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Trial date set for former City of Wabash employee By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com

Angelina Monroe

Angelina M. Monroe, 38, Sharpsville, a former billing clerk for the Wabash City Wastewater Treatment Plant, was arrested Monday afternoon, Feb. 26, when she turned herself into deputies at the Wabash County Jail. Officers served Monroe with a Wabash Circuit Court arrest warrant alleging

felony charges for official misconduct, two charges of theft, and one count for corrupt business influence. Monroe entered a not guilty plea during a hearing on Feb. 27. Trial dates have been set for 9 a.m. June 19-20 in Wabash Circuit Court. Bond was set at $50,000 cash. She bonded out on Feb. 28, Sheriff Bob Land said. In August 2017, Indiana State Police Detective Josh Maller started an investiga-

tion after an Indiana State Board of Accounts audit allegedly revealed missing funds in accounts controlled by Monroe. Mayor Scott Long told The Paper of Wabash County that the city requested the audit after Monroe left its employment in May 2017. “I contacted Barnes & Thornburg LLP for advice when we suspected that we may have had billing receipts missing,” Long said.

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Fund drive launched to help move Unger Mt.

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The Metropolitan School District of Wabash County received its second presentation as it pursues studies for advancement during a special strategic planning session before its regularly scheduled board meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 27. The second group was led by Steve Yager, who was a superintendent for 19 years in the Northwest Allen County school district among his many stops. Yager said he likes to listen to all stakeholders within a school district – students, teachers, administrators and parents, before making any type of recommendation. “We’re coming in with no preconceived or thoughts or ideas,” Yager said. “We’re just going to come in and start asking questions and start a listening tour, so we can report back to the school board and the public as to what the public is interested in.” Yager and his partner Rick Vorick will speak with groups from third graders to seniors, spending as much time in each building, to get a feel for what

A fund drive is underway to relocate Unger Mountain moved from its current location and rebuild on the Southwood High School grounds. Sean and Natalie Unger built the three-side tower on their property on Elliott Road in rural Wabash County in October 2016. In early 2017, the couple received notice that a neighbor believed the construction was against a covenant the land had been a part of and that the land should never have been sold to them. “We don’t have a lake house, we don’t have a boat, we don’t have a motorcycle, we don’t have a sports car,” Unger told The Paper of Wabash County, explaining why the couple wanted to build the climbing wall. “This is kind of what I could give my family; my boys.” The matter was discussed for about seven months before the Wabash County Planning Commission. Before the commission could make a final decision on the matter, Unger told the planners he would find a new home for the structure. “I didn’t want to fight this in the courts,” Unger said. “I think the planning commission was tired of seeing me, and I don’t blame them.” Earlier this year, the Metropolitan School District of Wabash County agreed to accept the climbing wall and locate it at Southwood. The only

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Chris Cosby celebrates with a piece of the net after the University High School girls basketball team won its sectional title on Feb. 3. Photo courtesy of J. Scott Photography

Former Wabash resident battles back against all odds By Josh Sigler jsigler@thepaperofwabash.com Wabash native Chris Cosby was seemingly on top of the world. A father of four with a beautiful wife, Cosby practiced general surgery and was an emergency room doctor at Nora Ugent Care in the Indianapolis area. That all changed on April 7, 2016, when his staff noticed he was acting strange while serving patients. He was unable to speak or respond to their commands. The staff called 911 and shut down the clinic out of fear that he had suffered a stroke. His normally bubbly personality left him in a shell of sorts “His staff fondly called him Dr. Google, as he loved educating the staff on many varied topics like world and U.S. history, politics, stock mar-

ket, trades, astronomy, wildlife patterns, bird watching, gardening, composting, basketball and up to date world issues,” said his wife Cindi Gonzales Cosby.” He always carried a heavy overloaded duffel bag of photos of his family’s recent events, computer articles, newspapers, Newsweeks, and National Geographic Magazines, as he passionately thrived on new knowledge of any sort gained.” The family’s worst fears were confirmed. Chris had suffered a left hemispheric ischemic stroke. Luckily, the Saint Vincent Hospital Emergency Room was just a seven-minute drive from the office. A 1985 Wabash High School grad, Cosby underwent a life saving embolectomy surgery within two hours of arrival at the hospital. (continued on page 4)

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UF distributes funds to 10 groups By The Paper staff

The Wabash County United Fund distributed $10,000 on Feb. 27 to 10 local non-profit organizations. The funds were part of the 2017 annual campaign conducted by Wabash County United Fund. This is the seventh consecutive year for the United Fund matching partnership with the Wabash Cannonball Chili for Charity. “Chili for Charity, and subsequently the United Fund $10,000 match, generously assists with meeting funding gaps for non-profit programs in Wabash County,” said Steve Johnson, executive director for UF. “Partnering together creates even greater impact and results in lasting change. The organizations who received this year’s monetary awards include: Wabash All I n c l u s i v e Playground: The United Fund Chili for Charity matching funds will help with the cost of constructing the all-inclusive playground so all ages and abilities can be involved in all aspects of play. Visitors will receive the benefit of not

just play, but the benefit of interacting with others. Wabash County Fair Association: The Wabash County Fair Association manages and maintains the Wabash C o u n t y Fairgrounds. The grounds include 75,000 square feet of building space. Hands of Hope: “The United Fund Chili for Charity money will be used to provide critical domestic violence, sexual violence and stalking services to Wabash County victim and their families. The services include a listening ear, referrals to community programs, assistance with safety planning, protective order paperwork completion and both individual and group therapeutic counseling,” said Hands of Hope director Linda Wilk. M a n ch e s t e r R e c r e a t i o n Association: The M a n c h e s t e r R e c r e a t i o n Association has managed youth baseball and softball programs at the Glenn W. Ruppel Sports Complex in North Manchester since 1984. The facility includes four ball diamonds, basketball courts, playground areas, park-

ing and concession stand. Wabash County YMCA: The funds provided by Chili for Charity sponsored two students to attend the Wabash County Y’s Spark summer learning loss prevention camp for five weeks last summer. These students were supported in continuing their academic growth while school was out, encouraged to increase their confidence in school, and experienced dynamic field trips and enrichment activities in STEM and the arts.” H o n e y w e l l F o u n d a t i o n Education Outreach: Chili for Charity funding directly benefits the Educational Outreach Program and its many activities and helps to ensure its continued success. This program relies on support from organizations like Chili for Charity. Support from Chili for Charity helps ensure that students continue to receive the enriching artistic opportunities afforded through the E d u c a t i o n a l Outreach Program. Learn More Center: The Learn More Center offers free classes for Adult Basic Education and

David Randall, North Manchester Historical Society representative, accepts a check from Steve Johnson, Wabash County United Fund executive director.

Linda Wilk (from left) and Heidi Vandermark accept a check from Steve Johnson, Wabash County United Fund executive director, for Hands of Hope.

Stacey Fry of the Wabash County YMCA receives a check from Steve Johnson, Wabash County United Fund executive director.

Steve Johnson, Wabash County United Fund executive director, presents a check to Julie Garber, a representative of The Learn More Center.

Wabash County Fair Association members Tim Shoemaker (from left) and Terry Knee accept a check from Steve Johnson, Wabash County United Fund executive director. preparation for the High School Equivalency test on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the lower level of the Wabash Alliance Church, 1200 N. Cass St., and on Mondays and Wednesdays at the Town Life Center, 603 Bond St.

in North Manchester. Learn More Center curriculum offerings also include college preparation as well as support and assistance for those in college. English Language Learners classes are also available. New this year,

Steve Johnson, Wabash County United Fund executive director, presents a check to Honeywell Center Outreach Program representative Kristi Unger. Photos by Joseph Slacian the Learn More Center is working with outside groups to provide classes in job skills for several areas. For more information, call 877363-6128 or 260-982-

6138. North Manchester Historical Society: Chili for Charity and United Fund Partnership funds will help cover North (continued on page 3)

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M a n c h e s t e r Historical Society operational expenses in the Center on Main Street and the Thomas Marshall birth house museum on Market Street. T h e collection includes over 28,000 items. The organization sponsors historic programs attended by an average of 125 persons monthly; historical tours twice a year; educational programs for second, third and fourth grade students; and public programs at the Center for History. It sponsors the H i s t o r i c Preservation Group, which has rescued seven properties in North Manchester. It also publishes a newsletter four times a year, and maintains a web site to provide outreach and assist researchers. Wabash County Cancer Society: “Wabash County

Cancer Society provides local cancer patients with supportive equipment, supplies assistance, and transportation and prescription reimbursement. This financial support will help provide additional reimbursements for cancer patients in Wabash County.” Wabash County Crime Stoppers: According to Wabash County Crime Stoppers Coordinator Sheriff Bob Land, “the funds will be utilized for operations and paying those individuals who provide information to law enforcement in cases where such information leads to an arrest.” Wabash County United Fund invests in programs that have a positive impact on the quality of life for residents of Wabash County. UF focuses on three main funding initiatives:

E d u c a t i o n , Health/Healthy Living, and Income/Financial Stability. “The nonprofit community in Wabash County helps improve the quality of life for many residents. The services provided by these organizations help make life in Wabash County a whole lot better!” said Jennifer Scott, 2018 president of the UF volunteer board of directors. This seventh year of the Chili for Charity partnership match brings the total distribution to $70,000 that has been awarded to non-profit organizations in Wabash County. This year’s 16th annual Chili for Charity Cook-Off is scheduled for Saturday, October 20, 2018. For more information about Wabash Cannonball Chili for Charity, visit the website at www.chiliforcharity.com.

Steve Johnson, Wabash County United Fund executive director, presents a check to Wabash County Cancer Society representatives (from left) Bob Schackmann, Sharon Schackmann, Marcia Knee and Dennis Sites.

City Code Enforcement Officer Kipp Cantrell issued 455 violation letters in 2017, 324 more than the previous two years. Cantrell, who began working in the newly created position in 2017, updated the Wabash City Council on his first year of duty. The Council budgeted funds for the position during budget hearings in 2016. Of the 455 letters issued, Cantrell said, the largest was for grass or shrub violations, 206. Another 167 letters were issued for trash violations, while 69 were issued for leaf violations, two for pool violations and one for a sidewalk violation. Council members asked about the procedure once the letter is written. Cantrell said the violator is given a period of time to rectify the problem. If it

isn’t, another letter is sent and the matter is taken to Wabash City Court. Only one matter ended up in court last year, he said. Council members also asked what the leaf violation was. Between Sept. 5 and Dec. 1, Cantrell explained, leaves are allowed to be raked to the curb for pick up by the city. Before and after those dates, they must be placed in yard refuse bags. Council member Bob Greene asked if the trash violation was for those who fail to take their trash bins back to their houses after trash has been picked up. Cantrell said that the trash violations are for those who place various items – sofas, mattresses and so forth – on the curb at times other than spring and fall cleanup. Council member Mitch Figert praised Cantrell, saying his constituents have complimented him on his professionalism while educating

them about and enforcing the codes. Figert also asked if there was anything the Council could do to help him in his job. Cantrell said being able to fine the person directly, rather

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Sheriff Bob Land accepts a check for Wabash County Crime Stoppers from Steve Johnson, Wabash County United Fund executive director.

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“They in turn directed me to contact the State Board of Accounts and drafted a letter to the Indiana State Board of Accounts on behalf of the city.” The investigation revealed that Monroe’s responsibilities required her to collect various fees paid to the Wabash City Waste Water Treatment Plant. She was also required to keep an accurate accounting record of the total dollar amount of the fees paid. She purportedly misrepresented

the dollar amount and allegedly stole funds and kept the monies for personal use. The investigation revealed that from September 2013 until May 2017, Monroe allegedly stole approximately $152,127.54. According to the probable cause affidavit filed by Maller in Wabash Circuit Court, a co-worker alerted city officials to a possible problem in the billing department in regard to missing money. Long also said “Wastewater Billing

Office personnel were able to detect that something was amiss and reported that to me.” Maller spoke with Monroe in late August 2017 about the accusations, at which time Monroe allegedly told him that she occasionally accidentally deposited the funds with the wrong date, making it appear that the funds were backdated. Upon further questioning, the affidavit said, Monroe said “she did not wish to incriminate herself and requested legal

counsel.” Maller later questioned a co-worker who explained office procedures, as well as various incidents in which funds were discovered missing. The affidavit also said the co-worker was asked about Monroe’s personal finances and expenditures. The co-worker indicated that Monroe purchased a new Jeep in 2016, at which time she traded in a Kia that also was new at the time of purchase. The co-worker also indicated, according

to the paperwork, that Monroe remodeled and purchased new furniture for her home in Wabash. She later moved to Sharpsville, the paperwork continued, and allegedly purchased new furniture for that house as well. She also allegedly has undergone various surgical procedures, and made numerous trips to Florida from May to December 2016. Maller’s investigation also showed that Monroe allegedly had numerous personal

checking and savings accounts at various financial institutions. “Obviously this situation angered me when it came to light,” Long said. “Our employees are expected to have the public’s trust and I expect them to be held to a higher standard, and remember whom it is that they work for, the public at large. “This was a breach of public trust, pure and simple, committed by one employee, but caught by another employee who

holds themselves to the higher standard I expect. We will work hard to regain the trust of our citizens from this point forward.” Long said that changes have been made within the department to prevent something like this from happening in the future. “Internal controls were strengthened and we have worked with our software vendor to insure that another occurrence of this type does not happen.”

Former Wabash resident battles back against all odds ...continued from the front page “After being in ICU and on a ventilator for several, his eyes finally opened,” Gonzales-Cosby said. “It would be several weeks before specialists could determine necessary therapies needed.” Cosby’s communication was nearly non-existent in the early going. He had suffered right side paralysis and blindness in his right eye. “Bright right-hand dominant, Doc had to be taught to relearn how to do everything, including basic self

care – feeding himself, bathing, dressing etc. again with his left hand,” GonzalesCosby said. It made her into his full-time care-taker. It’s been a struggle for a man who went to medical school and law school. “He could not sit up, stand up, walk or even say one work except an occasionally softly spoken ‘OK.’ (It was) indeed frightening.” Chris was suffering from global aphasia as well. Aphasia is disorder which

impairs a person’s ability to use and understand words. Although it does not affect a person’s intelligence, it can make communication extremely difficult. But, through his tenacious will power he continues to improve every day through speech therapy, community involvement and serving as an honorary coach with the University High School baskeball teams. “We all take it for granted yet commu-

nication is everything,” GonzalesCosby said. “Aphasia has been the most frustrating, crazy, confusing, scary and challenging struggle through stroke recovery, and, through new discovery (of) different abilities as poststroke Chris finds his new identity.” Aphasia has not affected his intellect, it just impairs his ability to say the right word or understand what is being spoken to him. “Fortunately, medicine has advanced in research and we now know of brain plasticity and it’s ability to navigate new neural networks within our brain,” GonzalesCosby said. Chris, 51, enjoys making it back to Wabash when his rehab schedule allows. His mother Mary Gibson-Cosby, father James and brother Monte still live in Wabash. The family recently attended The Price is Right Live at the Honeywell Center.

