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Wabash County Hospital now known as Parkview Wabash Hospital

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By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.co m Wabash County Hospital is now Parkview Wabash Hospital. The change took place at midnight, Jan. 1, and hospital officials here say the transition went as smoothly as possible.

“We’re really excited about it,” Hospital President Marilyn Custer-Mitchell said. “We have some operational bumps we’re working through, but that’s bound to happen. But we’ve had no major issues come up, so we’re doing well.”

The transition, coming over the holidays had little impact on the changes.

“People are gone, so trying to get communications out about something to all our employees …,” she said. “We use a lot of emails, and if they’re not here and don’t access their email from home, then it just delayed some communication. That’s probably the biggest problem we’ve had.”

Throughout the transition, Parkview officials made periodic visits to Wabash to meet with employees.

“We had several different people from Parkview talk to our leadership team at times,” Custer-Mitchell said. “We’ve had several people in in the last two weeks coming in to meet with different departments about different issues.”

Kerri Mattern, Community Relations/Marketing Specialist, added that the hospital had human resource personnel from Parkview meet with employees to discuss various benefits that are available through Parkview.

Outside of a few visiting physicians who chose not to continue with Parkview following the change, there were no changes in staff.

“We had a few physicians who chose not to stay with PPG, so the staff with them left with them,” Custer-Mitchell said.

“But we had nine physicians who chose to stay. All of our nurse practioners chose to stay.”

Signs outside the hospital have been changed to read (continued on page 5)

Details of fatal car-train accident still unclear

EMMA RAUSCH AND JOSEPH SLACIAN stand in front of The Paper’s printing press, which will now print their work on a weekly basis. Slacian was recently hired to take over as editor, with Rausch assuming the role of reporter. (photo by Eric Stearley)

by Eric Stearley eric@thepaperofwabash.com The Paper of Wabash County is excited to welcome the New Year with two big changes in the newsroom. Joseph Slacian, Jr., former managing editor of the Wabash Plain Dealer, has been hired to take over as editor. Recent Indiana University School of Journalism graduate Emma Rausch will join the team as a writer/reporter.

The changes come in the weeks leading up to Editor Eric Stearley’s resignation, effective Jan. 26. He and his wife, Mary, are moving to Costa Rica follow-

ing her acceptance of an offer to teach third and fourth grade students at a private school in Monteverde.

Slacian has worked in newspapers for 40 years, starting at age 16. He landed his first fulltime job in the industry less than a week after college graduation, working as managing editor for the Hoopeston Chronicle in Illinois. Three years later, he took a position as news editor for the Wabash Plain Dealer, which was owned by the same parent company. In 1993, Slacian was promoted to managing editor of the newspaper.

“I think what bit me, as far as newspapers go, is that my mom and dad took four or five different newspapers, a couple local ones from Lake County and several from Chicago. They would come to the house everyday, and I would leaf through them and think, ‘Boy, this is kind of cool!’

My first goal was to be a sports writer, because I love sports, and I thought, ‘I can get into all these games for free and cover this,’ but then I realized there’s more to the newspaper than just sports, and I developed a love for that as well.” (continued on page 5)

State Board of Accounts releases comments on Lagro Township records

by Eric Stearley eric@thepaperofwabash.com On Oct. 29, The Paper published an article about Lagro Township’s annual budget meeting, in which they voted to cut the budget by 28 percent from the previous year. The cuts came after what the board deemed “frivolous” spending by Trustee Andrew Delong and unanswered questions about how funds were being used.

The story quickly caught the eye of a state official.

“The State Board of Accounts was in our courthouse when The Paper came out that week,” said Wabash County Commissioner Scott Givens.

“They read the article and they commented, because they were

here to see us for something else, and the commissioners were still there in the courthouse. The lady [from the State Board of Accounts] commented on the article.”

Shortly thereafter, Wabash County Prosecutor William C. Hartley, Jr. asked the State Board of Accounts to look into the matter.

On Jan. 5, State Examiner Paul D. Joyce released the agency’s comments. The State Board of Accounts identified five instances of noncompliance, including: - The records presented for review indicated that disbursements exceeded budgeted appropriations for the

Cumulative Fire fund by $18,784 in 2013.

- The Township did not adopt a resolution establishing salaries of Township officers and employees for 2013.

- Payments made for IT support and service were not supported by a written contract for 2013.

- The Trustee was not properly bonded for 2013. The Trustee did not obtain an individual Surety Bond.

- On February 6, 2014, the Trustee purchased a snow plow blade for $4,600. He sold the same plow blade for the same price to the private contractor who plows snow for the Township on February 20, 2014. (continued on page 9)

On Monday, Jan. 5, Dustin L. Shepler, 18, Wabash, was struck and killed about 12:20 p.m. by an eastbound Norfolk Southern train at Bond Street.

A press release issued by the Wabash Police Department stated that Shelper failed to yield to the train, although why he had failed to yield is still undetermined.

Sgt. Matt Benson said that the police department might never know exactly what happened.

According to the police accident report, the lights and bell were working at the crossing.

The report noted that Shepler’s vehicle radio was “blaring loudly” when the first officer arrived and the road surface condition was reported as icy, though it is undetermined if these were factors in the collision.

One thing was certain: There were no gates at the Bond Street crossing.

According to the Indiana State Rail Plan, it is duty of the Indiana Department of Transportation’s Office of Traffic Safety to select and administer funds for grade crossing improvements and closings. The railroad, however, is in charge of installing the crossing arms once the site has been selected and the funds administered.

The Norfolk Southern railroad was in the process of improving the Bond Street crossing when the accident occurred. The arms to be installed were on the ground near the crossing when the accident occurred.

“It’s probably been a month that they’ve been working on getting that installed,” Benson said.

“This accident was extremely tragic,” said Mayor Robert Vanlandingham. “Any time something like this happens, it’s hard to believe. It affects the whole community.”

Benson said the police department urges all citizens to use caution when approaching railroad crossings, arms or no arms.

“Turn the radio down, stop talking on your cell phone for a moment, and listen and look for a train. Be vigilant when you come to a railroad crossing.”

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by Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com The deadline to enroll online for the Wabash County 4-H and Mini 4-H programs is Thursday, Jan. 15.

The enrollment deadline, set by the Indiana 4-H Council, is about two weeks earlier than in past years, according to Angela Christopher, 4H Youth Educator for Wabash County. The local enrollment deadline had been Feb. 1.

“It used to be up to the individual counties as to what they wanted their deadline to be, and it ranged anywhere from Dec. 15 to clear into March and April. So the state decided to pick one and it picked Jan. 15.

“That is a firm, online enrollment deadline.”

Enrollment for either the regular or Mini 4-H programs may be done at www.in.4honline.com As of Jan. 7, only 214 Wabash County youth have enrolled.

“Combined, we would be looking for a total of about 750,” Christopher said. “So our enrollment, as we get down to crunch time, is not where we would like it to be.”

Regular 4-H is open to youth in third through twelfth grades, while Mini 4H is open to those in kindergarten through second grade.

While enrollment must be done online, she said those who would like help enrolling may visit the Wabash County Extension Office on the second floor of the Wabash County Courthouse.

“We can sit them down at one of our computers,” she said, “and we are happy to go through it with them and help them get through that process. We’ve got a few computers we can do that with.”

The process, depending on one’s computer skills, can take as little as five minutes per child, Christopher said.

The fee to enroll in the regular 4-H program is $30 per youth.

It allows the youngster to participate in unlimited clubs, activities and projects within the Wabash County 4-H program.

“You can pay online, or you can still pay with a check in the county office,” she said. “We understand that things are tight for some families right now, especially after the holidays.

“Go ahead and enroll online and indicate you are going to pay with a check.

Why enroll in 4-H A 2013 Tufts University study showed that 4-H members excel in positive youth development areas compared to their peers, including: - Four times more likely to con tribute to their communities (Grades 7-12) - Two times more likely to make healthier choices (Grade 7) - Two times more likely to be civi cally active (Grades 8-12) - Two times more likely to partici pate in extracurricular Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) programs.

Then call and make arrangements with us. We can work with them on the payments.”

Christopher noted that “there are some new and exciting things coming up” with the Wabash County 4-H program.

One such thing is the addition of the Wabash County 4-H Poultry Club.

Anyone, whether they own poultry or not, may join the club, Christopher said.

Poultry Project Superintendent Katrina Shoemaker will lead the new club and has many handson activities planned for those who join.

“4-H isn’t just for the kids who live out in the country or on the farm,” Christopher stressed.

“There is something for everyone. Our town population enrollment has been declining over the last few years, and we’ve started a lot of new projects those kids would be interested in.

“We’ve got a Robotics Club. We’ve

got aquatic science; you can bring a fish tank to the fair.

There’s public speaking and performing arts. If you take a dance class or perform some musical instrument, you can come and perform and enter that as a project at our fair.”

A change also is coming to the Mini 4H Program, Christopher said.

“Thanks to the success of the second graders who participated in the Mini 4-H Goat Showmanship project at last year’s county 4-H Fair, Wabash County 4-H is pleased to announce the addition of beef, sheep and horse and pony to the showmanship options available for second graders enrolled in Mini 4-H. “The best part is that you do not have to own an animal to participate in the Mini 4-H Project. The Mini 4-H program provides an excellent opportunity for youth to learn about 4-H.” Mini 4-Hers may enroll for free, Christopher added.

85 Hope offers free pap smears

by The Paper staff Free pap smears will be available on two nights this month, thanks to 85 Hope, Wabash County’s free clinic.

To mark January as being Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, the clinic is offering the free tests at two different locations.

The first will be

from 6-8 p.m. Jan. 20 at Family Physicians, 1025 Manchester Ave. The second will be from 6-8 p.m. Jan. 27 at Manchester Clinic, 1104 N. Wayne St., North Manchester.

There is no pre-registration required, and paperwork is minimal, organizers said. There is no charge for the service and refreshments will

be served.

The event is possible because of HOPE F o u n d a t i o n , Parkview Wabash Hospital, Community Foundation of Wabash County, the Lutheran Foundation and Wabash County United Fund.

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Wabash firefighter placed on administrative leave

by Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com A Wabash firef i g h t e r- p a r a m e d i c requested that he be placed on administrative leave until an operating while intoxicated charge he received in Fulton County is resolved.

The firefighter, Scott Reese, had the request granted Jan.

Board of Public Works & Safety. He will begin the administrative leave once about 10 accumulated vacation and comp days have been used, Fire Chief Bob Mullett said.

Mullett requested disciplinary action from the board against Reese because of the Fulton County incident.

statute, Reese had three options before the board, City Attorney Doug Lehman told board members.

“He has a right to have a hearing to determine whether or not he has committed any act that would be grounds for demotion, dismissal, forfeiture of pay, or whatever appropriate pun-

ishment that you might have,” Lehman said. “He has a right to have at least 14 days before that hearing is conducted, and he has a right to insist that hearing be conducted within 30 days.”

The Board could also delay its action.

“In the past we have placed firefighters on administrative

leave until those charges are resolved,” the attorney continued.

“There’s always the possibility that he could be acquitted or that the charges be resolved in some other matter that may or may not influence you in any way with what you want to do with punishment.”

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the board with a written request for the unpaid administrative leave.

“I honestly don’t know what kind of time frame I’m looking at here,” he said.

“I would like to say within a month or two, but I can’t swear to that.

They’ve already kind of drug it out longer than I expected initially.

“I can say as soon as I know something on that end I can notify Chief Mullett and proceed to go forth from there.”

Board member Greg Metz asked if the panel needed to set a timeline for the leave to end. However,

JIM REYNOLDS, founder of J. M. Company, turns 90 this month.

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In another matter, Sheriff Bob Land reported that there were 87 inmates at the Wabash County Jail as of Monday morning, with another 18 being held at the Miami County Jail.

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Lehman said in past situations the board had not set a deadline.

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“I’m sure once they are resolved, even if they are not resolved favorably, he will let us know.”

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“It’s not going to be a situation where we’re not going to know that things have been resolved,” he said.

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City awards bid to raze home

by Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com B r a i n a r d Excavating received the bid to demolish a home at 7 Elmwood Drive during the Wabash Board of Public Works & Safety’s Jan. 7 meeting.

The bid was awarded in spite of a request from Kristina Lynn, attorney for the Jo Jinks Dietzer estate, who said she has been in contact with Dietzer’s daughter, Louise DietzerYoung, to delay the demolition.

The board, during its Dec. 3 meeting, found the home to been unsafe and ordered it to be demolished.

However, Dietzer-Hensley appeared at the board’s Dec. 17 meeting, and said, among other things, that she had not been properly notified of the unsafe building hearing.

The board has dis-

cussed the fate of the home since at least mid-October.

The home, Building Commissioner John Stephens told the board, has a hole in the roof, standing water and mold in the basement, and several other problems.

“It’s the only asset in the estate, and has been the only asset for some period of time,” Lynn said of the home. “The goal has been for some time to sell the house, pay of the debts of the estate and close that estate out. It just hasn’t happened.

“I was unaware prior to the initiation of these proceedings that there were major issues at the house; that there were things that needed to be done.”

She said she is now aware of the situation after speaking with Dietzer-Hensley, who planned to attend the Jan. 7 meeting, but couldn’t because of

hazardous road conditions between Wabash and Fort Wayne, where she lives.

D i e t z e r- H e n s l e y, according to Lynn, has applied to withdraw funds from a deferred compensation fund at her place of employment to help pay for repairs.

However, the board, which must approve the withdrawal, only meets monthly, and won’t meet until late January.

Lynn said she would like to work with Dietzer-Hensley and the city to make sure whatever needs to be done with the home is done.

Board members asked if DietzerHensley had made arrangements to remove the water from the basement.

Lynn was uncertain if she had done so.

