The Butler Bulletin - December 31, 2013

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Students spread Christmas cheer

BY JEFF JONES jjones@kpcmedia.com BUTLER — Christmas was a little brighter for 10 DeKalb Eastern families this year, thanks to the efforts of Eastside’s Interact chapter.

In those families were 56 children, ranging from 22 months to 17 years old, all residing in the school district, according to Eastside teacher and Interact sponsor Diann Everitt. Interact and CARES — a previous name for the student-based group — have performed similar community programs for about 10 years.

This year, the project began shortly after Thanksgiving, Everitt explained.

“We started collecting items right after Thanksgiving.

The school offices — nurses, guidance, school secretaries — provided us with names, and we contacted those families to get sizes,” she said.

“We started shopping after

COMMUNITY EVENTS Veterans questions to be addressed BUTLER — DeKalb County veterans service officer Brian Lamm will visit American Legion Post 202, 118 N. Broadway, from 6-8 p.m., the second Monday of every month to answer questions regarding benefits and issues. This is open to any area veteran or widow of a veteran.

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.

Historical photos wanted to print Do you have old photographs of the Butler, St. Joe, Spencerville, Newville, Concord, Orange, Moore or Artic areas? Please allow us to scan and print them so we can share them with readers throughout the year.

Photos will appear periodically in The Butler Bulletin and online. Photos can be scanned and returned while you wait by visiting the Star office, 118 W. Ninth St., Auburn, during business hours.

Photos can be old schools, street scenes, athletic teams, community bands, railroads, river or bridge scenes to name a few.

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that. We also had kids volunteer to bring items in.

“The kids had no knowledge who they were shopping for,” Everitt said. Families were identified using a series of shaped and color-coded tags — gingerbread men and mittens for examples — from an ornament tree at school with the age, sex and size of the child.

Interact students signed out an ornament, shopped for that item and returned the item and ornament to school.

Packages were assembled using printed boxes as opposed to wrapping presents to save money and time. Students then put together presents according to the age and sex of the children in the family.

About 30 Interact students were involved in the project, Everitt said. Some went shopping and others assembled presents.

Students weren’t present when families arrived at Eastside Dec. 20 to pick up their gifts.

Each child received new socks, pajamas, underwear, pants and a shirt. A grant from DeKalb’s VOICE and donations from several groups made the gifts possible. The Eastern DeKalb Education Association donated $25 gift certificates to Kaiser’s Super Market, and shoppers at Dollar General donated toys for young children, Everitt said. Butler Elementary faculty members bought some clothes for children.

In addition to the packages they received, families were invited to go through Interact’s free clothing closet to pick out additional items.

“The kids enjoy doing it,” Everitt added. “Many have never shopped for someone they didn’t know before, and they commented on how fun that was. They came in and showed their friends what they got for a small child. One of them was so excited about a pair of pajamas they bought for a four-year-old.”

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Eastside students Aaron Brown and Dena Baldwin stack boxes for needy families. Eastside’s Interact chapter purchased gifts for 10 DeKalb Eastern families in time for Christmas.

Looking back at 2013

BY JEFF JONES jjones@kpcmedia.com BUTLER — By Wednesday, 2013 will be in the rear view mirror and 2014 will be staring us square in the face.

This article will look back at events that made the news from January to April 2013. Retrospective articles will appear in future editions.

January Caydance Page of Spencerville, was DeKalb County’s first-born baby of 2013, arriving at 8:03 a.m.

Jan. 2.

Two people were killed in a head-on crash just south of Spencerville. Ryan Turner, 45, and Aiyanna Mills, 13, died from their injuries. Mills was a student at Eastside Junior-Senior High School.

Butler Elementary students

The year in review

2013 collected more than $335 for the DeKalb Humane Society during a two-week spirit program at the school. Principal Kim Clark offered a match to the students’ efforts.

Butler Elementary student Vance Erwin, Riverdale Elementary student Grace Brunson, and Eastside seventh-grade student Katrina Knowlton were winners of their respective school spelling

bees, and advanced to the DeKalb County spelling bee. Erwin later won the county bee and advanced to the regional round. Knowlton finished second to Erwin.

Eastside wrestlers Matt Beard, Rhyan Hedges, Brandon Miller and Codey Ross placed among the top four in their respective weight classes to earn berths to the wrestling regional. Beard, winning the heavyweight class, became Eastside’s first sectional champion in more than 10 years.

Eastside bowler Briana Marquis captured the individual girls sectional championship at Auburn Bowl. Angela Melchi and Steven Webb also earned regional berths.

February Eastside’s eighth-grade boys basketball team captured the Tri-County Athletic Conference tournament, defeating Angola

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Hartleroad is new pastor at Clear Lake

BY AMY OBERLIN aoberlin@kpcmedia.com CLEAR LAKE — The Clear Lake Bible Church, 9050 E. C.R. 700N, recently welcomed Pastor Voyle and Helen Hartleroad.

Hartleroad and his wife, of rural Butler, have extensive training and 11 years of experience with child evangelism.

This is Hartleroad’s first pastoring position, although he was the teaching elder at Auburn Baptist Church before joining Clear Lake Bible Church. Clear Lake formerly was a Baptist church and now is independent. He worked for Kroger for more than 30 years and works part-time with the Child Evangelism Fellowship of Indiana.

The Hartleroads lead Good News Clubs at schools in the Auburn area, and have approached Fremont Community Schools as well. The clubs are one day a week during the school year, after school. They are for children in kindergarten through sixth grade.

“We teach songs, with sign language, and help the kids learn praise worship songs,” said Hartleroad. “We teach memory verses each week.” There are mission stories, Bible lessons and games.

“The main focus is presenting the gospel with an invitation for the kids to receive Christ as their personal savior,” said ➤ Hartleroad, Page 6

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Voyle Hartleroad, left, recently became pastor of Clear Lake Bible Church. With him is his wife, Helen Hartleroad. The couple live near Butler.

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.

News items must be submitted by noon Friday. News items may also be faxed to the attention of Jeff Jones at 925-2625.

and Lakewood Park. The future Blazers finished the season with a 19-2 record.

IQ Meats of rural Butler was one of a handful of businesses to earn an EDGE award from the Indiana Small Business Development Center. Owners Todd and Pat Imhoff were honored at the Indiana Statehouse.

Eastside teacher Connie Bowman was named “Outstanding Local Treasurer” for 2011-2012 by the Indiana State Teachers Association. She served for several years as treasurer of the local teacher union. She was recognized for creating documents helpful to teachers.

Eastside wrestler Matt Beard captured a regional championship and finished second at semi-state, qualifying for the state wrestling finals. He finished the season

Tri Kappa offering scholarships

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The Butler United Methodist Church conducted its first live nativity scene Dec. 22. Approximately 20 individuals of all ages participated. The nativity included two donkeys, sheep, goats and a young camel.

AUBURN — The Auburn Tri Kappa chapter is providing the opportunity for area students to sign up for several state Tri Kappa scholarships. Applicants must be college students.

