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Vol. 33, No. 36

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In Memorium

by Danielle SmithTrisha Hanes, chairperson of Wabash

County AACTION (Against Alcohol,Controlled substances and Tobacco In OurNeighborhoods), presented a summary of the2011 grant allocation to the Wabash CountyCommissioners on Dec. 13. Wabash County AACTION is the local coordi-

nating council for the Governor’s Commissionfor a Drug-Free Indiana. One of the functionsof the organization is to allocate to local pro-grams funds generated from a $200 drug inter-diction fee imposed on those arrested for a drugor alcohol offense. “We’ve been lucky to have a low operating

budget so we were able to allocate all of themoney that has come in,” Hanes said.The total money available this year was

$21,002.14, approximately $3,000 less than lastyear. Hanes explained this lesser amount bysaying that the criminal field is still beingaffected by the struggling economy.The funds are divided between programs in

three different categories: prevention and edu-cation, treatment and intervention, and justice.

Prevention and Education programsThe Access requested $3,200 for Access

Reality, which employs the use of a daily after-school program, teen church, weekend activi-ties and home visits to educate youth on thereality of substance abuse. This program wasapproved for $1,825.Manchester College’s new Peer Education

Program requested $1,250. This program brain-

storms and promotes weekly non-alcoholicevents. They provide educational programsand messages to aid in binge drinking preven-tion. The program was approved for $750.Manchester College also requested $3,500 to

bring a speaker through Campus Speak to thecollege for convocation. This speaker will pro-vide information to students as they make deci-sions about alcohol while attending college.The community is invited to this event. The col-lege was awarded $1,855 for the speaker.Manchester Jr./Sr. High School and

Northfield Jr./Sr. High School each requested$1,500 for their After Prom party, which pro-vides a safe environment for students to partic-ipate in fun activities while supervised ratherthan drinking. Each school was awarded $750.Southwood Jr./Sr. High School’s PEP (Peers

Educating Peers) program requested $500. Thisprogram enlists students that have abstainedfrom premarital sex and the use of drugs andalcohol to give presentations to other students.This program was approved for $1,000 of fund-ing.

Treatment and Intervention programsThe Bowen Center of Wabash County

requested $4,000 to fund substance abuse pro-grams for low-income individuals. In 2010, atotal of 20 clients were financially assisted bythe AACTION grant. This program was award-ed $2,000.Hands of Hope, a division of Family Service

Society, Inc. requested and received $3,000 forVictim’s Advocacy Program, which provides

support to victims of domestic violence. Manchester College requested $1,875 to help

fund an on-line drug or alcohol course andtreatment intervention that is required of allstudents found responsible for a drug or alco-hol offense. The program was awarded $775.Wabash County Drug Court requested and

received $3,000 to help defray the costs fromchemical testing of participants. These costscan total upward of $500 for an offender, but arenecessary to validate the person’s sobriety.

Justice programsThe North Manchester Police Department

requested $800 to allow them to send two offi-cers to the 2011 Indiana Drug EnforcementAssociation conference, which provides educa-tion and networking opportunities. A third offi-cer will be sent using departmental funds.They were awarded $831.54.North Manchester Police Department also

requested and received $1,419 for the pur-chase of a personal video system for eachofficer. This system will allow them to recordtraffic stops, searches, statements and inter-views.The Wabash County Sheriff ’s Department

requested and received $3,000 to fund variousenforcement activities including increasedpatrols, quarterly drug searches at schools andefforts to discourage the sale of tobacco toyouth.These grants totaled $20,955.54, and the

remaining $46.60 will carry over to next year’sfund.

James Bone, 81Joseph Carpenter, 67James Gottschalk, 74Opal Harrell, 88Dan McNear, 58Gene Metzger, 79Mary Rose, 86Doris Scott, 85Janet Turner, 74Joanne Yates, 90

AACTION grants for drug and alcoholprograms total more than $20,000

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PREP BASKETBALL | 22On Dec. 10, Southwood won for the second time in a row while denying Northfield theirsecond win of the season. Scoring in three of the four quarters was closely matched,but one lopsided stanza secured victory for the Lady Knights as they bested the LadyNorse 36-23. Check out the game summary in this week’s Sports Shorts.

Commissionersdiscuss ordinancesand jail staff

by Danielle SmithSteve Downs, county attor-

ney, presented drafts of ordi-nances addressing the accu-mulation of junk trash anddebris and the regulation ofweeds and vegetation to theWabash CountyCommissioners at their Dec.13 meeting.

The ordinances require thecommission to send notice tolandowners identifying thesteps they must take to correctthe violation and possible penal-ties they may incur if the stepsare not taken. Downs suggestedthat they incorporate a deadlineinto the ordinance to give thelandowner a specific time tocomplete the cleanup. The dead-line was set at 30 days, but left tothe discretion of the enforce-ment officer, Mike Howard, orthe planning commission.

The planning commissionwill review the ordinancesthen they will be sent back tothe commissioners for a finalapproval.

Wabash County Sheriff ’sDepartment requested toreassign Cory Thomas, part-time jail officer, to fill the full-time position that an individ-ual resigned from last week.The motion was approved.

The commissioners signeda letter to help finalize theCommunity Correctionsgrant application, to be sentto the Department ofCorrections. Final approval ofthe grant is expected to takeuntil February, at which timethe commissioners will signthe grant.

by Brent SwanWhat started as a simple holiday tradition of putting up a few

Christmas lights each year has turned into something much more at thehome of Nick and Bev Watkins, 458 Vermont St., Wabash. “We had 7500 lights last year,” Nick said. “I thought I had a pretty good

display until I went online and searched for other displays and saw whatsome of those guys were doing.” It was then Nick realized he had to takehis efforts to a whole different level.To achieve the look he wanted, Nick admitted that he started planning

about for this year’s display almost a full year ago. The display, which herevealed to the public on Nov. 25, put roughly 50,000 Christmas lights intovarious forms of motion on 160 computerized channels.“The channels mean that 160 different elements can be controlled and

either turned on or off at any point in a song,” Nick explained. “Althoughwe don’t have 160 different windows or trees in our yard, almost everyfixture has strands of different colors. So if we want to turn it all red orgreen, we can.”New features to this year’s display include 24 mini-trees, each contain-

ing 600 lights; four arches, each reaching five feet tall and 15 feet long andcontaining 800 lights; and the impressive 22 foot tall mega-tree. “The mega tree contains 9,600 lights, 25 strobe lights, and right at 200

LEDs in the star,” Nick explained. “We figured the mini trees took 48-50man hours alone to construct.”The project was not without its own technical issues, however, as the

massive amount of lights draw an equally impressive amount of power.“If every bulb is on, we’re pulling 223.65

THE WATKINS FAMILY HOME, 458 Vermont St., features 50,000 lightson 160 computerized channels, all set to 20 different songs giving visitors adifferent show every day. The lights are on Sunday – Thursday, 5:30 – 10p.m., Friday and Saturday 5:30 – 11 p.m., and all night on Christmas Eve.(photo provided)

Wabash family celebrates Christmas season with grand displayWatkins home features 50,000 lights set to 20 different songs.

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AgVenture / McKillip Seeds Co. celebrates 75 years as a family businessBureau. That set thestage for the nextyear, when the firstMcKillip Seeds cornhybrids were sold.Today, they produceand market thou-sands of seed unitsincluding corn, soy-bean and wheat seeds,to farmers acrossnorthern Indiana,northwest Ohio andinto southernMichigan.Alvin’s sons, Jim,

Bob, Jack and Ken,joined the business bythe 1960’s continuingto grow and developthe family-centeredcompany. Today, thethird and fourth gen-erations are verymuch involved indaily operations. Ninefamily members areworking partners inthe business, plusadditional membersin the office and salesteam. In 2006, McKillip

Seeds joinedAgVenture, Inc., thenation’s largest net-work of independent-ly owned and operat-ed Regional SeedCompanies (RSCs),providing greateraccess to seed tech-nologies and addition-al genetics that grow-ers need to raise highyields in today’s pro-duction environ-ments.

Mike McKillipemphasizes theimportance of therich 75-year familyhistory by saying, “AtAgVenture McKillipSeeds, we’ll continueto work hard andevolve for our familyand for our cus-tomers.” Each year in late

August or earlySeptember, the com-pany holds a cus-tomer appreciationday. The public isinvited to tour thefacility, enjoy refresh-ments and participatein an education classon the growing ofseed. Experts provideguidance for maxi-mum returns for theircustomers.A g V e n t u r e

McKillip Seeds hasbeen a WabashCounty Chamber ofCommerce membersince 1978 and was the2002 Business of theYear. Contact the

McKillip family at 565N 500 W, Wabash, bytelephone at 260-563-3833, by fax at 260-563-4141 or at their web-site www.mckil-lipseeds.com.M e m b e r s h i p

Committee membersand Blue RibbonBusiness Chairs,Stephanie Ogan andMichael Thompson,both of Ponderosa,honor a Chamber

member each month byrandomly drawing amember’s name andcompleting a briefinterview and pictureto highlight oneChamber memberbusiness. We encour-age you to take time tobecome more familiarwith Chamber mem-bers and patronize ourlocal businesses, keep-ing jobs and dollars inWabash County.

Purdue Master Gardener Program seeking members The Purdue Extension Office is still accepting applications for its Master Gardener Intern

Class, which begins Jan. 4, 2011. Training will be held on Tuesday nights, 6 - 9 p.m., in CharleyCreek Gardens’ Education and Resource Building, 551 N. Miami St., Wabash.Participants will be exposed to a wide range of subjects: herbaceous ornamentals, woody orna-

mentals, composting, home lawn care, soil and plant science, pesticide safety, home gardening,landscape management and fruit production.If you’d like an application to join our league of volunteers or have questions about the pro-

gram, contact Curt Campbell, Wabash County Courthouse, 1 W. Hill St., at 260-563-0661 ext. 245 [email protected] application deadline has been extended to Dec. 17.

BLUE RIBBON BUSINESS: AgVenture / McKillip Seeds Co. was recent-ly honored as the Wabash County Chamber of Commerce’s December BlueRibbon Business of the Month. The recognition coincides with the businesscelebrating 75 years of family operation. Pictured are (from left): MikeMcKillip and Troy McKillip. (photo provided)


Quit Now Indianacontest winnersannouncedAfter smoking for more than 40 years,

Steve Williams decided to quit for good whenthe Quit Now Indiana contest wasannounced. Williams received support fromhis wife and family throughout his attemptto quit smoking. Coupled with the vision ofdriving a new smoke-free car and the moneyhe could possibly win from the contest, hekept motivated to quit smoking once and forall. He was the first place winner, receiving$2,500.After working with cancer patients at the

Elkhart Clinic for the past seven years, CraigWatson realized that he did not want tobecome a patient because of his tobaccoaddiction. So, he made the decision to quitcold turkey. Watson used the Quit NowIndiana Facebook fan page for motivation.Reading how other smokers were quittinggave him the encouragement he needed tostay smoke-free. Watson received $1,500 asthe second place winner.Nicole Wall began smoking at the age of 18

due to peer pressure. Now a 25-year-old, mar-ried, mother of two young children, Walldecided to quit smoking when she learnedshe was pregnant with her third child. TheQuit Now Indiana contest was an additionalincentive for her to stick to it and becomesmoke-free for her children. She received$1,000 as the third place winner.Visit www.QuitNowIndiana.com to learn

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Startup energy component maker to establish Marion facilitymechanical powertransmission compo-nents used in severalmarkets includingwind energy,announced recentlythat it will establishits first manufactur-ing operations here,creating up to 163new jobs by 2013.The company,

which manufacturescomponents for plan-etary gears and gear-boxes, will make amulti-million dollarinvestment to con-struct a 250,000square-foot manufac-turing facility adja-cent to Ivy TechCommunity Collegein Marion.“The potential new

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official reveal woundto a close, a familyfriend approached theWatkins with a mod-est suggestion. “Afriend of ours came tous and said we shouldstart a donation tosome kind of charity,”Bev said. “We had thought

about doing some-thing of that naturein the past and thefirst thing that cameto my mind was Riley,because I went toRiley as a child,” Nicksaid.Nick and Bev decid-

ed to set a goal ofreaching $1,000 for thehospital, but acknowl-edge there is no fixedamount they are hop-ing to raise. “Rightnow we’re at about 67percent of our goal,”Bev explained.“Whatever we raise,we’ll give 100 percentto the hospital. If thedonations stop todaywe’ll be as happy as ifwe were to exceed ourgoal.”Although the

Watkins are raisingmoney for Riley, thefamily hopes peoplerealize that it is notthe only reason theyinstalled the display.“We want people tocome out and enjoythe lights, if we comeout to your car it is togive you a candy caneor to talk, not to getyour money,” Nicksaid. “We have two bigboxes of those candycanes in the back of

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Those hired to apply,handle or transport fertiliz-er for agricultural purposeswithin Indiana mustbecome certified throughthe Office of the IndianaState Chemist and SeedCommissioner by Jan. 1,2012.The new rule also

requires certification foranyone applying manurefrom confined feeding oper-ations. Certification examsare conducted at thePurdue University-basedOISC, with exams availableat remote testing sites start-ing in January.A state law passed by the

Indiana General Assemblyin 2009 created the rule thatmandated the certification,known as Category 14, saidLeo Reed, the OISC’s man-ager of certification andlicensing.“This rule is designed to

give fertilizer and manureapplicators the opportunityto demonstrate their compe-

tence in handling and apply-ing these materials, in a man-ner to protect the waters ofthe state and the environ-ment in general,” Reed said.The rule covers “fertilizer

material,” defined as bothcommercial fertilizer andmanure from confined feed-ing operations. CFOs are live-stock facilities that house atleast 300 cattle or 600 swine orsheep or 30,000 fowl, such aschickens, turkeys or otherpoultry. There are about 1,500CFOs in Indiana. Becausethey house more animalsthan CFOs, concentrated ani-mal feeding operations, orCAFOs, also fall underCategory 14.“The key is fertilizer

material ‘for hire ormanure,’” Reed said.“Those applying any fertil-izer materials for hire andthose people applyingmanure from a CFO — evento their own property — mustreceive Category 14 certifica-tion if they use in excess of

the house we give outto people who comeby.”Nick and Bev went

on to say their chil-dren, Joey, 6, andEthan, 4, have takenthe attention thehome gets in stride.“They love to help ushand out the candycanes,” Bev said.“They have a lot offun with it all.”The Watkins have

launched a website totrack the progress ofdonations and postvideos of the display,www.lightsforriley.com. Nick has also cre-ated a YouTube chan-

n e l ,www.youtube.com/lightsforriley and canalso be found onFacebook. If driving by the

home, the familyurges you to enterCity Park and exit onVermont St. to keepthe traffic flowing thesame direction.“There is roomaround the neighbor-hood for people topark and walk up, orthey can drive by,”Bev explained. “Wehope people come byand visit, we put thisall together for peopleto enjoy.”

THE LEARN MORE CENTER received a check for $1,000 from 105.9 TheBash as the winners of the Holiday Night to Remember. They are the recip-ients of a matching grant, so the actual benefit to the Center is $2,000.Pictured are (front row): from left, Cindy Conliff, student; Zoraida Treska,student; Drema Drudge, instructor; Karen Bechtold, board member; JulieDenniston, 105.9 The Bash; back row, Jack Hubbard, student; JeannieAllen, instructor; Nancy Stapleton, student; Allen Miracle, board member;and Wade Weaver, 105.9 The Bash. (photo by Danielle Smith)

State rule affects those who work with agricultural fertilizer10 cubic yards, or 4,000 gal-lons, of manure per year.“So if you’re applying

manure from those facilitiesyou need certification. Ifyou’re transporting manurefrom those facilities, youneed certification. If you’redistributing manure fromyour facility or individualsare coming to pick it up fromyou, you need certification orat least a fertilizer dealer per-mit.”The Category 14 exam con-

sists of about 70 questions.The exam is free, althoughremote testing sites operatedby a contracted vendor ofH&R Block charge a fee.Passing the exam qualifies

participants to be licensed. Afive-year private applicatorlicense is $20, while a fertiliz-er business license is $45 andgood for one year.A one-year fertilizer dis-

tributor license is $45 andrequires no certificationexam. No extra license feeswill be charged to those hold-ing pesticide licenses.For additional informa-

tion about Category 14, examtesting sites and pre-testtraining sessions, visit theOISC website athttp://www.isco.purdue.edu/and click on the “FertilizerApplicator CertificationRule” link, or call OISC toll-free at 1-800-893-6637.


The Indiana StateDepartment ofAgriculture-Division ofSoil Conservation(ISDA-DSC) and theState Soil ConservationBoard (SSCB) haveselected the 2011 recipi-ents of the Clean Water

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Indiana’s Conservation Districts receive more than $570,000 in Clean Water Indiana GrantsSkillman, who serves asIndiana’s secretary ofagriculture.SWCDs received up to

$5,000 for projects andinitiatives in the follow-ing grant categories:Adult Outreach-Education, Cost-ShareDemonstrations andCapacity Building. Anadditional $2,000 wasavailable for partneringwith other districts andprofessional training.“A good example of

Clean Water partner-ship projects occurredwith DeKalb andSteuben SWCDs that uti-lized a previous grant(Clean Water) to collabo-rate and partner with alocal agribusiness tohost an Agronomy FieldDay,” said ISDA-DSCDirector Jerod Chew.“This event attracted atleast 150 farmers andfeatured field plots onno-till, strip-till and adiscussion of other con-servation measures. These districts and

many others will hostsimilar field daysthroughout Indianaagain in 2011.”Other Clean Water

Indiana Grant projectsinclude:- Continuation of a

watershed technician onstaff who will imple-ment a watershed proj-

ect cost-share programto help reduce sedimentand nutrient runoff.- Restoration of

stream banks and agland that has been sub-ject to excessive erosiondue to extreme weatherevents.- Addressing the

importance of wetlands

as a natural filter in pro-tecting the quality ofour rivers, lakes, andstreams.- Providing cover crop

planting incentives to aglandowners to help pro-tect the soil surface fromrain impact, increasewater infiltration there-fore decreasing run off,

and encourage the devel-opment of healthiersoils as a result of theadditional plant organicmatter.For more information

on Clean Water IndianaGrants and a completelist of grantees, visitwww.in.gov/isda/2356.htm.


Firefighters and lawenforcement officers join forcesto increase blood donationsFirefighters, police officers and first

responders are often close to the need forblood, responding to emergency situationsthroughout the year. This year the WabashPolice Department and Wabash FireDepartment are joining forces with theAmerican Red Cross for the annual WabashBattle for Blood. The Battle will take place Dec. 17, from 11

a.m. to 5 p.m., at First United MethodistChurch, located at 110 N. Cass St.,Wabash. Come to donate and receive a t-shirtand be entered into a weekly region-wide draw-ing for a $250 Visa gift card. The Battle for Blood is a friendly competition

between firefighters, police officers and firstresponders to see who can bring in the mostblood donations and votes. The winning depart-ment will receive a certificate and braggingrights for the year.“Donating blood is a great way for everyone

in the community to show support for localheroes,” said Sharyn Whitman, CEO for theIndiana-Ohio Blood Services Region of theAmerican Red Cross.The goal of this year’s Battle is to collect 70

pints of blood. More than 500 pints of blood areneeded every day in our area alone to helppatients fight cancer, battle serious disease,survive accidents or trauma. “We hope everyone will come out and donate

blood and vote for their favorite first responderduring this friendly rivalry,” said Whitman.For more information or to schedule a blood

donation appointment, call 1-800-RED-CROSSor go to www.redcrossblood.org.

