The Paper of Wabash County - Dec. 9, 2015, issue

Vol. 38, No. 42

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Parkview to break ground in ‘16 New hospital has targeted opening of 2018

By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com Parkview Wabash Hospital will break ground for a new facility in 2016.

“We expect to break ground in spring or early summer next year,” Parkview Wabash President Marilyn CusterMitchell told The Paper of Wabash County. “We expect to open in early 2018. It’s about an 18month building process.”

The building will be located at a site south of U.S. 24 and east of

the Wellbrooke of Wabash campus.

Parkview officials had approached officials at the Heartland Career Center to purchase about 30 acres near the school. However, in October the school’s board of managers rejected the idea, largely because school officials didn’t believe the offer to be what they felt the land was worth.

“We thought it was a good site or we wouldn’t have approached them,” Custer-Mitchell said of the offer. “But I understand their perspective. That’s their land. They may want it for future things.

That’s the way it goes; we knew

that going in.

“We’re not unhappy with our land. We like it; we think it’s a good site, and so, we’re moving forward.”

Before ground can be broken, Parkview officials still have several decisions to make.

“We’re working right now on how we’re going to position the new facility at the site,” CusterMitchell said. “Facing north?

Facing south?”

The facility, expected to be 80,000 square feet with a price tag of $32 million, also will have a medical office building with it.

“It will be connected to it somehow, whether it be right up

against it or through a connector,” she said.

Parkview officials also will have to decide what to do with the existing hospital facility.

“We will go through a process to determine what to do with this facility,” she said, during an interview in office in the current facility. “There may be some people interested in it as it stands. I’m frankly doubtful about that. It’s just a very expensive building to operate.

“At worst case scenario, we’ll tear this building down and just have bare ground and decide what we do with that.”

Taking care of the existing

facility has long been a concern of hospital officials.

“The board made that commitment when we were Wabash County Hospital,” Custer-Mitchell said. “That was part of our negotiations with Parkview and Parkview readily agreed to that.

They don’t want a deteriorating building here any more than Wabash County Hospital did, so we’ll tear it down.”

Funds have already been set aside to raze the existing building.

However, that is a last-option plan.

“If someone has an idea with a solid business plan behind it for this facility, we’ll consider that too,” Custer-Mitchell said.

Honeywell Center revitalizes facility

By Emma Rausch emma@thepaperofwabash.com The Honeywell Center began offering tours last week to showcase its facility improvement plan.

The improvement plan includes beautification of the Porter Lobby and Eugenia’s, as well as adding areas to better meet family needs.

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An artist’s conception of how the remodeled Honeywell Center lobby will appear. Photo provided

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‘Small Town USA’: Television series pilot shot in Wabash Nancy Snyder, Children’s Librarian at the Wabash Carnegie Public Library, tries her hand at spinning a plate during one of the programs last summer that was part of the library’s summer reading program. Snyder, who is retiring at year’s end, will be honored at an open house from 1-4 p.m. Friday, Dec. 11, at the library. The Paper of Wabash County file photo

Wabash’s answer to ‘Mr. Rogers’ is retiring Snyder to leave Wabash library’s Children’s Department at end of 2015

By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com Over the last 31 years, Nancy Snyder has touched the lives of thousands of children in the City of Wabash. Along the way, however, she hopes she has instilled something very important to all of them: a love of reading.

Snyder became the Children’s Librarian at the Wabash Carnegie Public Library in June 1984. Later this month, she is retiring, looking to start the proverbial new chapter in her book of life.

She will be honored from 1-4 p.m. Friday, Dec. 11, during an open house at the Wabash library.

A teacher by trade, Snyder was teaching in Newton County when she and her husband, Tom, returned to Wabash County in 1984.

“We moved back to this area (continued on page 7)

By Emma Rausch emma@thepaperofwabash.com Bearfruit Films crews were spotted in Wabash last Tuesday, Dec. 1, filming the pilot episode of a new travel television series, “Small Town USA.” The show’s producer and director Jeff Dykhuizen told The Paper of Wabash that the series is meant to highlight the nation’s hidden gems.

“James Simmons (owner of Bearfruit Films) had this fantastic idea of a show about highlighting small towns across the country that would normally be overlooked,” Dykhuizen said.

“The main thing about the show is trying to prove to someone from the big city why the next destination they might visit could be a small town near them.”

The series, which focuses on small hometowns of nationally known celebrities, featured Wabash as its pilot episode’s location because of the guidance of Tom Spiece, owner of Spiece clothing store, according to Amy Ford, the production’s local co-coordinator.

“Tom Spiece was the catalyst

that brought Bearfruit Films to Wabash,” Ford said “This all stemmed from the relationship he established while the film crew was in Culver, Ind.” In Culver, the production company filmed its feature length film “Little Savages,” which Spiece was highly involved in and met Simmons, according to Ford.

“Well, James (Simmons) kind of started talking about how he would like to do a small town USA show, maybe (following) a comedian, some kind of documentary/travel show,” Ford said, “and I think it kind of got the wheels turning with Tom Spiece because he knew Michael Palascak would be in town for ‘Last Comic Standing’ and Michael is a comedian from a small town and those two wheels kind of got turning and, somehow, it clicked.”

Spiece brought Simmons to Wabash on Sept. 12, the day before the Wabash County Dam to Dam Century Ride, Ford said, and did a quick run through of places to feature in town as well as how one could shoot it.

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Bicentennial celebration to kick off Friday

By The Paper staff Wabash County will kick off the Indiana Bicentennial celebration during a ceremony Friday, Dec. 11, at the Wabash County Courthouse lawn.

A brief ceremony will begin at noon, where a Bicentennial flag will be raised and a proclamation will be read to celebrate the beginning of the celebration.

Celebration organizers invite all interested residents and organizations in Wabash County to participate in the event.

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Christmas Spirit program in need of monetary, toy donations

By The Paper staff The Wabash County Christmas Spirit program is in need of monetary and item donations in order to fulfill this year’s gift lists.

The program helps families in need of assistance with purchasing children’s Christmas list items.

The WCCS mission is to receive all of Wabash County’s gifts – their time, energy, and charity – repackage it, and distribute it as hope to all of those families in need in Wabash

County. By this gift of hope, the program wishes to build neighborly love throughout the community and to maintain Christmas Spirit all year long.

For the program to succeed, the WCCS needs monetary, wrapping paper, tape and toy donations.

Supply and gift donations may be dropped off at specifically designated WCCS donation collection boxes located at sites including Modoc’s, Eco Water, Big R, Wabash Valley Chrysler Dealership,

the Wabash County Chamber of Commerce, Parkview Wabash Hospital and the Wabash County YMCA. Supply and toy donations may also be dropped off at the volunteer center during volunteer hours.

Volunteers are also needed to help shop,

sort and deliver gifts.

Volunteer drivers are needed to deliver gifts on Dec. 12.

Those who are part of an organization and wish to help volunteer, please contact the WCCS at 260-5714123 to set a date and time to participate.

Volunteer hours are Sunday 1-4 p.m.,

Monday through Friday 4-8 p.m., Tuesday 9 a.m. to noon and Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The WCCS 2015 packaging and volunteer center is located in the Phi Delts Building located at 242 S Huntington St. in Wabash.

The building is the yellow

facility across the parking lot from Family Video entrance.

Monetary donations may be mailed to Wabash County Christmas Spirit, P.O. Box 596, Wabash, IN 46992, or dropped off in person at First Farmers Bank and Trust during normal

working hours.

For questions or general inquires, contact WCCS at wabashcountychristmasspirit@gmail.co m or 260-571-4123.

Information is also updated daily at the Wabash County Christmas Spirit Facebook page.

City moves to annex several acres

By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com The City of Wabash is on the verge of annexing nearly seven acres of land into is limits.

The land is in the northeast portion of the city around the intersection of Ind. 13 and U.S. 24. Part of the land is city-owned property that is not now in the city limits, while the majority of land is near the current Troxel Equipment site on the east side of Ind. 13.

The annexation, along with several

other needed steps in the process, were all u n a n i m o u s l y approved on Monday, Nov. 30, during a special meeting of the Wabash City Council.

In addition to approving the annexation on first reading, the Council also approved a fiscal plan for the annexed area and created an E c o n o m i c Development Target Area within the city.

The annexation is coming at the request of Troxel Equipment officials, City Attorney Doug Lehman informed the Council.

“We want to build a new retail store at the south end of our property,” Troxel Equipment co-owner

Dave Troxel, told the Council. “Sewage is an issue in that area.

We need sewage to make it happen in this location.

“That’s the main reason we’re asking to be annexed. We know that there’s other advantages – police and fire departments are important to us – but (the sewage) is the main reason.”

The expansion, Troxel said in reply to a question from Council member Bryon Dillon, will add about six new jobs.

The city, Mayor R o b e r t Vanlandingham said, will extend the sewer lines from the Northeast Business

Complex to the Troxel site. To do so, it must go under Ind. 13 from the west to the east.

Before the annexation ordinance, the Council passed a resolution on adopting a fiscal plan for the annexation areas.

The plan, Lehman noted, describes in what manner and over what timeframe the city will provide service to the annexed area.

The Economic Development Target Areas were created to allow Troxel to qualify for tax abatement at the site.

“Troxel is a retail business and therefore under Indiana statute it is not entitled to tax abatements

unless (the Council) designate the area where they are as an Economic Target Area,” Lehman said.

The Council actually gave approval for two Economic Development Target Areas. The other is a section of land owned

by Duke Energy on the southwest corner of the intersection of Ind. 13 and U.S. 24.

“The thought (with the Duke property) is that if it ever develops it will probably be developed as some type of retail property,” Lehman said. “It probably would not be developed as an industrial area because we’ve got the industrial park just to the north of it. (continued on page 3)

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“In order to make it easier to encourage development in that area and possibly bring in new business to the city, we thought it would be appropriate that also is creat-

ed as an Economic Target Area.”

Keith Gillenwater, President and CEO of the Economic Development Group of Wabash County, said he has spoken

with the landowners and that they are “on board with the idea.”

Lehman warned the Council that the E c o n o m i c Development Target Area does come with

Cloverleaf resident asks about annexation

By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com Wabash resident Jake O’Neill had a simple question for the Wabash City Council on Monday, Nov. 30, while it was discussing annexing roughly seven acres of land into the city.

O’Neill, who lives on Cloverleaf Drive, wondered what the city could do to alleviate sewage problems in the subdivision.

The city approved on first reading the annexation of land around Troxel Equipment, located just north of the neighborhood on Ind. 13. As part of the annexation, the city will extend sewer service to the newly annexed land.

O’Neill wondered if the city could do the same in the Cloverleaf area.

“Flooding has become an issue,” he said. “Septic, when flooding is an issue, is just unusable. If we were hooked into the city sewage and storm drain, it would increase the value of our home. If it’s not done, I don’t see us staying there very long.

“We would like to keep our home. It’s a very nice neighborhood as of right now.

If sewer issues continue to be a prob-

lem, I don’t see people staying there very long, especially on Cloverleaf on the south end of the neighborhood.”

He also wondered why city officials have not tried to annex the neighborhood into the city.

Mayor Robert Vanlandingham first addressed the sewer issue, noting that because the neighborhood isn’t a part of the city, the sewer problem is a county issue and suggested O’Neill contact the Wabash County Commissioners.

“If you were annexed into the city and there was a sewer issue, the city would take care of it,” he continued.

“I’ve been in office 12 years and I’ve tried on more than one occasion to get that to happen. They don’t want to pay city taxes. They want to stay in the county.”

City Attorney Doug Lehman noted that because of changes in the state statutes, “annexing property without consent is hard to do.”

“You need to get property owners’ consent,” he continued.

“Troxel Equipment is here because they want to be annexed. There are a number of people in the Cloverleaf area who have made

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it clear they don’t want to be annexed, and we’re not going to force annexation on anybody.”

Statute also prevents handpicking, which properties in an area will be annexed and which won’t, he continued.

O’Neill asked if he could get the majority of the residents to sign a petition asking for annexation would the city consider it.

Lehman said that having all the residents agree would carry much more weight.

“Whether the city would be interested in pursuing that, there’s going to be a different administration after the first of the year,” he said.

“That would be a question to present to the new administration.

“In the past, because of the expense and the bad press, an annexation that isn’t 100 percent consensual probably isn’t going to happen.”

some limitations. The primary one is that no more than 15 percent of the city’s land be designated as a target area.

The city has already designated several blocks near the former Brown Trucking building and a part of downtown as target areas.

However, Lehman said Building Commissioner John Stephens studied the areas, and he doesn’t believe that the city is near the 15 percent limit.

Council member Dan Townsend also asked if a site can be removed from the target area. Lehman said

he believes that if a site qualifies for an abatement, and once the abatement ceases, it could come off the list. He also believes the Council could “de-designate” such an area.

The fiscal plan, the creation of the E c o n o m i c Development Target

Area and the annexation measure all were u n a n i m o u s l y approved.

The ordinances governing the annexation and the E c o n o m i c Development Target Area must be considered again at the Dec. 14 Council meeting.

Blood drive planned Dec. 10

By The Paper staff NORTH MANCHESTER – The American Red Cross will have a blood drive at the North Manchester Church of the Brethren from noon to 6 p.m. Dec. 10.

The church is located at 13-6 Beckley St. Organizers remind the public that the demand for blood supplies doesn’t slack off because of the holidays.

Those interested in donating should bring their donor card or some other form of positive identification. Red Cross officials cannot take blood without identification.

Those who are 16 can now donate blood in the State of Indiana if they have a consent form from the American Red Cross that is signed by their parent or guardian.

There will be hourly drawings throughout the day for gifts to those who donate.

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By The Paper staff Starting Jan. 13, a new support group for older caregivers of children will be offered twice a month in Wabash County.

Named PASTA, it is an acronym for

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Attendees planning to use childcare can pre-

register by calling the Wabash Friends Counseling Center at 563-8452.