All applicants must be enrolled full time at an accredited college, offering a baccalaureate or graduate degree; must be a sophomore, junior, senior or graduate student at the time of application and be enrolled full-time during the subsequent year; must be a U.S. citizen and resident of Indiana from within the jurisdiction of sponsoring chapter. ➤ Scholarships, Page 6

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Riverdale names honor students

‘SHOP WITH A COP’

ST. JOE — Riverdale Elementary School has announced the names of students selected to the honor roll for the first quarter grading period of the 2013-2014 school year.

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Butler Police Reserve Officer Thomas Millington helps several children during their “Shop with a Cop” trip recently. Thanks to generous donations from the community, including businesses, industries and individuals, Butler Police were able to make Christmas brighter for 20 children. Police accompanied children on their shopping trip and treated them to a special dinner.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR ‘Shop with a Cop’ was a big success To the editor, As the Chief of Police for the city of Butler I would like to take the opportunity to thank everyone who supported the “Butler Shop with a Cop” program this year.

We took kids shopping on two nights this year on Dec. 18 and 20. We started out with dinner at Applebee’s and then went to the Auburn Walmart for a night full of shopping excitement.

We were very, very fortunate this year to have so many people supporting this great project. This was a record year for donations.

We were able to take 20

kids shopping this year from some great families. Kids were able to pick out gifts for any family members they wished and then gifts for themselves.

This year, we had a lot of help from some of the top supporters from Autoline Industries when it came time to help the kids pick out gifts: Terisa Beard, Johnette Berry, Chris Baughman, and Cheryl Trenary.

On behalf of the Butler Police Department, I would like to thank the following businesses and people who donated to the project this year, and a few folks also who wished to remain anonymous: Autoline Industries, Butler One Stop, DeKalb Molded Plastics, Steel

Dynamics, Butler Fire Department, ColorMaster, Auburn Applebee’s, Clara Jennings, Kirk Casebere, Walmart Distribution Center, Robert Beck, Erwin Auto, Kitchen Auto Body, Dave Prosser, Air Products, Sudz Car Wash and Laundromat, Paragon Steel, Workers World, Butler Automotive, Steve Jennings, Collins Tavern, Margaret Wilson, Glenda and Jimmie Eck, New Process Steel, Jerry Markle, City Councilman Jerry Eldridge and Butler Eagles.

Thanks to all of our supporters. When we pull together as a community, there is no limit to what we can achieve.

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FSA announces 2014 crop reporting dates INDIANAPOLIS — The Farm Service Agency and Risk Management Agency have coordinated acreage reporting dates, according to FSA executive director Julia A. Wickard.

“In order to ensure compliance with FSA program eligibility requirements, all producers are encouraged to visit their local county FSA office to file an accurate crop certification report by the applicable deadline,” Wickard said.

Acreage reporting dates for 2014 for all of Indiana are as follows: Jan. 15, 2014: apples July 15, 2014: all other crops The following exceptions apply to the above acreage reporting dates: • If the crop has not been planted by the above acreage reporting date, then the acreage must be reported no later than 15 calendar days after planting is completed;

• If a producer acquires additional acreage after the above acreage reporting date, then the acreage must be reported no later than 30 calendars days after purchase or acquiring the lease. Appropriate documentation must be provided to the county office; • If a perennial forage crop is reported with the intended use of “cover only,” “green manure,” “left standing,” or “seed” then the acreage must be reported by July 15; and • Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) policy holders should note that the acreage reporting date for NAP covered crops is the earlier of the dates listed above or 15 calendar days before grazing or harvesting of the crop begins.

For questions regarding crop certification and crop loss reports, please contact your local county FSA office.

Rutan, David Strong, Lydia Strong, Garrett Thompson, Chloe Trausch, Tabitha VanScoder, Lacy Watson, Madison Westwater, Ian Yeaser and Kyle Yoder.

Audrey Abel, Jadden Amburgey, Austin Arnold, Jada Bates, Binyam Biddle, Holden Biddle, Mahlet Biddle, Maegan Blake, Kya Blomeke, Santino Brewer, Morgan Brooks, Lucian Bruggner, Brielle Carter, Dereck Clevenger, Braden Combs, Isabella DuBois, Thadden Fiechter, Kolt Gerke, Isabelle Graham, Katie Graves, Isabella Hansen, Emmily Hartman, Kennedy Helbert, Kaylie Hertig, Ashlynn Hicks, Cierra Holcomb, Dax Holman, Carsen Jacobs, Grace Kreischer, Seth Landes, Hailey Little, Hailey Mack, Grace McClain, Laney Miller, Mariah Morris, Eleanor Neumann, Ava Paddock, Trinity Phillips, Ciara Rece, David Rotz, Carter

Kyler Bibbee, Olivia Bledsoe, Nolan Bogenschutz, Kaydence Chapman, Laithyn Cook, Kiearra Crow, Laban Davis, Jonathan Eck, Marcus Frisby, Madison Haynes, Trey Herzberg, Brennen Holman, Terry Howell, Chayse Hulbert, Faith McClain, Sam McClintock, Jordan Meyer, Samuel Neumann, Will Paddock, Josephine Richman, Marisa Shull, Natalie Stewart, Logan Trausch, Jennifer White, Cameron Yeager and Sydney Yoder.

Fifth Grade Jaiden Baker, Keegan Brown, Hannah Brunson, Ryan Cannon, Conner Cook, Cyrus Diehl, Walker Doll, Rebekah Firestine, Jackie Gibson, Dylan Hertig, Molly Holman, Ryleigh Howe,

Allison Ives, Gabrielle Kees, Allyson King, William Luker, Sydney Marchus, Garett Miller, Kirsten Parrish, Lyndsi Read, Madison Reader, Addyson Reliford, Savanah Renfrow, Alex Rickman, Marissa Roark, Brock Seiler, Jared Seiler, David Slone, Erin Snyder, Catlin Sprau, Cayla Whitman, Alexis Wilson and Abigail Yeager.

Sixth Grade Angel Amburgey, Zachary Becker, Lydia Bledsoe, Madelin Bledsoe, Natalie Bledsoe, Ashley Brown, Kaylea Bruggner, Kristen Carnahan, Evian Clifton, Cameron Cook, Desiree’ Cook, Jacob Delagrange, McKenzie Dufresne, Carson Evers, Jessi Gerke, Paige Graber, Anson Hill, Madeleine Huff, Ziayra Hulbert, Benny Hurd, Logan Johnson, Chase Leeper, Aidan Liska, Jonathan Macy, Keegan Miller, Avery Rutan, Austin Stibbe, Matthew Strong, Braden Vinson and Brock Vinson.

Amateur radio license class to be offered AUBURN — The Northeastern Indiana Amateur Radio Club will be conducting a training course for anyone interested in acquiring a “ham” radio license, issued by the Federal Communications Commission.

Amateur radio license holders, sometimes referred to as “hams” number more that 700,000 in the United States, and they use their radio equipment to communicate with each other all over the world.

