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Lingenfelter says goodbye to Rochester community %\ .(,7+ .1(33 $VVRFLDWH (GLWRU There comes a point in nearly every chapter of a person’s life when they realize it’s just time to move on. Not necessarily because the situation is bad, but because it’s just time to try some different.

Such is the case for the nowformer golf pro at the Round Barn Golf Club, Lyle Lingenfelter. After 19 years in the Rochester community and the city’s popular golf course, Lingenfelter decided it was time to turn the page.

“I love everything about golf,” he said. “I love teaching the game, fitting the clubs, talking about the game. What I didn’t necessarily love were the reports, the meetings, selling candy bars and beer. But I understood that it was all part of the job. Over the years it became much more about managing the business and less about golf.

“Rochester has been very good to me and my family. I hope that I’m leaving the course better off than when I came. I have great memories of all the people I met along the way and had a great time being a part of the community.”

When Lingenfelter started compiling a list of people he wanted to thank for making his experience in Rochester so positive, he quickly realized whatever he wrote down would undoubtedly be incomplete because of the volume of people he came across in his two decades in Fulton County. A native of Terre Haute, Lingenfelter was living in Louisiana when the opportunity to come to Rochester presented itself. He was thrilled to return

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to Indiana and work at a public golf course.

“I was always much more comfortable at a public course rather than an elite country club,” he said. “I identify much more with public course people because that’s who I learned the game from growing up. I would show up at the course and play with people I didn’t know.”

During his time at RBGC, Lingenfelter believes he did the best he could to make it the best course possible within the budget he was given. He said he was blessed with the people who worked at the course and in the golf shop, including retirees and high school kids.

“That’s what made the job so fun,” he noted. “I enjoyed coming to work nearly every day. I received great support from the park board, the community, the golfers and the staff.”

Lingenfelter added his appreciation to his family who often bore the brunt of his long hours spent in his job. From early spring to late fall, he often spent 70-80 hours at the course, including weekends, holidays and during other occasions most people were able to be with their family.

“With the golf course open 100 hours a week, when something goes wrong when you aren’t there, as the golf pro you’re still ultimately responsible,” he added.

For the past several years, Lingenfelter has been the head coach

3528' '$' ³ Last September, Lyle Lingenfelter had the experience of a lifetime, coaching two of his daughters in the IHSAA regional golf tournament in Kendallville. Karah, left, posted a lifetime best round of 90 that day while Kristianna posted a round of 80 that moved her on to a playoff and the 2020 IHSAA state flnals. Photo provided. of the Rochester High School boys golf team. However, he often had to leave weekend assignments to his assistant coach because he wasn’t able to spend a spring Saturday away from his job.

Several of the Lingenfelter’s 10 children went through the Rochester school system. Now Lingenfelter and his wife, Cana, have moved on to their next adventure, which includes a home in Seymour and a job in Colum-

bus. Lingenfelter has taken a job working for a longtime friend in the car sales business, something he admitted he never envisioned doing but he is now in complete peace in taking on.

“There’s certainly a perception difference going from a golf pro to a car salesmen,” he said. “But I’ll have more time to spend with my family, hit golf balls in my back yard and get back to enjoying the game.”

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Bob Clyde enjoys sharing Kewanna’s history %\ 75$&(< 58&.0$1 )HDWXUH :ULWHU Lifelong Kewanna resident Bob Clyde believes in participating in the community you live in.

One of the ways Clyde participates is by sharing his love of history with others. “Once I learned to read and write, studying history was just what I was supposed to do,” he said of his passion.

“I’ve always found Kewanna to be a fascinating place,” he said.

Clyde enjoys hearing local people’s perspectives on the history of the town — whether they are new to the community or have lived there all of their lives — he is eager to hear what their recollections are and how they may differ or be similar to others.

Clyde wishes he would have taken the opportunity to learn more from his grandparents and great–grandparents, so when the opportunity arises to hear from the locals, he’s all ears. He recently began sharing his knowledge of Kewanna’s past each month at the Kewanna Library.

Clyde never cared for public speaking, but during his 32 years as a firefighter, it became more natural for him. Part of his responsibility at the time was to teach firefighting courses to others. That’s when he realized it was part of God’s plan to share his knowledge of history, too.

From that point, sharing his love of history became a natural progression.

Kewanna was incorporated not long after Indiana became a state in 1816. Clyde’s history files begin around 1830. One era he is particularly knowledgeable in is the Civil War. According to Clyde, companies E and F were comprised of Kewanna residents, “The 26th Army Regiment volunteers, which formed company A, had a huge number of Kewanna recruitments in it too.”

Clyde has an immense respect for those who fought for their country during the Civil War and likens them to Spartans. He further explained, like Spartans, you either came back with your shield or on it. Because so many soldiers were on the battlefield with their brothers, cousins, uncles and friends, deserting brought shame not only to you, but your entire family. During the Civil War, Clyde and his wife Barbara both had great, great–great grandfathers who served in the Union Army.

“If Kewanna would have been around during the Revolutionary War, I would’ve studied that too,” he said.

One particular building is of great interest to Clyde. Known to residents as the Odd Fellows building, it is home to one of the

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few remaining Grand Army of the Republic placards. “Very few of those buildings are still around today. It grabbed my attention — wow this is Kewanna,” he said.

Clyde and his wife Barbara also enjoy walking through the cemeteries and exploring the history of the headstones.

When Clyde isn’t conveying his passion and knowledge of history to others, he and Barbara enjoy helping at the church and food pantry, working in the garden, doing yard work and homesteading.

“We enjoy doing different things, and enjoying life — that’s how you grow your mind,” he added. “I am operating on God’s plan, this is the direction he’s led me in. I feel like I’m on course to be doing what I’m supposed to be doing. Some things need no explanation, it just feels right.”

Before retirement, Clyde said, “Everything was go, go, go! It’s important to slow down and look around; if you have an interest in something, pursue it and when you have the time to feel the wind or hear the birds sing, take those opportunities because they’re gifts.”

Clyde’s next history session will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 28, at the Kewanna Library.

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The fitness recovery program serves residents of Fulton County who are in the recovery process regardless of age, gender, race or length of sobriety. The organization designs a program that will meet the needs and goals of the individual regarding both fitness and health through the help of a certified personal trainer and nutritionist. They also provide a certified peer recovery coach.

Intrepid Phoenix’s mission is to provide a holistic approach to fitness in recovery from substance abuse. The organization focuses on improving the mental, emotional and physical health of individuals to give them the best chance to avoid a relapse and live happy and productive lives.

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Good Neighbors Good Neighbors is a column in which readers share friendly advice. To ask or answer questions, write the Shopping Guide News, Good Neighbors, P.O. Box 188, Milford, IN 46542; fax 800-886-3796; or e-mail abias@the-papers.com. Please no phone calls.

