The Star - December 20, 2013

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WATERLOO — With a public hearing Thursday night, the DeKalb Central school board took a step toward building projects with an estimated cost of $18.9 million. Board members voted that they intend to enter a lease for improvements to McKenney-Harrison Elementary School in Auburn with an estimated cost of $16,583,000 and to DeKalb Middle School south of Waterloo with an estimated cost of $2,090,000. The total includes $227,000 for issuing bonds to borrow the money.

The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for portions of northern Indiana and northwest Ohio, including DeKalb and Noble counties. Heavy rainfall is expected from Saturday afternoon to Sunday morning. Runoff from the rain and melting snow will increase the threat for flooding, said a report from the weather service. Rainfall totals of 1-3 inches are possible, with the highest amounts south of Fort Wayne. The heaviest rainfall is expected between Saturday evening and Sunday morning. Low-lying areas are at risk of flooding as well as streams and creeks. River levels could rise significantly, causing potential flooding in the coming week.

The projects would be “tax-neutral” because some school building debts would be retired as new payments for the two projects begin, a consultant said. “I think it’s definitely a very good project. McKenney-Harrision definitely needs some ‘TLC’ to bring it up to code as well as to address the safety risks,” said Jay Baumgartner, president of the school board. “We’re just very excited about finally being able to address McKenney-Harrison’s needs,” Superintendent Sherry Grate said after the meeting. She said the McKenney-Harrison project would

WATERLOO — Chris Rhodes will become the next athletic director for DeKalb High School starting July 1. The DeKalb Central school board approved Rhodes for the job during its meeting Thursday night at the district’s administration building. He will replace Ron Kock, who is retiring from the position. Rhodes brings 25 years of coaching experience to the job, including his 17 years as head baseball coach for DeKalb. Superintendent Sherry Grate said Rhodes will continue

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BP says refinery construction finished WHITING (AP) — Oil company BP says it has completed construction work on a $4.2 billion expansion and upgrade of its northwestern Indiana refinery. The company said that completion has allowed it to start up a 102,000-barrelper-day unit that will be used as the Whiting refinery starts processing more crude oil from the Canadian tar sands region. The new coker unit converts residual crude oil into gas oils that are used in gasoline and into petroleum coke that is used in overseas energy production, The Times of Munster reported. Work began in 2008 on the project and converted the refinery along Lake Michigan so it could process the heavier crude oils coming from the Dakotas and Canada, where production has been booming.

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Lee Pontius of Auburn shows the 1963 Avanti he bought 50 years ago this month.

Last-chance car lasts 50 years Auburn man bought Avanti as Studebaker closed BY DAVE KURTZ dkurtz@kpcmedia.com

AUBURN — Indiana’s Studebaker Corp. closed its doors in South Bend 50 years ago today, but not before Lee Pontius bought himself a Studebaker-built Avanti. The automobile company announced its closing plans Dec. 9, 1963. Four days later, Pontius, then 26, showed up at Studebaker Automotive Sales, 3625 E. Washington Blvd., Fort Wayne. Pontius aimed to buy a stylish 1963 Avanti before it was too late. “I was afraid I’d never get the chance when I got out of school. They’d all be gone,” said Pontius, who was finishing his engineering studies at Indiana Tech.

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Pontius paid $4,041 for his Avanti, setting up payments of $75 a month for three years. “I was scared to death” by the size of his commitment, Pontius recalled this week. But Pontius’ investment paid off, because he still owns that Avanti. He has driven the sporty car 120,000 miles, mostly to call on Borg-Warner customers in the mid-1970s. “It’s still fun to drive,” Pontius said. “People that aren’t even interested in cars turn their heads to look at it.” In 1964, he was visiting Cincinnati when people poured out of a barber shop — “even the guy in the chair” — to admire his car, he

“People that aren’t even interested in cars turn their heads to look at it.” Lee Pontius Avanti owner

• said. “They were just swooning over it and thought it was the new Mustang,” Pontius said, remembering his irritation at the mistaken identity. SEE 50 YEARS, PAGE A10

LONDON (AP) — The roof or ceiling of a London theatre partially collapsed Thursday night, showering a packed audience of about 700 with heaps of plaster, wood and dust, authorities and witnesses said. More than 80 people were injured, including at least seven seriously, and several trapped theater-goers had to be rescued. The collapse happened at the Apollo Theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue at 8:15 p.m. (2015 GMT; 3:15 p.m.) during a performance of “The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Nighttime” at the height of the Christmas holiday season. “Complete chaos” erupted in the theater as the debris rained down, said Martin Bostock, who came with his family to see the show, which is based on the best-selling novel by Mark Haddon. “At first we thought it was part of the show,” he told Sky News. “Then I got hit on the head.” Witnesses said audience members were screaming “Get out! Get out!” as they fled the theater and were shaking with fear when they reached the street outside. “Within an instant, the entire roof caved in,” another man told the BBC. A passing public doubledecker bus was commandeered to transport some of the injured to a hospital. Police said they weren’t aware of any fatalities “at this early SEE ROOF, PAGE A10

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coaching baseball this spring. “He brings the right balance of tradition as well as innovation to this position,” high school Principal Kyle Kirby said in a memo recommending Rhodes for the position. He added that Rhodes is “very well respected by DeKalb Central staff as well as community stakeholders.” The board approved an annual salary of $81,500 for Rhodes. He will start his duties July 1, 2014, when Kock retires. Until then, Rhodes will work with Kock in a transition into his new job.

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Target is grappling with a data security nightmare that threatens to drive off holiday shoppers during the company’s busiest time of year. The nation’s second largest discounter said Thursday that data connected to about 40 million credit and debit card accounts was stolen as part of a breach that began over the Thanksgiving weekend. The data theft marks the second largest credit card breach in the U.S. after retailer TJX Cos.

announced in 2007 that at least 45.7 million credit and debit card users were exposed to credit card fraud. Target’s acknowledgement came a day after news reports surfaced that the discounter was investigating a breach. The chain said customers who made purchases by swiping their cards at terminals in its U.S. stores between Nov. 27 and Dec. 15 may have had their accounts exposed. The stolen data includes customer names, credit and debit card numbers, card expiration dates

and the three-digit security codes located on the backs of cards. The data breach did not affect online purchases, the company said. The stolen information included Target store brand cards and major card brands such as Visa and MasterCard. The Minneapolis company, which has 1,797 stores in the U.S. and 124 in Canada, said it immediately told authorities and financial institutions once it became aware of the breach on Dec. 15. The company is teaming

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Former Auburn man’s album to help homeless BY KATHRYN BASSETT kbassett@kpcmedia.com

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Students make toys for Christmas Bureau The DeKalb High School constructions system class, taught by Trace Dean, made 75 small toys that were delivered to the Christmas Bureau in Auburn. The students worked for the past three weeks to develop the educational toys that require users to think about how they work. The students included a small write-up about each toy and gave examples of how the toys could apply to real-life applications, such as a washing machine. In front are students Chris Hodges, left, and Ty Meyer. In back are Silas Weghorst, left, and Justin Endsley.

AUBURN — After experiencing foreclosure and eviction for himself, musician Matt Murray and his wife, Bev, are filled with a passion for helping the homeless. “How can we help them? Use whatever you’ve got in your hand,” said Murray, of Michigan and formerly of Auburn. “Some people are fabulous organizers. Some people are fabulous businessmen. I happen to be a musician and a writer.” Murray has taken his talents and released a new album, “Matthew Wayne Murray’s The Spirit of Christmas Past.” The all-instrumental album is orchestrated and arranged for full orchestra and piano and

features favorites such as “O Holy Night” and “The First Noel.” “What’s most exciting for us, much of the proceeds from this album will be helping The National Coalition for the Homeless, Rural Aid and Homeless Outreach, Shiloh Inn Outreach and Fort Wayne Rescue Mission,” Murray said. “We see the need everywhere. It’s overwhelming,” he added. Murray said he had scored the album a while ago. It came together very quickly, he added. “It was nonstop,” Murray said. “Once you are inspired, you just want to keep going.” Murray said he let the album sit for a while, and he was glad he did.

Mediacom raising prices KENDALLVILLE — Mediacom, Kendallville’s only cable-TV provider, announced this week it is increasing rates Jan. 1 for some of its services. The rate adjustments affect all Mediacom customers in Indiana and the 21 other states where it does business. In a letter to Kendallville Mayor Suzanne Handshoe, Esther C. Viles, Medicom’s senior manager for government relations, said Mediacom is reluctant to raise prices because when it does, the company loses subscribers. It added, “Cable and satellite companies are constantly being pressured by the programmers we buy from to pay more for the channels we carry.” Mediacom said it will be implementing these adjustments to monthly rates: • local broadcast station surcharge — from $2.93 to $3.27, a $0.34 increase; • HBO — from $16.95 to $17.95, a $1 increase; • Showtime — from $12.95 to $14.95, a $2 increase;

• Starz — from $9 to $11, a $2 increase; and • Digital Plus — from $14 to $16, a $2 increase. The company said Digital Plus is no longer available for purchase by new customers. Viles said the fees Mediacom pays to retransmit local broadcast stations are its fastest growing programming cost. “Outdated federal laws give local broadcast stations monopoly power over network and syndicated programming within their respect markets,” she said in the letter. She said in the past few years, many broadcasters have used “real or threatened blackouts” to extract rate increases during contract negotiations, adding, “American consumers, through their cable and satellite bills, are now paying billions of dollars each year to broadcast station owners for free over-the-air television.” Mediacom began its local broadcast station surcharge in May in an amount equal to the fee increases local

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Teachers make Christmas brighter The DeKalb Educators Association adopted six families this holiday season. Teachers in each DeKalb Central school building selected a family in need and, along with staff members, purchased gifts,

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“We realized that there were people we could impact,” Murray said. “That’s when he contacted organizations including the National Coalition for the Homeless and the Fort Wayne Rescue Mission about using the album to help their missions. “We felt so compelled to get this done and out that we just grabbed the bull by the horns,” Murray said. “This (homeless) problem is not going to go away by one person attacking it, but if we join forces with others, before we know it we’ve got millions.” Albums may be purchased or downloaded at matthewwaynemurray. com. To hear a sample of Murray’s album, visit youtube.com/ watch?v=q9QqmuaFaOs.

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PIERCETON — A woman who Kosciusko County police say broke into a house Wednesday evening and hid in a closet before she jumped out and shot two men who had just entered the home has been charged with murder, attempted murder and burglary, our news partner, NewsChannel 15, reports. Police say Sonya Lynn Armontrout, 42, of Warsaw, then stabbed one of the men as he stumbled down a hallway into a living room and fired several rounds into his head, killing him. The other shooting victim is expected to live. Armontrout and the deceased, Steven L. Carman, 51, had been in an on-and-off relationship for several years.

Teen pleads guilty in dog’s death GOSHEN (AP) — An Elkhart youth has pleaded guilty to animal cruelty in connection with the fireworks-related death of a dog. Marquis Gary, 16, pleaded guilty to the animal cruelty charge and an unrelated armed robbery charge Thursday in Elkhart Circuit Court. Witnesses told police several children had been throwing lit fireworks at the dog July 5, and she picked one up in her mouth and it exploded.

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Students collect items for food pantry The McKenney-Harrison Elementary School student council conducted a food drive Dec. 9-13. The students’ efforts resulted in a collection of 575 nonperishable food items for Warm a Heart Food Pantry in Waterloo.

The number of items collected by each class included kindergarten, 47; first grade, 126; second grade, 121; third grade, 84; fourth grade, 78; and fifth grade, 106.

ELKHART (AP) — Gov. Mike Pence says Hoosiers everywhere are mourning the loss of a northern Indiana soldier who was among six U.S. service members killed after a helicopter crashed in southern Afghanistan. Thirty-year-old Army Staff Sgt. Jesse Lee Williams of Elkhart was aboard a Black Hawk transport helicopter when it crashed Tuesday. He was on his third deployment overseas. Pence said today that “it is with deep sadness” that he learned of Williams’ death. He says, “Jesse Lee Williams is an American hero whose service and sacrifice will never be forgotten by the people of this state and nation.”

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Email your legal! legals @ kpcmedia.com Call Kelly at 877-791-7877x182 for details NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE IN THE SUPERIOR COURT NO. 1 FOR DEKALB COUNTY STATE OF INDIANA CASE NO. 17D01-1304-MF-46 GUS GOLDSMITH, PLAINTIFF, V. JOHN D. MCDERMOTT, ET AL, DEFENDANTS. Pursuant to a certified copy of a Judgment to me directed from the Clerk of the Superior Court No, 1, in Case No. 17D01-1304-MF-046, requiring me to provide the sums pursuant to said judgment, with interest and costs, I will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder on the 23 day of January, 2014, at the hour of 2:00 p.m., prevailing local time, at the office of the Sheriff of Dekalb County, Indiana, at the Dekalb County Sheriff's Department, 215 E. 8th Street, Auburn, Dekalb County, Indiana, the following described real estate in Dekalb County, Indiana, to-wit: LOT NUMBERED FORTY-FIVE (45) AND THE SOUTH FIVE (5) FEET OF LOT NUMBERED FORTY-FOUR (44) IN VALLEY PARK ADDITION, SECTION C, AN ADDITION TO THE CITY OF AUBURN, DEKALB COUNTY, STATE OF INDIANA. The above-described real estate is located at the commonly known address of 1310 Culbertson Court, Auburn, DeKalb County, Indiana. The sale will be made for cash, without relief from valuation or appraisement laws, and without any right of redemption from the sale. And, the sale will be made subject to all unpaid real estate taxes, assessments, and sewer use charges or liens. Immediately after the sale, and upon payment of the purchase price in full, I, as Sheriff, will execute and deliver a deed of conveyance for the subject real estate. s/: Donald Lauer Don Lauer Sheriff, Dekalb County, Indiana TS,00362502,12/6,13,20,hspaxlp NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION IN THE DEKALB CIRCUIT COURT CAUSE NO. 17C01-1312-EU-00088 STATE OF INDIANA COUNTY OF DEKALB, SS: IN RE: THE ESTATE OF SANTANA SALINAS, SR., DECEASED. Notice is hereby given that Santana Salinas, Jr. and Anthony Salinas, were on the 13th day of December, 2013, appointed Co-Personal Representatives of the estate of Santana Salinas, Sr., deceased, who died on the 5th day of November, 2013. All persons who have claims against this estate, whether or not now due, must file the claim in the office of the Clerk of this Court within three (3) months from the date of the first publication of this notice, or within nine (9) months after the decedent’s death, whichever is earlier, or the claims will be forever barred. Dated at Auburn, Indiana this 13th day of December, 2013. Martha Grimm Clerk, DeKalb Superior/Circuit Court Randall J. Hammond, AIN 8150-02 Leonard, Hammond, Thoma & Terrill 800 South Calhoun Street Fort Wayne, Indiana 46802 Tel: (260) 420-6000 Attorney for the Estate TS,00363741,12/20,27,hspaxlp LEGAL NOTICE The following will be sold for charges at 840 W. LINCOLN ST. WATERLOO, IN. @ 9 am on 01-05-2014: 1954 Hudson Hornet 7312712 $3,457.00 TS,00363789,12/20,hspaxlp

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NOTICE OF ADOPTION BY PUBLICATION PRAECIPE FOR SUMMONS DEKALB CIRCUIT/SUPERIOR II COURT CAUSE NO. 17D02-1312-AD-00034 STATE OF INDIANA COUNTY OF DEKALB, SS: IN RE: THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF: REECE MICHAEL JONES TIMOTHY WAYNE KESSLER, PETITIONER To: Clerk of the DeKalb Circuit/Superior II Court Petitioner Timothy Wayne Kessler, by counsel, praecipes service by publication and in support of said praecipe would show: 1. Contemporaneous herewith Petitioner files his Petition for Adoption. 2. The father of the child subject of the adoption is unknown. 3. The Affidavit of the biological mother offered in support of this praecipe is attached hereto as Exhibit “A”. Wherefore, Petitioner by counsel requests the Clerk to issue Summons and Notice by Publication in accordance with Rule 4 to appear as follows: NOTICE TO UNNAMED FATHER The unnamed putative father of the child born to Jody Jones-Kessler on February 17, 2000, is notified that a petition for adoption of the child was in the office of the Clerk of DeKalb County Court, 100 S. Main Street, Auburn, Indiana 46706. If the unnamed putative father seeks to contest the adoption of the child, the unnamed putative father must file a motion to contest the adoption in accordance with IC 31-19-10-1 in the above named court within thirty (30) days after the date of service of this notice. This notice may be served by publication. If the unnamed putative father does not file a motion to contest the adoption within thirty (30) days after service of this notice, the above named court shall hear and determine the petition for adoption. The unnamed putative father’s consent is irrevocably implied and the unnamed putative father loses the right to contest the adoption or the validity of the unnamed putative father’s implied consent to the adoption. The unnamed putative father loses the right to establish paternity of the child under IC 31-14. Nothing Jody Jones-Kessler or any one else says to the unnamed putative father of the child relieves the unnamed putative father of his obligations under this notice. Under Indiana law, a putative father is a person who is named as or claims that he may be the father of a child born out of wedlock, but who has not been legally proven to be the child’s father. This notice complies with IC 31-19-4-4 but does not exhaustively set forth the unnamed putative father’s legal obligations under the Indiana adoption statutes. A person being served with this notice should consult the Indiana adoption statutes. Stephen P. Rothberg Attorney for Petitioner Supreme Court #6208-02 229 W. Berry, Suite 300 Fort Wayne, Indiana 46802 (260) 422-1526 TS,00363647,12/20,27,1/3,hspaxlp NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE TO THE OWNERS OF THE WITHIN DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE AND ALL INTERESTED PARTIES: By virtue of a certified copy of a Decree to me directed from the Clerk of Superior Court of DeKalb County, Indiana, in Cause No. 17D02-1306-MF -00082 wherein MidFirst Bank was Plaintiff, and Anthony W. Salinas and Buffy J. Salinas, et al. were Defendants, requiring me to make the sum as provided for in said Decree with interest and costs, I will expose at public sale to the highest bidder, on the 23rd day of January, 2014 at the hour(s) of 2:00 p.m., of said day, at 215 E. 8th Street, Auburn, IN 46706 DeKalb County, Indiana, the fee simple of the whole body of Real Estate in DeKalb County, Indiana: LOT NUMBERED TWENTY (20) IN SMITH'S FIRST ADDITION TO THE CITY OF BUTLER, DEKALB COUNTY, INDIANA, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, RECORDED IN PLAT RECORD 4, AT PAGE 109, IN THE OFFICE OF THE RECORDER OF DEKALB COUNTY, INDIANA. COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 105 WESTWARD DRIVE, BUTLER, IN 46721 TAX KEY#: 17-07-02-429-012.000 -027 Together with rents, issues, income, and profits thereof, said sale will be made without relief from

