Fulton County Shopping Guide News - May 24, 2023

INDOT’s ProPEL initiative

studies the future of US 31

In 2022 the Indiana Department of Transportation began its ProPEL initiative for US 30 and 31. While the total study area spans 180 miles and 12 counties, it is the US 31 North section that will have the most direct impact on Fulton County. This study area extends from just south of the Eel River in Miami County to just south of the Fulton/Marshall County Line.

Each study will identify a range of alternatives, including a no-build alternative for each corridor. Throughout the process, INDOT has sought public feedback for how the corridors should look in the future. The anticipated completion of the studies is fall of 2024.

From 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, June 7, an in-person meeting will be held at Rochester Community High School, 1645 S. Park Road, Rochester. The meeting’s purpose is to discuss public feedback gathered to date, provide information about the draft purpose and need, and present the technical analysis completed to date. The presentation will be given at 6 p.m.

According to Erin Pipkin, a public involvement team member

consulting Parsons, the June 7 presentation will feature consultants and engineers from Parsons Corporation; technical analysis will include identification of all access points, crash and speed

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data, comparisons of local to outof-county traffic, discussions of access points and more.

Following the presentation, residents are encouraged to stay

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Young entrepreneur celebrates second anniversary

“I opened Elemental Art Studio when I was 18,” stated Tessa Brooks, Rochester. “It was kind of daunting starting a business so young. But I got a lot of help and support from my family and friends. We had our two-year anniversary celebration Friday, May 12. It was great to have some of the chamber members there to cut the ribbon and celebrate with me. I also loved having family, friends and community members at the celebration.”

The studio offers supplies for canvas painting and pottery. But the fun part comes when Brooks hosts painting parties. “I instruct individuals or groups. I believe everyone has it in them

to create a piece of art.”

Groups who come to one of her parties will have the colors ready for them and a sample of the painting visible at the front of the room. “I’ll start the process, taking them a step at a time while I also paint up front. I often walk around the room to see if individuals need a bit more coaching while we complete a step. I love seeing the people who thought they were not artistic paint something they can be proud of.”

Brooks is an artist herself.

“When I was growing up, I’d ask for art supplies for Christmas and my birthday. My art teacher at Rochester High School really helped me expand my skills.”

This past Mother’s Day, Brooks painted a pink hand holding flowers as a gift for her

mom. “I enlisted the help of my siblings to add their own flower to the painting. Mom loved it.”

Acrylic painting is Brooks favorite medium. Although she does watercolor work as well. “Really, whatever I can get my hands on. I especially enjoy creating surreal or other-worldly pieces.”

Brooks does a lot of commissioned work. “This past holiday season a client came in with three camels that were part of a nativity scene. One of them didn’t match. She wanted me to make it like the other two. I was pretty proud of my work. When I was finished all three were a matched set.”

Her favorite artistic endeavor is painting murals. “In the past I did a mural for both the high school and middle school. I did one for a fitness studio in the area. I also painted a mural for my brother and sister-in-law’s cookie shop in Danville, close to Indianapolis.”

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Having her own business at such a young age doesn’t come without some challenges. “I learn something new each day. My problem is wanting to incorporate changes in the layout and starting new programs all at the same time. A business takes time to grow and mature.”

In the future, Brooks would like to highlight more artwork of young people in the area. “I may decide to display and sell some of the artwork of local high school students.”

Right now, she is renovating her own house close to the studio. “We gutted the old structure and are starting from the bottom up. My dad is in the concrete business and my younger brother is working for him. Sometimes a couple of guys from the crew help out.” That will also be the home of her two cats Digit and Gatsby.

Her advice to other artists: “Practice makes perfect. Learn something new each day.

Fulton County Historical Society hosts ‘Bridges out of Poverty’

Fulton County Historical Society, 37 E. 375N, Rochester, will host two events in June highlighting the challenges of poverty.

A “Poverty Simulation” will take place from 2-5 p.m. Tuesday, June 6. The Circles Indianapolis poverty simulation is an interactive immersion experience designed to help people understand the realities of poverty felt by individuals and families. The event is produced by Community Action of Missouri and is free to participants. Registration is required.

The “Bridges out of Poverty” workshop, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 13, provides both social service providers and com-

INDOT’s ProPEL

munity members lessons in dealing with individuals from poverty. Participants will create a mental model of poverty, review poverty research, examine a theory of change and analyze poverty through the prism of hidden rules of class, resources, family structure and language. There is a $20 registration fee. Lunch is included. To register for the above events, go to nicf.org/bridges-registration. Sponsorship is provided by Northern Indiana Community Foundation, CASA and Community Foundation of Pulaski County. For more information, contact NICF at (574) 224-3223 or fulton@ nicf.org.

and meet with presenters to address their own concerns.

“We always encourage people to follow on social media,” Pikpin added.

ProPEL also hosts community office hours twice each month in various locations where residents can ask questions and provide input.

In June, those office hours will be 9-11 a.m. Saturday, June 3, at Rochester Farmers Market, Fulton County Courthouse, 815 Main St.; and 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 3, at Harvest Moon Foods, 5758 N. Old US 31.

According to the ProPEL US 31 website, INDOT initiated a Voluntary Property Purchase Program in 2017, which “gives

Continued from page 1 property owners with driveway access to US 31 the opportunity to approach INDOT to discuss a potential sale of their property to reduce conflict points along the corridor. INDOT has been contacted by approximately 120 property owners and has purchased 99 properties. Eliminating these access points reduces the possibility of crashes caused by slow traffic entering and exiting these driveways. This program was initiated before the ProPEL studies began and is still underway as it supports INDOT’s stated objective of improving safety by reducing conflict points.” For more information, or to provide input on the US 31 North study, go to propelus31.com. Information provided at the June 7 meeting will also be posted there on June 8.

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— Ronald Reagan

Annetta Ritter

Retired Seamstress

Annetta (Vires) Ritter, 80, Rochester, passed away at 10:18 p.m. Thursday, May 18, 2023, at Indiana University Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis.

She was born March 15, 1943, in Hazard, Ky., the daughter of Pierce and Nannie (Wright) Vires. On Nov. 2, 1960, in Bourbon, she married Bishop Richard A. Ritter Sr. He preceded her in death Jan. 22, 2022.

Annetta had worked as a seamstress for many years at Hart, Schaffner and Marx, retiring from there and later worked at Life Care Center of Rochester. She was a member of the Apostolic Pentecostal Church and is remembered as a caring mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She enjoyed sewing, watching Hallmark movies, reading and was a fan of country music, especially Elvis Presley, Randy Travis, Hank Williams and Willie Nelson.

Survivors include her children, Damita Jo Taylor, Lake Station, Richard A. (Mary) Ritter Jr., Rochester, James Ritter, Logansport, Stephen Paul (Kim) Ritter, Kewanna, and Marcus A. (companion Amy Dingess) Ritter, Laketon; 12 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; sister, Betty Houin, Argos, and Deloris Doody, Culver; brothers, Haroldean Vires, South Bend, Pierce Vires Jr., Argos, Bernard Vires, Argos, and Larry (Rhonda) Vires, Argos; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.

She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, James Arthur Vires, Ewen Vires and Charles Vires; sister, Rhoda Hensley; grandchild, Annabelle Ryleigh Ritter; and son-in-law, Donald Taylor.

Funeral services will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 25, at Zimmerman Bros. Funeral Home, Rochester. Friends may visit from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday and one hour prior to service Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Tippecanoe Cemetery, Tippecanoe.

Memorial contributions may be made to a non-profit American Indian School. Online condolences may be expressed at www.zimmermanbrosfh.com.

Troy Russell Duty

Troy Russell

Duty, 62, Mentone, died at 4:20 a.m. Sunday, May 21, 2023 in his sister’s residence.

He was born on Aug. 22, 1960.

He is survived by his sisters, Georgena (William) Lewis, Mentone, Tammie (George) Roush,Warsaw; brother, Charles Neuman, Goshen; and stepbrothers, Roy Fields and Larry Neuman.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Charley and Geneva (Hale) Duty; and a half sister, Jessica Fields.

A memorial service will take place at 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 24, in The Church of Jesus Christ, 1505 North Detroit St., Warsaw, with Bishop Gary Paxton officiating.

Condolences and Contributions for past medical bills and funeral expenses can be made at www.hartzlerfuneralservices.com.

The arrangements have been entrusted to King Memorial Home, 101 North Tucker St., Mentone.

Maxine Ann Young

Maxine Ann Young, 91, Winamac, died on Wednesday, May 17, 2023.

She was born in 1931.

Arrangements were entrusted with Frain Mortuary, Winamac.