“There’s always a lot of laughter, food, photos and fond memories shared when we reunite a couple times a year,” Gonzales-Cosby said. By All accounts, Chris had a great childhood. He was involved in theatre and was an allaround great athlete. He enjoyed being the class clown. “He wants to find his humor and is slowly bringing it back into interactions with others again.” GolzalesCosby said. “He remains quite witty and comical and is comfortable in the spotlight, as we enjoys making others laugh. He plans to practice his public presentations, so as to need little prompting to add to his humorous flair of the events of healing, and he himself, rebirthing, within his devastating, life-altering journey. He always wears super hero shirts during rehab because he says he says he feels

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bers. The girls program had Chris climb the ladder and cut a piece of the net when it won it’s sectional a few weeks back. The Cosby family is living off of disability, and as of May 31, will be in need of housing in Carmel near their son’s school, University. Contributions can be made to the family through the “Wounded Superhero fund” at University High School, care of Justin Blanding at 2825 West 116th St., Carmel, Ind., 46032. A friend of the Cosbys’ youngest son Drej, Ayman Bolad, has set up a GoFundMe account for the family. Access the account at https://www.gofund me.com/dr-cosby039swounded-hero-fund.

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stipulation that the rently students at couple placed on the S o u t h w o o d donation is that the Elementary – he structure will main- thought it would be tain the name Unger good to donate it to Mountain. MSD. Unger also agreed The day before, on to stop by the site sev- Feb. 26, Unger eral times each week received a quote from to make sure it is up E x p e r i m e n t a l to safety standards. Systems, the Lansing, On Feb. 27, the Plan Ill., firm that initially C o m m i s s i o n built the structure, approved the reloca- that it would cost tion of Unger $26,688 to rebuild the Mountain to the structure at Southwood property. Southwood. Unger said some Unger, with the help groups had of his family, has been approached the fami- dismantling the strucly about donating the ture since November, climbing wall, but He hopes to have it since his family all completely removed had ties to Southwood by May 1, so that it – his two sons are cur- can be reconstructed Natalie Unger makes her way up Unger Mountain. Photo provided

MSD gets presentation from second consultant ...continued from the front page the district’s needs in academics, facilities and instruction. “He’s going to bring that qualitative study that allows anyone that wants to bring their ideas and their con-

cerns to the table, and I think that’s one of the best things that will be able to happen for us,” MSD Superintendent Mike Keaffaber said. Some studies conducted by Yager and

his team have included 100 meetings, with themes that often times bubble to the top, usually six or eight he said. Yager’s group has worked with school dis-

tricts such as Wawasee, Huntington County and Whitko. “All we do is make re c o m m e n d at i o n s, ” Yager said. “The recommendations as what bubbles to the top. You

Southwood robotics team prepares for state competition By Josh Sigler jsigler@thepaperofwabash.com The highlight of T u e s d a y ’ s Metropolitan School District of Wabash County board meeting was a presentation to the board from the Southwood Robotics team. Out of 900 teams in the state, Southwood’s Gray team is ranked 19th in the state and 218th in the world, while the red team is ranked 104th in the state and 758th in the world. The teams gave presentations on the type of competitions they will engage in during the state competition March 10 at Lucas Oil Stadium. MSD received the competitive Digital Learning Grant of $75,000 to support the district’s science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) instruction. The grant money will

provide the district with activity-, project-, and problem-based instruction training, the district said. It will also include classroom science, computer science and engineering equipment and supplies. Several donations were accepted on behalf of the school district in the total of $2,750. The board also approved the employment of temporary kindergarten teacher Cyndi Parman and special education aide Christian Daugherty, both at Southwoood Elementary. The board also accepted the resignation of special education aide Kim Campbell at S o u t h w o o d Elementary. The board approved the 2018 spring coaches for Northfield, including Clint Davis (head baseball), Tory Shafer (assistant baseball), Stan Cox (assistant baseball), Shane Vigar

(assistant baseball), Devon Sheward (assistant baseball), Eric Hisner (assistant baseball), Mike Holley (head softball), Brian Thompson (assistant softball), Scott Burcroff (assistant softball), Collin Dawes (head boys golf), Richard Leming (boys head track), Peyton Birchmeier (girls head track), Sean Ream (assistant track), Brandon Baker (assistant track), Pam Peas (assistant track), Ryan Sincroft (junior high track), Gina Dale (junior high track), Leah Howard (junior high track), Mariane Milam (head tennis), and Casey Dyson (assistant tennis). The board also: — Heard a presentation from Colleen Gatzimos-Reed updating the board on the district’s speech teams and their successes. — Learned that Metro North Elementary has seven student finalists for the

I n d i a n a p o l i s Symphony in Color contest, including Tenley Kuhn, Cooper Good, Hayven Haupert, Kevin Parke, Mikayla Meyer, Alexis Lafferny, Collin Biehl and art teacher Katy Gray — Congratulated fourth grade conservation poster winner Logan Lyons and fifth grade conservation poster winner Kameron Pratti. Both will receive a $50 prize along with a pizza or ice cream party for their class. — Congratulated S o u t h w o o d Elementary teacher Matt Denney for being nominated for the staff spotlight award by student Logan Hiner. “He is funny, but at the same time we have to still get our work done, Hiner said.” — Congratulated Northfield Principal Paul Voigt on completing his doctorate degree.

all make the final decision. It might be based on what we bubble to the top. That’s what you’re hired for. You signed up for this gig, and that’s what you’re going to have to do.

in early May at Southwood, in time for use by students before school ends. Anyone interested in donating to the relocation may do so by sending donations to Unger Mountain, 5601 W. Elliott Road, Wabash, IN 46992. Checks should be made out to MSD of Wabash County and Unger Mountain

should be written in the memo section of the check. All donors will be mailed a taxdeductible receipt. A donors’ thank you plaque will be placed on or near the site of the tower. There will be bronze ($100), silver ($500), gold ($1,000) and platinum (more than $1,000) levels.

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Due to damage from February’s flooding, the Wabash County commissioners have issued a local emergency declaration. While Wabash County received far less flood damage than more northern counties, floodwaters did wash out a bridge on County Road 1050 East in the southwestern part of the county. Keith Walters, executive director of Wabash County E m e r g e n c y Management Agency, presented a request for the declaration at the commissioners’ March 5 meeting. “If in the next few weeks or so, FEMA would declare the State of Indiana as a disaster, [the county could] become eligible for FEMA assistance for repair [of the bridge],” Walters said. “It’s in effect for 21 days, but at least we’ve got a placeholder just in case.”

County Highway Superintendent John Martin reported that a damage estimate was unavailable, as floodwaters are still too high to safely assess the bridge. The commissioners u n a n i m o u s l y approved the declaration. Additional discussion at the meeting came during a request from County Clerk Elaine Martin, who asked to raise the pay of the absentee board from $9 per hour to $10 per hour. “[The board is] the two ladies, a Republican and a Democrat, who work in our office the four weeks prior to election, and both Saturdays,” Martin said. Issues arose when Commissioner Scott Givens asked about their hours and overtime pay. Martin said the board works more than 40 hours per week, but are not paid overtime. They only

work two months per year, she said, and are not county employees, though their payment is handled through the county auditor’s office as payroll with taxes taken out. “It needs to be set not by the hour, but by the job. If it’s by the hour, you have to pay them time-and-ahalf,” Givens said. “I’d be more comfortable – just add up their hours and say, ‘This is what we’re going to give you for this job.’ “It needs to be a salaried job for such amount, and they’re probably going to have to sign that they realize they’re working more than 40 hours.” The commissioners approved the increase in pay, but requested that Martin change the payment system to salaried rather than hourly. Martin also requested a funds transfer to pay costs uncovered by a December audit.

“It’s about the manner in which we pay our deputy clerk... who handles child support,” Martin said. “Currently, our deputy clerk who handles child support... has been paid some out of the general fund, and some out of the clerk’s incentive fund. “There have been several changes in the last couple of years about the way that that is figured.” She said that her office, with a consulting firm, anticipated changes last summer, and made the necessary corrections in anticipation of the audit. The auditors determined that, from 20162017, Martin paid more from the clerk’s incentive fund than she should have, and that a difference of about $10,000 needs to be made up for. “They’re saying I should pay more out of the general fund than my clerk’s incentive fund, and based

on a two-year finding, they are saying that I need to get $10,000 from the general fund and put it into the clerk’s incentive fund,” Martin said. She noted that many counties across the state have similar issues, up to $40,000 for some. The commissioners gave Martin permission to take the matter to county council. Additionally, the commissioners: — Granted $10,000 of a $20,000 request from the Lagro Canal Foundation to revitalize part of the Town of Lagro. The funding is dependent on the foundation receiving a grant from the state. — Approved a list of voting sites for the upcoming May 8 primary election. — Heard a jail report of 86 inmates in Wabash County Jail, 40 being held in Miami County, six in Blackford County and one yet in safe keep.

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Manchester Main Street to host Artisan Pop-Up March 10 By The Paper staff NORTH MANCHESTER — Families and art appreciators of all ages are invited to Manchester Main Street’s Artisan Popup at the Museum. Live music and local art will fill the Center for History, located at 122 E. Main St. in North Manchester, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 10, for a miniature Eel River Arts Festivaltype event. Celebrate spring, the re-opening of the North Manchester Center for History, and the talents of local creatives during the event. Nearly 20 artists and musicians have signed up, ranging from photographers to painters to woodworkers, and nearly everything in between.

Musicians include Dakota Parker, Marshall Love and Greg Clark – as well as Judd Case, who will play singing bowls.

Additionally, the art fair will feature a historical children’s film, face painting and thumbprint art, as well as refreshments.

Admission is free, though donations to the museum are appreciated. For additional information on the fair, artists or musicians,

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The Rotary Club of North Manchester is seeking candidates to represent the community at the 32nd annual District 6540 Rotary Youth Leadership Award Camp. It is April 27-29 at Camp Tecumseh YMCA Outdoor Center in Brookston, Ind. Transportation is provided, and the club will pay attendance fees for up to two North Manchester delegates. Jim Smith, local committee chair, said participants will be selected from students in their sophomore or junior years in high school who have exhibited leadership abilities in school, church, extracurricular or

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form is March. 8. MU FACULTY PANEL REVIEW TRUMP YEAR ONE: Four Manchester University faculty panelists will lend their knowledge of domestic and foreign affairs to a special March program, “Assessing Year 1 of the Trump Administration.” This discussion will take place at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 6, in Cordier Auditorium on the North Manchester campus. The panel will include Benson Onyeji, Tara Saunders, Elton Skendaj and Leonard Williams. This event is free and open to the public. The program will be a scholarly examination of the

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past year in public affairs, both domestic and international. Each panelist will speak for five minutes about the affairs and policies enacted by the administration. Saunders and Williams will provide domestic perspectives while Onyeji and Skendaj will offer foreign ones. Following the panel discussion there will be time for audience members to ask questions. This discussion is part of the Values, Ideas and the Arts program at Manchester University, which offers cultural, intellectual and artistic enrichment to students. Part of the core curriculum at Manchester is learning how to engage in civil discourse while respecting higher principles of fairness and justice. CLUB RIOT for kids age four years through fourth grade and Kids For Christ (fifth and sixth graders) will meet the first three Wednesdays in March from 6:30-7:45 p.m. at North Manchester First Brethren Church. “Good News!” is the theme, and kids will join a TV newscast to kick off each night of games, snacks, and a Bible-based lesson.

ParentConnect will meet at the same time for moms and dads to enjoy coffee, snacks, and discussion on parenting topics. The church meets at 407 N. Sycamore St. For more information, call 9826457 or visit www.nmfbc.org. #TERFTOUGH Day in North Manchester: The Congregational Christian Church and American Legion Post 286 are partnering to host fundraisers for the Finley Terflinger Family on Saturday, March 17. Finley was diagnosed with Acute Myleoid Leukemia (AML) on Feb. 5, 2018 at just 4 months old. Our goal with this benefit is to help offset expenses for her family so that her parents can be where they need to be during this difficult time. A breakfast and bake sale will be held at the Congregational Christian Church, 310 N. Walnut Street, from 7-10 a.m. with proceeds going to household expenses. The American Legion, 215 E. Main Street, will host a dinner beginning at 6 p.m. with the Steele Rail Band beginning at 7 p.m. For more information contact Sebrena Cline, Meghann Foust or

Grace Miller. VETERANS SERVICE OFFICE VISIT: Veteran’s Affairs representatives will be on hand at a town hall event, Friday, Mar 16 at the Laketon American Legion Post 402, located at 10140 N. Troyer Road in Laketon. All Wabash County veterans are encouraged to attend the meeting. Doors open at 9 a.m. with VA staff arriving at 11 a.m. The meeting will include updates from senior VA leaders, briefings on VA benefits, a Q&A session and one-on-one assistance. T H U R S D AY ’ S CHILD is located on South Mill Street, just north of the Thrift Store and is open every Thursday from 1-4 p.m. Thursday’s Child offers clothing and accessories for children Newborn-4T. Diapers and formula may also be offered when available. Parents only, may visit the shop to select items needed. Donations of diapers and 3-4 T clothing are needed at this time. Thursday’s Child is a service of the Fellowship of Churches. COMMUNITY DINNER hosted by the Fellowship of Churches is held on the

second and fourth Tuesday of the month at the Zion Lutheran Church from 4:30-6 p.m. The church is located at 113 W. Main Street. AREA FIVE AGENCY NUTRITION PROGRAM Provides lunch to seniors 60 and over at the Warvel Park Scout Hall Monday through Friday at 11:30 a.m. Meals are a balanced meal. Lunch is on a donation basis. Must call between 9 am. – 1 p.m. the day before to reserve lunch for the next day. Euchre is played every Wednesday. To reserve your lunch call 9829940. PARTING SHOTS: “The greatest legacy one can pass on to one’s children and grandchildren is not money or other material things accumulated in one’s life, but rather a legacy of character and faith.” - Billy Graham NORTH MANCHESTER NEWS ITEMS may be sent to my e-mail address at nmanchestertalks@gm ail.com or you may call me at 260-982-8800. The deadline for news to appear in the next week’s issue of the paper is Wednesday at noon. Please submit timely news

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Crossroads Bank is looking for sophomores from Wabash County high schools to apply for a two-year program as members of their Junior Board of Directors. Students can pick up an application in the Northfield School office. Northfield juniors serving at the present time are Emily Clendenon and Sidney Prater and Northfield seniors are Sarah Johnston and Ellie Schuler. The Crossroads Bank Junior Board of Directors is a program that gives high school juniors and seniors a chance to explore opportunities in banking, leadership, and community service. By learning about the local community, students are encouraged to return to the local business community after college and become community leaders. The Junior Board of Director members begin in September to participate in monthly meetings of local businesses and not-for-profit organizations. This gives them hands-on experience in conducting business meetings and lets them learn about the wide range of employment and service opportunities in Wabash County. URBANA LIONS CLUB met on Feb. 26 with President Luke Hunt conducting the business meeting. Dr. Sam Khan and Ben Corn were elected to finish out terms for First Year Directors. Ron Anderson was appointed to take over Lowell Karn’s position as Membership Chair. A motion was passed to install a grill near the pavilion that is along State Road 13 in the “Urbana Park.” The ballfield area is being prepared for the spring/summer ball season. A new counter will be installed at the Snack Shack. The light poles have been removed from behind home plate and new underground wiring is in place. Lions members are going to make repairs to the cement basketball court. Urbana Lions Baseball League Chairman reported that there will be one major league team and one coaches pitch/tball team for the coming season. Coaches are Brian Chamberlain, Claud Newcomb, Travis Chamberlain, and