valuation or appraisement laws. Sheriff, DeKalb, County, IN FOUTTY & FOUTTY, LLP 155 E. Market Street, Suite 605 Indianapolis, IN 46204-3219 (317) 632-9555 PLEASE SERVE THIS NOTICE ON: Anthony W. Salinas and Buffy J. Salinas AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS: 105 Westward Drive, Butler, IN 46721 *property* SERVICE REQUESTED: XXX SHERIFF CERTIFIED MAIL OTHER FOUTTY & FOUTTY, LLP IS A DEBT COLLECTOR. THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT, AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. TS,00362474,12/6,13,20,hspaxlp NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE IN THE DEKALB SUPERIOR II COURT CAUSE NO. 17D02-1307-MF-93 STATE OF INDIANA COUNTY OF DEKALB, SS: PEOPLES FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK, PLAINTIFF, VS. BRENDON DEAN WILSON and PEOPLES FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK, DEFENDANTS. TO: BRENDON DEAN WILSON, OWNER OF THE FOLLOWING-DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE AND TO THE PUBLIC AT LARGE: By virtue of the certified copy of Decree of Foreclosure to me directed by the Clerk of the Dekalb Superior Court, Dekalb County, Indiana, in the above-captioned cause: a) rendering judgment against BRENDON DEAN WILSON in the sum of $43,491.13, said judgment being in favor of Peoples Federal Savings Bank in said amount, plus the costs and accruing costs of the above-described action; Said judgment ordering the sale of the real estate hereinafter described to make assets for the payment of said sum due Peoples Federal Savings Bank in the Decree contained, I will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder on the 23rd day of January, 2014, at 2:00 p.m. on said date, at the Dekalb County Sheriff=s Office in the City of Auburn, Dekalb County, Indiana, the real estate together with income and profits thereof located in Dekalb County, State of Indiana, and described as follows, to-wit: Lots Numbered Seven (7) and Eight (8) in the Original Plat of the Town of Uniontown now incorporated as a part of the Town of Waterloo, as per plat thereof, recorded in Plat Book 3, page 23 in the Office of the Recorder of DeKalb County, Indiana. Commonly known as 775 North Wayne Street, Waterloo, IN 46793 Parcel Numbers: 17-06-03-131 -012.000-008, 17-06-03-131-011.000 -008 Said sale will be made without any relief what so ever from valuation and appraisement laws, and for CASH. The undersigned, Sheriff of Dekalb County, Indiana, will issue to the purchaser of said real estate a Sheriff=s Deed for said real estate as provided by law. Dated this _____ day of _____________, 2013. Don Lauer Sheriff of Dekalb County, Indiana Timothy L. Claxton Esquire #14523 02 BURT BLEE DIXON SUTTON & BLOOM, LLP 200 East Main Street, Suite 1000 Fort Wayne, Indiana 46802 260-426-1300 THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR AND THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ALL INFORMATION GAINED BY THIS LETTER, OR ANY FUTURE COMMUNICATION, WILL BE USED FOR THAT TS,00362479,12/6,13,20,hspaxlp NOTICE OF SUIT SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION IN THE DEKALB SUPERIOR COURT CAUSE NO. 17D01-1308-MF-102 STATE OF INDIANA COUNTY OF DEKALB, SS: PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION PLAINTIFF, VS. DAVID R. GORDON, ET AL. DEFENDANTS. To: David R. Gordon Plaintiff, by counsel, hereby gives Notice of the Complaint filed in the DeKalb Superior Court against the above-named Defendant. Plaintiff also filed an Affidavit of a competent person showing that the residence and whereabouts of Defendant David

R. Gordon, upon diligent inquiry are unknown. The cause of action is for default on a promissory note and foreclosure upon a mortgage on the following described real estate: Legal Description is attached hereto as Exhibit “A” EXHIBIT A Lot Numbered Seventeen (17) in the Meadows, an addition to the town of Waterloo, DeKalb County, Indiana, according to the plat thereof, recorded in Plat Record 6 page 129 in the office of the recorder of DeKalb County, Indiana. State Parcel #: 17-06-03-454-019 .000-008 Address: 555 Meadow Lane, Waterloo, IN 46793 Therefore, said Defendant is hereby notified of the filing and pendency of said Complaint and that unless he/she appears and answer within (30) days of the last publication of this notice, default judgment may be entered against him/her for the relief sought in the Complaint. Shapiro, Van Ess Phillips & Barragate, LLP Amy Carr (#30970-29) 4805 Montgomery Road, Suite 320 Norwood, OH 45212 Phone: (513) 396-8100 Fax: (847) 627-8805 email: acarr3@logs.com Dated: December 6, 2013 Martha Grimm DeKalb Superior Clerk TS,00363068,12/13,20,27,hspaxlp NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE TO THE OWNERS OF THE WITHIN DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE AND ALL INTERESTED PARTIES: By virtue of a certified copy of a Decree to me directed from the Clerk of Superior Court of DeKalb County, Indiana, in Cause No. 17D01-1306-MF -00071 wherein MidFirst Bank was Plaintiff, and Jessica Gahimer a/k/a Jessica Ruiz, was Defendant, requiring me to make the sum as provided for in said Decree with interest and costs, I will expose at public sale to the highest bidder, on the 23rd day of January, 2014 at the hour(s) of 2:00 p.m., of said day, at 215 E. 8th Street, Auburn, IN 46706 DeKalb County, Indiana, the fee simple of the whole body of Real Estate in DeKalb County, Indiana: PART OF LOTS NUMBERED EIGHT (8), NINE (9), TEN (10), ELEVEN (11), AND TWELVE (12) IN BLOCK NUMBERED THREE (3) IN THE ORIGINAL PLAT OF THE TOWN, NOW CITY OF GARRETT, DEKALB COUNTY, INDIANA, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT NUMBER TWELVE (12) IN BLOCK NUMBERED THREE (3) IN THE ORIGINAL PLAT OF THE TOWN, NOW CITY OF GARRETT, DEKALB COUNTY, INDIANA, RUNNING THENCE WEST ON THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT NUMBERED TWELVE (12), THIRTY-EIGHT (38) FEET AND FOUR (4) INCHES; THENCE NORTH ONE HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE (125) FEET TO THE NORTH LINE OF THE LOT NUMBERED EIGHT (8) IN SAID BLOCK; THENCE EAST ON THE NORTH LINE OF LOT NUMBERED EIGHT (8) THIRTY EIGHT (38) FEET AND FOUR (4) INCHES TO THE EAST LINE OF SAID LOT; THENCE SOUTH TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING. COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 210 WEST BALTIMORE STREET, GARRETT, IN 46738 TAX KEY#: 17-05-478-021.000 -013, 17-05-33-478-018.000-013, 17 -05-33-478-019.000-013, 17-05-33 -478-020.000-013, 17-05-33-478-022 .000-013 Together with rents, issues, income, and profits thereof, said sale will be made without relief from valuation or appraisement laws. Sheriff, DeKalb, County, IN FOUTTY & FOUTTY, LLP 155 E. Market Street, Suite 605 Indianapolis, IN 46204-3219 (317) 632-9555 PLEASE SERVE THIS NOTICE ON: Jessica Gahimer a/k/a Jessica Ruiz AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS: 210 West Baltimore Street, Garrett, IN 46738 *property* 402 South Lee Street, Garrett, IN 46738 *mailing* SERVICE REQUESTED: XXX SHERIFF CERTIFIED MAIL OTHER FOUTTY & FOUTTY, LLP IS A DEBT COLLECTOR. THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT, AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. TS,00362472,12/6,13,20,hspaxlp

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE TO THE OWNERS OF THE WITHIN DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE AND ALL INTERESTED PARTIES By virtue of a certified copy of a decree to me directed from the Clerk of Circuit Court of Dekalb County, Indiana, in Cause No. 17C01-0303-PL -00008 wherein PNC Bank, National Association was Counter/ Cross-Claim Plaintiff, Johnny Crager and Susan A. Crager were Counterclaim Defendants, and Adam Voirol, solely in his capacity as Personal Representative of the Unsupervised Estate of Gregory Lee Voirol and National City Bank were Cross-claim Defendants, requiring me to make the sum as provided for in said Decree with interest and cost, I will expose at public sale to the highest bidder, on the 23rd day of January, 2014, at the hour of 2:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as is possible, at the Dekalb County Sheriff’s Department 215 E. 8th Street, Auburn, IN 46706, the fee simple of the whole body of Real Estate in, Dekalb County, Indiana. Part of the East Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 16, Township 34 North, Range 12 East, DeKalb County, Indiana, more particularly described as follows, to-wit: Commencing at the Northeast corner of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 16; thence South 00 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East (adjoining deed bearing and is used as the basis for the bearings in this description), along the East line of said Southeast Quarter, a distance of 1353.00 feet to the intersection of said East line with the centerline of State Road #327; thence South 84 degrees 25 minutes 36 seconds West, on and along said centerline of State Road #327, a distance of 743.98 feet to the Southeast corner of a 0.65 acre tract of land conveyed to Greg L. Voirol by deed recorded in Deed Record 197, page 316 in the Office of the Recorder of said County, this being the true point of beginning; thence North 03 degrees 51 minutes 31 seconds West, along the East line of said 0.65 acre tract of land, a distance of 158.23 feet (recorded 157.28 feet) to a 1⁄2 inch rebar at the Northeast corner thereof; thence North 80 degrees 41 minutes 00 seconds East, a distance of 198.65 feet to an angle iron at the Northwest corner of a 0.51 acre tract of land conveyed to Clarence W. & Kim J. Thomson by deed recorded in Deed Record 189, page 142 in the Office of the Recorded, thence South 02 degrees 15 minutes 48 seconds East, along the West line of said 0.51 acre tract of land, a distance of 171.41 feet (recorded 169 feet) to the Southwest corner thereof, this being a point on the centerline of said State Road #327; thence South 84 degrees 25 minutes 36 seconds West, on and along said centerline, a distance of 193.08 feet to the true point of beginning, containing 0.738 acres of land, subject to legal right-of-way for State Road #327 and subject to all easements of record. More commonly known as 3587 State Road 327, Auburn, IN 46706 Parcel No. 090516400016; 090516400017 Together with rents, issues, income and profits thereof, said sale will be made without relief from valuation or appraisement laws. Donald Lauer, Sheriff 3587 State Road 327 Auburn, IN 46706 Richland Township The Sheriff’s Department does not warrant the accuracy of the street addressed published herein. BARRY T. BARNES, Counter-Cross/Claim Plaintiff ATTORNEY NO. 19657-49 FEIWELL & HANNOY, P.C. 251 N. Illinois St., Suite 1700 Indianapolis, IN 46204 (317)237-2727 SERVICE DIRECTED TO: Adam Voirol, Solely in his Capacity as Personal Representative of the Unsupervised Estate of Gregory Lee Voirol 3587 SR 327 Auburn, IN 46706. Service via Sheriff TS,00363058,12/13,20,27,hspaxlp NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE TO THE OWNERS OF THE WITHIN DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE AND ALL INTERESTED PARTIES: By virtue of a certified copy of a Decree to me directed from the Clerk of Superior Court of DeKalb County, Indiana, in Cause No. 17D02-1307-MF -00086 wherein CitiMortgage, Inc. was Plaintiff, and Matthew J. Owen a/k/a Matt J. Owen, was Defendant, requiring me to make the sum as provided for in said Decree with interest and costs, I will expose at public sale to the highest bidder, on the 23rd day of January, 2014 at the

hour(s) of 2:00 p.m., of said day, at 215 E. 8th Street, Auburn, IN 46706 DeKalb County, Indiana, the fee simple of the whole body of Real Estate in DeKalb County, Indiana: LOT NUMBERED 1 IN BRANDON FARMS ESTATES, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 9 AT PAGE 168 IN THE OFFICE OF THE RECORDER OF DEKALB COUNTY, INDIANA. Commonly known as: 3402 County Rd 3, Corunna, IN 46730 Tax Key#: 17-05-17-100-015.000 -016 Together with rents, issues, income, and profits thereof, said sale will be made without relief from valuation or appraisement laws. Sheriff, DeKalb, County, IN FOUTTY & FOUTTY, LLP 155 E. Market Street, Suite 605 Indianapolis, IN 46204-3219 (317) 632-9555 PLEASE SERVE THIS NOTICE ON: Matthew J. Owen a/k/a Matt J. Owen AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS: 3402 County Rd 3, Corunna, IN 46730 *property* 330 S Summitt Street, Kendallville, IN 46755 *mailing* SERVICE REQUESTED: XXX SHERIFF CERTIFIED MAIL OTHER FOUTTY & FOUTTY, LLP IS A DEBT COLLECTOR. THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT, AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. TS,00362473,12/6,13,20,hspaxlp NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION Notice is hereby given pursuant to Indiana Code 6-1.1-20-3.5 that the Board of School Trustees of DeKalb County Central United School District (the "School Corporation") did, on December 19, 2013, make a preliminary determination to enter into a lease for the renovation of and improvements to the DeKalb Middle School and renovation and replacement of a portion of the McKenney-Harrison Elementary School (the "Project"). The lease will be for a maximum term of 12 years with a maximum annual lease rental of $2,600,000. The maximum annual lease rental has been estimated based upon an estimated principal amount of bonds of $18,900,000 and estimated interest rates ranging from 3.00% to 5.00% and total estimated interest costs of $5,025,000. The School Corporation's current debt service levy is $5,098,789 and the current rate is $0.5113. As required by Indiana Code 6-1.1-20-3.5(b)(1), the following information was available to the public at the public hearing on the preliminary determination: (i) the School Corporation's current and projected annual debt service payments divided by the net assessed value of taxable property within the School Corporation, which is 0.56%; and (ii) the sum of the School Corporation's outstanding long term debt plus the outstanding long term debt of other taxing units that include any other territory of the School Corporation divided by the net assessed value of taxable property within the School Corporation, which is 2.92%. The Project involves the opening of new school facility space; however, the new school facility space will be more efficient than the school facility space which it is replacing. Therefore, the School Corporation expects to not annually incur any increase to operate such new facility space. The School Corporation's current debt service levy is $5,098,789 and the current rate is $0.5113. After the School Corporation enters into the proposed lease and the bonds are issued, the debt service levy will increase by a maximum of $2,600,000 and the debt service rate will increase by a maximum of $0.5113. However, as other debt is repaid, the net increase to the debt service rate is expected to be $0.00. The purpose of the lease is to provide for the construction of the Project. If a valid petition pursuant to Indiana Code 6-1.1-20-3.5 is received by the School Corporation, the proposed debt service or lease payments must be approved in an election on a local public question held under Indiana Code 6-1.1-20-3.6. Dated December 20,2013. /s/ Timothy Haynes Secretary, Board of School Trustees DeKalb County Central United School District TS,00363645,12/20,hspaxlp

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HAMILTON — Bryan “Gene” Kuhn, 69 years, of Hamilton, passed away Wednesday, December 18, 2013, at Cameron Hospital, Angola, Indiana. Gene was born August 1, 1944, in Gary, Indiana, the son of Charles Raymond Kuhn IV and Wilma Viola (Waters) Kuhn. He was a 1962 graduate of Hamilton High School. Gene was a veteran, serving in the United States Navy. He married Peggy Hopkins on January 25, 1964, in Angola, Indiana, and she survives. Gene was employed as an electrician by Dana Weatherhead for 30 years, retiring in 2005. Gene loved to go fishing. Surviving are his wife, Peggy of Hamilton; two children, Kimberly L. Kuhn of Hamilton and Michael D. (Darlene Brown) Kuhn, also of Hamilton; four grandchildren, Michael J. (Amber Miller) Kuhn of Angola, Jennings A. Rowe of Hamilton, Ariana R. Kuhn of Hamilton and Tiana C. Kuhn of Hamilton; two great-grandchildren, Daniel Tyree and Athena C. Kuhn; two brothers, Ted Kuhn of Pleasant Lake, Indiana, and Fred (Karen) Kuhn of Pleasant Lake, Indiana; one sister, Sandra (Gary) Eicholt of Hamilton; as well as two nieces and nine nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; one great-granddaughter, Maddie G. Kuhn; and one brother, Charles R. Kuhn V. To honor Gene’s wishes, there will be no visitation or services and he will be cremated. Arrangements are under the care of Oberlin-Turnbull Funeral Home & Crematory, 3985 E. Church St., Hamilton. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Regional Cancer Care Center, 516 E. Maumee St., Angola, IN 46703. Condolences may be sent to the family or the online guest book may be signed at www.oberlinturnbull.com.

GARRETT — Florine (Wise) Mardini, 99, of Santa Monica, Calif., and formerly of Garrett, died Monday, Dec. 16, 2013, in Santa Monica. Services will be held at a later date. Thomas Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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Van Zandt says he’s happy the E Street Band — which wasn’t inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of fame with Springsteen in 1999 — will receive the Award for Musical Excellence at this year’s induction ceremony in Brooklyn. “It’s wonderful to be in there with all of our heroes,” he said. “I’m glad it happened.”

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family since the baby boom years and before, when women were mostly stay-athome moms and dads were the major breadwinners. As those roles shifted, so did the view that moms are the only nurturers. University of Chicago sociologist Jennifer Bellamy, who also studies fathering, said some old stereotypes persist, “that dads are sort of the co-pilots in their families,” absent or less involved than moms. But she said the survey confirms that fathers “are quite involved in a variety of different and important ways.” The study involved nearly 4,000 fathers aged 15 to 44 who were interviewed in person between 2006 and 2010. One caveat: They self-reported their involvement, without input from their partners or others. Most men were married or living with a partner. Key findings among fathers living with children younger than 5: • 9 in 10 bathed, diapered, helped them use the toilet or get dressed at least several times weekly. • Even higher numbers played with them and ate meals with them that often. • Almost 2 out of 3 read to them at least several times weekly. Among dads living with

kids aged 5-18: • More than 9 out of 10 ate meals with them at least several times weekly and talked with them about what happened during the kids’ day that often. • Almost 2 out of 3 helped with homework several times weekly. • About half took their kids to or from activities that often. Overall, almost 90 percent of dads said they thought they were doing at least a good job of fathering. The researchers noted that during the study years, 45 percent of U.S. men — 28 million — aged 15 to 44 had a biological child. About the same number had a biological, adopted or non-related child living with them or an adopted or biological child living elsewhere. Survey questions were based on whether dads were living with their biological or unrelated kids, or apart. Most lived with their kids. Not surprisingly, men who didn’t were less involved with parenting activities. Even so, several times weekly, at least 1 in 5 still managed to help bathe, diaper, dress, eat or play with their kids. Fathers of older children were generally less involved than those with kids younger than 5 but that’s at least partly due to the changing nature of parenting as children mature.

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Cargo plane slides on icy Utah runway SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Flights were disrupted at Salt Lake City International Airport on Thursday after a cargo plane slid on a taxiway made slick by a winter storm. One runway was reopened 2 ½ hours after the airport shut down flight operations. Nearly 30 departures were canceled and 14 incoming flights were diverted to other Utah airports during the shutdown, said airport spokesman Barbara Gann. The Boeing 757 cargo plane landed safely before the slide, said Allen Kenitzer, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration.