Dolores C. Swartzell

Dolores C. Swartzell, 74, Winamac , died on Sunday, May 21, 2023, in Pulaski Health Care Center, Winamac.

She was born on July 4, 1948.

She is survived by her children, Jim Galbreath, Bill Galbreath, Laura Wolfe; six grandchildren; sisters, Michelle Swartzell and Mary Swartzell.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Marion J. Swartzell and Mary Jo (Bender) Swartzell Fowler; stepfather, Harold Fowler; maternal grandparents, Joe and Clara Bender.

Graveside Services and burial will be held at 10 a.m. EDT Friday, May 26, at St. Peter’s Cemetery, Winamac.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. Peter’s Cemetery, Winamac, or Pulaski Animal Center. Tributes may be offered at www. frainmortuary.com.

Cremation Arrangements have been entrusted to Frain Mortuary, Winamac.

Laura Yeazel

Laura Yeazel, 72, died on Wednesday, May 10, 2023.

She was born May 11, 1950. Arrangements are pending at Zimmerman Bros. Funeral Home, Rochester.

Teresa Renee (Brown) Friend Former Marine

Teresa Renee (Brown) Friend, Kewanna, left this earth at 9:22 p.m. Friday, May 12, 2023, due to a sudden illness.

She was born in Monroe, La., Oct. 8, 1964, to James Edward Brown and Sharon Faye (Bowden) Brown.

She spent her formative years in North Louisiana and she graduated from West Monroe High School in 1982. She entered the United States Marine Corps in 1989 and was stationed in Beaufort, S.C., at the MCAS Beaufort and was honorably discharged in 1994.

During her time in service, she met her husband, Joseph L. Friend, who survives, and they were married Feb. 18, 1994. After being discharged from the Marine Corps, she and her husband, Joe, moved to the Anderson area where she spent 12 years working for the state of Indiana Corrections as a corrections guard, a control officer and an investigator. She then graduated from Ivy Tech and began a career in the medical field as a certified medical assistant. She had to retire from this field in 2021 due to her bout with breast cancer.

She and her husband moved to Kewanna in 2016, and she loved living on her mini farm with her husband and animals. She was a fierce lover of her children, her grandchildren, her family and her friends. She loved animals passionately, and she was always quick with a laugh and a smile.

She was preceded in death by her parents, James and Faye, as well as several aunts, uncles and cousins.

Survivors are her husband and their daughters, Haley Renee Brown, Anderson; Hannah Leigh Friend, Gainesville, Fla.; and Rachel Elizabeth Friend (fiancé James Elias), Hachinohe, Japan. She is also survived by her brothers, Timothy Russell Brown (fiancée Ashley Horstkamp), Fairview, Mo., and Terry Randall Brown (fiancée Tess Anderson), Calhoun, La.; three grandchildren, Colton Steel Kiefer, Jaxton Allen Kiefer, and Haven Renee Kiefer, all of Anderson. She is also survived by her in-laws, Thomas and Pamela Friend, Anderson; six nieces, Chelsea, Caidy, Kelsea, Rebekah, Josey, and Wiley, a nephew, Kyle; brother-in-laws, Greg Friend, Nashville, Tenn., and Brad Friend (Celeste), Galesburg, Ill.; and many cousins and friends whom she loved dearly.

There will be no service or viewing. There will be a celebration of life that will occur in August and details will follow to family and friends when that is scheduled. Arrangements are by Zimmerman Bros. Funeral Home, Rochester. Online condolences may be expressed at www.zimmermanbrosfh.com.

Jeremiah D. Ray

Jeremiah D. Ray, 30, Walkerton , died May 14, 2023.

He was born on June 5, 1992.

He is survived by his son, Brodie Wilson Ray, Hamlet; mother, Candy McCarty, DeLong; stepfather, Richard Bailey, Knox; brother, Issaiah Bailey, Knox; sister, Savannah Bailey, Monterey; grandmother, Brenda Tolson, Knox; grandparents, Danny and Sandra McCarty, Plymouth; a niece; and several aunts, uncles, nephews, cousins and friends.

He was preceded in death by his father, Charles Ray.

Services were held May 19, in Braman & Son Memorial Chapel, Knox.

Memorials may be made to the family.

Nicholas John Diment

Nicholas

John “Nick” Diment, 75, Winamac , died on Thursday, May 18, 2023, in Pulaski Memorial Hospital, Winamac.

He was born on Feb. 18, 1948. On Sept. 21, 1968, he married Evelyn Payne, she survives.

He is also survived by his daughter, Michelle (Dennis) Arnold, Winamac; granddaughter, Kaylee Evans, Mishawaka; stepmother, Pamela Diment, Kent, England; nine siblings, Ruth, Geoff, Stephanie, Rachel, Maria, Andrew, Jeremy, Paul, and Hayley.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Reginald James and Beryl Marguerite (Preater) Diment.

No Services will be held.

Cremation Arrangements have been entrusted to Frain Mortuary, Winamac.

Kenneth Eugene Hensley

Kenneth Eugene “Kenny” Hensley, 62, North Manchester, died May 14, 2023, in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne.

He was born on Aug. 30, 1960. He is survived by his son, Greg (Brandy) Hensley, Rochester; brothers, William R. Hensley Jr., Paul A. Hensley, both of North Manchester, and Ronald (Angie) Hensley, North Webster; sister, Pam Simmons, North Manchester; four grandchildren; and many cousins, nieces, and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, William R. and Evelyn M. (Barton) Hensley; and sister, Rhonda Kay Allen. A memorial service was held May 20, in the Moose Lodge 1518, 207 East Main St., North Manchester, with Pastor Jacob Good officiating. McKee Mortuary, North Manchester, was in charge of final arrangements. Condolences may be shared at mckeemortuary.com.

Richard Lee Teel

Richard Lee Teel, 78, Mentone, died Wednesday, May 17, 2023 after a four year battle with dementia.

He was born Aug. 15, 1944. On June 6, 1964 he married Janie Newton, she survives.

He is also survived by his brothers, Jim (Barb) Teel, Warsaw, Dave (Lou) Teel, Beaver Dam; daughters, Debra (DeWayne) Doty, Winamac, Brenda Miller, Winona Lake, Heather Teel, Kokomo; six grandchildren; six greatgrandchildren; and many cousins, nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Herschel and Mary Teel; brothers, Larry and Tom Teel; son in law Todd Miller; and a son, Scott Teel.

Services were held, May 23, in King Memorial Home, Mentone, with Pastors Rod Ruberg and Steve Wilhelm officiating.

The interment took place following the service in the Sycamore Cemetery, Mentone.

Dennis E. Pitcher, 82, Winamac, died May 15, 2023.

He was born on May 15, 1941. On Aug. 16, 1986, he married Elizabeth “Ann” Cottrell, she survives.

He is also survived by his daughter, Irene (Bob) Surma; sons, James (Chris) Pitcher and Dennis C. (Stella) Pitcher; stepdaughter, Betty (Steve) Winn; stepson, Bob (Tammy) Lovely; 16 grandchildren; 21 greatgrandchildren; sisters, Carol (Jerry) Stackhouse, Connie (Bob) Brady, June (Chuck) Peterson and Janet Amick; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Glen L. and Lahoma N. (Skoor) Pitcher; daughter, Tammy Lee Pitcher; stepson, Roy Lynn Lovely; sisters, Donna Pratt, Nialetta “Edie” Hall and Linda George; brothers, Arnold Pitcher, Eugene Pitcher and Clayton Pitcher.

Funeral Services were held May 19, in Frain Mortuary, Winamac. Burial took place at Bell Center Cemetery, Bell Center.

Memorial Contributions may be made to the family. Tributes may be offered at www.frainmortuary.com.

Dennis E. Pitcher

O BITUARIES Kevin D. Morrow Rochester Businessman

Kevin D. Morrow, 55, Rochester, passed away Friday, May 19, 2023, at his home unexpectedly.

On Aug. 10, 1967, Kevin DaWayne Morrow was born in Rochester to Joe and Ellen Damron Morrow. Growing up, he shared his childhood with an older brother, Anthony, and a younger sister, Jo Ellen. Proudly he graduated from Rochester High School with the class of 1985. He was a member of the Zebras basketball team and played shortstop/ second base for the RHS baseball team.

Answering the call of patriotism, Kevin served with the United States Navy for four years. During his service stint, he served as master of arms and was a member of the elite Seabees with the rank of E5 UT2. He was medically honorably discharged in 1991.

A man of diverse interests, Kevin was gifted with his hands. As an entrepreneur, he owned Morrow Services. Reliable and timely, Kevin was skilled with appliance, heating and air conditioning repairs, helping to keep our community homes running in top condition. He also enjoyed driving for Dynamic Transport. Kevin’s memberships include ABATE, Manitou VFW 1343, Fraternal Order of Eagles 852 and the LeRoy Shelton American Legion Post 36.

