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Bridal Show - The Decatur Daily Democrat
SATURDAY January 16, 2016 Democrat An independent newspaper serving Adams County, Indiana since 1857 Top positions are filled at hospital IN BRIEF MLK Day: Some open, some closed There be no school for students at North Adams Community Schools, Adams Central Schools and South Adams School Monday in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Classes in all three districts will resume at their normal times on Tuesday. City offices in Decatur will be open as normal on Monday, but all county government offices will be closed that day. All city offices and departments will be open as usual in Berne. Branches of the U.S. Postal Service will be closed and there will be no home delivery Monday. Vaping to be discussed at AMH Jan. 27 Drug Free Adams County will host a presentation entitled: “Vaping: What’s All the Hype?” from noon-1 p.m. Jan. 27 in Decatur Room 1 at Adams Memorial Hospital. Nancy Cripe, Executive Director of Tobacco Free Allen County, will be the featured speaker. She will discuss: • What vaping devices look like and how they work; • Known and possible risks, with comparisons to traditional tobacco smoke risks; • Attitudes and beliefs about vaping; • The appeal of vaping to youth; • The investment of the tobacco industry in vaping; • Alternative uses for vaping devices; and • Tobacco-related policies/laws that do or don’t apply to vaping devices, and what the implications are in either case. Local law enforcement will describe what they have seen in Adams County. Resources and Drug Free Adams County t-shirts will be provided while supplies last. No recycling in Monroe on Tuesday Recycling at the Monroe fairgrounds, conducted by the county solid waste management district, will be closed on Tuesday. The next recycling day there will be the first Tuesday in February, weather permitting. The county transfer station will be open Jan. 19 and will accept items for recycling. 75¢ Chief Nursing Officer, Chief Medical Officer announced Bellmont Early College freshman Joe Mendoza continues great study habits the first week back from winter break. Photo provided Student sings praises of Bellmont Early College (Editor’s note: The following story was submitted by Emily Smitley, a senior at Bellmont High School.) Bellmont Early College is a great way for high school students to excel in high school and earn college credits before graduating. Students have the potential to earn up to 43 credit hours at Bellmont, which is more than the average college student earns in their first year. A full-time college student earns 30 credit hours for the year. Bellmont works closely with IVY Tech Community College and Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne to offer dual credit class at a fraction of the cost at the college level. That means students are saving money and lower college debt. The Bellmont Early College program is about helping students study, stay on track, keeping students’ grades up along with helping guide the students, so that they have developed the necessary skills required for collegiate academic success. Why Be In BEC? them excel academically and personally. Early College students are put in the same Student Resource Time for four years. During SRT, students are able to study with other students that are in the same college classes. They are also given other help with PSAT, SAT and ACT preparation. Another advantage of being part of the Early College program is that school counselors go over scholarships more vigorously, which helps increase students’ chances of being on the receiving end of financial aid. Bellmont Early College students go on two college visits per year to help them decide what they like about specific colleges and which one might be the right fit for them. Counselor Michelle Blackburn guides one of Students receive the three senior Bellmont Early College SRT enhanced support to help classes with their college scholarships. Personnel moves aplenty approved at NA By J SWYGART The North Adams Community School’s board of education on Tuesday accepted the resignations of five employees, all of whom have already left the district’s employ. Ashley Soltwedel resigned her position as high school English teacher, Teresa Simon resigned as custodian at Northwest Elementary, Kassidy Watkins resigned as North Adams/Adams Wells interpreter, Lisa Reed resigned as payroll coordinator and Brandon Razo resigned as assistant high school boys soccer coach and middle school head boys soccer coach. Assigned to various positions within the school district were: Elizabeth Buuck, ACCESS instructor; Spencer Heimann and Cassandra Heimann, paraprofessionals at Northwest Elementary; Pamelia Bragg-Coy, high school custodian; and Tiffany Allison, payroll manager. Extra-curricular assignments included Michelle Hutker, Scholastic Spanish Club; Dane Fuelling, Scholastic German Club; Andy Heim, team leader high school language arts; Janelle Gressla, team leader high school CTE electives; Scott Rayburn, high school journalism; Bill Richman and Alex Leavell, freshman class sponsors. Reassigned to new positions were Deb Shannon, from special ed paraprofessional to general education paraprofessional; and Nancy Mosure, from high school custodian to Northwest Elementary custodian. Brian Henkenius was approved as a volunteer for the middle school basketball program. A newly-created position was See PERSONNEL, Page 2 Two positions at the top of the nursing and physician ranks of the Adams Memorial Hospital have been filled recently, according to an announcement from JoEllen Eidam, chief executive officer at the hospital. Theresa Bradtmiller, a Wells County resident with more than 35 years of nursing experience, has been hired to be the new AMH Chief Nursing Officer, while AMH emergency room physician Dr. Scott Smith was named as the hospital’s Chief Medical Officer. Bradtmiller comes to AMH from St. Joseph’s Hospital in Fort Wayne, where she was most recently an administrative d i r e c t o r. According to Eidam, she brings nursing experience orthoBrandtmiller in paedics, m e d - s u rg , oncology, behavioral health and pediatrics with her to her new post and is currently the president of the Northeast Indiana Organization of Nurse Executives, an organization to promote leadership and support development of nurses. Bradtmiller called her move to AMH “a great opportunity.” “I’m really excited about it. One of the first things that I observed when I visited was that it seemed like a great place to work and more Smith importantly the employees here genuinely seem to be happy to work here,” the new nursing chief officer said. Bradtmiller said her goals center around being “a team player with the best interests of patient safety and our staff in mind. It is one of my big priorities to have a staff engaged in their work, one that continues to be happy in working here.” She and her husband, Dave, have seven children and 24 grandchildren. She received her Bachelor of Nursing diploma from St. Joseph’s School of Nursing and her master’s degree from the University of St. Francis in Fort Wayne. Bradtmiller said of her first goals to accomplish as See AMH TEAM, Page 2 Mellencamp seeks 2nd term on county council From 2000 Tony Mellencamp of to 2004 they Berne, a Republican, has also owned filed for re-election to one Tree’s Driveof the three at-large seats In in Berne. on the Adams County Mellencamp Council. is a former In a prepared statemember of the ment, Mellencamp said, South Adams “I am excited to have learned so much about Mellencamp School Board in 2002. He county government these was electpast four years and will continue to press forward ed in 2012 to the county with the best I have to offer council. for the citizens of Adams He is a past member of United Way of Adams County. “Since being elected in County, the Adams County 2012, I have tried to work EMA and the Berne Board with all county agencies of Zoning Appeals. He conand groups to assess their tinues to serve on the Berne needs and get a feel for Chamber of Commerce how things work in their board of directors and part of our home county. the executive board of I wish to continue this for the Indiana Academy of another term. I am a firm Science, Mathematics and believer in listening first, Humanities, as well as asking questions and then other committees as part assessing prior to making of his council duties. decisions which will affect Mellencamp was a fund drive chairman of the our citizens.” Mellencamp is a 1978 Berne Community Chest graduate of Jennings and was a co-fund drive County High School and chairman for the United attended Milligan College Way of Adams County. He in Tennessee. Born in is past secretary of the Seymour, he moved to Berne Adams County Republican in 1987 to accept a position Party. at the Berne Tri-Weekly “It is imperative that News. In 1997, Mellencamp council and commissioners and his wife, Kaye, opened continue to work together East of Chicago Pizza Co. and be on the same page in Berne and continue when it comes to being See COUNCIL, Page 3 to operate that business. Decatur Daily Democrat Presents The 2016 Bridal Show ADAMS COUNTY Sunday, March 6th, 2016 ~ Noon - 4pm at Mirage Reception Hall Free Admission to Public L ocal /S tate Page 2A • Saturday, January 16, 2016 Digital Views Decatur Daily Democrat Your Local Weather Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed 1/16 1/17 1/18 1/19 1/20 By Mark Turner A Fantastic Flop I’ll admit it up front, I’m a comic book fan. No, I don’t still buy them but I grew up with them and have an appreciation for the work that goes into making a comic book. Because of that I’m in geek heaven lately with all of the comic book movies and shows on TV. And for the most part they’re doing a great job of these. But when they get it wrong they really get it wrong. Like the new “Fantastic Four” movie. The movie opens with grade school age Reed Richards and Ben Grimm becoming friends in a school where the other kids don’t appreciate Reed’s genius. Ben us picked on by his older brother. Years later at the science fair, Reed (Miles Teller) and Ben (Jamie Bell) have a project the teachers don’t understand, but one that Dr. Franklin Storm notices. He offers Reed a full scholarship to come study and work with him. Reed takes him up on the offer and helps work on a secret project that will transport people to and from another dimension. Already working on the project are Dr. Storm’s daughter Sue (Kate Mara), Dr. Storm’s trouble making son Johnny (Michael B. Jordan) and another prodigy who is difficult to work with and has a thing for Sue, Victor Von Doom (Toby Kebbell). The Harmes team gets the machine ate Broker, to work and the governES, ment Personalmoves in to take it over before they have a Appraiser 0chance to go to the other side themselves. A night of disappointment and drinking finds Johnny, Doom, Reed and Ben (who Reed wants nberger to atshare the adventure eers 63 with) sneaking into the lab to take a trip to the other dimension on their own without approval. Harmes They get there and are ate Broker, by the landscape amazed ES, that they find there. But Personal one thing leads to anothAppraiser er and they end up hav0 ing to escape before the land crumbles beneath their feet. In their haste Victor is accidentally left behind and falls into the nberger green lava looking subeers at stance that covers every63 thing. Glitches prevent Harmes Harmes 0 news items The Democrat is eager to publish news items submitnberger ted by the public. eers at 63 Send news and/or photos via email to: jandrews@decatur dailydemocrat.com 11/-2 12/4 19/16 26/22 Snow showers in the morning. Highs in the low teens and lows -4 to 0F. Sunshine. Highs in the low teens and lows in the mid single digits. Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper teens and lows in the mid teens. Considerable cloudiness. Highs in the mid 20s and lows in the low 20s. Sunrise: 8:01 AM Sunrise: 8:01 AM Sunrise: 8:00 AM Sunrise: 8:00 AM Sunrise: 7:59 AM Sunset: 5:37 PM Sunset: 5:38 PM Sunset: 5:39 PM Sunset: 5:40 PM Sunset: 5:41 PM ©2016 AMG | Parade High Precip River 44 .14” rain 7.95 ft. From the Decatur weather station AMH TEAM ‘Fantastic Four’ is not even worth a free rental. the doors of the pod from teen rather than a sciclosing on all sides but entist who works willthe pod makes it back as ingly side by side with Reed. The romantic angle the lab explodes. Reed wakes to find between Sue and Reed that he’s changed. As a is tossed aside. To show matter of fact all of them that comic movies can have changed, including handle diversity, Johnny Sue, who had run to the is now black rather than lab as they were return- the blonde haired teen of ing. Ben now looks like the comics. And Doom … he’s made of giant rocks, well, he no longer sports Sue can control force the iconic armor that he fields and turn invisible, does in the comic, instead Johnny can becoming having a hardened lava a flaming human being body instead. Comic fans and Reed can stretch his hated this film and it’s body. When he sees what easy to see why. As for the movie they are doing with this, turning them into weap- side of things well that ons, Reed escapes the doesn’t work either. The lab and searches on his film moves at a snail’s own for a way to turn pace, taking over an hour to get the group them back. He is eventually caught changed into what they by the government and will become known for. And Harmes during that time it taken to a top secret baseBeth Estate Broker, do much to get where they’ve recreatedRealdoesn’t SRES, the viewer emotionally the pod and lab. The planSFR, Personal involved with the characis to return to the otherCertified Property Appraiser ters. 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Market St. Bluffton, IN 46714 Past Digital Views reviews, other current reviews and more can be found online at http:// dvddigitalviews.blogspot. com a CNO is to “get to know the community. My husband and I live near Uniondale in Wells County, so we’ve been in the area, but I want to get to know the people and the organizations in Adams County.” Smith will become the first Chief Medical Officer in the history of Adams Memorial Hospital. He started working at the hospital in 1998 and became a full-time emergency room physician in 2000. As CMO, Smith’s role will primarily deal with the clinical operations of the hospital, with a focus on medical staff issues. He will be heavily involved with many of the physician committees at the hospital, including credentials and medical records/utilization review. He will also serve as the physician representative on the hospital’s quality council committee. “I look forward to getting more involved in quality and safety projects throughout the hospital, as well as having a leadership role in the Service Excellence Initiative we started recently,” Smith said. He will work on physician recruitment and retention for the hospital as well. Smith will remain the manager of Adams Outpatient Behavioral Health. Dr. Cameron Nelson will now serve as the Emergency Department Medical director. Dr. Nick Lazoff will remain as the EMS Medical Director. Smith and his wife, Dawn, have three children. DON PLUMBING • HEATING • COOLING Since 1978, Don Myers Plumbing & Heating has been your place for all your plumbing, heating, and cooling needs. Specializing in residential and commercial jobs, you can expect our experienced, friendly staff to take care of your needs. Our long standing reputation in the Berne area for personalized, quality work is unmatched. Give us a call today. Cell: 260-609-1283 CO19900129/AC31200014 ies based on comics failing. It’s also why movies that Marvel actually has a hand in making have succeeded (this one was made by 20th Century Fox, who still owns the rights to the Fantastic Four). While some weren’t happy with the two previous “Fantastic Four” films they were leaps and bounds better than this hunk of scrap. It’s a movie that’s not worth a free rental should you have the opportunity. It might not even be worth watching for free on TV. My suggestion is to ignore it and maybe it will die a quick and painless death. 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He won the Air Traffic Controller of the Year Award from Aug. 15, 1973Aug. 31, 1974. After retirement, he worked at Bluffton High School and First Missionary Church. He enjoyed cross word puzzles, camping, traveling, bowling and golfing. Among survivors are his loving wife of 60 years, Elizabeth Andrews; children, Gregory (Rhonda) Andrews, Pamela (Tom) Ruble, Suzette (Dean) Grote, Rebecca (Jeff) Ruble and Thomas (Tammy) Andrews; 14 grandchildren; and 16 great grandchilAndrews dren. He was preceded in death by his brother, Leroy Andrews, and sister, Gretchen Steward. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at First Presbyterian Church in Ossian. Burial will be in Horeb Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1-4 and 6-8 p.m. Sunday at Elzey-Patterson-Rodak Funeral Home, Ossian, and one hour prior to services at the church. Preferred memorials are to American Alzheimer’s Association, Family Life Care or First Presbyterian Church, Ossian. Online condolences may be made at elzey-patterson-rodak.com. Patrick E. Hackman Patrick E. “Rick” Hackman, 66, Decatur, died Jan. 14, 2016, at Adams Memorial Hospital. Rick was born in Adams County Dec. 20, 1949, to the late Patrick J. Hackman and Mary Maxine (Betty) (Marbaugh) Lee. He was a member of Zion Lutheran Church. He retired as a truck driver for Erie Haven. Rick was a Lance Corporal with the United States Marines, serving in Viet Nam; and a member of the American Legion Post 43. Among survivors are four sons, Joe Hackman, Scott L. Hackman, Gregory L. “Bushy” (Kimberly) Hackman and Dalton P. (Kimmy) Hackman, all of Decatur; two brothers, Michael Hartsough and Jeffrey “Willy” (Debbie) Hackman, both of Decatur; and four Hackman grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Haggard-Sefton & Hirschy Funeral Home. Pastor James Voorman will be officiating. Burial will be in Decatur Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday, also at the funeral home. Preferred memorials are to The Wounded Warriors Project or Shriners Children’s Hospital. Online condolences may be made at www.hshfuneralhome.com. the NEW YORK (AP) — Sean Penn says his article on Mexican drug lord Joaquin ‘‘El Chapo’’ Guzman ‘‘failed’’ in its mission. Speaking to CBS’ ‘‘60 Minutes,’’ the actor said his intention in tracking down the escaped drug kingpin and writing about him for ‘‘Rolling Stone’’ was to kick-start a discussion of the U.S. government’s policy on the War on Drugs. But the public’s attention has instead been focused on the fact that Penn found and met with Guzman for seven hours in a mountain hideout last October while he was still evading Mexican officials. He was apprehended INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A bird flu virus that’s a different strain than the one that ravaged turkey and chicken farms in the Midwest last summer has been found at a southern Indiana turkey farm, federal officials said Friday. The H7N8 flu strain was confirmed at a commercial turkey farm in Dubois County, about 70 miles west of Louisville, Kentucky, after samples from birds were taken when the farm saw a surge in turkey deaths, according to Dissolution of marriage Carol S. Shepherd of Geneva and Terry Shepherd of Bluffton. Civil collections: Bank of America was awarded $14,116.36 from Tim Klingensmith the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The strain is highly contagious for birds; the USDA said no human infections with the viral strain have been detected. It’s a different strain than the H5N2 virus that cost turkey and egg producers, mostly in the Upper Midwest, about 48 million birds. Wild birds’ northern migration was blamed for the original spread of the H5N2 virus, which began to accelerate widely in the spring, not the winter months. Indiana 4 sentenced in local courts Gerald W. Toole of Decatur. Adams Memorial Hospital was awarded the following: $567.48 from Melissa G. Delarosa of Fort Wayne. $237.80 from Dayton E. Glover of Monroeville. $1,332.56 from Tonia L. Benge of Decatur. $1,091.50 from Melvina M. Buckner of Decatur. $1,743.52 from Katherine L. Sauerwine of Decatur. $1,889.98 from April J. Gilbert from Decatur. $1,430.82 from Nancy L. Reinhart from Decatur. $1,186.45 from Brian D. Kershner of Decatur. only last week after six months on the run. Excerpts from the interview with Penn were released Friday. The interview airs on ‘‘60 Minutes’’ Sunday. Penn has been drawn into a controversy over whether he may have assisted in the recapture effort, or, conversely, may have prolonged the search by keeping silent until the article was published last week. Penn said the Mexican government was ‘‘clearly very humiliated’’ but insisted he had played no role in Guzman’s eventual recapture. ‘‘We had met with him many weeks earlier,’’ he says. ‘‘On October 2nd, in a place nowhere near where he was captured.’’ Guzman’s reason for agreeing to meet with the Hollywood star was first explained as resulting from his interest in having a movie made about him. Then it seemed his interest was in a face-toface encounter not with Penn, but with the contact who was bringing them together: Mexican actress Kate del Castillo, with whom Guzman openly flirted in recently published text messages. For his part, Penn said he had only one true mission. Guzman, he said, was someone through whom ‘‘I could begin a conversation about the policy Penn of the war on drugs. That was my simple idea.’’ The Rolling Stone article set off a bombshell, including criticism over the magazine’s willingness to give Guzman approval of the article before it was published. There was also suspicion about Penn’s qualifications as a Hollywood star, not an established journalist, to report such a big story. Bird flu found at Indiana turkey farm not same as 2015 virus D Marriage applications Bradley D. McEwen and Angela D. Pittard, both of Geneva. Justin M. Pollocl, Lake In The Hills, Ill., and Amy M. McLaughlin, Harvard, Ill. Jason G. Strickler and Jenna M. Adams, both of Decatur. Rex M. Moore and Gayle M. Reinhart, both of Decatur. Saturday, January 16, 2016 • Page 3A Sean Penn tells ‘60 Minutes’ his El Chapo mission failed One case was recently settled in Adams County Circuit Court by Judge Chad Kukelhan. Brandy S. Mojica, Decatur, pleaded guilty to theft, a Level 6 felony. She was sentenced to home detention, with 109 days credit, and must pay $965 restitution. Three cases were settled in Superior Court by Judge Patrick Miller. Russell R. Galloway, eath notice Westville, was found guilty to battery with moderate bodily injury, a Level 6 felony. He was Gerald W. Toole, 77, Decatur, died Friday. sentenced to 670 days in Arrangements are pending at Haggard-Sefton & jail, to run consecutively Hirschy Funeral Home. Courthouse News R ecord to two prior cases. Joshua M. McCowan, Geneva, pleaded guilty to theft, a Level 6 felony. He was sentenced to 912 days in prison, with all but 100 days of time served suspended. He was also sentenced to two years of probation, must obtain counseling, must pay $368 in restitution and must not trespass at Wal-Mart. Charles K. Belcher, Westville, pleaded guilty to check fraud, a Class D felony. He was sentenced to nine months in prison, to run consecutively with a previous case. wildlife experts said that southern migration happened later than normal this year because of the mild weather, but it’s unclear ‘‘how much of a factor that has been in this,’’ according to Indiana Board of Animal Health spokeswoman Denise Derrer. ‘‘We hope we can get some more information as we do a little bit of epi- demiology down at that site,’’ she said, noting that the virus spreads between birds through eye or beak mucous or feces. Indiana’s poultry industry brings in $2.5 billion a year, Derrer said, adding that the state leads the country in duck production, is No. 3 in egg production and fourth in turkeys. COUNCIL From Page 1 of the Affordable Care Act,” he added. “We have to be diligent and work with the commissioners and county employees to ensure the best and most affordable health insurance while also being conservative with tax dollars. “It has been an honor to serve the county the past four years and I ask for your trust with another four years. I promise to work hard in serving you if given another term on council,” Mellencamp concluded. conservative with county funds,” Mellencamp said in the press release announcing his candidacy. “At a time when the state is keeping more and counties are getting less to do more, fiscal conservatism needs to rule the day. “There are many issues that continue to be a priority — not the least of which is insurance and the high cost since the implementation Memorial Coliseum January 21, 22, 23 & 24th Quarterly probation report released The Adams County Probation Department recently released its quarterly report for Oct. 1-Dec. 31, 2015. The department received 17 new juvenile cases, filed 20 juvenile intake reports and supervised a total of 52 juveniles on probation. Additionally, there were 21 new adult felony cases; 36 new adult misdemeanor cases; and there were 286 felony cases and 532 misdemeanor cases supervised. In the fourth quarter of 2015, 79 violation of probation petitions — seven juvenile, 37 adult felons and 35 adult misdemeanors — and 20 presentence investigation reports were filed with the Adams Circuit and Adams Superior courts. During the same time period, the department collected a total of $14,449.88 in restitution. Overall, the Adams County Probation Department investigated and supervised a total of 870 cases during this quarter. The number of cases investigated and supervised on probation by each of the six probation officers in the department averaged 145. 