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GOOD MORNING Sandy Hook 911 calls made public HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Recordings released Wednesday of 911 calls from the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting show town dispatchers urged panicked callers to take cover, mobilized help and asked about the welfare of the children as the boom of gunfire could be heard at times in the background. One caller told police in a trembling, breathless voice that a gunman was shooting inside the building. “I caught a glimpse of somebody. They’re running down the hallway. Oh, they’re still running and still shooting. Sandy Hook school, please,” the woman said. In the minutes that followed, staff members inside the school pleaded for help as Newtown police juggled the barrage of calls. The calls were posted on the town’s website under a court order after a lengthy effort by The Associated Press to have them released for review. An unidentified teacher called from a classroom to the left of the front entrance to report what sounded like gunshots in the hall. She said she was in the room with all her students and hadn’t yet locked the door. “Keep everybody calm, keep everybody down, get everybody away from windows, OK,” the dispatcher said. Another woman, who was shot in the foot, reported that she was in a classroom with children and two other adults, but that there was no way to safely lock the door. The dispatcher told her to apply pressure to the wound. One of the first calls came from a custodian, Rick Thorne, who said that a window at the front of the school was shattered.
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Training, caller crucial at Eastside Police, school had control quickly BY JEFF JONES jjones@kpcmedia.com
BUTLER — It could have been a much different outcome when police encountered a Butler man wearing camouflage gear and possessing two guns in his vehicle outside Eastside Junior-Senior High School as classes were being dismissed Tuesday. Butler Police and Eastside officials credit training and quick response to the situation. There were no injuries, and no shots
were fired. Police were able to apprehend Chad J. Czaja, 34, of the 200 block of Park Lane, along East Green Street, directly across from the high school. Czaja told police he meant to scare his daughter as a prank when he arrived to pick her up from school, Police Chief Jim Nichols said Wednesday. A witness called police after seeing a rifle in the front seat of Czaja’s vehicle as Czaja put on the camouflage gear outside the school.
“I’m really glad we had the conclusion we had. No one got hurt,” Nichols said. “I was very impressed with the school and the communication we had with them throughout the entire event. “I also want to thank the individual who contacted us and gave us the information,” Nichols said. “That’s what we’re lacking sometimes, people stepping up and reporting information like that. Seconds are crucial, and we got there before anything worse was allowed to happen. The subject that called in should be commended for his actions, for
being alert and being observant.” Nichols, Assistant Chief Matt Traster, Officer Matt Tamez and reserve Officer John Isenberg responded to the call. They were assisted by officers from the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department and Waterloo Marshal’s Department. Before Tuesday, Czaja’s only criminal history involved an April 2007 misdemeanor charge for improper tagging of a deer or taking a deer without a license. In connection with Tuesday’s incident, Czaja has been charged SEE EASTSIDE, PAGE A8
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Former WorkOne Northeast veterans service officer Grover O’Dell, left, of Auburn talks with Jim McClure, service officer for Francis Vinyard Post 2749 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars,
during Wednesday’s job fair for veterans at the Kendallville post. O’Dell, who is semi-retired, said he came to the event to see how strong attendance was.
VFW hosts job fair for vets BY MATT GETTS mgetts@kpcmedia.com
KENDALLVILLE — Coming home after serving their country overseas, most veterans want to be able to provide for their families. Getting a job is a priority upon their return, and that’s why the Francis Vinyard Post 2749 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars agreed to WorkOne Northeast’s request to host a job fair for veterans and others at the post Wednesday. Among the companies and
institutions that planned to participate in the fair were Group Dekko, HTI Manufacturing Solutions, Kraft Foods Group, Parker Hannifin, Guardian Industries, Trine University and Ivy Tech Community College-Northeast. Knowing the importance of having a job, Post 2749 service officer Jim McClure said the job fair was welcomed with open arms by the Post. McClure said the structured life led by those in
the military lends itself to creating not only good soldiers, but good employees. “They’re always going to be there,” McClure said. “They’re going to show up. They’re going to do their job well.” Two hours into the fair, approximately nine of the 20 or so people who had signed in were veterans. “They don’t want handouts,” McClure said. “They want to work for what they get. They don’t expect anything extra.”
Pay structure could save money BY BOB BRALEY bbraley@kpcmedia.com
ALBION — A contract to design job classifications and an evaluation and pay structure for all county employees is intended to save the county money, the Noble County Council president said Wednesday. The council voted 5-1 Monday to approve an agreement for Waggoner, Irwin & Scheele and Associates of Muncie to create a system of job classifications and evaluations for county employees at a cost not to exceed $50,000.
The intent is to get work done within a few months to more effectively use the county’s money in the long run, said Noble County Council President Wayne Clouse. The council began working in 2011 to create a job classification system for the county with the intent of classifying employees by job duties and skills, then rewarding them for what their jobs actually entail and how well they do them, Clouse said. Waggoner, Irwin & Scheele was consulted at the time, but the county wanted to see if it could
do the work, or a major part of it, using its own staff, Clouse said. A committee of department heads and elected officials was formed and put together the beginnings of a job classification matrix, Clouse said. “They did quite a bit of work. They put quite a bit of time in,” Clouse said, adding that the committee did good work. But the council realized that finishing the project might be as much as four years away, and that the salary ordinance process was
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Democratic Schools Superintendent Glenda Ritz released an internal document Wednesday that she says is evidence a new agency created by Republican Gov. Mike Pence is trying to undermine her. The document, a nine-point policy proposal from the Pence-created Center for Education and Career Innovation, includes a recommendation on how to strip Ritz’s powers as chair of the State Board of Education while avoiding “substantial political fallout.” Ritz’s control of the State Board of Education has become a flashpoint in the ongoing education battles. “Revising the statute doesn’t accomplish anything ‘legally,’ as the Chair’s powers are actually not defined in a statute (but in the shared governance procedures) and may have substantial political fallout. An alternative solution may be to revise the shared governance procedure to make it clear that the Chair cannot reject agenda items or motions made by board members,” according to the CECI memo, titled “2013 Education Policy Document.” The document, which was included in an Oct. 3 email sent between two Pence education staffers, seems to confirm Ritz’s fears that she was being targeted by the governor’s new education agency. But a spokeswoman for Pence said the governor immediately dismissed the idea when it was first brought up in October and reiterated that it would not be a problem in a private meeting with Ritz last week. “The governor squashed this. They had a meeting last week, SEE RITZ, PAGE A8
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Study to evaluate former Group Dekko site BY BOB BRALEY bbraley@kpcmedia.com
ALBION — The Noble County Redevelopment Commission voted 3-0 Wednesday to enter into an engineering contract to study infrastructure needs at an industrial complex. The commission approved hiring Engineering Resources Inc. of Fort Wayne for a commercial and industrial development study of the former Group Dekko complex on U.S. 6 west of Kendallville.
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The study will include an assessment of existing conditions, land-use goals and an analysis of ways to meet those goals. The cost of the study is projected at $11,700. The commission has been seeking upgrades at the property to make it more appealing to prospective businesses. Crumbling pavement and a lack of water and sewer utilities on the property have been concerns. Commission president Scott
Pounds said a sanitary sewer extension from Kendallville is one option at the site. Water probably can be provided from new wells at the property, he said, adding, “This is a feasibility study to see if it’s possible.” There is more interest in properties at the site since the county has been working to bring infrastructure improvements, Pounds said. Also Wednesday, the commission discussed problems with the
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county’s new Unified Development Ordinance in terms of attracting businesses. Some provisions in the UDO, a new zoning ordinance, need to be clarified or replaced, commission members said. Specific provisions were not discussed. The commission took no formal action on the issue, but members plan to meet with others in the Noble County business community to see if they perceive any concerns with the ordinance.
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Two booked into Noble County Jail ALBION— Two people were booked into the Noble County Jail Tuesday, the county sheriff’s department said. • Jerry Lowell Wicker, 46, of Ligonier was booked on a warrant for alleged failure to appear on an underlying charge of battery. • Andrew Joseph Wiedman, 29, of Kendallville was charged with being a habitual traffic law violator.
CROMWELL — A car hit a pole Nov. 23, the Noble County Sheriff’s Department said. Nicholas A. Schroeder, 19, of Kimmell was driving northbound on S.R. 5 near C.R. 900W when he lost control of his 2004 Oldsmobile Alero on the snowy road. The car left the road, struck a utility pole and came to rest in a field. No injuries were reported. Damage was estimated at $1,001-$2,500.
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KENDALLVILLE — More than 40 units will take part in the 45th annual Kendallville Christmas Parade, which will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday. The parade will start at North Side Elementary School, 302 E. Harding St., and end at the American Legion Post 86 building on South Main Street. The judges’ stand will be on the west side of the Main Street and William Street intersection. Masters of ceremony will be John O’Rourke and Fred Inniger of WAWK-The Hawk radio stations. The parade theme is “Christmas Through the Years.� KPC Media Group Inc. and radio stations WAWK and The Hawk are again the coordinating
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The Frigid Freedom 5K to benefit Families for Freedom will be held Sunday beginning at 2 p.m., with check-in at the Kendallville Public Library from 12:45-1:30 p.m. Registration the day of the race costs $20. From left are race organizer April Moore and Families for Freedom treasurer Sara Fisher. Families for Freedom provides care packages for troops serving overseas, among other endeavors. Sponsors of Sunday’s race are Campbell & Fetter Bank, Dr. Alan and Jane Roush, Dr. Craig and Dr. Elizabeth Roush Lichlyter, Jansen Family Dentistry, Dekko Investments, Parkview Noble, Noble County Multisports, Mayor Suzanne Handshoe and family, Business Services and KPC Media Group.
Kendallville • sponsors of the parade, which has been held in downtown Kendallville since 1969. The Main Street Business Association and the Kendallville Area Chamber of Commerce are also supporting the event. Among the parade entries are the 2013 Kendallville Citizen of the Year, Business of the Year and Industry of the Year, floats and walking units from businesses and community organizations. Also participating will be the East Noble Marching Knights and Santa Claus. The East Noble Show Choir will be performing downtown, an hour before
the start of the parade. Cash prizes totaling $400 will be awarded to winners for the most unique parade theme. There will be a best overall winner selected. The following have donated prize money for the parade: Edward D. Jones, Greg Beckman and Troy Hartman; Hossinger Refrigeration; Don Gura, State Farm Insurance; Shepherd’s Chevrolet-Buick-GMC; Campbell & Fetter Bank; Hayden Honda; KPC Media Group; 95.5 FM The Hawk; and the Kendallville Area Chamber of Commerce. A ceremony at City Hall commemorating the sealing of the city’s sesquicentennial time capsule will immediately follow the parade.
Judge dismisses charges against ex-police officer Statute of limitations says case filed too late BY KATHRYN BASSETT kbassett@kpcmedia.com
AUBURN — Judge Kevin Wallace Wednesday dismissed criminal charges filed against a former police officer, ruling the charges are barred by Indiana’s statute of limitations. Sean Kahkola, of the 15000 block of Towne Park Run, Huntertown, stood trial in DeKalb Superior Court I Tuesday for two counts of criminal conversion, both Class A misdemeanors. He was accused of knowingly or intentionally exerting unauthorized control of a truck owned by the City of Auburn and a camper owned by the City of Garrett. But the original charges were filed more than two years after Kahkola allegedly took control of the property, Wallace said. That was too late for misdemeanor charges under Indiana law. During Tuesday’s bench trial before Wallace, Indiana State Police Detective Kevin Smith testified he was asked to investigate the case by Garrett Police Chief Keith Hefner, who checked a list of military-surplus items that his department was supposed to have and became concerned. Hefner became Garrett’s police chief in January 2012. Smith said he first interviewed Kahkola 0n March 30, 2012, and again on April 11, 2012. Charges were filed Sept. 12,
2012, and because they were felony charges, a five-year statute of limitations applied. When the charges were reduced to misdemeanors two weeks ago, a two-year statute of limitations took effect. The prosecution did not offer an explanation for the reduction to misdemeanor charges. During the trial, special prosecutor Joe Rowe said Kahkola had been a police officer first in Garrett and then at the Auburn Police Department. He had been authorized to screen for items through a program that gives police departments items the federal government no longer wants, free of charge. He was accused of obtaining a 1988 Chevy truck that he indicated he was obtaining for the Auburn Police Department and a 2002 Rockwood camper that he screened using his Garrett Police Department login number while he was employed by the Auburn Police Department. Titles for the truck and camper later were transferred into Kahkola’s name. He went on to sell the truck for $500 and traded in the camper and a vehicle he owned for $3,500 toward another vehicle, the court heard. On the witness stand Tuesday, Kahkola admitted obtaining the truck and camper for his own personal use. However, he said, he was given no written policy on how the program should operate by
either the Auburn or Garrett police departments. His attorney, Kevin Likes, contended there was no unauthorized use of the items. In his ruling, Wallace noted that after the close of evidence Tuesday, but before final Kahkola arguments, he noticed that by July 28, 2008, the date of one of the alleged crimes, Kahkola already had obtained title to the truck. “Therefore, the truck did not belong to Auburn, and defendant was free to do what he wanted with the vehicle. Likewise with regard to Count II, by May 5, 2010, the date of the alleged offense, the defendant had obtained title to the 2002 Rockwood camper. Therefore the camper did not belong to Garrett, and he was free to do what he wanted with the vehicle,� Wallace said in his order. Wallace explained that if there was a crime of conversion, it would have occurred prior to the titles being transferred to Kahkola’s name, not after he obtained the titles. He said the alleged conversion would have been Kahkola obtaining the titles, not selling or trading the vehicles later. “In both counts, it was the court’s observation that if conversion occurred, it was in the defendant’s actions obtaining possession and title to the vehicles, not in the ultimate disposition of
the vehicles by the defendant,� Wallace added. However, Wallace’s opinion that any crimes occurred earlier than prosecutors claimed allege was not a key to his ruling dismissing the case. Under Indiana law, prosecution for a misdemeanor offense is barred unless it begins within two years after the commission of the offense, Wallace noted. Wallace pointed out that since the original charges against Kahkola were filed Sept. 12, 2012, prosecuting any conversion happening before Sept. 12, 2010, is barred by the statute of limitations. Count I alleged the truck conversion took place on July 28, 2008, and Count II alleged the camper conversion took place on May 5, 2010. The charges originally were filed as Class D felonies, but were reduced to Class A misdemeanors on Nov. 18 this year. “This defect is in the charging documents as filed by the State of Indiana, and arose when the charges were amended to misdemeanors,� Wallace said in his order. “It does not depend on the court’s view that if a conversion occurred, it would have been prior to the dates alleged by the state.� Wallace dismissed the amended charges “with prejudice,� which prevents the state from prosecuting Kahkola later on the same charges. This story was posted on kpcnews.com at 1:20 p.m. Wednesday.
