Robert McCallen III said, greeting the crowd. “I am personally very excited to begin a new partnership with Judge Cornell, and to continue the work of the courts. “Wabash is a unique community. We work together as a

team and all across the board to act in the best interest of our community and society. I know Judge Cornell has been, and will continue to be a team player. She will continue her contribution to our community, now wearing a robe. “The work of the court is significant and important,” McCallen continued. “Though smaller in population than many counties across Indiana, our work load is substantially more than most, and we do our work with less staff as well. I’m proud of our ability to do so much and so efficiently. I know Judge Cornell will likewise take pride in carrying out the work in front of her with the same efficiency.” After Cornell’s husband, Pastor Jonathon Cornell of the (continued on page 28)

The Wabash City Council violated the Indiana Open Door Law last week when it interviewed six potential candidates for the Wabash City Schools Board in executive session. Editor Joseph Slacian, in an email Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 29, to several city and Council officials, raised concerns about interviews. The email was sent after consulting with Steve Key, attorney for the Hoosier State Press Association. A story about the interviews appeared in the Tuesday, Nov. 28, edition of the Wabash Plain Dealer. However, Key said notification must be given to all media outlets requesting such notification. The Paper received no such notification.

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MSD debates continuing with second phase of school study By Emma Rausch emma@thepaperofwabash.com

Superior Court Judge Amy Cornell and her daughter, Annie, listen as Christian Cornell sings a song for his mother during the robing ceremony.

The MSD of Wabash County Board of Education debated Tuesday, Nov. 28, whether or not it should continue pursing the Studies for Advancement Phase II. The board hosted a working session prior to its regular board meeting to discuss the Phase II primary investigation goal. On Nov. 14, the Community Foundation of Wabash County announced the second phase of the feasibilitystudy initiative would focus on a “further detailed investigation of district consolidation,” according to a press release. At least a dozen members of the public attended the working session along with three representatives of the (continued on page 5)

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OB/GYN joins Parkview Wabash staff By The Paper staff

Dr. Lin Lu, D.O., has

joined Parkview Wabash Hospital and Parkview Physicians Group’s medical staff who provide services in Wabash County. Lu is board-certified in obstetrics and gynecology and is passionate about minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery. Lu is a 21st century scholar and has always been very appreciative of that

opportunity the state of Indiana has given him. He decided to pursue medicine after he volunteered at Riley Children’s Hospital in Indianapolis. “I wanted to do so much more and I realized I could,” Lu said. He is excited and grateful to be part of the strategic developments in providing women’s health services here in the Wabash community. Lu’s philosophy is to provide the highest quality care to patients, partnering with them to create a health journey per-

LIN LU sonalized to their goals. “Having grown up in farm town Midwest Indiana, I am looking forward to living and working in Wabash County,” he said. “It is

my goal to make a positive impact on the overall health and well-being of the community using evidence-based medicine.” Lu is a member of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He was previously vice chief of staff at Cameron Memorial Hospital. Lu received his medical degree from the Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed his specialty training in obstetrics and gynecology at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC. He

was previously with Associated Surgeons and Physicians, serving as the OB/GYN medical director in Angola. Prior, Lu served as Major-elect in the U.S. Air Force at Nellis Air Force Base as Chief of Gynecology and Laparoscopic Surgery. Lu is accepting new OB/GYN patients at 400 Ash Street in Wabash. Office hours are Monday through Friday. For additional information or to arrange an appointment, call Parkview Physicians Group OB/GYN, at 260-5695456.

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Aimed Toward Education (A.B.A.T.E.) donated $1,500 to Friends In Service Here (F.I.S.H.) of Wabash on Saturday, Dec. 2. The local motorcycle organization raised the funds at its Dam Ride, a September, family ride. F.I.S.H. has been the local A.B.A.T.E. charity recipient for the last three years, according to officials. F.I.S.H. Director Janet Shoue (front row, left) received the check from A.B.A.T.E. county representative Jeff Helm. Other A.B.A.T.E. members in attendance were (back row, from left) Bill Cooley, Corky Hall, Mike Hall, Clarence Griese, Jeff Denniston, Danae Denniston and Stacie Denniston. Photo by Emma Rausch

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By The Paper staff This year’s National No-Tillage Conference will be in Louisville, Ky., and local residents could attend, compliments of the Wabash County Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD). The National N o - T i l l a g e Conference is an annual event that takes place in the Midwest and offers so much more than just no-till education! There will be discus-

sions on soil health, crop production, agronomics of farming and so much more. The Wabash County SWCD Board of Supervisors are such believers in this event that it is going to again pay for the cost of up to 10 registrations per county to the 2018 National NoTillage Conference, this is over a $250 commitment per registration by the district. Any individual (1 per farm/family) who owns and/or operates

a farm that is primarily in Wabash County is eligible and first time participants will have preference. The 26th annual conference will be Jan. 9-12, 2018, in Louisville. The soil and water conservation district is only covering the conference registration and not hotel or travel expenses. For more information or questions please contact the Wabash County SWCD office at 260563-7486 ext. 3

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NM lands new industry right now.”

North Manchester’s appeal According to North Manchester Town Manager Adam Penrod, town and county officials have been working with Precision Medical Technologies since May. “We had our initial meeting in May, and from there I brought Keith Gillenwater in from Grow Wabash County – he’s been a great help with the project – and we’ve just been working on it ever since,” Penrod said. “In June, we started looking around the community on different buildings that they could fit into. It wasn’t only North Manchester – they were looking at others in the state. They were looking at another location in northern Indiana, they were looking at another location in Ohio, and they also looked in Wabash. Of all the places, they picked North Manchester.” Part of the appeal of North Manchester was the proximity of Heartland Career Center, which provides technical training to both area high school students and adults. “We were looking for a location that would have a little pocket of CNC (computer numerical control) operators,” Thornburgh said. “So, we looked at three or four different geographical areas, and Wabash County has the available individuals. Secondly, we’re very impressed with the training programs and training center in Wabash County, that provides technical training for students and adults.” Penrod elaborated on the workforce situation, noting that the number of orthopedic manufacturers in Warsaw seem to have led to a shortage of skilled laborers there and that Heartland’s training made Wabash County a more attractive option. “Really, what helped sell North Manchester and Wabash County was the Heartland Career Center. They’ve got, in partnership with Grow Wabash County, free training right now with a grant that they received,” he said. “That was a really huge selling point to Jeff and Kurt and their company. They would like to have that pipeline of CNC machinists.” Keith Gillenwater, president and CEO of Grow Wabash County,

noted that Grow Wabash County and Heartland are utilizing a grant from the Indiana Office of Rural and Community Affairs that targets CNC machining, welding and industrial maintenance technology to provide Wabash County residents with industry recognized certification. “[Heartland] is a great asset for Wabash County and our employer base, and we use this incredible asset to our advantage. We know the competition for skilled workers is tough, so being able to create a workforce that has been trained on your machinery, in your skillsets, that can come in at age 18, 19, 20 or whatnot and be ready to work is a huge competitive advantage. We have been training workers that could potentially work in these jobs for the last 12 months and will be for the next 12 months as well,” he said. Gillenwater said that Grow Wabash County also assisted Precision Medical Technologies with research via advertisements for the positions they intend to hire as a way to gauge the potential workforce availability. “For a period this spring/summer, we conducted workforce recruitment tests for them via ads in the local newspapers, social media, Indiana Career Connect, and INDEED.com to see what kind of response we would receive to test workforce availability and whether the needed skillsets existed and were available, which came back very positively. We also connected them with Heartland Career Center to create a connection for future internships,” he said. This research brought in nearly 150 CNC machinist applications alone from the Wabash County area, according to Penrod. Thornburgh said that Precision Medical Technologies plans to bring on 25-30 employees during the North Manchester plant’s first year, and add another 15-20 in the next couple years after that. “There’s an opportunity for interested folks to send us a resume or a note of interest if they’d like to work for us. If they don’t want to travel to warsaw, which is our main office, they can do it online, or if they want to come to our Warsaw office to fill out an application and will gladly take their

resume,” he said. That website is www.premedtec.com, and has a place to submit resumes as well as contact information for the Warsaw plant. According to Thornburgh, Precision Medical Technologies will offer employees wages and benefits on par with other area orthopedic manufacturers. “Our benefits package is pretty strong, with medical insurance, life insurance and accidental death/dismemberment, short term disability, longterm disability, 401(k) plan, vacation and of course holidays,” he said. Penrod noted that, while other area manufacturers are also looking for employees, he feels that Precision Medical Technologies’s offerings will attract prospective employees of a different skill set. “I think they’re a little different, with it being high-paying jobs. I think the average wage is like $45,000 a year, so with that I think that they’ll get a different skill set. The training’s available, if people want to take advantage of that, down at Heartland, to feed into that,” he said.

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Renovations Precision Medical Technologies will begin renovations on the 9,000-square-foot former Eagles building, located at 400 Beckley St., in the next few weeks. “We’d like to have at least one or two machines in the building by March 1 if we can,” Thornburgh said. “That building is older, but it is a metal manufacturing building with heat going the right way. We’re hoping in future years to add floor space to that building, the backside of it, to increase our manufacturing square footage. The building is suitable for that.” According to Penrod, the town assisted with the purchase of the facility. “[The research] had a great response, so we went ahead and got the building secured – 400

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Beckley Street – and helped them work with the purchase agreement. From there, we got a purchase price set for the back lot. We had a phase one and phase two environmental on the building, to make sure that there wasn’t anything that in the future would come up,” he said. Penrod noted that local contractor DT Construction will be working on the facility’s renovation. “It’s kind of rough looking, but we’ll make it look better when it’s all said and done,” Thornburgh said. “Being a medical machine shop, we’ve got to look very clean and bright and shiny inside. So, any building we’d have to put a lot of money into floors and walls to look pretty topdrawer.” When asked about the closed railroad (continued on page 4)

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NM lands new industry crossing at Fourth and Beckley streets near the building, Penrod said that the town does not have plans to reopen it.

He said that Norfolk Southern worked with the town to close the crossing due to its dangerous nature, and that

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Precision Medical Technologies would have access to the building’s loading docks off Fourth Street. According to the company’s press release about the move, Precision Medical Technologies is investing nearly $5 million in the expansion. This, combined with the number of high-wage jobs being offered, led to nearly $500,000 in state credits and grants. The release states that the Indiana Economic Development Corporation offered the company conditional tax credits of up to $430,000, as well as up to $45,000 in training grants, which Thornburgh plans to use. “If I could find some experienced machinists, that would be the best scenario, but we’re also willing to take young folks that have good math skills and are hard workers and train them as machinists,” he said. The Town of North Manchester is also looking to offer financial incentives to Precision Medical Technologies. On the agenda for the town council’s Dec. 6 meeting is a tax abatement package, which Penrod said the company more than qualifies for. “They qualify almost twofold from what they need, so anyway that we can help out them to

give them a good start,” he said. “It’s really to help their business, because the first several years you’re business is going to have the most expenses just getting up and going, so you’re trying to help minimize their impact and get them going, and then as it comes off, they’re up in production, they’re running efficiently.” Gillenwater noted that Grow Wabash County worked with both the town and the state to help get Precision Medical Technologies incentives to move to North Manchester. “The state is very supportive of businesses growing and expanding here in Indiana, particularly those new opportunities that pay higher wages and require additional skill sets, and we wanted to leverage as many programs as we could to have this project make sense for them and be attractive to do here in Wabash County & the Town of North Manchester,” he said. If approved, the abatement will lower the company’s property taxes for 10 years, with the rate at which they are discounted decreasing until the company pays the full rate in 2028. At that point, Penrod said, they can reapply for the abatement with the town council.

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‘A win for the town’ Penrod characterizes the new industrial growth as “a win for the town.” “I think the days of looking for that several hundred job [employer] might be hard to come by – never say never, but I think if we can get these wins of local companies expanding to add jobs, retain the jobs that are here, and look for these, I call them pretty good employment companies of 6070 is a good win. If we can keep getting those, I think that fits well for the community and

shows economic growth,” he said. “It’s a great win for the community.” He noted that Thornburgh and Kamholz have already indicated that they will be active in town activities. “That’s one thing they told me; I welcomed them and thanked them for picking us, and they said anything we can do to help the town, let us know. So, I think that’s great to bring them in town. It just shows a lot of the community as a whole what we’re viewed as from others

outside,” he said. Thornburgh credits Penrod for welcoming the company to North Manchester. “We really think Adam Penrod has done an outstanding job of helping us be comfortable with North Manchester,” he said. “About four or five months ago when we first contacted him, he was very responsive and gave us his full attention, helping us to find a suitable building in North Manchester to work with. He deserves a lot of credit for us (coming here).”

