Shopping Guide News - September 10, 2025

Geneva Center concludes 60 years of ministry

By LIBBY HUBBARD Staff Writer

The Geneva Center, a Presbyterian camp and conference center that has served generations of Hoosiers, marked its 60th anniversary this year with a final celebration of its ministry on Saturday, Sept. 6.

The Presbytery of Wabash Valley announced the center’s closure, bringing to an end a lineage of church camping that began in 1908 with Camp Kosciusko in Winona Lake.

That camp, founded with support from famed evangelist Billy Sunday and his wife, “Ma” Sunday, transitioned into Geneva Center in 1965 when the Synod of Indiana purchased land outside Rochester.

By 1966, programming was underway, and thousands of children, youth and adults experienced retreats, camps and conferences on the wooded grounds.

In its early years, the Geneva Center planted 18,000 trees, built trails, cabins and dams, and wel-

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SONGS — All attendees gathered under the Geneva Center pavilion for songs during a brief intermission.

PRESIDENT — Jim Hubbard, board president of the Geneva Center, helped facilitate the conclusion of its 60-year celebration.

Family roots, community guide Piper’s career

By LIBBY HUBBARD Staff Writer

Sydney “Syd” Piper said her career in hair cutting and styling has grown from a passion discovered after high school into a steady business, serving the men and women of Rochester and their families.

“I graduated from Rochester High School in 2011 and went straight to beauty school that August,” Piper said. “I finished at Summit Salon Academy in Kokomo in 2012, and I’ve been doing hair ever since.”

Piper works out of Nikki’s Creative Hair Designs, 804 Main St., where she said she offers men’s and boys’ haircuts, beard trimming, and women’s cutting and styling services.

“I’m always excited to meet new people and see new faces,” she said. “I do have an online booking website, and I take walkins too.”

After starting her career focusing on women’s hair, Piper said she shifted toward barbering.

“I did women’s hair for the first six years or so, and then I’ve been barbering for the past five or six years,” she said. “I just prefer short hair, clipper cuts, barbering style. One and done. Easy, fast. No color, no nothing.”

The change brought steady growth. “There was a point in time in doing hair, it did feel very defeating because there are a lot of salons and shops around here,”

Piper said. “But I stuck with it and now I’m blessed to do over a hundred haircuts a week.”

Piper said the job is about more than cutting hair.

“There’s trust within it, because that’s something they have to walk around all day looking like,” she said. “Some of the people I cut, I’ve been cutting them for 10 years. I’ve been through a lot with them — marriages, divorces, children, job changes. I become a mini-therapist sometimes.”

Piper said her choice to remain in Fulton County was shaped by the community she has built through her work.

“I’ve thought about moving away, but I’ve spent the last 13 years building my clientele,” she said. “Moving out of town would definitely be like starting all over. It’d be career suicide.”

Her father, Eric, is a lifelong Fulton County resident and farmer. Her mother, Emily, grew up in Fort Wayne, and her grandparents, Richard and Cozetta Piper, are longtime Fulton County farming community members.

Family is another reason Piper said she chose this career path.

“Kind of why I chose this path was to be my own boss,” she said. “Flexibility with kids being in school and sports. Here, I make my own hours.”

Piper also has two sons, born in 2019 and 2022.

“I was just able to go on a field trip with my (oldest) son on Wednesday,” she said. “That’s the freedom this job provides.”

Piper works Tuesday through Saturday, typically by appointment, and is scheduled regularly from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

“We are reaching the slower season with summer being over and kids back in school, so I’m always really excited to take on new clients,” she said.

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after careful reflection on the church’s mission.

“Times have changed, and the mission of our church can be better served with not a single place like this, but to serve the churches where they’re at,” Hubbard said. The property will continue to be used for Christian ministry under Legacy Christian Academy, which Hubbard said will carry forward core values.

“This is a wonderful facility that will be in good hands,” he said.

Geneva Center Inc., the nonprofit that oversaw operations, will dissolve by the end of the year, with remaining assets returning to the presbytery.

For many, the closure brought personal reflection. Michelle (Hopkins) Shafer, who grew up in Wabash and Logansport and now lives in Ohio, said her first camp experience at Geneva Center in the 1980s helped shape her youth.

“I always say that I was a product of the Geneva Center,” she said. “This is what shaped my childhood. This was a part of my

CAMPER Michelle (Hopkins) Shafer sits down after briefly recounting her time at the Geneva Center.

youth. I came here every summer.”

Shafer recalled not only attending camps but helping start a canoeing program with her father, Mike Hopkins, an avid Boy Scout leader.

“I wanted to spend more time with my dad, and I couldn’t go to Boy Scout camp, but I was able to

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bring him to church camp,” she said. The program, known as Park Advanced River Camp, continued for nearly a decade.

She still keeps a memento from those days: a piece of rope once used as a camp “meal ticket,” worn around her wrist and later saved in her jewelry box for more than 35 years.

“It would still be on my wrist if I hadn’t had to cut it off at the hospital,” she said with a laugh.

While Geneva Center’s role as a camp and conference site has ended, the Presbytery of Wabash Valley said its ministry continues in new forms.

Camp Pyoca in Brownstown now remains the only Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) related camp in Indiana.

The celebration recognized both the grief and gratitude of those who experienced Geneva Center’s ministry.

Leaders encouraged attendees to give thanks for its legacy, extend forgiveness and plant seeds for future ministry.

As Hubbard noted, “It’s just going to be different. But life is different. Things change.”

SALON — Sydney “Syd” Piper stands at her beauty booth inside Nikki’s Creative Hair Designs in downtown Rochester. Photo by Libby Hubbard.

Let’s Study The Bible —

Jesus is the Messiah

(John 1:136) “The same was in the beginning with God.” (John 1:2).

First, Jesus is the word (John 1:1-3, 14).

Just as our words reveal our mind and heart, so Christ reveals the mind and heart of God to men. “He who has seen me has seen the Father” (John 14:9). A word is composed of letters; and Christ is the alpha and omega (first and last letters of the Greek alphabet; Revelation 22:13) who spells out God’s love to us.

In Genesis 1, God created everything through his word; and Colossians 1:16 and 2 Peter 3:5 indicate that this word was Christ. While God can be known in part through nature and history, he is known in full through his son (Hebrews 1:1-2).

Christ as the word brings grace and truth (John 1:14 and 17); but if people will not receive

him, this same word will come in wrath and judgment (Revelation 19:13). The Bible is the written word of God, and Jesus Christ is the living, incarnate word of God.

Second, Jesus is the light (John 1:4-13). God’s first creative act in Genesis 1 was producing light, for life comes from light. Jesus is the true light, that is, the original light from which all light has its source.

In John’s Gospel, you find a conflict between light (God, eternal life) and darkness (Satan, eternal death). This is indicated in John 1:5 — “And the light shines (present tense) in the darkness, and the darkness has not been able to put it out or lay hold of it” (literal translation).

Third, Jesus is the son of God (John 1:15-18, 30-34, 49).

It was this claim that aroused the Jews to persecute Christ (John 10:30-36). Notice the seven people in John’s Gospel who called Jesus Christ the son of God: John the Baptist (John 1:34); Nathanael (John 1:49); Peter (John 6:69); the healed blind man (John 9:35-38); Martha (John 11:27); Thomas (John 20:28); and the Apostle John (John 20:30-31). The sinner

who will not believe that Jesus is God’s son cannot be forgiven (John 8:24).

Fourth, Jesus is the Christ (John 1:19-28, 35-42). “Christ” means the Messiah, the anointed one. The Jews were expecting their Messiah to appear, and this is why they questioned John. Even the Samaritans were looking for him (John 4:25, 42). Any Jew who said that Jesus was the Christ was thrown out of the synagogue (John 9:22).

Fifth, Jesus is the lamb of God (John 1:29, 35-36). John the Baptist’s announcement is the answer to Isaac’s question, “Where is the lamb for the burnt offering?” (Genesis 22:7). The Passover lamb in Exodus 12 and the sacrificial lamb in Isaiah 53 point to Christ. There were many lambs slain in Old Testament history, but Jesus Christ is the Lamb of God, the unique one. The lambs offered in the Old Testament days were for Israel alone, but Jesus Christ died for the sins of the whole world. Have you had your sins forgiven? Read Ron Purkey’s Bible study outlines free at rcpbibleoutlines. com. Purkey has been an

By THE REV. RON PURKEY

ESCAPE ROOM— Akron Public Library held the Benjamin Harrison Escape Room Aug. 29-Sept. 5. The escape room was sponsored by the Indiana State Library. The group of ladies finished and were awarded medals upon completion. Shown from left are Brooke Honeycutt, Britney Carrothers, Angie Capper, Brenda Ross, Lynne Dittman and Leslie Fisher. Photo provided by Akron Public Library.

SURVIVORS — Akron Public Library held the Benjamin Harrison Escape Room Aug. 29-Sept. 5. The escape room was sponsored by the Indiana State Library. This group finished and were awarded medals upon completion. Shown from left are Lucas Courtney, Michaela Hawley, Anna Jackson and Kieran Jackson. Photo provided by Akron Library.

Patricia L. ‘Pat’ Zeyen

Ad-Vance Magnetics Retiree

Patricia L. “Pat” Zeyen 84, Rochester, passed away at 10:58 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025, at her residence.

