Council bids farewell to councilmen

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Council bids farewell to councilmen
By NICOLE MINIER
The Post & Mail
Crowder, Varga to begin Jan. 1
COLUMBIA CITY — Columbia City’s Common
Council said “goodbye”
to councilmen Bill Simpson and Jacie Worrick at
the conclusion of Tuesday
night’s meeting.
Simpson and Worrick did
not run for re-election in
November, allowing their
terms to expire.
“Tonight is bittersweet,”
Worrick
said
Tuesday
night. “It’s been a great four
years. I’ve appreciated getting to know you all.”
Both Simpson and Worrick expressed gratitude
to their fellow councilmen
and the city’s employees.
“I think our department
heads do a good job,” Simpson said. “They run the city.
I’m going to miss this.”
“You do the quiet work,”
Jacie told the department
heads. “Nobody points any
recognition to you, yet every day you make our citizens proud.”
Simpson and Worrick
will be replaced by Tad
Varga and Walt Crowder on
Jan. 1.
All municipal elected officials will se sworn in by
Whitley County Circuit
Court Judge Jim Heuer at
noon on New Year’s Day.
“I appreciate the work Bill
and Jacie put into the council in the past four years,”
said Columbia City Mayor
Ryan Daniel. “There’s a lot
of time when you’re not in
the spotlight, but when you
are it can be strong. Their
leadership will be missed.”
Simpson
Worrick
City completes year-end business at Tuesday meeting
By NICOLE MINIER
The Post & Mail
COLUMBIA CITY — Columbia City’s Common
Council completed its final
business for 2015 in its last
meeting of the year Tuesday
night.
Columbia City ClerkTreasurer Rosie Coyle
swore in the city’s department heads for the new
year. The only change in
leadership is in the police
chief position, where Chief
Tim Longenbaugh decided
to step down from his position. He was replaced by his
captain, Tony Hively.
Longenbaugh said he
decided to step down from
his responsibilities to spend
more time with his family.
“I’m looking forward to
taking a step back in this
new role,” Longenbaugh
said. “The transition between myself and the new
chief has been seamless.”
The council approved a
budgetary cleanup resolution, where funds were
transferred within each de-
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Post & Mail photo / Nicole Minier
Columbia City Clerk-Treasurer Rosie Coyle (left) swore in the city’s department heads for 2016 at Tuesday night’s meeting. From left: Coyle, Deputy Clerk
Sally Wherry, Street Department’s Kelly Cearbaugh, Wastewater Department’s Mike Cook, Water Department’s Mike Shoda, Fire Chief Tom LaRue, and
new Police Chief Tony Hively. Hively will replace Tim Longenbaugh as chief on New Year’s Day. Electric Department Head Shawn Lickey, Communications
Director Terry Wherry and Parks Department Head Mark Green will be sworn in at the city’s next meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 12 at 6 p.m.
Sex offender
gets 4 years
By NICK RUPERT
The Post & Mail
SOUTH WHITLEY — A
Fort Wayne man who was
recently arrested in South
Whitley for failing to register as a sex offender was
sentenced Monday morning to four years in the Indiana Department of Corrections.
Joshua Bowman, 35,
was previously convicted
Bowman
of child molesting in 2007
and is required to register
as a sex offender for the remainder of his life.
The department received an anonymous phone
call reporting that Bowman was staying at a residence at Eel River Manor in South Whitley.
Bowman was three months late on reporting his
Power
restored
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All power was restored to
Whitley County residents
Tuesday after many outages due to Monday’s ice
storm. Northeastern REMC,
I&M and Columbia City’s
Electric Department worked
for many hours Monday and
early Tuesday to repair icecovered power lines due to a
weather system that moved
in the area Monday morning.
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana residents will have
easier access to state parks in the coming year.
The Indiana State Library says 240 state parks passes have been placed in circulation for check-out. That
means library users can get into 32 state parks and
state forest recreation areas where entrance fees are
charged. The passes will be available throughout 2016
starting on Friday.
The state library helped pay for the parks pass program. Some local libraries may buy additional passes
too. State Parks officials say the goal is to provide access to parks for those who may never have visited.
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Photo contributed
Stepping Stones Preschool students in Karen Burdge’s
class attended a birthday party in honor of baby Jesus last
week. Many children brought baby gifts and placed them
under the Christmas tree. Gifts will be donated to Whitley
County B.A.B.E. and the First Church of God Pantry. Seated
in front art Ben Patterson and Jon Furthmiller. Standing
in the back, from left: Lewis Skinner, Sydnee Hinen and
Delaney Worman.
Officials plan to raze
West Lafayette City Hall
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Plans to
demolish West Lafayette City Hall likely will
come to fruition about two years after the
building was abandoned because of a mold
infestation.
Mayor John Dennis tells the (Lafayette)
Journal and Courier that the 44-year-old
building probably will be razed sometime
late this winter or early spring. He says an initial plan to tear down the building in October
was shelved after cost overruns on another
project prompted city officials to tap into the
$250,000 allocated to demolish city hall. City
offices were moved out of the when building
mold spore readings indicted the presence of
dangerously high counts after the pipes froze
and burst twice in January 2014. The building has been vacant since February 2014.
Former pastor pleads guilty
to child exploitation, porn
LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — A former music
pastor at a West Lafayette church has pleaded guilty to felony charges of child exploitation and possession of child pornography.
Court,
Ballard wrapping up 8 years
as Indianapolis mayor
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Greg Ballard
is about to end eight years as Indianapolis
mayor, capping a period during which he
oversaw the city’s hosting of the 2012 Super Bowl while also struggling with violent
crime.
Thursday is the Republican mayor’s final
day in office after not seeking a third term.
Democrat Joe Hogsett takes over on Friday.
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yearly registration, and was
later arrested and held at the
Whitley County Jail.
He pleaded guilty to the offense and told Circuit Court
Judge James Heuer that he
struggles with mental issues
City,
Craig Burden pleaded guilty to the charges
Tuesday at a hearing in Tippecanoe County
Superior Court. An additional charge of voyeurism was dropped as part of a plea agreement. Burden is accused of making a video of
a teenage girl sitting on the side of a bathtub
in her underwear and having child pornography on his computer.
The Lafayette Journal and Courier reports
that the 29-year-old was arrested July 29 and
was terminated as minister of the Calvary
Baptist Church after it learned of the investigation.
that led to his failure to register.
Whitley County Prosecuting Attorney Matt Rentschler
argued that Bowman was
made well aware of his responsibilities. Bowman had a
similar issue in 2012 in which
he received a lighter sentence.
Judge Heuer sentenced
Bowman to four years to be
served in its entirety at the
Indiana Department of Corrections.
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partment to cover expenses.
For example, if a department needed
more money for repairs than was allotted,
leftover money from another fund was
transferred.
Another order of business was the suspension of delinquent utility bills — from
those deceased or who have filed bankruptcy.
“Our attorney works all year long to get
these payments, and does a very good job
of it,” Clerk-Treasurer Coyle said. “We just
can’t collect from these people.”
Seven utility customers’ payments were
dismissed by the council, totalling $2,961.63.
The council also approved the salary ordinance for elected officials on Tuesday.
The salaries for elected officials will not
change in 2016.
Columbia City Mayor Ryan Daniel noted
that next year’s meetings will be on a different schedule.
Board of Works meetings will begin at 5
p.m. with council to follow at 6 p.m.
This is a change from the past schedule,
which was 5:15 and 7 p.m., respectively.
The meetings will still be held on the second and fourth Tuesdays each month.
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Full moon
Marceil Whittier, 82
July 5, 1933 — Dec. 5, 2015
Marceil (McElroy) (Karst) (Reynolds) Whittier, 82, went to
join her heavenly Father Dec. 5, 2015
in Livermore, Calif., after a two-year
battle with cancer.
She was born July 5, 1933 in Columbia City. She graduated from Columbia City High School in 1951 and married Gerald “Bud” Karst that year. In
1958, they moved to Orange County,
Calif. They divorced in 1977. In 1993,
Marci married Ralph B. Reynolds and
they resided in Menifee, Calif. In 2002,
Whittier
she married Robert E. Whittier and
they resided in Sun City, Calif.
She was a very active member of
the Sun City United Methodist Church, P.E.O. Chapter TN
of Sun City and P.E.O. Chapter BG in Livermore. She was
active in the Menifee Valley Chapter #243, OES. She dearly
loved working for God and her beloved Methodist Church
in Sun City.
She is survived by daughters, Cynthia (Dan) Turner, of
Brighton, Tenn., Marceil (Darrell) Christoff, of Livermore,
Calif.; son, Randal Karst (Darby), of Covina, Calif.; seven
grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; six step-grandchildren; and five step-great-grandchildren. She loved them
all dearly.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Paul and Iva
McElroy, of Columbia City; spouses, Ralph B. Reynolds and
Robert E. Whittier; sister, Evelyn Cramar, of Syracuse; first
husband, Gerald (Bud) Karst, who was the father of her children.
