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The Garrett Clipper An edition of The
THURSDAY DECEMBER 12, 2013
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Seven charged in drug warrants Three Garrett residents among suspects arrested Arrest warrants on drug charges were issued for seven people Dec. 3, following a yearlong investigation by members of the IMAGE Drug Task Force, the task force said Monday. Six of the suspects have been arrested, and a police are asking for information to help them find the seventh person named in the warrants. Police made these arrests: Zhonn Bowser, 30, of the 100 block of South Hamsher Street, Garrett, on a charge of dealing a Schedule I, II, or III substance, a Class B felony. Bowser was served with his arrest warrants while
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serving a sentence at the DeKalb County Jail on unrelated charges. Jesse Damron, 23, of the 100 block of Walnut Street, Butler, on two counts of dealing a Schedule I, II or III substance within 1,000 feet of a school or park, a Class A felony. Damron was arrested on Dec. 3 by Butler Police and is being held at the DeKalb County Jail on $20,000 bond for each count. Brandon Damron, 20, of the 1000 block of South Wayne Street, Waterloo, on a charge of dealing methamphetamine within 1,000 feet of a school or park, a Class A felony. Damron was arrested
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on Sunday by the Brown County Sheriff’s Department at a family member’s residence outside the town of Nineveh. Lance Krider, 29, of Garrett on a charge of dealing methamphetamine, a Class A felony. Krider is currently serving a sentence with the Indiana Department of Correction on unrelated charges. The task force said when he finishes his sentence, he will not be released until after he is brought before a court in DeKalb County.
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Jody Lee, 44, of the 100 block of Pointe Street, Garrett, on charges of dealing a Schedule I, II or III substance, a Class B felony, and maintaining a common nuisance, a Class D felony. Lee was arrested Dec. 3 by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department and is currently being held at the DeKalb County Jail on $11,500 Bond. Andrew McCloskey, of the 900 block of Ernest Street, Auburn, on charges of dealing a Schedule I, II
GARRETT — The Garrett Parks Authority is sponsoring a Santa Paws event at the Eastside Park Pavilion across from the school on E. Houston St. on Sunday, Dec. 15 from 2-4 p.m. Bring your pet to have a photo taken with Santa Claus. Donations from the event will benefit the Garrett Parks Department. Refreshments will be served.
Adopt a Christmas bureau family
AfterProm fundraiser raffle ends Friday GARRETT — The Garrett High School After Prom Committee is holding a Christmas fundraiser through Dec. 13. This year, two prizes will be given away — first prize is an Apple iPad mini; second prize is a Fill the Freezer pack from Albright’s in Corunna with 6o pounds of meat. Tickets are available for a cost of three for $5 at the three school offices or by contacting Julie Christensen at 357-7003. The winning tickets will be drawn at 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13 in the superintendent’s office. All proceeds will benefit the 2014 After Prom Event.
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Kindergarten students at St. Joseph School in Garrett sing “Up on a Housetop” during a Christmas program in the school auditorium Wednesday. Two programs were presented, one in the morning and another in the evening.
Distinguished Alumni nominations sought Deadline is Dec. 31 GARRETT — Nominations for the 2014 Garrett High School Distinguished Alumni Hall of Honor are due Dec. 31. The purpose of the award is to recognize and honor those graduates, living and deceased, who have brought honor to the school through exemplary actions and achievements and to provide present-day students with role models who will help the students find identity with the past and establish goals for the future. Any individual, excluding
committee members, may nominate an unlimited number of alumni. The criteria for selection includes an honoree be a graduate of Garrett High School and a period of 10 years must have elapsed between graduation and eligibility for induction into the Garrett-Keyser-Butler School’s Hall of Honor. Recipients will be selected based on the impact or contribution he or she has made in one of the following areas: • Civic/patriotic service including Olympians, distinguished war veterans or govern-
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or III substance, a Class B Felony, and maintaining a common nuisance, a Class D felony. McCloskey was arrested Dec. 3 by the Auburn Police Department and taken to the DeKalb County Jail. He was released after posting $11,500 bond. Police still are looking for Natasha Peters, 32, to arrest her on a warrant charging her with two counts of dealing methamWarrants, Page 6
Garrett man jailed in rape case
CHILDREN PRESENT HOLIDAY SONGS
Santa Paws event is Sunday
GARRETT — The Garrett Christmas Bureau is accepting names of individuals or organizations wishing to adopt a family this Christmas season. Donations of new items and monetary donations can be dropped off at City Hall between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. daily. Food donations may be dropped off at the Community Care Food Pantry at the Garrett United Methodist Church at the corner of Houston and Cowen streets. Contact Sue VandeZande for more information at 357-3836 or email sue@garrettindiana.us. Donations can be mailed to the Christmas Bureau at P.O. Box 52, Garrett, IN 46738. Deadline is Friday, Dec. 13
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ment officials; • Humanitarian including volunteer service or philanthropy; and • Professional including work in education, medicine, the arts, engineering, religion or business. Nomination forms can be found on the Garrett-Keyser-Butler Schools website at www.gkb.k12. in.us. Click Garrett High School, Hall of Honor, Nomination Form. Please mail nominations forms to: Distinguished Alumni, Attn: Jamie Freeze, 801 E Houston St., Garrett, IN 46738 or by email at: Jfreeze@gkb.k12.in.us.
