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foundation’s website, www. DeKalbFoundation.org, and click on “DeKalb’s VOICE.” The deadline to apply is Monday, Feb. 3, 2014. VOICE grants awarded in previous years are reported on the website. Recently VOICE grants were awarded to: • Butler Youth Evangelistic Association: Financial support to help with the meal program • DeKalb Council on

9 register as election candidates AUBURN —Eight Republicans and one Democrat filed as candidates for election at the DeKalb County Clerk’s office this week. In filings for the May 6 primary election: • Republican Amanda Stuller of Waterloo filed as a candidate for the Grant Township Advisory Board. • Republican Marvin L. Skelly of rural Ashley filed as a candidate for the Fairfield Township Advisory Board. • Republican Gregory S. Hook of rural Butler filed as a candidate for the Stafford Township Advisory Board. • Republican David Capp of Butler filed as a candidate for the Wilmington Township Advisory Board. • Republican Joe Laher of Auburn has filed as a candidate for DeKalb County coroner. • Republican Mark Jennings of rural Butler has filed as a candidate for Troy Township trustee. • Republican Charlotte Dohner of rural Auburn has filed as a candidate for state convention delegate. • Republican Judy Watson of St. Joe filed as a candidate for state convention delegate. For the Nov. 4 general election: • Democrat Bradley Duane Thompson of Waterloo filed as a candidate for the Waterloo Council at-large seat. Candidates for the 2014 primary election have until noon Feb. 7 to register.

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Pregnancy: Purchase cribs, mattresses and car seats that meet industry safety standards • Little Joe’s Preschool: Funding to increase daily lessons and staff hours • Mad Anthonys Children’s Hope House: Help families with overnight stays when they have someone in the hospital • McMillen Center for Health Education: McMillen Center’s Brush dental health program

DAWSON SETS SCORING RECORD Garrett’s Brandi Dawson, left, passed Kelly Surfus, right, as the Railroaders’ all-time leading scorer in Tuesday’s Allen County Athletic Conference Tournament opener against South Adams. Dawson currently has 1,267 points. Surfus presented Dawson with the game ball after the game. See story on page 6.

Five Republicans file for re-election AUBURN —Five Republican office-holders filed for re-election at the DeKalb County Clerk’s office this week: • Alan Middleton of rural Auburn filed for re-election to the DeKalb County Council District 3 seat. • William VanWye of rural Ashley filed for re-election to the DeKalb County Council District 2 seat. ª Heather Jones filed for re-election as Wilmington Township trustee. • Sandra “Sandy” Harrison of rural Butler filed for re-election as Franklin Township Trustee. • Mary Dangler of rural Waterloo filed for re-election as Grant Township Trustee.

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DeKalb’s VOICE seeks grant proposals DeKalb’s VOICE, Community Foundation DeKalb County’s youth philanthropy group, is currently accepting grant proposals for educational programs and to meet the needs of the community’s most vulnerable families. Priority will be given to proposals from student organizations whose members perform volunteer service in support of charitable activity. Grant application forms are available on the community

Kaitlyn Bergman, 9, of Garrett was crowned Little Miss Kosciusko County Saturday during the Miss Kosciusko County Pageant. Bergman is the first Kosciusko County Princess. The Miss Kosciusko County Pageant is part of the Miss America Organization. Among other appearances throughout the year, Bergman will participate in the Miss Indiana Pageant production and activities in June in Zionsville. She is the daughter of Kelly and Ali Bergman of Garrett.

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Altona leaders set goals for new year By Sue Carpenter scarpenter@kpcmedia.com ALTONA — The Town of Altona laid out several goals for the coming year at its meeting Monday inthe town hall. The three-member board is comprised of President John Shafer, Chris Seely and Dallus Hicks. Terry Whan is the town’s clerk-treasurer. The board gave its approval to move forward with a website and Facebook site for the town

and gave Lisa Hicks authority to rent out the town hall. Town leaders gave the go-ahead to join the Indiana Association of Cities and Towns, noting the $500 annual membership fee would be well worth the cost. The board will seek three quotes to purchase and install a garage door opener for the town hall, which houses a one-ton pickup truck and snow plow used to clean streets.

A welder used for repair of town-owned equipment needs repair or replacement, Whan said. The board gave approval to seek a cost estimate from a Kendallville company. The board listed parameters for the town’s debit card to include fuel purchases for the truck and gas mower, supplies for the rental hall, and for office equipment. Altona, Page 3

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Contractor Jason Shearer knocks down the last two rows of bricks in the front office of Bill Yoder Ford Monday in order to drive out a vintage 1956 Ford T-Bird that was on display in the dealership’s showroom. A temporary office was moved in front of the building a short time later and will open as soon as utilities are connected, according to Bill Yoder. The building collapsed further over the weekend due to recent heavy snowfalls.

DeKalb’s VOICE members are students in grades 8-12 who represent each of DeKalb County’s schools. They meet monthly during the school year to learn about the community’s charitable needs and how to address them. The Dekko Foundation, Community Foundation DeKalb County and local school corporations foster DeKalb’s VOICE, working together to grow a new generation of philanthropic leaders.

Call volume cripples dispatch center By Aaron Organ aorgan@kpcmedia.com AUBURN — A flood of calls to DeKalb County Central Communications during last week’s major winter storm crippled the dispatch center for a short period. Director Paul Brewer said the tremendous volume of calls Jan. 6 and 7 effectively flooded the system of the center north of Auburn. One of the center’s two internal routers failed, and the other became overloaded trying to keep up with the call volume, Brewer explained. During the storm, Auburn lost electrical service for six hours on the night of Jan. 6, and a generator failed at one of the county’s annex buildings, preventing dispatchers from being able to log onto the county’s network. The system was down for nearly 2 ½ hours, nearly all of which Brewer said he spent on the phone trying to get it repaired. A contractor replaced the failed router. The outage meant dispatchers could field only a fraction of the calls intended for them, Brewer said. Dispatchers were able to receive 480 non-emergency calls, 283 emergency calls and 2,675 radio calls from emergency personnel between Jan. 6 and 7, but it’s anyone’s guess how many calls were lost and unanswered during the center’s down time, Brewer said. “I have no idea exactly how many calls we took, because we couldn’t answer them all,” said Brewer. Brewer said E-911 calls the center could not field were transferred to Allen County’s dispatch center, and service to residents was never compromised. “I think it was due to the overwhelming influx of phone calls,” Brewer said about the reason for the technical troubles. Much of the problem, Brewer said, was that many of the calls during the storm were non-emergency calls. Brewer said his dispatchers were peppered with questions about a travel warning, area closures and road conditions. He urged residents to call 911 only with emergency needs. “People need to call us for emergency situations,” said Brewer. “Other than that, they need to pay attention to their local media for updates and information.” During a meeting Monday, the DeKalb County commissioners briefly discussed sending letters to residents who called 911 with non-emergency questions, explaining they could be fined.

