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Friday, January 2, 2015
Train draws crowd for
final viewing of the year
New Conductor’s Club offered
Saying thank you
PILOT PHOTO/ DIONA ESKEW
Marshall County Commissioner Jack Roose accepts a plaque presented by commissioner Kevin Overmyer and Deb Griewank. The presentation came along with a
resolution. Overmyer and Griewand thanked Roose for his eight years of service to
the county. Roose said, “It is a job that I have loved very much. I thank you for this and
I thank the citizens of Marshall County for giving me the opportunity. It is something
that I took seriously as I went through the time, both of running for the position, and
through the eight years.”
PILOT PHOTO/ RACHAEL HERBERT-VARCHETTO
Jeff Perry and his daughter Sarah drove from Mishawaka after hearing about the museum’s train day in a local paper. “She loves trains, I love trains. She loves Thomas the Tank
Engine, and we though we’d come to see Thomas,” he said.
By Rachael Herbert-Varchetto
Staff Writer
MARSHALL COUNTY — Wide eyed children dragged their parents with excitement
up the two flights of stairs to the Marshall
County Museum’s train room.
Dec. 31, 2014 marked the last day the
trains would run, as a special occasion from
their normal Saturday excursions.
But with the new Conductor’s Club
launching at the beginning of 2015, the
museum is hoping more kids will become
excited about trains, as well as learning a
little something along the way.
The program is a $10 annual membership
for kids interested in model trains. The pur-
pose is to generate not only interest in the
train collection itself, but also to start showing to kids the fun and enjoyment that can be
had at museums.
“It was something that we wanted to
look at, see what was most popular at our
museum, and how we can build interest for
the children, but something that will go with
them as they get older,” said museum curator Elizabeth Garza.
Garza sees it as the children are younger,
they may come only for the trains, but as
they go along into adolescence and adulthood, may develop and interest in history
and museums.
“It’s more of a fun event, not necessarily
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Life Enrichment Center
offers variety of services
By Jennifer Brittin
Staff Writer
PLYMOUTH— Feeling cooped up by
the cold weather? Or perhaps just looking
for somewhere to gather to socialize and
express your creative side?
The Life Enrichment Center in Plymouth
offers both recreational and educational
activities geared toward adults, as well as
provides the opportunity to enjoy companionship and conversation in a comfortable,
pleasant environment.
The Center is located at 1305 West Harrison
Street in Plymouth with daily hours from 8
a.m. to 5 p.m. as well as extended hours for
scheduled events and classes.
Weekly classes are offered as well as
ongoing seminars and special class sessions
through People’s University of Marshall
County whose goal is to provide the opportunity to engage in life-long learning. Classes
are open to individuals of all ages though.
Currently People’s U offers classes in the
Fall with registration beginning in August
and classes starting in September.
Examples of classes that have been offered
in the past include those in the areas of art
and leisure such as Beginning Watercolor,
the Basics of Floral Design instructed by florists from Felke Florist, Paper Cutting, and
Wine, Color And Canvas taught by instructors from Heartland Artists Gallery.
“In The Kitchen” with Sister Sue from
Earthworks Market offered students the
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es, cheese tasting and how to create party
cheese trays. Beginning and advanced classes in bread baking were also offered by
Sister Sue which taught students everything
from the functions of the ingredients to more
complex things like using preferments and
artisan techniques to improve flavor.
The Plymouth and Culver Public Libraries
held classes to teach computer literacy
including Basic Computer which teaches
basic vocabulary and the parts and functions
of a computer, Basic Internet which provides
learners with information about internet
service providers, speed and types of connections and how to use search engines. A
lecture on Digital Cameras includes terminology, buying tips and using free photo
software.
Classes were offered to teach skills and
techniques on how to effectively use mobile
devices such as smart phones, e-readers and
tablets as well as learning about popular
apps available for phones and tablets.
Many other classes were offered and vary
depending on interest. Most are free of
charge, but some include a minimal fee to
cover the cost of supplies needed. People
are encouraged to offer their ideas for future
classes and if instructors are available, every
effort will be made to include the requested
class. Some of the classes requested by students include antiques, couponing, calligraphy and interior design
Instructors and special presenters are
always welcome. Anyone who is interest-
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Commissioners approve
contract for juvenile detention
By Diona Eskew
Managing Editor
MARSHALL COUNTY
— The county once again
entered into an agreement
for juvenile detention services.
The contract is with
Muskegon River Youth
Center. It is very similar to
the previous contract used
with the an added clause for
additional transportation.
Transportation of detainees
is included with the regular contract fee of $119 per
day. Juveniles not actually
housed with the center but
needing transportation from
the center would be $149 for
up to eight hours.
James Pheibush and Mary
Jane Walsworth explained
how it would be beneficial
to the county.
“We tried to send a
girl to Madison Juvenile
Correctional Facility for a
diagnostic
(evaluation)
which is a four hour drive
from here. Since we weren’t
detaining her we had no
way to get Muskegon to take
her so we asked the county to do it,” said Pheibush.
“That would be an officer
would be tied up a minimum of eight hours. Plus
technically the child is not in
custody so if there was a law
enforcement officer and they
got back and the parent was
not waiting at the jail we
would be illegally detaining
the child.”
By using the youth center
for transportation the county is more protected as well
as the child. There is one
more change to the contract.
It is a liability charge, a
maximum of $2,500, if a
detainee causes damages to
the facility. This is in part
because of a previous incident in which two juveniles
broke out of the center causing damages. Those individuals were waived into
adult court, according to
Walsworth.
The
commissioners
approved the contract for
2015. In 2014 (through
November) the juvenile
court services used a total of
751 bed days.
Celebrating 15 years
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WALKERTON — CleanRite Cleaning
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and commercial cleaning services to the
Michiana area.
The company, founded in 2000 by Dawn
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80 residential accounts and over 25 commercial accounts. Since its founding, how-
ever, the company’s mission has remained
the same: helping clients set up a cleaning
program in their homes and/or offices that
benefit them and their families or businesses.
CleanRite credits its success to its team
of residential/commercial cleaners and to
its loyal customer base, which has voted
CleanRite Cleaning Services the number one
cleaning service in Marshall County for the
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Obituaries
Eava J. Scott
June 18, 1930 – Dec. 30, 2014
ROCHESTER — Eava June Scott, 84, passed away
at 3:34 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014 at Wynnfield
Crossing Assisted
Living Center in
Rochester. She
was a resident of
Culver most of her
life.
Born on June
18, 1930 in Culver,
Eava was the
daughter of Darl C.
and Dorothy F. (Vankirk) Voreis. She graduated from Culver
High School and then graduated from the South Bend
Beauty College.
She operated her own beauty shop for 10 years. Eava
then began working for Saint Joseph Regional Medical
Center in Plymouth as a clerk and nurses assistant always
with a pleasant resolve. She served for 25 years until her
retirement in 2002.
On July 23, 1949, Eava married Walter S. Scott. He
would precede her in death in April of 1976.
She was a member of the Tyner Rebekah Lodge #803
and was a past State officer.
Eava is survived by her three children: Pamela D.
(Michael) Grau of Louisville, Ky., Shari L. (John) Miller
of Plymouth, and Rick S. (Angela) Scott of Bremen; her
grandchildren: Becky Grau, and Kenneth Banks, Michael
Banks, Ryan Scott; her great-grandchildren: Ricky, Dylan,
McKenzie, Kassidy, Scotty and Liam; her brother, Louis R.
Voreis of Plymouth and sister-in-law Susie of Plymouth.
She was preceded in death by her husband, parents and
brother, Darl C. Voreis Jr.
Visitation will be held on Friday, Jan. 2, 2015 from 11 a.m.
– 1 p.m. in the Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home, 1100 N.
Michigan St., Plymouth. Services will follow at 1 p.m. that
will include a Rebekah Memorial Rite.
Burial will follow in the Burr Oak Cemetery.
Memorial gifts may be made to the
Tyner Rebekah Lodge, 18260 4B Road,
Walkerton, IN 46574.
Condolences and shared memories
may be sent to the family through the
website: www.johnson-danielson.com
Jean I. Neidlinger Miller
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Carolyn Jones
Dec. 27, 1946 - Dec. 23, 2014
PLYMOUTH — Carolyn Sue (Snyder) Jones, 67, of
Plymouth, passed away at her home on Dec. 23, 2014. She
was born in Paw Paw, Mich., and
was the third child of Les and Carol
(Jacox) Snyder.
Carolyn graduated from Culver
High School and then went on to
earn her master’s degree, in education. She taught fourth grade, for 25
years, at West School and continued when West School moved and
became Menominee School. She
had a passion for teaching and loved
and cared for her students, as if they
were her own children. Carolyn also
loved animals, especially her dog,
“Em”.
She had many artistic talents and loved creating new
projects. She was excellent at sewing, knitting, crocheting, painting, and creating beautiful stained glass items.
She was a member of the Marshall County Retired
Teachers Association, Busy Hands of Michiana, the Order
of Rainbow for Girls, and made many hats for adults, and
baby hats for Memorial Hospital and Saint Joseph Hospital.
Carolyn will be greatly missed by her family and her many
friends.
Carolyn is survived by her husband, Thad Jones; her
nephews, Mark Snyder and Steve Snyder; her nieces,
Kristina (Christian, deceased) Snyder and Lisa SnyderMundinger; her great-nephews, Tyler and Trenton Snyder
(sons of Christian and Kristina); her sisters-in-law, Darlene
Snyder and Jeannine Snyder; her cousin, Steve Jacox;
several other cousins; and many friends, especially Janet
Newberg and her family. She was preceded in passing by
her parents; her brothers, Jay Snyder and Sanford “Sandy”
Snyder; and her nephew, Christian Snyder.
Memorials may be given to:
The Marshall County Humane Society
P.O. Box 22, Plymouth, IN 46563
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Dec. 20, 1929 - Dec. 31, 2014
TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2015, 7 P.M.
ROCHESTER — Mrs. Jean I. Neidlinger Miller, 85, of
VAN GILDER FUNERAL HOME
Rochester, passed away at 1:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec.
THE REV. MARK HARDER, OFFICIATING
31, 2014. On Dec. 20, 1929 Jean was born in Marshall
County to Fay O. and Marjorie Kelver Neidlinger.
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Jean is lovingly remembered by her daughter Eileen
NEW OAK HILL CEMETERY, PLYMOUTH
Fellers; her son: Charlie Miller and wife Katie all of
Rochester.
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Friends may visit with the family from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on
www.vangilderfuneralhome.com
Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015 in the Good Family Funeral Home,
1200 W. 18th St., Rochester. Private family services will be
at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday with Dr. Mark Spencer officiating. Interment will be in the Rochester IOOF Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Center for Hospice &
Palliative Care, 112 S. Center St., Plymouth, IN 46563
or to the Fulton County 4-H Fund through the Northern
Indiana Community Foundation, 715 Main St., Rochester, past four years.
