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GOOD MORNING Plane makes emergency landing in Fort Wayne FORT WAYNE (AP) — The director of operations at the Fort Wayne airport says an inspection of an Allegiant Air plane that made an emergency landing there after a fire warning light went on shows no sign of a fire. Craig Williams says a search of the cargo bay Friday night showed no sign of smoke or fire and officials don’t know what caused a cargo fire indicator light to turn on, leading to the emergency landing. Allegiant Air spokeswoman Jessica Wheeler says the flight from South Bend to Punta Gorda, Fla., landed in Fort Wayne shortly before 1:30 p.m. and all 149 passengers and five crew members were safely evacuated.
Chicago logs 500 homicides in 2012 CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy says the city has logged its 500th homicide of the year. McCarthy issued a statement Friday calling the milestone a “tragic number that is reflective of the gang violence and proliferation of illegal guns that have plagued some of our neighborhoods.” The police department went back and forth Friday, first verifying the 500th killing, then backing off and saying an earlier death was still being investigated. By late Friday, police confirmed 40-year-old Nathaniel Jackson had become the 500th homicide victim.
Coming Sunday Top 10 Movies of the Year Movie reviewer Jenny Kobiela-Mondor ranks her favorite movies from the year, and her least favorites. Read her thoughts on Sunday’s C1 and C2.
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Newly elected DeKalb County Commissioner Jackie Rowan of Auburn, left, takes her oath of office from DeKalb Circuit Judge Kirk Carpenter on Friday morning in DeKalb Circuit Court. Rowan’s granddaughter, Rowan Kurtz of Auburn, holds a family Bible for the ceremony. Also
watching are Rowan’s husband, Bob, and grandchildren Jackson Barth and Madison Barth of Auburn. Two other grandchildren, Taylor Barth and Avery Kurtz, both of Auburn, are hidden from view. In the foreground is a 1611 King James Version Bible provided by The Remnant Trust.
County officials take oaths Ceremony features historic 1611 Bible BY DAVE KURTZ dkurtz@kpcnews.net
AUBURN — DeKalb County elected officials touched an icon of history when they were sworn into office Friday morning. Nine office-holders were took their oaths during a ceremony in DeKalb Circuit Court. Some did so while placing their hands on a 401-year-old original version of the King James Bible. Auburn attorney Robert Hardy was able to provide the Bible because he is a board member of The Remnant Trust, which owns it and numerous other historic books. He said the trust makes early and first-edition works of great books available to the public. “We actually let you handle the books, read the books, look at the books,” Hardy said. Newly elected County Commissioner Jackie Rowan, Recorder Katie Firestone and County Councilman Rick Ring took their oaths of office in the 9 a.m. ceremony. Re-elected officials taking their oaths were Superior Court II Judge Monte Brown, Treasurer Holly Albright, County Commissioner Don Grogg and County Council at-large members Larry Moughler, Janet Ordway and Robert Wilder. Two more re-elected officials, Clerk Martha Grimm and Surveyor Mike Kline, took their oaths of office Thursday. Circuit Judge Kirk Carpenter administered the oaths separately for each elected official as friends and family members watched from the gallery. “Please support them after today, also,” Carpenter told the audience. “Some days are extremely difficult, and they have to make extremely difficult decisions from time to time.” After the ceremony, Hardy invited the elected officials and guests to take a closer look at the
WASHINGTON (AP) — The end game at hand, the White House and Senate leaders made a final stab at compromise Friday night to prevent middle-class tax increases from taking effect at the turn of the new year and possibly block sweeping spending cuts as well. “I’m optimistic we may still be able to reach an agreement that can pass both houses in time,” President Barack Obama said at the White House after meeting for more than an hour with top lawmakers from both “Whatever we houses. come up with is Surprisingly, after going to be weeks of postelection gridlock, imperfect.” Senate leaders sounded Harry Reid even more Senate Majority bullish. Leader The Republican leader, Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, said he was “hopeful and optimistic” of a deal that could be presented to rank-and-file lawmakers as early as Sunday, a little more than 24 hours before the year-end deadline. Said Majority Leader Harry Reid: “I’m going to do everything I can” to prevent the tax increases and spending cuts that threaten to send the economy into recession. He cautioned, “Whatever we come up with is going to be imperfect.” House Speaker John Boehner, a Republican who has struggled recently with anti-tax rebels inside his own party, said through an aide he would await the results of the talks between the Senate and White House. Under a timetable sketched by congressional aides, any agreement would first go to the Senate for a vote. The House would then be asked to assent, possibly as late as Jan. 2, the f inal full day before a new Congress takes office. Officials said there was a general understanding that any agreement would block scheduled income tax increases for middle class earners while letting rates rise at upper income levels. Democrats said Obama was sticking to his campaign call for increases above $250,000 in annual income, even though in recent negotiations he said he could accept $400,000. The two sides also confronted a divide over estate taxes. Obama favors a higher tax than
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Auburn attorney Robert Hardy, right, shows a 1611 King James Version Bible to Linda and Robert Wilder F riday morning in DeKalb Circuit Court. A few minutes earlier, Robert Wilder placed his hand on the 401-year-old Bible while taking his oath of office for another four-year term on the DeKalb County Council. Hardy is a board member of The Remnant Trust of Winona Lake, which owns the 401-year-old Bible.
1611 Bible. As a large pulpit edition, its 1,464 pages measure approximately 16 inches tall and 11 inches wide. A public educational foundation based in Winona Lake, the trust owns historic books that focus on the proper function of government, responsibility of citizenship and how to live together in society. Its collection includes The Magna Carta, Declaration of Independence and works by Aristotle, Home, Sir Isaac Newton and Galileo. Hardy said he joined the board of Remnant Trust in 2002 at the invitation of a good friend who also serves on the board.
“They were looking for board members who were younger and have a wide range of experience,” said Hardy, now 42. He is one of only two board members under the age of 50. The board includes several Indiana University graduates. “They were happy to have another IU alum on the board,” Hardy said. The 1611 Bible will be on display at Indiana UniversityPurdue University Fort Wayne for the winter semester. Earlier this week, The Remnant Trust announced a coming display of its books at Trine University in Angola.
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Death penalty weighed in Indianapolis blast INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A decision is expected within six weeks on whether to seek the death penalty against the three people charged with causing the deadly gas explosion that devastated an Indianapolis neighborhood and killed a couple, a prosecutor said. A death penalty review team made up of Marion County prosecutor’s office staffers will review the case and make a recommendation, Prosecutor Terry Curry told The Indianapolis Star for a story Friday. Curry said he
hoped to make that decision before a Feb. 12 court hearing. Last week, homeowner Monserrate Shirley; her boyfriend, Mark B. Leonard Leonard; and his brother, Bob Leonard, were charged with murder, arson and conspiracy counts in the Nov. 10 blast that killed a couple living next to Shirley’s house.
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Curry said he would talk with relatives of the explosion victims — 34-year-old John Dion Longworth and his wife, 36-year-old Jennifer Longworth — before making a
decision. “It is important that we share this with the families,” he said. “They need to know this can be a 12- to 20-year ordeal before they
get closure.” Prosecutors say Shirley and the Leonard brothers deliberately blew up Shirley’s home so they could collect the insurance payout. Shirley The fiery blast destroyed five homes and damaged dozens of others in the Richmond Hill subdivision on the city’s far south side.
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Wednesday 4:30 p.m. — Waterloo Redevelopment Commission, Town Hall. 6:30 p.m. — Butler Park Board, utility office, 201 S. Broadway.
Thursday 8:30 a.m. — DeKalb County Drainage Board, Commissioners Court, second floor of DeKalb County Courthouse, 100 S. Main St., Auburn. 5:30 p.m. — Garrett Board of Works, second floor, City Hall. 6:30 p.m. — Ashley Park Board, Ashley Community Center, 500 S. Gonser. 7 p.m. — Garrett City Council, second floor, City Hall. The agenda includes a public hearing on the Countryside Estates annexation.
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Arts commission Web address corrected
Newly elected DeKalb County Recorder Katie Firestone takes her oath of office from DeKalb Circuit Judge Kirk Carpenter during
AUBURN — The Web address for the Auburn Arts Commission is auburnartscommis sion.org. A story in Friday’s edition listed an incorrect address due to an error in information submitted to The Star.
ELKHART (AP) — A 17-year-old has been charged as an adult with murder in the death of a 74-year-old Elkhart woman whose body was found inside her home last week. Elkhart County Prosecutor Curtis Hill Jr.
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AUBURN — DeKalb Senior Judge Walter Palmer sentenced three people for criminal offenses during hearings in DeKalb Superior Court I this week. • Keith Bailey of the 400 block of Van Vleek Street, Waterloo, was sentenced to one weekend in jail and was fined $1 for possession of paraphernalia, a Class A misdemeanor. He must pay court costs. • Andrew Collier of Castle Court, Auburn, was sentenced to 60 days in jail, all suspended except 96 hours, for operating a
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at the Indianapolis International Airport could be razed by the end of 2013. The original plan called for the terminal to be demolished in phases. Airport director of planning and project management Susan Zellers told the airport authority board last week that a blank slate approach would substantially increase its marketability. The authority says it will cost $11.3
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AUBURN — Local police officers arrested six people Thursday and Friday, according to DeKalb County Jail records. Charles Ewalt, 48, of the 1100 block of Colonial Lane, Bryan, Ohio, was arrested at 10:35 a.m. by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department for alleged failure to appear in court on a charge of theft, a Class D felony. Zach Albright, 24, of the 800 block of South Peters Street, Garrett, was arrested at 2:50 p.m. by the Auburn Police Department on a warrant from Allen County for alleged failure to appear in court on a charge of operating while intoxicated with a a prior conviction, a Class D felony. Boone Dawson Lester, 35, of the 300 block of West Street, Waterloo, was arrested Thursday at 9:37 p.m. by the Indiana State Police on a charge of
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GARRETT — Pvt. Ryan Nelson, 20, of Garrett graduated from the U.S. Marine Corps boot camp at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego on Dec. 7, 2012. Pvt. Nelson successfully completed 13 weeks of intensive basic training at MCRD San Diego as one of 87 recruits in Training Platoon 1033. While in basic training, he was the platoon scribe and qualified as expert in marksmanship. Following 24 days home on leave, he will report to Camp Pendleton for infantry training battalion. Nelson is the son of Jeff and Gina Nelson of Garrett.
School-age children are invited to celebrate the final day of 2012 at the library. The children’s department will host a New Year’s party Monday, Dec. 31,
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GOOSE CREEK, S.C. — Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Cody A. Kenens has graduated from the U.S. Navy’s Nuclear Power School at Naval Nuclear Power Training Command in Goose Creek, S.C. Nuclear Power School is a rigorous, six-month course that trains officers and enlisted students in the science and engineering fundamental to the design, operation and maintenance of naval nuclear propulsion plants. Graduates next undergo additional instruction at a prototype training unit before serving as a Surface Warfare Officer aboard a nuclear-powered surface ship or as an electronics technician aboard a nuclearpowered submarine. Kenens is the son of Ed and Cynthia Kenens of Auburn. He is a 2012 graduate of DeKalb High School.
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PLEASANT LAKE — Rev. Roger E. Lautzenhiser, 91 years, formerly of Pleasant Lake, and a current resident at Northern Lakes Nursing Home, passed Rev. away Lautzenhiser Thursday, December 27, 2012 at Northern Lakes Nursing Home. Rev. Lautzenhiser was born December 10, 1921 in Hamilton, the son of the late Edward and Cleo (Glass) Lautzenhiser. He was a graduate of Hamilton High School, Ball State University and Garrett Bible College where he received his Masters of Divinity in 1951.He married Alice G. Mullins on July 24, 1949 in Gary, Ind., and she preceded him in death on March 21, 2000. Rev. Lautzenhiser served the Methodist Church in the Northern Indiana Conference for 13 years. He then moved to Lakewood Village Community Church in Long Beach, Calif., where he served for 34 years, retiring in 1996. Surviving are his five children, Roger (Laura) Lautzenhiser Jr. of Cincinnati, Ohio, Mahlon (Jeanette Cleland) Lautzenhiser of Hamilton, Bruce (Jackie) Lautzenhiser of Pleasant Lake, Christopher Lautzenhiser of Los Angeles, Calif., and Mary LautzenhiserFraser and her fiance, Steven Bellon of Des Moines, Iowa; eight grandchildren, Ashley (Chris Elliott) Lautzenhiser, Jessica (Desmond) Nault, Corey Courrielche, Lucas Lautzenhiser, Joseph Lautzenhiser, Laurel Fraser, John Lautzenhiser and Liam Fraser; and one sister, Linda Lorimer of Chicago, Ill. Funeral services for Rev. Roger E. Lautzenhiser will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, December 30, 2012 in the Oberlin-Turnbull Funeral Home & Crematory, 3985 E. Church St., Hamilton, with his daughter, Dr. Rev. Mary Lautzenhiser Fraser officiating. Interment will follow in Hamilton Cemetery. The family will receive relatives and friends one hour prior to the service on Sunday in the funeral home. Those planning an expression of sympathy are asked to consider memorial contributions to the charity of their choosing that they love. Condolences may be sent to the family or the online guest book may be signed at www.oberlinturnbull.com.
John Greuter GRABILL — John C. Greuter, 79, died Friday, Dec. 28, 2012 at his home in Grabill. Arrangements are pending at CarnahanBaidinger &Walter Funeral Home, Spencerville.