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Sun & Mon: Closed • Tue & Thur: 11am - 7pm • Wed & Fri: 11am - 5pm • Sat: 9am - Noon Dennis Vigar. More players and coaches are needed. If you have questions or want to volunteer, call John Eltzroth at 260-774-8133. Urbana Lions members will be going to the Lions Upland Eyeglass Recycling Center on March 28 to help sort donated glasses. Members were reminded that April 18 is the date for the Pork Chop dinner and the Senior Dinner is set for May 6. ECHO RACE leaders Michael and Bonita Snell said since the Echo Racing season ends in March, they are exploring activities for youth in April. Members present were Joe Adams, Ron Anderson, Eldon Biehl, Max Chamberlain, John Eltzroth, Luke Hunt, Marvin and Mary Ann Mast, Claud and Linda Newcomb, Claudia Rosen (and Kaiden), and Michael and Bonita Snell. The next business meeting is March 12 at 6:30 p.m. at the Urbana Community Building. SHARP CREEK WILDCAT PRIDE WINNERS drawn on Feb. 23 were Dustin Compton who was nominated by Ms. Haupert for doing a great job following his school schedule for the day and Josie Weaver who was nominated by Mr. Bair for helping clean the popcorn popper. SHARP CREEK UPCOMING DATES: March 19 – Battle of Books Competition at 4:30 at the Heartland Career Center. March 20 – eLearning Day No.4. March 21 – Report cards for third quarter go home. March 22 and 23 – Fourth grade go to Camp Tecumseh. March 27 – Fifth and sixth grade music and band informance at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. at Northfield. March 30 to April 8 – Spring Break. Looking ahead – the last day of school for students is May 25! 1946 URBANA CLASS member Charles F. Conrad died on Feb. 19 at Peabody

Thirty-three years ago the month of February ended a lot differently than it did this year. This picture was taken near the end of February next to the sign at The Shoppers Mart entrance north of Miller’s Furniture Store. The person in the picture is our son, Aaron, who was taller than the sign when standing on top of the snow that was cleared from the parking lot. Photo provided Healthcare Center in North Manchester. URBANA YOKE PARISH: Women’s Guild will meet on March 13 at 7 p.m. in the Parish Hall. Brenda Eads and Carla Krom will be hostesses. Roll call will be “What is the last thing that you bought specifically for your home?” The Program Committee will be presenting a Maundy Thursday service on March 29 in the Parish Hall. Watch for more details. Meetings in the East Church Lounge – March 14 at 6:30 p.m. the Church Board and March 20 at 7 p.m. the Men’s Group. PRAYER CONCERNS: Please add the family and friends of

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VIEWPOINT Second-hand smoke is still dangerous Dear Editor: Even though we are going into the sixth year of the Indiana State smoke free law, we are still threatened by the effects of secondhand smoke. The state law protects some but not everyone from the health hazards caused by breathing in the smoke left behind someone that smokes tobacco and uses the e-cigarette. Each year in the United States, over 41,000 adult deaths among nonsmokers are attributable to secondhand smoke, including over 7,000 deaths due to lung cancer and nearly 34,000 due to heart disease. An estimated 1,337 people in Indiana die prematurely each year due to secondhand smoke exposure. The U.S. Surgeon General has concluded that smoke-free workplace policies are the only effective way to eliminate exposure to secondhand smoke in the workplace. Separating smokers from nonsmokers, cleaning the air, and ventilating buildings cannot eliminate exposure. Blue collar and service employees are less likely than white collar indoor workers to be covered by smoke- free policies. Workplace smoking restrictions lead to less smoking among workers. Statewide smoke-free air laws are considered comprehensive if they include workplaces, restaurants, and bars. Currently, 27 states and Washington D.C. have statewide comprehensive smoke-free air laws. Indiana’s statewide smoke-free air law protects all Hoosiers from secondhand smoke in most workplaces and restaurants but exempts bars, clubs, and gaming facilities. Currently, twenty-one communities in Indiana have passed comprehensive smokefree air laws. These include Delaware County, Hancock County, Howard County, Monroe County, Vanderburgh County, Vigo County, Bloomington, Columbus, Cumberland, Elkhart, Fort Wayne, Franklin, Greencastle, Indianapolis, Kokomo, Lawrence, Plainfield, South Bend, Terre Haute, West Lafayette, and Zionsville. Currently, 100 percent of Indiana’s population is covered by the statewide smoke-free air law prohibiting smoking in workplaces and restaurants. About 31 percent of Hoosiers are covered by a local law prohibiting smoking in workplaces, restaurants, and bars.

Tobacco-free grounds policies in other locations such as schools, universities, hospitals, health care centers, and behavioral health treatment centers can provide additional protection from secondhand smoke and tobacco for vulnerable populations such as children and those with physical and behavioral health conditions. In Indiana, several of these locations have instituted tobacco-free grounds policies. About 95 percent of public school stu-

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TO THE EDITOR dents in Indiana are protected from secondhand smoke and tobacco at school by a comprehensive tobacco-free grounds policy. All Wabash County students are protected. As of August 2016, 94 percent of hospitals in Indiana had a tobacco-free campus policy, including all 35 critical access hospitals. Parkview Wabash Hospital buildings and grounds are tobacco free. About 61 percent of mental health and substance abuse treatment facilities statewide have tobacco-free policies. Wabash Bowen Center facility is tobacco free. Statewide, 55 Indiana college and university campuses are tobacco free. Ivy Tech, Wabash Site, and Manchester University have tobacco free campuses. Wabash County is on the right track but there is more we can do. We need to do everything we can to make sure that Wabash County Hoosiers have limited contact with secondhand smoke and do not become part of the statistics of those who acquire a tobacco related disease and die from secondhand smoke. It is time we make every public gathering free from the dangers of smoke and the effects of e- cigarette dispersed aerosol (vapor). Secondhand smoke contains about 70 cancer-causing chemicals. The U.S. Surgeon General has concluded that there is no riskfree level of exposure to secondhand smoke. Exposure to secondhand smoke can cause numerous health problems, including lung cancer, coronary heart disease, stroke, and nasal irritation. Among children, exposure to secondhand smoke can cause middle ear diseases, respiratory symptoms such as coughing or wheezing and impaired lung function, lower respiratory diseases like bronchitis and pneumonia, more frequent and severe asthma attacks, sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), and low birth weight among children whose mothers are exposed to secondhand smoke while pregnant. The U.S. Surgeon General has concluded that only 100 percent smoke-free environments can completely eliminate secondhand smoke exposure. Hoosiers can help protect themselves, their children, and their communities from secondhand smoke by not allowing smoking in their homes or vehicles, educating community members, businesses, and community leaders about the benefits of tobacco-free environments including workplaces, public places, schools, and multi-unit housing. It is time that Wabash, North Manchester, and all our County communities adopt a comprehensive smoke free law. Work with your local council to express your concern and the need to keep every Hoosier healthy. No one should be a statistic! If you have any questions or would like to know what you can do to make Wabash County smoke free, contact me at 260-274-2920, 41 W. Canal St., Wabash. — Dan Gray, Wabash County Tobacco Free Coalition executive director.

Cross-sector partnerships needed to address kids’ needs

very hard problems. No one is saying that you are failing because Urgent, complex challenges you haven’t solved them the way affect children across Indiana, that you’ve been trying to solve including high infant mortality them. We’re just trying to figure rates, persistent achievement out if there are new ways to congaps, and the soaring impact of tinue to push on the solutions parental opioid use. together.” There are successful Promise Indiana, a prevention and internonprofit based out of vention programs operWabash, functions as the ated by youth-serving backbone organization organizations throughfor community-driven out the state, many of efforts to instill the which engage governhope, culture and habits ment, philanthropic and needed to create pathcorporate partners. The ways for all children to complexity of many go to college. This inisocial problems, such tiative engages many Tami Silverman as preparing all chilsector partners includdren for success ing: government, nonbeyond high school, calls for profits, schools, higher education shared community investments of institutions, community foundatime and treasure that are beyond tions, businesses, philanthropic the scope of any single sector. partners and individual donors. In Solving these complex problems fact, the community applies to the will require expansion of partner- program as a unit. Clint Kugler, ships and collaborations and Promise Indiana’s founder, reduction of siloed services. A explains that the program sucgrowing body of evidence shows ceeds by “connecting current systhe key to lasting improvements in tems and creating a network of the well-being of Indiana children community champions.” To date, will be the proliferation of pro- 17 Indiana communities have comlonged cross-sector partnerships. mitted to this collective impact The collective impact approach project, with several more planned holds potential for tackling large- to join in 2018. scale social problems. First Policymakers and funders can defined by the Stanford Social support increased impact by Innovation Review in 2011, this encouraging a collective impact framework brings together multi- approach to large-scale social sector stakeholders with a shared issues. Stakeholders from all secdesire to address a large-scale tors must be invited to the table, social problem. It has been and they must arrive with a learnreceived with enthusiasm and ing mindset and a willingness to widespread, rapid adoption. But compromise in service of the overwith implementation and effec- arching goal. The best collective tiveness varying greatly across impact initiatives include space to initiatives, many question customize for local context. In whether “collective impact” is addition to leaders from the public simply a trendy update to the term and private sectors, it is important “collaboration.” David Shapiro, to engage individuals who are CEO of MENTOR, notes, “Once directly impacted by the issue something gets popularized and being addressed, those with the trendy, it also gets watered down lived experience. As individual and given a million meanings.” community members, we can all The collective impact frame- attend school board meetings, city work offers a fundamentally dif- council meetings and community ferent approach based on disci- gatherings to offer our perspecpline, high performance and con- tives and generate that critical, stant adaptability. Stanford’s shared sense of urgency. model outlines five key conditions Collective impact is not simply a that differentiate the approach new buzzword to describe collabofrom other collaborations or part- rations and partnerships of all nerships: a common agenda, types. Instead, if implemented shared measurement systems, with intention, the framework mutually reinforcing activities, holds potential to create lasting continuous communication, and change. Leaders are recognizing the presence of a backbone organ- that solving complex social probization. lems is more effective when isolatExperts stress that three condi- ed programs and interventions tions must be in place before become systems of shared vision launching a collective impact ini- and coordinated effort. Collective tiative: an influential area champi- impact work is time-intensive, on, adequate financial resources messy and sometimes uncomfortand a sense of urgency for change. able. Yet when we are talking There must also be a core under- about the well-being of our future standing that collective impact workforce and leaders – our kids – work takes time, patience and collective impact is also an financial resources. Having approach that can provide the worked with successful collective insights, connections, energy and impact initiatives centered on optimism needed to tackle our youth mentoring, Shapiro stresses biggest challenges. the importance of coming togethTami Silverman is the president er around a critical issue. He and CEO of the Indiana Youth states, “We are all trying to solve Institute. By Tami Silverman

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Brooke Pratt – Reid Kennison

Showing off their Spelling Bee awards are (from left) Levi Bordeaux, Grant Ford, Hope Martin and Samuel Hupp. They are joined by Spelling Bee chair Jack Thomas. Not pictured is Evan Martynowicz. Photo by Joseph Slacian

Kiwanis has annual spelling bee By The Paper staff The Wabash Kiwanis Club hosted its annual spelling bee on Feb. 8. All schools from Wabash County are invited to compete. The contest is open to students in grads five to nine. Winners were: Fifth Grade: Levi B o r d e a u x , M a n c h e s t e r Intermediate School. Sixth Grade: Grant

Ford, Wabash Middle School. Seventh Grade: Hope Martin, Manchester Jr. High School. Eighth Grade: Samuel Hupp, Manchester Jr. High School. There were no participants in the ninth grade contest. Immediately following the Kiwanis contest, the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Spelling Bee

took place. This year’s winner, Evan Martynowicz, a sixth grade student at Manchester Intermediate School, will represent Wabash County in the Fort Wayne Regional on March 3, and will compete against 15 others from Northeast Indiana and Northwest Ohio. The regional winner will advance to the National Spelling

Bee in Washington, D.C., in May. The winners were honored on Tuesday, Feb. 27, during the Wabash Kiwanis Club’s weekly meeting. This year’s pronouncer was Larry Thrush. Judges were Kourtney Trusty, Wayne Denger and Jordan Tandy. Jack Thomas was the event chair.

WHS student advances to state speech finals March 10 By The Paper staff A member of the Wabash High School speech team advanced to the state finals on March 10 at Fishers High School. Alec Wallisch will compete in impromptu. He earned the right to advance on Saturday, Feb. 24, when the Wabash Apaches competed in the Indiana High School Forensics Association (IHSFA) Section 5 Sectional at Westfield High School. Also competing for Wabash were: R a d i o

Broadcasting: Lacy Crist Discussion: Faith Miracle, Alexis Burton, Jaquobie Griffith, Kassie Burchett Duo: Bella Robinson and Kia Jesse Humor: Rebekah Freeman and Bella Robinson Impromptu: Gage Ballard and Alec Wallisch Poetry: Natalie Campbell Program Oral Interp: Zoey Wilson and Kia Jesse Special congratulations also go out to Griffith for being a sectional semi-finalist in Discussion.

Brooke Pratt and Reid Kennison, both of Indianapolis, announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Miss Pratt is the daughter of Kim and Marcy Pratt of North Manchester. She is a graduate of Manchester High School, Interlochen Arts Academy and Ross College. She is employed as an orthodontic assistant at Hughes Orthodontics. Kennison is the son of George and Saundra Kennison, Indianapolis. He will graduate in May from M a n c h e s t e r University with a pharmacy degree. He is employed at Kroger Pharmacy. The couple plans a 5 p.m. wedding on March 23, 2018, at

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Wabash Council rescinds two ordinances By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com A pair of ordinances approved Feb. 12 by the Wabash City Council are headed back to the drawing board. The Council, at its Feb. 26 meeting, rescinded both ordinances on second reading. One measure established rules and regulations for pawnbrokers, second-hand dealers and those who deal in precious metals and stones, while the other established rules and regulations for transient merchants, peddlers and pledgers. The first measure, General Ordinance 1.2018, required merchants to take record and preserve data of transactions and email them within 24 hours to the Wabash Police Department. They were then required to wait 10 days before selling the item. The second measure, General Ordinance 2.2018, outlined details such as requiring tran-

sient merchants and peddlers to have a cityissue license, and also limited the time they could sell to 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. During discussion of the ordinance on Feb. 26, council member Mitch Figert broached rescinding the measures. “I actually spoke with one of the business owners here in town about how this would affect them, and at this point I’d like to make a motion to rescind this ordinance so we could do some more thinking

on it,” he said. Figert later discussed his action with The Paper of Wabash County. “I think with the ordinances, the issues was it kind of negatively impacting their ability to thrive and be lucrative,” he said. “That’s what we don’t want to do. “We don’t want to create an ordinance that puts so much burden on the business owner, for example, holding material for X amount of days that those ordinances set. Not being

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able sell after five o’clock for the peddler ordinance, it’s always a fine balance.” Figert isn’t against the concept of the ordinances.

