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AUBURN —Pianos will be set out across DeKalb County as part of the Pianos on the Square interactive outdoor family event.

Festivitites kick off Friday with a garden party from 4-7 p.m. on the lawn of the DeKalb County Courthouse in Auburn. The garden party will feature a chalk walk on Cedar Street, a garden party hat contest, piano music from Carol Foley, Julie Western and Sydney Hefty and refreshments.

Pianos on the Square runs through Sept. 15 and features decorated pianos all over Auburn, Butler, Waterloo and Garrett. Clubs, organizations and individ-uals have decorated the pianos and the public is encouraged to play them.

Pianos in Garrett are located at: the Judy A. Morrill Center, decorated by Courtney Reinhold; Garrett Public Library, decorated by Cora Myers; Garrett Museum of Art, decorated by Suzie Chisholm; and the courtyard near City Hall, decorated by Tracy Crocker.

Piano exhibit opens FridayMiss Garrett tickets

now on saleGARRETT — Tickets for the

52nd annual Miss Garrett Pageant are on sale at the Garrett-Keyser-Butler schools superintendent’s offi ce on East Warfi eld Street.

Fifteen Garrett seniors will compete for the title in the pageant Saturday in the Performing Arts Center.

Contestants are Bridget Chisholm, Alexis Obenauer, Kiersten Jarnagin, Michaela Scherer, Jacquelyne Zahner, MacKenzie Davis, Katelynn Butler, Jennifer Cleveland, Danielle Conley, Molly Wilhelm, Olivia Ruble, Hayley Hall, Katie Hunkler, Alyssa Patterson and Taya Firestone.

Tickets cost $9 each. All seats are reserved. The superintendent’s offi ce is open from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday.

Pep rally, parent teacher meetings

Aug. 8 at J.E. OberGARRETT — J.E. Ober

Elementary School in Garrett will be holding a Back to School Pep Rally on Thursday, Aug. 8. in the Bateman Gym from 5:30-6 p.m.

Parent-teacher meetings will be held following the pep rally. Parents who have children in grades K-2 will meet in their children’s classrooms from 6:15-6:45 p.m.

Parents who have children in grades 3-5 will meet in their children’s classrooms from 6:45-7:15 p.m.

While parents are attending the meeting, children will be entertained by several Ober staff members.

Immediately following the grades 3-5 parent-teacher meeting, a presentation, “Personalized Learning at J,E, Ober” will be shown in the Performing Arts Center. All parents are encouraged to attend.

Decorated pianos featured

in multiple cities

➤ Pianos, Page 5

Registered piano technician Brian Doepke tunes a baby grand piano on the west side of the DeKalb County Courthouse Monday. The piano is part of Pianos on the Square, a free, interactive, outdoor event featuring decorated pianos all over the county. The baby grand piano has been painted white and will be decorated by the nonprofi t Auburn revitaliza-tion group ADAC, with Auburn’s revitaliza-

tion as the theme. Decorating of some of the pianos is complete, while work will progress on others as the exhibit continues through Sept. 15. Pianos on the Square will open with a free garden party Friday from 4-7 p.m. on the courthouse lawn. Free outdoor concerts and recitals and other piano-related programs will take place throughout the six-week event.

Octavia Lehman

By Aaron Organaorgan@kpcmedia.com

AUBURN — The DeKalb County Council on Tuesday held the fi rst of its two-day sessions reviewing 2014 budgets of county departments.

The reviews continues Wednesday in the Commissioners Courtroom on the second fl oor of the DeKalb County Courthouse.

The county is facing an estimated budget $1.5 million shortfall heading into 2014, as it continues to battle rising heath care costs, extreme increases in property tax refunds and mounting delinquent taxes, said County Ccuncil President Alan Middleton.

Middleton opened Tuesday’s session by saying that after 2013 saw three rounds of cuts to meet unexpected shortfalls, the council’s review of the 2014 proposed budgets would be strict.

Middleton said the council would look for clarity and transparency in the proposed budgets, but also “savings and improve-ments in effi ciencies with costs.” Middleton said other ways to ease the budget aches could come from applying for an excess tax levy that could render $400,000, or cutting county staff.

Opening the session, Sheriff Don Lauer presented his department’s proposed $3.14 million budget. The fi gure is $19,950 under Lauer’s 2013 adopted budget through cuts

to such items as technical support, telecom-munications and medical costs.

Lauer’s budget includes a request for an additional $20,000 in fuel. He explained that is designed to prevent transferring funds to cover additional costs for fuel, as he needed to do in 2013. Lauer also told the council he would like to add a captain to his adminis-tration force at an additional cost of $2,269.

The county commissioners presented a $3.588 million proposed budget to the council that includes a .04 percent increase from the 2013 adopted budget. The commis-sioners added nearly $3,000 in travel and $7,400 earmarked for the Northeast Indiana Mental Health organization.

The commissioners warned that health insurance costs are expected to grow by 15 percent and liability insurance costs by 5 percent, together totaling some $301,000. However, the commissioners said they’ll pay the added costs with county economic development income tax money. The council challenged the commissioners to explore launching a health care clinic for county employees with CEDIT dollars to offset insurance premiums.