FREMONT — Gary L. Clark, age 58, of Fremont, Ind., died, December 27, 2012, at Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne, Ind. Mr. Clark was born on April 17, 1954, the Mr. Clark son of June (Hamman) Miller and Leo Clark, his mother survives in Fremont. Gary married Phyllis L. (Peters) on April 22, 2003 in Angola, Ind., and she survives in Fremont. Gary graduated from Fremont High School in 1972. After graduation he entered the United States military, joining the marine corps, and served our country for four years. Gary was a very hard worker and was always willing to lend a hand to help anyone in need. He worked in several factories over the years and also worked for the Farm Bureau Co-op in Fremont. He currently was helping farm part-time for the Lynn Eicher family in Fremont. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, fly-tying, working around his home, and enjoyed spending time with family and friends, and especially enjoyed his time with his grandchildren and step-grandchildren. Gary enjoyed the outdoors very much and was a member of Fremont Conservation Club. Survivors include his wife, Phyllis Clark of Fremont; a daughter, Jennifer Ridenour, and her fiance, Brian Betts, of Fremont; a son Gregory (Lindsay) Clark of Angola; stepchildren, Andrew Scharlach of Ypsilanti, Mich., Michael Scharlach of Florida, Christopher Scharlach of Ypsilanti, and Heidi Schmitt of Fort Wayne; his mother, June Miller of Fremont; a granddaughter, Katie Ridenour; a grandson, Zachery Clark; 16 stepgrandchildren; a brother, Dale (Judy) Clark of Verona, Wis.; a sister, Kathy (Monty) Masters of Fremont; a nephew, Jesse Clark of Verona, Wis.; a niece, Renee Hulien of Lafayette, Ind.; and his former wife, Kay Clark of Fremont. He was preceded in death by his father, Leo Clark, and his stepfather, Al Miller. Calling hours will be held from 2-5 p.m. Sunday, December 30, 2012 at Beams Funeral Home, Fremont. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday December 31, 2012, at the Calvary Temple Church, 400 Henry Street, Angola, with Pastor Vincent Torres officiating. Burial will be at Lakeside Cemetery, Fremont, with military honors conducted by members of the Fremont American Legion. In lieu of flowers
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Viola Tressler AUBURN — Viola J. Tressler passed away Dec. 27, 2012, in the hospice wing at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. She was born on May 27, 1918 in New Brighton, Pa, to Lou Jean (Wehr) Mecklem and Issac N. Mecklem. She was the oldest of six Mrs. Tressler children, all who preceded her in death: Dean Mecklem, William (Bill) Mecklem, Helen (Mecklem) Roberts, Eleanore Mecklem, and Doris (Mecklem) Dahlback. She was married to John B. Tressler in 1941, and they moved to Hudson, Ind., in 1946, where John attended and then went on to teach at Tri-State College (now Trine University). Vi enjoyed making friends at Tri-State and attending faculty and college functions. Mr. Tressler preceded her in death in 1970. In 1954, she opened Vi’s Beauty Shop in Hudson and made many friends over 42 years of being a beautician and cosmetologist. She was a member of the Angola Business and Professional Women and also the Northeast Indiana Beautcians Association. She was active in the Work and Play Club and Voyager 2000 and, as the Hudson Town Clerk, where she was instrumental in obtaining grants for infrastructure improvement. She moved to Auburn in 1994, after retiring, and was a volunteer at DeKalb Memorial Hospital for 18 years. Over the last two years, she crocheted and donated baby hats for the OB department at DeKalb Health, making over a thousand hats. She also was active as a volunteer at the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum and was Volunteer of the Year in 2002. She is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Joyce Ann and Michael Buchs, and Wendy and Joseph Albright; four grandchildren, Christopher Buchs, Bradley Albright, Bryan Albright, and Brandyn (Albright) Kemper; and eight great-grandchildren. She wished her remains to be cremated. A two-hour casual open house will be held at Feller and Clark Funeral Home, 1860 S. Center St., Auburn, from 2-4 p.m. Saturday, January 5, 2013, in celebration of her life. If anyone wishes, a memorial gift may be made to the donor’s favorite charity in her name. To view an online obituary or to send condolences, visit www.fellerandclark.com.
Frances Muller ANGOLA — Frances Marie “Francie” Muller, 84, of Lake James, Angola, died Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012 at Lakeland Nursing Center, Angola. Memorial services will be at a later date this spring. Arrangements are by the Weicht Funeral Home, Angola.
Carol Geimer ANGOLA — Carl J. Geimer, 88, died Wednesday December 26, 2012 at the Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home in Fort Wayne. Carl was born on June 5, 1924 in Decatur, Indiana, to Herman F. and Matilda (Heiman) Geimer. Carl worked at Dana for 33 1/2 years retiring in 1984. He was a member of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Angola and a Grand Knight in the Knights of Columbus. He was a member of the Loyal Order of Moose #1568 in Angola and the Cameron Hospital Auxiliary. Carl married Marceille E. Denney on July 8, 1972 in Fort Wayne and she preceded him in death on June 30, 2006. Carl is survived by a stepson, Marshall C. Bush of Angola, and a stepdaughterin-law Barbara Allen of Henderson, Nevada: five sisters, Mary L. Alberding, Alice Brunten and Mildred Leitz, all of Decatur, Eileen Gage of Lady Lake, Fla., And Vera Laurent of New Haven, Ind.; three stepgrandchildren, Kimberly Brelsford, Marla Kinner and James Hunter; and 3 stepgreat-grandchildren, Madisen Kinner, Taylor Kinner and Victoria Hunter. Carl was preceded in death by a stepson, Robert D. Allen, a step daughter, Susan Hunter, two brothers, Richard and Robert, and a sister, Agnes Daniels. Services for Carl will be held on Monday, December 31, 2012 at 11 a.m. at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Angola with Father Fred Pasche officiating. Visitation will be Sunday, December 30, 2012 from 47 p.m. at the H.E. Johnson & Sons Funeral Home in
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LeRoy Nelson KENDALLVILLE — LeRoy Nelson, 67, of Kendallville, died Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012 in Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne. Services will be Monday, Dec. 31, 2012, at noon in Trinity Church United Methodist, Kendallville. Burial will be in the Avilla Cemetery. Calling is one hour prior to the service at the church. Memorials are to the family. Arrangements are by the Young Family Funeral Home, Kendallville Chapel, 222 S. State St., Kendallville.
Jim Lauver SHIPSHEWANA — Jim Lauver, 57, of Shipshewana, died around 10:05 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 27. Calling will be from 2-7 p.m. Sunday at Marion Mennonite Church, 4 ½ miles west of Howe on S.R. 120. A private burial will be on Monday, followed by a celebration of life service at 10:30 a.m. at Shore Mennonite Church, Shipshewana. Memorials are to Marion Mennonite Church Building Project.
Charles Troyer KENDALLVILLE — Charles R. Troyer, 79, of Kendallville, died Thursday, December 27, 2012, in Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne. A memorial service will be held Wednesday at 7 p.m. in Young Family Funeral Home, Kendallville Chapel, with the Rev. Sherri Long of Wayne Center United Methodist Church, Kendallville, officiating. Calling is two hours prior to the service at the funeral home. Memorials are to the Summit Equestrian Center, Fort Wayne.
Bush’s health ‘improving’ Former president remains in ICU HOUSTON (AP) — Former President George H.W. Bush remained in intensive care at a Houston hospital on Friday but his condition continues to improve, a Bush spokesman said. “The President is alert and, as always, in good spirits — and his exchanges with doctors and nurses now include singing,” family spokesman Jim McGrath said in a brief statement. The 88-year-old Bush, the nation’s oldest living former president, was admitted at Methodist Hospital in Houston on Nov. 23 because of a bronchitis-related cough, after spending about a week there earlier in November for the same condition. The cough was mostly resolved by the time he was moved to intensive care on Sunday for treatment of a fever that doctors were having difficulty controlling. “The Bushes thank everyone for their prayers and good wishes and, like their doctors, are cautiously optimistic that the current course of treatment will be effective,” McGrath said. On Thursday, a longtime Bush aide tried to quell concern about Bush’s condition by saying the former president likely would advise well-wishers to “put the harps back in the closet.” Jean Becker, Bush’s Houston chief of staff, said the former president would likely be in the hospital for a while, noting his age and that “he had a terrible case of bronchitis which then triggered a series of complications.”
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when the law goes into effect to issue the first marriage licenses under the new law. With their four daughters home for the holidays, Kast and Bartlett, both formerly married to women, decided they would wed on the spot after getting their marriage license. They didn’t see the need for another big ceremony. “This is putting a period on an important sentence for us,” said Kast, 52, who has been with Bartlett, 42, for more than six years. Voters approved gay marriage in November, making Maine and two other states the first to do so by popular vote. The law is already in effect in Washington state; Maryland’s takes effect on Tuesday, the first day of 2013. Gay marriage was already legal in New York, Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont and the District of Columbia, but those laws were either enacted by lawmakers or through court rulings.
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller is preparing to defend the state’s ban on gay marriage by supporting California in the pending Supreme Court battle. Zoeller said Friday he will file an amicus brief with the high court when it takes up California’s ban on gay marriage and the federal Defense of Marriage Act next year. The Supreme Court’s decision to take up the volatile social issue comes shortly after the first states in the nation approved gay marriage on statewide ballots and as Indiana lawmakers decide whether to send a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage to a referendum.
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Shirley, 47, was facing mounting financial woes, including $63,000 in credit card debt and bankruptcy proceedings, court documents say. And a friend of Mark Leonard’s told investigators that Leonard said he had lost about $10,000 at a casino some three weeks before the explosion. Shirley’s lawyer, Randall Cable, said he believed Shirley was “targeted” by investigators and that there shouldn’t be a rush to judgment. “It seems to me they announced charges prematurely,” Cable said. “As
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I understand it, some of the evidence they have is still in the lab. It takes a long time for that stuff to come back.” Richard Kammen, an Indianapolis defense attorney who has handled death penalty cases, said that seeking the death penalty would make the prosecution more expensive. “I suspect they would be tried separately,” Kammen said. “And then there is a good chance a change of venue could be sought. So we could have three trials in three counties. All that together would drive up the expenses extraordinarily.” According to Indiana Supreme Court records,
three death penalty cases were filed statewide in 2012, one in 2011 and three in 2010. That compares with 26 death penalty case filings in 1990 and 22 in 1991. Indiana law requires prosecutors seeking the death penalty or life in prison to cite at least one “aggravating factor,” such as multiple people killed in a crime or a murder happening during the commission of another crime. “We will be taking an indepth look into the case itself, but also the profiles of those charged,” Curry said. “The decision will be based on facts and not public opinion or notoriety.”
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is currently in effect, but one senior Republican, Sen. Jon Kyl of Arizona, said he’s “totally dead set” against it. Speaking of fellow GOP lawmakers, he said they harbor more opposition to an increase in the estate tax than to letting taxes on income and investments rise at upper levels. Also likely to be included in the negotiations are taxes on dividends and capital gains, both of which are scheduled to rise with the new year. Also the alternative minimum tax, which, if left unchanged, could hit an estimated 28 million households for the first time with an average increase of more than $3,000. In addition, Obama and Democrats want to prevent the expiration of unemployment benefits for about 2 million long-term jobless men and women, and there is widespread sentiment in both parties to shelter doctors from a 27 percent cut in Medicare fees.
The White House has shown increased concern about a possible doubling of milk prices if a farm bill is not passed in the next few days, although it is not clear whether that issue, too, might be included in the talks. One Republican who was briefed on the White House meeting said Boehner made it clear he would leave in place spending cuts scheduled to take effect unless alternative savings were included in any compromise to offset them. If he prevails, that would defer politically difficult decisions on curtailing government benefit programs like Medicare until 2013. Success was far from guaranteed in an atmosphere of political mistrust — even on a slimmed-down deal that postponed hard decisions about spending cuts into 2013 — in a Capitol where lawmakers grumbled about the likelihood of spending the new year holiday working.
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Wisconsin couple says clucks, not fire trucks, helped them escape a blaze at their home. Dennis Murawska, 59, said a pet chicken named Cluck Cluck woke his wife Susan Cotey, 52, with loud clucking from its cage in the basement two floors below about 6:15 a.m. Thursday. The couple’s two cats also were running around the main floor. Murawska said he had been half a wake but didn’t know about the fire because the smoke alarms hadn’t gone off. He realized something was wrong when his wife got up.
“The chicken gets quite vocal when she gets excited,” he said. Cluck Cluck came from a nearby f arm in Alma Center, about 135 miles east of Minneapolis, Murawska said. When the chicken began wandering over to his house, his neighbor said he could kill it because it wasn’t producing any eggs. But Murawska felt sorry for Cluck Cluck because she had a mutated foot and decided to keep her. He fed the bird and built a coop, and then his wife let Cluck Cluck into the basement on cold nights.
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Area Events • BOYS BAS KETBALL DeKalb In Holiday Hoops Tournament at Carroll, 10 a.m., second game TBA G I R LS BAS KETBALL Hamilton Tournament Pioneer vs. Hamilton, noon Kouts vs. Centerville, noon Consolation, 4 p.m. Championship, 6 p.m. S. Adams Tournament Eastside vs. Blackhawk Christian, 10 a.m. Seton Catholic vs. South Adams, noon Consolation, 5 p.m. Championship, 7 p.m. WR E STLI NG DeKalb at Connersville Invitational, 9 a.m.
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Cole Hartman of DeKalb, right, goes up to score in Saturday’s game against Prairie Heights in the Holiday Hoops Tournament at East Noble.
“We haven’t been in that situation before when we were playing a really big team. We just weren’t real sharp when we tried to spread them out in the half court.� DeKalb got a boost in the f irst half from Cone, who nailed two threes, and Tanner Moore, who
Baron turnovers after DeKalb had just two in the first half. “They were dominating us inside,� Baron coach Jon Everingham said. “They’ve got three really big kids and physically, we didn’t match up with them very well. The intent was to spread them out a little bit, and we didn’t do that very well.
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West Noble 43, Eastside 39
BUTLER — It’s not the kind of start coaches like to see, but being thrown into a 16-2 hole in the opening quarter, on the road, in a conference game is a pretty good test of your team’s character. The West Noble Chargers survived, pulling out a 43-39 win over the host Eastside Blazers in a Northeast Corner Conference game at Butler Friday. The Chargers improved to 8-0 overall and 4-0 in the NECC. The loss was Eastside’s first in NECC play. The Blazers are 2-6 overall and 2-1 in the league. “We knew (Eastside) was a dangerous team,� West Noble coach Jim Best said afterwards. “I told my players we don’t want to let these guys get on a run. I look up, and my goodness, we’re down 16-2,� he said. “It’s really important for this basketball team for something like that to happen. It took them the whole game, but they fought back, and that says a lot to our kids’ attitude, their hustle and their intensity.� The teams traded scores on
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their opening possessions, and after a 90-second stretch without a point either way, the Blazers rained threes on the Chargers. Preston “P.J.� Dean hit one; after two West Noble misses,
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BLOOMINGTON (AP) — Indiana continued its roll right through the small-school portion of its schedule Friday night — and its finally ready to start play in the rugged Big Ten. Jordan Hulls scored a seasonhigh 20 points, Cody Zeller added 16 and the fifth-ranked Hoosiers cruised past Jacksonville 93-59 in their final non-conference game. The Hoosiers (12-1) have won three straight, all by at least 34 points. Jacksonville (5-8) was led by Dylan Fritsch with 15 points and Jarvis Haywood with nine, but lost for the fourth time this season to a power-conference school. The Dolphins have now dropped four of their last six overall. After taking a week off for Christmas, Indiana started sluggishly. The nation’s highestscoring team and second-best shooting team missed its first four shots and turned the ball over four times on its first eight possessions before finally settling down, taking the lead and eventually pulling away. The Hoosiers couldn’t even get Zeller to bail them out of that funk. The 7-foot center went to the bench with three points and three rebounds after drawing his second foul with 9:08 left in the half. He picked up two more fouls in the first eight minutes of the second half and padded his stats with a late scoring flurry — after the game was already in hand. So the Hoosiers turned to their outside shooters. Hulls got things started with a 3-pointer midway through the first half to make it 24-17, and when the 9-2 run ended, with Yogi Ferrell’s steal and 15-foot pull-up jumper, the Hoosiers led 30-19.
