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TUESDAY DECEMBER 24, 2013 147th YEAR — ISSUE #52 On the web at: kpcnews.com 75 cents Butler, Indiana ESTABLISHED IN 1866 BLAZER BASKETBALL: Eastside girls record first victory, MORE ON PAGE 3 Butler Bulletin THE Eastside graduate featured in holiday concert EVANSVILLE — Elizabeth Crozier, of Auburn, an Eastside graduate, and Rochelle Beckman of Kendallville recently performed in the University of Evansville’s 34th annual Holiday Pops concert. In the Evansville area, Holiday Pops will be televised on WNIN, Channel 9.1, at 7 p.m. today, Dec. 24, and at noon on Christmas Day (Central times). People outside the local viewing area may watch the concert on the University of Evansville’s YouTube page. Holiday Pops took place Dec. 10 in Downtown Evansville’s Victory Theatre. The free concert brought together university ensembles and soloists, including choirs, orchestra, and wind, brass, and jazz ensembles. This year’s Holiday Pops concert featured students and faculty members performing sacred and secular musical selections, ranging from “Greens- leeves” to “Sleigh Ride” to music from Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker.”Crozier is majoring in creative writing. Beckman is majoring in music therapy. Helping Hands Ministry open BUTLER — Helping Hands Ministry is an outreach ministry of Christ’s Church at Butler assisting needy families in the Butler area. Monetary contributions and donations of new or gently-used clothing and bedding items are accepted during business hours. Individuals may visit and shop for bags of items priced at $3-$5 each. Helping Hands is located at 136 W. Main St. and is open Tuesdays 4-6 p.m. and Saturdays 10 a.m. to noon. A food pantry is open the second Tuesday of each month from 4-6 p.m. Submit your news BUTLER — The Butler Bulletin has a new email address for your church, club or group to share its news and photos. The new email address is jjones@ kpcmedia.com. THE Butler Bulletin P.O. Box 39 Butler, IN 46721 PHONE: 868-5501 The An edition of BY JEFF JONES [email protected] BUTLER — In just over two hours, it’s over, but a good amount of Christmas cheer has been spread. On this chilly Wednesday evening, after the last visitor has been served, volunteers busily wipe down and fold away tables, put away cleaning supplies and chat as they transform the large room at Butler United Methodist Church from a food pantry back into a fellowship hall. Earlier, the room didn’t seem quite so big, as volunteers and visitors, often elbow-to-elbow, milled about, restocking supplies, sacking groceries and carrying items to vehicles as the Butler Community Food Pantry held its second-largest food giveaway of the year. On this night, 155 families received a Christmas present of a meal, bag of potatoes and sack of groceries. This food pantry night — held Dec. 18 — is second only to the one before Thanksgiving each year, according to organizers and volunteers. The Thanksgiving food pantry served 180 families, touching more than 850 people. An official count of children and people in those 155 families wasn’t immediately known. What is known is that a number of people will be able to enjoy a fine Christmas meal, and that the people who volunteered also have the joyful feeling of being able to help others. Each month, the food pantry helps 135-145 families, said Pastor Kevin Marsh of Butler United Methodist Church. “We feel like we’re able to do something to alleviate the need in our community,” Marsh said. “This is a good way to do it. This is our major ministry right here.” The pantry, while based at Butler United Methodist Church, features involvement of several churches in the community and surrounding area, explained volunteer Mike Slentz. Local and area churches collect items for the food pantry each Food pantry warms hearts Food pantry volunteer Theresa Dickerhoff organizes bags of groceries at the Butler Community Food Pantry’s Dec. 18 giveaway. Various local churches donate food and supplies to the pantry, and volunteers organize the monthly events. The food pantry, at Butler United Methodist Church, is especially busy at Thanksgiving and Christmas, organizers said. Jeff Jones ➤ Pantry, Page 6 COMMUNITY EVENTS SUPPORTING TOWNSHIP 4-H PROGRAMS American Legion Post 202, represented by Greg Hook, second from left, made approximately $2,800 in donations to local 4-H chapters for the DeKalb County livestock auction earlier this year. From left, are Mike Slentz, representing Franklin Township; Hook; Brian Capp, representing Wilmington, Stafford and Troy townships and Mike Georgi, representing Concord, Newville and Spencer townships. Jeff Jones INDIANAPOLIS — State Sen. Sue Glick, R-LaGrange, is inviting students in grades 6-12 to serve as Senate pages during the Indiana General Assembly’s 2014 legisla- tive session. The Indiana Senate Page Program is accepting applica- tions for student pages, offering an up-close, behind-the-scenes look at the General Assembly. During the one-day program, each participant tours the Statehouse, meets and interacts with his or her senator and watches debates in the Senate Chamber. Glick said the page program is a hands-on approach to teaching Senator invites pages ➤ Pages, Page 6 AUBURN — ActivTrax, a technology-based exercise and nutrition planner designed to help members realize their fitness goals, is in “soft launch” at the YMCA of DeKalb County. ActivTrax includes online fitness tracking, a smartphone app and a Kiosk at the YMCA. ActivTrax will launch officially on Jan. 2. With assistance from the YMCA fitness staff, members can design a custom fitness program, establish goals, track progress, and change their fitness regimen anytime, anywhere, even when visiting more than 400 YMCA facilities across the nation that have the ActivTrax system. “Once a fitness program is designed, the ActivTrax program tells members which exercises to do, as well as the actual amount they need to lift or run,” said Lynn Shonka, operations director at the YMCA. She added, “ActivTrax provides ongoing feedback that prompts members to make appropriate fitness program changes to help them progress, and to be continually challenged.” ActivTrax is free for existing YMCA members. The first step to using the ActivTrax system is to make a FitStart appointment. When a member makes a FitStart appointment to use the ActivTrax system, he or she will receive a one-week free pass that can be given to a friend or relative to try the YMCA. The YMCA also is offering gift certificates that can be purchased by nonmembers or current members who may wish to give the gift of wellness and fitness. From Jan. 2-12, nonmem- bers can try the YMCA for free. Those who join as new members will be eligible to make a FitStart appointment and participate in the ActivTrax program. YMCA launches ActivTrax program YMCA operations director Lynn Shonka demonstrates the ActivTrax kiosk to YMCA member Michelle Edmands. Photo contributed FROM STAFF REPORTS With all the problems that plagued the spring 2013 round of ISTEP tests, DeKalb Eastern superintendent Dr. Jeff Stephens has serious doubts about the validity of the results. Riverdale Elementary School repeated its “A” rating, a mark it has maintained each year since 2010. Butler Elementary received a “C” grade after having a “B” in 2012. Eastside Junior-Senior High School also received a “C” after likewise having a “B” in 2012. Stephens is pretty blunt when it comes to the school grades resulting from the spring ISTEP tests. “I consider them to have no value, no validity whatsoever,” he said in a phone interview Friday. “When you have such a technical screw-up that occurred that spring and you try to use that grade, there’s no validity in that entire test.” In many cases, including at DeKalb Eastern, students encoun- tered system failures while trying to take the test. “The only thing kids saw was failure,” Stephens said. “We had kids that were so distraught that when they saw ‘system failure,’ they thought they had failed the test. We had also kids trying to get through it so fast, to get the test done before it happened to them.” Stephens wasn’t alone in his assessment of the test. Superin- tendents at Lakeland, Westview and East Noble districts also questioned the validity of the grades, issued Friday by the Indiana Department of Education. The state based the grades on test scores in language arts and math. High school grades factored in graduation rates and scores for college and career readiness. “On day two of the test, when we were still having kids being kicked off, my suggestion to the DOE and our state representatives was to consider this year a wash, that the test wasn’t salvageable at that point,” Stephens said. “There wasn’t anything that worked well in the spring test cycle,” he said, adding that the School leader questions tests Spring ISTEP plagued by system failures ➤ Tests, Page 6

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Page 1: The Butler Bulletin - December 24, 2013

TUESDAYDECEMBER 24, 2013

147th YEAR — ISSUE #52

On the web at:kpcnews.com

75 centsButler, IndianaESTABLISHED IN 1866

BLAZER BASKETBALL: Eastside girls record fi rst victory, MORE ON PAGE 3

Butler BulletinTHE

Eastside graduate featured in holiday

concertEVANSVILLE — Elizabeth

Crozier, of Auburn, an Eastside graduate, and Rochelle Beckman of Kendallville recently performed in the University of Evansville’s 34th annual Holiday Pops concert. In the Evansville area, Holiday Pops will be televised on WNIN, Channel 9.1, at 7 p.m. today, Dec. 24, and at noon on Christmas Day (Central times). People outside the local viewing area may watch the concert on the University of Evansville’s YouTube page.

Holiday Pops took place Dec. 10 in Downtown Evansville’s Victory Theatre. The free concert brought together university ensembles and soloists, including choirs, orchestra, and wind, brass, and jazz ensembles.

This year’s Holiday Pops concert featured students and faculty members performing sacred and secular musical selections, ranging from “Greens-leeves” to “Sleigh Ride” to music from Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker.”Crozier is majoring in creative writing. Beckman is majoring in music therapy.

Helping Hands Ministry open

BUTLER — Helping Hands Ministry is an outreach ministry of Christ’s Church at Butler assisting needy families in the Butler area.

Monetary contributions and donations of new or gently-used clothing and bedding items are accepted during business hours. Individuals may visit and shop for bags of items priced at $3-$5 each.

Helping Hands is located at 136 W. Main St. and is open Tuesdays 4-6 p.m. and Saturdays 10 a.m. to noon. A food pantry is open the second Tuesday of each month from 4-6 p.m.