City Council violated state’s Open Door Law ...continued from the front page In addition, the interviews with prospective school board candidates must be conducted in open session, according to the Open Door Law. Since the Paper received no notification of the meeting, it is unknown whether it took place in open session. Slacian sent notice to Mayor Scott Long, City Attorney Randi Zimmerman-Irgang, as well as Council President Doug Adams and Council member Bryan Dillon, who serves as liaison between the Council and the City Schools board, about the violation. Indiana Public Access Counselor Luke

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C o m m u n i t y Foundation, including Executive Director Patty Grant, Program Director Julie Garber and Carol Lindquist, the studies coordinator appointed by the CFWC, who answered the board’s questions during the working session. Board Chair Kevin Bowman asked the Foundation representatives why Phase II narrowly focused on investigating consolidation. “I think that our purpose in Phase I was to provide you, all three districts, with a common language and matrix to look at your own districts and to be able to use that information internally,” Grant told the board, “and then, should you decide to, with that common matrix, be able discuss things between one another. … I think that the stud-

ies were thorough enough that it led us to the remaining questions. “So to answer your question why is Phase II aimed at discussing and investigating district consolidation is because we felt that Phase I answered all the questions that could be handled internally or between yourselves and the other districts, and that the remaining questions to be answered are about what does it look for district consolidation?” Grant added that questions surrounding the topic have been lingering. “And they really can only be answered by investigating the three models that are afforded by Indiana Code and by districts sitting down and using those common matrices from the first studies to flush out what those

models look like,” she said, adding, “We definitely, here tonight, want to hear your concerns.” Grant noted that the representatives can only provide information and that they cannot, nor do they intend, to influence what the board does with that information. Board member Todd Dazey told the Foundation’s representatives that, in April, when the Foundation said “in Phase II, districts may elect to evaluate further opportunities across district lines,” he said he interpreted that to also include distance learning or resource sharing investigations “and I don’t hear that being presented as an option now.” “I’m not necessarily asking you to tell us what to do,” Dazey said. “That’s not your decision to make, but

in Phase I, in April, it was described to us that in Phase II it would be up to us to evaluate how we go from there and now all of a sudden ‘how do we go from there’ has become pick a method of consolidation and go.” Dazey questioned the representatives if Phase II was “always” going to be focused on district consolidation, referencing a quote attributed to Grant. “Phase II has always been intended to explore district sharing services and common interests,” Grant responded. The board discussed M a n c h e s t e r Community School’s and Wabash City School’s respective decisions regarding the studies. On Nov. 14, the MCS board voted to no longer participate in the countywide initiative. Bowman noted that he liked MCS Superintendent Mike Pettibone’s comment that there were better options to explore instead of consolidation, such as collaborating as a county. Tim Drake, MSD assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction, replied that “I think that we would love to collabo-

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by Lion President Luke Hunt on his work in excavating areas in Wabash and neighboring counties for the remains of ice age animals – mainly mammoths and mastodons. On Sept. 17, 1990, “a highway construction crew working on Meridian Road 4.2 km northwest of North Manchester discovered a large tooth in the earth being removed from the roadway. Approximately 16,000 cubic meters of excavated roadway material was transported by truck to a field on the Lewis Farm abut 1.6 km south of the deposit. The material included asphalt chunks from the

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road, logs from the original corduroy road, previously transported road bed materials, as well as peat and clay removed in widening the roadway. Among these materials, unknown to the construction crews, were interspersed the

remains of a mastodon. With news of the tooth discovery, Mrs. Bud Lewis contacted archaeologists at Ball State University, who in turn referred her to Ronald Richards at the Indiana State Museum,” and then to the University of Illinois who carbon dated the bones free of charge. The bones were found to be 1,090 years old. With permission from the Lewis family, Richards and volunteers surveyed the refuse heaps where they found portions of several mastodon ribs. Richards in turn contacted Hunt, a science teacher at Whitko High School, who then direct-

ed the effort to recover the dispersed skeleton and any other bones. The Indiana State Museum has a large collection of ice age remains, and allowed those found at this site to stay at Whitko High School and with Hunt. Hunt told members there are more than 300 places in Indiana, many of which are in Whitley and Kosciusko countes where bones of ice age animals have been found. They are usually 5 to 6 feet below the surface. The bones are preserved as there is a layer of clay below the peat that keeps the bones from decaying. The remains of one tusk found was estimated to be 15 feet long. During the short business meeting, Hunt asked members to continue to bring donations to FISH. A motion was passed to help with a request by the Wabash Area Program for a special hearing device for one of their students. Dec. 11 is the Lions Christmas party. ECHO racing for youth will begin in January. The next business meeting is Jan. 8 with District Governor Tom Polk as a guest. C O N C E R T PLANNED: The annual Northfield Choir Christmas program will take place Dec. 6. The junior high choir will perform at 6:30 p.m. and senior high Candlelight Concert will begin immediately after. Come start your holidays with the beautiful and festive sounds of the season with more than 25 percent of the Northfield student body singing just for you The Candlelight Concert will feature guest artists from the Manchester Symphony (continued on page 7)

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Urbana News ...continued from page 6 Orchestra performing the “Hallelujah Chorus” from Handel’s “Messiah” with the Northfield choir.” UPCOMING SHARP CREEK DATES: Dec. 6 – November Book-It Reward party at 2:35 p.m. Dec. 18 – Fourth grade Christmas program at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Dec. 20 – Kids Hope Christmas party at Metro North after school until 5 p.m. Dec. 21 – End of second quarter and first semester. Dec. 21 – PBIS Reward Movie. Dec. 22 to Jan. 7 – Christmas Break. NORTHFIELD YEARBOOK PRICE INCREASE DEC. 11: Northfield yearbooks make great gifts. Order one now for a birthday or graduation gift. You can stop in at the Northfield office, Room 214, or go online at www.yearbookforever.c om to put in your order. URBANA YOKE PARISH GUILD CHRISTMAS PARTY is Dec. 12 in Roann at the old Brethren Church at the south end of Roann. This old church is now owned by Valerie Wilcox. Each lady is asked to bring a

wrapped Christmas ornament ($5) for the gift exchange. All ladies of the church are invited to attend. The meal ($10) will be catered. For more information and reservations, contact Marsha Wade at 260-3701134 by Dec. 6. URBANA YOKE PARISH GUILD VISITATION: Ladies of the Guild went to Timbercrest, Peabody, Wellbrooke, Bickford Cottages, and some homes to visit and deliver Christmas decorated jars of candy following breakfast at the Fried Egg. Those participating were Donna Yentes, Helen Dawes, Doris Mattern, Hilda Wilcox, Nancy Anderson, Kitty Baer, and Eileen Weck. URBANA YOKE PARISH: The Outreach Committee is once again sponsoring the Angel Tree for the boys in Lauer Cottage at Whites. The Christmas party for the boys will be on Dec. 18. Please have your gifts to the church by Dec. 17. Thanks to all for this special ministry. The Church Board will meet on Dec. 13 at 6:30 p.m. in the East

Church. The Men’s Group will meet Dec. 19 at 7 p.m. in the East Church lounge. PRAYER CONCERNS: Please add Ed Moyer (and Vicki), and continue to remember Jerry Warnock, Jason and Rena’ Warnock, Larry Meyer, Lowell Karns, Bo Malen Wilson, Esther Wagner, Marcia Knee, Larry

Urschel, Johnathan Fawley, Nancy and Harold Christie and Jane Winebrenner. B R E A K FA S T BUNCH: The following people met at Bob Evans on Nov. 29: Phil and Jan Weck, Peggy and Chad Dilling, Marvin and Mary Ann Mast, Eileen Weck, Doris Mattern, Carol Layne, Alma DeVore,

and Helen Dawes. BIRTHDAYS: Dec. 8 – Mike Howard. Dec. 9 – Madeline Hill. Dec. 10 – James Snyder, Jaden Wyatt Baer. Dec. 11 – Matthew Driscoll, Scott

Sellers, Brad Dale. Dec. 13 – Linda Watkins. Dec. 14 - Kelly Schuler, Alene France, Jason McDaniel. Dec. 15 – Matthew Lacanfora. NEWS ITEMS

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VIEWPOINT It’s time for an elected school board

There are no two ways about it: The Wabash City Council last week violated the Indiana Open Door Law. The Council, in executive session, interviewed six candidates for two open positions on the Wabash City Schools Board. The violation stems from two areas. First, the interviews, under the Open Door Law, should have been conducted in public session. Secondly, proper notification of the meeting – whether public or in executive session – was provided the public and the media. Under the Open Door Law, a 48-hour written notice is to be provided both public and media outlets. Neither was done. To some, it may seem like The Paper of Wabash County – which called the city out on its violation – is nitpicking this issue. After all, they note, a story about the interviews appeared in the Wabash Plain Dealer the morning of the meeting. However, that argument holds no water. Quite the contrary. The Paper, as any good media outlet should, is ever vigilant to keeping the work of government agencies transparent, so behind door deals aren’t reached without public input. We have always strived to make sure governmental agencies are operating above board, and we will continue to do so.

OUR VIEW We did it last year when the MSD of Wabash County discussed realigning the school district in executive session under the guise of school consolidation. We are currently investigating possible violations by three other governmental agencies, and, if proven to be correct, will call those agencies out for the violations as well. Allowing government agencies to violate the law is doing a disservice to our readers and the public as a whole. One of the main duties of the media, often referred to as The Fourth Estate, is to keep a close watch on governmental agencies, ensuring they are operating above board and according to the law. Why the City Council doesn’t want to follow the law is unknown. City officials have contended for years that an appointed school board – Wabash City Schools is one of about a dozen appointed boards left in the State of Indiana – prevents those with specific agendas from being elected. But how can we be sure that the appointees to the board aren’t following agendas being pushed by city or school officials? In years past, school board members have all had direct ties to City

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Hall. Why? Because they were the best qualified for the job, was the answer the Council would provide. While we can’t undo what has been done in years gone by, we can make sure things are done above board now. Indiana Public Access Counselor Luke Britt, who agrees the Council violated the law, has offered a way to resolve the matter without having to conduct the interviews again. Britt recommends that the Council present the applications of the six candidates and discuss in an open forum, presumably the Dec. 11 City Council meeting, why four of the candidates were excluded and why the two candidates were picked. After the discussion, the council will vote on the two appointees. How open and honest the Council will be during the discussion remains to be seen. One of the arguments past Councils have used in regard to not naming those who failed to be appointed is that they don’t want to hurt the candidates’ feelings or embarrass them in public. Early indications are that Britt’s decision isn’t sitting well with some city officials. City Attorney Randi

Zimmerman Irgang, in a letter to The Paper of Wabash County, has even threatened that the Council may change the way it appoints school board members, perhaps as a way to circumvent the law. “Based on Mr. Britt’s interpretation of the open-door policy (sic), the City of Wabash, in the future, may consider amending its present procedures for future school board appointees,” she wrote in the letter. We would like to offer a better solution to the City Council and, more importantly, the patrons of the Wabash City Schools District: Perhaps now is the time for the patrons to stand up and pursue an elected school board as opposed to an appointed board. Rather than have a handful individuals decide who will oversee the operations of the school district, that decision should be left up to the entire community. On the chance that that does not happen, we will continue to watch the City Council, as well as all the other governmental agencies in Wabash County, to make sure they are operating as transparently as possible. Doing so will help to prevent blatant violations of the Open Door Law (it is a law and not a policy), as happened in this case, from happening again in the future.

