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The animals are gone and the barns are cleaned and empty. The midway is gone. Projects have been sent home with their owners. The 2021 Wabash County 4-H Fair is now a memory. But what memories they are. From the various livestock winners to those who had projects destined for showing at the Indiana State Fair, local 4-Hers had a successful week last week. “I think this week went really well,” said Jessi Huston, Wabash County Extension Educator 4-H Youth Development. “We had perfect weather for all of the shows, minus the horse show. But they made the best of it.” Rain, heavy at times, fell durA crowd watches one of the Grand Championship drive at the ing the show’s halter classes on Wabash County 4-H Swine Show. Photo by Joseph Slacian July 16. When judging ended that day, numerous 4-Hers and adults enjoyed playing in the muddy outdoor show arena. “I think everyone had fun,” Huston continued. “There were smiles on kids’ faces. It was great to be out here and see them show and really show off their hard work. “It’s been great to celebrate our non-livestock kids and their work, as well. The creativity this year was outstanding. We really enjoyed this fair and we’re so glad to be out here.” There were several changes to 4-Hers work their animals around the show ring during the beef this year’s fair, including the show. Photo by Eric Christiansen addition of a meat goat showmanship competition. “People loved it,” Huston said. “There were people who participated in showmanship that otherwise may not have. We got a lot of positive feedback on that.” Another chance was an online premium auction. “I like the online auction because non-livestock kids get the opportunity to be a part of the auction this year,” said Mindy Mayes, Wabash County Extension Educator for Health & Human Services. “For example, if you did cake decorating, you could still be in the auction and people could add on for you. “It just gives an opportunity for more of our kids who wouldn’t participate in the auction to participate in it this year.” She noted the kids worked very hard this year. “I’m just always excited,” she continued. “Our kids worked very hard. I’m always amazed at the projects every year, and we get to do it in person. We get to see them and have in-person judging this year.” Geoff Schortgen, Wabash County Extension Educator for Ag & Natural Resources, also was happy to see the fair resume its traditional ways. “After the adversity of last year, this was a very fun fair,” he said. “I’m just happy to see everybody. All the animals here all week. Thanks to our 4-H Council, our 4-H Educator and Continued on Page

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Susi Stephan and her mother, Janis Leckrone, share a laugh after Mrs. Leckrone received the Wabash County 4-H Hall of Fame plaque. Photos by Joseph Slacian

Longtime 4-H leader inducted into Hall of Fame Janis Leckrone is newest member By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com After spending the better part of the day Friday helping to clean up after the 2021 Wabash County 4-H Fair, Janis Leckrone toyed with going home. She didn’t, and it’s a good thing. Prior to the start of the Parade of Champions that afternoon, Mrs. Leckrone hear her daughter Susi Stephan announce that she was the 2021 Wabash County 4-H Hall of Fame inductee. Her husband, Tom, was seated by her side in the bleachers, and when Mrs. Leckrone approached Stephan to receive her plaque, she was also joined by her other three daughters, Bobbi LeckroneBates, Lori Myers and Beth Stephens. Mrs. Leckrone has been a 32-year 4-H leader with the Laketon Cloverleaves. “I estimated that each year there are about 40 kids in her club,” Stephan said while introducing her mother. Continued on Page 17

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Kiwanis to host Bucket Brigade After a year off due to the COVID pandemic, the Wabash Kiwanis Club will resume its tradition of supporting Riley Hospital for Children with its 24th annual Bucket Brigade fundraiser. The event will take place from 7 a.m. – 2 p.m. Saturday, July 31, at local businesses. Members of the local Kiwanis Club will stand outside of five area storefronts with buckets in hand for customers to drop in change or cash donations. One-hundred percent of donations collected on this day will go directly to Riley Hospital. The local Club raised an even $1,600 in 2019, which brought the all-time Bucket Brigade total for the Club to $39,974.73. The local businesses that will allow the Club to participate at their storefronts include Walmart of Wabash, 1601 N. Cass St., from 10 a.m. – 2

p.m.; Wabash Hardware & Rental, 1351 N. Cass St., from 10-2; Bechtol Grocery, 120 Hale Dr., from 102; The Fried Egg, 1319 N. Cass St., from 7 a.m. – 2 p.m.; and Modoc’s Market, 205 S. Miami St., from 710 a.m. “Wabash Kiwanis is knocking on the door for the $40,000th dollar raised for Riley Hospital for Children,” Mike Keaffaber, Wabash Kiwanis Board president and Bucket Brigade chairperson, said. “This is one of the most fun things that we get to do in a Kiwanis capacity. “Our members who volunteer for this always love speaking with locals who have had a niece, son, grandchild or whoever who’s benefited from Riley Hospital. We especially love it when parents hand their children some spare change or a dollar bill and have the youngsters themselves put the money

in our Brigade buckets.” For more than 100 years, there’s been a deep relationship between the Kiwanis Indiana District and Riley Children’s Hospital, dating back to before the hospital’s doors were even open to Hoosier children. The state district has pledged to raise $1 million to support Riley’s neurodevelopmental and behaviors centers initiative, which focuses on providing local community-based screening, diagnosing and treatment for young children with autism and related disorders. Once again, the Club invites the community to come out on Saturday, July 31, in order to support this vital asset to the youth of Indiana. While out shopping this upcoming weekend, the Club hopes locals will plan to visit the aforementioned locations and bring change with

them so that they donate to this worthy cause. And for those who can’t make it to the fundraiser at the above businesses that day, but still want to support the local Club’s commitment to benefit Riley Children’s Hospital, they can send a check to the Wabash Kiwanis Club at P.O. Box 699, Wabash, IN 46992, with “Bucket Brigade” listed in the memo line.

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Tobacco-Free Coalition gets 2-year state grant Wabash County’s two-year grant from Indiana State Health Department, Tobacco, Prevention, and Cessation Commission (TPCC) was renewed for another two years (20212023). Dan Gray, director of the Wabash County Tobacco Free Coalition, expressed gratitude for the support that comes from Wabash County. “Without everyone working together, we would not be able to be successful with the tobacco education, cessation, and prevention programs,” he said “It is because of this success many people are more aware of the dangers of tobacco use, more people are quitting, and more are not starting.” Tobacco is the number one cause of preventable disease and death in the United States. It is responsible for approximately 20 percent of all deaths. We are often tempted to minimize the effects of tobacco/smoking because it is legal for adults to purchase and use. However, tobacco use is the only product sold, that when used as directed, causes diseases and death. Gray noted that when the Coalition started in Wabash County in 2001, the smoking rate among adults was over 30 percent of the County population. The rate is now at 19 percent. The main purpose of the Coalition is to make Wabash County Hoosiers more aware of the health effects of continued tobacco use and how it not only effects those who use tobacco but also those that are exposed to the secondhand smoke, as well as having

Tobacco Prevention Program goes into all second and fifth grade class rooms and to the middle/high school health classes in all three school districts. This is made possible through Wabash County United Fund, Wabash Parkview Hospital, Community an impact on our economy because of the rising health costs. He added “the Coalition will remain focused on improving the health of Wabash County through the education programs regarding the dangers of tobacco and secondhand smoke, will provide cessation for those that are ready to quit through 1-800QUIT-NOW, and continue to go into the schools with prevention programs for the youth. There will also be a continued effort to help Wabash County improve the quality of air everyone breathes. Even though there is a “no smoking” state law for most public places, it does not go far enough to protect everyone. Clean air for all County Hoosiers should be a priority for healthy living. There is a concentrated concern for the women in the County that smoke while pregnant. 17 percent of the pregnant women in Wabash County smoke. That is down from 25 percent since the program started When a pregnant woman smokes while she is pregnant or is exposed to secondhand smoke, the baby in the womb is affected by the smoke and nicotine that enters the womb. When the smoke is

inhaled into the lungs, it goes into the womb and the baby smokes with the mother. The baby is then susceptible to tobacco related diseases and nicotine addiction. The Baby & Me Tobacco Free program is funded through Parkview Wabash Hospital and Community Foundation of Wabash County. This program provides counseling support and resources to preg-

nant women to help them quit and remain quit after the birth of the baby. This will result in improved birth and long-term positive outcomes for women, children, and the families. Those that quit receive $25 diaper vouchers up to 12 months past the birth of the baby. This program is an evidence based, smoking treatment procedure, created to reduce the burden of tobacco. The Youth

Foundation of Wabash County, and Living Essentials funding. The Coalition is able to provide any information on the dangers of tobacco, e-cigarettes, and secondhand smoke with resources or engage an audience with speaking appointments to organizations that are interested to

hear more. Call the Coalition office, 260-274-2920. If anyone needs help to stop their nicotine addiction, call 1-800-QUITNOW (800-784-8669) or call the Coalition office and ask for Dan. The Coalition office is located at 41 W. Canal St., Wabash.

