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NEWS IN BRIEF Benefit dinner will be held for Resler family CHURUBUSCO — A benefit dinner will be hosted at the Green Center Community Building for the family of Joshua Resler, who passed away unexpectedly at age 28 in September. Resler was a 10-year Green Township 4-H member and a volunteer firefighter. After the loss, the family is faced with unexpected financial burdens. The dinner is 4-8 p.m. Oct. 14 and is a free-will donation. There will also be a silent/live auction. To donate items to the auction, contact Kellie and Tyler Phares at 502-0030 or Marcus and Julia Troyer at 693-2445.

Event planned for 180th anniversary of Wesley Chapel CHURUBUSCO — This year marks the 180th year since Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church was created, and the congregation has many things to celebrate in 2017. In addition to honoring the 180th year, the congregation is celebrating having its mortgage paid off ahead of schedule, thanks to monetary donations and participation from the community in the church’s fundraisers. A free chicken and noodle dinner, including mashed potatoes, corn, salad and a dessert will be 4-7 p.m. Oct. 21. The celebration continues Sunday, Oct. 22, at the church’s 10 a.m. worship service, where the congregation will burn the mortgage. Wesley Chapel UMC is located at 13733 Wesley Chapel Road, Churubusco. Pastor Larry Smith leads the church.

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COLUMBIA CITY — “I don’t know what else to do, gentlemen, because I’ve given you everything I can possibly give,” Sheriff Marcus Gatton told the Whitley County Council at its Oct. 3 meeting. “I wish you would have put the faith and trust in me with

everything I gave you that this is a comparable wage.” Gatton came to the council after approaching the Whitley County Commissioners the day before with a suggested wage for the E911 director position at county dispatch, where he received a favorable pass. E911, or Enhanced

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911, is a service that provides location-based support to dispatchers for mobile phone users. At last month’s meeting, the council recommended a three percent increase in wage to match increased duties for two employees in the Sheriff’s department, but both refused the duties and increase because they felt it inad-

equate. In a presentation to both commissioners and council, Gatton showed wages from nearby counties as well as other Indiana counties with a population similar in size to Whitley. The duties of Indiana Data and Communications System coordinator, or head of communications

in Whitley County, and 911 director positions are designated by state mandate, so they are the same county to county. In counties with populations between 30,000 – 40,000, the average pay for these two positions is $80,264 per year, according to Gatton’s SEE COUNCIL, PAGE 2

IDOE releases New store has saltwater fish downtown accountability grades By Tyler Roebuck troebuck@kpcmedia�com

COLUMBIA CITY — A new Columbia City business brings 35 years of experience in an often-overlooked hobby - saltwater aquatics. Saltwater aquatics is the hobby of keeping pet fish from oceans around the world in a fish tank at home. Salt water fish are more difficult and expensive to keep alive than fresh water fish from a lake or river, and thus require specialized equipment, food and knowledge. Twisted Tailfins owner Chris David brings all of those things in his new downtown store. David became a connoisseur of the hobby in his childhood, as it was a source of bonding between he and his father. “My dad and I were doing freshwater fish, and we went to a store in Michigan one day looking for fish, and

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David opened Twisted Tailfins after a motorcycle accident in April rendered him unable to continue working as an auto mechanic.

they had a lot of saltwater fish,” David said. “The colors and sizes of the saltwater fish made my dad decided to make the switch over to saltwater, and I was right there with him the whole time. That’s

where I learned a lot about it, and I’ve been doing saltwater ever since.” Eventually, David opened a saltwater aquatics store in Niles, Mich., which was met with resounding

success, he said. Within six months of opening, the store outgrew its building. “This type of business is like the movie ‘Field of Dreams.’ ‘If you build it, they will SEE FISH, PAGE 5

WHITLEY COUNTY — The Indiana Department of Education released its 2016-17 school accountability grades last week. Two Whitley County schools saw improved grades, five saw no change and five schools received a lower letter grade than the 2015-16 school year. Of the 12 schools in Whitley County’s three school districts, one received an A from the IDOE — Whitko High School. Five schools recorded B grades, five received Cs and one school, Pierceton Elementary, was given a D. The IDOE reported that 25 percent of schools in the state received improved letter grades. Six percent of schools in Indiana have an A rating, and 62 percent are either A or B. Whitley County nearly lines up with the state average, with 50 percent of the schools receiving an A or B. B-rated schools include Churubusco Jr.-Sr. High School, Little Turtle Elementary School, SEE GRADES, PAGE 4

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COLUMBIA CITY –Local high schools are partnering with the Whitley County Economic Development Corp. and manufacturers to celebrate the role of manufacturing in the local economy throughout the month of October. The National Association of Manufacturers, the nation’s largest industrial trade association, deemed Friday, Oct. 6, as National Manufacturing Day. Manufacturing Day was created to celebrate modern manufacturing and inspire the next generation of manufacturers. It’s an annual celebration that brings together manufacturers, students, educators, business people, commu-

nity leaders and elected officials in a collective effort to promote manufacturing, improve public perceptions and educate the community on the opportunities available in manufacturing. The Whitley County EDC is partnering with the schools and local manufacturers to recognize manufacturing throughout the month of October. Several manufacturing companies in Whitley County provided tours this week to high school students from Churubusco and Whitko, and several more companies will provide tours later in the month to students from Columbia City, Eagle Tech and TROY Center. “This was a great

opportunity for our ‘Intro to Manufacturing and Manufacturing and Logistics’ students to immerse themselves in a ‘real world’ manufacturing environment,” said Whitko High School teacher Jay Ocken. “It really brought the similarities and diversity of our local manufacturing community to the forefront of our students’ minds. Thank you to 80/20 Inc. and Shindigz for hosting us!” Whitley County is home to many manufacturing companies leading the way, and serving a variety of industries from automotive, agriculture, aerospace, defense, medical device, food processing and many SEE MANUFACTURING, PAGE 4

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The Indian Springs Middle School 2017 NELMSC Spell Bowl champions, pictured, front row, from left: Joel Yager, Noble Hinen, Josh Arntz, Coleman Clark, Hope Lang and Jordan Potter. Second row: coach Dennis Beckner and Thomas Huntley. Third row: Xavier Alarie, Jon Parker, Maddy Anderson, Addy Engle and Chris Honeycutt.

ISMS conference spell bowl champs Staff reports

COLUMBIA CITY — Try spelling words like “halcyon,” “apotheosis” and “Youghiogheny.” Those were some of the 44 junior division words, out of a possible 72, the Indian Springs Spell Bowl team spelled correctly at the Northeast Lakes Middle School Spell Bowl competition hosted by Edgewood Middle School Oct. 2. Those 44 words put Indian Springs on top, and the Eagles were named conference champions. Edgewood Middle School

came in second place with 27 words, Lincoln Junior High School and Lakeview Middle School tied for third with 23 words and Bremen was fourth with 14 words spelled correctly. Spelling for Indian Springs were Thomas Huntley, Madison Anderson, Coleman Clark, Joel Yager, Jordan Potter, Noble Hinen, Hope Lang and Xavier Alerie. Only eight spellers spell in competition. Each speller spells nine words with the ninth word also counting as a tie-breaker.

Hope Lang had a near-perfect score, missing only one of her words. Other team members include Josh Arntz, Addy Engle, Jon Parker and Christopher Honeycutt. Dennis Beckner is in his 12th year coaching the Indian Springs team. ISMS has earned the NELMSC title seven of the past 12 years under Beckner’s leadership. The team’s next competition is the Northeast 8 Middle School Conference meet at Paul Harding Middle School in Fort Wayne tonight.

give a tax abatement for that type of wage, why can’t we do it for our own employees?” Councilman Chad Banks was hesitant to pass it. “I don’t have a full understanding of what’s happening in that office, and I feel that meeting with Ed (Reuter, executive director of Indiana 911) and having him be in that work area maybe he can explain to me,” he said. “I would like to have that conversation with him in person before I support an increase of $10,604.” Reuter is expected to visit Whitley County sometime this month to meet with the council. Gatton, however, sees this as an unnecessary hurdle. “What Ed can talk about are in the state statutes we have to follow,” he said. “Ed’s not going to tell us anything more than what the statute says the job requirements are. He’s not going to give any advice how much you’re going to pay the person you assign those duties to.” Schrumpf intervened. “Don’t we have to count on our department heads for their knowledge of the department and what needs to be done,” he asked. “I know we can study this for weeks and weeks, but a decision needs to be made here and I think we need to depend on the sheriff.” Several of the councilmen echoed Banks’s lack of understanding of the department’s operations. At that moment, Schmitt spoke up. “Mr. Banks has said for the last two meetings that he doesn’t understand us. You’ve not come to my office to see what I do or ask questions. You have not visited dispatch,” she said. “You’re not going to understand if you don’t ask.” Councilman Thor Hodges suggested

research. Whitley County only has the IDACS position, and in Gatton’s list it is the second highest in the group at $46,270. Gatton’s proposal is to have Janelle Schmitt assume the duties of 911 director on top of her position as head of communications and increasing her wage to $58,262. This is the same position requested earlier this summer, which was not approved. For the same duties, Putnam, LaGrange, Adams and Steuben counties pay between $10,169 - $60,739 more than his requested wage, he said. “Whitley County grew 19.5 percent between 1990-2010,” he also noted. “We all know this has increased work for 911.” The total cost to Whitley County to increase Schmitt’s wage to the suggested amount would be $11,905.19 for the year. Commissioner George Schrumpf petitioned the council to consider Gatton’s proposal, “not only for the sheriff’s department but for us as a county because we as commissioners have to legally make sure we have a 911 director.” Councilman Bill Overdeer spoke up in favor of the proposal. “When this first came up, I made the motion to approve it because I was convinced then that we needed it and that it’s actually saving us money,” Overdeer said. “It doesn’t really affect our general fund, so I again make the motion that we approve it.” Council President John Barrett seconded, and considerable discussion opened on the floor. Barrett asked if Gatton knew Schmitt’s approximate hourly wage. “We just passed a tax abatement for advanced materials and their beginning hourly wage is $26.77 plus benefits,” Barrett said. “If we can