In earlier years, Sunday’s brought on the family motorcycle rides. For sure the ride always included a stop at a local ice cream shop for everyone to chill. Kevin and Tony had planned a 300-mile ride slated to begin the day after his passing. Camping was always an adventure with family and friends heading west to Winamac.

Tinkering in the workshop on the mowers, trucks, go-karts and four-wheelers was a great way to relax, while keeping the equipment fine tuned. While at home, Kevin’s dogs, Ginger and Bubby, were never far from him. Always decked out in his signature style: a T-shirt, shorts, tennis shoes and gelled hair.

Kevin was very proud of his daughter Kendal. Growing up, she accompanied him on many service calls, learning a strong work ethic and teaching her the fundamentals of life. He taught her the fine points of softball at a young age. Kevin always looked forward to visiting his daughter Kendal in Texas, where they went out to eat and went shopping together.

Left to cherish Kevin’s memory are his daughter, Kendal Morrow of Corpus Christi, Texas; parents, Ellen and Jim Conley and Joe Morrow; brother, Tony Morrow; sister, Jo Ellen Baugh and husband Hank; and significant other, Cynthia Stucky, all of Rochester.

A celebration of the life of Kevin D. Morrow was at 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 23, at Good Family Funeral Home, 1200 W. 18th St., Rochester. Friends visited with the family from 4-7 p.m. Monday, May 22, and one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Military honors were conducted by the Fulton County Veterans Honor Guard and the U.S. Navy Honors Team.

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

Donato highlights mental health resources

State Senator Stacey Donato, Senate District 18, released the following statement:

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and it is important for all of us to know what resources are available to Hoosiers in a time of crisis.

The National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is available by dialing 9-88 where a caller can speak with a trained crisis specialist.

BeWellIndiana is a free resource to call if an individual is feeling stressed, anxious, overwhelmed or alone. Just simply call 2-1-1 to be connected to a crisis counselor.

In addition, we passed a new state budget this session that allocates an additional $170 million for mental health resources. Part of that funding will go toward a Senate Republican priority to lay the groundwork for expansion in the number of certified community behavioral health clinics throughout Indiana.

We also passed a law that allows law enforcement to transport individuals suffering from a mental health crisis, or temporary impairment from drugs or alcohol, to the nearest facility providing mental health treatment. The law also states that non-violent offenders

Kathryn Eileen Sommers

Kathryn Eileen Sommers, 83, Grass Creek, died on May 19, 2023 in Brownsburg, following a recent illness.

She was born Dec. 21, 1939. On June 23, 1963, she married David Lee Busch, who preceded her in death on Dec. 6, 1997. On Jan. 15, 1999, she married Carl D. Sommers, who preceded her in death on Aug. 19, 2019.

She is survived by her two sons, Michael David Busch, Rochester, and Steven (Tammy) Busch, Brownsburg; stepson, Randy (Lisa) Sommers, Grass Creek; two grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; two great-grandsons; three stepgreat-grandchildren; brother, David R. (Lori Klein) Quinn, Tomball, Texas; nieces and nephews; a stepson; and a stepdaughter.

She was also preceded in death by her parents, Harry and Ruby Rice Quinn; an infant daughter; brother, Harold E. Quinn, San Antonio, Texas; sister, Rebecca J. Quinn, Tomball, Texas; and a stepgreatgranddaughter.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 24, in Rans Funeral Homes, Metzger Chapel, 123 E. Main St., Kewanna.

A private family graveside service will be held at Woodville Cemetery, Carroll County.

Memorial Contributions in lieu of flowers may be made to the Grass Creek Lions Club, the Fulton County Community Foundation, or a charitable organization of one’s choice.

Bradley N. Crawford

Bradley N. Crawford, 67, Winamac , died on Sunday, May 21, 2023, in his home.

He was born Dec. 13, 1955.

could be eligible to take part in a voluntary mental health treatment program instead of jail as a condition of their pretrial release.

Mental health issues continue to be a growing concern throughout our nation, but I am hopeful the work we accomplished this session will be a strong step forward in ensuring folks who suffer from mental illness can get the help they need.

C OUNTY R EPORT

Marriage Licenses

The following couples have applied for marriage licenses in the office of Fulton County Clerk of the Court: Dillinger-Chalman

Rhyann Dillinger, 29, Rochester, and Jacob Chalman, 29, Kokomo.

Loudermilk-Hazelwood Risten

John Loudermilk, 42, Rochester, and Dawn Hazelwood Risten, 47, Rochester. Pickens-Goodman

Zachary Pickens, 19, Rochester, and Evelyn Goodman, 21, Rochester.

Marriage Dissolutions

The following couples have filed for marriage dissolutions in Fulton County courts:

Olson — Jimmy Olson, New Castle, and Savannah Olson, Rochester. With children.

Harding — Ian Harding, Rochester, and Marie Harding, Rochester. No minor children.

Ailes — Kitti Ailes, Oaktie, S.C., and Timothy Ailes, Kewanna. No minor children.

Vollmer — Lucas Vollmer, Kewanna, and Joanna Vollmer, Kewanna. No minor children.

Judy — Kaylee Judy, Akron, and Tayler Judy, Akron. No minor children.

Gudas — Amanda Gudas, Rochester, and Sean Gudas, Rochester. With children.

Lowe — Amber Lowe, Decatur, and Buddy Lowe, Rochester. No minor children.

Court News Circuit Court

The following petitions have been filed in Fulton Circuit Court, Judge Arthur Christopher Lee presiding: Complaints

Sandia Resolution Company LLC, successor in interest to Drive Time Car Sales Company LLC v. Brittany Howard, Rochester, $13,274.33.

Jefferson Capital Systems LLC, successor in interest to Capital One

Bank v. Kirsten Miller, Rochester, $2,947.90.

Jefferson Capital Systems LLC, successor in interest to Cross River Bank v. Chris Woodcox, Rochester, $872.56.

Superior Court

The following petitions have been filed in Fulton Superior Court, Judge Gregory L. Heller presiding: Plenary

21st Mortgage Corporation v. Darla Howard, Rochester, Complaint for repossession of manufactured home, eviction of persons in possession of said manufactured home, disposal of abandoned personal property and unspecified delinquency amount on promissory note.

Small Claims

Dan Burns v. Herman and Heather Medina, Rochester, $2,250.

Total Recovery Services Inc. v. Kyla Pace, Rochester, $4,676.29; Thomas McDaniel, Winamac, $2,206.76; Daniel Hicks, Rochester, $850.42; Amber Snelling and Ricky Snelling Jr., Rochester, $1,041.44; Richard Roe, Rochester, $1,037.09.

Complaints

Credit Acceptance Corp. v. Daniel Haab, Akron, $6,033.88; Donna Shuck, Rochester, $9,277.80; Tamara Ackerman, Akron, $5,710.70.

Absolute Resolutions Investments LLC v. Cindy Biltz, Kewanna, $3,708.31.

Traffic Violations

The following fines and levies were paid in Fulton County courts:

Speeding — Albert Brownlee, Noblesville, $171; John Castleman, Culver, $150.50; Gabriel McPherson, Etna Green, $150.50; Severin Gabrielson, Osceola, $192.50; Mia Lewis, Valparaiso, $192.50; Shaheer Malik, Granger, $192.50; Mary Witek-Finke, Chesterton, $192.50; Samantha Buonaiuto, Fishers, $160.50; David Stansbury, Elkhart, $160.50; Dalton Hayworth, Shelbyville, $171; Wenbo Li, Lafayette, $171; Shaun Irwin, Rochester, $171; Alea Washington, Richmond, $171; Johnathan Little, Cadillac, Mich., $171; Quinton Ellison, Rochester, $150.50; Tracy Dotson, Lewisville, Texas, $192.50. Driving while Suspended and Speeding — Jose Antonio Xolio Xolo, Muncie, $196.

Open Alcoholic Beverage Container During Operation of a Motor Vehicle — Trista Odell, Rochester, $170.50.

Visitation will be from 3-7 p.m. Thursday, May 25, in St. Peters Catholic Church, Winamac.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday, May 26, in St. Peters Catholic Church, Winamac. Burial will follow at St. Joseph West Catholic Cemetery, Pulaski.

Arrangements have been entrusted by Rans Funeral Homes & Crematory.

BIRTHS

Bentley William Temme

Alvin and Dakota (Stricklin) Temme, Rochester, are the parents of a son, Bentley William, born at 6:24 p.m., May 18, in Woodlawn Hospital, Rochester. He weighed 5 pounds, 10 ounces, and was 19 inches long.