Submit your newsBUTLER — The Butler

Bulletin has a new email address for your church, club or group to share its news and photos. The new email address is [email protected].

THE

Butler BulletinP.O. Box 39

Butler, IN 46721

PHONE: 868-5501

TheAn edition of

BY JEFF [email protected]

BUTLER — In just over two hours, it’s over, but a good amount of Christmas cheer has been spread.

On this chilly Wednesday evening, after the last visitor has been served, volunteers busily wipe down and fold away tables, put away cleaning supplies and chat as they transform the large room at Butler United Methodist Church from a food pantry back into a fellowship hall.

Earlier, the room didn’t seem quite so big, as volunteers and visitors, often elbow-to-elbow, milled about, restocking supplies, sacking groceries and carrying items to vehicles as the Butler Community Food Pantry held its second-largest food giveaway of the year.

On this night, 155 families received a Christmas present of a meal, bag of potatoes and sack of groceries. This food pantry night — held Dec. 18 — is second only to the one before Thanksgiving each year, according to organizers

and volunteers. The Thanksgiving food pantry served 180 families, touching more than 850 people.

An offi cial count of children and people in those 155 families wasn’t immediately known. What is known is that a number of people will be able to enjoy a fi ne Christmas meal, and that the people who volunteered also have the joyful feeling of being able to help others.

Each month, the food pantry helps 135-145 families, said Pastor Kevin Marsh of Butler United Methodist Church.

“We feel like we’re able to do something to alleviate the need in our community,” Marsh said. “This is a good way to do it. This is our major ministry right here.”

The pantry, while based at Butler United Methodist Church, features involvement of several churches in the community and surrounding area, explained volunteer Mike Slentz.

Local and area churches collect items for the food pantry each

Food pantry warms hearts

Food pantry volunteer Theresa Dickerhoff organizes bags of groceries at the Butler Community Food Pantry’s Dec. 18 giveaway. Various local churches donate food and supplies to the pantry, and volunteers organize the monthly events. The food pantry, at Butler United Methodist Church, is especially busy at Thanksgiving and Christmas, organizers said.

Jeff Jones

➤ Pantry, Page 6

COMMUNITY EVENTS

SUPPORTING TOWNSHIP 4-H PROGRAMS

American Legion Post 202, represented by Greg Hook, second from left, made approximately $2,800 in donations to local 4-H chapters for the DeKalb County livestock auction earlier this year. From left, are Mike Slentz, representing Franklin Township; Hook; Brian Capp, representing Wilmington, Stafford and Troy townships and Mike Georgi, representing Concord, Newville and Spencer townships.

Jeff Jones

INDIANAPOLIS — State Sen. Sue Glick, R-LaGrange, is inviting students in grades 6-12 to serve as Senate pages during the Indiana General Assembly’s 2014 legisla-tive session.

The Indiana Senate Page Program is accepting applica-tions for student pages, offering an up-close, behind-the-scenes look at the General Assembly. During the one-day program, each participant tours the Statehouse, meets and interacts with his or her senator and watches debates in the Senate Chamber.

Glick said the page program is a hands-on approach to teaching

Senatorinvites pages

➤ Pages, Page 6

AUBURN — ActivTrax, a technology-based exercise and nutrition planner designed to help members realize their fi tness goals, is in “soft launch” at the YMCA of DeKalb County.

ActivTrax includes online fi tness tracking, a smartphone app and a Kiosk at the YMCA. ActivTrax will launch offi cially on Jan. 2.

With assistance from the YMCA fi tness staff, members can design a custom fi tness program, establish goals, track progress, and change their fi tness regimen anytime, anywhere, even when visiting more than 400 YMCA facilities across the nation that have the ActivTrax system.

“Once a fi tness program is designed, the ActivTrax program tells members which exercises to do, as well as the actual amount they need to lift or run,” said Lynn Shonka, operations director at the YMCA. She added,

“ActivTrax provides ongoing feedback that prompts members to make appropriate fi tness program changes to help them progress, and to be continually challenged.”

ActivTrax is free for existing YMCA members. The fi rst step to using the ActivTrax system is to make a FitStart appointment. When a member makes a FitStart appointment to use the ActivTrax system, he or she will receive a one-week free pass that can be given to a friend or relative to try the YMCA.

The YMCA also is offering gift certifi cates that can be purchased by nonmembers or current members who may wish to give the gift of wellness and fi tness. From Jan. 2-12, nonmem-bers can try the YMCA for free. Those who join as new members will be eligible to make a FitStart appointment and participate in the ActivTrax program.

YMCA launches ActivTrax program

YMCA operations director Lynn Shonka demonstrates the ActivTrax kiosk to YMCA member Michelle Edmands.

Photo contributed

FROM STAFF REPORTSWith all the problems that

plagued the spring 2013 round of ISTEP tests, DeKalb Eastern superintendent Dr. Jeff Stephens has serious doubts about the validity of the results.

Riverdale Elementary School repeated its “A” rating, a mark it has maintained each year since 2010.

Butler Elementary received a “C” grade after having a “B” in 2012. Eastside Junior-Senior High School also received a “C” after likewise having a “B” in 2012.

Stephens is pretty blunt when it comes to the school grades

resulting from the spring ISTEP tests.

“I consider them to have no value, no validity whatsoever,” he said in a phone interview Friday.

“When you have such a technical screw-up that occurred that spring and you try to use that grade, there’s no validity in that entire test.”

In many cases, including at DeKalb Eastern, students encoun-tered system failures while trying to take the test.

“The only thing kids saw was failure,” Stephens said. “We had kids that were so distraught that when they saw ‘system failure,’ they thought they had failed the test. We had also kids trying to get through it so fast, to get the test done before it happened to them.”

Stephens wasn’t alone in his assessment of the test. Superin-tendents at Lakeland, Westview and East Noble districts also questioned the validity of the grades, issued Friday by the

Indiana Department of Education. The state based the grades on test scores in language arts and math. High school grades factored in graduation rates and scores for college and career readiness.

“On day two of the test, when we were still having kids being kicked off, my suggestion to the DOE and our state representatives was to consider this year a wash, that the test wasn’t salvageable at that point,” Stephens said.

“There wasn’t anything that worked well in the spring test cycle,” he said, adding that the

School leader questions testsSpring ISTEP

plagued by system failures

➤ Tests, Page 6

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Ruth GroffBUTLER — Ruth L.

Groff, 79, of Butler, died at 1:50 p.m. Dec. 21, 2013, in her home after an extended illness.

Mrs. Groff was a graduate of Butler High School and had been employed by Pittsfi eld Industries in Hamilton, retiring with nearly fi fty years of service. She was a member of the Indepen-dent Full Gospel Church in Ashley, and enjoyed fl ower gardening and playing the piano.

Ruth L. Groff was born

Oct. 26, 1934, in Butler, the daughter of Charles and Edna (Slentz) Albertson.

She married Maurice L. Groff on March 12, 1955, in Angola, and he preceded her in death in 2006.

Survivors include one son, Daniel (Linda) Groff, of Butler; fi ve grandchil-dren, Stephanie Large, Keith Groff, Angela Burdette, Rachel Butler, and Joshua Groff; fi ve great-grandchildren; one sister, Betty Zehr, of Montpelier, Ohio; and one brother, Jim (Shirley) Albertson, of Butler. She was also preceded in death by one son, David Groff, in 2004, two brothers, Bill and Joe Albertson, and one sister, Anna Doty.

Services will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013, in the Indepen-dent Full Gospel Church in Ashley with Pastor Sam Weimer officiating. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to the service, beginning at 10 a.m. in the church. Interment will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Edgerton, Ohio.

Memorials in the name of Ruth L. Groff are requested to the Indepen-dent Full Gospel Church, Ashley, Indiana, or to DeKalb Hospice.

Janice HollabaughSPENCERVILLE —

Janice F. Hollabaugh, 102, of Spencerville, died Dec. 16, 2013, at The Laurels of DeKalb Health Care Center, Butler.

Services took place Saturday in St. Mark Lutheran Church, St. Joe, with Rev. Floyd Shoup offi ciating. Burial was in White City Cemetery, Spencerville.

Memorials are to St. Mark Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 345, St. Joe, IN 46785.

Carnahan-Baidinger & Walter Funeral Home, Spencerville, handled arrangements.

Kathryn McCoyAUBURN — Kathryn A.

McCoy, 67, of Auburn, died Dec. 20, 2013.

Services and burial will be at a later date.

Johnson Funeral Home, Hudson, is handling arrangements.

Bryan KuhnHAMILTON — Bryan

“Gene” Kuhn, 69, of Hamilton, died Dec. 18, 2013, in Cameron Hospital, Angola.

There will be no calling or services.

Memorials are to Regional Cancer Care Center, 516 E. Maumee St., Angola, IN 46703.

Oberlin-Turn-bull Funeral Home & Crematory, 3985 E. Church St., Hamilton, is handling arrangements.

Florine MardiniGARRETT — Florine

(Wise) Mardini, 99, of Santa Monica, Calif. and formerly of Garrett, died Dec. 16, 2013, in Santa Monica.

Services will be held at a later date.

Thomas Funeral Home, Garrett, is handling arrange-ments.

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BUTLER CHRIST’S CHURCH(Christian Church) 127 W. Main St. Dale Rabineau, minister; Lisa Rabineau, director of education; Jenn Skrocki, youth director. Ser-vices: Sunday Bible classes, 8:45 a.m.; worship 10 a.m. Phone: 868-6924.