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tabling the issue for a month to “take a step back and digest this information and have some conversation.” Jim Bayman concurred. “Where we lacked as a council was that we just plain did not do any due diligence from the start,” he said. “We have not done our due diligence.” The issue moved to a vote, where it failed 3-4 with Barrett, Overdeer and Glen Larue in favor, Kim Wheeler, Banks, Bayman and Hodges in opposition. “They aren’t worried about public safety,” said a disappointed and defeated Gatton. In other Whitley County Government news • Highway Engineer Brandon Forrester said the county was selectedfor $670,000 in grant money through Community Crossings. The funding will be used for liquid asphalt, allowing the county to use the money elsewhere. Although undetermined, Forrester has several ideas for how to spend it. The county also received a railroad crossing grant to improve its safety measures leading up to tracks. The money will be used for paint, signs, and warning signals leading up to crossings across the county. “Twenty-six crossings will be updated, which is all that we maintain,” he said. The county is not responsible for the pavement around the tracks or the arms at the crossings – both are the responsibility of the railroad company. • Jon Myers, of the Whitley County Economic Development Corporation requested and received a tax abatement for Advanced Materials Design LLC, a subsidiary of Fort Wayne Metals, which will ease $12 million in property taxes “for adding 15 new jobs, adding the capacity to produce medial device wires,” among other new services. • Jorell Tucker, director of Whitley County Solid Waste brought his 2018 budget of $780,840, which unanimously passed. • Tad Varga again approached the county for help funding Columbia City’s new aquatics facility, which was greeted by a motion by Banks to offer a favorable pass to the Commissioners, who control the CEDIT fund. The motion failed, but Schrumpf said they would still be willing to listen to what Varga had to say.

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Chamber’s ‘Focus on the Arts’: Lude’s exhibit debuts Staff reports

COLUMBIA CITY — Michael Lude is the Whitley County Chamber of Commerce and Visitor’s Center’s latest artist of photos for its ‘Focus on the Arts’ initiative. Lude’s work debuted in an artist’s reception last week, and will remain on display through the end of October. “We are excited to showcase Michael’s work at the Chamber during the month of October,” Jennifer Romano, executive director of the Whitley County Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Center, said in a statement. “Michael is incredibly talented and we are honored to share his work with the community.” A resident of Columbia City, Lude opened his first official business at the age of 19, selling artwork, attending events and charities as a

portrait and caricature artist, as well as competing in national juried shows. He continued his art-focused business during college and expanded into illustration for publications and newspapers while majoring in art management, fine art and studio art and business management. Today, Lude is co-owner of Artists At Work and is a game designer. Locally, Lude is known for his caricature work, recently sharing his work at the Columbia City Parks Department’s Father Daughter Dance, the United Way of Whitley County, local events and at the Whitley County Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Center’s 2017 EXPO. Lude’s drawings were featured on the cover of the 2017 Whitley County Community Guide.

“As an artist I am well rounded in many different areas, but my number one love is oil paintings and portraiture,” he said in the statement. “I mix creativity with realism, so my art may speak to my audience and multiple levels. There is nothing else in the world I would rather do than create artwork and share it with the world. “I currently have my own art studio in town where I focus on painting personal artwork for my clients, like portraits, caricatures and other personal requests. I’m developing new ways of creating and selling art. I absolutely love what I do and couldn’t be happier.” For more information about the exhibit times, contact the Whitley County Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Center at 248-8131.

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Fort Wayne Metals expanding in Columbia City, adding new jobs Staff reports

COLUMBIA CITY – Fort Wayne Metals Advanced Materials Development LLC, located in Columbia City, is expanding its operations and adding 15 new jobs. Located at 2300 E. Cardinal Drive in Gateway Park in Columbia City, Advanced Materials Development LLC is a subsidiary of Fort Wayne Metals Research Products Corp. The company is a global leader in manufacturing precision wire and

related components for use in life-saving medical devices and other critical applications. In addition to its facilities in North America, the company also has locations around the globe throughout Asia, Central America and Europe. The company plans to invest $12 million in new equipment at the facility to expand its melting capacity for producing stainless steel, nickel, cobalt, nitinol and titanium alloys, as well as composite materials.

The update will help the company develop materials for various wire forms with improved characteristics such as higher corrosion resistance, strength, fatigue resistance and wear resistance for the medical device industry. “This expansion will help fuel the growth of our entire economy,” said Jeff Slater, general manager of Fort Wayne Metals Advanced Materials Development. “The materials we produce here support the growth of our entire opera-

tion. Columbia City should be proud of the fact that it helps lay the groundwork for countless life-saving innovations in the medical device industry.” Advanced Materials Development currently employs 41 people and will add 15 additional high-wage jobs. “This is just one more example of our local manufacturers competing in a global market to create world-class products,” said Whitley County Economic Development Corp. Presi-

dent Jon Myers. The Whitley County Council approved a 10-year tax abatement in support of the project, at the request of the Whitley County EDC. “We are pleased to support Advanced Materials Development LLC on this project. We know they are creating career opportunities that will attract young people to our community,” said Whitley County Council President John Barrett. Fort Wayne Metals

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Foundation plans Heart of Gold awards Staff reports

COLUMBIA CITY — Continuing a 21-year tradition, the Community Foundation of Whitley County will host the annual Heart of Gold Awards in celebration of the people in the community who give of themselves to make life a little better for others. Whitley County is a great place to live and work thanks to the many thoughtful people who call it home. Neighbors,

friends and co-workers may be among those who deserve to be recognized. Any person living in Whitley County, regardless of age, who enhances another life is eligible to be nominated. Whitley County residents may nominate someone for a Heart of Gold Award by filling out a nomination form which can be found on the Community Foundation’s website at cfwhitley.org/ heartofgold.html. People

who have been nominated in years past are eligible for nomination again in 2017, as long as they are recognized for a different act of kindness. Friday Oct. 27 is the deadline for submitting the nomination forms to the Community Foundation. This is not an essay contest, and anyone who is unable to fill out the online nomination form should contact the Community Foundation at 244-5224 for special

assistance. Excerpts from actual nomination forms may be reprinted in local newspapers and should be suitable for sharing with the public. All nominees will receive a heart-shaped medallion inscribed with their names. Three overall winners will be chosen and each will have the opportunity to direct a grant to their favorite Whitley County charities or service organizations currently working to

enhance the community. When considering overall winners, the selection committee will take into account whether the nominee identified a need and filled it; recognized an opportunity and acted upon it; shared his/her time and energy for the sake of others; overcame unusual challenges to serve others; rendered a service which changed a life; worked to create positive change; inspired others to volunteer; or

performed an exceptional act of kindness. A festive reception honoring all nominees and revealing the identity of their nominators will take place during the Community Foundation’s Annual Meeting Thursday, Nov. 16 at the Eagles Nest Event Center in Columbia City. For additional information, contact the foundation’s communication coordinator, Chelsey Barrell at 244-5224.

GRADES from Page 1 Coesse Elementary School, Northern Heights Elementary School and Columbia City High School. Mary Raber Elementary School, which was the only D-rated school in Whitley County in 2015-16, improved to a C, joining Whitko Middle School, South Whitley Elementary School, Churubusco Elementary School and Indian Springs Middle School. The state established the school accountability program in 1999, and its standards were updated in 2015 by the State Board of Education. The accountability grades are based on student performance, student growth and several measures of a school’s 12th-grade student, ensuring that graduates are career-ready. Read more about the school accountability grades at doe.in.gov/ accountability/find-school-and-corporation-data-reports. Whitley County’s three superintendent answered the following questions regarding the A-F grades: How accurately do you feel the grades reflect your school district? It is difficult to assess and comment on an accountability system that is based on a seriously flawed testing program and a formula that was quickly changed by the former state superintendent to ensure that a favored chartered school received a higher grade. Because of this, school grades may or may not be an accurate reflection of the school or school district. What kinds of conclusions can

the community draw based on these grades? The community cannot really draw any conclusions based on these grades. This state accountability system was initially devised to provide communities with a “quick and easy” way to assess schools and districts. But reducing school quality and performance to a single letter grade based mostly on the flawed ISTEP test does not inform our communities about the academic success of our students. Our experienced and knowledgeable teachers are the best sources of information regarding students’ strengths and weaknesses – what students know and are able to do. Do you feel these grades are a fair evaluation of the work being done in your schools? The flawed grading system does nothing to improve student achievement and it has been a costly diversion from the educational process. There are other assessments that the State of Indiana could utilize to recognize the vast diversity of students in our educational system, identify strengths and needs for each student, and report the data in a way to inform teachers and parents. We are proud of the work of our teachers, students, and parents. Together, we work every day to ensure the highest student achievement for all of our students. Mr. Steve Clason, superintendent, Whitko Community Schools Mr. Dan Hile, superintendent, Smith-Green Community Schools Dr. Patricia O’Connor, superintendent, WCCS

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MANUFACTURING from Page 1 more. “We make things that are sold in every market on the globe,” said EDC President Jon Myers. “We are good at manufacturing and we should embrace it.” If you or someone you know is looking for a job, manufacturing companies in Whitley County are hiring. Local manufacturers employ one-third of Whitley County’s workers, and the average

manufacturing wage in Whitley County is more than $50,000 a year. You can check out local job opportunities by visiting the “local career postings” page on the EDC website at whitleyedc.com. The Whitley County EDC has grant dollars available to help provide scholarships for individuals seeking training in the areas of CNC machining, welding or industrial maintenance. For more information

