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MSD looks at new building

Plan would consolidate Northfield, Southwood

By Phil Smith psmith@thepaperofwabash.com

Phil Boone, who has resigned as the Southwood Elementary School principal, stands in his office. Photo provided

Relationships are special to outgoing SES principal

By Phil Smith psmith@thepaperofwabash.com If faith, community service and selflessness could be responsible for organ growth, it would go a long way in explaining why anyone who knows Phil Boone would say he has a heart the size of a minivan.

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“His heart is just so big and it doesn’t discriminate,” said Shelly Boone, Phil’s wife of 18 years this coming Sunday. The couple will celebrate their anniversary Sunday, May 29. “He just loves people and he loves relationships.”

In fact, the outgoing 42-year-old Southwood Elementary School principal is so dedicated to Cont. on Page 11.

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At a public meeting May 24, the Metropolitan School District of Wabash County’s board of trustees heard the official presentation of a proposal to consolidate the district’s two high schools. The meeting (which took place after The Paper’s deadline) will also serve as a public hearing on the matter, providing the transparency that upended the corporation’s previous attempt to consolidate six years ago.

Unlike the proposal in 2016, which was voted upon and then rescinded amidst findings by the Indiana Public Access Counselor that the board violated the state’s Open Door Law, the proposal being pitched by the board involves the construction of a new high school. In 2016, the board voted on July 12 to move Southwood Jr/Sr High School into Northfield Jr/Sr High School, combining the two facilities into one high school.

The 2016 proposal also included turning Southwood Jr/Sr High School into a middle school and closing Sharp Creek Elementary School. After a complaint was filed, alleging the board violated the Open Door Law, the Public Access Counselor ruled in favor of the complaint on Aug. 8 and the board rescinded its vote the following day.

“One of our strategic plans talks about facilities and the big picture, the 30,000 foot level, is that we want to become more efficient so we can provide more opportunities for students,” said Superintendent Mike Keaffaber last week.

“The grand plan would be that we would bring Northfield and Southwood into a new high school. A couple years after that would be built, we would repurpose the two junior-senior high schools to become the pre-K through eighth grade schools. It would reduce our footprint to only three schools.”

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May 25, 2022

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Womans Club House Association urges youngsters to read

By Phil Smith psmith@thepaperofwabash.com A local program is designed to foster reading in children before they ever enter a kindergarten classroom.

Representatives from The Womans Club House Association of Wabash, Indiana were on hand at a Head Start preschool classroom located in Manchester Intermediate School May 12 to help youngsters with their reading skills and appreciation. The event was courtesy of a program called STAR, or Start Talking About Reading.

“I think they’ve been doing this for four or five years and we’re just kind of taking over this year,” said Sherry Yenna of The Women’s Club.

“They’re just trying to encourage kids to talk about their reading and become readers.”

Pre-school-aged children listen intently to a story being read during Head Start at Manchester Intermediate School in Laketon on Thursday, May 12. Photo by Phil Smith Yenna, along with Jane Denney, read from a book about iconic makebelieve canine Clifford, the Big Red Dog. As Yenna read from the book, the youngsters in the class answered questions and interacted. As the end of the session, each child received a copy of the book and a stuffed Clifford to take home.

“It’s great to see the smiles on their faces and the way they enjoy the

story,” said Denney, with Yenna adding “(we) hope that it kicks starts some of them to, you know, just start enjoying books.”

Denney added “… and for their parents to read to them at home, that is so important.

The students in the classroom are led by Head Teacher Becky Cline.

“I can’t even put a value on it,” Cline said, who added that due to the average demo-

graphic of her students and their families, the opportunity for a free book is invaluable.

“We service lowincome families,” she said. “They’re struggling to keep a roof over their

house and there are a lot of single moms and large families sometimes. Books are definitely not a budget item that they’re concerned about. To have the opportunity to get books into their home, where they can start building their own home library…because if they live out here, and depending on their transportation, they may not even have the option to use the library. Any way we can get books home and get that interest going…”

Cline also said she sees families with primarily a Spanish-speaking household.

“We have seen for

Hispanic families who are learning English, that these simple reader books are helpful for them to build their language skills.”

Yenna said that she and Denney have brought their program to a pair of Head Start class-

rooms, as well as two preschool classes in the county. While the program is sponsored by the womans club, it is made possible through a Good Deeds grant from the Community Foundation of Wabash County.

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Symphony in Color winners honored On Tuesday afternoon, May 17, the Wabash Unit of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra Association held an awards program for area students who participated in this year’s Symphony in Color program. The event was held in Legacy Hall at Honeywell Center.

Symphony in Color is an enrichment program in which children in grades one through six listen to classical music selections recorded by the Indianapolis Symphony and then draw a visual interpretation of the music to illustrate what the music meant or suggested to them.

This year’s five selected compositions were “The Carnival of the Animals” by Camille SaintSaens, “Mississippi Suite, IV Mardi Gras” by Ferde Grofe, “Morning of the Carnival” by Luiz Bonfa, “Roman Carnival Overture, Op. 9” by Hector Berlioz, “Carnival of Venice” by Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst. After hearing the selections, each student chose one musical example to inspire his/her art interpretation. Students from Metro North, St. Bernard, Sharp Creek, and Southwood elementary schools, plus Wabash area HomeSchooled students prepared their art projects for their teachers. Following specific criteria, the teachers then chose a maximum of six or seven entries from their school to be sent to Indianapolis for the competition.

Entries were judged on the qualities of musical interpretation, ageappropriate artwork, color or

shading, balance, and overall appeal.

Thousands of students participate in this statewide program that is designed to develop an appreciation of both music and the visual arts.

From the school entries submitted online to Indianapolis, 100 finalists were chosen.

Eleven Wabash County students were awarded gold ribbons for excellent recognition at the state level.

They were part of the field of only 36 gold winners in the state. They were Millie Siders, Kindergarten from Metro North, Faith Greer, First grade from Metro North, Ava Mills, first grade from Metro North, Adler Zwiebel, second grade from Metro North, Trot Turner, first grade from Southwood, Adalynn Hawkens, fourth grade from Sharp Creek, Eona Black, fourth grade from Sharp Creek, Toriah Leonard, fifth grade from Sharp Creek, Jaylynn Turner, fifth grade from Sharp Creek, and Teagan Baer, sixth grade from Sharp Creek. The pictures drawn by these students were displayed at the Indiana State Museum. Abbonie Hughes, third grade student from Sharp Creek was also awarded a gold ribbon and was chosen as the People’s Award Winner for the competition. This award was based on votes from Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra staff, musicians, and Symphony Association members who attended an appreciation luncheon. The 36 gold winning pictures were on display for the voting.

As the winner, Abbonie received a certificate of excellence and a $100 cash award.

Katy Gray, art specialist at Metro North and Sharp Creek Elementary schools was honored as the Maestro Winner this year.

This award is given to the school with the greatest number of exhibitor finalists. The winner received a special certificate and $500 for the purchase of art supplies.

Other finalist entries, submitted by art teacher Katy Gray, were Amber Wallen, kindergarten, and Lana Rosas, kindergarten. St. Bernard’s finalist entries from teacher Susan Stewart were Pierce McIlveney, grade 2 and Stratten Whiteman, grade 6. Southwood Elementary’s entries were drawn

by Nolan Achor, grade 2, Leyla Davis, grade 2, Savannah Thomas, grade 1, Irelyn Duecker, grade 1, and Susanna Moore, grade 1 and submitted by art teacher Erica Tyson. Home-

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The Symphony in Color student award winners and their teachers are (front row, from left) Amber Wallen, Lana Rosas, Millie Siders, Ava Mills, Faith Greer, Kaden Chamberlain; Irelyn Duecker (second row, from left), Trot Turner, Leyla Davis, Abbonie Hughes, Jaylynn Turner, Adalynn Hawkens, Eona Black, Adler Zwiebel, Adilyne Chamberlain, Eleanor Higgins, Duncan Strieter, Jimmy Deck, Pierce McIlvenny; Susanna Moore (third row, from left), Erica Tyson, Nolan Achor, Savannah Thomas, Teagan Baer, Katy Gray, Toriah Leonard, Charly Dye, Elly Strieter, Susan Stewart school entries, submitted by Charly Dye and Judy Ward, were drawn

by Kaden Chamberlain, grade 2 and Adilyne Chamberlain, grade 6. These finalists received blue ribbons in the state competition.

Additional artists from St. Bernard School honored at Tuesday’s event were Eleanor Higgins, grade 5, Jimmy Deck, grade 2, Duncan Strieter, grade 3, and Elly Strieter, grade 5.

MU preps for new master’s program Manchester University is launching an online program in 2023 that will combine nutrition and genetics to prepare students for a career in the field of dietetics.

It was notified Friday, May 13, by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) that the program has received candidacy accreditation.

Laura Bollinger has been named director of the Master of Science in Nutrition and Nutrigenomics (MSNGx) program.

She describes the use of nutrigenomics as “unique and forward-thinking.”

Nutrigenomics is a field of study that examines both nutrition and genetics. Bollinger said there are two ways of approaching the subject: the study of how food can influence genes (for better or for worse) and the analysis of how an individual’s genes can affect how one’s body utilizes nutrients from the foods they eat.

MSNGx at Manchester will be the first of its kind,

preparing students to become registered dietitians with a unique focus on nutrigenomics.

“Nutrigenomics is a relatively young area of study, so we’re really cutting-edge and leading the way with this program,” she said.

“You won’t get this opportunity anywhere you go.”

Bollinger said it is a competencybased program, ensuring that successful students will “demonstrate the skills and abilities to be effective dietitians in the field.”

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County native places 2nd in national sales event

By Phil Smith psmith@thepaperofwabash.com A Wabash County native has joined a team from Manchester University in showing the collegiate world who’s boss in the world of sales.

Elaine Shock, 18, a 2021 graduate of Manchester Jr/Sr High School placed second in a national collegiate sales competition called Elevate Your Pitch, held over eight weeks in March and April. Shock was in stellar company as part of a half dozen Spartan competitors finishing in the top 10, three of whom will travel to Florida Aug. 4-5 to attend the Florida Media Conference and participate in an event called the Young Professionals Roundtable.

“Overall, I enjoyed the competition and found it very educationally rewarding,” said Shock, who finished just behind fellow Spartan Jakob Armstrong, who grabbed the top spot in the competition. “Professor Beth Driscoll prepared the class very well, and really allowed us to take control of how we wanted the conversation to go, rather than telling us what we needed to do.”

Shock is a freshman, while Armstrong is a junior from Winamac, majoring in marketing and sports management.

Placing fourth and garnering the final Florida spot in August was Brayden Sayre, a sophomore from Brownsburg, majoring in marketing.

Also finishing in the top 10 from Manchester University were Edna Even Ebai, a senior from the country of Cameroon, placing sixth; Ethan Erb, ninth place from Kokomo and Monroe, Mich. native Justin Major in 10th.

The overall showing by the contingent of Manchester University students made a positive impact on the group’s mentor.

“The Gilbert College of Business at Manchester University is extremely proud of how well the Intro to Sales students placed in this national competition,” said Driscoll.

“As an educator, it is rewarding to see your students succeed. There is a high caliber of student in the business college, and I believe the results of this competition reflect that. We will certainly participate next year.”

For Shock, the contest provided a glimpse into what lies ahead after col-

lege.

“It provided real experience for me to understand what the overall sales process should look like,” said Shock.

“It allows me to see the client and understand how they respond to certain things I said, understand their body language when talking about pros and cons of a product, and build a connection with a stranger. Overall, I was happy with how I did in the competition and felt very proud when I found out I placed.”

The two-round competition involved first filming and submitting a video of the student pitching themselves as an executive from a media company in their state. The students chosen to move on to the second round received sales scenarios and had “client follow-up meetings” via Zoom.

“The competition involved a lot of research into the company I was assigned,” said

Shock. “For the role play, they only gave us so much information about who we were and about the potential client. From that, I used the information provided and just started putting together an ideal script of how expected the conversation to go.

Because I’m only a freshman and not a sales major, I was pretty nervous for the whole conversation overall. Going into it, my nerves were calmed and the “client” was very easy to talk to.

For sales, the most important thing you have to understand is how to build a relationship and connection with your customer, so that’s what I did.”

Shock added that sense it’s still early in her fledgling sales career, she’s been successful enough so far so as to avoid the dreaded feeling of rejection.

“Since I haven’t experienced a realworld sales job, I don’t know what it’s like to have

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someone say ‘no,’” she continued.

“Throughout the conversation, there were several objections from the client that made their company unsure. For me, I found it hard to find the right words and be able to explain how something they see as a potential problem is actually not going to be.”

Shock has a double major in marketing and digital media arts. Her parents are Ryan and Molly Shock of North Manchester.

May 25, 2022

MU names Twomey to dean’s position NORTH MANCHESTER — Heather Twomey has been named dean of the Gilbert College of Business at Manchester University. Dean Tim Ogden, who was once her teacher, is returning to full-time faculty work.

The change will take effect this fall at the start of the 2022-23 academic year.

Both are Manchester graduates. Twomey received her bachelor’s degree in accounting in 1996 and a Master of Accountancy degree in 1997 from Manchester. Ogden received his bachelor’s degree in English from Manchester in 1987 and went on to get a Master of Business

Administration from Claremont Graduate University and a Doctor of Jurisprudence from Indiana University.

Ogden joined the faculty at Manchester in 1990 and left in 1996 for a short time to practice law with a firm in Indianapolis concentrating in complex business litigation. After returning to Manchester, he practiced law parttime until 2009. His courses include business law, marketing and management. In 2013, the Pendleton resident received the Alumni Honor Award, the highest recognition the MU Alumni Association can bestow.