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Marine helicopters collide, search under way HALEIWA, Hawaii (AP) — Two Marine Corps helicopters carrying six crew members each collided and went down off the Hawaiian island of Oahu while on a nighttime training mission, and rescuers searched choppy waters Friday where debris had been sighted, military officials said. There was no immediate word on the fate of those aboard or what caused the accident. The transport helicopters known as CH-53Es crashed just before midnight Thursday, officials said. A Coast Guard helicopter and C-130 airplane spotted a debris field 2 1/2 miles offshore early Friday. The debris covered an area of 2 miles, Marine Capt. Timothy Irish said. The choppers are part of the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Known as Super Stallions, they are the U.S. military’s largest helicopter, capable of carrying a light armored vehicle, 16 tons of cargo or a team of combatequipped Marines, according to a Marine Corps website. We are seeking individuals located in ADAMS County Indiana, VAN WERT, ALLEN, AUGLAIZE Counnes in Ohio interested in building barns & being caring farmers to Cooper Farms’ turkeys. Contact Bill Staugler 1-888-375-8759 [email protected] Page 4A • Saturday, January 16, 2016 O pinion Decatur Daily Democrat Civil rights, intolerance & a tale of two governors The Decatur Daily Democrat Ron Storey, Publisher J Swygart, Opinion Page Editor Looking to the future with hope By DONNA BRAZILE There are historical moments that often slip by both pundits and partisans. President Obama’s final State of the Union address is one of them. Blake Hounshell is Politico’s digital editorial director, a veteran journalist who is given to wry tweets and light mocking of politicians. But, humorous, or serious, I quote his tweet because it mirrored the common partisan Republican reaction: “Obama spends (his) entire speech attacking Republicans and then wonders why American politics is so divisive.” Calling Obama’s State of the Union an attack on Republicans — some said it was anti-Trump — is like saying that the Gettysburg Address was an attack on the Confederacy. Or that President Lincoln made an anti-Jefferson Davis speech. This is how I saw the speech — and yes, I am a partisan too: Obama’s final State of the Union address was more a declaration of America’s core values, of our commonly held principles that should transcend our political divisions. This final address embodied more of his core beliefs and the president’s clear, firm vision for America’s future. Like most presidents entering their final year, Obama was supposed to do a few victory laps, recall his accomplishments, offer a few platitudes, and slink away to “lame duck” status for the rest of the election year. Instead, he “put the pedal to the metal,” as NASCAR fans say. Obama also plunged into the 2016 presidential election like a man whose strong convictions have not wavered, and one who has every intention of leading until the next president is on the inaugural platform and says, “So help me, God.” Obama listed four questions the nation needs to answer. Personally, I liked question four best: “First, how do we give everyone a fair shot at opportunity and security in this new economy? “Second, how do we make technology work for us, and not against us ... “Third, how do we keep America safe and lead the world without becoming its policeman? “And finally, how can we make our politics reflect what’s best in us, and not what’s worst?” South Carolina Republican Gov. Nikki Haley also acknowledged Obama’s call for better politics, and made a remarkable and courageous admission that we won’t hear out of Washington, except from Obama and a handful of members of Congress: “We need to be honest with each other, and with ourselves: While Democrats in Washington bear much responsibility for the problems facing America today, they do not bear it alone. There is more than enough blame to go around. “We as Republicans need to own that truth. We need to recognize our contributions to the erosion of the public trust in America’s leadership. We need to accept that we’ve played a role in how and why our government is broken.” Obama acknowledged his role: “It’s one of the few regrets of my presidency ... that the rancor and suspicion between the parties has gotten worse instead of better. There’s no doubt a president with the gifts of Lincoln or Roosevelt might have better bridged the divide. “The future we want,” Obama said, “will only happen if we fix our politics.” Obama wasn’t merely referring to one candidate’s out-sized, crude, even cruel, rhetoric, mouthed daily, though that’s important to correct. But in a season where political correctness seems under attack and big money is flowing through the political gridlock, it’s simply impossible to find common ground. Obama went further. He believes the way to fix government is to begin to reform our political system itself. He said we need to reform campaign financing and end the practice where a few families and hidden special interests control the ads on the airwaves. Most importantly, “We’ve got to make voting easier, not harder, and modernize it for the way we live now.” Obama also implored citizens to act on how we vote: urging us to demand that Congressional districts be drawn so that the voters pick a candidate, rather than having a candidate who picks the voters he wants. “I can’t do these things on my own.” Obama said, “Changes in our political process ... depend on you. That’s what’s meant by a government of, by and for the people.” We the People. We the American people. This final address should challenge us all to work together and fix our politics, because we are very important stakeholders in our democracy. In just a few weeks, every eligible citizen will have an opportunity to vote. And the menu is full of candidates promising to fix this or change that. We’re going to choose between two distinct worldviews — either the one that contracts and retreats, or the one Obama laid out, and enter the future with hope, not fear. I still believe in hope — hope in the powerful sense that we are indeed ready for a better future. DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT VOL. CXIV, NO. 13, Sat., Jan. 16, 2016 The Decatur Daily Democrat (USPS 150-780) is published daily except Sundays, New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day and Christmas Day by: HORIZON PUBLISHING CO. OF INDIANA, 141. S. Second St., Decatur, IN 46733. Periodicals postage paid at Decatur, IN. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Decatur Daily Democrat,141 S. 2nd St., Decatur, IN 46733. INDIANAPOLIS — Last October, Hoosier Republicans heard South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley at their fall dinner. Twice in the past year, it was Haley who generated national headlines. The first came last June in the aftermath of the Mother Emanuel Church massacre in Charleston, where a young man murdered nine parishioners in an attempt to set off a race war. Haley’s response as governor is now etched in the annals of modern civil rights. The second came minutes after President Obama’s final State of the Union address this past week. Haley gave the Republican rebuttal, and it included an admonishment of the kind of intolerance espoused by presiBy Brian dential candidate Howey Donald Trump. “During anxious times, it can be tempting to follow the siren call of the angriest voices,” she said. “We must resist that temptation. No one who is willing to work hard, abide by our laws, and love our traditions should ever feel unwelcome in this country.” What made Haley stand out in the first instance is how she reacted to the massacre. The Confederate battle flag was displayed on the mall of the Statehouse in Columbia. It was a symbol of the state’s ancestral heritage.. But to AfricanAmericans in the Palmetto state, it was a symbol of slavery. On June 22, Haley boldly explained, “We have an opportunity to show that not only was he wrong, but that just the opposite is happening. My hope is that by removing a symbol that divides us, we can move our state forward in harmony, and we can honor the nine blessed souls who are now in heaven.” Within days, Haley’s leadership helped the South Carolina legislature relegate the stars and bars to a museum, something no one could have predicted just weeks before. For months, many Hoosiers awaited a position from Gov. Mike Pence on the question of civil rights expansion for gay and transgender Hoosiers. On Tuesday night during his State of the State address, his position was minimalist. At a time when legislators sought guidance and leadership, Pence gave them only very broad parameters. The political dilemma facing Gov. Pence comes from his social conservative and evangelical base, which opposes any public accommodation for gays, as well as employment and housing protections. Rev. Ron Johnson, Jr. of the Indiana Pastors Alliance warned that by passing “special rights” it will “criminalize our beliefs and actually turn God himself into a discriminator.” This is not a mainstream view, certainly not for Democrats and many independents, and for a wide swathe of the Indiana Republican Party. With the U.S. Supreme Court ruling last June, gay marriage is now legal in the United States. But Johnson’s views resonate in this small, but vocal wing of the party. It is one that the Pence reelection campaign frets losing. Pence explained, “Our state constitution declares that ‘all people are created equal’ and I believe that no one should be harassed or mistreated because of who they are, who they love or what they believe. Hoosiers also cherish faith and the freedom to live out their faith in their daily lives. The question before you as elected representatives of the people of Indiana is whether it is necessary or even possible to reconcile these two values in the law without compromising the freedoms we hold dear.” Rev. Johnson would have you believe that the civil rights expansion issue is the creation of the news media, who he and his allies loudly denounced at a Statehouse rally last November, as well as Democrats and gays. The reality is this issue was stirred up by a classic political overreach. When social conservatives and family advocacy groups lost a 2014 attempt for a ballot referendum against samesex marriage, the resulting 2015 Religious Freedom Restoration Act became a consolation prize. Instead, it kicked off a state and national firestorm resulting in the civil rights issue we face today. Pence went on to say, “As you go about your work on this and other issues, know that I will always give careful consideration to any bill you send me, but legislation must be consistent with the Indiana Constitution,” Pence said. The pronouncement capped more than 150 days with the issue swirling around the governor, potentially splintering the business and social conservative wings of his Republican Party. The growing anticipation over Pence’s stance on the issue was one that begged for leadership, and Pence largely took a pass. The issue is now becoming a political smudge pot, obscuring the robust economy that should be giving Pence a political tail wind. State Sen. Travis Holdman, who has authored two bills on the issue, told me that there is time to