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Bixler Christmasdrive-through runsthrough December

KENDALLVILLE — The Community Christmas Greetings drive-through in Bixler Lake Park campground continues through December.

The display is lit every night from 6-9 p.m. Refresh-ments will be served Friday and Saturday nights, and horsedrawn wagon rides will be available Saturday and Saturday, Dec. 21 and 22.

Red bows for the Christmas Wish Tree in the display may be purchased from the Kendallville Do-It-Center and park offi ce for $5 each. A holiday blessing or message may be written and the bow, can be attached to the tree. Proceeds support the Community Christmas Greeting project.

State law couldderail lawsuit bywounded offi cer

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indianapolis police offi cer’s lawsuit against the original seller of a handgun later used to wound him might have to overcome a state law that gives gun sellers signifi cant immunity.

The lawsuit fi led Tuesday in a Marion County court by the Washington-based Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence claims KS&E Sports of Indianapolis negligently sold the handgun used to shoot Offi cer Dwayne Runnels in 2011.

Runnels was wounded in the leg during an exchange of gunfi re in which Demetrious Martin was killed. Tarus Blackburn pleaded guilty to federal charges of illegally selling the weapon to Martin, who couldn’t legally possess a fi rearm because he was a convicted felon.

The lawsuit claims Blackburn accompanied Martin to KS&E Sports in October 2011, bought a gun that Martin picked out and then sold it to Martin in the store’s parking lot. The lawsuit alleges the gun shop’s workers should have known Blackburn was making a “straw purchase” for Martin.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A newly minted budget deal to avert future government shutdowns gained important ground Wednesday among House Republicans who are more accustomed to brinkmanship than compromise, even though it would nudge federal defi cits higher three years in a row.

There was grumbling from opposite ends of the political spectrum — conservatives complaining about spending levels and liberal Democrats unhappy there would be no extension of an expiring program of benefi ts for the long-term unemployed.

Yet other lawmakers, buffeted by criticism after last October’s

partial government shutdown, found plenty to like in the agreement and suggested it could lead to future cooperation. The plan was announced Tuesday evening by Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., and Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., and quickly endorsed by President Barack Obama.

A House vote was expected as early as Thursday as lawmaker race to wrap up their work for the year.

“A lot of folks will probably vote for it even though they would rather not support this type of legislation, but we have to get the spending issue completed so that there is some consistency in

Budget deal picks up support

CHAD KLINE

Shop with a CopNoble County Sheriff’s Department deputy Jason Koontz, left, walks with a full cart of items with Jessica, 11, of Kendallville during the annual Noble County Shop with a Cop event at the Kendallville Walmart Tuesday night. Following the shopping

spree, the group was treated to a pizza party. Offi cers from every Noble County police agency took 22 children on the shopping trip, which began with a parade through downtown Kendallville.

Stutzman not happy with termsBY MATT [email protected]

WASHINGTON — As a budget hawk, U.S. Rep. Marlin Stutzman, R-Howe, says there is a lot not to like about the budget proposal he will be voting on today.

It won’t shrink the national debt, which stands at $17 trillion and

counting, Stutzman said. The budget will cut $23 billion into the budget defi cit over the next 10 years, but actually will increase the defi cit in the short term.

“It’s still way out of balance,” Stutzman said of government spending.

On the upside, the proposal would provide a degree of certainty and stability.

Those are the main issues Stutzman will be weighing before deciding how to cast

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Stutzman

SEE BUDGET, PAGE A6

BY DENNIS [email protected]

KENDALLVILLE — The Kendallville Public Library’s board of trustees has temporarily stopped further action on its planned basement expansion until two issues with the basement area are resolved.

Trustees have also hired an interim library director.

Tuesday night, trustees agreed with board president Kem Prince’s recommendation to resolve the basement issues. The 8,600-square-foot area considered for development is currently used for storage and a staff work area,

even though it’s not heated and has no air conditioning.

The basement has an ant infestation, Prince reported, with ants entering through the founda-tion. A vendor will be called in to locate and resolve the problem.

The other issue is clutter. “We need to de-clutter before we do any work there,” Prince said.

Trustees have hired Fort Wayne architectural fi rm MKM Architec-ture+Design to plan uses for 8,600 square feet of space in the lower level, which was left unfi nished as a cost-saving measure when the library was completed in 2007. The project is expected to cost

approximately $500,000. The library has the funds and will not need a tax increase or loan.

Trustees have said they hope the project can be completed next year for the library’s centennial celebration.

The board appointed teen services manager Katie Mullins as the library’s interim director. Mullins has been with the library for six years. She has a bachelor’s degree in education from the University of Saint Francis and a Masters of Library Science degree from Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis.

Library pauses expansion effort


KENDALLVILLE — With family members and city and county offi cials looking on, state Rep. David Ober, R-Albion, presented Don Moore Jr. with his father Don Moore’s Sagamore of the Wabash honor in a brief ceremony Wednesday at American Legion Post 86.

“It’s amazes me how infl uential he was to everyone,” Moore Jr. said about his father.

Don Moore died Jan. 13. He was one of the community’s most energetic supporters and the owner of radio station WAWK-FM The Hawk in Kendallville.

Moore served as an Army intelligence analyst in the Vietnam War. He was an entrepreneur, operating Don Moore Produc-tions and Minuteman Mowing Services. He served as Noble County Council president, Kendallville Chamber of Commerce president, Kendallville Downtown Business Association president and commander of American Legion Post 86.

The Sagamore of the Wabash award is one of the most prestigious honors given by the offi ce of Gov. Mike Pence. It recognizes

Moore honored as Sagamore of the Wabash

DENNIS NARTKER

In a ceremony Wednesday at American Legion Post 86 in Kendallville, state Rep. David Ober, R-Albion, announced the late Don Moore of Kendallville had been awarded the Sagamore of the Wabash by Gov. Mike Pence. Ober presented the honor to Don Moore Jr. From left are Noble

County Councilman Dr. Jerry Jansen, who was appointed to fi ll Moore’s unexpired term on the Noble County Council; Kendallville Mayor Suzanne Handshoe; Don Moore’s wife, Cindy; Don Moore Jr.; and Ober.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — With time running short, the nation’s health care rolls still aren’t fi lling up fast enough.

New signup numbers Wednesday showed progress for President Barack Obama’s health care law, but not enough to guarantee that Americans who want and need coverage by Jan. 1 will be able to get it. Crunch time is now, as people face a Dec. 23 deadline to sign up if they are to have coverage by New Year’s.

That means more trouble for the White House, too, after months of repairing a dysfunctional enroll-ment website. Next year could start with a new round of political recriminations over the Afford-able Care Act, “Obamacare” to its opponents.

The Health and Human Services Department reported that 364,682 people had signed up for private coverage under the law as of Nov. 30. That is more than three times the October fi gure, but still less than one-third of the 1.2 million that offi cials had projected would enroll nationwide by the end of November. The administration’s overall goal was to sign up 7 million people by next March 31, when open enrollment ends.

Secretary Kathleen Sebelius assured Congress on Wednesday that “we are seeing very, very positive trends” now that Health-Care.gov is working reasonably well. She also announced that she’d asked the department’s inspector general for an indepen-dent investigation into contracting and management factors that contributed to the technology failure.

Yet the revamped federal website serving 36 states continues to have issues, and some states

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Man charged with domestic battery

KENDALLVILLE — A Kendallville man was arrested on a charge of domestic battery Monday, police said.

Daniel Schlabach, 33, of the 1800 block of Raleigh Avenue, was booked into the Noble County Jail on a $50,000 bond.

Police say they were dispatched to his residence at 2:13 p.m. and found a female victim who had been battered by Schlabach.

Car hits fi re hydrantKENDALLVILLE — A

vehicle struck a fi re hydrant after sliding on the street Monday night, police said.

Myra A. Espinoza, 23, of the 1700 block of Laramie Trace, Kendallville, told police she was driving her 2013 Kia on Laramie Trace, approaching a curve, when the Kia slid off the street and struck a hydrant near the Warren Drive intersection.

No injuries were reported. Police estimated the damage at $2,500 to $5,000.

Trucker arrestedLAGRANGE —

LaGrange police say they arrested an Ohio man early Tuesday morning after they pulled over his semi truck for a traffi c violation and found nearly 30 grams of synthetic drugs in the cab.

Timothy Hayes, 32, of Toledo, Ohio, was arrested on preliminary charges of possession of synthetic drug and possession of parapher-nalia. He was stopped at the intersection of Central Avenue and Townline Roads. Police received his permission to search the cab, where they found 28.5 grams of a synthetic drug as well as drug paraphernalia.

Two face chargesLAGRANGE — Two

Texas men stopped by a LaGrange police offi cer were arrested Monday after a K-9 unit found drug paraphernalia in their vehicle, police say.

A vehicle carrying Gregory Dye, 20, of El Campo, Texas, and Cristo-pher Barcot, 20, of Houston, Texas, was pulled over by police near the intersection of U.S. 20 and CR 400E. A police report said Kayla, a LaGrange County police dog, alerted her handler to drug paraphernalia in the truck. Both men were charged with possession of drug paraphernalia.

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LIGONIER — A man who police say had been peeking into windows of homes in Ligonier for the past several months has been charged with voyeurism.

Teofelo Estrada, 19, of Ligonier was arrested during the early morning hours Dec. 5 by Ligonier Police after a months-long investi-gation.

Voyeurism is a class B misdemeanor. Estrada also is charged with trespassing, a class A

misdemeanor.“This crime occurred probably

about 20 to 25 times within the last year,” Ligonier Police Chief Bryan Shearer said. “This suspect was caught because we had good cooperation with a resident it was happening to.”

Most of the alleged crimes were committed in one neighborhood in the west-central part of the city. Police started receiving reports earlier this year from residents who reported seeing the man.

Off-duty police offi cers in

unmarked cars were stationed in the neighborhood during the early morning hours when most of the incidents were reported. Estrada was apprehended at about 5:45 a.m. He was not caught in the act of peeking in windows, but he reportedly later told police he had done so in the past.

“We were able, with the victim’s help, to fi gure out a pattern of this violation,” Shearer said. “This led to our department putting police offi cers within this neighborhood to catch this suspect.”

Shearer praised the work of his offi cers and the cooperation of the victim.

“This was an excellent example of good police work with the cooperation of citizens,” he said. “We, as the police, can’t do this job without the citizens’ help.”

Estrada had a preliminary hearing Friday in Noble County Court and has been released on bond.

Shearer said this is one of the few cases of voyeurism leading to an arrest in Ligonier in the past decade.

Ligonier police arrest suspected voyeur

DENNIS NARTKER

Water main burstsKendallville Water Department employees dig at the intersection of Drake Road and South Main Street Wednesday to fi nd and repair a break in a 12-inch water main

reported at about 6:20 a.m. Drake Road between Main and Orchard streets was closed during the repair work.


KENDALLVILLE — Graphic Packaging is planning to occupy a vacant building in the East Industrial Park to gain warehousing space and improve its shipping movements.

Wednesday morning, the Kendallville Redevelopment Commission recommended a two-year tax abatement on a vacant building with an assessed value of $869,500 and fi ve years of sliding abatement on approximately $80,000 of improvements to the building. The City Council is expected to vote on the abatements at its meeting Tuesday night.

The project will not create new jobs, but will help retain the company’s 143 employees, according to an application for the tax abatement.

Judy Geist, a Graphic Packaging representative, told commissioners the company’s manufacturing plant at 301 Progress Drive in the East Industrial Park currently uses a warehouse at 2705 Marion Drive for product storage, but the company needs more space. The existing warehouse has only two shipping doors.

The company wants to purchase the vacant Arden Benhar Corp. building at 230 S. Progress Drive, which has more space and fi ve shipping bays.

“This strategic move

allows us a long-term growth opportunity and a sustained presence within the community due to the fi ve-year commitment,” said Stephen A. Hellrung, Graphic Packaging senior vice president.

Indiana allows tax abatements on industrial buildings that have been vacant at least one year. Arden Corp. closed in 2012.

Graphic Packaging International makes packaging for the consumer products industries, fl exible and specialty packaging, paperboard, bags, labels and inks.

In other business Wednesday, the Redevelop-ment Commission:

• voted to support the city’s application for an Indiana Department of Transportation matching grant to pay for rebuilding the concrete section of Fairview Boulevard from U.S. 6 to Dowling Street. The commission is expected to use Eastside TIF revenue to match the grant for the project, which may not occur until 2016, according to Ray Scott, commission president. Commissioners did not vote to make the revenue available.

• heard Scott announce the commission’s facade grant fund has $55,000 left for this year. With no more facade grant applications to consider this year, the money is expected to roll over into 2014.

Graphic Packaging plans warehousing space expansion

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INDIANAPOLIS — While her expressions of remorse are “commend-able,” a 38-year sentence handed down to a woman for her role in the shooting of Waterloo Deputy Marshal Steve Brady is appropriate, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday.

Julie Marie King of Auburn pleaded guilty to aiding in attempted murder, a Class A felony, as part of an agreement fi led in DeKalb Superior Court II. On May 6, Judge Monte Brown sentenced King to 45 years in prison with seven years suspended and 38 years to serve — the maximum allowed under terms of the plea agreement.

King appealed, contending the sentence was inappropriate in light of the nature of the offense and her character.

“We cannot say the sentence is inappropriate in light of the nature of the offense,” the court said in its decision.

The court also ruled King had not shown the sentence was inappropriate in light of her character.

Sentence upheld in shooting of deputy

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Food and Clothing Pantry: Furniture also available. For more information call 438-8678. Helping Hands, 275 Martin St., Rome City. 2 p.m.

ESL Instruction: English as a second language. Standing class every Tuesday and Thursday. Vistula Headstart, 603 Townline Road, LaGrange. 5 p.m.

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Open nightly from 6-9 p.m. through December. Refreshments and horse-drawn wagon rides available Dec. 14 and Dec. 21. Bixler Lake Park, PO Box 516, Kendallville. 6 p.m. 260-347-1064

Professional Business Women’s Association: Dinner meeting and Christmas party. Immacu-late Conception Catholic Church Hall, corner Oak and Diamond streets, Kendallville. 6:30 p.m.

Celebrate Recovery Meeting: Meets each Thursday. CrossPointe Family Church, S.R. 3 and Drake Road, Kendallville. 7 p.m.

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Euchre Community Games: Call 347-4226 for more information. Noble County Council on Aging, 111 Cedar St., Kendall-ville. 12:30 p.m.

Central Noble Food Pantry: Provides dry goods, health and beauty products, dairy and meat. Call Bonnie Brownell at 564-8160 for more information. Central Noble Food Pantry, 104 N. South Orange St., Albion. 1 p.m.