PATRICIA ‘PAT’ ZEYEN

She was born on Aug. 22, 1941, in Stockdale (Wabash County), the daughter of Jacob and Alice M. (Bacon) Overlander. They later moved to the Akron area. Pat attended Akron Schools graduating from Akron High School in 1959. Upon graduating, she worked at Heisler’s Pharmacy, where she met David L. Thompson. They were married on Dec. 10, 1961, and later divorced. On Dec. 19, 1992, in Gatlinburg, Tenn., she married Al Zeyen. He preceded her in death on July 14, 2016.

Pat worked at Ad-Vance Magnetics as controller for twenty three years retiring in 2013. She enjoyed gardening, working around the house (painting or whatever) and traveling. She and Al rode his motorcycle pulling a trailer and camped in the Smoky Mountains several times. They also went out West camping.

Later on, they bought a small motor home and traveled to the East Coast for six weeks and then out West for seven weeks. They camped in most of the National Parks, including, camping and riding their scooters up and down the streets in Las Vegas. She had been a member of the American Legion Auxiliary.

Survivors include her son, Rick (Jen) Thompson, Rochester; sonin-law, Thomas F. Holloway, Rochester; grandchildren, Jessica (Rick) Prater, Plymouth, Brittlyn (Troy) Mow, Atwood, Courtney (Ricky) Downs, Lebanon, Candace (Josh) Zehner, Parker (Madison) Thompson, Shane Ellis, and Mackenzie Ellis, all of Rochester; great-grandchildren, Alayna Carpenter, Hadley, Malcolm, and David Zehner, all of Rochester, Benson and Karsyn Prater, both of Plymouth, Indiana, Lyla, Sadie, and Siren Mow, all of Atwood, Indiana, Brilyn Cox, Mason Minix, Jayden Downs, all of Lebanon, Orion and Maylee J. Thompson, Baylor Bales, all of Rochester; stepsons, Scott (Mona) Zeyen, Rochester and Mark Zeyen, Osceola; stepdaughters, Kathleen (Augie) Kennel, Royal Center and Lisa (Jon Simmermaker) Zeyen, Winamac; several stepgrandchildren and stepgreat- grandchildren; brother, Don Overlander, North Manchester; and several nieces and nephews.

Preceding her in death are her parents; son, Greg Thompson; daughter, Tami (Thompson) Holloway; sister-in-law, Joyce Overlander; sister and brother-in-law, Janet and David Simpson.

Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Monday, Sept. 8, at Zimmerman Bros. Funeral Home, Rochester, Indiana.

Interment was in the Athens Cemetery, Athens.

Online condolences may be expressed at zimmermanbrosfh.com.

David ‘Dave’ Pontious Local Farmer And Coach

David “Dave” Pontious 79, Rochester, passed away at 5:09 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, at Hickory Creek, Rochester.

He was born on July 26, 1946, in Rochester, the son of Harry and Grace (Eash) Pontious. On Feb. 25, 1967, in Argos, he married Patricia Sue “Patty” Parrish. She preceded him in death on March 22, 2010.

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Dave had been a farmer throughout his life. In his early years, he had been active in 4-H and attended the Burton United Methodist Church. He had attended Safe Harbor Church. Dave enjoyed coaching AAU girls’ basketball, Special Olympic basketball teams, as well as bull riding and rodeos.

Survivors include his son, Derek (Karen) Pontious, Rochester; grandchildren, Elizabeth Ann (Devin) McFarland, South Bend, Justin Harry (Chantel) Pontious, Silver Lake and Sierra Grace (Cary) Daly, Elkhart.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Services will be announced at a later date with interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Rochester.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Indiana Special Olympics.

Arrangements by Zimmerman Bros. Funeral Home, Rochester.

Online condolences may be expressed at zimmermanbrosfh. com.

B irths

Luna Marie Penicaro

Shawna Kimble and Bradley Penicaro, Rochester, are the parents of a daughter, Luna Marie, born at 12:39 p.m Tuesday, Sept. 2, in Woodlawn Health. She weighed 5 pounds and 4 1/2 ounces.

Riley Allen Fagan

Emiley Edington and John Fagan IV, Rochester, are the parents of a son, Riley Allen, born at 6:48 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 30, in Wood-

lawn Health. He weighed 5 pounds, 2.5 ounces, and was 17.5 inches long.

He joins sibling, John Joseph Fagan V, 2.

Maternal grandparents are Linda and Bob Edington, Rochester.

Paternal grandparents are Marsha and John Fagan III, Rochester.

Maternal great-grandparents are Barbara Swihart, Rochester, and Ralph Edington, Rochester.

Franklin P. Keitzer

Franklin P. Keitzer, 73, Rochester , died at 10:24 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne.

He was born on Sept. 7, 1951. On Sept. 3, 2019, he married Yvonne D. Foster; who preceded him in death on Oct. 10, 2021.

He is survived by his son, Paul (Kiara) Keitzer, Fort. Wayne; five grandchildren; siblings, Ted (Lynda) Richard, Rita (Jim) Jenkins, Hugh (Vicki) Richardi, Joe Richard, Ruth Gunter, Jane (Kyle) VanMeter and Ed (Amy) Richard, all of Rochester and Mark Richard, Oregon; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Paul Keitzer and Ellen and Joe Richard; brothers, infant James Richard, Carl Richard and Charles Richard; and sister, Mary Rockenbaugh.

Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 2, at Hartzler Funeral Home, 305 W. Rochester St., Akron, with Pastor Terry Bradford officiating.

Interment followed the service in St. Anne Cemetery, Monterey. Memorial contributions can be made to the funeral home to assist with expenses.

Online condolences can be shared with the family at hartzlerfuneralservices.com.

Arrangements were entrusted to Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron.

Aviation Hall of Famer Wil Davis visits Mentone

By DEB PATTERSON Editor-In-Chief

Aerospace businesses and what it did for America was the topic of Indiana Aviation Hall of Famer Wil Davis’ keynote address at the 2025 Rotors over Mentone program Saturday, Sept. 6.

“Whether it’s flying … whatever, aerospace business played a significant part in our country back in the 60s and I’m going to tell you why. If you can remember the 60s, I certainly can, the country was being torn apart,” said Davis. He noted assassinations, drugs, the war in Vietnam and riots. “The country was just in despair.”

He stated it was in December 1968 when Apollo 8 was launched. “Its mission was to fly around the moon and come back. It was the precursor to Apollo 11 that went to the moon and brought the guys back.”

He noted there was a tremendous pressure to get Apollo 8 done and Frank Boreman, commander, received a letter with no signature or return address. “Thank you for saving 1968,” was all it said. “What it was about, the Apollo 8 mission gave, is credibility. It galvanized the country. People don’t realize the significance of that. Because it had to work right,” Davis stated.

It was on a tight schedule. President Kennedy had said the country would get there in this decade “and we did. So I look at it, it galvanized the country and we need something right now to galvanize the country. We have too much dissension.

Dissent is fine, but it has to be productive, too. I hope you understand what I’m saying, when I say the aerospace industry, Apollo 8, brought our country together.”

During his presentation, Davis also noted he had done some crop spraying in the area early in his career. He recalled one time, laying in his truck on a road close to Mentone when he saw a marker that said “Hometown of Lawrence Bell.” He was flying a Bell 47 and was amazed at how close he was. He also recalled using a Tomcat 47D model he transformed into a single cockpit that was successful to his crop spraying operation.

Prior to Davis’s keynote address, a video from the Indiana Aviation Hall of Fame was shown, detailing his history in aviation.

Davis, who grew up in Brooklyn, N.Y., had a fascination with aircraft. His original career goal was to pursue veterinary medicine and he attended Cornell University for that purpose. But he graduated in 1965 just short of his veterinary degree. Because the Vietnam War was in progress and he was inspired by his cousin, a Naval aviator, he joined the Navy in 1966. He found himself in Pensacola, Fla. for pilot training. After earning his naval aviator wings, he was assigned to the Helicopter Attack Squadron 3 based in Na Bha Vietnam, south of Saigon. “HAL 3” was a special assignment; it was the only attack helicopter squadron established by the Navy. Davis and his squadron colleagues flew in constant support

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of the Navy SEAL teams and the Navy’s River Patrol Boats.

In his service years, Davis flew the Bell 47, Bell Huey H-1Sikorsky H-43, Kamen H-2, and Bell Jet Ranger helicopters. He flew 425 missions and awarded 21 air medals, including one direct action air medal.

After the war, Davis remained in the Navy, assigned to a search and rescue squadron based at Naval Air station Lakehurst. In 1969, he was deployed to the aircraft carrier USS Franklin Roosevelt. He flew search and rescue in the Mediterranean Sea and plane guard for carrier operations. He was also the

squadron maintenance officer.

In 1971, he transitioned to jet fighters receiving orders for jet training in Meridian, Miss. There, he became a flight instructor on the TA-4 Skyhawk fighter for all flight operations, including carrier landings.

He returned to civilian life and settled in Bluffton, operating an aerial spraying service. He stayed active in the military, joining the Naval Reserves in 1975, where he took on various flying and leadership roles. He served with the Fleet Logistics Squadron at Selfridge Air Base in Michigan flying DC-6 and later flying the Douglas DC-9 out of Glenville Naval Air Station. Davis also advanced in the ranks serving as operations officer, executive officer and, in 1986, as squadron commander.

He retired from the reserves in 1988 after 22 years and the rank of captain.

His civilian flying career grew as well. In 1986 he flew the DC-9 for the Navy and for Airborne Express. He soon tried his entrepreneur spirit. He purchased a small regional airline that would become known as “Direct Air,” moving its operations to the Gary/Chicago Airport. He was not only the CEO but also flew a Beech 1900 for the airline. The company prospered, eventually linking five Illinois cities with the Midway and Gary airports.