ISTEP results deemed ‘useless’ By Nicole Minier nminier@kpcmedia.com

WHITLEY COUNTY — Whitley County school administers are continuing to ride out the storm of the state’s Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress, ISTEP, as once again officials don’t feel the results of the test accurately depict the progress of their students. With only one year of testing left, schools have already written off the results of last year’s test, which had a statewide pass rating of 65.2 percent in English and 58.5 percent in math, down 1 percent from the 2015-16 school year. “This doesn’t accurately

assess our students, nor is it aligned with our curriculum,” said Whitley County Consolidated Schools Superintendent Patricia O’Connor. WCCS came in slightly above the statewide mark, with 67.8 percent of third through eighth graders passing English and 60.5 passed in math. WCCS 10th graders especially struggled, with only 33.7 passing in math, compared to 36.7 in 2016. Only 59.3 percent of 10th graders passed English compared to 65.8 percent in 2016. Whitko’s third through eighth graders dropped well below the statewide mark in English, with only 59.6 passing English,

compared to 65.5 percent in 2016. Additionally, 47.7 passed in math. Whitko 10th graders had a 23.1-percent passing rate in math and 59 percent in English. At Smith-Green Community Schools, 62.7 percent of children in grades third through eighth passed English and 47.3 passed math. Smith-Green 10th graders excelled compared to the rest of the county, with 43.8 percent passing in math and 69.7 percent passing in English. School officials statewide have spoken out against ISTEP for the past several years, eventually resulting in the state not renewing the test for the

2018-19 school year. ISTEP will be replaced with ILEARN. “We have high hopes for the ILEARN test,” O’Connor said. “We would like to see it aligned to the standards at each grade level.” The ISTEP test is taken in the spring and results are released in the subsequent fall. This makes improvement difficult for students, who are with different teachers when the test results come back. “This is not useful to teachers, students or parents. It’s a waste of time and tax dollars,” O’Connor said. “Our money would be better spent on programs better designed for students.”

on the training program contact the EDC at edc@ whitleyedc.com or 244-5506. The Whitley County Economic Development Corp. is the lead economic development agency in Whitley County. It was established in 1992 and represents Whitley County, Columbia City and the towns of Churubusco, Larwill and South Whitley. For more information about the EDC, visit whitleyedc.com. Terry G. Housholder, President Randy C. Mitchell, CEO S. Rick Mitchell, CFO

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OBITUARY Peggy Ann Schroeder

ship, Whitley County, died at 7:20 a.m. Friday, Oct. 6, 2017, at her home. Services were held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday,

COLUMBIA CITY — Peggy Ann Schroeder, 73, of Etna Troy Town-

FISH from Page 1 Oct. 9,2017, at Smith & Sons Funeral Home, Columbia City. The burial was in Lakeview Cemetery, Larwill.

How to deal with social bees and wasps I have had numerous calls about bees or wasps inside building structures lately. Normally, it’s an attic, a wall, a crawl space or possibly an accessory structure, and the call goes something like, “I’ve been killing a bunch of bees every day, and they’re still there.” Insects that form an elaborate nest and function as a colony are called “social” bees or wasps. This behavior is opposed to solitary bees that form a single nest for rearing young, do their own thing, and rarely sting. Bees and wasps, as a general rule, are all beneficial insects. The beneficial work these insects perform include pollination of vegetable, fruit and nut crops, and the predation of other insect pests. However, when bees or wasps invade homes, cause damage by their nesting activity, or interfere with other human activities, “beneficial” is not the first word that comes to mind. It’s also hard for us to think of bees as beneficial insects when we have lasting memories of getting stung as a child, let alone those who have allergic reactions to bee and wasp venom. Examples of social bees and wasps that can give homeowners problems include honey bees, bumble bees, yellowjackets, paper wasps and hornets. These insects are covered in Purdue Extension publication E-44-W,

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR As a parent of a child with a food allergy, Halloween is always more tricks than treats for sure. The costume is easy, but being faced with deciding what to do about trick-or-treating is far from it. When is it “safe enough” to allow your child to face the potential for life-threatening contact anaphylaxis to participate in a childhood Halloween tradition? Is it kind to allow a child to trick or treat, collecting tempting candy and watching a bag grow larger, when it could be dangerous for them to even touch it? To make matters worse, all the candy just gets taken away for the safety of the child at the end of the night. The trickor-treating dilemma can literally leave kids with food allergies and sensitivities “all dressed up with no place to go.” Then I heard about the Teal Pumpkin Project initiated by FARE (Food and Allergy Research & Educa-

tion). Placing a teal pumpkin (or a free, printable sign found on the FARE website) at your doorstep indicates that you are willing to provide a non- allergy food treat for kids with food allergies when they come trickor-treating at your door. Some people chose to have a mix of candy and non-candy treats in separate containers (to avoid contact), while others chose to stick with non-food options for all trick-or-treaters. I was discussing with my mom how it would be wonderful to know a teal pumpkin trickor-treating options were for allergy families locally. I told her that I would happily drive my daughter as far as one end of the county to the next so that she could safely participate in the trick-or-treating tradition. (My mom said that living in the country, she would love to be on a list that would potentially bring trick or treaters her

direction!) I would be more than happy to organize a list of local personal or business addresses that would be willing to provide non-food treats for our food allergy friends during trickor-treating! If you are willing to participate, please share your address with me at kimberlykaywalter@gmail.com so that I can create a list of teal pumpkin houses. Some non-food treat ideas include: glow sticks, pencils, pens, crayons, erasers, bubbles, stickers, mini slinkies, noisemakers, bouncy balls, coins, spider rings, and vampire teeth. Most of these ideas are available at the Dollar Tree or in mass quantities at Oriental Trading. There are several more ideas, as well as more information and resources, about the Teal Pumpkin Project at www. foodallergy.org/ education-awareness/ teal-pumpkinproject. Kimberly Walter Columbia City

Whitley County • October 12, 2017

Accountability grades are to be taken lightly Can one truly put a number or letter to the performance of our schools? The Indiana Department of Education released its school accountability grades last week, and only one of Whitley County’s 12 schools received an A rating — Whitko High School. Another school in the same district, Pierceton Elementary, received the worst grade in the county. Five other schools in the county received Cs. In most scales, a C is considered nothing more than “average.” We appreciate the spirit of the school accountability rules — families with students in certain schools want to know how well the school is providing for their children. Prospective residents to a community want to know how well one school district stacks up against another — but there has to be a better way and we know we are not alone in thinking this.

Our View We understand that the state grades are calculated based on set quantifiable criteria, such as state test results, percent of graduating students and special exam passing rate. But, even with the debate surrounding the state assessment test (ISTEP), the state grading system doesn’t capture everything our schools are doing in and beyond the classrooms to educate our students. We’re not saying our schools are perfect, but we are fortunate to spend time in local schools, interacting with students and teachers, hearing from administrators at school board meetings. As

a result, we have an appreciation for the perhaps immeasurable aspects of our schools. We’ve seen amazing work going on in our schools. Take Churubusco Elementary School for example, it is one of the only in the area to offer a science program to elementary students. The school also has an outstanding courtyard and provided an educational community service project through planting trees. At Indian Springs Middle School, another C-rated school, social studies teacher Amy Shearer always finds a way to make school exciting for her students — so much so, in fact, that she received an award from State Sen. Andy Zay, R-Huntington, earlier this year. Mary Raber Elementary School, another C-rated school, has a unique, fun activity for students, “Bike to School Day,” where students are encouraged to ride their

bikes to school, and they have a fun day of learning bicycle safety and how exercise is healthy. Take five minutes and go to Whitko Community Schools’ Facebook pages, and you can see all the exciting ways teachers are making learning fun for our children. You can do the same with Friends of WCCS and Smith-Green’s social media pages. The work our teachers and school staff do for our children is immeasurable. Whitley County has three outstanding school districts. The work being done can’t solely be measured by test scores. Our schools are helping our students grow into wonderful young adults, and you can’t put a letter grade on that. We can always improve and we should strive to, but we also want to let our schools know we appreciate the work they are doing.

Team Pence brews a Republican civil war Take President Reagan’s “11th Commandment” (Thou shalt not criticize another Republican) and shove it. The Big Tent GOP is following Ringling Brothers into oblivion. There is a civil war brewing in the Republican Party and the revolt is fomenting … in the warrens of Vice President Mike Pence. Ever since that early summer day in 2015, when Donald Trump descended on an escalator to declare his bid for the presidency, the Republican Party has been torn. Trump won a hostile takeover nomination in the Indiana presidential primary in May 2016, with only Rex Early and Sullivan County Chairman Bill Springer as his conspicuous Hoosier advocates. When Pence joined the ticket, Hoosiers came around. What we’ve witnessed since has been an unprecedented Kabuki theater with the GOP presidential nominee bragging about the size of various body parts, the ability of the famous to grope female anatomy, and even a

hint of martial law when Trump accepted the GOP nomination in BRIAN Cleveland by HOWEY saying, “The crime and violence that today afflicts our nation will soon come to an end. Beginning on Jan. 20, 2017, safety will be restored. I alone can fix it.” While that message rang hollow on the Las Vegas strip last week, the Trump/Pence brain trust has more important tasks at hand, which is to isolate and punish Republicans who don’t get with the program. When Pence was governor, he got to know Nick Ayres, a 24-year-old wunderkind who became executive director of the Republican Governor’s Association. Along with Marty Obst, a former driver when Jim Kittle was Indiana GOP chairman

who then headed up the Pence era food chain, the two accompanied the veep to Washington. Ayres and Obst formed the American First Policies PAC which has become the enforcer of Trumpian policy, no matter how misguided it is. Trump’s tax reform plan adds $10 trillion to the budget deficits in the coming decade? Deficits schmeficits! Last summer, when vulnerable Nevada Sen. Dean Heller wavered on a deeply flawed Senate health repeal/replace, American First aimed $1 million of TV ads against the Republican with all the subtlety of Tony Soprano. Allies of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell termed the move “beyond stupid,” the ads were pulled, and that health bill went down in flames. Ditto for Graham/ Cassidy. The Trump/Pence world seethed in indignation. The fact that Graham/ Cassidy had a 20 percent approval in a Fox News Poll was beside the point. The mantra in the White House starts with the

