Kokomo Perspective August 31, 2010

IU Kokomo still on the move to better enhance university and student success

With three themes in mind, Indiana University Kokomo set out last year to become one of the best campuses around, and during the Fall 2011 Con-vocation, Chancellor Mi-chael Harris highlighted the many accomplish-ments at the campus that were achieved during the 2010-2011 academic year.

The first theme at IU Kokomo is to enhance academic excellence and student success. One of the ways the campus strived to

achieve this theme was to create a brand-new state-of-the-art nursing simula-tion lab that will be used by over 300 nursing students

per semester. The 3,250 square foot nursing center will give nursing students

New southwest fire station shows up in city budget

City spending increasing in preparation for growth through annexation

Mayor Greg Good-night’s administration is known for being fiscally conservative, but this year the city is increasing its spending.

Some of the spend-ing increases are out of the city’s control, like increases to employee retirement costs that the state determines. Other costs, like building a new fire station, the city feels like are necessary ex-penses.

With a new fire station nearly completed on the Southeast side of town, and all the rehabilitation that has gone on at other fire stations, it could be easy to overlook the item in the budget. Randy Morris, Director of Op-erations for the city, was clear that the money in the budget is for a new fire station.

“That is for a new

Southwest fire station,” said Morris. “I don’t want people to be confused.”

The city is still in the early development pro-cess for the new fire sta-tions and hasn’t selected a site yet.

“We have looked, and there are about 10 or 12 areas that would be good, but we really haven’t started that pro-cess,” said Goodnight.

The city thinks the fire station is an important item for local residents. “When you consider how long it has been, it is fairly significant,” said Morris.The city also still plans on rehabilitating Station 6.

“We haven’t taken any-thing away from build-ings and grounds in the fire departments bud-gets, and we are going to continue upgrading the stations facilities as we move forward,” said Morris.

One of the largest in-

City, county close to cooperationInfrastructure projects, GKEDA funding awaiting action

by county council; Stout says it’s time to step up

There are some in-frastructure projects in Howard County that need to be done. The city of Kokomo wants them to happen. So does the county. The challenge is getting both sides to agree how to pay for it all.

For months, the How-ard County Commission-ers have attempted to gain the approval of the

Howard County Council to fund four infrastruc-t u r e projects that will improve the qual-ity of life for lo-cal resi-dents in va r y i n g degrees. But the council isn’t rush-ing to act. In fact, it has insisted that the com-missioners and the city jump through quite a

few hoops before the first dime is allocated.

As commission presi-dent Tyler Moore ex-plained, the commis-sioners have followed the council’s instructions, even accepting two coun-cil members on a joint committee to review the projects and make a recommendation to the larger body. On Aug. 2, the committee reached an agreement in principle and made the recommen-

Ugly Indian Heights intersection raises ire

Highway superintendent gets testy with councilman over construction barrels; commissioners promise to take action

Motorists can’t miss the north entrance to In-dian Heights. Big orange construction barrels mark the intersection. But there isn’t any construction go-ing on. The containers are wrapped around the stop signs there to keep people from running over them.

For Howard County Councilman John Roberts, those barrels represent an eyesore. Roberts lives and owns properties in the Heights. He is president of the Indian Heights Com-munity Association. And for the past three years, he has attempted unsuc-cessfully to get so much as a new set of barrels to replace the faded barriers.

At the council’s annual budget hearings on Aug. 17, Roberts tried again. When Howard County Highway Superintendent Ted Cain pitched his 2012 budget, the councilman renewed his request.

“I’d like to ask you if there is any way you

could find the money to replace the worn con-struction barrels that are used as sign protectors at the Center Road entrance to Indian Heights with something more appro-priate for a community

that size,” said Roberts. “I’m asking if you could put some more appropri-ate reflectors on those stop and yield signs instead of these barrels.”

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GOOD ENOUGH? — The Howard County Highway De-partment has allowed Indian Heights’ north entrance to be marked by old construction barrels.

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GRAND OPEING — IUK and St. Joseph Hospital officials open the university’s new nursing simulation lab.

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HE LOVES US! — Local attorney Brad Hamilton found himself on the receiving end of yet another parking ticket last week; he chose to leave his truck in the cross-walk instead of a parking space. When Hamilton emerged from the courthouse to discover the ticket, he greeted the Perspective with a universal expression of ... affection? He later apologized for the gesture. Perspective Photo / Tim Turner

Fire Station Two Ribbon Cutting

On Aug. 31, the City of Kokomo will celebrate the grand opening of the newly constructed Fire Station No. 2, 508 E. Cen-ter Rd. The public is in-vited to attend the ribbon cutting ceremony which will begin at 4:45 p.m., with tours of the station provided from 5-6 p.m.

“Following decades of residential and retail growth on the city’s south side, the need for a new fire station had been ac-knowledged for years,” said Kokomo Mayor Greg Goodnight. “The completion of this build-ing enhances fire protec-tion and public safety for an underserved area.”

Parking for the cer-emony is available at the fire station. Over-flow parking is available across the street at Indian Heights Grace Brethren Church.

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No longer ‘making it work’ at dispatchSheriff requests three additional employees to reduce overtime costs; budget still beneath 2010

Howard County Sher-iff Steve Rogers said that his department “entered with the attitude to make it work” when emergen-cy dispatch services com-bined in January. That attitude apparently has changed. Rogers submit-ted a budget request for 2012 that adds the equiv-alent of three full-time employees to the roster, citing excessive overtime as the reason.

The Howard County Council listened to testi-mony from Rogers and dispatch administrator Nick Capozzoli on Aug. 17, who both claimed

St.Joseph Hospital Receives National “Best Places to Work in Healthcare” Award

Modern Healthcare, a national healthcare in-dustry news source read by nearly a quarter of a million healthcare profes-sionals, has announced its fourth annual list of the Best Places to Work in Healthcare. Included on the list for 2011 is Koko-mo-based St.Joseph Hos-pital. A 167-bed acute care hospital, St.Joseph delivers comprehensive healthcare services and is a local leader in a vari-ety of specialties, includ-ing cardiology, cancer care, women’s health and wound healing.

Three-hundred and twenty-seven healthcare companies participated in this year’s healthcare workplace listing, but only the top 100 made the list. Modern Healthcare will reveal the specific ranking of the Best Places to Work in Healthcare, from 1 to 100, on Oct. 18 at a special awards gala in Chicago. The results will be published on Oct. 24 on www.modernhealth-care.com and in a special supplement to Modern Healthcare magazine.

The national award recognizes outstanding employers in the health-

care industry. The selec-tion of the ‘best of the best’ was made after a stringent evaluation pro-cess that relied heavily on input from employ-ees. The program, which was open to all health-care companies with at least 25 employees, col-lected information from both the employer and employees. Employers were asked to complete a lengthy survey detail-ing company policies, practices, benefits and demographics. Employ-ees selected at random by Modern Healthcare from among all employees at the organization were asked in-depth questions that resulted in an analy-sis in eight core areas: leadership and planning, culture and communica-tions, role satisfaction, working environment, relationship with super-visor, training and devel-opment, pay and benefits and overall satisfaction.

This is the second year in a row for St.Joseph Hospital to make the prestigious list. Last year, St.Joseph ranked 18 out of 100 healthcare employers and 9 out of all hospitals on the list.

St.Joseph was the highest ranked full service hospi-tal in Indiana.

“All of us at St.Joseph Hospital are very hon-ored and humbled to be included among the top healthcare companies in the country,” said Kathy Young, MS, FACHE, president of St.Joseph Hospital. “This award is a reflection of the work our associates have done to make St.Joseph a hospital where safety, patient experience and true value are the top pri-orities. When we do the right thing for patients we create an environ-ment in which we can be proud of the work we do and proud of the people with whom we do that work.”

St.Joseph Hospital was the only organiza-tion in North Central Indiana to receive a Best Places to Work in Healthcare award. The hospital, which is part of St.Vincent Health, has also been named a Best Places To Work In Indi-ana for the last five years. For the last three years, St.Joseph was the top health care employer on the Indiana list.

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that chronic understaffing is wearing down dispatch workers.

“We need to keep a minimum number of people up there,” said Rogers. “The consolida-tion has been a successful thing. The people have been very positive; there has been very little nega-tive comment about the fact that they are making less money. They’ve been willing to work a lot of overtime, but that is tak-ing its toll.”

The proposed 2012 budget promotes three part-time employees to full-time status and then adds three additional part-time employees. The total cost of the move is

not completely itemized in the budget, but the full-time dispatcher salary line-item is $91,000 higher in the proposal.

Capozzoli has been a consistent critic of the $1.4 million budget constraint, arguing that it would take at least $1.7 million to make the department operate properly. How-ever, the dispatch service will miss its $1.4 million budget by about $38,000 this year, he said, with the overrun directly attribut-ed to overtime costs.

The employees have averaged more than 150 hours of overtime each -- 3,284 total hours since the beginning of the year. Capozzoli offered to cut

$25,000 from dispatch’s overtime budget to par-tially offset the salary cost of adding person-nel.

“We’re still well be-low what we had been putting in historically in dispatch,” said Rogers. “My assessment is, it has been working.”

In 2010, dispatch ser-vices cost residents $2.1 million. When the city and county services combined, seven dis-patchers were elimi-nated, and $700,000 was trimmed from the bud-get. Councilman Stan Ortman asked if Capoz-zoli still had the $1.7 million budget proposal from last year. Capozzoli answered in the affirma-tive.

Council president Richard Miller pointed out that the dispatch de-partment were asked to sacrifice significant com-pensation in the new consolidated arrange-ment.

“When this topic was hot, you worked the numbers as hard as you could and came to the conclusion the only way to make it work was to

whack pay in the pro-cess,” said Miller. “Sir, I recognized that at the time, and I continue to recognize that.”

The dispatch combined city and county opera-tions and cut its budget from $2.1 million to $1.4 million at the recommen-dation of the Citizens

Consolidation Commit-tee. The Howard County Commissioners, Howard County Council, Mayor Greg Goodnight and the Kokomo Common Coun-cil all approved this bud-get as part of the merger.

The council will make a determination on the dis-patch budget on Sept. 7.

OPEN HOUSE — Hun-dreds of residents turned out for GMCH’s first open house on Saturday, featuring plant tours, music, informa-tional booths, games, and a display of the latest General Motors products.

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Coroner’s job getting tougher

Deaths on the rise means more time and money spent to care for the community

Jay Price believes God put him on Earth to be a coroner, so he takes the job very seriously. That means a lot of hours, a lot of emotions, a lot of late nights and early morn-ings. And the job isn’t getting any easier.

As the Baby Boomer generation reaches retire-ment age, the number of deaths is rising. Price has found himself in front of the Howard County Council repeatedly over the past two years, re-questing additional fund-ing for body bags and autopsies. Earlier this month, he presented his proposed 2012 budget to the council, trying to estimate how much he would need to cover the unpredictable.

“We have been very busy this year, unfortu-nately,” said Price. “It is difficult to draft a bud-get because I don’t know how many people are go-ing to die or how many autopsies we’re going to need. Autopsies are up this year. The cases are becoming more difficult. We have a number of open investigations.”

Price said he averages two calls a day for the coroner’s office, with as many as five on the heavi-est day. Each of those calls involves a death, and that means a significant time investment.

“The majority of peo-

ple don’t know what we do or what we’re in-volved in,” said Price. “We don’t just go to a scene and make a pro-nouncement and call for a funeral home. We do a full investigation. When the sheriff’s department and the police depart-ment are involved, they rely on the coroner’s of-fice to give them a cause of death.

“We have to be very thorough, and it is very time-consuming. This year alone, I have put in 2,340 hours (as of Aug. 18). That doesn’t count hours I put in after I got home or in the morning before work. I spend a lot of time on it. I love what I do. I feel the coroner’s office has made an im-pression on the people of Howard County.”

Representing the coun-ty as a compassionate community is Price’s top priority. He explained that serving the families of those who die is just as important as determin-ing the cause of death. Recently a traveling fam-ily stopped for dinner in Kokomo, and while they were here, one of the fam-ily members died. Price was called. He handled the required work, and then he sat with the vic-tim’s wife until another family members arrived from Indianapolis.

“She said, ‘You people in Kokomo are great,’” said Price. “That is our

Trail security a priority for cityConsidering different measures to help make sure the trails are safe

With miles of new trail and trail upgrades, the city is considering many different measures to help make sure the trails are safe.

Mayor Greg Good-night said they are work-ing on the safety issues, but also wanted to point out that the trails are not yet complete.

“The heritage trail is not complete, and it is getting a lot of use,” said Goodnight. “We are go-ing to put some benches along there and some trash receptacles. We also plan on planting some trees along there in the fall. We also actu-ally have lighting go in for a big chunk of it. We still have intersection im-provements. We have to put some piping up to block vehicles.”

Randy Morris, Direc-tor of O p e r a -tions for the city, pointed out that s i n c e one of the first phases of p u t t i n g in a trail is to lay the as-phalt for the trail people start using it right away.

“It is an active trail, and we are going to continue to make improvements,” said Morris.

Morris also added that there is already police presence on the trail.

“We are running active patrols on the trail,” said Morris. “I could tell you what the hours are, but I don’t think it would be beneficial. “

Goodnight said they already had the bikes, so that is why they use them now, but there could be

some other vehicles on the trail soon.

“We are running bike patrols, and we have been looking at some other alternatives,” said Goodnight. “Something called a Trekke.”

Morris said traveling the trail quickly is im-portant for KPD, but they want to maintain the in-tegrity of the trail and not put a motorized vehicle on the trail.

“We are looking for alternative methods of transportation to give us the opportunity to cover more of the trail in a shorter timespan to provide an increased amount of inspection,” said Morris.

Goodnight said that he wants increased security at all city parks, and he considers the trail parks.

“They are linear parks,” said Goodnight. “We talked to Chief Bak-er this morning about

having a stronger pres-ence in all the parks.”

The city also plans on utilizing technology to improve park security.

“We are not just look-ing at the trails; we are looking the presence into our park system,” said Morris. “We are also looking at technology upgrades to install cam-eras and other modes of communication so that there can be a faster re-sponse time if any inci-dent should occur.”

Morris said the city stands behind its deci-sion to invest in Koko-mo’s trail system.

“It is definitely a qual-ity of life issue, and our trail system is definitely enhancing the benefits of being part of the com-munity of Kokomo,” said Morris. “The enhance-ments we are making to the trail throughout make the trail look so much better.”

crease the city is facing this year is employee re-tirement costs. The state has mandated they pay over $600,000 more.

