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Precious, a Yorkie, visits with Santa Claus during a Santa Paws event sponsored by the Garrett Parks Department Sunday in Eastside Park. Jennifer Garringer brought her pet to the event.
School-offered iPads sold out GARRETT — Garrett-KeyserButler Schools has sold out its limited number of retired Apple iPads devices offered to the public at $65 apiece. The sale began Wednesday at 8 a.m. and was scheduled to continue today. The first-generation, 16 GB iPads and power supplies were sold as-is with no warranty and were not capable of updating to current IOS. School officials said a line of buyers began to form before 7 a.m. Wednesday. Tickets were handed to those in line, and by 7:45 a.m., the supply was depleted and potential customers were turned away.
Clothing drive in Garrett this weekend GARRETT — The Garrett High School Fellowship of Christian Athletes is hosting a clothing drive this weekend. The first is Friday when the Railroaders meet Leo in the Paul Bateman Gym. The second is Saturday’s girls game against South Adams at Garrett. Attendees are asked to bring lightly-used clothing for St. Martin’s Clothing Closet, Garrett.
GHS collects food for Christmas bureau GARRETT — Garrett High School collected 2,181 items for this year’s food drive for the local Christmas bureau. Senior girls were the big winners this year in the class competition with a total of 537 cans. The National Honor Society went door-to-door and brought in 1,051 cans. The high school staff and students also adopted five local families this year for Christmas. Teacher Bree Sprunger’s ICE class took care of one of the families and Becky Wright’s AP English class who took care of another. Students Initiating Caring and Kindness (SICK) raised money for some of the other families and the Garrett staff took care of the rest.
Santa to visit elderly, shut-ins Saturday GARRETT — Santa Claus will be visiting local shut-ins, senior citizens, special needs and handicapped children on Saturday. A tentative schedule includes stops at Sunny Meadows Home and Miller’s Merry Manor in Garrett. Contact the department at 357-6670 to leave name, phone number and address for Santa’s visit, which is sponsored by the Garrett Fire Department.
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Survey: Local real-estate market stable AUBURN — The residential real estate market in DeKalb County has been stable in 2013, Good Inc. Valuation Services said Monday. The company reported the results of its survey, which it said is based on key measures important to homeowners, buyers, sellers and renters. “Year-to-date, our data, along with information analyzed from Realty-Trac and the Fort Wayne MLS, shows that the residential real estate market has been stable in DeKalb County in 2013,” said Tonya Beachy, research analyst and licensed trainee appraiser at Good Inc.
Beachy added, “Year-to-date, the average home sales price in DeKalb County is $110,000, and the median sale price has been $88,500. These figures are based on 479 properties sold.” While home prices in DeKalb County have been lower than the state average,they have increased slightly compared to one year ago, Good Inc. said. One factor affecting home prices in the county is the number of foreclosed homes. So far this year, there have been 89 foreclosures, a figure 3 percent higher than the state average, but stable for the northeast Indiana market area, Good Inc. said.
Research shows smaller towns in the county generally have higher foreclosure rates. Good Inc. said the Ashley-Hudson area has the highest foreclosure rate for the year, with eight of 14 sales listed on the MLS, and in turn, the lowest average sale prices. As foreclosure properties remain prevalent in smaller DeKalb County towns, the trend to purchase investment properties is ever growing, Good Inc. said. Its survey showed nearly half of the homes in Butler are rented or vacant, in comparison to only 30 percent in Auburn. “Some single-family invest-
It’s business as usual Roof collapses at longtime auto dealership By Sue Carpenter scarpenter@kpcmedia.com GARRETT — “There was no warning — she just went,” Bill Yoder said of the roof collapse at a Garrett auto dealership Monday morning. He and two sales people were in the front of Bill Yoder Ford when they heard the sound. Mechanic Mark Krider was the only person in the garage area where the wooden support beams of the bow-string truss roof gave way abut 8:30 a.m. Krider was standing near a hydraulic lift, ready to change the oil in a pickup truck. He turned to take off, but fell to the ground. Members of the Garrett Fire and Police departments were on the scene within a minute, according to fire chief Dana Treesh. Treesh, two police officers and an off-duty medic dragged Krider across the concrete floor and out the back door of the building. Falling rafters and other debris were scattered on the floor around him, Treesh said. Yoder credits that same lift for holding the ceiling beams in place that Krider sustained only a sprained knee in the incident. He was taken by DeKalb EMS for treatment. “Thank God no one was seriously injured,” said Yoder who followed Krider to the hospital. Police and fire personnel strung police tape around the entire building and blocked the intersection at the corner of Quincy and Randolph streets in fear the building might continue to weaken through the day, according to officials at the scene. City electric and NIPSCO gas utility personnel worked in concert to disconnect lines to the building. Treesh credits cross-department training for the efficiency in handling situation. City planner Milton Otero said the estimated 7-inch snowfall over the weekend more than likely was a contributing factor in the collapse. County officials condemned the structure that morning. Later on Monday, 2-x-4 inch
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Owner Bill Yoder walks through the garage area of the local Ford dealership while insurance workers salvage parts and equipment following a roof collapse Monday morning that injured one worker. Wooden braces hold up the rafters.
