If My people, which are called by My Name,

shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek My

face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from Heaven, and forgive their sin, and

heal their land.

II Chronicles 7:14

Volume 12 Number 38 April 12th, 2017 one dollar per copy

CommunityCalendar

Continued On Page 6

No School Board on April 12th

Next meeting will be Wednesday, April 26th

Thursday,April 13th

Hagerstown Optimist ClubBecker’s Restaurant

6:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 13th

Greens Fork Town CouncilTown Building

7:00 p.m.

Thursday, April 13th

Perry Township BoardPerry Township Fire House

7:00 p.m.

Saturday,April 15th

Economy Lion's ClubAnnual Easter Egg Hunt

2:00 p.m.Economy Lion's Den

Saturday,April 15th

American Legion Easter Egg Hunt1:00 p,m,

Hagerstown Park

Left: The familiar building between Dale's Pizza and Irongate Creative

has been many things over the years including Swoveland Emporium and the last business, the Bookmark Book Store. The aged

building was torn down last week to make room for the

Nettle Creek Players tent this coming

summer.

American Legion Easter Egg Hunt

Saturday, April 15th

1:00 p.m.

The 2018 Greens Fork Bi-centennial Committee will hold their next meeting on April 18, 2017, at the Commu-nity Center in Greens Fork, In-diana beginning 6:30 p.m. The public is welcome and encour-aged to attend.

Come to the meeting with your thoughts and ideas for what you would like to see the town do to celebrate this his-torical event. Be prepared to serve as committee chairper-sons or assistants, and encour-age others to participate!

The varsity track squads both defeated New Castle soundly in the opener for both teams at Hagerstown on Tuesday, April 4. The boys won 13 of the 15 events while the ladies claimed 10 firsts.

Keeton Adams posted the highlight performance for the boys with a per-sonal best toss of 50-3.5 in shot, but many other Tigers turned in impres-sive early results. Hold-en Robinson earned four blue ribbons--110 HH, 300 IH, 200, 4 x 400, Lo-gan Tuttle three blues-- 4 x 800, 800, 4 x 400, Dylan Na-pier three blues-- High Jump, 400, 4 x 400, and Mason Bled-soe earned two firsts in the 1600 and 3200.

For the Lady Tigers, Aimee Hoodlebrink led the way with individual wins in the 100, 200, and long jump, and a relay win

Varsity Track Teams Win Big Over New Castle

2018 Greens ForkBicentennial Meeting

by Dan HarneyHagerstown - The Hager-

stown baseball team played host to Cowan Saturday in a doubleheader at Lloyd Mi-chael Field. Cowan has had a solid program for years and this year will be no excep-tion. But, the Tigers proved to be the superior team, win-ning the first game 2-0, in a pitcher’s dual and taking the second game 10-0 in a game shortened to 5 innings by the 10 run rule. The sixth ranked Tigers, who have not surren-dered a run so far this season, improved to 4-0.

Game 1The Black Hawks sent their

ace left-hander Kasey Hen-derson to the mound in game one to try to slow the powerful Tiger attack. The Tigers coun-tered with hard throwing junior

Tigers Sweep Black Hawks

“Dangerous” Drew Pyle. The pitchers both delivered master-ful performances but the Da-leville defense failed to support Henderson. The defense behind Pyle was air tight and it was the difference in the game.

Pyle breezed through the top of the first inning. He struck out the first two batters he faced. He issued a walk to Dylan Gaskill but he was not on base long. The Tigers threw him out when he tried to steal second base. Hagerstown scratched out a first inning run fueled by Black Hawk errors. Trey Kelley was hit by a pitch. He advanced to second and then moved to third when Ma-son Hicks also reached base on an error. With runners on the corners Hicks stole second and Kelley raced home on the throwing error.

New Owners at Dale's Pizza

anchoring the 4 x 100. Abby Dale was a double winner in the 300 LH and High Jump. Logan McRoberts, Hannah Rogers, Olivia Sullivan, and Camryn Bradway each earned two firsts as well.

Back, Left to right: Jake Thalls, Garrett Fisher and Kyle Cross Front: Crys-tal, Paxton and Izabella Thalls, Lori Cross, Harper and Shaye Fisher

Full Results on Page 7

CAT ATTACK ON MAIN STREET! Top: Little Hayden Ullery enjoys her "Bunny Breakfast" last Saturday morning at the elementary school cafeteria before meeting the famous rabbit!

New owners but the pizza remains the same! Jake and Crystal Thalls assumed ownership of Dale's the first of the month. The story is on page 7.

Drew Pyle awaits the ball on a pick off attempt at first.

Mason Bledsoe, Kaleb Slagle and Je-von Osborne lead the pack

Congratulations to Trey Kelley on being named the WKBV Wetzel Auto Athlete of the Week. Trey had a great start to the season for the Hag-erstown Tigers. He had two doubles, an RBI and a run scored in a 5-0 win over Rich-mond. Trey also got the win on the mound striking out 10 and walking one. He only gave up 2 hits to the Richmond lineup. Trey is a team captain, 3 year starter and a 3 sport athlete.

Kelley Named WKBV Athlete of the Week

2 - Nettle Creek Gazette, Wednesday, April 12th, 2017Daily Log for week of : March 21st thru April 6th

The office hours forHagerstown Town Hall

areMonday - Thursday

8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Friday7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Be a Dandelion

The Perry Township Board will hold their monthly meet-ing this Thursday, April 13, at 7:00 p.m. in the Community Room of the Perry Township

Perry Township Board April 13th

I think that if I ever had to "come back" as something, I'd like to come back as a dan-delion. A person can do a lot of thinking on a lawn mower. Something amazes me weekly as I jump on board the Husqvarna Hog and prepare myself for 2 1/2 hours of blad-ed bliss.

Have you ever seen anything so quick, persistent or resilient as a dandelion? Have they nothing better to do than ruin our yards?

After recently mowing down approximately 15,783 dandeli-ons in our yard, I began to gain this strange appreciation for the darn things. Yes, I'm seri-ous. No, I've not drank Weed-B-Gone.

Five Ways That Dandelions Are Better Than Me:

1. Dandelions accept others as they are

Alike or not, I judge. I judge in a way a woman who sin-cerely enjoys learning in the pew every Sunday should not judge. I judge the guy in front of me buying lottery tickets and cigarettes. I judge myself via full length mirror. I judge the future based on the facts I only project myself. Who am I to judge anything other than grocery produce?

We have not the same par-ents, mail carriers, shoes or debts.

2. Dandelions are influential.You tell one dandelion to

grow, you better believe the whole darn yard is bound to make a synchronized state-

ment because they have a common goal: To kill my land-scaping.

One dandelion: Admirable and innocent.

A herd of dandelions: Compa-rable to a battlefield of haters.

3. Dandelions don’t care about their looks.

Good hair day. Bad hair day. Half hair day. They show up just the same. They care not what the wind, rain or humidi-ty do to their appearance. They do their job, unaware or influ-enced what others may think. They have a confidence far be-yond external influences.

4. Dandelions are not afraid to stand alone.

No matter the place. No mat-ter the subject. No matter the crowd.

Hot air. Weed killer. Hail. Few things can cripple the knees of a dandelion and keep it down for a long period of time. This world would be a whole lot better if backbones were stronger than jaws.

5. Dandelions embrace change, no matter what.

No matter the day, phase, person, problem, mistake, loss or gain. Dandelions move on, understanding that change is necessary. They grow, extend and adapt to every tempera-ture, sunrise, circumstance. They rise again, and much to my dismay, stronger than be-fore.

Accepting, Influential, Confi-dent, Independent and Growing.

Be a dandelion. Or, mow them down every

week. Quite frankly, I plan on doing both.

Lindsay Sankey resides outside Economy and raises Angus and Shorthorn cattle with her husband and daughter. She is the writer behind Jean’s Boots Are Made For Talking, www.jeansboots.blogspot.com.

Walk with Jesus - An Easter Event for Families

Make plans to attend the New Testaments Church of Christ “Walk With Jesus - An Easter Event for Families” on Thursday, April 13th and Fri-day, April 14th. Guests will experience the most amazing and thought-provoking Easter journey ever!

Experience the excitement of Jesus’ arrival in Jerusalem!

Learn the significance of the last supper!

Perceive the darkness at Gethsemane!

Witness the sacrifice Jesus made on the cross!

Feel the joy of his resurrec-tion!

Walk through anytime be-tween 6:00‐8:00pm. Refresh-ments will be served at this free event! Please call the church of-fice to reserve a time slot!

Walk‐Ins are welcome! (Please note there may be a waiting time for walk‐ins)

For additional information go to www.ntcc.us / facebook.com/ntccIN or call 765-489-5762

by Joe KlemannIn late August of 2016, The

Town of Hagerstown was awarded an INDOT Com-munity Crossings grant for $67,790.00 in matching funds to repave highly traveled streets in the community. Town Man-ager Chris LaMar applied for the grant, which was created by Indiana House Bill 10-01 in the spring of 2016. In addi-tion, the town will be repaving some lesser traveled streets that are in poor condition. E & B Paving from Muncie was the lowest bidder at $142,557.00 and was awarded the contract last October. Paving is to start in June.

Streets north of Main Street (State Road 38) getting re-paved are: North Sycamore Street from E. Main Street to E. High Street, North Mar-ket Street from N. Sycamore Street to N. Perry Street (south half of street only), North Per-ry Street from E. Main Street to E. North Market Street, North Washington Street from W. Main Street to W. College Street, West College Street from North Pearl Street to North Perry Street, and the western half of the alley that runs just north of the library to Washington Street.