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Kids see Santa, not color ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — In Atlanta, children of many races share their Christmas wish lists with a black Santa Claus. In Houston, Santa dons a red zoot suit and dances to jazz as he hands out gifts in Mexican-American neighborhoods. In Indian Country, Native American Santas add American Indian attire to their red snowsuits, visiting shops and community centers from the pueblos of New Mexico to the reservations on the Pacific Northwest. Santa Claus may be popularly known as a white-bearded benefactor with Dutch-English origins, but multiethnic versions of Santa are making the rounds out there too — illustrating that in an increasingly diverse United States, Santa takes on whatever color you imagine him to be. “Kids don’t see color. They see a fat guy in a red suit giving toys,” said Dee Sinclair, 50, of Atlanta, who bills himself as the “Real Black Santa” and sports a very real, very white beard to prove it. He said in his 12 years of Santa-dom, he has posed with children and adults of all backgrounds

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• during appearances at art centers, private parties and the occasional suburban Christmas tree lighting. “The character to me is all about the spirit of Christmas,” Sinclair said. “If we leave Christmas to ourselves, we’d be all right.” This holiday season, however, not all reactions to non-white Santas have been jolly. At Indiana University in Bloomington earlier this month, a dormitory bulletin board posed the question, “Can Santa Claus be a black man?” in hopes of generating fruitful discussion about racial stereotypes. Instead, it generated outrage on social media because it also asked other questions that played to stereotypes, such as whether a black Santa would only visit the ghetto. The display,

Brothers abducted JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A man lured two brothers, ages 5 and 8, from their yard in south Mississippi and took them to his camper trailer, where he sexually abused them and slashed the older boy’s throat, authorities said Thursday. The 8-year-old boy is hospitalized and is expected to survive the Wednesday attack, said Don Bass, chief deputy with Hancock County sheriff’s office on the Mississippi coast. Bass said the older brother, with his throat cut, escaped the suspect’s trailer Wednesday evening and ran about 500 yards to a neighbor’s house. The

neighbor called police. The children were abducted Wednesday afternoon from a residence in Pearl River County and taken to the trailer in rural Hancock County where he sexually abused both boys, Hancock County Sheriff Ricky Adam said in a news release. Bass identified the suspect as James H. Smith, 41. Smith was released from prison to house arrest in June after serving a few months of a lengthy sentence in a racketeering case involving methamphetamine and assaulting a police officer, according to corrections officials and court records.

which a university spokesman described as well-intended but “misguided,” was taken down. Last week, a high school teacher in Rio Rancho, N.M., was disciplined, and apologized, for telling a black student who dressed as Santa Claus, “Don’t you know Santa Claus is white? Why are you wearing that?” The teacher has since been placed on paid administrative leave. Also last week, Fox News host Megyn Kelly sparked a heated debate when she declared on air, “And by the way, for all you kids watching at home, Santa just is white,” during a panel discussion about a blogger’s essay arguing that children of other races could feel alienated by constantly seeing Santa as white. Kelly later said her comments were motivated by humor, not “by any racial fear or loathing.” That situation was promptly skewered by comic Kenan Thompson of NBC’s Saturday Night Live, who, clad in a full Santa suit and beard, joked about Kelly’s comments and quipped: “You heard of secret Santa? Well, here’s a secret for you: I’m black as heck!”

yields climbed, the dollar rose and gold slumped to its lowest in more than three years. Major U.S. stock indexes started the day lower, moved gradually higher throughout the day and closed essentially flat. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell 1.05 points, or 0.06 percent, to 1,809.60. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 11.11 points, or 0.07 percent, to 16,179.08. It rose 293 points the day before. The Nasdaq composite fell 11.93 points, or 0.3 percent, to 4,058.13. Target fell $1.40, or 2.2 percent, to $62.15 after the company said that about 40 million credit and debit card accounts may have been compromised by a data breach.

MOSCOW (AP) — In a surprise decision, President Vladimir Putin announced Thursday that jailed former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky will be pardoned, a move that will see his top foe and Russia’s onetime richest man freed after more than a decade in prison. The development, along with an amnesty for two jailed members of a punk band and the 30-member crew of a Greenpeace protest ship, appeared aimed at easing international criticism of Russia’s human rights record ahead of February’s Winter Olympics in Sochi, Putin’s pet project. Putin waited until just after his tightly choreographed annual news conference to make the announcement, dropping the biggest news of the day after journalists had already peppered him with questions in a four-hour marathon. Putin said the 50-year-old Khodorkovsky, who was set

to be released next August, had submitted an appeal for pardon, something he had refused to do before. “He has spent more than 10 years behind bars. It’s a tough punishment,” Putin said. “He’s citing humanitarian aspects — his mother is ill. A decree to pardon him will be signed shortly.” The head of the Kremlin’s United Russia faction said he expects Khodorkovsky to celebrate the New Year at home with his family. Khodorkovsky’s son, Pavel, tweeted: “Very happy news. Waiting to speak with my father to learn more.” Putin’s announcement “came as a big surprise for me, totally out of the blue,” Khodorkovsky’s mother, Maria, told RT television. “We are old people, and we are waiting, hoping to live to the moment when we can embrace him,” his father, Boris, said in remarks posted in an online newspaper.

Could Israel face global boycott? JERUSALEM (AP) — Could Israel face a mounting global boycott of the type that ended apartheid in South Africa if it fails to reach a peace deal with the Palestinians by this spring? Some liberal Israeli commentators have been sounding such warnings, and the outgoing EU envoy to the Middle East said Thursday that support in Europe for sanctioning Israel over its settlement policies could gain steam if talks collapse. Israeli officials have been downplaying any potential repercussions, and this week the European Union dangled unprecedented incentives before Israelis and Palestinians to nudge them toward a deal. But Palestinian grassroots

activists and their foreign supporters say an international campaign of boycott, divestment and sanctions — or BDS — against Israel is gaining momentum. They point to recent successes, such as a decision this week by the American Studies Association, a group representing more than 3,800 U.S. scholars, to boycott Israeli academic institutions, though not individual Israeli colleagues. Some activists say the death of South Africa’s Nelson Mandela earlier this month also invited comparisons between international anti-apartheid boycotts two decades ago and similar efforts now to pressure Israel to end its occupation of lands the Palestinians want for their state.

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Stocks hold steady UNDER NEW on day after surge OWNERSHIP NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes ended up pretty much where they started on Thursday, a day after a powerful surge. Stocks gained the most in more than two months Wednesday after the Federal Reserve said it would reduce its bond-buying program to $75 billion a month from $85 billion. Investors saw the decision as a vote of confidence in the economy. “It’s good for the economy, and it’s good for the market, to start standing on its own two feet,” said Natalie Trunow, chief investment officer for stocks at Calvert Investments. Financial markets were still digesting the Fed’s move on Thursday. While stocks were holding close to record levels, Treasury

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NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — United Methodist church officials defrocked a pastor from central Pennsylvania on Thursday who violated religious doctrine by officiating his son’s gay wedding, and he later said he was shocked by their decision, calling his involvement in the wedding an “act of love.” Frank Schaefer immediately appealed the penalty, which he believed was meted out reluctantly by many members of the regional Board of Ordained Ministry. “So many of them came to me and they shook my hand and some hugged me, and so many of them had tears in their eyes,” Schaefer said. “They said, ‘We really don’t want to do this, you know that, don’t you?’” John Coleman, a spokesman for the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the denomination, said Schaefer left the board no choice after defying the order of a religious jury by refusing to resign. “When asked to surrender his credentials as required by the verdict, he refused to do so,” Coleman said. “Therefore, because of his decision, the board was compelled by the jury’s decision to deem his credentials surrendered.” Schaefer has led a congregation in the central Pennsylvania town of Lebanon more than a decade. Earlier this year, a church member filed a complaint over Schaefer performing the 2007 wedding of his gay son in Massachusetts, where same-sex unions are legal. Although the Methodist church accepts gay and lesbian members, it rejects the practice of homosexuality as “incompatible with Christian teaching.” Last month, a church jury suspended Schaefer for 30 days and said he should use the time to decide whether he could uphold the church’s Book of Discipline. If he decided he could not, he was told to resign from the clergy by Thursday.

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Area Activities • Today Bingo: 6:30 p.m. Open to the public; food and drinks available. American Legion Post 97, 1729 Sprott St., Auburn. Youth Movie Night: 6:30 p.m. Ashley Church of God, 101 N. Gonser Ave., Ashley.

Saturday, Dec. 21 Santa Visits the Fire Station: 5 p.m. A dinner of chili, soup, hot dogs, chips and a drink will be served for a donation. Guests should bring their own cameras to take pictures with Santa. Ashley Fire Station, 101 S. Union St., Ashley.

GARRETT — The Judy A. Morrill Recreation Center is hosting its annual Winter Gala fundraiser Saturday, Feb. 8, from 6-9 p.m. at the center, 1200 E. Houston St., Garrett. Garrett business owners and avid JAM Family supporters Cary and Dr. Sarah Ragan will serve as chairs for the event. This year’s gala will feature a silent and live auction, hors d’oeuvres, live music and dinner prepared by Biaggi’s Ristorante Italiano. Auctioneer Jama Smith of National Benefit Auctions will lead the live auction. The evening will feature

the center’s family-centered spirit and the importance of the JAM Family to the community and how the center also benefits from the support of those who belong to that family. “Your support is essential to our future,” said executive director Cheryl Karr. “We have announced many successes here at the JAM Center this past year, but we need your continued support to keep the momentum going.” The JAM Center is committed to making a difference for everyone they touch by delivering hope, direction, empowerment and support bundled in a healthy

Bingo: 6 p.m. National Military History Center, 5634 C.R. 11-A, Auburn.

mix of wellness, education and fun. Tickets to the event are $30 per person. A new offering for the event this year will be the premier Friends of JAM tickets at a cost of $300 per couple. Exclusive benefits include special seating at the best table in the house, upgraded dessert, a goodie bag, wine or champagne, a personal server, plus more special treatment to be determined by the ticket purchasers. To become a gala supporter through sponsorship, ticket purchases or auction items, contact Beth McCord at 357-1917.

Cary and Dr. Sarah Ragan of Garrett will serve as event co-chairs of this year’s JAM Center fundraiser planned for Feb. 8 at the center.

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Sunday, Dec. 22 Bingo: 5 p.m. Open to the public. Food and drinks available. American Legion Post 97, 1729 Sprott St., Auburn. Live Nativity: 5 p.m. A live nativity scene in the church parking lot with live animals and treats for children. Visitors are asked to enter from Booster Street and exit on Western Avenue. Butler United Methodist Church, 501 W. Green St., Butler.

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GARRETT — The Garrett High School Fellowship of Christian Athletes is hosting a clothing drive at two home games this weekend. The first is tonight when the Railroaders meet Leo in the Paul Bateman Gym. The second is Saturday’s girls game against South Adams at Garrett. Attendees are asked to bring lightly used clothing to be donated to St. Martin’s Clothing Closet in Garrett.

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FORT WAYNE — Gavin Mosier, a sophomore at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne has been selected to participate as an intern in the Spring Advantage Program 2014 as a part of the prestigious Disney College Program. The program offers internships to college students and allows them to work and live onsite at Disneyland Resort in California and Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. Interns fill positions ranging from custodial staff to character performer. Mosier was awarded the part of a character performer at Walt Disney World in Orlando. A native of Auburn, Mosier decided to continue his education at IPFW with a major in engineering after graduating from DeKalb High School in 2012. Mosier has always dreamed of working as a Walt Disney Imagineer. “When people asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, my answer was always the same, even more so now. Proudly, I tell them that I want to be a Walt Disney Imagineer,” Mosier said.

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• “Ever since my first trip to Walt Disney World when I was 6 years old, that has been my dream job.” Along with earning college credits, Mosier will be working with college students from all over the country to put smiles on children’s faces. “To me the Disney College Program means more than just a college internship,” Mosier said. “It is an opportunity to create magic.”

DeKalb choir invites area children to join for rehearsal AUBURN —The DeKalb Community Children’s Choir is inviting children to experience a choir rehearsal. Children who are interested in singing are welcome to visit the choir Thursday, Jan. 9, from 5-6:30 p.m. at DeKalb Middle School. Guests should enter through door No. 11. The evening is a free,

no-obligation opportunity for children in third grade and above with unchanged voices to try the DeKalb Community Children’s Choir. Children can enjoy a choir rehearsal full of learning, music and fun. The rehearsal includes social time with the current members of the choir and a pizza break. An informational session

for parents will begin at 6:20 p.m. Parents interested in letting their children participate should register with the children’s choir at 481-0481 or info@dekalbchoir.org. For more information on the choir, visit dekalbchoir. org, or contact executive director Denice Beights 481.0841 or dbeights@ dekalbchoir.org.

The Third Place: Teen Library News • Here are the upcoming programs at The Third Place: A Teen Library, 705 S. Jackson St., Auburn: • Candy Cane Pops for Teens — Monday, noon to 6 p.m. Teens can stop by to make a candy cane pop. The winter treat is good enough to keep or share as a gift. • Teen Game Day — Saturday, Dec. 27, 4-8 p.m. Teens are invited to bring a friend to play board games, video games and card games at The Third Place. • One Week to Watch Them All — beginning Monday, Dec. 30, at 12:30 p.m.

The library will show one part of the The Lord of the Rings trilogy each day as well as serving hobbit snacks and Tolkien trivia. Meeting times are Monday, Dec. 30; Tuesday, Dec. 31; and Thursday, Jan. 2. The movie begins at 12:30 p.m. each day. • Upcycling T-shirts — Monday, Jan. 6, noon to 7 p.m. Stop by the library to turn an old T-shirt into something new. T-shirts will be provided, but participants may bring their own. • Snow Art — Friday, Jan. 10, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Paint the snow outside using a variety of materials. Hot chocolate will be provided.

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You look at them, and somehow it’s not how they’re supposed to look: Lucy and Ricky, Fred and Ethel, moving around familiar sets doing their familiar “I Love Lucy” thing. And yet they seem more substantial, more real. Because this time, they are rendered in color. Fred looks stylish in light-brown tweed. Ethel is resplendent in a purple Christmas dress. The furniture and carpeting in the Ricardos’ apartment is not gray and grayer but blue and subtly mauve. And Lucy — well, Lucy is her usual ball of chaos, with one key difference: Her red hair, implied over and over during the show’s 1951-57 run, is inevitably, assertively, undeniably, out-of-abottle red. With the “I Love Lucy Christmas Special” (8 p.m. ET Friday), CBS ventures into the world of colorizing two vintage episodes of an Eisenhower-era TV show that, perhaps more than any other from that period, sent a message down through the years of what life in the 1950s (or, at least, the sitcom version) might have looked like. The episodes, CBS says, “were colorized with a vintage look, a nod to the 1950s period in which the shows were filmed.” Which, of course, raises the questions that tend to come about when technology allows us to inject color into the once black-and-white mists of our cultural history: Does it make things better? And should we? Colorization of one sort or another has been around since the earliest photography and the earliest movies, but never has it been so sophisticated. Today, through digital algorithms, chunks of yesterday’s monochromatic pop culture are presented in entirely new ways to both fanfare and scorn. Inevitably, that does two things to the imagery: It looks more vibrant, and it takes a step away from the original. “In colorizing the ‘I Love Lucys,’ there’s an effort to kind of recreate this bright, brilliant, tail-finned polychrome world of the 1950s which existed in part but is kind of romanticized in memory,” says Regina Lee Blaszczyk, author of “The Color Revolution,” a look at how color was marketed to Americans in the 19th and 20th centuries. “We’re trying to re-create this visual culture that never really existed,” she says. All kinds of things that never really existed have entered the realm of the visual in these recent years of technological fast-forward. We exist today in an era when old images can become new images, and vice versa. For each colorized old photograph of an early 20th-century Russian or dust-bowl worker that goes viral on the Internet and makes the past look more

like right now, there are thousands of digitally faded, scratch-filtered images on photo-sharing services like Instagram that make right now look exactly like the past. Figuring it all out — developing a visual literacy for a culture of digital manipulation — can boggle the mind. Dana Keller, a colorizer who specializes in historical photos, adds hues to images of Lincoln, Amelia Earhart and the Hindenburg crash, among others. The results are compelling. His colorization forces us to think of the subjects as more tangible and, somehow, less distant. “When it’s in color, it’s easier to say, ‘Oh those are real people. They’re living lives like I am,’” Keller says. “It’s an opportunity for other people to see it in a new way and feel a bit closer to it. It’s just adding onto it, not replacing it.” Indeed, if you grew up watching “I Love Lucy” during its original run or in perpetual UHF and basic-cable reruns through the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, watching the two colorized “Lucy” episodes is a singular experience. It’s the TV equivalent of adjusting your eyes to Oz after Dorothy lands there from Kansas. Unexpected things “pop” and catch the eye. Ricky’s striped tie, with its bursts of red, makes him even more the dandy. The colored furniture reminds you of something that could be in your own house, not in a TV studio on some distant planet called the past. And when Lucy stomps grapes in a vineyard in the classic episode “Lucy’s Italian Movie,” the juxtaposition of the purple mash with her red hair makes her character seem even zanier than she already was. The late movie critics Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel didn’t like colorization. In a 1986 show about it called “Hollywood’s New Vandalism,” they lamented deals that colorized such classics as “It’s a Wonderful Life,” ”High Sierra” and “The Maltese Falcon” over the objections of the Directors Guild of America.

NEW YORK (AP) — “A big chunk of meat” is how Meryl Streep describes the sprawling, combative dinner scene at the core of “August: Osage County.” In a career filled with sublime crescendos, it’s a showstopper: a knockout feast of everything that has made Streep — perhaps you’ve heard this before? — the greatest American actress. As Violet Weston in John Wells’ adaptation of Tracy Letts’ Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Streep is the pill-addled, venom-spewing matriarch of a large Oklahoma family who, after the funeral for her husband (Sam Shepard), fires all of her bitterness at her gathered family, from the head of the table. It’s comic and caustic: “I’m just truth-tellin’,” she says. It’s a tour de force that looks like fun for an actor, but what it actually took gets to the heart of Streep’s considerable talent. The scene, 18 pages of dialogue (mostly of Violet), took nearly four days to shoot. As Wells’ camera traveled around the table getting each individual performance (the ensemble includes Chris Cooper, Julia Roberts, Margo Martindale, Julianne Nicholson and Benedict Cumberbatch), Streep gave her full performance — varying it slightly from take to take — for each co-star. “It just goes to the deepest part of what I believe about being an actor, that you have to bring it even when the camera’s not on you,” Streep said in a recent interview. “It was very hard to sustain 18 pages of ranting — of seething and waiting and then pouncing and ranting. To maintain your fury. It’s great the first couple times you do it, you feel fantastic. … But by the 12th or 15th or 30th time I had done it, I was flagging. “I looked at it almost like an Olympic (event): OK. Everybody says you’re so good? Well, (expletive) show me! Do it for Benedict Cumberbatch! Do it for Abigail (Breslin) down there at the end! Because now the camera is finally turning around on them and they deserve every bit of it. But that’s acting. It’s just what it is.” What’s left to say about Meryl Streep? Her ability to transform into a role, adopting a constellation of accents over the years, has long been celebrated. Some have questioned whether her technique isn’t too good — too controlled and calculated — but the force of her personality always comes through, endearing audiences to both the actress and her characters. There is, of course, the litany of awards: 17 Oscar nominations and three wins; eight Golden Globes from 28 nominations, including one last week for “Osage County.” Most of her statuettes were accepted with eloquence, humility and an unapologetic mischievousness. When she won her third Oscar for playing Margaret Thatcher in “The Iron Lady” last year, she dismissed the assumed reaction of “Her? Again?” with an eye roll: “But anyway.” Her stature, she says, is

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“the narrative that accompanies me like a caboose,” shorthand for “oh, you think you’re so great.” “It’s not anything that’s valuable,” Streep says. “Increasingly, it’s more of an obstruction to be gotten through. I’m not sure there isn’t a point of critical mass where it’s hard to have that stuff go away in order to be seen fresh as a character that you’ve poured yourself into. I don’t know. I just can’t seem to stop because I really like working. I’m just an actor. That’s all.” What most bothers her about her lofty reputation is that it can get in the way of working with other actors: “Sometimes people watch me while I’m in the scene with them, instead of being with me, which is a really disconcerting thing. It’s not good.” Those who work with Streep say she works hard to make it look so easy. Wells said when he first met with Streep about nine months before shooting, she was already working on the character. When rehearsals started, she was off-book. “In some ways she doesn’t get fully credited with how talented she is because there’s a little bit of a dismissive thing which is, ‘Oh, well, it’s Meryl. You know it’s going to be good,’” says Wells. “The assumption that you’re always going to be terrific puts a tremendous additional burden on actually taking the risks that are necessary to continue what you’re interested in doing as an artist.” Despite “the disgruntlement of some,” Streep says, she insisted the cast live together in condos near the on-location set in Oklahoma to foster a familial connection. She and Martindale, who plays her sister, worked “late at night, over the big red” (wine) to make their gestures and speech similar. The dinner scene, Martindale says, was “grueling” for Streep. “She raised the bar so high that everybody was there 150 percent,” says Martindale. “At the end of the film, she was exhausted. She was drained. She gave it her everything, I think.

