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COLUMBIA CITY — The annual National Day of Prayer 5K will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday, starting at The Center for Whitley County Youth.

Money raised from the event will be given back to the community through the Center and its various programs. Visit creativetimingsolutions.redpodium. com/2017-national-day-ofprayer-5k to register. The cost is $25 per person from now through race day.

“If you can walk, run or pray, this event is for you!” said Coordinator Julie Bock. “You don’t have to be a runner to enjoy this event — you can walk the course with friends and family as well. This is a great opportunity to step out of your busy schedule and pray for the world around you, the people in your life and those who don’t get the opportunity to pray openly in their own country.”

For more information, visit nationaldayofprayer. org or “National Day of Prayer Columbia City, Indiana” on Facebook.

May begins with Day of Prayer events, gatherings COLUMBIA CITY — After Saturday’s kickoff event, the National Day of Prayer 5K, there will be more events next week.

On Monday, there will be a 12-hour prayer vigil from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Community Prayer Room in the basement of the Center.

May 4, the Ministerial Alliance will host prayers at the gazebo at noon. The community prayer service will be held that evening at Community of Hope Church, starting at 6:30 p.m. There will also be various prayer walks May 1-4. Contact Suzie Langour at 229-1037 if interested in joining.

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S. Whitley student goes viral

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PIERCETON — A South Whitley Elementary School student recently received national attention after a two-minute video of him went viral.

Kolt Kyler, 9, a third-grader at SWES, received the gift of a lifetime — tickets to Wrigley Field to spend the day with his father and his favorite team, the Chicago Cubs.

Knowing her son would be over-themoon excited with the surprise, Natalie Kyler took a video of the moment — which has now been viewed more than 10 million times worldwide.

They Kylers had the tickets for two months before giving them to Kolt. His father, Andy Kyler, was waiting for the

right moment — one that would show his son that hard work pays off.

The video The Saturday before Easter, Kolt woke up at 7:30 a.m. to take care of his animals before going to the baseball diamond to play for four hours. After baseball, he went with Andy to his great-grandma’s to do yardwork for a few hours before returning home to do his evening chores.

“I knew he was tired — I was tired,” Andy Kyler said.

Out in the barn with his 4-H gilts, Andy handed his son the envelope.

“I tested you a little bit today to see how you would react. I knew you were See KOLT, Page 4

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Running together Ultra marathons build Cearbaughs’ mental toughness

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COLUMBIA CITY — In April 2016, Kelly and Ashley Cearbaugh overcame the biggest challenge of their lives — they completed a 100-mile race at Chain O’ Lakes State Park.

Battling pure exhaustion, 15 hours of rain and the mud that ensued, they crossed the finish line after more than 24 hours of running — they couldn’t have done it without the help of their friends.

They had no idea that in a way, that race prepared them for the most horrific thing that can happen to any parent — the loss of a child. Four months after their 100-mile race and in the middle of training for their next 100-milers, the Cearbaughs lost their daughter, Kaila, age 22, in an accident involving a semi-truck on U.S. 30.

“When we first started running, we never thought it was possible to run 100 miles, but we got through it,” Kelly said. “I never thought we could lose a child and continue on. I didn’t think it was possible. But it happened and we’ve had to push through it.”

The Cearbaughs believe God led them to trail running and the friends they met along the way, to help them through what was to come.

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Congressman visits students at Whitko Middle School

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LARWILL — Twenty-four years ago, Jim Banks was one of the first students to attend the newly-opened Whitko Middle School. Last week, the congressman returned to Banks the school, encouraging the students to dream big.

“I’ve been able to live the American dream,” he said. “We live in the greatest country in the world… where you can dream big.”

As a student at WMS, Banks was inspired by one of his teachers, Andrew Layman, who remains a faculty member.

“I gotta tell you I wasn’t a very good student in the fifth grade,” Banks said. “I remember struggling my way through the See BANKS, Page 9

Miss Whitley County is for girls of all ages

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COLUMBIA CITY — The Miss Whitley County Scholarship Program is sparking great interest with young girls.

Last year, the program expanded to include a Little Miss Whitley County Pageant, which more than tripled the number of participants.

“We thought it would be an amazing opportunity for young ladies in our community to not only work on stage presence and speaking in front of a crowd, but to also become a part of a sisterhood with the older Miss Whitley County girls,” said Jessica Geiger, coordinator of the program.

“The older ladies absolutely love having the little ones

as a part of the program, as it is such a great opportunity to mentor young ladies.”

There are typically about 14 girls who sign up for the traditional Miss Whitley County Pageant annually.

In last year’s inaugural Little Miss Pageant, there were 50 participants.

This year, Geiger said she’s adding age catego-

ries to the younger girls’ program to break up the large group.

The Little Miss Whitley County Pageant will be held at 1 p.m. June 24 at the 4-H Center — about two weeks prior to the Miss Whitley County program July 10 at First Church of God. Miss Whitley County was traditionally a 4-H

program, but has expanded in recent years to include all young women, not just 4-H members.

The Indiana State Fair Queen Pageant, which is where Miss Whitley County advances to, allows all young women between the ages of 18-21 to participate.

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’Busco native Randy Jones earns directing role at the Travel Channel

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NEW YORK — A career that allowed a Churubusco native to travel all over the U.S. landed him a job with the Travel Channel.

Randy Jones, a 1990 Churubusco High School graduate, was recently named director of programming at the Travel Channel.

He will be responsible for developing new shows for the network and overseeing current shows.

Jones helped lead many shows on popular channels such as Food Network, History Channel, DIY, HGTV, A&E, TLC, CBS, ABC and Animal Planet.

In his new job with the Travel Channel, he will work out of New York City. He resides in Jersey City, New Jersey.

“I have traveled extensively across the country for my career and I look forward to continuing that, and going on adventures around the world creating shows for the Travel Channel,” Jones said.

He says his childhood in Churubusco has helped him with his career.

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respecting others, working hard and helping your neighbor when they need it,” Jones said. “Those values, I have learned, have been cornerstones of my career and have helped me stand out from the crowd and get ahead.”

Jones said he was first interested in theater.

“My passion when I was younger was the theater. When I found my way in to TV, it felt like a natural fit,” Jones said.

“I am still telling stories, but in a different way. It is just as collaborative as theater, so I instantly felt at home.”

Jones was very active in choir, band and theater programs at Churubusco High School.

He went on to major in theater and education at Indiana University in Bloomington.

His career started on

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“I worked my way up through various positions and became a director there,” Jones said.

He also held positions with two other popular shows, CBS’s “Undercover Boss” and A&E’s “Bad Ink.” He was a field producer on “Undercover Boss.”

“My job was to capture the story that was unfolding in real time, by directing the camera crews to follow the action,” Jones said. “I was also

the main contact with the people on the show and I made sure they were comfortable and able to share their stories.”

Jones was co-executive producer on “Bad Ink.” “My job was to manage and oversee all aspects of the production, from the field crews making the show, to then seeing the footage through the edit process and finally delivering the show to the network,” Jones said. “I was the ‘buck stops here’ guy. I was responsible for everything.”

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“It was encouraged that all counties follow that rule as well,” Geiger said.

“I personally think it is wonderful to allow non4-H members to participate in the pageant. Not only in hopes of increased numbers, but i think it could also help increase the number of 4-H member enrollment, because Miss Whitley County and her court spend so much time at the 4-H Fair.”

Miss Whitley County and her court spend the week at the Whitley County 4-H Fair passing out ribbons at animal shows, work in the concession stands, visit fair-goers at the 4-H Center and participate in various other activities. The fun doesn’t stop at the fair — the activities are year-long.

“You reign over the 4-H fair and then throughout the year — you have the chance to help out at various community events,” Geiger said.

In January, Miss Whitley County participates in the Indiana State Fair Queen Pageant.

Geiger grew up around the Miss Whitley County program because her mother, Sherie Leedy was a committee member.

“She always took me to meetings and dress rehearsals through her years of helping,” Geiger said. “I know it sounds cliche, but I wanted to be Miss Whitley County even when I was very young.”

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In 2006, Geiger fulfilled her dream and won the pageant, and has continued to be active with the program ever since.

“I was able to start directing a few years ago and I hope to continue on for many, many years to come,” Geiger said. “It was such a great experience being queen, and, honestly, even more so with directing. The young ladies I have had the opportunity to meet and mentor is a blessing. I have learned from them and I have been able to give them guidance and encouragement.”

Geiger’s message to anyone who is on the fence about participating?

“What do you have to lose?”

“The Miss Whitley County Scholarship Program is such an amazing opportunity to not only earn scholarship money, but they become friends with young ladies all over the community that they may not know,” Geiger said. “We are blessed by such a great county that the girls end up getting a great little goody bag full of donated swag from around Whitley County. Even more for the older girls, it is such a blessing to mentor the young ladies of the community and help be a role model to them.”

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Reminder: Marijuana still illegal in Indiana ‘Many people don’t realize the seriousness of possession because it’s been decriminalized in other states’

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COLUMBIA CITY— Despite law changes in some states, marijuana use remains illegal in Indiana, and is the most prevalent drug problem in the community, Whitley County Drug Task Force detective Robert Stephenson said.

“In terms of drug abuse, it’s No. 1,” said Stephenson. “That’s just because of the prevalence of marijuana use. Many

people don’t realize the seriousness of possession because it’s been decriminalized in other states.”

Possession of even small amounts of marijuana is a crime in Indiana, although having less than 30 grams is a misdemeanor.

Another thing for people to keep in mind, Stephenson said, is that having water bongs, glass pipes, and other types of marijuana paraphernalia is a separate offence and

a person can be charged with both possession of marijuana and paraphernalia.

Stephenson also said people need to know the negative long-term effects on the brain from marijuana use and the fact that today’s marijuana is much more potent than in the past.

“The amount of highly-concentrated forms of THC has increased the potency several times over,” he said.

’Busco man arrested for falsely reporting armed child abduction

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CHURUBUSCO — A man who recently moved to Churubusco was arrested last week after falsely reporting a child abduction.

Nicholas W. Smith, 21, was charged with two counts of false reporting after telling police a young girl was abducted by three black males in a white van.

According to Churubusco Town Marshal Mike Engle, Smith told police that the “suspects” pointed a gun at him.

“A broadcast was put out, and several detectives

heard the broadcast and reported to the scene,” Engle said.

Detective Bill Brice soon determined that the report was false and

that, three days earlier, Smith allegedly lied to police again, telling them someone was breaking into Papa’s Place, where he was employed at the time.