Garrett police officers arrest five in meth busts BY SUE CARPENTER scarpenter@kpcmedia.com
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powder that tested positive for meth. Arnett also discovered two handguns, one of which was reported stolen in DeKalb County, according to reports. The female driver of the vehicle, Braidon M. Hall, 19, of Columbia City was arrested for alleged possession of the handguns. During an investigation of the vehicle, a plastic tote containing several precursors to meth and a hydrochloric acid generator also were found by authorities.
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Deaths & Funerals • Lois Christner WOLCOTVILLE — Once diagnosed with stomach cancer 45 years ago, Lois Lucille Christner never gave up. She never complained, maintaining a brave and cheerful outlook of an optimistic future — even through countless treatments and surgery, broken bones, X-rays, hospitalizations Mrs. and pain. Christner She died peacefully in the hospital on December 3, 2013. Lois was born December 21, 1926, and grew up in Old Fort, Ohio. During a bus trip back to college, she met David L. Christner. It was not long before the two were married on March 19, 1946. They lived outside Bellevue, Ohio, before moving their young family to Messick Lake near Wolcottville, Indiana, in 1954. Before her current illness, Lois was an energetic walker and enjoyed sailing on the lake in front of her home. She loved being outdoors, working in the yard and mowing grass in the summer and raking the leaves in the fall. She was often caught on a ladder painting against her family’s advice. Lois was an avid reader of the newspaper, of mysteries and a good thriller every now and then. She was also good with numbers and loved games from word puzzles to Solitaire, Free Cell, and crosswords. Lois has accomplished many things, but her life is about the joy she has brought to people, both in her family and in the community, and the generosity she has shown to so many. Lois is survived by her two sons, Michael Christner of Michigan and John (Trudy) Christner of Noblesville; five grandchildren, Candy (Dan) Fairbanks of Michigan, Chad (Jill) Christner of Noblesville, Jaime (James) Uglum of Missouri, Michelle (Jason) Toller of Kentucky, Mindy (Tom) Davis of Washington; and 11 great-grandchildren. Her sisters, Bea (Howard) Vallimont of Ohio, Joyce Brose of Ohio, Peggy (Rich) Faunce of Ohio also survive her, as does her brother Harry Heilman of New York. She was preceded in death by her husband, David L. Christner; her daughter, Betty Lee Christner; her father, Norman Heilman; and her mother, Irene Heilman; as well as her sister, Jean Sprow.
Funeral services will be Saturday, December 7, 2013, at 11 a.m. in Young Family Funeral Home, Wolcottville Chapel, S.R. 9 North, Wolcottville. Burial will be in Shore Cemetery, Shipshewana. Calling is Friday, December 6, 2013, from 2-6 p.m. in the funeral home and one hour prior to the services on Saturday. In lieu of flowers, you may wish to send a memorial to her church, Shipshewana Church of the Nazarene, as an appropriate and appreciated way to celebrate her life and love of Christ. Condolences may be sent to the family at www. youngfamilyfuneralhome. com.
Glenn King AVILLA — Glenn King, 87, of Avilla died on Tuesday, December 3, 2013, at 7:15 a.m. in the critical care unit of Parkview Noble Hospital in Kendallville. He had been in failing health for the past 15 months. Mr. King was born in rural Albion on February 24, 1926, to Carl and Lottie Mae (Budd) King. He lived his lifetime in the Noble County area. On February 15, 1997, he married Shirley A. Mielke at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Avilla. She survives. Mr. King retired as a maintenance foreman for B & O Railroad. He was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church. He served his country in the United States Navy and was a member of the Avilla American Legion Post #240. Some of his hobbies included fishing, deer hunting, woodworking, and he loved to mushroom hunt. Other survivors include stepsons, Michael (Patsy) King of Lafayette and David King of Fort Wayne; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; two brothers, Lowell King and Harold King; six sisters, Hilda Lensky, Edith Maddex, Irene Roy, Ardith Keister, Diane Matthews and Nancy Blaskie; and his lifetime friend, Harold Campbell. He is preceded in death by his first wife, Bonnie King; two brothers, Elden King and Dallas King; and two sisters, Devota Bolen and Delores Rusk. Funeral services for Mr. King will be on Saturday, December 7, 2013, at 11 a.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Avilla. Pastor Patrick Kuhlman will officiate. Visitation will be on Friday evening from 4-8 p.m. at Brazzell Funeral Home, Avilla Chapel. There
is also one hour of visitation prior to the funeral on Saturday. Military rites will be performed at the church by American Legion Post #240. Cremation will follow. Visit brazzellfuneralhome.com to send online condolences.
Mary Brainard KENDALLVILLE — Mary Brainard, 89, of Kendallville, died Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013, at Hickory Creek of Kendallville. Mrs. Brainard had been employed at LaOtto Manufacturing many years ago. She was born in Salyersville, Magoffin County, Ky., on Dec. 13, 1923, to Lloyd Craft and Delphia Mrs. (Howard) Brainard Fisher. She married Richard Oliver Brainard on March 15, 1963, in Newport, R.I. He survives in Kendallville. Also surviving are a daughter, Elouise and Jack Romero of South Carolina; a son, Harry Carpenter of North Carolina; and a special niece. She was preceded in death by her parents; a son, Samuel Carpenter; two sisters, Josephine Smith and Catherine Cook; and two brothers, Claude Craft and Sterling Craft. Graveside funeral services will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Woodland Cemetery in Wolcottville. Hite Funeral Home in Kendallville is in charge of arrangements. Send a condolence to the family at www.hitefuneral home.com.
Margaret Seraphini INDIANAPOLIS — Margaret M. Seraphini, 53, formerly of Angola died Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013. She was born Nov. 26, 1960, in Rochester, N.Y. to Gerome ‘‘Jerry’’ and Lillian (Bradford) Seraphini. Surviving are her daughters, Christina Friddle, Jenna (Jason) Coulter and Bethany (Ryan) Fielding; five grandchildren; two sisters, Debbie and Donna; and three brothers, David, Danny, and James. She was preceded by her parents and one brother, Doug. A memorial service is planned at a later date. Indiana Memorial Cremation & Funeral Service in Indianapolis is in charge of arrangements.
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GREENWOOD — Norma Lee Johnson, age 86, of Greenwood, Indiana, and formerly of Gary and Highland, passed away on Monday, December 2, 2013. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star in Kendallville. She was preceded in death by her husband, Luther Johnson. Survivors include a daughter, Faye Shuttz of Indianapolis; a son, Marty (Traci) Johnson of Greenwood, Ind.; her grandchildren, Kyle and Morgan Johnson, Ryan (LaDonna) Shuttz, Christine (David) Raches and Eric (Allison) Shuttz; and her great-grandchildren, Elijsha, Issaic, Will, Charlotte, Katie, Dylan and Conner. Friends may visit from 11 a.m. on Friday until the time of the service at 1 p.m. at Rendina Funeral Home, 5100 Cleveland St., Merrillville. The Rev. Elwyn Parks will officiate at the service. Burial will be in Chapel Lawn Cemetery.
WOLCOTTVILLE — David K. Green Jr., 50, of Wolcottville died Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013, at his home of natural causes. There will be no services at this time. Frurip-May Funeral Home in LaGrange is in charge of arrangements.
Andrew Riddle ANGOLA — Andrew J. Riddle, 63, of Angola died unexpectedly at his home Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013, in Angola. He was born March 19, 1950, in Hillsdale, Mich., to Clive Jay and Evelyn (Heldigen) Riddle. He married Ricki Lynn Winebrenner on Aug. 26, 1968, in Fremont, and she survives in Angola. Also surviving are two daughters, April (Michael) Parker of Angola and Angie Riddle of Fertile, Minn.; a foster daughter, Jennifer White of Fremont; nine grandchildren; two sisters; and six brothers. He was preceded in death by his parents and daughter, Amy Lynn Riddle. Visitation will be Friday from 6-8 p.m. at Eagle Funeral Home, 415 W. Main St., Hudson, Mich. Interment will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Waldron Cemetery, Waldron, Mich. To send online condolences go to eaglefuneralhomes.com.
Bertha Swartzentruber GOSHEN — Bertha M. Swartzentruber, 86, of Goshen died Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013, at Courtyard of Goshen in Goshen. Visitation will be after 2 p.m. Friday at the Paul Schmucker residence, 14542 C.R. 34, Goshen. Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday also at the Schmucker residence. Burial will be in Miller Cemetery, Goshen. Miller-Stewart Funeral Home in Middlebury is in charge of arrangements.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The vast majority of featurelength silent films made in America have been lost due to decay and neglect over the past 100 years, allowing an original 20th century art form to all but disappear, according to a study released Wednesday. The Library of Congress conducted the first comprehensive survey of silent films over the past two years and found 70 percent are believed to be lost. Of the nearly 11,000 silent feature films made in America
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L.A. airport shooting suspect in court RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. (AP) — A man charged with killing a Transportation Security Administration officer and wounding three others during a rampage at Los Angeles International Airport made his first court appearance Wednesday with bruises on his face and a bandage on his neck. Ciancia It was the first time Paul Ciancia has been seen in public since the Nov. 1 attack. The 23-year-old spoke in whispers and showed no emotion during the 10-minute hearing in the West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga, about 45 miles east of Los Angeles. He’s being housed at the facility in federal custody. U.S. Magistrate Judge David Bristow asked the diminutive, slender Ciancia if he understood the charges against him. “Yes,” responded Ciancia, who was shackled at his hands and feet and had a bandage on his neck and bruises on the right side of his face. The unemployed motorcycle mechanic did not enter a plea to a murder charge that carries a possible death penalty if he’s convicted. Bristow determined Ciancia was a flight risk and posed a danger to the community, and he ordered him to remain behind bars. The next hearing is scheduled for Dec. 18, but it could be waived if a grand jury indicts Ciancia. Investigators said Ciancia walked into LAX’s Terminal 3, pulled out an assault rifle from a duffel bag and fired repeatedly at TSA Officer Gerardo Hernandez. An autopsy showed Hernandez, 39, was shot a dozen times. Ciancia then fired on two other uniformed TSA employees and an airline passenger, who all were wounded, as he moved through the security checkpoint to the passenger gate area, authorities said.
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between 1912 and 1930, the survey found only 14 percent still exist in their original format. About 11 percent of the films that survive only exist as foreign versions or on lower-quality formats. During the rise of silent films between 1912 and 1929 — before network radio or television — going to the movies became the most popular form of entertainment. Movie theater attendance in United States averaged 46 million admissions per week in the 1920s in a country of 116 million people, according to the report. Historian and archivist David Pierce, who conducted the study for the library, said few defunct art forms have the resonance of silent films. “It’s a lost style of storytelling, and the best of the films are as effective with audiences today as they were when they were initially released,” he said. “When you take away dialogue from a narrative story, it actually puts quite a challenge upon the creative people involved to tell the story entirely in a visual fashion. And it’s that limitation, I think, which makes the films so effective.”
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Habitat for Humanity plans MANMANIA AUBURN — Northeast Indiana Habitat for Humanity is partnering with the National Military History Museum to sponsor an event catering to men on Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 11 and 12, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. MANMANIA will include two days of demonstrations, tough man contests and vendors. Ticket holders also will receive admission to the National Military History Center and the Kruse Automotive Horse Power and Carriage Museum. Habitat for Humanity is raising money to build three partner family homes in 2014. Three families
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A democracy needs intelligence agencies. It needs to know what’s happening in the world to keep the nation prepared and secure. And if intelligence work is going to be effective, much of it must be done in secret. But that’s As ordinary citizens, we if it’s legitiin need information about mately the national what our government is interest. All often, up to in order to make too governments informed and discrim- use secrecy protect inating choices about to themselves politicians and policies. politically or to shroud activities that, seen in the cold light of day, their citizens would reject. This is why there is a limit to how much secrecy a democracy can stand. As ordinary citizens, we need information about what our government is up to in order to make informed and discriminating choices about politicians and policies. Journalists and media outlets are indispensable conveyors of this information. Edward Snowden’s revelations to the press about the National Security Agency and its vast efforts to monitor communications are a case in point. Whether Snowden is a hero or a criminal in your book, there’s no question that because of him, we know far more about the unprecedented surveillance our government has been carrying out. Although many commentators have raised questions about Snowden’s leaks, the journalists who have dug into the NSA files he provided are doing the job that democracy depends on them to do: getting information that details government actions and prompting a badly needed debate. It’s the only way to hold government accountable for uses of its power and to allow us to act as responsible citizens. I don’t want to whitewash what’s happening in the media right now. As a whole, media outlets are less interested than they used to be in accuracy, objectivity and solid coverage, and more interested in advocacy, persuasion and entertainment. This is worrisome, because we face real challenges in constraining the reach of government into our lives. Its powers of monitoring and surveillance are astonishing. It is classifying information wholesale, vigorously seeking to prosecute leaks, and trying to intimidate journalists: all of these are signs of a national security state that is determined to bulk up. Congress is only now beginning to stir; until recently it has been a passive and willing participant in secrecy. At a moment like this, we depend more than ever on the curiosity, skill and determination of good reporters to spur the kind of debate we should be having as our society tries to strike the right balance between security and freedom.
