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Sheets crowned state fair dairy steer queen Follows in sister’s footsteps as state ambassador

By Nicole Minier nminier@kpcmedia�com

INDIANAPOLIS — A Whitley County 4-H member was crowned the Indiana State Fair’s Dairy Steer Queen Aug. 4.

Mackie Sheets will spend her reign as queen attending dairy steer open shows and various

county 4-H fairs, acting as ambassador for the Indiana State dairy steer program.

Her reign continues for an entire year, as she will also attend the 2018 Indiana State Fair Dairy Steer competitions, assisting in the show ring and passing out awards.

Sheets is following in

her older sister’s footsteps, as Kaitlyn was crowned the Indiana State Fair Dairy Steer Queen in 2016.

Sheets is the 18-year-old daughter of Jamie and Kara Sheets and Ryan and Jennie Krider of Columbia City. She was a 10-year member of the Whitley

County 4-H program, a 10-year member of the dairy steer club and a 6-year member of the Indiana State Fair dairy steer program.

She will be attending Ball State University in the fall, majoring in elementary education with a minor in family consumer science.

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Benefit raises money for TROY

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WHITLEY COUNTY — A fundraiser benefiting TROY Center School was held at the Joseph Decuis Farm Friday, Aug. 11.

The event featured a silent auction, desert auction, carriage rides and dancing.

In addition to raising money for the non-for-profit organization, the event raised awareness of the school.

“A lot of people in the community don’t even know that we exist, and this year we have a lot of students that are registered,” said Michelle Platz, a teacher at the school.

“Usually, at the beginning of the school year, we’re not at our maximum, but this year we definitely are going to need scholarships to for all these kids that have shown up and have interest in this school.”

The school is starting the year with 42 students, a significant jump from the typical 20.

TROY Center started as an after-school program in 1997 for young people on probation, Judge James Heuer said.

“From 3-6 p.m. or 3-7 p.m., it gave them some life skills lessons and helped tutor them and helped be there for them because we found that kids that were on probation after school

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at the Columbia City United Methodist Church, found herself working at TROY while on maternity leave.

“I’ve always been a teacher, so I started working there and just absolutely fell in love with the kids,” Hedrick said.

“The things they said and did

CHURUBUSCO — The 4th Annual ’Busco Block Party is this Saturday, 4-8 p.m. in the PNC Bank Parking Lot. Indiana Wild will be joining the fun from 4-4:45 p.m. and will bring exotic animals to educate and entertain the crowds. Chris Worth will take the stage from 4:45-8 p.m., playing a wide variety of hits from classics to contemporary and will be sure to please both young and old alike.

This free, all ages event will also feature games, giveaways and a wide variety of vendors and merchants. A variety of food will be showcased at this year’s party including ice cream, brats, hot dogs, barbeque and nachos.

Shroyer’s Variety and K&K Video will again be sponsoring kid’s games and a “Pie in the Face” challenge featuring ’Busco celebrities with all proceeds benefitting the Churubusco Chamber.

Door prizes will also be awarded throughout the evening.

Over the past three years the event has continued to grow with an estimated 1,500 people attending the event last year.

“Chris Worth has been a local favorite and his ability to master songs from Sinatra to today’s hits will leave the crowd happy and entertained.” says Chamber President Miles Wilson.

Attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and the event will be held

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Attendees of TROY Center’s benefit at the Joseph Decuis Farm last week went on carriage rides before the meal.

didn’t get much supervision during those times, and were getting in trouble,” he said.

Over time, the program evolved to include an alternative school for students.

It was initially funded by Whitley County Community Corrections, but became an independent, nonprofit that evolved into the alternative

school it is today.

“I’m very pleased with what they’ve done, to see it start out from three or four kids to what we have now is fantastic,” Heuer said.

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Lifelong educatorKaren Hedrick, who is now director of Children and Family Ministries

7th Circuit allows fired deputy to continue with lawsuit

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CHICAGO — A former Whitley County Sheriff’s Deputy will be able to continue his

lawsuit against Whitley County after a ruling by the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago.

Terrance McKinney,

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29, is suing the county for discrimination after he was terminated from the department in May 2014.

McKinney was hired by the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department in Aug. 2013 as the department’s first african american officer. Former sheriff Mark Hodges terminated McKinney after citing three violations of employment standards.

Last week, the 7th Circuit reversed a decision by the District Court of Northern Indiana that favored the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department.

McKinney says as a deputy, he was treated differently than his white coworkers. He was terminated for improperly using a county-issued gas card and filing wrong work hours, according to court documents.

McKinney claimed some of his coworkers wouldn’t train him, and used inappropriate language around him.

According to records, the 7th Circuit said McKinney provided “substantial documentary and testimonial evidence…” in his case.

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Where are they now? Emily Berning Columbia City High School graduate is newest dentist at Churubusco Family Dentistry

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CHURUBUSCO — At age 3, Emily Berning went to Churubusco Family Dentistry’s Dr. Dionne Hladin for her first teeth cleaning.

On the way out the door, she looked up to her mom and said, “I’m going to be a dentist just like Dr. Hladin.”

That came true on July 5, 2016, when Berning joined Dr. Hladin and Dr. Richard Zollinger as the newest dentist at Churubusco Family Dentistry.

Berning, a 2008 Columbia City High School graduate, has been a patient there her whole life, and now she has patients of her own.

While in high school, Berning decided to pursue her dream further by job shadowing at Churubusco Family Dentistry.

Berning went to Hillsdale College where she studied biology until 2012, while continuing to job shadow at various practices. She went on to Indiana University to study dentistry and spent the summers as a dentist’s assistant in Churubusco.

She graduated last May. “After being away from northeast Indiana for school, I decided this was where I wanted to settle and where I want to be — this is home,” Berning said.

A perfect fit, as Churubusco Family Dentistry was ready to take on another dentist two months after her graduation.

“It was a wonderful thing that this was when they were ready to take on an associate,” Berning said.

She said she chose family dentistry because she knows she will enjoy relationships with local families.

“From meeting children for their first trip to the dentist to seeing them grow, lose teeth and grow their permanent teeth — it’s what drew me to general dentistry,” Berning said.

She said she looks forward to seeing her patients at area events such as the 4-H fair.

Some patients may recognize Berning from when she was a dental assistant as a student, or as a patient herself.

She said she’s enjoyed

meeting new patients, and the practice is accepting more.

She noted that appointments with her would be similar to the two other dentists in the practice.

“Overall our philosophies are similar — we focus on high-quality, personal care,” Berning said.

Berning replaces retired Dr. Russ Gilliom, who had been at the practice for decades.

Berning is the daughter of Donald and Wendy Berning of Columbia City.

Her other interests include her church in Fort Wayne, gardening, baking, playing the piano and singing in her church choir.

“Everyone, from the staff to the doctors, feel like family and that’s really special and neat to begin my career this way,” Berning said.

Churubusco Family Dentistry is located at 230 E. Whitley St. Know someone who would be good for the “Where are they now” feature? Contact Editor Nicole Minier at nminier@ kpcmedia.com.

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Columbia City High School graduate Emily Berning joined Churubusco Family Dentistry in July 2016.

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Churubusco VFW, Wilma’s Health Care and Shambaugh, Kast, Beck, & Williams.

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subjected to department standards that didn’t exist or weren’t communicated to him properly.

Last week’s decision

allows McKinney’s lawsuit to return to the lower court for a jury trial. It is unclear when that trial will be held.

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Whitley County • August 17, 2017

First day of school

Photos of Whitko and Churubusco students submitted via the IN|Whitley County Facebook page. WCCS parents can post photos for next week’s newspaper

Ninth-grader Samantha VanEvery and third-grader Elliot VanEvery pose for a photo before school in Churubusco.

Ethan Pippenger poses for a photo on his first day of first grade at Churubusco Elementary School.