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Egg cartons Good neighbors: We have lots of free egg cartons you may pick up at the following address: 53825 CR 43, Middlebury, IN 46540.

Transfer VHS to DVD Good neighbors: I transfer old VHS tapes to new DVDs. Call (574) 206-5310 and leave a message.

NordicTrack Ellipse Good neighbors: I have an older NordicTrack Ellipse. If interested, call (574) 269-2557.

Victoria magazines Good neighbors: I am moving and have several years worth of the beautiful Victoria magazines I would like to give away to someone who would appreciate them. Please contact lisapapermaker@gmail.com for more information.

Bible recovered Good neighbors: I had a Bible recovered by Helder Bookbinding. I was very pleased with the work. Name is Peter Helder, 2443 Lamar Ave., SW, Wyoming, MI 49519. Home phone is (616) 2498065. Cell is (616) 334-8032. Email petehelder@ hotmail.com.

Twin mattress Good neighbors: We would be very glad for your twin mattress and box springs for our growing family. Please call or text (574) 575-5773.

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Girl’s bike — Looking for a bike for an 8-yearold girl. Call (574) 354-2389.

Jogging stroller — Looking for a doubleseater jogging stroller. Leave a message at (574) 642-0294.

Diving board — Looking for a good, used diving board, 10 or 12 feet. Call (574) 642-3411.

General cleaning — I am looking for someone in the Nappanee area for light general cleaning. This would be twice a month. No children or clutter. Please call or text (574) 214-7897.

Old comforters — Does anyone have use for old comforters? They’ve been used a lot and not so nice anymore to put on beds, but plenty nice to dispose of. Reply through this column. — A reader Bottle caps — Is there anyone in the Warsaw area who collects bottle caps for use in making recycled plastic projects? I’d be happy to drop them off somewhere. Reply through this column. — A neighbor Pampered Chef dealer — I am looking for a Pampered Chef dealer in the Elkhart County area. If you know of one or are one, please call (574) 596-7012.

Companion pet wanted — Anyone know where I can get a small to medium sized (not over 40 pounds) young dog? Hopefully a mix as I can’t afford a purebred. Doesn’t have to be a puppy. I like puggles (pug/beagle mix), but any short-haired kind of sweet, velcro/lap dog would work for this senior lady. Any dog would be loved and I have a fenced-in area where she/he could exercise. Also, will walk in my neighborhood on leash. Reply through this column. — A reader Scrapbooking items — I am looking for used card-making or scrapbooking items you no longer want. Any items, stamps, paper, Sizzix dies, Stampin’ Up, Cricuts, Cricut cartrdidges, Big Shots, etc. Call (574) 825-2971 and leave a message.

Small building — We are looking for a small, moveable shack or building to turn into a playhouse. Call (574) 825-2971 and leave a message.

Swing set — Does any good neighbor have a gently used swing set they no longer want? Call (574) 825-2971 and leave a message.

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Free boater education course In a combined effort, Lake Manitou Association, Rochester Ducks Unlimited and the Indiana Department of Natural Resources is offering a free Indiana boater safety course from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, May 15.

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Trampoline — I am looking for a used trampoline in good condition. Call (574) 361-4565.

Twin mattress — Does anyone have a twin mattress (not the box spring) they no longer need?

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— A reader Electrolux sweepers — Looking for two Electrolux sweepers, canister type, in good condition. Please call or text (574) 535-3071.

Chain saw artist — I need a chain saw artist to carve an eagle out of a tree stump. Reply through this column. — A reader

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Smith Farm Store has even more in store

Smith Farm Store in Rochester is in the process of finishing remodeling, a change which is expected to expand product lines and display space.

Marketing Director Kari Lebo stated, “We started the remodel in January and are still currently working to finish it up. We ex-

panded to be able to be able to add more products and to be able to display our appliance department and also our lawn equipment. Also new to the store is our new and improved grill shop, including grills and accessories from Traeger, Weber, Big Green Egg, Blackstone, Charbroil and

more. Also we are expanding our livestock department, feed and pet supplies.”

“By remodeling our store, we hope to be able to expand our product lines and to give us the flexibility of adding more of what our customers need,” added Dan Copley.

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Fisher Edward Flynn Jesse and Chrissy Flynn, Rochester, are the parents of a son, Fisher Edward Flynn, born at 5:46 p.m.

Wednesday, March 3, 2021, at Woodlawn Hospital, Rochester. He weighed 6 pounds, 9 ounces and was 19 1/2 inches long.

Nixon Curtis Flynn Jesse and Chrissy Flynn, Rochester, are the parents of a son, Nixon Curtis Flynn, born at 5:47 p.m.

Wednesday, March 3, 2021, at Woodlawn Hospital, Rochester. He weighed 6 pounds, 10 1/2 ounces and was 19 3/4 inches long.

Luka Liam Tyler Gaines Ashton Gaines, Plymouth, is the parent of a son, Luka Liam Tyler Gaines, born at 6:06 p.m. Monday, Feb. 22, 2021 at Woodlawn Hospital, Rochester. He weighed 7 pounds, 9 1/2 ounces and was 20 1/4 inches long.

Adalyn Marie Hardesty Karina Young and Trey Hardesty, Akron, are the parents of a daugh-

ter, Adalyn Marie Hardesty, born at 7:21 a.m. Sunday, March 14, 2021, at Woodlawn Hospital, Rochester.

She weighed 8 pounds, 4 ounces and was 20 1/2 inches long.

Alfie Roland Lewis Casey and Joshua Lewis, Argos, are the parents of a son, Alfie Roland Lewis, born at 6:46 p.m. Monday, Feb. 22, 2021, at Woodlawn Hospital, Rochester. He weighed 7 pounds, 9 1/2 ounces and was 21 inches long.

Cody Allen Losier Jeremy and Tiffany Losier, Fulton, are the parents of a son, Cody Allen Losier, born at 9:21 a.m. Saturday, March 6, 2021, at Woodlawn Hospital, Rochester. He weighed 7 pounds, 6 ounces and was 21 inches long.

Wyatt Ray Mongosa Cassandra Reed and DelMar Mongosa, Rochester, are the parents of a son, Wyatt Ray Mongosa, born at 1:04 Tuesday, March 9, 2021, at Woodlawn Hospital, Rochester. He

weighed 3 pounds, 7 1/2 ounces and was 16 1/4 inches long.

Lonna Jane Ousley Nicholas and Sarah Ousley, Macy, are the parents of a daughter, Lonna Jane Ousley, born at 4:12 p.m. Saturday, March 13, 2021, at Woodlawn Hospital, Rochester. She weighed 7 pounds, 15 ounces and was 20 inches long.

Lucas Wilson Reed Daniel and Darla Reed, Rochester, are the parents of a son, Lucas Wilson Reed, born at 3:11 p.m. Monday, March 15, 2021, at Woodlawn Hospital, Rochester. He weighed 6 pounds, 10 ounces and was 21 inches long.