“They mandate, and I don’t have an answer for why,” said Morris. “When you look at what the in-crease was, it is substan-tial across the board.”

Goodnight said the in-crease was around $1,500 per employee.

Morris said they have little control over how the entire process is handled.

“They send out their


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requirements each year, and we just apply it to our formula,” said Mor-ris.

The city also has bud-get money to train five new officers and pur-chase twelve new cop cars. The new officers are to help cover the an-nexation areas. They city implied that they will be looking at purchasing more Chargers.

“There are reasons to continue the trend that we are on,” said Morris. “We are going to open it up to bids. As we move forward, purchasing the same vehicles will be to our liking.”Morris said they are familiar with the Charger’s technology and

have the equipment to fix the vehicles already.

Goodnight said he ex-pects the city to come in under budget again.

“If our employees and department heads con-tinue to operate the way they have been, we antic-ipate again to come in un-der budget,” said Good-night. “We will be adding a few more officers, but I don’t think there is much in additional personnel. I think they have done a good job. City employees are doing more with less. I think we have adjusted to what our anticipated revenues are. We are try-ing to be proactive while budgeting for things that have to be done.”

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The request was not well received. Cain bristled at Roberts’ entreaty and then began to condescend to the newly minted elected offi-cial.

“Like I’ve told you in the past, it worked,” said Cain. “We had people run-ning over those stop signs all the time. We put delin-eators on them. They still ran over them. The bar-rels worked. They don’t run over them anymore. I never had complaints about that until you got involved.

“I know you have a lot of rentals out there, but the city is taking that over. The city has promised you that they are going to re-do that entrance. You’re the only one who called me about that. It worked. It stopped our problem of having to go out there, weekend after weekend, replacing stop signs.

“The barrels you can see all the way around. With the delineators, you couldn’t. That’s why they’re there. We’ve had this conversation time and time again. And I’m not going to change. Especial-ly now. Why would I do it just a few months before the city’s going to re-do that whole intersection, supposedly?”

Roberts persisted, much to Cain’s displeasure.

“You should do it now because people still live there,” said Roberts. “They still travel through that in-tersection. They still have dignity.”

“I don’t think we took their dignity away by put-ting something there to protect the stop signs,” re-torted Cain. “If it worked, it worked. If you guys want new barrels, then go ahead and take a collection up. It probably wouldn’t cost each person out there very much money if that many people are so con-cerned about it.”

Cain then pointed out that, should the state re-store his funding, he in-tends to replace all of the road signs in Indian Heights because they are faded.

“I was hoping to have that done by now, but the state has really drug its feet,” said Cain.

The sternness of Cain’s debate with Roberts didn’t escape the notice of his employer, the Howard County Commissioners. Regardless of how the highway superintendent might not want to do any-thing about the barrels, the commissioners don’t agree.

They also didn’t care for Cain’s tone.

“I have not addressed the matter with Mr. Cain, but I was a little surprised and disappointed in the ex-change,” said commission president Tyler Moore. “It is my understanding that the other two commis-sioners have spoken to Mr. Cain and Mr. Roberts. I do plan to address the matter with Mr. Cain as well.

“That community de-serves a lot more than what they have received in the past. They deserved attention, whether it be at that intersection or any other items that may be of concern. We need to work with Ted and even touch base with the city, since it will be annexed soon.

“I believe we need to do something before the an-nexation. Maybe if we give it attention, the residents will recognize that and be a little more careful. Maybe we could widen the yellow stripes or do something to

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address the situation be-fore the end of the year.”

Commissioner Paul Wyman went so far as to publicly commit to take action on behalf of Indian Heights, assuring Roberts of such during a special meeting of the board on Aug. 25.

“I don’t like to have any employee and elected

official in that situation; it’s unfortunate,” said Wyman. “I’ve committed to looking into the matter. I’ve told Councilman Rob-erts that the commission-ers will collect information and hopefully address things for the people of that community. It’s cer-tainly an item we can ad-dress, and we will.”

Bona Vista Is Local Sponsor For Child And Adult Care Food Program

Bona Vista Programs today announced spon-sorship of the Child and Adult Care Food Pro-gram. Meals will be avail-able at no separate charge to enrolled children with-out regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability.

The goal of the pro-gram is to improve the di-ets of young children and increase the opportunity for children to eat a va-riety of nutritious foods. The meals and snacks served meet standards established by the Unit-ed States Department of

Agriculture for the Child and Adult Care Food Program. The USDA and the State of Indiana are equal opportunity pro-viders and employers. For further information, contact Bona Vista Pro-grams, 1220 E. Laguna, at (765) 457-8273.

hands-on experience and better prepare them to en-ter the workforce.

“The center will provide future nurses opportuni-ties to enhance their skills and knowledge level that is needed to provide world-class health care,” said Har-ris. “This facility matches the exceptional quality of our faculty and staff. It will also have a direct impact on the economy of north central Indiana.”

The campus also has added 12 new baccalaure-ate degree programs and two new master’s degree programs. Online courses also have been added in a “very intense and calcu-lated manner, assuring the quality of the programs.”

To round out the experi-ence of students, the cam-pus has introduced club sports with newly added volleyball and basketball programs.

This fall, the campus set all-time records in full-time students and in total credit hours enrolled. Addition-

ally, student financial aid was significantly increased.

“Despite the challenges all campuses are facing ... we increased by 27 percent the student financial aid that we offer because we want to make sure that we will do all we can, that stu-dents will graduate and be supported,” said Harris.

In a recent study, it was found that students gradu-ating from IU Kokomo have the lowest debt than any other regional campus in the state of Indiana, said Harris.

The second focus of IU Kokomo is to transform the region. One of the ways Chancellor Harris hopes to do this is by increasing degree attainment to the national level of 25 percent. Currently, 21 percent of the population of Indiana has a baccalaureate degree.

“We’ve got to increase degree attainment. Period. The end. Our future as a region, our future as a na-tion, depends on our abil-ity to enhance degree at-tainment,” said Harris.

Another focus of Harris’ is to continue to beautify the campus.

“What can I say, grounds

and facility, people come from miles and miles and miles to see the facility, and it’s turning in to be one of the most beautiful places ever,” he said.

The third theme of the campus is to continue to build relationships and make friends. IU Kokomo has been working to get more involved in the com-munity and state by par-ticipating in many confer-ences and programs, such as the Great Connect, the Mayor’s Summit and hos-ing the Indiana Commis-sion for Higher Education.

The campus also has enhanced its partnership with Ivy Tech of Kokomo and partnered with Sung-shin University in South Korea, as well as engaged in the business community and participated in com-munity outreach.

And in just a year, the campus was able to accom-plish many hefty projects and achieve many goals to continue to enhance the ed-ucation of its students. The campus has more projects in mind, such as adding a wellness center, a new wel-come center and a coffee cart.



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Bruce B. Brown of Ko-komo flew the Mediter-ranean for the Air Trans-port Command (ATC) in WW II. He enlisted in the Army Air Force in 1943 at the age of 19. He took basic training at Shepard Field, Texas, and took tests and college courses at University of Denver, Colorado. He also took tests for classification and pre-flight training at Army Air Force Western Flying Training Com-mand at Santa Anna, Ca-lif. After primary, basic and advanced flight train-ing, he could fly twin en-gine transports and B-25s. He was then assigned to 89th Troop Carrier Com-mand Group, Austin, Texas. While in Texas, he focused on the C-47 air-craft while learning how

Brown flew troops and cargo in WWIIto tow and fly gliders, fly formations and drop troops. He went to De-troit where he flew bomb-ers and transports. He also went for training for the C-46s at the 553rd Air Force Ferrying Division at Reno, Nev. Later he was assigned to the Mediter-ranean Air Transport (for-eign transport station) of the 1252nd ATC, based in Oran, Algeria.

His pilot duties at the Mediterranean Air Trans-port group was that of moving troops and cargo in support of the army. The C-47 was the plane he used in air transport mis-sions. Generally his east-ern flight route was from Oran to Tunis (Algeria), Sicily, and on to Naples, (Italy). His western route was from Oran to Casa-blanca (French Morocco). He was stationed at Da-kar, West Africa and on

occasion flew to England, France and Tripoli, Libya. Bruce’s schedule required him to fly at least 80-100 hours per month. When he wasn’t flying on mis-sions, the army kept him busy with additional du-ties such as: assistant ad-jutant; base operations of-ficer; base laundry officer; and operating the control (conning) tower during the evening hours for off-duty personnel.

He transported troops to and from front lines, as well as wounded soldiers on litters. (The wounded on his plane were cared for by Army Air Force nurses.) His crew con-sisted of a co-pilot and ra-dio operator and, on long trips, a navigator, but no gunners for protection. Bruce said he knew where the coastal gunnery bat-teries were located, so he flew at an altitude where

he couldn’t be shot down. (Bruce’s only personal protection was side-arms, which he and his crew carried while flying.)

The C-47s he piloted had no parachutes for the pilots or troops being transported, so Bruce had to rely on his instincts and piloting skills to overcome aircraft engine problems. While flying from Eng-land to North Africa, both engines shut down when the fuel tanks developed vapor locks. He said that everything got so quiet, and he glided a few sec-onds which seemed to him like an eternity! He then switched on his main fuel tanks and turned on

his booster pumps which started up the engines. The quality of the fuel sometimes causes vapor locks. (The C-47s planes use an average of 80-90 gallons of fuel per hour which could get contami-nated.)

The air transport pilots held the lives of many troops and important car-go in their hands, so they felt entitled to express their opinions. Bruce said the pilots loved the B-25s, and when they had to switch to C-47s (with less horse power), they protested by cutting off half of the wings on their uniforms. This made their commander angry. (Note

the aircraft Bruce was in was decorated with the title “Double Trouble.”) The pilots chose the title they wanted painted on their aircraft, and pro-viding the title was in good taste and befitting an American aircraft, it would be approved by the base commander.

Bruce (now 88 years young) said that “I am happy to have contrib-uted to the air effort. Someone had to transport troops, and I am glad to have had the opportunity to do so. I am also thank-ful that we didn’t get shot down nor have our en-gines quit.”

a springboard to future negotiations or projects where the city and coun-ty can come together.”A package deal

A l t o -g e t h e r , the five f u n d i n g requests a m o u n t to about $1 mil-lion for H o wa r d C o u n t y. S o m e have questioned why the projects would be grouped together for a single vote. Moore said this was done at the re-quest of the council.

“We had been coming to them, project by proj-ect, as they had advised us to do a year prior,” said Moore. “We did that, but then they wanted to know what other proj-ects we had in mind and what they would cost. So, we revamped it and met with the city.

“We grouped these to show what projects are currently underway and what projects are being proposed and to show what the buy-in for each entity will be.”

Miller isn’t convinced that the package has to remain intact, though they do need to be fully explained to the council prior to a vote.

“There is a pretty good divergence of top-ics there,” said Miller. “I think all of them have to be explained to the council in pretty good fashion, and then if the council wants to vote on them one at a time or all at once, that will be their choice. It really doesn’t matter to me. I’m more interested in being sure everybody understands it is a significant amount of cash, and some of them

the package, even though it is a sticking point with some of the councilmen. He doesn’t want to see the package of projects separated for individual votes for fear that GKE-DA might not be ap-proved.

“It would be somewhat disappointing, since we’ve worked really hard to get where we’re at,” said Wyman. “I’d hate to see us lose out on any opportunity to maximize these dollars and make Kokomo and Howard County a better place to live. This would be a great first step forward to foster cooperation.

“It’s no different than some of the other projects that we’re going to be tackling. EMA, weights and measures, MS4 -- the city and county put mon-ey toward those projects. GKEDA is the same way. We’re looking at what is the most fair funding formula, if we all agree that the alliance is a pub-lic/private partnership, which it is in communi-ties all across the coun-try.”

may be more than a one-year obligation.”

Commissioner Paul Wyman has been visibly frustrated by the pace at which the council is de-l i b e r a t -ing. As seems to be his na-ture, he is push ing to make a deal will all haste.

“ F o r the most part, they are done deals,” said Wyman. “That’s the beau-ty of the projects we put forward. We’re talking about leveraging $1 mil-lion from the county and $1 million from the city and turning it into $10 million. The other great thing is we’re showing cooperation between the city and the county by doing these projects that will improve our com-munity in a big way.”

And, as a member of the GKEDA board, Wyman strongly sup-ports the funding for that organization included in

less worthy. The residents of Darrough Chapel are on the verge of finally getting a sewer system to replace their failed septic systems. They’ve been w a i t i n g m o r e than a decade.

T h e state is w i l l i n g to install off ramps on the new U.S. 31 bypass at Morgan Street if local govern-ment will chip in some money. It’s also willing to build a million-dollar walk bridge for the Nick-el Plate Trail with a local match.

And the city of Ko-komo is extending North Street to accommodate the expansion of FedEx and the creation of jobs. It wants the county to pitch in a bit.

These are all on the table, along with a new funding formula for the Greater Kokomo Eco-nomic Development Al-liance that would require a greater outlay from the county than in previous years.

“It’s a really good part-nership between the city and the county,” said Kokomo City Attorney Lawrence McCormack. “They’re projects that both have a stake in, and they are for the bet-terment of Kokomo and Howard County. And when you look at the numbers, it’s a pretty even split. No one is giv-ing more than the other party.

“We want to work with the county. Some-thing that is good for Ko-komo is good for How-ard County. Everybody benefits. The projects are all tied to economic development and can only help both parties involved. And if we can come to an agreement on these, we can use this as

on the horizon right now. The economy is still in sad shape. Let’s not rush into it. If some of this has to be delayed, that’s how it is.”

C o u n -cil presi-d e n t R i c h a r d M i l l e r wouldn’t say the county’s g e n e r a l fund is in sad shape, either. In fact, he is rather pleased with its current health.

“We’re at the point that the council can and should consider the un-appropriated fund bal-ances in their delibera-tion,” said Miller. “I’m very pleased to be able to have that decision. At some point there has to be a decision on the use of some of that. Everyone has a suggestion for what we can do with it.

“The reason I moved the projects forward was so that every councilman could be there in the lis-tening process. I hope and trust the councilmen are doing some tossing and turning in the in-terim and will come with some thoughts as to how we do move forward in 2012. We have a few new wickets on this course.”

Ortman added that he wants to know how the impending annexation of outlying areas into the city of Kokomo will affect the county’s tax revenue. He also explained that there are other projects the county needs to fund that may compete for the same dollars.

“Two issues are we have to get a new vot-ing machine system in by next year, and the central control at the jail is in bad shape,” said Ortman. “Those could be EDIT projects.”Worthy Partnerships

Of course, the projects being proposed are no



dation. Still, the council is cautiously withholding approval.