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The Roann Food Pantry is open from 24 p.m. on Wednesdays. It is located in the Roann Town Hall building in downtown Roann. It is open to those living in a 7mile radius of Roann. Donations of dry or canned goods are always appreciated. ROANN LIBRARY NEWS: Need a specialty cake pan? Stop by the library’s Borrow & Bake section and check out a pan without the expense of buying one. The library currently has 14 different designs. They are excepting specialty cake pans and candy molds to add to the collection. All donations are tax exempt. Thanks to everyone who helped us celebrate the holidays with Santa (sponsored by the Roann Lions Club) at the library on Dec. 2. The used book sale was well visited too. The next sale will take place in conjunction

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with the town garage sale in June or July of 2018. The library is again collecting dry goods and canned foods for the Roann Food Pantry through the month of December. ROANN RENEGADES meet in the Roann Community Building, in downtown Roann. Their upcoming schedule includes: Dec 16 Saturday Night Dance, Dec 30 New Year’s Eve EVE dance! You can follow them on Facebook at h t t p s : / / w w w. f a c e b o o k . c o m / Ro a n n -

Renegades For more information; please call 260-578-7261. HAPPY BIRTHDAY this week to Melvin Harrell, Jerry Mills, Ronald Deal, Chris Newhouse, Brandon Shidler, Riley Bryan Powell, Heidi Koch, Emily Shafer, Scott Kramer, Holly Kendall, Kandy Barker, Austin Shively, Kelli Slee, Steven Dale Tillman, Jennifer Vigar, and Jaden Baer. H A P P Y ANNIVERSARY this week to Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Cordes, Mr. and Mrs. Phil Layman, and Mr. and Mrs. Keith Ford. CHECK OUT the Roann Community Calendar of events each month at http://roannin.us/ Click on Community Calendar to find out what is going on in the area. For more information, please call Roann Town Hall at 765-833-2100. ROANN NEWS ITEMS may be sent to

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A Christmas Cantata will take place at the United Methodist Church on Sunday, Dec 8 beginning at 7 p.m. Come and enjoy this beautiful rendition of the Christmas story as sung by the Chancel Choir. The Christmas story as sung by the Chancel Choir, composed by Marty Parks, directed by Terry McKee and narrated by Jim Smith and Andrea Michel. Vocalists from community and university will be featured. The church is located at 306 E. Second St. CHRISTMAS AT THE FIREHOUSE B E N E F I T : Celebrate with the songs and stories of the season at “Christmas at The Firehouse” on Friday, Dec 8 from 58 p.m. The event is organized as a time to come together as community and celebrate the holiday as

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Parkview Wabash nurse wins Nightingale Award By The Paper staff A nurse at Parkview Wabash Hospital is among the winners of the fourth annual Nightingale Awards from Parkview Health. Ruth Reed, RN, Prep Recovery nurse at Parkview Wabash Hospital was one of five award recipients. “The Nightingale awards always make me reflect on the practice of our clinical nurses at the bedside,” said Judy Boerger, MBA, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, senior vice president, chief nursing executive, Parkview Health. “The care they deliver to every person every day is truly remarkable. To nominate and choose nurses from among the many who represent the best among us in practice is a daunting task. The task this year was no less daunting as we heard the stories and saw the commitment of those who were nominated. As part of the N i g h t i n g a l e Initiative, created in 2014, Parkview launched the Nightingale Award

the same year in memory of the late Marge Carpenter, LPN, who served at Parkview. The award is made possible through the generosity of her husband, the Rev. Doyle Carpenter. It recognizes nurses who foster and embrace the compassionate and caring culture of relational nursing, as exemplified by Florence Nightingale, a nursing leader who profoundly impacted the nursing practice in the 19th century. The fourth annual Nightingale Award was presented during the Parkview Health’s L e a d e r s h i p D e v e l o p m e n t Institute. Alison Pershing, BSN RN CNOR, ED Manager and clinical nursing site educator for Huntington University in Nursing, submitted the Reed’s application to the Nightingale selection committee. It was supported by her manager Laurie McCullers, RN and by Cathy Wolfe, MBA BSN RN, CENP, Vice President of Patient Care Services. “Ruth is so caring. She is able to look at

the patient as a whole. She includes the family,” Pershing wrote. Her patients are drawn to her genuine caring attitude, and families never hesitate to ask her questions. Reed has helped train every employee in her department because she has worked here for over 30 years, the application noted. She is very productive and inclusive with the entire surgery team, and treats everyone from the surgeons to the patient care techs with the same level of sincerity. “I was the educator prior to my current role, and I sent every brand new nurse to Ruth as part of orientation, even if they weren’t hired for surgery,” Pershing wrote. “She has taught the majority of the hospital RNs how to start IVs. She is patient and helps to build confidence in newer nurses. The Huntington University students always rave about Ruth and everything that she has taught them from assessment, to computer charting, dressing changes.”

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Cathy Wolfe, Vice President of Patient Care Services, Parkview Wabash Hospital, congratulates Ruth Reed, RN, Prep Recovery, Parkview Wabash Hospital, on winning a Nightingale Award. Photo provided kindness to everyone she comes in contact with.” Wolfe said, “Ruth is a true role model for all nurses but especially those just entering the nursing practice. She has been a lifelong mentor and is compassionate about educating young nurses. “I believe that Ruth has received such values from her mother that spent her career with Wabash County

Hospital now Parkview Wabash Hospital,” Wolfe continued. “She talks often about those values, work ethic, and quality her mother has passed down to her, often with tears. Ruth is truly deserving of such an award.” Other recipients of the 2017 Nightingale Awards were: Congratulations to the following 2017 Nightingale Award

recipients: Freda Calligan, BSN, RN, MedSurg, Parkview Hospital Randalia. Jeni Schmidt, RN, Supportive Care Unit, Parkview Randalia. Jan Godrey, BSN, RN, CMSRN, nurse leader, 6 Medical, Parkview Regional Medical Center. Kritsa Statzel, RN, Parview Physicians Group – Family Medicine, Columbia City.

Open house planned Dec. 16 An open house is planned from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 16, for Ann Bumgardner’s 90th birthday party. The event will be

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5 generations: G re a t - g re a t - g ra n d mother Ann Bumgardner is holding Noah Ridenour, the fifth generation of her family. Other family members are Jon Ridenour (front row, at right), grandfather Mike Ridenour (back row, from left), and g re a t - g ra n d m o t h e r Genie Weldridge. Photo provided

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Noah Cressell of Wabash controls Northfield's Jasper Donaldson on his way to winning the 182 pound weight class at the Wabash County Tournament. Photo by Eric Christiansen

Apache wrestlers win county tourney By Eric Christiansen echristiansen@nmpaper.com Wabash had six individual winners at the Wabash County Tournament to help the Apaches take the team title Saturday, Dec. 2. Manchester finished second among county schools with two champions, Southwood third with four champions and Northfield was fourth with two champions. Wabash was 3-0 against the county teams topping Manchester 43-26, Southwood 35-24 and Northfield 55-21. Manchester was 2-1 with a 45-31 win over Southwood and a 51-27 win over Northfield. Southwood was 1-2 with a 48-30 win over Northfield, while the Norse went 3-0 against county teams. For the Apaches, individual winners were Ethan Higgins (106 pound weight class), Braden Brooks (120), Anthony Long (126),

Jake Cisneros (145), Noah Cressel (182) and Blake Price (285). Winning individual championships for Manchester were Wade France (152) and Delton Moore (170). For Southwood, winning titles were Isaak King (113), Clayton Wells (132), Cavin Beavers (195) and Carson Rody (220). Northfields two winners were Dakota France (138) and Kade Kennedy (160). Four other teams competed in the overall tournament with Wabash finishing first overall among the eight teams. 1. Wabash 2. Southern Wells 3. Manchester 4. Blackford 5. Northwestern 6. Southwood 7. Northfield 8. Bremen

Manchester's Wade France takes control of his match against Southwood's Chad Elliott in the 152 pound weight class at the Wabash County Tournament. Photo by Eric Christiansen

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The first full week of December, formally known as the beginning of the Christmas season, is upon us. While we are enduring the hustle and bustle of shopping and so forth, high school basketball is thriving. That is evidenced by the amount of coaches that I have seen scouting at the games that I have BILL BARROWS attended thus far. This week’s local schedule begins on Tuesday as the Northfield girls host Taylor and the Lady Squires travel to Huntington North. On Wednesday, Canterbury travels to Northfield to take on the Norse boys, while the Lady Knights of Southwood host Mississinewa. On Friday, the Wabash boys host Maconaquah in a early season TRC matchup. Saturday, Rochester travels to Wabash to challenge the Lady Apaches, the Manchester boys head off to Huntington North and the Southwood Knights host Eastern. That will be back end of a two-game weekend for the Knights as they, as well as the girls, will host a girls/boys doubleheader against Northfield on Friday night. The Wabash WebTV crew will be there to bring you all of that action beginning just before 6pm. Join Rick & Tim Harness for all of that action packed evening. Wabash WebTV will continue to bring you all of the action streaming over the Internet 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 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.

Members of the Southwood Knights junior varsity cheerleading squad are (front, from left) Cherish Allen, Emily Devore; Capri Lambert (back row, from left), Gracen Kelley, Kaitlyn Beavers. Not pictured: Bailee Miltenberger, Kristen Warren and Briley Combs. Because of a production error, the squads’ names were omitted from last week’s winter sports section.

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The Lagro Senior Dinner will be Thursday, Dec. 14, at 6 p.m. This special dinner will take place at the Lagro C o m m u n i t y Building. Diners must live in Lagro Township, be a senior citizen, and love food and bingo! RSVP to save your spot by Monday, Dec. 11 by 3 p.m. Call Kristie at 260-7822451. U P C O M I N G EVENTS AT SALAMONIE AND MISS I S S I N E WA : Salamonie’s Second Saturday program will present, “Holiday Gift Making” on Saturday, Dec. 9 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Meet at the S a l a m o n i e Interpretive Nature Center. Get a jumpstart on your gifts making. Enjoy using the materials from nature to make gifts for your teachers, family and loved ones. Programs are designed for families and adults must accompany children. The cost is $3 per person. Please preregister by calling 260-468-2127. Salamonie’s Preschool Program, “Winter Gifts for Critters” will take place Wednesday, Dec. 13. You and your preschooler will use items from nature to make food treats for the birds. You will put them up on your nature hike and also do a craft, so please dress accordingly for weather conditions. There will be two identical programs held from 10-11:30 a.m. and 12:30-2 p.m. Preschool programs are designed for preschool aged children 2-6 and their adults. The cost is $2 per child with free adult. Advance preregistration is requested and can be done by calling 260-468-2127. S a l a m o n i e Interpretive and Nature Center is the headquarters for Upper Wabash I n t e r p r e t ive Services, which serves Mississinewa Lake, Salamonie Lake, J. Edward

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S a l a m o n i e Interpretive and Nature Center phone number is 260-4682127. LAGRO TOWN HALL normal business hours are currently being adjusted and under review, once determined they will be released. The Lagro Town Hall phone Number is 260-782-2451. 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,

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ed at 1975 Vernon Street, Wabash. Recovery meetings will be every Thursday at 7 p.m. 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 refreshments 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: “You should care about everything you have to do in life. You should appreciate excellence for excellence’s sake. Excellence in any sport is a process

that includes learning to lose with humility. This process eventually leads to winning. Everyone must learn to handle losing correctly to become a true champion on the court and in life. Most of the time there is a way to win on a tennis court and in life too, you just have to figure out what it is. In true competition no person is defeated. Both players benefit by their efforts to overcome the obstacles presented by the other.” EVERYONE DO ME THAT SPECIAL FAVOR and have a safe enjoyable week! PLEASE EMAIL YOUR NEWS AND I N F O R M AT I O N T O : Isaac.Triplett@yaho o.com, or call me at 260-274-2261.

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Ogden Road stop signs to remain By David Fenker david@nmpaper.com Despite a petition to remove it, the threeway intersection of Ogden Road and 200 West will remain. The Wabash County commissioners voted unanimously Monday, Dec. 4, to keep the stop signs on Ogden Road at the recommendation of Sheriff Bob Land and Commissioner Barry Eppley. “I’ve talked to Mr. Epply about it; I believe it probably should stay,” Land said. “It wouldn’t be so bad if the school wasn’t there, and the fire department, but I think it needs to stay.” Eppley concurred. “My inclination is to leave it in place. We had a petition to put it in place; now we’ve got one on record to remove it, but the time that it has been in place has not been adequate to demonstrate whether or not that’s something we want to do,” he said. “I don’t want to go

back and forth.” The request was brought to the commissioners as a petition at their Nov. 6 meeting by County H i g h w a y Superintendent John Martin, who at the time said he agreed with the petitioner regarding the stop signs. The signs stopping traffic on Ogden Road at the intersection were established by county ordinance in 2012. That same ordinance also established stop signs on Ogden Road less than half a mile south, at its intersection with 1050 North. In other business, the commissioners approved a resolution confirming that the county would again participate in the Wabash River Heritage Corridor Commission, and appointed Michael Beauchamp as the county’s representative. According to its website, the commission’s goals are to promote improvement of

the natural environment and recreation opportunities of the Wabash River Heritage Corridor, and to promote cooperation between all groups with an interest in the corridor, among others. The commissioners also opened several bids for the County H i g h w a y Department’s 2018 supplies, materials and equipment rental needs. Local and nonlocal companies submitted bids on a variety of items and services, including fuels, paving materials and equipment rental supplies. The commissioners took the bids under advisement. Land also provided an unofficial jail report, saying that the Wabash County Jail had 85 inmates, with an additional 42 in Miami County, three in Blackford County and one in Elkhart County. He noted that those numbers were subject to change.