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Tourney time: Mah jongg enthusiasts from around the area gathered Thursday, May 19, at the Honeywell Center for a benefit tourney. Winners were (bottom photo) Jane Bailey, $100 and a Golden Ticket to Destination MahJongg’s World Championship in Las Vegas; Second Place: Jo Ellen Cohen, $75 and a Golden Ticket; Third place: Linda Tyler, $50, and a Golden Ticket. The event raised $1,000 for Babe of Wabash County. Executive Director Katey Till (far bottom photo) reacts after accepting the check with the tourney proceeds.

The Urbana Lions had their annual Senior Dinner on May 15.

There were a number of familiar faces who showed up to enjoy a depression meal from yesteryear.

The meal was prepared by Urbana Lions Rick and Roxy Monce.

Lion Bonita Snell made her outstanding peach cobbler and her delicious dressing. The group enjoyed reminiscing about Urbana and how much has changed over the years.

They also enjoyed talking to one another just to find out how everything and everyone is doing.

The Senior Dinner turned out very well. The Urbana Lions would like to thank everyone who attended and hope

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to see everyone again next year.

Thanks goes out to the Urbana Lions Club for holding this very special activity. Those Lions who attended were Rick and Roxy Monce, Michael and Bonita Snell, Luke Hunt, Joe Adams, Larry Hoover and a special thanks to Lion Ronnie Anderson’s wife, Shirley Anderson for pitching in and helping with the serving and cleanup.

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Ball Park is available for anyone and everyone. This park has been up dated to host any event you would like to hold. The park has new restrooms with flushable toilets, running water, Pavilion with BBQ grill for that cookout you would like to hold. There is also playground equipment for kids, basketball court, baseball diamond and a snack shack if needed. All you have to do is call 260-774-3665 to see if the date is available for your event. This park has been the host for an annual car show in July, Urbana Streetlight fund raisers such as tenderloin fry in September and a

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Halloween Car and Truck Show which will be held in October this year.

So if you want to hold ball practice or any other activity, give us a call.

The Urbana Community Building is available to rent. The community building has the capability of seating 96 people, has a restroom, kitchen with stove and refrigerator, confection oven, microwave oven, cooler and dining hall for your convenience. It’s great for holding any kind of reception, birthday parties or any other activity you would like to hold. You can rent the buildCont. on Pg. 13.

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May 25, 2022

Wabash Little League: A long history of success Mike Pretorius and the Wabash Little League were almost synonymous during the 1980s.

He was league president when Wabash won its first state baseball championship in Kokomo behind three straight shutouts. Then Mike was the manager in 1986 and 1988 when the 12-year-old allstars won No.2 and No.3 in Mishawaka and Danville, respectively.

And the only coach on all three teams was Jim Widner.

Thanks to “Wid,” who later would be my boss at the Plain Dealer, I have all the information I could ever hope to have to write this column.

You see, “Wid” is a statistician’s statistician.

My scorebooks never came close to collecting as much information as he had in his. He was way ahead of his time. The baseball movie “Moneyball” wasn’t even thought of when “Wid” was working his pencils overtime in the Wabash dugout.

So, here we go.

Ron Keaffaber was manager (in the dugout) of the 1983 squad of all-stars.

Oren Wagner, another Wabash LL, Wabash American Legion baseball and Wabash High School baseball legend, Pretorius and Widner were the coaches. Mike and Jim were outside the fence. Long story; don’t ask. All legal.

The roster consisted of Jeff Friedersdorf and Brian Hamm of the Blackhawks, Hugh Kendall and Todd Adams of the Cardinals, Marc Wells of the Tigers, Matt Bruss and Jay Cummins of the Braves, Jamey Duncan of the Pirates and six Cubs – Donny Blair, Eric Sewell, Stan Cox, David Foy, Shawn Brainard and Randy Keaffaber.

Needless to say, Randy Keaffaber is the son of the manager and the go-to pitcher. During the 51 days the all-stars were together (July 1 – Aug. 20), Randy went 9-1, pitched 59 1/3 consecutive scoreless innings, struck out 109 batters (87 swinging), gave up only 31

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By Roy Church hits and a mere four runs (all in the Central Region final).

Thanks to “Wid,” I can also tell you he faced 216 batters, threw 759 pitches (601 for strikes), walked seven batters and allowed only 46 baserunners. He also had the second highest batting average on the team (.365), had 19 hits (second highest), three homeruns (second highest), 10 runs scored (second best) and an on-base percentage of .434 (third best).

Randy went on to play baseball at Northfield, then Indiana State. His son, Ryan, pitched on Northfield’s 2001 Class 2A state championship baseball team and also played at Indiana State.

Ryan’s 48 wins at Northfield is still the school record for most career wins.

Randy recalls winning “a couple” Three Rivers Conference baseball titles at Northfield, but the Norse could never get past Wabash and/or Huntington North to win a sectional.

Randy lives in Wabash and is a sales rep for Kendall Electric, formerly Wabash Electric, as is Ryan. Randy married his high school sweetheart, Tammy Shear, and they also have two daughters, Abby and Ally.

Of Pretorius, “He ran a good program,” Randy told me. “He got us to play his style (of baseball), which was pitching and defense.”

Who was the best hitter? Adams, who was the only freshman on the Wabash High School team which won the IHSAA state baseball title in 1986. Todd batted .417 in the18-game tournament that started in Peru, went through Wabash,

Rochester, Fort Wayne and Kokomo before ending at the Central Region Tournament in Wyoming, Mich.

Todd, who owns a State Farm Insurance agency in Wabash, had 20 hits (10 singles, five doubles, one triple and a teamhigh four HRs), a team-high .527 onbase percentage and a team-best 16 runs scored.

Bruss, of course, played third base and is currently police chief in Wabash. His 11 hits were third highest on the team.

He joined the department in 1994 and was named chief in 2016.

Brainard, Cox, Sewell, Cummins and Foy all played at Southwood and for me on the GrandstaffHentgen Funeral Home Phillies in the Babe Ruth League.

Brainard finished the LL tournament with a 5-1 record over 41 innings and had 97 strikeouts (2.4 per inning).

Keaffaber and Brainard were the workhorses – 100 1/3 of 113 innings. I always thought of Randy as a “pitcher” and Shawn as a “flame thrower.” I wouldn’t have wanted to step into the batter’s box against either one of them.

Randy and Shawn also played on the 1982 all-stars as 11year-olds on a team that came within one game of making the state finals.

In the Area 2 Tourney, Wabash beat Peru-American, 7-0, and Bunker Hill, 7-4 and 3-0, to win the title and advance. At the District 9 Tourney at home, Wabash downed Russiaville, 2-1, and Kokomo, 1-0 and 1-0 in nine innings, to advance.

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2 Tourney in Rochester, Wabash beat Monticello, 7-0, then lost to the same team, 1-0, before coming back to the win the double-elimination tourney, 2-0, over Monticello over three consecutive days.

At Fort Wayne, in the Section 2 Tourney, Wabash defeated Fort Wayne St. Joe, 3-0 and 1-0, to advance to the state tournament in Kokomo. There, it downed Robertsdale of Hammond, 8-0, and Warren (out of Indianapolis) twice by the score of 4-0. In the final game, Keaffaber reached out across the plate and hit a homerun while Warren was trying to intentionally walk him.

Wabash then took its 13-1 record to Michigan for the Little League Central Region event. Wabash lost to Sioux City, Iowa, 3-2, but came back to defeat Taylor, Mich., 5-0. Revenge got the local all-stars a 4-2 win over Sioux City, but they lost in the finals to Jackie Robinson West (out of Chicago), 7-1, in nine innings.

And with the loss went the chance to play in the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa. But, as “Wid” was quick to point out: The Central Region consisted of 1,050 teams from a 12-state area in the 1980s.

Three years later, the Wabash Little League 12-year-old All-Stars consisted of Jason Parrett, J.D. Curless and Scott Bumgardner of the Pirates, David Pfanstiel and Andy Celmer of the Braves, Brian Whitaker and Nathan Wood of the Blackhawks, Michael Mallow and Chad Saunders of the Giants, Marshall

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Smith of the Red Sox, Ryan Dubois of the Cardinals and Scott Kunkel, Joe Pretorius and Rod Cox of the Cubs.

Joe Pretorius is Mike’s son and Rod Cox is the son of coach Max Cox and brother of Stan Cox from the 1983 team.

Dohn Wiley and Widner were the other coaches.

The 1986 squad went undefeated through the state tournament before finishing runner-up in the Central Region for the second time in four years. Believe it or not, Wabash opened Area 2 play in Peru by beating PeruNational, 40-0. That’s right, 40-0.

They then defeated Kokomo-Lafayette Park twice, 10-2 and 21, to win the title.

Back in Wabash, they beat Elwood, 12-0 and 4-1, to win the District 9 crown. The Section 2 title came in Fort Wayne with wins over Frankfort, 9-3, and Fort Wayne St. Joe again, 3-1 in nine innings and 3-2.

Wabash captured its state crown in Mishawaka with wins over Center Grove, 74, and South Bend Eastside, 4-3 and 7-3.

The Central Region tournament was in Bourbonnais, Ill., and the locals won their first three games over Barberton, Ohio, 4-0, Clinton Valley, Mich., 11-0, and Norridge, Ill., 7-3.

They were 14-0 going into the championship game, but lost to Norridge, 6-2, forcing a second game, which they lost, 2-0. Again, one win away from the LL World Series, but second out of 1,050 teams in the Central Region.

Kunkel went 6-1, Wood 4-0, Dubois 2-0 and Curless 2-1.

Kunkel, who broke his pitching arm in a freak accident at the beginning of the season, also led the team with a .526 batting average, followed by Wood at .406. Kunkel also led the team in on-base average at .696 and Curless led the team with five HRs. A lefty, he broke his arm earlier in the Wabash LL season, but came back, learned how to pitch a split-finger fastball instead of his curveball and the rest is history.

Today, Scott is senior vice president and CFO of Symmetry Surgical in Nashville, Tenn. In April, he was named to the Ford Meter Box board of directors. He also has held senior financial management roles with Ford Motor Co., General Electric and EnergyLogic.

Pretorius noted that Scott received a baseball scholarship from Notre Dame.

After his freshman season he left the team to focus on his

education. He earned a degree in finance from ND and an MBA from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business.

Bumgardner recently took the job of business manager for the Lewis Cass Schools. Prior to that, he was business manager at Huntington County Community School Corporation and Manchester Community Schools and a teacher and principal at the Wabash Middle School. He is a 1992 graduate of Northfield and 1996 graduate of Purdue University.

His boss at Huntington was Superintendent Matt Daugherty, a member of the 1984 Wabash All-Stars and a Wabash High School graduate.

Two years later, Wabash would end up state champion and Central Region runner-up again. The 1988 squad consisted of Eric Baer and Troy McKillip of the Braves, Jeff Hodson of the Red Sox, James Honeycutt and Brian Tyo of the Tigers, Derek Furnas and David Wiley of the Cardinals, Brandon Baker and Ricky Zapata of the Pirates, Josh Long and Jeff Hults of the Giants, Jimmy Wallen of the Blackhawks and Casey Tonovitz and Cam Cook of the Cubs.

Mike Pretorius was manager and Widner the coach.

There was no Area 2 tourney and Wabash took the District 9 title in Elwood by defeating Peru, 5-0, Elwood, 122, and Tipton, 7-2 and 5-1. At home for the Section 2 tourney, Wabash downed Fort Wayne Georgetown, 4-2, lost to the same Cont. on Page 7.

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Wabash Little League team, 5-3, and came back to win the deciding game against Fort Wayne, 11-3.

At the State tourney in Danville, Wabash lost to Jeffersonville, 6-1, but rallied to top Crown Point, 10-0, Danville, 6-1, Jeffersonville, 7-2, and Jeffersonville, 62, for the title.

At Washington Courthouse, Ohio, for the Central Region tourney, Wabash started strong by defeating Joliet, Ill., 7-4, and Harper Woods, Mich., 5-4, then lost to Tulsa, Okla., 5-3. The locals topped Harper Woods, 5-4 again, to make the finals, but lost to Tulsa, 4-3.

Wallen was the workhorse on the mound, going 7-0 and pitching 45 of 99 innings. He had 76 strikeouts and gave up only 25 hits and 18 runs. Tonovitz was 33, Hults 2-1 and Tyo 10.

At the plate, Tyo batted a team-high .600 with 30 hits, 17 singles, 10 HRs and an on-base average of .714. Hults was second with a .431 average, including a teamhigh eight doubles.

The team slugged 24 HRs. Baker graduated from Northfield in 1994 and Manchester College in 1998 and was a football standout at both. As a wide receiver, he still holds the MC record for most touchdowns in a season (11). He has been the Northfield head football coach since 2013 and his record is 58-39. In 2021 he guided the Northfield girls softball team to the IHSAA Class 1A state championship. So, he is a two-time state champion.

His fondest memory of the ’88 all-stars was playing against Fort Wayne, which had a couple stellar players and a girl on the team, in the Section 2 tourney in Wabash. “It was a fanstastic experience,” he said.

That “girl” was not just any girl. It was Fort Wayne Snider’s Tiffany Gooden. In 1994, she would go on to be named Miss Basketball in Indiana and the Naismith National Player of the Year, play college ball at Iowa and professionally in the WABL. “I played shortstop during the regular

season, but coach put me at second for the all-stars. I was a catcher in high school and played right field my last three years in college.”

Which of the three teams was the best?

We could debate that for days. So, I won’t.

They all had their strengths and weaknesses. All three won state championships and just missed out on going to the LL World Series. Let’s just agree they were all great teams – legends in Wabash County’s glorious sports history.

Mike Pretorius stepped down as manager of the Cubs after the 1988 season and turned the reins over to Widner, who then guided the 1989 12year-old all-stars to their seventh straight state tournament.

Widner stepped down after one year as his family moved to Fort Wayne. He and his wife, Sara, have two grown sons – Eric and Brett.

Pretorius and his wife, Ann, still live in Wabash and Mike still drives to Grant County every day to get to work. He is in his 15th year as president of Grant County State Bank and the home office is in Swayzee.

