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ButlerBulletinWEDNESDAY
DECEMBER 26, 2012146th YEAR — ISSUE #52
On the web at:kpcnews.com
75 centsButler, IndianaESTABLISHED IN 1866
BLAZER BASKETBALL: Lakewood Park defeats Eastside boys, MORE ON PAGE 3
THE
Paper to be published Jan. 2
Next week’s edition of TheButler Bulletin will be publishedWednesday, Jan. 2, one day laterthan usual, because of the NewYear holiday. This week’s editionis being published one day laterthan usual because of Christmas.
The Butler Bulletin will resumeits regular Tuesday publicationwith the Jan. 8 edition.
Veterans’ questions to be addressed
BUTLER — DeKalb Countyveterans service officer BrianLamm will visit American LegionPost 202, 118 N. Broadway, from6-8 p.m., the second Monday ofevery month to answer questionsregarding benefits and issues. Thisis open to any area veteran orwidow of a veteran.
Garbage pick-up will be Monday
BUTLER — There will be nochanges to the EarthFirst garbagepick-up schedule in the City ofButler, according to officials at thecity utility office.
Garbage will be picked upMonday, Dec. 31.
Eagles acceptingshelter donations
BUTLER — Fraternal Order ofEagles No. 2733, 541 W. Main St.,is now accepting items for theDeKalb Humane Shelter.
Needed items include Purinabrand dog foods, dry cat food, catlitter, plastic gloves, laundry soap,garbage bags (39 gallons and up),paper towels, bleach and cleaningproducts.
Donors may drop off items atthe lodge. Eagles members willpick up items from elderlyresidents wishing to participate bycalling 868-2583.
Historical photoswanted to print
Do you have old photographsof the Butler, St. Joe, Spencerville,Newville, Concord, Orange,Moore or Artic areas? Pleaseallow us to scan and print them sowe can share them with readersthroughout the year.
Photos will appear periodicallyin The Butler Bulletin and online.Photos can be scanned andreturned while you wait by visitingthe Star office, 118 W. Ninth St,Auburn, during business hours.
Photos can be old schools,street scenes, athletic teams,community bands, railroads, riveror bridge scenes to name a few.Where possible, photo credit willbe given. We ask that you providesome information about the timeperiod, location and people in thephoto, if available.
Helping HandsMinistry open
BUTLER — Helping HandsMinistry is a Matthew 25 ministryassisting needy families in theButler area.
Monetary contributions anddonations of new or gently-usedclothing and bedding items areaccepted during business hours.Helping Hands is located at 136 W.Main St. and is open Tuesdays 4-7p.m. and Saturdays 10 a.m. to 1p.m. A food pantry is also available.
Submit your newsBUTLER — Does your church,
club or group have informationyou would like to share?
The deadline for news items isnoon Friday. News items may besubmitted by e-mail [email protected].
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COMMUNITYEVENTS
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Butler dentist Dr. Kenneth Arnt, holding certificate, was bestowed with Rotary’s PaulHarris Fellow by members of the Butler Rotary Club. The Paul Harris Fellow represents contributions of $1,000 or more to the Rotary Foundation. The award was made possible by theRotary club and Dr. Arnt’s office staff. Arnt is the 15th individual honored by the Butler club andthe 17th Paul Harris Fellow. From left, are Rotarians Jerry Markle, Frank Brock, Jeff Jones, Arnt,Randy Bercaw, Tracy Miller, Larry Moore and Roger Kitchen. Not shown are Rotarians KathyBailey, Ellen Stuckey and Larry Yoder.
Photo contributed
ARNT RECEIVES ROTARY PAUL HARRIS AWARD
BY AARON [email protected]
BUTLER — The DeKalbEastern school board will considertransitioning to an all-digitaltextbook platform in the comingweeks.
Riverdale Elementary SchoolPrincipal Brennen Kitchen told theboard during its Dec. 17 meetingthat next month, district represen-tatives would attend a meeting inFort Wayne with several textbookvendors.
A committee will listen topitches from those vendors, andthe representatives will pick twovendors to come to the district formore personalized pitches later,Kitchen said.
A large part of the discussionon what district will look for intextbooks is whether to buy actual
books at all, or go all-digital,Kitchen said.
Schools are transitioning to all-digital learning platforms quickly,he said, and whether the schooldistrict goes all-in or not, it’s likelyat least a large portion of thetextbook adoptions on tap will bein digital form.
The district already is an arealeader in using technology as atool in education.
All students at Eastside HighSchool have school-issued iPads.Some iPads are used by fifth- andsixth-grade students at Riverdaleand Butler elementary schools, butnot regularly, and not for take-home purposes.
Questions were raised by theboard, though, about the risks thatwould come with issuing 6-year-olds, for example, pieces of
technology that retail for morethan $500. Those risks will beraised with textbook vendors, whowill present the district withoptions.
In other business, Superin-tendent Dr. Jeff Stephens madethe board aware of the district’slockdown policies in the wake ofthe Connecticut elementaryschool massacre earlier thismonth.
Stephens said the district is“taking every security measure wecan.”
Stephens said district adminis-trators gathered and reviewedsecurity procedures Dec. 17, asthey do regularly, and each schoolran a lockdown drill.
In addition, Stephens saidanyone entering any district schoolmust pass a background check
before entering and carry an IDwhile in the school.
Stephens reminded the boardthat the offices of both Butler andRiverdale schools were remodeledyears ago for security purposes.The district has a school resourceofficer, as well.
“We are as secure as we canmake the buildings without makingthem armed prisons,” Stephenssaid. “We’re very comfortable withthe procedures we have in place,and we’ll do everything we can.We always have.”
The board accepted the rehiringof Emily Davis, who will return toRiverdale after a leave. It acceptedthe resignations of Butler aideMelinda Parsons, Four-CountyVocational adult secretary TracyHutchins and office aide ElizabethReed.
No more school textbooks?
INDIANAPOLIS — State Sen.Dennis Kruse, R-Auburn, is invitinglocal middle school and high schoolstudents to spend a day at theStatehouse and serve as Senatepages during the 2013 legislativesession, Jan. 7 to April 29.
“The Senate page program is avaluable opportunity for anystudent who wants to learn moreabout our great state,” Kruse said.“By participating in the legislativeprocess, pages gain a newunderstanding of how Indianagovernment functions and why itmatters for all Hoosiers.”
Interested students shouldsubmit page requests as soon aspossible by visiting
Kruseinvitespages
➤Kruse, Page 6
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Aformer Marine from St. Joeadmitted Dec. 19 that he brokeinto a mosque in Ohio and set f ireto a prayer rug because he wantedrevenge for the killings ofAmerican troops overseas.
Randy Linn pleaded guilty tohate crime charges, saying he’dbecome enraged after seeingimages of wounded soldiers in thenews.
“Every day you turn on the TV,you see Muslims trying to killAmericans,” said Linn, a truckdriver from St. Joe.
When asked by a federal judgewhether he thought all Muslimsare terrorists, he answered: “I’dsay most of them are.”
A deal between prosecutors and
Linn, 52, calls for him to besentenced to 20 years next April.He pleaded guilty to intentionallydamaging and destroying religiousproperty and two gun-relatedcharges.
U.S. District Judge JackZouhary told Linn that his actswere an attack on all places ofreligion and that the mosque was asymbol of peace.
“You are no better than theterrorists or extremists you soughtto punish,” Zouhary said.
Prosecutors said Linn droveabout two hours from his home tosuburban Toledo on Sept. 30 andbroke into the mosque where hepoured gasoline on the rug and litit on fire.
He estimated that he had drunk
45 beers over several hours beforehe decided to drive to Ohio.
Linn had several firearms in hiscar and carried a gun into themosque, which was empty at thetime.
U.S. Attorney Steven Dettel-bach said it was fortunate no onewas there. “This is a man who hadintolerance in his heart and actedwith hate,” he said. “We can countourselves lucky.”
Linn said he went room byroom to make sure no one was inthe building. “I was drinking abeer while I was doing that,” hesaid.
A sprinkler system extinguishedthe blaze, leaving smoke and waterdamage in the prayer room of thefacility, whose golden dome is a
landmark along I-75. No one washurt.
Members of the Islamic centerhave been unable to use thebuilding and expect repairs to befinished by the end of March.
Dr. Mahjabeen Islam,president of the Islamic Center,said its members beenoverwhelmed by support from thecommunity and churches, but shewas saddened by Linn’sstatements in court.
“It was heart-wrenching to hearhim speak because the ignoranceand intolerance is still palpable,”she said. “This is an individualwho knows nothing about Islam.”