Danielle Dingus, eighth-grader at Whitko Middle School, hides from her mom’s photo on the first day of school.

Bentley Kilgore is a seventh grader at Churubusco Junior High.

Brynn Porter is a seventh grader at Churubusco Junior High.

William Egly poses for a photo for his first day at CES.

Jacob Egly was all smiles for his first day at Churubusco Elementary School.

Rebecca Rapp enjoyed her first day of school as a kindergartner at Churubusco.

Klayton Alvord gets on the bus for his first day of his sophomore year.

Kindergartner Kallie Seibert said she wants to be a doctor when she grows up.

Keira Seibert wants to be a veterinarian when she grows up.

Jason Coe is a first grader at South Whitley Elementary School.

Sianna Bradley, Harley Bradley and Hope Bradley, Whitko Community Schools students, pose for a first-day photo.

Kohen Johnson is a fifth grader at Churubusco Elementary School.

Troy Fitzgerald is a fourth grader at Churubusco Elementary School.

Keea Hyde is a junior and Dakota Hyde is a senior at Whitko High School this year.

Nic Bohde is a third grader at Churubusco Elementary School.

Lex Crampton is in kindergarten at South Whitley Elementary School.

Joe Fitzgerald is in sixth grade at Churubusco Junior High.

Grace Jackson is a third grader at South Whitley Elementary School.

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Churubuso High School Junior Meranda Malott poses for a photo with Brody and Hadley, who are first graders at Churubusco Elementary School.

Attendees of TROY Center’s benefit enjoyed drinks and socialization before the meal began.

TROY from Page 1 were appalling, yet I found myself gravitating toward them. I was able to see as a public school teacher that public education is not for everyone.”

TROY is even making a difference for those not enrolled in the program, as recent intern Jayla Wigent learned last year.

“I got into it because Krista, who is an administrator at TROY, was my small group leader for two years at my church, so me and one of my friends went,” she said.

“She always talked about how she was emotionally invested in these kids and how they had so

many different stories but you could tell that they just wanted love.”

While Wigent was not directly involved in the educational aspects of the school, she was able to develop relationships with the students through their life skills classes.

She also learned something that TROY is trying to help the students understand.

“I learned that you can’t help the cards that you’re dealt, you can’t help what parents you’re born with and their financial situation,” she said. “You can help how you respond to it and how you grow from it.”

Cooper, Chyann and Colton LeFever are all Churubusco Elementary students, in third, second and fourth grades, respectively.

Dan Heath, a local musician, plays music for guests as they arrive at the farm.

WHITLEY COUNTY JAIL BOOKINGS The following people were booked in the Whitley County Jail: • Thomas Willyard, 19, of Columbia City, was arrested Aug. 9 by the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department, charged with resisting law enforcement and reckless driving.

• Travis Lepper, 26, of Columbia City, was arrested Aug. 9 by the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department, charged with invasion of privacy.

• Shanetta Grimm, 35, of Gary, was arrested Aug. 9 by the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department, charged with driving while suspended prior.

• Matthew Terry, 29, of Beech-Grove, was arrested Aug. 9 by the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department, charged with leaving the scene of a property damage crash, OWI controlled substance, criminal mischief and possession of a controlled substance.

• Albert Dawson, 22,

of Detroit, was arrested Aug. 9 by the Columbia City Police Department, charged with visiting a common nuisance.

• Jeremy Poole, 29, of Detroit, was arrested Aug. 9 by the Columbia City Police Department, charged with visiting a common nuisance.

• Denyond Jackson, 26, of Detroit, was arrested Aug. 9 by the Columbia City Police Department, charged with possession of marijuana, OWI controlled substance and maintaining a common nuisance.

• Bradley Sroufe, 33, of Warsaw, was arrested Aug. 10 by the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department, charged with home improvement fraud.

• Elsie Weldy, 47, of Ligonier, was arrested Aug. 10 by the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department, charged with probation violation.

• Brandon Dellinger, 37, of Warsaw, was arrested Aug. 10 by the Columbia City Police Department, charged

with OWI and OWI per se.

• Taylor Long, 20, of Warsaw, was arrested Aug. 11 by the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department, charged with OWI. • Alexander Royer, 21, of Fort Wayne, was arrested Aug. 11 by the Indiana State Police, charged with possession of marijuana.

• John Whitehead, 47, of Columbia City, was arrested Aug. 11 by the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department, charged with battery causing bodily injury.

• Victoria Stytle, 23, of Fort Wayne, was arrested Aug. 11 by the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department, charged with operating while never licensed.

• Trent Fulk, 36, of Fort Wayne, was arrested Aug. 12 by the Indiana State Police, charged with OWI and OWI per se.

• Austin Shaw, 23, of Columbia City, was arrested Aug. 12 by the Whitley County Sheriff’s

Department, charged with his second OWI and OWI per se.

• Miranda Myers, 29, of Churubusco, was arrested Aug. 12 by the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department, charged with possession of methamphetamine, possession of paraphernalia and possession of marijuana.

• Trevor Olney, 20, of Chandler, Ariz., was arrested Aug. 13 by the Indiana State Police, charged with dealing marijuana, possession of marijuana, possession of paraphernalia and OWI controlled substance.

• Cameron Blubaugh, 25, of Andrews, was arrested Aug. 14 by the Columbia City Police Department, charged with resisting law enforcement, maintaining a common nuisance and false informing.

• Kalisha Dixon, 42, of Fort Wayne, was arrested Aug. 14 by the Indiana State Police, charged with OWI controlled substance and possession of marijuana.

Marissa and Madison Lehman pose for a photo before their first day at Churubusco Junior High.

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C&A Tool sold to Minebea Mitsumi

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CHURUBUSCO — Churubusco-based C&A Tool Engineering will be sold to Minebea Mitsumi Inc., parent of New Hampshire Ball Bearings Inc., according to an announcement last week.

In a joint investment with the Development Bank of Japan, the acquiring company will purchase all of C&A’s shares. The deal is expected to close within the next 30 days.

Minebea Mitsumi will own 51 percent, and the bank will own 49 percent.

A spokesman for NHBB said

the company was interested in purchasing C&A Tool because of the business’ overall strength and reputation.

“Key factors included C&A’s advanced manufacturing capabilities, the company’s excellent reputation among its customer base, the strength of its leadership team and the dedication of its employees,” Spokesman Hans Baker said.

Baker said C&A employees and residents of Churubusco should expect C&A to operate as before; however, NHBB will continue with initiatives to help C&A grow its business in the U.S. and around the world.

C&A was founded in 1969 and employs more than 580 people who work at three northeast Indiana facilities that encompass a total of 700,000 square feet of space. Its factory in Auburn is on the southwest corner of Grandstaff Drive and 15th Street.

C&A provides customized products, from design and fabrication through final inspection, for the aerospace, fuel system and industrial markets. It also manufactures surgical implants for spine, knee and hip applications.

The company’s owner is Dick Conrow.

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Representatives from C&A Tool and Minebea Mitsumi Inc. pose for a photo during the announcement last week. From left are Rob Marr, vice president; Sara Conrow, vice president; Richard Conrow, president, CEO and founder of C&A Tool; Dan Lemieux and Todd Rehrer.

OBITUARIES Backpacks from bikers Jackie Fries, office manager at Little Turtle Elementary School, accepts a donation of 24 backpacks filled with school supplies from the “Bikers with Backpacks Benefit Ride,” from the Jingoes motorcycle club. School started Wednesday for Whitley County Consolidated Schools students.

Jan Verellen CHURUBUSCO — Jan Ann Verellen, 63, of Churubusco, passed away Thursday, Aug. 10, 2017, at her residence.

Calling will be 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 18, 2017, at Sheets & Childs Funeral Home in Churubusco. A memorial service will follow at 7 p.m. at the funeral home.