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Grammy winner to perform at HU By The Paper staff HUNTINGTON — Multi-Dove and Grammy Award-win-

ning recording artist, David Phelps, will perform his Classic Christmas concert on Friday, Dec. 8, at

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H u n t i n g t o n University’s Merillat Center for the Arts. The Classic Christmas concert is one of more than a dozen Phelps and his seven-piece musical entourage will make during November and December. This musical event will be a special evening of worship and will feature many of the songs included on Phelps’ “O Holy Night” recording, as well as his recently released “Freedom” r ecording. Once a childhood musical prodigy from Tomball, Texas, Phelps earned a bachelor’s degree in music

from Baylor University. Since then, he has become a nationally celebrated vocalist perhaps best known as the powerful tenor for the multiple Grammy and Dove Award-winning Gaither Vocal Band. Emerging as a leading voice in contemporary Christian music, Phelps has been winning the hearts of audiences for more than two decades. He has performed at numerous prestigious venues across the globe, including the White House, New York’s Carnegie Hall and the Sydney Opera House in Australia. His elec-

DAVID PHELPS trifying voice has moved audiences from all walks of life, crossing generational and stylistic barriers. “It is an absolute honor to bring David Phelps to Huntington and I am delighted

that HU was able to secure our campus as a stop on his very popular Christmas concert tour. This was an opportunity that we knew we couldn’t pass up,” said Jay Duffer, the concert’s organizer and H u n t i n g t o n U n iv e r s i t y ’ s Associate Professor of Theatre Arts / Department Chair. “David is a world class vocal artist and composer. He truly has one of the most remarkable and powerful voices I’ve ever heard. He joyfully shares his talent and his abiding faith in Christ all over the world through his

music. I know his concert will be uplifting, entertaining and inspiring to all.” The doors will open for the event at 7 p.m. with the concert beginning at 7:30 p.m. Reserved-seating tickets are $18 and $25, and VIP tickets will cost $50. VIP tickets include dinner with Huntington’s President, Dr. Sherilyn Emberton at 6 p.m., attendance at Phelps’ sound check and a question and answer session prior to dinner. Tickets are available by calling 260-359-4261 or purchasing online at www.huntington.e du/BoxOffice.

Timbercrest hosts community for Festival of Trees By Eric Christiansen echristiansen@nmpaper.com NORTH MANCHESTER — For the fifth consecutive year, Timbercrest Senior Living Community gave North Manchester a festive Christmas event with its annual Festival of Trees. An estimated 1,000 people showed up to see the nearly 80 trees, as well as a handful of other events sprinkled throughout the Timbercrest campus. “We were excited to see so many people taking advantage to come out and see the trees,” T i m b e r c r e s t C o m m u n i t y R e l a t i o n s Coordinator Carrie Vineyard said. Among the activities for the day beyond the tour of trees were a bazaar

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Bryana Escudero gets her face painted as part of Timbercrest’s Festival of Trees on Saturday, Dec. 2. Photo by David Fenker with local vendors, including a number of Timbercrest residents, a visit with Santa Claus and face-painting. Vineyard said she was happy with the turn-out at the bazaar, which was held in two locations, the chapel and the assembly room. “We have a variety of businesses and groups selling differ-

ent items,” she said. “It’s fun to see people shopping for Christmas gifts. We heard a lot of comments that the bazaar is one of the favorite events on the day. We had a lot of success with it.” Santa made an appearance and talked with over 400 children including toddlers and babies. Timbercrest also

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had a drawing to give away two bicycles to children. The winners will be announced later this week on Timbercrest’s Facebook page. Kruger Doodles was also on hand for face-painting, which Vineyard said was a big it. “The lines were pretty long at times, but the children had fun with it,” she said. Nearly 1,600 cookies were consumed along with over 40 gallons of hot cocoa at the cocoa bar, sponsored by The Paper of Wabash County. “Our kitchen staff worked really hard to provide such a nice experience,” Vineyard said. “The cookies were made from scratch in our kitchen, which takes a lot of effort, along with their normal jobs. And the cocoa is not your average cocoa. It is so good, and I heard a lot of people commenting on how good it was.” (continued on page 23

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Local piano students to perform in Wabash recital By The Paper staff Twenty-two Wabash County piano students will perform in a recital on Sunday afternoon, Dec. 10, at the Wabash Christian Church sanctuary. Music teachers Eileen Dye and Judy Ward will present their private piano students, who will play a variety of

sacred and secular Christmas music. Dye’s students include Chloe Bishir, Luke Blossom, Isaiah Cordes, Cooper Drake, Grace Drake, Jacob Falder, Dave Ford, Grant Ford, Rob Ford and Jordan Rider. Each student will play one or two selections on the piano. Ward’s students are

Gracie Bearman , Kaelyn Johnson, Khloe Johnson, Victoria Koselke, Cael McCann, Lily Meadows, Amber Mowery, Ali Niccum, Jack Niccum, Japheth Niccum, Ruth Niccum and Logan Shellhamer. In addition to the student solos, Dye and Ward will perform an organ/piano duet as

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part of the program. The public is invited to the recital. A punch and cookie reception will follow the performances in the fellowship hall downstairs at the church. The recital will begin at 3 p.m. Wabash Christian Church is located at 110 W. Hill St. in Wabash.

103-year-old pastor to speak By The Paper staff NORTH MANCHESTER — The Rev. Byron Miller,

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Timbercrest hosts community for Festival of Trees ...continued from page 22 Animal-Grams featured reindeer for festival-goers to enjoy as well. But the main event is always the trees lining the halls of Timbercrest. Vineyard noted that it was nice to see so many regular sponsors of trees mixing it up with different looks to the trees. “It made such a difference. It was good to see changes, and the residents really enjoy that,” she noted. “A lot of them have been a part of it every year, and it’s fun for them to go

around and see the different trees. We try to move them to different locations every year so the residents can see different trees each year.” U l t i m a t e l y, Christmas cheer is the goal for the Festival of Trees that continues for the Timbercrest residents longer than just the day of the festival. “We have over 200 residents, and we appreciate the sponsors offering their time and resources, because Timbercrest is someone’s home,” Vineyard said. “We

love that we can bring a lot of Christmas spirit right to them from

community members who are helping decorate their home.”

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Don ‘Chip’ Dangerfield Jr., 47 Worked construction Sept. 18, 1970 – Nov. 28, 2017 Don T. “Chip” Dangerfield Jr., 47, of Wabash, died Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017, at his home in Wabash. He was born Sept. 18, 1970, in Greensburg, Pa., to Don T. Dangerfield Sr. and Dianne (McDaniel) Powers. Chip was a 1989 graduate of Southwood High School. He was a construction worker. He was a member of the New Life Baptist Church, Wabash. Chip enjoyed woodworking, carpentry work, being outdoors, hunting and fishing. His greatest joy was spending time with his son and his family. He is survived by his mother, Dianne Powers and his son, Mason Dangerfield, both of Wabash; three sisters, Pamela (Michael) Hawkins of Wabash, Penni (Richard) Gale of North Manchester, and Patricia Gidley of Wabash, his fiancée, Carisa Blanton of Wabash, and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, Don T. Dangerfield, Sr., and his step-father, Paul Powers. Funeral services will be private. Burial will be in Memorial Lawns Cemetery, Wabash. Preferred memorial is to Chip’s family in care of Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, Wabash. The memorial guest book for Chip may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.

Opal Meck Retired from Sun Metal March 17, 1924 – Dec. 3, 2017 Funeral services will be held for Opal Marie Howard Meck on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017, at 1 p.m. at McKee Mortuary, 1401 State Road 114 West, North Manchester. Family and friends may call Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017 from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at McKee Mortuary. Burial will be at Fairview Cemetery, County Road 300 East and County Road 1000 North, Servia. Pastor J.P. Freeman will officiate. Opal was born in Salyersville, Ky. on March 17, 1924. She passed at Peabody Retirement Community on Sunday Dec. 3, 2017. Her deceased parents were Fred and Bertha (Allen) Howard. She was retired from Sun Metal Company in Warsaw, IN. She enjoyed gardening, crocheting and her family. She is survived by two sons, Edward W. (Carla) Howard, North Manchester and Stephen Rumpf, New York, New York, and a Daughter, Francesca Oliveri, Fort Wayne. Opal has one deceased son, George Montgomery, Jr., Phoenix, AZ. She is also survived by two sisters, Jeannie Johnson and Lu Music, both of North Manchester, and two brothers, Larry (Carol) Howard, North Manchester, and Wade (Dee) Howard, Alexandria, IN. She has four deceased brothers, Mitchell Howard, Hatcher Howard, Fred Howard, Jr. and Ken Howard, and a deceased sister, Oria Gillend of Richmond Va. Opal is survived by seven grandchildren: Angie Montgomery, Calif., Christopher Montgomery, Arizona, Michelle Timmons, Anthony Oliveri, Shannon (Dick) Tracy, Cara Howard and Christa (Brian) Crabill, all of Indiana; 10 great-grandchildren; Alexandria Timmons, Joshua Timmons, Devin Tracy, Eric Tracy, Catherine Tracy, Issiac Howard, Everett Crabill, Sebastian Oliveri, Alyssa Rubio, Thomas George, and Dylan Wright. Six great-great-grandchildren. Also surviving are eight nieces and nephews and sixteen grand nieces and nephews. Four nephews, one niece and one grand niece are deceased. Reunions were always fun. God Bless

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April 1, 1939 – Dec. 2, 2017 Nancy Joan Kerlin, 78, of Silver Lake, died at 4 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017, at Lutheran Hospital, in Fort Wayne. She was born April 1, 1939, on her family’s farm in the South Pleasant Community near Silver Lake, to Jesse and Doris (Young) Lynch. Nancy was a 1957 graduate of Laketon High School. She married Richard J. Kerlin at South Pleasant United Methodist Church, in Silver Lake on Dec. 30, 1961. She was a farmer’s wife and enjoyed collecting antiques. Nancy was a former member of South Pleasant United Methodist Church. She especially loved spending time with her grandchildren. She is survived by her husband, Richard J. Kerlin, of Silver Lake; two children, Kris J. (Leisa) Kerlin and Kelly J. (Katrina) Kerlin both of Silver Lake; six grandchildren, Lydia Kerlin, Sarah Kerlin, and Adam Kerlin all of Silver Lake, Lauren Kerlin of Fort Wayne, Indiana, Connor Kerlin and Lily Kerlin both of Silver Lake. She was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers, and two sisters. Funeral services will be 2 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Bender Chapel, 207 W. Main St., North Manchester, with Pastor William Whitaker officiating. Burial will be in South Pleasant Cemetery, Silver Lake. Friends may call noon-2 p.m., Wednesday at the funeral home. Preferred memorial is Kosciusko Home Care & Hospice. The memorial guest book for Nancy may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.

Thomas S. Williams, 68, Plymouth, formerly of North Manchester, passed away Friday, Dec. 1, 2017, at 2:30 a.m. in Good Shepherd Hospice, Sebring, Fla. He was born March 11, 1949, in Decatur, Ill., to Elwood & Evelyn (Wine) Williams. He was a small business owner and administrator at several local Moose Lodges. Tom was an avid golfer and dedicated IU and Cubs fan. He was a lifelong member of the Moose organization, earning his Pilgrim Degree. He is survived by his parents, Dean & Evelyn Wilderman, Decatur,IL; son, Blake (Tasha) Williams, Fort Wayne; daughter, Krista (Gary) Cagle, North Manchester; sister, Debbie Grotfeldt, Houston, Texas, and grandchildren, Justin & Andrew Cagle and Maris & Milena Williams. Family and friends may call Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017, from 4-7 p.m. at Congregational Christian Church, 310 N. Walnut Street, North Manchester. Celebration of Life service will be at 7:15 p.m. at Congregational Christian Church, 310 N. Walnut Street, North Manchester. Pastor J. P. Freeman will officiate. For those who wish to honor the memory of Thomas S. Williams, memorial contributions may be made to Wabash County Cancer Society, PO Box 144, North Manchester, IN 46962. McKee Mortuary, North Manchester, handled arrangements.

Elma Smith, 95 Homemaker June 27, 1922 – Dec. 3, 2017

Elma Rose Smith, 95, formerly of Roann, died at 9:18 a.m., Sunday, Dec. 3, 2017, at Peabody Healthcare Center in North Manchester. She was born June 27, 1922, in Center, Ind., to Raymond and Bertha (Peters) Fowler. Elma was a 1939 graduate of Kokomo High School. She married Thurman Charles “T.C.” Smith in Kokomo, a on May 23, 1940; he died May 9, 1981. She was a homemaker and a farmer’s wife. Elma attended the Roann First Brethren Church, and belonged to the Stitch and Chatter Home Ec Club. She lived at Peabody the past 8 years. She is survived by three children, Charles (Idell) Smith, Jr. of Wabash, Nancy (Steve) Fearnow, and Ann (Stephen) Meyer, both of Roann, five grandchildren, Connie (Chuck) Morgan of Wabash, Todd Slee of Roann, Kimberly (Scott) Palmer of Wabash, Lynda (Todd) Wall of Huntington, and Angie (A.J.) Cartwright of Andrews; 11 great grandchildren, and seven great-great-grandchildren. She was also preceded in death by her parents, two children, Connie Lee Smith and David Smith, two granddaughters, Sharon Koch and Kathy Smith, four brothers, and two sisters. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 8, 2017, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Roann Chapel, 335 S. Chippewa Rd., Roann, with Pastor Wayne Balmer officiating. Burial will be in Roann Community Cemetery, Roann. Friends may call 4-8 pm Thursday, at the funeral home. Preferred memorial is Roann Volunteer Fire Department. The memorial guest book for Elma may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.