The county prosecutor’s offi ce presented a $229,472 proposed 2014 budget that was on par with its 2013 adopted budget.

Council seeks ways to cut county budgets

ARTISTIC CAMPERS

Lily Gould, 7 and Victoria Hug, 6 model hats they created during a creative art camp at the Judy A. Morrill Recreation Center this week.

Sue Carpenter

GARRETT — The Garrett-Keyser-Butler School District online student registration for the 2013-2014 school year is open.

If the enrollment process was not completed in the spring, parents are asked to complete the process now. The system is a secure and green process, which allows the district to verify all student demographic, emergency and medical information for each child prior to the start of the new school year.

The system allows parents to electronically sign the annual permission forms for school district policies. This online process replaces all the hard copy student registration and permission forms. Letters were sent home to parents in May with instructions on how to access the system for their students.

Parents also can access this information by logging onto the school’s website at www.gkb.k12.in.us and clicking on the registration tab. Parents of new students should contact the school before completing the online registration process.

The online registration process must be completed for a student to start school Aug. 12.

Parents with questions about completing the registration can contact J. E. Ober School at 357-3112, Garrett Middle School at 357-5745, and Garrett High School at 357-4114.

Breakfast, lunch prices listedBreakfast and lunch prices for the 2013-2014

school year are:• Breakfast — Students K-12 $1.25, reduced for

all grades is free, Adults — $1.45• Lunch — Students K-5 $2, 6-12 $2.10,

reduced for all grades is $.40, Adults — $ 2.75For the 2013-2014 school year, fourth- and

fi fth-grade students will dine together in the middle school cafeteria for lunch, and the Ober cafeteria for breakfast. These students will have the opportunity for more choices along with a la carte items that can be purchased. If parents would like to put spend limits on their students’ accounts, please call 357-3117.

Purchasing of a la carte items will not be allowed if a student carries a negative balance on his or her debit card.

The school lunch charge policy is on the school’s website under the food service tab. The website also contains a link to My Payments Plus. This site provides access to each student’s account activity and allows payments using a credit card.

Applications for free or reduced price meals are available. Parents may apply online by following the link on the website or by picking up a paper application at any of the school offi ces.

Student online

registration now open

Registration must be completed by Aug. 12

➤ Council, Page 3

National Night Out planned Tuesday

GARRETT — Garrett neighborhoods are invited to join with thousands nationwide to celebrate the 30th National Night Out crime and drug prevention event on Tuesday.

National Night Out is sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch and co-sponsored locally by the City of Garrett. More than 15,700 communities from all 50 states, U.S. territories, Canadian cities and military bases around the world are expected to participate this year.

The purpose of the event is to:• heighten crime and drug

awareness:• generate support for, and

participation in local anti-crime efforts;

• strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships; and

• send a message to criminals letting them know that neighbor-hoods are organized and fi ghting back.

From 7-10 p.m. Tuesday, Garrett residents are asked to lock their doors, turn on outside lights and and spend the evening outside with neighbors and police.

The Garrett Police Department invites neighborhoods to host events such as block parties and cookouts, visits from the police, contests, youth activities and anti-crime rallies.

People may contact the Garrett Police Department with any questions at 357-5151 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Chandler to play at Legion Aug. 9GARRETT — Russ

Chandler will provide entertainment Friday, Aug. 9, from 8-11 p.m. at Garrett American Legion Post 178, 515 W. Fifth Ave.

The event is free and open to the public.

For a list of upcoming events, visit the web sitegarrettamericanlegion.com.

Pesticide application

planned at Garrett schools today

GARRETT — Garrett-Keyser-Butler Community School District buildings will receive pesticide applications today.

All buildings are to receive pesticide applica-tions by ACE Pest Control from noon to 5 p.m.

For information concerning chemicals used, call Ace Pest Control, Mark Swihart at 260-834-2834 or the Garrett-Key-ser-Butler Community School District offi ce at 357-3185.

School district in need of

substitute teachersGARRETT — The

Garrett-Keyser-Butler Community school district needs substitute teachers for the 2013-14 school year.

People who were on the 2012-2013 school year substitute list were sent letters from the corporation regarding substituting for the coming school year.

Potential substitutes must meet several require-ments to be placed on the substitute list if they have not substituted in the school system previously:

• submit a request and be approved for an Indiana Substitute Certifi cate or hold a current Indiana Teaching License;

• be CPR-certifi ed;• submit to an expanded

criminal history check (potential substitutes are responsible for the $28 fee);

• complete a Garrett-Keyser-Butler employment application; and

• complete training on bloodborne pathogens and universal precautions.

A substitute orienta-tion meeting is planned for Tuesday at 10 a.m. in the middle school media center. Those attending should enter through door 16.

Participants will review the universal precautions and other checkpoints for substitute teachers.

Anyone interested in becoming a substitute teacher may attend the meeting or contact Mary Schendel in the Garrett Middle School offi ce at 357-5745.