Undefeated WN rallies past Blazers BY JEFF JONES jeffj@kpcnews.net
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Eric Giosa had two goals, Brandon Marino had three assists, and Kenny Reiter stopped 26-of-27 shots as the Fort Wayne Komets defeated the Kalamazoo Wings 4-1 Friday. Brett Smith’s shorthanded goal at 6:44 of the second period proved to be the game-winner for the Komets, who improved to 15-13-1-1 overall. Thursday, the Komets dropped a 5-2 decision to Toledo at Memorial Coliseum. The Walleye scored four times in the second period for the victory. The Komets host the Elmira Jackals tonight, and Toledo again in the traditional New Year’s Eve game Monday.
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KENDALLVILLE — With a brutal conference gauntlet ahead, and an even meaner sectional awaiting after that, being in position to win will be a k ey to DeKalb’s boys basketball survival. The Barons showed they have that ability against a big and talented Homestead club in the Holiday Hoops Tournament Friday at East Noble, but the Spartans made more of the bigger plays when it counted most, and won a 51-50 thriller. DeKalb lost a seven-point third-quarter lead and trailed by five in the final minute, but kept it interesting right to the end when Hunter Cone banked in a three with sixth-tenths of a second left to make it a one-point game. Homestead missed two free throws, but Austin Macy’s courtlength heave was off the mark as time expired. The Barons (6-3) had a fivegame win streak stopped, and were pushed into the silver bracket of the 12-team tournament, which concludes today at Carroll. DeKalb will play its first game at 10 a.m. against the host Chargers. The Spartans (8-2) won the three-team pool and will go into the gold bracket. Both teams defeated Prairie Heights earlier in the day, with the Barons winning 66-50 over the Panthers and Homestead rolling to a 91-36 win. DeKalb struggled against the Spartans’ size and defensive pressure. Most noticeable was massive 6-foot-7 freshman Caleb Swanigan, who had 14 points and 12 rebounds, helping the Spartans to a 37-24 advantage on the glass. Talented guard Nick Gamble led Homestead with 17 points. The Barons got 12 points from both Adison Daub and Cole Hartman. DeKalb wanted to make the Spartans cover more of the floor in the second half, but they were equal to the task, with their defense helping to force nine
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — George Hill scored 22 points, including three 3pointers, and led the Indiana Pacers to a 97-91 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Friday night. Paul George had 15 points, and David West added 14 points and seven rebounds for the Pacers, who have won four straight and seven of eight. Sebastian Telfair had 19 points and six assists, and Marcin Gortat had 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Suns, who have lost four in a row. West, who scored eight points in the fourth quarter, netted the go-ahead jumper to give the Pacers an 87-85 lead with 3:17 left to play after the Suns rallied from a 16-point deficit. The Pacers led 85-83 before Telfair scored to tie it. Telfair also got the Suns even at 81 when he scored off a steal with 6:19 left. Jermaine O’Neal then made two free throws to briefly put the Suns ahead. West sank two foul shots to tie the game and scored again to put Indiana back in front before George went to the line and gave the Pacers an 89-85 lead. Roy Hibbert put the game away when his two free throws gave the Pacers a 95-89 lead with 47 seconds left. The Suns jumped out to an 8-1 lead to start the game, but George dunked with 7:12 left in the first quarter to give the Pacers a lead they wouldn’t give up until the fourth quarter, Tyler Hansbrough created a spark in a reserve role for the Pacers and scored 12 points. He scored four points as part of an 8-0 run in the first quarter. The Pacers later went on a 10-0 run to build their lead up to 16 points.
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Dalton Shetler hit one. After two more Charger misses, Dean dialed long distance again. The Chargers missed on their next possession, and Jayden Lilly scored inside. After another West Noble miss, Dean hit another bomb, and it was 16-2 Blazers with three minutes left in the opening quarter. Out of a timeout, West Noble got going, as Nick Thomas hit a three, a Johnny Miller’s offensive rebound and a Keith Gibson free throw got the visitors within eight after one, 16-8. “We shot well early, but I thought we were very good in transition early,” Eastside coach Ryan Abbott said. “We were able to get it deep in the paint and get kick-outs. That enables our shooters to get their feet set.” After their quick start, the Blazers went more than eight minutes without a point, but another Dean three, his fourth of the half, kept the hosts in front, 1915, with 2:52 left in the half. West Noble’s Nick Noe scored inside in the closing seconds of the half to keep it at four, 22-18. Eastside extended the lead to seven on a Lilly three
to open the third, but West Noble’s Drew Schermerhorn, saddled with three first-half fouls, caught fire, hitting two threes, and Phil Miller added one, to give the visitors a 33-28 lead with 90 seconds left. After an Eastside miss, Miller whipped a pass to Thomas, who sank a three at the buzzer for a 36-30 lead. Eastside’s Dalton Shetler hit a baseline jumper early in the fourth to cut the margin to four. Gibson hit a free throw, then scored inside to make it 41-34 with two minutes to go. Eastside’s Jared Yoder hit a three, and Blake Blaker swiped the ball in the final minute, but the hosts missed a short-range bank shot. Miller iced the game with two free throws with 21 seconds to play. Lilly led Eastside with 16 points, and Dean finished with 14. Gibson had 11 and Schermerhorn added nine to lead West Noble. WN JV 46, Eastside 34 The Chargers had a balanced scoring attack. Waylon Richardson had 13 points, and Kyler Warble and Drew Wiley had nine each. Eastside got eight points from Ethan Moughler and seven from Rob Singer,
Local Sports Roundup • Girls Basketball Railroaders win sixth straight game NEW HAVEN — Garrett pulled away after a lowscoring first half and trounced New Haven 50-23 Friday. The Railroaders (8-4) led just 14-10 at the half, b ut came alive for their sixth win in a ro w. They completed a perfect 5-0 month of December. Brandi Dawson had 18 points, 11 rebounds and six assists to lead Garrett. Kaitlin Wisel added 14 points and Taylor Smith scored 11.
Garrett 50, New Haven 23 GARRETT Yarian 0-1 1-2 1, Somers 1-8 0-0 2, Smith 5-7 1-2 11, DePew 0-1 0-0 0, Stafford 1-1 00 2, Oliver 1-4 0-1 2, Dawson 5-11 8-10 18, W isel 6-11 0-3 14, Riedley 0-1 0-0 0, Sutton 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 19-45 10-18 50. NEW HAVEN Mason 0-3 2-3 2, Imel 1-5 0-1 2, Rush 0-2 0-0 0, Adams 0-1 0-0 0, Fritc ha 1-3 0-0 3, Casterline 2-4 0-0 4, Erdly 0-0 0-0 0, Grundy 1-3 3-6 5, Braun 1-6 0-1 2, F ox 1-7 0-2 3, McGraw 1-3 0-0 2, Fisher 0-0 0-0 0, Lahr 0-3 0-0 0, Hope 0-1 0-0 0. Totals: 8-41 5-13 23. Garrett 7 7 17 19 — 50 New Haven 3 7 7 6 — 23 Three-point shooting — Garrett 2-16 (W isel 2-6, Oliver 0-3, Somers 0-5, Dawson 0-2), New Haven 2-10 (Fritc ha 1-1, Fox 1-3, Mason 0-3, Imel 0-1, Casterline 0-1, Grundy 0-1). Total fouls — new Haven 20, Garrett 15. F ouled out — Somers. Rebounds — Garrett 29 (Dawson 11), New Haven 29 (Lahr 10). Assists — Garrett 11 (Dawson 6), New Haven 1 (Lahr 1). Turnovers — New Haven 14, Garrett 5.
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twice went at Swanigan and scored inside. The Barons pushed a three-point halftime lead to seven on two free throws by Daub at the 3:33 mark of the third, but then managed just two baskets in the next eight minutes. Homestead led 47-42 in the final minute, but a three from Hartman cut the gap to two. The Barons had a chance for the tie after a deflection by Austin Macy at midcourt, but couldn’t convert on a quick run to the basket. After Gamble hit one of two at the line, Macy scored with 15.1 seconds left to get the Barons within 48-47. DeKalb tried for a foul as Homestead was inbounding the ball, but was hit with an intentional foul call, which Everingham protested strongly from the bench. Joe Ault hit both free throws — his only points of the game — for a three-point lead, and the Barons were forced to foul as Homestead received possession. Gamble again hit one of two for a four-point lead. “We’re never going to talk about officials,” Everingham said. “We didn’t make plays down the stretch. We shot ourselves in the foot, and that call was the icing on the cake. It was unfortunate, but it wasn’t the reason we lost the game. “We would have liked to have made some different plays down the stretch. We’re going to look at ourselves in the mirror, and make sure we clean up some things.” Everingham took positives out of the performance as it was. “Overall, we’ve got to be pleased we put ourselves in position to win the game, being outmatched physically,” he said. “I’m proud of our kids. They played extremely hard.” DeKalb 66, Heights 50 A strong finish capped off a good start to the Holiday Hoops Tournament for DeKalb in the first of the six games at East Noble. The Barons maintained a steady lead but never pulled away from Prairie Heights, and their lead was 10 when a scramble for the ball caused Everingham to use a rescue timeout with 2:14 left. Then came two baskets
from Austin Macy — one on a drive, the other on an inbounds play — and a three-point play from Daub as DeKalb closed out the victory. “I told them it’s no longer about running an offense, it’s about winning the game,” Everingham said. “We scored on three straight possessions and had two really big defensive stops. When it came time to win the game, we won the game. “It played out how we wanted it to. We got a lot of guys in. We did a good job managing minutes. We have a lot of basketball to play (in two days).” Hartman had game highs of 19 points and nine rebounds for DeKalb, while Macy added 16 points, 14 in the second half. Daub gave DeKalb a third double-figure scorer with 11. The Baron staff wanted to limit his time after he had battled illness the past few days, and he saw just 18 minutes of action. Jacob Heller topped Prairie Heights with 16 points and Kyler West scored nine. The Barons jumped out quickly to a 12-4 lead, a recurring problem for the Panthers, according to coach Brett Eltzroth, a former Baron assistant coach. “We keep having a recipe for disaster with our starts. We come out with a lack of focus and aggressiveness, and we usually get bitten because of that,” Eltzroth said. “That happened today. “We missed a lot of layups. When you work that hard to get that close to the basket, you’ve got to finish.” DeKalb rested its starters in the second quarter, throwing its subs and some JV players into the fire. Helped by a three-point play from Will Chrisman, a courtlength dash by Cone and Kalib McKown’s bucket from the lane, that group opened a 26-15 lead. The Panthers stormed back, however, and cut the lead on two steals just seconds apart by Spencer Hess, which led to five quick points for Heller and reduced the margin to 28-25. “We really wanted to get some guys the opportunity, no matter what the score was, no matter the situation, to get in there and play,”
DeKalb 66, Heights 50 DeKalb fg-fga ft-fta tp rb as st 4-7 2-3 11 2 3 3 0-0 2-2 2 3 2 2 8-11 0-0 16 2 2 5 7-12 3-3 19 9 0 0 2-4 0-0 4 4 0 0 1-1 0-0 2 0 0 0 2-5 0-0 4 1 2 2 1-5 0-0 2 2 0 1 0-0 0-1 0 1 0 0 1-2 1-1 3 3 0 0 0-1 3-4 3 1 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 26-4811-14 66 31 9 13 Prairie Heights Players fg-fga ft-fta tp rb as st Hess g 4-9 0-0 8 2 4 3 West g 3-10 3-5 9 6 3 0 Heller g 4-13 7-10 16 6 1 0 Stayner f 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 Shepard f 2-4 2-2 6 2 0 1 Wohlers 2-3 0-0 4 1 1 1 Johnson 2-4 0-0 4 1 1 2 Blum 1-1 0-0 3 1 0 0 Barry 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 Owens 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 Tuckerman 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Beiswanger 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Terry 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 totals 18-4612-17 50 27 11 8 DeKalb 17 16 14 19 — 66 Heights 10 17 11 12 — 50 Three-point shooting — DeKalb 3-13 (Hartman 2-3, A. Daub 1-2, D. Daub 0-2, Cone 0-3, Macy 0-3), P H 2-15 (Blum 1-1, Heller 1-4, Johnson 0-2, W ohlers 0-1, Ownes 0-1, West 0-3, Hess 0-3). Total fouls — DeKalb 16, P H 16. Turnovers — P H 15, DeKalb 14. Bloc ked shots — Macy , Chrisman, A. Daub. Players A. Daub g Snyder g Macy g Hartman f Moore f McKown D. Daub Cone Liddell Chrisman Forrest Casper Smaltz Gerke totals
Homestead 51, DeKalb 50 Homestead Players fg-fga ft-fta tp rb as st Osborn g 2-7 1-4 7 4 1 1 Ault g 0-3 2-2 2 1 1 0 Gamble g 7-14 2-4 17 1 4 1 Coate f 2-9 1-4 5 3 5 4 Swanigan f 6-7 2-3 14 12 0 0 Geller 3-3 0-0 6 4 0 1 Togashi 0-1 0-0 0 2 1 0 Cotter 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 totals 20-45 8-17 51 37 12 7 DeKalb Players fg-fga ft-fta tp rb as st A. Daub g 3-11 6-7 12 1 0 1 Snyder g 0-1 0-0 0 0 1 1 Macy g 4-11 1-2 9 4 7 2 Hartman f 5-8 1-2 12 5 2 0 Moore f 3-4 0-0 6 4 0 0 D. Daub 1-3 0-0 2 2 0 2 Cone 3-4 0-0 9 1 0 0 McKown 0-1 0-0 0 2 0 0 Forrest 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Chrisman 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 totals 19-43 8-11 50 24 10 6 Homestead 9 14 15 13 — 51 DeKalb 9 17 10 14 — 50 Three-point shooting — Homestead 3-13 (Osborn 2-6, Gamble 1-4, Ault 0-1, Togashi 0-1, Coate 0-1), DeKalb 4-15 (Cone 3-4, Hartman 1-2, D. Daub 0-1, Snyder 0-1, Macy 0-3, A. Daub 0-4). T otal fouls — DeKalb 17, Homestead 12. Technical foul — Swanigan. Turnovers — DeKalb 11, Homestead 10. Blocked shots — Swanigan, Coate, D. Daub.
