Hardee’s, Wabash, will donate 20 percent of their sales from 5 to 8 p.m. on July 19 to Wabash Relay for Life
THE PAPER July 13, 2011
The Community Foundation of Wabash County is accepting grant applications for its summer grant cycle. Grant applications and proposals from qualified, tax-exempt institutions and agencies that serve Wabash County must be postmarked by July 15 to be considered. Grants for this cycle will be awarded Aug. 15. Since 1954, the C o m m u n i t y Foundation has put income generated from donors’ investments to work in Wabash County. Grants from the Foundation’s “Good Deeds Endowment” help strengthen education, support the arts, promote civic life, protect our environment, and ensure strong health and social services. The grant guidelines and application are available online at www.cfwabash.org. For more information, call 260-982-4824 or e-mail info@cfwabash.org.
In Memoriam William Baker, 73 Ella Burns, 82 Alice Hendry, 77 Larry Holmes, 62 James Jacoby, 80 Cleo Maple, 100 Joyce Melton, 76 Homer Penix Jr., 66 Maxine Ruppel, 90 Charles Siddall, 82 Jack Speicher, 76 Donald Stone, 92 J. Michael Walters, 70 Wilma Yocum, 92
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Wabash County crowns Lauren Wagoner as 50th annual 4-H Fair Queen by Shaun Tilghman On July 10, audience members arrived at the 4-H Fairgrounds Show Arena quite early – despite the heat – and waited eagerly for the moment when the 2011 Wabash County 4-H Fair Queen would be announced. Everyone enjoyed the many traditional activities and speeches of the night, but the excitement reached it’s climax when the special moment finally ar rived a n d Lauren
Wagoner, 18, North Manchester, was presented with the crown as Wabash County’s 50th 4-H Fair Queen. Shortly
before the announcement was made, Wagoner was also honored as this year’s Miss Congeniality. “I’m just really shocked and excited – I feel so blessed,” she said. “I was just happy when I made it on the court, so I wasn’t even thinking I’d get placed above [Miss but Congeniality] then to get queen is just amazing. “I wanted to be in the pageant because my aunt was in it a long time ago. She didn’t win but a
THE 2011 WABASH COUNTY 4-H FAIR QUEEN COURT consists of (from left): Kaytlyn Eberly, Third Runner-Up; Lauren Wagoner, Queen / Miss Congeniality; Lindzy Shepherd, First Runner-Up; and Jenna Schmidt, Second Runner-Up. The Queen and her court will be onhand at various activities throughout this year’s fair. (photo by Shaun Tilghman) group of us nieces went up to her later and said
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‘you’ll always be our queen’ and gave her flowers. I just remember looking up at her with such admiration
and thinking what a great role model she was – I wanted to be that some day.” Wagoner and her 23
fellow contestants were judged on June 26, at Lagro United Methodist Church, on (continued on page 7)
Wabash True Value announces expansion Wabash True Value Hardware / Just Ask Rental recently announced that they will expand their operation in the coming months. Plans are underway to occupy the space of the former Nowak’s Hallmark adjacent to their current location. Additionally, Wabash True Value will adopt the “Destination True Value” format after the remodel process is complete. The move, according to Brian Howenstine, owner of Wabash True Value, “will allow a greater assortment of merchandise and the increased space will allow us to arrange the store in a more modern man-
ner. Increased assortments in the core departments of plumbing, electrical, hardware, paint and lawn and garden will allow us to offer a greater depth of merchandise to appeal to our customers.” Although the actual remodel is two months away, construction and removal of the existing wall will take place in the coming weeks. Howenstine noted, “Although we will be in a period of transition for a couple of months, the end result will be dramatic and a much different shopping experience. The rental department will be relocated into the new area along with lawn and gar-
BRIAN HOWENSTINE, owner of Wabash True Value Hardware / Just Ask Rental, will be carrying out an expansion of his business in the coming months. The larger store will provide more retail options and a new store layout for customers. (photo by The Paper)