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Police tape surrounds the Bill Yoder Ford dealership in downtown Garrett while wooden braces shore-up the bowed walls following a roof collapse. Yoder said is grateful to the wood braces were added on police, fire and DeKalb EMS the north and south sides of the for their prompt response, and building where the walls continue to Insurance Trustees and The to bow out. The interior is now a maze of wooden braces, shoring up the roof while parts and equipment Business, Page 3 are removed for storage.
ment homes were purchased this year for as little as $15,000,” Beachy said. “Investors are taking advantage of the current market in these outlying communities by purchasing homes at low prices, refurbishing them and then converting them into rental income properties.” Beachy added, “While median sales prices per town range from $32,500 in Waterloo and up to $108,000 in Auburn, Good, Inc.’s analysis shows that the average rent for single-family homes remains steady at $600-$700 per month throughout DeKalb County.”
County deals with aging ambulances By Aaron Organ aorgan@kpcmedia.com AUBURN — DeKalb County EMS has an ambulance problem. Well, a problem with two ambulances. EMS director Randy Fox approached the county commissioners Monday to discuss options to either repair or replace two high-mileage ambulances in his fleet that have engine issues. Fox said one ambulance, a 2006 Ford with 198,000 miles that the department had planned to trade in six months, has a blown engine. Another has 178,000 miles and already has been repaired once, Fox said. Fox said an engine issue — which runs $8,000-$10,000 to repair — is forcing his hand. “The question is what do do?” Fox told the commissioners. “Fix it now, try to rent one or buy a new one?” Fox said the 2009 models in the EMS fleet have been kept off the road as much as possible to save mileage. The commissioners told Fox their preference is to repair the engine on the 198,000mile ambulance and buy a new ambulance to replace the 178,000mile unit. Commissioner Don Grogg said the plan will allow the department to get on a replacement rotation that doesn’t have the county buying several new ambulances at once. Fox will research new ambulances and return Dec. 30 with quotes. The engine repair will be paid out of the EMS ambulance replacement fund, he said. In other business Monday, the commissioners are expected to vote next week on an ordinance to change the speed limit on C.R. 68 between C.R. 11-A and S.R. 327 from 55 mph to 40 mph. Residents there approached the commissioners earlier this month to discuss speeding on the stretch. The commissioners also granted approval for county highway head Eric Patton to replace a full-time employee who left the department.
JAM Center plans winter gala Ragans to serve as event co-chairs GARRETT — The Judy A. Morrill Recreation Center is hosting its annual Winter Gala fundraiser on Saturday, Feb. 8 from 6-9 p.m. at the center, 1200 E. Houston St., Garrett. Garrett business owners and avid JAM Family supporters Cary and Dr. Sarah Ragan will serve as chairs for the event. This year’s gala will feature a silent and live auction, hor’s doeuvres, live music and dinner prepared by Biaggi’s Ristorante Italiano. Auctioneer Jama Smith, of National Benefit Auctions will lead the live auction. The evening will feature
the center’s family-centered spirit and the importance of the JAM Family is to the community and how the center also benefits from the support of those who belong to that family. “Your support is essential to our future,” said executive director Cheryl Karr. “We have announced many successes here at the JAM Center this past year, but we need your continued support to keep the momentum going.” The JAM Center is committed to making a difference for everyone they touch by delivering hope, direction, empowerment and
support bundled in a healthy mix of wellness, education and fun. Tickets to the event are $30 per person. A new offering for the event this year is the premiere Friends of JAM tickets at a cost of $300 per couple. Exclusive benefits include special seating at the best table in the house, upgraded dessert, a goodie bag, wine or champagne, a personal server, plus more special treatment to be determined by the ticket purchasers. To become a gala supporter through sponsorship, ticket purchases, auction items or if you have any questions contact Beth McCord at 260-357-1917.
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Cary and Dr. Sarah Ragan of Garrett will serve as event co-chairs of this year’s JAM Center fundraiser.
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GARRETT — The Garrett Eagles will host Rod Bowers Saturday from 6:30-10:30 p.m. The event is open to the public. The Eagles home is at 220 S. Randolph St.
GMS to hold a Christmas dance GARRETT — Garrett Middle School will hold a Christmas dance Friday, Dec. 20 from 3-5 p.m. in the school cafeteria. Activities include DJ Jazzy Clifford, door prizes, refreshments and an open gym. Admission is $3. Contests will be held for the ugliest Christmas sweater, person with the most Christmas spirit and the cutest elf. Parents are to pick up students at door 16, the main entrance to the middle school. The event is sponsored by the Garrett Middle School Parent Connection.
Live music at Legion Friday GARRETT — Little Rock Express will provide entertainment at the Garrett American Legion Post 178 Friday from 8-11 p.m. The event is open to the public. The Legion is located at 515 W. Fifth Ave. Visit garrettamericanlegion.com for more information.