Karaoke at Eagles on Friday

GARRETT — R & V Sound Karaoke will be at the Garrett Eagles Friday from 8-11 p.m.

The event is open to the public. The Eagles home is at 220 S. Randolph St.

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It can be diffi cult to pick out a new book at the library.

Once you’ve exhausted all your favorite authors’ offerings, it’s pretty much a hit-and-miss proposi-tion when trying someone different.

Getting books for the girl and the boy to take on a vacation is even worse.

That was the challenge I faced Tuesday.

Fearing an hour of “I don’t know …” hesitation, I trudged up to the Garrett Public Library, my little minions in tow.

As a parent, telling them “no” is pretty much a refl ex. Asking them if they like a book and having them tell me “no” is pretty much untenable.

Thankfully, we had just started our search when

we met Kiley Gingerich, a children’s librarian.

She quietly asked if she could help, so I told her some of the books my kids had read. I was more interested in whittling down her sugges-tions than expecting what came next.

Gingerich immediately engaged us with an enthusiasm that was incredible.

We all know the librarian stereotype, the buttoned-down woman with the glasses who spends half of her time checking out books and the other half

hissing “shhhhh.”Gingerich turns that

stereotype on its head.She immediately began

suggesting books based on what the boy and the girl had already read.

The popular music retailer iTunes offers something called “Genius” for its users. “Genius” suggests songs and artists related to what already has been selected.

As far as my kids went Tuesday, Gingerich was a living and breathing “Genius” when selecting reading materials. In the past, we have been to a couple of libraries and come home empty-handed after looking for an hour or more.

With not many other customers in the children’s section Tuesday, we lucked out when Gingerich came to

us and offered to help.In a day and age when

true customer service is a rarity, it’s obviously not a forgotten commodity at the Garrett Public Library under the guiding hand of Cate Birdseye, the library’s director. Gingerich didn’t just want us to fi nd books, she wanted the kids to fi nd good books.

Libraries are magical places, with each book containing a journey that can be experienced from one’s own living room, front porch or bedroom.

Finding the right book that will catch the imagina-tion of children isn’t easy. I’ve tried it.

We found a magical tour guide in Gingerich.

Her enthusiasm for fi nding the right books excited the kids. Her

knowledge of the books a 10-year-old girl and her 13-year-old brother would like to read was truly remarkable.

Each of the kids left the library with three books they couldn’t wait to get started reading.

This area is blessed with many carrying library professionals.

We found a gem in Gingerich.

You could say she’s a “Genius.”

Gingerich is Garrett’s library ‘genius’

MATT GETTS

We all know the librarian stereotype ... Gingerich turns that stereotype on

its head.

This past session, lawmakers worked with Gov. Mike Pence to priori-tize Indiana businesses and help unemployed Hoosiers get back to work. We focused on managing Indiana’s fi scal health by passing an honestly balanced budget and reducing taxpay-er-funded debt. We also passed signifi cant tax cuts, further empowering working families and businesses who are trying to expand.

Over the past few years, I’ve made a conscious effort to support Indiana’s tradition of hard work, low taxes and low business regulations.

Indiana has reduced its corporate income tax rate, capped property taxes, cut the individual income tax and eliminated the inheri-tance tax. These efforts have been recognized, as Indiana ranks fi rst in the Midwest in the Tax Foundation’s most recent Business Tax Climate Index.

Such measures are paying off in tangible ways, too. As the economic engines begin to turn again, Indiana remains at the head of the pack. Our state’s economy grew at the eighth-fastest rate in the nation in 2012, and statistics show that in

June the manufacturing industry saw its biggest one-month jobs gain in nine years.

These factors all emphasize that Indiana is a state that works for business. But there is still more we can do.

Each year, as technology develops and business

practices advance, we must take steps to ensure burden-some regulations are not impeding potential progress. According to Gov. Pence’s offi ce, there are more than 11,000 business regulations currently on the books. The overwhelming number of guidelines and “red tape” for businesses is hindering what’s really important: more jobs for Hoosiers.

That’s why the Offi ce of Management and Budget created the new “Cut Red Tape” website. This website allows Hoosiers from all walks of life and all different sectors of

business to submit their suggestions on ways to help streamline, reduce, improve or eliminate government regulations. You can help determine which of these are getting in the way of making Indiana the most effective, prosperous and effi cient state in the country.

To directly submit your thoughts to the “Cut Red Tape” website, visit www.in.gov/cutredtape. As always, you can also contact me with your ideas by email at Senator.Kruse@iga.in.gov or by phone at 800-382-9467.

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BUTLER —The 41st Miss Northeast Scholarship Pageant is Sunday at the Millie Hansen Auditorium, 603 E. Green St., Butler.

Twenty-seven girls and young women will compete for fi ve titles: Miss Northeast, Miss Northeast’s Outstanding Teen, Miss Northeast’s Pre-Teen, Junior Miss Northeast and Little Miss Northeast.

More than $6,900 in scholarships will be awarded. Doors open at 3:30 p.m. and the pageant begins at 4 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for students ages 6-18. Children 5 and under are admitted free.