CHURCH OF CHRIST173 W. Oak St. Dennis Bingham, youth minister; Dawn Steere, Noah's Ark Preschool director. Services: Sunday School 8:30 a.m.; worship 9:45 a.m.; pre-teen, jr. high, and sr. high youth groups, Sundays, 6-7:30 p.m. Phone: 868-2687, Fax 868-2582; Website: butlerchurchofchrist.org.

CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE500 N. Beech St. Paul Patton, pastor; Services: Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Sunday worship 10:30 a.m.; evening service 6 p.m.; Wednesday prayer meeting at 6 p.m. Phone: 868-5666.

FREE BIBLE TABERNACLEJames and Washington streets. Joe Albertson, pastor; Services: Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Sunday worship 11 a.m.; Sunday youth 4:30 p.m.; evening worship 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study 6:30 p.m.; Saturday evangelistic service, 6:30 p.m. Phone: 868-1841.

LAMB OF GOD MENNONITE132 W. Oak St. Denny Eicher, pastor;Services: Sunday worship 9 a.m.; Sunday evening 6 p.m.; Wednesday evening service 7:30 p.m.

ST. MARK’S LUTHERAN (ELCA)217 W. Main St. Services: Sunday School during school year 9:30 a.m.; worship 10:30 a.m. all year.

SEABREEZE MINISTRIES 404 S. Federal St. Lathan Snyder, pastor; Family Worship Services: Sunday at 10 a.m.; Tidal Wave Youth Group: Wednesday at 5 p.m.; Adult Bible Study: Wednesday at 6 p.m.; Phone: 260-927-5683.

UNITED METHODIST501 W. Green St. Rev. Kevin Marsh, pastor; Services: worship service 9:30 a.m.; Sunday School 10:30 a.m.; UMYF 5 p.m.; Bible study 6:30 p.m.; adult choir Wednesday 7 p.m.Phone: 868-2098.

RURAL BUTLERBIG RUN CHURCHIntersection of C.R. 28 and 75. Richard Woolever, minister; Services: Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; worship 10:15 a.m.

CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLYOF GOD7521 U.S. 6, P.O. Box 153. James Garner, pastor; Services: Sunday prayer 9:30 a.m.; worship 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study 6:00 p.m. Phone: 927-5614.

FAITH CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES(Non-denominational) 7301 C.R. 28, Butler, 8/10 mile east of Butler, just off U.S. 6. Frances Mock, pastor; Services: Sunday worship 10:30 a.m.; Sunday and Wednesday evening worship 6 p.m. Phone: 920-0743.

JERUSALEM COMMUNITYCHURCH6795 C.R. 12. Rev. Stanley P. Hammond; Services: Sunday 2 p.m. Phone: 495-9006.

MOUNT PLEASANT UNITED METHODISTIntersection of C.R. 40 and C.R. 59. Christine Fodrea, pastor; Services: Sunday School 9 a.m.; worship 10:05 a.m.

HAMILTONCROSSROADS OF ZIONCorner of C.R. 4A and 79. Gene Thim-lar, pastor, 260-570-8597; Services: Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Worship Service 10:30 a.m.; Email: crossroadsofzion.org.

NEWVILLECHURCH OF CHRIST5107 C.R. 75-A. Darrin Langford, minister; Services: Bible School 9 a.m.; worship 10 a.m.; youth groups 6 p.m.; evening worship 7 p.m. Phone: 337-5384.

ST. JOECHURCH @ JOE'S(St. Joe Church of Christ)507 Jefferson St. Michael Booher, pastor; Services: Sunday School 9 a.m.; worship 10 a.m.; youth groups, Sunday evening 6:30 p.m.; Tuesday night women’s Bible study 7 p.m. Nursery is available. Offi ce phone: 337-0442, Cell: 336-2727.

COBURN CORNERS CHURCH OF CHRISTS.R. 101 and C.R. 64, St. Joe;Thomas Cupka, minister; Phone 238-4567; Sunday School, 9 a.m.; Sunday Worship, 10 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6 p.m. during school year; handicapped accessible;assisted listening available; nursery available; Preschool during school year; Preschool phone: 238-4679; Church website: coburncorners.org;e-mail: [email protected]

COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP215 Widney Ave. Services: Fellowship 9:30 a.m.; praise and worship 9:45 a.m. Phone: 337-5470.

ST. MARK LUTHERAN302 Washington St. Floyd Shoup, pastor; Services: Worship 10:15 a.m., followed by fellowship and refresh-ments; Wednesday dinner 6:15 p.m.; Wednesday service 7 p.m. Holy communion every service. Phone: 337-0172.

SPENCERVILLEST. PETER’S LUTHERAN6893 S.R. 1. Services: worship 9 a.m.;

Sunday School, 9:15 a.m.; Christmas Eve services 10 p.m. Holy communion fi rst Sunday and festivals.

UNITED METHODIST5681 Church St.; Sunday School 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.; Morning Worship 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.; Youth Group Kids Club every Tuesday 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.; Ken Herb, pastor; 471-1041.

RURAL AUBURNCOUNTY LINE CHURCH OF GOD7716 North County Line Road; 627-2482; Pastoral staff: Stuart Kruse, Dane Kruse, Kevin McIntire, Nathan Tatman, Mary Ellen Rayle, Steve Schlatter; Sunday worship, 8:30, 9:45 and 11 a.m.; Wednesday groups, 6:30 p.m.; Creative Play School, Mon. through Thurs. 9 a.m. -noon.; Website, countylinechurch.org.

NORRIS CHAPEL UNITED METHODISTC.R. 40-A and C.R. 47. Rev. Susan Smith Bryden; Services: Sunday School 9:15 a.m.; worship 10:45 a.m. Phone: 925-1096; Website: www.norrischapel.org.

WATERLOOAGAPE ASSEMBLY OF GOD960 Lincoln Street. Tom Neddersen, pastor; Services: Sunday School 9 a.m.; worship 10 a.m.; Tuesday 6:30 p.m. youth group; Friday 6:30 p.m. praise and prayer. Phone: 414-5009.

CEDAR LAKE CHURCH OF CHRIST1492 C.R. 27. Steve Evans, minister; Services: Fellowship hour 9 a.m.; Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; worship and children’s church, 10:30 a.m.

FREEWILL BAPTIST2833 C.R. 27. Ron Stambaugh, minister; Services: Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; worship 10:45 a.m.; evening service 6 p.m. (1st Sunday); Bible study Wednesday 6 p.m.; Phone: 837-7360.

NEW HOPE CHRISTIAN CENTER900 S. Wayne Street. Pastoral Staff: Ralph O. Diehl, Sean Hartzell, Randy Stine and Adam Diehl; Services: Saturday 6 p.m.; Sunday 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. (ASL Interpreted at 10:30 a.m.); Wednesday Kids Club, T.V. (Grades 6-12) and adult Next Level Connection Groups, 7 p.m.; Phone: 837-3631; Website: www.NewHope.in

NEW LIFE LUTHERAN CHURCH 365 Lockhart St.; Merle R. Holden, pastor; Worship 10:30 a.m.; Phone (574) 215-4288; website: www.nllcdekalb.com

ST. MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC CHURCH1098 C.R. 39. Rev. David Carkenord, pastor; Services: Saturday Mass 6 p.m.; Sunday Mass 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.; confessions Saturday 4 p.m.

UNITED METHODISTMaple and Elm streets. Pastor Mike Half-erty; Services: Sunday School 9 a.m.; worship 10 a.m.; communion 1st Sunday; Wednesday Bible studies 9 a.m.; choir 7 p.m.; AA Sunday at 7 p.m. Handicapped access, nursery. Phone: 837-6441.

VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH300 W. Douglas St. Michael Sassanella, pastor; Services: Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; worship 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday youth program 7 p.m.Phone: 837-4701, 925-5880.

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TURN BACK THE CLOCK - BUTLER STREET SCENE

This street scene shows activity along the east side of the 200 block of South Broadway, possibly around the 1920s or earlier. Residents may recognize this as the present-day location of the Butler Eat’N Haus restaurant. In this photo, several men appear to be gathered outside of T.H. DeWitt’s Saloon. The decorative awning also features the words, “Beer, Cold.” Next door, several women gather under the William Elden bazaar store sign. The sign hanging from the building mentions “grocery, glassware, queensware, school supplies, fi ve-cent and 10-cent counters and novelties.” This was also a sewing supply and gift business. In later years, the building was used as a telephone offi ce. Businesses such as Cooper Jewelry and Gifts and Nana’s Stitchin’ Station also called this building home. Note that Broadway is still gravel in this photo.

Photo courtesy of Don Stuckey

ST. JOE — Riverdale Elementary School has announced the names of students with perfect attendance for the fi rst quarter grading period of the 2013-2014 school year.

KindergartenNolan Baker, Kaylie

Burns, Leighton Crow, Nataliy Dennis, Hunter Ellinger, Connor Mack, John Galloway, JayLynn Geeraedts, Parker Goldner, Morgan Graber, Amelia Graham, Reagan Ioor, Zacharia Ioor, Paige Kreischer, Lucas Lentz, Arian McPherson, Karson Minnick, Connor Pask, Robert Potter, Jessica Rotz, Jayme Sewards, Camden Spalding, Justin Stewart, Jayden Wallingford and Kindall Westwater.

First GradeHarley Amburgey,

Jackalynn Baker, Tobin Biddle, Wyatt Brown, Izzak Bruggner, Clay Carnahan, Caytis Coker, Owen Davis, Triton Fiechter, Jason Griggs, Taylor Kees, Kaydyn Kline, Lilyan Kreischer, David Lieb, Jace Mayberry, Anna McAtee, Zoey Miller, Kennedy Miller, Dasia Richards, Jonas Richman, Ryan Strong, Addyson Trausch, Emelly Vendrely, Levi Watson and Avery Wilson.