Bentley joins Hudson, 1.

Olivia Marie Stewart

Brittian and Rebecca (Murphy)

Stewart, Akron, are the parents of a daughter, Olivia Marie, born at 8:40 a.m., May 18, in Woodlawn Hospital, Rochester. She weighed 8 pounds, 3.5 ounces, and was 21 inches long.

Olivia joins Delaney, 5.

Maternal grandparents, Cory and Annie Woodcox, Rochester; paternal grandparents, Billy and Betty Williams, Akron; and paternal great-grandparent, Patricia Garland, Warsaw.

Deklyn Ray Lafrance

Richard Lafrance and Deziree

Stimeling, Rochester, are the parents of a son, Deklyn Ray, born at 4:51 p.m., May 19, in Woodlawn Hospital, Rochester. He weighed 7 pounds, 13.5 ounces, and was 20 inches long. Deklyn joins a sister, Aeriella Ousley, 4.

Maternal grandparents, Lisa Honeycutt, Warsaw, Jason Stimeling, Akron; paternal grandparents, Margaret Lafrance, Colorado Springs, Colo., Richard Lafranee, Pacifio, Mo.; maternal great-grandparent, Billy Honeycutt, Akron; paternal greatgrandparents, John and Claudia Kline, Argos, and Rick McLaughlin, Warsaw.

Evan Daryl Shaum

Jethro and Brenda (Richard) Shaum, Macy, are the parents of a son, Evan Daryl, born at 2:00 a.m., May 19. He weighed 7 pounds, 12 ounces.

Waggoner Andrew Perkins Lauren Adley

JA Non-Denominational Biblically Conservative Church

PANCAKE BREAKFAST

MEMORIAL DAY

Monday, May 29 7 am-11 am

Fulton County 4-H Fairgrounds

Adults: $8.00

Under 12: $3.50

Carryouts Available

FREE-WILL DONATIONS are also welcome. All proceeds will go to the Amber Dyson Scholarship Fund.

“During Ambers illness so many people went out of their way to support her and her children, during this time we had talked once she was better the need to give back and pay it forward.”

- Rick O’neill

WOODLAWN FOUNDATION presents the 18TH ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT

Thursday, June 15, 2023

Round Barn Golf Club at Mill Creek, Rochester, IN REGISTRATION ENTRY FORM

PASTOR DONALD NUNEMAKER SERVICE TIMES: 10:30AM SUNDAYS LOCATED IN TALMA, INDIANA ON SR 25 CONTACT US AT EMAIL . . . IMACCNA1949@GMAIL.COM

Remembering With Pride & Honor

Hartzler Funeral Home 305 W. Rochester St., Akron 574-893-4423

Mark Hartzler And Blaine Hartzler Funeral Directors

“We’re Here To Serve Your Needs”

‘In Flanders Fields,’ a poem by John McCrae

“In Flanders Fields” is a war poem in the form of a rondeau, written during the First World War by Canadian physician Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae.

He was inspired to write it on May 3, 1915, after presiding over the funeral of friend and fellow soldier Lieutenant Alexis Helmer, who died in the Second Battle of Ypres. According to legend, fellow soldiers retrieved the poem after McCrae, initially dissatisfied with his work, discarded it.

“In Flanders Fields” was first published on Dec. 8 of that year in the London magazine Punch. Flanders Fields is a common English name of the World War I battlefields in Belgium and France.

It is one of the most quoted poems from the war. As a result of its immediate popularity, parts of the poem were used in efforts and appeals to recruit soldiers and raise money selling war bonds.

Its references to the red poppies that grew over the graves of fallen soldiers resulted in the remembrance poppy becoming one of the world’s most recognized memorial symbols for soldiers who have died in conflict.

The poem and poppy are prominent Remembrance Day symbols throughout the Commonwealth of Nations, particularly in Canada, where “In Flanders Fields” is one of the nation’s best known literary works. The poem is also widely known in the United States, where it is associated with Veterans Day and Memorial Day.

Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ In_Flanders_Fields.

“In Flanders Fields”

In Flanders fields the poppies blow

Between the crosses, row on row,

That mark our place; and in the sky

The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago

We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie

In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:

To you from failing hands we throw

The torch; be yours to hold it high.

If ye break faith with us who die

We shall not sleep, though poppies grow

In Flanders fields.

King Memorial Home 101 N. Tucker, Mentone 574-353-7975

Dand N Auction

574-780-2768 or 574-780-2640

Saturday, May 27th @ Noon Central Time

6940 East Old US 30, Hamlet, Ind. 46532

NO Reserves - NO Buyer Premiums!!!

Appliances: Nice front load washer and electric dryer, good working refrigerator – for garage.

Vehicle: 2003 Cadillac Escalade – runs good — Note bad brake line, 230K miles, body good for the year!

Furniture: Hoosier Style cabinet with flour sifter — a must see, awesome dining room table and chairs, huge farm table and chairs, dresser, side table, china cabinet, curio cabinets, end tables, coffee table, wood stools and more.

Coins: (3) 1 oz. .999 silver bars, (1) 1 oz. .999 2003 Liberty silver dollar, (1) 1 oz. .999

2004 Liberty silver dollar, (1) 1 oz. .999 2005 Liberty silver dollar.

Misc.: Vintage Oliver single bottom plow, vintage spring tooth drag, Craftsman roll around tool box, pull behind yard cart, Keller fiberglass step ladders, alum. ext. ladder, vintage 2 seater strawberry planter, new in the box Aneken commercial money counter, vintage Old Smuggler wood scotch crate, several wet dry vacs, repo John Deere sign, large bench vise, many yard tools, large roll of chain link fence, 2 rolls of farm fence, Wii game console, Wii games, vintage colored Pyrex bowls, many concrete statues (Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs), and others, soda maker, nice old crock, Pepsi display stand, Partylite items, bicycles, huge pig piggy bank, bench grinder, vintage Studebaker-Packard parts box, Misc. Pioneer women dishes, canning jars, several small kitchen items, So much more to yet to be unloaded !!!

This is a very short listing, we are still unloading!!! This is just a sample!!!!!!!!

NOTE: All statements day of sale takes precedence over all printed matter!!!!!!!!!

See

Hartzler Funeral Home

King Memorial Home

Memorial Day activities and events to honor those who died

• Visit cemeteries and memorials.

• Attend Memorial Day ceremonies.

• Volunteer to place an American flag on each grave in national cemeteries.

• Observe a minute of silence at 3 p.m. local time.

• Attend a Memorial Day parade, festival, fair or concert such as the National Memorial Day Concert, or watch it online.

• Run for charity on Memorial Day weekend.

• Volunteer to support events

such as the National Memorial Day parade.

• Donate to veterans and military support groups.

• Wear blue.

Memorial Day Quotes

“It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.” — George S. Patton

“We come, not to mourn our dead soldiers, but to praise them.” — Francis Amasa Walker

Source: veteran.com/memorial-day.

Sheets, Slisher honored at IU Kokomo honors convocation

Two area residents were honored for their academic achievements at Indiana University of Kokomo during its annual honors convocation.

Jenny Sheets of Rochester received the Outstanding Student Award in public administration and health management. Ginger Slisher of Fulton received the Outstanding Student Award in finance.

Slisher was also named the university’s Outstanding Student Leader.

Both women graduated May 10 in an outdoor ceremony on IU Kokomo’s campus.

Let’s study the Bible

The great tribulation

(Read: Matthew 24:1-44)

“Immediately after the tribulation … shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.” (Matthew 24:29-30)

The question “What will be the sign of Your coming?” is answered

in Matthew 24:29-44 and “What shall be the sign of the end of the age?” is answered in Matthew 24:4-28.

The future events described in Matthew 24:4-31 will take place during seven years of tribulation (Jacob’s Trouble, see Jeremiah 30:7) following the rapture of the church. This is the 70th week of Daniel, described in Daniel 9:2027. This same period of time is described in Revelation 6-19. It is the time when God will pour out his wrath on a rebellious world.

First, During The Tribulation (Matthew 24:15-18)

The Antichrist will make a covenant with the Jewish nation (still in unbelief) for seven years (“one week,” Daniel 9:27), and will break it after 3 1/2 years, or at the middle of the tribulation period. He will set up his own image in the Jewish temple (Daniel 11:31 and 12:11) and force the world to worship him (see Revelation 13; 2 Thessalonians 2:3-4).

Notice Matthew’s little parenthesis: “whoever reads, let him understand” (verse 15). Jews living during this tribulation period will read Matthew 24 and understand what to do.