Matthew Williams, 29 Chef at Harry’s Dec. 9, 1987 – Dec. 3, 2017

Matthew Joseph Williams, 29, of Wabash, died Sunday, Dec. 3, 2017, in Wabash. He was born Dec. 9, 1987, in Wabash, to Michael J. Williams and Karyn (Budd) Mattern. Matt was a 2006 graduate of Southwood High School and attended IPFW and Ivy Tech. He was a chef at Harry’s Old Kettle Pub & Grill in Wabash. Matt enjoyed cooking, hunting, fishing, music, and spending time with his friends and family. He is survived by his father and stepmother, Michael J. & Cindy Williams, and mother and stepfather, Karyn and Chad Mattern, all of Wabash, two sisters, Emily Williams of Wabash, and Erin Williams of Noblesville; a step-sister, Kelly (Chris) Klement and nephew Mason Klement, both of Wabash, and stepbrother, Aaron (Lauren) Benge of Colorado Springs, Colorado; grandparents, Jean Williams of Greenwood, Sheila Budd of Ocala, Fla., J.P. and Jan Mattern, and James Starbuck, all of Wabash. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8, 2017, at Christ United Methodist Church, 477 N. Wabash St., Wabash, with the Rev. Chris Tiedeman officiating. Burial will be in Friends Cemetery, Wabash. Friends may call 2-8 p.m. Thursday, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave., Wabash. Preferred memorial is St. Bernard Catholic School or Christ United Methodist Church. The memorial guest book for Matt may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.

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Craig McLaughlin, 44

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Feb. 14, 1973 - Nov. 29, 2017

Aug. 30, 1941 – Nov. 27, 2017

Craig Matthew McLaughlin, 44, of rural Wabash, died at 12:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017, at his home. He was born Feb. 14, 1973, in Wabash, to Pat McLaughlin and Linda (Harrell) Mollett. Craig was a 1992 Northfield High School, and worked at Real Alloy in Wabash since 1995. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, and mushroom hunting. He is survived by his father and step-mother, Pat and Linda McLaughlin and his mother and step-father, Linda and Charles Mollett, all of Wabash; sister, Lisa McLaughlin of Denver, and his grandmother, Virginia Harrell of Wabash. Funeral services were Monday, Dec. 4, 2017, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave., Wabash, with Pastor Tim Prater officiating. Burial was in Memorial Lawns Cemetery, Wabash. Visitation was Sunday, at the funeral home. Preferred memorials are Wabash County Cancer Society or Wabash Parkview Hospice. The memorial guest book for Craig may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.

Mary Keaffaber, 96 Enjoyed painting china Jan. 22, 1921 – Nov. 30, 2017

Mary Elizabeth Keaffaber, 96, of rural Wabash, died at 4:35 pm, Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017, at Wellbrooke of Wabash. She was born Jan. 22, 1921, in Converse, to John Cleaveland and Pearl Agness (Hayes) Pettit. Mary was a 1939 graduate of Wabash High School. She married Richard William Keaffaber in Wabash, on June 8, 1940; he died Nov. 20, 2003. She worked at Honeywell/Markhon retiring after 30 years. Mary was a member of Bachelor Creek Church of Christ, member and past president of Honeybelles, national and local chapters of A.A.R.P., Senior Citizens of Wabash County, Busy Bees Home Economics Club, the World Organization of China Painters and the Kokomo China Painters. She is survived by three children Susie (Ron) Hawkins of Lagro, David W. (Melinda) Keaffaber of Wabash, and Jean (Steve) Turpin of Marshall, Ill.; nine grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-granddaughter. She was also preceded in death by her parents, and three brothers, Robert Gene Pettit, Donald C. Pettit, and Jack Pettit. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave., Wabash, with David Stokes officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Lawns Cemetery, Wabash. Friends may call 4-8 p.m. Monday, at the funeral home. The memorial guest book for Mary Elizabeth may be signed at www.grandstaffhentgen.com.

Bernard Dillard, 94 Attended Fulton High School Nov. 14, 1923 – Nov. 23, 2017 Mr. Bernard D. Dillard, 94, of Wabash and formerly of Rochester passed away at 10:37 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 23, at Parkview Wabash Hospital. On Nov. 14, 1923, Bernard Dean Dillard was born in Logansport. He spent his life in Cass, Fulton, Marshall, LaPorte and Wabash counties. Bernard attended Fulton High School. Bernard and Alice Marie Ringle were married in 1941. Their union was blessed with four children. The family tree continued to grow over the years with the added blessings of three more generations. Mr. Dillard died standing on the promises of God the Father and Jesus Christ the Son and of the Holy Spirit. His prayer was that all reading this notice will do the same. Amen. Left to cherish Bernard’s memory are his wife Alice; a son: Edward Allen Dillard and wife Sharon of Wabash; a sister: Norma Lee Swanson of South Carolina; half-sisters: Kay Richardson of Peru, and Susie. He was also blessed by numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren, great-great grandchildren, loyal and loving nieces, nephews and cousins. His bonds with friends lasted entire lifetimes. Preceding Bernard in death are his parents, a daughter: Carol Ann Cobb, two sons : Kenneth Randell Dillard, Darrell Dee Dillard; three half-sisters: Patricia Waters, Alline Shropshire, Rosalie Cunningham; half-brother: Robert Alspach and his cherished canine companion “Corky,” the apricot colored tea-cup Poodle. Visitation and services were Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017, in the Good Family Funeral Home, 1200 West 18th St., Rochester. Pastor Curt Jones will officiate. He will be laid to eternal rest at the Fulton Cemetery at a later date. Online expressions of sympathy may be left for his family at www.goodfamilyfh.com

Helen Snow, 68 Indiana University fan Aug. 20, 1949 – Nov. 27, 2017 Helen L. Snow, 68, of Huntington, died at 2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 27, 2017, after a automobile accident in rural Warren. She was born on Saturday, Aug. 20, 1949, in Huntington County. Survivors include her three sisters, a brother, six nieces and nephews and 11 great-nieces and great-nephews. Visitation and services were Friday, Dec. 1, at Glancy - H. Brown & Son Funeral Home, Warren. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Interment will be in the Woodlawn Cemetery, Warren.

Dr. John Stephen Gilpin, 76, of Wabash, died at 8:30 p.m., Monday, Nov. 27, 2017, at his home. He was born Aug. 30, 1941, in Kalamazoo, Mich., to Gerald Merle and Mildred Elaine (Davidson) Gilpin. Dr. Gilpin graduated from Riley High School in South Bend in 1959. Following his graduation from the Purdue School of Veterinary Medicine in 1966, he practiced small animal medicine and surgery in Illinois, California, and the Highland Animal Hospital in Indiana. During the last 21 years of his career, he was the owner and operator of the Wabash Animal Hospital, retiring in 1996. Dr. Gilpin and Linda (Luedtke) Davis were married on August 6, 1988, in the Merrillville United Methodist Church. He served as captain in the Army Veterinary Corp, serving one year in Vietnam, and was awarded the Bronze Star. He served two terms on the Board of Directors of the Indiana Veterinary Medical Association, was a member and past president of the Wabash Valley Medical Association, served on the Wabash City Council, the Redevelopment Commission, and the Alcohol and Tobacco Council. He also volunteered at the Honeywell Center. Dr. Gilpin was also a member and past president of the Wabash Kiwanis Club, earning the Distinguished President Award in 1990 and Kiwanian of the Year award in 2010. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Wabash, where he sang in the church choir for 28 years, and also served on many church committees. He was a member, past president, and district representative of the Grissom Community Council, and was chosen as an honorary commander of the 434th Air Refueling Wing. He is survived by his wife, Linda Gilpin of Wabash; two step-children, Jeffrey (Diane) Davis of Parker, Colo., and Diane (Michael) Luce of Brownsburg; six stepgrandchildren; a brother David Gilpin of South Bend; nieces and nephew, Lynn (Rick) Drzewiecki and Lisa (Dan) Englebert, both of South Bend, and Tom (Elizabeth) Whitmer of Washington. He was preceded in death by his parents, sister and brother-in-law, Jill and John Whitmer. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, 2017, at Wabash First United Methodist Church, 110 N. Cass St., Wabash with Pastors Kurt Freeman and John Cook officiating. Inurnment will be in the Chapel of Remembrance Mausoleum at Memorial Lawns Cemetery, Wabash. Friends may call 3-7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8, 2017, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave., Wabash, and one hour prior to the service Saturday, at the church. Preferred memorials are the Wabash First United Methodist Church or the American Heart Association. The memorial guest book for Dr. Gilpin may be signed at www.grandstaffhentgen.com.

Randall Arnett, 51 Played banjo Nov. 30, 1966 – Dec. 2, 2017

Randall (Randy) Keith Arnett 51, North Manchester, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017, at 4 p.m. surrounded by his loving family. He was born Nov. 30, 1966, in Wabash, to Kernie & Rhoda (Whitaker) Arnett. He graduated from Manchester High School in 1985. He worked inside sales for Brambles Equipment Services and Airworx Construction Equipment for 25-plus years. Randy was very devoted to his work, children and two grandchildren. He enjoyed collecting antiques, watching NASCAR, and listening to and playing bluegrass on his banjo. He is survived by his parents Kernie & Rhoda, North Manchester; daughters, Laura Vanlandingham, Laketon, and Lyndsay McClure, Claypool; sons, Jordan Arnett, N. Manchester, and Michael Lehman Huntington; brother, Robert (Sheila) Arnett, South Whitley; sisters, Carolyn (Frank) Holden, Westfield, Lois (David) Wise, North Manchester, Rhonda Fruitt, North Manchester, and his beloved grandchildren Caleb and Myla. He is preceded in death by a brother, Ronald Arnett, in 2012. Family and friends may call Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017, from 2-4 p.m. & 6-8 p.m. at Gospel Hill Pentecostal Church of God, 303 South Jefferson St., Silver Lake. Funeral services will begin on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017, at noon with calling one hour prior at Gospel Hill Pentecostal Church of God. Pastor Frank Whitaker will officiate. Burial will be at Oaklawn Cemetery, 600 Beckley Street, North Manchester.

Brenda Rose, 56 Homemaker Aug. 19, 1961 – Nov. 28, 2017

Brenda Rose, 56, North Manchester, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017, at 5:40 p.m. in Hospice Home, Fort Wayne. She was born Aug. 19, 1961, in Wabash, to Bill & Martha Eloise (Foster) Rose. She is survived by two sons, a daughter, three brothers, three sisters, three grandchildren. Graveside services will be Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017, at 2 p.m. at Swank Cemetery, State Road 13 North, North Manchester. McKee Mortuary handled arrangements.

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Enjoyed outdoors March 2, 1977 – Nov. 26, 2017 Sean L. Judy, 40, Wabash, passed away at 10:30 p.m. Nov. 26, 2017. Sean was born on March 2, 1977, to Ron Judy and Tracy Schultz in Wabash. Sean is survived by his father, mother, a daughter, two brothers, two sisters, a grandmother and several nieces and nephews. Visitation and services were Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017, at McKee Mortuary, North Manchester.

NM man charged with attempted murder, robbery By The Paper staff NORTH MANCHESTER — A North Manchester man is facing several charges after an early morning car theft on Monday, Dec. 4. Samuel Lopez, 28, is preliminary charged with attempted murder, criminal confinement, robbery, battery on a pregnant woman, battery with a deadly weapon, resisting law enforcement, battery and operating a vehicle while never licensed. According to a release from NMPD, Lopez allegedly stole a vehicle from Huck’s gas station on Wabash Road in North Manchester around 12:45 a.m. Wabash Sheriff ’s Department Accidents Nov. 22 At 1:07 p.m., a vehicle driven by Austin S. Key, 18, LaFontaine, was westbound on CR 1050 South when he failed to follow a curve in the roadway, exited the roadway and struck two trees. Nov. 23 At 3:14 p.m., a vehicle driven by Ethan A. Bowman, 19, Peru, was traveling west on U.S. 24 when he disregarded an automatic traffic signal and struck a vehicle driven by Courtney E. Strode, 21, Lagro. Bowman was charge with misdemeanor failure to stop for accident with damage to other vehicle and criminal recklessness. He was also cited for disregarding an automatic signal. At 4:38 p.m., a vehicle driven by Heather R. Daugherty, 38, Wabash, was traveling east on CR 800 South when a dog entered the roadway and was struck. Daugherty attempted to swerve to avoid striking the ani-

SAMUEL LOPEZ Monday. NMPD officers were told that a female was taken with the vehicle. The unnamed victim exited the vehicle after being stabbed in the chest. She was transported to a Fort Wayne hospital by Parkview EMS. Lopez allegedly drove to Strauss Veal mal and collided with a large rock. Nov. 28 At 8:48 a.m., a vehicle driven by Tony J. Hoover, 41, Wabash, was northbound on CR 200 West when he attempted to turn into a private driveway and collided with a vehicle driven by Garl P. Young, 94, North Manchester. At 9:54 a.m., a vehicle driven by Elizabeth A. McCray, 56, LaFontaine, was traveling north on SR 15 when she collided with a vehicle driven by Kristopher R. White, 34, Roann. Nov. 30 At 4:33 p.m., a vehicle driven by Kyle R. Haggerty, 18, Wabash, was traveling south on SR 15 when he swerved in attempt to avoid a collision, exited the roadway, entered a ditch and overturned. Citations Nov. 10 Adam M. Mason, 34, North Manchester, no proof of financial responsibility.

