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The Garrett ClipperMONDAY

NOVEMBER 19, 2012VOL. 126

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Garrett High School’s spell bowl team f inished 4th out of 10 teams in c lass 3 in theNov. 10 Indiana Academic Spell Bowl State Finals at Purdue University in West Lafayette.East Noble’s spell team finished 5th in class 1 and 11th overall. Garrett and East Noble werethe only two northeast Indiana schools in the state finals. Competition was divided into threeclasses based on student enrollment with class 1 the largest and class 3 the smallest schools.Each class had 10 schools in the competition. Ten spellers from each team spell nine words.Garrett spellers, in front from left, include Cassie Smith, Jacquelyne Zahner, Ben Jacobsen,Victoria Stone, Alyssa Patterson and Stephanie Moore, In back are Courtney Castator, AlexisDoster, coach Jonelle Furnish, Julie Thorne, Ty Debes and Alexa Davis.

Sue Carpenter

SPELL TEAM FOURTH AT STATE

GARRETT — School officialscannot substantiate rumors of asuicide pact at Garrett MiddleSchool, the superintendent ofGarrett-Keyser-Butler schools saidThursday.

NewsChannel 15, our newspartner, said several parentsexpressed concern about a suicide

pact in messages to the station.Their children told the parents thatin the rumored pact, a differentchild each week would pledge toattempt suicide, continuing untilChristmas break.

Stockdale confirmed that twostudents recently attemptedsuicide, but they survived and are

receiving appropriate help,NewsChannel 15 reported.

Stockdale released a formalstatement about the situationThursday:

“Recently, we received reportsabout a possible suicide pactamong a few students at GarrettMiddle School. We are conductingan ongoing investigation and haveinterviewed over 30 students and

parents. To this date, we are unableto substantiate the rumor of asuicide pact. However, we takethese rumors seriously and willcontinue to investigate anyinformation we receive aboutpossible harm to students. We areworking with local law enforce-ment and counselors from theNortheastern Center regarding thisissue. I encourage anyone with

information to please contact theschool or local law enforcement.”

A parent who spoke toNewsChannel 15 criticized schoolofficials for being to slow toinform parents about the situation.

A meeting is planned tonight at6 p.m.in the Performing Artscenter to brief parents about the“unfounded rumor,” Stockdalesaid.

School can’t confirm suicide pactParent meeting is tonight in PAC

City meetings plannedthis week

GARRETT — The GarrettRedevelopment Commission willmeet today at 5:30 p.m. in CityHall.

The Garrett Board of PublicWorks and Safety will meetTuesday at 5:30 p.m. Agendaitems include the swearing-in ofnew police officer Bret Gage.

The Garrett Common Councilwill meet Tuesday at 7 p.m.Agenda items include:

• A report from Timothy Wallof Herceg and Assoc. regardingCity Hall improvements;

• the second and third readingof an ordinance providingresidential access by city officialsfor the water utility department;

• the first reading of anordinance prohibiting parkingduring certain hours on certainstreets; and

• the second and third readingof an ordinance amending fixedwages and salaries for police andfire department for year 2012.

Holiday Boutiquereturns to Garrett

Museum of ArtGARRETT — The Garrett

Museum of Art with Mary Thielwill present the second annualHoliday Boutique from Friday,Nov. 23 to Sunday, Dec. 23.

A variety of work from localartists and craftsmen will beavailable for purchase.

Featured products are pottery,paintings, woodcarvings, stainedglass and jewelry.

Shopping hours will beFridays from 5-8 p.m., Saturdaysfrom 4-7 p.m. and Sundays from1-4 p.m.

Special shopping hours forgroups can be arranged withTeresa Stafford at 442-7605.

Christmas Parade ofLights planned

GARRETT — Garrett’s sixthChristmas Parade of Lights willbe Friday, Nov. 23, in downtownGarrett.

Sponsored by the GarrettChamber of Commerce and theDeKalb County Horsemen’sAssociation, draft horse teamswill pull decorated wagons fromWarfield Street to downtownGarrett. Their expected arrivaldowntown will be at about 6 p.m.

Downtown businessesincluding restaurants will beopen during the event. Thecommunity is invited to celebratethe holiday season with theparade of gentle giants andbeautiful floats and lights.

The parade route follows EastWarfield to Randolph Streetthrough downtown.

Santa to visit FridayGARRETT — Santa Claus will

arrive by fire truck in downtownGarrett Friday at 11 a.m.

He will greet children at theSilver Screen Cinema. Childrenare asked to bring non-perishablefood items for the food pantry.

By Sue Carpentersuec@kpcnews.net

GARRETT — A new programthrough SCAN, Inc. and WorkOneNortheast will help those wishingto complete their high schooleducation plus gain tuitionassistance.

Be Someone Now is a freeprogram geared for ages 16-21years who dropped out of highschool and are seeking a GED andcollege or job training. In additionto working toward a GED,students attend a three-hoursession once a week at the GarrettLearning Center for students inNoble and DeKalb counties.Sessions are also offered in othercounties on a weekly basis.

Participants will earn $2,500 intuition assistance, alaptop/notebook computer,tutoring, job placement, help withshort-term goals in education andemployment, door prizes, giftcards, mentors and a job-shadowing experience.

To learn more about theprogram, go to www.scaninc.organd click the “Be Someone Now”link and complete the form, phonethe Garrett Learning Center at357-6216, or emailscuster@gkb.k12.in.us orgmyers@gkb.k12.in.us.

ProgramassistsGED

students

GARRETT — The GarrettHigh School After PromCommittee is holding a Christmasfundraiser through Dec. 14.

This year, three prizes will begiven away — first prize is anApple iPad mini; second prize is a$100 Visa gift card; and third prizeis a $50 gas card.

Tickets are available at thethree school offices and in thesuperintendent’s for a cost of 3 for$5.

The winning tickets will bedrawn at 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14 inthe superintendent’s office.

All proceeds will benefit the2013 After Prom Event.

GARRETT — A communitywide “Fill the Trailer” food driveand Thanksgiving service areplanned Tuesday, Nov. 20 atMiller’s Merry Manor in Garrett.

From noon to 8 p.m., much-needed nonperishable food andtoiletry donations can be droppedoff in a trailer in Miller’s parkinglot for the Community Care FoodPantry.

A community Thanksgivingservice will be in Miller’s diningroom facility at 6:30 p.m. A“chalk-talk” message will bepresented by a local artist.

All are invited to attend.

AfterPromfundraiser raffle

in progress

Food drive,Thanksgiving

service setTuesday

BY KATHRYN BASSETTkathrynb@kpcnews.net

Seated in her office, surroundedby voting machines, precinctelection reports and otherdocuments from this month’sgeneral election,DeKalb CountyClerk MartyGrimm ispassionate aboutone thing.