Preferred memorials are to the family in c/o Sheets & Childs Funeral Home.

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does not charge for death notices that include notice of calling hours, date and time of funeral and burial.

An extended obituary, which includes survivors, biographical information and a photo, is available for a charge.

Deadline for funeral homes to place obituaries is 9 a.m. Tuesday. The email address is: obits@kpcmedia. com.

Submitted obituaries must contain the name and phone number of the funeral home.

For information, contact Kathryn Bassett at 260-347-0400, ext. 2526.

Churubusco native serves with the U.S. Navy in Japan Contributed SASEBO, JAPAN – A 2004 Eastside High School graduate and Churubusco native is serving in the U.S. Navy with Commander Fleet Activities Sasebo.

Petty Officer 1st Class Jeffrey Hoffman is a boatswain’s mate serving with the port operations at Commander Fleet Activities Sasebo, operating out of Sasebo, Japan.

A Navy boatswain’s mate is responsible for maintaining the exterior surfaces of the ships, deck handling and equipment, handling cargo and operating small boats.

“I joined the Navy to go out and see the world and serve my country,” said Hoffman.

With more than 50 percent of the world’s

shipping tonnage and a third of the world’s crude oil passing through the region, the U.S. has historic and enduring interests in this part of the world.

“Our alliance is rooted in shared interests and shared values,” said Adm. Harry Harris, U.S. Pacific Command commander.

“It’s not hyperbole to say that the entire world has benefited from the U.S.Japan alliance. While our alliance helped stabilize the region after the second World War, it also enabled the Japanese people to bring about an era of unprecedented economic growth. And for the last six decades, our soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines and coast guardsmen have worked side by side with the Japan Self

Defense Force to protect and advance peace and freedom.”

The Navy’s presence in Sasebo is part of a longstanding commitment to the region.

“U.S. Fleet Activities Sasebo is strategically significant to Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet and Commander, Naval Forces Japan,” said Commander of U.S. Fleet Activities Sasebo Capt. Brad Stallings. “We enable and serve the fleet in order for them to execute their missions.

We can do this because we have top notch sailors, Japanese and American civilian employees, and contractors dedicated to ensuring the fleet gets what they need to be successful.”

Fleet Activities Sasebo Sailors define excellence

Hoffman

in shore installation management through their proactive leadership and seamless command integration.

“Back at home, I learned hard work and integrity

from my mom and dad who both serve in the military,” said Hoffman.

“When I look back on my accomplishments it gives me great pride to see what I received so far in the Navy.”

Sailors serving abroad in Sasebo, Japan are highly motivated and CONTRIBUTED quickly adapt to changing conditions.

“Serving in the Navy means that I am doing great things with my life and I continue to do so, it allowed to get out of my small county and see the

world,” said Hoffman.

Formally established in June 1946, U.S. Fleet Activities Sasebo has provided support for the U.S. Seventh Fleet area of responsibility since the Korean War. Today, including the forward-deployed ships, Fleet Activities Sasebo is home to more than 25 commands, and more than 5,900 military members and their families as part of the Forward-Deployed Naval Forces.

“The U.S.-Japan alliance remains the cornerstone for peace and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region,” said Harris.

Article provided by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Theodore Quintana, Navy Office of Community Outreach.

Janelle n’ Jonze to perform at S. Whitley Fourth Friday concert Staff reports

SOUTH WHITLEY — Fans of music from the 1950s and 1960s will want to mark their calendars for South Whitley Community Public Library’s Fourth Friday concert set for 7 p.m. Aug. 25.

Janelle n’ Jonze will take the stage at the town park gazebo to perform the hits of Buddy Holly, Johnny Cash, Elvis

Presley, Fats Domino, Linda Ronstadt and more.

Made possible in part by a grant from the Community Foundation of Whitley County, the concerts are free and open to the public. Attendees should bring a blanket or lawn chair.

In the event of rain, the concert will be moved to the library.

Guests will also be able to enjoy free root beer floats

during the concert.

Janelle n’ Jonze are soloists who have combined their talents in the duet known and Janelle n’ Jonze. Janelle Taylor has a performance background and graduated from Huntington University.

She plays piano and guitar as well as sings. Henry Phillips, known as Shade Jonze, is a singer, songwriter and

musician. Each has toured the Midwest as a solo act or as part of other groups. They will combine their talents for a concert that recalls the early days of rock and roll.

This is the last Fourth Friday concert of the summer.

Music will return to the library when it hosts its annual Carols by the Fire holiday concerts after Thanksgiving.

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OPINION

YOUR VIEW

IN|Whitley County posed the following question on Facebook: It’s almost time to go back to school… do you think summer break was long enough?

Here were your responses: Amy Pequignot-Blank: No! They shouldn’t back until after Labor Day! Audrey Allyse Frankart: Yes and no lol… My kids are ready for school tho.

Emily Hyser: For traditional public school, no. But I do like the idea of schooling year round with more interspersed breaks throughout the year.

Trisha Poling: 12 week this year. How much more time off is needed?

Tanya Adams: not in the least! We push our children way too hard anymore, we don’t allow them enough time to be children. The pressure we put on our youth is agonizing, and we wonder why we have so many children on anti-anxiety and depression medications. Let them be children, they can learn a lot of common sense lessons, problem solving, and simple life lessons they can carry for a life time just in their play and being with other people doing things that are just “fun” without the pressure. They learn without even knowing they are being taught, they think they are just having fun. LET THEM BE KIDS! Melanie Bowers Dahms: What happened to summer break being Memorial Day through Labor Day? That is how long my summer breaks were while in elementary school and junior high.

Sheila Henry: There is so much more fun to be had in August and September. I’d take those months over June.

Valerie Friend: And don’t forget the State Fair is in August, so kids will have to be pulled out for that!

Angela Bills Miller: No!!! I wish they didn’t go back until after Labor day… But I also wish we had a balanced calendar…and we don’t.

Josh Poling: Yes too long!

Jennifer Woodruff Brower: Never but that’s because we love our summer schedule and adventures. Suppose it is back to reality time.

Karen Western Heavens: No. August is summer time.

No school should start before Labor Day.

More research on CAFOs needed Dear Editor, I write here some thoughts concerning the proposed chicken CAFO on County Road 500 North and 250 West in Whitley County. My first thought is that our family has resided here about one mile from this proposed CAFO for 32-plus years. It is a wonderful area with many lakes, ponds and farms. We all know how fragile nature is — how interdependent the ecosystem. Goose Lake is less than one mile downhill from this proposed CAFO site. One 60-by-600-foot barn of 40,000 chickens would be pushing it in this area — but four?

Second thought — I find it strange especially in today’s atmosphere, that there is so little regulation on these CAFOs. That only neighbors whose land touches the land of the proposed CAFO are required to be notified; when everyone within two or more miles will be affected. We are affected when our property value goes down, our air and water quality are threatened, we are inundated with flies and other aspects yet to be known.

Is this justice that one neighbor should be able to engage themselves in something that has the potential to negatively affect everyone around them with so little recourse?

Third thought — this new way of “farming” (animal husbandry) is hardly that at all, let’s call it what it is — an animal factory. Hardly farming or agricultural.

In states where this is exploding, admittedly taken by surprise, North Carolina, a lot of negative repercussions are surfacing.

Is it too much to ask that these CAFOs be more thoroughly researched and regulated before too many are allowed to open and it is too late to prevent some of these undesirable and possibly irreversible situations? I think the burden of proof logically should be on those who wish to operate these CAFOs; prove to your wellmeaning, concerned neighbors that such huge quantities of animals confined in such close quarters without sunshine, grass, fresh air, etc. that grows truly healthy meat for consumption, that the land, water and air that we have enjoyed and been gentle to, will not be jeopardized.

Mr. and Mrs. Shawn M. Slocum Columbia City

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Football brings the community together

We hope you are as excited as we are for Friday night’s football game.