Mike and Ann have three grown children – Joe, Jeff and Lynn.

Ironically, he never played Little League baseball. He was a softball player.

Returning to Wabash as a young banker, he was asked by Wayne Rees to help coach the Cubs. He agreed and a year later he was managing the Cubs.

“I had no baseball experience. I was lost,” Mike said. “So I turned to Doc Peiffer (another Wabash legend and co-founder of the LL program in Wabash) for help. He came down one Sunday night and put half my players down the rightfield line and the other half at home plate.

“After the bunch in the outfield had thrown to home, he had them switch places. When he was done, he said to me ‘Those are your two pitchers.’”

“Guess who he was pointing to,” Mike continued, “Dean and Keith Shepherd,” two of the biggest and hardest-throwing

young men in the history of Wabash LL. Keith went on to play on the 1986 WHS state champions, was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates and played four seasons in the

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Mike coached the Cubs for 10 seasons and served several years as president of the league.

“I had a great bunch of kids who

worked year round to become better players and the town of Wabash was very supportive.”

With tongue in cheek, Mike said the greatest compliment

ever paid to the Wabash LL program came when the Fort Wayne program filed a protest against Wabash in Williamsport. They accused Wabash of

infractions involving recruiting players and boundaries.

“I guess they got tired of losing to us,” Mike said. “Needless to say, no infractions were found.”

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Nathaniel Baker, 24

Marjorie Sparling, 97

Mildred Good, 98

Enjoyed online gaming

Enjoyed mushroom hunting

Retired from White’s

Sept. 1, 1924 – May 21, 2022

Feb. 24, 1924 – May 18, 2022

March 5, 1998 – May 20, 2022 Nathaniel “Nate” Cole Baker, 24, North Manchester, passed away May 20, 2022.

The son of Jeremy and Kelly (Cole) Baker, Nate was born in Layton, Utah, on March 5, 1998.

After he and his family moved back from Utah, Nate attended second through ninth grades at Manchester Community Schools. He and his family then moved to Warsaw, and Nate graduated from Warsaw High School in 2016. That fall Nate attended Manchester University. In 2017 he entered the workforce and was employed with Pierceton Trucking for a time.

Nate was gifted in technology, often helping his grandparents with their technological issues. Most recently, he built a new gaming computer from the ground up. He enjoyed his time in the digital world playing online games and PlayStation and had a passion for Magic cards and Dungeons and Dragons.

Nate was a kindhearted person who listened to everyone having trouble in their lives and always gave the best bear hugs.

He was a big brother to those around him and was eager to help his family and friends, treasuring the times he could make those around him happy and smile.

Nate loved making his siblings, nephews, and niece laugh by wrestling around with them. He always put other people’s problems before his own.

The loving memory of Nate Baker will be forever cherished by his father and mother, Jeremy and Kelly Baker, Warsaw; sisters, Caitlyn (Trenton) Baker-Thomas, Liberty Baker, and Teyla Baker, all of Warsaw; brothers, Quay and Jace Baker, Warsaw; nephews, Maxon and Lukas Thomas and niece, Averleigh Thomas; maternal grandparents, Keith and Connie Cole, North Manchester; and the many friends for whom he cared deeply.

A celebration of Nate’s life will be held at a later date.

For those who wish to honor the memory of Nate, memorial contributions may be made to the Bowen Center 850 North Harrison Street, Warsaw, IN 46580.

The family of Nate Baker has entrusted McKee Mortuary with care and final arrangements.

Condolences may be emailed to mckeemortuary.com

Marjorie Agnes Sparling, 97, of Wabash, died at 6:21 a.m., Saturday, May 21, 2022, at Wellbrooke of Wabash.

She was born on Sept. 1, 1924, in Wabash County, to Darrell and Jesse (Roser) Hawkins.

Marjorie was a 1942 graduate of Linlawn High School. She married Richard E. Sparling in Wabash on Nov. 7, 1947; he died April 27, 2018. Marjorie worked at Pleasant View Nursing Home/ Country Village Restaurant for 15 years and also cooked at Linlawn Elementary and Southwood Elementary schools. She was a member of Christ United Methodist Church, and the Miriam Circle at the church. Marjorie enjoyed gardening, cooking, reading. fishing, mushroom hunting, and traveling.

She is survived by three children, Ron (Lavonne) Sparling and Craig (Monica) Sparling, both of Lagro, and Joyce Gentry of Indianapolis; three grandchildren, Kale (Emily) Sparling of Gilbert, Ariz., Julie Lavache of Wabash, and Kami (Scott) Ross of Lagro; six great-grandchildren, Christian Shoemaker and Drew Shoemaker, both of Wabash, Chase Ross and Noah Ross, both of Lagro, and Finn Sparling and Theo Sparling, both of Gilbert, Ariz.

She was also preceded in death by her parents, grandson, Casey Sparling, son-in-law Bill Gentry, brother Everett Hawkins and sister Janet Wolfal.

Funeral services will be 10 a.m., Thursday, May 26, 2022, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave., Wabash. Burial will be in Friends Cemetery, Wabash. Friends may call 4-7 p.m. Wednesday, at the funeral home.

Preferred memorial is Casey Sparling Memorial Scholarship at the Community Foundation of Wabash County.

The memorial guest book for Marjorie may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.

Evelyn Jagger, 98 Owned Jagger Hardware May 29, 1923 - May 15, 2022 Evelyn Lois Jagger, 98, Rochester, died May 15, 2022.

Visitation 3-8 p.m. May 24, and 10 a.m. May 25 at McKee Mortuary, North Manchester. Services follow.

Celebration of life 1 p.m. June 26, at 2281 East 300 North, Rochester.

Carroll Hamilton, 73 Served in National Guard Aug. 29, 1948 – May 13, 2022 Carroll Hamilton, 73, Warsaw, died May 13, 2022 He was born Aug. 29, 1948.

A graveside service was May 21 at Lakeview Cemetery, Silver Lake.

Mildred Pearl Good, 98, of North Manchester, formerly of Wabash, passed away at 4:25 p.m. on May 18, 2022, at Peabody Retirement Community in North Manchester.

She was born on Feb. 24, 1924, to Dorsey and Alice (Lotridge) Good in Marion.

Mildred grew up attending Dora Christian Church. She graduated from Lagro High School in 1944 and Fort Wayne Bible College in 1955. She was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church since 1970.

She was Director of Child Evangelism International Ministry for 11 years and was also involved with Good News Club for kids for many years. She worked at Wabash Magnetics and retired from White’s Residential as a seamstress.

Mildred is survived by three brothers, George (Sue) Good of Amboy, Phillip (Julie) Good of Murphysboro, Tenn., Burl Good of Lagro; one sister Mary Bowling of Cherry Valley, Ill.; and several nieces and nephews.

While never having any children of her own, she loved children and enjoyed working with children.

She is proceeded in death by one brother, Earl Good; three sisters, Betty Funk, Pauline Paulick, and Phyllis Garret.

Funeral Services will be 2 p.m. Friday May 27, 2022, at Dora Christian Church 2325 S. Salamonie Dam Road Lagro, with Pastor Mark Wisniewski officiating.

Burial will follow at Center Grove Cemetery.

Visitation will be one hour prior to the funeral service starting at 1 p.m. at the church.

Preferred memorials are directed to White’s Residential Services or Dora Christian Church in care of McDonald Funeral Homes.

McDonald Funeral Homes, 231 Falls Ave., Wabash, have been trusted with Mildred Pearl Good’s final arrangements.

Online condolences may be directed to the family at www.mcdonaldfunerals.com

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John Sleighter, 84

Gloria Shenefield, 72

Was member of Gideon’s

Enjoyed playing cards

Sept. 29, 1937 – May 15, 2022

June 29, 1949 – May 14, 2022

John R. “Jack” Sleighter, 84, North Manchester, formerly of South Whitley, passed away on May 15, 2022 at Peabody Healthcare Center in North Manchester.

He was born on Sept. 29, 1937 in Pierceton, Indiana to Budd B. and Maxine L. (Roberts) Sleighter.

Shortly after graduating from Chester High School in 1955, Jack married the love of his life, Bonnie Badskey on May 4, 1956. The two would be blessed with four children; Barry, Mark, Robert, and Betty.

A true father figure, Jack was a hard worker and always provided for his family. He was strong in his faith and led a life of selflessness.

Jack was member of First Baptist Church in South Whitley until moving to North Manchester where he began attending Faith Baptist Church. He was also a member of Gideon’s International.

Jack was a farmer for many years before he began working at Strauss Feed Mill in 1985. Even after retirement in 2000, Jack would still fill in when needed unit the age of 78. Later in life, he enjoyed watching his grandchildren grow as well as attending their many sporting events. Jack was loving and caring and was known for his kind and gentle soul.

The loving memory of John R. “Jack” Sleighter will be forever cherished by his wife, Bonnie Sleighter, North Manchester; sons, Barry (Jackie) Sleighter, Pierceton, Mark (Tracey) Sleighter, South Whitley, and Robert (Darcy) Sleighter, Woodmoor Lake, Michigan; daughter, Betty Graves, Fort Wayne; brother, Paul (Linda) Sleighter, North Manchester; sister, Donna (Don) Mort, North Webster; 12 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, and two great-great grandchildren. Jack is preceded in death by his parents, Budd B. and Maxine L. (Roberts) Sleighter, and one sister, Agnes Brown.

Visitation was Thursday, May 19, 2022, at McKee Mortuary, 1401 State Road 114 West, North Manchester. Visitiation and funeral services were Friday, May 20, 2022 at Faith Baptist Church, 1303 State Road 13, North Manchester. Pastors Bruce Russell and Steve Massie will officiate.

Burial is at Oaklawn Cemetery, 600 Beckley St., North Manchester.

For those who wish to honor the memory of Jack Sleighter, a love offering may be made to McKee Mortuary, 1401 State Road 114 West, North Manchester, IN 46962 to assist with final expenses.

The family of Jack Sleighter has entrusted McKee Mortuary with care and final arrangements.

Condolences may be emailed to mckeemortuary.com.

Gloria Shenefield, 72, a lifetime resident of LaFontaine, passed away at 12:54 p.m. on Saturday, May 14, 2022, at her home in LaFontaine.

She was born in Wabash, on June 29, 1949, to John and Dorothy (Howard) Williams.

Gloria was a 1967 graduate of Southwood High School. She married David Shenefield on Jan. 11, 2005. She attended LaFontaine Christian Church. Gloria was an avid poker player. She frequently played cards at The American Legion in Galveston and The Elks in Tipton. She also hosted many poker games and parties at her home.

She played in the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas and Tampa, Fla; permanently ranking in the No Limit Hold’Em Games in 2017 and 2021. A passionate gardener, Gloria specialized in growing peonies.

With her sisters, she visited many peony festivals and garden tours. In 2021, she won second place at the Indiana Peony Festival with her peony “Pastelegance.” Gloria had impeccable style and taste. She was essential in helping her family and friends shopping for everything from clothing to home furnishings. Gloria was a magical woman who made everything and everyone better. She will be dearly and eternally missed by her adoring family and friends.

Gloria is survived by her husband, David of LaFontaine; one son, B.J. (Mecca) White of Jacksonville, Fla.; two daughters, Ashli (Nathan) Vrooman of Wabash, Stefanie (Earl) Beaupied of Marion; one stepson, Derek (Danielle) Shenefield of LaFontaine; 10 grandchildren, Zach (Kelsey) White, Kaila White, Taylor White, Mia Cunningham, Konstantlee Kennedy, Etournatee Jones, Taylor Shenefield, Kenzie Shenefield, Gloria Rose Beaupied, and Drake Shenefield; four sisters, Ann (Tim) Clary of Fort Wayne, Jennifer (Greg) Finch of Fort Wayne, Monica (Craig) Sparling of Lagro, and Christine McLain of Swayzee. Gloria leaves behind many special friends including Mike Enriquez, Rodney Clark, and Tami Mosier.

She is proceeded in death by her parents, and one stepson, Cory Shenefield.

Funeral services were Friday, May 20, 2022, at LaFontaine Christian Church 202 Bruner Pike, LaFontaine with Pastor Brad Wright officiating. Burial will follow at LaFontaine I.O.O.F Cemetery.

Visitation was Thursday, May 19, 2022, at McDonald Funeral Homes, LaFontaine Chapel 104 S. Main St., LaFontaine.

Preferred memorials are directed to LaFontaine Christian Church in care of McDonald Funeral Homes.

McDonald Funeral Homes, LaFontaine Chapel, 104 S. Main St., LaFontaine, have been trusted with Gloria Shenefield’s final arrangements.

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Howard Shoemaker, 92 Marine Corps veteran Dec. 4, 1929 – May 18, 2022 Howard C. Shoemaker, 92, of Roann, died at 3:33 p.m., Wednesday, May 18, 2022, at Parkview Wabash Hospital.

He was born on Dec. 4, 1929, in Burkett, to Sheldon “Ted” and Ruth (Jones) Shoemaker.

He married Berniece G. Reinink in Lake City, Mich. on Jan. 19, 1952. He was employed with United Telephone Company for 28 years and also farmed. Howard was a member of the Wabash Presbyterian Church and the American Legion. A Korean War veteran, he served in the U.S. Marine Corps.

He is survived by his wife, Berniece G. Shoemaker of Roann; son, Michael H. (LouAnn) Shoemaker of Wabash; two grandsons, Ryan (Georganne) Shoemaker of Mentone, and Richard Shoemaker of Urbana, and two great-grandchildren, Elijah Shoemaker and Elliana Shoemaker, both of Mentone.

He was preceded in death by his parents, and three brothers, Charles, Kenneth, and James Shoemaker.

Visitation and services were Monday, May 23, 2022, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Roann Chapel, 335 S. Chippewa Road, Roann, with Pastor Laura Helm officiating. Burial will be in Roann Community Cemetery.

Preferred memorials are Wabash Presbyterian Church or the Roann Volunteer Fire Department.

