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NEWS IN BRIEF Photography exhibit opens Friday GARRETT — Garrett Museum of Art latest exhibit, “Beauty” expressions in photography featuring local artists will open Friday and continue through Dec. 22. An opening reception is planned Friday from 6-8 p.m. The museum is located at the corner of King and Randolph streets in downtown Garrett. For more information go to GMOA website at garrettmuseumofart.org.
Parade of Lights planned Nov. 23 GARRETT — Garrett’s seventh annual Christmas Parade of Lights will be Saturday, Nov. 23 in downtown Garrett. Sponsored by the Garrett Chamber of Commerce and the DeKalb County Horsemen’s Association, draft horse teams will pull decorated wagons from Warfield Street to downtown Garrett. Their expected arrival downtown will be at about 6 p.m. Downtown businesses including restaurants will be open during the event. The community is invited to celebrate the holiday season with the parade of gentle giants and beautiful floats and lights. The parade route follows East Warfield to Randolph Street through downtown, then east on King St. and south on Second Street. The event is a week earlier this year instead of the day after Thanksgiving to allow families to gather for the holiday.
Contractors working on two I-69 bridges AUBURN — Southbound lanes of Interstate 69 will be intermittently restricted between Exit 326 (C.R. 11-A) and Exit 329 (S.R. 8) during nighttime hours until Saturday morning, the Indiana Department of Transportation said. Weather permitting. INDOT is performing proactive maintenance work on bridges over the CSX Railroad and Diehl Ditch and over C.R. 48. Both bridges are approximately one mile south of S.R. 8. The work will take place between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m., beginning with a restriction in the southbound right lane. As work progresses, the contractor will restrict the southbound left lane. INDOT said drivers should be aware of traffic controls including barrels, cones and arrow boards while the work is in progress. A 45 mph speed limit will be in force within the construction zone when workers are present. A width limit of 14 feet is in force within the project limits. The maintenance is expected to be complete by 6 a.m. Saturday. The work is part of a multi-location bridge maintenance contract, with work taking place in upcoming weeks throughout the INDOT Fort Wayne District. The contract was awarded to Pioneer, based on its low bid of $196,000.
DeKalb Democrats to meet Wednesday AUBURN — The DeKalb County Democrats will meet Wednesday, Nov. 20, at 6:30 p.m. at the Auburn House of Pancakes, 131 W. Seventh St. Anyone who would like to join at 6 p.m. for dinner is welcome. The meeting is open to all Democrats. The group’s Christmas party will be announced for December.
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Garrett honor veterans Students hear guest speakers, sing patriotic songs By Sue Carpenter scarpenter@kpcmedia.com GARRETT —Students were reminded of the sacrifices made by veterans both today and long ago during four programs at GarrettKeyser-Butler Schools Monday. School nurse Janis Arrington and guidance counselor shared a message of caring with middle school students assembled in the gym. Arrington served as a nurse in the Armed Services, as well as a trauma emergency room nurse and flight nurse as a civilian. “I am proud to be free today because of the veterans. Because of them we are allowed to come to school. “But that freedom came at a big price. Lots of veterans came home without arms, legs, are Sue Carpenter not recognizable —only by their hearts,” she said. Fourth-graders Tucker Alexander Funk and Tanner Wicker, and third-grader Graydon Arrington mentioned the Clingan stand in front of one of three oversize flags made from hundreds of thank you notes school’s anti-bullying policy. written by J.E. Ober students. “Being nice to each other should be easy,” not like in Iraq “But with you all here, I will and Afghanistan where kids strap make it,” she said. explosives on their backs, she said. “But Mr. (Matt) Beerbower has “We today need to learn what a loved one who did not make it the veterans have learned with home,” she said in introduction. their buddies on the battlefield.” Beerbower’s son-in-law They would take a bullet for each JeBraun Knox was killed in other, she said. Afghanistan last year. She recalled how the front lines “I am not a veteran,” defended the hospital teams while Beerbower said. “I am a caring on she was on deployment. man. I will be OK because I have “I had buddies to take care of people around who care for me. me,” she said of the troops. “On May 18, 2012, he gave the She held up a military medal. ultimate sacrifice to his country, “People don’t go into the family and even veterans,” he said service to earn medals. Sure they of Knox. look nice on uniforms. We earn “We lost a hero —a husband, diplomas, they earn medals. Many dad, son-in-law, son, grandson, of the soldiers are not home for cousin — everything each one Christmas, birthdays or for the of us can be,” Beerbower told Sue Carpenter birth of their children. students. “Don’t every quit, work “We celebrate Veterans Day hard.” SFC Dawn Perez, left, was guest speaker at a Veterans one day a year, on Nov. 11. That is Knox joined the military Day program sponsored by the student council. With her are sad, because we should celebrate because he couldn’t find full time Amanda Stump and Danielle Stump. 365 days a year. We should thank work and college wasn’t working them for providing our freedom.” either, Beerbower said. million living veterans in the U.S. visiting the program in the gym or She shared that her own son But the military was the right “It should be easy to find a at the airport. is being deployed to Afghanistan fit for his son-in-law, where he veteran to thank,” he told students, soon and would not be home for thrived in the job he was doing. Veterans, Page 3 including family members, those Christmas. Beerbower said there are 23.4
Statebound spellers eye the prize Return to finals fourth year in a row By Sue Carpenter scarpenter@kpcmedia.com GARRETT —Garrett High School’s spell team has been putting in extra practice time the past few weeks. They will be competing in Saturday’s state finals at Purdue University’s main campus in West Lafayette for the fourth year in a row. Garrett reached the finals by scoring 53 out of a possible 90 points in a qualifying contest at Hamilton High School on Oct. 14. The top eight teams will advance to Saturday’s finals. In qualifying competition last month, Garrett’s score ranked fourth among all Indiana schools in enrollment Class 3. The top eight teams in Class 3 advanced to the finals. Garrett team members compiled lists of thousands of words that might be tricky — hyphenated words, homophones, words that are capitalized, and some words with foreign origins such as vichyssoise, Khrushchev and bouillabaisse. First-year coach Mark Claxton and Jonelle Furnish mentor
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Members of the Garrett High School spell team gather for practice Tuesday afternoon. In front, from left, are Sivanah Ybarra and Victoria Stone. In the middle row are Alexa Davis, Julia Thorne, Kayla Davis, Ben Jacobsen, Alyssa Patterson, Jackson Haynes and Chen Chen. In back are Alexis Doster, Jacquelyne Zahner, coach Mark Claxton, Cassie Smith, Megan Morris, Bailey Ray and Kaitlyn Ellison. Not pictured are Savannah Lay, Gabby France, Matt Singleton, Mikayla Lawson and Jordan Robbins. Garrett’s 20-member team. At each competition, 10 students spell nine words each. In each round, one team member writes the correct spelling of nine
words while competing against one team member from each other school Claxton said choosing which 10 students will be competing
Saturday will be based on performances at past meets, attendance at practices and experience. All 20 Spellers, Page 3