MANCHESTER HIGH SCHOOL students participating in JuniorAchievement Titan are Scott Baker (left), Aric Howard (seated), DillonGable, David Francis (kneeling). Junior Achievement programs reachedmore than 96,000 students during the 2009-10 school year. JuniorAchievement of Northern Indiana is number one across the nation in pro-viding services to students. (photo provided)

Across 25 counties innorthern Indiana,there are 224,299kindergarten through12th-grade students.Junior Achievement(JA) programs reachedmore than 96,000 ofthem during the 2009-10 school year, includ-ing 1,100 students inNorth Manchester.With a 43 percent over-all reach, JuniorAchievement ofNorthern Indianaremains number oneacross the nation inservice to students, sig-nificantly above thenational 9 percent aver-age for other JA serv-ice areas.“We are extremely

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more than 5,000 posi-tive adult role modelswho volunteer theirtime, JuniorAchievement providesstudents in kinder-garten through 12th-grade with experiencesin economic education,workforce readiness,entrepreneurship, andfinancial literacy, andmotivates them toachieve their personal,educational, and

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A Ball StateUniversity economistis forecasting thatIndiana’s economywill grow at a painful-ly slow but steady ratein 2011 with unem-ployment fallingthroughout the yearto a low of about 8.7percent, more than afull percentage pointlower than it was inOctober 2010.Michael Hicks,

director of BallState’s Center forBusiness Research,believes the state willcontinue to be anational leader in jobcreation as the U.S.rebounds from thedeep recession of2007-2009. “As bad as it has

been, Indiana hasdone remarkably wellover the recession.Given the large manu-facturing share of oureconomy, we probablyshould have had anunemployment ratein near 16 percent.”He made his com-

ments during the 15thannual IndianaEconomic Luncheonon Oct. 8 at the

Horizon ConventionCenter. Lt. Gov. BeckySkillman was thekeynote speaker atthe event. “This forecast says

the state will be veryslow to rebound fromthe recession, but allsigns point to Indianacontinuing to outper-form the nation as awhole,” he said.“Indianapolis willagain be the state’seconomic engine asthe capital city con-tinues to attract newbusinesses and exist-ing firms beginadding to payrolls.However, other partsof the state will seesome economicgrowth but not as fastas we all would hope.”During the lunch-

eon, Hicks reviewedthe economic forecastof the IndianaEconometric Model,which combines a U.S.economic model pro-duced by YaleUniversity with BallState’s model.The forecast ana-

lyzes the potentialemployment, laborforce and income

growth in the state’snine largest privatesectors. Personalincome should rise by4.81 percent by year’send, with the con-struction (7.23 per-cent), manufacturing(7.07 percent) andtransportation (6.99percent) sectors lead-ing growth.These sectors were

hard hit during therecession and, like theeconomy as a whole,will not recoup theirlosses by the end of2011, Hicks said.Other sector and

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“There is somegood news,” he said.“We economists andour models did a poorjob of predicting thisrecession, and thenature of the mathe-matics underlying themodels suggests theyare more likely tounderestimate therate of the recovery,than overestimate it.”Hicks said that

much of the spendingon the AmericanRecovery andReinvestment Act,commonly known asthe “stimulus,” hasyet to be translatedinto lower unemploy-ment. If more jobs arecreated, they willcome in mid-2011 and2012, and so cast someuncertainty on theseestimates.“I believe that 2011

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Signs showssupport for ethanolproductionDear editor,The reason for this letter is to respond to

all the negative information given by highlyregarded media pundits, Rush Limbaughand Glenn Beck, concerning biofuels.Lets compare cost to taxpayers. The oil

industry receives between $133.2 billion and$280.8 billion annually with tax deductions,credits and other benefits included. Evenwhen leaving out the $100-200 billion militarycosts to keep the oil shipping lanes open, the$16 billion ethanol support is small.The “Ethanol Fact Book” states that the

U.S. ethanol production supports nearly500,000 jobs in all sections of the economyand added $65.6 billion to the gross domesticproduct in 2008 and produces 36 billion gal-lons of ethanol yearly. The 30-year-old grow-ing industry added $24.6 billion to householdincome, 1.18 million jobs and $222.6 billion infederal tax revenue.The internal combustion engine will not

run on wind or solar. The hybrid electric stillrequires fuel to support the battery addeddrive train engine.The 56 pounds of corn uses 31.5 pounds of

starch to either produce beverage or sweet-ener or 2.8 gallons of ethanol. That samebushel of yellow corn provides 1.5 pounds ofcorn oil, 17.5 pounds of high-protein feed forlivestock or poultry and 2.6 pounds of cornmeal.Doesn’t it make more economic sense to

invest tax dollars in support of farm produc-tion rather than pay farmers to not growcrops?

Charles W. SignsNorth Manchester

Farmers trying todecide whether to sellthe crop they harvest-ed this fall or contin-ue to store it have abig question toanswer: Will storingthe crop lead togreater profits later?Although that is a

matter of speculation,the returns on cropstorage are lowerthan normal this year,according to CorinneAlexander, associateprofessor of agricul-tural economics atPurdue University.“Buyers are saying,

through price signals,that they are willingto pay a lot more rightnow because theyneed the grain,”Alexander said. “The

market isn’t paying alot to store, but thatdoesn’t mean it’s abad idea. There’s noeasy rule of thumb.”Alexander recom-

mends that farmerswho choose to storetheir crop avoid put-ting it into commer-cial storage, which isless profitable thanstoring it on the farm.The increase in

crop prices primarilyis the result of loweryields for differentcrops around theworld. This meansthat supply is tight inrelation to demand.That likely will raisecommodity prices. Also playing into

the current highprices is a drought in

Russia and lower-than-expected yield inU.S. crops.There still is uncer-

tainty about the actu-al size of the corncrop as well as whatthe demand for cornwill be. Corn produc-tion nationwide isexpected to drop byfour percent from lastyear on yields averag-ing 154.3 bushels peracre, compared with164.7 bushels per acrein 2009, according to aNovember report bythe U.S. Departmentof Agriculture.In Indiana, corn

production is forecastat 918.4 millionbushels, down twopercent from last year.In August, the USDA

had projected thatIndiana corn produc-tion this year wouldtop 1 billion bushelsfor the first time. Alexander said pro-

jections showed lessthan 1 billion bushelsfor the 2010-11 endingstocks, which is atight number.Demand for cornacres is expected to behigh in 2011.International cir-

cumstances also areplaying into high cropprices. When Russiabanned exports onwheat this year, coun-tries that normallywould import fromRussia had to buyelsewhere. The resultwas increaseddemand for wheat

Expert: Returns on crop storage lower than normalexports from the U.S.and other countries.“We’re going into a

year where we’reexpecting substantial-ly higher prices for allcommodities that arefield-crop commodi-ties, simply becausethere is going to be anacreage battle,”Alexander said.

New Year’s Eve carry-insupper to be heldOn New Year’s Eve the public is invited to a

carry-in supper at Laketon American Legion.Supper will be at 7:30 p.m., and will be followed byan evening of euchre, or attendees may bring afavorite card game or movie. Breakfast will beserved at 12:15 a.m. For more information callThelma, 260-982-2896, or Mary, 260-774-3530.

Teen MOPS holdChristmas meeting Teen MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) met at

5 p.m. on Dec. 6 at the First United MethodistChurch. The meal was provided by Peggy Riggsand the Teen MOPS leaders. The moms playedChristmas games and made live greenery doorswags for the craft.Susan Shannon spoke about the origins of

such Christmas traditions as the candy caneand gift giving. She talked about the signifi-cance of the gifts brought to the baby Jesus bythe wise men, as told in the book of Matthew.The moms were presented with framed silhou-ettes of their children.The next meeting will be held on Jan. 3, 2011. Any

persons interested in joining Teen MOPS may regis-ter at the LIFE Center or by calling 563-7275.


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James Bone, 81U.S. Army veteran

Jan. 18, 1929 – Dec. 9, 2010

James Donald Bone, 81, Wabash, died Dec. 9, 4:53p.m., at his home.He was born Jan. 18, 1929, in Wabash, to Thomas and

Sarah Marie (Bidwell) Bone. He married Meriam IleneTyson, in Wabash, on Oct. 5, 1963; she died Dec. 6, 2010.

Mr. Bone was a graduate of Wabash High School. Heretired from Dana Corporation in Marion. He and hiswife owned and operated Olde Canal House Cafe inLagro. He enjoyed woodworking, fishing, camping, andespecially loved spending time with his family. He wasa U.S. Army veteran.He is survived by 10 children, Mary Anna Coe,

Wabash; Laura (Mike) Bradley and MiriamLinkenhoker, both of North Manchester; Cathy Carr,Burnsville, Minn.; Tom (Kellye) Bone, Edmonds, Wash.;Scot (Crisann) Bone, Wabash; Gary Bone, LaFontaine;Dennis (Sharon) Bone, Roann; Lois (Calvin) Holley andTroy (Kristie) Bone, both of Lagro; 22 grandchildren; 26great-grandchildren; four brothers, Harold Bone,Denver; Charles (Jan) Bone, Leesburg; Walter Bone,

Sacramento, Calif.; and Bruce Bone, Mahomet, Ill.; and a sister, Florence VanBuskirk, Elwood. Along with his wife, he was preceded in death by two brothers,Tom Bone Jr. and Verlin Bone; and five sisters, Bernice Easterday, EldoraMiddleton, Nancy Shell, Barbara Jean Bone, and Patty Bone.Funeral services were held Dec. 14, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service,

Wabash, with Chaplain Don Miller officiating. Burial was in Marion NationalCemetery. Preferred memorials are to Wabash County Cancer Society. The memorial

guest book for Mr. Bone may be signed online at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.

Joseph Carpenter, 67Former member of West Virginia National Guard

Nov. 10, 1943 – Dec. 9, 2010

Joseph L. Carpenter, 67, Wabash, died Dec. 9, 5:19a.m., at St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis.He was born Nov. 10, 1943, in Stirrat, W.V., to Elbert

and Elizabeth (Griggs) Carpenter. He married Hazel(McCord) Learned, in North Manchester, on Dec. 19,1987.

Mr. Carpenter retired from Bay State Abrasives, in North Manchester, after 30years. He served six years in the West Virginia National Guard. He enjoyed fish-ing, watching football on the television and watching his grandkids.He is survived by his wife, Hazel Carpenter, Wabash; three children, William

(Carol) Carpenter, Peru; Michael Carpenter, North Manchester; and RachelRunyon, Logan, W.V.; four stepchildren, Harold (Nicole) McCord, Peru; Leslie(Tonya) Learned, Cromwell; Johnny (Hollie) Learned, Wabash; and Wendy Kelly,Silver Lake; two sisters, Verna Mae West, Logan, W.V., and Nelda Hubbler,Warsaw; two brothers, Charlie Carpenter, Logan, W.V., and Donald Carpenter,North Manchester; 30 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. He was pre-ceded in death by a brother, Eddie Carpenter.Funeral services were held Dec. 13, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service,

Wabash, with pastor Lorren Bradley officiating. Burial was in Memorial LawnsCemetery, Wabash.Preferred memorials are to the Joseph L. Carpenter family c/o Grandstaff-

Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave., Wabash, IN 46962. The memori-al guest book for Mr. Carpenter may be signed online at www.grandstaff-hent-gen.com.

James Gottschalk, 74U.S. Army veteran

Feb. 26, 1936 – Dec. 6, 2010

James E. “Popsie”Gottschalk, 74, rural Lagro,died Dec. 6, 11:30 a.m., atAutumn RidgeRehabilitation Center,Wabash.He was born Feb. 26,

1936, in Wabash County, toLyman and Ruth (Conrad)Gottschalk. He first mar-ried Lorretta Folk; she diedSept. 23, 1973. He then mar-ried Sandra SueSchlemmer on Nov. 1, 1975;she died Aug. 26, 1997. Mr. Gottschalk was a

1954 graduate of LagroHigh School, and a U.S.Army veteran. He was aretired construction work-er, and owned and operated

Gottschalk Construction for 12 years. He also drovea school bus for the Metropolitan School District for17 years. He was a former member of the LagroUnited Methodist Church and was a member of theLagro American Legion Post 248. He loved drivinghis tractor, working with his grandkids on their 4-Hprojects, and spending time on the farm. He alsoenjoyed playing Santa Claus.He is survived by five children, Ed Gottschalk,

Michael Tucker, and Tammy (Scott) Siders, all ofLagro; and Brian (Stephanie) Gottschalk and Lori(Troy) Vigar, both of Wabash; 10 grandchildren,Ashley Siders, Allison Siders, Lacy Gottschalk,Austin Gottschalk, Noell Gottschalk, and PrestonTucker, all of Lagro; and Isaac Gottschalk, EliseGottschalk, Shane Vigar, and Jared Vigar, all ofWabash; and a brother, Robert Gottschalk,Huntington.Funeral services were held Dec. 10, at Grandstaff-

Hentgen Funeral Service, Wabash, with Rev. RickBorgman officiating. Burial was in Lagro Cemetery.Preferred memorials are to Lagro American

Legion Post 248 or Lutheran Cancer Center of FortWayne. The memorial guest book for Mr. Gottschalkmay be signed online at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.

Wabash PoliceDepartment

CitationsDec. 9

Ryan Kiefaber, 23, 374Elm St., Wabash, war-rant – revocation of pro-bation / conspiracy todeal narcotic drug

Dec. 8Ashley Brown, 27,

Peru, speedingOlivia Zapp, 18,

Indianapolis, minor con-sumption

Dec. 5Aaron Monroe, 22,

Wabash, resisting lawenforcement, warrant –revocation of probation/ possession of narcoticdrugCarissa Copeland, 25,

960 Stitt, St., Wabash,driving while suspended– priorVictoria Hubbard, 23,

Rochester, no operator’slicense when required

Dec. 4Brenda Buckley, 37,

7042 S 50 E, Wabash,theftHeather Craig, 33, 706

Manchester Ave.,

Wabash, driving whilesuspended – infraction,unrestrained child

Dec. 3Danny Price, 51, 68 E

200 N, Wabash, drivingwhile suspended –infractionAllan Hileman, 19,

1402 Adams St., Apt. 4,Wabash, muffler viola-tion

AccidentsDec. 9

At 5:42 p.m., vehiclesdriven by Cody May, 17,Urbana, and Virgal Hall,89, 615 Berkley Dr.,

Wabash, collided onGlenn Avenue nearSivey Street.At 11:52 a.m., vehicles

driven by Coda Fouts, 24,Peru, and DustinNiccum, 36, 445Delaware, Wabash, col-lided at the intersectionof Cass and Stitt streets.

Dec. 6At 5:08 p.m., vehicles

driven by Justin Poe, 29,257 Manchester Ave.,Wabash, and MichaelWeibel, 59, 436 W. CanalSt., Wabash, collided onComstock Street nearFactory Street.

Dec. 4At 11:30 p.m., vehicles

driven by Chad Gilley,33, 721 Congress St.,Wabash, and DeborahCraig, 49, 342 W. MapleSt., Wabash, collided atthe intersection of Allenand Elm streets.

Wabash CountySheriff ’s Department

CitationsDec. 7

Edwin J. Aguila, 35,Marion, speeding

AccidentsDec. 10

At 5:35 a.m., a vehicledriven by Kirk E.Robinson, 52, 256 E. HillSt., Wabash, left theroadway on SR 13 N nearCR 300 N.

Dec. 9At 6:35 p.m., a vehicle

driven by Frank E.Gasbarra, 64, Rochester,struck a deer on SR 114.At 6:17 p.m., a vehicle

driven by Brian A.Warren, 49, 11880 S 100W, LaFontaine, struck adeer on CR 1200 S nearCR 200 W.At 10:30 a.m., a vehicle

driven by Joshua T.Hanback, 17, NorthManchester, left theroadway on CR 200 Enear CR 1425 N.


driven by Zachary H.

Bailey, 21, 703 N. WayneSt., North Manchester,struck a deer on SR 114near CR 500 E.


driven by John E.Lamont, 50,Indianapolis, struck adeer on SR 15 near CR900 S.At 2:15 p.m., a vehicle

driven by Kelley Pearce,31, Peru, struck a deeron SR 15 near CR 1300 N.


driven by Christina A.Sellers, 28, 3806 E 500 S,Wabash, struck a deeron Old SR 15 near CR 350E.


driven by Linda Neese,58, Alexandria, struck aparked car at 1100 MainSt., Lagro.At 3:44 p.m., a vehicle

driven by KentClaussen, 41, 1960 W 1200S, LaFontaine, left theroadway on CR 950 Snear CR 100 W.At 8:40 a.m., vehicles

driven by Carlos J.Carrillo, 30, Fort Wayne,and Chielsey A. Cloar,18, Peru, collided on Old24 near CR 475 W.At 3:50 a.m., a vehicle

driven by Sondra L.Hanson, 23, Bluffton, leftthe roadway on SR 218near CR 600 E.


driven by Kimberly M.Myers, 31, Fort Wayne,struck a deer on SR 114near CR 300 E.At 4:40 a.m., a vehicle

driven by Trevor J.Mello, 22, 171 1/2 W.Main St., Wabash, leftthe roadway on CR 300 Enear CR 250 S.


driven by Stephanie D.Hensley, 37, 313 N.Wabash Ave.,LaFontaine, left theroadway on SR 13 N nearCR 1000 N.

North ManchesterPolice Department

CitationsDec. 12

Kaylee Hawley, 19,Winchester, minor con-sumption, public intoxi-cation

Dec. 8Kameron Troxell, 19,

Fort Wayne, speedingAccidentsDec. 7

At 3:11 p.m., vehiclesdriven by Theodore Dill,68, Wabash, and MaryHutton, 74, Wabash, col-lided at the intersectionof Beckley and Thornstreets.At 11:06 a.m., vehicles

driven by Barbara Shah,66, North Manchester,

Gene Metzger, 79Member of the National Guard

March 12, 1931 – Dec. 9, 2010

Gene C. Metzger, 79,North Manchester, diedDec. 9, 11:30 a.m., atKosciusko CommunityHospital, Warsaw.He was born March 12,

1931, in Wabash County, to Dorsey E. “Sport” andGeorgia (Christman) Metzger. He married Helen J.Pyle on March 20, 1954; she survives.Mr. Metzger graduated from Chester High School

in 1949. He was a lineman with Public Service,REMC and retired from General Telephone. Heserved in the National Guard and was a member ofDeming Lodge #88 F & AM and Ivy Chapter #69Order of Eastern Star. He was an active member ofCongregational Christian Church, NorthManchester. He was also an avid fisherman. Along with his wife, he is survived by a son, Dan

L. (Regina) Metzger; a daughter-in-law, BarbaraMetzger; and three grandchildren, Adam (Angie)Metzger, Andrew Metzger, and Megan Metzger, all ofNorth Manchester. He was preceded in death by ason, Douglas G. Metzger, who died in 1996; and abrother, Bill Metzger.Funeral services were held Dec. 13, at

Congregational Christian Church, NorthManchester, with Pastor J.P. Freeman officiating.Burial was in Oaklawn Cemetery, North Manchester. Preferred memorials are to Congregational

Christian Church, 310 N. Walnut St., NorthManchester, IN 46962. Condolences for the family ofMr. Metzger may be sent online to www.mckeemor-tuary.com.