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Other problems exist when people start purchasing marijuana, Stephenson noted. People may bring guns to rob or even kill someone who is selling marijuana. In addition, marijuana use can also lead to the use of harder drugs, he said.

Marijuana users shouldn’t believe they can fool police officers in an attempt mask the smell of a marijuana cigarette, Stephenson

added.

“For officers who’ve had a little bit of training, a little bit of experience, it’s an odor that you really can’t miss. It’s very hard not to detect that odor and I think a lot of people would be surprised at just how easy it is to determine that odor. We’ve actually been behind vehicles and I can smell the weed coming from the vehicle in front of us,” Stephenson said.

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KOLT from Page 1 tired, but you never once complained. You worked hard,” Kyler told his son.

“This is something here that you and I are going to do, and it’s going to take a whole day to do it, OK? “Do you want to do it?”

Without hesitation, Kolt nodded “yes.”

“You don’t even know what it is — are you sure?” he asked.

“Yes,” Kolt replied.

He opened the envelope and was filled with raw emotion. He embraced his father and sobbed.

“Me and daddy are going to Wrigley Field,” he said to the camera.

In an interview with IN|Whitley County, Kolt said he didn’t care what was in the envelope — it could have been anything — even an invitation for another full day of work.

“I just like spending time with my dad,” Kolt said.

The video of the touching father-son moment was initially only intended for the Kyler family to share as a way to remember the day. Later, Natalie posted the video to her Facebook to share with friends.

“I tried talking her (Natalie) out of the video,” Andy Kyler said. “I knew I would get choked up, but she talked me into it.”

“I knew he was going to be thrilled. It was a sweet moment,” Natalie Kyler said.

Going viral The next day, their oldest daughter, Hannah, said she wanted to put the video on Twitter.

“I’m barely into texting — I’m not into that stuff,” Andy said. “But, I thought, he’s a good kid, it’s a neat story — might as well do it.”

The video has been retweeted more than 3,000 times, and even drew the attention of Cubs’ players, such as Kris Bryant, Anthony Rizzo, Jon Lester and David Ross — as well as the official Chicago Cubs Twitter account.

“That says a lot about who they really are — who are we to deserve that?”

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Kolt Kyler and his father, Andy, are pictured in the pig pen that’s in the background of the 2-minute video that went viral after Andy gave his son tickets to a Cubs game in June.

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Rizzo gave the Kylers passes to the field for batting practice, and Lester offered his own parents’ seats to the Kylers for the game.

Hard work Kolt started stepping up his chores around the farm about eight months ago, when he told his parents he wanted to participate in the Whitley County 4-H Fair this year.

“I explained to him that the fair is fun week for the kids in 4-H — that doesn’t just happen. There’s a lot of work leading up to that,” Andy said. “I told him he needed to show responsibility if he was going to be in 4-H.” Everyday after school — whether it’s snowing, raining, windy or sunny — Kolt waters the cows, feeds his pigs, helps his dad in the shop, fills grain buckets, sweeps the floors and has even earned the responsibility to drive the skidloader back into the barn.

“Anytime I’ve asked him to step up, he’s been there,” Andy said. “There’s a lot of parents trying to raise their kids with values — work hard and it will pay off. It’s not just us. We’re friends with a lot of families who are the same way. We would be just as excited if it was one of our friends or neighbors receiving this kind of attention.”

Passion for baseball Kolt also participates in Cub Scouts, but baseball is his true passion. When he’s not in school or doing his chores, he’s watching games that he recorded or playing himself.

“I don’t have any hours left on my DVR,” Andy said. “It’s all baseball.”

Andy inspired Kolt’s interest in the Cubs.

“The Cubs have had my heart since I was 6 years old,” Andy said. “I still remember my first game at Wrigley — 1984 Cubs vs.

Dodgers. When I got Kolts’ tickets in my hand, I got a lump in my throat. It’s so much better being on the dad side of it.”

Andy knows what it means for a son to spend a day at Wrigley with his dad.

“I think it’s going to be a special day. It was going to be special enough in the top seats, where we were at.

We will never forget it.”

Kolt’s favorite player is shortstop Addison Russell.

Someday, Kolt wants to be a Major League Baseball player himself.

Going viral is a lot for a 9-year-old — who has now appeared on shows like ESPN’s SportsCenter, Good Morning America, the Today Show and was interviewed to potentially take a trip to California to be on the Ellen DeGeneres Show.

His mom is keeping a diary of everything.

“He was getting a little

TWITTER overwhelmed with everything,” Natalie Kyler said.

“We’ve had a lot of people calling us. We’ve told him that we don’t have to keep doing these interviews if he doesn’t want to, but he does.”

The Kylers know their time in the spotlight is limited, but they’re enjoying every moment.

“We will never forget any of this,” Andy Kyler said. “It’s such a surreal thing.”

They’ve enjoyed the feedback they’ve received — from people they don’t even know.

“It’s nice to read the

Entrepreneurs partner to bring new business to CC Staff reports COLUMBIA CITY — New Whitley County business, Architectural Glass & Aluminum LLC recently opened a location in Gateway Park in Columbia City.

Architectural Glass & Aluminum specializes in commercial glazing, aluminum storefronts, entrances and curtainwalls, and provides aluminum door hardware and services. The company is currently renting a facility at 1050 S. Williams Drive in Gateway Park, next to PDQ Workholding.

Although Architectural Glass & Aluminum is a new business, owners Troy

Gay and Jeff Reece have years of experience in the industry.

Both partners are third generation business owners from the northeast Indiana area, and wanted to work together and combine their experience and expertise.

“Jeff has the ‘glass’ expertise (such as curtainwall, windows and glass doors), and I have experience with doors, hardware and access controls,” Gay said.

Gay grew up in Whitley County and still owns a farm in Columbia City.

His grandfather, Dale Gay, owned a local filling station, Dale’s Service,

which was located at Walnut and Van Buren streets in Columbia City in the 1960s. His parents, Dennis and Debbie Gay, owned and operated Dues Restaurant and Coffee Shop, which was located at 314 W. Van Buren St., near the former Eagles building.

Reece grew up in the glass business. His grandfather started Haney’s Glass Shop in Kendallville in 1947. The family business was passed down to his father, Bob Haney in the 1960s, and Reece is now a third generation owner of the business.

“I’ve been around the business my entire

life,” Jeff said, “I started working in the glass shop sweeping floors when I was 13 years old, then I went away to college and came back to work in the shop in 1984.”

Reece explained that Haney’s was becoming very busy with commercial glass work, which is a reason why he and Gay teamed up to focus on the commercial work. Haney’s will continue focusing on residential and auto glass services.

Architectural Glass & Aluminum currently has five employees, including Reece’s son, Justin, who serves as the field foreman for the company.

the past week, from news interviews at baseball practices to Andy’s coworkers at DePuy stopping to chat about the experience.

“I wish we could somehow thank everyone who has commented — there’s a lot of people who have taken their time to write a whole paragraph,” Andy said. “I’m proud that this has helped shine a bright light on our community and our school system — there’s a lot of good going on in our small towns and small communities — I’d say the same thing about Columbia City and Churubusco.”

comments and see how it has effected other people,” Natalie said.

When their daughter, Hannah Himes, first posted the video on Twitter, she called Natalie to tell her that it was going viral.

“She put the call on speaker so I could hear all of the notifications coming through on her phone,” Natalie said. “It sounded like her phone had a virus. She called a couple hours later and said, ‘this is serious — this is a big deal.’ Then Yahoo! Sports contacted her.”

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RUNNING from Page 1 sure where we would be had we not decided to do this training,” Ashley said. “It’s a God thing. He brought these people in our lives so we could have them. I don’t know where we would be without them.

“The mental toughness you gain through the training and the mental toughness it takes to finish — to have something like this happen, unfortunately it prepared us a little bit for what was to come.”

The starting line Ashley had a history of running, but Kelly didn’t start until about 10 years ago.

“She ran in high school but stopped after we had kids,” Kelly said. “Then she started running again, and I just watched her. I never had an interest at all.”

Ashley said she got back into running to stay in shape, and enjoyed running with her friend Suzi Swinehart.

“We would run every Saturday in Huntington — rain or shine,” Ashley said.

“He (Kelly) wasn’t liking it at first when I was gone a lot. I just prayed about it. I knew he would love it in the woods, and it was something we could do together.”

She ran her first half marathon in Indianapolis in 2003 — but that was just the start.

One day, about 10 years ago, Ashley was going out for a run, and Kelly said he was going with her.

“I just wanted to see what intrigued her so much,” Kelly said. “I wanted to see what motivated her and made her want to do it so much.”

That day, Kelly was only able to run a half-mile before stopping to walk.

“She kept working with me. Next thing you know, I could run a mile without stopping,” Kelly said.

Before long, Ashley helped Kelly enter in his first half marathon.

“I felt like I conquered the world when I finished those 13 miles,” Kelly said.

After that, they entered in the Chicago marathon, but Kelly only made it 18 miles.

“I was copying her habits on nutrition and hydration and that didn’t work for my body,” Kelly said.

The next year, Kelly finished his first marathon in Traverse City, Michigan.

More mileage Continuing with their training and cranking up their mileage, the Cearbaughs discovered they enjoyed trail running more than road running.

“The trails are harder, but the comradery between the people is much different,” Ashley said. “I would run up next to someone and want to talk, and they didn’t want to. Trail running is more like a family. We run together and stay together.

When running this many miles, if you don’t support each other, you might not finish the race. Mentally, it’s hard to do if you don’t have someone there.”

They kept training and, in 2015, ran their first 50-mile race at Chain O’ Lakes.

“We stayed together for the whole race,” Kelly said.

“With a quarter mile to go, I started crying. I knew I was going to be able to finish and it was the biggest thing I’d ever accomplished.”

Runners had 15 hours to complete the race. The Cearbaughs got it done in nine.

“I was overwhelmed with emotion trying to get to the finish line with her,” Kelly said.

100 miles It wasn’t long before some of their friends suggested they try a 100-mile race.

“I wasn’t going to do 100 miles,” Ashley said. “I like the 50K and 50-mile races.

But, when Kelly started running the trails, someone talked him into signing up for 100 miles. If he was going to do it, then I was too. I wasn’t going to let him get ahead of me.”

The 100-mile race begins at 6 a.m. Saturday, and runners have until noon Sunday — 30 hours — to complete the course, which is several loops on Chain O’ Lakes’ trails.