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La Mar shined in Apache wrestling program

It had been a long time since a Wabash High School wrestler won a state championship. In fact, it had been 69 years. In 1999, senior Tim La Mar captured Wabash’s 13th state title and the county’s 14th. It was the county’s first since Manchester senior Norm Hudson won the 126-pound crown in 1973. La Mar won as a heavyweight. La Mar, who now lives in Fort Wayne, finished 373 that season and had a career record of 82-30. At the state finals in 1999, La Mar pinned Richard Sallee of Frankfort at 1:13 of the first round; defeated Brandon Cunningham of Edgewood in overtime, 6-4; pinned Adam Rosemeyer of Brownsburg in 5:50 in the semifinals, and then defeated James Polk of Fort Wayne Elmhurst, 5-3, in OT for the championship. It was Polk who defeated Tim in the semistate finals one week earlier. He was the Central Indiana Conference champion and a semistate qualifier as a junior. Tim was runner-up in the CIC meet as a senior. Nick Eccles, a former Wabash wrestler, was his coach since the sixth grade and Steve Kirtlan, a former Northfield wrestler, was his assistant coach. Eccles is now superintendent of the North White School Corporation; Kirtlan, owner of Kirtlan Automotive in Wabash, went on to be an assistant coach at his alma mater for several years and then began - and is still officiating on the mats. Tim was a member of the Wabash

County Sports Legends Where are they today? By Roy Church baseball team that won sectional titles in 1997 and 1998 under Head Coach Mike Smalley and was first team AllCentral Indiana Conference as a senior. He also played football three years for the Apaches. He was inducted into the Wabash Hall of Fame in 2015. Today Tim works on the assembly line at the GM

plant in Fort Wayne, and is engaged to be married. He is a big lover and fan of the sport of wrestling and somewhat of a wrestling historian. “I want to see success for the Wabash program and throughout the county,” Tim said. “I think (Wabash coach) Jake O’Neill is on the right track.” (Unfortunately, O’Neill announced last week he has resigned at Wabash to take the same job at Warren Central High School in Indianapolis.) Being somewhat of an historian, Tim is very familiar with Wabash’s wrestling tradition. Wabash’s storied wrestling history dates all the way

back to 1925, four years after the first IHSAA-sponsored tournament. The coach was the legendary Billy Thom. While coaching football, wrestling, basketball and track at Wabash, he won two state championships in wrestling (1927 and 1928) and was runner-up in 1926. He coached seven state champions and four runnersup. His two titles came over powerhouse Bloomington (35-34 in ’27 and 4029 in ’28) and he lost by three points to Elwood in 1926. Bloomington (now Bloomington South) has won more state championships (24) than any other school in the state. Ironically, one IHSAA website gives credit to

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Thom as coach of the ’27 and ’28 teams while another says Wabash had “no coach” in ’28. Thom, who came to Wabash in 1924, actually left in the middle of the ’27’28 school year to become the Indiana

University wrestling coach. At IU until 1945, his teams won eight Big 10 titles and the NCAA crown in 1932 and he coached seven NCAA individual champions. His record at IU was

110-21-3. Thom was named the U.S. Olympic coach in 1936 for the Summer Games in Berlin, Germany. He was inducted into the Helms National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1972. Thom was a basketball standout at North Bend (now Central) High School in Fremont, Neb., and a football standout at the University of Iowa. He was born Aug. 13, 1900. While coaching at IU, Thom was also wrestling professionally and in 1934 was named World Junior Middleweight Champion by the National Wrestling Alliance. He defeated Martino Angelo for the Midwest Wrestling Continued on Page 5

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Sports Legends Association World Junior Heavyweight title in 1943 in one of his reported 500 “professional” bouts. After retiring from coaching, he became sole owner of the National Wrestling Alliance in Indianapolis from 1950 to 1955 and one of five owners in 1956. Thom died at the age of 73 at Hendricks County Hospital, Danville, Ind., on Dec. 14, 1973. He was living in Noblesville at the time and working as an athletic instructor at the Indiana Youth Center in Plainfield. He was survived by his wife, Ruby. In 1979, the Indiana High School Wrestling Coaches Association Hall of Fame established the Billy Thom Award. It goes to an individual who has made significant contributions to amateur wrestling in Indiana. Back to the mat. George Ross, just a 145-pound sophomore, won Wabash’s first state title in 1925. Junior Ted Bellock was runner-up that year at 125. Ross repeated his

title as a junior and took the 165-pound crown as a senior on the ’27 championship team. He had plenty of help on the 1926 squad. Juniors Sanford Austin and Lorin Chronister won the 155- and 175-pound titles, respectively, and juniors Rolland Pullman and Alfred Obringer were runners-up at 100 and 135 pounds. In 1927, Ross was first at 165, Austin repeated as 155pound champ and Robert Schuler, a freshman, won at 100 pounds. Juniors William (Bill) Gray and Clinton Osthimer were runners-up at 108 and 175 pounds, respectively. In Thom’s last season (’28), the Apaches used two first-places and five seconds to win the team title easily. Osthimer won at 155 pounds and Robert Stoops captured the 125-pound title. Finishing second were seniors Stewart Petry (108) and Gray (115), juniors Thomas Cornell (145) and Henry Watts (175) and sophomore Robert Jones (Hwt.) Then under new coach Raymond “Dutch” Struck, Wabash tied for

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...continued from Page 4 second in 1930. Juniors Schuler (108) and Jones (Hwt.) won titles and runners-up were senior Robert Snavely (100) and junior James Martin (175). The Apaches finished fourth in 1930. Jones repeated as heavyweight champion, Schuler was runner-up at 115, junior John McNeeley was second at 125 and senior Vaughn Garner was runner-up at 135. Jones, who former Wabash athletic director Matt Stone called “probably the most decorated athlete to ever come out of Wabash High School,” also: Won an IHSAA state championship in the shot put in 1930; Won the AAU heavyweight championship as a freshman at Indiana University, was the Big 10 heavyweight wrestling champion in ’32 and ‘33, was on Big 10 championship teams in ’30 and ’31 and the NCAA title team in ’32 and was runner-up at the NCAA Championships in 1933. All under the tutelage of Thom; Won three letters in football, was the

honorary captain in ’33, was an AllBig 10 guard on the IU football team in ‘33 and was a member of the first college all-star team to play against the NFL champion that same year; Played for the Green Bay Packers for a short time; Coached football and wrestling at South Bend Central High School. Jones and Thom were both inducted into the Wabash Athletic Hall of Fame in 2010 in its inaugural year. In 1932, Wabash senior Ross Kurtz was runner-up at 108 pounds and, in 1933, Apache Bob Hoffman lost in the 145-pound championship match. And that was it for Wabash until La Mar won in 1999. Manchester wrestlers had some success in the late ‘60s. Senior Dana Carpenter finished second at 138 pounds in 1967, senior Bill Bumgardner was

runner-up at 120 in 1968 and junior Joe Frantz was second at 112 in 1969. Then, in 1975, senior Doug Haynes lost to undefeated (28-0) Carmen Hurley of Jennings County in the 185pound final. Southwood senior Ryan Sweet was runner-up at 152 pounds in 1993, losing to Matt Armentano of Evansville Mater

Dei, 8-7. Both young men entered the match with only one loss. The winner was 39-1; Sweet ended up 372. Lately, a young lady by the name of Kiersten O’Neill, daughter of Wabash’s former head coach, has been making a name for herself on the girls side. As a freshman, she won the 160-pound

Indiana High School Girls Wrestling state title; then was runner-up at 160 as a sophomore. This past season she was state champ at 152 pounds. But she’s a legend for someone else to write about – 20 years from now. ___ Contact Roy Church at roy.church14@gmail.com

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Denton Cartage joins White’s program Denton Cartage recently became an Impact Partner of White’s Residential and Family Services. Denton Cartage is a full service intermodal trucking company that serves the continental United States and Canada. “White’s RFS couldn’t be more pleased with the support of Denton Cartage!” said Dana Brady, Director of Donor Relations. “It all started with White’s in 2015, when we acquired ‘Christian Haven’ (CH) in Wheatfield, Ind. Years before the acquisition, one of Denton Cartage’s staff members had shared with the owners about CH’s ministry serving at-risk students. Denton Cartage’s owners,

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Hometown Media garners 2 HSPA awards Hometown Media’s Joseph Slacian and Eric Christiansen, each of whom placed first in their respective categories in the Hoosier State Press Association Better Newspaper Contest for 2020 and 2021. Slacian finished first with the top

Best In-Depth Feature or Feature package for “Recovering from tragedy,” a threepart series based on interviews with the family of siblings Mason and Xzavier Ingle and Alicia Stahl who were struck and killed by a vehicle while crossing the

street to board their school bus in October 2018. Christiansen placed first with the Best Sports Action Photo for Division one with

“Flying High” featuring Manchester High School high jumper Isaiah Davis at the 2019 Wabash County Meet.

Lowell Denton and Kathy Richel, contacted CH and began supporting their ministry. We met with Lowell and Kathy after the acquisition and have enjoyed a great relationship with them since.” Businesses and organizations that become White’s RFS Impact Partners have the opportunity to change teen’s lives through supporting our Growing Teens for Life program, which provides vocational training to the teens in our residential programs. For more information on how your business or organization can join the mission of White’s RFS by becoming an Impact Partner, contact Shane Whybrew at Shane.Whybrew@Whitesrfs.org.

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Gebhart Holdings acquires Market Street Grill

Gebhart Holdings has acquired Market Street Grill. The company has officially taken possession as the new owners of the longstanding staple in downtown Wabash. The firm purchased the restaurant in May but only recently is in full operational care and possession of the business. “We’re honored to have purchased Market Street Grill and to carry on the tradition that it has held as a place to gather over a meal and drinks with friends in downtown Wabash. At this point, we don’t foresee making significant changes, but do hope to make some improvements where needed,” owner Benjamin Gebhart said. “We’re excited to appoint Isaias Tactuk as the General Manager of Market Street, he has over fifteen years of experience in the restaurant industry and will bring fresh eyes

and expertise to the restaurant.” Market Street Grill is known for its prime rib and drunken chicken as well as its signature Long Island Iced Tea. The restaurant has been in downtown Wabash for more than 25 years serving up American cuisine in a casual and welcoming atmosphere with nearly one hundred percent of its food made from scratch. Gebhart Holdings is a privately held corporation focusing on growth through vertical integration. The company is committed to enriching the community of Wabash and those around it by creating and maintaining successful entities that will in turn cause the community to thrive. It aims to offer products, solutions, and resources at the highest level to each of the industries that they participate in. Currently, Gebhart Holdings businesses include: Metal

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Ilah Wagner, 80

Joseph Blocher, 81

Nicholas Gentry, 52

Enjoyed reading

Was antique dealer

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Jan. 16, 1941- July 19, 2021

March 20, 1940 – July 23, 2021

Dec. 4, 1968 – June 20, 2021

Ilah Mae Wagner, 80, of Wabash, died at 12:00 pm, Monday, July 19, 2021, at her home, surrounded by her family and loved ones. She was born on Jan. 16, 1941, in Hudson, Mich., to Robert and Cora (Bidlack) Varner. Ilah was a 1959 graduate of Oakwood High School in Oakwood, Ohio, and received her Associate’s degree in 1995, from Ivy Tech in Kokomo, Indiana. She married Oren C. Wagner at the EUB Church in Oakwood. Ilah worked at General Tire 24 years, was the United Fund Executive Director 10 years, and also worked at WabashKokomo Vault and Monument, Deb’s Cleaning Service, and was a tax preparer at H&R Block, all of Wabash. She was a member of the Wabash First United Methodist Church and the American Legion Auxiliary. She enjoyed reading and crocheting, gardening and flowers, vacationing in the Smokies with Oren, and especially attending her grandchildren’s events. She is survived by her husband, Oren C. Wagner of Wabash, four children, Bradley (Debbie) Wagner of Wabash, Michelle (David) Meloy of Indianapolis, Jeffrey (Tamara) Wagner of Leesburg, and Jennifer Wagner of Wabash; nine grandchildren, Kody Fuller of Naples, Fla., Sabrina Wagner, US Navy of Sasebo, Japan, Mary Catherine Meloy of Indianapolis, Kory Fuller of Wabash, Tabatha Wagner of Wabash, Ryne Meloy of Indianapolis, Grant Wagner of Leesburg, Addison Meloy of Indianapolis, and Zoe Ann Wagner of Leesburg; step-grandchild, Kristin Barwick US Coast Guard of Boston, Mass., and her step great-grandchild, Saylor Barwick of Boston; two sisters, Annabelle Deatrick of Defiance, Ohio, and Betty (Phil) Hanenkratt of Paulding, Ohio. She was preceded in death by her parents, and son, Rodney Scott Wagner. Funeral services were Sunday, July 25, 2021, at First United Methodist Church, 110 N. Cass St., Wabash, with the Rev. Nathan Whybrew and Pastor John Cook officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Lawns Cemetery, Wabash. Friends may call 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm, Saturday, July 24, 2021 at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave., Wabash, and from 1 -2 p.m., Sunday at the church. Preferred memorials are Wabash High School Athletic Department or Animal Shelter of Wabash County. The memorial guest book for Ilah may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.