“Assuming it’s not out,” board member Greg Metz said, “that water in the basement, I can guarantee

Fourth grade Wabash County essay contest announced, prizes for top 20 finalists

by The Paper staff The Wabash County Historical Museum, in partnership with the Wabash County Historical Society, announced this week the start of an essay contest for all Wabash County fourth graders.

According to a press release, the purpose of the contest is to encourage children to talk and think about the county’s history. Prizes will be awarded to the top 20 finalists at the reception dinner in May. To qualify for the contest, essays must choose any Wabash County historical

site, person, or event and explain its significance to the county. Essays must be double-spaced, preferably with Times New Roman 12 point font, and cannot exceed the maximum length of two pages.

Links for online material are available through the Wabash County Historical Museum and the Manchester Center for History websites.

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Winners will be announced April 24 and a reception will be held for the winners, their parents, and teachers from 7-8 p.m. on May 5 at the Museum, located at 36 E. Market St. in Wabash.

For more information, contact Bob Beckett at 260-5638971 or rsbeckett@comcast.net or contact Mitch Figert of the Wabash County Historical Museum at 260-563-9070 or mitchf@wabashmuseum.org.

you that if it is not now, within the next few days will be, frozen and that foundation will be shot.”

The board also asked if DietzerHensley had entered into any agreement with a contractor, to which Lynn said she had not because of funding.

“Has she gotten an estimate?”

Metz queried. “It’s been 30 days after we met with her last time, and apparently all she’s been able to do is hire an attorney.”

Lynn said “she can’t really enter into a contract not knowing if she’s going to have the money to pay” for the work.

Metz replied, “I don’t know how you’re going to know how much money to get out of your account if you don’t know how much money it’s going to take to fix it.”

Board member Dee Byerly said he asked specifically at the Dec. 17 meeting if she had $30,000 to $50,000 to repair the home, and Dietzer-Hensley said she didn’t.

“That’s the problem we’re facing here,” he said, “we can stall another month and month and month and month. If we’re digging and there’s no potatoes anymore …”

Lynn said because of the holidays she and Dietzer-Hensley have not met as often as they should have.

However, she assured the board that she would continue to work with Stephens to make sure the problem is rectified. She also said she would contact contractors, if need be, to get repair estimates.

Metz said it was

made extremely clear to Dietzer-Hensley at the Dec. 17 board meeting that the city was concerned with the home and for its neighbors.

He said there was no effort made to cover the hole in the roof, even with a piece of plywood, adding, “that shows there was no effort to do anything, period. She’s done nothing. And if she has, I would appreciate knowing what it is.

“What effort has been made at all to at least keep the situation from getting worse, if not making it to get better.”

Before the home can be demolished, the water must be removed from the basement. However, before the water can be removed, it must first be tested to see if there is any contamination in it.

The city’s W a s t e w a t e r Treatment Plant will test the water, and once test results are received, at least one week later, will begin to properly remove the water.

If demolition work is not completed before the board’s Jan. 21 meeting, Lynn and Dietzer-Hensley can again make arguments as to why the demolition should not continue.

B r a i n a r d Excavating was one of four firms to submit bids to demolish the home. The firm bid $5,639.

Hank’s Construction bid $5,700, while CAT Excavating bid $7,000 and Troy Eads Excavating bid $8,900.

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Slacian to take over as editor; Rausch hired as reporter...continued from page 1 Slacian retired from the Plain Dealer in December after 33 years with the company.

“My wife told me I could retire, but I had to find another job. I think I would drive her crazy if I stayed at home all the time,” Slacian said with a laugh, noting that staying home would drive him crazy as well. “I had a three week lag between the time I retired from the Plain Dealer and started here, and by the end of the first week, it was like, ‘How much longer?’ I just have to stay busy doing stuff.”

Outside the office, Slacian continues to be involved in the community, currently serving as exalted ruler of the Wabash Elks Lodge #471. He’s also the proud captain of the “Motley Crew from IU” Chili For Charity Cook-Off team. He and his wife, Jody, have two daughters, Jana, 27, and Jeri, 23, as well as a 10-year-old dachshund named Payton.

Though he and his wife were raised in Lake County near

Chicago, they call Wabash home and have no plans to leave.

“We just came here and fell in love with the community. It’s like a big city with a small town atmosphere,” said Slacian.

“I’d like to continue to bring the story of Wabash and Wabash County to the people.”

While Slacian is a familiar face in town, Emma Rausch is new to Wabash. She’s a proud Hoosier, having lived in several towns throughout the state during her formative years. She graduated from Indiana University with a degree in journalism last May, but for many years, the vocation wasn’t even on her radar.

“For the first 18 years of my life leading up to senior year in high school, I was going to go to Purdue to be an engineer, and then, one day in journalism class, I committed myself to this, because I really loved the class, and one day my teacher said, ‘Emma, you would make a really great journalist,’” said Rausch. “I applied to

IU as a joke, because I was always going to go to Purdue; it was Purdue or death for me, because of my mom. But when I got my acceptance letter from IU, the light went on, and I knew journalism was for me.”

After graduation, Emma began an internship in New York City with NYMetroParents, a magazine company and the largest publisher of regional parenting content on the East Coast. When her internship ended, she was offered a full-time staff position, but wanted to return to her home state.

“I hated New York City, honestly, not because of the people, but because of the busyness and the loudness of all of it; there was never any rest,” said Rausch.

“Here in Wabash, it’s the exact opposite.

CVS and Walgreens are closed at 12 a.m.

It’s nice, it’s peaceful, and it’s what I was looking for. My family is [in Indiana]. I grew up here. What really drew me back is the fact that there’s grass

here, there’s tons of trees, and that’s a calling card for me, because you don’t get a lot of that in cities.”

So far, she has found the residents of Wabash to be very friendly and welcoming, which she appreciates following her time in The Big Apple.

She’s also likes the community’s focus on revitalizing and repurposing its old buildings.

“Being able to find an apartment in a really nice old house was kind of surprising, because I didn’t know you could turn those into boarding house-style housing,” she added.

Rausch is joined by two special companions in her “really nice old house,” a 10month-old chow/lab mix named Oswin and a cat she recently rescued named Teto.

Slacian and Rausch will continue The Paper’s legacy, but also look forward to making some positive changes and additions to the publication.

“I’m still getting my feet wet and learning my way around this

office, learning how things are done,” said Slacian. “One thing I think I’d like to do is write an editorial once a week, have a viewpoint page, and put our voice to what is happening in the community.”

Slacian is looking for an increased focus on local government while continuing The Paper’s strong feature writing. He also looks forward to further utilizing The Paper’s social media presence.

“When I started in newspapers, I used a typewriter.

Now everything is computerized, and you have so many outlets to tell a story with Facebook and Twitter and all of that,” he said. “This last week, seeing the number of people that look at [The Paper’s] Facebook page and quickly respond to things on Facebook, it just blew my mind.”

As someone who has been around social media for much of her life, Rausch agrees.

“Journalism itself is changing. You can’t just be strictly print anymore.

You’re

online, you’re on Twitter, you’re broadcasting, all this stuff.

So you can do a lot of different things just by being a journalist,” said Rausch. “I would love to get my hands on the design, personally. I grew up with an artistic background, and during high school, I helped with my high school newspaper. I was involved in the designing aspect and

helping my team create something that people really like to see.”

With a new, highly qualified newsroom staff, readers can expect to see some positive changes in the coming months.

One thing that will remain constant is The Paper’s ongoing mission to be the area’s premier news source.

Hospital changes going smoothly... continued from page 1 Parkview Wabash Hospital.

“Then we’re slowly going to work on smaller signs and internal signs,” Custer-Mitchell said.

“We’ve got more planned, but we wanted to get the monument signs changed.”

Mattern added that employees have all new identification cards, and the hospital’s website also has been changed, as has letterhead and other forms.

One of the main reasons for the affiliation was help to build a new hospital. That, in fact, was a key issue in negotiations between Parkview and Wabash County Hospital officials.

Those plans are still

on the table.

“No more than five years,” CusterMitchell said about the new facility. “In fact, we’re meeting (this) week with building and facilities people from Parkview to start that process, discussing such things as, ‘what’s our plans, what do we do next?’

“We’ll probably develop a building committee here, made up of primarily local people, and start down that process.

The people I’m talking to say it’s probably closer to three years.”

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One difference, Mattern said, is that patients will receive calls asking them to take a telephone survey related to their experiences at the hospital. That survey is now done via mail.

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More Farm Bill meetings coming to Wabash County

by The Paper staff Following a very successful meeting on Jan. 6 at the Honeywell Center, Wabash County Purdue Extension and

Wabash County Farm Service Agency leaders are planning some additional follow up meetings on the 2014 Farm Bill.

At 7 p.m. Jan. 22, at

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the REMC community room, Curt Campbell Purdue Extension and Eric Armentrout, Wabash FSA, will present another seminar on the options available under the new Farm Bill. A second meeting is also scheduled for 7 p.m.

Feb. 9 at the REMC community room.

This meeting will also

include a 2015 AG Outlook, with comments by Professor of Economics Chris Hurt from Purdue.

The 2014 Farm Bill has created opportunities for producers to update payment yields and reallocate base acres. Producers have not had this option given to them since 2001.

All producers are being encouraged to call their local FSA office and set an appointment to get this first step completed.

The Wabash County FSA number is 260-563-3145. The deadline for completion of base and yield updates is Feb. 27.

Once the base and yield updates are completed the next step is to decide which farm program to enroll each farm in for the years 2014-18. The new Farm Bill created

three distinct options for producers to choose from, Price Loss Coverage (PLC), Ag Risk CoverageCounty (ARC-CO) and Ag Risk CountyIndividual (ARC-IC).

Each program option offers producers an opportunity for program payments based on what happens each year with commodity prices and yields.

Producers have to decide which option best meets their farm’s needs.

The deadline for

choosing which program to enroll in is March 31.

There are several resources available to help guide producers through the decision making process, including: The FSA website www.fsa.usda.gov/arc -plc; University of Illinois fsa.usapas.com; Texas A&M usda.afpc.tamu.edu; through your local FSA office - 260-5633145; or through (continued on page 7)

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DOROTHY (NICCUM) BYERS and Doris (Niccum) Boocher as toddlers. (photo provided)

By The Paper staff A 90th birthday celebration is planned Sunday for Dorothy (Niccum) Byers and Doris (Niccum) Boocher.

The Niccum twins were born on Jan. 20, 1925.

Dorothy has four children: Doreen Connor, Janel Byers,

Dennis Byers, and Jo Kerr. She also has eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

Doris has five children: Jerry Boocher, Judy Cripe, Allan Boocher, Arden Boocher, and Beverly Rice. She also has 10 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.

The twins’ chil-

dren invite family and friends to the 90th birthday celebration from 2-5 p.m. Sunday in the Manchester Jr. High School auditorium, located at 404 W. 9th St., North Manchester.

The family requests no gifts please, but cards are welcomed.

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C O N G R AT U L A TIONS TO Brodie and Caley (Fitch) Stith on the birth of their first child, son Brogyn Lee, who was born on Dec. 13.

Grandparents are Ed and Lori Fitch and David and Pauli Stith.

Great-grandparents are Max and Nancy Chamberlain, Bette and DeWayne (deceased) Fitch, Jan Fitch, Larry and Janet Stith and Paul Durbin.

ECHO SLOT CAR RACING for Urbana area youth will take place at 2 p.m. Jan. in the Urbana Community Building.

Racing is for youth 9 years and older.

Anyone is welcome to come and watch. All racing cars are provided. There are free snacks. For more information, contact Michael Snell at 7743665. This activity is sponsored by the Urbana Lions Club.

NORTHFIELD SENIOR Jonathan Fawley is currently in Riley Hospital battling leukemia.

A local group is raising money to help with his medical expenses by selling t-shirts at this website: www.booster.com/faw ley. Take a look and remember to keep him in your thoughts

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and prayers.

As of this writing, 49 shirts have been sold for a total of $870 raised. The goal is to sell 75 T-shirts. There are 26 days left to order.

T-shirts are only $20.

Please watch for details about a motorcycle run fundraiser for Jonathan that will be held in April.

DRIVER TRAINING is now offered.

The American Driving Academy is offering a Driver Education class at the Peru YMCA on Sunday afternoons beginning Feb. 15. The Northfield school office has more information.

SHARP CREEK DATES: Jan. 20 eLearning Day No.3 (There are four eLearning Days in

this school year.) Jan. 22 - fourth and fifth grade students to Shrine Circus.

URBANA YOKE PARISH January dates: 6:30 p.m. Jan. 14 - Church Board; 7 p.m.

Jan. 15 Christian Education Board; 7 p.m. Jan. 19 The Men’s Group (All men are welcome to attend).

PRAYER CONCERNS: Please add Steve McClure and his family. Steve’s dad, Bill McClure, died Jan. 5 in Rising Sun. Also add the family and friends of Jude and Sue Dillon.

Martin “Jude” Dillon died on Jan. 3 and his wife, Sue Dillon, died on Jan. 6. Gene Miller had back surgery on Jan. 8. Continue to remember Karen Bechtold’s daughter,

Donna Russell, Jane Winebrenner, Jo Anne and Roscoe Weaver, Ardis Witkoske, Marguerite Baker, Sandy Haupert, Don McNabney, and Lillian Maurer.

B R E A K FA S T BUNCH: Due to the extreme cold, only two people came on Jan. 7, Marvin and Mary Ann Mast. Hopefully the weather will permit everyone to get together on Jan. 14 between 7:30 and 8 a.m.

BIRTHDAYS: Jan. 15 - Britain Webb.

Jan. 16 - Troy Baer.

Jan. 17 - Katie Leland, Jared Peas will be 14. Jan. 18 Teresa Frehse, Cyrus Myers, Gracie Dale.

Ginny Bozarth will be 92.