Karaoke at VFW Saturday GARRETT — Mike Miller Karaoke will be at the Garrett VFW Post 1892 Saturday from 7 p.m. Must be 18 to attend. The event is open to all members and guests. Admission is free.
Tri Kappa selling nuts for holidays GARRETT — Tri Kappa nuts are in and a limited number of extra bags are available. Pecans and cashews are $10 per bag. Double-dipped chocolate and honey roasted are $6 per bag. All are 1-pound bags and can be frozen. Nuts can be purchased at Garrett Country Club or People’s Federal in Garrett. For more information, contact Amy at 357-5165. All proceeds benefit Tri Kappa programs.
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Garrett Tri Kappa members donated 16 blankets, known as Kappa Kuddlies, to the Garrett Christmas Bureau last week. Sorority members must donate or construct at least one blanket to be given to small children whose families have signed up for the local Christmas bureau. A committee from the sorority gets together to construct the blankets made of fleece material in a variety of colors and patterns. The blankets take between 1-2 hours apiece to construct. Each blanket is then embroidered with the Kappa Kuddlie logo by MJS Apparel at no charge. Begun eight years ago, the sorority began with 25 blankets donated its first year. From left are Sue VandeZande from the Christmas bureau, Mayor Tonya Hoeffel and Mary Placencia, Tri Kappa Kuddlies committee chairman.
Man sentenced to 24 years for string of burglaries BY KATHRYN BASSETT kbassett@kpcmedia.com AUBURN — Describing a defendant’s criminal history as “horrible,” Judge Monte Brown sentenced a man to 24 years in prison for three counts of burglary Wednesday. Robert Slone, 52, who is listed in court records as being homeless, pleaded guilty to the three Class C felony crimes as part of a plea agreement filed in DeKalb Superior Court II. Slone was accused of burglarizing three unoccupied residences over a 4 1/2-month period. Brown noted Slone has a criminal career spanning 35 years that includes 30 prior misdemeanor convictions, 11 prior felony convictions and nine cases involving misdemeanors and felonies that ultimately were dismissed. “It’s a significant
criminal history, one of the most significant I’ve seen,” Brown said. “Apparently everything that the criminal justice system can try has been tried. It didn’t work.” Slone apologized for his actions, telling Brown, “If I could take back what I did, I would.” “I hear you saying you want to change,” Brown told Slone. “By the time you reach age 52, if you are going to see the light, you’d have seen it by now.” Brown sentenced Slone to eight years on each count, with the sentences to be served consecutively. As part of the plea agreement, the court dismissed a charge of theft, a Class D felony; two charges of receiving stolen property, a Class D felony; two counts of burglary, a Class C felony; and an enhancement for being a habitual offender. Slone received credit for
229 days served in jail while his case was pending. Also in Superior Court II Wednesday, Jacob Justus of the 3200 block of C.R. 68, Auburn, was sentenced to one year in jail for resisting law enforcement, a Class A misdemeanor, and two years in jail for domestic battery having a previous conviction, a Class D felony. The sentences will be served at the same time. Justus received credit for 78 days served in jail while his case was pending. Brown noted the case started with much more serious charges, including a charge of rape, a Class A felony. Brown said the case was being resolved in such a manner due to the lack of cooperation by the victim in pursuing the charges. “These are nightmare cases for police agencies and prosecutor’s offices,” Brown said.
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Wayne, is the Gehlert, of Fort tions of a DeKalb County author of “Recollec up German GARRETT — in doubled in size Hamburger: Growing Democrats have the group’s chair, will talk about 1941-1962.” Sheas a child during the last year, and he couldn’t be s her experience Mark Payton, said assaults of the heaviest aerial trials of hunger happier. came to the World War II, More than 80 people upheavals and for the area’s and cold, personal with show their support Saturday moments of innocencein the rubble Democratic candidates annual friends while playing s affected at the group’s night at experience Dinner of war. These Jefferson-JacksonClub. but her later life her childhood, Garrett Country is happy that passion for evolved into a Payton said he getting involved, America. take S.R. new people are continue to build To reach the museum, and he hopes to turn east on C.R.on in the 427 to C.R. 60, the party’s visibility turn right (south) 60 to C.R. 29, community. (west) on C.R. year to help C.R. 29, then rightsouth of the “This is a building for next 62, the first roadwill be welcome Democratic candidates airport. Visitors year,” Payton said. Third welcomed s Democrat class nal candidate 4-H Air Pistol District congressio of Fort Wayne ay Dr. Tom Hayhurst2006, Hayhurst starts ThursdCounty to the dinner. In of the district’s AUBURN — DeKalb will begin its carried 46 percent n Republica 4-H Shooting sports Discipline on against vote Souder. After 2009 4-H Air Pistol incumbent Mark the district p.m. in the Thursday at 6:30 several meetings, Hayhurst again. Auburn. in Hall Exhibit sign up decided to recruit person for all Participants may or guardian is “He’s the right said Third Thursday. A parent the right reasons,” C permission and Darland. required to sign District chair Carmen in doing the she health papers. is open to any “He really believes of the 1,722 books of end of the day.” The program over its goal poses with some right thing at the good perform4 through 12 families in Samantha Walter Walter helped put SCAN youth in grades school year. It “He had a very ool student (SCAN). will go to needy out,” Darland and Neglect during the current evenings at the Garrett i drive. The books ance his first time Child Abuse will meet Thursday15 through Dec. collected for Stop its Read To Me book collection said. during Ross of Auburn Exhibit Hall, Oct. 15,000 books ing. Attorney Codie with his t Indiana. 