PASTA is a partnership of several agencies. After learning of the growing number of primary caregivers who are relatives or grandparents to the next generation, Mental Health America offered to organize the support group using grant

Madeline Spring (left) and Karen Newhouse chat about the new grandparent support group that will begin meeting in January at the Wabash County YMCA. Spring, a counselor at the Wabash Friends Counseling Center, will facilitate the group which is sponsored by Mental Health America.

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Madeline Spring, a licensed counselor of Wabash Friends Counseling Center, will be the facilitator and educator of the PASTA group.

“I’m very excited about the opportunity to lead this group. I especially look forward to getting to know the caregivers and watching as they find connection and support from other group members who can truly under-

stand and relate to them in their circumstances. It’s our goal to provide pertinent education and information on state and county resources as well as meaningful group time,” said Spring.

“PASTA is an exciting result of collaboration of various agencies.

Resourcing together, we are able to offer this support group and address a growing concern.

Being the primary caregiver at a time when grandparents are planning or in retirement can bring many

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Audience participation required ‘Whose Line?’ comedy duo returns to Wabash

it’s never the same twice and we’ve gone some places – like we’ve been in Milwaukee, Wis., every year for the past ten years and lots of people come to show every single year

By Emma Rausch emma@thepaperofwabash.com

Comedy duo Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood will be back at the Honeywell Center on Friday, Dec. 11, to bring more laughs with their improvisational show.

Known for their roles on the ABC, Emmy nominated series “Whose Line Is It Anyway?,” the two comedians have been touring together for 13 years and still have no idea what they’re going to do from night to night, according to Sherwood.

“Well (improv) is always exciting,” he told The Paper of Wabash County during a phone interview.

“Every night that we go out on stage, we have no idea what we’re going to do. So, it never gets monotonous because you always have to be on top of your game because you’re making it up completely as you go along.”

During their act, Sherwood and Mochrie frequently get stumped on stage.

“That happens all the time because we never know what (the audience is) going to do and it’s our job to turn it into something, even when we have no idea, sort of,” Sherwood said. “Every time you say something and you get a laugh then you get back to the point of, ‘Ok. Now what?’ So you’re never on cruise control.

“They’re constantly trying to stump us and we’re constantly trying to turn that into gold in one form or another.”

There’s never a lack of odd suggestions, he continued.

“We do this game called ‘Crime’ where one of us gets a bunch of information from the audience, the other guy can’t hear it and we have to get the other one to guess it by giving odd clues,” Sherwood explained.

“We have to get them to say the entire ‘crime’ word for word.

“Last night, the place of business was a giant fish gill and professional stamplicking uncle’s base-

because it changes.

“We always just say, ‘Expect to laugh and we have no idea what’s going on.’”

Mochrie and Sherwood will take the stage at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are available

for $19, $34, $48 and $75 depending on seating.

Purchase tickets at the Honeywell Center Box Office by calling 260-563-1102 or by visiti n g honeywellcenter.org.

Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood joke with an audience member during a 2013 performance at the Honeywell Center’s Ford Theatre. The Paper of Wabash County file photo ment. That’s a perfect example of bringing these weird things together and we have to sort of dig our way out of the ridiculousness.”

The duo enjoys improvisational comedy, as compared to traditional stand up, because of the interaction with the audience, according to Sherwood.

“We’ve both been doing improv for years and years,” he said.

“It’s just more fun, more exciting and you have a better relationship with the audience. You’ll go to stand up to an act that they’ve written and perfected and then (the

audience) go, ‘Ok. Let’s see what you’ve got.’

“We have sort of a collaborative relationship with the audience because they’re coming on stage with us, they’re giving us suggestions. So they feel more invested and they’re really a part of the show. It adds to their excitement and it makes it way more fun for us.”

No matter the venue, audience members still recall the pair’s iconic roles on “Whose Line?”

“All the different versions of the show have been going on for decades now. We have people come up to us

that have been watching episodes since they were 6-years-old and they’re a grown adult now and that makes me feel old and then we say, ‘Well, thank you very much.’”

While this year’s show is not Sherwood and Mochrie’s first performance in Wabash, Sherwood promises it won’t be anything like the previous years’.

“We’re always coming up with new things,” he said. “Our set list that we (use) now is nothing like what we started. We’re constantly creating new ideas, taking old games, changing them, combining them. So

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M I S S I S S I N E WA Valley Band will present its “Yuletide Spectacular at the Phillippe” on Tuesday night, Dec. 8 at 7:30 in the Phillippe Auditorium on the campus of Indiana Wesleyan University

in Marion.

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Winning season: None of

the county schools who formed Northfield in 1962/1963 had ever played football. The first few years of football were “learning” years under Coach Rondeau. This is a picture of the 1967 Northfield football team - the team that gave Northfield their first winning season under head coach Larry Smucker. Northfield’s present football coach Brandon Baker said Larry Smucker called him frequently during this past football season to just talk and give encouragement.

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line from Marion High School, dancers from Playhouse Studio, vocal trio and vocal soloists.

No admission charge and refreshments after the show.

L A F O N TA I N E LIONS CLUB is sponsoring Santa Breakfast on Sat. Dec. 12 from 7:30 – 10 a.m. at the Community Building. They will be

serving all you can eat pancakes and sausage, biscuits and sausage gravy, milk, orange juice and coffee. Santa will be arriving by the LaFontaine/Liberty Fire truck at 9 a.m.

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NOTICE VETERANS are planning on getting together on Friday, Dec. 11, 9 a.m. for coffee and snack at the LaFontaine Community Building.

SOMERSET Lions Club is again sponsoring the Santa breakfast on Saturday, Dec. 12, from 8 – 10 a.m. at the Somerset Community Building.

The menu includes pancakes, sausage gravy and biscuits.

Drinks available will be milk, orange juice

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L A F O N TA I N E C H R I S T I A N CHURCH will hold its Christmas Eve service on Dec. 24 at 9 p.m.

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Wabash’s answer to ‘Mr. Rogers’ is retiring... continued from the front page and I couldn’t find a job teaching,” she told The Paper of Wabash in an interview earlier this year. “I decided maybe if I couldn’t find a job teaching I’d look for something else.”

Her husband saw an advertisement for the library opening and convinced her to stop in for an interview.

“He said, ‘Why don’t you go down there and talk to the director (Linda Robertson),” Snyder recalled. “I did, and she hired me.”

The library has undergone numerous chances the last three decades.

“When I first started we had the card catalogue over there in the middle of the room,” Snyder said, reflecting on the changes. “We just had started a circulation system that was computerized, but it was a shared circulation system with seven other libraries. It was kind of clunky and not user friendly. In the early ‘90s, we bought the Gaylord system we have now, with updates.

It’s been updated.

“That’s the most dramatic thing I’ve seen,

the technology. It’s made things, in some ways, its made things a lot easier.”

Another technological change has been the addition of publicaccess computers.

“I think I had one of the first ones,” she said of the computers.

“They had one upstairs for a while that was just used occasionally.

Then I got one down here that had windows, it was the first time we had Windows, in 1992, I believe.

“Things exploded then. We just kept getting more and more computers and technology.”

Technology changes continue at the library even today.

“We have some eReaders here that the public can check out, and I’ve been looking for some for children that are preloaded with games and educational material,” Snyder said.

The advancement in technology has had some impact on the library.

“Most people in our community have smart phones that they can download things on,”

she said. “I see that making more of an impact than e-Readers.

People are downloading books on their smart phones to read. I think it has impacted the adult circulation more than it has the children’s department.

There are more adults using those devices so far “We still have a big circulation of children’s books.”

One program Snyder has been synonymous with over the years is the summer reading program.

“I think this library has had a summer reading program for nearly 70 years,” she said, recalling how, a youngster growing up in the county she participated in the program.

When Snyder joined the staff in 1984, the theme was already chosen for that year’s program. The staff still develops the theme, at times on its own and other times with help from various library resources.

People who were youngsters when Snyder first became

Children’s Librarian are now bringing their children and, some cases, grandchildren to the library to participate in the Summer Reading Program and other youth-related activities such as Story Time for Toddlers.

While she jokes that seeing that makes her feel old, she quickly points out that greater parental involvement is something she’s strived for during her time at the library.

“I struggled over all the years to think of ways to get parents to come in to the library on a regular basis,” Snyder said. “That will make the most impact on a child’s ability to learn when they start school, using the library on a regular basis. Reading, say 20 minutes a day, to their child. That will make the biggest impact on their children, and a lot of parents don’t realize that.”

The Children’s Library has close to 20,000 books in its collection. It is something that Snyder said she has worked hard keeping updated noting,

“I’m continually buying new books.”

“I order using professional journals that review the books,” she said.

“I hope we have the best of the best as far as books go in the children’s library.

“We look at picture books. It’s just a term that means it’s an illustrated story. Picture books can range from toddlers to fourth or fifth grade. In fact, there are some that appeal to adults. The language and vocabulary can range from the very easiest up to the very difficult seventh grade level. The pictures and the text must meld together and work together. The pictures can enhance everything.

That’s what we’re looking for.”

Snyder has seen tremendous strides in the production of children’s books the last 30 years.

“I would say that the 30 years that have been the librarian here have been the golden age of children’s literature,” she said “Before that, if you looked at some of

the books, they were illustrated with maybe two colors. Now everything is full color that covers the entire page.

The text is on top of the background a lot of times.

“And the artwork is superb. We have some of the best American artists working in picture books today.

They’re publishing so many, I can’t give you a statistic as to how many children’s books are published each year, but I know starting 30 years ago there were not the number of children’s books being published that are published today.”

To help readers, she and the staff try to familiarize themselves with the new books.

“We try to go through all the new books, at least to get an idea of the content,” she said. “Many of the picture books I’ll read.

The fiction, the chapter books written for the older kids, I’ll try to read the first few pages to try to get a sense of what the story is. So we know where things are.”

Snyder’s contribu-

tions to the library have not gone unnoticed by her coworkers.

“I’m like, ‘How can I keep her?’” Library Director Ware W. Wimberly III said. “But unfortunately, I don’t think I can. It’s one of those things that you don’t want to end.

“She’s been one of the most caring and compassionate people I’ve worked with in my career, both in libraries and out. It’s been great.

She and April and Laura are just first rate the way the work with each other and as a team.

“She’s such a wonderful person I don’t know what more to say.”

One of her staff members, April Nicely likened Snyder to another beloved childhood favorite.

“If there were a Mr. Rogers for Wabash, it would be Nancy Snyder,” she said.

Another colleague, Laura Beutler said, “Nancy has changed our community for the better and made a lasting impact on so many lives.”

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us for a special C h r i s t m a s TruthSeekers meeting featuring an inspiring and moving short film on the true meaning of Christmas and a special update form Sarah Joy Morbitzer, who has just returned from a year of missions in Ghana, Africa. She will share what has happened so far, and her future plans for 2016 followed by a time of questions and answers. You are invited to this interesting and unique way to celebrate Christmas!

TruthSeekers examines current events from a Biblical worldview and is an outreach of Victory Bookstore.

Public is invited. No admission charge. For further information call 260-982-8317. We are grateful to Peabody for the use of their facility. (This film is neither sponsored by nor endorsed by Peabody.)

LIBRARY HAPPENINGS: The Library will be closed for Christmas on Thursday, Dec. 24, and Friday, Dec. 25. We hope you enjoy your holiday time with family! We will reopen on Saturday, Dec. 26, at 9 a.m. and feature the Chess Club from 2-4 p.m. in the Conference Room This is a patron-led club, however, any questions can be directed to Heidi at the library. Bring your favorite chess set! All ages welcome!

On Thursday, Dec. 31, new will close at 3 p.m. for New Year’s Eve. We will also be closed on Friday, Jan.1, for New Year’s Day. Saturday, Jan. 2, our Chess Club will meet from 2-4 p.m. in the Conference Room.

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

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

PARTING SHOTS: “You can tell a lot about a person by the way he handles four things: a rainy day, the elderly, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights.”

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ROANN LIBRARY NEWS: Thanks to all who turned out for the annual Winter Used Book Sale. All materials were available for a freewill donation to help with library programming such as the Books for Babies program and Summer Reading.

Stop by this month and enjoy the decorations with a gingerbread theme, entitled, “Catch That Cookie!

The Story of the Gingerbread Man.” The library is collecting dry goods and canned food items for the Roann Food Pantry during the month of December.

Santa will be visiting local children at the library on Dec. 19, from 10 a.m. to noon.

Refreshments will be served and children will receive a treat from the Roann Festival Committee.

WALK BY FAITH Community Church will be offering free babysitting to families for the purpose of Christmas shopping without the kids along on Dec. 11.

Babysitting will be for infant thru 6th grade from 5-10 P.M. with supper provided for the children.

Children must be registered by noon on Dec. 10 with the church office by calling 765-833-9931.

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night, Dec. 8 at 7:30 in the Phillippe Auditorium on the campus of Indiana Wesleyan University in Marion.

Performing on the show will be the Mississinewa Valley Concert Band, Mississinewa Valley Swing Band, Honor Choir from McCulloch Junior High School, Drum line from Marion High School, dancers from Playhouse Studio, vocal trio and vocal soloists.

No admission charge and

refreshments after the show.

L A F O N TA I N E LIONS CLUB is sponsoring Santa Breakfast on Sat. Dec. 12 from 7:30 – 10 a.m. at the Community Building. They will be serving all you can eat pancakes and sausage, biscuits and sausage gravy, milk, orange juice and coffee. Santa will be arriving by the LaFontaine/Liberty Fire truck at 9 a.m.

Lions want to promote the LaFontaine

United Methodist Church Food Pantry.

So you may make monetary donations or bring nonperishable food items. Lions are looking forward to seeing you there.

NOTICE VETERANS are planning on getting together on Friday, Dec. 11, 9 a.m. for coffee and snack at the LaFontaine Community Building.