Winter Wonderland: Annual holiday tradition at the museum. Lights glow and fill the sky, windmills and grounds with color, movement. Live Nativity on Saturday. In Baker Hall Santa Claus has a bag loaded with treats for the children. Crafts, food and beverages available. Mid-America Windmill Museum, 732 S. Allen Chapel Road, Kendallville. 5:30 p.m. 347-2334

Gamblers Anonymous:Standing meeting every Friday in conference room 1. Contact 599-0238 for more information. Kendallville Public Library, 221 S. Park Ave., Kendallville. 6:30 p.m.

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ANGOLA — A cold rush of air, a whisper in the night — small, unexplained perceptions can raise the hair on the back of one’s neck.

The Steuben Paranormal Society is delving into the county’s past and uncanny nuances of the present. The members meet at the Carnegie Public Library of Steuben County, and have done local investiga-tions that produced creepy fi ndings.

Sisters Valerie and Melanie Varner started the group due to lifelong experiences that piqued their interest in the paranormal. After the Varners created a page on Facebook — which now has more than 100 likes — Vicky Habib and Michele Billman, both of Angola, joined them.

Habib, who has lived in Angola around 30 years, said she vividly witnessed an image at one of the county’s rumored haunted sites, the Strand Theater.

“There was this guy standing up on the roof of the theater,” Habib said.

In 2009, someone posted “The Movie Man” in Indiana as one of the ghosts and hauntings at waymarking.com. It is one of seven Hoosier locations on the site, which also includes the Strand Theater in Kendallville. The Angola haunting is reportedly a

sobbing man at the theater.“You will hear the story

in blogs all over the nation,” said Melanie. She said the ghostly man is said to be yelling “Marie, Marie.” The owner of the Strand, Dana Thompson, said the tale goes that a woman, very white and ghostly, went to the theater one day but never exited. Others who live in the building have said they have see a woman walking through the walls on the third story.

“I think it’s a wives’

tale,” said Melanie. She is not overly intimidated by dark graveyards or the idea of hunting down a tortured soul, but does like to say “a little protection prayer” beforehand.

She urged anyone with Steuben County ties who has an interest in the paranormal to join them.

Billman said she’s long experienced unnatural infl uences. When she lived in a house on Williams Street, she said, there was force that would seem

to push her as she went down the stairs. She said her neighbors at the time had similar unexplained occurrences.

“I’ve seen people in my house as I am outside of my house looking in,” said Billman, noting that her husband, Doug Billman, has remarked on the same thing only to go inside and fi nd no one.

Billman grew up in a haunted house she said, built new by her parents in Fort Wayne.

“Every night something happened,” Billman said. “The lights would go on, footsteps.” She heard footsteps on the roof of the house, scratching sounds on the walls and had violent dreams. She said it was a terrifying long-term experi-ence that left her wanting to help others who may have withstood similar ghostly attacks.

“You are not the only one,” she said. There are ways, she said, to live with a haunting and purify a space.

“I went to the library every day and had all these big stacks of books on the paranormal,” she said.

“Back then, you didn’t talk about it as much,” noted Habib. “I used to have nightmares every night of people being murdered … gunshots.”

She said it may be residual energy from a very emotional occurrence, repeating itself over and over.

Valerie said she had numerous run-ins as a child with an “imaginary friend” called Shirley in the house she grew up in near Ashley. Shirley was in her mid-30s, and may have been a wandering remnant of Steuben County’s past.

The Varners live in their great-grandparents’ home in Pleasant Lake, and have documented the face of a bearded man in the window while looking

in. The women said ghosts are often witnessed in such a way, inside a dwelling while others are looking in.

“It could be where a traumatic part of their life was spent,” said Melanie, who is interested in the spirit of a woman stabbed to death in the Pleasant Lake cemetery in the early 1970s.

In their quests, the group uses basic equipment, such as cameras and recording devices, and their own perception. Melanie has a recording on a small, hand-held device taken at Lakeside Cemetery near Fremont on Oct. 30. It sounds like a raspy laugh.

All the members of the group have stories to tell, like the smells and sounds of eggs and bacon cooking in an empty kitchen or the whiff of a familiar perfume when no one else is around.

“You just have that feeling,” said Melanie. The Varners have a strong lineage in Steuben County, and said they think some of their ancestors may have made spiritual marks.

“A lot of people have stories and seem to believe in the paranormal,” said Valerie. Stories are welcomed on the Facebook page or at [email protected]. The group is looking for homes and other Steuben County structures to stake out and hunt for haunts.

Steuben Paranormal Society on the prowl for haunts

AMY OBERLIN

Melanie Varner, Valerie Varner, Vicky Habib and Michelle Billman stand at the mausoleum at Circle Hill Cemetery in

Angola. They’ve investigated the crypt, as well as other graveyards in Steuben County.

KENDALLVILLE — Six members of the Charm and Chatter Extension Homemakers Club and their guests attended a Christmas luncheon at the home of Phil and Sue Stephan which is the former Levin home on Orchard Street.

Mrs. Stephan and her

daughter, Noelle, prepared and served lunch. They then took the group on a tour of the beautifully-dec-orated home. The Stephan home was included on the recent Kendallville Christmas Walk.

A gift exchanged followed the tour.

Club member Fern

Savoie presented a program on the stories for children she has written. She also talked about the journals her great-grand-mother wrote in from 1887 to 1924 which mentioned many Kendallville area residents. Mrs. Savoie said her mother also enjoyed writing.

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Library open house,fundraiser Saturday

LIGONIER — The Ligonier Public Library is hosting its annual Christmas open house this Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m at the library’s temporary location in the ALCO/Owen’s shopping center on Lincolnway South.

Avalon Village will be providing snacks for visitors. Library cards will be issued for those who need one.

Santa will be next door at the ALCO store, as part of the library’s event.

The Charger House restau-rant in Ligonier is hosting a benefi t night for the Ligonier Public Library. On Saturday, from 4-7:30 p.m., 10 percent of the money spent at the Charger

House will go toward the library’s building project.

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Elayne LaFlameCLEAR LAKE — Elayne

M. LaFlame, age 89, died Tuesday, December 10, 2013, in Angola, Indiana.

Born April, 27, 1924, Elayne grew up in Chicago, Illinois, and Montigue,

Michigan. She and her late husband, Frank E. LaFlame, raised their family in Dayton, Ohio.

After Frank retired from General Motors,

they spent time traveling the United States in their RV. They also enjoyed their winters in Bonita Springs, Florida, and summers at Clear Lake, Indiana. They loved having their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren visit them wherever they found themselves.

Elayne was a wonderful cook and seamstress and an avid reader. She and her husband enjoyed hosting their extended family at their home in Clear Lake, Indiana, partic-ularly during the holidays. She enjoyed boating during the summer and snowmobiling in the winter. Elayne was still taking grandchildren and great-grandchildren for rides on her speedboat up until just a few years before her death.

Elayne is preceded in death by her husband of 59 years Frank; her parents, Espy Harper and Florence Crow; a daughter, Susan, and son, John (“Jack”).

She is survived by a brother, John Harper of West Palm Beach, Florida; a daughter, Vicki Biddinger (David) of Beverly Hills, Michigan; sons, Steve LaFlame (Michele) of Dayton, Ohio, and Gregory LaFlame (Cindy) of North Canton, Ohio; nine grandchil-dren; 14 great-grandchildren, many nieces and nephews; her faithful canine companion of 12 years, Nikki; and her special friends Lori and Denny Fulton of Fremont, Indiana.

Funeral service for Elayne will be held on Saturday, December 14, 2013, at 10 a.m. at St. Paul Catholic Church, 8780 E. 700 (Clear Lake), Fremont, IN 46737, with burial to follow at a later date at Calvary Cemetery in Dayton, Ohio.

Beams Funeral Home in Fremont is in charge of arrangements.

Condolences may be sent online to www.beamsfuner alhome.com.

Dustin TuckerKENDALLVILLE —

Dustin Michael Tucker, 40, of Kendallville died Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013, at Wesley Healthcare in Auburn

Mr. Tucker attended the New Life Tabernacle in Kendall-ville.

He was born in Kendallville on Aug. 1, 1973, to Jesse Elias Tucker and

Hazel Belle (Frain)Tucker Samples.

Surviving are two sisters, Colleen Vanschoyck of Talcum, Ky., and Tresha Kelley of Kendallville; and five brothers,

Donald Tucker of Peru, Dowine and Janie Tucker of Rome City, James Dawson and Julie Tucker of Kendallville, Randy Tucker of Fort Wayne and Richard and Sheila Tucker of Kendallville.

He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Gary Tucker and Marion Tucker; and two sisters, Lavancha Tucker and Rilla Tucker.

Visitation will be today from 3-7 p.m. at Hite Funeral Home in Kendall-ville.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home, James Archambeault, pastor of New Life Tabernacle, officiating. Casketbearers will be Richard Tucker, Jon Kelley, Dalton Wayne Ritchie, Carey Tucker, Charles Tucker and Jesse Kelley. Burial will be at Woodruff Cemetery, LaGrange County.

Memorials are to Noble County Humane Shelter.

Send a condolence to the family at www.hitefu neral home.com.

Jerry MoonBUTLER — Jerry

Edward Moon, 81, of Butler died Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013, at DeKalb Health in Auburn.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Weicht Funeral Home in Angola.

Burial will be in the Circle Hill Cemetery in Angola.

Visitation will be from 10 -11 a.m. Saturday prior to the service.

John JacksonASHLEY — John D.

Jackson, 70, of Ashley died Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013, at Lakeland Nursing Home in Angola.

Mr. Jackson was a self-employed contractor.

He was a charter member of Fremont Moose #2387 and was a member of St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Waterloo.

He was born in Ashley on Aug. 10, 1943, to Cecil and Delores (Gaetz) Jackson.

Surviving are two sons, Todd and Travis; a daughter Renee; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Jerome ‘‘Jerry’’ and Cathy Jackson of Fremont and Edward and Polly Jackson of Brighton, Colo.; a sister, Rose Marie Grogg of Hudson; and several grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a son, Matthew, and two brothers, Larry and Tom.

Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Friday at Johnson Funeral Home in Hudson.

Burial will be at a later date.

Memorials are Masses to the church.

To send online condolences go to www.dalejohnsonfh.com.

Frederick MorrowPLYMOUTH —

Frederick C. Morrow passed away Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013, at his apartment at Miller’s Merry Manor in Plymouth. He was 90 years old.

A Plymouth native, he owned and operated Morrow Insurance Agency for 36 years, served as a city councilman for 17 years, and was a community leader who worked for decades on behalf of the aviation board, Plymouth Chamber of Commerce, Industrial Development Corporation and other civic organi-zations. In 1995, Indiana Gov. Evan Bayh awarded him the Sagamore of the Wabash, the highest civilian honor granted in the Hoosier state. In 2000, Plymouth High School honored him with its

Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame Award.

He was born on June 17, 1923, in Plymouth to Fred A. and Velma (Loeffl er) Morrow. He married Shirley J. Moore in Bloomington, Indiana, on July 30, 1949. She survives.

During World War II, he served in the Army/Air Force, reached the rank of 2nd Lieutenant, and earned his wings fl ying B-17s, B-25s and B-29s.

Following his military service, he attended Indiana University in Bloomington and studied business. Upon his graduation in 1949, he returned to Plymouth and worked for Gibson Insurance Agency before starting Morrow Insurance Agency in 1953. He received many awards from the Westfi eld Insurance Company for being a top-performing agency. He retired from the insurance business in 1989.

Committed to civic service, Mr. Morrow helped create in the early 1950s the Plymouth Industrial Development Corporation (PIDCO), which became a model for communities seeking to expand their economic base. He helped direct that organization for more than 20 years.

In the early 1960s, he also served on the committee that created the Plymouth Municipal Airport, and he served many years as the Aviation Board president. Likewise, he served roughly 25 years on the Board of Directors for the Plymouth Chamber of Commerce, including a term as president; helped establish and coached in Plymouth’s Little League baseball program; served on the committee to expand Plymouth High School in the 1960s; served as President and Drive Chair for the Plymouth United Way; served two decades on the United Telephone of Indiana Board of Directors, and was a Rotary member for more than 50 years. Upon being elected and re-elected to the Plymouth City Council, he served from 1970 to 1987.

He was a longtime and active member of First United Methodist Church of Plymouth.

A devoted family man, Mr. Morrow was beloved by his wife, children, and grandchildren who appreci-ated his stories, infectious laugh, wise counsel, and attentiveness. Always full of good cheer and

optimism, he had many close friends.

A sports enthusiast, Mr. Morrow loved following IU basketball and football, as well as all Plymouth High School sporting events. He also enjoyed fi shing and golfi ng and remained physically active late in his life. He was especially proud of his college frater-nity, Sigma Chi, and was honored by the IU chapter as a Lambda Signifi cant Sig in 1983.

Along with his wife Shirley, he is survived by two sons and their wives, Dr. Douglas and Barbara Morrow of Auburn, Ind., and David and Christine Morrow of Plymouth; one daughter and her husband, Susie and John Kreighbaum of Plymouth; nine grandchil-dren, Matthew (Sarah) Morrow, James Morrow, Andrew Morrow, Nathan Morrow, Phillip (Amanda) Kreighbaum, Marjorie (Joey) Hernandez, Claire Morrow, Katie Morrow and Maggie Morrow; and one great-grandchild, Raelynn Hernandez. He is also survived by a brother-in-law, Harold (Mary Ann) Moore; a sister-in-law, Ann (Bob) Allen, and many nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother-in-law, Charles Thomas Moore.

Services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013, at First United Methodist Church of Plymouth, with the Rev. Larry Marhanka offi ciating. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery.

Visitation will be at the church from 1-3 p.m. Sunday, immediately preceding the service.

Memorials may be given to the “Marshall County Community Foundation/First United Methodist Church Endowment.”

James WilsonJames Lee Wilson, 57,

of Hamilton, passed away Tuesday, December 10, 2013 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne.

Services are pending with Oberlin-Turnbull Funeral Home, 3985 East Church Street, Hamilton.

Larry CushingCOLDWATER, Mich.

— Larry C. Cushing, 83, of Coldwater passed away on Monday, December 9, 2013, at the Community Health Center of Branch County.

The funeral service will be today, Thursday, December 12, 2013, at 2 p.m. at Bethel-Gilead Community Church with Pastor Jim Erwin offi ciating. Interment will follow at Knauss Cemetery in Kinderhook.

Visitation will be held prior to the service, beginning at noon up until the time of the service at 2 p.m. at Bethel-Gilead Church.

Arrangements are being cared for by Dutcher Funeral Home.

Larry was born July 2, 1930, in Coldwater, Mich., to Clayton and Lydia (Whitcomb) Cushing.

