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Vol. 40, No. 8
PO Box 603, Wabash, IN 46992 (260) 563-8326
of Wabash County Inc. May 10, 2017
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WRT officials discuss plans with public By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com
Rebekah Freeman (in cap) explains to fellow Wabash High School students varous aspects of the Abraham Lincoln statue (portrayed by Matt Jones) at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. Photo by Emma Rausch
WHS students take ‘trip’ to D.C. By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com Members of the Wabash High School junior class, along with a few members of the school’s sophomore class, toured Washington, D.C., earlier this year. On Wednesday, May 3, the rest of the WHS student body was able to experience the trip, thanks to a living museum, a series of vignettes staged in the school’s library by those who took the trip. The program was
part of the school’s Artist Lecture series, according to Jeanie Cooper, a member of the series committee. “We thought, ‘Wouldn’t it be great if the kids did something about their D.C. trip?’” she said. “And the kids were really concerned that if they just did a travelogue, the (other students) wouldn’t really be interested. “They were talking and talking and kicking around ideas, that it just kept coming up that they loved the Holocaust Museum so much, and the
hands-on experience they had there, that they wanted these kids to experience it. Thus, the living museum.” Students attending the event viewed vignettes of various attractions in D.C. Along the way, they could answer a series of trivia questions based on the various displays. The museum began with Olivia Hipskind greeting guests while showing off a journal she created based on the trip. They then were able to view (continued on page 4)
LAGRO — Nearly 150 people filled the room and poured out into the hallway of the Lagro Community Building on Monday, May 8, to hear pros and cons about the Wabash River Trail. The meeting, conducted by the Wabash River Trail Committee, was the first time the group publicly spoke about the project. It was ordered to do so by the Northeast Indiana Regional Development Authority as a condition of receiving more than $900,000 from the state’s Regional Cities Initiative program. Bill Konyha, former president and CEO of the Economic Development Group of Wabash County, moderated the two-hour meeting, which featured a 16minute presentation by Dawn Kroh, the trail developer from Green 3. During her talk, Kroh said the primary focus of Monday’s meeting would be the section of the Wabash River Trail that is
The full meeting is available for viewing on Wabash WebTV. Simply go to wabashwebtv.com and click on the Wabash River Trail meeting link.
located in Lagro. A subsequent meeting, sometime later this year, will deal with the proposed trail from Lagro to Wabash. “We’re here with a lot of details about Phase 1A today, because we have been able to make some plans, to do some field investigations, to do the survey work needed to present those,” Kroh said. “That has not occurred yet on Phase 1B.” Phase 1A is a 1.5 mile section beginning at the right of way on the west end of Basin Street. It
County students honored for showing self reliance By Emma Rausch emma@thepaperofwabash.com Four Wabash County high school seniors were honored Tuesday afternoon, May 2, at the 28th annual Wabash Kiwanis Club Self-Reliance Awards ceremony. Emmanuel Christian School’s Kennedy Rife, Wabash High School’s Joetta George and Manchester High School’s Tyler
McNall and Carlos “C.J.” Cervera were honored for their personal achievements and perseverance through times of trouble. “The goal of this program is to recognize young people who have demonstrated selfreliance,” program emcee Charlie Chapman said. “Many of these students may or may not have been recognized for either academic or athletic (continued on page 5)
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Manchester superintendent announces retirement By David Fenker david@nmpaper.com
Wabash Kiwanis President Jay Vandeburg (far left) and Board member Beth Miller (far right) pose for a photo with the 2017 SelfReliance Award honorees (second from left, to right) Tyler McNall, Carlos “C.J.” Cervera, Kennedy Rife and Joetta George. Photo by Emma Rausch
NORTH MANCHESTER — Manchester Community Schools Superintendent Dr. William Reichhart has retired after seven years as the head of the district. The retirement was announced Monday morning in an email to teachers and staff, and to the community at large via press release later (continued on page 28)