In 1991 he expanded further, acquiring Gary Jet Center, with two partners. He took over complete control of the company in 1994.

Today, Gary Jet Center is a a significant member of the Indiana aviation community providing fixedbase operations support, aircraft maintenance, charter, and aircraft management with over sixty employees. The company also supports Boeing Aircraft’s fleet of Boeing Business Jets. For its outstanding service, Boeing named Gary Jet Center as Supplier of the Year for 2013, 2015 and 2018.

Davis still serves as chairman of the company while his daughter manages day-to-day operations as president.

In 2012, Davis received the Freedom Award from the United States Secretary of Defense for his support of active and reserve military employees, due to his policy of paying the full salary of Gary Jet Center employees serving in the National Guard or Reserves for the full period of their deployment.

The program included participation by the playing of the National Anthem and patriotic songs by select bank members from Tippecanoe Valley High School, remarks from Brian Iddles, vice president of the museum board and presentation of the colors by the American Legion Post 49. Davis was introduced by Marsha Scott, museum board secretary.

The day was filled with up close views of a number of Bell helicopters still in use, museum displays not only in the Bell Museum, but also the Mentone Museum. There was also helicopter rides over Mentone.

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GUEST SPEAKER Indiana Aviation Hall of Famer Wil Davis was the keynote speaker. Photo by

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Court News Circuit Court

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

Midland Credit Management, INC. v. Paul Zartman, Rochester, $1,289.23

Capital One, N.A. Successor by merger to Discover Bank v. Jade Overmyer, Rochester, $6,445.17

Superior Court

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

Midland Credit Management v. Wendy Merrill aka Wendy Clark, Rochester, $807.38

LVNV Funding LLC v. Toni Watson aka Toni Carroll, Rochester, $2,363.69; Tye Vanderwall, Rochester, $4,803.56

SAC Finance v. Logan Poe, North Manchester, $6,888.54

One Main Financial Group, LLC v. Tori Brown, Fulton, $7152.33

Three Rivers Federal Credit Union v. Leslie Kaiser, Rochester, $17,659.33; Leslie Kaiser, Rochester, $9,371.01

Cavalry SPV I, LLC v. Sandra Bloom, Rochester, $14,460.05

Traffic Violations

Bend, $154.50; Jacob Griffin, Carmel, $154.50, James Swhier, Indianapolis, $154.50; Chelsey Brink, Vicksburg, Mich., $154.50; Ariane Johnson, Carmel, $175; Reinaldo Suayerdo, Naples, Fla., $175

No valid driver’s license — Bradley Shelburne, Greenwood, $164.50; Brandon Ruvalcaba, Fair Oaks, $164.50; Melida Irias, Miami, Fla., $154.50

Operating a motorboat on a small lake — Tyson Matthews, Winamac, $149

Operating a motor vehicle without financial responsibility — Travis Lewis, Rochester, $175

Operating with expired plates — Nariah Tabler, South Bend, $164; Durrell Johnson, Indianapolis, $164

Marriage Licenses

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

Timothy Bradley, 56, Rochester, and Rhonda Herrell, 51, Rochester. Risner-Weaver

Cruiz Risner, 35, Rochester, and Stephanie Weaver, 37, Rochester. Lahman-Towne

The following people were booked in the Fulton County Jail during the past week:

Sept. 7 — Anthony Maurice Norris Jr., 35, 714 E. Indiana Ave., South Bend, booked on a warrant for failure to appear on a charge of possession of marijuana. Bond: $150 cash.

Sept. 7 — Kaylee Amber Renae Redman, 31, 129 W. Fifth St., Rochester, booked on a warrant for failure to appear on a charge of contempt of court. Bond: $500 cash.

Sept. 7 — Cory Anthony Scott Riley, 33, 821 Parkway Lane, Rochester, booked on a warrant for failure to appear on a charge of operating a vehicle while intoxicated. No Bond.

Sept. 7 — Blake Elliot Whiteley, 35, 73 E. Broadway St., Danville, booked on a warrant for failure to appear on a charge of driving while suspended. Bond: $150 cash.

Sept. 6 — Justin Matthew Paruszkiewicz, 42, 93770 Wolf Drive, Dowagiac, Mich., booked for possession of marijuana, disorderly conduct, reckless driving and operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Released on his own recognizance.

Sept. 5 — Rachel Michele Alvarez, 33, 514 Clarinet Blvd., West, Elkhart, booked on warrants on two counts of failure to appear on charges of possession of meth. No bond.

Sept. 5 — Kimberly S. Miller, 40, 1600 S. 1100W, Kewanna, booked on a warrant for failure to appear on a charge of theft and a warrant for failure to appear for dealing in a schedule III controlled substance. No bond.

Sept. 5 — Dwayne Anthony Sullivan, 19, 11456 High Grass Drive, Indianapolis, booked for theft of a firearm. Bond: $7,500 surety or $1,000 cash.

Sept. 5 — Caleb Michael Devine, 33, 326 Eisenhower Parkway, Warsaw, booked for operating a vehicle while intoxicated, possession of marijuana, and possession of paraphernalia. Released on his own recognizance.

Sept. 3 — Austin Junior Figueroa, 34, 600 N. Lake St., Apt. D, Rochester, booked for operating a vehicle while intoxicated with prior, OWI, driving while suspended with prior. No bond.

Sept. 3 — Chasity Brooke Manns, 34, 608 N. Cross St., Apt. B, Angola, booked on a warrants for possession of stolen property and resisting/in-

terfering with law enforcement. No bond.

Sept. 2 — Adam Owen Brown, 43, 24472 Sandpiper Lane, Elkhart, booked on a warrant for theft. Bond: $5,000 cash.

Sept. 2 — Anne Marie Baker, 42, 1407 Main St., Room 8, Rochester, booked on a warrant from Allen County. Hold for Allen County.

Sept. 2 — John David Hall, 37, 4903 N. 750W, Rochester, booked for possession of cocaine or narcotic drug, possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish/salvia, possession of paraphernalia and habitual traffic violator. No bond.

Sept. 1 — Laura Ann Andersen, 54, 1049 S. Plate St., Kokomo, booked on a warrant for failure to appear on a charge of possession of

meth and possession of marijuana. No bond.

Aug. 31 — Ashtin Bryce Bailey, 31, 1722 S SR 19, Akron, booked for placement of 911 calls prohibited and false informing/reporting. Bond: $500 cash.

Sept. 1 — Ashley Kay Bloss, 39, 1820 Carl St., South Bend, booked for possession of meth and possession of paraphernalia. Bond: $500 cash.

Aug. 31 — Daren Richard Loutzenhiser, 26, 4119 Irish Hills Dr., Apt. 3B, South Bend, booked for operating a vehicle with a BAC of .15 or more, OWI – endangerment, reckless driving and possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish/salvia with prior. Released on his own recognizance.

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Real Estate Auction

10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 13.

Open house from 5:30-6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 8. Property located at 4517 W. 100S, Kewanna. Country home and pole barn. Metzger Property Services, metzgerauction.com.

Cyrus “Ed” Beaird Live Auction

10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 13. Located at 4517 W. 100S, Kewanna. Vehicles, fishing boats, car lift, shop tools, guns and safe, ammo, bows, pool table, lawn equipment, antiques, cuckoo clock, glassware, wildlife decor. Metzger Property Services, metzgerauction.com.

Online Consignment Auction

Bidding open until Sunday, Sept. 14. Pickup located at 8550 Lincoln Highway, Plymouth. Military books and collectibles, toy soldiers, Hot Wheels collection. Oak Crest Auctions, oakcrestauctions.com.

Online Train Depot Auction

Bidding open until 6:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 15. Open house from 5:30-6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10. Property located at 103 W. Rochester St., Akron. Original 1883 train depot. Metzger Property Services, metzgerauction. com.

Land Auction

6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17. Located at B&R Building, 194 S. Michigan St., Argos. Property located east of Argos on 16th Road. Over 60 acres in four tracts. Building sites, cropland, woods. Metzger Property Services, metzgerauction.com.

Farm Real Estate Auction

6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18. Located at 1582 W. SR 14, North Manchester. Property located at 13806 N. 200W, North Manchester. Country home, barns, 300 acres cropland and woods. Metzger Property Services, metzgerauction.com.

Manring Public Auction

4:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 22. Located at 20512 9B Road, Plymouth. Guns, Jeep, antiques, collectibles, household, lawn and garden. Ball Auction and Realty, ballrealtygroup.com.

Real Estate Auction

6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23. Located at 1582 W. State Road 114, North Manchester. Tracts 1 and 2: West of North Manchester on corner of SR 114 and 400W. Tracts 3 and 4: South of SR 114 on SR 15. Over 216 acres with cropland and woods. Metzger Property Services, metzgerauction.com.