On the south side of Main Street, streets getting repaved are: South Washington Street from W. Main Street to house #252, South Perry Street from E. Main Street to E. South Mar-ket Street) South Factory Street from S. Washington Street to S. Perry Street, and South Market Street from S. Perry Street to S. Washington Street (south half of street only.)

In addition to repaving, the town has started replacing sec-tions of concrete curbing and plans to continue installing ADA accessible wheelchair ramps throughout the spring and summer months.

Hagerstown Paving to Start

in JuneIs Your Street Included?

fire house in Economy. The Board meets on the sec-

ond Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m. except in July and August.

Friday 3/31: 07:19- Assist WCSD with a

kite stuck in power lines. Un-able locate

08:10- Traffic Stop, Main and Washington Street. Warn-ing

11:38- Parent and daughter at HPD to discuss bullying issue.

13:10- Handgun permit at HPD

15:10- Assist CCPD with large funeral procession to Greens Fork.

17:00- Speak with an Officer at Speedway.

18:25- Residential Alarm, Parkway. Accidental

18:00- Possible counterfeit $5 bills. Report made

19:48- Speak with an Offi-cer, West Lane Drive. Resident advising killed a sick raccoon on his property.

20:02- Speak with an Officer on High Street.

21:52- Assist CCPD on resi-dential alarm, in Dublin. Dis-regarded prior to arrival.

Saturday 4/1:01:39- Unwanted subject

on South Washington Street. Transported to family mem-ber’s residence.

13:28- Vehicle crash, SR1 and Dogwood Drive. Report made

21:30- Report of shots fired in area of South Washington Street. WCSD handled the call reference domestic dispute.

Sunday 4/2:15:32- Resident at HPD to

discuss concerns with her son.

18:56- Traffic Stop, SR1 and Teetor Road. Warning

19:38- Traffic Stop, Elm and Teetor Road. Warning

21:02- Traffic Stop, SR1 and Maple Lane. Citation

23:18- Traffic Stop, SR1 and Jerry Meyers. Warning

Monday 4/3: 11:45- VIN check on West

Walnut Street. 11:15- Background check for

employment. Tuesday 4/4: 14:36- Traffic Stop, Baker

and Pike Road. Citations 15:54- Traffic Stop, Plum

and Main Street. Citation 18:46- Welfare check on sub-

ject in a parked vehicle. OK23:00- Assist ISP on Domes-

tic Dispute on Lacy Road. Wednesday 4/5:07:24- Assist CCPD with car

vs deer on SR1.08:30- Subjects at HPD to

inquire if their dog was im-pounded.

09:14- Assist disabled semi at Perry and Teetor Road.

12:00- Peace Officer detail at West End Bank.

14:52- Scooter accident on Main Street, subject fell off scooter.

17:13- Vehicle crash, Elm and High Street. Report made

Thursday 4/6: 08:57- Returned personal

items to subject from previ-ous call.

23:00- Speedway clerk set off alarm while closing store.

Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day is Wednesday, April 12th. People have

been consuming the ever popular grilled cheese sandwich for seem-ingly ever. Its roots go back to ancient Roman times, when bread was topped with cheese and melted. It wasn't until the 1920's that sliced bread was created. Shortly after that, today's grilled cheese sandwich began to be enjoyed by millions.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

April 12th

Walter LaneApril 14th

Vivian PiersonLinda CowanBetty Bell

Kaelynn ShultzApril 15th

Gloria BicknellApril 16th

Melissa KlemannJerry BellApril 17th

Mary Jean CulyApril 18th

Elaina CoolAfton Ward

Call Joe Klemannat (765) 530-4593 or email

jmklemann@msn.comfor any upcoming events!

CHICKEN NOODLE DINNER: April 28 from 5-7pm. cost is $7 (13 & up) and $3 (12 & under).

MINI BALL YOGA: Fridays 6:15pm. Begins April 7th. Cost is free/members and $5/non-members.

PILATES: Saturdays 9:15-10:15am. Cost is free for mem-bers and $5/non-members

STEP AEROBICS: Saturdays 10:30-11:30am. cost is free for members and $5/non-members.

AQUA JAM will be held every other Saturday 11am-12. Next class March 18! Free for members and $5/non-members.

PERSONAL TRAINING is back! Call Chris Jarrett for your workout needs 765-686-2572. $40/session

SUPER SUMMER FUN: Register Now! $15 registration fee per child. Program runs May 25-August 4. Children can be dropped off and picked up between 7am-6pm. Swimming everyday, outdoor exercise, reading and more! Children will need a daily sack lunch and swim gear.

PRESCHOOL REGISTRATION: Open registration for 2017-2018 school year will begin April 1st.

Tues/Thurs Class-8:30-11:00am Child must be potty trained and 3 years old by Aug. 1st. Cost is $60 registration fee and $60/month for 10 months.

Mon/Wed/Friday Class-8:30am-11:00am or 12:00-2:30pm. Child must be 4 years old by Aug. 1st. Cost is $60 registration fee and $70/month.

Letter to the EditorTo Whom It May Concern:Max and I want you to know

that we forgive you for steal-ing our gas. Yesterday I went out to mow for the first time this year and the gas we had purchased was not in our tank. Please see us if you need help. We don’t have money to loan (we have to replace the stolen gas), but maybe we can help in some way. Are you short of money for your kids’ food? We often have extra sweet-corn in July which we would be glad to share. Do you need transportation to get to work? Maybe we can help you make connections. Or do you need a job? Maybe we know some-one who is hiring. Are you on drugs? We can make a re-ferral. If we cannot help you, maybe we know someone who can help you.

NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATIONIn the Wayne Superior Court 1

of Wayne County, Indiana Cause No.

89D01-1703-ES-000014

Notice is hereby given that on the 28th day of March, 2017, Linda J. Rangel is appointed Personal Representative of the Estate of MARK D. HILBERT, deceased, who died on the 7th day of March, 2017. All persons who have claims against this estate, whether or not now due, must file the claim in the office of the clerk of this court within three (3) months from the date of the first publication of this notice or within nine (9) months after the dece-dent’s death, whichever is earlier, or the claims will be forever barred.

Dated at Richmond, Indiana, this 28th day of March, 2017.

Debra Berry, ClerkWayne Superior Court 1

Kory T. Bell, Atty#012-17 04/12-19/2017

LEGAL ADVERTISING

WHAT:Hagerstown Elementary Kindergarten Roundup

WHO:Any child who will be 5

years old by August 1st, 2017WHEN:

Thursday, April 13th, 2017WHERE:

Hagerstown Elementary LGI room

Thank you for your interest in enrolling your student at Hagerstown Elementary. We can’t wait to meet you!

To register for Kindergarten Roundup, please call Rachel Albert at 765-489-4555 be-tween 8:00 am and 3:00 pm.

Appointments are available on Thursday, April 13th from 8:30 am to 6:30 pm excluding 12:00 - 1:00pm.

Enrollment packets will be available to pick up in the Hagerstown Elementary front office beginning March 1st, 2017. Packets will include all paperwork required for en-rollment of your student. All enrollment papers should be completed and returned at the time of your appointment.

Students residing outside of the Nettle Creek School Cor-poration are welcome at Hag-erstown Elementary. Transfer tuition applications will be available at your appointment time if necessary.

2017 Kindergarten Roundup

Easter Bunny Breakfast

The Phi Chi Epsilon sorority members would like to express our sincere gratitude to the fol-lowing area business that made donations to our Annual Break-fast with the Easter Bunny: Abbotts Candy and Gift Shop, Anonymous, Big Bounce, Bob Evans, Bowman’s Bakery, Gol-liher Family Dentistry - Ashley Golliher, DDS, Chili’s, Crack-er Barrel, Dale’s Pizza, DOT Food, Fazolis, Federico & Bell Law Office, Golay Community Center, Hagerstown IGA, Hag-erstown Volunteer Fire Depart-ment, IHOP, Jack’s Donuts, K-Ready (Every Child Can Read, Inc.), Kroger - New Cas-tle, Kurtz’s Veterinarians, Leg-end Lanes, The Logo Shoppe, Mainstreeter’s Hair Salon, McDonald’s - Cambridge City, MCL Cafeteria, Nettle Creek Hardware, Olive Garden, Pizza Hut - New Castle, PJ’s College of Cosmetology - Richmond, PJ’s College of Cosmetology

- Greenfield, Rec Plex, Red Lobster, Richmond 40 Bowl, Subway Sandwiches & Sal-ads, Sunshine Café, Tedco, Texas Roadhouse, The Dairy, Trinity Gifts & Books, Wal-Mart - New Castle, Warm Glow Candle Outlet, and Weenee World.

We would also like to thank the following individuals for their help: Jonathan Geise, Nancy Best, Susan Jarrett, Penny Maddy, Jenna Young, Mallory Bowman, Marissa Combs, Alivia Pierce, Sierra Searcy, Paige Stuart, Brooke Stuart, and Makena Lanum.

We thank our families for supporting us and for their assistance with the many proj-ects we take on as a group.

Lastly, we extend many THANKS to all the families and children who came to spend the morning with the Easter Bunny. We hope to see you again next year!

Because God continues to forgive us for our sins, please pray with us this prayer that Jesus taught his disciples:

Our Father in heaven, may your name be honored. You are awesome, God!

Your kingdom joy is here with us when we live in your will, just as in heaven.

We praise you that you pro-vide for our daily needs when we trust you.

Forgive us our wrongdoings, just as we forgive those who do wrong against us.

May we avoid temptation and keep the evil one away from us. We put you in charge of our lives.