phrase “How dare they?” And now the knives are out for Republicans Heller, Arizona’s Jeff Flake, Mississippi’s Roger Wicker, and Tennessee’s Bob Corker until he decided not to seek re-election. McConnell and Speaker Paul Ryan have become the GOP version of Nancy Pelosi. A couple of weeks after former Trump senior adviser Steve Bannon headed back to Breitbart and launched a “revolution” aimed at Ryan and McConnell, Ayres ended up addressing a Republican National Committee and queued up a corresponding insurrection. In an audio tape obtained by Politico, the Pence chief of staff said, “Just imagine the possibilities of what can happen if our entire party unifies behind him?” The “him” is, of course, President Trump. “If — and this sounds crass — we can purge the handful of people who continue to work to defeat him.” An attendee asked how pressure could be applied on Ryan and McConnell. “I’m not speaking on

behalf of the president or vice president when I say this,” Ayres responded, “but if I were you, I would not only stop donating, I would form a coalition of all the other major donors, and just say two things: We’re definitely not giving to you, No. 1. And No. 2, if you don’t have this done by Dec. 31, we’re going out, we’re recruiting opponents, we’re maxing out to their campaigns, and we’re funding super PACs to defeat all of you.” Then Ayres said this: “Because, look, if we’re going to be in the minority again, we might as well have a minority who are with us as opposed to the minority who helped us become a minority.” So team Pence is manning the circular firing squad. Kevin D. Williamson, writing in the conservative National Review, observes: “Republicans have not rallied behind the Trump agenda because there isn’t anything to rally behind. The Trump movement is one part personality cult and one part group-therapy session. It isn’t politics —

it’s a nervous breakdown inside the Republican party.” It comes as data brews of a Grand Old Debacle next year. A Quinnipiac Poll puts congressional approval at 15 percent, with some 61 percent of Republicans disapproving. Quinnipiac found that 56 percent of Americans don’t believe Trump is “fit to serve as president.” A CNN poll puts approval of the Republican Party at 29 percent, down 13 points from March. This is all reflected in the emerging Indiana Republican U.S. Senate race where Rep. Todd Rokita has targeted Republican “elites” and Rep. Luke Messer’s campaign manager Chasen Bullock acknowledges, “We’re running against the Senate.” Somewhere amongst the gathering flotsam and jetsam is a smiling Sen. Joe Donnelly, who won that office during the last circular firing that deposed Sen. Richard Lugar. The Republican Party is a house divided, and you know what ol’ Honest Abe said about that.

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Jefferson Center Class of 1945 holds 72nd annual reunion The Jefferson Center High School Class of 1945 recently held its 72nd class reunion at Richard’s restaurant in Columbia City. Class members have been meeting each year since they graduated from Jefferson Center High School in Jefferson Township, Whitley County. Those in attendance included, seated from left, Don Ferrell of Columbia City; Wava Hamlan of Goshen; and Betty Lou Meyers and Phyllis Wilkie, both of Fort Wayne. Standing, from left, is Donna Zorger of Spencerville, Ohio; Betty Zoo Williams of Roanoke; Keith Zorger of Spencerville, Ohio; James Williams of Roanoke; and Wanda Henney Bair of Rome City. The only classmate not present for the reunion was Janice Rosenberger.

WHITLEY COUNTY JAIL BOOKINGS by the Columbia City Police The following people were Department, charged with booked in the Whitley possession of methamphetCounty Jail: amine. Bobby Peck, 54, of South Donna Kennedy, 45, of Bend, was arrested Sept. Chicago, was arrested Sept. 23 by the Whitley County 27 by the South Whitley Sheriff’s Department, Police Department, charged charged with forgery. with battery in the presence Marat Rasulov, 36, of of a minor. Chicago, was arrested Sept. Stephanie Byers, 26, of 23 by the Indiana State Fort Wayne, was arrested Police, charged with possesSept. 27 by the Indiana sion of marijuana, possession State Police, charged with of paraphernalia and OWI OWI controlled substance, controlled substance. possession of paraphernalia Luis Velez, 19, of Aurora, Ill., and possession of marijuana. was arrested Sept. 14 by Taylor Brandon, 19, of the Whitley County Sheriff’s Mentone, was arrested Department, charged with Sept. 27 by the Indiana minor in possession of State Police, charged with alcohol and possession of false informing, carrying a marijuana. handgun without a permit Alexis Dreyer, 18, of Aurora, and possession of parapherIll., was arrested Sept. 24 by nalia. the Whitley County Sheriff’s Dartanion Hart, 23, of Department, charged with Sullivan, was arrested Sept. minor in possession of 27 by the Columbia City alcohol. Police Department, charged Denise Ruiz, 19, of Aurora, with possession of marijuana. Ill., was arrested Sept. 24 by Tabrez Nuritdinov, 32, of the Whitley County Sheriff’s Flushing, N.Y., was arrested Department, charged with Sept. 28 by the Indiana operating while never State Police, charged with licensed. possession of a legend drug Issra Moustafa, 20, of and possession of marijuana. Bayonne, N.J., was arrested Khurshid Nuritdinov, 29, of Sept. 24 by the Indiana Flushing, N.Y., was arrested State Police, charged with Sept. 28 by the Indiana possession of marijuana. State Police, charged with Robert Hoke, 63, of possession of a legend Columbia City, was arrested drug and OWI controlled Sept. 24 by the Columbia substance. City Police Department, Billy Crowe, 37, of charged with OWI and OWI per se. Colton Cabiya, 26, of Having a Garage Sale? Place your Churubusco, was arrested Sept. 25 by the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department, charged with criminal recklessness, residential entry, OWI, OWI per se, pointing a firearm, criminal confinement, kidnapping and intimidation. Paul Zumbrun, 53, of Fort Wayne, was arrested Sept. 25 by the Indiana State Police, charged with being an habitual traffic violator. Justin Hammond, 28, of Columbia City, was arrested Sept. 25 by the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department, charged with dealing cocaine or a narcotic, possession of a narcotic drug, dealing a schedule IV controlled substance and possession of a controlled substance. Tyler Green, 33, of Columbia City, was arrested Sept. 26

Medaryville, was arrested Sept. 28 by the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department, charged with theft and burglary. Nathaniel Tuttle, 39, of Cromwell, was arrested Sept. 28 by the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department, charged with probation violation. James Elliott, 39, of South Whitley, was arrested Sept. 28 by the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department, charged with check deception. Cain-Andrew Gavin, 20, of Fort Wayne, was arrested Sept. 28 by the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department, charged with failure to return to lawful detention, maintaining a common nuisance, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, possession of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia. Daniel Antonio, 20, of Palantine, Ill., was arrested Sept. 28 by the Indiana State Police, charged with minor in possession of alcohol. Tiffany Bucio, 18, of Wheeling, Ill., was arrested Sept. 28 by the Indiana State Police, charged with possession of marijuana. Brian Lortie, 35, was arrested Sept. 29 by the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department, charged with sexual battery. Julia Papanek, 20, of Lake

Forest, Ill., was arrested Sept. 29 by the South Whitley Police Department, charged with OWI-controlled substance, possession of a narcotic drug and possession of cocaine. Braiana Hall, 25, of Indianapolis, was arrested Sept. 30 by the Indiana State Police, charged with her second OWI, possession of marijuana and possession of a controlled substance. Angelique Holmes, 29, of Burket, was arrested Sept. 30 by the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department, charged with auto theft. Sandra Martin, 65, of Columbia City, was arrested Oct. 2, charged with OWI. Montel Ervin, 23, of Fort Wayne, was arrested Oct. 2, charged with probation violation. Andrew Hoskins, 30, of Columbia City, was arrested Oct. 2 by the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department, charged with leaving the scene of a property damage crash, criminal recklessness and reckless driving. Bryan Noland, 34, of Churubusco, was arrested Oct. 3 by the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department, charged with criminal mischief, leaving the scene of a property damage crash and his second OWI.

COLUMBIA CITY — A Ligonier woman and Huntington man were arrested on meth-related charges by Indiana State Police Saturday afternoon following a traffic stop on U.S. 30. Around 12:15 p.m. Saturday, Master Trooper Aaron Cook stopped a Dodge pickup that was traveling eastbound on U.S. 30, near C.R. 400W, for a traffic violation, according to an ISP news release. During the stop, Cook and fellow Master Trooper Todd Reed asked the driver, Laura C. Koze, 22, Ligonier, and her passenger, Tyler L. Neal, 24, Huntington, to speak with them separately outside of the vehicle. As Reed was speaking with Neal, he reportedly took off running eastbound on the shoulder of U.S. 30, leading the officers on a short foot chase before being caught and taken into custody. A search of the truck revealed approximately 28 grams of methamphetamine and various items of

drug paraphernalia. Both Koze and Neal were arrested and taken to the Whitley County Jail and booked on preliminary charges. Koze was charged with possession of methamphetamine with a prior conviction and dealing methamphetamine with a prior conviction, both Level 3 felonies, and possession of drug paraphernalia with a prior conviction, a Class A misdemeanor. She is being held on a $300,000 cash bond. Neal was charged with possession of legend drug and possession of methamphetamine, both Level 6 felonies, resisting law enforcement, a Class A misdemeanor, and false informing and possession of drug paraphernalia, both Class C misdemeanors. Neal is also being held on arrest warrants out of Huntington County for arson and four counts of thefts and Wabash County for failure to appear for a driving while suspended charge and leaving the scene of criminal recklessness.