“I want to see those ordinances succeed,” he said. “I just think those two were not the right ones, and so rescinding them gives us the opportunity to kind of step

back, take a fresh start with these topics, have the research and conversations that we should have had.” Discussions, he said, need to include busi-

ness owners, as well as city officials such as Police Chief Matt Bruss and City Attorney Randi ZimmermanIrgang.

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Museum to host various programs By The Paper staff The Wabash County Historical Museum will be hosting several engaging programs during the month of March. As part of their new “Your History. Your Museum.” campaign, these programs are designed to engage new and existing guests with the Museum. “Most people have no idea everything the Museum has to offer to our county,” said Mitch Figert, President & CEO of the Museum. “As the largest local history organization in the county, we truly have something for everyone to get them engaged in our rich local history.” First, the Museum is excited to announce that the President of the Huntington County Historical Society, Gib Young, will be speaking at the next History Hunter’s event on Thursday, March 8, noon at the Museum. Young will be speaking on Indiana’s role at Gettysburg. History Hunter’s is an hour long, adult speaker series held bi-monthly aimed at bringing a variety of topics to guests throughout the year. Young was born and raised in Lafayette, but currently resides in Huntington with his wife. In addition to being the president of the Huntington County Historical Society, he is also a member of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War and a veteran himself of the U.S. Navy. Second, the

Museum will be hosting a series of hands on workshops geared to teach participants specific skills needed to perform research and care for personal c o l l e c t i o n s . Presenters Joan Hostetler and John Harris of the Indiana Album Project have helped dozens of libraries and museums interpret, archive, digitize, and preserve historic images and artifacts. The four workshops being offered are intended to be much more than a lecture, they will allow participants to actively participate and learn skills that they can use in researching and caring for their personal and family’s collections. In addition, the presenters and Museum staff will be available after each workshop to provide further support and assistance. Workshops will be held from 10am to 2pm in the Porter Room at the Museum and will include a light lunch. The cost for each workshop is $20 for Museum Members and $25 for non-members. Guests can register by calling the Museum at (260) 563-9070. F r o m Daguerreotypes to Digital: Dating and identifying family photos, Tuesday, March 13: Even unidentified photographs provide clues to help you unlock their history. Learn how to date, interpret, and preserve your one-of-a-kind family photographs, from daguerreotypes of the 1840s to today’s digital photographs. This workshop will cover

the history of photography, present a hands-on identification of processes and formats, look at clues such as clothing and hairstyles, and discuss the best ways to preserve and organize your images. Attendees are invited to bring problematic or interesting photographs for a showand-tell session. Digitization Basics: Scanning family photos and d o c u m e n t s , Thursday, March 15: Digitization provides a great way to copy, enhance, and share family treasures. Learn the basics of scanning your photos and documents with a flatbed scanner. We’ll review how to select a scanner and software; technical choices such as resolution, file types, and bit depth; choosing files names; and backingup your files. We’ll also demonstrate how to improve your faded images with Photoshop Elements. Bring along a couple photographs to scan during the hands-on session. Researching Your Historic Home, Tuesday, March 20: Have you ever wondered who lived in your house in years past? Do you wish your walls could talk? This workshop will guide participants through the steps to research their historic home or building. Learn how to use resources such as city directories, maps, deeds, building permits, photographs, online genealogy sites, and newspapers to determine when your house was built

and who lived there. Stay after the workshop to use resources in the museum’s archive. Preservation of Family Heirlooms, Thursday, March 22: Learn how to care, preserve, and display your family heirlooms and historical objects. We’ll discuss general preservation basics, including handling, light levels, temperature and humidity, and archival supplies, followed by more indepth guidelines for care of specific items such as books, documents, photographs, furniture, clothing, and more. In addition, during each of these workshops the Indiana Album Program will be onsite at the Museum to scan images from any community member, not just workshop participants. The Indiana Album, a communitysubmitted digital collection, digitizes Indiana-related photographs of businesses, buildings, houses and farms, events, or people doing interesting activities from past to present. Scans of Wabash County will be shared with the Wabash County Historical Museum. See www.indianaalbum.com for more details. To learn more about any of these projects contact the Museum at 260-5639070 or on their website at www.WabashMuseum .org.

Historical Joseph Habedank in Society to meet By The Paper staff

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The Wabash County Historical Society will meet Tuesday, March 13, at 7:00 p.m. at the Wabash County Historical Museum. Mike Beauchamp will present the history and projects of the Wabash River Defenders. The program is free and open to the public. Those attending should enter through the east door.

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Several shows coming to Ford Theater By The Paper staff

Several concerts are planned for March at the Honeywell Center’s Ford Theater. The Wabash Valley Music Association’s (WVMA) Honors Band and Choir will mark its 44th year with its performance on Friday, March 9, at 7:30 p.m. at the Honeywell Center. This concert is sponsored in part by the Howard M. Garver Endowment and the Larry and Anne Curless Endowment for Honors Band and Choir. The Honors Band & Choir Concert is important to Wabash County because it uplifts the musical and artistic talent of high school students in our county. Every spring, the most talented high school musicians and vocalists are brought together to present the public concert at the Honeywell Center. Students from N o r t h f i e l d , S o u t h w o o d , Wabash, and Manchester High Schools spend weeks rehearsing for the riveting performance that showcases the tremendous amount of young talent in our area. The Honors Band and Choir concert provides students who have excelled in music education the opportunity to work with and perform with professional guest conductors and directors. The experience broadens the students’ experience and allows them to see how different music leaders work and convey their expectations. Through this program, the WVMA provides artistic exposure and enrichment to area students. Choral students who are participating this year will perform under the direction of Dr. Debra Lynn, Professor of Music and Director of Choral Studies at M a n c h e s t e r

Tickets for all the shows are available

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Classic Albums Live will perform The Eagles’ “Hotel California” on March 17 at the Honeywell Center’s Ford Theater. University in North Manchester, IN. Band students will be conducted by Dr. Caroline Hand, Assistant Professor of Music Performance at Ball State University, Muncie, IN. A reception with refreshments will take place following the concert. The Honors Band and Choir concert is free and open to the public. Classic Albums Live: Hotel California will be performed on stage in the Honeywell Center’s Ford Theater on Saturday, March 17, at 7:30 p.m. Sponsorship for this performance is provided by Bott Electric and 105.9 The Bash. Tickets prices are $50, $25 and $18. The Eagles legendary album “Hotel California” comes to life when Classic Albums Live performs the album in its entirety, note for note, cut for cut. With hit tracks like the Grammy-winning “New Kid in Town” and deep cuts like “Wasted Time,” it’s the classic album exactly as you remember. Founded in 2003 by Craig Martin, Classic Albums Live has become the ultimate destination for music lovers wanting to hear the greatest albums performed live without all the gimmickry and impersonations. Relying only on the music, using what Martin refers to as ‘the world’s best musicians’, Classic Albums Live has defined itself as a

Tim Hawkins will perform March 24 at the Honeywell Center. mainstay in performing arts centers across North America. Comedian Tim Hawkins will return to the Ford Theater on Saturday, March 24, at 7:30 p.m. Bob Smiley will warm up the crowd with his comedic talent prior to Hawkins taking the stage. C o r p o r a t e Sponsorship for this performance is provided by Kirtlan Automotive. Tickets prices are $75, $55, $45, $35 and $25. Tim Hawkins entertains the entire family! With 300,000,000 video views, over 100 soldout concerts every year, and a half million Facebook fans, Tim’s Jackwagon Crew has grown into a gut-busting revolution of multi-generational proportions. While his stand-up is riotous, fans are often more amazed at his singing voice and guitar chops. Since giving up his job as a grocery truck driver in 2002, Tim Hawkins has forged a “no-bones, no-bull” comedy experience that entertains the entire

family. He has had 300,000,000 video views and performs more than 100 concerts annually. In his own words, “If you can’t laugh at yourself, laugh at other people.” His musical dexterity and knack for parody stand on their own, as he deftly rattles off everything from Dylan to Aldean to brilliantly weird original songs. Smiley is one of the nation’s most indemand and hilarious clean comedians. He honed his talents as the merchandise-managing MC for bands like Newsboys, Third Day, and Mercy Me.

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Honeywell to host student art display By The Paper staff Artwork created by Wabash County elementary and middle school students will be on display at the Honeywell Center Clark Gallery from March 15 to April 11.

see the students’ original creations as a show of support. The Wabash County Elementary Schools Art Exhibit is just one way that the Clark Gallery supports the visual arts. The Clark Gallery hosts more than 10 exhibits per

This annual exhibit was created to celebrate the national “Youth Art Month” by providing an opportunity for students’ art to be showcased and shared with the community. Guests are encouraged to visit the Clark Galley to

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By The Paper Staff Emmanuel Free Will Baptist Church will host Grammyn o m i n a t e d singer/songwriter Joseph Habedank in concert Sunday, March 11 at 10:30 a.m. Habedank was named Singing News Magazine’s Soloist of the Year in 2017. According to a press release, his unique and equally powerful testimony has been featured on Fox New’ Spirited Debate, TBN’s Praise the Lord, CCM Magazine and Glenn Beck’s The Blaze. Habedank has performed in some of

Wabash County Frances Slocum Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 13, at

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America’s greatest churches and venues, including the Brooklyn Tabernacle, Charles Stanley’s First Baptist Atlanta, the Grand Ole Opry and the historic Ryman Auditorium. He served as baritone and then lead singer of the group The Perrys for 10 years before pursuing a solo career. His debut solo release Welcome Home netted him Singing News Magazines’ new soloist year in 2014. He was also nominated for Singing News Magazine’s Male Vocalist of the Year, Lead Singer of

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for brains, body and belief. 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

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Heartland students qualify for state SkillsUSA contest By The Paper staff Fifty-eight local high school students from Heartland Career Center competed in the Regional S k i l l s U S A Competitions in Warsaw on Feb. 2 and Fort Wayne on Feb. 24. Students representing the Automotive Collision, Automotive Service, Cosmetology, Criminal Justice and Culinary Arts programs pitted their career skills against other students from the Northeast Indiana SkillsUSA Region. When the dust settled, almost half of the overall Heartland students qualified to advance to the state competition. Twenty-eight students will be participating in the Indiana State SkillsUSA Competition in Indianapolis on April 13-14. Those students are Blakley Becraft (NM, Nail Care Model), Courtney Bowen (NM, Nail Care Model), Kathryn

Brown (WHS, Prepared Speech), Levi Butler (NM, Collision Repair), Shyanna Cavins (WHS, Prepared Speech), Sydney Cross (PHS, Job Interview), Breanna Crum (NHS, Nail Care), Kasey Deardorff (NM, A u t o m o t i v e Refinishing), Juan Esquivel (HN, Culinary Arts), Wyatt Fletcher (NM, A u t o m o t i v e Refinishing), and Madison France (NM, Job Skills Demo./Criminal Justice). Also, Lucas Garrison (NM, Collision Repair), Courtney Gray (SHS, Commercial Baking), Lorynn Hunt (SHS, Job Skills Demo.), Taylor Kelley (WHS, Nail Care), Kiana Kendall (NHS, Cosmetology), Cara Kowalczuk (NHS, Nail Care Model), Hayden Metzger (MHS, Automotive Service), Hannah Miller (SHS, Job Skills Demo.), Trever

(MHS, Basic Health Care Skills), Dreamah Routt (PHS, Health Bowl) and

Criminal Justice students that qualified for State SkillsUSA Competition (from left): Parker Yard (MHS), Madison France (NM) and Alex Miracle (NHS). Photo provided Minns (PHS, A u t o m o t i v e Refinishing), Alex Miracle (NHS, Criminal Justice), Nathan Pratt (NM, Collision Repair), Tieler Shaver (PHS, A u t o m o t i v e Refinishing), Jonah Shenefield (MHS, Collision Repair), Chloe Stevens (NHS, Job Skills Demo), Sophia Wheeler (PHS,

Commercial Baking), Trinidy Wyatt (WHS, Nail Care) and Parker Yard (MHS, Criminal Justice). In addition to the students above, the following students have been invited to compete for State honors in their respective career areas, but did not have to qualify at regional competitions: Joseph

Cummins (MHS, Electronics), Trent Davis (PHS, Electronics), Casey Miller (MHS, Electronics), Mya Carter (MHS, Health Bowl), Makenzie Davis (WHS, Health Bowl), Hanna Hendershott (NM, Basic Health Care Skills), Molly Moore (WHS, Health Bowl), Baliegh Moorefield

Prefer Tech/Dana employees to gather By The Paper Staff All of Andrews’ Prefer Tech and Dana factory employees are invited to a series of luncheons and suppers in the coming months.

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Southwood wins sectional title By Josh Sigler jsigler@thepaperofwabash.com

Celebrating their fourth straight state championship are Emmanuel Christian players and coaches (from left) Jon Napier, Davis Coyne, Ariston Trusty, Japheth Niccum, Preston Ritzema, Levi Hinds, JC Frank, Jack Niccum, Brogan Templin, Riley Miller, coach Jeff Miller and coach Merrill Templin.

Emmanuel wins 4th straight state title By The Paper staff E m m a n u e l Christian’s boys basketball team captured its fourth straight Indiana Association of Christian School basketball tourney state championship on Feb. 24. Emmanuel defeated Fishers Christian, 7752, to capture the title. It advanced to the finals with a 66-33 win over Good News Baptist on Friday, Feb. 23. The team entered the tourney as the No.1 seed. From the start of the championship game, Emmanuel’s defense set the tone for the game. Led by three seniors Davis Coyne, Ariston Trusty and Jon Napier, the Eagles were able to create turnovers and end the first half with a 20point lead. Emmanuel led by as many as 28 points in the second half and never looked back, ending the game with

On Feb. 24 at the IACS State Tournament Ariston Trusty (from left), Elias Falk and Davis Coyne were named to the State All Tournament Team. Photos provided a 25-point, 77-52, advantage. Coyne lead all scorers with 38 points, and Trusty assisted with 13. Emmanuel, which entered the tourney with a 13-2 record, took control of the semi-final game early with 20 points at half time and won the game with a score of

66-33 over Good News. Coyne finished the game with 27 points while Trusty added 12 points to take home the win. Next year will prove to be more difficult for Emmanuel with the graduation of three seniors, but the coaches said they are confident that their younger players will

step up and do their best to bring home another IACS championship. The Eagles will play one more game on Friday, March 9, at Bankers Life Fieldhouse at 2:30 p.m. against the Plymouth Christian Lions.

Showing off the state championship trophy are (front, from left) Jack Niccum, Japheth Niccum, Brogan Templin and Preston Ritzema. Also (back row, from left) coach Jeff Miller, Riley Miller, JC Frank, Levi Hinds, Ariston Trusty, Jon Napier, Davis Coyne and coach Merrill Templin.