Streep was nominated for a Golden Globe for best actress in a motion picture musical or comedy for her role in the film.

She does it with ease, or you think it’s with ease.” Streep, though, denies any great preparation for Violet, a smoker with mouth cancer. “You can’t get ready to make a movie. A movie happens right in front of you,” she says. “I’ve had sad and close contact with people who have cancer and are in pain, and I know quite a few drug addicts. And that’s all I needed to know. I didn’t do any prep in that way. But I’m old, so I come with a big bag.” Though Streep, 64, has spent much of the last decade making comedies (“Julie & Julia,” ”It’s Complicated,” ”The Devil Wears Prada”), “Osage County” is a darker turn. Violet has a Midwest tenacity of having lived through the Depression and an abusive childhood. Streep, who grew up in New Jersey, drew partly from her own mother. “There’s a certain kind of impatience with the fact that they coddled their children and then got mad at them for being spoiled rotten,” she says. “My mother would say, ‘You kids are spoiled rotten!’” To describe Violet, she uses the phrase “shrill insanity,” said by Ewan McGregor’s academic character in the film. “I found the experience of making the film much less hilarious because, like all things that are funny, they’re rooted in real pain. Somehow, film brings that up close,” Streep says. “She’s somebody without any stops, no stops on anything — particularly unattractive in a woman. It’s a character I don’t know if people will respond to. I have no idea.” Asked if Streep, who has four children with her husband, sculptor Don Gummer, didn’t also identify as a mother with the generational divide in the Westons, she laughs and replies: “I have different resentments.” Streep has mostly remained on the East Coast, living between New York and northwest Connecticut. She chose family and nature (she has long been an

advocate for organic food) over Hollywood, never setting up a production company to develop parts for herself. “The progression of a career is COMPLETELY random of an actor,” she says. “You’re just completely dependent on what comes over the transom. You don’t know. There’s no strategizing in this business. And if there is, I wish I knew how to do it.” She exudes both city refinement (she’s a particularly sharp conversationalist) and a country wildness (her erupting laugh is still one of her greatest assets). In 2010, she gave a memorable commencement address at Barnard College, telling its female students that when she was young, she “cultivated a softness” to please boys. She used that psychology for “The Deer Hunter” (one of her first big movies, an uncharacteristically simple girlfriend role), but not, it would seem, ever since. At the suggestion that Streep — an ever-changing portrait of female strength — has filled a career countering that youthful yielding, she replies, “Wow, that’s really true.” “Well, I have a job where I get to do a correction,” she says. “Everything is a reaction to something, right?”

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Who’s Noteworthy • Angola • Mulligan’s, 1445 W. C.R. 275N. One Ton Trio. Live rock ’n’ roll December 20, 6:30 p.m. • Piggy’s Brew Pub, 2201 N. Wayne St. DJ providing music. December 20, until midnight. • Club Paradise, 3861 N. Bayview Road. DJ Rockin Rob will provide music. December 20, 9 p.m. • The Venue, 110 W. Maumee St. Big Caddy Daddy. Hot female vocals. December 20 and 21, 9:30 p.m. • Wacky Jac’s, 1108 W. Maumee St.. Elements. Live, local rock ’n’ roll December 21, 9:30 p.m. • Club Paradise, 3861 N. Bayview Road. Paul and Brian. Dueling keyboards. December 21, 9 p.m.

Auburn • Mad Anthony Tap Room, 114 N. Main St. Live music from the Dan Smyth Trio December 21, 8 p.m.

Garrett • Traxside, 118 N. Peters St. Music from a D.J. December 20, 10 p.m. • Martin’s Tavern, 115 N. Randolph St. Live music from Kill the Rabbit December 20, 10 p.m. • Traxside, 118 N. Peters St. Live music from Miles High December 21, 10 p.m. • Martin’s Tavern, 115 N. Randolph St. Live music from Kill the Rabbit December 21, 10 p.m.

Fort Wayne • Eddie Merlot’s Fort Wayne, 1502 Illinois Road. South. Doug & Craig. December 20, 6:30 p.m. • Piere’s Entertainment Center, 5629 St. Joe Road. Live music from Downstait with Concordia and Sirface December 20, 8 p.m. • Piere’s Entertainment Center, 5629 St. Joe Road. Sick Puppies. December 21, 8 p.m.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2013

Patriarch off ‘Duck Dynasty’ after disparaging gay remarks LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Duck Dynasty” patriarch Phil Robertson — suspended from the series indefinitely after making disparaging remarks about gays — is getting some support from key followers. Sarah Palin posted a picture on her Facebook page of her with the reality show clan with the message, “Free Speech is an endangered species.” And Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal also lamented the suspension on free speech terms. “It’s a messed-up situation when Miley Cyrus gets a laugh, and Phil Robertson gets suspended,” said the governor in a statement Thursday (the show is filmed in his state. A&E announced Wednesday what it called a “hiatus” for Robertson, 67, after he disparaged gays in the January edition of GQ magazine. He also said that, growing up in Louisiana before the Civil Rights movement, he never saw mistreatment of blacks. In a statement, A&E said it was extremely disappointed to see Robertson’s anti-gay remarks, which it said were based on his personal beliefs and do not reflect those of A&E Networks or the show. A&E Networks, a joint venture of The Walt Disney Co. and Hearst Corp., called itself a supporter of the lesbian and gay community. The channel’s move was lauded by the gay and lesbian media advocacy group GLAAD, which had quickly condemned Robertson’s comments.

At The Movies • Kendallville ANCHORMAN 2: THE LEGEND CONTINUES (PG-13) — Strand I. Tonight, Mon.-Thurs. at 7:15, Sat. and Sun. at 2 and 7:15. THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG (PG-13) — Strand II. Tonight, Mon.-Thurs. at 7, Sat. and Sun. at 1:45 and 7.

Auburn THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE (PG-13) — NCG Cinemas. Today-Mon. at 11:45, 3, 6:10 and 9:20, Tues. at 11:45, 3 and 6:10. FROZEN (PG) — NCG Cinemas. Today-Mon. at 11, 1:30, 4, 6:30 and 9, Tues. at 11, 1:30, 4 and 6:30, Wed.-Thurs. at 11, 1:30 and 4. THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG (PG-13) — NCG Cinemas. Today-Thurs. at AP 11:55 and 6:35. This Nov. 7 file photo shows Phil Robertson, the THE HOBBIT: THE Duck Commander, holding the 1 millionth duck call DESOLATION OF assembled for 2013 at company’s warehouse in West SMAUG 3D (PG-13) — Monroe, La. NCG Cinemas. Today-Mon. at 12:35, 3:15, 4:10, 7:30 and giving parade. “What’s clear is that such 9:55, Tues. at 12:35, 3:15 and In his GQ interview, hateful anti-gay comments are 4:10, Wed.-Thurs. at 3:15 unacceptable to fans, viewers, Robertson was asked his and 9:55. definition of sinful behavior. and networks alike,” said ANCHORMAN 2: THE “Start with homosexual GLAAD spokesman Wilson LEGEND CONTINUES behavior and just morph out Cruz. Robertson’s removal (PG-13) — NCG Cinemas. from there,” such as bestiality, Today-Mon. at 10:50, 1:40, “has sent a strong message he said. that discrimination is neither 4:20, 7 and 9:45, Tues at GQ said he then a Christian nor an American 10:50, 1:40, 4:20 and 7, paraphrases a biblical value.” Wed.-Thurs. at 10:50, 1:40, reference: “Don’t be deceived. 4:20, 7 and 9:45. Robertson and his Neither the adulterers, the extended family became SAVING MR. BANKS idolaters, the male prostitutes, (PG-13) — NCG Cinemas. wealthy manufacturing duck the homosexual offenders, calls and were turned into Today-Mon. at 10, 12:45, the greedy, the drunkards, TV and pop culture stars by 3:30, 6:15 and 9:10, Tues. the slanderers, the swindlers “Duck Dynasty,” which has at 10, 12:45, 3:30 and 6:15, — they won’t inherit the set cable ratings records for Wed.-Thurs. at 10, 12:45, kingdom of God. Don’t a nonfiction series. Several 3:30, 6:15 and 9:10. deceive yourself. It’s not family members appeared in WALKING WITH right.” this year’s Macy’s ThanksDINOSAURS (PG) — NCG

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Garrett WALKING WITH DINOSAURS (PG) — Silver Screen. Fri. at 7, Sat. and Sun. at 2 and 7, Tues.-Thurs. at 7.

Angola FROZEN (PG) — Strand. Tonight and Sat. at 7 and 9; Sun. at 2, 7 and 9; Mon. at 7 and 9. Closed Tues., Wed. at 4, 7 and 9; Thurs. at 7 and 9. ANCHORMAN 2 (PG-13) — Brokaw 1 and 2. Fri. and Sat. at 7 and 9; Sun. at 2 and 7; Mon.-Thurs. at p p.m. THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUS (PG-13) — Tonight and Sat. at 7; Sun. at 2 and 7; Mon.-Thurs. at 7.

Weekend Whereabouts • music from Christian blues artist Mike Reese 7 p.m. December 20 Ammunition. Cupbearer Cafe, 138 E. Seventh St., Auburn. Live music from Christian rock band Ammunition. 7 p.m. December 21 Fort Wayne Philharmonic Holiday Pops! Embassy Theatre, 125 West Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne. Each year, The Phil is proud to bring you one of Fort Wayne’s greatest winter traditions, Holiday Pops. 8 p.m. December 20, 2 p.m. December 21

Music Exalt Brass. Das Dutchman Essenhaus, 240 U.S. 20, Middlebury. Exalt Brass, a national quartet with local roots, will be performing at Das Dutchman Essenhaus in Middlebury with three Christmas concerts. The concerts will be Dec. 20 at 7 p.m. and Dec. 21 at 2 and 7 p.m. local time at the Essenhaus Heritage Hall. Tickets for the Exalt Brass Christmas concerts at Essenhaus Heritage Hall are $10 per person and available at the door, online at exaltbrass.eventbrite. com, or at three Middlebury businesses: MAISCO, Max Myers Motors and Varns and Hoover Hardware 7 p.m. December 20, 2 p.m. December 21 Mike Reese. Cupbearer Cafe, 138 E. Seventh St., Auburn. Live

Orland • Draft Horse Saloon, 9475 W. S.R. 120. Deejay with music. December 20, until midnight.

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Theater Same Time, Next Year. Arena Dinner Theatre, 719 Rockhill St., Fort Wayne. 8 p.m. December 20 The Sound of Music. Wagon Wheel Theatre, 2515 E. Center St.,

Warsaw. Rodgers and Hammerstein’s everlasting musical. 8 p.m. 574-267-8041. December 20, 2 p.m. December 22

Events Blubber, the Best Insulator? Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory, 1100 S. Calhoun St., Fort Wayne. It’s cold outside! So come in to the Conservatory and warm up for this science fun. We’ll experiment with what will keep you warm this winter and what’s just plain cold. See who can stand the cold and find out what materials might help you stay warmer longer while building the best insulator. 11 a.m. 427-6440. December 21 Santa & the Reindeer.

Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory, 1100 S. Calhoun St., Fort Wayne. Santa and two of his reindeer will greet the children while Mom and Dad take pictures to capture the moment. Explore the Conservatory in its holiday glory; this year’s theme is “A Fireside Christmas.” Regular admission fees apply. Noon. 427-6440. December 21 Community Christmas Greetings. Bixler Lake Park, Kendallville. Free drive-through display at Bixler Lake Park features 66 Christmas card boards crafted by area youth and organizations. Open nightly from 6-9 p.m. through December. Refreshments and horse-drawn wagon rides available Dec. 14 and Dec. 21. 6 p.m. 347-1064. December 21

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AVANTI: Pontius family likes independent autos FROM PAGE A1

On Labor Day weekend of 1965, Avanti owners gathered in Auburn at the same time as the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Club reunion, feeling a kinship with the ACD Club’s owners of trend-setting, orphaned, Indiana-built cars. Pontius took a photo of six Avantis, including his, lined up on West 9th Street where the ACD owners traditionally assemble. Pontius moved to Auburn during his days as an engineer for the former Borg-Warner plant on the city’s south side. He once considered taking a job for two South Bend men who were building replica Avantis. One of them convinced Pontius to go into business for himself instead, so Pontius opened the NAPA Auto Parts store in Auburn, which marked its

40th anniversary this year. Pontius grew up with a family tradition of driving cars from small, independent makers. His grandfather ran a small Kaiser-Frazier dealership. “My dad and I owned Studebakers,” he said. Before buying his Avanti, Lee Pontius had driven a 1953 Studebaker hardtop. His father drove four or five stylish Studebaker Hawks in the 1950s. The Pontius family also has a long history of driving Hudsons. Today, Lee and his son, John, own 10 Hudsons, predominantly from the 1940s. “The independents were innovators,” Lee Pontius said. Studebaker introduced the Avanti in 1962 in a last-ditch attempt to save the struggling company, in the much same way Auburn

Automobile Co.’s death throes produced the timeless 1936 Cord. The Avanti featured radical styling and enough power to set 29 land-speed records. The company built fewer than 6,000 before the end came. The Avanti “was different-looking than anything else,” Pontius said. Its fiberglass body was supplied by the same Ohio company that made the first Corvette bodies in 1953 Pontius’ 1963 Avanti came with a turquoise paint job. “I didn’t even like the color,” he said. He chose his car from four on the sales lot because “it had the least options and cost the least of any of them.” Finally, in the late 1980s, Pontius painted his Avanti black to suit his taste. After 50 years, it still does.

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stage,” and that those who were seriously injured had been taken to hospitals following the collapse. Dozens of “walking wounded” were treated at a nearby theater, police said, while the fire department reported that all those who had been trapped in the Apollo have been rescued. More than two dozen ambulances and eight fire

trucks were sent to the scene. Shaftesbury Avenue, normally one of London’s busiest streets and teeming with pedestrians, was completely shut down. London was hit by a strong thunderstorm about 7 p.m. (1900 GMT; 2 p.m. EST) that dumped heavy rain on the city, but it wasn’t immediately clear if that was related to the collapse. The Apollo Theatre,

named for the Greek and Roman god Apollo, god of music and the arts, was built in 1901 and has 775 seats. The London fire department said it thought around 700 people were in the theater at the time. On its website, the theatre warned that its balcony was one of the steepest in London “so avoid if you have trouble with heights.”

IU grads to hear rival’s president BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Some graduating Indiana University students are scratching their heads that the University of Michigan’s president will be their commencement ceremony speaker this weekend. Indiana officials say Michigan president Mary Sue Coleman was picked to speak during Saturday’s

ceremony at Assembly Hall because of her years as a highly respected leader in American higher education. IU golf team member John Beringer said he spent his college career considering Michigan a rival and found it odd that Coleman was selected as commencement speaker. “Admittedly, when I first saw it, it was kind of a

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shock, but I think everyone will be so excited about the day as a whole that I don’t think it’s that big of a deal that she’s from another university,” Beringer told The Herald-Times. Coleman, who is retiring next year after 12 years as Michigan’s president, will be given a honorary doctorate degree at Indiana’s ceremony.

NSA debate shifts in favor of surveillance restrictions WASHINGTON (AP) — In a sharp and unexpected shift, the national debate over U.S. government surveillance seems to be turning in favor of reining in the National Security Agency’s expansive spying powers at home and abroad. It’s happened suddenly, over a span of just three days. First, a federal judge ruled that the NSA’s bulk collection of telephone records was unconstitutional, and then a presidential advisory panel recommended sweeping changes to the agency. Together, the developments are ratcheting up the pressure on President Barack Obama to scale back the controversial surveillance programs. Even Russian President Vladimir Putin chimed in on Thursday. He said U.S. surveillance efforts are necessary to fight terrorism and “not a cause for repentance,” but he, too, said they should be limited by clear rules.

Obama is in no way obligated to make substantial changes. And, countering the public criticism he faces, he hears internal appeals from intelligence officials who insist the collection of phone and Internet data is necessary to protect the U.S. from terror attacks. But even that argument has been undermined in the course of an extraordinary week. Federal Judge Richard Leon said in a ruling on Monday — its effect stayed, pending appeal — that even if the phone data collection is constitutional, there is little evidence that it has prevented terror attacks. The intelligence advisory panel, which had access to significant amounts of classified information and counted as a member a former acting director of the CIA, came to the same conclusion in its 300-page report. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., a fierce critic of the NSA programs, concluded, “What

this says to the millions of Americans who have been concerned that the government knows who they called and when they called and for how long, this says it wasn’t essential for preventing attacks.” The White House has already rejected one proposal from the task force, which would have allowed for a civilian to head the NSA. While Obama spokesman Jay Carney said Thursday that the president was open to each of the panel’s other 45 recommendations, a U.S. official familiar with the deliberations said that Obama rejected a handful of the proposals out of hand when he met with the panel members this week. The president indicated he was comfortable with about half of the recommendations but thinks some others need further study, according to the official. That official commented only on condition of anonymity.