“It’s our civicduty and right tovote,” she said. “Ifwe can make iteasier, I think itwill be better.”

That’s why Grimm plans torevisit the idea of vote centersearly in 2013.

Vote centers give voters moreflexibility on Election Day,because they permit a registered

person to vote anywhere in thecounty instead of at traditionalprecinct voting places. Vote centersare connected through secureInternet connections, and as ballotsare cast, an electronic poll book isinstantaneously updated.

Grimm and others who supportvote centers say they make it moreconvenient for people to get topolling places on Election Day andalso will save money. Opponentsbelieve anyone who has further totravel to the polling place will beless likely to vote.

Noble County Clerk-electShelley Mawhorter said she willmake vote centers a focus whenshe takes office in January. Shehopes that if all things cometogether, vote centers could be inuse in 2014.

Because there are no electionsin 2013, that would be a good year

for training and purchasing anynecessary equipment, Mawhorteradded.

Although the Noble CountyElection Board has not yet votedon whether to go to vote centers,the county council has included$40,000 in next year’s electionbudget to buy software for votecenters, Mawhorter said. Votecenters require unanimousapproval of the county’s electionboard.

LaGrange County Clerk BonnieBrown said she is “very eager” tobegin looking into vote centers andplans to seek approval of thecounty council and commissionersto form a study committee earlynext year.

LaGrange County’s 14 precinctswere staffed by 70 poll workers

County vote centerscould be coming soon

Grimm

This color guard from Boy Scout Troop 178 carried in the flags during a Veterans Dayprogram at Garrett Middle School last week. From left are Avery Morrison, Alex King, JW Custer,Logan Brewer and Josh Blessinger.

Sue Carpenter

VETERANS DAY COLOR GUARD

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Entertainment atLegion Friday

GARRETT — B & BSound will provideentertainment Friday from8-11 p.m. at the GarrettAmerican Legion, 515 W.Fifth Ave.

The event is open to thepublic at no cover charge.

Go to garrettamericanle-gion.com for more informa-tion.

Live music atEagles SaturdayGARRETT — The

Garrett Eagles will hostRuss Chandler on Saturdayfrom 6:30-10:30 p.m.

The event is open to thepublic. The Eagles home isat 220 S. Randolph St.

Tri Kappa sellingnuts for holidays

GARRETT — Need astocking stuffer or a snackto take to the Christmasparty?

Tri Kappa nuts are in anda limited number of extrabags are available. Pecansand cashews are $10 perbag. Double-dippedchocolate and honey roastedare $6 per bag.

All are 1-pound bags andcan be frozen. Nuts can bepurchased at GarrettCountry Club or People’sFederal in Garrett, ParkerCarhartt Outlet in Avilla,Italian Grille in Auburn, orfrom any Tri Kappamember.

For more information,contact Amy at 357-5165.All proceeds benefit TriKappa programs.

Lions hostingdinner meeting,

school tourGARRETT —The

Garrett Lions Club will behosting an open dinnermeeting at Garrett HighSchool on Monday, Dec. 3at 6:30 p.m.

This VIP event willinclude a guest speaker,some special guests, and atour the new Garrett HighSchool that evening, whichwill be the first communityopportunity to see theschool.

The school will beauctioning a couple stonerosettas and other mementosfrom the old high schoolbuilding.

The pot roast meal willcost $10.

Those interested inattending should contact alocal Garrett Lions Clubmember. Tickets will beavailable in the next fewdays and this event will belimited to 300 people.

For more informationcontact Don Chaffin at 357-6151, Mike Tullis at 437-4301 or Thomas FuneralHome at 357-0444.

LOCAL NEWS

Driver hurts neckin rural collision

BUTLER — A Garrettdriver complained of neckpain after a two-vehiclecollision Wednesday at 5:23p.m., the DeKalb CountySheriff’s Departmentreported.

Jason T. Curry, 35, ofMusic Drive was driven to alocal hospital by a familymember and released with aneck contusion, a newsrelease said.

Curry’s 2000 GMC sport-utility vehicle collided with a2012 International box truckdriven by Travis S. Dry, 37,of Fort Wayne, police said.

Dry told police he wastraveling southbound on S.R.1 and stopped for a stop signat S.R. 8. He did not seeCurry driving eastbound onS.R. 8 and started to crossthe intersection.

Curry told police heslammed on his brakes, butcould not avoid a collisionwith the right front area ofthe truck. Police estimated$5,000 damage to eachvehicle.

Man sentenced to20 years for child

molestingAUBURN — A Hunter-

town man was sentenced to20 years in prison for childmolesting by DeKalbCounty Judge KevinWallace Wednesday.

David Ames Jr. of the15000 block of Old LimaRoad, pleaded guilty to theClass B felony crime as partof a plea agreement filed inDeKalb Superior Court I.The charge originally wasfiled as a more serious ClassA felony but was reduced aspart of the agreement, whichalso specified a sentence of20 years. As part of theagreement, the state willrefrain from filing more sexoffense charges againstAmes.

According to an affidavitof probable cause for Ames’arrest, Ames molested achild younger than age 14during the summer of 2010in a mobile home in Butler.

During other hearings inDeKalb Superior Court ITuesday and Wednesday:

• Jennifer Schuller of the600 block of East UnionStreet, Waterloo, received a60-day suspended sentenceand one year of probationfor disorderly conduct, aClass B misdemeanor. Shereceived one year ofprobation and was fined$30. She must pay courtcosts.

• Devin Reith of the 1200block of North DeweyStreet, Auburn, received a60-day suspended sentenceand one year of probationfor being a minor

consuming alcohol, a ClassC misdemeanor. Reith wasfined $30 and must paycourt costs.

• Dallas Howard of the600 block of DowlingStreet, Kendallville, wassentenced to one year in jail,all suspended except 180days, for operating a vehiclewith an alcohol content of atleast 0.15 grams, a Class Amisdemeanor. He was fined$500 and placed onprobation through Nov. 13,2013. He must pay courtcosts, and his driving licensewas suspended for 90 days.

• Joseph Bertoia of the600 block of NorthWashington Street, Angola,received two 10-monthsentences for possession ofcocaine and possession ofmore than 30 grams ofmarijuana, both Class Dfelonies. The sentences willbe served at the same time,but consecutive to a two-month sentence he receivedfor an unrelated charge ofresidential entry, a Class Amisdemeanor. He was fined$1 in both cases and mustpay court costs.