Kruse bill backs music education By KATHRYN BASSETT kbassett@kpcmedia.com INDIANAPOLIS — Sen. Dennis Kruse, R-Auburn, will sponsor a number of bills dealing with issues from library service to music in schools during the 2014 legislative session. One of Kruse’s proposed bills would require at least one music class to be held every semester in Indiana public schools. Kruse said the bill would apply to all schools, from elementary to high school.

Kruse said he is proposing the bill because exposure to good music has been shown to help students learn better, particularly in lower grade levels. “It helps people Kruse learn better and retain knowledge better,” Kruse added. Kruse said he also will sponsor

bill that will allow Indiana townships not served by libraries to decide what library services they would like. Another of his proposed bills would provide that board members of regional solid waste management districts are elected rather than appointed. Users in the districts — those paying the monthly bills — would be the ones electing board members, Kruse said. Kruse said Indiana’s marriage amendment resolution, renamed

this year as House Joint Resolution 3, also will be before the Indiana General Assembly this session. The proposed amendment would call for a statewide referendum to consider whether to put Indiana’s definition of marriage — as between one man and one woman — into the Indiana Constitution. Kruse said he will be the Senate sponsor of the resolution, which will begin in the Indiana House of Representatives.

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LOCAL NEWS Career Success Coalition to meet WATERLOO — The Career Success Coalition, an organization that helps DeKalb County residents plan, prepare and pay for careers beyond high school, will conduct a meeting for members Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at DeKalb High School. Lunch will be provided. Members will discuss and share various ways of encouraging students and adults to prepare for their future careers. Members will be asked to put the ideas into action at the companies and organizations they represent. Any company or organization interested in becoming a member should contact Judy Sorg at 925-0311 or email JSorg@DeKalbFoundation.org.

GHS to host business round table GARRETT — Garrett High School will be hosting a round table discussion from noon to 3 p.m. with local business leaders on Friday, Feb. 7, as part of the school’s professional development. A variety of businesses are being invited to come together and discuss today’s job market needs. School representatives will be sharing with them the efforts being made in the schools to help make Garrett High School students better prepared for a future, hopefully in DeKalb, or the surrounding counties. The program was rescheduled from Jan. 6 due to weather issues.

Project KARE begins tonight Free program helps children prepare for kindergarten GARRETT — J.E. Ober Elementary will offer its three-part Kindergarten Academic Readiness Experiences (KARE) project for families of incoming kindergarten students beginning Jan. 16. This program invites children who will be in J.E. Ober’s kindergarten program during the 2014-2015 school year to participate in free programs throughout the

year. To be eligible for kindergarten, children must be age 5 on, or before, Aug. 1, 2014. Sessions will be from 6-7:15 p.m. on Jan. 16, Feb. 27 and March 20. A round-up will held April 15 with kindergarten screening planned in May. Families can park in the lot beside the playground and enter door 10. The group will meet in the

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AUBURN — Training is currently underway in Auburn to qualify students for the FCC Amateur Radio license. The classes are meeting at 6 p.m. each Monday and Thursday in the DeKalb County Office Building, 200 E. 10th St., and will conclude Jan. 30 with testing for the Technician Class license. DeKalb County has 144 licensed Radio Amateurs, and nationwide they number more than 700,000. Known as “hams,” they use their radio equipment to make contact with each other around the world. Visitors are welcome to attend any of the classes as observers to see if they might be interested in joining the hobby. There are no age restrictions to becoming licensed.

CANI offering insurance information sessions at Garrett Public Library

JAM Center to host Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University GARRETT — The Judy A. Morrill Recreation Center will be hosting the Dave Ramsey Financial Peace University FPU) for four Thursdays beginning Feb. 13, from 6:30-8 p.m. The holidays are over and the bills are arriving. We all need a plan for our money. Financial Peace University (FPU) is that plan by teaching ways of handling money. Through video teaching, class discussions and interactive small group activities, FPU presents practical steps to get from where you are to where you’ve dreamed you could be. This plan will show you how to get rid of debt, manage your money, spend and save wisely, and much more. The average family pays off $5,300 in debt and saves $2,700 in the first 90 days. The class is offered free of charge. Materials are $99 and will be yours to keep. For more information, call the JAM Center at 260-3571917 or visit www.jamrecreation.org.

Live music at Eagles Friday GARRETT — The Garrett Eagles will host Dan Davis Friday from 8-11 p.m. The event is open to the public. The Eagles home is at 220 S. Randolph St.

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.

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Isabella Hug, 10, of Garrett, stacks all 40 cookies in a box of Shortbreads to win a Girl Scout Cookie-stacking contest Sunday at the Youth For Christ center in Auburn. The event kicks off this year’s Girl Scout Cookie sales in DeKalb County, which continue through March 10. The county’s 145 Girl Scouts will sell cookies for $3.50 per box to support their activities. Last year, they sold 30,100 boxes.

POLICE NEWS Officers arrest 7 AUBURN — Local police officers arrested seven people from Saturday night through Monday, according to DeKalb County Jail records. Carrie Jordan, 33, of the 1000 block of Angela Avenue, Auburn, was arrested Saturday at 9 p.m. by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department for alleged contempt of court. Kelly Crise, 50, of the 200 block of Lenox Street, Garrett, was arrested Sunday at 1:41 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. Joey Zink, 37, of the 5600 block of Hursh Road, Fort Wayne, was arrested Sunday at 3 a.m. by the Auburn Police Department on a charge of battery, a Class B misdemeanor. Levi S. Treesh, 19, of the 300 block of South Washington Street,

Waterloo, was arrested Sunday at 1:21 p.m. by the Auburn Police Department on charges of possession of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia, Class A misdemeanors. Brandon DeLong, 32, of the 1000 block of Andrew Avenue, Auburn, was arrested Sunday at 9:48 p.m. by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department on a charge of driving while suspended with a prior conviction, a Class A misdemeanor. Tasha R. Grimmett, 27, of the 7800 block of Rocky Glen Place, Fort Wayne, was arrested Monday at 1:22 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. Rodney A. Daler, 44, of the 4200 block of U.S. 20, Angola, was arrested Monday at 8:58 a.m. by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department on a warrant charging him with invasion of privacy, a Class A misdemeanor.