In fact, many statements in Daniel, Matthew 24-25, and Revelation that are mystifying to us will be understood then by believers. Jesus Christ warned the Jews to flee Jerusalem (Matthew 24:1620), for the last half of this period will be great tribulation and will end with the armies of the nations assembled against Jerusalem. “The elect” in verse 22 are the saved of Israel, not believers in the church. Empowered by Satan, the Antichrist will perform miracles (verse 24, see Revelation 13:13-14; 2 Thessalonians 2:8-10). The nations, deceived by Satan, will gather at Armageddon to battle Christ (verse 28, see Revelation 19:17-18) and will be defeated.

Second, After The Tribulation (Matthew 24:29-31)

There will be disturbances in the heavens (Joel 3:11-21) and then the sign of his coming will appear. We are not told what this sign is. Some believe it is the shekinah glory that once abode in the tabernacle and temple. Christ will then return to earth with his saints to establish his promised kingdom.

There will be great mourning (Zechariah 12:10; Revelation 1:7). This is a public return, not a secret one. And he comes as King, not as Bridegroom. Israel will have been gathered together by the ministry of angels. (For Israel’s regathering, see Isaiah 11:11-12; 27:12-13; Deuteronomy 30:1-5). The judgment of the Gentiles (Matthew 25:31-46) also takes place.

Third, Then Christ Will Rule

The Earth (Matthew 24:29-30)

At this time Christ will be received by Israel, now purged of sin and unbelief, and that nation will be the center of the kingdom. Read Ron Purkey’s Bible study outlines free at rcpbibleoutlines. com. Purkey has been an ordained Baptist minister for 50 years.

STANS TREE SERVICE & CONSTRUCTION

OFFICE:

1-574-223-5937

CELL:

1-574-847-4962

Auction Personal Property

BEN SEVERNS

6234 A STREET ROCHESTER, IN 46975

Saturday, June 3, 2023 • 10 am

Directions: Travel east of Rochester to Athens. Turn south on 650 E. After the church, turn right.

Auctioneer’s Note: Ben has chosen to downsize his lifetime collection of 60 plus years in this home. He is a very talented man with both metal and woodworking tools. His home is filled with his creations and unique items for all over the USA and world. There is vintage furniture and antiques he has inherited and refinished. The truck, lawn tractor, and attachments and gun will sell at noon.

Vehicle/Gun: 1986 Toyota truck, 4 speed, R2 engine, 70,000K, Glasstite topper. This truck is in excellent condition. It has new tires and exhaust system; JC Higgins Model 10313 .22 with scope; Craftsman DXT4000, 18.5 hp riding mower; pull behind lawn cart; pull behind lawn sweeper and seeder; Ariens ST504 snow blower; push mower; lots of firewood.

Tools: South Bend 1942 Model A lathe, quick change gear lathe and extra attachments, original manual and parts catalog; Grizzly 14” band saw; Grizzly 15” planer; Grizzly 10” table saw; Craftsman drill press; slow speed drill press; 2 floor grinders; router and table; 9” band saw; lots of precision tools; jointer; 1940’s Starrett mics and rulers; Wooden tool box; carpenter tool box; old sea chest from Boston; woodworking bench from Woodrow School; block and tackles; two 5 gal. shell cans; lots of canning supplies; porch swing; 2 wheel cart; metal stool; Dayton fan; hand sprayers; wheel barrow; shop blower; ext. & step ladders; bicycle pump, older men’s Phillips bike (made in England); electric hedge trimmer; gas weed eater; assorted lawn and garden tools; concrete bird bath; several vices; drills; various hand and power tools; old wood and coal burning stove; 1/2” and 3/8” socket sets; shop vac; C-clamps; pipe clamps; pipe wrenches; scroll saw; kick press; 9’ alum level; lawn furniture; 2 metal chairs; gas grill; wooden croquet set; Oak dining room butterfly table and 6 chairs; Beautiful oak rocker recliner; 4 drawer wooden chest; old drafting table; oak desk; oak swivel chair and oak stool; 1950’s metal top table with 2 slide out leaves; several caned seat oak rockers; Gibson HD washer and gas dryer; 1907 Fulton County Plat Book; Lithograph of Australian wheat race; nautical posters; hand carved (by Ben) 42” Bowery Boy out of locust wood and Indian Maiden “Sunrise” 28” out of walnut, a violin made by Ben; set of 1968 Popular Mechanics; early 1900’s pencil box; ink wells; Realistic Transistor Radio (works); Apolllo moon landing souvenirs; Vega 1940’s 6 string orchestra guitar (numbered); 35mm Minolta camera and lots of lenses and accessories; tripods; Da-Lite screen; old Royal typewriter; old machete from Venezuela; 2 metal lawn chairs; kerosene anchor light and boat horn; table top globe; Zenith turntable, 8 track and CD player; LP’s; quilt by Mrs. Moon prior to 1960; CR Barkman thermometer; old French tapestry; 2 old crocks; Griswald Skillet No. 5; Noritake china set; several pieces of carnival glass; several nice Pyrex bowls; vintage water glasses; 2 very old glass Easter eggs; 4 Sake cups purchased in occupied Japan ; set of Rogers Bros. flatware in case; Singer sewing machine elec.; lots of pots and pans, baking dishes; kitchen utensils; Corelle and corning ware; Dirt Devil canister vac; Vintage plaid sectional; Bed and bath linen; humidifier; end tables, table lamps; full and queen size beds; luggage; 2 drawer filing cabinet, and much more.

TERMS & CONDITIONS: Statements made at auction take precedence over written material. Not responsible for accidents or merchandise after it is sold. All sales are final and all items are purchased “as is” condition.

PAYMENT: Cash, Check, or credit card with a 3% convenience fee.

Manitou Realty & Auction, Inc.

1229 Main Street, Rochester, IN 46975 – 574-223-2010

Guidelines for display of flags

Traditional guidelines call for displaying the flag in public only from sunrise to sunset. However, the flag may be displayed at all times if it’s illuminated during darkness.

The flag should not be subject to weather damage, so it should not be displayed during rain, snow and windstorms unless it is an allweather flag. It should be displayed often, but especially on national and state holidays and special occasions.

The flag should be displayed on or near the main building of public institutions, schools during school days and polling places on election days. It should be hoisted briskly and lowered ceremoniously.

When carried in procession with other flags the U.S. flag should be either on the marching right (the flag’s right) or to the front and center of the flag line. When displayed on a float in a parade, the flag should be hung from a staff or suspended so it falls free. It should not be draped over a vehicle.

When displayed with another flag against a wall from crossed

staffs, the U.S. flag should be on its own right (left to a person facing the wall) and its staff should be in front of the other flag’s staff.

In a group of flags displayed from staffs, the U.S. flag should be at the center and the highest point.

When the U.S. flag is displayed other than from a staff, it should be displayed flat, or suspended so that its folds fall free. When displayed over a street, place the union so it faces north or east, depending upon the direction of the street.

When the U.S. flag is displayed as projecting from a building, the union of the flag should be placed at the peak unless the flag is at halfstaff. When suspended from a rope extending from the building on a pole, the flag should be hoisted out, union first, from the building.

When flags of states, cities or organizations are flown on the same staff, the U.S. flag must be at the top (except during church services conducted at sea by Navy chaplains).

Source: va.gov/opa/speceven/ memday.

AUCTIONEER’S NOTE: This is a nice sale with a wide variety of items. Diana threw away very little. We are discovering more every day!!

AUTOMOBILE: 2014 white Ford Focus, 28K, 4 door, 4 cylinder; power

COLLECTIBLES: Coins; Jewelry; 1939, 1960, 61 Milette Twelve Mile yearbooks; 1967 Cass-Howard County Plat Book and Farmers Directory; Centenary Souvenir of Adams Twp. Cass Co., IN 1852-1953; McGuffy’s Reader; wax candle mold; kerosene lamps; Buddy L, several WAR ration books; tin types; 2 Wagner skillets; older Admiral table top radio, record player; Wards and Drexel milk pasteurizers; Lard press; old Royal typewriter; Dumbo cookie jar; majolica pitcher; Mason root beer bottle; carnival dishes; assortment of pressed glass dishes; Occupied Japan pieces; Marsh truck and trailer (new in box); Tonka Truck, Tootsie toy; nice old rocking horse; large stuffed Snoopy Dog; Howdy Doody doll nice condition; older plastic toys; Glass insulators; Old trike; Old baby stroller.

COLLECTIBLE FURNITURE: Bartett treadle sewing machine; Oak accent table; Cedar lined blanket chest; Cabinet Singer sewing machine; large oval oak dining table with 2 leaves and 5 caned chair seats; nice, large oak wardrobe; drop leaf dining table; several wooden rocking chairs; camel back trunk; child’s trunk; oak secretary; 3 vintage full size beds with head & foot boards; several vintage chest of drawers, some with mirrors, dressers & nightstands; 4 wooden folding chairs; Maytag wringer washer; Yard sticks.