Councilman Jeff Stout served on the committee, and he is adamant that the approval should hap-pen.

“I feel it is a duty of mine to vote for this for two reasons,” said Stout. “I do it for the taxpayers, and I do it to show that the city and the county can work together. It gets me when they talk about this is in the city and that is in the county. I think people are ready to see someone step up and say, ‘We can do projects. We can work together.’

“It’s EDIT (Economic Development Income Tax) money. People pay a tax for economic devel-opment, and I think they feel at least some of that should be spent for their benefit. And if we can’t do all that, then none of us should be there.”Can We Afford It?

The question is, can the county afford to do it? Councilman Stan Ort-man, who also served on the committee, isn’t certain. Even though the committee agreed to en-dorse the projects, Ort-man is breaking ranks.

“I’m reserving the right to oppose any or all of the projects; I only agreed to bring them to the coun-cil,” said Ortman. “They all have value. They’re all going to be good for the community. Do we have enough money to pro-vide services and still go forward with this?”

Ortman acknowledged that most of the county’s services are financed through the general fund, which isn’t being target-ed for use on the projects. However, at least two of the projects would re-quire EDIT funds, and therein lies the problem.

“The EDIT money is basically general fund money now; it can be used for any legal pur-pose,” said Ortman. “I wouldn’t say the general fund was in sad shape, but I think it was in 2006 that we had to stop pay-ing bills until we got our June draw. I don’t want to go back to those days, and there’s no bright light

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Ortman Miller Moore Wyman

Summers recommended for youth council

Kokomo Mayor Greg Goodnight recently rec-ommended City Coun-cilman Kevin Summers to serve on the Region Four Workforce Invest-ment Board’s Youth Council. The Youth Council provides input to the board to coordi-nate workforce develop-ment efforts in collabo-ration with economic development and edu-cation in the counties of Benton, Carroll, Cass, Clinton, Fountain, How-ard, Miami, Montgom-ery, Tippecanoe, Tipton, Warren and White.

The Youth Coun-cil also convenes local partners and council members to bring best practice resources to-gether to promote qual-ity workplace experi-ences and increased employment opportuni-ties for youth.

“I am excited to have been recommended by the mayor to represent Kokomo on the Youth

Council,” said Kevin Summers. “I hope to lend my experience of working directly with youth in education, ath-l e t i c s , and law enforce-ment to address the un-m e t n e e d s of our y o u t h in order for them be educated, skilled and highly val-ued by employers.”

Councilman Sum-mers is a fourteen year veteran of the Kokomo Police Department. He has served as a liaison officer at Kokomo High School and a D.A.R.E. instructor at the elemen-tary level. Summers has been active for many years coaching various youth baseball, basket-ball and football teams in our community.

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Governor names Griffin to IU trustee board

Gov. Mitch Daniels announced on Aug. 25 the appointments of five students to the boards of trustees of state univer-sities and the new fac-ulty representative to the Commission for Higher Education.

Cora Griffin, of Galves-ton, has been appointed Indiana University’s student trustee. Griffin earned her bachelor’s de-gree with honors in pub-lic affairs management

in May and is currently participating in the joint Doctor of Jurisprudence a n d Masters of Public A f f a i r s program at In-d i a n a Univer-sity, Indi-anapolis.

He term expires on 6/30/13.

Griffin

Freshman increase drives enrollment at Indiana University Kokomo

A substantial increase of freshman students plays a significant role in the impressive enroll-ment growth this fall semester at Indiana Uni-versity Kokomo. Prelimi-nary reports show the numbers are up in this category by 17.4 percent as of today (August 22), while overall attendance is ahead of last year.

The number of stu-dents attending full time reflects an all-time re-cord. In addition, credit hours are coming in at a 4.6 percent increase from fall 2010.

“I am thrilled at the growth on our campus and the dedication of our faculty and staff,” said Chancellor Michael Harris. “This is a direct result of many hours of hard work throughout the past year. I cannot ex-press enough gratitude to all who helped IU Koko-mo reach this significant milestone.”

There also is an upturn

in the number of recent high school graduates choosing IU Kokomo to further their education. The Office of Admissions staff has dedicated the past year to visiting area high schools and shar-ing the degree programs available on our campus.

“There is a new en-ergy and attitude going around the high schools about IU Kokomo and all it has to offer,” said Tyana Lange, director of enrollment management. “From new degree pro-grams to club sports, stu-dents see our campus as a campus of choice, not just convenience. They know they will earn a world class IU degree and have the chance to experience campus life in a fun, friendly, and supportive environment.”

IU Kokomo launched this fall 10 new degree programs, additional on-line classes, and is offer-ing more courses on Fri-days.

Alexander joins the AllianceSusan Alexander will

be modifying her hours with Daniels and Alexan-der to lend her expertise to the Greater Kokomo Economic Development Alliance in order to pro-mote business develop-ment in Kokomo. She feels a great pull to help in this time of need for existing businesses and our Kokomo economy. She has worked in the economic and commu-nity development area for many years and has never gone far from it. Her most recent project was the development of the Sidewalk Gardens in downtown, where lo-

cal businesses gained a new advertising venue by sponsoring a garden. And, as an add-ed ben-efit, Ko-k o m o g a i n e d beauti -ful gar-d e n s . She will be add-ing business expansion and development to her individual financial ad-vising skill set. Susan’s hours will be modified to include weeknights and weekend appointments.

Alexander

job, to help families. They want answers. ‘Why did my loved one die?’ I have been yelled at, cussed at, been pounded on out of frustration from losing a loved one. I understand. That’s why I work hard to give people the an-swers that they need, to give them closure.”

Price tries to do as much of the job as he can without assistance, though he does have deputies on call when needed. One of them -- councilman Jeff Stout -- illustrated for the council how the job has changed in volume since he served as coroner a decade ago.

“Where we were doing 100-125 cases a year eight or 10 years ago, it’s now over 200,” said Stout.

The coroner’s budget does reflect a request for a salary increase for Price, raising him to $40,000. Likewise, he requested that his part-time line-item be doubled from $3,000 to $6,000. Each deputy receives $100 for

every call they take. Be-yond that, he attempted to keep costs flat, with one minor exception -- a $100 increase in publi-cation and legal notice funds.

“What we’re running into is unclaimed bod-ies,” said Price. “We’ll have a case where there is no family. We do ev-erything we possibly can to locate a family mem-ber. I have one right now that I’ve spent five days trying to locate a family member. We have to run an ad in Kokomo and surrounding counties for three days to see if we get a response. If there is none, the body is turned over to the coroner’s of-fice to take care of.

“This one I have is a veteran. I’m trying my best to make sure he has a military funeral. This is what we do. This is why we spend a lot of time. We don’t want to just put them in the ground and say that’s it. Somewhere out there, someone loved this individual.”

The council will make a determination on Price’s budget at its Sept. 7 meeting.

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GHOULISH GREETER — Artworks in downtown Kokomo featured a bit of outdoor decoration last week in the form of a hanging skeleton.


Round Barn Receives Farm Credit GiftFor Howard County 4H

Fair board member Bryan Kirkpatrick, seeing the re-cent relocation of the round barn to the Fair’s Pioneer Village was the culmination of a long-standing dream.

“When we started the Pioneer Village, the origi-nal plan called for a round barn,” said Kirkpatrick. “Since this year was the 25th anniversary of the Village, we really wanted to make it happen this year.”

But to “make it happen,” the fair board had to take a step of faith that the funds — about $250,000 — to move and renovate the 1909 structure, would come in.

Kirkpatrick approached Farm Credit Services. They committed early, and re-cently presented a check for $7,500 to the fair board. Farm Credit also donated an antique wagon to the project.

Customer Service Repre-sentative Breanne Bennett said that Farm Credit saw

the opportunity as a “natu-ral fit” for their line of work.

“That barn has been around the area for a long time, but Farm Credit has been a part of the ag com-munity, helping farmers for much of that era,” she said. “We saw the opportunity to promote, preserve, and ed-ucate people about our ag-ricultural heritage as some-thing we really wanted to be a part of.”

Both Bennett and Kirk-patrick see the round barn, which should be complete-ly renovated for next year’s fair, as a great enhancement to the fair and the commu-nity. In addition to the fair, it will serve as a resource for school field trips and other educational opportunities. It will also be used for spe-cial events, possibly includ-ing weddings.



Howard County participates in nationwide school recycling competition

Beginning this fall, all schools within Howard County will compete in the Recycle-Bowl, a nation-wide recycling competition for elementary, middle and high school students. Let’s rally our schools to win.

Open to all schools and classrooms, the incentive-based recycling competi-tion and benchmarking program runs from Oct. 17 through Nov. 12. Participat-ing schools will track and report how much material they collect for a chance to win prizes. At the close of the four-week competition, the school that collects the most recyclable material per capita will win $1,000. A national champion will then be chosen from among the statewide winners to receive a grand prize of $2,500.

“Recycle-Bowl is about much more than simply winning a prize,” said Matt

McKenna, president and chief executive officer of Keep America Beautiful. “Through this fun compe-tition, we’re providing stu-dents, teachers and admin-istrators across the country with an opportunity to learn more about the eco-nomic and environmental benefits of recycling, and inspire their families to take similar actions both at home and in their communities.”

More information about Recycle-Bowl can be found at http://recycle-bowl.org. The Recycle-Bowl competi-tion is made possible with the sponsorship support of Nestlé Waters North Amer-ica.

Keep America Beautiful, Inc., established in 1953, is the nation’s largest vol-unteer-based community action and education orga-nization. This national non-profit forms public-private partnerships and programs

that engage individuals to take greater responsibility for improving their com-munity environments. For additional information, vis-it www.kab.org.

With 35 years of experi-ence with healthful hydra-tion in the bottled water segment, Nestlé Waters produces six regional spring water brands in the U.S., three international brands, and Nestlé Pure Life, its nationally distrib-uted purified bottled wa-ter. Sales for Nestlé Waters North America topped $4 billion in 2010. The com-pany’s dedication to qual-ity, employee development, seeking to bring shared val-ue to communities, and its commitments to environ-mental stewardship, espe-cially in the areas of water use, energy and packaging, has led Nestlé Waters to the No. 1 bottled water position in the U.S.

DONATION — Howard County 4H Fair board members and Farm Credit Services reps show off the $7,500 donation from the financial services company.

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Wants more on Washam

Is there more to this sto-ry? Where did the $3,000 mentioned in the article go? His property taxes at the highest would never have been that much. This is an absolute disgrace. Someone at the Howard County Treasurer’s Office should have notified the Howard County Veterans Office before this got out of hand.

It’s all over his tax sum-mary that he is a totally disabled veteran. What the hell is this country coming to? We’re so damn worried about $18.50 that we can’t take that extra step to pro-tect a veteran.

Enjoy your freedom not to help those who provid-ed you that freedom. What a disgrace! Pat, please don’t drop this cause.

Ray HarrisonKokomo

Appalled byWasham story

I just finished reading “Disabled Veteran Loses Everything.” How ap-palling! Anyone remote-ly involved with the de-cision to take this man’s home over an $18.50 tax bill should feel ashamed!

What a gross display of humanity and compas-sion! Shame on you! I can barely make ends meet myself, however I would give my last $19.00 to keep someone from los-ing their house!

Shame on McCain, the new owner, as well! There could have been a different outcome, and I certainly hope Washam hasn’t lost faith in the kindness of others. We’re not all greedy or unfair or uncompassionate!

Obviously those in-

volved have never heard that “the Lord loves a cheerful giver.” You also might remember that what you do for or against another you are doing for or against the Lord.

Terri StottKokomo

Take no dealsI am writing the letter

to advise the East Side Annexation leadership to stand up to the “deals” Greg Goodnight wants you to accept. He is only making offers becasue he knows he lost the East Side ordinance. Stand up for what you fought for and take no offer he may have.

I read the article in the Kokomo Tribune on Aug. 26 about his offers. It was stated in the article that city officials made a Power Point presentation touting benefits of annex-

ation. One particular line that struck a nerve with me was that annexation would provide full-time police and fire protection.

Hey Greg, are the deputies of the Howard County Sheriff’s De-partment not full-time? The reason I ask is that I am a deputy sheriff, and I work full-time. I feel you have taken sev-eral “jabs” at my agency since this started in 2008, and I can’t keep quiet anymore. I take pride in serving those people, and I am upset about losing the people from the West Side ordinance.

Secondly, some of the area is in Center Township which is Ko-komo Fire Department response. Last time I checked, they were full-time as well. East Side leaders and people, please stand up for what

The CCC recently held a community forum con-cerning fire protection for Kokomo and Howard County. Presentations were made by the city of Kokomo’s fire depart-ment, and the volunteer firefighters of Howard County.

Both organizational representatives were ex-cellent advocates for their individual fire protection services. However, there are huge differences in the cost of delivered services. The Kokomo Fire Depart-ment’s budget is $10 mil-lion plus, and the county fire protection costs are minimal.

The largest difference in cost is the number of full-time firefighters required for city fire protection compared to the manpow-er requirements for volun-teer fire departments run by the county. This differ-ence calls for a community discussion on the merits of both programs. The ques-tion has to be asked, “Are county residents less pro-tected because the way county fire protection is organized?”

If not, why not change the Kokomo Fire Depart-ment to an organization that is served with perma-nent members manning the fire stations supple-mented by volunteers? With a diminishing tax base, adverse economic conditions surrounding Kokomo’s largest employ-ers, a housing market with 20 percent vacancies, little economic development, and a national economy

floundering, can Kokomo afford a fire department that absorbs an inordinate amount of the city’s bud-get?

For comparison, the city of Kokomo has a population of 45,468 with 111 full-time firefighters covering 18 square miles. Indiana cities with com-parable numbers are: Co-lumbus with a population of 44,061 coverage of 27 square miles and 73 full-time firefighters; Jefferson-ville with a population of 44,953 with 74 firefighters responsible for 30.5 square miles; Lawrence with a population of 46,000 and 87 firefighters covering 20 square miles. In addition, Lawrence has 11 emer-gency medical technicians, 13 paramedics and two animal control officers, but not firefighters; Green-wood has a population of

49,791 with 30 firefighters, supplemented by 70 vol-unteers responsible for 25 square miles; and Muncie has a population of 70,000 with 103 firefighters cover-ing 26.4 square miles.

Last year, the Kokomo Fire Department was called to 88 structure fires, or less than two per week. There were 30 vehicle fires, 254 false alarms, 144 rub-bish fires and a myriad of other incidents. Total training hours were 2,636, and call out investigations numbered 111. The inspec-tion division seemed to be quite busy with 3,254 total inspections and activities.

