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NEWS IN BRIEF Relay For Life coming to Churubusco Staff reports CHURUBUSCO – On June 24, Relay For Life of Whitley County will return to Churubusco High School. Activities begin at 9 a.m. and end at midnight. Relay For Life is the primary fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. The theme for Whitley County’s event this year is inspired by Dr. Seuss: “Cancer not here, not there, not anywhere.” Special events planned include a Mr. Relay Contest in which participants wear dresses to collect donations, a hair donation for those who can donate more than 8 inches, a silent auction and a Color Run 5K. Survivor activities begin at 3 p.m. with a special lap of the track at 5 p.m. If you are interested in participating or want more information, visitrelayforlife.org/whitleycountyin; contact Zach Washler at 484-5531 or zach. washler@cancer.org; or contact event lead Tammy at aunt46723@yahoo.com

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Public voices concerns at CFO meeting By Tyler Roebuck troebuck@kpcmedia�com

COLUMBIA CITY – Tensions were high at the Whitley County 4-H Center Monday night as the Purdue Extension Office, Indiana Department of Environment Management and the Office of the Indiana State Chemist held a public informational meeting concerning

livestock production and confined feeding operations in the state of Indiana. Tensions in the meeting arose over the issue of manure. Attendees had questions about how to prevent manure and other waste products from entering groundwater or polluting area lakes. Joe Williams, Section Chief for IDEM, attempted

to reassure concerned citizens. “In Indiana, you cannot discharge contaminated water. Period” he said. He added, “These farms are getting bigger and that’s just a fact of life. They’ve been getting bigger since the 1970s.” IDEM cannot control the location of new farms. “We control if a farm

can be a CFO, local zoning controls where,” Williams said. Whitley County and Columbia City Executive Director of Planning & Building Nathan Bigler was on hand to explain local zoning regulations. In Whitley County, agricultural zoning is based upon animal units, a measurement created by the

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Students in Columbia City High School’s class of 2017 were excited after receiving their diplomas at last Friday’s commencement ceremony, held in the Donald S. Weeks Gymnaisum. See more photos of Columbia City’s, Whitko’s and Churubusco’s graduations on Pages 9-11.

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COLUMBIA CITY — “Working with my dad everyday is great and I love it.” When Logan Williams was growing up, he always knew his father was working hard, running his own business in Whitley County. As an adult, he’s gained a whole new respect

for the company and his father. Williams, 26, is the son of Rick Williams, of Qualitex, who has been a business owner in Whitley County for 24 years. Prior to Qualitex, Rick Williams owned Quality Inspection and Gage, a Columbia City company. Both provide gages and

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Groundbreaking is Friday for new CCHS Staff reports COLUMBIA CITY — A groundbreaking ceremony for the new Columbia City High School is 11 a.m. June 16, at the site of the new school, located near Indian Springs Middle School, south of Columbia City on State Road 9. The event will begin at the ISMS track, with several speakers taking the podium. The event will then move from the ISMS track to the groundbreaking site. The public is invited to join WCCS in the ceremony. Construction on the school begins this summer.

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COLUMBIA CITY — After 2,340 days of school, Whitley County Consolidated Schools bid farewell to the Class of 2017 with its commencement ceremony last Friday. The 234 young adults walked into the Donald S. Weeks Gymnasium as students and walked out as Columbia City High School alumni. Surrounded by their family and friends, the graduates heard from Superintendent Patricia O’Connor, Valedictorian Madyson Stricker, Salutatorian Andrew Jagger and faculty speaker Joe Urschel. Stricker offered words of encouragement. “Go out there and give it your best shot,” she said. “Do your best to See CCHS, Page 7

Son of Qualitex owner is following father’s footsteps to become an entrepreneur, too

fixtures to a variety of industries, including automotive and medical. As a child, Logan spent some time around his father’s shops, mowing grass and doing odd jobs, but never dove into the heart of the business. “He never showed a big interest in the business,” Rick said. Now, Logan is vice president of Qualitex, and is setting up his career to one day buy out the company from his father. Being the owner of a small manufacturing company is rarely at the top of a young adult’s mind, but now that Logan is See DAD, Page 5

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Rick Williams, president of Qualitex in Whitley County, recently named his son, Logan, vice president.

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Aquatics facility gets rubber stamped By Nicole Minier nminier@kpcmedia.com

COLUMBIA CITY — Columbia City has the green light to move forward with its $4.25million aquatics facility. Tuesday afternoon, the Indiana Economic Development Corp. approved $844,079 in state funding for the Russel and Evelyn Fahl Aquatics Facility, which will have 7,500 square feet of outdoor recreation space at the site of the former Burnworth Pool. Also on Tuesday, the City Council unanimously approved an ordinance appropriating general obligation bonds up to $1.25 million toward the pool.

Columbia City Mayor Ryan Daniel said he would like for the bonds to be available for purchase by locals. “I think it’s important for residents to have the opportunity to buy those bonds,” Daniel said. The city is on track for a groundbreaking in August, as the engineering firm, Martin Riley, is working quickly to move forward with the project. The new facility will have a a competition pool with six lanes, a zero-depth entry pool, multiple waterslides, a current channel, a water vortex, a drop slide, a floatable play feature, and a grassy area for

picnics and other recreation. To ensure that the center is used yearround, the aquatics center will incorporate a large, outdoor ice skating rink. Construction is expected to be completed by May 2018. Also at Tuesday’s meeting: • The City Council earmarked several local business as being in compliance with their statement of benefits. Those companies are: KC Jones, Oakview Tool, Quality Gage, Bernham Kerr (Dunhams), Bernham Kerr (Dollar Tree), Peak Performance, Impact C&C, DOT

Special South Whitley meeting set for tonight By Tyler Roebuck troebuck@kpcmedia.com

SOUTH WHITLEY – The South Whitley Town Council will be holding a special public meeting Thursday evening to provide residents with background about their community. The meeting at 6:30 p.m. June 15 in the Whitko High School gymnasium will provide “a history of where we were and where we are now and where we want to be,” Councilman Bill Boggs said during the council’s meeting Tuesday, June 13.

All residents are encouraged to attend. In other town council news Tuesday: • Bryan Sprunger requested and received approval for a utilities adjustment for the month of April in which, due to a water heater break, he was overcharged. Similarly, Tim Campbell had a backup in his water system that resulted in an overcharged of $162.57. His request to adjust his bill was unanimously approved. • The town’s contract with Advanced Disposal

Sailrite helps raise $7,564 for Make-A-Wish Staff reports This is the second COLUMBIA CITY — year in a row Sailrite has Local business Sailrite donated to Make-A-Wish. issued a challenge to its “As a parent, your customers on April 28. greatest wish is for your The business would children to be born donate 10 percent of the healthy. Unfortunately for total sales that day to the some that doesn’t become Indiana chapter of Makea reality. Make-A-Wish A-Wish. After close of is a bright light in a dark business day, Sailrite tunnel, and if Sailrite can raised $7,564 for the orgacontribute to that it’s a nization. small price to pay,” SailOn May 22, Morgan rite owner and president James, Indiana chapter Hallie Grant said. representative from MakeSailrite is a full-stock A-Wish, visited Sailrite online retailer of fabrics, and was presented with tools, kits and videos to the donation. educate and equip DIY Make-A-Wish grants enthusiasts. Founded in the wishes of children 1969, Sailrite aims to with life-threatening provide all the knowledge medical conditions. and tools needed to sew Wish experiences have — even for big projects a profound impact on the like sewing sails and reupHaving Garageholstering Sale?furniture. PlaceLearn your children and theirafamilies. more at sailrite.com.

is coming up for renewal. The town council opted to open for bids at a later date. • New cameras installed in front of the police department have already been put to use. “Someone sideswiped one of the Sherrif’s cars,” Mikel Vandevener, Town Marshall, told council members Tuesday. “The case was open and shut in 12 hours.” He said the video footage caught by the cameras allowed for law enforcement to identify the culprit.