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at hwright@gkb.k12.in.us or by phone at 357-3112, extension 1125. The program is made possible by generous donations from the community, including Walmart Distribution Center, Garrett State Bank, Hixson Sand and Gravel, Tri Kappa Sorority, Psi Iota Xi Sorority, Garrett Eagles No. 1357 and J.E. Ober teachers. J.E. Ober kindergarten registration will be Tuesday, April 15 from 6-7 p.m. The Garrett Lions Club will offer hearing screening at 5 p.m.

BBBS appreciation event is Jan. 24 AUBURN — In honor of National Mentoring Month, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Indiana will celebrate DeKalb County mentors with a DeKalb Big Appreciation event Friday, Jan. 24. January is National Mentoring Month, and Big Brothers Big Sisters will honor the 106 Bigs in DeKalb County. Auburn Mayor Norman Yoder and Garrett Mayor Tonya Hoeffel will be on hand to proclaim January as “Mentoring Month,” along with other local “Bigs” and business professionals at 7:30 a.m. in the Medical Arts Building at DeKalb Health hospital, 1310 E. Seventh St. Yoder and Hoeffel will take the opportunity to thank the DeKalb County

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GARRETT — Community Action of Northeast Indiana (CANI) will provide a free information session on insurance and benefits, the marketplace and application process during two sessions Saturday, Jan. 25 at the Garrett Public Library. Following the information portion of the program, assistance will be offered in completing applications. In order to apply an e-mail address, a photo identification, and last year’s tax returns are required. Help will be offered in setting up email addresses for those who do not already have one. The open enrollment period ends the end of March. All citizens will be required to have health insurance. We can help you to get the information you need to get this accomplished at the lowest cost possible. CANI can answer your questions on the Affordable Care Act, Health Insurance Marketplace and Hoosier Healthwise. Please call or stop by the library to register for this program. Laptops computers will be available, but if you have your own, please bring it with you. Sessions will be from 10 a.m. until noon, and 1-3 p.m.

Performing Arts Center, then go to classrooms for small group work. J.E. Ober will provide support for parents and materials for children at each of the learning sessions. These evenings are fun and provide parents with ideas to help their child prepare for kindergarten. This is a good opportunity to meet school personnel and gain important information about the transition into kindergarten. To register contact Holly Wright at J.E. Ober Elementary School by email

“Bigs” for volunteering their time and for being positive role models for young people in the local community. Members of the community are encouraged to attend. All attendees will be able hear the agency’s plan to serve more children in the community in 2014, enjoy a light breakfast, and the network with a variety of “Bigs” and business professionals on hand. In 2013, the agency served more than 2,000 children. According to a news release from the agency, children in Big Brothers Big Sisters’ programs are: 52 percent are less likely to drop out or skip school, 42 percent more likely to get a college degree, 46 percent less likely to use illegal drugs and 33 percent less likely to hit someone.

Regional Master Gardener training offered in Helmer HELMER — The 2014 Regional Master Gardener training for Steuben, DeKalb, LaGrange and Noble counties will be held starting in February at the Helmer United Methodist Church. The Master Gardener Program is one way that the Purdue Cooperative Extension Service puts knowledge to work and helps people grow throughout Indiana. The Master Gardener Program helps gardeners grow by providing them with intensive training in horticultural principles. Participants, in turn, share their knowledge by providing volunteer leadership and service to their communities. Training sessions will begin on Thursday, Feb. 27, and continue each Thursday evening through May 22. Training sessions

will be held from 6-9 p.m. unless otherwise announced. The location for training will be the Helmer United Methodist Church on S.R. 327, about a half mile north of its junction with S.R. 4. The fee will be $150 per person or $250 per couple sharing one set of materials, payable in full by Feb. 12. Contact the DeKalb County Extension Office at 925-2562 for more details, application, and to pay the fee. Only a limited number of candidates can be selected from each county. Candidates will be expected to attend all the class sessions, take a final examination, and then complete 35 hours of approved volunteer service to receive a Master Gardener certificate.

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ICE student works at Silver Screen Cinema My name is Brandon McConeghy and I am an employee with Cinema Associates, which runs the Silver Screen in Garrett as well as the Auburn-Garrett Drive-In and the Strand Theatre in Kendallville. I decided to participate in the ICE program to learn to manage work and school and to better myself as a student and employee. At work I do a lot of cleaning and customer service. A day’s work consists of cleaning the theater and then working the concession stand for the remainder of my shift. I was excited to help reopen the Silver Screen this fall as I know how important it is to me and to our community. Our theatre also provides additional after-school jobs for teens in our community, which helps the theater give back. My favorite part of ICE is having the time to work and get all my schoolwork done. This year I have learned what quality customer service consists of and how to manage my money. I would definitely recommend ICE to any student who has trouble managing work and school or any student that wants to ease their way into the work

Garrett senior Brandon McConeghy works behind the concession stand at the Silver Screen Cinema through the school’s ICE program. place. Thank you to all our customers, Cinema Associates and Garrett High

School for allowing me to earn money and gain work experience during my senior year.

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HUNTERTOWN — Henry A. Lepper Jr., 84, of Huntertown died Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014, at his residence. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. today, Jan. 16, at Our Hope Lutheran Church, 1826 Trinity St., Huntertown and from 9-10 a.m. on Friday at the church. Services will be at 10:12 a.m. at the church. Burial will follow in Concordia Lutheran Cemetery. Memorials are to Our Hope Lutheran Church or Fort Wayne Animal Care and Control, 3020 Hillegas Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46818. Thomas Funeral Home in Garrett is in charge of arrangements.

KENDALLVILLE — Bert Thomas Newell, 90, of Fort Wayne and formerly of Kendallville, died on Saturday, Jan, 11, 2014, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne Services were held Wednesday at Hite Funeral Home in Kendallville with Rev. Mike Hamm officiating. Burial with military honors was in Swan Cemetery near LaOtto. Military honors were conducted by members of the Kendallville VFW Post #2749 and the Rome City American Legion Post #381 honor guard. Memorials may be made to the YMCA.