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“give the children the school they deserve.” Thursday’s vote begins a 30-day period in which the public could object to the project with a taxpayer remonstrance. Opponents would have to gather 125 signatures against the plan. DeKalb Central has never experienced a remonstrance. The school board will not decide on the design for a renovated McKenney-Harrison until after the 30-day period, Superintendent Sherry Grate said. The board has looked at multiple options, some of which involve saving the 1930 Harrison wing of the school and others that would demolish it. The DeKalb Middle School project would update the industrial-tech area that was not involved in a 2003 renovation of the building, Grate said. It also includes $300,000 for heating and cooling improvements. A consultant said plans call for a 10-year repayment of bonds for the projects

with a maximum payment of $2 million per year. He estimated the total interest costs at $5,025,000. The payments would come from a property tax rate of 26.07 cents per $100 of assessed value. When payments begin in 2015, they would not increase the school district’s current tax rate of 51.13 cents for building debts. That is possible because some existing debt will be paid off by 2015. A chart showed the tax rate would decrease slightly in 2016, and again in 2019 and 2020. Narrating a slide show, Grate outlined the need for renovations at McKenney-Harrison. “Security is one of greatest challenges at McKenney-Harrison,” Grate said, because visitors can enter the building without passing through the office. The brick exterior of the 1930 Harrison building has been “a challenge to us for quite some time,” she said. The roof needs attention over both the Harrison wing

and the 1950s McKenney wing of the school. “Many times if you’re at McKenney-Harrison and it has rained, there are buckets in the hallway,” she said. The school’s cafeteria lack efficiency and has accessibility problems, she said. The two-story Harrison building has no elevator. The long, narrow classrooms on the Harrison side can be hot at one end and cold at the other, she said. “The classrooms at McKenney-Harrison have more of a 20th century feel than a 21st century feel,” Grate added. “We want to be able to keep McKenney-Harrison in town,” Grate said. “We’re very excited about being able to stay on this property.” The board took action on a second building project, voting to advertise for contractor bids on replacement of roofs for Waterloo and J.R. Watson elementary schools and DeKalb High School in 2014.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — With control of the Senate at stake in next year’s elections, President Barack Obama’s decision to name retiring Democratic Sen. Max Baucus as ambassador to China sets off a chain reaction that could give the White House and Democrats an edge in preventing Republicans from gaining a Senate majority. The beneficiaries could be Montana’s Lt. Gov. John Walsh, a Democrat seeking Baucus’ seat, and, thanks to the dominoes of Senate seniority, Sen. Mary Landrieu of Louisiana, who is facing a difficult re-election. The advantages would be

on the margins, potentially giving the two Democrats a slight boost. But in a series of close elections with Republicans needing to gain a net of six seats to recapture control of the Senate, any lift for Democrats could help them retain control and protect Obama’s agenda. Though the White House has yet to announce the nomination, several Democratic officials confirmed it and White House spokesman Jay Carney noted that Baucus “has been directly engaged for more than two decades in work to deepen the relationship between the United States and China.”

It’s not the first time an ambassadorship to China would have protected Obama’s political flanks. He nominated Jon Huntsman in 2009, essentially sidelining a potential Republican presidential adversary in the 2012 election. If Montana’s Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock appoints Walsh to fill the Baucus seat, as widely expected, that would give the Democratic candidate close to 10 months in the job and higher visibility against the likely Republican candidate, first-term Rep. Steve Daines. On leaving the Senate, Baucus would give up the gavel of Finance

Committee chairman. Potential replacements are Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W. Va., who has announced he won’t seek another term, or Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore. If Wyden assumes the chairmanship, then Landrieu would be on track to take over the Senate Energy Committee that Wyden currently chairs. For Landrieu, the chairmanship of the Energy Committee would give her greater influence over energy policy, an important perch for Louisiana. Rep. Bill Cassidy, R-La., and retired Air Force Col. Rob Maness, a tea party supporter, hope to challenge Landrieu.

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Area Events • TODAY BOYS BAS K ETBALL Central Noble at West Noble, 6 p.m. Churubusco at Prairie Heights, 6 p.m. Eastside at Lakeland, 6 p.m. Fairfield at Hamilton, 6 p.m. Leo at Garrett, 6 p.m. Westview at Angola, 6 p.m. Columbia City at East Noble, 6:1 5 p.m. DeKalb at Norwell, 6:1 5 p.m. SATU R DAY BOYS BAS K ETBALL Lakewood Park at Concordia, 6 p.m. DeKalb at Bishop Dwenger, 6:1 5 p.m. G I R LS BAS K ETBALL East Noble at Columbia City, 1 p.m. Hamilton at Fairfield, 1 p.m. Lakeland at Eastside, 6 p.m. Central Noble at West Noble, 6 p.m. Prairie Heights at Churubusco, 6 p.m. South Adams at Garrett, 6 p.m. Norwell at DeKalb, 6:1 5 p.m. W R E STLI NG Westview Invit ational, 8:4 5 a.m. Garrett at Carroll, 9 a.m. East Noble at Munster Super Duals, 1 0 a.m. BOYS SW I M M I NG Angola at Wawasee Invit ational, 1 0 a.m. M E N S C OLLEG E BAS K ETBALL Trine at Wabash, 3 p.m.

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FREMONT — Young boys basketball teams from Lakewood Park Christian and Fremont were engaged in an action-packed non-conference affair Thursday night. The Panthers started well, but needed a game-winning shot in the final minute and survived three Eagle chances to prevail 62-61. Noah Gardner’s running right-handed shot from the edge of the key went off the glass and in to be the difference in the game for Lakewood Park (3-3). Fremont could not convert on three chances around the basket the rest of way. The Eagles (0-4) trailed for much of the game, but led 61-58 with 1 minute, 59 seconds left after freshman Logan Pentecost made two free throws. “They did take a lead, but we didn’t collapse,” Panthers coach Chad Hibbard said. “We gave ourselves a chance to win because we competed and gave it 100 percent. “When we were up five in the

fourth, we went to our spread offense that was tailor-made for us when we have a lead. We were not stalling, but we were in a rush. Fremont kept battling.” LPC jumped out to a 17-5 lead late in the first quarter. But key Panthers got into foul trouble and were relegated to the bench. Fremont capitalized in the second quarter. The Lakewood players in foul trouble were not forced back into duty, and the Eagles drew even at halftime at 30. Lakewood Park built a lead to start the third quarter. But Fremont freshman Wade Regadanz kept his team around in the second half. Regadanz had 17 of his 27 points in the final 16 minutes, and tied a school record with seven made three-pointers. He also had 10 rebounds and five steals. Regadanz’s seventh triple got Fremont within one at 56-55 with 3:33 left. Regadanz had a layup off an Eagle steal shortly after to put KEN FILLMORE the Eagles in front 57-56. Noah Gardner (34) scored the winning basket for Lakewood Park Jared Gerke had nine of his SEE PANTHERS, PAGE B2

Christian’s boys basketball team in its 62-61 victory at Fremont Thursday night.

Big-play Butler helps Colts Purdue-ND INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Darius Butler is showing exactly what he is capable of. The Colts cornerback leads the team in interceptions and is tied for seventh in the league with four this season. In all, he has eight picks and has returned three for scores since joining the Colts as a free agent last year. Now in his fifth season in the league, Butler is starting to find his way. “The interceptions that he’s had over the last two years have been outstanding,” Colts defensive coordinator Greg Manusky said. “We’re trying to get everybody to get those interceptions, but for some reason he’s got a knack for it, he feels it, he has great hands, great vision and he does a great job of staying square and covering guys.” Butler played a big role in helping the Colts (9-5) pull away in a 25-3 win over Houston last weekend. He had two interceptions, setting up two field goals by Adam Vinatieri and helping the Colts take a 20-3 lead before halftime. “Anytime that you can get a couple turnovers as a team is awesome,” Vinatieri said. “But when you do it as an individual player, I mean, he was real close to getting a third one. He’s that kind of guy. He finds the ball.” Butler almost picked off Keenum against on Houston’s second play at the start of the second half. On Houston’s 23-yard line, it would have been a clear shot to the end zone.

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Indianapolis free safety Darius Butler, front, intercepts a pass intended for Houston wide receiver Andre Johnson during the Colts’ game on Sunday.

“It would have been the trifecta, hat trick, if you will,” coach Chuck Pagano said. “Great instincts. Nose for the football. Johnny-on-the-spot type of guy.” Indianapolis led by more than two scores by that point and cruised to a win. Still, Butler wanted that interception. “No excuse for dropping that one,” he said. “I got a good break on it. Should have been a pick six, really, but I guess I kind of took my eyes off it, like you said. I pictured the end zone and didn’t

concentrate and bring it in.” But overall, it’s been a pretty good month for Butler. He has started three straight games and his two picks against Houston tied a career-best. Last year, Butler intercepted two passes against Jacksonville and returned one for a touchdown. He also broke up three passes against the Texans — another career-high. Earlier this month, in a win over Tennessee, Butler made eight tackles — another career-high and a total he’s reached just twice before.

On The Air • P R E P BAS K ETBALL Columbia City at East Nobl e, WAW KF M, 9 5.5, 7:3 0 p.m. DeKalb at Norwell, onli ne at 9 5 5fmthehawk.com, 7:3 0 p.m. C OLLEG E FO OTBALL NCAA, FCS, semif inal, New Hampshire at North Dakot a St., E S P N2, 8 p.m. GOLF The Royal Trophy, second round, at Guangzhou, China, TGC, 1 0 p.m. N BA BAS K ETBALL Houston at Indiana, E S P N, 8 p.m. Minnesot a at L.A. Lakers, E S P N, 1 0:3 0 p.m. W I NTE R S P ORTS Women’s hockey, Olympic trials, United St ates vs. Canada, at Grand Forks, N.D., N BCS N, 8 p.m.

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Noble. Back row: Kyle Burchett, Eric Herber and Joseph Trost of Lakeland, Dante Graham, Prep of the Year Mark Beckmann and Clay Travis of DeKalb, and Coach of the Year Rusty Emmert of West Noble. Not pictured are Brad Pyle, Salvador Campos and Logan Weimer of West Noble, and Isaiah Mortorff of Angola.

SOUTH BEND (AP) — Another Notre Dame rivalry game is biting the dust. Purdue announced on Thursday it has joined Pittsburgh and Michigan on the list of teams that usually play the Fighting Irish on an annual or near-annual basis but won’t be any longer. Notre Dame’s annual game against Michigan State could be the next to fall. Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick didn’t respond to a telephone message seeking comment, but he is expected to discuss future schedules on Friday. Senior associate athletic director John Heisler said the university wouldn’t comment until it is ready to release its full schedule, which should come “soon.” Purdue said the teams, which have played annually since 1946 and 85 times overall, will meet in Indianapolis next season as part of the Shamrock Series home games the Fighting Irish play every season away from South Bend, and then not play again until 2020. Next year’s night game will be played Sept. 13 at Lucas Oil Stadium, home of the Indianapolis Colts. Some Irish fans scoff at the notion of this being a rivalry game, since the Irish lead the series 57-26-2. But the Boilermakers have had some stunning upsets against Notre Dame, earning them the title of “Spoilermakers.” The first occurred in 1950, after the Irish had won 14 of the previous 15 games between 1906 and 1949 and had won two national championships in three years. They were unbeaten in 39 games dating back to 1945 when Purdue upset the top-ranked Irish coached by Frank Leahy 28-14 in South Bend. The Boilermakers have beaten the Irish three other times when they were ranked No. 1, including handing the Irish their only loss in 1954 when Len Dawson, then a sophomore, threw four touchdown passes. Purdue also beat top-ranked Irish teams coached by Ara Parseghian in 1965 and 1967. In 1968, top-ranked Purdue beat No. 2 Notre Dame 37-22. But the Irish have beaten the Boilermakers six straight times and eight of nine. The two schools end the annual game on a more pleasant note than the Michigan series, which also ends next season. The two schools announced in 2007 that they had agreed to play annually through the 2031 season. But on the field before last season’s game, Swarbrick handed Michigan athletic director Dave Brandon a letter informing him the school was canceling games after 2015. The decision to end both series is the result of Notre Dame agreeing to play five games a season against Atlantic Coast Conference opponents when it joined the conference in most other sports.

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points in the fourth quarter for the Panthers. He also had eight rebounds and three steals. LPC also had 13 points from Drake Donaldson, nine points from Austin Mann and eight from Gardner. Hunter Yoder had four points, seven rebounds and four assists. Bradey Gerke had four points and five boards. It was a game that had plenty of missed opportunities from shots around the basket and at the foul line. Fremont was 13-of-20 from the charity stripe while the Panthers were just 9-of-20. But turnovers were once against the biggest problem for the Eagles as they ended up with 22 giveaways.

“Practice will take care of some of that,” Fremont coach Ted Bookwalter said. “It’s been a learning exercise. We’ve been right in games. The kids are coming around. “Our freshmen stepped up. Wade showed what he is capable of doing and does a good job defensively getting hands on balls. Pentecost is a good on-the-ball defender. “The guys are giving me everything they have. If we continue to do that, we’ll get better.” Alex Beams and Logan Peel each had 13 points for the Eagles. Beams added four rebounds, four assists and two steals. Peel also grabbed four rebounds. Tony LaRose had seven rebounds and three steals while Tyler Meyer grabbed six boards.

IU receives $40 million gift for Assembly Hall BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — A $40 million gift from Indianapolis philanthropist Cindy Simon Skjodt to renovate Indiana University’s Assembly Hall will give the arena a new name, a new entryway and other updates that officials said Thursday will preserve the iconic arena for generations. The 42-year-old home to IU’s men’s and women’s basketball teams will be renamed the Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall once renovations are complete as early as 2016, university president Michael McRobbie said during a news conference there. “This is an honor and dream come true for me,” said Simon Skjodt, a 1980 IU graduate.

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WATERLOO — DeKalb Central Elementary Wrestling 2014, presented by the DeKalb Baron Wrestling Club, will begin practice Jan. 6 from 6-7:30 p.m. in the DeKalb High School wrestling room. Other practice dates are Jan. 13, Jan. 22, Jan. 29, Feb. 3, Feb. 10, Feb. 17, Feb. 24, March 3, March 10, March 17, March 24 and March 31. Club cost is $80 for gold level and $60 for silver level. All wrestlers will receive a T-shirt, and Gold Level members will receive membership to the Indiana State Wrestling Association. You can either register at the first practice or return a registration form to any DeKalb Central elementary school office or the DeKalb High School main office (Door 1). For more information, contact Jason Hunter at (260) 385-6351.

Garrett goes 2-1 in Woodlan Invitational WOODBURN — The Garrett wrestling team went 2-1 at the Woodlan Invitational on Thursday. The Railroaders defeated Southern Wells, 61-14, Woodlan, 51-24, and DeMarco lost Adams Central, 61-30. Dylan DeMarco, Gabe Gunion and Bo Davis all went 3-0 for the Railroaders, and Cordell Camp finished with a 2-0 record.

Girls Basketball Heritage routs LPC MONROEVILLE — The Lakewood Park Christian girls basketball team lost to Heritage Thursday night, 75-33. Khrystyna Thompson led the Panthers with 10 points, and Natalie Mafera chipped in eight points.

DeKalb draws Glenn in Goshen tourney GOSHEN — The DeKalb girls basketball team will participate in what turns out to be a loaded Goshen Tournament on Dec. 27. The Barons (6-2) will play John Glenn (7-0) in one semifinal at 12:30 p.m. in Whiteman Gym. Class 2A No. 1 Tipton (6-0) takes on host Goshen (7-1) in the other semifinal, also at 12:30 p.m. in the main gym. The consolation game will take place at 4 p.m. in Whiteman Gym, and the championship game will be at 4 p.m. in the main gym. The JV tournament has the same semifinal matchups and locations, with the semifinals at 11 a.m. and the consolation/championship at 2:30 p.m. Admission is $6 for adults, $3 for students K-12 and free for under-kindergarten.

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Dwenger sweeps DeKalb in dual meet FORT WAYNE — The DeKalb boys and girls swimming teams both lost to Bishop Dwenger Thursday night. The Gillespie girls’ team lost 139-43 while the boys fell 106-74. Winning events for the boys team were Kahler Goldsmith in the 200-yard freestyle (2 minutes, 3.64 seconds), Seth Gillespie in the 50 freestyle (23.94) and John Turner in the 500 freestyle (6:01.81). Bishop Dwenger 139, DeKalb 43 (G) 200 medley relay: 1. BD, 2:14.05 200 freestyle: 1. Sturm (BD), 2:08.74. 2. Slinger (BD), 2:23.01. 3. Thelen (BD), 2:34.62. 200 IM: 1. McDonald (BD), 2. Clark (BD),

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Local Sports Briefs • key plays. Leigha Brown 2:36.12. 3. Gillespie (DK), 2:37.31. 50 freestyle: 1. Welch (BD), 28.81. 2. Houk (BD), 29.89. 3. Newell (BD), 30.00. Diving: 1. Goetz (BD), 166.85. 2. Garrett (BD), 129.35. 3. Kaiser (BD), 99.95. 100 butterfly: 1. Sliger (BD), 1:14.08. 2. Straley (BD), 1:16.20. 3. Lombardo (BD), 1:27.57. 100 freestyle: 1. Evans (BD), 57.28. 2. Houk (BD), 1:05.75. 3. Brinker (BD), 1:07.65. 500 freestyle: 1. Sturm (BD), 5:43.38. 2. Robinett (DK), 6:31.37. 3. Thelen (BD), 6:44.35. 200 freestyle relay: 1. BD, 1:53.70. 100 backstroke: 1. Evans (BD), 1:08.96. 2. Clark (BD), 1:17.44. 3. Vonholten (DK), 1:21.81. 100 breaststroke: 1. McDonald (BD), 1:16.58. 2. Gillespie (DK), 1:19.56. 3. Welch(BD), 1:19.57. 400 freestyle relay: 1. BD, 4:12.00.

Bishop Dwenger 106, DeKalb 74 (B) 200 medley relay: 1. BD, 2:01.31. 200 freestyle: 1. Goldsmith (DK), 2:03.64. 2. Spangler (DK), 2:06.59. 3. McIntyre (BD), 2:21.75. 200 IM: 1. West (BD), 2:17.59. 2. Turner (DK), 2:18.72. 3. Neumeier, (BD), 2:41.29. 50 freestyle: 1. Gillespie (DK), 23.94. 2. Dewald (BD), 24.13. 3. Maskal (BD), 25.75. Diving: 1. Frain (BD), 166.85. 2. Kelty (BD), 116.40. 3. Miles (BD), 103.50. 100 butterfly: 1. Gillett (BD), 1:02.66. 2. Goldsmith (DK), 1:04.86. 3. Dowell (BD), 1:05.66. 100 freestyle: 1. Dewald (BD), 53.06. 2. Gillespie (DK), 53.40. 3. Spangler (DK0, 58.06. 500 freestyle: 1. Turner (DK), 6:01.81. 2. Bainbridge (DK), 6:02.69. 3. Gillett (BD), 6:31.15. 200 freestyle relay: 1. BD, 1:40.60. 100 backstroke: 1. Downham (BD), 1:16.10. 2. Maskal (BD), 1:16.17. 3. G. Burris (DK), 1:23.38. 100 breaststroke: 1. Wuest (BD), 1:14.11. 2. Thelen (BD), 1:14.67. 3. Bainbridge (DK), 1:18.44. 400 freestyle relay: 1. BD, 3:45.33.