Joseph L. “Joe” Blocher, 81, North Manchester, passed away at his home on July 23, 2021. The son of S. Willis and Lelia E. (Baker) Blocher, Joe was born in North Manchester on March 22, 1940. He was one of six children. In September of 1960, Joe was baptized into the North Manchester Old German Baptist Brethren Church. The following year on May 14, 1961, Joe married Bonnie Metzger. During their sixty years of marriage, Joe and Bonnie were blessed with four children, Mark, Matthew, Polly and Julia. To support his family, Joe worked as a farmer, cattle buyer, and owned and operated Freeway Trucking, which hauled livestock. Later in life, Joe became an antique dealer, which became one of his passions. The loving memory of Joe Blocher will be forever cherished by his wife, Bonnie Blocher, North Manchester; son, Matthew (Allison) Blocher, North Manchester; daughters, Polly (Ricky) Lewis, Cisco, Texas and Julia Blocher, North Manchester; brother, Max (Sandra) Blocher, North Manchester; sister, Ruthie E. (David) Brubaker, Pasco, Washington; sister-inlaw, Taphie Blocher; eight grandchildren and seventeen great-grandchildren. Joe was preceded in death by his parents; son, Mark Blocher; daughter-in-law, Jamee Blocher; brothers, Robert E., Billie G., and Marvin E. Blocher; and sister-inlaw, Esther Blocher. Visitation was Monday, July 26, 2021, at McKee Mortuary, 1401 State Road 114 West, North Manchester. Funeral services were Tuesday, July 27, 2021 at the North Manchester Old German Baptist Brethren Church, 12546 North State Road 13, North Manchester. Burial was at the North Manchester Old German Baptist Brethren Cemetery, 12546 North State Road 13, North Manchester. The Home Brethren will officiate. For those who wish to honor the memory of Joe Blocher, memorial contributions may be made to Parkview Home Health and Hospice, 1900 Carew Street, Suite 6, Fort Wayne, IN 46805. The family of Joe Blocher has entrusted McKee Mortuary with care and final arrangements.

Jacob ‘Tyler’ Rankin, 26 Worked at Auto Zone Aug. 1, 1994 – July 16,2021 Jacob “Tyler” Rankin, 26, Wabash, died Friday, July 16, 2021, at his home. He was born on Aug. 1, 1994, in Noblesville. Services were Friday, July 23, at GrandstaffHentgen Funeral Service, Wabash, Visitation was Thursday.

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March 2, 1926 – July 23, 2021 Cleo B. Hippensteel, 95, North Manchester, died July 23, 2021. She was born March 2, 1926. Visitation 10-11 a.m. Wednesday, July 28, McKee Mortuary, North Manchester, with funeral services following. Burial at Oaklawn Cemetery.

Nicholas T. “Nick” Gentry, 52, of Wabash, passed away at 8:22 p.m. on Tuesday, June 20, 2021, at Parkview Randallia Hospital in Fort Wayne. He was born on Dec. 4, 1968, in Marion, to the late Roger Gentry and Carol Jeanne (Mullett) Gentry. Nick was a 1987 graduate of Southwood High School. He worked as a self-employed carpenter and had worked at Ortman Drilling and Water in Kokomo. Nick is survived by his mother, Carol, of Somerset, one brother, Brian (Mandy) Gentry, of Wabash; one sister, Paula (Jimmy) Hansford, of Peru; one nephew, Dalton (Kendal) Gentry; three nieces, Delayne (Zach) Ball, Drew Gentry and Adrian Hansford. Nick’s wishes were to have no services. McDonald Funeral Homes, 231 Falls Ave., Wabash have been trusted to handle Nick Gentry’s arrangements. Preferred memorials are to the Wabash County Animal Shelter, 810 Manchester Ave., Wabash, IN 46992. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.mcdonaldfunerals.com.

W. Henry Castle, 67 Retired from General Tire June 23, 1954 – July 22, 2021 W. Henry Castle, 67, of rural Wabash, died at 3:24 p.m., Thursday, July 22, 2021, at his home. He was born on June 23, 1954, in Paintsville, Ky., to Wilbur Castle and Virgie (Blevins) Keller. Henry married Peggy Castle in Virginia on June 30, 1984. He worked at General Tire in Wabash, retiring after 30 years. Henry enjoyed fishing, hunting, auto racing, and watching Westerns on television. He loved his dog Muffee . He is survived by his wife, Peggy Castle of Wabash, brothers and sister, Ricky Castle of North Manchester, Jimmy Castle of Pennsylvania, Delores Collins of Wabash, and Edgel Castle of Paintsville. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Robert Castle. Funeral services will be 10 a.m., Wednesday, July 28, 2021, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave., Wabash, with the Rev. Nathan Whybrew officiating. Entombment will be in Chapel of Remembrance Mausoleum at Memorial Lawns Cemetery, Wabash. Friends may call 4-7 p.m. Tuesday, at the funeral home. Preferred memorial is St. Jude’s Childrens Hospital. The memorial guest book for Henry may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.

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Chris Rose, 63

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Richard H. “Dick” Rogers, 91

Bonnie Lou Wiley, 81

Middle School librarian

U.S. Army veteran

June 28, 1958 – July 17, 2021

Enjoyed painting

July 9, 1930 – July 17, 2021

Feb. 14, 1940 – July 21, 2021

Chris Anne Rose, 63, of Wabash, died at 5:42 am, Saturday, July 17, 2021, at Parkview Wabash Hospital. She was born on June 28, 1958, in Kalamazoo, Mich., to Paul David and Nancy L. (Ostman) Gunderman. Chris was a 1976 graduate of Wabash High School. She married Tim Rose in Wabash on June 23, 1985. Chris was an employee of Wabash City Schools for almost 30 years. She was the librarian at the middle school and drove bus 12 for the district about half of her WCS career. Chris was an avid reader, and was well versed in her music choices. She loved anything from Janice Joplin, Luke Bryan, Hamilton and other musicals. Sarcasm was her second language...okay maybe even her first. Chris enjoyed traveling with her family, loved shopping for her grandchildren and crafting supplies, and was fond of scrap booking. But what she looked forward to the most was spending time with family, friends, and loved ones. She is survived by her husband, Tim Rose of Wabash; four children, Adrianne (Doug) Pelphrey, Carmela Zapata, Tim (Amanda) Rose, Jr., all of Wabash, and Andrea Strickler of Nashville, Tenn.; nine grandchildren; Brenden Rowan, Kaydence Stevens, Hiley Ward, Sierria Rose, Kyndall Zapata, Abby Rose, Keagan Pelphrey, Kira Parrett, and Madie Rose; brother, Dean (Lauri) Gunderman of Wabash; sister, Shari (Jim) Kassebaum of Indianapolis, and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, and son, Michael Rose. Visitation was Friday, July 23, 2021 at GrandstaffHentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave., Wabash. Preferred memorial is Parkinson’s Research. The memorial guest book for Chris may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.

Roger Hughes, 65 Worked at Bendix Oct. 19, 1955 – July 18, 2021 Roger Dale Hughes, 65, of Macy, died at July 18, 2021. He was born Oct. 19, 1955. There will be no services, with burial later at Gilead Cemetery. Earl-Love Funeral Home handled arrangements.

Richard Harold “Dick” Rogers, 91, of Wabash, passed away at 6:32 P.M., Saturday, July 17, 2021, at his residence, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in his parents’ home, located in Miami County on July 9, 1930, to Cecil Harold and Grace Allen Rogers. Dick was a 1949 graduate of Converse High School. He served in the United States Army from 1953 to 1955 during the Korean conflict. His military decorations include the National Defense Service Medal and the Good Conduct Medal. Dick married Joyce Ann Stanley at Richland Methodist Church in Converse, on June 27, 1954. They celebrated 67 years of marriage. Dick attended both, the Richland Methodist Church and the Orange Grove Free Methodist Church, Bradenton, Fla. Dick held an extreme love for his family and was a grain and livestock farmer for most of his life. After retiring from farming, he owned his own semi and along with his wife Joyce Ann, traveled across the country. Dick was a licensed pilot and enjoyed many years of flying his own plane. He loved riding his motorcycle as well as camping with family and friends. Dick and Joyce Ann spent 22 years wintering in Florida, at locations in both Fort Meyers and at Sugar Creek Estates, Bradenton. Dick is survived by his wife, Joyce Ann Rogers of Wabash, a daughter, Lou Ann (Michael) Shoemaker, Wabash, and a son, Larry Dean (Robin) Rogers, Swayzee; four grandchildren, Ryan(Georganne) Shoemaker of Mentone, Courtney (Tyler ) Tobias of Columbia City, Richard H. “Rick” Shoemaker of Urbana, and Logan (Janel) Rogers of Portage; six great-grandchildren, Eli Shoemaker, Elliana Shoemaker, Knox Tobias, Hannah Tobias, Gabrielle Castro and Lucy Castro. Dick was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Gwendolyn Highley. A service celebrating the life of Richard H. Rogers was on Thursday, July 22, 2021 at the LairdEddy Funeral Home, 201 N. Main St., Amboy, with Melody Whiddon officiating. Burial was in Park Lawn Cemetery. Visitation was Thursday at the Laird-Eddy Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Richland Chapel United Methodist Church, Converse,. Family and friends may leave a memory or message of condolence by visiting the online obituary at www.eddyfuneralhomes.com or on Facebook at Eddy Funeral Homes, Inc.