AUBURN — Barbara H. “Barb” (Schlotterer) Overy, 82, died Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014, at Laurels of DeKalb in Butler. Mass of Christian Burial will be today, Jan. 16, at 11:30 a.m., with visitation one hour prior at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Auburn. Rev. Dennis Carneiro will officiate. Burial will be in Cedar Creek Cemetery in rural Garrett. Memorials are to Masses at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Arrangements by Pinnington-McComb Funeral & Cremation Services.

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Altona leaders are awaiting a court decision on an unsafe structure at 1405 E. Quincy Street. The home was condemned under a town ordinance but the homeowner, Jerome Grams, had reportedly has not responded to the order.

Altona from Page 1 Whan reported action on a unsafe home at 1405 W. Quincy St. is still pending in a county court. Other measures proposed for consideration in 2014 are ordinances on open burning and guidelines for yard and garage sales. Board members gave the OK to purchase tickets for abating properties and to bring sewer and fire protection questions to the Garrett Common Council at its Jan. 21 session. Other items considered were repairs and improvements to the town hall building, including adding insulation in the ceiling of the hall, removal of barn doors at the back of the hall and the addition of windows, new entry doors on the hall and repair of a

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concrete slab at the rear of the building. Plans call for taking an inventory of the tool room and acquiring new tools as needed, and disposing of unused town property through a silent auction or garage sale. Shafer shared some examples of playground equipment for the town park, including a teetertotter, spring-mounted horses and handicap-accessible sandbox toys. Discussion also centered on upgrading the seats on the existing swing set. The board also proposed installing a horseshoe pit at the end of the parking lot across the street from the town hall. Hicks will be bringing back information on the project. The board will be seeking

costs for a pull-behind weed sprayer and checking the status of a generator or possible purchase of an LP replacement through a grant process. The generator would be used at the town hall to help provide a warming/recovery center in the event of emergencies. Shafer reported he worked for 25 hours to clear the town’s two miles of streets and alleys during last week’s heavy snowfall. Whan reported he received several positive comments from residents on the snow-clearing effort. Altona board members meet in regular session on the first Monday of each month at 6 p.m. at the town hall. Monday’s session was rescheduled from Jan. 6 due to a weather cancellation.

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ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. — Dorothy Leota (Neal)Johnson, 100, of St. Simons Island and formerly of Auburn, died Monday, Jan. 13, 2014 at Magnolia Manor. Edo Miller Funeral Home is handling the cremation. Memorials are to the Presbyterian Church of Auburn or to the Hospice of the Golden Isles. The family was fortunate to be able to celebrate Dorothy’s life with her at her 100th birthday party. No further memorial is planned.

Sharon Straub AUBURN – Sharon A. Straub, 53, died Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. There will be no funeral service conducted. Memorials may be directed to the Feller and Clark Funeral Home to help with funeral expenses.

Kathleen Ehret LAGRANGE — Kathleen J. (Ritchie) Ehret, 53, of LaGrange died Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014 at Parkview LaGrange Hospital. A memorial service will be held at 6 p.m. on Friday, at the Frurip-May Funeral Home, LaGrange, with Pastor Karen Strietelmeier officiating. A visitation will take place at the funeral home from 4-6 p.m.

Burial will be in Orange Cemetery near Rome City. Memorials are to Messiah Lutheran Church Out Building Fund or to the Orange Township 4-H Club and Auction. Hite Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Donald Stanfield LAGRANGE — Donald Lee Stanfield, 72, of LaGrange died Friday, Jan. 10, 2014, at Lutheran Life Villages in Kendallville. A memorial visitation will take place today, Jan 16, from 4-6 p.m. at Frurip-May Funeral Home, 309 W. Michigan St., LaGrange. Memorials may be made to the LaGrange American Legion Post #215.

James Dean KENDALLVILLE — James William Dean, 74, of Kendallville, died at his home on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014. A gathering of family and friends was held Tuesday at Hite Funeral Home in Kendallville. No funeral service is scheduled.

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SPENCERVILLE — James R. Warren, 74, died Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014, at Catherine Lahey his home in Spencerville. Memorial services will be KENDALLVILLE — at noon Saturday at the Leo Catherine Ellen (Marr) American Legion Post 409. Lahey, 78, of Kendallville Arrangements are by died Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014, Carnahan-Baidinger & at Presence Sacred Heart Walter Funeral Home, Home in Avilla. Spencerville. Visitation will be Friday from 4-7 p.m. at Hite Funeral Home in KendallWarren DeLong ville. There will be a vigil ANGOLA — Warren service at 6:45 p.m. E. “Bud” DeLong, 79, died Mass of Christian Burial Tuesday Jan, 14, 2014 at his will be Saturday at 11 a.m. home in Angola. at Immaculate Conception Services will be 10:30 Catholic Church, Kendalla.m. Saturday at Feller ville with Father James and Clark Funeral Home, Auburn. Stoyle officiating. Burial will be in Burial will be later in Christian Union Cemetery, Catholic Cemetery in Fort rural Garrett. Wayne. Calling is Friday from Memorials may be made 4-8 p.m. at the funeral to Noble County Humane home. Shelter. Memorials are to the family.

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WOLCOTTVILLE — Herbert Franklin Hoffman, 77, of Wolcottville, died Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. Visitation will be Friday from 3-8 p.m. at Messiah Lutheran Church, corner of S.R. 9 and C.R. 700 S., north of Wolcottville. Services will be Saturday, at 11 a.m. at Messiah Lutheran Church with an hour of visitation before the funeral service with the Rev. James Tews officiating.