The following fines and levies were paid in Fulton County courts: Failure of occupant to use a safety belt — Amelia Witt, Grand Haven, Mich., $25

Holding or using a telecommunications device while operating a moving vehicle — Bret Wilstead, Zeeland, Mich., $164.50

Loads not securely fastened Joshua Miniz, Monterey, $164.50

Speeding — Heather Urbanski, South Bend, $164.50; Lacey Ornsri, Rochester, $164.50; Maelynn Hunter, Logansport, $164.50; Kevin Creek, Peewee Valley, Ky., $164.50; Vivian Keller, Grand Rapids, Mich., $164.50; Brett Johnson, Monrovia, $175; Travis Partin, Whitehouse, Ohio, $154.50; Nicole Layton, Noblesville, $154.50; Laurie Blankenship, Tippecanoe,$154.50; Michelle Carter, Benton Harbor, Mich., $154.50; Aaron Kiser, Royal Center, $154.50; Stephanie Black, South Bend, $164.40; Margaret Wiegand, Granger, $164.50; Daija Young-Weaver, Kokomo, $164.50; Michael Brooks, Indianapolis, $164.50; Thomas Love, Indianapolis, $154.50; Cameron Wenzel, Valparaiso, $175; Eli Flynn, Battle Ground, $164.50; Josiah Manley, Marion, $164.50; Lewis Garcia, Galveston, $164.50; Trey Beatty, Indianapolis, $154.50; Easton Harrison, Indianapolis, $164.50; Jonathan Rogers, Mishawaka, $164.50; Sherilee Orlando, Valparaiso, $164.50; David Huxley, Nashville, Tenn., $164.50; James Woods, South

Bryce Lahman, 24, Rochester, and Christina Towne, 23, Rochester. Creech-Scott

Garrod Creech, 24, Rochester, and Lillian Scott, 24, Rochester.

Marriage Dissolutions

The following couples has filed for marriage dissolutions in Fulton County courts: Perez — Israel Perez, Littlefield, Texas, and Kimberly Perez, Rochester. No minor children.

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The following are accidents and incidents investigated by the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office during the past week: Accidents

9:16 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, Fort Wayne Road and CR 900E, Akron. Driver: Kassidy Phipps, 38, Rochester. Hit deer.

8:25 p.m. Friday, Sept. 5, SR 14 and CR 550E, Rochester. Driver: Dakota Myers, 26, Rochester. Hit deer.

8:09 a.m. Friday, Sept. 5, SR 17 and CR 475N, Rochester. Driver: Angela Kisela, 47, Monterey. Hit deer.

5:16 a.m. Friday, Sept. 5, East SR 14 and South CR 1000E, Akron. Driver: Rafael Arroyo, 58, Akron. Hit a deer.

11:10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 4, 815 Main St., Rochester. Driver: Ricky Baber, 80, Rochester. A two-vehicle accident occurred.

1:15 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 30, North SR 25 and East CR 775N, Rochester. Driver: Michael Blanton, 33, Bourbon. Hit deer.

9:43 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29, South SR 17 and West CR 650S, Kewanna. Driver: Joseph Seno, 46, Kewanna. Hit deer.

8:08 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29, South CR 750W and South SR 17, Kewanna. Driver: Doran Collins, 71, Kewanna. Hit deer.

3:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29, West SR 114 and South CR 500W, Kewanna. Drivers: Jay Powlen, 70, Kewanna; and Susan Huddleston-Jones, 82, Kewanna. No further information is available.

Incidents

9:25 a.m. Monday, Aug. 8, 100 block East Ninth Street, Rochester. Someone from the county annex building called reporting a pregnant cat on the east side of the building. The cat was taken to the shelter.

8:43 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7, SR 25 and CR 100S, Rochester. Boxes and possibly metal were in the middle of the roadway one mile south of New Holland. An officer removed the items which were a dog kennel, clothes and plastic drawers. The items were placed on the west side of the road.

12:35 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 7, CR 500 and CR 500N, Rochester. A homeowner called to report a neighbor is driving his vehicle near their home and revving the engine. Police were not able to locate any one.

7:56 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, CR 600S and CR 125W, Rochester. Police were notified by a person that there are three persons at the property fishing and when the caller went to confronted them, one of the males pulled a gun and shot into the air. The caller fled the scene and could only state there was a red truck parked. Police located the individual who reported he was duck hunting with grandchildren and he has permission through the city of Fulton to hunt for the past three to four years. Everything checked out and the officer was going to talk to the caller.

7:49 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, 14000

block CR 100S, Akron. A resident called reporting he needs a specific officer as there are issues with a neighbor yelling at him, which is an ongoing issue. The dispatcher reported that officer was busy and another officer would be sent. The caller was upset with the dispatcher, asking for the name and badge number. The caller told the dispatcher if they don’t have an officer soon things will get bad. The caller was again told an officer would be sent but the caller became mad again and said he would call the specific officer’s personal cell and hung up. Numerous other calls were later received by the dispatch center regarding incidents.

6:19 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, 2100 block Southway 31, Rochester. A third party caller notified police of individuals in a specific room were supposed to leave by this morning and asked for extra time and now they are refusing to leave. The caller reported the two are in a verbal argument. Authorities checked with motel officials who reported the individuals were being allowed until midnight to remove their belongings.

5:44 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, Olson Road and US 31, Rochester. Authorities were notified of an elderly female standing in the middle of the road in front of her home and would not move. An occupant of the residence was awakened regarding the matter and he is clear to keep an eye on her.

11:06 p.m. Friday, Sept. 5, 9000 block CR 650N, Culver. A property owner reported lights are on in his shop and he believes someone is inside. No one was found in the building.

5:01 p.m. Friday, Sept. 1, 9000 block Poplar Drive, Rochester. A caller reported her guinea and the cage have gone missing from her yard sometime today while she was at work. The caller also reported there was a lady that showed up to her house recently asking about the bird and was told she was not getting rid of it.

4:06 p.m. Friday, Sept. 5, 9000 block CR 650N, Culver. A caller reported at 3 a.m. lights were on in the garage and a male was seen walking a motorcycle down the driveway. The motorcycle and keys were missing.

3:59 p.m. Friday, Sept. 5, 2000 block Sweetgum Road. A person came to the sheriff’s office to report UPS took a package off his porch. He called UPS and they are denying knowing anything about it.

8:15 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 4, 200 block West Dunn Street, Fulton. Officers investigated an incident involving an animal.

8:04 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 4, 100 block West Main Street, Kewanna. Officers investigated a report of harassment.

7:12 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 4, 700 block North SR 19, Akron. Officers investigated a report of a disabled vehicle.

6:15 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 4, 5900 block West CR 100S, Rochester. Officers investigated a report of a fight.

5:41 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 4, North US 31 and East CR 550N, Rochester. Officers investigated a report of a disabled vehicle.

4:36 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 4, 100 block West Main Street, Kewanna. Officers completed a citizens assist.

4:24 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 4, 14000 block East CR 100S, Akron. Officers investigated a report of a reckless driver.

4:19 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 4, 400 block Westwood Lane, Rochester. Officers investigated a report of suspicious activity.

4:03 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 4, SR 25 and SR 331, Tippecanoe. Officers investigated a report of a reckless driver.

11:32 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 4, 1900 block Petty Drive, Rochester. Officers investigated a report of criminal trespass.

9:55 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 4, 400 block Westwood Lane, Rochester. Officers investigated a report of a fight.

9:23 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 4, 700 block North SR 19, Akron. Officers completed a citizens assist.

1:18 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 4, 700 block East 4th Street, Rochester. Officers investigated a report of suspicious activity.

9:12 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 3, 1900 block Heritage Drive, Rochester. Officers investigated a report of a fight.

6:37 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 3, West SR 14 and North CR 500W, Rochester. Officers investigated a report of a reckless driver.

6:11 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 3, North US 31 and East CR 600N, Rochester. Officers investigated a report of suspicious activity.

5:11 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 3, 4300 block North SR 25, Rochester. Officers investigated a report of bullet holes in a vehicle’s exterior.

1:35 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 3, 700 block North SR 19, Akron. Officers investigated a report of a fight.

12:46 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 3, 200 block West Brown Street, Fulton. Officers investigated a theft report.

12:40 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 3, South US 31 and Sweetgum Road, Rochester. Officers investigated a report of a loose dog.

11:56 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 3, 900 block Park Street, Rochester. Officers investigated a report of a fight.

11:55 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 3, 3100 block East CR 400N, Rochester. Officers investigated a report of residential entry.

10:14 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 3, 4300 block McCarty Lane, Rochester. Officers investigated a report of suspicious activity.

8:46 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 3, 8200 block West CR 250S, Kewanna. Officers investigated a report of a fight.

3:45 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 3, 500 block North Paradise Drive, Rochester. Officers investigated a report of suspicious activity.

10:57 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 2, 1400 block East Ninth Street, Rochester. Hospital officials reported a male with a gunshot wound to the hand was at the hospital.

6:15 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 2, 14000

block CR 100S, Akron. A caller requested an officer at their home regarding ongoing issues. The caller requested a specific officer and refused any other officer responding.

4:26 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 2, 1900 block Sunset Lane, Rochester. A 9-year-old was assaulted by another juvenile, breaking his eye glasses.

2:37 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 2, 300 block Main Street, Rochester. An individual came to the sheriff’s office and reported an agency referred a female to a motel and the female checked out today, taking the motel’s TV.

2:09 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 2, 400 block North Jefferson Street, Fulton. The property manager for CFX reported the city made him aware of multiple vehicles parked along the tree line of the gravel area for CFX. It is unclear where the property line is. It was requested an officer check and advised for a possible owner and that individual can contact CFX directly.

12:20 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 2, 1700 block Town Lake Road, Akron. A caller reported getting threatening emails.

10:39 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 2, 9200 block Washington Street, Rochester. Police were notified that someone broke into a shed. Nothing was taken and no damages to the door were found.

9:58 p.m. Monday, Sept. 1, 1200 block East CR 550N, Rochester. Officers investigated a report of a fight.

8:23 p.m. Monday, Sept. 1, 1300 block West Sixth Street, Rochester. Officers investigated a report of a loose dog.