Almost 250 runners were at the starting line of the 2016 100-mile race at Chain O’ Lakes — only 79 of those crossed the finish

line, including the Cearbaughs.

“It rained for 15 hours,” Ashley said. “It was a muddy, sloppy mess.”

Some of the runners were getting hypothermia from the cold, wet weather.

“It got to the point that we didn’t even try to go around mud puddles, we just went right through them,” Kelly said.

They ran the first portion of the race together, but started to spread out as the race went on. Both Kelly and Ashley had friends who came in to “pace” them for portions of the race.

Pacers come in to encourage the runner, as well as make sure they’re eating and drinking well.

While runners in marathons and shorter races typically eat sugary gels and drink Gatorade, runners in longer races need to eat “real” food, like hamburgers and bacon.

The couple strove to keep a steady heart rate.

Knowing when to walk, especially up hills, and when to hold a faster pace.

“You have to control your heart rate,” Kelly said.

“If you spike, you can get away with it for awhile, but it’ll catch you.”

While both said their pacers were essential in finishing the race, Ashley’s pacer was especially helpful in getting her to the finish line.

“I was 75 miles in and was literally falling asleep walking,” Ashley said.

“You don’t realize what your body does until you push it to that limit. I had my pacer with me and she noticed I was struggling.

We got some caffeine. It took a little bit, but I woke up.”

Kelly finished in 24 hours and Ashley crossed the line at the 28-hour mark — still two hours before the cutoff time.

The race director at Chain O’ Lakes, Mike Pfefferkorn, stands at the finish line for the entire race to give each runner a hug a the finish line.

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Ashley, left, and Kelly Cearbaugh ran the first portion of their first 100-mile race side by side. The IT 100 race at Chain O’ Lakes State Park in Albion begins at 6 a.m., before sunrise. This year’s race is this Saturday and Sunday. Left, Mike Pfefferkorn, race director, poses for a photo with Kelly Cearbaugh, center, and his pacer, Jason Robertson. Below, Erin Brady, left, helped Ashley Cearbaugh finish her 100-mile race through muddy conditions at after 15 hours of rain.

and Mike gave me that hug, I teared up — I think everyone does,” Kelly said.

Tragedy strikes The couple was preparing for their next runs, which they were going to run separately, when their daughter was tragically killed on U.S. 30.

“I was in the middle of training for a 100-miler in Alabama, and I was ready to pull the plug on everything,” Kelly said. “It was probably the best thing to just keep on going.”

It wasn’t easy, but with the help of their friends, they continued on their training schedule.

“We would try to run and start crying and have to stop and walk,” Ashley said. “They were always there for us. It was a hobby that we might have fell away from and not been able to continue” The couple said they also appreciate the help of the entire Whitley County community, as well as their running group.

“The love and support from the community has been amazing,” they said.

They went on to finish their next 100-mile races, and have continued to run.

Lifelong runners This year, the Cearbaughs aren’t running in the 100-mile race at Chain O’ Lakes, but they are supporting their group by running portions as pacers for their friends, helping to prepare the trails and assisting at aid stations.

“We might not run the 100-miler at Chain O’ Lakes again, but we will be

’Busco will repair tornado siren equipment

By Nicole Minier nminier@kpcmedia.com

CHURUBUSCO — The Town of Churubusco is going to pay for new tornado siren equipment for Smith Township Fire Department.

The receiver for the siren, which is managed by the fire department, has not been working for at least

a month, Town Supervisor Jeremy Hart told the Town Council last week.

The fire department contacted the town about repairing or replacing the receiver. It will cost $600 to repair or $1,000 to replace — as quoted from J&K Communications in Columbia City.

The 6-year-old, radio-ac-

tiviated receiver allows public safety officials to activate the siren off-location, from anywhere in town. With the receiver broken, someone will have to go to the site to manually activate it, if needed.

Though the siren isn’t managed by the town, council members said they wanted to get it fixed as

soon as possible.

“We are responsible for the safety and welfare of our residents,” said Councilman Frank Kessler. “It’s too important to let it be down for very long.”

All three council members agreed to have Hart move forward with the repair, at the town’s expense.

involved in helping out,” Kelly said. “I’ll be cooking burgers at an aid station and will keep an eye on the runner I’m pacing.”

This year’s race at Chain O’ Lakes will be held this Saturday and Sunday.

Their training continues, as Ashley is training for a 70.5-mile race in Pennsylvania and Kelly will run another 100-miler in Oregon in September.

Running has become a lifestyle for the Cearbaughs — they go out to dinner with friends they met through running, and much of their vacation time is planned around trips for races — whether they are running themselves or

going to help their friends.

“There’s been several times we’ve gone to other races to pace other people — they’re mini vacations,” Kelly said.

They’ve traveled to many states for races, including Ohio, Tennessee, Florida, Alabama and Virginia.

“It’s nice when you’ve ran 20 miles and you come through and see someone there you know, who has food, clothes, shoes or socks for you if you need them,” Kelly said.

Kelly is the superintendent of the Columbia City Street Department, and Ashley works for Whitley County Consolidated Schools.

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What do you want downtown?

The following question was posed on IN|Whitley County’s Facebook page: If you could add anything to Columbia City’s, Churubusco’s or South Whitley’s downtowns, what would it be?

Steven M Schwenn: Old fashion soda shop!

Karen Walls: Dog park.

Amanda Bechtold Rhoades: Nice hardware store in South Whitley.

Laura Tucker: My mom lives in town in s Whitley and is always saying she needs a dog park for her big dog to play.

Jennifer Woodruff Brower: It would be really neat if a DIY type place opened up downtown CC. Something like the painting places whether that be on canvas or pottery. Something for families, ladies night out, date night. We need a little variety.

Jonathan Gordon: Steak n Shake Kelsey Barker: Applebees. Penn Station.

Justin Ayers: Jimmy Johns.

Jackie Zimmerman White: More selection in nice sit down restaurants.

Annette Aumsbaugh: A grocery store MattRobin Almack: Cool stores to shop instead of Walmart!!!!!

Melanie Bowers Dahms: Sit Down Restaurants, Rise N Roll bakery, Antique store and a craft store that carries a large yarn selection.

Joshua John VanVoorst: Record store!

It would keep me from driving to the Fort for albums!

Trent Marsh: Keep chains out of downtown.

Out of town in general.

Encourage locally owned, unique business. The last thing we need is poorly cooked low-grade steaks from another McSitdownalds.

Brenna King: Target..

Jimmy Johns… dog park…

Jamie Cline: No chain restaurants please! I’m sure we have local people with dreams of opening fabulous eateries. Let’s support those local folks! Belle Haven, Downtown on the Square, Moyer’s, Brevin’s, etc. Let’s support and shop local!

Nyoka Sanders: Transportation like a trolley. It promotes tourism. Specialty stores would open. You could shop all 3 towns.

Dusty Blackburn: An Italian restaurant would be nice, Jimmy johns and more shopping Jennifer Beezley: Let’s support what we do have, before we start adding more things. The better question is, how can we get people down to the established places? There needs to be a stronger push for shop local. I know we have done better, but if we still have “I need to try that someday” mentality…. it will be gone before you get a chance.

Karen Burton: I would love to see an antique shop, a shop with arts and crafts, and upcycled furniture — the more the merrier!

IN|Celebration HAPPY BIRTHDAY Jack Hyndman — 75 years young on Friday. Thanks for your friendship of 50 years. — Jerry Freewalt Submit celebrations to nminier@kpcmedia.com.

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Keep downtown investment coming

We love seeing investment in our local downtowns.

Now, a trip to the courthouse or a quick stop in town becomes much more enjoyable when we see well-kept storefronts and people walking around.

Entrepreneurs and well-established companies are all making investments in Whitley Counties’ three downtowns – Columbia City, South Whitley and Churubusco.

Just last week, the Whitley County Chamber announced its move to the courthouse square in Columbia City. More and more organizations are calling this county seat

Our view

home, with Chapman’s Tap Room opening in the fall of 2016 and a children’s museum on the horizon – sometime in 2018 or 2019.

In Churubusco, 46 Graphics recently moved to a downtown location. Its artwork now brightens up the corner of U.S. 33 and S.R. 205. This location – the point – also received investment from the city, with new sidewalks and a

clock.

South Whitley is becoming a small restaurant mecca with Bell Haven opening up this year, joining community staples such as Carol’s Corner, the Riverside Café and the Corner Café.

These investments not only help sustain our communities with jobs but they create a sense of pride in our small towns.

Although the phrase may be overused, “quality of place” really does make a difference in the attitudes of people that live and work in our neighborhoods.

There is a reason people choose to live in more rural counties such as Whitley.

We enjoy being away from the hustle and bustle of metropolitans, we like our ample parking and we appreciate the peace and quiet. But, that doesn’t mean we don’t enjoy having a downtown that has a few amenities – such as local retail, restaurants and business offices. It also makes it convenient when running errands to be able to walk from location to location.

We are encouraged by the investment we are seeing and look forward to the completion of additional projects in the works.

Let’s keep the pride alive in our municipal centers.

Survey conducted on trash, recycling use Welcome back from spring break. It certainly seemed that half of the city was in Florida, Texas, Alabama or somewhere else warm. In the meantime, the rest of us continued to “hold down the fort.” It has been a busy few weeks for the city with limb pickup restarting, plenty of rain to manage and working on a multitude of different projects.

We recently put out an online survey regarding trash and recycle pickup, which garnered over 350 responses. I’ve provided the results from the survey below. In general, residents seem pleased with the trash pickup service provided by Advanced Disposal. They also seem happy with the two yearly junk pickup days, which we recently announced were on April

28 and Oct. 6 for the west side of the city, and May 5 and Oct. 13 for the east side.

As always, RYAN you can DANIEL get more information at columbiacity.net/ services.

Q: Do you typically have a full Recycle (blue) bin on each bi-weekly pickup per month?

Yes: 73.54 percent No: 26.46 percent Q: Did you know that you could purchase a second recycle bin from the Whitley County Solid Waste District for $65?

Yes I knew that: 15.69 percent; Yes, I own a

second recycle bin: 1.23 percent; No I didn’t, but I may consider purchasing one: 12 percent; No I didn’t and I won’t be purchasing one: 71.08 percent Q: Would you be willing to spend an extra $2 per month on your utility bill to receive weekly recycle service.