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Opal Harrell, 88Former Wabash residentAug. 7, 1922 – Dec. 9, 2010

Opal G. Harrell, 88,Huntington, died Dec. 9,11:07 a.m., at the MarkleHealth and RehabilitationCenter.She was born Aug. 7,

1922, in Wabash, to Emmettand Cora (Russell) Ziner.She married P. ThomasHarrell, in Roann, on Feb.17, 1940; he survives.Mrs. Harrell worked in

housekeeping atHuntington MemorialHospital for 12 years, retir-

ing in 1990. She was a past member of the Women ofthe Moose Chapter 255 of Huntington and was also apast member of the Antique Tractor Club ofHuntington. She enjoyed flower gardening andspending time with her family, especially her grand-children and great-grandchildren.Along with her husband, she is survived by four

sons, Jack D. Harrell, Roanoke; Daniel D. (Linda)Harrell, Warren; and D. Gregory (Donna) Harrelland Gary L. Harrell, both of Huntington; two daugh-ters, Diana L. (Terry) Hoffman, Macy; Debra J.(Dennis) Bruch, Huntington; 11 grandchildren; and15 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in deathby three (triplet) sons, Carl, Ralph and RichardHarrell; two brothers, Claude and Roscoe Ziner; anda granddaughter, Carrie Jo Harrell.Funeral services were held Dec. 13, at the Myers

Funeral Home, Huntington, with Brooks L. Fettersofficiating. Interment was in Hopewell Cemetery,Lagro. Preferred memorials are to Markle Health and

Rehabilitation Center c/o Myers Funeral Home, 2901Guilford St., Huntington, IN 46750. The memorialguest book for Mrs. Harrell may be signed online atwww.myersfuneralhomes.com.

Janet Turner, 74LaFontaine resident

July 29, 1936 – Dec. 5, 2010

Janet L. Turner, 74, LaFontaine, died Dec. 5, 12:00p.m., in her home.She was born July 29, 1936, in Marion, to the late

Francis and Marguerite (Kaylor) Townsend. She firstmarried Merlin E. Fager Jr. on March 31, 1956; he diedin February of 1981. She then married William R.Turner on February 13, 1983; he died Nov. 30, 2008.Mrs. Turner was employed as a clerk at the

LaFontaine Drug Store for 20 years before retiring toenjoy life with family and friends. She was a 50-yearmember of Indiana Extension HomemakersAssociation and a longtime participant of the EuchreClub. She enjoyed attending Grace Community Church,Cowboy Church, and the Women’s Bible Study, andtreasured her time with family and friends as well. She

was an avid reader, liked to cook, do crafts and after retirement, she loved to trav-el. Her family would like to extend a special “thank you” to New Hope Hospice.She is survived by a daughter, Marianne Sutton, Marion; four granddaugh-

ters, Janelle Straws and Melissa Straws, both of LaFontaine; Stephanie Helsel;and Megan Fager, Indianapolis; three great-grandchildren, Klayton and AbbigailHelsel, and Skylar Fager; and lots of extended family and friends. Along withher husband, she was preceded in death by a son, James E. Fager; a sister, MaryK. Clouse; and a brother, William Townsend.Funeral services were held Dec. 10, at Needham-Storey-Wampner Funeral

Service, North Chapel, Marion, with Dr. Tom Mansbarger officiating. Burial wasin LaFontaine IOOF Cemetery.Preferred memorials are to Grace Community Church or New Hope Hospice.

Condolences for the family of Mrs. Turner may be sent online at www.nsw-cares.com.

Joanne Yates, 90Member of Asbury Country Church

Sept. 10, 1920 – Dec. 7, 2010

Joanne Yates, 90, Peru, formerly of rural Roann, diedDec. 7, 12:20 p.m., at Wabash Skilled Care Center.She was born Sept. 10, 1920, in Bluffton, to Russell G.

and Nellie (Grossnickle) Deal. She married Brice F.Yates, in Warren, on Aug. 19, 1944; he died May 25, 2010.

Mrs. Yates was a 1938 graduate of Warren HighSchool. She was a homemaker and a bookkeeper forYates Electric. She was a member of the AsburyCountry Church for more than 50 years. She faithfullyattended Northfield High School sporting events. Shealso enjoyed Purdue basketball, and loved watchingand supporting the Pacers and the Colts. She lived inrural Huntington County before moving to ruralRoann.

She is survived by two sons, Jim (Rayne) Yates, Mexico, Ind., and Mike(Janine) Yates, Litchfield Park, Ariz.; four grandchildren, Laura Yates, Marion;Jim Yates, Muncie; and Tyler Yates and Whitney Yates, both of Litchfield Park,Ariz.; a great-granddaughter, Cheyenne Yates, Muncie; three nephews, RonnieDeal, Anderson; and David Lohrig and Bill Lohrig, both of Roanoke. Alon withher husband, she was preceded in death by two sisters.Funeral services were held Dec. 11, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service,

Wabash. Burial was in Memorial Lawns Cemetery, Wabash. Preferred memorials are to Asbury Country Church. The memorial guest

book for Mrs. Yates may be signed online at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.

Doris Scott, 85Former Wabash residentOct. 1, 1925 – Dec. 7, 2010

Doris L. Scott, 85, North Webster, died Dec. 7, 10:15p.m., at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne.She was born Oct. 1, 1925, in Wabash, to Oren Lee

and Hazel Anna (Long) Wilcox.Ms. Scott graduated in 1943 from Chippewa High

School in Wabash. In 1968, she moved from Wabashto Fort Wayne, where she resided for 36 years untilmoving to North Webster permanently in 2006 afterbeing a summer resident for 30 years. She retired onOct. 1, 2008, as a trucking broker for SharkeyTransportation, Inc., in Fort Wayne, after 25 years.Ms. Scott was the first pharmaceutical representa-

tive in Fort Wayne at Pennwalt Corporation. Shewas also a dance instructor with Arthur MurrayDance Studio in Richmond and Fort Wayne. Sheattended Christ’s Church at Georgetown andChrist’s Hope Church, both in Fort Wayne; MilfordChristian Church; and Red Zone Christian Church,Syracuse.She is survived by three daughters, Sherry (Ray)

Davenport, South Whitley; Cathy Anspach, FortWayne; Darcy (Dan) Barr, Larwill; a son, Craig(Sally) Thompson, Hudson; eight grandchildren; andfour great-grandchildren. She was preceded in deathby her parents; a son, Kelly Scott, who died in 1977;and a brother, Robert L. Wilcox.Funeral services were held Dec. 11, at Owen

Family Funeral Home, North Webster. Preferredmemorials may be sent to ARC, 107 N. PennsylvaniaSt., Suite 800, Indianapolis, IN 46204. Condolences forthe family of Ms. Scott may be sent online towww.owenfamilyfuneralhome.com.

and Michele Graham,44, Key West, Fla., collid-ed at the intersection of4th and Mill streets.

MarriageApplications

Daniel Smith, 23, 93 N.Comstock St., Apt. 2,Wabash, and AmandaMercer, 24, same addressTimothy Miracle Jr.,

25, 4530 E 500 S, Wabash,and Shelbi Wiles, 19,same addressDouglas Hall Jr., 28,

340 S. Washington St.,Roann, and CrystalHuston, 35, sameaddressBrent Boardman, 23,

210 S. Maple St., NorthManchester, and EmilyBauman, 22, sameaddress

Land Transfers

Dorothy Thomas toJulian Marcus Pugh,Warranty Deed, OakPark Addition, NorthManchester, Lot: 26Florine L. Marshall to

Gina A. Castle,Warranty Deed,Original Plat, Laketon,Multiple Lots / BlocksJuan Ramirez and

Debora S. Ramirez NKADebora S. Wagner toJuan Ramirez,

Quitclaim Deed, 16-29-7Old Fort Banking

Company to Living TreeInvestments Inc.,Corporate Deed,Original Plat, NorthManchester, Lot: Pt. 143John Edward

Shankle, MichaelDewayne Shankle,David Lee Shankle,Vicki Lynn ShankleMusic, Lecretia AnnShankle Swan, KristinaJoy Stout Shankle toBrent A. Swan andDanielle J. SmithK&M Rental Inc. to

Galt Group LLC,Corporate Deed,Warvels Park Addition,Chester Township,Riverside, Multiple Lots/ BlocksJoan J. Poe to Dennis

L. Houser and Joan J.Poe Life Estate,Warranty Deed,Haldermans EdmundAddition, NorthManchester, Lot: Pt. 13Thomas L. Ogan

Trust and Beverly J.Ogan Trust to ThomasL. Ogan and Beverly J.Ogan, Quitclaim Deed,21-28-6Richard D. Eppley

Trust and Elda MaeEppley Trust to RichardD. Eppley and Elda MaeEppley, Trust Deed, 19-26-8

Dan McNear, 58U.S. Army veteran

July 24, 1952 – Dec. 6, 2010

Dan Randy Lee McNear, 58, Lagro, died Dec. 6, 8:30p.m., at Wabash County Hospital.He was born July 24, 1952, in Manchester, Tenn., to

the late Leonard Valard McNear and Mildred A.(Hamby) McNear Teerling.Mr. McNear was a self-employed mechanic. He

served his country in the U.S. Army.He is survived by the love of his life, Dorothy Owen; a son, Fred Michael

(Lorri) Delong, Tuscumbia, Ala.; three daughters, Jessica (Matthew) Campbell,Beth Goodman, and Bobbie Owen, all of Lagro; two brothers, Wayne (Maxine)McNear, Adams, Tenn., and Mike McNear, Florence, Ala.; two sisters, Joann(Fred) Delong and Wilma Jean Frontini, both of Adams, Tenn.; and 15 grandchil-dren. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters, BrendaLaMar and Mary Elizabeth McNear.Funeral services were held Dec. 10, at McDonald Funeral Home, Wabash, with

Pastor Charlie Osborn officiating. Burial was at a later date.Condolences for the family of Mr. McNear may be sent online at www.mcdon-

aldfunerals.com.

Mary Rose, 86Member of St. Bernard Catholic

ChurchJune 4, 1924 – Dec. 10, 2010

Mary Anna Rose, 86,Wabash, died Dec. 10, 9:50p.m., at Wabash CountyHospital.She was born June 4,

1924, in Wabash, to HarleyO. and Amelia J. (Krebs)Phillips. She marriedWalter Robert “Rosie”Rose, in Wabash, on Nov. 27,1943. Mrs. Rose attended

Wabash High School. Shewas a lifetime member ofthe St. Bernard Catholic

Church and a member of the Wabash Women of theMoose. She loved working on the computer anddoing needlework.She is survived by her husband, Walter “Rosie”

Rose, Wabash; three children, Walter (Kandice) RoseJr., Wabash; Barbara Burnside, Hudson, Fla.; andLeo (Nanette) Rose Sr., Chesterton; 10 grandchil-dren, Eric (Lori) Rose, Franklin; Patrick (Misty)Rose, Urbana; Jason (Erica) Rose and Stephany(Jeff) Hipskind, both of Wabash; Andrew Whitesel,New Port Richey, Fla.; Jenifer (Daniel) Bean,Hudson, Fla.; Jamie (Kenny) Greene, Land O’ Lakes,Fla.; Zachariah Rose, Michigan City, Ind.; Veronica(Mike Hopta) Rose, Bolton, Mass.; and Leo Rose Jr.,Chesterton; 26 great-grandchildren; and her sister,Ruth Ann Phillips, Kokomo. She was preceded indeath by three brothers, Lawrence, Howard, andCharles Phillips; a grandson, Matthew Jay Whitesel;and a great-grandson.Funeral services will be held Dec. 15, 10 a.m., at St.

Bernard Catholic Church, 188 W. Sinclair St.,Wabash, with Father Sextus Don officiating. Friendsmay call Dec. 14, 3-7 p.m., at Grandstaff-HentgenFuneral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave., Wabash,with a rosary service at 3 p.m. Burial will be in theGarden of St. Bernard at Memorial Lawns Cemetery,Wabash.Preferred memorials are to St. Bernard Catholic

School Scholarship Fund. The memorial guest bookfor Mrs. Rose may be signed online at www.grand-staff-hentgen.com.

Richard D. Eppley toWilliam F. Eppley, CurtisE. Eppley and RichardD. Eppley Life Estate,Warranty Deed, 19-26-8Elda Mae Eppley to

William F. Eppley, CurtisE. Eppley and Elda MaeEppley Life Estate,Warranty Deed, 19-26-8Darl L. Driscoll

Estate, RepresentativeDeanna M. Rogers andRepresentative Teresa L.

Eiler to Beth E. Bell,Personal RepresentativeDeed, 9-27-6James R. Dyson Trust

and Ruth A. DysonTrust to Reid D. Dyson,Angela K. Dyson, RogerD. Dyson and DeborahA. Dyson, QuitclaimDeed, 26-27-5Amgad W. Riad to

Jamia R. Alexander,Quitclaim Deed,Sunset Acres Addition,

North Manchester,Multiple Lots / BlocksJamia R. Alexander

to Jeanett L. Alexanderand Jay A. Alexander,Warranty Deed, SunsetAcres Addition, NorthManchester, Multiple

Lots / BlocksRex E. Nordman and

Phyllis Nordamn toVicki Sue Hall LifeEstate, Rex E.Nordman and PhyllisNordman, QuitclaimDeed, Ewing & Hanna

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Heavy spring rainsand late summerdrought were the per-fect storm for the for-age issues that nowplague Indiana’s beefproducers.Forages are in short

supply in some partsof the state and of lowquality in others,leaving beef produc-ers to deal with thehigh prices of alter-native feeds to meetthe energy and pro-tein needs of theirherds, said RonLemenager, PurdueExtension beef spe-cialist.“We’re getting a

number of calls fromproducers who areasking questionsabout a short foragesupply, eitherbecause they had tostart feeding hay ear-lier than normal, orbecause they didn’tget a second or thirdcutting in during thegrowing season,”Lemenager said.“Some producershave a carryover ofhay from the previ-ous year, but that hayis more weatheredand lower quality.”

Many of the pro-ducers who startedto feed hay early hadto do so because thedrought wreakedhavoc on the pas-tures where cowswere grazing. Manypastures were over-grazed, leavingplants weak and,ultimately this canlead to delayed earlyspring growth. Tohelp pastures recov-er, producers mayneed to keep cattleoff pastures a littlelonger than normalthis next spring, cre-ating more need forforages and alterna-tive feeds.Another problem

Lemenager men-tioned is the highprice of corn. Manyalternative feeds areclosely tied to theprice of corn, and at$5 a bushel producersare looking for otherways to supplementlow quality hay.“In terms of alter-

native feeds, I thinkwe’re talking aboutdistillers grains, corngluten feed and soy-bean hulls,”Lemenager said.

“Then, there are somecommercially avail-able supplements liketubs, blocks and cubesthat producers mightwant to think about.The bottom line isthat they need to com-pare these differentproducts on a cost-per-unit energy orprotein basis, depend-ing on what the forageanalysis tells them.”Commercial feeds

often offer more com-plete nutrition, butthey come at a price.Analyzing forages tofind out what they’relacking allows pro-ducers to choose sup-plements based oncost per unit of ener-gy or protein – notjust the cost per ton.Regardless of the

nutritional decisionsproducers make,there will be costs –now or in the longrun.“A lot of times a

drought will have athree-year economicimpact,” Lemenagersaid. “Some produc-ers need to providesupplemental feeds,so there’s a cost asso-ciated with this calen-

dar year. If cowsaren’t managed cor-rectly and they go intothe calving or breed-ing season in 2011 in athinner body condi-tion, they’re going tohave longer postpar-tum intervals andlower pregnancyrates. If pregnancyrates are down in2011, it’s going totranslate into a small-er calf crop in 2012.“Producers need to

decide when theywant to spend theextra money to over-come some of theseproblems and whatkind of economicimpact they want tohave on losses laterdown the road.”To help beef pro-

ducers answer thesequestions, Lemenagerand PurdueExtension forage spe-cialist Keith Johnsonwill present a webi-nar at 7 p.m. on Dec.16. The program willbe broadcast to hostsites at local PurdueExtension offices.Those interested inattending should con-tact their countyExtension office.

Winchester SeniorCenter reading withHead Start cancelledThe reading session with the Head Start class at Dallas L. Winchester

Senior Center is cancelled for Dec. 15 at 10:15 a.m. If you are still inter-ested in reading to the children please mark Jan. 19, 2011, on your calen-dar. The Head Start class will return at 10:15 a.m. that day to take part inanother reading session.To find out more information about a variety of opportunities at the

Winchester Senior Center, log onto the website at www.living-wellinwabashcounty.org or contact Megan McKillip at 563-4475. Winchester Senior Center is operated by Wabash County Council on

Aging, Inc., a Wabash County United Fund agency.

Drought leaves beef producers inneed of forage supplements

Richvalley UnitedMethodist Womenmet recently at thechurch for theirannual Christmascarry-in. The roomwas decorated withcolorful tablecloths,a lighted Christmastree, candles andnumerous nativitysets.Cindi Price gave

the meal blessing.Hostesses Price andRuth Dyson providedcasseroles, rolls anda drink. Membersprovided salads and

Richvalley United Methodist Women met recentlydesserts.Pam Smith gave

the lesson onChristmas. We are inthe Advent Seasonnow, waiting withanticipation andpreparing for theChrist child. TheChristmas story wasread according toLuke. It took alltypes of people forthis story such aswise men, Mary,Joseph, shepherds,angels, Herod andBaby Jesus. A tealight was lit for eachone. Smith also read‘The Animals –Christmas Eve’.Price led members insinging Silent Night.Roll call was

answered by 10 mem-

bers with Christmasm e m o r i e s .Responses were seri-ous and some withhumor. TreasurerJoan Day reportedthe thank offeringwas higher this year.Christmas givingthis year went toOperation Elf,Wabash; IndianaUnited MethodistChildren’s Home,Lebanon; LI.F.E.Center, Wabash;Hamilton GroveFoundation, NewCarlile; BashorHome, Goshen; andShalom Place,Wabash.The next meeting

will be Jan. 8, 2011, at9 a.m. Jane Long andRuth Dyson will be

hostesses, DeannaUnger will give thelesson and roll callresponse will be “Athought on NewYear’s resolutions.”Patty Sausaman

and Sylvia Sriverwere in charge ofsending cards tocommunity people.Cindi Price led thediscussion onJoshua, who fol-lowed in the foot-steps of Moses.Members are to readJudges for theJanuary meeting.Arline Kizer gaveclosing devotionsabout thanking theLord for being withus in all kinds ofweather, whereverwe gather.