The celebration of life will be held Jan. 16, 2016 at 11 a.m.
at the United Methodist Church in Sun City, Calif., with
Reverend Rex Wignall and Reverend Charles Dobbs presiding. Arrangements were handled by Callaghan Mortuary in
Livermore, Calif.
In lieu of flowers, make donations to Sun City United
Methodist Church, 30220 Carmel Rd., Sun City, Calif. 92586
or to Vitas Hospice, 670 N. McCarthy Blvd., Milpitas, Calif.
95035.
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Man accused in pastor’s wife’s Redesign
death charged in 2nd slaying planned for
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An 18-yearold man accused of killing an Indianapolis pastor’s pregnant wife during a home
invasion faces another murder charge in
a second fatal robbery that a prosecutor
said Tuesday happened amid an “unprecedented” eight-day violent crime rampage.
Larry Jo Taylor Jr. was charged Monday
with murder and robbery resulting in serious bodily injury in the Nov. 4 fatal shooting of Rolando Gonzalez-Hernandez.
The 27-year-old Indianapolis man’s
body was found next to his sport-utility
vehicle at an apartment complex and he
had died from a gunshot wound to the
head, according to a probable cause affidavit.
That court document states that three
cooperating witnesses told authorities
Taylor said he robbed and shot someone
at the apartment complex where Gonzalez-Hernandez was slain. One of the witnesses told police Taylor said he robbed
and shot “a Mexican” and found only $10
in his wallet.
Messages left for Taylor’s court-appointed attorneys seeking comment were
not immediately returned Tuesday.
Marion County Prosecutor Terry Curry
said the felony charges Taylor now faces
— two murders, a rape during a home
burglary and two other home burglaries — are the most violent he has brought
against a single individual during his
five years as prosecutor. Those crimes occurred between Nov. 3 and Nov. 10, court
documents allege.
“We’ve charged Mr. Taylor with five
very violent crimes in the course of an
eight-day period and certainly in our five
years in office that’s unprecedented,” he
said in an interview. Curry said the only
comparable cases he has handled were
two violent home invasions that occurred
in October 2013. Taylor and co-defendant
Jalen Watson, 21, face murder charges in
the Nov. 10 shooting death of 28-year-old
pastor’s wife Amanda Blackburn. Both remain in the Marion County Jail, pending a
Jan. 8 pretrial conference.
Prosecutors said Taylor and Watson after burglarizing two other homes entered
Blackburn’s home through its unlocked
front door shortly after her husband, Pastor Davey Blackburn, left for the gym
that morning. A probable cause affidavit
alleges Taylor shot Amanda Blackburn
three times, including once in the back of
the head. The couple’s 15-month-old son
was upstairs in a crib and was not harmed
in the attack.
Amanda and Davey Blackburn, both
children of Christian pastors, moved
to Indianapolis from South Carolina in
2012 to found the independent Resonate Church. Curry said his office is still
weighing whether to seek the death penalty against Taylor in Blackburn’s killing.
Taylor and Watson also face burglary
and other charges in a Nov. 3 home invasion. Taylor faces a rape charge in that
case for allegedly sexually assaulting a
woman while holding a handgun to the
back of her neck.
Indiana Bicentennial Birding Big Year begins Jan. 1
INDIANAPOLIS
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by trying to find and log 200
bird species in 2016 as part of
what the Department of Natural Resources is calling the
Indiana Bicentennial Birding
Big Year.
The “big year” begins Jan.
1 and continues through
mid-December.
Birders who find at least
100 species will received a
commemorative sticker or
decal provided by the Indiana Audubon Society.
Birders who find at least
200 species will also be entered in a drawing for Indi-
ana DNR annual entrance
permits, DNR Inns gift cards,
complimentary
Indiana
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Planning work is starting for an overhaul for the busy interchange of Interstates 465 and 69 on the northeast side of Indianapolis.
The Indiana highway department said Tuesday
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The bicentennial torch that will be carried by Hoosiers
through each of Indiana’s 92 counties isn’t just a stick on
fire. It’s a high-tech tribute to Hoosier ingenuity, one of a
number of salutes to outstanding Hoosiers.
Purdue University engineering students, faculty and
staff designed the 23.5-inch torch. It weighs less than 5
pounds, yet it includes Indiana-grown ethanol fuel, GPS,
a high-definition camera for still and video images, wi-fi
connectivity and rechargeable batteries.
The torch at the center of the Indiana state flag inspired
the gold design, though not the extra bells and whistles,
of course.
A similar LED torch will be used by children selected to
participate in the Indiana Bicentennial Torch Relay.
That relay is to begin Sept. 9, at the original state capital
in Corydon on the Ohio River, and reach the Statehouse in
Indianapolis on Oct. 15.
Indiana’s 200th anniversary of statehood is Dec. 11,
2016.
An estimated 1,900 volunteer torchbearers are needed
to carry the torch along the journey of more than 2,300
miles. Most will walk or run.
To nominate a torchbearer, visit in.gov/ibc/torchrelay/2621.htm.
This is a good opportunity to nominate someone who
has made a difference in their community, in the Region
or in the state for a special tribute during the state’s bicentennial.
Nominations are due Jan. 31, but don’t wait. Help outstanding Hoosiers get the recognition they deserve.
While you’re planning to recognize Hoosiers you might
be acquainted with, take time to check out the Northwest
Indiana men and women recognized on the South Shore
Wall of Legends at the Indiana Welcome Center.
Recent inductees include men who were inducted more
than 150 years ago — the men of the 20th Indiana Infantry.
They fought in most of the major battles of the Civil War.
Gen. Lew Wallace also joins the other honorees on that
Wall of Legends. Wallace, often known for writing the
novel “Ben Hur,” had a hunting lodge on the Kankakee
River when the Great Kankakee Marsh, now drained,
drew visitors from far and wide.
The 1955 Gary Roosevelt High School basketball team is
also honored. That team was in the first state championship game in which the athletes were African-American.
Several of the athletes rose to prominence afterward.
The South Shore Wall of Legends is giving these, plus
others, the recognition they deserve. Visit the Indiana
Welcome Center in Hammond to learn about their accomplishments.
And nominate residents worthy of carrying the bicentennial torch.
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Today’s Birthdays: Actor Joseph Bologna is 81. Actor
Russ Tamblyn is 81. Baseball Hall-of-Famer Sandy Koufax
is 80. Actor Jack Riley is 80. Folk singer Noel Paul Stookey is
78. TV director James Burrows is 75. Actor Fred Ward is 73.
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Today’s
Singer Patti Smith is 69. Rock singerBirthdays musician Jeff Lynne is 68. TV personality
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Ralph is 60. Actress Patricia Kalember is 59.
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56. Rock musician Rob Hotchkiss is 55.
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Golfer Tiger Woods is 40. TV personality-boxer Laila Ali
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Lt. governor’s dance
RFRA, civil rights makes Indiana’s GOP house divided
INDIANAPOLIS – If there is one
constant assessment at the Indiana
Statehouse, it is an almost universal respect for Lt. Gov. Sue Ellspermann.
I spent more than an hour with her
last month to talk about universal rural
high speed Internet for the state, and
she was dazzling. She pulled corporate
and community stakeholders together,
along with legislators and the alphabet soup of providers, facilitated discussions, found consensus on five key
areas, then got a couple of bills passed
and signed into law, and it lays the
foundation for future expansion.
Gov. Mike Pence needs this type of
leadership in his coming reelection battle. In the September 2012 Howey/DePauw Indiana Battleground Poll, Pence
had a 13 percent lead over Democrat
John Gregg with female voters. In six
weeks, and after Richard Mourdock’s
U.S. Senate debate blunder, Pence lost
the female vote to Gregg by 5 percent.
That’s an 18 percent hemorrhage of
support in one of the critical voting
blocs. It nearly cost him what had been
expected to be a slam dunk election.
In recent weeks we have seen further
evidence of how the Religious Freedom
Restoration Act debacle is cleaving
deep in the Indiana Republican Party.
Late on Dec. 18, I had a credible source
telling me that Gov. Mike Pence was
meeting with Ivy Tech trustees, making the case for Ellspermann to succeed
current President Tom Snyder. This followed rumors in October that Pence
might drop her from the ticket. When
I brought that rumor to the attention
of Pence communications chief Matt
Lloyd, he quickly texted a statement:
“Gov. Pence believes Sue Ellspermann
is the best lieutenant governor in the
country and is grateful for her service
every day. He looks forward to serving
with her throughout his second term.”
When I reached out again on consecutive days on the Ivy Tech scenario, there was no response from Lloyd.