America and Precision Plastics. • The council approved an ordinance that encourages economic development in the city, particularly with electric utility customers. New

or current customers that add 1 megawatt of power to one delivery point, and have a capital investment of at least $1 million, will qualify for a decrease in rate — up to 20 percent in the first

year. Currently, the city’s largest electric customer is Precision Plastics at about 800 kilowatts. • The city is looking to fill a vacancy on the Tree Board. Terms are served for three years.

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CC United Methodist Church holds 14th Worship Arts Camp By Tyler Roebuck troebuck@kpcmedia.com

COLUMBIA CITY Over the week of June 5, the Columbia City United Methodist Church held its 14th Worship Arts Camp. The camp aims to provide a space where kids can explore and experience art, music, dance and audio visualization through a lens of faith. This year, 72 youth and more than 40 adults attended. “The camp was born out of the passion of helping kids see their talents in the arts,” said Karen Hedrick, children and family ministry director for the church. “There are so many opportunities for sports and athletics for kids around here, so we wanted to provide a space for arts.” A prominent goal of the

Worship Arts Camp is to be inclusive of everyone, regardless of ability. “We educate ourselves on how to work with children with special needs,” Karen said. “Those with special needs often get told they can’t succeed. Here, they get to shine.” The camp was originally the brain child of Heidi Emmert, director of Worship Arts at the church. “When we started, I had just left the classroom and wanted to continue to work with children,” she said. “I wanted to provide a space for kids to succeed in arts within the framework of faith.” In addition to a week full of music, arts and crafts, and a host of other fun activities, youth in attendance receive a T-shirt and have a daily

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Heidi Emmert (center) teaches youth a song they led on Sunday, June 11, for worship.

art project that is occasionally led by area artists. They also have two service projects each year they contribute to. “One of our projects this year was to raise

money for a new laptop for the TROY Center,” Hedrick said. “The center is very close to us here, as several of the teachers attend our church.” Youth also brought in items to give to the

children who attend the church’s Midweek Meal, a hot meal provided for community members in need. Middle and high school youth who attended the program in the past often

return to assist Emmert, Hedrick and Karen Sherbahn, co-director of children’s ministries, run the program through music, leading, and planning. “Teen and adult leaders have been planning this for months,” Hedrick said. “The kids come up with the music and dance moves. Their input is highly valued in the planning process.” The cost for the week is $45 per child, and included in that cost is a T-shirt, daily snacks, and all of the art projects produced throughout the week. Worship Arts Camp also leads worship the following Sunday. “It’s our most highly attended Sunday,” Hedrick said. “Including Easter.”

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Karen Hendrick addresses a group of younger children shortly before recording them individually to hear what the church means to them.

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Children, led by camp counselors, practice their dance moves for their opening number on Sunday.

Lilly Endowment scholarship application forms available Staff Reports WHITLEY COUNTY — The Community Foundation of Whitley County is encouraging Whitley County high school seniors to apply for the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship. The Community Foundation will once again

participate in the LECS program funded by the Lilly Endowment, which will provide a deserving student from the community with the opportunity to attend four years of college tuition free. The 2018 Lilly Community Scholarship will provide full tuition,

required fees and an annual stipend of up to $900 for required books and equipment for four years of full-time undergraduate study leading to a baccalaureate degree at an accredited college or university in Indiana. Graduating seniors who are residents of Whitley

County are encouraged to apply. The deadline for submission is Friday, Sept. 22. Applications can be found on the foundation’s website at cfwhitley.org. Created by Lilly Endowment to help raise Indiana’s level of educational attainment,

the program was first introduced in 1998. Since that time, 36 Whitley County students have received the prestigious award. The Community Foundation of Whitley County’s scholarship

committee will nominate one student to receive the scholarship this spring. The Community Foundation administers the program locally in coordination with Independent Colleges of Indiana.

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Columbia City Church of the Brethren celebrates new building addition By Tyler Roebuck troebuck@kpcmedia.com

COLUMBIA CITY — The Columbia City Church of the Brethren family gathered for an open house June 4 in the new addition to its original Washington Street building for the first time. The 3,727-square-foot addition doubles the size of the church, and makes it handicap accessible. “Here we are,” Pastor Dennis Beckner said as he addressed church members for the first time in the addition. “Somebody said in 1961 that this was a temporary space. Here we have made it a permanent space.” The process that eventually led to the new addition began in 1961 with discussions about how to grow the congregation. As time progressed and attendance fluctuated, the plans changed through the years. “I’ve been on several building committees,” Bill Brumbaugh, a member of the current building committee said. “We went through many plans over the years. At one point we met a design with a firm in Elkhart. We finally decided that we don’t want to move.” With this ongoing discussion, the church

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Already playing - Sunday school teacher Tonya Yager and a group of girls already embracing their new space in the basement of the addition during the open house.

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The addition to the Columbia City Church of the Brethren more than doubled the size of the Washington Street building that the church had been occupying since the 1960s.

held a series of home meetings to figure out what was best for the future of the congregation. “We did a full series of home meetings where we weighed the choice [of what direction to go],” said Theresa Ladd. “Being part of the community here was important. [Members] Felt like they wanted to

continue being a neighborhood church.” Ladd downplays her role in the process, which was far more important than she’d make you believe. “I think God sent her to this place at just the right time,” Brumbaugh said. Ladd, by profession an architect, designed the layout that eventually

became the addition. “It was a professional and emotional role because of my ties to the church,” she said. “It felt like building a home.” Already, the church is using the space to better serve the needs of the congregation and the community, with a wedding reception in the books, vacation bible school last week and a

graduation open house over the weekend. “I love this entrance because for cold weather the double doors will be nice,” Brumbaugh said with a proud glimmer in his eye. The Church broke ground on the addition in May 2016, and construction began last August. Building committee members Rex Johnson, Duane Lambert, Mike Hoppe, Pam Hoppe, Kathy Bills, Wayne Engdahl, Bill Brumbaugh and Theresa Ladd met weekly throughout the planning, building, and moving in processes. For now, the building is under a temporary occupancy permit due to some technical work to be performed on the elevator, but Beckner anticipates they will be granted full occupancy by the end of the month.

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Building committee member Bill Brumbaugh (left) describing the quiet room (behind) and how it will be used.