Second GradeAlysha Baker, Mercedes

Bledsoe, Lucas Brown, David Burns, Jaelyn Cook, Wyatt Davis, Audrey Diehl, Baylie Donaldson, Joseph Eck, Cohen Fetters, Ethan Graves, Tyler Huff, Loden Johnson, Lilly Kaiser, Joanie Kimpel, Jayci Kitchen, Holly Laney, Moyra McAtee, Kamden Miller, Clayton Minnick, Samantha Reader, Tevis Rice, Markus Roark, Ian Snyder, Gage Spalding, MaKenna Sprau, Ayla Stuller, Mason Wilson and Osric Wolfe.

Third GradeAudrey Abel, Austin

Arnold, Binyam Biddle,

Mahlet Biddle, Kya Blomeke, Lucian Bruggner, Isabella DuBois, Thadden Fiechter, Isabelle Graham, Katie Graves, Isabella Hansen, Kennedy Helbert, Kaylie Hertig, Dax Holman, Carsen Jacobs, Grace Kreischer, Seth Landes, Hailey Mack, Laney Miller, Eleanor Neumann, Ava Paddock, Ciara Rece, David Rotz, David Strong, Lydia Strong, Garrett Thompson, Chloe Trausch, Madison Westwater, Ian Yeaser and Kyle Yoder.

Fourth GradeKyler Bibbee,

Olivia Bledsoe, Nolan Bogenschutz, Laithyn Cook, Laban Davis, Jonathan Eck, Marcus Frisby, Travis Garrison, Trey Herzberg, Zane Kline, Caleb Little, Samuel McClintock, Jordan Meyer, Samuel Neumann, Will Paddock, Josephine Richman, Natalie Stewart, Logan Trausch, Jennifer White, Cameron Yeager and Sydney Yoder.

Fifth GradeJaiden Baker, Hannah

Brunson, Ryan Cannon, Cyrus Diehl, Walker Doll, Faith DuBois, Rebekah Firestine, Jackie Gibson, Dylan Hertig, Molly Holman, Ryleigh Howe, Allison Ives, Gabrielle Kees, Garett Miller, Lyndsi Read, Addyson Reliford, Alex Rickman, Marissa Roark, Brock Seiler, David Slone, Erin Snyder, Catlin Sprau, Alexis Wilson and Abigail Yeager.

Sixth GradePatsy Aschleman,

Lydia Bledsoe, Madelin Bledsoe, Natalie Bledsoe, Ashley Brown, Kaylea Bruggner, Evian Clifton, Cameron Cook, Kyle Croft, Jacob Delagrange, McKenzie Dufresne, Paige Graber, Asia Handshoe, Madalyn High, Anson Hill, Madeleine Huff, Ziayra Hulbert, Jonathan Macy, Keegan Miller, MacKensie Rieke, Avery Rutan, Braden Vinson and Brock Vinson.

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Varsity girls basketball

Blazer girls defeated

BUTLER — Visiting Lakeland outscored Eastside 16-7 in the fourth quarter on the way to a 44-32 win Saturday at Butler.

The Blazers (1-8) trailed 28-25 entering the fi nal quarter.

Brianna Moore had 11 points, Maddy Minehart had 10 and Leah Ward scored eight for Eastside.

Minehart had eight rebounds and Ward had seven for the Blazers.

Kaci Shook had three steals. Minehart and Ward had two each. The Blazers committed 22 turnovers.

Blazers to play in South Adams

tournamentBERNE — Eastside’s

girls basketball team will play in the third annual Amy Meyer Holiday Classic

at South Adams High School Saturday.

The fi rst game, at 10 a.m., pits Blackhawk Christian and South Adams. Eastside will play Seton Catholic at noon in the second game.

The consolation game is at 5 p.m., with the champi-onship at 7 p.m.

Admission is $5 per game or $8 for all day.

Varsity boys bowlingBlazers defeat

GarrettANGOLA — Eastside’s

varsity boys bowling team improved to 7-1 with a 15-1/2 to 4-1/2 win over Garrett Dec. 16 at Angola.

Matt David, Tristin Miller, Xavier Orr and Steven Webb won one game each.

David had scores of 212 and 189, earning a tie in that game. Miller won with a 222 and rolled a 156. Orr won with a 208 and added a 151. Webb won with a 203 and had a 159. Derek Lilly had a 156 in one game. Kyle Brock had a 186 in one game.

Eastside bowls against DeKalb at Butler Bowl Jan. 6.

Varsity girls bowlingEastside girls

defeatedANGOLA — DeKalb

won all but four possible points in a 16-4 win over Eastside’s varsity girls

bowling team Dec. 16 at Angola.

Briana Marquis won both of her games, with scores of 217 and 204. Erin Shuman won one game with a 210, and added a 203. Teresa Crozier won one game with a 112 and added a 95. Bailie Eubanks had games of 86 and 114. Mataya Nickolson had games of 172 and 110.

Eastside bowls against Garrett at Butler Bowl Jan. 6.

Mens college basketball

Crimson Wave falls in overtimeSOUTH BEND — 2010

Eastside graduate Chris Diehl had 12 points and six rebounds, but the Calumet College of St. Joseph Crimson Wave lost 93-90 in overtime to Indiana-South Bend in a Dec. 17 contest.

That was Diehl’s season-high for points for Calumet, now 7-6 through games played Dec. 19. The Crimson Wave hosts Kuyper College Jan. 3.

Indiana-South Bend now 6-7

LAPORTE — 2013 Eastside graduate Jayden Lilly did not score, but had a rebound and a steal in his team’s 92-76 win over Purdue-North Central Dec. 19 at LaPorte.

Lilly, a freshman, has played in two games for

the Titans (6-7).

Womens college basketball

Strock plays at Goshen CollegeGOSHEN — 2011

Eastside graduate Megan

Strock has played in all 14 games for the Goshen College Maple Leafs.

Strock, a junior, has come off the bench in all but one game, averaging 10 minutes. She has scored 42 points this season, an average of just over three points per game. Strock has

recorded seven steals and four assists, and is 16-of-47 shooting and 4-of-13 from three-point range.

kpcnews.com THE Butler Bulletin 3TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2013 SportsBY JEFF JONES

[email protected] — With

the game on the line, Eastside’s girls basketball team found a way to pull out a win Dec. 17 against Lakewood Park.

The Panthers outscored the Blazer girls in the fourth quarter, cutting what had been a 15-point lead in the third to a precarious two midway through the fi nal frame.

The Blazers got an inside bucket from Maddy Minehart and two free throws from Brianna Moore to seal the win, 52-47.

Moore fi nished with 19 points and Minehart added 18 in the win.

“We’ve been in those situations this year and last, and have lost those games, so it was good to see us close out the game,” Eastside coach Shane Conwell said.

“Maddy continues to be the rock of our offense and defense,” he said. “It was good to see Bri Moore have a breakout game. She was aggressive and didn’t settle

for outside jumpers.”The win was Eastside’s

fi rst of the season and fi rst since the South Adams holiday tournament in December 2012.

Moore and Minehart provided a solid inside-out-side scoring punch for the Blazers (1-7), but Lakewood Park wasn’t about to go down without a fi ght.

The Blazers took a 44-29 lead following back-to-back scores by Leah Ward late in the third.

The Panthers fi nished the third with six straight points, and the fi rst seven of the fourth quarter, including a banked three-pointer by the Panthers’ Jessica Mafera with six minutes to play. That cut Eastside’s lead to just 44-42.

The Blazers missed a shot and turned the ball over on its next two posses-sions, but the Panthers couldn’t fi nd the range its next two turns.

Moore buried a jumper near the right corner with fi ve minutes to go, but the Panthers’ Mariah Chaney answered with a jumper

from the key seconds later.Two free throws by

Eastside’s Kaci Shook, one by the Panthers’ Hannah Priskorn and a score inside by Minehart pushed the margin to 50-45 with 2:55 to play.

The Panthers got within two on two Natalie Mafera tosses at the two-minute mark, but Moore sealed the win with a pair a minute later.

The Blazers were 23-of-47 (49 percent) from the fi eld. Lakewood Park (1-8) was 17-of-65 (26 percent) from the fi eld and 7-of-30 (23 percent) from three-point range.

Khrystyna Thompson had 11 points and Allison Sowle had 10 to lead the Panthers. Leah Ward chipped in with nine for Eastside.

Minehart grabbed 18 rebounds and Shook had eight for the Blazers. Sowle collected 11 rebounds for Lakewood Park.

“I told them before the game that success doesn’t come easy,” Conwell said. “You have to go get it, and they did that.

“My message after the game was ‘Don’t be

satisfi ed. There’s a lot of basketball to be played,

with a lot more to be accomplished.’”

Eastside girls post fi rst victory

Eastside’s Brianna Moore drives past a Lakewood Park defender during a Dec. 17 game at Butler. Moore led all scorers with 19 points as Eastside won for the fi rst time this season.