• Jose Maynez of the 800block of Griswold Court,Auburn, received a 90-daysentence, all suspendedexcept 20 days, for posses-sion of marijuana, a Class Amisdemeanor. He receivedcredit for time served in jailwhile the case was pending.He was placed on probationthrough Nov. 14, 2013, andwas fined $25. He must paycourt costs.

• Milan Stankovic of the3400 block of C.R. 34,Waterloo, was sentenced to90 days in jail, allsuspended except 20 days,for possession of marijuana,a Class A misdemeanor. Hereceived credit against thesentence for time alreadyserved in jail while the casewas pending. He was placedon probation through Nov.14, 2013, and was fined $25.He must pay court costs.

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Garrett senior Samantha Mettert is learningemployment skills through her job at Steak ‘nShake.

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I.C.E. STUDENT HIGHLIGHT

ICE student worksfor Steak ‘n Shake

I am Samantha Mettertand I work at Steak n’Shake in Auburn.

I decided to be in theICE program because Iwanted more educationabout the “real world.”

At Steak n’ Shake, Idress the sandwiches anddo all the food prep forthe day.

My favorite part of thejob is definitely thepeople I work with,because it is so easy toget along with everyone.

So far, I have learnedhow the fast foodindustry works and howimportant it is to get

along with everyone in aworkplace.

One quality trait Iconstantly see in mymentor, Jeffery Albert, ishow friendly he is tocustomers, even whenthey don’t agree withhim.

I would recommendICE to other studentsbecause it’s a good wayto spend your senior yearand you can earn moneyfor college all whilegetting credits in school.

Thank you to mycoworkers, our customers,and Garrett High Schoolfor this fun opportunity.

By Aaron Organaorgan@kpcnews.netAUBURN – The DeKalb

County Airport will add anew sport-utility vehicle anda lift to its fleet, after theairport authority boardapproved the purchasesFriday.

In its monthly meeting,the board granted airportmanager Russ Couchman nomore than $58,000 to

purchase the SUV and a 34-foot, tow-behind lift.Couchman said he hadreceived a quote from BenDavis Ford of $33,066 for aFord Explorer, but said hemay look into a new FordInterceptor because it isalready outfitted with a radioand lighting. The lift, whichwill be used to accesstowering maintenance needsaround the airport, runs

$22,000.Couchman will transfer

the truck he currently uses topatrol the airport grounds tothe maintenance department,which also will use the lift.Couchman will use the newSUV.

The vehicles will bepurchased with 2013 funds.

Also Friday, the boardauthorized Couchman tosolicit bids for designing a

makeover of the airportterminal.

Couchman said heenvisions a “spruced up”look with a funky design toappeal to the more exuberantclientele the airport services.He said the makeover willinclude removal of an office,a new reception desk and ajazzed-up pilot lounge withnew seating, among otherrenovations.

Couchman said in all, therehabilitation of the terminalcould run some $70,000,though the first bid willinvolve only the designportion.

The board announced thehiring of Jason Hoit asassistant airport manager.Hoit, who previouslyworked at the airport inTerre Haute, started in hisnew position Tuesday.

Airport board approves purchases

COMMUNITYCALENDAR

MondayDeKalb County Commis-

sioners, CommissionersCourt, 8:30 a.m.

Weigh to Go, FirstBaptist Church, Garrett, 10a.m. 357-5309

TRIM (Try RemovingInches Monthly) weigh-in,Alliance Industries, 901 E.Quincy St., Garrett, 5 -6p.m., meeting follows.Phone 357-3617 forinformation

Garrett RedevelopmentCommission, 5:30 p.m.,City Hall

Garrett Lions Club,Railroad Inn, 6:30 p.m.

Auburn/DeKalb CountyMultiple Sclerosis Self HelpGroup: DeKalb MedicalArts Bldg. Conference room303B. DeKalb MemorialHospital Auburn. Phone(260) 637-3820 for info

TuesdayDeKalb County Izaak

Walton LeagueRotary Club, Railroad

Inn, 12 noonFree anonymous/

confidential HIV testing,DeKalb County OfficeBldg., 2:30-4 p.m.

City of Garrett Board ofPublic Works, City Hall,5:30 p.m.

Diabetic Support Group,Heimach Center, Auburn,6:30 p.m.

Garrett City Council,City Hall, 7 p.m.

Overeaters Anonymous,St. Joseph Parish Center, 7p.m.

WednesdayFort Wayne Alzheimer’s

Support Group, 227 E.Washington Blvd., 10-11:30a.m.

American Legion Post178, 7 p.m., Garrett

Widows and WidowersSupport Group, St. JosephParish Center, 7 p.m.

Garrett Post 1892,V.F.W., lodge hall, 7:30 p.m.

DeKalb D.A.V., AuburnAmerican Legion Post 97,7:30 p.m.

Garrett Rotary president Tom Drzewieck i, third from right, presents a $500 check to CherylKarr, executive director of the Judy A. Morrill Center. The funds will doubled through a dollar-for-dollarmatching grant from Ron and Connie Dicke. From left are Sue Blotkamp from the JAM Center, Rotarians LiliHand and Jerry Parker, Karr, Drzewiecki, and Rotarians Brenda Mansfield and Susie Branscum.

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HoursThe library is open

Monday through Thursdayfrom 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., onFriday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.and on Saturday from 9 a.m.to 4 p.m. The library willclose Wednesday, Nov. 21 at5 p.m. and reopen Monday,Nov. 26, at 9 a.m. for theThanksgiving holiday.

Bird watching programFind out how to become a

part of the annual bird countby signing up for ProjectFeederwatch at the IndianaBirds program Saturday, Nov.

17, at 10 a.m. Warren Mead,the local Audubon Societyboard member will sharewhat people can do duringthe winter months to care forbirds. Call the library at 357-5485 to pre register for theprogram.

Watercolor class offeredMary Thiel will lead a

watercolor painting classSaturday, Nov. 17, from 1-3p.m. Thiel will share tips andtechniques on painting. Allsupplies are provided and

there is no cost to attend. Callthe library at 357-5485 to preregister for the program.

Kid’s Club celebratingThanksgiving

Children in kindergartenthrough fifth grade arewelcome to join Kid’s Clubon Tuesday, Nov. 20, from3:30-4:30 p.m. to celebratethe Thanksgiving holiday.Children will make a craft totake home. For more details,call 357-5485 and ask forKiley.

BernardBrumbaugh

GARRETT — BernardDean Brumbaugh, 69, ofBrutus, Michigan, died July7, 2012, in Tender CareNursingHome inCheboygan,Michigan,after alengthyillness.

He wasthe son ofthe lateCharles andPauline(Fogle)Brumbaughof Fort Wayne andJimmerson Lake.

Born in Fort Wayne andraised in Garrett, Ind., Mr.Brumbaugh was in automo-tive sales and was a veteranof the United States MarineCorps.