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Church member Jen Sery enters the addition for the first time on Sunday June 4.

Moyer looks to separate charges By Tyler Roebuck

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COLUMBIA CITY – Tanner Moyer appeared in Whitley County Circuit Court Monday June 12 with intentions

to sever the four counts against him into two different cases, for two different trials. According to his attorney, the counts of child molestation and

sexual misconduct with a minor are from two different victims, and are only being tried together because the nature of the crime is similar. Counts 1 and 2

allegedly occurred between August 2009 and December 2013 with one victim, while counts three and four are in reference to an alleged victim in 2015.

Ober: Local students receive first-ever educator scholarship Staff reports

INDIANAPOLIS — Local students planning to pursue a career in education are among the recipients of this year’s Next Generation Hoosier Educator Scholarship, according to State Rep. Dave Ober R-Albion. Ober supported legislation creating this scholarship program last year to incentivize top-performing students to pursue a career teaching in Hoosier classrooms. “Congratulations to these future educators,” Ober said. “It has been found that high-achieving

individuals, like these scholarship recipients, go on to be high-quality teachers. We hope this incentive will encourage more Hoosiers to enter the field of education.” According to Ober, the Next Generation Hoosier Educator Scholarship pays $7,500 per year for up to four years to students who obtain their teaching license and commit to teaching in Indiana for five consecutive years. The scholarship is available to 200 high-achieving high school and college students each year who either graduate in the top

20 percent of their class or earn a score in the top 20th percentile on the SAT or ACT. Over 600 students applied, and 200 scholarships were awarded to highly qualified students across the state. Whitley County · Samina Qureshi, Columbia City High School, Manchester University · Lexie Schuman, Whitko High School, Indiana Wesleyan University · Jayla Wigent, Columbia City High School, Ball State University

“The Commission wants to congratulate all 200 of the students who were chosen to receive the Next Generation Hoosier Educator Scholarship,” Indiana Commissioner for Higher Education Teresa Lubbers said. “We were encouraged by the high-quality applicants and know these future teachers will have a positive impact in Indiana classroom.” The 2018-2019 application will be available beginning in the fall. Visit LearnMoreIndiana. org/nextteacher for more information.

Prosecutor D.J. Sigler and Moyer’s defense attorney will provide the judge with legal briefs for their arguments for or against separating the trial, then Judge James

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Whitley County prosecutor discusses joys of job KPC News Service COLUMBIA CITY — “The best thing about this job is it’s the only job I know of where you get to strap on your red cape every day, and go to work and get bad guys,” D. J. Sigler Jr. said. Sigler is the new prosecutor in Whitley County, taking over the job in January, after Mathew Rentschler became the judge for Whitley Circuit Court. Sigler was selected for the post by a Republican caucus in December. His term expires at the end of 2018. One thing that Sigler really enjoys is when he gets to go out in the community and see what he can do in his role to

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help. Inside the courthouse his favorite part is the jury trial work. “I would much rather be in a courtroom with a jury, than shuffling papers on a desk somewhere,” Sigler said. Day-to-day he enjoys the work with judges and different agencies, the county sheriff’s department, the Columbia City Police Department. It’s a team effort to get the job done, he said. Sigler grew up in Decatur. Both he and his wife went to college in the Indianapolis area and expected to remain in central Indiana. That all changed when Sigler’s wife was offered a job in the area. When Sigler’s father went into the law practice with longtime

friend John Whiteleather in Columbia City, there was a new opportunity for him, too. “When I Sigler graduated from law school, I would have been really disappointed if I’d never had the opportunity to practice law with my dad. So, I came up here and joined Bloom, Gates, Sigler and Whiteleather, as an associate and became a deputy prosecutor right away,” Sigler said. Then, in 2003, Rentschler made Sigler his chief deputy prosecutor.

Sigler said he was splitting his time working at his father’s law firm and working as the chief deputy prosecutor. However, his schedule became too hectic when his second child was born. “There was actually more flexibility in the prosecutor’s office, in terms of my schedule, more of a controlled schedule. Private hire attorneys work weekends, they work until 8 or 9 o’clock at night. It just wasn’t conducive to raising a family. Whereas here I got to do what I loved and most of the time worked from eight in the morning to four-thirty or 5 o’clock in the afternoon and was home with my family,” Sigler said.

Sigler said being a prosecutor is a tough job. “The hardest cases are the cases that involve children. We recently had a jury trial here, and I was very pleased to get a conviction, and to get a substantial sentence for the defendant,” Sigler said. Despite some of those rough cases, Sigler still has hope for most of the people he sees in the

courtroom. “The one thing I’ve discovered in this job, and it gives me hope, is that there are a lot of people who make bad decisions but I don’t think there are a lot of bad people. I think largely people are good, and particularly in this community I’ve seen so much good come from the work that we’ve done,” Sigler said.

CFO from Page 1 into agriculture zoning. Concerns arose over lake residential zoning, which is near the perimeter of the lakes. This is to “confine lake zoning close to the lakes,” Bigler said. Some of the attendees voiced support for a larger buffer between the lakes and agriculture zoning, which is directly adjacent to all lake zones in the county. In the next several years, the board of zoning appeals plans to redraw zones in the county and encourages public input throughout the process. However, the purpose of the meeting was education about what qualifies as a CFO or CAFO. “We wanted to talk about the facts of livestock feeding operations,” John Woodmansee, the Purdue University Agricultural Extension Educator for Whitley and Noble counties, said in his opening remarks at the beginning of the meeting. The state’s definitions for confined feeding operations and confined animal feeding operations have rules, and “all CAFOs must follow all CFO rules plus a few others,” Woodmansee said. A CFOs have two different characteristics: confined animals in either buildings or lots with less than 50 percent vegetation for more than 45 days per year, and they have to have a certain range of animals. For an animal feeding

operation to qualify as a CFO, it must have more than: · 600 swine, · 300 beef, · 30,000 chickens, · 30,000 ducks, · 30,000 turkeys, · 500 horses, or · 600 sheep. For CAFOs, the IDEM regulations become more complex. A CAFO has more than: · 2,500 swine over 55 pounds, · 10,000 swine under 55 pounds, · 1,000 cattle or cow/calf pairs, · 700 mature dairy cows, · 1,000 other cows, · 30,000 laying chickens with a liquid manure system, · 82,000 laying chickens without a liquid manure system, · 125,000 non-laying chickens, · 50,000 ducks with liquid system, 30,000 without, · 55,000 turkeys, · 500 horses, or · 10,000 sheep. For a farm to become either a CFO or a CAFO, it must go through an extensive permitting process through IDEM. An operation must have a manure management plan, sufficient acreage that meets IDEM requirements for topography and engineering to spread manure and proper facilities to hold manure for at least 180 days, among other restrictions.