SOMERSET Lions Club is again sponsoring the Santa breakfast on Saturday, Dec. 12, from 8 – 10 a.m. at the Somerset

Church, in Roann, at 11 p.m.. on Dec. 24.

The public is cordially invited.

THANK YOU: The family of Katherine Osborne Stangl would like to express their gratitude to the following list of Kathy’s caregivers during her illness and her demise: the doctors and nurses at Parkview Wabash Hospital, Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Autumn Ridge (especially LuAnn Prater), Hospice Care, Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Home, Jacob Haynes (Memorial Lawns Cemetery Manager), Jody Bright, Kathy Parrett, and Pastor Kurt Snyder (who led the prayer and eulogy), and Sue Oldenkamp (secretary at the cemetery).

An extra big thank you to Nick Hentgen and Jacob Haynes for taking the extra steps to comfort and make us feel as if we were part of their family; also to those who lifted up Kathy and her family in their prayers. Your kindness will always be remembered.

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DAY this week to Heidi Koch, Emily Shafer, Scott Kramer, Holly Kendall, Austin Shively, Kandy Barker, Kelli Slee, Steven Dale Tillman, Jennifer Vigar, Jaden Baer, Karli Harlan, Marissa Birk, Jessica Houlihan, Philip D. Draper, Carmen Koch, Grace Marie Krom, Chip Van Buskirk, Austin Owens, Bruce Shaw, and Steve Foust.

H A P P Y ANNIVERSARY this week to Mr. and Mrs.

Keith Ford, Mr. and Mrs. Thurman Spears, and Mr. and Mrs. Ron Shaw.

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

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Drinks available will be milk, orange juice and coffee. Santa will arrive on a fire truck.

L A F O N TA I N E C H R I S T I A N CHURCH will hold its Christmas Eve service on Dec. 24 at 9 p.m.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY Danielle Perlich Dec. 10, D.J. Boyd Dec. 12, Josh Cortez Dec. 13, Meghan Brane, Ashton Steele Dec. 14, Laura Eppley Dec. 16 Jeanna Friedersdorf Dec. 17, Peggy Wilson Dec. 18 H A P P Y A N N I V E R S A RY Nick & Crystal Jacobson Dec. 16, Josh and Amy Cortez Dec. 17, Jan and Sandy Bachman Dec. 18 Brad WORDS OF WIS-

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U P C O M I N G EVENTS AT SALAMONIE AND MISS I S S I N E WA : Salamonie’s Preschool Program, “Crazy About Crafts” will take place Wednesday, Dec. 9.

Children get great pleasure out of creating a craft and then gifting their creation to their adults for the holidays. Come join

in on a crafting session and make multiple crafts. Pre-school Programs are designed for preschool-aged children from ages 2—5 and their adults. There will be two identical programs held from 10—11:30 a.m. and 12:30—2 p.m. Please call 260-468-2127 to register.

Salamonie’s Second Saturday Program will present, “Oh Coniferous Christmas Tree” on Saturday, Dec. 12 from 2—8 p.m. at Salamonie Interpretive Nature Center. This program is open to youth from the ages of 6—12. The day provides an opportunity for parents to prepare for the holidays or shop while their child is in a safe, fun environ-

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ment. While attending the program, kids will learn about evergreen trees, make crafts, play some games, help decorate the interpretive center, and watch a holiday movie. Hotdogs and drinks provided; participants should plan to bring a covered dish to share.

Pre-registration is required, please call 260-468-2127 to register and more for more information.

LAGRO TOWN HALL normal business hours are Monday—Friday from 8—11:30 a.m. and 1:30—3:30 p.m. For emergency assistance please call Scott at 260-571-3271.

A KIDS CHRISTMAS PARTY will be hosted by the Lagro American Legion

Post 248 on Saturday, Dec. 12 from 1—3 p.m. at the Lagro Community Building.

This Christmas party will be for youth ages 12 and under which will allow attendees to enjoy crafts, free food, free raffles for prizes and a chance to win a free bike (must be present to win). Santa will also be there to pass out goody bags, so come and enjoy some food, fun and overall good time.

THE LAGRO SENIOR CITIZENS DINNER will be Thursday, Dec. 17 at 6 p.m. You must be a senior or with a senior to attend. Please call the Lagro Town Hall at 260-782-2451 to make reservations or for more information.

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OF OPERATION are Thursdays from 4—5 p.m. for the children of the Lagro community. Many different free activities along with free refreshments are provided to the children of Lagro which range in ages from first grade to junior high.

The schedule for the next few weeks of activities is as follows: On Thursday, Dec. 10 Tami Harmon will help the children make jewelry they can give as Christmas gifts or keep themselves; On Thursday, Dec. 17 there will be a Christmas party for the children with plenty of fun activities. On Thursday, Dec. 24 and Thursday, Dec. 31 the library will be closed due to Christmas Eve and

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New Years Eve. The Library will open again for the children on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016. The Volunteer Librarian is Carolyn Hegel and the Assistant Volunteer Librarian is Penny Davidson; both will do their best to get any book for you that the library may not currently have on their shelves. Also, if there are those in the community who would like to see the library open more hours, please let them know.

You may contact Carolyn by calling 260-782-2397. If there is a need for more hours of library operation, volunteers would be needed to accomplish this, so this may be an opportunity for those in the community to volunteer for a worthy venture.

ALL INVITED TO DORA CHRISTIAN CHURCH located at 2325 S. Salamonie Dam Road, Lagro to attend services.

Sunday school meets at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday Worship meeting at 8:15 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Also offered is the Weekly Wednesday Night Bible Study which is held at 6:30 p.m.

SAINT P A T R I C K ’ S CHURCH conducts mass every first Sunday of each month at 12:30 p.m.

Everyone is invited and welcome to attend services in this historic Church.

A WOMENS SHELTER IS BECOMING A REALITY for the Lord’s Table Church which is located at 1975 Vernon Street, Wabash. This little Church with a big heart is looking forward to completing a women’s shelter which will hold up to seven women for temporary housing. The shelter will offer programs for living a free life style. If anyone feels the desire to contribute to Mercy Tree

Cornerstone, which will be the name of the women’s shelter, please contact Roxane at 260-571-7686. The Mercy Tree Cornerstone women’s housing project plans to open in April with work being completed on the roof.

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. They also offer a new time for Celebrate Life Recovery, which is Thursdays at 7 p.m. with an additional CLR Support Group at noon on Wednesdays.

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 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.

H A P P Y ANNIVERSARY IN DECEMBER to: Bill and Sharon Miller, Dec. 24; Doug and Barbara Chopson, Dec. 26. A big congratulation’s go out to them!

D E C E M B E R BIRTHDAY WISHES go to: Elijah Swope, Dec. 2; Melvin Harrell and Deidre Ivy, Dec. 4; Brad Frieden and Briona Strickler, Dec. 10; Ben Speicher, Dec. 19; Noelle Gottschalk, Dec. 25; Kristina Barrus, Dec. 30.

Happy birthday to all!

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JoAnn Martin, 96 U.S. Navy veteran Oct. 29, 1919 – Nov.28, 2015 JoAnn Martin, 96, of North Manchester, died at 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015 at Peabody Healthcare Center in North Manchester.

She was born Oct. 29, 1919, in Indianapolis, to Russell and Leah (Throckmorton) Martin.

JoAnn was a 1937 graduate of Tipton High School in Tipton, where she was raised. She received her B.A. degree from Earlham College in 1941, her M.A. degree from Northwestern University in 1949, and her Ph.D. from Stanford University in 1963, with her graduate studies in English and Humanities. She served in the U.S. Navy during World War II in the Department of Communication Intelligence, Washington D.C., working three years intercepting and decoding messages sent from intelligence personnel

throughout the world.

JoAnn taught English Literature at San Jose State University, Bryn Mawr College and finished her career at Manchester University, where she retired in May of 1986. She belonged to the National Council of Teachers of English, the Indiana College English Association, the American Association of University Professors, and the Midwest Modern Language Association.

She was also a member of the Manchester Church of the Brethren, the Nature Conservancy and was a library volunteer at Peabody Retirement Community, an active member of the Shepherd’s Center, and volunteered many years at One World Handcrafts. JoAnn loved nature, birds, hiking, flowers, literature, poetry, music, and libraries. She was involved in ACRES Land Trust and helped establish Kokiwannee Nature Preserve in Lagro, Indiana. She participated in many book studies at the Manchester Public Library.

She is survived by her sister, Patricia Martin Johannessen of Danville, Calif., six nieces and two nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, two sisters, Barbara Duda and Sue Kinder, her brother, Phil Martin, and her nephew, Michael Duda.

A memorial service will be held at a later date. Arrangements by Grandstaff-Hentgen Bender Chapel, North Manchester, Indiana.

The preferred memorials for JoAnn are ACRES Land Trust (acres@acreslandtrust.org), Manchester Church of the Brethren, or Peabody Retirement Community Library.

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

Lagro News... continued from page 12 droplets or ice crystals suspended in the air at or near the Earth’s surface. Fog can be considered a type of low lying cloud.

Fog forms when the difference between air temperature and dew point is generally less than 2.5 degrees Celsius or 4 degrees Fahrenheit.

Fog begins to form when water vapor condenses into tiny liquid water droplets suspended in the air.

Fog, like its elevated cousin stratus, is a stable cloud deck which tends to form when a cool, stable air mass is trapped

underneath a warm air mass. Fog normally occurs at a relative humidity near 100%. Fog can form suddenly, and dissipate just as rapidly.

The sudden formation of fog is known as “flash fog”.

YOUR WEEKLY ISAAC-ISM: “In every situation in life and any sporting contest, there is one overriding fact: You are you. So know yourself. Work with what you have. Be moral, be ethical, work hard, and don’t pay too much attention to the critics.

Winners look like winners. Exude a

confident image, even if you don’t feel confident. Using tennis as an example, never let your opponent think you have given up no matter what the score is, fight to the end. As in life as on the tennis court, things can change in an instant, so stay positive.”

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

PLEASE EMAIL YOUR NEWS AND I N F O R M AT I O N T O : isaac.triplett@yahoo .com, or call me at 260-274-2261.

LaFontaine on Singer Road when he approached a curve at a high rate of speed, ran off the roadway, struck a road sign and overturned.

Nov. 30 At 6 a.m., a vehicle driven by Charlene E. Thompson, 55,

Many of them find that it's surprisingly easy to make plans for how they want to be remembered, and report that they find comfort and even joy in the process.

Wabash, was eastbound Old Slocum Trail when a deer entered the roadway and she swerved to miss the animal, exited the roadway, struck a raised dirt embankment and fence and entered a thick wooded area.

At 5:41 p.m., a vehi-

Joselyn Brown, 16 Peru High School sophomore April 21, 1999 – Nov. 25, 2015 Joslyn Shantel Brown, 16, of Peru, Indiana, died at 9:55 am, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2015 at her grandparent’s home in Huntington.

She was born April 21, 1999 in Indianapolis, to Gary and Catherine (Searles) Brown.

She is survived by her parents, six brothers and sisters, grandparents, and several nieces, nephews, and cousins. She was preceded in death by her grandfather John Searles.

Services were Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015 at Wabash Chapel Church of God, Wabash.

Visitation was Wednesday prior to the service at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, Wabash.

cle driven by Tyanna S. Haines, 40, LaFontaine, was traveling south on CR 50 East when a deer entered the roadway and was struck.

At 9:17 p.m., a vehicle driven by Sara M. Long, 36, Roann, was northbound on CR 700 West when a deer entered the roadway and was struck.

Dec. 1 At 7:53 a.m., a vehicle driven by Jean L. Cooper, 60, Wabash, was southbound on SR 15 when a deer entered the roadway and was struck.

At 3:18 p.m., a vehicle driven by Jacob E. Hierholzer, 31, Peru, was westbound on SR 218 when he lost power steering and was unable to control the vehicle. He then ran off the roadway and struck a tree.

At 6:56 p.m., a vehicle driven by Brian Garber, 49, Wabash, was traveling on Mississinewa Road

Terry Enyeart, 75 Enjoyed fishing Dec. 30, 1939 – Nov. 13, 2015 Terry D. Enyeart, 75, of Wabash, died at 6:35 pm, Friday, Nov. 13, 2015, at Wellbrooke of Wabash. He was born Dec. 30, 1939, in Wabash, to Ralph F. “Bunk” and Amy (Ball) Enyeart.

Terry was a 1958 graduate of Wabash High School. He married Julie Walter on Aug. 29, 1959 in Asheville, N.C. Terry retired from Quality Electric in Wabash in 2005, as the Office Manager. He was a member of the St. Matthews United Church of Christ, the Elks Lodge, the Moose Lodge, and the F.O.P., all of Wabash. Terry’s favorite activity was fishing, his dream job was being a Fishing Guide in Canada at Lake of the Woods, and his favorite hobby was planning his next fishing trip. He had a wonderful sense of humor, and one of the funny times was “paw-paw” fishing with six grandkids, from ages 2 years to 7 years, with rods, lines, and bait all at the same time.

He is survived by his wife, Julie Enyeart of Wabash, four children, Jeffrey D. Enyeart of Chicago, Ill., Thomas D. “Chops” Enyeart of Wabash, T. Blake (Carol) Enyeart of Lukens Lake, and Nicole (David) Rodecap of Auburn; seven grandchildren, Teca (Nick) Slone and Jaclyn Dove of Auburn, Jessica Enyeart of Milwaukee, Wis., Austin Enyeart of Arizona State University, Dylan Enyeart of Michigan State University, Sydney Enyeart of Butler University, and Spencer Enyeart of Lukens Lake; five great-grandchildren, and his sister, Becky (Fred) Sinclair of New Haven.

He was preceded in death by his parents, daughter Lissa L. Enyeart, grandson, Alexander R. Rodecap, sister Alice Fulton, and brother in law Jack Fulton.