Ryan R. Schwartz Ruben and Laura Schwartz, Macy, are the parents of a son, Ryan R. Schwartz, born at 6:46 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021, at Woodlawn Hospital, Rochester. He weighed 7 pounds, 11 ounces and was 20 inches long.

Mentone High School Alumni Banquet This year’s Mentone High School Alumni Banquet will take place Sunday, May 16, at the Mentone Elementary School. Social time is at 11:30 a.m. with lunch following at 12:30 p.m.

The meal costs $17.50. Reservations are required and due by

Saturday, May 8. Reservations are to be sent to Paula Shalley, 1919 E. Center St., Warsaw 46580. Alumni are asked to indicate their year of graduation when sending reservations.

Honor classes are: 1970, 1971, 1960, 1961, 1950 and 1951 because there was no meeting in

2020. Alumni may join in the fun by wearing or bringing their MHS memorabilia.

Anyone attending or graduating from Mentone High School are welcome. Questions may be directed to Shalley at (574) 5513692 or by emailing mhsalumniboard@gmail.com.

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&KORHDQQ &KRDWH We want to thank everyone for their support, encouragement, and love we have felt since Chloeann’s passing. A special Thank You to Kindred Hospice for your excellent care and comfort in the last weeks of her life.

To Dr. Pascual and the entire Oncology Team at Woodlawn for your continuous efforts to provide her with quality of life. To Darin Beeker of Zimmerman Brothers for the beautiful kitten on her obituary, it was an excellent touch. To our dear friends at First Christian Church Rochester.

Chloeann was a special lady, and we were all privileged to have her in our lives. She maintained her typical positive outlook until the end.

Per her wishes we are working on a memorial service/celebration of life to be held later this year.

Frank Choate, Jace Hoppes, Kara and Kenny Dowell

Gladys Bird

Co-founder Of Ameri-Can Gladys Bird, 90, Rochester, was surrounded by her loving family when she passed away at 12:32 p.m. Sunday, April 4, 2021, at Lifecare Center, Rochester.

Born in Norfolk, Va., Catherine Gladys Harrison was born July 30, 1930. She was the cherished daughter of Willie Thomas and Irene Lawrence Har- */$'<6 %,5' rison. Growing up near Towson, Md., she graduated from Towson High School with her class in 1949. During her Indianapolis years, Gladys founded a homeless shelter in 1984. She and Ron were members of the St. Alban Episcopal Church.

On Nov. 19, 1983, Gladys and Ronald C. Bird were married in Knoxville, Tenn. They shared 38 years of life’s adventures. With a love for exploring and cruises, Gladys and Ron enjoyed more than 48 cruises navigating waters all over the world. At home they looked forward to cruising around Lake Manitou and watching the sunset. They also shared a passion, cheering for Indiana University men’s soccer team. From 1982-2008, they did not miss a game and traveled to all venues wherever they played.

The Birds were recognized for their contributions and support of the team.

As entrepreneurs, the Birds founded the Ameri-Can Engineering Company in Argos in 1988. Their firm engineers and develops premier quality luxury restroom and shower trailer systems. In 2018, Ameri-Can celebrated their 30-year anniversary. For many years, Gladys served on the board of directors of the Portable Sanitation Association International. She was also a member of the Rochester Lions Club.

Gladys inspired people to enjoy life to the fullest. She could light up a room with her twinkling eyes and radiant smile bringing all who met her happiness and excitement.

Left to cherish Gladys’ memory is her loving husband, Ron, at home; her children, David R. Harling (Renee) of Culver, Thomas A. Harling (Elizabeth) of Fishers, Patricia Harling Lontz of Greenfield and Garry A. Harling (Angie) of Cicero; daughters-in-law, Debby Harling and Kathy Harling; 23 grandchildren; and 28 great-grandchildren.

Preceding Gladys in death are her parents; first husband, Ambler A. Harling in April 1976; and sons, Robert S. Harling on March 26, 2011, and Warren S. “Butch” Harling on March 1, 2021.

A celebration of the life of Gladys Bird will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 10, in the Good Family Funeral Home, 1200 W. 18th St., Rochester. A Lions Club memorial service will be held at 12:45 p.m. Gladys’ family will receive friends at 11 a.m. until the time of the services. Garry A. Harling will officiate. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 17, in the Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis.

Memorials in lieu of flowers may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-9959.

Online expressions of sympathy may be made to her family at www. goodfamilyfh.com.

COUNTY REPORT Marriage Licenses

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USDA and dairy farmers work together to mitigate risk In an unprecedented year, value of DMC to their bottom USDA staff and dairy produc- line. ers across the country worked This enrollment success is a together to protect dairy opera- testament to the value of DMC to tions for the 2021 production dairy operations. DMC is a cashyear under USDA’s risk man- flow-friendly program that offers agement program options — the enrolled operations the option dairy margin coverage, dairy to select a $4 catastrophic level revenue protection and livestock of coverage with no premium gross margin for dairy cattle fee or elect to buy up coverage. programs. Recent enrollment The premium on buy-up coverdata for these programs indicate age is based on margin triggers dairy operations are proactively between $4.50 and $9.50 on 5 to managing their risk.

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To date, DMC has paid out said Bill Northey, USDA’s Under Secretary for Farm Production more than $500 million in proand Conservation. “Through pa- gram benefits to dairy operations tience and perseverance on both enrolled in calendar years 2019 sides of the virtual counter, as and 2020. Margin payments trigwell as added resources made gered seven months in 2019 and available to producers and staff four months, to date, for the 2020 for operating in a pandemic, pro- DMC program year. ducers were able to timely parAdditional Protection ticipate in these programs.”

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“Conservation farming is a system that is comprised of minimal disturbance of soil, crop diversification and maintenance of soil coverage,” said Riffle. “My father was the first to show me some of the ways of conservation farming because he has been no-till/ minimal tillage farming since 1991.

Riffle Farms wanted to take that a step further after the local SWCD was promoting the planting of cover crops.”

From just a few acres of cereal rye cover crop in 2014, they now plant a quarter of their acres with cover crops. This increases organic matter, creates a more stable soil that better holds nutrients, decreases erosion and improves overall soil health, all leading to increased yield benefits.

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Riffle Farms Continued from page 6 soil for longer portion of the year, build organic matter, allow for better water infiltration in the soil. Cover crops uptake the surplus of nutrients left in the soil after the main crop, supply nutrients to the soil when cover crop decomposes, suppress weeds, improve the soils’ physical and biological properties and have the ability to break pest cycles.

According to Riffle, there are many different varieties of cover crops, and what you choose to plant should vary depending on what you want to achieve. Planting clover amongst your corn crop acts as a natural nitrogen source and reduces your need for applied nitrogen. Radishes grow very large around the surface of soil and therefore aids in reducing soil compaction. Rape seed pairs well with radishes as it grows a

smaller, deeper root. If you’re in need of pollinators, cover crops such as buckwheat, cowpeas and rape seed all flower and attract pollinators.