involved with the company, in manufacturing in the company, from engiLogan’s future.” 1986, part-time at a metal he says he’ll never have it neering to sales and human Logan’s maternal stamping facility while any other way. Even better resources. grandfather was also in going to high school. As he — he gets to spend every “It can be difficult for manufacturing. grew older, he learned more day with his father. fathers and sons to work “Logan can have a future about the line of work, and “I appreciate it now, but together, but we have a in this, and his sons can had aspirations of being his I really think I’ll appreciate mutual respect for each too,” Rick said. “Nobody own boss. it the most as I get older,” other,” Rick said. “We butt dreams of building gages, “My parents were always Logan said. “Most people heads, we’re still father and but it’s given me a good entrepreneurs and I saw graduate from high school son, but he wants to take living, and it will give how hard they worked,” and go off and do their own the company in a direction Logan a good living too.” Rick said. “I didn’t want to thing, and only see their that will suit him over time, Bringing a new perspecleave my financial future in parents on occasion or on but it’s still my baby.” tive, Logan has updated someone else’s hands. holidays. I’m so glad I see Logan plans to begin the company’s website and him more often.” He began Quality Inspecpurchasing the business made sure Qualitex has the Though his father has tion and Gage in 1993, from his father in the next best technology. been a successful business when Logan was a toddler. 10-15 years. “It’s a fresh perspective,” owner for 2.5 decades, “I was married with “Nobody will hand him Rick said. “And with me Logan said he never felt two kids and just trying to anything,” Rick said. “I’ve being 49 years old and the pressure to succeed his dad survive,” Rick said. “Every worked my whole life to oldest guy in the building, at Qualitex. day I had to hustle to bring get us here.” we’re not stuck in our After high school, Logan home a paycheck.” Rick said he’s seen ways. The combination has attended Indiana UniverBeing a business owner several companies where worked really well for us.” sity, where he studied sometimes means paying fathers hand their busiRick is proud to see how sports management and employees more than nesses over to their sons, his son has matured in the marketing. yourself, taking financial and they fail. He doesn’t past four years, gaining “I realized there weren’t risks and making decisions see that happening with his respect from himself and a lot of opportunities in that that can help or hurt the son. the employees. career,” Logan said. company. “He’s told me to pay “Every decision or So, he returned home “When I started, I some employees more than little thing I do is with the and took a job as the was begging the bank him because they’re worth company’s best interest lowest-paid employee at for money and trying to it. That’s hard for a lot of at heart,” Logan said. 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You never know We have the right who you’ll meet idea marketing our Former musician now sells soap at farmers’ market As I walked along through the weekly farmer’s market in downtown Columbia City on Saturday morning wearing a Manchester University shirt, a soft-spoken vendor called out a “good morning” to me. I replied, and he commented on my shirt. “I used to play for the Manchester Civic Band, and professionally before that,” he said. Our conversation developed as Larry Davidson began to tell me his story. Back in the 1950s and ’60s, this man who now sells all-natural soaps was a professional baritone saxophone player in an rhythm and blues group in northeast Ohio. “A friend of mine came to me and said, ‘There’s a group in Akron, Ohio, looking for a baritone sax player, would you be interested?’” he said. “I kicked it around and said, ‘Yeah, let’s try it.’” With that, Davidson began living his dream TYLER career as a professional ROEBUCK musician for the Dick Whittington Review. “We ended up playing seven nights a week, 365 days a year,” he said. The pay was excellent. “It was more money than what my papa was making, and he was a master electrician,” he said. “And, I had more fun doing it.” Building a reputation

The band became highly accomplished and recognized over the years. “We played for a radio station in Akron that had a big appreciation day. We opened for a group that was just formed that had a hit record out called ‘Brooklyn Bridge.’ The lead singer [of that group] was Johnny Maestro, and he was singing for the Crest. We did ‘Sixteen Candles’ [by the Crest] back in the late 50s, early 60s and were voted best R&B band in northeast Ohio for three years straight. Once, we opened for B.B. King. We were a house band for three different bars, and always had a usual crowd that followed us wherever we went,” he said. “Did a cover of ‘I’ve been loving you too long’ [by Otis Redding] and a lot of people said we did that better than the original.” Davidson even had a brush with national fame. “Richey and I, he was the lead singer and head of the band, played in a recording session for a guy named Sonny Gerasi. He was the lead singer for a group called The Outsiders in the late 60’s. The Outsiders broke up he came back to Cleveland and wanted to record an album. He wanted Richey to be on it and said, ‘I need a baritone sax, do you know anybody?’ Richey said, ‘I sure do!’ So, I was in on the recording session on the new album,” he said. “[Gerasi] decided to go back to California and formed a group called Climax and recorded ‘Precious and Few’ and sold millions.”

Changing times

The end of Davidson’s professional music career came with the Vietnam War in 1969. “I was drafted and signed up for the Air Force,” he said. “I wanted to get an audition for the band, but there were no open spots so I couldn’t do that. After the Air Force, I retired from playing until four or five years

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Larry Davidson stands at his table at the Columbia City weekly farmer’s market Saturday morning. Davidson toured with an rhythm and blues band in the 1960s in and around Cleveland, Ohio.

ago.” When he came back from the war, Davidson became involved in the automotive industry in Ohio. “I came to Indiana in ’86 when the automotive market in Ohio took a nose dive,” he said. “A friend in Warsaw invited me to spend a week with him and find a job. I found one my second day here, went back to Ohio that weekend, packed everything up and moved. I’ve been here ever since.” Soap business

Davidson and his wife, Kay, now live in rural Whitley County and started making and selling their soap around 2005. “Kay did some research on the ingredients in soap, and some of the stuff is carcinogenic,” he said. “She said, ‘I’d like to try to make an all-natural soap with no chemicals.’ And that’s what we do now.” The couple has had success with their soap, with product spreading internationally. “Some of it is in Iraq and Afghanistan – we used to give scent-free to soldiers when they were deploying,” he said. “We had a girl that was from China buy some and sent some to China. Some is in Hawaii, Alaska and Italy. It’s pretty cool to know that we’re helping someone around the world.” Musical instinct

Davidson returned to music about five years ago after he and his wife attended an Eagles concert. “They had a four-piece band with a baritone [saxophone],” he said. “I heard that and said, ‘Man, I could do that.’ So, I got a horn and started playing with the Manchester Civic Band. It was strange, since it had been 41 years since I touched a horn, and it came back slow. It’s like riding a bicycle.” Due to health problems, Davidson can no longer play, but his son has picked up the mantle. Ultimately, Davidson had quite the experience, and even got to live out his dream. “My dream was always to be a studio musician and play on records. That’s what I always wanted to do,” he said. He is happy with his life now, and will always remember fondly his life as a professional musician. He’s also grateful to live in Indiana. “I was born in Ohio, but Indiana is my home.” The next time you’re at your local farmer’s market, don’t be afraid to chat. You never know the wonderful experiences that someone may have had. TYLER ROEBUCK is a reporter for IN|Whitley County and the Churubusco News.

unemployment rate Whitley County and Columbia City have the right idea marketing the area’s low unemployment rate to states with higher rates. It’s a concept that takes little effort in the web-connected world we live in today, but could prove effective. It’s great that the county and city looked beyond the region and the state to attract talent. By doing so, they stand to benefit other counties in the region as well. “In general, we like to work together as a region,” Katie Dewitt, Whitley County Economic Development Corp. executive director, told IN|Whitley County last week. “Out of courtesy, we didn’t want to have a campaign in Indiana. We’re all trying to grow. If northeast Indiana is successful, then we will be successful.” But, perhaps marketing outside our state borders isn’t enough. While Whitley County’s