Normally when a rumor is untrue, it
is stamped out quickly. When I called
Ellspermann’s communication director
Dennis Rosebrough Monday morning,
the reaction was incredulity. He had
not heard of such a development. In
the ensuing hours on Monday, Lloyd
provided a statement: “The governor
believes that the lieutenant governor is
uniquely qualified for the opportunity”
at Ivy Tech and “he strongly encouraged her to apply.“
Lt. Gov. Ellspermann reacted, saying,
“From time to time as I travel the state
I have been approached about opportunities and most recently Ivy Tech Community College. I am extremely honored to be considered given my deep
engagement in workforce development. While I have made the governor
aware of this opportunity, this is a decision of the Ivy Tech Board of Trustees.
As lieutenant governor, I am focused
on making Indiana a state that works
and improving the lives of Hoosiers.”
On that front, Ellspermann’s portfolio at the University of Southern Indiana and in her private consulting firm
on education issues underscores her
credentials. She just might be exactly
what Ivy Tech and its poor graduation
rate needs. The idea has considerable
merit.
A Pence ally, Rush County Republican Chairman Michael Dora, is heading the Ivy Tech search committee. He
surfaced at the 2014 Indiana Republican Convention proposing defense of
marriage language for the party platform, which was co-chaired by Ellspermann. She didn’t take a public position
on the matter, but she was on that GOP
fault line.
In talking with numerous Statehouse
and Republican sources here is what
I’ve learned:
1. Ellspermann had been privately
expressing concerns about the negative
impact of RFRA and had told legislators
Today is Wednesday, Dec. 30, the
364th day of 2015. There is one day left
in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On Dec. 30, 1940,
California’s first freeToday
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in History way,
Parkway connecting
Los Angeles and Pasadena, was officially opened.
On this date:
In 1853, the United States and Mexico signed a treaty under which the U.S.
agreed to buy some 45,000 square miles
of land from Mexico for $10 million in a
deal known as the Gadsden Purchase.
In 1865, author Rudyard Kipling was
born in Bombay, India.
In 1905, the Franz Lehar operetta
“The Merry Widow” premiered in Vienna.
In 1922, Vladimir I. Lenin proclaimed
the establishment of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, which lasted
nearly seven decades before dissolving
in Dec. 1991.
In 1936, the United Auto Workers
union staged its first “sit-down” strike
at the General Motors Fisher Body
Plant No. 1 in Flint, Michigan. (The
strike lasted until Feb. 11, 1937.)
In 1954, Olympic gold medal runner
Malvin G. Whitfield became the first
black recipient of the James E. Sullivan
Award for amateur athletes.
In 1965, Ferdinand Marcos was inaugurated for his first term as president
of the Philippines.
In 1979, Broadway composer Richard Rodgers died in New York at age
77.
In 1989, a Northwest Airlines DC-10,
which had been the target of a telephoned threat, flew safely from Paris to
Detroit with 22 passengers amid extratight security.
In 1994, a gunman walked into a pair
of suburban Boston abortion clinics
and opened fire, killing two employees.
(John C. Salvi III was later convicted of
murder; he died in prison, an apparent
suicide.)
In 1999, former Beatle George Harrison fought off a knife-wielding in-
Rhymes with Orange
Hoosier
Politics
Brian Howey
and other Republicans that the “mess”
needed to be cleaned up. In September
this came into public view when she
told the Statehouse File, “I think what
we’ve heard is that Hoosiers are probably not satisfied yet. They want to be
assured 100 percent that there is no further discrimination. My opinion is that
we should get that fixed, whatever that
looks like.”
2. A powerful Statehouse Republican told me that in talks over the past
month with Ivy Tech trustees, not a
word was mentioned about Ellspermann succeeding Snyder. The notion
of a lieutenant governor shifting off the
ticket to such a post would have been
conspicuous.
3. Ellspermann was sideways with
the Monica Boyer/Tea Party wing of
the party when she donated money to
State Rep. Rebecca Kubacki, who lost
a 2014 primary challenge to now State
Rep. Curt Nisly. Boyer and the Tea Party wing had ardently supported Nisly.
And this wing of the GOP has been extremely vocal, saying Pence should reject the civil rights expansion to cover
sexual orientation.
With Pence vacillating on the civil
rights expansion, which has left him
between a rock and a hard place standing to lose vital support from either the
business wing of the GOP or the Boyer
social conservatives, Ellspermann had
become a liability, multiple GOP sources are telling me. Her comments about
the “mess” to Republican partisans had
filtered up to the governor’s office and
they were not pleased. Thus, the governor began looking for a soft landing
for her.
The governor told me last week that
he was “not looking at it politically”
as he ponders what to do. But the civil
rights expansion is completely, utterly political. The stakes are high, it is
cleaving deep into the administration,
and the Indiana Republican house is
divided.
The columnist publishes at www.howeypolitics.com. Find him on Twitter @hwypol
and Howey Politics on Facebook.
truder who’d broken into his mansion
west of London and stabbed him in the
chest. (Michael Abram was later acquitted of attempted murder by reason
of insanity.)
In 2006, Iraqis awoke to news that
Saddam Hussein had been hanged; victims of his three decades of autocratic
rule took to the streets to celebrate.
Ten years ago: President George W.
Bush, unhappy with Congress for not
permanently extending the USA Patriot Act, signed a bill renewing the antiterrorism law for a few weeks. Tropical
Storm Zeta formed in the eastern Atlantic Ocean; it was the 27th storm of a
record-breaking hurricane season.
Five years ago: Republican Lisa
Murkowski was officially named winner of Alaska’s U.S. Senate race following a period of legal fights and limbo
that had lasted longer than the write-in
campaign she waged to keep her job.
Former Israel President Moshe Katsav
was convicted of raping an employee
when he was a Cabinet minister (he is
serving a seven-year sentence).
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'Affluenza' teen, mom tracked by phone
GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP)
— A teen fugitive from Texas known
for using an "affluenza" defense and
his mother were scheduled to depart
for the U.S. after authorities said
a phone call for pizza led to their
capture in the Mexican resort city of
Puerto Vallarta.
Eighteen-year-old Ethan Couch
and his mother, Tonya Couch, were
being held at immigration offices in
Guadalajara to be returned to the
United States aboard a commercial
flight to Houston on Wednesday, authorities said.
A U.S. Marshals Service agent
tipped local authorities off Monday
to the location of Couch — who
was on juvenile probation after killing four people in a 2013 drunkendriving wreck — and his mother, according to a police report issued by
the Jalisco state prosecutors' office.
Couch disappeared as authorities investigated whether he had violated
the terms of his probation.
During the sentencing phase of
Couch's trial, a defense expert argued
that his wealthy parents coddled him
into a sense of irresponsibility — a
condition the expert termed "affluenza." The condition is not recognized
as a medical diagnosis by the American Psychiatric Association, and its
invocation drew ridicule.
According to the police report, one
of the Couches' telephones had been
used to order delivery from Domino's Pizza to a condominium complex in Puerto Vallarta's old town,
far from the glitzy resorts of the city's
newer section.
Agents from the prosecutors' office went to the complex, where a
tourism operator told them that the
people who had occupied the condo
were asked to vacate because the
owners were coming to stay, the report said. The Couches then moved
to an apartment, and the agents set
up a surveillance operation in the
surrounding streets.
On Monday evening, two people
matching the Couches' description
were spotted and intercepted. The
police report said they behaved evasively, claimed to be carrying no IDs,
gave inconsistent stories about their
names and failed to provide proof of
their legal migratory status in Mex-
ico.
They were taken into custody and
handed over to immigration officials.
Tarrant County Sheriff Dee Anderson said Tuesday that the Couches
had prepared to be gone a while,
even dyeing Couch's blond hair
black.
"They had planned to disappear.
They even had something that was
almost akin to a going-away party
before leaving town," Anderson said.
He would not give details about the
event, including how many people
attended.
South Whitley library
19 levees in Illinois, Missouri
to host diabetes dining class monitored for major flooding
SOUTH WHITLEY — For the 11 percent
of the Hoosier population living with diabetes, it can be a daily battle to create meals
that are tasty and healthy.
Whitley County Extension Educator Cindy Barnett has some tips and ideas that can
help not only diabetics, but anyone who
has made a resolution to eat healthier in
2016.
Barnett will be at South Whitley Community Public library at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016, to teach skills for preparing dishes that are both healthy and tasty.
She will cover food choice, diet planning,
healthy cooking and portion control.
Participants will be able to watch food
preparation presentations, taste test
food and take home
recipes.
While the program
is valuable for those
living with diabetes,
the information is
also useful for anyone ready to develop
healthier eating habBarnett
its.
The class is free
but registration is required. For more information, or to register, stop by the library or
call 723-5321.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Federal officials
were monitoring 19 vulnerable levees
on the rising Mississippi River and its
tributaries, warning that hundreds of
homes in Illinois and Missouri could be
threatened by a rare winter flood that already forced the partial closure of interstate highways and widespread evacuations.
As the swollen rivers and streams
pushed to virtually unheard-of heights
Tuesday, an unknown number of inmates were transferred out of an Illinois
state prison threatened by flooding, Illinois’ governor declared disasters in
seven counties and Missouri’s governor
activated the National Guard to help divert traffic from submerged roads.