find consensus. “It’s all about fair balance of protecting the rights of the LGBT community and the protecting religious liberty rights we have,” Holdman said. “I think when we get to the point of quieting the folks on the extreme right and the extreme left we’ll find sensible middle ground for Hoosiers.” If he does, it will be in spite of the governor, as opposed to one who took an active role in finding a solution, and bringing a semblance of unity back to his state. The columnist is publisher of Howey Politics Indiana at www. howeypolitics.com. Don’t try to breathe life into a dead scandal By GENE LYONS This just in: Nothing boosts circulation or enhances ratings like a sex scandal. The more prominent the actors and the more prurient the allegations, the better. Whatever factual adjustments become necessary to keep the narrative going, many journalists are eager to play along. For example, how did the current spat between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton over her husband’s well-known sins begin? Was it when Hillary, unwisely rising to the bait, criticized Trump’s “penchant for sexism”? Or was it earlier, when Trump described her taking bathroom break during a TV debate as “disgusting”? Most would say Trump’s bizarre insult jump-started things. However, if you watch “Morning Joe” or read accounts of Hillary’s supposedly “enabling” Bill Clinton’s transgressions, it’s pretty much all her fault. Always was. Even the New York Times, in an editorial arguing that “Trump is way out of line bringing up Mr. Clinton’s philandering,” couldn’t restrain itself from scolding her for allegedly attacking Bill’s paramours. “When Mr. Clinton ran for president in 1992,” editors chided, “Mrs. Clinton appeared on television beside him to assert that allegations involving Gennifer Flowers were false. In 1998, he admitted to that affair under oath.” Actually, no, he did not. In the famous “60 Minutes” interview, Bill Clinton had acknowledged “causing pain in my marriage.” He added that most adults would understand what that meant. Testifying in 1998, he admitted a single backseat tryst with Flowers, very far from the 12-year relationship she’d claimed. In her own deposition, she testified to earning more than $500,000 posing as Bill Clinton’s mistress. Besides claiming college degrees she’d never earned, beauty titles she’d never won, and even a twin sister who never existed, Flowers also managed to write an entire book without stipulating a single time and place where she and her famous paramour were ever together. Fans of MSNBC’s “Hardball” have evidently forgotten the August 1999 episode in which Flowers was permitted to accuse Bill Clinton of having political opponents murdered, while host Chris Matthews told her how hot she was. “You’re a very beautiful woman,” Matthews panted. “He knows that, you know that, and everybody watching knows that. Hillary Clinton knows that!” See, where Lewinsky was a star-struck amateur, Flowers was a seasoned professional. Echoing Trump, who’s been going around describing Hillary as an “enabler,” who “totally destroyed” women that accused Bill Clinton, New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd depicted her as a hypocrite for “running as a feminist icon” after smearing women who truthfully maligned him. And who would those be? Dowd provides exactly one example, the unfortunate Monica — the most reluctant “accuser” imaginable. And did Hillary not describe Lewinsky as a “narcissistic loony toon”? Apparently so, but in a private communication with her close friend Diane Blair, a University of Arkansas professor whose papers became available after her untimely death. It’s the press that turned it into a smear. If that’s the worst thing a middle-aged wife ever said about a young thing who threw herself at her husband, she should get the Nobel Peace Prize. So am I so naive that I believe Bill Clinton innocent of all charges? Certainly not. However, my suspicion is that like most public men with what the old Johnny Cash song called a “wicked wan- dering eye,” he waited for the woman to make the first move, and rarely had to wait very long. Indeed, I long ago learned that the way some women act around famous, powerful men — athletes, actors, musicians, politicians — contradicts almost everything your Mama (and every feminist since time began) said about how women behave. I have even witnessed women at writers’ conferences trying to trip novelists (and even the odd journalist) and beat them to the floor. I’ve also noticed that some can get vengeful when they don’t get what they want. Or even if they do. That’s why Hillary Clinton in particular ought to avoid academic-accented cant about women never lying about sexual assault. All human beings lie, and sex is one of the commonest things they lie about. Again, sorry, but there it is. Meanwhile, some reporters appear keen to return to those thrilling days of 1998 the way others yearn to experience Woodstock. I recently read a screed by a Vox reporter who was 8 years old when this all went down: Linda Tripp, Kathleen Willey, Michael Isikoff, the “Elves,” Kenneth Starr, the lot. He made a brave show of arguing that it would be “misleading and pernicious” to doubt the ever-changing tale of Juanita Broaddrick, an Arkansas nursing home owner (and Trump supporter) who claims that Bill Clinton raped her 40 years ago, but has also given sworn statements denying it. He appears unaware that a veritable army of jackleg private eyes and right-wing political operatives (many employed by Kenneth Starr) ransacked Arkansas for years without proving a thing. Please, not again. January 16, 2016 into his underground bunker in Berlin. In 1969, the Soviet spacecraft Soyuz 4 and Soyuz 5 completed the first docking of manned spacecraft. In 1979, the Shah of Iran fled his homeland in the wake of a revolution. In 2006, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf became the first female elected head of state of an African nation when she was sworn in as president of Liberia. Today is the 16th day of 2016 and the 26th day of winter. TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1920, the first meeting of the League of Nations was held in Paris. In 1945, Adolf Hitler moved Lyons is a nationally-syndicated columnist with the Arkansas Times. TODAY’S QUOTE: “Compassion is an unstable emotion. It needs to be translated into action, or it withers.” — Susan Sontag, “Regarding the Pain of Others” C ommunity Decatur Daily Democrat Saturday, January 16, 2016 • Page 5A y r r a a d u n e n Cal Ja 2016 What’s happening in Adams County? Adams Central Middle School held its annual Spelling Bee. Twelve students in grades six-eight participated in the Bee during their 30-minute “Leisure Reading” period. The runner-up was Laurel Tijerina and the champion was Phoebe Mayhew. Middle school principal, Jason Witizgreuter said, “All of our students did a great job and we are looking forward to seeing Phoebe participate in the Adams County Spelling Bee at 6 p.m. Feb. 2 at Bellmont Middle School. The Pavilion will start accepting registrations Jan. 15 for its February swim lessons. Preschool and adult beginner will be held at 10:20 a.m. and parent/tot and preschool will be held at 5 p.m. each Tuesday and Thursday from Feb. 2-25. Prices for the swim lessons are $20 for Wellness Pavilion members and $40 for non-members. Payment is due at registration, which may be done at the Pavilion. ni u m Com A series of free educational sessions on wellness will be offered every Thursday from 6:45-7:45 p.m. from Feb. 4-March 24. The public is invited to attend "The 7 Dimensions of Wellness" series. The first three sessions will be on emotional, physical and environmental wellness. Attendants can earn an entry into the drawing for attending each week and completing wellness challenges. Prizes will be a free one month individual membership, a free Muselman Wellness Pavilion T -shirt and a free 30-minute massage with Megan Dunlap. Wellness Series sessions will be cancelled in the event of inclement weather, listen to WZBD or visit the Wellness Pavilion Facebook page for cancelation announcement. Youth Volleyball Youth Volleyball for girls in grades second-fifth will be hosted by Bellmont Girls Volleyball coaches and players. All grade levels will meet from 9:30-11 a.m. Feb. 6, 13, 20 and 27; and March 5 and 12 at the Bellmont High School Auxiliary Gym. Registration deadline is Friday and $38 for fees is due at time of registration. This price includes a T-shirt. Daddy-Daughter Dance The annual DaddyDaughter Dance is set for 6-8 p.m. Feb. 20 at Riverside Center. Dads and Daughters will enjoy a live D.J. with dancing, light refreshments, games, prizes and a personal 4x6 couples photo to take home at the end of the evening. The cost is $20 per couple ($5 per additional daughter). Tickets will sell out for this event, so register soon. Mother-Son Dance The annual MotherSon Dance is set for 6-8 p.m. Feb. 27 at Riverside Center. Moms and daughters will enjoy a live D.J. with dancing, light refreshments, games, prizes and a personal 4x6 couples photo to take home at the end of the evening. The cost is $20 per couple ($5 per additional daughter). Tickets will sell out for this event, so register soon. For more information, call the Wellness Pavilion at 589-4496 or visit www.swissvillage.org. Registration forms are at http://in-adamscounty. civicplus.com/229/ Registration AC Spelling Bee champion is, left, sixth grader, Phoebe Mayhew; and runner-up is eighth grader, Laurel Tijerina. Photo provided Arthur & Gloria Muselman Wellness Pavilion Swim lessons ty Parks and Recreation Adams Central Community Schools: Spelling Bee winners announced Wellness classes SATURDAY, Jan. 16: A.A., 7 p.m., (open speaker/discussion) Cross Community Church, Berne. MONDAY, Jan. 18: Clothes Closet, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Damascus Road Church. A.A. Big Book discussion, 7 p.m., Decatur Church of God. Decatur Church of Christ Food Pantry, 8-10 a.m., for residents with last names beginning with A-L. TUESDAY, Jan. 19: Optimist Club, noon, Richard's Restaurant. Zumba, Southeast Elementary School, 4-5 p.m. A.A., 7 p.m., First United Methodist Church. MOPS, 9-11 a.m., First United Methodist Church. League for the Blind and Disabled support group, 1:30-3:30 p.m., Woodcrest. (Dec. 15 Noon) Adams County Emergency Management advisory board, 6:30 p.m., basement of Adams County Law Enforcement Center; local emergency planning committee immediately follows. WEDNESDAY, Jan. 20: Immanuel House, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 8545N C.R. 500E, Decatur. Operation Help food pantry for Decatur and Monroe residents, 1-4 p.m., Adams County Service Complex. Bring your own box or cloth bags. Free meal, 5-6 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 6th Street entrance. Adult Children of Alcoholics, a 12-step support program for those raised in alcoholic families, 7 p.m., The Bridge Community Church, 403 Winchester Road. THURSDAY, Jan. 21: Rotary Club, noon, Back 40 restaurant. Monroe United Methodist Church Farmer's Wagon, 1 p.m., line is to form no earlier than noon. Senior citizens play cards, 1 p.m., Riverside Center. Farmer's Market, 3-6 p.m. ,1st Street parking lot. Zumba, Southeast Elementary School, 4-5 p.m. TOPS Club weigh-in, 5:30 p.m.; meeting 6:15 p.m., Woodcrest Activity Building. Weight Watchers, 6 p.m., weigh-in; 6:30 p.m. meeting, Adams Memorial Hospital Decatur Room. Sober Beginnings, 6:30-8 p.m., Adams Memorial Lunch, senior menus for Jan. 18-22 Adams Central Monday – Pepperoni pizza, corn, sliced peaches, milk. Tuesday – Nachos, meat, cheese, salsa, salad, dressing, juice cup, mini Rice Krispie treat, milk. Wednesday – Chicken noodles, mashed potatoes, WG bread, margarine, mixed fruit, milk. Thursday – Chicken nuggets, WG bread, jelly, broccoli, applesauce, milk. Friday – Soft taco, refried beans, chips, salsa, strawberry cup, milk. North Adams Menu not provided South Adams Monday – No School Tuesday – Chicken wings, broccoli, carrots, fruit, milk. Wednesday – Salisbury steak, gravy, scalloped potatoes, green beans, roll, fruit, milk. Thursday – Cheese or pepperoni pizza, salad, tomatoes, cheese, garbanzo beans, fruit, milk. Friday – Taco salad, tortilla chips, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, refried beans, fruit, milk. Senior Menu Monday – Southwest chili, orange juice, steamed