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School leaders react to new grades FROM STAFF REPORTS Local schools received their annual report cards from the state Friday. Some school leaders could look at their high grades as holiday presents just before Christmas Break. But other superintendents questioned the accuracy of the grades, which are based heavily on ISTEP+ tests that were plagued by technical problems last spring. Garrett-Keyser-Butler schools showed improvement at Garrett High School, which earned an A, and J.E. Ober Elementary School, with a B. “These increases have been a result of the hard work by our students, staff, and parents,” said Tonya Weaver, Garrett’s director of administration and innovation. She also responded to Garrett Middle School’s grade, which

dropped from A to D in one year. “It is interesting to note that the formula’s design enables a few students to impact a school’s letter grade dramatically,” Weaver said. “Even with this being said, instructional strategies have been put into place to bring our middle school back to the A status. Our data from this current school year shows exciting growth at all levels.” “I consider them to have no value, no validity whatsoever,” Jeffrey Stephens, superintendent of DeKalb Eastern schools, said Friday about the new grades. “When you have such a technical screw-up that occurred last spring and you try to use that grade, there’s no validity in that entire test.” Hamilton Community Schools superintendent Jon Willman said data attached to the school grades by the state is frustrating and

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largely unhelpful. Superintendents at Lakeland, Westview and East Noble districts also questioned the validity of the grades, issued Friday by the Indiana Department of Education. The state bases the annual grades on test scores in language arts and math. High school grades factor in graduation rates and scores for college and career readiness. DeKalb Central Superintendent Sherry Grate took a positive view of the A’s earned by five of the district’s six schools. Only DeKalb Middle School, with a D, did not earn a top grade. “We are extremely proud of our district!” Grate said in a written response to the grades. “We have worked diligently as a school district to strive to achieve our vision of becoming Indiana’s highest-performing school district,” Grate added. “Our

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schools have demonstrated tremendous progress over the past four years on the state’s standardized testing measures. We recognize the significance of these ratings, however, also understand that this is one way in which we can

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TOP — Students at St. Joseph School present a nativity scene at the conclusion of a Christmas program earlier in the month. Left — Santa visits with resident Irene Francis at Miller’s Merry Manor Saturday. He was assisted by members of the Garrett Fire Department. RIGHT — Gavin Leverenz and Johnny Maples won the Ugliest Sweater contest at a dance Friday at Garrett Middle School sponsored by the Parent Connection.

City hears snow removal woes, fiber optic plan moves forward said he would clarify the procedure for the council. Hoeffel also noted the large amount of snow that fell was on a Saturday, and that any work done on Sunday would require overtime pay for city workers. Hoeffel responded that crews did work longer on Monday to work on the streets and alleys. In other business, outgoing fire chief Dana Treesh was recognized by city leaders. He has moved outside the city limits and can no longer serve in that post. Incoming fire department officers include fire chief Chad Werkheiser, assistant chief Ted Christensen, Jason Wells as captain, rescue captain Shane Jacobs, Doug Castator as lieutenant and Eric Treesh as secretary. Hoeffel congratulated the city recycling center on its 50th anniversary. The board approved year-end appropriation transfers, making a proposed special meeting before the end of the year unnecessary. At a meeting earlier in the evening, the Board of Works gave

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determine the progress being made by our students and our schools.” DeKalb County’s two private schools, Lakewood Park Christian School in Auburn and St. Joseph Grades, Page 3

School calendar survey divided

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By Sue Carpenter scarpenter@kpcmedia.com GARRETT — Garrett Common Council members shared citizen complaints about the city’s effort at snow removal following a recent storm at Tuesday’s regular session. Councilwoman Amanda Charles asked if a new procedure had been put in place in the past year or two regarding who is in charge of clearing sidewalks in the downtown area. She recalled the snow being plowed into piles to clear the streets, and then carried away later. Councilman Todd Sattison echoed the same concerns, asking why the parking spaces for downtown businesses could not be cleared by the next day. Mayor Tonya Hoeffel replied clearing Randolph Street is the responsibility of the Indiana Department of Transportation as it is a state highway. She also questioned if INDOT’s clearing included the parking spaces or just the street portion of Randolph Street, and whether it would be from the Mile Corner to the south side of town. City attorney Dan Brinkerhoff

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State labor force numbers rise in November From Staff Reports INDIANAPOLIS — The four counties of northeast Indiana saw their labor force numbers rise in November as the unemployment rate rose, said a report released Friday by the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. The statewide unemployment declined in November, the DWD said, dropping 0.2 percentage points to 7.3 percent, lower than all neighboring states. “Today’s job numbers are welcome news to every Hoosier and are a testament to the hard-working people of our state and the businesses that power Indiana’s economy every day,” said Gov. Mike Pence. “The continued downward trend in unemployment and the significant growth in private sector jobs demonstrate that Indiana’s economy is strong and growing stronger every day.” DeKalb, Noble and Steuben counties saw the number of people employed in those counties rise for the month, but those numbers were offset by the labor force increases. DeKalb County’s unemployment rate rose from an October figure of 6.7 percent to 6.9 percent. Noble County’s unemployment rose 0.4 percentage points from October to 7.2 percent. Steuben County saw a similar rise, with a November unemployment rate of 7.3 percent. Steuben County was tied for 36th in the state’s monthly unemployment ranking of its 92 counties. LaGrange County’s unemployment rate rose from 5.9 percent in October to 6.4 percent in November. Allen County’s unemployment rate saw a 0.2 percentage point rise in November to 6.9 percent. Indiana gained 25,300 private sector jobs in November, the largest one-month increase on record, the DWD said. Fewer Hoosiers are now unemployed (232,400), than in November 2008 (240,600). “November was a historic month of job growth in Indiana,” said Scott B. Sanders, commissioner of the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. “It is encouraging that fewer Hoosiers are unemployed than in November of 2008, and the unemployment rate has dropped by more than a percentage point over the past few months. However, we need to keep the ball moving by strengthening Indiana’s pro-growth climate.”