The local high schools of our county tie our community together.

There is nothing like gathering with neighbors and friends and cheering on the home team.

But what makes games even better is having a friendly rivalry with another local team. This works even on the national level. Think the Cubs and the White Sox. In Whitley County, we have three high schools with three football teams.

Having these local teams

play each other at least once a year simply makes sense.

This is why we are so excited for Friday. Churubusco and Whitko high schools will play each other in the season opener.

This is a great chance for the community to come out and cheer, reconnect with friends from across the county and enjoy some quality time outside.

Then, the following week, Whitko will play Columbia City. This is another golden opportunity for the community to support its high schools and young athletes.

A football game is

Our view

just that, a game. But the symbolism it holds as a gathering place in the community is what makes having local teams play each other so important.

We want those in attendance to hit up the local restaurants after the game to talk about best plays and the final score. We hope that the games are so legendary that everyone

is talking about it over brunch the next morning at a local café.

Look, having local teams play each may not be the most monumental thing that happens in the community this year, but we are happy that people put in the effort to make sure these games get scheduled because they will bring the residents together and help boost the community’s sense of identity.

Identity is important.

Identity is what keeps residents in the community. Identity is what makes us proud to call Whitley County home.

Epic brinksmanship with Trump’s fire and fury On Aug. 6, 1945, President Harry S Truman, a mostly unknown political figure, commander in chief for just less than five months, and widely seen as a novice, made a stunning announcement: “Sixteen hours ago an American airplane dropped one bomb on Hiroshima, an important Japanese Army base. We shall destroy their docks, their factories, and their communications. Let there be no mistake; we shall completely destroy Japan’s power to make war.”

Last Tuesday, President Trump, widely seen as a novice on all things military and diplomatic, reacted to a report that North Korea had attained a miniaturized nuclear warhead with arms folded and clenched to his torso, saying, “North Korea best not make any more threats to the United States. They will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen.”

It was a chilling moment, underscoring comments U.S. Sens. Joe Donnelly and Todd Young made to me earlier this summer that Americans need to wrap their heads around the notion that we may be at war – nuclear war – in a matter of months. Perhaps it’s just weeks or days now.

Trump and Kim Jong Un are now locked in a

duel of belicosity, neither providing the other much space to back down and save face. Kim responded

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to Trump with a threat to bomb Guam. It had TV producers seeking B-roll of MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough recounting a Trump conversation with foreign policy experts in 2016: “Three times [Trump] asked about the use of nuclear weapons. Three times he asked … if we had them, why can’t we use them?”

Scarborough asked former National Security Agency Director Michael Hayden a hypothetical question: How quickly could nuclear weapons be deployed if a president were to give approval?

“It’s scenario dependent, but the system is designed for speed and decisiveness. It’s not designed to debate the decision,” Hayden said.

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, himself a novice

in diplomacy, tried to reassure a jittery world: “What the president is doing is sending a strong message to North Korea in language that Kim Jong Un would understand.

So the American people should sleep well at night.”

Defense Sec. Jim Mattis added, “It must be noted that the combined allied militaries now possess the most precise, rehearsed and robust defense capabilities on Earth. The DPRK regime’s actions will continue to be grossly overmatched by ours and would lose any arms race or conflict it initiates.”

But, Mattis acknowledges, the cost of lives would be “horrific.”

We learned in 2016 when Trump’s temperament issues were raised that there is no check and balance if a president orders a nuclear strike.

The BBC reported that a military aide carries the “nuclear football.” Inside the satchel is a digital hardware device 3 x 5 inches called “the biscuit.”

The reported continued: “Donald Trump will … have sole authority to order an action that could result in the deaths of millions of people in under an hour. The question on a lot of people’s minds right now is, given his thin skin and impulsive temperament, what are the safeguards, if any,

to prevent an impetuous decision by one man with catastrophic consequences?”

Mark Fitzpatrick, a nuclear non-proliferation expert at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, told the BBC, “There are no checks and balances on the president’s authority to launch a nuclear strike.”

Once the decision is made, it would be Sec. Mattis tasked with carrying it out. Fitzpatrick notes, “The idea of a rogue president taking such a monumental decision on his own is unrealistic. He gives the order and the secretary of defense is constitutionally obliged to carry it out.

The secretary of defense could, in theory, refuse to obey the order if he had reason to doubt the president’s sanity, but this would constitute mutiny and the president can then fire him and assign the task to the deputy secretary of defense.”

Whew.

The questions quickly percolated up Tuesday.

Was Trump speaking off the cuff, or were his words vetted? Was he simply ratcheting up the pressure on Chinese President Xi? Or, as he’s done in office and on the campaign, was he winging it?

Jeffrey Lewis, a nuclear See HOWEY, Page 7

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Drum and bugle corps stop in ’Busco

By Tyler Roebuck troebuck@kpcmedia.com

CHURUBUSCO — The Louisiana Stars drum and bugle corps, an official member of Drum Corps International, stopped in Churubusco on Aug. 3 on their way to Sheffield, Penn.

The Stars consist of 127 members between the ages of 13-22, with 65 brass players, 21 color guard, 30 percussionists and four drum majors.

Trevor Simon, an 18-year-old corpsman from Mourice, La., had never heard of drum corps before signing up.

“I didn’t even know what Drum Corps was until my friend pushed me to audition for Stars the first year,” he said.

“She was my section leader in high school, and she said, ‘Man, you’re going to love it.’

I had never even seen a drum corps show, and then I came out and started performing, then on the road I saw my first drum corps and was like, ‘Woah, this is something I’d like to do.’”

Simon most enjoys the opportunity DCI offers to

improve himself.

“My favorite part of being in Drum Corps is probably ending the day feeling like I got better,” he said. “Whether it was my mentality, whether I know how to get through everyday life better, or I feel stronger and can maybe last another five years in life because I did a five-minute plank during stretches this morning.”

Nicholas Gros, a 22-year-old tuba player for the corps from Thibodaux, La., enjoys the way the show comes together.

“It’s a big teambuilding experience and it helps with not just playing your instrument, but making something that was never there happen all of the sudden,” he said. “Three months ago, we had nothing, and all of the sudden it’s a big show with music and it’s really fun.”

Eight states are represented in the Lafayette based group, director Neil Simon said: Louisiana, Michigan, Texas, Alabama, Florida, Oklahoma, Oregon and North

PHOTOS BY TYLER ROEBUCK

Members of the Louisiana Stars drum and bugle corps practice at the Churubusco Jr./Sr. High School football field.

Carolina.

DCI is an organization based in North America that sanctions 47 corps in two different competitive classes, World Class and Open Class.

According to the DCI website: “World Class corps generally have older, more experienced students and tend to achieve levels of excellence commensurate with the experience and skill levels of the students and their instructional staff.

Open class corps tend to be smaller groups, often populated by younger

students.”

DCI has participants from more than 15 countries around the world, and more than 5,000 members participate annually. A network of more than 14 million fans worldwide digitally watch performances, and their world championship events draw in 60,000 people annually.

And indeed, these crowds are Gros’ favorite part.

“Whenever you hear a crowd cheer, it’s really fun,” he said. “There’s no other feeling like it.”

Nicholas Gros poses with his tuba shortly before beginning rehearsal. Gros is from Thibodaux, La.

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Apply for Lilly Endowment scholarship Staff reports

COLUMBIA CITY — The Community Foundation of Whitley County is offering the opportunity for Whitley County High School seniors to apply for the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship.

The Community Foundation is honored to once again participate in the

LECS program funded by the Lilly Endowment, which will provide a deserving student from the community with the opportunity to attend four years of college tuition-free.

The 2018 Lilly Community Scholarship will provide full tuition, required fees and an annual stipend of up to

$900 for required books and equipment for four years of full-time undergraduate study leading to a baccalaureate degree at an accredited college or university in Indiana.