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ALTARSTAR UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Co. Rd. 68 & 11A South of Garrett Pastor Jill Wright 260-241-5906 SUNDAY 9 a.m. - Worship 10:20 a.m. - Adult Sunday School WEDNESDAY 7 p.m. - Prayer and Praise

CEDAR LAKE CHURCH of the BRETHREN 2939 C.R. 15 Southeast of Corunna Duane Grady, Pastor SUNDAY 9:30 a.m. — Sunday School 10:30 a.m. —Sunday Worship

APOSTOLIC LIGHTHOUSE 109 S. Randolph St., Garrett Pastor Thomas Mann 517-617-1614 11 a.m. - Sunday Worship 7 p.m. - Thursday service ARK CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP Avilla Rev. Steve Wagner, Minister Phone 897-3627 SUNDAY 9 a.m.-Praise and Worship 10 a.m. - Message WEDNESDAY 6:30 p.m. - Kids Klub 6:30 p.m. - Youth Meeting 6:30 p.m. - Adult Bible Study CEDAR CREEK CHURCH of the BRETHREN PO Box 295 5952 C.R. 7, Garrett Brad Hardesty, Pastor Phone 357-3773 Office hours Wed. 9-noon By phone after 1 p.m. SUNDAY

CHRISTIAN UNION BRETHREN in CHRIST Box 38, 4395 C.R. 7, Garrett Pastor Joe Laher 927-8847 Church Phone 357-4850 SUNDAY 9:30 a.m. -Sunday School 10:30 a.m. - Morning worship CHURCH at GARRETT 1370 S. Randolph St. Phone 357-1829 Pastor Tom Wilcoxson SUNDAY 10 a.m. - Worship service WEDNESDAY 6:30 p.m. - Bible study and youth group CORUNNA COMMUNITY CHURCH INC. 223 E. Michigan Ave. P.O. Box 92, Corunna Pastor Rev. Richard A. Pickard SUNDAY 10:30 a.m.-Worship Service Nondenominational Fundamental

THE CROSSING Church of the Nazarene 105 West 6th Ave., Garrett thecrossinggarrett.org Rev. Kyle and Katie Lowry Church Phone 357-5769 SUNDAY 9:30 a.m.-Sunday School 10:20 a.m.-Welcome 10:30 a.m. - Morning worship WEDNESDAY 5:30 p.m. - Youth group, community dinner 6 p.m. - Youth group

Study FIRST CHURCH of CHRIST 213 E. King St., Garrett Phone 357-3625 garrettfirstchurch.org Brother Bud Owen Senior Minister Chad Kennedy Children and Youth Minister Jerry Weller, Worship and Pastoral Minister SUNDAY 8:30 a.m. - Morning worship 9:45 a.m. - Sunday School for all ages 10:45 a.m. - Morning worship, Nursery and preschool during both services. TUESDAY 7 p.m. - Area ladies chorus WEDNESDAY 5:30 -6:30 p.m. - Midweek meal 7 p.m. - Midweek Boost 7 p.m. - Midweek Buzz and Connect

DEKALB COUNTY CHURCH of CHRIST 700 S. Randolph St., Garrett “Where every Heart needs a Home” Non-Instrumental Church Phone 357-0738 SUNDAY 9:30 a.m. - Bible Classes for all ages 10:30 a.m. - Worship WEDNESDAY 7 p.m. - Midweek Bible Study FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 1357 S. Randolph Street Church Office 357-4755 Rev. David E. Mix SUNDAY 9:15 a.m. - Sunday School 10:15 a.m. - Children’s Church 10:15 a.m. - Morning Worship 6 p.m. - Evening worship WEDNESDAY 6-7 p.m. - Prayer and Bible

FREEDOM to WORSHIP CHURCH of GOD Baseline Road, Altona Rev. Joe Freeman 2 p.m. - Sunday. Everyone Welcome. GARRETT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 201 S. Franklin St. Rev. William Haworth

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Church Phone 357-3534 SUNDAY 9 a.m. - Sunday School for all ages. 10 a.m. - Coffee fellowship 10:15 a.m. - Worship with communion and children’s church during service. MONDAY/WEDNESDAY 10-11 a.m. - 3B Class (Body, Brain, Belief) for seniors, 50+ welcome 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 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 WEDNESDAY 6:30 p.m. - Bible Study at the church - youth and adult NEW LIFE HOUSE OF

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COURT NEWS 10 sentenced in court hearings AUBURN — Judge Kevin Wallace sentenced 10 people for criminal offenses during hearings in DeKalb Superior Court I Monday and Wednesday. • Darnell Richardson of the 700 block of East 9th Street, Auburn, received a one-year suspended sentence and one year of probation for possession of marijuana, a Class A misdemeanor. He was fined $1 and must pay court costs. • Trey Pool of the 1300 block of North Wayne Street, Angola, received a conditional discharge for possession of a synthetic drug, a Class A misdemeanor. If he successfully completes one year of probation, the charge will be dismissed. • Shannon Hackman of the 1200 block of West King Street, Garrett, was sentenced to one year of incarceration, all suspended except 60 days, for resisting law enforcement, a Class A misdemeanor. The sentence may be served on community corrections if he qualifies. He was placed on probation through Jan. 13, 2015, and was fined $100. He must pay court costs, and his driving license was restricted for 90 days. • Sammy Morton of Mishawaka was sentenced to one year in jail and fined $1 for theft, a Class D felony. He must pay court costs. • Brian Hawn of the 100 block of S.R. 1, Hamilton, was fined $75 and must pay court costs for possession

of marijuana, a Class A misdemeanor. His driving license was suspended for 180 days. • Dane DeWitt of the 1200 block of Angela Avenue, Auburn, was sentenced to 1 1/2 years of incarceration, all suspended except 120 days that may be served on community corrections, for operating a vehicle with an unlawful alcohol concentration with a passenger under 18, a Class D felony. He was placed on probation through July 15, 2015, and was fined $1,000. He must pay court costs. • Charles B. Brown of Arbor Drive, Garrett, was sentenced to 180 days in jail for battery resulting in bodily injury, a Class A misdemeanor. He was fined $1 and must pay curt costs. • Donald Dapp of the 100 block of South Peters Street, Garrett, was sentenced to two years of incarceration for possession of methamphetamine, a Class D felony. He was fined $1 and must pay court costs. • Brytannie Morningstar of Auburn was sentenced to five days in jail, with credit for time already served, for public intoxication, a Class B misdemeanor. She was fined $75 and must pay court costs. • Adam Weimer of the 6300 block of West U.S. 20, Angola, was sentenced to 60 days of incarceration, which may be served on community corrections if he qualifies, for driving while suspended, a Class A misdemeanor. He was fined $75 and must pay court costs, and his driving license was suspended for 10 days.