Jeff Jones

Eastside 52, Lakewood Park 47

Lakewood ParkPlayers fg-fga ft-fta pts reb ast stlChaney g 1-6 1-2 3 5 3 0JMafera g 2-6 0-0 5 2 1 0Priskorn f 2-7 1-5 6 4 2 5Dusseau f 2-6 0-0 5 6 0 1Sowle c 5-13 0-0 10 11 0 0NMafera 0-5 4-4 4 3 6 1Franks 1-5 0-0 3 1 0 2Thompson 4-14 0-0 11 1 1 2Budreau 0-2 0-0 0 4 1 0Johnson 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1Totals 17-65 6-11 47 38 15 12

EastsidePlayers fg-fga ft-fta pts reb ast stlMoore g 8-15 3-5 19 3 1 3Shook g 1-5 2-5 4 8 3 1Crager g 0-6 0-0 0 3 3 0Ward f 4-8 1-2 9 6 2 3Minehart f 9-15 0-1 18 18 2 1Yoder 1-2 0-0 2 0 1 0Moughler 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 0Steffen 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 0Totals 23-48 6-13 52 42 12 8Lakewood Park 10 13 12 12 — 47Eastside 14 14 16 8 — 52

Three-point shooting — Lakewood Park 7-30 (Thompson 3-12, Dusseau 1-3, Franks 1-4, JMafera 1-4, Priskorn 1-5, Chaney 0-1, NMafera 0-1), Eastside 0-5 (Moughler 0-1, Crager 0-2, Moore 0-2). Team rebounds — Lakewood Park 4, Eastside 2. Fouled out — Ward. Total fouls — Lakewood Park 16, Eastside 16. Turnovers — Lakewood Park 20, Eastside 24.

BY JEFF [email protected] — Eastside’s

boys basketball team got balanced scoring in a 68-59 victory over Lakewood Park Dec. 17 at Butler.

The Blazer boys (3-2) were 9-of-18 beyond the arc, and fi nished the game making 26-of-54 shots (48 percent) in the win.

Preston “P.J.” Dean led all scorers with 19 points, Kadis Renier added 16, Ryan Liechty had 11 and Cade Willard pitched in with nine for Eastside.

“We did a great job of handling traps and attacking the paint out of those traps,” Eastside coach Ryan Abbott said.

“We shot well from outside, but I was impressed with our basket-ball IQ in understanding that when we missed consecutive shots from the perimeter, we understood that we needed a paint touch.”

Lakewood Park (2-3)

was 23-of-64 (36 percent) from the fi eld, including just 5-of-25 (20 percent) from three-point range.

Jared Gerke was the only Panther in double fi gures with 17 points, but teammates Noah Gardner and Austin Mann had nine points each.

The Blazers trailed only once, and not again after the game was three minutes old.

After Gardner’s three with 2:20 left in the fi rst cut Eastside’s lead to 14-11, Renier rattled in two threes before the quarter ended for a 20-11 advantage.

Eastside’s lead stayed in the 10-11-point range most of the second quarter, and swelled to 14 late in the third on Dean’s bucket that made it 54-40.

The Blazers’ biggest lead — 62-44 early in the fourth — came on Austin Baker’s three, but with 2:21 to play, the Panthers cut the margin to 12 after scores by Jared

Gerke and Gardner.Eastside got 11 rebounds

each from Liechty and Rob Singer. Jared Gerke grabbed 12 boards for Lakewood Park.

“We must rebound the basketball better in order for us to reach our potential,” Abbott said. “We have the ability and toughness to do so, but we must convert that to game situations.

“We need to do a better job of being confi dent at the free throw line. Fifty percent will get you beat most nights,” he said.

“I credit Lakewood to never going away, and our guys for responding to their runs,” Abbott said. “It was a great game to learn from before conference play.”

Double DribblesThis was Eastside’s fi rst

win against Lakewood Park since to 2009-2010 season. The Blazers lead the all-time series 8-4.

Balanced scoring boosts Blazers to win

Eastside’s Tristan Sprunger avoids Lakewood Park’s Hunter Yoder during a Dec. 17 basketball game at Butler. The Blazers won, 68-59.

Jeff Jones

Eastside 68, Lakewood Park 59

Lakewood ParkPlayers fg-fga ft-fta pts reb ast stlMann g 4-13 0-0 9 7 1 0Gardner g 3-10 2-2 9 2 2 0Yoder f 3-7 0-0 7 5 2 0JGerke f 7-14 3-6 17 12 4 5Johnson c 2-4 1-1 5 2 0 3BGerke 2-7 2-2 6 4 1 0Donaldson 2-9 0-0 6 0 1 0Totals 23-64 8-11 59 32 11 8

EastsidePlayers fg-fga ft-fta pts reb ast stlMoughler g 2-7 0-0 4 3 3 0Dean g 8-16 0-0 19 5 2 3Renier g 6-8 1-1 16 2 1 3Liechty f 3-9 5-10 11 11 2 1Singer f 2-6 0-0 4 11 1 0Willard 3-4 1-3 9 3 1 0Sprunger 1-2 0-0 2 1 2 1Baker 1-1 0-0 3 0 0 0Beard 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Brow 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Totals 26-54 7-14 68 36 12 8Lakewood Park 11 18 13 17 — 59Eastside 20 19 15 14 — 68

Three-point shooting — Lakewood Park 5-25 (Donaldson 2-5, Yoder 1-3, Gardner 1-6, Mann 1-7, BGerke 0-1, JGerke 0-3), Eastside 9-18 (Renier 3-3, Dean 3-5, Willard 2-3, Baker 1-1, Liechty 0-3). Team rebounds — Lakewood Park 4, Eastside 0. Fouled out — Yoder. Total fouls — Lakewood Park 19, Eastside 14. Turnovers — Lakewood Park 14, Eastside 17.

SPORTS IN BRIEF

Lakeland 44, Eastside 32

EastsideMoore 5-10 0-0 11, Shook 0-1 3-5 3, Crager 0-1 0-0 0, Ward 2-5 4-8 8, Minehart 5-9 0-2 10, Yoder 0-0 0-0 0, Moughler 0-2 0-0 0, Malcolm 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 12-29 7-15 32.

Lakeland 9 9 10 16 — 44Eastside 10 4 11 7 — 32 Three-point shooting — Eastside 1-5 (Moore 1-1, Moughler 0-2, Crager 0-1, Malcolm 0-1).

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Saturday’s Carroll Super Duals was a tough one for Eastside’s wrestling team.

The Blazers gave up four forfeits in each of its dual matches and went 0-5 overall.

“We knew we didn’t have much of a chance as a team, but the 4-5 guys we expected to do well, did,” said Eastside coach Joel Richman.

“We had a tough one at the end against Carroll, but that’s expected. They’ve been dominant for a few years now.”

Eastside had three wrestlers go 4-1: Codey Ross (120), Brandon Miller (126) and Gage DeLong (152).

“Gage and Cody are sophomores, and both have winning records for now, with over 10 wins on the season,” Richman said. “They’re making real

progress. You can’t ask for much more from a young group of guys. All three of them did really good.

“As long as we cover up the bottom of those scoreboards, we saw a lot of good things from our kids. We want to see improve-ment from match-to-match and Saturday-to-Saturday. We’ll work over Christmas break and hopefully come back and get a few more wins.”

Blazers have tough day at Carroll

DeLong Miller

Ross

Garrett 48, Eastside 36106 — Novy (GR) pinned Kiracofe

(ES), 1:16. 113 — DeMarco (GR) won by forfeit. 120 — Ross (ES) pinned Halferty (GR), 2:20. 126 — Miller (ES) pin Stafford (GR), 3:06. 132 — Barker (GR) pinned Alloway (ES), 1:50. 138 — Burns (ES) pinned Jimenez (GR), 3:18. 145 — JGunion (GR) won by forfeit. 152 — DeLong (ES) pinned Lawrence (GR), 1:08. 160 — Smith (ES) pinned Hartman (GR), 3:44. 170 — GGunion (GR) pinned Rodman (ES), 1:08. 182 — Hathaway (GR) pinned TNickolson (ES), :57. 195 — Davis (GR) won by forfeit. 220 — JNickolson (ES) pinned Camp (GR), 1:02. 285 — Jacobs (GR), won by forfeit.

Carroll “B” 51, Eastside 26106 — Perkins (Ca) pinned Kiracofe

(ES), :40. 113 — Potthoff (Ca) won by forfeit. 120 — Ross (ES) pinned Lerch (Ca), 1:42. 126 — Miller (ES) pinned Macias (Ca), 2:54. 132 — Sloffer (Ca) pinned Alloway (ES), 3:51. 138 — Burns (ES) pinned Douglas (Ca), 2:16. 145 — O’Conner (Ca) won by forfeit. 152 — DeLong (ES) won by technical fall over Grossnickle (Ca), 15-1. 160 — Leatherman (Ca) won by decision over Smith (ES), 17-12. 170 — Blevins (Ca) pinned Rodman (ES), 4:40. 182 — Dunten (Ca) won by decision over

TNickolson (ES), 15-11. 195 — Douglas (Ca) pinned JNickolson (ES), 2: 30. 220 — Mokever (Ca) won by forfeit. 285 — Weber (Ca) won by forfeit.

Churubusco 51, Eastside 16106 — Keefe (Ch) pinned Kiracofe

(ES), :28. 113 — Stocksdale (Ch) won by forfeit. 120 — Ross (ES) won by decision over Sonnenberg (Ch), 5-0. 126 — double forfeit. 132 — Miller (ES) pinned Downing (Ch), 1:26. 138 — Downing (Ch) pinned Alloway (ES), 1:20. 145 — Shroyer (Ch) won by decision over Burns (ES), 9-5. 152 — DeLong (ES) won by major decision over McParlin (Ch), 13-4. 160 — Partin (Ch) pinned Smith (ES), :33. 170 — Glick (Ch) pinned Rodman (ES), :14. 182 — TNickolson (ES) won by decision over Shively (Ch), 5-1. 195 — Helbert (Ch) pinned JNickolson (ES), 3:20. 220 — Harmon (Ch) won by forfeit. 285 — Martin (Ch) won by forfeit.