Cards and/or notes can be sent to her at 1 Elmwood

URBANA HISTORY: Jim Barley receives his plaque as he was being inducted into the Grant County Sports Hall of Fame at the Marion YMCA this past April. Jim was the basketball coach at Urbana High School for three years, from 1959-1961, where he compiled a record of 43 wins and 21 losses. Those from this area attending the ceremony in Marion were Hap and Jane Dragoo, Ginny and Herman Bozarth, and Brad Bozarth. After leaving Urbana High School, Barley went to Montpelier where he won the Portland Sectional Championship in 1965. From there he became head coach at Scottsburg, coaching from 1966 to 1978 where his 1969 team went uneaten in the regular season and averaged a state record of 90 points per game. He was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 2005. Jim and his wife, Mary, still live in Scottsburg where a street was named after him this past September. More on that later. (photo provided)

Timbercrest to host blood drive

By The Paper staff As part of the American Red Cross’ National Blood Donor Month, Timbercrest Senior Living Community will host a blood drive on Wednesday, Jan. 21.

The blood drive will be from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the facility’s Assembly Room, 2201 East St., North Manchester.

To schedule an appointment, call 1800-733-2767, or call

Timbercrest at 260982-2118 to sign up beforehand.

Individuals who are 17 years of age (16 with parental permission), meet weight and height requirements (110 pounds or more,

depending on their height) and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood.

Donors should bring their Red Cross blood donor card or other form of identification with them.

More Farm Bill meetings coming to Wabash County... continued from page 6

Wabash County Purdue Extension at 260-563-0661 ext. 1408; The decision on which program to enroll your farm in is a onetime decision that will stay with the farm through at least the 2018 crop year.

Producers failing to make a decision by the March 31 deadline will have their farms

default to the PLC program and will not be eligible for program payments for the 2014 crop year.

Wabash County Purdue Extension and FSA personnel have been trained to review with you the above options. They encourage all producers to take the required time to put together the

needed numbers to update yields. The base reallocation numbers are already created at the FSA office and simply require a producer choice.

The decision on which five-year program to enroll in is the most important.

Wabash County producers are encouraged

to call 260-563-3145 and

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Drive, Wabash, IN 46992. Jan. 19 Richard Miller, Eric Cohee. Jan. 20 - Carla Howard, Caitlyn Price. Jan. 21 - Ralph Frank, Taylor Poole, Greg Dale, Jerrick Todd Warnock will be 4 years old!’

A N N I V E R SARIES: Jan. 20 Herman and Virginia Bozarth will be celebrating their 69th wedding anniversary.

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In Indiana, many people entitled to second chance Expungement – a clunky, unfamiliar word – describes a process that would help many Hoosiers get a “second chance” and seal (but not actually erase) many or all of their criminal records.

With the start of the New Year, many people resolve to make changes in their lives.

One resolution may be to get a new job.

However, that goal can be difficult for some to accomplish due to previous bad behaviors and/or decisions – often from many years earlier – which led to criminal charges and/or convictions. In many cases, these individuals have long since paid their debt to society, but are still haunted or punished by these issues when a background check is required by a potential employer.

To lessen this burden, in 2013, Indiana introduced the expungement law, also known as the “Second Chance Law”.

This law is complex, and many believe it is underused by those who could benefit from it.

The process of expunging convictions can only be used once in a lifetime; however, multiple convictions can be expunged with one petition. That is, if someone has convic-

tions on more than one charge or in more than one county, so long as the individual petitions are filed within a 365day period, the petitions count as a single petition.

The law classifies crimes according to their seriousness.

Certain crimes, including murder, rape, sexual molestation, and human trafficking, cannot be expunged.

Each classification has specific waiting periods (generally ranging from 1-10 years) and requirements that must be met to successfully petition the court for an expungement.

The process starts with filing a petition in the county where the conviction was entered. While there is no filing fee, the petition must contain certain very specific information. Without this required information, the court can immediately deny the petition.

A copy of the petition has to be properly delivered to the county prosecutor, who must notify the court of any objection to the petition within 30 days. The petition and any subsequent order are confidential.

If the expungement petition is granted, the petitioner must be treated as if the

conviction never occurred. In applications for employment, a license, or other right/privilege, the petitioner may only be questioned about a previous criminal record in terms that exclude expunged convictions or arrests. For example, the statute suggests: "Have you ever been arrested for or convicted of a crime that has not been expunged by a court?"

In addition, if the petitioner's right to vote, hold public office, or serve as a juror has been suspended due to the conviction, those rights are reinstated.

However, the granting of the expungement has no effect on an existing or pending driver's license suspension.

So, if you – or someone you know – could benefit from a “second chance,” this law provides a real opportunity. However, due to the limitation of one petition per lifetime and the significant complexity of the law, one should seriously consider having legal counsel assist in the expungement process.

Joel K. Stein Joel K. Stein and Kristina L. Lynn are the co-founders of the Wabash law firm of Lynn & Stein, P.C.

schedule an appointment as soon as possible. The February and March deadlines are rapidly approaching and very few producers have been into the Wabash FSA office at 599

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DISCLAIMER: Answers from ‘Ask Lynn & Stein’ should be considered for information only and not as legal advice. If you have legal issues please seek counsel of an attorney.

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Filing begins for Municipal Election

by Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com Filing began Jan. 7 for the 2015 Municipal Election, with two of the three declared mayoral candidates in the City of Wabash fil-

ing their paperwork in the Wabash County Clerk’s office.

The pair – Republican Scott Long and Democrat Margaret “Boo” Salb – was among 13 candidates who have

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Long filed his paperwork on Wednesday, Jan. 7, while Salb filed on Friday. A third declared candidate, Wabash Fire Chief Bob Mullett, is expected to file sometime this week.

“Everything has been positive,” Long said after filing. “I’ve received a lot of positive feedback.”

Long is, so far, the lone Republican seeking the mayoral nomination.

“I plan to run my own campaign,” he said. “Let the best person win.”

Salb also said she has received positive feedback from the community since announcing her intentions to run.

“The work really begins now,” she said after filing. “I’m looking forward to the race and, if elected, continuing to serve Wabash.”

Two City of Wabash incumbents, Tim Roberts and Wendy Frazier, also filed their paperwork.

SCOTT LONG watches as Wabash County Clerk Elaine Martin checks his paperwork. A Republican, Long filed his candidacy for mayor of the City of Wabash on Wednesday, Jan. 7. (photo

by Joseph Slacian)

MARGARET “BOO” SALB is surrounded by friends and family as she signs paperwork to turn into Wabash County Clerk Elaine Martin. Salb filed her candidacy Friday seeking the Democrat nomination for the City of Wabash. Joining her were (from left) City Council member Joan Haag, Salb’s husband, John Salb, City Council member Jim Wenrich and Salb campaign official Kathy Jones. (photo by Joseph Slacian) R o b e r t s , a Republican, is seeking re-election as City Court judge, while Frazier, a Democrat, is seeking re-election as clerk-

treasurer.

“I would like to continue to maintain all the fiscal responsibilities of clerktreasurer,” Frazier said. “The City of

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On Monday, four other people, including three incumbents, filed for the Wabash City Council.

Democrats Jim Wenrich and Joan Haag filed to retain their District 3 and at-large seats, respectively.

Re p u b l i c a n Douglas Konkle filed to retain his District 1 seat. Konkle was appointed to replace Jon Gilpin who moved from the district following the 2011 Municipal Election.

Political newcomer Matt Stone filed to seek the Republican nomination for the District 5 council seat. Stone is the business manager at Wabash City

Schools.

David W. Monroe, a Democrat, filed paperwork for the City Council’s Second District seat.

Council Member Bryan Dillon, a Republican, now holds that position.

Frazier wasn’t the only clerk-treasurer to file to retain their seats.

Kristie Bone of Lagro, Robert “Bob” Ferguson Jr. of Roann and Cynthia Erb of LaFontaine all filed to retain their seats. Bone and Ferguson were elected in the 2011 election, while the LaFontaine Town Council appointed Erb to her post about one year ago.

Jeffrey Shelton, a Republican, also filed for the Lagro Town Council.

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Be Well Wabash County signs charter Konkle nominated

By Eric Stearley eric@thepaperofwabash.com On Jan. 8, more than 30 members of the community joined together at the Wabash County YMCA to show their support for Be Well Wabash County, a new initiative focused on wellness. The initiative aims to bring organizations, businesses, and individuals together in a collaborative effort to promote life balance and health.

“Right now, were in the bottom third of the health rankings.

Wouldn’t it be fun to think about being in the top third?

Wouldn’t it be fun to be in the top 10 counties for health and wellbeing,” said founding member Bryce Lindsay. “And what does that do to our economy? Does it attract other companies and people who bring new jobs in?

Then that helps our schools. That helps everybody.”

“It really is a holistic approach to wellbeing, which is exciting, and I think it’s different from what other communities are doing,” said YMCA Community Wellness Coordinator Chris Sloan.

The event served as a kick-off for the initiative, as well as a chance for its organizers to explain the vision. Following a brief program, educators, businesspeople and pastors, among others, had the opportunity to sign the initiative’s charter to publicly show their support.

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BRYCE LINDSAY ADDRESSES Be Well Wabash County members during the initiative’s charter signing on Jan. 8 at the Wabash County YMCA. (photo by Eric Stearley) hopes that this will prompt others in the community to get involved and work toward a healthier Wabash County.

“When you drive up awareness, more people want to be involved, and when you can intersect where their passions and their skills come together, and you get the right people in the right organizations doing the right thing, I think that’s pretty powerful,” said Lindsay.

Be Well is a countywide initiative, and North Manchester was well represented at the event. Vice President for Financial Affairs Jack Gochenaur explained why Machester University jumped on the opportunity to be involved.

“First of all, we have quite a number of employees that live in Wabash County, and we want to be an institution that’s noted for community relationships,” said

Gochenaur. “It really supports the mission of the university in the context of trying to create an environment for our employees. It’s a very positive environment, and a supporting environment, and health is obviously a key point in that.”

He also noted that the initiative would have an impact on the university’s students, even those who attend its pharmacy school in Fort Wayne.

Through Be Well Wabash County, the university hopes to connect pharmacy students with the community’s senior citizens.

“We were looking forward to bringing our students down here…to give them experience in consulting with senior citizens who are on pharmaceutical medication. Taking a look at the pharmacy prescriptions what they have and [making sure] that they’re aware of how they’re

“On Jan. 8, We the people of Wabash County resolve to collaborate, inspire, and move Wabash County toward better wellbeing by promoting life balance in the areas of Community, Purpose, Mind, and Body. We will reflect on the best of our past and invest in our utmost effort today to develop a healthier Wabash County for the future.”

using it and how they might be in conflict with each other,” said Gochenaur.

“This would be a marvelous experience for our students, and I think extremely helpful for the people they’re talking to, so that’s a win-win for us.”

Be Well is also working with local restaurants to identify healthy menu items and promote these to customers using the Be Well Wabash County moniker.

Main View Inn in North Manchester is already taking part.

“We’re redoing the menus in the next four weeks, so were excited, and I think it’s a good time of year to start it, because everyone’s New Year’s resolution is always to lose weight, so were excited to be a part of this,” said Karen Fawcett.

They hope to have at least 10 menu items endorsed by Be Well Wabash County when their new menu is announced next month.

“I’ve got to tell you, it’s enjoyable to be a part of this community,” said Lindsay.

“When you think of community, purpose, mind, body and that approach, it’s exciting, because that’s what’s going to change lives.”

CITY COUNCIL MEMBER DOUG KONKLE was nominated to be president of the Wabash City Council during the Jan. 12 meeting at City Hall. (photo by Emma Rausch)

State Board of Accounts releases comments on Lagro Township records...continued from page 1 According to the report, the investigation was conducted “to determine compliance with applicable Indiana laws and uniform compliance guidelines established by the Indiana State Board of Accounts.” It also noted that because the agency’s “procedures were not designed to opine the Township’s financial statements, we did not follow generally accepted auditing standards,” nor do they express an opinion regarding the financial statement of the township.

In addition to confirming previously reported instances of noncompliance, the report uncovered Delong’s lack of a surety bond. A surety bond works much like an insurance policy for government agencies, ensuring that

financial discrepancies and missing funds can be recovered by the agency, in this case, Lagro Township.

Finally, the report noted that the agency’s “procedures were not designed to identify all instances of noncompliance; therefore, noncompliance may exist that is unidentified.”

The State Board of Accounts delivered a preliminary version of the document to the Wabash County Prosecutor’s office in December.

“We are looking into it,” said Hartley.

“It’s still a pending investigation in my office.”

On Dec. 3, the contents of the report were discussed with Delong, as well as then-Lagro Township Advisory Board Member Ralph

Ranck, who was the first to discover the instances of noncompliance. In accordance with state law, Delong was then given two weeks to respond.

“Any response that we receive from officials would be included in the report, so since there was nothing included in that public document, he did not respond,” said W. Tyler Michael, who assists in overseeing schools and townships for the State Board of Accounts.

The Paper has been unable to reach Delong for comment since the Sept. 17 township budget meeting.

Annual financial reports filed by the township are available to the public at gateway.ifionline.org.

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Nancy J. McCammon North Manchester resident June 2, 1950 – Jan. 7, 2015

Nancy J. McCammon, 64, North Manchester, died at 4:50 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015, at Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw.

She was born June 12, 1950, in Laketon to Archie and Marietta (Thompson) Holle. She married Stephen McCammon on April 11, 1980.

He survives.

Also surviving are two stepdaughters, a sister, five grandchildren, a great-grandchild, four nieces and a nephew.

Mrs. McCammon was preceded in death by her parents, a stepson and a sister.

Services were at 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, at McKee Mortuary, North Manchester. The family received visitors from 1-3 p.m. Saturday.

and an underground cable marker.