Yes: 37.92 percent No: 62.08 percent Q: Did you know that residents can discard TVs, computers, light bulbs, most appliances and batteries at the Whitley County Solid Waste District for free?

Yes I knew that: 49.69 percent; Yes, I’ve used this service: 15.95 percent; No, I didn’t know that: 34.36 percent Q: Do you typically have a full trash (grey) bin on each weekly trash pickup?

Yes: 60.67 percent No:

39.33 percent Q: Are you satisfied with two junk (trash) pickup days per year?

Yes: 87.16 percent No: 12.84 percent Q: Did you know that you can buy a special trash bag in the Clerk-Treasurer’s office for $1 to handle any excess trash?

Yes, I’ve purchased one: 4.28 percent; Yes, I knew that: 36.39 percent; No I didn’t know that: 43.73 percent; No I didn’t know that, but I may take advantage of this service in the future: 15.60 percent Q: Are you satisfied with our current trash collection company, Advanced Disposal?

Yes: 89.57 percent No: 10.43 percent Until next time…

RYAN DANIEL is mayor of Columbia City.

H.A.N.D.S. expands —Charitable Champions emerge What happens when a long-time funding collaborator says: “it’s time to shake things up?” To be honest, for members of H.A.N.D.S., it initially meant some discomfort.

After all, for almost 20 years the Community Foundation’s youth philanthropy program had fulfilled its mission of empowering students to be thoughtful grant makers and instilling the skills they need to be effective leaders.

Since 1995, youth members recommended $200,000 in grants to education related projects in Whitley County.

What could be better?

Indeed, what could be better? That was the question H.A.N.D.S. members

were challenged to examine by leaders at the Dekko Foundation, a longtime funding partner and champion of youth philanthropy.

The students were urged to consider community needs and review all aspects of their organization; what were they doing well?

What could they be doing better or differently?

By-laws were tweaked, projects were reviewed and school administrators were surveyed.

Additional questions started to emerge. What if more youth had the opportunity to learn about community needs and local non-profit organizations?

What if these same students were taught about grants –

how to write them and how they are awarded? What if they had the ability to raise real money for real causes? In the end, the 15 high school students decided to cast a broader net. H.A.N.D.S. chose to expand.

Charitable Champions was introduced in the 2015-16 school year and over 250 8th grade students at Indian Springs Middle School participated in the year-long pilot program.

With input from school educators, H.A.N.D.S. members produced the curriculum which launched through student workbooks and ten video lessons. The videos feature the high school group

covering topics such as community, philanthropy and grant making. Each week, educators guided the mini-lessons and discussion on philanthropic related material.

In March, a nonprofit fair took place at the Middle School. About 20 local organizations were on hand to teach 8th graders about their missions and the role their business plays in our community. Afterwards, students divided into teams and spent the next few weeks doing additional research on a specific charity. They identified needs, determined budgets and ultimately wrote grant requests on behalf of their non-profit. Each team

presented their proposal to their classmates and teachers. The top 10 were selected to present their proposal to H.A.N.D.S. for real funding consideration.

ISMS Social Studies teacher Amy Shearer reflected on the value of Charitable Champions as it relates to project based learning. She noted that the initiative incorporates multiple subject areas: Social Studies (civic standards), Language Arts (writing) and Math (creating budget and finance). In addition, the program is meant to empower students in their ability to make a difference by getting involved.

“We want the students to

learn how to identify what needs exist in their community and develop real-life problem solving skills.

Here’s a need or a problem, what can you do?” Shearer said.

Given the overwhelming success of the program, Charitable Champions will continue and hopefully expand to include students at Churubusco Middle School and Whitko Middle School in the future. What happens when a funding collaborator says “it’s time to shake things up!”? Quite a lot.

CHELSEY BARRELL is the communications coordinator for the Community Foundation of Whitley County.

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Whitley County • April 27, 2017

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Don’t mess with the WWI memorial Recently there was a report by Eric Olson on Channel 21 about the possible acquisition of land by Indiana Tech of the WWI Veterans Memorial Park to make room for more “sports complexes.” Like Fort Wayne needs more “sports complexes!” This is nothing more than a prostitution of hallowed ground in memory of American patriotic heroism. Following are a few anecdotes of The Great War, I am sure those at Indiana Tech are not aware of: Harry Truman — He was disqualified for service due to poor eyesight. So he memorized the eye chart, took it again and later became a Captain in the AEF. Walt Disney — At 16, he was too young to serve in the U.S. Army, so he became an ambulance driver, arriving in France soon after the armistice.

Ernest Hemingway — He joined the Red Cross and was an ambulance driver on the Italian front.

Women in the military — 13,000 enlisted in the Navy and Marines Baseball players — Nearly 800 professional and top amateur players enlisted, from the Army to the Marines to the Chemical Services.

Cher Ami — Despite being shot and blinded in one eye, this pigeon delivered a message that helped save 200 soldiers of the Lost Battalion.

1,100 — Number of Marines killed or wounded on June 6, 1918, on the first day of the Battle of Belleau Wood in France.

And just one more — 26,000 — The number of Americans who died in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, the deadliest battle in U.S. history.

My point in all of this?

Indiana Tech, keep your hands off this memorial to the American patriots who gave their all so that Europe would be free. Go find someplace else to put your “sports complex” — like where the sun don’t shine. I am one Marine DAV you should not have crossed.

I am calling on all American Legion Posts and their members, all VFW Posts and their members and any other Patriotic Americans living in the northeastern region of Indiana to inundate Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry’s office with telephone calls, letters and emails to stop this affront. I also encourage those people to do the same to the Fort Wayne City Council, the president of Indiana Tech, and to enlist the aid of U.S. Senators Todd Young and Joe Donnelly as well as U.S. Congressman Jim Banks.

Note to Indiana Tech — hands off the WWI Memorial Park. Got it?

Dave Cooper Churubusco

Congress should exert influence; authorize military force for ISIS Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s recent use of chemical weapons against his own people is a grim reminder of the deep challenges that continue to exist in Syria and the surrounding region.

Compounding the problem is the brutal and ongoing presence of ISIS, which has taken a toll in recent months but remains far from defeated.

It’s no wonder that many experts consider this most complicated geopolitical challenge in recent history.

The involvement of Russia, Iran, Turkey, and other groups in Syria combined with an unprecedented refugee crisis have led to a fractured situation that may take decades to fully resolve.

While the situation on the ground is complicated, it is refreshing to have a president who is ready and willing to take decisive action when necessary.

The most powerful currency that we have — our credibility with our international counterparts — was sacrificed during the Obama presidency in order to preserve President Barack Obama’s misguided nuclear deal with Iran.

Obama’s lack of follow-

through in 2013, when the Assad regime launched a separate chemical attack that killed over 1,000 innocent Syrians, created a crisis of trust.

The Syrian regime crossed the JIM “red line” BANKS that Obama himself created, but there were no repercussions.

In contrast, President Donald Trump sent a clear message that he is willing and ready to respond when necessary by acting decisively in response to Assad’s most recent use of chemical weapons.

The Trump administration deserves credit for its measured response to Assad and its bold approach to ISIS. But the significance and complexity of the regional threat, particularly from ISIS, requires renewed attention from Congress.

At this critical moment, it is vital that the United States has a comprehensive strategy that addresses the situation in Syria. Part of

this strategy should include Congress passing a new authorization for the use of military force (AUMF).

The Congress is the body our Constitution entrusts with the ability to declare war. This power was further solidified by the War Powers Resolution that was passed in the wake of the Vietnam War, as Congress is the body closest to the American people and the most accountable to the citizenry for its decisions.

Last month, I introduced a revised AUMF specifically aimed at defeating ISIS in Iraq and Syria.

The AUMFs Congress passed in 2001 and 2002 in response to the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 have served a critical purpose, but their usefulness has been exhausted as the once-dominant al-Qaeda threat has given way to ISIS. Some argue that al-Qaeda evolved into ISIS, and therefore the old AUMFs are still valid for today’s fight. Others argue that ISIS falls under the “associated forces” provisions of old AUMFs. While these arguments may have merit, their critical assumptions have not been tested in court, and relying on them in the fight

against ISIS would put our armed forces on a tenuous legal footing.

Our military forces need certainty in their mission and in their legal mandate.

It is a much wiser course of action to take up this new AUMF to provide undisputed clarity to our troops and to ensure that our nation is on strong legal footing.

Furthermore, over 75 percent of my colleagues in both the House of Representatives and the Senate have never cast a vote to authorize our current wars in Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan, and their voices must be heard on our next steps in this region.

The costs of both action and inaction in Syria are great. If the U.S. is to defeat ISIS and restore stability to a fragile region, it is critical that the American people’s elected representatives in Congress debate and vote on a new AUMF. I commend the president for his decisive leadership in confronting all threats to American interests in Syria, both from ISIS and the Assad regime.

JIM BANKS, R-Columbia City, is the 3rd District congressman in Indiana.

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Planning commission amends agriculture zoning code

By Derreck Stahly dstahly@kpcmedia.com

BOB ALLMAN

Congressman Jim Banks has a discussion with Joan Null, Linda Zimmerman and Max Zimmerman during his meet-and-greet at the Ag Museum Saturday.

BANKS from Page 1 fifth grade, not doing well in school, being very frustrated.”

That all changed when he got to the new middle school. There he found teachers like Layman who motivated him.

“The main reason I wanted Congressman Banks to come and speak to you today is, I want you to see someone who came from where you are,” said Layman. “He had a dream, he worked hard and he reached the goal he had for himself. I want you to think about that. I want you to see what is possible if you have big plans for your life, and think of your dreams as simple reality.”

“One of the reasons I believe we live in one of the best countries in the world, is because any of you can grow up and do anything that you want to in this great country,” Banks said. “I have had the honor and the opportunity to travel all over the world.

I’ve been to dozens of countries and I’ve gotta tell you that in many of those countries, they don’t have the same opportunities we do.”

Banks was a first-generation college student. His parents were not able to go to college but because of their hard work Banks was able to get a college degree.

“Their American dream was that my brothers and I could grow up and do something better with our lives than they were able to do,” Banks said.

Banks, 37, graduated

from Indiana University

COLUMBIA CITY — Whitley County’s Planning Commission is sending an amendment to the zoning code regarding feeding operations to the Whitley County Commissioners for approval.

The amendment addresses an issue that came up in January at the Whitley County Board of Zoning appeals meeting.

In January, Brent and Liza Emerick applied for a confined feeding operation (CFO) permit,

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Jefferson Township, in the southeast corner of the county.