Seven women will compete for the title of Miss Northeast. They are:

• Samantha Kahkola, daughter of Sean Kahkola and Billie Kahkola of Garrett. She will sing for her talent. Her platform is “Volunteerism: Helping Those Who Need it the Most.”

• Megan Thwaites, daughter of John and Sandra Thwaites of Garrett. She will perform a jazz dance for her talent. Her platform is “Relay For Life: Celebrate, Remember, Fight Back!”

• Allison Arnos, daughter of Brian and Trina Arnos of Fremont.

• Amber Bowerman, daughter of John and Tricia Bowerman of Angola.

• Paige Grate, daughter of Jay and Sherry Grate of Auburn.

• Tia Schrader, daughter of Dean and Dawn Schrader of St. Joe.

• Julianna Zehr, daughter of Yolanda Zehr of Spencer-ville.

Competing in Miss Northeast’s Oustanding Teen 2014 are:

• Victoria Ruble, daughter of Scott and Carmen Ruble of Garrett. She will sing for her talent.

• Natalie Hicks, daugther of Robert and Shelly Hicks Garrett. Hicks

will sing for her talent.• Sarah Ehmke, daughter

of Merlin and Lori Ehmke of Waterloo.

• Brenna Liddell, daugther of Duke and Brea Liddell of Auburn.

• Abby Scrock, daughter of Mark Scrock and Renee Sullivan of Spencerville.

• Megan Smaltz, daughter of Ben and Shelley Smaltz of Auburn.

The winner of Miss Northeast and Miss Northeast’s Outstanding Teen will go on to compete for the titles of Miss Indiana and Miss Indiana’s Outstanding Teen 2014 next June in Zionsville.

Five girls will compete in Miss Northeast Pre-Teen:

• Erin Wichman, daughter of Steve and Lisa Wichman of Garrett. She will perform

a vocal talent.• Faith Ehmke, daughter

of Merlin and Lori Ehmke of Waterloo.

• Shaina Ehmke, daughter of Merlin and Lori Ehmke of Waterloo.

• Kate Smith, daughter of Thom and Jama Smith of Auburn.

• Kendyl Smith, daughter of Thom and Jama Smith of Auburn.

Junior Miss Northeast 2014 participants include:

Emily Eshbach, daughter of Mike and Melissa Eshbach of St. Joe; Aliyah Kern, daughter of Nick and Teri Kern of Auburn; Hailey Pushis, daughter of Neil and Jeanne Pushis of Butler; and Sophia Ruble, daughter of Scott and Carmen Ruble of Garrett.

Little Miss Northeast

participants are:Kelsey Bergman,

daughter of Kelly and Ali Bergman of Garrett; Haylee Isley, daughter of Ron and Chasity Isley of Garrett; Raegan Isley, daughter of Ron and Chasity Isley of Garrett; Marissa Rowe, daughter of Justin and Brianna Rowe of Auburn; and Lydia Sullivan, daughter of Bob and Renee Sullivan of Spencerville.

Princess participants complete community service projects. This year, thety collected pre-packaged individual grab-and-go snack food items. The items will be donated to the Ronald McDonald House of northeast Indiana. Anyone attending the pageant may donate food items at the ticket counter.

Jessie ScheurichGARRETT — Jessie A.

Scheurich, 102, of Garrett and formerly of Churubusco died Wednesday, July 31, 2013, at Miller’s Merry Manor in Garrett after a brief illness.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Sheets & Childs Funeral Home in Churubusco with the Rev. Corinne Boruff-Stucker, pastor of Churubusco United Methodist Church, offi ci-ating. Burial will be in the Christian Chapel Cemetery, Merriam.

Visitation will be from 2-4 and from 6-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

To leave an online condolence log on to www.sheetsandchilds.net

Helen PenceBRYAN, Ohio — Helen

L. Pence, age 93, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 7:15 a.m. on Sunday, July 28, 2013, at Dream Haven Assisted Living in Edgerton, Ohio, where she was a resident, after a brief illness.

Mrs. Pence was a 1938 graduate of Garrett High School.

Private graveside services were in Williams Center Cemetery with the Rev. Grant T. Nicholls offi ci-ating.

Memorials are requested to Asbury United Methodist Church in Williams Center.

To sign the online register or to send condolences, please visit www.krillfuneralservice.com.

Nina DoveAUBURN — Nina Ruth

Dove, 83, of Auburn, died Tuesday, July 30, 2013, at her home in Auburn.

A funeral ceremony will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday, August 3, 2013, with visitation two hours

prior at Pinnington-Mc-Comb Funeral & Cremation Services, 502 N. Main St., Auburn.

Burial will be in Fairfi eld Center Cemetery, Corunna.

Memorial donations may be made to DeKalb Humane Society.

Eleanor ChevillotHAMILTON — Eleanor

Jeanett Chevillot, 87 years, of Hamilton, passed away Sunday, July 28, 2013, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana.

There will be no visita-tion. A memorial service will be held at a later date.

Arrangements are under the care of Oberlin-Turn-bull Funeral Home, 3985 E. Church St., Hamilton.

