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by Danielle SmithDuring a Feb. 23

meeting, Dr. SandraWeaver, superintend-ent of MetropolitanSchool District(MSD), gave a presen-tation outlining theupcoming changes forthe district. Thismeeting was held atthe LaFontaineCommunity Building,and was sponsored bythe LaFontaine LionsClub.

The MSD schoolboard has voted infavor of improvementprojects forNorthfield andSouthwood jr./sr. highschools. Dr. Weaveroutlined the projects,which will includenew roofs, updatedgym entrances, paint-ing the gyms, addinga storage area, newtechnology switches,possibly a loadingdock and, most impor-tantly, secure frontentrance areas.

“Years ago, whenyou were in schooland when I was inschool, no one wor-ried about an intrud-er,” Dr. Weaver said.“Unfortunately, todaywe worry about that.My number one job,before educating stu-dents, is keeping themsafe.”

She shared artists’renditions of the pos-sible new look of theentrances. They willbe narrower and willhave two sets ofdoors. A person willenter the first set ofdoors into an airlockwhere there will be abuzzer and camera.After classes begin inthe morning, allbuilding entranceswill remain locked allday and office staffwill “buzz” people inthrough the frontentrance.

On Feb. 17, theboard voted, 4-1, infavor of the MetroNorth Elementaryrenovation projectand reconfiguration.

The Metro Northrenovation projectincludes the construc-tion of walls andinstallation of a newheating and coolingsystem and new floor-ing. Dr. Weaver dis-played blueprints ofMetro North’s poten-tial new layout forattendees. In this lay-out, each pod wouldbe divided into fourclassrooms.

“We have a meetingwith architects nextweek. We will havefour teachers, twofrom Metro North andtwo that are currently

at Sharp Creek butwill be at MetroNorth, that will be apart of that meeting,”said Dr. Weaver.

All improvementand renovation proj-ects will begin direct-ly after the 2010-11school year ends. Dr.Weaver spent sometime reviewing howthese projects willaffect taxpayers, stat-ing that the total costof the projects will bearound $6 million.

“It we don’t takecare of buildings,these buildings willcrumble. We have todo things to keepmaintenance up,” shesaid.

Dr. Weaver then dis-cussed reconfigura-tion. She addressedthe public’s fear thatthe long-term planwill be to enlargeclass sizes on the

south side of the dis-trict and shut downL a F o n t a i n eElementary.

“I want to say, rightup front, that we arecommitted to keepingL a F o n t a i n eElementary open.That has never beenon my plate. I havebeen through that andit is awful to close abuilding,” she statedemphatically.

She outlined thecost-saving benefits ofreconfiguration, butassured attendeesthat they are deter-mined to avoid elimi-nating teacher posi-tions, which isreferred to as reduc-tion in force (RIF).

“My first year inthe district here, thesuperintendent cameto me and told me hewas going to RIF me.That was like ripping

out my heart. It didn’thappen but that’sawfully scary. I don’twant us to have to dothat,” Dr. Weaver said.

Dan Guenin, long-time sixth-gradeteacher at Southwood,shared his thoughtson reconfiguration.He noted that thesixth grades hadalready been com-bined on the southside of the districtduring the 2010-11school year and that ithad been a positivechange.

“The hardest thingwill be not having thelittle kids around any-more. I love those lit-tle kids, I’m going tomiss that,” he said.

He also mentionedthat the fifth- andsixth-grade teachersare an older group.

“Right now we’rearound some younger

teachers and it’s fun.They keep youyoung,” Gueninexplained.

His main concernwas the short timeteachers have to workout the minute detailsof moving and merg-ing.

“The timeline iswhat scares me morethan anything, justgetting it done andgetting it done right,”Guenin said. “All ofthis stuff will happen,and it will be good.The issue is: how dowe get it done?”

Dr. Weaver thentransitioned her pres-entation to the topicof technology in theclassroom and thenew face of educa-tion. She explainedhow students haveaccess to every type ofinformation at their

Dr. Weaver holds public forum to discuss renovation,reconfiguration and educational technology

Opal Addis, 79Herman Betten, 84Benjamin Brooks, 88William Cattron Jr., 61Thomas Dean, 84Opal Haas, 92Betty Hettmansperger, 80Harry Kilmer Sr., 70Cathy Martin, 51Blanche Michael, 95Gary Treska, 58Mable Unger, 90 (continued on page 7)

Smoking Ban • 9A Town Hall Meeting to discuss secondhand smokeand the “Smoke Free Air Bill” was held Feb. 22 at

the Wabash County YMCA. Seven panelists were onhand to answer the public’s questions.

AFTER PROPOSED RENOVATIONS, the front entrances at Southwood and Northfield Jr./Sr.High Schools will be narrower and will feature an airlock with a buzzer and camera. No one willgain admittance to the buildings without the office staff’s knowledge. (images provided)

Zach Dials toprovide littleleaguers withinstructionon pitchingand throwing

by Brent SwanThe Wabash Little

League will host itssecond annual pitch-ing clinic March 5, atthe Wabash HighSchool gymnasium,free of charge to alllocal youth. ZachDials, Wabash areanative and currentmember of theFlorida Marlinsorganization, will pro-vide instruction onproper pitching andthrowing techniquesto interested ballplay-ers, ages 8 to 18, dur-ing the two sessions.

“I try to focus onmore of the funda-mentals,” Dials said.“One of the biggestproblems we see withthe younger kids isthat they try andthrow with their armstoo much. You like tosee them stay in linewith the plate moreand learn how tothrow with theirlegs.”

The event, which isfree not only toWabash LittleLeaguers, but alsomembers of the North

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HCAC CHAMPIONS - 18Manchester College defeated Transylvania 68-65 en route to the conference tournament cham-pionship where they rolled to a 79-69 win over Hanover and secured their first title since 1995.The Spartans also earned an automatic berth in the NCAA Div. III Tournament, which markstheir first post-season appearance since 1999. For more details, see this week’s Sports Shorts.

PRELIMINARY BLUEPRINTS for the Metro North Elementary renovation project were presented by MSD Superintendent Dr. Sandra Weaver at theFeb. 23 meeting, sponsored by the LaFontaine Lions Club. This project will consist of revamping the school’s current pod structure (left) to form individ-ual classrooms (right). (image provided)

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March 5 & 6, 2011Honeywell Center, 275 West Market Street - Wabash, IndianaMarch 5, 9am - 4pm • March 6, 11am - 4pm

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United Methodist Memorial Communities

Path� nder Services, Inc.

Indiana Tech

Indiana Wesleyan University

Hoosier Windows & Siding

Beacon Credit Union

Midwest Home Design

Indiana Conservation Of� cers

Ivy Tech Community College

White’s Residential and Family Services

Autumn Ridge Rehabilitation Centre

Crossroads Bank

The Ford Meter Box Company

First Farmers Bank & Trust

RABB Water Systems

Oasis Baptist Church

Wabash County YMCA

Thorne Insurance

Pro Exteriors

Mutual Bank

ARC of Wabash County

Wabash County Hospital

American Red Cross of NCI

Wabash Area Community Theater

Quality Electric

Charley Creek Inn

First Merchants Bank

The Brian Mallow Agency

Perry Corporation

Manchester Symphony Society

Hoffman’s Nursery & Landscaping, Inc.

Milliner Printing Company

Cinergy MetroNet

Miller’s Merry Manor

Diamond Air

Poole’s Meat Market

Frontier Communications

Bowen Center

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Special Olympics - Wabash County

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Grand Prize:Grand Prize: 2-Night Stay at “The Suites at Fall Creek” Branson, MO

Donated by Larry and Cindy Hoffman, Hoffman Nursery

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Sunday 11 – 1 , Tyson the Therapy Dog and Debbie Bryant will be visiting the expo!

Entertainment Sponsors:Entertainment Sponsors:Wabash County Hospital

Crossroads BankAutumn Ridge Rehabilitation Center

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On Feb. 20, severalindividuals werearrested on numer-ous outstanding war-rants. Deputy DustinHurst and IDACScoordinator TammiMonce worked tobring about the“Warrant Party,”which began at 6p.m.

Officers from the

Wabash CountyS h e r i f f ’ sDepartment, WabashPolice Department,North ManchesterPolice Department,and the Departmentof NaturalResources partici-pated in the round-up.

This was a cooper-ative effort by law

Wabash County Sheriff’s Department nets 18 arrests during warrant sweepenforcement to makearrests on individu-als that have out-standing warrantsfrom Wabash Countyand surroundingareas. The followingis a list of subjectswho have beenarrested at this time:

Amiel Howard, 59,Huntington Countywarrant for a proba-tion violation forOWI, a class D felony.

Brandi Seeley, 29,Wabash County war-rant for possessionof marijuana andmaintaining a com-mon nuisance, bothclass D felonies.

D a r r e nDrabenstot, 31,Wabash County andGreene County war-rants for failure toappear.

Derrick Winstead,25, Wabash Countywarrant for failureto appear.

Nathan Gage, 21,Wabash County war-rant for failure toappear for minor inpossession/consum-ing alcohol.

Michelle Dillon, 31,

Wabash County war-rant for failure toappear on a writ ofattachment.

Nathan Smith, 18,Wabash County war-rant for burglary, aclass C felony.

Megan Tedrow, 20,Wabash County war-rant for failure toappear on checkdeception.

Samuel Lopez, 21,Wabash County war-rant for failure toappear on possessionof marijuana.

Cara Howard, 33,Kosciusko Countywarrant for failureto appear for drivingwhile suspended.

Leonard Moore, 39,Kosciusko Countywarrant for failureto appear for a trial.

Robert Wade, 20,Kosciusko Countywarrant for failureto appear for leavingthe scene of an acci-dent.

Thomas Enyeart,48, Wabash Countywarrant for failureto appear on publicintoxication.

Brittany Bolin, 23,

Wabash County war-rant for theft, a classD felony.

Officers will con-tinue their effortthroughout thisweek. More arrestsare expected.

On Feb. 21, atapproximately 12:50a.m., officers fromthe Wabash CountyS h e r i f f ’ sDepartment attempt-ed to serve a warrantfor an individualwhose reportedaddress was at11458N 525W.

While at thisaddress, officersobserved an individ-ual in the residenceallegedly trying todestroy items associ-ated with the manu-facture of metham-phetamine.

The individualthen fled to the inte-rior of the residenceand did not respondto repeated attemptsby officer for him tocome to the door.

Deputy BenDuecker obtained asearch warrant forthe residence, which

was then executedand it was found thatfour subjects hadbeen hiding withinthe residence.

Items associatedwith the manufac-ture of methamphet-amine were locatedin the residence.Officers from theNorth ManchesterPolice Departmentand the IndianaState PoliceClandestine LabTeam also assisted.The following indi-viduals were arrest-ed:

Frank Price, 33,pending charges onm a n u f a c t u r i n gmethamphetamine,possession ofmethamphetamine,maintaining a com-mon nuisance, andinvasion of privacy.

Emily Price, 24,pending charges onmaintaining a com-mon nuisance.

David Small, 38,pending charges onm a n u f a c t u r i n gmethamphetamine,possession ofmethamphetamine,

visiting a commonnuisance, and posses-sion of precursors.

M i c h a e lCarpenter, 33, pend-ing charges on man-ufacturing metham-phetamine, posses-sion of methamphet-amine, and visiting acommon nuisance.

All subjects arebeing held at theWabash County Jailpending formalcharges.

Do you havea storyworthsharing?

The Paper is alwayslooking for storyideas from our read-ers.

Do you know some-one who has a uniquehobby or an interest-ing story that shouldbe shared with theentire county?

If so, call BrentSwan, ShaunTilghman, or DanielleSmith at 260-563-8326,or email [email protected].

Manchester Realtyis proud to announcethe association of Jeffand Amy O’Donnellas a husband/wifeteam.

Jeff grew up inMaine, served fouryears in the military,retired after 20 yearswith the teamsters,has built and remod-eled several homes,has been a homeinspector for the lastfew years and is also a

licensed radon tester.Amy, a lifelong

Wabash resident,graduated fromSouthwood HighSchool, worked inmanufacturing for thepast 19 years and hashelped with theremodeling and redec-orating of threehomes.

Together, Jeff and

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Wabash County CASAwelcomes volunteers

CASA volunteers are everyday people that judges appoint to advocate forthe safety and well being of children who are victims of parental abuse andneglect. Currently, the Wabash County CASA office has 48 children on awaiting list for a volunteer.

Circuit Court Judge Robert McCallen shares, “The need for CASA volun-teers has never been greater. Each child involved with the court systemdeserves the very best we have to offer. A CASA volunteer acting on behalfof a child clearly increases the odds that we have a successful outcome.Being a CASA volunteer can be one of the most rewarding opportunities toassist children in need.”

Superior Court Judge Chris Goff adds, “The advice and input of a well-trained CASA volunteer is one of the most important pieces of informationthat a trial court can receive. At-risk children sorely need advocates to speakup for their best interest. We are in dire need of such persons in our commu-nity. Often times an appointment of a CASA is requested, but turned downbecause there were simply no volunteers available.”

What do CASA volunteers do? Volunteers get to know the child and talkwith everyone in that child’s life: parents and relatives, foster parents, teach-ers, medical professionals, attorneys, social workers and others. They usethe information they gather to inform judges and others of what the childneeds and what will be the best permanent home for them. As one volunteersaid: Be the glue that connects the pieces in a complicated child welfare sys-tem. What does it take to be a CASA volunteer? Being a CASA volunteer doesnot require any special education or background. You must be 21 years oldor older. Be available for court appearances with advance notice. You mustpass a background check, provide references, participate in an interview,complete a 30-hour pre-service training course and agree to stay with a caseuntil it closes (a year and a half on average). On average you can expect tospend approximately 5-10 hours a month on a case, depending upon the stageof the case. What sort of support is available? Every volunteer is supportedevery step of the way. Volunteers have opportunities for continuing educa-tion, have access to online resources, a resource library and the local CASAstaff is available any time.

As Frankye Hull, 2009 National Volunteer of the Year, said, “Being aCASA volunteer is a lot like being a detective. You have to be nosey. To helpa child find a safe home, you’ve got to really want to know what’s going on.”When she was accepting her award, she told the audience that CASAs arevery well paid. She was joking about the money, but not about the rewards.The little children come innocently. All they want is love. They can’t under-stand ‘Why does my mommy not want me?’ or ‘Why does my daddy treat melike this?’ When you show them there is goodness out here in this world, thatmaybe they are not getting what they need at home but that somebody outthere knows they are special, it becomes engrained in that child’s mind. Byshowing them something different than what they’ve experienced, we canput these children on the right track. This was her reward.

Are you ready to stand up for a child who needs you? If you are interest-ed, or need more information, contact Mary Ellen Clark, director of WabashCounty CASA, at 260-569-0533 or [email protected]. The WabashCounty CASA program is under the umbrella of Youth Service Bureau andis a United Fund agency.

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Manchester Realty announces new husband/wife teamAmy have five chil-dren (Rachel Devita,Dwayne Jones,Brandy O’Donnell,Kaci Jones, andNicole Jones) and onegrandchild.

They enjoy camp-ing, canoeing, estatesales and auctions.

Contact them withany of your realestate needs inWabash and the sur-rounding areas. CallJeff at 260-258-4385,Amy at 260-568-4386,or Manchester Realtyat 260-982-6168.

Do you know anyonewho has ever pulledaway from waiting inline at one drive-thruand crossed Cass Streetto another drive-thrujust so they could gettheir french fries quick-er? Well, now you do;and I dare say I am notthe only one.

Patience can some-times be difficult, espe-cially when plans don’twork out exactly as wehad hoped. For instance,we have scheduled andpostponed the YouthCenter Pool Tournamenttwice in two weeks, andeven though it was due tocircumstances beyondour control it was stillfrustrating.

So what happenswhen the event is muchmore significant thanfrench fries or delayedactivities? How do wereact when our daily,weekly or life goals aresimply not happening asquickly as we think theyshould?

Ecclesiastes 7:8 says,“Finishing is better thanstarting. Patience is bet-

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Would you like fries with that?ter than pride.”

Some of you may bein the middle of a wait-ing game, and othersmay feel as if their mostimportant plans havebeen postponed. It’s noteasy to be patient but the

final outcome is worththe wait, and even betterthan hot fries.

The Access YouthCenter, 74 W Canal St., isopen for middle andhigh school on Friday, 7-10 p.m., Saturday, 6-9

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WINNERS OF THE ANNUAL KIWANIS AND JOURNAL-GAZETTE SPELLING BEES were(from left): Eric Olsen, ninth-grader at Southwood; Sarah Pyle, fifth-grader at Manchester, winnerof Journal-Gazette Spelling Bee; Kim Hobson, fifth-grader at Southwood, and Bethany Pegg, sixth-grader at Manchester. Corrie Osborn; Back row, Zach Shenefield, eighth-grader at Manchester andJack Thomas; seventh-grader at Manchester, is not pictured. (photo by Brent Swan)

The Wabash Kiwanishosted another success-ful spelling bee on Feb. 9.This event advances agrand champion to theFort Wayne Journal-Gazette Regional, whichwill be held March 11.

Local winners fromgrades 5-9 are also chal-lenged that night in aseparate contest.

All winners weretreated to lunch and anawards presentation atthe Wabash Kiwanis on

Feb. 22.The grand champion

this year is Sarah Pyle, afifth-grader fromM a n c h e s t e rIntermediate School.Sarah is the daughter ofKirk and Jennie Pyle.

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Her winning word was“inferno”.

In the Kiwanis con-test, winners were: fifth-grader Kim Hobson,Southwood; sixth-graderBethany Pegg,Manchester; seventh-grader Corrie Osborne,Manchester; eighth-grader ZacharyShenefield, Manchester;and ninth-grader EricOlsen, Southwood.

Larry Thrush wasthe pronouncer andjudges were SteveFord, Steve Hentgenand Bruce Ingraham.

This year’s event was chaired by Jack Thomas.

CountryMark confirms oil discoveryCountryMark recently confirmed a significant oil find in Vigo County,

near Terre Haute. Their Hulman Farms #1 well appears to have discovereda new oil field in an area of historic oil production. This well has been test-ed for 21 days and is flowing approximately 400 barrels of oil per daythrough a choke, but if opened up it is capable of producing significantlymore oil.

Other partners in the Vigo County drilling project were Core MineralsOperating Company and Harris Energy Company, both of Evansville.

“Securing American energy is CountryMark’s top priority,” saidCountryMark President and CEO Charlie Smith. “Our strategy has beenand will continue to be to invest in state-of-the-art oil exploration anddrilling technology, which will sustain oil production in the Illinois Basinand provide a reliable supply of Midwest American crude oil to our refineryin Mt. Vernon, Indiana.”

The Illinois Basin is an extremely dependable, secure supply of energyfor Indiana and surrounding states. Approximately 35,000 barrels of crudeoil are produced daily from this 53,000 square mile depression located under-neath most of southern Illinois, western Indiana and western Kentucky.

Smith added that efforts like this, right here in Indiana, along with thedrilling activities of the other producers in the area, are steps in the rightdirection for American energy security.

CountryMark is a farmer-owned cooperative and is Indiana’s only American-owned oil exploration, production, refining and marketing company.

The CountryMark refinery is located in the southwest Indiana town ofMt. Vernon, and was built in 1940. CountryMark refines 26,800 barrels ofcrude oil per day and is the largest buyer of crude oil in the Illinois Basin.CountryMark entered into oil exploration in 2008 and accelerated its effortsin 2010 with the acquisition of assets in the Illinois Basin and the hiring of60 oil exploration and production professionals.

Effective Jan. 14, theFarm Service Agency(FSA) administratordeclared a SecretarialDisaster Designation forthe State of Indiana forthe drought thatoccurred from Aug. 1,2010, through Dec. 31,2010. The disaster desig-nation number is S3087.As a result of this disas-ter determination, 78Indiana counties weredeclared eligible forassistance includingFarm Service Agency(FSA) Emergency (EM)loan assistance. The pri-mary county ofHuntington along withthe contiguous countiesof Elkhart, Kosciusko,St. Joseph and Wabashare serviced through theKosciusko RegionalOffice, located inWarsaw.

Emergency loans may

be made to farmers who:- Are established fami-

ly farm operators;- Are citizens or per-

manent residents of theUntied States;

- Have the ability,training or experiencenecessary to repay theloan;

- Have suffered a qual-ifying physical loss, or aproduction loss of atleast 30 percent in anyessential farm or ranchenterprise;

- Cannot obtain com-mercial credit;

- Can provide collater-al to secure an EM loan,

- Have repayment abil-ity

Emergency loans canbe used for refinancingor annual operatingexpenses. The interestrate is 3.75 percent foractual loss.

Thomas Cleveland,

farm loan manager forthese counties, said,“Emergency loan appli-cations may be madeavailable to any appli-cant with a qualifyingphysical loss in thecounties named.Emergency loan applica-tions will be receivedthrough Sept. 14 forsevere physical lossesonly. For the purposes ofdetermining loan secu-rity values for these loanapplications, the begin-ning date of the inci-dence period is Aug. 1,2010. Loan approvalswill be contingent uponthe availability offunds.”

If you have any ques-tions, or desire furtherinformation, please con-tact USDA, Farm LoanPrograms, at 574-267-7445 ext. 114 in Warsaw.

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Farmers will spendmore to produce their2011 crops but they’relikely to make that up– and then some –from higher grainprices, say twoPurdue UniversityExtension specialists.

Which crops farm-ers choose to plantthis season also willplay a factor in thereturns they’ll earn,said Craig Dobbinsand Bruce Erickson ofPurdue’s Departmentof AgriculturalEconomics. The num-bers suggest a corn-soybean rotation isthe best choice, withdouble-crop soy-beans/wheat a goodoption for those farm-ers living in areaswhere that croppingsystem is viable.