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its approval for Police Chief Keith Hefner to spend up to $1,500 on a 2000 Chevy Camaro for his department in an upcoming state police sale. The vehicle is already equipped with a police package. Hefner said the car needs a new transmission and other repairs that would total about $5,000 investment for a car valued at $10,000. Hefner was given a letter of authorization to bid on the vehicle that would come out of his 2014 budget, Hefner said repairs at the police station are nearly complete, with new carpeting and paint, and reorganization of a patrol room and rerouting of cables to make it neater. He was also granted permission to offer four wall lockers no longer needed at the station to other city departments. The board also approved writing off about $1,800 in unpaid utility customer payments. The mayor was granted approval to sign papers inviting quotes for a proposed fiber optic cable in the city estimated for completion by the end of April.

By Sue Carpenter scarpenter@kpcmedia.com GARRETT — The GarrettKeyser-Butler school board heard results from a recent community survey regarding proposed changes in the school calendar. Tonya Weaver, the school’s director of administration and innovation, shared that 127 completed the online survey with divided results. She said the calendar committee would construct a couple calendar samples for the January meeting. Patron Skip Claxton asked if a balanced calendar with a shorter summer break would impact those with jobs and the hours for the city pool. Superintendent Dennis Stockdale said the breaks would still be eight weeks, compared to the eight-to-10 weeks now on the traditional calendar. Stockdale, like other area superintendents, challenged the school board and the community to contact members of the General Assembly to voice opposition to Gov. Mike Pence’s proposed elimination of Indiana’s business personal property tax. Pence has said the $1 billion cut will stimulate job growth but in doing so, it would be catastrophic to education. Stockdale said elimination of the tax would raise property taxes by 50 percent, and reduce the district’s capital projects, repairs and replacements. “We want to be business friendly, but this would be catastrophic to education,” Stockdale said. Weaver said the school has had about 20 visitors from other districts in the past week that wanted to see how J.E. Ober Elementary is implementing its individualized learning initiative. “It’s just great teachers so willing to share what they are doing,” Weaver said. The board approved: • amending the Section 125 Flexible Plan Benefit; • bonding of Pamela Good, business manager; • attending the Glazier Football Clinic in Chicago from Feb. 27-March 3, 2014; • amending Garrett Public Library Trustee Ethel Yoder to serve until Dec. 31, 2017, extended from Dec. 31, 2016; • the 2013-2014 NE Indiana School Insurance Consortium Wellness grant award in the amount of $15,300; • funding changes to the Railway Café; and • Grant Surfus and Mark Shea attending the Florida Educational Technology Conference in Orlando, Fla. from Jan. 28-31. The board also approved the hiring of Jericho Schoof as high school Spanish instructor and Kim Armstrong as sixth-grade girls basketball coach.

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LOCAL NEWS Live music at Eagles Saturday 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.

PAW PRINTS Pets of the Week DeKalb Humane Society has two pets of the week, Clifton and Zach. Clifton is a male Beagle mix. He arrived at the shelter on July 26, but is currently living in a foster home. Clifton He was picked up as a stray near C.R. 42 in Butler. He is approximately 6 years old and weighs 40 pounds. He is friendly with people, dogs and cats. Zach is a domestic short hair cat. He is neutered and up-to-date on vaccinations.

Five Dollar Frenzy The shelter is still over capacity with cats. The shelter will continue to offer $5 for accepted applications. With so many cats, the shelter is always in need of clumping cat litter.

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ALBION — Olive B. Cole Foundation Loan Repayment Award winners were announced Wednesday. Recipients must be recent college graduates working in northeast Indiana. These winners will receive $3,000 toward payment of their student loans incurred while attending college: • Jacob Cauhorn of Warsaw, a St. Francis University graduate and currently a social studies teacher at Warsaw Community High School in Warsaw; • Samuel Tipton of Auburn, a Ball State University graduate and currently a fifth-grade teacher at J.E. Ober Elementary School in Garrett; • Tiffany Hass of LaOtto, a Purdue University graduate and currently a registered veterinary technician at Pine Valley Veterinary Clinic in Fort Wayne; and • Brooke Winebrenner of Wawaka, a Purdue University graduate and currently

a middle school science teacher at Central Noble Middle School in Albion. If they continue working in northeast Indiana, the award recipients will receive $3,000 each year for four years for a total of $12,000, said Margarita White of the Noble County Community Foundation. The foundation is administering the awards. All applicants for the competitive award were recent college graduates who were Cole Foundation scholarship winners while pursuing their degrees, working in northeast Indiana (Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Huntington, LaGrange, Kosciusko, Noble, Steuben, Wells and Whitley counties) and with college debts of $6,000 or more. A committee of foundation judges considered the applicants’ academic achievements, letters of recommendation from their employers, their community involvement and written descriptions of future career goals and why each applicant thought he or she should receive the award.

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City employee Lee Bard was injured in a single-vehicle accident Thursday on East Warfield Street. The truck evaded several large trees while traveling through a wooded area on the south side of the street.