Those planning an expression of sympathy are asked to consider memorial contributions in her memory be made to the Hamilton Fire Department.

Richard SwagerAVILLA — Richard W.

Swager, 82, of Avilla died Sunday, July 28, 2013, at his rural Avilla home.

A memorial service was held at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 106 East Miller Road, Kendall-ville. Burial will be later at Circle Hill Cemetery in Angola.

MyronFenstermaker

KENDALLVILLE — Myron B. Fenstermaker, age 92, of Kendallville died on Sunday, July 28, 2013, at Lutheran Life Villages in Kendallville.

There will be no visita-tion or services.

Preferred memorials may be made to St. John Lutheran Church, 301 S. Oak St., Kendallville, IN 46755.

DEATHS AND TRIBUTES

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ART CAMP AT THE JAM CENTER

Sisters Leelu Rodriguez, 4 and Daleth Rodriguez, 8, show their artistic fl air during an art camp at the JAM Center this week.

Sue Carpenter

Readers Circle Book Club

Thursday, Aug. 1, 6:30 p.m. — We will discuss “Dance On the Water” by Laura Lynn Leffers.

Indentity Theft — How it happens, how to protect yourself

The Garrett Police will lead this program about Identity Theft on Thursday, Aug. 8, at 6:30 p.m. Please call or stop by the library to register.

Open Mic nightFriday, Aug. 9, 6:30

p.m. — We will celebrate the fi nal Music In the Park program with an outdoor open mic opportunity for local talent. Performers need to call or stop by the library before Aug. 8 to preregister and get on the rotation list.

Watercolor Basics Class

Saturday, Aug. 17, 1-3 p.m. — Mary Thiel will share her talents, tips and techniques. All supplies are provided. Participants will paint a work of art to take home with them. There is no cost to attend. Call or stop by the library to preregister for this class.

GenealogyThursday, Aug. 22, 6:30

p.m. — Curt Witcher, the director of the Fort Wayne Public Library Genealogy Department will be here doing a special genealogy program. His genealogy center is one of the largest in the United States. We are so happy to welcome him to Garrett Public Library. Space is limited, so please call or stop by the library to preregister to attend. There is no charge.

Melody Kitt performs a song during Friday’s fi nal Music in the Park series at the Garrett Public Library.

Sue Carpenter

BRIEFS

Prosecutor ClaraMary Winebrenner also presented a budget for the child support division that she cut by nearly $5,000 on the spot, ending up at $174,885.

Recorder Katie Firestone presented a $128,424 proposed 2014 budget that is unchanged from her 2013 adopted budget. Firestone told the council she will pay for several projects in 2014 — including a transfer of records from microfi lm to digital and the purchase of two printers — through a perpetuation fund not shown on the budget.

The council received a proposed 2014 budget of $476,226 from Clerk Marty Grimm that included no changes from the offi ce’s 2013 adopted budget.

Auditor John Fetters presented a proposed 2014 budget of $293,104 that was $1,004 under his 2013 adopted budget.

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LEGION SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

Four students were presented Garrett American Legion scholarships Sunday. From left are Post Commander Art Evans, scholarship recipients Jacob DenHartigh, Toree Brown, Andrew Rodriguez and Chelsea Wiechart, and Legion scholarship golf outing chairman Bob Miller.

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SONS OF LEGION SCHOLAR

Lee Bard II, right, was presented the Garrett Sons of the American Legion scholarship by Commander Tom Bishop following the annual scholarship golf outing.

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Mother Goose on the Loose Literacy Giving Circle members, from left, Janelle Graber, Judy Sorg and Vicki

James, show their worksheet from their 2012 grant award meeting.

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AUBURN — The DeKalb County Community Foundation is accepting grant proposals for local literacy projects.

Requests are due between Aug. 1 and Aug. 31. A total of $4,000 is available for grants.

In 2012, Literacy Fund grants supported programs at a library, a childcare facility and a reading club at a school. Grants also were awarded for books for a parent education program and literacy materials for juveniles in the criminal justice system.

Grants will be awarded from the foundation’s Literacy Fund, established

by members of the Mother Goose on the Loose Literacy Giving Circle. Grants will focus on programs that contribute to the skill development of lifelong learners in DeKalb County, including adults’ and children’s learning opportu-nities.

Charitable organiza-tions that provide literacy programs are invited to submit one-page request letters describing the programs for which they seek funding. Each letter should include a specifi c dollar request. Giving Circle members will vote on the proposals that will receive funding. Grants

will be announced in late September.

More information on the Literacy Fund is available at DeKalbFoundation.org. Click on “Grants,” then “Literacy Fund,” or call the community foundation offi ce at 925-0311.

The Mother Goose on the Loose Giving Circle was formed in 2004 to create an endowment fund that supports literacy programs in DeKalb County. Currently, there are 38 giving circle memberships representing 58 individuals. The giving circle is open to new members who commit fi nancial support to the fund.