He graduated from Coldwater High School in 1948 and married Clara J. Owens on February 14, 1973, in Ypsilanti.

Larry was a member of Bethel-Gilead Community Church.

He enjoyed working on the family farm and camping with Good Sam’s RV Club. Larry had a great love of music and enjoyed playing trumpet and singing.

Larry is survived by his wife Clara; his sons, Larry (Jane) Cushing of Howe, Indiana, Earl Robinson of Detroit, and John (Pam) Robinson of Fort Wayne, Indiana; his daughters, Ranae (T.J. Ciaffane) Cushing of Tecumseh, Kansas, Valerie Cushing of Dayton, Nevada, Nancy (Charles) Mault of St. Petersburg, Florida, and Mary (Joel) Quick of Fort Wayne, Indiana; 13 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his son, David Robinson; and his grandson, Greg Cushing.

Memorials may be directed to CHC Home Health and Hospice.

To send online condolences go to www.dutcherfh.com.

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To the editor:Christmas is just weeks away, and it gives me great

joy to hear that the care packages we put together back on Oct. 27 are reaching their destinations. We were able to send out half of the care packages we collected at our annual Hiking for Heroes; His Pack, His Boots, My Hero! at East Noble High School. Our goal each year is to recognize our men and women serving overseas and to those who have served. We pay tribute to their honor, sacrifi ce and commitment to protect and serve our country.

We can only make this event possible with the assistance of some great sponsors. I would like to say “thank you” to: Ford for sponsoring the 5K, 4th District Legion Riders, Johnson and Johnson Depuys Synthes out of Warsaw, Fraternal Order of Eagles and Ladies Auxiliary of Kendallville, Courier of Kendall-ville, RSVP of Auburn, Churubusco American Legion, Fremont American Legion, Millersburg American Legion and Nancy Siders (mother of fallen hero of Indiana). Your donations helped us in the planning and setting up of this event.

I would also like to say thank you to the people who helped either with security or set up displays: 122nd Air National Guard of Fort Wayne, Lowell Bowker of Auburn, Johnsrud Transport of Iowa, Summit City Chevrolet of Fort Wayne, Hite Funeral Home of Kendallville, Noble County Sheriff’s Department and State Police. Thank you to Families for Freedom, Red Cross, Dogs on Deployment, Noble County Veterans Offi cer, Hoosier Corps, Indiana National Guard Family Readiness, Army Recruiting Offi ce of Fort Wayne, Marine Recruiting Offi ce of Kendallville and Fort Wayne, Honor Flight, Indiana Patriot Guard Riders, Blue Star Moms of Fort Wayne and Tim Chambers, the Saluting Marine.

To the members of Indiana Marines Family & Friends, I have to say you are simply the best. I so appreciate everything you did to help this go smoothly, from the selling of T-shirts and raffl es to the concession stand to the set-up and tear down. You are an amazing group of people, and I am very proud to know each and every one of you.

Our goal this year was to “try” to get 250 care packages to send overseas. Well, we surpassed that goal and collected 270, and since then I have collected more items from South Side Elementary School and we even received monetary donations to help pay for the postage; one of which is from the Fraternal Order of Police of Kendallville. Thank you both so much.

All the money we collect through donations, sales of T-shirts and raffl es and concession stand sales goes into paying for the postage to send the care

packages overseas. Every donation is important, and every package we are able to send brings such joy and comfort to those who are so far away from home.

We continue to collect donations to help pay for the postage to send the remaining packages overseas. If you wish to help pay for the postage to send care packages overseas, please send your donation to: Indiana Marines Family & Friends, P.O. Box 502, Kendallville, IN 46755. You can also fi nd us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Hiking4He-roes?ref=hl.

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Gift delivery becomes a diffi cult taskTo the editor:Each year at Christmas our family donates gifts to

children in need instead of exchanging gifts among ourselves. As we have done in the past several years, we decided to donate warm outerwear to the Kendallville Chamber of Commerce for distribution to children of the community.

I drove to the front of the chamber building on Saturday, Dec. 7, around 11:30 a.m. to drop off the gifts for the children. As I parked my vehicle so I could quickly carry in the bags of goodies, a Kendallville police offi cer pulled up behind me with his lights fl ashing. I walked back to his truck to see what the problem was. He told me it was a no-parking zone. I told him I was dropping off a donation for children. He told me I needed to go around to the back of the building. I again told him I just wanted to drop off a large donation for the children. The front door of the chamber building was but a few steps away. He insisted again I go around back.

I got back in my vehicle, drove around back and found the back door to be locked. Gathering up multiple large, heavy bags, I then proceeded to walk around the block in the freezing cold carrying our gifts for the kids. The offi cer, meantime, was on the street in his warm car, chasing off other criminals such as myself.

I was quite surprised that in the small town of Kendallville, the spirit of helpfulness was nowhere to be found in the actions of this public servant on the very day the town was sponsoring a holiday celebration for the community.

My hope for this offi cer is that the spirit of the Christmas fi nds him, particularly during this season of sharing and peace.

Cecily Renner RorickWolcottville

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A Japanese torpedo heavily damaged Jack Garrett’s ship, the light cruiser USS Saint Louis, during a World War II naval battle in the Pacifi c.

On the morning of Dec. 7, 1941, Shipfi tter 1st Class John “Jack” Garrett was aboard the light cruiser USS Saint Louis tied up next to its sister ship, the light cruiser Helena, in Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii.

His job on the heavily armored ship was hull maintenance and repair, but not on that morning. The 20-year-old Fort Wayne native was getting ready to go ashore when Japanese bombers, torpedo planes and fi ghter aircraft attacked the U.S. Navy fl eet in the harbor.

Seventy-two years later, the 93-year-old Pearl Harbor veteran rode in a military-style jeep in Saturday’s Kendall-ville Area Chamber of Commerce Christmas Parade, exposed to the freezing, wintry temperatures.

“It wasn’t bad. I had on a hooded coat,” he said.Garrett is one of only about 2,500 Pearl Harbor

survivors still alive.“I’m blessed,” he said this week, when talking about

the death and destruction that surrounded him from the surprise Japanese attack and the close calls he had while serving on the USS Saint Louis throughout the war in the Pacifi c.

A total of 353 Japanese aircraft fl ying from four aircraft carriers attacked in two waves, sinking fi ve battleships and damaging four more battleships, three destroyers and three cruisers and destroying 169 U.S. aircraft on the ground and damaging 159 others.

More than 2,000 U.S. service personnel lost their lives.

“We fi rst heard about the raid when the captain ordered general quarters over the ship’s radio,” said Garrett, who has lived in Rome City since 1987. Garrett was assigned to a damage-control team and stayed below decks. “The ship’s boilers were cold, and after GQ we had to put water in the boilers and prepare to get the ship underway.“

Most of the crew members were below decks and learned about what was going on from offi cers stationed on the bridge. The only other crew members on the top deck were those manning the 6-inch and 5-inch gun turrets and anti-aircraft batteries.

“We heard the explosions going on, but stayed below at our stations,” said Garrett.

The Saint Louis backed away from its mooring and moved into the channel to get out of the harbor. The cruiser was the fi rst ship to escape into the open sea with no damage. A Japanese mini-sub fi red two torpedoes, but they missed the ship.

“We were lucky, and that’s one reason why the ship came to be called Lucky Lou,” he said. The Helena was bombed and sustained damage.

On Dec. 10, the Saint Louis returned to Pearl Harbor. “I saw the big aircraft hangar down on Ford Island, sunken ships and smoke still coming from damaged ships,” said Garrett, a retired Pullman & Higgins fi eld foreman.

The Saint Louis would participate in 11 major naval battles in World War II and earn 11 battle stars. Garrett was in all of them. The ship was bombed, torpedoed and even hit by a Japanese kamikaze aircraft, but kept in the fi ght. Later in the war, Garrett was reassigned to the topside repair party and his job was to keep spent shell casings that fl ew out a gun turret from piling up on the deck.

In the battle of Kula Gulf on July 1, 1943, the Saint Louis was part of a U.S. naval group that intercepted a Japanese convoy headed for Guadal-canal. A Japanese cruiser and destroyer were sunk and transports damaged.

“We were so close, I could see the Japanese soldiers jumping over the side,” said Garrett.

The Saint Louis got hit with two torpedoes. One was a dud, and the other blew off armor platting and damaged the ship’s bow.

“I was about 50 feet away when the torpedo hit and blown off my feet. They thought I was blown overboard,” Garrett said. He was wounded in his left leg but not seriously.

Whenever the Saint Louis was damaged, it put into the closest port for repairs and rejoined the war.

In the battle of Kolombangara a Japanese torpedo blew off the ship’s bow, killing 23 sailors. The damage was so extensive, the ship had to return to San Francisco for repairs.

“We had a top speed of 33 knots (38 mph), but only could do 3 to 5 knots crossing the Pacifi c,” said Garrett. A new bow section was waiting for the ship when it docked.

Several times during the war, Japanese propaganda reported the sinking of “Lucky Lou.”

A total of 49 members of the crew lost their lives during the ship’s service in the war.

Garrett was privileged to be aboard the Saint Louis when it anchored in Tokyo Bay for the Japanese surrender on the battleship USS Missouri. He could see the Missouri in the distance. “I think we were invited because President Truman was from Missouri and the surrender was on the Missouri,” he said.

After the war he returned to Fort Wayne, got married in 1946 and he and his wife, Rita, raised three children. She passed away in 1987. He has seven grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.

“She was a good ship, the Saint Louis. She traveled more miles and shot more shells than any other American ship during the war,” said Garrett.

Even though he has two knee replacements and a hip replacement, Garrett doesn’t use a cane. He’s a life member of the VFW and participates in the combined Kendallville Francis Vinyard VFW Post 2749 and Rome City American Legion Post 381 honor guard for veterans’ funerals.

He’s extremely proud of his service to his country and has a Lucky Lou license plate on his car.

“I’m really blessed in many ways,” he said.

DENNIS NARTKER is a reporter for The News Sun. He can be reached at [email protected].

Pearl Harbor survivor recalls ‘Lucky Lou’

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Pence preschool plan deserves broad support

Indiana has for years lagged most other states in providing early childhood education options for families. The lack of access to high-quality preschool isn’t merely an inconvenience; it’s a handicap that undercuts student achievement and, eventually, economic growth.

So it was encouraging this past week to hear Gov. Mike Pence propose what could become the most aggressive expansion of preschool in the state’s history. Under the governor’s plan, families with incomes up to 185 percent of the federal poverty level — about $43,500 for a family of four — would be eligible for vouchers to help pay for preschool for children who are a year or so away from entering kindergarten.

“As result of a lack of quality early education opportunities, children, especially those from low-income households, often are unprepared when they enter kindergarten,” Pence said Thursday in announcing his 2014 legislative agenda.

There’s nothing groundbreaking about that thought, of course. Research overwhelmingly confi rms the value of early childhood education, and has for many years. But it is encouraging to hear an

Indiana governor make the point given state leaders’ historic lack of leadership on the issue.

Early childhood advocates were naturally complimentary of the proposal, but the complaints from frequent Pence critics — including teachers union President Teresa Meredith and House Democratic education leader Greg Porter — were disappointing.

Meredith contends that the state should put off moving forward on a preschool initiative until after it lowers the age for mandatory school attendance (now at a much-too high age 7) and requires all students to attend kindergarten. But those ideas likely would require lengthy legislative campaigns — to the point where today’s preschool-age children might well be in middle school before such changes were made given the General Assembly’s past go slow approach on other education proposals.

Porter, although supportive of state-fi nanced preschools in general, objected to funneling state dollars to religious-affi liated schools through vouchers. But, as with the K-12 voucher program, families would make decisions about where to spend the money, not the state. And the state money may well be enough to prompt secular schools to open or expand.

The Pence proposal isn’t without potential problems. It’s critical for the state, for instance, to ensure that tax dollars go only to high-quality preschools. As a Star investigation has demonstrated this fall, a lot of substandard day cares and preschools are operating in the state, often with little regulatory oversight. If managed the right way, the voucher program could help strengthen already good schools and divert children from weaker operations. But it’s essential to put strong accountability measures in place on how and where vouchers can be used.

A fi nal point: Some lawmakers have questioned whether Pence’s legislative agenda is too ambitious for the short, non-budget-writing 2014 session. Let’s banish that thought. Indiana leaders need to adopt a mind-set of pushing forward aggressively on most education, economic and quality-of-life issues — because of our state’s many needs but also because the world is moving faster than ever and those who plod along will get left behind.

Although much welcomed, the Pence preschool plan is modest in scope when compared to what other states already have done. There’s no need for overly cautious delay in acting on it.

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ROME CITY — Four area fi re departments battled an apartment fi re Wednesday in Rome City.

At 11:33 a.m., Orange Township fi refi ghters were dispatched to a fi re in an apartment in the Rome City Housing Authority-managed Warrener Court Apartments on Front Street on the town’s west side.

Smoke was billowing from the two-story

apartment’s windows when fi refi ghters arrived. Incident commander Ty Conley of the Orange Township Fire Depart-ment called for assistance. Johnson Township Fire Department and fi re departments from Kendall-ville and Albion as well as Noble County EMS responded to the scene.

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“We’re here to pay tribute to a man who was huge part of this community,” said Ober. “He gave me advice that I follow today. He said if you do your job right, you’re not a politician — you’re a leader.”

Ober, Kendallville Mayor Suzanne Handshoe and Dr. Jerry Jansen, who was appointed to the Noble County Council to fi ll Moore’s unexpired term, were infl uential in

supporting Moore for the honor.

“There was no R or D after Don’s name. He had a big heart for his community,” said Handshoe.

Jansen recalled how he got to know Moore 30 years ago when they were in Kendallville Jaycees. He spoke about Moore’s service to his community.

Don Moore Jr. said if his dad saw something that needed to be done, he did it.

“If you want something done and done right, do it yourself, he always told me. He didn’t do things for the

recognition or the glamour, he did them because of the cause,” Moore Jr. said.

After many years of trying, Moore fi nally succeeded in getting the radio station on the FM dial.

“When I asked him ‘Why FM?’, he said, ‘I can help more people with a larger signal,’” said Moore Jr.

“When you think of Don Moore, think of a humble man who worked for a cause, not applause,” his son said. ”He lived life to express, not to impress. He didn’t strive to make his presence noticed, just his absence felt.”

MOORE: Honoree worked for ‘cause, not applause’FROM PAGE A1

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The library has not had a director since Gregg Williamson resigned in October. Mullins will serve as both teen services manager and interim director until the board hires a new director. Trustees approved paying her 90 percent of the director’s $57,000 salary.

In other business, trustees:

• granted hourly employees 4 percent raises in 2014 and salaried

employees 3 percent pay raises. Trustee Jane Rhea pointed out employees had not received a pay raise in several years.