Bonnie Lou Wiley, 81, Urbana, passed away July 21, 2021 at Miller’s Merry Manor East in Wabash. Born on Valentine’s Day in 1940 in Wabash, Bonnie was the daughter of the late James Harry and Evelyn Maxine (Schrader) Gardner. During the Wabash County Fair in 1955, Bonnie met Ronald D. Wiley near the Ferris wheel. Two years later, on Dec. 7, 1957, the two were married, and in the spring, Bonnie graduated from Urbana High School. During their 66 years together and nearly 64 years of marriage, Bonnie and Ronald built a beautiful life together. Bonnie spent her time as a homemaker while raising four children and as a farmer’s wife. She helped on the farm wherever needed and did everything from drive tractors to run errands getting parts. Bonnie worked hard to support her family and make the farm successful, and she taught those around her to be caring and accepting of others. Bonnie enjoyed sewing, crafting, painting, and cooking. However, she truly relished in her time spent helping her grandchildren with 4-H, which was a way for her to bond with them and pass on what she learned over the years. Bonnie was involved with the Home Economics Club and was a leader of the Ladies Farm Bureau Committee and also The loving memory of Bonnie Lou Wiley will be forever cherished by her husband, Ronald D. Wiley, Urbana; sons, Edward (Joyce) Wiley, Warsaw, Mark Wiley, Urbana, and Bob (Pam) Wiley, North Manchester; daughter, Debra (Don) Troxel, South Bend; brothers, Jim (Linda) Gardner, Wabash, and Richard (Jackie) Gardner, Wabash; 11 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Bonnie was preceded in death by her parents; daughter-in-law, Janice Wiley; and sister, Doris Eads. Graveside services were Saturday, July 24, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. at Fairview Cemetery, County Road 300 East and 1000 North, Servia. Joyce Wiley officiated. For those who wish to honor the memory of Bonnie Lou Wiley, memorial contributions may be to Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home 5910 Homestead Road, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46814. The family of Bonnie Wiley has entrusted McKee Mortuary with care and final arrangements. Condolences may be emailed to mckeemortuary.com

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Raymond Bowland, 95

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Jack H. Thompson, 92

World War II veteran

U.S. Army pilot

Feb. 2, 1926 - July 23, 2021

Dec. 14, 1927 – Oct. 14, 2019

Raymond “Ray” Bowland, 95, of Greentown passed away at 6:16 a.m., July 23, 2021, at St. Vincent, Kokomo Hospital. He was born in Amboy Feb. 2, 1926, the son of Jesse E. and Emma Myers Bowland. Ray married Thelma Lucille Douglass in Peru on March 9, 1948, and she preceded him in death on Dec. 6, 2020. Ray was a 1944 graduate of Amboy High School, a member of the Converse Church of Christ, and a U.S. Army World War II veteran. His military decorations include the World War II Victory Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Good Conduct Medal, the Army Occupation of Germany Medal, and the EAME Theater Ribbon with 3 bronze stars. Ray was employed at Chrysler Corporation for 30 years, Plevna Implement for 25 years and a retired farmer. He is survived by daughters Connie (Craig) McKillip of Wabash, Karen (Mike) Fauber of Greentown, and Kathy (Bill) Shrock of Leesburg; grandchildren Brent McKillip, Brooke McKillip, Chad Fauber, Angela Ford, Kyle Shrock and Kent Shrock; 17 great grandchildren; sisters Virginia Rohrer, Alice Hudson, Betty Hodson, and Waneta Levensky; and brothers Eugene and Jim Bowland. Ray was preceded in death by his parents; his wife Thelma; granddaughter Jennifer R. McKillip; sisters Violet Lowe, Dorothy Rose, Mary Fisher, Ann (Bunch) Roseberry, Patsy Bennette, and Carol Bowland and brothers Woodrow, Wayne, and Russell Bowland. A service celebrating the life of Raymond “Ray” Bowland will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 31, 2021, at the Laird-Eddy Funeral home, 201 N. Main St., Amboy with David Stokes officiating. Burial will be in Park Lawn Cemetery with Military Honors being provided by the Miami County Military Rites Unit. Friends and family will gather from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. July 31, 2021, prior to the service. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society.

James I. Hudson U.S. Army veteran Aug. 15, 1934 - July 17, 2021

James "Jim" Ivan Hudson, of Fort Myers, Florida, passed away on Saturday, July 17, 2021. He was born at his family home in North Manchester near Wabash, Indiana, on Wednesday, August 15, 1934, to Ivan and Mildred (Palmer) Hudson. Jim graduated from Urbana High School in 1952 and attended Valparaiso Technical Institute. He proudly served his country in the United States Army. Following his honorable discharge from the service, he was a radio engineer for 35 years with Thomson Consumer Electronics (formerly RCA), retiring in 1997. He was a member of Greenwood First Baptist Church and Del Tura Golf Country Club, and he was an ardent supporter of American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, American

Diabetes Association, and American Leukemia Association. He enjoyed golfing, fishing, exotic cars, motorcycles, and traveling. He was also an avid coin collector and enjoyed reading the works of James Patterson, Randy Wayne White, and John Ray Grisham. Jim was a skin, leukemia, and prostate cancer survivor for over 20 years. Survivors include his daughter, Joni (John) Herman of Grapevine, TX; grandsons, Jordan (Rachel) Herman of Arlington, TX, Jake Hudson of Noblesville, Jay Leary, Dr. Jonathon Leary, Bo Collins, and Graham Lovett; granddaughters, Jaclyn (fiancé, Clayton Malkowsky) Herman of Princeton, TX, Jayme Herman of Grapevine, TX, Shelby (fiancé, Jake DeBaun) Hudson of Noblesville, Courtney Hudson of Cincinnati, OH, Caroline Brown, and Dr. Lee Allison; son-in-law, Dr. Julius (Cindy) Leary, Jr., of Greenwood, SC; daughters-in-law, Lynne (Tommy) Lovett of

Operation Dry Water results in 3 BUI arrests Indiana Conservation Officers’ Operation Dry Water (ODW) results during the heightened enforcement weekend of July 2-4 in the counties of Wabash, Miami, Fulton, Marshall, St. Joseph, Elkhart, and Kosciusko resulted in 3 BUI arrests, 22 boating citations, and 48 boating warnings. In addition, the 11 conservation officers participating in ODW in District 1 contacted a total of 962 boaters while

Jack H. Thompson, 91, of Yorktown, Va., died on Oct. 14, 2019, of natural causes at his home. He was born on December 14, 1927, in Wabash, Indiana, to Raymond and Pauline Thompson. He graduated from Linlawn High School in 1945, and enlisted in the Army. He served three years on active duty and returned to civilian life in 1948, continuing to serve in the Army Reserves. In 1949, he married the love of his life, Mary Louise Denney. They were in the seventy-first year of marriage at the time of his death. Jack worked at the General Tire and Rubber Company until he went back on active duty with the Army in 1952. He was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the Army Corps of Engineers at 18 years of age, and spent the next 25 years in assignments to include Japan, Guadalcanal, Hawaii; Fort Campbell, Ky.; Fort Kobbe, Panama Canal Zone; Brazil, South America; Korea; Fort Belvoir, Virginia; Germany, and Vietnam before retiring as a Lt. Col. at Fort Eustis, Va., in 1973. Jack served as an Army pilot from 1953, flying both fixed and rotary wing aircraft. He earned his undergraduate degree at the University of Maryland, and two Masters Degrees, one from the College of William and Mary at the age of 48, and the second from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University at the age of 76. After retiring from the Army, with 28 years of service, Jack devoted the next 48 years working at the Education Center at Fort Eustis, Virginia. First for St. Leo University for three years as a counselor and instructor, and the next forty-three years as Center Director for Embry Riddle Aeronautical University. In this position, he counseled active duty and retired military personnel regarding achieving undergraduate and graduate degrees. He loved his work and his students, and they loved him in return. He never retired from his work with Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, working until the day he died. Jack is survived by his wife, Mary Louise Thompson, two daughters, Elizabeth Ann Stabnow and Cheryl Jean Thompson, granddaughter, Jackie (Robert) Stabnow Garrison, brother, Dr. John R. (Susan) Thompson, sister-in-law, Karen Maloy Thompson, and many other family members. He was preceded in death by his parents. In the year following his death, three sisters, Mary Lou Deifenbaugh, Rebecca Summers, and Phyllis Coppock, and his younger brother, Patrick Thompson, died, leaving John Robert, the sole survivor of the six siblings. A committal service for Jack was Saturday, July 24, 2021, at the Falls Cemetery Chapel, 725 Falls Avenue, Wabash, with Pastor J.P. Freeman officiating. Inurnment followed the services. Arrangements by Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave., Wabash. The memorial guestbook for Jack may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com

patrolling waterways. ODW is a nationwide awareness and enforcement campaign to deter boating while under the influence. During the July 2-4 weekend, officers were on the lookout for impaired boaters. “Each year we see countless Indiana boaters doing things the right way,” said Indiana Boating Law Administrator Lt. Kenton Turner. “Unfortunately, we also encounter a few who put the rest in danger.”

Summerville, SC, and Kathie Marsh of Columbia, SC; brother, Jerry (Pat) Hudson of Fort Wayne; sister, Judy Rice of Wabash. He was preceded in death by both of his wives, Edna B. Hudson and Argyl Leary Hudson; parents; son, Jon Hudson; daughter-in-law, Dianne Leary; brother, Joe (Carol) Hudson; brother-inlaw, Larry Rice. Visitation is from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, July 29, 2021, at Needham-Storey-Wampner Funeral Service, North Chapel, 1341 N. Baldwin Ave., Marion. Immediately following the time of visitation, a service to celebrate Jim's life will begin at 1 p.m. Entombment will take place at Gardens of Memory in Marion. Memorial may be directed to American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 42040, Oklahoma City, OK 73123. Memories may be shared online at www.nswcares.com.