Foundation invites literacy grant proposals

NORFOLK, Va. — Navy Fireman Pamela M. Saurbeck, daughter of Nancy M. Maynard of Auburn, along with other sailors stationed aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) departed Naval Station Norfolk, Va., marking the start of the ship’s eight-to-nine month deployment to the Arabian Gulf.

Saurbeck is a 2004 graduate of Garrett High School and joined the Navy in February 2011.

The USS Truman, along with the other components of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group, completed a composite training unit exercise in January prior to the originally scheduled

February deployment, and also a sustainment exercise and fl eet synthetic training exercise in June.

The February deploy-ment was delayed due to sequestration and the change of aircraft carrier presence requirements in the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility.

The current deploy-ment is part of an ongoing rotation of forward-de-ployed forces to support maritime security operations in the U.S. 6th and 5th Fleet areas of operations.

Maritime security operations set the conditions for security and stability in the maritime environment and comple-ment the counter-terrorism and security efforts of

regional nations. The operations aim to deny international terrorists use of the maritime environ-ment as a venue for attack or to transport personnel, weapons or other material.

The USS Truman is the fl agship for the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group. It can travel in excess of 30 knots and has a ship’s company of approximately 3, 000. With the embarked air wing and staffs, the number rises to about 5, 000.

The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group also consists of USS Bulkeley (DDG 84), USS Gettys-burg (CG 64), USS Mason (DDG 87), USS San Jacinto (CG 56), 1st Combined Destroyer Squadron staff and Carrier Air Wing 3.

Garrett grad Saurbeck deploys to Arabian Gulf

GARRETT — The Judy A. Morrill Recreation Center is sponsoring a Chicago bus trip.

Join friends and family for a day of shopping on Chicago’s Magnifi cent Mile on Saturday, Nov. 2.

One bus already has been fi lled, and a second bus has been added.

The journey begins on a luxury coach bus, where guests will be served a

light breakfast and enjoy a movie.

Guests will disembark right onto Chicago’s elite strip of shops, where their will be free to see the sights and do some holiday shopping at their leisure.

At the end of the day, guests will be picked up and receive a box supper including a sandwich, two sides, dessert, and beverage to enjoy on the ride back,

along with another movie to pass the time.

All proceeds will benefi t the JAM Early Education program.

Tickets are available at JAM, 1200 E. Houston St., Garrett for $55 each.

There are 35 spots left on the second bus.

For complete details on the trip, contact the JAM Welcome Center at 357-1917.

JAM Center sponsoring bus trip to Magnifi cent Mile

CAMPUS NEWSIPFW awards scholarshipFORT WAYNE —Indiana Univer-

sity–Purdue University Fort Wayne has announced Zachary Sarrazine, a graduating senior at Garrett High School, has accepted an IPFW Chancellor’s

Distinguished Scholarship. Sarrazine plans to begin his college career at IPFW this fall.

The scholarship provides full tuition and student fees and is renewable for up to four years.

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Schedule of Events

Friday, Aug. 2DeKalb County Courthouse lawn• 4-7 p.m. — Garden party. Music by

Carol Foley, Julie Western and Sydney Hefty.

Saturday, Aug. 3Eckhart Public Library Park• 10 a.m.-noon — Piano students

recital.• 2 p.m. — Jacob Garcia piano recital.• 4 p.m. — Marie Shannon piano

recital.

Sunday, Aug. 4 Eckhart Public Library Park• 2-4 p.m. — Dallas Fike piano

concert

Tuesday, Aug. 6 Close Community Room, Eckhart

Public Library• 2-4 p.m. — Film series.• 6-8 p.m. — Film series.

Saturday, Aug. 10Eckhart Public Library Park• 10 a.m.-noon — Piano students

recital.• 2-3 p.m. — Daniel Chiu piano

recital.• 3-4 p.m. — Susan Johnson piano

recital.

Sunday, Aug. 11 Eckhart Public Library Park

• 2-5 p.m. — performances by Trine pianists and talented nonprofessionals.

Tuesday, Aug. 13Close Community Room• 2-4 p.m. — Film series.• 6-8 p.m. — Film series.

Saturday, Aug. 17Eckhart Public Library Park• 10 a.m.-noon — Piano students

recital.• 1-2:30 p.m. — DeKalb High School

Jazz Combo.

Saturday, Aug. 17Close Community Room• 2:30-5 p.m. — Reading of

award-winning play, “Papillons,” by Ruth Tyndall Baker.

Sunday, Aug. 18Eckhart Public Library Park• 2-6 p.m. — Performances by Trine

pianists and talented nonprofessionals.

Tuesday, Aug. 20Close Community Room• 2-4 p.m. — Film series.• 6-8 p.m. — Film series.

Saturday, Aug. 24Eckhart Public Library Park• 10 a.m.-noon — Piano students

recital.• 1-5 p.m. — Performances by talented

non-professionals.

Sunday, Aug. 25Eckhart Public Library Park• 2-4 p.m. — Alexander Klepach,

piano, and Olga Yurkova, violin.

Tuesday, Aug. 27Close Community Room• 2-4 p.m. — Film series.6-8 p.m. — Film series

Friday, Aug. 30Courtyard Park• 4 p.m. — Clete Goens, piano.