The permit request elicited public feedback, with about 200 people attending the January meeting to voice concerns. During that meeting, people challenged how the zoning code was being interpreted.

Currently, the way the code is written, properties that have 80,000 square feet and less, See ZONING, Page 10

He was asked howBOB hisALLMAN

Jim Banks visits with Thorncreek Township Trustee Gene Heckman Saturday for another local event with the congressman at the Whitley County Ag Museum.

and received his master of business administration from Grace College. He became a commercial real estate broker, working for the Bradley Company in Fort Wayne.

He was elected to the state Senate in 2010 and served until his election to Congress last year.

Banks served in the U.S. Navy Reserves and took a leave of absence from the Senate in 2014 and 2015 when he was deployed to Afghanistan. His wife, Amanda, filled his role in the Senate during his absence.

After his address, Banks answered a couple of questions submitted by students.

He was asked what he wanted President Donald Trump to do during his presidency. He mentioned the need to improve the economy and military readiness.

Banks’ election to the U.S. House has changed his life.

He said his family life is different since he leaves for Washington, D.C., on Monday and doesn’t typically return home until Thursday. But he feels he’s doing important work that the voters sent to Washington to do.

He was asked about his future political ambitions and whether or not he would run for the Senate or for president some day. “My wife would say ‘absolutely not,’ and my answer would probably be the same,” he said. But he admitted that “politics is unpredictable.”

Banks concluded by saying he hopes when the students turn 18 years old, they will share his love for the democratic process and exercise their rights as a citizen to vote and be involved.

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Leadership Whitley County celebrates its 16th class Staff reports COLUMBIA CITY — Local nonprofit organization Leadership Whitley County (LWC), a program of the Whitley County Economic Development Corp. (EDC), recently celebrated the graduation of LWC Class 16.

Since 2001, more than 300 diverse participants have graduated from the LWC. LWC is a seven-month experiential learning program, designed to empower individuals to serve and become better leaders, engage individuals

in the workplace and community, and connect them with resources to continue growing as a leader at home, in the workplace and in the community.

“I am honored to know each individual in this class,” said LWC Director Carrie Meyer. “They are true cheerleaders of each other and have created deep and meaningful relationships that will last for many years to come.

They have all demonstrated their willingness to learn, listen and lead.”

Brian More, a graduate of LWC Class 1 and chief

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financial officer at Micropulse, Inc., was invited by the class to share insight on servant leadership. More described the key characteristics of a true servant leader.

He shared advice on the “dos” and “do-nots” of leading others, based on what he’s learned and experienced over the years. He encouraged the class to do something, by challenging them to focus on two key takeaways from the program that they could use to grow as leaders.

More closed his presentation with the well-known quote from Henry Ford, “Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t — you’re right.”

LWC Class 16 grad-

uates included: Robbie Burita, Churubusco High School Student; Katie Clingerman, City of Columbia City; Justin

Clupper, Greater Fort Wayne Inc.; Renee Cone, Crossroads Bank; Eric Davies, Micropulse Inc.; Dana Day, 80/20

Inc.; Julie Eck, 80/20 Inc.; Bradley Emerick, Restoration Medical

square feet changed the acreage standard. This would mean, since the Emericks have 880 animal units, they would need 880 acres of land.

The Emerick’s property, located at 5383 E. C.R. 900 S., is greater than 80,000 square feet, therefore, it remained uncertain if they would need an acre per unit.

The board of zoning appeals decided how the code was interpreted by the planning commission was correct, but it was agreed that the wording made it open to interpretation.

Wednesday’s meeting was to address the issues of interpretation in the current zoning code, said Nathan Bilger, executive

director of the Whitley County planning and building department “What this code amendment does is clarify those two sections so that no one in the future can have the same misinterpretation,” Bilger said.

The changes to the zoning code now clarify that properties with 80,000 square feet or less, in the agriculture district, must have one acre per animal unit, while properties with 80,000 square feet or more, in the agriculture district, do not have an acreage standard to meet.

This change does not address specifics to the CFO in Jefferson Township, because the commission needs more time to review the specific

request, Bilger said.

“As for the broader questions regarding confined feeding operations particularly in the southeast, Jefferson Township, we’re not addressing that tonight, that is something that needs to have a lot more public input, a lot of feedback, really working with people trying to figure out what needs to happen down there,” Bilger said.

The zoning amendment received a favorable pass to the Whitley County Commissioners.

In other news at the planning commission meeting: • The planning commission said goodbye to Cathy Gardner, who is retiring after 29 years as the Whitley County Planning Commission Department assistant planner. Jennifer Shinabery will be take over Gardner’s position.

• Three plats were also approved by the commission.

• The planning commission is scheduled to have its next meeting May 17 at 7 p.m.

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must have one acre of land per animal unit.

While it is implied that properties over the 80,000 square feet do not have an acreage standard, the commission has been interpreting the zoning code this way.

Those who were in opposition to the CFO said that the planning commission’s interpretation is incorrect.

They said the code did not specify that being more than the 80,000

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LWC from Page 10 Polymers; Joe Gomori, STAR Financial Bank; Jody Hollenbaugh, Whitley County Sheriff’s Department; Chris Horn, Fort Wayne Metals; Cassandra Jones, STAR Insurance Agency; Melanie Kellogg, March of Dimes; Alex Knollenberg, Northeast Indiana Regional Partnership; Mark Leckrone, Reelcraft Industries Inc.; Adam Lich, C&A Tool Engineering, Inc.; Sean Martin, Whitley County Sheriff’s Department; Michael Papaik, Reelcraft Industries Inc.; Cathy Petrie, SmithGreen Community School Board; and Michael Shoda, City of Columbia City.

The EDC and LWC would like to extend a special thank you to the main celebration sponsors, Fort Wayne Metals and Micropulse Inc., supporting sponsor Crossroads Bank, and event host, Belle Haven for their generosity and hospitality.

“Being a new professional in Whitley County, Leadership Whitley County was a great program for me to meet a diverse group of leaders and learn about the extensive opportunities to get involved in the county,” said class member Cassandra Jones.

“The LWC program

helped me develop professional skills from proper etiquette at a business function, to handling conflict and managing teams. It was an excellent experience!”

LWC is now accepting applications for Class 17 for the 2017-2018 year. Applications can be found on the EDC website at: whitleyedc. com/leadership-whitley-county/application/ or can be picked up at the Whitley County EDC office at 220 W. Van Buren St., Suite 102, in Columbia City.

Email completed applications to EDC Office Administrator, Beverly Flanagan at bflanagan@ whitleyedc.com.

“If we are to continue to grow and improve as a community, we need to develop individuals that can lead us into the future,” said EDC President Jon Myers.

“We look forward to the great things that we know this group will accomplish.”

The “early bird” application deadline is May 30 and the deadline for all applications is June 30. More details about early bird pricing is included on the application. Contact LWC Director Carrie Meyer with additional questions at cmeyer@whitleyedc. com or 244-5506.

CTFD hosts extrication training Staff reports COLUMBIA CITY — Twenty-nine first responders participated in an extrication training, hosted by Columbia Township Fire Department earlier this month.

The training took place at All Pro Towing in Columbia City, with participants from Columbia City, Churubusco, Columbia Township, Jefferson Township, Union Township and Washington Township fire departments, as well as Parkview paramedics and emergency management agency representatives.

The training included real-life rescue scenarios, with rescue dummies and live patients who were “trapped” in simulated wrecked vehicles.

“The goal of the training was to practice, gain experience and use teamwork,” said Michael

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Schrader said he appreciates All Pro Towing for helping, and allowing first responders to utilize the local business for training.

The Whitley County Fire Chief’s Association provided lunch, and the Whitley County EMA provided tables and chairs.

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ADOPT-A-PET Humane Society of Whitley County

If you’re like most of us, falling in love with a pet is easy, and no wonder! Sharing your home with a four-legged friend can be one of life’s greatest joys.

Dogs, cats and other pets give us unconditional loyalty and acceptance, provide constant companionship, and even help relieve stress after a hard day’s work.

Medium-Young-Female I am a buff color, green eyed, SPAYED female who was a stray before coming to the shelter. I’m naturally reserved and quiet, and willing to be a loyal companion. At around 1 year old, I have a long life ahead to spend with someone special.

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For every person born, 15 dogs are born and 40 cats. A dog can have 2 litters a year and a cat can have 3. Every person would have 2 dogs and 6 cats for the animals’ entire lives, assuming the person lived to be 75. A household of 5 people would have to harbor 10 dogs and 30 cats. Please spay or neuter your pet.

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Medium-Adult-Female I’m Kelby and I am a 4 year old Mountain Cur mix with a beautiful brindle coat. I am a stocky girl but still a great size to fit into any family. I enjoy going for walks and just want to have those special people to rely on and take me for walks all the time.

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Players on The Cake Lady softball team walk through Morsches Park during the parade Saturday. The Opening Day ceremony hosted all of the players in the Columbia City youth baseball and softball leagues, and their fans. Clockwise are: Coach Derek Thompson, Aleighy Loe, Gage Coyle; Keegan Spencer and NAPA Auto Parts team.

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Whitley County • April 27, 2017

Ivy’s walkoff homer leads CC over ’Busco

By Justin Hunter jhunter@kpcmedia.com

COLUMBIA CITY — Columbia City’s softball team defeated Churubusco 11-9 on Friday evening after a walk-off homerun

by Ciara Ivy. The score was 9-9 until Ivy stepped up to the plate to knock in two runs in the bottom of the ninth inning, giving the hosts the victory.

Ivy led the game with four RBIs. The first inning was scoreless, but both teams added a run in the second inning. Columbia City got a lead in the third inning when the Lady Eagles scored another. Columbia City tacked on another run in the fourth.

The fifth inning had the most action. Churubusco scored four runs, but Columbia City one-upped Churubusco with five runs.

Churubusco had a comeback in the seventh inning

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Bella Kreig reaches for a catch from third base.

scoring four runs, but came short of the come-frombehind victory after Ivy’s walk-off homerun.

“We came out and did what we needed to do,” said Columbia City head coach Dan Weigold. “It was exciting.”

Columbia City’s Bella Ross led the bats going 4

for 5 at the plate. Abigail Erwin also went 4 for 5 for Churubusco.

Columbia City had 19 hits and six errors. Churubusco recorded 15 hits and one error.

COLUMBIA CITY 13, WARSAW 3 COLUMBIA CITY – Columbia City’s softball

team defeated Warsaw 13-3 last week.