Our view unemployment rate of 2.3 percent is low, other counties in the region have a rate that is now below 2 percent. Out of 92 counties, its unemployment rate is ranked 68th, from highest to lowest. That means there are a number of other counties in need of workers more so than Whitley. Indiana’s unemployment rate in April was at 3.6 percent. By comparison, Ohio’s rate is 5 percent, Michigan and Illinois are 4.7 percent and Kentucky is at 5.1 percent. That being said, Indiana is currently 14th on the list if you rank all 50 states from lowest to highest unemployment rates. The entire nation needs workers. New Mexico has the highest unemployment rate

at 6.7 percent. That sounds quite a bit higher than 2.3 percent, until you consider 6 percent used to be considered “full employment.” Less than 30 years ago, a nearby city, Ligonier, in Noble County, put up a sign on the border of Texas and Mexico to advertise the jobs it had available at its local factories. This was during a time of low unemployment for the area and the sign worked, said current Mayor Patty Fisel, who recalls the post office being crowded every Friday with workers ready to send a portion of their paychecks back home to families. Whitley County needs skilled workers and it needed them yesterday. The targeted promotion the city and county are doing is a great step in the competition for qualified labor. Maybe it’s time to erect a virtual sign across the Internet that reaches outside the U.S. and says, “Come here skilled workers, we have jobs.”

Pulling out of Paris Climate Agreement was right decision Well, the world is in turmoil due to the fact President Donald J. Trump pulled the United States out of the Paris Climate Agreement. Places all over the world lit up their capitols with green lights to object. I feel vindicated as I have green shutters on my house. I feel so much more part of the “world community” now. Included with the likes of China, India, Japan, Venezuela, you know, all those really clean air places. Unlike many of the parlor communists on the left serving in our Congress, I have actually read the thing. Of course they did not see or read it as the former occupant of the White House did not send it to them because he knew it would be soundly rejected. After all, it is only going to cost $100 billion a year by the year 2020, and continue that amount until the year 2025. It will go into a fund called “Climate Finance.” Can you imagine giving that much money to a bunch of socialists at the United Nations? Not hard to imagine given the former occupant of the White

LETTER TO THE EDITOR House shipped several billion dollars in cash to Iran on pallets in the middle of the night. Same guy that pushed for the Paris thing. Is that weird, or what? Now, any person with half a brain in their head knows what this is about. Another attempt to cripple the United States of America. It seems the country that has done the most in just about every area of life for the sake of a better world is under constant attack by just about everybody. Most injurious from our own members of Congress. This country has sacrificed more blood, resources, lives and capital for the greater good than any country in the history of man. The Paris thing is about bringing the United States into a failed Socialist ideology because the United States of America has been, is, and will continue to be the only bastion of freedom

on the face of the earth. Period. Socialism has failed in virtually every society it has tried to prosper, and we in this country should reject it and any person who tries to draw us into a failed system. The USA is a Constitutional Republic, we are self governing, and as voters we have an obligation to let our elected officials know that if they do not agree with us on this point then they can go live the dream in Cuba! Hard for me to fathom the communist, Bernard Sanders, serving in the United States senate. Do Vermonters not care? Just one more observation about the Paris thing: Memo to the former occupant of the White House……The United States is broke. We cannot give the United Nations Green Climate Fund any money because we do not have it to give. Maybe you should have thought about that before shipping pallets of money to a country that hates our guts and wants to kill all of us. Dave Cooper Churubusco

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Churubusco celebrates Class of 2017 By Tyler Roebuck troebuck@kpcmedia.com

CHURUBUSCO – “I am glad to make a speech in front of you today because, if you know me, you know I love attention,” opened Churubusco High School’s 2017 Salutatorian Trevor Kelley. He continued with a comical speech that engaged the packed

gymnasium at Churubusco Jr.-Sr. High School on Friday, June 9. “It has been said that fear is the greatest motivator,” Kelley said. “For me, food has always been a better one.” “If I were offered cake as a reward, I would do well at everything. Ninety-five graduates accepted their diplomas

and are ready to begin their post-high school lives. Seventy-one graduates will be attending some form of higher education, be it a technical school or university. Sixteen will go straight into the workforce. Six will join the military, and two graduates are undecided. “I made it. You made

it. We made it,” said Irish Starkey, 2017 valedictorian. The valedictorian spoke about focusing on what’s important — bottles and buns. “It has been said that life is full of bottles and buns. If we lose focus on bottles, they break. They are the important things in life that need care

and attention. Buns are important too, but they are alright if we leave them alone for a little while. “We realized some people’s bottles are other people’s buns. When we watch each other’s bottles, we all do better.” ’Busco’s Class of 2017 was a talented and wellrounded one, according to Principal Jim Folland,

with students excelling in FFA, music, academics and sports of all varieties, including a strong representation of the sectional-winning basketball team. The ceremony concluded with the students forming a circle with candles before the traditional celebratory throwing of the hats.

WHITKO STUDENTS OF THE MONTH

Whitko Community Schools named its students of the month for May. From left: Audrey Bradford, Whitko High School. Bradford voluntarily helps others upon completing her responsibilities. She has steadily been successful in class and makes no excuses for her grades or behavior. Audrey was nominated by teacher Kenny Miller. Luis Anzaldo, Whitko Middle School. Anzaldo is a great student and a great person. His teachers are very impressed with his work ethic and the way he treats other students. He does assignments with excellence and goes the extra mile. He is all around a great young man. Anzaldo was nominated by teachers Andy Layman, Erik Hisner, Laura Thong‐Umphai, Antimony Fox and Sheila Gillett. Anna Sickafoose,

South Whitley Elementary School. As an ambassador, Sickafoose has demonstrated responsibility, dedication, leadership and initiative. She is also an exemplary student in the classroom. She completes all of her assignments on time, and also shows that her schoolwork is important to her by being on the A Honor Roll. Her teacher, Peg Dyer, said she feels very fortunate to have Sickafoose as a student in her classroom this year. She was nominated by Dyer. Austin Shively, Pierceton Elementary School. Shively comes to school each day with a positive attitude. He gives his best effort on everything that is assigned to him. He brings energy to all of classroom conversations. He gets his work done while at the same time, he will make time for his peers.

He cares and is always concerned for others in the classroom. Finally, if you are feeling a bit down, and you need a lift, just look at Shively. He will give you a smile, his teachers say. He’s a great student and a better person. As an ambassador at PES, Shively comes to every meeting ready to learn and grow as a leader and mentor to the students at PES. He shows great leadership skills and is willing to help out wherever he can. Recently, he helped with Kindergarten Round Up at PES by staying with the students and playing games with them in the gym, and also helping with crafts in the kindergarten classrooms. As a student he is always smiling and ready for the task at hand. Shively was nominated by teachers Bill Rhodes and Abby Spurlin.