“At this point intime, contributionmargins – the differ-ence between grossrevenue and produc-tion costs – are reallyquite large,” Dobbinssaid. “If one is look-ing for a place toexpend energy fromnow until you can getout into the field andplant, I think oneought to focus thatenergy on protectingthe margin thatyou’ve got in crop pro-duction today.”

Dobbins, Ericksonand fellow Extensionspecialists inPurdue’s departmentsof AgriculturalE c o n o m i c s ,Agronomy andBotany and PlantPathology expect

farmers to dig deeperinto their wallets togrow corn, soybeansand wheat in 2011than first thought lastfall. An updatedPurdue Crop Cost &Return Guide out-lines those highercost projections. Theonline resource isavailable for freedownload at www.age-con.purdue.edu/extension/pubs.

Since October, fer-tilizer and diesel fuelprices have gone up,while crop insurancepremiums are likelyheaded higher, theeconomists said. Onthe flip side, pesticideand grain dryer fuelprices have dipped.

It adds up to a per-bushel productioncost of $4.19 for rota-tion corn on average-yielding land, up 30cents from 2010. Theprojected cost to pro-duce rotation soy-beans this year is$9.73 per bushel onaverage-quality land,a 33-cent jump fromone year ago.

Ave r a g e - q u a l i t yland is capable of pro-ducing 161 bushelsper acre of rotationcorn and 49 bushelsper acre of rotationsoybeans.

“Fertilizer pricesseem to be one ofthose areas where thecost increases aremost noticeable,”Erickson said. “Eventhough fertilizerprices are up com-pared to last summer,if you look at them

relative to grainprices they’re not ter-ribly out of line.”

Farmers can expectto pay $151 per acre tofertilize their rotationcorn crop on averageland this year. Thattotal represents a $17increase since theOctober estimate.Fertilization costs areprojected to riseanother $7 an acre forrotation soybeans onaverage land, to $69,compared with earlierestimates.

“For a crop likecorn that is moreenergy intensive, weuse a lot more fertiliz-er,” Erickson said.

Propane prices havemoderated, leadingthe Purdue specialiststo shift their dryerfuel cost projectionsdownward fromOctober. They expectfarmers to pay $26 peracre to dry their rota-tion corn crop fromaverage land, com-pared with the origi-nal $33 estimate.

Crop insurance pre-miums will be set forthe year in earlyMarch. Dobbinsbelieves they’ll go up.

“The premiums onepays on crop insur-ance get determined,in part, by what theaverage price is forcorn and beans inFebruary,” he said.“The exact cost isn’tgoing to be known fora couple of weeks yet,but it’s pretty obvi-ous, I think, that theaverage price for thisFebruary is going to

be higher than it waslast February, whichmeans crop insuranceis going to cost signif-icantly more this yearthan it did last year.”

Since the Octobercrop cost guide wasissued, per-bushelprices are up 74 centsfor corn, $1.52 forsoybeans and $1.21for wheat. That kindof upward move-ment in prices indi-cates farmersshouldn’t sell cropinsurance short,Dobbins said.

“We’re in an envi-ronment wherethat’s not a place tothink about savingcosts this year,” hesaid. “It’s an issue offinding the policythat you think willwork best for youand pay the premi-um.”

Other manage-ment implicationsfrom the updatedcrop cost guideinclude:

- Rotation corn andsoybeans or corn,soybeans and wheatprovide similarreturns on lower-yielding land.

- Rotation corn andsoybeans is the bestoption on high-yield-ing land.

- Rotation corn andsoybeans remain abetter cost-returnchoice than continu-ous corn.

Down the road, theupdated crop produc-tion estimates arelikely to influencethe rates farmland

Crop returns growing as production costs rise, specialists sayowners charge pro-ducers to rent theirland, Dobbins said.

“Landlords canmake these calcula-tions on potentialreturns as easy astenants can, andmany of them seebig numbers at thebottom of these cal-culations,” he said.“So in many areascash rents are mov-ing up significantly,and so that’s going tobe an area that peo-ple are likely to see asignificant rise incosts, as well.”

Senate supportsHershman’s jobs Proposal

On Feb. 22, Indiana’s State Senate voted 39-10 in support of a proposalcrafted by State Sen. Brandt Hershman (R-Lafayette) making Indianamore attractive to new businesses and fostering the creation of private-sector jobs in part by lowering corporate income taxes.

Senate Bill 589 decreases Indiana’s corporate income tax rate by 20percent and implements recommendations made by last summer’sEconomic Development Study Committee – a bipartisan panel of law-makers and business leaders who examined ways to improve economicgrowth statewide.

Hershman’s SB 589 will now move to the House of Representatives forconsideration.

“Indiana’s high corporate tax rate is hurting our efforts to attract jobsto the Hoosier state,” Hershman said. “Although Indiana’s overall taxstructure is very competitive, our corporate tax is one of the highest inthe United States, and we have a higher combined federal and state cor-porate tax than Germany or Japan. This tax reduction primarily affects16,000 Indiana small to mid-sized businesses. Several states across thenation are considering rate cuts and President Obama proposed cuttingthe federal corporate rate in his State of the Union speech. The bill paysfor the tax cuts by reducing or eliminating other tax breaks and is rev-enue neutral, which means that it does not take away funds for othervital state priorities including K-12 and higher education.”

Hershman said SB 589 also contains other provisions to attract newbusiness and foster job opportunities for Hoosiers:

- Developing educational programs on entrepreneurship for studentsand members of the workforce;

- Determining specific industries in which Indiana has advantagesand should emphasize;

- Finding ways to eliminate or reduce Indiana’s personal propertytaxes;

- Requiring state and local economic development organizations to col-laborate and report results;

- Focusing public universities on turning technology and innovationresearch into commercial uses.


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Career Center’s “Gas-to-Electric CarConversion Project”was presented anAward for Excellencein the category ofP a r t n e r s h i pRecognition.

The award recog-nizes the collaborativeefforts of multiple enti-ties in pursuit of a suc-

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The project originat-ed in the summer of2009 when Heartland’sJack Holley, Welding

Heartland’s car conversion project receives “Award for Excellence”Technology instructor,approached DougShannon, Robotics,Computers, andElectronics instructor,with the idea. Theybegan working onplans at that time andthe project carriedover until May 2010.

“We weren’t surehow it would transpiregetting everyoneinvolved but we wantedto get as many studentsinvolved as we could,”said Holley. “Therewere a handful ofclasses that had amajor role but everyclass and every pro-gram had a part in it.The student body wasalso able to name thecar, and after a schoolwide contest the nameBlue Charger wasselected. It was fun tosee how many peoplewanted to get involvedand the enthusiasmjust soared as the proj-ect progressed.”

Heartland’s projectwas one of 13 projectsin the U.S. to receivethe SkillsUSA – StateFarm grant that pro-vided much of thefunding. Additionalfunding was receivedthrough a grant fromthe Community

Foundation of WabashCounty, while ClearFlex donated much ofthe electric hardwareand Northside WreckerService in Wabashactually donated the1980 Toyota Tercel.

“This award was a‘ P a r t n e r s h i pRecognition’ so itspeaks volumes of thepartners that we hadand I know it meant alot to them as well,”Holley added. “Theyweren’t in it for recog-nition but it’s nice togive that to thembecause I know often-times that goes unseenby a lot of people. Ithink there were fourschools that won thistype of award, and tolisten to what othersdid as well made mevery proud of our proj-ect.”

The project’s successwas made possible

through the partner-ships established andmaintained through-out the process. Whilefinancial support wasobviously a key ele-ment, the partners alsoprovided necessarycommunity support tothe students who werethe builders, electri-cians, and automotivetechnicians.

“One of the biggestthings for me was, hav-ing been around theWabash community formy entire life, a lot ofpeople outside of thesewalls still don’t under-stand what these kidsdo here on a dailybasis,” Holley stated.“This award helpsidentify that these kidsdo something specialout here and they haveabilities and skills thatpeople don’t even real-ize. Now it’s not justpeople in Wabash thatrecognize that, but peo-ple statewide recognizeit too.”

Shannon added, “Itwas very interestingand very rewarding tosee how the communi-ty got excited aboutthis project – every-body represented onthe car had somethingto offer. We really did itfor the kids, and thefact that they pulledthis project off is themain thing. So for the

school and for the kidsI’m very appreciativefor this award.”

The students gainedmany life skills alongwith technical skillsthroughout the project.Working under a shortdeadline for such acomplex projectrequired teamworkand the cooperation ofthe entire school. Thestudents also gainedvaluable connectionswith area businessesthat contributedexpertise and financesthroughout the project.

Ronnie Goodman,who is a senior now butwas a junior during thebulk of the project,takes pride in all thehard work he and hisclassmates put forth tocomplete the conver-sion.

“One of the biggestsatisfactions camefrom knowing that peo-ple appreciated whatwe did,” Goodmansaid. “It’s nice to knowthat when peoplereflect back on this I’mon the list of peoplethat helped make itpossible. When webuilt it I was thinkingit was just going to beanother thing that wedid that we could beproud of, but it turnedout a lot bigger than Iexpected – I neverexpected any awards so

that was cool.”Heartland principal

Mark Hobbs expressedhow proud he was ofall the students andhow appreciative hewas to the communityfor their support,including HeartlandBoard Members: MattDriscoll, MSD ofWabash County; BillKonyha, Wabash; CarolClemons, NorthMiami; and LowellMaxwell, Peru.

“This project was agreat experience andwinning the award justtopped it all off,” Hobbscontinued. “It’s nice tobe able to give recogni-tion to all those peoplewho contributed to thisproject financially.”

Holley concluded, “Iwould just like tothank everyone thatgot involved, withoutthem we couldn’t havedone this. I neverdreamt it would evercome to this when westarted the project butit’s just a testament ofwhat these kids canaccomplish if there’ssome leadership there.We’re looking forwardto someday doinganother project likethis and hopefully thecommunity is willingto be involved onceagain.”

Pet Expo to be held in Huntington on March 12The Huntington County Dog Association is sponsoring a Pet Expo on

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This is the first Pet Expo, at which officials hope to provide informa-tion and demonstrations to people that have pets or are interested in get-ting a pet.

The show will include groomers, veterinarians, pet suppliers, photogra-phers, clubs and organizations involved with pets. There will be a demon-stration every half-hour pertaining to the following topics: Seeing Eye Dogs,Clicker Training, Canine Good Citizenship, Animal Safety, Weight Control /Exercise, Dog Obedience, Therapy Pets, Grooming and Dog Bite Prevention.

This event is free to the public. If you would be interested in partici-pating as a vendor or performing a demonstration, contact RonClabaugh at 260-786-3507 or 260-437-5357.

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AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE: Heartland Career Center’s electric car conversion project, Blue Charger,recently earned an award for Partnership Recognition. The award highlighted the partnerships that madethe project a success, which included the following entities: Heartland Career Center, Clear Flex AutomotiveTechnology LLC, State Farm, and the Community Foundation of Wabash County. Pictured with BlueCharger are (from left): Jack Holley, Welding Technology instructor; Ronnie Goodman, Heartland senior;and Doug Shannon, Robotics, Computers, and Electronics instructor. (photo by Shaun Tilghman)


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“Our teachers’ chal-lenge is to find ques-tions our kids can’tGoogle the answerto,” Dr. Weaver said.“Teachers used to bethe primary dis-penser of the knowl-edge, they had it all intheir head or in a text-book and they sharedit with students. Now,in the 21st century, wehave to figure out aculture of inquiry.They are gettinginformation different-ly now so we’re chang-ing how we work withthem.”

She discussed thetypes of technologybeing used in MSDclassrooms all overthe district. At oneschool, iPod Toucheswere utilized to trans-late the teacher’svoice to Spanish fortwo Spanish-speakingstudents, whichenabled them to beginparticipating in classimmediately. In someclassrooms, studentsanswer multiple-choice questionsusing “clickers”,which provide data tothe teacher. Teachersuse Smartboards toimprove classroomparticipation, andstudents are exposedto Mac computers aswell as PCs.

Some teachers useMoodle, modularInternet-based cours-es, which enable stu-dents to access assign-ments, quizzes anddiscussion boards on-line from any comput-er. Dr. Weaverexplained that this isbeneficial because itincreases participa-tion from studentsthat are unlikely toraise their hand inclass.

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Weaver’s formal pres-entation, attendeeshad the opportunityto ask questions.Some had questionsabout technology andreconfiguration, butmost of theirinquiries were cen-tered around thefinancial state of thedistrict. Dr. Weaveroutlined some of thecost-saving tech-niques that are cur-rently in place such ascutting elementarysports, cutting

coach’s pay for highschool sports, takingout light bulbs, lower-ing heat and not fill-ing bus driver andjanitorial positionsafter employeesretired.

One parentexpressed strong sup-port of the board’srecent decisions.

“I went toSouthwood HighSchool and in 1987we had a flood, so theroof issue is not anew issue. It obvi-ously needs to befixed,” she said. “It

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Dr. Weaver holds public forum to discussreconfiguration, renovation and educationaltechnology continued from front page

THE GYM ENTRANCES at Southwood and Northfield Jr./Sr. High Schools are currently coveredwith rusted awnings and are not well lit (left). Proposed improvements will result in a more attrac-tive and safe entrance area (right).


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“It was difficult atfirst, but my houseparents were greatpeople and they werejust like real parentsto me,” he said.“They did things liketaking me shoppingand stuff like thatbut they were alsothere for me – I had-n’t had anything likethat for a long time.

“White’s made merealize what I coulddo in life. I really likehow they have thesports programsbecause instead ofgetting in trouble Icould play sports.”

While at White’s,Shaffer becamefriends with anotherboy there who wasbeing mentored byWabash residentDan Hobbs. One daythe boy asked Hobbsif Shaffer could jointhem and Shaffer’shouse parentsagreed that the expe-rience would be goodfor him.

When it came timefor Shaffer to leaveWhite’s he was legal-ly classified as home-less and hadnowhere to go. It wasthen that Hobbs andhis wife opened theirhome to Shaffer.

“Mr. Hobbschanged my life alot,” Shaffer added.“I probably wouldn’thave made it if itweren’t for him. If Ihadn’t had anywhereto go I probablywould have ended upback in jail.

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he thought it wouldbe good for me to liveon my own and getready for when I domove out. He boughta place for me abouta mile fromLaFontaine and I’vestayed there on myown for about 2-3months, but I stillcome to see them onthe weekends and togo to church. It canbe hard living bymyself because itseems like I’malways busy, but I’vetrained myself to getmy schoolwork donebefore having fun soit’s taught me how togrow up.

“He used to takeme to [Southwood]basketball gamesand I really enjoyedwatching them play. Itold him that I wouldlove to play for themone day. In order todo that I had tochange my attitude alot and I had tochange my personal-ity. I’m not fromaround here so I alsohad to learn not tojudge things thatwere different.”

Shaffer followedthrough on his goaland began attendingSouthwood this pastfall, where he main-tains good gradesand also made the

basketball team. Heis enrolled inEnglish 12 andEconomics, and healso attends the LawEnforcement class atHeartland CareerCenter.

“My lifestyle hasreally changed,” hestated. “I’m cleanfrom drugs and I’mmotivated to dosomething good withmy life instead ofmessing it up. I wantto help kids that havebeen in my type ofsituation so I plan toattend Ivy Techwhen I get out ofhigh school and Ihope to study crimi-nal justice. Rightnow I’m leaningtowards a career as aprobation officer or apolice officer.”

According toShaffer, he andHobbs talk a lotabout hope and com-mitment. One day,Hobbs brought upthe subject of kidsthat don’t havemuch.

“He talked abouthow a lot of kidsdon’t have stuff andhow I’m not one ofthose kids becauseI’ve been helped,”Shaffer continued.“He mentionedVernon Manor and Idecided that I’d like

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Shaffer now volun-teers at VernonManor every Sundayafter church.

Many things havechanged in Shaffer’slife over the past fewyears, and while hewants other youngpeople to learn fromhis experiences, herecognizes theimportance of thepeople that havehelped him along theway.

“It’s remarkablewhat the Hobbs’ havedone and I’m alsograteful that mygrandma has forgiv-en me and we talknow,” he concluded.“I hope kids will seethat life isn’t easyand everyone makesmistakes, but youhave to be manenough to change –nobody can changefor you, you have tobe willing tochange.”

FRIENDS OFROBERT (BOB)CURLESS are invitedto Wabash FriendsChurch on March 6, 2-4 p.m., for an openhouse to celebrate his95th birthday. Thefamily requests thatgifts be omitted.(photo provided)

GIVING BACK: Codie Shaffer (left), a Southwood High School senior andmember of the Knights basketball team, volunteers at Vernon ManorChildren’s Home every Sunday after church. Shaffer openly admits howwrong his life was going just a few short years ago, but with the help of amentor he has made all the right changes and now hopes to pay his goodfortune forward. (photo by Brent Swan)


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Hall Meeting to dis-cuss secondhandsmoke and the“Smoke Free Air Bill”was offered to thepublic at the WabashCounty YMCA.

The meetingopened with theplaying of a DVD,titled “SecondhandSmoke – Triumphs &Tragedies”, whichincluded statementsfrom the U.S.Surgeon General.There were also tes-taments from busi-ness owners andelected officials incities and towns thathave gone non-smok-ing.

The DVD also fea-tured clips fromcomedian ReneHicks, who despitebeing a non-smokerwas diagnosed withcancer because ofher exposure to sec-ondhand smoke dur-ing her performanc-es. Hicks’ main mes-sage focused on thefact that being a non-smoker is a personalchoice just as being asmoker is a personalchoice, but sheadded: “Don’t takeme with you.”

Dan Gray, coordi-nator of the WabashCounty Tobacco FreeCoalition, thenaddressed attendeesto state the purposeof the meeting.According to Gray,the purpose includ-ed: educating thecounty of the dan-gers of secondhandsmoke; updatingabout state legisla-tion for the smoke-free bill; preparingthe county to takeaction in the form ofa comprehensivesmoke-free ordi-nance for WabashCounty if the statebill does not pass;and providing atten-dees the opportunityto write questionsfor the panel mem-bers to answer.

Attendees werethen updated on thestatus of House Bill1018 or the SmokeFree Air Bill, whichhas passed in theHouse ofRepresentatives andwill next be heard inthe Senate. Eachattendee was alsoprovided with a pam-

Panel addresses dangers of secondhandsmoke during Town Hall Meeting

phlet from theAmerican CancerSociety, a copy of aPowerPoint presen-tation on second-hand smoke, and asheet of paper onwhich they couldpose questions.

P a r k e rBeauchamp servedas moderator for themeeting and intro-duced each of theseven panelists.

Marilyn Custer-Mitchell, presidentand CEO of WabashCounty Hospital,stated that she wasnot a smoke-freefanatic but she hasseen the effects ofsmoking firsthand –both professionallyand personally. Shealso discussed thetime she spent livingin upstate New York,where a smoking banwas in place.

“We moved [toNew York] sixmonths after theypassed a statewidesmoking ban,” sheexplained, “thisincluded all indoorbuildings. Weenjoyed going to anyplace we wantedwithout the concernof secondhandsmoke. I also heardpersonally from sev-eral business ownersthat their fears hadnot come true – theirbusiness wasn’tdown, in fact it hadgone up.”

Whitney Myers,executive director ofthe Wabash CountyConvention andVisitors Bureau,explained that shewas a 10-year cancersurvivor. Myers wasdiagnosed with arare form of cancerthat had only beenseen in smokers, butshe had neversmoked. So in 2001,at the age of 26, shewas given three tofour months to live,and yet she contin-ues to persevere.

Dr. James Bain, afamily physician atAmerican HealthNetwork in Wabash,discussed the experi-ences he has hadwith secondhandsmoke on a personallevel, and the effectshe has seen throughhis profession.

Donna Bogert,executive director ofthe Youth Service

Bureau of WabashCounty, shared theunfortunate ordealsexperienced by herson as he battledasthma, allergies,and other illnesseseach time he visitedhis grandparents,who were smokers.

Skip Daughtry,vice president anddirector atB e a u c h a m pMcSpadden, provid-ed insight on thedirect cost of ciga-rette smoking inregards to insurancepremiums. He alsodiscussed some ofhis own personalexposure to second-hand smoke.

“I was raised in amilitary familywhere a pot of coffeeand a couple of ciga-rettes were keptgoing as long asthere were adults athome,” he said, “so Igrew very accus-tomed to secondhandsmoke. Fortunatelyfor me, the only illeffects I seem to havebrought away fromthis upbringing areyear-round sinusissues. My sister, onthe other hand,began to havebreathing and otherhealth issues fairlyearly in her adultlife. Whether theseissues could beattributed to breath-ing secondhandsmoke or not is cer-tainly a subject fordebate, but with theknowledge we havenow there would cer-tainly seem to be acorrelation.”

Kim Pinkerton,president of theWabash CountyChamber ofCommerce, chroni-cled her repeatedbouts with bronchi-tis, pneumonia, andother illnesses in herearly teens due toexposure to second-hand smoke.

Linda Kerr, an RNand NP withParkview Women’sCenter in FortWayne, was involvedin making a clean airordinance possiblein Allen County. Shespoke about her pro-fessional dealingswith ailing smokersand provided infor-mation regardingthe state of FortWayne businesses

since passing theordinance.

Following the pan-elists’ introductions,Beauchamp read sev-eral questions thathad been collectedduring the meetingand the paneliststook turns fieldingthose questions thatpertained to theirareas of experience.