These comparisons in-dicate certain things to certain people, depending on one’s bias. You could assume, based on com-parisons, the Kokomo Fire Department has excess personnel. But you have to look deeper and examine determining factors.

What is the population density of the 18 square miles covered by the Ko-komo Fire Department? Do Kokomo citizens feel safer with the 111 firefight-ers on the payroll? Does

the coverage by 111 fire-fighters reduce Kokomo citizens’ insurance rates?

These questions and others are the reasons there should be a measured, non-emotional, com-munity discussion about how future fire protection for Kokomo is delivered. Most people, including the politicians of Howard County and Kokomo, are afraid to even approach the subject of fire protec-tion because of the vitriolic and assured response from the firefighters and their union representatives. Firefighter advocates are well organized and vo-cal. All perceived scrutiny, questioning, examination or criticism of the status quo is met with immediate resistance.

The Howard County Council got a heaping helping of disrespect from county employees during the an-nual budget hearings. The auditor’s employees said it wasn’t enough just to have a job anymore. Howard County Highway Superintendent Ted Cain chose the forum to reproach Councilman John Roberts over some unsightly construction barrels in front of Indian Heights.

This isn’t politics. This is unrest. This is the ab-sence of decorum. And it is just the latest symptom of a growing plague afflicting all of government, but Howard County in particular. Government increas-ingly is blind to the needs of the citizens, and part of it is because our leaders are failing to administrate ef-fectively.

When those employed or appointed to serve the people are willing to display insubordinate behavior in a public forum, those elected to lead have failed at a fundamental level. It is obvious some employees are dissatisfied, but the council meeting is not the forum in which to air these grievances.

When many of these employees were hired, the lo-cal job market was different. A person with no more than a high school education and no experience could get a job with the county because there were few qual-ified applicants in the job pool. Family and friends could find a government job without too much worry.

Today, there are scores of people with four-year degrees and experience in a variety of fields who are

actively searching for work. For those who think it is not enough just to have a job with Howard County, consider that a more educated replacement is avail-able today.

But we cannot fault the employees completely for maintaining an attitude of disrespect. Our county leaders show little concern for anything outside of their offices. They want more, and they expect to get it, regardless of the taxpayers.

Need some examples? Howard Superior Court I Judge William Menges is a poster child for disdain of the public. He goes where he wants, spends what he wants and gets what he wants. We pay for it, and there is nothing that man, woman or beast can do to make him accountable. We’re supposed to just be hap-py he’s on the bench.

How about Howard County prosecutor Mark Mc-Cann? When faced with the problem of paying a vet-eran employee the same salary as a new hire, his solu-tion was to give the veteran a raise rather than think of the taxpayer and lower the starting wage. Or how about Howard Superior Court II Judge Brant Parry? When he heard that Howard Superior Court III Judge Doug Tate was cutting his budget, Parry asked for Tate’s share. If not for Tate and Howard County As-sessor Jamie Shepherd -- who offered to lower her tax levy, there would be no officials willing to provide the first bit of relief to the citizens.

This is the disease that is killing us.

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Seventy percent of all fire protection in the United States is delivered by volunteer fire depart-ments. I am personally covered by an all-volun-teer fire department in Greentown. Concerns about my fire protection never entered my mind until the CCC meeting on fire protection. After hear-ing the comments by the volunteer firemen and experiencing their profes-sionalism, any concerns I might have developed

about volunteer fire pro-tection disappeared.

Manning the fire sta-tions in Kokomo with a nucleus of permanent fire-fighters, supplemented by volunteers, would be a very interesting concept that is cost effective, and it is one that is used suc-cessfully at many locales around the country.

But the ultimate ques-tion is, “How long can the taxpayers of Kokomo con-tinue with a fire protec-tion system that is costing the taxpayer $11 million a year?”

With a falling tax base and an unemployment rate stuck at 10 percent, any organizations soak-

ing up a disproportionate amount of tax revenue will have to be studied. When this will happen depends on present economic fac-tors and those economic events yet to occur. But it will happen.

One last comment. The volunteer firemen deserve to be paid for their servic-es. I was aware county fire-men were classified as vol-unteers, but I didn’t know they perform work with-out compensation. With all the wasteful spending by the county, you would think the county could find the funds to pay these dedicated individuals for their valuable service.

It is so wonderful to see the community looking so great! Investment by the City of Kokomo and the partners in the com-munity to make Kokomo the best place to live, work and play is in action.

From an economic de-velopment perspective, The Alliance is commit-ted to the strategic area we call Quality of Place. This is a little different take on the quality of life issues, only from the view that how we “show” our community is an impact-ing feature that will weigh in to new and expanding business decisions.

As we court businesses to consider Kokomo and Howard County as an operating location, there is an expectation that the decision makers or their key staff will have access to assets and resources that will attract and keep employees. Formerly sit-ting on the consultant side of the fence, these may not be the top factor in their location decision, but in a competitive project de-cision, quality of life can play a role in the final de-termination of a competi-tive decision.

Typically, regional or national site searches are done with the operations

in mind. Key factors such as workforce, geography, access to transportation, operating costs, and sta-bility of local government all play a role in the com-petitive decision. But with many of these elements fairly equal, a consultant or company leader will look at the community’s commitment to quality of life in anticipation that they will need to send some personnel to lead the new operation. They do not want to locate in a community that does not invest in their community assets for fear of losing these leaders and not hav-

ing access to local workers that do not have pride in their community.

Our community has continued to develop quality of place assets, both for our local resi-dents and businesses. In-vestment in beautification in our downtown, adding bike paths and bike lanes, redeveloping sites for new uses, and making us proud to be part of a com-munity that understands the impact is an economic development asset.

I am excited about the opportunity to work with the City of Kokomo and Mayor Goodnight on the residential attraction pro-gram. The new residential incentive, partnered with commitments from local private and non-profits, is an aggressive way to pro-vide additional reasons to new employees and those

that work in Kokomo but may commute daily, to consider our community as their home.

This program has the ability to impact our lo-cal residential population, but without an invest-ment by all of us in quality of life initiatives, it will be a difficult and challenging competitive race.

So, to those leaders in public, private and non-profit who commit-ment time and resources to making Kokomo and Howard County the best place to live, work and play, I salute your efforts.

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There was some good news and bad news com-ing from Joplin, Mo., last week. On one hand, school opened on time in the city. On the other, much-needed funding for rebuilding the city soon may evaporate.

Joplin students returned to school on time just three months after a tornado leveled one-third of the city. The school is in a strip mall instead of a traditional building, but it will do the job. And every student re-ceived a new laptop computer, thanks to the people of the United Arab Emirates.

That’s right. The clean-up effort in Joplin is an in-ternational one.

But the arrival of Hurricane Irene has put Joplin’s recovery on hold. The Federal Emergency Manage-ment Agency (FEMA) told Missouri that road and re-building projects may be delayed indefinitely because of the billion-dollar disaster that stretched across the East Coast over the weekend. Applications for aid al-ready are being filed.

Disaster assistance has not been our government’s strong suit until recently. The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina is still very much in evidence in New Orleans. Six years after that disaster, thousands of homes and business remain unrestored.

Worse, tens of million of dollars have been paid out to low-income and African-American families -- not because of their need, but because the U.S. Depart-ment of Housing and Urban Development was prov-en to have discriminated against these people when it came to providing relief.

The city is smaller by more than 110,000 people. Nearly 50,000 homes remain abandoned and dam-aged. And the public education system never recov-ered. Charter schools now handle the teaching duties.

Is this how we want disasters handled in our na-tion? Will Joplin be the next New Orleans. Photos of the city show that the debris is gone, but the houses

are, too. The rebuilding effort hasn’t really begun in earnest yet, but the East Coast is calling.

At least 22 people died over the weekend because of Hurricane Irene. Flood and wind damage is esti-mated at $1 billion or more. There will be needs from South Carolina to Massachusetts. Can FEMA handle the load? Obviously not.

We expect much from our government, yet we de-mand to give as little as possible. It is a contradiction that is intrinsically inviable. We complain about the billions and trillions spent. We demand and we march and we shout and we threaten. But when it comes to helping the survivors of a disaster, government can-not act quickly enough. It doesn’t provide enough re-lief. It doesn’t restore what was lost.

In exchange for less government, are we willing to give of ourselves? Sure, we feel good about sending a case of water or a flat of canned vegetables when the disaster is new, but what are we doing for the people of Joplin today? What are we doing for the people of New Orleans?

The truth is that there are so many causes to sup-port and so many needs to meet in our own commu-nity that is it difficult to keep the woes of others pres-ent in our minds. And even the most philanthropic of us cannot give to every charity or relief effort.

That is why we need government. Should a tornado tear through Howard County, we would want FEMA on the ground, rebuilding and providing assistance. The evidence is there to show that no combination of tax dollars and charitable giving is enough, but we must do what we can.

Our country must shine when it comes to helping its people. We must choose our charities and give what we can, and we must encourage our govern-ment to spend the money we give it on things that we need, such as disaster relief. The need will not abate.

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Jeb Conrad

Editorial

In the face of disaster, we must shine

you believe in.Steve Kline

Kokomo

What’s up with Medicare?

I have been hearing and reading lot about Social Security and Medicare/Medicaid costs, especially since government had to raise the debt ceiling because it doesn’t seem to know how to quit spending. Now President Obama’s health care plan

in 2014 will be forced on the United States people, if it doesn’t get repealed.

If these articles are re-ally true, the cost of our Medicare premiums will more than double in 2014 to a whopping $247 a month, and then on top of that, you have to buy a supplemental policy be-cause Medicare only cov-ers 80 percent.

I am not at Medicare age yet, but if this is what I have to look forward to when I get to age 65, I’d better start getting my box ready, because you will have a lot of senior citi-zens living on the streets.

I thought the United States was the land of

dreams and freedom. It’s starting to become the land of nightmares for se-nior citizens and the poor. I am a proud veteran of this once great country, but its looking like to me we are going to be a Third World country, and it’s coming quick.

I don’t have much faith in our government any-more, but I still love this country. The people mak-ing the policies for the U.S. had better wake up. We are getting very angry, and Election time is right around the corner.

David A. SedamKokomo

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ARRESTSThe following are arrests made by the Kokomo Police Department. All those arrest-ed are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Aug. 18Franklin D. Wilcox, 28, Warrant: Petition to Revoke Suspended Sentence

Dustin J. Newton, 24, Warrant: Domestic Battery

Michael L. Hentzell, 49, Warrant: Failure to Appear (3 counts)

Triston D. Hizer, 20, Warrant: Failure to Appear

Thomas E. Preer Jr., 23, Trespassing

Aug. 19Richard N. Carpenter, 45, Invasion of Privacy

Anton M. Hicks, 34, Warrant: Failure to Appear

Joseph R. East, 25, OWI

Brandi N. Lawson, 26, Warrant: Petition to Revoke Suspended Sentence, Warrant: Failure to Appear

Ramon E. Williams, 32, Warrant: Body Attachment

Everett J. Johnson Jr., 43, Warrant: Failure to Appear, Warrant: Body Attachment

Johnathan M. Lovell, 22, Warrant: Failure to Appear

Kayla Y. Stanley, 20, Warrant: Theft

Christopher A. Mosier, 44, Invasion of Privacy, Warrant: Purchase of More Than 3 Grams of a Precursor in a Week (2 counts), Warrant: Failure to Appear (3 counts)

Jennifer L.Walker, 24, Invasion of Privacy, Warrant: Purchase of More Than 3 Grams of a Precursor in a Week, Warrant: Body Attachment

Andrew T. Wise, 26, Warrant: Possession of Marijuana

Shawnacey D. Carter, 39, Theft

James R. Allen, 36, OWI, Hit-Skip Accident

Aug. 20Reginald B. Anderson, 48, Public Intoxication

Melissa D. Lynch, 35, Disorderly Conduct

Don J. Herrington Jr., 34, Possession of Marijuana, Warrant: Parole Violation

Jamie L. McKibben, 19, Possession of Marijuana

Ryan N. Schultz, 25, Warrant: Failure to Appear (2 counts)

Jennifer L. Martin, 20, Warrant: Petition to Revoke Suspended Sentence

Gregory W. Morgan, 57, Warrant: Body Attachment

Blake A. Canady, 26, Warrant: Petition to Revoke Suspended Sentence

Aug. 21Jeremy D. McKinney, 27, Warrant: Failure to Appear

Karlie M. Anderson, 18, Theft, Resisting Law Enforce-ment, False Informing

Bryan D. Lewis, 34, Warrant: Failure to Appear (2 counts), Warrant: Petition to Revoke Suspended Sentence

Nicole L. Nocita, 23, Warrant: Body Attachment, Warrant: Failure to Appear

Creighton McCutch-eon, 41, Posses-sion of a Schedule III Controlled Substance, Warrant: Petition to Revoke

Suspended Sentence

Aug. 22Darrell L. Brown, 28, Public Intoxication, OWI

Thomas M. Morris, 46, Public Intoxication, Disorderly Conduct

George Smith, 32, Warrant: Purchase of More Than 9 Grams of a Precursor in a 30-Day Period

Aug. 23Jimmy L. Coates, 50, OWI, Driving While Suspended

Tyler J. Eitelman, 21, Public Intoxication

Jessica R. Nester, 33, Warrant: Violation of In-Home Detention

Kenneth W. Watson, 46, Warrant: Petition to Revoke Suspended Sentence

Aug. 24Albert N. Smith, 44, Domestic Battery

Andrew A. Martin, 22, Possession of Metham-phetamine

Jessica L. Bates, 27, Visiting a Common Nuisance

Austin L. Lawrence, 18, Receiving Stolen Property, Possession of a Schedule IV Controlled Substance, Possession of Marijuana, Trespassing

Jearld A. Freeman, 31, Warrant: Failure to Appear (2 counts), Warrant: Body Attachment

Bryan D. Rinearson, 21, Warrant (Miami Co.): Failure to Appear

Aug. 25Danny E. Daniel, 38, Hit-Skip Accident, OWI, False Informing

SHERIFF’S ARRESTS

The following are arrests made by the Howard County Sheriff’s Department. All those arrested are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Aug. 18Jennifer J. West, 32, Warrant: Failure to Appear

Nathan T. Perrin, 27, Warrant: Failure to Appear (2 counts)

Holli A. Patton, 29, Warrant: Petition to Revoke Suspended Sentence

Willie Hollins, 32, Warrant: Failure to Appear (5 counts)

Lucinda A. Mohler, 23, Warrant: Disorderly Conduct

Kenneth A. Mohler, 30, Warrant: Disorderly Conduct

Abby N. Bass, 28, Warrant: Body Attachment (2 counts)

April L. Cianteo, 36, OWI En-dangering a Person, OWI (2 counts), OWI Implied consent, Reckless Driving, Driving While Suspended, False Informing, Hit-Skip Accident, Warrant: Body Attachment (2 counts)

Aug. 19Semaj E. Hall, 31, Trespassing, Warrant: Failure to Appear (2 counts), Warrant: Battery

Tina A. Angell, 43, Warrant: Petition to Revoke Suspended Sentence

Brian J. McDaniel, 36, Warrant: Public Intoxication

Tyler P. Greer, 21, Warrant: Petition to Revoke Suspended Sentence

Scott E. Young-blood, 46, Warrant: Body Attachment (2 counts)

Joseph A. Perry, Warrant: Petition to Revoke Suspended Sentence

Jacqueline Jones, Warrant: Petition to Revoke Suspended Sentence

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Aug. 21Robert A. Grimes, 34, Residen-tial Entry, Resisting Law Enforce-ment, OWI (2 counts), Battery

Cameron W. Miller, 25, Residen-tial Entry, Resisting Law Enforce-ment, Public Intoxication, Warrant (Carroll Co.)