spinach, cornbread, spiced applesauce, milk. Tuesday – Waikiki chicken, whipped sweet potateos, green beans, whole wheat bread, Rice Krispie treat, milk. Wednesday – Penne and meatballs, Italian blend vegetables, orange juice, garlic bread, peach crisp, milk. Thursday – Chicken breast fillet, marsala sauce, green peas, harvard beets, multigrain bread, grape juice, milk. Friday – Breaded fish, tartar sauce, O’Brien potatoes, broccoli and cauliflower blend, hamburger bun, mixed fruit, milk. • Senior menu provided by Aging in Home Services of N.E. Indiana, Inc. Sense & Sensitivity By HARRIETTE COLE 410 Winchester Street • 724-9128 Join 5 $ the Annual Membership Join Today!! Boys & Girls Youth Ages 6-17 • • • • • Computers TeenCenter TableTennis Tournaments Arts&Crafts Club! • • • • • Gymnasium TableGames PoolGames BoardGames MuchMore! After-School Hours: Monday - Friday: 2:30 pm - 6:30 pm Summer Hours: Noon – 5:00pm For more details on your local Club’s events, visit www.bgcac.org Friends Use Reader as Unpaid Counselor DEAR HARRIETTE: I am a counselor, and I have become very successful at it. My problem is that my friends believe that I should be their counselor, too. On a regular basis, I get calls from people I’m close to -- and people I know peripherally -- asking me to help them handle their personal and professional crises. Because of the way they start in, I don’t always realize that it’s happening. We could be in the middle of a conversation, and then suddenly they ask my opinion about several things. Then I realize they are actually trying to get me to coach them. This has become overwhelming for me in several ways, not the least being that since I am not officially their counselor I am not approaching the encounter as I would with a client. How can I get these people to either hire me for my services and make proper appointments or back off entirely? I do not feel like I am doing things properly now, and it makes me uncomfortable. -- Uncounsel, Pittsburgh DEAR UNCOUNSEL: Be very professional when you speak to these friends and associates. Tell them that you feel uncomfortable providing them with counseling for their various challenges, because this is not the professional way to do this. As a professional, you feel obligated to work with them in a formal way -- that includes making appointments, establishing a plan of action and charging for your services. If they are unwilling to do that, tell them that’s fine, but you are unwilling to continue with the ad hoc consulting. You will have to listen better to figure out when a friendly chat turns into an appeal for your professional services. DEAR HARRIETTE: I come from a small family. Most of us are close. But one of my siblings has kept her distance for most of my adult life. She is very condescending in her tone and acts like she doesn’t like me and my other siblings much. It’s more like she tolerates us. We all live in different cities, so the only way to communicate is by calling, texting or emailing. I have stopped calling her because she rarely calls me, and when I do get her on the phone, we barely have anything to say. I fear that we will lose touch altogether when our mother dies. She is the glue keeping us connected now. Should I feel bad about that? I have tried for years to forge a bond with my sister, but it really isn’t working. -Estranged, New Haven, Connecticut DEAR ESTRANGED: You could put it all on the line to her as you have done with me. Tell her of your fears. Implore her to make an effort to keep a connection with you and your siblings. Acknowledge that you feel like it’s a one-way effort to date and that you would appreciate her choosing to stay close to you as well. Then see what happens. Be prepared for her to have little or no reaction, given your history. If that ends up being the case, at least you will have made the effort. 260-724-7212 5110 N. 200W Decatur, IN 46733 724-8525 • 1-800-589-5227 Hwy. U.S. 27 South Decatur, IN www.courtesymotors.com Miss Holly comes up with different craft ideas each day for the kids to do in her art room. She is very creative at using the materials that we already have to give the kiddos something fun to make and take home. Pictured is Holly with some of her kids after they made animals out of toilet paper rolls. If you have anything sitting around home that could be used to make something fun in our art room please bring it on by the club! For Information On How To Support The Boys & Girls Club Of Adams County Call 724-9128, Ext. 102 or 105 The Health Care Insurance Home • Health • Auto 728-8888 318 W. Monroe St. • Decatur www.kintzinsurance.com Positive Place For Kids Page 6A • Saturday, January 16, 2016 Indiana Biz Briefs Back 40 Junction selected as Indiana’s ‘Best Buffet’ Decatur, IN – The Back 40 Junction, 1011 N. 13th St., Decatur, was recently named the “Best Buffet” in the state of Indiana by Yahoo travel. According to the web article, “The restaurant features a variety of freshly-prepared selections in farmhouse tradition, and also features both a salad and an appetizer bar, along with a hot buffet offering prime rib, roast beef, ham, shrimp, chicken, seafood, fresh-cooked vegetables and desserts.” Opening in the early 1950’s, the restaurant has been known by several different names. In 1974 founder Clete Miller expanded and built what is now the Back 40 Junction with a Midwestern railroad design and greater seating capacity. Azar, Inc. President Yogesh Parikh said, “I would like to give all the credit to the employees and our customers.” Azar, Inc. currently owns and operates the Back 40 Junction and has for over 35 years. The company has also updated the restaraunt’s decor and recipes during those years. According to Parikh, the restaurant now offers fresh herbs and vegetables that are grown in the restaurant’s garden. “I’m very proud of how hard our associates and managers at the restaurant have worked to gain this recognition. Our managers and associates are the reason why we are the best buffet in the state and I would like thank all of our customers,” Parikh also said. The Back 40 Junction is open seven days a week for both lunch and dinner. Road to One Million kickoff celebration set for Jan. 21 The Northeast Indiana Regional Partnership and Greater Fort Wayne are hosting the Road to One Million Kick-off Celebration from 6-9 p.m. Jan. 21 at the Grand Wayne Center, 120 W. Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne. A champagne toast is scheduled for 7 p.m. The event will celebrate the recent awarding of a $42 million grant to the NIRP and Greater Fort Wayne as a regional winner in the group’s Regional Cities funding program from the Indiana Economic Development Corp. The celebration is free and open to the public and will feature food and a cash bar, live music from the West Central Quartet and door prizes from all 11 counties who are members in NIRP. Brooks Const. wins award for Red Gold paving project Brooks Construction Co., Inc., Fort Wayne, and Red Gold, Geneva, have been recognized by the Asphalt Pavement Association of Indiana for superior asphalt pavement construction at the APAI’s Annual Conference & Trade Show, held recently at the Marriott East Hotel in Indianapolis, Indiana. Brooks Construction Co., Inc. won its award for project work done at the Red Gold facility in Geneva. Greg Yoder, Brooks Const., Mike Herrmann, Red Gold and Tyler Hatzell, Brooks Const., accepted the Quality Pavement Award on behalf of the company in the category of Non-Governmental New Construction. Non-Governmental New Construction was one of eight categories in which superior asphalt pavement construction was recognized. Each project submitted by paving contractors was visited and rated by a licensed professional engineer using several criteria, including: • Workmanship, i.e.: - Matching existing asphalt around the new surface - Uniformity of texture - Smoothness • Degree of difficulty • Use of green technologies such as the use of recycled asphalt pavement and warm mix asphalt After the engineer’s review of each site, an APAI Quality Review Panel analyzed recommendations for final award decisions. “APAI is pleased to recognize Brooks Construction Co., Inc. and Red Gold for its outstanding work in the asphalt paving industry,” said William Knopf, APAI Executive Director. ± 276.5 Land Auction0 PREMIERE EAST ALLEN COUNTY acres offered in 5 tracts MOndAy, FEBRUARy 1 @ 6:00PM 168.5± OF CONTIgUOUS ACRES vERY PROdUCTIvE TILLAbLE SOILS AUCTION LOCATION: Monroeville Community Park Pavilion, 421 Monroe Street, Monroeville, IN PROPERTY LOCATION: 1 Mile east of Monroeville, at the corner of Monroeville and Lortie Rd. TRACT 1: 68.5± Acres tillable land with predominantly Hoytville silty clay frontage along Lortie Rd. It has nearly soils. 1500 ft. of road frontage along Lortie TRACT 4: 37± Acres tillable land with Road. The soils are a combination of nearly 900 ft. of road frontage along Nappanee silt loam and Hoytville silty Monroeville Rd. and nearly 1300 ft. of clay loam. road frontage along Lortie Road. The TRACT 2: 100± Acres tillable land with soils are a mix of Nappanee silty clay approx. 1600 ft. of road frontage loams with some Whitaker loams to along Monroeville Rd. and 2500 ft. of the north. road frontage along Lortie Rd. The TRACT 5: 11± Acres land with approx. soils are predominantly Hoytville silty 4.7 acres of woods and the balance clay with pockets of Nappannee silt in tillable land. There is nearly 350 ft. loam. of road frontage along Lortie Rd. This TRACT 3: 60± Acres tillable land with tract offers an excellent potential approx. 450 ft. of road frontage building site or combine with Tract 4 along Monroeville Rd. This tract has for a nearly 50 acre parcel. PREVIEW: Meet a Schrader Rep. on Lortie Rd near Tract 1, Monday, January 11 FROM 3 – 5PM • Walk - Over inspections permitted Seller: Red Rooster Farms, LLC | Auctioneer: Jerry Ehle CALL FOR BROCHURE OR VISIT OUR WEBSITE 260-749-0445 • 866-340-0445 SchraderFortWayne.com B usiness Decatur Daily Democrat Wal-Mart to close 269 stores worldwide; more than half are located in the U.S. By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wal-Mart is closing 269 stores, more than half of them in the U.S. and another big chunk in its challenging Brazilian market. The stores being shuttered account for a fraction of the company’s 11,000 stores worldwide and less than 1 percent of its global revenue. More than 95 percent of the stores set to be closed in the U.S. are within 10 miles of another WalMart. The Bentonville, Arkansas, company said it is working to ensure that workers are placed in nearby locations. The store closures will start at the end of the month. The announcement comes three months after Wal-Mart Stores Inc. CEO Doug McMillon told investors that the world’s largest retailer would review its fleet of stores with the goal of becoming more nimble in the face of increased competition from all fronts, including from online rival Amazon. com. ‘‘Actively managing our portfolio of assets is essential to maintaining a healthy business,’’ McMillon said in a statement. ‘‘Closing stores is never an easy decision. But it is necessary to keep the company strong and positioned for the future.’’ Wal-Mart operates 4,500 stores in the U.S. Its global workforce is 2.2 million, 1.4 million in the U.S. alone. Wal-Mart has warned that its earnings for the fiscal year starting next month will be down as much as 12 percent as it invests further in online operations and pours money into improving customers’ experience. Of the closures announced Friday, 154 locations will be in the U.S., including the company’s 102 smallest-format stores called WalMart Express, which were opened as a test in 2011. Wal-Mart Express marked the retailer’s first entry into the convenience store arena. The stores are about 12,000 square feet and sell essentials like toothpaste. But the concept never caught on as the stores served the same purpose as Wal-Mart’s larger Neighborhood Markets – fill-in trips and prescription pickups. Also covered in the closures are 23 Neighborhood Markets, 12 supercenters, seven stores in Puerto Rico, six discount stores and four Sam’s Clubs. Wal-Mart will now focus in the U.S. on supercenters, Neighborhood Markets, the e-commerce business and pickup services for shoppers. The retailer is closing 60 loss-making locations in Brazil, which account for 5 percent of sales in that market. Wal-Mart, which operated 558 stores in Brazil before the closures, has struggled as the economy there has soured. Its Every Day Low price strategy has also not been able to break against heavy promotions from key rivals. The remaining 55 stores are spread elsewhere in Latin America. Wal-Mart said that it’s still sticking to its plan announced last year to open 50 to 60 supercenters, 85 to 95 Neighborhood Markets and 7 to 10 Sam’s Clubs in the U.S. during the fiscal year that begins Feb. 1. Outside the U.S., Wal-Mart plans to open 200 to 240 stores. The financial impact of the closures is expected to be 20 cents to 22 cents per diluted earnings per share from continuing operations with about 19 cents to 20 cents expected to affect the current fourth quarter. The company is expected to release fourth quarter and full year results on Feb. 18. Shares of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. fell $1.12, or 1.7 percent, to 61.94 in morning trading. Nutrient Stewardship Certification program offered Feb. 12 in Fort Wayne COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Nutrient Stewardship Council will host a complimentary “4R Farming 4 Sustainability” educational workshop Feb. 12 in Fort Wayne, providing farmers and agricultural retailers updates, perspectives and information on the 4Rs and the 4R Nutrient Stewardship Certification. The voluntary certification program is a concentrated effort by the agriculture industry to significantly reduce and prevent applied nutrients from running off fields, which has contributed to harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie, such as the one responsible for the shutdown of Toledo’s water supply in early August of 2014. “This event will help farmers and nutrient service providers learn more about the voluntary certification program and how important the 4Rs can be in nutrient management,” said Andrew Allman, executive director of the Nutrient Stewardship Council. “Attendees will hear from both their peers and industry professionals to learn how they can contribute to the goal of long-term improvements in the Western Lake Erie Basin.” The workshop agenda includes: • An overview of the certification program and its relevancy/legislative connection, provided by Nutrient Stewardship Council representatives and certification program administrators. • Perspectives about the program and the 4Rs, shared by panels of growers from Indiana, Michigan and Ohio, and representatives from facilities that h a v e become certified through the program within the first two years of its existence. • Updates on related research and certification program requirements from industry professionals and consultants. Rick McLellan, senior vice president - commercial division, of The Mosaic Company will be the featured keynote speaker. Twenty-three nutrient service providers have achieved certified status through the program since its inception in March of 2014. These certified facilities provide nutrient recommendations or nutrient application services to 3,870 grower customers covering 1.57 million acres, with 1.09 million of these acres located in the WLEB. Approximately 20 percent of total farming acres in the WLEB are now covered by certified providers through the program. The program also has commitments from 47 other facilities to go through the certification process. The 4R Farming 4 Sustainability workshop will be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Fort Wayne, IPFW Coliseum, 4111 Paul Shaffer Drive, Fort Wayne. A continental breakfast and lunch are included with complimentary registration. For more information and to register for the event, visit oaba.net/ events, email info@oaba. net or call 614-326-7520 ext. 1. The 4R Nutrient Stewardship Certification Program is governed and guided by the Nutrient Stewardship Council, a diverse set of stakeholders from business, government, university and non-governmental sectors with a common goal of maintaining agricultural productivity while also improving the quality of Lake Erie and its contributing watersheds. What Expenses Will You Incur When Investing? You invest so that you can achieve a variety of goals, such as a secure retirement. It’s inevitable, though, that you will incur some costs when investing, ranging from payments to a financial professional to costs of educational materials. So it’s a good idea to familiarize yourself with these expenses. If you work with a financial professional – and you should, because the investment world is complex – you will need to compensate this individual for his or her expertise and guidance. Financial advisors get paid in different ways, including the following methods: Fee only — Fee-based accounts may charge a fee as a percentage of your total portfolio. For example, if an account charges 1.5% per year, and your original account balance was $100,000, you’d pay a $1,500 fee. The next year, if your account value goes up to $110,000, you’d pay $1,650. This arrangement could function in different ways. For example, a financial advisor could work with you to create an overall strategy, consult with you on individual transactions and then carry out those transactions. Alternatively, the account could be a discretionary one, in which you grant the advisor the right to make all the decisions on your behalf. A second fee-based arrangement is the per-hour charge, in which an advisor will charge you an agreed-upon amount per hour, then leave it up to you to implement his or her recommendations. Commission only — Under this model, the financial advisor’s compensation consists of the commission he or she gets from the products you purchase. Some commission-based advisors may suggest trades to help you follow an overall financial strategy, while others may simply make the transactions that you’ve decided upon after consulting with them. Which of these payment methods is best? There’s no one right answer for everyone. Your choice may ultimately depend on several factors, such as how involved you want to be in choosing your own investments, how frequently you plan to trade, how often you’d like to consult with an advisor, and so on. In any case, before you start working with a financial advisor, make sure you clearly understand how he or she is paid. Apart from whatever costs are connected to working with a financial advisor, you may incur other expenses while investing. Some types of investments carry fees and expenses, which may or may not be included in the compensation your financial advisor receives. Your advisor should clearly explain the costs associated with all investments and investment programs. One other area in which you may tack on expenses is through investment-related educational materials. For example, you might subscribe to an investment newsletter, or purchase books or magazines related to investing. Even if you work with a financial advisor, there’s certainly nothing wrong with educating yourself as broadly as possible about investment issues. Keep in mind, though, that any recommendations you read about are only intended for a general audience and may not apply to your individual situation. As you invest through the years, always be aware of expenses and from where they originate. After all, you want to make educated decisions about every aspect of investing – including its costs. This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor. 401 (k) Rollovers Made Easy To find out about 401(k) options that make sense, call today. Member SIPC Chris Colpaert Financial Advisor 813 N. 13th St. Decatur IN, 46733 260-724-2444 1-800-755-4613 www.edwardjones.com www.edwardjones.com Member SIPC Member SIPC Brad Martz Financial Advisor 125 N. 2nd St. Decatur IN, 46733 260-724-2348 1-866-724-2348 www.edwardjones.com Decatur Daily Democrat SUDOKU ® by American Profile SUDOKU ® Answers for previous day Saturday, January 16, 2015 • Page 9A Astro-Graph Gauge situations as they develop this year. You will have a tendency to act impulsively, letting your emotions get in the way of your vision if you aren’t careful. Opportunity is apparent, but so are poor choices. Think matters through. Time is on your side. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Listen to what’s being said and weigh the pros and cons. Back away from the unpredictable and look for practical solutions in order to come out on top. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Consider the options available to you and choose the direction that makes you feel most comfortable. A romantic plan will bring you closer to someone you love. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Helping others will end up helping you as well. A partnership will develop, and talks that lead to the fulfillment of a dream will unfold. ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Anxiety will set in if you have too much idle time. Don’t let mistakes result from an emotional moment. Concentrate on making personal changes instead of trying to change others. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Pay attention to detail or you will face opposition, red tape or a costly setback. Keep the lines of communication open so that everyone is on the same page. THE LOCKHORNS ® GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Document what’s being said and keep your facts straight. A misunderstanding could cost you your position or a valuable connection. Protect your heart and your health. CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Don’t let others railroad you into a decision if you are feeling uncertain. Take control of any situation that could influence your lifestyle or a relationship with a loved one. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- An opportunity to make a professional change should be carefully examined. If it requires a change of location or an exploratory trip to solidify the deal, let your curiosity lead the way. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Problems dealing with younger or older individuals will develop at home. Use reason, incentive and reverse psychology to get your point across. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Participate in neighborhood or community events. It’s important to keep busy and dodge any discord at home or around other family members. Let things settle before you take action. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Traveling, lending a helping hand and calling in favors owed are all possible and positive endeavors today. Don’t hesitate to take a leap or pitch in. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Don’t let depression set in. Look at your life realistically and make the alterations required to bring you the happiness and contentment you desire. Love is in the stars. THE FAMILY CIRCUS ® by Bil Keane by Bunny Hoest and John Reiner YOUR NEWS YOUR WAY In Paper & Online DECATUR DAILY D E M O C R A T THE GRIZZWELLS ® by Bill Schorr Beetle Bailey ® Mort Walker BIG NATE ® by Lincoln Peirce BABY BLUES ® by Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott FRANK & ERNEST ® by Bob Thaves CRANKSHAFT ® by Tom Batiuk and Chuck Ayers ARLO & JANIS ® by Jimmy Johnson THE BORN LOSER ® by Art and Chip Sansom Blondie ® Dean Young & John Marshall ZITS ® by Jerry Scott and Jim Burgman Decatur Daily Democrat Page 10A • Saturday, January 16, 2016 News and notes from St. Joseph’s Catholic School St. Joseph School "Nurturing The Mind, Body, and Spirit" Kindergarten, first and second grade students spread Christmas cheer around downtown Decatur when they sang carols for local businesses. Students wore their ugly Christmas sweaters on the last day of school before Christmas break. Shown are eighth grade students Braden Ball, Andrew Wagner, Carter Siefring, Nathan Ulman, Art Ehinger and Jax Steury. Eighth grader Blaine Johnson and kindergartener Joel Albertson enjoyed the sights at the Fort Wayne Festival of Gingerbread on a recent field trip. Third graders enjoyed reading and listening to the Polar Express. Above, students are shown enjoying their snacks and playing some Christmas games. After visiting the Gingerbread Festival, the eighth grade angels and the kindergartners got together to create their Kindergarten angels and middle school choirs sang together with Sensations to present the Christmas message “On Our Way to Bethlehem” Dec. 9 in the school auditorium. own gingerbread houses. Pictured from left are Brody Bohnke and Carter Knaub working on their creation. Proud To Support St. Joe School Bill Miller’s AUTO SALES, INC. • Since 1966 • 722 W. Monroe St Decatur, IN 260-724-2393 Proud To Support St. Joe School Nicest Cars Lowest Prices Period 318 W. 