Elkhart Central 52, Eastside 21

106 — Mishler (EC) pin Kiracofe (ES), :58. 113 — Egnor (EC) won by forfeit. 120 — Ross (ES) won by decision over Boyd (EC), 11-4. 126 — Miller (ES) pinned Scott (EC), 3:16.

132 — Dulworth (EC) won by major decision over Alloway (ES), 12-0. 138 — Torres (EC) won by decision over Burns (ES), 9-2. 145 — Crimi (EC) won by forfeit. 152 — DeLong (ES) pinned Hardman (EC), 2:52. 160 — Barreon (EC) won by decision over Smith (ES), 12-7. 170 — Mosiman (EC) pinned Rodman (ES), 1:04. 182 — TNickolson (ES) pinned Tucker (EC), 5:01. 195 — Nunez (EC) pinned JNickolson (ES), 1:45. 220 — Guerra (EC) won by forfeit. 285 — Snipes (EC) won by forfeit.

Carroll “A” 67, Eastside 6106 — Kiracofe (ES) won by forfeit.

113 — Raypole (Ca) won by forfeit. 120 — Cauffman (Ca) pinned Ross (ES), 1:45. 126 — Israbain (Ca) won by decision over Miller (ES), 5-2. 132 — Jester (Ca) pinned Alloway (ES), 1:44. 138 — Hicks (Ca) won by decision over Burns (ES), 9-4. 145 — Arney (Ca) won by forfeit. 152 — Garman (Ca) won by technical fall over DeLong (ES), 18-2. 160 — Duncan (Ca) won by technical fall over Smith (ES), 19-2. 170 — Wilson (Ca) pinned Rodman (ES), 1:02. 182 — Collins (Ca) won by decision over TNickolson (ES), 8-2. 195 — Blotkamp (Ca) pinned JNickolson 1:32. 220 — Sadilek (Ca) won by forfeit. 285 — Carr (Ca) won by forfeit.

BATTLING FOR A REBOUND

Eastside’s Maddy Minehart, left, and Leah Ward fi ght off Lakewood Park players for control of a rebound during a Dec. 17 game at Butler.

Jeff Jones

DEAN ON THE DRIBBLE

Eastside’s Preston “P.J.” Dean dribbles around Lakewood Park’s Jared Gerke during a Dec. 17 basketball game at Butler.

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EASTSIDE SPORTS SCHEDULESVarsity boys bowling

• DeKalb, here, 4:30 p.m. Jan. 6.

• NEBC meet at Albion, 4:30 p.m. Jan. 14.

Varsity girls bowling• Garrett, here, 4:30 p.m.

Jan. 6.• NEBC meet at Garrett,

4:30 p.m. Jan. 13.

Varsity wrestling• At Antwerp, Ohio with

Edgerton, 6 p.m. Jan. 7.• New Haven Invita-

tional, 9 a.m. Jan. 11.

Varsity & reserve girls basketball

• South Adams tourna-ment, Berne, Dec. 28. Eastside plays Seton Catholic at noon. Consola-

tion game is at 5 p.m., championship game is at 7 p.m.

• At DeKalb, 6:15 p.m. Jan. 7.

• Fairfi eld, here, 6 p.m. Jan. 10.

Varsity & reserve boys basketball

• Prairie Heights, here, 6 p.m. Dec. 27.

• At West Noble, 6 p.m. Jan. 3.

• At Fairfi eld, 6 p.m. Jan. 11.

Jr. high boys basketball

• Central Noble, here, 5 p.m. Jan. 7.

• Lakeland, here, 5 p.m. Jan. 9.

• At East Noble, 5 p.m. Jan. 13.

8TH GRADE GIRLS GO 11-0

Eastside’s eighth-grade girls basketball team recently completed an unbeaten season, fi nishing 11-0 through league play. They won the Northeast Corner basketball tournament Dec. 15. In front, from left, are Julia Baker, Maddisyn Heffl ey and Raegan Johnson. In back are coach Bob Gerber, Lindsey Beard, Olivia Yoder, Erica Ordway and coach Bobbie Gerber. Their winter season begins Jan. 16.

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The following tickets were paid in Butler City Court, Dec. 12-19. The dollar amount at the end of each listing indicates fi nes, court costs, and civil penalties assessed by the court.

Notations in parentheses after each listing represents the agency issuing the ticket.

A code to law enforce-ment agencies follows this report.

• Aaron C. Aldrich, Waterloo, speeding, $154 (ISP).

• Pedro A. Alvarez, Auburn, driving while suspended, $243 (AUB).

• Jake R. Baker, Monroeville, speeding, $133 (AUB).

• Jeremy D. Baxter, Columbia City, no seat belt, $25 (AUB).

• Alton D. Berry, Auburn, no seat belt, $25 (AUB).

• Micah A. Bowling, Garrett, driving while suspended, $193 (AUB).

• Lee R. Bracey, Fremont, no seat belt, $25 (ISP).

• Kyle R. Branscum, Garrett, no seat belt, $25 (AUB).

• Jamie L. Caccamo, Garrett, no seat belt, $25 (AUB).

• Dustin C. Chisholm, Garrett, no seat belt, $25 (ISP).

• Tina M. Collingsworth, Butler, speeding, $133 (BPD).

• Shawn B. Conklin, Leo, speeding, $154 (DC).

• Tamra J. Dircksen, Waterloo, speeding, $154 (WPD).

• Bobbie S. Gerber, Butler, no seat belt, $25 (BPD).

• Michael R. Gorney, Sterling, Mich., speeding, $133 (ISP).

• Gennie H. Gorsuch,

Corunna, speeding, $154 (DC).

• Fred S. Graham, Sebring, Ohio, radar detector in commercial vehicle, $148 (ISP).

• Jonni K. Griffi th, Auburn, speeding, $133 (BPD).

• Helene B. Gully, Garrett, speeding, $154 (DC).

• Charlotte A. Handshoe, Kendallville, speeding, $154 (AUB).

• Carl G. Harmon, Avilla, no seat belt, $25 (AUB).

• Brandan M. Harris, Butler, disregarding stop sign, $154 (DC).

• Brandi N. Hart, Auburn, no seat belt, $25 (AUB).

• Shelby M. Hartman, Garrett, speeding, $133 (DC).

• Ronald B. Hawkins, Kendallville, failure to yield to emergency vehicle, $154 (DC).

• Miluv W. Hill, Fort Wayne, no seat belt, $25 (ISP).

• Joseph D. Hooker, Kendallville, disregarding stoplight, $154 (AUB); no fi nancial responsibility, $218 (AUB).

• Stanley A. Householder, LaOtto, no seat belt, $25 (ISP).

• Jeremy R. Jackson, Waterloo, no seat belt, $25 (AUB).

• Robert P. Jackson, Mark Center, Ohio, no seat belt, $25 (BPD).

• Alyson R. Jerzak, Auburn, speeding, $154 (ISP).

• Joey A. Johnson, Hicksville, Ohio, speeding, $154 (ISP).

• Joshua D. Jones, Kalamazoo, Mich., speeding, $154 (AUB).

• Heath L. Keener, Auburn, no seat belt, $25 (BPD).

• Robert L. Killian,

Hamilton, failure to yield, $154 (DC).

• Scott D. Kipper, Spencerville, speeding, $154 (DC).

• Kenneth A. Koeppe, Hamilton, no seat belt, $25 (BPD).

• Regina M. Krumma, Waterloo, no seat belt, $25 (AUB).

• Julie E. Kruse, Corunna, speeding, $133 (ISP).

• James I. Leakey, Auburn, no seat belt, $25 (AUB).

• Stephanie L. Leykauf, Butler, speeding, $148 (BPD).

• Logan M. Lockhart, Auburn, speeding, $133 (AUB).

• Ronald J. McClelland, Albion, no seat belt, $25 (AUB).

• Johnny R. Metcalf, Hamilton, speeding, $148 (AUB).

• Lester F. Miller, Spring Lake, Mich., speeding, $154 (ISP).

• Steven C. Minnich, Garrett, driving while suspended, $214 (AUB).

• Benjamin J. Newburn, Indianapolis, speeding, $148 (ISP).

• Steven A. Newcomer, Butler, no seat belt, $25 (BPD).

• Mohamed M. Omar, Fort Wayne, operating vehicle with no operator’s license in possession, $133 (ISP).

• Cora L. Osunbiyi, Noblesville, speeding, $173 (AUB).

• David A. Parker, Auburn, expired plates, $123 (AUB); no insurance, $177 (AUB).

• Tia R. Parker, Angola, driving while suspended, $218 (AUB).

• Kei Pay, Fort Wayne, no seat belt, $25 (ISP).

• Elizabeth A. Peterson, Butler, failure to provide proof of insurance, $291 (AUB).

• Melissa L. Phillips, Kendallville, speeding, $133 (DC).

• James Pugh, Angola, no seat belt, $25 (BPD).

• Neal H. Reading, Pleasant Lake, no seat belt, $25 (AS).

• Renae D. Reinig, Garrett, speeding, $148 (AUB).

• Zachary T. Robinson, Butler, failure to signal lane change, $148 (AUB).

• John J. Roby, Ashley, no seat belt, $25 (AUB).

• Shae B. Rowlison, Garrett, speeding, $148 (AUB).

• Megan Satkowiak, Auburn, speeding, $148 (ISP).