17, except on Thanksgiv northeas individual attended the dinner for and also . He is running Gun safety skillsthe focus of the wife, Stephanie tive seat for are shooting skills which is the state representa 52 and District Air Pistol program, Indiana House calls “common controlled he nt. taught in a very to 4-H promotes what nt. resolution that It send the developme situation, accordingis $20 for “If you adopt a sense” governme as a teacher “It expedites things. county an prospects as officials. The cost for advanced DeKalb Ross, 32, worked becoming a makes the entire ion area, you signal, both to $15 AUBURN — The before adopted a right as existing companies,” beginners and includes use of economic revitalizat for nine years His two biggest well Council Mondaythe entire to say, in good County have to 2007. members, which in going said. declares lawyer lesson materials. does not are that every wood lot, every economy and ion Eberhart resolution that equipment and first-year Air faith, concerns are the he believes are He noted the measure economic revitalizat residential area authority in Completion of Air county an farm field, every education, which the fall only) or diminish the county’s of obsolesPistol (held in allow the county considering tax-abatement is a require- area. meets this definition “I think it’s closely linked. leaving our The move will said. 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DEATHS AND TRIBUTES Janet Brinkerhoff
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MILWAUKIE, Ore. — Former longtime Garrett resident Janet “Jan” Louise Brinkerhoff, 89, died Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013 in Milwaukie, Ore. Autumn Funerals, Cremation and Burial of Tigard, Oregon handled arrangements.
SPENCERVILLE — Janice F. (Ridgway) Hollabaugh, 102, died Monday, Dec. 16, 2013, at The Laurels in Butler. Cremation has taken plance and will be in White City Cemetery, Spencerville,. A celebration of life service will be held Saturday, Dec. 28 at 11 a.m. at St. Mark Lutheran Church in St. Joe. The Rev. Floyd A. Shoup will officiate. Memorials are to St. Mark Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 345, St. Joe, IN 46785 Arrangements are by Carnahan-Baidinger & Walter Funeral Home, Spencerville, Ind.
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Tri Kappa Associate Sisters, front from left, include Phyllis Gerstner, Hertha Moran, Helen Finn, Helen Wappes, Cleo Talley and Gretel Smith. In back are Connie Dicke, Katrina Custer, Penny Smith, Suzi Higgins, Mary Ellen Johnson, Judy Casey, Johanna Byanski and Jean Ross. The club met for their monthly meeting at the home of Connie Dicke.
Tri Kappa Associates meet for holiday Recording secretary Katrina Custer took attendance with 14 present including Johanna Byanski, Katrina Custer, Judy Casey, Connie Dicke, Helen Finn, Phyllis Gerstner, Suzi Higgins, Mary Ellen Johnson, Hertha Moran, Jean Ross, Gretel Smith, Penny Smith, Cleo Talley and Helen Wappes. Katrina read the previous month’s minutes which were approved. Treasurer Suzi Higgins gave the financial report and it was also approved. Corresponding secretary Connie Dicke reported on the article in the newspaper, and thanked the Sisters for their continued response to
Distinguished GHS Alumni nominations sought by December 31 GARRETT — Nominations for the 2014 Garrett High School Distinguished Alumni Hall of Honor are due Dec. 31. The purpose of the award is to recognize and honor those graduates, living and deceased, who have brought honor to the school through exemplary actions and achievements and to provide present-day students with role models who will help the students find identity with the past and establish goals for the future. Any individual, excluding committee members, may nominate an unlimited number of alumni. The criteria for selection includes an honoree be a graduate of Garrett High School and a period of 10 years must have elapsed between graduation and eligibility for induction into the Garrett-Keyser-Butler
School’s Hall of Honor. Recipients will be selected based on the impact or contribution he or she has made in one of the following areas: • Civic/patriotic service including Olympians, distinguished war veterans or government officials; • Humanitarian including volunteer service or philanthropy; and • Professional including work in education, medicine, the arts, engineering, religion or business. Nomination forms can be found on the Garrett-Keyser-Butler Schools website at www.gkb.k12.in.us. Click Garrett High School, Hall of Honor, Nomination Form. Please mail nominations forms to: Distinguished Alumni, Attn: Jamie Freeze, 801 E Houston St., Garrett, IN 46738 or by email at: Jfreeze@gkb.k12.in.us.