He is survived by oneson, Brad of Indiana; threedaughters, Beth of Indiana,Tanya Goodpasture ofIndependence, Mo., andMegan Burkhart of Frederic,Mich.; two grandchildren:Serenity and Raelynn; threesisters: Sandra Kump ofWaterloo, Ind., Linda Baneof Richmond, Ind., andCrystal Flagg of German-town, Md., and twobrothers: Randall and BryanBrumbaugh of Fort Wayne.

A memorial service forDean will be held Saturday,Nov. 24, 2012, at 12 p.m. inthe Auburn Church of theNazarene Social Hall at2301 N. Main St., Auburn,Ind., followed by a covereddish dinner for family andfriends.

Thomas Funeral Home inGarrett is in charge ofarrangements.

Ronald KelleyHUDSON — Ronald L.

Kelley, 78, died Tuesday,Nov. 13, 2012.

Services were heldSaturday at Helmer UnitedMethodist Church withPastor Donna Holcombofficiating.

Burial was in WrightCemetery.

Masonic services wereconducted Friday.

Memorials are toParkview Noble Hospice orRiley Childrens Hospital.

Johnson Funeral Home,Hudson handled arrange-ments.

Helen EsterlineAVILLA — Helen I.

(Sanford) Esterline, 92, of

Avilla and formerly ofPioneer, Ohio, died Tuesday,Nov. 13, 2012, at ProvenaSacred Heart Home inAvilla.

A celebration of lifegathering was held Saturdayat Feller & Clark FuneralHome, Auburn.

Private burial was inFloral Grove Cemetery inPioneer, Ohio.

Memorials may bedirected to the Alzheimer’sAssociation.

Earl DiehlANGOLA — Earl

William Diehl, 51, diedTuesday, Nov. 13, 2012, atCameron MemorialCommunity Hospital,Angola.

There will be privatefamily visitation.

Graveside services willbe at 11 at Wednesday atLakeside Cemetery inFremont with Milan Towersofficiating.

Memorials are to thefamily.

Beams Funeral Home inFremont is in charge ofarrangements.

Russell WolfKENDALLVILLE —

Russell J. Wolf, 88, ofKendallville died Thursday,Nov. 15, 2012, at ParkviewNoble Hospital in Kendall-ville.

Graveside funeralservices and burial wereheld Saturday at Lake ViewCemetery in Kendallvillewith the Rev. Dr. LeonardKing officiating.

Hite Funeral Home inKendallville handledarrangements.

Betty DarrKENDALLVILLE —

Betty J. Blaskie (Rynearson)Darr, 88, of Kendallvilledied Tuesday, Nov. 13,2012, at Provena SacredHeart Home in Avilla.

Funeral services wereheld Friday at Hite FuneralHome with Thomas Novyofficiating. Burial was inLake View Cemetery inKendallville.

Preferred memorials maybe made to American LegionPost #86 Auxiliary.

KatherineHildebrandt

AUBURN — KatherineM. (Evans) Hildebrandt, 91,of Auburn died ThursdayNov. 15, 2012, at DeKalbHealth in Auburn.

Services will be at 10

a.m. today, Nov. 19, at Feller& Clark Funeral Home,Waterloo with the Rev. BettySivis officiating. Burial willbe in North Shore MemoryGarden, Benton Harbor,Mich.

Memorials can bedirected to First ChristianChurch, Disciples of Christ.

Bernard PrebynskiAUBURN — Bernard J.

“Bernie” Prebynski, 57, ofAuburn, died Friday, Nov.16, 2012, at LutheranHospital in Fort Wayne.

A Mass of Christianburial will be at 11 a.m.Tuesday at ImmaculateConception Catholic Churchin Auburn with FatherDerrick Sneyd officiating.

Burial will be in HolyCross Cemetery in AkronWednesday.

Calling is today, Nov. 19from 3-8 p.m. at Feller &Clark Funeral Home,Auburn and also one hourprior to the Mass at thechurch Tuesday from 10-11a.m. Preferred memorialscan be directed to Immacu-late Conception CatholicChurch.

Noah DelagrangeSPENCERVILLE —

Noah Leroy Delagrange, 87,died Friday, Nov. 16, 2012.

Calling will be today,Nov. 19 from 2-4 p.m. and6-8 p.m. at Central Church,5801 Schwartz Road.

A memorial service willbe held at 7 p.m. onTuesday, Nov. 20 at CentralChurch. Pastors JeremyHelmuth and DonDelagrange will officiate. Aprivate family burial will beheld.

Memorials may be madeto DeKalb Home Hospice,1316 E. 7th St., Auburn, IN46706 or Central Missionsfund at Central Church.

Arrangements byCarnahan-Baidinger &Walter Funeral Home,Spencerville.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2012 kpcnews.com The Garrett Clipper PAGE 3

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LETTER TO THE EDITORMany enjoySenior Bash

To the editor:More than 300 people

attended the Senior Bash onOct. 25. It is occasions suchas this event when it isdifficult to know where tostart in sharing thehighlights of such a spectac-ular evening and then inmaking certain we leave noone out in expressing ourgratitude.

The Auburn AmericanLegion Post 97 presented thecolors, followed by arendition of “God BlessAmerica,” with the audiencejoining in.

Pastor Ralph Diehl, NewHope Christian Center,started the evening’s festivi-ties with a meaningfulinvocation.

We thanked the eventsponsors: Smith FarmsManor, The Laurels ofDeKalb, Bob Love and theDeKalb County Council onAging. This support allowsan event of this magnitudeto be offered at a reasonablecost to all.

The National MilitaryHistory Center provides theperfect location — a specialthanks to Tammy Hantz,museum director.

United Way of DeKalbCounty Executive DirectorJulie Hill-Lauer, campaignchairs Ian and Paula Mercer,United Way staff and severalboard members attended toman the pledge/donationtable and to give theirsupport to the event. Amission of our agency is to

use the event as a kick-offfor our participation in theannual DeKalb CountyUnited Way Campaign.

This year our agency’sin-house campaign chair,Bob Burris, planned a veryentertaining contest. Anyattendee who made adonation that evening wasentered into a drawing fromwhich three contestants werechosen. Each contestant wasthen partnered with a UnitedWay representative. Theydisappeared behind a curtainto don hula dancer outfits.The ensuing dance witheach participant playingtheir part to the hilt was metwith roars of laughter thatseemed to literally rock thebuilding. Audience applausefollowed with a finaldecision by United Wayjudges resulting in awards offirst prize, $75, secondprize, $50, and third prize,$25. The donations/pledgesnetted a sizable amountwhich will be included as aportion of the council onaging’s annual contributionto the United Waycampaign.