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Whitko receives grant, begins ag mechanics By Tyler Roebuck troebuck@kpcmedia.com

LARWILL — Whitko High School will begin a pilot program called “Ag Mechanics” for the 2017-18 school year thanks to a $25,000 grant. “It’s a new program that starts with small engines in the first year and the works up to diesel mechanics in the third or fourth year,”

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said Superintendent Steve Clason when he announced the grant during the Sept. 18 school board meeting. Local farmers nominated Whitko Community Schools, Clason said. The school system also received its annual federal entitlement grants, but they came in lower than the previous year. Last year’s grants totaled $745,000,

whereas this year’s grants total $710,000. “We expected them to be lower [than last year], so it wasn’t a surprise,” Clason said. In other Whitko School Board news: • Cohen Chapman, Kelton Kilbourne, Kirsten Schipper and Hailey Elder were nominated as “Student of the Month”

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meeting with the board in executive session Sept. 27. “They were pleased that people have been honest and open with what they think has been going on in the community,” he said. • Pierceton Elementary and Whitko High Schools will have parent-teacher conferences next week. Pierceton will also host

“Food Truck Friday,” featuring a coffee truck the morning of Sept. 22. • Clason was unanimously appointed Whitko’s trustee for their new liability insurance provider Educational Service Centers Risk Funding Trust. • Whitko Middle School will receive a new convection oven.

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Whitley County • October 12, 2017

Two high school students double the competition By Justin Hunter jhunter@kpcmedia.com

WHITLEY COUNTY – Playing two sports at once at a competitive level can be both difficult, yet rewarding, and a pair of local athletes were up for the task this fall. Columbia City’s Dominick Planchon plays soccer and runs cross country, while Whitko’s Collin Bross kicks for the football team and runs cross country. Planchon, a junior, had to choose a primary sport. He chose soccer, because he’s been playing since age 6. Cross country was his secondary sport and the addition made his schedule hectic this fall. “During the season, I would go from one practice to another at times, but during one point in the season I had to miss two weeks of cross country because we had a soccer game every other day,” said Planchon. “I only missed four cross country meets I believe and I only missed them because I had soccer games those same days. But if I had a soccer game I wouldn’t go to the cross country practice because I would be preparing for the game or if I had a cross country meet on Saturday, I would train with the cross team and I’d sit out of practice for soccer.” Both Planchon and Bross said that playing on two teams is also a challenge academically, but they said they were able to manage

the responsibility. “I have maintained A’s and B’s the whole trimester so far, the toughest challenge for me would be when I have a Tuesday or Thursday game and have a test the next day,” said Planchon. “That’s probably my toughest challenge. Other than that, it hasn’t been too tough for me to juggle two sports and school at the same time. “I know school comes first no matter what, so if I need to study for a test, do homework, or write a paper I just have to inform my soccer coach Derick Rice and he’ll let me do that because he knows that some of the players won’t continue to play after high school so education is before athletics.” Going through a busy schedule may prepare the athletes for life outside of school one day. “It has been really rewarding for me physically and helping me juggle all those things at once,” said Planchon. “I think it has helped me the most with being adaptable to any situation because if I have to go from one practice to another and then do homework it helps me manage my time and I’m able to adapt from one situation to another in a reasonable amount of time. Its helped me physically because I’m constantly making sure that my body is well maintained while also getting the right amount of water in my

system to make sure I’m hydrated at basically all times.” Playing on more than one team can also take a toll on your body, but over time it became easier. Part of the reason the athletes played two sports, was to become healthier. “Personally, I just enjoy getting to be with my friends and having fun participating in the sports,” said Bross. “It gives me something to do and keeps me in good shape and health.” This is the first year Bross, a senior, has played football. By participating in two sports this fall he has received some great memories. “I’ll always remember my first field goal I ever made,” said Bross. “Football has been such a great experience for me this year and I have really enjoyed it. I wish I would’ve done it more than just this one year. And I always have fun with my teammates at cross country by laughing and playing around.” Planchon also has some fond memories playing two sports this fall. “Of course, scoring for soccer is huge to me, so one of my highlights for the soccer season would be when I scored on senior day to tie it 1-1. The goal came off of a missed free kick when I stole the ball back from the other team dribbled it past two other players, as I could hear

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Dominick Planchon heads the ball in the sectional title game against Concordia.

my coach yelling at me to shoot it, then from the 30 yard line of the football field I smashed the ball and just let it fly. The ball came down off the crossbar bounced off the ground and into the goal,” said Planchon. “On the other side of things for cross country one of my highlights would be at the Marion invite when I ran an 18:40 5K

and that was so special to me because that was the first time I ran under 19 minutes.” Planchon believes other athletes should consider playing more than one sport, because of how rewarding he has felt through the fall. He does acknowledge that it may not be for everyone. “I would just say if you think that you can do just

try and if your body can’t handle it then so be it,” said Planchon. “Never let yourself think that you’re incapable of doing something if you haven’t even tried. I would also like to thank both coaches for letting me participate in both sports at once and I’d like to thank all my team mates this year for helping me improve myself mentally and physically.”

FOLLOW WHITLEY COUNTY SPORTS Thursday, October 12 Columbia City freshman football at Leo, 5 p.m. Columbia City volleyball at Angola sectional vs. Leo 6 p.m. Whitko volleyball at Rochester sectional vs. Wabash, 6 p.m.

Friday, October 13 Columbia City football hosts Norwell (Senior Night), 7 p.m. Churubusco football at Fairfield, 7 p.m.

Saturday, October 14 Columbia City JV football at Norwell,10 a.m. Columbia City cross country at West Noble regional, 9:30 a.m. Churubusco cross country at West Noble regional, 9:30 a.m. Churubusco volleyball at Central Noble sectional vs. LaVille, 12:30 p.m.

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Second half surge not enough for CC By Justin Hunter jhunter@kpcmedia.com

LEO— The fivegame winning streak by Columbia City’s football team earlier this season switched gears and the team now has a three-game losing skid in the brut of its schedule. Leo defeated Columbia City 34-13 Friday night. The Columbia City offense struggled to move the ball for positive yardage in the first half. The Eagles were forced to a three and out in their first offensive possession. The Lions took advantage of the favorable field position and scored. Leo quarterback AJ Restivo connected to a receiver for a 22-yard gain. The Lions scored on a quarterback sneak to go up 7-0. The Columbia City offense was forced to punt after another three-and-out. No harm was done as Leo fumbled on their first play and Tanner Martz recovered. The Eagles offense moved the chains for the first time with a 10-yard carry from Jacob Wigent. The offense was sloppy with a fumbled snap on second down, followed by an interception on third and long. Columbia City’s Ethan Christen broke up a Lions’ pass, but Leo ended up scoring with a 48-yard fade pass to an open receiver. Leo led 14-0. “We got beat on some deep balls, which were due to mental mistakes more than anything. Our offense wasn’t making first downs,” said Columbia City head coach Brett Fox.

Eagles hope to beat Knights in final regular season game By Justin Hunter COLUMBIA CITY – The Eagles want nothing more than to shake of their current three-game losing streak. Columbia City’s football team will play Norwell 7 p.m. Friday. The game will serve as Columbia City’s senior night. Norwell (2-6) lost more games than they have won this season, but have shown its capability of winning a game by beating Heritage and Huntington North. Columbia City wants to take its opponent seriously despite the Knights’ record. “Norwell is always playing hard and above their ability. They are a hard working group,” said head coach Brett Fox. “Norwell’s mentality of toughness is always difficult to compete with. It doesn’t matter what the score is, what their record is

or how the game is going. They are always playing tough.” The Eagles will have to limit Norwell’s rushing yards to win the game. Running back Carson Ringger has run 461 yards this season, and reached the end zone three times. “Norwell’s running back (Ringger) is a very good runner that can not only pound it inside, but can use his speed to the outside as well,” Fox said. The Eagles will want to focus on a game plan on stopping a physical Knight team, but coach Fox wants to take time in honing on themselves, and improving their game heading into sectional play. “We need to work on our mentality,” said Fox. “We need to return to our fundamentals and work harder this week of getting out to a quick start instead of playing from behind.”

completed 7 of his 20 passes for 65 yards. Wigent rushed for 47 yards and recorded a touchdown. Christen had one catch for 36 yards, and Max Bedwell also caught three receptions for 19 yards. Klayton Parker, Drew Rethlake and Austin Bolt all led with four tackles. Jacob Bolt punted seven times for an

average of 29 yards per kick. “The defense played well over all and we put some plays together,” said Fox. “We had a nice interception. I’m pleased that our defense played the way they did in the second half, but I’m disappointed the offense wasn’t able to score more points.”

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Columbia City football players run to their sideline before Friday’s game at Leo. Justin Hunter

Columbia City’s offense was halted once again in three plays. A blocked punt went the other way for a Leo touchdown. The Lions led 21-0, and carried that lead at the end of the first quarter. Columbia City’s offense opened the second quarter with another three-and-out. The Eagles couldn’t rush for a first down on third and three. The Eagles forced Leo to punt, but the Lions faked the punt by running the ball. The conversion did not lead to any points as Christen intercepted a Lion throw. Columbia City started to gain yardage after the turnover. Michel Sievers rushed for a 13-yard gain. Quarterback Jacob Bolt then connected with Christen for a 32-yard gain. The Eagles went for a fourth down a few plays later, but their

pass was broken up by the Lions defense. The Lions added to their lead. A 31-yard pass was caught for a touchdown. The holder fumbled the extra point, and the defense cleared the play. Leo led 27-0 late in the first half. Columbia City tried to get points on the board in the first half, but the offense was stopped for their fifth three and out of the game. The Leo offense made the lead swell with a 60-yard throw for a score with 1:49 left in the half. The Lions took the 34-0 lead into halftime. Columbia City had six yards on the ground in the first half. The Eagles had 54 passing yards. The second half went much better for the Eagles than it did in the first. Columbia City’s defense shut out the Lions in the second half, and scored on

an 18-yard pick six interception by Noah Judd. The extra point was blocked and trailed 34-6 with 10:02 left in the second half The Eagle offense also scored in the fourth quarter. Jacob Bolt connected to an Eagle receiver on fourth and five into the red zone. Wigent rushed for a 9-yard run, and scored on a 4-yard rush. The Eagles trailed 34-13. The Lions were one yard from scoring their first points of the second half, but the Eagles recovered a fumble that prevented the score with less than a minute left in the game. The Eagles outscored the Lions 13-0 in the second half but it wasn’t enough to pull off a win. Leo had 347 yards of total offense, while Columbia City had 176 yards. Quarterback Jacob Bolt