IN 46975.
“I’m excited to be celebrating this milestone with such a
Online expressions of sympathy may be made to Jean’s great group of clients and employees,” says owner Dawn
family at www.goodfamilyfh.com
Gorby-Verhaeghe. “Our growth over the past 15 years can
be attributed to our customers, who have made CleanRite
their go-to source for professional cleaning services.”
The company, which has been selected as one of the top
seven cleaning companies in the state of Indiana, is well
known in the Michiana area not only for its professional
cleaning services, but also for its community contests and
prizes as well as its donated services to cancer patients.
CleanRite (www.cleanritecleaning.com) may be contacted at
574-274-2424 for a complimentary consultation.
Years, from front
Blueberry festival
contract update
By Rachael Herbert-Varchetto
Staff Writer
PLYMOUTH/MARSHALL COUNTY — The city of
Plymouth has released the new Blueberry Festival contract
this week. The new contract will take effect in 2015, pending
the approval of the park board at their Monday, Jan. 5, 2015
meeting at 5 p.m. at the Magnetic Clubhouse.
“For the most part, it’s still the same,” commented City
Attorney Sean
The contract has two major changes to it.
In paragraph one of the new contract, the city will now
provide parking access with the use of Young Amphitheater.
The contract states the Blueberry Festival committee can
continue use of the parking at Young Amphitheater as long
as the Webster Elementary PTO is allowed to park cars in
that area and split the profits with the PTO.
The other major change in the agreement is the rental rate
that Plymouth Parks Department will charge to the Bluberry
Festival for the next six years.
Between 2015 and 2020, the annual rental fee will be at a
steady $28,500, down from $31,000 paid per year between
2012 and 2014.
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Pilot News • Friday, January 2, 2015
Center provides
care for women
By Rachael Herbert-Varchetto
Staff Writer
MARSHALL COUNTY — Pregnancy is a time of promise
for new life.
But for some, there can be doubts and anxiety that can
plague the new mother.
The Women’s Care Center in Plymouth and Bremen offers
women guidance, counseling, and a kind ear to help them
make the right decision for their baby.
“Typically when they come to us, the first point of contact
is the pregnancy test,” said Jenny Hunsberger, the director
of the Women’s Care Center.
A member of the center
will sit with the women and “We help
spend usually over an hour
discussing with the woman women into
what is happening in their a position to
life, obstacles and barriers
they feel are in the way of make choices
having a child, their goals of courage,
and aspirations, and all the
way to the support they have love, and hope,
in terms of housing, employ- because those
ment, and education.
“We talk to her about what are choices for
her core values and beliefs life.”
are in terms of pregnancy
— Jenny Hunsburger
and in a potential pregnancy
what she would desire if the
barriers were gone,” said
Hunsberger.
Multiple sessions are held to help mothers adjust and
choose the best option and path for themselves and the
child, and especially, in providing support to the woman in
whatever way she needs.
“It’s become a choice that is rooted in courage, love, and
hope, as opposed to fear, being overwhelmed, and feeling
things being impossible,” she said.
Hunsberger states that her staff do not judge women
about the choices they make when they come the Women’s
Care Center.
“We help women into a position to make choices of courage, love, and hope, because those are choices for life.”
Classes, counseling, and a free ultrasound are given to the
woman, though there is the exception that ultrasounds are
denied if she is bleeding, for medical reasons.
“We create an individual plan for the woman. We ask
them how it’s going with their doctor, with parenting classes, have they signed up for WIC, how is talking going with
the parents or boyfriend, how’s school. We continue to see
her through her pregnancy,” explained Hunsberger.
Offering classes and counseling is one of many services
the center offers, but for women who want a different choice,
there are options as well.
“We are not an adoption agency, but we work closely with
agencies. There are good ones in Indiana who approach
women and pregnancy in the same way, and we work
closely with them,” she said.
Women can hold preconceived notions about what adoption is, and isn’t.
“We talk about how adoption is a positive option for
women who want to make really good parenting decisions.
Adopting is a parenting choice. If it’s the best choice for her
child, that’s how we talk about it.”
The Women’s Care Center then puts the woman into contact with the agencies that are the best option for her and
the baby, whether that is an open, semi, or closed adoption.
Misconceptions surrounding adoption that women have
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Services, continued from front
ed in teaching a class is encouraged to contact the Life
Enrichment Center for more information.
After Fall classes are over, many of the classes members
continue to meet to practice the skills they have learned.
Some of the clubs that meet at the Center include the Good
Times Woodcarvers Club which meets every Monday at 9
a.m. The Arts and Crafts Share Circle meets every first and
third Thursday at 10 a.m. to share tips and tricks or just to
visit while crafting. Several needle-craft oriented clubs meet
at the Center such as the Knitting Club every other Tuesday
at 9:30 a.m., the Quilter’s Club every second Monday at 7
p.m. and the Crocheting Club at 1 p.m. every other Monday.
For those who enjoy cards and other games that are looking for a little friendly competition, the Center offers BINGO
sponsored by Marshall Starke Development Center every
Tuesday at 1:30, euchre on Wednesdays at 7 p.m., Fridays
at 1 p.m. and Saturdays at 7 p.m. and a Bridge Club which
meets every other Wednesday at 12:30.
Representatives from Disabled American Veterans are on
hand at the Center every Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
to help veterans with claims and to answer any questions
they may have concerning their benefits.
The Marshall County Council on Aging located at the Life
Enrichment Center offers special bus trips to various places
nationwide. Some of the places they have gone include
Nashville, TN, Washington D.C., and Cape Cod. The next
bus trip will be in May to Savannah, GA for seven days and
six nights to see the sites at Jekyll Island and Beaufort and
to take a guided tour of Savannah.
To obtain information regarding groups that meet at the
Life Enrichment Center or to find out about other services
offered, contact Marshall County Council on Aging at 574936-9904.
to teach them history, but on the fun aspects because they’re
younger,” she explained.
Parents will be able to sign kids up starting in the new
year, throughout the year. Kids will be given a conductors
hat and a few other treats during their time.
“We wanted some sort of activity that would include the
kids a little more instead of just having the museum open
on Saturday for the trains,” said Administrative Assistant
Paul Falkowski, who was another member who helped to
spearhead the new club.
“We know we get a lot of kids that are train enthusiasts,
and they enjoy coming in and seeing all that stuff. We
wanted to have something a little extra for them, some way
to include them in what we do to help get them involved,”
he explained.
While the new program is in its early stages, Falkowski
stated that the museum is planning on have four events
through the year for the club, as well as an exclusive members only event, to focus on the kids and their enthusiasm
for the trains.
“That way we can just focus on making sure they have a
good time, something they can feel special about,” he said.
Falkowski has been a passionate lover of museums since
he was a child.
“I love getting anybody involved in museums. I love history. Any way that I can get people into museums and learn
and see what goes on is great for me.”
Over time, the museum staff hopes that the program will
be a success and something fun for the kids to truly enjoy.
“I do hope that it can grow into something a little bigger
than where we’ve got it now. I really hope that it brings
in more of the younger generations into the museum and
hopeful spreads us out too,” he said.
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Scott Samuels speaks with Elizabeth Garza, of the
museum, as she explains to him the new program they are
launching, the Conductor’s Club, for kids who are enthusiastic about toy trains. His son Aiden Samuels looks on
while museum Director Linda Rippy stands by.
Pilot News • Friday, January 2, 2015
County Digest
Jail bookings
• James Edward Johnson, 53, Fort Wayne, was arrested at
12:55 p.m. Monday, Dec. 29 by the Indiana State Police and
charged with failure to appear.
• Raul Armando Lopez-Alvarado, 25, was arrested at 1:50
a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 30 by the ISP and charged with operating
a vehicle with a BAC of .15 percent or more, and operating
vehicle while intoxicated endanger a person. Bond was set
at $1,505.
• Skylar Lynae Harrison, 20, Plymouth, was arrested
at 4:15 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 30 by the Plymouth Police
Department and charged with theft. Bond was set at $1,505.
Information on these arrests was provided by law enforcement agencies. Individuals whose names appear in these
reports are presumed innocent until proven otherwise in a
court of law.
2015 county
department
heads appointed
By Diona Eskew
Managing Editor
MARSHALL COUNTY — The Marshall County
Commissioners appointed department heads for the new
year during the final meeting of 2014.
Doug Masterson was reappointed as the head of the
Building and Grounds department; Jason Peters as Highway
Superintendent; Laurie Baker as Highway Administrator;
Chuck DeWitt as the County Building Inspector; Gary
Masterson as Supervisor of Jail Maintenance; Clyde Avery as
Marshall County Emergency Management Agency Director;
Michael Marshall as IT Director; Pam Schweitzer Betz as
County Veterans Service Officer; and James Clevenger as
County Attorney.
In addition the commissioners reappointed Dave Bacon to
the Marshall County Tourism Board for a term of two years.
Travel app
warns drivers of
road conditions
By Jennifer Brittin
Staff Writer
MARSHALL COUNTY— As the inevitable cold, icy days
of winter bear down upon us, many drivers dread making
their daily commute to work or traveling long distances for
the holidays.
To help ease the stress associated with winter travels, the
State of Indiana has created a free mobile app which will
provide alerts and updates directly to Hoosier subscribers’
mobile devices.
A spokesperson for the Indiana Department of Homeland
Security (IDHS) said that last year’s rough winter taught
their office that Indiana residents wanted more information
to help them plan accordingly before hitting the road.
With nearly five million visitors last year between
December 1, 2013 and the end of March, the IDHS County
Travel Status Map was the most visited page on the IN.gov
website.
IDHS officials collaborated with the Indiana Office of
Technology to develop a different source for citizens to
access pertinent information regarding travel throughout
the state.
“This new app will be a great on-the-go resource for
citizens and visitors to Indiana,” said Governor Mike Pence.
“The travel advisory map has been one of the most popular
pages on the State of Indiana website, particularly during
times of inclement weather. The app will be even more convenient, and we hope many people will use this as a resource
to make informed travel decisions.”
Features of the app include the ability to access weather
conditions for each county . Simply tapping on a county on
the map will display the temperature and an icon with the
current conditions for that county.
Users will be able to set alerts for any county or counties
that they chose. When the travel status is updated in selected
counties, users will receive an alert notification.
Each county’s emergency management agency is responsible for updating their corresponding counties status. Each
county’s EMA contact information will be available to users.
In addition to weather, the app includes notifications
regarding flooding, hazardous material spills and other
events that can potentially affect travel.
This new app is intended to be used in conjunction with
other sources of weather and travel information such as the
local news and social media sites in order to stay aware of
changes in travel conditions.
The Indiana Travel Advisory app is available to download
for iPhone in the App Store and Android OS in the Google
Play Store.