Dane Bailey, the SingingAuctioneer, kept the fast-paced evening on track andon time. Dane has abeautiful voice and greatrapport with his audience.

A highlight was anawesome show-stoppingperformance by the SummitCity Chorus (barbershopmusic at its finest). Thegroup’s emcee, DanJohnson, did a fine job.

High’s Bar-B-Q &Catering served a mouth-

watering chicken and porkchop dinner with all thefixings.

Once again, dozens oflocal merchants were morethan generous with fabulousdoor prizes. DeKalb Healthgraciously donated a grandprize of $150, which waspresented by Kelly Dunham,DeKalb Health interimC.E.O.

The council on aging’sways and means committeeand so many othervolunteers planned, soughtout the door prizes, createdmedia items, set up,decorated, greeted guests,worked at the sign-up tablesand cleaned up.

Our hats go off to KPCMedia/The Star andespecially Lisa Myers andKathryn Bassett for theirassistance.

This annual event is achance to enjoy time withfamily and friends, to renewold friendships and to makenew ones.

We all must find our ownway of living in this all-too-hectic world. We want theSenior Bash to be anopportunity to simply relaxand enjoy many of thesimpler pleasures that helpus to realize what is reallyimportant to each of us.

We look forward to the2013 Senior Bash; sameplace, same time, differentdate, but hopefully onceagain an event you won’twant to miss.

Meg ZenkDeKalb County Council

on Aging

Jason Bolinger, center, owner of Garrett Hardware, was recentlyrecognized by Chamber members Marc Chamberlin, left, and Dr. Sarah Ragan.

Sue Carpenter

CHAMBER SPOTLIGHT

GARRETT — TheGarrett Hardware wasrecently spotlighted by theGarrett Chamber ofCommerce.

The hardware’s historybegan with George Wyattbefore World War II at thenorthwest corner of Quincyand Randolph streets in theformer American Legionbuilding.

The store was moved to

its current location at 206 S.Randolph St. in 1959.

In Jan. 1970, JamesFeiser bought the store andrenamed it James Hardware.

The store was alsoowned by Charlie Rowe andSteve Osterhout.

The Bolinger family hasowned and operated thestore since 1986. JasonBolinger currentlymanagers and co-owns the

store. He has worked at thehardware since he was 11years old.

Shoppers can find manyuseful items and services atGarrett Hardware, such asglass window and screenrepair, lock rekeying andrepair, pipe cutting and UPSshipping.

Hours are Monday-Friday 8-8, Saturday 8-5and Sunday 10-4.

Local Chamber of Commercespotlights Garrett Hardware

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While the 2012 electionhas come and gone, lawmak-ers’ work is just beginning. Ina few weeks, the IndianaSenate will convene for thefirst time since March. Thisday – Organization Day –will ceremonially kick off the2013 legislative session.

Generally, OrganizationDay is administrative, and nolegislation is voted on ordiscussed. It is used as anopportunity for arrangingcommittees and swearing innew members. This also giveseach caucus the opportunityto organize before sessionofficially begins on Jan. 7.

Every other year, theGeneral Assembly focuses ondrafting and implementing anew budget to fund govern-ment services in Indiana. The2013 session will be a budgetyear with session scheduledto conclude on April 29.

Many issues will bebrought to the table for

discussion in 2013. Theseinclude:

• BudgetSurplus —Indiana isprojected tohave abudgetsurplus ofmore than$400 millionthis year.Some peoplebelieve thismoneyshould bereturned totaxpayerswhile othersthink itshould boost funding for stateservices. This debate will bereviewed as our legislatorsconstruct next year’s budget.

• Vocational EducationFunding — Many Hoosiersfeel there should be astronger emphasis in ourschools on vocational andtechnical education as analternative to attendingcollege. Lawmakers areconsidering increasing fundsto support these programsand expand opportunities for

students.• Sentencing Reform—For

the past two years, theGeneral Assembly’s CriminalCode Evaluation Commissionhas reviewed Indiana’ssystem for categorizingcrimes and made suggestionsto improve the system. TheCommission’s proposedlegislation to change felonysentencing will be discussedonce session begins.

• Department of ChildServices Hotline — Indiana’sDepartment of Child Services(DCS) was investigated thisyear following concernsabout its management andperformance. Particularly, theDCS hotline for reportingchild abuse and neglect cameunder scrutiny as somebelieve it does not properlyrespond to complaints. TheGeneral Assembly’s DCSInterim Study Committeedeliberated the idea ofallowing professionals likepolice and teachers to reportabuse directly to localcaseworkers rather thanthrough the statewide hotline.This proposal will be furtherreviewed during session.

• College PerformanceFunding — In an effort tohelp more Hoosiers graduatefrom college on time, somelegislators support givingmore state funding to publicuniversities and colleges thatmeet performance goals likeimproving on-time graduationrates and degree completion.Expect college performancefunding to come up in budgetdiscussions.

It is my goal to bestrepresent the people in thecommunities in SenateDistrict 14. I encourageanyone who would like tovoice an opinion on theseissues or any others affectingour state to email me atsenator.kruse@iga.in.gov orwrite to the followingaddress:

State Sen. Dennis Kruse,Indiana Senate, 200 W.Washington St., Indianapolis,IN 46204

As our legislature preparesto meet, it is my hopeHoosiers will stay involved inthe political process. You canstart now by contacting mewith the answer to thisquestion: What do you think?

What happens after election day?

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In the aftermath of one ofthe tensest elections in recenthistory, I am reminded ofsomething JFK once said -“Let us not seek theRepublican answer or theDemocratic answer, but theright answer. Let us not seekto fix the blame for the past.Let us accept our ownresponsibility for the future.”

As we near the 2013legislative session, it is myhope that 118th GeneralAssembly will enter thisseason of improvement andgrowth for Indiana with anopen mind, ready to tacklethe challenges brought forthby new ideas and opportuni-ties.

Indiana has the potentialto continue the streak as thesuper state of the Midwest,leading the nation in jobcreation and economicgrowth. With the strongleadership of both legislativechambers and the openmindset of the legislature, Ibelieve we are poised to

bring Indiana into thespotlight once more as abeacon of hope for thecountry.

HouseRepublicansadded 19newmembers tothe GeneralAssemblybringing thetotal to 69and gainingtheSuperma-jority.During ourHouseRepublicanCaucus onNov. 7, Brian C. Bosma (R-Indianapolis) was re-electedas the Speaker of the House.Representative Bill Friend(R-Macy) and RepresentativeKathy Kreag Richardson (R-Noblesville) were also re-elected to their positions asMajority Floor Leader andCaucus Chairwoman. I am

sure they will continue toserve Indiana to the best oftheir ability.