Feeds’ location on 1100 North and got into a semi, asking for a ride, according to the NMPD release. The release said that Lopez allegedly battered the driver of the semi near Manchester Trading Post at the intersection of State Roads 13 and 114 before getting out, attempting to take control of another vehicle, and being taken into custody by NMPD Sgt. Nate Birch. As of Monday afternoon, Lopez is being held in Wabash County Jail. NMPD was assisted by Wabash County Sheriff ’s Department, Indiana State Police, Parkview EMS and North Manchester Fire Department. Nov. 16 Jennifer L. Renz, 37, Andrews, speeding. Marlyn R. Snider, 30, Rochester, speeding. Nov. 20 Lucy R. Schenkel, 21, Fort Wayne, speeding. Nov. 22 Kody L. Myers, 22, Macy, speeding. Nov. 24 Sharon K. Disque, 72, Fort Wayne, speeding. Patrick A. Brooks, 52, Fort Wayne, seatbelt violation. Steven T. Cornett, 19, Wabash, seatbelt violation. Robert J. Winters, 53, Lagro, seatbelt violation. Morgan B. Owens, 24, Wabash, seatbelt violation. Nov. 25 Melanie Cervantes Rico, 20, Warsaw, speeding. Colleen M. Trueblood, 64, North Manchester, seatbelt violation. Joshua G. Anthony, 39, North Manchester, seatbelt violation.

Nov. 26 Jennifer L. Garrison, 43, Wabash, disregarding stop sign.

Nov. 27 Madison B. Short, 21, Fort Wayne, speeding. James H. Young, 61, Indianapolis, speeding. Denise M. Wright, 51, Lucerne, speeding. Charles E. Peterson, 18, Indianapolis, speeding. Jeffrey S. Shelton, 47, Lagro, seatbelt violation. Nov. 28 Nicholas E. Eubank, 22, Liberty Mills, seatbelt violation. Mitchell A. Day, 22, North Manchester, seatbelt violation. Bruce H. Metzger, 67, Three Rivers, Mich., speeding. Christa N. Molley, 22, Wabash, seatbelt violation. Susan C. baker, 28, Wabash, seatbelt violation. Nov. 30 James T. Grindle, 33, Amboy, seatbelt violation. Kelli M. Winer, 39, Wabash, seatbelt violation. Carl R. Smith, 46, Lagro, seatbelt violation. Bookings Michael D. Smith, 21, Lebanon, misdemeanor petition to revoke electronic home detention on possession of marijuana charge. Taylor M. Ferrill, 21, North Manchester, misdemeanor theft of less than $750 and misdemeanor criminal mischief of less than $750. Clinton W. Fairchild, 37, LaFontaine, petition to revoke electronic home detention on misdemeanor driving while suspended charge and misdemeanor driving while suspended. Kily V. Schultz, 28, Silver Lake, misdemeanor operating while intoxicated and driving while suspended infraction. Chad P. Partridge, 38, North Manchester, misdemeanor resisting law enforcement, public intoxication and misdemeanor petition to revoke probation. Alfonza L. Wylie, 28, Markham, Ill., misdemeanor possession of marijuana and dealing in paraphernalia. Nicholas C. Douglass, 31, Wabash, felony possession of a narcotic drug, felony possession of a hypodermic needle and misdemeanor possession

of paraphernalia. Joshua R. Fields, 33, criminal contempt nonsupport of a dependent child. Mariaha N. Hurt, 19, Wabash, felony petition to revoke probation on burglary charge. Leo D. Bridenthal, 53, Wabash, misdemeanor failure to appear on possession of marijuana charge and misdemeanor failure to appear on disorderly conduct charge. Cameron S. Fanning, 18, Wabash, misdemeanor possession of marijuana, hash oil, hashish or salvia and misdemeanor possession of paraphernalia. Chad L. Alexander, 42, Laketon, felony operating a vehicle after a lifetime suspension. Koweba S. Malik, 51, North Manchester, felony second petition to revoke probation on dealing in a controlled substance charge. Barbara C. Valdez, 30, Amboy, court order. Kelvin M. Grumpp, 60, Wabash, felony killing a domestic animal. Branden T. Beeks, 31, Wabash, misdemeanor resisting law enforcement. Marcus J. Schneider, 32, Peru, burglary. Stacy J. Dils, 45, Wabash, termination of community corrections placement on counterfeit charge and petition to revoke electronic home detention on driving while suspended charge. Buddy J. Livesay, 28, Urbana, court order child in need of services case. Christopher M. Sluss, 27, Wabash, felony counterfeiting. Jeremy O. Eyer, 19, Marion, felony theft greater than $750 less than $50,000.

Wabash Police Department Accidents Nov. 22 At 3:45 p.m., a vehicle driven by Tamara J. Thompson, 58, Wabash, was attempting to reverse in the Speedway gas station parking lot when she collided with a vehicle driven by Mason I. Siddall, 29, Wabash. At 7:08 p.m., a vehicle driven by Sarah E. Buckley, 29, Sharpsville, was attempting to left onto Alber Street from U.S. 24 when she collided with a vehicle driven by Virendrakumar B. Patel, 38, Wabash. Nov. 23 At 4:17 p.m., a vehicle driven by an

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unknown driver was southbound on Falls Avenue when it ran off the roadway and struck the bridge rail. Nov. 24 At 10:11 a.m., a vehicle driven by Kelli A. Siepker, 24, Wabash, was attempting to travel through the Speedway gas station when she collided with a fuel pump support post. At 12:17 p.m., a vehicle driven by Ryan A. Cooper, 31, Wabash, was distracted on his cellphone while traveling on Cass Street when he collided with a vehicle driven by Amanda B. King, 32, Pickens, S.C. At 11:11 p.m., a vehicle driven by Shea S. Beauchamp, 23, Wabash, was eastbound on Stitt Street, failing to yield to an emergency vehicle, when he attempted to turn onto Comstock Street, ran off the roadway and struck a sign. Nov. 27 At 11:15 a.m., a vehicle driven by Kevin W. Shambarger, 46, Wabash, was westbound on U.S. 24 when he collided with a vehicle driven by Jacob M. Todd, 25, Logansport. At 2:26 p.m., a vehicle driven by Stephanie E. Mann, 46, Wabash, was backing from a parking space in the Vernon Manor parking lot when she collided with a parked vehicle.

63, Wabash, seatbelt violation. Anthony W. Capellans, 31, Cedarburg, Wis., speeding. Taufik Ridha, 25, West Lafayette, expired plate. Travis J. Willett, 22, Lagro, seatbelt violation. Quintin K. Shaw, 53, Hudson, speeding. Hasadora Reynolds, 69, Wabash, seatbelt violation. Eric J. St. Hilaeire, 39, Wabash, operator never licensed, seatbelt violation and speeding. Nov. 25 Andrew D. Bailey, 25, Wabash, speeding. Nov. 26 Joseph W. Devereaux, 29, Leicester, Mass., speeding. Lindsey Steill, 40, Westfield, speeding. Eric L. Pitts, 42, Louisville, Ky., no financial responsibility and false and fictitious vehicle registration. Drake R. Milford, 20, Warsaw, speeding. Orlando Sellers Jr., 48, Solon, Ohio, speeding. Heather L. Shidler, 39, Winamac, disregarding auto signal. William F. Kugler, 59, Marion, seatbelt violation. Nov. 28 Jan S. Richards, 25, Wabash, speeding. Nov. 29 Bailey L. Farrell, 21, Peru, speeding. Dereck T. Cooley, 25, Wabash, seatbelt violation.

Nov. 29 At 3:39 p.m., a semi tractor-trailer driven by Stanley W. Dyke, 58, Huntington, was traveling eastbound on Canal Street when he attempted to turn south onto Carroll Street and collided with a vehicle driven by Alyssa A. Bassett, 25, Wabash.

Nov. 30 Jacob H. Williams, 24, Galveston, no license when required and speeding. Ann L. Albright, 79, Ashley, disregarding auto signal.

Nov. 30 At 12:49 p.m., a vehicle driven by Leeann Eackman, 52, Wabash, was attempting to back out of her parking space in the Walmart parking lot when she collided with a vehicle driven by Gaye L. Orr, 65, Wabash.

North Manchester Accidents Nov. 22 At 6:19 a.m., Quinn W. Olinger, 39, North Manchester, struck a deer in the 2900 block of State Road 114 East. Olinger was cited for expired vehicle registration.

Citations Nov. 24 Jessica L. Sillaman, 26, Norfolk, Va., speeding. Lon J. Clay, 53, Warsaw, speeding. Levi B. Parson, 24, LaFontaine, no financial responsibility when required and learner’s permit violation. Randall D. Darnell,

Nov. 29 At 12:46 p.m., a vehicle driven by Alma F. Eiler, 86, North Manchester, struck a residence in the 1600 block of SR 114 West. Dec. 2 At 9:48 a.m., a vehicle driven by Elizabeth G. Fletcher, 22, Monroe, struck two parked vehicles in the

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Citations Nov. 25 Travis S. Niccum, 23, Warsaw, speeding.

Nov. 26 Shawn A. Isaac, 22, Roann, no class B

motorcycle endorsement and failure to register a motor vehicle. Nov. 27 Johnny R. Learned, 36, Wabash, speeding. Nov. 29 Don L. Cantrell, 56,

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Wabash, no proof of financial responsibility. Nov. 30 Daniel Troche, 32, Akron, operating a vehicle while never receiving a license. Cassidy M. Ratliff, 21, Albion, expired

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Dec. 1 Jim P. Howard, 41, North Manchester, speeding. Brittany Arroyo, 28, North Manchester, speeding. William N. Thrasher, 19, Lake Village, speed-

Dec. 2 Jerry M. Kent, 39, North Manchester, speeding. Timothy T. Thomas, 33, Wabash, speeding.

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Arrests Nov. 24 Christopher R. Hall, 34, North Manchester, writ of attachment for possession of paraphernalia. Hall was also charged with possession of methamphetamine and possession of paraphernalia. Nov. 25 Luis R. Velz, 46, Fort Wayne, operating while intoxicated. Velez was also cited for speeding, failure to update address with Bureau of Motor Vehicles, expired vehicle registration and failure to yield to an emergency vehicle.

Winners in the Wabash Elks Lodge No.471 Hoop Shoot’s 8-9-year-old girls and boys divisions are (front, from left) Ava Sautter, Manchester Elementary School, first place; Ava Bisher, O.J. Neighours Elementary School, second place; Shania Rhamy, Southwood Elementary School, third place; Haiden McWhirt (back row, from left), O.J. Neighbours, first place; Caleb Dubois, Sharp Creek/Metro North Elementary School, second place; Harper Sturtsman, Manchester Elementary, third place; Hoop Shoot chair Stewart McAllister (back row, from left) and Wabash Exalted Ruler Keith Walters. Photos provided

Nov. 30 Cameron S. Fanning, 18, Wabash, public intoxication. Dec. 1 Angel R. AdameCortes, 30, Winona Lake, operating while never receiving a license. Dec. 2 Tina D. Chandler, 43, North Manchester, body attachment. Cases Nov. 29 At 7:15 p.m., theft report taken in the 1400 block of SR 114 West. Dec. 2 At 8:33 a.m., criminal mischief report taken in the 200 block of Strauss Provimi Road.

Winners in the Wabash Elks Lodge No.471 Hoop Shoot’s 10-11-year-old girls and boys divisions are (front, from left) Elli Baker, Sharp Creek/Metro North, first place; Olivia Braun, Wabash Middle School, second place; Courtney Finney, Southwood Elementary, third place; Gavin Betten (second row, from left), St. Bernard Elementary School, first place; Carson Smith, Southwood Elementary, second place; Cooper Long, O.J. Neighbours, third place; Hoop Shoot chair Stewart McAllister (back row, from left) and Wabash Exalted Ruler Keith Walters.

Winners in the Wabash Elks Lodge No.471 Hoop Shoot’s 12-13-year-old girls and boys divisions are (front, from left) Kaidyn Howard, Manchester Intermediate School, first place; Libby Mattern, Wabash Middle School, second place; Zoey McKnight, Emmanuel Christian School, third place; Kaden Vogel (second row, from left), Wabash Middle School, first place; Evan Martynowicz, Manchester Intermediate, second place; Jake Halderman, Northfield Jr. High, third place; Hoop Shoot chair Stewart McAllister (back row, from left) and Wabash Exalted Ruler Keith Walters.