Heather D. Stone, 40, Warrant: Hit-Skip Accident, Warrant: False Informing

Scott A. Montgomery, 32, Warrant: Purchase of More Than 3 Grams of a Precursor in a Month

Matthew P. Wilhoite, Warrant: Petition to Revoke Suspended Sentence

Aug. 22Shailea D. May, 22, Warrant: Theft

Jason A. Henderson, 35, Invasion of Privacy

Michael T. Anderson, 46, Warrant: Battery on a Juvenile

James M. Bailey, 31, Warrant: Contempt

Michaela R. Richards, 23, Warrant: Failure to Appear

Jeremy Vazquez, 29, Warrant: Body Attachment

William A. Jenks, 39, Failure to Register as a Sex Offender

Michael Wiles, Warrant: Failure to Appear

Aug. 23Timothy P. Cade, 56, Warrant: Body Attachment

Lucinda L. Rothrauff, 40, OWI (2 counts)

Leonel N. Escalona, 25, Warrant: Failure to Appear

Victor B. McClatchey, 36, Warrant (Huntington Co.)

Jason A. Henderson, 35, Warrant: Intimidation

Keon D. Jones, 25, Warrant: Failure to Appear (3 counts)

Arbie Clay, Warrant: Failure to Appear

Scott Niles, Warrant: Burglary (3 counts)

Janzen Wimmer, Warrant: Petition to Revoke Suspended Sentence

Aaron M. Smith, Warrant: Failure to Appear

Aug. 24Maxie D. Bolden, 23, Warrant: Failure to Appear

Demetris D. Sinclair, 21, Warrant: Failure to Appear, Warrant (Wisconsin)

Christina S. Harris, 41, Warrant: Contempt

Denise L. Hamilton, 34, Warrant: Contempt

Trent M. Roberts, 20, Warrant: Petition to Revoke Suspended Sentence

Daiquan Haith, Warrant: Burglary

STATE POLICE ARRESTS

The following are arrests made by the Indiana State Police in Howard County. All those arrested are inno-cent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Aug. 19Loren O. Vereen, 27, Driving While Suspended, OWI

CRIMINAL SENTENCINGSThe following are the sen-tencings of criminal cases heard in all four Howard County courts.

Superior IVGeramie R.

YoungCharge: Petition to Revoke Suspended SentenceDefense Counsel: NoneProsecutor: Scott McClellandSentence: Indiana Department of Corrections for 9 months of previously suspended sen-tence, executedEstimated cost of incarcera-tion: $14,785.04

Amber E. McHenry

Charge: Obstruction of JusticeDefense Counsel: Jeffrey ElftmanProsecutor: Scott McClellandSentence: Indiana Department of Corrections for 3 years, 180 days executed and remainder suspended, supervised proba-tion for 30 months, sentence to run consecutively to sentence in 27D01-1002-FC-33, no contact with victimFees: Court cost, probation fee

Robert N. Farmer

Charge: Sexual BatteryDefense Counsel: Charles HustonProsecutor: Scott McClellandSentence: Indiana Department of Corrections for 3 years, 38 days executed and remainder suspended, supervised proba-tion for balance of suspended sentence, register as a sex offenderFees: Court cost, probation fee

Superior IIITimothy PaultonCharge: OWI Endangering a PersonDefense Counsel: Tiffany RosselotProsecutor: Michael KrebesSentence: Howard County Jail for 1 year, 2 days executed and remainder suspended, unsu-pervised probation for 1 year, complete IOP as previously ordered, license suspended 90 days, complete 50 hours of community service, pay restitu-tion to Howard Regional Health SystemFees: Court costs, probation fee, Community Drug Free As-sessment

Jorge GarzaCharge: OWI Endangering a PersonDefense Counsel: Tiffany RosselotProsecutor: Michael KrebesSentence: Howard County Jail for 1 year, 2 days executed and remainder suspended, unsu-pervised probation for 1 year, complete alcohol and drug program, attend Victim Impact Panel, license suspended 90 days, complete 30 hours of community service or buy-out for $150Fees: Court costs, probation fee, alcohol and drug program

fee, Community Drug Free As-sessment

Jonathan SmithCharge: OWI Endangering a PersonDefense Counsel: Stephanie DoranProsecutor: Michael KrebesSentence: Howard County Jail for 1 year, 2 days executed and remainder suspended, unsu-pervised probation for 1 year, complete alcohol and drug program, attend Victim Impact Panel, license suspended 90 days, pay restitutionFees: Court costs, probation fee, alcohol and drug program fee, Community Drug Free As-sessment

James HarrisonCharge: OWI Endangering a PersonDefense Counsel: Tiffany RosselotProsecutor: Michael KrebesSentence: Howard County Jail for 1 year, 30 days executed and remainder suspended, un-supervised probation for 1 year, complete alcohol and drug program, attend Victim Impact Panel, license suspended 180 daysFees: Court costs, probation fee, alcohol and drug program fee, Community Drug Free As-sessment

Kent Swartzendruber

Charge: OWI Endangering a PersonDefense Counsel: Tiffany RosselotProsecutor: Michael KrebesSentence: Howard County Jail for 1 year, 20 days executed and remainder suspended, unsupervised probation for 1 year, complete alcohol and drug program, attend Victim Impact Panel, license suspend-ed 1 yearFees: Court costs, probation fee, alcohol and drug program fee, Community Drug Free As-sessment

James Gifford IIICharge: OWI Endangering a PersonDefense Counsel: NoneProsecutor: Mark HurtSentence: Howard County Jail for 1 year, 6 days executed and remainder suspended, unsu-pervised probation for 1 year, complete alcohol and drug program, attend Victim Impact Panel, license suspended 180 days, no driving without a valid license, complete 45 hours of community serviceFees: Court costs, probation fee, alcohol and drug program fee, Community Drug Free As-sessment

Colleen TuttleCharge: OWI Endangering a Person, OWIDefense Counsel: Randy HainlenProsecutor: Michael KrebesSentence: Indiana Department of Corrections for 18 months, 10 days executed and remain-der suspended, unsupervised probation for 17 months, In-Home detention for 80 days, complete alcohol and drug program, attend Victim Impact Panel, license suspended 1 yearFees: Court costs, probation

fee, alcohol and drug program fee, Community Drug Free As-sessment, public defender fee

Christopher Coulbern

Charge: OWI Endangering a Person, OWIDefense Counsel: Brent DechertProsecutor: Mark HurtSentence: Indiana Department of Corrections for 2 years, 10 days executed and remainder suspended, In-Home deten-tion for 90 days, unsupervised probation for balance of suspended sentence, license suspended 1 yearFees: Court costs, probation fee, Community Drug Free As-sessment

James Grisamore

Charge: OWI Endangering a PersonDefense Counsel: Mark KuntzProsecutor: Tracey WilsonSentence: Howard County Jail for 1 year, 14 days executed and remainder suspended, unsupervised probation for 1 year, complete alcohol and drug program, attend Victim Im-pact Panel, license suspended 180 days, pay restitution to St. Joseph HospitalFees: Court costs, probation fee, alcohol and drug program fee, Community Drug Free As-sessment

Marshall R. Reede

Charge: OWI Endangering a Person, OWIDefense Counsel: Randy HainlenProsecutor: Mark HurtSentence: Indiana Department of Corrections for 2½ years, 2 years executed and remainder suspended, unsupervised probation for 6 months, license suspended 1 yearFees: Court costs, probation fee, public defender fee

Dawn HealeyCharge: OWI Endangering a PersonDefense Counsel: Stephanie DoranProsecutor: Tracey WilsonSentence: Howard County Jail for 1 year, 2 days executed and remainder suspended, unsu-pervised probation for 1 year, license suspended 90 days, no driving without a valid licenseFees: Court costs, probation fee, Community Drug Free As-sessment

Christopher PoeCharge: OWI Endangering a PersonDefense Counsel: Stephanie DoranProsecutor: Tracey WilsonSentence: Indiana Department of Corrections for 3 years, 2 years executed and remainder suspended, unsupervised probation for 1 year, license suspended 1 year, complete SCRAM programFees: Court costs, probation fee, Community Drug Free As-sessment

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Michael SharpCharge: OWI Endangering a Person, Never Receiving a License, Failure to Stop After Accident Resulting in Damage to an Unattended VehicleDefense Counsel: NoneProsecutor: Tracey WilsonSentence: Count I - Howard County Jail for 1 year, 20 days executed and remainder suspended, unsupervised probation for 1 year, complete alcohol and drug program, attend Victim Impact Panel, license suspended 90 days, no driving without a valid license, Count III - Howard County Jail for 60 days, 8 days executed and remainder suspended, un-supervised probation for 1 year, Count IV - Howard County Jail for 180 days, 8 days executed and remainder suspended, un-supervised probation for 1 year, sentences to run concurrentlyFees: Court costs, probation fee, alcohol and drug program fee, Community Drug Free As-sessment

Jacob EverhartCharge: OWI Endangering a PersonDefense Counsel: NoneProsecutor: Tracey WilsonSentence: Howard County Jail for 1 year, 8 days executed and remainder suspended, unsu-pervised probation for 1 year, complete alcohol and drug program, attend Victim Impact Panel, license suspended 90 daysFees: Court costs, probation fee, alcohol and drug program fee, Community Drug Free As-sessment

Edward WilliamsCharge: Public IntoxicationDefense Counsel: Tiffany RosselotProsecutor: Michael KrebesSentence: Howard County Jail for 180 days, 4 days executed and remainder suspended, un-supervised probation for 1 year, complete alcohol and drug program, complete 40 hours of community serviceFees: Court costs, probation fee, alcohol and drug program fee

Brady SmithCharge: Public IntoxicationDefense Counsel: NoneProsecutor: Mark HurtSentence: Howard County Jail for 1 year, 4 days executed and remainder suspended, unsupervised probation for 1 year, complete alcohol and drug programFees: Court costs, probation fee, alcohol and drug program fee

Rusty Zimmerman

Charge: Public IntoxicationDefense Counsel: NoneProsecutor: Tracey WilsonSentence: Howard County Jail for 180 days, 10 days executed and remainder suspended, unsupervised probation for 1 year, complete alcohol and drug programFees: Court costs, probation fee, alcohol and drug program fee

Brandon L. Moss

Charge: Public IntoxicationDefense Counsel: NoneProsecutor: Tracey WilsonSentence: Howard County Jail for 180 days, 10 days executed and remainder suspended, unsupervised probation for 1 year, complete alcohol and drug programFees: Court costs, probation fee, alcohol and drug program fee

Terry L. JacksonCharge: Public IntoxicationDefense Counsel: NoneProsecutor: Tracey WilsonSentence: Howard County Jail for 180 days, 10 days executed and remainder suspended, unsupervised probation for 1 year, complete alcohol and drug programFees: Court costs, probation fee, alcohol and drug program fee

Brent BesserCharge: Public IntoxicationDefense Counsel: NoneProsecutor: Tracey WilsonSentence: Howard County Jail for 180 days, 6 days executed and remainder suspended, unsupervised probation for 1 year, complete alcohol and drug programFees: Court costs, probation fee, alcohol and drug program fee

Michael AnthonyCharge: Public IntoxicationDefense Counsel: NoneProsecutor: Mark HurtSentence: Howard County Jail for 180 days, 8 days executed and remainder suspended, unsupervised probation for 1 year, complete alcohol and drug programFees: Court costs, probation fee, alcohol and drug program fee

Kasey HallamCharge: Public IntoxicationDefense Counsel: NoneProsecutor: Tracey WilsonSentence: Howard County Jail for 180 days, 6 days executed and remainder suspended, unsupervised probation for 1 year, complete alcohol and drug programFees: Court costs, probation fee, alcohol and drug program fee

Zachary VerrettCharge: Public IntoxicationDefense Counsel: NoneProsecutor: Mark HurtSentence: Howard County Jail for 180 days, 2 days executed and remainder suspended, unsupervised probation for 1 year, complete alcohol and drug programFees: Court costs, probation fee, alcohol and drug program fee

Joseph BartonCharge: Public Nudity, Public IntoxicationDefense Counsel: NoneProsecutor: Tracey WilsonSentence: Count I - Howard County Jail for 60 days, ex-ecuted, unsupervised probation for 1 year, Count II - Howard County Jail for 180 days, 60 days executed and remainder suspended, unsupervised

probation for 1 year, sentences to run concurrentlyFees: Court costs, probation fee, alcohol and drug program fee

Teresa ElmoreCharge: Public Intoxication, Resisting Law EnforcementDefense Counsel: NoneProsecutor: Tracey WilsonSentence: Count I - Howard County Jail for 180 days, 10 days executed and remainder suspended, unsupervised probation for 1 year, complete alcohol and drug program, Count II - Howard County Jail for 1 year, 10 days executed and remainder suspended, un-supervised probation for 1 year, sentences to run concurrentlyFees: Court costs, probation fee, alcohol and drug program fee

Dylan R. PikerCharge: Illegal Possession of an Alcoholic BeverageDefense Counsel: NoneProsecutor: Tracey WilsonSentence: Howard County Jail for 60 days, 4 days executed and remainder suspended, unsupervised probation for 1 yearFees: Court costs, probation fee