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Duke Energy Indiana,the Indiana UtilityConsumer Counselor,the Duke EnergyIndiana IndustrialGroup and Nucor Steeljointly notified theIndiana UtilityRegulatory Commissionthat they are withdrawingtheir Sept. 17 settlementon cost increases associ-ated with Duke Energy’sEdwardsport coal gasifi-cation power plant nearVincennes. The partiesagreed to enter into newsettlement negotiations.“This action is the

best path forward for theEdwardsport project atthis time,” said James E.Rogers, Duke Energychairman, president andchief executive officer.“While we are disap-pointed the original set-tlement is being with-drawn, we understandthe parties’ desire tonegotiate a new settle-ment that is separateand apart from recentevents.“The support and

cooperation of the set-tling parties is impor-tant to us, so we haveagreed to re-examineand renegotiate theterms of the cost settle-ment. The merits of theEdwardsport plant arestrong and constructioncontinues to move for-ward. The total project

Duke Energy Indiana, consumer groups agree to renegotiate Edwardsport cost settlement agreementis about 80 percent com-plete and we are ontrack to finish the plantby the fall of 2012.”“The OUCC continues

to support theEdwardsport project forthe reasons our agencyhas stated on numerousoccasions,” said IndianaUtility ConsumerCounselor DavidStippler. “However, dueto recent revelationsabout communicationsbetween Duke Energyand the former IURCchairman, our officehas called into questionthe integrity of theprocess that led to thesettlement agreement.For these reasons, it is

appropriate to reopenthe negotiation processand take a fresh look atthe issues addressed inthis case.”The settlement was to

be considered by theIURC Dec. 13 and 14. Thegroups have proposed anew schedule for com-mission consideration ofthe revised cost withhearings that – ifapproved – may begin asearly as mid-March.Those dates are depend-ent upon commissionscheduling andapproval.In April, the company

announced that the pro-ject’s scale and complex-ity would add approxi-

mately $530 million tothe previously approved$2.35 billion estimate.That brought the totalestimated cost of theplant to $2.88 billion.The approximately

618-megawatt plant willuse state-of-the-art tech-nology to gasify coal,strip out pollutants, andthen burn that cleanergas to produce electrici-ty. The plant’s efficiencyreduces its carbon emis-sions per megawatt-hour by nearly half.As the first major new

power plant built inIndiana in more than 20years, the facility is akey step in modernizingthe state’s aging electric

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Alzheimer’scaregiver supportgroup to be heldDec. 16The Alzheimer’s Association Caregiver

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will be discussed at this month’s meeting. Thegroup meets at 6 p.m. on Dec. 16 at the DallasWinchester Senior Center.For more information on the event, contact

Kim Polk at 260-563-4475.The Dallas L. Winchester Senior Center is

operated by the Wabash County Council onAging, Inc., a Wabash County United FundAgency.


A new book aimedat third-graders fea-tures PurdueUniversity scientistsand fun activities tobuild student interestin health and veteri-nary sciences.“When we ask

young children whatit means to be a vet-erinarian, they oftenthink of a whitewoman caring fordogs. That perspec-tive makes some chil-dren feel as if they

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Purdue health and veterinary scientists tell their story to third-gradersadvantaged economicbackgrounds, to con-sider careers in sci-ence.“This book, which

is part of a larger pro-gram called Fat Dogsand Coughing Horses,offers a diverse andpersonal view ofeight scientists whoare committed toimproving humanand animal life.”

“How I Became aScientist: An ActivityBook for 3rd Graders”was published thisfall and is being dis-tributed to the pro-gram’s partnerschools in ClintonCounty, and the citiesof Indianapolis;Atlanta, Ga.; and NewYork City, N.Y. Aschool in Ghana,Africa, also is partici-pating. Anyone canaccess a free onlinecopy of the book atwww.purdue.edu/svmengaged/sepa/activi-tybook3.The program’s title,

Fat Dogs andCoughing Horses, rep-resents the healthissues of obesity andasthma – which isknown as heaves inhorses – that studentscan easily under-stand. The program

targets third-, sixth-and ninth-graders,and this book is partof the curriculum cre-ated for third-graders.Both the book andcurriculum meetIndiana educationstandards. The fea-tured scientists, whostudy what helps keephumans or animalshealthy, also can visitclassrooms to talkmore about theircareers and meet stu-dents.“It’s like having sto-

rybook characterscome to life, and thisreinforces the mes-sage that people ofdifferent back-grounds can be scien-tists,” Amass said.“Their stories alsoshow young peoplethe different areas ofstudy: from how peo-ple age to heaves inhorses and to foodmicrobiology.”“How I Became a

Scientist” was writ-ten by Kauline Davis,director of diversityinitiatives with anappointment in theDepartment ofC o m p a r a t i v ePathobiology; JessicaSchneider, programcoordinator in veteri-nary clinical sciences;

and Thad Blossom, aprogram manager inveterinary clinicalsciences. Carol Bain,a technical researchassistant in compara-tive pathobiology,illustrated the book,and Blossom designedit.The Fat Dogs and

Coughing Horsesproject, which is inthe second year of itsfive-year grant, is sup-ported by a ScienceE d u c a t i o nPartnership Awardfrom the NationalCenter for ResearchResources, which is acomponent of theNational Institutes ofHealth. The School ofVeterinary Medicineis working with theDiscovery LearningResearch Center atDiscovery Park,College of Education,College of Health andHuman Sciences,Science Bound pro-gram and publicschools in Indiana.The project alsoincludes an interac-tive traveling exhibitproduced by PurdueA g r i c u l t u r a lCommunication inpartnership with theChildren’s Museum ofIndianapolis.

Today’s tough economy

gives experienced farmers

an opportunity to teach

younger farmers planning

and decision-making skills

they might not learn in

good times, a Purdue

University agricultural

economist says.Those looking to pass

their operation on to next-

generation farmers can

show them how to plan

strategically and make

decisions under poor mar-

ket conditions, said busi-

ness planning specialist

Angela Gloy.

“This type of real-world,

real-time education cannot

be simulated in the class-

room, nor is it necessarily

intuitive,” she said. “Good

managers will recognize

and act upon opportunities

to teach the next genera-

tion about which cost-sav-

ing measures you’re imple-

Younger farmers can learnfrom bad economy

menting, the trade-offs

involved in one choice over

another, and the short- and

long-run implications

behind each decision. In

short, you’re teaching how

to manage under condi-

tions of not just price

volatility but also extremely

low price levels.”

One of the financial ben-

efits of a recession is that it

can be a time of low inter-

est rates, which helps

young people buy into a

portion of the farm busi-

ness if they are prepared.

To make a successful

transition in management,

each farm should have a

plan outlining leadership

roles, marketing strategies,

the direction of the busi-

ness and other related

concerns, Gloy said.

Bringing in another genera-

tion affects the operation in

so many ways that strong

planning is a low-cost

means of reducing some

risks.

“There can be very neg-

ative consequences for the

farm business in the

absence of a plan,” she

said. “Farm families could

jeopardize land and other

assets.”

There also are personal

considerations, such as

whether potential partners

could work well with each

other, said Robert Taylor,

professor emeritus of agri-

cultural economics. They

also should consider

whether the farm would



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Bringing in another gen-eration affects the oper-ation in so many waysthat strong planning is alow-cost means of reduc-ing some risks.“There can be very

negative consequencesfor the farm business inthe absence of a plan,”she said. “Farm familiescould jeopardize landand other assets.”There also are person-

al considerations, suchas whether potentialpartners could workwell with each other,said Robert Taylor, pro-fessor emeritus of agri-cultural economics.They also should consid-er whether the farmwould generate enoughincome for each to makea living.“If we make a deci-

sion, it’s got to be goodfor both of us,” Taylorsaid. “It doesn’t work ifthe decision is good for

me and bad for you. Setthe business up so thatthe decisions that aregood for one guy aregood for the other guyalso.”Each person should

work hard to improvethe business relation-ship, Taylor said.“Make very sure I’m

doing the best I can to bea good young or old part-ner,” he said. “Each per-son needs to recognizethere is potential for dif-ficulty. I need to workhard and not be diffi-cult.”He said communica-

tion is important in apartnership, includingunderstanding eachother’s goals. The part-nership can run intoproblems if each personheads in different direc-tions.More than 95 percent

of new farmers begin ontheir family farm. But if

there are no children totake over the business, afarmer might look for ayoung person outsidethe family who wants toget into farming, Taylorsaid.“The young guy gets

the chance to farm, theold guy continues tofarm and do what he canand be a part of theongoing, vibrant busi-ness,” Taylor added.“He’s not chasing thecows when they’re out,but he’s helping withgovernment programsbecause he can do that.So he gets the chance tocontinue farming formany years.”Taylor said young

farmers should provideboth labor and manage-ment, which includesidentifying problemsand suggesting solu-tions for how the farmcould improve.

Younger farmers can learn frombad economy continue from page 18

Finalists have beenselected for the twostatewide awards givento young farmers byIndiana Farm Bureau.The overall winners

of the Young FarmerAchievement Award andYoung FarmerExcellence inAgriculture Award wereannounced Dec. 10 atIFB’s annual conven-tion, which was held inIndianapolis. Indiana’swinners will then repre-sent Indiana in theAmerican Farm BureauYoung Farmer &Rancher contests, thewinners of which willbe announced duringthe AFBF convention inAtlanta, Ga., Jan. 9-12.The Young Farmer

Achievement Award rec-ognizes young farmerswhose farm manage-ment techniques andcommitment to theircommunities set a posi-tive example for thoseinvolved in productionagriculture. Among thefinalists for the awardwere Orville and Jessica

Haney, KosciuskoCounty.Orville and Jessica

live and work on thefarm that has been inthe same family for sixgenerations. The opera-tion currently includesabout 120 cows on justunder 570 acres nearAkron, on which theyraise corn, hay, wheatand oats in addition topasture. Orville man-ages the farm in part-nership with his fatherand brother, with allmajor decisions sharedbetween the three ofthem. Jessica supple-ments the farm incomeby working as a nurse,and they have two chil-dren: Keith, 4, andClaire, 2.The Young Farmer

Excellence inAgriculture Award rec-ognizes young farmerswho are involved in agri-culture in ways otherthan as farm owners.Mike and RayleeHoneycutt, MarionCounty, were finalistsfor this award.

Mike and Raylee havebackgrounds in agricul-ture, but they now live inMarion County. Theynonetheless manage tostay involved in agricul-ture – Raylee is the mar-keting manager forCountryMark Co-op, afarmer-owned fuel coop-erative, and Mike headsthe Leadership &Educational ProgramDelivery Team at theNational FFAOrganization, which isheadquartered inIndianapolis. They alsostay involved in agricul-ture through FarmBureau. Mike is the newMarion County FarmBureau president andRaylee is county womanleader, and they serve asco-chairs of their coun-ty’s political action com-mittee.The state Young

Farmer AchievementAward winners receive a$6,000 cash prize fromIndiana Farm BureauInsurance; a $500 cashprize from Dodge; 250hours maximum free

Finalists named for statewide Young Farmer awardsuse of one M-Series trac-tor (and loader, if appro-priate) courtesy ofKubota TractorCorporation; and theDavid L. LeisingMemorial Award, whichincludes a $200 savingsbond.The winners of the

state Young FarmerExcellence inAgriculture Awardwinner receive a JohnDeere Gator courtesyof Farm CreditServices; $3,000 cashprize from IndianaFarm BureauInsurance; and a $500cash prize from Dodge.In both contests, the

winners receive anexpenses-paid trip tothe national conven-tion in Atlanta, Ga.,and the runners upreceive a $1,000 cashprize from IndianaFarm BureauInsurance.


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First New Year’s Eve atthe Charley Creek InnThe Charley Creek Inn, located at 111 W.

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form with pianist Tommy Muellner, featuringmusic from the 1920s. Spider has beendescribed by Rex Reed as “A gifted and polishedsong stylist. A most enjoyable musical outing.”The New York Post shared, “Saloff will win youover completely” and the Chicago Tribune stat-ed, “Slyly sophisticated, easily accessible,Saloff stands as a kind of ideal.” You can learnmore about Spider at www.spiderjazz.com.The celebration begins at 7 p.m. There is lim-

ited seating for this event so it is recommendedto call early. Tickets may be purchased by visit-ing the Front Desk at the Charley Creek Inn orby calling 260-563-0111. In addition to the spe-cial performance by Saloff, the eveningincludes pre- and post-dinner appetizers, agourmet dinner prepared by the ExecutiveChef and his team, and a champagne toast.Rooms are still available at the Charley CreekInn for this night.Spider will also perform in the Green Hat

Lounge from 6:30 to 7 p.m. for early arrivers.Please plan to join in the New Year’s EveCelebration at the Charley Creek Inn.

Julia Sermersheimtransforms cloth, sim-ply and expansively,into fiber and fabricart for a winter exhibi-tion in Gallery G atManchester College.The free show in theupper College Unionon the NorthManchester campuscontinues throughMarch 27, 2011.Julia Sermersheim:

Impress/Impression isopen 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.weekdays and noon to 3p.m. when classes arein session. Her worksfor this show rangefrom landscapes toabstract works, fromthe humble to quitecontemporary. Pricesheets are available inGallery G.Sermersheim discov-

ered her art passion inthe early 1980s, craftingquilts with her mother.

She would strategicallyarrange her leftoverblocks of cloth on thewall, eventually creat-ing a fiber wall piece.Today, the seasonedartist captures influ-ence from nature, mag-azines, architectureand the fine arts.

“My newest piecesincorporate some ofthe fabric I have recent-ly hand-dyed,” says theJasper native. “Thesehand-dyed fabrics andother fabrics become abase for the newestprocess I have beenexperimenting with –silkscreen.”Sites of her recent

exhibitions includeKentucky WesleyanUniversity, theKentucky Museum ofArt and Craft andSwope Art Museum inTerre Haute. She is arecipient of the Phyllis

Potter’s House Ministry tohost free Christmas mealTo coincide with the Christmas holiday, Potter’s House Minstries will

host a free meal open to the public Dec. 19, 2-4 p.m., at the church, 774Pike St., Wabash.The meal will include chili, great northern beans, pinto beans, bread,

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Fabric artistry of Julia Sermersheimfills Gallery G at Manchester College

Dye Turner Award ofDistinction.Sermersheim holds

her bachelor’s and twomaster’s degrees ineducation, using herfabric artistry to helpteach hearing-impaired students.For more about Julia

Sermersheim, visitwww.justjulia.com. For

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What began as oneof a child’s favoriteChristmas memorieswill once againbecome a reality onDec. 19.About 15 years ago

the Town of Macy’stwo churches teamedtogether to have aChristmas festival.There were three pur-poses for this festival:to honor Jesus andHis birth, to tell sometown history and tohave some old-fash-ioned Christmas fun.When North Miami

senior Connor Conleywas required to do aservice project, shedecided to reinstatethat Christmas festi-val. The projectrequires 30 hours ofservice. Conley pre-

sented her idea to theMacy Good StartCommittee and theMacy ChristianChurch. Both groupse n t h u s i a s t i c a l l yembraced Conley andher project.After several

months of prepara-tion, Conley’s favoritememory now has thepotential to be passedalong as a favoritememory for manymore.The festival will be

Dec. 19, 5 p.m., begin-ning with Santa com-ing into town, drivenby elves in Jerry andPhyllis Calloway’shorse-drawn wagon.Teams of horses,mules (provided byZartman Weakly) andwagons will allow all

participants to ridethrough the festivalreliving history, view-ing the live nativityscene and listening tocaroling.Satisfy your

appetite with the freesoup dinner providedat the ChristianChurch FellowshipHall.Stop by the sweet

shop to purchase yourfavorite Christmassweets: pies, cakes,cinnamon rolls andother favorites will beon sale in theFellowship Hall withproceeds to benefit aneedy family.Santa will be busy

in his workshop at theTown Hall. He will begreeting young andold alike, supervising

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Friday, Dec. 176:15 p.m. Girls V Bball vs. Southwood8 p.m. Boys V Bball vs. SouthwoodSaturday, Dec. 189 a.m. Wrestling at Wawasee

NORTHFIELD HIGH SCHOOLFriday, Dec. 176:15 p.m. Boys JV/V Bball vs. WabashSaturday, Dec. 189 a.m. V Wrestling at Twin Lakes Invite9 a.m. JV Wrestling at North Miami Invite6:15 p.m. Girls JV/V Bball at WabashTuesday, Dec. 214 p.m. Boys V Bball at CSB Classic (Caston)

SOUTHWOOD HIGH SCHOOLThursday, Dec. 166:30 p.m. Wrestling vs. Huntington NorthFriday, Dec. 176:15 p.m. Girls V Bball at Manchester8 p.m. Boys V Bball at ManchesterSaturday, Dec. 189 a.m. V Wrestling at Raider Invite9 a.m. JV Wrestling at North Miami Invite

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MANCHESTER COLLEGESaturday, Dec. 1810 a.m. Women’s Bball vs. Malone at Cruizin’ Classic(Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.)

4 p.m. Men’s Bball vs. St. Thomas at Cruizin’ Classic(Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.)

Sunday, Dec. 198 a.m. Women’s Bball vs. Bridgewater at Cruizin’Classic (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.)

10 a.m. Men’s Bball vs. Lawrence at Cruizin’ Classic(Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.)

MC basketball programs eachpick up conference win

by Shaun TilghmanThe Southwood

Lady Knights lookedto pick up their sec-ond straight win OnDec. 10 as they trav-eled to Northfield,where the Lady Norsewere trying to recordtheir second win ofthe season.The cross-town

rivals played threequarters of evenlymatched basketball,but the Lady Knightsput together a big sec-ond quarter effortthat would prove thedifference in their 36-23 win.Sarah White got

things started forSouthwood by hittingtwo free throws earlyin the game.Northfield answeredwhen Alyssa Richtergot a steal and made a

nice pass ahead toKatie Stephan for thescore.Sydney Reed then

made good on two freethrows before Whiteconnected on a trey.Neither team was ableto score for over fourminutes, but Stephanmade a bucket at the1:03 mark to give theLady Norse a 6-5 leadafter one.White opened the

second quarter with abasket to give herteam the lead.Northfield’s MorganPeas then made a freethrow to tie things up,but from there it wasall Southwood. TheLady Knightsoutscored the LadyNorse 14-2 in the stan-za getting five fromWhite, three fromKaley Harness, and

two each from JessicaPegg, Abby Harness,and Ana MarieFarlow – making it 19-8 at the break.After a second quar-

ter in whichNorthfield was at thecharity stripe sixtimes and Southwoodeight, neither teamattempted a freethrow in the third.Four Lady Knightsrecorded baskets togive their team eightpoints, while SydneyElztroth hit a two- anda three-pointer andReed scored two togive the Lady Norseseven. With one quar-ter to play, Southwoodstill held a 12-pointlead, 27-15.Elztroth scored first

for Northfield to nar-row the gap to 10, thena basket by Abby

Harness and a three-point play from Whitemade the score 32-17.Southwood extendedtheir lead to 17 with2:06 left to play, butStephan and MichelleHendricks gaveNorthfield the lasttwo baskets of thecontest, making thefinal 36-23.White led all scor-

ers with 17 points,while Abby Harnessadded eight for theLady Knights.Elztroth scored

seven points, to gowith eight steals andseven rebounds, lead-ing the Lady Norse. S o u t h w o o d

improved to 3-4 on theyear with the win.The loss droppedNorthfield to 1-6 thisseason.