By Bob Braley bbraley@kpcmedia.com KENDALLVILLE — A Garrett man has been arrested on a preliminary charge of rape for an alleged incident in Kendallville, according to county law enforcement agencies. Brandon D. Shirk, 21, was booked into the Shirk Noble County Jail Friday. An investigation is continuing into a crime Shirk allegedly committed with a victim under 18 years old on South State Street in Kendallville during the last week of October, Waters said. No other details could be released. Noble Superior Court II Judge Michael Kramer granted an extension of time to file formal charges against Shirk until Wednesday afternoon, said Kendallville Police Detective Lance Waters. No formal charges against Shirk had been filed as of Monday afternoon, Waters said, adding it was possible they would be filed as soon as today. Any charges filed against Shirk likely would include one or more felony offenses, he said.
Community Foundation awards grants BY KATHRYN BASSETT kbassett@kpcmedia.com AUBURN — The DeKalb Area Rural Transit program has received an early Christmas gift — a $5,000 grant from Community Foundation DeKalb County’s Community Grantmaking Fund. The agency is one many area agencies and organizations to receive grants totaling $61,777 from the foundation and DeKalb’s VOICE. Grant recipients were recognized with a reception at Rieke Park Lodge Monday afternoon. “If it were not for entities such as the Community Foundation of DeKalb County, agencies and organizations such as ours wold not be able to provide the same level of care and services,” said Meg Zenk, executive director of the DeKalb County Council on Aging, which operates DART. “The foundation is truly a
partner, and we applaud them for their ongoing leadership and assistance. Thousands of folks in DeKalb County and beyond are blessed by their help,” Zenk said. DART aims to provide affordable public transportation to everyone throughout DeKalb County. This year the program will serve about 1,000 DeKalb County residents of all ages, Zenk said. Other grants awarded through the Community Grantmaking Fund were: • Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum, $5,000 for furnishings and tools for its new Collection Conservation Center, • Butler Early Education Center, $1,227 for tuition scholarships for families; • Children First Center, $4,000 for a Redirecting Children’s Behavior parenting class; • Country Meadow Elementary School, $1,820 for sound system microphones and receivers and
children’s costumes for the annual dinner theater; • Crosswinds Inc., $4,500 for an in-home counseling program for families in DeKalb County; • DeKalb Council on Pregnancy, $532 for DVDs of the “Earn While You Learn” curriculum for the Butler office; • Eckhart Public Library, $7,294 to digitize and preserve the late John Martin Smith’s personal collection of historical artifacts and papers; • Fort Wayne Children’s Choir, $1,500 for tuition assistance, transportation and marketing for DeKalb County students; • Garrett High School After Prom Committee, $500 for the 2014 Garrett High School After Prom event; • Immediate Response Fund, $3,735 set aside to fund charitable needs that arise between the Community Grantmaking Fund’s grant cycles or during a
community disaster; • Junior Achievement serving Garrett, $1,710 for JA Finance park for 160 Garrett High School ninth-graders; • TLC-Steuben, Inc., $2,000 to support a shelter for victims of domestic violence; • Volunteer! DeKalb/United Way of DeKalb County, $2,000 for a day-long workshop, “Effectively Engaging Volunteers;” • YMCA of DeKalb County, $3,500 for kitchen upgrades including equipment, hood fan and food expenses; and • YWCA of Northeast Indiana, $3,500 to support domestic violence victims and help teens avoid dating violence. Grants awarded through the Safe Child Fund: • Children First Center, $1,000 for a Redirecting Children’s Behavior parenting class; and Foundation grants, Page 6