Record flooding was projected in
some Mississippi River towns after
several days of torrential rain that also
caused sewage to flow unfiltered into
waterways.
The Meramec River near St. Louis was
expected to get to more than 3 feet above
the previous record by late this week.
At least 20 deaths over several days
in Missouri and Illinois were blamed on
flooding, mostly involving vehicles that
drove onto swamped roadways.
N. Korea says top official on S. Korea dies in car accident
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North
Korea's top official in charge of relations with South Korea has died in a
traffic accident, the country's state media announced Wednesday, potentially
dimming the prospect for ties between
the rival countries. He was 73.
Kim Yang Gon, head of the United
Front Department at the ruling Workers' Party, died Tuesday morning, the
Korean Central News Agency reported. It said a state funeral will be held
Thursday but gave no further details
about his death.
While North Korea's road conditions
are poor, the lack of detail helped feed
speculation in South Korean media that
Kim's death was suspicious, though
South Korean officials declined to comment. Similar speculation arose in past
years following reported traffic deaths
of high-level North Korean officials.
It's almost impossible to verify what is
exactly happening among the North's
secretive, authoritarian ruling elite.
Before his death, there had been no
signs that Kim Yang Gon was engaged
in any major factional feuding with
other officials. He was among officials
who most frequently accompanied Kim
Jong Un during his inspection visits to
army units and factories, a strong indication that he was one of the leader's
trusted aides.
Wednesday's KCNA dispatch described him as the leader's "closest
comrade-in-arms and steadfast revolutionary comrade" who had made "dedicated" efforts to push for unification
with South Korea.
Analysts in Seoul say strained ties
between the rival Koreas could continue following the unexpected death
of Kim, who had long handled relations with South Korea. KCNA did not
say who would replace him. Earlier
this month, the rival Koreas ended rare
high-level talks without any agreement.
"I worry that we cannot avoid long
suspension of a dialogue between
South and North Korea" following
Kim's death, said Cheong Seongchang, an analyst at the private Sejong
Institute in South Korea.
In August, Kim Yang Gon attended
marathon talks at the Korean border
that defused a military standoff trigged
by land mine explosions blamed on
North Korea that maimed two South
Korean soldiers. The two Koreas subsequently resumed their first reunions
of families separated by war since early
2014, but hopes of improved ties subsided after this month's inter-Korean
talks failed to reach any breakthrough.
South Korean Unification Minister Hong Yong-pyo sent condolences
Wednesday, according to Hong's ministry. South Korea has previously offered
similar condolences when senior North
Korean officials died.
Kim Yang Gon visited South Korea
in 2009 to pay his respects to late President Kim Dae-jung, who held the first
inter-Korean summit with Kim Jong
Il in 2000. He was believed to have
played a key role in arranging a second
summit in 2007. Most rapprochement
agreements signed after the two summit talks remain stalled or have never
been implemented after animosities
flared again between the rivals.
The Korean Peninsula remains in a
technical state of war since the 1950-53
Korean War ended with an armistice,
not a peace treaty.
Past N. Korea mysterious car accidents
— June 3, 2010: KCNA says Ri Je Gang, first vice department director of the Workers' Party's Central Committee,
died in a traffic accident at age 80 the previous day. Ri
reportedly bickered with Jang Song Thaek, a powerful
uncle of Kim Jong Un, who was eventually executed by
his nephew for alleged treason in 2013.
— Dec. 26, 2009: KCNA says Ri Chol Bong, chief secretary of the Workers' Party's Kangwon provincial committee, died in a traffic accident at age 78 the previous
day. There was little speculation on Ri, who was relatively
little known to outsiders.
— September 2006: Years before he was executed, Jang
survived a car accident, according to South Korean media
reports. Foreign analysts believe Jang was sent to a labor
camp for two years in the mid-2000s in what was seen as
a move by then-leader Kim Jong Il, the late father of Kim
Jong Un, to clip his wings.
— October 2003: KCNA reports Kim Yong Sun, a senior
North Korean official involved in reconciliation efforts
with South Korea, died of injuries sustained in a traffic
accident four months earlier. Kim Yong Sun was a close
aide to Kim Jong Il. But Kim Jong Il's military, which traditionally favors a hard-line stance on South Korea, had
reportedly tried to hold him in check. Kim Yong Sun was
the only senior North Korean official who sat in at the historic summit between Kim Jong Il and then-South Korean
President Kim Dae-jung in 2000.
U.S. accuses Iran of conducting rocket test near warships
DUBAI, United Arab
Emirates (AP) — Iranian naval vessels conducted rocket tests last week near U.S.
warships and commercial
traffic passing through the
Strait of Hormuz, the American military said Wednesday, causing new tension
between the two nations after a landmark nuclear deal.
The vital strait, a narrow
waterway between Iran
and Oman that is the route
for nearly a third of all oil
traded by sea, is crucial for
ships taking part in the war
against the Islamic State
group in Iraq and Syria. In
the past, Iran has threatened to block the strait,
which lies at the entrance of
the Persian Gulf.
While the United States
has complained previously about other Iranian
war games and maneuvers
there, Saturday's incident
comes after a series of weapons tests and other moves
by the Islamic Republic following the nuclear deal.
Iranian media and officials did not immediately
discuss the tests Wednesday.
Cmdr. Kyle Raines, a U.S.
Central Command spokesman, said in a statement
that Iranian Revolutionary
Guard naval vessels fired
"several unguided rockets"
about 1,370 meters (1,500
yards) from the USS Harry
S. Truman aircraft carrier,
the USS Bulkeley destroyer
and a French frigate, the FS
Provence. Raines said commercial sea traffic also was
nearby, though the missiles
weren't fired in the direction of any ships.
Raines said the Iranian
vessels announced over
maritime radio that they'd
carry out a live fire exercise
only 23 minutes beforehand.
Iran's "actions were highly provocative," Raines said.
"Firing weapons so close to
passing coalition ships and
commercial traffic within an
internationally recognized
maritime traffic lane is unsafe, unprofessional and
inconsistent with international maritime law."
A French military official, speaking to The Associated Press on condition
of anonymity as he was
not authorized to publicly
named, confirmed the rocket fire took place Saturday.
However, the official said
the French military did not
consider it to be a threatening event as the rocket fire
clearly wasn't directed toward the Western fleet.
The French frigate is now
escorting the French aircraft
carrier Charles de Gaulle,
which is launching airstrikes against the Islamic
State group.
NBC News first reported
news of the Iranian rocket
fire.
The Strait of Hormuz is
only about 33 kilometers
(21 miles) wide at its narrowest point between Iran
and Oman. Ships traversing
the chokepoint have even
less room to maneuver. The
shipping lane in either direction is only 2 miles (3.22
kilometers) wide, with a
2-mile (3.22-kilometer) buffer zone between them.
The U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet
is based in nearby Bahrain,
on the southern coast of the
Gulf. It conducts anti-piracy
patrols in the greater Gulf
and serves as a regional
counterbalance to Iran.
While the U.S. didn't retaliate to Saturday's rocket
test, the Strait of Hormuz
has been the scene of a battle between the two countries' navies. On April 18,
1988, the U.S. attacked two
Iranian oil rigs and sunk or
damaged six of its vessels,
including two naval frigates, in Operation Praying
Mantis. That came after the
near-sinking of the missile
frigate USS Samuel B. Roberts by an Iranian mine.
Donald Trump says criticism of Bill Clinton is fair
WASHINGTON (AP) —
Donald Trump is reviving
memories of Bill Clinton's affair with a White House intern and his turbulent interactions with black voters during
South Carolina's 2008 primary
as the ex-president prepares to
campaign for his wife in New
Hampshire.
Trump's latest broadsides
on the Clintons — a potential
preview of a nasty, personal
general election — could benefit both sides as they seek to
energize voters leading into
the first primary contests. But
they could pose a long-term
risk for Trump, some observers warn.
"If Hillary thinks she can
unleash her husband, with
his terrible record of women
abuse, while playing the women's card on me, she's wrong!"
Trump said Monday on Twitter to his nearly 5.5 million fol-
lowers.
"Remember that Bill Clinton
was brought in to help Hillary against Obama in 2008. He
was terrible, failed badly, and
was called a racist!" he added.
The attacks are the latest in
an escalating feud between
Trump and Hillary Clinton,
who have been spending more
time focused on each other as
the first nominating contests
draw nearer.
In a phone interview with
NBC's "Today Show" on Tuesday, Trump said his comments
about Bill Clinton were "fair
game" after Hillary Clinton
accused him of having a "penchant for sexism." Her remark
was in response to Trump
saying Clinton had been
"schlonged" by Obama in the
2008 nominating contest.
"There was certainly a lot of
abuse of women," Trump said
of the former president.
The thrice-married Trump
also said Tuesday that his own
marital indiscretions would
be fair game during the campaign.