A woman who knows Linn had
Revenge motive forOhio mosque burning
➤Revenge, Page 6
New Butler police officer Adam Watts, right, is congratu-lated by city attorney Gerald McNerney after Watts was swornin at the Butler City Council’s Dec. 17 meeting.
Jeff Jones
WATTS JOINS POLICE FORCE
BY MATT [email protected]
AUBURN — A liquor licenserenewal for a Butler bar will haveto wait until the new year to bedecided.
At the Dec. 18 regularlyscheduled meeting of the DeKalbCounty Alcoholic Beverage Board,a second continuance was grantedfor Life’s A Beach bar, 110 W.Main St. The continuance wasmade at the request of the bar’sattorney, according to AprilTackett, a local board representa-tive and Indiana State ExcisePolice officer.
The liquor license renewal forLife’s A Beach originally was
scheduled for a hearing Nov. 20. The board continued that
hearing because Butler PoliceChief Jim Nichols attended themeeting to remonstrate against thelicense and because Tackett wasunable to attend the meeting due toa conflict.
“My primary concern is that wehave had a number of issues at thebar,” Nichols said after the Nov. 20meeting. He held a stack of policereports he had intended to presentto the board.
Nichols said since brothersNathan and Nicholas Bowker tookownership of the bar in June 2011,
License renewalon hold again
➤License, Page 6
Victor WilliamsANDERSON — Victor
Stanley Williams, 78, ofAnderson, died Dec. 23,2012, in CommunityHospital, Anderson.
He was born in Waterloo,and survivors include Butlerand Waterloo residents.
Services will take place at2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 27,2012, in East Side Church ofGod, Anderson, with PastorKerry Robinson officiating.Burial will be in AndersonMemorial Park Cemetery.
Calling is from noon to 2p.m. Thursday at the churchprior to the services.
Memorials are to EastSide Church of God.
Feller & Clark FuneralHome, Waterloo, is handlingarrangements.
Maxine EllertWATERLOO — Eulalia
Maxine Ellert, 89, ofWaterloo, died Dec. 21,2012, in DeKalb Healthhospital, Auburn.
Services took placeMonday in St. MichaelCatholic Church, Waterloo,with Father DavidCarkenord officiating. Burialwas in St. Michael CatholicCemetery.
Memorials are to St.Michael Catholic Church.
Anna HaynesWATERLOO — Anna
Ruth Haynes, 92, formerlyof Waterloo, died Dec. 20,2012, in Provena SacredHeart Home, Avilla.
Calling will be from 5-7p.m., Thursday, Dec. 27, inCedar Lake Church of theBrethren, 2939 C.R. 15,Auburn.
The memorial servicewill be at the church at 7p.m. A family only burialservice is planned to precedethe service.
Memorials are to HeiferInternational, P.O. Box8058, Little Rock AZ,heifer.org, or to Church ofBrethren Global Ministries,1451 Dundee Ave, Elgin, IL,60120, brethren.org.
Feller & Clark FuneralHome, Waterloo, is handlingarrangements.
Barbara HaynesAUBURN — Barbara A.
(Lewton) Haynes, 75, ofAuburn, died Dec. 21, 2012,in DeKalb Health hospital,Auburn.
Services will take place at11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 27,
in Cedar Lake Church of theBrethren, 2939 C.R. 15,Auburn, with Duane Gradyand Don Shankster offici-ating. Burial will be inChristian Union Cemeterynear Garrett.
Calling is from 2-8 p.m.today, Dec. 26, in Feller &Clark Funeral Home, 875 S.Wayne St., Waterloo, andfrom 10-11 a.m. Thursday atthe church.
Memorials are toHeartland Hospice of FortWayne or Cedar LakeChurch of the Brethren.
Shirley HunterAUBURN — Shirley F.
Hunter, 72, of Auburn, diedDec. 18, 2012.
Services took placeSaturday in New Life Houseof Worship, Waterloo, withRev. J.C. Banks Jr. offici-ating. Burial was inChristian Union Cemetery,Garrett.
Feller & Clark FuneralHome, Auburn, handledarrangements.
Ruth RogersAUBURN — Ruth Elaine
Rogers, 80, of Auburn andformerly of Angola, diedDec. 18, 2012, in Parkview
Regional Medical Center,Fort Wayne.
Services took placeSaturday in Flint UnitedMethodist Church with Rev.John Cohrs officiating.
Memorials are to theSteuben County CancerAssociation.
Weicht Funeral Home,Angola, handled arrange-ments.
Skip CodlingGARRETT — Skip
“Grizzly” Codling, 63, ofGarrett, died Dec. 23, 2012,in Parkview RegionalMedical Center, Fort Wayne.
Calling is from 6-8 p.m.Thursday in Feller & ClarkFuneral Home, 1860 S.Center St., Auburn.
Memorials are to Feller& Clark Funeral Home tohelp with funeral expenses.
Merlin BresslerHAMILTON — Merlin
L. (Lefty) Bressler, 81, ofHamilton, died Dec. 20,2012 at his home.
Calling is from 4-8 p.m.Friday, Dec. 28, 2012, inJohnson Funeral Home,Hudson.
Private internmentservices will be at a laterdate.
Memorials are to theFremont High Schoolbaseball team.
Amelia SchwartzHAMILTON — Amelia
E. Schwartz, 85, ofHamilton, died Dec. 16,2012.
Services took place Dec.20 at the Schwartz residencenear Hamilton. Burial was inthe Amish Cemetery,Hamilton.
Oberlin-Turnbull FuneralHome and Crematory,
Hamilton, handled arrange-ments.
Harold WickizerHUDSON — Harold Lee
Wickizer, 74, of Hudson,died Dec. 18, 2012.
Graveside services willtake place at 1:30 p.m.Friday, Dec. 28, 2012, inEnglish Prairie Cemetery,LaGrange County, withPastor William Foster offici-ating.
Memorials are to thefamily, in care of MatthewWickizer.
Norma ThomasAVILLA — Norma Jean
Thomas, 78, of Avilla, diedDec. 22, 2012, in ParkviewNoble Hospital, Kendall-ville.
She was born in Garrett.Services will take place at
11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 27,in New Hope BaptistChurch, C.R. 500E nearKendallville, with PastorRobert Weaver officiating.Burial will be in Hooper-King Cemetery near Avilla.
Calling is from 3-7 p.m.today, Dec. 26, in HiteFuneral Home, Kendallville.
Memorials are to NewHope Baptist Church.
Dean WingKENDALLVILLE —
Dean C. Wing, 80, ofKendallville, died Dec. 22,2012.
He was born in Auburn,and survivors includeAuburn residents.
Services will take place at4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 30,2012, in Feller & ClarkFuneral Home, 1860 S.Center St., Auburn.
Calling will be from 1-4p.m. Sunday at the funeralhome.
Memorials are to theKendallville Humane Shelteror Child Evangelism.
Daniel HandshoeROME CITY — Daniel
Handshoe, 52, of Rome City,died Dec. 18, 2012.
Survivors include Auburnresidents.
Services took placeFriday in CommunityBaptist Church, Wolcottville,with Rev. Lee Combs offici-ating. Burial was in MongoCemetery.
Hite Funeral Home,Kendallville, handledarrangements.
Julia SwihartLAGRANGE — Julia I.
Swihart, 86, of LaGrange,died Dec. 16, 2012, inMiller’s Merry Manor,LaGrange.
Survivors include Auburnresidents.
Services took place Dec.19 in Frurip-May FuneralHome, LaGrange, with Rev.Carldean Merrifield offici-ating. Burial was in FairfieldCemetery near Corunna.
Memorials are to theAmerican Cancer Society orthe American DiabetesAssociation.
Timothy RountreeCECILIA, Ky. —
Timothy F. ‘‘Tim’’ Rountree,61, of Cecilia, Ky., andformerly of Auburn, diedDec. 18, 2012, inHopkinsville, Ky.
Services took placeSaturday in ManakeeFuneral Home, Elizabeth-town, Ky., with DeaconRobert J. Caspar officiatingwith full military honors.
Memorials are to theWounded Warriors Founda-tion.
2 THE Butler Bulletin kpcnews.com WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2012
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BUTLER CHRIST’S CHURCH(Christian Church) 127 W. Main St. Dale Rabineau, minister; Lisa Rabineau, director of education. Services: Sunday Bible classes, 8:45 a.m.; worship 10 a.m.; youth group, 6 p.m. Phone: 868-6924.