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Pathfinder honors community
and staff at annual dinner
By Jennifer Brittin
Staff Writer
MARSHALL COUNTY— Pathfinder Services has been
building bridges for those experiencing economic or developmental challenges for the last 48 years. From helping a client find employment to guiding a client on ways to achieve
financial stability, Pathfinder Services helps people reach
their goals and achieve acceptance.
Pathfinder Services held it’s annual community recognition dinner, themed “Building Bridges to Independence”, on
November 6 at Huntington University. Master of Ceremonies
for the event was Mike Perkins, from the Pathfinder Services
Board of Directors.
Dinner attendees were given custom tiles made by
Pathfinder Outsource Manufacturing which featured paintings of bridges created by the artists served by Pathfinders.
The original, full-sized bridge artwork was auctioned off to
benefit both the artists and the new Creative Abilities art
studio, a part of the Pathfinder Community Supports Day
Services program.
After the dinner, awards were presented. The first, the
prestigious Herbert D. LaMont award, was presented by
Nancy and Keith Hartley, the 2013 Herbert D. LaMont
Award recipients, and Diane and Brian Adams, the daughter
and grandson of Kay LaMont.
The recipient was Rose Broyles for her work with several
not-for-profit agencies in Warren. The majority of her activity has been with the Bread of Life Food Pantry, but she also
advocates for fellow community members to assure they
are receiving the services, education and respect which they
deserve. Services she helps clients obtain include housing
and heat assistance, telephone minutes, transportation and
tutoring services.
The LaMont Award is awarded annually in honor of
the late Herbert D. LaMont, who was a major force in the
development of services for individuals with disabilities in
Huntington County.
This years recipient of the Timothy Hancher Direct
Services Award was Beth Stodgell, Residential Manager
for the Market Street group home in Wabash, Indiana. Ms.
Stodgell has been employed by Pathfinder Services for the
past 12 years. The Timothy Hancher Direct Services Award,
presented by Bill and Barbara Hancher, was founded in
honor of their son who was born with severe developmental
and physical disabilities and passed away in 1996 at the age
26. The award is given to honor a Pathfinder employee who
has gone “above and beyond” in providing direct services to
the Pathfinder clients.
Randy Sizemore, exiting Pathfinder Services Board of
Directors Chairman, was presented with a Perske Print in
appreciation of his six years of service. Mr. Sizemore also
served on the Investment Committee for one year, was the
Chair of the Finance Committee for five years, and was
involved with the Executive Committee for three years.
Community Partner Awards were presented to individuals and organizations that support Pathfinder Services, Inc.
and the individuals served during the past fiscal year.
Recipients of this award included AWS Foundation for
providing many different opportunities to those served by
Pathfinders. Lynn Gilmore, Executive Director, accepted the
award on behalf of the AWS Foundation.
AWS provides financial support of the Summer Camp
offered to teens with special needs and they coordinate
the art show at the Disabilities Expo in Fort Wayne where
Pathfinder’s clients showcase their artistic talents.
AWS also sponsored the Bike Art with Purpose Project
and has given the opportunity for individuals served to
attend a Tin Caps game.
Sara Wilcox was recognized for her support of Pathfinder
Kids Kampus. Ms. Wilcox is a speech therapist with Hand In
Hand Comprehensive Therapy Specialists and donates her
time to workshops to improve speech and language skills in
children, birth to three years old, who are a part of the Early
Head Start or Indiana First Steps program.
Mary Bell, Regional President of Wells Fargo, was presented with the Sustainable Business Partner Award for Wells
Fargo Bank’s years of partnership with several programs
and services offered by Pathfinder Services.
Also recognized at the dinner were Jeff Leslie and Andy
Culver of Center Court Barber Shop for their support of
individuals served by Pathfinder Community Supports in
Wabash. Mr. Leslie has played Santa Claus at the Pathfinder
Community Supports Christmas Party and both gentlemen
provide haircuts and the opportunity for community interaction for the men served by Pathfinder in Wabash.
Burger King in Wabash was honored for their partnership
with Pathfinder Resource Connection.
Pathfinder Community Connections honored Fahe, who
provides help to allow families in need a chance to obtain
home ownership through low-interest rate loans.
Paula Garrett was recognized by Amramp for her work
with Help, Inc. and Parkview Hospice. She is a caregiver
who strives to make a difference in the lives of others by providing ramps to those who otherwise cannot afford them.
Dr. Chuck Dietzen, pediatric rehabilitation specialist and
founder and president of Timmy Global Health, was the
keynote speaker for the evening. Timmy Global Health is
an Indianapolis-based nonprofit organization which was
founded in 1997 to help expand access to healthcare in the
developing world and inspire health care workers humanitarian efforts. Dr. Chuck started his mission to serve the
medically underserved in 1992 when he traveled to the
former Soviet Union, followed by trips to Haiti and India
in 1997 and 1998 on various orthopedic missions. While in
India, he worked alongside Mother Teresa and returned to
the U.S. inspired to found TImmy Global Health.
Pathfinder Services, Inc. is a not-for-profit comprehensive
human and community development organization headquartered in Huntington, where it was founded in 1966.
In addition to Huntington County, Pathfinder Services
also serves individuals and families in Adams, Allen,
Dekalb, Elkhart, Jay, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Marshall, Miami,
Noble, St. Joe, Starke, Stueben, Wabash, Wells and Whitley
Counties. Additional information about Pathfinder Services
can be found at www.pathfinderservices.org
Care, from A2
may mean they think they are “throwing the baby away”,
but it is quite the opposite of the process.
“It would be common for women to feel like and think
those are common misconceptions that one would only
place a baby up for adoption if she couldn’t feed or physically care for the baby, that placing them up for adopting
means you’re somehow inadequate or incapable of parenting,” said Hunsberger. “What we can do is talk to women
early what it means to consider adopting and if it is possible
for the woman, we can find food, housing, open up her
options.”
Adopting is about creating the best possible option for
the child, and as is the mantra of the center, doing it out of a
place of love, courage, and strength.
“When we work through with women the begin to see
Around the state
Christmas Tree disposal
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana wildlife officials say
Hoosiers should think twice before they toss their discarded
Christmas tree into a nearby lake as a way of creating create
habitat for fish.
Chief fisheries biologist Brian Schoenung of the Indiana
Department of Natural Resources says Christmas trees
placed into lakes “provide cover but don’t necessarily grow
more fish.”
The DNR says discarding of a Christmas tree on a private
pond is at the owner’s discretion, but state laws require a
license from the DNR to construct or place a fish attractor in
a public freshwater lake.
The DNR says a better use for a discarded Christmas tree
is taking its to local recycling site, putting it in your backyard to provide winter shelter for birds and other wildlife,
or chopping it up for firewood.
Record lack of snowfall
SOUTH BEND, (AP) — December’s snowfall in South
Bend was one for the record books but in a way that many
wouldn’t expect.
The National Weather Service says the 0.2 inches of snow
that fell last month in the northern Indiana city was the lowest December total on record. It broke the old record of 0.5
inches set more than a century ago, in December 1912.
The weather service says that while a trace of snow fell
on 10 days, measurable snow fell on just one day during the
month, tying the record for the fewest number of days with
measurable snowfall in December at South Bend. December
1912 and December 1931 also both had a single day of measurable snowfall.
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adopting as a very selfless choice that’s really rooted in
a desire to create a very positive life for their baby. It’s a
choice. It’s not the first thing where you’re placing the baby
because you can’t care for that child.”
Mothers will come in on average nine times during their
pregnancy in Marshall County for both the Plymouth and
Bremen offices. Nearly 50 percent of all babies born in the
county are born to women who have visited the Women’s
Care Center.
“Women’s care center is a safe place where they know that
we are here to help and support them, and they’re free to be
open and honest with us,” said Hunsberger. “They won’t be
judged, and that’s how we talk about it.”
The Plymouth branch of the Women’s Care Center can be
reached at 574-936-5141, and Bremen at 574-546-2904.
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Pilot News • Friday, January 2, 2015
Too early to declare Obamacare
a success or failure
INDIANAPOLIS — In the Hoosier State, Obamacare is a
policy orphan and a potential political liability.
The Republicans still vow to kill it and openly loathe it.
Congressional
offices normally
dedicated
to
constituent service have largely taken a pass
on Obamacare.
Democrats have
not defended
By
the Affordable
Brian Howey
Care Act in any
conspicuous
way as the party sinks into irrelevance, though U.S. Sen. Joe
Donnelly voted for it and has won two elections since.
Gov. Mike Pence is attempting to bend it into the market
forces the GOP could have opted for when they controlled
the White House and both chambers of Congress between
2001 and 2007.
Beyond the propaganda, the policy picket lines and all
the whistling past the death panels and graveyards, how is
Obamacare doing, both nationally and here in Indiana?
It’s a mixed picture.
Over the years, Republicans repeatedly told us that
Obamacare would be a job killer while it would send the federal budget deficit skyrocketing. In 2014, the first full year of
Obamacare, the U.S. unemployment rate dropped from 6.7%
in January to 5.8% in November, the 10th consecutive month
where the number topped 200,000. In Indiana, the jobless rate
declined from 6.8% in December 2013 to 5.7% in October. The $483 billion federal budget deficit for 2014 is well
below the $1.5 trillion deficit in April 2011. “The trend is
toward smaller and smaller deficits,” Paul Edelstein, U.S.
economist and director of financial economics at IHS Global
Insight told Bloomberg News.
More Hoosiers are now insured, with 132,423 signing up
for qualified health plans, according to federal government
reports. Eighty-nine percent qualified for financial assistance.
In addition, 95,495 people qualified for Medicaid or the
Children’s Health Insurance Program.
When 2015 open enrollment began on Nov. 15, Indiana
residents found the number of insurers doubling from four
to nine and the number of available plans jumped from 278
to 975, according to healthinsurance.org.
According to the Kaiser Foundation, Indiana ranked 19th
in the nation in its pre-Obamacare uninsurance rate with
14.8 percent of the population uninsured. That is projected
to decline to 12.78%, or a 2.02 percent decrease. Gallup found
that 74 percent nationally found their new plans either excellent or good.
The biggest coverage expansion could come under Gov.
Pence’s Healthy Indiana Plan 2.0. He is still awaiting word
from the Obama administration which could pave the way
for another 300,000 Hoosiers to have health access through a
modified Medicaid program.
Pence told me, “There’s nothing in the law that would be a
barrier to them approving HIP 2.0. There’s no requirement of
any change in the law for them to approve HIP 2.0. That’s a
very important point. We submitted a good faith proposal that
I think is faithful to the principles of the Healthy Indiana Plan.”
As for a personal experience, this writer signed up for
an Anthem Bronze Health Savings Account plan for $546 a
month. In 2014, I was on a silver MDWise plan for $714 a
month. While the deductible rose from $2,500 to $4,000, the
new plan pays 100 percent of preventive procedures. For
instance, a colonoscopy will have zero out-of-pocket costs. In
the pre-ACA era, I was facing an out-of-pocket cost of at least
$1,200. In the two years prior to the ACA, my Anthem plan
increased from $330 a month to $440 a month. The $714 in the
first Obamacare year was a shocker. This time around, there
was more competition, more options and the cost declined,
though still not below pre-Obamacare levels.