Everingham said. “That second quarter, a lot of our JV guys got in there. They got a taste of what varsity basketball’s all about. “(Prairie Heights) made a run and cut it to three. It w as good for our younger guys to be in that situation. I didn’t want to call timeout. I wanted them to fight through it.” Everingham was happy with his team’s defense, limiting Heller to four field goals. The Baron offense also created some quality opportunities, hitting 66 percent (23-of-35) from twopoint range.
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Area Boys Basketball NORTHEAST HOOSIER CONF. TEAMS NHC ALL Columbia City Eagles 1-0 8-0 DeKalb Barons 1-0 6-3 Homestead Spartans 1-0 8-2 New Haven Bulldogs 1-0 3-1 Bellmont Braves 0-1 2-5 Carroll Chargers 0-1 2-6 East Noble Knights 0-1 1-8 Norwell Knights 0-1 6-1 Friday’s Gam es Holiday Hoops Tournam ent At East Noble DeKalb 66, Prairie Heights 50 Heritage 58, East Noble 48 Homestead 91, Prairie Heights 3 6 Homestead 51, DeKalb 50 Huntington North 51, East Noble 31 Holiday Hoops Tournam ent At Colum bia City Carroll 82, Churubusco 25 Columbia City 7 6, Blackhawk Christian 29 Marion 53, Carroll 44 Columbia City vs. Munster Saturday’s Gam es Adams Central at Bellmont Leo at Norwell DeKalb, East Noble, Homestead, Columbia City in Holiday Hoops Tournament at Carroll Noblesville Tournam ent SB Adams vs. Noblesville New Haven vs. Hammond Noll Tuesday’s Gam es At Mem orial Coliseum Columbia City vs. Northridge New Haven vs. Huntington North Wednesday’s Gam es Carroll at FW Dwenger Friday, Jan. 4 Columbia City at Bellmont Saturday, Jan. 5 Homestead at East Noble DeKalb at New Haven Norwell at Carroll NORTHEAST CORNER CONF. TEAMS NECC ALL West Noble Chargers 4-0 8-0 Westview Warriors 4-0 7-1 Fairfield Falcons 3-0 4-5 Fremont Eagles 2-0 7-1 Eastside Blazers 2-1 2-6 Angola Hornets 1-1 3-4 Hamilton Marines 1-2 5-4 Prairie Heights Panthers 1-3 3-6 Churubusco Eagles 0-3 0-8 Central Noble Cougars 0-4 2-7 Lakeland Lakers 0-4 1-7 Friday’s Gam es Leo 98, Angola 67 West Noble 43, Eastside 3 9 Bremen 58, Fairfield 54 OT Coldwater Tournam ent Fremont 60, Morenci, Mich. 48 Holiday Hoops Tournam ent At Colum bia City Carroll 82, Churubusco 25 Marion 86, Churubusco 61 Holiday Hoops Tournam ent At East Noble DeKalb 66, Prairie Heights 50 Homestead 91, Prairie Heights 3 6 Saturday’s Gam es Churubusco, Prairie Heights in Holiday Hoops Tournament at Carroll Wednesday’s Gam es Woodlan at Churubusco Thursday, Jan. 3 Garrett at Central Noble Friday, Jan. 4 Prairie Heights at Angola Fremont at Churubusco Lakeland at West Noble Westview at Hamilton Saturday, Jan. 5 Fairfield at Eastside ALLEN COUNTY ATHLETIC CONF. TEAMS ACAC ALL Adams Cent. Flying Jets 2-0 5-2 Bluffton Tigers 2-0 5-4 Leo Lions 2-0 4-4 Heritage Patriots 1-1 3-5 Woodlan Warriors 1-1 5-3 Garrett Railroaders 0-2 2-5 South Adams Starfires 0-2 2-7 Southern Wells Raiders 0-2 3-5 Friday’s Gam es Bluffton 54, Winchester 49 Leo 98, Angola 67 Union Modoc 62, South Adams 4 9 Southern Wells 77, Daleville 55 Wayne Trace, Ohio 64, Woodlan 48 Holiday Hoops Tournam ent At East Noble Heritage 58, East Noble 48 Huntington North 71, Heritage 48 Saturday’s Gam es Adams Central at Bellmont Heritage in Holiday Hoops T ournament at Carroll Wednesday’s Gam es Woodlan at Churubusco Thursday, Jan. 3 Garrett at Central Noble Saturday, Jan. 5 Adams Central at Garrett Bluffton at Woodlan Heritage at Southern Wells Leo at South Adams
Boys Basketball Results Bluffton 54, Winchester 49 Borden 67, Paoli 66 Bremen 58, Fairfield 54, OT Carmel 73, Avon 63 Chesterton 56, LaPorte 42 Danville 71, Greencastle 49 Day. Thurgood Marshall, Ohio 7 0, Ev. Bosse 57 Ev. Harrison 6 6, Huber Hts. W ayne, Ohio 57 Ev. North 67, Bowman Academy 59 Ev. Reitz 55, New Albany 5 4 Greensburg 77, Indian Creek 62 Haviland Wayne Trace, Ohio 6 4, Woodlan 48 Indpls Brebeuf 58, Lebanon 53 Indpls Broad Ripple 6 4, Heritage Christian 56 Indpls Perry Meridian 5 6, Center Grove 52 Lafayette Harrison 67, Western Boone 48 Leo 98, Angola 67 Madison 61, Salem 21 Martinsville 60, Bedford N. Lawrence 40 Mt. Vernon (Posey) 53, W ashington 48 N. White 64, Frontier 55 Princeton 56, Madison Shawe 29 Southern Wells 77, Daleville 55 Speedway 87, Indpls Ritter 71 Union (Modoc) 62, S. Adams 4 9 W. Noble 43, Eastside 3 9 Wapahani 74, Monroe Central 43 Warsaw 54, Kankakee Valley 32 Bob Wettig Tournam ent Consolation Connersville 72, Lou. Moore, Ky. 55 E. Central 56, Indpls Metro 37 Indpls Metro 5 9, Rock Creek Academy 50 Portage 53, E. Central 3 6 Portage 67, Rock Creek Academy 43 Tindley 50, Floyd Central 37 Quarterfinal Columbus North 53, Tipton 45 Guerin Catholic 62, Jennings Co. 4 4 Jeffersonville 76, Mount Lebanon, Pa. 67 Calum et Tournam ent Consolation Highland 69, Gary Lighthouse 49 Holiday Hoops Tournam ent Pool Play Pool A Columbia City 7 6, Ft. W ayne Blackhawk 29 Pool B Carroll (Allen) 82, Churubusco 25 Marion 53, Carroll (Allen) 4 4 Marion 86, Churubusco 61 Pool C Heritage 58, E. Noble 48 Huntington North 71, Heritage 48 Pool D DeKalb 66, Prairie Hts. 50 Homestead 51, DeKalb 50 Homestead 91, Prairie Hts. 3 6 Clinton Central Tournam ent First Round Carroll (Flora) 61, Clinton Prairie 37 Coldwater Tournam ent Cham pionship Fremont 60, Morenci, Mich. 48 Hall of Fam e Tournam ent First Round Indpls Cathedral 53, Jay Co. 47 Indpls Tech 72, Ft. W ayne Northrop 59 Consolation Ft. Wayne Northrop 60, Jay Co. 51 Hamilton Heights Tournament First Round Indpls Roncalli 6 9, Hanover Central 60 NIC/ NLC Shootout Northridge 61, Penn 43
North Central Tournam ent First Round E. Chicago 66, Castle 61 Indpls N. Central 78, Fishers 71 North Daviess Classic First Round Barr-Reeve 69, S. Knox 25 Boonville 68, Heritage Hills 65 Brownstown 58, Forest Park 40 N. Daviess 70, Clay City 62 Orleans 61, N. Posey 55 North Miam i Tournam ent First Round Peru 61, Whitko 58, OT Silver Creek Tournam ent First Round Clarksville 45, Silver Creek 42 Providence 46, Charlestown 38 Springs Valley Tournam ent Pool Play Pool A Loogootee 68, Springs Valley 46 Loogootee 72, Lanesville 59 Pool B Trinity Lutheran 44, W. Washington 42 Union Tournament First Round Indpls Fall Creek 60, Triton Central 47 Northeastern 74, Southwestern (Jefferson) 67 S. Ripley 75, Indiana Math and Science Academy 57 Union Co. 62, New Washington 44 Consolation New Washington 61, Indiana Math and Science Academy 54 Southwestern (Jefferson) 82, T riton Central 79, 2OT Vincennes Lincoln Tournam ent Ev. Day 60, University 37 Ev. Day 73, Vincennes Rivet 60 Indpls Howe 55, Madisonville-North Hopkins, Ky. 51 University 81, Vincennes Rivet 61 Vincennes 54, Madisonville-North Hopkins, Ky. 49 Vincennes 65, Indpls Howe 43 Wabash County Tournam ent First Round Northfield 34, Wabash 32 Southwood 48, Manchester 41 Wabash Valley Classic Consolation Casey-Westfield, Ill. 68, W. Vigo 49 Linton 78, S. Vermillion 46 Monrovia 65, Owen Valley 43 Terre Haute South 67, Turkey Run 15 Quarterfinal Northview 55, Shakamak 48 Robinson, Ill. 63, Terre Haute North 58 Rockville 59, Marshall, Ill. 41
Area Girls Basketball NORTHEAST HOOSIER CONF. TEAMS NHC ALL East Noble Knights 3-0 8-3 Norwell Knights 3-0 8-2 DeKalb Barons 2-1 7-4 Homestead Spartans 2-1 11-2 Bellmont Squaws 1-2 4-9 Carroll Chargers 1-2 5-7 Columbia City Eagles 0-3 3-12 New Haven Bulldogs 0-3 2-10 Friday’s Gam es Garrett 50, New Haven 23 Ben Davis Tournam ent Plainfield 48, Carroll 43 Bloomington South 59, Carroll 46 Northridge Tournam ent Northridge 56, Columbia City 41 Homestead 58, Hobart 37 Homestead 46, Portage 45 Columbia City 58, Concord 38 Saturday’s Gam es Norwell Shootout Norwell vs. Plymouth Norwell vs. Wawasee Wednesday’s Games East Noble at Angola Wednesday’s Gam es East Noble at Angola DeKalb at Eastside Norwell at Leo Friday, Jan. 4 Carroll at Norwell New Haven at DeKalb East Noble at Homestead Saturday, Jan. 5 Bellmont at Columbia City NORTHEAST CORNER CONF. TEAMS NECC ALL Angola Hornets 6-0 9-2 West Noble Chargers 6-1 8-4 Fairfield Falcons 5-1 6-4 Westview Warriors 5-1 7-5 Prairie Heights Panthers 4-3 6-5 Fremont Eagles 3-2 7-5 Lakeland Lakers 2-5 2-10 Churubusco Eagles 1-4 2-10 Hamilton Marines 1-4 1-6 Eastside Blazers 0-5 0-9 Central Noble Cougars 0-7 0-13 Friday’s Gam es Heritage 51, Churubusco 13 Coldwater Tournam ent Fremont 40, Niles, Mich. 33 Saturday’s Gam es Tippecanoe Valley at West Noble South Adam s Tournam ent Eastside vs. Blackhawk Christian South Adams vs. Seton Catholic Ham ilton Tournam ent Hamilton vs. Pioneer Kouts vs. Centerville Wednesday’s Gam es East Noble at Angola DeKalb at Eastside LaVille at Central Noble Thursday, Jan. 3 Westview at Hamilton Friday, Jan. 4 Prairie Heights at Angola Eastside at Fairfield Fremont at Churubusco Lakeland at West Noble Saturday, Jan. 5 Churubusco at Hamilton ALLEN COUNTY ATHLETIC CONF. TEAMS ACAC ALL Woodlan Warriors 4-0 7-3 Garrett Railroaders 3-1 8-4 Leo Lions 3-1 9-2 Southern Wells Raiders 3-1 8-2 Adams Cent. Flying Jets 1-3 3-7 Heritage Patriots 1-3 8-5 South Adams Starfires 1-3 4-7 Bluffton Tigers 0-4 4-8 Friday’s Gam es Garrett 50, New Haven 23 Heritage 51, Churubusco 13 Adams Central at Muncie South Saturday’s Gam es Randolph Southern at Southern Wells Woodlan at Antwerp, Ohio South Adam s Tournam ent Eastside vs. Blackhawk Christian South Adams vs. Seton Catholic Wednesday’s Gam es Norwell at Leo Northfield at Bluffton Friday, Jan. 4 Garrett at Bluffton Adams Central at Heritage Woodlan at Leo Southern Wells at South Adams Saturday, Jan. 5 Adams Central at Lakewood Park
Men’s Basketball Summaries At Bloomington No. 5 I NDIANA 93, JACKSONVILLE 59 JACKSONVILLE (5-8) Fritsch 5-10 0-1 15, Fleming 4-7 0-3 8, G. Powell 3-7 0-0 6, R. P owell 2-6 0-0 4, Haywood 3-10 2-2 9, Bogus 2-7 1-2 7, Graham 2-3 2-5 8, Bell 0-2 0-0 0, Spurling 0-0 0-0 0, Alderman 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 22-56 5-13 59. INDIANA (12-1) Watford 3-7 5-6 11, Zeller 5-8 6-8 16, Hulls 6-9 2-2 20, Oladipo 5-6 2-2 14, Ferrell 2-5 1-2 6, Sheehey 6-13 0-1 14, Mosquera-Perea 1-1 4-4 6, Smith 0-1 0-0 0, Wayer 0-1 0-0 0, Abell 1-5 2-2 4, Howard 0-0 0-0 0, Elston 0-1 2-4 2, Jurkin 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 29-57 24-31 93. Halftime—Indiana 48-33. 3-Point Goals—Jacksonville 10-17 (Fritsch 5-7, Graham 2-2, Bogus 2-4, Haywood 1-3, Bell 0-1), Indiana 11-25 (Hulls 6-9, Oladipo 2-3, Sheehey 2-3, F errell 1-4, Zeller 0-1, Elston 0-1, Abell 0-2, Watford 0-2). F ouled Out—Alderman, Fleming. Rebounds—Jacksonville 28 (G. Powell 12), Indiana 41 (Oladipo 7). Assists—Jacksonville 11 (R. P owell 7), Indiana 21 (F errell 10). T otal Fouls— Jacksonville 25, Indiana 20. A—17,472.