Annual rye grass and cereal rye will provide a fibrous root system and help with water infiltration.

Growing crops and plants help the soil and they also help reduce the carbon foot print. Living plants remove carbon from the air, release oxygen, and help maintain a healthy “breathable’” environment.

Riffle is passionate about soil and water conservation because he wants to continue to be a part of and see the improvements that a decrease in tillage can have in our soils. He remembers hearing stories as a kid of “sandy snow drifts” that happened after an especially lighter soiled field was plowed. He recognized it doesn’t happen today because more

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Although this stewardship often requires extra management steps, Riffle believes it’s worth the time and effort so his family can continue to farm this land.

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“Conservation means something different to everyone,” for Mike Norman, a supervisor of the Fulton County Soil and Water Conservation Board, it means he doesn’t destroy soil structure or disturb the soil by tilling it. He has become a never till farmer.

Soil scientists have taught tilling is a very negative thing to do to the soil. “Tilling destroys carbon. Carbon is the most important element we have in the soil,” he said.

Conservation farming has changed how Norman views the soil. “Dad was open minded to new ideas. We did things together by trial and error.” In a way, he helped pave the way for Norman.

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Norman did some no till versus tilling experiments and quickly discovered no till had sometimes better yields and always better profits.

He’s learned a lot about conservation farming since his first experience with the no till planter. A compilation of learning from other county conservation farmers, attending every educational soil seminar within a reasonable distance and serving on the FCSWCD board for 28 years has drastically changed his views on soil.

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Fewer hogs on U.S. farms As of Dec. 1, there were 77.5 million hogs and pigs on U.S. farms, down 1% from December 2019 and down 1% from Sept. 1, 2020, according to the Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Services.

• Of the 77.5 million hogs and pigs, 71.2 million were market hogs, while 6.28 million were kept for breeding.

• Between September and November, 35 million pigs were weaned on U.S. farms, down 1% from the same time period last year.

• From September through November, U.S. hog and pig producers weaned an average of 11.05 pigs per litter.

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March and May. • Iowa hog producers accounted for the largest inventory among the states at 24.8 million head. Minnesota had the second largest inventory at 9.4 million head. North Carolina was third with 9 million head.

Indiana Indiana’s total hog and pig inventory Dec. 1 was estimated at 4.45 million head, up 50,000 head from a year ago, according to Marlo Johnson, regional director of the USDA, NASS, Great Lakes Region.

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Continued from page 8 isms that are alive by number in a thimble full of soil than there are people on the planet. Tillage destroys their habitat and they have to rebuild their house before they can function again to feed the soil.”

He added, “Why disturb all of the soil if all you need is an inch?”

For Norman, conservation farming also encompasses cover crops.

“The goal of cover crops is to keep the soil covered. You never want sunlight touching the soil; you want the sunlight to be intercepted by the leaf and if you keep the soil cooler and covered it’ll retain its own water.” He added, “It is much better if raindrops first land on

organic matter, then flow into the soil. Infiltration is always the goal – water runoff causes many problems.”

In addition to conserving water and nutrients, conservation farming saves time, reduces labor and minimizes equipment used and lowers the overall cost.

Soil scientist Ray Archuletta stated, “Most of the organisms in the soil are aquatic in nature.”

Hearing those words was a turning point for Norman, “Farming is more personal now because I know the soil is alive.”

To learn more about conservation farming call the conservation department at (574) 223-3220.

Breeding hog inventory, at 250,000 head, was unchanged from last December.

Market hog inventory, at 4.2 million head, was up 1% from last year.

The average pigs saved per litter for the September to November quarter was 11, up .5 from the same period last year.

Michigan Michigan’s total hog and pig inventory Dec. 1 was estimated at 1.3 million head, up 60,000 head

from a year ago, according to Marlo Johnson, regional director of the USDA, NASS, Great Lakes Region.

Breeding hog inventory, at 120,000 head, was unchanged from last December.

Mark hog inventory, at 1.18 million head, was up 5% from last year.

The average pigs saved per litter for the September to November quarter was 11.50, compared to 10.85 from the same period last year.

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He and three of his compadres — Ashton Irwin, Lucas Parson and Isaac Shafer — captured the Indiana FFA state forestry championship in December, topping a field of 110 four-person teams from around the state.

The championship is traditionally held at Purdue University in West Lafayette, but pandemic restrictions last year scuttled both district-level competition and any in-person attendance at the state finals. Organizers instead opted for a virtual state competition, opening the event on the internet to all FFA chapters in Indiana.

Even so, the competition was tougher this year. “Usually we have to identify leaves, wood grains and seeds,” said Jesse, in his second year on the forestry team and third year in the school’s FFA club. “This year they added diseases and insects that destroy trees.”

The two-part, daylong online contest involved two tests, totaling 50 questions, followed by a challenge to identify 10 seeds, five wood grains, 25 to 30 leaves, 10 diseases and 10 insects. “They have a big bank of questions,” Jesse said, “and this year they added questions about text we had to read.”

Jesse has also competed in the district leadership contest and last year became involved in ag innovation.

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He was born in Warsaw and lives “about a mile south of Burket” on his dad’s farm. “I help him every year. We only do crops: corn, soybeans, and occasionally wheat.” Helping with the chores are his younger sister, Hailey, a sophomore at Tippy Valley; and brother, Jonas, who is in eighth grade.

Jesse has ambitious plans for the farm and his place on it. “We have 350 acres, and we might try to expand the acreage and upgrade the equipment.”

He aspires to attend trade school to learn diesel mechanics and gain “a better understanding of combines, tractors and machines like that. I want to know how to operate and repair the machines I would be using. I always knew, since I was young, I wanted to be a farmer.”

For now, he will stay involved in FFA and enthusiastically pursue his favorite hobby. “I’m really into cars, motorcycles, things with combustion engines. I like mechanic fabrication, metalworking with chassis, frames and anything vehicle related.”

As for FFA, he said, “You definitely learn a lot of different things. You are exposed to a lot of opportunities and different teams, ranging from soils to forestry to livestock. I feel like FFA exposes you to new things, and I have been able to broaden my horizons. That is one of the things I really value from FFA.” Jesse also highlighted the atmosphere of camaraderie among the club members. “We’re a close group and we treat each other like family.”

Even though most in-school club events have been scrapped this year, Jesse invited others to join FFA. “It is a great time. You won’t regret it at all,” he said. “I don’t regret it at all.”

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Ronnie commented the company is ”strictly a cattle outflt,‘ and the rolling, grassy land is an ideal location. His son, Clint Manning, and grandsons also live nearby and are all involved with the family operation. Photo by David Hazledine.