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Jean Brainard, 96

David Lyons, 79

Ronald D. Pore, 74

Purdue graduate

U.S. Army veteran

Enjoyed making sweets

Dec. 26, 1946 – July 24, 2021

April 10, 1925 – July 25, 2021

Feb. 21, 1942 – July 16, 2021 David A. Lyons, 79, a lifetime resident of Portland until the last three years when he became a resident of Wabash, passed away on Friday, July 16, 2021, at his daughter’s residence. He was born on Feb. 21, 1942, in Jay County to the late Edward Dale and Irene Delee (McKinley) Lyons. Dave married Diana Ice on Jan. 18, 1964; she survives. Dave was a 1960 graduate of Bryant High School in Portland. While attending Bryant High School, he was a member of the first sectional boys’ basketball championship team. Dave attended Purdue University and was a member of the Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity. Dave owned and operated Dave Lyons Realty and Farm Management. He also was an insurance agent at Farm Bureau Insurance in Portland. Dave had many interests and belonged to several community organizations. He was a member of the Bryant Redeemer Lutheran Church. He was a pilgrim and past governor of the Moose Lodge for the State of Indiana, and he was a current member of the Wabash Moose Lodge No.1195. He was member of the Eagles Lodge, Knights of Pythias, Elks Lodge, Jay County Fair Association, Democratic Precinct Committeeman, Little League baseball manager, United Fund board member, March of Dimes chairman of fund raising, YMCA membership drive chairman, Jaycees and Lions Club, the Bryant Centennial Celebration chairman, Bryant High School Alumni Association president, Bryant Community Club, and the Jay County Historical Society. Dave loved baseball, coaching little league and softball for decades, and was an avid Portland Rockets fan. He was a lifelong Los Angeles Dodgers fan and wore No.42 like Jackie Robinson. He loved hunting and fishing, arrowhead hunting, cats and dogs, especially English Setters. Dave always had a smile on his face, a twinkle in his eye and had a joke to tell, and never knew a stranger. Dave is survived by his wife, Diana; two daughters, Michelle (Dan) Sparling, of Wabash and Susan (Russ) Reichard, of Jasper; one brother, Robert C. Lyons, of Portland; three grandchildren, Lincoln Davis Reichard, Danielle Alexandra Sparling and Brittanie Nicole Zimmerly; three great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews; and his dog, Charlie. Per Dave’s wishes, a private service will be held at Gravel Hill Cemetery in Bryant. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be donated to the David A. Lyons endowment fund for Jay County Baseball Association, at the Portland Foundation, 107 S. Meridian St., Portland, IN 47371. McDonald Funeral Homes, 231 Falls Avenue, Wabash, have been trusted to handle David Lyons’ arrangements. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.mcdonaldfunerals.com.

Terry Lee Enyeart, 57 Southwood High School graduate

Terry Lee Enyeart, 57, died Friday, July 23, 2021, at Tanner Medical Center in Carrollton, Ga. Memorial services will be 5 p.m. on Sunday, July 25, 2021, at Macedonia Baptist Church in Ranburne, Ala. Survivors include his wife Belinda Enyeart; daughter Deidre Ivy; son Jessie Brown; mother Rebecca Draper Ohmart; father Estil Enyeart; sister Teresa Enyeart; and four grandchildren. Mr. Enyeart was a native of Indiana and a resident of Ranburne Alabama. He graduated from Southwood High School in Wabash. He was an auto mechanic who was jack of all trades. He would help anyone who had car problems. Terry loved the outdoors, fishing, looking for Indian artifacts and cooking. Arrangements by Dryden Funeral Home, Heflin, Ala.

Ronald D. Pore, 74, of Wabash, died 9:57 pm, Saturday, July 24, 2021, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. He was born on Dec. 26, 1946, in Wabash, to John and Bettie “Lila” (Owen) Pore. Ron was a U.S. Army veteran. He married Susan Rish in Wabash on September 15, 1968. He retired from Ford Meter Box in Wabash after 19 years, and also worked at General Tire in Wabash 16 years. He enjoyed yard work, his dog Otto, but his family was the world to him. He is survived by his wife, Susan Pore; daughter, Missy (William Jr.) Hartley; and three grandchildren, Bailey (Levi Winget) Lundmark, Aaron Hartley, and Alexis Hartley, all of Wabash, brother-in-law, Hector Garza of San Antonio, Texas, niece, Tara (Norman) Macias of Houston, Texas, and his nephew, Todd (Christi) Bland of Wabash. He was preceded in death by his parents, and his sister, Neva Ann Garza. Funeral services will be 7:00 pm, Thursday, July 29, 2021, at GrandstaffHentgen Funeral Service, Wabash, with Brad Wright officiating. Friends may call 4-7 pm Thursday, July 29, 2021, at the funeral home. The memorial guest book for Ron may be signed at www.grandstaffhentgen.com.

Janet Sue Dickos, 88 Enjoyed selling real estate July 1, 1933 – July 25, 2021 Janet Sue Dickos, 88, formally of Wabash, peacefully passed away on July 25, 2021. Born July 1, 1933 in Lagro, Indiana; moved to Wabash and married Christie K Dickos, who preceded her in death. In her later years she moved to Fishers to be near her children. She is survived by her son Greg, his wife Nancy, her daughter Ellen and her husband, Pat Elward. She is also survived by several grandchildren and great grandchildren. Selling real estate in Wabash County was the love of her life. She was always upbeat and positive and never met a stranger. She lived life to its fullest and will be missed. Services will be private.

Jean D. Brainard, 96, North Manchester, passed away on July 25, 2021 at Timbercrest Healthcare Center in North Manchester. Born in North Manchester on April 10, 1925, Jean was the daughter of the late Foster and Edna Marie (Westafer) Brown. While living in California Jean met John M. Brainard. On June 1, 1946, the two wed and moved back to Indiana. John worked for the Wabash City Police Department and later the Wabash County Sheriff ’s Department while Jean worked at General Tire in Wabash for eight years. The two were married for 27 years and had five children before John died on Oct. 10, 1973, forever changing Jean’s life. After John’s passing, Jean moved to the Dallas-Fort Worth area in Texas where she worked for Textar Plastics for 14 years before retiring in 1990. Later, in the early ‘90s, Jean moved back to North Manchester to be closer to family and friends. Jean had a great sense of humor and was always smiling. She was an incredibly strong woman who constantly had a positive attitude, a loving heart and thought of her friends as family. Jean enjoyed shopping with friends and family, doing jigsaw puzzles with grandchildren, and cooking wonderful sweets. She loved and adored her dog Andrew who was like another child to her. On Sundays when her health allowed, Jean attended Congregational Christian Church, where she was a member. The loving memory of Jean D. Brainard will be forever cherished by her sons, John (Patsy) Brainard, Jr., Michael J. (Ma Fe) Brainard, Tom (Sue) Brainard, all of Wabash, and Bill (Kathy Demaline) Brainard, Holgate, Ohio; daughter, Anne (Vernon) Eckley, Bentonville, Ark.; 13 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren. Jean was preceded in death by her parents; husband, John Brainard; brothers, Dick and Don Brown; and one greatgrandchild. Family and friends may call Thursday, July 29, 2021, from 4-7 p.m. at McKee Mortuary, 1401 State Road 114 West, North Manchester. Funeral services will begin at 10 a.m. on Friday, July 30, 2021, at the Congregational Christian Church, 310 N. Walnut St., North Manchester, with calling beginning at 9 a.m. Burial will be at Oaklawn Cemetery, 600 Beckley Street, North Manchester. For those who wish to honor the memory of Jean D. Brainard, memorial contributions may be made to the Congregational Christian Church, 310 North Walnut Street, North Manchester, IN 46962 or The Timbercrest Charitable Assistance Fund, P.O. Box 501, North Manchester, IN 46962.

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Blue Ribbon Fair

acting with all the kids.” Court member Kearston Stout, who was the third runner-up in the queen pageant, said she thought this was a great way to

Fundraiser planned for young cancer patient On Thursday, Aug. 12, from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., the Wings Etc. Grill & Pub location in Wabash, Indiana, will hold a Dine to Donate fundraiser for a local 12-yearold, Rocky Judy, who was recently diagnosed with Lymphoma––a type of cancer. Twenty percent of fundraiser-associated sales will be donated to help the Judy family. Wings Etc. Wabash General Manager Tina Floor said giving back to the community is fundamental

end her 4-H career.

DivorceCare, a 13-week DVD series sponsored by Wabash Friends Counseling Center, features some of the nation’s foremost Christian experts on topics concerning divorce and recovery. The support group meets at 6:30 p.m. every Tuesday in the Conference Room in the Wabash Friends Counseling Center, 3563 South State Road 13, Wabash. Wearing a mask is required when entering.

to the Wings Etc. mission. “The community is absolutely pulling together for

Group leader and members of the group meet for dinner at 5:30 p.m. at Subway, 1812 S. Wabash Street on State Road 15, Wabash.