• agreed to change meeting times in board bylaws from 7 to 6 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month.

• discussed but took no action on Prince’s proposal to hire a full-time lead custodian to manage mainte-nance and cleaning at the Kendallville and Limber-lost public libraries. The

library has an outside vendor providing custodial services for $3,400 per month at the Kendallville Public Library and $600 a month at the Limberlost Public Library in Rome City.

• discussed but took no action on a long-term solution to an erosion problem on the southeast area of the library’s exterior.

• discussed but took no action on a proposed memorial garden for the library’s undeveloped north side lot.

LIBRARY: Mullins to serve as interim directorFROM PAGE A1

his vote. He is not alone in putting some serious thought into his choice.

Indiana’s delegation to the U.S. Senate is also waiting until more details are known about the budget deal before deciding on a yea or nay vote.

“While I look forward to reviewing the details, I am concerned that this deal may be another missed opportunity by Congress to make the tough choices needed that will secure our

long-term fi scal future,” U.S. Sen. Dan Coats said in a news release. “I believe Congress needs to live by the budget levels it passed in 2011 or replace them with real, targeted spending reforms.”

“I am encouraged that budget negotiators from both sides of the aisle have put together a long-overdue proposal that would cut the defi cit, provide for two years of budget certainty, and prevent another govern-ment shutdown that would

further harm our economy,” U.S. Sen Joe Donnelly said in a prepared statement. “I applaud their bipartisan efforts, and I will continue to study the details before we take a vote in the Senate.”

Stutzman said he received his copy of the budget Wednesday morning and has less than 36 hours to digest all its nuances before voting.

Stutzman said Republican Party leaders are encour-aging members to vote for the budget.

STUTZMAN: Donnelly praises needed cooperationFROM PAGE A1

the future,” said Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Fla.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., called the agreement “a breath of fresh air” that could lead to further progress. Added House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, “If you’re for more defi cit reduction, you’re for this agreement.”

Boehner also took a swipe at outside groups that helped steer Republi-cans toward the politi-cally damaging shutdown and opposed the current

deal before it was sealed. “They’re using our members, and they’re using the American people for their own goals. This is ridiculous,” he said, evidently referring to the Club For Growth, Heritage Action and other organiza-tions.

Modest in scope, the deal underscores how much ambitions have shriveled since the summer of 2011, when Obama and Boehner held private but unsuccessful talks on a “grand bargain” to reduce defi cits by $4 trillion over a decade.

In the current climate, though, it means a return to something approaching a routine, where spending committees will be able to write and pass individual bills each year, removed from the threat of a shutdown.

As drafted, the bill would reverse $63 billion in across-the-board spending cuts scheduled to take effect in the current budget year and the next one, easing a crunch on programs as diverse as environmental protection and the Pentagon.

BUDGET: Boehner rips extremists behind shutdownFROM PAGE A1

running their own sites also face problems. Oregon had signed up only 44 people as of Nov. 30.

That’s created stress and uncertainty not only for the uninsured but also for other people who now have insurance but are seeking to avoid an interruption in coverage in January.

Those who are trying to preserve their coverage include some of the more than 4 million people whose individual plans were canceled because they didn’t

measure up under the law — as well as hundreds of thousands who are in federal and state programs for people with serious health problems, from cancer to heart disease to AIDS.

Democratic lawmakers say they are relieved the website is fi nally working, but some are not convinced the turnaround is complete.

“How confi dent I am? I’m hoping that we’re moving in the right direction,” said Rep. Eliot Engel, D-N.Y., after Wednesday’s Energy and

Commerce Committee hearing. “And if we fi nd the day has come and we fi nd that it’s not what we had hoped, then I think there should be changes.”

Sebelius said at least 1.9 million people appear to be waiting just offstage to sign up. They’ve been found eligible to enroll, but haven’t yet picked a plan.

If they’re all procrasti-nators who rush forward on Dec. 23, the website would be overwhelmed. It can only handle 50,000 people at a time.

HEALTH: Last-minute rush on fi nal day fearedFROM PAGE A1

BY JAMES FISHERjfi [email protected]

KENDALLVILLE — The streak continues.

East Noble’s girls hoops team won its fourth-straight on Wednesday, using a run in each half to secure a 60-42 noncon-ference victory over Fort Wayne Northrop.

“We’re still able to put little runs together and pull away from teams,” explained East Noble coach DeAnn Booth. “Our post play also continues to help us.”

Kourtney Edwards led the Knights with 17 points. The senior also had fi ve rebounds.

“We did what we needed, it was another great win,” Edwards said. “We have set high expecta-tions for this season.”

Chandler Jones added 10 points, with nine points and seven rebounds for Kavan Edwards.

Both Edwards are 6-1 post players, but not related.

“Having two 6-1 girls, it’s challenging for most teams to match up with us,” Kavan Edwards said.

Also scoring for the Knights were Kerri Schrock (7 points), Tiffani Wilson (5), Jacey Cauhorn (5), Jaymee Wolfe (5) and Madison Cook (2).

Northrop was led by 20 points

and six rebounds from Aleah Swary.

The Knights held a 35-26 rebounding advantage. They also benefi ted from a strong effort at the free throw line, hitting 21-of-27 attempts.

“Much better production, which I thought was key,” Booth said.

The Knights were coming off a 78-41 Northeast Hoosier Confer-ence win over New Haven and also have victories this season against Eastside, Lakeland, Fort Wayne North Side and now Northrop.

“We don’t dwell on streaks like that, we like to play game to game,” Booth said. “We have a conference game on Friday and would like to extend it.”

Northrop stuck with East Noble until the Knights struck with their 11-0 fi rst-half run. The Bruins led 4-0 at the outset and had a 9-7 lead late in the opening period.

“We were forcing it too much early,” Kourtney Edwards said. “We just needed to slow it down and be patient, and we did better.”

Wolfe converted a traditional 3-point play to put East Noble ahead 10-9 — beginning the string of 11-consecutive points

for the Knights — and Cauhorn’s bucket to end the opening stanza

gave the squad a 12-9 advantage.

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TODAYBOYS BASKETBALL Bethany Christian at Howe School, 6 p.m. NorthWood at West-view, 6 p.m. West Noble at Bre-men, 6 p.m.GIRLS BASKETBALL Howe School at SB Career Academy, 6 p.m.WRESTLING West Noble at Fair-field, 6:30 p.m. Lakeland at Fremont, 6:30 p.m. Central Noble at Churubusco, 6:30 p.m. Huntington North at Prairie Heights, 6:30 p.m. Leo at Garrett, 6:30 p.m.SWIMMING Bishop Dwenger at East Noble, 6 p.m. Northrop at Angola, 6:30 p.m.

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2013 KPC Media Group All-Area Boys Soccer TeamThe 12th annual KPC Media Group All-Area Boys Soccer Team will be featured in Sunday’s edition. Front row (left to right): Nick Byler and Dustin Cunningham of Lakeland, and Karsten Cooper and Dayton Sweet of Garrett. Middle row: Brian Macias, Co-Prep of the Year Uriel Macias and Abel Zamarripa of West Noble, and Matt Patton, Aaron Berkey and Kaleb Williams of East Noble. Back row:

Ross Gramling, Landon Cochran, Grant Lockwood, Chase Secrist and Co-Prep of the Year Brennan Cochran of DeKalb. Not pictured are Tarrin Beachey, Jacob Berkey and Bucky Carpenter of Westview, Hunter Yoder and Bradey Gerke of Lakewood Park Christian, Christian Granados of Prairie Heights and Coach of the Year Jed Freels of DeKalb.

Knights drive past Northrop

BY KEN FILLMOREkfi [email protected]

FREMONT — Fremont’s girls basketball team started better than Reading (Mich.) did Wednesday and kept the Rangers at a distance in winning the non-conference contest 49-41.

The Eagles (5-2) scored the fi rst seven points of the game. Reading did not score until it made a free throw with 2 minutes, 57 seconds left in the opening quarter.

FHS extended its lead over the fi nal couple minutes of the second quarter while leading player Shae Rhonehouse was on the bench with three fouls. The Eagles led 28-13 at intermission after Reading only made 2-of-24 fi eld-goal attempts in the fi rst half.

It was not smooth sailing for the young Fremont squad as it had 26 turnovers. But its lead was never really threatened.

“We held our own with Shae out of the game,” Eagles coach

Neal Frantz said. “We shot the ball fairly well.

“They are aggressive and are good in their man-to-man defense,” he said of the Rangers. “But we had so many unforced turnovers.

The Eagles forced 23 Reading turnovers while shooting 53 percent from the fi eld (18-34).

Rhonehouse led Fremont with 22 points, six rebounds, three steals, three assists and a blocked shot. Freshman guard Kayla Stroop added 10 points, three rebounds and two steals.

“Kayla is coming along. She is giving us good minutes,” Frantz said. “Her offense is getting a little better. She runs the fl oor pretty well.

“Every time we get on the fl oor, I just want to see progress. That is all we can do.”

Senior center Miranda White added nine points, 10 rebounds and four assists for Fremont. Melissa Beer had fi ve points and

Kaileigh Folland scored three.Senior Brittany Marquart and

junior Jami Hubbard combined for 18 points on 6-of-31 shooting from the fl oor for Reading. Marquart had 13 points and six steals. Hubbard, who Frantz regarded as the Rangers’ best player, had fi ve points and seven rebounds.

Junior Tayler Coe had nine points and fi ve rebounds for Reading, who only shot 22 percent from the fi eld (11-51). The Rangers did outrebound the Eagles 36-29.

Fremont will host Hamilton on Saturday in a Northeast Corner Conference game that will start a basketball tripleheader between the two schools. This girls’ contest will start the action at 4:30 p.m. The boys’ junior varsity game will start around 6 p.m., followed by the varsity boys game.

The Eagles won the junior varsity game on Wednesday over the Rangers, 28-22.

Fremont girls defeat Rangers

KEN FILLMORE

Fremont junior Kaileigh Folland goes up for a layup during the third quarter of a non-confer-ence high school girls basket-ball game with Reading (Mich.) Wednesday night.

JAMES FISHER

East Noble’s Lanie Allen, middle, is fouled as she attempts to drive the lane in Wednesday’s win over Northrop.

SEE KNIGHTS, PAGE B2

The run continued into the second period, where Kourtney Edwards had a putback score and two free throws, Wilson connected on a bucket, and Wolfe added a free throw. The effort allowed East Noble to take its lead to nine, at 18-9, with six and a half minutes left in the half.

The East Noble lead went to as much as 11 points late in the quarter and the Knights led 25-17 at the break.

The second run began with a traditional 3-point play from Kourtney Edwards midway through the third period. She also had three free throws during the run and Kavan Edwards had the other three points in a 9-0 spurt.

The Knights led 40-23

following the second run and took a 42-31 margin into the fi nal period.

“Nothing fl ashy, but we were able to win a physical game,” Booth said. The Knights play at home against Bellmont on Friday in a NHC contest.

East Noble JV 39, Northrop 8

East Noble’s junior varsity had a tremendous effort on defense, holding Northrop to just two points in the fi nal three periods. The Bruins were scoreless the entire third period and had just one point apiece in the second and fourth periods.

Nine players scored for the East Noble JV, led by 10 points from Katie Kline. Paige DeCamp added eight points and Lydia Walter-house fi nished with six

points and a team-high six rebounds.

KNIGHTS: EN led by 11 entering fourth quarterFROM PAGE B1

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Jeff Burton’s future plans, both on and off the track, were announced last week. He’ll start by running some test sessions and a limited Sprint Cup schedule for Michael Waltrip Racing, and he’ll begin working with NBC Sports Group, which has signed him to a multi-year contract to be an analyst when the network begins broadcasting NASCAR races in 2015. “Jeff Burton was always the first person we would seek out when there was breaking news or an issue that needed to be covered throughout our previous contract with NASCAR, so he was the first person we called for this role,” Sam Flood, executive producer, NBC Sports and NBC Sports Network, said in announcing the hir-ing of Burton. “His insights, keen observations and many trophies have earned the respect of everyone involved with the sport.” Burton will begin his TV work in 2014 by contributing to NASCAR programming on NBCSN. “This is an exciting new challenge, and I am thrilled to be join-ing the NBC Sports family,” said Burton. “I will prepare for each race as if I were driving in it, and I look forward to sharing my experience, views and insights with all the dedicated and passion-ate NASCAR fans.” On the driving side, his first stint behind the wheel with his new team is set for Charlotte Motor Speedway, where he’ll substitute at a test session for Brian Vickers, who is out of action because of blood clots. Burton will make his first start at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 9 in a No. 66 Toyota and is expected to make

several more starts in 2014. “Michael Waltrip Racing has two teams and drivers racing for the NASCAR Sprint Cup championship in 2014, and our third team will play a very important role in that pursuit,” team co-owner Rob Kauffman said in announcing the addition of Burton to the team he operates with Michael Waltrip. “We were extremely fortunate to have a driver as experienced and respected as Jeff Burton come available. He will be able to have an immediate impact as we continue to strive for that last 1 percent that separates cham-pions from contenders.” Waltrip will drive the No. 66 in the season-opening Daytona 500 on Feb. 23. In his full-time NASCAR career, Burton made 691 Cup starts, with 21 wins, the most recent coming in 2008 when he won twice. On the Nationwide side, he has 306 career starts, with 27 wins, but none since 2007, when he won five times. He will be joined in the NBC TV booth by new lead announcer Rick Allen, who now works as Fox Sports’ race announcer for NASCAR’s Camping World Truck Series and the ARCA Racing Series.

Josh Wise moves to Phil Parsons Racing Josh Wise has been hired to drive the No. 98 Chevrolet for Phil Parsons Racing in 2014. The Riverside, Calif., native spent the past two seasons driving for Front Row Motorsports.

Swan Racing expands to two teams Swan Racing announced that it is expanding to a two-team operation and will have Parker Kligerman and Cole Whitt driving its Toyota Camrys on the Sprint Cup circuit next season.

Exxon Mobil extends sponsorship of Stewart Exxon Mobil has extended its multi-year sponsorship with Tony Stewart and Stewart-Haas Racing. Mobil 1 will be the primary sponsor of Stewart’s No. 14 Chevy for 11 races in 2014 and will be an associate sponsor for the remainder of the season.

Dollar General increases sponsorship of Kenseth Dollar General, the Goodlettsville, Tenn.-based retailer, will increase its sponsorship of Matt Kenseth’s No. 20 Toyota to 27 races in 2014, up from 17 this year.

NUMERICALLYSPEAKING

Sprint Cup races in 2013 in which Mike Bliss did

not qualify — the most of any driver.

Sprint Cup races in 2013 in which Michael

McDowell did not finish — the most of any driver.