Manning Cattle Co. combines old traditions with new technology In 1971, Ronnie Manning, an emergency medical technician, bought and raised a few Holstein calves on a “shoe-string budget.” Fifty years later, he is retired with one son and five grandsons, all of whom are involved in one way or another with Manning Cattle Co. of Macy, which this year grew 103 calves.

In the meantime, Manning switched to beef cattle. The hybrid “Balancer” herd is 75% Angus and 25% Gelbvieh, the result of a change he made in 1985, when Ronnie and son Clint took part in Purdue University’s Integrated Resource Management program, run by Dr. Mark Hilton. “The smartest thing we ever did is when we got involved with that,” Ronnie commented.

Hilton introduced the Mannings to Balancer cattle. Balancer bulls breed with Balancer cows resulting in consistent hybrid vigor without having to rotate their four or five bulls.

“They helped us with a lot of different programs,” said Ronnie of Purdue. Eventually he purchased the Cow Sense software, so the family could keep their own records on every cow. Clint, who teaches undergraduate electronics at Notre Dame, oversees this aspect of the business.

When choosing heifers, Clint runs their numbers through a set of parameters, 12 different points each animal must meet to be considered for the first cut.

Then they judge individual heifers’ confirmation and disposition.

“We put them in a pen by themselves and walk in with them,” Ronnie explained. Any heifer becoming trying to escape or acting skittish or wild will be cut.

The Mannings also do not set a number of heifers to choose. “It doesn’t matter, we keep all that meet the criteria.” After applying this methodology, Ronnie commented, “It got pretty good.” Altogether, the Mannings try to keep around 100 cows in the herd, the number they have the resources to support.

The vast majority of their finished cattle are sold at Rochester Sale Barn. This year they also sold some bred heifers to younger people just starting like Ronnie did back in 1971.

“We are strictly a cattle outfit,” he stated. However, the Mannings do raise their own feed, including corn and hay. Corn is picked on the ear and dried in wire corn cribs. This has numerous benefits, both for the cattle and for the bottom line.

Picking on the ear provides the cattle roughage. “It really helps,” Ronnie observed. He added many large feed lots have lost the benefit of the cob in their cattle rations.

The Mannings are also spared the expense of buying and maintaining

a combine. With the open-air corn cribs, they have no drying cost from dryers and propane.

The Mannings “rolling, hilly land is good for cattle,” said Ronnie, and he is glad it is kept in grass, so it can sequester carbon gasses and prevent erosion.

He has also discovered some interesting historical details about his land through old abstracts, which show the once swampy area was some of the last ground purchased from the Potowatomi

in the 1800s.

Furthermore, a family friend has a book on the history of Miami County published in 1901, which described land in Prairie Township, “two miles east of Gilead,” where one of the last gang of horse thieves in Indiana operated until they were infiltrated and apprehended by vigilantes in the 1870s.

The Mannings have added their own bit of history to the place.

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%\ '$9,' +$=/(',1( 6WDII :ULWHU Austin Dague is the youngest of three children, all of whom have grown up on a Fulton County dairy farm. Though still just a 16-year-old junior at Caston High School, he has been working on the farm since he was 5, gaining rich work experience far outstripping most of his peers, experience he plans to build on in the future as he continues to learn the family business.

The Dague family has owned the land on which the farm stands since the 1960s; however, said Austin, “We’ve been working there a lot longer than that,” at least as far back as his great-grandparents.

Along with the roughly 200 milking cows, which produce

20,000 gallons of milk every other day, the farm also grows corn, soybeans and hay, all overseen by Austin’s parents, Andy and Janet.

Austin’s oldest sister Adrianna, who like him was active in Caston FFA, does much of the milking and feeding of the cows, while his primary chore these days is the care and feeding of newborn and older calves, which reside in designated pens. Another sister, Aubrey, is away at college. The family also has two employees who help in the morning and afternoon. Of course, Austin and the others are all prepared to do whatever is needed to keep things moving smoothly. “I work overall with whatever is going on in the farm.”

Austin’s work has evolved Continued on page 13

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:25. (;3(5,(1&( ³ Austin Dague, right, and sister Aubrey stack straw bales in the fleld, one of many chores they have performed since they were small children. Growing up on a farm, said Austin, has given him a ”good work ethic.‘ Photo provided.

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Caston junior Continued from page 12 over time. “I started doing small chores when I was five years old, and I’ve done more and more as I’ve grown older.”

At age 12, Austin started driving tractors to help his father in the fields: cultivating fields in the spring and hauling silage wagons in the fall. He modestly described the work as “tearing up the soil and trying not to get the tractor stuck in the fields.”

Silage is fed to the cows; it is harvested with a chopper, which does not separate the stalk from the grain like a combine. The farm also grows hay for feed.

On a typical day, Austin is up at 5:30 a.m. to help with milking. At around 8 a.m. he goes to feed the younger calves, which still drink milk as well as corn and feed pellets until they are around two months old. At two months they switch to corn and water with hay slowly mixed in.

At any given time, Austin has from 25-50 young calves to look after.

The calves are also shorn of

their horns at two months, a process involving a head gate, which holds them in place. At this point they also receive vaccinations and get tagged for identification, a task which falls to Austin’s parents.

The older calves are also moved to larger pens in the fields. “They have more room and can walk around and eat more grass,” added Austin.

Besides agriculture, Austin is also learning other valuable skills like mechanics and construction. “My father does his own mechanics for the tractors, and I help him in the shop.”

Additionally, the family is in the process of renovating an old farm house built in 1912. Austin helped with demolition and then rewiring. Currently, he is getting a crash course in dry wall.

All of these skills will help him in the future. He hopes to study agriculture and animal science at Purdue University before returning the family farm.

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cery store. According to Fulton County’s Rob North, owner of Earth Cure Farm, when it comes to the flavor and quality of the turkey, you probably don’t even know what you’re missing.

North raises heritage turkeys, which encompasses

several different varieties of turkeys that meet certain standards. The Livestock Conservancy says heritage turkeys “are defained by the historic, range-based production system in which they are raised.”

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“I’ve worked with poultry in some way or another since the mid-70s,” said North. “I started hatching chickens and other birds in the early ‘90s. I’ve always enjoyed that. Once you get your own incubator, you can get yourself into trouble!”

In the past, North has hatched peacocks and rheas, which he said are small ostriches. He said he’s never done it in a big way, but found it interesting and fun.

In the mid-2000s, he began breeding and raising heritage turkeys. He said he’s also raised broad-breasted turkeys, which are essentially the same breed as are mass produced for the grocery stores. However, when it comes to the flavor of the meat, there’s no comparison.

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ly of each other, you might not realize that there’s much difference in taste,” North said. “But if you sample them side-by-side, you really notice how much better the flavor of a heritage turkey is.”