Samuel AlovezCharge: Illegal Possession of an Alcoholic BeverageDefense Counsel: NoneProsecutor: Mark HurtSentence: Howard County Jail for 60 days, 50 days executed and remainder suspended, unsupervised probation for 1 yearFees: Court costs, probation fee

Steven SuttlesCharge: Illegal Possession of an Alcoholic BeverageDefense Counsel: NoneProsecutor: Mark HurtSentence: Howard County Jail for 60 days, 2 days executed and remainder suspended, unsupervised probation for 1 yearFees: Court costs, probation fee

Richard WoernerCharge: Illegal Possession of an Alcoholic BeverageDefense Counsel: NoneProsecutor: Mark HurtSentence: Howard County Jail for 60 days, 2 days executed and remainder suspended, unsupervised probation for 1 year, complete alcohol and drug programFees: Court costs, probation fee, alcohol and drug program fee

Samantha BerryCharge: Illegal Consumption of AlcoholDefense Counsel: NoneProsecutor: Tracey WilsonSentence: Howard County Jail for 60 days, 8 days executed and remainder suspended, unsupervised probation for 1 yearFees: Court costs, probation fee

Brittani LewisCharge: False InformingDefense Counsel: NoneProsecutor: Tracey Wilson

Sentence: Howard County Jail for 180 days, 8 days executed and remainder suspended, unsupervised probation for 1 yearFees: Court costs, probation fee

Shamika Mitchell

Charge: False InformingDefense Counsel: NoneProsecutor: Mark HurtSentence: Howard County Jail for 180 days, 60 days executed and remainder suspended, unsupervised probation for 120 days, sentence to run consecu-tively to any other sentenceFees: Court costs, probation fee

Marcus ByarsCharge: Resisting Law En-forcementDefense Counsel: Craig DechertProsecutor: Mark HurtSentence: Howard County Jail for 1 year, 128 days executed and remainder suspended, unsupervised probation for 1 yearFees: Court costs, probation fee

Lacy D. RouseCharge: Disorderly ConductDefense Counsel: NoneProsecutor: Mark HurtSentence: Howard County Jail for 180 days, 10 days executed and remainder suspended, unsupervised probation for 1 yearFees: Court costs, probation fee

Jeffrey D. DukeCharge: Battery Resulting in Bodily InjuryDefense Counsel: NoneProsecutor: Tracey WilsonSentence: Howard County Jail for 1 year, 4 days executed and remainder suspended, unsu-pervised probation for 1 year, pay restitution to victimFees: Court costs, probation fee

Janzen WimmerCharge: Cruelty to an AnimalDefense Counsel: NoneProsecutor: Mark HurtSentence: Howard County Jail for 1 year, 20 days executed and remainder suspended, unsupervised probation for 1 yearFees: Court costs, probation fee

Schneice Thomas

Charge: ConversionDefense Counsel: NoneProsecutor: Tracey WilsonSentence: Howard County Jail for 1 year, suspended, unsu-pervised probation for 1 yearFees: Court costs, probation fee

Morgan MarksCharge: ConversionDefense Counsel: NoneProsecutor: Tracey WilsonSentence: Howard County Jail for 1 year, suspended, unsu-pervised probation for 1 yearFees: Court costs, probation fee

Susan VauxCharge: ConversionDefense Counsel: Tiffany RosselotProsecutor: Mark HurtSentence: Howard County Jail for 1 year, 6 days executed and remainder suspended, super-vised probation for balance of suspended sentence, sentence to run consecutively to sen-tence currently being servedFees: Court costs, probation fee

Scott J. Lunsford

Charge: ConversionDefense Counsel: NoneProsecutor: Tracey WilsonSentence: Howard County Jail for 1 year, 10 days executed and remainder suspended, unsupervised probation for 1 yearFees: Court costs, probation fee

Warren E. HindsCharge: Conversion, Public Intoxication, False InformingDefense Counsel: NoneProsecutor: Tracey WilsonSentence: Count I - Howard County Jail for 1 year, 6 days executed and remainder suspended, unsupervised probation for 1 year, Count II - Howard County Jail for 180 days, 6 days executed and remainder suspended, unsu-pervised probation for 1 year, complete alcohol and drug program, Count III - Howard County Jail for 180 days, 6 days executed and remainder suspended, unsupervised probation for 1 yearFees: Court costs, probation fee, alcohol and drug program fee

Darrell Brown IIICharge: OWI Endangering a PersonDefense Counsel: NoneProsecutor: Mark HurtSentence: Howard County Jail for 1 year, 10 days executed and remainder suspended, un-supervised probation for 1 year, complete alcohol and drug program, license suspended 90 daysFees: Court costs, probation fee, alcohol and drug program fee, Community Drug Free As-sessment

Regan WilsonCharge: OWI Endangering a Person, OWIDefense Counsel: Thomas LewisProsecutor: Mark HurtSentence: Indiana Department of Corrections for 18 months, 180 days executed and remain-der suspended, unsupervised probation for 1 year, complete alcohol and drug program, license suspended 1 yearFees: Court costs, probation fee, alcohol and drug program fee, Community Drug Free As-sessment

James Hollingsworth

Charge: OWI Endangering a PersonDefense Counsel: Randy HainlenProsecutor: Mark HurtSentence: Indiana Department of Corrections for 3 years, 2½ years executed and remain-

der suspended, supervised probation for 6 months, license suspended for life, complete alcohol and drug programFees: Court costs, probation fee, alcohol and drug program fee, Community Drug Free As-sessment

Loren O. VereenCharge: OWI Endangering a Person, Driving While Sus-pendedDefense Counsel: NoneProsecutor: Mark HurtSentence: Count I - Howard County Jail for 1 year, 10 days executed and remainder sus-pended, unsupervised proba-tion for 1 year, complete alco-hol and drug program, license suspended 90 days, complete Driving with a License program, Count III - Howard County Jail for 1 year, 10 days executed and remainder suspended, sentences to run concurrentlyFees: Court costs, probation fee, alcohol and drug program fee, Community Drug Free As-sessment

Jason SellCharge: OWI Endangering a PersonDefense Counsel: Adam CarterProsecutor: Mark HurtSentence: Howard County Jail for 1 year, 2 days executed and remainder suspended, unsu-pervised probation for 1 year, complete alcohol and drug program, license suspended 90 days, complete 25 hours of community service or buy-out for $125, atted Victim Impact PanelFees: Court costs, probation fee, alcohol and drug program fee, Community Drug Free As-sessment

Jason GravesCharge: OWI Endangering a PersonDefense Counsel: Erik MayProsecutor: Mark HurtSentence: Howard County Jail for 1 year, 4 days executed and remainder suspended, unsupervised probation for 1 year, complete treatment at St. Joseph Hospital, license sus-pended 90 days, attend Victim Impact PanelFees: Court costs, probation fee, alcohol and drug program fee, Community Drug Free As-sessment

Grant KoloszarCharge: OWI Endangering a Person, OWIDefense Counsel: Randy HainlenProsecutor: Mark HurtSentence: Indiana Department of Corrections for 18 months, 30 days executed and remain-der suspended, unsupervised probation for 1 year, complete alcohol and drug program, license suspended 90 days, attend Victim Impact Panel, complete 50 hours of commu-nity serviceFees: Court costs, probation fee, alcohol and drug program fee, Community Drug Free As-sessment


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Jeremy WilsonCharge: OWI Endangering a PersonDefense Counsel: Brent DechertProsecutor: Mark HurtSentence: Howard County Jail for 1 year, 2 days executed and remainder suspended, super-vised probation for 6 months and unsupervised probation for 6 months, complete alcohol and drug program, license sus-pended 90 days, attend Victim Impact PanelFees: Court costs, probation fee, alcohol and drug program fee, Community Drug Free As-sessment

Kevin JacksonCharge: Public IntoxicationDefense Counsel: NoneProsecutor: Tracey WilsonSentence: Howard County Jail for 180 days, 6 days executed and remainder suspended, unsupervised probation for 1 year, complete alcohol and drug programFees: Court costs, probation fee, alcohol and drug program fee

Jesus EstradaCharge: Public IntoxicationDefense Counsel: Tiffany RosselotProsecutor: Mark HurtSentence: Howard County Jail for 180 days, 30 days executed and remainder suspended, unsupervised probation for 1 year, complete alcohol and drug program, sentence to run consecutively to any other sentenceFees: Court costs, probation fee, alcohol and drug program fee

Reginald Anderson

Charge: Public IntoxicationDefense Counsel: NoneProsecutor: Mark HurtSentence: Howard County Jail for 180 days, 10 days executed and remainder suspended, unsupervised probation for 1 year, complete alcohol and drug programFees: Court costs, probation fee, alcohol and drug program fee

Thomas MorrisCharge: Public Intoxication, Disorderly ConductDefense Counsel: NoneProsecutor: Mark HurtSentence: Count I - Howard County Jail for 180 days, 4 days executed and remainder suspended, unsupervised probation for 1 year, complete alcohol and drug program, Count II - Howard County Jail for 180 dayds, 4 days executed and remainder suspended, sentences to run concurrentlyFees: Court costs, probation fee, alcohol and drug program fee

Brianna ShutesCharge: Illegal Possession of an Alcoholic BeverageDefense Counsel: NoneProsecutor: Mark HurtSentence: Howard County Jail for 60 days, 4 days executed and remainder suspended, supervised probation for 6 months, complete alcohol and drug program, complete com-munity service in lieu of fees and costs

Ronald BronsonCharge: Illegal Possession of an Alcoholic BeverageDefense Counsel: NoneProsecutor: Mark HurtSentence: Howard County Jail for 60 days, 4 days executed and remainder suspended, supervised probation for 6 months

Fees: Court costs, probation fee

Superior IIKeith Turner

Charge: TheftDefense Counsel: Katherine NoelProsecutor: Joshua McMahanSentence: Indiana Depart-ment of Corrections for 2 years, suspended but for time served, supervised probation for bal-ance of suspended sentence, pay restitution to victimFees: Court costs, probation fee, public defender fee

Ronald Campbell

Charge: TheftDefense Counsel: Bradley HamiltonProsecutor: Joshua McMahanSentence: Indiana Depart-ment of Corrections for 2 years, suspended but for time served, supervised probation for bal-ance of suspended sentenceFees: Court costs, probation fee

Angela Chatelain

Charge: Habitual Traffic Viola-torDefense Counsel: Katherine NoelProsecutor: Joshua McMahanSentence: Indiana Department of Corrections for 6 years, 2 years executed on In-Home detention and remainder suspended, supervised proba-tion for balance of suspended sentenceFees: Court costs, probation fee

Jody LytleCharge: TheftDefense Counsel: Katherine NoelProsecutor: Joshua McMahanSentence: Indiana Department of Corrections for 18 months, suspended but for time served, supervised probation for bal-ance of suspended sentence, continue treatment through Howard Community Health CenterFees: Court costs, probation fee

Kevin C. Nystrom

Charge: TheftDefense Counsel: Katherine NoelProsecutor: Hans PateSentence: Indiana Department of Corrections for 3 years, 18 months executed on In-Home detention and remainder suspended, supervised proba-tion for balance of suspended sentence, pay restitution to victim, complete 60 hours of community serviceFees: Court costs, probation fee

Superior IShawna M.

WaldenCharge: Purchase of More Than 9 Grams of a Precursor in a 30-Day Period, Purchase of More Than 3.6 Grams of a Precursor in a DayDefense Counsel: NoneProsecutor: Ronald ByalSentence: Count I - Howard County Jail for 60 days, execut-ed, Count II - Howard County Jail for 60 days, executed, sentences to run consecutivelyFees: Court costs, Community Drug Free Assessment

Katheryne E. Gonzalez

Charge: Purchase of More Than 3 Grams of a Precursor in a WeekDefense Counsel: Matthew Elkin

Prosecutor: John EiseleSentence: Howard County Jail for 60 days, suspended, su-pervised probation for 1 year, sentence to run consecutively to sentences in 34D01-1104-CM-00292 and 34D01-0901-FB-00063, compelte alcohol and drug programFees: Court costs, probation fee, alcohol and drug program fee, Community Drug Free As-sessment

Katheryne E. Gonzalez

Charge: Possession of Para-phernaliaDefense Counsel: Craig DechertProsecutor: Lori HittleSentence: Count I - Howard County Jail for 1 year, sus-pended, supervised probation for 1 year, sentence to run consecutively to sentences in 34D01-0901-FB-00063 and 34D01-1008-CM-00683, complete alcohol and drug program, obtain a GED, do not enroll at Ivy Tech or secure student loans to obtain GEDFees: Court costs, alcohol and drug program fee, Community Drug Free Assessment

Drekus M. FittsCharge: Probation ViolationDefense Counsel: Andrew VandenboschProsecutor: John EiseleSentence: Court imposes 1,742 days of previously suspended sentence to be served on In-Home detention, sentence to run consecutively to any other sentence

DEATHSJoshua Beckner, 27Date of Death: 7/6/11Cause of Death: Respira-tory Arrest, Acute Mixed Drug Intoxication

Ty A. McDonald, 35Date of Death: 7/16/11Cause of Death: Respira-tory Arrest, Acute Mixed Drug Intoxication

Carolyn S. Good, 64Date of Death: 7/16/11Cause of Death: Respira-tory Arrest, Acute Mixed Drug Intoxication

Verlee Reedus, 55Date of Death: 7/16/11Cause of Death: Cardiac Arrhythmia, Exsanguination, Ruptured Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm

Doreen R. Cicalo, 39Date of Death: 7/26/11Cause of Death: Blunt Force Trauma to Head Followed by Drowning

Zechariah S. Cicalo, 17Date of Death: 7/26/11Cause of Death: Herniation of the Brain, Blunt Force Trauma to Head

Phyllis J. Anstett, 84Date of Death: 8/4/11Cause of Death: Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer

Robert W. Ellis Jr., 91Date of Death: 8/4/11Cause of Death: Bladder Can-cer, Coronary Artery Disease, Congestive Heart Failure

Wilford W. Acord, 93Date of Death: 8/6/11Cause of Death: Stomach Cancer

Donald Lybrook, 87Date of Death: 8/6/11Cause of Death: Alzheimer’s Dementia, Congestive Heart Failure

Louis G. Adams, 78Date of Death: 8/7/11Cause of Death: Liver Cancer

Eleanor Stein, 88Date of Death: 8/8/11Cause of Death: Ventricular Arrhythmia

William E. Douglass, 74Date of Death: 8/8/11Cause of Death: Myocardial Infarction

Harold G. Young, 74Date of Death: 8/10/11Cause of Death: Acute Myocar-dial Infarction, Coronary Artery Disease

Josephine D. Hankee, 99Date of Death: 8/13/11Cause of Death: Congestive Heart Failure, Aortic Stenosis

Oma Underwood, 91Date of Death: 8/13/11Cause of Death: Congestive Heart Failure, Atrial Fibrillation, Renal Failure

Thelma M. Ervin, 94Date of Death: 8/14/11Cause of Death: Dementia, Renal Failure, Schizophrenia, Vascular Heart Disease

Loda W. Cook, 73Date of Death: 8/16/11Cause of Death: End-Stage Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Garnet L. Pentland, 87Date of Death: 8/17/11Cause of Death: Ventricular Ar-rhythmia, Small Bowel Cancer

Patricia D. Harmon, 77Date of Death: 8/20/11Cause of Death: Metastatic Carcinoma

MARRIAGE LICENSES

The following are marriage licenses recorded at the How-ard County Clerk’s office.