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the Chapter “Going Green” and that old eyeglasses would also be donated. Johanna added the club could save postage stamps from envelopes for the Wounded and Habitat. Vice president Phyllis Gerstner reported on the state scholarship and added that all the paperwork had been turned in, Cards and Flowers chair Mary Ellen reported on birthdays and the group sang “Happy Birthday.” Fine arts chair Gretel Smith gave an update on the local historical theater progress and the Garrett Museum of Art. Phyllis suggested an additional donation to
Riley Hospital and it was approved. Johanna talked about the upcoming Tri Kappa Month in February and how to make it more accessible for new members and to bring back the inactive ones. She also read about our balance of life with the drive to succeed. Mary Ellen passed out black and white cell phone holders she made that can hang from the neck. Johanna ended the meeting with the closing Tri Kappa verse. The Sisters enjoyed coffee, spiced cider and cookies as the winners of the silent auction items were announced.
Business from Page 1 Motorists Insurance. Yoder said plans to build a new dealership on the north side of Quincy Street are “sooner now than they were.” A real estate closing is in the works Friday to purchase some adjoining property and new drawings for the dealership design will be submitted to Ford Motors in January with hopes to begin construction in spring. The dealership will continue as usual, he said. Plans are for a temporary office to be brought in soon. In the meantime, the sales team is working from the Yoder-Fuller Ford Dealership in Angola. “Customers are of the utmost importance,” Yoder said. Vehicles needing major repairs or other emergency mechanical service can be handled at the Angola facility. The sales area at the front of the local building is not in jeopardy this time, officials said. Yoder’s 1956 Ford T-Bird, the same year his father, Ernie Yoder
began the business, is still parked in the showroom. The double door to remove the vehicle runs through the garage area and is currently blocked. “That’s not one of my biggest concerns right now,” Yoder said. His father purchased the dealership at 131 N. Randolph from Arthur Moore, owner of Moore Motor Sales on June 1, 1956. Moore bought the Ford dealership four years earlier from Jack Cortese and Phil Trapani of Detroit, who operated the business as Cortese Ford Motor Sales shortly after the end of World War II, “I figured 20 percent of my life was spent in this building,” Yoder said while looking at the broken rafters Wednesday morning. His cell phone continues to ring non-stop. Yoder said he sold two pickup trucks and a used vehicle from the Garrett lot since Monday. “It’s business as usual,” he said.
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GARRETT — The Garrett Associate Chapter of Tri Kappa Associates gathered for their monthly meeting Dec. 2 at the home of Connie Dicke. Hostesses Phyllis Gerstner, Johanna Byanski, Penny Smith and Connie Dicke prepared a holiday brunch for their Sisters with a theme of black, white, red and green. A silent auction was held and everyone could bid on items they were purchased, handmade or regifted for the annual fundraiser. President Johanna Byanski then called the meeting to order with the Tri Kappa opening song and verse
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WATERLOO — Delorse J. (Krontz) Crowl, 81, died Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013, at her home in Waterloo. Services were held Wednesday at Feller and Clark Funeral Home, Waterloo, with the Rev. Ron Stambaugh officiating. Burial was in Waterloo Cemetery at Waterloo. Memorials are to DeKalb Health Home Hospice, c/o DeKalb Health Foundation.
Joanna Hindenlang AVILLA — Joanna M. (Offord) Hindenlang, 84, of Auburn and formerly of Avilla died Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013, at DeKalb Health in Auburn. Visitation will be today, Dec. 19 from 3-7 p.m. at Hite Funeral Home in Kendallville. Services will be Friday, at 3 p.m. at the funeral home with Rob McNary officiating. Burial will be in Avilla Cemetery in Avilla. Memorials are to the Avilla Christmas Bureau.
Elinor Conrad ALBION — Elinor (Greenman) Conrad, 84, of Albion, died Monday, Dec. 16, 2013 at the Parkview Noble Community Hospital in Kendallville. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. today, Dec. 19 at Brazzell Funeral Home, Albion Chapel. The Rev. Bret Frymier will officiate the service. Burial will follow in Mount Pleasant Lutheran Cemetery in rural Kendallville. Memorials are to the Trinity United Methodist Church or the Noble County Humane Shelter.
Edwin Smith KENDALLVILLE — Edwin Bernard Smith, 88, of Kendallville died Monday, Dec. 16, 2013, at Heartland Home Care of Perrysburg in Perrysburg, Ohio. Visitation will be Friday, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Hite Funeral Home in Kendallville. Services will follow at 1 p.m. with Pastor Robert Shriner officiating. Burial will be in Lake View Cemetery in Kendallville. Memorials are to Heartland Home Care of Perrysburg, 10542 Fremont Pike, Perrysburg, Ohio 43551. Military graveside honors will be provided by the Kendallville VFW Post 2749 and the Rome City American Legion Post 381.
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Garrett High School junior Rachel Shultz visited classes at Garrett-Keyser-Butler Head Start last week with DeKalb’s VOICE, a philanthropic group sponsored by the Community Foundation DeKalb County. Members from Lakewood Park also visited the Garrett site, while DeKalb and Eastside VOICE members visited the Butler Head Start location.