CUMULATIVE FOOTBALL STATS

TOP IN COUNTY D. Snyder, 4 Z. Gardner, 303 R. Young, 159 P. Curry, 52 Rushing Tackles A. Dial, 105 A. Dial, 83 J. Leazier, 48 N. Keener, 907 (CH) S. Barrera, 47 D. Mosley, 49 Z. Neer, 68 S. Wood, 38 Receiving A. Bolt 44 C. Loe, 43 E. Howard, 59 T. Allen, 37 ATHLETE OF THE WEEK E. Christen, 243 N. Judd, 40 Receiving yards C. Loe, 44 C. Lemper, 35 (CC) SPONSORED BY T. Martz, 39 H. Reed, 71 Points Sacks Points D. Rethlake, 35 M. Conner, 56 H. Reed, 24 R. Wicker, 3 N. Keener, 84 (CH) C. Winebrenner, 32 Z. Gardner, 31 D. Mosely, 6 T. Allen, 3 7207 Engle Road Passing yards K. Parker, 31 L. Busz, 21 C. Loe, 6 P. Curry, 1 Fort Wayne, IN 46804 J. Bolt, 583 (CC) T. Sunderland, 29 I. Pierce, 19 A. Dial, 6 A. Lehman, 1 Completions E. Christen, 21 Passing Z. Gardner, 6 M. Anderson, 1 (260) 436-2255 T. Richards (CH) J. O’Dell, 21 C. Bechtold, 25-69 C. Bross, 5 Interceptions Tackles J. Pettigrew, 20 218 yards S. Wood, 3 A. Lehman, 65 (CH) Sacks Tackles CHURUBUSCO G. Kelly, 3 COLUMBIA CITY J. Pettigrew, 3 M. Lehman, 41 Rushing yards J. Emenhiser, 3 Rushing yards K. Parker, 2 C. Bechtold, 32 N. Keener, 907 B. Hilkey, 2 J. Wigent, 572 C. Winebrenner, 2 Z. Neer, 29 G. Kelly, 272 M. Anderson, 1 J. Bolt, 327 Interceptions K. Busz, 24 S. Wood, 190 Kickoff yards M. Bedwell, 211 E. Christen, 4 A. Schuh, 24 J. Fulk, 160 J. Emenhiser, 2,269 Receiving yards N. Judd, 3 E. Howard, 17 J. Emenhiser, 144 Punt yards kicked E. Christen 243 J. Wigent, 2 I. Pierce, 14 G. Horn, 100 J. Emenhiser, 780 N. Judd, 209 T. Martz, 2 C. Loe, 12 A. Lehman, 81 Punt returns M. Sievers, 176 Punts C. Nunley, 12 Receiving yards J. Emenhiser, 300 G. Roehling, 51 J. Bolt, 32 for 955 H. Reed, 11 M. Anderson, 235 S. Wood, 192 M. Bedwell, 47 yards Sacks G. Kelly, 92 Points Passing G. Timmreck, 7 for M. Lehman, 4 J. Emenhiser, 65 N. Keener, 84 Sale? Place your and reach J. BoltHaving 40-108 a Garage 234 yards Z. Neer, 3.5ad in IN|Whitley N. Keener, 52County J. Emenhiser, 76 over 13,000 homes in Whitley County. 583 yards Fumble recovery C. Nunley, 1 S. Wood, 43 G. Kelly, 54 M. Bedwell 8-23 S. Barrera, 3 E. Howard, 1 B. Geiger, 35 M. Anderson, 24 161 yards D. Rethlake, 2 C. Zorn, 0.5 Passing S. Wood, 24 Bailie Brown Points D. Hesting, 1 Kickoff yards T. Richards 41-75 J. Fulk, 18 Columbia City’s Bailie Brown advanced to the Have a news tip? Call your IN|Whitley County newspaper cross at (260) 693-3949 J. Wigent, 46 K. Parker, 1 C. Bross, 587 549 yards PATs country regional along with her Lady N. Judd, 24 T. Martz, 1 Punting yards Tackles J. Emenhiser, 40-46 Eagle cross country teammates. J. Bolt, 22 C. Sapp, 904 A. Lehman, 65 M. Sievers, 12 WHITKO D. Stouder, 319 M. Anderson, 61 County is direct mailed to R.over homes M. IN|Whitley Bedwell, 8 Rushing yards Kickoff returns Wicker, 13,000 55 Compiled by and Nicole businesses in Whitley County. E. Christen, 6 H. Reed, 426 Z. Gardner, 315 T. Holloway, 54 Minier

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Horn walks off CHS field on his own terms By Nicole Minier nminier@kpcmedia.com

CHURUBUSCO — Garrett Horn didn’t want his last time under the Friday night lights at Churubusco High School to be the way he’d left it. In the first game of 2017, Horn, the stand-out senior who was expected to have a blow-out season suffered a season-ending injury and was carried off the field by paramedics and firemen on a gurney. Despite the injury — two broken bones in his leg — Horn hasn’t missed a game. At Friday’s senior night in Churubusco, Horn got the chance to redo his last time off the field as an Eagle football player — on his own two feet. “I wanted to put on the uniform one last time — to be able to walk off the field one last time and not be

carried off,” Horn said. Head coach Paul Sade put Horn in the game for the very last play, as the Eagles had a substantial lead, had the ball and intended to take a knee. “It might not have worked out the way we wanted to, but I was glad we were able to get him on the field again,” Sade said. “It was largely ceremonial, but for what he has done and continues to do for this team, we felt it was a good way to send him off. We were glad he could be out there for that final snap.” Though Horn is no longer on crutches or in a cast, he still hobbles up and down the sidelines. He has a few more weeks until his next doctor’s visit, and he may be cleared to play basketball and track to finish out his senior year. Horn had to sit out half of

last year’s basketball season due to a shoulder injury, a difficult pill to swallow, as he was a starter on the team that went on to win the first sectional title in Churubusco High School history. Through it all, Horn has remained a stellar leader for his teammates. “He’s a very tough, positive kid,” Sade said. Horn’s not physically making a difference on the field this season, but he’s making a difference on the sidelines as a potential coach-in-the-making, carrying around an iPad with live game footage and mentoring his teammates. “He does a great job working with the young kids, linebackers and fullbacks especially,” Sade said. “He’s making the most of this situation and he’s helping our team tremendously. The young

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kids respect him for what he has done.” After college, Horn hopes coaching football is in his future. “It’s been difficult,

but it will help me in the long run,” Horn said. “I want to come back to this community and help coach — maybe one day I’ll be a head coach here.”

He’s making the most of it now, but Horn said his prognosis was a tough pill to swallow. “It took me awhile to realize I wasn’t going to be able to come back and play this season,” Horn said. “It was hard when I first saw my X-ray that night. The first few days were frustrating, but my parents and family friends reminded me that I have a future ahead of me.” Sade knows Horn’s football career isn’t over yet. “He wants to get back on the field and he will. Unfortunately it won’t be this year, but he has a lot of football left in him,” Sade said. “It’s amazing to see what he’s doing out here. He’s not tanking it. He’s not out here pouting. He’s trying to make everyone else better and he’s doing a great job of that.”

’Busco beats West Noble, finishes with share of NECC Small title By Nicole Minier nminier@kpcmedia.com

CHURUBUSCO — Churubusco’s football team was hoping for two wins Friday night — an Eagle victory over West Noble, and an Eastside win over Central Noble. The Eagles got exactly what they wanted, beating West Noble 35-13, and Eastside topping Central

Noble 21-7 to give Churubusco a share of the Northeast Corner Conference Title. Churubusco rebounded well after its first loss of the season to Central Noble last week. Eastside (5-3), Central Noble (6-2) and ’Busco (7-1) finish out conference play with one NECC small division loss apiece.

“We have a young team and a lot of guys who have stepped up,” Churubusco head coach Paul Sade said. “Sharing a conference championship gives us great confidence heading to the playoffs and for years to come. A three-way tie is not ideal, but with a young team, we’ll take anything.” In the West Noble/ Churubusco game Friday,

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both teams came out strong defensively, as the first three possessions ended in punts. Churubusco struck first blood, scoring on a 44-yard drive led by five carries by Nathaniel Keener, ending on a 5-yard touchdown run by Sam Wood. It appeared the Eagles would hold their lead through the first quarter — but Brandon Pruitt had something different to say about that. West Noble took over the ball with two minutes left in the quarter and scored within 23 seconds of taking possession with a 53-yard reception by Pruitt to tie the game, 7-7. Churubusco answered with a long drive that ended on an 11-yard touchdown run by Gage Kelly, giving the Eagles a 14-7 lead that carried through halftime, as neither team could pick up ground offensively. West Noble’s offense significantly changed when Pruitt was taken off the field due to an injury. “He’s a dynamic player,” Sade said. “Watching film this week, he was someone we wanted to account for in every play. When he went

out of the game it probably limited them a little bit.” West Noble was limited in the second half, unable to score until the 2:48 mark of the fourth quarter on a 7-yard run by Spencer Shrock. Churubusco found the end zone three times in the second half, first on the Eagles’ second drive of the half. In their first possession, West Noble’s Josh Gross intercepted a Churubusco pass to end the drive. The Eagles used runs by Keener and Joey Emenhiser to get to the 30-yard line, and Kelly ended the drive with a touchdown with 5:36 left in the third quarter. A minute later, Sam Wood intercepted at West Noble pass to put the Eagles back into scoring position — 22 yards from the end zone. Kelly once again scored on a 15-yard carry to put Churubusco ahead 28-7. “We typically haven’t played well in the third quarter offensively,” Sade said. “We knew we wanted to move the ball in the third quarter, and Keener ran the ball hard.” Keener scored Churubusco’s last touchdown of the

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Eagles look to end season on high note By Justin Hunter jhunter@kpcmedia.com

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Columbia City’s Harley Weinberg winds back her leg to shoot the ball. Weinberg scored a goal on the play against Whitko last month.