The memorial guest book for Howard may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.

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Francis H. Barr Jr., 97 Was a physicist-engineer March 24, 1925 – May 15, 2022 Francis H. Barr Jr., 97, North Manchester, passed away on May 15, 2022, at Timbercrest Healthcare Center in North Manchester. Francis was born on March 24, 1925 in Chicago, Ill., to Francis H. and Ida Rebecca Barr.

When he was 2 years old, his parents moved to Oregon, and it was in Oregon and Idaho that he lived during his boyhood. During his time there he made a lot of great memories at church camps. He graduated from Nampa High School in Idaho in 1944.

In 1944 Francis entered Civilian Public Service where he worked in forestry in Oregon and then, as a human guinea pig, in North Carolina. In 1947 Francis began at Manchester College, where he would later receive his Bachelor of Sciences degree in Physics in 1951. It was during his time at Manchester College that Francis met his wife-to-be, Evelyn Jones.

As his family lived in Idaho, it was difficult for Francis to go home for the holidays, so he stayed at Manchester College during that time. It was there he met Evelyn during the 1948-1949 school year.

On June 3, 1950, they were married in Cerro Gordo, Illinois.

They had two children, Donna and David Barr.

Francis was a physicist-engineer at ITT Electro Optical Products Division in Fort Wayne for 35 years, retiring in 1987.

An active member of the Manchester Church of the Brethren, Francis served as a Deacon, a member of the Peace & Justice Committee, and the Pastoral Ministry and Personnel Commission.

Upon moving to Timbercrest, Francis put up an antenna for his amateur radio in which he had a major interest for many years, using the call sign W9ETT. Surviving are his wife, Evelyn Barr, North Manchester; daughter, Donna J. (Peter) Michael, Indianapolis; son, David L. (Sarah) Barr, Kennewick, Wash.; brother, John G. Barr, Bridgewater, Va.; 10 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son; brother, a niece, and two sisters-in-law.

A celebration of Francis’s life will be held at a later date.

For those wishing to honor the memory of Francis H. Barr, memorial contributions may be made to Manchester University, 604 East College Avenue, North Manchester, IN 46962 or Timbercrest Charitable Assistance, 2201 East Street, North Manchester, IN 46962.

The family of Francis H. Barr Jr. has entrusted McKee Mortuary with care and final arrangements.

Condolences may be emailed to mckeemortuary.com

Memorial Day service set The Wabash County Memorial Day Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, May 30, on the Wabash County Courthouse North Lawn, 1 W. Hill St. These services are open to the public and are being conducted by the Veteran’s Organizations of Wabash County and their Associated Auxiliaries.

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Police and fire reports

North Manchester Public Safety Reports Accident May 14 8:37 a.m. — Vehicles driven by Brian W. Bradley, 42, Fort Wayne and Nan L. Erbaugh, 72, North Manchester collided at the intersection of Mill and Main streets, North Manchester.

Arrests May 16 2:50 p.m. — Amanda K. Acosta, 35, North Manchester was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear.

2:50 p.m. — Roberto J. Acosta, 40, North Manchester was arrested on a body attachment.

Citations May 13 6:21 p.m. — Mitchell J. Ladrigan, 26, Fort Wayne was cited for speed.

Incidents May 15 10:51 a.m. — A theft report was taken in the 1200 block of SR 114 W. 11:36 a.m. — A theft report was taken in the 1200 block of SR 114 W. May 18

MSD plans

The consolidation plan six years ago also involved the two high schools coming together, but consolidated into the current Northfield facility. Keaffaber said for the current project, a piece of land is being looked at where the new high school would be constructed.

The district, according to Keaffaber, traces its origins back to the golden age of Indiana consolidation.

According to the Indiana Department of Education, the Indiana School Reorganization Act of 1959 called upon each county to plan a reorganization.

As a result, the number of school corporations in the state was cut by more than half, from 966 to 402. The IDOE added that after that mass merger, only 156 of Hoosier school districts boasted 1,000 or fewer students.

During this time, MSDWC was born.

“We became a

2:06 p.m. — A theft report was taken in the 1000 block of SR 114 W. Wabash Sheriff ’s Department Accident May 15 2:35 p.m. — A vehicle driven by Joyce G. Moyer, 63, Bunker Hill, ran off the roadway at the intersection of CR 700 W and CR 1100 N, Roann. Moyer told police she was forced off the road by someone driving a late model Chevrolet Impala, teal in color. After leaving the roadway, Moyer’s vehicle struck a road sign. Damage up to $2,500.

Arrests May 13 — Jennifer L. Randolph, 40, Wabash was arrested for criminal trespass, dealing or possession of a lookalike substance and revocation of a pretrial release agreement.

May 13 — Derrick S. Winstead, 36, North Manchester was arrested for possession of a narcotic drug and for being an habitual offender.

May 13 — Jonathan E. Copestick, 42, Wabash was arrested for dealing methamphetamine and possession of methampheta-

mine.

May 13 — Trenton D. Miller, 30, North Manchester was arrested for possession of paraphernalia and unlawful possession of a syringe.

May 14 — Amber Honeycutt, 34, Wabash was arrested on two counts of possession of methamphetamine and possession of marijuana.

May 14 — Nicole R. Shively, 39, Lagro was arrested for violating probation.

May 14 — Christopher L. Clark, 50, North Manchester was arrested on a body attachment.

May 15 — Christopher E. Mettler, 43, Wabash was arrested public intoxication.

May 16 — Amanda K. Acosta, 35, North Manchester was arrested for failure to appear.

May 16 — Jose R. Acosta Chavarria, 40, North Manchester was arrested on a body attachment.

May 17 — Eric M. Knight, 24, Peru was arrested for conversion.

May 19 — Nicholas L. Wibel, 39, LaFontaine was arrested for violating probation.

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district July 1 of 1959,” said Keaffaber. “At the time, they had all these little schools and they had to make a decision back then and decided to build two junior-senior high schools. So, I think we’re at that pivotal point right now where we’re doing the same thing.”

Keaffaber said MSDWC is the only district in the area with two high schools. He added that the county’s steady population decline plays a factor in the need for reconfiguration.

“In the heyday of our schools and in the heyday of our

county, when we had the population of 35,000 people, we had 778 and 782 students enrolled at those schools,” he said. “Now, it’s closer to 400 as an average. It’s all of Wabash County, we’re all a lot smaller than we used to be.”

For Keaffaber and the board of trustees, planning for consolidation is about planning for the future, as well as about maximizing the quality of education for the students of the district.

“Our juniorsenior high schools are not full, they’re not at capacity and they’re not effi-

cient,” he said.

“We’re offering the same programs at both schools with very few kids, that critical mass. I think we’re at that pivotal point where we need to become more efficient.

There is a lot of logic and there’s solid reason for it.

Right now, our tax rate is like in the lowest 25th percentile in the state of Indiana. We’re doing this for the benefit of the students and the benefit of the community.”

“Heavy was a political realist,” Baldwin said. “He recognized that, while there were standards, maybe

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Regionally, the Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation consolidated the main high schools of Mentone and Akron in the mid1970s. Today, MSDWC is not alone in considering consolidation, as school corporations in South Bend also have the issue on their front burner.

“We’ve been in existence for 62, 63 years, but we feel like this is something that would make us viable for the next 60 years,” said Keaffaber.

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Boone helping people and following God, he’s entering a new chapter of his life after the current school year with no knowledge of when he will get another paycheck.

“I don’t know, vocationally, for sure what that looks like yet,” said Boone, a lifelong member of Wabash Friends Church, who resigned as principal of SES in March to spend more time with family and focus on mission work. “There are some passions that have been laid upon my heart over the years that, being a school administrator … are not quite as easily doable with giving everything I have to this job.”

As Boone takes a hiatus from being an educator in public school to follow his passions, Metropolitan School District of Wabash County Superintendent Mike Keaffaber pointed out that this is not Boone’s first time taking down his education shingle.

“When he landed the principalship at Southwood Elementary School, he’d already (previously) resigned as a teacher to go do some of this other,” said Keaffaber.

The superintendent said that Boone took the helm of the school district’s southernmost elementary school with the same passion that he puts into following his faith.

“He actually unlocks every door when he comes in early in the morning,” said Keaffaber. “He typically would arrive at six in the morning or a little after because that’s one of the jobs he wanted and I’ve never heard of anyone else doing that.”

Boone graduated from Southwood Jr/Sr High School in 1998. He completed his undergraduate studies at Anderson University in 2002 and received a master’s degree from Ball State University in 2008.

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While those who have been affected by his brand of selfless encouragement and compassion use words like “outstanding,” “family-oriented,” “big-hearted” and “sensitive,” Shelly and Phil both repeated the same word when boiling down the motivation for his recent career decision — relationships. And, it was exactly that — relationships — that seem to have molded Boone into the leader that

issues and underwent 80 to 100 surgeries, until his death in 2014.

At the time of his death, Peter Boone was a paraprofessional at Southwood Jr/Sr High School, making the Boone brothers an MSDWC dynasty of sorts, with brother Roger Boone serving as school counselor at the same school.

Phil said one area where he wants to dedicate more time is in helping those with disabilities and families of disabled persons. He credits his older brother for that.

“There was one expe-

same sentiment in connection to Peter Boone.

“Growing up with Pete put a different perspective on life,” said Roger Boone. “It makes you thankful for what you have and opens your eyes to others who are less fortunate. I remember a few times that Pete was in the hospital, we ended up eating Thanksgiving dinner at the Ronald McDonald House. When you looked around, we had it pretty good compared to most of the families there. I think experiences like that

Southwood Elementary School staff say they’re missing already.

“People over the years have made a huge impact on him,” said Shelly.

Peter Boone Phil Boone has pointed to the influence his parents, Darrell and Sandra Boone have had on him, as well as both his maternal and paternal grandparents.

Boone grew up on the campus of Josiah White’s, where his parents were employed.

When it comes to family, however, no one has impacted Boone’s life more than his older brother, Peter Boone.

The elder Boone was born with Spina Bifida, a spine condition that in Peter’s case, ultimately confined him to a wheelchair.

According to Phil, Peter was paralyzed from the chest down throughout his lifetime. He suffered from numerous other health

rience in particular that really opened my eyes to how cool Peter was,” Phil said, choking back tears and pausing to compose himself.

From his office in Southwood Elementary, festooned with Purdue University swag and sports memorabilia, Phil Boone remembered one time among many when his older brother’s health gave the family a scare.

“There was one particular medical emergency where we nearly lost Peter,” said Phil.

At the same time, he remembered a Bible verse from the book of John that referred to Jesus saying that a man was born blind, “…so the power of God could be seen in him.”

According to Boone, “That opened my eyes to what an inspiration and encouragement he was for others.”

Phil’s other older brother shares the

really shaped how Phil viewed the world, and fueled his desire to help people.”

Both Phil and Roger have the love and respect for Peter that some could argue is exclusive to siblings.

Their love, like that expressed by both, is eternal, deep and unconditional. The respect, however, comes in many forms.

One form of respect is not holding back when as an immature sibling, you think “bro” just needs to get what’s coming to him.

“Peter is the only person I’ve ever punched in the face,” said Phil.

“Phil and I are probably the only people in the state of Indiana who have punched a wheelchair-bound person,” added Roger. “I know that sounds terrible, but Pete was our brother. He didn’t want to be treated any differently, and we were obliged to do normal

brother things like get in fights, pull pranks, and bust his chops. Pete was fair game just like us, and he wouldn’t have had it any other way.”

Roger said that while he and his youngest brother had the physical advantage, Peter was not without weapons of his own.

“It wasn’t all one sided; Pete held his own on a regular basis,” said Roger. “He also held the ultimate trump card when Mom and Dad got involved, and he knew it. Seriously, you think they were going to believe Phil or me over a kid in a wheelchair?”

Phil said that through Peter, he became connected to an organization designed to help people like the elder Boone brother.

In 2000, Peter Boone, along with his mother, attended a camp called Joni & Friends family retreat. Peter first attended as a camper for a couple of years, before transitioning to a position of leader and counselor.

The organization, headquartered in California, has a camp in Norton Shore, Mich.

“In 2014, my wife Shelly and our kids had an opportunity to go with Peter to Joni & Friends family retreat and just experience what serving families affected by disabilities was like,” Boone said.

The family trip that included his brother, just months before his death, was profoundly transformative for Phil.

“You know, I haven’t made it to heaven yet, but I would imagine that being at Joni & Friends family retreat for a week in June every year is about as close to heaven as I’m going to get here on Earth. Out of our knowledge of Joni & Friends, and seeing what different churches do to minister to people with disabilities or the families of those with disabilities throughout the year, I want to plug into things like that in this community.”

Boone said when he thinks of his late

brother, who died at the age of 39, the verse in John, Chapter 9 illustrates how inspirational someone can be to the world, despite the real and perceived disadvantages of disability.

“I don’t think the Bible verse is just tied to one event, but more encompassing of the life Peter lived and in the way he encouraged others and always had a positive outlook on life,” Boone said.

Peter’s influence is not only spiritual, but if it’s possible to be medical as well, it could explain why Phil Boone’s own challenges with a condition called Hydrocephalus barely receives a mention from the SES administrator. The permanent shunt that helps remove cerebrospinal fluid from his brain gets barely a footnote from Boone, who would rather spend his time talking about what can be done for others.

SES Staff When Boone decided, earlier this year, to step away from his position as top administrator of Southwood Elementary School, he said he dreaded telling his boss, and certainly did not relish breaking the news to those who worked with him at the school. The easiest way out, he admitted, would have been to just resign after the school year and not have to face anyone. But, if you’ve been reading so far, you know that’s not going to happen, right?

“I did not look forward to going into Mr. Keaffaber’s office and telling him,” Boone said. “And, I was nervous about talking to my staff here.”