The following arequestions that werenot answered duringthe meeting due totime constraints,along with theresponses providedby Dan Gray:

We all have theright to vote. Whynot put this ques-tion about smoke-free air for WabashCounty on a ballotso we asAmericans canchoose?

Indiana is a no ref-erendum state.Indiana law does notallow local munici-palities to add a bal-lot question unlessthey first obtain theapproval from theState Legislature toadd the ballot ques-tion. So to take thequestion of smoke-free workplaces forWabash to the peo-ple, a bill would needto be introduced tothe State Legislatureto ask for permissionto put such a ques-tion on the ballotlocally.

Where can every-one access databacking up theinformation thatstates secondhandsmoke is danger-ous?

There are severalsites that can giveinformation neededto reflect the dangersof tobacco and sec-ondhand smoke.Here are just a few ofthose sites:U.S. Department ofHealth and HumanServices. The HealthConsequences ofI n v o l u n t a r yExposure to TobaccoSmoke: A Report ofthe Surgeon General.(www.surgeongener-a l . g o v / l i b r a r y ) ;Centers for DiseaseControl andP r e v e n t i o n .Disparities inSecondhand SmokeExposure - UnitedS t a t e s .(www.cdc.gov/tobac-

co/data_statistics/MMWR/2008/mm5727a3_highlights.htm);www.globalsmoke-freepartnership.org;www.tobaccofreecen-ter.org.

Questions wereasked about the costto businesses…

The Burden ofTobacco on YourWorkplace:

Businesses are con-stantly looking forways to cut costs andincrease productivity.The health of youremployees is themajor factor in yourbottom line. Tobaccouse among Hoosiers isa burden for Indianaand your business.When employeessmoke, they are notthe only ones who pay.Increased medicalexpenses, higherinsurance rates,added maintenanceexpenses, lower pro-ductivity, and higherrates of absenteeismfrom smoking costAmerican businessesbetween $97 and $125billion every year.

Employers haveranked smoking

among their top threeemployee health pri-orities, along withhigh blood pressureand obesity. Eighty-two percent ofemployers said thatthey should take stepsto help employeesquit smoking.

The U.S. Office ofTechnology andAssessment reportedthat current smokersaveraged almost threetimes as much sickleave as non-smokers,and significantlymore sick leave thanformer smokers.

What Tobacco UseCosts IndianaEmployers:

Employees thatsmoke visit health-care professionals upto six times moreoften than non-smok-ers; are admitted tothe hospital almosttwice as often as non-smokers; average 1.4additional days in thehospital per admis-sion over non-smok-ers; had about twotimes more lost pro-duction time (LPT)per week than work-ers who never

smoked, costing anestimated $27 billion.

Benefits of Smoke-Free Workplaces:

Making your work-place smoke-free willlower your businesscosts and produce ahealthier workforce!Protect one of yourmost important assets– your employees’health. Eliminatingtobacco use in theworkplace projects apositive image to thepublic and demon-strates pride in yourbusiness and theproducts and servicesyour company deliv-ers. Offering smokingcessation benefits isthe number one cost-effective benefitemployers can pro-vide.

Also, improvementin employee and visi-tor health; lowerabsenteeism andincreased productivi-ty; employee supportfor non-smoking poli-cies; reduced liabilityof claims; lowermaintenance costs;and lower insurancepremiums.

DAN GRAY (standing), coordinator of the Wabash County Tobacco FreeCoalition, observes the proceedings of the Town Hall Meeting held Feb. 22at the Wabash County YMCA, where the main topic was the effects of sec-ondhand smoke. Seven panelists were available during the meeting toshare personal experiences and answer questions from attendees. (photoby Shaun Tilghman)

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The AmericanRed Cross of NorthCentral Indiana ishosting aTenderloin and FishFry on March 24,from 4 to 8 p.m., at

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The Dallas L.Winchester Senior

Winchester Senior Centerannounces upcomingmovie viewings

On March 3, the Winchester Senior will befeaturing the newly released film“Secretariat”. Disney presents an astonishingtrue story bursting with hope, heart, andcourage. Diane Lane and John Malkovich leada celebrated cast in this inspirational motionpicture from the producers of “Miracle”,“Invincible” and “The Rookie”.

Behind every legend lies an impossibledream. Witness the spectacular journey of anincredible horse named Secretariat and themoving story of his unlikely owner, a house-wife who risked everything to make him achampion.

Also, on March 9, the Winchester SeniorCenter will be showing the film “Snow Dogs”.This film will begin at 9:15 a.m. and muffinsand juice will be served. You could also make ita day on March 9 and call at least a day inadvance by noon to sign up for lunch reserva-tions. Lunch will be served immediately follow-ing the film.

Please call the Winchester Senior Center at260-563-4475 to make your reservation for thefilms or if you have any questions.

The Dallas L. Winchester Senior Center isoperated by Living Well In Wabash CountyCOA, formerly Wabash County Council onAging, Inc., and is a United Fund Agency.

American Red Cross announces fundraiserable, children 5 andunder eat FREE.Tickets will also beavailable at thedoor.

Tickets can bepurchased at theAmerican RedCross office, locatedat 88 W. Hill St.; theWabash CountyYMCA, 500 S. CassSt.; or from Staff,Board Members orVolunteers of theAmerican RedCross.

For more infor-mation call 260-563-2658 or go to thewebsite at www.red-crossofnci.org. TheAmerican RedCross of NCI is aUnited FundAgency.

Honeywell Housewelcomesacapella group

Hometown Band, andnumerous companyevents. Performingthroughout the holi-days, the group enter-tained nursinghomes, privatehomes, corporate par-ties and functions.Magic City MusicMen is committed topreserving the acap-pella music style andlooks forward to per-forming in Wabash.Those wishing toattend this event canmake reservations bycalling 260-563-2326ext. 2, or by goingonline at www.honey-wellhouse.org.

The HoneywellHouse is the formerhome to Mrs. Mark C.Honeywell and is nowoperated as a culturalhouse museum. Thehouse is owned andoperated by theH o n e y w e l lFoundation, a non-profit organizationthat also operates theHoneywell Center andEagles Theatre.

For more informa-tion, contact ScottFulmer at 260-563-1102ext. 567 [email protected].

Wabash County olderadults to benefitfrom commodityfood program

Center is now acceptingregistrations fromincome eligible olderadults (60+) in WabashCounty for a once amonth CommoditySupplemental FoodProgram distribution.Food items will vary, butwill include items inthese categories: cereal,juice, protein, milk,peanut butter/legumes,potatoes/grains, cheese,fruits and vegetables.The case of items willweigh approximately 40pounds.

A Kick-OffRegistration drive willbe held March 4, from 9a.m. to 3 p.m., at theWinchester SeniorCenter. Also, registra-tions for the programcan be completed duringthe regular Food Pantryhours, Monday andTuesday, 3 - 5:30 p.m.,and Wednesday - Friday,9 - 11:30 a.m. Proof ofincome will be requiredfor this program.

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The next concertfor the ManchesterS y m p h o n yOrchestra will beApril 3, in FordTheatre at theHoneywell Center,Wabash. Theatredoors will open at2:20 p.m. for Pre-c o n c e r tConversation withDr. Debra Lynn fromManchester College.This is normally asymphony memberexclusive feature,but will be open tothe public for thisconcert. The concertwill begin at 3 p.m.and free admissionto the public.

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Who is excited for“After Prom” 2011?Food, fun and enter-tainment, whatmore could you askfor on a night toremember?

Many of you outthere might be ask-ing, what is “AfterProm?” The title isself-explanatory, butfor those who are abit more interestedin the details; the“After Prom” is a funand safe social eventfor any ManchesterHigh School studentand their date locat-ed in the high schoolgymnasium immedi-ately following theProm. “After Prom” Door

PrizesMini Fridge,

iPods, GiftCertificates, GasCards, etc. These areonly a few of theitems that have beengiven away in thepast. We have beenvery blessed in yearspast, by the help andsupport of our localbusinesses and sur-rounding communi-ties in providingthese great prizes,and we hope to con-tinue the tradition ofproviding every“After Prom” attend-ing student with adoor prize of somekind. “After Prom” Fun

We don’t want tospoil the surprise forthis years’ entertain-ment, but just as ateaser we have hadmagicians, hypno-

HistoricalSocietywill meetMarch 8

The WabashCounty HistoricalSociety will meetMarch 8, 7 p.m., inthe multi-purposeroom of the WabashCounty HistoricalMuseum. KyleCoble will presentthe program on“The Big FourRailroad inWabash”.

The program isfree and open to thepublic. Please usethe east doors off ofthe east parking lot.

Manchester High School “After Prom” 2011tists, a mechanicalbull, sumo wrestling,inflatable jumpjumps, inflatableobstacle courses,cornhole tourna-ments, guitar hero,tricycles races, andalmost any otherkind of activity youcan think of in thepast.“After Prom” Food

Of course, food andrefreshments will beprovided. In previousyears, nachos withcheese, cookies, veg-etable trays, fruittrays, lemon shakeups and many othersnacks were madeavailable for the stu-dents to enjoy. Wehave also been fortu-nate in that everyyear our local busi-nesses come out andsupport the “AfterProm” by donatingpizza and subs for thestudents to dig into aswell. We are lookingforward to that kindof contribution againthis year.

“After Prom” T-Shirts

They were a hit in2010, so why not in2011. “After-Prom”2011 t-shirts will beavailable for the first100 students to walkthrough the doors.This year we are pro-viding sponsors withan opportunity toput their name onthe back of the t-shirts with a dona-tion of $100 or more.

“After Prom”Fundraising

This year the“After Prom” com-mittee has ralliedtogether and comeup with an out of thebox idea – a TuesdayNight BasketballGame against theK105 FM Hoopsterswith a Pre-GamePulled Pork Dinner.

Come out to theHigh School onMarch 8 to help sup-port the “AfterProm” and enjoy atasty Pre-GamePulled Pork Dinner.Stick around andwatch some of yourfavorite teachers,local legends andheroes take on theK105 FM Hoopstersin a full-court bas-ketball game.

Dinner tickets areavailable in advanceor at the door. (Carryouts also available.)Tickets may be pur-chased at the highschool front desk orby calling 260-901-3050.

Basketball gametickets will be sold,kids 5 and under arefree.

Ultra Zone ChariotRaces at half time.Tickets will be soldto participate thatevening. They willdraw two tickets out.Should be 10 years ofage and up. A waiverwill need to besigned.

If you can’t makeit out on March 8,there are many otherways you can helpsupport the “AfterProm,” and weencourage your sup-port in any way.Please contact BethEash at 260-982-1019for more informa-tion on how you canhelp.

“After Prom”Committee and

HistoryThe “After Prom”

event has been some-thing that has comeand gone many timesover the years, but ithas become a morepopular and main-stream event for thestudents in the last10 years. A commit-tee comprised of par-

ents concerned forthe safety and wellbeing of the teens inour community andtheir guests on Promnight comes togetherevery year startingin late November tobegin planning andfundraising efforts.Every year the budg-et is the largest con-cern as with anyother event or busi-ness. A lot of hoursand hard work areput into the event,but at the end of theday committee mem-bers are alwaysexcited about theoutcome, and can’twait to do help outagain the next year.

The “After Prom”affords those con-cerned individualswith the opportunityto provide studentwith a safe and funalternative choice inplace of other activi-ties that may occuron prom night.

“After Prom”Support

Each of us has hador will have someoneattend the Prom and“After Prom”. Agrandchild, niece ornephew or even aneighbor. We as acommunity need tocome together tocontinue providing asafe and fun environ-ment for ourteenagers’ safetyafter Prom. Pleasejoin us on March 8 orplease send yourdonation to:Manchester HighSchool, 1 Squire Dr.,North Manchester,IN 46962 (write “AfterProm” in the memo).

The “After Prom”committee wants tothank every individ-ual and business thathas donated in thepast and in thefuture. Thank You!

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Union workers are any group of workerswho petition for a vote to have a union repre-sent them as to working values. If a majorityfavor the union, it is considered a union shopand a contract covering work values is negoti-ated between the employer and all the employ-ees.

The Right to Work law gives a worker in aunion shop all the benefits negotiated betweenthe union and company without joining theunion or paying any dues, like a majority of theworkers do and voted for.

Indiana voted on Feb. 21 to bring a law grant-ing workers that right. My dictionary callssuch workers “scabs”.

Think for a minute: In the last Indiana stateelection where a majority vote grants the win-ner the right to rule the roost for a term. Whydon’t I have a Right to Vote law where the losersdon’t have to pay any taxes and get all the ben-efits forever?

Why buy a cow when you can get the milk forfree? Is that the ruling party’s thinking inIndiana? If so, it needs to be voted down andout.

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Dear editor,British Extremist

Anjem Choudary,who once said, “theflag of Islam will flyover the WhiteHouse”, hasannounced he willlead a demonstrationcalling on Muslimsto establish theSharia law acrossAmerica. He planson holding a protestoutside the WhiteHouse on March3. This rally isplanned just weeksafter his televisioninterview with FoxNews Reporter SeanHannity.

Anjem Choudarycalls Americans “thebiggest criminals inthe world today”.Whether AnjemChoudary and twoother of his Islamic

brothers will beallowed to enter theU.S. remains to beseen. Textbookswidely used inIslamic schools con-tain passages thatare anti-Semitic.These textbooks con-tain inaccuracies,sweeping condemna-tions of Jews andChristians anddeclare Islam’ssupremacy.

Over the last fewmonths, I have triedto get this messageacross to the people Iknow. Most of themhave turned a deafear to the situation. Ihave even purchasedand sent the video,Islam Rising, fromthe Christian ActionNetwork to somehoping they wouldview and pass on to

NORTHFIELD SENIORS Josh Unger and AliRatcliff were voted Ultimate Norsemanand Ultimate Lady Norse, respectively, at theStarstruck 2011 dance, which took place at theREMC building on Feb. 19. Josh was nominatedby the Sign Language Club, and Ali was nomi-nated by the Drama Club. (photo provided)

Wabash resident expresses political concernsothers in theirchurch. We have anumber of Islamiccells in the UnitedStates from the EastCoast to the WestCoast just waitinguntil the right timeto make their move.

This last weekendI watched anothervideo produced bythe Christian ActionNetwork (not thebest production everdone) that points outsome very seriousflaws in our coun-try’s security systemand we are countingon them to protectus. In this video,Homegrown Jihad, ittalks about a radicalPakistani clericSheikh MubarakGilani. He refers toMuslims of Americaas Soldiers ofAllah. They are told,“Act like you are afriend, then kill himjust like from thetraining book.”

The Democratswant to take awaythe Americans’ rightto keep and beararms. Good law bid-ing Americanswould be the onlyones this wouldaffect. Those individ-uals that should nothave weapons willalways be able toobtain any and alltypes. Any informa-tion regarding themanufacture ofweapons and bombscan be found inbooks and theInternet. DuringProhibition it didn’tstop the flow of alco-hol. It’s against thelaw to manufacturemeth, but it’s doneevery day and themeth labs continueto increase.

It has been saidthat the government“accidentally” shutdown Internet serv-ice some time duringthe week of Feb.14. It was indicatedthat in the event of aserious situationagainst our countrythey would be able to

protect certain areassuch as utilities thatdepend on theInternet. I’m notreally familiar withor have any knowl-edge to understandthat particularissue. My concern isthat we would nothave the ability toget information outfast enough. TheInternet was shutdown in Egypt for aperiod of time tostop protesters fromgetting informationout.

As Americans, wehave had it far tooeasy. ManyAmericans have noidea about what’scoming or they sticktheir heads in thesand hoping all ofthe mess here andabroad will just goaway. Sorry but itisn’t going to goaway. At the TeaParty meeting Iattended I ques-tioned where all theyoung peoplewere. The economyis in major troubleand Obama and hiscronies are going totake us down thetube and if they donot succeed theUnions will finishit. Cap and Tradeand energy issuesshould be anotherconcern no matterwhat age groupyou’re in. Is the gen-eral public awarehow Cap and Tradewill affect the bottomline of energy costs?

The Democratsvoted to spend moremoney for programslike the Obamahealthcare that willend up doing nothingfor any of us butpadding someone’sback pocket. Howmany Americansknow anythingabout SocializeMedicine? Under theObama care you’regoing to find out.Americans needjobs, not handouts.

The actual percentof unemployed

needs to be evaluateda bit closer. Does thisnumber include indi-viduals who areunemployed but nolonger qualify foru n e m p l o y m e n tchecks? How aboutthose who are underemployed? TheDemocrats want topass the Dream Actthat would allow theillegal aliens a freeride to citizenship atwhat cost to thiscountry and thoseAmerican citizenswho want a job butcan’t find one?Unfortunately DickLugar is on the band-wagon also.

The fast speed railsystem sounds greaton the surface, buthas anyone analyzedthe actual cost ofthis project and if wereally need it?Countries who havethese rail systemshave populationissues in smallareas. The road sys-tems, even with thepotholes, in thiscountry areadvanced.

The barrel price ofoil is rising everyday. Gas prices theaverage American isover $3 a gallon andone former Shell Oilexecutive has indi-cated that he expectsthe price of gas to be$5 a gallon sometimethis year. How doesthis affect all ofus? Higher prices fornecessities likefood. The food banksare being stretchedto the max right now.We need to drill herein the United Statesand not depend onforeign oil.

How is the Obamaa d m i n i s t r a t i o nreacting? They haveturned down per-mits for oil drillingin the Gulf as well asAlaska causing onedrilling company togo bankrupt. Wakeup America!

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Kyle and TrishaOswalt, Lagro, are theparents of a daughterborn Nov. 22, 2010, 3:26p.m., at ParkviewHuntington Hospital.

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Keira Jane Oswaltweighed 7 pounds, 5ounces, and was 20inches long. She joinsbrothers, Parker andAlec Oswalt.

Her mother is theformer Trisha Penner.

Grandparents areVern Penner, Mo., andthe late Sharon JanePenner and Terry andKim Oswalt, Wabash.

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Opal Addis, 79Former Wabash resident

May 1, 1931 – Feb. 23, 2011

Opal May Addis, 79, Huntington, formerly ofWabash, died Feb. 23, at Lutheran Hospital, FortWayne.

She was born May 1, 1931, in Paintsville, Ky., toDavid and Deleasie (Vanhoose) Jones. She mar-ried Robert E. Addis, in Wabash, on Sept. 21, 1969;he died July 18, 1984.

Mrs. Addis had worked at Vernon ManorChildren’s Home and Container Corporation,both in Wabash. She lived in Wabash for 45 yearsuntil she moved to Huntington in 2008.

She is survived by four sons, Glen (Sherry)Evans, New Port Richey, Fla.; Rick (Michelle)Evans and Bob (Liz) Evans, both of Wabash; and

Larry (Julio) Evans, Clearwater, Fla.; nine grandchildren, Cindy (Terry)Jimes, Huntington; Craig Evans, New Port Richey, Fla.; Missy Castner,Akron, Ohio; Kyle (Hilary) Evans, Roann; Tyler Evans, Ryan Evans, andBrady Evans, all of Wabash; and Jeffrey Stevens and Tina Leland, bothof Fort Wayne; nine great-grandchildren; three brothers, Holly Jones,Rolly Jones, and Leslie Jones, all of Kentucky; three sisters, MollyPenix, Wabash; Polly Castle, Ohio; and Numie Campbell, Kentucky; andher special friend, Oakie Brown, Huntington. She was preceded in deathby her son, John Evans; two grandchildren, Jeff and Jamie Evans; twobrothers; and a sister.

Funeral services were held Feb. 28, at Grandstaff-Hentgen FuneralService, Wabash, with Pastor Terry Canfield officiating. Burial was inFalls Cemetery.

Preferred memorials are to Huntington Area Transportation (HAT),354 N. Jefferson, Huntington, IN 46750. The memorial guest book for Mrs.Addis may be signed online at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.

Herman Betten, 84Member of Christian Fellowship Church

Feb. 9, 1927 – Feb. 26, 2011

Herman B. Betten, 84, North Manchester, diedFeb. 26, 11:50 p.m., at Parkview Whitley Hospital,Columbia City.

He was born Feb. 9, 1927, in Wabash County, toHarry and Edna (Macon) Betten. He marriedPatricia A. Marshall on July 30, 1949; she died Jan.6, 2007.

Mr. Betten retired in 1988 after 41 years workingat Gripco, South Whitley. He was a member ofChristian Fellowship Church, North Manchester.

He is survived by two sons, H. Byron Betten,North Manchester, and Steven (Patty) Betten,Wabash; a daughter, Wanda (Jon) King, Laketon; ahalf-brother, Harry Betten, Bippus; a sister,

Maxine Harvey, North Manchester; a half-sister, Phyllis France, Wabash;nine grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Along with his wife, hewas preceded in death by his parents, a brother, and a stepsister.

Funeral services will be held March 2, 10 a.m., at McKee Mortuary,1401 SR 114 W, North Manchester, with Pastor J. P. Freeman officiating.Calling will be March 1, 4 - 8 p.m., at the funeral home. Burial will be inOaklawn Cemetery, North Manchester.

Preferred memorials are to American Heart Association, 6100 W. 96thSt., Suite 200, Indianapolis, IN 46278. Condolences for the family of Mr.Betten may be sent online at www.mckeemortuary.com.

Opal Haas, 92Lifetime Wabash County

residentNov. 14, 1918 – Feb. 25, 2011

Opal Pearl Haas, 92, Wabash, died Feb. 25, atMiller’s Merry Manor East.

She was born Nov. 14, 1918, in Miami County,to Ernest Elshire and Ladema (Bowman)Elshire Ross. She married Leonard D. Haas onJune 1, 1952; he died Oct. 2, 1992.

