PREP BASKETBALL - 19
Heather Flack • 20
The Northfield Lady Norse hosted the North Miami Lady Warriors in a TRC match up on Jan. 15. Sophomore Sydney Eltzroth and freshman Sidney Reed scored 26 and 18, respectively, to help Northfield to their first conference win. For more on the game, check out this week’s Sports Shorts.
A Person You Should Know Heather Flack, the librarian at White’s Residential and Family Services, is this week’s A Person You Should Know. Read about Flack’s travels and memories inside this edition.
THE PAPER
of Wabash County Inc.
www.thepaperofwabash.com
January 19, 2011
Proudly Serving Wabash County Since 1977
Trevor Rebholz surpasses 100 career wins
Rep. Kubacki encourages Southwood grappler joins elite group in school’s history investment
State Rep. Rebecca Kubacki (R-Syracuse) is co-authoring House Bill 1008 which increases the amount of tax credits available for investment in a qualified Indiana business from $500,000 to $1 million. This venture capitalist tax credit improves the accessibility of funds for fast growing Indiana companies by providing individual and corporate investors additional incentives. “Venture capitalists play a pivotal role in boosting our economy and for job creation. We must continue to find creative ways to foster economic development in Indiana spurring continual growth,” Said Rep. Kubacki. Rep. Kubacki’s bill also suspends the application fee for two years – a fee that the business must pay to become a qualified Indiana business. Certification to be a qualified Indiana business is at the discretion of the Indiana Economic Development Corporation based on factors such as the potential to: create jobs, (continued on page 5)
In Memorium Linda Bartoo, 50 Ervin Combs, 82 Virginia Diskey, 78 Inez Fleming, 76 Lewis Jacobs, 95 Margene Lybarger, 73 Stacey Miller, 38 Denis Russell, 68 Lois Sutton, 78 Ruthanne Warren, 70 Jeannine Young, 78
Index Classifieds............25-27 Community News...14-15,21-22 D & E....................16-18 Sports Shorts ............19 Weekly Reports ....10-11 Vol. 33, No. 41
PO Box 603, Wabash, IN 46992 (260) 563-8326
by Shaun Tilghman On Jan. 15, Southwood senior Trevor Rebholz became the fifth wrestler in the school’s history to record his 100th win. Rebholz reached the milestone after picking up his second win of the day in the second round of the Rochester Super-8 Duals. He finished 5-0 with three pins to win his 130-pound weight class, bringing his season record to 24-3 and his career record to 103-35. Rebholz, a Wabash native, began wrestling in first grade as part of club wrestling at Southwood. He started his high school career at 103 pounds before bumping up for his sophomore year and then again for his junior year. “One of the things with Trevor is that he’s been consistent,” said Southwood wrestling coach Leroy Striker, “he’s been consistently strong and he’s been healthy along the way. In our sport you don’t have a whole lot of opportunities to wrestle tons of matches so getting that 100th win is okay as long as you can be successful along the way. If you don’t wrestle one of the years – for example if you don’t come in as a freshman and be competitive – you’ll never get your 100th win.
TREVOR REBHOLZ (kneeling) spars with a fellow grappler during practice. On Jan. 15, the Southwood senior reached a career milestone with his 100th win, which made him only the fifth in school history to achieve the feat. (photo by Shaun Tilghman) “You also have to be able to advance in the State Tournament (sectional, regional, semi-state), which he has been able to do because of his hard work. As a freshman he wrestled 103, then he was up to 112, and he’s been 130 the last two years; he’s grown along the way and stayed competitive due to his strong work ethic.” Rebholz added, “The reason I bumped up was because of lifting and exercising – I got a lot stronger. When I went from 112 to 130 it was a different type of wrestling because they’re so much stronger than what the younger,
lighter kids are.” According to Rebholz, one of his goals has always been to reach 100 wins but he has had some other
goals throughout his career as well. “My freshman year I just wanted to make it to regional,” he explained. “Once I
made it to regional I wanted to make it to semi-state, which I did my sophomore year. After that my goal became to make it to
State, but I got beat in semi-state the last two years so obviously my goal this year is to make it to State.” (continued on page 5)
Longtime Wabash County 4-H Fair fixture Maxine Howard dies at 82
Maxine Howard, remembered by many Wabash County residents for her countless contributions to the Wabash County 4-H Fair died Jan. 14 at the age of 82. A 1946 graduate of Linlawn High School, Mrs. Howard married Joseph Lee Howard on Oct. 15, 1948. Howard and her husband were members of the Wabash Friends, where she served in the nursery. She worked in the Wabash County Extension office for 35 years before retiring, at least officially, while continuing her service at the fair by assisting with the 4-H Fair Queen Committee for many years. In addition to assisting with the fair, Howard could be seen assisting at Helping Hands and volunteering with the Stockdale Mill Association, Roann. Funeral services will be held Jan. 20, 10 a.m., at the Wabash Friends Church, 3563 S. St. Rd. 13. Friends may call Jan. 19, 2 to 8 p.m., at GrandstaffHentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave., and one hour prior to services at the church.