LAFAYETTE — The Southwood Knights avoided a hangover from an emotional win over host Lafayette Central Catholic on Friday night, returning Saturday to rout Frontier 96-42 to claim their second sectional championship in as many years. “We got that year of experience last year, winning the Oak Hill Sectional,” Southwood coach John Burrus. “That’s kind of carried us in this year’s sectional. Our guys know the course now and they know what it takes. They knew we had to come out tonight Southwood’s Peyton Trexler splits the defense and knock Frontier on his way to the basket during Saturday night’s out. We weren’t going Sectional 54 championship game versus Frontier to back into this one. at Lafayette Central Catholic High School. We wanted to force the Photo by Josh Sigler issue.” The Class A No. 3-ranked in 27 points to help lead the victory Knights (22-3) used a smothering charge. Blair added 18 points, defense to subdue the Falcons (8- while Holmes finished with 11 17) early. Southwood’s three-quar- points and six rebounds. Southwood advances to the ter-court press netted 17 steals. Frankfort Regional Saturday, The early defensive effort helped the Knights build a 45-20 lead by where they will face North Vermillion (15-13) in the morning halftime. “When you dribble against it, session. Seton Catholic (8-18) you have some trouble,” Burrus squares off with Southern Wells said. “When they had to dribble (11-14) in the other regional semifibecause we got pressure up on nal. “You want to be playing this them, they tried to dribble up the middle. That allowed us to start time of year,” Burrus said. “You getting (Peyton) Trexler out in the don’t want to be at home watching open floor. When he gets going, other teams. That’s why you play all year. When you get this kind of look out.” Trexler led the way in the victo- success, you want to keep playing. ry Saturday night, finishing with We’ll let (the team) rest a little bit early in the week, and build And, 29 points on 13 of 16 shooting. Dallas Holmes added 22 points we’re not going over there to win and 11 rebounds, Matthew Nose one game, we’re going over there finished with 12 points, eight to win the regional.” rebounds and five assists, and Carson Blair chipped in 13 points. Friday night, Southwood overcame a sluggish start to edge host Central Catholic, 70-66. Southwood fell behind 8-0 in the early stages of the opening stanza, but battled back to pull ahead. Southwood never pulled away, but was able to hold off Central Catholic, handing the hosts their first sectional loss in 16 seasons. Trexler had another big game in Friday’s semifinal round, pouring

Norse fall

Northfield’s season came to an end Friday night in a 58-53 loss to Frontier. The Norse (5-18) jumped out to a 20-7 lead by the end of the first quarter, but the Falcons battled back, out-scoring Northfield 34-15 over the next two periods. Jared Peas led the Norse with 14 points and five assists, and Kyle Reed added 13 points and seven rebounds.

Northfield’s Jared Peas drives into defenders during Friday night’s Setional 54 contest against Frontier at Lafayette Central Catholic High School. Peas led the Norse with 14 points, but the Falcons prevailed, 5853. Photo by Josh Sigler

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Oak Hill dominates MHS sectional By Eric Christiansen echristiansen@nmpa per.com

Ava Smith recently signed her letter of intent to continue her education and volleyball career at Albion College. Participating in the signing ceremony were (front row, from left) father Michael Smith, Ava Smith, grandfather Charles Tiede; Northfield volleyball coach Ted Bahney (back row, from left), mother Julianna Tiede-Smith, and athletic director Clint Davis. Photo by Josh Sigler

Smith to continue volleyball career at Albion College By Josh Sigler jsigler@thepaperofwabash.com Northfield senior Ava Smith signed a letter of intent Tuesday, Feb. 27, to continue her volleyball career at Albion College, an NCAA Division III school in Albion, Mich. Smith said the decision was an easy one, and she felt at home at Albion. “This means a lot to me,” Smith said. “I’ve worked really hard throughout this process, and all of my coaches and everyone who’s helped me, I’m really grateful for all of them to help get me where I am. “My past experiences have taught me a lot and have shown me how to play at the next level. My clubs have really helped me get ready, she added.” Smith, a setter, put up stellar numbers during her junior season

with the Norse. She dished out 553 assists and pulled in 405 digs during her campaign. She was also potent with the serve, finishing with an 89.5 percent serve percentage and 49 aces. “Ava has been my setter for the last three years,” Northfield coach Ted Bahney said. “She’s done a very good job. Last year, she took ahold of our team very well as a senior. She led our team very well. We had a lot of young freshmen on the team, and she really took control and helped me out a lot.” Bahney said Smith adapts quickly to situations on the court. “She does a good job setting,” Bahney said. “She runs the quick really well with players. She’s very good as a passer as well from the back row. My libero was the backup setter, so she would pass the ball up for the libero to set. She did a great job with all of that.”

NORTH MANCHESTER — Oak Hill showed why it is ranked eighth in the state in Class 2A with a strong opening 59-44 sectional win over host M a n c h e s t e r Tuesday, Feb. 27. The Eagles started with a 5-0 lead, then answered a Manchester 3-pointer from Weston Hamby with a 5-0 run to lead 10-3 and kept the Squires at bay the rest of the way. “We had some jitters in the beginning, which is natural for sectional,” Manchester coach Mark Underwood said. “Oak Hill was locked in. They are a great team, but I don’t think they took us lightly. “They were hitting on all cylinders. You have to give them credit. That’s a team that can go deep [in the tournament].” Squire senior Mason Hamby did his best to keep the Squires in the game by scoring seven points over the last two minutes of the first quarter to cut Oak Hill’s lead to 1410. The Eagles

Niccum signs to play volleyball at IWU

ends the season with a 12-10 record. Oak Hill 70, Wabash 59 The Wabash Apaches fought hard, but couldn’t get over the hump against Oak Hill in their opening sectional game that resulted in a 70-59 loss. The Apaches stayed close earlyon, trailing 6-5 with 2:30 left in the first quarter, then Oak Hill went to work. An 11-3 run gave the Golden Eagles a 17-8 advantage, one they would not give up the rest of the game. Oak Hill raced out to a 30-16 halftime lead, but Wabash didn’t give up. Wabash’s Trenton Daughtry led the comeback with nine points in the second half, but Oak Hill still led 52-36 at the end of the third quarter.

Wabash tied to get back in the game with an 8-2 run with four points from Logan Vander Velden and two each from Daughtry and Jesse Allison to cut it to 58-47 with 2:50 remaining in the game. The Apaches were forced to foul the rest of the way, and Oak Hill hit 10-12 free throws to hold off Wabash and advance to the championship game. Oak Hill dominated Lewis Cass 68-27 to win the sectional championship. Daughtry lead Wabash with 22 points, four assists and three rebounds, followed by Vander Velden with 14 points, seven rebounds and four assists, and 12 points from Blake Gribben. Wabash ends the season with a 12-11 record.

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By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com Southwood High School senior Kelsey Niccum will continue her volleyball career next year at Indiana Wesleyan University. Niccum signed a letter of intent to play at IWU in Marion on Wednesday, Feb. 28, during a ceremony at the Southwood library. “I really like the volleyball program,” Niccum told The Paper of Wabash County following the ceremony. “It has my major that I want to go into. “I like, if you need help, someone is there to help you, no matter what. And, I really like that it’s close to home.” She plans to pursue a career in nursing. “All my club experiences have helped develop me as a player, so I’m hoping that I will be a rotation player, at least my freshman year,” Niccum said of her goals at IWU. “If not, I’m hoping that next year I will get some playing time, but I really want to make a goal for playing my freshman year.” The Wildcats, which fin-

responded with a 123 run with Caleb Middlesworth scoring the first seven points of the second quarter for a 23-10 lead. Shooting woes for the Squires and hot hands from the taller Oak Hill team was something Underwood felt was a difference in the game. “They are long and athletic, and four of their starters have committed to play college basketball,” he said. “I knew it would take a great team effort from us, and I feel like our kids gave that great effort, but we needed more shots to fall.” Mason Hamby led the Squires with 18 points, followed by Fluke and Weston Hamby with 10 each, Casper with four and Kamdyn Lester with two. The varsity team

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Carrie Music, 83 Retired from Wabash Magnetics Oct. 7, 1934 – March 2, 2018

Carrie Lee Music, 83, of Wabash, died at 11:15 p.m., Friday, March 2, 2018, at Autumn Ridge Rehabilitation Center in Wabash. She was born Oct. 7, 1934, in East Point, Ky., to Kay D. and Lillie (Davis) Smith. Carrie was a 1954 graduate of Meade Memorial High School in Williamsport, Ky. She married James E. Music on Dec. 21, 1957, in Auxier, Ky.; he died June 6, 2015. Carrie retired from Wabash Magnetics in 1997. She was a member of the Woodland Hills Church of Christ in Marion. She enjoyed crossword puzzles and going for car rides. She is survived by two sons, Greg (Terri) Music and James Steven “Steve” (Maureen) Music, both of Wabash; three granddaughters, Jessica (Zachary Van Dyke) Music and Emily (Justin Cumley) Music, both of Rio Rancho, New Mexico, and Brooke (Josh) Hecox of Wabash; great-granddaughter, Madison Hecox of Wabash; three sisters, Mintie Pearl “Sis” DeLong of Wabash, Betty Jo Smith of Huntington, W.Va., and Margarite (Palmer) Honeycutt of Wabash. She was also preceded in death by her parents, two brothers and one sister. Family will receive friends from 5-7 pm Tuesday, March 6, 2018, at GrandstaffHentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave., Wabash. Private burial will be in Memorial Lawns Cemetery, Wabash. Preferred memorial is Autumn Ridge Augustus Cottage. The memorial guest book for Carrie may be signed at www.grandstaffhentgen.com.

Anne Driscoll, 98 Served as World War II nurse Feb. 23, 1920 – Feb. 28, 2018

Anne V. Driscoll, 98, Urbana, was born Anne Veronica Tworek on Feb. 23, 1920, in Columbus (Platte County), Neb., to Frank and Barbara Tworek. She passed away at her home, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018, surrounded by family. Anne attended St. Staislaus Catholic Grade School, graduated from Duncan High School, and attended St. Elizabeth Hospital School of Nursing, Lincoln, Neb.. As a newly registered nurse, Anne, immediately answered her call to serve in World War I and traveled by train to San Jose, Calif., where she cared for wounded veterans (U.S. Army Nurse Corp). Following World War I, Anne attended University of Oregon Medical School, Portland, Oregon earning her post-graduate degree in Public Health. She met Eugene Driscoll in California after he finished his World War iI service. Six months later, Nov. 3, 1949, they married. Together they moved back to Eugene’s childhood home and began farming. Anne’s passion for Lagro’s Historic St. Patrick’s Catholic Church led to the Church being listing on the National Register of Historic Buildings. Anne’s other memberships included: Ladies Night Out, Friends of St. Patrick’s, American Legion Post (Lagro), Farm Bureau, St. Bellarnine (North Manchester), St. Patrick’s (Lagro). Surviving are her sons, Matthew (Angie) Driscoll and Frank (Beth) Driscoll, both of Urbana; her daughters, Mollie (Frank) Marsh, Mountain Home, Idaho, and Eugenia (Robert) Cicero, Florence, Ky.; 11 grandchildren along with spouses, Adam Marsh, Lucas (Allyson) Marsh, Capri (Shaun) Brixey, Kurtis (Alma) Cicero, Bridget Driscoll, Kaitlin (Clint) Plake, Shannah Driscoll, Ryan Driscoll, Sarah Driscoll, Anna Driscoll, Daniel Driscoll; and four great-grandchildren: Mason Brixey, Reed Brixey, Hendrick Cicero, Oakleigh Marsh. She was preceded in death by her husband Eugene, five brothers and four sisters. One sister, Theresa Koziol, resides in Nebraska. Mass of Christian burial service was Tuesday, March 6, 2018, at St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church in Lagro with Father Andrew Curry officiating. Graveside interment will follow at St. Patrick’s Cemetery, Lagro. Visitation was Monday, March 5, 2018, with Recitation of the Rosary taking place at McDonald Funeral Home, 231 Falls Ave., Wabash. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Friends of St. Patrick’s, c/o Nancy Fearnow, P.O. Box 293, Roann, IN 46974. Online condolences may be directed to the family at www.mcdonaldfunerals.com.

Eva Mae Buchanan, 90

Modelle Nance, 67

Enjoyed traveling

Worked at United Tech

May 25, 1927 – March 3, 2018

Eva Mae (Foss) Buchanan, 90, died March 3, 2018. She was May 25, 1927. Services are 2 p.m. Saturday, March 10, a St. John’s Lutheran Church, Metropolis, Ill. McKee Mortuary handled arrangments

Modelle Nance, 67, of Wabash, passed away March 2, 2018. Funeral services are at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 7, 2108 at McDonald Funeral Home, Wabash. Visitation one hour before service at the funeral home.

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Sandra Butts, 70

Retired from United Technologies Feb. 21, 1948 – Feb. 28, 2018

Sandra Kay Butts, 70, of Wabash, died at 3:45 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. She was born Feb. 21, 1948, in Wabash, to Leonard Edward Trisler and Leonell “Scotty” (Trisler) White. Sandra was a 1966 graduate of Mount Vernon High School, Mount Vernon. She retired from United Technologies in North Manchester. Sandra loved her cats. She also enjoyed reading, watching movies, and spending time with her family. She is survived by five children, Shawn (Satomi) Trisler of Fredericksburg, Va., Teresa Fierstos of Muncie, Charity (Tony) Hough of Wabash, William Butts, II of Sidney, Ohio, and Steven (Kristen) Butts of Jackson Center, Ohio; 18 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren; brother, David Trisler of Lincolnville; and three sisters, Pam Ward of Paoli, Suzi Brown of Converse, and Sherry Munoz of Seattle, Wash. She was preceded in death by her parents. Visitation was Friday, March 2, 2018, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave., Wabash. There was no service. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to American Cancer Society. The memorial guest book for Sandra may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.

Shirley Creager, 76

Former daycare provider Aug. 22, 1941 – Feb. 27, 2018

Shirley Glee Creager, 76, of North Manchester, died at 1 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018, at her home. She was born Aug. 22, 1941, in Miami County, to Uriah “Sonny” and Mary (Fites) Weirick. Shirley married Paul Creager on Aug. 22, 1965; he died Oct. 7, 2011. She was a daycare provider for several years, worked in the food service at Manchester College, and currently worked for Midwest Poultry. She was a member of First Brethen Church, North Manchester. She loved her kids, grandkids, great-grandkids, and all of their activities. She is survived by three daughters, Kimberly (Mike) Casper of Rochester, Cynthia Fisher of Clearwater, Fla., and Paula Shaw of Wabash; five grandchildren, Blake (Emily) Casper of Rochester, Carrie Fisher of Fort Myers, Fla., Corinna (Tyler) Bruner of Warsaw, Easton Shaw of Wabash, and Cameron Paul Thomas Fisher of Clearwater; six great-grandchildren, Parker Casper, Cash Paul Casper, and Reed Casper all of Rochester, Piper Bruner, Brooks Bruner, and Kennedy Bruner all of Warsaw; four sisters, Roberta Dalusio of Peru, Madonna (Don) McCombs of Sebring, Fla., Jennifer (Thomas) Daugherty of Amboy, and Mary Kaye (Kerny) Jones of Peru. She was preceded in death by her parents. The family received friends Sunday, March 4, 2018, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Bender Chapel, 207 W. Main St., North Manchester. There will be a private family service to follow. Preferred memorial is Susan G. Komen for the Cure, 3500 Depauw Blvd., No.2070, Indianapolis, IN 46268. The memorial guest book for Shirley may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.