Graduating seniors who are residents of Whitley County are encouraged to apply.

The deadline for submission is Friday Sept. 22.

Applications can be found on the Foundation’s website at cfwhitley.org.

Created by Lilly Endowment to help raise Indiana’s level of educational attainment, the program was first introduced in 1998.

Since that time, 36 Whitley County students have received the prestigious award. The Community

Foundation of Whitley County’s Scholarship Committee will nominate one student to receive the scholarship this spring. The Community Foundation administers the program locally in coordination with Independent Colleges of Indiana. All applicants must have graduated by the end of June 2018 with

a diploma from an accredited Indiana high school and have been accepted to pursue a full-time baccalaureate course of study in the fall of 2018 at an accredited public or private college or university in Indiana. Questions should be directed to Chelsey Barrell, communications coordinator at 244-5224.

What you need to know about tar spots on maple leaves Many homeowners love maple tatum are sometimes called trees because they are some of speckled tar spots. the best shade trees for the home To get a more concrete landscape. Maples produce seeds idea of what these spots that fall like tiny helicopters from look like, they are typically the tree. As loved as these trees about the size of a dime or are, people become alarmed when larger, and jet black. The the leaves on these maple trees speckled tar spot cluster have large black spots that look is about the same size, but like they’ve been splattered with JOHN E. with tiny jet black spots tar. within the cluster. Spots WOODMANSEE may grow and eventually This is one disease I see more or less of depending on the coalesce to yield a larger weather we’ve had for the year. black mass up to 1.5 inches This year, like last year, I’ve seen in diameter. The fungus a lot of the disease. It is aptly may also attack the seeds of named, “tar spot.” maple.

“Every summer we get quesMost of our maples in tions about black spots on maple this area are susceptible, including leaves that look like tar,” said Purdue sugar, red, Norway and silver maples.

University Sr. Plant Disease DiagnosMany of the homeowners I have tician Gail Ruhl. “These spots are not interacted with are simply alarmed at actually ‘tar’ on maple, but are rather a the striking appearance of the large, fungal disease known as tar spot.” black spots on their maple leaves, and In a recent posting from Purdue they wonder if the disease will kill Plant and Pest Diagnostic Laboratheir trees. Ruhl said that although tory (ag.purdue.edu/btny/ppdl), Ruhl tar spot disease may cause premature said tar spots on maples are caused defoliation, seldom are they detriby fungi in the genus Rhytisma. The mental to the overall health of infected most common species are Rhytisma trees. acerinum and R. punctatum. SympAt this point in the year, through toms first appear in late spring or early photosynthesis, the leaves have nearly summer as infected leaves develop completed their annual job of manulight green or yellow-green spots. facturing carbohydrates for the tree During mid to late summer, black for maintenance and growth. That is tar-like raised structures are formed why many late-season leaf spots, like on the upper surface of leaves within tar spot, are usually inconsequential to the yellow spots. R. acerinum causes overall tree health. larger spots that are 0.5 to 2 cm in Homeowners can best manage tar diameter; R. punctatum causes many spot diseases by raking and destroying small punctate (minute spots or dots) fallen leaves, since the fungi overspots that are smaller (about 1 mm winter on leaves, and may serve as a in diameter). These small spots are source of reinfection next year. typically clustered in an area about — John Woodmansee is an extenthe size of the larger solid spot of R. sion educator in Noble and Whitley acerinum. Spots caused by R. punccounties.

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’Busco FFA wins national competition Staff reports

EATONTON, Ga. — Churubusco FFA recently represented Indiana FFA in the National Wildlife Habitat Contest after qualifying by winning the state competition in May. The contest was held at the Rock Eagle 4-H Center near Eatonton, Ga., July 30-Aug. 2.

The team of Bethany Parish, Ashley Uecker, Blaire Foote and Tori Bradfield placed first in the national competition, edging out last year’s contest winner, West Virginia.

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Six-year-old Andrew Lambert’s farm started as a sunflower seed and a project from his kindergarten teacher.

“We are going to have a farm festival,” Lambert declared after growing an abundance of vegetables in his garden.

Farm Festival

Columbia City boy grows, maintains vegetable garden after he gets instructions from teacher Contributed

COLUMBIA CITY — It all started with a white Styrofoam cup, some dirt and a sunflower seed.

Andrew Lambert, a 6-year-old from Columbia City, brought home the school project with instructions from his kindergarten teacher to give the seed plenty of water, put it in a sunny place and watch it grow.

Andrew decided to put his “sunflower” in the window seat. First thing every morning, he would

check on his project. He watered it and sure enough it grew… and grew and grew. He built a brace out of Popsicle sticks to hold it up.

Once the weather changed. Andrew’s sunflower was ready to go outside. He said, “Daddy, I think we need to make a garden.”

Together they picked out the perfect spot - not before they traveled the whole backyard. Andrew got busy and planted his sunflower, brace and all.

Then as young boys sometimes do, ideas began to flourish. Andrew told his Mom and Dad he needed more things to plant.

“Some tomatoes, pumpkins, zucchini and we have to have corn,” he said.

Once everything was planted, he stood back and announced: “We are going to have a farm festival.

Everyone is invited. They can come and get their vegetables, but they can only have two ears of corn, so we will have enough.”

Andrew tended to his

garden daily - making sure it was watered, growing and there were no weeds.

Weeds were not allowed.

Every day, Andrew would check his farm festival. When it rained, he would call his Mema to let her know it was raining, and watering his farm festival and her flower garden.

Recently, while visiting a relative’s home, Andrew spotted not one, but two gardens in their backyard.

The husband proudly showed Andrew his vege-

table garden.

Once back in the house, Andrew whispered to his Mom, “He has two gardens, but he only showed me one.”

It wasn’t long before two generations were enjoying both gardens.

Andrew’s farm festival began because one wonderful teacher planted a seed, and sent her students home with a white Styrofoam cup, some dirt and a sunflower seed.

First grader Andrew can’t wait for what will

happen this school year, and neither can his family and his neighbors - because everyone has enjoyed his farm festival - especially Andrew.

Andrew is the son of Ericka and Greg Lambert and will attend Little Turtle Elementary School. His kindergarten teacher was Heather Shively.

Have an interesting story about your child or grandchild? We want to hear it. Contact Editor Nicole Minier at nminier@ kpcmedia.com.

1996 Whitko alumnus gives advice to 2017 freshman class Contributed

PIERCETON — He keeps his newly built shed warm, he says, because it helps keep the honey flowing.

Travis Trump cautions that if the bees buzz louder, they are giving off a warning. If that buzzing sound continues to grow even louder, it’s his signal to move away from the hive so as not to agitate the bees too much.

Beekeeping, also known as apiary, is a favorite pastime that Trump says he has been afforded because of his hard work put in during his youth at Whitko High School.

Travis Trump is a father, a husband, a landowner, an employee and a college graduate who has obtained his master’s degree. He recently reflected upon his memories as a Whitko High School graduate from

the class of 1996.

“When you meet at get-togethers or parties, people will ask you what you do,” Trump said, “and to me, I think as I’ve aged, it’s more important who you are, not just what you do.”

The theme he re-enforced as he shared his high school memories with incoming freshmen is that students are capable of more than they realized.

“I really think there’s something important, and something that’s rewarded in our society for people who are willing to step outside their comfort zone,” he said.

As an human resources professional, Trump said everyday he sees people who strive to do more than “just enough,” and that those who decide they are See WHITKO, Page 11

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PHOTOS BY NICOLE MINIER

Hunter Reed charges to the end zone for a touchdown during the Wildcats’ scrimmage against Prairie Heights.

Gabe Gaff gives the runner a solid block during Whitko’s scrimmage last week.

Columbia City’s Connor Davis was tripped up while making a move with the ball.