“We played through some mistakes early and pulled out a nice victory,” said head coach Dan Weigold. “We played a little small ball tonight to manufacture some runs and also showed strength with some solid base hits and

Morgan Bales hit a shot over the fence. This team is fun to watch play.”

The first inning was scoreless, but both teams shined in the second inning. Warsaw scored two runs, but the Eagles one-upped them with three runs. The Lady Eagles didn’t stop there, as they scored another three runs in the third inning. The highest scoring inning for Columbia City came in the fourth, with five runs.

The Lady Eagles were able mercy rule Warsaw by the sixth inning.

Columbia City recorded 13 hits, including the home run by Bales. Bales and Bella Ross both recorded three runs apiece. Pitcher Anna Weigold only allowed three runs in her win on the mound.

CC 6, MANCHESTER 4 MANCHESTER 3, CC 0 MANCHESTER — Columbia City split

a doubleheader with Manchester Saturday.

The Lady Eagles won an impressive, extra-inning game one after rallying to tie the score in the seventh and putting the game away in the eighth inning.

Head coach Dan Weigold attributed the win to Brooke Ebersole and Allison Conrad stepping up to the plate.

Ebersole and teammate Allison Conrad each recorded two RBIs. Ebersole pitched four three innings, recording one strikeout.

Anna Weigold pitched five innings with another strikeout.

Bella Kreig led the team in hits with three.

Columbia City lost in quiet game two, 3-0.

Manchester scored all three of its runs in the bottom of the fourth inning.

The Lady Eagles had three hits and no errors.

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Bella Ross catches the ball with a smile on her face.

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Anna Weigold delivers a pitch.

Morgan Bales makes a throw from second base.

FOLLOW WHITLEY COUNTY SPORTS Thursday, April 27

Friday, April 28

Columbia City boys golf hosts Carroll, 5 p.m.

CC baseball hosts Huntington, 5 p.m.

CC girls tennis hosts Huntington, 5 p.m. ’Busco golf vs. Eastside/Westview, 4:30 p.m.

Churubusco girls tennis at Southside, 4:15 p.m.

Churubusco baseball @ NECC Tny., 5 p.m.

Churubusco softball @ NECC Tny., 5 p.m.

Whitko boys golf at Wawasee, 4:30 p.m.

Whitko girls tennis hosts Wabash, 5 p.m.

CC softball hosts Northrop, 5:45 p.m.

Churubusco track at Central Noble, 5:45 p.m.

Churubusco baseball @ NECC Tny., 5 p.m.

Churubusco softball @ NECC Tny., 5 p.m.

Whitko baseball hosts Adams Central, 5 p.m.

Whitko track hosts Wabash/Lakeland Christian, 5 p.m.

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Saturday, April 29

CC boys golf at Wawasee Invite, 8 a.m.

Columbia City baseball at Northfield, 11 a.m.

CC softball hosts B. Dwenger, 10 a.m.

CC track at East Noble Relays, 9 a.m.

Churubusco golf at Canterbury Churubusco track at Central Noble, 5 p.m.

Churubusco baseball at Garrett, noon Churubusco softball at Northrop, 10 a.m.

Whitko boys golf at Wawasee, 8 a.m.

Whitko girls tennis at Wabash, 10 a.m.

Monday, May 1

Columbia City softball hosts DeKalb, 5 p.m.

CC tennis at Blackhawk Christian, 5 p.m.

CC boys golf at Canterbury, 5 p.m.

Churubusco baseball at Bluffton, 5 p.m.

Whitko baseball hosts Northfield, 5 p.m.

Whitko girls tennis hosts Southwood, 5 p.m.

Whitko softball hosts Northfield, 5 p.m.

Tuesday, May 2

Columbia City baseball at DeKalb, 5 p.m.

CC girls tennis at DeKalb, 5 p.m.

CC track vs. Bellmont/Leo, 5 p.m.

Churubusco boys golf hosts Garrett, 4:30 p.m.

Churubusco tennis hosts Angola, 4:30 p.m.

Churubusco baseball hosts Fremont, 5 p.m.

Churubusco softball hosts Fremonth, 5 p.m.

Whitko baseball at Southern Wells, 5 p.m.

Whitko golf vs. Manchester/Northfield, 4:30 p.m.

Whitko tennis at Manchester, 5 p.m.

Wednesday, May 3

Columbia City baseball at Garrett, 5 p.m.

Columbia City softball at New Haven, 5 p.m.

Whitko baseball hosts Manchester, 5 p.m.

Whitko softball hosts Manchester, 5 p.m.

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Whitko softball wins 9 in a row

By Justin Hunter jhunter@kpcmedia.com

SYRACUSE —Whitko’s softball team won its first ever Wawasee Invitational Saturday, beating both South Bend Clay and the tournament host Wawasee.

The Lady Wildcats topped Wawasee in the title game, 4-2.

Both teams came out with their bats swinging, as Whitko scored two runs and Wawasee had a run in the first inning.

Whitko extended its lead to 3-1 in the second.

Wawasee scored its second and last run in the bottom of the third.

The Lady Wildcats sealed the win with another run in the fifth, making the final score 4-2.

Whitko’s softball team easily handled South Bend

Clay in the opening round, 8-1.

The Lady ’Cats scored two runs in the first inning, five in the third and one in the sixth. South Bend did not get on the scoreboard until the bottom of the seventh inning.

Pitcher Ellie Snep recorded four strikeouts, no hits and two walks.

Shi Bradley pitched two innings, giving up two hits and one run.

Anna Ousley hit a double, Emmy Duggins hit two singles, Snep hit a single, Bradley hit three singles and a double and Kennedy Krull hit a single.

WHITKO 10, CARROLL 6 SOUTH WHITLEY — The Lady Eagles topped a competitive Carroll team 10-6 last week.

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Reannon Hopkins swings the bat to make contact.

Carroll got on the board fourth and three more in the first with a run in the first sixth and seventh innings to inning, but Whitko scored finish off the game. two runs in the second and Both teams tallied nine another in the third to take hits. a 3-1 lead.

Pitcher Ellie Snep got The Lady Chargers retalthe win on the mound of iated in the bottom of the Whitko. third, scoring three runs, but Shi Bradley hit a single Whitko scored four in the and a double, Emmy

Duggins hit a single, Snep hit a triple, Reannon Hopkins hit a single, Kennedy Krull hit a triple and Andrea Snavely hit a single.

WHITKO 8, MACONAQUAH 0 SOUTH WHITLEY – Whitko’s softball team beat Maconaquah 8-0 last week.

The first inning was scoreless, but the Lady Wildcats got on the scoreboard with a run in the second inning. Whitko tacked on another four runs were scored in the third inning. The Wildcats finished off the game by scoring three runs in the sixth inning.

Ellie Snep recorded her shutout win on the mound with five strikeouts and only one walk given. Kristina Slater led the team

at-bat with a single and a double.

WHITKO 10, C. NOBLE 0 SOUTH WHITLEY – Whitko’s softball team run-ruled Central Noble 10-0 in South Whitley Friday evening. The win is significant, because Whitko’s lone loss came to Central Noble in early March.

Whitko scored two runs apiece for the first four innings. The Lady Wildcats also scored a run in the fifth and sixth innings. Sophomore Emalee Duggins went 2 for 2 at bat, including a double, and recorded two RBIs. Emillie Snep struck out eight batters and only allowed one hit for the night in her win on the mound.

Columbia City netters place third at Wawasee Invitational

By Justin Hunter jhunter@kpcmedia.com

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Columbia City’s baseball team faced several tough teams last week.

CC baseball off to struggling start

By Justin Hunter jhunter@kpcmedia.com

COLUMBIA CITY — Columbia City’s baseball team was shut-out 3-0 by Manchester Friday.

Manchester first scored in the first inning. The Squires added another in the second inning, and scored their last run in the fifth inning. Jake Elkins led the Eagles at bat going 2 for 3.

CARROLL 18, CC 0 COLUMBIA CITY – Columbia City’s baseball was shutout 18-0 to Carroll last week. The Chargers rank No. 10 in the state.

Carroll wasted no time to score runs, tallying five in the first inning. The Eagles were able to slow Carroll in the second and third inning when the Chargers only scored two combined runs.

The real damage came in the fourth inning, when seven runs were scored.

The fifth inning saw four more runs for the Chargers.

WEST NOBLE 11, CC 8 WEST NOBLE 13, CC 2 COLUMBIA CITY — Columbia City’s baseball

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Jacob Bolt waits for his pitch.

team dropped a doubleheader against West Noble Saturday.

The Eagles fell 13-2 in game one.

Columbia City played a more competitive game two, falling 11-8.

West Noble took a 4-0 lead in the third inning.

The Eagles retaliated, scoring three runs in the bottom of the third to make the score 4-3.

West Noble scored seven unanswered runs

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through the seventh, until Columbia City scored five runs at the end of the game, making the final score 11-8.

Jacob Bolt had all three of Columbia City’s RBIs. CONCORDIA 14, CC 4 COLUMBIA CITY –Columbia City’s baseball team was beat by Concordia Lutheran 14-4 last week.

Concordia, which is undefeated, put up the lone run in the first inning. The only scoreless inning came in the second. The third inning was far from scoreless as the Cadets put a fury of seven runs on the board.

The Eagles scored their first run in the third inning and two in the fourth.

WAWASEE — Columbia City’s girls’ tennis team finished in third place at the Wawasee Invitational Saturday.

The Lady Eagles beat Prairie Heights, but fell to Wawasee and Southwood.

Columbia City lost 4-1 to Southwood in match one. The lone win came from Olivia Campbell in No. 3 singles, 6-1, 7-5. The Eagles got swept in the second round to Wawasee.

The Lady Eagles got their win against Prairie Heights in round three, 4-1.

Campbell won No. 1 singles, 7-5, 6-3.

Grace Cotter won No. 2 singles, 6-2, 6-2. Lydia Morgan received a forfeit win in No. 3 singles.

No 1 doubles players Hannah Behn and Jayma Acres beat their opponents, 6-3, 6-0. Izzy Kreinenbrink and Erin Wight also won their No. 2 doubles match 6-1, 6-1.

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Whitley County • April 27, 2017

Columbia City wins Turtle Town Classic

By Justin Hunter

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CHURUBUSCO – Columbia City’s girls’ track team won large school division of the Turtle Town Classic Invitational in Churubusco Saturday.