Amen. (My interpretation of Matt 6:9-13)

Anne SmithHagerstown

NOTICE:The Hagerstown Police Department has begun tagging vehi-

cles that are inoperable, have expired registrations or violate Town Ordinance. Residents will also begin receiving ordinance violation notices for properties that have trash, junk or other de-bris that is in violation of Town Ordinance.

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Oh, the sights you see at the Phi Chi Ep-silon Annual Easter Bunny Breakfast! Besides an appetizing breakfast, games, prizes and Easter baskets, the world's most famous rabbit makes his appearance to the delight of all his fans! The breakfast was last Saturday morning in the elementary cafeteria.

4 - Nettle Creek Gazette, Wednesday, April 12th, 2017

The Nettle Creek Gazette passes along our deepest sympathy for those families who have lost a loved one this past week.

NETTLE CREEK GAZETTE Established August 28, 2005, is published each Wednesday at 26 W. Church St., P.O.Box 337, Cambridge City, IN, 47327. It is a division of the Western Wayne News. Subscriptions for the Nettle Creek Gazette (Nettle Creek School ar-eas) are $30 per year, Rest of Indiana $35 per year, and out of state $40 per year. Periodical Postage Paid at Cambridge City, IN (USPS 024-684).Owner/Owner Janis Buhl.POSTMASTER: Send address changes to:NETTLE CREEK GAZETTE, P.O.Box 337, Cambridge City, IN 47327. Phone (765) 478-5448.

The Eastern Indiana Re-gional Planning Commission (EIRPC) has achieved the “High Quality Plan” desig-nation from a national panel of experts for their region-al economic development plan. This “High Quality Plan” qualifies EIRPC to re-ceive a $5,000 grant from the Southern Rural Development Center (SRDC) located at Mississippi State University. This funding and their newly approved plan will help them as they dive deeper into the Stronger Economies Together (SET) program.

According to the USDA, a SET plan is a targeted strategy for implementation of “viable regional economic develop-ment blueprints and actions plans,” designed to stimulate economic growth and devel-opment within a region. The EIRPC’s SET plan targets six goals, focusing on areas like addressing workforce devel-opment issues, agriculture and value-added processing of ag-ricultural products, healthcare, infrastructure, quality of place and collaboration among the five counties.

“Rural communities rec-ognize the importance of economic development that generates positive benefits to local residents,” said Alan Krapf, USDA Rural Devel-opment Acting Indiana State Director, “SET helps com-munities join forces to pro-mote better use of resources that help grow businesses and create jobs. We congratulate the EIRPC for the work they have done and for achieving this designation.”

“SET provides a pathway for local residents and organiza-tional leaders to give of their time and talents to build and put into action a high quality regional plan,” stated Dr. Bo Beaulieu, director of the Pur-due Center for Regional De-velopment, earlier this week. “It is the local buy-in that has made SET such a success in regions across the U.S.”

The EIRPC represents Wayne, Union, Randolph, Fayette, and Rush counties in economic development activities. EIRPC is partially funded through annual county per-capita fees and an annual federal planning grant as an Economic Development Dis-trict of the U.S. Department of Commerce – Economic De-velopment Administration.

USDA, through its Rural Development mission area, has a portfolio of programs designed to improve the eco-nomic stability of rural com-munities, businesses, resi-dents, farmers and ranchers and improve the quality of life in rural America.

USDA RuralDevelopment Finds “High

Quality” in Economic Development Plan

Dee Ann Lowe Sams, age 72, of Greens Fork, Indiana, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Tuesday, April 4, 2017, at Reid Health.

Born June 13, 1944, in Or-lando, Florida, to David Har-old Lowe and Anne Abt and raised by her father and Ev-elyn Riley Burkholder, Dee Ann had lived in Greens Fork since 2011. She was a 1963 graduate of Stranahan High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and attended John-son Bible College. Dee Ann was a member of Centerville Christian Church. She enjoyed cooking, growing flowers, lov-ing on her Scottie dog, attend-ing Ladies Bible Study, and spending time with her family.

Dee Ann was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother who leaves a legacy of faith and love for her entire family. She was a caring preacher’s wife who poured out her heart into each of the five churches she ministered at with her late husband, Ronnie Sams. Dee Ann’s love for others was visibly expressed through her sweet cards, acts of kindness, and selfless devotion to those in need. This was especially evident during her time work-ing for Cardinal Center (now Cardinal Services) helping those with handicaps live a

life of dignity. Dee Ann loved working with those who lived in the group homes, treating them like family, and regularly bring-ing them into her own home.

Those left to cherish her mem-ory are her daughter, Patti Sams; son, Marcelle Sams and wife, Mindy Wingfield Sams; moth-er, Evelyn Burkholder; brothers, Phillip Lowe and wife, Carol and Rex Lowe and wife, Donna; and grandchildren, Austin Sams and Miranda Sams.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Ronald Wayne Sams; father, David Harold Lowe; and birth moth-er, Anne Abt.

Memorial services were Sat-urday, April 8, 2017, at Doan & Mills Funeral Home with Pastor Jim Ketchen and Pas-tor Gary Boschain officiating. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery in Kingsport, Ten-nessee, at the convenience of the family.

In lieu of flowers, the fam-ily is pleased to follow Dee Ann’s wishes and request that memorial contributions be di-rected to the ministry of Bi-ble Faith Christian Church in Liberia, West Africa, or First Christian Church in Warsaw, Indiana. Memorial gifts for Bible Faith should be sent to the Missions Ministry of the Centerville Christian Church, in c/o Steve Williams, 111 North Morton Ave., P.O. Box 37, Centerville, IN 47330. Memorials for First Christian Church may be sent to 115 Park Ridge Dr., Warsaw, IN 46580.

Condolences may be sent to the family via the guest book at www.doanmillsfuneralhome.com.

Dee Ann Lowe Sams

Dorothy M. Sharp, age 92, of Cambridge City, IN, passed away April 7, 2017 at Arbor Trace Senior Living Center in Richmond.

She was born December 16, 1924 to Charles P. and Sally M. (Browning) Raven-craft, raised in Williamsburg where she graduated high school. Most of her adult life was spent in Cambridge City/Hagerstown area. She mar-ried Robert Sharp on May 17, 1947. She retired from Dana Corporation. She enjoyed sewing, her flower gardens, playing cards and spending time with her family. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.

Survivors include three chil-dren: Julia A . Belt (Melvin) of Mercer, WI, Connie K. Dun-can (Brian) of New Castle and Ronnie R. Sharp of Richmond; seven grandchildren: Michael Belt, Kevin Fordonski (Barb), Sally Conyers (Brian Get-tinger), Jeff Fordonski (Tan-ya Duncan), Stephanie Shaul (Daron), Katie Wanta (Luke) and Drew Duncan (Sara Jones); sixteen great-grand-children: Jon Belt, Elizabeth Benson, Aaron Benson, James Belt, Courtney Belt, Hannah Fordonski, Kierstyn Conyers, Thomas Fordonski, Robbie Fordonski, Jacob Fordonski, Eleana Shaul, Kyle Fordonski, Kevin Belt, Ethan Shaul, Eli Shaul and Mercer Wanta; one sister: Mildred Jergens, two sister-in-laws; Annie Sharp and Barbara Ravencraft and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Robert Sharp, four sisters: Mayme Van Ausdall, Mary Batcher, Violet Hodgin and Marilyn Bertsch, eight brothers: John W., Charles “Chuck”, Orville, Russell, Roy, Robert Earl “Pete”, Cleo and Leo Ravencraft.

Friends may gather from 11:00 am until start of services at 1:00 pm on Saturday, April 15, 2017 at Waskom Capi-tol Hill Chapel in Cambridge City with Rev. Stan Eastman officiating. Burial will follow in Jacksonburg Cemetery in Jacksonburg.

Memorial contributions may be made to Jacksonburg Chris-tian Church, 1640 N. Jackson-burg Road, Cambridge City, IN 47327

Online condolences may be made at www.waskoms.com

Betty June Beachler, 94, of Hagerstown, died at her home on Thursday, April 6, 2017.

She was born in Redkey on August 3, 1922 to Cecil and Ruby (Jackson) Owens and had lived in Hagerstown for the past 70 years.

Betty worked for the De-partment of the Navy during WWII. In 1947, Betty and her husband, Paul, founded Beachler’s Furniture in Hag-erstown, which she operated until her retirement. She was a member of Hagerstown First United Methodist Church, a member and past president of Psi Iota Xi, Post 333 American Legion Auxiliary and several bridge clubs.

Survivors include two sons, Robert Beachler (Susan) and Philip Beachler (Jan); seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren and a brother, Robert Owens.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband in 1990.

Services were Tuesday, April 11th at the Hagerstown First United Methodist Church with Rev. John Huff officiating. Burial was in Brick Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to Ameri-can Cancer Society or Indiana Right to Life, 9465 Counselors Row, Ste. 200, Indianapolis, IN 46240.

Culberson Funeral Home is handling arrangements. On-line condolences may be left at www.culbersonfh.com.

Dorothy M. SharpBetty June Beachler

Nettle Creek MinisterialAssociation Food Pantry

Open on the fourth Saturdayeach month from 9 - 11 a.m.

New TestamentChurch of Christ

Next Date isSaturday, April 22nd

Please bring proof of residence in the Nettle Creek School District(phone bill, electric bill, etc.)to be eligible to receive food.

Nettle Creek Gazette, Wednesday, April 12th, 2017 - 5A Note from Cindy

“The Voice”The scene: Picture a small

country church, mid-service on a typical Sunday morning, where 44 people bowed their head in preparation for silent prayer at the same time one voice ramped up the volume, expressing her displeasure.