The training will prepare

students for the Technician Class of license, which is the entry level for amateurs.

There is no longer a Morse code requirement for amateur licensing, and there is no minimum age restriction. Students and adults of all ages are welcome.

The classes will be held each Monday and Thursday evening through the month of January and will run from 6-8:30 p.m. in the Red Room of the DeKalb County Courthouse annex building, 215 E. 9th St. in Auburn.

There is no charge for the classes, and successful completion will qualify students to take the FCC license exam. There is a $14 exam fee, and successful applicants are issued a renewable license good for a period of 10 years.

To arrange registration for classes, contact Dave Southern, KC9YY, at 925-1673 or by cell phone at 416-2507. Pre-registration is required so adequate materials can be made available.

MARRIAGE LICENSES AUBURN — The following marriage licenses have been granted in DeKalb County.

Gregory R. Swick, 54, Auburn and Colleen Sue Buzzard, 52, Auburn.

Ricky Lee Bartrom, 56, Auburn and Jolzette Angelique Bartrom, 41, Auburn.

Brody Rex Fultz, 20, Auburn and Amber Lynne Bowers, 18, Auburn.

Jeremy Matthew May, 26, Auburn and Macey Lynn Bell, 22, Auburn.

Keith DeWayne Ordway, 67, Waterloo and Joyce Ann Shoudel, 54, Waterlo.

Brandon James Brown, 27, Auburn and Melissa Sue Tuttle, 27, Auburn.

Michael Earl Robinson, 41, Garrett and Stephanie Rae Greer, 38, Garrett.

Travis William Fry, 25, Corunna and

Kassandra Elizabeth Wene, 23, Corunna.

Tyler Quentin Sprunger, 25, Auburn and Melanie Joann Tuttle, 18, Auburn.

John Patrick Darragh, 31, Chicago, Ill. and Rebecca Ellen Nixon, 30, Chicago, Ill. John Carl Knuckles, 40, New Haven and Arya Gabriela Aguirre, 43, Garrett.

Qi Lin, 33, Auburn and Fang Yuan Wang, 32, Auburn.

Jason Michael Hall, 29, Auburn and April Dawn Kemp, 36, Auburn.

Scott Mitchell Sindel, 25, St. Joe and Alexandria Marie Rosebrock, 25, St. Joe. Steve Anthony Baker, 34, Butler and Debra Sue Hicks, 43, Butler.

Stephen Frederick Leininger, 68, Auburn and Donna Louise Leininger, 62, Auburn.

AREA DEATHS Carma Eckert WATERLOO — Carma Jean Eckert, 85, of Waterloo, died Dec. 29, 2013, in Betz Nursing Home, Auburn.

Arrangements are pending at Feller and Clark Funeral Home, Auburn.

Virginia Yates AUBURN — Virginia

W. Yates, 83, of Auburn, died Dec. 29, 2013, in Betz Nursing Home, Auburn.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Auburn First United Methodist Church, 1203 E. 7th St., Auburn. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery, Auburn.

Calling is from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at Feller and Clark Funeral Home, 1860 S. Center St.,

A New Year’s Wish For You May the coming year blossom With dreams come true, Ripening into fond memories When the year is through.

Auburn, and from 10-11 a.m. Thursday at the church prior to services.

Memorials are to the Auburn First United Methodist Church.

Carl Akers Jr. HAMILTON — Carl Akers Jr., 86, of Hamilton, died Dec. 27, 2013, in The Laurels of DeKalb Health Care Center, Butler.

Services took place today, Dec. 31, in Feller & Clark Funeral Home, Waterloo, with Rev. Jack Smith officiating. Burial was in Hamilton Cemetery.

Memorials are to the Hamilton United Methodist Church of the Hamilton American Legion.

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Contact editor Jeff Jones for more information at jjones@kpcmedia.com.

Joseph Cattell GARRETT — Joseph T. Cattell, 88 of Garrett, died Dec. 24, 2013, in Miller’s Merry Manor, Garrett.

Services took place Saturday in St. Joseph Catholic Church, Garrett, with Father Andrew Nazareth officiating. Burial was in Christian Union Cemetery, Garrett, with military graveside services by the U.S. Navy, the Garrett American Legion and VFW. Memorials are to St. Joseph Catholic School or Masses to the church.

Dale Neukom Sr. GARRETT — Dale D.

Neukom Sr., 87, of Garrett, died Dec. 25, 2013, in Miller’s Merry Manor, Garrett.

Services took place Monday in Thomas Funeral Home, Burial was in Christian Union Cemetery, Garrett.

Memorials may be made to Garrett United Methodist Church or Church at Garrett.

Pearl Stebing LEO — Pearl R. Stebing, 93, of Leo, died Dec. 21, 2013, in Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne.

Services will take place at 1 p.m. Thursday in Pinnington-McComb

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Memorials are to Cedarville Community Church.

Larince Fugate Jr. KENDALLVILLE — Larince Fugate Jr., 50, of Kendallville, died Dec. 27, 2013.

He was born in Auburn, and survivors include Garrett residents.

Services took place Monday in Hite Funeral Home, Kendallville, with Pastor Chris McPherson officiating. Burial was in Orange Cemetery near Rome City.

Daniel Beber MANASSAS, Va. — Daniel J. Beber, 66, of Manassas, Va., died Dec. 22, 2013.

He was born in Garrett and survivors include Garrett residents.

Memorials are to St. Joseph Catholic Church, Garrett.

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Blazers open NECC play with victory

BY JEFF JONES jjones@kpcmedia.com LAGRANGE — The Eastside Blazers opened Northeast Corner Conference play with a rare Monday night game Dec. 23, defeating host Lakeland 57-44.

The game was rescheduled from Dec. 20 due to dense fog in the area.

The Blazers rode a 23-9 fourth quarter wave to a 57-44 win over the Lakers.

Eastside (4-2 overall, 1-0 in the NECC) got 16 points from Ethan Moughler, 14 from P.J. Dean and 10 from Ryan Liechty in the win.

Lakeland (2-3 overall, 1-2 in the NECC) hung around all night, despite trailing by seven points on Liechty’s inside score with 3:37 left in the third.

The Lakers finished the quarter on a 10-2 run.

Tanner Oakley’s putback and later a bucket in the paint had the hosts within 34-33. Dustin Cunningham’s tough-angle shot found the bottom of the net at the buzzer to put Lakeland on top by one after three.

The Blazers responded with a 15-1 run in the fourth to seize control.

Moughler led the charge with the first nine points, including a pair of three-pointers from the right wing sandwiched around a Lakeland miss. The latter gave Eastside a 43-35 cushion.

Neither team scored again until Dean’s slash to the basket at the four-minute mark made it 45-35. After a Lakeland turnover, Dean scored from the lane before Lakeland’s Marco Olivares made 1-of-2 free throws for his team’s first point in nearly five minutes.

Eastside’s lead reached 13 on Liechty’s score inside with 2:04 to play.