Dec. 29 At 6:08 p.m., a vehicle driven by Tina A. Byerly, 56, Wabash, was traveling southbound on SR 15 when a deer entered the roadway and was struck.

At 7:12 p.m., a vehicle driven by Andrew M. Culver, 27, Wabash, was traveling westbound on CR 400 South when a deer entered the roadway and was struck.

Dec. 30 At 7:43 p.m., a vehicle driven by Donald E. Slone, 64, Wabash, was eastbound on CR 24 at the intersection of CR 800 West when he came upon several deer in his lane.

He attempted to miss the deer, but was

James W. Music, 57 Avid outdoorsman May 5, 1957-Jan. 8, 2015 James Willie Music, Jr., 57, of Wabash, died at 7:53 am, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. He was born May 5, 1957, in Paintsville, Ky., to James and Patricia (Chaplin) Music.

Jim married Brenda Kay Case in 1975; she died May 27, 2014. He worked 22 years at the Dalton Foundry in Warsaw. He also had worked at the Treaty Lumber Mill. He was a real outdoorsman.

He enjoyed fishing, camping, woodworking, spending time with his grandchildren, and reading his Bible. He was a member of the Steelworkers Union, Indiana Falconer’s Association, North American Hunter’s Association, the National Rifle Association.

He is survived by his two children, Tommy (Valerie) Music and Trish (Jason) Harlan, five grandchildren, Braden Music, Trystin Music, Cherysh Harlan, Trinity Music, and J.J. Harlan, all of Wabash; his two sisters, Kimberly (Gary) Buzbee, also of Wabash, and Lee Ann Irving of Bristol, and countless nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Deborah Lynn Music.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave., Wabash, with Alex Falder officiating. Burial will be in Falls Cemetery, Wabash.

Friends may call 4 - 8 pm, Monday, Jan. 12, at the funeral home.

Preferred memorial is to the family of James Music, Jr. The memorial guest book for Jim may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.

Joel B. Busch, 95 U.S. Army veteran

Dec. 25, 1919 – Jan. 10, 2015

Joel Bernell Busch, 95, of Wabash, died at 2:50 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015, at Wellbrooke of Wabash. He was born Dec. 25, 1919 in Barren, Wis., to John and Martha (Tesch) Busch.

He married Georgia L. Rife in Peru, Indiana on July 11, 1954.

Survivors include his wife, Georgia L. Busch of Wabash; two sons, Jay B. Busch of Fort Wayne, and Michael L. (Laurie) Busch of Carmel; and a grandson, Nathan A. Busch of Carmel.

Preceding him in death were his parents, two brothers and three sisters.

Memorial services will be 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, Wabash.

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

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Dec. 31 At 6:44 p.m., a vehicle driven by Janice E. Clemons, 55, Peru, was traveling west on US 24 when a deer entered the roadway and was struck.

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Steven Edward Hobbs, 67 Wabash Resident Aug. 4, 1943 – Jan. 5, 2015 Steven Edward Hobbs, 67, rural Wabash, died at 1:50 am, Sunday, January 4, 2015 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne.

He was born March 25, 1947 in Anderson, Indiana to Chester Sr. and Ellen (Anderson) Hobbs.

Steven enjoyed nature, wolves, and Native American things.

He is survived by his sister, Sandra (Richard) Hobbs Bland of Wabash, and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, Chester Hobbs Jr., and Henry Hobbs, and one sister, Sharon Hobbs.

Memorial services will be held at a later date. Arrangements are being handled by Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, Wabash.

The memorial guest book for Steven may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.

25, Wabash, was westbound on Old Lagro Road when it collided with a vehicle driven by Kristi F. Phat, 35, Wabash, approximately one mile west of the Lagro city limits.

Jan. 3 At 10:53 a.m., a vehicle driven by Debra D. Hipskind, 59, Wabash, was traveling westbound on CR 250 South while on her postal service route when she applied the breaks, but quickly lost control of the vehicle due to icy roadway conditions. She exited the roadway, struck several trees, and finally came to rest.

At 12:23 p.m., a vehicle driven by Ramachandra Sunkari, 26, Columbus, was traveling northbound on SR 15 when the vehi-

Ronnie Gene Smith, 74 Former MSD Employee Sept. 11, 1940 – Dec. 30, 2014 Ronnie Gene Smith, 74, rural Wabash, passed away at 3:42 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 30 in Vibra Hospital in Fort Wayne. He was born to the late Fred P. and Pauline L. (Palmer) Smith on Sept. 11, 1940 in Wabash.

Ronnie was a 1958 graduate of Noble Township High School. Ronnie raised pure bread registered hogs and was employed with MSD School Corporation for 20 years. He retired in 2007.

He is survived by a brother, Dick Smith (Lavone) of Wabash; two nephews, Zechariah P. Smith of Noblesville and Jason Corn (Jozanna) of LaFontaine. He was preceded in death by a nephew, Joshua P. Smith.

Graveside service was held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 4 at Memorial Lawns Cemetery in Wabash, with Jason Corn officiating. Preferred memorials are directed to Wabash County Hospital Oncology Department, 710 N. East Street, Wabash, Indiana 46992. McDonald Funeral Home was entrusted with arrangements. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.mcdonaldfunerals.com

Dustin Lee Shepler, 18 Wabash High School graduate Jan. 10, 1996 – Jan. 5, 2015 Dustin Lee Shepler, 18, passed away at 12 noon on Monday, Jan. 5, 2015, in Wabash. He was born on Jan. 10, 1996, in Wabash, to Brad Lee and Shelley L. (Liebo) Shepler. They both survive in Wabash.

Dustin was a 2014 Wabash High School graduate. He married Lacey Jeanette Johnson on May 7, 2014; she survives in Wabash. He is also survived by brothers, Randy Liebo of Wabash, Joshua Reed of Wabash, Derek Liebo of Marion, and Brady Shepler of Wabash; sister, Krystal Alcorta of Marion; grandparents, Alice Longfellow of Wabash, and Dallas (Nancy) Hammond of Lebanon; greatgrandparents, Roy (Martha) Shepler of Wabash, Mary Cooper of Wabash, and great-uncle and aunt, Jerry (Peggy) Shepler of Wabash.

He was preceded in death by an uncle, Brian Liebo, and grandparents, Rick Shepler and John Liebo.

Funeral service were at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015, at McDonald Funeral Home, 231 Falls Ave., Wabash, with Pastor Edward Adkins officiating. Burial will be held at a later date.

The family received visitors from 12 noon until time of service on Thursday at the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.mcdonaldfunerals.com.

cle began to fishtail, ran off the road, struck a guardrail end head-on, continued down the side of an embankment, and finally came to rest near a creek.

At 1:12 p.m., a vehicle driven by Geraldine Herman, 57, Wabash, was traveling west on Mill Creek Pike when a canine entered the roadway and was struck.

At 8:41 p.m., a vehicle driven by Lance O. Walton, 28, Peru, was eastbound on CR 24 when the vehicle slid off the roadway and down into a steep embankment after driving over slick ice covered roadway conditions.

Jan. 4 At 8:13 a.m., a vehicle driven by Christine B. Kuhn, 50, Silver Lake, was heading eastbound on CR 1400 North when a deer entered the roadway and was struck.

At 3:55 p.m., a vehicle drive by Michelle D. Guenin, 41, La Fontaine, was traveling north on SR 13 when it lost traction and spun across the center line of the roadway, facing southbound. Guenin was then struck in the rear by a vehicle driven by Nathan W. Grossman, 35, Wabash, who was unable to avoid the collision.

At 4:17 p.m., a vehicle driven by Pamela S. Howard, 56, Wabash, was traveling east on Old 24 when she lost control of the vehicle due to an icy roadway and slid into the westbound lane of travel where she collided with a vehicle driven by Sandra R. Nallengwe g-Jones, 48, Peru, and then left the roadway, eventually colliding with a tree.

At 5:04 p.m., a vehicle driven by Cyllan H. Batchelder, 23, Laketon, was northbound on SR 15 when she lost control of her vehicle on the icy roadway. She

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then went left of center and struck a vehicle driven by Carolyn S. Myers, 59, Wabash, as it was trying to avoid the impact.

At 6:05 p.m., a vehicle driven by Gregory S. Lane, 25, Wabash, was traveling southeast on Old State Road 15 when he saw a vehicle driven by Tristyn B. Howell, Wabash, going out of control and crossing the center line.

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attempted to slow and avoid impacting Howell’s vehicle and left the roadway, into a creek bed without impacting Howell’s vehicle.

Jan. 5 At 6:49 a.m., a vehicle driven by Jaylin W. Miller, 19, Syracuse, traveling southbound on SR 15 began to lose control because of icy road conditions. The vehicle then crossed the center line and left the roadway on the

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east side, travelling through a ditch and striking a tree.

At 11:39 a.m., a vehicle driven by Casey M. McCreary, 31, Marion, was traveling northbound on SR 15 when applied the breaks after observing the vehicle she was following start to lose control.

She then also started to lose control of her vehicle due to roadway surface conditions, ran off the roadway and struck

Charlotte McKinlay, 93 Wabash Art Guild member Aug. 2, 1939 - Jan.8, 2015

Charlotte Ida Frank McKinlay, 93, rural North Manchester, died at 9:40 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015, at Wellbrooke of Wabash. She was born May 17, 1921, in Wabash County, to Ralph and Minnie (Staples) Weller.

Charlotte was a graduate of Lincolnville High School. She first married Glenn L. Frank at the Dora Christian Church on Aug. 2, 1939; he died Nov. 13, 1991. She then married Robert McKinlay and he preceded her in death. She was a homemaker and a farmer’s wife. Charlotte was a member of the Dora Christian Church and the Wabash Art Guild. She enjoyed oil painting, drawing, crocheting, knitting, gardening and fishing.

She is survived by four children, Ralph (Cheri) Frank of Wabash, Karen D. Miller and Sheila (Alan) Wojtkowiak, both of Urbana, and Gary Frank, of Wabash; 15 grandchildren; 34 great grandchildren, and her sister, Isabelle Picard of Phoenix, Ariz.

She was also preceded in death by her parents, brother, Fred Weller, sister, Doris Loy, and stepbrother, Louis Winslow.

Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 12, 2015, in the Chapel of Remembrance Mausoleum at Memorial Lawns Cemetery, 1100 Manchester Ave., Wabash, with Mark Wisniewski officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Lawns Cemetery. Friends called from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave. Wabash.

Preferred memorial is Wabash County Cancer Society or the Dora Christian Church.

The memorial guest book for Charlotte may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.

Dorothy Winnifred Johnson, 101 Outstanding Educator of America, 1974-75 Nov. 15, 1913 – Jan. 6, 2015

Dorothy Winnifred Johnson, 101, of Timbercrest Senior Living Community in North Manchester, died at 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 6 at Parkview Huntington Hospital. She was born Nov. 15, 1913 in Pesotum, Illinois to Charles and Clara (Voightritter) Johnson. Dorothy was the only child of Charles and Clara.

Dorothy graduated from high school in 1931 and received her teaching certificate from Illinois State Normal University. She taught business at Pesotum Consolidated High School in Pesotum, Ill. from 1935-1943. She received her Master’s degree from the University of Illinois in 1941. She moved to North Manchester in 1943, where she worked as an associate professor of business education at Manchester College for more than 38 years, retiring in 1981.

She was a member of the Manchester Church of the Brethren, the North Manchester Business & Professional Women’s Club, National Business Education Association, the International Society for Business Education, the Indiana Business Educators Club, and the Delta Kappa Gamma Sorority, of which she was a charter member of the Alpha Zeta Chapter. She was Outstanding Educator of America for the 1974-75 school year. She was listed in World’s Who’s Who of Women in Education. Dorothy loved to travel. She visited the Holy Lands, Austrailia, China, Iceland, Alaska, Hawaii, and led student trips to England.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 19 at Timbercrest Chapel, 2201 East Street, North Manchester. Burial will be in Bailey Memorial Cemetery, Tolono, Illinois. Friends may call one hour prior to the service at Timbercrest. Arrangements are being handled by Grandstaff-Hentgen, Bender Chapel, North Manchester.

Preferred memorial is Manchester University or Timbercrest Senior Living Community.

The memorial guest book for Dorothy may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.

a tree on the east side of SR 15.

At 12:45 p.m., a vehicle driven by Mikayla R. Ridgeway, 17, Wabash, was traveling east on Columbus Street when the vehicle began to slide on ice and eventually exiting the roadway and colliding with a tree.

At 2:55 p.m., a vehicle driven by Merita

J. Carpenter, 57, North Manchester, was traveling north on CR 500 East when she failed to stop at the stop sign at SR 114. She told the responding officer she was on low fuel and did not see any vehicle approaching the intersection. She then crossed into the intersection and was struck by a vehicle driven by Nicholas

Pauline B. “Polly” Kuhn A resident of Mentone Aug. 30, 1931 – Jan. 7, 2015 Pauline B. “Polly” Kuhn, 83, Mentone, died at 7:30 a.m. Jan. 7, 2015, at her home.

She was born Aug. 30, 1931, in Akron to John Otis and Pearl (Hart) Whittenberger. She married Bernard D. Kuhn on May 18, 1951. He survives.

Also surviving are two daughters, two sons, six grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, a sister, an infant twin brother and three brothers.

Services were at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015, at King Memorial Home, Mentone. The family received visitors from 3-7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9, at the funeral home.

www.thepaperofwabash.com M. Barchak, 47, Fort Wayne.

Jan. 6 At 9:16 a.m., a vehicle driven by Nora J. Conyers, 42, Marion, was traveling north on SR 15 when an observed an unknown vehicle turn from CR 900 onto SR 15, entering the northbound lane.

Told responding officers she braked in order to avoid a collision and was then rear-ended by a vehicle driven by Clifford A. Osborne, 49, Wabash.

