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Projects will make 2014 busy for EN GOOD MORNING Snow, cold make for slower holiday It was a relatively quiet New Year’s Eve and holiday across the four northeast counties despite the dumping of snow, emergency personnel reported Wednesday. Still, extra precautions were advised during travel. The Indiana State Police said there were no accidents to report, but a winter advisory remains in effect in the district. The Noble County Sheriff’s Department Dispatch said there were accidents resulting from snow-covered roads, but no news releases were issued. The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department said there were no slide-offs to report, but roads were getting worse. Slow and steady was how the LaGrange County Sheriff’s Department described conditions there, with no major problems to report. Roads were also snow covered in Steuben County, the sheriff’s department reported, but no accidents or injury reports had been made. The National Weather Service reported the below normal temperatures will continue through the weekend with highs in the 20-degree temperature range. Snow will continue today with more on the way Saturday and Sunday.

Widowed Indy woman loses daughter in fire INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indianapolis woman whose husband died last February is now dealing with the house fire death of one of her daughters. Neighbor Connie Touroff said she’s stunned by the deadly fire because Donnetta Waling’s family “has been through so much tragedy.” After Waling’s husband died last February from cancer, neighbors rallied behind her, buying her food, shoveling her driveway and helping her in other ways. But now Waling is now mourning the death of her disabled 35-year-old daughter, Janice Waling, who was killed Monday night when a fire hit Donnetta’s home. Waling’s other daughter, 22-year-old Audrey Waling, had tried to save her sister, who used a wheelchair. Audrey Waling was listed in serious condition at an Indianapolis hospital.

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KENDALLVILLE — Two major capital projects started by the East Noble school district in 2013 will carry over into 2014. East Noble Superintendent Ann Linson announced the school corporation intends to renovate or remodel East Noble Middle School or build a new middle school at a different location. Seeking East Noble patrons’ opinions about the multi-million dollar project, Linson led

community meetings in November at Avilla and Rome City elementary schools and East Noble Middle School to explain the problems with the existing middle school building complex and the need to do something about them. Portions of the building are nearly 100 years old. Last month, an architect gave school trustees cost estimates for remodeling the building, tearing down the oldest portion and renovating the other portions of the building or constructing a

new middle school at a different location. One possible location is 36 acres the school corporation owns on Sherman Street extended, across from South Side Elementary School. The East Noble school board may decide this year what direction to take to replace the building. Upgrading the high school athletic complex began last year and is expected to continue this year. A fundraising campaign for

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the campus beautification project kicked off in September. Plans were announced to improve the athletics stadium facilities with landscaping, a plaza filled with commemorative bricks, a new ticketing center and main gate, relocation and upgrade of the concession stand, a new tailgating area and flagpole tribute to veterans. Nearly 80 trees were planted and stones laid down near the football field’s south end zone area.

Part of health law out Supreme court blocks birth control mandate

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has thrown a hitch into President Barack Obama’s new health care law by blocking a requirement that some religion-afCHAD KLINE filiated organizations provide health insurance that includes birth The cold water hits hard as participants react ment Polar Plunge Wednesday. Snow filled the control. to the temperature as they rush in to the frigid air as temperatures hovered around 15 degrees. Justice Sonia Sotomayor late waters of Bixler Lake in Kendallville during the The water temperature was a balmy 32. Tuesday night decided to block annual Kendallville Park and Recreation Departimplementation of the contraceptive coverage requirement, only hours before the law’s insurance coverage went into effect on New Year’s Day. Her decision, which came after federal court filings by BY DENNIS NARTKER Catholic-affiliated groups from dnartker@kpcmedia.com around the nation in hopes of KENDALLVILLE — “Get in delaying the requirements, throws and get out fast.” a part of the president’s signature That was Albion resident law into temporary disarray. At Katrina Richter’s strategy for least one federal appeals court surviving Wednesday’s annual agreed with Sotomayor, issuing Kendallville Park and Recreation its own stay against part of the Department Polar Bear Plunge in Affordable Care Act, also known Bixler Lake’s west beach. as Obamacare. A few minutes after the experiThe White House on ence she was drying off inside a Wednesday issued a statement van. saying that the administration is “That was so cold I couldn’t confident that its rules “strike the feel anything. I couldn’t feel my balance of providing women with toes and fingers. I couldn’t feel free contraceptive coverage while anything,” she said. preventing non-profit religious Richter was among an organizations with religious estimated 150 men, women and objections to contraceptive children who entered the icy coverage from having to contract, 32-degree water with blowing arrange, pay, or refer for such CHAD KLINE snow in their faces and the air coverage.” David Ward of Kendallville, Phil Osbun of Waterloo, and Ryan temperature at 17 degrees at the 4 Sotomayor acted on a request Rowe of Kendallville hang out in the icy cold waters of Bixler Lake. from an organization of Catholic p.m. start for the event. “We’ve always wanted to do nuns in Denver, the Little Sisters something like this. It was on my for their first Polar Bear Plunge. four hours using chainsaws and of the Poor Home for the Aged. Its bucket list,” said Melinda Love of Park maintenance staff and a backhoe to cut and remove 5 request for an emergency stay had Albion, who joined three friends volunteers worked for about SEE SPLASH, PAGE A6 been denied earlier in the day by a federal appeals court. The government is “temporarily enjoined from enforcing against applicants the contraceptive coverage requirements imposed by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,” Sotomayor said in the order. DENVER (AP) — Crowds “I’m going to frame the receipt drug offenders. Sotomayor, who was in New were serenaded by live music as when I go home, to remind myself Just on the first day, prices had York Tuesday night to lead the they waited for the nation’s first of what might be possible: Legal already risen to more than $500 final 60-second countdown and legal recreational pot shops to everywhere,” musician James an ounce, but it’s too soon to say push the ceremonial button to open. They ate doughnuts and Aaron Ramsey, 28, who did some whether that will hold. signal the descent of the Times funnel cakes as a glass-blower time in jail for pot possession in Washington state will open its Square New Year’s Eve ball, made smoking pipes. Some Missouri and played folk tunes pot industry later this year. Both gave government officials until tourists even rode around in a with his guitar for those in line. states programs will be watched 10 a.m. EST Friday to respond to limo, eager to try weed but not so Activists hope he’s right, and closely not just by officials in her order. A decision on whether eager to be seen buying it. that the experiment in Colorado other states, but by activists and to make the temporary injunction And when the sales began, will prove to be a better alternative governments in other countries permanent or dissolve it likely those who bought the drug to the costly American-led drug because the industries will be the emerged from the stores, receipt war, produce the kind of revenue first to regulate the production and won’t be made before then. “The government has lots of held high and carrying sealed that state officials hope and save sale of the drug. SEE COLORADO, PAGE A6 SEE COURT, PAGE A6 shopping bags, to cheers. the government costs in locking up

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Woman dies from injuries in I-69 accident FROM STAFF REPORTS

FREMONT — A woman who was involved in a wreck Monday afternoon on Interstate 69 in Steuben County has died, Steuben County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Kevin Kane said in a news release. Jane C. Legaj, 63, Marysville, Mich., succumbed to internal injuries and was pronounced as deceased at approximately 11:30 p.m. Monday at Parkview

Regional Health, Fort Wayne. “Steuben County Coroner (Bill) Harter is working with the Allen County Coroner’s office and determined the cause of death attributed to massive internal injuries sustained in the crash,” Kane said. Legaj was trapped inside of her vehicle for more than an hour following a wreck on I-69 near the Indiana Toll Road interchange Monday.

Several people called Steuben County Communications to report a northbound 2011 Chrysler van had crashed and was lying in the ditch. Legaj had struck a guard rail head on prior to landing in the ditch, Kane said on Monday. After Legaj was freed, she was taken from the scene by Lutheran Air Ambulance to Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, for treatment of severe lower body and leg injuries. Northbound traffic was shut

down while officials worked to free Legaj from her van. Legaj was wearing a safety belt, which officers said reduced her injuries. Alcohol was not a factor in the crash, which is still under investigation by the Steuben County Sheriff’s Office. Assisting at the scene were officials with Fremont Police, Indiana State Police, Steuben County Emergency Medical Service and Angola Fire Rescue.

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Man admits 2 meth deals BY BOB BRALEY bbraley@kpcmedia.com

ALBION — An Illinois man admitted Tuesday in Noble Superior Court I that he dealt methamphetamine in Ligonier during two drug deals in 2011. Roy B. Simpson, 34, of Atlanta, Ill., pleaded guilty to two counts of dealing meth, a Class B felony. Simpson admitted he had traded meth for pills in the 700 block of Lincolnway West, Ligonier, on May 9, 2011, and had dealt meth again in the same location May 10, 2011. Sentencing in the case was left up to the judge in a plea agreement filed

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Swimmers charge into the water during the annual Jack Gibson Polar

Bear Plunge at Hamilton Lake Beach, sponsored by the Hamilton Lions Club.

Hamilton tradition more frigid than usual BY AARON ORGAN aorgan@kpcmedia.com

HAMILTON — Fourteen degrees with a 4-degree wind chill? Chainsaw away the ice, and let’s go for a dip. Hundreds of swimmers gathered at the shore of Hamilton Lake Tuesday, New Year’s Eve, in front of a large rectangular hole in the ice to showcase their bravery, gusto or lack of sense at the Jack D. Gibson Memorial Polar Bear Dip. It wasn’t just a cold winter afternoon. The frigid air howled, then bit — hard. The water, officials said, was a balmy 36 degrees. Still, when 2 o’clock rolled around, and Troy Gibson and his family moseyed into the ice bath, waves of crazed people followed, dressed in get-ups ranging from a Santa Claus outfit to Vikings. Some lingered in the water. One fellow floated on a chair with an umbrella. Most sped out more quickly than they entered, fleeing for the warmth of awaiting towels and dry clothing. The Pinkley family has made the plunge a New Year’s Eve tradition. Scott, his 15-year-old daughter, Sarah, and 12-year-old son, Kevin, have cast away consequences and lunged into the frosty lake for seven years as a family. It hasn’t gotten easier with time.

“It was warmer than out here,” Sarah Pinkley said about the water. “My legs just went numb when I came out.” Scott Pinkley said Tuesday was one of the coldest plunges he can remember, though he admitted the temperature really doesn’t change the outcome. Cold is cold. “It doesn’t really make a difference, whether it’s 15 degrees or 35 degrees. It feels the same,” said Scott Pinkley. Judy Bireley, a veteran polar dipper of 19 years, said this year was especially cold. The bone-chilling air “felt like pins and needles, my hands are freezing,” she said, her frozen shorts cracking as she moved around to keep warm. Bireley’s companion, though, wasn’t fazed. Sandy, Bireley’s yellow Labrador retriever, clothed in – appropriately – a polar bear cover-up, only tapped her paws in the water and decided enough was enough. “She just won’t get in that water,” said Bireley. Who can blame her? Hamilton’s annual polar plunge began in the 1980s, but today is named in honor of 18-year veteran Jack Gibson, a former Garrett and Hamilton educator and administrator who passed in 2011. Jack and his son, Troy, participated annually and now Troy and his two

children lead the wave of people into the lake. Even Troy Gibson was impressed by the cold this year. “It was quite a bit colder,” Troy Gibson said. “They said the water was 36, but it’s the wind. It’s cold. But it was a great turnout. I’m excited about the turnout with the weather.” The event supports the Hamilton Lions Club scholarship fund that benefits Garrett and Hamilton schools in Jack Gibson’s name. Participants pay a nominal fee to leap into the chilly waters, and observers can donate for a button. Betty Gibson, Jack’s widow, said the event allowed Jack, who was stricken with cancer and Parkinson’s disease in his late years, to show people you can live a normal life even with illness. “Normal” being relative, of course, as Betty found him to be rather crazy, she joked. “It gave him bragging rights,” Betty Gibson said about the annual plunge. “He enjoyed it, and it’s gotten to be more and more fun every year.” Betty Gibson was a minor participant Tuesday. “I had my grandson hold onto me, and I dipped my hands,” said Betty Gibson. “I’m a dipper. It’s bitter cold.”

Owner reunited with stolen dog BY AARON ORGAN aorgan@kpcmedia.com

AUBURN — Peanut, a 20-month-old miniature Schnauzer that was taken from a vehicle in the DeKalb Health parking lot while its owner was transporting someone to the hospital, has been returned to his owner. Keith Johnson, Peanut’s owner, said the dog was dropped anonymously in the drop box at the Fort Wayne Animal Care and Control building sometime overnight. Johnson was contacted by the facility Tuesday after the staff scanned Peanut’s inserted chip, and was reunited with his dog. “When I walked in there, I hollered his name, and his tail was doing 200 mph and the rest of him was trying to keep up with it,” said Johnson. “He seems to be OK. I’m really, really grateful he was found this quick because, boy, I was devastated.” Johnson said he had taken his mother to the hospital around 11:30 p.m. Monday and left Peanut inside the vehicle while she was checked . After a couple hours, Johnson returned to the vehicle to walk his dog, only to find him gone. Johnson contacted Auburn Police and a search for the missing canine began. By 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Johnson had gone to veterinary offices around the county then the DeKalb County Humane Society to look for Peanut. While he was there, the Fort Wayne Animal Care and Control called him with good news. Johnson said Peanut goes everywhere with him and stays inside the vehicle when he can’t go inside with him. Johnson

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Keith Johnson and his dog, Peanut, were reunited Tuesday after the animal was taken from Johnson’s car that was parked at DeKalb Health hospital late Monday night. Peanut was turned in anonymously in the drop box at the Fort Wayne Animal Care and Control building and reunited with Johnson a short time later.

said Peanut was not in danger inside the vehicle, and added whoever removed him from the vehicle should be prosecuted. “That’s cruel,” said Johnson, who had a reward offered for Peanut’s safe return. “I think they were just stepping over their bounds, thinking it was too cold for an animal to be in the car, but he goes everywhere with me. It’s not like he was being neglected.”

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Tuesday in the case. Because Simpson has a prior unrelated felony conviction, he must be sentenced to a minimum of six years of incarceration for a Class B felony. The maximum sentence he could face is 20 years. Sentencing was set for Feb. 14. According to a plea Simpson agreement in the case, the charges to which Simpson pleaded were reduced from two counts of dealing meth within 1,000 feet of a public park, a Class A felony.

Collision reported in Scott’s parking lot KENDALLVILLE — Unsafe backing of a vehicle contributed to a collision Monday in Scott’s Foods parking lot, a police news release said. A 2000 Ford Taurus driven by Dustin K. Gourley, 20, of Auburn, backed from a parking space in the lot at 310 W. North St. and struck a passing 2010 Toyota driven by Robert F. Dunafin, 69, of Wolcottville. No injuries were reported.

Passengers hurt in two-car collision CHURUBUSCO — Two LaOtto women were injured when the car in which they were riding was struck by another on Christmas Day the Noble County Sheriff’s Department said. Corbin E. Yeager, 25, of Columbia City was westbound on C.R. 600S east of C.R. 600E at 8:47 p.m. when the 2011 Toyota car he was driving struck a patch of ice. The car slid across the center line into an eastbound 2012 Fiat car driven by Gustave H. Berghoff, 58, of LaOtto. Two passengers in the Fiat, both of the same address as Gustsave Berghoff, were injured and transported by Noble County EMS to Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne. Kathy Berghoff, 52, complained of abdominal pain after the crash. Robin Berghoff, 21, complained of head, neck and back pain. Gustave Berghoff complained of pain in his left leg, but no treatment was listed, and no other injuries were reported. Damage was estimated at $10,001-$25,000.

18 booked into Noble County Jail ALBION — Eighteen people were booked into the Noble County Jail from Friday through Monday, the county sheriff’s department said. • Jennifer Bry, 25, of Avilla was charged with domestic battery. • Christopher A. Coleman, 26, of Avilla was charged with domestic battery. • Theresa Marie Egly, 33, of Ashley was booked on a body attachment writ. • Shane J. Griffith, 38, of Ligonier was booked on a criminal mischief warrant. • Roger David Harmon, 45, of Avilla was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated-endangering a person. • Brandon Christopher Krontz, 29, of Ligonier was booked on a body attachment writ. • Leslie Marie Patrick, 23, of Kendallville was booked on a warrant for allegedly dealing a Schedule IV controlled substance. • Sergio Perea-Valencia, 28, of Goshen was charged with operating while intoxicated with a previous conviction, operating a vehicle while intoxicated-endangering a person and operating a motor vehicle while never receiving a license. • Daniel Santamaria, 36, of Kendallville was charged with operating while intoxicated and operating a motor vehicle while never receiving a license. • Nathan Allen Wallen, 37, of Wawaka was booked

on a warrant as a habitual traffic law violator. • Debra Lynn Wells, 56, of Garrett was booked on a conversion warrant. • Craig Lynn Meyer, 40, of Kendallville was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated-endangering a person. • Geoff Snell, 35, of Huntertown was charged with operating a vehicle after a lifetime suspension and operating a vehicle while intoxicated-endangering a person. • Joshua M. Yahne, 37, of Albion was charged with domestic battery in the presence of a child. • Shane J. Griffith, 38, of Ligonier was booked on a public intoxication warrant. • James J. Heinzman, 37, of New Haven was booked on a warrant charging him with possession of methamphetamine and possession of a controlled substance. • Gary W. Howard, 56, of Leesburg was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a blood-alcohol content greater than 0.08, but less than 0.15, percent. • Amber Dawn McElwain, 28, of Kendallville was booked on a warrant charging her with possession of a controlled substance.