"Frankly, Hillary brought up
the whole thing with sexist," he
told reporters aboard his private jet in Omaha, Nebraska,
ahead of a rally across the border in Iowa. "And all I did is
reverse it on her because she's
got a major problem. Happens
to be right in her house. So, if
she wants to do that, we're going to go right after the president, the ex-president. Then
we'll see how it all comes out."
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After Editor Nicole Minier’s column about kids on Christmas in Tuesday’s newspaper, several
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South Whitley library January event calendar
Listed are events and programs
taking place at South Whitley
Community Public Library in the
month of January.
Closings
of registration.
Movie matinee
• Wednesday, Jan. 6 - 12:15 p.m.
The library will be closed for New Year’s.
Emotions run wild in the mind of a little
girl who is uprooted from her peaceful life
in the Midwest and forced to move to San
Francisco in the Pixar adventure “Inside
Out.”
Chair exercises
Game day
• Thursday, Jan. 1
• Mondays and Wednesdays - 10:30 a.m.
Join the class for some gentle stretching
exercises without ever leaving a chair.
Lego league
• Monday, Jan. 4 - 4 p.m.
Elementary-aged students and their families
are invited to spend an hour creating with
Legos. January’s challenge is to create a
piece using only one color. Spend the holidays brainstorming and join the library in
the New Year.
Yoga Monday
• Mondays - 6 p.m.
Registration is required for this class. Each
session is $5 due at the time of registration.
Dining with Diabetes
• Tuesday, Jan. 5 - 5:30 p.m.
Extension Educator Cindy Barnett will be
at the library to share skills for preparing
meals that fit into a healthy diet for diabetics. The class fee of $34 is due at the time
• Wednesdays, Jan. 6 and 20 - 3:30 p.m.
Grades six through eight
• Wednesdays, Jan. 13 and 27 - 3:30 p.m.
Grades nine through 12
Teens are invited to join together after
school for a time to hang out. Video games
will be set up, board games will be set out,
and teens are invited to bring their favorite
trading or role-playing card games. Snacks
and drinks will be provided.
Storytime
• Thursdays, January 7, 21, and 28
- 6:30 p.m.
• Fridays, January 15, 22, and 29
- 10:30 a.m.
Preschoolers and their parents are invited to
join the group for reading and songs about
snow, snowmen, penguins and animals in
winter.
Children’s New Year’s party
• Saturday, Jan. 9 - 10:30 a.m.
Elementary aged children, kindergarten
through fifth grade, are welcome to spend
the morning celebrating the New Year with
food and games. Those in attendance will
also make 2016 memory capsules in which
children can keep their happiest memories
throughout the year.
with the painting Snowflake Lake. The
library requests that children under age 10
be accompanied by an adult. Registration
is required by Monday, Jan. 11. The cost
is $10.
Antiques road show
Tween book club
David Taylor from Blue Pearl Antiques
in Pierceton will be at the library to give
verbal appraisals on antiques. Each person may bring one item. Registration is
required and a $1 donation suggested.
Third through sixth graders are invited to
come to the library for snacks, a craft and
to talk about some of the books they read
and loved — or hated — in 2015.
Book buddies
• Thursday, Jan. 14 - 10:30 a.m.
The group is back after a break for the holidays. Registration is currently closed.
Checkmate chess
• Thursday, Jan. 14 and 28 - 4:30 p.m.
A friendly game of chess or a tense game
to capture the queen can be found at the
library. All experience levels and ages are
welcome.
Library board meeting
• Thursday, Jan. 14 - 6 p.m.
Paint and pastries:
A family art class
• Saturday, Jan. 16 - 12:30 p.m.
January kicks off the new art class for
families that will be meeting every other
month. This month the group will begin
• Monday, Jan. 18 - 4 p.m.
Page turners
Join the groups for a discussion of “The
Round House” by Louise Erdrich, a book
that transports readers to the Ojibwe reservation in North Dakota. It is an exquisitely
told story of a boy on the cusp of manhood
who seeks justice and understanding in the
wake of a terrible crime that upends and
forever transforms his family.
Classics at the library
• Wednesday, Jan. 20 - 12:15 p.m.
Enjoy the 1958 classic movie “South
Pacific” starring Mitzi Gaynor and
Rosanno Brazzi. Adapted from James
Michener’s best-selling novel “Tales of the
South Pacific.”
20 local legends
• Thursday, Jan. 21 - 6:30 p.m.
Whitley County Historical Museum director Dani Tippman will share the stories of
20 local legends who had an impact on the
county and the state. This is the library’s
start in celebrating Indiana’s Bicentennial
in 2016.
Financial management
class series
• Tuesday, Jan. 26 - 6 p.m.
Start 2016 off with a solid financial plan.
Cindy Barnett from the Whitley County
Extension Office will be offering “Focus
on Financial Management,” an eight-week
curriculum for middle-income adults seeking financial security. Classes meet every
Tuesday evening. Registration is free for
the first 10 to sign-up. Registration is
required.
Euchre for the 55 plus
• Wednesday, Jan. 27 - 1 p.m.
Meet a group of friends for a warm and
friendly afternoon of euchre.
Basket class
• Thursday, Jan. 29 - 6 p.m.
Join Marjorie Babbitt owner of Sweet
Annie’s Basketry for January’s project. Call
or stop in the library for more information.
For more information on any
programs, contact South Whitley
Community Public Library at 7235321. The library is located at 201
E. Front St. in South Whitley.
Ex-Chicago area cop accused of punching handcuffed suspect
LYNWOOD, Ill. (AP) — A former suburban Chicago police sergeant is accused of punching a
handcuffed suspect two years ago,
knocking the man out and fracturing his nose.
A Tuesday statement from the
Cook County State's Attorney's Office says Brandin Fredericksen faces aggravated battery and official
misconduct charges. Fredericksen
is 32 and currently lives in Lowell,
Indiana.
Prosecutors say the evidence
includes Lynwood Police Department video.
Some critics have said Cook
County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez has moved too slowly to
charge officers accused of wrongdoing.
She's defended her office.
Fredericksen allegedly struck
the suspect in a station garage after an argument. Fredericksen was
later fired.
Tuesday's statement didn't
identify the allegedly victim and
doesn't give either man's race. It
also doesn't mention a defense attorney.
A judge Tuesday set Fredericksen's bond at $10,000.
Gary police find
department squad car
after it was stolen
GARY, Ind. (AP) — Gary police
have found a department squad
car that had been stolen.
Police spokeswoman Lt. Dawn
Westerfield says the squad car was
found Tuesday. She says it was sto-
len earlier in the day while it was
locked and its keys weren’t inside.
Westfield says the car had no
weapons inside when it was stolen
but it contained a mounted police
radio and computer.
The department didn’t give
details on how the fully marked
white Ford Crown Victoria was located. Westerfield says an investigation is continuing.
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Mother says her daughter acts like a ‘Momzilla’
Dear Annie: My
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Later that evening, nothing. She acts this way
she sent me a text mes- even toward her husband,
sage saying I had disre- as if he is a total idiot,
spected her authority as and he won’t stand up
a parent. Annie, the baby for himself. When I have
shampoo didn’t hurt my my granddaughter at my
granddaughter one iota house, I don’t want my
and neither did the body daughter around because
wash. From my daugh- she can be so unpleasant,
ter’s reaction, you would snapping and biting at the
have thought I threw acid least little thing.
on the child. We had a
My husband and I
huge disagreement via have helped my daughtext, and my blood pres- ter’s family from the day
sure spiked so high I the child was born. I have
thought I was having a never been disrespectstroke. We haven’t corre- ful toward her. This is
sponded since.
the first time we haven’t
My daughter is 45 and been on speaking terms.
one of those Helicopter Will she ever change? —
Puzzler
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The proper way to store fresh vegetables
Beetle Bailey
Quote of
the Day...
Momzilla’s Mother
Dear Mother: Probably
not until her daughter is
older and rejects Mom’s
overprotectiveness. Until
then, however, please
stop creating a tug-ofwar over who is the more
sensible parent. She is
the child’s mother and
has her best interests at
heart, even though she is
overbearing. When she
says to respect her, she
means that you don’t get
to undermine her decisions unless you feel they
are a danger to the child,
which they are not. Yes,
the baby shampoo was
fine, but Mom specifically
asked you to use something else and you should
have done so.
You owe her an apology. Really. Her nitpicking attitude is exhausting, we know, and it isn’t
particularly helpful to her
daughter, either. But you
absolutely must bite your
tongue and allow her to
make these decisions. You
raised your kid, Mom.
Now it’s her turn. Let her
be.
Dear Annie: This
is for “Suffocating in
Saskatchewan,” whose
co-worker has a terrible
body odor. My son used
to have body odor, but
I noticed it only after he
showered. It turned out to
be his aftershave. When
I got up the courage to
speak to him about it, the
problem was solved and
he thanked me for letting
him know.