CCHS from Page 1 change the world. We’ve conquered this beginning. Congrats on a job well done.” Jagger told his classmates he didn’t have advice — he’s in the same position as them. “I have no advice for you. I’m the same age as you. I’ve shared experiences with you. I’m figuring out life at the same time as you,” Jagger

said. “Advice comes from those with experiences far beyond my own.” He encouraged his fellow graduates to work hard, roll with the punches and “pick something to do, and do it well.” O’Connor and Urschel offered advice for the road ahead. “Now, your formal public education is over,”

O’Connor said. “The next steps are up to you. As you move forward in life, you’ll experience many more successes. Because life is what it is, you’ll have the occasional failure. When that happens, that’s when you really go to school.” Urschel encouraged the graduates to push forward. “Pressure is sitting out in the parking lot. Fear is

with it, and they’re up to no good,” Urschel said. “If you’re feeling that pressure, know you’re not alone. Even if you have a plan, they don’t always work out.” The school leaders encouraged the students to persevere. “Take the energy of failure and channel it into opportunity,” O’Connor said.

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Local golfers edged out of state finals By Justin Hunter jhunter@kpcmedia.com

WARSAW – They were so close to advancing to the state finals, they could almost taste it. Columbia City’s Spencer McCammon and Churubusco’s Trey Meyer competed at the Warsaw regional at Stonehenge Golf Club last week. Both McCammon and Meyer had 75 strokes, just missing qualification for the state finals by one shot. “Spencer played pretty

much mistake-free golf and had a good rhythm going through 16 holes,” said Columbia City head coach Andrew Thompson. “He hit a lot of greens in regulation and only had one three putt so he was definitely in a stride. There were a couple of delays in pace of the tournament the last few holes there with a ball hunt and a ruling in the groups ahead and I think that broke his stride a bit. Obviously, he was in a good position standing on the 17th tee even par

with two holes to play but had a couple shots in the water and that led to a triple bogey 6 and a bogey 6 to end it. Then, it was a waiting game to see the rest of the results come in and what score would qualify to go to State. It’s a fine line in a field of this caliber to get one of those five spots and move on. In the end Spencer played some great golf on a tough course and just so happened to fall one shot short.” Bishop Dwenger won the team title, followed

by Homestead and Carroll to advance to the state finals at Prairie View. Meyers played a very similar golf match to McCammon at the regional. “Trey played great again,” said head coach Ryan Meyer. “He hit 12 greens in regulation. He shot the number we had in our mind to get out, unfortunately he needed one less. That being said it was a great score. Overall he had a great high school golf career.”

Whitko seniors; coach receive honors By Justin Hunter jhunter@kpcmedia.com

SOUTH WHITLEY – Whitko’s baseball team is getting some much-deserved recognition after their historic season. The Wildcats won their first sectional championship in its program history. The Indiana High School Baseball Coaches Association had a meeting last week and honored two individuals for their efforts this season. The Three Rivers Conference also had four

senior Wildcats listed on first team and one on honorable mention. Drew Bradford was selected as the district 1 player of the year and first team all-conference. Bradford went 9-1 on the season from the mound. He had a 1.02 earned run average, and had 103 strikeouts in 75 innings played. Bradford also recorded a no hitter this season. At bat, Bradford hit 0.417 at the plate, with a home run, nine doubles, 34 RBIs and 20

stolen bases. Head coach Erik Hisner was selected district 1 coach of the year for the second consecutive year. Hisner led the Wildcats to their sixth consecutive 20-win season. Catcher Zach Hewitt made first team all-conference with a 0.330 batting average, three home runs, 30 RBIs and 19 runs scored. Infielder Landen Goff had a great eye at the plate. He had an on-base percentage

of 0.523 and walked 35 times. Goff scored 36 runs in his pursuit of being named on first team all-conference. Alex Bechtold had a great season in the outfield and was named on the first team. He had a 0.319 batting average, scored 40 runs and stole 18 bases. Alex Robbins had a big season on the mound. He was listed all-conference honorable mention with a 1.75 ERA and 34 strikeouts in 48 innings played.

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Spencer McCammon takes a swing at the Warsaw regional. McCammon played as an individual.

Stanczak completes first season as CCHS tennis coach By Justin Hunter

Stanczak is hopeful when he looks back on the COLUMBIA CITY – youngest players on the Phil Stanczak has been tennis squads. teaching and coaching “The most improvement tennis for 21 years at I saw probably came from Columbia City High the freshmen. I’m looking School. But, this past forward to see they season, he coached girls continue to improve and tennis for the first time. they hopefully continue Stanczak’s team was playing tennis,” he said. able to win a pair of team The tennis team hopes matches against Churuto practice together and busco and Prairie Heights, spend one-on-one tennis despite having no seniors. training from Stanczak By Justin Hunter tennis experience. In and built that team camament from everyone both The other highlight of the jhunter@kpcmedia.com to win more games next return their interest in the raderie that’s found in a JV and varsity. I couldn’t year came in the postSOUTH WHITLEY season. sport peaked so we can double tandem. They were help to be encouraged.” season. No. 1 doubles – Taking on a head “I hope the most grow our program. They a real good pair late in the The boys and girls players Jayma Acres and coaching position for the improvement we’ll see played extremely well season.” tennis teams hosted a Hannah Behm advanced first season is no easy from them is over the this year. I thought it was Ogden says that singles youth camp May 29-June to the sectional semifinals task. Ben Ogden proved summer,” said Stanczak. great.” player Jackie Werstler 2 to build interest in the and Knox’s doubles team. that it could be done with “We play so many games Not many tennis teams had a successful season, sport around the commuThey fell in the sectional success for the Whitko back to back, and spring in the state featured twins. and expects a big senior nity. Ninteen campers finals to a pair from girls’ tennis team. doesn’t exactly have the Whitko featured two sets season for Werstler. attended, the majority Culver Military. Ogden led the Lady best weather. So, we lost of twins: Morgan and “Our No. 3 singles of which were girls. The “They were two of Wildcats to a 15-5 season, quite a bit of days. We Delaney Keirn; Gracie player (Werstler), who is camp came just a week our better players and and made an appearance have to continue playing and Jessica Hook. The most likely to be our No. after the girls we put them together in in the Warsaw sectional over the summer to get Keirns were single players 1 next year, had a great “Many athletes from doubles,” said head coach title match against the better. I don’t want them this season. The Hook season, and she will be our boys and girls tennis Phil Stanczak. “They had Tigers. just picking up a racket sisters played No. 1 ready to fill that big spot teams were there to help the skills, they just didn’t Much of the team’s just to play. I want to doubles. next year.” out,” said Ogden. “That have the doubles part success came from the compete and get better.” “The Kierns were absoOgden didn’t only meant a lot to me, that down. They really figured seniors, according to Another big component lutely stellar,” said Ogden. like what he saw from they would be willing to out how to play and Ogden. to growing success in a “I definitely saw improvethe varsity team, he was help out our program right compete competitively “There was a real stark program is to continue ment as the season went pleased with the level after a grueling season.” together.” difference. We had a lot finding the right kind on. Our double players of play from the junior Ogden had a season The team collectively of senior leadership on of athletes on the team, especially impressed varsity team. to remember for his first featured seven players top, but I also had an Stanczac explained. me. Our twins (Gracie “There was a lot of season coaching tennis. never had played in Whitley abundance of young girls “I want County. to find the kids Hook and Jessica Hook) growth there,” Ogden saidCounty “It was a wonderful Having a Garage Sale? Place your ad in IN|Whitley and reach over who 13,000 homes tennis before the season. who were interested in that want to play and to never played doubles of the JV team. “Some crack into my head “It’s amazing how the sport,” said Ogden. get better,” he said. “I can before, and that was a of them never had any coaching career for these girls can pick up on “We also had an influx help those kids. The ones big challenge for them. experience outside of gym tennis,” said Ogden. “I things,” said Stanczak. “I of talent from transfer that just want to pick the They struggled a little bit class. They had some had a stellar group of aatnews tip? IN|Whitley County newspaper atwatching (260) 693-3949 enjoyed them students, includingHave a racket up are the ones that the beginning of theCall your trouble making contact girls in the Keirn twins, get better and understand foreign exchange student will never improve like I season. They never played with the ball at the beginWestler, the Hook twins, the game. There is a (Manon Sonneville from would want them to. It’s a together, so there were ning of the season. It Jenna VanCuren and lot more to tennis than Belgium). “Our seniors great sport to be a part of. some interesting issues to became second nature to Sonneville. 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Columbia City’s high school girls basketball team hosted a youth camp for grades 1-5. The week of fundamentals and daily competitions were held by high school coaches and athletes, well as Indian Springs coaches.