Betty McAlpine, 92 Enjoyed cooking

June 8, 1925 – Feb. 28, 2018

Betty June McAlpine, 92, of North Manchester, died at 7:51 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018, at Parkview Wabash Hospital. She was born June 8, 1925, in South Bend, to Charles B. Johnson and Elizabeth (Hollars) Conner. Betty graduated from Riley High School in South Bend, and earned her bachelor’s degree from Indiana University. She married Dr. Richard J. McAlpine in Bloomington, Indiana on Aug. 12, 1951; he died Sept. 4, 2007. She worked as the office manager for her husband’s medical practice for many years. She was a member of Christ the King Episcopal Church in Huntington. Betty loved painting, playing the organ, and cooking was her passion. She was an avid collector of cookbooks and recipes. She is survived by three children, Dr. Denise (Dennis Barth) Hartman, of Ambler, Pa., Tim McAlpine of Key West, Fla., and Scott McAlpine of North Manchester; two grandchildren, Dr. Jason Hartman of Denver, Colo., and Katherine (Elia Malka) Hartman of Philadelphia, Pa., and her four year old Cairne Terrier, Kyla. She was also preceded in death by her parents, step-father, Glen Conner, and one brother Charles Johnson, Jr. Per Betty’s request, there will be no services. Arrangements by Grandstaff-Hentgen Bender Chapel, North Manchester. The memorial guest book for Betty may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.

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James D. Barnes, 90

Frances Stewart, 95

Carol Turley, 81

Farmed for 60 years

Oldest current member of Lagro UMC

Retired from Sears

May 10, 1927 – Feb. 26, 2018

James D. Barnes, 90, of Wabash, died at 1:20 p.m., Monday, Feb. 26, 2018, at Parkview Wabash Hospital. He was born May 10, 1927, in Jonesboro, to Raymond and Anges (Fansler) Barnes. Jim was a 1945 graduate of Banquo High School. He married Carolyn Henning at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Marion, on June 12, 1953. His family moved to Huntington County, in 1928 and bought the family farm in 1930 where James farmed for 60 years. He was a 40-year member of the Holstein Association USA, Inc. He drove a school bus 32 years for Huntington County Schools, retiring in 1993. He was a member of Banquo Christian Church where he served as Deacon, Trustee, and on the Finance and other committees. He was an avid sports fan and enjoyed watching college basketball, especially the Indiana Hoosiers, the Indiana Pacers, and the Indianapolis Colts. He especially enjoyed attending his children’s and grandchildren’s activities, birthdays, any special occasions, and family trips. Jim is survived by his wife, Carolyn Barnes of Wabash, two children, Donald (Olinda) Barnes of Decatur, and Sharon (Bill) Middleton of Wabash, four grandchildren, April (Garrett) Rentschler of Wabash, Adam (Kristina) Middleton of Andrews, Jacob Barnes of Alpena, Mich., and Donis (Wesley Kretzschmar) Barnes of Auburn, Wash., great-grandson, James Middleton of Andrews, his brother, George (Rosemary) Barnes of Wabash, brother-in-law, William Walton of Goshen, and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his great-grandson, Brandon Middleton, his parents, one brother, Willard Barnes, and two sisters, Rosemary Walton and Alice Marie Cross. Funeral services were Thursday, March 1, 2018, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave., Wabash, with Pastor Harold Smith officiating. Burial was in LaFontaine I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Visitation was Wednesday, at the funeral home. Preferred memorial is Banquo Christian Church. The memorial guest book for Jim may be signed at www.grandstaffhentgen.com.

Wabash Police Arrests Feb. 21 Katie M. Allen, 32, North Manchester, arrested on a probation violation. Westley J. Ray, 34 Wabash, charged with possession of methamphetamine and illegal possession of a syringe. Feb. 22 Daniel M. Price, 29, Roann, charged with false and fictitious registration. Feb. 23 Dylan J. Bailey, 23, Wabash, arrested for failure to appear for reckless driving. Jacob D. Passwater, 26, Wabash, charged with theft. Jordan T. Sadler, 21, Wabash, charged with domestic battery. Feb. 24 David C. Neupert, 57, Wabash, charged with possession of a controlled substance and petition to revoke probation for maintaining a common nuisance. Amber E. Hagan, 17, Warsaw, driving while suspended infraction. Eddie W. Burnett, Jr., 34, Marion, charged with theft and probabtion violation for battery Feb. 25 Victoria M. Hubbard, 30, Wabash, driving while suspended with priors. Feb. 26

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Trevor A. Titus, 31, Wabash, charged with public intoxication and escaping home detention. Feb. 27 Daniel M. Brackett, 24, Bunker Hill, charged with public intoxication. A 17-year-old Wabash female was charged with resisting law enforcement and disorderly conduct. Accidents Jan. 22 6:54 a.m., a vehicle driven by Gina M. Hodges collided with a parked car owned by Melissa N. Brown, Wabash, at 20 John Kissinger Drive. Feb. 23 9:51 a.m., a vehicle driven by Helen Williams, 83, Wabash, collided with a vehicle driven by Rosemary Job, 71, Wabash near the intersection of Cass Street and Maple Street. 2:39 p.m., a vehicle driven by Dakota M. Frazier collided with vehicles driven by W i l l i a m Brandenberger Jr., 42, Grabill, and Joshua J. Hawk, 33, Wabash, at the intersection of U.S. 24 East and Alber Street. Feb. 24 9:57 p.m., a vehicle driven by Gwendolyn A. Billey, 36, Wabash, collided with a vehicle driven by

Kimberly M. Wasson, 58, Wabash, near the intersection of Spring Street and Elm Street. Feb. 26 8:56 a.m., a tractor trailer driven by Daniel B. Nielands, 54, Fort Wayne, connected with overhead wires near the intersection of Wabash Street and Spring Street. 4:04 p.m., a vehicle driven by Joshua R. Hurst, 30, Marion, collided with a vehicle driven by Elizabeth A. Cook, 61, Lagro, near the intersection of Allen Street and Walnut Street. Feb. 27 8:35 a.m., a vehicle driven by Kaylee D. Prater, 19, Wabash, collided with a vehicle driven by Kendyl A. Mullett, 17, Wabash, at 580 North Miami St.

Wabash Sheriff ’s Department Bookings Feb. 21 Austin L. Morris, 23, Wabash, failure to appear for driving while suspended. Randall L. Crowley, 39, Elkhart, revocation of bond for possession of a narcotic drug. Christopher A. Marsh, 37, Butler, failure to appear to theft. David R. Odham, 37, Wabash, petition to

Frances Lucille Stewart, 95, died Feb. 24, 2018. Visitation and services were March 3, at the Lagro United Methodist Church, Lagro. McDonald Funeral Home, Wabash, handled arrangements

Susan Hobbs, 75 Enjoyed reading April 25, 1942 – March 1, 2018 Susan “Sue” Kay Hobbs, 75, Wabash, died March 1, 2018, at her home. She was born April 25, 1942. No services are presently planned. Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron, handled arrangements. revoke probation for possession of methamphetamine. Troy A. Martin, 28, Wabash, termination of in home detention/community corrections for dealing in a narcotic drug Kory J. Carpenter, 25, North Manchester, charged with domestic battery and disorderly conduct. Timothy Pearman, 21, North Manchester, charged with domestic battery and disorderly conduct. Feb. 22 Brandy L. Stamper, 36, Peru, charged with check deception. Madison L. Williams, 24, Sweetzer, charged with driving while suspended. Feb. 23 Dylan J. Bailey, 23, Kokomo, charged with reckless driving. Matias T. Melaku, 19, North Manchester, cited for possession of marijuana. Bradley A. Temple, 35, LaFontaine, charged with domestic battery and petition to revoke probation. Feb. 25 Timothy M. Pfeil, 54, Ballwin, Miss., charged with operating while intoxicated. Austin A. Andrews, 20, Wabash, charged with operating while intoxicated. Darby A. McLochlin, 27, Akron, charged with battery resulting in bodily injury to another person. Susan D. Sutton, 42, Huntington, petition to revoke probation for possession of marijuana. Feb. 26 Alfonso A. Brown, 57, Indianapolis, charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated with prior and operator never licensed. Feb. 27

Chelsey M. Spaulding, 35, Wabash, revocation of bond for possession of meth and dealing in meth. Accidents Feb. 26 10:32 a.m., Jeffrey L. Neal, 48, Martinsville collided with an unmanned vehicle at 151 North Washington St. North Manchester Arrests Feb. 26 Alfonso A. Brown, 57, Indianapolis, arrested for false informing, operating a vehicle while never receiving a license and operating while intoxicating. Brown was also cited for speed. Accidents March 1 9:17 a.m., a driven by Peter E. Spann, 52, North Manchester struck a pedestrian, Lowell W. Bollinger, 85, North Manchester, in the 1200 block of State Road 114 West. The North Manchester police were assisted by the North Manchester Fire Department and ParkviewAmbulance Service. Fire Feb. 24 2:01 a.m., 300 block of South Half Street for a medical assist. 5:05 p.m., units from North Manchester, Chester and Pleasant Township Fire D e p a r t m e n t s responded to an alarm in the 400 block of West 7th Street. Feb. 26 8:59 a.m., 1400 block of Clear Creek Trail for a medical assist. 11:01 a.m., 500 block of Kech Street for a medical assist. Feb. 27 12:45 p.m., 1600 of Frantz drive for a medical assist. Feb. 28 5:22 p.m., 100 block of South Elm Street

Carol J. Turley, 81, Wabash, died at 11:35 a.m. on Thursday, March 1, 2018. Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 6, at McDonald Funeral Home, Wabash. Visitation two hours before service.

Sandra Rivera, 71 U.S. Army veteran Aug. 14, 1946 – Feb. 28, 2018

Sandra Rivera, 71, died Feb. 28, 2018. She was born Aug. 14, 1946. Sandra was born August 14, 1946. A private burial was on Saturday, March 3, at Oaklawn Cemetery. McKee Mortuary handled arrangements.

for a medical assist. March 1 3:37 p.m., 600 block of Crestview Drive for a broken utility pole. Building Permits The following permits were issued in January 2018 in the City of Wabash Building Commissioner’s office: Walmart, 1601 North Cass Street, Heat reclaim Wabash River Trail, East Hill Street, resurfacing road Clarence Biltz, 1471 Adams St., sewer line Julie Locke, 240 North Cass St., demolish house Michael Vieau, 256 East Hill St., shed Mike Monroe, 541543 West Hill St., remodel Ben Bailey, 492 North Wabash St., remodel The following permits were issued from Feb. 23 to March 3 in the Wabash County Planning Commissioner’s office: Reed Farms, Grain Bin Land Transfers

Auditor Wabash County and Wabash County Auditor to Make Evansville Great Again and 131 South Wabash LLC, tax title deed. Nancy J. Anderson, Gail L. Anderson Kurtz, Gail L. Kurtz, Gail L. Anderson and Dwight W. Anderson to Gail L. Anderson, Gail L. Kurtz, Gail L. Anderson Kurtz and James C. Kurtz, personal rep deed. Nancy J. Anderson, Gail L. Anderson Kurtz, Gail L. Kurtz, Gail L. Anderson and Dwight W. Anderson to Gail L. Anderson Kurtz, Gail L. Kurtz, Gail L. Anderson and James C Kurtz, personal rep deed. Sandra A. Kunkel to Sandra A. Kunkel and Sandra A. Kunkel Living Trust Agreement, warrant deed. Sandra A. Kunkel and Sandra A. Kunkel Living Trust to Sandra A. Kunkel and Sandra A. Kunkel Living Trust Agreement, trust deed. Douglas Gene Barton, Daniel F. Barton, James P.

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Barton and Imogene P. Barton to Brandon S. Simpson, warranty deed. Mike Schuler and Michael T. Schuler to Jacob Robert Schuler, warranty deed. Geri Schuler, John P. Schuler and John P. Schuler and Geri Schuler family trust to Jacob Robert Schuler, trust deed. Cerastes LLC to Atlantica LLC, quitclaim deed. Atlantica LL to Jennifer L. Thompson, warranty deed. James T. Clark,

Samuel F. Clark, Scott A. Schuler, Mike Schuler, John P. Schuler and John P. Schuler Irrevocable Trust to Austin R. Dearforff and Anne E. Dearforf, quitclaim deed. Joshua R. Holley and Ashley C. Holley to Waylon L. Stensland and Amanda M. Stensland, warranty deed. James T. Clark, Samuel F. Clark, Scott A. Schuler, Mike Schuler, John P. Schuler Irrevocable Trust, Schuler, John

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P. Irrevocable Trust and John P. Schuler to Anthony L. Deardorff and Jenna M. Deardorff, quitclaim deed. Waylon L. Stensland, Amanda M. Anderson and Amanda M. Stensland to Emily K. Stites, warranty deed. James T. Clark, Samuel F. Clark, Scott A. Schuler, Mike Schuler, John P. Schuler, John P. Schuler Irrevocable Trust and Schuler, John P. Irrevocable Trust to Seth M. Doctor, quitclaim

deed. James T. Clark, Samuel F Clark and Pro Ag LLC to William A. Woodward, quitclaim deed. William A. Woodward to Michael T. Schuler, Deanna J. Schuler, John P. Schuler and John P. Schuler Irrevocable Trust, quitclaim deed. James T. Clark, Samuel F. Clark, Mike Schuler and Scott A. Schuler to Andrea S. Schuler and Michael T. Schuler, quitclaim deed.

James T. Clark, Samuel F. Clark, Scott A. Schuler, Mike Schuler, John P. Schuler Irrevocable Trust to Michael T. Schuler, Andrea S. Schuler, John P. Schuler and John P. Schuler Irrevocable Trust. Deanna J. Schuler, John P. Schuler, John P. Schuler Irrevocable Trust and Michael T Schuler to Michael T. Schuler and Andrea S. Schuer, trust deed. Michael T. Schuler, Andrea A Schuler to Michael T. Schuler, Deanna J. Schuler,

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John P. Schuler and John P. Schuler Irrevocable Trust, quitclaim deed. James T. Clark, Samuel F. Clark, John P. Schuler, Geri Schuler, John P. and Geri Schuler Family Trust and John P. Schuler Irrevocable Trust to Scott A. Schuler, quitclaim deed. Michael T. Schuler and Andrea S. Schuler to Scott A Schuler, warranty deed. Scott A. Schuler and Kelly A. Schuler to Scott A. Schuler,

warranty deed. Michael T. Schuler to Natalie G. Schuler, warranty deed. Michael T. Schuler and Andrea S. Schuler to Natalie G. Schuler, warranty deed. Robert Gray and Roxanna Gray to James K. Sollars, warranty deed. Shelia A. Frederick to Shelia A. Frederick, Michelle L. Glover, Kimberly S. Nunemaker and Shelia A. Frederick Irrevocable Trust, quitclaim deed.