7:46 p.m. Monday, Sept. 1, 400 block West Fifth Street, Rochester. Officers investigated a report of a found dog.

5:06 p.m. Monday, Sept. 1, 10000 block West CR 700N, Culver. Officers investigated a civil matter.

3:54 p.m. Monday, Sept. 1, 9500 block Oakwood Street, Rochester. Officers investigated a theft report. Items stolen include a box with eight-track tapes, a rake, and yellow sprinkler.

3:44 p.m. Monday, Sept. 1, North US 31 and East Olson Road, Rochester. Officers investigated a report of a reckless driver.

3:24 p.m. Monday, Sept. 1, East SR 14 and East CR 100S, Akron. Officers investigated a report of a reckless driver.

10:42 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 31, 14000 block East CR 100S, Akron. Officers investigated a report of suspicious activity.

6:25 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 31, East SR 14 and South CR 700E, Akron. Officers investigated a report of a reckless driver.

5:20 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 31, 1300 block West Sixth Street, Rochester. Officers investigated a report of suspicious activity.

5:03 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 31, Maple Lane and Erie Drive, Rochester. Officers investigated a report of suspicious activity.

1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 31, South US 31 and CR 1500N, Macy. Officers investigated a report of a reckless driver.

11:01 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 31, 800 block Maplewood Lane, Rochester. Officers investigated a report of a fight.

5:32 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 31, South US 31 and South SR 25, Rochester. Officers investigated a report of a reckless driver.

12:26 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 31, East Olson Road and North Old US 31, Rochester. Officers completed a citizens assist.

11:33 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 30, 6300 block Ash Lane, Rochester. Officers investigated a report of a fight.

9:47 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 30, 700 block Ravencrest Drive, Rochester. Officers investigated a report of a fight.

9:04 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 30, 1400 block West SR 14, Rochester. Officers investigated a report of a reckless driver.

8:23 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 30, 9500 block Poplar Drive, Rochester. Officers completed a citizens assist.

7:29 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 30, 100 block East Rochester Street, Akron. Officers investigated a report of suspicious activity.

6:52 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 30, 2100 block Sunset Lane, Rochester. Officers investigated a report of suspicious activity.

5:38 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 30, North US 31 and East CR 600N, Rochester. Officers investigated a report of a disabled vehicle.

5:33 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 30, 1400 block Sweetgum Road, Rochester. Officers completed a citizens assist.

4:52 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 30, 900 block Park Street, Rochester. Officers investigated a report of a fight.

1:40 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 30, 400 block East CR 450N, Rochester. Officers investigated a report of suspicious activity.

9:07 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 30, 6900 block South SR 25, Rochester. Officers investigated a report of a fight.

7:52 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 30, 9100 block Sycamore Bend, Rochester. Officers investigated a report of an unwanted person.

11:20 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29, West CR 375N and North CR 100W, Rochester. Officers investigated a report of a tree in the roadway.

10:26 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29, 500 block Clayton Street, Rochester. Officers investigated a report of an unwanted person.

10:17 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29, South SR 25 and East CR 150S, Rochester. Officers investigated a report of a reckless driver.

9:40 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29, 14000 block East CR 100S, Akron. Officers investigated a report of suspicious activity.

6:22 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29, 5400 block North CR 1000W, Rochester. Officers investigated a report of suspicious activity.

3:10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29, West SR 14 and South CR 600W, Rochester. Officers investigated a report of a reckless driver.

1:45 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29, North US 31 and West Sixth Street, Rochester. Officers investigated a report of a disabled vehicle.

1:34 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29, US 31 and 19th Road, Argos. Officers investigated a report of a reckless driver.

12:45 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29, 7600 block Main Street, Rochester. Officers investigated a report of a reckless driver.

12:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29, 9300 block Oklahoma Street, Rochester. Officers completed a citizens assist.

10:18 a.m. Friday, Aug. 29, East CR 375N and North SR 25, Rochester. Officers investigated a report of a disabled vehicle.

9:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 29, 1300 block Park Road, Rochester. Officers investigated a report of a found dog. 8:31 a.m. Friday, Aug. 29, North US 31 and East CR 600N, Rochester. Officers investigated a report of a reckless driver.

8:29 a.m. Friday, Aug. 29, 9800 block South SR 25, Rochester. Officers investigated a report of a reckless driver.

Fulton County moved annual historical power show to September

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By LIBBY HUBBARD Staff Writer

The Fulton County Historical Society hosted its annual Historical Power Show Sept. 4- 6, on the society’s grounds.

Traditionally held in June, the festival moved to September this year to allow for more activities and vendors.

Admission was $3, waived for Saturday attendees 12 and older, while children 11 and under attended free all weekend. Show hours were noon to 8 p.m. Thursday, and 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

The event featured antique tractor pulls, barrel train rides, a parade, living history demonstrations, a flea market and swap vendors, and a toy show inside the museum’s north porch.

This year’s featured tractors came from the Daugherty family, and all colors and conditions — finished or unfinished —were welcome.

A tractor drive took place at 5 p.m Wednesday, Sept. 3. Golf carts were permitted with a fee and proof of insurance, and primitive camping was available.

Thursday’s events included garden tractor games all day, an opening ceremony at noon, a dyno demonstration at 1 p.m. ($5 per hook), a thrashing demo at 3 p.m., and a light- and medium-weight antique tractor pull at 7 p.m.

Friday opened with a 9 a.m. ceremony, a corn shelling field demo at 9:30 a.m., garden tractor games at 11 a.m., a dyno demonstration at 1 p.m., a thrashing demo at 3 p.m. and a heavyweight antique tractor pull at 7 p.m.

Saturday ran 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and included a 9 a.m. opening ceremony, a 9:30 a.m. threshing demonstration, an 11 a.m. parade, a kiddie pedal tractor pull and children’s games from 1-2 p.m., and 2 p.m. tractor pulls on the main track. A dyno demonstration, threshing and corn shelling occurred at 4 p.m., followed by tractor games, the silent auction and raffle winners

announced at 5 p.m.

Raffle prizes included a pedal tractor, and a silent auction featured tractor-related and farming equipment items. Food trucks offered sandwiches, fries, onion rings, tacos and taro, with Stampers Concessions also onsite.

Organizers thanked New Holland of Rochester, Pro-Tree, Tyler Master, Power from the Past, Winamac Daily Farmers, Trucking Creams and other sponsors

for supporting the event.

Future attendees can contact Melinda Clinger at (574) 2234436 or melinda@rtcol.com. Updated information is available at fultoncountyhistory.org.

The Historical Power Show offered hands-on history, family-friendly fun and demonstrations celebrating Fulton County’s agricultural heritage.

FIELDS — Tractors fill the fields at the Historical Society, located north of U.S. 31.

CORN PIT — Children enjoy the corn pit at Annual Power Show, donated by Kromland Farms, Rochester.

MEDIUM — Richard Piper, medium-weight winner at the Rochester Tractor Pulls, is pictured at the Historical Society Power Show. Photo by Sydney Piper.

Updates and happenings in and around the area

Fulton County BZA meeting will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10 in the large conference room, at the County Building, 125 E. Ninth St., Rochester.

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The First Baptist Church, 1000 Main St., Rochester, will host a children’s carnival from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10. Free food and games.

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Fulton County Public Library, 320 W. Seventh St., Rochester, will offer Bingo from 4:30-5:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 12. It will be held in meeting room B. Prizes and popcorn. All ages invited.

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OPEN BOWLING

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WEDNESDAY September 10 - 6-8:30pm Limited Lanes Available Starting September 17

Autumn in Akron charity car, truck and bike show will be held in Pike Memorial Park, 325 Virgil St., Akron, Saturday, Sept. 13. For more information visit autumninakroncarshow.com. Hosted by Akron Chamber of Commerce. Benefiting Akron Lions Club charities.

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A community walk for suicide awareness will begin from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13 at Centennial Park, 826 Main St., Rochester.

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4C Health joins Road to Recovery V is offering a free community event, to raise awareness for recovery, in Fulton County. All are welcome. The day includes:

Senior movie combo $5. Tickets available at the box office from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesdays.

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There will be a blood drives at the following locations in September:

• 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16, at Rochester High School, 1 Zebra Lane, Rochester.

• 1-6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23, at Woodlawn Health, 1400 E. Ninth St., Rochester.

• 11 a.m to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 30, at St. Joseph Parish Hall, 1310 Main St., Rochester.

Call (800) 733-7267 or visit RedCrossBlood.org to schedule an appointment.

1009 W. Third St., Rochester.

Pre-registration is highly encouraged. RSVP to Purdue Extension Fulton County at (574) 223-3397 or email newmanO@purdue.edu.

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Rochester Fire Department, 2006 E. SR 14, Rochester, will host a First Aid, CPR and AED training from 6-9 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17, at the fire department. Call (574) 223-6113 to sign up.

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Board of works meeting will be at 7:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 19, in the Rochester City Building Complex, 320 Main St., Rochester.

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online and at the box office from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesdays.

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Area plan meeting will be at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 22, in the large conference room, at the County Office Building, 125 E. Ninth St., Rochester.

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City council meeting will be at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23, in the Rochester City Building Complex, 320 Main St., Rochester

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The final free fishing day for Indiana will be Saturday, Sept. 27.

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Where the good times roll! Old 31 N., Rochester bowlcountrylanes.com

• 2 p.m. — Recovery walk.

• 2:30-7:30 p.m. — Activities.

• 3 p.m. — Mushball game 1.

• 4 p.m. — Mushball game 2.

• 5 p.m. — Tournament.