(The Voice rings out, com-plete with a sudden downpour of unhappy tears and her moth-er jumps into action, scooping her up and hustling her out of the sanctuary. The congrega-tion only hears the action but doesn’t see anything because their heads are down.)

Voice: “I don’t want to go out…”

(They’ve made it to the nar-thex, right outside the sanctu-ary doors)

Voice: “…I don’t want to go out!...”

(The voice starts to dim, due to distance)

Voice: “…I don’t want to go down...”

(It now sounds as if the two of them are in a well)

Voice: “…I don’t want to be down here.”

(It seems as if the mother might be making a request as the Voice pauses)

Voice: “Mommy, I can’t be quiet.”

From my perch in the back pew, I can no longer clearly hear the Voice from the base-ment and, once again, I return my attention to the regularly scheduled prayer.

What’s this? The pastor is giving thanks for distractions and disruptions, for little peo-ple, with all of their noises and commotions. He reminds us that our future depends upon those little people with loud voices and not just the future of our church, but the future of our world. He is calming in his words and his manner as he incorporates the Voice into his prayers of gratitude and thanksgiving.

The Voice’s mommy would have appreciated those heart-felt words but because she was downstairs, she didn’t hear them.

Until now.oxo

This Saturday, April 15th, the Hagerstown Public Library will be hosting a Teen Late Night Comic-Con in the Library for teens in 7th - 12th grade.

What is a Comic Con? It is a mini-celebration of comic books, movies, books, games and all things pop culture and a little bit nerdy. There will be snack and drinks provided, 2 movies shown - Princess Bride & Suicide Squad, activities and

games. There will be cosplay & costumes are encouraged! And at the end of the evening, every-one who attends will be getting a swag bag full of goodies!

To attend this event, please have a parent or guardian fill out a permission slip and re-turn it to the library by the be-ginning of the event. All par-ticipants MUST have a signed permission slip. Permission slips can be picked up at the

Teen Late Night Comic-Con This Saturdaylibrary’s circulation desk.

Attendees must be at the li-brary by 7:00 p.m. and must stay until 11:00 p.m. Arrivals after 7:15 p.m. will not be ad-mitted without prior permis-sion in case of employment or school function. Individu-als may only leave early with written permission from their parent or guardian. Partici-pants leaving early will not be allowed to re-enter the event.

The Phoenix Dancers received the high point trophy for all the Classic Senior teams at Showcase prelims on Satur-day where the team from Dance With Cindy also received an Ultimate Star rating and won the Open division. Mov-ing onto the Best of the Best competition on Sunday, the sixteen member team, which includes 7th graders through seniors, won 4th overall. Their scores were high, the com-ments from the judges were terrific and most importantly, their Sunday performance lived up to their potential.

Out of ten $1000 Showcase America scholarships, two of the recipients were members of the Phoenix Dancers: Baleigh Davis from Tri High and Emily Dick from Hag-erstown. It was an exhilarating and exhausting weekend.

"We are blessed to have such a fabulous Phoenix family," gushed Cindy Oler, who directs the girls alongside Laurie Carr. "The fan support was phenomenal, both at the com-petition and behind the scenes."

Ultimate Star for Phoenix Dancers

Aloha! The Second Annual Daddy Daughter Dance will be April 22nd, 6:00 -8:00 p.m. in the HHS Auxiliary Gym. There will be snacks and a picture in-cluded in this memorable night between daughter and her dad! Photo packages will be avail-able for purchase as well.

The cost is $10 per person and tickets can be purchased at the door. All proceeds benefit the Hagerstown Class of 2019.

For more information, contact Nicole Thompson at nthomp-son@nettlecreek.k12.in.us or Andrea Van Meter at avanme-ter@nettlecreek.k12.in.us

Second Annual Daddy Daughter DanceNote: Time Change

Williamsburg Lions Club Breakfast

The Williamsburg Lion's Club would like to invite you to break-fast on Saturday April 15th from 7-10 am at the Williamsburg Community Center. Breakfast in-cludes scrambled eggs, sausage, biscuits & gravy, and pancakes The cost is $6 per person.

For questions about the Wil-liamsburg Lions Club please contact Lions Club President Tim Oler at 513.582.4900

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Brett Burns stares down the batter.

Donors have a chance to “Be The Good” during the Easter holiday season by supporting the New Testament Church of Christ community blood drive Tuesday, April 18 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Youth Room, 752 West Main St., Hagerstown.

Everyone who registers to donate will receive the Com-munity Blood Center inspira-tional “Believe There is Good in The World - Be The Good” t-shirt. Donors are encouraged to schedule an appointment online at www.DonorTime.com or call 1-800-388-GIVE.

Community Blood Drive at

New Testament

Tigers Sweep Black HawksPyle sailed through the

second inning with two more strikeouts. Henderson matched his effort in the bot-tom of the frame. The Black Hawks Evan Davis worked Pyle for a walk to lead off the top of the third but Pyle struck out the next batter. Noah Col-lins reached base on the first hit of the game to give Cowan runners at the corners with one out. Pyle shook it off, striking out the next batter and coaxing the next batter to ground out to second base to end the threat.

The Tigers added an insur-ance run in the bottom of the third inning. Owen Golliher broke up Henderson’s no hit-ter with a solid single. The aggressive Golliher then stole second, stole third and scored on a throwing error. With a 2-0 lead Pyle dialed up the speed and the Tiger defense stiffened. Gaskill led off the fourth with a single but he was gunned down attempting to steal second. Jack Mace was hit by a pitch. But the next bat-ter hit a ground ball that the Ti-gers turned into a double play to end the inning. Henderson worked through a scoreless bottom half of the fourth and struck out the side in the fifth but the damage was done. Pyle continued to stymie the Black Hawk attack.

The Black Hawks made one last attempt to rally when Dylan Goodman hit a two out double to deep left centerfield but Pyle struck out the next batter to end the game. Hen-derson, who struck out 11 Ti-gers and only allowed 2 hits, suffered the loss. Pyle limited Cowan to three hits and struck out 9 to pick up the win.

I talked to Pyle after the game. I asked him to talk about the defensive support that he had.“It is great going out there knowing that if the other team puts the ball in play my defense will make the play,” Pyle responded. “Ev-erything was working for me today. I feel like I had a good outing. I was able to place the ball where I wanted. Credit to

the Cowan pitcher as well, he pitched a nice game.”

Cowan (1-1)0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 Hagerstown (3-0)1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0Batteries (C) Henderson,

Mace (6) and Gaskill (H) Pyle and C. Purtha. Cowan Hits:Collins, Gaskill, Good-man Hagerstown Hits: O. Gol-liher, Wilson (WP) Pyle (LP) Henderson

Game 2In game 2 Brett Burns went

to the mound and he combined with Grant Vinson, who came on in relief in the fifth inning, on a one hitter. The Tiger bats came to life, building a 10-0 lead before the game was halt-ed after five innings by the 10 run rule.

The Black Hawks had a base runner in the first inning that reached on an error but Burns quickly worked through the inning stranding him there. Owen Golliher led off the bottom of the first with a sin-gle up the middle. He moved to second on a ground ball; stole third and raced home when Mason Hicks delivered an RBI single. Burns sat the Hawks down 1, 2, 3 in the top of the second inning before the Tigers added three runs in the bottom of the frame. Cody Swimm opened the in-ning with an infield single. Cam Purtha and Golliher drew back to back two out walks and Trey Kelley followed with a three run double to bring them all home. The Hawks had two base runners in the third who reached on walks but Burns worked out of the jam without allowing a run. The Tigers struck again in the

bottom of the fourth. Brandon Purtha started the inning with a single. Hicks joined him on

base with a two out walk that brought about a Cowan pitch-ing change. Pyle drew a walk to load the bases. Trent Weiss hammered a two RBI double and Swimm followed with an RBI single to bring home the fourth run of the frame. Grant Vinson came on in relief for

Lady Tiger TennisThe Lady Tiger tennis team

started their season in Jay County this past Saturday, playing Richmond and Jay County.

The Tigers were defeated by Richmond 5-0, however they bounced back to defeat Jay County 3-2.

The Tiger roster consists of six seniors: Jacqueline Hab-zansky, Mekayla Todd, Kayla Vinson, Abby Shepherd, Brit-tany Walther and Grace Sev-erance. Five juniors: Lanie McClanahan, Courtney Tut-terrow, Grace Dudas, Mallory Bowman, and Haley Baker. One sophomore: Lillie Neal and five freshmen: Brooklyn Lamar, Alyssa Richardson,

Maddie Moore, Kyndall Bur-ris, and Annah Goss.

Key player losses were Sa-vannah Houck, McKenzie Fleming, and Kayla McFar-land. The team record last season was 9-3.

"We should be competitive with any team, just not domi-nating," said coach Stephannie Beeson. "We have several un-derclassmen who are willing to put in the extra work to com-pete for a spot on the varsity. The conference is very strong this year. We finished 6-1 in the conference last year. There will be no easy matches. I look forward to seeing how the girls improve each match. I already saw a little last Saturday."

the Tigers to start the top of the fifth inning throwing smoke. He struck out the first two bat-ters he faced and coaxed the

next batter into a harm-less infield grounder to end the inning. Leading 8-0 entering the bottom of the fifth the Tigers were looking to pick up two runs to end the game.

The Black Hawks helped them. With two outs, Kelley and Hicks drew back to back walks and Pyle was hit by a

pitch to load the bases. A Cowan wild pitch allowed two of the three base runners to score to end the game. The Tigers had 9 hits. Swimm had three of them. Pyle added two more.