The Lakers wouldn’t quit, however. Chandler Mynhier and Brant Betts canned threes in the next 40 seconds, cutting the visitors’ lead to 51-44.

The Blazers sealed it at the free throw line, hitting all six attempts in the final minute of play.

“In the second quarter, they went to their 1-2-2 and 1-3-1 trapping schemes, and I didn’t think we handled that real well,” Eastside coach Ryan Abbott said.

“It felt like we looked too much to run our offense and

Eastside 57, Lakeland 44

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Eastside’s Austin Baker protects the basketball during his team’s Dec. 23 game at LaGrange.

Eastside Players fg-fga ft-fta pts reb ast stl Moughler g 6-8 1-2 16 3 0 4 Dean g 5-11 4-4 14 4 2 3 Renier g 3-8 0-0 6 3 2 4 Liechty f 4-11 2-3 10 8 2 2 Singer f 3-5 0-0 6 2 2 1 Sprunger 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Willard 0-0 0-0 0 1 2 0 Baker 2-6 0-0 5 2 0 1 Totals 23-49 7-9 57 23 10 15 Lakeland Players fg-fga ft-fta pts reb ast stl Herber g 1-2 0-0 2 4 1 2 Olivares g 0-5 1-2 1 4 5 1 Trost f 2-7 0-0 4 6 0 1 Mynhier f 3-11 1-1 9 4 0 0 Betts f 2-6 0-0 6 3 0 0 Priestley 2-7 0-0 4 2 1 1 Gordon 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Oakley 5-7 0-0 10 9 0 1 Cunningham 3-5 1-2 8 2 0 0 Totals 18-50 4-5 44 34 7 6 Eastside 12 9 13 23 — 57 Lakeland 9 9 17 9 — 44 Three-point shooting — Eastside 4-10 (Moughler 3-3, Baker 1-2, Liechty 0-1, Renier 0-1, Dean 0-3), Lakeland 4-16 (Mynhier 2-4, Betts 2-6, Cunningham 0-1, Olivares 0-1, Priestley 0-4). Team rebounds — Eastside 1, Lakeland 3. Fouled out — Priestley. Total fouls — Eastside 9, Lakeland 14. Turnovers — Eastside 12, Lakeland 21.

play the game the right way, so I was a little disappointed in that.

“Lakeland made a run late in the third quarter, they hit a couple of late shots, and we responded,” Abbott said.

be robotic instead of just being basketball players and making basketball plays.

“We’ve been working for months about being basketball players, making good plays and learning how to

“Ethan got hot, we had some good finishes down low, and all of those finishes were the result of good basketball plays that we probably should have done in the second quarter,” he

added. “It was nice to finish the game on the road in that way.”

Lakeland got 10 points and nine rebounds off the bench from Oakley.

Mynhier had nine points and Cunningham chipped in with eight.

Laker assistant coach Steve Mettert said the players never quit. They just made mistakes that Eastside capitalized on.

“We haven’t turned the ball over the way we did tonight,” he said. “Our goal is to be more consistent so we don’t have to fight back from 10 points. We want to be able to dictate to other teams instead of them dictating to us.

“Eastside’s got a nice team,” Mettert added. “We did some good things defensively to get back into it.”

Eastside JV 33, Lakeland 26 Tyler Beard had 15 points to pace Eastside to the victory.

Keagan Biddle and Landen Brow had seven points each. Jacob Thompson added four in the win.

EASTSIDE SPORTS SCHEDULES Varsity boys bowling

• Reserve tournament at Eastside, 9 a.m.

Jan. 18.

• Central Noble, here, 6 p.m. Jan. 24.

• DeKalb, here, 4:30 p.m. Jan. 6.

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

• Team sectional at Angola, 4:30 p.m.

Jan. 20.

• Individual sectional at Auburn, 4:30 p.m. Jan. 23.

Jr. high girls basketball • Prairie Heights, here, 5 p.m. Jan. 16.

• Lakewood Park, here, 5 p.m. Jan. 20.

• Hamilton, here, 5 p.m. Jan. 21.

• Seventh-grade tournament, here, 9 a.m.

Jan. 25.

• Eighth-grade tournament at Fremont, 9 a.m. Jan. 25.

Varsity girls bowling • Garrett, here, 4:30 p.m. Jan. 6.

• NEBC meet at Garrett, 4:30 p.m. Jan. 13.

• Team sectional at Angola, 4:30 p.m.

Jan. 20.

• Individual sectional at Auburn, 4:30 p.m. Jan. 23.

Varsity & reserve boys basketball

Varsity wrestling • At Antwerp, Ohio with Edgerton, 6 p.m. Jan. 7.

• New Haven Invitational, 9 a.m. Jan. 11.

• Westview Invitational, 9 a.m. Jan. 18.

• At North Side, 6:30 p.m. Jan. 21.

Jr. high boys basketball

Varsity & reserve girls basketball • At DeKalb, 6:15 p.m. Jan. 7.

• Fairfield, here, 6 p.m. Jan. 10.

• NECC tournament, 6 p.m., Jan. 14-18.

Eastside hosts Central Noble at 6 p.m. Jan. 14.

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Eastside’s Ethan Moughler, left, handles the basketball against Lakeland in a Dec. 23 basketball game at LaGrange. Moughler had 16 points as the Blazers defeated the Lakers, 57-44.

SPORTS IN BRIEF AUBURN — Eastside’s reserve girls and boys basketball teams defeated Lakewood Park in Dec. 16 games at Auburn.

The Eastside girls were 34-22 winners.

Casey Whitman led the Blazers with 13 points. Emma Moughler scored six and Vanessa Deck had five.

Ashley Steffen had four points. Maria Christeson and Hannah Yoder had two each.

The Blazer boys were 33-32 winners.

Tyler Beard poured in 18 points to pace Eastside.

Jacob Thompson had five points, Landen Brow and Conner Dove had four each and Dalton Rieke scored two.

GIRLS NECC STANDINGS All 10-2 7-1 7-5 4-6 6-5 6-6 5-8 5-6 3-7 2-5 2-9

Streak Won 7 Won 6 Lost 1 Lost 2 Lost 1 Won 1 Lost 1 Won 1 Lost 1 Lost 2 Won 1

Angola at Leo, Thurs.

C. Noble at LaVille, Thurs.

Churubusco at Heritage, Fri. Seton Cath. 42, Eastside 40 Fairfield at NorthWood, Sat. Manchester at Eastside 46, Blackhawk 39 Central Noble, Jan. 6 Fremont 65, Carleton Fairfield at Jimtown, Jan. 7 Airport, Mich. 21 Niles, Mich. 68, Fremont 51 Lakeland at Sturgis, Mich., Jan. 7 * P. Heights 61, W. Noble 58 * Westview 58, Lakeland 27 Prairie Heights at Bronson, Mich., Jan. 7 West Noble at Games of Jan. 2-7 Tippecanoe Valley, Jan. 7 Eastside at DeKalb, Jan. 7 * NECC game

Scores of Dec. 27-28

• Central Noble, here, 5 p.m. Jan. 7.