It could be that the coworker’s soap, aftershave,
cologne or other product
doesn’t mix well with
his body chemistry. That
might be an approach to
use when speaking to him
about it. — Been There
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Dear Heloise: I would like to
reheat dinner leftovers for lunch
know the proper way to STORE
the next day. It drives me crazy
FRESH VEGETABLES. Which
when the cheese on top of food
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items sticks to the paper towel
go in: the low-humidity or the
that I place over the plate to
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be put in a plastic bag or left
The other day, before
unwrapped? — Carol, via email
reheating eggplant Parmesan, I
Vegetables last longer in high
decided to stick a toothpick in
humidity. There usually are two
the eggplant. The paper towel
Ask
humidity drawers in refrigerators,
covered the entire plate,
Heloise still
so put veggies in one, fruits in
but my cheese was able to melt
the other. Don’t store certain fruits
without any sticking to the
with veggies. Apples give off ethylene gas, paper towel. — Katharine W. in Tennessee
which makes other fruits and vegetables
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You also want to keep the drawers as full as the idea of mixing it with another favorite
possible for them to work well. — Heloise cereal that isn’t sweetened. It tastes great,
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ries. — Doug J., Denham Springs, La.
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lined up on the counter.
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NOTICE OF OPPORTUNITY TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE TO SATISFY
LIEN OF SELF-SERVICE STORAGE FACILITY
RE: Permanent rate increase
PERSONAL PROPERTY OF Florence Heath B11 AT 9 & 30 MINISTORAGE, 701 LIBERTY DR. COLUMBIA CITY, IN 46725, WILL
BE SOLD OR DISPOSED OF, TO SATISFY THE LIEN OF REAL
ESTATE EQUITIES, INC. d/b/a 9 & 30 MINI-STORAGE. SALE
WILL BE AT 1:00, AT 701 LIBERTY DR, JANUARY 25, 2016. CALL
BEFORE SALE TO SEE IF LIEN HAS BEEN SATISFIED PRIOR TO
SALE DATE. (260) 244-3560.
5149/12-30,
1-6, 13
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1. Notice is hereby given that, Whitley County Council on Aging
will provide an opportunity for a public hearing for the purpose of
considering a permanent rate increase for fares imposed by Whitley
County Transit. The hearing will be held if any person interested in a
hearing submits a request in writing that a hearing be held by Whitley
County Council on Aging within a thirty (30) day period, after the
publication of this notice.
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The project is generally described as follows:
A. Description of Project
•$1Publicrateincreaseforeachtrip
2. If a hearing is requested and scheduled, Whitley County Council on
Aging will afford an opportunity for interested persons, agencies and
private transportation providers to be heard with respect to the social,
environmental, and economic aspects of the increase. Interested persons
may submit orally or in writing evidence and recommendations with
respect to said increase at the public hearing.
Debra Darr, Executive Director
Applicant’s Authorized Representative
5117/11-20,21,23,25,26,27,28,30,
12-2,3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,16,17,18,19,21,23,24,26,28,30
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------hspaxlp
STATE OF INDIANA
IN THE WHITLEY CIRCUIT COURT
WHITLEY COUNTY, SS:
CAUSE NO. 92C01-1512-EU-85
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF )
)
BETHELENE A. LAWRENCE,
)
DECEASED
)
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PERSONAL PROPERTY OF Judi Kern R09 AT 9 & 30 MINISTORAGE, 701 LIBERTY DR. COLUMBIA CITY, IN 46725, WILL
SALE DATE. (260) 244-3560.
5151/12-30,
1-6, 13
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STATE OF INDIANA
Notice is hereby given that on December 16, 2015, Linda K. Sutton
was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of Bethelene A.
Lawrence, deceased, who died on November 25, 2015.
COUNTY OF WHITLEY
All persons who have claims against this estate, whether or not now
due,mustfiletheclaimintheOfficeoftheClerkofthisCourtwithin
three(3)monthsfromthedateofthefirstpublicationofthisnotice,or
within nine (9) months after the decedent’s death, whichever is earlier,
or the claims will be forever barred.
Dated at Columbia City, Indiana, December 16, 2015.
DEBBIE BEERS
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
OF WHITLEY COUNTY, INDIANA
Timothy J. Bloom, Attorney No: 2791-92
Bloom Gates & Whiteleather, llP
119 South Main St., P.O. Box 807
Columbia City, Indiana 46725
Attorneys for the Estate
260-248-8900
5143/12-23,
30
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE TO SATISFY
PERSONAL PROPERTY OF Heather Moniri P03 P02 AT 9 & 30
MINI-STORAGE, 701 LIBERTY DR. COLUMBIA CITY, IN 46725,
WILL BE SOLD OR DISPOSED OF, TO SATISFY THE LIEN OF
REAL ESTATE EQUITIES, INC. d/b/a 9 & 30 MINI-STORAGE.
SALE WILL BE AT 1:00, AT 701 LIBERTY DR, JANUARY 25, 2016.
CALL BEFORE SALE TO SEE IF LIEN HAS BEEN SATISFIED
PRIOR TO SALE DATE. (260) 244-3560.
5148/12-30,
1-6, 13
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PERSONAL PROPERTY OF Amanda Smith H14 AT 9 & 30 MINISTORAGE, 701 LIBERTY DR. COLUMBIA CITY, IN 46725, WILL
SALE DATE. (260) 244-3560.
5150/12-30,
1-6, 13
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NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION
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UnknownHeirsandDeviseesofMaryJ.Goldena/k/aMaryJ.Carey
EstateofMaryJ.Goldena/k/aMaryJ.Carey
In addition to the above-named defendants being served by this
summons, there may be other defendants who have an interest in this
lawsuit.
An answer or other appropriate response in writing to the Complaint
mustbefiledeitherbyyouoryourattorneywiththeClerkoftheCourt
for Whitley County at:
ClerkofWhitleyCountyCourt
Courthouse, 2nd Floor
Columbia City, IN 46725
on or before the 12 day of February, 2016, (the same being thirty (30)
days after the Third Notice of Suit), and if you fail to do so a judgment
may be entered against you for what the plaintiff has demanded.
Unterberg & Associates, P.C.
/s/
RobertS.Kruszynski15488-45
ATTEST:
Debbie Beers
Clerk,WhitleyCircuitCourt
This communication is from a Debt Collector.
This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained
will be used for that purpose.
RobertS.Kruszynskri15488-45
Attorney for Plaintiff
Unterberg & Associates, P.C.
8050 Cleveland Place
Merrillville, IN 46410
(219) 736-5579
Atty File: 1022607
5153/12-30,
1-6, 13
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given, that the Whitley County Board of Zoning
AppealsshallholdapublichearingonPetition16-W-SE-1filed
by Michael P. Ostrander requesting a Special Exception to allow a
Home Occupation Gunsmithing and Fire Arms Sales business for the
following described real estate, to-wit:
Lot 2, Ostrander Estates
S25 T31N R10E
5.000 Acres
Located on the east side CR 700 East, 1/8 mile north of CR 400 South
in Section 25 of Union Township
This hearing will be held at 220 W. Van Buren Street, Whitley County
Government Center, Columbia City, Indiana on Tuesday, January 26,
2016 at 7:30 P.M. All interested persons are invited to attend and be
heard. Written comments will be considered if they are received in the
officeoftheColumbiaCity/WhitleyCountyJointPlanning-Building
Dept located at 220 West Van Buren Street, Suite 204, Columbia City,
Indiana no later than 12:00 Noon on the day of the hearing. A copy
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A10 Wednesday, December 30, 2015
Eagles,
The
from A12
Post & Mail photo / Mark Parker
Columbia City’s Jordan Bechtold knocks down a three in
the second half of Columbia City’s come-from-behind win
over Blackhawk Christian.
3-point line in the first half,
knocked down three triples
in the third quarter, the last of
which capped a 15-2 run by
the Eagles that gave Columbia
City a 37-35 lead.
During the run, the Eagles got a three from Jordan
Bechtold and a three-point
play by Parker Hazen, as
well as another three by Ryan
Mosher.
The Braves came back to
lead 48-46 at the end of the
third quarter.
Columbia City continued
its hot hand to start the fourth
quarter with Brachen Hazen
and Parker Hazen hitting two
baskets apiece. The Eagle lead
grew to 10 at 60-50 on two
Parker Hazen free-throws.
The Braves began a fullcourt press, which the Eagles
broke with passes up the sidelines. Back-to-back possessions for the Eagles resulted
in dunks by Brachen and then
Parker that put Columbia City
up 70-56. The Eagles finished
the game with two points by
Parish off a steal that gave Columbia City the 72-56 win.
In the evening game
against South Bend Washington, the Eagles took control from the outset. Columbia
City got six first-quarter points
from Brachen Hazen and four
from Parker Hazen, as well as
a tip-in by Robert Warrick off
S. BEND WASHINGTON
COLUMBIA CITY
Washington
Columbia City
6 13
14 17
57
61
15 23
12 18
W
CC
Field Goals
20/44
21/32
3-pt. FGs
5/13
4/10
Free Throws
12/21
15/22
Rebounds
20
27
Assists
12
13
Steals
6
3
Turnovers
6
15
Fouls
21
20
Washington (57) FGM-A FTM-A Pts.