Fire Nov. 22 At 10:53 a.m., 1100 block of North Wayne Street for medical assist. Nov. 24 At 9:57 a.m., 1600 block of Heckathorn Drive for medical assist. Dec. 1 At 8:41 a.m., 1400 block of SR 13 North for a suspicious odor. At 4:14 p.m., 1200 block of SR 114 West for medical assist. Dec. 3 At 8:20 a.m., 400 block of West Main Street for medical assist. Land Transfers Shelby J. Gilbert to Troy Briney, warranty deed. Blake M. and Emily

www.thepaperofwabash.com A. Casper to Raymond F. and Kathryn E. Saldana, warranty deed. JPMorgan Chase Bank National Association to Thomas Clemens, warranty deed. Phyllis J. Downey to James D. Downey and Phyllis J. Downey Living Trust, warranty deed. Virginia A. and Howard G. Compton to Howard G. Compton Revocable Living Trust and Virginia A. Compton Revocable Living Trust, warranty deed. Roberta L. Grizzle and Roberta Hollopeter to Craig and Roberta Hollopeter, quitclaim deed. North Manchester Historical Society Inc. to James Chinworth, corporate deed. Thomas A. Henderson to Michael and Brenda Christian, warranty deed. Grant County State Bank to Russell K. and Rhonda G. Humphries, corporate deed. Cody N. Turner to James E. Ozenbaugh, warranty deed. Gregory D. Music to Charles D. and Judy L. Easterday, warranty deed. Ronald L. and Esther J. France to Cheryl Pollock, warranty deed. Shaylan J. King to Phyllis Hobson, warranty deed. Sharon L. Brockhaus and Ronald H. Rider Jr. to Travis and Rea Hendricks, personal representation deed. Darrell D. Benson to Lonnie J. and Marcella J. Dillon, warranty deed. Aaron J. and Anna Seibold to Kimberly S. Seibold, quitclaim deed. Gebtan LLC to Boss Construction & Properties LLC and B’s Construction LLC, quitclaim deed. Dewey B. and Jonathan D. Price to Jonathan D. Price, warranty deed. Adam J. Marlatt to Rudolph H. Rolle Jr., warranty deed. Wendy A. and Ronald L. Isbell II to Adam J. and Leslie P. Marlatt, warranty deed. Bott Properties LLC to James R. Morgan, warranty deed. Brian K. and Shirley J. Powell to JTKK Properties LLC, warranty deed. Hamilton Straits LLC to JTKK Properties LLC, warranty deed. JTKK Properties LLC to JTKK

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MSD debates continuing with second phase of school study ...continued from page 5 cussed the advantages and disadvantages of pursuing the studies’ second phase as well as what crafting a joint proposal with Wabash City Schools would ask to cover. “As we weigh through all of those facts and all of those issues, it puts a challenge on us to talk to another school district and be open and frank and honest,” Drake said. “So I appreciate the (Community Foundation’s) offer.” Bowman shared his past experiences with researching consolidation. “When I first came on the board about nine and a half years ago, we had new leadership and within six months of that transition, we were well into this consolidation discussion and it was ongoing nonstop,” he said. “So for me, a lot of this has been looked at and, I say this very humbly, I’ve looked at this probably as much as anybody has and I circled the whole thing in my decision process probably three times and I have a couple big hurdles I can’t get over.” He also expressed doubts of continuing to pursue the studies. “As far as the Phase II study goes, I think we’re on our last leg,” Bowman said. “I just have to say that and I’m

also convinced that the driving force behind the study long ago concluded that consolidation was the only way into the future. The implementation of consolidation is now their goal. “Phase II will be manipulated to press support toward achieving that goal. Even if it is agreed that the studies should include other things beside consolidation, the spirit of cooperation will be missing. “Guys, that’s my big concern,” he said. “As you start working toward your community engagement and stuff like that, I think some of the discussion will shift more toward … five-year, get it done kind of thing.” Bowman later noted that those comments were referring to Wabash City Schools, not the Community Foundation, who funds the studies that are led by Lindquist, an outside party. Board member Matt Driscoll and Dazey questioned if the study would explore teacher job loss and if consolidation would attract families and youths. Grant said that those would be part of the things to figure out. Board member Todd Topliff said that, while conversations about consolidation and dis-

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trict reconfiguration have taken place in the past, he does not feel that a full conversation regarding consolidation or the options for consolidation has been conducted. “At least put the options on the table and be able to say, ‘What does it look like compared to our reconfiguration or staying by ourselves and doing this with our programming or what have you,’” Topliff said. “I’m not saying to go down the consolidation road, but for us to throw out with the whole process of not being able to think about it or not even put it on the table if we don’t continue on with the Phase II and at least have that option out there, then we’re back to where we were a year ago with what can we do among ourselves?” Bowman noted that Huntington’s school districts consolidated and are faring poorly, with the student body declining. “That’s why we should use Phase II,” Board member Gary Fadil said, later adding that the board has the power to outline what information it would like to have regarding consolidation investigation. However, Bowman said that consolidation can be studied “to a

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point.” He also noted that the board needs to keep its taxpayers in mind. He explained that if the MSD and WCS were to consolidate, their net assessed valuation of $777,000,000 and $207,000,000 respectively would combine into a $984,000,000 net assessed valuation. He added that, if $1 million cost is generated, MSD taxpayers would absorb 79 percent of “any incoming or taxable bond” or $790,000 would be paid from the MSD district. Fadil replied that “everyone’s dollar is still the same dollar” and if the two districts were to combine, it would become one pot. Fadil noted to consider what’s best for the children while Bowman expressed the importance of including tax-

payers in their decision making process. After the hour-long meeting, Bowman and Fadil agreed the discussion warranted emotional responses because of the nature of the topic. Following the meeting, Superintendent Mike Keaffaber told The Paper of Wabash County, “I think it continues to be an emotional discussion, but I think it was good. It opened up some things at the work session. Although it can become emotional, it’s good just to be able to talk about it. We get different perspectives from different people.” No follow up discussion about the studies was scheduled as of Tuesday night following the board meeting, Keaffaber advised. Following the school

board’s regular meeting, members of the public voiced their opinions on the matter. Keith Gillenwater, Grow Wabash County CEO and President as well as MSD district resident, requested that the board continue to pursue Phase II. “(Consolidation is) not a new topic in here, in this community,” Gillenwater said. “It’s been discussed a long time, but to my knowledge we haven’t, I haven’t seen that information where we’ve taken that deep dive into actually looking at what ... that would actually look like and what that would be for transportation or tax rates or curriculum or what classes you could offer in the arts or education or whatever those kinds of things are or brought in a lot of com-

munity input to it as well. “My understanding of the study is it only commits parties to carefully examine what the potential benefits and challenges would be and then it would be up to the individual boards then to determine if you move forward with it and whatever that looks like.” Lori Cruz, district resident and Northfield alumna, expressed similar thoughts to Gillenwater’s. “Also, I would like to encourage you not to withdraw from Phase II because as a taxpayer I elected you to do your homework and I would like to see you do your homework,” she said. No member of the public spoke in favor of leaving the initiative during the meeting.

Cornell sworn in to Superior Court post ...continued from the front page Wabash Presbyterian Church, gave the invocation, the couple’s son, Christian, serenaded his mother with a hymn. Cornell received the oath of office from Chief Justice Emeritus Brent Dickson while friends, family members and members of the Wabash County Bar Association looked on. After she received the oath, Dickson told the crowd that Cornell asked her parents, Merle and Judy Conner, to present her with her robe of office. It was, he said, a way “of honoring them for their love, their sacrifice, and their influence on her whole life.” Following the robe ceremony, Cornell thanked the crowd for attending. She also introduced several friends and family members in attendance. “It is so incredible to look out and see so

many family members from far and near here,” she said. She thanked the Wabash County Bar Association members for their help after she was appointed to the post. She also thanked the members of the Wabash Presbyterian Church, whom, she said, “have walked along beside Jonathon and I through every hill and every valley the past six years.” She also told the story about a ring she was wearing that once belonged to her paternal grandmother. “She was forced to quit school in the fourth grade when her mother died,” Cornell said. “She had to raise her three brothers. Shortly after that, she had nine children of her own. “They were raised in a refurbished chicken coop, a tarpaper shack. My father hadn’t read a

book when he graduated high school. But when my mother and father got together, they gave their lives to the Lord and they were decisive that their children’s lives would be given back to God. And so, for a man from a blue-collar background, when we were choosing professions, it was either law or medicine. “My brothers were good at blood and numbers and I was good with words.” One of her brothers, Dr. David Conner, is a Fort Wayne surgeon, and her other brother, Dr. John Conner, is a Wabash dentist. Cornell also praised Interim Superior Court Judge Karen Springer for her efforts since July. “You were the glue that held the Superior Court staff together since July 10,” Cornell said of Springer. “Humility and kind-

ness go a long way on the bench and in life. Karen, you have never treated this position as if it were a right or an entitlement, but as the high calling it is. Your empathy and pursuit of justice have served the citizens of Wabash County in a myriad of ways.” She called her a “true judicial sister. You have a home in Wabash County for the rest of your years.” Cornell was named to the post in October by Gov. Eric Holcomb. She replaces Justice Chris Goff, who was named to the Indiana Supreme Court in June by Holcomb. Cornell is the third Wabash County Superior Court judge and the first woman to hold the post. In addition to Goff, Michael Sposeep also sat on the Superior Court bench. It was during Sposeep’s tenure that the Superior Court was created, replacing what was until then Wabash County Court. Following the ceremony, Cornell told The Paper of Wabash County that it was “a wonderful celebration of the community of Wabash County.” “It was standing room only in here, and it wasn’t because of me,” she continued. “It was because of how dedicated the people of this community are not only to law enforcement, but to the judicial system in this whole process. “The community bands together in ways that are not like any other that we have come into contact with.”

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The Wabash County Animal Shelter located the individual that dropped a puppy over the facility’s 6-foot

fence on Wednesday, Nov. 29. On Wednesday morning, the local shelter shared an image on Facebook of a white male that had allegedly dropped the animal over the fence

and was caught on the facility’s security camera, according to Doug Bogert, shelter manager. At the time of the incident, “instead of going to the door and pushing the button to

call us, he dropped the puppy over a 6-foot fence,” Bogert told The Paper of Wabash County. Within two to three hours of sharing the post, the individual came forward, Bogert

said. “(The individual) did come forward and spoke to police and animal shelter officials,” he added. “The person said he didn’t think the fence was that high.”

Long to oversee house rehab program By Emma Rausch emma@thepaperofwabash.com

Mayor Scott Long will oversee the City of Wabash’s Owner O c c u p i e d Rehabilitation program. On Monday, Nov. 27, the Wabash City Council approved a resolution in regards to the Stellar Communities program, which entered Phase II in August. At that time, the city accepted a C o m m u n i t y Development Block Grant, which totaled $270,000, from the Indiana Housing and C o m m u n i t y D e v e l o p m e n t Authority. “Basically, this is for Phase II of the Owner Occupied

Rehabilitation,” Long said, “and the resolution is being asked to be passed by the common council basically giving me the authority as mayor to direct and execute and acknowledge and deliver in the city’s name all applications, d o c u m e n t s , covenants, binding real estate, deeds, instruments or writings as are necessary and/or appropriate.” He added that the resolution is “formality paperwork because federal fundings come down community development block grants through the Indiana Housing and Community D e v e l o p m e n t Authority to the City of Wabash. “We’ve already approved the monies

previously,” the mayor continued to explain. “This is basically authorizing me to sign all the contracts for the homes and things of that nature before they work on them. “Hopefully, we’ll be ramping that up shortly after the first of the year.” Long noted that the program received multiple applications, which have still yet to be sorted through “so we get it down to being about 12 homes” receiving the funds. “I think we have 14 or 16 now,” he said. “Phase I, we had two homes drop out at least and one homeowner passed away. … So we have a couple extra standbys in case something happens

like that.” In other news, the council also unanimously approved a Wabash City Schools additional appropriation request for $100,000 for the corporation’s General Fund, $300,000 for the Transportation Fund and $425,000 for the Capital Projects Fund. “The reasons that we had to bring these additional appropriations (forward) is this the tax cap that was so big that was not as big,” Matt Stone, WCS chief business manager, told the council. “So we had to bring additional appropriations because our

budget was approved before they (the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance) reduced the tax caps. So this is just the money that now we did receive from the state. “So all those things we have to spend. So that was the money that we did receive that we thought we were being cut. So just book keeping we have to have done before Dec. 15.” Because the City Council appoints the Wabash City Schools Board, it has final say over any financial matters for the district.