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More info: Call 260-563-8453 or 877-350-1658, or e-mail office@wabashfriends.org; or call group leader Janet at 260-571-5235. The website for DivorceCare is www.divorcecare.org

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A pair of 4-Hers hold onto their goats during the 4-H Goat Show. Photo by Joseph Slacian

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Reservations still available for 2021 Somerset reunion

It is not too late to make reservations for the Somerset High School Reuion Saturday, Aug. 7. Please call Mary Donna Collins at 260-563-3627 this week to make your reservation. Everyone who attended Somerset High School may attend. LAFONTAINE LIONS will be having a Breakfast to raise money to maintaine the LaFontaine Community Building on Sat. Aug. 14 from 7 to 10 a.m. The breakfast will be saugsage gravy and biscuit, scamble eggs, saugsage and pancakes. Free Will Donation for breakfast. There will be coffee, milk, and juice for drinking. The club members have been working on replacing and repairling different items in the building. One of the needs is to replace the double doors on the West side of the building. VETRANS COFFEE AND SNACK will be held on Friday Aug. 13 at 9 a.m. in the Lion’s Room at the LaFontaine Community Building. LIBERTY BELLS will meet at the Fried Egg in Wabash on Tuesday, August 3rd, at 11:30. Anyone who has ever been a member of Liberty Bells is invited to join us for lunch. BE A HERO… DONATE BLOOD…SIGN UP TODAY With the summer season in full swing, the community blood bank is in need of donations now more than ever. We have seen a decline in blood donations but the community need for patients at our local hospitals

has increased. The LaFontaine United Methodist Church is hosting a community blood drive Saturday, August 14th from 10 a.m. -2 p.m. the blood Mobile will be parked outside the church on Main Street. Please join us and help save lives. Anyone 16 years and older that weighs 110 lbs. can donate. If you are a minor, a printed consent form will be needed. Make an appointment at www.GiveBloodNo w.com or call/text Mary at 574-2746475. As a thank you donors will receive a $10 Meijer gift card!! LAFONTAINE CHRISTIAN CHURCH: If you have ever wondered if you are making a difference when you serve others, let this story be of some encouragement to you. Today, a few children surprised one of their Sunday school teachers with a special gift. They handmade her a cape with the words, “Super Joan.” These kids realized they don’t need to read a comic book or watch a movie to see superheroes. They get to see theirs in real life every Sunday Morning. This is a great example of how serving others really can impact the lives of those you’re serving. Thanks, Joan Manning, for the time you give so generously to the children of our church. MSD SCHOOL BOARD MEETING on July 13, 2021 approved the 2021-2022 Re-entry Plan. The plan states the MSD of Wabash County will return to prepandemic standard operational prac-

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tices. Masks will not be required for students and staff. The goal will be to have no restrictions for students and staff when school resumes in August. We will continue to monitor local, state, and federal guidance to determine if any revisions to this plan are needed. View the official statement at http://ow.lyEpvL59 FvDP WHITE’S RESIDENTIAL AND FAMILY SERVICES residential Each month staff are nominated based upon how they portray our values of being effective, reliable, Christian, and/or gracious to the highest level! June’s Employee of the Month is Chandler Beouy! HAPPY BIRTHDAY Dean Thomas Benbow, Kelsey Niccum, Brayton Hensley, Charlie Snyder July 30, Sandy Smith Speicher, Trisha Baldwin Aug. 3, Logan Hensley, Bella Worthington, Braxton Worthington, Cordi Nelson-Brooks VanLine, Michael Brane, Chase Enyeart Aug. 4, Janel Proffitt, Jamie Hill, Penny Lloyd Aug. 5 HAPPY ANNIVERSARY Becky and Marvin Schlemmer, Brian and Josephine Miller July 29, Dustin and Rachel Hurst Aug. 2, Kevin and Linda Kidwell Aug. 3, James and Kaye Sorrell Aug. 7 SEND YOUR NEWS and pictures to me by Thursday to etheleib@gmail.co m.

St. Patrick’s Catholic Church of Lagro will celebrate mass at 11 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 1. Everyone is welcome. Please join them. You have less than one week left to vote for The Lagro Canal Foundation on Beacon Credit Union’s Project Spotlight. Voting is only during July for the Foundation to win $1,000. To enter your vote, go to Beacon’s website: beaconcu.org/project-spotlight. Click “Wabash County (City of Wabash); click “Vote Now”; click “Lagro Canal Foundation.” Scroll to the bottom of the page and enter your email address. Then click “Vote” and Receive “Vote Confirmation.” Thank you for your votes to support the Lagro Canal Foundation’s efforts to restore the historic buildings in Lagro. The Lagro Alumni Banquet is Saturday, Aug. 7, in Lagro Methodist Church’s fellowship hall.

Registration begins at 4 p.m.; the buffet dinner is at 5:00 p.m. Come early (from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m.) for a tour of Lagro, sponsored by the Lagro Canal Foundation on the Wabash Trolley. Cost of the banquet is $20 per person. Reservations for the banquet can be made by mailing a check (made payable to Lagro H.S. Alumni) to Kie Kirk, 555 N. Miami St., Wabash, IN 46992. The deadline for reservations is July 24. Mark your calendar for Sept. 18, 2021. The Lagro Volunteer Fire Department is sponsoring a dinner from 4 to 7 p.m. The dinner is all you can eat for dining in. Carry out meals will be available. Also that night is a car show at the ball field behind the Fire Dept. Dora Christian Church, 2325 S. Salamonie Dam Road, welcomes you to worship service Sunday at 8:15 a.m. or 10:30 a.m. Sunday School is at 9:30 a.m. Prayer and Bible

study continues every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. The Homecoming Celebration for Dora Christian Church’s 150th anniversary (1871 – 2021) is Sunday, Sept. 19. If you have addresses for past members or attendees, please let Janene know by phone 260-906-6449 or email 1957cowgirl@gmail.com. Lagro United Methodist Church invites you to its Sunday morning services at 9:00 a.m. and Sunday school for all ages at 10:00 a.m. Youth group activities for students in the 4th through 12th grades are also offered. Those activities and times vary each month depending on the service project. For more information on youth programs, parents can email the church at LagroUMC@gmail.com. The Lagro Community Church invites you to Sunday School from 9 to 10 a.m. and worship service at 10 a.m. The Food Pantry is open the third Saturday of every month from 9 to 10 a.m. in the basement. Please enter through the back door of the church. The Food Pantry is for Continued on Page 20.

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Classmates gather: Members of the Urbana High School Class of 1958 met at Harvey Hinklemyer’s Pizza following the 2021 Urbana School Reunion. Those attending were Wayne Dawes, Wendell Dawes, Marvin Mast, Mary Ann (Weck) Mast, Peggy (Eads) Dilling, Janet (Driscoll) Poole, Karen (Goebel) Campbell, Patty (Keaffaber) McNabney, Marjorie (Monce) Wolfe, Roberta (Akers) Stewart and Nancy (Hoover) Neher. Photo provided

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Community Appreciation from the Urbana Community. Day will be held on July 30 at Condolences to Dean the Urbana Lions/Community Wilhelm’s family and friends Ball Park. This is on a Friday from the Urbana Community. and will run from 3 to 6 p.m. Prayer concerns: Eileen There will be a bouncy house, Weck, Jeff and Renee Beihl , goody bags for kids, hot dogs, Julie Miller, Marilyn Karns, popcorn, ice cream, games, Lowell Karns, Alma DeVore, door prizes, dunk tank, Jo Jou Phyllis Baker, Ron Baer, Nancy petting zoo and fun for the Christie, Ruth Summers, entire family. Come on out to Terry Knee, Paxton Wright, Urbana’s park and enjoy the Ava Gibson, Jan Fitch, Jim afternoon. This activity is and Pat Hartley, Coy Eads and Cornerstone Vet’s way of sayhis parents and sisters, Joni ing thank you to the Fox. Our nation and community for 23 the leaders, our miliyears. Everything is tary personnel, our absolutely (FREE). If frontline responders you have questions or and health providers. concerns you can If anyone would like contact Romi Plath, to have their name Office Manager at added or removed 260-591-0008 or email from prayer concornerstonecerns, please contact Michael Mich Michael ael Sn Snell ell vetom@yahoo.com. me. 260-774-3665 Urbana’s Blood Urbana Lions pinkynova71@ Drive: This is just a hotmail.com Club golf outing is approaching fast. You reminder for you to need to send in your make reservations to sponsorship and team give blood that is very registration. There are signup much in short supply. This will be held on Aug. 11, 2021, at sheets available at the Waldo Golf Course. This event will the Urbana Community be held on August 7, 2021. On Building. You can make your reservation by going on line at the agenda there will be rolls and coffee served at 8 a.m. and redcrossblood.org. Watch this Tee Off will be prompt at 9 column for further informaa.m. $50 per golfer. 18 holes of tion. golf will be played, carts are Condolences to Jeanne Runkel’s family and friends Continued on Page 21

Lagro news Wabash County residents. For further information on donating food or for assistance please call 260-5714639. Upcoming events for Northfield High School: July 26 – Online Registration Opens Up; Summer Weights July 27 – Cross Country to Brown

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County; Jr.Hi. Girls Basketball Open Gym July 28 – Summer Weights; Summer Food PickUp (last day); Cross Country to Brown County July 29 – Summer Weights; Cross Country to Brown County Lagro Happy Birthday: July 30 – Diane Turner.

Do you have a birthday or anniversary to celebrate? Do you have a special event to share? If so, just send me an email at the address listed above, or text me at 260-571-2577. I’d love to share your special day or your community event. Let’s share the news!

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Church plans fish & chicken fry

First Brethren Church’s annual Fish and Chicken Fry will be held on Saturday, July 31 from 4:407 p.m. at Warvel Park. Dine-in and Carry-out available. Tickets prices are: Adults - $10; Children (6-12) - $8. All proceeds benefit the Learn More Center. For more information, contact the church at (260) 982-6457. CENTER FOR HISTORY TRAVELING EXHIBIT: The North Manchester Center for History invites visitors to enjoy a new traveling exhibit from the Indiana Historical Society (IHS) marking the 100th anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment, which recognized a woman’s right to vote. The exhibit, “Securing the Vote: Women’s Suffrage in Indiana” will be open to the public July 23-Aug 21,

Tuesday-Saturdays at the Center for History in North Manchester. Securing the Vote: Women’s Suffrage in Indiana explores how women across the state labored for suffrage through countless meetings, campaigns and other grassroots efforts. Guests will learn how, despite many defeats and setbacks, they persisted toward the goal of full citizenship and the power to make change through voting. The traveling exhibit covers the first Indiana Woman’s Rights Convention held in Dublin, in 1851 and follows the fight through Indiana’s ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920. Along the way, it delves into stories of change at the local level, such as the first woman

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available. Soft drinks and snacks will be on hand while you play. Team prizes, for first place wins $200 and second place team $100. Putting contest $50 prize. First putt free: next 3 putts are $5 each. Longest drive and closest to the pin will win $25. Free lunch after golf session concludes. Lunch consists of BBQ sandwich, baked beans, chips, cookie and soft drink or water. Mail your team signup sheet to Urbana Lions Club P.O. Box 97 Urbana, IN 46990. Come on out and enjoy the day and the fun of competition against your friends. With your participation in this event, you will help the Urbana Lions Club raise money for Lion projects that include providing eyeglasses and hearing aids for students, free eye screening for preschool children in Wabash County.