Midwest Poultry seeks tax abatement By Josh Sigler jsigler@thepaperofwabash.com Midwest Poultry on Monday, Feb. 26, received a 10-year tax abatement from the Wabash County Council, to help offset costs sustained in a fire in October which destroyed five buildings at its Hi-Grade Egg Producers facility in rural North Manchester. The measure passed 4-1, with District 3 councilman Matt Dillon the only dissenting vote. Lorissa Sweet and newly appointed member Babara Pearson had prior engagements and were not at the meeting. The resolution designates Midwest

Poultry’s Hi-Grade Egg Producers as an economic revitalization area. Grow Wabash County CEO Keith Gillenwater said the intention is to request a tax abatement for both personal and real property. Gillenwater said that his review authority board reviewed the situation gave a favorable recommendation. Midwest Poultry is proposing an investment of about $13,100,000 in real property, as well as $11,897,500 in personal property. With that, they will retain 15 employees who were previously employed. The plan is to build four new buildings to replace the five old ones. Over a million

birds were lost in the October fire, but Midwest poultry plans to replace a million of those birds. “After that fire they didn’t lay off or lose any employees,” Gillenwater said. “They put them at other facilities until they could decide what their future was.” Bob Krouse , president and CEO of Midwest Poultry, explained that he married into the family, but it has operated in Wabash County since 1875, with a water powered grain mill on the Eel River in the beginning. Krouse’s sons are now part of the business, marking the sixth generation to join the operation. “We’re excited to

continue to invest in Wabash County,” Krouse said. “Since 2010, we’ve spent over $100,000,000 on noncapital projects with the feed mill, and some of the other farms we’ve dealt with. We’ve invested an enormous amount in this county, and we hope to continue to keep doing that. But, we need the support of the county, and need to get some of the tax advantages that our competitors are getting in other places.” Dillon posted to his Facebook page as to why he opposed the measure, stating: “I voted against the resolution to create an economic revitalization area at Midwest Poultry for the following reasons:

In my opinion, the resolution reclassifies private property as public property by saying that the revitalization project is ‘of public utility … to the benefit and welfare of all citizens and taxpayers of the County’ and authorizes the taxation of Midwest Poultry for its use of that property. Some might argue that only planning for the project as that which is of public utility, but that doesn’t make sense considering the purpose for the creation of the revitalization area – which is a tax abatement on real and personal property. I cannot reasonably believe that a plan ‘to construct new manufacturing facilities and to install new

manufacturing equipment’ can have a greater value that the facilities and equipment themselves. I see this wording as authorization to take away Midwest Poultry’s property and convert it into tax dollars. “Before the tragedy that resulted in Midwest Poultry losing five barns and over a million chickens to a fire, they were paying less property tax that what is being proposed after four years under this new tax abatement plan. This means we will have given Midwest Poultry a four-year tax abatement on real and personal property instead of the 10year abatement that they wanted and then

taking more property taxes from them than what they were paying before. In good conscience, I cannot help pave the way to pass a tax increase on Midwest Poultry in the aftermath of that fire. “Furthermore, I believe that the farmers and businesses operating in our county are already overtaxed on their property and that this condition is causing economic hardship. If the goal is to keep a business that currently operates in Wabash County from leaving the county, then I do not think that taxing them more than what they were paying before is a good way to get them to stay.”

Rhinestones and Roses opens new location By David Fenker david@nmpaper.com

NORTH MANCHESTER — Two years ago, Jentri and Josi Cripe opened a joint business selling flowers and fashion north of North Manchester on State Road 13. The pair recently relocated in order to increase visibility, opening their new location at 1302 SR 114 W. Monday, Feb. 26. “We wanted our own location, because we were only renting, and we wanted our own thing that we could change, do what we want with, kind of make it more our vision of how we wanted to set up a store,” Josi said. Additionally, the pair’s new property has room for expansion.

“Here, there is availability to continue to grow, because we were able to get the land and everything around it,” Jentri said. “We’re still looking toward the future, and how, from this next point, can we grow?” The store is open 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Saturday, and offers a variety of floral and boutique clothing options. “We’re a full-service florist,” Josi said. “So, we do all your sympathy, birthday, all special occasions, anniversaries, as well as weddings [and proms]. “We also have other gift items – sympathy, gift items, birthday, trinkets, house plants.” In the boutique department, Jentri

said they offer “all kinds of jewelry and accessories, purses and handbags, clothing for sizes small to 3X, and shoes and everything as well.” Rhinestones and Roses also does deliveries as far north as Warsaw and as far south as Wabash, reaching out to Roann to the west and Huntington to the east. While Rhinestones and Roses is fairly new, the Cripe sisters’ interest in fashion and flowers stretches back to their time in high school. “We’ve had a brick and mortar business for two years now, but before that we both had our own businesses since high school and college,” Josi said. Jentri added, “Josi was working in the living room at my par-

ents’ house, doing flower arrangements and things like that, and I was actually in the kitchen and would help her make clothing and stuff like that. “We’ve had this vision for years, and wanted to do something together as sisters in business together. It’s weird to see it’s a reality now.” Josi, the florist, said her passion for working with flowers began in 4-H and continued through her time as a college student. “I went on to Purdue and I loved it still, so I got involved there in other flower shops,” she said. “It became a passion that I knew I had to do.” Jentri, whose interest is in the boutique side of the business, started selling scarves in junior high.

Jentri (left) and Josi Cripe stand in Rhinestone Roses’ new building, located at 1302 State Road 114W. Photo by David Fenker “I’ve kind of always been interested in fashion,” she said. “When I was in junior high, I made scarves – it was called Jentri’s Silky Scarves or something – and I sold them to all my friends at school.

“That [and her Sparkle Cancer Apparel work] really got me passionate, and put passion behind... everything that I’ve been doing.” Rhinestones and Roses can be found online at shoprhine-

stonesandroses.com, F a c e b o o k (Rhinestones and Roses Floral and Boutique) and I n s t a g r a m (@shoprhinstonesandroses), or contacted by phone at (260) 5788879.

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3 promoted at Beacon Credit Union By The Paper staff Officials at Beacon Credit Union have announced the promotion of three individuals serving in the Wabash and North Manchester offices. Aaron Holley has been promoted to the position of Vice President of Human Resources at Beacon Credit Union. Meanwhile, Megan Castle has been named Branch Manager of the Beacon Credit Union Wabash Office located at 641 S. Miami St., and Nathan Zeller has been named Branch Manager Beacon Credit Union’s North Manchester Office located at 1301 Hwy 114 West. In his role, Holley will lead recruitment and selection of staff, manage employee relations, and administer compensation and performance

management systems. Holley oversees training and development initiatives as well as ensuring employment law compliance. Holley has worked at Beacon Credit Union for 10 years at our administrative facility, Bruce Ingraham Building, located in Wabash. He previously held the role of Human Resources Manager at the credit union. A Wabash native and Southwood graduate, Holley holds a MBA from Ball State University. He has achieved the Society for Human Resources M a n a g e m e n t – C e r t i f i e d Professional (SHRMCP) designation as well as Professional in Human Resources (PHR). He currently serves as Vice President of the local Human Resources Association, North Central Indiana

SHRM. Holley is a member of the Church of Christ at Wabash. He resides with his wife, Jessica, and their two children in Wabash. Castle was previously Branch Manager at Beacon’s North Manchester branch where she was responsible for day-to-day branch operations and staff development. She has over 13 years of credit union experience, holding various positions including Teller, Financial Service Representative, and Manager. Castle joined Beacon in 2014 after being with Kitsap Credit Union in Washington State for 9 years. A Wabash native, Castle graduated from Wabash High School and attended Vincennes University and Ball State University. She currently serves on the board of directors for

Wabash Valley Dance Theater, Kids First of First United Methodist Church and Junior Achievement of Wabash County. She has also completed the Leadership D e ve l o p m e n t Program of Wabash County in 2016. Castle resides with her two children in Wabash. Zeller was previously a Member Service Specialist at Beacon’s Huntington branch where he was responsible for making sure members and potential members received fast, courteous, and accurate service. He assisted members by providing products and services, setting up accounts, and responding to the need of member-owners while providing exceptional customer service. He also served as a backup to the Branch Manager.

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He has over 14 years of credit union experience, holding various positions including Teller and MSS. Zeller joined Beacon in 2008. A Huntington native, Zeller holds an

associate’s degree in B u s i n e s s AdministrationManagement from Ivy Tech. He is currently active in Junior Achievement in North Manchester and a past board

member of the Grant County Humane Society. Zeller also completed the Leadership Academy of Grant County in 2016. Zeller resides in Huntington.

City approves SRO agreement By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com An agreement to provide a School Resource Officer to Wabash City Schools was approved Thursday, March 1, by the Wabash Board of Public Works and Safety. The Wabash City Schools Board approved the measure earlier in February. Under the agreement the SRO – Sam Hipskind – will be assigned to Wabash High School, Wabash Middle School, The Access Learning Academy and O.J. N e i g h b o u r s Elementary School. The program, according to the

agreement, is designed to establish a positive working relationship in a cooperative effort to prevent juvenile delinquency and assist in student development. It also seeks to maintain a safe and secure environment on a school campus, making it conducive to learning, and to promote positive attitudes regarding the policy role in society. The city has provided an SRO to Wabash City Schools for several years. This agreement, Police Chief Matt Bruss told The Paper of Wabash County, will allow Hipskind to fill the position full time. That was possible, the chief said,

because the city hired an extra officer earlier this year. In other matters, the city received a bid for $711,985 from Gaunt & Son Asphalt for various paving projects around the city this summer. The lone bid was taken under advisement for review. The board also approved an encroachment agreement with Parkview Wabash Hospital, allowing it to put eight signs on city property near the new hospital. Two campus entry signs will be placed – one each – at the Alber Street and Wabash Street entrances. The remaining signs will be directional signs

and no smoking signs. The city also approved a contract with the Indiana Department of Transportation for work along South Wabash Street, from Smith Street to 125 feet north of Water Street. The work is part of the city’s Stellar Project. Finally, the city approved a Special Events Application for a Founders Day Festival and Parade on Sept. 15. The event was broached by a group of “passionate business owners,” according to Tyler Karst, Wabash Marketplace Inc. Project Coordinator. More details will be announced later.

INDOT adds stop signs near Stockdale By The Paper staff Traffic changes are planned for in the community of Stockdale, on State Road 16 near the Wa b a s h / M i a m i County line. INDOT maintenance team will install STOP signs at the following intersections:

Westbound S.R. 16 at C.R. 600 N/C.R. E 975 E Eastbound S.R. 16 at C.R. 1000 N The intersections will be converted to a TWO-WAY STOP with traffic on S.R. 16 coming to a stop before entering the Eel River bridge. The changes come after INDOT recently completed a District-

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LaFontaine United Methodist Church Fish & Tenderloin Fry will take place Saturday, March 24, at the LaFontaine Lions Community Building, 103 W. Branson St. All You Can Eat food will be prepared by Dan’s Fish Fry Inc. Carry-outs are available, as are free-will donation dessert table Adult tickets are $9.50 in advance tick-

ets and $19 at the door. Tickets for youth at 612 years are $5.50 in advance and $6 at the door. Advance tickets available from church members or contact the church office at (765) 981-4021. For more information call Dave Bates 765-6601469 or Church Office 765-981-4021/ Proceeds will benefit the Honduras

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Pastor Mission and the La Fontaine Umc Kid’s Ministries. LIBERTY BELLS will meet for lunch at Bob Evans in Wabash on Tuesday, March 6th at ll:30 a.m. In the

event that school is closed due to weather this meeting will be cancelled. C O N G R AT U L A TIONS to our Knight Note winner for the week of Feb. 19-23: Avery H. (3rd), from Mr. Early, for being helpful by retrieving a book. L A F O N TA I N E LIONS met on Thursday Feb. 22 with 2nd Vice President Andy Kirk open the meeting. Lion Kim Polk was hostess.

Lion Jerry Wilson led the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by Lion Kim given the prayer. Secretary and Treasure reports were read and approved. Due to the Community Building Account low another $500 was voted to be transferred from Lions account to the Community Building account to be able to pay February’s bills for the Community Building. It was announced that the Easter Pancake Breakfast and Egg Hunt will be on Saturday March 31. The Lions District 25 will be held on Saturday March 10 starting at 8 a.m. and would be all day. This will be held at the Honeywell Center in Wabash. Next LaFontaine meeting will be held on Thursday March 8, 6:30 p.m. and Lion Donna Pattee-Ballard and Lion Ethel Eib will be fixing the meal, as the club will be honor our District Governor Tom Polk and his wife Lion Kim.

A DVO C AT E ’ S FOR ANIMALS GROUP is a network of people committed to making a difference in the lives of animals in our communities and Advocate for the protection of Animals whether they be domestic or agriculture. We are supportive of no-kill shelter’s and against Animal Cruelty,We continue to learn about current issues affecting pet’s and support humane legislation. We support the investigation, arrest & prosecution of violators in accordance with state and local laws. If interested contact: Susan Cable Cell: 765-2939884 Email: SusanlCable9@gmail. com WABASH CHAPTER IZAAK WALTON LEAGUE will be having cross shoots March 4, 11 18, 25 and April 8, 15, 22, and 29. These shoots are for shotguns and 22 rifles, the 22 rifles are open sights only, NO SCOPES. Cost is $3.00 per shoot and we have meat and cash prizes. Shoots will start around 10:00 a.m. Follow us on facebook @ Wabash Co. Izaak Walton League. If anyone is interested in joining our organization come see us during the shoots or email us a t

wabashiwla@yahoo.c om. SOUTHWOOD JUNIOR HIGH S C H O O L Congratulations to last week’s Noble Knight Winners! Junior high winnerEllie Shellenbarger nominated by Ms. Gohmann High school winner- Logan Louck nominated Mrs.Gohmann STEVE HICKS for Sheriff, meet and greet Monday, March 12, from 5 to 6:30 pm, at the LaFontaine Community Building. This is an opportunity to meet Steve Hicks, Republican candidate for Wabash county sheriff. HAPPY BIRTHDAY , Gerald Miller, Jessica Fakhoury, Berti Huffschmidt, Dave Mechling March 9, Rod Finch, Chuck Jack March 10, Garrett Miller March 12, Carrie Worthington, Spencer Krhin March 13, Jaret Denney March 14, Caiflin Boyd, Jim Weaver March 15 H A P P Y A N N I V E R S A RY David and Mary Howard, Wilbert and Helen Cochran, John and Phyllis Wynk March 9, Troy and Jenie Friedersdof March 14 WORDS OF WISDOM “My Name is Gossip I have no respect for justice. I maim without killing.

I break hearts and ruin lives. I am cunning, malicious and gather strength with age. The more I am quoted, the more I am believed. I flourish at every level of society. My victims are helpless. They cannot protect themselves against me because I have no name and no face. To track me down is impossible. The harder you try, the more elusive I become. I am nobody’s friend. Once I tarnish a reputation, it is never that same. I topple governments and wreck marriages. I ruin careers and cause sleepless nights, heartaches and indigestion. I spawn suspicion and generate grief. I make headlines and headaches. Remember, before you repeat a story, ask yourself: Is it true? Is it fair? Is it necessary?? If not, do not repeat it, keep quiet!” Anonymous SEND YOUR NEWS & pictures to me by Thursday to etheleib@gmail.com or 2258 E 1050 S LaFontaine, IN, 46940. These can be any club news, family, birthdays, anniversaries, births or parties. I am looking forward to receiving your news items.