Lodge burglarized ALBION — Someone broke a basement window of a lodge building in the 300 block of West Main Street, the Albion Police Department said. The burglary was reported Saturday at 12:58 p.m.

Door damaged in break-in WOLF LAKE — Someone damaged a door, door frame and lock while breaking into a building at the Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center, the Noble County Sheriff’s Department said. Nothing was taken. The burglary was discovered Dec. 24, 2013, and reported Monday at 8:41 a.m.

Meth lab trash found KENDALLVILLE — Trash from methamphetamine labs was reported in two locations Monday between 4 and 4:30 p.m., the Noble County Sheriff’s Department said. Meth lab trash was found in the 1700 block of Maple Grove Boulevard, Kendallville, and in the vicinity of C.R. 100S and Old State Road 3.

Tires slashed AVILLA — Someone slashed all four tires on a car in the 500 block of South Main Street, the Avilla Police Department said. The criminal mischief was reported Saturday at 7:03 a.m.

Man charged after accident LIGONIER — A Ligonier man faces a felony charge of operating while intoxicated after a two-vehicle collision Dec. 26, the Noble County Sheriff’s Department said. Travis W. Miller, 22, of Ligonier backed his 1998 Ford F-150 out of a driveway in the 800 block of East U.S. 6, Ligonier, and it struck a northbound 2002 Mercury Mountaineer driven by Victor A. Salas,

17, of Ligonier. Miller allegedly left the scene of the accident before police arrived. Police located him through his vehicle’s license plate number. His blood-alcohol content allegedly tested at 0.18 percent. He was charged with felony operating while intoxicated and leaving the scene of a property-damage accident. No injuries were reported. Damage was estimated at $1,001$2,500.

Snowy roads linked to five crashes ALBION — Snow on roads contributed to five accidents with no injuries from Dec. 18-26, 2013, the Noble County Sheriff’s Department said. • Charles L. Finton, 57, of Kimmell passed a snow plow on the left after it had signaled for a left turn because he thought it was turning the other way on S.R. 5 near C.R. 450N at 4:45 a.m. Dec. 18. Finton’s 1999 Ford Ranger hit the truck. Damage was estimated at $1,001-$2,500. Finton’s failure to yield was the primary cause of the crash, with the roadway surface contributing, deputies said. • Dale L. Troyer, 18, of Ligonier was northbound on C.R. 600W at 12:19 p.m. Dec. 25 when he failed to see a 2010 Ford Escape that was westbound on C.R. 650N. Troyer pulled his 2003 Lincoln Aviator into the intersection, and the vehicles collided. The snowy road contributed to the inability of Ford driver Darci M. Murphy, 22, of Albion to avoid the crash. Damage was estimated at $5,001$10,000. • Abberdean R. Haire, 20, of Kendallville was westbound on Grant Street in Rome City Dec. 25 at 1:24 p.m. when she braked her 2002 Chrysler PT Cruiser for a stop sign at Canal Road. The vehicle slid off the road and hit the sign. Damage was estimated at $2,501-$5,000. • Nichole M. Brandt, 23, of Churubusco was southeastbound on S.R. 109 near C.R. 500S just after midnight Dec. 26 when she lost control of her 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse on the snowy road. The vehicle left the road and hit a curve sign and embankment. Damage was estimated at $2,501-$5,000. • David E. Jacobs, 24, of Albion was southbound on C.R. 175E south of Oak Shore Drive Dec. 26 at 4:05 p.m. when he lost control of his 1998 Dodge Dakota on a snowy curve. The pickup left the road and hit and broke a curve sign. Damage was estimated at $1,001-$2,500.

Three vehicles collide with deer ALBION — Three vehicle-deer collisions with no injuries were reported Dec. 26, the Noble County Sheriff’s Department said. • The pickup of Latasha C. Perry, 23, of Wawaka hit a deer on U.S. 6 near S.R. 9 at 3:30 a.m. • The van of Marsha K. Messer, 50, of Kendallville collided with a deer on U.S. 6 near C.R. 400W at 6:02 p.m. • The sport-utility vehicle of Kayla A. Drerup, 24, of Avilla collided with a deer on C.R. 1000N near S.R. 3 at 9:45 p.m.

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Ice Festival creation Ice carver Stan Horne of Churubusco works to turn a 300-pound block of ice into a sculpture of a camel, complete with a saddle, on Friday’s first day of the annual Ice Festival in Shipshewana. Horne said visitors to this year’s Ice Festival will be able to take a cold seat on his creation and have their pictures taken. The festival continues today in the parking lot of the Davis Merchantile with a 12-man ice-carving competition and an outdoor chili cook-off. Both events start at 10 a.m.

KENDALLVILLE — The Kendallville Public Library and Limberlost Public Library in Rome City offer a unique winter reading program with activities and prizes. The adult reading program begins Monday and extends through March 29. Each month participants simply read at least 500 minutes. Bookmarks are available at the libraries to keep track of time by marking off a snowflake for each 25 minutes. When completed participants can earn a prize. Prizes are: a mug and packet of hot chocolate or tea for January; a book light and a book for February; and an assortment of prizes to choose from for March. Participants will also be entered to win a grand prize each month. January’s grand prize is a hot chocolate maker and gourmet hot cocoa and teas. February’s grand prize is a throw

blanket, Austenland DVD and gourmet popcorn, and the grand prize in March is a Fondue for two. Adults can earn extra entries in the grand prize drawing by completing as many of the following activities as desired with one entry per activity: check out a magazine; read a book with a red cover; log into one of the library’s online databases and give it a rating of 1 (low) to 5 (high) on the bookmark; attend an adult program; read any Jane Austen book; read any book with the word “murder” in the title; watch a movie and listen to its soundtrack; check out a music CD; volunteer to clip coupons; volunteer to dust library shelves; recite a poem to adult department staff; sing to the staff a line from a song; check out a book of sheet music; visit the genealogy/local history room; or check out a Fodor or travel book.

Annual chili cook off returns to LaGrange LAGRANGE — Tickets are on sale for the upcoming 3rd annual Super Bowl Chili Shuffle, set to take place in LaGrange on Saturday, Feb. 1 The annual event pits local chili cooks against one another in a contest to see who earns both cash and the right to lay claim to the having the best chili in town. Cooks set up their chili on tables set up in one of three different LaGrange restaurants — Chicago Joe’s, Courtside and Our Place Cafe — and then serve up samples to the people who paid for the privilege of shuffling from table to table, tasting and voting for their

favorite chili. This year, the grand prize winner will take home a prize of $250 cash. First place wins $150 and second place, $50. The cost to enter is $15, and can be done by registering for the contest by visiting Chicago Joe’s restaurant in LaGrange no later than Jan. 28. For those who would rather eat than cook, sampling those secret recipes starts at 3 p.m. and lasts until 5 p.m. The cost to shuffle from table to table sampling chili is $8 dollars for adults and children 13 and older. Children 12 and under eat free.

Lakeland show choir camp set for January LAGRANGE — Young performers interested in learning about stage performance might want to consider signing up for the Lakeland High School’s show choir camp on Jan. 25 at the high school. The camp is geared toward elementary and middle school students. Lakeland’s group, Vocal Motion Show Choir, under the direction of Jared Staub, will be teaching children some of the finer points of a song and dance routine. The camp is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The cost to attend the camp is $25, and includes a T-shirt and lunch. Campers are asked to wear comfortable clothing and a pair of tennis shoes.

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The grand prize winner will be announced after the sampling ends at 5 p.m. Following the chili shuffle, the band Autumn Grey performs at an after party at Chicago Joe’s. The chili shuffle is sponsored by Focus LaGrange, a nonprofit organization composed of LaGrange businessmen and women working to revitalize the downtown area. Tickets for the shuffle are available at the LaGrange Town Hall, Chicago Joe’s or from any Focus LaGrange member. Proceeds raised by the event will be used by Focus LaGrange to continue its efforts to revitalize the downtown.

Lilly scholarship applicants sought

LAGRANGE — LaGrange County high school seniors who are committed to earning a baccalaureate degree at Campers will get a an accredited four-year chance to show off what Indiana college or univerthey’ve learned when they step onto the Lakeland High sity can apply for the Lilly Endowment Community School auditorium stage Scholarship available at 1:45 p.m. for a special through the LaGrange performance. County Community The next day, Sunday, Foundation. More details Jan. 26, the high school show choir holds its annual and free applications are available online at the dinner theater event. The Community Foundation group presents two shows, website at www.lccf.net. the first starting at 4:15 The application deadline p.m. and the second perforis 4 p.m. on Friday, Jan. mance begins at 6:30 p.m. 17. Lilly scholars receive Tickets for this event cost $12 and must be purchased full tuition for eight successive semesters at in advance. the qualifying school of For more informatheir choice, as well as an tion about the camp or to annual book stipend. purchase dinner theater All finalists for the Lilly tickets, contact Lisa Miller Endowment Community at 463-3834 or Shawn Scholarship will receive Miller at 463-2896.

a four-year, $1,000 renewable scholarship through the Lambright Leadership Scholarship. This year, there will also be an additional $500 one-time Community Scholarship for one of the lucky Lilly semifinalists. Since 1998, 32 LaGrange County students have been awarded the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship, launching careers in the fields of education, law, engineering, health care and more. Last year’s winner, Brett Yoder, is a Westview graduate and Indiana Wesleyan freshman. For more information regarding this or other Community Foundation scholarships, contact a high school guidance office or call the LCCF at 463-4363.

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Area Activities • Today Food Pantry: Food available for low-income families in need. Thursdays 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 2:30-4:30 p.m. West Noble Food Pantry, 519 Gerber St., Ligonier. 10:30 a.m. Babies & Books: Designed for infants ages eight weeks to 18 months, Babies and Books is a perfect time to meet with other moms and babies for stories, music and wiggles. Each family that attends will receive a book and materials to enhance learning at home. This program is brought to you by the Early Childhood Alliance and the Kendallville Public Library. Preschool, Birth-Age 5. Kendallville Public Library, 221 S. Park Ave., Kendallville. 11 a.m. 343-2010 Euchre Community Game: Francis Vinyard VFW Post 2749, 112 Veterans Way, Kendallville. 1 p.m. Food and Clothing Pantry: Furniture also available. For more information call 438-8678. Helping Hands, 275 Martin St., Rome City. 2 p.m. Exercise Class for Seniors: Free low-impact, slow-pace exercise class that will improve balance, flexibility, and strength. A combination of physical activity and relaxation. For more info, call Tom or Michelle at 463-7445. LaGrange Council on Aging, 125 W. Fenn St., Suite 400, LaGrange. 2:30 p.m. ESL Instruction: English as a second

language. Standing class every Tuesday and Thursday. Vistula Headstart, 603 Townline Road, LaGrange. 5 p.m. Zumba Class: Zumba classes at Presence Sacred Heart Home in Avilla Indiana run from 6:30-7:25 p.m. each Monday and Thursday. Presence Sacred Heart Home, 515 N. Main St., Avilla. 6 p.m. 897-2841 Celebrate Recovery Meeting: Meets each Thursday. CrossPointe Family Church, S.R. 3 and Drake Road, Kendallville. 7 p.m.

Friday, January 3 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 Game: 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 N. South Orange St., Albion. 1 p.m. 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

Brief • Libraries to offer teen winter reading program KENDALLVILLE — A teen winter reading program at the Kendallville Public Library and Limberlost Public Library in Rome City offers activities and prizes. From Monday through Friday, Feb. 28, teens will be rewarded for reading. Participants should pick

up a bookmark at either library. Reading one book in two weeks earns a mark on the bookmark. Participants should bring the bookmark to either library or their school library. Each book read earns a prize, and an entry in the grand prize drawing to win one of five gift card prize packs. Participants can also earn extra gift card prize pack entries with the reading challenges.

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Deaths & Funerals • ‘Bud’ Pfafman AVILLA — Byron John “Bud” Pfafman, age 83, of Avilla, died on Tuesday, December 31, 2013 at Parkview Noble Hospital, Kendallville, Indiana. Mr. Pfafman was born in York Township, Mr. Pfafman Albion, Indiana on November 27, 1930, to the late Royal Russell and Ethel Audra (Harlan) Pfafman. He graduated from Avilla High School in May of 1950 and married Wanda Lou Robart on August 16, 1950. In his early working days, Bud hauled milk for Allen Dairy. He retired from International Harvester in Fort Wayne. He was a lifetime Noble County farmer and raised and showed Belgium and Percheron draft horses for many years. He was a lifetime member of the DeKalb County Horseman’s Association. Bud showed his draft horses at the Noble County Fair and the DeKalb County Fair every year. He won the farmer’s draft horse show for seven years in a row. He was also an avid fan and supporter of Big Blue basketball. Bud was always on the front row at center court for the East Noble boys basketball games for many years. He was also an active and dedicated member of the Calvary United Methodist Church in Avilla. Most importantly, Bud was a loving and dedicated husband, father and grandfather. Survivors include: his wife of 63 years, Wanda Pfafman of Avilla; daughter, Vicki and Rick James of Fort Wayne; daughter, Kathy and Todd Hile of Kendallville; son, Gary and Elizabeth Pfafman of rural Kendallville; son, Gregg and Mary Pfafman of Auburn. He was blessed with 12 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren; brother, Kenny and Jane Pfafman of Bradenton, Florida; brother, Max and Pat Pfafman of Kendallville; sister, Donna Kurtz of Albion. He was also preceded in death by an infant brother and his brothers-in-law, Jack Kurtz and Robert Smurr. Visitation will be Friday, January 3, 2014, from 3:00-8:00 p.m. at Hite Funeral Home in Kendallville. Funeral services will be Saturday, January 4, 2014, at 11 a.m. at Calvary United Methodist Church in Avilla. There will be an hour of visitation before

the funeral service at the church. Officiating the funeral service will be Rev. Dr. Leonard King. Burial will be at Avilla Cemetery. Preferred memorials may be made to Calvary United Methodist Church, DeKalb County Horseman’s Association, or Parkview Noble Hospice. Casketbearers will be Matt Fetter, Nathan Immel, Bailey Parks, Joel Pfafman, Heath Pfafman, Zachery Pfafman and Trent Hile. Honorary bearers are Grant Fetter, Griffin Parks, Wade Parks, Garrett Parks, Sawyer Parks, Remmington Brumbaugh and Ross Brumbaugh. Send a condolence to the family or view a video tribute of Byron by Friday at http://www.hitefuneral home.com/ Arrangements are entrusted to Hite Funeral Home, 403 South Main Street, Kendallville.

