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The Garrett Clipper An edition of The
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 16, 2013
VOL. 127 ISSUE #74 On the web at: kpcnews.com
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Academy Fair, open house at Garrett GARRETT — The new Garrett High School Academy pilot program is hosting an academy fair and open house Wednesday, Sept. 18 from 7-8:30 p.m. All parents, students, staff and community members are invited to attend. The GHS Academy is a student-centered, personalized learning program where students learn through interdisciplinary
projects, seminars and blended learning. The fair is designed to give students the opportunity to showcase their work. Attendees are invited to tour the project displays and attend one of two presentations giving more information about the Academy.. Parent and community presentations will be held from 7-7:30 p.m. and 8-8:30 p.m. in
high school room 218. The student project fair will run from 7-8:30 p.m. in high school room 120. Students will be presenting interdisciplinary projects in many different areas including: History of Video Games, Crime Scene Investigation, Cloning, Zombie Apocalypse, Spanish War, Analysis of Snipers, Law and the Casey Anthony
Case, Psychological Study of Elementary Learning, House Design and Financing, Designing a Clothing Line around cells, documentary on the Great White Shark, the Effects of Social Media on Students, and many more. All students, parents, and community members should to enter Door 27 from the main student parking lot.
HOMECOMING FESTIVITIES HELD
NEWS IN BRIEF Garrett-area power restored following two-day outage GARRETT — As of 3:50 p.m. Friday, power was restored to 150 Indiana Michigan Power customers south and west of Garrett. The outage began at 6:45 a.m. Thursday due to a transformer system breakdown, said Erica Putt, I&M communications representative. At that time, some 450 customers were affected. Power was restored to about 300 customers through a systems cooperation with REMC later in the day, according to Putt. Work continued through the night Thursday to install a temporary transformer, but it failed, she said. Putt said all of the customers have their service restored, and the 300 who were switched through REMC experienced a brief outage before bringing them back online Friday afternoon. The transformer involved in the outage is on Co. Rd. 15 on Garrett’s east side, she said. Mayor Tonya Hoeffel noted the transformer is not part of Garrett’s electric utility. Putt said the outage was not related to a one-hour “drop power to circuit order” to I&M earlier in the week, affecting customers on Cook and Lima roads on the north side of Fort Wayne. That outage was related to congestion on the transmission system caused by high electricity demands, I&M sources said.
GHS golf outing Oct. 5 GARRETT —The Garrett High School baseball program will host its annual golf outing on Saturday, Oct. 5 at 10 a.m. at Garrett Country Club. Cost is $60 for non-members, $50 for members and $5o for hole sponsors. Price includes green fees, golf cart and dinner following the outing. For information contact coach Brett Ratcliffe at 260-417-0026 or by email at bratcliffe@gkb.k12. in.us or bmratcliffe5@gmail.com, or contact athletic secretary at 357-4116. Deadline to register is Sept. 26.
GKB school board to meet tonight GARRETT — The GarrettKeyser-Butler school board will meet tonight at 6 p.m. in high school room 120. Three public hearings are scheduled during the session for: • 2014 school budget; • 2014 capital projects plan; and • 2014 bus replacement plan.
City meetings planned Tuesday GARRETT — Two city meetings are planned Tuesday in City Hall. The Board of Public Works will meet at 5:30 p.m. The Common Council will meet at 7 p.m.
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Photos by Sue Carpenter
ABOVE RIGHT — Garrett seniors Matthew Singleton and Katie Hunkler were named homecoming king and queen during halftime ceremonies Friday on Memorial Field. ABOVE LEFT — This float created by the junior class was judged the best entry in the homecoming parade Friday night. From left are junior class representatives Shae Rowlison, Amanda Stump, Sivanah Ybarra and Wesley Totten.