But the key element was access. As someone with a preexisting condition, just getting on an insurance plan in the
past was arduous. With the ACA, I was able to get on a plan
with about an hour of research and a 30-minute session on
the website.
My key source on Obamacare and Indiana health care issues
who works with state governments, observed, “The prediction or forecast of economic disaster to businesses caused by
the ACA has not occurred and the cost shift to individuals and
families has. I have not heard much about companies dropping plans and employees to avoid the penalties. That threat
was loud and clear before the ACA was rolled out.”
Here are elements of the ACA that merit watching:
How will the IRS reconcile subsidy problems in the upcoming tax season for 2014? If the IRS gets aggressive, that could
produce a lot of public discord.
The longer term health cost improvement gains will come
from improving wellness and preventive benefits. This promises to be the best part of the ACA but perhaps the most difficult to quantify.
The emergence of Accountable Care Organizations and the
reporting of population health outcomes is a huge work in
process.
The ongoing consolidation of healthcare providers and the
reduction of reimbursement will reduce access to patients at
some point, my sources say. Insurers will squeeze providers and cutbacks in facilities and staff will occur. County
hospitals are in true jeopardy, especially in Indiana without
Medicaid expansion and HIP 2.0.
It’s too early to call the ACA a victory or a loss. Many dire
predictions have not panned out, but there are pricing, access
and tax hurdles to come.
The columnist publishes at www.howeypolitics.com. Find him
on Twitter @hwypol.
The Howey
Political
report
It’s after Christmas —
Now what do you do?
T
oday is Jan. 2 — eight days after Christmas —
so now what do you do after all of the excitement of enjoying being with friends, parties
and having family at home for Christmas, etc.
etc.? Or for that matter what do you do —
period. I know that you might have some thoughts of what
to do after the Christmas hurry-uping of shopping for gifts,
wrapping the presents, attending the Christmas concerts in
which your kids/grandkids are in, going to the Christmas
Eve church services etc. Here are some of my thoughts for
— what you might do after Christmas:
• Try to figure out how to program your kid’s new cell
phone, iPad, etc. Forget it! Let them do it — they know more
about it than you do.
• Ducking the flying “drones” that you got your kids/
grandkids.
• Return your gift to the store because your scarf is too
tight.
• Return the stuff you don’t want.
• Look in the newspaper for the “after Christmas” sales
to buy gifts for next Christmas. Make a note as to where you
hid them because you will never remember.
• Keep looking for gifts/stocking stuffers that you hid
before Christmas but couldn’t find to put under the tree or
in their stockings hung with care in time.
• Watch your kids play with the boxes in which their
toys/games were packaged and laying their toy/game
aside.
• Try to explain to your kids when they ask: “What does
Santa do after Christmas”?
• You can tell them that Santa is exercising after eating
all of those cookies.
• Or you can tell them that Santa will be taking a long
nap after circling the world delivering gifts to all of the
good little girls and boys.
• Taking down the Christmas tree and as you take off the
ornaments reminiscing where, when and how you got
them.
• Meditate:“But Mary was treasuring up all these things
in her heart and meditating on them.” (Luke 2:18). Spend
some time reflecting on the miracle of the Virgin Birth, and
the Incarnation of God coming in the flesh.
• Celebrating Epiphany which is 12 days after Christmas
observed on Jan. 6, which marks the end of the Christmas
season.
• Some celebrate “Boxing Day”.
My View From the Pilot House
By Mike Boys
Pilot News Consultant
What’s Boxing Day you ask? Well Boxing Day is a holiday which is celebrated the DAY AFTER Christmas when
servants and tradesmen would receive gifts, known as a
“Christmas Box”, from their bosses and/or their employers.
This is celebrated in England, Barbados, Canada, Hong
Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Kenya, South Africa Guyana,
Trinidad and Jamaica.
Finally, make ready for 2015 and pledge that you will
make a difference in someone’s life and do your best at
what you do..
HAPPY NEW YEAR, HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEKEND
AND MAY GOD BLESS
POP QUIZ: What is the most popular New Year’s Day
parade? If you get this one correct you just might be lucky
enough to win the most fabulous prize of the new year
— left over party noise makers, hats and confetti. Some
may have a few stains. Sorry!
Answer to the last POP QUIZ. The question was:
Another Christmas trivia question. In the song “All I want
for Christmas is my two front teeth” — why do I want my
two front for Christmas? ANSWER: “So I can wish you a
Merry Christmas”. If you knew the answer to this one you
just might win the opportunity to clean-up after Santa’s
reindeer.
Well, that’s it for now ... so until next time ... this is my
view from the Pilot House.
Mike Boys is a lifelong Marshall County resident, former newspaper owner and former public officeholder. The dictionary defines
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Buckeyes upset Bama;
Oregon routs Florida State
SUGAR BOWL
OHIO STATE 42,
ALABAMA 35
NEW ORLEANS (AP) —
Cardale Jones came through
again at the Sugar Bowl in
his second career start and
Ezekiel Elliott ran for 230
yards, leading Ohio State to
a 42-35 upset of top-ranked
Alabama in the College
Football Playoff semifinal
Thursday night.
Rallying from a 21-6
deficit, the Buckeyes (13-1)
advanced to play Oregon in
the Jan. 12 national championship game at Arlington,
Texas.
Jones threw for 243 yards,
including a 47-yard touchdown to Devin Smith that
put the Buckeyes ahead
for good early in the third
quarter. He also ran for 43
yards and converted a crucial third-down play with a
spinning, 1-yard dive and
Ohio State clinging to a
34-28 lead.
On the next play, Elliott
took a handoff, broke one
feeble attempt at a tackle,
and was gone for an 85-yard
touchdown dash that essentially clinched the victory
with 3:24 remaining.
Alabama (12-2) was
denied a shot at its fourth
national title in six years,
though the Tide didn’t go
down quietly. Blake Sims
threw a 6-yard touchdown
pass to Amari Cooper with
1:59 remaining.
The Buckeyes recovered the onside kick, but
Alabama got it back one
more time after some questionable clock management
by Ohio State. The Tide’s
final shot ended when Sims’
desperation heave into the
end zone was intercepted as
time ran out.
ROSE BOWL
NO. 3 OREGON 59,
NO. 2 FLORIDA STATE 20
PASADENA, Calif. (AP)
— Marcus Mariota and
Oregon turned an avalanche
of Florida State mistakes
into a mountain of points
and the Ducks beat the
defending national champion Seminoles to turn the
first College Football Playoff
semifinal into a Rose Bowl
rout.
Mariota and the secondseeded Ducks (13-1) scored
six straight times they
touched the ball in the second half, with five of the
touchdowns covering at
least 21 yards and the last
four coming after Florida
State turnovers.
In the matchup of
Heisman Trophy winners,
Jameis Winston matched
Mariota’s numbers, but the
Seminoles (13-1) were no
match for the Ducks.
Third-seeded
Florida
State’s winning streak ended
at 29. In Winston’s first loss
MCT photo
Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose (1) takes a shot over
Denver Nuggets center J.J. Hickson (7) during the first half
of their game on Thursday at the United Center in Chicago.
Rose leads Bulls over
Nuggets 106-101
MCT photo
Ohio State’s Jalin Marshall has his helmet jarred loose after a vicious hit by Alabama’s
Reggie Ragland in the third quarter of the Allstate Sugar Bowl and College Football Playoff
Semifinal on Thursday at Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans.
as a college starter, maybe
his last game in college, he
threw for 348 yards.
No Heisman jinx for
Mariota. He was mostly
brilliant again. The junior
passed for 338 yards and
two touchdowns and sprinted 23 yards for a touchdown
with 13:56 left that made it
52-20 and made the Ducks
the first team to reach 50
points in Rose Bowl history.
COTTON BOWL
NO. 7 MICHIGAN STATE
42, NO. 4 BAYLOR 41
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP)
— Connor Cook threw a
10-yard touchdown pass to
Keith Mumphery with 17
seconds left to cap a threetouchdown, fourth-quarter comeback in Michigan
State’s victory over playoffsnubbed Baylor in the highest-scoring Cotton Bowl.
The Spartans (11-2) got
the winning touchdown
after Marcus Rush blocked
Chris Callahan’s 43-yard
field goal attempt with 1:05
left. When Baylor (11-2) got
the ball back for one last
try, Bryce Petty was sacked
on consecutive plays before
Riley Bullough’s clinching
interception.
Petty completed 36 of 51
passes for a Cotton Bowlrecord 550 yards and three
touchdowns, two to KD
Cannon and the other to
390-pount guard LaQuan
McGowan that put Baylor
up 41-21 late in the third
quarter.
Jeremy Langford ran for
162 yards and three touchdowns for the Spartans,
whose losses were to Pac-12
winner Oregon and the Big
Ten champion Ohio State.
Langford’s 1-yard plunge
with just under 5 minutes
left got the Spartans to 41-35.
Callahan had a 46-yard
field goal attempt that ricocheted off the right upright
to start the fourth quarter.
Michigan State then got
Cook’s 8-yard TD pass to
tight end Josiah Price and
recovered an onside kick.
Cook threw a 39-yard pass
on the first play after the
recovery, but was scrambling to avoid pressure on
the next when he threw an
awkward pass right to linebacker Taylor Young, who
ran 84 yards to the end zone.
Young’s apparent touchdown was wiped out by an
illegal block, pushing Baylor
back to its 43. After Petty’s
fourth-down
incompletion, Michigan State went
60 yards in nine plays for
Langford’s final score.
OUTBACK BOWL
NO. 17 WISCONSIN 34,
NO. 19 AUBURN 31, OT
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) —
Melvin Gordon ran for an
Outback Bowl-record 251
yards and three touchdowns
and Rafael Gaglianone
kicked a 25-yard field goal
in overtime to lift Wisconsin
past Auburn.
Gaglianone tied it with a
29-yarder with 7 seconds left
in regulation. Athletic director Barry Alvarez coached
the Badgers (11-3) following Gary Andersen’s move
to Oregon State.
Gordon scored on runs of
25, 53 and 6 yards, bouncing back from a subpar performance against Ohio State
in the Big Ten champion-
ship game to threaten Barry
Sanders’ FBS single-season
rushing record.
Gordon finished with
2,587 yards in 14 games
— second most in FBS history. Sanders had 2,628 for
Oklahoma State in 11 games
in 1988, when the NCAA did
not include bowl results in a
player’s statistics.
Nick Marshall threw
two touchdown passes for
Auburn, which also got a
pair of TDs on the ground
from Cameron Artis-Payne.