Truck leaves road, driver injured By Sue Carpenter scarpenter@kpcmedia.com GARRETT — The driver of a city-owned vehicle complained of neck and lower back pain following a single-vehicle accident early Thursday afternoon, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department. Lee Bard, 48, an employee of the Garrett Street Department, was eastbound in the 1000 block of East Warfield Street, just east of Second Street at

12:39 p.m. when the wheel of a 1991 International dump truck jerked to the right. Bard reportedly lost control of the steering wheel and the truck filled with sand for street conditioning left the roadway on the south side of Warfield Street and continued east in a wooded area. The truck struck some small trees and brush before coming to rest in the woods, reports said. Police estimated damage at $2,501 to $5,000 for the

vehicle owned by the city electric department. Police said they were advised there was nothing wrong with the steering on the truck and the vehicle was pulled out of the wooded area and driven from the scene. Bard was taken from the scene by DeKalb EMS for treatment. The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department was assisted by the Garrett Police Department, Garrett Fire Department and DeKalb EMS.

POLICE NEWS vehicle while intoxicated, a Class C misdemeanor, AUBURN — Local possession of paraphernalia, police officers arrested 14 a Class A misdemeanor, and people since Wednesday, possession of a schedule IV according to DeKalb County controlled substance, a Class Jail records. D felony. Robert Lee, 50, of Angel Gonzalez-Garcia, the 100 block of South 33, of the 3500 block of Broadway, Butler, was Barr Street, Fort Wayne, arrested Wednesday at was arrested Wednesday 1:18 a.m. by the DeKalb at 4:24 a.m. by the DeKalb County Sheriffs DepartCounty Sheriff’s Department for alleged failure to ment on a charge of driving appear in court on Class B while suspended with a misdemeanor charges of prior conviction, a Class A battery and public intoxicamisdemeanor. tion. Katey K. Bowser, 28, Kent Fell, 39, of the of the 5400 block of C.R. 200 block of Grant Street, 40, Butler, was arrested Waterloo, was arrested Wednesday at 8:14 a.m. by Wednesday at 1:02 a.m. the DeKalb County Sheriff’s by the Waterloo Marshal’s Department on a warrant Department on a charge of charging her with possession domestic battery, a Class A of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor. Class C felony. Bryan Ankrom, 38, Andrea Lynn Ables, 25, of the 200 block of East of the 300 block of North Walnut Street, Waterloo, Dewey Street, Auburn, was arrested Tuesday at was arrested Wednesday at 10:59 p.m. by the DeKalb 11:36 a.m. by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department County Sheriff’s Departon charges of operating a ment on a warrant charging her with battery resulting in bodily injury, a Class A misdemeanor. Michael Hughes, 35, of the 100 block of South Broadway, Butler, was arrested Wednesday at 5:41 p.m. by the Butler Police Department on charges of domestic battery, a Class A misdemeanor, and strangulation, a Class D felony. Natasha L. Howard, 26, of the 5100 block of C.R. 75-A, Newville, was arrested Thursday at 8:56 a.m. by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department on a warrant charging her with check deception, a Class A Downtown Garrett • 357-3345 misdemeanor.

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Clarence and Jeannine (Davis) Warstler of Garrett will celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary Dec. 24. They were married Dec. 24, 1988, in Garrett. They both are retired. They have four children, Janell and Calvin Yoder of St. Joe, Robin Strohaver of Garrett, Becky and Buddy Dudko of Buckeye, Ariz., and Bill Warstler of Mesa, Ariz. They also have six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

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Josh L. Hart, 22, of the 2100 block of Wayne Street, Auburn, was arrested Thursday at 1:48 p.m. by the Auburn Police Department on a charge of driving while suspended with a prior conviction, a Class A misdemeanor. Nicholas Huffman, 18, of the 400 block of North Main Street, Hudson, was arrested Thursday at 8:50 p.m. by the Auburn Police Department on a charge of possession of marijuana, hash oil, hashish, salvia, or synthetic drug, a Class A misdemeanor. Karry Joe Wagoner, 52, of the 700 block of Griswold Court, Auburn, was arrested Thursday at 11:42 p.m. by the Auburn Police Department on a charge of being a habitual traffic violator, a Class D felony. Joshua Crager, 43, of the 200 block of Campbell Street, Corunna, was arrested Friday at 2 p.m. by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department for an alleged probation violation. Luke M. Bowers, 31, of the 6500 block of C.R. 427, Auburn, was arrested Saturday at 2:07 a.m. by the Auburn Police Department on charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated at the Class A and Class C misdemeanor levels. Allison R. Shell, 26, of the 2800 block of S.R. 327, Corunna, was arrested Saturday at 3:52 a.m. by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department on charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated at the Class A and Class C misdemeanor levels.

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DEATHS AND TRIBUTES Florine Mardini GARRETT — Florine (Wise) Mardini, 99, of Santa Monica, Calif., and formerly of Garrett, died Monday, Dec. 16, 2013, in Santa Monica. Services will be held at a later date. Thomas Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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PNC Foundation awards early education grant to JAM Center GARRETT — The Judy A. Morrill (JAM) Recreation Center was presented a grant from the PNC Foundation to support their efforts to impact the lives of children. This $10,090 grant is designated for equipment and classroom resources for JAM’s Early Education preschool which works with children from infancy through kindergarten. This unique program operates weekdays from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. providing high-quality care immersed in an early educational environment. “The PNC Foundation’s gift is an investment in our ability to impact these precious children with an environment that is even more conducive to their

learning,” said executive director Cheryl Karr. “We are honored that the foundation saw the need and growth that can occur from their support. We are so thankful!” JAM Early Education believes children need a safe, nurturing, and choice-filled environment to succeed and learn. They believe this is achieved through children’s independence, exploration of their interests, and expression of their individuality to learn. JAM’s program emphasizes teaching according to the brain development of children as they promote respect, kindness, beauty, love, order, and a positive environment. They value the

religious, economic, cultural, and educational diversity of children and families. JAM Early Education educates children by giving them hands-on activities and real experiences. Children therefore find meaning in the work they do, which increases their depth of learning. The teachers introduce children to ideas starting with the simplest form of an idea and moving into more complexity. By teaching this way, they are creating an interest to know more about a topic and fully understand it. JAM Early Education believes each child has a capacity for growth and development and is guided to develop in all areas:

emotional, social, creative, physical, spiritual, and intellectual, by offering opportunities that are right for their current developmental needs. The goal of this vital early education program is to nurture the lifelong enthusiasm for learning within each child. JAM Early Education is located at 1200 East Houston Street in Garrett. This early education center has open enrollment and tours are available by calling Johnelle Smith, Early Education Coordinator, at 260-357-1917. For more information on the services provided by the JAM Center visit jamrecreation.org.