Nine other large schools competed, but the Lady Eagles’ 130.5 points were 38 points more than second-place finisher, East Noble.

Columbia City dominated the 400-meter dash as Jasmine Early took first and Gabby Fry received second place. Early also won the 800-meter run ahead of teammate Lauren Keller in fourth.

Fry placed fourth in the 200-meter, followed by teammate Sarah Pepple in seventh place.

Mariah Schaefer won the 100-meter hurdles and placed fourth in the 300hurdles.

Lillie Oddou and Keller placed second and third in the 1,600-meter run, respectively.

In the 3,200-meter run, Bailie Brown finished fifth and Jaslyn Cook came in 10th.

Sarah Pepple came in third in the 100-meter dash ahead of Jenna Matier in sixth.

Columbia City got first place in the 1,600-meter relay thanks to teammates Fry, Eden Oddou, Early and Emma Coy. The 3,200-meter relay team of Lillie Oddou, Keller, Eden Oddou and Early placed second.

Cassidy Burdge and Mackenzie Martin placed second and third in high

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Columbia City’s girls track team poses for a photo after winning the Turtle Town Classic Invitational in Churubusco Saturday.

jump, respectively.

Maddy Hull and Schaefer came in third and fourth in pole vault, respectively.

Burdge took 12th in long jump and Sarah Pepple finished 13th.

Rachel Juillerat came in 15th in discus.

Whitko received seventh place of the 12 teams in the small-school division, while the hosting Churubusco Eagles placed 10th.

Whitko’s Kaitlyn Reed came in fifth in the 100-meter dash ahead of teammated Suzanne Sickafoose. Sickafoose placed sixth in the 200-meter dash and third in the 400.

Whitko’s Olivia Stouder placed 10th in the 800-meter run. In the same event, Churubusco’s Brianna Lehman came in 12th and Whitko’s Holly Hathaway placed 16th.

Churubusco’s Alayna Fulkerson got sixth in the mile run and Whitko’s Sarah Walters came in seventh.

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In the two-mile run, Walters took ninth and Churubusco’s Kaitlyn Gaerte came in ninth.

Lady Eagle Heidi Zigler came in seventh in the 100-meter hurdles and Whitko’s Charlotte Cripe placed 14th.

Cripe also placed 14th in the 300-meter hurdles.

Churubusco’s 400-meter relay team of Zigler, Brien Gross, Sierra Prezmeliski and Mia Linnemier came in eighth.

Churubusco’s 1,600meter relay team of Fulkerson, Prezmeliski, Stacia Fester and Linnemier placed fourth, and Whitko’s team of Holly Hathaway, Haley Lysaght, Olivia Stouder and Elizabeth Foutz came in 11th.

The Lady Eagles’ 3,200-meter relay team of Fulkerson, Zigler, Fester and Brianna Lehman placed fourth ahead of Whitko’s 6th-place team of Lysaght, Hathaway,

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In the field events, Whitko’s Reed placed third in the high jump and Churubusco’s Zigler came in eighth.

Reed won the long jump and her teammate, Sickafoose, placed sixth.

Churubusco’s Prezmeliski came in 11th in the event.

Whitko’s Carissa Beck placed fourth in shot put and teammate Lyndsey

COLUMBIA CITY 70, NORWELL 47, DEKALB 30 COLUMBIA CITY — Columbia City’s girls track team hosted Norwell and DeKalb last week, beating both conference teams.

Schaefer won the 100 hurdles and placed second in the 300 hurdles.

Fry won the 200 meter dash and placed second in the 400-meter run behind teammate Jasmine Early. Early also won the 800-meter run.

Columbia City swept the high jump, with Burdge, Crowell and Hull placing first, second and third, respectively.

Pepple won the 100-meter dash, and Burdge took second in long jump. Rachel Juillerat came in third in discus.

Elise Cormany won the pole vault.

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Chance Gallmeier, is this week’s Athlete DREWa junior, BRADFORD of the Week. He broke the school single-game Whitko baseball’s Drew Bradford threw a receiving record on Friday at Lakeland with 164 no-hitter last week against Maconaquah. yards and three touchdowns in the 33-19 win.

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Columbia City’s Lauren Keller runs with the baton in a relay race.

CCHS places fifth, Whitko eighth at Goshen Relays

By Justin Hunter jhunter@kpcmedia.com

GOSHEN – Columbia City’s boys track team placed fifth out of 16 teams in Class A, and Whitko’s tracksters placed eighth in Class B out of 12 schools in the Goshen Invitational Saturday.

Columbia City won the 800-meter relay with Dyson Redden, Doug Hill, Heath Atkins and Tim Hearld.

Whitko earned 18 points in the discus with Gavin Howard winning the event and Conner Sherwin placing second.

Whitko earned four points in the 800-meter relay by finishing fifth. Shad Ebbinghouse added another four points for the Wildcats as he took fifth place in the

110-meter hurdles.

The Eagles were also competitive in the 800-meter sprint medley, as they placed second. Carroll was the only team to knock off the effort of Jon O’Dell, Jacob Wigent, Hearld and Ryan Jordan. Columbia City also earned second place in the 1,600-meter relay due to the performance by Wigent, Hearld, Noah Judd and Hill.

Columbia City’s Heath Atkins earned second place in the long jump and Judd got three points as well for the Eagles. Alex Scharpenburg got six points by earning third place in high jump. Mathew Kennedy earned a point by getting eighth place in pole vault.

Liam Hesting got seventh place in shot put.

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INwhitleycounty.com • A21

Whitko’s Bradford throws no hitter

By Justin Hunter jhunter@kpcmedia.com

SOUTH WHITLEY — Whitko’s baseball team beat Maconaquah 3-0 Wednesday evening. Drew Bradford threw a no-hitter.

All three runs came in the first inning for Whitko.

“I was just worried about getting the win,” said Bradford. “It felt normal out there ’til the seventh inning. I heard some whispering in the dugout that I was throwing a no hitter. The pressure was there, but I was just having fun.”

Landen Goff scored off a wild pitch to get it going for the Wildcats. River West hit an RBI single to send Bradford home.

Austin Hollowell closed off the scoring with a double steal.

Maconaquah played a strong game defensively, but could not hit any pitches from Bradford.

Whitko recorded three hits and no errors.

WHITKO 8, LAKELAND 5 SOUTH WHITLEY – Whitko’s baseball team beat Lakeland 8-5 in South Whitley Friday.

Starting pitcher Alex Robbins allowed no runs in the first inning in three-up, three-down fashion. Whitko in return scored three runs. Drew Bradford was first to score as he slid home after a wild pitch. Zach Hewitt and Bailey Platt scored next off a single by River West.

The Wildcats were able to score a couple more runs in the third inning.

Bradford was batted in by another single from West. West was rewarded by a Robbins’ RBI single.

Whitko kept to momentum going with a sacrifice RBI by Bradford that let Brandon Fugate score.

Lakeland (1-8) scored four runs in the fifth inning, but Whitko also scored a run in the fifth.

Whitko finished off its scoring by adding another run in the sixth inning.

West was 3 for 3 at-bat with two stolen bases, scored a run and recorded four RBIs. Whitko had eight hits compared to Lakelands seven. Whitko had six errors to Lakeland’s five.

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Whitko netters beat Columbia City SOUTH WHITLEY – Whitko’s girls’ tennis team beat Triton 4-1 last week.

Morgan Keirn won 7-5, 6-3 against her opponent.

Delaney Keirn also received a victory, 6-3, 6-4.

Jackie Werstler defeated another Trojan 6-4, 6-2.

Jenna VanCuren and Manon Sonneville won in their doubles match with a score of 6-3, 6-0.

Whitko tennis beats CCHS COLUMBIA CITY – Whitko’s girls’ tennis team defeated Columbia City 4-1 Monday.

Lady Wildcats who won their singles matches were Morgan Keirn and Delaney Keirn and Jackie Werstler. Jenna VanCuren and Manon Sonneville also won two doubles for the Wildcats.

Whitko’s junior varsity team also beat Columbia City, 5-0.

Whitko softball gets victory SOUTH WHITLEY – Whitko’s softball team beat Tippecanoe Valley 16-1 on Monday. The mercy rule came in effect after the fifth inning.

The Lady Wildcats got on the board early scoring three runs in the first inning, followed by another run in the second inning. Six runs were scored in the third

inning, then Whitko added another six runs in the fourth. Valley’s only run came in the fourth inning.

Shi Bradley hit a single and a double, Lexi Hall hit three singles and Andrea Snavely hit a homerun.

Whitko recorded 12 hits, compared to Tippecanoe’s one hit. Whitko pitcher Ellie Snep struck out five batter and only allowed one walk.

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SOUTH WHITLEY – Whitko’s baseball team beat Tippecanoe Valley 5-2 on Monday.

The first inning was scoreless, but the Wildcats got the bats going in the second inning.

River West scored on a fielder’s choice by Bailey Platt. Alex Robbins then

Eagle golf beats Huntington COLUMBIA CITY – Columbia City’s golf team defeated Huntington North 170-191 last week.

The Eagles (4-0) were led by Spencer McCammon with 41 strokes, Nick Decker with 41, Zach Harker at 43, Garrett Roehling with 44 and Lawson Hahn had 53 points.

“We got off to a slow start, but they got going.

Finishing fourth out of that many was big for us.

We had a good showing.

Hopefully we continue to playing well, we do have a difficult schedule coming.”

EAGLES PLACE FOURTH AT CONCORDIA INVITE FORT WAYNE – Columbia City’s golf team earned fourth place out of 18 schools on Saturday at an invitational at Foster Park hosted by Concordia.

The only teams that edged the Eagles were first-place Bishop Dwenger, Carroll and Bishop Luers.

Nick Decker led Columbia City with a 75 and a fourth-place finish out of 88 golfers,

scored off another fielder’s choice by Landen Goff.

Alex Bechtold hit an RBI double to send Bechtold home.

Tippy Valley struck in the fourth inning, scoring two runs. Whitko answered by score two of its own in the same inning.

Bechtold scored on a double steal, then Zach Hewitt hit an RBI double to let Drew Bradford score.

Bradford got the win on the mound. Each team recorded seven hits.

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Drew Bradford slides into home to score a run.

Indian Springs boys golf undefeated after 5 matches

By Nicole Minier nminier@kpcmedia.com

COLUMBIA CITY — Indian Springs Middle School’s boys golf team got off to a 5-0 start, picking up two more wins in the past week.

The Eagle Stars beat Whitko last Tuesday, 207-236.