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Ford provided stability to the ship of state GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — We reach an American landmark on Friday that will be noted by few and celebrated by none. It is the 40th anniversary of the confirmation of Gerald R. DAVID M. Ford as vice president. SHRIBMAN On the surface there’s little reason to mark the ascension of anyone to a position that John Adams, the first man to occupy the vice presidency, described with some accuracy as “the most insignificant office that ever the invention of man contrived.” That said, the vice presidency and presidency of Gerald Ford stand apart. He was the first vice president to move to the post under the 25th amendment, which provides for a president to fill a vacancy in the vice presidency and for that nominee to be confirmed by a majority vote of both houses of Congress. Only Ford and his own vice president, Nelson A. Rockefeller, have become vice president by that route. Ford — “A Norman Rockwell painting come to life,” in the words of George H.W. Bush at Ford’s funeral — was also the first president to gain the office without a direct vote of the people, a condition he noted in his very first address as chief executive when he asked Americans to “confirm me as your president with your prayers.” Ford became vice president at the height of perhaps the greatest constitutional crisis in American history. President Richard M. Nixon was on the defensive about Watergate, his
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marched for the 25th time in impeachment not just possible the Red Flannel Day parade in but likely, his vice president, Cedar Springs, Mich. Spiro T. Agnew, having The vice-presidential confiralready resigned amid corrupmation hearings tion charges. The country was were pro forma reeling; Washington was in — but no breeze. upheaval. The nation needed a Sen. Claiborne vice president, but even more it Pell, the Rhode needed a sense of stability. Island Democrat, On Oct. 12, 1973, the asked if congrestelephone rang in the Ford home sional leaders in Alexandria, Va. “Dad,” said would have ready Susan Ford, then 16, “the White Ford access to the new House is calling.” Two hours vice president. later, Ford was at the executive “I’ve had an open-door policy mansion for the nationally as minority leader,” Ford said. televised announcement of his He was asked whether he nomination as vice president. thought Nixon would survive. “I None of this was entirely a think so,” he said. “It’s going to surprise. Ford, then the House minority leader, had been asked take a lot of help from a lot of people.” to collect names of possible In truth, Ford dreaded vice presidents from House what might happen, and he members. The final tally was understood that if he succeeded kept by Rose Mary Woods, Nixon he would have to deal Nixon’s executive assistant. with more than simply the Ford got 80 votes. The next fallout of Watergate. There was closest was Rockefeller, with an economic crisis, continued 35. Nixon knew Ford, the two conflict in Vietnam, uncertainty having met on the Michigan overseas, a lack of public trust congressman’s first day in Washington in 1949. And Nixon in government. Early in August 1974, White was comfortable with him, House chief of staff Alexander though the broader situation, M. Haig called Ford and asked without precedent in American if he were ready “to assume history, was one of immense the presidency in a short period discomfort for both men. of time.” Ford’s answer: “If it “Ford was chosen because happens, Al, I am prepared.” he was confirmable,” says Joel A week later in the Oval Goldstein, a St. Louis UniverOffice, Nixon told Ford: “Jerry, sity Law School expert on the you will become president. I vice presidency. “But he set know you will do a good job.” a high standard for the vice Ford answered: “Mr. presidency.” President, you know I am The evening that Ford was saddened by this circumstance. introduced as the president’s You know I would have wished selection, Nixon described the it to be otherwise. I was hoping next vice president as someone you could continue. Under the who had served 25 years with circumstances, I think your distinction. Everyone in the decision (to resign) is the right East Room — Washington’s one.” grandees, with a decidedly He added: “I am ready to do Republican tint — knew by the job, and I think I am fully mid-sentence who that was. qualified to do it.” Every member of the crowd The meeting between Nixon stood and cheered. and Ford lasted one hour and 10 The very next day, Rep. minutes. It was agonizing. Ford Gerald R. Ford of Michigan’s just wanted to be out of that fifth congressional district
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• room, away from the awkwardness that had overwhelmed both men. The silence of the car awaiting him outside the White House provided a great refuge. In his first days as president, Ford displayed perfect pitch. “I have not campaigned either for the presidency or the vice presidency,” he said upon taking office. “I am indebted to no man and only to one woman — my dear wife — as I begin this very difficult job.” Later, the pardon of Nixon took some of the luster off the new president, though many historians now believe Ford was right to rid himself and the presidency of such a monumental distraction. Even so, his was a presidency where routine ruled, which, given the circumstances, was a substantial achievement. His accomplishments, former newsman and Ford domestic policy adviser James Cannon wrote in a biography published this spring, were “methodically achieved by steadiness and common sense.” It was the lack of drama that marked Ford’s life and his administration. Seldom has routine been so remarkable. In history’s mirror, Ford’s presidency is bigger than it appeared at the time. DAVID M. SHRIBMAN is the executive editor of the Pittsburgh Post Gazette. His email is dshribman@post-gazette.com.
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Children invited to enter gingerbread house contest AUBURN — The annual Children’s Gingerbread Contest and Gingerbread Festival will take place Sunday at Middaugh Hall on the DeKalb County Fairgrounds. Foam gingerbread house kits are available now at Moe’s Bikes and More, in the 6th and Main Street Walk-Thru in Downtown Auburn. Children may pick up and decorate the foam kits as part of the annual Gingerbread Contest and Festival. The event is sponsored by the Downtown Auburn Business Association and the DeKalb Fair Association. This year, families will be asked for a $1 deposit on the kits, which will be returned in full at the festival. Area children may submit their entries from 1-1:30 p.m. on the day of the festival at Middaugh Hall.
Judging will begin at 1:45 p.m. The festival will run from 1-3:30 p.m. and will feature games, food, crafts, horsedrawn wagon rides, an ugly holiday sweater contest, music and more. Prizes will be awarded at 3 p.m. Age groups are 4-6 years, 7-9 years and 10-12 years. The Ugly Holiday Sweater Contest also is free to enter. Contestants will register from 1-1:30 p.m. and be prepared to model their holiday sweaters at 1:45 p.m. Prizes will be awarded at 3 p.m. New this year is a family category for real gingerbread house entries. Families are encouraged to work together and build edible gingerbread house creations to be judged during the festival. Check-in is the same as for the children‘s contest. The winning family entry will receive a gift basket.
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Joseph from the Bible. Written brilliantly by Tim Rice and composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Great show for children and families. Tonight, Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. East Noble High School, 901 Garden St., Kendallville. 7 p.m. 347-7167
Friday, Dec. 6 Festival of Cookies, Candy and Crafts: Fill a tin with cookies and candy. Many items being raffled. Sponsored by the Noble County Extension Homemakers. Noble County Extension Office, S.R. 9 South, Albion. 9 a.m. Community Table: Free Meal & Groceries: Free meal from 10:30-11:30 a.m., and Community Harvest food truck delivering at 11 a.m. Trinity Assembly of God Church, 1288 W. Union St., Ligonier. 10:30 a.m. Euchre Community Games: Noble County Council on Aging, 111 Cedar St., Kendallville. 12:30 p.m. Central Noble Food Pantry: Provides dry goods, health and beauty products, dairy and meat. Call Bonnie Brownell at 564-8160 for more information. Central Noble Food Pantry, 104 S. Orange St., Albion. 1 p.m. Holiday Fair: Many vendors will be on site; sixth-grade band will perform. Concessions on sale by Rome City Honor Society. Door prizes awarded every 15 minutes. Rome City Elementary School, Jefferson Street, Rome City. 4:30 p.m. Winter Wonderland: Annual holiday tradition at the museum. Lights glow and fill the sky, windmills and grounds with color, movement. Live Nativity on Saturdays. In Baker Hall Santa Claus has a bag loaded with treats for the children. Crafts, food and beverages available. Mid-America Windmill Museum, 732 S. Allen Chapel Road, Kendallville. 5:30 p.m. 347-2334 Gamblers Anonymous: Standing meeting every Friday in conference room 1. Contact 599-0238 for more information. Kendallville Public Library, 221 S. Park Ave., Kendallville. 6:30 p.m. 343-2010 “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”: The colorful, clever, powerful Broadway musical of Joseph from the Bible. Written brilliantly by Tim Rice and composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Great show for children and families. Tonight and Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. East Noble High School, 901 Garden St., Kendallville. 7 p.m. 347-7167
ROME CITY — Local residents are invited to enter the Dream of Beauty Cookie Contest at the Gene Stratton-Porter State Historic Site in Rome City as part of its annual holiday open house Saturday. Entrants must bring at least 2 dozen cookies of any kind, in a disposable container with the recipe, to the Gene Stratton-Porter Carriage House between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday. Judging with local celebrities and Santa Claus will take place at 2:30 p.m. Following that, guests can vote on People’s Choice with their spare change. The cookie raising the most money for the Gene Stratton-Porter Historic Site’s education, garden
KENDALLVILLE — The holidays bring families and friends together to share in celebrations and special times of giving. But for families dealing with a cancer diagnosis or other major illness, the holidays can be difficult. The American Red Cross’ Give Something that Means Something winter campaign runs through Jan. 6, 2014, and encourages eligible donors to give something meaningful this holiday season by donating blood or platelets for hospital patients in need. “Historically, during the winter months of November, December and January, fewer donors make the time to give blood due to competing seasonal activities, celebrations and holiday shopping,” said Sharyn Whitman, CEO of the Red Cross Indiana-Ohio Blood Services Region. “By doing something that doesn’t cost a thing, you can give an amazing gift – you can offer hope to a patient in need.” Blood donors are encouraged to invite a loved one to follow in their footsteps and donate blood this holiday season. Visit http://rcblood.
Butler honored at Franklin College FRANKLIN — Kyle Butler of Kendallville was one of nine Franklin College students recently receiving awards in mathematics at a luncheon at the college. The awards, named
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Massachusetts boy pleads not guilty in killing of teacher SALEM, Mass. (AP) — A 14-year-old boy pleaded not guilty to murder, aggravated rape and armed robbery charges Wednesday in the killing of his high school math teacher. Philip Chism is accused in the Oct. 22 death of Colleen Ritzer, a popular teacher at Danvers High School. Ritzer’s body was found in woods near the school with her throat slit and a note reading, “I hate you all.” Chism had already pleaded not guilty in district court, but the case was moved to Superior Court after he was indicted last month. His attorney agreed Wednesday to a prosecution request that he remain held without bail. The hearing lasted for about 15 minutes. Ritzer’s family and friends filled two rows of the courtroom. Chism had recently moved to Massachusetts from Clarksville, Tenn. Students told police that Chism stayed after school the day the 24-year-old Ritzer was killed. One student who said she had also stayed after school that day said Chism appeared to become upset when Ritzer began talking about Tennessee.
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Newsweek bringing back print edition NEW YORK (AP) — Paper copies of Newsweek will again roll off the presses starting next year. Editor-in-Chief Jim Impoco says the news magazine’s owners, IBT Media, want a business model where a weekly print magazine would be mainly supported by subscription fees instead of advertising. Impoco said in an interview Wednesday that officials haven’t decided how much the magazine will cost, but it’s expected to be less than $10 per issue. Newsweek, then owned by IAC/InterActiveCorp, ceased print publication at the end of 2012. The online magazine was sold to IBT, which owns online publications International Business Times, Medical Daily and Latin Times, in August for an undisclosed sum. Many magazines and newspapers have reduced or shut down their print editions in recent years because of weak demand from advertisers.
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Whales stranded, dying EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK, Fla. (AP) — Wildlife workers in boats struggled Wednesday to coax nearly four dozen pilot whales out of dangerous shallow waters in Florida’s Everglades National Park, hoping to spare them the fate of 10 others that already have died. Six of the whales were found dead, and four of the whales had to be euthanized Wednesday, said Blair Mase, coordinator for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s marine mammal stranding network. At least three could be seen on the beach, out of the water. The whales are stranded in a remote area near Highland Beach, the western boundary of Everglades National Park and about 20 miles east of where they normally live. It takes more than an hour to reach the spot from the nearest boat ramp and there is no cellphone
service, complicating rescue efforts. “We want to set the expectation low, because the challenges are very, very difficult,” Mase said. Park spokeswoman Linda Friar said rescuers were trying to surround the whales, which were in roughly 3 feet of salt water about 75 feet from shore, and herd them back to sea. “They are not cooperating,” Friar said. Workers also tried to nudge the whales out to sea earlier in the day with no success. The short-finned pilot whales typically live in very deep water. Even if rescuers were able to begin nudging the 41 remaining whales out to sea, Mase said they would encounter a series of sandbars and patches of shallow water along the way. This particular whale species is also known for its close-knit social groups, meaning if one whale gets stuck or stays behind, the others are likely to stay
behind or even beach themselves as well. “It would be very difficult for the whales to navigate out on their own,” Mase said. Federal officials were notified about the whales Tuesday around 4 p.m. Because of the remote location, workers were unable to access the site before dark. They arrived Wednesday morning and discovered 45 whales still alive. “There were some that were very compromised and in very poor condition,” Mase said. Four were euthanized with sedatives, and more could be put down Thursday if their condition deteriorates, Mase said. She described the remaining whales as swimming and mobile but said scientists don’t know how long they have been out of the deep, colder water they are accustomed to and could be impacted by secondary consequences, such as dehydration.
JERUSALEM (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry will present the outlines of a West Bank security plan in meetings with Israeli and Palestinian leaders this week, stepping up American involvement in hopes of reviving faltering Mideast peace efforts, U.S. officials said Wednesday. The proposal will mark the first time that Kerry, who was to arrive in Israel late Wednesday, has directly intervened in the talks since they began in late July. By all accounts, the negotiations have made no progress, despite an April target date for reaching a deal. Kerry has lots riding on the outcome of the negotiations. The sides agreed to resume talks, their first substantive dialogue in five years, under heavy American pressure, and he has repeatedly shuttled to the region and held lengthy phone conversations with Israeli and Palestinian leaders in hopes of pushing them forward. Negotiators have said discussions touched on all key issues in the long-festering conflict, primarily Israeli security concerns and possible border arrangements between Israel and a future Palestine. But they say the talks have amounted to little more than restating positions. The Palestinians seek all of the West Bank, east Jerusalem and Gaza Strip, areas captured by Israel in 1967, for an independent state. They say that Israel’s pre-1967 boundaries should be the basis for a future border, allowing for slight modifications through negotiated land swaps. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejects a return to the 1967 lines, and has signaled he wants
to retain large parts of the West Bank, where hundreds of thousands of Jewish settlers live. Netanyahu also opposes any shared control over east Jerusalem, the Palestinians hoped-for capital. Israel withdrew from Gaza in 2005. The U.S. diplomatic officials said Kerry and his security adviser, retired Gen. John Allen, have been working on security issues in hopes of breaking the deadlock. They believe the absence of any concrete plans so far is a main reason for the lack of progress. The American officials spoke on condition of anonymity because Kerry has not yet presented his proposals. The Haaretz daily said that Allen would present his ideas at a meeting with Netanyahu on Thursday. After that meeting, Kerry is scheduled to head to the West Bank for talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. It said the American thinking is that if Israeli security concerns can be met, other issues, such as borders, will then fall into place. One U.S. official said Allen “has been working closely on the ground with his Israeli counterparts.” The official said the Americans realize that security is “paramount” as Israel contemplates taking “calculated risks for peace.” A U.S. official traveling with Kerry in Moldova on Wednesday said the ideas were not a “plan” that could be accepted or rejected. Instead, it was described as part of an ongoing effort to help ease Israeli security concerns. The official said many of the ideas have already been raised with the Israelis in prior meetings.
Pensions could be gutted in Detroit recovery DETROIT (AP) — A judge has given Detroit the green light to cut pensions as a way out of the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history, a decision that puts the case in the laps of thousands of retirees who had hoped that the Michigan Constitution would protect
them from getting smaller checks in their golden years. Judge Steven Rhodes said the city is eligible to stay in bankruptcy court and scrub $18 billion in debt, about half of that amount linked to underfunded pensions and health care obligations. But he also warned officials that
they’ll need to justify any deep reductions. The case now turns to crunching numbers and trying to strike deals, although unions are pursuing an appeal. Some retirees said they felt socked Tuesday. “We’ll be thrown out
of our homes and starving if they seriously slash our pensions. Then they’ll tell us to go to the soup lines,” said David Sole, 65, who retired from the public works department in January after 22 years and whose wife also is a city retiree. “We don’t know what
they are going to take,” Sole said. “The judge said he would not tolerate steep cuts. What’s steep?” The judge, who wondered aloud why the bankruptcy had not happened years ago, said pensions can be altered just like any contract.