As one of the longer-serving members of theHouse, I have witnessedmuch change in our state.Power has shifted parties anumber of times, going fromRepublican to Democrat andback again. That is thenature of politics, to be anever-changing and evolvingcreature. What needs to bekept in mind is the necessityto focus on what is best forHoosiers and the well-beingof all in our state.

In the upcoming session, Iwill keep your needs in theforefront of my mind as Imake decisions on legislationaffecting our state. I haveeven sponsored, authoredand co-authored several billswith ideas that myconstituents have brought tomy attention. My job is actas your voice in the GeneralAssembly, making itimportant for you to share

your thoughts and ideas withme.

Representative Lehmanand I will be introducing abill to facilitate the transferof the Monroeville school,which East Allen Schoolswant to sell to any willingbuyer. Present law ispreventing this fromhappening in a timely way. Ibelieve this bill will allowthe transfer possibly by thiscoming summer.

Our Locally Grown Ideascampaign is the perfectopportunity for you tocommunicate other greatideas on how to makeIndiana an even better place.As Speaker Bosma said,we’re not striving to moveIndiana from good to great,we are already there. We’regoing from great to superior.

I appreciate being re-elected as your Representa-tive for House District 85and look forward to aproductive session of the118th General Assembly.

Poised for excellence in 2013

THE PONDREPORTState Rep.

Phyllis Pond

THEKRUSE

REPORTState Sen.

Dennis Kruse

Mary McCallafrom the UnitedWay of DeKalbCounty, right,serves up a bowl ofsoup for MarkStebing of MJSApparel during afree soup lunch atDot’s Eatery earlierthis month. Theevent wassponsored byGarrett State Bankand TarltonPlumbing, Electricaland Heating. TheUnited Waycampaign continuesthrough the end ofthe year to raise$650,000 for morethan 20 partneragencies in the area.

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during this month’s generalelection. Poll clerks werepaid a daily rate of $75, andinspectors received $100. Thenumber of poll workerswould be reduced if votecenters were implemented,she said.

Brown said she realizesvote centers would be achange for the county’scitizens.

“But I believe once youeducate them and show themit would be beneficial in thelong run, most people areunderstanding as long as youkeep them informed,” shesaid.

Steuben County ClerkShelley Herbert said votecenters have not beendiscussed in Steuben County,but she expects they will bediscussed next year during anelection off-year. Herbert didnot express an opinion for oragainst vote centers.

A 2011 effort toimplement countywide votecenters in DeKalb Countywas struck down when thecounty election board failedto make a unanimousdecision approving thecenters.

Grimm said she decidednot to pursue the issue at thattime, because an election wasapproaching.

“I had to end it, because Ihad an election to handle,”Grimm said. She also did notwant to pursue the ideaduring a general electionyear.

Grimm said 2013 will bethe ideal year to beginexploring options again, asthere will be no elections.She plans to establish a votecenter committee to get inputand information andgradually introduce theconcept to the public.

“It’s time maybe to moveforward with a new venture,”Grimm said. “It’s moreconvenient and productive forpeople’s lives today. We’ll getsome more information out tothe public. I think they’ll find

it’s a positive step for us to goin this day and time.”

The law calls for one votecenter to be established forevery 10,000 voters. Grimmsaid she would expect to belooking at six to sevenlocations in DeKalb County,which has approximately43,000 residents.

Grimm noted the electiontravel board that takes votingopportunities to home-boundpeople would not be affectedby vote centers. Thecourthouse would remain thesite for absentee voting for 29days prior to an election. Inaddition, laws governing votecenters require that a satellitecenter be open for absenteevoting for two weeks prior toan election.

“That could keep somelines down, too,” Grimmnoted.

Grimm said the cost ofoperating vote centers wouldbe lower than the current costof staffing precincts.Currently the county has 180poll workers. Inspectorsreceive a daily rate of $125,and clerks receive $105.

In this year’s presidentialelection, DeKalb Countyspent $19,600 on poll workerpay and facility rental,Grimm said. She believes thenumber of poll workers couldbe reduced to 65 people ifvote centers were established.

Noble County has 19voting locations for 29precincts. Vote centers wouldtake that down to six to ninelocations and reduce thenumber of poll workers,Mawhorter said.

“It’s harder and harder toget people to work elections,”Mawhorter added.

Convenience to voters alsois important to Mawhorter.

“I’m going to pursue itpretty quickly,” she said ofestablishing vote centers. “I’dlike to get everyone on boardand would like to be trainingin 2013, so we’re not tryingto rush.”

Herbert said she does not

have difficulty staffing pollsin Steuben County. Duringthis year’s general election,the county had 99 pollworkers who were paid at adaily rate of $100 and $125for inspectors.

Blackford County is oneof eight counties in the stateusing vote centers. BlackfordCounty Clerk Laura Coonssaid the vote centers were asuccess both in this year’sprimary and generalelections. The county wentfrom voting at 12 precincts totwo vote centers.

“People seemed to goalong with it well,” Coonssaid. “There’s always somecomplaints, but most of all, ingeneral, it was a goodturnout.”

Coons said voter turnoutat this year’s general electionwas 54 percent.

“Usually it’s not that

high,” she said.Coons said Blackford

County did not notice a costsavings this year with movingto vote centers, but antici-pates a significant saving intwo to three years. Coonssaid vote centers requiredinitial, one-time spending onequipment. The countybudgeted $12,250 for thatpurpose and so far, has spentabout $11,000.

Grimm predicts votecenters could save DeKalbCounty around $15,000 ayear. But that’s not Grimm’smain priority, she said.

“First and foremost, I’msaying that we need to makesure it’s convenient for thevoter,” Grimm said. “Then, ifwe can save the countytaxpayers’ money, that’simportant. But first, we needto make sure our voters arevoting.”