At 4:16 p.m., a vehicle driven by Robert R. Craig, 45, Winona Lake, was traveling north on SR 13 when a vehicle driven by Cloyd J. Mast, 80, Wabash, failed to yield to semi’s right of way, attempted to turn left into a driveway and cross in front of, colliding head-on with his vehicle.

At 7:01 p.m., a vehi-

Stanley Craig Wertenberger, 64 Local Business Owner, Eagles Lodge Member Nov. 20, 1936 – Dec. 23, 2014 Stanley Craig Wertenberger, 64, Wabash, died at 6:30 pm, Friday, Jan. 2 at his home. He was born Oct. 29, 1950 in Wabash to Thomas L. and Barbara (Geeting) Wertenberger.

Stan was a 1968 graduate of Wabash High School. He attended Ball State University and received an Associate degree from the International Business College in Fort Wayne. He retired from the US Postal Service. He was the former owner of the Plain & Fancy Ice Cream Shop, K&S Bowling Lanes, and Benchwarmers Sports Bar, all of Wabash. He was also a member and secretary at the Eagles Lodge in Wabash. He enjoyed bowling, playing cards, and was an avid Indiana University basketball fan.

He is survived by his mother, Barbara Wertenberger; twin sister, Susan (Mike) Brooks, and sister, Jane (Don) Keith, all of Wabash; 3 nieces, Ashley Keith of Noblesville, Abbey (Christopher) Chalfant of Hartford City, and Allison Keith of Wabash. He was preceded in death by his father, Thomas Lee Wertenberger.

Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 6, at GrandstaffHentgen Funeral Service. Entombment followed at the Chapel of Remembrance Mausoleum at Memorial Lawns Cemetery, Wabash.

Preferred memorial is Wabash Eagles Lodge.

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

Joyce A. Music, 71 Retired from Dana Corp.

Aug. 4, 1943 – Jan. 5, 2015 Joyce A. Music, 71, of Wabash, passed away at 11:50 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 5, 2015, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

She was born to the late A.C. Kent and Allie (Blair) Adkins on Aug. 4, 1943, in Paintsville, Kentucky.

She married Douglas Music on June 28, 1965; he passed away on Nov. 22, 2004. Joyce retired from Dana Corp in Andrews. She was a member of Christian Heritage Church of Wabash. Joyce loved going to church and especially loved spending time with her family and grandkids.

She is survived by daughters, Shelby Dillon (Gary Ridenour) of Roann, and Shirley Gill (David) of Wabash; brother, Herbert Adkins of West VanLear, Ky.; sister, Nellie Adkins of West VanLear, Ky.; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. She was also preceded in death by two brothers.

Funeral service were at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015, at McDonald Funeral Home, 231 Falls Ave., Wabash, with Pastor Tim Prater officiating.

The family received visitors from 9 a.m. until time of service on Saturday, Jan. 10, at the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.mcdonaldfunerals.com

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cle driven by John D. Dore, 52, Fort Wayne, was traveling east on SR 114 when a deer entered the roadway and was struck.

Jan. 7 At 9:43 a.m., a vehicle driven by Paige V. Helton, 17, Roann, was traveling east on SR 114 at a speed too fast for the roadway conditions when she slid off the roadway and collided with a mailbox.

Jan. 8 At 6:48 a.m., a vehicle driven by Kurt M. Synder, 59, Roann, was traveling east on SR 114 at a speed too fast for the conditions of the roadway when he ran off the road, colliding into an earth embankment.

At 5:02 p.m., a vehicle driven by Gary W. Elleman Jr., 27, Middletown, was turning left off of SR into The Paper’s parking lot. Due to roadway conditions, Elleman slid into the guardrail after attempting to apply the breaks.

Citations Jan. 2 Stacy Lind, 39, Warsaw, speeding, 75 in 55.

Austin M. Sarll, 17, speeding, 75 in 55.

Daniel C. Johnson, 50, Elkhart, speeding, 71 in 55.

Jan. 3 Amanda K. Goff, 25, Columbia City, speeding, 77 in 55.

Jan. 4 Rodney K. Lovingood, 57, Bardstown, Ky., speeding, 72 in 55.

Jan. 5 Merita G. Carpenter, 57, North Manchester, disregarding stop sign and operating with no financial responsibility.

Jan. 8 Aaron S. Bolin, 28, Roann, disregarding flashing signal and suspended infraction.

Blake M. Harlan, 17, Wabash, disregarding automatic signal.

Jason Rogers, 35, College Park, Ga., passing improperly on left.

Bookings Jan. 1 Holly A. Honeycutt, 27, Wabash, misdemeanor operating while intoxicated.

Jason A. Harrell, 35, Wabash, misdemeanor domestic battery.

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Jan. 3 Dylan F. Hanna, 23, Roann, felony petition to revoke operating while intoxicated.

Jason Rhoades, 42, North Manchester, failure to appear on check deception charge.

Jan. 5 Adrian Anderson, 30, Wabash, parole violation.

Julie R. Edwards, 20, Greentown, failure to appear on possession of marijuana charge.

Jeremy J. Bradley, 35, North Manchester, misdemeanor false informing. Sentenced to 70 days in Wabash County Jail.

Jan. 6 Aaron J. Seibold, 35, Wabash, felony

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revocation of probation on dealing in methamphetamine charge.

Kyle L. Williamson, 22, Wabash, felony revocation of probation on dealing in methamphetamine charge.

Jennifer L. Randolph, 32, Wabash, prostitution.

Thomas W. Mitchell Purdue University graduate Jan. 13, 1950 – Jan. 10, 2015 Thomas Warren Mitchell, 64, of Somerset, died at 7:26 am, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. He was born Jan. 13, 1950, in New Albany, to Warren and Harriett (Drake) Mitchell.

Tom was a graduate of Purdue University where he obtained both his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. He married Donna Brinson on Nov. 15, 1969, at the Mount Pleasant Christian Church in Bedford. He was a former principal at Southwood High School and retired from Marion Justice Thurgood Marshall Middle School.

After retiring from the school building he worked at Asherwood Environmental Science Center and part time at the Cabinet Place in Converse. He enjoyed boating, golfing, racquetball, and playing pool. He was a Purdue University and Indianapolis Colts fan, and especially loved spending time with his grandchildren.

He is survived by his wife, Donna Mitchell of Somerset; two sons, Brad (Amy) Mitchell of Indianapolis, and Dennis (Lauren Duryea) Mitchell of Noblesville; two grandchildren, Thomas Warren Mitchell II and Samantha Marie Mitchell, both of Noblesville; three sisters, Pat (John) Gramling of Angola, Jean (Stan Kozuch) Kozak and Kathy (Mark) Myers, both of Bedford.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Funeral services will be 7 p.m. Thursday Jan. 15, 2015, at GrandstaffHentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave., Wabash, with Bruce Cameron, minister, officiating. Friends may call 4-8 p.m. Wednesday, and 4-7 p.m.

Thursday at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Rainbow Christian Camp, to continue with his enjoyment of helping children.

The memorial guest book for Tom may be signed at www.grandstaffh e n t g e n . c o m .

Richard A. Perkey, 50 Enjoyed fishing Oct. 19, 1964 – Jan. 9, 2015 Richard Allen Perkey, 50, of Wabash, died at 8:14 am, Friday, Jan. 9, 2015, in New Castle. He was born Oct. 19, 1964, in Wabash, to Frank Perkey and Dixie (Music) Perkey Ward.

Richard was a machinist. He enjoyed playing music in the chapel at New Castle. He also enjoyed fishing and spending time with friends and f a m i l y .

He is survived by his mother, Dixie Ward of Wabash; four sons, Rick Wagoner of Fort Wayne, Derrick Perkey, Ryan Perkey, and Joseph Perkey, all of Elkhart; two grandchildren, Austin Wagoner and Carstin Wagoner, both of Fort Wayne; three sisters, Robin (Roland) Heinrich, Frankie (Ricky) Webb, and Jamie (Marvin) Adkins, all of Paintsville, Ky. He was preceded in death by his father.

Funeral services will be 11 a.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015, at GrandstaffHentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave., Wabash, with Pastor John Denniston officiating. Burial will be in Falls Cemetery, Wabash. The family received visitors from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday, at the funeral home.

Preferred memorial is the family of Richard Perkey.

The memorial guest book for Richard may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.

Karissa L. Hubbard, 32, Wabash, revocation of bond, illegal possession of a syringe.

Jan. 7 Chad A. Miller, 53, Roann, termination of community corrections.

Jan. 8 John D. Bakehorn, 66, Wabash, operating while intoxicated.

Mason Hayslip, 27, Wabash, parole violation.

Aaron S. Bowland, 36, Roann, felony drug court violation.

Savannah Beeks, 24, Indianapolis, court order.

Jan. 9 Thomas P. McCord, 24, Wabash, felony receiving stolen property, revocation of probation.

Wabash Police Dept.

Accidents Jan. 2 At 9:13 a.m., a vehicle driven by Diane M. Harner, 65, Wabash, collided with a vehicle driven

by Trevor W. Bent, 33, Wabash, at the stop sign of Spring Street and Wabash Street.

Jan. 4

At 5:34 p.m., a vehicle driven by Ashley N. Frehse, 21, Urbana, attempted to go around the curve on Bryan Avenue when her vehicle slid off the road and struck a sign.

At 5:51 p.m., a vehicle driven by Michelle L. Holbrook, 44, Roann, was heading south on Cass Street when she attempted to avoid a crash at Main Street. She slid on ice and snow and exited the roadway, up onto the tree lawn, and into the Elks Lodge sign at 224 West Main St. At 6:49 p.m., a vehicle driven by Kevin L. Bussard, 53, Wabash, was backing out of the South Fire Station onto Vernon Street when he collided with a vehicle driven by Amanda R. Knauff, 25, LaFontaine.

Jan. 5 At 6:31 a.m., a parked car owned by Angela Shoemaker, Wabash, was hit in the Parkview Wabash County Hospital parking lot.

At 8:11 a.m., a vehicle driven by Bessie A. Rehl, 74, Peru, was stopped at the

Betty L. Bailey, 88

Enjoyed woodworking July 10, 1926 ~ Jan. 7, 2015

Betty Louise Bailey, 88, Warren, died at 9:55 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015, in her residence. She was born in Huntington County to the late Chester and Hazel (Charles) Forrester. She married Ned G. Bailey on June 30, 1951. He preceded her in death on June 29, 1993.

Her two daughters, a son, six grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, two nieces, and a sister survive her.

In addition to her parents, a daughter, a son, two grandchildren, two brothers, a niece and two nephews preceded her in death.

Funeral services were at 5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015, in Needham-Storey-Wampner Funeral Service, Marion.

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four-way stop sign at Miami Street and Stitt Street when she was hit by a vehicle driven by Chelsie L. Montgomery, 32, Wabash, as she tried to stop and began sliding due to ice on the roadway.

At 10:22 a.m., a vehicle driven by Douglas E. Smith, 58, Wabash, was stopped in the left-hand turn lane at US 24 and SR 15 when a vehicle driven by Jan L. Roland, 63, Wabash, slide on ice, striking Smith’s vehicle from behind.

At 12:18 p.m., a vehicle driven by Dustin L. Shepler, 18, Wabash, was northeast bound on Bond Street and crossing the railroad tracks when he was struck by an eastbound Norfolk Southern Train. Shepler did not survive the accident.

At 11:09 p.m., a vehicle driven by Adrienne M. Gates, 26, Wabash, was southbound on Allen Street when she began sliding down the hill towards Market Street. She told responding officers her vehicle spun around backwards and off the roadway.

When she attempted to back down the off road hill, however, she collided with a fire hydrant.

Jan. 6 At 5:17 p.m., a vehicle driven by Kristin V. Miltenberger, 22, Wabash, was eastbound on Stitt Street approaching Wabash Street when she was struck by a vehicle driven by Jeffery J. Martin, 59, Lagro, as he was exiting a parking lot onto Stitt Street.

Colleen Purdy, 81

Member of Christ United Methodist Church December 21, 1933 – January 6, 2015 Colleen Purdy, 81, rural Wabash, died at 8:35 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 6 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. She was born in Wabash on Dec. 21, 1933 to Harold and Alice (O’Brien) Harden.

Colleen was a 1951 graduate of Wabash High School. She married Richard P. Purdy on June 13, 1954 in Wabash. She was a member of Christ United Methodist Church, and enjoyed spending time with, and caring for, her family.

She is survived by her husband, Richard P. Purdy, of Wabash; three children, Kris Purdy of Noblesville, Dan Purdy of Wabash, and Jeff (Linda) Purdy of Indianapolis; four grandchildren, Alex (Casey) Torres of Fishers, Todd (Cindi) Idle of Bainbridge, Toni (Dan) Richins of Irvine, Calif, and Tracy (Russell) Penix of Indianapolis; five great-grandchildren; and a brother, Terry (Mary) Harden of Wabash. She was preceded in death by her parents and half-sister Sharon Couch.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 am, on Monday, Jan. 12 at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Avenue, Wabash, with Rev. Phil Lake officiating. Burial will be in Falls Cemetery, Wabash. Friends may call from 2-6 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 11 at the funeral home.

The memorial guest book for Colleen may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.

Citations Jan. 2 Trevor W. Bent, 33, Wabash, prior records of driving under the influence.

Jan. 4 William A. Hileman, 23, Wabash, no financial responsibility.

Jan. 5 James D. Foudray, 30, Wabash, no operator’s license when required.

Adrienne M. Gates, 26, Wabash, prior records of driving under the influence and no financial responsibility.

Jan. 6 Chaya R. Johnson, 27, Wabash, driving under the influence infraction.

Kyle L. Williamson, 22, Wabash, revocation of probation of dealing meth.

Jennifer L. Randolph, 32, Wabash, prostitution.