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Heavyweight Tayler Cueller scored a 13-2 major decision. Corbin Blomeke won by a 5-4 decision. "It was definitely a hard-fought night. We need to capitalize on team points where we can get them," stated Coach Jesse Gaskill. The Raiders scored five falls in the victory. Wynn scored his pin in 48 seconds while Baumgartner won in ACAC Boys Tournament Adams Central 39, Heritage 37 2:47. 285 - Tayler Cueller wins by maj. dec. (13-2) 106- Wyatt Miller wins by tech fall (20-5) 113- Ethan Blomeke loss by fall 126- Brandon Wynn wins by fall (:48) 132- Briar Goodwin loss by fall (5:20) 138- Dylan Zuecher loss by dec (3-9) 145- Drake Deich loss by fall (1:14) 152- John Frye loss by fall (:35) 170- Corbin Blomeke win by dec. (5-4) 182- Jordan Heckler win by FF 195- Logan Hicks loss by fall (2:39) 220- Isaiah Baumgartner win by fall(2:47) LA welcomes Rams with open arms By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Stan Kroenke stepped to the microphones at the Forum with football fans chanting ‘‘We love Stan!’’ When the owner first said the words ‘‘Los Angeles Rams,’’ those fans erupted in wild cheers. What a difference LA makes for Kroenke and his Rams, who are home again after 21 years in St. Louis. The Rams formally returned to the West Coast on Friday with their first public appearance since getting NFL permission to relocate. Team executives, former players and fans shared their anticipation and excitement when they assembled mere steps away from the planned site of a lavish stadium set to open at Hollywood Park in 2019. ‘‘It’s quite a privilege,’’ Kroenke said. ‘‘We’re looking forward to moving ahead with this. It’s been a long road, but we made it. We’re going to have some fun.’’ The Rams played in Southern California for 49 seasons before owner Georgia Frontiere moved them after the 1994 campaign. Kroenke won the three-team derby to return to the nation’s second-largest market earlier this week, enticing NFL owners with his impressive stadium plans and his team’s ties to Los Angeles, where thousands of fans stayed true to the Rams during two decades away. Kroenke appeared to tear up slightly at a few points in a cathartic afternoon. ‘‘Sure, it’s emotional,’’ said Kroenke, a Missouri native and a Malibu resident for 20 years. ‘‘I have a home here, and I love the area. It’s a lot to take in, and we haven’t been able to enjoy the fun stuff yet.’’ COO Kevin Demoff confirmed several details of the move, saying the Rams will play the upcoming season downtown at the Coliseum, their home from 194679. They’ll start selling tickets Monday at prices comparable to last year’s rates in St. Louis. Westbrook’s triple-double enough for Thunder OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Russell Westbrook had his 23rd career triple-double, leading the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 113-93 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night. Westbrook finished with 12 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists for his fourth triple-double of the season. He bounced back after being ejected Wednesday night against Dallas following skirmishes with J.J. Barea. He sat out the fourth quarter Friday because the Thunder were in control. Kevin Durant had 21 points, Dion Waiters scored 20 and Cameron Payne added 14 for the Thunder. Andrew Wiggins had 25 points for the Timberwolves. They have lost nine straight. MAVERICKS 83, BULLS 77 CHICAGO (AP) — Dirk Nowitzki scored 21 points to lead Dallas past Chicago. Nowitzki hit a 3-pointer with 2:15 to play to put the Mavericks up 79-72. Jimmy Butler missed two 3-pointers in the final 12 seconds as the Bulls tried to rally. Deron Williams added 18 points for the Mavericks. Derrick Rose, back in the lineup after missing a game with knee pain, led Chicago with 18 points, and Pau Gasol had 17. Joakim Noah left after separating his left shoulder in the second quarter. BUCKS 108, HAWKS 101, OT MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 28 points and 16 rebounds, Khris Middleton scored 26 points and Milwaukee beat Atlanta in overtime. Greg Monroe and Michael Carter-Williams added 15 points apiece for the Bucks. Carter-Williams also blocked Jeff Teague’s shot at the horn, sending the game into overtime. Paul Millsap had 23 points for Atlanta. Carter-Williams made a 3-pointer with 3:04 remaining in overtime to put the Bucks ahead 100-99. Antetokounmpo hit a free throw and then scored on a dunk to extend Milwaukee’s lead to 103-99 with 1:35 left. After an Atlanta turnover, Antetokounmpo hit a 3 to put Milwaukee up by seven. TRAIL BLAZERS 116, NETS 104 NEW YORK (AP) — Damian Lillard had 33 points and 10 assists, reserve Allen Crabbe added 19 points and Portland beat Brooklyn for its third straight victory. Down 92-86 with 8:41 left, Lillard and backup center Ed Davis and Lillard combined for 16 points during a 19-2 run from the 144-man field made the cut, meaning there will be a 54-hole cut on Saturday. Kisner, who played with Snedeker, kept pace with him on Thursday (both opened at 63) and on Friday until a twoshot swing on their 12th hole. Snedeker made a 35-foot birdie putt and Kisner missed a 5-footer for par. Kiser kept his wits even as his putts kept missing. Even though he missed three birdie chances inside 10 feet and had several others in the 15-foot range that caught part of the cup, he hung in there long enough to make a 12-foot eagle putt on his last hole for a 66. British Open champion Zach Johnson (66) and the resurgent Luke Donald (65) were among those two shots behind, PATRIOTS (4-7) 2PG3PG Knapke 1-2 2-7 Jacquay 3-3 0-2 Schane 0-1 0-3 Renninger 0-0 0-2 Lomow 6-9 0-1 Freimuth 0-1 0-0 Beard 3-8 0-0 Totals 13-242-15 Score by Quarters AC 14 6 Heritage 13 10 FT PT 0-0 8 1-2 7 0-0 0 0-0 0 2-2 14 0-0 0 2-4 8 5-8 37 8 11 39 6 8 37 Rebounds: AC 19 (Voirol 6, Tijerina 4), Heritage 21 (Knapke 9, Jacquay 6) Assists: AC 12 (Fox 5, Tijerina 3), Heritage 6 (Jacquay 2, Knapke 2) Steals: AC 3, Heritage 5 Team Fouls: AC 9, Heritage 13 (Jacquay 5) Turnovers: Adams Central 13, Heritage 4 Blocks: Adams Central 4 (Voirol 3, Bauman 1), Heritage 0 Norwell 60, Bellmont 48 KNIGHTS (6-8) FG 3PT FT Shively 4-11 3-7 4-6 Kissell 3-6 2-2 3-4 C. Wilson 0-2 0-1 2-4 Rinkenberger 1-1 0-0 2-2 B. Wilson 4-8 0-2 3-4 Middleton 0-1 0-1 4-4 Stauffer 3-4 3-3 4-6 Totals 15-338-1622-30 TP 15 11 2 4 11 4 13 60 BRAVES (3-10) FG 3PT FT Weaver 0-0 0-0 0-0 Ainsworth 7-11 3-5 3-5 Okoniewski 2-9 0-0 2-3 Hall 4-9 0-3 0-1 O’Campo 0-2 0-1 0-0 Bauer 1-4 -14 1-2 Hess 3-6 0-1 4-4 Totals 17-414-1410-15 TP 0 20 6 8 0 4 10 48 that gave the Trail Blazers a 105-94 lead with 4:26 remaining. Brook Lopez scored 25 points for Brooklyn, and Donald Sloan came up just short of his first career tri- Score By Quarters 23 1 17 19 60 ple-double, finishing with Norwell 15 points, nine rebounds Bellmont 11 6 13 18 48 and nine assists. The Nets Turnovers: NOR 14, BEL 17 have lost 11 of their last 12 Rebounds: NOR 32 (B. Wilson 8), BEL (Hess 7) games at Barclays Center. 26 Fouls: NOR 15, BEL 23 (Weaver OUT, WIZARDS 118, PACERS 104 INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — John Wall had 28 points, seven rebounds and eight assists to lead Washington past Indiana for its fourth straight victory. Bradley Beal added 22 points for Washington. The Wizards outscored the Pacers 20-4 in the first 7 minutes of the second quarter and 35-19 overall in the period. Paul George had 21 points, seven rebounds and five assists for Indiana. CELTICS 117, SUNS 103 BOSTON (AP) — Isaiah Thomas scored 19 points against his former team, Marcus Smart had his first career triple-double and Boston beat Phoenix. Thomas was acquired from the Suns in a trade last Feb. 19. Four days later in his only other game against Phoenix since the deal, he had 21 points and seven assists. Smart had 10 points, 11 assists and 11 rebounds, and Kelly Olynyk added 21 points and nine rebounds. JV Scoring: (NOR) Zeddis 1-1-2-7, Bohata 2-4-0-16, Ringger 1-0-0-2, Gibson 2-0-0-4, Louison 3-0-1-7, Bailey 1-0-0-2, Totals 10-5-3-38. (BEL) Kaczmarek 0-2-0-6, Manis 0-0-0-0, Luc. Strickler 5-3-4-23, Gehres 3-0-4-10, Mathieu 3-0-0-6, Totals 11-5-8-45. Friday night IN scores By The Associated Press BOYS BASKETBALL Alexandria 58, Elwood 49 Argos 61, Oregon-Davis 49 Attica 52, Riverton Parke 35 Bedford N. Lawrence 71, Mitchell 56 Bethesda Christian 54, Indiana Math and Science Academy 53 Bloomfield 35, Linton 30 Bloomington Lighthouse 58, Medora 49 Bloomington South 55, Columbus East 38 Blue River 54, Randolph Southern 46 Boone Grove 72, S. Central (Union Mills) 52 Boonville 59, Mt. Carmel, Ill. 51 Borden 52, Austin 38 Brownstown 65, Silver Creek 62 Calumet 60, Lake Station 46 Cambridge City 58, Tri 52, OT Carmel 70, Avon 54 Carroll (Ft. Wayne) 66, Ft. Wayne Luers 61 Cass 64, Pioneer 52 Caston 54, W. Central 37 Chesterton 47, LaPorte 44 Clarksville 59, Corydon 44 Cloverdale 64, Cascade 40 Col. City 41, Huntington North 27 Covenant Christian 70, Plainfield 64 Covington 70, Rockville 58 Crawford Co. 54, Orleans 48 Crown Point 55, Merrillville 50 Culver 39, Triton 35, OT Danville 70, N. Montgomery 40 Dubois 61, Paoli 49 E. Noble 47, DeKalb 46 Eastern (Greene) 55, Clay City 44 Eastern (Greentown) 62, Taylor 32 Edgewood 64, Owen Valley 51 Elkhart Central 74, Bremen 52 Elkhart Memorial 70, Wawasee 53 Fishers 34, Brownsburg 32 Forest Park 58, S. Spencer 51 Frankfort 65, Western Boone 51 Frankton 64, Madison-Grant 58 Ft. Wayne Canterbury 81, Lakewood Park 56 Ft. Wayne Dwenger 56, Ft. Wayne Wayne 41 Ft. Wayne North 70, Ft. Wayne Northrop 63 Ft. Wayne South 89, Ft. Wayne Concordia 81 Greencastle 69, S. Vermillion 59 Griffith 61, Lowell 57 Hagerstown 59, Winchester 41 Hamilton Southeastern 58, Westfield 47 Hammond Noll 74, River Forest 49 Homestead 51, Ft. W Snider 50 Indpls Broad Ripple 70, Guerin Catholic 55 Indpls Irvington 65, Providence Cristo Rey 61 Indpls Manual 85, Indpls Metro 47 Indpls Northwest 85, Indpls Herron 77 Indpls Tech 73, Marion 55 Jeffersonville 57, Floyd Central 54 Knightstown 69, Centerville 49 Kokomo 57, Lafayette Harrison 53 Lafayette Catholic 88, Benton Cen- tral 43 Lafayette Jeff 65, Anderson 64 Lake Central 52, Portage 51, OT Lapel 68, Hamilton Hts. 56 LaVille 51, Knox 29 Lawrenceburg 56, Hauser 36 Lebanon 60, Tri-West 51 Liberty Christian 55, Seton Catholic 49 Maconaquah 63, Peru 47 Manchester 57, Wabash 39 Martinsville 65, Bloomington North 53 McCutcheon 70, Logansport 55 Michigan City Marquette 98, N. Newton 47 Milan 64, Rising Sun 52 Mishawaka Marian 77, S. Bend Riley 74 Mississinewa 75, Blackford 39 Monroe Central 43, Union City 41 Monrovia 59, N. Putnam 45 Mooresville 50, Columbus North 47 Morristown 72, S. Decatur 65 Mt. Vernon (Fortville) 77, Rushville 52 Muncie Central 66, Richmond 48 N. Daviess 53, Shakamak 51 N. Harrison 56, Eastern (Pekin) 48 N. Knox 60, Shoals 45 N. Posey 62, Tecumseh 44 N. Vermillion 65, Turkey Run 49 N. White 85, Frontier 63 New Albany 95, Madison 42 New Castle 57, Greenfield 55 New Haven 68, Leo 56 New Washington 57, Henryville 38 Northview 65, S. Putnam 29 NorthWood 73, Northridge 66 Norwell 60, Bellmont 48 Oak Hill 77, Eastbrook 39 Pike Central 69, Heritage Hills 57 Plymouth 62, Concord 52 Rossville 63, Tri-Central 55 S. Newton 48, Faith Christian 43 Salem 100, Scottsburg 50 Seeger 84, Southmont 75 Seymour 55, Jennings Co. 45 Shenandoah 59, Union Co. 45 Southridge 54, Perry Central 39 Southwood 75, Whitko 64 Tindley 83, Indpls Shortridge 27 Tipton 31, Northwestern 22 Tri-County 88, Delphi 61 Twin Lakes 65, Carroll (Flora) 43 University 70, Indpls Ritter 67, 3OT Valparaiso 62, Michigan City 48 Vincennes 66, Mt. Vernon (Posey) 46 W. Lafayette 49, Rensselaer 46 W. Vigo 52, Sullivan 41 Waldron 46, Eastern Hancock 43 Warsaw 55, Goshen 41 Washington 66, Jasper 64 Wheeler 55, Whiting 53 Winamac 77, N. Judson 46 Zionsville 61, Noblesville 59, 2OT Allen County Conference Tournament Adams Central 39, Heritage 37 Jay Co. 57, Bluffton 30 Delaware County Tournament Semifinal Delta 51, Daleville 49 Wapahani 48, Yorktown 32 Johnson County Tournament Whiteland 76, Indian Creek 62 Semifinal Center Grove 63, Franklin 52 Marion County Tournament Semifinal Indpls Pike 77, Indpls Perry Meridian 32 Lawrence