HOUSEHOLD: Whirlpool gas stove; Whirlpool refrigerator; Crosley chest freezer; Maytag washer and GE elec. dryer; Fostoria American pattern; Pyrex bowls; aluminum glasses; lots of utensils; flatware; pots and pans; everyday dishes; Mr. Coffee; microwave; lots of misc., glassware; New Brown “Best” lift chair (Dec. 2022); Upholstered desk chair; newer stacked bookcase; knee hole desks; 2 tall bar stools; gold recliner; blue recliner; nice tan recliner; upholstered sofa, Berne, IN; beautiful revolving globe; 5 wooden storage cabinets, 1 metal wardrobe; newer stacked bookcase; floor and table fans; 2 & 4 drawer filing cabinets; potato bin; luggage; table and floor lamps; LG TV; Roland keyboard; lots of piano, organ, and guitar sheet music; Lots of bed linens, bath linens; Dirt Devil vacuum; Large amount of books of various genres; Space heaters; Canning jars.

BARN ITEMS - SOME COLLECTIBLE: Dinner Bell & Cradle; Crosscut saw; Old hand wooden wash tubs, good shape; Horse drawn plow; Old Crocks & Bottle crock & Jug; Coal bucket; old white kitchen cabinet set w/sink; Push reel mower; Field tile; Handyman Jacks; House jack; 6’&8’ Step ladder; Extension ladder; Weed sprayers; Yard spreader; Homemade air compressor; Hand & Garden tools; Bench vice & grinder; 1T. Chain hoist; Post Hole diggers; Metal storage cabinet; Wood shelves; 260 Pouland chainsaw;10” table saw; Craftsman drill press; Craftsman router; Craftsman 24”elec. start w/gas engine Snow Blower; Yard roller; Wheelbarrow; 2 Wheel garden cart; Like new shallow well pump; Gas generator; 2 Wheel trailer; 26” Bikes; New ladies 26” bike.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS: Cash or check. Statements made at auction take precedence over written material. Not responsible for accidents or merchandise after it is sold. All sales are final and all items are purchased “as is” condition. Restroom and food available. Food served by Burns Lunch Wagon

Updates and happenings in the area

Purdue University Extension will be providing education on dementia, noon Friday, May 26, Fulton County Public Library, Rochester. Learn about the warning signs, benefits of early detection and diagnosis. For more information, call (574) 223-2713.

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Free will donation all-you-caneat pancake and sausage breakfast, 7 a.m. to noon Sunday, May 28, Kewanna-Union Township Volunteer Fire Department, 404 N. Toner St., Kewanna.

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Twists & Turns Vacation Bible School, 9-11:30 a.m., June 1216, First Baptist Church, 1000 Main St., Rochester, for ages 4-12. Registration is available

at fbc46975.org/twiststurnsvbs.

For questions, call (574) 7218544.

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Members of the Rochester Garden Club are voluntarily working at 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 24, in the Dairy Queen, Rochester, to help raise money for Habit for Humanity. All proceeds go toward landscaping and other beautification projects around Rochester.

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The Fulton County Assessor will be available 4:30-8 p.m. Wednesday, May 24, in the Akron Town Hall, 206 W. Rochester St., Akron; Wednesday, May 31, in the Grass Creek Fire Station, 7315 S. SR 17, Kewanna; and Wednesday, June 7, at the Ful-

ton County Assessor’s Office, 129 E. 9th St., Rochester, to answer property value tax questions and for the purpose of appealing your assessment. Appointments are not required. For more information, call (574) 223-2801.

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The 19th annual Mentone Egg City Run, Saturday, June 3, in the Mentone Community Emergency Services building, Mentone. Registration prior to May 28 is a fee of $20. Registration is available the day of the race from 6:30-7:45 a.m. with a fee of $25. Forms are available at Java Jacks, the Bell Memorial Library and at mentoneeggcity. com. For more information, call (574) 328-2034.

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High school graduation ceremonies: Caston, May 26; Rochester, June 2; and Tippecanoe Valley, Winamac, North Miami and Argos June 4.

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Debbie’s Dandies will be making a Felt Flower Craft, 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday, May 30, Fulton County Public Library, Rochester.

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“Nutrition 101” presented by Purdue Extension, 4-5 p.m. Tuesday, May 30, Fulton County Public Library, Rochester. This event is open to all ages.

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Dine to Donate, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday, June 2, in Wings

Etc., Rochester, 15% of all pretax food and soft drink sales will be donated to Stacey Carvey Schoenhals Memorial Scholarship. Let your server know you want to support the cause. Use code D2D0018 at checkout when ordering to-go at wingsetc.com.

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Fulton County Public Library, in cooperation with Rochester Community Schools, is providing meal options for families during the summer break, noon to 1 p.m. Monday-Friday, June 5 to July 21. Free for kids ages 18 and younger and a fee of $2 for adults. Food must be consumed on premises. For questions, call (574) 223-2713.

—o— Monarch Magic Educator Valerie Gordon is giving a presentation about monarchs at 5:30 p.m. Monday, June 5, in the Fulton County Public Library, Rochester. For more information, contact valerie.s.gordon2017@ gmail.com.

—o— Free Boater Education Class, 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, June 10, at the Moose Lodge #1107, Rochester, lunch will be provided. For more information, call (574) 835-1219 or (574) 9521816.

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Reunion for Talma School Alumni, 1 p.m. Sunday, June 11, at the Talma Community Building. The cost is $14.50 per person, which will include a catered meal. Send your reservations and payments no later than June 1 to Jerilyn Scott, 2766 E. 200N, Rochester, IN 46975. For more information,

call (574) 780-6721.

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American Red Cross blood drives: 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Thursday, May 25, Fulton County Public Library, 320 W. 7th St., Rochester; and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 30, in St. Joseph Parish Hall, 1310 Main St., Rochester. For more information, call (800) 733-2767 or visit redcrossblood.org.

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Kewanna Union Township Public Library, Kewanna, offers weekly events. At 4 p.m. every Tuesday is Teens N Tweens; 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays, Coffee & Tea Time; 4 p.m. Wednesdays, LEGO Club; 4 p.m. Thursdays, Kids Night; and 5:30-8 p.m. Thursdays, Euchre Night. Youth summer reading “All Together Now” begins May 30.

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Solid Rock Church, 913 Main St., Rochester, is collecting donations for the residents in Hickory Creek nursing home, Rochester. For more information, call (574) 224-7654.

—o— United We Stand Ministries Food Pantry of Akron, located behind the Viking Food grocery store, is open 2-4 p.m. every Thursday. Parking is available in front of Akron United Methodist church or in the church’s parking lot. The food pantry is free when you qualify and live in Henry or Newcastle Township, with a once-a-month visit limit. Diapers, toothpaste, eggs, meat, cereal, spices and toilet paper are among some of the items available at the walk-through pantry. The best time to stop with little waiting is 3:15 p.m. For more information, call (574) 505-0392.

Why is downtown important?

former expenditures.

P UBLIC A UCTIONS

Cartwright Public Auction, Plymouth

A few weeks past I was crossing Main Street later in the day on a business errand. Once traffic cleared and a kind of quiet returned, I stood for a moment wondering where the voices I was hearing were coming from. Looking around, there was no one. Then I remembered; looking up I saw the speakers and reflected how unique Rochester is. Not many communities (in fact, none that I know of) pipe music into their downtown. Later I remarked on this to a friend and the question came up: “Why is downtown important?” A bit shocked, I answered, “Because it is.”

Downtown is the central business district of a community, and it is the heart of the community. It employs more people than the local mall or biggest factory. Generally, government alone is the largest employer downtown. But the retail and food service businesses are a close second. They offer an equally large and competing employment base.

Most businesses downtown are independently owned. Those businesses support a local family whose taxes in turn support local schools, libraries and public services. Local ownership means those dollars remain in town when they are spent. Downtown also represents a large portion of the local community tax base. When totaled together, the collective tax base of downtown far exceeds that of the local mall and competes with the largest local factory. Also, when property values decrease downtown property taxes will decrease accordingly, while other taxable areas generally see an increase.

There is an immense amount of public/private sector investment in the downtown. The existing infrastructure costs between now and when the downtown was “put in” is staggering. Replacing what we have would be an enormous cost to any community. Neglecting your buildings and streets is to waste those funds spent so many years ago. Renovations and infrastructure improvements help justify those

The downtown is host to the county courthouse. This means outside attorneys and other business people come to town to do business. This also is true for physicians, accountants, insurance agents and financial institutions. The downtown is in many cases the first impression strangers receive of your community. Next time you’re out, look around. What picture does Rochester present to you?