Middle School Boys Hoops Patriots go 1-1 against Carroll WATERLOO — DeKalb’s eighth-grade boys basketball team defeated Carroll Tuesday night, 41-39. Logan Kruse led DeKalb with 19 points. Jared Reutebuch added 11, Alec Brunson contributed seven points, and Adam Ellert and Brayton Spangler each scored two points apiece. DeKalb’s seventh-grade team lost to Carroll 28-21. Bryce Handshoe led DeKalb with five points while Dalton Smith, Kyle Dunham and J.D. Shearer all chipped in four points apiece. Ben Christiansen and Bailey Clark finished the scoring with a basket each.

Angola sixth grade sweeps DMS ANGOLA — The DeKalb sixth-grade boys basketball team played two games Wednesday night against Angola. In the first game, the Patriots lost 43-25. Kenlee Kruse led the Patriots with 10 points, while Caleb Nixon added six points, Evan Ostrowski four points and Evan Eshbach three points. The Patriots also lost the second game, 16-9. Harrison Beard scored five points and Lance Barnhart four points for DeKalb. Both teams ended their seasons with a 2-3 record.

NECC Basketball Conference tourney draws released Here is the draw for the Northeast Corner Conference Tournament for both the boys and girls basketball teams. The girls’ games will begin at 6 p.m. with the boys games following at approximately 7:30 p.m. The tournament will follow the winning boys teams when determining host sites. Tue., Jan. 14 Central Noble at Eastside Hamilton at Fremont Lakeland at Fairfield Wed., Jan. 15 Fremont-Hamilton winner at Eastside-Central Noble winner West Noble at Angola Westview at Fairfield-Lakeland winner Prairie Heights at Churubusco Thu., Jan. 16 Consolation games Fri., Jan. 17 Winner’s bracket semifinals Sat., Jan. 18 Championship games at West Noble, with girls starting at 6 p.m.

Middle School Girls Hoops DeKalb sweeps Lakewood Park WATERLOO — DeKalb’s eighth-grade girls basketball team pulled out a 36-20 victory over Lakewood Park Christian on Monday night. Early foul trouble hindered the Patriots, but the Patriots stayed strong and made

led the Patriots in scoring with 15 points. Madison Ring added nine points, Allison Marlowe had six points, Alexis Waligora added four points and Brooke Wright added two points. The DeKalb seventhgrade team pulled out a narrow victory over Lakewood Park, 20-15. The Patriots struggled to get their shots to fall early in the game, but battled back after halftime to pull ahead. Scoring for the Patriots was Brooke-destinee Lockwood with 12 points, Bethany Kelley with four points, and Hannah McAfee and Erica Bolinger with two apiece. Lockwood led the team with eight rebounds, and Kyrsten Butler and Shaina Ehmke grabbed five apiece.

DMS teams split with Carroll WATERLOO — DeKalb’s eighth-grade girls basketball team lost to Carroll, 39-38, on Tuesday night. The Patriots struggled with rebounding, allowing the Chargers to have numerous attempts to score. Although the Patriots forced numerous turnovers and captured numerous steals, it wasn’t enough in the end. Leading the Patriots in scoring was Leigha Brown with 24 points, Allison Marlowe with 10 points and Madison Ring with four points. The seventh-grade team defeated Carroll, 24-12. The Patriots played one of their best games this year, working as a team to stop the Charger offense. Leading the Patriots in scoring was Brooke-destinee Lockwood with eight points while Hannah McAfee, Erica Bolinger and Bethany Kelley all had four points. Jordan Stayer and Nicole Hagen both added two points each.

Youth Gymnastics TSG competes at Hoosier Cup INDIANAPOLIS — Girls from Angola’s Tri-State Gymnastics gym competed in the Hoosier Cup meet last weekend. The individual results are as follows. Xcel P level Alexis Speiss (hometown, Kendallville): Vault 9 (6th place), uneven bars 8.3, balance beam 8.2, floor exercise 8.8 (5th), all-around 34.3. Xcel G level Karlie Hutchins (Angola): Vault 8.6, uneven bars 8.55, balance beam 7.1, floor exercise 8.6, all-around 32.8. Xcel D level Sami Rinard (Angola): Vault 8.5, uneven bars 6.2 (1st), balance beam 7.6, floor exercise 8.7, all-around 31.05. Grace Gorman (Auburn): Vault 8.9 (1st), uneven bars 5.5, balance beam 7.8 (1st), floor exercise 9 (1st), all-around 31.2. Level 8 Jessica Jauregui (Waterloo): Vault 8.475 (4th), uneven bars 7.2, balance beam 8.55, floor exercise 9.075 (6th), all-around 33.3. Calie Hyndman (Corunna): Vault 8.925 (1st), uneven bars 8.1, balance beam 8, floor exercise 9.225 (2nd), all-around 34.25. Danielle Fisher (Bronson, Mich.): Vault 8.35, uneven bars 7.85 (7th), balance beam 8.325 (8th), floor exercise 9.25 (3rd), all-around 33.775. Avery Evans (Auburn): Vault 8.4 (6th), uneven bars 9.325 (1st), balance beam 8.425, floor exercise 9.2 (3rd), all-around 35.35 (2nd). Level 6 Ashtyn Evans (Auburn): Vault 8.6, uneven bars 8.85 (9th), balance beam 7.8, floor exercise 9, all-around 34.25. Sarah Boyd (Waterloo): Vault 8.65, uneven bars 9 (2nd), balance beam 9 (2nd), floor exercise 8.65, all-around 35.3 (6th). Level 4 Brooke Bowers (Waterloo): Vault 8.875 (6th), uneven bars 9.05 (5th), balance beam 8.75 (7th), floor exercise 8.25, all-around 34.925 (9th). Emma Schoenherr (Angola): Vault 9 (7th), uneven bars 9.1 (6th), balance beam 8.775, floor exercise 9.075 (7th), all-around 35.95 (7th). Leah Goodwin (Bronson, Mich.): Vault 8.9 (6th), uneven bars 7.05, balance beam 8.8 (4th), floor exercise 9.15 (2nd), all-around 33.9. Level 3 Layla Schoch (Coldwater, Mich.): Vault 9.2 (3rd), uneven bars 9.1 (3rd), balance beam 8.925 (5th), floor exercise 8.8 (12th), all-around 36.025 (4th). Randi Dudek (Coldwater, Mich.): Vault 8.6 (10th), uneven bars 8.35 (11th), balance beam 8.15 (11th), floor exercise 8.1, all-around 33.2. Sarah Hutchins (Angola): Vault 8.2, uneven bars 7.75, balance beam 8.325 (9th), floor exercise 8.6, all-around 32.925. Abigail Travelbee (Quincy, Mich.): Vault 9.15 (5th), uneven bars 8.85 (11th), balance beam 8.775 (9th), floor exercise 9.275 (6th), all-around 36.05 (7th). Level 2 Gracie Welch (Coldwater, Mich.): Vault 9.1 (5th), uneven bars 8.6, balance beam 9.2 (5th), floor exercise 8.7, all-around 35.6 (9th). Audrey Wilkinson (Angola): Vault 9 (3rd), uneven bars 8.35 (8th), balance beam 9.25 (1st), floor exercise 9.1 (6th), all-around 35.7 (5th). Katelyn Phillips (Angola): Vault 8, uneven bars 7.1, balance beam 8.2, floor exercise 8.75 (7th), all-around 32.05. Nicole Azzue (Waterloo): Vault 8.7 (6th), uneven bars 8.4 (4th), balance beam 8.2, floor exercise 8.75 (7th), all-around 32.05. Haley Hilyard (Angola): Vault 8.85 (9th), uneven bars 8.5, balance beam 8.9 (8th), floor exercise 8.9, all-around 35.15 (11th).

Boys Basketball Standings Northeast Hoosier Conference Conf. Ovrl W L W L Homestead 0 0 3 1 New Haven 0 0 2 1 Carroll 0 0 2 2 Columbia City 0 0 2 2 Norwell 0 0 1 1 DeKalb 0 0 2 3 Bellmont 0 0 1 3 East Noble 0 0 0 3 Monday’s Game DeKalb 46, Goshen 33 Tuesday’s Games Snider 74, East Noble 35 Bishop Dwenger 64, Norwell 59 (OT) Wednesday, Dec. 18 Garrett 45, Bellmont 42 Friday, Dec. 20 DeKalb at Norwell Columbia City at East Noble Bellmont at New Haven Homestead at Carroll Saturday, Dec. 21 DeKalb at Bishop Dwenger Monday, Dec. 23 Leo at Homestead Northeast Corner Conference Conf. Ovrl W L W L Prairie Heights 1 0 4 1 Angola 1 0 3 1 Hamilton 1 0 4 2 Westview 1 0 2 2 Fairfield 1 1 2 1 Lakeland 1 1 2 2 West Noble 0 0 4 0 Eastside 0 0 3 2 Churubusco 0 1 0 3 Fremont 0 1 0 4 Central Noble 0 2 0 4 Tuesday’s Games Hamilton 48, Central Noble 46 Eastside 68, Lakewood Park 59 Prairie Heights 64, Bronson, Mich. 30 Wednesday’s Game Concord 67, Lakeland 55 Thursday, Dec. 19 Lakewood Park 62, Fremont 61 Friday, Dec. 20 Westview at Angola Fairfield at Hamilton Eastside at Lakeland Churubusco at Prairie Heights Central Noble at West Noble Saturday, Dec. 21 Fairfield at Goshen Monday, Dec. 23 Angola at Garrett Allen County Athletic Conference Conf. Ovrl W L W L Garrett 1 0 4 1 Bluffton 1 0 3 1 Leo 1 0 2 1 Adams Central 1 0 3 2 South Adams 0 1 2 3 Woodlan 0 1 1 3 Heritage 0 1 0 3 Southern Wells 0 1 0 4 Tuesday’s Game Northfield 71, Southern Wells 38 Wednesday’s Game Garrett 45, Bellmont 42 Friday, Dec. 20 Leo at Garrett Adams Central at Woodlan Bluffton at Southern Wells Heritage at South Adams Saturday, Dec. 21 Snider at Bluffton Manchester at Leo Parkway, Ohio at South Adams Monday, Dec. 23 Angola at Garrett Leo at Homestead

Girls Basketball Standings Northeast Hoosier Conference Conf. Ovrl W L W L Homestead 2 0 8 0 East Noble 2 0 7 1 DeKalb 2 0 6 2 Norwell 1 1 6 1 Columbia City 1 1 7 2 New Haven 0 2 5 5 Carroll 0 2 2 7 Bellmont 0 2 0 9 Tuesday’s Games DeKalb 70, Lakeland 33 East Noble 60, Snider 45 Blackhawk Christian 49, Bellmont 43, OT Carroll 46, Northrop 36 Homestead 76, FW South Side 63 Columbia City 38, Warsaw 24 Wednesday, Dec. 18 New Haven 49, Adams Central 32 Norwell 56, Huntington North 44 Saturday, Dec. 21 East Noble at Columbia City Carroll at Homestead New Haven at Bellmont Norwell at DeKalb Northeast Corner Conference Conf. W L Fairfield 4 0 Westview 5 0 West Noble 4 1 Angola 4 2 Fremont 2 4 Prairie Heights 2 3 Lakeland 2 3 Churubusco 1 3 Central Noble 1 4 Hamilton 0 3 Eastside 0 4 Tuesday’s Games Westview 51, Angola 46 DeKalb 70, Lakeland 33 Garrett 44, Fremont 25 Central Noble 55, Hamilton 38 Eastside 52, Lakewood Park 47 Thursday, Dec. 19 Westview 64, Fremont 45 Whitko 64, West Noble 62 Saturday, Dec. 21 Hamilton at Fairfield Central Noble at West Noble Lakeland at Eastside Prairie Heights at Churubusco

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Allen County Athletic Conference Conf. Ovrl W L W L Garrett 3 0 10 0 Southern Wells 2 1 4 4 Leo 2 1 8 1 Woodlan 2 1 7 2 Heritage 2 1 7 3 South Adams 1 2 8 2 Bluffton 0 3 2 8 Adams Central 0 3 1 7 Monday’s Game South Adams 69, Wes-Del 18 Tuesday’s Games Garrett 44, Fremont 25 Leo 52, FW North Side 45 Concordia 52, Heritage 27 Southwood 44, Bluffton 33 Bishop Dwenger 60, Woodlan 50 Wednesday, Dec. 18 New Haven 49, Adams Central 32 Thursday, Dec. 19 Heritage 75, Lakewood Park 33 South Adams 63, Daleville 36 Saturday, Dec. 21 South Adams at Garrett Adams Central at Bluffton Southern Wells at Leo Woodlan at Heritage

Prep Boys Basketball Scores Thursday Andrean 54, Wheeler 37 E. Central 57, S. Dearborn 39 Indpls Herron 90, Indiana Deaf 46 Lakewood Park 62, Fremont 61

Prep Girls Basketball Scores Argos 51, N. Judson 28 Attica 64, N. White 20 Austin 74, Clarksville 40 Barr-Reeve 73, Shoals 23 Beech Grove 54, Indian Creek 53 Benton Central 51, Lafayette Jeff 41 Bethesda Christian 45, Faith Christian 39 Bloomington South 45, Bloomington North 36 Blue River 55, Muncie Burris 33 Borden 63, Madison Shawe 35 Castle 48, Henderson Co., Ky. 44 Columbus North 79, Columbus East 43 Eastern (Pekin) 53, New Washington 42 Ev. Central 60, Ev. Reitz 36 Ev. Mater Dei 67, N. Posey 48 Forest Park 47, Paoli 36 Greencastle 72, Rockville 47 Heritage 75, Lakewood Park 33 Indiana Deaf 63, University 31 Indpls Irvington 60, Indpls Howe 57, OT Indpls Northwest 58, Tindley 40

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Indpls Washington 58, Indpls Park Tudor 28 Jasper 44, Dubois 37 Jeffersonville 61, Corydon 49 Lou. Ballard, Ky. 63, New Albany 38 Madison 75, Jennings Co. 49 Morgan Twp. 40, Boone Grove 20 Mt. Carmel, Ill. 72, Ev. North 37 N. Central (Farmersburg) 61, Sullivan 58 N. Decatur 59, Waldron 31 N. Harrison 77, Salem 50 N. Knox 44, Wood Memorial 41 Oldenburg 51, Southwestern (Jefferson) 39 Penn 83, S. Bend Clay 7 Perry Central 57, Orleans 33 Plymouth 32, Warsaw 26 Providence 67, Christian Academy 45 S. Bend Adams 55, S. Bend St. Joseph’s 49 S. Decatur 54, Morristown 49 Scottsburg 60, Mitchell 37 Seeger 57, Clinton Central 17 Shakamak 45, Linton 25 Shenandoah 54, Monroe Central 41 Southwestern (Shelby) 88, Edinburgh 19 Tecumseh 54, Tell City 45 Terre Haute North 53, W. Vigo 34 Tippecanoe Valley 52, Winamac 51 Tri 62, Randolph Southern 36 Tri-West 57, Zionsville 42 Triton Central 69, Indpls Attucks 39 Twin Lakes 73, Rossville 28 Vincennes Rivet 54, Ev. Memorial 50 W. Central 57, Tri-County 24 Wapahani 87, Cowan 53 Washington 66, Loogootee 13 Westfield 76, Avon 44 Westview 64, Fremont 45 White River Valley 46, Eastern (Greene) 25 Whitko 64, W. Noble 62

National Football League AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA New England 10 4 0 .714 369 311 Miami 8 6 0 .571 310 296 N.Y. Jets 6 8 0 .429 246 367 Buffalo 5 9 0 .357 300 354 South W L T Pct PF PA y-Indianapolis 9 5 0 .643 338 319 Tennessee 5 9 0 .357 326 355 Jacksonville 4 10 0 .286 221 399 Houston 2 12 0 .143 253 375 North W L T Pct PF PA Cincinnati 9 5 0 .643 354 274 Baltimore 8 6 0 .571 296 277 Pittsburgh 6 8 0 .429 321 332 Cleveland 4 10 0 .286 288 362 West W L T Pct PF PA x-Denver 11 3 0 .786 535 372 x-Kansas City 11 3 0 .786 399 255 San Diego 7 7 0 .500 343 311 Oakland 4 10 0 .286 295 393 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Philadelphia 8 6 0 .571 364 349 Dallas 7 7 0 .500 393 385 N.Y. Giants 5 9 0 .357 251 357 Washington 3 11 0 .214 305 434 South W L T Pct PF PA New Orleans 10 4 0 .714 359 270 Carolina 10 4 0 .714 328 208 Tampa Bay 4 10 0 .286 258 324 Atlanta 4 10 0 .286 309 388 North W L T Pct PF PA Chicago 8 6 0 .571 406 391 Green Bay 7 6 1 .536 353 362 Detroit 7 7 0 .500 362 339 Minnesota 4 9 1 .321 363 425 West W L T Pct PF PA x-Seattle 12 2 0 .857 380 205 San Francisco10 4 0 .714 349 228 Arizona 9 5 0 .643 342 291 St. Louis 6 8 0 .429 316 324 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division Thursday’s Game San Diego 27, Denver 20 Sunday’s Games Minnesota 48, Philadelphia 30 Atlanta 27, Washington 26 San Francisco 33, Tampa Bay 14 Seattle 23, N.Y. Giants 0 Chicago 38, Cleveland 31 Indianapolis 25, Houston 3 Buffalo 27, Jacksonville 20 Miami 24, New England 20 Kansas City 56, Oakland 31 Carolina 30, N.Y. Jets 20 Arizona 37, Tennessee 34, OT St. Louis 27, New Orleans 16 Green Bay 37, Dallas 36 Pittsburgh 30, Cincinnati 20 Monday’s Game Baltimore 18, Detroit 16 Sunday, Dec. 22 Tampa Bay at St. Louis, 1 p.m. Indianapolis at Kansas City, 1 p.m. Denver at Houston, 1 p.m. Miami at Buffalo, 1 p.m. New Orleans at Carolina, 1 p.m. Dallas at Washington, 1 p.m. Cleveland at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m. Minnesota at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. Tennessee at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. Arizona at Seattle, 4:05 p.m. N.Y. Giants at Detroit, 4:05 p.m. Oakland at San Diego, 4:25 p.m. Pittsburgh at Green Bay, 4:25 p.m. New England at Baltimore, 4:25 p.m. Chicago at Philadelphia, 8:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 23 Atlanta at San Francisco, 8:40 p.m.

NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Boston 12 15 .444 — Toronto 9 14 .391 1 Brooklyn 9 16 .360 2 New York 8 17 .320 3 Philadelphia 7 19 .269 4½ Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami 19 6 .760 — Atlanta 14 12 .538 5½ Charlotte 12 14 .462 7½ Washington 11 13 .458 7½ Orlando 8 18 .308 11½ Central Division W L Pct GB Indiana 20 5 .800 — Detroit 13 14 .481 8 Cleveland 9 15 .375 10½ Chicago 9 16 .360 11 Milwaukee 5 20 .200 15 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 20 5 .800 — Houston 17 9 .654 3½ Dallas 15 10 .600 5 New Orleans 11 13 .458 8½ Memphis 10 15 .400 10 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Oklahoma City 21 4 .840 — Portland 22 5 .815 — Denver 14 10 .583 6½ Minnesota 13 13 .500 8½ Utah 7 21 .250 15½ Pacific Division W L Pct GB L.A. Clippers 18 9 .667 — Phoenix 14 10 .583 2½ Golden State 14 12 .538 3½ L.A. Lakers 12 13 .480 5 Sacramento 7 17 .292 9½ Wednesday’s Games Utah 86, Orlando 82 Miami 97, Indiana 94 Charlotte 104, Toronto 102, OT Detroit 107, Boston 106 Atlanta 124, Sacramento 107 Washington 113, Brooklyn 107 Minnesota 120, Portland 109 New York 107, Milwaukee 101,2OT Dallas 105, Memphis 91 San Antonio 108, Phoenix 101 Houston 109, Chicago 94 L.A. Clippers 108, New Orleans 95 Thursday’s Games Oklahoma City 107, Chicago 95 San Antonio at Golden State, late Friday’s Games Brooklyn at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Milwaukee at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m. Sacramento at Miami, 7:30 p.m. Utah at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. Charlotte at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Houston at Indiana, 8 p.m. Toronto at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Phoenix at Denver, 9 p.m. Minnesota at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m. Saturday’s Games Memphis at New York, 12 p.m. Washington at Boston, 1 p.m. Sacramento at Orlando, 7 p.m. Houston at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Utah at Charlotte, 7:30 p.m.

Cleveland at Chicago, 8 p.m. Philadelphia at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m. Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. Dallas at Phoenix, 9 p.m. New Orleans at Portland, 10 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Golden State, 10:30 p.m. Denver at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

National Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W LOT Pts GF GA Boston 35 23 10 2 48 96 74 Tampa Bay 35 21 11 3 45 97 84 Montreal 37 21 13 3 45 92 81 Detroit 37 16 12 9 41 94 101 Toronto 37 18 16 3 39 101 106 Ottawa 37 14 17 6 34 103 122 Florida 36 14 17 5 33 85 112 Buffalo 35 9 23 3 21 63 100 Metropolitan Division GP W LOT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 37 26 10 1 53 117 80 Washington 34 18 13 3 39 107 102 Philadelphia 35 16 15 4 36 86 97 Carolina 34 14 13 7 35 79 94 N.Y. Rangers35 16 17 2 34 79 95 New Jersey 35 14 15 6 34 83 87 Columbus 35 14 17 4 32 91 100 N.Y. Islanders35 9 19 7 25 85 121 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W LOT Pts GF GA Chicago 37 25 7 5 55 138 102 St. Louis 34 23 7 4 50 119 81 Colorado 33 22 10 1 45 96 78 Minnesota 37 20 12 5 45 86 88 Dallas 33 16 12 5 37 95 101 Nashville 35 16 16 3 35 80 99 Winnipeg 36 15 16 5 35 95 106 Pacific Division GP W LOT Pts GF GA Anaheim 36 24 7 5 53 116 91 Los Angeles 35 23 8 4 50 97 68 San Jose 34 21 7 6 48 112 84 Vancouver 36 20 10 6 46 100 86 Phoenix 34 18 10 6 42 106 105 Calgary 35 13 16 6 32 88 111 Edmonton 36 11 22 3 25 93 123 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Wednesday’s Games Pittsburgh 4, N.Y. Rangers 3, SO New Jersey 5, Ottawa 2 Thursday’s Games Toronto 2, Phoenix 1, SO Buffalo 4, Boston 2 Philadelphia 5, Columbus 4 Pittsburgh 5, Minnesota 2 Florida 4, Ottawa 2 Detroit 3, Calgary 2, OT Tampa Bay 4, Nashville 2 St. Louis 5, Montreal 1 Vancouver at Dallas, late Edmonton at Colorado, late San Jose at Los Angeles, late Friday’s Games Anaheim at New Jersey, 7 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m. Washington at Carolina, 7 p.m. Vancouver at Chicago, 8 p.m. Florida at Winnipeg, 8 p.m. Saturday’s Games Calgary at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. Phoenix at Ottawa, 2 p.m. Colorado at Los Angeles, 4 p.m. New Jersey at Washington, 7 p.m. Philadelphia at Columbus, 7 p.m. Montreal at Nashville, 7 p.m. Buffalo at Boston, 7 p.m. Detroit at Toronto, 7 p.m. Carolina at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m. Anaheim at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m. St. Louis at Edmonton, 10 p.m. Dallas at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

Major League Baseball Free Agents The 63 free agents who have signed, with name, position, former club if different, and contract. The contract information was obtained by The Associated Press from player and management sources. For players with minor league contracts, letter agreements for major league contracts are in parentheses: AMERICAN LEAGUE BOSTON (3) -- Signed A.J. Pierzynski, c, Texas, to an $8.25 million, one-year contract; signed Edward Mujica, rhp, St. Louis, to a $9.5 million, two-year contract; re-signed Mike Napoli, 1b, to a $32 million, two-year contract. CHICAGO (1) -- Re-signed Paul Konerko, 1b, to a $2.5 million, one-year contract. CLEVELAND (2) -- Re-signed Jason Giambi, 1b, to a minor league contract; signed David Murphy, of, Texas, to a $12 million, two-year contract. DETROIT (3) -- Signed Joe Nathan, rhp, Texas, to a $10 million, two-year contract; signed Rajai Davis, of, Toronto, to a $10 million, two-year contract; signed Joba Chamberlain, rhp, New York Yankees, to a $2.5 million, one-year contract. HOUSTON (3) -- Signed Scott Feldman, rhp, Baltimore, to a $10 million, three-year contract; signed Chad Qualls, rhp, Miami, to a $6 million, two-year contract; signed Matt Albers, rhp, Cleveland, to a $2.45 million, one-year contract. KANSAS CITY (2) -- Signed Jason Vargas, lhp, Los Angeles Angels, to a $32 million, four-year contract; signed Omar Infante, 2b, Detroit, to a $30.25 million, four-year contract. LOS ANGELES (1) -- Signed Joe Smith, rhp, Cleveland, to a $15.75 million, three-year contract. MINNESOTA (3) -- Signed Ricky Nolasco, rhp, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $49 million, four-year contract; signed Phil Hughes, rhp, New York Yankees, to a $24 million, three-year contract; signed Jason Kubel, of, Cleveland, to a minor league contract. NEW YORK (6) -- Re-signed Brendan Ryan, ss, to a $5 million, two-year contract; signed Brian McCann, c, Atlanta, to an $85 million, five-year contract; signed Kelly Johnson, inf-of, Tampa Bay, to a $3 million, one-year contract; re-signed Hiroki Kuroka, rhp, to a $16 million, one-year contract; signed Jacoby Ellsbury, of, Boston, to a $153 million, seven-year contract; signed Carlos Beltran, of, St. Louis, to a $45 million, three-year contract. OAKLAND (2) -- Signed Nick Punto, inf, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $3 million, one-year contract; signed Scott Kazmir, lhp, Cleveland, to a $22 million, two-year contract. SEATTLE (4) -- Signed Willie Bloomquist, 2b, Arizona, to a $5.8 million, one-year contract; signed Robinson Cano, 2b, New York Yankees, to a $240 million, 10-year contract; signed Corey Hart, of-1b, Milwaukee, to a $6 million, one-year contract; re-signed Franklin Gutierrez, of, to a $1 million, one-year contract. TAMPA BAY (2) -- Re-signed Jose Molina, c, to a $4.5 million, two-year contract; re-signed Juan Oviedo, rhp, to a $1.5 million, one-year contract. TEXAS (3) -- Re-signed Geovany Soto, c, to a $3.05 million, one-year contract; re-signed Jason Frasor, rhp, to a $1.75 million, one-year contract; re-signed Colby Lewis, rhp, to a minor league contract. TORONTO (1) -- Signed Dioner Navarro, c, Chicago Cubs, to an $8 million, two-year contract. NATIONAL LEAGUE ATLANTA (1) -- Signed Gavin Floyd, rhp, Chicago White Sox, to a $4 million, one-year contract. CINCINNATI (2) -- Signed Brayan Pena, c, Detroit, to a $2,275,000, one-year contract; signed Skip Schumaker, 2b, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $5 million, two-year contract. COLORADO (3) -- Signed LaTroy Hawkins, rhp, New York Mets, to a $2.5 million, one-year contract; signed Justin Morneau, 1b, Pittsburgh, to a $12.5 million, two-year contract; signed Boone Logan, lhp, New York Yankees, to a $16.5 million, three-year contract. LOS ANGELES (2) -- Signed Dan Haren, rhp, Washington, to a $10 million, one-year contract; re-signed Brian Wilson, rhp, to a $10 million, one-year contract. MIAMI (2) -- Signed Jarrod Saltalamacchia, c, Boston, to a $21 million, three-year contract; signed Rafael Furcal, ss, St. Louis, to a $3 million, one-year contract. NEW YORK (3) -- Signed Chris Young, of, Oakland, to a $7.25 million, one-year contract; signed Curtis Granderson, of, New York Yankees, to a $60 million, four-year contract;

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signed Bartolo Colon, rhp, Oakland, to a $20 million, two-year contract. PHILADELPHIA (4) -- Signed Marlon Byrd, of, Pittsburgh, to a $16 million, two-year contract; re-signed Carlos Ruiz, c, to a $26 million, three-year contract; signed Wil Nieves, c, Arizona, to a $1,125,000 one-year contract; signed Roberto Hernandez, rhp, Tampa Bay, to a $4.5 million, one-year contract. PITTSBURGH (2) -- Signed Edinson Volquez, rhp, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $5 million, one-year contract; re-signed Clint Barmes, ss, to a $2 million, one-year contract. ST. LOUIS (2) -- Signed Jhonny Peralta, ss, Detroit, to a $53 million, four-year contract; signed Mark Ellis, 2b, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $5.25 million, one-year contract. SAN DIEGO (1) -- Signed Josh Johnson, rhp, Toronto, to an $8 million, one-year contract. SAN FRANCISCO (4) -- Signed Tim Hudson, rhp, Atlanta, to a $23 million, two-year contract; re-signed Javier Lopez, lhp, to a $13 million, three-year contract; re-signed Ryan Vogelsong, rhp, to a $5 million, one-year contract; signed Michael Morse, of, Baltimore, to a $6 million, one-year contract. WASHINGTON (1) -- Signed Nate McLouth, of, Baltimore, to a $10.75 million, two-year contract. Remaining Free Agents The 105 remaining free agents: AMERICAN LEAGUE BALTIMORE (6) -- Alexi Casilla, 2b; Jason Hammel, rhp; Brian Roberts, 2b; Francisco Rodriguez, rhp; Chris Snyder, c; Tsuyoshi Wada, lhp. BOSTON (4) -- Stephen Drew, ss; Joel Hanrahan, rhp; John McDonald, ss; Matt Thornton, lhp. CLEVELAND (3) -- Rich Hill, lhp; Ubaldo Jimenez, rhp; Kelly Shoppach, c. DETROIT (5) -- Joaquin Benoit, rhp; Jeremy Bonderman, rhp; Octavio Dotel, rhp; Ramon Santiago, 2b; Jose Veras, rhp. HOUSTON (1) -- Erik Bedard, lhp. KANSAS CITY (4) -- Bruce Chen, lhp; Carlos Pena, 1b; Ervin Santana, rhp; Miguel Tejada, 2b. MINNESOTA (1) -- Mike Pelfrey, rhp. NEW YORK (6) -- Travis Hafner, dh; Lyle Overbay, 1b; Andy Pettitte, lhp; Mark Reynolds, 1b-3b; Mariano Rivera, rhp; Kevin Youkilis, 3b. OAKLAND (2) -- Grant Balfour, rhp; Kurt Suzuki, c. SEATTLE (6) -- Endy Chavez, of; Raul Ibanez, of; Kendrys Morales, dh; Oliver Perez, lhp; Humberto Quintero, c; Joe Saunders, lhp. TAMPA BAY (6) -- Jesse Crain, rhp; James Loney, 1b; Fernando Rodney, rhp; Luke Scott, dh; Jamey Wright, rhp; Delmon Young, of. TEXAS (3) -- Lance Berkman, dh; Nelson Cruz, of; Matt Garza, rhp. TORONTO (3) -- Munenori Kawasaki, ss-2b; Darren Oliver, lhp; Ramon Ortiz, rhp. NATIONAL LEAGUE ARIZONA (1) -- Eric Chavez, 3b. ATLANTA (7) -- Luis Ayala; rhp; Scott Downs, lhp; Freddy Garcia, rhp; Reed Johnson, of; Kameron Loe, rhp; Paul Maholm, lhp; Eric O’Flaherty, lhp. CHICAGO (3) -- Scott Baker, rhp; Kevin Gregg, rhp; Matt Guerrier, rhp. CINCINNATI (6) -- Bronson Arroyo, rhp; Shin-Soo Choo, of; Zach Duke, lhp; Cesar Izturis, ss; Nick Masset, rhp; Manny Parra, lhp. COLORADO (5) -- Rafael Betancourt, rhp; Jeff Francis, lhp; Todd Helton, 1b; Roy Oswalt, rhp; Yorvit Torrealba, c. LOS ANGELES (6) -- Chris Capuano, lhp; Jerry Hairston Jr., 3b; J.P. Howell, lhp; Carlos Marmol, rhp; Juan Uribe, 3b; Michael Young, 3b. MIAMI (4) -- Matt Diaz, of; Austin Kearns, of; Juan Pierre, of; Placido Polanco, 3b. MILWAUKEE (2) -- Yuniesky Betancourt, 1b; Mike Gonzalez, lhp. NEW YORK (7) -- David Aardsma, rhp; Tim Byrdak, lhp; Pedro Feliciano, lhp; Frank Francisco, rhp; Aaron Harang, rhp; Daisuke Matsuzaka, rhp; Johan Santana, lhp. PHILADELPHIA (1) -- Roy Halladay, rhp. PITTSBURGH (4) -- John Buck, c; A.J. Burnett, rhp; Kyle Farnsworth, rhp; Jeff Karstens, rhp. ST. LOUIS (2) -- Chris Carpenter, rhp; Jake Westbrook, rhp. SAN DIEGO (3) -- Ronny Cedeno, ss; Mark Kotsay, of; Jason Marquis, rhp. SAN FRANCISCO (3) -- Chad Gaudin, rhp; Andres Torres, of; Barry Zito, lhp. WASHINGTON (1) -- Chad Tracy, 3b-1b.

Men’s College Basketball Top 25 Schedule Friday’s Game No. 2 Syracuse vs. High Point, 7 p.m. Saturday’s Games No. 3 Ohio State vs. Notre Dame at Madison Square Garden, 7:30 p.m. No. 5 Michigan State at Texas, 4 p.m. No. 6 Louisville at Florida International, 6 p.m. No. 7 Oklahoma State vs. No. 20 Colorado at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, 11:30 p.m. No. 8 Villanova vs. Rider, 4 p.m. No. 13 Oregon vs. BYU, 10:30 p.m. No. 14 North Carolina vs. Davidson, 5 p.m. No. 15 Memphis vs. Southeast Missouri State, 8 p.m. No. 16 Florida vs. Fresno State at the BB&T Center, Sunrise, Fla., 4:30 p.m. No. 18 Kansas vs. Georgetown, Noon No. 19 Kentucky vs. Belmont, Noon No. 21 Gonzaga at Kansas State, 3:30 p.m. No. 22 UMass vs. Florida State at the BB&T Center, Sunrise, Fla., 2 p.m. No. 23 Missouri vs. Illinois at Scottrade Center, St. Louis, 5:30 p.m. No. 24 San Diego State vs. McNeese State, 10 p.m. Sunday’s Games No. 10 UConn at Washington, 3:30 p.m. No. 11 Wichita State vs. North Carolina Central, 8 p.m. No. 12 Baylor vs. Southern U., 5 p.m. No. 17 Iowa State vs. George Mason at the Stan Sheriff Center, Honolulu, 5:30 p.m. No. 25 Iowa vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 2 p.m.

NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Playoff Glance All Times EST First Round Saturday, Nov. 30 New Hampshire 45, Lafayette 7 Furman 30, South Carolina State 20 Coastal Carolina 48, BethuneCookman 24 Fordham 37, Sacred Heart 27 Tennessee State 31, Butler 0 Sam Houston State 51, Southern Utah 20 South Dakota State 26, Northern Arizona 7 Jacksonville State 55, Samford 14 Second Round Saturday, Dec. 7 Towson 48, Fordham 28 Coastal Carolina 42, Montana 35 New Hampshire 41, Maine 27 Eastern Illinois 51, Tennessee State 10 North Dakota St. 38, Furman 7 Eastern Washington 41, South Dakota State 17 Jacksonville State 31, McNeese State 10 Southeastern Louisiana 30, Sam Houston State 29 Quarterfinals Friday, Dec. 13 Towson 49, Eastern Illinois 39 Saturday, Dec. 14 North Dakota State 48, Coastal Carolina 14 Eastern Washington 35, Jacksonville State 24 New Hampshire 20, Southeastern Louisiana 17 Semifinals Friday, Dec. 20 New Hampshire (10-4) at North Dakota State (13-0), 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 21 Towson (12-2) at Eastern Washington (12-2), 2 p.m. Championship Saturday, Jan. 4 At FC Dallas Stadium

Frisco, Texas TBD, 2 p.m.