Tiger Head Coach Brad Cat-ey talked about the day. “We just talked to the team about what great defense they played

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGNotice is hereby given that Randall

Braun, owner of the real estate described at PT NW SEC 26-17-12 2.42A Hager-stown, Indiana, and commonly known as 777 South Washington St., Hagerstown, Indiana, has made application to the Hagerstown Board of Zoning Appeals for a variance to build a 48’ x 72’ Pole Barn. This does not meet the Hagerstown Zon-ing Code section 151.402(I) Accessory Uses of the Hagerstown Zoning Code.

The matter will come up for Public Hear-ing before the Hagerstown Board of Zon-ing Appeals at the Hagerstown Town Hall, 49 E. College St., Hagerstown, Indiana, on Monday April 24, 2017 at 7:00 p.m.

The application and related papers are on file at the office of the Clerk-Treasurer at 49 E. College St., Hagerstown, Indiana.

Hagerstown Board of Zoning Appeals#014-17 4/12/2017

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today,” Catey said. “It was the difference in the first game. If we play de-fense like that with any pitch-er we throw we are going to be hard to beat. All around the diamond today we made all the plays look routine. We got great pitching today. At this point we just need to maintain our focus and work to get better every day.”

Cowan (1-2)0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0Hagerstown (4-0)1 3 0 4 2 10 9 1Batteries (C) Keer, Collins

(4) and Gaskill (H) Burns, Vin-son (5) and C. Purtha Cowan Hits: Mace Hagerstown Hits: O. Golliher, Kelley, B. Purtha, Pyle (2), Swimm (3), Weiss Extra Base Hits (H) Kelley 2B (WP) Burns (LP) Keer

Coach Cadet gives instructions to Mason Hicks while Trey Kelley listens in. The Tiger bat boy adjusts his helmet and barks out instructions.

A confident Kory Beeson strolls to the plate

NOTICEThe Board of Zoning Appeals

Meeting has been changed from Wednesday, April 19th to Monday, April 24th at 7:00 p.m. in town hall.

Hagerstown Jr./Sr. High School is working on our 2017-2018 School Improvement Plan and seeks more parental partici-pation! Your commitment would be to attend two parent meetings on Thursday evenings along with some digital correspon-

dence among group members.Please contact Mr. Cadle at

765.489.4511 if you can lend a hand. We are thankful for our current group of parents and would love to have you join us in this crucial initiative for improving the quality and en-vironment of our school!

Be A Part Of The Future!

The Nettle Creek Gazette passes along our deepest sympathy for

those fam-

10:15 WorshipWilderness Series: A Lenten Journey each Sunday

Holy Week Begins with Palm Sunday, April 9 Waving the Palms

Maundy Thursday April 137:00 p.m. Communion & Foot Washing

Good Friday April 14Noon & 6:30 p.m.

Easter Worship8:00 a.m. - Chapel Service

8:30 a.m. - Continental Breakfast in Café9:00 a.m. - Youth & Jam Group

Sunday School/Egg Hunt9:00 a.m. - Adult Sunday School Classes for all ages

Easter Worship 10:15Nursery Provided

Hagerstown First United Methodist

ChurchPastor John E.

Huff invites you to worship with us each Sunday.

199 S Perry St Hagerstown

489-4558

Nettle Creek Gazette, Wednesday, April 12th, 2017 - 7

NOTICE TO THE PUBLICREQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR LEASE OF REAL ESTATE

Notice is hereby given that the Town Council of the Town of Hagerstown, Indiana (herein-after “Town”) desires to lease a certain parcel of real estate currently owned by the Town, which parcel is described as follows:

approximately five (5) acres of real property located in Hagerstown, Jef-ferson Township, Wayne County, Indiana, and in the Hagerstown West Lawn Cemetery which has been designated by the Town as the “Cemetery Farm”.

The factors or criteria that the Town will use in evaluating the proposals submitted include the following:

a. The property may not be leased to a person who is ineligible under Ind. Code § 36-1-11-16;b. A proposal submitted by a trust as defined in Ind. Code § 30-4-1-1(a) must identify each beneficiary of the trust and each settlor empowered to revoke or modify the trust;c. The factors that are important to the Town, including price, minimal disturbance to the land, compliance with the limitation and restriction that the land be used for agricultural purposes (crop farming only), pursuant to the lease (a copy of a model lease is available at the Town Clerk/Treasurer’s Office, Town Hall, 49 East College Street, Hagerstown, IN 47346 for review), and for a three (3) year term;d. The proposal must be accompanied by evidence of financial responsibility;e. If the offeror has questions regarding the proposal, discussions may be conduct-ed with the offeror for the purpose of clarification to assure full understanding of, and responsiveness to, the solicitation requirements.

Proposals must be submitted to: The Clerk/Treasurer of the Town of Hagerstown, In-diana, at Town Hall, 49 East College Street, Hagerstown, Indiana 47346, no later than Monday, May 1st, 2017, at 3:00 p.m. Julie NealClerk-Treasurer#13-17 4/12-19-26/2017

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Boys ResultsHHS 97 New Castle 26

4 x 800 1 H Alec Hicks, Je-von Osborne, Kaleb Slagle, Mason Bledsoe 8:28

110 HH 1 H Holden Robin-son 17.3, 2. H Noah Rich, 3. H Ben Baumer

100 1 NC, 2 NC, 3 H Gage James

1600 1 H Bledsoe 4:41, 2 H Slagle 3 NC

4 x 100 1 NC400 1 H Dylan Napier 54.9,

2 H Michael Bane, 3 NC300 IH 1 H Robinson 43.1, 2

H Seth Richards, 3 H B. Bau-mer

800 1 H Tuttle 2:05, 2 NC, 3 H Hicks

200 1 H Robinson 23.9, 2 NC, 3 H Rich

3200 1 H Bledsoe 10:07, 2 H Slagle, 3 NC

4 x 400 1H Bane, Napier, Tuttle, Robinson 4:49

HJ 1 H Napier 5-10, 2 H Jay-lon Favorite, 3 H James

LJ 1 H Rich 18-1, 2 NC, 3 H James

Shot 1 H Keeton Adams 50-3.5, 2 H Blevins, 3 NC

Disc 1 H Jordan Baumer 127-3, 2 H Bryce Halstead, 3 H Jadon Baumer

Girls ResultsHHS 85 New Castle 37

4 x 800 1 H Logan McRob-erts, Emily Dick, Madison Zetzl, Hannah Rogers 11:45

100 H 1 H Camryn Bradway 19.2, 2 H Abby Dale, 3 H Mal-lory Bledsoe

100 1 H Aimee Hoodlebrink 13.1, 2 NC, 3 H Madeline Henley

1600 1 NC, 2 H McRoberts, 3 H Marissa Matanich

4 x 100 1 H Olivia Sullivan, Bradway, Henley, Hoodle-brink

400 1 NC, 2 H Lynsie Comp-ton, 3 H Zetzl

300 IH 1 H Dale 61.6, 2 H Bledsoe, 3 H Skylar Delaney

800 1 NC, 2 H Rogers, 3 H Dick

200 1 H Hoodlebrink 27.6, 2 NC, 3 H Bradway

3200 1 H McRoberts 13:06, 2 NC, 3 H Matanich

4 x 400 1 H Bradway, Sulli-van, Compton, Rogers 4:48

HJ 1 H Dale 4-6, 2 H Alexia Ellis 4-6 3 NONE

LJ 1 H Hoodlebrink 15-4.75, 2 NC, 3 H Henley

Shot 1 NC, 2 H Laney Ad-ams, 3 H Madalyn Banta

Disc 1 NC, 2 H Kaelynn Shultz, 3 H Banta

Varsity Track Teams Win Big Over New Castle

by Joe KlemannThe name will remain the

same. The menu will still feature a wide selection of ap-petizing offerings. The atmo-sphere will still invite pizza lovers inside for date nights, after ball game rendezvous with the gang or just an excuse to not dirty up any more dishes at home. Dale's Pizza has been a Hagerstown staple for almost 60 years. New owners Jake and Crystal Thalls want to make sure the business keeps on roll-ing and dishing out pizza pies for decades to come.

"I spent fourteen years work-ing for Red Lobster includ-ing eight of those years as the General Manager of the Mun-cie Indiana location," said Jake. "Kyle and Lori Cross approached us about buying the business; they thought it was important to find a buyer who is local and truly invested in the community to keep the tradition going that has been around since 1958 and after a few months we were able to make the deal happen."

In addition to Dale's, the Thalls bought Wannabeez Bar and Grill as well. The transac-tion was complete on April 1st.

"Kyle and Lori have grown Dale's from a takeout only business to where it is now as a full fledge sit down restau-rant with great food and ser-vice. And they started from the ground up Wannabeez Bar and Grill! Crystal and I are both very grateful to be able to keep the tradition going and contin-ue to grow both businesses."

Jake was born and raised in Hagerstown, a member of the class of '99 and son of recently retired insurance agency owner, Ralph Thalls. Crystal is from

New Owners for Dale’s Pizza

Muncie and graduated from Delta High School. She is cur-rently employed at the Hag-erstown Elementary School. They have two children, nine year old daughter Izabella and six year old son Paxton.

"We moved back to Hager-stown three years ago to be a part of the community and really wanted our kids to be a part of our great school sys-tem. Moving back to Hager-stown was a great decision for our family. Our kids love the schools, we love the commu-nity and now we are excited to be able keep a local tradition going!"

The Thalls are excited to keep the tradition of Dale's going and help build the new tradition of Wannabeez Bar and Grill. "We have no plans for any major changes. Every-one's current favorite items at Dale's will still be there but we are excited to introduce some fresh and new items to the menu of both Dales and Wannabeez menu in the com-ing months. Keep an eye out on both Dale's and Wannabeez Facebook pages for those de-tails soon!"