Three golfers led the team with 50 strokes apiece: Brendan Cook, Evan Krick and Logan Gilbert.

Other individual scores were: Tobey Krider, 57; Sawyer Bales, 58; Jacob Reiff, 61; and Brock

Williamson.

ISMS took a convincing win over Central Noble, 167-215.

Sean Bledsoe was the match medalist with a score of 39.

The 167 was the best score of the Eagle Stars’ season so far.

“Everyone played very well,” said ISMS coach Mark Green.

Other individual strong scores included: Evan Krick, 42; Andrew Hedrick, 43; Logan Campbell, 43; Alex Hedrick, 46; Logan Gilbert, 48; and Tobey Krider, 48.

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NICOLE MINIER

Garrett Roehling eyes his shot out of the bunker.

Spencer McCammon also scored well with a 78, Zach Harker scored an 83, Garrett Roehling got an 88 and Lawson Hahn had 92 strokes. Decker got fourth place out of 88 golfers.

Hahn, McCammon and Decker all recorded birdies.

“We got off to a slow start, but they got going,” said head coach Andrew Thompson. “Finishing fourth out of that many was big for us. We had a good showing. Hopefully we continue to playing well, we do have a difficult schedule coming.”

Nicole Minier Derreck Stahly Bridgett Baldwin Justin Hunter Editor

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Community Calendar welcome for camaraderie, sea stories and service to the community.

• The Whitley County Republican Women’s Club will host a spring brunch at 10 a.m. at the Peabody Public Library auditorium, in Columbia City. There will be a fashion show, and Amanda Banks, wife of U.S. Rep. Jim Banks and former senator, will be the keynote speaker. Tickets are $20 per person. Call or text 609-6803 to RSVP. • Big Lake Church of God will host an all-you-can-eat fish and tenderloin fry from 4-7 p.m. The meal will be catered by J’s Frying (Jerry Hinen). The cost is $9 for adults, $5 for children ages 6-12 and children 5 and under are free. All proceeds go toward a mission trip planned for August to serve the Lakota Native American Indian Tribe in Allen, South Dakota. Big Lake Church of God is located at 6955 N. S.R. 109, seven miles north of Columbia City, across from Crooked Lake Golf Course.

• Free Comic Book Day will be celebrated at BE Computers in downtown Columbia City. Visit freecomicbookday.com for more information.

• The Fellowship of Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church will host a garage sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the church, 13733 Wesley Chapel Road, Churubusco. Several families will be selling items. Booth space is available — call Vickie at 637-6863 or email Tammy at aunt46723@yahoo.com for more information.

The United Methodist Women will also have a bake sale at the event, and the youth will have a concession stand to raise money for their mission trip this summer.

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April 27 • A basket class taught by Marjorie Kennedy Babbitt will be hosted at South Whitley’s library at 6 p.m.

April 28 • A fish fry to benefit Churubusco’s middle and high school soccer programs will be held at the American Legion from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

• CJ’s Cruzin, hosted by CJ’s Drive In at 502 E. Business 30 in Columbia City, is hosted the fourth Friday every month through September.

The event is held from 5-8 p.m.

April 29 • The South Whitley Annual Garage Sales will be held Friday, April 29 and Saturday, April 30.

• Trinity Presbyrerian Church will host a craft show and bake sale from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. More than 30 vendors will be present.

• Churubusco’s Main Street will host its annual pork chop fundraiser 4-7 p.m. at the Boy Scout Building. The $10 meal includes a 1-inch-thick pork chop, green beans, potato salad, cookies and a drink.

• The National Day of Prayer 5K will be held in downtown Columbia City at 9 a.m. Proceeds from the annual race will benefit The Center for Whitley County Youth. Participants may register at creativetimingsolutions.redpodium.com/2017national-day-of-prayer-5k. For more information, visit nationaldayofprayer.org or “National Day of Prayer Columbia City, Indiana” on Facebook.

• The Park and Pick Pop Up Sale will be hosted at Crossroads Inn Restaurant, at the intersection of State Road 9 and State Road 14, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• Columbia Township Fire Department, on Radio Road in Columbia City, will host a freewill benefit breakfast 6-10:30 a.m. The meal includes pancakes, sausage and scrambled eggs.

Proceeds will go toward Columbia City High School’s Fire Academy Class. Call 244-7659 to arrange for delivery.

May 1 • Francine’s Friends Mobile Mammography Unit will be parked at Stir Crazy, 207 W. Van Buren St., Columbia City. Bring a photo ID and your insurance card. For those without insurance, funding is available.

• Registration forms are due for the Little Miss, Junior Miss, Pre-Teen, Teen and Miss Whitley County Scholarhip program. Those wishing to participate should contact Jessica Geiger at misswhitleycounty@yahoo.com.

May 6 • The Whitley County Farmers Market will open for the season from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

The farmers market his hosted weekly on the Whitley County Courthouse Square.

• The Downed Veterans Ride and Dinner hosted by the Churubusco American Legion will include a ride, meal and music by an area radio station. The ride is $5 per person and begins at 11 a.m. Those driving cars are welcome to participate. The dinner is a taco bar and cost $5, from 3-6 p.m. For more information, call Daryl Kizer at 693-1732 or Doug Cope at 897-3893. The Legion is also hosting a $600 raffle and will draw the winner that day.

• The Whitley County Council on Aging will host its annual all-you-can-eat pancake and sausage breakfast 6:30-10 a.m. at the Woodlands Center, 710 Opportunity Drive, Columbia City.

The cost is $6 for adults, $3 for children ages 6-12 and free for children 5 and under. Whitley County Transit will provide transportation for seniors in need from 8-10 a.m. Those wishing to schedule transportation should do so by noon May 3.

• The Leatherneck Coffee Club meets the first Saturday of each month at 8 a.m. for morning chow at St. Paul of the Cross Church in Columbia City. Active duty and honorably discharged U.S. Marines and USN Hospital Corpsmen are

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May 9 • The Whitley County Salvation Army will host Pink Ice Cream Day at Dairy Queen, 409 N. Main Street, Columbia City, all day. From 4-8 p.m. a portion of all sales will be donated to the Whitley County Salvation Army. These proceeds will be used for Pathway of Hope counseling, Tools for School (school supplies), Holiday Meal Vouchers, Hygiene Pantry, Baskets of Hope, clothing vouchers, work shoes, school shoes and more. All proceeds stay in Whitley County.

May 26 • CJ’s Cruzin, hosted by CJ’s Drive In at 502 E. Business 30 in Columbia City, is hosted the fourth Friday every month through September.

The event is held from 5-8 p.m.

June 2 • First Friday celebration will be hosted from 5-9 p.m. monthly through October. The event will feature entertainment, music, shopping, vendors, food and fun for the community.

June 3 • The Leatherneck Coffee Club meets the first Saturday of each month at 8 a.m. for morning chow at St. Paul of the Cross Church in Columbia City. Active duty and honorably discharged U.S. Marines and USN Hospital Corpsmen are welcome for camaraderie, sea stories and service to the community.

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June 23 • CJ’s Cruzin, hosted by CJ’s Drive In at 502 E. Business 30 in Columbia City, is hosted the fourth Friday every month through September.

The event is held from 5-8 p.m.

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July 8 • The Leatherneck Coffee Club meets the first Saturday of each month at 8 a.m. for morning chow at St. Paul of the Cross Church in Columbia City. Active duty and honorably discharged U.S. Marines and USN Hospital Corpsmen are welcome for camaraderie, sea stories and service to the community.

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July 10 • The Miss Whitley County Scholarship Program will be held at 6 p.m. at First Church of God, Depoy Drive, Columbia City.

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August 5 • The Leatherneck Coffee Club meets the first Saturday of each month at 8 a.m. for morning chow at St. Paul of the Cross Church in Columbia City. Active duty and honorably discharged U.S. Marines and USN Hospital Corpsmen are welcome for camaraderie, sea stories and service to the community.

May 12 • Columbia City High School’s Honors Convocation will be held at 8:30 a.m. in the Donald S. Weeks Gymnasium. Those wishing to present an award should contact Joyce Hull, hullja@wccsonline.com, by May 1.

May 13 • An all-you-can-eat pancake and sausage breakfast will be held at Green Township Community Center from 6-10 a.m. The breakfast is provided for a freewill donation — proceeds benefit the community center, located west of County Road 300 East on County Road 300 South in Noble County, near Churubusco.

• Art in the Alley will be open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 220 W. Van Buren St. in downtown Columbia City. The Mother’s Day weekend version of the event will offer items to give as gifts for Mother’s Day, as well ad music, kids activities and more. Those interested in becoming vendors for Art in the Alley should contact Natalie Spain at nataliespain1@aol.com.

• The 1st Annual Ride for the Cure, supporting the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, will begin at 1 p.m. at the Fort Wayne Harley Davidson at 6315 Illinois Rd., and will end in Columbia City with many events, vendors, food, a silent auction and live entertainment. The cost is $25 for a single rider, which includes food, drink and one raffle ticket, or $35 for a double rider with food, drinks and two raffle tickets.

May 15 • Livestock identification forms for Whitley County 4-H are due online.

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May 24-25 • Registration for Churubusco Elementary School will be held May 24 and 25 at the school.

Those wishing to register their children should call 693-2188 to schedule an appointment, and a registration packet will be mailed. Churubusco Elementary School accepts transfer students.

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May 20 • The Girl Scout Travel Troop will host a free-will donation carwash at Tractor Supply on North Main Street in Columbia City from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event will raise money for a trip to London.

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June 24 • The 2017 Master Gardeners Garden Walk will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and will feature gardens from the Churubusco/Smith Township area. There are seven gardens on the tour.

• The Little Miss Whitley County Pageant will be held at 1 p.m. at the Whitley County 4-H Center, Squawbuck Road, Columbia City.

July 14-20 • The Whitley County 4-H Fair will be held at the Whitley County Fairgrounds in Columbia City.

July 28 • CJ’s Cruzin, hosted by CJ’s Drive In at 502 E. Business 30 in Columbia City, is hosted the fourth Friday every month through September.

The event is held from 5-8 p.m.

August 12 • DeMoney-Grimes Funeral Home will host its annual Walk to Remember at 8 a.m. starting at the funeral home on Countryside Drive, Columbia City.

August 19 • The 3rd Annual Fine Arts Festival in Churubusco will be held from noon-5 p.m. at Churubusco Public Library. Vendor applications are available at buscolibrary.org/artfestival.html.

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