The downtown is a reflection of how your community sees itself. When a business or industry looks at your community as a possible location, it looks at the downtown. What it sees reflects how the community sees itself.

Is it alive and viable or dead and a reflection of failure? One last point: Downtown provides a sense of community that no other location can provide. The downtown is an American experience. “Downtown is the heart and soul of any community” (Carol Lifkind, author of “Main Street: The Face of Urban America”.) That’s why downtown is important.

Perhaps most important of all, downtown gives a sense of community to residents. Standing in the downtown, a person — resident or traveller — can look around and say, “This is Rochester.”

One favor from Randy and Paul at the radio: Just once, for me: “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida,” the long version. And crank it up. (Insert grin here.)

2 p.m. Wednesday, May 24, at 15225 6th Road, Plymouth. Appliances, furniture, household and miscellaneous, antiques, furniture, tools and more. For more information, go to oakcrestauctions.com or call (574) 936-7616.

Olson Online Hibid Auction

Auction opens May 25, ends June 1 at olsonauctions.hibid.com. Inspection day is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. eastern time Friday, May 26, at 259 S. 700W, Winamac. Tractor, motorcycle, mowers, lawn and garden, outdoor furniture, appliances, furniture, household, jewelry, antique-vintage collectibles, gun safe, tools, miscellaneous. For information call Nate at (574) 242-1262.

Hughes Auction

10 a.m. Monday, May 29, at 5931 N. 300E, Peru. 2014 Ford Focus, collectibles, furniture, household, barn items, tools, lawn and garden and more.

Cartwright Online Auction

Begins to end at 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 31. Coins, art, jewelry, books. For photos and to register and bid, visit oakcrestauctions.com.

Online Only

Real Estate Auction

6 p.m. Thursday, June 1. Plymouth. Ranch home with outbuildings on 4+ acres. bidmetzger.com.

Severns Personal Property Auction

10 a.m. Saturday, June 3, at 6234 A St., Rochester. Travel east of Rochester to Athens. Turn south on CR 650E, after the church turn

right. Truck, lawn tractor and attachments, and gun will sell at noon. Many tools, tool boxes, lawn and garden, furniture and much more.

Larry Burch Live Auction

10 a.m. Saturday, June 3, at 2632

W. 500N, Rochester. Thirty-plus guns, Mirrorcraft boat, camper, knives, hunting and fishing, tractors, equipment, trucks and trailers, tools, antiques, vintage electronics. For further information contact (260) 982-0238, metzgerauction.com.

The Outstanding

Kreft Live Auction

10 a.m. Saturday, June 10, Bour-

bon. 1921 Ford F-350 Platinum, trailers, 2013 Harley, shop and metal tools. bidmetzger.com.

Online Only

Real Estate Auction

1 p.m. Sunday, June 11, Rochester. Lake front home with 50 feet of frontage on Lake Manitou. bidmetzger.com.

Riffle Recreation

Land Auction

6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 13, at 1964 E. 1250N, Macy. Home and pole barn on 160 acres includes prime hunting, wetlands, stocked lakes, cropland. More photos and information at metzgerauction. com, (260) 982-0238.

Free Free A040

FREE KITTENS, all black. Call 574-223-5734.

TWO KENMORE sewing machines. 574-223-8374

FIVE 8’ SOLID WOOD picket fence panels. Free. Call 574-223-4596.

Free high speed internet if qualified. Govt. pgm for recipients of select pgms incl. Medicaid, SNAP, Housing Assistance, WIC, Veterans Pension, Survivor Benefits, Lifeline, Tribal. 15 GB internet. Android tablet free w/one-time $20 copay. Free shipping. Call Maxsip Telecom! 1-833-758-3892

FREE GOLDEN RETRIEVER

PUPPIES to forever homes! 1-male, 1-female. Excellent temperament, house trained with very good trainable natures and perfect for families with children and other pets. I will not re-home to just anyone. Please email me first at staceymcclelland8@gmail and text 312-270-0850.

Garage Sales A070

Corner of Mitchell and Wabash, Rochester.

THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY, 8am-4pm, multi-family. Q bedding, collectibles, glassware. 1304 Washington St., Rochester.

BIG BLUE GARAGE, Barrett Road, Friday/Saturday 8am-4pm. Outdoor coffee table, glass patio table, king metal bed frame, nice clothing, lots of miscellaneous.

FRIDAY 7AM-2PM, Saturday 8am-Noon. 3011 Country Club Dr. South, Rochester. Name brand boys/girls, men/womens clothing; shoes, toys, large dog crate, dresser, rims, miscellaneous.

MOVING SALE, Friday and Saturday 8am-4pm, 1002 Monroe St., Rochester. Gettysburg gun safe, furniture, full size bed, washer/dryer, TV and stand, misc., men’s clothes size X-large, pants size 38/30.

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8:30AM-4PM, MAY 26 and 8am-1pm, May 27. Baby items, clothing (Target, H&M Boutique), home decor, Irobot Shark vacuum, men and women’s clothing, DVDs, paddle boat, strollers, books, designer purses, etc. 2314 Wolf’s Pt. Dr., Rochester.

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Rochester’s Carter Hooks wins all-conference honor

The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference announced the 2023 Baseball All-Conference teams and the major award winners on Tuesday, May 16.

Manchester University’s Carter Hooks of Rochester earned All-Conference Second Team accolades.

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Rochester spring sports recap: Keranko wins sectional again in 800

Editor’s

Note: Val Tsoutsouris is sports editor for Rochester Telephone Co. and writes the Val T Sports blog at rtc4sports. com.

Boys track

Just like last year, Rochester senior R.J. Keranko is the 800-meter champion at the Plymouth boys track sectional.

Rochester athletes who will join Keranko at the Warsaw regional at 6 p.m. next Tuesday include Chris Rohr, who took third in the 3,200 meters after missing the Three Rivers Conference meet with a knee injury; and the 4 x 800 relay team of Rohr, Grant Bailey, Wes Steininger and Keranko, which took second behind Culver Academy.

Culver Academy won the team title with 155 points. Rochester was fifth in the 11-team field with 62. They have not won a team sectional title since 2005.

The team title was Culver Academy’s third straight and their seventh in school history.

Rochester’s Keranko ran a 2:02.18 to beat the Culver Academy duo of Will Ruszkowski (2:03.56) and Dionte Obertein (2:05.48). He ran a 2:03.67 in winning last year’s sectional.

Rohr was part of a lead pack of four runners in the 3,200 meters and beat out Culver Academy’s Hunter Miller by 4.85 seconds for the final spot. Kyler Dale and Raven King, both of Manchester, were also part of that lead pack and finished first and second, respectively.

The 4 x 800 relay turned into a match race between Culver Academy and Rochester. The Eagles won in 8:24.55, but the Rochester quartet, with Keranko on the anchor, ran a season-best 8:28.27 and finished second.

Rochester was also sixth in the 4 x 100 relay and sixth in the 4 x 400 relay. The 4 x 100 relay consisted of Braden Krom, Maddox Jewell, D.J. Basham, Peyton Brooks. The 4 x 400 relay consisted of Keranko, Mitchell, Shafer, Steininger and Bailey.

Other Rochester athletes who scored by finishing in the top eight included Basham, who was fifth in the 100; Mason Hisey,

who was fifth in the discus; Xavier Vance, who was fifth in the shot put; Kaiden Towell, who was sixth in the 300 hurdles and seventh in the 110 hurdles; Rohr, who was sixth in the 1,600; Harrison Dunwoody, who was sixth in the 110 hurdles; Trevor Walley, who pole-vaulted a personalbest 9-6 and took sixth; Dylan Hook, who was seventh in the long jump; Reece Johnson, who was eighth in the 3,200; and Payton Luhnow, who was eighth in the high jump.

Girls track

Rochester’s Zoe Seward and Macie Nelson were among those RTC area athletes to qualify for the regional from the Bremen sectional on May 16.

Nelson was second in the pole vault, and Seward was third in the 3,200 meters.

Nelson’s clearance of 8-6 was a personal best and just behind the 10-0 of Susie Bourdier of Culver Academy. Technically, she said she finally was able to turn, an important sign of progress. She said she wants to break Ashley Minix’s school record of 9-6.

Due to some weather-related damage to the pole vault stanchions at the high school track, Nelson had to get creative with some of her training this spring. She estimated it was just her fifth competitive meet in the pole vault this season.