North said the Heritage turkeys do not grow to be nearly as large. He feeds his birds only a organic, non-soy diet. The combination of the hands-on work and more expensive feed that goes into raising heritage turkeys on a small scale also means the price to put them on your dinner table is much greater than going to the frozen aisle at the grocery story. North said his turkeys sell for around $100, although there isn’t necessarily a shortage of buyers for the delectable birds.

“In the past, I’ve taken the birds to Indianapolis, Fort Wayne and South Bend to sell them for Thanksgiving,” North said. “I’ve stopped doing that because it required an awful lot of time and work. I would sell as many as 100 birds that way.”

North said he has cut back on the number of turkeys he raises and finishes for sale and only sells them locally, rather than throughout the state. In 2015, he said he decided to focus on particularly one breed, the Narragansett. He added not many people focus on just raising one breed, noting many heritage turkeys are on the Livestock Conservancy’s list of endangered species. He said in the recent past, many of the different breeds have risen from the critically endangered stage to less acute levels.

North keeps several breeding turkeys to continue the lineage.

He sells many turkey hatchlings, known as “poults,” each year for other people to raise.

However, he’s cut way back on the number he raises and sells.

Last year he finished 16 birds to sell to local customers.

Anyone interested in learning more about the turkeys or the heritage chickens he also raises and sells is invited to call North at (574) 201-8925.

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USDA dietary guidelines support consumption of soy products The Soy Nutrition Institute recently issued a summary statement about the latest USDA Dietary Guidelines for Americans, highlighting the inclusion of soy products in all three dietary patterns for healthy eating. The U.S.-style, vegetarian and Mediterraneanstyle dietary patterns recommend consumption of nutrient-dense foods and beverages throughout all stages of life.

The guidelines define six core elements that make up a healthy dietary pattern — vegetables, fruits, grains, dairy, protein foods and oils — and soy-based products are included

in four of the six core elements: dairy, oils, vegetables and protein foods.

“To have soybeans and soyrich products included in something as important and influential as these guidelines is a significant step toward increasing overall demand for U.S. soybeans,” said Kevin Wilson, United Soybean Board farmerleader from Indiana and Soy Nutrition Institute secretary/ treasurer.

In the four core elements with inclusion of soy foods, soyrich beverages and soy yogurt are the only plant-based milk alternatives in the dairy sub-

group considered to be “dairy equivalent.” For oils, soybean and other vegetable oils provide essential fatty acids in a healthy dietary pattern and the guidelines advise consuming these oils in place of oils higher in saturated fats.

Because of their nutrient benefits, edamame and soybeans fall under the vegetables subgroup “beans, peas and lentils,” with that entire food subgroup counting toward a person’s recommended intake of vegetables or protein. To round off with protein foods, soy products including tofu and tempeh — and products made from soy flour,

Ag tech jobs grow in the state’s strong agriculture roots economy. As technology has reshaped the industry, Hoosiers have always adapted. With new

businesses growing and starting in the state the agricultural roots grow stronger.

tainability of U.S. soy front and center to end-user marketing and sustainability teams. USB recently announced a pilot partnership for companies to use the Sustainably Grown U.S. Soy mark on ingredients and products made with sustainably grown U.S. soy.

“Food companies have an opportunity to promote soy’s health benefits and to inform consumers about their options to meet the recommended guidelines through ingredients and products made with sustainably grown U.S. soy,” added McRoberts.

The USDA dietary guidelines are released every five years and provide science-based advice on food and drinks that promote health and prevent disease. They are used to develop the National School Lunch Program, the School Breakfast Program and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children.

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All of these make up a growing agbioscience sector of the economy. While Indiana already ranks as the 10th largest agriculture state in the nation, it further positioned itself as a destination for ag and technology in 2020 with numerous announcements regarding job creation in the ag tech industry, which will add to an already strong agriculture heritage.

Last year, businesses in and outside of Indiana committed plans to create more than 31,300 Hoosier jobs. That includes more than 2,700 jobs in agribusiness.

The pro-business climate and high quality of life make Indiana the perfect destination for innovation and expansion, which is why more and more companies are selecting Indiana as their new home, rather than the increasingly rising challenges of Silicon Valley and the West Coast.

Overall, 282 companies made investments in the state last year, which only builds on its reputation as a hotbed for innovation.

The record-breaking growth was not achieved by good fortune and will not be maintained without purpose and perseverance.

Changes in finance, technology and workforce cannot be ignored.

They must be vigilant as they work to provide the tools that will help each and every individual compete in this ever-changing economy.

The state already ranks third in the nation in the industries of the future. That includes agbioscience, which already contributes $39 billion to the state economy and employs more than 77,000 Hoosiers. Both these numbers continue to climb.

That is why it is vital to supply these employers with the needed skilled workers to fill these jobs.

Indiana’s Next Level Jobs program continues to offer Workforce Ready grants and employer training grants to train Hoosiers with new skills to pursue these positions and provide further training to workers already on the job.

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Agriculture has always been a big contributor to the state’s

soy protein isolate and soy concentrate — are included in the guidelines.

“This new guidance, based on an expanding body of evidence, demonstrates the versatility of soy due to its inclusion in most of the core element categories,” said Keenan McRoberts, Ph.D., vice president of science and program strategy for the United Soybean Board. “The recommendations provide data for soy checkoff use in strengthening U.S. soy’s important role in dietary nutrient supply.”

This report’s encouraging recommendation of soy in four of the six core food element groups offers an opportunity for the soy checkoff to continue to build momentum and partnerships in the food industry. Across the U.S., soybean farmers focus on being good stewards of natural resources and prioritize sustainable farming practices.

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Saturday, April 17, at the Fulton County Historical Museum.

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SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: There are limited slots available for this event. To be considered for inclusion, bands must submit samples of recent previous work and/or provide dates and local locations of upcoming shows where work can be reviewed. Bands in this contest must consist of three or more members.

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Days are getting longer in the spring Spring is here, days are getting longer, the vernal equinox, that day of the year when day and night are of equal length, has passed. Every day is a few minutes longer than the day before.

Spring is here, and so are robins and red-winged blackbirds and mourning doves, killdeers

and turkey vultures, common grackles and other birds that left northern Indiana and flew south for the winter.

With redwings, it’s males that are back. A few have been coming to the bird feeders outside our windows since long before the first day of spring. There are many around the marsh at the edge of our pasture, calling from the cattails growing in the shallow water of the marsh and in the willows that line the shore.

I haven’t seen a female redwing yet this spring, but I should any day now.

I haven’t seen a song sparrow or a chipping sparrow, a field

Indiana political leaders split on mail-in voting %\ :+,71(< '2:1$5' &1+, 6WDWHKRXVH 5HSRUWHU In contrast to the “tsunami” of bills nationwide restricting ballot access after the 2020 elections, voting bills in Indiana have yielded some “modest” steps forward, according to voting advocates and bill sponsors.