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BRIEFS City youth wrestling

City wrestling tourney is Sunday GARRETT — The city tournament for the Garrett Youth Wrestling program has been moved to Sunday, Jan. 19 at noon in the middle school gym due to weather issues. Please enter through door #20. Wrestlers will be weighed in at noon, and wrestling should begin by 1 p.m. The city tournament is for any wrestlers kindergarten through grade 5 who have attended the camp or the club. GMS basketball

Locomotives win two from Hamilton GARRETT —Garrett’s Locomotive boys teams won two from Hamilton in action Tuesday. The seventh grade team topped Hamilton 23-18. After the long break, the boys took a while to get going, but prevailed in the end. The Locomotives were led in scoring by Avery Morrison’s 10 points. Korbyn Yarian added eight, while Bret Baughman chipped in four points and led the team in hustle points. The eighth grade team also defeated Hamilton 38-16. The Locomotives had very balanced scoring and played hard on the defensive end of the court. Scoring for Garrett were Micah Malcolm with seven, Carter Back and Cameron Smith with six each, Dillon McCann, Cole Kelham, Hayden Greene and Jacob Bevis with four apiece. Rounding the scoring was Caleb Smith with three. Clayton Sobieski, Andrew Wertman and Juan Arambula did not score but also contributed in the team win, coaches said. Boys baseball

Baseball program needs umpires GARRETT — Garrett Boys Baseball is in need of umpires for the 2014 season. Those interested need to be at least 16 years old. Umpires will be paid on a per-game basis. There is the possibility of umpiring each night of the week. Those interested should contact Rudy Fuentes at vicepresident@garrettboysbaseball.org for more information.

Leagues list program changes GARRETT — The 2014 Garrett Boys Baseball program will have many changes for the upcoming season. The age breakdown has been realigned and major league players will have a redraft. The new age breakdown: • Clemente — 6-, 7-, and 8-year-olds • Minors —9- and 10-year-olds • Majors — 11- and 12-year-olds • Pony —13-, 14- and 15-year-olds The age deadline is prior to May 1, 2014. Both the major and minor league will be joining the DeKalb County Sports League. With this league, teams will be traveling to area communities to play games this year. This will cut down on the number of games that are played against each team in our league each year. The communities

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include Jackson Township, Riverdale, Butler, Hamilton and Edgerton, Ohio. The Garrett Boys Baseball program has partnered with the Garrett High School varsity coach and will be having a camp before the season begins. The dates for the camps are • Feb. 16, Feb. 23, March 1, March 2 and March 9 for all fourth- through eighthgraders. • Feb. 23, March 2 and March 9 for all kindergarten through third-graders. The board and coaches agree these changes will help make Garrett Boys Baseball the best that it can be. Those with questions or concerns are asked to contact any of the board members. Registration is now open online at garrettboysbaseball.org or forms will be sent home from school this week.

K of C free throw contest Jan. 25 AUBURN — All boys and girls ages 9 to 14 are invited to participate in the local level of competition for the 2014 Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship. The Auburn council will sponsor a local competition to be held Jan. 25 in the James R. Watson Elementary School gymnasium in Auburn. Registration will begin at 8:45 a.m. with the competition beginning at 9 a.m. The Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship is sponsored annually with winners progressing through local, district and state competition. All boys and girls 9 to 14 years old are eligible to participate and will compete in respective age divisions. All contestants at the local level are recognized for their participation in the event. Participants are required to furnish proof of age and written parental consent (via signed registration form, which will be available at the competition). Eligibility is determined by the age of the contestant as of Jan. 1. For additional information, contact Mark Beakas at 925-0350 after 6 p.m.

Varsity Schedules Boys Basketball Jan. 24 - South Adams, home, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 25 - Southern Wells, at Poneto, 8 p.m. Jan. 31 - Bluffton, away, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 6 - East Noble, home, 7:45 p.m. Feb. 8 - Churubusco, away, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 13 - Heritage, home, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 21 - DeKalb, home, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 25 - Lakewood Park Christian, away, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 28 - Manchester, away, 6:15 p.m. Girls Basketball Jan. 21 - Bellmont, at Decatur, 7:45 p.m. Jan. 25 - Southern Wells, at Poneto, 6:30 p.m. Jan. 29 - Eastside, home, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 1 - Heritage, away, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 6 - East Noble, home, 6:15 p.m. Wrestling Jan. 17 - Heritage, Fort Wayne, 6:30 p.m. Jan. 18 - Garrett Invitational Jan. 22 - Columbia City, home, 6:30 p.m.

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Boys top South Adams in ACAC tourney opener By Phil Friend pfriend@kpcmedia.com GARRETT – Just like the girls team did two hours before it, the Garrett boys basketball team used a strong first quarter to dispatch of South Adams in the quarterfinals of the Allen County Athletic Conference Tournament. The Railroaders went on a 14-0 run over a 3:30 stretch in the first period and never looked back, defeating the visiting Starfires, 66-56, on Tuesday night. “We were in attack mode all night long offensively, which we didn’t do on Saturday night,” said Garrett coach John Bodey. South Adams (2-9) led 3-2 early in the quarter before Garrett went to work. Kordell Kessler and Jared Estep nailed back-to-back 3-pointers to make it 8-3, Matt Singleton followed with a pair of buckets inside, and Justin McCoy hit two buckets himself to give the Railroaders (7-3) a commanding 16-3 lead. Ninety seconds later, McCoy hit a triple to make it 19-6. “Justin had his worst game of the year Saturday night,” said Bodey of the loss to Adams Central. “He didn’t attack very well and wanted to make up for it. He got in the lane a little bit more tonight.” Garrett didn’t let up in the second quarter, outscoring South Adams 17-11 to take a 36-19 lead into halftime. Bodey said he saw something in South Adams’ offense that allowed the Railroaders to press. Garrett forced 17 South Adams turnovers on the night. “(Pressing) is something we can do against some of the teams we play,” Bodey said. “It’s a change in philosophy from what we did earlier in the year.” The game was never in

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Garrett junior Justin McCoy attacks the basket in the first half of Tuesday’s Allen County Athletic Conference Tournament opener against South Adams. McCoy had 22 points in the Railroader victory. doubt, but South Adams did make things quasi-interesting in the second half, cutting the Garrett lead to eight points a couple minutes into the third. But Garrett responded with a 13-1 run, led by contributions from McCoy, Karsten Cooper and Singleton, to lead 50-30 with 2:37 left in the third. South Adams would cut the deficit to 10 points late in the game but got no closer. McCoy led all scorers with 22 points, while Singleton and Cooper were also in double figures with 13 and 10 points, respectively. McCoy chipped in eight rebounds, Singleton had six rebounds, and Cooper added six steals. Jared Estep finished with

eight points and six assists. Jared Grabau led South Adams with 19 points, making all four 3-point attempts. Marco Vasquez was also in double figures with 13 points while Derek Wanner scored eight points before fouling out. Garrett moves on to play Adams Central in the semifinals at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne. The Jets defeated Southern Wells, 61-49. The Railroaders get a chance to avenge a 47-40 loss to Adams Central on Saturday night. “I think our kids were pretty disappointed with how we played Saturday night,” Bodey said. “They weren’t very happy when we got home.”