CHURCH OF CHRIST173 W. Oak St. John Schaaf, minister; Dennis Bingham, youth minister; Cathy Jarrett, children's director; Dawn Steere, Noah's Ark Preschool director. Services: Sunday School 8:30 a.m.; worship 9:45 a.m.; pre-teen, jr. high, and sr. high youth groups, Sundays, 6-7:30 p.m. Phone: 868-2687, Fax 868-2582; Website: butlerchurchofchrist.org.
CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE500 N. Beech St. Paul Patton, pastor; Services: Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Sunday worship 10:30 a.m.; evening service 6 p.m.; Wednesday prayer meeting at 6 p.m. Phone: 868-5666.
FREE BIBLE TABERNACLEJames and Washington streets. Joe Albertson, pastor; Services: Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Sunday worship 11 a.m.; Sunday youth 4:30 p.m.; evening worship 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study 6:30 p.m.; Saturday evangelistic service, 6:30 p.m. Phone: 868-1841.
LAMB OF GOD MENNONITE132 W. Oak St. Denny Eicher, pastor;Services: Sunday worship 9 a.m.; Sunday evening 6 p.m.; Wednesday evening service 7:30 p.m.
ST. MARK’S LUTHERAN (ELCA)217 W. Main St. Services: Sunday School during school year 9:30 a.m.; worship 10:30 a.m. all year.
SEABREEZE MINISTRIES 404 S. Federal St. Lathan Snyder, pastor; Family Worship Services: Sunday at 10 a.m.; Tidal Wave Youth Group: Wednesday at 5 p.m.; Adult Bible Study: Wednesday at 6 p.m.; Phone: 260-927-5683.
UNITED METHODIST501 W. Green St. Rev. Kevin Marsh, pastor; Services: worship service 9:30 a.m.; Sunday School 10:30 a.m.; UMYF 5 p.m.; Bible study 6:30 p.m.; adult choir Wednesday 7 p.m.Phone: 868-2098.
RURAL BUTLERBIG RUN CHURCHIntersection of C.R. 28 and 75. Richard Woolever, minister; Services: Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; worship 10:15 a.m.
CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLYOF GOD7521 U.S. 6, P.O. Box 153. James Gar-ner, pastor; Services: Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; worship 10:30 a.m.; evening service 6 p.m.; Wednesday evening 6:30 p.m. Phone: 868-2449.
FAITH CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES(Non-denominational) 7301 C.R. 28, Butler, 8/10 mile east of Butler, just off U.S. 6. Frances Mock, pastor; Services: Sunday worship 10:30 a.m.; Sunday and Wednesday evening worship 6 p.m. Phone: 920-0743.
JERUSALEM COMMUNITYCHURCH6795 C.R. 12. Rev. Stanley P. Hammond; Services: Sunday 2 p.m. Phone: 495-9006.
MOUNT PLEASANT UNITED METHODISTIntersection of C.R. 40 and C.R. 59. Mike Halferty, pastor; Services: Sunday School 9 a.m.; worship 10:05 a.m.
ZION UNITED METHODISTBellefontaine Rd. and C.R. 79. Jack Smith, pastor; Services: Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; church service 10:30 a.m. Phone: 492-2570.
NEWVILLECHURCH OF CHRIST5107 C.R. 75-A. Darrin Langford, minister; Services: Bible School 9 a.m.; worship 10 a.m.; youth groups 6 p.m.; evening worship 7 p.m. Phone: 337-5384.
ST. JOE
CHURCH @ JOE'S(St. Joe Church of Christ)507 Jefferson St. Michael Booher, pastor; Services: Sunday School 9 a.m.; worship 10 a.m.; youth groups, Sunday evening 6:30 p.m.; Tuesday night women’s Bible study 7 p.m. Nursery is available. Offi ce phone: 337-0442, Cell: 336-2727.
COBURN CORNERS CHURCH OF CHRISTS.R. 101 and C.R. 64, St. Joe;Thomas Cupka, minister; Phone 238-4567; Sunday School, 9 a.m.; Sunday Worship, 10 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6 p.m. during school year; handicapped accessible;assisted listening available; nursery available; Preschool during school year; Preschool phone: 238-4679; Church website: coburncorners.org;e-mail: [email protected]
COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP215 Widney Ave. Services: Fellowship 9:30 a.m.; praise and worship 9:45 a.m. Phone: 337-5470.
ST. MARK LUTHERAN302 Washington St. Floyd Shoup, pastor; Services: Worship 10:15 a.m., followed by fellowship and refresh-ments; Wednesday dinner 6:15 p.m.; Wednesday service 7 p.m. Holy communion every service. Phone: 337-0172.
SPENCERVILLEST. PETER’S LUTHERAN6893 S.R. 1. Services: worship 9 a.m.; Sunday School, 9:15 a.m.; Christmas Eve services 10 p.m. Holy communion fi rst Sunday and festivals.
UNITED METHODIST5681 Church St.; Sunday School 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.; Morning Worship 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.; Youth Group Kids Club every Tuesday at 6 p.m.; Donna Gammon, pastor; 471-1041.
RURAL AUBURNCOUNTY LINE CHURCH OF GOD7716 North County Line Road; 627-2482; Pastoral staff: Stuart Kruse, Dane Kruse, Kevin McIntire, Nathan Tatman, Mary Ellen Rayle, Steve Schlatter; Sunday worship, 8:30, 9:45 and 11 a.m.; Wednesday groups, 6:30 p.m.; Creative Play School, Mon. through Thurs. 9 a.m. -noon.; Website, countylinechurch.org.
NORRIS CHAPEL UNITED METHODISTC.R. 40-A and C.R. 47. Rev. Susan Smith Bryden; Services: Sunday School 9:15 a.m.; worship 10:45 a.m. Phone: 925-1096; Website: www.norrischapel.org.
WATERLOOAGAPE ASSEMBLY OF GOD960 Lincoln Street. Tom Neddersen, pastor; Services: Sunday School 9 a.m.; worship 10 a.m.; Tuesday 6:30 p.m. youth group; Friday 6:30 p.m. praise and prayer. Phone: 414-5009.
CEDAR LAKE CHURCH OF CHRIST1492 C.R. 27. Steve Evans, minister; Services: Fellowship hour 9 a.m.; Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; worship and children’s church, 10:30 a.m.
FREEWILL BAPTIST2833 C.R. 27. Ron Stambaugh, minister;
Services: Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; worship 10:45 a.m.; evening service 6 p.m. (1st Sunday); Bible study Wednesday 6 p.m.; Phone: 837-7360.
NEW HOPE CHRISTIAN CENTER900 S. Wayne Street. Pastoral Staff: Ralph O. Diehl, Sean Hartzell, Randy Stine and Adam Diehl; Services: Saturday 6 p.m.; Sunday 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. (ASL Interpreted at 10:30 a.m.); Wednesday Kids Club, T.V. (Grades 6-12) and adult Next Level Connection Groups, 7 p.m.; Phone: 837-3631; Website: www.NewHope.in
NEW LIFE LUTHERAN CHURCH 365 Lockhart St.; Merle R. Holden, pastor; Worship 10:30 a.m.; Phone (574) 215-4288; website: www.nllcdekalb.com
ST. MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC CHURCH1098 C.R. 39. Rev. David Carkenord, pastor; Services: Saturday Mass 6 p.m.; Sunday Mass 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.; confessions Saturday 4 p.m.
UNITED METHODISTMaple and Elm streets. Rev. Rex Charles; Services: Sunday School 9 a.m.; worship 10 a.m.; communion 1st Sunday; Wednesday Bible studies 9 a.m.; choir 7 p.m.; AA Sunday at 7 p.m. Handicapped access, nursery. Phone: 837-6441.
VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH300 W. Douglas St. Michael Sassanella, pastor; Services: Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; worship 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday youth program 7 p.m.Phone: 837-4701, 925-5880.
ChurchGatherings
Rick Forster shows the giant gingerbread house he created at DeKalbHealth hospital, where he works as a cook.
Photo contributed
GINGERBREAD HOUSE
AREA DEATHS
AUBURN — The DeKalb County 4-HShooting Sports program will hold its 20134-H air rifle sign-up and explanationmeeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 3, in theExhibit Hall on the fairgrounds in Auburn.
Parents and guardians are requested toattend the meeting in order to have a betterunderstanding of the requirements of theprogram, including attendance and signingpermission forms.
The DeKalb County 4-H Shooting Sportsprogram stresses that the program is used topromote the highest standards of safety,sportsmanship and ethical behavior, includingsound decision-making and the developmentof self-concept, character and personal growththrough safe, educational, and socially accept-able involvement in shooting activities.