Kevin E. Swan, 27, Wabash, driving with suspension.

Karissa L. Hubbard, 32, Wabash, revocation of bond of illegal possession of syringe.

Jan. 8 Mason K. Hayslip 27, Wabash, parole violation.

Matthew S. Newsome, 17, Wabash, possession of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia.

Thomas McCord, 24, Wabash, revocation of probation of receiving stolen property.

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Accidents Jan. 6 At approximately 6:07 p.m., a vehicle owned by Amy J. Gatchel, 36, Laketon, was struck by a vehicle that left the scene in the 1200 block of Ind. 114W.

Citations Jan. 10 Trenton D. Miller, 23, Akron, cited for speeding at 1:06 a.m.

Crime Reports Jan. 8 A theft report was taken in the 400 block of West 7th Street at 4:18 p.m.

A theft report was taken in the 1400 block of Clear Creek Trail.

North Manchester Fire Department

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Runs Jan. 7 North Manchester firefighters responded to a medical assist in the 300 block of East 4th Street at 2:03 p.m.

North Manchester firefighters responded to carbon dioxide detector alarm at 10:37 p.m. in the 1100 block of Ind. 114 W. Jan. 8 North Manchester firefighters to a medical assist in the 1300 block of Sunset Drive at 6:28 a.m.

Units from North Manchester and Chester Township fire departments responded to an alarm in the 400 block of West 7th Street.

Land Transfers Auditor of Wabash County to Bill Burnsworth, tax title deed.

Jim Burd to Tara Martin and Matthew Thompson, warranty deed.

Gary and Cecelia Wood to Kaleb and Alora Coss, warranty deed.

Charles Wildey to Eric and Michelle Sears, warranty deed.

Charles Wildey to Eric and Michelle Sears, warranty deed.

Auditor of Wabash County to Sandra Jill Dyson, tax title deed.

Jeffery and Beth Ann Draper to Jonathan Sare, warranty deed.

Mutualbank to Charles Wildey, corporate deed.

K r y s t o n Eckelbarger to Brian Eckelbarger, quitclaim deed.

Blake Casper to Michael Parks, warranty deed.

Edison Smith to City of Wabash, warranty deed.

Wabash City Schools and School City of Wabash to City of Wabash, warranty deed.

James and Julie Gackenheimer to City of Wabash, warranty deed.

Bird Living Trust and Bryan McCallen to City of Wabash, warranty deed.

C o r d e l i a Wooldridge to City of Wabash, warranty deed.

E Hope Rider to City of Wabash, quitclaim deed.

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Douglas Jay Gilbert Purdue University graduate Oct.14, 1958 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Jan. 3, 2015 Douglas Jay Gilbert, 56, of Houston, Texas, died Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015, at his home in Houston. He was born Oct. 14, 1958, in Wabash, to Max and Jean (Van Zant) Gilbert.

Doug was a 1976 graduate of Southwood High School in Wabash County, and a 1983 graduate of Purdue University in West Lafayette. He was an avid reader and had a love of history, cardinals, sports, especially football, and enjoyed fellowship with family and friends. Doug grew up in Wabash County and lived the past 30 years in Houston.

He is survived by his mother, Jean Gilbert of Wabash; sisters and brother, Christina Gilbert of Houston, Texas, Elizabeth Gilbert of Lafayette, and Eric (Nora) Gilbert of Houston, Texas; aunts and uncles, Judie (Bill) Silvers of Fort Wayne, Marilyn (George) Komechak of Fort Worth, Texas, Stan Gilbert of Marion, Larry Van Zant, and Luann (Chet) Coy, both of Fort Wayne.

He was preceded in death by his father, Max Gilbert and his grandparents, Kenneth and Dorothy (Schutz) Van Zant and Russell and Evelyn (Snyder) Gilbert.

Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015, at GrandstaffHentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave., Wabash with the Rev. Larry Ray officiating. Burial will be in LaFontaine I.O.O.F. Cemetery, LaFontaine. Friends may call 4-7 pm Wednesday and one hour prior to the service Thursday at the funeral home.

Because of his love of history, remembrances may be made to the Wabash County Historical Museum, 36 E. Market St., Wabash, IN 46992.

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

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A 90th BIRTHDAY celebration for Dorothy Byers and her twin sister, Doris Boocher, will be from 2-5 p.m. Sunday, Jan 18, at the Manchester Jr. High School

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HAPPY 50th ANNIVERSAY to Richard and Vivian Good on Jan. 29!

LOVE & RESPECT Marriage Video Conference will take place at the First Brethren Church, 407 N. Sycamore St., North Manchester, from 6:45-10:15 p.m.

Friday, Feb 20, 6:4510:15 p.m. and 8:45 a.m. to 1:45 p.m.

Saturday, Feb 21. To register, go to mnfbc.org and follow the links, or go to loveandrespect.com. This marriage conference is for married, divorced, separated, dating and single adults who want to improve, strengthen, heal, or prepare for marriage. It attempts to discuss “The Love She Most Desires-The Respect He Desperately Needs,” and provides a revolutionary, Biblical, and simple message that works in marriage, based on Ephesians 5:33. The cost is $15 per person until Feb 9 and $20 per person

after that. For more information, contact ron@nmfbc.org or 260-982-6457.

MOTHERS OF PRESCHOOLERS (MOPS): The Manchester MOPS group meets the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month SeptemberMay at First Brethren Church from 9-11 a.m.

Children are cared for in the MOPPETS program by loving and devoted caregivers while the mothers meet downstairs.

MOPS is here to come alongside mothers during the season of early mothering to give resources and the support needed to be a great mom (or at least to survive!).

The church is located at 407 N. Sycamore Street, N. Manchester.

U P C O M I N G EVENTS AT THE PUBLIC LIBRARY: Activities for teens include Teen Book Club from 3:45-4:15 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 13, and Teen Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. Jan 14.

Both activities take place in the library basement. Adults can

learn how to put together a clean and effective resume on Thursday, Jan 15.

Sessions will be held at 10 a.m., 1:30 and 4:30 p.m. Sign-up at the main circulation desk. Wii Games will take place from 4-5 p.m. Jan. 15 in the Story Room.

Kids ages 5-12 can enjoy team building, kidfriendly Wii games in the Story Room with fun titles like Mario Kart, Just Dance Disney Party, Family Game Night, and Carnival Games.

Chess Club will take place from 2-4 p.m.

Friday, Jan 16 in the Conference Room.

Duffy Tax Service will present a tax seminar at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan 17, in the Blocher Community Room.

For more information about these and other programs, contact the library at 982-4773.

SOUP SUPPER hosted by the Fellowship of Churches takes place the second and fourth Tuesday of the month at the Zion Lutheran Church from 4:30-6

U P C O M I N G EVENTS at Salamonie and Mississinewa: Salamonie’s Pre-school Program, “Raccoons” will take place Wednesday, Jan. 14.

Participants can learn about these masked animals, make a raccoon craft and go for a hike.

Pre-school Programs are designed for preschool-aged children 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.

Also, Upper Wabash Interpretive Services will present the 9th annual “Eagle Watch” at 6:30 a.m. Jan. 17.

This sunrise Eagle Watch will meet at Mississinewa’s Miami SRA Boat Ramp, then

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caravan to eagle roost to watch the birds take flight. Pre-registration is required. To register, call Upper Wabash Interpretive Services at 260-468-2127.

JANUARY BIRTHDAYS: Jan 8 — Lynette Good; Jan 13 — Dawn Howell; Jan 14 — Lisa Herring. A big happy birthday to all!

H A P P Y ANNIVERSARY TO: Mr. & Mrs. Steve Turner on Jan. 2; Mr. & Mrs. Terry Schaaf on Jan. 3.

Congratulations to all!

ST. PATRICK’S CHURH has new dates for mass. In the months of January and February there will be no Mass at the church.

Mass will begin at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, March 1.

At 4 p.m. March 17, St. Patrick’s Day, there will be a special Mass at 4 p.m. with a program.

THE LAGRO COMMUNITY Church Food Pantry will be open the third Saturday of the month. For further information please call 260-782-2481.

YOUR WEEKLY I S A A C - I S M : “Conscience is more important than money.

Whatever I do, I like to stop and sniff the flowers. If my plane goes down tomorrow, I don’t want to be the richest guy in the cemetery. I want to go down in a good mood.”

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R E M E M B E R L A F O N TA I N E United Methodist Church service hours have been change to start at 9:30 -10:30 a.m., with Sunday school starting at 10:45-11:30 a.m.

PEOPLE OF SOMERSET and surrounding area are glad to welcome Gene and Buck who have opened the Super Store as of Jan. 2. The hours are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. The phone number is 765-9812600. Inside dining is available. Pizza and broasted chicken are on the menu. Call for pizza anytime. A large variety of groceries are also available. The store has an ATM machine.

Seasonal hunting and fishing licenses and bait will

4&B4 will meet at 9:30 a.m. the third Friday of the month, Jan. 16, in the children’s room of the library. It consists of a story, craft and snack.

Again the same rule goes-the closing of schools the meeting canceled for the month. Adults are encouraged to stay around with the children.

THE ANNUAL EUCHRE CONTEST between the women and men was won by the men’s team. Nate and Tom. Kim and Connie says look out next year.

LIFE CENTER’S annual Rally for Life, remembrance walk will take at 2 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 18, at the Wabash Middle School Auditorium.

With special guest speaker Peter Heck L A F O N TA I N E LIONS will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 22, with Lion Jerry Wilson as host.

Anyone who would like to learn what the club does for the LaFontaine communi-

ty may attend. They meet in the Lion room that is on the side of L a F o n t a i n e Community Building L A F O N TA I N E “ASHLAND DAYS” Festival Committee will meet at 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 21, in the Lions Room at the L a F o n t a i n e Community Building.

If you would like to help with this festival, please plan on attending. Our town is small but strong.

VETERANS COFFEE AND SNACK will be at 9 a.m.

Saturday, Jan. 24.

SOUTHWOOD E L E M E N TA RY SCHOOL Knights for week Dec. 15-19 are: From Mrs. Early: Henry Blackard (kindergarten) for working quietly all day.

From Mr. Denney: Charlie Poling (4th grade) for doing a great job answering questions and working very hard in science. Keep up the good work and continue practicing being responsible, respectful, and safe.

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a 1940 graduate of LaFontaine High School, died on Jan. 3, 2015. Service was held on Jan. 10 at Wabash Friends Church. She is survived by a daughter, a son and a sister, Rebecca Binkerd. We give our condolences to the family and friends.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Dorothy Henderson, Josiah Friedersdorf on Jan. 15, Jeremy Steele on Jan. 18, and Bonnie Terry and Kristin Skinner Jan. 19, H A P P Y A N N I V E R S A RY Paul and Sue Barnhill on Jan. 17, Don and Jean Garrison on Jan. 18 WORDS OF WISDOM “Sensitivity is the key word. “It means turning in “to the thoughts” feelings of our kids, listening to the cues they give us and reacting appropriately to what we detect.” Dr. James Dobson SEND YOUR NEWS & pictures to me by Thursday to etheleib@gmail.com or 2258 E 1050 S

Local residents named to Dean’s List

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Alyson Adams, Wabash, is among the 2,478 Southeast

Missouri State University students named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2014 session.

In addition, Northfield High School graduate Michelle Hendricks, Urbana, made the

Dean’s List at Indiana State University for the Fall 2014 semester.

Both schools require students to earn at least a 3.5 grade point average on a 4.0 scale and completed at least 12

credit hours during the fall session in order to qualify for the Dean’s List.

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by Eric Stearley eric@thepaperofwabash.com At around 4:15 p.m. on Jan. 6, a semi truck collided with a tractor just south of the 200 N intersection on State Road 13 near Northfield High School.

Cloyd J. Mast, 80, Wabash, was traveling south on SR 13 in a red 1976 Interntional tractor when he attempted to turn into a residence on the east side of the road, crossing the northbound lane.

Mast told officers that he did not see the blue 1995 Peterbilt semi truck, driven by Robert R. Craig, 45, Winona Lake, which was traveling north on SR 13. According to the accident report, Craig steered to the east side of the road in an attempt to avoid the collision. The truck struck Mast’s tractor head-on before leaving the roadway and striking a stoplight pole. Evidence at the scene indicates that the tractor was traveling south in the northbound lane at the time of the collision.

Lagro Township Volunteer Firefighter Cory Rice was the first to arrive on scene. According to witnesses, the driver of the truck was unresponsive immediately following the collision. Minutes later, he was conscious and talking with first responders, but disoriented.

Despite heavy damage to the tractor, Mast walked away from the accident (continued on page 28)

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WABASH COUNTY ABATE OFFICER JEFF COOLEY presents a donation to Kellie Brace, executive director of the Winchester Senior Center on Dec. 20 at the Wabash Moose Lodge. Brace plans to use the money for additional programming. Pictured, from left to right, are ABATE officers Scott Bowman, Jeff Helm, and Bill Cooley, Kellie Brace, Wabash County ABATE Representative Randy Miller, and officers Marcy Thompson, and Lauren Graf. (photo by Eric Stearley)

Aimed Toward Education (ABATE) presented a $1,000 donation to Winchester Senior Center Executive Director Kellie Brace at the Wabash Moose Lodge.

ABATE is a non-profit organization focused on educating and protecting motorcycle riders by providing motorcycle safety courses, free legal services, and an accidental death and dismemberment policy for all members. In addition, the organization works to advance the rights of motorcycle riders across the country. The group also has a focus on charitable giving, donating to both state and local organizations each year.

“This year, our state

charity is the Hoosier Burn Camp. Our local charity is he Dallas Winchester Senior Center,” said Wabash County ABATE representative Randy Miller.

“We try to support different local organizations. In the past two years, we’ve given over $3,000 to Vernon Manor, and we just wanted to switch it around a little bit.”