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with operating a vehicle while intoxicated, criminal recklessness and leaving the scene of a property-damage accident. Additional charges are possible, Nichols said. Tuesday’s incident occurred just as students were being dismissed for the day, according to Eastside Principal Larry Yoder. “Some of our walkers and some of our drivers were already gone, and there were about three or four busloads outside, about ready to roll out,� Yoder said Wednesday. “As soon as we were informed of the situation, we went through everything the way we were trained. “The way I’ve explained it to parents, there was no real threat to the building, but we wanted to shelter the
kids until police could take care of the situation.� About 600 students in grades 7-12 attend Eastside each day. Before classes began Wednesday morning, school officials met with staff members to review Tuesday’s situation and exchange information and suggestions. “The students and staff did a great job,� Yoder said. “The kids have been very good. Honestly, they’re very resilient. “In recent years, we’ve put a lot of safety measures in place and held training exercises with students and staff,� Yoder continued. “It could have been a very different situation.� Quick response in such situations can mean the difference between life and death, Nichols said. When
police arrived, they had no idea of Czaja’s intentions, and acted to make sure nothing did happen, he said. “Law enforcement officers have realized since Columbine and Sandy Hook that immediate response is required in order to safe lives,� the police chief said. “We immediately reacted to the report of the threat. We immediately dealt with the threat and brought the situation under control rapidly. “One of the things that helps us is we practice training on a continual basis and with other officers,� Nichols said. “When it’s really unfolding, it’s important to work together with different officers and departments. “It’s all about saving lives and bringing things to a fast conclusion.�
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Biden, China talks feisty BEIJING (AP) — In candid, face-to-face talks, Vice President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping traded arguments Wednesday over China’s contentious new air defense zone, with no consensus about how to defuse an issue that’s raising anxieties across Asia and beyond. The U.S. will now wait to see whether China, despite international pressure, will enforce the zone — a strip of airspace more than 600 miles long above disputed islands in the East China Sea. Wednesday’s result was
not what Biden may have hoped for. A day earlier, Biden stood shoulder to shoulder in Tokyo with the leader of China’s rival Japan, pledging to raise Washington’s deep concerns with Xi directly in hopes of tamping down tensions in a strategically critical region. In the meantime, U.S. officials continue to worry that China’s unilateral move to demand that pilots entering the airspace file flight plans with Beijing could lead to an accident or a confrontation spiraling dangerously out of control.
Neither Biden nor Xi mentioned the dispute as they appeared briefly before reporters at the end of their first round of talks. But in private, the issue came up at length at the beginning and again near the end of the long-planned meeting, senior Obama administration officials said. The typically upbeat Biden appeared subdued as he reflected on the complexity of the relationship between China and the U.S., two world powers seeking closer ties despite wide ideological gulfs they have.
going to be a problem in the meantime, Clouse said. The consultants will streamline the process of getting the system in place, and the system itself will streamline the salary-setting process, Clouse said. The firm will brief department heads and elected officials, gather job information, prepare new job descriptions for each post, conduct a Fair Labor Standards Act analysis, classify each position, create a point-factor
for each position to be used in a salary matrix, and conduct compensation analysis, Clouse said. The point-factor system will acknowledge that two employees in the same department might have duties that differ enough to merit different pay for their work, Clouse said, adding, “Each job is not the same.� The structure and evaluations will allow the county to use pay to enhance or reward performance, Clouse said. It also will make it
easier for department heads to submit salary proposals at budget time. The county hopes to reduce the cost of the study by offering the already-completed salary information, Clouse said. He added, “Hopefully, our committee will have done some things that they can use.� There’s also the possibility the county can save on travel fees, since one of the consultants the firm uses lives in Columbia City, Clouse said.
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and this was discussed and he said he had no intention to include this item in the legislative agenda,� said Kara Brooks, a Pence spokeswoman. Brooks also accused Ritz of playing political games by releasing the document now, while board members are working through a string of
problems. Ritz spokesman David Galvin said the superintendent is not worried that Pence will move to strip her power but expects a board member will offer a “surprise motion� gutting her hold on the board. “That’s why she refuses to take motions from the floor: because of
the knowledge she has,� he said, referring to the document. Galvin noted previous measures shifting power from Ritz to Pence already have been offered without public notice, including one from board member Dan Elsener that moved operation of the board from Ritz to Pence’s new education adviser.
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WEDNESDAY’S GAMES MONTREAL.................................4 NEW JERSEY ............... 3 (SO) PHILADELPHIA .......................6 DETROIT.......................................3
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Area Events • TODAY GIRLS BASKETBALL Lakewood Park at Fairview (Ohio), 6 p.m. Westview at Bremen, 6 p.m. WRESTLING Fairfield at Central Noble, 6:30 p.m. South Adams at Garrett, 6:30 p.m. Homestead at DeKalb, 6:30 p.m. SWIMMING Angola at South Adams, 5:30 p.m. Columbia City at East Noble, 6 p.m.
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KENDALLVILLE — When East Noble’s Jake Weimer scored a pin in Wednesday’s season opening match at 145 pounds — the 13th of 14 weight groups — it was finally clear that the Knights would claim a victory in their season-opening match. Until then, nothing was for certain. “I wasn’t sure we’d win with the lineup we have and some inexperience,” said East Noble coach Keith Hoffar following his squad’s 37-31 victory over New Haven. “You take the results. It was a win that we’ll move forward with.” The Knights have several new faces in the lineup and were without a wrestler at 195 pounds. East Noble had four wrestlers take pins, all in the lower weight brackets, which will again be the team’s strength. The squad registered pins from Nate Weimer (106 pounds), Garrett Pepple (113), Sterling Lutter (126), Mason Diffenderfer (138) and Jake Weimer (145).
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East Noble’s Sterling Lutter, right, goes against New Haven’s Ryan Shaffer at 126 pounds during Wednesday’s season-opener for the Knights. Lutter went on to register a pin and the Knights won 37-31.
“We like to be aggressive,” Hoffar said. The squad also earned a major decision from Jesse Maley (160). Earning a win by decision was
Brandon Joest (220). Also seeing action for the Knights but suffering defeats were Nate Housholder (132), Riley Jones (152), Ernest Vincent
East Noble 37, New Haven 31 106 - Nate Weimer (EN) pinned Clarence Donahue (NH) :20; 113 - Garrett Pepple (EN) pinned DeAngelo Adams (NH) :19; 120 - Owen Doster (NH) pinned Blake Gordon (EN) 3:26; 126 - Sterling Lutter (EN) pinned Ryan Shaffer (NH) 5:27; 132 David Lawhorne (NH) d. Nate Housholder (EN) 2-0; 138 - Mason Diffendorfer (EN) pinned Kyle Bender (NH) 4:47; 145 - Jake Weimer (EN) pinned Tommy McDowell (NH) :49; 152 - Nate Gustin (NH) pinned Riley Jones (NH) 1:32; 160 - Jesse Maley (EN) d. Chris Goff (NH) 12-2; 170 - Luis Chacon (NH) d. Skyler Haas (EN) 12-4; 182 - Nick Potter (NH) d. Ernest Vincent (EN) 5-2, 195 - Michael Meyer (NH) by forfeit; 220 - Brandon Joest (EN) d. Austin Amstutz (NH) 12-7; Mikey Rivera (NH) d. Sid Napier (EN) 2-1.
Warriors pull away from Eastside BY JEFF JONES jjones@kpcmedia.com
BUTLER — An 8-0 run midway through the fourth quarter gave the Woodlan Warriors the momentum they needed to defeat the host Eastside Blazers 59-44 Wednesday at Butler. The Warriors (5-1) led 43-38 before the run, and converted at the stripe when the Blazers (0-5) fouled in desperation. Woodlan put four players in double figures, led by seniors Haley Hostetler (14 points) and Brooke Gerbers (13 points). Senior Morgan Franklin and freshman Rain Hinton had 10 each. Eastside got 17 points from junior Maddy Minehart, 10 from senior Kaci Shook and eight from senior Leah Ward. “They did everything I wanted them to do for about three quarters,” Eastside coach Shane Conwell said. “They stuck to the game-plan and I thought they played well. Just one swing midway through the fourth …” his voice trailing off. “We played one good quarter at ’Busco, we had adversity, and we fell apart,” he said. “Tonight, we could have caved early. That was a 4-1 team. When they shoot 14-of-16 from the line, that’s tough to beat any team.” Four different players scored as the Blazers went on a 10-2 run to lead 15-11 after one
quarter. A Minehart score in the paint, followed by a Ward basket after Minehart blocked a Woodlan shot, staked Eastside to a 19-13 lead early in the second. The Warriors rattled off six straight as Eastside had three misses and a turnover on its next four possessions, but the hosts maintained the lead on slashing drives by Shook and Ward on consecutive possessions. Eastside wouldn’t score the final three minutes of the half, and Hinton’s putback at the buzzer had Woodlan in front, 25-23. The Blazers regrouped and reclaimed the lead on Brianna Moore’s three from the wing midway through the third, but Morgan Franklin and Hinton scored on either side of two Eastside misses to put the Warriors ahead to stay, 31-29. Woodlan led by three with a quarter to play. Eastside twice pulled within one early in the fourth, but Gerbers’ three with 6:24 to play made it 43-36 Woodlan. Shook’s drive to the bucket seconds later was Eastside’s last score before the Warriors’ decisive run. Woodlan was 21-of-58 (36 percent) from the field, while Eastside was 17-of-54 (31 percent). The Warriors held a 42-36 rebounding advantage, with the deciding margin coming SEE BLAZERS, PAGE B2
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Eastside’s Leah Ward takes aim at the basket during Wednesday’s basketball game with Woodlan. Ward had eight points and 13 rebounds, but the Blazers lost, 59-44.
Boilers rock BC
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Terone Johnson scored a season high 18 points, Ronnie Johnson added 15 and Kendall Stephens finished with 11 Wednesday night, leading Purdue past Boston College 88-67 in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge. The Boilermakers (7-2) have been one of the Big Ten’s most consistent teams in the annual head-to-head matchup between the major conferences and proved it against one of the ACC’s more reliable teams. Purdue has won five straight in the challenge. Boston College (3-5) was led by Ryan Anderson with 16 points and Olivier Hanlan with 15 but fell to 6-2 in the conference challenge. The Boilers took control with an 8-0 run midway through the first half and quickly extended the margin to 16. Boston College never got within single digits again. Purdue put on a clinic. It shot 52.2 percent from the field and at one point in the second half had made more than twice as many baskets as Boston College. Stephens scored all 11 of his points in the first half.
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The 2013 All-Area Girls Golf Team The 12th annual KPC Media Group All-Area Girls Tennis Team will be featured in Sunday’s edition. Front row, from left, Mackenna Kelly, Alison Brimmer and Morgan Dornte of Angola; and Katie Skidmore of DeKalb. Back row, Raigan Porath and Alivia Behnfeldt of Fremont, Logan Handshoe and
Cooper Handshoe of East Noble, and Haley Teel from West Noble. Prep of the Year Alyn Clark, All-Area selection Rebecca Alwine and Coach of the Year Dick Bentz from East Noble were not pictured.
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Rugby star eager to prove himself to Colts INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Daniel Adongo is finally starting to feel comfortable with the Colts. That’s good: The Kenyan rugby star is about to play his first football game — ever — when Indianapolis faces Cincinnati on Sunday in a showdown of division Adongo leaders. Adongo has figured out the lingo and nuances of the sport, learned the proper way to put on pads and a helmet, and knows his place in the Colts’ locker room. There’s still more work to do, but the newly minted linebacker will get to show the whole football world how far he’s come in four months. He will be primarily on
special teams, but playing football for the first time in the NFL in a game with playoff implications? “I am excited,” Adongo said Wednesday, one day after being promoted from Indy’s practice squad to the active roster. “As I said before and I’ll reiterate it, my excitement is being subdued by the fact I have a task, an obligation and a duty to perform what’s being asked from me for the coaches and my teammates.” It was late July when general manager Ryan Grigson decided to take the plunge after a yearlong quest to find an overseas player who could help his team. Grigson gambled on Adongo, a Kenyan native and world-class rugby player who was big, fast and had a penchant for hitting. Adongo, surprised initially
by the invite, made the flight to Atlanta, then hopped on a connecting plane to Indy and worked out at the Colts’ headquarters during a rookie mini-camp. Within hours, the Colts signed Adongo to a contract and two days later, the 6-foot-5, 257-pound football novice stood out when he reported to training camp in a pair of short shorts and soccer-style shirt. Back then, of course, some wondered if Adongo could cut it in the world’s best football league. There are few doubters left. “It was a stretch,” NFL sacks leader Robert Mathis said when asked about his initial thoughts of Adongo succeeding. “I think he’s made everyone believe.” By some accounts, Adongo has become a major headache for the Colts’ offensive line in practice.
And now that he’s up to 270 pounds, he could create problems for opponents, too, if he gets into the game as a pass-rusher at Cincinnati (8-4). The Colts (8-4) are being patient, though. Rather than pushing Adongo into preseason games, they kept their secret under wraps as he got acclimated. Adongo started the season on the practice squad. But with Adongo showing steady progress in practice and Mario Harvey, a key special teams player for Indy, going on season-ending injured reserve with a torn meniscus Tuesday, the Colts decided to give Adongo a chance. Coach Chuck Pagano said he expects the rookie to play primarily on special teams and he’s confident Adongo will make a difference.