Second quarter separates Lady Knights from Lady Norse

M a n c h e s t e rCollege (MC) hosteda basketball double-header on Dec. 11,as the women’s andmen’s programseach faced theirrespective counter-parts from MountSt. Joseph inH e a r t l a n dCollegiate AthleticConference (HCAC)action. Women’s gameThe women’s bas-ketball team got theday off to a positivestart with a 65-61win in the earlygame.Manchester helda 34-22 lead at thehalf, shooting 11-of-23 from the floorand 4-of-7 from theperimeter. Theyextended their leadto as many as 18 inthe second half, 50-32 with just under10 minutes remain-ing, but Mount St.Joseph battled backto within one pointwith 1:14 left in thegame. The Spartanswere able to hangon, however, result-ing in the 65-61 vic-tory. Senior KelseyDeMott led MC with16 points, ninerebounds, twosteals and twoassists. Junior AlexStarkey was 4-of-7from the floor andhad 11 points, fiveassists and twosteals. ErynnMeiklejohn, a firstyear, added 10points on 4-of-6shooting, to go witheight rebounds andthree blocked shots. M a n c h e s t e rimproves to 3-5 onthe year, 3-1 in theHCAC.

Men’s gameThe men’s squadsecured the sweepfor Manchester byrecording a victoryin the late game, 81-74.

MC took a 40-18lead into the half,holding Mount St.Joseph to just 18percent field goalshooting in the firsthalf.The Spartanswent up by as manyas 32 in the secondhalf, including a 65-33 lead with 10 min-utes remainingbefore MSJ closedout the half with abig run to make itan 81-74 final. Senior TylerDelauder scored 17points on 5-of-10shooting from thefloor and was 4-of-6from the perimeter;

he also had foursteals and threeassists. SeniorMitch Schaefer hit4-of-7 shots from thethree-point arc onhis way to 16 pointsand six rebounds.Senior Tyler Hennadded 12 points and15 rebounds, whilejunior JasonSpindler con-tributed 10 pointson 5-of-6 shootingwith eight reboundsand five blockedshots. M a n c h e s t e rimproves to 4-3 onthe year, 2-1 in theHCAC.

SOUTHWOOD’S ABBY HARNESS (25) puts up a shot over the outstretched arms of severalNorthfield defenders during their game on Dec. 10. Harness scored eight points to help the LadyKnights defeat the Lady Norse 36-23 on the road. (photo by Shaun Tilghman)

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THE CHRISTMASSEASON is almostupon us and as wethink of giving gifts,don’t forget the most

Elementary is collect-ing Labels forEducation and BoxTops for Education.There are collectionbaskets at the frontentry to the school.Each year we earnclose to $400 from theBox Tops and variousamounts of pointsfrom the Labels forEducation. The Labels for

Education points canbe used to provide theschool with gym itemsand also art supplies.From now until theschool break forChristmas we can getdouble points for allour Labels for educa-tion items. Please remember to

save your Box Tops andLabels for Educationall year long and dropthem off at the school.If you have a collectionat home, please turnthem in to the school sowe can deposit thelabels and get doublethe points. Thank you!

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time out of your busyschedule to help thosein need. Remember,the need for theseblood supplies nevertakes time off for theholidays. Please bringyour donor card orsome other form ofpositive identificationwith you. Without oneof these, we cannotaccept your donation.

Sixteen-year-olds arenow eligible to donateif they have a consentform from the RedCross, which has beensigned by their par-ent. Childcare willagain be provided for

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YOGA CLASSESare available onTuesday nights at theManchester Churchof the Brethren from6 to 7 p.m. Come whenyou can. Call for moreinfo 260-774-9336.

G A R B E R - S I M -MONS SENIORCENTER (a UnitedFund Agency) will beclosed for theChristmas holidaysduring the week ofDec. 20-24. We will beopen Dec. 27-30, with aNew Year’s Party on

Dec. 30 at 10 a.m.Light refreshmentswill be served andeveryone is invited tojoin us to celebrate.We will be closed onDec. 31 and reopen onJan. 3, 2011, withStretch Band exerciseat 8:30 a.m. and “FootCare” at 10a.m. (Submitted byNeVonna Allen.)

AREA FIVENUTRITION PRO-GRAM provides anutritious lunchMonday throughFriday, at Scout Hall,for people age 60 andolder, and is based ona voluntary donation.

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MEALS ONWHEELS can bring ahot lunch and colddinner to area resi-dents. They are in theoffice from 11 a.m. - 1p.m., Monday - Friday,to arrange for you orsomeone you knowwho needs help withtheir meals. Theoffice number is 982-6010, or leave a mes-sage if calling atother times. Clientsneed to live aroundNorth Manchester /

Laketon area, and behome bound. Allmeals are individual-ly prepared byTimbercrest to fiteach person’s owndietary needs.

ARE YOU NEWTO TOWN? Did youjust have a baby? Didyou recently becomeengaged? If theanswer to any ofthese questions is yes,Town Callers wouldlike to come visit you!Town Callers is aCommunity GreetingService that wel-comes new residents,new babies andengaged couples witha complimentary giftpack. The gift pack isfilled with informa-tion about the area

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where to begin withthe thanks, so we willstart at the LagroCommunity Church.Thank you to the mem-bers of the church whohelp each year, mostespecially this year toJoyce Speelman andPastor Joel Murray,who coordinated theactivities for theirchurch. Thank you tothe vendors who preferto be at LagroCommunity Church,and to Suzan Hamilton,Glynna Harmon, andTami Harmon for thebeautiful music theyplayed all afternoon.Christmas in a CanalTown began with thehelp of CommunityChurch and we can’timagine trying to doCIACT without you. Next on the Thank

You list is Joe and LouStudio, who have coor-dinated activities atthe Log Cabin for thepast two years, and toall the singers and ven-dors who like to be atthe Log Cabin. Themany musical acts,face painting, kettlecorn, outdoor vendorsand warming campfireis enjoyed by so manypeople. Lagro United

Methodist Church hasbeen another friend forthe past two years. Lastyear, they hosted theKids Klub Choir. Thisyear, they welcomedvendors into theFellowship Hall, aswell as hosting a lunch-eon/early dinner forpeople. WithoutMonica Sparling andall the women of LagroUMC, we would be lost.They are there to helpout, always encourag-ing and ready to trynew endeavors, yearafter year. Adding tothe fun at the LagroUMC was a wonderful

performance by God’sCountry. Thanks to allof you!St. Patrick’s Church

is a historic place, andfor the past two yearshistory has been madewith the wonderfulevents at this venue.Last year, the churchhosted the MadrigalSingers. This year itwas Steve Henderson,former NorthfieldHigh School ChoirDirector, directing achoir of nearly 40 peo-ple in a glorious con-cert of religious andsecular music. Nearly200 people crowdedinto St. Patrick’s tohear the concert. Wethank each member ofthe choir for your com-mitment to practicessince Oct. 31, and weonly hope that the sug-gestion that you makeit bigger and better for2011 was heard by oneand all. And thanks,especially, to PeggyCoppler who coordinat-ed the effort and theFriends of St. Patrick’sfor readying thechurch. It is beautifuland a rare jewel for anycommunity.Bethel Church

manned the beautifulnativity outside St.

Patrick’s Church. Howsolemn and beautiful itwas to pay homage tothe Holy Family aftersuch a magnificentconcert. Thanks to castmembers of the nativi-ty. The end of the day

brought a lighted horseand carriage parade.This was the first yearfor the event. Thosewho were able to seethe parade enjoyed itimmensely. Next year,we hope for a largerturnout and an earlierparade so that every-one can enjoy the hors-es/carriages, little don-key, ponies, fire truck,and anyone who wantsto be in a ChristmasParade.We could go on and

on. How much fun is itto watch the communi-ty that is so familiarbecome a wonderlandfor so many people?The Lagro TownshipTourism Board has onegoal, to increase theknowledge of all thewonderful activitiesavailable in LagroTownship to those thathave yet to experienceit. Already we haveideas for a bigger andbetter next year. Wehope that on Dec. 3,

2011, you will come outand enjoy everythingthat Lagro Townshiphas to offer.Our final thank you

goes to our local news-paper, the WabashPlain Dealer andAmanda Lyons columnof Lagro News in ThePaper. They haveencouraged us andsaluted us with theircoverage of our eventsthe past two years.Without your coverage,it would be so muchharder to makeWabash County awareof our efforts. Thankyou so much.

L A G R OC O M M U N I T YCHURCH services onDec. 19 will begin at 10a.m. with Pastor JoelMurray’s sermon on hisseries on “Angels”. TheSunday school depart-ment will present spe-cial music led by BarbMarshall and LorettaDillon. Tom and BillBurnsworth will be thegreeters and ushers.Betty Murray will be theacolyte. The elders willgive the Advent reading.Bonnie Meredith willannounce the hymns,and Suzan Hamiltonwill be the musician.Fellowship and refresh-ments will follow theservice. Christmas Evecandlelight service willbe at 7 p.m. on Dec. 24,provided the weathercooperates. Our thanks

to all who contributed toour food pantry thismonth. We are certainlyblessed with your gen-erosity.

LAGRO UNITEDM E T H O D I S TCHURCH will observethe fourth Sunday inAdvent during the 9 a.m.worship service on Dec.19. The Burcroff familywill be the greeters.Scripture reading willbe from Micah 5:1-5a.Rev. Rick Borgman willgive the message, “Haveyou chosen God?” TheWomen’s Guild willmeet for their annualChristmas Dinner onDec. 21 at 6:30 p.m. ClaraSwan will be hostess.Members are asked tobring a covered dish toshare, a bingo prize, andgift exchange.

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R O A N NLIBRARY NEWS:Through Dec. 30, thelibrary will have adrop box for cannedgoods to benefit theRoann Food Pantry.The Library willclose on Dec. 24, 25,and 31, and Jan. 1,for the holidays.

THE ROANNC O V E R E DBRIDGE LIONSCLUB met Dec. 2 inthe town hall.President Keith Fordopened the meetingby leading the mem-bers to the pledge ofallegiance to theAmerican flag. Theminutes to theNovember meetingand the treasurer’sreport was given byDon Everest,they were approvedas read. Janet Shouereported that due tothe Roann FoodPantry moving to theTown Hall theChristmas hams

have not been pur-chased. She will buythe hams when she isnotified by the volun-teers of the foodpantry. Janet alsosuggested thatthe Lions Club checkon informationto provide the eye-screening testingprogram at theRoann Church of theBrethren for Pre-school children.Donna Harmanreported that theplans for Christmasin Roann for Dec. 11have been made. Theday will begin withSanta’s arrival byfire truck at 10 a.m.at the communitybuilding. He will bethere until noon.Each child willreceive a treat. Otherevents happeningthat day, includingopen house at theThomas J. Lewishome (now owned byThe Nelson family),and the library openhouse 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.Russell Krom report-ed that the tractorpull dates for the 2011year have been sched-

uled. Those dates are:July 2, Aug. 6, Sept. 8and 10. The tractorpull club has beenofficially named theEel River Old IronClub. Those attendingthe meeting were:Keith Ford, RussellKrom, Don andCarolyn Everest, DanShoemaker, JanetShoue and Roger andDonna Harman. Thenext meeting will beJan. 6 at 7 p.m. (Fromthe minutes of theRoann Lions.)

PLEASE STOP BYthe Deedsville PostOffice to purchaseyour holiday stampsor send a package inthe flat rate boxes.Please contact thePost Office at 574-382-3034 with any ques-tions. Hours are 6:45a.m. to 10:15 a.m.,Monday - Saturday.Stop in through Dec.20 to enter our annualcontest. You couldwin a book of ForeverHoliday Evergreenstamps. Drawing willbe held on Dec. 20 andgoodies will be avail-able too. Thank youfor your patronagethroughout the year.(Submitted by JuliaR e n s b e r g e r ,Postmaster.)

HAPPY BIRTH-DAY this week toAustin Owens, Bruce

Shaw, Steve Foust,Nelda Witmer, CarleeLeFebvre, BillyMcCarty, ValerieDoud, Kelly Schuler,Tara Lynn, JenniferMcColley, JaneWhitney, Linda West,Stacy Baer, PhilHendrick, CiaraWilliams, CliftonCordes, Mark Vigar,Sarah Bussard, andTim Kersey. (Fromthe RoannC o m m u n i t yCalendar.)

H A P P YA N N I V E R S A RYthis week to Mr. andMrs. Billy McCarty,Mr. and Mrs. RogerFlitcraft, Mr. andMrs. Brady Brower,Mr. and Mrs. BradVigar, and Mr. andMrs. Eric Scholes.(From the RoannC o m m u n i t yCalendar.)

ROANN NEWSITEMS may be sentto my e-mail addressat [email protected], oryou may call me atthe phone numberlisted. The deadlinefor news to appear inthe next week’s issueof The Paper isTuesday at noon. Itwould be best to sub-mit timely newsitems two weeks inadvance.

Sew Pieceful Quilt Guildto attend quilt showThe Sew Pieceful Quilt Guild is sponsoring a

bus trip to the International Quilt Show inCincinnati, Ohio. The bus leaves Wabash onApril 9, 2011. For more information contactCarolyn Kellam at 260-466-6603.

The Alpha ZetaChapter members ofDelta Kappa Gammamet Nov. 13 inColumbia City at theGrace LutheranChurch withPresident Donna Ottpresiding. The chap-ter celebrated itsfounding sisters andhonored 50-yearMember Mary LouFries. Corresponding

Secretary JanetVesa’s work with thenewsletter was recog-nized by receiving a 5-Star status fromAlpha Epsilon Statefor its excellent cover-age. The program,

“Celebrating 100Years of Women’sRoles in Boy Scouts ofAmerica”, was deliv-ered by Member Sue

Corbin, a long timeand nationally activeBoy Scout leader. Mrs.Corbin emphasizedthe importancewomen have played inthe organization oncethey were allowed tohold key positions. Alpha Zeta Chapter

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Paper for the nice articles that ran for twoweeks. Many of the people attending saw thisand came. We would like to thank C/S Printingfor being so gracious to donate 250 4x6 dual sideHelp Portrait Cards. Jo Wagner, Curves, let ususe their facility for the day. Jennie Terrell,Peebles Realty, and Jane Cole gave monetarydonations that we used to purchase 23 Wal-Mart gift cards that were included with theindividual CDs so they could purchase theirchoice of prints from their sessions.We would like to thank our wonderful volun-

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that attended our first annual Help Portrait. Ifwould not have been a success without you. Weare already so excited and looking forward tonext year.

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thank you to the staffat the WabashCounty AnimalShelter, especiallyAnimal ControlWarden Sherry Cox.Sherry went aboveand beyond her callof duty for me whenmy husband and Iadopted a littlefemale beagle aboutnine months agofrom the shelter. I amfrom NorthernWisconsin. Sherryhad sent me an e-mail with a pictureof the beagle we nowcall Brandy. Whenwe saw Brandy’s pic-ture we both fell inlove with her. Weadopted her withouteven meeting herfirst. Sherry drovefive hours to meet ushalfway so we couldpick Brandy up.Brandy had been

badly mistreated andleft to fend for her-self on the street byher previous so-called owners. Well I

Sheriff Strikerencouragessafe driving Dear editor,With onset of winter upon us, the Wabash

County Sheriff ’s Department encourages itsdrivers to be aware that winter driving canbe treacherous. As a result, all drivers needto be prepared for dangerous road condi-tions.Snow is inevitable this winter. And, like it

or not, it’s going to happen sooner ratherthan later. The following tips for winter driv-ing, which can be treacherous.Avoid driving while fatigued. Getting the

proper amount of rest before taking on win-ter weather driving reduces driving risks.Never warm up a vehicle in an enclosed

area, such as a garage.Make certain tires are properly inflated

and don’t mix radial tires with other tiretypes.Keep gas tank at least half full to avoid gas

line freeze-up.If possible, avoid using parking brake in

cold, rainy and snowy weather.Don’t use cruise control when driving on a

slippery surface (wet, ice).Always look and steer where you want to go.Use your seat belt every time you get into

your vehicle.Before leaving home, check traffic and

weather reports on TV, radio or websites. Beaware of statewide travel alerts and roadconditions.Clear snow and ice from car surfaces before

driving. Snow on the hood can blow toward thewindshield and limit visibility.Keep safety equipment, spare parts and food

and water in the car. Keep your cell phone fullycharged.Drive with headlights on.If you need to pull over, stay with your vehi-

cle, where you’ll be safer. Call for help on yourcell phone, or hang a colorful cloth from yourwindow or antenna.Using common sense is encouraged when

driving in blizzard-like conditions. Drive safe-ly to avoid our officers from having to respondto your particular situation.

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have one thing to sayto the old owners.They made a hugemistake by treatingher so badly. Sheturned out to be afantastic little dogand her new ownerswould never give herup for anything.The common mis-

perception is that ifa beagle does nothunt well then it’snot worth keepingand taking care of.Well the people thatthink that are sowrong. In my bookthey are the same asany other house dog.I have two of themnow and they do not

hunt nor do I wantthem to. If they wantto sleep all day theycan and if they wantto play all day theycan do that too.If anyone is look-

ing to get an animal,be sure that you areable to take care ofit. Please adopt froma shelter, do not buyfrom a breeder.Shelter dogs makewonderful pets too.Sherry and the

Wabash Shelter canuse all the help youcan give them.Please help them;any donation isgreatly appreciated.

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A new U.S. SurgeonGeneral’s Report wasreleased Dec. 9 that pro-vides a stark reminder ofhow lethal and addictivesmoking is for every-one. This report under-scores the importance ofactions to prevent kidsfrom starting to smoke,helping smokers quit andprotecting everyone’sright to breathe clean air.

“Exposure to tobaccosmoke causes immediatedamage to your body. Thenext cigarette you smokecan be the cigarette that isthe trigger for a deadlyheart or asthma attack, ordamage your DNA whichcan lead to cancer,” saysDan Gray, Wabash CountyTobacco Free Coalitioncoordinator.

Efforts are alwaysbeing made to educate theyouth of Wabash Countyabout the dangers oftobacco and provide ces-sation classes for all thatare ready to quit theirtobacco use. Educating isthe beginning of preven-tion. There are CountyTown Hall meetings beingscheduled in February toeducate Wabash CountyHoosiers the dangers ofsecondhand smoke andwhat can be done to pro-tect the health of allHoosiers in WabashCounty.

In the new report thereis biological evidence thatsuggests each cigarette isdoing immediate damageand the sooner the smok-er quits, the better. Themessage is clear, it isimportant to act now toreduce adult smoking inIndiana.

The report also findsthat today’s cigarettes aredesigned to deliver nico-tine more efficiently tothe brain, addicting kidsmore quickly and makingit harder for smokers toquit. Today’s tobaccoproducts are designed foraddiction.

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ANGEL SHEPHERD and her family were presented with the keys to theirnew home in Roann as part of the Habitat for Humanity program. Accordingto Mike Davenport, project leader, the house took workers – anywhere from sixto nine guys each day – over nine weeks to finish. The house became the 13thHabitat for Humanity house constructed within Wabash County. Pictured are(from left): front row, Keydan Shepherd, Marshall Carter; second row, PattyHuff, Kim Hecht, Angel Shepherd; third row, Mike Davenport, Pastor ErinHuiras, and Roger Tate . (photo by Brent Swan)

co use is one of the mosteffective ways to protectour state’s health and pre-vent deadly and costly dis-eases such as cancer andheart attacks by prevent-ing kids from starting andhelping adults quit,”added Dan Gray.

The Surgeon General’sreport details the serioushealth effects of evenbrief exposure to tobaccosmoke.

It concludes that:Tobacco smoke con-

tains more than 7,000chemicals, including hun-dreds that are toxic and atleast 70 that cause cancer.

Every exposure to thecancer-causing chemicalsin tobacco smoke candamage DNA in a waythat leads to cancer.