Garrett celebrates homecoming GARRETT — Garrett seniors Matt Singleton and Katie Hunkler were named homecoming king and queen during halftime festivities on Memorial Field Friday night. Katie is the daughter of Mark and Ronda Hunkler. She plans to attend IPFW and major in dental hygiene, eventually get married and start a family. She has been active in marching band, basketball, soccer, track, and concert band, National Honor Society and youth group while at Garrett High School. Matthew is the son of Jerry and Beth Singleton. He plans to attend Valparaiso University and major in
clinical psychology following high school. He is active in basketball, marching band, National Honor Society and academic teams during his high school career. Last year’s homecoming king and queen were Lee Bard and Jessica Delauder. Logan Weyrick stood in for Bard. They presented the crowns and sashes to this year’s royalty on a beautiful fall evening. Senior homecoming court members include: • Zujey Colin is the daughter of Veronica Orellana. She plans to move back to Chicago following graduation and become a dental
hygienist or work in the medical field. She has participated in cross-country, boys basketball manager and soccer. • Michaela Scherer is the daughter of Doug and Beth Scherer. After high school, she plans to attend college for photography or elementary education. She has been part of the volleyball team and volunteers for St. Martin’s Healthcare and assists with the Heritage Days Junior, Junior Teen and Teen pageants. • Dayton Sweet is the son of Bob and Stacey Sweet. Dayton has been active with the National
Honor Society, Athletic Leadership Council, soccer and marching band. He plans to attend college and major in civil engineering and minor in architecture. • Bayley Ort is the son of Kevin and Lisa Ort. He plans to attend college but is undecided on his major. He moved to Garrett before his junior year and previously played basketball, baseball and football at Carroll High School. Junior Class representatives include Amanda Stump, daughter of Brad and Melinda Stump; Homecoming, Page 4
Yoder-Fuller Ford opens in Angola Plans to build new facility at Garrett dealership, too By Sue Carpenter scarpente@kpcmedia.com ANGOLA — Bill Yoder’s longtime interest in owning a Ford dealership in Angola is now in gear. He and partner Walt Fuller opened Yoder-Fuller Ford on July 1 at the former Angola Ford location on U.S. 20 at the city’s east edge. Yoder said he approached the previous owner in August 2012, but the timing was not right. “Ford Motor Co. (recently) came out with a incentive to build or renovate facilities, and that just made it all the more attractive,” he said of buying the dealership. “With the current market and Ford incentives, that made it too good of an opportunity not to pursue the Angola dealership,” Yoder added. “I just felt this was a great business opportunity for myself and my family.” He met with Scott Benjamin, who expressed interest in becoming involved as a minority partner and general manager of the facility. Benjamin is experienced in running Ford dealerships in Knox and South Bend. “Scott’s a real progressive, energetic young man, and he wanted to be a Ford dealer,” Yoder said. Benjamin and Yoder are in charge of the operation of the Yoder-Fuller Ford dealership. They formed a partnership with businessman Walt Fuller, who is owner/investor in the business and also the facilitator for the new showroom to be built at the current site. Plans are to begin construction in October with completion in the spring.
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Yoder-Fuller Ford recently opened at the former Angola Ford location on U.S. 20 on the city’s east side. From left are partners Walt Fuller, Scott Benjamin and Bill Yoder. Yoder plans to build a new facility at his Garrett location, as well. “We felt it might be better for the community for appearance and beneficial to build on the current site,” Yoder said of the planned new, 19,000-square-foot showroom, office, garage and parts facility. The dealership currently employs 10 people, most from the previous dealership, and Yoder said the owners hope to expand to 15-20 workers. “The employees are very professional and outstanding,” Yoder said. The new owners plan to approach Ford Motor Co. about becoming a Lincoln franchise, as well, he added.
Yoder has strong ties to the Angola community, having owned a summer home on Lake Gage for more than 20 years. He is the owner of Bill Yoder Ford in Garrett, a dealership formed by his father, Ernie Yoder, in 1956. Yoder assures his customers he will continue at the Garrett dealership. He revealed plans to build a new facility on his current lot on East Quincy Street that will be 2-1/2 times its current size this year. “We want to continue to live up to our motto, ‘We sell to sell again,’” Yoder said.