BLAZERS: Minehart, Shook assist in rebounding department FROM PAGE B1
in the fourth quarter when the Blazers were just 3-of-15 from the floor. Ward finished with 13 rebounds for Eastside, Minehart grabbed nine and Shook had seven. Hinton and Hostetler collected 11 rebounds each for Woodlan. “I was proud of how Kaci played defense,” Conwell said. “I was proud of how Leah crashed the boards. Maddy was making herself big and wanted the ball.” Eastside hosts West Noble at noon Saturday. Eastside JV 30, Woodlan 24 Emma Moughler had eight points and Bethany Malcolm scored seven for
Eastside. Cortlyn Sowers had seven points and Kenzie Salzbrenner scored six for Woodlan. Woodlan 59, Eastside 44 Woodlan Players fg-fga ft-fta pts reb ast stl Hostetler g 6-16 2-2 14 11 4 3 Franklin g 4-8 2-2 10 6 1 1 Gerbers g 4-13 4-5 13 4 0 1 Cook f 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 Williams f 2-7 2-3 7 7 0 1 Hinton 4-10 2-2 10 11 0 1 Salzbrenner 0-0 2-2 2 1 0 1 Leggett 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Totals 21-58 14-16 59 42 7 11 Eastside Players fg-fga ft-fta pts reb ast stl Moore g 3-12 0-0 7 3 1 0 Shook g 3-9 4-4 10 7 5 1 Crager g 1-8 0-0 2 2 1 1 Ward f 4-9 0-2 8 13 2 2 Minehart f 6-15 5-7 17 9 0 0 Yoder 0-1 0-0 0 2 0 0 Totals 17-54 9-13 44 36 9 4 Woodlan 11 14 10 24 — 59 Eastside 15 8 9 12 — 44 Three-point shooting — Woodlan 2-11 (Graber 1-3, Gerbers 1-6, Hostetler 0-2), Eastside 1-8 (Moore 1-2, Shook 0-2, Crager 0-4). Team rebounds — Woodlan 1, Eastside 0. Fouled out — Shook. Total fouls — Woodlan 14, Eastside 15. Turnovers — Woodlan 13, Eastside 14.
After seven years in Sprint Cup, young gun David Ragan has been racing for more than half his life
NOTEBOOK
For many a NASCAR fan, David Ragan, of Unadilla, Ga., is considered one of the sport’s young guns. But as it was brought home to him a week ago at Myrtle Beach (S.C.) Speedway, he’s been around the sport quite a while. He’ll turn 28 on Christmas Eve, and he’s been racing for more than half of his life. He’s run seven full seasons in the elite Sprint Cup Series, with two wins, two poles and 34 top-10 finishes to his credit. In 99 Nationwide Series starts over the years, with just two full-time campaigns, he’s won twice, taken two poles and posted 46 top-10 finishes. But he was racing in Legends, Allison Legacy cars and Late Models for years before he ever broke into NASCAR. When Ragan returned to Myrtle Beach to compete in the track’s big 400-lapper for Late Model Stock cars, he ran as a teammate to Kaz Grala, who wound up finishing in second place, two spots ahead of Ragan. Grala really is a young guy. He’s just 14 and wasn’t old enough to understand the sport the last time Ragan raced at Myrtle Beach, back in 2003. On the same weekend at Myrtle Beach Speedway, Ragan saw Todd Gilliland, the 13-year-old son of his Sprint Cup teammate David Gilliland, finish second in a Limited Late Model race. “Talking to kids about something that happened at the track in the late 1990s, I realized they probably hadn’t been born then,” Ragan said. “That kind of puts it in perspective.” It also reinforces to Ragan just how lucky he is to compete at the level he does, and to be able to win races like this year’s Aaron’s 499 at Talladega Superspeedway. “There are a lot of talented drivers out there, but there are only 43 spots available in the Sprint Cup Series,” he said. “I really appreciate every opportunity I’ve
JTG Daugherty Racing, which fields the No. 47 driven by A.J. Allmendinger, has announced a technical alliance with Richard Childress Racing. The team will be switching from Toyotas to Chevrolets as part of the move. “We certainly appreciate all the support that TRD (Toyota Racing Development) has provided to JTG Daugherty Racing for five years, and we are great fans of their business model,” JTG Daugherty Racing co-owner Tad Geschickter said in a release announcing the change. “As a single-car team, we feel that aligning directly with a successful multi-car organization like Richard Childress Racing is what will work best for us in 2014.” Sean Gardner/Getty Images for NASCAR
David Ragan won the Aaron’s 499 Sprint Cup race in 2013. ever gotten, and I don’t take anything for granted.” In the 400, Ragan qualified a disappointing 20th, but was satisfied with his fourth-place finish. “We passed a lot of cars,” he said. “And it was fun.” After enjoying a Thanksgiving break, Ragan attended the Georgia-Georgia Tech college football game, then headed south to Pensacola, Fla., to compete in the 46th-annual Snowball Derby at Five Flags Speedway on Dec. 8. The annual event is the most prestigious in asphalt Late Model racing and over the years has attracted some of NASCAR’s top drivers, including the late Dale Earnhardt. Previous winners include NASCAR veterans like Darrell Waltrip and Kyle Busch, and short-trackers like Fayetteville, Ga.’s Ron-
nie Sanders and Chase Elliott, who, like his father, Bill Elliott, started out racing on short tracks in the Southeast and quickly moved on to one of NASCAR’s top touring circuits. Ragan has run the Derby for the past three seasons, with his best effort coming last year, when he started on the pole and finished eighth behind Erik Jones, who recently became the youngest winner ever in NASCAR’s Camping World Truck Series. “We had a shot to win it last year,” Ragan said. “We’re going back down there and give it our best shot again.” Ragan will drive his own car at the Derby, and his cousin Brett Ragan, a former car chief at Roush Fenway Racing now working at David Ragan’s Ford dealership in Perry, will serve as his crew chief.
Iowa Speedway purchased by NASCAR; will host Nationwide and Camping World Series in 2014 In recent months, there have been questions about the future and the finances of Iowa Speedway, the .875-mile track in Newton, Iowa, that was designed by Rusty Wallace and has drawn praise from drivers and fans alike. Veteran track manager Doug Fritz left the track several months ago, and there were published reports indicating that the track was behind on some of its bills, even though it drew good crowds for its NASCARsanctioned Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series races as well as the IndyCar events run there since the track opened in September 2006. But any doubts about the track were erased last week with the announcement that NASCAR had purchased the venue. “Iowa Speedway is a great entertainment facility with a very bright future,” Eric Nyquist, NASCAR vice president, strategic development, said in a release announcing the purchase. “The facility has the support of the region, it’s positioned well in the heart of the Midwest, and year in and year out it provides great short-track racing action for motorsports fans. “NASCAR ownership will allow us to draw on the entire resources of our company. It also provides us with the opportunity to execute firsthand a number of entertainment ideas and engagement opportunities with fans — much of which we have outlined repeatedly as the core of our Industry Action Plan.”
JTG Daugherty announces alliance with RCR
Harvick family escapes house fire
Kevin Harvick and his family got a scare last week when a fire broke out in their Oak Ridge, N.C., home. Reports indicated no injuries and only minor damage to their home.
Josh Wise leaving Front Row Motorsports
Front Row Motorsports posted a message on its Facebook page last week stating that Josh Wise, driver of the team’s No. 35 Ford for the past two seasons, has accepted a job driving for another, as yet unnamed, team beginning next season. The team said it plans to continue fielding the No. 35 and will likely have several different drivers share the ride. Wise ran 35 races this season, with an average finish of 34.9 and a best finish of 19th in the Aaron’s 499 at Talladega, a race in which his teammates David Ragan and David Gilliland finished 1-2.
Almirola family announces new member
Aric Almirola, driver of the No. 43 Ford at Richard Petty Motorsports, and his wife, Janice, announced the birth of their daughter, Abby Lynn Almirola, who was born last Thursday. Abby joins big brother, Alex.
NUMERICALLY SPEAKING
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Bonus points earned by Matt Kenseth for leading laps in 2013, tops among all Sprint Cup drivers.
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Bonus points earned by Greg Biffle and Clint Bowyer, the fewest of all drivers who made the 2013 Chase for the Sprint Cup. Iowa Speedway already has announced its 2014 schedule, and it includes two Nationwide races, one on May 18 and the other on Aug. 2. There will also be one Camping World Truck Series event in conjunction with the IndyCar series on July 11-12, and two NASCAR K&N Pro Series support races. Although many consider the purchase by NASCAR to be a sign that a Sprint Cup race will be held at the track, since NASCAR controls the schedule for all of its major divisions, the announcement said that there are no immediate plans to host
Cup races at Iowa. There will be a gathering in Des Moines on Thursday, Dec. 12, to outline additional details on the purchase and plans for the future. Information on this event will be announced soon. Season ticket holders may renew their tickets for the 2014 season, and will have an exclusive right to secure their current seats until Dec. 14. All other seats are available for purchase immediately, with season ticket prices starting at $95. For more information visit www.iowaspeedway.com.
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Bonus points earned by David Ragan, 28th in the final Sprint Cup points standings, the most of any driver outside the top 15.
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Positions gained in the last 10 percent of Sprint Cup races in 2013 by Dale Earnhardt Jr., tops among all drivers.
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Boys Basketball Standings Northeast Hoosier Conference Conf. Ovrl W L W L Norwell 0 0 1 0 Columbia City 0 0 1 1 DeKalb 0 0 1 1 Homestead 0 0 1 1 New Haven 0 0 1 0 Bellmont 0 0 0 2 Carroll 0 0 0 2 East Noble 0 0 0 2 Saturday’s Results DeKalb 43, Eastside 26 Lakeland 62, East Noble 49 Homestead 70, Merrillville 42 Norwell 64, Adams Central 51 Penn 69, Carroll 56 Warsaw 46, Columbia City 35 Woodlan 62, Bellmont 40 Tuesday’s Games New Haven 52, Northrop 40 Friday’s Games Columbia City at Northrop DeKalb at FW North Side Blackhawk Christian at New Haven Concordia at Carroll Homestead at Warsaw Saturday, Dec. 7 Bellmont at Whitko Tuesday, Dec. 10 Churubusco at Columbia City Northrop at Carroll Homestead at FW South Side Leo at DeKalb Wednesday, Dec. 11 Huntington North at New Haven Saturday, Dec. 14 Columbia City at Marion DeKalb at Goshen East Noble at Snider Canterbury at Carroll Heritage at Bellmont Homestead at Bishop Dwenger New Haven at Leo Norwell at Southern Wells Northeast Corner Conference Conf. Ovrl W L W L West Noble 0 0 2 0 Angola 0 0 1 0 Fairfield 0 0 1 0 Lakeland 0 0 1 0 Eastside 0 0 1 1 Hamilton 0 0 1 1 Westview 0 0 1 1 Central Noble 0 0 0 1 Churubusco 0 0 0 1 Fremont 0 0 0 1 Prairie Heights 0 0 0 1 Saturday’s Results Angola 46, Wawasee 44 DeKalb 43, Eastside 26 Lakeland 62, East Noble 49 Garrett 62, Prairie Heights 51 Blackhawk Christian 85, Fremont 60 Hamilton 67, Clinton Christian 52 Northridge 54, Westview 50 West Noble 76, Bethany Christian 42 Friday’s Games Central Noble at Angola Churubusco at Westview Eastside at Canterbury Fairfield at Prairie Heights Fremont at Lakeland Hamilton at Elkhart Christian Saturday’s Games Bethany Christian at Prairie Heights Lakeland Christian at Hamilton Wawasee at West Noble Tuesday, Dec. 10 Churubusco at Columbia City Eastside at Blackhawk Christian Elkhart Christian at Prairie Heights Garrett at Fremont The Howe School at Hamilton Lakeland at Fairfield Whitko at Central Noble Woodlan at Angola Thursday, Dec. 12 NorthWood at Westview West Noble at Bremen Friday, Dec. 13 Northridge at Angola Saturday, Dec. 14 Fairfield at NorthWood Hamilton at Fremont Lakeland at Bethany Christian Prairie Heights at Eastside West Noble at Churubusco Westview at Central Noble Allen County Athletic Conference Conf. Ovrl W L W L Leo 0 0 1 0 Adams Central 0 0 1 1 Bluffton 0 0 1 1 Garrett 0 0 1 1 South Adams 0 0 2 1 Woodlan 0 0 1 1 Heritage 0 0 0 0 Southern Wells 0 0 0 1 Saturday’s Results Garrett 62, Prairie Heights 51 Norwell 64, Adams Central 51 Blackford 69, Bluffton 62 Leo 79, Whitko 46 South Adams 74, Daleville 33 Woodlan 62, Bellmont 40 Tuesday’s Games Wayne at Heritage South Adams 84, Muncie Burris 47 Friday’s Games Leo at Heritage South Adams at Bluffton Southern Wells at Adams Central Woodlan at Garrett Saturday, Dec. 7 Bluffton at Jay County Tuesday, Dec. 10 Garrett at Fremont Heritage at Lakewood Park Leo at DeKalb Southern Wells at Eastbrook Union City at Adams Central Woodlan at Angola Friday, Dec. 13 Adams Central at Canterbury Saturday, Dec. 14 Adams Central at Parkway, Ohio FW Blackhawk at Woodlan Heritage at Bellmont New Haven at Leo Northfield at Bluffton Norwell at Southern Wells South Adams at Jay County
Girls Basketball Standings Northeast Hoosier Conference Conf. Ovrl W L W L Homestead 0 0 4 0 Norwell 0 0 4 0 Columbia City 0 0 5 1 East Noble 0 0 3 1 DeKalb 0 0 3 2 New Haven 0 0 3 2 Carroll 0 0 1 4 Bellmont 0 0 0 4 Friday’s Results DeKalb 54, Northrop 53 Carroll 61, Bishop Dwenger 40 Columbia City 57, FW North Side 36 Homestead 83, Huntington North 52 Saturday’s Results Concordia 60, New Haven 25 Tuesday’s Games Leo 49, DeKalb 46 East Noble 59, Lakeland 25 Bellmont at Concordia Columbia City 51, Bishop Dwenger 26 Snider 60, Carroll 55, OT Wednesday’s Game New Haven at Wayne Thursday’s Game Homestead at Norwell Saturday’s Games New Haven at East Noble DeKalb at Bellmont Columbia City at Carroll Monday’s Game Marion at Carroll