Men’s College Basketball EAST Albany (NY) 71, Navy 61 Brown 69, Providence 68 Bucknell 66, Loyola (Md.) 46 Buffalo 84, Notre Dame (Ohio) 64 Colgate 74, Binghamton 47 Cornell 79, St. Francis (Pa.) 67 Detroit at Temple, ppd. Rutgers 68, Rider 56 Saint Joseph's 96, Iona 91
Seton Hall 60, Stony Brook 59 Villanova 70, NJIT 60 SOUTH LSU 75, Houston Baptist 58 Memphis 72, Oral Roberts 57 Southern Miss. 94, Morehead St. 58 Thomas More 83, Cincinnati Christian 81 MIDWEST Chicago 66, Albion 49 Cleveland St. 79, Rio Grande 59 E. Michigan 87, Siena Heights 49 Indiana 93, Jacksonville 59 North Dakota 56, Bowling Green 53 Olivet 72, Marygrove 69 Saint Louis 68, SIU-Edwardsville 41 SOUTHWEST Texas Tech 85, NC A&T 74 FAR WEST Gonzaga 94, Baylor 87 TOURNAMENT Dr Pepper Classic First Round Chattanooga 68, High Point 61 Utah Valley 84, Austin Peay 77 UCF Holiday Classic First Round UCF 62, Howard 45
Top 25 Basketball Schedule Saturday's Games No. 1 Duke vs. Santa Clara, Noon No. 2 Michigan vs. Central Mic higan, 7 p.m. No. 4 Louisville vs. Kentucky, 4 p.m. No. 6 Kansas vs. American, 8 p.m. No. 9 Syracuse vs. Alcorn State, 7 p.m. No. 10 Ohio St ate vs. Chicago St ate, 4:30 p.m. No. 12 Illinois vs. Auburn at the United Center, 2:15 p.m. No. 14 Florida vs. Air Force at the BB&T Center, Sunrise, Fla., 4:30 p.m. No. 16 Creighton vs. Evansville, 8:05 p.m. No. 18 Butler at Vanderbilt, 8 p.m. No. 20 UNLV at North Carolina, 2 p.m. No. 23 N.C. St ate vs. W estern Michigan, Noon No. 25 Kansas State vs. UMKC, 7 p.m.
NBA Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB New York 21 8 .724 — Brooklyn 15 14 .517 6 Boston 14 14 .500 6½ Philadelphia 14 15 .483 7 Toronto 10 20 .333 11½ Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami 20 7 .741 — Atlanta 18 9 .667 2 Orlando 12 17 .414 9 Charlotte 7 22 .241 14 Washington 4 23 .148 16 Central Division W L Pct GB Indiana 17 12 .586 — Milwaukee 15 12 .556 1 Chicago 15 12 .556 1 Detroit 10 22 .313 8½ Cleveland 7 24 .226 11 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 23 8 .742 — Memphis 18 8 .692 2½ Houston 16 13 .552 6 Dallas 12 18 .400 10½ New Orleans 6 23 .207 16 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Oklahoma City 22 6 .786 — Denver 17 14 .548 6½ Portland 14 13 .519 7½ Minnesota 13 13 .500 8 Utah 15 15 .500 8 Pacific Division W L Pct GB L.A. Clippers 23 6 .793 — Golden State 19 10 .655 4 L.A. Lakers 14 15 .483 9 Phoenix 11 19 .367 12½ Sacramento 9 19 .321 13½ Thursday's Games Oklahoma City 111, Dallas 105, OT L.A. Clippers 106, Boston 77 Friday's Games Indiana 97, Phoenix 91 Washington 105, Orlando 97 Atlanta 102, Cleveland 94 Brooklyn 97, Charlotte 81 Detroit 109, Miami 99 Toronto 104, New Orleans 97, OT Denver 106, Dallas 85 San Antonio 122, Houston 116 L.A. Clippers at Utah, late New York at Sacramento, late Philadelphia at Golden State, late Portland at L.A. Lakers, late Saturday's Games Indiana at Atlanta, 7 p.m. New Orleans at Charlotte, 7 p.m. Toronto at Orlando, 7 p.m. Cleveland at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m. Washington at Chicago, 8 p.m. Oklahoma City at Houston, 8 p.m. Denver at Memphis, 8 p.m. Phoenix at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Miami at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Portland, 10 p.m. Boston at Golden State, 10:30 p.m. Sunday's Games San Antonio at Dallas, 7:30 p.m. Milwaukee at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Boston at Sacramento, 9 p.m. Utah at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m.
NBA Summaries At Indianapolis PHOENIX (91) Dudley 4-13 2-2 11, Scola 6-15 0-0 12, Gortat 6-9 3-4 15, T elfair 8-20 2-2 19, Brown 6-10 0-0 12, T ucker 0-0 0-0 0, O'Neal 2-5 2-2 6, Morris 3-3 0-2 6, Beasley 3-7 4-4 10, Marshall 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 38-82 13-16 91. INDIANA (97) George 4-12 5-6 15, W est 5-15 4-4 14, Hibbert 3-9 2-4 8, Hill 9-13 1-1 22, Stephenson 4-9 1-4 10, Augustin 0-2 2-2 2, Green 3-6 0-0 8, T .Hansbrough 5-6 2-2 12, Mahinmi 1-5 4-6 6. T otals 34-77 21-29 97. Phoenix 20 24 27 20—91 Indiana 27 31 17 22—97 3-Point Goals—Phoenix 2-14 (Dudley 15, Telfair 1-6, Beasley 0-1, Brown 0-2), Indiana 8-16 (Hill 3-4, Green 2-4, George 2-5, Stephenson 1-2, Augustin 0-1). Fouled Out—Scola. Rebounds— Phoenix 44 (Gortat 10), Indiana 5 4 (Hibbert 14). Assists—Phoenix 20 (Telfair 6), Indiana 19 (Stephenson 5). Total Fouls—Phoenix 26, Indiana 22. Technicals—Telfair. A—15,288 (18,165). At Brooklyn, N.Y. CHARLOTTE (81) Kidd-Gilchrist 1-6 0-0 3, W arrick 4-10 5-6 13, Biyombo 0-0 6-12 6, Walker 210 1-2 5, Henderson 2- 7 2-2 6, Sessions 6-15 0-2 12, Diop 0-0 0-0 0, Gordon 3-10 4-4 10, Haywood 4-7 0-0 8, J.Taylor 2-4 4-4 9, Adrien 2-2 0-0 4, R.Williams 2-2 0-0 5. T otals 28-73 2232 81. BROOKLYN (97) Bogans 3-3 0-0 9, W allace 0-3 0-2 0, Lopez 9-12 8-8 26, D.W illiams 7-14 22 19, Johnson 6-14 2-2 16, Stackhouse 0-4 0-0 0, Watson 1-4 0-0 3, Evans 23 1-2 5, Blatche 1-2 4-4 6, Brooks 3-8 3-6 9, Teletovic 1-3 0-0 2, Childress 01 0-0 0, T.Taylor 1-5 0-0 2. Totals 34-76 20-26 97. Charlotte 15 23 20 23—81 Brooklyn 33 23 24 17—97 3-Point Goals—Charlotte 3-10 (R.Williams 1-1, Kidd-Gilc hrist 1-1, J.Taylor 1-2, Walker 0-2, Sessions 0-2, Gordon 0-2), Brooklyn 9-27 (Bogans 33, D.Williams 3-5, Johnson 2-8, Watson 1-3, Wallace 0-1, T .Taylor 0-1, Stackhouse 0-2, Teletovic 0-2, Brooks 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds— Charlotte 49 (Haywood 8), Brooklyn 54 (Evans 13). Assists—Charlotte 11 (Henderson 4), Brooklyn 19 (W allace 6). Total Fouls—Charlotte 23, Brooklyn 24. Technicals—Brooklyn defensive three second. A—17,732 (17,732). At Auburn Hills, Mich. MIAMI (99) James 15-22 3-4 35, Haslem 3-5 1-2 7, Bosh 11-17 6-6 28, Chalmers 1-6 1-2 4, Miller 2-6 0-0 5, Anthony 0-0 0-0 0, Battier 2-5 0-1 6, Allen 3-13 1-1 9, Cole 2-3 0-0 5. Totals 39-77 12-16 99. DETROIT (109) Prince 4-9 2-2 11, Maxiell 4- 7 1-2 9, Monroe 3-6 0-1 6, K night 1-3 4-6 7 , Singler 5-11 1-1 12, Daye 4-5 1-2 11, Drummond 5-7 0-0 10, Bynum 10-16 23 25, Villanueva 7-10 0-0 18. Totals 4374 11-17 109. Miami 32 20 19 28— 99 Detroit 17 41 23 28—109 3-Point Goals—Miami 9-29 (James 2-4, Battier 2-5, Allen 2-7, Cole 1-1, Miller 15, Chalmers 1-6, Bosh 0-1), Detroit 1219 (Villanueva 4-5, Bynum 3-4, Daye 2-
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2, Prince 1-2, K night 1-3, Singler 1-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Miami 36 (Bosh 9), Detroit 43 (Drummond 10). Assists—Miami 18 (James, Cole 5), Detroit 24 (Bynum 10). T otal Fouls— Miami 16, Detroit 20. Technicals—Bosh, Detroit defensive three second. A— 22,076 (22,076). At Cleveland ATLANTA (102) Korver 4-7 0-0 11, Smith 2-12 3-4 7 , Horford 6-11 2-2 14, Teague 11-19 2-2 27, Williams 6-12 0-0 16, Pac hulia 2-4 5-6 9, Morrow 0-1 0-0 0, Tolliver 5-7 12 13, Scott 0-2 0-0 0, Jenkins 2-3 0-0 5. Totals 38-78 13-16 102. CLEVELAND (94) Gee 2-9 6-6 10, T hompson 4-8 0-0 8, Zeller 5-11 2-2 12, Irving 12-20 0-0 28, Waiters 7-21 2-2 18, Gibson 0-1 2-2 2, Walton 1-4 0-0 2, Pargo 1-4 0-0 2, Miles 3-7 2-2 10, Jones 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 36-86 14-14 94. Atlanta 25 30 20 27—102 Cleveland 26 28 26 14— 94 3-Point Goals—Atlanta 13-24 (Williams 4-6, Korver 3-6, Teague 3-6, Tolliver 2-3, Jenkins 1-2, Smith 0-1), Cleveland 8-21 (Irving 4-7, Waiters 2-3, Miles 2-4, Walton 0-2, Pargo 0-2, Gee 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Atlant a 50 (Horford 11), Cleveland 43 (Thompson 8). Assists—Atlant a 27 (Teague 8), Cleveland 19 (Irving 5). Total Fouls—Atlanta 15, Cleveland 16. A—19,443 (20,562). At Washington, D.C. ORLANDO (97) Harkless 3-3 0-0 6, A yon 4-8 0-0 8, Vucevic 4-8 0-2 8, Nelson 6-15 0-0 16, Afflalo 9-21 7-7 26, Redick 9-18 0-0 23, O'Quinn 1-3 0-0 2, Jones 0-0 2-2 2, Moore 0-0 0-0 0, Smith 1-2 0-0 2, Nicholson 1-4 0-0 2, McRoberts 1-4 00 2. Totals 39-86 9-11 97. WASHINGTON (105) Webster 3-7 0-0 8, Nene 7-11 9-10 23, Okafor 1-7 0-0 2, Mack 2-7 0-0 4, Beal 4-12 3-3 11, Seraphin 8-18 1-2 1 7, Temple 6-8 0-0 13, Crawford 11-16 22 27, Martin 0-2 0-0 0, Vesely 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 42-88 15-17 105. Orlando 31 20 21 25— 97 Washington 25 29 26 25—105 3-Point Goals—Orlando 10-28 (Redic k 5-12, Nelson 4- 7, Afflalo 1-6, McRoberts 0-3), W ashington 6-20 (Crawford 3-5, Webster 2-3, Temple 13, Martin 0-2, Beal 0-3, Mac k 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Orlando 44 (Vucevic 11), W ashington 53 (Okafor, Nene 11). Assists—Orlando 25 (Nelson 8), Washington 25 (Crawford, Temple 6). T otal Fouls—Orlando 13, Washington 14. T echnicals— McRoberts, Orlando defensive three second. A—15,789 (20,308).
NBADL Standings Central Division Tulsa Sioux Falls Texas Austin Rio Grande Valley Iowa West Division Santa Cruz Bakersfield Los Angeles Reno Idaho East Division
W 8 7 8 7 5 3
L 4 4 5 6 6 7
Pct .667 .636 .615 .538 .455 .300
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W 7 8 5 3 1
L 2 5 4 6 11
Pct .778 .615 .556 .333 .083
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W L Pct GB Maine 8 4 .667 — Erie 7 4 .636 ½ Canton 7 8 .467 2½ Springfield 4 6 .400 3 Fort Wayne 4 10 .286 5 Thursday's Games Santa Cruz 113, Springfield 101 Friday's Games Erie 105, Austin 91 Canton 104, Tulsa 96 Fort Wayne 107, Texas 97 Maine at Sioux Falls, late Los Angeles at Iowa, late Reno at Idaho, late Springfield at Santa Cruz, late Saturday's Games Fort Wayne at Erie, 7 p.m. Tulsa at Canton, 7:30 p.m. Maine at Sioux Falls, 8 p.m. Los Angeles at Iowa, 8 p.m. Reno at Idaho, 9 p.m. Rio Grande V alley at B akersfield, 10 p.m. Sunday's Games Texas at Austin, 4 p.m. Rio Grande Valley at Bakersfield, 7 p.m.
NFL Standings AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA y-New Eng 11 4 0 .733 529331 Miami 7 8 0 .467 288289 N.Y. Jets 6 9 0 .400 272347 Buffalo 5 10 0 .333 316426 South W L T Pct PF PA y-Houston 12 3 0 .800 400303 x-Indianapolis 10 5 0 .667 329371 Tennessee 5 10 0 .333 292451 Jacksonville 2 13 0 .133 235406 North W L T Pct PF PA y-Baltimore 10 5 0 .667 381321 x-Cincinnati 9 6 0 .600 368303 Pittsburgh 7 8 0 .467 312304 Cleveland 5 10 0 .333 292344 West W L T Pct PF PA y-Denver 12 3 0 .800 443286 San Diego 6 9 0 .400 326329 Oakland 4 11 0 .267 269419 Kansas City 2 13 0 .133 208387 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Washington 9 6 0 .600 408 370 Dallas 8 7 0 .533 358 372 N.Y. Giants 8 7 0 .533 387337 Philadelphia 4 11 0 .267 273402 South W L T Pct PF PA y-Atlanta 13 2 0 .867 402277 New Orleans 7 8 0 .467 423410 Tampa Bay 6 9 0 .400 367 377 Carolina 6 9 0 .400 313325 North W L T Pct PF PA y-Green Bay 11 4 0 .733 399299 Minnesota 9 6 0 .600 342314 Chicago 9 6 0 .600 349253 Detroit 4 11 0 .267 348411 West W L T Pct PF PA x-San Fran 10 4 1 .700 370260 x-Seattle 10 5 0 .667 392232 St. Louis 7 7 1 .500 286328 Arizona 5 10 0 .333 237330 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division Sunday, Dec. 30 Jacksonville at Tennessee, 1 p.m. Carolina at New Orleans, 1 p.m. N.Y. Jets at Buffalo, 1 p.m. Baltimore at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. Cleveland at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. Houston at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m. Chicago at Detroit, 1 p.m. Tampa Bay at Atlanta, 1 p.m. Oakland at San Diego, 4:25 p.m. Arizona at San Francisco, 4:25 p.m. St. Louis at Seattle, 4:25 p.m. Kansas City at Denver, 4:25 p.m. Green Bay at Minnesota, 4:25 p.m. Miami at New England, 4:25 p.m. Dallas at Washington, 8:20 p.m.