The Tigers were unable to
move the ball in overtime,
though, and lost when
Daniel Carlson’s 45-yard
field goal hit the right
upright and bounced away.
CITRUS BOWL
NO. 16 MISSOURI 33,
MINNESOTA 17
CHICAGO (AP) — Derrick Rose made up for all those
misses with a bunch of big shots down the stretch.
There was a quite a struggle. Then there was quite a transformation.
Rose scored 13 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter,
and the Chicago Bulls beat the Denver Nuggets 106-101 on
Thursday night.
Jimmy Butler scored 26 for Chicago, and Pau Gasol added
17 points, nine rebounds and a career-high nine blocks. The
Bulls rejected a franchise-record 18 shots in all on the way to
their 11th win in 13 games, but the difference in the end was
their superstar point guard.
Rose found his rhythm just in time after struggling the
previous two games and for most of this one.
“My mentality is not going to change,” he said. “I’m going
to shoot the ball. I’m a scoring guard.”
The 2011 MVP hit 7 of 25 shots after going 7 for 35 over
the previous two games. But he came up with one big basket
after another at the very end, hitting 5 of 11 in the fourth
quarter. It was a strong finish after he missed his first eight
shots overall — including all seven in a scoreless first half.
Wilson Chandler led Denver with 22 points. Ty Lawson
scored 20, while Arron Afflalo had 19 points. Kenneth Faried
added 18 points and 19 rebounds, but the Nuggets fell to
4-12 on the road.
“I don’t think we’ve got that killer instinct yet as a team,”
Faried said. “We show glimpses of it, but then it fades away.”
Chicago, which trailed by 13 early in the third, was clinging to a 100-97 lead after Denver’s Jusuf Nurkic scored on a
put-back layup with 46 seconds left.
Rose then nailed a 21-foot jumper, and the Bulls hung on
after Faried dunked with 22 seconds remaining to get the
Nuggets within three again. Chicago’s Aaron Brooks hit
two free throws to make it a five-point game before Nurkic
hit two of his own after he got fouled trying to dunk on Taj
Gibson with 11 seconds left. Rose then hit two more foul
shots to make it 106-101, and the Bulls came away with a
tight victory.
“It was important that he kind of broke off that slump,”
Gasol said. “He was effective and got himself going and
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) —
Marcus Murphy ran for 159
yards, Russell Hansbrough
added 114 yards and a
touchdown and Missouri
beat Minnesota in the Citrus
Bowl.
See Bulls, Page A6
Missouri (11-3) won its
third straight bowl game
to reach 11 victories for the
fourth time in school history.
Minnesota (8-5) trailed 19-17
entering the fourth quarter,
but Missouri pulled away
on Hansbrough’s 78-yard
touchdown run and Maty
Mauk’s 7-yard scoring pass
to Bud Sasser.
Mauk settled down to
throw two TD passes after
interceptions on the Tigers’
first two possessions.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bit too much sunshine filled
Minnesota quarterback
Mitch Leidner was 21 of 31 the sky at the opening faceoff of the Winter Classic, and seat
for 258 yards and a touch- cushions rained down when the winning goal was scored
just before the final whistle.
down.
The replica of the U.S. Capitol in center field was a nice
touch, given that the real thing is obscured by scaffolding
because of ongoing repairs.
Alex Ovechkin, the player most responsible for making the
nation’s capital worthy of hosting the NHL’s annual outdoor
game, scored a goal, and he was also among the first to mob
threat the Colts (11-5) are teammate Troy Brouwer when Brouwer’s power-play goal
decided the game with 12.9 seconds to play Thursday.
preparing for.
The NHL showcase was every bit the thrill for the host
“Our one biggest thing
on our game plan is you Washington Capitals, who beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2
must stop Hill,” defensive on New Year’s Day.
“We start talking about Winter Classic since we started the
lineman Ricky Jean Francois
said. “We must stop that run season, and this is it,” Ovechkin said. “I remember Brouwie
game and make them beat said it’s a good time to show up and make a show. And he
did.”
us throwing.”
Brouwer scored against his former team to cap a chaHill became the third
rookie with four games otic sequence. Ovechkin had his stick broken on a slash by
totaling 140 or more yards Brandon Saad. While Ovechkin was raising his hands to
rushing — all after the Colts- make sure the officials would the call the penalty, Brouwer
gathered the loose puck in the left circle.
Bengals game.
“Somebody had to try and keep it alive, so I just kind
With Hill, the Bengals (105-1) have become so much of turned around, threw it to the net,” Brouwer said. “I’m
more effective running the not even sure where it went in, but I heard the noise of the
crowd, heard the noise of the guys on the ice.”
ball.
What a noise it was, a playoff-level celebration by play“I expect them to come in
and that will be their main ers on the ice and fans in the stands, many of whom flung
focus,” Jackson said. “That’s their commemorative Winter Classic seat cushions high into
Capitals top
Blackhawks 3-2
in Winter Classic
Colts get ready for different Bengals
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) —
Linebacker D’Qwell Jackson
won’t watch the film of the
Colts’ regular-season meeting with the Bengals.
Defensive lineman Cory
Redding isn’t focused on it
either.
Watching the game won’t
do them any good while
preparing for Sunday’s
wild-card matchup with
Cincinnati.
“Whatever happened in
that game, you have to completely wipe it out,” Jackson
said Thursday. “They’re a
completely different ballclub
now.”
For Redding, that game is
history.
“That’s how many weeks
ago? I don’t pay attention or
look at that stuff,” Redding
said. “What we did in the
past is in the past.”
When Indianapolis and
Cincinnati met on Oct. 19,
it was a 27-0 demolition by
the Colts. Since then, things
have changed.
The Colts could see receiver A.J. Green for the first
time if he is cleared from
concussion protocol. Green
was sidelined with a turf toe
injury in the first meeting
between the teams.
Linebackers Emmanuel
Lamur and Rey Maualuga
missed that game with injuries, too. Now quarterback
Andrew Luck has more to
pick through in Sunday’s
rematch.
“They do a great job of
just making plays,” Luck
said. “It seems like they
have a great mix of good
veterans, young guys that
can play. We know every
yard is tough against them.”
Indy’s offensive line has
been decimated by injuries.
Meanwhile, the Bengals
have gotten a stronger
ground game out of Jeremy
Hill.
The rookie running back
wasn’t on the Colts’ radar in
Week 7. He totaled just 155
yards rushing over the first
five games of the year, and
ran for 15 yards against the
Colts.
Now, he leads all NFL
rookies with 1,124 yards
rushing and nine touchdowns on the ground, a
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See Classic, Page A6
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Pilot News • Friday, January 2, 2015
Nelson, Cobb are quite the catches for Packers
Indoor soccer
Indoor Soccer
League starts soon
PLYMOUTH — You still have time to register your team or
player in LifePlex’s Youth Indoor Soccer League.
Games will begin on Sunday, Jan. 4 and already more than
a dozen teams have signed up from areas such as Argos,
Plymouth, Walkerton/North Liberty, LaVille and Rochester.
The league will run through early February with games
primarily being played on Sunday afternoons.
Teams can join for $300 each and individuals can register to
be placed on House Teams for $50 apiece.
Games will consist of 5 vs. 5 with no keeper.
The league is broken into three divisions — U9/10, U11/12
and U13/14 — and is open to boys and girls generally in
grades 3-8.
The league will feature new goals and new Futsal balls.
Futsal is a very popular European form of soccer that is
played with specially designed balls that do not bounce as
much as soccer balls.
The game is designed to enhance players’ footwork and
dribbling skills.
If you are interested or have any questions, please contact
LifePlex at (574) 936-2333 or Doug Griffiths, LifePlex’s program coordinator, at (574) 210-3880.
NBA
James out with injuries
CLEVELAND (AP) — LeBron James’ homecoming season
has hit a hurdle.
The Cavaliers superstar is expected to miss at least the next
two weeks with injuries to his left knee and back. The timing
of the injuries are another blow to the Cavaliers, who have
been jarred by a rash of medical issues and failed to live up to
the enormous expectations triggered by James re-signing as a
free agent with Cleveland last summer.
The team said James has been diagnosed with knee and
back strains. He’ll be treated with “anti-inflammatories, rehabilitation, training room treatments and rest,” and the Cavs
projected he will miss two weeks. If he’s out for just that span,
James will be back for a Jan. 15 game in Los Angeles against
the Lakers. The Cavs begin a five-game West Coast trip on
Jan. 9.
MLB
Yankees bolster bullpen
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Yankees bolstered their
bullpen by acquiring David Carpenter and Chasen Shreve in
a trade with the Atlanta Braves.
Carpenter went 6-4 with three saves and a 3.54 ERA in 65
games with Atlanta last year. Shreve made his major league
debut in July, and the left-hander allowed one earned run in
12 1-3 innings covering 15 games.
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) —
Humble and hard-working.
Unassuming and respected.
Raised on a farm in Kansas,
Jordy Nelson has a downto-earth personality that fits
perfectly in blue-collar Green
Bay.
Here’s the catch: He’s a
record-setting receiver, too.
An 86-yard output on six
receptions in last week’s
win against Detroit allowed
Nelson to set the Packers’
single-season mark with
1,519 yards receiving.
“All of this is mind-boggling to be honest with you
— winning the Super Bowl,
being part of this organization,” Nelson said after the
30-20 victory over the Lions.
“It’s fun. You don’t take it for
granted because one of these
days, it’s going to be over.”
But retirement is a long
way off. For now, he’s half of
one of the most productive
receiving duos in the league,
joining Randall Cobb as
quarterback Aaron Rodgers’
two top targets.
There is much work to be
done to get ready for the
Packers’ playoff game on Jan.
11 at Lambeau Field. And if
there is anyone on the team
who embraces the work
and preparation needed to
become one of the top players in the league, it’s Nelson.
“As a coach, it’s what
you’re looking for. He’s the
example. He’s what a Green
Bay Packer (is), what you
want every young guy to
come in and take a look
at,” coach Mike McCarthy
said. “Just the way he goes
about his business, the way
he approaches work every
single day. He’s the same
person every day.”
For Nelson, training camp
began with the signing of
a four-year contract extension. He entered the season
as Green Bay’s clear No. 1
option at receiver, following
the departures in recent years
of veterans Greg Jennings,
Donald Driver and James
Jones, along with Jermichael
Finley at tight end.
By all accounts, his workmanlike persona hasn’t
changed in seven years in
the league. Not that Nelson
is one to draw attention to
himself, but the receiver’s
production can sometimes
get lost in the attention paid
to Rodgers’ stellar play.
After years of working
together — perfecting timing, routes and other nuances of the game — Rodgersto-Nelson has turned into
a lethal combination for
opposing defenses. Plays can
be tweaked on the fly just by
simple glances or gestures.
“I wouldn’t trade him
for anybody in the league,”
Rodgers said. High praise
from someone known as a
stickler for preparation.
This season, Cobb has
been as nearly as indispensable as Nelson.