At Columbia City’s girls basketball camp, several individuals were recognized. From left are: Anisa Tonkel, winner of field goal percentage and 30 second lay ups for grades 1-3; Ryleigh Graves, winner of free throw percentage grades 1-3; Kloe Krieg, winner of field goal percentage for grades 4-5; Molly Baker, winner of 30 second layups for grades 4-5; and Kyndra Sheets, winner of free throw percentage for grades 4-5.

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Whitko head coach Ben Ogden instructs youth tennis campers at Whitko High School.

CC camp looks to ‘spike’ volleyball interest By Justin Hunter jhunter@kpcmedia.com

COLUMBIA CITY – The Columbia City volleyball team is hosting a youth camp this month. The camp will be directed by new head coach Suzanne Taylor, Madison Daniel and Brook Farber, along with the high school volleyball team. The event will last from June 19-23 and feature an elementary

and middle school camp. The elementary camp lasts from 11:00 a.m. 12:30 p.m. The middle school camp lasts 2-3:30 p.m. Both camps cost $50, and include a T-shirt. Parents can pre register or bring payment with registration on the first day of camp. A form can be found by contacting coach Taylor by phone: (734)735-4860 or email her at taylors@wccsonline.com.

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COLUMBIA CITY — The Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores in Columbia City and Anderson will host grand reopening celebrations June 16-17. The store refresh includes a new product assortment, redesigned

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Late soybean planting considerations While a lot of crop planting progress has been made in recent days in northeast Indiana, some producers still need to plant soybeans for the first time, while others may need to replant. Shaun Casteel, Purdue soybean and small grains specialist, recently wrote that if you are in the situation of planting soybeans in June, you need to consider your seeding rates, row width and maturity group. Soybeans trip their reproductive trigger (flowering) as the day length shortens, which occurs much quicker with delayed plantings. Casteel said planting in the first weeks of June require 10-20 percent increase in seeding rates, about 15,000 seed/acre increments for each week of delay. The higher

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tions, replanting with a GPS-guided offset will also limit mechanical damage to existing stand.” Casteel said full-season varieties for your respective regions can still be planted until June 15 for the northern quarter, June 20 for the central half, and June 25 for the southern quarter of Indiana. He said varieties should be dropped a half maturity group after these dates and planted for another two weeks before we consider other alternatives. “Variety selection for replanting can be difficult, because we ideally want the whole field to mature at the same time to ease

harvest operations,” he said. “General rules of thumb include that a three-week delay in planting is about one-week delay in maturity. A shift in 1.0 maturity group unit is approximately seven-10 day difference in maturity. Again, these are given as guidelines and not absolutes.” To access Casteel’s full article on late soybean planting considerations, see the June 2 issue of Purdue Pest & Crop newsletter online at extension.entm. purdue.edu/pestcrop/2017/ Issue10/. JOHN WOODMANSEE is an extension educator for Whitley and Noble counties.

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• Churubusco’s Turtle Days Festival is June 14-17 at the town park. The theme of this year’s festival is “Oscar’s Still Great on our 68th.” Visit turtledays.com for more information. • 80/20 will be at Peabody Public Library in Columbia City at 6 p.m. with engineering kits. All ages are welcome, but children 13 and under must be accompanied by an adult. June 16

• Groundbreaking for the new Columbia City High School will take place at the site, located near Indian Springs Middle School, south of Columbia City on State Road 9. The ceremony will begin at the ISMS track, then proceed to the site. The public is invited to attend. • Junior Achievement serving Whitley County will host its annual golf outing 9 a.m. at Eagle Glen Golf Course in Columbia City. Registration is at 8 a.m. Lunch will follow the golf match, and prizes will be awarded at 1 p.m. Proceeds go toward Junior Acheivement serving Whitley County. Registration and sponsorship opportunities are available by contacting Baily Beiswanger at baily.beiswanger@ micropulseinc.com or 229-8795.

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• The Sons of American Legion Post 157 will host the annual Turtle Days Chicken Sales June 17 starting at 11 a.m. until sold out. The cost is $6 for a grilled half chicken. Proceeds will benefit local youth and veteran projects. • The Tri-Lakes Property Owners Association will host a pancake and sausage breakfast 8-10 a.m. at the Tri-Lakes Park on Fish Hatchery Road. Eat-in or carryout is available. • Cleveland Township’s Fire Department will host an ice cream social 4 p.m. until sold out. In addition to ice cream, there will also be burgers, hot dogs, homemade desserts and homemade vanilla, chocolate and lemon ice cream. Everything is provided for a free-will donation. Take home quarts of ice cream are $4 each. • A cruise-in and ice cream social to benefit the Impact Center Food Pantry in Columbia City will be hosted by West Point Trinity United Methodist Church 4-7 p.m. The event will include homemade ice cream, sloppy joes, coney dogs and desserts at a free-will donation. Motorcycles, cars, trucks, tractors — everyone is welcome. • Columbia City High School’s Band Boosters will host a fundraising event 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Ball Furniture in downtown Columbia City. There will be music from the band, a bake sale, raffle and band cards. There will be 50 percent off all reclining furniture for Father’s Day, with a portion of each item sold going to the band. • Peabody Public Library will host author Wray McCalester at 1 p.m. for a book signing, “The Blackbird’s Boast.” Having a Garage Sale? Place your ad

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• Churubusco’s Town Council meets at 6:30 p.m. on the first and third Wednesdays every month at the town hall on Home Avenue. June 22 • The Friends of Peabody Public Library will host its book sale June 22-24. The sale will be held 5-8 p.m. June 22; 9 a.m.-8 p.m. June 23; and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. June 24. June 23