Certified instructors supervise theprogram in a very controlled situation, the4-H office said.
Information on program fees ($20 forbeginners and $15 for advanced) andnumber of classes will be explained at themeeting. The first air rifle class will begin
Jan. 17. The program is open to all youth ingrades 4-12 during the 2012-2013 schoolyear. Shooting Sports Disciplines will paythe $15 state program fee along with an yadditional program expenses.
Air rifle is a good starting point formembers, 4-H officials said. Completion offirst-year air rifle or air pistol (taught in thefall only) is a requirement for both .22 rifleand muzzleloading, which are offered in thesummer. The shotgun course requires twoyears of air rifle and/or air pistol.
If a child needs a reasonable accommoda-tion to participate in the program, parents maydiscuss it with the instructors on sign-up night.
For more information, parents maycontact the DeKalb County Extension Officeat 925-2562 and attend the sign-up meeting.
County-wide 4-H meetings are cancelledon any day that DeKalb Central, Eastside, orGarrett school corporations close due to badweather. The only exception is for fog thatburns off during the day. Parents may listento WOWO (1190 AM) or WBTU (93 FM)for weather-related announcements.
4-H rifle meeting is Jan. 3
Women’s CollegeBasketball
Graber playing at Saint FrancisFORT WAYNE —
Eastside graduate TaylorGraber is a member of theSaint Francis Cougarswomen’s basketball team.
Graber has appeared inthree games, most recentlyDec. 18 in a 78-67 win overIndiana Tech. She has madeone free throw and has onerebound.
Strock playing at Goshen
GOSHEN — Eastsidegraduate Megan Strock is amember of the GoshenCollege Maple Leafswomen’s basketball team.
Strock has played in 13games through Dec. 19,starting four times. She has
scored 67 points, making 6-of-25 three-point field goalsand 13-of-15 free throws.Strock has 26 rebounds andsix assists.
BowlingEastside bowlers
improve to 7-1ANGOLA — Eastside’s
bowling team scored a 14-6win over Garrett in a Dec.17 match at Angola.
The Blazers improved to7-1 on the season. TheBlazers won only twoindividual games in eachmatch, but earned five bonuspoints for accumulatingmost total pins in bothmatches.
Emilio Chantaca (174,211) won both games forEastside. Derek Lilly (182-224) and Steven Webb (224-159) won one game each.
Xavier Orr (159), BrianaMarquis (157), Collin
Langford (145) and ErinShuman (169) also bowledfor Eastside.
Men’s CollegeBasketball
Diehl playing at Calumet
WHITING — Eastsidegraduate Chris Diehl is amember of the CalumetCollege of St. JosephCrimson Wave men’s basket-ball team.
Diehl had four points,one assist and two rebounds
in the team’s 74-61 win overRoosevelt University Dec.18.
High SchoolGirls Basketball
Lady Blazers toplay in Amy MeyerClassic SaturdayBERNE — Eastside’s
girls basketball team willplay in the second annualAmy Meyer Holiday Classicat South Adams High SchoolSaturday, Dec. 29.
The Lady Blazers willmeet Blackhawk in the firstgame at 10 a.m. SouthAdams and Seton Catholicwill follow around noon or20 minutes after the conclu-sion of the first game.
The consolation gamewill begin at 5 p.m., with thechampionship game at 7p.m. or 20 minutes after thecompletion of the first game.
Admission is $5 pergame or $8 for all day.
To our readers:Eastside winter coaches
are encouraged to submit
their scores. These resultswill run as space isavailable, and will appearonline at kpcnews.com.
Coaches are asked toprovide the followinginformation:
• Date and location thegame was played.
• Type of game and level(boys or girls basketball,wrestling or bowling).
• All reports shouldinclude first and last namesfor all players.
All items may be sent bye-mail [email protected].
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AUBURN — A newchallenge.
Eastside’s boys basketballteam is a long way fromaccomplishing its goals, butit has proven it knows howto win.
In the coming weeks, theBlazers will be challenged toshow they can beat qualityopponents and compete intournaments.
Dec. 18 was the firstchance for the Blazers toaccomplish the formerfacing Lakewood Park.
The veteran Panthers, ledby nine seniors, jumped outof the gates with an 11-0 runon the way to an 80-59 win.
“We knew coming in theywere a very talented team,”first-year Eastside coachRyan Abbott said. “Theyhave quick guys at multiplepositions and they haveskilled guys at multiplepositions.
“They’re a team thatscores in spurts, and wewere not able to withstandthat first spurt.”
“You can’t fall behindwith their talent,” Abbottsaid.
“Inconsistent is probablythe key word,” he continued.“We played in spurts as theyplayed in spurts.
“Rebounding the basket-ball was difficult for us.Athletes can’t jump if weget our hip in, and we didn’ tdo that tonight.”
“What we have to workon is playing 32 minutes,”Lakewood Park coach MarcDavidson said. “That’s
something we’ve reallystruggled with.
“At times, we’ve lookedgreat in spurts, and we’velooked horrible in spurts.We’re trying to look betterfor 32 minutes, but we’re notthere yet.
“Tonight, in spurts, Ithought we looked really
good, and in spurts, welooked bad,” Davidsonadded. “We have a lot ofexperience with nine seniors,so we’re expecting to startputting a 32-minute gametogether.”
Blake Mann got thingsgoing for the Panthers (4-3)with a rebound bucket 30
seconds after the openingtip.
After Eastside misses onthree straight possessions,Wes Davidson and Mannscored in transition, andBrooks Gerke nailed athree. When the Blazersthrew the ball away, Gerkescored a second-chance
bucket to make it 11-0.“We were glad to see that
(run) because we haven’thad great starts thus far,”Davidson said.
A spin move by JaydenLilly got the Blazers on theboard with five minutes leftin the opening quarter.Lilly’s three-point play with2:59 to go had the visitorswithin seven, 15-8.
The Panthers finished thequarter on a 9-1 run to lead25-11.
Zac Crosby, who ledLakewood Park with 21points, nailed a three fromthe wing midway throughthe second to extend thehosts’ lead to 35-19. ThePanthers led 41-28 at thebreak.
Mann, who had a double-double with 20 points and14 rebounds, didn’t quit onan early third-quarterscoring chance, grabbing hisown rebound for a bucket, asthe lead grew to 15.
The Blazers (2-5) got themargin down to 12 midwaythrough the quarter, butCrosby and Mann playedimportant parts in a 14-5flurry as the Panthers endedthe third with a 63-42 lead.
“We haven’t had this typeof feeling in three weeks,”Abbott said. “Maybe weneed this type of feeling toget back after it and getrefocused on what we needto do.
“After the game, wetalked about how we’veproven we can win on theroad in conference and athome in conference,” headded. “The next step is to
beat a very talented team.“We have no breaks. Our
next game is West Noble,and they’re a very talentedteam that expects to finish inthe top of our conference,”Abbott said.
“Our next step is to beatteams of that caliber, and wewill work to do that.”
Lilly led Eastside with 25points. Dalton Shetler hadnine points and Kadis Renieradded seven.
Gerke finished with 16points for the Panthers, whohad 10 players figure intotheir scoring.
The Blazers will have atough test Dec. 28 againstthe aforementionedChargers, who are off to a 7-0 start.
Lakewood Park 42,Eastside JV 29
Lakewood Park used ahalf-court trap to overcomean Eastside lead late in thethird quarter, and pulledaway in the fourth for thewin.
Jared Gerke had 13 pointsfor the Panthers.
Rob Singer led Eastsidewith 10.
Tyler Beard had fivepoints, Tristan Sprunger andRyan Voirol had four pointseach. Keegan Biddle, EthanMoughler and Zach Yoderhad two each.
Double DribblesEastside leads the all-
time series 7-4, butLakewood Park has won thepast three meetings.