BUTLER CITY COURT NEWS The following tickets were paid in Butler City Court, Dec. 5-12. The dollar amount at the end of each listing indicates fines, court costs, and civil penalties assessed by the court. Notations in parentheses after each listing represents the agency issuing the ticket. • Derek M. Aby, Butler, driving while suspended, $243 (BPD). • Davin W. Alleshouse, Butler, no seat belt, $25 (ISP). • Micah A. Bowling, Garrett, operating a vehicle without financial responsibility, $193 (AUB). • Roger A. Buss, Auburn, no seat belt, $25 (AUB). • Joshua A. Carter, Butler, speeding, $133 (BPD). • Wayne A. Crowl, Pleasant Lake, speeding, $133 (BPD). • Tennille M. Evers, Butler, speeding, $148 (BPD); speeding, $154 (BPD). • Michael S. Fritz, Spencerville, speeding, $154 (DC). • Kimberly A. Gettys,
Spencerville, no seat belt, $25 (AUB). • Jacob U. Gilpin, Corunna, speeding, $133 (DC). • Ronnie B. Goss, Ashley, speeding, $154 (DC). • Nora L. Gray, Hamilton, speeding, $148 (WPD). • Mark A. Greuter, Auburn, no seat belt, $25 (AUB). • Kayota E. Handshoe, Butler, no seat belt, $25 (BPD). • Vernis Handshoe, Butler, no seat belt, $25 (BPD). • Christopher Heffley, Auburn, no seat belt, $25 (ISP). • Kilee S. Heil, Auburn, speeding, $133 (DC). • Aaron P. Jeffery, Garrett, no seat belt, $25 (AUB). • Eugene L. Kessler, Auburn, open container violation, $193 (AUB). • Paul E. King, Butler, no seat belt, $25 (ISP). • Jesse W. Lepley, Pleasant Lake, speeding, $133 (AUB).
• John E. Liechty, Auburn, no seat belt, $25 (AUB). • Todd D. Noble, Hudson, no seat belt, $25 (AUB). • Dale R. Rabineau, Butler, no seat belt, $25 (ISP). • Donald A. Riley, Hamilton, expired registration, $158 (AS). • Jacob M. Sherfield, Auburn, speeding, $133 (AUB). • Nathaniel M. Sorg, Garrett, disregarding stop sign, $154 (DC). • Loretta Stephens, Auburn, no seat belt, $25 (AUB); no child restraint, $25 (AUB). • Ferdinand Thurman, Garrett, possession of paraphernalia, $243 (AUB). • Makenzie D. Timberlin, Auburn, speeding, $148 (DC). • Gregory E. Wise, Pleasant Lake, speeding, $133 (DC). • Vincent Zimmerman, Garrett, speeding, $148 (DC).
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Charges filed in Eastside incident BY KATHRYN BASSETT kbassett@kpcmedia.com AUBURN — Formal charges have been filed against a Butler man who was arrested after an incident that resulted in a lockdown at Eastside Junior-Senior High School earlier this month. Chad J. Czaja Czaja, 34, of the 200 block of Park Lane, is charged with criminal recklessness, a Class A misdemeanor, and failure to stop after an accident resulting in nonvehicle damage, a Class B misdemeanor. At his initial hearing Monday morning in DeKalb Superior Court I. Czaja entered preliminary pleas of not guilty. He is represented by attorney Kevin Likes. His next hearing is scheduled for Feb. 19. Czaja is accused of driving his red 2000 Dodge Durango onto a school sidewalk, endangering several students. He also is accused of driving the vehicle into a pole and failing to stop afterward. Following his arrest, Czaja told police he meant to scare his daughter as a prank when he arrived to pick her up from school, Butler Police Chief Jim Nichols said after the incident. According to an affidavit of probable cause filed by Butler Police Detective Matthew Tamez, police were called to the school Dec. 3 on a report of a suspicious man who was armed and on school property. Police arrived and detained Czaja. A witness told police he saw Czaja driving the red 2000 Dodge Durango through the high school parking lot and wearing camouflage gear and a face mask. The complainant said
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he also saw a rifle inside the vehicle, according to the affidavit. The witness said at one point, Czaja drove over a curb where students who had just been released from school were walking nearby, the affidavit said. The complainant also reported he had seen Czaja drive his Durango at a slow speed into a yellow parking pole on the east side of the high school parking lot and then trying to leave the area before police arrived, according to the affidavit. Officers found several prescription pills throughout the vehicle, and Czaja told police he did take some pills earlier that day, the affidavit said. Officers also found a rifle in the vehicle, as well as a handgun, the affidavit said. When Tamez arrived on the scene, he was advised that Czaja seemed to be under the influence of drugs, Tamez said in the affidavit. He conducted standardized field sobriety tests and Czaja failed all three tests, Tamez said. Czaja told police has had taken three different medications earlier that day and taken a nap before waking up to go and pick up his daughter from school, the affidavit said. When police asked Czaja about driving over a curb at the high school, he stated he had backed over the curb, the affidavit said. When police asked him about it later, he stated he did not remember doing that, the affidavit added. When asked about hitting the pole, Czaja stated that either his brakes were going bad or that he did not turn in time to avoid hitting it, the affidavit said. When asked about leaving the scene, Czaja said he saw police coming when he was still in the parking lot and that he pulled into Green Street, where he was stopped by police, the affidavit said.