• Lakeland, here, 5 p.m. Jan. 9.

• At East Noble, 5 p.m. Jan. 13.

• At Prairie Heights, 5 p.m. Jan. 15.

• At Fairview (Sherwood, Ohio), 5 p.m.

Jan. 16.

• At Lakewood Park, 5 p.m. Jan. 20.

BOYS NECC STANDINGS

Reserve basketball Blazer teams defeat Lakewood Park

NECC Westview “Warriors” 6-0 Fairfield “Falcons” 5-0 West Noble “Chargers” 5-2 Angola “Hornets” 4-2 Fremont “Eagles” 2-2 Prairie Heights “Panthers” 3-4 Lakeland “Lakers” 3-4 Churubusco “Eagles” 2-3 Central Noble “Cougars” 1-5 Hamilton “Marines” 0-4 Eastside “Blazers” 0-5

• At West Noble, 6 p.m. Jan. 3.

• At Fairfield, 6 p.m. Jan. 11.

• NECC tournament, 7:30 p.m., Jan. 14-18. Eastside hosts Central Noble at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 14.

• Reserve tournament at Fremont, 9 a.m.

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• At Central Noble, 6 p.m. Jan. 25.

NECC Prairie Heights “Panthers” 3-0 Westview “Warriors” 3-0 West Noble “Chargers” 1-0 Fairfield “Falcons” 2-1 Eastside “Blazers” 1-1 Angola “Hornets” 1-1 Fremont “Eagles” 1-1 Hamilton “Marines” 1-2 Lakeland “Lakers” 1-3 Churubusco “Eagles” 0-2 Central Noble “Cougars” 0-3

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Games of Jan. 2-7 * Eastside at W. Noble, Fri. Central Noble and Churubusco in Caston Shootout Jan. 2-4 Fairfield in Northfield tournament Jan. 3-4 * West Noble at Prairie Heights, Sat. E. Noble at Westview, Jan. 7 Lakeland at Sturgis, Mich., Jan. 7 * NECC game

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Eastside girls gain split at South Adams

BY JEFF JONES jjones@kpcmedia.com BERNE — Eastside’s girls basketball team finished third in the Amy Meyer Holiday Classic at South Adams Saturday.

After dropping the opening game to Seton Catholic, the Blazers (2-9) bounced back with a 46-39 win over Blackhawk in the consolation game.

Eastside jumped out to a 10-0 lead before the game was three minutes old, and led 20-4 after one quarter.

Leah Ward (11 points) keyed that run with two quick scores and had six in the opening period.

That start was important, as Blackhawk outscored Eastside the rest of the way, but the first quarter deficit proved to be insurmountable.

“That first quarter was a big quarter for us, and it started because of our defense,” Eastside coach Shane Conwell said.

“Defense leads to good offense, and they proved that.”

The Blazers contested Blackhawk shots early, forcing the Braves into a 1-of-15 first-quarter performance.

At the other end, Eastside was 10-of-14 from the field, with six assists on those baskets.

The Braves finally started to find their range in the second, and at one stretch, outscored the Blazers 8-2

Seton Catholic 42, Eastside 40 Seton Catholic

Schroeder 4 (1) 0-0 16, Dargie 0 (4) 1-6 13, Reichley 1 (0) 0-0 2, Westjohn 1 (0) 0-0 2, Kinsey 0 (0) 0-0 0, Martin 0 (0) 0-0 0, Cox 2 (0) 0-4 4, Webster 2 (0) 1-2 5. Totals 10 (5) 2-12 42.

Eastside

Moore 3 (0) 1-2 7, Shook 0 (0) 1-2 1, Crager 1 (0) 0-0 2, Ward 2 (0) 2-3 6, Minehart 8 (8) 3-6 19, Yoder 0 (0) 0-0 0, Moughler 0 (0) 0-0 0, Deck 2 (0) 0-0 4, Steffen 0 (0) 0-0 0, Whitman 0 (0) 1-2 1. Totals 15 (0) 8-15 40.

(Three-point field goals in parentheses).

Seton Catholic 8 Eastside 11

7 3

18 9 — 42 13 13 — 40

Three-point field goals — Seton Catholic 5 (Dargie 4, Schroeder 1), Eastside 0.

Fouled out — Ward, Moore, Shook. Total fouls — Seton Catholic 12, Eastside 20.

Jeff Jones

Eastside players Kaci Shook, left, and Brianna Moore trap Seton Catholic’s Kelsey Martin (5) during a game in the Amy Meyer Holiday Classic at South Adams Saturday. to close to 29-20 before Brianna Moore sank two free throws in the closing seconds for an 11-point lead.

A low-scoring third quarter followed, and the Braves drew within 38-32 with 3:50 to play on Courtney Pulver’s score in the paint.

Maddy Minehart, who led all scorers with 16 points, got a clutch two seconds later, and two more scores,

including a putback bucket, with two minutes left to make it 44-37.

The teams exchanged single free throws over the next four minutes for the final scoring.

“We didn’t play as well as we should have and could have the first game, but the girls responded and played well, and they all did it,” Conwell said.

Vanessa Deck (four

points, two assists), Ashley Steffen (two assists) and Hannah Yoder (two points, three rebounds, two assists) made their first varsity starts with Minehart and Ward.

Conwell substituted in groups of three and four players throughout the game.

Maria Christeson contributed with two points and two rebounds in her first varsity appearance. “I like seeing that when everyone is involved,” he said.

Blackhawk finished the game making just 12-of-57 shots (21 percent), including 4-of-19 from three-point range.

Eastside was 20-of-42 (48 percent) from the field, and did not attempt a three-point shot.

“When we start settling for jump shots is when we

Eastside 46, Blackhawk 39 Blackhawk fg-fga ft-fta pts reb ast stl 2-11 5-5 10 2 1 0 2-7 2-5 6 5 1 1 1-14 2-4 5 5 2 2 1-5 0-0 2 6 0 1 2-7 2-2 6 11 2 3 4-12 0-0 10 0 0 2 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 12-57 11-16 39 30 6 9 Eastside Players fg-fga ft-fta pts reb ast stl Deck g 2-4 0-0 4 1 2 0 Steffen g 0-0 0-0 0 1 2 0 Yoder g 1-2 0-2 2 3 2 0 Ward f 5-10 1-1 11 4 0 0 Minehart f 8-11 0-0 16 17 2 1 Moore 0-1 3-4 3 2 0 0 Shook 1-2 2-6 4 5 2 1 Malcolm 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Whitman 0-3 0-1 0 4 1 0 Moughler 1-4 0-0 2 0 0 0 Crager 1-4 0-0 2 0 0 1 Christeson 1-1 0-0 2 2 0 0 Totals 20-42 6-13 46 39 11 3 Blackhawk 4 16 7 12 — 39 Eastside 20 11 6 9 — 46 Three-point shooting — Blackhawk 4-19 (Perlich 1-4, Moonen 1-5, C.Pulver 1-5, R.Pulver 0-5), Eastside 0-0. Team rebounds — Blackhawk 3, Eastside 0. Fouled out — C.Pulver, Ward. Total fouls — Blackhawk 18, Eastside 17. Turnovers — Blackhawk 9, Eastside 16.