Exposure to second-hand smoke has an imme-diate adverse impact onthe cardiovascular sys-tem, damaging blood ves-sels, making blood morelikely to clot and increas-ing risks for heart attackand stroke.

Smoking makes itharder for women to getpregnant and can causemiscarriage, prematurebirth and low birthweight. It also harmsmale fertility.

According to SurgeonGeneral ReginaBenjamin, “There is nosafe level of exposure totobacco smoke. Every

inhalation of tobaccosmoke exposes our chil-dren, our families, andour loved ones to danger-ous chemicals that candamage their bodies andresult in life-threateningdiseases such as cancerand heart disease.”

It is imperative forIndiana to continue itsprogress; in 2009, smok-ing rates declined to anhistoric low rate of 23.1percent representing ahighly significant down-ward trend in adult smok-ing between 2001-2009(down from 27.4 percentin 2001 to 23.1 percent in2009). Indiana now has208,000 fewer smokersthan just 10 years ago, butnevertheless Indiana stillranks below nearly everyother state in the country(Indiana ranks 45 insmoking rate). There arestill more than one mil-lion smokers in Indianaand the costs continue tomount up.

Each year there are9,700 deaths in Indianadue to tobacco use.

There are over 194,000Hoosiers living with seri-ous tobacco-related ill-ness.

The tobacco use burdento the Indiana economy is$7.7 billion in annualcosts.

Indiana spends a totalof $487 million each yearon Medicaid payments

caused by tobacco use.The report and related

materials can be found atwww.surgeongeneral.gov.

For any information, toschedule someone tospeak about the dangersof tobacco and second-hand smoke, or cessationclasses, call Dan at 563-7727. Cessation classes areoffered at the YMCA oncea quarter, there is also a 1-800-QUIT-NOW call thatcan be made for free coun-seling and NRT.

We all need to worktogether to protect thehealth of everyone inWabash County by beingaware of the dangers ofsecondhand smoke inpublic areas and doingsomething to prevent it.Just as the SurgeonGeneral alliterated,“There is no safe levelof exposure to tobaccosmoke. Every inhala-tion of tobacco smokeexposes our children,our families and ourloved ones to danger-ous chemicals that candamage their bodiesand result in life-threatening diseasessuch as cancer andheart disease.”Wabash County

Tobacco Free Coalitionis a Youth ServiceBureau program.Youth Service Bureauof Wabash County is aUnited Fund agency.

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an Urbana addressor Urbana phonenumber is interestedin more details,please contact Lisaor Jeff at the MiniMart by Dec. 18.

SHARP CREEK:Dec. 16 – WildcatPride Reward Moviefrom 1 to 3 p.m., andStudent Councilmembers will help atOperation Elf afterschool until 5:30p.m.; Dec. 17 – SharpCreek StaffC h r i s t m a sAppreciation break-fast at 7 a.m., alsoend of the 1stSemester and the2nd Nine Weeks;Dec. 20-31 – NoSchool! ChristmasBreak. Schoolresumes on Jan. 3.

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free Value Meal anda Frosty fromWendy’s and Loganreceived an IU shirtdonated by Spiece.Mrs. Schenkel andMrs. Winters eachreceived a World’sFinest ChocolateBar. THANK YOUWendy’s and Spiece!

REMC CALEN-DAR ARTWORKCONTEST: AnyIndiana studentattending a public orprivate school orschooled at home whois currently in gradeskindergarten throughhigh school seniormay participate.“Students do not haveto be consumers of anREMC. Artwork canbe submitted byteachers, 4-H leaders,or others as a groupor class project or byindividual students ortheir parents orguardians.”Students may enter

as often as they wish.The winning draw-ings (by grade level)will be published inan annual calendar.Artwork will be duein February althougha definite date has notyet been announced.Students who areinterested should con-tact an art teacher fordetails.

FROM NORTH-FIELD YEARBOOKSTAFF: 2011 Shield

Yearbook is on salefor $55 through Jan.16, 2011. They makegreat Christmas giftsand there are severalways to place anorder. (1) Pick up anorder form byNorthfield’s mainoffice door. (2) Go tothe Yearbook website(www.msdwc.k12.in.us/msdclass/johw/publications.htm) to printan order form ORorder online throughJostens (credit anddebit cards are accept-ed). (3) Order with acredit card throughthe “OnlinePayments” link on theNorthfield home page.

PARENTS CANUSE SCHOOL COM-PUTERS FREE:Don’t forget thatNorthfield has a com-puter set up for parentusage from 8 a.m. to3:30 p.m. It can beused to access thecredit card paymentsite, Medicaid appli-cation forms, MSD jobapplications, and theParent Connect (tocheck on your child’sgrades.)

URBANA YOKEPARISH: Those serv-ing during the 9:30a.m. worship serviceon Dec. 19 are:Worship Leader –Brian Chamberlain;Head Usher – TerryKrom; Acolytes –Noah and LayneDenton; Greeters –T.J. and Dillin Layne;Liturgist – CathyChristie; Nursery –Tanner Chamberlain;Organist – NancyMiller; Pianist –Janene Dawes.New church year-

books will be printedon Jan. 15. If there areany changes or addi-tions that need to be

made, please reportthem to ChurchSecretary NancyChamberlain. If mem-bers have not signedup to help with theworship services in2011, please do so onthe schedules at theback of the sanctuary.

PRAYER CON-CERNS: Please addJerry Warnock, whohad heart tests onDec. 8, and the familyand friends ofHoward Brembeck,who died on Dec. 5 atthe age of 100.Howard was a 1928graduate of UrbanaHigh School. Roberta Stewart,

who has been atParkview for a littleover a month, hopesto be home by thetime you read this.Her husband, Bob,wants to thank “all ofyou for your cardsand emails – theyhave really helped inthe recovery process.”For anyone whowould like to send aC h r i s t m a sg r e e t i n g / g e twell/thinking of youcard or note toRoberta, her homeaddress is 1510Bendham Drive, FortWayne, IN 46815.Continue to remem-

ber those who arerecovering from ill-nesses or accidents –Wanda Frehse,Monica Harrell,Marcia Sommers,Deloris Greenlee,Larry and Doris Eads,Kerry Schannep,Carol Porcenaluk,Jim Wilson, Jack andJeannine Young, andDoug Rice.

BRUNCH BUNCHmet on Dec. 8 at 8 a.m.at Pam’s Café with thefollowing people pres-ent: Peggy and ChadDilling, Jim and AnneBell, Helen Dawes,Phil Weck and JanWeck, Max and RuthReed, and DonnaRussell.

BIRTHDAYS: Dec.16 – Helen Dawes,Ruby Glassburn,Monica Harrell andMarcia Sommers,Laura Baer, JoeWilcox, and LeslieLand. Dec. 17 – JaydenMarshall Peas, CaroleChristie, MeganKoerner, LynnLacanfora, BenHoagland. Dec. 18 -Stacy Baer, CharlesElliott, Stuart Elliott,Douglas Martin,Mark Vigar. Dec. 19 –Delores Wilcox, T. J.Layne. Dec. 20 – Chad

Howard. Dec. 21 –Tony Uggen, TylerVigar, HeathLambert. Dec. 22 –Michael Snell,C l a y t o nChamberlain, AsiaMiller.

A N N I V E R -SARIES: Dec. 17 –Shannon and DickTracy. Dec. 19 – Bradand Jill Vigar. Dec. 22– Marvin andMarilynn Miller.

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URBANA HISTORY: Two new members were installed into the UrbanaLions Club by Lions District 25-G Governor Nov. 22. From left to right:new member Ed Howard, DG Paul Russell, new member Jerry Long, spon-sor Lowell Karns, and sponsor Steve Gilbert. (photo provided)

NEW HIRE: Effective Dec. 1, Jim Connelley has joined the sales staff withTroxel Equipment Company. Connelley will be working out of the Bluffton storeand is looking forward to taking care of all of your John Deere needs. He has 37yeas of experience in agriculture sales and strives to provide the best customerservice possible. Connelley can be reached at 800-876-9351 or on his cell phone 260-438-4782. His email address is Jim [email protected]. (photoprovided)

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ED AND VAUDENE (RAILSBACK) FRENCH, Silver Lake, will celebratetheir 60th wedding anniversary on Dec. 24. The couple was married Dec 24,1950, in Silver Lake, by Rev. Levi Hill. Ed is a retired farmer and electricianand is now pastor of West Eel River Brethren Church. Vaudene is retired fromLittle Crow Foods. The couple has three children, Gary French, Wabash; Ron(Valerie) French, Okemos, Mich.; and Kathy Judy, Peru. (photo provided)

Ted Yoder plays thehammer dulcimer andits like nothing youhave heard before.Yoder’s skill garneredattention in July 2010when he won the title ofKentucky StateHammered DulcimerGrand Champion andon Sept. 18 he advancedto the NationalHammer DulcimerChampionship andnow holds the title,“2010 NationalHammer DulcimerChampion.”

It is amazing what oneman can do with twohammers, 91 strings, afew digital toys and a lotof ingenuity.Some of Ted’s public

events include theopening act at the BlueGate Theater, GebhardWoods DulcimerFestival, Gaither FallFestival, Charley CreekArts Festival, Day ofHealing and Bill andGloria Gaither’s com-pany Christmas party.Yoder’s music has

been influenced by themusic of AcousticAlchemy and RichMullins. Like his pred-ecessors, his composi-tion and arrangementsare fresh, energeticpieces of art.Yoder’s debut album,

an EP titled “Hymns”,was released in July2009 and already he hasindependently releasedhis second album, anEP of acoustic songstitled “Songs FromWalnut Valley.” It fea-tures songs that Yoder

Ted Yoder to perform on Dec. 19performed in competi-tion for the title ofNational GrandChampion in Winfield,Kan. Most of the songson this CD were com-posed by Yoder, exclu-sively for performanceon the hammer dul-cimer and this record-ing really shows thesparkle of Yoder’smusical expression.Yoder was set torelease his first full-length CD, an album ofChristmas music, inNovember 2010.

Yoder grew up in asmall town in Indianaand learned at an earlyage how to please a

crowd, singing four-partharmonies with his par-ents and five siblings.The love of performingwas deeply embeddedthrough those experi-ences and today he stillloves to sing an occa-sional folk song in hisconcerts.

Yoder naturally pro-gressed from singingand piano lessons inchildhood to keyboardsand drum programmingin his teenage years.When he was married in1997, he and his wife,Donna, were alreadydreaming of purchasinga hammered dulcimer,so when his in-laws gave

them the money as awedding gift they wereecstatic. Thirteen yearslater, they find them-selves busy with sixwonderful children,ages 12 to 2 years, andtwo very large and beau-tiful dulcimers.

Yoder’s current reper-toire includesChristmas music, mod-ern contemporarymusic, a sprinkling ofclassical selections,hymns, his own originalcompositions and even afew Beatles’ tunes.Yoder will perform

Dec. 19, 10:45 a.m., atWabash AllianceChurch.


A new U.S. SurgeonGeneral’s Report wasreleased Dec. 9 thatprovides a starkreminder of how lethaland addictive smokingis for everyone. Thisreport underscores theimportance of actionsto prevent kids fromstarting to smoke, help-ing smokers quit andprotecting everyone’sright to breathe cleanair.“Exposure to tobac-

co smoke causes imme-diate damage to yourbody. The next ciga-rette you smoke can bethe cigarette that is thetrigger for a deadlyheart or asthma attack,or damage your DNAwhich can lead to can-cer,” says Dan Gray,Wabash CountyTobacco Free Coalitioncoordinator.Efforts are always

being made to educatethe youth of WabashCounty about the dan-gers of tobacco andprovide cessationclasses for all that areready to quit theirtobacco use. Educatingis the beginning of pre-vention. There areCounty Town Hallmeetings being sched-uled in February toeducate WabashCounty Hoosiers thedangers of secondhandsmoke and what can bedone to protect thehealth of all Hoosiersin Wabash County.In the new report

there is biological evi-dence that suggestseach cigarette is doingimmediate damage andthe sooner the smokerquits, the better. Themessage is clear, it isimportant to act now toreduce adult smokingin Indiana.The report also finds

that today’s cigarettesare designed to delivernicotine more efficient-ly to the brain, addict-ing kids more quicklyand making it harderfor smokers to quit.Today’s tobacco prod-ucts are designed foraddiction.“This report stresses

the need for a strongtobacco prevention andcessation program likewe have had for the last10 years inIndiana. Reducingtobacco use is one ofthe most effective waysto protect our state’shealth and preventdeadly and costly dis-eases such as cancerand heart attacks bypreventing kids fromstarting and helpingadults quit,” addedDan Gray.The Surgeon

General’s reportdetails the serioushealth effects of evenbrief exposure totobacco smoke.It concludes that:Tobacco smoke con-

tains more than 7,000chemicals, including

NEW HIRE: Effective Dec. 1, Jim Connelley has joined the sales staffwith Troxel Equipment Company. Connelley will be working out of theBluffton store and is looking forward to taking care of all of your JohnDeere needs. He has 37 yeas of experience in agriculture sales and strivesto provide the best customer service possible. Connelley can be reached at800-876-9351 or on his cell phone 260-438-4782. His email address [email protected]. (photo provided)

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New surgeon general’s report shows immediateneed for strong tobacco control programs

ANGEL SHEPHERD and her family were presented with the keys to theirnew home in Roann as part of the Habitat for Humanity program. Accordingto Mike Davenport, project leader, the house took workers – anywhere from sixto nine guys each day – over nine weeks to finish. The house became the 13thHabitat for Humanity house constructed within Wabash County. Pictured are(from left): front row, Keydan Shepherd, Marshall Carter; second row, PattyHuff, Kim Hecht, Angel Shepherd; third row, Mike Davenport, Pastor ErinHuiras, and Roger Tate . (photo by Brent Swan)

hundreds that are toxicand at least 70 thatcause cancer.Every exposure to

the cancer-causingchemicals in tobaccosmoke can damageDNA in a way thatleads to cancer.Exposure to second-

hand smoke has animmediate adverseimpact on the cardio-vascular system, dam-aging blood vessels,making blood morelikely to clot andincreasing risks forheart attack andstroke.Smoking makes it

harder for women toget pregnant and cancause miscarriage, pre-mature birth and lowbirth weight. It alsoharms male fertility.According to

Surgeon GeneralRegina Benjamin,“There is no safe levelof exposure to tobaccosmoke. Every inhala-tion of tobacco smokeexposes our children,our families, and ourloved ones to danger-ous chemicals that candamage their bodiesand result in life-threatening diseasessuch as cancer andheart disease.”It is imperative for

Indiana to continue its

progress; in 2009,smoking rates declinedto an historic low rateof 23.1 percent repre-senting a highly signif-icant downward trendin adult smokingbetween 2001-2009(down from 27.4 per-cent in 2001 to 23.1 per-cent in 2009). Indiananow has 208,000 fewersmokers than just 10years ago, but never-theless Indiana stillranks below nearlyevery other state in thecountry (Indiana ranks45 in smoking rate).There are still morethan one million smok-ers in Indiana and thecosts continue tomount up.Each year there are

9,700 deaths in Indianadue to tobacco use.There are over

194,000 Hoosiers livingwith serious tobacco-related illness.The tobacco use bur-

den to the Indianaeconomy is $7.7 billionin annual costs.Indiana spends a

total of $487 millioneach year on Medicaidpayments caused bytobacco use.The report and relat-

ed materials can befound at www.surgeon-general.gov.For any information,

to schedule someone tospeak about the dan-gers of tobacco andsecondhand smoke, orcessation classes, callDan at 563-7727.Cessation classes areoffered at the YMCAonce a quarter, there isalso a 1-800-QUIT-NOWcall that can be madefor free counseling andNRT.We all need to work

together to protect thehealth of everyone inWabash County bybeing aware of the dan-gers of secondhandsmoke in public areasand doing something toprevent it. Just as theSurgeon General allit-erated, “There is nosafe level of exposureto tobacco smoke.Every inhalation oftobacco smoke expos-es our children, ourfamilies and our lovedones to dangerouschemicals that candamage their bodiesand result in life-threatening diseasessuch as cancer andheart disease.”Wabash County

Tobacco FreeCoalition is a YouthService Bureau pro-gram. Youth ServiceBureau of WabashCounty is a UnitedFund agency.


Available For Adoption At The Wabash County Animal Shelter:810 Manchester Ave. • 260-563-3511Monday - Friday 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

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ONE MOREWEEK for local(Urbana) families tocontact the MiniMart if food is need-ed for the holidays.The Urbana LionsClub, Urbana YokeParish, and theSeven-Mile MiniMart are cooperatingto provide help toindividuals and fam-ilies in the Urbanaarea who are experi-encing the conse-quences of unem-ployment or othernegative conditionsin our economy byproviding food forthe holiday season.If anyone who has

an Urbana addressor Urbana phonenumber is interestedin more details,please contact Lisaor Jeff at the MiniMart by Dec. 18.

SHARP CREEK:Dec. 16 – WildcatPride Reward Moviefrom 1 to 3 p.m., andStudent Councilmembers will help atOperation Elf afterschool until 5:30p.m.; Dec. 17 – SharpCreek StaffC h r i s t m a sAppreciation break-fast at 7 a.m., alsoend of the 1stSemester and the2nd Nine Weeks;Dec. 20-31 – NoSchool! ChristmasBreak. Schoolresumes on Jan. 3.

SHARP CREEKWILDCAT PRIDEwinners drawn on

URBANA Mary Ann Mast

260-774-3432 • 1-800-886-3018Dec. 3 were GrantDale, caught doinggood by Mrs.Schenkel when heheld the door openfor her and other stu-dents, and to LoganCox who was nomi-nated by Mrs.Winters for helpingher carry things intoschool. Grant received a

free Value Meal anda Frosty fromWendy’s and Loganreceived an IU shirtdonated by Spiece.Mrs. Schenkel andMrs. Winters eachreceived a World’sFinest ChocolateBar. THANK YOUWendy’s and Spiece!

REMC CALEN-DAR ARTWORKCONTEST: AnyIndiana studentattending a public orprivate school orschooled at home whois currently in gradeskindergarten throughhigh school seniormay participate.“Students do not haveto be consumers of anREMC. Artwork canbe submitted byteachers, 4-H leaders,or others as a groupor class project or byindividual students ortheir parents orguardians.”Students may enter

as often as they wish.The winning draw-ings (by grade level)will be published inan annual calendar.Artwork will be duein February althougha definite date has notyet been announced.Students who areinterested should con-tact an art teacher fordetails.

FROM NORTH-FIELD YEARBOOKSTAFF: 2011 Shield

Yearbook is on salefor $55 through Jan.16, 2011. They makegreat Christmas giftsand there are severalways to place anorder. (1) Pick up anorder form byNorthfield’s mainoffice door. (2) Go tothe Yearbook website(www.msdwc.k12.in.us/msdclass/johw/publications.htm) to printan order form ORorder online throughJostens (credit anddebit cards are accept-ed). (3) Order with acredit card throughthe “OnlinePayments” link on theNorthfield home page.

PARENTS CANUSE SCHOOL COM-PUTERS FREE:Don’t forget thatNorthfield has a com-puter set up for parentusage from 8 a.m. to3:30 p.m. It can beused to access thecredit card paymentsite, Medicaid appli-cation forms, MSD jobapplications, and theParent Connect (tocheck on your child’sgrades.)