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The Columbia City volleyball seniors pose for senior night last week. Pictured from left is coach Suzanne Taylor, Alexis Asfour, Shayla Harris, Adri Foster, Shelbly Mosier, Sarah Frankle, Bree Lahr and Madison Cook.

PREP SPORTS BRIEFS CROSS COUNTRY Northrop sectional FORT WAYNE – The Columbia City and Whitko cross country teams ran at the Northrop sectional Saturday morning. The Lady Eagles advanced to the regional as a team by finishing fifth out of 10 teams. Columbia City’s Landon Wakeman and Nathan Mills advanced as individuals. The boys team placed seventh out of 12 teams and did not advance. Those who qualified will run at the regional meet 9:30 a.m. Saturday at West Noble. Whitko did not advance a runner to the regional. The Wildcats did not have enough runners to place as a team. Wakeman paced the Eagles finishing in 14th place out of 84 runners in 17:19. Mills followed in 19th place in 17:23. Nicholas Mills finished in 47th place. Whitko’s Zack Freel led the Wildcats in 20:09. Whitko’s Logan Busz finished in 67th. Columbia City’s Colyn Iden, Weston Story and Cameron Jagger finished in 68th, 69th and 70th place. Andrew Korus finished in 21:37. Whitko’s Ezra Miller came in 75th place. Whitko also ran Jeremiah Hildebrandt who finished in 23:04. Bailie Brown led the Lady Eagles by placing 18th in 21:01. Lillian Oddou followed with 30th place in 21:55. Lauren Keller came in 37th, Eden Oddou 38th, Jaslyn Cook finished in 22:38. Ally Wilson crossed the finish line in 23:43. Whitko’s Angel Moyer led the Lady Wildcats in 29:59. Elizabeth Foutz followed with a 32:48. West Noble sectional LIGONIER – Churubusco’s cross-country teams advanced four runners to regionals Saturday at the sectional meet hosted by West Noble. The Eagles did not advance either the boys or girls teams, but several individuals - Allie

Basinger, Sam Keily, Levi Skinner and Maggie Burita – will move on to the regional meet. They will race 9:30 a.m. Saturday at West Noble. The boys team placed sixth of 12 teams, missing advancing by seven points. Sam Keily, who placed eighth out of 71 runners in 17:23, led the boys’ team. Levi Skinner followed in 29th place in 18:45. Brad Kolvoord finished in 19:32. Eli Lantz crossed the finish line six seconds later. Bryce Kolvoord was right behind, finishing eight seconds later. Shawn Prater finished the race in 20:19. Ben Geise finished in 21:16. The Lady Eagles placed seventh out of nine teams. The girls team was led by Burita who finished 34th out of 67 runners in 23:41. Basinger came in 37th in 23:58. Katelynn Schuman played 46th, Ashley Uecker 48th, Audrey Zeigler 52nd and Heidi Zeigler finished 57th.

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WABASH – Whitko’s football team finished its regular season winless. The Wildcats fell to Northfield 64-6 Friday. The Wildcats were down 48-0 at half. Whitko recorded its lone score in the fourth quarter with a 17-yard touchdown run by Dominic Mosley with 3:41 left in the game. The extra point was no good. Six passes were made by Whitko, but all failed for a completion. Running-back Hunter Reed rushed 23 times for 96 yards. Zach Gardner rushed for 40 yards in six carries. Mosley ran for 49 yards in four carries and scored a touchdown. Gardener also returned six kickoffs for an average of 17 yards. Cade Bechtold led the Wildcat defense with five tackles. Mason Lehman and Jaiden Babb recorded a sack for Whitko. SOCCER Columbia City 2,

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Colin Wood (left) and Dominick Planchon (right) put pressure on the Concordia ball handler at Maconaquah High School.

Tippecanoe Valley 1 BUNKER HILL – Columbia City’s boys soccer team won the Maconaquah sectional semifinal game, defeating Tippecanoe Valley 2-1 last week. It was the first postseason game the Eagles played, coming off a firstround bye. The Eagles’ offense

started the game by attacking the net. Columbia City scored a pair of goals and took a 2-0 lead into the half. The Viking offense generated a goal, but could not draw even. The Eagles moved on to play Concordia Lutheran in the sectional final, who outscored their first two opponents 13-1

in the postseason. Concordia 11, Columbia City 0 BUNKER HILLS – The Eagles were on the hunt for their first sectional title win in program history, but came short. Columbia City’s boys’ soccer team fell to a See BRIEFS, Page 16

CHURUBUSCO – Churubusco football plays its last game of the season 7 p.m. Friday at Fairfield. The Eagles want to end their season with a victory, and carry the momentum into sectional play. Fairfield (1-7) has struggled posting points on the board this season. The Falcons’ only win of the season came in week one against Goshen. Fairfield scored 19 points that game, and have yet to score more in a game. The Eagles are focused more on themselves and what they can control, more than just honing in on their opponent. “We need to get healthy and focus on playing assignment football,” said head coach Paul Sade. “We need to take care of our business and do our jobs better.” The Eagles will have to spend time on a game plan to slow down a pair of dynamic athletes. Cordell Hofer does it all for the Falcons offense. Hofer has thrown 167 yards this season. He also ran 74 yards. Hofer is also effective as a wide out. He’s accumulated 136 yards and caught a touchdown in the air this season. Running back Connor Kitson is another athlete that can provide challenges for the Falcons. Kitson ran the ball 92 times this season for 274 yards and a touchdown. He ran for nearly 900 yards last season, so Kitson has what it takes to be a game changer. Kitson also has recorded 48 tackles as a defensive back. Six were tackles for a loss. The Eagles should be on top by the end of the game if they contain the speed of the Fairfield offense.

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Columbia City’s Jacob Wigent carries the ball in open space against the Leo defense.

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Columbia City breaks a huddle before kickoff against Leo.

Austin Lehman carries the ball while teammate Reese Wicker blocks West Noble defenders.

BRIEFS from Page 15 talented Concordia team 11-0 in the Maconaquah sectional championship game. The Cadets outscored their sectional opponents 24-1 to advance to regional play. The Eagles allowed six goals in the first half. The Cadets scored five more in the second half. Concordia had 18 shots on goal, and

kept Eagle goalie Logan Bechelder busy. Leo 4, Columbia City 3 COLUMBIA CITY – The Lady Eagles could not capitalize off its home field advantage and fell to Leo 4-3 last week at the Columbia City sectional semifinal. The Lady Eagles had an opening round bye.

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The Lady Lions attacked to go up 2-1 at the half. The second half included lot of action with both teams scoring a pair of goals, but the Lady Eagles could not score a fourth goal to force overtime. Woodlan 5, Whitko 0 FORT WAYNE – The Lady Wildcats were ousted last week from

sectional play. Whitko’s girls’ soccer team fell to Woodlan 5-0 in the first round of the sectional tournament at Canterbury. The Lady Wildcats’ defense allowed four goals in the first half of play. Woodlan wasn’t done attacking, as the Lady Warriors added another score in the second half. Whitko (2-15) could not attack the opposing goalie enough to have a chance to advance. The only pair of shots taken by Whitko came from Julia Seifert and Emily Oliphant. Senior goalie Stephanie Baughman played well in her last game as a Wildcat, making 11 saves in 70 minutes. Freshman Kaylee Gaff stopped a pair of shots in the last 10 minutes of the game.

VOLLEYBALL Whitko Invite SOUTH WHITLEY – Columbia City competed at the Whitko Invite Saturday and went 1-3 for the day. The Lady Eagles defeated their host Whitko 2-0 (25-17, 25-21) to begin the day. Columbia

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City fought, but lost to DeKalb 2-1 (19-25, 25-18, 13-15). The Lady Eaglesthen lost to North Miami 2-0 (19-25, 25-27). North Miami won the tournament. Columbia City’s last game of the day came in a 2-0 loss to Heritage (20-25, 24-26). Whitko’s volleyball team went 0-3 for the day. Whitko lost to North Miami 2-0 (25-15, 25-20) in round two. Whitko also fell to Heritage 2-0 (25-23, 25-19) in round 3, and did not advance any further. Churubusco 3, Lakeland 0 LAGRANGE – The Lady Eagles picked up a win last week, after losing two straight. Churubusco’s volleyball team swept Lakeland 3-0 (25-16, 25-20, 25-14). Rachel Jacquay dominated the court and led Churubusco with six kills and four aces. Cora Pence had 10 sets, followed by Jacquay’s nine. Jacquay, Melanie Geiger and Brooke Nondorf led with nine digs. Sierra Przemielewski, Mallory Sphar and Nondorf recorded two blocks apiece. Bellmont 3, Columbia City 1 COLUMBIA CITY – The Lady Eagles fought, but fell to Bellmont 3-1 (25-21, 12-25, 23-25, 12-25) during last week’s senior night. Alexis Asfour, Madison Cook and Shianne Brooke all recorded an ace in the loss. Adri Foster and Bree Lahr led with eight kills apiece. Lahr also had eight blocks, while Shelby Mosier followed with seven. Asfour had 14 sets, and Brooke added

10. Sarah Pepple led with 28 digs. Leo 3, Columbia City 0 COLUMBIA CITY – Columbia City’s volleyball fell to Leo 3-0 (25-15, 25-16, 25-14) last week. Many Eagle fans wore pink in honor of breast cancer awareness month. The Lady Eagles’ Alexis Asfour, Madison Cook and Shayla Harris recorded an ace in the loss. Taylor Osborn had eight kills, followed by Bree Lahr’s seven. Osborn also led with six blocks. Shianne Brooke had 11 sets and Sarah Pepple led with 13 digs. Tippecanoe Valley 3, Whitko 0 AKRON – Whitko’s volleyball team fell to Three Rivers Conference foe Tippecanoe Valley 3-0 (25-13, 25-11, 25-15) last week. Haley Howard led the Lady Wildcats with five aces in the loss. Hannah Sikora paced Whitko with 18 sets. Whitko had a duo that provided 24 digs. Kristina Slater and Sarah Hewitt led with 12 digs apiece. Carissa Beck had five kills, and Howard followed with four. Fairfield 3, Churubusco 0 GOSHEN – Churubusco’s volleyball team lost 3-0 (25-19, 25-11, 25-18) to Fairfield last week. Madi Gaff led the Lady Eagles with five kills, followed by Rachel Jacquay and Mallory Sphar’s four. Jacquay led with 12 sets. Melanie Geiger had eight digs. Brooke Nondorf had a pair of blocks. Both Jacquay and Geiger each had a pair of aces.