WHITKO from Page 10 going to take the initiative are rewarded for stepping out. For those who try to better themselves by learning a skill that doesn’t necessarily come natural to them, it makes “a big difference in their career,” he said.

To the incoming freshmen, 21 years after his own graduation, Trump’s advice was clear: “If you’ve really invested from the very beginning of high school, and you’ve taken the time, and you’ve put in the effort, it’s going to open up so many opportu-

Eric Cheng eyes a ball in Columbia City’s boys soccer scrimmage against East Noble Saturday morning.

nities for you— whether you enter a college or university or whether you enter a trade school. There are going to be so many more opportunities for you if you invest in your education, you work on your study habits, you work on your professionalism and doing things right, and no matter how much it takes that you do those things properly.”

If hind-sight is 20/20, for Trump the imagery was clear for the incoming freshman class at Whitko.

“Down the road, it’s

Columbia City’s Katie Hoag putts the ball while Churubusco’s player looks on.

Columbia City’s Leonie Trabert chips the ball onto the green.

Colin Wood moves the ball down field during Columbia City’s boys soccer scrimmage against East Noble last Saturday.

Goalkeeper Logan Bachelder punts the ball away from the Columbia City goal.

probably going to be your education that’s going to take you farther in your career than anything else you do,” he said.

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Columbia City girls golf outperforms Churubusco

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COLUMBIA CITY – The Columbia City girls golf team won its first home game 183-213 against Churubusco on Friday at Eagle Glen.

Katie Hoag and Leah Bechtold shared the top spot for the second consecutive time with 41s. Katie Hoeppner followed with 50. Leonie Trabert shot a 51 and Kelly Fei had a 52.

Emily Smith and Sarah Peterson shot 53s and Lindsay Hoskins was just behind with a 56.

Churubusco Jada Kirkapatrick led the team with 51.

“It was a great home opener and to shoot another season low for the second consecutive match is fantastic. Katie Hoag and Leah Bechtold were co-medalist for the second straight match performing very well. Top to bottom our lineup was solid, as all their averages went down so that was great to see,” said head coach Andrew Thompson. “We did what we had to do at Eagle Glen,

and that’s keeping the ball in play. We only had one player get a penalty in our lineup and when you can do that your team score will show it. We have opportunities on every hole for penalties on our course so what an effort, we couldn’t have asked for a better home opener than we had.”

and they handled it well after already playing three matches earlier in the week, so it was a great effort.”

Columbia City 196, DeKalb 173

Columbia City 187, North Side 276

FORT WAYNE – Columbia City’s girls golf team defeated North Side 187-276 last week at McMillen Park.

Katie Hoag and Leah Bechtold shared the top spot with 43s. Katie Hoeppner and Lindsey Hoskins followed with 50s. Leonie Trabert shot a 51. Kellie Frei and Emilee Smith shot 52s.

Sarah Peterson posted a 59.

North Side’s top golfer, Genevieve Lian, shot a 56.

“We played really well tonight and had a couple nice rounds out of Hoag and Bechtold with 43s to share medalists’ honors,” said head coach Andrew Thompson. “It was a confidence booster for our

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Columbia City’s Katie Hoag takes off her glove, preparing to walk to the next hole at Eagle Glen.

players on a different type of course with less trouble than we normally play. We’re looking forward to our home opener with Churubusco and will see how we do in our first match at Eagle Glen.”

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SYRACUSE – The Columbia City girls golf team placed fourth out of 12 teams on Saturday at the Wawasee Invite at South Shore Golf Course.

The Lady Eagles shot 402 as a team, while first place

Northridge had 371. Bechtold led Columbia City with 97, while Hoag followed with 98. Hoeppner had 103, Trabert was just behind with 104 and Frei scored 117.

Bechtold’s score got 12th place and Hoag received 13th.

“We had a good showing for sure, finishing fourth and getting Wawasee by a shot after they got us in the season opener was good, so we’re happy with that,” said Thompson. “We had four players playing their first 18-hole varsity invitational

COLUMBIA CITY – The Columbia City girls golf team fell to DeKalb 173-196 Monday at Eagle Glen.

Katie Hoag led the Eagles with 41, and Leah Bechtold followed with 47.

Katie Hoeppner and Emilee Smith both scored 52.

Kellie Frei shot a 56.

DeKalb’s Lexy Stuckey led both teams, just edging Hoag with a 40. Hoag tallied two birdies.

“We held in against a good DeKalb team and played some decent golf at times, but we also had our struggles and our score showed that,” said head coach Andrew Thompson.

“We just need to work on some short games when we get some practice time.

Katie Hoag had another great round tonight and she has had quite a start to her season, only touching 50 once.”

Columbia City 212, Manchester 188

NORTH MANCHESTER – The Columbia City girls golf team fell to Manchester 188, 212 last week at Sycamore Golf Club.

Hoag led the Lady Eagles for the second time this young season with 47, while Bechtold followed with 52. Hoeppner shot a 55 and Trabert with 58.

Frei and Hoskins both shot a 64. Smith shot a 68, while Peterson trailed behind with a 74.

Machester’s Sam Kissel led both teams with 42.

“We had a rough night overall, throughout most of our lineup against a good Manchester team that won a sectional last season,” said Thompson. “We made some headway in our last match against Northrop, but for whatever reason we struggled tonight. Katie Hoag had her third straight match in the 40s and it’s great to see her off to a good start in her freshman season.”

Sade resigns as ’Busco athletic director Lady Eagles win soccer season opener KPC NEWS SERVICE

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NORTH MANCHESTER – The Columbia City girls’ soccer team was victorious in its first game of the season, beating Manchester 1-0 on Monday.

The Lady Eagles netted the game’s only score when Skye Roberts sent a crisp

pass to Grace Cotter, who finished the play.

“The upper seven of the formation will have to start finishing if we are going to be successful this year,” said Head Coach Mike Cotter.” Columbia City had 32 shots on goal. Keeper Hannah Behm had four saves in her first shutout of the season.

CHURUBUSCO — Paul Sade announced on Friday morning that he will resign as athletic director at Churubusco Junior-Senior High School.

Sade will remain Churubusco High’s head football coach and is returning to an old teaching position.

He said he will remain in the athletic director position until Sept. 8 unless his replacement is found sooner.

“This is my decision.

I have been in athletic administration as the AD, Assistant, or interim for nine years now. And to be honest — I am flat tired of it,” Sade said in a statement released to area media Friday morning.“Looking forward to focusing on football and teaching.”

Sade will begin his fifth season as the Eagle head football coach this coming Friday when the team

hosts Whitko for a 7 p.m. opening kickoff.

Sade is 29-15 leading Churubusco with four sectional victories after previously serving as an assistant coach for strong Eagle teams led by Lee Etzler. Sade led ‘Busco to a sectional runner-up finish in Class 2A last season and runner-up finishes to Eastside in the Northeast Corner Conference Small School division the past three seasons.

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Columbia City girls golf at Huntington 4:30 p.m Whitko cross country at Rochester 5 p.m.

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The 2017 Columbia City football team travels to Warsaw for its season opener 7 p.m. on Friday.

Columbia City football has CC opens season against Warsaw no shortage of seniors

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COLUMBIA CITY – The Columbia City football team is hoping to make a big turnaround from last year’s 3-7 finish.

They may have the experience to do just that. The Eagles have 13 seniors on their varsity roster.

“This is the largest group of seniors we’ve had since I’ve been coach here,” said head coach Brett Fox. “It’s been awesome to see those guys around each other and interact. This is my first class that’s been here all four years. We’ll have quite a bit of seniors starting this season. We have a couple competing to fill those positions, but a lot of them will get some good playing time.”

The Eagles will rely on their captains to lead the experienced group. Defensive backs Austin Bolt and Ethan Christen, as well as linebacker Bronson Ball and safety Jacob Bolt were selected as captains by a team vote. Both Bolt and Christen made second team all-conference last season.