Players Perlich g R.Pulver g Moonen g Jolley f Byler c C.Pulver Coats Clay Totals

don’t play so well,” Conwell said. “When we work the basketball and get it inside, we’re OK.”

Seton Catholic 42, Eastside 40 The Cardinals avenged a 56-21 loss last year to the Blazers in the second morning game, which began about 20 minutes before the scheduled noon start time.

Sophomore Megan Schroeder paced the

Cardinals with 16 points, and senior teammate Abby Dargie added 13, including four three-pointers.

After Eastside tied the score late, a backside rebound basket by Dargie with about 20 seconds left provided the winning margin.

The Blazers were led by Minehart, who scored 19 points. Moore had seven and Ward added six. Three Eastside players fouled out in the fourth quarter.

Slow start dooms Eastside in NECC contest

BY JEFF JONES jjones@kpcmedia.com BUTLER — A slow start to the game — a combination of tough shooting and not getting back on defense — found the Eastside Blazers looking at a 43-21 halftime deficit to the visiting Prairie Heights Panthers.

It proved to be too big of a hill to climb, as the Blazers lost the Northeast Corner Conference contest 72-62 Friday.

The Panthers (6-1 overall, 3-0 in the NECC), who received honorable mention in the latest Class 2A poll, extended their winning streak to six with the victory.

Junior Jacob Heller had 24 points, sophomore Cody Bachelor had 17 and senior Zach Shepard had 10 for the winners.

For most of the night, Prairie Heights was in the driver’s seat.

A 9-0 run midway through the first quarter staked the Panthers to a 12-4 lead. Later, three-pointers by Heller and Bachelor and a bucket by Heller extended the margin to 22-6 after one.

The Blazers (4-3 overall, 1-1 in the NECC) tried to chip away, drawing to 25-12 following back-to-back scores by Ethan Moughler.

The Panthers responded with a 7-0 run, capped by two Cassten Everidge free

throws that pushed the lead to 32-13.

Prairie Heights seldom missed from the field in the first half, and limited Eastside to one-and-done at the other end, often turning those misses into transition buckets. A perfect example: Eastside’s Tristan Sprunger made one of two free throws with 7.6 seconds left. After the miss, Bachelor scored a lay-up for a 43-21 Panther lead at the break.

“Credit Prairie Heights.

They played well and really pushed the ball in transition,” Eastside coach Ryan Abbott said. “Our transition defense was horrendous.

“I think it comes down to our mind-set. We had a very passive mind-set, and it reminded me a lot of our DeKalb game,” he said.

“We were not aggressive offensively, and we were not purposeful defensively.

“We have to be aggressive on both sides of the ball, and we didn’t do that tonight,” Abbott said.

“Every game we’ve lost this year, we didn’t give our opponent our best shot.

When we play good teams, we’ve got to take the fight to them and give it our best shot and see how the pieces will fall. We didn’t do that tonight.”

The Blazers got off to a good start in the third, with two scores inside by Rob Singer and a baseline drive and score by P.J. Dean.

The Panthers, however, led 51-33 with a quarter to play.

Eastside got within 13 as Dean scored, then stole the ball and was fouled, sinking 1-of-2 at the line to make it 59-46 with four minutes to go.

The Panthers, who were 25-of-32 at the stripe, made 7-of-8 tosses and Heller hit a long three over the next 1:30 to extend their lead to 69-48.

The Blazers rolled the dice, throwing a full-court press at the Panthers, and it began to pay off.

Dean sank two freebies.

After a Panther miss, Kadis Renier hit a three. After another Prairie Heights miss, Dean scored, then swiped an errant inbounds pass and scored again, cutting the deficit to 69-57 with a minute to play.

Bachelor stemmed the tide with two free throws before two tosses by Eastside’s Cade Willard and another Renier three in the closing seconds.

“The most disappointing thing for me is how we didn’t handle their press towards the end,” Prairie Heights coach Brett Eltzroth said. “We had a lot of lazy passes, a lot of silly passes that gave them extra possessions.

“We want to be playing our best basketball at the end of the season going into the tournament,” he said.

“Those are things we’re definitely going to work on. This is a good step for

Prairie Heights 72, Eastside 62 Prairie Heights fg-fga ft-fta pts reb ast stl 3-7 0-2 6 3 3 0 1-2 2-2 5 4 0 0 5-7 6-8 17 1 1 0 6-10 9-11 24 7 5 1 2-4 6-7 10 5 0 0 0-2 2-2 2 1 2 1 0-1 0-0 0 2 0 0 4-5 0-0 8 3 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 21-38 25-32 72 26 11 2 Eastside Players fg-fga ft-fta pts reb ast stl Moughler g 3-6 0-0 6 2 0 1 Dean g 7-10 3-4 17 3 2 4 Renier g 8-11 1-1 22 1 3 2 Liechty f 1-6 2-2 4 6 0 1 Singer f 4-8 0-0 8 6 0 1 Sprunger 0-2 1-2 1 2 2 1 Willard 0-5 2-2 2 1 1 1 Baker 1-2 0-0 2 1 0 1 Beard 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 Brow 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Totals 24-50 9-12 62 22 9 12 P. Heights 22 21 8 21 — 72 Eastside 6 15 12 29 — 62 Three-point shooting — Prairie Heights 5-10 (Heller 3-3, Bachelor 1-1, Everidge 1-2, Johnson 0-1, Penick 0-1, Shepard 0-1, West 0-1), Eastside 5-18 (Renier 5-6, Baker 0-1, Sprunger 0-1, Dean 0-2, Liechty 0-2, Moughler 0-2, Willard 0-4). Team rebounds — Prairie Heights 2, Eastside 0. Fouled out — none. Total fouls — Prairie Heights 17, Eastside 25. Turnovers — Prairie Heights 13, Eastside 12.

Players West g Everidge g Bachelor f Heller f Shepard c Penick Johnson Stayner Tuckerman Blum Totals

Jeff Jones

Eastside’s Kadis Renier dribbles around a Prairie Heights player during Friday’s basketball game. Renier had 22 points for Eastside. us beating Eastside here because it’s a tough place to play, and we beat a very good conference team.”

Renier led the Blazers with 22 points, including a 5-of-6 performance behind the arc. Dean had 17 points and Singer finished with eight.

Eastside JV 42, Prairie Heights 31 Eastside’s reserve basketball team extended its winning streak to three.

Landen Brow had 18 points and Conner Dove scored 11 to lead Eastside.

Tyler Beard added seven points. Brennan Biddle, Jacob Thompson and Jordan Yoder had two points each for the Blazers.

Prairie Heights got 12 points from Chandler Sailor and seven from Austin Beiswanger.

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Eastside’s Vanessa Deck, left, steals the ball during second-half play against Seton Catholic at the South Adams tournament Saturday.