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An all you can eat fish and tenderloin dinner will take place Saturday, March 10, from 3—7 p.m. at the Lagro Community Building. The cost for the dinner will be: $9 for adults, $5 for children ages 6—12, and children of the age 5 and under free. Carry-outs will be available. U P C O M I N G EVENTS AT SALAMONIE AND MISSISSINEWA: Be guided by the light of the moon on the “Full Moon Hike” at Salamonie Lake on Saturday, March 31 from 8:30—9:30 p.m. The program starts at 8:30 p.m. at Salamonie Lake by meeting at the Interpretive Center. Please dress for the weather as the hike will cover a distance of about one mile. The cost is $3 per person and advance registration is required, which can be done by calling 260468-2127. Salamonie Interpretive and Nature Center is the headquarters for Upper Wabash Interpretive Services, which serves Mississinewa Lake, Salamonie Lake, J. Edward Roush Fish and Wildlife Area, and Quabache State Park. Salamonie Interpretive and Nature Center summer hours are: April 1 through Oct. 31; open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. Their winter hours are: Nov. 1 through March 31;

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open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily except for Tuesdays. The S a l a m o n i e Interpretive and Nature Center phone number is 260-4682127. LAGRO TOWN HALL phone Number is 260-782-2451. For emergency assistance please call Scott at 260-571-3271. ALL INVITED TO DORA CHRISTIAN CHURCH located at 2325 S. Salamonie Dam Road, Lagro to attend services. Sunday School meets at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday Worship meeting at 8:15 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Also offered is the Weekly Wednesday Night Bible Study which is held at 6:30 p.m. NO MASS AT ST. P A T R I C K ’ S CHURCH in January or February due to heating the church. Starting in March, Mass will celebrated at 12:30 p.m. on the first Sunday of each month as usual. Planning ahead, on Saturday, March 17, St. Patrick’s Day, Wabash High School

Choir will perform at the church. The historic St. Patrick’s Church is located at 950 Main Street, Lagro. THE LORD’S TABLE CHURCH would like to invite everyone to attend their Church Services at 10:30 a.m. on Sundays and 6:30 p.m. on Wednesdays. The church is located at 1975 Vernon Street, Wabash. Bible Study Night will be every Wednesday at 7 p.m. Please call Roxane at 260-571-7686 for more information. THE LAGRO C O M M U N I T Y 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 C O M M U N I T Y CHURCH FOOD PANTRY wishes to thank all who have so generously contributed to their ministry. Without your help, they would not be able to continue. They are normally open the third Saturday of each month from 9—10 a.m. in the church basement. Please call 260-571-9064 for more information or questions. THE WEEKLY ISAAC-ISM: “You know, good habits in life usually results in a good quality of life. The best tennis play-

ers separate themselves from the rest not solely because of talent, but because they have habits that lead to their success. The number one habit for success is so over looked by, or not explored by many players. I call it ‘connecting with the why’. Simply stated, before embarking on a journey for success in tennis, a player must understand and answer the following: why play tennis? Are you playing for your-

self, your parents, for the money, for glory, for rankings? Intrinsic reasons which are internal in the person are the motives that drive people to succeed at the highest levels. The love of the game and wanting to see how good you can be are intrinsic motives. Extrinsic motives are secondary, such as winning tournaments and higher rankings. But they aren’t the internal reasons for playing. The reason

why you do anything is the fundamental question, and the lens through which you see yourself and in this example your tennis. The motivation to chase greatness is only going to last if the reasons for playing inspire the player. Think about why you play tennis, or for that matter, why you do anything. List the reason and rank them in weight of importance. The motives for doing anything in life are at the core of

your mindset, goals and how you will deal with winning and losing. The motives determine if you can focus on getting better and handle the challenges presented with that process.” EVERYONE DO ME THAT SPECIAL FAVOR and have a safe enjoyable week! PLEASE EMAIL YOUR NEWS AND INFORMATION TO: Isaac.Triplett@yahoo. com, or call me at 260274-2261.

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From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, March 9, Second Harvest Food Bank of East Central Indiana will provide food for families in need at a distribution at the Living Well Winchester Center,

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Items to take to the tax preparer For many working Americans, April 15 is synonymous with taxes. But taxpayers may be happy to learn that they have two extra days to file their returns in 2018. That’s because this year April 15 falls on a Sunday, and April 16 is Emancipation Day, when the District of Columbia celebrates Abraham Lincoln’s signing of the District of C o l u m b i a Compensated Emancipation Act, which freed more than 3,000 slaves in D.C. The extra two days to file might not be much time, but the extra 48 hours will no doubt please taxpayers who tend to put off filing until the last minute. Whenever taxpayers decide to begin the process of filing their taxes, those who hire professionals to prepare their returns should have the following items ready when visiting their tax preparers.

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cally together. “We’ve been working together for the last while with the Atlanta Pops, and we just really, really love what we do.” Also performing will be “Riverdance” alumnus Scott Porter. Agnew looks back on her time with Celtic Women with great fondness. What started out to be a one-time performance for PBS morphed into a 10-year stint. “We all came along and we knew something very special had happened that night, but we didn’t think anything of it,” she said. “Later … we got the call to take a couple of months out of our lives to see what happens. For me, a couple of months turned into almost 10 years with the group. None of us expected to become the phenomenon it still is. “I was very lucky to be involved from day one and to see it grow was wonderful.” Although she was young, she said, she was lucky to have parents in the business who knew she was venturing into a great opportunity with a great group of people. “I didn’t think it was going to be 10 years of my life,” Agnew said. “But, in saying that, I wouldn’t change anything for the world. It was meant to be.” She had great experiences learning and traveling around the world. “It was the foundation for me doing what I do now out on my own,” she continued. “I just feel really, really lucky to have had that behind me. It’s incredible that

JASON-ALTIERI anywhere I go in the world, it’s just received so well. “For me, it’s just a great calling card for the rest of my life.” Although it was a great 10-year run, Agnew said she knew it was time to branch out on her own. “It was difficult and it wasn’t difficult,” she said. “Having been there so young, I felt I had the opportunity to start the next chapter of my career. For me, being there so long, I was the last original vocalist for the group. “It got to the stage where I thought it was moving into a new world and I was part of the old world. I had given it as much as I could and had gotten as much as I could.” The Atlanta Pops Orchestra is made up of a variety of musicians who Altieri calls among the best at what they do. “The thing I like about the Atlanta Pops is that they can do anything,” he said. “A lot of their players are the ones that play in the Broadway shows. There also are studio musicians. They play in rock bands around town. “They can do any style at all and really do it well. We do jazz, we do rock, we do clas-

4-H Fair Queen Pageant to have callout on March 8 By The Paper Staff The Wabash County 4-H Fair Queen Pageant will have its 2018 callout Thursday, March 8 at 7 p.m. at Heartland REMC in the Community Room. Potential contestants can expect to learn about the pageant and review important dates, requirements and deadlines. Information about workshops, including interviewing techniques, stage

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Chloe Agnew was destined for a career in the entertainment field. Born to two entertainers in Ireland, Agnew made her musical debut on television at age 6. At age 11, she cut her first record, and the following year, at age 12, recorded her first album. When she was 14, she became one of the original members of Celtic Women, a role she would continue with for the next decade. For the last four years, she’s been on her own, writing and recording music. Agnew and the Atlanta Pops Orchestra will be at the Honeywell Center on Friday, March 16, to bring the St. Patrick’s Eve performance of “An Irish Heart.” “Being out on my own there, with the Atlanta Pops Orchestra, it’s simply an amazing feeling as a singer, standing in front of an orchestra and getting to perform. It’s such a great feeling,” Agnew told The Paper of Wabash County in a telephone interview. “I think the music we chose for this show, I think there’s something for everyone. “Obviously there’s some of the Irish, the Celtic Women favorites, but there’s some classics that are just loved all over the

world, like ‘At Last,’ ‘My Heart Will Go On,’ we do a melody from ‘Phantom of the Opera.’ So, there’s something there for everyone. “We live in a crazy world, nowadays. It’s great for us to have a chance to take an hour or two out of our lives to let music transport us somewhere else that makes us feel good.” Agnew and the Atlanta Pops have performed together for about three years, music director Jason Altieri said. “We’ve done a few shows with her after she decided to branch out on her own in 2014,” he told The Paper in a separate telephone interview. “We’ll be doing a few songs she’s written, including a few Irish songs that will feature her as well as the Atlanta Pops. “We took it out on the road last year and it was a lot of fun. We’ll perform some of her traditional Irish songs, a few things she brings from Celtic Women, a couple of songs she’s written herself which are great, great tunes, and also a couple of songs that were written for her.” Joining Agnew and the Atlanta Pops will be Irish tenor Dermot Kiernan. “He does a couple of the favorites like ‘Danny Boy’ and he joins me in the medley from ‘Phantom of the Opera,’” she said. “We do a couple of duets together. We’ve known each other a very long time. There’s a great chemistry together. There’s a great friendship. We work really well musi-

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MU program to look at recidivism From the MU News Bureau

NORTH MANCHESTER — How is Indiana helping ex-offenders who have done their time re-enter society and ensure they will not return to prison? Many people leaving prison often struggle to find work, housing and further

education – a situation that can become a revolving door back into incarceration. Manchester University has asked state reentry experts to speak at 3:30 p.m. March 13 in Cordier Auditorium on the North Manchester campus. “Supporting ReEntry and Preventing Recidivism: Initiatives for Indiana Prisoners”

is free and open to the public. The Indiana Department of Correction speakers are Alexis Dean, executive director of re-entry and Medicaid; and Rick Rosales, in charge of community and mentor engagement. They will talk about the challenges facing exoffenders in Indiana and work being done

within and outside prisons to help lower recidivism. The program was initiated by students in a first-year seminar led by Stacy EricksonPesetski, associate dean of Academic Affairs and associate professor of English. Erickson-Pesetski has taught Shakespeare to prison inmates and

incarcerated youths, taking some Manchester students to Pendleton Correctional Facility. Her sabbatical a few years ago was at Pendleton, and she continues to volunteer there. Manchester student volunteers also write letters to death-row inmates as part of the Death Row Support Project of the Church

of the Brethren. Manchester University is one of six colleges across the United States grounded in the values and traditions of the Church of the Brethren. Manchester maintains an important relationship with the church, a Christian denomination recognized as a historic peace church.

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Events to benefit Terflinger family By The Paper staff NORTH MANCHESTER — The community of North Manchester will join together on Saturday, March 17, to host two events to benefit the family of Finley Terflinger, 5 month old daughter of Tim and Kara Terflinger. Finley began treatment for Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) in February. Finley also has the support of her siblings, Nicholas, Trinity, Avery, Maggie and Remington. The North M a n c h e s t e r Congregational Christian Church will host a community breakfast buffet from 7-10 a.m. at the church located at 310 N. Walnut St. Proceeds from the benefit will go to maintain household expenses. Members of American Legion

Post 286 are partnering with the church to serve up the breakfast which includes: Biscuits & gravy, fried potatoes, scrambled eggs, pancakes, sausage links, fruit cups and drink. A freewill offering will be accepted, though we encourage a donation of $5 per meal. A variety of baked goods will be available at the bake sale table sponsored by Grace Miller and “Christmas in July” service team. The Graphic Brand will also have their “Finley Fierce” Tshirts available for sale from 8-10 a.m. For every shirt purchased, $14 will be donated to the Terflinger family. For those who can’t make breakfast, the American Legion Post 286 Riders will host a dinner and band beginning at 6 p.m. A meal of chicken & noodles or beef &

noodles with mashed potatoes, choice of sides and desserts will be served at a cost of $7 per plate. The band “Steele Rail” will play from 7-10 p.m. to finish out #TerfTough Day with a night of dancing and good friends. There will also be an auction for anyone who would like to bid. All proceeds from the American Legion event will go directly to the Terflinger family. The Legion Post is located at 214 E. Main Street and this event is open to the public. Events are being organized be Sebrena Cline, Meghann Foust and Grace Miller. Donations may be received by the Congregational Christian Church Benevolence Fund for the family. Contact the church at 982-2882 for more information.

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Mayor’s Youth Council wins Community Development Competition BLOOMINGTON – Student leaders from Wabash Mayor’s Youth Council took home first place in the C o m m u n i t y D e v e l o p m e n t Competition during the 2018 Aim Youth Leadership Summit on Saturday. For their efforts, the Youth Council will receive $2,500 to put toward an innovative community development project for the city. The Youth Leadership Summit featured a C o m m u n i t y D e v e l o p m e n t Competition, sponsored by Duke Energy, where students were tasked with creating an amenity for the fic-

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Summit at Indiana U n i v e r s i t y Bloomington. The event is part of the Aim Youth Councils Network. Launched in 2017, the network’s goal is to grow the number of youth councils run by mayors and town leaders in Indiana and provide statewide leadership development and networking opportunities for those groups. “At Aim, we’re focused on promoting the civic engagement of young Hoosiers in cities and towns across the state,” said Matt Greller, CEO of Accelerate Indiana Municipalities (Aim.) “I was so impressed to

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NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS OF HEARING ON PROPOSED RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF CUMULATIVE CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT FUND

Notice is hereby given to the taxpayers of Lagro Civil Town, Wabash, County, Indiana, that the Town of Lagro will consider at 230 Buchanan Street Lagro Indiana at 6 o'clock pm on March 19, 2018, the re-establishment of a Cumulative Capital Improvement Fund under the provisions of Indiana Code 14-33-21-2 for the purposes as follows:

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

"For all uses as set out in IC 14-33-21-2."

"For all uses as set out in IC 36-9-15.5."

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

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

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

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

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

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

Dated this 21st day of February, 2018.

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USDA-Farm Service Agency Notice of Availability Indiana – Wabash County Draft Environmental Assessment U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency (FSA) announces they will be completing an Environmental Assessment for the proposed construction of a hog facility located at 7499 E 500 N in Wabash County, approximately 3.5 miles NW of Andrews, IN. The primary objective of the activity is finance a new-construction of (2) 101’ x 361’ wean-to-finish hog barns with reinforced concrete underfloor manure storage pits. The maximum operating capacity of this operation is 10,000 head. FSA is accepting comments on the potential effects of the proposed project on protected resources and the human environment through April 6, 2018. Information regarding this project can be reviewed in person at the Wabash County FSA Office located at 599 Bryan Ave, Wabash, IN 46992. Comments should be submitted by mail to Kent Mason at 5981 Lakeside Blvd., Indianapolis, IN 46278 or by email to kent.mason@in.usda.gov. In keeping with the provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), all comments received will be carefully considered. No action will be taken or a decision made until after the environmental review process has been conducted. All who comment will be notified of FSA’s decision when it is available and advised where underlying documentation will be made available. If Freedom of Information Act requests are received, we are not able to withhold the names and addresses of commenters.

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