Saturday, Aug. 31Courtyard Park• 3 p.m. — Clete Goens, piano.

Saturday, Aug. 31Eckhart Public Library Park• 3 p.m. — Piano students recital.

Sunday, Sept. 1Courtyard Park2 p.m. — Clete Goens, piano.

Monday, Sept. 2Courtyard Park3 p.m. — The Jones Band.

Tuesday, Sept. 3Close Community Room• 2-4 p.m. — Film series.• 6-8 p.m. — Film series.

Friday, Sept. 6Eckhart Public Library Park

• 6:30-7:30 p.m. — Lecture, “The Anatomy of the Piano,” by Brian Doepke.

Saturday, Sept. 7Cupbearer Cafe• 7 p.m. — Musical, “I Love a Piano,”

featuring the music of Irving Berlin.

Saturday, Sept. 7Eckhart Public Library Park• 10 a.m. -noon — Piano students

recital.• 3-5 p.m. — Dallas Fike, Angie

Baker and Gary Martin perform.

Sunday, Sept. 8Cupbearer Cafe• 2:30 p.m. — Musical, “I Love a

Piano,” featuring the music of Irving Berlin.

Tuesday, Sept. 10Close Community Room, Eckhart

Public Library• 2-4 p.m. — Film festival.• 6-8 p.m. — Film festival.

Saturday, Sept. 14Eckhart Public Library Park.• Noon-2 p.m. — Auburn Community

Band.• 3-5 p.m. — Tim and Sharon

McEntee.• 7-9 p.m. — Pianist Reggie Berg.

Sunday, Sept. 15Eckhart Public Library Park• 2-4 p.m. — Pianist Reggie Berg.• 4-6 p.m. — Jazz vocalist Colleen

McNabb.

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Class of 1961 Garrett graduates, from left, John Flora, Mike Kock, Rick Reeves and Curt Harriman participated in the alumni golf outing at Garrett Country Club.

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This group of golfers teamed up for the annual Garrett Alumni golf outing on July 19. From left, are Greg Velpel (1986), Kip Maggert (1986), Jim Vogel (1966) and Steve Bowman (1985).

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SPORTS BRIEFS

Garrett Middle School grid equipment handout set

GARRETT — The Garrett Middle School seventh- and eighth-grade football teams will be handing out equipment and practice information on Monday, Aug. 5, from 3-5 p.m. in the high school football blockhouse.

Offi cial practice will begin Aug. 12 after school until 5:30 p.m. Anyone with questions may contact coach Jake Clifford at 357-5745, ext. 2102.

Garrett High School volleyball try-outs set for next week

GARRETT — Garrett High School volleyball try-outs will be Monday through Wednesday from 8-10 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. in the Paul Bateman Gym, entering through Door No. 20

Each student-athlete should bring

completed physical if one is not already on fi le with the school athletic offi ce.

JAM Center offering youth football camp next week

GARRETT — The Judy A. Morrill Recreation Center is offering youth football camp 2013 next week.

Dr. Dan Weimer and his team of coaches will lead a fun and educational camp as the participants learn basic football skills through instruction time, drills and flag football.

Camp will be held at the JAM Recreation Center on Aug. 5, 6, 8, and 9 from 6-7:30 p.m.

Participants should wear T-shirts, shorts, helmets and cleats.

Children in grades 2-6 can register for $10 at the JAM Recreation Center, 1200 E. Houston St., or by calling 357-1917.

Indianapolis Colts linebacker Daniel Adongo, right, of Kenya, talks with linebacker Bjoern Werner (92) and

tight end Justice Cunningham during practice at the NFL team’s football training camp in Anderson Monday.

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ANDERSON, Ind. (AP) — Daniel Adongo has never played a down of American football, has watched only a few games on television and he tends to fi dget with his helmet.

Somehow, the Indianap-olis Colts found this muscle-bound 6-foot-5, 257-pound athlete on the rugby fi elds of Africa and decided to give him a shot at making an NFL roster.

“Just take your steps and be patient,” Adongo said. “The biggest thing is to be patient with myself and allow myself to have a good learning curve and build myself up.”

Three are plenty of things the 23-year-old Kenyan must fi gure out now that he’s working out with his new teammates at training camp.

He’s still learning how to get around town and around campus.

He’s still getting used to the sensation of a helmet and pads.

And, of course, he’s still learning what he’s supposed to do.

Teammates are convinced Adongo will be a quick learner, though those who have made the transi-tion from overseas star to American contributor know it won’t be easy.

“I was thinking back to when I came over for the fi rst time to play high school football, and that was a big thing,” said Indy’s most recent fi rst-round draft pick Bjoern Werner, who grew up in Germany. “Now he’s coming over, he’s here for two days and now he’s

going to experience an NFL camp right away. That’s going to be tough, but he has teammates so hopefully everybody can help him out.”

There is little doubt Adongo can run and hit.