There will be a Celebration of Life Fish Fry for Terry, on 3-6:30 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 27, 2015, at the Wabash Elks Lodge, 225 W. Main St., Wabash.

Bring a funny story.

Preferred memorial is Kids Hope of Wabash. 2147 N. State Rd. 15, Wabash, Indiana.

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

when a deer entered the roadway and was struck.

Dec. 2 At 5:47 a.m., a vehicle driven by Debra L. Martin, 38, Amboy, was northbound on CR 700 West when a deer entered the roadway and was struck.

At 7:37 a.m., a vehicle driven by Joshua R. Sears, 21, Wabash, was northbound on CR 550 West when a deer entered the roadway and was struck.

Citations Dec. 1 Alexis M. Cannon, 16, Marion, speeding.

Dec. 2 Kimberly J. Brown, 31, Wabash, no valid operator’s license.

Jacob D. Brinson, 20, Rochester, driving while suspended.

Dec. 3 Scott A. Gibson, 57, Delphi, speeding.

Alison A. Pershing, 36, LaFontaine, disregarding stop sign.

Bookings Daniel E. Roberts, 33, Peru, felony petition to revoke bond.

Juan Ramirez, 45, Akron, two counts felony intimidation.

Gregory A. Harris, 23, Kokomo, felony theft of less than $750 and conspiracy to commit theft.

Joanie L. Reed, 40, Wabash, felony maintaining a common nuisance, two counts misdemeanor possession of hashish, hash oil or salvia and misdemeanor possession of paraphernalia.

Phoenix Flint, 21, Kokomo, misdemeanor resisting law enforcement, misdemeanor possession of marijuana, hash oil, hashish or salvia, and misdemeanor possession of paraphernalia.

Andrew W. McAllister, 25, Wabash, revocation of probation for pos-

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session of a controlled substance.

Amber M. Combs, 27, Wabash, felony possession of a hypodermic needle.

Eugene R. Farmer, 37, Wabash, felony dealing in a narcotic drug.

Jessie L. Smith, 32, Peru, failure to appear for operating while never licensed.

Wabash Police Department Accidents Nov. 25 At 8:31 p.m., a vehicle driven by Tyler D. Hough, 18, Wabash, was slowing at the intersection of Cass Street and Colerain Street,

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with intent to turn right, when he was struck by a vehicle driven by Colin A. Gouveia, 20, Wabash.

Nov. 26 At 5:26 a.m., a vehicle driven by Thomas L. McHaney, 21, Wabash, was northbound on Thorne Street when he fell asleep at the wheel and struck a legally parked vehi-

cle.

Nov. 27 At 9:08 a.m., a vehicle driven by Shane L. Sizemore, 31, Wabash, was southbound on SR 15 when he fell asleep at the wheel, exited the roadway, traveled down an embankment, struck a utility pole and collided with a curb which stopped the vehicle.

Dottie L. Perkins, 77 Enjoyed rummage sales Aug. 9, 1938- Dec. 1, 2015

Enjoyed working in garage Gary L. Corbran, 45, North Manchester, died at 12:56 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 29, 2015 in his residence.

He was born Feb. 17, 1970, in Los Angeles, Calif., to Ernest C. and Donna (Courtney) Corbran. On Sept. 8, 2001, he married Christi J. Hudson.

He is survived by his wife, his mother, a son, three daughters, a grandchild, two brothers and a sister.

There will be an open house announced at a later date. Arrangements entrusted to McKee Mortuary, North Manchester.

Peru ISP Post gets four probationary officers

By The Paper staff PERU – Recently, 46 probationary troopers from the 75th

Indiana State Police Academy class graduated. Four of the officers are assigned to the Indiana State Police Peru Post and have started three months of field training with veteran officers.

While in the academy, the new officers received approximately 929 hours of training in law enforcement techniques including criminal law, vehicle operations training, psychology, and “Survival Spanish.”

They also developed skills in criminal investigation, vehicle crash investigation, and impaired driver prevention and detection.

Probationary troopers assigned to the Indiana State Police Peru Post: Probationary Trooper Jesse Reason is a native of Fulton, IN and a 2009 graduate of Caston High School. He studied criminal justice at Ivy Tech in Logansport. He will patrol primarily in Fulton County.

Probationary Trooper Abby Russell is a native of

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At 11:04 a.m., a vehicle driven by Briley E. Prater, 20, Wabash, was traveling through the Big R parking lot when she collided with a vehicle driven by Christa T. Stroup, 44, Wabash.

Nov. 30 At 9:19 p.m., a vehicle driven by Sterling S. Gibson, 47, Wabash, was backing up on Thorne Street when

Dec. 3 At 6:56 p.m., a tractor semi-trailer vehicle driven by Dimitar I. Kafalov, 60, Addison, was traveling north on Carroll Street when he attempted to turn right onto Main Street.

He was unable to negotiate the turn and the trailer struck the rearend of a legally

parked vehicle.

Citations Nov. 24 Logan L. Whitt, 24, Wabash, seatbelt violation.

Connie A. Warford, 70, Wabash, seatbelt violation.

Joan P. Hobbs, 84, Wabash, speeding.

Donnie W. Andrews, 53, Wabash, seatbelt violation.

Rodney A. Cox, 41, Wabash, seatbelt vio-

Robert D. Stewart, 88 Life member of Moose Lodge Feb. 1, 1927-Nov. 29, 2015

Robert D. Stewart, 88, North Manchester, died at 7:25 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 29, 2015 in Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester.

He was born Feb. 1, 1927, in Wabash County, to Russell and Lucille B. (Hill) Stewart.

He graduated from LaPorte High School class of 1945. On Nov. 2, 1956, he married Margaret F. Bowman. She died May 29, 1998.

He was a purchasing agent at Warner Corp., North Manchester, and later was purchasing agent at Arnolt Corp., Warsaw. He was a life member of Moose Lodge No.1518, North Manchester, and a member of Sons of the American Legion Squadron No.286, North Manchester.

He is survived by a sister-in-law, Barbara Stewart, North Manchester, and a nephew, Steve (Nancy) Stewart, Marco Island, Fla. One brother, James Stewart, is deceased.

Visitation and services were Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015, from 9-11 a.m. at McKee Mortuary, 1401 State Road 114 West, North Manchester. Pastor J. P. Freeman and Pastor Ron Burns officiated. Burial was in Oaklawn Cemetery, North Manchester.

Online condolences may be sent to mckeemortuary.com

Indiana NRCS announces EQIP application deadline From the USDA

Standing in front of the Peru Indiana State Police Post are (from left) Mario Cruz, Abby Russell, Taylor Roth and Jesse Reason. Photo provided Kokomo. She is a 2004 graduate of Northwestern High School. She is currently a sergeant in the United States Army Reserve. She served two combat tours as part of Operation Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. She will patrol primarily in Miami County.

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he struck a legally parked vehicle.

Gary Corbran, 45 Feb. 17, 1970 –Nov. 29, 2015

Dottie Louise Perkins, 77, of rural Wabash, Indiana, died at 2:25 am, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015, at her home.

She was born Aug. 9, 1938, in Owingsville, Ky., to Mamie Purvis.

She is survived by her daughter, stepson, five grandchildren, 14 g reat-g randchildren, five great-great-grandchildren, and a brother Albert (Susan) Purvis of Fort Wayne.

Visitation and funeral services were Friday, Dec. 4, 2015, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, Wabash. Burial was in LaFontaine I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

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Trooper Mario Cruz is a Marion native and 2003 graduate of Marion High School.

He served seven years in the United States Air Force. He will patrol primarily in Grant County.

Probationary Trooper Taylor Roth is a Fairmont native and 2010 graduate of Madison-Grant High School. He served

four years in the United States Navy.

He will patrol primarily in Grant County.

The Indiana State Police is currently taking applications for the 76th ISP

Recruit Academy.

Applications can be found online, until January 6, 2016, by v i s i t i n g http://www.in.gov/is p/3041.htm.

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s agricultural producers who want to improve natural resources and address concerns on their land are encouraged to sign up for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) through the USDANatural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).

NRCS State Conservationist Jane Hardisty announced that Jan. 15, 2016, will be the EQIP application deadline in Indiana.

“While we are taking applications throughout the year, the first review of applications for funding will be for applications received

by January 15. If more funds are available after this date, there will be another review for additional applications.

I encourage producers with resource concerns to submit an application by the application deadline,” Hardisty said.

EQIP is a voluntary conservation

program available for agricultural producers.

Through EQIP, NRCS will provide financial and technical assistance to install conservation practices that reduce soil erosion and sedimentation, improve water and air quality, and create wildlife habitat.

Many applicants have an interest in using funds to address soil erosion and water quality issues on their land; however, funds are also available for pasture and grazing land, confined livestock operations, organic producers, drainage water management, invasive plant control, and wildlife habitat improvement. Also included in this sign up are Conservation Activity Plans, the National Organic Initiative and the National On-Farm Energy Initiative, plus the following targeted watershed efforts: National Water Quality Initiative (NWQI), Mississippi River Basin Healthy W a t e r s h e d s Initiative (MRBI),

and the Great Lakes R e s t o r a t i o n Initiative (GLRI). In Wabash County the NWQI watershed are Silver Creek and Beargrass and Middle Eel River is in the MRBI. Producers interested in EQIP should submit a signed application to the Wabash County NRCS field office located at 599 Bryan Avenue, Wabash.

Applications submitted by January 15, 2016 will be evaluated by NRCS staff for the funding period submitted. The staff will work with producers to determine eligibility for the program and complete worksheets and rankings in order for the applicant to compete for funding.

For more information about EQIP and other technical and financial assistance please call at 260-5637486 ext. 3 or visit Indiana NRCS conservation programs a t http://www.nrcs.usd a.gov/wps/portal/nr cs/main/in/programs/financial/eqi p/ .

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lation.

Anthony W. Sumner, 46, Wabash, seatbelt violation.

Austin M. Lewis, 21, Wabash, seatbelt violation.

Willard H. Chain, 77, Wabash, seatbelt violation.

Samuel D. Rumple, 69, Wabash, seatbelt violation.

Sujan S. Bhalgat, 22, Indianapolis, speeding.

Darren W. Ulerick, 19, Peru, speeding.

David L. Callison, 47, North Manchester, speeding.

Nov. 25 Hudson M. Schlemmer, 17, LaFontaine, speeding.

Nov. 4 Kailah E. Glock, 21, Brazil, speeding.

Amanda M. Brandenburg, 35, South Whitley, no vehicle registration.

Nov. 27 Holli A. Dupree, 30, Wabash, expired plate.

Jonathan D. Sayman, 23, Wabash, expired plate.

Nov. 28 Russell E. Wright, 64, Huntington, expired plate.

Cody R. Kroft, 26, Wabash, expired plate.

Dec. 1 David A. Alvarez, 18, Fort Wayne, speeding.

Dec. 3 Dusti J. Guthrie, 21, Warsaw, speeding.

Rey A. Rivera, 21, North Manchester, learner’s permit violation.

Cases Nov. 30 At 1:13 p.m., theft report taken in the 600 block of College Avenue.

At 2:27 a.m., domestic battery report taken in the 1000 block of Clear Creek Trail.

Dec. 6 At 1:50 p.m., theft report taken in the 400 block of North Sycamore Street.

Arrests Nov. 30 Juan RamirezGarcia, 45, Akron, intimidation with a deadly weapon.

Dec. 5 Brian S. Ratliff, 41, Akron, theft.

Dec. 6 Patrick S. Brown, 47, North Manchester, disorderly conduct.

Fire Nov. 29 At 12:40 p.m., 500 block of Kech Street for medical assist.

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Dec. 4 At 3:24 p.m., 200 block of Willow Way for medical assist.

Dec. 5 At 8:22 a.m., 1700 block of SR 114 West for medical assist.

At 9:40 a.m., 100 block of North Merkle for an odor of natural gas.

Dec. 6 At 5:21 a.m., 600 block of West 2nd Street for medical assist.

Land Transfers Terrance D. and Shauna M. Haynes to Shauna M. Haynes, quitclaim deed.

Michael L. Harper to Michael L. and Dolores M. Harper, quitclaim deed.

Carl L. Easterday Sr. to Carl L. Easterday Sr., quitclaim deed.

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Phillip A. and Ellen K. Amones to Steven A. and Patty J. Betten, warranty deed.

Donald E. Maggart to Matthew and Tracy Kocks, trust deed.

Terry R. and Dana L. Martin to Nancy J. Ogan, warranty deed.

Steven J. and Charles R. Smitha to Peggy J. Smitha, personal representation deed.

Daniel C. and Harold C. Metzger to Metzger Farms LLC, personal representation deed.

Harold C. Metzger, Daniel C. Metzger and Harold C. Metzger Land Trust to Metzger Farms LLC, trust deed.

Dorlan E. Wagner to Melanie A. Helton, warranty deed.

Stephanie Gribben to Joseph A. Treska,

warranty deed.

Mark Philabaum to Joel D. C. Harman and Joel Harman D. C. LLC, warranty deed.

Robert J. and Lois M. Crandall to Michelle Sears, warranty deed.

Jimmie and Sammie Smith to Alan D. and Heather M. Bolen, warranty deed.

Thomas S. and Margaret E. King to Margaret E. King, quitclaim deed.

James R. Burdette Jr. and Ulonda Burdette to Donald W. Kerschner, warranty deed.

Edward F. and Brenda K. Clifton to Brenda K. Clifton, quitclaim deed.

Inara S. Leimanis to Jacob A. and Sarah Chapman, warranty deed.

John D. and Carol A. Shepherd to Jerry L. and Connie S.

Holmes, warranty deed.

Carol S. Long, LuAnn K. Layman and Swihart Family Trust Number to Ruby J. Swihart, trust deed.

Ruby J. Swihart to Swihart Family Trust, quitclaim deed.

Permits

Mike McKillip, pole building.

Mark Casper, pole building.