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WAWAKA — Mary Frances “Frannie” Myers, 86, passed away early Tuesday morning, December 31, 2013, at Northridge Village Nursing Home in Albion. She had been declining Mrs. Myers in health for the past three weeks. She was born on September 1, 1927, in Ligonier to Clyde and Vivian (Fought) Bish. She was a lifetime Noble County resident and graduated from Wawaka High School. After high school she married Carl Myers on June 9, 1946, and became a homemaker for her life’s work. Carl passed away on August 11, 2008. Frannie loved being surrounded by her family. She had many hobbies Stephen Shoemaker that included reading, crocheting afghans and GARRETT — Stephen quilts, jigsaw puzzles, W. Shoemaker, 59, of and loved making maple Garrett, died on Monday, syrup. She enjoyed going Dec. 30, 2013 at his to garage sales and residence. auctions also. He was born Aug. 27, Surviving are four 1954 to the late Robert daughters, Carol (Frank) W. and Alice (Pedigo) Herzog of Phoenix, AZ; Shoemaker. Wanda Myers and her He is survived by a companion, Chet Richmond daughter, Megan Kimberly of Myrtle, Missouri; Mary Shoemaker and a son, Jo (Randy) Kimmel of Justin Wayne Shoemaker, Albion; and Linda (Gary) both of Auburn; two Sanders of Albion; ten brothers, Terry Shoemaker grandchildren, Susan and Jeff McClusky, both Day, Tim Sanders, Rob of Kentucky; five sisters, Firestone, Greg Firestone, Beverly Newsome, Sharon Neal, Lisa Vaughn and Tina Dwight Busche Jr., Cheryl Carmona, Jennifer Husted, all of Kentucky, Terrones, Randy Kimmel and Debra Bigger of Jr., Amanda Kimmel and Hicksville, Ohio. Melissa Kimmel, and Visitation will be held ten great-grandchildren; on Friday, Jan. 3 from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Thomas sister-in-law Mary Bish of Wawaka; and her brother Funeral Home, 1277 C.R. and sister-in-law Robert 56, Garrett. and Dorothy Bish of The funeral will be held Ligonier. at 1 p.m. at the funeral She is preceded in home with burial to follow in Forest Home Cemetery in death by her parents, husband Carl, a daughter Hicksville, Ohio on July 21, 2013, Lana Memorials are to the Sue Sanders, two brothers, donor’s choice. To send a condolence or George and Don Bish, and her sister, Elizabeth sign the online guestbook Rauer. visit www.thomasfuneral Funeral services for home.org Mrs. Myers will be Saturday, January 4, 2014, Katie Hochstetler at 11:00 a.m. at Brazzell LAGRANGE — Funeral Home, Albion Katie Hochstetler, 93, of Chapel. Pastor Edward LaGrange died Tuesday, Gilmore will officiate. Dec. 31, 2013, at her home. Visitation will be on Visitation will be all Friday evening from 4:00 day Thursday, Jan. 2, at to 7:00 at the funeral the family home 2685 home. Also one hour prior E. 150N, LaGrange. The to the funeral on Saturday. funeral will also be held Burial will be at at the family home on Cosperville Cemetery in Friday, Jan. 3, 2014, at Cosperville. 9:30 a.m. with the home Please make memorial ministers officiating. contributions to the Burial will follow in Wawaka United Methodist Bloomfield Cemetery of Church. LaGrange. Carney-Frost Visit brazzellfuneral Funeral Home is handling home.com to send online arrangements. condolences.

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WAWAKA — Don Arthur Bish, age 84, of Wawaka, IN passed away on Tuesday, December 31, 2013 at his home. He was born on March 26, 1929 to Clyde and Vivian (Fought) Bish in Topeka, Indiana. On August Mr. Bish 4, 1956 he married Mary Ellizabeth Tredway, she survives. He graduated from Wawaka High School in 1947 as Valedictorian of his class. He had worked as a dispatcher and truck driver at Frick Services in Wawaka, IN. He attended Wawaka Church of the Brethren. He enjoyed mowing grass and worked for the Elkhart Township taking care of the cemeteries and ball diamonds. Mr. Bish enjoyed spending time with his children and grandchildren. Surviving are his wife, Mary of Wawaka; four children, Pamela Whitford of Houston Texas, Michael Bish of Goshen, Donald Bish of Brimfield, Cindy McGill of Albion; 10 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Mr. Bish is also survived by a brother, Robert Bish of Wawaka, and a sister, Frances Myers of Albion. He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother George from Syracuse, a sister Elizabeth from LaGrange, and a grandson Andrew Michael. There is a time of visitation today from 2-6 p.m. at Yeager Funeral Home, 1585 Lincolnway South, Ligonier IN 46767. A private cremation committal will take place at a later date. The Yeager Funeral Home in Ligonier is assisting the family with arrangements. Online Condolences may be sent to the family at www. yeagerfuneralhome.com.

ANGOLA — Charles Daniel “Chuck” Skove, 97, of Angola, Indiana passed away Monday, December 30, 2013, at Lakeland Nursing Center. He was born September 26, 1916, in Cleveland, Ohio, to John Mr. Skove and Louise (Meyer) Skove. He married Irene B. Bodley on October 9, 1937. Chuck graduated from Tri-State College with a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1937. He worked at Butler Brown Mining, Nashwauk, Minn., in 1937; Richard’s Grocery Store, Angola; Sunrise Dairy, Angola and Golden Auto Parts, Angola between the years 1938-1939. From 1940-1945 he worked for GE in Fort Wayne, and from 1946 to when he retired in 1978 he was a purchasing agent for Dana Weatherhead in Angola, Ind. He was a founding member of the Pleasant View Church of Christ, Angola, Ind.; instrumental in the Historic Power Church Restoration; he was involved with the Angola Youth Center; Junior Chamber of Commerce and Tri-State Alumni Association. He was a member of the Associated Churches and the Steuben County Historical Society where he was County Historian for several years. Upon retirement he and his wife wintered in Pine Island, Florida, from 1978-2001. He was able to take a dream of a lifetime trip in 1995 to Denmark with his granddaughter Yvonne to visit the home of his ancestors. He was always interested in history and family lineage. Chuck never knew a stranger and always remembered everyone. He is survived by his two granddaughters, Marie Diane Warmbier-Smith of Pleasant Lake, Ind., and Beth Yvonne Warmbier-Ramp of Northville, Mich.; his son-in-law, Daniel Warmbier of Three Oaks, Mich.; his brother, Robert John Skove of Houston, TX; three great-grandchildren, Arianna Ramp, Isabella Ramp and Simon Whalls Warmbier. He was fond of his companion, Dexter, his cat. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Irene B. Skove on October 15, 2002; his daughter, Carol Warmbier on Nov. 11, 2013; his grandson, Jason Skove Warmbier in 2008; and his sister, Janet Louise Pumphrey. Services will be at 11 a.m., Saturday, January 4, 2014, at the Pleasant View Church of Christ in Angola, Indiana. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Pastor Eric Bingaman will be officiating. Burial will be in the Circle Hill Cemetery, Angola, Indiana. Memorials may be given in memory of Chuck to the Pleasant View Church of Christ, 200 Fox Lake Road, Angola, IN 46703 or to the Powers Church c/o Marcia Powers, 8090 E 40 S, Angola, IN 46703. You may sign the guestbook at www.weichtfh. com Arrangements are being handled by the Weicht Funeral Home, Angola.

AVILLA — Dutch Kostielney, 87, lifetime Avilla resident, community civic leader and distinguished U.S. Army veteran, died on Monday, December 30, 2013, at 8:55 a.m. at his residence in Avilla. He had been Mr. Kostielney in declining health with congestive heart failure for the last two months. Dutch was born on July 18, 1926, in Avilla, the only son of Martin and Laura (Fulk) Kostielney. He graduated from Avilla High School in the Class of 1944. On January 15, 1954, he married Emma Jean “Emmy” Weeks. She passed away on November 5, 2008. Mr. Kostielney retired as the Postmaster at the Avilla Post Office after 25 years of service. He was a decorated war veteran, serving as a corporal in the United States Army during World War II. He fought in the European Theater and received a Purple Heart after being wounded. Dutch was the Allen Township Trustee and Assessor, was on the Allen Townsip Advisory Board, and an avid Cubs and IU fan. He was a member of the Avilla American Legion Post #240. He helped establish Avilla Youth Baseball in the 1960s, and served on the Community State Bank Board of Directors. He and Emmy were very involved with youth sports in Avilla. Dutch enjoyed hunting, but his greatest love was gardening. Surviving are his son and daughter in law, Stanley and Janet Kostielney of Lake of the Woods; grandchildren, Matthew (Rebecca) Kostielney and Nathan Kostielney, all of Avilla; a sister, Mary Lou Kostielney of Phoenix, Arizona. His buddy was Hobo the Cat. Funeral services will be on Friday, January 3, 2014 at 11 a.m. at the Brazzell Funeral Home, Avilla Chapel. The Rev. Dr. Leonard King of the Calvary United Methodist Church in Avilla will officiate. Burial will follow at the Hooper King Cemetery near Avilla. The Avilla American Legion Post #240 will conduct military graveside rites. Serving as pallbearers will be Nathan Kostielney, Bill Weeks, Don Weeks, Ray Grocock, Judy Grocock, Carla Jo Kanney and Jackie Henry. Honorary pallbearers will be Jim Bianski, Dyke Grate, Bob Weeks, Kenny Conkling, Anthony Henry and Caleb Henry. Visitation will be on Thursday, January 2, 2014, from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. The family requests in lieu of flowers memorials be directed to the Avilla Youth Baseball Association. To sign the online guest register book or to leave the family a message go to www.brazzellfuneralhome. com.

Jerry Campbell COLUMBIA CITY — Jerry L. Campbell, 71, a former resident of the Churubusco area and more recently of Columbia City, died at 7:10 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014, at Parkview Whitley Hospital in Columbia City. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Sheets & Childs Funeral Home in Churubusco with Chaplain Kurt M. Snyder officiating. Calling will be at the funeral home Friday from 2-8 p.m. and Saturday from 10-11 a.m. Interment will be in the Christian Chapel Cemetery, Merriam. Memorials are to Cancer Services of Northeast Indiana, 6316 Mutual Drive, Fort Wayne, IN 46825.

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Rome City planning to add more sidewalks this year BY DENNIS NARTKER dnartker@kpcmedia.com

ROME CITY — Rome City Town Council is planning to continue its street improvement program this year, but first it must find a replacement for retired council member Rob Glass. Glass gave up his seat at the end of 2013 after eight years on the council. Noble County Republican Party chairman Randy Kirkpatrick announced a Republican caucus will be held Jan. 9 to elect someone to finish

Glass’ term. Two years ago, Rome City began a multi-year program to install new sidewalks along its major thoroughfares. The town has spent about $80,000 installing sidewalks along S.R. 9, and this year will look into installing walks along Front Street west to Rome City Elementary School. Pedestrian safety is the driving force behind the program. Most of Front Street does not have sidewalks. Children walk in the streets to and from school. In the year of 2013, the town installed 500 linear

feet of sidewalk along S.R. 9. Property owners getting new sidewalks share the cost with the town. Extending utility service to the Schermerhorn Farms property on Northport Road is another major project expected to get under way this year. In September 2013, the Town Council hired D.A. Brown Engineering to design the approximately 1,125-foot, 2-inch-diameter forced main. Rome City and Schermerhorn Farms will share in the project’s cost.

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inches of ice from the beach. The water was about 3 1/2 feet at its deepest point. “I was a little nervous before the start,” said Cassy Johnson, 17, of Churubusco. She didn’t stay in the water very long dressed in shorts and T-shirt. “It was freezing cold, but fun,” she added. Tiffany Rose of Albion wore a two-piece swimsuit. “I’m doing a cannonball to get in the water,” she said while waiting for the start. Park department

recreation director Dawn McGahen, the event organizer, said participants show up in all types of costumes, including a fellow in a Santa Claus suit. “It goes so quickly,” she said. Park staff members provided hot cocoa in the registration tent. Some dressed in shorts, and others wore jeans and T-shirts. A group of bikini-clad girls who used red, white and blue float rings in the water. “It’s so cold, it feels like a thousand pins in my

skin,” said one fellow after scampering out of the water in shorts. Noble County EMS and the Kendallville Fire Department rescue truck were on hand for emergencies. This was the second Polar Bear Plunge for ZaRyant Mayberry, 9, of Corunna. He was wearing shorts and an Under Armour shirt. He planned to get out fast, but not before dunking his head under water this time. Everything went well. There were no mishaps.

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ways to deliver contraceptives to people,” said Mark Rienzi, a lawyer for the nuns. “It doesn’t need to force nuns to participate.” Under the health care law, most health insurance plans have to cover all FDA-approved contraceptives as preventive care for women. That means the coverage is provided free of charge. Churches and other houses of worship are exempt from the birth control requirement, but affiliated institutions that serve the general public are not. That includes charitable organizations, universities and hospitals. The requirement prompted an outcry from religious groups, which led the administration to try to craft a compromise. Under that compromise, insurers or health plan administrators must provide birth control coverage, and the religious institution itself is not responsible. But the administration’s compromise did not satisfy some critics, who called it a fig leaf. The nuns would have to sign a form authorizing their insurance company to provide contraceptive coverage, which would still

violate their beliefs, Rienzi said. “Without an emergency injunction, Mother Provincial Loraine Marie Maguire has to decide between two courses of action: (a) sign and submit a self-certification form, thereby violating her religious beliefs; or (b) refuse to sign the form and pay ruinous fines,” Rienzi said. The Little Sisters operate homes for the elderly poor in the United States and around the world. They were joined in their lawsuit by religious health benefit providers, Christian Brothers Services and Christian Brothers Employee Benefits Trust. Sotomayor’s decision to delay the contraceptive portion of the law was joined by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, which also issued an emergency stay for Catholic-affiliated groups challenging the contraceptive provision, including the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., and Catholic University. But one judge on the three-judge panel that made the decision, Judge David S. Tatel, said he would have denied their motion. “Because I believe that appellants are unlikely

to prevail on their claim that the challenged provision imposes a ‘substantial burden’ under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, I would deny their application for an injunction pending appeal,” Tatel said. The archdiocese praised the appeals court’s action in a statement. “This action by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit is in line with the rulings of courts all across the country which have held that the HHS mandate imposes a substantial and impermissible burden on the free exercise of religion,” the archdiocese said. “These decisions also vindicate the pledge of the U.S. Catholic bishops to stand united in resolute defense of the first and most sacred freedom — religious liberty.” The Supreme Court already has decided to rule on whether businesses may use religious objections to escape a requirement to cover birth control for employees. That case, which involves Hobby Lobby Inc., an Oklahoma City-based arts and crafts chain with 13,000 full-time employees, is expected to be argued in March and decided by summer.

FREMONT — Andrew David Van Aken, 13, died Tuesday, December 31, 2013, at Riley Hospital for Children Hospital in Indianapolis. Andrew was born on December 30, 2000, in Angola to David L. and Chandra Mr. Van L. (Glasco) Aken Van Aken. He was a former student at Ryan Park Elementary School in Angola. He was a member of the South Woodbridge Pentecostal Church of God in Camden, Mich.. Surviving are his parents and two sisters, Chelsea and Michayla, both of Fremont; maternal grandparents; Gary and Betty Glasco of Fremont and paternal grandparents, Larry and Ruth Van Aken of Montgomery, Mich.; and maternal great-grandparents; Sybil Blankenship of Hurley, Va., and Claude and Vi Kilbreath of Flint, Mich. He was preceded in death by an aunt, Janet Hornbrook. Calling will be Friday, Jan. 3, 2014, at the H.E. Johnson & Sons Funeral Home in Angola from 2- 7 p.m. Services will be Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014, at 12 noon at the South Woodbridge Pentecostal Church of God in Camden, Mich., with the Rev. Jim Hibbard officiating. Burial will be in the West Woodbridge Cemetery in Camden. Memorials are to the family. Services will be conducted by H.E. Johnson & Sons Funeral Home in Angola. To leave condolences, go to www.hejohnsonfh.com.

Raymond Kennedy AUBURN — Raymond L. Kennedy, 83, of Auburn passed away Tuesday, December 31, 2013, at DeKalb Health in Auburn. He was born in Garrett on May 17, 1930, to the late Donald D. and Velma E. (Jordan) Kennedy. Ray was an electrician at Phelps-Dodge in Fort Wayne for 40 years, then worked at Auburn Foundry before retiring in 1993. He also served as a Police Reserve Officer for the Auburn Police Department for almost 40 years. He was a member of the Auburn First United Methodist Church. Ray married Beverly E. Deetz on September 11, 1949, and she passed away February 12, 2010. Surviving is a daughterin-law, Sharon Kennedy of Auburn; two grandchildren, Kelly (John) Richie of Avilla and Aaron (Heather) Kennedy of Wolcottville; five great-grandchildren, Allyssa Richie, Jonathon Richie, Ava Kennedy, Cole

Kennedy and Ethan Hoover; three brothers and two sisters, Russell A. (Beverly) Kennedy of Garrett, Edward A. (Ginger) Kennedy of Garrett, Dale Kennedy of Garrett, Marilyn K. Miller of Garrett and Jane A. (Mike) Campbell of Albion. Ray was preceeded in death by his parents, wife, a son Rodney Kennedy, a sister Patricia Royer and two brothers, Eugene Kennedy and Paul Kennedy. Services are at 11 a.m. Saturday January 4, 2014, at Feller and Clark Funeral Home, 1860 Center Street, Auburn, IN with Rev. Ted Jansen officiating. Burial is in Fairfield Cemetery, Corunna. Calling is 3 to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Preferred Memorials can be directed to Auburn First United Methodist Church. To send condolences visit www.fellerandclark.com.