Eastern Conference Atlantic gp w l Wheeling 28 14 9 Reading 25 14 10 Elmira 27 9 15

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North gp Cincinnati 28 Evansville 27 K’Zoo 26 KOMETS 27 Toledo 26

w 18 15 14 11 8

l 8 7 10 11 15

otl 1 2 0 1 3

sl 1 3 2 4 0

pts 38 35 30 27 19

South gp S. Car. 29 Florida 29 Orlando 28 Greenville 30 Gwinnett 29

w 21 19 15 14 10

l 5 8 12 14 17

otl 1 1 0 1 0

sl 2 1 1 1 2

pts 45 40 31 30 22

Western Conference Mountain gp w l otl Colorado 30 17 8 3 Alaska 27 18 8 1 Idaho 30 16 10 2 Utah 26 9 14 1

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Pacific gp w l otl sl pts Ontario 29 20 5 1 3 44 Stockton 30 16 10 0 4 36 San Fran. 31 11 16 3 1 26 Bkrsfield 27 11 15 0 1 23 Las Vegas 27 8 16 3 0 19 Teams receive 1 pt. for each overtime or shootout loss.

Results of Sunday, Dec. 29 Gwinnett 3, KOMETS 2 Greenville 6, Elmira 3 Bakersfield 3, Idaho 0 Stockton 5, San Francisco 1

Games of Tuesday, Dec. 31 Toledo at KOMETS, 7:35 p.m.

Reading at Wheeling, 6 p.m.

Elmira at S. Carolina, 6:05 p.m.

Cincinnati at Kalamazoo, 7:30 p.m.

Gwinnett at Evansville, 7:15 p.m. CST Las Vegas at Utah, 6:05 p.m.

MST Ontario at Alaska, 7:15 p.m.

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Upcoming games KOMETS at Evansville, Friday, 7:15 p.m. CST Evansville at KOMETS, Saturday, 7:35 p.m.

Kalamazoo at KOMETS, Sunday, 5:05 p.m.

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BUTLER PUBLIC LIBRARY NEWS Butler Public Library 340 S. Broadway • 868-2351 Mon.-Thurs. 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m.-1 p.m. butlerpubliclibrary.net

Holiday hours The library is closed today and Wednesday, Jan. 1 for the Christmas and New Year holidays.

Winter reading program The library’s winter reading program for adults begins Monday, Jan. 6 and continues through Feb. 22.

Adults are invited to submit book reviews to be eligible for weekly prize drawings. Information and registration are available at the circulation desk.

Romantic book and bake sale The library will host a romantic book sale and bake sale in February, sponsored

by Friends of the Butler Public Library.

Sale dates and times are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 6 and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 8. Westerns will also be available.

Tai chi classes resume A new round of tai chi classes will begin at 6 p.m. Thursday. Classes are taught by certified 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.

Friends of the Library Are you interested in becoming a “friend” of the library? Friends of the Butler Public Library is a nonprofit organization whose members share the belief that residents should support their public library system in many different ways.

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Friends advocate the importance of library services in the community, and raise funds to achieve library goals. Anyone is eligible to become a member.

For more information, call the library.

1,000 book club The 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 available Library 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.

The Riverdale Elementary School spell bowl team is shown. In front, from left, are Jaiden Baker, Molly Holman, Erin Snyder, Abby Yeager, Brock Seiler and Garett Miller. In back are Ashley Brown, Kristen Carnahan, Logan Johnson and Austin Stibbe.

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

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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Lunch Monday, Jan. 6 Corn dog, green beans, peaches, cupcake and milk.

Tuesday, Jan. 7 Fish and cheese sandwich, baked beans, mixed fruit, ice cream cup and milk.

Wednesday, Jan. 8 Chicken patty sandwich,

french fries, pears, dill pickles and milk.

Daily lunch prices $2 for students, $2.65 for adults, reduced lunch is 40 cents.

Additional milk 30 cents.

Salad and specialty bar items are also available on a daily basis. Chocolate, strawberry and skim milk also available. Daily breakfast prices $1.05 for students, $1.30 for adults, reduced breakfast is 30 cents. Milk and choice of fruit or juice available on a daily basis.

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Friday, Jan. 10 Turkey burger with cheese, french fries, peaches and milk.

BUTLER CITY COURT NEWS Bryan, Ohio, failure to register under unified carrier registration, $173 (ISP).

• Nicole E. Sparks, Homer, Mich., speeding, $179 (DC).

• Alishia K. Spillers, Auburn, speeding, $133 (DC).

• Drake E. Stafford, Auburn, unreasonable speed, $154 (DC).

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• Scott A. Trowbridge, Garrett, no seat belt, $25 (ISP).

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• Ty J. Maggert, Garrett, speeding, $154 (ISP).

• Raymond H. Mayfield, Palmyra, Ind., disregarding automatic signal, $154 (ISP).

• Adam D. McComb, Fort Wayne, no seat belt, $25 (AUB).

• Frieda L. Michael, Auburn, no seat belt, $25 (DC).

• James W. Nelms, South Burlington, Vt., speeding, $148 (ISP).

• Clinton K. Nelson, Auburn, speeding, $154 (AUB).

• Taylor M. Parks, Corunna, speeding, $148 (AUB).

• Timothy L. Peterson, Elkhart, speeding, $133 (AUB).

• Douglas E. Petroskey, Bargersville, Ind., speeding, $148 (DC).

• Patricia Cooper-Pinkston, Fort Wayne, speeding, $148 (BPD).

• Sean L. Poling, Garrett, disregarding stop sign, $179 (DC).

• Jeremy S. Putman, Auburn, driving while suspended, $158 (AUB).

• Mark J. Reed, Bellevue, Ohio, speeding, $148 (BPD).

• Noel A. Regula, Holland, Mich., speeding, $133 (DC).

• James D. Renfrow, Spencerville, speeding, $148 (BPD).

• Arielle C. Roquet,

HOMES

The following tickets were paid in Butler City Court, Dec. 19-27. The dollar amount at the end of each listing indicates fines, 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 enforcement agencies follows this report.

• Trevor L. Abraham, Hillard, Ohio, no seat belt, $25 (BPD).

• Adam L. Adkins, Van Wert, Ohio, speeding, $133 (BPD).

• Paula A. Amstutz, Avilla, speeding, $133 (AUB).

• Thomas M. Arling, Minster, Ohio, passing school bus while loading/ unloading students, $218 (ISP).

• Katrinia M. Baker, Waterloo, no seat belt, $25 (BPD).

• April M. Behrman, Fremont, speeding, $174 (ISP).

• James T. Beining, Grabill, speeding, $135 (DC).

• Mary J. Bibbo, Auburn, no seat belt, $25 (AUB).

• Dellas D. Burns, Garrett, possession of paraphernalia, $242 (AUB).

• Emilio A. Chantaca, Butler, no seat belt, $25 (BPD).

• Jorge L. Chavez, Waterloo, speeding, $148 (ISP).

• Michael D. Collins, Butler, no seat belt, $25 (AUB).