Dylan Napier Michael Bane

“Every night when I go out on stage, there's always one nagging fear in the back of my mind. I'm always afraid that somewhere out there, there is one person in the audience that I'm not going to of-fend!” - Don Rickles

NationalChampionship

Team Has Local Flavor

Muncie Lorax captured the 15 and under World Challenge Championship last weekend in Louisville, Kentucky in a game televised on ESPN 3. Team member Regan Tinkle, Hagerstown freshman, proud-ly displays the trophy.

Kelsey Maryann Zetzl is the National Old Trails Chapter Good Citizen essay winner and State Finalist. The DAR Good Citizen program is open to all high school seniors en-rolled in public or private schools. Winners demonstrate leadership, dependability, ser-vice, and patriotism in their home, school and community.

Zetzl State Finalist

MRL Book SaleThe Friends of Morris-

son-Reeves Library Annual Book Sale with 10,000 items for sale! Books, movies, music and value priced col-lectable books, April 26-29, 2017, in the Bard Room at Morrisson-Reeves Library.

Wednesday, Apr 26, 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Regular Book Sale - open to the public.

Thursday, April 27, 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Regular Book Sale - open to the public

Friday, April 28, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Half-Price Sale Day!

Saturday, April 29, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. $3 Bag Day!

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Hagerstown Earth Day Cleanup

Can you space a few hours?Attention service clubs, so-

rorities, scouts, 4-H groups, school clubs/teams and other Hagerstown residents:

Saturday, April 22nd, 2017 is Earth Day! The Town of Hagerstown will host its an-nual Spring Town Cleanup from 9:00 - 12:00. We will meet at the Fire Station at 9:00 a.m. and then be assigned cer-tain parts of the community to clean up. Depending on the turnout, we will be:

1.) Picking up downed tree branches and other debris along the curbs and sidewalks in town

2.) Picking up downed tree branches at the West Lawn Cemetery.

3. Picking up down tree branches and litter at the Hag-erstown Park

Once done at noon (or be-fore), we will meet back at the Fire Station for hot dogs, chips and soft drinks.

Thank you for helping make our community a great place to live!

Town Manager Chris LaMar and Hagerstown Council Members

by Dan HarneyIn the 2010 Baseball season

there was a concentration of power in East Central, Indi-ana. Centerville, Union Coun-ty, Hagerstown and Cambridge City were all ranked in the Top 10 in the state rankings at one time during the season. The Ea-gles beat Hagerstown that year, at Hagerstown, for the first time in 6 seasons. Chris Rea picked up the win. Within a matter of weeks the Eagles climbed to # 1 in the rankings. Union County ended up winning the Sectional, Rea received state wide post sea-son honors and went on to pitch at the college level. That Lincoln team was for real.

I sat in Milton the next year at a Lincoln home game and watched Hagerstown’s Cole Bartlett throw a no hitter at the Eagles. That should have been good enough to pick up the vic-tory, but it was not. The Eagles were as tough as a two dollar

steak and eventually they won the game 1-0 when the Tigers allowed an unearned run on a throwing error. The Eagles Ky-ler West picked up the win. Bart-lett who suffered the loss is now pitching for the Missouri Tigers and may well end up in the pro-fessional ranks.

The Tigers bounced back that year to defeat the Eagles in the Wayne County Tourney and took the rubber match in the Sectional Semi-Finals in a 4 man pitchers duel between West and Zac Rea of the Eagles and Tyler Kelley and Barlett of the Tigers. The Eagles lost but in the process they forced Hag-erstown to use up pitching and the Tigers fell in the title game to Union County.

Since those epic battles in 2010 and 2011 the Tigers have won the TEC Baseball title an unprecedented five straight times and twice have advanced to the Regional Round. During that span one thing has always

been true. The Cambridge City Golden Eagles have giv-en them fits. An easy win by either team has been a rarity.

Fast forward six years. Last week Cambridge City Ath-letic Director Rob Bills an-nounced, that for the first time in decades, the Golden Eagles would not be able to field a baseball team for the 2017 sea-son and that the season would be cancelled. It was stunning news. It must have been heart-breaking for Mr. Bills to make the announcement.

No other area teams took de-light in knowing that the game scheduled against Lincoln just became a victory by forfeit. It was sad news. The Tigers, who were scheduled to travel to Milton this week, to renew their rivalry, were disappoint-ed to hear that their old friend and rival was struggling to find enough kids to field a team.

The Tigers have a message for the Eagles and the people liv-ing in the towns, cities and rural areas that comprise the Nettle Creek School Corporation join in that message. That message is that they will miss competing against you and hope that you can restore your program begin-ning next season.

GO EAGLES!!

Missing an Old Friend and Competitor

Reid Health, IU East, and Ivy Tech Community College are collaborating to offer a health careers camp for high school students in the region. The one-day session offers job shadowing opportunities in both Nursing and Allied Health careers.

This year’s camp is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wednesday, June 21. There is no charge for the camp, but students must agree to stay for the en-tire program.

Students who apply should have an interest in a health career, be entering their soph-omore, junior or senior year in fall 2017 school year or be a 2017 graduating senior and have a GPA of 2.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale. A reference from a high school principal or counselor is required.

Applications are due by May 1. Find the application packet here: http://www.reidhealth.org/careers/health-career-camp

Health Careers Camp Applications Due May 1

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NewLife

Holiness

306 Market St., Economy886-5842

Worship: 8:45 a.m.Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.

Pastor: Ken Wooden

Pastor: Ken Wooden 108 S. Main St. Greens Fork

886-5842Worship: 10:30 a.m.

630 E. Main, 489-5440Pastor: Robert Fannin

Asst. Pastor: David AmesChurch 489-5440

Day Care 489-3544

10636 Lacy Rd.West of Inter - Rd. 1 - Rd. 35

Pastor: Ben SnyderPhone: 765-729-9889

Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.Worship:10:30 a.m.Church: 489-5512

Pastor: Brian Mackie2044 N. 900 E (Lamar Road)

(5 mi. NW of Hagerstown)Come Worship With Us!!Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.

Worship Service: 10:30 a.m.

Corner of Walnut & Elm StreetsPastor: Ron Coleman

Phone: 489-4070Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.

Worship: 10:30 a.m.Wednesday: 7:30 p.m.

Prayer Meeting: Sunday: 6 p.m.

49 S. Sycamore St.Hagerstown

Minister: Greg GuffeySunday School:

10:00 - 10:45 a.m.Sunday Worship Service:

11:00 a.m.

White Branch Church of theBrethren

EconomyUnitedMethodistChurch

5352 N. Brick Church RoadHagerstown

765-489-4430Pastor: Brian Mackie

www.nettlecreekcob.comWorship: 9:00 a.m.

Sunday School: 10:00 a.m.

Nettle Creek Church of the Brethren

FirstBaptist Church

(Southern)

WestRiver

Friends

Greens ForkUnitedMethodist Church

Hagerstown Churchof the Nazarene

116 S. Green St., Greens ForkSunday School:10:00 a.m.

Worship: 11:00 a.m.Sunday Eve. Worship: 6 p.m.Wed. Eve.Worship: 7:00 p.m.* Bus pickup available for SS

& Evening ServicesCall Will Clark: 765-407-1995

Pastor: Louie BurkhartPhone: 765-939-3683

Greens Fork TrinityPentecostal Holiness

Church

116 E Pearl St. State Rd 38 Evangelist: Matt Fagan

Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.Worship Service: 10:30 a.m.

Congregational Christian United Church of Christ

201 So. Washington StreetHagerstown

Phone: 765-489-5612Pastor: Rick Alvey

Worship Service 10:30 a.m.

Office hours:Mon. - Fri. 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.Lead Minister: Paul Gearhardt

New TestamentChurch of Christ

Sugar Grove

Community Church

Hagerstown First United Methodist

199 South Perry St., Hagerstown489-4558

Sunday School: 9:00 a.m.Worship: 10:15 a.m.

6404 Sugar Grove Rd.Greens Fork

Pastor: Adam Rinehart

752 W. Main St., Hagerstown489-5762 www.ntcc.us

hfumc@firsthagerstown.orgSenior Pastor: John E. Huff

Greens Fork

Christian Church

Sunday School: 9:00 a.m.Morning Worship: 10:00 a.m.

Wednesday Bible Study:10:00 a.m. & 7:00 p.m.

Nettle CreekAreas of Worship

The Church25 W. Main St., HagerstownSunday Worship: 11:11 a.m.

antonpayne@gmailAnton Payne, Pastor

Come join us in worship“Get Real”

“I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives

in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of

God, who loved me and gavehimself for me.” - Galatians 2:20

Sunday Worship Times are:9:00am & 10:20am

How Working inRetirement Can

Affect YourSocial

Security Benefits

Do you have an upcoming event at your church! Email us the

information and wewould be happy to print it!nettlecreekgazette@

frontier.com

Dear Savvy Senior,I’m considering retiring

later this year and starting my Social Security benefits, but would also like to work part time. Will this affect my benefits, and if so, how much?

Ready to Retire

Dear Ready,You can collect Social Se-

curity retirement benefits and work at the same time, but depending on how old you are and how much you earn, some or all of your benefits could be temporarily withheld. Here’s what you should know.

Working RulesSocial Security says that if

you’re under your full retire-ment age – which is 66 if you were born between 1943 and 1954, or 66 and 2 months if you were born in 1955 – and are collecting benefits, then you can earn up to $16,920 in 2017 without jeopardizing any of your Social Security if you don’t reach your full retire-ment age this year. But if you earn more than the $16,920 limit, you’ll lose $1 in benefits for every $2 over that amount.