But the Colts are still trying to fi gure out where he fi ts best and how long, or successful, the conversion might take. Adongo believes the move to linebacker is the most logical place to start given the combination of size, speed and aggression required to excel in rugby. If that doesn’t work out, maybe he’ll get a chance at defensive end or tight end or fullback.

“We watched him throw a football for the fi rst time and in about a nanosecond we said ‘You know he’s not a quarterback,’” general manager Ryan Grigson said. “But once you start seeing him move around with those long limbs and you see the type of competitor and really the traits he has as a human being and as an athlete, you have something to work with. You basically have a lump of clay for these coaches to work with.”

Adongo began his career playing for the Kenya Harlequins junior team. Eventually, he wound up on his native country’s U-18 and U-19 rugby squads. In 2006, scouts from the University of South Africa spotted him during a Safari Sevens tournament. A year later, he was attending the largest university on the African continent.

Then it was off to the Sharks Academy, and last year he competed in the Varsity Cup for the Univer-sity of Pretoria. This year, he was playing for the Southern Kings of Super 15 Rugby when the Colts started sending him emails and invited him to make the 17-hour fl ight for a workout.

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ANDERSON, Ind. (AP) — Andrew Luck has already mastered the turnaround.

Now it’s time to manage those lofty expectations.

After leading the Colts to a nine-game improvement in a record-breaking rookie season, Luck has responded to the biggest question of training camp — what will he do for an encore? — in typical low-key style.

“Get the balls in the receivers’ and play-makers’ hands better. I’m not quite sure what my completion percentage was last year, but it wasn’t good enough,” he said. “When the ball gets into T.Y. (Hilton’s) or Reggie (Wayne’s) or Darrius (Heyward-Bey’s) hands, good things happen.”

Of course, the same could be said of Luck.

When he won the starting job at Stanford in 2009, he took over a program that had endured seven straight losing seasons.

All Luck did was lead the Cardinal to records of 8-5, 12-1 and 11-2 and take them to three straight bowl games for the fi rst time since the 1930s.

The trend continued last season.

With Bruce Arians and Chuck Pagano calling the shots in Indy and critics waiting to see if Luck could live up to the hype of being the No. 1 overall pick, the rookie responded by taking a team that had gone 2-14 and was considered the worst in football back to the playoffs.

The Colts won 11 times, their highest win total since the 2009 Super Bowl run, and giving Luck the distinc-tion of being one of only fi ve quarterbacks since 1966 to win 11 games as a rookie.

He also wound up setting NFL rookie records

for yards passing (4,374), attempts (627) and 300-yard games (six). He fi nished second all-time among NFL rookies in completions (339) and third in touchdown passes (23).

He tied the NFL’s overall mark for most game-win-ning drives in one season (seven). And when that wasn’t enough to earn the league’s rookie of the year award or win in the playoffs, Luck devoted himself to coming back a better quarterback. It starts by improving his completion rate (54.1) and reducing the interception total (18).

“When I walked away from that (playoff) loss, it was disappointing. You want to win. You want to keep going,” Luck said.

But the Colts don’t want to rely solely on Luck.

So when Arians took his high-risk, high-reward offense to Arizona, Indy hired Luck’s college coordi-nator, Pep Hamilton, to run its offense. Hamilton has adopted a more conservative approach, blending the short, quick throws used in the West Coast Offense with a more traditional power-run-ning game.

General manger Ryan Grigson did his part, too. He signed right tackle Gosder Cherilus from Detroit and guard Donald Thomas from New England to improve the offensive line that yielded 41 sacks last season. Grigson took two more linemen in the draft.

The Colts believe Luck can make it all work.

“With each experience and new experience, and each different game and environment he goes into, new hostile environment or whatever, they’re all learning experiences that are

going to make him better in the end,” Grigson said. “We feel obviously good about Andrew Luck and where he’s going.”

It’s already been a very different start for Luck, who had an entire offseason to break down almost every snap he took last season.

He fl ew to South Florida to work out with Wayne, Hilton and LaVon Brazill and went back to California where he worked out with Heyward-Bey and former college teammate Griff Whalen.

He didn’t miss any of the team’s minicamp practices — a stark contrast to last spring when NFL rules forbid him from doing anything but the three-day rookie camp until fi nishing his college classes in June.

Since the Colts reported to training camp at Anderson University, a Division III school about 25 miles northeast of Indianap-olis, there have been no Peyton Manning questions.

Also gone is that steep learning curve that kept Luck up late, studying like he would for a fi nal exam.

And instead of trying to fi gure out where everybody is on the fi eld and where everything is off of it, Luck is playing it so cool, that he’s zipping balls through narrow windows and instructing golf cart drivers what direction to go on campus.

Clearly, he’s not a star pupil any more. He’s a respected teacher.

“There are a lot of guys leaning on Andrew right now. Not as much today as it was in the offseason,” coach Chuck Pagano said. “He needs to manage bad plays, manage the offense. He’s going to do those things.

“Eliminate the negative plays. We’re not going to try to waste plays. Andrew’s going to do his thing. Andrew’s going to run this thing and he’s going to make plays for us and obviously help us win football games.”

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