The Dallas Winchester Senior Center receives no government funding, but manages to provide a number of free programs and events for seniors each week.

Without donations from organizations such as ABATE, this would not be possible.

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Wabash County ABATE is always looking for new members.

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Those attending were served brunch by hostess committee members Ann Ambler, Karen Kinney, Barba Eickhoff and Joyle Allen.

Mary Catherine Palmer and Carol Winterholter presented the program “Sustaining Pride in the Big Picture.” A PowerPoint presentation from Delta Kappa Gamma Society International was used to highlight some of the information.

Character traits of members, the mission, vision and purposes of the organization and benefits of membership were reviewed.

Character traits of the different generations of Delta Kappa Gamma membership were compared, recognizing the importance of meeting the needs of today’s educators as the chapter strives for membership growth. A recommitment ceremony took place for current members.

The minutes of the Sept. 13 meeting and the treasurer’s report were accepted and filed. Correspondence received includes a thank you from the Huntington County Literacy Coalition for the donation it

received from the chapter. Resignations were received from two members.

Various committee reports and announcements were shared.

Brenda Landis led an activity for the chapter’s International Projects Committee, which oversees the World Fellowship program that began in 1946 and continues

today. An M&M Peanut game was played and money was collected based on results of the game. Revenue collected was $290.85, and is to be sent for the international projects at Delta Kappa Gamma Society International.

The Chapter Project of Blessings in a Backpack (or a similar program with the same mission) was discussed

and donations accepted. Money collected during the year will be distributed to the organizations in the three counties.

Charter and chapter member Dorothy Johnson celebrated her 101st birthday and will be remembered with a card from the chapter.

The next chapter meeting was scheduled for Jan. 10 at the

Woman’s Clubhouse in Wabash.

The meeting adjourned with the singing of the Delta Kappa Gamma song.

Members attending from Wabash County were Nancy Kolb, Brenda Landis and Judy Ward.

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Youngsters compete in Elks Hoop Shoot contest

by The Paper staff

Six youngsters from Wabash County will travel to Columbia City on Sunday to participate in the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks District Hoop Shoot Contest.

The six – three boys and three girls — earned the right to participate by winning their respective age groups in the Wabash Elks Lodge No.471 Hoop Shoot in December.

Advancing in the girls’ divisions are Kaidyn Howard, 8-9 year olds; Jasey Hedrick, 10-11 year olds; and Ariel Dale, 12-13 year olds.

Advancing in the boys’ divisions are Tyson Baer, 8-9 year olds; Andrew Dinkins, 10-11 year olds; and Toby Baer, 12-13 year olds.

Others earning honors in the local competition were: Zoey McNight and Natalie Adams, second and third, respectively, in girls’ 8-9 year old division.

Dartanyen Jones and Gavin Betten, second and third, respectively, boys’ 89 year old division.

Annie Schuler and Annie Cole, second and third, respectively, girls’ 10-11 year old division.

Maddox Zolman and Dave Ford, second and third, respectively, boys’ 10-11 year old divi-

sion.

Carmen Higdon and Elise Gottschalk, second and third, respectively, girls’ 12-13 year old division.

Rob Ford and

Mason Yentes, second and third, respectively, boys’ 12-13 year old division.

Winners from the district competition will compete at the

state finals on Feb. 28 in New Castle.

Winners at the state competition will then compete in a regional competition in Angola on March 21, and winners there will com-

pete in the national finals in Springfield, Mass., from April 16-19.

S t e w a r t McAllister is the Wabash Hoop Shoot chair.

January 14, 2015

Wabash County high school sports on Wabash WebTV

By Bill Barrows With the weather this time of the season, there will always be games and events that are cancelled or postponed.

That was the case last week, and it could be again this week. Here is the basketball schedule as it stands now for the upcoming week.

On Tuesday evening, the Manchester boys travel to Maconaquah, the Southwood boys host Oak Hill and the Lady Apaches host Eastbrook.

On Wednesday evening, the lone contest pits the Lady Squires at Peru. Thursday, the Lady Norse travel to Mississinewa and the Lady Knights are at Eastern.

Winners in the 10-11 year old division of the Wabash Elks Hoop Shoot competition were (front, from left) Annie Cole, third place girls; Annie Schuler, second place girls; Jasey Hedrick, first place girls; (back, from left) Hoop Shoot chair Stewart McAllister, Dave Ford, third place boys; Maddox Zolman, second place boys; Andrew Dinkins, first place boys; Wabash Exalted Ruler Joseph Slacian. Photo provided

The weekend then shakes out like this: the Northfield boys are at North Miami, Southwood travels to Whitko and Wabash will be at Manchester, for three important Three Rivers Conference dates. Rick Harness and I will be at Manchester to bring you all of the action on Wabash WebTV. On Saturday night, the Lady Norse will host North Miami and the Lady Knights host Whitko. On Hall of Fame Night, the Lady Apaches host the Lady Squires. Again all of those are TRC games for the county teams. On Saturday afternoon, the Wabash boys travel to Southwood in a makeup game from Jan. 9.

Join Wabash WebTV for exciting action of Indiana High School basketball every week and on select dates for swimming, wrestling and baseball in season. The Wabash WebTV basketball schedule will be published in The Paper of Wabash County as well as on Wabash WebTV. 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 the games.

Winners in the 8-9 year old division were (front, from left) Tyson Baer, first place boys; Gavin Betten, third place boys; Natalie Adams, third place girls; Zoey McNight, second place girls, and Kaidyn Howard, first place girls; (back, from left) Wabash Elks Exalted Ruler Joseph Slacian and Wabash Hoop Shoot chair Stewart McAllister. Not pictured is Dartanyen Jones, second place boys division. Photo provided

Lady Norse Fall At Bluffton

By Gary Andrews The Northfield Lady Norse varsity girls’ basketball team lost Tuesday, Jan. 6, at Bluffton 54-49.

The Lady Tigers displayed great hustle and toughness in holding off a late charge by the Lady

Winners in the 12-13 year old division of the Wabash Elks Hoop Shoot competition were (front, from left) Elise Gottschalk, third place girls; Carmen Higdon, second place girls; Ariel Dale, first place girls; (back row) Hoop Shoot chair Stewart McAllister, Mason Yentes, third place boys; Rob Ford, second place boys; Toby Baer, first place boys; Wabash Exalted Ruler Joseph Slacian. Photo provided

Norse.

Payton Thomson led the Norse with 24 points, followed by Arie Kennedy with 10 points, 7 rebounds.

The Norse are 7-8 and return to action Thursday when they host Tippecanoe Valley.

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Strong second half not enough for Apaches

By Gary Andrews

On a cold blistery night Tuesday, Jan. 6, the Wabash Apache boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; basketball team played host to the Huntington North Vikings with the temperature being much warmer in the gym.

The Vikings raced out to a 10-0 lead to start the game before the pesky Apaches made a second half surge that fell short with Huntington being victorious, 63-52.

Konner Platt and Hunter Hollowell hit back-to-back three pointers to start the night, then got buckets from Platt and Sam Daugherty to lead 10-0 just halfway into the quarter.

Taylor Vigar stopped the bleeding with two free throws and the Apaches got buckets from Travis Easthom, Juwan Carter and a

three from Owen Yeadon to cut the Viking lead to 17-10.

Konner Platt ended the scoring in the quarter with two free throws as Huntington led 19-10.

Daugherty would have the hot hand to start the second quarter, hitting twice to boost the Viking lead to 23-10 when Taylor Vigar scored twice to make it 23-14. The Vikings would then go on an 8-0 run with Isaac Smith doing most of the damage to increase the Huntington lead to 3114. Vigar and Chase Dirig would close the gap to 31-18, but the Vikings got buckets from Granville Shultz and Cody Adams to lead 35-20 at the half.

Coming out in the third the Apaches picked up the defensive pressure and forced the offense to

make it a game real quick. Tyler Hough hit twice and was followed by a Marcus Jones bucket to cut the Huntington lead to 35-26. After a Nolan Betterly bucket the Apaches would get 5 straight points from Taylor Vigar as the Viking lead was cut to 37-31 with 3:55 to go.

Platt stopped the Wabash run with a three, but buckets from Tyler Hough and Carter made it 40-35.

Hunter Hollowell would then hit a bomb for Huntington and was followed by a Isaac Smith free throw to increase the lead to 44-35, but two Carter free throws, plus a Vigar and a Hough free throw made it 46-39 with a quarter to go.

Granville Shultz hit the first three buckets of the fourth quarter as the Vikings opened

a 52-39 lead, but back came the Apaches.

Vigar hit two free throws and the Apaches got a three from Yeadon and a free throw from Dirig to close the gap to 5245. Shultz would then hit his fourth bucket of the quarter which was a three and the teams traded buckets until the two minute mark and Huntington leading 59-49.

Yeadon would then find the range from behind the arch again to make it 59-52 with 1:40 on the clock, but the last four points of the game were scored by the Vikings from the free throw line for the 63-52 final.

Taylor Vigar led the Apaches with 20 points. Owen Yeadon added 9 points, Tyler Hough 8, Juwan Carter 6, Chase Dirig 5, Travis Easthom 2, Marcus Jones 2.

TAYLOR VIGAR goes up for two of his game-high 20 points.

Photo by Gary Andrews

Knights Fall At Mississinewa

By Gary Andrews

Wabash girls get TRC win over Southwood

By Gary Andrews

The Wabash and Southwood girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; basketball teams met on the first night of the county tourney on Dec. 29 with the Lady Apaches winning 4432 on their way to the county title. Saturday the two teams met again for a regular season Three Rivers Conference matchup with Wabash defending home turf 59-30.

Southwood took an early 4-0 lead off buckets from Kassidy Atwood and Brooke Elliott before Sydney Mullett made it 4-2 with a bucket. With the Lady Knights up 6-2 after two Katie Stouffer free throws, the Wabash offense went to work.

Madison Barden hit a free throw that started a five-point run to give the Lady Apaches a 7-6 lead. Kristin Cromer hit a bucket with sister Claire con-

verting two free throws. Tied at seven, Sarah Ritter gave Wabash a 9-7 lead and the quarter ended with Claire Cromer being fouled on a three quarter court buzzer-beater. Cromer hit two of the three free throws to give the Apaches an 11-7 lead after one.

Abby Houlihan connected for the first bucket of the second quarter with Kristin Cromer answering.

With Wabash up 17-11 Ashley Parson drained a three to make it 17-14. Sarah Puckett would then hit, followed by two Claire Cromer free throws to make it 2114, when the Lady Knights scored four of the next five points to close the gap to 22-18.

Puckett would hit again with Parson making one free throw before the half as Wabash led 24-19.

Stouffer would get

the first bucket of the third quarter to make it 24-21 and after trading buckets it was 2723. Looking as though the game was going to be a dog fight to the end the Lady Apaches caught fire. Sydney Mullett would hit a bucket that started a 12-0 run to open a 3923 lead. During the run Kristin and Claire Cromer hit along with Ritter and Jaycee Parrett. Elliott stopped the run with a bucket, but the Apaches got buckets from Puckett and Parrett to end the quarter as Wabash led 4 3 2 5 .

The Wabash momentum started the fourth quarter where it left off in the third as Claire and Kristin Cromer hit back to back and were followed by Katie McCauley and Puckett hitting to finish an 8-0 run to start the quarter and

increase their lead to 51-25. Stouffer hit to stop the run, but the Lady Apaches would score eight of the next 12 points for a 59-29 lead and win the rematch 59-30.

Leading Wabash was Claire Cromer with 16 points, 1 rebound, 6 assist, 4 steals. Sarah Puckett added 8 points, Kristin Cromer 7, Madison Barden 6, Sydni Mullett 6, Sarah Ritter 5, Jaycee Parrett 4, Shelby Stone 3, Bailey Yoakum 2, Katie McCauley 2.

For Southwood Katie Stouffer, scored 8 points, grabbed 16 rebounds and blocked 10 shots, while also adding 2 assists. Abby Houlihan and Kassidy Atwood both scored 6 points, Brooke Elliott scored 5 points, Ashley Parson added 4 points and Grace Whitham had 1 point.

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The Southwood Knights Boys varsity basketball team went on the road and fell to Mississinewa 45-43 on Tuesday, Jan. 6.

Leaders for Southwood were

Alex Harmon 12 points, 6 rebounds and 11 blocks, and Robbie Cole with 11 points and 3 r e b o u n d s .

Noah Kirk had 9 points, three assists and three steals, while Matt Nose at 5 points and five

KATIE STOUFFER records one of her 10 blocks.

Photo by Gary Andrews

r e b o u n d s .

Southwood is 3-6 on the season. The Knights are 1-0 in Three Rivers Conference play.

Southwood has a big TRC game Friday against Wabash.

THE PAPER 20 DINING & ENTERTAINMENT Reno Collier kicks off Eagles Theatre’s Thursday Night Comedy Series www.thepaperofwabash.com

by Emma Rausch emma@thepaperofwabash.com On Jan. 8, Blue Collar comedian Reno Collier took the stage at Eagles Theatre as the first of four in the Thursday Night Comedy Series line up.

“He had kind of a dirty sense of humor, but it was good,” said audience member Tori True, Peru. “It was funny. It was a really good start for [the comedy series].”

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Collier’s stand up, including the audience.

“Where’s the front row? What happened to them,” he asked after noticing a row of empty seats.

“We’re up here,” one audience member shouted from the

back.

Throughout the evening, Collier constantly tried to get the audience to speak to him, asking if they wanted to talk about anything and finally saying, “We’re all friends. You can talk to me! This ain’t TV. I’m right here.”

At one point, the comedian got personal with one of the audience members,

Ricky Schwartz.

“What do you do Ricky Schwartz?”

“I work.”

“You work? That’s a little vague. What do you do? ‘Well I breathe sometimes.’”