• 6 p.m. — Dinner.

• 7:30 p.m. — Movie and popcorn. All activities will take place Saturday, Sept. 13, at Fansler Park, 1307 Washington St., Rochester.

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Beef Quality Assurance training and certification is available for anyone that is raising dairy cattle or beef cattle for market. It will be from 6-9 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17, at the Fulton County Fairgrounds,

Stand-up comedy featuring Larry Smith with Jeremy Plumb and Rebecca Jaffe, will be at 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 19, at the Times Theater, 618 Main St., Rochester. Tickets are $10. Visit the Facebook page or the website at thetimestheater.com for more information. Tickets available

The Support Cafe, 715 Main St., Rochester, offers a grief group from 4-7 p.m. every Thursday. Emphasis is on suicide but any kind of grief, relationships ending, loss of pet, illness, or any cause is welcome. The message is simple. You are not alone. Call (219) 386-0489 for more information.

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Commissioner’s meeting will be at 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 15, in the large conference room, at the Fulton County Office Building, 125 E. Ninth St., Rochester.

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County Council meeting will be at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16, in the large conference room at the County Office Building, 125 E. Ninth St., Rochester.

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Senior movie day at the Times Theater, 618 Main St., Rochester, will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16.

Auxiliary Hamburger Night Saturday, September 13th 5-?? or gone Guest Night

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Middle row: Dave Biggs, Carol Watrous

Kathy Allen Nelson, Linda Harper White,

Macy, Jim Calhoun, Joyce Zellers Skinner, Phyllis Cox Biddinger, Sherry Enyart Wisler, Jerry Smiley, Kathy Fred Stevens and Bill Teeter.

Back row: Robert Rudd, Calvin Rich Ringle, Jon Hammel, Greg Brash, Larry Townsend, Richard Bailey, Tom McKee, Bill Coplen, Pete Terpstra, Bill King, Lynn Rhodes,Ron Jana, Steve Coplen and Virgil Biddinger. Photo provided by Barb Absi.

Argos FFA hosts first mattress fundraiser

The Argos FFA will be hosting its first mattress fundraiser from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27. The Argos High School gymnasium will be transformed into a mattress showroom.

available. Argos FFA benefits from every purchase.

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There will be over 30 mattresses on display in all sizes and styles for customers to try, priced below retail. Adjustable power bases, luxury pillows, premium sheets, bed frames and mattress protectors will also be available.

The brands include Simmons Beautyrest, Purple, Helix, Therapedic and more. All mattresses come with full factory warranties and are made to order. Delivery is

The company, Custom Fundraising Solutions first introduced The Mattress Fundraiser to the Cleveland, Ohio market in 2005. The company now has nearly 100 locations and works with more than 3,000 schools nationwide. The unique business model helps schools raise thousands of dollars in just one day, and to date, the company has raised over $60 million. For more information contact Chris.Paulk@cfsbeds.com, call (219) 805-6522, or visit bit.ly/beds4argosffa25 for more information.

RHS CLASS OF 1965 — Rochester High School class of 1965 celebrated its 60th class reunion Saturday, Aug. 23, at the Elks Lodge, Rochester. Shown in the front row from left are Linda Severns Heighway, Merry Miller, Linda Crane Furnivall, Sheila Hooker Bohm, Carolyn Alderfer Gagnon, Carol King Oliver, Gail Garner Stork, Connie McCalla Terpstra, Cheri Newman Calhoun,

Notz Pfeiffer and Barbara Becker Absi.

Shriver Shrader, Kathy Wentzel Rocchio, Judy McCalla Peterson,

Nedra Carr Wilson Coplen, Ron Smith, Bill Braman, Gladys Zeigler

Riverview

Community Church to host The Hyssongs Sept. 14

Riverview Community Church, located at 37810 SR 110, Tippecanoe, will host The Hyssongs, at 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 14. Dell, Susan and Richard Hyssong are the award-winning Hyssongs. Their ministry combines family vocal harmony, humor and trumpet and trombone to bless audiences with their Christ-centered message shared through the powerful medium of music. The family’s classical music background, along with their harmony and specific chord structures, lend them a unique sound that has made quite an impact on audiences.

The group has been singing to-

gether as a family for more than 24 years. The Hyssongs have received many accolades for their quality, inspirational Southern Gospel sound. They were awarded the Singing News Fan Award for Favorite New Trio 2014 at the National Quartet Convention. They are regularly on Southern Gospel radio stations and Sirius XM EnLighten. Their songs usually are in the top 10 each month.

“There Is A God,” “Choose Life,”

“Run The Race,” “I Tell Them Jesus” and “Let The Hallelujahs Ring” are number one songs. The Hyssongs have been featured in several gospel music magazine.

Women invited to annual Giving Circle gathering

The Women’s Giving Circle of Fulton County, a program of the Fulton County Community Foundation, will host its annual gathering Tuesday, Sept. 30, at 6 p.m. at Mellow Mug Café, 712 Main St., Rochester.

The event is free and open to women of all ages.

The gathering will feature an evening of fellowship and a celebration of the impact of women giving together, highlighting the charitable work members support in Fulton County.

The Women’s Giving Circle pools annual membership contributions to fund local nonprofit projects.

Members collectively decide

which projects receive grants, multiplying the impact of their donations.

Membership is $120 annually, with all contributions going directly to grant-making.

Members who pay their dues by the gathering date are eligible to vote on grant recipients.

RSVPs are requested by Monday, Sept. 22. For more information or to RSVP, contact Jillian at jillian@nicf.org or (574) 835-1939.

The Women’s Giving Circle aims to strengthen the community by engaging women in collaborative philanthropy and encouraging giving that benefits local nonprofits.

Their CD, “Faith & Family,” was voted a top 10 album of the year by Singing News.

The Hyssongs perform more than 225 events yearly in the United States, Canada and Central America in churches, auditoriums, cruises, as well as on television and radio. They sang at the National Quartet Convention, at Renfro Valley’s All-Night Sing, and Dollywood and Silver Dollar City.

Invite your family, friends and neighbors to join for this superior gospel concert. There is no ticket charge. An opportunity for a very generous love offering will be given.

First Baptist Church to host kids club

The First Baptist Church, 1000 Main St., Rochester, will host the Kid’s Club “True North” 6-7 p.m. Wednesdays, Sept. 17 through Nov. 12, with a free meal begin-

ning at 5:30 p.m. The club is for for pre-K and elementary students. Games, songs and stories. Explore Bible truths about trusting in Jesus.

By RUSS DAVIDSON SR. Guest Writer

Do you remember a small grocery store and a place to swim on Lake Manitou? It was owned by Kenny Overstreet, he was also the school principal at Woodrow grade school. When school was let out for summer break, a lot of kids would spend their time at Overstreet’s, spending money at the grocery store and swimming at the lake.

It was great to meet new friends that were spending time

at the vacation cottages. Over the summer, I spent a lot of time there. Of all the conversations I heard, never heard any drug talk. I guess by now you can almost guess my age.

THE HYSSONGS

By LIBBY HUBBARD

Writer

Honorees included Dick Belcher, Posthumous Award; Shirley Willard, Leadership Excellence; Dennis Eller, Outstanding Faculty/Staff; Ron Smith, Lifetime Achievement Award; and Rex Robison, Early Career Award.

Superintendent Jana Vance also attended the program, which featured light refreshments and was open to the public.

RCSC organizers said the recognition marks the start of what the school hopes will become an annual tradition, timed to coincide with the football rivalry that draws strong community support.

HONORED Honorees at the distinguished alumni ceremony from left are Don Belcher, son of the late Dick Belcher; Dennis Eller; Ron Smith; Shirley Willard with her granddaughter,

Dasha Lynch; and Rex Robison.

Photo provided by Jana Vance.

Woodlawn adds drug disposal box for community health

By LIBBY HUBBARD Staff Writer

Woodlawn Hospital has in-

stalled a new medication disposal box to provide the community with a safe way to discard unused or expired prescriptions and other medications.

“This is going to have a positive impact on the community because it’s going to prevent medication misuse,” said Tiffany Teague, Woodlawn Hospital’s pharmacy director, during a

Tuesday, Sept. 2 unveiling hosted by the Fulton County Chamber of Commerce. “This will be able to clear expired and unused medications from the community.”

The box accepts prescription medications, including Schedule II-V controlled substances, as well as over-the-counter drugs and pet medications. Liquids must be contained, and no needles or sharps are permitted.

Teague said the program is designed not only to remove drugs

from households but also to protect public health.

“It helps to reduce the risk of accidental misuse and protects our environment and supports public health,” she said.

The disposal box is located near the emergency entrance at the hospital’s East Wing.

Teague thanked community partners for supporting the effort. “I just wanted to thank everyone for joining us as we take this step toward a healthier and safer community,” she said.

BOX Woodlawn Hospital unveils a new medical disposal box for community use. Photo provided by Lauren Ignaffo.

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Lots of Craftsman wrenches; socket sets; torque, impact, pipe wrenches; clamps, pulleys, hammers, several size calibers; tool boxes; larger anvil; tool and die sets; pipe taps (large and small); Lincoln 225 amp welder; 60 amp bench grinder w/magnifiers; RV generator; ramps; jack stands; hand-held grinder; radial, arm, meter, circular, sabre saws and much more.

VINTAGE TOOLS

Old Mechanic books; honing housing kit; hydraulic jack in wooden box; wooden, metal and hand held plane; hand saws with wooden handles; hydraulic jack in wooden box; old heavy metal level; old metal gas/kerosene cans.