According to the Packers,
Nelson and Cobb became the
first duo in NFL history with
90 catches, 1,200 yards and
12 or more touchdowns in
the same season. They are
the third set of teammates in
the same season with at least
1,200 yards and 10 touchdowns. The other pairs are
Minnesota’s Cris Carter and
Randy Moss in 1999, and
Denver’s Demaryius Thomas
and Eric Decker in 2013.
Nelson is more of the deep
threat, while Cobb is the elusive and shifty target who
can keep drives going on
third downs and in the red
zone.
Cobb, whose contract is
up after this season, appears
poised to join Nelson for a
big deal — presumably with
the Packers. Safety Morgan
Burnett, drafted a year ahead
of Cobb in 2010, said the
receiver seemed ready for
the NFL from his first day at
Lambeau.
“Randall’s the type of guy,
ever since he came in as a
rookie, it seemed like there
was never was a stage too
big for him. When he came
in, you thought he was a
five-year vet,” Burnett said.
“Same as Jordy, he carries
himself like a pro, studies the
game.”
Nelson and Cobb have
maintained consistent production through the season
in spite of the attention paid
by secondaries to Rodgers’
overwhelmingly top options.
Rodgers has said the Packers
have adjusted in part by lining up the receivers in different spots.
For instance, Cobb lately
has seen more snaps lining up near Rodgers, taking
handoffs and also running
routes out of the backfield.
Nelson can do damage in the
slot or on the outside.
It was “fun to get Jordy the
record. Randall made some
great plays for us,” Rodgers
said after the Lions game,
“and we finished that thing
off the right way.”
Oregon players mock Winston, chant ‘No means no!’
PASADENA, Calif. (AP)
— Several Oregon players
are facing team discipline
after celebrating their Rose
Bowl win Thursday night by
mocking Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston and
allegations of sexual assault
that have followed the 2013
Heisman Trophy winner the
past two years.
Video taken from the
field as Oregon celebrated
its 59-20 win in the College
Football Playoff semifinal
showed at least three players
chanting “No means no!” to
the tune of a chant used by
Florida State fans. The short
video, uploaded to Vine by
Bear Heiser of Fox Sports
West, quickly drew strong
reactions on social networks.
The video shows running
back Kadi Benoit, linebacker
Torrodney Prevot and a third
player wearing a “WON
NOT DONE” shirt participating in the chant.
Reached by The Associated
Press, Heiser said the video
was taken on the field as
Oregon players celebrated
the win from a podium.
He shared a longer, 27-second video with the AP that
showed the chant initiated
somewhere off-camera. The
players in the shorter video,
as well as wide receiver
Chance Allen, joined in.
Oregon coach Mark
Helfrich said in a statement
to The Associated Press that
the behavior was inappro-
priate.
“This is not what our program stands for, and the
student-athletes will be disciplined internally,” Helfrich
said.
Winston
was
never
charged after a woman
accused him of raping her
in 2012. The case has gone
through lengthy proceedings, with Winston recently
cleared of violating Florida
State’s student code of conduct.
tough to pick up pucks.”
The NHL considered
delaying the start, concerned that the sunny skies
would compromise player
safety and make the ice too
soft, but the team captains
and goalies mutually decided the game should go on
as scheduled after testing
the conditions during the
pregame skate.
There was more incentive than usual this year
to start on time: A lengthy
postponement would have
put the Classic head-to-head
with the first semifinal of
the new College Football
Playoff.
The first goal was scored
by Eric Fehr, making him
the unlikely career leader in
outdoor NHL hockey. Fehr’s
goals can be few and far
between when he is covered by a roof, but he netted
twice during Washington’s
2011 Winter Classic win over
the Pittsburgh Penguins at
Heinz Field, and his breakaway in the first period on
Thursday added to the disproportionate Jan. 1 output
for someone who averages
about eight goals per season.
Ovechkin made it 2-0
with his first outdoor goal,
knocking in a rebound
and prompting chants of
“O-vee!” from seats that
usually echo with cheers
for Nationals stars Stephen
Strasburg and Bryce Harper.
Sharp cut the deficit to
one, and Saad tied it in
the second period. The
Blackhawks failed to do
much of anything during
1:31 of 5-on-3 advantage in
the second period, and the
game was eventually decided by a whistle that had all
the makings of a makeup
call.
After Washington’s Matt
Niskanen was sent off for a
marginal boarding penalty
with 3:11 to play, Toews was
cited for an even more dicey
hooking infraction with 1:13
remaining — setting the
stage for Brouwer’s powerplay winner.
“I don’t know how much
that play deserved a call
there, how much it had to
do with maybe us getting a
few more opportunities on
the power play previously
in the game,” Toews said. “It
is what it is. They got their
bounce they were looking
for with 12 seconds or so
left, and we walk away with
nothing.
“It’s not a good feeling
especially with the excitement, the hype and the
energy that surrounded this
whole thing leading up to
this game.”
and they both entered with
1:35 left in the first quarter.
Robinson, who flourished
with the Bulls in 2012-13, got
a huge round of applause
from the crowd. Brooks,
a former Nugget, is hoping for similar success after
signing with the Bulls in the
summer. “I’ve known Aaron
and his family pretty much
our whole lives. I’m proud
of him,” Robinson said.
Bulls:
Coach
Tom
Thibodeau said he has seen
some “good and bad” from
Nikola Mirotic in short
stretches at small forward.
That the 6-foot-10 Mirotic
is seeing some time there
instead of his usual spot at
power forward is noteworthy because Thibodeau said
in the past he did not envision that happening. “We
got to keep working at it,”
he said. “It’s going to take
some time. I think it’s hard
for him to pick up two positions right now. So when
he does play at the three, it
limits what you can do in
terms of it’s a very small
package that we’re using
(offensively and defensively).” ... Kirk Hinrich scored
10 points on 4-for-4 shooting
in 27 minutes after missing five games because of
a strained left hamstring. ...
Mike Dunleavy Jr. jammed
his right ankle guarding
Chandler with 7:42 left in
the third and sat out the
rest of the game, although
he was cleared to return.
He said X-rays showed no
structural damage.
UP NEXT
Nuggets: Host Memphis
on Saturday.
Bulls: Host Boston on
Saturday.
game, on the other hand,
hasn’t been so consistent,
even after the Colts rushed
for 171 yards against the
Bengals — their secondhighest total of the season.
Additionally, Indy has
been searching for continuity on the offensive line.
The Colts have battled injuries for much of the season, including starting
right guard Hugh Thornton
(shoulder) and A.Q Shipley
(ankle), who started four
games at center and a game
at left guard.
Backup offensive lineman
Joe Reitz returned this week
after missing the previous
three weeks with an ankle
injury.
On Wednesday, the Colts
placed Gosder Cherilus on
injured reserve. The right
tackle, who has a groin injury, started 13 games.
That’s just part of Indy’s
worries. The Colts feel like
they have a whole new
Bengals team to prepare for.
“They give you a lot of
problems as far as diagnosing, getting lined up, and
playing assignment football,” Colts coach Chuck
Pagano said. “They’re playing fast, they’re playing
physical. Of course, with
Hill running the way he’s
running and the offensive
line doing extremely well,
it’s going to be a huge challenge for us.”
Classic cont. from Page A5
the air.
It was even more special
for Brouwer because his
father, who suffered a stroke
in 2010, made the rare trip
to see his son play in person.
“Knowing how my dad is,
right now he’s probably got
a couple of tears,” Brouwer
said.
The seventh Winter
Classic drew 42,832 to
Nationals Park, an exclamation point to an event that
helped validate D.C. as an
established hockey town.
Players stood on a sheet of
blue ice meant to represent
the Reflecting Pool during
the national anthem, then
faced off under a gorgeous
blue sky — too gorgeous, if
truth be told.
The sun’s glare on the
white ice of the main rink
made it difficult to see the
puck, and Capitals defenseman Karl Alzner made good
on his plan to play the game
wearing sunglasses.
The teams switched sides
at the 10-minute mark of the
first period to even things
out as the shadows from
the stands began to cover
the rink. It seemed totally
unfair when Patrick Sharp
launched a sun-to-shade
slap shot that beat goalie
Braden Holtby on a power
play for Chicago’s first goal.
“I didn’t see it,” Holtby
said. “First period was definitely a challenge. It was
Bulls cont. from Page A5
scored big in the fourth quarter, helped us win the game.
I think it’s really important
to have that kind of ending,
carry that momentum into
the next game.”
BLOCKED OUT
The Bulls’ previous
high for blocks was 16 at
Cleveland on Jan. 20, 2012.
Gasol blocked eight shots
in a game twice while with
Memphis — against Phoenix
on Feb. 20, 2004, and against
Sacramento on Jan. 29, 2007.
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goes way back with Brooks,
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Fun & Advice
Page A7
Help managing a child’s asthma
Dustin
BY MICHAEL ROIZEN, M.D.,
AND MEHMET OZ, M.D.
What do soccer superstar
David Beckham and snakeloving rocker Alice Cooper
have in common? Asthma!
They’ve both contended
with this life-threatening
lung inflammation since they
were young children.
Their success stories
should offer some comfort
to the more than 7 million
kids in North America who
contend with this condition.
In 2010, there were 640,000
asthma-related ER visits
from kids under age 15.
Unfortunately, parents
might not know how to
manage a child’s asthma —
and too often, the youngster isn’t given medication
Blondie
until an attack sends parent and child racing to the
emergency room. But asthma
needs to be managed EVERY
day, even when your child
isn’t having symptoms such
as fatigue, wheezing or congestion. Daily, long-term
control medications can prevent attacks and reduce the
need for a rescue inhaler. If
your child is using the rescue inhaler more than twice
a week, you need to talk to
the doctor about improving
your child’s treatment. You
can start by identifying your
child’s particular triggers
(mold, dust, car exhaust,
pollen) and finding ways to
minimize exposure to them.
You also can help your
child stick to a daily longterm control plan (it will
keep you both out of the
ER!) by taking a look at the
Environmental Protection
Agency’s brochure “Help
Your Child Gain Control
Over Asthma”; and the
American Lung Association’s
“Open Airways for School”
program. Search for those
titles online, and then make
an appointment with a doctor who specializes in children’s asthma. You and your
child will breathe easier!
Chuckle
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Nothing is fool proof to a sufficiently talented fool.
Good manners are in short supply when couple eats out
DEAR ABBY: I am recently divorced and
now seeing a wonderful woman who is pretty much everything I was looking for except
for a couple of issues, which concern going
out to eat — which we do often. Not once has
she offered to pay for a meal.
make good
money, but she
is not financially
strapped by any
means. While I
can live with her
not paying, what
annoys me is she
rarely says thank
you after a dinner date. Once,
she ordered a
to-go selection to
take home to her
By Jeanne Phillips
daughter. I paid
for it, but again got no thanks. When we
arrived at her house, she gave the food to
her daughter without mentioning that I had
bought it for her.