Nationwide Series drivers with more than $1 million in race winnings in 2013

— Austin Dillon, Sam Hornish Jr. and Kyle Busch.

Top-10 finishes in 2013 by Sam Hornish Jr., tops

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For those who were at Talladega, Ala., on May 4, 1975, the events that trans-pired were not to be forgotten. Even those who were just casual fans of the sport at that time were heartbroken over the death that day of 20-year-old Randy Owens. Owens was the brother-in-law of Richard Petty. His sister, Lynda, Richard’s wife, had helped raise him while their mother worked, and he was an eager member of the crew of Petty’s No. 43 cars. On Lap 141 of the Winston 500, Petty, in contention for the win, came down pit road with a fire in the left front of his car. As Owens attempted to use a pressurized water tank to help extin-guish the flames, the tank exploded, sending Owens flying into the air and killing him. Petty, who jumped from his car and attempted to get help for Owens, summed up one of the saddest aspects of the incident in his comments to reporters that day. “He was just a kid and had those two little, bitty boys,” Petty said. Last week, the story came full circle when Trent Owens, the youngest of those little, bitty boys, was hired as crew chief of the No. 43 Ford at Richard Petty Motorsports. The official release announcing the hiring of Owens didn’t even men-tion that Owens is the nephew of the team’s namesake. And Owens doesn’t bring up the subject unless he’s asked about it. But when he does talk about his family, it’s clear that he’s proud of the connection. Owens said that when he was hired to crew chief the car his father once worked on, it was a special moment. “When the opportunity came up, and then when the announcement was made, I was pretty emotional about it,” said Owens, who was just four months old when his father died. His brother, Travis, now the brake specialist for the No. 31 Chevrolet at Richard Childress Racing, was two at the time. The Owens brothers, who spent most of their younger years living in Darlington, S.C., remained close to Richard and Lynda Petty as they grew up. They went to races at Darlington,

Rockingham and Martinsville with the Pettys. In the sum-mertime, the Pettys would pick up the boys and take them to Daytona for the July Cup races. It was during one of those trips that young Trent Owens witnessed one of NASCAR’s greatest moments. “My aunt and uncle took us to Daytona, and we got to be there for his 200th win,” Owens said, adding that he still cherished the Victory Lane photos that show him standing in front of the car holding the checkered flag. By the time he was a teen-ager, Owens was spend-ing his summers in North Carolina with the Pettys and working in the family race shop. “I made money for school for the next year,” he said. And his Aunt Lynda told him stories of the father he never knew. “She made me well aware of my dad’s ambitions,” he said. Eddie Wood, a member of the Wood Brothers racing team of Stuart, Va., was about the same age as Randy Owens and knew him back in the day. Then as now, the Woods and the Pettys were big rivals, but also great friends. “Randy worked with [Petty Enterprises crew chief] Dale Inman, just like my brother Len and I worked with our Uncle Leonard,” Wood said. “Randy was a go-getter, and from what I can tell, Trent is cut from the same cloth.” Trent Owens started his major league NASCAR career as a driver, running 12 races in the Camping World Truck Series before deciding that his true calling was on top of the pit box as a crew chief. He’s worked with a host of driv-ers over the years, winning five Nationwide Series races with five different drivers. He spent the past season working with Kyle Larson, and his move to the No. 43 and driver Aric Almirola is his first full-time foray into the elite Sprint Cup Series. Owens said that his career as a crew chief has been helped by his driving experience and by working with vari-

ous Sprint Cup drivers over the years. “Having driven in the past, I can understand quicker what a driver is telling me about the car,” he said. “And working with Cup drivers has taught me a lot in a hurry.” He said his goal is to try to make the No. 43 team into a consistent top-15 or top-10 outfit and to make the Chase for the Sprint Cup. “If we can be around the top 10 by the beginning of the summer, we’ve got a possibility of making the Chase,” he said. “And if we can run in the top five, we’ve got a chance to win a race.” One thing Owens knows for sure is that his new boss — his uncle — is not only NASCAR’s all-time win leader as a driver — with 200 victories — but also one of the most knowledgeable people in the garage today. “There’s no fooling him,” Owens said. “He’s sharp when it comes to race cars and the people that work on them. And he’s so good at life skills in general. “He’s a stern boss, but he’s a good boss. I’m happy to get this opportunity, and I’m looking forward to seeing what I can do with it.”

Trent Owens (left) served as crew chief for Kyle Larson’s team in the Nationwide Series in 2013.

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HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Texans will attempt to end the worst skid in franchise history in a place where they’ve never won.

Houston plays the Colts on Sunday, looking to stop an 11-game losing streak and win for the fi rst time in Indianapolis. The Texans also have lost 11 in a row there.

Running back Ben Tate said they aren’t worried about where they’re playing this week, all they’re focused on is winning.

“If we can get it anywhere, if we play in a parking lot — just getting a win,” Tate said. “I don’t think it really matters. I don’t know how much coaches are really thinking or going to emphasize that. It’s just getting a win period. I don’t care if we

play them at the Galleria mall. We just want to win.”

Though some Texans noted that playing in Indianapolis is louder than many places, they couldn’t pinpoint exactly why they’ve had so much trouble there.

“I have no answer for that other than we just haven’t,” said Andre Johnson, who has been on the team for all but the fi rst trip to Indianapolis in 2002.

Johnson said that the old RCA Dome was louder and more diffi cult to play in than Lucas Oil Stadium.

Houston has certainly had some good chances to pick up wins there, but has fell short time after time. In the early days of the franchise, they were rarely even competitive in Indianapolis. Their fi rst six losses there

were by an average of more than 19 points.

They’ve fared better since the new stadium opened in 2008 and have lost by more than a touchdown only twice. They came closest to ending the skid in 2011, but Reggie Wayne caught a 1-yard touchdown pass with 19 seconds left to give the Colts a 19-16 win.

“I can’t tell you that there’s one specifi c reason why this team has never won there,” defensive end J.J. Watt said. “Obviously, we’re looking to change that. That’s never something that you want to have on your resume.”

They’ll try to turn things around in the fi rst game since coach Gary Kubiak was fi red on Friday.

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National Football LeagueAMERICAN CONFERENCEEast W L T Pct PF PANew England 10 3 0 .769 349 287Miami 7 6 0 .538 286 276N.Y. Jets 6 7 0 .462 226 337Buffalo 4 9 0 .308 273 334South W L T Pct PF PAy-Indianapolis 8 5 0 .615 313 316Tennessee 5 8 0 .385 292 318Jacksonville 4 9 0 .308 201 372Houston 2 11 0 .154 250 350North W L T Pct PF PACincinnati 9 4 0 .692 334 244Baltimore 7 6 0 .538 278 261Pittsburgh 5 8 0 .385 291 312Cleveland 4 9 0 .308 257 324West W L T Pct PF PAx-Denver 11 2 0 .846 515 345Kansas City 10 3 0 .769 343 224San Diego 6 7 0 .462 316 291Oakland 4 9 0 .308 264 337NATIONAL CONFERENCEEast W L T Pct PF PAPhiladelphia 8 5 0 .615 334 301Dallas 7 6 0 .538 357 348N.Y. Giants 5 8 0 .385 251 334Washington 3 10 0 .231 279 407South W L T Pct PF PANew Orleans 10 3 0 .769 343 243Carolina 9 4 0 .692 298 188Tampa Bay 4 9 0 .308 244 291Atlanta 3 10 0 .231 282 362North W L T Pct PF PADetroit 7 6 0 .538 346 321Chicago 7 6 0 .538 368 360Green Bay 6 6 1 .500 316 326Minnesota 3 9 1 .269 315 395West W L T Pct PF PAx-Seattle 11 2 0 .846 357 205San Francisco 9 4 0 .692 316 214Arizona 8 5 0 .615 305 257St. Louis 5 8 0 .385 289 308x-clinched playoff spoty-clinched divisionThursday’s GameJacksonville 27, Houston 20Sunday’s GamesGreen Bay 22, Atlanta 21Baltimore 29, Minnesota 26Kansas City 45, Washington 10Tampa Bay 27, Buffalo 6Miami 34, Pittsburgh 28Philadelphia 34, Detroit 20Cincinnati 42, Indianapolis 28New England 27, Cleveland 26N.Y. Jets 37, Oakland 27Denver 51, Tennessee 28San Francisco 19, Seattle 17San Diego 37, N.Y. Giants 14Arizona 30, St. Louis 10New Orleans 31, Carolina 13Monday’s GameChicago 45, Dallas 28Thursday, Dec. 12San Diego at Denver, 8:25 p.m.Sunday, Dec. 15Philadelphia at Minnesota, 1 p.m.Washington at Atlanta, 1 p.m.San Francisco at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.Seattle at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.Chicago at Cleveland, 1 p.m.Houston at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.Buffalo at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.New England at Miami, 1 p.m.Kansas City at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.N.Y. Jets at Carolina, 4:05 p.m.Arizona at Tennessee, 4:25 p.m.New Orleans at St. Louis, 4:25 p.m.Green Bay at Dallas, 4:25 p.m.Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 8:30 p.m.Monday, Dec. 16Baltimore at Detroit, 8:40 p.m.

NHL StandingsEASTERN CONFERENCEAtlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GABoston 31 21 8 2 44 86 62Montreal 32 19 10 3 41 85 71Detroit 32 15 9 8 38 87 85Tampa Bay 30 17 10 3 37 85 76Toronto 32 16 13 3 35 87 90Ottawa 32 12 14 6 30 92 105Florida 32 10 17 5 25 73 106Buffalo 31 7 22 2 16 53 92Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GAPittsburgh 32 21 10 1 43 98 71Washington 31 17 12 2 36 98 90Carolina 32 13 13 6 32 75 91N.Y. Rangers 32 15 16 1 31 70 84New Jersey 32 12 14 6 30 73 82Philadelphia 30 13 14 3 29 68 78Columbus 31 13 15 3 29 78 86N.Y. Islanders 32 9 18 5 23 80 111WESTERN CONFERENCECentral Division GP W L OT Pts GF GAChicago 33 22 6 5 49 122 91St. Louis 29 20 6 3 43 100 67Minnesota 32 18 9 5 41 77 75Colorado 29 20 9 0 40 83 68Dallas 29 14 10 5 33 83 86

Winnipeg 32 14 14 4 32 83 90Nashville 31 14 14 3 31 71 89Pacifi c Division GP W L OT Pts GF GAAnaheim 33 21 7 5 47 106 86Los Angeles 32 21 7 4 46 88 63San Jose 31 19 6 6 44 103 78Vancouver 33 18 10 5 41 88 81Phoenix 30 17 8 5 39 97 94Calgary 30 11 15 4 26 79 100Edmonton 32 11 18 3 25 89 109NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.Tuesday’s GamesBuffalo 2, Ottawa 1, SOWashington 6, Tampa Bay 5, SOFlorida 3, Detroit 2, SON.Y. Islanders 3, San Jose 2, SOColumbus 5, New Jersey 4Los Angeles 6, Montreal 0Nashville 4, N.Y. Rangers 1St. Louis 2, Winnipeg 1Chicago 6, Dallas 2Phoenix 3, Colorado 1Boston 2, Calgary 1Edmonton 5, Carolina 4, OTWednesday’s GamesLos Angeles 3, Toronto 1Chicago 7, Philadelphia 2Minnesota at Anaheim, lateThursday’s GamesColumbus at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.Montreal at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.Buffalo at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.Detroit at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.Toronto at St. Louis, 8 p.m.Dallas at Nashville, 8 p.m.Colorado at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.Carolina at Calgary, 9 p.m.N.Y. Islanders at Phoenix, 9 p.m.Boston at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.Minnesota at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.Friday’s GamesNew Jersey at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.Washington at Florida, 7:30 p.m.Edmonton at Vancouver, 9 p.m.

NBA StandingsEASTERN CONFERENCEAtlantic Division W L Pct GBBoston 10 14 .417 —Toronto 7 13 .350 1Brooklyn 7 14 .333 1½Philadelphia 7 16 .304 2½New York 5 15 .250 3Southeast Division W L Pct GBMiami 16 6 .727 —Atlanta 11 11 .500 5Charlotte 10 12 .455 6Washington 9 11 .450 6Orlando 7 15 .318 9Central Division W L Pct GBIndiana 19 3 .864 —Detroit 10 13 .435 9½Chicago 8 11 .421 9½Cleveland 8 13 .381 10½Milwaukee 5 17 .227 14WESTERN CONFERENCESouthwest Division W L Pct GBSan Antonio 17 4 .810 —Houston 15 7 .682 2½Dallas 13 9 .591 4½New Orleans 10 10 .500 6½Memphis 10 11 .476 7Northwest Division W L Pct GBPortland 18 4 .818 —Oklahoma City 17 4 .810 ½Denver 13 8 .619 4½Minnesota 11 11 .500 7Utah 4 19 .174 14½Pacifi c Division W L Pct GBL.A. Clippers 15 8 .652 —Phoenix 12 9 .571 2Golden State 12 10 .545 2½L.A. Lakers 10 11 .476 4Sacramento 6 13 .316 7Tuesday’s GamesIndiana 90, Miami 84Cleveland 109, New York 94San Antonio 116, Toronto 103Brooklyn 104, Boston 96Oklahoma City 101, Atlanta 92Minnesota 121, Detroit 94Milwaukee 78, Chicago 74Phoenix 114, L.A. Lakers 108Wednesday’s GamesOrlando 92, Charlotte 83L.A. Clippers 96, Boston 88Minnesota 106, Philadelphia 99San Antonio 109, Milwaukee 77Oklahoma City 116, Memphis 100New Orleans 111, Detroit 106, OTNew York 83, Chicago 78Utah at Sacramento, lateDallas at Golden State, lateThursday’s GamesL.A. Clippers at Brooklyn, 8 p.m.Houston at Portland, 10:30 p.m.Friday’s GamesCleveland at Orlando, 7 p.m.Charlotte at Indiana, 7 p.m.Philadelphia at Toronto, 7 p.m.New York at Boston, 7:30 p.m.Washington at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.Brooklyn at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.L.A. Lakers at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.Memphis at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Chicago at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m.Minnesota at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.Sacramento at Phoenix, 9 p.m.Utah at Denver, 9 p.m.Houston at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