Mrs. Haas worked at Spencer Cardinal, andretired from General Tire, Wabash, in 1973after 19 years. She was a lifetime WabashCounty resident and a member of the MiamiNation of Indians of the State of Indiana. Sheenjoyed sewing, gardening, baking, and pho-tography, but her greatest love was her grand-children, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren.

She is survived by her son-in-law, WillisDunnagan Sr., Wabash; two sisters, ErnestineBrown, Brookville, Ohio, and Laura Wilburn,Andrews; two brothers, Russell Ross andEverett Ross, both of Wabash; five grandchil-dren, Tyann (Bruce) Besonen, West Lafayette;Willis (Connie) Dunnagan Jr., LaFontaine;Steve (Lisa) Dunnagan and Allen Dunnagan,both of Wabash; and John (Faye) Dunnagan,Peru; 12 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren. Along with her husband,she was preceded in death by a daughter,Frances Ann Dunnagan, who died Nov. 3, 1998;a grandson, Ernest Dunnagan, who died March22, 2008; an infant grandson, Randy Dunnagan;and a great-grandson, Matthew Dunnagan.

Funeral services will be held March 2, 2 p.m.,at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241Manchester Ave., Wabash. Friends may callMarch 2, 12 - 2 p.m., at the funeral home. Burialwill be in Falls Cemetery, Wabash.

The memorial guest book for Mrs. Haas maybe signed online at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.

Wabash PoliceDepartment

CitationsFeb. 23

Cory Neal, 29, 454Falls Ave., Wabash, war-rant – writ of attach-ment

Feb. 21Misty Aubrey, 35,

Franklin, no operator’slicense when required

Feb. 20Brittany Bolin, 23, 438

N. Miami St., Wabash,warrant – theft

Derrick Winstead,25, Wabash, warrant –failure to appear /operator neverlicensed, possession ofa hypodermic needle

Feb. 19Dennis Harlan Jr., 22,

138 S. Carroll St.,

Wabash, domestic bat-tery

Feb. 18Larry Black, 45, 4665

W 100 S, Lot 17, Wabash,disregarding automaticsignal, operating whileintoxicated

AccidentsFeb. 25

At 9:33 a.m., a vehicledriven by BrittanyTownsend, 22, 715

Cathy Martin, 51Wabash resident

July 24, 1959 – Feb. 23, 2011

Cathy Ann Martin, 51,Wabash, died Feb. 23, 5:20a.m., at Wabash SkilledCare Center.

She was born July 24,1959, in Wabash, toRobert and Frances(Binkerd) Martin.

Ms. Martin was a 1977graduate of Wabash HighSchool. She worked for 28years at WabashMagnetics and was acook at Joe’s Diner.

She is survived by her longtime companion,David Powell; her father, Robert Martin; andher sister, Linda Martin, all of Wabash; andthree brothers, Dennis and Randy Martin, bothof Wabash; and Roger Martin, Huntington. Shewas preceded in death by her mother, FrancesMartin, and her brother, Darrell Martin.

Funeral services were held Feb. 26, atGrandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, Wabash,with Rev. Charlie Easterday officiating.Interment was in the Chapel of RemembranceMausoleum at Memorial Lawns Cemetery,Wabash.

The memorial guest book for Ms. Martin maybe signed online at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.

Minnie St., Wabash, leftthe roadway beforestriking a mailbox, aguide wire and a utilitypole on Columbus Streetnear Chestnut Street.

At 9:28 a.m., a vehicledriven by MackWilliams, 70, 456 W.Canal St., Wabash,struck a parked vehiclein the Wendt parking lot.

At 8:37 a.m., vehiclesdriven by RobertGyamfi, 47, PowderSprings, Ga., and JefferyEasterday, 39, 242Gladstone St., Wabash,collided at the intersec-tion of U.S. 24 and SR 15.

Feb. 23At 2:25 p.m., vehicles

driven by John Prater,50, 639 Stineman St.,Wabash, and TeriHampton, 52, 1220Meadowbrook Ln., Apt.3, Wabash, collided inthe intersection ofMeadowbrook Lane andShady Oak Drive.

Feb. 22At 1:56 p.m., a vehicle

driven by Jacqueline

Forney, 81, 669 WalnutSt., Wabash, struck aparked vehicle at 678Walnut Street.


driven by Tyler Cox, 18,672 W. Main St., Wabash,and Teresa Miller, 49,Wabash, collided in theintersection of SR 15and Hill Street.

At 4:00 p.m., a vehicledriven by Misty Aubrey,35, Franklin, left theroadway and struck afence on Colerain Streetnear Harrison Avenue.

Wabash CountySheriff ’s Department

CitationsFeb. 22

David Jackson, 48,12952 N. Bonestead Rd.,North Manchester,speeding, open alcoholcontainer

Feb. 18Kyle S. Pogue, 23, 922

S. Riverwood Rd.,Wabash, speeding

Zachary Ross, 23, 108

Euclid, Wabash, passingin a no passing zone

Feb. 13Ojason W. Kline, 31,

Lawrenceburg, speedingFeb. 8

Deborah K. Mofford,44, 24 1/2 Union St.,Wabash, false or ficti-tious registration

Feb. 4Megan E. Stanley, 23,

61 W. Lakeside Dr.,North Manchester, driv-ing while suspended,false or fictitious regis-tration

Kyle A. Metzger, 19,867 W 950 N, NorthManchester, speeding

Feb. 3Bobby D. Wine, 55, 737

Evans St., Wabash, childrestraint system viola-tion

Jan. 30Ashley R. Poe, 20,

Dunkirk, Ohio, speedingAccidents

Feb. 24At 8:10 a.m., a vehicle

driven by Hannah N.Bright, 17, Lagro, left theroadway on DivisionRoad near CR 600 E.


driven by Thomas M.Berry, 39, Fulton, left theroadway on US 24 nearCR 400 E.


driven by Adriene M.Kahn, 18, 25 W. Eel,

Laketon, left the road-way on CR 200 W nearOgden Road.

At 9:59 a.m., a vehicledriven by Addison L.Trump, 17, Wabash, leftthe roadway on CR 200 Nnear SR 13.

At 9:43 a.m., vehiclesdriven by David A.Mitting, 35, 7748 N.Pawpaw Pike, Denver,and Matthew W.Watkins, 24, 1119 E 500 S,Wabash, collided near3389 S. Old SR 15,Wabash.


driven by Jacob E.Hierholzer, 27, 733Washington St., Wabash,and Hanna M. Phillips,20, Anderson, collidedon SR 124 near SR 13.

At 4:58 p.m., a vehicledriven by KasieSausaman, Wabash, leftthe roadway on U.S. 24near SR 115.

At 2:57 p.m., a vehicledriven by Douglas L.Ingold, 33, Sterling,Ohio, left the roadwayon Old 24 and U.S. 24.


driven by Indie JoeMeyer, 19, LaFontaine,struck a deer on CR 950S near CR 400 W.

At 7:08 p.m., a vehicledriven by Martinna P.Powell, 18, 2244 S. River

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Blanche Michael, 95Member of Liberty Mills Church

of the BrethrenApril 18, 1915 – Feb. 18, 2011

Blanche N. Michael,95, North Manchester,formerly of Sidney, diedFeb. 18, 2:15 a.m., atTimbercrest HealthcareCenter.

She was born April 18,1915, in Liberty Mills, toPearl F. and Erma(Boggs) McNear. Shemarried Robert H.Michael on July 4, 1932;he died July 8, 1971.

Mrs. Michael was ahomemaker. She also worked at GeneralElectric, Fort Wayne, and later retired as a sec-retary from Blue Flame LP, North Manchester.She was a member of Liberty Mills Church ofthe Brethren, Liberty Mills.

She is survived by two sons, Kennith (Jenine)Michael, Sidney, and Kam (Patti) Michael,North Manchester; three daughters, DarleneEckert, North Manchester; Kay (David) Wall,Tecumseh, Mich.; and Karen (Ed) Wolfe,Warsaw; 17 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchil-dren; six step-great-grandchildren; and 14great-great-grandchildren. Along with her par-ents and her husband, she was preceded indeath by a brother.

Funeral services were held Feb. 20, atTimbercrest Chapel, North Manchester, withPastor Kelly Beutler officiating. Burial was inSouth Whitley Cemetery, South Whitley.

Preferred memorials are to Liberty MillsChurch of the Brethren Building Fund c/oKam Michael, 12492 S 600 E, North Manchester,IN 46962 or Timbercrest Senior LivingCommunity, PO Box 501, North Manchester, IN46962. Condolences for the family of Mrs.Michael may be sent online at www.mckeemor-tuary.com.

Thomas Dean, 84U.S. Navy veteran

May 17, 1926 – Feb. 21, 2011

Thomas E. Dean, 84, Wabash, died Feb. 21, 5:40p.m., at Wabash County Hospital.

He was born May 17, 1926, in Windfall, to Guy D.and Viola (Courtney) Dean. He married Virginia“Ginny” Sylvester, in Lapel, on Oct. 22, 1947; shesurvives.

Mr. Dean graduated from Tipton High School in1944 then attended Purdue University, where heplayed basketball under Coach Piggy Lambert,and graduated from Ball State in 1949. He beganhis professional career teaching and coaching atNorthwestern High School, near Kokomo, and atGarrett High School in Garrett. He also officiatedbasketball and football in high schools and col-leges for 25 years, and officiated both sports in theMid American Conference and basketball in theBig Ten Conference. He moved to Wabash in 1954and was the sales manager at ContainerCorporation, working there until 1966. In 1966, he

and Larden Hoffman started Custom Cartons, Inc., and he worked thereuntil his retirement in 1994.

Mr. Dean was a member of the Wabash First United Methodist Churchand a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He was also a 50-year memberof the Hanna Masonic Lodge, a member of the Fort Wayne Scottish Riteand Mizpah Shrine, the York Rite Bodies, the Wabash Shrine Club, theWabash Elks Lodge, and the American Legion Post 15. He and his wifeGinny loved antiquing. They had an antique shop in their home and alsoin several antique malls.

Along with his wife, he is survived by a daughter, Sharon (Charles)Bair, Wabash; two grandchildren, Jessica Bair, West Lafayette, and EricaBair, Indianapolis; and a brother, Dr. Harold Day, Boerne, Texas. He waspreceded in death by two brothers and a sister.

Funeral services were held Feb. 25, at Grandstaff-Hentgen FuneralService, Wabash, with Pastor Alan LaRue officiating. Masonic serviceswere held Feb. 24 at the funeral home. Burial was in Falls Cemetery,Wabash.

Preferred memorials are to the Animal Shelter of Wabash County orthe Shriner’s Hospital for Children. The memorial guest book for Mr.Dean may be signed online at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.

Rd., Wabash, struck adeer


driven by Ronald E.Rhamy, 43, 570 DelawareSt., Wabash, struck adeer on SR 15 near CR500.

Feb. 18At 11:48 a.m., vehicles

driven by Zachary C.Ross, 23, 108 Euclid,Wabash, and Mary A.Hire, 52, 603 Singer Rd.,

North Manchester, col-lided on SR 114 west ofNorth Manchester.

North ManchesterPolice Department

CitationsFeb. 18

Douglas Haigwood,40, North Manchester,warrant – failure toappear / invasion of pri-vacy

Continued from page 13 Feb. 18At 12:57 p.m., vehi-

cles driven byWillodean Allen, 77,North Manchester, andWendy Blocher, 39,North Manchester, col-lided at the intersec-tion of Heeter Streetand SR 114 W.

At 9:50 a.m., vehiclesdriven by NormanLittle, 89, NorthManchester, andRonald Phillips, 67,Woodburn, collided onMain Street nearMarket Street.

Indiana State Police

CitationsFeb. 19

Ryan J. Yeater, 25,Huntington, speeding

Feb. 18The following

received citations forspeeding: Robert C.Barnard, 22, Lebanon;Jacob A. Barnard, 22,Lebanon; Brittany N.Black, 21, 1119Meadowview Dr. Apt. 2,Wabash; Trevor D.Cahill, 19, Fort Wayne;Austin J. Phillips, 20,Waterloo


received citations forspeeding: John S.Haecker, 50, 2221 S 75E, Wabash; Jill R.Kaylor, 33,Huntington; Brock D.Norton, 19, FortWayne; Mary K.Rodkey, 52, Monticello


received citations forspeeding: RajpaulJudge, 29, West PalmBeach, Fla.; Michael D.Peecher, 41, Little Rock,Ark.; Amanda R.Tippmann, 22, Fishers


received citations forspeeding: Benjamin J.Haviland, 31, 607 E. 9thSt., North Manchester;Brad M. Higginson, 26,373 W. Main St., Wabash;Matthew S. Lindsay, 55,Fort Wayne; Kayla R.Stahly, 19, Russiaville;Timmothy L. Tuttle, 31,South Whitley; Jason J.Wolfe, 32, Creston, Iowa

Jatinderjeet Atwal,27, disregarding a stopsign

Jonithan A. Crist, 21,Macy, seatbelt violation

William G.Hutchinson, 52, CharlesCity, Iowa, federal motorcarrier safety regulationviolation

Donald P. King, 18,Claypool, seatbelt viola-tion


received citations forspeeding: Tim J.Christle, 44; Daniel D.Young, 28, Kokomo

Donald F. Coon, 52,Marion, federal motorcarrier safety regulationviolation


received citations forspeeding: Stephen M.Hudak, 48, Toledo, Ohio;Stacey E. Nolen, 38,Logansport; Levi J. Pala,19, Monticello; KontinnaM. Rosebud-Sawyer, 38,Benton Harbor, Mich.

Land Transfers

Trent A. Schuler toTrent A. Schuler andCindy L. Schuler,Quitclaim Deed, 1-28-5

Wayne L. Van Ness toWayne L. Van NessTrust Life Estate,Quitclaim Deed, 29-28-8

Wayne L. Van Ness toWayne L. Van NessTrust Life Estate,Quitclaim Deed, 29-28-8,Multiple Parcels

Keith EllsworthChilders to Laura L.Stearns and Terry L.Stearns, Warranty Deed,Sandy Beach Estates,Sec. 2D, PleasantTownship, Multiple Lots/ Blocks

Dennis McKillip toTodd McKillip andMegan McKillip,Warranty Deed, 627-6

Wilma H. Duhamelland Donald E. Duhamellto Paul W. Bonfitto andSusan M. Bonfitto,Warranty Deed, RossHeights Addition,Wabash, Multiple Lots /Blocks

Cynthia L. McCoartand Henry McCoart Jr.to Sara B. McCoart and

Ryan T. McCoart,Warranty Deed,Bonbrook Addition, Sec.B, Wabash, Lot: 52

Patricia A. BrickerTrust to Tony L. Curtisand Paulette E. Curtis,Trust Deed, 23-27-6

Mutualbank to GertRohall and Terry Rohall,Corporate Deed, 27-26-7

Pamela J. Vigar toPhilip D. Draper andCarla J. Draper,Warranty Deed, 35-29-5

Fern J. PrattRevocable Trust andTrustee Jerry J.Middleton to Violet M.Pratt, Trust Deed, 29-27-6, Multiple Parcels

Tony M. Niccum toTerry L. Niccum andMax E. Niccum LifeEstate, QuitclaimDeed, Ross James PAddition, Wabash, Lot:42

Nathan M. Sautterand Carrie R. Sautterto Nathan SautterTrust Life Estate andCarrie Sautter TrustLife Estate, WarrantyDeed, Original Plat,North Manchester,Multiple Lots / Blocks

Howard W. Dravingand Tamra J. Draving,Quitclaim Deed, 30-26-6

Charles W. Bolton Jr.and Rhonda R. Boltonto Charles W. Bolton Sr.and Carol A. Bolton,Warranty Deed,Kellers Isaac Addition,Richvalley Lot: 3

Benjamin Brooks, 88U.S. Army veteran

Nov. 20, 1922 – Feb. 22, 2011

Benjamin I. Brooks, 88,Wabash, died Feb. 22, 1:25p.m., at PeabodyHealthcare Center, NorthManchester.

He was born Nov. 20,1922, in McLeanboro, Ill.,to Charles F. and Agnes(O’Bryan) Brooks. Hemarried Edith M.Ridenour, in MountVernon, on Sept. 1, 1942;she died Sept. 27, 1997.

Mr. Brooks was a dis-abled U.S. Army veteranof World War II, wherehe served in Naples andRome, Italy. While serv-ing, he was awarded two

bronze stars, a good conduct medal, and a pur-ple heart with one oak leaf cluster. He retiredfrom Honeywell, Inc./Markhon, in Wabash, in1984. He was a member of Walnut Hills MissionChurch, Wabash. He was a loving father andgrandfather. He enjoyed antiques, carpentry,and watching his grandchildren play ball.

He is survived by a son, Bryan B. (Jill)Brooks, Wabash; four grandchildren, LonnieTownsend, North Manchester; Jeff (Cathy)Townsend, Wabash; and Bryan S. Brooks andJason Brooks, both of Warsaw; seven great-grandchildren, Brittany Townsend and CalebTownsend, both of Wabash; Misty Townsend,Milan, Tenn.; Timothy Townsend, Richvalley;Kennedie Brooks, Rochester; Peyton Brooks,Warsaw; and Mike (Melanie) Tart,Wabash; three great-great-grandchildren,Braden and Josh Townsend, Milan; andMallory Tart, Wabash; and his very specialfriend, Beulah “Boots” Cotter, Wabash. Alongwith his wife, he was preceded in death by hisdaughter, Tana Townsend Wilmore; six broth-ers; and two sisters.

Funeral services were held Feb. 26, atGrandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, Wabash,with Rev. Charles Osborne officiating. Burialwas in Friends Cemetery, Wabash.

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William Cattron Jr., 61North Manchester resident

Sept. 15, 1949 – Feb. 24, 2011

William E. Cattron Jr., 61, North Manchester, died Feb. 24, 5:40 a.m., at hisresidence.

He was born Sept. 15, 1949, in Sarah Ann, W.Va., to William E. Sr. andMildred (Harmon) Cattron. He married Christina J. Ward; she survives.

Along with his wife, he is survived by a son, Michael (Jennie) Cattron,North Manchester; a daughter, Candy Ringel, Columbia City; a brother,Shayne M. Cattron, Fort Wayne; a sister, Angela Scott, Warsaw; and fourgrandchildren, Molly and Katie Cattron, both of North Manchester, andMiranda and Micayla Ringel, both of Columbia City. He was preceded indeath by his parents and a sister.

Funeral services were held Feb. 27, at McKee Mortuary, NorthManchester, with Pastor J. P. Freeman officiating. Burial was in OaklawnCemetery, North Manchester.

Preferred memorials are to Ronald McDonald House at Riley Children’sHospital c/o Riley Children’s Foundation, Suite 200, 30 S. Meridian St.,Indianapolis, IN 46204. Condolences for the family of Mr. Cattron may besent online at www.mckeemortuary.com.

Mable Unger, 90Member of Wabash Church of

the NazareneMarch 5, 1920 – Feb. 22, 2011

Mable Rose Unger, 90, Wabash, died Feb. 22 ather son’s home.

She was born March 5, 1920, in Wabash, toOtto and Elsa (Ridgeway) Miller. She marriedOrland “Pete” Unger on Jan. 26, 1944; he diedJuly 6, 1996.

Mrs. Unger was a graduate of LaFontaineHigh School and a member of Wabash Churchof the Nazarene. She was a devoted mother,homemaker, and steadfast disciple of Christ.She loved sharing her musical gifts with familyand friends. She will be missed by all who knewher.

She is survived by her son, Dr. Michael(LouAnn) Unger, Hammond; five grandchil-dren, Emily (Anthony) Willison, Lowell; NeilUnger, Valley Village, Calif.; Tessa Unger andAndrew Unger, both of Hammond; and DennisWiles, Warren; a great-granddaughter, ChloeAdams, Fort Wayne; three brothers, LeonardMiller, Quanah, Texas; Orlin (Lavada) Miller,LaFontaine; and Darwin Miller, Vernon, Texas;and a sister, Wilma (Jay) Terrel, Waldo, Fla.Along with her husband, she was preceded indeath by her daughter, Tessa Rose Wiles; abrother, Homer “Bob” Miller; and a sister,Mildred Forrester.

Funeral services were held Feb. 27, atGrandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, Wabash,with Pastor Matthew Tygart officiating. Burialwas in Friends Cemetery, Wabash.

Preferred memorials are to Wabash Churchof the Nazarene. The memorial guest book forMrs. Unger may be signed online atwww.grandstaff-hentgen.com.

Betty Hettmansperger, 80Member of Wabash Christian Church

March 13, 1930 – Feb. 23, 2011

Betty V. Hettmansperger, 80, Wabash, died Feb. 23,5:50 p.m., at Wabash County Hospital.

She was born March 13, 1930, in Wabash, to Hubertand F. Berneice (Biggs) Barrett. She married JamesH. Hettmansperger, in Wabash, on May 14, 1955; hedied Aug. 6, 2004.

Mrs. Hettmansperger graduated from WabashHigh School in 1948. She was a secretary at Eastwoodand Miami Elementary schools of Wabash. She wasa member of Wabash Christian Church, Woman’sClubhouse, and a life member of Sigma Phi Gamasorority. She loved fishing, sports of all kinds, andworking crossword puzzles. She lived on Beaver DamLake for 15 years and attended Beaver Dam United

Methodist Church.She is survived by a son, Joel D. (Angie) Hettmansperger; and two grand-

children, Derek J. Hettmansperger and Cassie J. Hettmansperger all ofIndianapolis; and two sisters, Peggy (Charles) Ravenscroft and BeverlyRichards, both of Wabash. Along with her husband, she was preceded indeath by a daughter, Julie Korkos, who died Feb 13, 2011; and a brother,George Barrett.