Other than her manners, she’s a great gal
and I’m happy we’re together. Am I being
petty and overly sensitive? My ex-wife never
appreciated me, so I guess it’s a sore spot.
How should I approach this without jeopardizing everything else? — HESITANT TO
SPEAK UP IN THE MIDWEST
DEAR HESITANT: Your great gal has poor
manners. Approach it by telling her exactly
what you have written to me. Then ask her
why she never says thank you and didn’t
bother to give you credit when you did some-
Dear Abby
thing nice for her daughter.
Either this woman never learned basic
manners, or she takes you for granted. And
if this is a pattern with all the women in
your life, it’s important you understand why
and do something about it before you marry
again or you will never be happy.
******
DEAR ABBY: I stepped into a public restroom with three regular stalls and a handicap/wheelchair-accessible stall. All the stalls
were occupied, so I got in line. By the time
it was my turn, the handicapped stall was
available. Behind me was a mother with a
fussy baby and a toddler, and she needed to
use the baby changing station, which happened to be located inside the handicapped
stall. I let her go first.
What I didn’t realize was a woman in a
wheelchair was also in line behind me. She
got upset when I let someone else use the
stall instead of allowing her. Someone else in
line piped up and told her she had to wait in
line like everyone else.
When situations like this arise, should disabled people be allowed to skip the line and
go straight to the big stall? Even if the mother
with the baby and the location of a diaper
changing station were not a factor, is the right
thing to do to let a wheelchair-bound person
use the restroom first, even if he/she is at the
end of the line? — TRYING TO BE POLITE
DEAR TRYING: Yes, it is. It’s called a
“handicapped stall” for a reason. The person
with the disability should have been allowed
to use it first — even if he/she was at the end
of the line.
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Couch theater — DVD previews
By Sam Struckhoff
PICKS OF THE WEEK
“Gone Girl” (R) — Based on the best-selling novel by Gillian Flynn, this film adaptation tells the twisty story of a screwedup marriage between two god-awful, selfish people. Nick (Ben Afleck) goes to the
police because his wife of five years, Amy
(Rosamund Pike), has gone missing. She’s
a pretty young lady, so the search gets
national attention. The police and media put
intense scrutiny on Nick and Amy’s marriage — which, of course, is full of secrets
and sleaze.
Director David Fincher (“Fight Club,”
“Se7en”) has fun with the dark themes and
off-putting scenes of the story. He dialed
in the perfect setting for a moody, atmospheric thriller by bringing his whole crew
of award-winning technicians, including
Trent Reznor, the industrial rocker who won
an Oscar for the score he put to “The Social
Network.”
***
“A Walk Among the Tombstones” (R) —
As a stone-cold ex-cop, Matt Scudder (Liam
Neeson) works as a private investigator in
modern New York City. Some bad guys lose
their wives to super-bad guys, and Neeson
is called in to punish the extra-wicked. As
Neeson campaigns through the underworld,
he picks up a self-appointed sidekick in the
form of a homeless, streetwise teen (Brian
Bradley). Neeson’s character is unflappable
— seen it all — but this job just might push
him too far.
Neeson has really nailed down the Icy
Badass Harboring Inner Pain role. You
might think it would be old by now, but he
keeps upping his game. This film focuses
on suspense and stomach-churning tension
over shaky, flailing fight scenes. Neeson
walks like he’s the Grim Reaper on his way
to an appointment.
***
“Love is Strange” (R) — Ben (John
Lithgow) and George (Alfred Molina) have
been together for about 40 years, and only
just decided to get married in a nifty little
ceremony in Manhattan. Unfortunately,
George’s job as a music teacher at a Catholic
school is terminated. They’ve known about
and tolerated his partner for years, but his
marriage apparently puts him over the line.
The couple lose their apartment, and each of
them have to crash with family and friends
in different parts of the city. It’s a fine movie
about love, its long-term place in our lives
and how it changes as we grow.
***
“The Two Faces of January” (R) — A couple of happy, attractive newlyweds (Viggo
Mortensen and Kirsten Dunst) take a trip
to the sun-soaked Mediterranean coast, not
actually intending to get caught up in any
love triangles or homicides. But, as you
know, these things tend to happen. The
happy couple — who may be hucksters
themselves — strike up a friendship with
a young American tour guide/scam artist (Oscar Isaac) working in Greece. The
plot forces the three to run toward Turkey
after an accidental killing. This scenic little
jaunt quickly becomes a confusing, sexually
charged escapade fraught with all types of
danger.
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“Dallas: Season 3”
“House of Lies: Season Three”
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC
HEARING
Notice is hereby given
that the Marshall
County Board of Zoning Appeals will conduct a public hearing
on January 13, 2015,
at 7:30 PM, in Room
203 of the Marshall
County Building, 2nd
Floor, 112 West Jefferson Street, Plymouth,
Indiana, on the following matters:
1. Review November
12, 2014 minutes of
the previous Board of
Zoning Appeals Meeting.
2. Election of 2015 Officers
3. 14-BZA-29 GUNTNER GORDON – A request for a Variance of
Developmental Standards to reduce the
rear setback from
twenty (20) feet to four
(4) feet for a building,
located at 4837 W.
Shore DR., Bremen,
IN, Zoned L-1, German
Twsp.
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matter may be obtained at the Marshall
County Plan Commission Office, Room 302,
County Building, or by
calling 574-935-8540.
Written objections to
the proposals filed with
the Board of Zoning
Appeals will be considered, and
116oral comments concerning
Legals
these proposals will be
heard. This hearing
may be continued from
time to time as may be
found necessary.
Trent Bennett
Secretary Marshall
County
Board of Zoning Appeals
Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. EDT
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ever barred.
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deceased, who died on Dated at Plymouth, Inthat the Marshall
the 8th day
29th day of
County Board
116
116of March, diana this116
116 of Zon2014. The personal
December, 2014.
ing Appeals will conLegals
Legals
Legals
Legals
representative
is
Julie A. Fox, Clerk of
duct a public hearing
NOTICE OF
authorized to adminisCourt
on January 13, 2015,
UNSUPERVISED
ter the estate without
LUKENBILL & LUKENat 7:30 PM, in Room
ADMINISTRATION
court supervision.
BILL, LLP
203 of the Marshall
IN THE MATTER OF All persons who have By Kenneth H. LukenCounty Building, 2nd
THE ESTATE OF
claims against the esbill
Floor, 112 West JefferMARILYN J. LACHER,
tate, whether or not
501 East Jefferson
son Street, Plymouth,
Deceased.
now due, must file the
Street, P.O. Box 1508
Indiana, on the followIn the Marshall Supeclaim in the office of
Plymouth, Indiana
ing matters:
rior Court No. 1
the clerk of this Court
46563
1. Review November
Cause
N u m b e r within three (3) months
Telephone
12, 2014 minutes of
50D01-1412-EU-72
from the date of the
574-936-2007
the previous Board of
Notice is hereby given
first publication of this
Attorneys for Estate
Zoning Appeals MeetJanuary 2, 9, 2015 PN5714
that Larry L. Lacher notice, or within nine
ing.
hspaxlp
was on the 22nd day of
(9) months after the
2. Election of 2015 OfDecember, 2014, apdecedent’s death,
ficers
pointed personal reprewhichever is earlier, or
NOTICE OF PUBLIC
3. 14-BZA-29 GUNTsentative of the estate
the claims will be forHEARING
NER GORDON – A reof Marilyn J. Lacher,
ever barred.
Notice is hereby given
quest for a Variance of
deceased, who died on
Dated at Plymouth, Inthat the Marshall
Developmental Stanthe 8th day of March,
diana this 29th day of
County Board of Zondards to reduce the
2014. The personal
December, 2014.
ing Appeals will conrear setback from
representative
is
Julie A. Fox, Clerk of
duct a public hearing
twenty (20) feet to four
authorized to adminisCourt
on January 13, 2015,
(4) feet for a building,
ter the estate without
LUKENBILL & LUKENat 7:30 PM,
116in Room located at 4837 W.
court supervision.
BILL, LLP
203 of the Marshall
Shore DR., Bremen,
All persons who have By Kenneth H. LukenCounty Legals
Building, 2nd
IN, Zoned L-1, German
claims against the esbill
Floor,
112 West
JefferTwsp.
MARSHALL
COUNTY
APPROVED
ABATEMENTS
tate, whether or not
501 East Jefferson2015son
Street, TAX
Plymouth,
Other Business
REVITALIZATION
now due, must file the
Street, P.O. Box 1508 ECONOMIC
Indiana,
on the follow-AREAS
Violations
REAL
APPROVED/
BUSINESS
claim in the office of
Plymouth, Indiana
ingYEARS
matters:
Calendar
UNITclerk of this Court
PROP
& EQUIPMENT
the
46563
1. YEARS
ReviewREMAINING
November MACHINERY
Information
on this
BREMEN TOWN
within
three
(3)
months
Telephone
12,
2014
minutes
of
matter
may
ACCRALINE INC
0
143,290 be obfrom
of the
574-936-2007
the previous Board of
tained at the Marshall
1420 Wthe
Bikedate
St, Bremen,
IN 46506
first
publication
of INC
this
Attorneys for Estate
Zoning Appeals MeetCounty3,964,320
Plan CommisBREMEN
CASTINGS
0
January 2, 9, 2015 PN5714
notice,
or within
nine IN 46506
ing.
sion Office, Room 302,
500 N Baltimore
St, Bremen,
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CREATIVE
FOAM
CORP
71,480
0
(9)
months
after
the
2. Election10/0
of 2015 OfCounty Building,
or by
405 Industrial Dr, Bremen,
decedent’s
death,IN 46506
ficers
calling 574-935-8540.
COLEMAN CABLE/DJR
(TIF)
272,120
10/2 GUNT0
whichever
is earlier, VENTURES
or
3. 14-BZA-29
Written objections
to
3 locations,
46506
the
claimsBremen,
will beIN forNER GORDON – A rethe proposals filed with
GRABER LOREN R & ESTHER (TIF)
579,731
10/1 10/8
ever
quest for a Variance of
the Board
(PP)barred.
DIGGER SPECIALTIES
700 of Zoning
Dated
at
Plymouth,
InDevelopmental
StanAppeals will be consid3639 Destiny Dr, Bremen, IN 46506
diana
this
29th day of
dards to reduce the
ered, 2,092,460
and oral comINDIANA
CARTON
0
December,
rear setback from
ments concerning
1721 Bike St, 2014.
Bremen, IN 46506
KEY
BANK
546,360 will be
Julie
A. NATIONAL
Fox, ClerkASSOC.
of
twenty (20) feet to four
these proposals
3639 Destiny Dr, Bremen,
IN 46506
Court
(4) feet for a building,
heard. This hearing
MIKES CUSTOM
PAINTING INC
LUKENBILL
& LUKENlocated at 4837 W.
may be 70,800
continued from
106 Second
BILL,
LLP St, Bremen, IN 46506
Shore DR., Bremen,
time to time as may be
NISHAWAKA STANDARD CO
0
5,135,246
By
H. LukenIN, Zoned L-1, German
found necessary.