James Ellert Sr. ST. CLAIR, Mo. — James Joseph Ellert Sr., 92, died Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2013, at his home. James was employed as an electrician and worked for several contractors. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II. He was a member of St. Clare Catholic Church in St. Clair, Mo. and was a member of the American Legion Post 347 of St. Clair, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 413 of Santa Barbara County, Calif.; and the Knights of Columbus, Bishop Leo John Stack Council 4667 of St. Clair. He was born on March 18, 1921 in Ashley, Ind., to Joseph Herman Ellert and Clara Cecilia (Wetoskey) Ellert. He married Doreen Wilson on Nov. 18, 1945. James is survived by his wife of St. Clair, Mo., by the couple’s three children, Laura Ellert and her friend, Richard Austin, of Sumner, Wash.; Maureen Bartram and husband Bruce of St. Clair; and Jim Ellert and wife Erlene, of St. Clair; two brothers, Carl Ellert of Auburn, Ind., and Ben Ellert and wife Beverly of Auburn; by four sisters, Bertha Cox of Elkhart; Rita Roark and husband Norman of Auburn; Theresa Stanley, of Goleta, Calif; and Barbara Bounds of Goleta, Calif; by a sister-in-law, Velma Ellert of Ashley, Ind.; by nine grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. James was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers; Clayton Ellert, Leonard Ellert, Jerome Ellert and infant, Edward Ellert; and by two sisters, Irene Ellert and Marie Blomeke. Visitation was held from 2-6 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013, at Russell Colonial Funeral Home in St. Clair, Mo., with Rosary services at 5:30 p.m. A private committal will take place at a later date. Memorials may be made to Honor Flight Inc.

Mary Rollins WOLF LAKE — Mary Louise Rollins, 89, of Wolf Lake, died Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013, at the Sacred Heart Home in Avilla. She was a lifetime resident of Noble County and worked for the Monsanto Corp. in Ligonier from 1971 until her Mrs. Rollins retirement in 1985. Mary was a member of the Retired Telephone Operators Club and the York Township Homemakers Club. She was born on Nov. 24, 1924, in Noble County to Homer R. and Alice Amelia “Millie” (Erdly) Seymoure. On Dec. 16, 1949, she married James A. Rollins in Goshen. He preceded her in death on May 15, 1985. Surviving are two daughters and sons-in-law, Barbara S. (Doug) Roe of Albion and Rebecca L. (Doug) Edwards of Fort Wayne; three sons and daughters-in-law, Gregg J. (Pam) Rollins of Albion, Douglas J. (Mariellyn) Rollins of Cedarburg, Wis., and Edward J. (Paula) Rollins of Terre Haute; 12 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Her parents, a husband, two sisters, Eva Haney and Barbara Wilcoxson, and two brothers, Keith and Fred Seymoure, precede Mary in death. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Sugar Grove Church, 5019 E. 500S, Churubusco. The Rev. Tim Grable will officiate, and burial will take place in Wolf Lake Cemetery. Visitation will Saturday from noon until service time at the church. Memorial contributions are to the Alzheimer’s Association. Online condolences may be submitted to the family at www.fruripmayfuneralhome. com Arrangements are being handled by the Frurip-May Funeral Home, LaGrange.

Mary Eash LAGRANGE — Mary Etta Eash, 78, of Shipshewana died Wednesday at 5:42 p.m. at Parkview LaGrange Hospital. Viewing will be after 2 p.m. today and all day Friday at the Marlin Eash residence, 0785 N. 1000W, Shipshewana. Arrangements are being handled by Miller-Stewart Funeral Home of Middlebury.

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Some countries have decriminalized the drug, and the Netherlands lets people buy and sell it, but it’s illegal to grow or process it. Just as shops opened Wednesday, the Denver police department tweeted, “Do you know the law?” and linked to city websites on state and local laws that include bans on public consumption, driving under the influence, taking marijuana out of state and giving pot to anyone under 21. The Denver police said one person was issued a summons for public consumption. The Colorado State Patrol reported no pot-related incidents. No pot-related incidents were reported at Denver International Airport, where signs warned travelers that they can’t take the drug home. At least 24 pot shops in eight towns opened. In Denver, pot users welcomed the new year and the new industry by firing up bongs and cheering in a cloud

Employee David Marlow, right, helps a customer, who smells a strain of marijuana before buying it at the crowded sales counter inside Medicine Man marijuana retail store, which opened as a legal recreational retail outlet in Denver on Wednesday.

of marijuana smoke at a 1920s-themed “Prohibition Is Over” party — a reference to the 1930s-era law that outlawed marijuana. Shopper Jacob Elliott said he wrote reports in college about the need to end pot

prohibition, but never thought it could happen in his lifetime. “This breaks that barrier,” said Elliott, who traveled to Colorado from Leesburg, Va., to be among the first to buy legal weed.

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CAPITAL ONE BOWL 9-SOUTH CAROLINA .......34 19-WISCONSIN ...................24 OUTBACK BOWL 16-LSU........................................21 IOWA ............................................14 HEART OF DALLAS BOWL NORTH TEXAS .....................36 UNLV ............................................14 GATOR BOWL NEBRASKA.............................24 22-GEORGIA..........................19 ROSE BOWL 4-MICHIGAN STATE ..........24 5-STANFORD .........................20

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES DALLAS ......................................87 WASHINGTON ......................78 TORONTO.................................95 INDIANA ....................................82 MINNESOTA........................124 NEW ORLEANS .................112

WEDNESDAY’S GAME TORONTO....................................3 DETROIT.......................... 2 (SO)

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AP source: Smith hired by Tampa Bay TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A person familiar with the negotiations says former Chicago Bears coach Lovie Smith has reached an agreement to coach the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Speaking to The Associated Press on Wednesday night on the condition of anonymity because an official announcement hasn’t been made.

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TODAY G I R LS BAS KETBALL Angola at Leo, 6 p.m. BOYS BAS KETBALL Central Noble vs. Caston at Caston Shootout, 8 p.m. WR E STLI NG DeKalb, East Noble at Norwell, 11 a.m.

On The Air • TODAY COLLEG E FOOTBALL Sugar Bowl, Oklahoma vs. Alabama, at New Orleans, E S PN, 8:30 p.m. M E N’S COLLEG E BAS KETBALL Wisconsin at Northwestern, E S PN2, 7 p.m. Penn at George Mason, N BCS N, 7:30 p.m. Saint Mary’s (Cal) at Gonzaga, E S PN2, 9 p.m. California at Stanford, FS!, 9 p.m. PR E P FOOTBALL All-America Game, Team Highlight-Red vs. Team Nitro- Green, at St. Petersburg, Fla., E S PN, 4 p.m. WOM E N’S COLLEG E BAS KETBALL Baylor at Kansas St., FS N, 8 p.m.

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Luck evolves into complete QB INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Andrew Luck learned some tough lessons as an NFL rookie. Now he’s using that knowledge to his advantage. Rather than spend the offseason finishing classes, Luck broke down last season’s tapes and figured out what to improve. The Colts’ franchise quarterback used those hours of study to become more efficient on the field and develop a more seasoned perspective about playoff football. “Having that experience is always helpful,” Luck said when asked what’s different between this week’s postseason preparation and last year’s. “I feel more comfortable this year as a football player in this league because of that experience.” There’s no doubt the 24-year-old wonder kid has grown up in two NFL seasons. After hearing many experts tab him as the most polished college quarterback since Peyton Manning and the best Stanford prospect since John Elway, he stepped into the most challenging circumstance imaginable — replacing Manning. Luck has made it look easy. Even with the constant comparisons to Manning, Luck managed

Indianapolis Colts’ Andrew Luck (12) greets fans as he leaves the field following an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars Sunday in Indianapolis.

to break NFL rookie records for yards passing (4,374), attempts (627), 300-yard games (six) and tied the league’s single-season mark with seven game-deciding drives in the fourth quarter or overtime. He engineered a nine-win improve-

ment, from 2-14 to 11-5, tied for the third-greatest turnaround in league history. Most importantly, he took the Colts to the playoffs — something even Manning didn’t do until his second season in Indy.

This year, with a new but familiar offensive coordinator in Pep Hamilton, Luck improved. Despite throwing almost 60 fewer passes (570), Luck still had 3,822 yards and matched last season’s TD total (23). He completed 60.2 percent of his throws, compared with 54.1 percent in 2012, cut the interceptions in half (nine) and increased his quarterback rating from 76.5 to 87.0. He matched Indy’s 11-win total against a tougher schedule and won his first division title, setting up Saturday’s playoff game against Kansas City (11-5). A lot has changed in a year. Indy (11-5) has emphasized the rushing attack and shorter passes more this season than last. Teammates believe Luck has changed, too. “I think he is just getting even more comfortable with his role. The thing that is fun is he doesn’t make those ‘rookie’ or first or secondyear mistakes,” said kicker Adam Vinatieri, who has played with Drew Bledsoe, Tom Brady and Manning. “He knows if it’s not there, throw it away and let’s do this. I guess what I’m saying is he manages the game very well and gives us an opportunity to win.”

MSU rallies to win Rose Bowl DeRozan, Raptors surprise PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — When Kyler Elsworth soared over the pile to deliver the final hit of Michigan State’s season, the storybook ending came with a moral. After so many years outside the spotlight, the Spartans are in nobody’s shadow anymore. And for the first time in 26 years, they’re Rose Bowl champions. Connor Cook passed for a career-high 332 yards and hit Tony Lippett with a tiebreaking 25-yard touchdown pass early in the fourth quarter, leading No. 4 Michigan State to a 24-20 victory over No. 5 Stanford on Wednesday night in the 100th Rose Bowl. Cook also threw a TD pass to Trevon Pendleton, and Jeremy Langford rushed for 84 yards and a score for the Big Ten champion Spartans (13-1), who finished their season with 10 straight wins and their first Rose Bowl victory since 1988. Michigan State overcame its first double-digit deficit of the entire season along the way, and the Spartans’ FBS-best defense capped a dominant season with one more old-school, smash-mouth performance befitting the centennial celebration of the Granddaddy of Them All. “It’s a special time for all Spartans, and we came here in force,” coach Mark Dantonio said. “I’m very happy for our football team, the resilience we showed all season long.” Michigan State’s defense yielded just 159 yards in the final three quarters and ended it by stopping the Pac-12 champion Cardinal (11-3) on fourth-and-1

Pacers, 95-82 TORONTO (AP) — DeMar DeRozan scored 26 points, Kyle Lowry had 13 points and a seasonhigh 14 assists and the Toronto Raptors extended their season-best winning streak to four games, beating the Indiana Pacers 95-82 on Wednesday night. Terrence Ross scored 18 points and Jonas Valanciunas had 13 points and nine rebounds as the Raptors (15-15) snapped Indiana’s AP five-game winning streak and improved to .500 after 30 games Stanford running back Tyler Gaffney, center, is tackled by Michigan for the first time since Jan. 6, 2010. State linebacker Kyler Elsworth, left, and Michigan State safety The Raptors have won eight Isaiah Lewis, right, during Wednesday’s Rose Bowl. of 10 games since Dec. 13, when the majority of the players Dantonio’s seven-year rebuilding near midfield with 1:46 to play, acquired from Sacramento in project in East Lansing has put stuffing a run play up the middle. the Rudy Gay deal made their them on top of the Midwest this Elsworth, a fill-in starter for Toronto debuts. season with a perfect run through suspended senior linebacker Max Roy Hibbert fouled out with conference play. Bullough, hurdled the pile to 16 points and Paul George had After knocking off the unbeaten 12 for the Pacers, who recorded a deliver an electrifying, head-on hit Buckeyes in the league title game, season-worst 23 turnovers. Indiana to fullback Ryan Hewitt while his Michigan State earned the Big teammates helped out below. had won nine of its previous 12 Ten’s second Rose Bowl win since meetings with Toronto, including “When I saw their offensive 2000. linemen’s stance, I knew the way four straight north of the border. Tyler Gaffney ran for 91 yards to make a play was to go over the Danny Granger scored 11 points and an early TD for Stanford, top,” said Elsworth, selected the for Indiana. and linebacker Kevin Anderson game’s defensive MVP. Hibbert picked up his fifth foul returned an interception 40 yards The huge Michigan State less than 90 seconds into the fourth for a score late in the first half. But quarter, and the Pacers couldn’t contingent in the Rose Bowl stands roared at the play, and even the Cardinal couldn’t follow up hold a one-point lead without their last season’s success in Pasadena the stone-faced Dantonio visibly big man. Greivis Vasquez hit a with back-to-back Rose Bowl celebrated. 3 on Toronto’s next possession, “I get a little excited at the Rose wins, managing just three points giving the Raptors a 69-67 lead. from their offense after the first Bowl,” Dantonio deadpanned. David West tied the score at The Spartans have long labored quarter. 74-74 with a jump shot at 6:58, but And Gaffney could only behind Michigan, Ohio State Toronto answered with six straight watch as Hewitt was stopped on and even Wisconsin among the points, four from DeRozan, to Stanford’s final play. Midwest’s top programs, but open an 80-74 lead at 5:23.

New year puts spotlight on area teams As we throw away our 2013 calendars and march forward into 2014, the cow could not be more excited about the potential that the rest of the winter sports season holds. I’m not sure this was expected at the beginning of the season, but both Prairie Heights and West Noble received votes in this week’s Associated Press poll. Three years removed from a sectional championship, Brett Eltzroth has the Panthers in contention to win another one. If not for a tough season opener against Garrett, Heights might be in the top 10 at this point. Looking southwest, West Noble’s success in soccer in the fall has carried over into the boys’ basketball team. The Chargers are 5-0 and will try to stay undefeated when they play Saturday against (DUH DUH DUH) Prairie Heights. That should be one of the better games in our neck of the woods this season. They aren’t the only Northeast Indiana team seeing

some love from the pollsters. Westview actually have more votes than Heights in Class 2A, and will likely remain undefeated heading into the Northeast Corner Conference Tournament in mid-January. Eastside’s no slouch either, making this year’s tournament PICKIN’ full of intrigue. THE PREPS On the girls basketball side of things, it’s impossible not Hannah Holstein to be impressed by everything Garrett has accomplished this season. Ranked No. 4 in Class 3A, the Railroaders have already vanquished their three toughest opponents in Leo, DeKalb and Norwell and could very well be 20-0 heading into the finale against East Noble. The Railroaders are in a difficult

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sectional no doubt, but their dreams of playing in the Hulman Center are alive and well. Keep your eye out for East Noble wrestling as well, as the Knights will be competing in the Indiana High School Wrestling Coaches Association Team State Dual Meet Tournament in Westfield on Saturday. Perennial powers Evansville Mater Dei and Perry Meridian are among the eight teams in Class AAA. 1. Central Noble over Caston. Cougars get into the win column. 2. West Noble over Eastside. This one could go down to the wire. 3. Fairfield over Rochester. No contest. 4. Prairie Heights over West Noble. Should be a dandy. 5. Concordia over Leo. Don’t overlook the Lions. 6. Lowell over Churubusco. The Region team wins. 7. Leo over Angola. Only if the Lions are ready. 8. Bowling Green over IPFW. A close one. 9. Minnesota over Michigan. Down to the wire.