Marriage Licenses

Marjorie V. Schaeffner, 28, and Matthew J. Saylors, 27.

Patrick Parker, 46, and Kellie M. Wolfe, 39.

Nichole A. Beghtel, 31, and Rachael D. Keim, 36.

Nov. 29 Sawyer J. Kieffer, 20, Finley, Ohio, speeding.

Joseph A. Worley, 23, Wabash, expired plate.

Dec. 2 Michael J. Waltke, 30, Bronson, Mich., disregarding auto signal.

Gage M. Arnold, 18, Marioin, learners permit violation.

Dec. 3 Dillon S. Parker, 23, Anderson, driving while suspended.

North Manchester Accidents Dec. 4 At 1:52 p.m., a vehicle driven by Todd A. Miller, 57, North Manchester, backed into a parked vehicle in the 600 block of Front Street.

Citations Nov. 28 Jon W. Martin II, 20, Akron, operating while intoxicated by a minor and minor consuming.

Jon N. Marrison, 20, Akron, minor consuming.

Kyle R. Katschke, 19, Rochester, seatbelt violation.

Kristen L. Malott, 19, Akron, seatbelt violation.

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Honeywell Center revitalizes facility... continued from the front page Foundation board of directors and the Art and Design Committee) doing is a complete refreshment,” Cathy Gatchel, vice president of development and marketing, told The Paper of Wabash County.

“This (current lobby design) was done in 1994. There have been no major improvements since 1994. So you think 21 almost 22 years that we’re looking at that really it’s amazing the carpeting and everything is in.”

Initially, the improvement plan conversation began with officials talking about if the center only replaces the carpet or if it does a facility transformation all in one go, Gatchel continued.

“There was the thought of, ‘Gee. If we do something, it’d be nice if we could do it all at once so it’s not like road construction,’” she continued.

“So that was really the sense that it’d be ideal if we could do everything at once. That and, then on top of it, the thing that’s kind of interesting timing is this project will be complete in 2016 and that is also the year that the Honeywell Foundation celebrates its 75th anniversary.”

Headed by Rowland Design Inc. of Indianapolis, the center’s look and facility will be upgraded to better meet visitor needs, according to Gatchel.

“What (Rowland

Design) did is they came to a concert a little over a year ago and they just observed,” she said. “It was a sold out concert so it really gave them a perspective of function, flow, what might help on nights of a show when you’ve got 1,500 guests in here and so that’s where some of their suggestions came from.”

First, the Honeywell’s green carpet will be replaced in the Porter Lobby and the entrance of the circle drive. The lobby’s furnishing will also be upgraded to include banquette and lounge seating.

Some of the existing furniture will be kept and upholstered due to its significance to the center.

The carpet’s upgrade assist with the flow of traffic and help the center’s visitors find their ways more easily, according to Gatchel.

One of the plan’s major improvements will be the addition of a family restroom and a nursing-mothers area, replacing parts of the center’s current coatroom.

“We knew we needed this,” Gatchel said.

“We have not had a family restroom when these (original) restrooms were built in the early ‘90s we were excited because it was completely ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) accessible.

“At the time, the concept of family just wasn’t something a lot

of places were doing, but now it’s really become a necessity.”

The family restrooms will not only assist fathers and mothers, but also husbands and wives who need to assist their spouses with using the bathroom, Gatchel said.

The plans also include an extended concession stand area and the addition of vending machines and a retractable lounge in the lobby.

“What this is going to be is it’s going to be a furniture piece where, during the day, it’s just going to look like an armoire or a nice, beautiful piece of furniture,” Gatchel said. “Then on the night of a show, it pops out and becomes a place for a cocktail, if you want to have one.

“This will create an efficiency as well as an area that will not only be attractive, but it’ll look like a designated space to lounge before the show begins.”

The lounge area will be complete with new seating as well as a designated phone charging area.

Inside Eugenia’s, the facility will upgrade of its seating to banquet seating, allowing customers to have the option of looking out of the restaurant’s ceilingtall windows. The restaurant will also add pendant lighting and upgrade its current table and chair furnishing.

Although the improvement plan’s start date has not yet been set, the tours are

meant to excite the public of the changes and encourage visitors to donate to the

cause.

For more information about tours or how to donate, contact

Gatchel at 260-563-1102 ext. 1430 or email cgatchel@honeywellcenter.org.

Laketon Lions receive thank you notes from students Article provided

The Laketon Lions Club during the November meeting received 22 letters from M a n c h e s t e r Elementary School third grade students expressing their appreciation and special thank you notes for the dictionaries presented to them.

Secretary-Treasurer Diane Binkerd reported 26 vendors were expected for the annual bazaar at the Manchester Church of the Brethren, and included some first timers for a nice selection of shoppers.

The Club voted $1000 donation to Junior Achievement; $50to M a n c h e s t e r

Shepherd’s Center, and $200 to the Learn More Center. Also, Santa Claus will be at the Blue Bird Café in Laketon from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 19.

President Doug and Carol Shilling reported on the “Leader Dog for the Blind” program they recently attended at the Urbana Lions, where they witnessed a dog in training. This is a most interesting program and what is involved from the start of training a young lab (the most popular dog used), with feeding, shots and other things until such time placed with blind owner, when the Lions carry on the cost. It is estimated the cost is approximately $40,000 per dog through

its training and time of its retirement.

The Laketon Lions will have a Main View fundraiser from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 17, with proceeds to go toward the Leader Dog Project.

The club will have its Christmas Dinner on Dec. 10 at Lakes Grill, gathering treats for the Wabash County Animal Shelter. There will be a $10 gift exchange.

Members present were Glendon Morgan, Denny Unger, Alan and Diane Binkerd, Carol and Doug Shilling, Mary and Denise Rohrer, Thelma Butler, Don and Becky Warmuth and guest Alicia Unger.

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18 Kendyl Faith Enyeart

Kendyl Faith was born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Enyeart, LaFontaine, at 1:54 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015.

The baby weighed8 pounds, 1ounce and was 21¼ inches long.

Her mother is the former Kayci S. Meyer.

Grandparents are Robert and Paula Enyeart, LaFontaine, and Greg and Bev Meyer, Ossian. Greatgrandparents are Robert and Doris Enyeart Sr., Wabash, and Lennie and Caroline Rose, Wabash.

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Any photos left after 30 days will be discarded.

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In Loving Memory of

William “Bill” Chaplin I miss you so very much The two years you’ve gone away!

Instead of missing you less I miss you more and more each day!

I wish so much to talk to you To hear your voice again To tell you that I love you so And that you’re my best friend!

To laugh with you just one more time Or walk down the street.

To sit in church and hear you sing As you sat beside my seat!

I know that you’re not hurting now And that is a comforting thing.

I know that you’re with the Lord A joy that salvation brings!

Forty-two years is a very long time To get used to someone’s smile!

Yet I would do it all again I’d walk through every mile!

Words cannot express the loss I still feel today!

No one can ever take your place You’re in my heart to stay!

I thank the Lord Almighty for Sending you my way!

I’m living my life So when it’s over I can see you again someday!

ANNOUNCEMENTS Gibsons to mark 25th anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Gregory W. Gibson, Winchester, are celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary on Dec. 12 with an open house at the Randolph Inn & Suites in Winchester.

Gregory and the former Amy L. Garrett were married Dec. 15, 1990, at the Wabash

Christian Church by Pastor Ron Zorn.

They have one daughter, Makenna Gibson.

Amy attended Wabash High School and Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne and is selfemployed as a nail technician and Mary Kay Consultant.

Gibson attended Madison-Grant High School and ITT Technical College in Fort Wayne, and is employed by Indiana American Water.

In lieu of gifts, the couple asks that donations be made to the Winchester food pantry for the holiday season.

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Courtney Smith – Neil Miller Courtney Amanda Smith and Neil Michael Miller exchanged vows on Oct. 3, 2015, at Wabash Friends Church.

The bride was given in marriage by her father, Paul Smith.

Dave Phillips performed the doublering ceremony.

Maid of honor was Chelsea Good, Louisville, Ky., friend of the bride.

Bridesmaids were Madison Miller, Bloomington, sister of the groom; Jessica Miller, Wabash, sister of the groom; Angel Nance, North Manchester, friend of the bride; Brooke Gidley, Wabash, cousin of the bride; and Kayla Harrell, North Manchester, friend of the bride.

The bride wore an ivory tulle trumpet gown with lace detail and a band of crystals at the waist. She had

an elbow-length veil with a beaded edge.

She carried a cascade of fresh green, purple and orange flowers.

The bridesmaids wore green, purple or orange tea length, one-shoulder gowns.

They carried nosegay bouquets with fresh green, purple, orange and ivory flowers to coordinate with each dress.

Best Man was Jacob Sears, West Lafayette, friend of the couple.

Groomsmen were Cody Buzzard, Warren, friend of the couple; Nick Easley, Zanesville, friend of the groom; Cory Smith, North Manchester, brother of the bride; Brandon Long, Newport News, Va., friend of the groom, and Ryan Schultz, Cincinnati, Ohio, friend of the groom.

Ushers were Kiowa Harrell, North

Manchester, friend of the bride, and Jesse Sweet, Fishers, cousin of the groom.

The groom wore a gray suit with ivory tie and a vest.

The groomsmen wore gray suits with green, purple or orange ties and vests to match.

Madison Miller was the singer during the service, and Maddy Dale was the registrar.

A reception for 175 took place at the Honeywell Center’s Legacy Hall. The reception was catered by the Honeywell Center, while Leah’s Cakery and Confections was the baker.

Smitty Entertainment provided the music.

A rehearsal dinner took place Oct. 2 at Gary and Lori Miller’s home.

The bride is the daughter of Paul and

Linda Smith, Lagro.

She is a 2010 graduate of Northfield High School and received an associate’s degree in applied science from the International Business College in 2012. She is a registered veterinary technician at the Greentown Animal Hospital.

The groom is the

son of Gary and Lori Miller, Wabash. He is a 2011 graduate of Wabash High School and received a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from Trine University in 2015. He is employed as a business intelligence analyst at PERQ.

Habitat names new partner homeowner

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The Eis family is the new partner homeowners for Wabash County Habitat for Humanity, officials announced Monday, Dec. 7.

The family — Matt, Sarah, and their four children — are excited that they soon will have a home to call their own. Wabash County Habitat received a donation of property on Ferry Street which is currently the projected build site. Habitat is hoping to complete construction by July.

Habitat also is working on a build in North Manchester.

They hope to have that project finished by late fall 2016.

A partner homeowner is selected based on three crite-

ria: Need, willingness to partner, and ability to pay.

Need is based on calculations of a family’s rent expense to total income and current living conditions (whether they are unsafe or overcrowded). Ability to pay is based on the partner family’s job history and demonstrated ability to manage one’s financial resources.

Willingness to partner is also known as sweat equity. Sweat equity refers to the actual hands-on involvement of partner homeowners in the construction of their own Habitat homes, as well as participation in other Habitat and community activities. Sweat equity is a Partner Homeowner’s physi-

Dan Early, president of the Wabash County Habitat for Humanity board of directors, shakes hands with Matt and Sarah Eis, new partner homeowners with Habitat for Humanity. Photo provided cal and emotional investment in the mission of Habitat.

Habitat for Humanity requires

sweat equity for several reasons.

Sweat equity provides meaningful interaction between Partner

Homeowners, Habitat staff, Habitat volunteers and donors, and the community.

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Eagle Watch at Salamonie, Feb. 13-14

By The Paper of Wabash S a l a m o n i e Reservoir will host its annual eagle watch on Feb. 13-14.

Participants will meet at Salamonie Interpretive Center at 3 p.m. on both

days, listen to a brief overview of Indiana’s bald eagles and then caravan to the roost.

Participants should dress for the weather and bring binoculars, cameras and spotting scopes if they have them. The

event includes some walking on paved roads. Those who need the available handicapped parking should request it upon registration.

Port-a-pots will be a v a i l a b l e .

Participants can leave the roosting

site whenever they please.

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

Upper Wabash Interpretive Services (dnr.IN.gov/uwis) is at 3691 S. New Holland Road, Andrews, 46702.

Morbitzer to speak at Victory Christian

By The Paper staff NORTH MANCHESTER — Sarah Joy Morbitzer will be sharing a special message Sunday, Dec. 13 at 10 a.m. at Victory Christian Fellowship, North

Manchester.

Morbitzer has just returned from a year of missions in Ghana, Africa, working with children who have been rescued from a life of modern day slavery.

She will be sharing

the message: “Called to be a Layman: Finding God’s Purpose in an Ordinary Life.”

Following service there will be a time of Fellowship and refreshments.

Victory Christian

Fellowship is a nondenominational, family church located at 112 W. Main St., North Manchester.

For more information call 260-982-8357 or 8317. Children’s services are available at all services.

Habitat names new partner homeowner... continued from page 18 builds pride in homeownership; by investing sweat equity hours in their home, it helps families transition to home ownership. It also helps develop skills and knowledge about h o m e ow n e r s h i p.

Partner homeowners gain a real understanding of the construction of their home and the maintenance issues they may face after occupancy.

Wabash County Habitat for Humanity anticipates opening up applications for the North Manchester build in February 2016.

Details for applying will be forthcoming.

Wabash County Habitat for Humanity is twenty-four years old. During that time, Habitat has worked with volunteers, donors, churches, business and local government throughout Wabash County to build sixteen affordable homes located in Lafontaine, North Manchester, Roann, Servia and Wabash.

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The organization is not currently accepting applications for partner homeowners, however, feel free to contact the office to be notified when the next application cycle starts. The Habitat office located at 375

Manchester Avenue, Wabash, Indiana 46992. If you would like more information about Habitat for Humanity or to sup-

port Habitat’s work as a volunteer or donor contact Maggie Wimberly at 260-5639188 or wabashhabitat85@gmail.com.