Quick start sends Panthers past BlazersLakewood Park 80,
Eastside 59Eastside
Players fg-fga ft -f ta pts reb ast st lShetler g 2-8 5-7 9 3 3 0Dean g 2-8 1-2 6 1 1 0Renier g 2-5 1-2 7 2 0 1Liechty f 2-6 0-0 4 1 1 0Lilly f 8-9 8-11 25 9 0 0J.Yoder 0-2 1-2 1 1 1 2Newcomer 0-0 1-2 1 5 1 2Blaker 2-2 0-0 4 5 1 0Miller 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Sprunger 0-1 2-2 2 0 1 1Voirol 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0Totals 18-41 19-28 59 27 9 6
Lak ewood ParkPlayers fg-fga ft -f ta pts reb ast st lGerke g 6-10 3-3 16 4 3 0Crosby g 8-15 3-4 21 5 4 4Mann f 8-21 4-4 20 14 1 2Davidson f 2-4 0-0 4 6 0 0Troyer f 3-5 0-0 7 1 3 4Hathaway 1-4 0-0 3 1 0 1Albert 1-2 0-0 3 2 0 0Neely 0-0 2-2 2 1 1 0H.Yoder 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Gardner 1-1 0-0 2 0 0 0McCormick 1-2 0-0 2 0 0 0Herber 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Totals 31-64 12-13 80 34 12 11
Eastside 11 17 14 17 — 59Lak ewood Park 25 16 22 17 — 80Three-point shooting — Eastside 4-18
(Renier 2-4, Lilly 1-1, Dean 1-2, Sprunger 0-1,J.Yoder 0-2, Liechty 0-3), Lakewood Park 6-24(Crosby 2-6, Albert 1-1, Troyer 1-2, Hathaway 1-4, Gerke 1-5, Mann 0-6). Team rebounds —Eastside 1, Lakewood Park 1. Fouled out —none. Total fouls — Eastside 14, Lakewood Park22. Turnovers — Eastside 18, Lakewood Park 12.
Eastside’s Jared Yoder, left, tries toget off a shot despite defensive pressurefrom Lakewood Park’s David Albert. ThePanthers beat the Blazers, 80-59.
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Eastside’s Preston “P.J.” Dean brings the ball up the floor, shadowed byLakewood Park’s Brooks Gerke (10) during a Dec. 18 game.
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SPORTS IN BRIEF
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Boys games of Dec. 27East Noble at Central NobleFremont in Coldwater, Mich. tournament
Boys games of Dec. 28* West Noble at EastsideAngola at LeoFairfield vs. Bremen at IndianapolisFremont in Coldwater, Mich. tournamentChurubusco, Prairie Heights in Carroll
Shootout
Boys games of Dec. 29Churubusco, Prairie Heights in Carroll
Shootout
Boys games of Jan. 2-5* Fairfield at Eastside (Jan. 5)* Fremont at Churubusco (Jan. 4)* Lakeland at West Noble (Jan. 4)* Prairie Heights at Angola (Jan. 4)* Westview at Hamilton (Jan. 4)Woodlan at Churubusco (Jan. 2)Garrett at Central Noble (Jan. 3)
Girls games of Dec. 27East Noble at Central NobleLeo at AngolaFremont in Coldwater, Mich. tournament
Girls games of Dec. 28Heritage at ChurubuscoFremont in Coldwater, Mich. tournament
Girls games of Dec. 29Eastside in South Adams tournamentHamilton hosting tournamentTippecanoe Valley at West Noble
Girls games of Jan. 2-5DeKalb at Eastside (Jan. 2)* Eastside at Fairfield (Jan. 4)East Noble at Angola (Jan. 2)LaVille at Central Noble (Jan. 2)* Westview at Hamilton (Jan. 3)* Fremont at Churubusco (Jan. 4)* Lakeland at West Noble (Jan. 4)* Prairie Heights at Angola (Jan. 4)* Churubusco at Hamilton (Jan. 5)
BOYS NECC STANDINGSNECC All Streak
Westview “Warriors” 4-0 7-1 Won 4W. Noble “Chargers” 3-0 7-0 Won 7Fairfield “Falcons” 3-0 4-4 Won 1Fremont “Eagles” 2-0 5-1 Won 5Eastside “Blazers” 2-0 2-5 Lost 1Angola “Hornets” 1-1 3-3 Won 1Hamilton “Marines” 1-2 5-4 Won 1P. Heights “Panthers” 1-3 3-4 Lost 1Churubusco “Eagles” 0-3 0-6 Lost 6C. Noble “Cougars” 0-4 1-7 Won 1Lakeland “Lakers” 0-4 1-7 Lost 4
GIRLS NECC STANDINGSNECC All Streak
Angola “Hornets” 6-0 9-1 Lost 1W. Noble “Chargers” 6-1 8-4 Won 4Fairfield “Falcons” 5-1 6-4 Won 1Westview “Warriors” 5-1 7-5 Won 2Fremont “Eagles” 3-2 6-4 Lost 3P. Heights “Panthers” 4-3 6-5 Lost 1Lakeland “Lakers” 2-5 2-10 Lost 1Churubusco “Eagles” 1-4 2-9 Lost 5Hamilton “Marines” 1-4 1-6 Lost 1Eastside “Blazers” 0-5 0-9 Lost 9C. Noble “Cougars” 0-7 0-12 Lost 12
Eastern ConferenceAtlant ic Div. GP W L OL SL Pts GF GAReading 29 21 7 0 1 43 106 79Trenton 28 13 11 2 2 30 88 91Wheeling 27 12 10 2 3 29 78 84Elmira 28 12 13 1 2 27 86 87North Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GACincinnati 27 17 8 2 0 36 84 71Toledo 29 16 12 0 1 33 94 81KOMETS 28 14 12 1 1 30 82 92Kalamazoo 28 11 14 2 1 25 82 87Evansville 31 11 17 0 3 25 83 113South Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GAGreenville 33 19 12 1 1 40 107100Gwinnett 30 19 10 1 0 39 83 70Florida 30 14 10 2 4 34 108112S. Carolina 32 13 15 1 3 30 87 97Orlando 31 12 15 2 2 28 82 97
Western ConferenceMountain Div. GP W L OL SL Pts GF GAAlaska 31 23 8 0 0 46 106 82Idaho 29 18 7 1 3 40 114 84Colorado 30 16 11 1 2 35 115 98Utah 26 11 11 1 3 26 84104Pacif ic Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GAOntario 28 20 7 1 0 41 113 78Stockton 30 15 9 3 3 36 105 97Las Vegas 27 12 11 1 3 28 76 80San Fran. 32 11 17 1 3 26 92128Bakersfield 30 7 20 1 2 17 73116
NOTE: Two points are awarded for a win, onepoint for an overtime or shootout loss.
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Eastside’s seventh-grade boys bask etball team is shown. In front, fromleft, are Riley Thompson, Ben Scrock, Aaron Dean, Caleb Ballentine, Seth Burnsand Ryan Brock. In back are Remington Cline, Dravin Moore, Jordan Esposito,Andrew Steffen, McCullough Baysden and Spencer Geyer.
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SEVENTH-GRADE BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM
Eastside’s eighth-grade boys bask etball team is shown. In front, from left,are Jordan Yoder, Zac Kaiser, David Wallace, Kameron Hoff and Dalton Rieke. Inback are manager Kyla Haffner, Brennan Biddle, Conner Dove, Jackson White,Cade Willard, Parker Pringle, Brennan Badman and coach Nate Young.
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EIGHTH-GRADE BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM
The Indiana Strik erz travel softball team won the Plex 1 indoor leagueand tournament championships. The team finished with a 9-0-1 record. TheStrikerz beat Summit City Stealth 18U team 6-0 in the final after a 7-1 win overthe Northeast Indiana Matrix 18U team in the semfinals. In front, from left, areKatie Morleand (DeKalb), Donna Bowers (Angola), Molly Marsh (W est Noble),Maddy Fifer (DeKalb) and Lauren Henderson (Angola). In the middle, from left,are Addison Baumle (Wayne Trace, Ohio), Maddy Minehart (Eastside), MadisonSnyder (Bishop Dwenger), Ashton Miller (Eastside) and Mackenzie Swary(Wayne Trace). In back, from left, are coaches Chris Ramer, Rob Moreland andMatt Hall. Team members Erin Strock (Eastside) and Allie Gaff (DeKalb), andcoach Doug Donaldson are not shown.
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STRIKERZ TEAM WINS INDOOR LEAGUE EASTSIDE SPORTS SCHEDULES
Varsity Wrestling• At New Haven Invita-
tional, Jan. 5, 9 a.m.• At Antwerp, Ohio with
Edgerton, Ohio, Jan. 8, 6:30p.m.
• Westview Invitational,Jan. 12, 9 a.m.
Varsity Bowling• Holiday tournament at
Auburn, Dec. 29, 11 a.m.• Central Noble, here,
Jan. 7, 4:25 p.m.• Northeast Bowling
Conference meet at Kendall-ville, Jan. 15, 4:25 p.m.
Varsity & Reserve Girls Basketball• Amy Meyer Holiday
Classic at South Adams,Dec. 29, 10 a.m.
• DeKalb, here, Jan. 2, 6p.m.