Prep FootballMr. Football votingINDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Here are the top fi nishers from the 2013 Indiana Mr. Football balloting. The votes are compiled from a panel of Indiana Football Coaches Association members:1. Terry McLaurin, WR, Indianapolis Cathedral, 192. Jake Purichia, QB, Cardinal Ritter, 93. Matt DeSomer, QB, Andrean, 84. Sammy Mireles, RB, Elwood, 45. Austin Roberts, WR, Carmel, 3Note: Five other players each received one or two votes.TOP PLAYERS BY POSITIONWR--Terry McLaurin, Indianapolis CathedralTE--Zach Gegner, Warren CentralOL--Cal Scifres, Indianapolis RoncalliQB--Jake Purichia, Cardinal RitterRB--Sam Mireles, ElwoodK--Brandon Dowers, BrownsburgDL--Dillon Dallas, Center GroveLB--Galen Robinson Lake CentralDB--Ryan Neal, Merrillville

Prep Boys Basketball ScoresCrawford Co. 55, Mitchell 38Ev. Harrison 78, Ev. Central 66Huntington North 58, New Haven 57, OTLawrence Central 56, Lawrence North 54S. Bend Riley 72, Oregon-Davis 29

Prep Girls Basketball ScoresCorydon 54, Austin 42Cowan 41, Blue River 34E. Noble 60, Ft. Wayne Northrop 41Ev. Harrison 64, Ev. Reitz 60Ev. Mater Dei 63, Ev. North 33Fremont 49, Reading, Mich. 38Highland 48, Calumet 19Homestead 64, Angola 25Indpls Attucks 60, Indpls Marshall 32Lapel 66, Madison-Grant 55Leo 51, Bellmont 24McCutcheon 63, Lafayette Catholic 58Mishawaka Marian 52, Jimtown 17N. Harrison 62, S. Central (Harrison) 48N. Knox 42, White River Valley 34New Castle 46, Connersville 37Peru 44, N. Miami 43Richmond 64, Franklin Co. 35Shenandoah 65, Muncie South 43South Oldham, Ky. 52, Floyd Central 50Southwood 49, Mississinewa 31Terre Haute South 62, Indpls Tech 39Tipton 81, Elwood 69Triton 55, Tippecanoe Valley 48Union City 46, Centerville 38

College Basketball Boxes North Dakota St. 73, Notre Dame 69N. DAKOTA ST. (7-3)Felt 0-2 0-0 0, Alexander 5-14 4-5 16, Dupree 2-2 0-0 4, Brown 1-2 1-2 3, Braun 3-6 5-6 13, Wright 4-11 0-0 9, Kading 0-0 0-0 0, Bjorklund 11-14 4-6 26, Aaberg 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 27-53 14-19 73.NOTRE DAME (7-3)Sherman 3-9 4-4 10, Atkins 4-8 4-5 12, Grant 0-5 9-11 9, Jackson 3-7 2-2 11, Connaughton 8-21 0-0 21, Burgett 0-1 0-0 0, Knight 1-3 1-3 3, Vasturia 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 20-56 20-25 69.Halftime — N. Dakota St. 39-37. 3-Point Goals — N. Dakota St. 5-10 (Braun 2-3, Alexander 2-4, Wright 1-2, Felt 0-1), Notre Dame 9-29 (Connaughton 5-15, Jackson 3-6, Vasturia 1-2, Burgett 0-1, Atkins 0-2, Grant 0-3). Fouled Out — Bjorklund. Rebounds — N. Dakota St. 33 (Alexander 14), Notre Dame 32 (Sherman 10). Assists — N. Dakota St. 13 (Bjorklund 4), Notre Dame 16 (Grant 5). Total Fouls — N. Dakota St. 19, Notre Dame 15. A — 7,662. No.

Wisconson 78, Milwaukee 52MILWAUKEE (9-3)Kelm 7-10 2-3 17, Tiby 3-10 4-4 11, Arians 3-5 0-0 9, Aaron 0-3 0-0 0, McWhorter 2-5 0-0 4, Moore 0-1 0-0 0, Wichmann 2-3 0-1 4, Niang 2-4 0-0 4, Roelke 1-1 0-1 3, Richard 0-1 0-0 0, Panoske 0-3 0-0 0, Lyle 0-1 0-0 0, Gustavson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-47 6-9 52.WISCONSIN (11-0)Dekker 5-8 1-2 12, Kaminsky 6-11 2-2 16, Brust 7-13 0-0 18, Jackson 5-7 1-2 12, Gasser 1-6 0-0 3, Hayes 2-2 0-0 4, Hill 0-1 2-3 2, Dukan 0-4 0-0 0, Koenig 3-4 0-0 6, Brown 0-1 0-0 0, Anderson 0-1 0-0 0, Bohannon 2-3 0-0 5. Totals 31-61 6-9 78.Halftime — Wisconsin 45-25. 3-Point Goals — Milwaukee 6-17 (Arians 3-4, Kelm 1-1, Roelke 1-1, Tiby 1-3,

McWhorter 0-1, Moore 0-1, Lyle 0-1, Aaron 0-2, Panoske 0-3), Wisconsin 10-26 (Brust 4-8, Kaminsky 2-4, Bohannon 1-2, Dekker 1-2, Jackson 1-2, Gasser 1-3, Anderson 0-1, Koenig 0-1, Dukan 0-3). Fouled Out — None. Rebounds — Milwaukee 26 (Arians, Tiby 5), Wisconsin 35 (Dekker 8). Assists — Milwaukee 8 (McWhorter 2), Wisconsin 16 (Dekker 6). Total Fouls — Milwaukee 13, Wisconsin 16. A—16,987.

Champions League Results(Home teams listed fi rst)Group StageWednesdayGroup EChelsea (England) 1, Steaua Bucharest (Romania) 0Schalke (Germany) 2, FC Basel (Switzerland) 0Group FMarseille (France) 1, Borussia Dortmund (Germany) 2Napoli (Italy) 2, Arsenal (England) 0Group GAtletico Madrid (Spain) 2, FC Porto (Portugal) 0Austria Vienna (Austria) 4, Zenit St. Petersburg (Russia) 1Group HAC Milan (Italy) 0, Ajax (Netherlands) 0Barcelona (Spain) 6, Celtic (Scotland)Tuesday Group AManchester United (England) 1, S. Donetsk (Ukraine) 0Real Sociedad (Spain) 0, Bayer Leverkusen (Germany) 1Group BFC Copenhagen (Denmark) 0, Real Madrid (Spain) 2Galatasaray (Turkey) 1, Juventus (Italy) 0 (susp. Tuesday, fi nished Wednesday)Group CBenfi ca (Portugal) 2, Paris SG (France) 1Olympiacos (Greece) 3, Anderlecht (Belgium) 1Group DBayern Munich (Germany) 2, Manchester City (England) 3Viktoria Plzen (Czech Republic) 2, CSKA Moscow (Russia) 1

GROUP STAGEFINAL STANDINGSTop two teams in each group advancex-advanced to second roundGroup A GP W D L GF GA Ptsx-Man. United 6 4 2 0 12 3 14x-Leverkusen 6 3 1 2 9 10 10S. Donetsk 6 2 2 2 7 6 8Real Sociedad 6 0 1 5 1 10 1Group B GP W D L GF GA Ptsx-Real Madrid 6 5 1 0 20 5 16x-Galatasaray 6 2 1 3 8 14 7Juventus 6 1 3 2 9 9 6Copenhagen 6 1 1 4 4 13 4Group C GP W D L GF GA Ptsx-Paris SG 6 4 1 1 16 5 13x-Olimpiakos 6 3 1 2 10 8 10Benfi ca 6 3 1 2 8 8 10Anderlecht 6 0 1 5 4 17 1Group D GP W D L GF GA Ptsx-Bay. Munich 6 5 0 1 17 5 15x-Man. City 6 5 0 1 18 10 15Viktoria Plzen 6 1 0 5 6 17 3CSKA Moscow 6 1 0 5 8 17 3Group E GP W D L GF GA Ptsx-Chelsea 6 4 0 2 12 3 12x-Schalke 6 3 1 2 6 6 10FC Basel 6 2 2 2 5 6 8Steaua Buch. 6 0 3 3 2 10 3Group F GP W D L GF GA Ptsx-B. Dortmund 6 4 0 2 11 6 12x-Arsenal 6 4 0 2 8 5 12Napoli 6 4 0 2 10 9 12Marseille 6 0 0 6 5 14 0Group G GP W D L GF GA Ptsx-Atletico M. 6 5 1 0 15 3 16x-Zenit St. P. 6 1 3 2 5 9 6FC Porto 6 1 2 3 4 7 5Austria Vienna 6 1 2 3 5 10 5Group H GP W D L GF GA Ptsx-Barcelona 6 4 1 1 16 5 13x-AC Milan 6 2 3 1 8 5 9Ajax 6 2 2 2 5 8 8Celtic 6 1 0 5 3 14 3

TransactionsBASEBALLAmerican LeagueDETROIT TIGERS — Agreed to terms with OF Rajai Davis on a two-year contract.NEW YORK YANKEES — Acquired RHP Kyle Haynes from Pittsburgh to complete an earlier trade.OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Acquired OF Billy Burns from Washington for LHP

Jerry Blevins.National LeagueARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Promoted Tony Perezchica to minor league fi eld & infi eld coordinator and Dan Carlson to minor league pitching coordinator.LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Announced the retirement of 3B Jerry Hairston Jr.PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Agreed to terms with RHP Charlie Morton on a three-year contract.SAN DIEGO PADRES — Acquired a player to be named or cash consider-ations from Houston for RHP Anthony Bass and a player to be named or cash considerations.ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Agreed to terms with RHP Angel Castro on a one-year contract.BASKETBALLNational Basketball AssociationCHARLOTTE BOBCATS — Signed F Chris Douglas-Roberts from Texas (NBADL). Waived F James Southerland.GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS — Signed C Hilton Armstrong from Santa Cruz (NBADL).NBA Development LeagueDELAWARE 87ERS — Named Larry Meli chief operating offi cer.FOOTBALLNational Football LeagueNFL — Fined Dallas CB Orlando Scandrick $21,000, for a helmet-to-helmet hit on Chicago WR Brandon Marshall and Dallas DE George Selvie $21,000, for a hit below the knees against Chicago QB Josh McCown in a Dec. 9 game.DALLAS COWBOYS — Activated DE Edgar Jones off the injured reserve/return list.MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Signed RB Bradley Randle to the practice squad.SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Placed S Jeron Johnson on injured reserve. Signed S Perrish Cox. Signed LB Mike Taylor to the practice squad.TENNESSEE TITANS — Signed DE Adewale Ojomo to the practice squadHOCKEYNational Hockey LeagueNHL — Suspends Ottawa D Jared Cowen two games for an illegal check to the head of Buffalo F Zemgus Girgen-sons during a Dec. 10 game.DETROIT RED WINGS — Recalled G Petr Mrazek from Grand Rapids (AHL). Reassigned G Jared Coreau from Toledo (ECHL).NEW YORK ISLANDERS — Recalled F Ryan Strome from Bridgeport (AHL).NEW YORK RANGERS — Recalled D Dylan McIlrath from Hartford (AHL).OTTAWA SENATORS — Reassigned F Mike Hoffman to Binghamton (AHL).American Hockey LeagueBRIDGEPORT SOUND TIGERS — Reassigned F Nick Larson to Stockton (ECHL). Loaned D Mike Dalhuisen to Stockton.ECHLIDAHO STEELHEADS — Announced F Austin Smith was loaned to HC Assat (Finland). Added F Mitchell Good to the roster.READING ROYALS — Announced D Michal Cajkovsky was loaned to the team by Hershey (AHL).SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS — Signed F Parker Stanfi eld.Central Hockey LeagueDENVER CUTTHROATS — Announced D Lee Moffi e was reassigned to the team by Lake Erie (AHL). Signed F Daniel Barczuk.QUAD CITY MALLARDS — Placed G Nick Niedert on Waivers, Announced G Ty Rimmer was reassigned to the team by Oklahoma City (AHL).LACROSSEMajor League LacrosseOHIO MACHINE — Traded D Kyle Hartzell to New York for MF Matt Dolente, MF Kevin Cooper and the 13th pick in the 2014 collegiate draft.MOTORSPORTSNASCAR — Named Brent Dewar chief operating offi cer. Promoted chief marketing offi cer Steve Phelps and senior vice president of racing operations Steve O’Donnell to executive vice presidents and general counsel Gary Crotty to chief legal offi cer.SOCCERMajor League SoccerLA GALAXY — Named Matt Reis goalkeeper coach.NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION — Announced the retirement of G Matt Reis.SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC — Traded MF Mauro Rosales and a No. 13 alloca-tion ranking to Chivas USA for the rights to F Tristan Bowen and a No. 2 alloca-tion ranking.COLLEGEBOISE STATE — Named Bryan Harsin football coach.VIRGINIA UNION — Named Joe Taylor director of athletics.

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MIAA commissioner to retireKALAMAZOO, Mich. — David L.

Neilson will retire as Michigan Intercolle-giate Athletic Association commissioner at the conclusion of the 2013-14 academic year.

Neilson’s retirement was announced on Tuesday by Kalamazoo College president Eileen Wilson-Oyelaran, who is the vice chairwoman of the MIAA Presidents’ Council. Neilson is the eighth commissioner in the MIAA’s 126-year history and the conference’s third-longest serving commis-sioner, serving in that post since 2002.

“These last 12 years have been a labor of love for me, and I will always regard this position as the highlight of my profes-sional career,” Neilson said. “I have been blessed in being able to represent the nine great institutions that comprise the nation’s oldest collegiate athletic conference.”

Neilson has been a member of the NCAA Division III Commissioner’s Association for 12 years and was a founding board member of the associa-tion’s Sportsmanship and Ethical Conduct Committee. He has also been a member of the NCAA Division III Strategic Planning and Finance Committee for six years, making him the committee’s longest-serving member.

“Dave Neilson has brought not only a passion for intercollegiate athletics, but also professionalism, fairness, and deep respect for the academic mission of the member schools in his role as MIAA commissioner,” Wilson-Oyelaran said. “He has been a tireless advocate for our student-athletes and will be sorely missed.”

Cathedral receiver McLaurin wins Mr. Football

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Terry McLaurin of Indianapolis Cathedral has won this year’s Indiana Mr. Football award.

The versatile play-maker received 19 votes from a panel of Indiana Football Coaches Association members. Cardinal Ritter quarterback Jake Purichia was second with nine votes, followed by Andrean quarterback Matt DeSomer with eight.

McLaurin is listed as a receiver, which is where he’s expected to play at Ohio State. But Cathedral coach Rick Streiff also used him as a kick returner, at running back and even on defense. He was the perfect fi t in each role.

Pacers-Heat game most watched ever for NBA TV

NEW YORK (AP) — The Indiana Pacers’ 90-84 victory over the Miami Heat on Tuesday night was the most-watched game ever on the league’s NBA TV outlet.

The network says Wednesday that the telecast averaged 920,000 viewers, topping out at more than 1 million from 10:15 to 10:30 p.m. EST.