URBANA YOKEPARISH: Those serv-ing during the 9:30a.m. worship serviceon Dec. 19 are:Worship Leader –Brian Chamberlain;Head Usher – TerryKrom; Acolytes –Noah and LayneDenton; Greeters –T.J. and Dillin Layne;Liturgist – CathyChristie; Nursery –Tanner Chamberlain;Organist – NancyMiller; Pianist –Janene Dawes.New church year-

books will be printedon Jan. 15. If there areany changes or addi-tions that need to be

made, please reportthem to ChurchSecretary NancyChamberlain. If mem-bers have not signedup to help with theworship services in2011, please do so onthe schedules at theback of the sanctuary.

PRAYER CON-CERNS: Please addJerry Warnock, whohad heart tests onDec. 8, and the familyand friends ofHoward Brembeck,who died on Dec. 5 atthe age of 100.Howard was a 1928graduate of UrbanaHigh School. Roberta Stewart,

who has been atParkview for a littleover a month, hopesto be home by thetime you read this.Her husband, Bob,wants to thank “all ofyou for your cardsand emails – theyhave really helped inthe recovery process.”For anyone whowould like to send aC h r i s t m a sg r e e t i n g / g e twell/thinking of youcard or note toRoberta, her homeaddress is 1510Bendham Drive, FortWayne, IN 46815.Continue to remem-

ber those who arerecovering from ill-nesses or accidents –Wanda Frehse,Monica Harrell,Marcia Sommers,Deloris Greenlee,Larry and Doris Eads,Kerry Schannep,Carol Porcenaluk,Jim Wilson, Jack andJeannine Young, andDoug Rice.

BRUNCH BUNCHmet on Dec. 8 at 8 a.m.at Pam’s Café with thefollowing people pres-ent: Peggy and ChadDilling, Jim and AnneBell, Helen Dawes,Phil Weck and JanWeck, Max and RuthReed, and DonnaRussell.

BIRTHDAYS: Dec.16 – Helen Dawes,Ruby Glassburn,Monica Harrell andMarcia Sommers,Laura Baer, JoeWilcox, and LeslieLand. Dec. 17 – JaydenMarshall Peas, CaroleChristie, MeganKoerner, LynnLacanfora, BenHoagland. Dec. 18 -Stacy Baer, CharlesElliott, Stuart Elliott,Douglas Martin,Mark Vigar. Dec. 19 –Delores Wilcox, T. J.Layne. Dec. 20 – Chad

Howard. Dec. 21 –Tony Uggen, TylerVigar, HeathLambert. Dec. 22 –Michael Snell,C l a y t o nChamberlain, AsiaMiller.

A N N I V E R -SARIES: Dec. 17 –Shannon and DickTracy. Dec. 19 – Bradand Jill Vigar. Dec. 22– Marvin andMarilynn Miller.

NEWS ITEMS maybe mailed to me [email protected] or sent to meat 1906 N 100 W,Wabash, IN 46992.

URBANA HISTORY: Two new members were installed into the UrbanaLions Club by Lions District 25-G Governor Nov. 22. From left to right:new member Ed Howard, DG Paul Russell, new member Jerry Long, spon-sor Lowell Karns, and sponsor Steve Gilbert. (photo provided)

NEW HIRE: Effective Dec. 1, Jim Connelley has joined the sales staff withTroxel Equipment Company. Connelley will be working out of the Bluffton storeand is looking forward to taking care of all of your John Deere needs. He has 37yeas of experience in agriculture sales and strives to provide the best customerservice possible. Connelley can be reached at 800-876-9351 or on his cell phone 260-438-4782. His email address is Jim [email protected]. (photoprovided)

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1355 MIDDLE - This is a Fannie MaeHomepath property. This property approvedfor Homepath Mortgage financing. Thisproperty approved for Homepath renovationMortgage Financing!! 4 bedroom 2 bathhome. Newer roof and newer furnace. Mustsee for the money!! $35,350 MLS No:77064688

220 N WASHINGTON - ROANN - Lots ofupdates to this one story home located inRoann. Cozy 3 bedroom 1 bath with largefenced-in backyard including new deck. Newerwindows, furnace, water heater, and roof.Large master bedroom with vaulted ceiling.Great landscaping. Northfield Schools. CallJeremy today at 260-330-3413. $59,900 MLSNo: 77064443

1787 SNYDER ST - Nice single story homewith large family room. You will love the sizeof this large backyard. Wait till you see thespace offered by the walk-in closet in Masterbedroom. A lot of charm to be found in thishome. A nice property in a quiet, low trafficneighborhood. Call Cody today at 330-3420.$79,000 MLS No: 77064640

3898 W OLD US 24 - This is a Fannie MaeHomepath Property. This home is approvedfor Homepath Renovation MortgageFinancing. 4 Bedroom, 2.5 bath home inNorthfield Schools on 3.98 Acres. Over 3000sq ft of living space. A must see!!! $99,500MLS No: 77064655

975 MICHIGAN - This is a Fannie MaeHomepath Property. Approved for HomepathMortgage Financing. 2 bedroom 1 bath home.Great deal for the money. $17,000 MLS No:77064656

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Jennie Terrell, Owner, Broker ............260-571-1246Steve Peebles, Broker ....................260-571-7332Kay Eads, Sales Associate ............260-571-3376Ray Bland, Broker ..........................260-563-3839Pam Simons, Broker ......................260-571-4414Phil Eakright, Sales Associate .... 260-377-9330Jan Bailey, Broker .......................... 260-571-0890Jeremy Steele, Sales Associate ....260-330-3413Cody Lambert, Sales Associate ....260-330-3420

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ED AND VAUDENE (RAILSBACK) FRENCH, Silver Lake, will celebratetheir 60th wedding anniversary on Dec. 24. The couple was married Dec 24,1950, in Silver Lake, by Rev. Levi Hill. Ed is a retired farmer and electricianand is now pastor of West Eel River Brethren Church. Vaudene is retired fromLittle Crow Foods. The couple has three children, Gary French, Wabash; Ron(Valerie) French, Okemos, Mich.; and Kathy Judy, Peru. (photo provided)

Ted Yoder plays thehammer dulcimer andits like nothing youhave heard before.Yoder’s skill garneredattention in July 2010when he won the title ofKentucky StateHammered DulcimerGrand Champion andon Sept. 18 he advancedto the NationalHammer DulcimerChampionship andnow holds the title,“2010 NationalHammer DulcimerChampion.”

It is amazing what oneman can do with twohammers, 91 strings, afew digital toys and a lotof ingenuity.Some of Ted’s public

events include theopening act at the BlueGate Theater, GebhardWoods DulcimerFestival, Gaither FallFestival, Charley CreekArts Festival, Day ofHealing and Bill andGloria Gaither’s com-pany Christmas party.Yoder’s music has

been influenced by themusic of AcousticAlchemy and RichMullins. Like his pred-ecessors, his composi-tion and arrangementsare fresh, energeticpieces of art.Yoder’s debut album,

an EP titled “Hymns”,was released in July2009 and already he hasindependently releasedhis second album, anEP of acoustic songstitled “Songs FromWalnut Valley.” It fea-tures songs that Yoder

Ted Yoder to perform on Dec. 19performed in competi-tion for the title ofNational GrandChampion in Winfield,Kan. Most of the songson this CD were com-posed by Yoder, exclu-sively for performanceon the hammer dul-cimer and this record-ing really shows thesparkle of Yoder’smusical expression.Yoder was set torelease his first full-length CD, an album ofChristmas music, inNovember 2010.

Yoder grew up in asmall town in Indianaand learned at an earlyage how to please a

crowd, singing four-partharmonies with his par-ents and five siblings.The love of performingwas deeply embeddedthrough those experi-ences and today he stillloves to sing an occa-sional folk song in hisconcerts.

Yoder naturally pro-gressed from singingand piano lessons inchildhood to keyboardsand drum programmingin his teenage years.When he was married in1997, he and his wife,Donna, were alreadydreaming of purchasinga hammered dulcimer,so when his in-laws gave

them the money as awedding gift they wereecstatic. Thirteen yearslater, they find them-selves busy with sixwonderful children,ages 12 to 2 years, andtwo very large and beau-tiful dulcimers.

Yoder’s current reper-toire includesChristmas music, mod-ern contemporarymusic, a sprinkling ofclassical selections,hymns, his own originalcompositions and even afew Beatles’ tunes.Yoder will perform

Dec. 19, 10:45 a.m., atWabash AllianceChurch.


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1539 MEADOW ST.Remodeled home on quiet street, this home haswhat you are looking for with new windows, siding,flooring and more. 3 bedrooms plus a landing usedas a 4th bedroom. Large updated bath. Gorgeouseat in kitchen with all appliances staying plus a bararea. Guys check out the 2 plus car detachedgarage. Covered front porch and patio doors out toback deck for your outdoor enjoyment. Home istastefully decorated and ready to move in. Call LoriSiders for MLS# 77064371. Priced at only $77,900!

646 Spring St.Beautiful older home with lots of updates, 3 bed-rooms plus landing used as a 4th bedroom, 2.5baths. New laminate floors, vinyl windows, siding,plumbing, electric wiring and more. Large lot in townwith privacy fence, 1 car detached garage and deckin back. Dry unfinished basement gives you lots ofstorage. New front porch and landscape make for awelcoming entrance. Call Lori Siders for MLS#77064347. Priced at only $114,900!

5 Ulen Dr., WabashNice home on large corner lot close to pool, schoolsand shopping. Newer carpet in living room and bed-room (over beautiful hard wood floors). 2 bedroomsplus utility room/office that could easily be convertedto a nursery/toddler room. Spacious 3-Season roomacross the back of the home with a view of the backyard. Partial privacy fence in rear along with 1 1/2 carattached garage. Call Elise Metz for MLS #77064376.Priced at only $69,900!

2305 E. 1000 N., NORTH MANCHESTERBRAND New 40 yr Warranty Steel Roof. 5 acres groundwith a portion of that as income from cash rent farm. 3bedroom 1 new bath with many updates, newer carpets& laminate floors, large utility room w/double closets,Eat in kitchen and separate dining, natural woodwork,open landing & 2 full bedrooms up. Front porch hasbeen finished & heated w/built in bench storage/sitting

for a great family rm/play room. Deck in back & kids play set stays, workshop w/200amp service & other outbuildings. Call Lori Siders for MLS# 77062894 $99,900

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105 E. KENDALL ST., LAFONTAINEGreat home price to sell! Newer con-struction in LaFontaine. 3 bedrooms,one bath with 1,512 sq ft living spaceand a 1 car attached garage. Sellersare willing to modify the floorplan at thebuyers request, Bring Offer!! CallMarie Lloyd for MLS# 77060136$65,000

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651 W. MAPLE ST.“Seller says make him an OFFER!” Comfortable cozyhome with a wooded view off the back deck, plantyour garden and watch it grow. This 2 bedroom homehas been very well maintained, furnace professionallyserviced yearly, new roof siding and storm windowsin 2004, newer 100 amp service and water heater.Detached garage with new garage door and off streetparking. Come take a look. MLS # 77055026

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1863 S. LAKEVIEW ESTATESAs a Member of Lakeview Estates you have 90acres of woods to enjoy and hunt in along w/pondfor fishing. Make us an offer!! So many nice featuresin this home you will want to see Hand Crafted woodchair rails, trim, baseboard and even solid oak

doors, solid oak Mantle over gas log fireplace in the family room that also features win-dows all across the back of home looking out to the wooded lot. 3 bedrooms, 3 baths.Kitchen completely remodeled in last couple years comes with ALL appliances. In backenjoy a covered deck, gazebo w/cable TV, and a large 2 story woodshop w/electricity.Heated garage and so much more. $120,000. Call Lori Siders to see MLS# 77057500.

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WHY RENT! Located on the northside of Wabash this three bdrm,1.5 bath home is ready for you tomove right in! Formal LR, galleykitchen w/range and refrigerator,great family room in back opens tochain link fenced back yard. Add anextra large utility/mechanical roomand attached 1+C garage (work-shop on one side for dad!) with agreat yard make it one great buy!

41 Broadmoor Dr.,Wabash

MLS 77064037 • $76,900

Who says you can't have it all?Country living close to town! Enjoythis beautiful ranch brick home thatincludes everything needed tomake life good! Let's not forget allthe new updates and newer listedappliances. Have you called themoving van yet?

3779 S 300 West,Wabash

MLS 77064103 • $122,900

Very nice open concept home w/formalliving rm and dining rm combo, familyrm w/gas log fireplace opens to thekitchen. Kitchen has island and loadedwith cabinets! 4-5(5th rm is used asden/rec room for kids at top of stairs),2.5 baths, laundry on 2nd level is greatplus lots of walk in attic storage space!Attached 2+C garage, patio, GFA heatand central air! Cement drive, new land-scaping. Open double stairway and somuch more!

24 Garden Dr., Wabash

MLS 77064245 • $239,900

VERY MOTIVATED SELLER LIST-ED TO SELL QUICKLY - this homeis move in ready. Over 2660 sq ft, 4bdrms, 2 baths, great kitchen/andbreakfast bar opens to family rmand also to great deck in backw/fenced back yard! Basement hasrec rm and kitchenette to entertain,attached 2+C garage, GFA heat,central air. This is a must see homein great location!

634 Crown Hill Dr. W.,Wabash

MLS 77064532 • $159,900

This is a nice 3 bdrm home on aquiet street. With the dining/kitchencombined, and formal LR and 1bath, and enclosed front porch.Vinyl replacement windows, GFAheat, and a 2C detached garagemake this a great family home!Motivated seller!

556 Shea, WabashMLS 77064571 • $69,800

Very nice, economical 3 bdrm, 1bath home with living room, andkitchen/dining room combo whichhas new carpet! GFA heat, centralair, attached garage and nice yard,all in great location!

240 Birchwood Ct.,Wabash

MLS 77064581 • $73,000

MASTER BEDROOM could be on mainfloor, or the upper level w/master bathsand walk-in closets! Entry has openstairway and opens to formal LR, or cango to kitchen w/great island and allkitchen appliances stay! Kitchen is alsoopen to the family rm w/fireplace, woodtrim and custom blinds throughout. GFAheat and central air, spacious 3+Cattached garage. Corner lot, circle driveto front entrance and motivated sellers!

20 Garden Dr., Wabash

MLS 7706608 • $339,000

Attention investors!! Newer roof,new vinyl siding and newerreplacement windows. Upstairs isgutted and needs to be finished.Stove and refrigerator in eachapartment plus gas heater.Landlord pays gas, electric, andwater bills on all three. Seller anx-ious to sell and will consider alloffers.

388 W. Market St.,Wabash

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FRANCES KIPP (left), Peabody Retirement Community resident, received a delightful belated birthdaypresent from her granddaughter, Anne Klokow (right). Anne treated Frances to a 20-minute helicopterflight over Peabody and North Manchester. Anne is currently enrolled at Indiana University’s MedicalSchool studying for her physician’s degree. She is a former U.S. Marine Corps Captain in helicopterflight services. Frances commented, “I thoroughly enjoyed floating in the air.” (photo provided)

Music and hot cider to be offeredat Old German School on Dec. 19Traditional Christmas music will blend with the spicy aroma of hot cider at the third annual program at

the Old German School on Dec. 19 at 6:30 p.m. Lighted luminaras will guide the path to the building wherethe Sharp Creek Singers will entertain, accompanied by guitar and dulcimer.The Christmas Story in St. Luke will be read in German and Melissa Westfall, a sixth-generation descen-

dant of the original Schenkel family will sing Stille Nacht. The school was built in 1887 by members of theSt. Paul Evangelical Church in the German Settlement to teach religion in the German language. After manyyears of use as a Parish Hall, the building fell into disrepair. It has now been restored and contains manyexhibits, which interpret the history of the German settlement.The German School is located three miles north of U.S. 24 west of Huntington on the Wabash-Huntington

County Line Road (3995 N 1000 W).Admission is free and the public is invited to attend. For more information call 260-356-4218.


by Aaron TurnerWhen Robert andEileen Sklar first sawthe “For Sale” signstrategically placedbehind some bushesof the Fruit BasketInn, located at 116 W.Main St., NorthManchester, thePhiladelphia duo withIndiana ties didn’tthink much of it.But on their returnto the bed and break-fast a year later thesign was more visible,displayed very plainlyin the business’ frontyard.“We were just inawe that the FruittBasket was for sale,”Eileen said. “We’vebeen coming here fora few years, and toknow that it was on

the market just aboutbroke our hearts.”Eileen, primarily,has the ties to NorthManchester. Hergrandparents grew upin North Manchesterand she is very famil-iar with the WabashCounty area. Robert, on the otherhand, has family inthe big cities.But after the twotalked, both decidedthat the opportunityto own a business in asmall town was justwhat they wanted.So on Oct. 25, afterthree years of stayingin the four-room inn,the couple shored upfinancing and tookpossession.Since then, it’s beena whirlwind of activi-

ty and well-wishes.“Every place we go,whether it’s to thegrocery or just intown, people arealways coming up tous and thanking usfor keeping it openand welcoming us totown,” Eileen said.“We’re so happy to behere. It’s refreshingafter being in the bigcity for so long.”The facility, whichoriginally opened as abed and breakfast in1987, maintains mostof its original wood-work, which datesback to the 1800s. “We figure thehouse dates back tothe turn of the 19thCentury,” Eileen said.“There’s so much his-tory that goes along

with this place thatwe just had to give it atry.”The Sklars saidthey just wish to pro-vide a service to theNorth Manchestercommunity.“Whether it’s help-ing with Little Sibweekend at the col-lege, or like when twoladies came up fromIndianapolis for shop-ping at the localstores, we hope wecan help fill a need,”Eileen said. And, the transitionto Middle Americanlife isn’t too badeither.“In Philadelphia,our kids could play onour street, but thatwas about it,” Eileensaid. “Now, our

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daughter has a watch,and she can walk tothe library and beback by a certaintime.“It’s just a quality oflife issue that we real-ly appreciate, and we

hope we can help ele-vate that quality oflife for anyone thatvisits NorthManchester.“Apparently theFruitt Basket Inn hasbeen the best kept

secret in the area.”The facility has awebsite, www.fruit-basketinn.com, thatwill eventually fea-ture tours of therooms available andall the amenities.

Second HarvestFood Bank of EastCentral Indianasupplies a growingdemand of foodpantries, shelters,soup kitchens, andother agencies thatfeed the hungry inWabash County.Wabash Countyhas reached arecord milestonefor food distribu-tion this year.Three agenciesreceive food fromSecond HarvestFood Bank includ-ing two pantriesand one youth pro-gram.Fellowship FoodPantry has seenmore large familiescoming to thepantry for help.“We are glad forwhat we get fromSecond HarvestFood Bank of EastCentral Indiana.The commoditieshave helped tremen-dously these lastfew months. We areable to give out a

variety of items,”said Rowena Greer,Fellowship FoodP a n t r yCoordinator. This year throughNovember, SecondHarvest Food Bankof East CentralIndiana has distrib-uted 491,653 poundsof food throughWabash County pro-grams, compared to288,102 pounds dur-ing the same timelast year, represent-ing a 71 percentincrease.Lois Rockhill,Second HarvestExecutive Director,is excited aboutreaching a newmilestone for fooddistribution, say-ing, “Our total dis-tribution this yearthroughout EastCentral Indianawill be nearly 8.5million pounds.That is up from 5.5million last year.While we arepleased to be able toaddress hunger

with more food, wehave 73,000 peoplein this region whoare food insecure—they are not alwayssure there will befood to put on thetable, the money isjust not there. Weare so thankful forthe thousands ofpeople who reachout, through SecondHarvest, to make adifference for theirneighbors. Withtheir help, we willcontinue to worktoward a hungerfree community.” In Wabash CountySecond HarvestFood Bank of EastCentral Indianaserves FellowshipFood Pantry,Wabash CountyCouncil on Aging,and the YouthService Bureau ofWabash County.Food for hungerrelief is also dis-tributed throughthe Second HarvestTailgate Program.