NFL Playoff Scenarios AFC CLI NCHED: Houston, AFC South; Denver, AFC West; New England, AFC East; Baltimore, AFC North; Indianapolis, No. 5 playoff spot; Cincinnati, No. 6 playoff spot. HOUSTON (at Indianapolis) Clinches first-round bye with: — Win or tie, or — New England loss or tie, or — Denver loss Clinches home-field advant age throughout AFC playoffs with: — Win, or — Tie AND Denver loss or tie, or — New England loss or tie AN D Denver loss DENVER (vs. Kansas City) Clinches first-round bye with: — Win or tie, or — New England loss or tie Clinches home-field advant age throughout AFC playoffs with: — Win AND Houston loss or tie, or — Tie AND Houston loss
NEW ENGLAND (vs. Miami) Clinches first-round bye with: — Win AND Denver or Houston loss Clinches home-field advant age throughout AFC playoffs with: — Win AND Denver and Houston loss NFC CLINCHED: Atlanta, NFC South and home-field advantage; Green Bay, NFC North; San Francisco, playoff spot; Seattle, playoff spot GREEN BAY (at Minnesota) Clinches first-round bye with: — Win, or — Tie AND San Francisco loss or tie, or — San Francisco loss AND Seattle loss or tie SAN FRANCISCO (vs. Arizona) Clinches NFC West with: — Win or tie, or — Seattle loss or tie Clinches first-round bye with: — Win AND Green Bay loss or tie, or — Tie AND Green Bay loss SEATTLE (vs. St. Louis) Clinches NFC West with: — Win AND San Francisco loss Clinches first-round bye with: — Win AND San Francisco loss AN D Green Bay loss WASHINGTON (vs. Dallas) Clinches NFC East with: — Win or tie Clinches playoff spot with: — Chicago loss AND Minnesota loss DALLAS (at Washington) Clinches NFC East with: — Win NY GIANTS (vs. Philadelphia) Clinches playoff spot with: — Win AND Dallas loss or tie AN D Chicago loss AND Minnesota loss MINNESOTA (vs. Green Bay) Clinches playoff spot with: — Win, or — Tie AND Chicago loss or tie, or — Dallas loss or tie AN D N.Y. Giants loss or tie AND Chicago loss CHICAGO (at Detroit) Clinches playoff spot with: — Win AND Minnesota loss or tie, or — Tie AND Minnesota loss
College Bowl Schedule Friday, Dec. 28 Independence Bowl At Shreveport, La. Ohio 45, Louisiana-Monroe 14 Russell Athletic Bowl, At Orlando, Fla. Virginia Tech 13, Rutgers 10 OT Meineke Car Care Bowl, At Houston Minnesota (6-6) vs. T exas Tech (7-5), late Saturday, Dec. 29 Armed Forces Bowl At Fort Worth, Texas Rice (6-6) vs. Air F orce (6-6), 11:45 a.m. (ESPN) Fight Hunger Bowl, At San Francisco Arizona State (7-5) vs. Navy (7-4), 3:15 p.m. (ESPN2) Pinstripe Bowl, At New York Syracuse (7-5) vs. West Virginia (7-5), 3:15 p.m. (ESPN) Alamo Bowl, At San Antonio Texas (8-4) vs. Oregon State (9-3), 6:45 p.m. (ESPN) Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl At Tempe, Ariz. Michigan State (6-6) vs. T CU (7-5), 10:15 p.m. (ESPN) Monday, Dec. 31 Music City Bowl, At Nashville, Tenn. Vanderbilt (8-4) vs. N.C. St ate (7-5), Noon (ESPN) Sun Bowl, At El Paso, Texas Georgia Tech (6-7) vs. Southern Cal (75), 2 p.m. (CBS) Liberty Bowl, At Memphis, Tenn. Iowa State (6-6) vs. Tulsa (10-3), 3:3 0 p.m. (ESPN) Chick-fil-A Bowl, At Atlanta LSU (10-2) vs. Clemson (10-2), 7:3 0 p.m. (ESPN) Tuesday, Jan. 1 Heart of Dallas Bowl, At Dallas Purdue (6-6) vs. Oklahoma St ate (7-5), Noon (ESPNU) Gator Bowl, At Jacksonville, Fla. Mississippi State (8-4) vs. Northwestern (9-3), Noon (ESPN2) Capital One Bowl, At Orlando, Fla. Georgia (11-2) vs. Nebrask a (10-3), 1 p.m. (ABC) Outback Bowl, At Tampa, Fla. South Carolina (10-2) vs. Mic higan (84), 1 p.m. (ESPN) Rose Bowl, At Pasadena, Calif. Stanford (11-2) vs. W isconsin (8-5), 5 p.m. (ESPN) Orange Bowl, At Miami Northern Illinois (12-1) vs. Florida St ate (11-2), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) Wednesday, Jan. 2 Sugar Bowl, At New Orleans Florida (11-1) vs. Louisville (10-2), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) Thursday, Jan. 3 Fiesta Bowl, At Glendale, Ariz. Kansas State (11-1) vs. Oregon (11-1), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) Friday, Jan. 4 Cotton Bowl, At Arlington, Texas Texas A&M (10-2) vs. Oklahoma (10-2), 8 p.m. (FOX) Saturday, Jan. 5 BBVA Compass Bowl At Birmingham, Ala. Pittsburgh (6-6) vs. Mississippi (6-6), 1 p.m. (ESPN) Sunday, Jan. 6 GoDaddy.com Bowl, At Mobile, Ala. Kent State (11-2) vs. Arkansas State (93), 9 p.m. (ESPN) Monday, Jan. 7 BCS National Championship At Miami Notre Dame (12-0) vs. Alabama (12-1), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Kendallville USBC Bowling Association Weekly High Scores Week of Dec. 16-Dec. 22 High game High Series MOOSE 1301 Individual Jennifer Speaker 206 515 Doug Speaker 300 749 Team Three Lites & A Bud 978 Golden Domers 2855 SUNDAY NITERS Individual Lisa Terry 200 Kaitlin Smith 479 Sam Anglin 300 766 Team Gutter Ratz 964 2770 MONDAY SALLIES Individual Angela Hensley 253 603 TEAM Lucky Chrames 1232 Shadow Bowl 3525 MONDAY NITE FOOTBALL Individual Brandy Shuherk 146 370 Jared Maracellus 269 Sam Anglin 712 TEAM Average Joes 726 2039 KENDALL KELGERS Individual Angela Hensley 222 605 Team Quack Pack 1131 L & B Motorsports 3251 Bud Campbell Memorial Individual Mindy Kaufman 215 552 Josh Kirkpatric 288 790 Team Marathon 1193 Dynamite 3456 Industrial Individual Cory Cooper 280 Brian Mapes 729 Team K-ville Do It Center 1206 3533 B & M CAMPBELL MEMORIAL YOUTH LEAGUE Bantam Division Lydia DeGroff 88 133 Chrisopher Willavize 60 91 B & M Memorial Youth League Jr. / Sr. division Individual Cheyene Woods 177 Kaite Cramer 484 Cory Rhodes 204 598 Team Team # 1 1040 Team # 2 2987
Transactions BASKETBALL National Basketball Association NBA — Announced the retirement of executive counsel for business and finance Harvey Benjamin.
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SPORTS BRIEFS • Saints’ Payton gets extension NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Suspended New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton has agreed in principle to a multiyear contract extension, according to two people familiar with the deal. The people told The Associated Press about the deal Friday on condition of anonymity because it hasn’t been signed and final details regarding the length of the contract and financial compensation are still being worked out. Payton was due to begin Payton his seventh season as the Saints’ head coach in 2012 before being suspended for the whole season by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell in connection with the NFL’s bounty investigation. Payton signed an extension in 2011, but Goodell objected to certain language in that deal, leaving Payton’s future uncertain until the deal was reached Friday. The agreement was first reported by Fox Sports. Payton is the only coach in Saints history to win a Super Bowl, a title earned at the end of the 2009 season. But his legacy was tarnished by the NFL’s bounty probe, as Goodell ruled that Payton failed to exert proper institutional control over a cash-for-hits bounty program run by former defensive coordinator Gregg Williams from 2009-2011.
NHL makes offer to players NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL made a new offer to the players’ association, hoping to spark talks toward ending the long lockout and saving the hockey season. Deputy commissioner Bill Daly said Friday the league presented its proposal Thursday and was waiting for a response. The sides haven’t met in person since a second round of talks with a federal mediator broke down Dec. 13. The lockout has reached its 104th day, and the NHL said it doesn’t want a season of less than 48 games. That means a deal would need to be reached mid-January. “We delivered to the union a new, comprehensive proposal for a successor CBA,” Daly said in a statement Friday. “We are not prepared to discuss the details of our proposal at this time. We are hopeful that once the union’s staff and negotiating committee have had an opportunity to thoroughly review and consider our new proposal, they will share it with the players. We want to be back on the ice as soon as possible.” A person familiar with key points of the offer told The Associated Press that the league proposed raising the limit of individual free-agent contracts to six years from five — seven years if a team re-signs its own player; raising the salary variance from one year to another to 10 percent, up from 5 percent; and one compliance buyout for the 2013-14 season that wouldn’t count toward a team’s salary cap but would be included in the overall players’ share of income. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because details of the new offer were not being discussed publicly. The NHL maintained the deferred payment amount of $300 million it offered in its previous proposal, an increase from an earlier offer of $211 million. The initial $300 million offer was pulled off the table after negotiations broke off earlier this month.
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Charity begins with creation of wealth harity — helping people who have trouble helping themselves — is a good thing two times over. It’s good for the beneficiary and good for the donor, too. Stephen Post’s fine book, “The Hidden Gifts of Helping,” reveals that 76 percent of Americans say that helping others is what makes them most happy. Giving money makes us feel good, and helping face-to-face is even better. People say it makes them feel physically healthier. They sleep better. Private charity is unquestioningly better than government efforts to help people. Government squanders Charities sometime JOHN money. squander money, too, but they STOSSEL usually don’t. Proof of the superiority of private over government efforts is everywhere. Catholic charities do a better job educating children than government We can’t give unless we — for much less money. (or someone) first New York City’s governcreates. Yet wealth ment left Central Park a creators are encouraged dangerous mess. Then a to feel guilt. private charity rescued it. But while charity is important, let’s not overlook something more important: Before we can help anyone, we first need something to give. Production precedes donation. Advocates of big government forget this. We can’t give unless we (or someone) first creates. Yet wealth creators are encouraged to feel guilt. “Bill Gates, or any billionaire, for that matter,” Yaron Brook, author of “Free Market Revolution” and president of the Ayn Rand Institute, said on my TV show, “how did they become a billionaire? By creating a product or great service that benefits everybody. And we know it benefits us because we pay for it. We pay less than what it’s worth to us. That’s why we trade — we get more value than what we give up. So, our lives are better off. Bill Gates improved hundreds of millions of lives around the world. That’s how he became a billionaire.” Gates walks in the footprints of earlier creators, like John D. Rockefeller, who got rich by lowering the price of oil products, and Cornelius Vanderbilt, who did the same for transportation. The clueless media called them robber barons, but they were neither robbers nor barons. They and other creators didn’t just give us products to improve our lives, they also employed people. That’s charity that keeps on giving, because employees keep working and keep supporting their families. “That’s not charity,” Brook said. “(It’s) another trade. You pay your employees and get something in return. But the employee is better off, and you are better off. “And when you start thinking about the multiplier effect, $50 billion for Bill Gates? That’s nothing compared to the value he added to the world. That is much greater than the value he’ll ever add in any kind of charitable activity.” Gates now donates billions and applies his critical thinking skills to charity. He tested ideas in education, like small high schools, and dumped them when they didn’t work. Good. But if he reinvested his charity money in Microsoft, might he have helped more people? Maybe. Brook points out that Gates gets credit for his charity, but little credit for having created wealth. “Quite the contrary,” Brook said. “We sent the Justice Department to go after him. He’s considered greedy, in spite of all the hundreds of millions of people he’s helped, because he benefited at the same time. (When) he shifted to charity, suddenly he’s a good guy. My complaint is not that he’s doing the charity. It’s that we as a society value not the creation, not the building, not the accumulation of wealth. … What we value is the charity. Yes, it’s going to have good impact, but is that what’s important? … Charity is fine, but not the source of virtue. The source of virtue is the creation and the b uilding.” What especially offends Brook, and me, too, is stigmatizing wealth creators. The rich are made to feel guilty about making mone y. I sometimes attend “lifetime achievement award” ceremonies meant to honor a businessman. Inevitably, his charity work is celebrated much more enthusiastically than his business creation. Sometimes the businessman says he wants to “give back.” Says Brook, “It’s wrong for businessmen to feel like they need to ‘give back’ as if they took something away from anybody.” He’s right. They didn’t. If we value benevolence, we must value creation.
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Letters To The Editor • Let students watch their teams for less To the editor: I live in Kendallville and enjoy seeing the Knights win, but it’s been a tough year in a very tough conference. High school sports seem to cycle, and better years are ahead. However, I grew up in Ligonier in Red Raider days, so a part of me is al ways there. A team called the Chargers are off to a great start. Not only do they have lots of talent, but they are the most unselfish team I’ve ever watched. More than likely, they will run into a hot team on a night they aren’t at their best and will get a wake-up call. That is not always a negative (re: IU at Butler). What a deal! A couple of dollars in fuel and five bucks to get in to watch a team the west side of the county has been waiting on for years! Speaking of five dollars, what brain trust decided to charge students of all schools $5 to watch their team? No wonder, at one away game, I counted about 20 WN student body and no cheerleaders. Now, I know I may be lost
in the Fifties in some w ays, but I read enough to know our economy isn’t as hot as the Chargers. There’s an outside chance it might be more productive to let 100 students in for a buck, with some jingle in their jeans for pop and candy. Besides, what a lift for players and coaches alike! There’s a very sweet young lady who is a junior at East Noble. She took time at her part-time job to visit with me. I shared with her that I w as working on an article opposing charging students $5 to watch their own team. She looked me straight in the eye and said: “Write it.” Well, I have. Now, the students and the parents of these students need to start knocking on A.D.’s doors and calling school board members. You don’t have to agree with me, but my tax dollars help pay for our schools, and I reserve the right to speak out for that which I feel is wrong.