It’s difficult to talk to Boone for long and not have him reiterate his fondness of the people at SES. “Here at Southwood Elementary, I’m surrounded by great people and that’s what I think makes our school great,” he said. “From our teaching staff, our office staff, our paraprofessionals, our custodians and our cooks, it really is a studentcentered environment Cont. on Pg. 14.

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Wabash Church of the Brethren 645 Bond Street (off Falls Avenue) 260-563-5291. Doug Veal, Pastor. Wherever you are on life’s journey, come join us as we continue the work of Jesus - Peacefully, Simply, Together. HOURS: Sunday School at 9:30 a.m.; Worship at 10:30 a.m. Children’s church available during worship. Handicap accessible.

BAPTIST

Emmanuel Free Will Baptist Church 129 Southwood Dr., Wabash, Phone 563-3009. Terry Hinds, Pastor, Jeff Pope, Associate Pastor, Dylan Persinger, Youth Pastor. Sunday School 9:30am. Sunday Worship 10:30am. Wednesday Prayer Meeting & Bible Study 6pm. Bus transportation is available, call 563-3009.

Online at emmanuelchurchwabash.com. Find us on facebook.

Wabash Free Will Baptist Church 1056 Erie Street, Wabash.

Sunday School: 9:30 a.m., Worship Service: 10:30 a.m.

Pastor: Dr. Bill Crank.

Southside Freewilll Baptist 360 Columbus St., Wabash; Church Phone 260-563-4917; Sunday School 10:00 a.m.; Worship 11:00 a.m.; Evening Service 6:00 p.m.; Wednesday Evening 6:00 p.m.; Pastor Tim Webb CATHOLIC

St. Bernard Catholic Corner of Cass & Sinclair Sts.; Fr. Levi Nkwocha, Pastor. Parish Office and Rectory: 207 N. Cass St., phone 563-4750. Weekend Masses: Saturday at 5:30 p.m. and Sunday at 9:30 a.m. Weekday Masses: Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday at 8:15 a.m.

St. Patrick's Catholic Church Main Street in Lagro. Holy Mass 11 a.m. the 1st Sunday of the month except January and February.

St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church - We humbly invite you to experience ancient Christianity in the Church Jesus established. “You are Peter [rock], and on this rock I will build My Church” (Mathew 16:18). 1203 State Road 114 E, North Manchester, IN 260-982-4404 www.strobertsnmanchester.org. Like us on Facebook.

Sacrament of Confession: Tues. 5-6PM, Wed. 5:15-6 PM, and Sat. 8-9 AM & 3:30-4:30 PM or anytime by appointment. “Therefore, confess your sins to one another”(James 5:16). Holy sacrifice of the Mass: Sat. 5PM., Sun. 9AM., and 11:30(en espanol). “for My flesh is real food and My blood is real drink” (John 6:55). For more information on Catholicism visit www.catholic.com CHRISTIAN

Dora Christian Church located 1 1/2 miles South of Salamonie Dam, Lagro; phone 260-782-2006. Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Early Service 8:15 a.m.; Church Service 10:30 a.m.

Minister: Mark Wisniewski.

LaFontaine Christian Church 202 Bruner Pike, LaFontaine; Phone 765-981-2101; Pastor Brad Wright; Sunday School 9:00 a.m.; Worship 10:30 am. Nursery Available.

Wabash Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 110 W. Hill St., Wabash; Stephen Eberhard, Minister; phone: 260-5634179; website: www.wabashchristian.org. Worship Service 9:30 a.m. Nursery provided. Find us on YouTube and Facebook.

CHURCH OF CHRIST Church of Christ at Wabash, 1904 N. Wabash St., Wabash (corner of N. Wabash St. & State Route 24); Evangelist Josh Fennell; office phone 563-8234. Sunday School 9:00 a.m.; Worship Hour 10:00 a.m.; Evening Worship Hour 6:30 p.m.; Mid-Week Bible Study Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. Classes & activities for all ages.

COMMUNITY CHURCH Grace Fellowship Church - Where Christ is our Passion and People are our Purpose, 4652 S. 100 W., Wabash; phone 260-563-8263; Pastor Shawn Light. Sunday Morning: Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Service 10:30 a.m. Sunday Evening Service: Faith In Action 6:00 p.m.; Wednesday Evening: Bible Study & Prayer Meeting 6:00 p.m. www.gracefellowshipwabash.com INDEPENDENT CHRISTIAN CHURCH Bachelor Creek Church of Christ 4 miles north of Wabash on St. Rd. 15; phone 260-563-4109; website: bachelorcreek.com; Lead Minister, Joel Cogdell; Worship Minister, Michael Eaton; Middle School/Groups Minister, Nate Plyler; Next Steps/Outreach Minister, Ryan Keim; Women’s Director, Taylor McFarland; Student Minister, David Diener; Children’s Minister, Tyler Leland; Early Childhoood Director, Janet Legesse. NOW OFFERING 2 SERVICE TIMES. Adult Bible Fellowship & Worship 9:15am & 10:45am.

Roann Christian Church 240 E Allen St, Roann, Indiana. Bible School 9:00 am, Worship Service - 10:00 am. Chris Ponchot, Minister; 856-405-5267.

LUTHERAN Living Faith Church (NALC) - 242 South Huntington Street, downtown at southwest corner of Market Street. Office phone 260.563.4051.

Worship 10:10 a.m. with fellowship time after service. Bible study 9:00 a.m. for all ages. You honor us with your presence as we seek to serve Christ in our daily lives. All are welcome! www.LivingFaithWabash.org ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH (LCMS) 173 Hale Drive, Wabash. Phone 260-563-1886. Pastor: Rev. Gerald Gauthier II. Sunday school and adult Bible class 9:15 a.m., worship service 10:30 a.m. Holy Communion observed the first and third Sundays. www.zionwabash.org Preaching and caring with Christ crucified for you!

The LCMS Mission Church in North Manchester is holding services each Sunday evening at 6:00 p.m. with fellowship time following in the Life Center Building on 7th and Bond Streets. Please come and worship with us. Bring your family and friends. “For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from observing the law.” Roman 3:28 NIV. For more information call Pat at 260-6101961 or email to lcmsnorthmanchester@gmail.com.

Trinity Lutheran Church (ELCA)1500 S. Wabash St., Wabash, IN 46992, 260.563.6626, tlcwabash@gmail.com. Pastor Dr. Kent Young. We worship our Lord each Sunday at 9:30 a.m. with a Gospel-based message and Holy Communion. There is a time of fellowship and refreshments immediately following the service.

We are handicap accessible and everyone is welcome at Trinity!

CHRISTIAN HERITAGE CHURCH

Christian Heritage Church 2776 River Rd.; Tim Prater, pastor.

Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Worship Service 10:30 a.m.; Sunday Evening 6:00 p.m.; Wednesday Bible Study 6:00 p.m.; Radio Ministry 8:30 a.m.-9:00 a.m. Sunday WKUZ 95.9 FM. FIRST BRETHREN CHURCH

North Manchester First Brethren Church: 407 N. Sycamore St., N. Manchester; Sunday Morning Schedule – Worship: 9:00 & 10:30 am, Adult Classes: 8:00, 9:15, & 10:30 am, Youth Connect (Grades 7-12): 9:15 am, “LOFT” Children’s Church (Grades 1-6): 9:15 am, Elementary Classes: 10:30 am, “The Garden” Nursery & Preschool Classes: 9:15 & 10:30 am. Find us online: www.nmfbc.org

NON-DENOMINATIONAL Christian Fellowship Church 1002 State Road 114 East N. Manchester, IN 46962. Christian Fellowship Church Services - Sunday Worship: 10 AM. Celebrate Recovery Tuesday at 6 PM and WOW Wednesday 6:30 PM. Pastor Jacob Good, 260-982-8558. www.cfcpeople.org Freedom Life Church (Non-Denominational Full Gospel Church) 480 Washington St., Wabash, IN 46992. Pastor Tim Morrisett, 317385-4400. Adult Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Teens Jesus and Java Sunday morning 9:30 a.m., Sunday Morning Worship 10:30 a.m., Children's Church Sunday Morning 11:00 a.m. Nursery is provided. Sunday Night Worship 6:00 p.m. Wednesday Night: Adult Bible Study 7:00 p.m., Teen Bible Study 7:00 p.m.

Wabash Friends Church 3563 S State Rd 13, Wabash, (260) 563-8452.

Lead Pastor, Brandon Eaton. Join us for in-person worship at 8:30AM or 10:45AM, or via live-stream on Facebook at 10:45AM. Children's programming available infants - 6th grade. Sunday school for all ages at 9:45AM. Youth (7th-12th) Sunday evenings at 6:30PM. The Lord’s Table - Verse by Verse 1975 Vernon St., Wabash, Indiana, 46992. Pastor Roxane Mann 260-571-7686. Wherever your Spiritual walk is, join us as we continue on. Verse by Verse - Book

by Book - Chapter by Chapter - Through the Bible. Full Gospel.

Sunday worship 10:30 a.m.. Wednesday Bible study 6:30 p.m.

St. Paul’s County Line Church 3995N 1000W, Andrews, IN; Phone 7863365. Non-Denominational. Pastor Conrad Thompson. Sunday School at 9:00 a.m. Worship at 10:00 a.m. Youth program 6-8 p.m. on Sunday. Wednesday night Bible Study at 7 p.m.

Urbana Yoke Parish 75 Half Street in Urbana, phone 260-774-3516, email: urbanaparish@gmail.com. Pastor Larry Wade. Worship 9:30 am, Sunday School 10:45 am, Bible Study Sunday evenings 6:00 pm.

Walk by Faith Community Church 515 Chippewa Road, corner of Chippewa & Beamer Sts. in Roann; phone (765) 833-9931 or (765) 833-6561. Join us for services and children’s worship at 10:00 am, Sunday School at 9 am. Pastor - Jody Tyner. All are welcome and we would love for you to join us! www.walkbyfaithcommunitychurch.com “Walk by Faith” Youth Ministry meets every Sunday at 5 pm.

PRESBYTERIAN Wabash Presbyterian Church Loving people with the heart of Christ in the heart of Wabash. Located at 123 W Hill St; phone: (260) 5638881; on the web at www.wabashpresbyterian.com. Sunday Worship Service: 10 AM. Children’s Sunday School during worship. Handicap accessible. Bible Study every Monday at 1pm.

Find us on Facebook at facebook.com/wabashpresbyterian.

UNITED METHODIST Christ United Methodist Church intersections of Wabash, Stitt & Manchester Ave.; phone 563-3308. Facilities & provisions for the physically handicapped, hearing & sight impaired. Air conditioned. Sunday multi-media worship service at 10 a.m. with Choir. Email: wabashchristumc@hotmail.com LaFontaine United Methodist Church La Fontaine United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 57 (Kendall & Main St), La Fontaine; phone: 765981-4021; email: lafontaineumc@gmail.com; website: www.lafontaineumc.org; Susan Shambaugh, Pastor; Worship: 9:30AM, Sunday School: 10:45AM, nursery provided for both.

Lincolnville United Methodist Church 5848 E. 500 S. Wabash, 765981-2648.

Pastor: John Cook, 260-563-1406, pastorjohn1954@gmail.com. 9:00 a.m. Sunday School; 9:40 a.m.

Fellowship time; 10:00 a.m. Morning worship. lincolnvilleumc.org North Manchester United Methodist Church 306 East Second St., North Manchester; (260) 982-7537; Pastor Steve Bahrt. Worship 8:15 a.m.; Coffee Fellowship Time 9:00 a.m.; Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.m. Live Streamed on Sundays @ 10:30 a.m. on Facebook at INManchesterUMC. Website: www.northmanchesterumc.com Richvalley United Methodist Church 290 N. Jefferson Street, Wabash, IN 46992; Phone: 260-563-1033; Pastor Jack Suits. Email: rvumc@hotmail.com. Worship: 9:30am, Sunday School: 10:45am.

Wabash First United Methodist Church 110 N. Cass St, Wabash; (260) 563-3108; www.wabashfirstumc.org; Pastor Nathan Whybrew, Youth Pastor Nick Smith. Service Times: 8am and 10am in the sanctuary, 11am Facebook Live, www.facebook.com/wabashfirstumc. Youth Group times: Wednesday 6pm @ Wabash First UMC, High School; Sunday 57pm @ Lincolnville UMC, Middle School.

WESLEYAN Wabash North Wesleyan Church 600 Manchester Ave., Wabash.

Morning Worship 10:30am; Sunday School 9:30am; Wednesday Bible Study 6:00pm. Church is wheelchair and handicap accessible. A place to feel safe and loved!

New Journey Community Church Old W.C. Mills School. 1721 Vernon Street, Wabash, IN. 9:00 a.m. - Frist Service, 10:30 a.m. Second Service. Change is possible! Whether you are overchurched, un-churched, or de-churched you’ll find a fresh start at New Journey. We keep the important things like worship, teaching, community, and serving primary, while letting the unnecessary stuff fade into the background. Our mission is to make life transformation through Jesus Christ accessible to all people. So, come as you are and be made new!

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Schuler receives scholarship Annie Schuler, a Northfield High School senior, has earned a $500 scholarship from Indiana Estate & Elder Law that will aid in her tuition and book fees this fall while attending Purdue University to study ag business and marketing with an entrepreneurship certification.

In her “Impossible To Fail” scholarship application Schuler shared that she would love to open her own retail store with handcrafted creations. “My store would be in downtown Wabash,” wrote Schuler. “...in a renovated brick building surrounded by multiple unique and specialty boutiques. I believe that whatever you decide to do with your life, you

should make sure to find a profession you enjoy and create a lifestyle as your own” Schuler was made aware of the scholarship while exploring the Instagram hashtag #wabashcounty.

Following her receipt of the scholarship, Porter had a message for hopeful 2022 scholarship applicants in Wabash County, “Scholarships take a lot of time and effort, but I promise they will be worth it in the end.”

Applications for the 2022 Indiana Estate & Elder Law scholarship can be

Urbana news ing by calling 260774-3665 to see if the date you want is available.