• At Fairfield, Jan. 4, 6p.m.
• NECC tournament,Fairfield, here, Jan. 8, 6 p.m.
Jr. High GirlsBasketball
• At Lakewood Park, Jan.14, 4:30 p.m.
• At Hamilton, Jan. 15, 5p.m.
Varsity & Reserve Boys Basketball • West Noble, here, Dec.
28, 6 p.m.• Fairfield, here, Jan. 5, 6
p.m.• NECC tournament,
Fairfield, here, Jan. 8, 6 p.m.
Jr. High BoysBasketball
• East Noble, here, Jan. 7,5 p.m.
FORT WAYNE — TheFort Wayne Komets won onegame and lost twice inECHL games played Dec.20-22.
On Dec. 20, the Kometsrenewed their old IHLrivalry with the CincinnatiCyclones, losing 4-1.
Josh Shalla scored whatproved to be the game-winning goal at 3:25 of thesecond period, breaking a 1-1 tie. The Cyclones addedtwo goals in the third.
Thomas Beauregard hadthe only Fort Wayne goal at13:39 of the first period.Komet goalie CharlieEffinger made 31 saves inthat game.
Friday, the Kometsscored three times in thethird period on the way to a5-3 win at Kalamazoo.
Eric Giosa broke a 2-2 tiewith his fourth goal of theseason at 10:41 of the third.Ryan Lasch added his sixthgoal of the year at 15:03,and Beauregard (16) had anempty-net goal with 1:09 toplay.
Goalie Kenny Reiterstopped 16-of-19 shots forthe win.
Saturday, the TrentonTitans scored four times inthe second period on the
way to a 5-2 win over FortWayne at MemorialColiseum.
Phil DeSimone broke a1-1 tie at 6:16 of thesecond, and JacobDrewiske’s shorthanded
goal at 13:09 gave theTitans a lead they wouldn’trelinquish.
Kaleigh Schrock andBrandon Marino (10) hadgoals for the Komets.Effinger made 29 saves.
Trenton goalie ScottWedgewood turned aside 39-of-41 shots.
The Komets (14-12-1-1)host Toledo Thursday,Elmira Saturday and Toledoagain on New Year’s Eve.
Komets win one of three games
Komet goalie Charlie Effinger mak es a glove save during Saturday’s gamewith the Trenton Titans. Looking on are Trenton forward Ian Slater, right, andKomet defenseman Daniel Maggio. The Titans beat the Komets 5-2.
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ECHL STANDINGS
Florida at Orlando, 7 p.m.Wheeling at Greenville, 7 p.m.S. Carolina at Gwinnett, 7:05p.m.Reading at Trenton, 7:05 p.m.
Toledo at Fort Wayne, 7 :30p.m.Elmira at Cincinnati, 7:35 p.m.Stockton at Bakersfield, 10p.m.
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HAMILTON — TheHamilton Lions will sponsorthe 2nd Annual Jack D.Gibson Memorial Scholar-ship Polar Bear Dip onMonday, Dec. 31. The dipwill take place at 2 p.m. at
the public beach onHamilton Lake.
Lions members will bedistributing “Observers”badges for a donation to thescholarship fund. Thosewishing to participate in thedip are asked to register atthe Hamilton Real Estateoffice just south of the
beach. Donations also mayalso be sent to HamiltonLions Club, P.O. Box 412,Hamilton, IN 46742. Checksshould be made payable toHamilton Lions Club.
For more information,call Lion Bob Howard at488-2357 or [email protected].
NEWS IN BRIEF
The following ticketswere paid in Butler CityCourt, Dec. 14-19. Thedollar amount at the end ofeach listing indicates fines,court costs, and civilpenalties assessed by thecourt.
Notations in parenthesesafter each listing representsthe agency issuing the ticket.A code to law enforcementagencies follows this report.
• Dakota M. Alwine,Auburn, speeding, $152(DC).
• Alex A. Ayers, Bryan,Ohio, speeding, $152 (ISP).
• Angela M. Babcock,Auburn, speeding, $152(DC).
• Keith M. Barker, FortWayne, no seat belt, $25(ISP).
• Kristine K. Bellinger,Auburn, no seat belt, $25(DC).
• Justin M. Bogenschutz,Auburn, expired licenseplate, $130 (AUB).
• Candice C. Brown,Garrett, no insurance, $291(AUB).
• Dwight W. Burcham,Volo, Ill., speeding, $146(BPD).
• Kern Butler, Auburn, noseat belt, $25 (ISP).
• Jared L. Callihan,Butler, possession of K2,$175.50 (BPD).
• Kenneth A. Carroll,Hudson, speeding, $146(ISP).
• Zachary M. Chaffins,Auburn, failure to yield atstop sign, $152 (HUD).
• Bryan G. Conley,Corunna, speeding, $156(DC).
• Amber M. Cooper,Strasburg, Ohio, expiredplates, $131 (AUB).
• Erica C. Crebb, FortWayne, speeding, $152(WPD).
• Elizabeth A. Cristo-folini, St. Joe, no seat belt,$25 (ISP).
• Amanda J. Custer,Garrett, failure to maintainfinancial responsibility, $289(DC).
• Shannon M. Dircksen,Bryan, Ohio, speeding, $131(BPD).
• Brittney N. Frye,Auburn, disregarding stopsign, $152 (ISP).
• Kelly R. Glogas,Auburn, passing school buswhile unloading students,$216 (DC).
• Arielle R. Graber,Butler, speeding, $146 (ISP).
• Jeremy A. Green,Garrett, no seat belt, $25(ISP).
• Shane C. Guilford,Bryan, Ohio, disregarding
automatic signal, $152(ISP).
• Christopher S. Hall, St.Louis, Mo., speeding, $146(ISP).
• Kelly C. Hall, LaOtto,no operator’s license inpossession, $131 (DC); noseat belt, $25 (DC).
• Craig L. Harris, Auburn,speeding, $131 (DC).
• Rodney L. Hissong,Butler, no seat belt, $25(ISP).
• Willie A. Jones, Garrett,speeding, $177 (DC).
• Kyle P. Kennedy,Auburn, speeding, $146(AUB).
• Marla K. Kretz,Waterloo, speeding, $131(DC).
• Meranda S. Krontz,Waterloo, operating vehiclewithout financial responsi-bility, $291 (AUB); false andfictitious registration, $156(AUB).
• Teata M. Liberty, St.Joe, speeding, $131 (BPD).
• Homero Longoria Jr.,Bryan, Ohio, speeding, $131(BPD).
• Katie S. McClure,Auburn, speeding, $131 (DC).
• Randall E. Mitsch,Hamilton, no seat belt, $25(ISP).
• Phillip A. Murphy,Shipshewana, no seat belt,$25 (ISP).
• James W. Perkins,Wolcottville, speeding, $152(DC).
• Christy M. Peterson,Mattawan, Mich., speeding,$131 (DC).
• Brittany L. Pineiro,Hamilton, no seat belt, $25(DC).
• Keith Potter, Garrett, noseat belt, $25 (ISP).
• Devin L. Renkenberger,Fort Wayne, speeding, $131(DC).
• Grant M. Richardson,Fort Wayne, speeding, $146(ISP).
• Kassy K. Rollins,Garrett, speeding, $171(ISP).
• David A. Rosswurm,Albion, no seat belt, $25(DC).
• Sharayah G. Ruble, FortWayne, speeding, $131(BPD).
• Cathy S. Ryan,Waterloo, failure to yield atthrough highway, $152(WPD).
• Cory M. Sage, Kendall-ville, speeding, $131 (AUB).
• Fredrick E. Shaw,Coldwater, Mich., falsereport driver’s record of dutystatus (truck), $216 (ISP).
• Bonnie E. Sherer, FortWayne, speeding, $152(ISP).
• Richard L. Short, FortWayne, no seat belt, $25(ISP).
• Jason A. Smith, Auburn,expired plates, $131 (AUB).
• Chelsea K. Sparkman,Garrett, no seat belt, $25(DC).
• Christopher A.Stairhime, Hicksville, Ohio,no seat belt, $25 (DC).
• Kimberly V. Stanley,Fort Wayne, speeding, $152(DC).
• Tamra E. Troullinos,Coldwater, Mich., unsafelane movement, $148 (ISP).
• Alexander Truong, FortWayne, speeding, $171(ISP).
• David Waddle, Warsaw,speeding, $131 (DC).
• Nathanial W. Walker,Waterloo, speeding, $146(ISP).
• Randolph J. Warakai,Garrett, speeding, $177(ISP).