10. Wisconsin over Northwestern. This one WON’T go down to the wire. 11. Saint Francis over Goshen College. 12. Trine over Ohio Northern. 13. IPFW over Kalamazoo. 14. Ohio State over Nebraska. 15. Michigan State over Indiana. 16. Illinois over Penn State. 17. Duke over Notre Dame. 18. Minnesota over Purdue. 19. Wisconsin over Iowa. 20. Michigan over Northwestern. Friend’s Fisher’s Fillmore’s Follies Flops Fumbles 1. Central Noble 1. Central Noble 1. Caston 2. West Noble 2. West Noble 2. West Noble 3. Fairfield 3. Fairfield 3. Rochester 4. Prairie Heights 4. Prairie Heights 4. Prairie Heights 5. Concordia 5. Leo 5. Concordia 6. Lowell 6. Lowell 6. Lowell 7. Leo 7. Leo 7. Leo 8. Bowling Green 8. Bowling Green 8. Bowling Green 9. Michigan 9. Minnesota 9. Michigan 10. Wisconsin 10. Wisconsin 10. Wisconsin 11. Saint Francis 11. Saint Francis 11. Saint Francis 12. Ohio Northern12. Ohio Northern12. Ohio Northern 13. Kalamazoo 13. IPFW 13. IPFW 14. Ohio State 14. Ohio State 14. Ohio State 15. Mich. State 15. Mich. State 15. Mich. St. 16. Illinois 16. Illinois 16. Illinois 17. Duke 17. Duke 17. Duke 18. Minnesota 18. Minnesota 18. Purdue 19. Wisconsin 19. Wisconsin 19. Wisconsin 20. Michigan 20. Michigan 20. Michigan

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Maple Leafs beat Red Wings in Winter Classic ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — A lot of winter. Very little classic hockey. Light snow swirled down in the Big House, making it tough to push the puck through piles of the white stuff on a sheet of ice where football is usually played. Teeth-chattering temperatures and a brisk wind were factors, too, that made the NHL’s Winter Classic much more of an event than a game. Tyler Bozak scored the winning shootout goal and Jonathan Bernier made two saves in the heart-pounding final moments, lifting Toronto to a 3-2 victory over Detroit on Wednesday in front of 105,591 fans — the largest crowd to watch a hockey game. “I was just lucky to get a stick on it and keep it low enough,” Bozak acknowl-

edged. The Red Wings were not as fortunate in the closely contested spectacle that was altered in a lot of ways because of the conditions. Detroit captain Henrik Zetterberg appeared to have good chance in overtime with the puck in the Maple Leafs’ end and defenseman Cody Franson on his left side. The horn, however, sounded to stop play at the 2:30 mark of the extra period so that both teams played into a 10-plus mph wind for an equal amount of time. “I think I would have had a clear breakaway,” Zetterberg said. The game also was halted midway through the third period so that the teams could switch sides. In the shootout, skaters for both teams attempted shots with the wind in their face toward

the same net — or end zone. After a slew of skaters with shovels cleared the ice following overtime, Pavel Datsyuk scored Detroit’s only goal in the shootout and teammate Tomas Tatar was foiled on his team’s third and final attempt because he couldn’t control the puck on the snow-covered surface and didn’t even get a shot off. “The conditions made it so some of the skill in the game was eliminated,” Red Wings coach Mike Babcock said. Bernier, with a knit hat over his helmet, made 41 saves — the most in an outdoor regular-season game. The crowd surpassed the 104,173 who saw Michigan and Michigan State skate in the same football stadium known as the Big House in 2010.

The game-time temperature was 13 degrees with a wind chill of zero and steady snow that didn’t stop on a windy afternoon. At the previous five Winter Classics, the average temperature was 39 degrees and the average attendance was 53,045. This one was bigger, colder and NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman loved every minute of it. “This has been a terrific day, terrific way to start the AP new year and a terrific way Toronto goalie Jonathan Bernier (45) blocks a shot by to embark upon the part of Detroit’s Tomas Tatar (21) during the Winter Classic on the season that’s going to see five more outdoor games Wednesday. at the Olympic break,” Bettman said. “We couldn’t would call it a gem from might face discipline from be any more pleased with a pace standpoint,” Maple the NHL for a cross-check the way things went.” Leafs coach Randy Carlyle that knocked Patrick Eaves The struggling yet storied said. “There was a lot of out of the game in the first franchises did their best to snow and a lot of things to period, scored the first of put on show in the snow. deal with.” two goals for the Maple “I don’t know if you Joffrey Lupul, who Leafs in the shootout.

Drama and scandal highlight 2013 Sprint Cup season the cars were barely visible at a distance and sprinkles of rain on some parts of the track, NASCAR officials said there would be just one attempt at a green-white-checkered-flag finish once the track was cleared from a Lap 184 crash. On the final lap, Carl Edwards led as the cars entered Turn Three and went out of clear view for many of the spectators on the frontstretch. As the leaders came down the frontstretch for the final time, it was difficult for fans in the stands — with only the fronts of the cars visible, and barely so at that — to see who was leading. But as the cars rounded the tri-oval and the sides of the cars came into view, fans were stunned to see the No. 34 Ford of David Ragan leading his Front Row Motorsports teammate David Gilliland as the two motored away from the rest of the field.

Kenseth, wound up beating Johnson in the win column, with seven race victories to Johnson’s six, but he faltered down the stretch of the Chase. Still, it was a remarkable year for Kenseth in his first season at Joe Gibbs Racing after spending most of his career behind the wheel of a Ford owned by Jack Roush. The ever-popular Dale Earnhardt Jr. was strong from the start of the season to the end. He finished second in the opener at Daytona and third in the finale at Homestead. In between, he had five other finishes of second or third, and ended the season fifth in points, his best showing since 2006, when he finished fifth.

Danica Patrick poses with her Coors Light Pole Award at the 2013 Daytona 500.

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Patrick’s pole at Daytona set off a frenzy of Danica Mania, which dominated the talk of Speedweeks at Daytona and continued for weeks afterward. She led five laps in the 500 and finished eighth, but those two Sundays wound up being the highlight of her season, as she didn’t record another top-10 finish, had an average finish of 26.1 and was 27th in the final points standings. She lost the Rookie of the Year title to her boyfriend, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., who also won a pole, at Atlanta, and had one top-5 finish, a third at Talladega in the fall, three top-10s and finished the season 19th in points.

Johnson’s drive to his sixth championship featured his usual mid-season swoon, followed by a show of strength in the 10 championship-deciding Chase races. He started the season with a win in the Daytona 500, and was among the dominant drivers for most of the first two-thirds of the seaon. But as he often does, he suffered through a late-summer stretch of disappointing finishes. He was 40th in the 23rd race of the season, at Michigan, then finished 36th at Bristol, 28th at Atlanta and 40th at Richmond to end the regular season. But when the Chase started at Chicagoland Speedway, he finished fifth and had just two finishes outside the top 6 in the final 10 races. His worst Chase finish was a 13th, at Jimmie Johnson, 2013 Sprint Talladega. His chief challenger, Matt Cup champion

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Ricky Stenhouse Jr. is the Sprint Cup Rookie of the Year for 2013.

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Chase regulars miss cut

Brad Keselowski missed the Chase by 31 points. One of the bigger stories of the season was the absence of some regular Chase contenders from the elite group that ran for the title over the final 10 races. Defending Cup champion Brad Keselowski missed the cut for the Chase by the same number of points — 31 — that his No. 2 team was penalized for rules infractions during the regular season. His team did not get back up to speed until midway through the Chase, when he scored his only Cup win of the season, at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Denny Hamlin missed four full races and part of another with a back injury suffered in the fifth race of the season, at Auto Club Speedway, as he and Joey Logano raced for the win in the closing laps. The lost points caused him to miss the cut. Three-time champion Tony Stewart also missed the Chase after breaking his right leg in a sprint car crash at Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskalooska, Iowa, on Aug. 5. Stewart isn’t expected to return to the seat of a race car until Speedweeks 2014 at Daytona International Speedway. A sprint car crash also cost the life of Jason Leffler, a popular NASCAR driver who had run a Cup race at Pocono Raceway the week he died in a crash on June 12 at Bridgeport Speedway in Swedesboro, N.J. Dirt racing by NASCAR drivers did have positive results in 2013. The Mudsummer Classic at Eldora Speedway, the Ohio dirt track owned by Tony Stewart, saw the Camping World Truck Series on track for a points-paying event. It was a first for a major NASCAR division since Richard Petty won a race for the series now known as Sprint Cup on the dirt surface at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds in Raleigh back on Sept. 30, 1970. Austin Dillon won the Eldora event that played out before a packed grandstand and delivered some of the circuit’s most dramatic events of the season. The race was run using a typical dirt-racing format of qualifying and heat races to set the starting lineup for the main event. The Eldora heats saw veteran driver Norm Benning, in his self-owned, underfunded truck, take the final transfer spot after some hard-nosed racing with youngster Clay Greenfield. Among those in attendance that night was NASCAR President Mike Helton, who is not always present for Truck Series races. “I’m here more as a fan than anything, because I wanted to see this race,” Helton said that night. Another feel-good moment for the sport came in May at Talladega Superspeedway. The Aaron’s 499 turned into a marathon event, with a rain delay causing a three-hour, 36-minute delay in the action. Following a late-race crash, with the skies so dark that

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The 2013 NASCAR season had its share of dramatic moments, from Danica Patrick’s pole-winning run in the season-opening Daytona 500 to Jimmie Johnson’s march to his sixth Sprint Cup title, which saw him battle Matt Kenseth down the Chase stretch all the way to the season-finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. In between, there was a race-fixing scandal in the regular season finale at Richmond International Raceway, a popular upset victory at Talladega Superspeedway, death and serious injuries to NASCAR drivers in racing crashes, and a strong — though winless — performance by the sport’s most popular driver.

David Ragan won in May at Talladega. The two drivers from the woefully underfunded team had teamed up to beat the best in the business, coming from 10th and 11th place on the final restart to score the victory, Ragan’s second in Cup, and a runner-up finish for Gilliland, also a Cup career best. Ragan and Gilliland were in a similar position late in the fall race at Talladega, but a crash caused the race to end under caution, with Jamie McMurray winning, and Ragan and Gilliland finishing sixth and seventh, respectively. Ragan said it took awhile for the significance of his storybook win to sink in. “When it happens, you’re thinking about the next race and how you’re going to approach it,” he said. “I’ve actually come to appreciate it more in the months since then.” The final regular-season race, at Richmond International Raceway, provided the usual drama, as the finishing order there helped set the field for the Chase for the Sprint Cup. But the story soon turned to controversy, as a race-finish-altering scandal gave the sport its biggest black eye in years. It was eventually determined that Michael Waltrip Racing conspired to drop two of its cars in the finishing order, thereby guaranteeing the third — the No. 56 Toyota of Martin Truex Jr. — a Chase berth at the expense of Ryan Newman. Newman was leading the race, poised to take a Chase berth, when Waltrip driver Clint Bowyer suspiciously spun, bringing out a caution flag that ended Newman’s run to the front and put in place the series of events that seemingly put Truex in the Chase. But examination of radio communications between Waltrip team members led to Truex being dropped from the Chase field and Newman added in. Further investigation led to an unprecedented move in which NASCAR added Jeff Gordon, another victim of manipulation at Richmond, as the 13th member of the Chase field. Truex’s sponsor, NAPA Auto Parts, left the team over the incident, as did Truex, who has moved to Furniture Row Racing, replacing Kurt Busch, who moved to Stewart-Haas Racing. But as is often the case in NASCAR, the negative news soon was overshadowed by positives about the future. As 2013 came to a close, Richard Childress announced plans to bring back the No. 3 to the Sprint Cup circuit for the first time since Dale Earnhardt lost his life driving that car. Childress’ grandson, Austin Dillon, who has run that number throughout his career, will move to Cup after winning the 2013 Nationwide Series championship. And NASCAR and its teams have worked in the offseason to develop an aerodynamic package that promises to bring more competitive racing to the intermediate tracks.

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Boys Basketball Standings Northeast Hoosier Conference Conf. Ovrl W L W L Homestead 1 0 7 3 New Haven 1 0 5 2 Columbia City 1 0 4 5 Norwell 1 0 3 1 Carroll 0 1 6 3 DeKalb 0 1 3 8 Bellmont 0 1 2 4 East Noble 0 1 0 8 Thursday, Jan. 2 Heritage at Bellmont, 7:45 p.m. Greenfield-Central vs. Norwell at Richmond, 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 3 Heritage at Bellmont, 7:45 p.m. Norwell vs. Fox Creek Christian (Ky.) or Jefferonsville at Richmond, noon or 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 4 Norwell vs. TBA at Richmond, TBA Columbia City at Wawasee, 7:30 p.m. South Adams at Bellmont, 7:45 p.m. Van Wert (Ohio) at Carroll, 7:45 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 7 East Noble at Westview, 7:30 p.m. New Haven at Fort Wayne Snider, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 8 Fort Wayne Dwenger at Carroll, 7:45 p.m. Northeast Corner Conference Conf. Ovrl W L W L Prairie Heights 3 0 6 1 Westview 3 0 4 2 West Noble 1 0 5 0 Eastside 1 1 4 3 Fairfield 2 1 3 2 Angola 1 1 3 4 Fremont 1 1 1 6 Hamilton 1 2 4 4 Lakeland 1 3 2 4 Churubusco 0 2 0 5 Central Noble 0 3 0 6 Thursday, Jan. 2 Caston Shootout Churubusco vs. Lowell, 2 p.m. Central Noble at Caston, 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 3 Caston Shootout Churubusco vs. Northfield or Rensselaer Central, 11:30 a.m. or 1 p.m. Central Noble vs. Kankakee Valley or Oregon-Davis, 11:30 a.m. or 1 p.m. Eastside at West Noble, 7:30 p.m. Northwood Tournament Fairfield at Rochester, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 4 Caston Shootout Churubusco, Centreal Noble vs. TBA, TBA Northwood Tournament Fairfield vs. Tippecanoe Valley or Northwood, 6 p.m. or 7:30 p.m. West Noble at Prairie Heights, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 7 East Noble at Westview, 7:30 p.m. Lakeland at Sturgis (Mich.), 7:45 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 8 Churubusco at Woodlan, 7:30 p.m. Allen County Athletic Conference Conf. Ovrl W L W L Garrett 2 0 6 1 Bluffton 2 0 4 3 Leo 1 1 4 3 Adams Central 1 1 3 4 Woodlan 1 1 3 3 Heritage 1 1 2 3 South Adams 0 2 2 5 Southern Wells 0 2 0 5 Thursday, Jan. 2 Heritage at Bellmont, 7:45 p.m. Friday, Jan. 3 Bluffton at Winchester, 7:30 p.m. Daleville at Southern Wells, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 4 Leo at FW Concordia, 7:30 p.m. South Adams at Bellmont, 7:45. p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 7 Cowan at Southern Wells, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 8 Churubusco at Woodlan, 7:30 p.m. Eastbrook at Heritage, 7:30 p.m.

Girls Basketball Standings Northeast Hoosier Conference Conf. Ovrl W L W L Homestead 3 0 10 0 East Noble 3 0 10 3 DeKalb 2 0 9 3 Norwell 1 2 6 3 Columbia City 1 2 9 4 New Haven 1 2 6 5 Carroll 0 3 3 9 Bellmont 0 3 0 13 Friday, Jan. 3 Kokomo at Carroll, 7:45 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 4 Plymouth Shootout Norwell vs. Plymouth, 10 a.m. Norwell vs. Wawasee, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 7 Eastside at DeKalb, 7:45 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 8 Angola at East Noble, 6:15 p.m. Leo at Norwell, 7:30 p.m. Northeast Corner Conference Conf. Ovrl W LW Fairfield 5 0 7 Westview 6 0 10 West Noble 5 2 7 Angola 4 2 4 Lakeland 3 4 5 Churubusco 2 3 5 Fremont 2 4 6 Prairie Heights 3 4 6 Central Noble 1 5 3 Hamilton 0 4 2

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Eastside 0 5 2 10 Thursday, Jan. 2 Angola at Leo, 6:30 p.m. Central Noble at LaVille, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 3 Churubusco at Heritage, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 4 Fairfield at NorthWood, 1:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 6 Manchester at Central Noble, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 7 Eastside at DeKalb, 7:45 p.m. Fairfield at Jimtown, 7:30 p.m. Lakeland at Sturgis (Mich.), 6 p.m. Prairie Heights at Bronson (Mich.), 7:30 p.m. West Noble at Tippecanoe Valley, 7:45 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 8 Angola at East Noble, 6:15 p.m. Allen County Athletic Conference Conf. Ovrl W L W L Garrett 4 0 12 0 Leo 3 1 9 1 Heritage 3 1 8 3 Woodlan 2 2 7 3 Southern Wells 2 2 5 5 South Adams 1 3 8 3 Bluffton 1 3 3 8 Adams Central 0 4 2 8 Thursday, Jan. 2 Angola at Leo, 6:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 3 Churubusco at Heritage, 7:30 p.m. Muncie South at Adams Central, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 4 Southern Wells at Randolph Southern, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 7 Antwert (Ohio) at Woodlan, 7:30 p.m. Bluffton at Northfield, 7:30 p.m. Heritage at Fort Wayne Dwenger, 7:30 p.m. Lakewood Park at Adams Central, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 8 Leo at Norwell, 7:30 p.m.