Funeral services will be held March 1, 10 a.m., at Grandstaff-HentgenFuneral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave., Wabash, with Pastor Butch Trokeofficiating. Entombment will be in the Chapel of Remembrance Mausoleumin Memorial Lawns Cemetery, Wabash.

Preferred memorials are to Wabash Christian Church & Beaver DamUnited Methodist Church. The memorial guest book for Mrs.Hettmansperger may be signed online at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.

Harry Kilmer Sr., 70U.S. Naval Reserve veteran

Nov. 12, 1940 – Feb. 11, 2011

Harry Allen Kilmer Sr., 70, Wabash, formerly ofIndianapolis, died Feb. 11, 6:55 a.m., at WabashCounty Hospital.

He was born Nov. 12, 1940, in Indianapolis, to thelate Harry Albert and Deloris Eileen (Williamson)Kilmer. He married Desdemona Nahmias on Sept.26, 1958; she survives.

Mr. Kilmer was a Regional Sales Manager forEureka Company, serving the Indiana and southernMichigan territory. He was the owner of Mona’s DogGrooming in Greenwood and Fort Pierce, Fla., butretired prior to moving to Wabash. He enjoyed hisbirds and grand-dogs, Teddy and Blossom.

Mr. Kilmer was in the U.S. Naval Reserve for eightyears. He received his pilot certification on Nov. 4,1976. He was a member of the Oakland Masonic

Lodge Post #140, Osceola Eastern Star Chapter #598, and the Scottish Rite.He was also a member of Treaty Church of Christ, Wabash.

Along with his wife, he is survived by two daughters, Cyndi (Dr. David)Frischman, Wabash, and Carrie Sommer-Bal, Harbour, Fla.; a son, Harry(Judy) Kilmer Jr., Wabash; and two beloved grandchildren, Andrew andLauren Frischman. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by asister, Patricia Chambers.

Memorial services were held Feb. 19, at Treaty Church of Christ, Wabash,with Doug Oakes officiating. Interment with Masonic Rites and MilitaryHonors was Feb. 26, at Memorial Lawns Cemetery, Wabash.

Arrangements were entrusted to Flowers-Leedy Funeral Home, Peru.Preferred memorials are to the Project H.O.P.E. Oncology Care Center, 710 N.East St., Wabash, IN 46992.

Gary Treska, 58Rural Lagro resident

March 5, 1952 – Feb. 24, 2011

Gary George Treska,58, rural Lagro, died Feb.24, 9:08 a.m., at WabashCounty Hospital.

He was born March 5,1952, in Wabash, toGeorge and Betty(Gressley) Treska. Hemarried Dollie Patton, inLaredo, Texas, on Sept.11, 1979.

Mr. Treska was a 1970graduate of NorthfieldHigh School. He worked

at Ford Meter Box, Wabash, for 25 years. Heenjoyed restoring and operating Ford andSteiger tractors, and also enjoyed riding hisHonda motorcycle.

He is survived by his wife, Dollie Treska; hismother, Betty Treska; and a son, Gary(Kimberly) Treska II, all of Lagro; a daughter,Amanda Treska, Fort Wayne; three grandsons,Victor Treska, Paul Treska, and JonathonTreska, all of Lagro; and a sister, RuthannRichwine, Dunedin, Fla. He was preceded indeath by his father, George Treska, who died in1998.

Funeral services were held March 1, atGrandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, Wabash,with John Denniston officiating.

Preferred memorials are to the OncologyDepartment at Wabash County Hospital orWabash County Cancer Society. The memorialguest book for Mr. Treska may be signed onlineat www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.


Manchester andMetro Leagues, is slat-ed to include a sessionfor 8–12 year oldsfrom 10:30 a.m. – 12:30p.m., and 13–18 yearolds from 1 – 3 p.m.

“With the eventbeing free to all thecounty ballplayers,we hope to get a goodturnout,” Dials said.“Last year we hadabout 80 kids comeout, and hopefully wecan get even more thisyear.”

Dials looks forwardto coming home andhelping with the cur-rent Wabash areaLittle Leaguers, as hehimself played in theWabash league.

“I remember Iplayed in theAmerican league,”

Dials said about hisyears spent in LittleLeague. “I played forthe Mets and we usedto play down at theWabash City Park. Mycoach was DougSmith, who wastremendous. I alwaysliked having him asmy coach. I enjoycoming home andhelping teach the kidswho are playing in thesame league I usedto.”

Throughout hisfive-year minorleague career, prima-rily as a reliever, Dialshas amassed a 12-19record with a 3.72earned run average(ERA) over 261.3innings pitched whilestriking out 188 bat-ters faced.

“I’m not real surewhat the Marlins havein mind for me yet,”Dials said of how hisupcoming season willlook. “I can only go offmy experience withthe Toronto BlueJays. Over the nextcouple weeks we’llstart getting back intoour routines and get-ting ready for the sea-son.

“As of right now,I’m listed as a mem-ber of their Triple Ateam, but it’s more ofa projection,” Dialsexplained. “I’m goingto go down there andwork on the thingsthat I can control andsee what happensfrom there.”

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The LaketonAmerican LegionPost, Auxiliary andSons of theAmerican Legion#402, recently wel-comed home JoeBradley, after serv-ing the military andserving sevenmonths in Iraq. Abanner was placedon the front of hishome on his arrivaland last week mem-bers presented himwith $300 value offood and householditems, restaurant,gas and grocery giftcards.

Joe, a 2001Manchester HighSchool graduate,has spent threeyears in AirNational Guard andprior to that, 3 1/2years in ArmyNational Guard.

Bradley was over-whelmed by thecommunity wel-come and looks for-ward to Mom’shome cooked mealand re-uniting withhis 20-month-olddaughter, Trinity.He hopes to carryout future plans ofmaking a contribu-tion back to thecommunity he grewup in by carryingout plans withrecently-purchasedproperties inLaketon.

AmericanLegionwelcomeshome JoeBradley

Rep. Kubacki helps to grow jobsHouse Bill 1008, co-authored by State Rep. Rebecca Kubacki (R-

Syracuse), unanimously passed the House. HB 1008 increases theamount of tax credits available for investment in a qualifiedIndiana business from $500,000 to $1 million. This venture capital-ist tax credit improves the accessibility of funds for fast-growingIndiana companies by providing individual and corporateinvestors additional incentives.

“Venture capitalists play a pivotal role in boosting our economyand for job creation,” said Rep. Kubacki. “We must continue tofind creative ways to foster economic development in Indianaspurring continual growth.”

Rep. Kubacki’s bill also suspends the application fee for twoyears – a fee that the business must pay to become a qualifiedIndiana business. Certification to be a qualified Indiana businessis at the discretion of the Indiana Economic DevelopmentCorporation based on factors such as the potential to: create jobs,bring substantial capital to Indiana or diversify the business baseof Indiana.

“With pro-growth policies such as HB 1008, we have takenanother step to accelerate the state of Indiana ahead of our com-petitors on a national and global playing field,” said Rep. Kubacki.

This is another initiative laid out by the House Republicans asa part of the Strengthen Indiana Plan that was introduced inSeptember.

“Our job is to create the right atmosphere and environment forcreation of private sector jobs,” said House Speaker Brian Bosma(R-Indianapolis).

Wabash Area CommunityTheater sets plans for 2011

The Wabash Area Community Theater (WACT) Board ofDirectors met recently to begin work on their 2011 season. TheBoard elected the following officers for the year: Gary Dale,President; Charly Dye, Vice President; Jane Willmert, Secretary;and Beth Miller, Treasurer.

WACT has announced the fall musical production will be TheMusic Man. The Board will be acting as producer for this show.They are currently filling positions on the production staff.Specifically, the Board is looking for someone to costume theshow. Anyone who is interested in this position or in workingon sets, publicity, props, or other back stage positions shouldcontact the Board at PO Box 840, Wabash, IN 46992 or call BethMiller at 260-563-7381. Auditions for The Music Man will beheld in May. Specific days and times will be announced soon.

Other upcoming activities include a Vaudeville or Variety Showthis summer and the Madrigal Dinner in December. Performersare also being sought to participate in these activities.

WACT will have a booth at the Home and Business Expo, March5-6. They will be selling Candle Melts and raffle tickets for a Hand-tied Comforter made from costume pieces from many of WACT’sprevious shows. There will also be sign-up sheets to volunteer forthe productions or to be added to the mailing list for information.WACT thanks Larry Hoover and Quality Electric for sponsoringthis booth.


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THE GRASS ISALWAYS GREENERON THE OTHERSIDE, or so it seems.Today’s sun-rays trickme into believingSpring is here, orshould be, despite thenewly fallen snowthat’s blanketed mymidwestern garden.

I have mixed emo-tions when it comes towinter. When you’re akid, it’s a great time:sledding, ice skating,Christmas, and snowdays out of school. Theolder I get, the more Iwant to spend thesnow-filled winterinside – looking out.It’s a time for planningand reflecting on gar-dens, if you’re residingin the Hoosier state.

I talk to my cousinsand friends, who live indifferent parts of the

U.S., and dream of liv-ing in their areas. Wediscuss wildlife, weath-er, and the planting,growing seasons, anddifferent recipes orharvest methods forour gardens.

One cousin, Deb,lives in southernFlorida. She plants hergardens from Oct. -March. That’s right. Awinter garden. Nosweating over vegeta-bles in the extremeheat of summer. Shegets two gardens out ayear. One in the fall,one in late winter.

Of course, that sun-shine state is nothingbut sand, so they mustadd nutrients to the soil,but the good news isthey normally don’thave a lot of waterstanding in their gar-dens rotting the plants.

By the time thatscorching sun hits thesummer months, I’msure she spends her hot,reflective moments in

the comfort of her housewith the air condition-ing running full blast.Florida sunshine. Did Imention how I love sun-shine? Heat? Not somuch.

My cousin Tanya, insouthwestern Missouri,gets her garden plantedin early February.Already, as of two weeksago, she’s planted peas,broccoli, swiss chard,lettuce, carrots, beets,and next week, she’splanting brusselssprouts and cauliflower.And, to top it off, she hasa longer growing season.I was there last October,and we spent a morningpulling fresh greenbeans from the vine.

She says because ofthe heavy concentrationof cedar trees in herarea, they have to add abit of lime to the soil.And I would imagine theactual start -up for a gar-den there is labor inten-sive; I hear they have alot of rock in them tharOzarks. The Ozarks,with mild winters. Nowthere’s a thought.

And then there’s myfriend Montana Jane.She’s got a place that’s todie for, off-grid, nestledin the Rockies, in a state

that is so gorgeous youcan’t adequately put itin words. But, she can’tgrow a red tomato tosave her soul.

She and her husbandhave had top soil hauledin, made raised beds,and still nothing morethan green tomatoes onthe vine. They have hadsuccessful plantings ofcarrots, green beans,peas, onions and garlic.It’s got everything to dowith their short growingseason, late May - lateAugust. I would imagineshe’d need to build ahoop house in order toget a red tomato, unlessyou count the onesfound in the aisles ofMissoula’s Costco. Butthen, there’s the seclu-sion, fabulous moun-tains, big sky and clearstreams and rivers.Yeah, I think I couldforego a red tomato, too.

Here’s to straddling afence and suppressingthe urge to see green onthe other side ~Lynnanne.

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AREA LINEUP (March 2 – 8)MANCHESTER HIGH SCHOOL

Friday, March 4Boys V Bball hosts Sectional Saturday, March 57:30 p.m. Boys V Bball hosts Sectional

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NORTHFIELD HIGH SCHOOLFriday, March 4Boys V Bball Sectional at ManchesterSaturday, March 57:30 p.m. Boys V Bball Sectional Championship at

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MANCHESTER COLLEGEFriday, March 42 p.m. Men’s Baseball (DH) at DePauwMen’s Bball NCAA Tourney vs. Bethany (WV) at

Wooster (Ohio) Saturday, March 51 p.m. Men’s Baseball (DH) vs. DePauwMen’s Bball NCAA Tourney at Wooster (Ohio)Co-ed Indoor Track at Wisc-Steven’s PointSunday, March 6Co-ed Indoor Track at Wisc-Steven’s Point

by Shaun TilghmanThe host Manchester

College men’s basketballteam bestedTransylvania 68-65 inthe semi-finals of theconference tournamenton Feb. 26 to advance tothe championship gameon Feb. 27, where theyhanded Hanover a 79-69loss to secure a post-sea-son berth.

It was Manchester’sfirst HeartlandCollegiate AthleticConference (HCAC)Tournament title since1995, and their last post-season appearance wasin 1999.

“Our poise is phenom-enal and we’re playingat a high level rightnow,” said Manchestercoach Brad Nadborne. “Itold the guys to just beus; Hanover is a greatteam but the team that isgoing to beat us is us –that’s how I feel rightnow. I’m really just try-ing to push the buttonsso we can go out andplay and not worryabout things.”

The championshipgame matched the twotop-seeded teams in thetournament, withManchester the #1 andHanover the #2, respec-tively.

Both teams struggledcoming out of the gateas they combined forjust eight points in thefirst five minutes of play.Manchester caught firefirst, going on a 10-2 runover the span of aminute and a half totake a 19-10 lead at the9:01 mark.

Hanover respondedhowever, putting togeth-er a 13-point run of theirown to go up by fourwith two minutes left inthe first half. TheSpartans held thePanthers to just threemore points, on freethrows, while juniorsJason Spindler andJordan Moss convertedlay-ups to pullManchester withinthree at the break, 26-23.

“In the first half wescored 23 points andheld them to 26 points,”

Nadborne stated. “I toldthem at halftime, ‘Youknow how many pointsthey scored in the firsthalf back on Jan. 22 – 26;you know how manythey scored in the sec-ond half – 26. Are yougoing to score more thanthem? You’re not goingto get it to the basket,they aren’t going to letyou do that. You have tobe ready to hit someshots and I’m betting onyou guys to hit them.Just go out and be your-selves, relax, and knockin some shots.’ ”

Hanover opened thesecond half pushingtheir lead to five pointstwice before seniorMitch Schaefer connect-ed on consecutive three-point attempts to giveManchester a 31-30 lead.The Spartans thenoutscored the Panthers12-5 to extend their leadto eight.

“Last night we’redown eight and we hadto rely on our poise,”Nadborne explained,“we went on a 7-0 run

Spartans earn NCAA Div. III Tournament berthout of the locker roomand got right back in it.Tonight, I looked at thescoreboard and we’redown 30-25; boom, boom,we’re up one and wenever really lookedback.”

The Panthers threat-ened at the 12:10 markafter closing the gap tothree points, but theSpartans responded byjumping out to theirbiggest lead of the night,64-47, on 9-of10 shootingfrom the free throw line.Manchester held on overthe last five and a halfminutes to secure thevictory, 79-69.

Schaefer led theSpartans with 19 pointson 4-of-8 shooting frombeyond the arc and hit 7-of-7 free throws.Spindler made good on8-of-11 field goals for 18points and had fourrebounds, two blockedshots and a steal.Seniors Tyler Henn andNathan Ferch scored 11each, while Moss fin-ished with nine pointsand eight assists. SeniorTyler Delauder addedeight points, sophomoreJoel Sovine had two, andsenior Peter Krill scoredone.

“It was our goal fromday one to win the confer-ence championship and towin it here at home, forour fans, for our families– this means everything,”Moss said, following thegame. “In the second halfwe knew we had to comeout strong because there’sno tomorrow if you don’twin. This team is soresilient and poised andconfident, we’re not goingto get rattled. We have alot of seniors and veteranleaders; we came together,we did whatever it takes,and we got it done.”

Manchester earned atrip to the championshipfor the first time in 10years by winning a semi-final contest in whichthey trailed for the major-ity.

The Spartans werebehind by as many as 11in the first half and thePioneers held an eight-point lead at the break, 36-28. They played to severalties in the second halfbefore Transylvania tooka four-point advantage atthe three-minute mark.

Moss put in a lay-up atthe two-minute mark andFerch hit a jumper with 50

seconds to go to tie thingsup once again, 65-65. Mossthen made good on 1-of-2free throws with four sec-onds left and Delauder fol-lowed with a pair of freethrows with less than twoseconds to play, locking upthe Spartan win 68-65.

Spindler was 7-of-11from the floor to leadManchester with 16points, and also collect-ed five rebounds.Schaefer was 4-of-8 for 13points and Moss was 5-of-8 for 12. Delauderadded seven points,while Henn scored six,as did Ferch, who alsograbbed nine rebounds.Sovine chipped in withfour points and Krill hadtwo.

Spindler was selectedas the HCAC TournamentMVP and Schaefer joinedhim as a member of theAll-Tournament Team.

The Spartans improvedto 21-6 on the season andbecame just the fifth teamin the school’s history toreach the 20-win mark.

They will now travel toWooster, Ohio, on March4, where they will face 21-7 Bethany (W. Va.) in theopening round of theNCAA Div. IIITournament.

Southwood vs. BlufftonStory of the game

Mike Cook: Good all around night for Mike in scoring,defense, and passing the ball.

Star of the gameCollin Huston: Hit big shots in fourth quarter to lead

Southwood to victory.

TYLE HENN (15) goes up for two of his 11 points during Manchester College’s 79-69 win over Hanover in the championship game of the HCAC Tournament. Thewin secured a post-season berth for the Spartans. (photo by Eric Christiansen)


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SHARP CREEKWILDCAT PRIDEWINNERS drawn onFeb. 18 were AliyaKrom who was caughtpicking up trashanother student haddropped in the cafete-ria. Her name for“doing good” wasturned in by Mrs.Stearley. Aliya chosean eraser and pencilsharpener set donatedby Carol’s CurlingCorner. Brionna Leemade great decisionson what she needed toaccomplish inschool. Her name wassubmitted by Mr.Mills. Brionna chosevalue meal itemcoupons and a Frostydonated by Wendy’s.Ellie Schuler wasvery generous andgave the iPod she wonfrom the WildcatPride drawing forfirst semester toanother student forValentine’s Day. Elliewas caught “doinggood” by Mrs.Simpson. Ellie pickedvalue meal itemcoupons and a Frostydonated by Wendy’s.

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Creek has fiveD e s t i n a t i o nI m a g i n a t i o nteams. Mr. Bair’s andMr. Guenin’s teammembers are: CalebKroh, Josh Ford,Kenzie Thornsbury,Sarah Johnston, AttieSchuler, JordanBratch, and SuziSapusek. Mrs.Riggle’s team mem-bers are: Abbey Ross,Madison Garrett,Libby Haupert, AllieKeaffaber, BaileyBurcroff, EmilyClendenon, EmmaWynn. Mrs. Wynn’steam members are:Blake Wynn, BrennanVigar, Blake Harner,Leah Gatchel, AvaSmith, Richard Marksand J. J. Copeland.Sharp Creek parentAngie Burcroff ’steam membersare: Sam Burcroff,Isaac Gottschalk,Kam Cole, TristaEads, Jacklyn Peas,Courtney Stapletonand Taylor Grizzle.Sharp Creek parentKristi Bone’s teammembers are: SiarahFrance, Brionna Lee,Hailey Bone, KaitlynHembree, AshlieKoch, CassidyChristman andDerrick Bone.Destination Teamswill be competing inthe RegionalCompetition onMarch 12 at TritonElementary School.

MARCH DATESFROM SHARPCREEK: March 3 isFirst Grade ClownDay; March 9 is theend of third nineweek grading period;March 10 is MathBowl Competition atthe Honeywell Centerat 5 p.m; and onMarch 11 ReadingTheme Visitors Mr.and Mrs. Fish are vis-iting SharpCreek. Learn moreabout Mr. and Mrs.

Fish in next week’scolumn.

URBANA YOKEPARISH: Those serv-ing during the 9:30a.m. worship serviceon March 6 are:Worship Leader –Brian Chamberlain;Head Usher – EdFitch; Acolytes –Chamberlain chil-dren; NurseryAttendant – MelissaWilcox; Greeters –Gene and JulieMiller; Liturgist –Lori Siders; AltarFlowers – EstherTerrel; Organist –Nancy Miller; Pianist– Janene Dawes. OnMarch 7, theChristian EducationBoard will meet at 7p.m. at GraceChurch. Women’sGuild will meetMarch 8 at 7 p.m. inthe home of HelenDawes. March 9 meet-ings include: 6:30 p.m.Grace AdministrativeBoard, 7 p.m.C o o r d i n a t i n gCouncil, 8 p.m. St.Peter’s consistory. Inpreparation forEaster services, week-ly choir practices willstart March 6 at 9 a.m.before the 9:30 a.m.worship service.

PRAYER CON-CERNS: Continue toremember KerrySchannep, Jo EllenWeaver, Doug Rice,Bob Frieden, MurielTyson, Paul Fogel andFran Eckman.

BRUNCH BUNCHmet on Feb. 23 withthe following peoplepresent: Peggy andChad Dilling, Maxand Ruth Reed, Philand Jan Weck,Marvin and MaryAnn Mast, DonnaRussell, Helen Dawes,Wanda Miller, Anneand Jim Bell, Nancyand Larry Meyer andJudy Rice. Afterbreakfast, dessert inhonor of PeggyDilling’s birthday wasRice Krispie pie withvanilla ice cream andchocolate topping.

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March 3 – Robert B.Hamilton, JimWilson. March 4 –Fred Hoover, TedBiehl, Allison Jervis,Judy Rice. March 5 –Herman Myers, SaraLong. March 6 –Debbie Abraham, EllaD i a n eGatchel. March 7 –Esther Wagner,Rachel Biehl, CheryleRanck, AnyMcDaniel. March 9 –Stacy Dilsaver, RexGrossman.