YARD TOOLS

Weed eater, gas and electric; ladders; leaf blower; electric hedge trimmer; and many misc. items.

HEATERS

Propane; electric; natural gas.

HOUSEHOLD

Indoor decor; lamps; kitchen utensils; old end and coffee tables.

COLLECTORS

Blue Mason jars; old bottles; 7 WWII picture books (published 1944); Western books (Zane Grey and Louis Lamore and more); 17 Time Life (The Old West); Jim Beam and Avon bottles; old cigarette lighters; fishing rods; wooden lures; reels; lanterns; Corelle ware; rain oil lamp; mantle grandfather clocks.

RIBBON — At the ceremony, from left, are Chamber Ambassador Julie Shriver, Krista Boster, Northern Indiana Community Foundation representatives Hannah Bahney and Corinne Becknell Lucas, Cathy Lowe, Tiffany Teague, Mayor Trent Odell, Kathie

Horton, Alan Fisher, local business owner Harry Webb, Chamber Director Tiffany Lukens, Carrie Bowers, and Chamber Ambassadors Stacey Wilson and Amber Basham. Photo provided by Lauren Ignaffo.

Rochester fall sports update: Volleyball, football

Volleyball

The Rochester volleyball team improved to 4-6 overall and 2-0 in Three Rivers Conference play with a 25-20, 20-25, 25-21, 25-20 win over visiting Peru at the Rochester High School gym Thursday, Sept. 4. Rochester trailed 15-20 in Game 3 before closing on a 10-1 run to take a 2-1 lead in the match.

The run included seven consecutive points on Rilyn Strasser’s serve.

The match would end on a kill from the middle from junior Kyra Doran.

Rochester played for the second straight match without injured junior setter-hitter Aubrey Wilson due to a sprained ankle.

The Lady Zs lost the first set of their Three Rivers Conference opener to host Lewis Cass Sept. 2, and Lewis Cass had two set points in the second set.

And that only started to sum up the adversity the Lady Zs were dealing with. Wilson, the team’s top hitter and co-setter along with Amara Wieringa, was out after suffering an ankle injury in practice last week.

That’s where sophomore Maddy Bailon stepped in. Normally a middle hitter, Bailon moved to setter as part of the two-setter system and helped lead Rochester to a 16-25, 26-24, 25-22, 25-18 win.

Football

Brant Beck ran for 117 yards in the first half, and Carson Paulik threw two touchdown passes as part of a 40-point second quarter to lead the visiting Rochester football team to a 47-0 rout over injury-plagued Whitko Friday, Sept. 5.

Jack Reffett scored his first career touchdown on a 21-yard pass from Paulik, and Alex Chapman and Clarence Garrett also scored their first career touchdowns on runs in the second quarter for the Zebras, who improved to 2-1 over-

all and 2-0 in the Three Rivers Conference.

Rochester held Whitko to one first down and -15 total yards.

By VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC

They have allowed seven points total in three games.

Trenton Meadows had two touchdown runs, and Grant Holloway also ran for a score. Paulik also threw a 28-yard touchdown pass to an open Zakk Parks in the back of the end zone with 3.2 seconds left in the first half to complete the scoring.

Girls Soccer

Bre Hamilton, Nohemy Rojas-Mendoza, Alexis Gasanovas, Ava McCune and Eliana Andrzejewski each scored a goal to lead the Culver girls soccer team to a 5-0 win over host and sectional rival Rochester at the Brent Blacketor Memorial Sports Complex Thursday, Sept. 4.

Rochester dropped to 2-3-1 with the loss.

Rochester was coming off a 1-1 tie against host Logansport Sept. 2.

Aubrey Miller scored the lone Rochester goal.

Boys Soccer

Jackson Robbins recorded a hat trick, and Spencer Backus also had a goal for the host Zebras as they won their Three Rivers Conference opener over Wabash at the Brent Blacketor Memorial Sports Complex Tuesday, Sept. 2.

Elliot Miller stopped all three saves he saw in goal for the shutout.

Rochester snapped their threegame losing streak and improved to 2-4-1 overall.

Cross-Country

The Rochester girls cross-country team scored 147 points and finished sixth out of 10 teams at the Caston Invitational Saturday, Sept. 6.

Alyson Calloway ran a personal-best 20:17 and finished second overall in a field of 83 runners. Other Rochester runners included Brooklyn Chandler, who was 28th in 23:52; Kadence Bradley, who was 42nd in 24:56; Adison Hayes, who was 44th in 25:01; Trinity Baine, who was 46th in 25:32; Ainsley Horvath, who was 76th in 32:04; and Jocelynn Shafer, who was 77th in 32:06.

Lewis Cass won the team title with 44 points. Lewis Cass’ Aftin Griffin was the individual champion in 19:20. Calloway was the only runner to finish within a minute of her.

The Rochester boys had an incomplete team consisting of four runners. Leandro Javier was the Zebra frontrunner, taking 20th in the field of 88 in 19:00. Other Rochester runners included Caden Biernacki, who was 36th in 20:06; Tyson Wachtmann, who was 39th in 20:15; and Lucas Scorsone, who was 61st in 21:57.

Tri-County won the team title with 85 points.

Boys Tennis

Rochester lost all five matches in straight sets to conference and sectional rival Peru in a 5-0 loss at Thrush Courts Thursday, Sept. 4.

Wade Bowers, Jackson Frounfelter and Camden Zink lost in

singles. Harrison Dunwoody and Ashton Musselman lost at No. 1 doubles, and Carter Merideth and Jesse Smith lost at No. 2 doubles.

Rochester won nine games total in five matches.

Frounfelter injected some power to his match against North Judson’s Peyton Harris Sept. 2, and what seemed like a battle of moon balls turned around in Frounfelter’s favor and capped off a Zebra sweep.

Rochester won 5-0 thanks to singles wins from Wade Bowers at No. 1, Frounfelter at No. 2 and Camden Zink at No. 3 and doubles wins from the No. 1 team of Harrison Dunwoody and Ashton Musselman and the No. 2 team of Carter Merideth and Jesse Smith.

Girls Golf

The Rochester girls golf team shot a 378 and finished 12th out

of 21 teams at the Lady Broncho Invitational at Battle Ground Golf Club Saturday, Sept. 6. Olivia Bailey shot a 73 and tied for fourth out of 104 individuals. Molly Moore and Lexi Haughs each added a 97, Lily Chipps had a 111, and Chloe Winn had a 128.

Bailey shot a 1-under-par 35 to earn medalist honors, and the Rochester girls golf team maintained their superiority of Three Rivers Conference opponents with a win in a three-way match over Lewis Cass and Maconaquah over the back nine at Round Barn Golf Club at Mill Creek Wednesday. Rochester shot a 186, Lewis Cass had a 210, and Maconaquah had a 216.

Moore added a 40, Haughs shot a 55, Chipps had a 56, Winn shot a 64, and Audrey Widman recorded a 70 for the Lady Zs.

Purdue Extension to offer

‘Steps

to

a Healthy You’ series

Are you interested in adopting a Mediterranean-style eating pattern but unsure of where to begin? Look no further, Purdue Extension announces the launch of the “Steps to a Healthy You” class series, designed to help you embark on a journey to discover the delicious and nutritious Mediterranean way of eating. The Mediterranean diet has long been celebrated for its numerous health benefits, and now, you can learn how to incorporate this lifestyle into your daily routine.

The Steps to a Healthy You class series will guide you through seven simple steps to following a Mediterranean style of eating, providing you with the knowledge, tools and inspiration you need to make this healthy eating pattern a part of your life. The series will help you explore tips, life hacks and

recipes that make embracing the Mediterranean way of eating easy, enjoyable and sustainable.

Key Program Highlights

• Seven Simple Steps: Uncover the seven straightforward steps to help you get started on your journey towards a healthier you. These practical guidelines will make the Mediterranean diet approachable and achievable.

• Delectable Recipes: Gain access to an array of delicious and nutritious Mediterranean-inspired recipes that are easy to prepare at home. These recipes are designed to delight your taste buds and nourish your body.

• Health Benefits: Learn about the proven health benefits associated with the Mediterranean way of eating, including improved heart health, weight

management and increased longevity.

• Community and Support: Share experiences, challenges and successes on your journey to better health.

Join other community members in embracing the simple, delicious, and satisfying Mediterranean way of eating. The Steps to a Healthy You class series will empower you to make informed choices that will positively impact your health, well-being and overall quality of life.

Classes will be held from 1-3 p.m. starting Thursday, Sept. 25, and will be held every Thursday for four weeks. The class will take place at the Fulton County Fairgrounds in the Community Building. Registration is required and space is limited. You can register online at cvent.me/G3n7gb or call the Fulton County Purdue Extension Office at (574) 223-3397 to reserve your spot. If the class fills, your name and contact information will be added to a wait list. An additional class will be opened based on community interest. For more information about the class, call the extension office.

The class is being sponsored by the Fulton County Health Department, making it free to all participants.

ALLYSON CALLOWAY

BRANT BECK

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Yakym concludes August tour for spending bill

On Aug. 29, U.S. Rep. Rudy Yakym, Republican representing Indiana’s 2nd Congressional District, concluded his “One Big Beautiful Hoosier Tour” at the Boys and Girls Club in Nappanee. Throughout August, he visited 11 counties in Indiana’s 2nd District about the impact of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

“This tour has shown me once again that the strength of Indiana lies in its people, our farmers, our workers and our small business owners,” Yakym said in a news release. “The One Big Beautiful Bill was written for them, and because of them. Together, we are proving that when Hoosiers keep more of what they

earn, there’s no limit to what we can achieve.”