Givens 8-15 4-8 24, Brazier 1-6 2-3 4,
White 1-1 0-0 2, Andrews 6-10 1-2 14,
Wilson 0-1 0-0 0, Glass 1-5 2-2 4, McKinney 3-4 2-2 9, Watts 0-2 0-0 0. Totals
20-44 12-21 57.
Columbia City (61) FGM-A FTM-A Pts.
B. Hazen 4-5 4-7 12, P. Hazen 7-9 5-9
19, Warrrick 5-7 0-0 10, Parish 2-4 2-2
6, Benedict 2-3 2-2 8, Klimek 0-1 2-2 2,
Bechtold 1-3 2-2 4. Totals 21-32 15-22
61.
a missed Columbia City free
throw. The Eagles hit on 7-of11 first-quarter attempts from
the field.
Columbia City’s defense
held Washington to only three
first-quarter baskets, giving
the Eagles a 14-6 lead.
Washington
got
two
3-pointers and eight points
from guard Bryan Givens in
the second quarter, but threes
from Parish and Benedict for
the Eagles, six points from
Parker Hazen and another tipin by Warrick gave the Eagles
to a 31-19 lead at halftime.
Six turnovers by the Eagles
in the third quarter helped
the visitors cut the Columbia
City lead to 43-34 going into
the fourth. Columbia City got
five points from Parker Hazen,
four from Brachen Hazen and
a three from Parish in the third.
Two Parker Hazen free
throws pushed the Eagle lead
back to 10 at 50-40 midway
through the fourth, but turnovers by the Eagles turned into
baskets for Washington, allowing them to get back into the
contest.
A Washington 3-pointer by
Givens cut the Columbia City
lead to 59-55 with 21.2 seconds
left in the game. A Columbia
City turnover and two Washington free throws made the
score 59-57.
Columbia City’s Matt Benedict sealed the win with two
free throws with 7.5 seconds
on the clock. A Washington
miss and rebound that went
out of bounds gave the Eagles
the ball with less than a second
on the clock. The Eagles tossed
the ball deep and time ran out
on a 61-57 Columbia City win.
Columbia City’s two wins
put the Eagles in the semifinals today at 2 p.m. against
the winner of pool “B”, Lake
Central, who downed both
New Haven and Jeffersonville
at Huntington University.
The winner of the Columbia
City vs. Lake Central matchup
will play for the title at 8 p.m.
at Huntington North, while
the loser will play at 8 p.m. at
Huntington University.
MSU, Maryland, Purdue ready for Big Ten race
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) —
Maryland came into the season the
popular choice to win the Big Ten, and
the Terrapins have done nothing to
shake the favorite's label heading into
conference play.
They probably will have lots of
company in the race for the championship.
Top-ranked Michigan State was off
to its best start ever at 13-0 before losing its league opener 83-70 at Iowa on
Tuesday night. Purdue, which won
61-55 at Wisconsin, and Indiana also
have what it takes to win the league.
Iowa, Michigan and even Northwestern could be factors.
Fourth-ranked Maryland is off to an
11-1 start against a mostly soft schedule, with its only loss against another
top-10 team in North Carolina. Coach
Mark Turgeon has assembled one of
the most talented rosters in the country, one that should get stronger as the
season progresses.
National player of the year candidate Melo Trimble (15.0 points, 5.7
assists) holds everything together.
Georgia Tech transfer Robert Carter
and Jake Layman provide consistent
double-figure scoring. The Terps also
have graduate transfer Rasheed Sulaimon, who played on Duke's national
championship team last season, and
freshman center Diamond Stone, who
could be the Big Ten's first player taken in the 2016 NBA draft.
Michigan State overcame 13-point
deficits to beat both Kansas and Louisville and came back from 15 down
against Oakland last week in its first
game without injured star Denzel
Valentine. The senior guard had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee on
Dec. 21 and might not return until Jan.
7 against Illinois. The Spartans fell behind Iowa quickly and never got closer than 10 points in the second half.
Purdue's A.J. Hammons has come
off the bench in all 12 of his games but
still leads the team with 14.2 points,
8.1 rebounds and 2.8 blocks a game.
The Boilermakers (13-1, 1-0) are starting three sophomores along with
freshman Caleb Swanigan, one of the
nation's most celebrated recruits.
Indiana (10-3), led by senior point
guard Kevin "Yogi" Ferrell, came out
of nonconference playing leading the
Big Ten in scoring (89.1 ppg), fieldgoal percent (53.7), 3-point percent
(45.1) and turnovers forced (14.7).
As conference play begins, here are
a few key story lines for the Big Ten,
which is currently a distant No. 6 in
RPI behind the Big 12, Pac-12, Big
East, SEC and ACC:
Is Northwestern for real?
The Wildcats (12-1), voted the
league's "sleeper team" in the preseason, have won nine straight and
are off to their best 13-game start since
1930-31. They're just No. 85 in the RPI
after playing a nonconference sched-
ule that, according to kenpom.com,
ranks 342nd out of 351 teams. Bryant
McIntosh is scoring 16.2 points a game
and will attract a lot of attention from
opposing defenses with 7-foot senior
Alex Olah out indefinitely with a foot
injury. Dererk Pardon, a 6-8 freshman,
was pulled out of a redshirt Sunday
and will get many of his minutes.
Big and young
Maryland's Stone leads an influx of freshman big men. The 6-11,
255-pounder is averaging 14.2 points
and 6.4 rebounds since he went from
starter to sixth man five games ago.
Indiana's 6-10, 245-pound Thomas
Bryant (12.2 ppg, 5.2 rpg) is shooting 72 percent from the field and
Purdue's 6-9, 250-pound Swanigan
(11.3 ppg) is averaging a conferenceleading 9.2 rebounds. Also keep
an eye on Michigan State's 6-10,
240-pound Deyonta Davis (8.4 ppg,
5.5 rebounds).
Chip Kelly
fired after
Eagles miss
playoffs
PHILADELPHIA (AP) —
Chip Kelly went three-andout — much like his inconsistent offense.
Kelly was fired by the Philadelphia Eagles on Tuesday
night with one game left in
his third season, completing
a dramatic drop for a coach
who was heavily recruited
and lauded as an offensive genius only a couple years ago.
Kelly was dumped after
missing the playoffs for the
second straight season and
failing miserably in his first
year in charge of personnel.
The Eagles entered the season with Super Bowl expectations, but are 6-9. They've lost
several games by a lopsided
margin and players had lost
confidence in Kelly.
Two current Eagles players, speaking on condition of
anonymity because the team
was not publicly discussing
the firing, told The Associated Press late Tuesday night
that several players had met
in groups in recent weeks
to discuss their frustration
with Kelly. They said they expressed relief in text exchanges with teammates after the
team announced it had fired
Kelly, after most players had
left the team's practice facility
for the day.
Eagles CEO Jeffrey Lurie
issued a one-sentence statement to reporters saying he
appreciates Kelly's contributions and wishes him success
going forward.
Lurie told fans in an email
that he decided to make a
change after "evaluating the
many factors involved in our
performance as a team."
The Eagles also fired Ed
Marynowitz, who was vice
president of player personnel.
Longtime NFL executive Tom
Donahoe will assume the role
of senior director of player
personnel.
Kelly gained full control
of personnel decisions last
offseason, winning a power
struggle with then-general
manager Howie Roseman.
But Kelly tore apart a winning team and several of his
bold moves backfired.
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Dec. 19
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N. Williams 91-90-79-260
Kylie Williams 94-75-65-234
Starla Summers 77-76-62-215
BOYS:
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Kaleb Eiler 143-123-99-365
Aydin Good 105-92-90-287
Nic Scott 96-87-86-269
Kameron Eiler 86-82-69-237
Zach Harris 88-74-64-226
Morgen Jones 75-71-67-213
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Am. Bufkin 184-171-171-526
Alexis Harter 182-180-151513
K. Clark 174-162-144-480
Au. Bufkin 192-147-118-457
K. Clark 140-122-111-373
Caitlyn Harter 138-93-308
Brianna Eiler 95-278
Sam Cox 89-219
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Kory Poyser 211-199-184-594
A.J. Bufkin 211-192-170-573
James Dennis 230-172-560
Calvin Loe 209-191-159-559
D. Brenneke 200-189-510
Jacob Martinez 188-177-494
Dylan Gilbert 187-464
Gavin Good 158-419
Dakota Brenneke 390
Jordon Fairchild 387
A.J. Chapin 367
Tristan Graft 360
Haydyn Miller 321
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Tim Branning 202
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Eagles advance in Holiday Hoops tourney
By MARK PARKER
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Columbia City’s Matt Benedict drives around South Bend Washington’s Bryan Givens during the Eagles’ 61-57 win Tuesday.