Austin Deardorff, Denver, is no stranger to Collier’s comedy, having also attended the comedian’s opening act for Larry the Cable Guy at the Honeywell Center in

RENO COLLIER RETURNED TO WABASH EAGLES THEATRE ON JAN. 8 as the first of four comedians to be featured in the Thursday Night Comedy Series. (photo by Emma Rausch)

2012.

“I liked it [at the Eagles] better,” Deardorff said. “You were closer to him. He was funny.”

After the show, Collier came out into the crowd and thanked the audience for coming. In a brief meeting with him, he agreed with Deardorff, saying that this was a lot more interactive than his

performance at the Honeywell Center.

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His Way II to perform at Laketon church

By The Paper staff Laketon Wesleyan Church will be host to the Southern gospel group, His Way II, in concert at 10:30 a.m. Jan. 25.

Based in Syracuse, singer-songwriter Michael Chestnut formed the group in 2007.

He will be joined on stage by lead singer, Cindy Hall. From time-to-time, baritone Mat Henry also joins.

A tenor, Chestnut has written several gospel songs, including “On My Way,” “Once You’ve Been to Calvary” and “He Will Make a Way.” There will be a carry-in dinner following.

The church is located at 85 East Lake St. in Laketon.

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Ivy Tech to host Parent Night From the Ivy Tech News Bureau Ivy Tech Community College Kokomo Region will host a Parent Night on Jan. 26 to introduce the college to parents of local high school seniors.

The event will take place from 6-7:30 p.m. at Ivy Tech’s Wabash Campus, 277 N. Thorne St. It is one of four such events planned for that week.

“A college education is a huge investment – and not just in money,” said Marcia Worland, executive director of Marketing & Communications for Ivy Tech’s Kokomo Region. “It’s also an investment in time and effort on the part

of the student in attending class and studying, transitioning from high school to college-level coursework and expectations, and for many, living away from home for the first time.

“Parents and their seniors have a lot of big decisions to make to be sure the investments they make pay off. It’s critical that they know and understand all their options,” she continued. “These Parent Night programs are designed to give parents the information they need to guide their children to choose options that are the right fit – financially, academi-

cally and socially.”

Ivy Tech’s options range from short-term certificate programs that move graduates right into the workforce, to degrees and credits that transfer to four-year colleges, to attending Ivy Tech during the summer to stay on track for ontime completion and save money.

During Parent Night, participants can choose from a schedule of 20-minute break-out sessions where staff will be available to answer questions.

Session topics include: · Paying for College 101: Tips, tricks, strategies to minimize

student debt · Start Here. Go There: Transfer options for those pursuing bachelor’s degrees · New Accelerated Associate Degree (ASAP): Complete a two-year Liberal Arts degree in 11 months · Dual Credit: Putting to use the Ivy Tech credit your student is already earning In addition to the Parent Night in Wabash, similar events will take place: · Tuesday, Jan. 27 – Peru Instructional Site, 425 W. Main St., Peru · Wednesday, Jan. 28 – Logansport Campus, 1 Ivy Tech Way,

Logansport · Thursday, Jan. 29 – Kokomo Campus, 1815 E. Morgan St., Kokomo Those interested in attending should sign up by Friday, Jan. 16, by email at kokomoadmissions@ivytech.edu or by phone at 800-4590561, ext. 252 or 253.

Please include names of those attending and the date and location of event. Participants will be entered into a drawing to win a 3credit hour scholarship (one will be given away at each event) as well as a drawing for a Dell tablet (the winner will be notified Jan. 30).

Charley Creek Gardens to host seed exchange

By The Paper staff Charley Creek Gardens will host its 7th Annual Seed Exchange from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 17, in the Garden Education and

Resource Center, 551 N. Miami St. During the exchange, those with extra seeds from last year’s gardening season will make them available either to

those in need of seeds or those seeking a particular type of seed.

“It’s a match made in heaven,” Garden Director Kelly Smith said. “Whether you have seeds to trade or a

seed wish list that’s gone unfulfilled, seed exchanges are worth a look.”

Seed registration and preview will take place from 9-10 a.m., with individual seed

Financial aid workshop planned

By The Paper staff Wabash High School will sponsor a financial aid workshop at 7 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 15 in the Wabash High School Library.

General information regarding grant,

scholarship, and loan opportunities will be presented. In addition, a line-by-line detailed explanation will be given regarding the completion of the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)

form.

A FAFSA Day is also scheduled from 4-7 p.m. Feb. 25.

Financial aid advisors from M a n c h e s t e r University will be present to assist parents in completing

the FAFSA. Parents may also complete the FAFSA online at www.fafsa.ed.gov.

Any questions about the meetings can be answered by the WHS Guidance Department, 260-5634131.

Sheriff releases 2014 department statistics

by Eric Stearley eric@thepaperofwabash.com On Jan. 7, Wabash County Sheriff Bob Land released sheriff ’s department statistics for 2014.

The department issued 791 traffic citations and 1,137 warnings.

A total of 353 individuals were arrested last year; these arrests resulted in 160 felony counts and 450 misdemeanor counts. The department worked 52 drug cases, which resulted in 80 drugrelated arrests, 85 felony counts and 113

misdemeanor counts.

The department recorded 49 DUI arrests, with 15 additional alcohol-related arrests. The department worked a total of 584 cases, including 30 burglary cases, 111 theft cases, 52 battery cases, and investigated 70 domestic disturbances.

The sheriff ’s department responded to 673 automobile accidents, including 292 collisions with deer.

They conducted 453 transports and made 175 public appearances. The department served 4,882 civil

process papers and 317 warrants. The department received a total of 10,752 calls for service. The department assisted other agencies 169 times and assisted disabled vehicles 672 times.

Sheriff Land also released statistics for the month of December. The department issued 36 traffic citations and 65 warnings.

A total of 20 individuals were arrested in December; these arrests resulted in 14 felony counts and 19 misdemeanor counts.

The department

worked. The department made 8 drugrelated arrests, resulting in 11 felony counts and 9 misdemeanor counts. The department recorded a single DUI arrest, with just one additional alcohol-related arrest. The department worked a total of 39 criminal cases, and 73 automobile accidents. The department conducted 37 transports and made 19 public appearances.

They served 333 civil process papers and 28 warrants. The department took a total of 748 calls for service.

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Even those without seeds to share are welcome to attend, Smith said, noting there are plenty of seeds to share.

The event is free to the public.

than a decade, he has gone from tinkering on the hammered dulcimer to releasing four studio albums, authoring a groundbreaking instructional book, teaching Skype lessons to students around the nation, and becoming an in-demand performer at community theaters, churches and festivals.

In 2010, just three years after dedicating all his time to the instrument, he won the title of National Hammer Dulcimer Champion at the Walnut Valley Festival. He’s been profiled in the Kearney Hub and on NPR’s “All Things Considered,” among many other features and reviews. Yoder is

currently preparing his fifth album, which will be the first to feature his breezy and emotive vocals, a popular staple of his live shows.

The gourmet dinner for this event will be prepared by Honeywell House manager and chef David Ericsson, and will include roasted red bell pepper soup; a six-ounce filet with Roquefort cheese and red wine reduction, braised Brussels sprouts, duchess sweet potatoes and crème brûlée.

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Squire girls & boys jump on North Miami

By Gary Andrews The Manchester girls and boys’ basketball teams took a double header from North Miami on Saturday, Jan. 10, with the girls winning 28–25 and the boys coming out on top 64-28.

Game one was the girls as the Lady Squires won the lowscoring affair.

Manchester led 9-6 after the first stop, getting 5 points from Drew Thompson and buckets from the Carter sisters, Celina and Cierra.

Manchester won the second quarter 9-3 to extend its lead to 18-9 at the half. Cierra Carter led the way with five points.

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Bailey Sewell added a bucket while Sydney Day hit two free throws.

The wheels kind of fell off the wagon in the third as the Squires had a hard time finding the bucket.

North Miami outscored Manchester 7-2 to make it 20-16 with a quarter to go.

Cierra Carter had the lone Squire points.

North Miami would also win the fourth quarter 9-8, but the Manchester fourpoint lead was enough to hold off the Warriors for the 28-25 win.

L e a d i n g Manchester was Cierra Carter with 9 points.

Drew Thompson added 8, Sydney Day 4, Brooklyn Howard 2, Celina Carter 2, Bailey Sewell 2, Rae Bedke 1.

The Manchester boys jumped all over North Miami in game two, defeating the Warriors 64-28.

The Squires controlled the tempo right from the start, building a 15-5 lead after one. The Squires got points from four different players with Chainey Zolman leading the way with 7 points.

The North Miami offense started to find the bucket in the second quarter, but the Squires didn’t slow down and won the second 16-8 to lead 31-13 at the half. Six players found the bucket for Manchester with Zolman scoring 5 points.

Cameron Brandenburg drained a three pointer.

For the third straight quarter the the Manchester defense held North

Miami to single digit scoring while the offense went off, scoring 18 points to lead 49-18 with a quarter to go. Koehl Fluke and Zolman each hit bombs in the quarter.

Manchester would win the fourth quarter 15-10 for the 64-28 final.

Leading the Squires was Chainey Zolman with 20 points. Koehl Fluke added 11, David McAtee 6, Kane Gable 6, Cameron Brandenburg 5, Braydon Sewell 4, Keelan Norwood 4, Bailey Ness 4, Branden Scott 2, Adam Byers 2.

The Manchester girls won the first game of the junior varsity double header, topping the Warriors 29-26. Erika Kendall and Rachel Cave led with 8 points each.

Bethany Collett added 7 points.

Manchester won the boys junior varsity game 61-18.

L e a d i n g Manchester was Jake Schannep with 15 points. Levi Hicks

added 9, Heath Dierks 8, Braxtin Wilson 7, Adam Byers 7, Hayes Sturtsman 5, Kane

Gable 4, Bailey Ness 4, Brayden Lassiter 2.

Norse Fall At Kokomo

By Gary Andrews The Northfield boys’ basketball team traveled to Kokomo on Tuesday, Jan. 6, to take on the 4A Wildcats, falling 81-64.

The Norse trailed 19-10 after one and 45-29 at the half before playing the Wildcats nearly even in the second half.

Noah Shear led Northfield with 14 points, 3 steals and 4 assists.

Cody Holmes had 6 points, 9 rebounds and 2 blocks, while Tanner Wilcox- 3 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.

Adam Roser had 9 points and 3 rebounds, while Heath Miller had 6 points and 6 rebounds, while Jarred Short had 8 points and 2 assists.

Rounding out the scoring for Northfield were Austin Burns, 7 points; Jake Schuler, 3 points, 3 steals, 2 assists, and Austin Trump, 8 points.

Northfield’s junior varsity fell to Kokomo 64-61.

Cody Holmes had 14 points and 8 rebounds, while Austin Trump had 9 points and 2 steals, and Matt Coe had 8 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists.

Ryan Driscoll had 2 points, 3 assists and 2 rebounds; Jacob Watkins had 4 points and 4 rebounds, and Kyle Reed had 13 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.

Rounding out the scoring for Northfield were John Schuler, 6 points, 3 rebounds, and Joe Halderman, 5 points and 3 rebounds.

Jared Vigar had an assist.

McKayla Hogge to wed Jake Bunnell

Bill and Michelle Hogge, LaFontaine, announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, McKayla Hogge, to Jake Bunnell.

Miss Hogge graduated from Southwood High School in 2010, and Indiana Wesleyan University in 2014, where she received a Bachelor of Science in elementary education.

Bunnell, Nashville, Tenn., is the son of Barrie and Teresa Bunnell, Wabash.

He is a 2012 Southwood High School graduate and is currently a student at Belmont University where he is studying commercial music.

The couple plans a 3:30 p.m. wedding on July 11, 2015, at the Church of Christ at Treaty.

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Goods to celebrate 50th anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Richard Good will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary.

Good and the former Vivian Adkins were married Jan. 29, 1965, at the Wabash Christian Church by the Rev. Clarence F. Evans.

They are the parents of a son, Ryan (Aissa) Good, Attica,

and two daughters, Tori (Mike) Benton, Middlebury, and Tami (Donnie Simpson) Butt of Monroeville.

They also have five grandchildren, Levi and Jade of Middlebury, Blaine and Brecken of Attica, and Carli of Monroeville.

Good was in his 50th year at Frantz

Lumber Company when he retired in November 2014. Mrs. Good retired in July 2014 from the HF Group (formally Heckman Bindery) after 42 years.

The couple will celebrate with their children and grandchildren at a family dinner at The Beef House in Covington.

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Semi, tractor collide on SR 13... continued from page 16 uninjured. Craig was driving for R. J. Keirn Trucking based in Claypool. He spoke briefly with Mast before being pulled out of the truck, asking if Mast was OK. Mast responded that he was, and asked if the

driver was OK, to which Craig responded, “I don’t know what I am.”

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The trucking company has not responded to inquiries about Craig’s condition.

According to his sister, Kimberly Keirn, Craig was in critical condition as of Jan. 7. No charges or cita-

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Wabash County Sheriff Robert Land noted that the cause of the accident was driver inattention on the part of Mast. The highway was closed until 9:30 p.m. that evening when the stoplight was repaired.

ROBERT CRAIG SHARES A LAUGH with tractor driver Cloyd Mast after their vehicles collided on SR 13 near 200 N. Soon after, firefighters pulled the driver from the truck onto a stretcher before he was taken away in an ambulance. According to police reports, he was treated for a head injury and pain in his left hip. (photo by Eric Stearley)

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WABASH COUNTY SHERIFF DEPUTY CORBIN DAWES inspects the tractor, which was struck by a semi truck near the intersection of SR 13 and 200 N. The driver of the tractor, Cloyd Mast, walked away from the accident. (photo by Eric Stearley)