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Snowmobile season begins Dec. 1

By The Paper staff The four state snowmobile trails are awaiting snow and ready for the 2015-2016 snowmobile season, which begins Dec. 1.

The trails will be open, when there is adequate snow, through March 30.

Snowmobilers are only permitted on trails when they are posted as “open.”

There is no trail pass in Indiana; however, all snowmobiles must be registered.

Registration is $30 for three years and can be completed through the Indiana

Bureau of Motor Vehicles.

Completion of a snowmobile safety course is encouraged, but not required. The official DNR online safety course is at snowmobile-ed.com/indiana.

The state snowmobile trails are the 68mile Buffalo Run Trail in western St. Joseph County, the 61-mile Miami Trail in Elkhart County, the 34-mile Heritage Trail in southeastern Allen County, and the 40-mile Salamonie Trail at Salamonie Lake in Wabash and Huntington counties.

The trails are a

cooperative effort between the DNR and local not-forprofit snowmobile trail clubs. The trails are funded by snowmobile registration fees. Those interested in helping with the trails should join their local snowmobile club. In addition to maintaining trails, clubs also organize group rides.

For more information on snowmobiling in Indiana, including trail maps and links to updated trail conditions, visit d n r. I N . g o v / o u t door/4428.htm.

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Support for memorial is appreciated Moose appreciate support Dear Editor: I just had to write and again thank everyone for such a wonderful day for our dedication service for the LaFontaine Veterans’ Memorial.

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Lori Brane, Kenzie Clark, Kristie Karns, Dan Karns, Jeff Hampton, Mike and Renee Ridenour, Eunice Janiszyn, Constance Herrell, Aiden Fishback, Christa Stroup, Jon Miller, Bill Craft, Kert Burkeright, Bill Futrell, John and Therese Bitzel, the Rev. David Phillips, Bob Bishop, Chuck Burkholder and Gary and Kelly Stout.

It is because of these businesses and individuals generosity that we were able to serve more than 300 meals at the lodge and delivered more than 80 meals to shut-ins.

Once again, thank you for your generosity in help making this annual meal such a grea success and helping us give back to our community. – Officers of the Wabash Moose Family Center

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perfect. I wish to thank all the folks who came out to share in our celebration. It really makes the veterans fell proud to have this kind of backing from the community,

including our local newspapers who did such a great job of getting information out to the community.

I want to thank all those who participated in our program.

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tic. WE have heard nothing but good remarks about the program and the memorial.

None of this could have happened without the help of all the volunteers and dona-

tions of time and money.

Bricks are still available for any veteran to purchase.

Thanks to all of you and God bless. – George R. Barnes, LaFontaine

How to win a war Dear Editor: After reading the c o m m e n t s “Alternatives to War,”

by Phyllis Dennis, I was motivated to respond with a realistic view of history.

The Revolutionary War was won, or these United States of America, would still

be a crown colony ruled by Great Britain.

If World War I and World War II had been lost, we would be living under a dictator speaking German or Japanese. The Jewish people would have been exterminated.

North Korea, with

the aid of China, would have eliminated South Korea.

Today, when you fault our Indiana Gov. Mike Pence for refusing to open the door to undocumented potential Muslim terrorists with comments, “terrorism survives war, people don’t, basically

we are seeing a complete failure of the military strategy, and yet we are not hearing about anything other than military actions.

If we look at what the military solutions look like, what we see over and over again is failure. So what happens now?”

Since you don’t answer your question, I will as a former veteran: Winning a war has always been, and still today is, kill more of the enemy. – Charles W. Signs, North Manchester

Laketon Auxiliary appreciates support our Rada Cutlery booth. We carry a full line of the American Made Cutlery, including gift sets, which are popular for holidays and special event gift

food booth during the Laketon Lions Bazaar on Saturday, Nov. 14 at the Manchester Church of the Brethren.

Thanks also to those who patronize

Dear Editor: The Past Presidents of the Laketon American Legion Auxiliary Unit No.402 want t say thank you to the supporters of our

giving. Rada also offers an assortment of Quick Mixes for a variety of dips, soups, cheesecakes and more. Proceeds fun the annual scholarship.

Call Thelma Butler 260-982-2896, for more information to place an order or see any merchandise.

– Becky Warmuth, Treasurer

South Side recycling bins should be moved town will wonder why the city would go to all of that expense to end it at a garbage dump.

Wouldn’t it be more reasonable to put those containers at

a doubt a great improvement.

The problem, as I see it, is coming from Wabash to Vernon; the termination is very unsightly.

Anyone from out of

Dear Editor: A lot of money was spent on new curbs and sidewalks and repairing Columbus Street from Wabash Street to Vernon Street. IT is without

the wastewater treatment plant where the former animal shelter was?

This move would make it a lot better for people on the south side who are

trying to sell their property?

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WHS announces 2016 Hall of Fame inductees

By The Paper staff Officials at Wabash High School have announced the school’s athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2016.

Those to be honored are: Robert Stoops (1929); Robert Hoffman (1933); Rod Eppley (1971); Vanessa Lester (1995); Kurtis George (2000); coach Devere Fair (1961-65) Stoops was a member of the Wabash High School Class of 1929. During high school, Stoops was a three sport letterman, lettering in football, wrestling and track.

Stoops was third in

the state wrestling meet as a sophomore and was the IHSAA state champion his junior year. He was the captain of the football and track teams his senior year.

Stoops is a member of the Indiana Wrestling Hall of Fame. He passed away in June of 1983.

Hoffman was a member of the Wabash High School Class of 1933. During high school he was a four year member of the football, wrestling and track teams.

Hoffman was a member of the AllState Football team as a senior. He finished second in the state wrestling meet as a

senior at 145 pounds.

He continued his athletic career at Purdue University as a member of the wrestling team. He passed away in January of 2005.

Eppley was a member of the Wabash High School Class of 1971. During High School Rod was a four year member of the basketball and track teams.

He was Second Team All- CIC in Basketball as a senior.

Eppley set the school record for rebounds in a season with 360 as a senior, a record that still stands. Rod continued his athletic career at Oral Roberts as a member

of the basketball program as was a member of the 1974 NCAA Elite 8 team. Rod currently resides in Rogers, Ark. Lester was a member of the Wabash High School Class of 1995.

During high school she was a four year member of the track team. She was All-State in track as a senior.

Lester was First Team All- CIC as a junior and senior. She set the school record in the high jump, a record that still stands today.

She continued her athletic career at Butler University as a member of the track program. She also

spent a number of years as the Wabash Girls Assistant Track coach. Now Vanessa Daughtry, she currently resides in Wabash and teaches at OJ Neighbours Elementary.

George was a member of the Wabash High School Class of 2000. During high school she was a four year member of the cross country and track teams.

George was First Team All-CIC in track all four years and in cross country three times. He also was First Team All-State in Cross Country as a junior finishing 16th in the state meet and also as a senior fin-

ishing third in the state meet. The team finished 17th and 15th in the state those years. He was also All-State in track his senior year in the 1600.

George set school records in cross country for the 5K and in track for the 1600, those records still stand.

He continued his athletic career at Indiana University as a member of both the cross country and track teams. George currently resides in Noblesville.

Coach Fair taught and coached at Wabash High School from 1961-1965.

Starting as an assis-

tant football coach and then moving into the head coaching position for three years.

Coach Fair won 14 games in three seasons as head coach and his team won the 1963-64 CIC Championship.

He moved on to Decatur Central High School where he served as football coach and athletic director. The Football Field at Decatur Central is named in his honor.

Coach Fair was inducted into the Indiana Football Hall of Fame in 1986. He currently resides in Carmel.

Lady Norse down Manchester on buzzer-beater

By Eric Christiansen echristiansen@nmpaper.com NORTH MANCHESTER — Losing is never fun. Losing at the buzzer magnifies the heartbreak.

Saturday night, Northfield broke the hearts of the Manchester High School girls’ basketball team with a break-away lay-up at the buzzer to steal a 36-34 Three Rivers Conference game.

With the Squires leading 34-33 with under a minute left, Northfield’s Hope Unger tied things up with a 1-2 trip to the free throw line.

The Squires moved the ball around and worked for a last shot.

With four seconds remaining, Rae Bedke had her jumper go in and out, and it looked like overtime was in the future.

But Northfield’s Kelcie Thomson pulled down the

rebound and spotted her sister Payton racing down the court.

Kelcie hit Payton in stride, and Payton put in the left-handed layup as time expired to give the Norse the win.

After the game, Manchester coach Jake Everett downplayed the last play, but not the loss.

“That last possession is not why we lost the game. Everybody wants to focus on that, but I told the girls that is not the reason we lost,” he said. “We lost on possessions before that. We didn’t get loose balls. We missed lay-ups, and we gave up lay-ups. We fouled them way too much.

They were 13-18, and we were 3-7. You aren’t going to win many games doing that.

“Don’t focus on the last play,” he continued. “It didn’t go our way, but we had different opportunities early on where we could have been up

four or six points in that same scenario, and we would have been going to the line.

I told them not to be too down because of that last play.”

The game was close throughout, with Manchester’s biggest lead coming at 7-2 in the first quarter, and Northfield’s biggest lead coming in the fourth quarter at 3229.

The Squires started hot with Ellie Milam scoring four points, and Cierra Carter nailing a three pointer to give Manchester a 7-2 lead with 3:15 left in the first quarter.

Northfield took their first lead with 2:42 left in the second quarter when Abby Keaffaber hit two free throws and Ariel Dale scored on a fast break to make it 12-10 in Northfield’s favor.

But Carter answered that fast break with a fast break basket of her own to tie things up.

After a tight third quarter, Northfield led 29-26 with 6:20 left in the game, but Bedke tied it up with a three-pointer.

Payton Thomson answered with a three-pointer, but the Squires tied it up again when Milam hit a free throw and Carter scored on a jumper with 2:41 left in the game.

Keaffaber gave the lead back to Northfield with a 1-2 trip to the line, but Milam scored with 1:40 left to give the lead back to the Squires 34-33.

Unger was fouled with 48.5 seconds remaining in the game and tied it up with a 1-2 trip to the line, leading to the final play of the game, giving the Norse the win.

Northfield coach Melissa Allen was pleased with her team’s effort and heart.

“Our shots weren’t

Manchester’s Ellie Milam is swarmed by the Northfield defense. Photo

by Eric Christiansen falling, but as long as we kept playing tough defense, we would be in the game, and that’s what the girls did,” she said.

One aspect of the game that the Squires didn’t have that they

Wabash County hoops on Wabash WebTV

By Bill Barrows

The Wabash WebTV team is hard at work preparing for the winter sports

schedule. That begins in earnest this week.

We will kick off the basketball schedule on Thursday evening from Manchester High School. It all begins with Hot Air at 6pm. Hot Air is our new weekly show gives us a forum to discuss all thing sports and probably several other topics.

Check out the Wabash WebTV and The Paper Facebook pages where you can comment or ask us questions that we will

discuss on the air, or tweet to us @wabashwebtv on Twitter.

Our next game webcast will also be Thursday as the Squires host Warsaw in boy’s high School basketball. So we will offer you a double bonanza this week as we get in to the full swing of Indiana Basketball. Looking down the road, Wabash WebTV will also broadcast from the Wabash County Basketball Tourney at Northfield on Dec.

29 and 30.

The Wabash WebTV broadcast crew will provide you with a type of media that is the wave of the future and we love doing it for you and will try to refine the broadcasts to continually upgrade and make it top notch.

Speaking for our commentators, Rick Harness, Jim Landrum, Tim Harness, Troy Miller, Chandler Jones and yours truly as well as our tech and support

staff, Steven Weir and Julie Schnepp, thanks for tuning in!

Join Wabash WebTV for exciting action of Indiana High School athletics.

The Wabash WebTV schedule will be published in The Paper of Wabash County. If you are at a game or cannot watch it live, an archive of the featured game is available on the website shortly after the completion of each game.

normally rely on was fast-break baskets.

“We’ve lived off of our transition points, and we didn’t have any at halftime,” Everett said. “You have to give Northfield credit for getting back on defense. They did an excellent job.”

Carter led the Squires with 10 points, followed by nine points from Bedke and nine points from Milam. Drew Thompson and Tiffany Johnson each had three points.

Payton Thomson led the Norse with 17 points.

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Norse boys split in first week of basketball season

By The Paper staff

Northfield’s boys’ basketball team went 1-1 in its opening week of the basketball season.

The Norse defeated Eastbrook, 75-57, on Dec. 1, before falling to Tipton, 81-36, on Friday.

Against Eastbrook, the Norse jumped out to a 23-13 lead after one. Eastbook battled back, keeping the score close until the fourth quarter when

Boys’ basketball roundup Northfield outscored the Panthers 24-15 to ice the win.

Cody Holmes led Northfield with 26 points and Noah Shear added 20.

Austin Trump pulled down nine rebounds.

Tipton outscored Northfield 29-13 in the second and third quarters to ice the win.

Manchester

Squires Manchester put three players in double figures as it easily defeated Wawasee, 7037, on Dec. 4.

The second half was the key to victory, as the Squires outscored Wawasee 38-14 en route to the win.

Chase Fierstos led all scorers with 26 points.

Koehl Fluke added 14 points and Braydon

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Southwood Knights Matt Nose had 15 points and Carson Blair had 12 more, but it wasn’t enough as the Knights fell to Huntington North, 5039.

The fourth quarter was the key, as the score was 32-28 after three quarters. The Vikings outscored Southwood 18-11 to ice the victory.

Lady Apaches defeat Alex, fall to Valley

By The Paper staff

Wabash’s girls’ basketball team split a pair of games last week.

The Lady Apaches fell to Tippecanoe Valley, 59-26, on Dec. 5.

On Dec. 2, Wabash easily defeated Alexandria, 69-32.

Against the No.8 ranked Lady Vikings, Wabash shot just 10 of 48 from the field, or 21 percent in the loss.

Katie McCauley led the Lady Apaches with 10 points.