While Republican lawmakers in Georgia, Pennsylvania and Oklahoma have filed bills limiting who can vote, Indiana’s voting bills have extended in-person, early voting hours and added certain tribal documents as acceptable forms of registration identification.

But Sen. J.D. Ford, D-Indianapolis, said bills limiting voter access hadn’t been filed in Indiana because Indiana already had limited voting access.

“There’s been a lot of legislators across the United States that are moving to kind of restrict some of that,” Ford said. “I would say we are not seeing and hearing a lot of that in Indiana because that stuff has already been done.”

Unlike the vast majority of states, Indiana only expanded absentee, mail-in voting to all residents for the May primary and not the general election. Indiana law also doesn’t permit the use of drop boxes for absentee ballots but has one of the longest early voting periods in the country — allowing Hoosiers to vote in-person up to 28 days before an election.

The partisan divide over elections, pitting security against ballot access, exists in Indiana just like the rest of the country. While advocates and Democrats say voting should be easy for everyone, Republicans emphasize the need to protect elections from fraud.

Recently, Gov. Eric Holcomb announced Holli Sullivan would serve as Indiana’s secretary of state for the rest of the retired Connie Lawson’s term. Formerly a state representative for Evansville, Sullivan declined to share her policy views beyond defending election security.

“I think Indiana has become a leader in election transparency and election integrity,” Sullivan said. “I, for one, am extremely confident in

Indiana elections and I hope Hoosiers are too.”

Ford pushed early in the session for his mail-in voting bill, Senate Bill 402, to be heard but it died in committee without a vote.

“I’m just always perplexed as to why we as voters have to give the state of Indiana a reason as to why we have to vote by absentee ballot,” Ford said.

But across the aisle, Republicans don’t seem as eager to pursue mailin ballot expansion. Sullivan, who previously sat on the House Elections Committee, said she believed in “balance.”

“I think there is a strong balance between in-person and mail-in voting and I think that balance needs to be there,” Sullivan said. “But at this time, the matter is before the courts and I don’t feel I need to make any further comment.”

Rep. Timothy Wesco, R-Osceola, chairs the House Committee on Elections and Apportionment and determines which House bills should be heard. He also said he didn’t believe in expanding absentee voting.

“I’m not in favor of expanding it beyond where it is presently. I have confidence in voting absentee by mail where it currently stands but I’m not in favor of no-excuse voting by absentee mail,” Wesco said. “In my view, if you can come in person and vote then you should come in person and vote. We give 28 days for that to occur.”

Senate Bill 353, scheduled to be heard before Wesco’s committee on March 23, would prohibit Indiana from adopting or expanding vote by mail.

Wesco said he favored early, inperson voting, carrying the bill that allows counties to open a satellite polling place on the third Saturday before the election.

“I’ve always been a big proponent of in-person, early voting,” Wesco said. “I think it lends itself the most to having confidence in our election process. It’s a very popular option. It’s getting to the point where I think, in the future, that’s going to be the most popular option. Even before voting on Election Day.”

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sparrow or a vesper sparrow this spring or a brown thrasher or catbird or meadowlark, a chimney swift or barn or cliff or bank swallow. But will I see meadowlarks and chimney swifts this year? When I was young, meadowlarks and chimney swifts were common birds in northern Iowa where I lived then, and, I’m sure, in northern Indiana where I live now. But meadowlarks and chimney swifts have declined greatly. Nighthawks and woodcocks have also declined. I don’t recall seeing a nighthawk or a woodcock last summer.

I wrote recently, last month, about looking for ducks and finding a few but not many. Ducks and geese, waterfowl, have been up and down in number. I never saw great numbers of ducks and geese, but I’ve read that they were once so numerous that a flock, flying, would darken the sky.

As a college graduate student, I studied red-winged blackbirds.

Dr. Arthur A. Allen of Cornell University had written about redwings and stated that they were seldom found far from cattail marshes. When I studied them, they had increased, become abundant, and also nested in tall grass in pastures and along roadsides.

Bird watching to me, birding, when I was a boy was spotting birds and learning to name them, to identify them. I liked to go wandering through the woods and fields along the river that ran near my home and I went often, usually by myself. When I returned home, Mother helped me find pictures of the birds I had seen in a large book, “Birds of America,” and learn the bird’s names.

Now, more often than not, I do my bird watching of the birds coming to the bird feeders outside the windows of my home or the birds I see as I’m cruis-

ing, driving on secondary roads, roads where I meet few other cars.

I watch for other wildlife than birds, of course. I’ve seen woodchucks, groundhogs, recently. I was not out on Groundhog Day so I don’t know whether the groundhogs saw their shadows that day or not. I’ve seen woodchucks. Sadly, most of them I’ve seen while cruising have been dead in the edge or along the side of the road.

Spring is here. Many birds have returned to northern Indiana after spending the winter farther south. Yet there are still dark-eyed juncos coming to the

bird feeders outside our windows. These are winter birds, birds that nest farther north, birds we expect to be with us only in winter. There’s a redbreasted nuthatch coming to our feeders, another bird we expect to see only in winter, and there are two white-crowned sparrows which are other winter birds to us.

Spring is here. If the presence or absence of different species of birds isn’t convincing and you are not a botanist, get up at dawn and watch the sunrise, then stay up until the sun gets, two or more days and see if the days aren’t getting longer.

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Chameleon÷s Closet is located at 917 E. 9th St. in Rochester. Visit their Facebook page for hours and additional information. Photo provided.

IRS and state of Indiana extend filing deadline The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service announced the federal income tax filing due date for individuals for the 2020 tax year will be automatically extended from April 15 to May 17. The IRS will be providing formal guidance in the coming days.

Additionally, the e Indiana Department of Revenue has extended individual income tax filing and payment deadlines to align with the IRS deadline of May 17.

“By aligning with the IRS filing deadline, we are ensuring we are making filing and paying taxes as easy as possible for Hoosiers,” stated DOR commissioner Bob Grennes. “Even with the extended filing deadline, we encourage individuals to utilize electronic filing. Electronically filling is a superior process that allows customers to securely submit a more accurate return and experience a faster turnaround for their refund.”

“This continues to be a tough time for many people, and the IRS wants to continue to do everything possible to help taxpayers navigate the unusual circumstances related to the pandemic, while also working on important

tax administration responsibilities,” said IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig. “Even with the new deadline, we urge taxpayers to consider filing as soon as possible, especially those who are owed refunds. Filing electronically with direct deposit is the quickest way to get refunds, and it can help some taxpayers more quickly receive any remaining stimulus payments they may be entitled to.”

Individual taxpayers can also postpone federal income tax payments for the 2020 tax year due April 15, 2021, to May 17, 2021, without penalties and interest, regardless of the amount owed.

This postponement applies to individual taxpayers, including individuals who pay self-employment tax. Penalties, interest and additions to tax will begin to accrue on any remaining unpaid balances as of May 17, 2021. Individual taxpayers will automatically avoid interest and penalties on the taxes paid by May 17.