Connie Mattern wanted to post an article on Ethel.

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Ethel would appreciate hearing from everyone. Anyone can visit; just call first. The number

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Residents earn IUK degrees A pair of Wabash County natives were among 46

graduate students to receive their advanced degrees from Indiana University Kokomo on May 9.

Paola Cubides, a recipient of a Master of Business Administration, along with Master of Science in Nursing recipient Miranda Mitchell, both of Wabash, were honored during the school’s annual master’s hooding ceremony.

Students received advanced degrees in the Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Arts in Mental Health Counseling (MAMHC), Master

of Public Management (MPM) and Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) programs and received the hoods that recognize them as having earned advanced degrees.

Each one chose a significant faculty or staff member who had impacted him or her, to drape the hood before exchanging a handshake or hug.

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Christie, Larry Meyer, Ruth Summers, Paxton Wright, Jim and Pat Hartley, Coy Eads and his parents and sisters, Joni Fox, our Nation and the leaders, our military personnel, our frontline responders and health providers. If anyone would like to have their name added or removed from prayer concerns, please contact me.

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A North Manchester man has earned a master’s degree in the mental health field.

The University of the Cumberlands in Williamsburg, Ky. has announced that Justin Lasser of North Manchester recently graduated with a Master of Arts degree in clinical mental health

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Boone all day long.

Everybody pitches in.”

Boone said that inclusion is a favorite buzz word at the school, as exampled by everyone on staff, despite job title, being recognized on Teacher Appreciation Day. He said it’s done that way because everyone on staff is a role model.

“All day long, there are teachable moments and opportunities for adults to make an impact on our students,” he said.

“Any success that I may have achieved in this venture has been because of the great people of MSD and the great people here at Southwood Elementary.”

Before he decided to enter a new chapter and close the book on his tenure at SES, Boone consulted with those closest to him.

“It was some-

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...continued from Page 11 thing that had gotten prayerful consideration in conversations with trusted loved ones over the last several months,” he said. “By far, the hardest part of thinking about not being here is the people aspect. I’ve always thought of myself as a people person and relationships are very important. No matter what role you’re in, what stage of life you’re in, you’re probably going to be doing it with other people. I would say that more often, I refer to the people here as my school family and not just the staff.”

Once the decision was set in motion, Boone admitted a calm came over him.

“I really do feel at peace about this decision, because I know that God’s got a special plan for me,” he said.

Shelly Boone Boone’s wife of

nearly two decades is not surprised in the least by the outpouring of love and support her husband has received since announcing his resignation.

“He’s a good man, that’s for sure,” said Shelly, a certified nurse midwife. “I’m sure thankful to be part of his life.”

The couple, although married for as long as it would take their two children to attend kindergarten through 12th grade, have known each other as long as they can remember.

“We’ve known each other our whole lives,” Shelly said.

Growing up, Phil was the same age as Shelly’s younger sister, “so, there wasn’t any interest there,” she remembered, adding that as a daughter of a minister, she moved away from the area, returning years later.

“I moved back to the Wabash area in 2002,” Shelly said.

“I caught his eye and he started paying attention to me and he played every card right and reeled me in,” she said.

For Shelly, the passions that have fueled her husband’s exodus from education have always been strong in her as well.

The strength of faith exhibited by both people could be argued as a match made in heaven.

“We are not the cliché of opposites attract,” she said.

“We are very similar in our goals and dreams and desire to serve the lord and to serve others.

That’s just something that energizes us, and something we hope we’re teaching our children. We love to love people “It was important to me that I serve

the lord in what I was called to do,” Shelly continued.

“There was just something about Phil as I got to know him — he was just so unassuming and kind and gentle and I felt like the lord showed me that I could trust him with my future. We make a good team.

I felt like the lord just showed me, ‘listen, this is a guy that you can trust final decisions to,’ because he’s sensitive to my voice in his life. I was just so impressed by that, and I thought ‘I would love to spend the rest of my life with him.’”

Faith Phil and Shelly Boone both contend their relationship with God is the main nutrient that continues to

feed their marriage and their family.

The couple have a son, Elijah, who will be a sophomore at SHS next year and a daughter, Adeline, who will be in 7th grade.

“I come from a family that is very blessed to be guided by our faith in Jesus Christ,” said Phil. “It all comes back to relationships, just pouring into people and finding ways to make the biggest impact for Jesus that I can. There’s just a peace, because I know that God has got it all planned out. I want to say ‘yes’ to as many opportunities as the lord gives me and see where that leads.

Aside from his time at Joni & Friends, Boone also

plans to dedicate time to an organization geared toward fostering relationships between fathers and their children and also plans to take a mission trip with his son to Vietnam later this summer.

In a way, his experience as first a teacher, then as a school administrator, has been a proving ground of sorts for what lies ahead.

“My work here at Southwood Elementary, this is a mission field too,” he said. “To lead by example, to treat people the right way and to make these kids feel important and like they belong has been a mission field opportunity for me here.”

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Northfield’s Asia Miller prepares to launch a shot put during the Marion Boys Track Sectional. Photo by Jace Martin

Manchester boys take third at Plymouth Track Sectional The Manchester boys track and field team placed third out of 11 teams at the Plymouth Sectional Thursday, May 19.

The Squires send eight individuals and two relay teams to the Goshen Regional on Thursday.

Dominic Lincoln won two events for the Squires, winning the 110m hurdles and the 300m hurdles. His time of 39.78 seconds not only placed him in first place but set a new sectional record.

He won the 110m hurdles with a time of 15.64.

Trevor Heath also advanced in the 110m hurdles with a thirdplace finish in 17.22.

Cummins was also part of the winning 4x400m relay team, along with Cade Jones, Braxton Ream, and Ethan Cummins, crossing the finish line with a time of 3 minutes 26.46 seconds.

Jones finished in second place in the 800m run to earn a spot at regional next week.

The 4x100m relay team of Ream, Cummins, Seth Gaerte, and AJ Fortman placed second with a time of 43.73 to advance to the regional.

Cummins also advanced in the 100m dash with a third-place time of 11.55.

Manchester also excelled in the field events with three Squires advancing to regional.

Jordan Ayres won the discus with a toss of 136 feet, 0 inches.

In the high jump, Gabriel Case placed second at 6’ 2” with Kolby Haecker right behind him in third place at 6’ 1”.

Other results from the Plymouth Sectional were: -4x800m relay, Liam York, Raven King, Jones, and Jacob Hesting, 4th (8:43.45) -200m dash, Gaerte, 4th (23.90); Fortman, 8th (24.57) -1600m run, King, 5th (4:59.50); Coleman Sulkey, 10th (5:14.37) -400m dash, York, 7th (55.17); Keydan Shepherd, 8th (55.58) -300m hurdles, Heath, 9th (47.74) -800m run, Jacob Hesting, 8th (2:13.14) -3200m run, Kyler Dale, 4th (10:58.77); Caden Marcum, 9th (11:51.67) -long jump, Fortman, 10th (17’ 7 1/2”); Case, 14th (16’ 8 1/2”) -discus, Zavier Sell, 16th (91’ 10 3/4”) -shot put, Isaac Reichenbach, 10th (38’ 6 1/2”); Tyler Meredith, 16th (34’ 10 1/4”) The Goshen Regional on Thursday, May 26 begins at 6 p.m.

Marion Sectional Two members of the Wabash track and field team advanced to the Marion Regional by placing in the top three of their events at the Marion Sectional Thursday, May 19.

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Schools advance to girls track regional The Southwood girls track and field team advanced to regional in five events, while Wabash will be represented in one event after their efforts at the Marion Sectional Tuesday, May 17.

Southwood’s Bryn Mealy advanced to regional in two events, first by winning the long jump with a best jump of 15 feet, 8 1/2 inches, and by placing second in the 800m run in a time of 2:22.15.

Southwood’s 4x800 meter relay team won with a time of 10:25.77 and the 4x400m relay team placed second in 4:19.28.

Bailey Wyatt was the final Lady Knight to advance by placing second in the discus with a heave of 104’ 7”.

Wabash’s Natalie Adams will move on to regional after her second-place result in the high jump with a leap of 5’ 1”.

The following are results of those competing but not advancing to regional: Southwood -200m dash, Alaina Winer, 12th (29.37) -400m dash, Marissa Metzger, 7th (1:04.80) -800m run, Aleia Sweet, 4th (2:29.99) -1600m run, Jaiya Corn, 15th (6:32.12); Mya Denney, 16th (6:32.91) -100m hurdles, Grace Drake, 18th, (21.36); Amelia Sweet, 19th (24.13) -300m hurdles, Drake, 17th (1:00.95) -shot put, Wyatt, 8th (27’ 9 1/2”); Megan Davis, 19th (23’ 3 3/4”) -discus, Megan Davis, 22nd (59’ 9”) Wabash -100m dash, Jade Stumbo, 14th (14.13) -200m dash, Janika Stumbo, 17th (30.32) -400m dash, Adams, 4th (1:04.21) -800m run, Calisen Kugler, 8th (2:38.99) -1600m run, Kugler, 8th (6:09.83);

Northfeild's Madeline Moore and Wabash's Ivy Beamer battle in the 3200 at the Marion Girls Track Regional. Photo by Jace Martin Ivy Beamer, 17th (6:38.55) -3200m run, La Mar Grace, 19th (16:03.15) -100m hurdles, Kierra Wilson, 4th (17.54); Abigale Boggs, 17th (21.13) -300m hurdles, Wilson, 4th (51.37) -4x100m relay, 8th (55.66) -4x400m relay, 5th (4:34.16) -shot put, Kiara Carmichael, 6th (28’ 5 3/4); Paloma Shull, 24th (22’ 1/2”) -discus, Carmichael, 13th (74’ 5”); Shull, 15th (74’ 5”) Northfield -100m dash, Hannah Holmes, 10th (13.86); Anna Hodson, 20th (15.60) -200m dash, Holmes, 11th (29.16) -400m dash, Gabby Haupert, 14th (1:09.66) -800m run, Trinity Bever, 13th (2:49.64); Asia Miller, 17th (2:57.29) -1600m run, Madeline Moore, 14th (6:31.78); Anna Kissel, 20th (7:09.14) -3200m run, Moore, 14th (14:29.44) -100m hurdles, Eden Hoover, 15th (19.39) -300m hurdles, Hoover, 11th (55.65); Mara Zolman, 16th (1:00.55) -long jump, Haupert, 16th (13’ 1

1/2”); Adison Camomile, 20th (11’ 1 1/4”) -shot put, Miller, 20th (23’ 2 1/2”); Zarla Dunn, 27th (19’ 5 3/4”) -discus, Miller, 10th (81’ 9”) Those advancing to regional will compete in Marion at Indiana Wesleyan University on Tuesday, May 24 at 6 p.m.

Manchester Three individuals and one relay team advanced to the Kokomo Regional based on their performances at the Bremen Sectional Tuesday, May 17.

The team placed fifth overall with 56 points.

Olivia Auler placed second in the 100m dash with a time of 12.70 while Kadence Fox was runner-up in the 3200m run in 11:52.64.

Aliala Atienza finished third in the 100m hurdles with a time of 17.47, and the 4x800m relay team of Josie Briner, Fox, Ayla Cashdollar, and Kambree Cashdollar placed third with a time of 11:03.94.

Competing but not moving on to regional are: -100m dash, Rory

Poston, 18th (14.68) -200m dash, Taryn Finch, 11th (29.87); Gracie Lauer, 12th (30.45) -400m dash, Hannah Eberly, 8th (1:07.87); Ainsley West, 11th (1:10.83) -800m run, Ayla Cashdollar, 4th (2:34.00) -1600m run, Kambree Cashdollar, 10th (6:46.13) -3200m run, Briner, 6th (13:20.86) -100m hurdles, Ava Egolf, 8th (19.26) -300m hurdles, Egolf, 5th (52.90) -4x100m relay, Gracie Lauer, Trinity Akins, Olivia Davis, Finch, 5th (54.15) -4x400m relay, Ayla Cashdollar, Eberly, Akins, Egolf, 6th (4:33.68) -high jump, David, 7th (34’ 8”) -long jump, Auler, 6th (14’ 10”); Atienza, 11th (13’ 6 3/4”) -shot put, Leyna Borgmann, 8th (29’ 1 1/2”); Kindra Stetzel, 18th (25’ 2 1/2”) -discus, Stetzel, 8th (99’ 8”); Borgmann, 9th (92’ 5”) The qualifying girls will compete at the Kokomo Regional Tuesday, at 6 p.m.

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LaFontaine Memorial Day service planned MEMORIAL DAY PROGRAM at the LaFontaine I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Monday May 30, at 11:30 a.m.

LAFONTAINE HISTORY DAY On Saturday, May 7, 2022, the LaFontaine/Libert y Township History Club sponsored “LaFontaine History Day” in downtown LaFontaine.

Approximately 30 LaFontaine residents and Alumni of the LaFontaine High School enjoyed tours of our town narrated

by Janet (Robbins) Pattee. Each tour brought on lively discussions, which added additional information to our history. The tours began and ended at the Parker Store.

The LaFontaine Methodist Church donated the use of their church bus and Mike Loschiavo was kind enough to be the driver for all three tours. Since no fee was charged for the tour, the attendees donated generously, allowing the History Club to give $171.00 to the church for gas and the use of their bus.

The Parker Store, located at 14 West Branson Street, had displays showing: History of the Riverside Extension Homemakers; Big Four and the Interurban in Ashland, Indiana; Information on the Boundary Line Church of Christ; The Fires of 1958, 1961, 1962; a Display on Adam Parker; Pictures and history of The Crumrine Garage; Miscellaneous pictures of LaFontaine; A poster board containing photos and an article by Ed Breen, of “The News Herald”, on the Old LaFontaine Cemetery; A map of Liberty Township depicting the locations of Cemeteries

located within the Township; A binder containing, “Before and After” photos and cemetery information on each of the Cemeteries recently restored and maintained by the Liberty Township Trustee and a display containing information on the LaFontaine Lions Club, depicting its purpose and projects. Maxine Taylor’s Senior Center, located at 4 West Branson Street, was open for those needing a respite. Coffee, Water and pastries were available for a free will donation.