College scholarships, other Lion activities such as, Senior dinners, pork chop and fish carry-out meals. Also this will help the Lions maintain the Urbana Community Park and Community Building for use by individuals and groups in Wabash County. Birthday wishes: July 31 Neil Haupert, July 31 Roger Harman.

elected to the Indianapolis School Board in 1909. The exhibit also follows the evolution of state groups, such as the Legislative Council of Women. Securing the Vote: Women’s Suffrage in Indiana is a project of the Indiana Women’s Suffrage Centennial, catalyzed by the Indiana Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission, Indiana Humanities, the Indianapolis Propylaeum, the Indiana Historical Society and the Indiana Historical Bureau, with support from Lilly Endowment Inc. For more information or to plan your visit, call 260.982.0672 or visit www.northmanchestercenterforhistory.org .N. M. IZAAK WALTON PRIZE SHOOT: The Izaak Walton League/North Manchester Chapter will hold a Prize Shoot on Sunday, Aug 1, beginning at noon. Cash prizes (split the pot). $3 entry fee per Continued on Page 23

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Donna Harman updated us on progress of the festival. The festival flyers with the schedule of activities are complete and will be out soon. The theme this year for the parade and the festival will be “Let your Light Shine”. They will have sweatshirts this year, which they have not had for several years, along with t-shirts. The Lip Sync will be Friday night at 7:30pm. Audurie Chamberlain will organize it. Trolley 85 from Wabash will be in Roann on Saturday to take people to the Stockdale Mill from

Noon to 6pm. Becky Elliot and Ann Haupert are working on the parade. They announced that Culver Military Color Guard will be back again this year. They could use help getting the 5gallon sand buckets out on Tuesday or Wednesday, help with putting the tarps over the stage, moving sound equipment and nightly trash pickup. Please contact Donna at 765833-5663 or roann.donna@gmai l.com So, mark your calendar for the Roann Covered Bridge Festival on

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September 9th, 10th, and 11th. As always, it will be a great time for all! WITH SCHOOL starting in a few weeks, why not take a Saturday road trip and visit Roann You could visit the shops in downtown Roann, walk through the Covered Bridge, and take a tour of the Stockdale Mill (from Noon-4pm). Get something to eat before leaving our beautiful town! A MEMORIAL Continued on Page 24

round, youth $2. Location is the club grounds just north of Liberty Mills, follow the green and yellow signs. Refreshments will be available. Everyone is welcome to participate or simply enjoy the event and our club grounds - we are “family friendly”. Drawing for the winner of a Henry “American Eagle” rifle will be at a later shoot, tickets available now from any club member. These “turkey shoots” are fundraisers to support our local club projects. The Izaak Walton League of America a national conservation organization dedicated to clean air, clean waters, and wise stewardship of

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our land and natural resources. More information about IWLA available at the shoot. GRIEFSHARE SUPPORT GROUP: The summer session of GriefShare meets on Wednesdays from 6:30-8 p.m. McKee Mortuary, Inc and the Congregational Christian Church have partnered together to offer the community GriefShare, a 13week session of discussion, video seminars and individual work to guide those dealing with the loss of a loved one. Participant will need to purchase a workbook at a cost of $15. Scholarships are available for those

who need. The church is located at 310 N. Walnut Street. Please contact the church at 260-982-2882 for more information or to register. FARMER’S MARKET AT OGAN’S LANDING: The North Manchester Farmers Market is now open on Saturday morning from 8 am to Noon. The market will be located at Ogan’s Landing on S. Mill St. down the street from the covered bridge. Parking will be in the gravel lot with Handicap parking beside the market (watch for signs). NM COMMUNITY PANTRY: A Community Pantry was recently opened in North

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service for Henry and Gayle Becker will be held on Aug. 7, 2021 in the Roann Covered Bridge. Service will be at 11am and lunch at 11:30 a.m. All are welcome. Please respond to: alisonbecker10@gmail.co m or call 765-8332921. UPCOMING DATES: Aug. 4 – Food Pantry at the Roann Town Hall, 2-4pm; Aug. 5 – Roann Lions Club meeting, Town Hall, 7pm; Aug. 7 – Memorial Service for the Becker’s, Roann Covered Bridge, 11am; Aug. 10 – Roann Town Board Meeting, Town Hall, 7pm; Aug. 17 – RHG meeting, Not an open meeting, 4:30pm. CONTINUED PRAYERS for: Laura Everill (niece of Alice Eller and Kathie Grandstaff), Becky Welsh, Lowell Burrus, Betty Boyer, Coy Eads, Nancy Fearnow and our country. Stay safe and stay healthy. God bless you all! ROBERT STRUCK will be celebrating his 85th birthday on July 28th. If you see him, be sure to wish him a happy birthday. CELEBRATING ANNIVERSARIES: July 28 – Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Nordman; July 31 – Mr. & Mrs. Randall Griffey and Mr. & Mrs. Troy McKillip; Aug. 3 – Mr. & Mrs. Cliff Gardner. CELEBRATING BIRTHDAYS: July 28 – Robert Struck, Joe Hall, Becky Cordes, Turner Stephens, and Jake Stuber; July 29 – Steven Myers; July 31 – Robert Birk, Roger Harman, and Malachi Higgins; Aug. 1 – Lisa Krom; Aug. 3 – Miriam Musselman. PASTOR MACE asks “What is your meaning to this life?” What is your meaning to this

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life? What is your rock or help in this life? Who do you trust as you walk on this earth? What has been is what will be, and what has been done is what will be done, and there is nothing new under the sun. Solomon wrote this in Ecclesiastes 1:9. His challenge to us in this life is, everything is as vapor. Mankind was created to seek the glory of God in who he is, has done, and his character. Everything on this earth is not eternally satisfying and leads to emptiness. The end of the whole matter is that mankind should fear God and keep his commandments. Fear is the reverent, respectful awe placed upon the person of God. Who we trust and the way we see this life is called our worldview. First thing we need to understand is what has been is what will be. The

world system is all about reinventing itself and becoming bigger and better. We search for the newest and best object or relationship in this earth to fulfill us. Why do we think life in general will really change? Life has been this way for thousands of years and we continue to live it over and over again. That is why the Apostle Paul tells us that these things were written for our instruction and encouragement. The Old Testament is a recording of life before Christ. We may live different, yet life is still the same. Our desires and actions follow what has been and we continue the generational curses. Yet it doesn’t end there. Secondly, we see that what has been done is what will be done. We need to stop long enough to consider these things from Solomon’s word.

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What do we really gain from all we do in this life? One generation goes and another comes, yet the earth remains. The sun rises and the sun goes down over and over again. The wind blows across the earth from one direction to another, who knows where is comes from and where it goes Streams run into the sea and yet the sea is not full. We can try to manufacture change but really things are the same. Then we see that nothing is really new. Life in its very essence is always the same and continues to carry on from one decade to another. Even life in the past is forgotten and the things done not remembered. It is

difficult to be original. Age to age, mankind seeks happiness in this earth and falls so short of true contentment. We would do well to find peace in this life by seeking God’s kingdom rather than our own kingdom on this earth. The sooner we learn that everything earthly is as a vapor, we learn to seek that which is eternal. The things of this life are short lived. What is new today is old tomorrow. That which gives pleasure can break, be stolen, or become obsolete. When we seek that which is not eternal, we continue to search for inner peace and fail to find it. But when we find that which is eternal,

NOTICE OF SALE AND EXPIRATION OF REDEMPTION TO: RICHARD FRANCE 521 East Hill Street Wabash, IN 46992 Date: June 16, 2021 Wabash County Indiana Parcel #85-14-12-111-023.000-009 Street Address: 521 East Hill Street, Wabash, Indiana 46992 Redemption Date: August 11, 2021 Pursuant to IC 6-1.1-25-4.5, this is notification on real estate sold at tax sale for nonpayment of taxes. As owner of the title of this real estate, pursuant to the records maintained in the Offices of the Treasurer and Recorder for Wabash County, Indiana, you are hereby notified: Petition for Tax Deed will be filed on or after August 12, 2021, for a tax deed to be issued after said date. The date the real property was sold at tax sale was April 14, 2021. The name of the purchaser of the certificate of sale on the property under IC 6-1.1-24 is LARRY WALK, SR. Any person may redeem the real property. The total amount required to redeem the property equals the sums prescribed by IC 6-1.1-25-2 as follows: a) b) c) d) e) f) g)

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Judgment amount due at tax sale: $15,164.53 Plus 10% of (a) if redeemed within 120 days of tax sale: $1,516.45 Plus the amount by which the purchase price was in excess: $200.00 Plus 10% per annum on (c) added per diem Plus all additional taxes paid subsequent to sale Plus 10% per annum on (e) to date added per diem Plus additional expenses incurred recoverable under 6-1.1-25-2 including attorney fees and costs of notice. Cost of title search: $100.00 Reduced by any amounts held in the name of the taxpayer or purchaser in the tax sale surplus fund.

The total needed to redeem the real property can be determined by contacting the Wabash County Auditor's Office at phone number (260) 563-0661, including per diem from the date of the tax sale to the date of the payoff and full redemption for the parcel of real property. This real property has not been redeemed. Purchaser is entitled to reimbursement for additional taxes or special assessments on the real property paid by the purchaser subsequent to the tax sale and before redemption, plus interest. Purchaser is entitled to receive a deed for the real property if it is not redeemed before the expiration of the period of redemption set forth herein. Purchaser is entitled to reimbursement for costs described in I.C. 6-1.1-25-2(e) which includes attorney's fees, the costs of giving notice under I.C. 6-1.1-25-4.5, the costs of a title search for the real property complying with IC 6-1.1-25-4.5 and IC 6-1.1-25-4.6, together with 10% per annum of those amounts. The date of expiration of the period of redemption is: August 11, 2021. If the property is not redeemed, the owner of record at the time of tax deed is issued may have a right to the tax sale surplus, if any. The street address and common description of the real property is 521 East Hill Street, Wabash, Indiana 46992, Parcel #85-14-11402-097.000-009. Dated June 16, 2021 and prepared and submitted by Joseph W. Eddingfield, P.O. Box 294, Wabash, Indiana 46992, as Attorney For Purchaser, Larry Walk, Sr. 7/21, 7/28, 8/4/21