Individual taxpayers do not need to file any forms or call the IRS to qualify for this automatic federal tax filing and payment relief. Individual taxpayers who need additional time to file beyond the May 17 deadline can re-

quest a filing extension until Oct. 15 by filing Form 4868 through their tax professional, tax software or using the Free File link on IRS.gov. Filing Form 4868 gives taxpayers until Oct. 15 to file their 2020 tax return but does not grant an extension of time to pay taxes due. Taxpayers should pay their federal income tax due by May 17, 2021, to avoid interest and penalties.

The IRS urges taxpayers who are due a refund to file as soon as possible. Most tax refunds associated with e-filed returns are issued within 21 days.

This relief does not apply to estimated tax payments due April 15, 2021. These payments are still due April 15. Taxes must be paid as taxpayers earn or receive income during the year, either through withholding or estimated tax payments.

In general, estimated tax payments are made quarterly to the IRS by people whose income isn’t subject to income tax withholding, including self-employment income, interest, dividends, alimony or rental income. Most taxpayers automatically have their taxes withheld from their paychecks and submitted to the IRS by their employer.

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PUBLIC AUCTIONS In light of coronavirus precautions, we encourage our readers to check auctioneers’ websites for sale status updates. At press time, the following were scheduled:

Lake: from Rochester, 10 miles south on US 31 to CR 1050N; west 1½ miles on CR 300E; then north ¼ mile).

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10 a.m. Saturday, April 10, at 1220 S. 1500E, Akron (east of town 2 miles on SR 114 to CR 1425E; north 1 mile; road turns east and becomes CR 125S; continue east ½ mile to CR 1500E; property is at intersection). Personal property of the late Carmel and Opal Manns. Kreps Auctions Svcs., Ball Auction & Realty.

Auctioneers Fred Kreps, Daryl Ball, Mark Getz, Ryan Lizzi.

Online only: Thursday, April 8, through Wednesday, April 14, at olsonauctions.hibid.com. Inspection: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 10, at 6226 S. 750W, Kewanna (northeast of Grass Lake: from SR 25 in Fulton, west on SR 114 for 6¼ miles to CR 750W; then north 1¼ miles).

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Lake Property Online-only auction, now through 1 p.m. Saturday, April 17, at metzgerauction.com. Two properties in Silver Lake: three-bedroom waterfront home at 10484 S. Bouse Drive on Silver Lake, with open house 6 to 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 12; and a cabin at 8777 S. Sunnyside Lane at Hill Lake, with open house 5:30 to 6 p.m. Monday, April 12.

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‘Miss Mentone 2021’ applications available Applications currently are being accepted for Miss Mentone 2021.

The contest will be held in conjunction with the Mentone Egg Festival, held the first weekend in June.

To be eligible, contestants must be between the ages of 14-20 by May 1, 2021. Contestants must be single, childless and never married. They also must be enrolled in school or in home school.

All contestants filling out an application will be subject to a police background check, which must come back clean.

Contestants must carry a “C” or above average and have involve-

ment in a school club, activity or sport. Community services performed on a regular basis and can be verified also are acceptable.

Each contestant must conduct themselves in proper fashion during all events leading up to and including the festival. Any disruptive behavior will result in immediate termination from the contest. This includes anyone helping the contestant with the contest.

Each contestant must be sponsored by an organization or business in the Mentone area. School clubs and organizations also qualify as sponsors. Sponsors have no

monetary obligations. However, a sponsor or appointed representative can, if they choose, be a part of the fundraising events.

Money will be counted and collected at the end of the event taking place and will be immediately taken to Lake City Bank. Each contestant will have their own account into which their money will go.

Contestants may hold moneyraising events after their application has been approved. No GoFundMe pages of any kind are allowed. Contestants must earn the votes through events, which can include things such as car washes, bake sales, garage sales, chilli suppers, raffles, selling flowers or other great, legal ideas. All contestants will need a booth during the festi-

val, which will be available to them at no cost, and sell things such as water, hot dogs, face painting, etc.

All contestants are required to be at the stage at 6:45 p.m. Friday, June 4.

Contestants are required to ride in the parade in a formal dress and on a car with a sunroof, convertible and/or T-top. Golf carts also are acceptable. Contestants are responsible for providing their own transportation, however ideas are available.

Entry applications must be received by Sunday, May 9. Votes are calculated at a penny per vote. Contestants can start collecting votes as soon as the application is accepted. Votes can be collected until 3 p.m. Saturday, June 5.

The winner will be announced at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 5. The winner will receive a crown, sash and flowers, as well as $300 cash. The runner-up and third-place contestants will receive a sash, flowers and cash pries of $200 and $100 respectively.

The winner will receive the honor of representing her community as “Miss Mentone” 2021 and will be able to join in other parades. All contestants will receive a Mentone Egg Festival T-shirt and other gifts for their participation in the contest.

Applications are available in the front office at Tippecanoe Valley High School, as well as from the Mentone Chamber of Commerce by emailing valleyrs11@rtcol.com or calling (574) 353-7417.

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All of Christ’s talk about the kingdom of God and the soon-toarrive Holy Spirit prompted the disciples to ask him if he was restoring the kingdom to Israel at this time (Acts 1:6). Was it finally time for Israel to be delivered from the yoke of Rome? But Christ told them the timing for Israel’s earthly promised messianic kingdom was not for them to know. God the Father would determine that by his own au-

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thority (Acts 1:7). However, they would soon receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon them so they would be his witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth (Acts 1:8).

It was not yet time for Christ’s millennial kingdom in which he will rule over the entire earth from Jerusalem on David’s throne. But it was time for the Holy Spirit’s arrival. The disciples were not permitted to know the timing of the establishment of the kingdom, but they would not need to wait much longer to experience the power of the kingdom.

The Old Testament had promised the Spirit (see Ezek. 36:26-27; Joel 2:28-29). Christ had promised the Holy Spirit (see John 14:16-17, 26; 15:26-27; 16:13-15).

Finally, the Spirit’s coming was near at hand.

Empowered by the Holy Spirit, the disciples would go as Christ’s witnesses to proclaim him and make disciples in Jerusalem in obedience to the Great Commission (see Matt. 28:16-20). From there the gospel would expand to “all Judea and Samaria” and then “to the ends of the earth.” This is what we see in the book of Acts, as the gospel incorporates Jews and Gentiles into the church. And this work continues in 2021, as the church goes to the ends of the earth to proclaim Jesus the Savior with Christ’s authority in the power of the Holy Spirit.

Finally, after 40 days, it was time for Christ’s departure. After he finished speaking to his disciples, they watched as he was taken up, and a cloud took him out of their sight (Acts 1:9). Christ ascended into heaven, and one day he will return in the same way. This is exactly what the two angels who appeared to the disciples told them: “This same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven” (Acts 1:10-11).

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