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Members of Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) collected $350 for the Garrett Christmas Bureau at three penny pitches held during recent boys and girls basketball games and a wrestling meet. In front, from left, are members Jordan Gunion, Mayor Tonya Hoeffel representing the Christmas bureau, and member Gabe Gunion. In back are SADD co-sponsors Gaylon Wisel and Ryan Hathaway, and SADD members Taylor Smith and Emily Somers.
Glick invites students to serve as State Senate pages INDIANAPOLIS — State Sen. Sue Glick, R-LaGrange, is inviting students in grades 6-12 to serve as Senate pages during the Indiana General Assembly’s 2014 legislative session. The Indiana Senate Page Program is accepting applications for student pages, offering an up-close, behind-the-scenes look at the General Assembly. During the one-day program, each participant tours the Statehouse, meets and interacts with his or her senator and watches debates
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in the Senate Chamber. Glick said the page program is a hands-on approach to teaching students about state government, which brings what they learn in the classroom to life. “Students who serve as pages see their textbook material in action,” Glick said. “During the legislative session, the Senate is hard at work creating and voting on new laws, and pages have the unique opportunity to be a part of this process. It’s always great to see so many pages at the Statehouse
every year, and I urge all students with an interest in government or public service to apply.” The program runs from Jan. 6 to March 14, and students may serve as pages on Mondays, Tuesdays or Thursdays. Space is limited, so applicants should submit their materials as soon as possible. Students can apply online at indianasenaterepublicans. com/page-program or send letters to their senators. Letters can be addressed to the senator, c/o Indiana Senate, State of Indiana,
200 W. Washington St., Indianapolis, IN 46204. Each request must include the student’s name, address, home telephone number, age and school affiliation or home-school status. Orientation for pages begins at 8:30 a.m., and pages are dismissed at 3:30 p.m. Students will take a break for lunch before the Senate floor session at 1:30 p.m. Serving as a page is considered an excused absence from school. For more information about the page program, call 800-3829467.
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2013
Girls continue winning ways Defense key in 44-25 win over Fremont By Phil Friend pfriend@kpcmedia.com FREMONT — Championship-caliber teams know that their defense has to play at a high level every night — especially on nights when shots aren’t falling. That’s the predicament Class 3A No. 7 Garrett found itself in Tuesday night against Fremont. The Railroaders missed their first 11 shots of the game but their defense was tried-andtrue, holding the host Eagles to 24 percent shooting, forcing 23 turnovers and recording 10 steals in what turned out to be a relatively easy 44-25 victory. “We respect these guys a bunch,” said Garrett head coach Bob Lapadot. “There’s two teams that I dread playing no matter whose on their team because of how well-coached they are, and Fremont’s one of them. They have two very good players that average more points than they scored tonight. That tells you our defense was very good.” Garrett’s (10-0) defense held Fremont (5-3) to four points in each of the first two quarters, and only allowed seven more in the third to lead 33-15 entering the fourth quarter. Fremont’s top two scorers — sophomore Shae Rhonehouse and senior Miranda White — were held to a combined 4 of 20 shooting from the field, with
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Garrett sophomore Taylor Smith works around Fremont defenders to take a shot in Tuesday’s game. Smith scored seven points for the unbeaten Lady Railroaders who prevailed 44-25. Rhonehouse finishing with nine points thanks to seven free throws and White six points. The two average a combined 29.0 points per game. “Year-in and year-out,
we struggle to consistently score against them because they have good quickness and they do stuff to take your best players out of the game and make it hard for them,” said Fremont head
Auctions America reports record year AUBURN — Auctions America said Wednesday that it achieved record numbers through its sales in 2013. The auction company is based at Auburn Auction Park, south of Auburn. The company reported $73.7 million in auction sales and a sales rate of 77 percent. It said it sold more than 2,973 vehicles and assorted memorabilia in six separate auction events across the United States. The sales attracted bidders from 26 nations and all 50 states, the company said, and at its Fort Lauderdale sale, 42 percent of
bidders were first-time clients. The company said its largest sale, Auburn Fall, ranks as its most successful event to date with more than $28 million in sales. Auburn Fall’s attendance of more than 70,000 people at Auburn Auction Park surpassed the 2012 attendance figure by nearly 40 percent. Auctions America conducted its first sale in the Los Angeles market this year. The NBC Sports Network carried live coverage of the California and Auburn Fall sales
to a potential audience of more than 80 million homes. Auctions America said details on television coverage for its 2014 events will be announced soon. The company’s first all-memorabilia sale will take place Jan. 24 and 25 at Auburn Auction Park, with online bidding for approximately 800 lots of memorabilia without reserve. The sale features petroleum and automobile memorabilia, signs, soda fountain and country store nostalgia and an extensive model railroad offering with new-old-stock collectibles.