Aug. 18Matthew D. Tobin, Kokomo, 25Brooklyn M. Parker, Kokomo, 21

Aug. 19Aaron L. Dye, Kokomo, 41Yvonne L. Olson, Kokomo, 41

Levi D. King, Kokomo, 19Amanda L. White, Kokomo, 19

Christopher L. Altherr, Rus-siaville, 25Breanne A. Bailey, Russiaville, 23

Kyle A. Wyant, Kokomo, 20Andrea N. Clark, Kokomo, 18

Joshua R. Fording, West Middleton, 26Ashleigh S. Roseberry, West Middleton, 30

Nicholas J. Allen, Walton, Ind., 21Amber M. Britton, Kokomo, 20

Cory J. Cogar, Kokomo, 33Amanda J. Unger, Kokomo, 21

Aug. 22Gary T. Hensley, Kokomo, 40Elizabeth A. Hulsey, Kokomo, 27

Barry K. Moore, Kokomo, 56Lesa G. Oliver, Indianapolis, 54

Roger A. Smith II, Greentown, 48Monica R. Jones, Greentown, 45

Aug. 23Brandon J. Galbraith, Kokomo, 24Christine M. Porcaro, Ander-son, Ind., 29

Juan E. Espinoza III, Kokomo, 37Jessica A. Houston, Kokomo, 22

Robert Stephen Jr., Kokomo, 28Courtney D. Widner, Kokomo, 23

Aug. 24Evan D. Bush Jr., Kokomo, 24Ashleigh B. Blake, Kokomo, 22

Vincent D. Hale, Russiaville, 46Kelley J. Johannes, Russiaville, 39

Ryan M. Blodget, Frankfort, Ind., 28Margaret P. Guyer, Kokomo, 21

Joshua D. Depoy, Kokomo, 26Abbey E. Hudson, Kokomo, 24

BIRTHSThe following birth an-nouncements are sent to the Kokomo Perspective by par-ents who have given birth at Howard Regional Health System or St. Joseph Hospi-tal.

HowardRegionalHealthSystemRaymond Lee GreenDate of Birth: 8/17/11Sex: M Time: 10:15 a.m.Wt: 9 lbs., 3 oz.Parents’ name(s): Sonya (Bluhm) and Andrew Green

St.JosephHospitalAlexis Mae FarmerDate of Birth: 7/27/11Sex: F Time: 12:42 p.m.Wt: 7 lbs., 8 oz.Parents’ name(s): Hilary Farmer

Jacob Christopher MacDonaldDate of Birth: 8/11/11Sex: M Time: 9:08 a.m.Wt: 10 lbs., 3 oz.Parents’ name(s): Jaime (Higgins) and Christopher MacDonald

Jasper James FosterDate of Birth: 8/17/11Sex: M Time: 8:27 a.m.Wt: 8 lbs., 3 oz.Parents’ name(s): Kimberly (Hilsinger) and Dakota Foster

Carter James WeifenbachDate of Birth: 8/17/11Sex: M Time: 7:10 p.m.Wt: 4 lbs., 5 oz.Parents’ name(s): Taylor Kopeschka and Anthony Weifenbach

Leland Joe ReeveDate of Birth: 8/17/11Sex: M Time: 9:54 p.m.Wt: 9 lbs., 13 oz.Parents’ name(s): Kasey (Dowden) and Denver Reeve

Macoy Matthew YoderDate of Birth: 8/20/11Sex: M Time: 4 p.m.Wt: 7 lbs., 1 oz.Parents’ name(s): Michelle (Kepner) and Matthew Yoder

DOMESTIC RELATIONS

The following are the do-mestic relations cases to be heard, according to the court calendars for all four Howard County courts. These include divorces, paternity cases, and child support hearings The court calendars are accurate as of the Thursday before the Kokomo Perspective’s Wednesday distribution date, but are subject to regular changes. Call the individual court for the most up-to-date information.

Circuit CourtFri., Sept. 2, 9 a.m.Diana C. Nearhouse (ooley) and Michael W. Nearhouse, Citation

Miranda and Richard Walton, OtherVictor W. and Cheryl A. Atwell, OtherGary L. and Katharine Parks, Provisional OrderJoan R. and Lloyd A. Wyant, Provisional OrderRobert L. and Karen M. Smith, Provisional OrderRebecca J. and Courtney A. Rogers, Provisional OrderCarol D. and Peter M. Rouse, Provisional OrderTue., Sept. 6, 11 a.m.William J. and Chasidi John-ston, Petition to ModifyWed., Sept. 7, 1 p.m.Joseph and Winnie L. Fleenor, OtherJennifer R. Spence and Joshua J. Weese, ReappearRonald L. and Julie C. Riley, Support Hearing

Superior IVThu., Sept. 1, 9 a.m.Rhonda and Kenneth Savage, Support Hearing10 a.m.Stephanie and Aaron Hayen, Provisional Order10:15 a.m.Marcella and Philip Shriver, Provisional Order11 a.m.Marcia and Ronald Gaskins, Provisional OrderFri., Sept. 2, 1 p.m.Charlene and Patrick Mc-Crumb, Final HearingWed., Sept. 7, 8:30 a.m.Tarei and Anthony St. Clair, Final Hearing9 a.m.Chrystal and Jae Nichols, Final Hearing10 a.m.Rhonda and Michael Ferren, Provisional Order2 p.m.Kimberly and David Branyan, Citation

Superior IIThu., Sept. 1, 10 a.m.Carolyn and Mark Watkins, Final Hearing1:30 p.m.Denorse and Maurice Pitch-ford, ReappearFri., Sept. 2, 9 a.m.Sherri and Chris Painter, Final HearingWed., Sept. 7, 9 a.m.Jennifer and Brian Artrip, Final Hearing10 a.m.Christine and Christopher Sager, Petition to Modify1:30 p.m.Jacob and Mandy Turner, Citation2 p.m.James Philapy Sr. and Shan-non Philapy, Final Hearing

DIVORCE FILINGS

The following are the new divorce filings, according to the Howard County Clerk’s office. The information is ac-curate as of the Thursday be-fore the Kokomo Perspective’s Wednesday distribution date.

Aug. 11Rebecca J. and Courtney A. RogersRobin E. and Matthew GravesElizabeth A. and Christopher Clingaman

Aug. 12Zachary and Jamie AdanStella and Michael RoodDaniel D. and Nicole L. Deck

Aug. 15Carol D. and Peter M. RouseGlenda R. and Steven E. Delon

Aug. 17David W. and Gloria J. Kelly



Aaron, Jeffrey

Body Attachment-Contempt Crt SC

Abney, Jeremy D


Abney, Patrick Joe Sr

Court - Failure To Appear CM

Abney, Patrick Joe Sr

Court - Revoke Sentence CM

Abney, Ronald Keith

Court - Failure To Appear FD

Abney, Ronald Keith


Abney, Ronald Keith


Abney, Ronald Keith


Achy, Joshua


Acker, Carlton Wayne


Acker, Joseph


Acker, Joseph

Drive On Suspended License CM

Adams, Brant Tyler


Adamson, Stephanie Jane


Adcock, Dennis D


Adkins, Joshua Allan


Adleman, Jonathan Lyle


Aldridge, Steven L

Parole/Probation Violation CM

Alexander, Timothy Leon



Court - Revoke Sentence FD



Allen, Daniel Wayne


Allen, Daniel Wayne


Allen, Daniel Wayne


Allen, Frauncell M

Identity Deception FD

Allen, Sharmichael R

Forgery - Other FC

Allen, Sondra G

Poss. Of A Look A Like Subst. FA

Allen, Sondra G

Court - Failure To Appear FA

Allen, Toshia


Allen, Vicki S


Allen, Virgil Oliver


Alvarez, Pablo

Child Molest FA

Ancil, Roger A

Court - Failure To Appear FC

Anderson, Gregory L


Anderson, Gregory L


Anderson, Gregory L


Anderson, Gregory L


Anderson, Gregory T


Anderson, Gregory T


Anderson, Lynn Nicole


Anderson, Rodney S


Anderson, Rodney S


Anderson, Rodney S


Anderson, Steven M

Residential Entry (Non Burg) FD

Andrade, Joshua S

Court - Revoke Sentence FB

Andrade, Joshua S


Andre, Christopher Michael


Andre, Christopher Michael


Andrews, Edward M


Antrim, Robert Eugene III


Armstrong, Gary


Armstrong, Ivan Xavier


Armstrong, Jessica

Theft FD

Armstrong, Robert W


Arnold, Angela K

Drug Poss Methamphetamine FC

Arthur, David Javince


Arthur, Kayla M


Artrip, Brian G

Body Attachment-Contempt Crt DR

Ashburn, Alfred


Ashenfelter, Leanne


Avery, Bobby Lee


Bahney, Jessica


Baker, Almondo


Bales, Gayla Sue


Ballard, Brenda Kay

Court - Non Compliance FC

Ballard, Brenda Kay

Court - Non Compliance FD

Ballinger, Elisa O

Battery On Officer Non Agg CF

Bancroft, Jill C


Banks, Timothy


Banks, Yolanda


Barbary, Cindy


Barber, Anthony


Barkley, Teresa D


Barnes, Jessica Lee


Barnett, Demetrius Deshawn

Court - Violation In Home Dete FA

Barnett, Thomas Everett


Barney, Eulise


Barroso, Edgar Alberto


Barth, Nicole


Barthlow, Rebecca J

Court - Failure To Appear CF

Batchelar, Sherman

Theft FD

Beacham, Joseph Allen


Beals, Thomas

Harassment By Person CM

Beard, Dennis J

Theft FD

Beard, James A


Beard, Jeremy Darnell


Beard, Richard Lee


Beason, Martell S


Beason, Martell S


Beaty, Richard A

Forgery - Other FC

August 31, 2011 Kokomo Perspective Page B1

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CC -- Civil CollectionCF -- Criminal FelonyCM -- Criminal MisdemeanorDR -- DivorceFA -- A FelonyFB -- B FelonyFC -- C FelonyFD -- D FelonyPL -- Civil PlenarySC -- Small Claim

Don’tbeaherowithoutstandingwarrantsSheriffaskscommunitytocallwithtipsonthewhereaboutsofthosewanted,butdon’ttrytodoityourself

The Kokomo Perspective is proud to present the list of outstanding warrants main-tained by the Howard Coun-ty Sheriff’s Department. The list, contained over these six pages, is current as of Aug. 8, with those who have been

served by local law enforce-ment removed through Aug. 24.

According to Howard County Sheriff Steve Rogers, this information typically is available on the sheriff de-partment website -- www.howardcosheriff.com.

However, just because outstanding warrant infor-mation is available here and

online, he asks the commu-nity not to take matters into their own hands and attempt to bring those on the list to justice on their own.

“We want everybody to understand that, while not all of these people are dan-gerous, there is an amount of danger in law enforcement,” said Rogers. “We certainly want people to notify a po-

lice agency with information instead.”

To allow citizens the op-portunity to provide infor-mation confidentially, the sheriff has authorized the use of the dispatch line -- 457-1105.

“We actually have two phone lines coming in for this,” said Rogers. “If some-one doesn’t want to talk to

anyone, but wants to leave information, we have an ex-tension for that -- our crimi-nal intelligence hotline.

“Once they call 457-1105, they have the option of dial-ing zero and getting a dis-patcher. If they see Freddie Felon on the street corner and call to say he’s here right now, we’ll dispatch a city po-lice unit or a sheriff’s unit to

try to arrest him right away.“If they want to to leave

information anonymously and let us know where a person is, they can dial exten-sion 234. That’s a voice mail drop for intelligence. They can leave the information, or they can leave their name and number, and an investi-gator will call them back.”

byPatMunseyEditor

[email protected]