People and locations Yakym visited included several in the area: Crossroads Seamless, Winamac; Mayor Trent Odell in Rochester; Machined Castings Specialties, Rochester; Zimmer Biomet, Warsaw; Collins Equity Residential Development, Culver; Hoosier Racing Tire, Plymouth; Polywood, Syracuse; Spec Building Tour, Wabash; Southern District Indiana Farm Bureau at Hizer Farms, Kewanna; Creighton Brothers, Warsaw; Intertech and MPS Eggs, both in North Manchester; Slate Auto Plant, Warsaw and Nappanee Boys and Girls Club.

TVHS receives $10,000 Dekko grant to launch photography program

Tippecanoe Valley High School has announced the receipt of a $10,000 grant from the Dekko Foundation to support the launch of a new photography class.

The new program will help students to explore their creativity, develop technical skills and discover potential career paths in the visual arts.

“We are thrilled to partner with the Dekko Foundation, an organization that shares our belief in the transformative power of the arts in education,” said Ashlie Schlemmer, director of communications and marketing for the Tippecanoe Valley School Corp. “This grant allows our students to express themselves and build confidence. Integrating the arts into education cultivates not only creativity but critical thinking, empathy and a deeper understanding of the human experience — essential qualities for meaningful learning and leadership.”

“I am so excited and thankful to have received a $10,000 grant from the Dekko Foundation for my new photography program,” said Lisa Lynch, photography and

art teacher at Tippecanoe Valley High School. “We can purchase 17, professional Canon cameras with newer technology plus accessories. Having professional cameras will aid in learning manual settings essential for taking professional photographs. This will open opportunities for photographic careers such as photojournalism, marketing or having their own photography business.”

The cameras have video capabilities, which opens more opportunities and advancements in the future.

Lynch has already begun teaching students about composition and encouraging a shift in mindset.

“They are now artists, photographers. They have agency. They get to tell their stories, and we get to see life through their lens. What’s really cool is seeing students apply that knowledge in their photos,” said Lynch.

Tippecanoe Valley High School is highlighting the grant from Dekko in conjunction with National Arts in Education Week, Sept. 14-20.

Community foundation grant expands adult learning in Rochester

The Fulton County Community Foundation awarded a $2,000 grant to Warsaw Adult Education to expand services for Fulton County residents.

Through Rochester Schools, Warsaw Adult Education provides adults the opportunity to earn a High School Equivalency diploma or improve their English language skills.

Director of Adult Education Leo Patiño said the funding helped kick-start the HSE program in Rochester.

“Warsaw Adult Education is deeply grateful to the Northern Indiana Community Foundation for its generous grant in support of Adult Education services in Rochester and the surrounding area,” Patiño said. “This investment will allow us to kick-start our High School Equivalency program. We are always looking to

expand our community partners, so give us a call if interested.”

Classes are led by Rochester’s own Jaimie Kirkwood, who returned as Adult Education teacher. Together with WAE, she is committed to empowering students and creating opportunities that transform lives.

An orientation for new students was held Sept. 3 at 6 p.m. at The Learning Center in Rochester. Interested participants can still register at warsawschools. org/o/wae

The grant was made possible through the generosity of donors to community funds at the Fulton County Community Foundation.

To learn more about supporting programs like this or applying for future grants, residents can visit nicf.org or contact Fulton County Director of Development Brian Johnson at (574) 224-3223.

Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation to host ‘Drive 4 Your School’ fundraiser Friday, Sept. 12

TVSC is gearing up for one of their most impactful and effortless fundraisers of the year — Drive 4 Your School, sponsored by Kerlin Ford Motors in Silver Lake. On Friday, Sept. 12, community members will have the opportunity to support local students simply by taking a short test drive in a Ford vehicle.

For every test drive and completed survey, Ford will donate $30 to Tippecanoe Valley schools, with the potential to raise up to $6,000 in a single

day. These funds directly support student programs, academic competitions, and special incentives for both students and staff.

“This fundraiser is a perfect example of how small actions can lead to big impact,” said Ashlie Schlemmer, director of communications and marketing.

“This is one of the easiest ways to make a big difference.”

Event locations and times are:

• Akron Elementary School, 8-10 a.m.

• Mentone Elementary School, 10 a.m. to noon.

• TVMS/TVHS Campus (kickoff event), 12:30-7:30 p.m.

To participate:

• Pre-register using the quick form provided by the school.

• Take a short test drive in a Ford vehicle.

• Complete a brief survey after your drive.

Join school officials on Friday, Sept. 12 and help drive success for students —one test drive at a time.

HONORING CREIGHTON BROTHERS U.S. Rep. Rudy Yakym, left, surprised Creighton Brothers in Kosciusko County with a Congressional Record to celebrate its 100th year in the egg production business. Shown with him is Mindy Creighton-Truex. Photo provided by the office of U.S. Rep. Rudy Yakym.

September and Sepsis Awareness Month

Editor’s Note: Lyndsey Schrimsher is the Director of Infection Prevention and Employee Health for Woodlawn Health.

By LYNDSEY SCHRIMSHER MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CHSE Woodlawn Health

September is Sepsis Awareness Month. Sepsis is the No. 1 cause of death in hospitals and the No. 1 cost of hospitalization in the U.S., consuming more than $53 billion in in-hospital costs each year.

Woodlawn Health has worked hard to develop evidence-based protocols to recognize and treat

sepsis quickly. Over 87% of sepsis cases develop outside of the hospital. This means that most people with sepsis are already severely ill before they come to the hospital. It is essential that community members be informed on how to recognize signs of sepsis and when to seek help. Sur-

veys have shown that only 66% of adults are aware of the term sepsis. Of those 66% who are aware, only 19% could identify four common symptoms. What Is Sepsis?

Sepsis is a life-threatening emergency that occurs when your body has a severe reaction to an infection. Essentially, the immune system cannot keep up and infection causes toxins to be released in the body that result in damage to your organs, such as your brain, heart, kidneys, lungs and more. If untreated, this damage to your organ can result in life-threatening consequences.

Just like a stroke or heart attack, treating sepsis is most effective when initiated immediately. Sepsis can begin with almost any type of infection. It could begin as something small such as a bug bite or something more serious such as pneumonia.

What Should I Look Out For?

Think T.I.M.E. If you experience these symptoms, call 911 or go to the hospital.

• Temperature — change in temperature (higher or lower than normal).

• Infection — signs and symptoms of infection (example: UTI, pneumonia, infected wounds).

• Mental Decline — confused, sleepy, difficult to wake up.

• Extremely Ill — severe pain or discomfort, difficulty breathing.

For more information about sepsis, sepsis.org has many resources available for patients, providers, organizations and more.

How Can I Prevent Sepsis?

Infection prevention is the key to preventing sepsis.

• Vaccination: Many viral and bacterial infections, such as flu, varicella (chicken pox), RSV and pneumonia are preventable with vaccination. The vaccines trick your body into thinking it has the virus infection so that your body will create soldiers (antibodies) to fight the virus. These “soldiers” remember what the virus looks like so next time you are exposed to it, you body recognizes it as the enemy and fights the virus off before it gets out of control.

• Hygiene: Wash your hands frequently (before and after food, after using the bathroom, after coughing/blowing your nose, after touching animals, after being outside or public areas). Use running water, use soap and dry well with a clean towel. Remove jewelry, such as rings, before washing. Don’t forget between your fingers, the tops of your hands, and the sides of your thumbs as these are the most commonly missed areas. Hand sanitizer is appropriate for use when the hands are not visibly dirty.

• Wound Care: Every time there is a break in the skin from a cut, scrape or incision, it creates a portal for bacteria to enter the body. Keep wounds clean and covered. Notify your doctor immediately if the wound becomes warm, red, painful, or has drainage as these may be signs of infection.

• Treating Infections: Infections that do occur should be treated quickly to avoid turning into sepsis. Bacterial infections may require antibiotics prescribed by a provider to effectively clear.

Antibiotics prescriptions should be followed exactly and to completion to avoid the bacteria become resistant to antibiotics. Most viral infections do not require medications but there are some that can be treated with anti-viral medications and other medications.

References:

• Rhee C, et al. JAMA. 2017;318(13):1241-1249. jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2654187.

• Liu V, et al. JAMA. 2014;312(1):90-92. jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1873131&resultClick=3.

• Torio C, Moore B. HCUP Statistical Brief #204. May 2016. hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb204-Most-Expensive Hospital-Conditions.pdf.

• Buchman TG, Simpson SQ, Sciarretta KL, et al. Crit Care Med. 2020;48(3):302-318. journals.lww.com/ccmjournal/ FullText/2020/03000/Sepsis_ Among_Medicare_Beneficiaries__3_The.4.aspx.

• Sepsis Alliance (2025). sepsis. org/sepsis-basics/prevention.

LYNDSEY SCHRIMSHER MSN, NPD-BC, CHSE

NEW ELKS LODGE MEMBERS — Rochester Elks Lodge No. 2120 initiated new members on Friday, Aug. 22, at the Elks lodge, Rochester. New members from left are Austin Czichilski, Nedra Coplen, Gary Korzik and Eric Chase. Photo provided by Sandy Eck.

NEW TO THE ELKS — Shown are some more of the new members initated into the Rochester Elks Lodge No. 2120 Friday, Aug. 22. Pictured from left are Clifford Ogle, Pamela Cloud, Jill Claxton, Kathy King and Mary Clem. Photo provided by Sandy Eck.