• Alexander K. Schaefer, Kendallville, expired plates, $133 (AUB).

• David B. Schenker, Auburn, speeding, $133 (AUB).

• George A. Schilling, Auburn, speeding, $133 (DC).

• Cody D. Shaffer, Edon, Ohio, speeding, $133 (DC).

• Christopher C. Shaw, Fort Wayne, speeding, $133 (BPD).

• John L. Shaw, Hamilton, speeding, $154 (ISP).

• Rachel S. Singer, Upland, speeding, $173 (ISP).

• Shaylene S. Smith,

Kendallville, expired registration, $133 (WPD).

• Garrison D. Snyder, Garrett, failure to signal lane change, $148 (AUB).

• Tyler D. Steury, Angola, no seat belt, $25 (ISP).

• Meghan Sullivan, Minnetonka, Minn., speeding, $173 (DC).

• Dennis J. Tucker, Hicksville, Ohio, speeding, $148 (ISP).

• Steven R. Upp, Auburn, no seat belt, $25 (BPD).

• Christina M. Wickerham, Stryker, Ohio, speeding, $179 (AUB).

(BPD) indicates a Butler Police Department ticket; (ISP) indicates an Indiana tate Police ticket; (AUB) indicates an Auburn Police Department ticket; (DC) indicates a DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department ticket; (WPD) indicates a Waterloo Police Department ticket; (AS) indicates an Ashley Police Department ticket; (HP) indicates a Hamilton Police Department ticket; (ICO) indicates an Indiana Conservation Offi cer ticket.

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BUTLER PUBLIC LIBRARY NEWSButler Public Library

340 S. Broadway • 868-2351Mon.-Thurs. 10 a.m.-7 p.m.;

Saturday 9 a.m.-1 p.m.butlerpubliclibrary.net

Holiday hoursThe library is closed today, Dec. 24 and

Wednesday, Dec. 25, and Tuesday, Dec. 31 and Wednesday, Jan. 1 for the Christmas and New Year holidays.

Adult reading programThe library will kick off the adult winter

reading program Monday, Jan. 6. Partici-pants can submit book reviews for weekly prize drawings. Additional information and a sign-up sheet are available at the circula-tion desk.

Movie dayStudents in 6th grade or older can visit

the library at 2 p.m. Thursday for a showing of “Percy Jackson: Sea Monsters.” Popcorn will be served.

Tai chi classes resume Jan. 2A new round of tai chi classes will

begin at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 2. Classes are taught by certifi ed instructor, Sifu Greg Vick. No previous experience is necessary. To learn more about tai chi, visit Vick’s website, changingdragon.com. The cost for the six-week class is $50.

LEGO clubThe LEGO club will meet at 5:30

p.m. Monday. The LEGO club is open to children in grades K-5. Each month includes a building challenge, followed by free build time.

Readers of the weekFourth-grade students in Becky Yoder’s

classroom at Riverdale and Glenna Weaver’s classroom at Butler are partic-ipating in a reading buddy program in conjunction with Eastside’s girls basketball team.

Weekly winners receive a free ticket to a basketball game and a tote bag of fun items from the library.

December winners are: Faith McClain, Will Paddock and Natalie Stewart from Riverdale and Hayden Campbell, Isaiah Fuentes and Alice Webb from Butler.

1,000 book clubThe 1,000 book club is aimed at

preschool children and their parents. Research has shown children are more successful learning to read if they have had 1,000 books read to them before starting kindergarten.

The library has created 100 bags with 10 books each that can be checked out. After a certain numbers of books, children are eligible to earn prizes.

Participants do not need a library card to participate. Parents who reside outside of the library’s district can register for a 1,000 book club card to check out the bags.

Wireless Internet availableLibrary visitors may use the library’s

wireless hotspot by entering their library card number and last name, the same format as for the public use computers.

Users are allowed three hours per day. For more information, please contact the library.

Talking book playersThe Indiana Talking Book and Braille

Library will loan free digital talking book players to any Indiana resident. The Indiana State Library also has a large collection of large-print books, Braille materials and descriptive videos that can be loaned.

For more information, inquire at the reference desk at the Butler Public Library.

FacebookThe Butler Public Library has several

Facebook pages to keep track of the latest events and upcoming activities.

There are pages for the library, children and teens, along with photos from recent events. Please “like” the library to be able to win prizes in future giveaways.

Link to AmazonLooking for books to purchase? Go to

the Butler Public Library’s Web site fi rst, then clock on its link to Amazon.com. By doing this, the library receives 15 percent of book sales through this link, with no additional cost to book purchasers.

To Our Readers:Information about library programs runs

as space is available. Patrons wishing more information are encouraged to visit the library’s website, butlerpubliclibrary.net.

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Retired Senior Volunteer Program volunteers deliver slipper socks to residents at Miller’s Merry Manor in Garrett Saturday morning. In front, from left, are Paige Terry, 8, resident Doris Hawkins and Payton Terry, 12. In back are Cheryl Terry, Joe Terry and Jean Pinkerton, all of St. Joe.

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POLICE REPORTSPolice make arrests

• Blake D. Dangler, 25, of the 1900 block C.R. 71, Butler, was arrested at 3:57 p.m. Dec. 16 by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department on a warrant charging him with battery resulting in bodily injury, a Class A misdemeanor.

• Heather M. DePew, 23, of the 400 block of Depot Street, Butler, was arrested at 7:02 p.m. Dec. 16 by the DeKalb County Sheriffs Department on a warrant charging her with attempted obstruction of justice, a Class D felony.

• Brian D. Dennison, 24, also of the 400 block of Depot Street, Butler, was arrested at 7:04 p.m. Dec, 16 by the DeKalb County Sheriffs Department on a warrant charging him with attempted obstruction of justice, a Class D felony.

• Robert Lee, 50, of the 100 block of South Broadway, Butler, was arrested at 1:18 a.m. Dec. 18 by the DeKalb County Sheriffs Department for alleged failure to appear in court on Class B misdemeanor

charges of battery and public intoxication.• Katey K. Bowser, 28, of the 5400

block of C.R. 40, Butler, was arrested at 8:14 a.m. Dec. 18 by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department on a warrant charging her with possession of a controlled substance, a Class C felony.

• Michael Hughes, 35, of the 100 block of South Broadway, Butler, was arrested at 5:41 p.m. Dec. 18 by Butler Police on charges of domestic battery, a Class A misdemeanor, and strangulation, a Class D felony.

• Natasha L. Howard, 26, of the 5100 block of C.R. 75-A, Newville (Butler), was arrested at 8:56 a.m. Dec. 19 by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department on a warrant charging her with check deception, a Class A misdemeanor.

• Joshua D.M. Reed, 27, of the 100 block of North Canal Street, Butler, was arrested at 3:46 a.m. Dec. 22 by Butler Police on a charge of driving while suspended with a prior offense, a Class a misdemeanor.

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month, and members of those churches and organi-zations pitch in to help United Methodist Church members operate the pantry.

Volunteers bag groceries, sort items and carry bags of groceries and potatoes to the recipients’ vehicles every month.

“The community helps us run it,” Slentz said. “We don’t have enough people to run it ourselves.”

In addition to food items, at Christmas, the church has a “mitten tree” for children who don’t have gloves or mittens to pick a pair to take home.

Each family received bread, potatoes, onions, oranges, milk, eggs, cereal, and a can of soup per family member, Slentz said. A local farming family provided 200 bags of homegrown

potatoes, onions and squash in November and December, he added.

“People who carry items out for the families keep telling me they get so much out of it,” Slentz said. “They keep coming back. We don’t ask for money, we don’t ask for volunteers. People give and people come.”

“The people of Butler should come here one time and watch what goes on here,” Slentz said. “They’d be astounded.”

It’s not unusual for those receiving assistance to give assistance — unloading items from vehicles, some of which they’ll be taking home later that night.

“They’re also helping out, and that’s a big help,” Marsh said.

In the future, the church hopes to construct a building

specifi cally for the food pantry.

“Right now, we have to get things the day of or the day before,” Marsh said. “We’d really like to be able to stockpile, and we can’t do that right now. We want to do this even bigger and make it more effi cient.”

A larger building would have other benefi ts.

“Instead of waiting outside in the cold, we’d like to have a place where (visitors) can actually get into,” Slentz said. While temperatures were in the 20s on this December evening, the typically frigid months January and February aren’t far off. “There just isn’t any other room,” he added.

“It’d be nice to be able to put the food out on shelves and have people come through and take items,”

Slentz said. “We just can’t do that now because we have so little space.”

The Monday before the food pantry opens, volunteers gather to bag items that can be stored at room temperature — bread, cereal, canned goods — and collect the rest on Tuesdays and Wednesdays before the pantry opens at 5 p.m.

Fresh items — milk, eggs, fruit and meat — must be picked up and distrib-uted the day of the pantry because the church doesn’t have suffi cient refrigeration to store them.

Marsh is confi dent the pantry will continue to be strongly supported.

“I keep telling people you can’t out-give God,” he said. “Every time we spend money, more money comes in.”

Pantry from Page 1students about state govern-ment, which brings what they learn in the classroom to life.

“Students who serve as pages see their textbook material in action,” Glick said. “During the legislative session, the Senate is hard at work creating and voting on new laws, and pages have the unique opportunity to be a part of this process. It’s always great to see so many pages at the Statehouse every year, and I urge all students with an interest in government or public service to apply.”

The program runs from Jan. 6 to March 14, and students may serve as pages on Mondays, Tuesdays or Thursdays. Space is limited, so applicants should submit their materials as soon as possible.