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“-to promote the constitution, it’svalues and principles, and to inspire

and empower others to do thesame. This is a peaceful mission andwe do not advocate intimidation or

violence in this process.”

Visit our website at:www.wabashc3.org

We are grateful to the membersof the Bachelor Creek Church ofChrist for the use of theirfacilities. These events are notsponsored by the church, but byC3, Wabash County CitizensCommitted to the Constitution.

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Indiana law enforcementcracks down on drunk driving

Beginning March 4, the Wabash County Sheriff ’s Department,Wabash Police Department and North Manchester Police Department’sofficers will join more than 250 state and local law enforcement agenciesacross the Hoosier state in the Dunk Driving: Over the Limit. UnderArrest. March crackdown on impaired and dangerous driving.

Through March 20, officers will work overtime to conduct high-visibil-ity enforcement activities designed specifically to identify impaireddrivers. Motorists will also see an increased number of patrols lookingfor aggressive drivers and unrestrained motorists during the 17-daymobilization.

“Impaired driving is a crime – one too deadly to ignore,” said SergeantSteve Hicks. “That’s why we don’t give warnings or accept excuses. Ifyou’re over the limit, in Wabash County, you will be arrested.”

In March 2009, there were 41 fatalities on Indiana roadways. Of these,24 percent involved a driver who was legally intoxicated. According tothe Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI), alcoholic beverages contin-ue to be assigned as the primary factor in more than one-third of alco-hol-related collisions in the state of Indiana.

To learn more, visit www.StopImpairedDriving.org.

Officers detain fourindividuals for anhydrousammonia theft

Wabash County Sheriff ’s Department andthe Wabash City Drug Task Force workedtogether to arrest four subjects on two sepa-rate occasions in the past week. All four indi-viduals were involved in the theft of anhy-drous ammonia, which is a main precursorused in the manufacture of methampheta-mine. Officers have been, and will continue,surveying locations throughout the countywhere thefts of anhydrous ammonia cantake place.

On Feb. 17, two people were arrested fortheft of anhydrous ammonia from the CFSlocation on SR 16 east of SR 13, near Urbana.Jeremy Goshert, 33, and Donna Sandler, 30,were arrested after a short pursuit. Both arebeing held in the Wabash County Jail oncharges of theft and resisting law enforce-ment.

In the early morning hours on Feb. 25, twoadditional individuals were arrested after theywere observed stealing anhydrous ammoniafrom the same location. The two fled the scene,westbound on SR 16. Officers pursued the sus-pects, who failed to stop. Officers deployed StopSticks and disabled the front tires of the smallpick-up they were driving. The truck then ranoff the roadway and into a field near CR 400 Wand SR 16. One suspect fled on foot, and wascaptured a short time later. William Mosley, 38,and Kenneth Sweares, 45, are being held in theWabash County Jail on preliminary charges oftheft, possession of anhydrous ammonia in anunauthorized container and resisting lawenforcement. The Indiana State PoliceClandestine Lab Team assisted in the investiga-tion.

Free support group for abused womento be held beginning March 8

A free support group, sponsored by Hands of Hope, for women who areor have been in an abusive controlling relationship is scheduled to beginMarch 8.

“I am pleased to announce that Laura Helm has joined the staff ofHands of Hope, working part-time at the Flannery-Keal Home and alsofacilitating the support group in Wabash County,” said Linda Wilk,Hands of Hope director.

The group will be meeting from 7-8 p.m. every Tuesday, beginning March 8.The location of the group will be confidential, as well as the group itself.Anyone who is interested in attending the group can call Hands of

Hope staff at 260-563-4407 for directions and location to the group.If you have any questions about the group please feel free to e-mail

either Linda Wilk, Hands of Hope director, at [email protected] orLaura Helm at [email protected].

Hands of Hope, a division of Family Service Society, Inc., a UnitedFund agency, has provided domestic violence intervention services inWabash County since 1994.

Rep. Burton comments on 53jobs coming to Huntington

Rep. Dan Burton (R-IN-05) issued the following statement afterPerfection Wheel Corporation announced an investment of $1.7 million,which will create 53 new jobs in Huntington, “I am thrilled thatPerfection Wheel, a small business that specializes in remanufacturingaluminum wheels, has chosen Huntington, Indiana as a place in whichto invest and establish their future. In today’s tough economic times, thisstartup company brings hope to Hoosiers that companies are growingand providing desperately needed local jobs. I know that the innovationand commitment that allowed Perfection Wheel to open its doors demon-strates that Hoosier businesses are leading the way in our Nation’s eco-nomic recovery. ”

YMCA is thenation’s swiminstructor

With reservoirs, lakes and rivers abun-dant in our area, water safety is critical forWabash County residents of any age. AtYMCAs, children and adults not only learnhow to swim, but also learn about safetyand rescue skills, and water activities thatcan be enjoyed for a lifetime.

“As spring approaches, more and more ofour residents will look forward to enjoyingactivities in and around the water,” saidTyler McQuiston, aquatics director, WabashCounty YMCA. “Our next swim sessionstarts on March 1 so now is a great time to beready for the outdoor swimming season.”

The Y has always been recognized as thenation’s swim instructor, and is among thecountry’s most trusted provider of watersafety programs. With more than 2,200pools, the Y is collectively the largest oper-ator of swimming pools in the UnitedStates. Today, tens of millions of peopleacross the United States have learned howto swim at the Y, including Olympic GoldMedalists Cullen Jones and Ian Crocker, aswell as former President Ronald Reagan.

Swimming is a lifetime activity. No otheractivity provides so many health benefitswith so little physical risk of injury. It is alow impact sport and is therefore easier onjoints and muscles, making it ideal for allindividuals, especially people over 40.

“Parent-Child Aquatics programs at theYMCA enrich our efforts to make familytime in and around water safer and morefun. It also creates a bonding environmentfor parents and kids,” said McQuiston.“These programs introduce parents to theimportant health benefits water activitiescan have for their children.”

In addition to teaching parents and chil-dren how to be safe at the pool or beach,YMCA Parent/Child Aquatic Programsprovide such benefits as:

- Increasing a child’s confidence andcomfort around water;

- Encouraging healthy behavior and pro-viding regular exercise for both parent andchild;

- Offering a positive, caring environmentin which parents can connect with Y theirchild and other families.

“The YMCA Parent/Child AquaticsProgram encourages family bondingtime. We have also found that children whoparticipate in pool time with their parentshave increased confidence,” McQuiston said.

To learn more or sign up for the WabashCounty YMCA’s swim lesson program, con-tact Tyler McQuiston at 260-563-9622 [email protected].

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Wabash County Commissioners met Feb. 28by Danielle Smith

The Feb. 28 meeting of the Wabash County Commissioners beganwith County Highway Superintendent John Martin presenting theannual bridge inspection, which he received on Feb. 24.

Wabash County Sheriff Bob Land informed the commissionersthat the jail is housing a liver transplant patient. It will cost approx-imately $15,000 per month to provide this inmate with the necessarymedication. Sheriff Land is looking into this matter.

He also asked permission to trade in three Sheriff ’s Departmentvehicles, two 2005 Crown Victorias and one 1997 Blazer, all with over140,000 miles on them. Eight of the 16 Sheriff ’s Department vehicleshave over 100,00 miles on them, so Land projects that next year theCounty will have to purchase more vehicles than they have in thepast.

Central Dispatch and EMA Director Bob Brown was granted per-mission to make necessary electrical repairs totaling $2,247, andChief Probation Officer Dallas Duggan was granted permission topurchase a new server for the probation department totaling $5,000.

Rep. Kubackicommentson Democraticwalkout

State Representative Rebecca Kubacki (R-Syracuse) made the following statement inresponse to the Democrats’ conduct at theFeb. 22 session: “As a new representative, Iam disappointed by the Democrats’ conductprohibiting the legislature from doing thepeople’s work. We have a job to do, and theDemocrats risk killing 23 bills that affecteveryone from retired teachers to pro-lifesupporters to people in need ofjobs. Hoosiers’ ability to get back to work arebeing dismissed by political rhetoric, a ployHoosiers will not tolerate.”

Recap of recent Kiwanis meetingsThe Feb. 15 Kiwanis meeting was joined by Tony Slocum, of the

Indiana State Police. He led a question and answer forum with thegroup regarding Indiana traffic laws and violations. One of the keyissues addressed was the danger imposed on both the driver and theofficer while a car is being pulled over. He reminded us that it is a lawin Indiana that while driving on four-lane highways to keep a lane inbetween your car and any cars pulled off to the side of the road.

Kristen Heitman, executive director for the Providence WildlifeRehabilitation Center, along with one of her volunteers, broughtsome exciting guests to the Feb. 22 Kiwanis meeting. Displayed at thefront of the room were a screech owl and an albino robin that hadbeen rescued by the rehabilitation center, but were not able to bereleased into the wild. While it is the Center’s mission to rehabilitatethe animals, those that cannot be are used for educational purposes.This Rehabilitation Center is located in Westfield and is in one of thefew in Indiana that rehabilitates both mammals and birds. For moreinformation, check out their website at www.providencewildlife.org.

The Feb. 22 meeting was also joined by our local Kiwanis SpellingBee winners and their parents. Kiwanians that worked a great dealon this project included Jack Thomas, Larry Thrush, SteveFord, Steve Hentgen, and Bruce Ingraham. Next week’s meeting willbe regarding Wabash County Schools.

Local student travels toUganda for January class

Franklin College senior Natalie Marie Unger,daughter of Lindy and Tammy Unger, Wabash,was one of 16 students who traveled to Ugandaduring the month of January as part of the col-lege’s Winter Term. The trip was part of a serv-ice learning/leadership class.

Before departing for the city of Kampala inthe African country, the students studied itshistory, political leadership and social prob-lems. Once there, the students and chaperonesworked with residents in a Habitat forHumanity sponsored village, taught and playedwith children orphaned by AIDS and visitedwith people displaced by political conflict. Thetravelers also took a boat trip on the Nile,explored the safari on a three-day expeditionand participated in an evening of culturalmusic and dance.

“Leap into Spring” atthe Winchester SeniorCenter on March 24

All seniors of Wabash County are invited to“Leap into Spring” on March 24, at theWinchester Senior Center, 239 Bond St.

Miller’s Merry Manor will host the 11:30 a.m.luncheon with a spring theme. Prepared andserved by the Miller’s team, all Wabash Countyseniors are invited to come and enjoy a nicelunch and bingo, complete with great prizes.The event is free, but reservations are requireddue to limited seating.

Come celebrate the beginning of the springseason with new and old friends and enjoy anice hot meal. Call the Winchester SeniorCenter at 563-4475 to make your reservation forthe luncheon.

To find out what other programs and serv-ices are available at the Winchester SeniorCenter, log onto our website at www.living-wellinwabashcounty.org. The Dallas L.Winchester Senior Center is operated byLiving Well In Wabash County COA, former-ly known as Wabash County Council onAging, Inc., a Wabash County United Fundagency.

Workshop foreducators and parentsto be held March 12

Early childhood educators, parents and non-formal educators are invited to attend GrowingUp WILD at the Salamonie Interpretive Centerat Andrews on March 12. Pre-registration isrequired by March 3.

This adult workshop includes a wonderfulactivity guide and hands-on practice using theactivities. Participants will attend from 10 a.m.to 3 p.m.

Growing Up WILD is an early childhood edu-cation program that builds on children’s senseof wonder about nature and invites them toexplore wildlife and the world around them.The workshop will provide early childhoodeducators with basic wildlife content, intro-duce activities in the guide, and build skillsand confidence needed for teaching young chil-dren in outdoor outings. The 27 activities in theguide are designed for children, ages 3-7, andhave been correlated to the Head Startdomains, the NAEYC Accreditation Standards,IN Foundations for ages 3-5, and the IndianaAcademy Standards for grades 1-2. Participantswill receive the Growing Up WILD activityguide as part of the workshop.

In almost any weather, the program isplanned to be both indoors and out. Advanceregister by calling 260-468-2127 or visiting theInterpretive Center, 3691 S. New Holland Rd.,Andrews.

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Harshbarger: 2011 should bean expansion year for Wabash

by Richard Harshbarger, Emeritus Professor of Economics,Manchester College

Economic recovery has returned to Wabash County. The WabashCounty Economic Index rose to 108.6 (1985 = 100). This 4.2 percentincrease in 2010 was the first increase since 2006. 2002 was the lastyear of continuous increase in the economic conditions in WabashCounty. The peak month of 2010 was April when the index rose to111.2 and the low point for the year was in June when the index fellto 106.5.

The indicators in the Wabash County Economic Index were led byindustrial electricity demand. This index is a proxy for the manufac-turing output of Wabash County. This index rose nine percent for theyear. Following closely behind was the growth in employment inWabash County. Employment rose seven percent for the year. Bankdeposits adjusted for inflation rose 2.6 percent with the low level ofinflation. Housing starts continued the very low level of the pastyears.

The index for industrial demand for electricity rose to 143.8 (1985 =100). This index tends to be very volatile. Its peak was in Novemberat 147.8 and its low point was in June at 132.4. This growth in indus-trial electricity demand follows three previous years of decline.Following a peak of 185.8 in June 2006, there have been a series ofrises and declines to a low point of 118.2 in July 2009. The industrialdemand for electricity came in the half to 2010.

Employment hit a peak in August 2010, with 15,161 persons. Thisemployment level showed a 9.5 percent increase in the first half of2010. Given this peak, the employment index fell to 92.4 in December2010. Overall, there was a 7.2 percent increase in employment in 2010.This is the first increase in employment since 2006. The low point ofemployment came in November 2009 when the employment index fell85.6. This level in the index for employment continues to be the low-est yearly level since the index began. The unemployment rate inDecember 2010 was 9.2 percent. This is a continuous decline in therate of unemployment since the peak of 14.1 percent in March 2009.

Bank deposits adjusted for inflation returned to its yearly increasein 2010. The index rose to 115 (1985 = 100). This index has had increas-es in 2006, 2008 and 2010. There have been offsetting declines in 2007and 2009. The index approximates the previous level in 2006 after amajor decline in 2005. most of the increase in the inflation-adjustdeposits has come from more funds in banks with the low level ininflation. Bank deposits in Wabash County now exceed $625 million.

Housing permits continue at the depressed level of past years.August had the most permits issued with six. No permits were issuedin February or November. The general level of permits issued eachmonth was two. The inactivity of 2010 compares with the low level ofpermit issuance in 2009 when four months had six permits issued ineach month. Housing has not recovered from the ongoing economicslow growth.

As the “Great Recession” moves into past history, the economic condi-tions in Wabash County are showing signs of life. As the manufacturingproduction grows in the national and state economy, the economy ofWabash County will maintain its growth, even at a slower pace.Employment will follow the national economy, but it will be at a lowerbase than past decades. Productivity should maintain its growth andbank deposits adjusted for inflation will help the Wabash County econo-my. 2011 should be an expansion year for Wabash County.

Indiana Master Naturalistclasses to be held atSalamonie Interpretive Center

The registration deadline for Salamonie Reservoir’s educationseries for Master Naturalist candidates is extended to March 11.

The Upper Wabash Interpretive Services, serving J. Edward RoushFish & Wildlife Area, Salamonie and Mississinewa Lakes andOuabache State Park, will be holding an Indiana Master Naturalistclass at the Salamonie Reservoir Interpretive Center from March 17through May 12 on Thursday evenings, 6-9:30 p.m. The IndianaMaster Naturalist Program (IMNP) is an educational / volunteer pro-gram developed by the Indiana Department of Natural Resourcesand Purdue University Extension to provide Hoosiers who love expe-riencing and then sharing nature with others by learning throughhands-on educational opportunities.

The mission of the IMNP is to bring together natural resourcesspecialists with adult learners to foster an understanding ofIndiana’s plants, water, soils and wildlife and to promote volunteerservice in local communities.

Marvin McNew, Upper Wabash Interpretive Services director, indi-cated that he hopes graduated participants will choose to use theirnewly learned skills as volunteer interpretive naturalists, workingwith the Upper Wabash Interpretive Services.

The class size will be limited to 30 students. Registrations are dueby March 11. To get a registration form or to learn more about theprogram, call the Upper Wabash Interpretive Services at 260-468-2127or Judy Heaston, program coordinator, at [email protected].

C3 to meet at Bachelor CreekChurch of Christ on March 7

“The Ikhwan must understand that all their work in America is a kindof grand Jihad in eliminating and destroying the Western civilizationfrom within and ‘sabotaging’ their miserable house....” Taken from aMuslim Brotherhood (Ikhwan) strategic memo, entered into evidence atthe Holy Land Foundation terrorist financing trial, Sept. 2007.

The Middle East is imploding and what form of government willemerge is the big question. The Muslim Brotherhood looms large in theshuffle and appears to have, to some extent, support from the Obamaadministration.

C3, Wabash County’s tea party, has invited a representative from theFort Wayne Chapter of ACT! for America to speak at the March 7 meet-ing to be held at the Bachelor Creek Church of Christ at 7 p.m. JudySmith, the Fort Wayne group leader, will be presenting information onSharia Law and a riveting video by Brigitte Gabriel.

Brigitte Gabriel is one of the leading terrorism experts in the worldproviding information and analysis on the rise of global Islamic terror-ism. Gabriel, a Lebanese immigrant, came to the United States after mil-itant Muslim fundamentalists took over her birth country during theLebanese Civil War. She is founder of ACT! for America for the purposeof providing American citizens a means to be a collective voice for thedemocratic values of Western Civilization as opposed to the authoritar-ian values of radical Islam which celebrates death, terror and tyranny.

This will be an important educational meeting. Plan to attend.

ChurchWomenUnited tomeetMarch 4

Church WomenUnited (CWU) willmeet at 1 p.m. onMarch 4 at FirstUnited MethodistChurch, 110 N. CassSt., Wabash. TheHuman RightsCelebration willhave as a theme“Living the Legacy:Driving theMovement.”

Church WomenUnited will be cele-brating 75 years ofservice. JudyDunson, who hasbeen involved withCWU for 25 yearsand is a member ofthe State CWUBoard, will speak tothe group. Lightrefreshments willbe served followingthe meeting. Allwomen in theWabash area areinvited to attend.

Church WomenUnited is a nationalvolunteer Christianecumenical move-ment that bringstogether women ofdiverse races, cul-tures and traditionsin closer Christianfellowship, prayer,advocacy and actionfor peace and jus-tice in the world.

Daniels signsunemployment insurance bill

Governor Mitch Daniels recently signed a bill that will bring Indiana’sunemployment insurance trust fund back into structural balance in twoyears. Additionally, the approximately $2 billion balance owed on thefederal government trust fund advances will be repaid by 2019.

“It was really urgent that we fix our system, and we did fix it in a bal-anced way,” said Daniels. “It is a great piece of work. SenatorsHershman and Boots and Representative Leonard deserve special men-tion. There were so many other people who participated but just to namethree, I will thank them.”

House Enrolled Act 1450 more closely aligns premiums paid by busi-nesses with benefits paid to unemployed Hoosiers. Indiana’s unemploy-ment insurance trust fund has been structurally out of balance for morethan a decade as a result of a series of legislative actions in the lastdecade, which expanded unemployment benefits and eligibility require-ments while simultaneously reducing the premiums employers paidinto the fund to cover these benefits.

Indiana has become one of the most attractive states in the country todo business in the past six years, according to a number of national pub-lications. The bill signed today will repair the flawed design of theunemployment system and enable Indiana to maintain its competitivebusiness climate.

As the House Democrat walkout continued, the governor reiteratedthat important education reforms, the budget and other matters underconsideration in the General Assembly, will continue to move forward.

“We are not backing off of this agenda. We intend to do what it takesto see that the rest of this agenda, which a very large majority ofHoosiers voted for just three months ago, is not killed by the willfulnessof the minority that lost the election,” said Daniels.


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The guide, updatedannually, is filled withphotographs andinformation to helpdiagnose and manageproblems such asweeds, diseases andinsects, said CoreyGerber, director ofPurdue’s CropDiagnostic Training

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changes in the 2011edition. Gerber saidusing the guide tohelp manage pestproblems and applythe appropriateamount of fertilizerfor deficiency prob-lems could producetop yields and savefarmers money.

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Wabash County 4-HElectric Club to holdinitial 2011 meeting

The Wabash County 4-H Electric Club will hold its initial 2011meeting on March 21 at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will be held at theWabash County REMC building located at 350 Wedcor Dr.

The function of the club is to help members learn about elec-tricity and its uses and electrical safety. Members should beenrolled in 4-H and be a member of a traditional 4-H club in addi-tion to this club. Interested youth that are not currently enrolledshould contact the Extension Office at the Wabash CountyCourthouse.

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It is that time of yearwhen the ExtensionHomemakers are seek-ing young people andadults who will beattending a college oruniversity next fall.They are offeringagain this year, two dif-ferent scholarships.

Wabash CountyE x t e n s i o nH o m e m a k e r sAssociation willaward two $200 schol-arships to young peo-ple with first prefer-ence given to thosestudying some phaseof consumer and fam-ily science beyond thehigh school level. If

no applicants arereceived in the con-sumer and family sci-ence field, relatives ofE x t e n s i o nHomemakers in otherfields of study will beconsidered andshould apply byMarch 15. Thoseapplying are to beenrolled at a collegeor university for a twoor four year programor a trade school, suchas culinary arts. Thescholarship is avail-able to both male andfemale students.

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of the population whodoes smoke. Secondly,the bill had so manyexemptions for casi-nos, bars, taverns,nursing homes and fra-ternal clubs that itdiluted the purpose ofthe bill. I do not smokeand I hope that otherpeople make the deci-sion to be smoke-free,but current legislationon the books for smoke-free establishments issatisfactory and lessintrusive than whatthis legislation wouldhave been.