“Well, we kind of had to do our own engineering,” Nelson said. “You know we have bungies? … We took them and put them at certain heights on other poles and stuck them in the sides of the mats, so that they would be in the right height and we could jump over that. But it’s been pretty hard for me to get practice in because I’ve focused so much on hurdles the last few years, so it was hard for me to get any practice in.”

Seward was fourth in the 1,600 meters earlier in the meet but recovered to run 12:17.28 in the 3,200. She cut 17 seconds off her time from the Three Rivers Conference meet 11 days earlier.

“She had a challenge to move on, and she accepted the challenge,” Rochester coach Ryan Helt said. “She came out and used up probably a decent amount of energy in the (1,600) and came up short there, and it was nice to see her come back and fight and put herself back where she belongs.”

Senior Araceli Ochoa was

fifth in the 1,600 meters behind Seward.

Other scoring Rochester athletes included freshman Ashlynn Weyant, who was fifth in the shot put (30-1 ½); Audrey Wagner, who was sixth in both the 200 (28.07 seconds) and the 400 (1:04.12); Nelson, who was sixth in the 100 hurdles in 17.51 seconds; Allyson Calloway, who was sixth in the 3,200 in 13:33.28; Melody Hisey, who was eighth in the shot put with a throw of 28-11½; and Ella Hake, who was eighth in the 800.

Rochester was also ninth in the 4 x 100 relay, eighth in the 4 x 400 relay and fifth in the 4 x 800 relay. The 4 x 100 relay team consisted of Nelson, Savanah Eccles, Kendyll Bradley and Kasey Gray. The 4 x 400 team consisted of Bradley, Isabel Dunwoody, Ochoa and Audrey Wagner. Seward, Calloway and Hake joined Ochoa on the 4 x 800 relay.

Culver Academy stood atop an 11-team field with 151 points and won their fourth consecutive sectional. Rochester was sixth with 48 points.

Girls tennis

Rily Holloway won at No. 2 singles, but the Rochester girls tennis team lost to Culver Academy 4-1 Thursday in the Culver Academy sectional final.

Culver Academy won their fifth straight sectional title and will advance to the regional on their home courts.

Rochester finishes the season 9-7. They have not won a sectional since 2017.

Holloway, a senior who only started playing competitive tennis in the spring of 2022, beat Gilii De Villiers 6-3, 6-2.

All four of Culver Academy’s wins came in straight sets.

Quinn Vasquez topped Ella McCarter 6-1, 6-0 at No. 1 singles. Sadie Barrett knocked off Rylee Clevenger 6-0, 6-0 at No. 3 singles.

Annabelle Curtis and Charlotte Lemeiux beat Olivia Bailey and Audrey Bolinger 6-4, 6-1 at No, 1 doubles, and Kate Ngan and Paulina Tavarez defeated Taylor Howard and Elizabeth Weaver 6-1, 6-0 at No. 2 doubles.

In addition to Holloway, Howard and Weaver also played their final high school matches. McCarter, Clevenger and Bolinger are sophomores, and Bailey is a freshman.

The three Rochester singles players dropped just five games

combined, and Rochester’s doubles teams also won in straight sets in a 5-0 blanking of North Judson in a Culver Academy sectional semifinal May 17.

McCarter avenged a loss to Sophia Frasure in the season opener and won 6-1, 6-1. Holloway handled Olivia Burkett 6-0, 6-1 at No. 2 singles. Clevenger knocked off Sao Susuki 6-1, 6-1 at No. 3 singles.

Bailey and Bolinger won the No. 1 doubles match over Grace Craig and Emily Grundlach 6-4, 6-1. At No. 2 doubles, Howard and Weaver defeated Rose Hileman and Sandy Roblero 6-0, 7-5.

Rochester began the week by winning 5-0 over host Southwood, winning all five matches in straight sets to complete their regular season on May 15.

McCarter lost only one game to Carrie Collins at No. 1 singles.

Holloway knocked off Courtney Finney 7-5, 6-1 in the No. 2 singles match. Clevenger whitewashed Makyla Myers 6-0, 6-0 at No. 3 singles.

At No. 1 doubles, Bailey and Bolinger took down Sarah Grace and Lyndzy Silvers 6-0, 6-4. Taylor Howard and Elizabeth Weaver defeated Lydia Topliff and Lucy Vandermat 6-4, 6-2 at No. 2 doubles.

Rochester finished the regular season 8-6 and 3-5 in the Three Rivers Conference.

Baseball

The Zebras wrapped up the outright TRC title with a 3-2 win over Peru on May 15 and then completed TRC play with a perfect 9-0 record by beating North Miami two days later.

Junior catcher Jake Seuferer clubbed a walk-off RBI double to deep center field to give the Zebras a 3-2 win over Peru at Bob Copeland Field Monday and give Rochester the TRC title outright.

Rochester improved to 16-5 overall and 8-0 in the TRC.

Rochester had already clinched a share of the TRC coming into the game. Tippecanoe Valley and Whitko were hoping to share it.

Hunter Campbell pitched 1 hitless inning of relief and earned the win. He walked none and struck out one and needed to throw only 10 pitches to get five outs. Campbell also had a gametying RBI single in the fourth.

Campbell relieved Tanner Reinartz, who worked 5 innings and allowed three hits and two unearned runs. He walked none, hit two batters and struck out six.

Campbell also had the goahead RBI infield single as part of a four-run sixth inning in the North Miami game as Rochester turned a 4-3 deficit into a 7-4 lead. Campbell’s hit scored Ethan Medina, who had driven in the tying run with an RBI double two batters earlier.

Landon Bumford’s RBI sacrifice bunt and Carson Paulik’s RBI single expanded the lead to 7-4, and Campbell held on for the save in the seventh despite allowing two runs (one earned).

Tarick McGlothin earned the win with two innings of relief.

Rochester then beat sectional rival Bremen 14-4 in five innings in their home finale on May 18. McGlothin went 3 for 3 with three RBIs, and he socked a tworun homer. Brayden Zink and Medina added three RBIs each.

The Zebras then went 1-1 at the Twin Lakes Invitational Sat-

urday to complete a 19-6 regular season. They lost to Twin Lakes 9-7 but came back to beat Northwestern 5-2.

Reinartz went 4 for 4 with two RBIs at the plate, but he also allowed seven hits and eight runs (three earned) in two innings on the mound against Twin Lakes. Paulik allowed one run in four innings of relief.

Rochester had leads of 3-0 and 5-2 before Twin Lakes scored six times in the bottom of the second to take the lead for good.

Aaron Huffman struck out five in four scoreless innings as the starter against Northwestern. Zink, Medina and Campbell pitched one inning each with Campbell getting the save.

Gavin Young, Zink, Campbell and Zakk Parks had one RBI each.

Softball

Rochester went 3-2 on the week to complete a 15-6 regular season. They opened Class 2A, Sectional 37 play with a quarterfinal game at Fansler Field against Winamac at 7:30 p.m. Monday. The winner was to face Pioneer, who received a bye, at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Two of the Lady Zs’ wins during the week were walk-offs. They stayed alive in the TRC race with a 5-4 win in eight innings over Peru at Fansler Field on May 15, winning on a walkoff error on Maddi Heinzmann’s grounder that scored Kylie Coleman.

Rochester had tied the game 4-4 in the bottom of the seventh when Heinzmann stole home on the front end of a double steal. That put Rochester in a position to potentially share the TRC title, but North Miami quashed those hopes with a 4-0 win at Fansler Field on May 17.

Lauren Duncan pitched a twohitter with 11 strikeouts for the Class 1A, No. 4 Lady Warriors, who are 35-1 in the TRC over the last four softball seasons (2019, 2021, 2022, 2023). Rochester finished in third in the TRC at 7-2. Tippecanoe Valley (8-1) was second.

Rochester then dropped an 8-4 decision to South Bend Clay on senior day on May 18.

Emma Howdeshell doubled and tripled, drove in two runs and scored three runs, but the Lady Zs yielded four unearned runs in the top of the fourth as South Bend Clay built a 6-2 lead.

Rochester then beat Culver Academy 5-4 and Northwestern 12-2 in five innings in a threeway doubleheader Saturday.

Sydney Haughs went 7 for 8 in the two games, including the game-tying RBI double in the bottom of the seventh of the Culver Academy game. Mylee Heinzmann later drove in the winning run on a fielder’s choice grounder.

Mia Howdeshell got the win in the circle. She retired 13 consecutive batters at one point. In the Northwestern game, the first eight Lady Z batters reached base as part of a 10-run first inning. Haughs and Maddi Heinzmann each had two-run singles, and Haughs would have another RBI single later in the inning and yet another RBI single in the third.

Emma Howdeshell pitched a four-hitter with 11 strikeouts and did not allow an earned run.