“I’m really looking forward to defense this season,” said Christen.

Christen isn’t the only captain that sees the team making great strides.

“I’m just looking forward to playing out there,” said Bolt. “We have a lot of

The Columbia City football team practices special teams leading up to the kick off of the 2017 season.

seniors, and I expect us to have a much better season and improve.”

There is no secret what the Eagles want to do this season. They want to win more games than they did last season.

“We want to have a winning record,” Fox said.

“We also want to compete far into the playoffs and

COLUMBIA CITY – The Columbia City football team will open the season against a school much larger than its own.

The Eagles will travel to Warsaw, which has more than 2,000 students, and has 116 players spread among its three teams.

“Warsaw is a large school with good numbers,” said head coach Brett Fox. “They are playing mostly upperclassmen and experienced players. Warsaw also is able to put a lot of different athletes on the

field. They are both an aggressive and physical team.”

Fox and his coaching staff saw how much Warsaw’s numbers can pay off when they watched the team’s game film this week.

“Their quarterback is athletic and fast, which is a dangerous combination,” Fox said. “You put that together with a running back with speed and power and it makes the option game very difficult to defend. With those two, you are picking your poison. Tag that together

still be playing football into November. And most importantly have solid kids on the field and in the classroom.”

Many teams may write off Columbia City as an easy win, but that may work as an advantage to the Eagles.

“I think we’re being underestimated this year,” said Christen. “We’re going

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It may be easy to focus on what Warsaw brings to the table, but the Eagles are focusing on themselves and their game during practices this week.

“We are working on our fundamentals,” said Fox. “We are talking about doing the ordinary things better each day. We have to control the controllable factors and learn how to work efficiently and effectively together.”

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The 2017 Whitko football team will travel to Churubusco 7 p.m. on Friday. The two programs have not met in the regular season since 1976.

Whitko football will be different than years past

By Justin Hunter jhunter@kpcmedia.com

SOUTH WHITLEY – Jeff Sprunger had a successful first season as head coach last year and he’s hoping for another

good season despite a young team.

The Wildcats went 7-3, before falling to Churubusco in round two of sectionals.

The 2017 Wildcat foot-

ball team may look a lot different than last with only six returning seniors.

Sprunger thinks it may be for the better in the long run.

“We are really young.

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A lot of people see it as a negative, but I see it being one of our biggest strengths,” said Sprunger.

“Our kids are hungry, ready to prove themselves.

I’d say 20 of our 22 spots are open, so they’re competing to take them during practice. It makes it fun and interesting.

There is a lot of buzz when the team is together, great energy.”

Twenty of the 22 spots may not be set in stone, but a pair of Wildcats won’t have to worry about getting on the field.

“Matt Smith is our veteran offensive lineman, he’s been leading the younger guys through his experience. We’re hoping Kaleb Busz becomes a leader on the defensive side of the ball. He’s had some varsity experience at safety,” said Sprunger.

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Whitko’s football team hosted Prairie Heights last Friday for a scrimmage. The Wildcats travel to Churubusco this Friday for opening night.

The youth on the Wildcats may not be the biggest difference fans may notice on the gridiron. Their style of play may be the major difference.

“This might not be the typical Wildcat team

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“We lost a lot of speed, so we’ll have to put the ball in the air. We have a quarterback that can sling it, and hopefully we can shock some people with it.”

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’Busco football will rely on leadership

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Running back Joey Emenhiser busts through the line for a touchdown at Friday’s scrimmage against Heritage.

CHURUBUSCO – Churubusco football will have to rely on young talent for it to have a successful season.

“This season will be interesting, because we’re so young,” said head coach Paul Sade. “We graduated a really good group of kids. We’re still trying to figure some things out, but I like the way they’re competing in practice. I like how the young players

have taken on new positions, and how willing they are to try new things for the better of the team.”

Churubusco only has six returning starters from last season.

“Garrett Horn carried the ball for us a lot last season. Linebacker Mason Anderson, linebacker Austin Lehman, quarterback Tom Richards, defensive back Trevor Holloway and lineman Brayden Simmons are all guys that are back for

us. They picked up that leadership role during the offseason. I think they’ve done a good job of leading the young guys,” Sade said.

The Eagles may not look like the same team week one to the end of the season. Sade believes HE’that can only help his

team.

“Our goal is to get better every week,” said Sade.

“I know that sounds cliché, but with a young team, we need to see that.

Hopefully we’re winning football games as we improve. We want to be playing our best football come playoffs.”

First time since ’76, Whitko, ’Busco square off in opener Local teams back on each other’s schedules

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CHURUBUSCO – The Churubusco football team has not played Whitko in a regular season match since 1976.

That will all change when Churubusco hosts Whitko to open the season 7 p.m. this Friday.

Only 21.5 miles separate Churubusco and Whitko High School. The Eagles and Wildcats have only met a handful of times in the last few decades, despite the distance.

“There really is no reason we haven’t played each other. We’re in different conferences, so it’s just a matter of not having any more room to add them,” said head coach Paul Sade.

Churubusco will have its hands full this Friday.

Whitko will bring Hunter Reed, a running back who ran more than 1,000 yards

last season.

“Their feature back Hunter Reed is one of the best football players we will face all year,” said Churubusco Head Coach Paul Sade. “To have a chance for success we need to play with great pad level on offense and contain Hunter Reed on defense.”

Both teams bring a lot of youth into the opening week.

“Like us, they have graduated a lot of talent,” he said.

“They are young and have some inexperience at some key positions. It is difficult to see a team’s full potential on scrimmage film, because everyone approaches the scrimmage differently. We know Whitko is always coached well and plays physical football. The challenge is to see if we can hang with them physically.”

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Beucler resigns from coaching KPC News Service CHURUBUSCO — Dustin Beucler announced in a message on Twitter Saturday morning that he has resigned as the girls basketball coach at Churubusco High School.

Beucler resigned after four seasons at the helm to further pursue his education. He told his players

of his decision Saturday morning.

“I have always stressed to the girls to give 100 (percent) in all that they do and in order to do that, sometimes they would need to make sacrifices,” Beucler said in a statement on his Twitter, @CoachBeucler.

“Knowing that, and with going back to school to

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“I don’t know if I will ever coach again, and if I don’t, I know that I can live with them being my last team. The years I spent

coaching and growing with them as a person are times I will always cherish. They will always be ‘my daughters’ and I will always want what is best for them.”

Beucler compiled a 36-56 record in his four seasons and led the Eagles to Class 2A sectional tournament game victories in 2014 and 2015.

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Bailey Wright led the team with a 49, while Erin Starkweather and WAWASEE – Whitko’s girls golf Kayce Sims followed with a 61. team placed 10th out of 12 teams Makayla Compton wasn’t far behind Saturday at the Wawasee Invite at Whitko 234, Maconaquah 189 with a 63. Sims improved greatly South Shore Golf Course.

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Whitley County • August 17, 2017

Community Calendar Master Gardeners. Attendees will learn about herb culture, how they grow, how to harvest them, how to preserve them, their flavors and how to enhance the flavor of your favorite dishes with herbs. The event runs 10 a.m.-noon. There will be tea with herbal food to sample, and desserts will be served.

There will be limited seating. RSVP with Quiet Corner at 693-2202. Free-will donations will be accepted.

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

• The Peabody Public Library hosts a tabletop games extravaganza from 9:15 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.

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• A solar eclipse party will be held at the South Whitley Community Public Library beginning at 12:30 p.m. to watch the eclipse and enjoy snacks.

• FUND Day Monday will be held at East of Chicago Pizza in Churubusco to raise money for Relay for Life of Whitley County. The restaurant, located at 8475 E. U.S. 33, will donate 10 percent of the day’s profit to Relay for Life. For more information about Relay for Life, visit relayforlife.org/whitleycountyin.