North 53, Southport 52 Northeast Corner Conference Tournament Angola 50, Lakeland 33 Prairie Hts. 44, Churubusco 41 We Salute The Ones Who Protect & Serve Snedeker rolls to -5 (65) at Sony Open By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer HONOLULU (AP) — A new driver, a new swing and Brandt Snedeker is starting to feel just like new. Coming off a great weekend at Kapalua, Snedeker played bogeyfree Friday and rolled in a couple of long birdie putts that carried him to a 5-under 65 and a one-shot lead over Kevin Kisner after two rounds of the Sony Open. Snedeker was at 12-under 128. ‘‘I feel like I’m playing great, so it should be fun,’’ Snedeker said about the weekend at Waialae. It could be fun for a lot of players. Two dozen players were separated by five shots at the halfway point. Scoring conditions were so ideal that 87 players JETS (7-3) 2PG3PG FT TP Carroll 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 Roth 0-0 0-3 0-0 0 Bauman 0-0 0-1 0-0 0 Fox 1-2 0-0 2-2 4 Brown 0-0 0-1 0-0 0 Grubaugh 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 Tijerina 5-7 0-1 0-1 10 Schultz 0-0 0-0 2-2 2 Busse 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 Voirol 9-10 0-0 1-5 10 Totals 17-21 0-65-10 39 Hess OUT) while the group three strokes back included Sean O’Hair and 49-yearold Jerry Kelly. Vijay Singh, who turns 53 next month and can become the PGA Tour’s oldest winner, had a 69 and was four behind. Dating to his final two rounds on Maui — 65-67 to tie for third — Snedeker is 26 under over his last 72 holes. That beats the way he finished the up last year. He went to the Australian PGA Championship and opened with an 84. He made a full commitment to an overhaul of his setup, and Snedeker said he worked hard with Butch Harmon and then showed up in Maui early, playing a couple of practice rounds with Jordan Spieth. And it helped that Kapalua’s fairways are among the widest in golf. Take the time to walk up to a veteran and thank him/her for their service to our country! Because of you, we have freedoms we can appreciate! 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Drew Schultz and Johnny Carroll both scored their only points in the game during that time frame and David Fox, who only had four tallies, hit the game-winning free throws with :19 remaining in the contest. The win for the Jets puts them into the championship game of the ACAC tourney at 7:30 p.m. tonight at the South Adams Stardome against the Jay County Patriots who ousted Bluffton 57-30. With the Patriots up 34-33 with 3:46 left, Schultz outmuscled Jacque Jacquay for a rebound and the officials nailed Jacquay for his fifth foul on the play. Schultz hustled down to the other end of the floor to nail two charity tosses. As they did most of the night, Heritage was content to work the ball around the outside and the Jets finally got the ball back with 2:53 and coach Aaron McClure called a time out. The play drawn up in the huddle somehow went awry but Carroll spied an opening on the left side and the second smallest player on the AC roster drove the baseline to get a lay-up and a 37-34 lead. Heritage wasn't finished as Billy Lomow got a rare inside position, made a nice fake which got 6'6” AC center Luke Voirol up in the air and he converted the basket and a free throw as Voirol got his fourth foul of the night on the play. That tied it with :52.2 on the clock. An Adams Central timeout established the final strategy for the Jets and resulted in Fox going to the line on a hand-check call. His two swishes proved to be the final points of the night. Heritage had one last chance with :15.8 left and again they held the ball outside the arc. Suddenly realizing the clock was about to expire, the Pats fire up about a 22-footer that was about five feet shot and went out-ofbounds running out of time. Adams Central shot extremely well from the field in the game hitting an amazing 17-21 from two-point land. They were 0-6 from behind the arc but still converted over 62 percent of their shots. Heritage misfired on 13-15 three-point attempts and were 13-24 from two to end up 15-39 for 38.4 percent. Heritage had little answer for the Adams Central inside power game provided by Voirol and Jonah Tijerina. Voirol led the Jets with 19 points and hit 9-10 from the field, nearly all on close-range shots. Tijerina hit his first three shots of the game and finished 5-8 overall for 10 points. Lomow hit three of four attempts in the final stanza to keep Heritage in the game and topped the Patriots with 14. Both Walter Knapke and Abe Beard chalked up eight points and Jacquay added seven. The first period started off in AC's favor as they ran out to a 6-0 lead. When the Pats did score, they zipped off seven straight to take their first lead of the night as Knapke hit a three and swiped the ball from an AC player and drove in for two and Jacquay had a bucket. While the Jets led 14-13 after one stop, Jacquay's basket to open round two gave Heritage a lead they wouldn't lose until midway through the third period. Heritage took a 23-20 halftime lead and made it 26-20 (their largest lead of the night) on a trey by Knapke. Voirol countered with two hoops inside and Tijerina had one to tie it at 26-26. "The game was a very hard played one on both sides and I thought Heritage did a nice job at their ball control game. It's no secret that we like to play our 2-3 zone about 90 percent of the time but we eventually had to go out to affect the tempo of the game and our 1-3-1 allowed us to put a lot more pressure on the ball, especially in the second half," analyzed McClure. The coach continued "I really thought there were three key plays late in the game that allowed us to win. One was when Drew (Schultz) drew that foul, got to the line and made both shots. That takes us from one point down to one point up and that was a big lift psychologically. Then Johnny (Carroll) had the initiative to go down and turn the corner and get that lay-up on the baseline to expand the lead. Finally when David (Fox) got to the free throw lane and hit both shots (the Schultz and Fox free throws were key SCHULTZY FOR THE DEUCE— AC forward Drew Schultz picks up a bucket against Southern Wells in the opening round of the ACAC. The Jets earned a slot in the conference final against Jay County courtesy of their tight win over Heritage Friday night, 39-37. (Photo by Kalvin Fiechter) since the Jets made just 5-10 from the line Friday night)." McClure added "now it's on to tomorrow night against Jay County. Shouldn't be too difficult to get a scouting report on them since we just played them last week. They beat us by about 18 but it was a closer game than the final score indicates. Tomorrow night we just have to go down and play minute by minute and work hard because Jay County isn't going to beat themselves." The Jets are now 7-3 on the season with the win over Heritage (their second of the season against the Patriots) while the Pats slipped to 4-7 after having come into Friday night's tilt with a three-game winning streak. Knights bomb seven threes in first quarter, hold off Braves By DYLAN MALONE The Norwell Knights were 1-3 from inside the three-point land during the first quarter of their conference game against the Bellmont Braves. The visiting team's saving grace was their threepoint shooting as they ended up sinking 7-9 from deep in the opening eight minutes and played ahead to the end for a 60-48 victory over the Braves. When the dust settled from the three-point barrage, the Norwell Knights led 23-11 at the end of the first quarter during CONNER FOR TWO— Bellmont forward Conner Hess drains a bucket in a recent contest. The Braves’ dry-spell continued Friday night as they fell against Norwell, 60-48. (Photo by Paul Yoder) Bellmont's Silver Arrow night. "It was crazy," noted BHS coach John Baker. "They hit seven and a couple of them were from guys that haven't shown they can hit that consistently. Once the first few went through I guess they felt confident. It was us getting beat off the dribble that led to open looks on kick outs." Cody Shively took the first six shots of the game for the Knights making four of them, and had nine points for Norwell in the opening eight minutes. Not usually known for his shooting this season, senior Reilly Stauffer made three triples himself, while Bray Wilson swooshed the seventh. Bellmont turned the ball over five times in the opening stanza and shot just 4-9 including an 0-4 from deep as their struggles continued from the field following an uncharacteristically lopsided loss at Mississinewa. Things turned around on both teams in the second, however, in one of the more unusual turnarounds from one quarter to the next. With 3:15 left in the second, Stauffer's free throw was the only source of offense before the half. Bellmont would score only six, however, but made up some ground trailing only 24-17 at the half. "Starting out with 17 points in the first half is not a good way to get momentum," noted Baker. "We have to score more than that and it seemed like we were out of rhythm a little bit. It took a half to get going offensively." Despite a 7-20 first half and an 0-8 three-point stat line, Baker was pleased with the fight in the Braves keeping Norwell to just a point in the second. "Fortunately our defense was good enough to keep us in the ball game. It was more of us getting out on their shooters then Norwell missing. We just did a better job of containing and getting out on shooters." Sam Ainsworth broke the three-less spell early in the third bringing the Braves to within four at 24-20 but free throws from Colt Rinkenberger and a steal and two for Shively brought the lead back to eight. Ainsworth would again boost the Braves a minute later with a basket and the foul but the Knights would respond with Wilson's basket and a foul. It was the same story with three minutes left in the third as Ainsworth hit another three-pointer cutting the lead to four at 32-28 but Wilson again came through with an old-fashioned three-point play. After an Ainsworth free throw cut the lead to seven again under a minute, Quentin Middleton hit a pair of free throws and Wilson beat the horn for three giving the Knights their first double-digit lead of the half heading into the fourth, 41-30. "I felt like the third quarter hurt us," recalled Baker. "We had some chances to get back in the game but made some silly turnovers with our passing. I was pleased with our effort, however, and our attitude was better as a team coming off a loss at Mississinewa." The fourth quarter saw the Knights shoot only three times from the field as the Braves picked up the intensity on defense forcing foul shots. Bellmont was already in the bonus following eight fouls in the third quarter and Norwell took 28 of their 30 free throws in the second half. Before fouling out, Conner Hess made a threepoint play to cut the lead to 46-35 but the Braves would go on a three-minute scoring drought and freebies at the line pushed the lead back to 15 for the Knights before Ryan Okoniewski's bucket with 3:40 left to play. The lead would never get below 12 points after that as the Knights continued to make free throws. Trace Bauer's three as time expired was Bellmont's only triple not from Ainsworth who ended with a team-high 20 points. The senior shot 7-11 in the win making all three of his triple tries in the second half. Ainsworth had 14 of his 20 in the second half. Hess also ended with double digits landing on 10 points with seven rebounds to lead the Braves. Shively, who had 15 points, led the Knights who played seven bodies, all who made it to the free throw line at least once. Stauffer had 13 points off the bench, 10 in the first half, and Ian Kissell ended with 11 points as did Wilson. Bellmont won their other two games against the Knights including the JV contest when the Braves reserves held on to a 45-38 victory. Lucas Strickler had a breakout game scoring 23 points for the Braves including three triples. Oliver Gehres had 10 points and both Joey Mathieu and Nathan Kaczmarek had six points. EDITOR'S NOTE: Congratulations to Emma Sonnenberg, a manager for the Bellmont team, for receiving Silver Arrow Queen honors on Friday night. There isn't a more deserving girl at Bellmont. 123456789101112131415 DontcounteveryhourintheDay makeeveryhourintheDaycount. aDVertISetoDay! DECATUR DAILY D E M O C R A T
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