Hunger in Wabash Countyaddressed at local sites

ROBERT AND EILEEN SKLAR are the new owners of the Fruit BasketInn, located at 116 W. Main St., North Manchester. (photo by EricChristiansen)


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by Brent SwanAs the 2010 Big Buck

Contest draws to aclose, a new entry has

overtaken JacobRodmaker for thirdplace. Rodmaker’s buck,

entered during youthseason in September,remained in the topthree throughout

Scott Eads 12 pts. 164 7/8”

JoAnn Boggs 9 pts. 129 5/8”

Big Buck Contest enters final weekendRodmaker buck pushed out of top three

archery and firearmseasons and most ofmuzzleloader seasonbefore Scott Eads’s 12-point, 164 7/8 inchbuck, outscored theRodmaker entry by 33/8 inches.The top two entries

remain the same, Jim

Wallen with his 26-point, 200 1/2 inchbuck, and RyanSorrell with his 16-point, 191 3/8 inchbuck.Laura Enix

remains the women’sdivision leader for thesecond consecutiveweek with her 14-

point, 143 7/8” non-typical trophy.Rodmaker’s buck,

although out of thetop three overall,remains atop theyouth division stand-ings.Each division win-

ner will receive a cer-tificate for a free deer

processing fromBallschmidt Familyprocessing.The overall top

three grossing entrieswill receive a tieredprize package, whichincludes:First – A free shoul-

der mount courtesy ofSteve Barton,Barton’s Taxidermy;and $150 gift cards toJust Hunt, Bass andBucks, Wabash Big Rand Wabash TrueValue.Second – $100 gift

cards to Just Hunt,Bass and Bucks,Wabash Big R andWabash True Value.Third - $50 gifts

cards to Just Hunt,Bass and Bucks,Wabash Big R andWabash True Value.To date, 27 bucks

have been scored atThe Paper with anaverage of 11.29points and 147 1/3inches. This year’s contest

will end Dec. 20 at 9a.m., with a finalleader board to bepublished in the Dec.21 edition of ThePaper. All entries arealso pictured in theBig Buck Contestalbum on Facebook.

OverallJim Wallen 26 pts. 200 1/2”Ryan Sorrell 16 pts. 191 3/8”Scott Eads 12 pts. 164 7/8”Jacob Rodmaker 13 pts. 161 1/2”Matt Warren 11 pts. 160 7/8”Jerry Holmes 12 pts. 157”Tanner Chamberlain 10 pts. 156 1/8”Scot Miller 10 pts. 154 1/2”Trent Boggs 10 pts. 154 1/8”Robert Music 10 pts. 150 1/4”Dan Barton 9 pts. 150”Ryan Barton 9 pts. 148 1/2”Tony Hoover 13 pts. 148 3/8”Jason Small 9 pts. 146 1/8”Laura Enix 14 pts. 143 7/8”George Penix 10 pts. 142”Molly Tomlinson 10 pts. 136 7/8”Jeremy Stephens 10 pts. 136 7/8”JoAnn Boggs 9 pts. 129 5/8”Tracy Dempsey 10 pts. 128 1/8”Andrew Bolinger 11 pts. 120 3/4”James Walker 9 pts. 120 1/8”Gene Tomlinson 8 pts. 112 1/8”Travis Tackett 9 pts. 105 7/8”

Men’s Jim Wallen 26 pts. 200 1/2”Ryan Sorrell 16 pts. 191 3/8”Chad McAtee (f) 16 pts. 171 1/4”Scott Eads 12 pts. 164 7/8”Jerry Holmes 12 pts. 157”Scot Miller 10 pts. 154 1/2”Trent Boggs 10 pts. 154 1/8”Robert Music 10 pts. 150 1/4”Dan Barton 9 pts. 150”Tony Hoover 13 pts. 148 3/8”Jason Small 9 pts. 146 1/8”George Penix 10 pts. 142”Jeremy Stephens 10 pts. 136 7/8”James Walker 9 pts. 120 1/8”Gene Tomlinson 8 pts. 112 1/8”

Ladies’Laura Enix 14 pts. 143 7/8”Molly Tomlinson 10 pts. 136 7/8”JoAnn Boggs 9 pts. 129 5/8”Tracy Dempsey 10 pts. 128 1/8”

YouthJacob Rodmaker 13 pts. 161 1/2”Matt Warren 11 pts. 160 7/8”Tanner Chamberlain 10 pts. 156 1/8”Ryan Barton 9 pts. 148 1/2”Andrew Bolinger 11 pts. 120 3/4”Travis Tackett 9 pts. 105 7/8”

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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 CHURCHHarvest Fellowship Church, 255 N. Miami St. (Bowen Center),Wabash, IN 46992 Pastor Bruce Hostetler, Church Office: 260-563-4282 We can't change yesterday, (It doesn't matter whereyou've been) we don't know what may happen tomorrow (that'swhy we want you to know Jesus as your Savior) we care aboutwhere you are now, that's why today is "THE PRESENT" Ourworship teaches "To Know Christ and Make Christ Known".Sunday Fellowship & Coffee Time - 10:00A.M. Praise Singing& Worship time 10:15 Sunday morning Fellowship and Snacktime 10:00 A.M. Praise Singing & Worship 10:15A.M..Wednesday night - 6:30-8:00 P.M., Discipleship Class, Actof Fear, Place: Bowen Center.

Liberty 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. Our Worship Leader for the month ofDecember is Kevin Musselman. The Greeters will be Russell andMarie Krom and Ted and Delina Brower. Pastor Brad Eckerleywill be sharing the message with us. We invite you to come andworship. Men’s Bible Study meets Wednesday mornings at 6:30a.m. “The Source” Youth Ministry meets every Sunday at 6 p.m.Small groups meet at 6:00 p.m. Sunday evenings.

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. Fred Dorisse; Worship Service9:30 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.First Service 8:00 a.m.; Second Service 10:30 a.m.; ThirdService 10:35 a.m.; Sunday School 9:15 a.m.; Youth Group6:30 p.m. Handicap Accessible.

LUTHERANZion Lutheran (Missouri Synod), 173 Hale DriveSunday SChool 9:15am Morning Worship 10:30am.Pastor Galen Drawbaugh will continue teach the Epistleof 1 Peter in the Adult Bibleclass. Pastor will give thechildren’s lesson. Elder is Kevin Teulker, CommunionAssistant is Troy Roser.

Living Faith Church - a new mission congregation meetsSundays at the Charley Creek Inn. Worship service at10:30 am. Faith enrichment classes for all ages at 9:30am. Fellowship time after worship. The scripture for thesecond Sunday in Advent is Romans 15:4-13 andMatthew 3:1-12. We welcome you to join us forworship, inspiration and fellowship. Handicapaccessible.

CONGREGATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHURCHESCongregational Christian Church, 310 N. Walnut StreetNorth Manchester, IN 46962. Pastor JP Freeman &Sebrena Cline, Assoc. Lay Minister. Service times: 8:30 –Early Bird Traditional Service; 9:30 – Contemporary PraiseService; 11:00 – Blended Service; Nursery provided duringall services.

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.

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.

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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5:30 P.M.Location: 872 N 600 E, Lagro,6 miles east of Wabash on SR24 to 600 E, thence southapprox. 1 mile to site.Articles: Tract1: 11 partiallywooded acres w/1568 sq. ft.;3 bdrm home, attachedgarage, 2 outbuildings,fenced yard. Tract2: 10.32+/-partially wooded acresw/potential bldg. site orrecreational grounds.Owner: Gloria Leonhardt.Auctioneer: Ness Bros.

MONDAYDECEMBER 18, 2010

10:00 A.M.Location: 8230 Old Rd. 30W, Etna Green.Articles: Antiques &Collectibles, householdgoods.Owner: Mary Evans.Auctioneer: Mark MetzgerAuctioneering.

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Mt. Etna Saw Mill Barn SaleHeated Tues. Dec. 14 &Wed., Dec. 15, Noon-6pm,,Sat. Dec. 18 10-4 &Tues. Dec. 21, 12-5. Rain orshine, From Wabash, Hwy15 south ,turn left onto Hwy124, go ½ mile past Hwy 9Red barns on left. Cash OnlyNo Checks, Snowblowers,leather & winter coats $10-$40, hunting clothes, largeselection of tools , axes,wedges & chains , ShopSmith bench drill, chainsaws, table saws, air tools,compressors, welders,grinders, drills, engine hoist,tool & truck boxes, jacks, carramps, tow straps, comealong, baby beds, Pack nPlays, gates, kitchens,Tonka trucks , horses ,Barbies, kick & punchingbags, turkey fryers, fireplacemantles-$50, grates &accessories, cookwear,smokers, DVDs & VHSs,lots of home décor, pet carri-ers, cages, kitchen table &chairs, dressers, woodstove.

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LOST: FEMALE Boxer,white & brown brindle, goesby Jazz, pink & purple collar,went missing in ManchesterAve. area, REWARD offered,260-571-9158 or 260-571-4329.

Articles For Sale

DELL Z500 laptop, DVD/CD,internal drive, $165, 260-563-5564.

CLEAN PILLOWTOP MAT-TRESS SET new, neverused, still sealed in originalwrapper (SACRIFICE),$125, 574-834-2100.

REDUCED PRICE: woodentertainment center for 27”TV, great condition, $75,260-571-6510.

3 POINT hitch, 7 ft. widegrader blade, $350; 46”Sony rear projector TV,$100, 260-563-3482.

GOOD APPLIANCES: usedwashers, dryers, ranges &refrigerators. 30 day warran-ty! 35 E. Canal St., Wabash,260-563-0147.

5 HP, 22 in. Craftsman snow-blower, $250, 765-618-7641.

CRAFTSMAN 21”snowthrower, electric start,new, $250, 260-774-3404.

MAYTAG ELECTRIC dryer,almond, $75, 260-563-7278after 5p.m.

IBM, APTIVA, Windows 98tower w/keyboard & mouse,$75, 260-563-5564.

WHIRLPOOL GAS Dryer,heavy duty, large capacity,good condition, no issues,works fine, $100, Northfieldarea, 260-443-2050.

CRAFTSMAN TOOLS: 16”scroll saw, 6 1/8 jointer-plan-er, 12” bandsaw, disc & beltsander, router table, Stihl034 chain saw, 260-344-1481 or 260-224-2861.

GOOD CONDITION items tosell, 765-981-9505, kingcomforter & matching cur-tains, $30; crib toddler mat-tress, $30; office chair (black& gray), $30; infant car seat& 2 bases (blue & brown),$75; large pet carrier, $35;treadmill, $200.

BOOTS NOW OPEN, muckboots, best prices around;Mickey Mouse boots,$59.95. Graber’s Welding,8350S 850W, South Whitley.1 mile east of old DexterAxle, 2 1/2 miles north of 114on 850W. 260-723-4172 ext.1

SPAULDING TF1000 bas-ketballs, 28.5 diameter,available at ‘the paper’.

3 PIECE camel leather furni-ture set: couch, side chair &ottoman, $700, 260-563-7251.

SONY 35MM Cyber-shotDSC-H7 digital cameraincludes: 74mm lens VF-74CP, software disk(includes handbook), USBcord w/AV connectors, 4GBmemory stick PRO DUOw/adaptor, 2 batteriesw/charger, carrying case,lens cloth, $400, 260-571-4420.

BEAUTIFUL BERNE floralsofa & loveseat, $500; nicebeige leather Lazy Boy,$150, 260-563-1855.

GLASS SQUARE coffeetable w/black & brown wood,perfect condition, 260-563-1826.

$125 QUEEN PILLOWTOPMattress Set. NEW inPlastic, Can Deliver(260)493-0805

A BRAND NEW KING PIL-LOWTOP Mattress Set,$225, Still in Factory Plastic(260)493-0805.

$350 CHERRY Sleigh Bed,NEW, Solid Wood w/NEWPILLOWTOP Mattress Set,un-opened, (260)493-0805.

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BANKRUPTCY: Free initialclient conference. Dischargeall or most consumer debt.Chapter 7 & Chapter 13relief available...we can saveyour home. Zimmerman LawOffice, PC, Attorney Alan J.Zimmerman, 81 E. Hill St.,Wabash, 260-563-2178.

PERSONAL INJURY: Freeinitail client conference, norecovery, no fee, contingentfee agreement available,over 20 years of experience.Zimmerman Law Office, PC,Attorney Alan J.Zimmerman, 81 E. Hill St.,Wabash, 260-563-2178.

LYNN’S CUSTOMButchering. We are stateapproved! Accepting deer.State checking station,2165E 400S, Wabash.Coolers available. We are aFeed the Hungry drop offstation. 260-563-2673.

WABASH 2-WAY Radio:police scanners, CB’s, basestation, repeaters, GPS sys-tems & repair. Also buyinglaptops, computer towers, i-pods & other electronicdevices, 235 Southwood Dr.,260-563-5564.

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ANTIQUES WANTED:Paintings, pottery, lighting,signs, guns, knives, coins,jewelry, quilts, clothing, rugs,furniture, Boy Scouts, rail-road & military items, esp.WWII. Call 260-569-1865. Imay pay more!

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AKC CHOCOLATEMiniature Pincher puppies,males-$450, females-$495,765-244-9478.

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4x5 ROUND bale: grass hay,Brome Orchard, fescue, offground, covered, 1st-cattle,$25; 2nd & 3rd-horses & cat-tle, $40, 260-571-4430,Wabash area.

ROUND BALES: Grass,mixed, alfalfa-orchard, $20-$45. Also small squarebales, 260-228-0138.

GRASS HAY, 1st cutw/some clover & alfalfa, $3per bale, 260-782-2210.

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1 1/2 STORY Farmhouse forsale, but needs moved fromproperty. House in decentcondition, $1,500 obo. Buyerassumes costs for moving.Call for details, 260-571-0137.

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SM. 2 bdrm house suitablefor single or couple, no chil-dren or pets, water & heatprovided, $495/mo., deposit& lease required, availableafter Jan. 5, 260-563-2373.

2 BDRM ranch duplex, southside of Wabash, $400 permonth plus utilities, 260-563-7743.

DOWNSTAIRS 2 bdrm,washer/dryer hook up,$350/mo. plus deposit, youpay electric, 260-563-4059.

COUNTRY HOME for rent, 4bdrm, Northfield school dis-trict, C/A, W/D hook up, gasheat, lg. yard, 2 car garage,dishwasher, $600/mo., $600deposit required, elec.included, references, 765-833-6536 or 765-833-4601.

1 BDRM upstairs apt., stove,

refrigerator, $90/wk., plus

deposit, 260-563-1556 or

765-863-1453.

2 BDRM w/combined bath-

room & 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.

DUPLEX FOR rent, 3 bdrm,

2 bath, private entrance,

laundry room, dining room,

eat in kitchen, 260-571-7294

or 260-563-7294.

MINI FARM w/mobile home,

3 bdrm, 2 bath, set up for

horse, dogs & chickens,

Southwood School District,

rent/buy, $400/mo., 260-563-

2404.

4 BDRM, 1 1/2 car garage,

newly remodeled, dishwash-

er, A/C, $700 deposit,

$600/mo., no pets, 260-571-

3842.

SMALL 1 bdrm house for

rent in Urbana, $300/mo.,

260-774-9311, leave a mes-

sage will call back ASAP.

3 BDRM, 1 bath duplex,newly remodeled, no pets,prefer non-smoker,$125/wk., $500 deposit, ref-erences required, 260-571-2277.

632 N. Allen St., 3 bdrm, 11/2 bath, 1400 sq. ft., C/A,gas heat, 1 car garage,$600/mo. plus deposit, 260-224-6071.

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2001 FORD Windstar MiniVan, $3,000 obo, 106Kmiles, new alternator, tires &battery approx. 3 yrs. old.For more information call260-563-3991 after 4p.m.

1977 CHEVY 1/2 ton pick-up, re-built transmission,tune-up, new brakes, runsgood, $800 obo, 260-225-0226.

1998 OLDSMOBILEINTRIGUE, 3.8L V6, AlloyWheels, CD, Automatic,Power Windows & Locks,Clean Local Trade, Greenw/Tan Cloth, $4,495 #204Y,Wabash (800)573-1175,denneymotorsales.com.

2003 CHEVROLET MAL-IBU, 3.1L V6, Alloy Wheels,Keyless Entry, Spoiler, CD,Power Windows & Locks,Clean Local Trade, Silverw/Gray Cloth, $5,495 #299Y,Wabash (800)573-1175,denneymotorsales.com.

2007 PONTIAC GRANDPRIX, 3.8L V6, Alloy Wheels,Power Windows & Locks,CD, Tinted Windows,100,000 Mile Warranty, Redw/Charcoal Cloth, $12,995#349X, Wabash (800)573-1 1 7 5 ,denneymotorsales.com.

2008 SATURN OUTLOOKXR, All Wheel Drive, 3.6L V6,Heated Seats, Alloy Wheels,Power Seats, Quad BucketSeats, 3rd Row Seat,100,000 Mile Warranty, Lt.Bronze w/Tan Leather,$24,995 #382X, Wabash(800)573-1175, denneymo-torsales.com.

1999 CHEVY Ext. cab, 4X4,$5,500 obo, 260-571-4874.

2009 PONTIAC G5 GTCOUPE, 2.2L 4CYL,30+MPG, Alloy Wheels,Cruise, Power Windows &Locks, Spoiler, TintedWindows, 100,000 MileWarranty, Silver w/CharcoalCloth, $12,995 #348X,Wabash (800)573-1175,denneymotorsales.com.

2000 GMC YUKON XL SLT2500 4X4, 6.0L V8, PolishedAlloy Wheels, New Tires,Sunroof, Rear DVD, QuadBucket Seats, 3rd Row Seat,Clean Local Trade, DarkBlue w/Gray Leather, $9,995#303Y, Wabash (800)573-1 1 7 5 ,denneymotorsales.com.

2008 CHEVROLETCOBALT LS, 2.2L 4CYL, 4Door, CD, A/C, Automatic,Driver Info Center, 100,000Mile Warranty, Silver w/GrayCloth, $9,995 #369X,Wabash (800)573-1175,denneymotorsales.com.

1989 FORD ESCORT LX, 4dr., 4 CYL, automatic, greattransportation, fully serviced,ready to go! ONLY $895 call260-571-1780.

2008 PONTIAC G6 SEDAN,2.4L 4CYL, Remote Start,Driver Info Center, Cruise, AllPower Options, Automatic,100,000 Mile Warranty,Silver w/Charcoal Cloth,$12,495 #356X, Wabash(800)573-1175, denneymo-torsales.com.

84 DODGE Rampage,4CYL, automatic, runs great,good tires, $1000 obo, 260-571-3912 or 260-571-3914.

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