• Nickie L. Wells, Garrett,speeding, $234 (ISP);driving while suspended,$239 (AUB).
• Sye S. White, Edgerton,Ohio, speeding, $140(BPD).
(BPD) indicates a ButlerPolice Department ticket;(ISP) indicates an IndianaState Police ticket; (AUB)indicates an Auburn PoliceDepartment ticket; (DC)indicates a DeKalb County
Sheriff’s Department ticket;(NCSD) indicates a NobleCounty Sheriff’s Departmentticket; (WPD) indicates aWaterloo Police Departmentticket; (AS) indicates anAshley Police Departmentticket; (HP) indicates aHamilton Police Departmentticket; (HUD) indicates aHudson Police Departmentticket; (ICO) indicates anIndiana Conservation Officerticket.
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Steering team members of DeKalb County’s new Career SuccessCoalition attended their first meeting in Indianapolis on Nov. 29. In front, fromleft, are Garrett Mayor Tonya Hoeffel, Maria Norman, Judy Sorg and Lori Kaiserof Eastside Junior-Senior High School. In back, from left, are Mike Muter , RodKnox, John Cox, Lauri Carnahan and Terry Rayle. Missing from the picture isteam member Glenda Ervins. The team is recruiting member organizations toassist in increasing the percentage of DeKalb County students accessing andcompleting skill certifications, military training, apprenticeship programs andtwo- and four-year degrees.
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CAREER SUCCESS COALITIONButler Public Library
340 S. Broadway • 868-2351Mon.-Thurs. - 10-7 p.m.;
Saturday - 9-1 p.m.butlerpubliclibrary.net
Holiday closingsThe Butler Public Library will be closed
Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 31 and Jan. 1 forthe New Year holiday.
Adult reading programThe library’s adult winter reading
program will return Jan. 7 and will runthrough Feb. 23.
All adult Butler Public Librarycardholders who are at least 18 years of agewill have the opportunity to earn prizeswhile reading away those cold winter days.
Registration forms and details regardingthe winter reading program are available atthe circulation desk.
LEGO clubMark your calendars. The library’s
LEGO club will meet during Christmasbreak from noon to 3 p.m. Thursday. TheLEGO club is for children in grades K-5.
Short Stacks and SnacksThe library has introduced a book club
for children in grades 3-5. There will beopportunities for reading aloud, discussion,fun activities and a snack.
The club will meet after school everyThursday from 3:30-4:30 p.m. at the library.
StoryTimeStoryTime sessions have resumed at the
libraryThe schedule is as follows: ages 3-5, 6
p.m. Tuesdays, lasting 35-45 minutes, andbirth to age 3, 10 a.m. Wednesdays, lasting20-30 minutes.
StoryTime sessions will include stories,songs, games, crafts and fun.
Visit the library to register.
Computer classesIndividualized computer classes are
available at the library with instructor Becky
Simmons. She can help with basic computerskills, as well as Word, PowerPoint, Excel,email, Internet and Facebook.
Call the library or visit the circulationdesk for more information.
1,000 book clubThe 1,000 book club is aimed at preschool
children and their parents. Research hasshown children are more successful learningto read if they have had 1,000 books read tothem before starting kindergarten.
The library has created 100 bags with 10books each that can be checked out. After acertain numbers of books, children areeligible to earn prizes.
Participants do not need a library card toparticipate. Parents who reside outside ofthe library’s district can register for a 1,000book club card to check out the bags.
FacebookThe Butler Public Library has several
Facebook pages to keep track of latestevents and upcoming activities.
There are pages for the library, childrenand teens, along with photos from recentevents. Please “like” the library to be able towin prizes in future giveaways.
Link to AmazonLooking for books to purchase? Go to
the Butler Public Library’s Web site first,then clock on its link to Amazon.com. Bydoing this, the library receives 15 percent ofbook sales through this link, with noadditional cost to book purchasers.
Wireless Internet availableLibrary visitors may use the library’s
wireless hotspot by entering their librarycard number and last name, the same formatas for the public use computers.
Users are allowed three hours per day.For more information, please contact thelibrary.
To Our Readers:Information about library programs runs
as space is available. Patrons wishing moreinformation are encouraged to visit thelibrary’s website, butlerpubliclibrary.net.
BUTLER PUBLIC LIBRARY NEWS
BUTLER — The DeKalbHumane Society offers thefollowing tips for healthy andhappy pets during holidays.
• Pets stressed by largenumbers of visitors or guestsshould be provided with aquiet room or an area awayfrom the crowd. Make sure apet is contained when visitorsare coming or leaving so thepet does not accidentally getoutside.
• Certain treats and foodsare toxic to animals. Do notlet your dogs eat chocolate.Feeding pets scraps ofholiday meals may cause an
upset stomach. Rich andfatty foods are not good foranimals and may cause petsto develop pancreatitis.
• Holiday decorations canbe hazardous. Animals thatdigest tinsel or the needlesof an artificial tree can haveintestinal blockage. Theneedles of a live tree arealso indigestible. Angel hair,breakable ornaments andornament hooks may beharmful.
• Some holiday plants,including poinsettias, cancause irritation or illness.The Christmas tree stand
water may be toxic to pets,especially if preservativesare in the water.
• Gifts to pets may bedangerous if they are able toswallow small parts or piecesof them. Supervise a pet’splaytime with toys that maybe easily crushed or broken.
• Above all, try to keep apet’s routine as normal aspossible. Regular exercise isimportant animals. TheDeKalb Humane Shelter,5221 U.S. 6, Butler, is openfrom 1-4 p.m. Tuesdaythrough Friday, and from 10a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
Protect pets at holidays
in.gov/legislative/senate_republicans/6074.htm.
Requests also may beemailed [email protected] orby mail to: State Sen.Dennis Kruse, IndianaSenate, 200 W. WashingtonSt., Indianapolis, IN 46204.
All requests should includethe student’s name, address,home telephone number, ageand school affiliation.
Friends wanting to pageon the same day shouldsend requests together.Kruse said specific date
requests will be considered,but may not be possible.The Senate’s page officewill confirm the scheduleddates after processingrequests.
Participating as a pagecounts as an excusedabsence from school, Krusesaid.
Pages must arrive at theStatehouse by 8:30 a.m. tobegin their orientation.They will tour the historicStatehouse and observelegislative proceedings incommittee rooms or the
Senate Chamber.Parents are responsible
for pages’ transportation toand from the Statehouse,each page should plan onbringing a lunch or moneyto buy a meal. Food may bepurchased at the Govern-ment Center Cafeteria,Circle Centre Mall or one ofthe many downtown restau-rants near the Statehouse.
For more information onthe Senate page program,visit Kruse’s website atin.gov/senator.kruse or call800-382-9467.
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6 THE Butler Bulletin kpcnews.com WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2012
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Police make arrests• Robert L. Slone, 51, of the 500
block of Washington Street, St. Joe,was arrested at 12:42 p.m. Dec. 17 bythe DeKalb County Sheriff’s Depart-ment on a warrant from the IndianaParole Office for an alleged paroleviolation.
• Jack Edward Mitchell, 27, of theof the 2500 block of C.R. 75, Butler ,was arrested at 4:12 a.m. Dec. 18 byIndiana State Police on a charge ofbeing a habitual traffic violator, a ClassD felony.
• Misty Lung (McCloskey), 27, ofthe 100 block of South Broadway,Butler, was arrested at 2:27 p.m. Dec.19 by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s
Department on a warrant alleging aprobation violation.
• Dawn M. Mercer, 40, of the 100block of North Ivy Lane, Butler, wasarrested at 1:48 a.m. by Butler Policeon a charge of battery, resulting inbodily injury, a Class A misdemeanor.
• Derrick McHale, 20, of the 100block of East Monroe Street, Butler,was arrested at 3:12 a.m. Dec. 21 byButler Police on a warrant allegingdriving while suspended with aprevious offense.
• Adam J. Geiger, 30, of the 300block of Antwerp Drive, Hicksville,Ohio, was arrested at 11:52 p.m. Dec.21 by Butler Police on a body attach-ment from DeKalb County allegingcontempt of court. He was being held
on $850 cash-only bond.• Matthew R. Orr, 18, of the 100
block of South Broadway, Butler, wasarrested at 4:24 a.m. Dec. 22 by ButlerPolice on charges of battery, a Class Bmisdemeanor, and resisting lawenforcement, a Class A misdemeanor.He was being held on $1,500 bond.