Displays at the Senior Center were: The Handle Factory; The remodeling of the old Clarks grocery store; The remodeling of Millie Stevens home, when it converted into apartments and remodeling “The Ice House” into apartments.

The LaFontaine United Methodist Church prepared and served approximately 25-plus box lunches. Several attendees took advantage of their dining room facilities to sit and relax while enjoying their lunch.

Lunches were $5.00 each and were available for pickup or delivery. The Troyer Library is

celebrating 50 years in 2022.

Janice (Cooper) Dawes, the former Librarian was available in the “Troyer Museum” with stories, and answered questions that anyone may have had in regards to “The Troyer’s.”

C.E. Troyer was crowned Corn King of America three times. He won the 1932 award at the International Live Stock Show in Chicago on an exhibit of yellow dent corn. He and his wife donated their home, to be used as a library, to the Town of LaFontaine, upon their death. The LaFontaine Town Hall, located at 13 West Branson Street, presently houses a pictorial display and historical descriptions of businesses and/or organizations that at some time or another have called Ashland/LaFontai ne their home.

Some buildings that were moved to LaFontaine, from the town of America, are still standing. The “Old Drug Store” which is now the Grant Creek Mercantile was also open during our History Day. Our out-oftown guests enjoyed getting a glimpse of the building that had been a big part of our youth. “Ted’s Drug Store”. Our new book: “LaFontaine & Liberty Township Now and Then Vol II” Was not ready to sell but should be available at the end of June 2022.

The History Club has started taking orders. If you would like to pre-

order, please call: Susie (Piper) Goodpasture at, 765-981-2033 or Janet (Robbins) Pattee at 765 9812418, Costs will be $25.00 each. Thank You, to those that made a special effort to come to our event. Some of your stories can now be added to what we already have, making it more informative.

We would like to thank those that volunteered their time and efforts to make this happen.

Thanks again for bringing “History” back to LaFontaine.

The LaFontaineLiberty Township History Club As the 2021-2022 year ends, Southwood Jr.-Sr. High officials Beth Eagan a happy retirement! Ms. Eagan has spent 43 years with Southwood as an educator. She began her journey in 1979 when she graduated from Wittenburg University in Springfield, Ohio.

In her retirement, she looks forward to spending time with her family and loved ones.

Thank you Ms. Eagan for all you have done! May you enjoy your next journey!

MAY’S WINDOWS at Parker Building in downtown LaFontaine were honoring the

Old LaFontaine High School. Notice the light it once hung on the outside of the school entrance and was saved from the fire in Dec. 1961. Being short, I remember never be able to have my feet touch the floor when sitting at the desk in class like the one pictured on the right and sometimes the other desk.

LAFONTAINE/ LIBERTY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT is looking for candidates who are eager to give back and make a difference. Do you want an opportunity to get more involved in your community? Contact the LaFontaine Fire Department at (765)-981-4000 and leave a message or ask any firefighter for info. Thank you.

VETERANS FAMILY AND FRIENDS Remember to order a brick for your veteran. This is a very nice gift for any holiday. The cost is $75 and it is an 8-inch brick.

Just call Jerry Wilson at 765-9814928 to order one and to give him the information for the brick. The veteran does not have to live in this area or be from this area. If you have a veteran you would like to

honor and know the years he or she served, please honor them with a brick.

CONTRATULATIONS to Mo Lloyd of the Southwood Knights for taking home the Baseball Across Indiana High School Player Of The Week for his 9-15, 7HR, 20RBI performance in 5 games this week.

NOW ENROLLING at the LaFontaine Learning Center!

We are excited to be opening up enrollment for kiddos ages 12 months to 12 years! We are open Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. This summer we are offering 2 summer sessions.

The first begins Tuesday, May 31 and runs through Friday, July 1. Our second summer session runs Monday, July 11Friday, Aug. 5. We will be closed for a summer break Monday, July 4Friday, July 8. Our kiddos from 12 months to Preschool age enjoy a variety of activities throughout the day including art, reading, gym and outside time, and so much more. Our elementary school age kiddos have more of a summer camp type program including outside and gym time, planned daily activ-

ities, free play, and the ability to visit our local library!

Please feel free to reach out with any questions or to enroll today!

Tuition Rates can be found on our website at https://thelementary.org/learningcommunity IF YOU LIKE to play Euchre, come and play Euchre at the LaFontaine Senior Center on Wednesday’s at 1:30 p.m.

LAFONTAINE/ LIBERTY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT is looking for candidates who are eager to give back and make a difference. Do you want an opportunity to get more involved in your community? Contact the LaFontaine Fire Department at (765)-981-4000 and leave a message or ask any firefighter for info. Thank you.

JOSIAH WHITE’S: Each month staff are nominated based upon how they demonstrated our Core Values and How We Behave by being humble, effective, missiondriven, Christian, Professional, and resilient to the highest level!

April’s Employee of the Month is Robert Gray!

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THE ROANN Town Rummage sales are scheduled for the weekend of July 1-2. Other activities are scheduled for that weekend may help your sales.

Breakfast in the Roann Covered Bridge from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., an antique tractor pull and a horse pull are all on Saturday.

MEMORIAL DAY Weekend we want to remember and thank all the Veterans who sacrificed for our freedom and our great country. To recognize the veterans who have passed, flags have been placed on their graves. If your loved one was missed, extra flags are around the flag pole. Please take one and place it on their grave.

Serving on this year’s committee was David Vigar, Jerry Harrell, Thurman Spears, Billy McCarty, Detre Jones, Tom Vigar, Mark Vigar, Brad Vigar, Lesley Vigar and Matt Vigar.

ROANN COVERED Bridge Association met at Roann Town Hall on May 2 to discuss the Pancake and Sausage Breakfast

ROANN AND NORTHERN MIAMI

Roann rummage sales planned July 1-2 Ann Meyer 765-833-2614 meyerann@ centurylink.net

at the Bridge on July 2 from 7-10:00 a.m. and fundraising for the repairs.

The Association is working with the County Commissions on the repair project, which will include the roof as well as other needed repairs. Volunteers are needed for the July 2nd breakfast.

If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Steve Hicks or Cynthia Donovan.

THE STOCKDALE MILL opened for the season beginning May 14. Free guided tours will be offered each Saturday from Noon-4:00 p.m. The main floor and basement are handicapped accessible with stairs required for the upper two floors.

Each level has working milling machinery operated by water power.

This is the 165th

year for the mill.

The mill is operated by a non-profit community organization with 100% volunteer staff.

Each year the mill is visited by families from all 50 states and usually a handful of foreign countries. Help is needed to keep it open and welcoming to our guests.

Especially wanted are greeters on Saturdays; tour guides on Saturdays; and handy persons for restoration, maintenance, and landscaping on Tuesdays. If you can pitch in once or more per month, it would be greatly appreciated. Call Ron McColley at 260-330-9253 for more information.

ROANN METRO League would like to give a big “Thank You” to the Roann Community and all who came out and supported them by coming to their first fundraiser and opening night game. We might have had rain but we didn’t let it stop the fun and we relocated to the covered bridge.

Thank you for supporting these kids and making it a huge success! PASTOR BALMER of the Roann United

LaFontaine news ognized: Humble, E f f e c t i v e , Professional and Resilient. “He has been working very hard to help get documentation up and running smoothly.

Taking on tasks that aren’t necessarily his, but he saw the need and stepped in to help!

He is such an asset and so greatly appreciated!”

Cong ratulations, Robert, and all nominated staff members!

OUR CONDOLENCE and PRAYERS to the family and friends of Gloria

Shenefield.

OUR CONDOLENCE and PRAYERS to the family and friends of James Simpson.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Mo Lloyd, Sierran Witt, Karson Baldwin, Zach Brane, Bridget Willis May 19, Melissa Kuester, Barbara Kain, Dan Guenin, Izaak Wright, Eli Enyeart May 20, Jarrett Smith, Tim Guisewhite Brad Rody, Michael Snyder May 21, Maya Denney, Susan Henderliter, Angela Loschiavo May 22, Nancy

Methodist Church sermon for May 29th will be from Psalm 29 titled “Ascribe to the Lord”. May birthdays will be celebrated. You are invited to worship in person or on Facebook at 9:00 a.m.

SOMEONE HAS left a message on my answering machine and the message I could not understand. What I could understand, it had to do with a birthday. So, I am very sorry that I couldn’t return your call and that the birthday didn’t get put in my column.

PLEASE CONTINUE praying for Kaylean Zintsmaster, Coy Eads, Ken Musselman, Rob Mace, Jim Huffman, Larry Meyer, Karla Stouffer, Nolan Vigar and our country. Stay safe and stay healthy.

God bless you all!

CELEBRATING ANNIVERSARIES: May 30 – Mr. & Mrs. Brian Reed and Mr. & Mrs. Roger Stouffer; May 31 – Mr. & Mrs. Storm Sinclair.

CELEBRATING BIRTHDAYS: May 25 – Alberta Griffey and Rita Scholes;

May 26 – Storm Sinclair, John Shoue, and Katrina Lynn; May 28 – Lauren Early, Susan Floor, and Dave Vigar; May 29 – Cody Chamberlain and Juliet Gardner; May 30 – Tom Vigar, Cole Vigar, Carol Krom, and Michael Chenault; May 31 – Seth Cussen.

PASTOR ROB Mace Thoughts for the Week: At the beginning of time, Adam and Eve lived here on earth in a perfect state.

They were given the responsibility to work the earth and see over it. But in Genesis 3, the serpent tempted Adam and Eve and therefore sin entered that perfect environment.

Mankind was now separated from God because of their sin nature. By one man’s sin, sin entered the world and mankind, from that time on, would live in sin, separated from God. God loves his creation so he sent his son Jesus Christ to this earth to pay the penalty for mankind’s sin.

God’s plan was to send Jesus Christ to be the payment for sin in his death, burial and resur-

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Panning, Carol Preston Clevenger, Austin Sarll May 23, Linda Jervis, Donna Lloyd, Mike Loaschiavo, May 25, Nick Jacobson,

Carolyn Royce, Jaden Cortez May 26 HAPPY ANNIVERSARY Roy and Janel

DivorceCare, a 13-week DVD series sponsored by Wabash Friends Counseling Center, features some of the nation’s foremost Christian experts on topics concerning divorce and recovery.

The support group meets at 6:30 p.m. every Tuesday in the Conference Room in the Wabash Friends Counseling Center, 3563 South State Road 13, Wabash. Wearing a mask is required when entering.

Group leader and members of the group meet for dinner at 5:30 p.m. at Subway, 1812 S. Wabash Street on State Road 15, Wabash.

More info: Call 260-563-8453 or 877-350-1658, or e-mail office@wabashfriends.org; or call group leader Janet at 260-571-5235.

The website for DivorceCare is www.divorcecare.org

Proffitt, May 26, Dan and Lisa Allen May 27, Jason and Susan Worster, Dale and Connie Turner May 29

rection. By one man’s resurrection, we are given new life in Christ. Made alive from the death of sin. Jesus was to overcome the death of sin and give eternal life. Resurrection was a must for this new life to happen.

1 Corinthians 15 tells us that there was an order to the resurrection. First Jesus would be the first fruit of the harvest, and then all who belong to Christ will be raised when he comes back. We see three things that the resurrection accomplishes.

The resurrection destroys every ruler and authority and power. Satan fell from heaven because of his pride to be higher than God. Pride was his fall and is the fall of mankind. Christ faced that pride of the Jewish leaders and Roman leaders.

It was pride that put Jesus on the cross. Jesus displayed humility in the face of prideful people. God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble.

The resurrection humbles all his enemies beneath his feet. Every

kingdom and king must be careful of pride. Satan’s pride still leads him to fight against God and tricks him into thinking he will overcome God. Pride makes one blind. But God’s plan was to be glorified over this pride and to have Jesus Christ destroy every power and rule on this earth. Even Satan himself will fall further in the lake of fire. One day, at the end of time on this earth, every knee will bow and confess that Jesus is Lord.

The resurrection puts Christ himself under God’s authority. God sent Christ to set up his kingdom and rule over all the earth.

The job will not be accomplished till Christ overcomes death. Jesus will then hand back the earth in its perfect glory to give God his rightful praise and sovereignty.

The earth will be given back to God and the plan will be completed.

Therefore, think carefully about what is right and stop sinning. For to your shame, I say that some of you don’t know God at all.

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Deming Lodge to host Widows & Ladies Night Deming Lodge will have its annual Widows and Ladies Night at the Lodge, on May 26, 2022, at 6:30 p.m. The event will include the presentation of awards. Please look for a postcard in the mail or call the lodge at 260-9016488 to RSVP or you can email deminglodge88@gm ail.com.

MEMORIAL DAY SERVICE AT HALDERMAN PARK: American Legion Post 286 will have the annual Memorial Day Service at Halderman Park on Monday, May 30 beginning at 10 a.m. The North Manchester Civic Band will offer a prelude. Guests are encourage to bring a lawn chair or

make use of the seating provided to enjoy the morning’s activities.

Post Commander and Color Guard will present the program honoring our Veterans.

Halderman Park is located on north Market Street, North Manchester.

LAKETON MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY: The Memorial Day Ceremony will be held on Sunday, May 29, 1 p.m. at

the Laketon Cemetery. Veterans will be honored at noon. We will also host the 10th Annual Car Show, on Monday, May 30 throughout the streets of Laketon.

MOM OF AN ADDICT SUPPORT GROUP every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. The Mom of an Addict support group is open to all family members or friends with loved ones who are struggling.

For more information visit www.themomofanaddict.org . The meetings are held at the Congregational Christian Church located at 310 N. Walnut Street, N. Manchester.