In the year you reach your full retirement age, a less strin-gent rule applies. If that hap-pens in 2017, you can earn up to $44,880 from January to the month of your birthday with no penalty. But if you earn more than $44,880 during that time, you’ll lose $1 in benefits for every $3 over that limit. And once your birthday pass-es, you can earn any amount by working without your ben-efits being reduced at all.

Wages, bonuses, commis-sions, and vacation pay all count toward the income limits, but pensions, annuities, invest-ment earnings, interest, capital gains and government or mili-tary retirement benefits do not. To figure out how much your specific earnings will affect your benefits, see the Social Security Retirement Earnings Test Calculator at SSA.gov/OACT/COLA/RTeffect.html.

It’s also important to know that if you do lose some or all of your Social Security ben-efits because of the earning limits, they aren’t lost forever. When you reach full retire-ment age, your benefits will be recalculated to a higher

amount to make up for what was withheld. For details and examples of how this is calcu-lated, see SSA.gov/planners/retire/whileworking2.html.

For more information on how working can affect your Social Security benefits see SSA.gov/planners/retire/whileworking.html, or call the Social Securi-ty at 410-965-2039 and ask to receive a free copy of publica-tion number 05-10069, “How Work Affects Your Benefits.”

Tax Factor In addition to the Social Se-

curity rules, you need to fac-tor in Uncle Sam too. Because working increases your in-come, it might make your So-cial Security benefits taxable.

Here’s how it works. If the sum of your adjusted gross in-come, nontaxable interest, and half of your Social Security benefits is between $25,000 and $34,000 for individuals ($32,000 and $44,000 for cou-ples), you have to pay tax on up to 50 percent of your ben-efits. Above $34,000 ($44,000 for couples), you could pay on up to 85 percent, which is the highest portion of Social Security that is taxable. About a third of all people who get Social Security have to pay income taxes on their benefits.

For information, call the IRS at 800-829-3676 and ask them to mail you a free copy of pub-lication 915 “Social Security and Equivalent Railroad Re-tirement Benefits,” or you can see it online at IRS.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p915.pdf.

In addition to the federal government, 13 states – Col-orado, Connecticut, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Mon-tana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont and West Vir-ginia - tax Social Security benefits to some extent too. If you live in one of these states, you’ll need to check with your state tax agency for details.

Send your senior questions to: Savvy Senior, P.O. Box 5443, Norman, OK 73070, or visit Sav-vySenior.org. Jim Miller is a con-tributor to the NBC Today show and author of “The Savvy Se-nior” book.

today is Palm Sunday. in the Bible, a celebration in the street was going on as Jesus rode through the crowd on a donkey. the people waved palm branches and threw gar-ments down for His donkey to walk on and shouted praises to Him. they thought He was going to reign as King and relieve them of Roman rule. now we know that the king-dom of Jesus is not an earthly one, but one that's far greater. this morning i wondered if i would have understood if i had been there. probably not. now i do, though! and i sing praises to Him for setting me free from sin.

Happy Easter!CHUNKY VEGGIE PUMPKIN CHILI

1 T. olive oil1 medium onion, sliced into

thin ringspinch saltfreshly ground black pepper1 can (28oz) crushed tomatoes1 can (15 oz) pumpkin2 t. minced garlic1 1/2 t. cayenne pepper1 t/ chili powder1 t. pumpkin pie spice1/2 t. ground cumin1 can chili beans1 can black beans, drained

and rinsed1 can diced tomatoes1 medium zucchini, chopped4 mushrooms, choppedcook onions with salt and

pepper in oil until soft and browned. add them and the rest of the ingredients to a slow cooker and cook 3-4 hours on high or 7-8 hours on low.

Serves 6**this was super spicy!

we garnished it with lot's of greek yogurt (sour cream would work too)!

HE IS ALIVE!

We averaged 9 people ev-ery day this week. Hope we continue and add more to it. I know you get tired of hearing this but we need more partici-pation here at the Center if we are to keep our Center here. So, call the day before you would like to join us 489-5782 and order your meal. “Try us, you might like us here are the Center.” If any service orga-nization needs some commu-

nity service work, the Center has several limbs that need picked up.

No Euchre Good Friday. We will have Euchre April 28 at 6:00. Bring a snack to share and join the fun and fellow-ship. We got to play Euchre several times last week which is unusual.

The puzzle we started last week is still going. It is HARD. It is called Photo-mosaics. It is 1,000 pieces of small photos with an outline of an owl. Not only does Mar-tha think it is hard, we all do. Someone asked “Who go this

out?” I replied, “Someone asked can we do this one?” and I replied “I don’t care. Whichever one you want.” Next time I will look harder at the box. I am sure we will get is conquered.

Our condolences go out to the family of Betty Beachler. We will miss her here at the Center.

We had 12 here on Tues-day for Blood Pressure and Blood Sugar check. We will be having that again next month.

Everyone have a safe and happy Easter.

Susie

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by Dan HarneyHagerstown - When you’re

hot, you’re hot. When you’re not, you’re not. One team was. The other team was not. Hager-stown Head Coach Brad Catey told his team before the start of the baseball game against Seton Catholic Tuesday that it was im-portant to send a message. The Tigers narrowly defeated the Cardinals 2-0 in the Sectional Championship game a season ago. “Don’t give them any rea-son to think they can compete with us,” Catey ordered.

The Tigers can follow sim-ple instructions. They took a 10-0 lead after one inning and expanded it to 19-0 before the game was halted after five in-ning by the 10 run rule. As good as the offense was it was no more noteworthy than the fact that Tiger Senior Trey Kel-ley threw a no hitter.

Kelley’s No Hitter Backed by Offensive ExplosionVarsity Tiger Baseball

The Cardinal had two base runners in the top of the first inning. Kelley issued a two out walk to Nick Mathews and Jake Leverton reached on an error. The unflappable Kelley shook it off and struck

out Louie Falcone to extinguish the threat. The Tigers sent 13 bat-ters to the plate in their half of the first inning and exploded for 10 runs. They had plenty of help.

Cardinal starting pitcher Tyson Bray struggled to throw strikes and the Tigers made him pay. They were patient at the plate until they got what they wanted and then they capitalized. They drew four walks; twice they were hit by pitches and they ben-

efited from a Cardinal error that fueled the outburst. Kel-ley drove in the first run with a single. Cody Wilson picked up an RBI when he was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. Cameron Purtha drew a bases loaded walk to drive in anoth-er. Mason Hicks hammered a long two run home run to cap off the 10 run inning.

Kelley struck out the side in the second before the Tigers gave him seven more runs to work with in the bottom of the inning. For the second inning in a row they sent 13 batters to the plate. This time their weapon of choice was the long ball. Trent Weiss reached base when he was hit by a pitch. Wilson and Purtha walked to load the bases. Kory Beeson greeted new Seton pitcher Josh Brown with a tape mea-sure Grand Slam home run that sailed over the left field fence. Two Tiger walks later Hick hit his second home run of the night to push the lead to 17-0. Kelley kept the Car-dinals at bay and the Tigers made wholesale substitutions. Cody Swimm made a circus catch in centerfield to end the fourth inning, preserving the no hitter.

The Tigers added two more runs in the bottom of the fourth. Drew Pyle and Der-ek Davis singled to open the frame and Purtha stroked a double to drive them home. The Cardinals sent three pinch

hitters to the plate in the top of the fifth inning. Kelley struck out all three out to push his strikeout total to 10 for the game.

Kelley’s gem was the first no hitter by a Tiger hurler since April 11, 2011 when Cole Bartlett, now pitching for the Missouri Tigers of the SEC, threw a no hitter at Cambridge City only to lose 1-0 on a throwing error. Kelley talked about the advantage of having a high octane offense backing him up. “When my teammates put up a lot of runs early it makes it easier for me,” Kel-ley explained. “At that point I was not thinking no-hitter, but it did put me in a position where I could just relax and throw strikes and that’s what I tried to do.”

Kory Beeson, who missed much of last season with an in-jury, said that he is completely recovered. His second inning Grand Slam backed his state-ment. “I was able to rehab this winter and I am healthy again, “Beeson said. “For us it is all about looking for a good pitch to hit. On my home run I had two strikes before I got the pitch I wanted.”

Mason Hicks who hammered two home runs and drove in five runs said that the Tigers are seeing the ball well. “Any time you can put up a lot of runs it boosts the confidence of the team,” Hicks said.

Tiger Head Coach Brad Catey talked about the con-vincing win. “We beat them

pretty easily in the regular season last year,” Catey said, “and then they gave us a bat-tle in the Sectional before los-ing 2-0. I told the guys that it was important that we send a message that if any other team wants that Sectional they will have to go though us. We got a great pitching performance from Trey (Kelley) and the guys hit the ball up and down the line-up.”

Hagerstown (2-0) 10 7 0 2 0 - 19 10 1Seton Catholic (0-3) 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 3 Batteries SC Bray, Brown

(2), Bartkus (4) and Bartkus and Bray (H) Kelley and C. Purtha (SC) Winning Pitch-er Kelley Losing Pitcher Bray. Seton Hits-None

Hagerstown Hits-Beeson 2, Davis, Hicks 2, Kelley, Purtha, Pyle, 2,Weiss

Extra Base Hits-(H) C. Purtha-2B-Beeson-HR, Hicks-HR(2)

The Indiana Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc. Dis-trict 2 held their Spring District Meeting on March 11th at SugarBakers in Knight-stown with Connersville as Hostess. Car-ole Stevens, District 2 Director presided at the meeting. Attending from Knight-stown were Barbara Mofield, Knight-stown President, District 2 Treasurer, Tina Williams, President, Dana Jones, Jan McGuire, Carolyn Siegfried and Jackie Woolard of Hagerstown, PSP.