Laird Wysong Kendallville
‘Shop with a Cop’ a big success To the editor: The Butler Police Depart-
ment was able to make Christmas a little brighter this year for 10 children from four different families with the Shop with a Cop program. Children were treated to dinner at a local restaurant, and then taken to the Auburn Walmart for a shopping spree. They were able to buy presents for their family and for themselves. Parents were also able to pick out some presents in private so the kids would have some surprises on Christmas morning. The children ranged in age from five- to 16-years-old. This was our fifth year for doing Shop with a Cop, and this was our most successful year in raising funds for the project. I was concerned with the present economic downturn that we may not generate enough funds to carry out the project this year. However once again, the Butler community joined forces and helped us to make this a record year. It wasn’t just large companies making donations this year; numerous private citizens also made very generous donations to the program this year.
I truly feel honored and blessed to be part of such a giving community. I think people realize that it’s all about the children in the community, and all those that gave just wanted to see some kids have a much brighter Christmas. I can assure you by the smiling faces that these kids had a great time, and an e ven better Christmas due to the generosity of the Butler community. I would like to say thank you to the following businesses and private citizens that help make this years Shop with a Cop such a success: Autoline Industries, DeKalb Molded Plastics, Maxton Motors, Workers World, ColorMaster, Walmart Distribution Center, Applebee’s, Farmers & Merchants State Bank of Butler, Kitchen’s Auto Body, Air Products, Collin’s Tavern, Evans Trucking, Sudz, Paragon Steel, Jerry Markle, Nan Gerber, Bill Kurtz, Robert Beck, Kenneth Arnt DDS, Jimmy and Glenda Eck, Eloise Fry, Clara Jennings, Butler One Stop and Curt Casebere.
Jim Nichols, chief Butler Police Department
Meeting Hungarian cousins a bittersweet trip C Pusztavam, and cousins still live there. This hristmas Day in Budapest dawns is a grand adventure meeting his family. We gray and foggy. We find ourselves rent a car, mark the map and take off for the meandering around a darkened city countryside. Philip drives through the town with celebrations behind closed doors and when we arrive to show me the landmarks windows. The shops are closed, but the … the church, the small houses with churches are open. We walk up to the Old gardens and poultry in the back Town to visit St. Matyas Church yards, and the cemetery. and the Fishermen’s Bastion. The We go to the home of P al and fog turns to frost, heavy in the air Ildiko, his cousin, and park the car. and even though my clothes are Pal is outside greeting us. The layered, I am chilled through and typical greeting here is to kiss both through. cheeks or sometimes kiss the air, I We climb to the tallest point, the have noticed! We kiss and go inside. top towers of the Bastion. This Ildiko does the same. They take our stone structure was used as a coats, hats, satchels, and we immedilookout above the blue waters of the Danube. On this day we cannot LOU ANN ately sit down to noonday dinner. I to peek around a bit, b ut even see the Danube River. We just HOMAN- want nonetheless we sit. The dining room hear haunting warnings from ships as they pass through. SAYLOR is small. We sit around a table. Ildiko is always on her feet. She is We find a restaurant that is open serving or clearing or just moving for dinner, and much to my delight, around. they will have gipsy (spelled The conversation goes like this: I correctly!) music for the evening. It is charming inside, a family run business for ask Philip a question, he translates it to P al over a hundred years! There are deer trophy in German, Pal translates it to Ildiko in Hungarian, she answers in Hungarian to P al heads on the wall, bear rugs, a warm fire, who answers back to Philip in German who and a waiter that speaks a bit of German. answers back to me in English. I am ne ver There are two other couples on this cold Christmas night in Budapest. I make friends sure who to look at! Sometimes I feel as if I have spent two weeks playing Pictionary or quickly and we share our Christmas dinner charades! and wine together. In all we are from The dinner is delicious, starting with America, Belgium, Germany and Hungary. soup, moving on to duck and potatoes, and The gipsies arrive, and they are one slaw in small bowls. The wine glasses are family … grandfather, father, sons and young son. I chat with them as well, and the always kept full as well. Dessert of cak es and meringue tortes are set on lar ge platters evening begins. They play for over two along with coffee and we move to another hours and we all stay. They play “The Blue room. The translations continue as I ask Danube,” “Those were the Days,” “Love Story,” and many Hungarian folk tunes. We about Ildiko’s life, her work, her stunning embroidery, her cooking. move a few tables and make a dance floor. We take a small ride in the country with It is a wonderful way to spend our Pal while she cleans up the dishes (I of fered Christmas evening and so unexpected! The week is full of more sightseeing, more than once!) and prepares for our then it is time to visit Philip’s relatives, one evening supper. She serves the traditional of the reasons for the trip. Philip’s grandpar- Christmas meal of sauerkraut and meat. It is so delicious. We drink tea and eat small ents emigrated from Hungary. His greatgrandparents are buried in the small town of cakes again. I now have reached the 5-
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pound limit. I must quit eating this Hungarian food! By evening everyone is exhausted from the talking and we take our leave. It is sad to depart. Philip says he might never see these cousins again. I understand. The journey to Hungary to visit them is dif ficult. We hug and kiss again. Ildiko gives me a box of tea and mini mugs that say “Pusztavam” on them. Farewell cousins in Pusztavam. Farewell to all our adventures here … museums, churches, the Danube, Christmas, and the great food. We are headed for England! LOU ANN HOMAN-SAYLOR lives in Angola at the White Picket Gar dens. She is a stor yteller, teacher, writer, actress and a collector of fr ont porch stories.
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Police investigate subway pushing NEW YORK (AP) — The man who was shoved to his death in front of a subway train Thursday night was a 46-year-old from India who lived in New York City and worked for a printing business, police said. Investigators on Friday searched for an unidentified woman who rose from a bench and suddenly pushed the man in the back with both hands, sending him flying onto the tracks as a train entered an elevated station in Queens. Police released surveillance video of the woman fleeing the area and have been interviewing witnesses, including some who said she was mumbling and cursing to herself before the attack.
Dockworkers strike averted for now NEW YORK (AP) — Dockworkers along the East Coast and the Gulf of Mexico agreed Friday to extend their contract for more than a month, averting a weekend strike that could have crippled major ports from Boston to Houston and bottled up billions of dollars’ worth of cargo. Talks aimed at reaching a new contract covering the 14,500 longshoremen will continue during the extension, which runs through Feb. 6. The dockworkers’ union and an alliance of port operators and shipping lines agreed to the extension after resolving one of the stickier points in their negotiations, involving royalty payments to longshoremen for each container they unload. Details were not disclosed. Federal mediator George Cohen said the agreement on royalties was “a major positive step forward.� “While some significant issues remain in contention, I am cautiously optimistic that they can be resolved,� he said.
Tens of thousands still without power in snowy Arkansas LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Entergy Arkansas says it has restored power to about 40 percent of its 194,000 customers who lost electricity in the Christmas Day winter storm, but says the pace has slowed due to the difficult nature of the job. Entergy Arkansas CEO Hugh McDonald said at a Friday news conference that he understands people without electricity are becoming dissatisfied with the publicly traded utility. But McDonald blamed the weather forecast for not quickly predicting that the state’s most populous area would get 10 inches of snow. McDonald defended Entergy’s tree-trimming program, saying the utility spends $15 million per year to clear vegetation. Without electricity, many businesses have been closed during the crucial afterChristmas sale period and grocery stores have had to throw out perishable stock.
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Fewer U.S. banks Putin signs adoption bill failing as industry Americans banned from getting children from Russia strengthens again WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. banks are ending the year with their best profits since 2006 and fewer failures than at any time since the financial crisis struck in 2008. They’re helping support an economy slowed by high unemployment, flat pay, sluggish manufacturing and anxious consumers. As the economy heals from the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, more people and businesses are taking out — and repaying — loans. And for the first time since 2009, banks’ earnings growth is being driven by higher revenue — a healthy trend. Banks had previously managed to boost earnings by putting aside less money for possible losses. Signs of the industry’s gains: • Banks are earning more. In the July-September quarter, the industry’s earnings reached $37.6 billion, up from $35.3 billion a year earlier. It was the best showing since the JulySeptember quarter of 2006, long before the financial meltdown. By contrast, at the depth of the Great Recession in the last quarter of 2008, the industry lost $32 billion. • Banks are lending a bit more freely. The value of loans to consumers rose 3.2 percent in the 12 months that ended Sept. 30 compared with the previous 12 months, according to data from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. More lending fuels more consumer spending, which drives about 70 percent of economic activity. At the same time, overall
lending remains well below levels considered healthy over the long run. • Fewer banks are considered at risk of failure. In July through September, the number of banks on the FDIC’s confidential “problem listâ€? fell for a sixth straight quarter. These banks numbered 694 as of Sept. 30 — about 9.6 percent of all federally insured banks. At its peak in the first quarter of 2011, the number of troubled banks was 888, or 11.7 percent of all federally insured institutions. • Bank failures have declined. In 2009, 140 failed. In 2010, more banks failed — 157 — than in an y year since the savings and loan crisis of the early 1990s. In 2011, regulators closed 92. This year, the number of failures has trickled to 51. That’s still more than normal. In a strong economy, an average of only four or five banks close annually. But the sharply reduced pace of closings shows sustained improvement. • Less threat of loan losses. The money banks had to set aside for possible losses fell 15 percent in the July-September quarter from a year earlier. Loan portfolios have strengthened as more customers have repaid on time. Losses have fallen for nine straight quarters. And the proportion of loans with payments overdue by 90 days or more has dropped for 10 straight quarters. “We are definitely on the back end of this crisis,â€? says Josh Siegel, chief executive of Stonecastle Partners, a firm that invests in banks.
Rebels beseige airport in northern Syrian city BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian rebels stepped up their siege of a government helicopter base and clashed with soldiers near Aleppo’s international airport on Friday, part of an effort to chip away at the air power that poses the biggest challenge to their advances against the regime of President Bashar Assad. That airborne threat came into stark relief the same day, when a government airstrike on a northern town killed 14 people — most of them women and children, activists said. More than 21months into Syria’s conflict, the Assad regime is counting more than ever on its air force to block rebel gains. Rebels in the north, a region largely clear of government troops, realize this and have launched campaigns to seize all the area’s airports, hoping such a move will protect their forces and the civilians who back them. This push in many ways represents the mismatched nature of Syria’s civil war, with numerous but lightly armed rebels fighting a highly sophisticated army, albeit one badly weakened
by defections. Rebels say they have surrounded four airports in the northern province of Aleppo. In recent days, they have posted dozens of videos online showing fighters shooting mortars, homemade rockets and sniper rifles at targets inside the bases. It remains unclear whether rebels will be able to seize any of the bases soon, but they have managed to stop air traffic at one and limit movement at others by firing on all approaching aircraft with heavy machine guns. “The airports are now considered the most important thing the rebels can focus on because all of the strikes now come from the air,� said Aleppo activist Mohammed Saeed via Skype.
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Russian lawyer who was arrested after accusing officials of a $230 million tax fraud. He was repeatedly denied medical treatment and died in jail in 2009. Russian rights groups claimed he was severely beaten. A prison doctor who was the only official charged in the case was acquitted by a Moscow court on Friday. Although there was no demonstrable connection to Putin’s signing the law a few hours later, the timing underlines what critics say is Russia’s refusal to responsibly pursue the case. The adoption ban has angered both Americans and Russians who argue it victimizes children to make a political point, cutting off a route out of frequently dismal orphanages for thousands.
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Why the price of milk could double or triple Much of the talk in the news recently is about the fiscal cliff. What has been lost in all of that, however, is the lack of a passage of the Farm Bill by Congress The Farm JEFF Bill expired WOLHETER September 30, and while that has not affected us much over the last three months, it soon will. Stu Ellis, of University of Illinois Extension, has a good piece on how the lack of a new Farm Bill will start affecting us. Here is a summary of what he shared.
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When Congress recessed for the election, the Senate had passed its Farm Bill proposal that cut $23 billion from the 10-year baseline for agricultural appropriations. The proposal included a stronger crop insurance program and nearly full funding of USDA’s nutrition programs. In the House, only the Agriculture Committee has approved a proposal, which cuts $35 billion from the 10year baseline spending, half of that in nutrition programs. House leadership has not called the bill for a vote, contending there are insufficient votes to pass anything. Since the election recess and the lame duck session, there has been no overt effort to approve farm legislation and the Chairman and ranking Democratic member of the
House Agriculture Committee both say they cannot see the opportunity to address the issue before the end of February. But how does that delay impact agriculture, consumers, and the food merchandising system in the U.S.? Any government support programs, such as direct payments, marketing loans, ACRE are in effect for a commodity until the end of the current marketing year. For example, that will be June 30, 2013 for wheat and August 31 for corn and soybeans. However, the dairy support program ended September 30, 2012, without any replacement. Under 1949 Permanent Law, parity prices become effective January 1, 2013 for any commodity for which the
Permanent Law has not been suspended. (Typically, each new Farm Bill suspends the 1949 legislation, but that has not happened.) Subsequently, at the expiration of the current marketing year for a commodity, familiar commodities will have some unfamiliar prices that the USDA says producers shall be paid. USDA economists calculated those prices at the end of November to be: Corn: $12.00 per bushel Soybeans: $28.90 per bushel Wheat: $18.30 per bushel Beef cattle: $292.00 per cwt Hogs: $160.00 per cwt Milk: $52.10 per cwt Parity prices are part of an economic base for agriculture using the relationship between market
prices and the cost of production between the years of 1910-1914. While this formula worked 100 years ago, there are few, if any, who believe it would work today. Nevertheless, that is where we are. Flinchbaugh’s observation on parity price suggests a doubt that Congress knows what the result of inaction will be. “Who loves this? Our competitors. Our Canadian friends think it’s great because we’ll put a floor price down and they’ll beat us on prices and our grain will be in government storage. I don’t think agriculture has awoken to this. I don’t think they know how inept this is,” Flinchbaugh said. One of more immediate issues is the impact of the
lack of farm policy on the US dairy program. Beginning January 1, 2013, the lack of a dairy program will force the USDA to begin implementing the 1949 Permanent Law for dairy producers. ThatIn brief that will require the USDA to purchase milk, store it as cheese and powdered milk, and remove enough of it from the market to cause prices to rise from the current $18 per cwt to the parity price of $52 per cwt. Such a shortage of milk is expected to push consumer prices into the $6 to $8 per gallon range. JEFF WOLHETER is the agriculture and natural resources educator for Noble County with the Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service in Albion.