adapting to meet the needs of diverse learners. We have put systems in place to ensure that we provide excellent learning opportunities for all of our students, as well as ongoing professional development for our staff members. “We believe that is critical to align our curriculum among all four elementary schools and then also as students progress from middle to high school. As a district with high expectations for student success, we recognize the need to continuously review curriculum, instructional strategies and the teaching and learning process to ensure our students receive the education they need and deserve,” Grate added. “For example, while DeKalb Middle School performed at or above state averages in many subcategories of the ISTEP+ assessment, as well as their overall passing percentages in English/language arts and math, student perfor-

mance did not demonstrate the percentage of growth expected for categories of students and the lack of growth resulted in a letter grade of a D. By being proactive, preparation began this summer to address this challenge. We are confident DMS will improve their growth performance,” Grate said.

Grades from Page 1 School in Garrett, both repeated their A grades from 2012. At DeKalb Eastern schools, Riverdale Elementary continued the A rating it has maintained since 2010. Butler Elementary and Eastside Junior-Senior High School both dropped to C grades after B’s in 2012. Stephens emphasized that like many pupils across Indiana, DeKalb Eastern students encountered system failures while trying to take ISTEP+ tests online. “The only thing kids saw was failure,” Stephens said. “We had kids that were so distraught that when they saw ‘system failure,’ they thought they had failed the test. We had also kids trying to get through it so fast, to get the test done before it happened to them. “We’ll make sure we do what we always do, make sure the kids are learning and are prepared for the 21st century,” Stephens said. “I’m not sure this test does anything for that.” Hamilton received grades of C for both its junior-senior high school and elementary school. “It’s just very difficult to drill through the data and try to understand what it means, and that’s the frustrating thing in education right now — we have a lot of data but data isn’t useful for us to impact instruction and improve student achievement,” Hamilton’s Willman said. “That’s my frustration. I believe in accountability, but if we don’t have useful information, how can we continue to look for ways to improve?” Willman said the district’s overall pass-fail rates were a letter grade higher and more indicative of the district’s work than the grades it was assigned. He blamed that on the state’s growth model data. Willman explained the state takes points away for low-growth data, measuring growth of individual students against the growth of other students around the state. The platform does nothing to help districts improve, Willman said. “They need to compare

kid-to-kid, not kid-to-some other kid, then help us utilize specific data for that individual student so we hit to ball and the target with that individual kid,” he said. At DeKalb Central, Country Meadow Elementary School earned an A for the third year in a row. Waterloo Elementary claimed an A after earning a D in 2012. DeKalb High School achieved an A only three years after falling into probation status under a previous rating system. A results table issued by the state Friday lists DeKalb High’s 2010 grade as an F. Since then, the high school has progressed through C, B and A in consecutive years. “Throughout our district we have established an instructional framework based on rigorous standards for learning, and we are consistently fine-tuning our instructional practices,” Grate said. “Learning is a process that requires constant monitoring and

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BIRMINGHAM, Mich. — Helen W. (Lemper) Close, 98, of Birmingham, Mich. and formerly of Avilla, died Dec. 10, 2013. A memorial Mass will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 27, at Holy Name Catholic Church, 630 Harmon, Birmingham, Mich. Visitation will be from 9-10 a.m. Friday prior to the Mass at the church. Memorial gifts suggested

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Joe Straw KENDALLVILLE — Joe D. Straw, 72, died Friday, Jan. 20, 2013, at his home in Kendallville. Funeral arrangements are pending at Hite Funeral Home in Kendallville.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR Angels help provide for local children To all the angels of the Garrett-Keyser-Butler School District — Although this year appeared different, the common goal remained exactly the same — to provide a Christmas for the children of the Garrett community. So many angels came to provide all this. Whether you provided daily prayers, toys, games, books, clothing, food or monetary gifts, we thank you, all of the angels. Merry Christmas and a blessed new year! Garrett Christmas Bureau officers , Evie Esselburn P.O.Box 52, Garrett

GHS ALUMNI NEWS GHS Class of 1962 meets GARRETT — The girls of Garrett High School Class of 1962 met Dec. 18 at the home of Beverly Thomson Blust for their annual Christmas party. After a delicious buffet lunch, gifts were exchanged. Everyone participated in making peanut butterballs and maple nut clusters to be taken home. Those attending were

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Eight students were recognized at Garrett Middle School for displaying the Six Pillars of Character in November. Seated, from left, are Locomotive Learning Community members Drake Baker and Makinnah Grigsby; and sixth-grader Hannah Coldiron. Standing are seventh-graders Owen Walter and Marissalee Johnson; principal Lucas Fielden; and eighthgraders Samantha Gram and Cole Kelham. Sixth-grader Levi Follett was not present for the photo.