Tuesday, Dec. 10 FW North Side at New Haven Wednesday, Dec. 11 Northrop at East Noble Homestead at Angola Bellmont at Leo Friday, Dec. 13 Bellmont at East Noble Carroll at DeKalb Homestead at New Haven Norwell at Columbia City Saturday, Dec. 14 Homestead vs. Grosse Pointe (Mich.) South in Best of Michigan Holiday Classic at Dearborn Heights Robichaud Northeast Corner Conference Conf. Ovrl W L W L Fairfield 2 0 4 1 Westview 1 0 3 2 Angola 3 1 3 4 West Noble 2 1 4 2 Lakeland 2 1 4 3 Fremont 1 1 3 1 Churubusco 1 1 3 4 Prairie Heights 1 2 3 4 Hamilton 0 2 1 3 Central Noble 0 2 1 4 Eastside 0 2 0 4 Friday’s Results Angola 47, Lakeland 36 Churubusco 69, Eastside 46 Fairfield 45, Wawasee 22 West Noble 45, Fremont 38 Westview 60, Prairie Heights 41 Saturday’s Results Prairie Heights 59, Wawasee 46 Monday’s Result Central Noble 52, Blackhawk Christian 37 Tuesday’s Games Churubusco 66, Adams Central 54 Fairfield 57, Angola 45 East Noble 59, Lakeland 25 North Central (Ohio) 46, Hamilton 43 Garrett 57, Prairie Heights 33 West Noble 64, Wawasee 53 Northridge 54, Westview 38 Wednesday’s Games Fremont at Heritage Woodlan at Eastside Thursday’s Games Blackhawk Christian at Churubusco Westview at Bremen Friday’s Games Prairie Heights at Bethany Christian Saturday’s Games Angola at Central Noble Lakeland at Fremont West Noble at Eastside Westview at Churubusco Prairie Heights at Fairfield Lakeland Christian at Hamilton Tuesday, Dec. 10 Concord at Lakeland Central Noble at Bethany Christian Westview at Elkhart Christian Goshen at West Noble Wednesday, Dec. 11 Homestead at Angola Reading, Mich., at Fremont Friday, Dec. 13 Central Noble at Westview Churubusco at West Noble Eastside at Prairie Heights Fairfield at Lakeland Saturday, Dec. 14 Hamilton at Fremont Allen County Athletic Conference Conf. Ovrl W L W L Garrett 1 0 7 0 Leo 1 0 5 0 South Adams 1 0 4 0 Southern Wells 1 0 3 3 Woodlan 0 1 4 1 Heritage 0 1 2 2 Adams Central 0 1 1 4 Bluffton 0 1 1 5 Friday’s Results Garrett 67, Woodlan 37 Leo 48, Heritage 40 South Adams 53, Bluffton 33 Saturday’s Result Southern Wells 54, Adams Central 48 Tuesday’s Games Churubusco 66, Adams Central 54 Leo 49, DeKalb 46 Southern Wells 47, Mississinewa 28 Garrett 57, Prairie Heights 33 Wednesday’s Games Fremont at Heritage Woodlan at Eastside Thursday’s Game Muncie Burris at South Adams Saturday’s Games Garrett at Leo South Adams at Heritage Woodlan at Adams Central Southern Wells at Bluffton Tuesday, Dec. 10 Wes-Del at Bluffton Winchester at South Adams Wednesday, Dec. 11 Bellmont at Leo Thursday, Dec. 12 Blackhawk Christian at Heritage Friday, Dec. 13 Garrett at Adams Central Bluffton at Woodlan Heritage at Southern Wells Leo at South Adams
Prep Boys Baskebtall Scores Indpls Washington 76, Indpls Irvington 52 Cass County Tournament Caston 44, Pioneer 38
Prep Girls Basketball Scores Austin 56, Charlestown 49, OT Danville 59, S. Putnam 15 Delta 40, Winchester 33 Ev. Central 49, Ev. Harrison 44 Ft. Wayne Northrop 60, Whitko 49 Gary West 65, Hammond Noll 58 Hamilton Southeastern 43, Brownsburg 30 Heritage 60, Fremont 47 Indpls Perry Meridian 48, Greenwood 45 Lawrenceburg 49, Southwestern (Jefferson) 39 Northwestern 59, Maconaquah 31 Pendleton Hts. 70, Hamilton Hts. 53 Plainfield 54, Indpls Cathedral 45 Randolph Southern 51, Daleville 8 Silver Creek 70, Clarksville 47 Tipton 66, Taylor 44 Twin Lakes 46, Delphi 29 Union Co. 50, Seton Catholic 36 W. Lafayette 68, Rossville 15 Wabash 64, Peru 33 Woodlan 59, Eastside 44 Cass County Tournament Caston 45, Pioneer 22
National Football League AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF New England 9 3 0 .750 322 Miami 6 6 0 .500 252 N.Y. Jets 5 7 0 .417 189 Buffalo 4 8 0 .333 267 South W L T Pct PF Indianapolis 8 4 0 .667 285 Tennessee 5 7 0 .417 264 Jacksonville 3 9 0 .250 174 Houston 2 10 0 .167 230 North W L T Pct PF Cincinnati 8 4 0 .667 292 Baltimore 6 6 0 .500 249 Pittsburgh 5 7 0 .417 263 Cleveland 4 8 0 .333 231 West W L T Pct PF Denver 10 2 0 .833 464
Girls Basketball Dawson wins weekly honor Garrett senior Brandi Dawson was selected as the District 1 Indiana Basketball Coaches Association/Subway Player of the Week for her efforts in helping Garrett improve to 6-0 last week. For the season, Dawson is averaging 27.1 points, 14.0 rebounds, 3.7 steals, 3.0 assists and 1.6 Dawson blocks per game.
PA 261 248 310 307 PA 274 267 352 323 PA 216 235 278 297 PA 317
Kansas City 9 3 0 .750 298 214 San Diego 5 7 0 .417 279 277 Oakland 4 8 0 .333 237 300 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Dallas 7 5 0 .583 329 303 Philadelphia 7 5 0 .583 300 281 N.Y. Giants 5 7 0 .417 237 297 Washington 3 9 0 .250 269 362 South W L T Pct PF PA New Orleans 9 3 0 .750 312 230 Carolina 9 3 0 .750 285 157 Tampa Bay 3 9 0 .250 217 285 Atlanta 3 9 0 .250 261 340 North W L T Pct PF PA Detroit 7 5 0 .583 326 287 Chicago 6 6 0 .500 323 332 Green Bay 5 6 1 .458 294 305 Minnesota 3 8 1 .292 289 366 West W L T Pct PF PA Seattle 11 1 0 .917 340 186 San Francisco8 4 0 .667 297 197 Arizona 7 5 0 .583 275 247 St. Louis 5 7 0 .417 279 278 Thursday’s Games Detroit 40, Green Bay 10 Dallas 31, Oakland 24 Baltimore 22, Pittsburgh 20 Sunday’s Games Minnesota 23, Chicago 20, OT New England 34, Houston 31 Indianapolis 22, Tennessee 14 Jacksonville 32, Cleveland 28 Carolina 27, Tampa Bay 6 Philadelphia 24, Arizona 21 Miami 23, N.Y. Jets 3 San Francisco 23, St. Louis 13 Atlanta 34, Buffalo 31, OT Cincinnati 17, San Diego 10 Denver 35, Kansas City 28 N.Y. Giants 24, Washington 17 Monday’s Game Seattle 34, New Orleans 7 Thursday, Dec. 5 Houston at Jacksonville, 8:25 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8 Atlanta at Green Bay, 1 p.m. Minnesota at Baltimore, 1 p.m. Kansas City at Washington, 1 p.m. Buffalo at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. Miami at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. Detroit at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. Indianapolis at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. Cleveland at New England, 1 p.m. Oakland at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m. Tennessee at Denver, 4:05 p.m. Seattle at San Francisco, 4:25 p.m. N.Y. Giants at San Diego, 4:25 p.m. St. Louis at Arizona, 4:25 p.m. Carolina at New Orleans, 8:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 9 Dallas at Chicago, 8:40 p.m.
NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Boston 8 12 .400 — Philadelphia 7 12 .368 ½ Toronto 6 11 .353 ½ Brooklyn 5 13 .278 2 New York 3 13 .188 3 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami 14 4 .778 — Washington 9 9 .500 5 Atlanta 10 10 .500 5 Charlotte 8 11 .421 6½ Orlando 6 12 .333 8 Central Division W L Pct GB Indiana 16 2 .889 — Detroit 9 10 .474 7½ Chicago 7 9 .438 8 Cleveland 6 12 .333 10 Milwaukee 3 15 .167 13 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 15 3 .833 — Houston 13 7 .650 3 Dallas 12 8 .600 4 Memphis 9 8 .529 5½ New Orleans 9 9 .500 6 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Portland 15 3 .833 — Oklahoma City 13 3 .813 1 Denver 11 7 .611 4 Minnesota 9 10 .474 6½ Utah 4 15 .211 11½ Pacific Division W L Pct GB L.A. Clippers 12 7 .632 — Golden State 11 8 .579 1 Phoenix 10 9 .526 2 L.A. Lakers 9 9 .500 2½ Sacramento 4 12 .250 6½ Tuesday’s Games Philadelphia 126, Orlando 125,2OT Denver 111, Brooklyn 87 Boston 108, Milwaukee 100 Detroit 107, Miami 97 Memphis 110, Phoenix 91 Dallas 89, Charlotte 82 Oklahoma City 97, Sacramento 95 Golden State 112, Toronto 103 Wednesday’s Games Cleveland 98, Denver 88 Atlanta 107, L.A. Clippers 97 Phoenix 97, Houston 88 Detroit 105, Milwaukee 98 Dallas 100, New Orleans 97 Indiana at Utah, 9 p.m. San Antonio at Minnesota, ppd. Oklahoma City at Portland, 10 p.m. Thursday’s Games New York at Brooklyn, 7 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Memphis, 8 p.m. Miami at Chicago, 9:30 p.m. Friday’s Games Milwaukee at Washington, 7 p.m. Philadelphia at Charlotte, 7 p.m. Denver at Boston, 7:30 p.m. Cleveland at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. Orlando at New York, 7:30 p.m. Golden State at Houston, 8 p.m. Oklahoma City at New Orleans, 8 p.m. Toronto at Phoenix, 9 p.m. Utah at Portland, 10 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
National Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W LOT Pts GF Boston 27 18 7 2 38 75 Montreal 29 17 9 3 37 80 Detroit 29 14 8 7 35 81 Tampa Bay 27 16 10 1 33 76 Toronto 28 14 11 3 31 77 Ottawa 28 11 13 4 26 82 Florida 28 7 16 5 19 61 Buffalo 28 6 20 2 14 48 Metropolitan Division GP W LOT Pts GF Pittsburgh 29 19 9 1 39 89 Washington 28 14 12 2 30 83 N.Y. Rangers28 14 14 0 28 62 Philadelphia 28 13 13 2 28 63 New Jersey 29 11 12 6 28 64 Carolina 28 11 12 5 27 61 Columbus 28 11 14 3 25 68 N.Y. Islanders28 8 15 5 21 74 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W LOT Pts GF Chicago 29 20 5 4 44 105 St. Louis 26 18 5 3 39 91 Colorado 25 19 6 0 38 76 Minnesota 29 16 8 5 37 70 Dallas 26 13 9 4 30 74 Winnipeg 29 13 12 4 30 78 Nashville 28 13 12 3 29 63 Pacific Division GP W LOT Pts GF San Jose 27 19 3 5 43 96 Anaheim 30 18 7 5 41 93 Los Angeles 29 18 7 4 40 76 Phoenix 27 16 7 4 36 91
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English Football Standings English Premier League GP W D L GF GA Pts Arsenal 14 11 1 2 29 10 34 Chelsea 14 9 3 2 28 14 30 Man. City 14 9 1 4 40 14 28 Liverpool 14 8 3 3 30 17 27 Everton 14 7 6 1 22 13 27 Tottenham 14 7 3 4 13 15 24 Newcastle 14 7 2 5 19 21 23 Southampton 14 6 4 4 18 13 22 Man. United 14 6 4 4 22 18 22 Aston Villa 14 5 4 5 16 16 19 Swansea 14 5 3 6 20 19 18 Hull City 14 5 2 7 12 18 17 West Brom 14 3 6 5 17 19 15 Stoke 14 3 5 6 12 18 14 Cardiff City 14 3 5 6 11 20 14 Norwich 14 4 2 8 12 28 14 West Ham 14 3 4 7 12 15 13 Fulham 14 3 1 10 12 26 10 Crystal Pal. 14 3 1 10 8 22 10 Sunderland 14 2 2 10 11 28 8 Tuesday, Dec. 3 Crystal Palace 1, West Ham 0 Wednesday, Dec. 4 Arsenal 2, Hull City 0 Liverpool 5, Norwich 1 Manchester United 0, Everton 1 Southampton 2, Aston Villa 3 Stoke 0, Cardiff City 0 Sunderland 3, Chelsea 4 Swansea 3, Newcastle 0 Fulham 1, Tottenham 2 West Brom 2, Manchester City 3 Saturday, Dec. 7 Manchester United vs. Newcastle, 1245 GMT Crystal Palace vs. Cardiff City, 1500 GMT Liverpool vs. West Ham, 1500 GMT Southampton vs. Manchester City, 1500 GMT Stoke vs. Chelsea, 1500 GMT West Brom vs. Norwich, 1500 GMT Sunderland vs. Tottenham, 1730 GMT Sunday, Dec. 8 Fulham vs. Aston Villa, 1330 GMT Arsenal vs. Everton, 1600 GMT Monday, Dec. 9 Swansea vs. Hull City, 2000 GMT England Championship GP W D L GF GA Pts Leicester 18 12 2 4 30 18 38 QPR 18 11 5 2 22 10 38 Burnley 18 10 6 2 29 13 36 Derby Cou. 18 9 4 5 35 25 31 Reading 18 8 7 3 27 20 31 Blackpool 18 8 7 3 22 16 31 Leeds 18 9 2 7 26 20 29 Nott. Forest 18 7 7 4 28 22 28 Ipswich 18 7 5 6 28 23 26 Hud. Town 18 7 5 6 24 21 26 B. & H. Albi. 18 6 7 5 21 17 25 Watford 18 6 6 6 27 24 24 Blackburn 18 6 5 7 22 22 23 Wigan Athl. 17 6 4 7 18 18 22 Doncaster 18 5 5 8 17 28 20 Middlesbro. 18 4 7 7 28 28 19 Birmingham 18 5 4 9 22 24 19 Bolton 18 4 7 7 17 23 19 Bournem. 18 5 4 9 22 35 19 Millwall 18 4 6 8 21 36 18 Charlton At. 18 4 5 9 14 21 17 Yeovil Town 18 4 3 11 14 24 15 Sheff. Wed. 17 2 8 7 20 28 14 Barnsley 18 3 5 10 18 36 14 Tuesday, Dec. 3 Birmingham 1, Doncaster Rovers 1 Brighton & Hove Albion 1, Barnsley 2 Burnley 0, Watford 0 Ipswich 3, Blackburn 1 Millwall 2, Nottingham Forest 2 Queens Park Rangers 3, Bournemouth 0 Sheffield Wednesday 2, Leicester 1 Yeovil Town 1, Blackpool 0 Bolton 0, Huddersfield Town 1 Reading 1, Charlton Athletic 0 Wednesday, Dec. 4 Derby County 2, Middlesbrough 1 Leeds 2, Wigan Athletic 0 Saturday, Dec. 7 Derby County vs. Blackpool, 1215 GMT Birmingham vs. Middlesbrough, 1500 GMT Bolton vs. Doncaster Rovers, 1500 GMT Brighton & Hove Albion vs. Leicester, 1500 GMT Burnley vs. Barnsley, 1500 GMT Ipswich vs. Huddersfield Town, 1500 GMT Leeds vs. Watford, 1500 GMT Millwall vs. Wigan Athletic, 1500 GMT Queens Park Rangers vs. Blackburn, 1500 GMT Reading vs. Bournemouth, 1500 GMT Sheffield Wednesday vs. Nottingham Forest, 1500 GMT Yeovil Town vs. Charlton Athletic, 1500 GMT
Major League Soccer Playoff Glance KNOCKOUT ROUND Times EST Eastern Conference Thursday, Oct. 31: Houston 3, Montreal 0 Western Conference Wednesday, Oct. 30: Seattle 2, Colorado 0 CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS Eastern Conference New York vs. Houston Leg 1 — Sunday, Nov. 3: New York 2, Houston 2 Leg 2 — Wednesday, Nov. 6: Houston 2, New York 1, OT, Houston advanced on 4-3 aggregate Sporting KC vs. New England Leg 1 — Saturday, Nov. 2: New England 2, Sporting KC 1 Leg 2 — Wednesday, Nov. 6: Sporting KC 3, New England 1, OT, Sporting KC advanced on 4-3 aggregate Western Conference Portland vs. Seattle Leg 1 — Saturday, Nov. 2: Portland 2, Seattle 1 Leg 2 — Thursday, Nov. 7: Portland 3, Seattle 2, Portland advanced on 5-3 aggregate Real Salt Lake vs. LA Galaxy
Leg 1 — Sunday, Nov. 3: LA Galaxy 1, Real Salt Lake 0 Leg 2 — Thursday, Nov. 7: Real Salt Lake 2, LA Galaxy 0, OT, Real Salt Lake advanced on 2-1 aggregate CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP Eastern Conference Leg 1 — Saturday, Nov 9: Sporting KC 0, Houston 0 Leg 2 — Saturday, Nov. 23: Sporting KC 2, Houston 1, Sporting KC advanced on 2-1 aggregate Western Conference Leg 1 — Sunday, Nov. 10: Real Salt Lake 4, Portland 2 Leg 2 — Sunday, Nov. 24: Real Salt Lake 1, Portland 0, Real Salt Lake advanced on 5-2 aggregate MLS CUP Saturday, Dec. 7: Real Salt Lake at Sporting KC, 4 p.m.