Students can apply online at indianasenaterepublicans.com/page-program or send letters to their senators. Letters can be addressed to the senator, c/o Indiana Senate, State of Indiana, 200 W. Washington St., Indianapolis, IN 46204. Each request must include the student’s name, address, home telephone number, age and school affi liation or home-school status.

Orientation for pages begins at 8:30 a.m., and pages are dismissed at 3:30 p.m. Students will take a break for lunch before the Senate fl oor session at 1:30 p.m. Serving as a page is considered an excused absence from school. For more information about the page program, call 800-382-9467.

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“We’ll make sure we do what we always do; make

sure the kids are learning and are prepared for the 21st century,” Stephens said. “I’m not sure this test does anything for that.”

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BY DENNIS KRUSEIt has been more than 30

years since Indiana took a comprehensive look at its criminal sentencing policies. Society has changed greatly in those years, and so have the crimes that threaten our communities.

Since 2009, the legisla-ture has been studying and discussing Indiana’s criminal code with hopes of fi nding a way to make sentencing more propor-tional and consistent for offenders. During the 2013 legislative session, the Indiana General Assembly passed House Enrolled Act 1006 to address our state’s criminal code.

The reform establishes a new sentencing system that divides felonies into

six levels instead of four. Making this change allows penalties to better match crimes by creating fairer, more proportional sentences. The sentencing aspect of HEA 1006 won’t take effect until July 1, 2014, allowing lawmakers the opportunity to review the new law before it takes effect.

The system also puts tighter restrictions on the worst offenders’ ability to get out of prison early. These offenders must now serve at least 75 percent of their sentence as opposed

to 50 percent under the previous law. By limiting credit time, we are giving the public more certainty about how long the worst criminals will be in prison once they’re sentenced.

Indiana’s new criminal code has a greater focus on rehabilitating low-level criminals. Focusing on rehabilitating these offenders is a way for Indiana to help them become productive members of society. In fact, legislative study showed these rehabilitation programs are predicted to slightly decrease the state’s prison population through 2020.

Because these programs are operated at the local level, helping fund them was an important component of HEA 1006. That’s why the

legislature increased funding for these types of programs by $4 million. Indiana also set aside $2 million to provide treatment to those offenders with mental-health and addiction issues. This additional funding will help local governments prepare for the new sentencing policies that take effect next summer.

These updates to our criminal code will better serve Indiana by giving the worst offenders longer prison sentences and helping to rehabilitate low-level criminals so they can re-enter society.

What do you think?Dennis Kruse (R-Auburn)

serves in the Indiana State Senate. His columns appear periodically in The Butler Bulletin.

Reforming Indiana’s criminal code

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officer Brian Lamm the second

Monday of every month to answer

questions regarding veterans

benefits and issues.

Lamm will be at the legion,

located at 118 N. Broadway, from

5-8 p.m. This is open to any area

veteran or widow of a veteran.

Leaf pick-upannounced

BUTLER — Leaves will be

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Butler.Residents are asked to rake

leaves to the curb, but not in the

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BUTLER — By 6:15 p.m., many of the

tables that were once filled with food sit

empty.There are still 45 minutes to go and

people still coming through the doors before

the community food pantry at the Butler

United Methodist Church closes on this

Wednesday evening.

While all the milk, pies, cartons of eggs

and bags of carrots, celery and potatoes are

long gone, everyone who visits the food

pantry will leave with at least one bag of

groceries.At 7 p.m., after the last person had been

served, volunteers tallied the numbers —

180 visitors — an all-time record.

The food pantry is open from 5-7 p.m.

one Wednesday per month. With the

holidays right around the corner, volunteers

expected a busy evening.

“We knew it would be this way because

of Thanksgiving,” said Jan Simmering, who

passed out gallon jugs of milk.

“Most of the time, they get here at 3

p.m.,” she said. This Wednesday, visitors

began lining up at 1 p.m. By the time the

food pantry opened at 5 p.m., the line

crossed the church parking lot.

Before the pantry opens each month,

volunteers put non-perishable food items in

grocery bags, while collecting additional

fresh items the day of the pantry.

On this night, while supplies lasted,

visitors received a gallon of milk, a dozen

eggs, a 12-pound. turkey, sausage, lettuce,

carrots, potatoes, a pie, soup, cereal, canned

goods and a bag of groceries.

Each food drive is organized based on the

previous month’s turnout and past years.

Still, it’s hard to know what to prepare for,

according to volunteer Mike Slentz. Slentz

makes regular runs to Community Harvest

Food Bank and area grocery stores so the

pantry has food for everyone.

Food pantry sets visitor record

Staff thankful

for volunteers

Food pantry volunteers Gwen Kandel and Larry Moore sort cans of soup

at the Butler United Methodist Church Nov. 18.

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BUTLER — DeNeal “Dozzy”

Coburn invites anyone with a

question or problem to talk to her.

She became the newest member

of Butler’s City Council, appointed

by a 2-1 vote Saturday morning

over Anita Shultz for a vacant at-

large seat.The vote was made by the

Republican caucus of Wilmington

Township Precinct Committeemen at

Republican headquarters in Auburn.

The vacancy was created Oct.

31 when former City Council-

woman Sue Moore announced her

resignation. Coburn will complete

the final two years of that term.

Coburn was sworn in by Butler

Clerk-Treasurer Angela Eck as

DeKalb County Republican Party

chairman Jay Oberholtzer and

family members watched.

Coburn to fill vacancy

DeNeal “Dozzy” Coburn, right, is congratulated by Butler

Clerk-Treasurer Angela Eck after being sworn in to the at-large

seat on the Butler City Council. Republican Party chairman Jay

Oberholtzer is also shown.

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AUBURN — Eastside Junior-

Senior High School’s student

council and DeKalb County

Meals on Wheels are teaming up

to make Christmas a little

brighter for needy children in the

area.Through Dec. 9, donations of

new or gently used toys for

children ages 12 and under are

being accepted.

Donations may be taken to

collection boxes at Eastside’s main

office, 603 E. Green St., room 210

or room 422 at the high school.

Toys will be distributed from 9

a.m. until noon, Saturday, Dec. 12,

when Santa Claus comes to the

Heimach Senior Center, 1800 E.

Seventh St., Auburn.

During this time, children will

be able to pick a toy to take home.

Cookies and punch will be

served.This event is sponsored by

Aging & In-Home Services (Meals

on Wheels) and the DeKalb

County Council on Aging.

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SPENCERVILLE — A local

homeschooling mother of seven

who has battled two brain tumors

made her “Jeopardy!” debut

recently.Drusha Mussmann of

Spencerville decided to take the

show’s online test in January 2008.

She answered 50 questions in 10

minutes, and her scores caught the

show’s attention. Mussman was

invited to audition in Chicago in

June 2008.“I’m very grateful for the

healing that God has given me and

that I was able to recover enough

to play,” said Mussmann, who has

had two surgeries for her tumors,

the latest of which was in August

2008.“I had just auditioned for

“Jeopardy!” in June, and a week

later, doctors found that another

tumor was settled in and growing,”

Mussmann said. “I did not know

how I would recover.”

Doctors treated her tumors with

radiation, after which she was

diagnosed with chronic fatigue

syndrome.“I’ve gradually gotten well

enough to play,” Mussmann said.

She first started watching the

show when she was growing up in

Queens, N.Y. Her mother was such

a big fan that she tried to get on

the show.Mussmann was brought up in a

loving, Christian home, she said.

Her mother frequently sang

“Back Home Again in Indiana,”

which Mussmann referred to as a

lullabye. Little did her mother

know that someday Mussmann

would put her roots down in the

Hoosier state.

Her father was a Lutheran

seminary student turned geologist.

He worked as a geology professor

and a vacancy pastor, eventually

writing a couple of books about

the intertwining of science and

Christianity.Mussmann’s father named her

after he came across an interesting

verse — Isaiah 62:12 — when

God gave nicknames to the people

of Israel.“And you shall be called Sought

Out, a city not forsaken. The

‘sought out’ is Drusha. He saved

(the name) up for 10 years,”

Mussmann said.

From New York City,

Mussmann headed to Iowa State

University, where she earned her

bachelor’s degree in agronomy

(soil science and crop manage-

ment).She then earned her master’s

degree in entomology from Purdue

University, where she met her

husband, David, who is a south

side Indianapolis native.

They moved to Maryland,

where her husband worked as an

engineer. In 1998, they moved to

Indiana.Together, they had seven

Local woman competes on ‘Jeopardy!’

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Students

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A Primco Construction worker sets bricks into concrete at

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ST. E SIDE ALKS

FROM S TAFF REPORTS

ST. JOE — New sidewalks are

a reality for St. Joe residents.

Earlier this month, Primco, Inc.

of Fort Wayne, began replacing

and installing new sidewalks

throughout the community.

When finished, more than a

mile of sidewalks will be either

replaced or newly installed,

according to St. Joe Clerk-

Treasurer Mary Simcox.

The project is being paid for

through Safe Routes to School and

federal stimulus grants received by

the town.

The first phase, which includes

2,865 linear feet of new and

replacement sidewalk, began at

Riverdale Elementary School and

included parts of School Street,

Third Street, Fourth Street and

Washington Street.

The second phase, which

includes 2,879 linear feet, focused

on more sidewalks on School and

Third streets, plus more than 900

feet of new sidewalk on Jefferson

Street. All sidewalks will be

ramped at intersections.

Weather permitting, work

should be finished in December.

New sidewalks

taking shape in St. Joe

Butler BulletinTHE

Jeff Jones


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