NCAA Division II Football Playoff Glance All Times EST First Round Saturday, Nov. 23 Winston-Salem 27, Slippery Rock 20 West Chester 38, American International 7 Carson-Newman 37, Newberry 27 Grand Valley State 40, Saginaw Valley State 7 West Texas A&M 27, Indianapolis 14 North Alabama 30, Tuskegee 27 Minnesota-Duluth 55, Emporia State 13 St. Cloud State 40, Henderson State 35 Second Round Saturday, Nov. 30 Shepherd 7, Winston-Salem 0 West Chester 40, Bloomsburg 38 Lenoir-Rhyne 27, Carson-Newman 20 North Alabama 37, North Carolina-Pembroke 13 West Texas A&M 34, Ohio Dominican 27 Northwest Missouri State 45, Minnesota-Duluth 21 St. Cloud State 54, Minnesota State-Mankato 48 Grand Valley State 34, Colorado State-Pueblo 30 Quarterfinals Saturday, Dec. 7 West Chester 28, Shepherd 7 Lenoir-Rhyne 42, North Alabama 39 Grand Valley State 35, West Texas A&M 28 Northwest Missouri State 59, St. Cloud State 21 Semifinals Saturday, Dec. 14 Lenoir-Rhyne 42, West Chester 14 Northwest Missouri State 27, Grand Valley State 13 Championship Saturday, Dec. 21 At Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, Ala. Lenoir-Rhyne (13-1) vs. Northwest Missouri State (14-0), Noon

NCAA Division III Football Playoff Glance All Times EST First Round Saturday, Nov. 23 Mount Union 34, Washington & Jefferson 20 Wittenberg 58, Lebanon Valley 17 Ithaca 20, Framingham State 17 Wesley 29, Johns Hopkins 24 Franklin 17, Washington (Mo.) 10 Hampden-Sydney 42, Maryville (Tenn.) 34 Hobart 34, Gallaudet 7 St. John Fisher 25, John Carroll 16 Rowan 24, Endicott 0 North Central (Ill.) 63, Albion 7 Wisconsin-Platteville 54, Concordia (Wis.) 20 Wartburg 41, Illinois Wesleyan 7 Bethel (Minn.) 70, St. Scholastica 13 Wisconsin-Whitewater 31, St. Norbert 7 Mary Hardin-Baylor 35, Redlands 7 Linfield 42, Pacific Lutheran 21 Second Round Saturday, Nov. 30 Mount Union 56, Wittenberg 21 Wesley 23, Ithaca 15 St. John Fisher 27, Hobart 6 North Central (Ill.) 52, Wisconsin-Platteville 24 Bethel (Minn.) 34, Wartburg 27 Wisconsin-Whitewater 33, Franklin 3 Mary Hardin-Baylor 59, Rowan 8 Linfield 31, Hampden-Sydney 21 Quarterfinals Saturday, Dec. 7 Mount Union 62, Wesley 59 North Central (Ill.) 41, Bethel (Minn.) 17 Mary Hardin-Baylor 45, St. John Fisher 23 Wisconsin-Whitewater 28, Linfield 17 Semifinals Saturday, Dec. 14 Mount Union 41, North Central (Ill.) 40 Wisconsin-Whitewater 16, Mary Hardin-Baylor 15 Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl Friday, Dec. 20 At Salem Stadium Salem, Va. Mount Union (14-0) vs. Wisconsin-Whitewater (14-0), 7 p.m.

Transactions BASEBALL American League CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Agreed to terms with RHP Ronald Belisario on a one-year contract. CLEVELAND INDIANS — Agreed to terms with RHP John Axford on a one-year contract. Designated RHP Trey Haley for assignment. NEW YORK YANKEES — Agreed to terms with OF Carlos Beltran on a three-year contract. Designated RHP Brett Marshall for assignment. OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Acquired OF Corey Brown from Washington for cash considerations. National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum NBHFM — Announced Thomas Tull was elected to the board of directors. Frontier League FLORENCE FREEDOM — Traded 1B Jeremy Hamilton to the Gary SouthShore (AA) for RHP Tim Verthein. JOLIET SLAMMERS — Exercised the 2014 contract options on OF Nick Akins, RHP Andrew Busby, C Zak Colby, C Kolin Conner, RHP Chase Doremus, INF Grant DeBruin, RHP Matt Dillon, RHP Shawn Kale, OF Joe Meggs, OF Darian Sandford, INF Niko Vasquez, and RHP Brett Zawacki. Declined the contract options on RHP Ryan Hartman, OF David Christensen, RHP Anthony Figlioia, LHP Lucas Goodgoin, LHP Corey Kimes, OF Seth Schwindenhammer, RHP Jason Sullivan and OF Jarod Yakubik. ROCKFORD AVIATORS — Signed RHP Kyle Brueggemann and OF Jeff Kremer to contract extensions. SCHAUMBURG BOOMERS — Signed 1B Brian McConkey to a contract extension. Exercised the 2014 contract options on RHP Tony Delmonico, RHP Mike Giovenco, RHP Preston Hatcher, LHP Danny Jiminez, RHP Matt LaMothe, RHP Clark Labitan, LHP Cameron Roth, LHP Adam Tollefson, RHP Seth Webster, C Ty Nelson, C Mike Valadez, INF Gerard Hall, INF Frank Pfister, INF Keith Werman and OF Alexi Colon. Declined the contract options on RHP Cody Griebling and LHP Randy Sturgill. FOOTBALL National Football League CHICAGO BEARS — Signed S Sean Cattouse to the practice squad. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Signed DT Jerrell Powe. Released WR Chad Hall. Canadian Football League EDMONTON ESKIMOS — Signed DT Almondo Sewell to a the contact extension through 2015. WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS — Signed DT Bryant Turner to a three-year contract extension. Released K Sandro DeAngelis. HOCKEY National Hockey League CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS — Recalled G Jason LaBarbera from Rockford (AHL). Reassigned G Kent Simpson (AHL). NEW YORK RANGERS — Recalled F J.T. Miller from Hartford (AHL). Assigned F Arron Asham and D Dylan McIlrath to Hartford. PHOENIX COYOTES— Recalled D Rostislav Klesla from Portland (AHL). WINNIPEG JETS — Agreed to terms with F Scott Kosmachuk on a three-year entry level contract. American Hockey League BRIDGEPORT SOUND TIGERS — Signed F Andrew Clark to a professional tryout agreement. Released F Jon Sim from his professional tryout contract. Southern Professional Hockey League PEORIA RIVERMEN — Acquired G Kyle Rank from Fayetteville for future considerations. SOCCER Major League Soccer SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC — Signed F Kenny Cooper. W-League W-LEAGUE — Announced the addition of the Gulf Coast Texans, beginning with the 2014 season. COLLEGE ARKANSAS STATE — Named Blake Anderson football coach. CENTRAL ARKANSAS — Named Steve Campbell football coach.

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SPORTS BRIEFS • Lakers’ Bryant likely to miss six weeks with knee fracture EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Kobe Bryant is expected to miss about six weeks with an injured left knee. The Lakers said Thursday that an MRI showed Bryant has a fracture of the lateral tibial plateau of his knee. The team said Bryant had hyperextended the knee in Tuesday night’s game at Memphis. The injury is the latest setback for the Lakers star, who had only returned to the court on Dec. 8 after nearly eight months away because of a torn Achilles tendon. Los Angeles had signed the fourthleading scoring in NBA history to a two-year contract extension last month. Bryant’s new deal is reportedly worth $48.5 million and takes him into his 20th season with the Lakers.

Youth safety program gets medical nods INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — USA Football’s Heads Up Football program has become the first youth sports program to earn official support from three major medical entities. The American College of Sports Medicine, the National Athletic Trainers Association, and the Professional Football Athletic Trainers Society, organizations representing more than 80,000 medical professionals, have approved the youth football initiative. The PFATS is the latest to partner with USA Football to advance youth and high school football player safety by endorsing Heads Up Football. PFATS includes more than 100 certified athletic trainers who serve NFL teams. Nearly 2,800 youth football leagues representing approximately 600,000 players in 50 states and Washington, D.C., have registered for Heads Up Football in 2013. The program is being piloted on the high school level this fall in 35 schools spanning 10 states. “Athlete safety is advanced through education, and that is the heart of USA Football’s Heads Up Football program,” PFATS President John Norwig said. “Education converts awareness into action. This program is establishing needed standards and behavior modification built upon the best medical science and research. Young athletes deserve this level of commitment. We are proud to endorse it.” Heads Up Football includes coach certification, safer tackling techniques, concussion recognition and response protocols approved by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and proper equipment fitting instruction. USA Football is the official youth football development partner of the NFL.

Heat’s James atop newest list of NBA jersey sales MIAMI (AP) — LeBron James of the Miami Heat again tops the NBA’s list of top-selling jerseys. The most recent list is based on overall sales in the fourth quarter of this year, along with Black Friday and Cyber Monday holiday sales. Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers is No. 2 on the list, followed by Derrick Rose of the Chicago Bulls, Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder and Carmelo Anthony of the New York Knicks. Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors is on the list for the first time at No. 6. Other first-timers on the list include James Harden of the Houston Rockets (No. 12) and Paul George of the Indiana Pacers (No. 14). Michael Carter-Williams of the Philadelphia 76ers is the lone rookie, checking in at No. 15.

White through safely to finals at U.S. Grand Prix COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. (AP) — Shaun White qualified for slopestyle finals at the U.S. Grand Prix on Thursday, guaranteeing himself the top-30 finish he needed to be eligible for the Sochi Olympics. Less than a week after hurting his left ankle during a halfpipe contest, White tried a conservative first run, then added an extra revolution to his last jump on his second trip down the mountain. He scored 85.66 points to finish third in his heat and earn a place in the 16-man final Sunday. “It’s kind of strange doing an event aiming for the top 30 because I always try to win the thing,” White said. “I’m really glad I got the pressure off me on the first run. I feel good. I’m happy I got the score and made it to the finals.” White skipped the halfpipe contest this week to be sure he was healthy enough for slopestyle — the event where he still needed the top-30 finish in this World Cup contest, which is a minimum international requirement for any potential Olympian. White still needs to qualify for one of the three spots on the U.S. team. Copper Mountain is the second of five selection events. The two-time Olympic champion in halfpipe hadn’t seen the course in Copper Mountain until Thursday and said he “kind of slammed things together” for his run. But he said his ankle was feeling well and he would probably go bigger in the finals Sunday.

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Combustible dust rules important First it was going to be in the spring of 2011. Then the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration said November. That’s when they would convene a panel to consider a rule to protect workers from combustible dust and how any rules would affect small businesses. Now, OSHA says April 2014, maybe. Unglamorous as it may be, controlling combustible dust, not just in coal mines, is a significant safety issue for workers across the country, whether workers realize it or not. The U.S. Chemical Safety Board has investigated numerous accidents and deaths that turned out to have combustible dust in common, even among different industries. A report from the Center for Public Integrity found that since 1980, dust has been involved in more than 450 accidents, killed almost 130 people and injured 800, and those numbers are probably underreported. The Chemical Safety Board recommended that the federal government issue safety standards for general industry to prevent dust fires and explosions. The rule should be based on the National Fire Protection Association’s standards and cover hazard assessment, engineering controls, housekeeping, building design, explosion protection, operating procedures and worker training. Of course, it’s hardly a surprise that this safety issue gets bumped down the Obama administration priority list. It seems every time the administration makes a move on something like worker safety or environmental protection, they get nothing but grief, even from places such as West Virginia, from the governor to lawmakers to union and business leaders. The president might expect a place so historically blue-collar as West Virginia would welcome efforts that protect workers, but he is probably not counting on it. No one wants a rule that industry is unable to follow, or another death or injury from a preventable cause. That’s why OSHA should get this panel convened and sensible rules enacted.

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To the editor: I’m writing in response to the article Sunday, Dec. 15, “Words complicate gay marriage debate.” “Words complicate” sounds funny from a man who has earned a good living from them. Words also define. If you use a spell checker and grammar checker then you know there are absolutes. Even changing one letter can change the definition, or at worse yet, make you sound unintelligent. Words are very important. Especially this time of the year when we celebrate “The WORD” becoming flesh. If there are no rules or absolutes in literature or writing, then we might be able to say, “Did God really say …” Genesis 3:1. But there are absolutes.

To the editor: Join Concerns Of Police Survivors as part of Project Blue Light and let your blue lights shine for law enforcement during the holidays. Remember, the color blue is also a symbol of peace. When you display your blue lights, you’ll be sending a dual message to everyone driving by that you support America’s peacekeepers, and that you hope the coming year will be a time of peace. The idea began in 1989 when Mrs. Dolly Craig wrote to C.O.P.S. that she would be putting two blue candles in her living room window that holiday season. One for her son-in-law, Daniel Gleason, who had been killed in the line of duty while serving with the Philadelphia (Pa.) Police Department on June 5, 1986, and Charles H. Summers one for her daughter and Danny’s wife, Garrett Pam, who had been killed in an automo-

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bile accident in August 1989. Danny and Pam had six children. Dolly Craig is now deceased as well, but her idea is her legacy. Project Blue Light now burns bright in the hearts of the nearly 32,000 survivors of America’s fallen law enforcement officers during the holiday season. C.O.P.S. adopted this idea as a way for everyone to honor the officers who serve and protect us while remembering those who have died in the line of duty. Project Blue Light has grown steadily as a way of remembering our departed law enforcement officers across America. The concept is simple. Place a single blue light in your window in memory of fallen officers. At this time of year, ornamental light fixtures, such as candlestick replicas, are easy to come by and serve this purpose well. Jess Jessup, patrol chaplain DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department

Santa Claus and the children have it under control Katelyn was talking to Santa at the mall. When her mother Dawn asked Santa what Katelyn wants for Christmas, Santa winked and told Dawn, “It is between Katelyn and me. It is already taken care of and on my list!” — Dawn Keen of New Mexico Dawn has been trying to get Katelyn to eat more vegetables. When Dawn put carrots on Katelyn’s plate, Katelyn said, “I don’t want those.” Dawn told her she needs to eat them because they will make her strong. Katelyn replied, “I talked to my stomach and it said it doesn’t need carrots today. My muscles say they are strong enough too!” When Gloria’s daughter, Connie, was going into first grade, she asked her dad, “People who speak different languages than we do … do they have different voice boxes?” — Gloria Gordon of Bluffton (Connie is now in her 50s.) When Connie got ready to go into first grade Gloria took her to buy some dresses. She was a little plump and they had two dresses that Connie and Gloria both liked. Gloria decided to buy them both, even though they were both the same. At school

when Connie started down the slide, her dress caught and tore. Gloria brought the other dress for Connie to change into. When the students saw Connie in the new dress (identical to the torn one) they said, “Boy, your mom is a good sewer!” About four years ago Linda’s grandson GRACE Ean (now 12) from Tennessee was HOUSHOLDER visiting (along with Linda’s daughter and son-in-law) at Christmas time. They enjoyed an outing to a pizza place with games and prizes. When they returned, Ean proudly displayed a ukulele he had gotten with the tickets he won. Linda explained to him that the ukulele comes to us from Hawaii. Ean looked at his instrument, turned it over, and said, “Not mine. It came from China!” — Linda Wingfield (grandmother) of Kendallville

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granddaughter Lily that she had seen very large birds (maybe vultures) sitting on the beach while she was walking her dog at Bixler Lake Park. Linda noted that she frequently saw gulls and geese but seeing the very large vultures or hawks was new for her. Lily said, “Well, Nana, they might have been on break.” In church the sermon was about Jesus being, among other names, the Prince of Peace. Lily leaned over and whispered to Linda, after seeing that phrase projected onto the screen at the front of the sanctuary, “I thought it was the Prince of Pizza!” (She was probably pulling Linda’s leg.) Lily has always loved church. When she was 3 or 4, after Children’s Church, her mom, Lucinda, asked her what the lesson had been. Lily replied, “We learned about Jesus and the monkey in the tree!” Not familiar with that story, her mother asked the teacher about it and learned it was from Luke 19, the story of Zacchaeus, who climbed a tree to hear Jesus preach. Thank you to everyone who contributes stories. If you have a story to share

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It’s that time of the year! Christmas lights, cameras, actions! “You can see it from space!” Kirby complained about his next-door neighbor’s Christmas lawn display. In his living room, at 9 p.m., with the curtains drawn and the lights off, it was as bright as daylight. The only difference was that daylight doesn’t twinkle and blink in different colors. “Did you see the six wise men?” he asked. “I thought there were only three wise men,” I said. “And I thought people were smaller back then. These guys are two feet taller than I am. I thought maybe they were the three wise men’s bodyguards.” “It started out with three — until another three went on sale right after Christmas last year. Next year there may be nine. Who knows? And what did you think of their camel train?” “Is that what that is supposed to be? I thought they were creatures

from ‘Star Wars.’ I wondered you see the holy family gathered what that had to do with around a T-shirt display Christmas.” in a Gap store on level 2B Normally, I like while shop clerks gathered Christmas lights. It gets around to celebrate the dark so early in the winter blessed event?” that it’s cheery to see the “Well, shop clerks are outlines of houses, the kind of like shepherds.” multicolored lights in the “Don’t tell me you’re shrubberies, a roly-poly buying into this. Doesn’t Santa waving at me as I it bother you that Jesus, JIM Mary and Joseph didn’t drive through town in the evening. As ever, some even have electricity and MULLEN we celebrate his birthday people do more decorating than others and some are by …” more tasteful than others There was an but this — this was what earthshaking thud. I ran to Liberace would have done if he had get under a doorway, thinking the had the money. house was about to collapse around “Did you see the manger?” us. Kirby just sat there. I yelled at “No, but I liked that big cutaway him to run for cover while he still of the Mall of America. You could could. park a car in it. What does that “It’s not an earthquake,” he said. represent?” “It’s the ‘Little Drummer Boy’ “That’s the creche. Didn’t segment starting up.”

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“That’s isn’t a drum, it’s artillery.” “No, Barry’s turned his entire roof into a speaker. Wait until you hear ‘Silent Night.’ It’s done by a marching band of life-size mechanical tin soldiers.” What I had mistaken for a natural disaster was starting to vaguely sound like a booming pa-rum-pum-pum-pum. From inside Kirby’s house, it sounded like one of those cars that go by with the music blaring and the windows up so all you can hear is the DNA-splitting bass. It was very hard to nail down any melody. “I know this will sound as if I don’t have any Christmas spirit, but can’t you put out a hit on your neighbor? Just have somebody whack him?” “No, because then I’ll look like the bad guy.” “People can be so judgmental.”

“Especially this time of year. Do you want to sleep on the sofa?” “Why would I sleep on the sofa? I’m going home to get some peace and quiet.” “I don’t think so. Take a look outside.” There was a solid line of cars snaking slowly through his subdivision past his house at 2 miles per hour. “That’s all right; someone will let me through.” “Really? I sat there for two hours last night before I was able to get out. But only because some woman who was taking pictures with her cellphone dropped it and stopped for two seconds to look for it.” JIM MULLEN is a syndicated columnist with Newspaper Enterprise Association. He can be contacted at JimMullenBooks.com.

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Couple need compromise on his time with friends DEAR ABBY: I have been married to my wife for a year and a half, and we have an infant child. I work while my wife stays home. My problem is she doesn’t like me playing sports and hanging out with friends. I have tried to make concessions and cut down playing sports to once a week. (I used to play two or three times a week, but that’s not good enough for my wife.) On game night, when I get home she gives me the silent treatment. She used to come to my games but won’t now, even though she has girlfriends who attend them. As for hanging out with my friends, I barely see them anymore — and when I do, they come here. If they stay any longer than 30 minutes, it causes a problem and my wife again won’t talk to me for the rest of the night. I have tried to compromise, but she feels as though

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any time I spend away from her and the baby is a no-no. Am I wrong to want to play sports and see my guy friends? I have tried talking to DEAR her about ABBY this, but she thinks any compromise Jeanne Phillips ismebasically doing what I want and her having to deal with it. — ONTARIO, CANADA, READER DEAR READER: You should not become a couch potato or become isolated from your friends because you are married and a parent. And neither should your wife. She may resent the time you spend with your friends

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• Carry it with you. Put a card with your health care agent’s name and contact information and where you’ve put the original copy of your directives in your wallet or purse. • In the glove compartment of your car. A colleague of mine recommended this, and it seems like a good idea to me. When I completed my first advanced medical directive, I was a healthy adult in mid-life. I had a very small risk of becoming seriously ill. But I wondered why it had taken me so long. At any age, and in any state of health, bad things can happen. Hopefully, that time will never come for me. But if it does, I want to control how I’m treated. DR. KOMAROFF is a physician and professor at Harvard Medical School. His website is AskDoctorK.com.

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