College Football Football Championship Subdivision Playoff Glance All Times EST First Round Saturday, Nov. 30 New Hampshire 45, Lafayette 7 Furman 30, South Carolina State 20 Coastal Carolina 48, BethuneCookman 24 Fordham 37, Sacred Heart 27 Tennessee State 31, Butler 0 Sam Houston State 51, Southern Utah 20 South Dakota State 26, Northern Arizona 7 Jacksonville State 55, Samford 14 Second Round Saturday, Dec. 7 Fordham (12-1) at Towson (10-2), 1 p.m. Coastal Carolina (11-2) at Montana (10-2), 2 p.m. New Hampshire (8-4) at Maine (10-2), 2 p.m. Tennessee State (10-3) at Eastern Illinois (11-1), 2 p.m. Furman (8-5) at North Dakota State (11-0), 3:30 p.m. South Dakota State (9-4) at Eastern Washington (10-2), 4 p.m. Jacksonville State (10-3) at McNeese State (10-2), 7 p.m. Sam Houston State (9-4) at Southeastern Louisiana (10-2), 8 p.m. Quarterfinals Friday, Dec. 13 or Saturday, Dec. 14 Coastal Carolina-Montana winner vs. Furman-North Dakota State winner, TBA New Hampshire-Maine winner vs. Sam Houston State-Sutheastern Louisiana winner, TBA Jacksonville State-McNeese State winner vs. South Dakota State-Eastern Washington winner, TBA Fordham-Towson winner vs. Tennessee State-Eastern Illinois winner, TBA Semifinals Friday, Dec. 20 or Saturday, Dec. 21 TBD Championship Saturday, Jan. 4 At FC Dallas Stadium Frisco, Texas TBD, 2 p.m.
Transactions BASEBALL American League BOSTON RED SOX — Signed C A.J. Pierzynski to a one-year contract. CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Agreed to terms with 1B Paul Konerko on a one-year contract. DETROIT TIGERS — Agreed to terms with RHP Joe Nathan on a two-year contract. OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Signed LHP Scott Kazmir to a two-year contract. National League CINCINNATI REDS — Named Jay Bell bench coach and Don Long hitting coach. American Association AMARILLO SOX — Signed INF Charlie Mirabel. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association ATLANTA HAWKS — Assigned G Dennis Schroder to Bakersfield (NBADL). CHICAGO BULLS — Recalled G Marquis Teague from Iowa (NBADL). FOOTBALL National Football League NFL — Fined Pittsburgh coach Mike Tomlin $100,000 for interfering with play against Baltimore during a Nov. 28 game. BUFFALO BILLS — Released RB Tashard Choice. Signed TE Tony Moeaki. CLEVELAND BROWNS — Signed WR Brian Tyms from the practice squad. Placed DL Desmond Bryant on the reserve/non-football illness list. Released LB Justin Staples from the practice squad. Signed DB T.J. Heath, DL Cam Henderson and LB Johnathan Stewart to the practice squad. DETROIT LIONS — Signed LB Julian Stanford. GREEN BAY PACKERS — Announced the resignation of vice president of sales and marketing Tim Connolly, effective Feb. 1, 2014. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Released TE D.J. Williams. NEW YORK JETS — Signed LB Tim Fugger to the practice squad. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Placed LB Jonathan Casillas on injured reserve. Signed LB Danny Lansanah from the New York Jets’ practice squad. Canadian Football League WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS — Named Mike O’Shea coach. HOCKEY National Hockey League CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS — Recalled Fs Jeremy Morin and Joakim Nordstrom from Rockford (AHL). Reassigned F Brandon Pirri to Rockford. Assigned D Michael Kostka to Rockford on a conditioning assignment. COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS — Recalled G Mike McKenna from Springfield (AHL). Assigned F Michael Chaput to Springfield. NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Recalled LW Reid Boucher from Albany (AHL). Placed F Ryan Carter on injured reserve, retroactive to Nov. 30. NEW YORK RANGERS — Agreed to terms with G Henrik Lundqvist on a contract extension. TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING — Recalled D Matt Taormina from Syracuse (AHL). SOCCER Major League Soccer NEW YORK RED BULLS — Re-signed MF Eric Alexander, D Kosuke Kimura and F Peguy Luyindula. COLLEGE BIRMINGHAM-SOUTHERN — Announced resignation of women’s volleyball coach Judy Green. CAMPBELL — Named Dawn Easley women’s lacrosse coach and Jessica Moulton women’s assistant lacrosse coach. DICKINSON STATE — Named Pete Stanton football coach. GRAMBLING STATE — Named Broderick Fobbs football coach. ST. ANDREWS — Named Joe Wilson men’s assistant lacrosse coach. TENNESSEE TECH — Named Steve Springthorpe women’s soccer coach.
Local Sports Briefs • The Railroaders travel to Leo on Saturday.
8th Grade Girls Basketball DeKalb falls to Norwell WATERLOO — DeKalb’s eighthgrade team lost to Norwell Tuesday night, 42-28. The Patriots had a rough second quarter and could not make up the difference in the second half. Leading the Patriots in scoring was Leigha Brown with 24 points and Allison Marlowe with four
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7th Grade Girls Basketball Patriots defeated by Norwell WATERLOO — DeKalb’s seventh-grade girls team fell to Norwell Tuesday night, 28-12. The Patriots were neck-and-neck until the fourth quarter, when Norwell pulled away during a dry quarter for DeKalb. Scoring for the Patriots was Brooke-destinee Lockwood with seven points, Hannah McAfee with three points and Bethany Kelley with two points.
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SPORTS BRIEFS • No. 8 Wisconsin stymies Virginia, 48-38 CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Josh Gasser scored 11 points and No. 8 Wisconsin won a defensive struggle against Virginia 48-38 Wednesday night in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge, giving coach Bo Ryan his 300th victory with the Badgers. The Badgers (9-0) extended their best start since 1993-94 by limiting Virginia to 23 percent shooting (11 for 47), including a stretch of nearly 22 minutes spanning halftime in which the Cavaliers managed just three field goals. The Badgers won going away despite shooting only 29 percent (15 for 52). London Perrantes led Virginia (7-2) with eight points. The Cavaliers tried to make a run by speeding up the slow pace midway through the second half, but came up well short.
Press conference scheduled for 2 p.m. today in Winston case TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The prosecutor overseeing the investigation of sexual assault allegations against Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston says it is completed. State Attorney Willie Meggs has scheduled a news conference at 2 p.m. Thursday in his office to announce his findings. Meggs says investigators have learned as much as they can about the December 2012 incident. A lawyer for Winston has suggested that the star quarterback and the accuser had consensual sex. But the family of the victim has accused the 19-year-old of rape. Meggs has said he wanted to make sure prosecutors completed a thorough investigation before making a final decision. He has also said several times that it’s up to prosecutors to determine whether there is a “reasonable” chance of conviction.
NFL fines Steelers coach Tomlin $100,000 for stepping on field PITTSBURGH (AP) — Steelers coach Mike Tomlin has been fined $100,000 for interfering with a play against the Baltimore Ravens on Thanksgiving. The NFL also said Wednesday that it would consider docking Pittsburgh a draft pick “because the conduct affected a play on the field.” In the third quarter of the Ravens’ 22-20 win last Thursday, Tomlin was standing on the restricted white border between the sideline and field during Jacoby Jones’ kickoff return. Jones had to swerve to avoid colliding with the coach and was tackled after a 73-yard return that might have gone for a touchdown if not for the obstruction. Tomlin briefly stepped onto the field before he jumped back. He was not penalized during the game for the rule violation. Tomlin said Tuesday he was “mesmerized” by watching the return on the video board and would accept any punishment.
Achonwa leads No. 4 Irish women past No. 10 Penn State STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Natalie Achonwa had 21 points and 10 rebounds to lead No. 4 Notre Dame in a 77-67 victory over No. 10 Penn State on Wednesday night. Jewell Loyd scored 17 points, Kayla McBride had 13 and Taya Reimer 12 for the Fighting Irish (7-0). Notre Dame led by 14 points at halftime and maintained it through most of the second half as Penn State got no closer than nine. Ariel Edwards scored 18 points for the Lady Lions (5-2). Dara Taylor added 14 points and Talia East 12.
Martin gets five-year deal at Miami (Ohio) OXFORD, Ohio (AP) — Chuck Martin got a five-year contract to try to restore Miami of Ohio’s football program. Notre Dame’s offensive coordinator takes over a team that failed to win a game last season (0-12), only Miami’s fourth winless season since 1900. The RedHawks are 8-28 over the last three seasons. Martin was introduced on Wednesday, a day after agreeing to become the next coach. He is the latest addition to the “Cradle of Coaches,” a legacy that includes Notre Dame’s Ara Parseghian.
NBA game in Mexico City suspended due to smoke MEXICO CITY (AP) — The NBA says the game between the San Antonio Spurs and Minnesota Timberwolves has been postponed because of smoky conditions inside the Mexico City arena. The game scheduled for Wednesday night will be made up in Minnesota at a later date. The arena was evacuated about 45 minutes before the scheduled 9:30 p.m. EST tipoff when a generator malfunction outside the arena sent smoke pouring into the building, according to NBA spokeswoman Sharon Lima. While the teams were warming up for their regular-season matchup, lights went out in parts of the arena and smoke began pouring out of vents in the upper deck.
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Waiting for big Indiana buck a bad bet There are several possible reasons some hunters did not kill a buck during Indiana’s 16-day regular firearms season. Many of them fell victim to the greatly depleted deer herd and simply did not see a buck to shoot. For others, it was by OUTDOORS design. WITH DON The latter of the two is Don Mulligan part of a growing number of deer hunters who pass on nearly every deer they see. They love to hunt and are willing to wait for the perfect deer and the perfect shot. For these patient hunters, success is defined very differently than for the average meat hunter. Some of them are trophy hunters, but some simply don’t define success with a kill. Whatever the reason, they gamble every time they don’t pull the trigger, and the odds get worse every day the season progresses. In Indiana, passing on any legal buck is risky since deer have to survive more than 40 days of gun seasons. In nearly every other Midwestern state where gun seasons are measured in days versus weeks, letting a deer walk often means he will be bigger next year. Not
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One of the bucks Mulligan let walk this year in the hopes he makes it through until next year and is more mature.
here. Bucks who survive from one year to the next in Indiana have got to be lucky and blessed with an increasingly rare combination of un-hunted refuge and neighboring hesitant hunters. And while harvesting a mature buck (four-years-old or more) is not important to everyone, for some Hoosiers it is, despite the rules being stacked against them. Evidence of why waiting for and finding a mature buck are worse in Indiana than in any other Midwestern state is easy to find. A quick look at Boone and Crockett’s Trophy Watch illustrates how much better the odds are in nearly every state surrounding us. It is difficult to quantify
in one paragraph but when Boone and Crockett trophy entries are compiled for each county in Indiana and Illinois over the past five years, it is as if an ocean versus the Wabash River separates us. Illinois only has seven days of gun season, and the consistently higher numbers of trophy entries just across the state line show the results. Most Indiana hunters live and hunt here by choice, however, and despite there being a lot fewer mature bucks to choose from, many are willing to go home empty handed before they shoot a two-year-old buck. These hunters used to be able to wait until late bow season when the majority of hunters were out of the woods
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and leftover deer were finally returning to their natural, undisturbed routine. That was taken away from Indiana hunters last year when the IDNR started a new shotgun season lasting into January. For a few, mostly wealthy Indiana deer hunters there are still opportunities to see a mature buck in December. Because 95 percent of Indiana is privately owned, the IDNR can’t kill every deer (which certainly seems to be their goal), and a few mature bucks survive into the new year. The gamblers who have been waiting for them need to have access to some special property to get a crack at them, however. Contiguous parcels of 500 acres or more, that are made up of at least 50 percent cover and have been lightly hunted are the only places left in Indiana for mature bucks to reliably survive into the winter months. These sorts of private habitats exist in pockets around the state, and are generally responsible for mature deer harvests on smaller parcels near them. The owners of the big parcels sacrifice their time, money and provide old deer for everyone around them without thanks. Unless Hoosier hunters own such a place or the property next to someone who does, letting a small buck walk in November to gamble on a bigger buck in December is becoming a very bad bet in Indiana.
PHOTOS CONTRIBUTED
Maurers get deer Hunter Maurer, 11, harvested his first deer, an eight-point buck, during archery season in DeKalb County. Also, Luke Maurer, 16, got his fourth buck, a 5-point.
DON MULLIGAN can be reached at outdoorswithdon@aol.com.