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Senate lawmakers voted in favor of a resolution crafted by StateSen. Jim Banks (R-Columbia City) seeking an amendment toIndiana’s Constitution protecting secret ballot rights of workersin unionization votes. Senate Joint Resolution 10 passed theSenate 32-16 and now moves to the House of Representatives forfurther consideration.

“This resolution is a proposal to amend Indiana’s Constitutionto help guarantee the right to use secret ballots on all unioniza-tion votes,” Banks said. “I am grateful for the bipartisan supportthis resolution has received and I look forward to working withmembers of the House of Representatives.”

Currently, workers have a chance to vote for or against union-ization in a supervised secret-ballot election - a voting method inwhich an individual’s choice is confidential.

Banks said under a proposed federal law, known as theEmployee Free Choice Act or card check, if more than 50 percentof workers at a facility sign a card, the government would certifythe union and the need for a private ballot election would be elim-inated - even if workers request one.

“If card check passes, union organizers could ask for anemployee’s signature in favor of unionization at any time - includ-ing lunch breaks in front of other employees or even at home,”Banks said. “Many believe organizers would use this system tointimidate workers into supporting unions they might otherwisevote against in a secret ballot election.”

Banks said the Associated Builders and Contractors of Indiana,Indiana Chamber of Commerce, Indiana ManufacturersAssociation and Indiana Policy Review are in support of the res-olution.

If SJR 10 passes, the measure would need to be approved by asecond consecutive, separately elected legislature to be placed onthe ballot for Hoosier voters to decide.

Banks said Arizona, South Carolina, South Dakota and Utahhave passed similar constitutional amendments.

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Foundation, Peabodyresidents picked uptheir knitting needlesand crochet hooks tomake baby caps fornewborns in thedeveloping world.

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have been sent, thecrochet hooks andknitting needles havenot been put down.Residents continue tomake baby caps inadvance for the nextcollection date, andhave taken on a newproject throughOperation Gratitude,making scarves andhats for our soldiersoverseas.

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Rep. Kubacki shares her stance on charterschools and the statewide smoking ban

sial bill voted on thisweek was House Bill1002, which deals withcharter schools. I votedfor this bill for this spe-cific reason; district 22is blessed to have aquality school district,and I voted to giveother families acrossthe state the sameopportunity aswell. My childrenattended school in theWawasee SchoolDistrict and received awonderful education.As a parent and mychildren as students,we could not have beenhappier. We had teach-ers and principals thatwe admired andr e s p e c t e dgreatly. Because of ourquality schools, thereis not a great demandfor charter schools.

Unfortunately, thereare families who havenot had the same expe-rience. There areschools that have grad-uation rates below 40percent year after year.We talk about the lackof parent involvementin schools as thebiggest roadblock to achild’s education, buthow can we ignore aparent who comes to ussaying they want theirchild to have the sameeducational opportuni-ties other childrenhave had? Simply put,some children are heldcaptive to a failing

school system withoutany hope of escapingfrom it.

Charter schools givethem that hope. It isnot until you haveheard the compellingpleas from parents inthese school districtsthat we can fullyunderstand their needfor morechoices. Educationshould be about pro-tecting the studentsand empowering themwith an education thatwill lay the foundationfor their future. Mygoal is to do all I can tohelp Hoosier familieswho want better oppor-tunities for their chil-dren to succeed and fora chance to attend ahigh quality schoolsystem. I think if anyone of us were in thepredicament of hav-ing our childrentrapped in a failingschool system yearafter year, we toowould support char-ter schools. Luckily,we are not in theirshoes, but I encourageeveryone to be under-standing of those par-ents who are in theseprecarious circum-stances.

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THE WOMEN OFCHILE invite us to jointhem March 4 for WorldDay of Prayer 2011.World Day of Prayer hasbeen sponsored byChurch Women Unitedsince Canada held thefirst celebration Jan. 8,1920. The Untied Statesheld its first celebrationthat same year on Feb.20. Each year the womenof a different countrywrite the order of wor-ship, which is used allover the world on thesame day – the firstFriday in March. Thisyear’s NorthManchester celebration

METRO NORTHNEWS: The PTOCarnival at Metro NorthElementary is on March18. Angie Dale is chair-ing the committee.Parents, please give heryour assistance if asked.This is a great eveningfor everyone and anexcellent way to raisemoney for our school.(From the Metro NorthElementary newsletter.)

DO YOU LIKE TOMAKE A JOYFULNOISE UNTO THELORD? God’s AllCommunity Choir willbe starting summerpractices March 3, 7p.m., at South PleasantUnited MethodistChurch. The church islocated at the corner ofHighway 15 and CountyRoad 1400 N. They willmeet in the new commu-nity center on the southside of the county road.

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An offering will betaken, which will sup-port worldwide ChurchWomen UnitedMinistries. In additioneach one attending isinvited to bring a loaf ofbread – either purchasedor homemade, whichwill be given to theNorth Manchester FoodPantry after the celebra-tion. (Submitted byBickey Garber.)

ON MARCH 8, theManchester High School“After Prom” will behaving a Pulled PorkDinner fundraiser tohelp raise money for theAfter Prom events forthe students. Servingbegins at 5:30 p.m. in theManchester High Schoolcafeteria. Presale ticketsfor the dinner are avail-able for $6 and $7 at thedoor. There will also bekids tickets for $3, kidsunder five years old eatfree.

DO YOU HAVE ASECRET SOUP /CHILI that your familyand friends say is thebest ever? Would they bewilling to put money onyour recipe? If you cansay yes to these ques-tions should enter theRelay Soup Challenge!We are trying to figureout who has the best spe-cialty soup / chili in ourarea, and helping theRelay for Life at thesame time. Come on youknow you want to provethat you have the best

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AREA FIVE NUTRI-TION PROGRAM pro-vides a nutritious lunch,Monday through Friday,at Scout Hall, for peopleage 60 and older, and isbased on a voluntarydonation. Join us for funand friendship, or youmay do carry out.Reservations need to bemade a day in advance at982-9940, from 9 a.m. to 1p.m. You may talk toKim Buzbee.

MEALS ONWHEELS can bring ahot lunch and cold din-ner to area residents.They are in the officefrom 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.,Monday - Friday, toarrange for you or some-one you know who needshelp with their meals.The office number is 982-6010, or leave a messageif calling at other times.Clients need to livearound NorthManchester/Laketonarea, and be homebound. All meals are

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HAPPY BELATEDBIRTHDAY to JimVeatch and CleoHippensteel, and NelliKarnoff.

ARE YOU NEW TOTOWN? Did you justhave a baby? Did yourecently becomeengaged? If the answerto any of these ques-tions is yes, TownCallers would like tocome visit you! TownCallers is a CommunityGreeting Service thatwelcomes new residents,new babies and engagedcouples with a compli-mentary gift pack. Thegift pack is filled withinformation about thearea and coupons fromlocal merchants. Let mehelp you celebrate thisnew change in your life!Call Jennifer Martin at260-578-2090 or [email protected].

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God’s All CommunityChoir is a group of peo-ple that love God andwant to bring the gospelto others through music.Come and help themspread the message toall that will hear. Formore information con-tact Kent Harting at 260-982-4761

ROANN LIBRARYNEWS: Stop in and helpus celebrate Dr. Seuss’birthday on March 2.Theodore Geissel, thebeloved children’sauthor, was born on thisdate in 1904. March isalso DisabilityAwareness Month. Thetheme this year isCultivate Inclusion.Stop by the library tolearn more.

Looking for a uniquegift idea? The library isselling back issues ofNational Geographic for adollar per issue. The col-lection begins in 1928 andis available through 2009.For those interested inwhat was happening intheir birth month andyear, these are a nice gift.Proceeds go towardlibrary programs.

It is time to file aFAFSA for those request-ing Federal student aid.Parents or students mayfile online at the libraryor from home by going towww.fafsa.org

HAPPY BIRTHDAYthis week to Sean Griffith,Krystal Vigar, John DaleVigar, Natalie Schuler,Shelby Donaldson,Sydney Donaldson, ChrisKrom, Deberah Flitcraft,Nancy Cussen, CodyWayne Smalley, KatelynBeals, Ruth Ann Dyson,Randall Birk, and RichardCulver. (From the RoannCommunity Calendar.)

HAPPY ANNIVER-SARY this week to Mr.and Mrs. Brian Ford.(From the RoannCommunity Calendar.)

ROANN NEWSITEMS may be sent to mye-mail address [email protected], or you may call meat the phone number list-ed. The deadline for newsto appear in the nextweek’s issue of The Paperis Tuesday at noon. Itwould be best to submittimely news items twoweeks in advance.


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ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT SOUPSUPPER will besponsored by theLagro TownshipTourism Board onMarch 5 from 4 to 7p.m. at the LagroC o m m u n i t yBuilding. The menuwill include hamand beans and/orpotato soup, jell-osalad, drink, anddessert available fordine-in or carryout.Tickets are $7, kids5 and under eat free.Tickets can be pur-chased from tourismboard members or atthe door. All pro-ceeds go to the LagroTownship TourismBoard.

L A G R OC O M E T SLIBRARY NEWS:Are you interestedin becoming a mem-ber of a readinggroup? Plans areunderway for anadult reading grouphere at your Lagro

PICTURE: Thank you to Shirley Anderson for submitting this picture ofher father, Edward Wright, with friends and classmates Meredith Gobel,Lester Gotschalk, and Junior Brothers, all of the Lagro area.

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Comets Library.Contact Chris at260-563-1080 orMaxine at 260-782-2451 if you areinterested. Currenthours are Mondays,3 - 8 p.m., with kids’bingo from 4 to 5p.m.; Tuesdays, 3 - 5p.m.; Wednesdays, 2- 6 p.m.; andThursdays, 2 - 6 p.m.Come and visit!

ST. PATRICK’SH I S T O R I C A LCHURCH will offer

mass March 6 at12:30 p.m. This massis held the firstSunday of everymonth. Everyone iswelcome to attend.

LAGRO UNITEDM E T H O D I S TCHURCH serviceswill begin at 9 a.m.on March 6. Rev.Rick Borgman willgive the sermontitled “The GreatestLight” with scrip-ture reading fromGenesis 1:14-19. Lisa

Bever will be thegreeter. Katy Graywill be the nurseryattendant. TammyKeaffaber will leadJr. Church. Sundayschool for all ageswill begin at 10 a.m.

DEADLINE FORNEWS is eachWednesday bynoon. You can e-mail news and pic-tures to [email protected]; mail news to me at5153 W 100 S,Wabash, IN 46992;or contact me byphone at 260-563-8091, 9 a.m. - 8 p.m.

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ASSEMBLY OF GODGospel Light Assembly of God, 347 Southwood Dr.; NeilJeffrey, pastor. Sunday School 9:45 a.m. (all ages); Morning10:30; Evening Service 6:00 p.m., Kids’ Korral WednesdayMidweek Service 7:00 p.m., Youth Meeting 7:00 p.m.

Calvary Chapel Worship Center, north of corner of U.S. 24 &S.R. 13 (619 N. S.R. 13) in Wabash; phone 563-7849; DonCogar, Senior Pastor. Sunday Bible Classes at 9:00 a.m.;Morning Worship, 10:00 a.m.; Evening Praise & Worship, 6:00p.m.; Wednesday Prayer, 7:00 p.m.; Shockwave Youth MeetingWednesday, 7:00 p.m. Handicapped Accessible.

Sweetwater Assembly of God, 2551 State Road 114 East, NorthManchester, IN; phone 260-982-6179; Pastor Chad McAtee.Sunday Morning Worship 9:00 & 10:45 a.m.; Sunday EveningOutreach & Youth Ministry 5-7 p.m.; Wednesday EveningService 6:30 p.m. Adult Bible Study/Youth Discipleship/KidzZone (ages 3 yrs.-6th grade).

BAPTISTCalvary Baptist Church - GARBC, 1399 Falls Ave., Wabash.9:30 a.m. Sunday School classes for all ages. 10:30 a.m. Sundaymorning worship 6:00 p.m. Sunday evening service and T.O.C.(teens). Pastor Matt Haynes. Awana meets on Wednesdays at6:30 p.m. for children ages 3 to 12. Nurseries are provided.Phone 260-563-3837. Wheelchair accessible.

Emmanuel Free Will Baptist, 129 Southwood Dr., Wabash;Rev. Douglas K. Phillips, pastor. Phone 563-3009. Worship10:30 a.m.; Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Sunday Service 10:30a.m.; Sunday Evening Service 6 p.m.; Wednesday MorningPrayer Service 11 a.m.; Wednesday Prayer Meeting & BibleStudy 7 p.m.; Bus transportation available, call 563-3009.

Erie Street Free Will Baptist Church, 1056 Erie Street, Wabash;phone 563-8616; Hobert Meek, pastor, 563-8616. SundaySchool, 10:00 a.m.; Worship Service, 11:00 a.m.; Youth Service,5:00 p.m.; Sunday Evening Service, 6:00 p.m.; WednesdayPrayer Service, 6:00 p.m. Transportation and nursery available.Sunday morning radio broadcast from 8:30 to 9:00 a.m. Sundaysmornings on Oldies 106.

Grand Street Baptist Church, 1655 Grand Street, Wabash; JohnDenniston, pastor, phone 765-981-2868; church phone: 563-8409. Sunday School 10:00 a.m.; Morning Service 11:00 a.m.;Sunday Evening 6:00 p.m.; Wednesday Evening 6:30 p.m.

BRETHREN CHURCHLiberty Mills Church of the Brethren, 103 North Third St.,Liberty Mills, IN; Church Phone: (260) 982-6169. Pastor: KellyBeutler; Associate Pastor: Erin Huiras. Sunday Schedule:Traditional Worship: 8:30 a.m.; Sunday School All Ages: 9:45a.m.; Fellowship Time: 10:30 a.m.; Contemporary Worship:11:00 a.m.

Roann Church of the Brethren, corner of Chippewa & BeamerSts. in Roann; phone (765) 833-9931; fax (765) 833-6561Sunday School: 9:00 a.m.; Worship: 10:00 a.m.; Children’sWorship: 10:00 a.m. The Worship Leader for the month ofFebruary is Austin Carrothers and Bobby and June Haecker.Pastor Brad will be sharing the message with us. We invite all tocome and worship. March 13 All Church bowling and pizza atCannonball Lanes. Men’s Bible Study meets Wednesdaymornings at 6:30 p.m. Small groups meet at 6:00 p.m. Sundayevenings.

Wabash Church of the Brethren, 645 Bond Street, Wabash(just south of Falls Ave.); phone (260) 563-5291; PastorKay Gaier. Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.m.,nursery available, everyone welcome. Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m.Bible Study; Thursdays at 7:00 p.m. Choir. HandicapAccessible.

CATHOLICSt. Bernard Catholic, Corner of Cass & Sinclair Sts.; Fr.Sextus Don, Pastor. Parish Office and Rectory: 207 N. CassSt., phone 563-4750. Saturday Evening Mass 5:30 p.m.;Sunday Masses: 8:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. (Sept. thru May);8:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. (June thru August); CCD 9:30 a.m.each Sunday during school year. Weekday Masses: Mon.,Wed., Fri., 5:30 p.m.; Tues. & Thurs. 8 a.m. Sacrament ofReconciliation 4:15 -5:15 p.m. Saturday or anytime byappointment.

St. Patrick Catholic, Lagro, Mass at 12:30 p.m. first Sundayof each month.

CHARISMATICVictory Christian Fellowship, Discover abundant life andvictorious Christian living! Worship services: Sunday 10:00a.m.; Wednesdays 7:00 p.m. Christian Bookstore: Tuesdaythrough Friday 9:00-12:00, 1:00-5:30, also before and afterall services. All in our new facility at 112 W. Main St.Church: 260-982-8357; Bookstore: 260-982-8317. TimMorbitzer, pastor. www.victory4u2.com God bless you!Come as you are!

CHRISTIANDora Christian Church, located 1 1/2 miles South ofSalamonie Dam, Lagro; phone 260-782-2006. SundaySchool 9:30 a.m.; Early Service 8:15 a.m.; Church Service10:30 a.m. Minister: Steven L. Witt.

LaFontaine Christian Church , 202 Bruner Pike,LaFontaine; Phone 765-981-2101; Pastor Rick Smalling;Youth Pastor Jared Kidwell. Sunday School 9:00 a.m.;Worship 10:00 am. Nursery Available.

Wabash Christian Church, 110 W. Hill St., Wabash;phone 260-563-4179; Rev. Melinda Kammerer, Pastor;Worship Service 9:30 a.m.; Sunday School 11:00 a.m.Nursery provided.

CHRISTIAN HERITAGE CHURCHChristian Heritage Church, 2776 River Rd.; Tim Prater,pastor. Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Worship Service 10:30a.m.; Sunday Evening 6:00 p.m.; Wednesday Bible Study,9:00 a.m. & 6:00 p.m.; Radio Ministry 8:30 a.m.-9:00 a.m.Sunday WKUZ 95.9 FM.

CHRISTIAN & MISSIONARY ALLIANCEWabash Alliance Church, 1200 N. Cass St., 563-8503;Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Morning Worship 10:45 a.m.(Kidz Worship, ages 4 through Grade 3); Sunday EveningWorship 6:00 p.m.; Wednesday Evening Family Night:activities include AWANA (6:30 p.m.); Alliance Allies(Teens) 7:00 p.m.; Adult Bible Study & Prayer 7:00 p.m.Nursery provided. Handicap Accessible.

CHURCH OF CHRISTBachelor Creek Church of Christ, 4 miles north of Wabashon St. Rd. 15; phone 563-4109; website:http://www.bachelorcreek.com; Solomon David, SeniorMinister; Michael Eaton, Worship Minister; Cheryl Eaton,Director Of Music & Arts; David Lloyd, Children’sMinister; Linda Mirante, Associate Ministries; AaronMcClary, Minister of Connections; Kathy Henderson,Director of “Happy Days” Preschool. Dual Bible School &Worship, 9:30 & 11:00 a.m.

Boundary Line Church of Christ, 1 1/2 mile North ofLaFontaine, Corner Roads 390E & 900S; Non-Instrumental; phone (765) 981-2056 or 981-2728. BibleStudy Sunday Morning 9:30 a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.m.;Sunday Evening Worship 4:00 p.m.; Handicap Accessible.

Church of Christ at Treaty, 5 Miles South of Wabash onSt. Rd. 15 to 50 E, (N about 1000 feet); Doug Oakes,minister; Artie Weisenbarger, youth minister. Churchphone (765) 981-4345. Bible School 9:00 a.m.; MorningWorship 10:00 a.m.; Sunday Evening Services 6:30 p.m.Wednesday Bible Study 10:00 a.m. Wednesday eveningmeal at 5:45 p.m. Adult study & youth activity for all agesbegins at 6:30 p.m.

Church of Christ at Wabash, 1904 N. Wabash St., Wabash(corner of N. Wabash St. & State Route 24); EvangelistGuy G. Provance Jr.; office phone 563-8234. SundaySchool 9:00 a.m.; Worship Hour 10:00 a.m.; EveningWorship Hour 6:30 p.m.; Mid-Week Bible Study & YouthJ.A.M. Program on Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. Classes &activities for all ages.

CHURCH OF GOD (ANDERSON)First Church of God, 525 N. Miami St., Wabash; church563-5346; Robert Rensberger, pastor. Sunday School at9:15 a.m. for all ages; Continental Breakfast at 10:00 a.m.,Sunday Morning Worship at 10:30 a.m. Nursery care isavailable during worship service. Stair lift available.

COMMUNITY CHURCHGrace Fellowship Church, 4652 S. 100 W., Wabash; phone260-563-8263; Pastor Bill Bowling. Sunday Morning:Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Service 10:30 a.m. SundayEvening Service: Faith In Action 6:00 p.m.; WednesdayEvening: Bible Study & Prayer Meeting 6:00 p.m.

FRIENDS CHURCHWabash Friends Church, 3563 S. St. Rd. 13, Wabash;phone 563-8452; www.wabashfriends.org; email:[email protected]; Alex Falder, lead pastor; ScottMakin, Director of Counseling; Rich Davis, AdultFellowship and Outreach Co-Pastor; Sandy Davis, AdultFellowship and Outreach Co-Pastor; Patrick Byers, Directorof Youth and Contemporary Worship; Wes Ball, WorshipPastor/Choir Director; Kathy Jaderholm, Children’s Pastor.David Phillips, Pastoral Care. First Service 8:00 a.m.;Second Service 10:30 a.m.; Third Service 10:35 a.m.;Sunday School 9:15 a.m.; Youth Group 6:30 p.m.Handicap Accessible.

LUTHERANZion Lutheran (Missouri Synod), 173 Hale DriveSunday School 9:15am Morning Worship 10:30am. OnSunday, March 6th, Interim Pastor, Rev. GalenDrawbaugh will conduct the Adult Bible Class and themorning worshp service. Holy Communion will becelebrated. Elder is Jim Nicely, Communion Assistant isKevin Teulker, organist is Susan Garrett, Usher is DonEverest, Acolyte is Jamison Saunders. On Wednseday,March 9 we will have a service of Holy Communion forour ash Wednesday service at 7:00 p.m. On Sunday,March 13 Pastor will continue his series in the AdultBible class and lead the morning worship service. Elder isJim Nicely, Usher is Don Everest, organist is SusanGarrett, acolyte is Hallie Zolman, greeters are Mike andJenny Shrider.

Living Faith Church, Living Faith Church will meet forworship this Sunday in the ballroom downstairs atCharley Creek Inn at 10:30 am. Faith enrichment classesfor all ages begin at 9:30 am. Fellowship time afterworship. Our worship will focus on the scripture from 2Peter 1:16-21 and Matthew 17:1-9. AshWednesday service will be celebrated at the HesychiaHouse beginning at 7:00 pm Wednesday evening. Wewelcome you to join us for worship, inspiration andfellowship. Handicap accessible.

CONGREGATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHURCHESCongregational Christian Church, A Bright Light forChrist. 310 N. Walnut Street, N. Manchester; Pastors JPFreeman, Sebrena Cline; Sunday Services: 8:30 a.m.-Traditional, 9:30 a.m.-Contemporary, 11:00 a.m.-Blended;Wednesday Night Light @ 7-8 p.m.; Children,Youth & Small Group Ministries, Handicapped Accessible;Ph. 260-982-2882; on the web @ brightlightccc.org;email:[email protected]

NON-DENOMINATIONALEncouraging Truth Ministries, Nixon Room in theHoneywell Center; Pastor Jackie Weaver; phone 765-833-4793. Sunday School 9:00 a.m.; Sunday Worship 10:00a.m.

Faith Harvest Fellowship Church, meets in the Bowen Centergymnasium at 255 N Miami St. Wabash, IN. Pastor BruceHostetler can be reached at 260-571-0548 or 260-563-4282.The church office is located at 2609 S. 100 W. Wabash, IN. Wefocus on knowing Christ and making Christ known throughpersonal and community transformation. Join us on Sunday at10 a.m. for food and fellowship followed by our worshipcelebration and Children’s worship at 1):15 a.m. YOU are alsoinvited to our Wednesday evening Going Deeper class from 6:30-8 p.m.

New Foundations Ministries Freedom Center, 111 FallsAve., Wabash; phone 260-569-0630; Pastor Rick Tolley.Sunday Adult Bible Study & Fellowship 9:30 a.m.; Worship10:30 a.m.; Tuesday 7pm Bible Study. Center for biblicalcouncil by appointment.

Niconza Christian Fellowship Church, 4 Mile North of Rt.16, 3 Mile South of Disco, Miami/Wabash County LineRoad 13718N 700E, Roann, Indiana 46974. Sunday Praise& Worship Service begins at 9:00 AM. The youth will joinwith the adults for Praise and Worship in the sanctuary, andthen move to the west rooms for Children’s Church. Specialmusic will be presented during the service. Pastor Phil isbringing a series of messages on Pray & Fasting: when,where and how, in the morning service. Everyone iswelcome! We are a Full Gospel Community Church whereSpiritual gifts and talents operate. There is always anopportunity for one on one ministry for your special needs.You are invited to join us Sunday as we worship and hearfrom God through the preaching of His Word and themoving of the Holy Spirit! Get your prayer request to theprayer group by calling the church office at (260)-306-2030;by sending them E-Mail to ([email protected]); or bysending them regular mail to Niconza Christian FellowshipMinistries, 300 W 4th Street, North Manchester, Indiana46962

St. Paul’s County Line Church, 3995N 1000W, Phone786-3365. Non-Denominational. Pastor ConradThompson. Sunday School at 9 a.m. Worship at 10 a.m.Youth program 6-8 p.m. on Sunday. Wednesday nightBible Study at 7 p.m.

PRESBYTERIANPresbyterian Church, 123 W. Hill St., Wabash; phone 260-563-8881; fax 260-563-8882; Sunday School 9:30 a.m.;Worship 10:30 a.m.; Fellowship 11:30 a.m. (Winter Hours)Every Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. Prayer Partners at MaryHenderson’s home. e-mail: [email protected];website: WabashPresbyterian.com, handicap accessiblesanctuary.

UNITED METHODISTChrist United Methodist Church, intersections of Wabash,Stitt & Manchester Ave.; phone 563-3308. Phil Lake,pastor. Facilities & provisions for the physicallyhandicapped, hearing & sight impaired. Air conditioned.Chapel Worship 8:00 a.m.; Sanctuary Worship 10:00 a.m.with pre-school childcare, Multi-Media Worship W/PraiseTeam & Band; Sunday School 9:00 a.m. Sunday Services02 / 27 / 11 Scripture: Book of John, Sermon: “Did youhear the snow?” By Rev. Philip Lake, Pastor. 8:00am serviceGreeter: Laura Thomas, Usher: Frank Nordman. 10:00amservice Liturgist: Mary Ellen Clark, Greeters: Judy Decker,Tom & Janet Ross, Ushers: Lalon Allen, Ike Binkerd, J.P.Mattern, Rollin McCoart

First United Methodist Church, 110 N. Cass St. (corner ofCass & Sinclair Sts.) in Wabash; phone 260-563-3108; fax260-563-3109. Senior Pastor David Cross, Sunday worshipservices - 8:00 a.m. Rise & Shine; 9:00 a.m. Christ AliveAlternative Worship; 10:00 a.m. Mid-Morning Worship;9:00 & 10:15 a.m. Sunday School for all ages. Musicmignistries share each week in variety of choirs andinstrumental talents. Jr. Church & nursery provided.Totally handicap accessible. Everyone welcome. KIDSFIRST REGISTERED CHILD CARE MINISTRY is aweekday program available for infants 4 weeks to 5 yrs.Accepting children full or part time. Pre-School Mondaythrough Friday 9:00 a.m.-11:15 a.m. Call 260-563-7665.

LaFontaine United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 57(Kendall & Main St.), LaFontaine; Phone: 765.981.4021;Email: [email protected] Pastor BradGarrett. Sunday School 9:15 – 10:00 a.m.; Worship 10:15a.m. Nursery is provided; Men’s Fellowship is the 1stSunday of each month 8:00 a.m.; Prayer and Share everyWednesday 5:45 p.m.; Bible Study every Thursday morning10:00 a.m.

North Manchester United Methodist Church, 306 EastSecond St., North Manchester; (260) 982-7537; PastorKevin G. Dekoninck. (260) 578-2160; Worship 8:15 a.m.;Coffee Fellowship Time 9:00 a.m.; Sunday School 9:30a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.m.

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china cabinet, $475; used

couch-solid & firm, $50.

May consider trade for

recliner; 3 good, round

store racks, $22 each; 3

round school tables; 2

sets of dishes, all items

are obo, 765-833-9142.

LARGE PICTURE of

Water Lillies, 41 wide X 34

tall, off white frame, $50;

all kinds of glassware for

dining room decorating,

260-563-1826.

Wabash County

Employment

LOCAL BUSINESS look-

ing for industrial

painting/body Technician,

some experience needed.

Please send resumes to

Box 106, c/o the paper,

P.O. Box 603, Wabash, IN

46992.

Pets

THE PAMPERED PUP,grooming, small dogs,boarding & sitting, hydro-heal spa, 260-563-5985.

RecreationalVehicles

21 FT. Bayliner, cuddycabin trophy, new motor,dual axle trailer, $3000 ortrade; 1992 LincolnExcutive, 66K miles,$3000, 260-568-5203.

Real Estate

3 ACRES, 24X48 polebarn, 5 inch well, septicfor 3 bdrm home,Wabash/Miami countyline, $25,000, 260-782-0417, 9a.m.-1p.m.

HOME FOR Sale byOwner: All major repairsnew or newer, low $40’s,corner of East & IndianaSt., south of the hospital,Wabash, 260-563-1536.

Services

BANKRUPTCY: Free ini-

tial client conference.

Discharge all or most con-

sumer debt. Chapter 7 &

Chapter 13 relief avail-

able...we can save your

home. Zimmerman Law

Office, PC, Attorney AlanJ. Zimmerman, 81 E. Hill

St., Wabash, 260-563-

2178.

‘the paper’ of Wabash County, Inc., P.O. Box 603, Wabash, IN 46992. Classified Ads: $7.00 for first 20 words in advance: 15¢ each word thereafter. Deadline 12:00 noon on Monday

NEW CHANGES!SELECT ITEMS THROUGHOUTTHE STORE HAVE BEEN

MARKED DOWN

50% TO 75% OFFORIGINAL PRICE!DISCOUNTING WILL BEDONE PERIODICALLY!ALL PROCEEDS GO TOSUPPORT VARIOUS

PROGRAMS TO BENEFITTHE COMMUNITY! 100%STAFFED AND MANAGED

BY VOLUNTEERS!

HELPING HANDSOF WABASH COUNTY, INC20-26 E. CANAL ST.,WABASH, IN 46992

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PERSONAL INJURY:Free initail client confer-

ence, no recovery, no fee,

contingent fee agreement

available, over 20 years of

experience. Zimmerman

Law Office, PC, AttorneyAlan J. Zimmerman, 81

E. Hill St., Wabash, 260-

563-2178.

WABASH 2-WAY Radio:

police scanners, CB’s,

base station, repeaters,

GPS systems & repair.

Computer Repair. Also

buying laptops, computer

towers, i-pods & other

electronic devices, 235

Southwood Dr., 260-563-

5564.

FISH FOR Stocking: Most

Varieties Pond Lakes.

Laggis Fish Farm, 269-

628-2056 (days), 269-

624-6215 (evenings).

Wanted

LOOKING FOR farmer

to custom bale hay, 7

acres of hay in Treaty,

close to Hwy. 15S &

Treaty Grain Elevator,

Susan’s Pet Salon, 260-

563-0320.

ANTIQUES WANTED:Paintings, pottery, light-

ing, signs, guns, knives,

coins, jewelry, quilts,

clothing, rugs, furniture,

Boy Scouts, railroad &

military items, esp. WWII.

Call 260-569-1865. I may

pay more!

Farm

“FRESH DAILY”BROWN EGGS, free

range, 5131 E 975 S,

LaFontaine, call to place

order, 765-981-9922.

Mobile Homes

$275/MO. CONTRACT.Very nice 2 bdrm, 2 bath

14X70 mobile home, new

flooring t/o, W/D, set up in

quiet park, lot #15,

Meadowacres, 574-612-

1814 or 574-612-2019.

FOR RENT: 3 bdrm, 2

bath mobile home located

by Mississinewa. Call for

details, 765-480-0244.

RENT TO Own: recentlyremodeled 2 bdrm mobilehome in Andrews park,attractive terms for quali-fied buyer. Call 260-786-1920.

For Rent

LOCAL BUSINESSES:Space available located at

Meadowbrook North

Apartments. If interested

please contact Paula at

260-563-8534.

1 BDRM, upstairs apt.,

$320/mo. plus deposit,

260-563-4059.

2 BDRM w/combined

bathroom & utility room,

totally electric, 1 car

garage, Southwood

Schools, must see to

appreciate, no pets,

$475/mo., $700 deposit.

Call anytime after 8:30

a.m., 260-571-3842.

HOUSE FOR Rent or

Sale: 438 W. Market St.,

Wabash, 3 bdrm, 1 bath.

To purchase $18,000, to

rent: $400 deposit,

$400/mo., 260-571-6868

or 260-571-2097.

Large 2 bdrm upper apt.,

in prime location, fresh

paint, walk in closets, lots

of space, low rent & utili-

ties, must see, 260-563-

0107 leave message.

SM. HOUSE, central in

town location, 1-2 people

only, no children, no pets,

gas, water & all appli-

ances provided, deposit &

lease required, $495/mo,

260-563-2373.

3 BDRM house Ferry St.,

C/A, garage, well main-

tained, hardwood floors.

Looking for mature cou-

ple, no smoking/pets,

$525/mo., plus deposit &

utilities, 260-563-5167.

BEAUTIFUL RANCHStyle Home in Roann: 2

bdrm, 1 1/2 bath, sun

room, appliances fur-

nished, garage, no pets,

$600/mo. plus utilities.

Call 765-833-9003 for

info.

‘the paper’ of Wabash County, Inc., P.O. Box 603, Wabash, IN 46992. Classified Ads: $7.00 for first 20 words in advance: 15¢ each word thereafter. Deadline 12:00 noon on Monday


K & LConstruction

Residential and Commercial • Fully Insured

Concrete Work, Block Work,Additions, Decks, Doors, Siding

and Remodeling260.568.1167 or 260.571.3151

R & WCONSTRUCTION

Roofing, Siding, Home Maintenance,Decks, Plumbing, Electrical, Landscaping

& Interior Restoration, Licensed & Insured

Ron: 260.571.9636

Meadowbrook NorthApartments

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AG BUSINESS LOOKING FORSEASONAL/PART-TIME HELPQualifications: Must be 21 years ofage, good driving record, must sub-mit to drug and alcohol test, musthave or obtain a Temporary Ag

license. Class A or B CDL licensewould be helpful.

Call (765) 833-2521 between 7:30AM - 4:30 PM weekdays.

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PEFLEY’SFARM EQUIPMENT

LARGE CONSIGNMENT AUCTIONBUYERS FROM OVER 10 STATES AND CANADA.

THINKING OF HAVING A FARM SALE?TALK TO US!

We can offer you special commission rates depending on the size of your farm sale. We will advertise it along with our regular consign-ment sale, but charge you no advertising. We can guarantee you big-ger, more widespread advertising with no cost to you. This has been a very successful approach for some of our local farmers, who have gotten more money for less cost than having their own farm sales.

Call David Pefley at 260-782-2222 or e-mail [email protected] available; call for rates and quotes.

1ST THURSDAY OF EACH EVEN NUMBERED MONTHNEXT SALE: APRIL 7, 2011

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Manchester College is seeking a

Full Time Campus Officerand a

Full Time Maintenance Technician.Please visit our website at:

http//www.manchester.edu/OHR/staffpositions.htm

for detailed position descriptions and appli-cation instructions. Candidates must meetminimum position requirements to be con-

sidered. Manchester College is an equal op-portunity employer. Applicants who furtherdiversify our facility and staff are warmly

welcome. 2859

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Building CharacterOffering Hope

Changing Lives!

For more than 155 years, White’s Residential and Family Services has been aChristian Agency committed to serving abused, neglected and troubled childrenand their families. White’s has become one of the largest agencies of our typeserving over 2,000 children and families each year across the state of Indiana.White’s is currently seeking qualified applicants for the following position forthe Wabash, Indiana location:

•Assistant Houseparent- Male Population(High School Diploma or GED required)

For job description and qualification requirements, or to apply for these posi-tions or other positions, please visit our website at www.WhitesKids.org andthen click on the employment tab.

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to Rent2011 and Beyond

Dependable,Honest

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3 Miles South of Wabash

260-563-8078“Family Owned & Operated”Over 38 Years in Business

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1999Sectional Home

28x60, 1456 s.f.,Great Room, 3 BR, 2 BA,

$37,900Set up in park nearWabash.260-571-4042 or260-377-9265

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northside. stove, refriger-

ator, washer/dryer hook

ups, $90/wk. plus deposit,

765-863-1453 or 260-

563-1556.

NICE 1 bdrm apt., w/d

hook-up, range, refrigera-

tor, deposit & references,

$110/wk., water & sewage

included, 765-506-6248.

Auto

2008 CHEVROLET SIL-

VERADO 1500 LTZ 4X4,

5.3 V8, Extended Cab,

Heated Seats, Bose

Stereo, Remote Start,

Z71, Power Seats, Tow

Package, 100,000 Mile

Warranty, Silver w/Black

Leather, $25,995 #414X ,

Wabash (800)573-175,

denneymotorsales.com.

2007 PONTIAC G6 GT

CONVERTIBLE, Power

Hard Top, Heated Seats,

Remote Start, XM Radio,

Alloy Wheels, LOADED!

100,000 Mile Warranty,

Silver w/Black Leather,

$15,495 #346X, Wabash

(800)573-1175, denney-

motorsales.com.

2008 CHEVROLET SIL-

VERADO 1500 LT 4X4,

Crew Cab, Chrome

Wheels, Remote Start,

Power Windows & Locks,


Slate Blue w/ Charcoal

Cloth, $24,995 #416X,

Wabash (800)573-1175,


2007 BUICK LUCERNE

CXL, 3.8L V6, Chrome

Wheels, Heated Seats,

Sunroof, Power Seats,

Remote Start, 100,000

Mile Warranty, White

w/Tan Leather, $19,995

#396X, Wabash

(800)573-1175, denney-

motorsales.com.

2008 CHEVROLETIMPALA SS, 5.3L V8,

Remote Start, Chrome

Wheels, Sunroof, Tinted

Windows, LOADED!!


Black w/Black Leather,

417,995 #389X, Wabash

(800)573-1175, denney-

motorsales.com.

2009 PONTIAC G5 GT

COUPE, 2.4L 4CYL, Alloy

Wheels, Spoiler, Tinted

Windows, Power

Windows & Locks, XM

Radio, 100,000 Mile

Warranty, Silver

w/Charcoal Cloth,

$12,995 #348X, Wabash

(800)573-1175, denney-

motorsales.com.

2008 GMC YUKON SLT

4X4, 5.3 V8, Heated

Seats, Sunroof, Bose

Stereo, Rear DVD,

Navigation, Quad

Buckets, LOADED!


Silver w/Black Leather,

$32,995 #407X, Wabash

(800)573-1175, denney-

motorsales.com.

2008 PONTIAC G6 GT

SEDAN, 3.5 V6, Remote

Start, Heated Seats,

Sunroof, Chrome Wheels,

Tinted Windows,

LOADED! ONLY 24,000

MILES! Silver w/Charcoal

Cloth, $13,995 #406X,

Wabash (800)573-1175,


(LAR-1) ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORTUNIT NAME: WABASH PUBLIC LIBRARY COUNTY: WABASH COUNTY ID: 85-5-232

PART 1 - STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS, DISBURSEMENTS, CASH BALANCES, AND INVESTMENT BALANCESFOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING 2010

Beginning Cash Ending Cash Total Cash andFund Balances 2010 2010 Fund Balances Investments Investments

Funds 01/01/2010 Receipts Disbursements 12/31/2010 at 12/31/2010 at 12/31/2010SECTION I:FUND TYPE: GENERAL100 OPERATING OPERATING $666,467.21 $1,883,093.82 $1,709,876.37 $839,684.66 $0.00 $839,684.66145 PETTY CASH PETTY CASH $155.00 $0.00 $0.00 $155.00 $0.00 $155.00Total by Fund Type: $666,622.21 $1,883,093.82 $1,709,876.37 $839,839.66 $0.00 $839,839.66

FUND TYPE: SPECIAL REVENUE1105 ENDOWMENT #1 FRITCHEY $648.53 $1,020.00 $715.64 $952.89 $0.00 $952.89ENDOWMENT1107 ENDOWMENT #2 M.B. JONES $83.85 $0.00 $0.00 $83.85 $0.00 $83.85

ENDOWMENT1106 GIFT E. PEARSON GIFT FUND $64,798.49 $547,522.62 $0.00 $612,321.11 $0.00 $612,321.111108 GIFT #2 FRANCES LEWIS GIFT $5,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 $5,000.00 $0.00 $5,000.00

FUND1104 GIFT #3 RESTRICTED GIFTS $0.00 $70.00 $0.00 $70.00 $0.00 $70.001101 GIFT #5 UNRESTRICTED GIFTS $825.40 $2,368.02 $2,091.13 $1,102.29 $0.00 $1,102.29104 GRANT, MISC STATE $1,950.00 $1,160.00 $1,575.00 $1,535.00 $0.00 $1,535.00

TECHNOLOGY GRANT125 LEVY EXCESS LEVY EXCESS $8,262.00 $2,403.12 $0.00 $10,656.12 $0.00 $10,665.12

FUND160 RAINY DAY RAINY DAY FUND $8,084.48 $19,353.94 $0.00 $27,438.42 $0.00 $27,438.42135 SPECIAL REVENUE - OTHER $370.49 $14.00 $369.32 $15.17 $0.00 $15.17

FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARYTotal by Fund Type: $90,023.24 $573,911.70 $4,751.09 $659,173.85 $0.00 $659,173.85

FUND TYPE: DEBT SERVICE120 BOND AND INTEREST $51,205.67 $0.00 $53,496.86 $-2,291.19 $0.00 $-2,291.19

REDEMPTION BOND AND INTERESTTotal by Fund Type: $51,205.67 $0.00 $53,496.86 $-2,291.19 $0.00 $-2,291.19

FUND TYPE: CAPITAL PROJECTS140 CONSTRUCTION $44,807.72 $446.56 $6.00 $45,248.28 $0.00 $45,248.28

CONSTRUCTION130 LIBRARY IMPROVEMENT $536,405.37 $104,809.79 $30,364.82 $610,850.34 $300,000.00 $910,850.34

RESERVE LIRFTotal by Fund Type: $581,213.09 $105,256.35 $30,370.82 $656,098.62 $300,000.00 $956,098.62

FUND TYPE: AGENCY200 PAYROLL PAYROLL $510.72 $89,979.47 $89,962.37 $527.82 $0.00 $527.82105 PLAC CARD PLAC FUND $210.00 $730.00 $740.00 $200.00 $0.00 $200.00Total by Fund Type: $720.72 $90,709.47 $90,702.37 $727.82 $0.00 $727.82

Subtotal All Funds: $1,389,784.93 $2,652,971.34 $1,889,199.51 $2,153,558.76 $300,000.00 $2,453,558.76

SECTION II:Less:Investment Sales $0.00Investment Purchases $0.00Transfers In $1,066,679.27Transfers Out $1,066,679.27Net Receipts and Disbursements $1,586,292.07 $822,518.24

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Looking for a commercialproperty with high traffic?This is it - Located across from

Ford Meter Box. *Large parking lot.

Owner will sell or possible remodelto suit your needs.

For more information call

260-563-8326 or 260-307-6060

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PAY UP TO $14.16/HR.Interested individuals must have strong electro-

mechanical and computer skills. Written and handson testing will be conducted with qualified candi-dates. Position also involves plumbing, carpentry,some janitorial duties, and will require workingoutside, overtime, and modified or off shifts.

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