NFL Playoff Schedule All Times EST Wild-card Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 4 Kansas City at Indianapolis, 4:35 p.m. (NBC) New Orleans at Philadelphia, 8:10 p.m. (NBC) Sunday, Jan. 5 San Diego at Cincinnati, 1:05 p.m. (CBS) San Francisco at Green Bay, 4:40 p.m. (FOX) Divisional Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 11 Green Bay, San Francisco or New Orleans at Seattle, 4:35 p.m. (FOX) Cincinnati, Indianpolis or Kansas City at New England, 8:15 p.m. (CBS) Sunday, Jan. 12 Philadelphia, Green Bay or San Francisco at Carolina, 1:05 p.m. (FOX) Indianapolis, Kansas City or San Diego at Denver, 4:40 p.m. (CBS) Conference Championships Sunday, Jan. 19 AFC, 3 p.m. (CBS) NFL, 6:30 p.m. (FOX) Pro Bowl Sunday, Jan. 26 At Honolulu TBD, 7:30 p.m. (NBC) Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 2 At East Rutherford, N.J. AFC champion vs. NFC champion, 6:30 p.m. (FOX)

NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 15 15 .500 — Boston 13 18 .419 2½ Brooklyn 10 21 .323 5½ Philadelphia 9 21 .300 6 New York 9 21 .300 6 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami 24 7 .774 — Atlanta 18 14 .563 6½ Washington 14 15 .483 9 Charlotte 14 18 .438 10½ Orlando 10 21 .323 14 Central Division W L Pct GB Indiana 25 6 .806 — Detroit 14 19 .424 12 Chicago 12 18 .400 12½ Cleveland 10 21 .323 15 Milwaukee 7 24 .226 18 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 25 7 .781 — Houston 21 13 .618 5 Dallas 19 13 .594 6 New Orleans 14 16 .467 10 Memphis 13 17 .433 11 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Oklahoma City 25 6 .806 — Portland 25 7 .781 ½ Minnesota 16 16 .500 9½ Denver 14 16 .467 10½ Utah 10 24 .294 16½ Pacific Division W L Pct GB L.A. Clippers 21 12 .636 — Phoenix 19 11 .633 ½ Golden State 20 13 .606 1 L.A. Lakers 13 19 .406 7½ Sacramento 10 20 .333 9½ Tuesday’s Games Atlanta 92, Boston 91 Indiana 91, Cleveland 76 Golden State 94, Orlando 81

Sacramento 110, Houston 106 San Antonio 113, Brooklyn 92 Toronto 85, Chicago 79 Portland 98, Oklahoma City 94 Milwaukee 94, L.A. Lakers 79 Wednesday’s Games Dallas 87, Washington 78 Toronto 95, Indiana 82 Minnesota 124, New Orleans 112 Philadelphia at Denver, late Charlotte at L.A. Clippers, late Thursday’s Games Orlando at Cleveland, 7 p.m. Golden State at Miami, 7:30 p.m. Boston at Chicago, 8 p.m. Brooklyn at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. New York at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. Memphis at Phoenix, 9 p.m. Milwaukee at Utah, 9 p.m. Charlotte at Portland, 10 p.m. Philadelphia at Sacramento, 10 p.m. Friday’s Games Toronto at Washington, 7 p.m. New Orleans at Boston, 7:30 p.m. Golden State at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. New York at Houston, 8 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Memphis at Denver, 9 p.m. Utah at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

National Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W LOT Pts GF GA Boston 40 26 12 2 54 117 86 Tampa Bay 39 23 12 4 50 110 93 Montreal 41 23 14 4 50 103 94 Toronto 42 21 16 5 47 118 120 Detroit 42 18 1410 46 109 120 Ottawa 42 17 18 7 41 118 135 Florida 41 15 20 6 36 96 130 Buffalo 40 11 25 4 26 71 113 Metropolitan Division GP W LOT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 42 29 12 1 59 131 96 Washington 40 20 15 5 45 122 119 Philadelphia 40 20 16 4 44 105 111 New Jersey 41 17 16 8 42 97 103 N.Y. Rangers41 20 19 2 42 96 109 Carolina 40 15 16 9 39 96 118 Columbus 40 17 19 4 38 109 117 N.Y. Islanders4113 21 7 33 107 138 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W LOT Pts GF GA Chicago 42 28 7 7 63 158 115 St. Louis 39 27 7 5 59 139 93 Colorado 39 24 11 4 52 114 100 Dallas 39 20 12 7 47 115 113 Minnesota 42 20 17 5 45 97 109 Winnipeg 42 19 18 5 43 114 121 Nashville 40 18 18 4 40 95 119 Pacific Division GP W LOT Pts GF GA Anaheim 42 29 8 5 63 137 106 San Jose 40 25 9 6 56 131 104 Los Angeles 41 25 12 4 54 110 83 Vancouver 41 23 11 7 53 111 97 Phoenix 39 20 10 9 49 120 120 Calgary 40 14 20 6 34 96 126 Edmonton 42 13 24 5 31 109 143 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Tuesday’s Games N.Y. Rangers 2, Florida 1, SO New Jersey 2, Pittsburgh 1 St. Louis 2, Minnesota 1 N.Y. Islanders 5, Boston 3 Carolina 5, Montreal 4, OT Winnipeg 3, Buffalo 0 Anaheim 6, San Jose 3 Dallas 3, Los Angeles 2 Colorado 5, Columbus 3 Philadelphia 4, Calgary 1 Phoenix 4, Edmonton 3, OT Wednesday’s Games Toronto 3, Detroit 2, SO Tampa Bay at Vancouver, late Thursday’s Games Nashville at Boston, 7 p.m. Chicago at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m. Carolina at Washington, 7 p.m. Winnipeg at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m. Los Angeles at St. Louis, 8 p.m. Buffalo at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Montreal at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Colorado, 9 p.m. Columbus at Phoenix, 9 p.m. Edmonton at San Jose, 10:30 p.m. Friday’s Games Chicago at New Jersey, 7 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. Tampa Bay at Calgary, 9 p.m. Edmonton at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

College Bowl Summaries No. 4 MICHIGAN ST. 24, No. 5 STANFORD 20 Stanford 10 7 0 3—20 Michigan St. 0 14 3 7—24 First Quarter Stan—Gaffney 16 run (Williamson kick), 11:16. Stan—FG Williamson 34, 1:40. Second Quarter MSU—Langford 2 run (Geiger kick), 10:45. Stan—K.Anderson 40 interception return (Williamson kick), 2:07. MSU—Pendleton 2 pass from Cook (Geiger kick), :28. Third Quarter MSU—FG Geiger 31, 12:56. Fourth Quarter MSU—Lippett 25 pass from Cook (Geiger kick), 13:22. Stan—FG Williamson 39, 4:15. A—95,173. Team Statistics Stan MSU First downs 11 21 Rushes-yards 36-162 35-65 Passing 143 332 Comp-Att-Int 10-18-1 22-36-1 Return Yards 44 21 Punts-Avg. 5-49.8 6-45.5 Fumbles-Lost 2-0 1-1 Penalties-Yards 8-55 4-35 Time of Possession 28:49 31:11 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

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RUSHING—Stanford, Gaffney 24-91, Hogan 8-41, Rector 1-27, Seale 1-4, Hewitt 1-0, Team 1-(minus 1). Michigan St., Langford 23-84, Kings Jr. 2-7, Fowler 1-(minus 5), Team 3-(minus 6), Cook 6-(minus 15). PASSING—Stanford, Hogan 10-18-1143. Michigan St., Cook 22-36-1-332. RECEIVING—Stanford, Montgomery 3-21, Rector 2-44, Cajuste 1-51, Hewitt 1-11, Sanders 1-11, Wilkerson 1-7, Gaffney 1-(minus 2). Michigan St., Lippett 5-94, Langford 5-17, Kings Jr. 4-52, Fowler 2-97, Pendleton 2-21, Mumphery 1-20, Gleichert 1-17, Price 1-9, Lyles 1-5. NEBRASKA 24, No. 23 GEORGIA 19 Nebraska 0 10 14 0—24 Georgia 0 9 3 7—19 Second Quarter Geo—FG Morgan 38, 10:37. Neb—Enunwa 5 pass from Armstrong Jr. (Smith kick), 9:05. Geo—FG Morgan 28, 6:53. Neb—FG Smith 46, 3:18. Geo—FG Morgan 38, :00. Third Quarter Neb—Abdullah 1 run (Smith kick), 10:08. Geo—FG Morgan 30, 6:32. Neb—Enunwa 99 pass from Armstrong Jr. (Smith kick), 4:58. Fourth Quarter Geo—Gurley 25 pass from Mason (Morgan kick), 14:49. A—60,712. Team Statistics Neb Geo First downs 14 22 Rushes-yards 43-144 43-96 Passing 163 320 Comp-Att-Int 6-16-1 21-39-1 Return Yards 4 (-3) Punts-Avg. 7-38.7 4-37.8 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 3-1 Penalties-Yards 6-50 7-42 Time of Possession 26:36 33:24 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Nebraska, Abdullah 27-122, Armstrong Jr. 10-26, Westerkamp 1-3, Cross 1-2, Turner 1-2, Team 2-(minus 5), Enunwa 1-(minus 6). Georgia, Gurley 21-86, Green 6-19, Douglas 6-8, Bauta 1-1, Mason 9-(minus 18). PASSING—Nebraska, Armstrong Jr. 6-14-1-163, Kellogg III 0-2-0-0. Georgia, Mason 21-39-1-320. RECEIVING—Nebraska, Enunwa 4-129, Carter 1-23, Bell 1-11. Georgia, Gurley 7-97, Lynch 6-69, Conley 3-46, Bennett 2-55, Douglas 1-37, Rumph 1-9, Green 1-7. No. 8 SOUTH CAROLINA 34, No. 19 WISCONSIN 24 Wisconsin 0 14 3 7—24 South Carolina 7 6 7 14—34 First Quarter SC—Ellington 39 pass from Shaw (Fry kick), :41. Second Quarter Wis—Arneson 1 pass from Stave (Russell kick), 12:45. SC—Shaw 9 pass from Ellington (run failed), 6:48. Wis—Duckworth 3 pass from Stave (Russell kick), :13. Third Quarter Wis—FG Russell 35, 11:19. SC—Ellington 22 pass from Shaw (Fry kick), 3:29. Fourth Quarter SC—Adams 3 pass from Shaw (Fry kick), 11:05. Wis—Doe 91 kickoff return (Russell kick), 10:54. SC—Shaw 1 run (Fry kick), 5:48. A—56,629. Team Statistics Wis SC First downs 21 20 Rushes-yards 43-293 34-117 Passing 117 321 Comp-Att-Int 16-26-3 23-26-0 Return Yards 0 4 Punts-Avg. 0-0.0 3-33.7 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-2 Penalties-Yards 2-15 4-23 Time of Possession 29:26 30:34 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Wisconsin, Gordon 25-143, White 12-107, Clement 1-32, D.Watt 1-8, Phillips 1-7, Stave 3-(minus 4). South Carolina, Davis 9-49, Shaw 16-47, Wilds 3-16, P.Cooper 2-9, Carson 1-0, Team 3-(minus 4). PASSING—Wisconsin, Stave 9-13-180, Phillips 7-12-2-37, Meyer 0-1-0-0. South Carolina, Shaw 22-25-0-312, Ellington 1-1-0-9. RECEIVING—Wisconsin, Abbrederis 5-30, Pedersen 3-50, White 2-8, Duckworth 2-7, Wozniak 1-7, Erickson 1-6, Doe 1-3, Arneson 1-1, Gordon 0-5. South Carolina, Ellington 6-140, Roland 6-112, Jones 3-25, Adams 3-17, Davis 2-10, Shaw 1-9, Wilds 1-8, Jeffery 1-0. No. 14 LSU 21, IOWA 14 Iowa 0 0 7 7—14 LSU 7 7 0 7—21 First Quarter LSU—Jennings 2 run (Delahoussaye kick), 10:59. Second Quarter LSU—Hill 14 run (Delahoussaye kick), 7:23. Third Quarter Iowa—Weisman 2 run (Meyer kick), 5:52. Fourth Quarter LSU—Hill 37 run (Delahoussaye kick), 2:02. Iowa—Martin-Manley 4 pass from Beathard (Meyer kick), 1:42. A—51,296. Team Statistics Iowa LSU First downs 11 15 Rushes-yards 37-76 51-220

Passing 157 82 Comp-Att-Int 13-30-2 7-20-1 Return Yards 108 26 Punts-Avg. 7-40.3 10-46.9 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 0-0 Penalties-Yards 2-10 6-53 Time of Possession 24:14 35:46 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Iowa, Weisman 18-37, Canzeri 7-34, Beathard 3-11, Bullock 3-0, Martin-Manley 1-(minus 1), Rudock 5-(minus 5). LSU, Hill 28-216, Blue 7-26, Magee 7-12, Hilliard 1-3, Team 3-(minus 6), Jennings 5-(minus 31). PASSING—Iowa, Rudock 9-22-1-102, Beathard 4-7-1-55, Martin-Manley 0-1-0-0. LSU, Jennings 7-19-1-82, Beckham Jr. 0-1-0-0. RECEIVING—Iowa, Fiedorowicz 4-46, Duzey 3-58, Hillyer 2-39, Bullock 2-5, Shumpert 1-5, Martin-Manley 1-4. LSU, Beckham Jr. 2-35, Landry 2-21, Neighbors 2-9, Blue 1-17. NORTH TEXAS 36, UNLV 14 UNLV 7 0 0 7—14 North Texas 7 0 7 22—36 First Quarter UNLV—Sullivan 9 pass from Herring (Kohorst kick), 7:31. NT—Jimmerson 1 run (Paul kick), 1:47. Third Quarter NT—Miller 7 pass from D.Thompson (Paul kick), 6:07. Fourth Quarter NT—Chancellor 3 run (Paul kick), 14:56. NT—D.Smith 34 pass from D.Thompson (Paul kick), 6:59. UNLV—Rice Jr. 13 pass from Herring (Kohorst kick), 4:56. NT—Chancellor 15 run (Miller run), 2:24. A—38,380. Team Statistics UNLV NT First downs 19 21 Rushes-yards 27-66 45-141 Passing 196 256 Comp-Att-Int 22-41-1 21-30-0 Return Yards 1 27 Punts-Avg. 6-39.3 6-44.2 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 3-1 Penalties-Yards 2-20 6-60 Time of Possession 24:44 35:16 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—UNLV, Cornett 12-33, Herring 15-33. North Texas, Byrd 20-52, Chancellor 7-47, Jimmerson 7-18, Harris 2-17, Monroe 2-8, D.Thompson 6-2, Teegarden 1-(minus 3). PASSING—UNLV, Herring 22-41-1196. North Texas, D.Thompson 21-30-0-256. RECEIVING—UNLV, Davis 10-96, Sullivan 4-36, Cornett 2-22, A.Williams 2-10, Rice Jr. 1-13, Smith 1-9, Mataele 1-8, Barnhill 1-2. North Texas, Chancellor 6-74, D.Smith 5-75, Harris 3-34, Terrell 2-17, Miller 2-16, M.Smith 1-27, Pleasant 1-8, Jimmerson 1-5.

ECHL EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA Wheeling 29 14 10 0 5 33 78 82 Reading 26 15 10 1 0 31 74 66 Elmira 28 9 16 1 2 21 67 93 North Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA Cincinnati29 18 9 1 1 38 100 80 Evansville 28 16 7 2 3 37 100 92 K-Zoo 28 15 11 0 2 32 78 72 F. Wayne 28 12 11 1 4 29 85 94 Toledo 28 9 16 3 0 21 80107 South Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA S. Car. 30 22 5 1 2 47 95 59 Florida 30 19 9 1 1 40 107 83 Orlando 29 16 12 0 1 33 78 78 Greenville30 14 14 1 1 30 76 77 Gwinnett 30 10 18 0 2 22 67 92 WESTERN CONFERENCE Mountain Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA Colorado 30 17 8 3 2 39 99 83 Alaska 28 18 9 1 0 37 89 54 Idaho 30 16 10 2 2 36 96 87 Utah 27 10 14 1 2 23 58 71 Pacific Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA Ontario 30 21 5 1 3 46 89 70 Stockton 30 16 10 0 4 36 103 94 S. Fran. 31 11 16 3 1 26 75110 Bakersf. 28 12 15 0 1 25 71 86 L. Vegas 29 8 18 3 0 19 67102 NOTE: Two points are awarded for a win, one point for an overtime or shootout loss.

Transactions BASKETBALL National Basketball Association PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS — Assigned G CJ McCollum to Idaho (NBADL). HOCKEY National Hockey League BUFFALO SABRES — Recalled D Brayden McNabb and LW Johan Larsson from Rochester (AHL). Placed C Cody Hodgson on injured reserve. TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS — Acquired D Tim Gleason the rights to D Dennis Robertson from Carolina for D John-Michael Liles. ECHL GWINNETT GLADIATORS — Traded F Jeremie Malouin to Cincinnati to complete a previous trade. COLLEGE LOUISVILLE — Announced QB Teddy Bridgewater will enter the NFL draft. OHIO STATE — Announced DE Noah Spence was three games for violating an undisclosed Big Ten rule. SOUTH CAROLINA — Announced DE Jadeveon Clowney will enter the NFL draft.