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‘Functional dyspepsia’ not useful diagnosis (swallowing tube), stomach or small intestine. Lastly, the symptoms have to have been present for at least three months. Before you can be given a diagnosis of FD, the doctor should have done tests to look for an underlying condition that could ASK explain the DOCTOR K. symptoms, such as an ulcer Dr. Anthony or gastroesophageal ux disease Komaroff refl (GERD). You may be tested for the bacteria that cause many ulcers: H. pylori. You may also have an upper endoscopy. During this uncomfortable but nonsurgical procedure, a flexible
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DEAR DOCTOR K: My doctor says I have “functional dyspepsia.” Medications haven’t helped. Could something more serious be wrong? DEAR READER: Dyspepsia is a medical term for persistent upper abdominal pain or discomfort. When doctors use the word “functional,” they mean that there is no identifiable cause for the problem. By this definition, the majority of people with dyspepsia may have functional dyspepsia. I dislike the term “functional,” for reasons I’ll explain later. For a diagnosis of functional dyspepsia (FD), a person has to have the following symptoms: fullness after meals, an appetite that is quickly quieted by a meal, and burning or pain in the high middle part of the stomach. In addition, there has to be no evidence of anything being wrong (such as an ulcer) in the anatomy of the esophagus
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it implies that the problem isn’t “real.” It says that a person is faking or exaggerating symptoms in order to gain something — attention, sympathy, even money. “Functional” conditions are defined as symptoms without an identifiable cause for the problem. We doctors are supposed to figure out the cause of a person’s symptoms. When we can’t, we may regard it as a failure. And since we don’t like to fail, sometimes we react by implying or saying: “There’s nothing wrong with you. It’s all in your head.” In my opinion, for a doctor to use the term “functional dyspepsia” is to play a sad old game: Blame the victim. Instead of playing that game, why not try even harder to find causes of the symptoms? DR. KOMAROFF is a physician and professor at Harvard Medical School. His website is AskDoctorK.com.
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Hezbollah leader assassinated Truck hauling BAALBEK, Lebanon (AP) — The attackers waited in an olive grove around midnight. As the Hezbollah commander pulled into the garage of his nearby apartment building, they went in after him. Five bullets were pumped into his head and neck from a silencer-equipped pistol — an assassination that reverberated across the Middle East. The killing early Wednesday of Hassan al-Laqis, described as a member of the inner circle of Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, was the latest in a series of recent attacks against the Iranianbacked group. Hezbollah blamed Israel, which denied involvement. However, the Shiite militant group’s open support of Syrian President Bashar Assad has enraged Sunnis and left it with no shortage of enemies eager to strike at its strongholds and leadership. Dozens of people have been killed in deadly car bombings claimed by radical Sunni groups. The group’s participation in the civil war in Syria is highly divisive and unpopular in Lebanon, where many feel it has deviated from its raison d’etre of fighting Israel and exposed the Shiite community to retaliation. Most recently, two suicide bombers blew themselves up outside the Iranian Embassy in Beirut, killing 23. An al-Qaida-affiliated group claimed responsibility, saying it was payback for Hezbollah’s support of Assad. Al-Laqis’ killing came shortly after Nasrallah accused Saudi Arabia of being behind the embassy bombings in a sharp escalation in rhetoric against the Sunni regional powerhouse. In a three-hour interview
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with a local TV station, he indirectly suggested an alliance between Israel and Saudi Arabia was trying to destabilize his group. The Saudi monarchy is engaged in a proxy war with Iran over influence in the region, and in that, Riyadh has increasingly found common ground with the Jewish state. “The assassination is another notch in tensions between Hezbollah and Saudi Arabia,” said Kamel Wazne, founder of the Center for American Strategic Studies in Beirut. “There will be repercussions. It’s going to be more like an open battle,” he said. Two previously unknown Sunni groups claimed responsibility on Twitter for al-Laqis’ assassination, but the claims could not be verified.
for the Lebanese militant group who was gunned down outside his home Wednesday.
showed a man wearing beige-and-khaki military clothes, with neatly cut black hair and a graying close-cropped beard. There were conflicting reports on whether he was involved in the Syria war, where the group’s fighters have helped Assad’s troops gain the upper hand in key areas near the border with Lebanon. Marie Harf, deputy spokeswoman for the U.S. State Department, said the U.S. has seen reports of the killing and was looking to all parties “to cooperate with a full investigation.” “We’ve been very concerned by recurring instances of sectarian and political violence in Lebanon, and we have talked about the negative impact that Syria has had in Lebanon and Iraq,” she said.
Al-Laqis, 53, was killed as he returned home from work, Hezbollah said. “The brother martyr Hassan al-Laqis spent his youth and dedicated all his life in this honorable resistance since its inception up until the last moments of his life,” a statement from the group said. An official close to the highly secretive group said al-Laqis held some of Hezbollah’s most sensitive portfolios and was very close to Nasrallah and his inner circle, often acting as a link with officials in Tehran. “He was one of the brains behind much of the group’s operations,” the official said. Hezbollah distributed a photo of al-Laqis and said Israel had tried to kill him several times. The image
VERACRUZ, Mexico (AP) — A cargo truck hauling extremely dangerous radioactive material from used medical equipment was stolen from a gas station in central Mexico, and authorities sent out an alert in six central states and the capital to find it, Mexican officials said Wednesday. The truck was carrying a metal container of cobalt-60 headed to a nuclear waste facility in the state of Mexico, said Juan Eibenschutz, director general of the National Commission of Nuclear Safety and Safeguards. Though the container is heavily sealed in lead, designed to be difficult to break and to survive accidents intact, he said it contains an amount of radioactive material that could do serious damage if opened. Direct exposure would result in death within a few minutes, he added. “This is a radioactive source that is very strong,” Eibenschutz told The Associated Press on Wednesday, adding that it can be almost immediately fatal, depending on proximity. “The intensity is very big if it is broken.” Eibenschutz didn’t know the exact weight, but that it was the largest amount stolen in recent memory, and the intensity of the material caused the alert. Local, state and federal authorities, including the military, are searching for the truck. The material was used
for obsolete radiation therapy equipment that is being replaced throughout Mexico’s public health system. It was coming from the general hospital in the northern border city of Tijuana, Eibenshutz said. The thieves most likely wanted the white 2007 Volkswagen cargo vehicle with a moveable platform and crane. Eibenschutz said there is nothing so far to indicate that the theft of the material was intentional or in any way intended for an act of terrorism. The thieves likely didn’t know what the truck was carrying, he said, and may have discarded the metal container, which he said is about a meter square. “If someone finds a big chunk of metal with radiation symbols all over it, they should notify us immediately and don’t open it,” Eibenschutz said. The truck marked “Transportes Ortiz” left Tijuana on Nov. 28 and was headed to the storage facility when it stopped to rest at a gas station in Tepojaco, in Hidalgo state north of Mexico City, driver Valentin Escamilla Ortiz told authorities. He said he was sleeping in the truck when two men armed with a gun approached about 1:30 a.m. Tuesday. They made him get out, tied his hands and feet and left him in a vacant lot nearby. When he was able to free himself, he ran back to the gas station to get help.
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ABSOLUTE AUCTION OF WITMER LAKE HOME WITH GARAGE AND VAN 7860 S 150 E, Wolcottville, IN
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Automatic Garage Door Opening system w/ remote & manual controls. $25 (260)768-8048
ATTENTION: Paying up to $1000 for scrap cars. Used tires 4 sale also. 318-2571
8 Child Craft Books $5.00 (260) 318-4950
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Black Leather Love Seat. Good cond. $50.00. Call Mike after 2 p.m. Ligonier, 260-504-0014
5 old oak dining room chairs, gold velvet seats & backs. $25.00 260 897-2036
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USED TIRES Cash for Junk Cars! 701 Krueger St., K’ville. 260-318-5555
CARS TIMBER WANTED
MERCHANDISE UNDER $50
(1-1/2 miles west of Wolcottville on County Line Road to CR 150 E, then north to property)
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2013 Starting at 10:00 AM SELLS REGARDLESS OF PRICE IMPROVEMENTS: Three bedroom home with 1,248 square feet, living room, kitchen, dining room, 2 baths, utility room, Florida room, natural gas forced air heat, central air, deck and 24’x28’ two-car detached garage. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Lot 101, Witmer Lake Eagles Addition, LaGrange County, Indiana, lot size 50’x150’ TERMS: 10% non-refundable down payment due at the auction and the balance due in cash at final closing within 30 days. Property is being sold in “AS IS” condition. Buyer to pay 2013 taxes due in 2014. The annual taxes are $498.72. Possession day of closing. INSPECTION: For an appointment to view this property contact Strawser Auctions at 260854-2859. The property will be open for viewing 1 hour before the auction. AGENCY: Strawser Auctions and its staff are exclusive agents of the seller. DISCLAIMER: This property is being sold in “AS IS” condition. Prospective bidders are responsible for making their own inspections of the property with regards to condition, environmental, zoning, permits and any and all other inspections and approvals as may be necessary. All sizes and dimensions are approximate. VAN: 2003 Dodge Caravan with approximately 130,000 miles.
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Boys 10/12 Red Hooded Columbia Jacket. $15.00. (260) 318-4950 Century Martial Art Heavy Bag, 4 chain mounting about 40” high. Made in USA, $40.00. (260) 925-2814 Corner Desk- Like New 40”Wide & 32”’ Deep $15.00 Call after 12 noon. (260)232-5062 Cranberry Larson Glass Storm Door. 36x81, gold hardware, no screen. $50.00. (260) 349-0506 Electric TypewriterOlympia XL 505 $20 (260)925-3880 Fax Machine & Copier (Brother) $10.00 260 347-6881 Grapevine 3.5 Christmas Tree with lights. $20.00. (260) 243-8070
Side Wooden Table $25.00 (260)226-5269
Small Dorm Refrigerator. 4.6 cu. ft., 32” high x 20” wide x 21” deep. Like new, $45.00. (260) 833-0607 Small kitchen Table & 2 Chairs. $25.00 (260)226-5269 Stemware by Preziosi CF design. 2 sets of six each. $30.00 for both. (260) 925-2814 Swivel Straight Christmas tree stand. $5.00. (260) 318-4950 Two Wheeled Deer Tote Carry All. $20 (260)495-7001 Unique Antique High Chair. Wooden, caned seat. Great cond. $35.00. (260) 318-4476 Very Nice Leather Desk Chair on swivel base. $30.00. (260) 495-4124 Womens pink & turquoise knee length hooded coat with scarf. Size 22. $5.00. (260) 318-4950
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Office Chair in good cond., $10.00. (260) 925-0268
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COIN AUCTION Located at the LaGrange County 4-H Fairgrounds (1030 E 075 N, 2 miles east of LaGrange on US 20 to CR 200 E, then north ¾ mile to CR 75 N, then west ¾ mile to fairgrounds), LaGrange, Indiana
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2013 STARTING AT 10:00AM • PREVIEW AT 8:30AM Over 600 lots of stamps, coins and currency. Large group of PCGS, NGC and ANACS certified coins. One owner accumulation. Dollars include 1877 and 1878-S Trade dollars- 1878-CC, 1879-O/O, 1879-S, 1981-S, 1882-O/S, 1882- CC, 1883-S, 1884- CC, 1886, 1888-O DDO “HOT LIPS”, 1890-CC, 1890-S, 1892-CC, 1894-O, 1895-O, 1899, 1900-S, 1904-O - PEACE 1921, 1926-S, 1927-S, 1928 and 1935- S. Other coins include 1808, half cent: 1819 and 1852 large cent; 1857 and 1858 Flying Eagle cents. Indian head pennies; Lincoln cents; Half dimes; nickels; liberty seated, barber, mercury and Roosevelt dimes; liberty seated, barber, standing liberty and Washington quarters; bust, liberty seated, barber and walking liberty halves. Older certified commemorative halves include 1918 Lincoln, 1920 Maine, 1922 Grant, 1924 Huegonot, 1936 Elgin, 1937 Roanoke and 1937-S Texas; coin albums; Fifteen lots of World coins; stamps, medals and CURRENCY. AUCTIONEER’S NOTE: This is a private single owner collection from a long time collector. NO SALES TAX. TERMS: Cash, check, MC, VISA (3% Buyers Premium for credit cards) Lunch Auction Conducted By: 200 North Main Street, Wolcottville, IN 46795 Office: (260) 854-2859 • Fax: (260) 854-3979 Auctioneer: Michael G. Strawser, AU01036470 & AC30700060 Auctioneer: Ron Levitz, Lic#AU19600009 Web site: www.strawserauctions.com E-mail: info@strawserauctions.com Member of the National Indiana • Michigan • Pennsylvania Auctioneers Association
Auction Conducted By: 200 North Main Street, Wolcottville, IN 46795 Office: (260) 854-2859 • Fax: (260) 854-3979 Auctioneer: Michael G. Strawser, AU01036470 & AC30700060 Auctioneer: Ron Levitz, Lic#AU19600009 Web site: www.strawserauctions.com E-mail: info@strawserauctions.com Member of the National Indiana • Michigan • Pennsylvania Auctioneers Association
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REAL ESTATE & PERSONAL PROPERTY AUCTION Very well located commercial building on the west side of SR 9, approx. 3 miles north of LaGrange, IN and 5 miles south of the 80/90 Toll Road. Currently operated as Wana Auto Sales.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2013 BEGINNING AT 10:00 AM This commercial building is approximately 5,008 square feet with an office and kitchen area, a general retail area, auto service area and utility storage area. The building was built in 1972, is located on 2 acres, and has its own well and septic. Auctioneer’s Note: This is a growing commercial area with the new John Deere store now being completed a little south of this property. A great location for your business in a high traffic area.
20+ AUTOS & TRUCKS TRAVEL TRAILERS & RECREATIONAL VEHICLES GARAGE & SHOP EQUIPMENT & TOOLS • BUGGIES Terms: Cash, Good Check or Credit Card. Not Responsible For Accidents. Jim’s Lunch Wagon.
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3270 N. SR 9, Howe, IN 46746
Note: Auction will be held inside except for vehicles. Also, vehicles list is subject to change, as Wana still has the car lot open for business & vehicles will be sold with reserve. NOTE: *Also, the Jerald T. Chlebus Estate is consigning a 2012 Cadillac Escalade w/only 8,400 miles and 1996 Cadillac Deville w/102,000 miles and a bass boat and trailer. These will be sold regardless of price, as an estate is consigning them. Go to jerrygrogg.com for more info and pics.
AUCTIONEERS Jerry O. Grogg AU01002223 LaGrange Dallas Martin AU01029776 Topeka Robert Mishler AU08701553 LaGrange Jeff Burlingame
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