FARMER’S MARKET: The North Manchester

Farmers Market is open from 8 a.m. until noon. The market will be located at Ogan’s Landing on South Mill Street, down the street from the Covered Bridge.

Parking will be in the gravel lot with handicap parking beside the market (watch for signs).

Following the market, vendors will have a meeting to organize the coming market year.

DRIVE THRU FOC FELLOWSHIP MEAL hosted by the Fellowship of Churches is held on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month at the Zion Lutheran Church from 4:30-6 p.m.

The church is located at 113 W. Main Street. Guests

should drive up in front of the Zion Lutheran Church for pickup.

FOC THRIFT STORE: Hours are Tuesday through Friday 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. until 1 p.m.

Closed Sundays and Mondays.

Guidelines will be in place for the safety of visitors

and staff. Use back door for all donations. No public restroom will be available. The Thrift Store is located at 410 N. Market Street, North Manchester.

FOC FOOD PANTRY is open from 2-5 p.m. on Thursdays. The Food Pantry is located at 500 N.

Front Street, N. Manchester.

NORTH MANCHESTER NEWS ITEMS may be sent to my e-mail address at nmanchestertalks@gmail .com or you may call me at 260-9828800. The deadline for news to appear in the next week’s issue of The Paper is noon Wednesday.

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Lagro Century Club hosts monthly meeting Lagro Century Club met Thursday, May 19, at the home of Cindy McGuire.

President Carrie Williams opened the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance and Club Collect. Club Historian Becky Bowman read minutes from the meeting of May 11, 1916.

Carrie Williams demonstrated several techniques of fresh flower arrangement, and Cindy McGuire served refreshments. The meeting was attended

by Becky Bowman, Linda Collins, Jane Hatton, Joyce Hite, Cindy McGuire, guest Doris Paul, Carolyn Roser, Connie Smith, Susie Snyder, Carrie Williams, and Arlene Wolfgang. The next meeting will be June 16.

Memorial Day will be observed on Monday, May 30. It is a federal holiday in the United States for mourning the U.S. military personnel who have died while serving in the United States armed forces. It is observed on the last Monday of May. It was formerly observed on May 30 from 1868 to 1970. Many people visit cemeteries and memorials on Memorial Day to honor and mourn those who died while serving in the U.S. military.

Many volunteers place an American flag on graves of military personnel in national cemeteries.

Many cities and people have claimed to have first celebrated the event. Southern women were known to have decorated the graves of their loved ones killed in the Civil War as early as June 1861. In 1868, Gen.John A. Logan of the Grand Army of the Republic called for

a “Decoration Day,” which was widely celebrated. By 1890, every northern state had adopted it as a holiday. The World Wars turned it into a generalized day of remembrance, instead of just for the Civil War. In 1971, Congress standardized the holiday as “Memorial Day” and changed its observance to the last Monday in May. In 2000, Congress passed the National Moment of Remembrance Act, asking people to stop and remember at 3 p.m. On Memorial Day, the flag of the United States is raised briskly to the top of the staff and then solemnly lowered to the halfstaff position, where it remains only until noon. It is then raised to full-staff for the remainder of the day.

Across the United States, the central event is attending one of the thousands of parades held on Memorial Day in large and small cities. Most of these feature marching bands and an overall military theme with the Active Duty, Reserve, National Guard, and Veteran service members participating, along with military vehicles from various wars. Since 1868 Doylestown, Pennsylvania, has held an annual Memorial Day parade; it claims to be the nation’s oldest continuously running Memorial Day parade. Graf-

ton, West Virginia, has also had an ongoing parade since 1868.

However, the Memorial Day parade in Rochester, Wisconsin, predates the Doylestown & Grafton parade by one year (1867).

Second Saturday Lagro Farmer’s Market will open June 11.

If you are a gardener of either produce or flowers, a baker, beekeeper, crafter, or would like to do a demonstration of a hobby, contact Joe or Libby Cook to reserve a vendor space. There will be a $10.00 charge per space each month. Any funds not used for advertising/promotional costs will be donated to organizations within the community. Vendors will need to provide their own tables, chairs, canapes (if you want one), or whatever you need to make your space unique, comfortable, and inviting.

If you will be selling home-baked goods, please check with the Wabash County Health Department for requirements on marking your products.

Joe and Libby Cook look forward to seeing you at the Second Saturday Lagro Farmer’s Market located on Washington Street in front of the pavilion on these dates: June 11, July 9, Aug. 13, Sept. 10, and Oct. 8. Times are 9 a.m. until noon. Contact Joe

(260-568-4951) or Libby (260-5684961), or email: cookjl@att.net, if you would like to be a vendor.

Dora Christian Church, 2325 S. Salamonie Dam Road, welcomes you to worship service Sunday at 8:15 a.m. or 10:30 a.m. Sunday School is at 9:30 a.m. Scott Hendry will deliver his Annual Memorial Day Message on May 29. Everyone is invited for prayer and Bible study every

Wednesday evening in May at 6:30 p.m.

A Grief Support group meets at the Church of Christ at Wabash, 1904 N. Wabash St, Wabash, every Monday at 3:30 p.m.

You are welcome to join them. If you have questions, contact Donna Wendt, 260-782-2160.

The Lagro Community Church invites you to Sunday School from 9 to 10 a.m. and worship service at 10:00 a.m. every Sunday. The speaker for May 29

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St. Patrick’s Church will have their next mass on Sunday, June 5, at 11 a.m. Come join them at the Lagro 950 Speakeasy for lunch after the service.

The Food Pantry at Lagro Community Church is open the third Saturday of every month from 9 to 10 a.m. in the basement. Please enter through the back door of the church. The Food Pantry is for Cont. on Pg. 21.

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Mike Olinger Sales Representative

Cell 574-930-0534

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• New Homes • Framing • Roofing • Remodeling • Pole Barns Concrete • Decks • Drywall

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Wabash County residents. For further information on donating food or for assistance please call 260-5714639.

Congratulations to Northfield students Ainsley Dale, Emily Pennington, and Jake Halderman on earning awards at the TRC Banquet on May 18. Emily and Jake received the Mental Attitude Awards and Ainsley received Scholar Athlete and Distinguished Academic Honor.

To qualify for the TRC Mental Attitude Award, an athlete must be a senior nominated by their coach or principal and must excel in mental attitude, athletic ability, scholarship and leadership.

Congratulations to NHS Senior Mya Hunter on being awarded the Wabash Kiwanis Club SelfReliance Award/Scholarship ! The Self-Reliance Award honors graduating Wabash County high school seniors who have achieved success through selfreliance and have done their best with the resources available to them.

Midwest Eye Consultants’ financial support enables the Kiwanis to recognize and reward the students who have been selected for the SelfReliance Award.

Our heartfelt condolences to the family of Asher Curless, infant son of Dylan James Curless and Elizabeth Marie McKinney.

Lagro Happy Birthday: May 25 – Destynee Bayliss and Bev Urschel; May 27 – Trinity Smalley; May 28 – Carrie Williams; May 29 – Linda Collins; May 30 – Nicholas Good.

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Track Kaden Vogel and Spencer Stout each placed second in their respective events Thursday.

Vogel was runner-up in the 3200 meter run with a time of 10:10.64 while Stout was second in the 300m hurdles in 40.65 seconds.

Among Wabash County teams competing at Marion, Wabash finished 8th with 29 points, followed by Southwood in 10th with 15 points, and Northfield 13th with 2.5 points.

Results from the meet were: Wabash -200m dash, Troy Guenin-Hodson, 8th (24.42) -400m dash, Guenin-Hodson, 8th (52.13); Grant Ford, 17th (56.58) -800m run, Chase Howard, 4th (2:06.91); Kasen Oswalt, 17th (2:22.78) -1600m run, Jonas Church, 11th (5:04.93); Brayden French, 12th (5:05.01) -3200m run, Jace Bullins, 11th (10:53.91) -110m hurdles, Stout, 4th (16.01) -4x100m relay, Alexander Zinn, Tyson Carpenter, Michael Berry, John Renn, 11th (50.36)

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Isaiah Sutton lept 20 feet, 2 inches in the long jump competition to garner a fifth place finish. Photo by Jace Martin

Mitchell, 18th (5:17.26) -3200m run, Luke Andrews, 14th (11:28.36) -110m hurdles, Jacob Marlow, 11th (18.06); Devin Danzy, 13th (18.56) -300m hurdles, Marlow, 7th (43.66); Danzy, 16th (47.65) -4x400m relay, Danzy, Amos, Herring, Boardman, 5th (3.33.63) -long jump, Isaiah Sutton, 5th (20’ 2”) -shot put, John White, 28th (29’ 4”) -discus, Randall Boone, 16th (103’

9”); White, 22nd (96’ 6”) Northfield -100m dash, CJ Long, 12th (12.46); Turner Stephens, 17th (12.93) -200m dash, Ryan Brunett, 17th (25.78) -400m dash, John Clark, 14th (54.79) -110m hurdles, Blake Aderman, 15th (19.86) -4x100m relay, Aderman, Reid Haupert, Ryland Miller, Long, 10th (48.87) -4x400m relay, Aderman, Clark, Alex Reed, Miller,

10th (3:49.84) -pole vault, Clark, 6th (9’ 0”); Reed, 9th (9’ 0”) -long jump, Clark, 13th (18’ 2 3/4); Brunett, 17th (16’ 11 3/4”) -shot put, Miller, 24th (31’ 10 3/4”); Baden Turner, 26th, (30’ 11 1/2”) -discus, Miller, 26th (78’ 0”); Eli Mattern, 27th (76’ 4”) Wabash’s Vogel and Stout will compete at the Marion Regional at Indiana Wesleyan Thursday, May 26 at 6 p.m.

Notice of Public Hearing Before the Plan Commission of the City Of Wabash, Indiana

-long jump, Berry, 16th (17’ 4 3/4”) -shot put, Isaac Byers, 16th (36’ 7 1/4”); -discus, Taydem Harlan, 8th (119’ 6”); Byers, 15th (105’ 3”) Southwood -200m dash, Skylar Amos, 15th

(25.18) -400m dash, Casey Boardman, 4th (51.62); Zebadiah Herring, 11th (53.69) -800m run, Landon Mitchell, 16th (2:22.74); Hayden Jones, 19th (2:23.89) -1600m run,

STATE OF INDIANA

) IN THE WABASH CIRCUI COURT )SS: COUNTY OF WABASH ) CAUSE NO. 85C01-2202-MI-90 IN RE THE NAME CHANGE OF: ) ) Yzabelle J. Stangl ) Petitioner ) NOTICE OF PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME Yzabelle Stangl, whose mailing address is: 165 Lafyette Street in the Wabash County, Indiana, hereby gives notice that Yzabelle Stangl has filed a petition in the Court requesting that her name be changed to Skye Tenya Stangl Notice is further given that the hearing will be held on said Petition on July 15, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. in the Wabash Circuit Court Yzabelle Stangl Petitioner 4-29-2022 Date

Notice is hereby given on the 18th day of May, 2022, Barrara Wertenberger by: Susan Brooks Pers Rep, filed with the Plan Commission of the City of Wabash, Indiana, a petition requesting an appeal of a decision by the Building Commissioner of the City of Wabash, Indiana, to-wit: for approval for of a preliminary subdivision plat.

The location and description of the property for which the split has been requested is 1740 S Wabash St. Wabash IN, 46992 Legal Description: Part of Indian Reserve Number Eighteen (18), Township Number Twenty-seven (27) North, Range Number Six (6) East, bounded, and decribed as follows, to wit: Commencing at a point in the East line of the West half of said reserve in the center of what was formerly the Walnut Tree Pike now part of State Highways Number Thirteen (13) and Fifteen (15) distant 1318.86 feet North of a stone marked “L” at the Southeast corner of the West Half of said Reserve Number Eighteen (18); thence Westwardly 771 feet along the center of an east and west highway to the east line of Lot Number Seventeen (17) in Wertenberger’s Subdivison of Part of the West Half of Reserve Number Eighteen (18), township Number Twenty-seven (27) North, Range Six (6) East, extended southwardly to the center of the road; thence northwardly 358 feet more or less to the Northeast corner of said Lot Number seventeen (17); thence eastwardly to a point 165 feet west of the east line of the west half of said reserve; thence northwardly twenty-seven (27) feet; thence eastwardly on a line parallel to the center of said east and west highway 165 feet to the east line of the west half of said reserve; thence southwardly along the east line of the west half of said reserve to the place of beginning.

EXCEPTING THEREFROM, Beginning at a point in the westerly Right-of-way of the Indiana State Roads number thirteen (13) and fifteen (15), one thousand six hundred sixty-three and eighty-six hundredths (1663.86) feet North of a stone numbered one (1), set at the Southeast corner of said West Half, thence West one hundred sixty-five (165) feet; thence North sixty (60) feet; thence East one hundred sixty-five (165) feet; thence South sixty (60) feet to the place of beginning.

The description if the action requested in the petition is a preliminary subdivision plat.

To split the North End of the 1.69 AC parcel off via new survey by Stephens survey Co. New Parcel to include the Red Morton Blog w/balcony deck on back, storage shed and part of existing paved parking lot w/access on east side - north entrance to SR15.

The petition and all necessary information relating thereto will be available for public inspection in the office of the Building Commisssion of the City of Wabash, Indiana, Wabash City Hall, 202 South Wabash Street, Wabash, Indiana from 8:00 a.m. to 4: 00 p.m., Monday through Friday of each week until the date of the hearing of the petition.

A public heating will be held by said Board on the 1st day of June, 2022 at 6:30 p.m. in the Wabash City Hall, 202 South Wabash Street, Wabash, Indiana, at which time all interested persons will have the opportunity to be heard on the matters set forth in the petition.

T.D. Judicial Officer 5/11, 5/18, 5/25/22 5/25/22

James Straws CBI, CFI, CPE Building Commissioner

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