Nebraska surprises Georgia in Gator Bowl JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Tommy Armstrong Jr. connected with Quincy Enunwa for two touchdowns, including a 99-yarder in the third quarter, and Nebraska held on to beat No. 23 Georgia 24-19 in the rain-soaked Gator Bowl on Wednesday. Playing in their 50th bowl, the Cornhuskers (9-4) ended a four-game losing streak against teams from the Southeastern Conference. The streak included a 45-31 loss to Georgia in the Capital One Bowl last season. The rematch was much different. Nebraska did a solid job against running back Todd Gurley, who ran for 125 yards and a touchdown last year. Gurley finished with 86 yards on the ground. Gurley was more effective in the passing game, catching seven passes for 97 yards and a score. His 25-yard scoring receptions on the first play of the fourth quarter cut Nebraska’s lead to 24-19. But the Huskers stopped Georgia (8-5) twice on fourth down in the closing minutes. Rantavious Wooten and Arthur Lynch dropped fourth-down passes that ended drives in the red zone.

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Georgia had a chance late. Wooten dropped a fourth-and-2 pass at the 10-yard line with 4:42 remaining. Georgia got the ball back with 3:18 to play and marched toward the end zone. But Lynch couldn’t haul in a fourth-and-3 pass that would have moved the chains with about 25 seconds remaining. CAPITAL ONE BOWL NO. 8 SOUTH CAROLINA 34, NO. 19 WISCONSIN 24 ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Connor Shaw was responsible for five touchdowns, including three passing, and South Carolina outlasted Wisconsin in the Capital One Bowl. The senior was selected the game MVP after picking apart the Badgers’ defense, completing 22 of 25 passes for 312 yards. Shaw also had rushing and receiving scores. The game also turned out to be the final college contest for South Carolina star defensive end Jadeveon Clowney, who said afterward that he would forgo his senior season to enter the NFL draft. South Carolina (11-2) won its third straight bowl game to cap its third straight 11-win season. Bruce Ellington caught six passes for 140 yards and two touchdowns. The Badgers (9-4) lost their fourth straight bowl game, failing to capitalize on 100-yard

rushing games from both Melvin Gordon and James White, and struggling after quarterback Joel Stave left in the third quarter with a shoulder injury. Backup Curt Phillips threw two interceptions. OUTBACK BOWL NO. 14 LSU 21, IOWA 14 TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Jeremy Hill ran for 216 yards and two touchdowns, helping LSU and inexperienced quarterback Anthony Jennings hold off Iowa in the Outback Bowl. Craig Loston’s fourth-quarter interception stopped a potential tying drive, giving Hill a chance to put the game out of reach by carrying four times for 87 yards on a 92-yard march that gave LSU (10-3) a 21-7 lead. Iowa (8-5) pulled within a touchdown after Jordan Cotton returned the ensuing kickoff to the Tigers 4. Jennings rushed for one touchdown, but the freshman threw for only 82 yards and was intercepted once and sacked four times while standing in for the injured Zach Mettenberger in his first college start. C.J. Beathard replaced Jake Rudock at quarterback for Iowa on the first play of the fourth quarter. His fourthdown interception stopped one promising drive, but he also tossed a 4-yard TD pass to Kevonte Martin-Manley that cut it 21-14 with 1:42 remaining.

Safety John Lowdermilk set up Iowa’s other TD — Mark Weisman’s 2-yard run in the third quarter — with an interception and 71-yard return to the 1. Officials initially ruled Lowdermilk, who was untouched on the return, scored. But the TD was reversed when a replay review determined the Iowa defender dropped the ball before crossing the goal line. HEART OF DALLAS BOWL NORTH TEXAS 36, UNLV 14 DALLAS (AP) — Derek Thompson threw for 256 yards and two touchdowns, Brelan Chancellor scored twice and North Texas dominated the second half to beat UNLV in the Heart of Dallas Bowl. Both of Chancellor’s touchdown runs came in the fourth quarter after he keyed the go-ahead scoring drive in the third with some nifty footwork on a first-down catch. He had 121 yards combined rushing and receiving. The Mean Green (9-4) were making their first postseason appearance since a 2004 New Orleans Bowl loss to Southern Miss and won a bowl for the first sice New Orleans in 2002. UNLV (7-6) drove 95 yards for a touchdown on its opening possession but didn’t score again until the Mean Green were up 28-7 in the fourth quarter.

SPORTS BRIEFS • Oklahoma State guard arrested on marijuana complaint EDMOND, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma State basketball player Stevie Clark was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of marijuana possession. Edmond police spokeswoman Jennifer Monroe says Clark was a passenger in a vehicle that was pulled over for a seatbelt violation. Police discovered marijuana in the vehicle and arrested Clark and the driver on possession of marijuana complaints. Clark, a freshman backup point guard, is averaging 7.0 points for the No. 6 Cowboys. The Cowboys didn’t immediately comment on Clark’s arrest.

Indiana State defeats Loyola of Chicago, 70-58 TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — Manny Arop scored 18 points and grabbed seven rebounds in leading Indiana State to its third straight win, a 70-58 victory in a Missouri Valley Conference opener against Loyola of Chicago Wednesday. Arop made 7 of 15 attempts, including 3 of 6 3-pointers. Dawon Cummings added 10 points for the Sycamores (10-3), who didn’t match the Ramblers’ 50 percent shooting from the floor but equaled their number of field goals and had a big advantage at the free-throw line. The Sycamores made 15 of 23 from the line to the Ramblers’ 3 of 7. The Sycamores also had a 36-25 rebounding advantage, including 16-5 on the offensive boards. Christian Thomas made 8 of 12 field-goal attempts for 19 points and Cody Johnson 6 of 8 for 15 points for the Ramblers (5-7).

Clowney entering NFL draft ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney says he will enter for the NFL draft. Likely the top overall talent in the draft class, Clowney finished his college career Wednesday in the Gamecocks’ 34-24 victory over Wisconsin in the Capital One Bowl. “Before we even put the pads on, I thought we’ve only got 60 minutes and it’s over with,” he said. “I’m going to be sad about it. … I’m excited to move forward with my life, though.” The junior had five tackles against the Badgers.

US men’s hockey team for Sochi announced ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — The U.S. men’s hockey team for the Winter Olympics has been announced. Bobby Ryan didn’t make the cut. The 2010 Olympian was perhaps the most surprising omission on the 25-man roster revealed Wednesday after the Winter Classic. Jimmy Howard, who couldn’t help Detroit beat Toronto on Wednesday in a shootout, appears to be the Americans’ third goaltender behind Jonathan Quick and Ryan Miller. At the Sochi Games, the U.S. forwards will be: David Backes, Dustin Brown, Ryan Callahan, Patrick Kane, Ryan Kesler, Phil Kessel, T.J. Oshie, Max Pacioretty, Zach Parise, Joe Pavelski, Paul Stastny, Derek Stepan, James van Riemsdyk and Blake Wheeler. John Carlson, Justin Faulk, Cam Fowler, Paul Martin, Ryan McDonagh, Brooks Orpik, Kevin Shattenkirk and Ryan Suter will be on defense for the Americans.

Bridgewater leaving No. 18 Louisville for NFL LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville quarterback Teddy Bridgewater has announced that he will forgo his senior season with the No. 18 Cardinals and enter the NFL draft. Projected as a first-round selection and possibly the first QB taken this spring, Bridgewater passed for 3,970 yards and a school-record 31 touchdowns this season, including a career-best 447 yards with three TDs in Saturday’s 36-9 rout of Miami in the Russell Athletic Bowl. Bridgewater said in a release that the decision “was extremely difficult,” but said that attending Louisville “was one of the best decisions I could have ever made.” The Cardinals won 27 games with Bridgewater starting, including 12 this season to tie a school record. The highlight was last year’s 33-23 Sugar Bowl upset of Florida in which the Miami native earned MVP honors.

Ohio State DE Spence suspended for three games FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Ohio State defensive end Noah Spence has been suspended for three games for violating an undisclosed Big Ten rule, meaning he will not play in the Orange Bowl on Friday night. Spence did not accompany the seventhranked Buckeyes to South Florida because of what the team called “a personal issue.” He also will sit out the first two games of next season. Spence was an All-Big Ten player this season, leading the team with eight sacks and ranking sixth in the conference with 14½ tackles for loss.

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Extreme cold weather changes way we fish Only ice fishermen pray for subfreezing air temperatures, but even for them there is a limit. That limit is reached when it is so cold nothing works, and it is painful to simply be outside. My brothers and I found our personal limits over the New Year’s holiday OUTDOORS week in WITH DON northern Minnesota. The area Don Mulligan we fished is near Fargo, North Dakota and is annually one of the coldest spots in the United States. When we arrived at DON MULLIGAN Pelican Lake at noon, it Wes Mulligan fishes in 20-below-zero shanty with fog. was 30 degrees and very weather where every breath fills the comfortable. By dark the same day, however, the effort. Removing fish and caught bluegills, bass and below zero and it did not temperature had fallen to 5 resetting new bait when northern pike. get above zero the rest of degrees and the wind was it is 20 below is painful Keeping a line in the the week. At one point the howling at miles an hour. and nearly causes frostbite water was a massive real temperature was 30 It was the front edge of every time. challenge, however. degrees below zero. a high-pressure ridge and Instead, we opted to Because the spool on Despite the extreme the coldest week we have confine our fishing to a a tipup sits underwater, cold, it was still December encountered in 40 years of heated shanty. Since we they continue to work and the fish were still ice fishing anywhere. drove from Indiana we in extreme conditions, biting. When we could By dawn on the second only had portable shanties, keep a line in the water, we but are hardly worth the day it was 20 degrees

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however, and they are not nearly as warm as the permanent type. Despite lanterns, propane heaters and the finest quilted Clam popup shelters, we had real trouble keeping our lines in the water. Reels ceased to work, and anything not held against the body froze solid in minutes. Slip bobbers were out because the line and knot instantly caked with ice. Minnow buckets froze shut, beemoths froze solid and nearly every piece of electronics failed, including items made for ice fishing such as our underwater camera. Perhaps the biggest problem the extreme cold presented was with our vehicles. My almost new Ford F250 King Ranch would not start the first morning it hit 20 below and the trouble got worse from there. After warming the vehicle and using a winter blend of diesel fuel we got the truck to start, but other problems followed. Four-wheel-drive trucks are critical tools for fishing big lakes in the area. They are routinely driven on the ice to get to favorite fishing spots. Once we got our truck

running, however, it started having other unexplained mechanical issues that were likely all cold related. To make matters worse, none of the Ford dealers in the area would look at the truck to even diagnose the issue. All said they didn’t have time because they were too busy. It was shocking to us that they couldn’t even take time to diagnose the problem for out of town customers in an emergency, and an important point to remember about Ford customer service. We brought an ATV for alternative transportation and these types of transportation emergencies, but like the diesel truck, it would not start when it was 20 below. We made the most of the conditions by modifying how long and when we fished this year and spent more time in the condo than ever before. Going home early or not fishing at all was never an option. By accepting and adapting to unreliable gear, people and the weather forecast, we found a way to fish and still have fun. DON MULLIGAN writes Outdoors with Don for this newspaper. He can be reached at outdoorswithdon @aol.com.

Cargo bikes the new minivan for cycling families SEATTLE (AP) — One fisherman uses a bike to deliver hundreds of pounds of salmon to local markets. A mom who regularly shuttles her two kids around town once tried to haul a twin mattress home. And some companies are using the bikes to deliver beer kegs or pick up recycling. Cyclists are pushing the limits of what they can haul on cargo bikes — sturdy two-wheelers built to haul lots of stuff. The so-called SUV of bicycles are increasingly popular in pedal-friendly communities, from Washington state to Massachusetts. Families are using the bikes to do everything they did on four wheels — schlepping kids to school, hauling groceries or running errands — without the hassle of finding parking. Some do it to help the environment in a small way or get exercise, while others say it is an easier, more fun way to get around. “(Our) bike has turned into our go everywhere minivan,” said Julian Davies, a Seattle physician who regularly hauls his two kids in a cargo bike. Companies also are using bikes to deliver beer around Portland, Ore., collect recycling in Cambridge, Mass., or pick up dirty laundry in Philadelphia. Cargo bikes are common in countries like Denmark and The Netherlands,

In this photo taken Nov. 27, 2013, Madi Carlson maneuvers the family cargo bike as her sons Rijder, 4, left, and Brandt, 6, sit aboard in Seattle. People

but they’re catching on in the U.S. Companies such Xtracycle, Yuba and Metrofiets are catering to this niche, while major bike makers like Trek are also developing their own lines. It’s still in the early adopter phase, but “it’s picking up steam,” said Andy Clarke, president of the League of American Bicyclists. “It’s a reflection of the growing utility of cycling, and the propensity to use bikes for more and

in the Pacific Northwest are pushing the limits of what they can carry using so-called cargo bikes, shuttling children, groceries, fish and kegs of beer.

more activities. It’s giving people more options and flexibility.” Cargo bikes can refer to any bike that hauls heavy loads. Many models out now are built to handle multiple people or loads up to about 400 pounds on a single frame. They can be a foot or two longer than typical bikes, and are often outfitted with a wheelbarrow-like box or shelf, in front or back. Some cost between $1,000 and $5,000.

“If you want to park your car, this is the way to go,” said Joel Grover, co-owner of Splendid Cycles in Portland, Ore. The shop opened four years ago mostly to sell to businesses, but quickly began catering to families who wanted wheels to handle more than one kid. “We’re reaching a point where all these cities are encouraging people to go places by bike,” co-owner Barb Grover said.

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Seattle dad Davies has logged about 2,000 miles on his cargo bike. A rain cover and electric assist helps him power through Seattle’s rain and hilly terrain. His two young kids sit in a large front box built between the handlebars and front wheel. It’s more convenient to take the bike for errands because it’s easier to park, he said. But he enjoys the social aspect of being able to chat with his kids as he rides. Madi Carlson, 41, regularly schlepps her two young kids along with their bikes on her pink long-tail bike, which has kids seats mounted over the rear of the bike. The three usually cover about 10 miles a day, riding between school, home, playdates and errands. The Seattle mom considers it a challenge to carry absurd loads. She once tried to haul a box spring mattress, and made it six blocks before she had to call her husband for a lift. “That damn box spring,” she laughed. “That’s one of the problems with cargo bikes. You just want to carry bigger and more exciting loads. You just want to see what you can do.” As for safety, Carlson said she bikes slowly and defensively and sticks to dedicated bike paths where possible. “I worry a lot more about accidents in

the car,” she said. Randy Swart, director of the Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute, said he hasn’t seen studies on cargo bike safety, but “most of them seem very stable.” He added: “From what I’ve seen, not from scientific evidence, they seem like a pretty reasonable solution for carrying kids.” The American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines recommends not taking infants under a year old on bicycles. It says children should ride in a bicycletowed child trailer, wear helmets and be strapped in. It warns of risks of serious injury when carrying a young child on a bike. Delivering salmon by bike has been good publicity for Rick Oltman, whose company bikes can be spotted in Port Townsend, Wash., near Seattle. “People wave. We have huge fan clubs,” said Oltman, owner of Cape Cleare Fishery. “It’s not to save the world. It’s mostly that we enjoy bicycling. My butt was getting flat sitting in a white van and I didn’t want to do that anymore.” Carlson’s enthusiasm has caught on. Two friends have bought similar cargo bikes and have started riding. “Sometimes just seeing one person do it plants a seed,” she said.