• Gregory T. Cupka, Auburn, disregarding stop light, $190 (DC).

• Nathan L. Delafield, Phoenix, Ariz., speeding, $154 (ISP).

• Corin R. Dobbs, Fort Wayne, speeding, $148 (ISP).

• William J. Esposito, Monon, Ind., speeding, $140 (ISP).

• Brian Fletcher, Vest, Ky., no seat belt, $25 (BPD).

• Michelle L. Gurden, Auburn, no seat belt, $25 (AUB).

• David A. Hamman, Butler, no seat belt, $25 (BPD).

• Francis A. Hamman, Waterloo, speeding, $133 (DC).

• Terry D. Hopkins, Spencerville, speeding, $154 (DC); failure to obey signs and markings, $154 (AS).

• Scott M. Howey, Auburn, no seat belt, $25 (AUB).

• Elizabeth M. Huffer, Fort Wayne, parked left of center, $120 (AUB).

• Vincent O. Jacquay,

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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2013

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41-2, becoming Eastside’s first state qualifier since the 1998-1999 season.

In his annual report, Butler Fire Chief Jeff Shultz announced Butler firefighters handled 426 calls during 2012.

Ryan Liechty’s shot with 0.2 seconds left gave Eastside a 42-40 win over South Adams in the boys basketball sectional.

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Eastside’s reserve cheerleaders are shown. In front, from left, are Haley Reinig, Leticia Torres and Megan Moreno. In back are Madisan Wallace, Morgan Johnson, Katia Mausteller and Abby Scrock.

A high-speed chase that began in Butler continued through DeKalb and into western Noble County before the man was arrested near Wawaka. The man, 28-year-old Duane Kronberg, told police he was “test-driving” a white 2006 Chrysler 300. Police said speeds exceeded 90

Lawmakers seek to stop scrap metal thieves GRIFFITH (AP) — Indiana is enlisting the help of scrapyards to crack down on brazen metal thieves who’ve even darkened stretches of highways by stripping wiring from roadside lighting.

A measure passed by state lawmakers that took effect in July targets scrap vehicles, catalytic converters and air conditioner evaporator coils being brought to scrapyards in

exchange for cash.

State Rep. Justin Moed, D-Indianapolis, said he filed the bill after hearing of growing numbers of thefts of catalytic converters and air conditioner units in his Indianapolis district, where there are more than 10 yards.

“We looked at how do we increase some of the proof required for people who bring in these items, to make sure they came about them lawfully,” Moed told

The Times of Munster.

His measure requires someone who disposes of a vehicle for scrap metal to provide proper documentation and makes not doing so a misdemeanor. It also requires documentation for sales and purchases of air conditioning parts or a catalytic converter.

Police across the nation have seen increased thefts of metals such as copper, bronze, brass and aluminum.

POLICE REPORTS Joshua L. Hart, 32, of the 4800 block of C.R. 61, Butler, was arrested at 7:31 p.m. Dec. 21 by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department on charges of domestic battery in the presence of a child, a Class D felony, and domestic battery with injury, a Class A misdemeanor.

Devin Shook, 22, of the 500 block of East Erie

Street, Butler, was arrested at 2:05 a.m. Dec. 29 by Butler Police on charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated at the Class A and C misdemeanor levels; operating a vehicle while intoxicated with an unlawful alcohol concentration in blood or breath, a Class C misdemeanor; and carrying a handgun without a license,

a Class A misdemeanor.

Mark A. Frigo, 39, of the 300 block of East Liberty Street, Butler, was arrested at 7:04 p.m. Dec. 29 by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department on a warrant charging him with three counts of possession of precursors by a methaphetamine offender, a Class D felony.

mph before losing control of his vehicle near Wawaka, hitting a utility pole.

Multimatic of Butler announced plans to add 52 jobs, beginning in the second quarter of 2013, thanks to new business relationships with several automotive companies. At the time of the announcement, Multimatic employed 126 people.

DeKalb Molded Plastics of Butler received the “Excellence Award for Employee Relations” and was a finalist for “Processor of the Year” by Plastics News magazine.

William Crandall of Butler and George Harmon of Ligonier died when their vehicles collided on U.S. 6 near Wawaka.

Eastside senior Justin Miller, eighth-grade student Nick Miller and

seventh-grade student Riley Thompson qualified for the Indiana state science fair.

Former Butler Mayor Joe Baldwin died at age 90.

Baldwin served six years in office, taking over when Mayor Robert E. Jones died in 1974, and serving a four-year term of his own. Baldwin was praised for having the city’s best interests at heart.

St. Joe resident David Yates retired from the U.S. Postal Service after a 34-year career. His father, Charles Yates, was also a former USPS employee, retiring after 30 years.

Roger Moughler of Butler was presented with the “Master Farm Conservationist Award” at the DeKalb County Soil & Water Conservation’s annual meeting.

April A Spencerville teen died in an off-road accident at the Tri-State Motorcycle Club near Butler. Tyler Cook, a sophomore at Eastside, died when he crashed his dirt bike attempting a jump.

Eleven teachers — with an average of 34 years in the classroom — announced their intention to retire following the 2012-2013 school year. The longest-tenured teacher accumulated 40 years in the classroom.

Eastside sophomore Joseph Delagrange placed eighth among 400 players at the super national chess tournament in Nashville, Tenn. Delagrange won six of seven games. Junior Doug Lortie also qualified, winning three of seven games.

Scholarships from Page 1 The five scholarships being awarded are: Academic Scholarship; Key Scholarship; Fine Arts Scholarship; Twanette Nutter Fleming Award; and the Beryl Showers Holland Fellowship.

To be eligible for the Academic Scholarship, students must have a strong academic record, a goal statement, work experience and extra-curricular activities.

To be eligible for the Key Scholarship, students must be a non-traditional student with no previous undergraduate degree; must have an interruption

in education for at least five years; must plan to enroll for a minimum of six credit hours; and must have work experience, goal statement and volunteer experience.

To be eligible for the Fine Arts Scholarship, students must be enrolled in an area of concentration — dance, drama, art or music, or focused on performance or education.

To be eligible for the Twanette Nutter Fleming Award, students must meet the basic criteria as well as must be enrolled in an area of music education and aspire to teach music

in a parochial, private or public school.

The Beryl Showers Holland Fellowship is provided only to students attending Indiana University, and students must meet the additional criteria: excellent academic ability; leadership; financial need; and continuing on in graduate study.

For more information, contact scholarship chair Melanie Blythe, 927-1032, mnblythe@ sbcglobal.net, for the required paperwork.

Paperwork must be completed and postmarked

by Feb. 1.

Hartleroad from Page 1 Hartleroad, who also trains missionaries to conduct five-day summer camps for children.

Hartleroad said he’s enjoyed the Clear Lake

Bible Church and its congregation.

“I’ve been into Camden (Mich.) and Fremont, just trying to meet folks, and connect in people’s lives

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For more information, call the church at 495-4994 or Hartleroad at 868-5008.

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