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City of Wabash Building Commissioner Notice of Public Hearing before the Board of Zoning Appeals of the City of Wabash, Indiana Notice is hereby given on the 23rd day of July, 2021, Jerry & Lisa Wilcox filed with the Board of Zoning Appeals of the City of Wabash, Indiana, a petition requesting an appeal of a decision by the Building Commissioner of the City of Wabash, Indiana, to-wit: for the grant of a variance. The location and description of the property for which the variance has been requested is 1305 Orchard St., Wabash, IN 46992. Legal Description is part of Sub-division Number Three (3) of Commissioner's Sub-division of Reserve Number Twenty-three (23), in Township Number Twenty-seven (27) North, Range Number Six (6) East, within the corporate limits of the City of Wabash, bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a point on the north line of Chestnut Street in the City of Wabash, said point of beginning being located fifty (5O) feet due north of the northwest comer of In lot Number fifty-two (52) of Commissioners Sub-division of said Reserve; thence north parallel with the west line of said sub-division Number three (3), a distance of five hundred thirty-seven and seventy-seven hundredths (537.77) feet; thence east parallel with the north line of said Chestnut Street One hundred sixty-two (162) feet to the east line of said sub-division Number three (3); thence south along the east line thereof five hundred thirty-seven and seventy-seven hundredths (537.77) feet to the north line of said Chestnut Street; thence west along the north line of said Chestnut Street one hundred sixty-two feet (162) to the place of beginning, containing two (2) acres, more or less. ALSO: Part of Subdivision Number three (3) of Commissioners Subdivision of Reserve Number twenty-three (23), in Township Number Twenty-seven (27) North, of Range Number six (6) East, (now within the Corporate limits of the City of Wabash), bounded and described as follows, to-wit: Beginning at a point in the north line of Chestnut Street in the City of Wabash, said point of beginning being located fifty (50) feet due north of the Northwest corner of In lot number fifty-two (52) in said Subdivision; thence north parallel with the east line of said Subdivision Number three (3), a distance of one hundred three (l03) feet; thence west parallel with the north line of said Chestnut Street One hundred forty-eight (148) feet; thence south parallel with the east line of said Subdivision number three (3) one hundred three (103) feet to the north line of said Chestnut Street thence east along the north line of said Chestnut Street one hundred forty-eight (148) feet to the place of beginning. EXCEPT THEREFROM: Commencing at the southeast corner of said Sub-division number three (3) and proceeding thence northwardly on the east line of said sub-division seventy (70) feet; thence westwardly on a line parallel with said sub-division one hundred fifty-seven (157) feet; thence southwardly parallel to the east line of said sub-division ninety-five (95) feet to the center of what was formerly Chestnut Street; thence eastwardly on the center line of Chestnut Street (now vacated) to the west line of Glenn Avenue extended northwardly; thence north on said line to the north line of Chestnut Street; thence eastwardly on the north line of Chestnut Street twenty-five (25) feet to the place of beginning. Parcel #85-14-63-203-033.000-009- Lot 3 The description of the action requested in the petition is a variance requesting to add front porch to house. 7’x16’ to use for sitting and entry to home. This will be 2’ from the sidewalk. This will be covered.. The petition and all necessary information relating thereto will be available for public inspection in the office of the Building Commission of the City of Wabash, Indiana, Wabash City Hall, 202 South Wabash Street, Wabash, Indiana from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday of each week until the date of the hearing of the petition. A public hearing will be held by said Board on the 19th day of August, 2021 at 6:30 p.m. in the Wabash City Hall, 202 South Wabash Street, Wabash, Indiana, at which time all interested persons will have the opportunity to be heard on the matters set forth in the petition.

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The Paper of Wabash County, P.O. Box 603, Wabash, IN 46992. Classified Ads: $9.50 for first 20 words in advance: 15¢ each word thereafter. Deadline 5:00 on Fridays

Wabash County

GARAGE/YARD SALE MULTIPLE Fri. Only July 29, 8-6. 3750 So. St. Rd. 15. Unbelievable Prices! Lots of home decor, picture frames new, books, fishing poles, kitchen items, unique planters w/clay pots, ladies clothes 10 & up, bedding, 5/4 bed with mattress, like new antiques, ladies shoes. —————————————— BARN SALE: 2721 N. 600 W. Friday, 7/30 & Saturday, 7/31, 8am-5pm. Antique & vintage furniture, windows, gates, barn stall doors. Come find the unusual! NEIGHBORHOOD SALE: Women clothing small-plus size, men XL, all size children clothes including plus size girls. Furniture and household items, LOL’s and other toys, decor and much more. 6619 W. 200 N.; 7185 W. 250 N.; 7224 W. 250 N. Thursday, 8am4pm; Friday, 8am-4pm; Saturday, 8am-2pm.

Wabash City

SOMEONE IS MOVING Sale! Fri., July 30 8am 3pm & Sat., July 31 8am 1pm. 267 Sherman St. Vintage, Antiques, Trading Cards, Home Goods, Furniture, Clothes, and More. All offers condsidered. —————————————— 5 FAMILY GARAGE Sale: 35 Chrysler Avenue, next to Friends Church. Friday, July 30, 8am-4:30pm & Saturday, July 31, 8am-?? Men clothing Lg-3X, women clothing XL-4X, lots of Christmas decorations, housewares, 2 Christmas trees, DVDs, cookbooks, home decor, furniture, air conditioner and lots of free items. Too many items to mention. Don’t want to miss this one!! BIG ANNUAL Sisters Sale: Corner of 709 N. East Street. Thursday, 7/29 & Friday, 7/30 from 8am4pm. Name brand back to school clothing for all: Jeans, shirts, dresses, tops, shoes, purses, and primitive decor. Lots of miscellaneous, too much to list. ESTATE SALE: 1033 Coble Street. Sewing machines quilt material, fabric, yarn, lace, sewing material, Christmas decorations, housewares, furniture, women clothing, boys clothes up to 4T, collectibles. Friday, July 30, 8am-4:30pm; Saturday, July 31, 8am-2pm. FAMILY RUMMAGE: Kitchens Plus, 1770 S. Wabash Street, NowSaturday. Women clothing, home decor, chairs, shutters, etched glass, windows, old windows, crocks, cookware, Pampered Chef cooker, tools, drapery, lots of miscellaneous.

GARAGE SALE: 655 Centennial, Wabash. Lots of clothing, adult XL tops, tools, golf clubs, floor lamp, small appliances, lots of miscellaneous. FridaySaturday,, July 30-31, 8am-5pm. GARAGE SALE: July 31st & August 1st, 11am-4pm. 310 Oaks Drive. We have everything! Come check it out! MOVING SALE: 113 Bonbrook Drive. Thursday, July 29 & Friday, July 30, 9am-2pm. Priced to sell, everything must go! MULTIFAMILY GARAGE Sale: 1255 Alber Street, Wabash. Friday, July 30 and Saturday, July 31 from 9am-3pm. Items: “Pop Television” collectibles, Chicago Cubs cards and collectibles, other sports memorabilia. Accessories: jewelry, purses, scarves, shoes, eye glasses, sunglasses. Adult clothes: men and women. Home Decor: metal hallway table, metal wall hangings, bedding, artwork - some local artist and modern paintings, Christmas wall hangings, 2 file drawer cabinets, tufted headboard, desk - dark brown, standing mirror, oriental rug, vintage Candlewick Imperial dishes from Ohio and Carnival glass, infant walker and toys. Lots of children “good as new” clothes from newborn to 4T, boys and girls.

RUMMAGE SALE: 1496 Bentley Street (at end of Columbus Street on south side of Wabash). 7/30, 1pm-6pm; 7/31, 8amNoon. Furniture, quilts, fall decor, crafts, Longaberger, Vera Bradley. $1 table and free items! SEVEN YEARS of accumulation in storage unit! Friday, 9am-5:30pm; Saturday, 9am-2pm, 1918 McKibben Street. Trolling motor, fishing poles, miscellaneous fishing equipment; men large shirts, pants 36x32, women L-XL (16-18) tops, pants 10-18; home decor, sewing machine and lots of miscellaneous. TOOLS, ELECTRIC stain sprayer, toys, ammo, pumps, copper boilers, Troy riding mower, cordless mower, car jack, fish tackle, camping grill & lantern, electric fence, slide, large tow chain, solid oak shelves, oak jewelry box. 1996 Dodge Ram 1500, 4 wheel drive, and much more! July 31, 8am5pm, 654 High Street.

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North Manchester

Mobile Homes

MULTI-FAMILY GARAGE SALE; 0283 SR 114 W; Furniture, household items, kitchen items, baby and adult clothes, and lots of misc. Thursday 8-5, Friday 8-4. —————————————— GARAGE SALE: Friday, July 30th, 8am-6pm at 11791 N. 200 W., North Manchester. Computer monitor, GrillPro cabinet smoker, Master Forge charcoal smoker (NEW), Our Generation horse stable/horse, leather recliner, u p h o l s t e r e d glider/ottoman, bikes (adult & youth), bedding, lamps, industrial fan, girl’s clothing (7/8 & up), boy’s/men’s clothing (10/12 – adult M).

WANTED: DO you have a MOBILE HOME you want to sell? Call or text 574218-3300. We need single wides, double wides & modulars. Look forward to hearing from you!

Articles For Sale

FOR SALE: Sweet corn, potatoes, melons, green beans & red beets - by the bushel or pound. Zucchini, cucumbers, sweet onions, kohlrabi, tomatoes, etc. For large orders, call 260-7234172 ext. 1, leave message. Graber’s Welding, 8350 S. 850 W., South Whitley, IN 46787.

For Rent ABUNDANT LIFE PROPERTIES: 1 bedroom apartments. All utilities furnished. Non-smoking. No pets. $400 deposit. References required. Call 260-274-0156.

Beef

Freezer Beef

UNDERWOOD ANGUS FARMS Call Mark for pricing

260-578-6656

1/4, 1/2, Whole Hamburger by the pound

Services

Employment

ARE YOU LOOKING TO WORK INDEPENDENTLY? OTR Class A CDL driver needed, part-time or full-time - you choose. Very flexible schedule working for an independent business with companyowned late model Peterbilts. Long haul, no touch. 5 years of Class A OTR experience required. Call Steve at 260-5681585.

Farm

2000 JOHN Deere utility tractor. 4 wheel drive, power steering. 430 loader on front, 5 ft. tiller on back, 3 cylinder diesel engine, $15,000. 260-330-9910.

Wanted

Wanted Coins! Always Buying Coins, Gold & Silver Jewelry.

50+ Years Experience. Please call me before you sell!

Tom’ s Coins 260-571-3553 Auto

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