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Garrett Middle School recognized eight student for displaying the Six Pillars of Character in December. Seated, from left, are Locomotive Learning Community members Sydney West and Josh Blessinger; and sixth-graders Lisette Manzanares and Laine Middleton. Standing are seventh-graders Layla Winters and William Lay; principal Lucas Fielden; and eighth-graders Alexis Silva and Jiah Harvest.

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DEKALB’S VOICE GROUP VISITS HEAD START 9 p.m. - Christmas Eve Candle light service, everyone is welcome SUNDAY 9 a.m. - Sunday School for all ages. 10 a.m. - Coffee fellowship 10:15 a.m. - Worship and children’s church during service. GARRETT UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Houston at Cowen Street Church Phone 357-3315 Dr. Scott Shoaff, Pastor Home of Community Care Food Pantry SUNDAY Bible Sunday 9:25 a.m. - Morning Worship 10:45 a.m. Sunday school 6-8 p.m. - Youth Group TUESDAY 10 p.m. - Christmas Eve service, everyone is welcome LIVING WATERS COMMUNITY CHURCH 711 So. Randolph St., Garrett Pastor Dean Morris 925-1156 Church Phone 357-6435 SUNDAY 9:15 a.m.-Sunday School 10:30 a.m.- Worship Service NEW LIFE HOUSE OF WORSHIP 130 North Randolph Street 357-4550 Pastor J.C. Banks Jr. SUNDAY 9:30 a.m. - Sunday School 10:30 a.m. - Sunday Worship 6 p.m. - Evening service TUESDAY 6 p.m. - Evening service THURSDAY 6 p.m. - Bible Study SAINT JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH 307 South Ijams St, Garrett Father Andrew Nazareth 357-3122 MASSES Monday - 6 p.m. Tue., Wed., Fri.- 9 a.m. Thursday - 8 a.m. SATURDAY 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. SUNDAY 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. HOLY DAY MASSES 6:30 p.m. on the Vigil 7 & 9 a.m. on the day of ZION EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH 1349 S. Randolph St., Garrett Church Phone 357-4545 SUNDAY 9 a.m. - Worship with Holy Communion 10:30 a.m. - Sunday school WEDNESDAY 6 p.m. - Evening Worship

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Girls remain perfect Grapplers win two at invite By Matt Getts mgetts@kpcmedia.com GARRETT — The undefeated Garrett girls basketball team moved to 11-0 on the season with a 67-35 whipping of the Starfires Saturday in the Paul Bateman Gymnasium. South Adams entered DePew the contest 8-2 on the season, and had to be left feeling like Santa’s sleigh ran them over as the Railroaders raced out a 16-4 lead after one quarter, and ended up shooting 70 percent from the field in the opening half in taking a 36-9 edge into the locker room. Garrett mainstay senior Brandi Dawson finished with 19 points, 14 rebounds, seven assists and two blocks. But on this Saturday night, perfection involved pretty much everybody in coach Bob Lapadot’s eight-deep rotation: There was sophomore

Taylor Smith, dominating inside as she scored eight first-quarter points on her way to 15 for the contest, to go with seven rebounds and one block. There was sophomore Rachel DePew, connecting on her first two-attempt from three-point range. DePew finished the game with 10 points. And of course there was senior Kaitlin Wisel, chipping in with 10 points and five rebounds. It was a total team effort, and totally too much for South Adams. Garrett shot 25 of 45 from the field for the game, 55 percent. “They could have punted it and made few,” South Adams coach Brett Freeman said. “So many of them can shoot. They’ve got a full arsenal of weapons.” “We are a complete team,” Lapadot said. “We can go inside and outside. It was nice to get everybody involved.” It was Smith who carried Garrett early, tallying eight points in the opening stanza with 4:03 to play in the first. South Adams did not score

its eight point until nearly 17 minutes had gone by. Smith was 6-for-7 from the field for the game. DePew fired Garrett up early in the second quarter, knocking down two three-pointers in the opening 4:01 of the period. Freshman Drue Bodey chipped in with eight points for Garrett. South Adams was led by Dzejna Ahmetoure with 11 points and five rebounds. Garrett’s stingy defense limited South Adams to 13 for 38 shooting from the floor, 34.2 percent. The Railroaders won the rebound battle, 34-18. Lapadot said one of the team’s goals was to be undefeated by Christmas. Getting such good performances from players outside of seniors Dawson and Wisel will be critical if its other goals will be met, the kind of goals involving hardware. “That’s what it takes to win championships,” Lapadot said. “You can win games with two players but you’re never going to get a trophy.”

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Barker, Davis 5-0 for the day By Phil Friend pfriend@kpcmedia.com HUNTERTOWN — Saturday’s Carroll Invitational was a tough one for both the Garrett and Eastside wrestling teams. The Railroaders did pick up two wins, but finished below .500 on the day at 2-3. Eastside, meanwhile, wasn’t helped by four forfeits in each of its dual matches and went 0-5 overall. “We came out flat in our first match (against Eastside) and still managed to win. Elkhart Central, we were really flat and it hurt us,” said Garrett coach Nick Kraus. “Overall, not a bad day. We had some individual performances that made me happy.” Garrett defeated Eastside 48-36 and Carroll “B” 45-30. The Railroaders lost to Elkhart Central 43-36, Carroll “A” 65-7 and Churubusco 55-19. Along with losing to Garrett, Eastside fell to Carroll “B” 51-26, Churubusco 51-16, Eklhart Central 52-21 and Carroll “A” 67-6. Garrett saw two of its wrestlers go 5-0 on the day: 195-pound junior Bo Davis and 132-pound freshman Jaden Barker. Davis won three of his matches by first-period pin, another by a majority decision and another via forfeit to push his overall record on the season to 15-0. “He’s still aggressive and still picking things up in practice,” Kraus said. “His best match of the year was against the Carroll kid, based on how he actually wrestled.” Barker improved his record to 11-4 with his five victories. Kraus said Barker had a bit of a wake-up call in losing a pair of matches over the past week-plus to Isaac Eicher from Leo and Hunter Bates of Adams Central. “Jaden had to get knocked down a notch and that happened last week,” Kraus said. “That woke up him as a reality check. He’s been wrestling really well in practice and it carried over into today.” Senior heavyweight Ivan Jacobs, a first-year