Local Presidents from Connersville, Fortville, Knightstown, New Albany, New Castle, Shelbyville and Winchester gave reports. Jackie Woolard, PSP, report-ed on The Reality Stores® that District 2 had in 2016-2017 with 3,600 students participating in the program at 18 schools.

The slate of officers were announced for INFBPW for 2017-18. They are President-Judy Zell, Zionsville, Pres-ident-Elect-Claudia Thornburg, Win-chester, Treasurer-Jackie Woolard, PSP,

Left to right: Vickie Reeves, Fortville, Alternate State Nominating Committee Member, Car-olyn Siegfried, for Penny Sitler, Knightstown, State Nominating Committee Member, Jackie Woolard, PSP, Knightstown, Treasurer, Bonnie Mayfield, Winchester, Secretary, Mary Richard-son, Connersville, Assistant District Director, Barbara Mofield, Knightstown, District Director and Tina Williams, INFBPW President, Knightstown Installing Officer.

Knightstown, New officers elected for INFBPW/Dis-

trict 2 for 2017-2018 were District Direc-tor-Barbara Mofield, Knightstown, Assis-tant District Director-Mary Richardson, Connersville, Secretary-Bonnie Mayfield, Winchester, Treasurer-Jackie Woolard, PSP, Knightstown, State Nominating Com-mittee Member-Penny Sitler, Knightstown, Alternate State Nominating Committee Member-Vickie Reeves, Fortville.

The Ambassador Award was presented to LindaMarie Hanson, Fortville and the Traveling Nike Award was presented to Connersville for the highest percentage of members present at the meeting

Judy Zell, President Elect was the INFBPW State Representative for the meeting. She told why she was a candi-date for President Elect. Tina Williams, President told the district some of the accomplishments of 2016-2017 while she was President. E Ann Myers con-ducted the memorial service.

Indiana Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc.

475 E Main, Hagerstown - 765-530-8167Monday - Saturday: 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Sunday: 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Special Easter - $9.99Pan Fried Chicken HamSweet Potatoes Seasoned Green BeansCorn Casserole Mashed PotatoesHome Made Chicken Gravy Cold Sides Assorted Desserts

Children 5 and under eat free with familyBuffet Hours: 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

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Grant Vinson races home!

Theft in progress! Owen Golliher steals third base.

Trey Kelley relaxes after his first ca-reer no hitter.

Nettle Creek Players, a professional non-Equity traditional summer stock tent theatre, will offer the “Young Actors Workshop” as part of its 2017 Summer Stock Theatre Season. The day camp program will be held from Tuesday, July 11 through Saturday, July 22, 2017 on the Opera House Stage in the Hagerstown History Mu-seum and in the Nettle Creek Players Tent on Main Street in Hagerstown.

Tuesday through Friday classes will begin at 10:00 am and end at 3:00 pm. Students aged 12-17 will also partici-

Nettle Creek Players Offers Summer Workshop For Young Actors

Ten-Day Camp Includes Professional Instruction and Public Performancespate in performances of “Thumbelina” on Saturday, July 15 and 22 at 10:00 am and 1:00 pm. Registration is limited and based on a first-come, first-served basis to students ages 12 to 17. Tuition is $100 per student and is payable with registration. Some scholarships are available for qualifying families.

Registration is available online at www.nettlecreekplayers.com or in person at lo-cal Hagerstown businesses Every Day Is Christmas, The Sidewalk Café and The Hagerstown Library More information is available at 765-212-8127.

12 - Nettle Creek Gazette, Wednesday, April 12th, 2017This Week in Tiger Softball

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The Clear Winner this week was Mother Nature.

Game 1 vs National Trai-Growing Pains

Looks can be deceiving. The Hagerstown Softball team opened season play Monday night hosting National Trail. The Blazers, who are east of Richmond near New Par-is, Ohio, won 10-0 in a game shortened to five innings by the 10 run rule. As bad as that may sound, the Blazers are an experienced offensive jugger-naut. They had scored 40 runs

in their last two victories. The only way you can gain experi-ence is to play.

The Tigers were making their season debut while the Blazers improved to 4-1, win-ning their fourth straight. The experience factor was most obvious on defense. Playing in a steady rain the young Tigers committed 6 errors. Errors, that they are unlikely to repeat next time out.

Brytni Dale pitched a com-plete game for Hagerstown striking out 8 batters, but the Tigers struggled to provide offensive support. The Tigers only produced three hits. La-cee Dale, Ashley Strunk and Emilee Thackrey all delivered

singles. The Blazers, who had 9 hits, broke the game open with a 5 run explosion in the top of the fifth inning fueled by three errors.

Senior Ashley Strunk said the team is improving. “We have made a lot of progress from our first practice to now,” Strunk said “We have a lot of young players. We will defiantly improve with experience.”

Tiger Head Coach Kelsi Stotler tried to put things in perspec-tive. “We are young,” Stot-ler said. “We are playing several freshmen. We will learn from this game. First

game jitters were a contrib-uting factor today. I saw some positives that we can build on.”

National Trail (4-1) 0 0 2 3 5 10 9 0Hagerstown (0-1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6Batteries: (NT) Glander and

Jones (H) B. Dale and Kelley Hagerstown Hits: L. Dale, Strunk, Thackrey

Game 2 vs Monroe Cen-tral - Scheduled for Wednes-day-Rained Out

Game 3 vs Union Coun-ty - Scheduled for Thurs-day-Rained Out

Game 4 vs Union City - Scheduled for Saturday-Can-celled

The games will be resched-uled and the new dates will be announced later.

by Dan HarneyPromise is one thing; performance is

another. The Tiger Golf program has plenty of promise and high hopes en-tering this season. Much talk centered around the new guys on the team. The returning players were solid and proven but promising newcomers like freshman Carson Orr and sophomore Luke Gird-ley were unproven. Would nerves over-come talent?

Tiger Coach Billy Mullin and his golf-ers never back down from a challenge. Instead of easing in to the season with easy matches the Tigers got on the bus and traveled to the Players Club at the Yorktown Invitational on Saturday. It was a chance to compete against the big boys. It turned out that the Tigers, who were the smallest enrollment school in the field, are big boys as well. They fin-ished in seventh place in a 16 team field. As far as Orr being nervous, if he was, he did not show it. Playing the first hole, in his first high school match, he knocked his second shot on the par four hole to within a foot and sank the Birdie putt.

Tiger Head Coach Billy Mullin talked about the match. “Today was just a start,” Mullin point-ed out. “It was not our best golf, but we still finished 7th in a strong field. Luke Girdley and Carson Orr were competing in their first Varsity match. Orr (82) and Caleb Cochran (84) both finished in the top 10 individuals and that is hard to do. This tournament gave us a look at what we need to improve on. This experience will make us better.”

Final Standings: Mt Vernon 316, Del-ta 332, Richmond 340, Yorktown Green 344, Shelbyville 354, Jay County 358, Hagerstown (Carson Orr 82, Caleb Co-chran 84, Kyle Cochran 97, Kevin Bee-son 97, Luke Girdley 110), New Castle 364, New Palestine 364, Muncie Central 366, Pendleton Heights 369, Danville 410, Connersville 412, Monroe Central 439, Yorktown White 448, Muncie Bur-ris 449.

This Week in Tiger Golf

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Brytni Dale strikes out 8 batters.

Walsh Construction Company plans to begin work on or after Monday, April 17 on the $5.6 million project replac-ing twin three-span bridges carrying eastbound and westbound Interstate 70 over State Road 121 / New Paris Pike in Wayne County.

Walsh will accelerate bridge construc-tion using a method known as Slide-In Bridge Construction to rebuild most of the two structures prior to removal of the existing bridges.

The first phase of construction will shift two lanes of traffic in both directions to-ward the right shoulders and away from the median. During this phase, Walsh will install temporary concrete barriers and build temporary pavement in the median that will be used for future traffic shifts across the median. Crews will also begin construction of the new bridges.

What to expectConstruction will require recurring

overnight lane closures on eastbound and westbound I-70 between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. between State Road 227 (Exit 153) and U.S. 40 (Exit 156). The in-terstate speed limit will be reduced to 55 mph and further reduced to 45 mph when workers are present and lights are flashing.

During the demolition and slide of each bridge, currently scheduled for September-October, that direction of

Project Rebuilding Interstate 70 / New Paris Pike Starts April 17traffic will be reduced to one lane and shifted across the median for up to 13 days while the existing structure is re-moved and the new bridge deck is slid into place. At least one lane of traffic will be maintained in each direction.

State Road 121 / New Paris Pike will be closed under the I-70 bridges for a maximum of 60 days while State Road 121 pavement and the I-70 bridges are rebuilt. A specific closure date and ex-pected duration will be announced. During the closure of State Road 121, highway traffic will be detoured south to U.S. 40 via Indiana Route 227, U.S. 27 and Ohio Route 320.

How Slide-In Bridge Construction works

The new bridge deck will be built on temporary supports adjacent to the exist-ing bridge. After the new bridge is built, that direction of traffic will be reduced to one lane and temporarily shifted across the median to share the other side of the interstate with the opposing direction of traffic separated by concrete barriers. The existing bridge will be demolished and the new bridge will slide laterally into place. The approaches to the new bridge will be rebuilt, and traffic will be returned to its normal configuration. This sequenc-ing will occur twice, once for each bridge and direction of traffic.

Thank you for yourarrival spring! Now

we can watch baseball and softball in comfort!