Vehicle strikes deerBUTLER — Colton D. Hein, 17, of
the 4000 block of East Church Street,Hamilton, was traveling south in the2400 block of S.R. 1 at 8 p.m. Dec. 22when he struck a deer in the roadw ay.
Police estimated damage to Hein’s2005 GMC Envoy to be between$2,501-$5,000.
POLICE REPORTS
identified him in publicized surveil-lance images and contacted authorities,according to a court affidavit.
The woman told law enforcementofficers that Linn had madecomments complaining about thedeaths of U.S. military members in
the Middle East, recent attacks onU.S. embassies, and Muslims’ angryreactions to an anti-Islam videoposted online.
Assistant U.S. Attorney AvaDustin said Linn told his son tw oweeks before the fire that he wanted
to burn down the mosque.Linn said he started to have second
thoughts when he drove home.“Coming back, I thought, ‘What in theheck did I do?’
“I feel bad I did it,” he said. “It’s alittle too late now.”
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his department has beencalled to Life’s A Beachmore than two dozen times,including responses toapproximately a dozen fights.
According to Nichols,none of the other establish-ments that serve alcohol onpremises in Butler —Collins Tavern, the Eaglesand the American Legionpost — has had a singleinstance of officers beingcalled during that sametime period.
The Bowkers’ attorneywas unable to attend themeeting due to a conflict,Tackett said.
The renewal for Life’s ABeach bar will now bediscussed at 8:30 a.m. onJan. 15, 2013, in theCommissioners Court at theDeKalb County Courthouse.
If a third continuance isneeded, the matter automati-cally is sent to be heard bythe state board, Tackett said.
In response to a questionfrom a spectator at the Dec. 18meeting, Tackett said a personcan have a felony record andstill hold a liquor license.
Nathan Bowker, 38,pleaded guilty to possessionof more than 30 grams ofmarijuana during a DeKalb
Superior Court I hearingDec. 12. Bowker’s guiltyplea was the result of a pleaagreement that capped anyexecuted sentence at 60 days.
Judge Kevin Wallace tookthe plea agreement underadvisement and scheduled asentencing hearing for Jan.17, 2013.
In actions taken Dec. 18,the DeKalb AlcoholicBeverage Board approvedlicense renewals for Shorty’sSteakhouse, Martin’s Tavernand Garrett County Club inGarrett; Auburn Bowl andHampton Inn in Auburn andthe Party Store in Waterloo.
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BY JEFF [email protected]
AUBURN — An Illinoistruck driver who recentlyadmitted damaging theSpencerville Covered Bridgein September was sentencedto serve 180 days in jail byDeKalb Superior Court IJudge Kevin WallaceThursday morning.
Gerard Hudson, 47, ofWaukegan, pleaded guilty ina Dec. 12 hearing to
criminal mischief withdamage more than $2,500, aClass D felony, as part of aplea agreement.
Thursday, Wallaceaccepted the plea agreementand ordered Hudson to serve1-1/2 years in the DeKalbCounty Jail, suspending allbut 180 days.
With good behavior —which earns two days’ creditfor every day served —Hudson was released at 5
a.m. Mondayaccording tojail officials,which was 90days since hewas incarcer-ated at the jailafter the Sept.26 incident.
Hudsonappeared incourt Thursday wearing anorange, hooded sweatshirt andorange ski cap over his black-
and-white-striped jail apparel.“I’m sorry about hitting
the bridge,” Hudson toldWallace. “I didn’t mean forthat to happen. I guess I wasfatigued from being on theroad for so many days.”
Hudson drove a 1998Volvo semi tractor andtrailer over the 1873bridge, demolishing several6-by-6-inch crossbeamsand roof trusses anddestroying the bridge’s east
approach sign and facade.The cost of repairs to the
bridge, which is owned byDeKalb County, areestimated to exceed$100,000, according tostatements made inHudson’s Dec. 12 hearing.
In addition to hissentence, Hudson wasplaced on probation for 1-1/2 years, to end March26, 2014. Wallace alsoordered Hudson to pay any
restitution for bridge damagenot covered by the insuranceof Hudson’s employer or byDeKalb County’s insuranceprovider.
Wallace also orderedHudson to pay $166 in courtcosts. If Hudson does notcommit any future offenseswhile on probation, Wallacesaid he would considerreducing the conviction froma Class D felony to a ClassA misdemeanor.
Trucker released Monday after 90 days term
Hudson
BY JEFF [email protected]
BUTLER — Making Christmasa little brighter.
Students in Eastside HighSchool’s Interact chapter did justthat for 12 families — including37 children — just in time forChristmas.
Friday, students distributed foodand clothing to the families at theirFree4U clothing closet at theschool.
Each family received a turkey,donated to Interact by employeesat Nucor Fastener in St. Joe, plus abox of household cleaningsupplies. Every school-age andyounger child in those familiesreceived socks, underwear,pajamas, a sweat outfit, a shirt andpants, according to Interactsponsors Jane Baker and DiannEveritt.
Parents were able to shop fortoys for their children and to visitthe clothing closet.
The families were all within theDeKalb Eastern school district.
Students and faculty membersparticipated by drawing from anangel tree at school.
Dollar General donated toys,the BOUNCE program fromDeKalb’s VOICE donated books,while the American LegionRiders, DeKalb Eastern TeachersAssociation and Nucor Fasteneralso made important contribu-tions.
Eastside’s Interact chapterincludes approximately 60 studentsin grades 9-12.
Interact makes Christmas brighter
Eastside’s Interact chapter distributed food and c lothing Friday afternoon to 12families, including 37 children. From left are Interact members junior Kelsey Diehl, senior andpresident Justin Miller and junior Erin Shuman.
Jeff Jones
Students,donors helpneedy local
families
Concerns of Police Survivors, Inc.(COPS) is again promoting Project BlueLight during the holiday season as a visualdisplay of support and gratitude for the menand women who serve as the peacekeepers inour communities.
The blue lights also shine in honor of thepeacekeepers that have made the supremesacrifice in the performance of their duties,said Jess Jessups, who serves as chaplain forthe DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department.
The color blue is associated with lawenforcement. The color blue is alsosymbolic of peace. By displaying blue lightsduring the holidays we can send a dualmessage — that we support America’speacekeepers and that we hope the comingyear will be a year of peace.
Project Blue Light began in 1988 whenthe surviving mother-in-law of a Philadel-phia police officer killed in the line of dutytold COPS that she would have two blue
lights in her window for the holidays, one inmemory of her son-in-law and one inmemory of her daughter, the officer’swidow, who had been killed in a car crashthat year. COPS adopted this idea as waythat everyone could honor the officers whoserve and protect us while rememberingthose who have been killed in the line ofduty.
One single blue light in a window makessuch a dramatic and important statement. Thiscan also be taken a step further. Homes,businesses, law enforcement agencies, andgovernment buildings can be decorated withblue lights.
COPS is a national 501(c)(3) organizationthat provides resources to help the survivors ofofficers killed in the line of duty beginrebuilding their shattered lives. Project BlueLight burns bright in the hearts of the over16,000 surviving families who comprise theCOPS membership.
Blue lights honor policeBY MATT [email protected]
AUBURN — Policearrested two men Saturdayafternoon in conjunctionwith an armed robbery earlySaturday morning at anAuburn convenience store.
Taylor D.E. McBee, 22,and Derek W. Rowe, 26,were booked into theDeKalb County Jail oncharges of armed robbery, aClass B felony, according toAuburn Police DepartmentDetective Stacy Sexton.Both are being held on$10,000 bond.
McBee had been living inthe Auburn area, butoriginally lived in Florida,
Sexton said. Rowe is fromrural Auburn.
A witness told police thatat 3:15 a.m., a man wentinto the Valero/Auburn Prideconvenience store, 1902 S.Wayne St., and brandished arevolver. The man demandedcash and left the store with asmall sum of money, Sextonsaid.
Shortly before noonSaturday, someone reportedtwo suspicious people atMartin’s Tavern, 115 N.Randolph St., Garrett.
Officers from the GarrettPolice Department went tothe tavern and found McBeeand Rowe. Garrett officerscalled Auburn Police and
said one of the men had arevolver in his truck. AuburnPolice Patrolman JeremyHeffelfinger went to Garrettand received consent tosearch the truck.
Inside the truck,Heffelfinger found clothingallegedly used in the armedrobbery.
Sexton interviewed bothsuspects. Police allegeMcBee went into theconvenience store with agun, while Rowe served asthe driver and lookout.
Sexton credited goodcommunication betweenpolice departments withhelping solve the case soquickly.
Two charged in robbery