Whitko’s girls struggle in Greenfield
GREENFIELD — Whitko’s Lady Wildcat basketball team
traveled to Greenfield Central High School to play in the Greenfield Central Holiday Tournament. The Lady Wildcats struggled
during the tournament’s opening day Tuesday, dropping decisions to Pendelton Heights 71-47 and Louisville Eastern 77-59.
Whitko fell behind early against Pendelton Heights, trailing
26-11 at the end of the first quarter. Aly Reiff led the Lady Wildcats with nine points, but a single basket by Hanna Yohe was all
of the Wildcats other first-quarter scoring.
Whitko fell further behind in the second, as the Lady ’Cats
were outscored 14-8 to trail 40-19 at halftime. Reiff added six
more points for the Wildcats in the second quarter, but two free
throws were all the other Lady Wildcats could contribute.
In the third quarter, the Wildcats’ offense got on track as Brianna Cumberland notched two 3-pointers and Jen Reiff hit another from behind the arc. The Wildcats put up 16 points in the
third, but still trailed 58-35 going into the fourth.
In the final quarter against Pendelton Heights, Cumberland
hit for six points and Aly Reiff connected for five of her team-
high 23 points as the Lady Wildcats fell 71-47.
In its second game, Whitko hung with Lousiville Eastern all
through the first half. The Wildcats trailed by just three, 19-16, at
the end of the first quarter.
Aly Reiff hit for six points in the first with Cumberland scoring five and Jen Reiff three.
The two teams played even through the second as well, with
each team posting 16 points in the quarter.
Jen Reiff led the Lady ’Cats with eight second-quarter points.
Cumberland knocked down another three as five Whitko players scored in the second quarter.
Whitko trailed by just three at 35-32 going into the second
half, but Louisville Eastern exploded for 42 second-half points,
including 20 in the third, taking a 55-43 lead into the final quarter.
Aly Reiff put up 14 of her team-high 24 points in the fourth
quarter, but it wasn’t enough as Eastern took the 77-59 win.
Whitko plays Richmond today at 1:30 p.m. in the game for
seventh place overall.
Langeloh wins, Eagles place sixth
at Defiance Tri-State Border Wars
DEFIANCE – Despite forfeiting the
285-pound weight class, Columbia
City’s wrestling team took sixth place at
the 2015 Defiance Tri-State Border Wars
Invitational Tuesday.
The Eagles had a weight-class champion at 120-pounds and totaled 123
points in the two-day, 24-team tournament. With teams from Ohio, Michigan
and Indiana participating, the Eagles
were the highest ranked of the Indiana
teams.
The team from Niles, Mich. took first
with 165 points, followed by the host
team from Defiance with 147.5 points
and Miami Trace, Ohio in third. Fourth
place went to Tecumseh, Mich. and fifth
to Lima Bath, Ohio.
The Eagles were led by senior Hunter Langeloh, who claimed the title at
120 pounds. Langeloh downed Elida’s
Blaine Hunter (18-2) in the semifinals
by a 7-3 decision. In the finals, Langeloh won by a 16-4 major decision over
Defiance’s Danny Assaf.
Columbia City’s Hunter Reed fell in
the 160-pound semi-finals semifinals to
Luke Carver of Sturgis, Mich., but came
back in the consolation semifinals to pin
Niles’ Davin Simpson in 41 seconds.
Reed went on to win by a 19-4 technical
fall over Isaac Ingram from Lima Bath
to take third place in the weight class.
Columbia City’s other wrestler to
make the semi-finals was 152-pounder
Cross Dietrich. The undefeated Eagle
wrestler took his first loss of the year,
falling by a slim 6-4 decision to Defiance’s Kohle Clellan (17-4). Dietrich
came back in the consolation semi-finals
to take an 8-7 decision over Spencer
Plate from Parma Western. In the bout
for third place, Dietrich fell 4-0 to Quintin Smith from Niles. The loss placed
Dietrich fourth in the weight class.
Other Eagles who placed included Matt Wright in seventh at 132
pounds; Jacob Morse in seventh in the
182-pound weight class and Jacob Elkins who placed sixth at 220 pounds.
Columbia City will return to action
on Wednesday, Jan. 6 at 6:30 p.m. The
Eagles host East Noble in a Northeast 8
Conference match.
COLUMBIA CITY — Columbia City’s boys basketball team took first place
in its pool of the Teachers Credit Union Holiday
Hoops Tourney on Tuesday.
The Eagles took wins on
their home floor over Blackhawk Christian and South
Bend Washington.
The two victories came
in decidedly different ways,
with the first being a comefrom-behind 72-59 win over
Blackhawk Christian, and
the second a 61-57 win over
South Bend Washington
that saw the Eagles hang on
against a furious Washington rally.
Against Blackhawk, the
Eagles came out cold, hitting only 2-of-10 shots from
the field in the first quarter. The Eagles missed five
open looks from behind the
3-point arc, but were 5-of-8
from the free-throw line in
the first, allowing them to
stay within striking distance
of the Braves.
Blackhawk
hit 5-of-11
field goal attempts in the
first period, including two
from behind the arc to take
a 13-9 lead at the end of the
BLACKHAWK CHRISTIAN 59
COLUMBIA CITY
72
Blackhawk Christian 13
Columbia City
9
20 15 11
13 24 26
BC
CC
Field Goals
17/37
23/40
3-pt. FGs
7/16
6/17
Free Throws
18/23
20/24
Rebounds
24
19
Assists
13
20
Steals
5
9
Turnovers
15
8
Fouls
18
20
Blackhawk (59) FGM-A FTM-A Pts.
Fiedler 2-4 4-5 8, Hall 2-4 0-0 5, Thompson 4-5 0-1 8, Davidson 4-9 12-15 22,
Walters 2-8 2-2 8, Sassmannshausen
2-4 0-0 6, Kroft 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 17-37
18-23 59.
Columbia City (72) FGM-A FTM-A Pts.
B. Hazen 5-10 4-4 14, P. Hazen 7-8 10-14
24, Warrick 1-2 0-0 2, Parish 5-9 2-2 15,
Benedict 1-1 4-4 7, Klimek 0-2 0-0 0,
Bechtold 3-5 0-0 7, McFarland 0-1 0-0
0, Mosher 1-1 0-0 3, C. Reed 0-1 0-0 0.
Totals 23-40 20-24 72.
quarter.
The Braves extended their
lead in the second, partially by hitting 11-of-13 free
throws. Blackhawk also got
two more shots from 3-point
range in the quarter.
The Eagles’ Matt Benedict connected for Columbia
City’s first three and Parker
Hazen had six points for the
Eagles, who trailed by 11 at
halftime.
As cold as the Eagles
were before the break, they
were that hot coming out
of it. Cooper Parish, who
was 0-for-4 from behind the
Eagles, Page A10
Wildcats take 2nd
at Kankakee Valley
WHEATFIELD, Ind. — Whitko’s varsity basketball team went 1-1 and was runner-up at Tuesday’s
Kankakee Valley Tournament.
The tourney was comprised of host Kankakee
Valley, Boone Grove, Rensselaer Central and Whitko.
The Wildcats played the hosts in first-round action and took a 68-61 victory.
After a strong start, Whitko had a 19-13 lead
heading into the second quarter. Kankakee Valley
made a comeback in the third quarter by outscoring the Wildcats 18-10.
Trailing by three at the start of the final period,
Whitko scored 25 fourth-quarter points, spurred
by Nate Walpole who scored a team-high 23 points.
River West scored 18 points for the Wildcats.
Tanner Gaff and Devon Adkins each tallied 11
points.
In the championship game, Whitko faced Boone
Grove, fresh off a 60-42 win over Rensselaer Central.
The Wildcats came out to another hot start. After
the first quarter, Whitko led 13-12.
For the next two quarters, however, Whitko
struggled on the offensive end. Boone Groove outscored the Wildcats 13-4 in the second to take a
25-17 lead at halftime.
The third quarter was more of the same, as Whitko was outscored 14-4 to fall into an 18-point hole.
The Wildcats doubled their score in the fourth
quarter by rattling off 21 points, but came up short
of the comeback and lost 55-42.
Walpole led Whitko with 20 points while West
contributed nine.
Boone Grove took the championship with Whitko coming in second.
Rensselaer Central won the consolation battle
against Kankakee Valley to place third.
Whitko will return to action on Jan. 8 at Rochester for a 7:45 p.m. varsity tip.
Athlete of the Week
Devon Adkins - Whitko boys basketball
Adkins tallied 16 points in the Wildcats’ 7473 loss at East Noble, including a late 3-pointer
that gave the Wildcats a 73-72 lead with just
seconds remaining in the game.
HONORABLE MENTION
Cross Dietrich - Columbia City wrestling
Dietrich, Columbia City’s 152-pounder, kept an undefeated season going with five wins at the tough Penn Invitational.
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