coach Neal Frantz. “We’ll just keep working on other players to step up and hit shots.” Doing much of the defensive work on those two were a pair of bench players,
Rachel Stafford and Drue Bodey, due to foul trouble. “That’s great for us that we can go that deep and still play that same defense,” Lapadot said. “We got them very frustrated where, even when they got open shots, they missed some of them. They couldn’t knock their free throws down; I think it was all part of the mental game of playing good defense.” Fremont was 9 of 20 from the charity stripe. Kaitlin Wisel led Garrett with four steals and Rachel DePew chipped in three steals. Brandi Dawson also had three blocks. Dawson led the Railroaders with 14 points, hitting two 3-pointers in the fourth quarter (and three for the game) to turn what had been a tough shooting night into a positive. She finished 5 of 16 from the field. Wisel was also in double figures with 12 points, with Taylor Smith scoring seven points,Bodey six points, Stafford three points and Emily Somers two points. During the Railroaders’ shooting woes to start the game, Fremont was only able to take a 4-1 lead. But Wisel woke up the team by hitting three short jumpers in a 51-second span late in the quarter to lead 7-4 at the break. It was Bodey who sent Garrett on their way to victory, hitting a pair of corner 3-pointers from the same spot 38 seconds part to shoot Garrett out in front 13-4. “We talked to Drue (Monday) night about being ready to shoot because we knew she’d have them. When she was open, she knocked them down,”
Lapadot said. A Dawson 3-pointer, another Dawson bucket and a Taylor Smith lay-up pushed Garrett’s lead to 23-8, which they took into halftime. “They took advantages of some mismatches, and you’ve got to try to cut off their penetration, and that usually leaves somebody wide open for a shot,” Frantz said. Despite Fremont’s own struggles shooting, the Eagle defense held Garrett to 30 percent shooting (16 of 54) and 19 percent from 3-point land (5 of 27). “We played decent defense, held them to 44 points and under 30 percent,” Frantz said. “But they play great defense, too.” While Rhonehouse and White struggled scoring, they cleaned up on the boards. Both were in double figures, with White grabbing 12 rebounds and Rhonehouse 11. The Eagles also blocked seven shots in the game, four coming from White. Melissa Beer had two and Rhonehouse added one. For Fremont, Kaileigh Folland added four points, with Beer, Mercedes Lyon and Kayla Stroop each adding two points.
Garrett JV 27, Fremont 12 Garrett won the junior varsity match, 27-12. Lyndsey Gibson led the Railroaders with seven points, while Tori Baver and Kallie Knott scored five points each. Lexus Lyon led Fremont with five points.
BRIEFS Sixth grade has busy schedule GARRETT — The 6th-grade Locomotives had three straight days of games and made progress throughout last week. At Tuesday’s game at Lakewood Park, the Maroon team brought home a win 25-8. Leading scorers for Garrett were Levi Follett with 10, Dane Johnson, seven, Romano Ritenour, four, and Kaleb Samons and Warren Joseph each scored two. Jarrett Bailey and Tristan Taylor contributed to the smothering defensive effort. The Blue team made a late comeback attempt but couldn’t overcome a rough shooting night, falling 14-8. Leading scorers for Garrett were Kraig Smith with four, and Aaron Bevis and Gavin Sprunger with two. On Wednesday, Oak Farm visited and the Maroon team lost a close contest 10-8. Scoring for Garrett were Ty Haupert,
Aaron Bevis and Will Cole with two each, and Gavin Sprunger and Isaac King with one. Kalab Robertson, Matt Hartman, and Kraig Smith all grabbed big rebounds or played strong defense to keep Garrett in the game until the final horn. The Maroon team had a quite a challenge playing the 7th/8th grade team from Oak Farm and they were up for the challenge jumping out to an early lead. Ultimately though, the experience of Oak Farm was enough to make a difference and Garrett fell 33-31 in overtime. Garrett had a balanced scoring effort. Colin Diehm led the team with 10, Romano Ritenour seven, Dane Johnson five, Levi Follett three, Tristan Taylor, Warren Joseph and Jarrett Bailey each scored two. Kaleb Samons contributed meaningful work on defense. The Locomotives closed out the week with a match-up against cross
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county rival DeKalb. The Maroon team was able to get back on the winning track prevailing 28-21. Leading scorers for Garrett were Colin Diehm nine, Romano Ritenour six, Dane Johnson five, Warren Joseph four, and Levi Follett and Kaleb Samons scored two apiece. The Blue team ran into strong competition and fell 46-4. Scoring for Garrett were Aaron Bevis and Ty Haupert with four points each.
Boys Baseball meetings Saturday GARRETT — Garrett Boys Baseball will hold informational meetings Saturday, Dec. 21 in the high school cafeteria. Identical sessions will be at 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. Parents will need to attend only one meeting. Changes for all Garrett youth divisions will be revealed at the meeting, including discussion on new age categories, a new league format and involvement of high school coaches with the youth baseball program.
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