Also, Wabash was out rebounded by an opponent for the first time all season.

Valley pulled in 32 rebounds, compared to Wabash’s 25.

Madison Barden and Bailey Yoakum each pulled in five rebounds for Wabash.

Girls’ basketball roundup A g a i n s t Alexandria, Wabash went on a 22-7 second quarter run to bust open a 12-12 first quarter tie.

Yoakum led Wabash with 19 points and Jaycee Parrett had 18.

The Lady Apaches are now 6-3.

Lady Norse Northfield defeated Maconaquah 54-37, on Dec. 1 The Lady Norse were led by Abby Keaffaber with 15 points, Payton Thomson 13, and Ariel Dale and Kelcie Thomson both with 11.

Keaffaber also had seven rebounds and three steals.

Lady Knights

The Southwood Lady Knights dropped three games last week, including a Three Rivers Conference match to Rochester.

The Class 2A, No.1 ranked Lady Zebras defeated Southwood 57-34 on Saturday night.

Southwood had a 139 lead after one quarter, but Rochester battled back outscoring the Lady Knights 13-4 in the second quarter.

The Lady Zebras grabbed a commanding 46-23 lead after three quarters, thanks in part to eight Southwood turnovers.

Ashley Parson led Southwood with 12points in the loss.

On Dec. 2, the Lady Knights fell to

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) today announced interest rates for December 2015. The CCC borrowing ratebased charge for December is 0.375

percent, up from 0.250 percent in November.

The interest rate for crop year commodity loans less than one year disbursed during December is 1.375 percent, up from 1.250 percent in November.

Interest rates for

Farm Storage Facility Loans approved for December are as follows, 2.000 percent with seven-year loan terms, up from 1.750 percent in November; 2.250 percent with 10-year loan terms, up from 2.125 percent in November and; 2.375

Wabash Marketplace dedicates new art project

Eastbrook, 49-31.

Brooke Elliott led Southwood with 16 points.

On Nov. 30, Madison-Grant defeated the host Lady Knights, 45-39.

Elliott led Southwood with 14 points and 11 rebounds.

Lady Squires Cierra Carter scored 25 points to lead the Manchester Lady Squires to a 6131 win over Caston on Dec. 3 M a n c h e s t e r improved to 4-4 on the season, and 1-0 in the Three Rivers Conference.

Manchester lost to Lewis Cass, 45-41.

Drew Thompson scored 13 points and Cierra Carter added 12.

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Koehl Fluke drives to the basket against Wawasee Friday night. The Squires turned a close 11-7 lead after one quarter into a 70-37 win over the Warriors. Photo by Eric Christiansen

percent with 12-year loan terms, up from 2.250 percent in November. The interest rate for 15-year Sugar Storage Facility Loans for December is 2.500 percent, up from 2.375 percent in November.

Steve Downs (left), Wabash Marketplace Inc. executive director, listens as Mayor-elect Scott Long addresses those gathered Friday evening for the dedication of the new parking gabions in downtown Wabash. Photo

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By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com A series of gabions that spell the word “parking” were dedicated Friday night, Dec. 5, at the municipal parking lot at the intersection of East Cass and Huntington streets.

“A month ago we didn’t know what gabions were,” Wabash Marketplace Inc. Executive Director Steve Downs joked. “Now today we’re dedicating seven of them.”

Gabions are a cage, cylinder, or box filled with rocks, concrete, or sometimes sand and soil for use in civil engineering, road building, military applications and landscaping.

Gabions are now used in creating public art, Downs continued.

“Public art includes any art displayed in public spaces with the goal of being accessible to everyone,” he said. “The idea of creating or displaying public art often stems from the philosophy that all people

should have access to public art.

“If art enriches life and helps people to think critically about social and economic issues, it follows that art should be made public. Rather than viewing it in an austere museum setting, it becomes part of the community, and the community becomes part of the art, interacting with it instead of just looking at it.”

Mayor-Elect Scott Long also was present at the dedication.

“This is just an addition to our downtown arts projects that are beautifying downtown,” he said.

“Everything we’re doing is an improvement to our downtown and will make the city beautiful for our visitors coming in.”

Downs also thanked those who made the project possible.

The gabions were fabricated by Schlemmer Brothers and were installed with the help of Nate’s Landscaping and Gary’s Home Improvement.

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work also wouldn’t have been possible, he continued, without the partnership with the City of Wabash and support from the Street Department.

The entire project was made possible by matching funds donated by Steve and Lisa Ford, William and Carole Konyha, Visit Wabash County, The H o n e y w e l l Foundation, Marilyn Ford, Ford Meter Box Foundation, Elk Mates of the Wabash Elks Lodge, Modoc’s Market, EDG of Wabash County, Inc., The City of Wabash, Dee Byerly, and Dan and Tammy Ford. Theses generous donors helped Wabash Marketplace reach the match requirement for the Place Base Investment Fund awarded from the Office of Community and Rural Affairs and the Indiana Office of T o u r i s m Development.

Lights will eventually be installed at the site to illuminate the gabions after dark.

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Heartland Career Center receives $100,000 grant

Center purchases robot with available student certification

By Emma Rausch emma@thepaperofwabash.com The Indiana State Department of

Education awarded Heartland Career Center a $100,000 grant, representatives of the local educational facility

USDA begins 49th enrollment period for the Conservation Reserve Program From the USDA WASHINGTON – A g r i c u l t u r e Secretary Tom Vilsack reminded farmers and ranchers that the next general enrollment period for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) began Dec. 1, 2015, and ends on Feb. 26, 2016.

December 2015 also marks the 30th anniversary of CRP, a federally funded program that assists agricultural producers with the cost of restoring, enhancing and protecting certain grasses, shrubs and trees to improve water quality, prevent soil erosion and reduce loss of wildlife habitat.

As of September 2015, 24.2 million acres were enrolled in CRP. CRP also is protecting more than 170,000 stream miles with riparian forest and grass buffers, enough to go around the world 7 times.

For an interactive tour of CRP success stories from across the U.S., visit www.fsa.usda.gov/C RPis30, or follow on Twitter at #CRPis30.

“Over the past 30 years, farmers, ranchers, conservationists, hunters, fishermen and other outdoor enthusiasts have made CRP one of the most successful conservation programs in the history of the country,” said Vilsack. “Today, CRP continues to make major environmental improvements to water and air quality. This is another longstanding example of how agricultural production can work hand in hand with efforts to

improve the environment and increase wildlife habitat.”

Participants in CRP establish longterm, resource-conserving plant species, such as approved grasses or trees (known as “covers”) to control soil erosion, improve water quality and develop wildlife habitat on marginally productive agricultural lands. In return, FSA provides participants with rental payments and cost-share assistance. At times when commodity prices are low, enrolling sensitive lands in CRP can be especially attractive to farmers and ranchers, as it softens the economic hardship for landowners at the same time that it provides ecological benefits. Contract duration is between 10 and 15 years. The long-term goal of the program is to reestablish native plant species on marginal agricultural lands for the primary purpose of preventing soil erosion and improving water quality and related benefits of reducing loss of wildlife habitat.

Contracts on 1.64 million acres of CRP are set to expire on Sept.

30, 2016.

Producers with expiring contracts or producers with environmentally sensitive land are encouraged to evaluate their options under CRP. Since it was established on Dec. 23, 1985, CRP has: Prevented more than 9 billion tons of soil from eroding, enough soil to fill 600

million dump trucks; Reduced nitrogen and phosphorous runoff relative to annually tilled cropland by 95 and 85 percent respectively; Sequestered an annual average of 49 million tons of greenhouse gases, equal to taking 9 million cars off the road.

Since 1996, CRP has created nearly 2.7 million acres of restored wetlands.

For more information FSA conservation programs, visit a local FSA office or www.fsa.usda.gov/co nservation. To find your local FSA office, visit http://offices.usda.g ov.

announced this week.

In early September, the school applied for the Perkins Rural Grant, a grant which focuses on rural communities and assists with meeting needs of career and technical education.

“There were 23 career centers that were invited to apply and there were 18 grants that were awarded,” Heartland director Mark Hobbs told The Paper of Wabash County.

“We met with Ivy Tech representatives from Kokomo that we partner with, because this timeframe that they gave us was pretty short.

So we didn’t have a lot of time to hem and haw around. We had to get after it.”

The state announced the grant opportunity on Aug. 31 with submission due by Sept. 15.

“Obviously, as soon as (Hobbs) heard word that we were going to apply, we sat down as an administrative team with our instructor Doug Shannon and we said, ‘Ok. Let’s dream. Let’s talk about what we can do with this,” said Pete Dupont, supervisor of student services. “Obviously,

Mark has sat on some committees before where the economic people and the workforce counsel said, ‘Go this direction.’

“So we had some ideas. We also sat with Ivy Tech and talked about the idea of credentialing kids and certificates and technical certificates. So we had in mind with advanced manufacturing that the third leg of that would be electronics.”

According to Dupont, the grant’s focus, “advanced manufacturing,” is a broad term.

“But in our particular area, we focus in on the welding skills, the machining, the precision machining and the electronics,” he said.

In 2014, Heartland applied for its first $100,000 Perkins Rural Grant, which assisted with making improvements in the school’s welding area. The school also received a $135,000 innovative grant in 2013, which focused on the facility’s precision machinery.

“Obviously, with these grants, you have to show that we’re partnering with local business, with local schools, with all the folks

around us,” Dupont said. “So one of the coolest things that’s coming out of this grant – besides all the of equipment that we’re going to get out of it – is we’re developing pathways of education for kids as well.

“Like the electronics will have an industrial pathway as the welding does and the machining does, but it’ll have a pathway where kids can go on if you’re not going to school, you can get a certificate.”

Of this year’s grant, $72,000 will help purchase a sixaxis Fanuc mechanical robot complete with student certification, electronic motor controls and programmable logic controllers.

“Built within this grant is a $7,000 piece where we will send our teacher (Doug Shannon) to their headquarters and that’s where he’ll get one-week training (to teach the robot’s course),” Hobbs said.

The remaining grant funds will help purchase materials and supplies, communication promotions and miscellaneous training tools, according to Hobbs.

The school’s

administrative team decided to focus on advanced manufacturing after consulting a regional counsel.

“Mark (Hobbs) does a lot of work with regional counsels … and there’s a whole workforce regional counsel that’s from the state all the way down to the schools,” Dupont said, “but that regional counsel will give us input of what the demand is for jobs.

“As they begin to talk and brainstorm, we’re always as a region looking at how do we want to train our workforce?

So that’s kind of where these ideas bounce out of.”

The regional counsel also advises if the workforce “really needs electricians, we really need welders, we really need machinists,” Dupont said.

“So as Mark (Hobbs) is talking about the future, we’re always looking at what do we need to do differently as a program to meet those needs, because we want to train that workforce,” he continued.

The grant purchases will be available to students in the 201617 school year.

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Christine Flohr, director of tourism of Visit Wabash County, organized locations, personnel and information to feature in the episode.

The crew shot its primary film on Tuesday.

Due to schedule constraints with comedian Michael Palascak, a Wabash native, and show host Clare Kramer, the production had to limit its featured locations to a select few, according to Ford.

Starting at the Charley Creek Inn, the film crew moved through downtown Wabash to sites including Modoc’s Market, the Honeywell Center, Gallery 64, Visit Wabash County, the Wabash County Courthouse, Wabash County Historical Museum, Market Street Grill and the Green Hat Lounge.

“My hope is that every episode we do is a commercial for the town,” Dykhuizen said, “and showcases and highlights the best and (most beautiful) aspects you can to

towns and cities across the country to really show these hidden gems. That’s my hope and to be able to do an hour long video that really makes each place we visit proud.”

When the day was originally planned, Ford said that the location list included the Paradise Spring Historical Park and Wabash Cannonball Lanes, but time constraints called for some cuts.

“The one thing you have to realize when they can only shoot one day is Christine (Flohr) and I had everything lined up, but unfortunately scenes would run long or they would need a different camera angle, we had to cut a few things out,” Ford explained, “and I was disappointed with that because I know people were excited to be in the show, but you can only shoot for so long.”

From the day’s worth of footage, the film will be shortened 44-minute show with an option to air it as a

22-minute show, according to Ford.

“My job is to make sure that vision of what the show is supposed to be happen,” Dykhuizen said. “I will do everything in my power to make it so. I want everyone from Wabash to know that we’re not just coming into your town, shooting this and not caring.

“I treat every project I work on as a personal thing. I’ll be here couple days after we finish because I want to check out the museum. I want to do this, I want to do that because I’ve really enjoyed my time here.

It’s something special and we’ll make sure to make Wabash proud.”

In order to do so, the production crew sought out local production company Green Hat Productions to partner with them on the project.

“Another goal besides finding all these towns and getting to highlight the town is also finding the local talent,” Dykhuizen said. “So we worked and spoke

Bearfruit Films crews followed around Wabash native Michael Palascak and actress Clare Kramer as the two met local community and business leaders while filming the pilot episode of “Small Town USA.” The film crew toured the Honeywell Center as well as the Wabash County Historical Museum all for the purpose of creating a television show highlight Wabash’s charm.

Photo by Emma Rausch closely with Jeff (Guenin-Hodson) and Justin (Vail) from Green Hat Productions, Wabash’s own, and it’s something where that correspondence has been wonderful and it’s something that, in some shape or form, we would want that to happen in future cities,

towns that we go to.”

According to Vail, Green Hat Productions co-founder, the local producers’ major role is having “the first crack at editing.”

“That’s our bread and butter, I feel like,” Vail said. “Telling stories, putting things together in a way that it’s compelling and

interesting and fun to watch, that’s really where we hang our green hat. So to have our first shot at this something this level is super exciting.”

“Also, hopefully convey the vision that the director and the executive producers have for this. We’re trying to be true to our hometown

but also fulfill what their vision is as well,” added Jeff GueninHodson, Green Hat Productions cofounder.