501 Kenneth
High Rd, Bremen,
IN 46506
bill
Twsp.
Trent Bennett
TDM LLC (TIF)
30,365
10/0
501
East Jefferson
Other Business
Secretary
(PP) PRECISION
PAINTING
31,400 Marshall
Street,
Box 1508
Violations
County
2798 SRP.O.
331, Bremen,
IN 46506
TERHUNE REALTY
(FKA DC CURRENT)
67,400
0 Zoning ApPlymouth,
Indiana
Calendar 10/0
Board of
315 N Liberty St, Bremen, IN 46506
46563
Information on this
peals
WELDY MICHAEL MIKE’S PAINTING
289,100
10/9 be ob70,800
January
2, 2015 PN5807
Telephone
matter may
hspaxlp
106 Second St, Bremen, IN 46506
574-936-2007
tained at the Marshall
UNIVERSAL BEARINGS
666,700
10/9
5,139,770
Attorneys
for
Estate
County
Plan
Commis224January
N Birkey
St, Bremen, IN 46506
2, 9, 2015 PN5714
sion Office, Room 302,
UNIT TOTAL
1,976,896
17,195,146
hspaxlp
County Building, or by
GERMAN TWP
calling 574-935-8540.
GRAMM HOLDING COMPANY LLC
837,700
3/2
(PP) HEADSIGHT INC
42,620
Written objections to
4909 3B Rd, Bremen, IN 46506
the proposals filed with
UNIT TOTAL
837,700
42,620
the Board of Zoning
ARGOS GREEN
Appeals will be considINDIANA TOOL & MFG
0
118,760
ered, and oral com954 Dewey St, Argos, IN 46501
ments
concerning
KAPP INDUSTRIES
442,010
these proposals will be
954 Dewey St, Argos, IN 46501
heard. This hearing
TOPP INDUSTRIES
0
78,350
820 Dewey St, Argos, IN 46501
may be continued from
UNIT TOTAL
0
639,120
time to time as may be
NORTH TWP
found necessary.
INDIANA TOOL & MFG
27,780
Trent Bennett
6100 Michigan Rd, Plymouth, IN 46563
Secretary
Marshall
UNIT TOTAL
0
27,780
County
CULVER
Board
of
Zoning
ApELKAY WOOD PRODUCTS CO (TIF)
309,560
10/1
1,921,610
peals
515 W Mill St, Culver, IN 46511
January
2,
2015
PN5807
UNIT TOTAL
309,560
1,921,610
hspaxlp
BOURBON CORP
BATES REAL ESTATE CORP
162,320
10/7
0
12351 Elm Rd, Bourbon, IN 46504
UNIT TOTAL
162,320
0
PLYMOUTH CENTER
AK INDUSTRIES INC/S&S PROPERTIES
57,037
3/1
283,020
2055 Pidco Dr, Plymouth, IN 46563
BEACON CREDIT UNION
148,000
3/0
0
855 N Oak Rd, Plymouth, IN 46563
CTE PROPERTIES LLS
37,969
3/1
(PP) CULVER TOOL & ENG. INC
299,580
1901 Walter Glaub Dr, Plymouth, IN 46563
GLENMARK IND/CORPAK
0
233,270
100 Pidco Dr, Plymouth, IN 46563
HOOSIER TIRE & RUBBER CORP (#4)
299,489
6/4
0
2307 Pidco Dr, Plymouth, IN 46563
HOOSIER TIRE & RUBBER CORP (#3)
79,105
10/2
147,190
2307 Pidco Dr, Plymouth, IN 46563
KESSLER CRANE INC
10,650
1901 Western Ave, Plymouth, IN 46563
NSALICK LLC/ALICK HOME MED
441,408
3/1
20,380
1920 W Lake Ave, Plymouth, IN 46563
ZENTIS FOOD SOLUTIONS
0
9,836,490
2050 N Oak Rd, Plymouth, IN 46563
UNIT TOTAL
1,062,918
10,830,580
PLYMOUTH WEST
AEARO TECH/3M
0
123,750
2928 Gary Dr, Plymouth, IN 46563
HERITAGE PARK PROPERTIES LLC
565,950
10/5
0
2925 Gary Dr, Plymouth, IN 46563
UNIT TOTAL
565,950
123,750
COUNTY SUB TOTAL
4,915,344
30,780,606
COUNTY TOTAL
35,695,950
Penny Lukenbill, Marshall County Auditor
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Indiana, on the following matters:
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12, 2014 minutes of
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Zoning Appeals Meeting.
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3. 14-BZA-29 GUNTNER GORDON – A request for a Variance of
Developmental Standards to116
reduce the
rear setback from
Legals
twenty (20) feet to four
(4) feet for a building,
located at 4837 W.
Shore DR., Bremen,
IN, Zoned L-1, German
Twsp.
Other Business
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Appeals will be considered, and oral comments concerning
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Flying Collars Get Bent Out of Shape
Dear Heloise: My husband is a pilot, so his
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time traveling in a SUITCASE. The collars on his
shirts are always getting
bent out of shape, despite
careful packing. Once this
happens, it seems impossible to get them looking nice again. Do you have
any suggestions for keeping them in shape while
he packs? -- Elizabeth in Spring, Texas
Elizabeth, this is a common problem
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they do in the stores (in thirds) so the collar isn’t
bent. Put rolled-up socks, a belt or a rolled-up Tshirt in the neck part of the shirt. Most importantly,
put the shirts on what will be the TOP of the suitcase when carried, so heavy items are not crushing
the shirts.
All my road warriors out there, do you
have any other suggestions? -- Heloise
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Arts & Entertainment
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Pilot News • Friday, January 2, 2015
Photo provided
Artist Gloria Seitz is shown with work from previous art
camps.
Crimson Connection
New Creations offers
winter art classes
Photo provided
The Crimson Connection hit the road to perform for residents at the Pilgrim Manor Nursing Home from 2:30-3:30
p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 17.
PLYMOUTH — Gloria Seitz, a certified K-12 art teacher,
will be teaching classes on the topic of Pressing into
Printmaking. In this seven-week class, students will be
learning the history and process of printing.
Many types of printing will be explored. Depending
on the age group, some of the processes explored will
include thumb, vegetable, butterfly, string, block, stamp,
blot, Gyotaku, marbleized, eraser, and solar prints. Classes
will begin Tuesday, Jan. 13 and end March 3.
Tuesdays, classes at Crossroads Free Church, 1650 N. Oak
Drive, Plymouth, are as follows: Ages 6-9 will meet from
3:30-4:30 p.m.; ages 9-13 will meet from 4:45-5:45 p.m.; and
seventh grade through adult will meet from 6:30-7:30 p.m.
The cost for the seven-week classes is $70 for the first child
and $5 less for each additional child. You will save $5 on the
total cost if you pay by Jan. 5. Cost includes supplies (except
sketch book, erasers, pencil, rulers, and folder; these you
will need to purchase), room rental, and art festival. Older
students will need to purchase a canvas.
The art festival will be held on Friday, March 5. You may
register online and print out a registration form at www.
newcreationsart.com to mail in and pay early. Classes do
fill up, so be sure to get your registration in early. You need
to reserve your spot by calling Seitz at 574-315-1858 or
emailing her at [email protected] even before sending in your reservation. Check out the Facebook page New
Creations Art Classes for photos of student art.
The group is made up of 22 Plymouth High School students and is led by Ryan VanArtwerp.
Earlier in the week, the Crimson Connection visited the Catherine Kasper Life Center in Donaldson, to sing for an
hour as well.
Crimson Connection students are Kaylie Barden, Gabriel Bastardo, Stone Dalton, James Doody, Alex Drummond,
Taylor Fulton, Gabby Garver, Dylan Hall, Brantlee Joseph, Kyle McGinty, Haley Mills, Katelyn O’Neal, Taylor O’Neal,
A.J. Ortiz, Reuben Osman, Trevor Pletcher, Justin Puglisi, Austin Read, Kenzie Read, Mariah Tepper, Emily Trump,
Jordan Verillion.
Twelfth Night and wassailing the
orchard at MoonTree Studios Jan. 11
DONALDSON — MoonTree Studios
is hosting an end-of-the-holidays and
return-to-work party from 1-6 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 11. Twelfth Night has been
celebrated since antiquity; it’s a time
to show and tell, share, trade, play
games, and partake of food and good
company. Centuries ago, Twelfth Night
invoked the bonds of close community
at the close of warm yuletide celebrations — the last feasting and merrymaking before the community returned
to the daily working grind for the rest
of the winter. So let’s have fun, enjoy
community and start the year off right.
We’ll be spinning and doing fiber work,
arm-knitting, and playing games.
Bring your spinning wheel, knitting,
crocheting, or portable loom, or just
come to play games. About 3 p.m.,
Jayne Jacobson will show those interested how to knit a fluffy infinity scarf
using only their two arms. If you want
to participate, let us know that you are
coming by calling 574-935-1712, so that
we can tell you what materials you’ll
need to bring to make your scarf.
Observing another tradition of
Twelfth Night, in late afternoon participants will take a walk to wassail the
apple trees on MoonTree prairie and
all around the Center at Donaldson,
to ensure a good apple harvest in
2015. This tradition dates back to the
Roman Saturnalia, a festival marking
the onset of winter solstice — that
point in late December when the sun,
whose daily arc had reached its lowest, darkest, coldest point, began its
rise toward the longer, warmer days
that would ultimately cause trees to
bud and seeds to sprout in the spring.
The wassailing will involve drinking
warm apple cider, visiting the trees,
and singing carols to the good spirits
of the orchard.
Twelfth Night at MoonTree will be a
festive time to gather together to relax,
create with arms and hands, tell stories, play games, and partake of food
and good company. Everyone is invited to bring food to share. There will be
a soup pot going, so bring a veggie to
add or bread, a salad, or dessert. Bring
your fiber work or hand work, or just
come to enjoy community. If you like,
bring a white elephant gift or something to trade (such as ready-to-spin
fiber only, please). If you’d like to try
arm knitting, please bring the yarns
you’ll need.
“Love and joy come to you, and to
you your wassail too; and God bless
you and send you a Happy New Year,
and God send you a Happy New
Year!”
Arts Briefs
Nabholz receives art award
FRANKLIN — The Franklin College art department honored art students for their exceptional work during a reception at the student art exhibition at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 2.
The artwork was displayed in the Elba L. and Gene
Portteus Branigin Atrium in the Johnson Center for Fine
Arts.
Aimee Nabholz, daughter of Richard and Nancy Nabholz
of Bremen, received an award for honorable mention in
ceramics.
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