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On Dec. 11, 1816, Indiana, once part of the vast Northwest Territory, was officially recognized as a burgeoning new state comprised of great resources and the promise of a better future. The Indiana Bicentennial Commission looks forward to the celebratory 200th year of the birth of our state in 2016. With the formation of the Indiana Bicentennial Commission in 2011, all We encourage Hoosiers involved were to continue to look for confident creative opportunities that communities to help communities statewide were up to celebrate our Bicenten- the challenge nial and help to shape of creating events that our next chapters honor our making Indiana an even shared history, better place to live. celebrate our progress, and spark great expectations for our future. Indiana was shaped by adventurous, forward thinking pioneers who forged their way to build new lives in the new frontier. Activists such as Dennis Pennington and Jonathan Jennings worked to end slavery, while visionaries strove to create better opportunities for Hoosiers through public education. At the dawn of this new era, we are all modern-day pioneers charting our way into new territory utilizing innovative strategies and technologies, while honoring our strong Midwestern values and fostering the Hoosier spirit. The approaching Bicentennial is an exciting time to come together and embrace our dynamic Hoosier heritage, while looking ahead to help ignite Indiana’s future. As we travel the state promoting the Bicentennial, we are inspired by the ongoing collaborative efforts of leaders, statewide associations, businesses, faith-based groups, and individuals that epitomize the principles Indiana is known for — unity in working together and caring for each other. We encourage Hoosiers to continue to look for creative opportunities to help communities celebrate our Bicentennial and help to shape our next chapters making Indiana an even better place to live. The Indiana Bicentennial Commission is focusing on the four key areas of Nature Conservation, Youth and Education, Community Involvement, and Historical Celebration. We invite your input, ideas, and involvement at indiana2016.org. Together, we will show the world what the Hoosier spirit is all about.

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Time capsule filled with variety of items On Saturday, Dec. 7, members of the County Fair, an iPhone, A Brookstone Kendallville Historical Society buried a catalog, an Orchard Hill Farms brochure, a time capsule outside City Hall with Chain O’ Lakes State Park brochure, the notion that 100 years from now a flash drive with slide show of it will be dug up and its contents East Noble schools, Celebrate examined. Kendallville 150th anniversary Well, maybe, 50 years from pin, coin, T-shirt and magnifying now. City Council member Frank glass; a Noble County ConvenWalkup suggested it could be tion and Visitor’s Bureau Farm to opened on the city’s 200th birthday. Fork brochure, a Kendallville Area Whether it’s 50 years or 100 Chamber of Commerce brochure years, those who open the capsule with maps, a letter from Mayor INSIDE Suzanne Handshoe, Kendallville will find an eclectic collection of items representing the city, Noble COMMENT City Council minutes from the County and Indiana. Area residents June 18, 2013 council meeting, a had opportunities to suggest what Mid-America Windmill Museum they thought should go in the and a Bixler Lake walking Dennis Nartker brochure capsule. trail map. There’s a State of Indiana There’s a community signature Concurrent Resolution commembook, local business profiles, a orating the 150th anniversary of 2013 celebrity calendar, Dekko the founding of Kendallville, a Jim’s Pizza Foundation literature and CD, Parkview and pizza bag, a Duck Dynasty can koozie Physicians Group Noble County list of (a koozie is fabric or foam that thermally physicians, The Kendallville News-Sun insulates a beverage can or bottle), a 2014 The History of Kendallville and Noble Indiana road map, a History of the Noble County 1863-1963, a Kendallville High

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School Seventh All Class Reunion booklet, Noble and LaGrange counties’ phone book for 2013-2014, East Noble High School folder with photos, a St. James Restaurant brochure, a key chain from Courier Kendallville groundbreaking, a Parkview Noble Hospital campus map, Save the Strand literature, a brochure of Colwell and color samples, Noble Hawk Gold Links brochure, a Maple Acres brochure, 25th Apple Festival of Kendallville medallion, a 2013 Lake View and Old Kendallville Cemetery Tour guide by Amanda Blackman and other items from Kendallville’s 150th anniversary celebration including “150 Years Kendallville Indiana 1863-2013” by Terry G. Housholder, a Celebrate Kendallville 150th anniversary T-shirt, an anniversary pin, coin and magnifying glass and much more. Items were placed in an airtight capsule and buried in a concrete vault. DENNIS NARTKER is a reporter for The News Sun. He can be reached at dnartker@kpcme dia.com.

Battle of Tippecanoe ended Native American dream U.S. sentinels accidentally engaged warriors In the drizzling pre-dawn rain of Nov. on night patrol. Regardless of who 7, 1811, on high ground near fired first, full-scale fighting broke out modern-day Lafayette, Gen. around the encampment. William Henry Harrison squashed By sunup, Americans claimed Tecumseh’s dream of an Indian victory. The Indians “quit the battle confederacy that could resist the and melted away into nothingwhite man’s westward advances. ness,” said historian Richard J. The Battle of Tippecanoe Reid. Harrison lost 37 men; Native was a defining moment in American casualties were not U.S.-Native American relations. recorded but deemed comparable. “It was on this spot the Native Americans lost their grip on the ANDREA Although the battle lasted a mere fertile Midwestern lands they had two hours, it had been brewing for roamed for thousands of years,” NEAL two decades. according to interpreters at the In 1795, after a decisive U.S. Tippecanoe Battlefield national victory over Native Americans at the historic landmark. Battle of Fallen Timbers, Tecumseh Tecumseh and his brother, refused to sign a treaty he considered Tenskwatawa, are familiar figures in Indiana outright theft of Indian lands in the Ohio history — Shawnee brothers who tried to region. The treaty opened up the Midwest unite 50 tribes into a coalition to oppose the to a flood of settlers and relegated Native U.S. government. Their base of operation Americans to a shrinking corridor of land was Prophet’s Town along the Wabash north of the Ohio River. River, so named in honor of the younger In 1808, Tecumseh and his brother brother’s role as a prophet or spiritual leader moved their headquarters from Ohio to of his people. Tippecanoe County (Keth-Tip-Pe-CanTecumseh wasn’t present for the Nunk) at the invitation of the Delaware showdown. He was in the South recruiting and Potawatomi tribes living there. other tribal nations to join his confederacy. In 1809, Harrison, governor of the Harrison was aware of Tecumseh’s absence Indiana Territory, negotiated the Treaty of when he marched 1,000 troops north from Fort Wayne that purchased 3 million acres the territorial capital of Vincennes. His from Delaware, Shawnee, Potawatomi and army set up camp where the Wabash River other tribes. This infuriated Tecumseh who meets Tippecanoe Creek, about a mile west took a delegation of warriors to Vincennes in 1810 to meet with Harrison and demand of the Indian settlement. the treaty be rescinded. He argued that the Most histories say Tenskwatawa was self-appointed chiefs who signed the treaty directed in a vision to conduct a sneak attack on Harrison’s camp, ignoring his did not have the right to act on behalf of brother’s warnings to avoid hostilities until all, and he urged Native Americans not to his return. A more recent account suggests give up any more land. That meeting, and

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• another in 1811, convinced Harrison of the threat posed by Tecumseh. Tippecanoe became known as the opening salvo in the War of 1812, which pitted Great Britain against the infant United States. Tecumseh and most Native American groups fought with the British. Harrison and Tecumseh met again in that war. On Oct. 5, 1813, Harrison led U.S. troops against British and Native American fighters along the Thames River in Ontario, Canada. Tecumseh was killed on the battlefield, his vision of an effective Indian resistance movement dying with him. Note to readers: This is one in a series of essays leading up to the celebration of the Indiana Bicentennial in December 2016. The essays will focus on the top 100 events, ideas and historical figures of Indiana, beginning with the impact of the Ice Age and ending with the legacy of the Bicentennial itself. ANDREA NEAL, formerly editorial page editor at the Indianapolis Star, is a teacher at St. Richard’s School in Indianapolis and adjunct scholar and columnist for the Indiana Policy Review Foundation. Contact her at aneal@ inpolicy.org.

What Others Say • Backing away from discrimination As the debate simmers over whether Indiana should place a same-sex marriage ban into its constitution, the focus has often been on the adverse effects such a ban might have on business and industry. Indeed, business advocacy groups such as the Indiana Chamber of Commerce and corporations such as Eli Lilly & Co. and Cummins Engine have taken a strong stance against the amendment, known as HJR-6 (House Joint Resolution 6). They say it could make it difficult to recruit and hire top talent into a

state that has such a provision in its constitution. These business leaders make a solid point. Any prohibition of legal rights that singles out a specific group of people would have a potential toxic effect on the state’s business climate. But a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, and the added stipulation in the proposed amendment that even civil unions would be prohibited, is so much more than a business issue. It is a civil rights issue that goes to the very core of what role a state should play in a free society where the pursuit of happiness is a valued tenet of law.

That’s why it is so refreshing to see institutions of higher learning rising in unison to declare their opposition on the grounds that not only is HJR-6 economically unwise, it is unfair, unjust and inhumane. Indiana State University joined the higher ed chorus this week with an official declaration of opposition to HJR-6 from faculty, staff and student governance groups. We commend their decision to take a stand. ISU President Dan Bradley declared in a written statement that the action is in keeping with university policy, which prohibits discrimination and harassment based

on several factors including sexual orientation. Said Bradley: “Our governance groups saw this as a human rights issue that not only contradicts our current policy but, if adopted, could impact the university’s ability to attract and retain faculty, staff and students.” The groundswell of diverse voices opposed to the amendment should not be ignored by the legislature when it takes up the issue in January. If the General Assembly passes the amendment, it will be placed on the November 2014 election ballot for a statewide referendum. That, of course, would unleash an ugly,

expensive and divisive campaign that could taint the state’s image no matter how it turns out. Lawmakers have the opportunity to spare Hoosiers such a spectacle. But more importantly, in doing so they would prevent discrimination from being thrust into what should be Indiana’s most revered legal document. Business, industry and institutions of higher learning have risen up to provide leadership on this issue in ways our political hierarchy has not. Let’s hope legislators will hear their message and at least become good followers. Tribune-Star, Terre Haute

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Family feuds over child of errant sister DEAR ABBY: My sister “Nicole” faked several pregnancies to keep her boyfriends around until they wised up. She is now really pregnant by a married man. Nicole has a long criminal history and has been in and out of jail for various offenses. She’s now facing drug charges that could land her in jail for the next 10 or 15 years. If she’s found guilty, my mother will get custody of the baby so it won’t have to stay in foster care. My parents are in their late 50s and financially capable, but they’re not in the best of health. Mom plans to raise the child until Nicole gets out of prison because my sister “always wanted to be a mom.” My husband and I have been discussing adopting a child and would love to adopt Nicole’s baby. If we did, we’d get a child and could

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DEAR HEARTBROKEN: Stop personalizing this as a choice your mother is making between you and your sister. Try instead to make her understand how traumatic it will be to a child who could be as old as 10 or 15 to be handed over to a virtual stranger who has no job, no money and a long uphill climb to try and build a future. Your sister may have always dreamed of motherhood, but the most important part of being a parent — aside from loving a child — is being PRESENT. If your sister is found guilty, she will be absent long after her child’s primary attachments will have formed. If this doesn’t convince your mother to change her mind, you will have no choice but to accept her decision and consider adopting another child.

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On this date: • In 1935, Bruno Hauptmann went on trial in Flemington, N.J., on charges of kidnapping and murdering the 20-monthold son of Charles and Anne Lindbergh. (Hauptmann was found guilty, and executed.)

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folic acid supplements. • You’ll also be at increased risk of developing high blood pressure and high blood sugar during pregnancy, a fatty liver, and blood clots in the veins of your pelvis and legs. Having said this, these complications are still unusual and can be treated. Your doctor will use ultrasound throughout your pregnancy to monitor the growth and development of the fetuses. Ideally, both babies should have similar growth and weight gain. Ultrasound also provides valuable information about the position of the fetuses. This information is especially important at the time of delivery. It can help determine whether it will be safest for you to deliver vaginally or by cesarean section. DR. KOMAROFF is a physician and professor at Harvard Medical School. His website is AskDoctorK.com.

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All-female ticket on Texas ballot Explosion in Czech Republic kills ambassador AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Forget whether Hillary Clinton could win the White House in 2016. Women still have yet to run many statehouses, but in 2014 two Texas Democrats are going for a new kind of history: Winning as an all-female ticket for governor and lieutenant governor. Woven into one of the nation’s most intriguing gubernatorial races this year is whether Democrat Wendy Davis, whose 11-hour filibuster over abortion restrictions catapulted the state senator to national fame this summer, can not only overcome long odds in a fiercely Republican state but pull off a political first. If Davis and fellow state Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, who is running for lieutenant governor, prevail in their March primaries as expected, they’ll form what political experts say is only the fifth time in at least the past 20 years that a party has nominated women for both governor and lieutenant governor. None of these pairings has ever won — nor have a woman governor and lieutenant governor ever served concurrently. Arizona in 1998 picked five women to the state’s top executive offices, including then-attorney general Janet Napolitano, though the state has no lieutenant governor. The last all-female governor and lieutenant governor ticket was steamrolled in November

Texas Democratic state senators, from left, Kirk Watson, Wendy Davis, Leticia Van de Putte and Royce West participate in a pro-abortion rights rally in July.

by New Jersey Republican Gov. Chris Christie on his easy path to re-election. That pair came away some advice for their Texas cohorts. “Expect to be marginalized. Just be ready for it,” said New Jersey Democratic state Sen. Barbara Buono, who lost to Christie by 22 points. Not all nominees run as “tickets” in the traditional sense. Texas is among the states that elect a governor and lieutenant governor separately, meaning that

Davis and Van de Putte are going for a new kind of history in the U.S.: Winning as an all-female ticket for governor and lieutenant governor.

Davis and Van de Putte don’t come as a package even though they’ll overlap in message. That message hasn’t focused on gender. Davis talks about education and weeding out cronyism while trying to forge a broader identity among voters who might only know her from her stand in pink running shoes on the Texas Senate floor for reproductive rights. But Davis and Van de Putte, who’s Hispanic, can’t escape their obvious contrast to Republicans, whose entire

statewide ticket in Texas this year is shaping up to be almost exclusively white and male. “Diversity in government, I think, is incredibly important,” Davis said. “Bringing a variety of perspectives to the leadership table creates better government.” Yet Republican can argue they’re doing the better job of putting women in governor’s mansions right now. The GOP has four nationwide to the one held by Democrats.

PRAGUE (AP) — The Palestinian ambassador to the Czech Republic died Wednesday in an explosion that occurred when he opened an old safe that had been left untouched for more than 20 years, officials said. Ambassador Jamal al-Jamal, 56, was at home with his family at the time of the explosion, according to Palestinian Embassy spokesman Nabil El-Fahel. Al-Jamal was seriously injured and rushed to a hospital where he died, according to police spokeswoman Andrea Zoulova. Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad Malki said no foul play was suspected, noting that the safe had been left untouched for more than 20 years. It also appeared that the door of the safe had been booby-trapped, according to Zoulova. It was unclear how al-Jamal tried to open it or what type of safe it was. The safe was recently moved from the old embassy building, but it had come from a building that used to house the Palestinian Liberation Organization’s offices in the 1980s, Malki said. “The ambassador decided to open it. After he opened it, apparently something

happened inside (the safe) and went off,” Malki told The Associated Press. It was not immediately clear how Malki knew the safe had been untouched for more than 20 years or why and when the safe would have been booby-trapped. During the 1980s — before the fall of the Soviet Union — the PLO had close ties with the Eastern bloc countries. In recent years, relations have been tense and the Czech government was seen as largely taking Israel’s side in the Mideast conflict, said Nabil Shaath, a foreign affairs veteran and leading official in Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah movement. “The safe was sitting neglected in one of the areas of the old embassy. It was in one of the corners. No one had touched it for 20 to 25 years,” Malki said. The embassy recently moved to a new complex. “The ambassador wanted to know what is in the safe,” Malki said. “He opened it and asked his wife to bring a paper and a pen to write down the contents of the safe. She left him to bring (the) pen and paper. During that time, she heard the sound of an explosion.”

Several hurt as fire strikes Minneapolis apartments MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A billowing fire engulfed a three-story building with several apartments near downtown Minneapolis early Wednesday, sending more than a dozen people to hospitals with injuries — some critical — ranging from burns to trauma associated with falls. An explosion was reported about 8:15 a.m., and within minutes a fire raged through the building, said Robert Ball, a spokesman for Hennepin County Emergency Medical Services. Paramedics, amid sub-zero temperatures, responded to find victims

on the ground, some with injuries that suggested they may have fallen multiple stories. “It’s not clear whether people were pushed out of the building from the explosion, or whether they fell or jumped out of windows to escape,” Ball said. No fatalities have been reported, but authorities weren’t sure whether any residents were still inside the building. Its roof had partially collapsed, making it too dangerous for firefighters to enter and sweep the premises, said Assistant Minneapolis Fire

Chief Cherie Penn. Penn said 14 people were taken to hospitals, and six were considered to be critically hurt. Ten victims, including three in critical condition, were taken to Hennepin County Medical Center suffering from burns, broken bones or both, hospital spokeswoman Christine Hill said. Penn said victims also were taken to Fairview University hospital, where a spokeswoman said she couldn’t release any information. Firefighters work the scene where a Officials said it wasn’t fire engulfed several apartment units immediately clear what in the Cedar Riverside neighborhood in caused the fire.

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