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Garrett freshman Jaden Barker, front, has the advantage on Elkhart Central’s Evan Dulworth during their 132-pound match Saturday at the Carroll Invitational. Barker went 5-0 on the day. wrestler, was also a pleasant surprise for the Railroaders. Jacobs went 4-1 on the day, including an impressive 5-1 decision over Churubusco’s Adam Martin. Jacobs doubled his win total for the season and is now 8-7. “I kind of recruited him to come out and do it, and he’s loving it,” Kraus said. “Every time he steps on the mat, he’s learning stuff and that’s a good thing about him. He’s got a lot of potential, even as a first-year senior. I can see him making a run in the tournament if he keeps improving.” Garrett 48, Eastside 36 106: Novy (G) pin Kiracofe (E), 1:16. 113: DeMarco (G) FF. 120: Ross (E) pin Halferty (G), 2:20. 126: Miller (E) pin Stafford (G), 3:06. 132: Barker (G) pin Alloway (E), 1:50. 138: Burns (E) pin JImenez (G), 3:18. 145: J. Gunion (G) FF. 152: Delong (E) pin Lawrence (G), 1:08. 160: Smith (E) pin Hartman (G), 3:44. 170: G. Gunion (G) pin Rodman (E), 1:08. 182: Hathaway (G) pin T. Nickolson (G), :57. 195: Davis (G), FF. 220: J. Nickolson (E) pin Camp (G), 1:02. 285: Jacobs (E), FF.

Carroll “B” 51, Eastside 26 106: Perkins (C) pin Kiracofe (G), :40. 113: Potthoff (C) FF. 120: Ross (E) pin Lerch (C), 1:42. 126: Miller (E) pin Macias (C). 132: Sloffer (C) pin Alloway (E), 3:51. 138: Burns (E) pin Douglas (C), 2:16. 145: O’Conner (C) FF. 152: Delong (G) tech fall Grossnickle (C), 15-1. 160: Leatherman (C) dec. Smith (E), 17-12. 170: Blevins (C) pin Rodman (E), 4:40. 182: Dunten (C) dec. T. Nickolson (E), 15-11. 195: Douglas (C) pin J. Nickolson (E), 2:30. 220: Mokever (C) FF. 285: Weber (C) FF.

FF. 120: Cauffman (C) pin Ross (E), 1:45. 126: Israbain (C) dec. Miller (E), 5-2. 132: Jester (C) pin Alloway (E), 1:44. 138: Hicks (C) dec. Burns (E), 9-4. 145: Arney (C), FF. 152: Garman (C) tech fall Delong (E), 18-2. 160: Duncan (C) tech fall Smith (E), 19-2. 170: Wilson (C) pin Rodman (E), 1:02. 182: Collins (C) dec. T. Nickolson (E), 8-2. 195: Blotkamp (C) pin J. Nickolson 1:32. 220: Sadilek (C), FF. 285: Carr (C), FF.

Elkhart Central 43, Garrett 36 106: Mishler (EC) maj. dec. Novy (G), 11-2. 113: Egnor (EC) pin DeMarco (G), 3:48. 120: Halferty (G) pin Quarandillo (EC), 5:18. 126: Scott (EC) pin Stafford (G), 3:44. 132: Barker (G) pin Dulworth (EC), 1:42. 138: Torres (EC) pin Jimenez (G), 1:38. 145: J. Gunion (G) pin Crimi (EC), 3:18. 152: Hardman (EC) dec. Lawrence (G), 8-1. 160: Carreon (EC) pin Hartman (G), 2:52. 170: G. Gunion (G) pin Bowers (EC), 5:13. 182: Nunez (EC) pin Hathaway (G), :48. 195: Davis (G) pin Himebaugh (EC), 1:05. 220: Guerra (EC) pin Camp (G), :55. 285: Jacobs (G) pin Snipes (EC), :58.

Carroll “A” 65, Garrett 7 106: Byman (C) pin Novy (G), 5:27. 113: Raypole (C) pin DeMarco (G), 2:38. 120: Cauffman (C) pin Halferty (G), 2:14. 126: Israbian (C) pin Stafford (G), :47. 132: Barker (G) dec. Jester (C), 11-4. 138: Hicks (C) pin Jimenez (G), 4:30. 145: Arney (C) maj. dec. J. Gunion (G), 9-1. 152: Garman (C) dec. Lawrence (G), 9-3. 160: Duncan (C), FF. 170: Wilson (C) pin G. Gunion (G), 5:08. 182: Collins (C) maj. dec. Hathaway (G), 11-3. 195: Davis (G) maj. dec. Rickman (G), 16-3. 220: Sadilek (C) pin Camp (G), :34. 285: Carr (C) pin Jacobs (G), 5:37.

Churubusco 55, Garrett 19 106: Keefe (C) maj. dec. Novy (G), 12-2. 113: Stockdale (C) pin DeMarco (G), 2:56. 120: Sonneberg (C) pin Halferty (G), 3:58. 126: Stafford (G) tech fall Thomas (C), 16-0. 132: Barker (G), tech fall Stutgis (C), 19-3. 138: Downing (C) pin Jimenez (G), :55. 145: Shroyer (C) pin J. Gunion (G), 3:21. 152: McParlan (C) pin Lawrence (G), 4:27. 160: Partin (C) pin Hartman (G), :18. 170: Glick (C) dec. G. Gunion (G), 7-6. 182: Shively (C) pin Hathaway (G), :26. 195: Davis (G) pin Helbert (C), 1:07. 220: Harmon (C) pin Camp (C), 1:05. 285: Jacobs (G) dec. Martin (C), 5-1.