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Soccer sectional snapshots

Columbia City goalie Logan Bechelder dives and has the ball deflect off his hands to make a save Saturday afternoon.

Columbia City goaltender Logan Bechelder dives for the ball at the sectional title.

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Whitko’s Audrey Bradford gets set to throw the ball in to play.

Columbia City’s Brooklyn Dittmer kicks the ball into play.

Skye Roberts dribbles the ball toward the Whitko goalie.

Whitko’s Ella Danner crosses the ball over to midfield.

Chris Hernandez dribbles the ball for Columbia City against Concordia.

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• Books & Booze meets at Senor Fajitas and will discuss the book “The Ghost Map,” by Steven Johnson. This event is for ages 21 and over, and will take place at 7 p.m. • The Fort Wayne Philharmonic will perform their program “Bach in the Barn” at Joseph Decuis Farm from 7:30-9:30 p.m., playing selections from Bach, Boyce and Albinoni. Tickets are $75 per person.

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• Green Center Haunted School House in Albion will be open every Friday and Saturday through Oct. 28. Admission is $10 per person, and the house is open from 7-11 p.m. Oct. 14

• The 5th annual Boomerang Backpack Bazaar fundraiser is 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Churubusco Boy Scout Building, 215 Home Avenue. Boomerang Backpack provides food over the weekends for children in need in the Churubusco school system. The bazaar will feature several craft vendors as well as homemade sandwiches and fresh baked goods. A table raffle will also be held, with 100 percent of the proceeds going to Boomerang Backpack. • Nu Theta will host its 21st annual craft auction and bake sale at 1 p.m. at VFW Post 5582, 415 E. Chicago St., Columbia City. The VFW Auxiliary will be serving lunch starting at noon. There will also be door prizes. All proceeds go to charity. Cash only. For more information, contact Carol Hursey, 249-0795 or Nancy Sherrick, 691-2416. • The 4th Annual Autumn Harvest Festival, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Whitley County 4-H Fairgrounds, includes a craft show, kid’s activities, a farm toy show, food vendors, tractor pull, 4-H Fair ice cream and live music. Proceeds benefit Whitley County 4-H. • A harvest fest and chili cook-off will be hosted by the Whitley County Shrine Club. Groups of three to four people can compete in the chili cook-off. Winners will receive a gift card. Entry is $10 per team, ages 10 and up, but all teams must have someone over age 18. Check-in begins at 8:30 a.m. and must be completed by noon. Final judging is at 4 p.m. All chili is to be made at the Shrine Horse Grounds, north of Columbia City on State Road 9. To enter, call Justin Smith at 705-4708. Free family activities begin at noon, and include cookie decorating, pumpkin painting, a corn pit and facepainting until 5 p.m. Chili dinners will be available for a free-will donation. • The Fort Wayne North Zone LWML Fall Rally is at Zion Lutheran Church, 101 E. North St., Columbia City. The theme for the rally is “They Kingdom Come: Sharing Christ with our Sisters in Jail” based on Matthew 25:36: “I was in prison and you came to visit me.” Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. and a light breakfast will be served. The rally begins at 9 a.m. and should last until 11:30 a.m. The speaker is Deaconess Intern Carole Terkula from St. Johns, Columbia City. She will share about her exciting work with women who are incarcerated. Reserve your spot by calling 244-5513 by Oct. 8 to reserve your spot. • Art in the Alley, featuring locally crafted artwork comes to Columbia City every second Saturday from 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

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• A planning meeting for the Whitley County Community Christmas Celebration begins at 4 p.m. at Columbia City United Methodist Church. The event consists of volunteers of all denominations, inviting new ideas. Committee openings are Courthouse refreshments, publicity, live Nativity casting and cast refreshments. All meetings are open to the public. Contact Craig or Ginger Crosson at 327-3708 for more information. Oct. 16

• Whitley County Commissioners hold their

regularly scheduled meeting at 1 p.m. in the Whitley County Government Center. The commissioners meet the first and third Monday of the month. • Smith-Green Community Schools will hold their regularly scheduled school board meeting. Meetings are scheduled for the third Monday of every month at 7 p.m. Oct. 18

• The Churubusco News will host a community meeting, 10 a.m. at the Churubusco Public Library, where community members are invited to have open conversations with news staff. Donuts and juice will be provided. • Estate Planning, presented by the President of the Indiana United Methodist Church Foundation, Manet Shettle, will be hosted at Churubusco UMC, 1:30-3 p.m. Estate planning includes developing long range plans to achieve legacy goals — wills versus trusts, charitable gifts, Medicare, ways to give assets and creating endowments. • The Whitley County Health Department will host free walk-in HIV & Hepatitis C testing for anyone in the community who is interested from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Testing is free and confidential with no needles, just an oral swab with results in 20 minutes. No appointment necessary. If you have questions, call 248-3121. • A Trunk or Treat will be held at 818 W. County Line Rd. N., Fort Wayne, 5:30-7:30 p.m. The event includes trunk-or-treat, candy, crafts, face painting and refreshments.

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• Spuds and Splits, hosted by West Point Trinity United Methodist Church, 4980 N. Etna Rd., is 4-7 p.m. The free-will donation fundraiser, with a baked potato bar and banana splits, benefits Boomerang Backpack for Northern Heights and Little Turtle elementary schools. Oct. 22

• Another free Legacy Event will be hosted at Churubusco United Methodist Church, presented by Jamie Peppler. The event is 11:40 a.m.-12:40 p.m. in the fellowship hall. Peppler is a family nurse practitioner who is board certified in hospice and palliative medicine. She will work with the group to plan for end-of-life decisions. 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. • Columbia City Common Council holds their regularly scheduled meeting at Town Hall. Meetings are on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month at 6 p.m. 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. Columbia City also holds trick-or-treat Saturday from 6-8 p.m. • The Cam-Run is a 2.8-mile run/walk to raise money for Riley Children’s Hospital bereavement fund. The race begins at 9 a.m. at Morsches Park. The event is hosted by the Martin family, in memory of Cameron Martin, who the Martin family had for 28 days — much of which were spent at Riley Hospital — where he was diagnosed with a terminal illness. • The 5th Annual Allen County Fairgrounds Craft and Gift Bazaar is 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Over 80 vendors and in two enclosed buildings. There is free parking and admission. Breakfast and lunch will be available. Oct. 29

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p.m. at Columbia City United Methodist Church. The event consists of volunteers of all denominations, inviting new ideas. Committee openings are Courthouse refreshments, publicity, live Nativity casting and cast refreshments. All meetings are open to the public. Contact Craig or Ginger Crosson at 327-3708 for more information. • The Indiana Donor Network will host an Organ and Tissue Donation Sabbath in Churubusco. Those at the Sunday morning services at Churubusco United Methodist Church will hear from the Brommer family about their experiences with organ donation. Nov. 1

• Churubusco Town Council holds its regular monthly meeting. Meetings take place the first Wednesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at Town Hall. Nov. 4

• The Whitley County Extension Homemakers are hosting their annual Holiday Bazaar and Quilt Show 9 a.m.–3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 4, at the Whitley County 4-H Center in Columbia City. Free parking. Free admission. Food provided by Eberhard Lutheran Church to support missions. Over 70 vendors will be selling their craft and holiday items at the Holiday Bazaar. Booth space is still available. One space, 6-feet wide by 8-feet long, is $25. Two spaces are $50. Electrical outlets will be limited. Reservations are accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis. For more information contact Sheila Schilling, committee chairwoman, at 248-6555. For a copy of the registration form, contact the Purdue Extension Office, 244-7615, 625-3313 or visit extension. purdue.edu/whitley. • A presentation on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder will be hosted at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Columbia City, 2465 W. Keiser Road, 9-11 a.m. The event will address the following questions: What is PTSD? How can I help those going through it? To register, call the church at 244-3712 or email deaconess intern.stjohns@ gmail.com by Oct. 28. Light refreshments will be provided. Nov. 6

• Whitley County Commissioners hold their regularly scheduled meeting at 1 p.m. in the Whitley County Government Center. The commissioners meet the first and third Monday of the month. Nov. 7

• Whitley County Council holds their regularly scheduled meeting at 8 a.m. in the Whitley County Government Center. Council meets the first Tuesday of the month. Nov. 14

• Columbia City Common Council holds their regularly scheduled meeting at Town Hall. Meetings are on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month at 6 p.m. Nov. 18

• Churubusco Main Street will sponsor a bus trip to Chicago. The bus leaves the PNC Bank parking lot at 7:30 a.m. and will travel to downtown Chicago in the Michigan Avenue area for shopping, sight seeing or take other transportation to other areas of Chicago. En-route, donuts, coffee and water will be served. There will also be raffles, including a 50/50 drawing. The bus will depart for Churubusco at 6 p.m. The cost for the trip is $40 per person. Tickets can be purchased at K&K Video and Books, 128 N. Main St., Churubusco. Nov. 19

• Churubusco United Methodist Church will host Tim Bloom, of Bloom, Gates, Shipman and Whiteleather, to discuss the basics of wills and estates, and will give valuable information on how to leave the most assets to the people and institutions you care about. The event is 9:30-10:20 a.m. at the church. Nov. 24

• Small Business Friday and Saturday in the Churubusco occurs on Nov. 24-25.

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