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LEGAL NOTICE OF APUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER

AN APPLICATION FOR THEAPPROVAL OF A PROPOSED

SUBDIVISION PLAT INGARRETT, INDIANA

Notice is hereby given that the Plan Commission of the City of Gar-rett, Indiana will hold a public hearing on Thursday, December 6, 2012 at 4:00 p.m., in the Council Chamber of the Garrett City Hall, 130 South Ran-dolph Street, Garrett, to consider Ap-plication #2012-01, filed by Custer Farms, Inc., for the approval of a pri-mary subdivision plan entitled “Coun-tryside Estates,” proposed for the fol-lowing described area in Garrett, DeKalb County, Indiana:

Tract:A tract of land in the part of the

Northwest Quarter of Section 10, Township 33 North, Range 12 East, Keyser Civil Township, DeKalb County, Indiana, described as fol-lows:

Commencing at the Southeast cor-ner of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 10, Township 33 North, Range 13 east, being marked by a Harrison monument; thence South 87 degrees 04 minutes 15 seconds West (assured bearing), along the South line of said Northwest quarter, a distance of 338.03 feet to an iron rebar stake with a plastic cap stamped “Foresight Consulting, LLC - Boundary”; thence continuing South 87 degrees 04 minutes 15 seconds West, along said South line, 684.98 feet to an iron rebar stake with with a plastic cap stamped “Foresight Con-sulting, LLC - Boundary”; thence North 00 degrees 46 minutes 24 sec-onds West, along the Easterly boundaries of tracts of land owned by Millerʼs Merry Manor Garrett, LLC

and Trustees of Zion Evangelical Lu-theran Church as Recorded on Document #20902190 and Deed Re-cord 133, Pages 168-169, respec-tively, a distance of 1274.35 feet to an iron rebar stake with a plastic cap stamped “Foresight Consulting, LLC - Boundary”; on the South line of Ma-ple Glen - Section One Subdivision as Recorded on Page 34 of Plat Re-cord 9 in the Office of the DeKalb County, Indiana Recorder; thence North 88 degrees 10 minutes 05 sec-onds East along the South line of said subdivision, a distance of 799.14 feet to an iron stake with a “GOU” Identification cap; thence South 01 degrees 10 minutes 39 seconds East, 967.73 feet to an iron rebar stake with a plastic cap stamped “Foresight Consulting, LLC - Boundary”; on the North line of a tract of land owned by Ronald Rod-man as Recorded on Document #20300084; thence South 87 de-grees 04 minutes 15 seconds West, along said boundary, 132.37 feet to an iron rebar stake with a plastic cap stamped “Foresight Consulting, LLC - Boundary”; thence South 02 de-grees 55 minutes 45 seconds East, along the West boundary of said Rodman tract, a distance of 290.87 feet to the point of beginning; con-taining 22.51 acres, more or less.

A copy of the proposed plat and ap-plication are available for public in-spection in the Garrett Planning De-partment, Room 24, Garrett City Hall, 130 South Randolph Street, Garrett, during regular business hours.

Written comments and objections regarding this application filed with the Plan Commission prior to this hearing will be read at the hearing. The Commission will also hear verbal comments and objections regarding this application at the hearing.

This hearing may be continued as considered necessary by the Com-mission. The Plan Commission re-serves the right to adjourn the hear-ing without notice.

A handicapped-accessible en-trance to the Garrett City Hall is available on the north side of the building, adjacent to the City Hall parking lot.

Milton OteroPlanning Director

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BUTLER CITY COURT NEWSThe following tickets

were paid in Butler CityCourt, Nov. 9-14. The dollaramount at the end of eachlisting indicates fines, courtcosts, and civil penaltiesassessed by the court.

Notations in parenthesesafter each listing representsthe agency issuing the ticket.A code to law enforcementagencies follows this report.

• Matthew J. Alvord,Auburn, speeding, $152(ISP).

• Nicky J. Ballentine,Butler, left of center atrailroad, $146 (DC).

• Storm L. Baughman,Butler, speeding, $146 (DC).

• Chad R. Bell, Auburn,no seat belt, $25 (DC).

• Maribeth L. Bolen,Rome City, speeding, $131(DC).

• David L. Bosserman,Leo, following too closely,$152 (DC).

• Christine F. Bryant,Edgerton, Ohio, speeding,$131 (DC).

• Sara N. Bultemeier,Auburn, speeding, $131(DC).

• Carrie M. Carpenter,Butler, speeding, $131 (DC).

• Heather N. Cope,Auburn, no seat belt, $25(DC).

• Cynthia A. Corrigan,Waterloo, expired plates,$131 (DC).

• Brandi J. Curry, Butler,speeding, $152 (WPD).

• Albert A. Drerup,Butler, driving whilesuspended, $216 (DC); nochild restraint, $25 (DC).

• Laura B. Fischer,Grabill, disregarding stopsign, $152 (AUB).

• Kenneth Gamble,Garrett, no seat belt, $25(DC).

• Brian L. Glick, Angola,speeding, $131 (DC).

• Travis R. Gose, Howe,speeding, $156 (DC).

• Jaymee L. Hakey,Auburn, speeding, $146(DC).

• Benjamin D. Hanna,Mark Center, Ohio,speeding, $152 (DC).

• Pamela J. Hartman,Bryan, Ohio, speeding, $131(DC).

• Heather D. Hays,Avilla, speeding, $146 (ISP).

• Carolyn S. High,LaOtto, speeding, $146(DC).

• Kayla M. High, Garrett,speeding, $131 (AUB).

• Justin J. Hoag, Auburn,speeding, $146 (DC).

• Jeffrey B. Hoover,Spencerville, speeding, $131(DC).

• Rachel N. Johnson,Brownstown, unsafe stop orslowing, $146 (ISP).

• Matthew T. Kinsey, FortWayne, speeding, $152(BPD).

• Samantha J. Krider,Churubusco, speeding, $152(DC).

• Marjorie F. Mangan,Angola, speeding, $146(ISP).

• Steven M. Marchioni,Auburn, speeding, $177(DC).

• Austin J. McClure,Churubusco, failure to yieldat through highway, $152(DC).

• David A. Morningstar,Garrett, expired plates, $156(AUB).

• Jeffery A. Parr, Hudson,truck over gross maximumweight, $1,406.50 (ISP);failure to maintainequipment (excessive oilleaks), $161 (ISP); nomedical certificate, $161(ISP).

• William B. Perkins,Monroeville, speeding, $131(DC).

• Bonnie L. Prince,Auburn, speeding, $152(ISP).

• Jessica M. Ramp,Hudson, speeding, $131(DC).

• Luke A. Robinson,Auburn, speeding, $153(DC).

• Tracy J. Smith, Garrett,no seat belt, $25 (AUB).

• Jessica M. Stark,Hamilton, speeding, $146(WPD).

• Crystal L. Terry,Kendallville, no seat belt,$25 (DC).

• Erin M. Thomason,Auburn, speeding, $146(ISP).

• Lucas M. Trausch,Waterloo, no seat belt, $25(DC).

• Tyson S. Walter,Angola, no seat belt, $25(DC).

(BPD) indicates a ButlerPolice Department ticket;(ISP) indicates an IndianaState Police ticket; (AUB)indicates an Auburn PoliceDepartment ticket; (DC)indicates a DeKalb CountySheriff’s Department ticket;(NCSD) indicates a NobleCounty Sheriff’s Depart-ment ticket; (WPD)indicates a Waterloo PoliceDepartment ticket.

