Vol. 40, No. 31
PO Box 603, Wabash, IN 46992 (260) 563-8326
of Wabash County Inc. October 18, 2017
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Gov. tabs new Superior Court judge By The Paper staff
INDIANAPOLIS â Gov. Eric J. Holcomb on Friday announced Amy Conner Cornell as his appointment to the Wabash County Superior Court. Cornell succeeds Judge Christopher M. Goff, who was appointed to the Indiana Supreme Court in June. Following her graduation from law school, Cornell was a judicial clerk to Indiana Supreme Court Justice Brent Dickson and later served as an administrative law judge for the Indiana Department of Workforce Development and maintained a private practice. Park Beauchamp, the 2017 Distinguished Citizen, glances back at his family during his acceptance speech on Thursday, Oct. In addition to her law degree, Cornell also 12. Photo by Emma Rausch received a Master of Divinity from Princeton University. She currently serves as chaplain at Whiteâs Residential and Family Services in Wabash. Cornell is a graduate of Purdue University, Indiana University Maurer School of Law, and Princeton Theological Seminary. Cornell, through her diverse education and career choices, will bring a unique combination of talent to the judiciary in Wabash County and Indiana as a whole. By Emma Rausch Cornell will be sworn into office on a mutuemma@thepaperofwabash.com ally agreeable date to be determined.
Parker picked for top award Beauchamp named 2017 Wabash Distinguished Citizen
Parker Beauchamp gave up on his hopes of receiving the Distinguished Citizen honor a decade ago. After all, his father, Michael Beauchamp, was bestowed the title when he was 31-years-old in 1984. âThis is not the way I saw this happening. I gave up on this thing 10 years ago,â the younger Beauchamp said, the audience erupting with laughter. âI always thought if I was up here, I owed it to my dad.â Beauchamp recalled when his father received the award at an age much younger than himself. âI remember when I was a little one and I came up here, thereâs a picture ⌠of you holding up your plaque, which was bigger than mine and I like this one better,â he said over more laughter from the crowd, âand my finger is smashed under the glass ⌠and the face that Iâm sharing with the crowd is of sheer pain, and I always thought that if I could be so honored to have this award, Iâm going to give my dad a lot of pay back.â In an interview with The Paper, Beauchamp explained, âHe was much younger.â âSo â84, I would have been 4(-years-old) and I remember it very well,â he said. âI remember seeing my dad, him getting the newspaper printouts, the tin boards, and he had that in (continued on page 2)
Chili lovers gear up for 15th cook-off By Joseph Slacian jslacian@thepaperofwabash.com
state the impact the new hospital will have on Wabash. The investment that Parkview Wabash is making today will serve to have babies once again born in Wabash County, update facilities to attract healthcare providers and demonstrate to the community that healthcare will be provided to the ensuing generations. Tonight it is my honor to introduce to you the 2017 Business of the Year, Parkview Wabash Hospital.â The presentation was one of several made during the evening, which also
The busiest day in downtown Wabash will take place Saturday, Oct. 21, as the 15th annual Wabash Cannonball Chili for Charity Chili Cook-off fills at Paradise Spring Historical Park with fun and food. More than 85 teams will begin cooking shortly after 8 a.m. Saturday, with about 5,000 people converging on the park around noon to sample the various styles of chili available. Cook-off Committee Chair Todd Titus has been involved with the event all 15 years. Initially his job was that as Wabash Park Superintendent, and eventually morphed into serving both the parkâs needs as well as his job on the cook-off committee. Heâs seen many changes over the years, starting with the committee and working its way right on down to the participants. âWeâre more organized,â Titus told The Paper of Wabash County during a recent interview. âFrom (the committeeâs) end were more organized. Probably, for the first six or seven years, we were still trying to tweak certain things. âThen we were trying to fix things that werenât necessarily broken. Or, we were trying
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Cora Beauchamp (left) tests the durability of her fatherâs Distinguished Citizen crystal plaque while her brother Henry looks on. Photo by Emma Rausch
Parkview Wabash lauded as Business of the Year By Emma Rausch emma@thepaperofwabash.com
When considering the nominee for Business of the Year, Paul McCann, former Wabash County Chamber of Commerce Board chair, made his choice based on the organizationâs impact on Wabash as well as on his family. âThis was an honor as well as I contemplated the economic environment of Wabash County,â McCann said at the Grow Wabash County celebration dinner on Thursday, Oct. 12.
He later added, âAs the final board chair of the Wabash County Chamber of Commerce, it was my responsibility to select the Business of the Year. Considering the history of the Chamber and the chapter that just closed with the merger to create Grow Wabash County, I wanted to select an organization that is also currently pivoting their strategic direction with the next 100 years in mind, an organization that is invested in the local fabric of the community that will serve the needs of the people here. âI believe it is impossible to over-