• CJ’s Cruzin, hosted by CJ’s Drive In at 502 E. Business 30 in Columbia City, is hosted the fourth Friday every month through September. The event is 5-8 p.m. June 24

• The 2017 Master Gardeners Garden Walk will be 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and will feature gardens from the Churubusco/Smith Township area. There are seven gardens on the tour. • The Little Miss Whitley County Pageant will be held at 1 p.m. at the Whitley County 4-H Center, Squawbuck Road, Columbia City. • Whitley County’s Relay for Life will be hosted at Churubusco High School’s football field, 9 a.m. to midnight. Throughout the day, attendees will celebrate with cancer survivors, remember those lost and fight back against cancer. The event includes food, games and music. Follow Relay For Life of Whitley County on Facebook or visit relayforlife.org/whitleycountyin. • The parade for the Old Settlers Day Festival begins at 6 p.m., traveling on Main Street in Columbia City. • The Whitley County Farmers Market is 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. every Saturday through October. This week’s market will be held in the parking lot of Parkview Whitley Hospital, due to the Old Settlers Day Festival. • Relay for Life of Whitley County begins at 9 a.m. and continues through midnight at the Churubusco High School football field. Relay for Life is the American Cancer Society’s signature fundraising event. There will be food, games, music and more to enjoy. Follow “Relay for Life of Whitley County” for more information, or visit relayforlife.org/whitleycountyin.

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participants, and takes place at the Whitley County Historical Museum, 108 W. Jefferson St., Columbia City. • The Old Settlers Day Festival in downtown Columbia City will be held June 20-24. For more information, visit oldsettlers.net.

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• A golf outing at Eel River Golf Course will raise money for fireworks at Blue Lake. The event begins at 8 a.m. with check-in at 7:30 a.m. The cost is $60 per person or $240 for a team. To participate, sign up by June 19 with Steve Swygart, 417-7510 or email swygart2003@yahoo.com. June 27

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• The Leatherneck Coffee Club meets the first Saturday of each month at 8 a.m. for morning chow at St. Paul of the Cross Church in Columbia City. Active duty and honorably discharged U.S. Marines and USN Hospital Corpsmen are welcome for camaraderie, sea stories and service to the community. • Churubusco’s athletic department will host its annual golf outing at Eel River. For more information, call 693-2131. • Sugar Grove Church of God will host its annual ice cream social 4-8 p.m. The church is located at the intersection of County Roads 500 South and 500 East in Noble County. The menu includes sandwiches, hot dogs, pies, cakes, cookies and homemade ice cream. There will also be caricatures, balloon art and facepainting, as well as live entertainment. The proceeds will go to Greg Norden, who was badly injured in a bicycle accident. Freewill donations will be accepted. The public is invited to attend. July 10

• The Miss Whitley County Scholarship Program will be 6 p.m. at First Church of God, Depoy Drive, Columbia City. • Churubusco’s youth volleyball camp will be held July 10-12, 12:30-3:30 p.m. The camp is for incoming 4th-8th graders, which will be grouped by age and ability. The cost is $40 per player. Contact Caitlin Starkey at starkeyc@sgcs.k12.in.us or (248)854-4390. July 11

• The Whitley County Patriots will host military appreciation night and Indiana General Goodwin of the U.S. Army as a speaker. There will be a performance of the color guard and Shrine bagpipers as well. Whitley County Patriot meetings are held monthly at the Columbia City Church of the Nazarene, 506 N. Main St., at 7 p.m. July 14-20

• The Whitley County 4-H Fair will be at the Whitley County Fairgrounds in Columbia City.

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• Whitley County’s Commissioners meet at 1 p.m. on the first and third Mondays every month, in the Whitley County Government Center in downtown Columbia City. • Churubusco’s VFW will have pork and chicken shish kabobs 11 a.m. until sold out at the corner at Ranney’s Body Shop. July 19

• Churubusco’s Town Council meets at 6:30 p.m. on the first and third Wednesdays every month at the town hall on Home Avenue.

July 23 • Green Center United Methodist Church will host its vacation bible school 6-8 p.m. July 23-27 at the church, at the corner of County Roads 300 East and 300 South in Noble County. The program is for children ages 5 through 5th grade. To register, call 13,000 homes in Whitley County. 636-3522 or 438-3809.

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Common Council meet at 5 p.m. and 6 p.m., respectively, on the second and fourth Tuesdays every month. Meetings are held on the third floor at City Hall in downtown Columbia City. IN|Whitley County newspaper • South Whitley’s Town Council meets at 6:30 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesdays every month.

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• Whitley County’s Commissioners meet at 1 • CJ’s Cruzin, hosted by CJ’s Drive In at 502 E. p.m. on the first and third Mondays every month, in Business 30 in Columbia City, is hosted the fourth Have newsCenter tip? Call your at (260) 693-3949 the Whitley County a Government in downFriday every month through September. The event is town Columbia City. 5-8 p.m. • An all-ladies tea party will be hosted 10 a.m. to noon at the Quiet Corner Tea and Coffee Room. July 29 Bring your favorite tea cup and and enjoymailed tea, IN|Whitley County issaucer direct to over 13,000 homes and businesses Whitley County. • Columbiain City Joint High School’s Class of June 28 dessert and fellowship with master gardner Sherri 1987 will host its 30th reunion 6 p.m. at Portside • Peabody Public Library will host author DeLong. Pizza, Tri-Lakes. Social hour begins at 5 p.m. There Shanon Roberts to discuss her new book, “Rise Up! • Merriam Christian Chapel will host vacation will be door prizes, a 50/50 drawing, corn hole and Devotions.” bible school and day camp June 19-23. There will be thein bandWhitley Cheyenne will perform at 9 p.m. The cost IN|Whitley County is the largest weekly circulation publication County. music, Bible teaching, crafts and other activities that is $25 per person or $35 for a couple. Send RSVP to July 3 center around the theme “Operation Artic.” VBS, Angie Vance at 315 S. Pumpkin Ridge Ct, Columbia • Whitley County’s Commissioners meet at 1 for children four years old through first grade, meets City, , by July 1. The cost is $5 extra per person p.m. on the first and third Mondays every month, in 9-11:40 a.m. Day Camp, for second through sixth if paid after July 1. For more information, contact the Whitley County Government Center in downgraders, meets 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Lunch is included. www.inwhitleycounty.com is averaging already! Vance at month 229-0170 or amvance1138@yahoo.com. town Columbia City.over 40,000 visitors each • Columbia City High School’s Class of 1952 June 20 July 5 will host its 65th reunion 12:30-4 p.m. at Smith’s The 9th annual Civil War Camp begins June • Churubusco’s Town Council meets at 6:30 Funeral Home. Lunch is at 1 p.m. Reservations 20 and concludes June 22. The camp costs $40 p.m. on theIN|Whitley first and third Wednesdays every month are(260) required, call Jo Ann at 244-6296 or France Need a website for your business? Give County a call at 426-2640 ext. 3324 per camper, ages 10-13. The camp is limited to 30 at the town hall on Home Avenue. 691-3247.

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