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GARRETT — They were thetop two returning scorers and thetop two scorers in the first twogames of the season for theDeKalb girls basketball team.

Not surprisingly, Hayley Martinand Baylee Rinehart had theirpersonal space invaded by countyrival Garrett Friday night. TheBarons had to prove they had otherscorers, and made a convincingargument.

Brooke Leins scored a team-high16 points, and Rachel Ehmke cameoff the bench with four threes, andMaddy Fifer chipped in eight,helping the Barons to a 49-47victory Friday night.

“I told the girls, ‘Stay patient.We’ll get opportunities,’” Baroncoach Nick David said. “That’s thething I’m most proud of, there wasnever any panic. People stepped up— Brooke Leins, Rachel Ehmke,Maddy Fifer.

“It wasn’t just them. It was atotal DeKalb team effort and that’swhat it’s all about.”

Brandi Dawson had 20 points tolead Garrett (2-2) and Kaitlin Wiselscored 10 to go with seven assistsand seven rebounds. Ehmke turnedthe game by hitting three in a rowfrom behind the line in the secondquarter, just Garrett threatened totake control by opening a seven-point lead.

With teams tied headed to thefourth, Rinehart scored six of her11 points, including a drive into thelane and her second baselinejumper in transition, helpingDeKalb to an eight-point advantage.

But this was DeKalb againstGarrett, and when Dawson ended ascoring drought of nearly fiveminutes with a steal and layin, theRailroaders took it to the wire.

Garrett had the last inboundsplay with 2.1 seconds left fromunder the basket, but KendallKelley forced a held ball on TaylorSmith’s high, arching inboundspass, and the arrow favored theBarons (2-1).

“Nick’s such a good coach, heknows everything we’re going torun,” Garrett coach Bob Lapadotsaid. “We’ve been running thesethings since Denny (Feagler) washere. We tried to draw something up

where we throw it out to Brandi andHayley might come up, and Brandicould dump it down to Taylor.

“But as we’re running it Nick’scalling out the play. We tried to spotSomers up for a three, they tookthat away. Taylor did the only thingshe could do, she put it in play.”

Lapadot wasn’t disappointed inhis team’s effort.

“We did everything we wantedto do, minus scoring 50 points,”Lapadot said. “We knew BrookeLeins was a good player, but we ranthat triangle-and-two on Hayley andBaylee, and we decided they won’tbeat us. You can’t say enough andabout Becca and Emily chasingthose two. Those two are studplayers, very well-coachedobviously.”

Martin, after games of 26 and 25points, managed only three shots,and got her only basket on arebound. She still had 13 reboundsand four blocks. “Garrett came inwith a great plan. Bob did a heck ofa job getting his team ready toplay,” David said.

Garrett hit three threes of its ownin the first quarter, then went up 18-11 after a court-length dash for abasket by Wisel. Enter Ehmke, whodrilled three straight three-pointersfollowing a three-point play byRinehart, and DeKalb led 25-22 atthe half.

DeKalb had its own defensivequandary with Dawson, dangerousoutside or taking the ball to thehoop.

“We tried to keep people in frontof her,” David said. “She used theshot fake really well a couple oftimes and knocked down somejumpers. Keeping people in front ofher is not as easy as it sounds.Kendall and Brooke did a great jobof making her work for her points.She’s a heck of a player.”

Both coaches felt the game

helped their teams do some growingup.

“I’m excited about where we’regoing, what we’re doing,” Lapadotsaid. “Your record doesn’t matter onFeb. 6 (in the sectional), whatmatters is how well you’re playingon Feb. 6.” “We had girls who hadnever been in a situation like that,”David said. “Garrett is an awfullytough place to play. To be able towalk out 2-1, we feel really good.Our confidence level has gone up alittle bit.”

DeKalb JV 25, Garrett 17Rachel DePew’s jumper pulled

Garrett to within five for the secondtime in the fourth quarter, but ShadeHerbolsheimer’s three-point playcapped the scoring with 1:25 left.Ehmke led DeKalb with eightpoints, and Ashlee Wakeman andSkylar Ostrowski each had four.Bailey Sutton scored five points,and DePew and Britmarie Yarianboth had four for Garrett.

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Three-point shooting — DeKalb 5-12 (Ehmke 4-8,Leins 1-3, Rinehart 0-1), Garrett 4-15 (Dawson 2-6,Wisel 1-4, Somers 1-3, Oliver 0-2). Total fouls —Garrett 14, DeKalb 11. Turnovers — DeKalb 11,Garrett 8. Blocked shots — Martin 4, Smith 2.

Girls fall to DeKalb 49-47

Garrett’s Brandi Dawson, left, shoots a bask et over the head of DeKalb’s Brooke Leinsduring Friday’s cross county game in the Paul Bateman gym. The Lady Railroaders were edgedout in the 49-47 battle.

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Kaitlin Wisel scored 10 points and tallied seven assists andseven rebounds in Friday’s game against DeKalb.

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Garrett Middle School teamswere winners against PrairieHeights Thursday.

Garrett’s eighth-graderallied in the second half fora 28-22 win. Kamron Yarianhad nine points, and BenPurdy and Garrett Suttonboth added six for theLocomotives (2-1). OtherGarrett scorers were NoahSattison four, SpencerReneau two and ColeWinebrenner one.

The seventh-gradeLocomotives downed thePanthers 31-21. Garrett led13-10 at halftime and pulledaway with the help of strongdefensive pressure in thesecond half.

Micah Malcolm hadseven points, and DillonMcCann and CameronSmith both put in six forGarrett. Carter Beck andCole Kelham had four each,

and Calvin Wilson andHayden Greene both scoredtwo.

6th grade splitsfour games

The sixth grade Locomo-tives were in action twicelast week and split fourgames.

The Blue team cameaway with two winsdefeating Churubusco 19-8on Tuesday. Garrett led 11-4at halftime and held on forthe win. Leading the way inscoring for Garrett wereAvery Morrison 9, SaylorEvans 4, and Zane Ley, BretBaughman, and BraydenNeu each contributed abasket.

On Wednesday the Blueteam defeated Fremont 19-17 on a layup in the lastminute. Avery Morrison 11,and Saylor Evans 8 did allthe scoring for Garrett.

The Maroon team fellshort in two close games.

On Tuesday, Maroon lostto Churubusco 16-12 afterleading at the half. Leadingscorers were Korbyn Yarianwith 6, Kobe Lucarelli 4,and Frank Taylor with 2.

On Wednesday, Maroonlost the lead again falling17-12 to Fremont. SeveralLocomotives got in the boxscore with Bryce Wilsontallying 4, Korbyn Yarian 3,Kobe Lucarelli and HunterNodine 2, and Frank Taylorwith 1.

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