Garrett 66, South Adams 56 South Adams Players fg-fga ft-fta tp rb as st Vasquez g 4-14 5-8 13 3 1 2 Teeter g 1-2 1-2 4 1 0 0 Wanner g 3-5 2-2 8 1 0 2 Clouser f 1-2 0-0 2 5 2 0 Grabau f 5-10 5-6 19 6 0 0 Myers 0-2 0-0 0 1 0 0 Sealscott 2-4 2-6 6 1 0 0 Nussbaum 0-1 0-0 0 0 1 0 Thompson 1-3 0-0 2 1 1 0 Dellinger 1-1 0-0 2 1 1 1 Totals 18-44 15-24 56 20 6 5 Garrett Players fg-fga ft-fta tp rb as st K. Cooper f 4-10 2-8 10 3 3 6 Estep g 1-1 5-7 8 3 6 1 Kessler g 1-3 0-0 3 3 2 2 McCoy g 8-21 4-7 22 8 2 1 Singleton f 6-8 1-2 13 6 0 0 Reneau 1-1 0-0 2 2 0 0 Rosati 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 2 M. Cooper 2-3 0-0 4 2 0 0 Casselman 1-1 1-2 3 4 1 0 benson 0-0 1-2 1 1 0 0 Stafford 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Wichman 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Totals 24-50 14-28 66 33 15 12 South Adams 8 11 18 19 — 56 Garrett 19 17 16 14 — 66 Three-point shooting — South Adams 5-11 (Grabau 4-4, Teeter 1-2, Vasquez 0-2, Clouser 0-1, Myers 0-2), Garrett 4-10 (McCoy 2-7, Estep 1-1, Kessler 1-1, Rosati 0-1). Team rebounds — South Adams 8, Garrett 2. Total fouls — South Adams 20, Garrett 22. Fouled out — Wanner. Turnvoers — South Adams 17, Garrett 13. Blocks — Reneau 2, K. Cooper 1, Thompson 2.

Certified lifeguarding course to be offered at JAM Center Prerequisite swim tests Saturday GARRETT — The Judy A. Morrill (JAM) Recreation Center is offering an American Red Cross Lifeguard Certification course starting next week. The program will train participants in American Red Cross life guarding, First Aid, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) for the

professional lifeguard and Automatic External Defibrillation (AED). Aquatics Education Coordinator Joni Cole will lead the class. The program will consist of in-class lessons as well as water-based training. The entire class will be held at the JAM Center. Participants must be 15 years of age or older prior to January 2014 to participate in the lifeguard training. The $210 registration fee to participate covers course materials and the American

Red Cross Certification. A prerequisite swim test will be held on Saturday from noon to 2 p.m. in the JAM Center pool. Those unable to attend the prerequisite swim test time should contact the center to set up another time. This swim test will test participant’s endurance, strength and ability to swim underwater. Upon successfully completing the prerequisite swim test, participants will be invited to register for the training program.

Lifeguard Training Program Schedule The course will be held Monday Jan. 20, Thursday, Jan. 23, Monday, Jan. 27, Tuesday, Jan. 28 and Thursday, Jan. 30 from 5:30-9 p.m. each session; and Sunday, Feb. 2 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Participants must be able to attend all classes. Contact the JAM Center at 260-357-1917 with any questions.

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Dawson breaks scoring record By Phil Friend pfriend@kpcmedia.com GARRETT — Garrett senior Brandi Dawson only needed five points to become the Railroaders’ all-time leading scorer in Tuesday’s ACAC tourney opener against South Adams — to which she added another 23 points in the win. After scoring 20 points in a victory over Bluffton on Friday, Dawson was at

1,239 points while Kelly Surfus’ name was in record book with 1,243 career points. Dawson started the season fourth on the all-time list, and surpassed Jade Januseski and Courtney Feagler earlier this season. The road for Dawson’s success was paved her freshman year when she was a starter on a 22-3 team that won a sectional title in

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Garrett senior Brandi Dawson’s jumper with 3:10 left in the first quarter made Dawson the Railroaders’ all-time leading scorer, passing Kelly Surfus. Dawson finished with 28 points in the win over South Adams and now has 1,267 career points.

Dan Feagler’s final year as coach. “Her evolution — if you go back and look at the film body-wise, and her hard work in the weight room and as a player — is just unbelievable,” said Garrett coach Bob Lapadot following Friday’s win over Bluffton. “She’s gone from a stand-in-the-corner jump shooter and slasher to a complete basketball player.” But scoring isn’t the only area where Dawson’s among the program’s all-time leaders. Her 590 rebounds put her fifth all-time, and Dawson could surpass Jade Januseski (642), Missy Van Ort (659) and Jessica Januseski (681) to be No. 2 all-time by the time the season’s over. Catching Laura Grotrian (835) at the No. 1 spot would be a bit of a stretch. Dawson’s 451 made 2-point shots are also No. 1 in the Garrett annals and she’s sixth all-time in blocks with 44, 21 of which have come this season. “You can’t say enough about a kid that’s top five in rebounding and going to be No. 1 in scoring,” Lapadot said. “She’s a whole, complete player. She does a little bit of everything for us.” Dawson is also sixth all-time in made free throws and eighth in made 3-pointers. Dawson has accomplished all this despite not being in the top-15 all-time in total games played (she’s played 82 games including Tuesday. Plus, she’s 13th all-time in wins played in. “Brandi’s our best player and everybody knows it,” said junior Emily Somers. “She’s really good at passing, defense, shooting and everything. We’ll keep feeding her so she’ll get (the record),” she said earlier this week. Dawson scored a seasonhigh 31 points in the opener against Churubusco. She also had 30 points against Woodlan and 28 against Lakewood Park. Dawson also has 10 double-doubles on the season.