As of Wednesday afternoon, Bogert said the shelter will not be pressing charges against the individual. The point of locating the person was “we really wanted to find him and ask if it was his animal or if it was a stray and where it was found to try and locate its family,” Bogert explained. “The power of using Facebook is to reach out to the community that might not be reached otherwise. “Our intent was to find out where the puppy came from. The more information we have the better chance we have to get it back to where it belongs if someone is missing it.” No one has come

forward to claim the animal as of yet, according to Bogert, who noted that if someone were to try to claim it, they must provide proof of ownership. “If no one comes forward, it will be adoptable in a few days,” Bogert said. “The shelter would be taking applications for the puppy at that time.” Bogert added that he and the shelter officials wanted to thank the community for their help in locating the individual. “The shelter appreciates everybody sharing the post and getting the word out,” he said. “That was what helped us inform the person to come forward.”

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Probation Dept. joins forces with Wabash County Promise By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com The Wabash County P r o b a t i o n Department has joined forces with Wabash County Promise to help promote post-secondary education to local youth. The department received funding through the Indiana Juvenile Detention

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Students in Jenny Tyner’s third-grade class at O.J. Neighbours Elementary School prepare to perform for the Wabash County Promise luncheon. Photo by Joseph Slacian believe in their potential and want for each child to feel supported and hopeful for their future, whether they’re headed to a four-year university or a trade school. We want them to know that we support the effort they put into accomplishing the goals they set for themselves.” Those gathered at the luncheon at the Wabash County YMCA also heard from Wabash Middle School teachers Tina Dirig and Zach Wenrich, as well as Joanne Case from the C o m m u n i t y Foundation of Wabash County and Wabash County Promise founders Clint Kugler and Jason Callahan. Case believes reaching youngsters at an early age is important. “There’s no way we can just jump in and start with fourth grade,” she said, discussing the importance of the Promise’s K-3 program. “We had to have Promise kids coming up through the ranks and who knew what a 529 account is. Now, they’re ready to earn money in class, just by doing their homework. They’re used to saving because they know what a 529 is.” Dirig, a sixth grade teacher at WMS, is a Promise team leader for that grade, while Wenrich has the same capacity for eighth grade at WMS. Dirig said students are interested in money and earning it. However, she said, she explains to them that it’s more than money. “I tell them, ‘It’s your community believing in you,’” she said. “They’re like, ‘What do you mean?’ And I tell them, ‘It’s the people downtown, the people who work in our county, the people who work in our

school, they donate to this. They give they’re money to this, to donate to you.” She tells them they do it “because they believe in you” and that they “want you to get educated beyond high school.” Some parents believe that college could cost a lot of money. But, she said, she has been working to convince them that college doesn’t necessarily mean a fouryear degree. Two-year degrees and training in a skilled trade other options. “It’s good to be supportive of education,” Dirig said. “It’s good to be so excited for education.” Wenrich, in an impassioned talk, urged those present to contribute to the 529 program. “The community has an opportunity to literally invest in our kids,” he said. “These kids are going to grow up, we should be hiring them, and we want the best for them.” Kugler, during opening remarks, reminded the audience that the key is keeping students interested in learning and education. “We carry beliefs about who we are and what we have the potential to be, and what we have the potential to do,” he said. “We form those beliefs at a very young age. That’s the essence of the Promise. “Let’s make sure that every young person in our community discovers how amazing they are. That they discover how they are uniquely created and what they have the potential of becoming before they limit what they can become. They were designed to be great.” It’s also important to stress that college today comes in many different forms, Kugler continued.

“In the old day college meant four-year degree,” he said. “College means a variety of pathways; technical certification, two year degrees, four year degrees. It means whatever gets you on the path to success. Military service can be considered part of this college pathway. “The key piece is helping kids discover and realize there is something out there that they are excited about. Research says that’s where hope is built. When kids are excited about their future, they will pursue and be successful. But the moment they lose hope for their future, the moment they lose excitement for their future, they check out of school and they check out of life.” Callahan, in closing the program, said the Promise is “about a community coming together to address a problem.” “We’ve known for some time that educational attainment is a pathway to greater life fulfillment,” he said. “We know that’s a challenge in this community.” When parents see the costs of education, he said, some automatically shut down, saying they aren’t able to afford it. “The Promise is about education,” he continued. “It’s about increasing education. It’s about increasing knowledge of how to pay for education.” Too often, he said, youngsters who have aspirations to succeed tend to lose that aspiration later in life. “We’re trying to come together as a community and close that gap, so our kids have that same aspiration and that same hope, when they’re 5(years-old) or when they’re 18(-yearsold).”

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County to revise wind turbine ordinance By David Fenker david@nmpaper.com

Wabash County’s ordinance regulating commercial wind turbines may soon become even more strict. The county’s Plan Commission will vote on a proposal to increase restrictions on turbines at its 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 7, meeting. According to Plan Commission Director Mike Howard, the new restrictions are to further prevent wind turbine companies from setting up shop in Wabash County. “We’re making it very difficult for them to meet our setbacks. The increase in the size of the units has made it so they don’t need as many, so that it’s a little easier to find a location where they can set,” he said. “So, we have amended our ordinance again, and it

will be before our board at our next meeting to increase our setbacks more. If that’s approved, it will go before the commissioners for final approval.” The county commissioners approved an update to the original 2012 ordinance in October 2016 that reduced the allowable noise level from wind turbines to no more than 32 decibels outside of a structure, and required that turbine owners install shadow flicker countermeasures. The new proposal will increase the minimum distance a commercial turbine must be from a residence, business or property line, and the allowable amount of shadow flicker. “Basically, we’re looking at threequarter of a mile, minimum, from a non-participating residential structure or business. We were at a half mile, and

they seemed to think that they could spot some at that. We’ve lowered our decibel rating to a minimum of 32 decibels outside of a residential structure, and they said – this was in 2016 when they were here – that they didn’t feel like they could meet that,” Howard said. “We’re just not a fan of them, and we want to make sure we keep our setbacks up to where it will be almost virtually impossible for them to be here.” Scott Givens, chairman of the Planning Commission Board, elaborated on the proposed new property line distance requirements. “Instead of being so many feet, it’s going to have to be double the height [of the turbine]. So if it’s 200 feet [tall], it’s going to have to be 400 feet from the property line,” he said.

He noted that the proposal – and ordinance – focuses on commercial turbines, and that the county is more friendly toward smaller, non-commercial turbines. “We have a few [noncommercial turbines] around. Those aren’t intrusive to the neighbors. They still have setbacks, but are more aesthetically pleasing,” he said. According to Howard, the county’s position on commercial turbines is the result of years of research and discussion. “The plan commission board actually went up to Benton County to visit wind farms in 2012 when they were being developed or built, and in operation at the same time – noise is a factor,” he said. He also noted that shadow flicker caused by the spinning blades of the turbines is a con-

cern. “The shadow flicker problem is huge – I don’t care what they say, it’s an issue – and we’ve looked at other counties and how they address shadow flicker, and it really didn’t help the residents that much. Our current ordinance allows a certain number of minutes per day, but only a limited number of days per year. We’re even taking that out to where there can be no shadow flicker whatsoever on a residential structure or business,” he said. Givens noted that there are several other concerns related to the installation of the turbines that have guided the county’s opinion. “It crushes field tile, when they put those lanes all the way back off the road, that’s something that you have to chase forever,” he said. “It tears your roads

up, and they can’t make the corners so you have to remove the signs.” Additionally, he said, Wabash County sees no economic benefit from allowing wind farms. “There’s no economic benefit, other than you can tax them, but we don’t feel that that’s [worth it],” he said. “It doesn’t bring any jobs to our county, it creates a lot of

conflict with neighbors that we’re not looking for. “I don’t think for our community that it’s beneficial. What I’ve seen in other communities where this has been proposed, there’s a handful of people that want it, and most people don’t want it. You’re basically forcing [changes to] the whole panoramic view of the county.”

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A Santa Breakfast will be on Saturday, Dec. 9, from 7:30 – 10 a.m. at the LaFontaine Community Building. Santa arrives at 9 a.m. at the LaFontaine Community Building. LaFontaine Lions will be serving sausage, pancakes, biscuits, sausage gravy, orange juice, milk and coffee. This is a free will donation breakfast. Santa will be giving a little sack to all the children who talk to him. The proceeds will go towards the LaFontaine Methodist Church Food Panty. Participants may also bring nonperishable food items to be given to them. Thank you for your support to the local food panty and your local Lions as they bring Santa to the community. VETERANS AND WIVES are invited to have coffee and snack

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Frances Slocum has November meeting Article provided The monthly meeting of the Frances Slocum Chapter of the Daughters of the A m e r i c a n Revolution (DAR) took place on Tuesday, Nov. 14 at the GrandstaffHentgen Activity Room, Wabash. The meeting opened with the DAR ritual. Devotions were “Everyone Can Serve” Psalm 25-10. The November President General’s message from Ann T. Dillon was shared by Linda Thompson. The restoration of the Constitution Hall stage has been completed. The new DAR Museum Gallery renovation is underway and while it is under construction, DAR Museum staff are busy planning an upcoming exhibition that will feature many of the objects in our collections. Kie Ann Kirk gave the National Defender report on “A Full Circle

The next meeting of the Frances Slocum Chapter will be Tuesday, Jan. 9 at 7 p.m. at the Grandstaff Hentgen Activity Room, 1231 M a n c h e s t e r Avenue, Wabash. The program will be given by Sam Daugherty, MSgt. USAF (RET), Wabash County Veterans Service Officer, on “ V e t e r a n ’ s S e r v i c e s . ” 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 A m e r i c a n Revolution. Those having questions about their family history lineage information may c o n t a c t www.dar.org or Linda Thompson at 260-563-4661 or Barbara Amiss at 260-982-4376.

luck and fortune. We want to share the history of the first Thanksgiving and the role American Indians played in helping the Pilgrims survive in the new world. The chapter continues to support overseas military families by sending coupons to active military bases. On November 2, over four pounds of coupons were sent at a Navy base in Rota, Spain. A new list of books recommended by the Indiana DAR Literacy Promotion Committee was shared with all. Members who read ten or more books from the list before next year’s convention will receive a certificate. The chapter is promoting the DAR Good Citizen, DAR Scholarship and essay contests. Karen Stouffer present a travelogue of different local Indian sites in Wabash, Miami and Grant Counties. All wanted to plan a future site seeing trip to these historic places.

Moment.” In June at the Southeast Michigan DAR Chapter Picnic, the Rosie the Riveters Chapter from Willow Run Bomber Plant, Ypsilanti, Michigan were special guests, sharing their experiences making the World War II B-24 bombers, “The Liberators.” These ladies are all 90+ years old. Lee Anne Briese told the story of her veteran dad. In WWII he was a B24 bomber pilot in Europe. They were shot down behind enemy lines becoming POWs. He was attributed with saving the lives of his crew members with a safe landing. He always said, “It wasn’t him; it was the very well-built plane.” The Indian Committee Minute report was given on the tradition of the Wishbone by Avonne Lee Knecht. A tradition brought to the new world by the Pilgrims was the breaking of the wishbone. It is believed that he who breaks off the bigger half will have good

Wabash Musicale meets in Roann Article provided The Wabash Musicale had its Nov. 28 meeting at the Roann United M e t h o d i s t Church. The theme for this year is “Music is the language of Angels.” Performers were Peggy Coppler, Connie Doud, Carolyn Eppley, Sheri Shanks, Kris Stephens and S u s a n Vanlandingham with Sheri Shanks serving as the chairperson. Shanks opened the meeting by inviting all the chorus to join Eppley on piano and Doud on the organ to sing “Hark! The Harold Angels Sing.” written by Charles Wesley. She then sang “I Stand in Awe” written by Mark Altrogge and arranged by Reid Lancaster. She was

accompanied by Eppley on the piano. Stephens, accompanied by Vanlandingham, sang “Midnight Noel” a medley of two traditional carols. “It came upon the Midnight Clear and The First Noel” arranged by Mark Hayes. Doud sang “Hallelujah” by Leonard Cohen with Coppler accompanying her on the piano. Shanks then performed “Holy Ground” written in 1982 by Geron Davis. She was accompanied by Eppley on the piano. Stephens, accompanied by Vanlandingham, sang “Gesu Bambino “(Baby Jesus) an Italian Christmas carol composed by Pietro Yon in 1917 with lyrics by Fredrick J. Martens.

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From the Ivy Tech News Bureau The Building Construction Technology program at Ivy Tech Community College’s Fort Wayne Campus is partnering with more than 16 area high school and career center classes to build custom homes for northeast Indiana residents. The Heartland Career Center is among the schools involved with the partnership. Participating high school students are enrolled in dual credit classes at Ivy Tech and receive high school credit as well as college credit for their classes. Most participating high schools have also

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Ivy Tech, building trade New agent joins Ness Bros. classes create partnership By The Paper staff

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FFW Corporation announces quarterly cash dividend By The Paper staff FFW Corporation, parent corporation of Crossroads Bank, has approved a quarterly cash dividend of 19 cents per share of common stock. The

holders’ equity of $39.1 million. The Board of FFW Corporation and Crossroads Bank will continue to evaluate the payment of a dividend on a quarterly basis.

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