The game, the fi rst since Miami’s seven-game victory in last season’s Eastern Conference fi nals, surpassed the 868,000 total viewers that watched a Lakers-Port-land game on Oct. 31, 2012.

The previous highest game this season came Sunday, when 691,000 watched Kobe Bryant’s return for the Lakers.

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Girls Prep BasketballHornets lose to Spartans

ANGOLA — Angola lost to Class 4A fourth-ranked Homestead 64-25 Wednesday night at Central Gym.

The Spartans (6-0) outrebounded the Hornets 32-17 and forced 23 Angola turnovers. Homestead led 27-14 at the half, then outscored AHS 21-4 in the third quarter.

Karissa McLaughlin had 16 points, eight rebounds and four steals to lead Homestead. Sydney Buck and Grace German each had 11 points.

Kaitlyn Brandt had nine points and four rebounds for the Hornets (4-5). Claire Grubb added eight points.

Prep SwimmingAMS girls beat FW South

ANGOLA — Angola’s girls swim team defeated Fort Wayne South Side 116-54 Tuesday in the Hornets’ home-opening meet at the YMCA of Steuben County. The Hornet boys lost to the Archers 101.5-57.5.

Angola’s girls won all three relays and had seven different individual race winners: Taylor Raugh in the 200-yard freestyle, Kate Watkins in the 200 individual medley, Hayley Beckwith in the 50 freestyle, Sydney Robinson in the 100 butterfl y, Maria Clemens in the 500 freestyle, Sarah Wilson in the 100 backstroke and Mackenzie Simmons in the 100 breaststroke.

For the Hornet boys, Nathan Bourne won the 200 IM and the 100 butterfl y. Chris Clemens won the 100 breaststroke and was part of Angola’s winning 400 freestyle relay team.

Girls: Angola 116, F.W. South 54(all Angola swimmers unless otherwise mentioned)200 medley relay — 1. Angola (M. Clemens,

Simmons, Robinson, Beckwith) 2:15.38, 3. Angola (S. Wilson, Sauer, Korte, C. Merritt) 2:38.89. 200 freestyle — 1. Raugh 2:28.82, 5. Korte 3:14.57, 6. Staley 3:25.13. 200 individual medley — 1. Watkins 2:46.4, 2. McMillen 2:53.48, 3. J. Stadtmiller 3:04.6. 50 freestyle — 1. Beckwith 28.2, 2. Simmons 28.68, ex. C. Merritt 36.82. 100 butterfl y — 1. Robinson 1:17.31, 2. Beckwith 1:20.31, 3. Watkins 1:23.33. 100 freestyle — 1. Case (FWSS) 1:09.44, 4. Schmidt 1:16.44, 5. Stanley 1:18.7, 6. Sauer 1:19.9. 500 freestyle — 1. M. Clemens 6:41.59, 2. McMillen 6:58.33.200 freestyle relay — 1. Angola (Simmons, Olson, Beckwith, M. Clemens) 2:03.5, 2. Angola (Blue, Schmidt, Watkins, McMillen) 2:07.46, 4. Angola (J. Stadtmiller, Stanley, Korte, Sauer) 2:24.81. 100 backstroke — 1. S. Wilson 1:16.34, 2. M. Clemens 1:17.68, 3. Olson 1:21.28. 100 breaststroke — 1. Simmons 1:21.42, 2. Blue 1:34.92, 3. Schmidt 1:39.46. 400 freestyle relay — 1. Angola (Robinson, Raugh, Blue, McMillen) 4:40.1, 2. Angola (Sauer, Stanley, C. Merritt, Olson) 5:19.74, ex. Angola (Schmidt, McElroy, Staley, J. Stadtmiller) 5:27.42.

Boys: F.W. South 101.5, Angola 57.5(all Angola swimmers unless otherwise mentioned)200 medley relay — 1. South Side (Tribbett, Manuel, McCord, Marshall Reber) 1:57.87, 2. Angola (B. Weaver, C. Clemens, Bourne, Crody) 2:00.76. 200 freestyle — 1. Marshall Reber (FWSS) 2:09.46, 2. B. Thompson 2:20.75. 200 individual medley — 1. Bourne 2:15.59. 50 freestyle — 1. Tribbett (FWSS) 25.97, 2t. Crody 28.28, 4. B. Weaver 28.77, 5. B. Thompson 29.44. 100 butterfl y — 1. Bourne 1:01.84. 100 freestyle — 1. McCord (FWSS) 57.01, 3. Crody 1:01.5, 4. K. Stadtmiller 1:10.07, 6. Ridenour 1:21.29. 500 freestyle — 1. Tidwell (FWSS) 6:51.32. 200 freestyle relay — 1. South Side (Tribbett, Manuel, McCord, Marshall Reber) 1:49.24, 2. Angola (B. Thompson, Crody, B. Weaver, Bourne) 1:51.97. 100 backstroke — 1. Marshall Reber (FWSS) 1:05.08, 2. B. Weaver 1:14.97, 5. Ridenour 1:53.54. 100 breaststroke — 1. C. Clemens 1:17.5, 3. K. Stadtmiller 1:37.06. 400 freestyle relay — 1. Angola (B. Thompson, Ridenour, K. Stadtmiller, C. Clemens) 4:56.11.

WrestlingRailroaders fall to Snider

FORT WAYNE — The Garrett wrestling team lost to Fort Wayne Snider, 47-24, on Tuesday night. Picking up fi rst-period pins for Garrett were Gabe Gunion (170 pounds) and Bo Davis (195). Anton Novy (106), Dylan DeMarco (113), Jaden Barker (132) and Ivan Jacobs (285) all won by decision.

Fort Wayne Snider 47, Garrett 24106: Anton Novy (G) dec. Brendan Forish (S) 8-7. 113: Dylan DeMarco (G) dec. Zeran Courter (S), 7-4. 120: Jaydon Nance (S) pinned Dalton Halferty (G), 1:38. 126: Jordan Pace (S), FF. 132: Jaden Barker (G), dec. Austin Votaw (S), 15-8. 138: Bobby Humphrey (S) tech. fall Dustin Alwine (G), 3:47 18-3. 145: Nicholas Miller (S) pinned Jordan Gunion (G), 0:27. 152: Greggory McCullar (S) pinned Michael Sexton (G), 2:59. 160: Dustin Wells (S) pinned Derrek Metzger (G), 0:39. 170: Gabe Gunion (G) pinned Jamison Stiebeling (S), 1:40. 182: Russell

Davies (S) pinned Ryan Hathaway (G), 1:00. 195: Bo Davis (G) pinned Michael Villeda (S), 0:50. 220: Noah Masonneuve (S) pinned Cordell Camp (G), 1:15. 285: Ivan Jacobs (G) dec. Matthew Swartz (S), 5-4.

Middle School Girls BasketballDMS squads split with Indian Springs

AUBURN — The DeKalb eighth-grade girls basketball team defeated Indian Springs, 31-25, on Monday night. The Patriots played great defense and capitalized on key steals to secure the win. Leading the Patriots in scoring were Leigha Brown with 14 points, Madison Ring with 10 points and Allison Marlowe with seven points. Brown also led with six rebounds and four steals.

DeKalb’s seventh-grade team fell to Indian Springs, 37-13. The Indian Springs defense was too much for the Patriots, which struggled with the pressure. Leading the Patriots in scoring was Bethany Kelley with eight points, Bethany Lancaster and Nicole Hagen with two points and Brooke-destinee Lockwood with one point. Lockwood led the team in rebounds with fi ve and Becca Schutt led with fi ve steals.

Seventh Grade Boys BasketballLocomotives top county rival Lakewood Park

GARRETT — Garrett defeated Lakewood Park Tuesday night, 44-33. The Locomotives were once again led by a strong effort from Avery Morrison with 19 points and 10 rebounds. Morrison had help from his teammates for an overall balanced attack. Other players chipping in were Korbyn

Yarian with nine points and 10 rebounds, nine points from Kobe Lucarelli and fi ve points from Bryce Wilson.

Garrett used a 15-7 third quarter to pull ahead of the Panthers, which couldn’t overcome foul trouble to get back into the game. The Panthers had two scorers in double digits with Zeke Farnsworth’s 16 points and Quentin Lesser adding 10 points. Jake Ingram added fi ve points and Jacob Barkey had two points.

LPC wins fi rst gameAUBURN — The Lakewood

Park Christian seventh-grade team notched its fi rst win of the season with a resounding 43-9 win over Lakeland Christian Academy on Saturday. Zeke Farnsworth scored a game-high 27 points. The Panthers also got eight points from Quentin Lesser and four points from Jake Ingram. Caleb Kruse and Jacob Barkey also had baskets for Lakewood.

Eighth Grade Boys BasketballLocomotives top LPC

GARRETT — Garrett defeated Lakewood Park Christian, 44-28, on Tuesday night. The Locomo-tives outscored the Panthers, 18-5, the second half to pull away. Leading the Locomotives were Hayden Greene with 12 points and nine rebounds, Dillon McCann with 11 points, Micah Malcolm with eight points, Carter Back with six points and 10 rebounds, Jacob Bevis with four points, Cameron Smith with three points and Cole Kelham with four assists. Andrew Wertman, Juan Arambula, Clayton Sobieski and Caleb Smith also contributed in the team’s victory.

Lakewood Park scored the

fi rst eight points of the game but couldn’t hold on. The Panther scoring was led by Colton Edgar with 17 points. Chase Yoder scored six points, with Carter Gonzales, Harrison Roberts and Drew Lyons also scoring.

LP tops Lakeland ChristianAUBURN — Lakewood Park

Christian defeated Lakeland Christian Academy, 40-25, on Saturday. The Panther enjoyed a balanced offense attack with nine players scoring in the game, led by Colton Edgar’s 11 points. Christian Mosley and Elijah Gardner added fi ve points each, while Carsten White, Harrison Roberts and Carter Gonzales all had four points. Zach Krafft, Isaac Schlotterback and Chase Yoder also had baskets.

GymnasticsLocals compete in Indianapolis invitational

INDIANAPOLIS — A handful of girls from Tri-State Gymnas-tics competed at the Indiana State Fall Invitational in Indianapolis this last weekend. Here are their results.

Level 4Leah Goodwin (Bronson, Mich.) – All-Around, 33.825 (fi fth); vault, 8.475 (fi fth); bars, 7.225 (sixth); beam, 9.075 (third); fl oor, 9.05 (six).Brooke Bowers (Waterloo) — All-Around, 34.3 (ninth); vault, 8.4; bars, 8.3; beam, 9.0 (fourth); fl oor, 8.7.Level 6Kristen Azzue (Waterloo) — All-Around, 33.475 (14th); vault, 8.425; bars, 7.15; beam, 9.05 (fi fth); fl oor, 8.85.Lauren Blythe (Auburn) — All-Around, 34.3 (13th); vault, 8.1; bars, 7.9; beam, 8.725; fl oor, 8.875.Sarah Boyd (Waterloo) — All-Around, 34.575 (eighth); vault, 8.6; bars, 7.8; beam, 9.10 (third), fl oor, 9.075 (fi fth).Ashtyn Evans (Auburn) — All-Around, 34.3 (11th); vault, 8.55; bars, 8.575 (fi fth); beam, 8.25; fl oor, 8.975 (ninth).Level 8Avery Evans (Auburn) — All-Around, 33.96 (seventh), vault, 8.325; bars, 9.25 (second); beam, 7.55; fl oor, 8.8.Danielle Fisher (Bronson, Mich.) — All-Around, 30.825 (13th); vault, 8.225 (eighth), bars, 5.4; beam, 8.3 (ninth); fl oor, 8.9 (seventh).

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BY PAUL OAKESCabin fever.The term comes from

being cooped up during a prolonged storm, usually in winter and because of heavy ice and/or snow. The walls of your cabin keep moving in on you and there is a strong urge to go out, in spite of the weather.

From now until ice out, we warm-days-only fi shermen will be resisting the pull to get out there and cast a line. Some will even try ice fi shing as a cure but you can’t just try cutting holes and watching bobbers, it is a developed sport, over

time and experience.Some of us tie fl ys to

kill time. Planning next summer’s exotic trips is another pastime. Getting out old home movies as reminders of past jaunts can soothe the itch, some. And one of my favorites is to pull the fi llets from the freezer and organize

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The thought of getting that fi rst strike in March or April should help. And honestly, guys and gals, it won’t be that long! Pray for lots of snow to fi ll up our lakes.

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Heller harvests deerIsabelle Heller, 12, harvested this 6-point buck on Nov. 16, on the fi rst day of gun season, with help from her grandfather, Ron Vaughn. Heller is the daughter of Chris and Amy Heller.

House fi nches may be found at feeders across much of North America and if you see these little birds, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology would like to know about it.

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in 1994 and is now found in house fi nch populations from coast to coast.

This special push to track both sick and healthy house fi nches is being carried out through the Cornell Lab’s Project FeederWatch, an annual winter survey of feeder birds that runs from November through April. New participants are invited to sign up to help at FeederWatch.org. Making

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DEAR DOCTOR K: In previous columns you’ve mentioned something called the “placebo eff ect.” Can you explain what that means?

DEAR READER: We used to think the placebo eff ect was imaginary. Today, I think the evidence indicates otherwise: It’s an example of our remarkable powers of self-healing.

A placebo is a pill or other treatment that is inactive. It may look identical to a real drug, but it doesn’t really have the drug in it. It’s also called a “sugar pill,” although the inactive substances in it don’t include table sugar.

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Take pain, for instance. Like all symptoms, pain is experienced in the brain. It also can be treated by the brain. Endorphins are brain chemicals that are naturally released when a person experiences pain, reducing its intensity. Th ere is growing evidence that when a placebo leads to pain relief, it is because taking the placebo stimulates the production of endorphins.

It’s not just pain. In Parkinson’s disease, for example, a defi ciency of a natural brain chemical makes it diffi cult for a person to move in a coordinated way. A pill that supplies

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Belief surely plays an important role. Studies show that people are more likely to respond to a placebo when they are told it is powerful or that it is expensive. People who believe in acupuncture are more likely to feel better following real acupuncture and during sham acupunc-ture. Studies like these have opened our eyes to what the placebo eff ect really is.

DR. KOMAROFF is a physician and professor at Harvard Medical School. His website is AskDoctorK.com.

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DEAR ABBY: As the education director of the East Bay Bicycle Coalition, I work hard to encourage safe and courteous cycling for everyday transportation in Northern California. Th ere are a number of points I would like to address to “Caring Reader, Sacramento, Calif.” (Sept. 13). “Caring” described seeing bicyclists run stop signs, not wear protective gear, texting/talking on cellphones, and suggested a greater enforce-ment of the law. Rolling through stop signs is, indeed, just as illegal as it is while driving a vehicle, except in Idaho where cyclists may treat stop signs as yields. Talking or texting on a cellphone while biking isn’t currently illegal in the state of California. I feel that using cellphones while biking is an unsafe practice, and I encourage cyclists (or drivers) to simply pull over before making or taking a call.