Winter reflections on 2012 Extension events in DeKalb JUDY OXENGER JOHNSTON
Making a run for it A rafter of turkeys crosses S and Point Road in Clear Lake during Wednesday’s snow shower that crossed through northeast Indiana. The snow may have sent some wildlife for
cover but these turkeys were definitely on the move, perhaps in search of food.
Volunteers help with cattle rescue CLAY CITY (AP) — News reports of cows skating down three miles of road around Clay City were indeed related to the grass. More than 30 friends and customers of the Yegerlehner family gathered early Saturday morning for The Swiss Connection’s biannual cattle drive. Carhartts surrounded a campfire near the family business’ barns on Clay County Road 550S, and the promise of locally raised beef franks and ice cream was eagerly anticipated. Alan Yegerlehner gathered the volunteers just before 11 a.m. and explained the process, now a tradition, of moving his 70-some dairy cattle about three miles down the road to their winter pasture. Participants from as far away as Chicago came on a chilly morning with temperatures in the lower 30s and ice on the ground to get a feel for how all-natural beef and dairy products are created. Afterward, Yegerlehner told the Tribune-Star the invitational event not only helps the farm with its commitment to all-natural production, but also connects people to their food. “We’ve talked about it before and tried to remember how long we’ve been doing it,” he laughed, guessing about 10 years. The Swiss Connection offers a wide variety of food products through its country store as well as f armers markets and high-end grocery stores and restaurants from Chicago and Indianapolis to Bloomington and Terre Haute. The 200-acre operation employs rotational grazing as part of its pasture-based system, moving cows to an 80-acre patch surrounded by woods during the winter months.
Alan Yegerlehner, lower right, and more than 20 volunteers move Yegerlehner’s cattle to their winter
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According to The Swiss Connection’s website, no grain supplementation is used in the dairy, setting it apart from other operations. Milk cows are moved to fresh grass twice a day. “A consistent diet of pasture with no grain or silage results in the total volume of milk being lower but much more concentrated with butterfat, protein, vitamins, minerals, and other solids,” according to information provided by the farm. But a little bit of w ork is required. Yegerlehner explained the cattle drive strategy to the group beforehand, noting many were veterans of the affair. Using two lines of string, the group created a “walking fence” with the lines on both north and south
sides of County Road 550S. The herd was headed by a tractor-pulled wagon loaded with square bales of hay and followed by trucks. Participants carried the string on both sides of the road, walking the three-mile distance at a quick tractor’s pace. The county road, still covered with bright, shiny snowmelt, was icy, and 900-pound cows skated on their hooves up and down the hills, jogging along as volunteers hustled them onward. Steaming droppings of manure splattered on white ice, and for the most part, the cows knew their way to the winter grounds. Volunteers hopped on the wagon after reaching their destination and took a hayride back to the farm.
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With the most recent winter storm raging outside, it gives me a moment to look back and reflect upon all that has happened in the world of DeKalb County Extension this year. I would like to start by saying thank you to all of the supporters of not only DeKalb County, but all Extension programs throughout Indiana and the United States. Without all of you, we would not be able to perform our jobs to the best of our abilities, to help make the best better, and have that connection with the local community. This past year, DeKalb County Extension has helped answer questions, not only in the Agriculture and Natural Resources area, but in the Health and Human Sciences and 4-H/Youth area as well, for over 700 different individuals throughout DeKalb County. From the 4H/youth aspect, Margo Long has taken hold of the reins of the 4-H/Youth program. In 2012, DeKalb County had 606 4-H members, from grades 3-12, complete projects in over 50 areas and 54 mini 4-H members (grades 1-2) complete projects in 10 areas. Seventeen youth had participated in at least one 4-H project for 10 years, with 387 youth trying projects for the first time. DeKalb County had 50 youth participate in the Junior Leader activities, 11 went to 4-H Camp at Camp Palmer in Ohio, one participated in Computer Science Camp, one in Robotics Camp, and seven participated in State 4H Round-up at Purdue University. From Health and Human Sciences, Ann Williams was busy this year holding and teaching many programs in and around DeKalb County. These programs included: “Have a Healthy Baby,” “Where Does Your Money Go?” “Dining with Diabetes,” health fairs and many other educational sessions. She also held a Strong Women, Healthy Heart class in which 16 women participated for 10 weeks, learning about exercise and nutrition to
maintain, or gain a healthier lifestyle. From the agriculture and natural resources side of DeKalb County Extension, I have helped 70 farmers and pesticide dealers maintain their Private Applicators pesticide licenses by helping host three separate Private Applicator ELYSIA RecertificaRODGERS tion Sessions. With your generosity, the DeKalb County Master Gardeners were able to raise over $2,000 for their scholarship at their annual plant sale. The scholarship is awarded to a graduating high school senior planning on studying horticulture or agriculture in college. DeKalb County also has 18 active Master Gardeners who volunteered over 800 combined hours to our communities this year!! In my own life, getting married and immediately gaining possession of three rambunctious children under the age of 7 has been a true life-changer for me. Gone are the days I was able to sleep past 7, but feeding 12 dairy calves is well worth it, besides getting to enjoy the laughter and insight our young children sometimes offer us! It has also been a challenge trying to cook for the household while the kitchen in our old farmhouse has been remodeled over the past four months, but we can see the light at the end of the tunnel, and I hope to be back to baking wonderful treats by the new year!! It has truly been a pleasure serving each and every one of you this past year, and I look forward to helping and serving you in the coming year … no matter what challenges the weather brings!
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Drought could hurt corn prices WEST LAFAYETTE — A return to more normal U.S. corn yields in 2013 could send new-crop prices spiraling downward, but persistent drought in some of the nation’s top cornproducing states could have the opposite effect, says Purdue Extension agricultural economist Chris Hurt. The U.S. Department of Agriculture predicts the midpoint of U.S. farm prices on 2012 corn will be $7.60 per bushel. If yields are more normal in 2013, Hurt said prices could fall by $2.10 to $5.50 per bushel — the largest ever year-to-year drop. “The previous largest drop in the annual farm price
was 73 cents per bushel for the 1986 crop,” he said. “The percent reduction in 1986 was 33 percent, which would compare with a 28 percent reduction in 2013 if prices dropped to $5.50.” According to Hurt, late next summer a 2013 corn crop larger than 14 billion bushels would meet a usage base that has dropped to just 11.2 billion bushels. The market must then shift from rationing corn use from the current short crop to strongly increasing use. If corn usage were to drop that low, it would take sharply falling prices to encourage endusers to return to normal usage.
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ROOFING/SIDING County Line Roofing FREE ESTIMATES FOR SPRING. Tear offs, wind damage & reroofs. Call (260)627-0017
is currently seeking individuals for a position at our Cromwell Hatchery: • Full time hatchery labor • Comfortable using power washers and cleaning chemicals • Work with and clean up after live animals • Lift 20-30 lbs for extended periods of time • Must be able to stand for long periods of time • Must possess good reading and basic math skills • Hatchery located in Cromwell, IN • When filling out the application list Cromwell Hatchery for position desired.
APARTMENT RENTAL EY $AVE MON S! AY FOR THE HOLID
FREE HEAT FREE HOT/SOFT WATER SPACIOUS & AFFORDABLE HOMES! CALL US TODAY! ONLY A FEW LEFT!
Apply in person at: Maple Leaf Farms 9166 N 200 E Milford, IN 46542 between the hours of 7:30 AM and 4:00 PM.
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APARTMENT RENTAL Angola ONE BR APTS. $425/mo., Free Heat. 260-316-5659 Angola Quiet 2 BR Apt. Washer & Dryer inc. $539/mo. + utilities 1st Month Free (260) 665-3151 Avilla 1 & 2 BR APTS $450-$500/ per month. Call 260-897-3188 Garrett 1 BR apt. Very nice. Water, sewage, trash pd. $395/mo. No pets. Call (260) 357-4951
CONDOS & DUPLEXES Angola VERY CLEAN 2 BR 1 car garage, quiet neighborhood, no pets, $550/ mo. + ref. Call 260-316-1624
HOMES FOR RENT
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1815 Raleigh Ave., Kendallville nelsonestates@mrdapartments.com mrdapartments.com *Restrictions apply
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CROSSWAIT ESTATES FREE HEAT, WATER, SEWER & TRASH RESIDENTS PAY ELECTRIC ONLY CALL FOR OUR CURRENT MOVE-IN SPECIALS & LOW RENTAL RATES. Set up a tour today today!! 888-745-2794
General Optometric Technician -- Growing Bluffton optometry practice seeks motivated, service oriented individual for a part-time, flexible position. Experience required. Forward resume to: opportunity@adam swells.com. (A)
PETS WELCOME! Restrictions apply. www.mrdapartments.com E-mail to: crosswaitestates@ mrdapartments.com
Albion Nice 3 BR w/new carpet, paint $580/mo. + util; 2 BR duplex w/gar. $570 + util. 260 668-5467
Ashley 3 BR, 2 BA home. RENT OR BUY. $625/mo. + deposit for rent. $4,000 down, $625/mo. on contract. Must have references. Please email: ktrottin@yahoo.com Butler 2 BR land contract Garage, $470/mo. 260 927-1877 Fremont 4 BR, 2 BA, large yard, 2 1/2 car garage, new heat & air. No Smoking or Pets. 260-495-9283 Kendallville Newly remodeled 3 BR home $600/mo. + dep. 260 318-2440 Rome City Lakefront w/large lot. 2 BR, 1 BA. All kitchen appliances included. Fireplace, gas heat & water. $795/mo. (260) 235-0705
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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES BORERS
THIRD SHIFT LA Mon. - Fri. 10 PM-6 AM Wed. - Sat. 8 PM-4 AM $7.25/hr.
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• Feed printed sections into stitcher/trimmer • Some bending, standing & lifting required • Hand Inserting • Pre-employment drug screen • Must be dependable and hard-working • Light math skills and reading skills
Apply in Person - No Phone Calls 102 N. Main St., Kendallville, IN 46755 EOE
USDA 100% GOVERNMENT LOANS!!-- Not just for 1st time buyers! All credit considered! Low rates! Buy any home anywhere for sale by owner or realtor. Academy Mortgage Corporation, 11119 Lima Road, Fort Wayne, In 46818. Call Nick at 260-494-1111. NLMS146802. Some restrictions may apply. Equal Housing Lender (A)
MOBILE HOMES FOR SALE Angola 3 BR MH. $0 down, $495/mo. incl. lot rent, trash, taxes &insurance. 260-687-8049
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1995 Grand Am GT. About 125k miles. Red, 2-door. $1,200 OBO. (260) 582-1713
Buying scrap metal: Copper, brass, cans, iron, aluminum, & more! 1209 W North St. Kendallville, IN Open Tues-Sat. 8 - 5 Closed Sun. & Mon. (260) 242-3025
OFFICE SPACE Auburn 1100 sq. ft. office for rent. 100 N. Clark St. Call 925-4660
HOMES FOR SALE All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise "any preference limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, or an intention, to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination." Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians; pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18. This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination call HUD Toll-free at 1-800-669-9777. The toll-free telephone number for the hearing impaired is 1-800-927-9275.
1 & ONLY PLACE TO CALL-- to get rid of that junk car, truck or van!! Cash on the spot! Free towing. Call 260-745-8888. (A) Guaranteed Top Dollar For Junk Cars, Trucks & Vans. Call Jack @ 260-466-8689
TIMBER WANTED All species of hard wood. Pay before starting. Walnut needed.
Indiana Auto Auction, Inc.-- Huge Repo Sale Jan. 3rd. Over 100 repossessed units for sale. Cash only. $500 deposit per person required. Register 8am-9:30am to bid. No public entry after 9:30am. All vehicles sold AS IS! 4425 W. Washington Center Road, Fort Wayne. (A)
260 349-2685
PETS/ANIMALS FREE to good home: Kittens 8 weeks old, very pretty. (260) 349-9093
MERCHANDISE UNDER $50
FREE to good home: 10-month-old black lab. Good w/children. Friendly & playful. (260) 350-8411
25 in. RCA color TV, oak cabinet. $30. 260 925-4479
FREE: Long-haired dwarf gray rabbit, male. Includes outdoor cage, food dishes & food. (260) 668-2356
4-bulb, ceiling light chandelier. Nice condition. $25 OBO. (260) 351-2114 5 pc. Bathroom Wicker set. Beige. Nice. $25.00. (260) 488-4835
Lots of new sweaters - and fancy collars with bling. Fun toys! Havanese, Maltese, Poodles. Reduced prices on some puppies. Garwickʼs The Pet People: 419-795-5711. garwicksthepet people.com. (A)
50 Silhouette paperback Romance books. $12. Call after 3 p.m. (260) 232-5062 Acerview 56L computer monitor VGA, 12” $15.00/obo 260 495-9378 Long beige gown with lace jacket. Size 8. Worn once. $35.00. (260) 488-4835 Behind a door metal shoe rack. $10.00.obo 260 495-9378
FURNITURE
OPPORTUNITIES Route available in Albion area
Contractor Lender-Certified for Home Improvement Loans for Existing or new home purchases! You may NEVER find a cheaper way for all of your exterior and interior improvement needs with no equity. All credit considered! Low rates!! Affordable Construction and Exteriors FW, IN 260-693-7072. BBB. Accredited A. Some restrictions may apply. (A)
WANTED TO BUY
LaOtto/Wolcottville 2 & 3 BR from $110/wk. free water, sewer, trash 574-202-2181
CARRIER INDE
HOMES FOR SALE Fremont Recently Foreclosed, Special Financing Available, Any Credit, Any Income 3 BR, 2 BA, 1072 sq. ft. located at 7340 N 150 W Fremont, IN $27,900. Visit www.roselandco .com\AEQ Drive by then call (866) 700-3622
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Dogs Shepherd mix, female,Blk/Tan. 450 N. Ligoiner Beagle,Tri.,F. 860 W. Ligonier Cats DSH,M,orange tiger. Riley Rd., Kendallville Humane Society of Noble County, Inc. 1305 Sherman St. Kendallville, IN 46755 260-347-2563
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Brand NEW in plastic! QUEEN PILLOWTOP MATTRESS SET Can deliver, $125. (260) 493-0805
MUSIC Free Piano Needs work. You haul. Call (260) 573-9420
WANTED TO BUY BUYING OLD TOYS: Single-item collections or estates before 1970. (260) 318-1851
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$ WANTED $ Junk Cars! Highest prices pd. Free pickup. 260-705-7610 705-7630
SETSER TRANSPORT AND TOWING USED TIRES Cash for Junk Cars! 701 Krueger St., Kʼville. 260-318-5555 ATTENTION: Paying up to $530 for scrap cars. Call me 318-2571
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