Churubusco 51, Eastside 16 106: Keefe (C) pin Kiracofe (E), :28. 113: Stocksdale (C) FF. 120: Ross (E) dec. Sonnenberg (C), 5-0. 126: Double FF. 132: Miller (E) pin Downing (C), 1:26. 138: Downing (C) pin Alloway (E), 1:20. 145: Shroyer (C) dec. Burns (E), 9-5. 152: Delong (E) maj. dec. McParlin (C), 13-4. 160: Partin (C) pin Smith (E), :33. 170: Glick (C) pin Rodman (E), :14. 182: T. Nickolson (E) dec. Shively (C), 5-1. 195: Helburt (C) pin J. Nickolson (E). 220: Harmon (C), FF. 285: Martin (C), FF.

Carroll “A” 67, Eastside 6 106: Kiracofe (E), FF. 113: Raypole (C),

Garrett 45, Carroll “B” 30 106: Novy (G) dec. Perkins (C), 14-10. 113: DeMarco (G) pin Potthoff (C), 1:24. 120: Letch (C) pin Halftery (G), 3:25. 126: Macias (C) pin Underwood (G), 1:45. 132: Barker (G) pin Sloffer (C), 2:27. 138: Jimenez (G) dec. Puentos (C), 12-8. 145: J. Gunion (G) pin O’Conner (C), 4:30. 152: Lawrence (G) dec. Grossnickle (C), 5-3. 160: Runnels (C) pin Hartman (G), 1:45. 170: G. Gunion (G) pin Blevins (G), 3:45. 182: Dunton (C) pin Hathaway (G), 2:40. 195: Davis (G) pin Douglas (C), 1:01. 220: Blotkamp (C) pin Camp (G), :56. 285: Jacons (G) pin Wallace (C), 4:27.

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Clutch plays lead Train past Bellmont McCoy, Singleton lead Railroaders By Phil Friend pfriend@kpcmedia.com DECATUR — Garrett’s two senior starters, Karsten Cooper and Matt Singleton, came through in crunch time for the Railroaders in Wednesday night’s away contest against Bellmont. Cooper went up-andunder a Bellmont defender for a lay-up to give the Railroaders a lead with 20 seconds to go, and Singleton blocked a shot with four seconds left and hit two free throws McCoy to ensure Garrett’s 45-42 victory. “Last year, we had a very good group of kids and we probably were not expected to win games like this,” said Garrett coach John Bodey. “This year, they got the experience and we’re expected to win these games. We keep it close, we’re going to find a way to win these games. With the leadership of Karsten Cooper, Matt Singleton and Justin McCoy, we can win these close games down the stretch.” The game was in doubt for much of the last four minutes. It appeared Bellmont (1-3) had seized control of the game with 4:06 to go, taking a 39-35 lead on a Seth King free throw. But Garrett (4-1) rallied. Following a pair of Jared Estep free throws McCoy

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GARRETT — Garrett’s eighth-grade boys basketball team lost to Angola Thursday night, 31-30. Micah Malcolm scored 10 points to lead the Locomotives. Also scoring for GMS were Hayden Greene with eight points, Carter Back with five points, Cameron Smith and Cole Kelham with three points each, and Jacob Bevis with one point. Garrett’s seventh-grade team lost to the Yellow Jackets, 39-9. This was the second time playing Angola and the boys played hard to close the gap on the final score from the first meeting. The team played inspired defense in the second half with an overall good team effort.

WOODBURN — The Garrett wrestling team went 2-1 at the Woodlan Invitational on Thursday. The Railroaders defeated Southern Wells, 61-14, Woodlan, 51-24, and lost

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playing hard and we knew we had to buckle down on the last possession and get the win,” McCoy said. “It was just a good defensive effort by Matt.” McCoy has turned into a double-double machine as of late, turning in a 23-point, 10-rebound performance Wednesday to lead the Railroaders in both areas. McCoy was named the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association/Subway Player of the Week for the district a few days ago. McCoy shot the Railroaders out in front early, hitting two baskets at the end of the first quarter and another to kick off the second period to give Garrett a commanding 12-3 lead. “He worked awful hard over the summer to add the drive to his game. That’s how he got going tonight,” Bodey said. But the lead didn’t stay here, as Bellmont ended the half on an 8-0 run to lead 17-15 going into the locker room. Singleton was also in double figures with 11 points, and blocked four shots while grabbing four rebounds. Estep had four points, Andrea Rosati had three points, and Cooper and Kordell Kessler had two points each. Cooper also added seven rebounds. Bienz led Bellmont with 14 points, with Zeser also in double figures with 12. King chipped in seven points and

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Garrett knocks off Leo in OT

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Garrett junior Tommy Reneau, right, defends Leo’s Dylan Barrow in the first half of Friday night’s Allen County Athletic Conference contest. Reneau finished with seven points, five rebounds and two blocks in the Railroaders’ victory.