Aug. 22

• A book discussion over “America’s First Daughter” by Laura Kamoie and Stephanie Dray will be held at New China at noon.

Aug. 23

• A Women’s Lunch hosted by the Whitley County Chamber of Commerce will be held at Parkview Whitley Hospital. Dr. Svetlana Hagan will provide a free presentation on stress and related anxiety and their impact on personal and family help. The free event includes lunch, but requires an RSVP to (260) 248-8131 or office@ whitleychamber.com by Aug. 16.

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• The Whitley County Chamber of Commerce will host its annual golf outing at Eagle Glen Golf Course at 11 a.m. For sponsorship information or to register, contact the Chamber by calling 248-8131 or email office@ whitleychamber.com.

• The Northeast Purdue Agricultural Center in Columbia City is hosting a field day to share practical knowledge with farmers. There will be presentations on assessing soybean growth factors and yield potential, updates on managing problem weeds and herbicide resistance, soil and tissue sampling to monitor nutrients and plant health, and spray performance — effects of water quality and adjuvants. Check-in begins at 8 a.m.

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• 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 5-8 p.m.

• Janelle ‘n’ Jonze closes this year’s Fourth Friday concerts in South Whitley, featuring a mix of music from the 50s and 60s. The concert begins at 7 p.m., and will occur rain or shine.

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• The 11th annual Columbia City High School Alumni Association Golf Outing begins at 1 p.m. at Eagle Glen Golf Course. The cost is $50 per player or $200 per team. The first place prize is $400 and second place is $200. Green fees, a cart and dinner are included in the cost. To sign up to be a hole sponsor or to enter a team, contact Andrew Thompson at 503-1311 or call Eagle Glen at 248-GOLF. • St. John’s Lutheran Church will host an autism workshop, “Autism: Living with it and insight from it,” 1-3 p.m. at 2465 W. Keiser Road.

Pamela Seifert, an intern at Cross Connections Counseling in Fort Wayne, will cover basic information about autism, including statistics, types, symptoms, diagnosis, common behaviors, causes, risk factors and testing. To register, call the church at 244-3712 or email deaconessintern.stjohns@ gmail.com by Aug. 24. Light refreshments will be provided.

Aug. 28

• The Quiet Corner Tea and Coffee Shop will host an all-ladies tea party with the Noble County

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• A basic quilting class will be held at the South Whitley Community Public Library at 4:30 p.m. Experienced quilter Sandra Love will teach basic patterns and build upon each lesson every month. The program is free, and participants should bring a pencil, scissors, needle and thread.

• Make doodle bots with the Peabody Public Library beginning at 6 p.m. Sign up online or at the circulation desk.

• Choices & Changes will host its monthly workshop for caregivers of children and adolescents at The Center for Whitley County Youth, 201 W. Market St., Columbia City, at 6:30 p.m.

The focus in August is “Adverse Childhood Experiences,” to help caregivers understand how difficult circumstances affect the brain and behavior of kids, and strategies for supporting resilience in kids. The cost is $20 per person and $10 for additional family members. Pre-registration is required. Billing to insurance and sliding fees are available. Call Clinical Director Christy Garau at 244-0264 or visit choicesandchangescc. com to register.

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• The 2017-18 AWANA program for kindergartners through sixth graders at Merriam Christian Chapel begins at 6:30 p.m. Activities include games, small group time and large group time, and concludes at 8 p.m. AWANA is an international youth organization which provides a weekday club program to young people from churches of all faiths. It does not promote the doctrine of any specific church or denomination, but rather gives priority to the Bible as the Word of God. The church is located at 3985 S. U.S. 33 in Albion.

Sept. 1

• First Friday will be held in downtown Columbia City starting at 6 p.m. The monthly event includes music, food and fun for all.

Sept. 2

• 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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• A Family Feud competition will come to the Peabody Public Library. Teams consisting of four players will participate in two games, with the highest scoring teams advancing to the next round. Sign up begins Aug. 1.

• Choices and Changes will begin its Child-Parent-Relationship Training courses, which run Tuesdays at 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. through Oct. 3. The course teaches parents how to use some of the same skills play therapists use to help typically developing children and children experience social and emotional challenges.

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• The Multi County Medical Outreach Clinic for uninsured and under-insured adults, ages 18-65, is open 1-5 p.m. the first Thursdays every month, at 524 Branch Court, Columbia City. Call 564-1946 for more information.

Sept. 9

• The 9th annual Plow Day and benefit will be held at the Reiff farm, 7833 W. C.R. 1000 S., South Whitley, beginning at 9 a.m. There will be antique tractors, teams of horses and garden tractors, wagon rides, an Amish bake sale, kids games, pony rides, craft demonstrations and more.

The meal starts at 11 a.m. For more information, follow Whitley County Plow Day on Facebook.

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Sept. 10

• The Smith Township Fire Department will host a hotrod/classic car show as a 9/11 memorial, 4-7 p.m. at the fire station, 805 John Kreiger Drive, Churubusco. The event will include pizza, music and refreshments.

• The Whitley County Community Christmas Celebration will host its first planning meeting Sept. 10 at 4 p.m. at the Columbia City United Methodist Church. Meetings are open to the public, whether interested in helping with planning or wanting to get more information. The group is looking to fill vacancies in the following areas: publicity, refreshments and all aspects of the Live Nativity. The Community Christmas is a joint volunteer effort, and the group would like all areas of Whitley County to be represented.

Sept. 16

• A golf scramble benefiting Team Boggs from South Whitley will be held at Crooked Lake Golf Course at 10 a.m. There is a fee of $40 per player.

Sept. 21

• Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 7819 Decatur Road, Fort Wayne, is hosting its fall rummage and bake sale Sept. 21-23 at the church. The times are Sept. 21, 4-7 p.m.; Sept.

22, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sept. 23, 9 a.m.-noon, for the $2 bag sale.

Sept. 22

• 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 5-8 p.m.

Sept. 23

• The 3rd annual Lord’s Acre Festival will be hosted at Etna United Methodist Church. All proceeds will go to the Boomerang Backpack program for Little Turtle and Northern Heights Elementary schools. Beginning in the 1930s, a group of farmers came together to donate produce from one acre of their crops to help feed others. The Lord’s Acre Festival officially began in 1949 in Etna. Food booths open and the parade starts at 11 a.m. The opening ceremony will be held at 11:30 a.m. There will be entertainment noon-1 p.m. and 3-5 p.m. A community auction is 1-3 p.m., and a silent auction runs 12:30-4:30 p.m. There will be games, a petting zoo, hay rides and more.

Sept. 28

• Choices & Changes will host its monthly workshop for caregivers of children and adolescents at The Center for Whitley County Youth, 201 W. Market St., Columbia City, at 6:30 p.m.

September’s focus will be on “attachment,” understanding how attachment develops, and strategies for strengthening secure attachment and bonding at any age. Pre-registration is required. The cost is $20 per person and $10 for each additional family member. Billing to insurance and sliding scale fees are available. Contact Clinical Director Christy Garau at 244-0264 or visit choicesandchangescc.com to register.

Oct. 7

• Churubusco’s junk pick-up day.

Oct. 24

• Choices and Changes will begin its Child-Parent-Relationship Training courses, which run Tuesdays at 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. through Nov. 21. The course teaches parents how to use some of the same skills play therapists use to help typically developing children and children experience social and emotional challenges.

Oct. 26

• The annual Recognition Dinner for the Whitley County Chamber of Commerce will be held at 6 p.m. More details to follow.

Oct. 28

• Halloweenfest will take place in downtown Churubusco from noon-4 p.m. The festival is put on by the Churubusco Chamber of Commerce.

• Trick-or-treat for the town of Churubusco takes place 4-7 p.m.

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Whitley County • August 17, 2017

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