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Th e law in California stipulates that bicyclists must have a white headlight, a red rear refl ector and yellow or white refl ectors on their wheels or spokes as well as on their pedals, shoes or ankles. I also recommend adding a red rear light, and additional lights and refl ectors at the front, rear and sides of the bike, or on one’s clothing or helmet. Highlighting one’s silhouette with lights and refl ectors will increase visibility substan-tially aft er dark. — ROBERT PRINZ, CALIFORNIA DEAR MR. PRINZ: You’re welcome. And thank you for kindly sharing your expertise with my readers. DEAR ABBY is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Write Dear Abby at DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

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PLATO CONSIGNMENT AUCTION

The December auction will be held at The Michiana Event Center in between Sturgis, MI and Howe, IN on State Road 9 or M66 in Michigan in conjunction with the Midwest Farm Expo. (7605 N. State Road 9, Howe, IN 46746)

AUCTION DATE: SATURDAY DECEMBER 21, 2013BEGINNING AT 9:00 AM (WITH 2 RINGS)

MILLER NITRO SPRAYER * TRACTORS * JD 6620 COMBINE * JD 6850 FORAGE CHOPPER2000 Miller Nitro 200HT sprayer with 3050 hours, 90’ booms, 14.9-46 rub-ber, 1200 gal tank, 250 hrs on new Cummins eng, new hydra pump in Aug, JD auto steer wiring harness, no hard parts, good machine; 1997 CIH 8940 MFWD tractor, CHA 4700 hrs, 4 remotes, new front tires 18.4-46 axle duals all 6 tires are Firestone radials, 2nd owner of tractor for last 10 yrs, very nice you won’t be disappointed; John Deere 4240 CHA tractor 18.4-34 duals, nice; 1985 John Deere 4450 MFWD tractor, CHA, 15 spd pwr shift, 7900 hrs, 2 remotes, 540/1000 pto, 20.8-38 rubber, good tractor; John Deere 8650 tractor with Kinze repower, 20.8-38 matching axle duals (80%), 3 pt, pto, quick hitch; IH 656 gas utility tractor shows 3600 hrs with IH 2000 loader and good 18.4-30 tires; Ford 4000 diesel utility tractor with loader, pto and 3 pt; Farm Pro 2420 diesel 2 wd tractor; Kubota B7800 30 hp 4x4 compact tractor hydra trans, 1000 hrs with loader; John Deere 2030 gas utility tractor w/ shuttle, 3 pt and pto, very nice; Deutz Allis 9130 tractor CHA, 18.4- 38 inch tires and 3 remotes, this tractor has only run a tmr mixer its whole life, it also had a new clutch put in when motor was overhauled 800 hours ago; Allis Chalmers 180 diesel 4500 hrs, good rubber; Farmall A, restored; Farmall SA, restored; IH 706 gas wide front tractor with cab; MM U, in good cond; MF 1080 diesel tractor with duals and wts; 1976 Oliver 2255 tractor with Cat 3150 eng, cab, 20.8-38 rubber and 5000 hrs, good solid tractor selling to buy smaller tractor; Allis Chalmers WD tractor; Allis Chalmers WD45 with newer over size rear tires; 1947 Farmall M M&W 9 speed trans and original IH disc brakes, rare tractor; 1983 John Deere 6620 combine, 3900 eng hrs, new upper feeder house bearings, feeder house shaft and bearings, clean grain elevator chain sprockets and shaft, big chopper, locally owned and very well maintained, nicest one you will fi nd; John Deere 916 fl ex head; John Deere 643 corn head; John Deere 215 fl ex head; 2002 John Deere 6850 4x4 kernal processor self propelled forage harvester sn z06850x505933, 3350 engine hours, 2645 cutter head hours; John Deere 666R 6-row corn head; John Deere 645a pickup head;

BACKHOE * CAT DOZER * SKIDSTEERS * GEN SET * STUMP GRINDERCase Super K 4x4 backhoe, 4000 hrs, ext hoe and cab; Case 580 Super E diesel backhoe, machine is rough but good mechanically; Caterpillar D3 dozer 6-way blade, good iron; Gehl 5635 skidsteer hi-fl o hydra, Deutz diesel, and 12x16.5 tires; Gehl 4400 gas skidloader; Lincoln arc welder/generator with Kohler eng; Deutz 6 cyl, 130 hp, 100 KW, 3 ph generator only 5 yrs old mounted on trailer, good cond; Vermeer 631 stump grinder with new rebuilt Wisconsin 4 cyl eng; Lull 4000# all terrain lift; generator traffi c arrow with diesel generator;

FARM EQUIPMENT * IRRIGATION John Deere 235 22’ wheel disc with wheels on wings; NI 12A m spreader, very good condition; Farmhand 417 grinder mixer with sheller unit; Gehl 99 high throw forage blower; John Deere 7000 8RN liq corn planter with lots of add ons, Yetter single disc fert openers, Precision seed meters, Cruiser closing wheels, in furrow fert, Sensor 1 monitor (2 yrs old); Brillion cultimulcher 15’ crowfoot front and rear; 8’x12’ steel deck fl at rack wagon; John Deere tandem axle forage wagon with 3 beaters; Clay 2500 gal manure tank with hoses and vacuum pump new rims; 15’ hay wagon on good gear; John Deere 145 front end loader with 5’ bucket and brackets; Snyder Super Nurse 2000 gal tank w/hoops and 3” Banjo valve; PTO irrigation pump w/Berkley B4JRMBMCCW pump 1000 gpm @ 90 psi;1990 Willmar Model 500 spreader, new spreader spindles this year; Feeder wagon; 4-2500 gal poly fert tanks, good condition; Berkley irrigation pump with 40 hp elec motor, works good; White 5100 6RN lig, air planter, notil coulters, row cleaners and more, it’s set up right; John Deere pto m spreader; Rhino 7’ rotary mower; John Deere 6’ rotary mower; New Holland BR780A round baler with monitor; 3 pt 5 wheel hay rake; 30’ feeder wagon; New Holland HT154 12-wheel hay rake with kicker wheel; John Deere 3975 forager chopper with monitors and kernel processor; JD3 row corn head; JD hay pickup; Westerndorf WL-42 HD All-Matic front end loader, brackets for White tractor; JD 7000 male row planter set 4 row with 6 boxes, with fertilizer;

TRUCKS AND AUTOS * TRAVEL TRAILER * KUBOTA RTV * GMC BIG WHEELS FLOATER TRUCK * TRAILERS

2000 Chevrolet K2500 reg cab 4x4 pickup with 6.0 gas eng, 190K miles GN hitch; 2001 Ford Excursion 4x4 leather 128k miles; Oldsmobile Alero; 1999 Dodge Caravan; Kubota RTV 900 diesel 4x4 UTV, 463 hrs with hydra dump; 1999 Prowler 29J 30’ bumper pull RV trailer with 14’ slide out, nice unit; 1984 Ford F-8000 tandem, 167,703 miles, 20 ft fl atbed, no hoist, Hendrickson Spring suspension, springs replaced two yrs ago, 3208 Cat engine 210 hp, Allison automatic transmission with additional manual low range transmission; 1978 GMC Big Wheels fl oater truck 427V8 and Allison trans with New Leader dry fertilizer and lime spreader bed; 1987 Wilson 48’ alum livestock pot belly trail-er; 1997 Ford F350 bucket truck; 2006 Towmaster T-20 tag trailer; (the following list of trucks come from the south Texas, Oklahoma and others and are rust free) - 2008 Chevrolet 3500 Duramax, Allison trans 4x4 dually crew cab truck with fl atbed, GN hitch and 140k miles; 2008 Ford F350 6.4 diesel 6 spd trans, 4x4, dually crew cab, fl atbed with GN hitch with 140K miles, white; 2011 Ford F250 6.7 diesel, auto trans, 4x4, crew cab, longbed, only 89k miles, white; 2008 Ford F250 6.4 diesel, auto trans, 4x4, crew cab, leather, XD rims, red; 2006 Dodge 2500 quad cab, 4x4 173K miles, 6 spd trans, Cummins, long bed;

MISC Honda EB 6500 generator with elec start; stick shop welder, gas powered; Lin-coln arc welder/generator with Kohler eng; Deutz 6cyl 130 hp 100KW 3ph gen-erator only 5 yrs old mounted on trailer, good cond; Lama working chute with head restraint, belly straps, good padding like new; Paul 3000# portable cattle chute with scales and squeeze sides, good cond; Spread All grain bin fan 1 hp 3450 rpm; South Bend Lathe 36” bed 3 & 4 jaw chucks; 1000 gal LP tanks; 4 John Deere corn head gear boxes for a 643; Tires: 2-Michelin 11R22.5 trail-er, 2-Michelin 275/80R22.5 s, 3-Firestone 20.8R42 2 tubes, 1-Goodyear 20.8R42, 1-Goodyear 380/85R46, pair of 16.9 30 front wheel assist tires 65 percent tread;

FROM COUNTY HWY DEPT AND MUNICIPALITIES 1997 International Single Axle Dump Truck Model # 2654, 466 DTE engine, 8 speed transmission; 1996 Ford F750 single axle dump truck with only 11,000 miles with Galion bed, 7.0 gas eng, Allison trans, truck is very good condi-tion but has had small fi re under cab; 1995 Ford Pickup Truck Model # F 250; 2002 Chevrolet Tahoe; 2004 Chevrolet Impala car; 2001 Chevrolet Impala car; 2006 Ford Crown Victorian car; 2007 Chevrolet Impala car; 2007 Ford Crown Victorian car; 2000 Ford Crown Victorian car; 2008 Ford Crown Victorian car; *Large load of Craftsman returns, shelf pulls and some new items, also Hus-ky wrenches and assorted tools; “NEW” Creekside 8x12 log cabin with side porch; *Semi load of “NEW” gates 6’-20’ cattle grain bunks, horse and cattle hay bunks, head gates, cattle chute with head gate

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1993 ChristmasLongaberger, $50.00.

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30 VHS Classics (StarWars, etc.) & Action(The Witness, etc.)$20.00. Call or text,

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Ashbury Inn Dept. 56Lighted house $45.00

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Christmas Tree w/Stand. 10 Ft. +. Down-

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Circular carpenter’sSkilsaw with new blade.

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Deep 2 Drawer FileCabinet, wood. $50.00.

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Four, White, WoodenKitchen Chairs. $15.00for all. (260) 349-1319

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Heavy Duty PunchingBag, $20.00 obo.(260) 351-4244

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High Chair, rocker, deskAll in one, $50.00

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Ice Fishing MickeyMouse Boots-size 9$25. (260)347-0951


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Sm. Christmas QuiltVery Cute. $15(260)319-4113

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Solid Wood Fireplacewith Firebox.

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Symbol OrthoFull Size Mattress, boxspring set, clean. $50.

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Toro 625 Walk behindSnow blower. Runs,needs a little tuning.

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transmission! Winning combo right here... great looks and 38 mpg on the highway!MSRP $20,900Sync & Sound Discount $490Jim Schmidt Ford Discount $1,621Ford Factory Rebate** $2,000Ford Motor Credit Rebate* $500


*Some rebates may only apply with Ford Motor Credit, financing. You may qualifyfor additional rebates. Price does not include tax, title and dealer fees. W.A.C.


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New 2013 Ford F150 Supercrew FX2Stk#FT13284 This F150 features reverse sensing system, pwr sliding rear window, heated

memory mirrors and pwr adjustable pedals. This hot lookin’ truck is power by Ford’s 3.5L V6 Eco Boost engine and 6 spd auto transmission. Get in and prepare to be impressed.

MSRP $41,545Jim Schmidt Ford Discount $4,404Ford Factory Rebate** $2,250Ford Motor Cerdit Rebate** $1,000



New 2014 Ford F250 Supercrew XLStk#FT14066, This F250 Superduty SuperCrew XL 4x4 with a 158” wheelbase features tow pkg, XL Trim, keyless

entry, upgraded door trim panel & electronic shift on the fly! Oxford white with steel cloth! Powered by Ford’s 6.2L V8 engine with a 6-speed automatic transmission! Plenty of torque & horesepower!

MSRP $38,630Jim Schmidt Ford Discount $3,537Ford Factory Rebate* $2,500Ford Motor Credit Rebate* $1,500


*Some rebates may only apply with Ford Motor Credit, financing. You may qualify for additional rebates. Price does not include tax, title and dealer fees. W.A.C. May require up to $1,000

matching down payment, trade or cash.

New 2013 Ford F350 Crew Cab 4x4Stk#FT14057, This F350 Superduty Supercrew Lariat 4x4 Longbed features: Snow Plow Prep and Lariat

Ultimate Pkgs plus skid plates, chrome clad cast, 20” aluminum whls, & heavy duty alternator! Very sharp black leather interior! Powered by Ford’s 6.7L Powerstroke V8 Diesel engine, teamed up

with a super smooth shifting 6-speed auto transmission! Plenty of torque & horsepower!

MSRP $63,990Jim Schmidt Ford Discount $6,705Ford Factory Rebate* $1,500Ford Motor Credit Rebate* $1,500




New 2013 Ford Edge SELStk#FT13454, This Edge front wheel drive SEL features the 204A Equipment Group Package (see listing below)

plus all weather mats. Keep your ride clean! Power liftgate, handsfree and 18” chrome clad wheels...bling for your car...cool! Mineral gray metallic with medium light stone leather...awesome combo!

MSRP $35,070Equipment Group Savings $215Jim Schmidt Ford Discount $2,902Ford Factory Rebate* $2,500Ford Motor Credit Rebate* $500



New 2014 Ford Taurus SELStk#FC14060 This wonderful Taurus SEL has SYNC with voice activation. Available SIRIUS/XM and

MY KEY plus the 3.5L V6 is Flex Fuel compatible and is teamed up with a smooth shifting 6 spd auto transmission! Trunk has plenty of room for several sets of golf clubs or luggage for family vacation.





New 2014 Ford Fiesta SStk#FC14038 Great value!! This car is new with full factory warranty...you could be the

first one to have their name on the title of this great car!!! This Fiesta has SYNC voice activated system plus 1.6L 4 cylinder engine & 6 spd auto transmission makes this car a blast to drive!

MSRP $15,890Jim Schmidt Ford Discount $824Ford Factory Rebate* $1,000Ford Motor Credit Rebate* $500


*Some rebates may only apply with Ford Motor Credit, financing. You may qualify for additional rebates. Price does not include tax, title and dealer fees. W.A.C. May require up to $1,000 matching

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