Although the series is currently being independently filmed, the pilot episode will be offered to major television networks starting in February.

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Local veteran takes trip of lifetime

By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com

Oct. 7 was a long day for Wabash resident Ron Shaw. But it also is safe to say that it is a day that he will never forget.

A Korean War veteran, Shaw was among 80-plus veterans plus their guardians to travel to Washington, D.C., on the latest Honor Flight.

Honor Flights take World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War veterans from their home state to Washington to see the various memorials dedicated to them over the years.

But for veterans like Shaw, one of four Wabash veterans on the Oct. 7 flight, it was more: It was a long overdue thank you for the sacrifices they made to help their country.

Flight members had to be at the Fort Wayne International Airport by 6 a.m. the day of the flight.

Following a breakfast, the veterans were given red Tshirts to wear during the day, while their guardians – Shaw’s son, Bruce, was his guardian – received blue shirts. They also received lanyards – one of four different colors – which designated which bus they would be assigned to once arriving in Washington.

“When we left Fort Wayne, there were fire engines on either side of the runway spraying water over the plane,” he said.

“And when we got to Washington, there were two fire engines doing the same thing.”

After boarding the buses in D.C., the group received a police escort from the airport to its first stop near the Lincoln Memorial.

“The police were with us all day,” he said.

“We never stopped for a stoplight, stop sign, no one got to run in front of us.”

The group visited the Lincoln Memorial, as well as the Korean War Memorial and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, more com-

monly known as The Wall.

From there, the group received a bus tour of the city with docents on each vehicle pointing out facts about the city and the various memorials it has. The tour ended at the World War II Memorial.

“It is a marvelous memorial,” Shaw said. “They gathered us all there and took a group picture which was quite immense –

there were 80 some of us.”

After a lunch break, the group was then bused to Arlington National Cemetery where they visited the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and watched the always impressive changing of the guard.

Following the changing ceremony, a World War II fighter pilot that was with the group had the honor of placing a

Veterans who participated in the Oct. 7 Honor Flight to Washington, D.C., pose in front of the World War II Memorial. Photo provided

wreath at the tomb, Shaw said.

From there, it was off to the Pentagon and a stop at the Air Force Memorial locat-

ed nearby. The memorial features three spires that rise into the sky.

“They told us we don’t want to stand in the middle and take pictures because we’d get vertigo,” Shaw said. “They told us to lay down and take pictures from the ground because sooner or later we were going to be laying there anyhow.”

Following supper, the group headed back to the airport for its 73-minute flight (continued on page 26)

Wabash resident Ron Shaw (right) and his son, Bruce, were among those traveling to Washington, D.C., on Oct. 7, as part of the Honor Flight. Photo provided

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“I was tired and told my son that I was going to take a nap,” Shaw said. “About that time a gentleman came on the P.A. system and said one of the nicest things about the military was mail call.

“Everybody always went to mail call, whether you got anything or not you always went.”

The veterans didn’t know, but they were about to experience one last mail call.

“They started calling off names and they were passing out envelopes,” Shaw c o n t i n u e d .

“Unbeknownst to me, or any of the other military people on the airplane, my wife and son were told to contact people and

have them send us letters. I had a sack-full of cards and thank you’s and what have you.

“So, I didn’t get to have a nap on the way home. I was reading cards. It was quite an emotional time.”

By the tugging at the heart strings of the veterans didn’t stop with mail call.

“I’ve seen military groups come home from Iraq and Afghanistan, and their families were there waiting to meet them at the airport,” Shaw said.

Little did he realize what he was about to experience.

As the veterans debarked the plane, they were presented copies of the group photo taken at the World War II

Memorial.

“I got my photo and walked 10 or 15 feet, and there stood my wife, Laura,” he said, noting that a friend from their church volunteered to drive her to Fort Wayne so she could be there when the veterans returned. “That was the icing on the cake.”

Or so he thought.

In there terminal, he estimated, were about 4,000 people lined up cheering them upon their arrival back to Fort Wayne.

“They were lined up through the terminal, across the driveway, under the canopy and into the parking lot, two and three deep, even children,” Shaw said. “I made comment to a few along the way,

‘Shouldn’t you be home in bed?’ One woman told me that they didn’t have to be because they were homeschooled and this was part of their assignment.

“Little kids would come up and tug on you and ask you to shake their hand. It was absolutely unbelievable.”

Cheers and handshakes weren’t the only things the veterans received on their return.

“One lady gave me a pillow,” Shaw said.

“Another young lady came up and gave me a sack. Inside it was a lap robe.

“At the end of the line was a table set up covered with Girl Scout cookies and we could have a box of Girl Scout cookies.”

‘Strategic partnership’ establishes entrepreneurial support program

By Emma Rausch emma@thepaperofwabash.com The Economic Development Group of Wabash County (EDGWC), INGUARD and Manchester University announced the creation of a strategic partnership on Thursday, Dec. 3, that will establish an entrepreneurial support program for students.

The new program, Entrepreneurs EDG, will provide students with real-world business experience,

encourage social entrepreneurialism in the region and help coach participating business owners on how to establish and launch a viable business model as well as accelerate growth and replicate success.

President and CEO of EDGWC Keith Gillenwater spoke with INGAURD CEO Parker Beauchamp about the idea, Beauchamp told The Paper of Wabash County in an interview.

“Keith Gillenwater brought the idea up for discussion, and we

started to consider how we could create a program that would impact the lives of future and present business owners and ultimately fuel the economic growth of our region,” he wrote.

“With the help of Manchester University, we began developing Entrepreneurs EDG and realizing what it could mean for our community.”

This fall, the program’s trail run was facilitated at Manchester University under the guidance of professor Joe Messer, the Mark E. Johnston Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies.

During the trial program, students researched, developed and executed strategies specifically tailored to the needs of entrepreneurial ventures, according to a press release.

“The program began earlier this year, but will evolve as a more formal structure is put into place,” Beauchamp wrote. “At its core, the program is an iteration of an existing course at Manchester University, BUS 451 – Sales and E n t r e p r e n e u r s h i p, taught by Professor Joe Messer…

“Entrepreneurs EDG will go beyond the classroom curriculum by providing students with real-world business challenges and

experiences.”

INGUARD, a local insurance and risk management firm, will host the program in “an incubator-style workspace,” according to the official release.

The space will feature state of the art equipment and resources as well as an open floor plan concept to enable collaboration. The space’s building and development is scheduled to being as early as spring 2016.

“Entrepreneurs EDG will bring students out of the classroom setting and connect them with local participating businesses and organizations,” Beauchamp wrote.

“The opportunity to work amongst professionals in a business setting will provide them first-hand, realworld experience.”

Beauchamp added, “It isn’t every day that a business gets the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of others and be a part of their professional s u c c e s s .

Entrepreneurs EDG will give our firm and others involved in the program an opportunity to truly impact the success of our region.

“I’m ecstatic to be involved in this program, to help students and entrepreneurs solve the complex challenges associated with running a business, and to witness it all first-hand. “

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The City of Wabash has proposed threeyear contract with Wabash County to provide ambulance service to nearly three-fourths of the county.

The measure, approved Wednesday, Dec. 2 by the Wabash Board of Public Works & Safety, must now go to Wabash C o u n t y Commissioners for their approval. The current contract expires on Dec. 31.

The contract, as it has for at least the last six years, will carry with it a 2 percent increase per year.

The county would pay $179,265 for service in 2016, $182,850 for 2017 and $186,507 for 2018.

All the fees are payable in monthly installments.

Wabash Fire Department ambulance provides service to Wabash County from Ind. 16 south to the Grant County Line.

The contract can be terminated in 90 days.

In another matter, the board received bids

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J.M. Reynolds Oil submitted the lone bid for the fuel, while Gaunt & Son Asphalt submitted the lone bid for the road supplies.

The board approved both firms’ bids.

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TRACTORS, TRUCK, FARM EQUIPMENT & MISCELLANEOUS: Bush Hog 61” Deck PZ3061 Commercial Mower 704 hrs; 1979 GMC 7000 Truck V8 w/Hoist; 2 JD 60 LP60 NFE Power Steer; Minneapolis-Moline Model Z Gas Tractor NFE RR End JT 451D; 2 JD “B” Tractor Gas NFE runs; McCormick-Deering Farmall F30 NFE; JD “B” Tractor Needs work; Allis Chalmers D17 Gas WFE w/3pt Hitch & Loader; JD 14’ Heavy Duty Hay Wagon Hyd Hoist; 1992 Webbs Welding 28’ Gooseneck Flatbed Trailer w/Dovetail, Ramps, & Wench; 8’ Grader Blade; Asst Tractor Tires; Lots of Misc.

Engine & Tractor Parts; Head for “B” JD Unstyled, Oil Pan for F30; DiAcro Pan Break Heavy Duty; Bush Hog ATH 3pt Hitch Finish Mower 72” Cut; 3pt Quick Hitch; 7’ Pull Type Mower; Pull Type Sprayer; PK 3pt Hitch 50 Gal Sprayer; Pull Behind Lawn Fert Spreader; Husqvarna GTH 2250 Hydrostatic Garden Tractor; JD Post Hole Digger; Flat Btm Boat; Home Built Airplane Parts Incls Wings; Asst Tractor Shop Manuals; 6’ Luck/Now Heavy Duty 3pt Hitch Snow Blower Heavy Duty 9HP Log Splitter w/El Lift; 1500 & 300 Gal Fuel Tank; SHOP EQUIPMENT & TOOLS: Pratt & Whitney Low Profile 12+30 Metal Lathe, Chucks & Micrometer; Log Chains; Ingersoll Rand Twin Cyl 220 Air Compressor; Acetylene Torch Set w/Tanks & Cart; Forney 180 Amp AC220 Welder; Battery Chargers; Steel Work Bench on Wheels; Metal Shop Table w/Vice; Cabinet w/Vice; Lg Craftsman Industrial Tool Cabinet; Transit & Tripod; 32’ Alum Ext Ladder; 8’ Fiberglass Step Ladder; Dayton & Darra James Band Saws; Grizzly 5hp 220V Table Saw; Craftsman 12” Band Saw; Craftsman Radial Arm Saw; Belt/Disc Sander; 8” Bench Grinder; Chain Sharpener; Grizzly 20” Adjustable Wood Planer w/Wood Rolling Table; Craftsman Jig Saw & Router; Freud Plunge Router; Dayton Drill Press; Lg 3Hp 3 Phase Drill Press; Asst Open & Box End & Pipe Wrenches; 1” Air Impact Wrench; Lg Anvil; Nuts, Bolts, Sockets; 11’Tx20’ w/Swivel I Beam Engine Hoist; 10’Tx8’ w/I Beam Hoist; 10’Tx14’ w I Beam Hoist w/2-3T Chain Hoists; Engine Hoist, Transmissions, Gear Boxes, Pistons; 10T Portable Air Power Frame Straightener Puller; 50T Btl Jack; Floor Jacks; Platform Scale; Wheel Weights; New 50’ Air Hose w/Reel; Asst Air Hoses w/Reels; Rockwell Plywood Holder; Drywall Lift; Wood Working Shop Tools; WOOD: Hundreds of Feet of Hardwood Boards Cherry, Walnut, & Pine; 7 Bags Insulation; Lawn Mower HOUSEHOLD: Asst Toy Tractors; 7pc Dining Table & chairs; Microwave; EZ hutch; 2 Platform Rockers; Sofa Table; Knee Hole Desk; Computer Desk; Dresser; Night Stands; Table Lamps; Lamps; Pictures; NOTE: This is a nice large auction with 2 rings running all day. Many items not listed.

Come join us sale day!

Statements made day of sale take precedence over printed material.

Owner: LYMAN BENNER

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Façade grant program accepts 15 applications Building is gone: Crews from Brainard Excavating remove sidewalk and other cement on Tuesday, Dec. 1, that once surrounded the Brown Trucking building on South Cass Street. Brainard received the contract from the city to raze the building, which dated back to the 1950s. Photo by Joseph Slacian

Program spurs $25 million in private investment

By The Paper staff Fifteen applications have been approved for portions of the $1.3 million in façade grant funding with the number of applicants expect to grow to nearly 25, according to Lisa Gilman, chair of Wabash Marketplace Inc.’s economic restructuring committee.

This is the second round of façade grants, according to Steve Downs, WMI executive director.

“In 2009-2011, we ran a façade grant program that generated almost $4 million of private investment in downtown buildings,” Downs said. “That was a transformational experience, not only for our downtown, but also for Marketplace. We never expected to have this opportunity again and are truly grateful.”

The grant money will assist business

owners in beautifying their stores and downtown Wabash as a whole. “ D ow n t ow n Wabash is being transformed again thanks to the impact of the Stellar Designation,” Gilman said. “One of the Stellar projects is making $1.3 million of matching funds available to downtown property owners to repair and improve the facades of their buildings.”

So far, the Wabash County Historical Museum, Bulldog Battery, Pizza King and the Crow’s Nest have completed their projects.

Modoc’s Market, Market Street Grill and Reading Room Books are still works in progress. The final work is expected to start in spring, once the weather breaks, according to Gilman.

“Based on what we’ve seen so far, when the full $1.3 million has been distributed, we will have realized private investment of over $25 million in downtown properties,” Gilman said.

Vocal Impact Youth Choir to go Christmas caroling

By The Paper staff The Honeywell Center Vocal Impact Youth Choir will be singing Christmas carols at local businesses to help spread holiday cheer.

The choir members will visit places of business and entertain both employees and customers alike with classic Christmas songs.

Available caroling

dates are Monday Dec. 21 and Tuesday Dec. 22 from 9-11 a.m. and 1-4 p.m. both dates.

Although there is no fee for the choir to sing, a donation of $50 is suggested to help raise funds for the program.

To make a reservation, contact Michelle Struble at 260-274-1429 or email mstruble@honeywellcenter.org by Dec. 16.