By Phil Friend pfriend@kpcmedia.com GARRETT – Late in the third quarter of Friday’s Allen County Athletic Conference showdown between Leo and Garrett, the visiting Lions led by 11 points and appeared to be in complete control of the contest — thanks in part to relentless pressure on both sides of the court. A sportswriter could’ve written, “Game Over” in his notebook, or even tweeted it, and not many would’ve disagreed with the statement. But the Railroaders had other ideas. They dug deep and chipped away at the deficit in the final nine-plus minutes, which set up a buzzer-beating putback by Garrett senior Matt Singleton at the end of the regulation to tie the game. The home squad wrestled victory from the jaws of defeat in the extra session, closing the game out at the free throw line en route to a 91-82 overtime victory. “We knew they’d keep shooting,” said Garrett head coach John Bodey. “We told the kids that they’re not going to quit taking 3s. They made their run, now we’ve got to make our run. It goes to show the character of our kids. Even though they had turnovers, they stayed composed and made plays when they had to. We didn’t lose it mentally, and that’s maturity on their part.” Junior Justin McCoy and sophomore Kordell Kessler were instrumental in the Railroader (5-1) victory. McCoy finished with a double-double of 34 points

and 12 rebounds, with 20 of McCoy’s points coming in the fourth quarter and overtime. And Kessler — after a tough shooting night Wednesday against Bellmont – responded like a veteran instead of an underclassmen, making 9 of 15 field goals (including 4 of 6 from 3-point land) to finish with 24 points. Kessler scored seven in the fourth quarter to help the Railroaders get back into the contest. “Everybody knows about Justin McCoy, but they better learn about Kordell Kessler,” Bodey said. “I always said Justin is one of the best shooters in the area and Kordell is, too. Kordell made some big shots during that stretch when we came back from 11 points down.” Garrett began its comeback by going on an 8-1 run to in the final 1:04 of the third quarter to cut the deficit to 54-50, thanks to a Kessler 3-pointer and free throws, and buckets by Singleton and McCoy. The Railroaders still trailed by as many as six points with four minutes left, but used a 9-2 run to take the lead at 68-67 with 2:11 to go in regulation following a pair of McCoy free throws. Leo wrestled the lead back and the Lions’ Tyler Beer went to the free-throw line with 7 seconds left and his team up one point. He made the second of two free throws to set up Garrett’s final possession. McCoy dribbled up the right sideline and got inside

the circle, putting up a tough runner with a couple seconds to go. Singleton outleaped a Leo player for the rebound, and put the ball into the net just as the horn sounded to tie the game at 74 and force overtime. “I kind of anticipated it but I was lucky,” Singleton said. “I knew I had to get it off in time but I also knew it had to be a good shot. It was a great shot by Justin, and I just got the rebound and put it back up and it went in. Adrenaline just took over.” Said Bodey, “They kept their poise and the guys did not quit until the horn sounded.” Leo lead early in overtime, but Garrett took the lead for good on a McCoy basket with 2:09 left. Shortly thereafter, Kessler hit a lay-up to put Garrett up 82-79, and the Railroaders closed it out at the free-throw line, making 7 of 8 attempts in the final 45.6 seconds. “It was a great team effort. Everyone contributed in some way,” said Singleton, who fouled out in overtime. “We just had to play defense as a team and make sure we stopped them from penetrating the lane.” Singleton and Karsten Cooper were also in double figures with 11 and 10 points, respectively. Kessler nearly had a double-double himself, grabbing eight rebounds. Garrett finished the night 27 of 64 from the field (42 percent) and 7 of 10 from 3-point land (70 percent). The Railroaders picked up the win despite 25 turnovers.

Leo, never shy about hoisting the 3-pointer, hit 12 of 33 attempts on the night. David Hardin led the Lions with 22 points, making six 3-pointers. Beer scored 18 points, Dylan Barrow had 18 points and Adam Davison had 13 points. Leo and Woodlan were the presumptive favorites in the ACAC this year, and Garrett already beat both, putting the Railroaders in the driver’s seat for the regular season title in their final year in the conference. But Bodey doesn’t want to think that far ahead. “There’s nobody on our schedule we can’t beat. But if we’re not right, they can beat us,” Bodey said. “We aren’t that good. There’s a lot of tough teams in the conference.” Garrett 91, Leo 82 (OT) Leo Players fg-fga ft-fta tp rb as st Hardin 6-16 4-6 22 5 3 5 Davison 3-6 4-4 13 2 0 0 Beer 5-9 8-14 18 3 4 4 Fields 2-5 0-0 4 3 0 5 Barrow 8-20 1-2 18 8 1 1 Eldridge 2-4 0-2 5 2 0 1 Klopfenstein 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 VanOoyen 1-3 0-0 2 3 0 0 Herran 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 Totals 27-64 16-26 82 27 8 16 Garrett fg-fga ft-fta tp rb as st K. Cooper 3-6 4-4 10 4 2 1 Estep 0-0 2-2 2 1 2 2 Kessler 9-15 2-6 24 8 1 0 McCoy 11-24 9-12 34 12 2 0 Singleton 3-8 5-5 11 5 0 0 Reneau 2-3 3-6 7 0 2 1 M. Cooper 0-1 0-0 0 0 2 1 Rosati 1-3 1-2 3 4 1 0 Benson 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Totals 29-60 26-37 91 34 12 5 Leo 15 22 16 21 8 — 82 Garrett 19 17 14 24 17 — 91 Three-point shooting — Leo 12-33 (Hardin 6-13, Davison 3-6, Barrow 1-9, Eldridge 1-2, Beer 0-1, VanOoyen 0-1, Herran 0-1), Garrett 7-10 (Kessler 4-6, McCoy 3-4). Team rebounds — Leo 4, Garrett 10. Total fouls — Leo 28, Garrett 23. Fouled out — K. Cooper, Singleton, Hardin, Beer, Fields, Eldridge. Turnovers — Leo 19, Garrett 25. Blocks — Singleton, Reneau 2, Hardin , Barrow 3.