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Girls top South Adams, advance in tourney By Phil Friend pfriend@kpcmedia.com GARRETT — Tuesday night’s Allen County Athletic Conference Tournament quarterfinal game is one in which Garrett senior Brandi Dawson will never forget. Dawson led all scorers with 28 points in the contest in the Railroaders’ 53-41 victory, but that’s not what everyone will be talking about. Dawson broke the school’s all-time scoring record with 3:10 left in the first quarter after hitting a turnaround jumper in the lane. Dawson said she knew the ball was going in when she released it. “It means a lot, especially since my team helped me do that and they put a lot of effort into helping me,” Dawson said. “And it means a lot how much they care and everything.” The jumper gave her 1,244 points to surpass Kelly Surfus’ old mark of 1,243. Dawson finished the game with 1,267 career points and is all by herself at No. 1 in school annals. “As the time went by, I knew that I could be at the top level of scoring,” Dawson said. “I looked up to the other great players when I was younger, when I was watching them play when I was in middle school, and I wanted to be like them.” With the record coming less than five minutes into the game, the Railroaders still had to maintain focus on the task at hand. “I knew that I had to still keep pushing myself and do my best,” said Dawson, who was presented the game ball by Surfus following the game. “The team also knew that, so we just kept playing how we normally played. EVERY DAY IS A BARGAIN HERE

And harder, too.” Said coach Bob Lapadot, “I’m very, very proud of her. She’s brought her teammates along, and that’s the best thing about her, what a good teammate she is. And you see how much her teammates care for her, and as a coach it means a lot.” Dawson sparked Garrett (14-0) to a double-digit lead in the first quarter. With the Railroaders up 9-6, Dawson scored nine straight points to end the period — three baskets and three free throws — to give Garrett an 18-6 lead heading into the second quarter. South Adams tried to press Garrett, but the Railroaders were able to break it with ease. “They pressed us a little bit last time, and when I saw them Saturday we knew they were denying and taking it away,” Lapadot said. “We worked on that this week and executed very well.” Garrett then went on a 7-0 run midway though the second quarter to lead 25-11. “We thought we could go inside,” Lapadot said. “Taylor (Smith’s) so athletic, and we got them on the run with Brandi.” Garrett’s defense kept South Adams at bay in the first half, forcing 11 turnovers while holding the Starfires (11-4) to 7 of 22 shooting. Garrett finished with 12 steals on the night. South Adams would cut the deficit to nine points twice in the third quarter, at 33-24 and 37-28, but would get no closer. Garrett defeated South Adams by 32 points in the regular season. “They came here to win a game in a very presti-

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happier. came to More than 80 people for the area’s show their support Saturday Democratic candidates annual night at the group’sDinner at Jefferson-JacksonClub. Garrett Country is happy that Payton said he getting involved, new people are continue to build and he hopes to in the the party’s visibility community. year to help “This is a building for next Democratic candidates year,” Payton said. Third Democrats welcomed class al candidate 4-H Air Pistol District congressionof Fort Wayne y Dr. Tom Hayhurst2006, Hayhurst starts Thursda County to the dinner. In of the district’s AUBURN — DeKalb will begin its carried 46 percent 4-H Shooting sports Discipline on vote against Republican Souder. After 2009 4-H Air Pistol incumbent Mark the district p.m. in the Thursday at 6:30 meetings, several Auburn. in Hayhurst again. Exhibit Hall sign up decided to recruit person for all Participants may or guardian is “He’s the right said Third Thursday. A parent reasons,” and ed right ri the on o permission Pho Darland. required to sign District chair Carmen in doing the she health papers. is open to any “He really believes the 1,722 books end of the day.” The program with some of SCAN over its goal of right thing at the good perform4 through 12 Walter poses put families in youth in grades school year. It “He had a very out,” Darland student Samantha (SCAN). Walter helped go to needy The books will and Neglect during the current evenings at the Garrett igh School ance his first time Child Abuse Me book collection drive. will meet Thursday15 through Dec. collected for Stop To said. during its Read Ross of Auburn Exhibit Hall, Oct. g. 15,000 books Attorney Codie dinner with his Indiana. 17, except on Thanksgivin and individual northeast also attended the He is running for Gun safety skillsthe focus of the wife, Stephanie. are ve seat for shooting skills which is the state representati 52 and District Air Pistol program, Indiana House controlled t. taught in a very what he calls “common developmen that to 4-H promotes the resolution according send . a It situation, “If you adopt sense” government as a teacher is $20 for “It expedites things. as county an officials. The cost for advanced DeKalb both to prospects Ross, 32, worked becoming a makes the entire $15 n area, you a right signal, AUBURN — The before beginners and includes use of Monday adopted economic revitalizatio existing companies,” for nine years His two biggest good as in well Council say, which to County members, are going to havewood lot, every declares the entiren lawyer in 2007. economy and lesson materials. Eberhart said. measure does not resolution that equipment and first-year Air revitalizatio faith, that every residential area concerns are the he believes are He noted the in county an economic Completion of which the county’s authority only) or Air farm field, every education, fall obsolesthe diminish of in nt area. Pistol (held allow the county considering tax-abateme is a requiremeets this definition “I think it’s closely linked. leaving our The move will said. Rifle (held in winter) nt requests “Our kids are cence,” Walter .22 Rifle and requests. still not returning, to consider tax-abateme ment for both which will be said Galen patently absurd.”the council may community and offer highDevelopment projects “in one fell swoop,” other county Muzzleloading, Stuckey said of the DeKalb of because we don’t said. “I’ve got would go before the definitions Eberhart, director Development boards, and offered next summer. , contact consider any of skilled jobs,” Ross n area zoning and planning I want to keep County Economic For more information would take place an economic revitalizatio great neighbors. Jessup, 837-7376. public hearings council attorney the resolution. Partnership. instructor Jess council must when considering have to meet them.” before approval, at the Council’s said he hopes Currently, the sites as not If elected, Ross The area does definitions Don Stuckey said funding and declare individual n areas when September meeting. 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gious tournament and they weren’t going to let us blow them off the floor,” Lapadot said. “Survive and advance. We care about this tournament very much. I was a little high-strung coming into it, being our last time. It means a lot.” Dawson finished with seven rebounds, four steals, three blocks and two assists. Smith was also in double figures with 10 points while also chipping in five rebounds. Drue Bodey scored five points, Kaitlin Wisel and Emily Somers scored four points each, and Megan Newby had two points to round out the scoring. South Adams was led by Dzenja Ahmetovic and Sydney Willis, who scored 14 and 12 points, respectively. Garrett moves on to play Southern Wells in the semifinals Wednesday at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne. The Raiders defeated Adams Central, 58-28. “From now on, all the celebrating that we do, everyone gets to be in the picture,” Lapadot said. “That’s our goal from here on out.”

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