Beaver, Michael

Robbery FB

Beavers, Michael


Beccerra, Mauricio L


Bechtel, Phylis


Beets, Alvin Dontae


Beets, Alvin Dontae


Belzer, Joshua


Bennett, Lisa Ann


Bennett, Michael Eugene


Bennett, Misty E


Bennett, Tim S


Bennett, Tim S


Bennett, Tim S


Bernard, Stephanie K


Bernard, Stephanie K


Bess, Jacqueline

Body Attachment-Contempt Crt PL

Bieghler, Kyle Lee


Bishop, Shirley


Bitner, Amanda


Bitner, Gary Eugene

Theft FD

Blair, Richard L


Blanchard, James Robert


Blanchard, James Robert


Blanton, John Jamall Jr


Blow-Mcclinton, Jahonna


Boggs, Tony


Bolinger, Mary Ellen


Boltazer, Roberto J


Bookwalter, Richard


Boonstra, Melissa


Booth, Krista


Boswell, Janell E

Hit Skip Accident CM

Botner, Sabra


Bottoms, Jason Demetrious


Bowen, Casandra Lynn


Bowen, John Edward


Bowen, John Edward


Bowers, Adrianne Elizabeth


Boyles, Darrin D


Boyles, Darrin D


Bozard, Evan


Bozeman, Montanez D


Bracken, Kenneth J


Bradley, Kenneth Eugene








Bragg, Melissa


Branch, Rhonda K


Bratcher, Timothy


Bratcher, Timothy


Bray, Jerimaiah David


Breeden, Michael L


Breedlove, Mary


Breigenzer, Tawny Lynn


Brooks, Jacqueline


Brothern, Keith

Intimidation FD

Brothern, Keith

Battery Resulting In Bodily In FD

Brown, Earnest Lee


Brown, Earnest Lee


Brown, Earnest Lee


Brown, Earnest Lee


Brown, Earnest Lee


Brown, Jason David

Intimidation FD

Brown, Laurie Ann


Brown, Maria


Brown, Tashawnda L


Brown, Thaddeus L

Court - Non Compliance Alc/Dr CF

Brown, Thaddeus L


Bruce, Galen E

Domestic Viol Invasion Privacy CM

Brumfiel, John Thomas Ii


Bugg, Joshua


Bulger, Thaddeus


Bullock, Gregory Jr

Court - Non Support FC

Bumpus, Johnny

Theft CF

Burchette, Shelley


Burge, David Bruce


Burnett, Nicole L


Burnett, Nicole L


Burnette, Herman James


Burnette, Stephanie


Burns, Zachary Allen

Court - Revoke Sentence FC

Burnside, John


Busbee, Richard S


Busch, Gerald Jr

Court - Failure To Appear DR

Bush, Wendy Lee


Bush, Wendy Lee


Butler, Clarence


Byars, Vernon Jr


Byars, Vernon Jr


Byers, Gregory S


Byous, Carolyn M


Caldera, Raul

Drug Conspiracy Deal Cocaine FA

Calhoun, Ryan Patrick


Calloway, Joy K


Camplin, Christopher Wayne


Canady, Cynthia Ann


Canady, Cynthia Ann


Cander, Katherine Ade


Canen, Jeffrey Paul


Cannon, Alonzia Jay


Cannon, Jonas Lynn


Cannon, Lana


Cano-Merida, Noe

Court - Non Compliance Alc/Dr CM

Caraveo, Lynn


Cardwell, Linda K

Deception - Check Deception CM

Carlile, Joseph


Carroll, David Wayne

Fraud - Other FC

Carroll, Renee J


Carson, Lei Chan


Carter, Brennan


Carter, Jonathan R


Carter, Richard Allen

Court - Revoke Sentence CF

Cartwright, Vanessa Iesha


Castillo, Jose L

OWI Alcohol CF

Catt, Adam Gabriel


Catt, Mildred L

Fraud - Other FD

Catt, Mildred L


Cauthern, Stacy


Cavins, Lisa


Chambers, Daniel L


Chandler, Jeff


Chapel, Robert


Chaplin, Heather J


Charles, Randall D


Cheek, James Adam


Cheek, James Adam


Cheek, James Adam

Drug Dealing Methamphetamine FB

Cheesman, Cary


Cheesman, Cary


Chism, John


Chorrushi, Christina


Clark, Anthony Bernard



Fraud - Other FC









Clark, Demetrius Dionn


Clark, Jesse


Clark, Kelly L


Clark, Matthew Paul


Clark, Matthew Paul


Clark, Monica Yvette


Clark, Patrick Henry


Clark, Patrick Henry


Clark, Paul Patrick


Clark, Paul Patrick

Theft FD

Clemens, Jennifer


Clifton, Maurice


Cline, Jason

Drug Dealing Methamphetamine FA

Coates, Darryl Lamonte


Coatie, Larry Lynn


Cobb, Tyrone C


Cochran, Phillip M


Cockrell, Allen Dean

Maintain Common Nuisance FD

Cole, Alfred Thomas Jr

Escape From Custody CF


Battery CF



Cole, Auttina Marie


Cole, Clarence Clem Jr


Cole, Floyd


Cole, Stephen

OWI Alcohol FD

Collier, Luther D


Collingsworth, Michael T


Collins, Daniel Keith

Court - Violation In Home Dete FD

Collins, Jenny M


Collins, Shynice

Aid/Induce/Cause Offense CM

Combs, Stormy


Contreras, Angela Elaine


Conwell, Lorina


Conwell, Toni L


Conyers, Joseph


Conyers, Susan


Cook, Sara


Cook, Thomas W


Cooper, John Iii


Cooper, Joshua David


Cooper, Shane A


Cooper, Shane A


Cooper, Shane A

Body Attachment-Contempt Crt CC

Cooper, Trevor H


Copeland, Mitchell Jay


Copley, John R


Copprue, Roy Eugene


Cornelius, Dion Jabari


Cornell, Charles S


Cosby, Danielle R


Cotham, Matthew Scott


Cotham, Matthew SCott


Cox, Jetona M


Cox, Richard A


Coy, Janice M


Crain, Anthony


Crawford, Christopher S


Crawford, Myrtle Louise

Theft FD

Crouch, Amanda L


Cummings, David Wayne


Cunningham, Corey


Cunningham, John D


Cunningham, Linda


Custard, Arthur L


Cuttriss, Angela Dawn

Theft FD





Daily, Angela Kay


Damon, Jessie James


Daniel, Robert R


Daugherty, Brian Scott


Davis, Deshawn Lamar


Davis, Deshawn Lamar


Davis, Justin Dewayne


Davis, Lewis D


Davis, Michael Wayne


Day, Kelly


Days, Shaun Arthur Eugene


Delger, Derek


Delph, Jimmie A


Dennis, Michael Wayne


Dennison, Matthew Clinton


Destefano, Anthony Joe


Devost, Donnell

Robbery FB

Diallo, Issa


Diallo, Issa


Dias, Francisco Xavier


Diaz, Jose Mario


Dickerson, Hugh W


Dickerson, Melvin Ray


Digrino, Timothy B

Theft FD

Dillard, Andrew Deshaun


Dillard, Andrew Deshaun


Dodge, Lonnie Lee

Neglect Of Dependant FD

Dodge, Lonnie Lee


Dodson, James Robert


Doe, John

OWI Alcohol CF

Dolly, Tabitha


Donaldson, Tyran L


Donegan, Laquandza


Doster, Gregory N


Doucette, Cody Drew


Douglas, Nicole Deshawn


Downs, Ivory Lewis

Receiving Stolen Property FD

Drake, Betty Jean

Theft FD

Dritan, Deda

Burglary CF

OUTSTANDING WARRANTS

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Duke, Brian Lewis


Duncan, Mandy Lynn


Dunn, A J

Theft FD

Dunn, Anthony D

Court - Failure To Appear FB

Dunn-Bey, Ebony Monique


Dunn-Bey, Ebony Monique


Duplessis, Jury


Duplessis, Jury


Dupriest, Josh


Durham, Leigh Ann


Durr, Ryan Michael


Durr, Ryan Michael


Durr, Ryan Michael


Durr, Ryan Michael


Ebenhart, Joshua Alan



Theft FD



Eddy, George


Edmundson, Latessa Nicole


Eldridge, Cameron


Eli, Jay Cohee


Ellerbrock, Mark


Ellis, Kenneth Wayne


Ellis, Nicole Mae


Elwen, Aaron M


Epperly, Dewitt Clinton


Epperly, William Harvey


Essett, Kevin Duane


Essett, Kevin Duane


Estrada, Eleaszin


Estrada, Gabino


Eubank, Juanita


Evans, Danny L


Evans, David


Evans, Jeremy


Evans, Jeremy Eugene


Everhart, Christie Lamore


Fairchild, Fred John


Farmer, Richard Lee


Faust, James A

Theft FD

Federspill, Jonathan

Battery CM

Fenters, Danielle Tomi


Ferguson, Alyssa Lynne


Fernandez-Estrada, Enrique


Fewell, Scott


Fields, Brett Alan


Fields, Joseph

Court - Non Support FD

Fierro, Robert Paul

Theft CF

Figeroa, Luis Aguilar


Firebaugh, Maryann


Fischer, Robert W Jr


Fisher, Derin Leigh


Fisher, Glenna Pauline


Fitzgerald, Kenneth


Fleming, Cynthia Lynn


Fletcher, Deborah S


Flowers, Robert Lee


Flowers, Robert Lee


Forrey, Jeffrey L


Foster, Kimberly L


Fouts, Tammy Rust


Fox, Erick Dion


Foxx, Donald E


Frank, Jeremy R


Franks, Amanda


Franks, James


Frazee, Stephanie


Fred, Jonathan Noel-Wayne


Frederick, Bradley Charles


Freel, Joanna


Freeman, Christopher L


Frew, David Lee


Friar, James Edward


Fuller, Alisha Jerre


Fuller, Nichelle N


Fultz, Gregory


Funk, Joseph


Gaillard, Keith


Gaines, Alexander Gray


Galinda, Ramiro


Gallahan, Brock Patrick


Gallon, Barry L


Galvan, Reginaldo Ramon


Gammage, Tony Eugene


Garretson, Mary V


Gather, Earl Jr


Geary, James Wesley II






Gehrke, Danny


George, Kevin

Theft - Auto Conversion FD

Gibbons, David B


Gibson, Courtney Lynn


Gibson, Jamil Adin


Gick, Bradley


Giecewicz, Bob Larry Jr


Giecewicz, Bob Larry Jr


Gifford, Joseph


Gifford, Joseph


Gleaves, Lee Martin


Glover, Scarlette M


Goad, Logan Kyle


Goins, Christopher Mathew


Gonzales, Jesse


Gonzalez, Jose


Gonzalez, Ramon


Gordon, Steven Michael


Gordon, Steven Michael


Gott, Lacey Nicole


Graf, Ron


Graham, William Thomas

Parole/Probation Violation FD

Grant, Frank


Grant, Franklin Ray

Theft FD

Graul, Klint


Graves, Ashleigh


Gray, Garland Lavan


Greehling, Jessica


Greene, Corey A II

Never Obtaining Driver License CM

Greene, Jason


Greene, Narkiesha N


Greene, Narkiesha N


Greene, Narkiesha N


Gregorie, Tyronta

Theft FD

Grider, Kelly Renee


Grier, Timothy Leon


Grifaldo, Jose


Griggs, Nicholas


Griscott, Albert E

Drug Poss Marijuana CF

Groover, Billie J


Guerrero, Jose J Maigua


Guffey, Aysha Chantal


Guffey, Aysha Chantal


Guffey, Frank Edward Ii


Guffey, Jobi A


Guiterrez, Sandra


Guthrie, John


Gutierrez, Zakry A


Hafley, Linda


Hahn, Allen Wayne


Hahn, Allen Wayne


Hahn, Allen Wayne


Hair, Jason Lee


Hale, Ian Isaac


Hall, Anthony James


Hall, Jack Darroll


Hall, Tracy M


Hallman, James Randall



OWI Alcohol FD



Hammel, Al


Hancock, Joni L


Handy, Thomas Dale


Hankins, Jason


Hannah, Melisa Lynn


Hansen, Robert L

Court - Fail Comply Comm Serv. CM

Hansen, Robert L


Hanson, Jeremy


Hardesty, Perry Shawn


Hardesty, Rae


Harlan, Anthony


Harlow, Stephen


Harner, Charles R Jr


Harner, Charles R Jr


Harp, Jason Anthony


Harrell, Quinyatte J

Aid/Induce/Cause Offense FC

Harrington, Ashley


Harrington, Marshall


Harris, Jason


Harris, Kenneth James


Harris, Lawrence Nelson


Harris, Lawrence Nelson


Harris, Leroy


Harris, Tommy Gene


Harris, Tommy Gene


Harris, Tricia


Harris, William M


Harrison, Charlie W

Forgery - Other FC

Harrison, Justin Drew


Hart, Christopher Lee


Hart, Christopher Lee


Harusha, Paulin


Harvard, Willie Roydale






Harvey, Stephen R Jr

Robbery FB

Harvill, James Anthony


Haulcy, Eddie Lee


Haulcy, Eddie Lee


Haulcy, Eddie Lee


Haulcy, Eddie Lee


Haulcy, Jalon Kindell


Hawk, Michael


Hawk, Patty J

Theft CF

Hawkins, Angela Marie








Hawkins, Gale T


Hawkins, Misty


Hawkins, Richard


Hayes, Allen C


Hayes, Allen C


Hayes, Jauan Martel


Hearth, Rebecca


Heath, Robert L


Heaton, Cara


Heaton, Cara


Henderson, John Mathis Jr


Hendrix, Terry Louis


Henry, Patrick A


Henry, Westley Michael


Hensley, Ben


Heredia, Belinda E


Heredia, Tracy L


Heredia, Tracy L


Hernandez, Adan Jr

Habitual Traffic Offender FD

Hernandez, Eladio Benito


Hernandez, Fernando Martin


Hernandez, Luis Lopez


Hernandez, Pablo


Hewitt, Dorrece A

Theft CF

Hewitt, Michael A

Court - Contempt CF

Higdon, Bennie


Higdon, Bennie


Hiles, Kacey Diana Lee


Hill, Jerry Jr


Hill, Jerry Jr


Hill, Jerry Jr


Hill, Jerry Lewis Jr


Hill, Leonard


Hill, Melissa


Hill, Nathan Benjamin


Hill, Nathan Benjamin


Hill, Richard L

Parole/Probation Violation CF

Hill, Torra Demond


Hill, Torra Demond


Hilligoss, Robert SCott


Hillman, Danyell


Hinders, Shelley


Hinders, Shelley


Hipp, Lindsay D


Hipshir, Benjamin Allen

Warrants CF

Hitchcock, Don


Hoang, Alex


Hober, Cory Eric


Hochstedler, Jason A


Hodson, Nick


Hogan, Edward


Holland, Robert E


Hollingsworth, OSCar Todd








Holmes, Adonis

Domestic Battery FD

Holmes, Adonis


Holmes, Adonis


Holt, Amber


Hood, Everette L

Fraud - Financial Institution FD

Hooper, Joseph Michael


Hoosier, Dawn Elizabeth


Hord, Timothy S


Hornbeck, Timothy


Horne, Antionette Marie


Horne, Antoinette M


Horne, Brandon Clarence


Hounchell, Mary A


Houser, Travis A


Hovis, Garry


Howell, Amber


Hudson, Christopher Alan


Hudson, Willie H


Huffman, Robert


Hughley, Anthony Demont


Hulet, Craig A


Hundley, James


Hundley, James


Hunt, Richard T

Theft CF

Hunter, Eric Todd


Hunter, Robert Roland






Ingle, Roy I


Ingle, Roy I


Irwin, Ronette


Jackson, Alisa Ann


Jackson, Alisa Ann


Jackson, Antoine


Jackson, Danny


Jackson, Danny W

No Contact Order FD

Jackson, Danny W


Jackson, Gerald


Jackson, Jason


Jackson, Jerri


Jackson, Jimmy Lowayne






Jackson, Kylie Anne


Jackson, Raymond Melvin Sr






Jackson, Robert Lamar


Jackson, Tony D Jr


Jackson, Tony D Jr


Jackson, Tony D Jr


Jacobus, Lisa Christine


James, Carlos Levaughn


James, Garry


James, Pierrie Devon


Jarrell, Adam


Jarrell, Charles Allen

Battery FD

Jefferson, Demond


Jenkins, Georgetta Q


Jenkins, Georgetta Q


Jenkins, Yvonne Nmi


Jennings, Danielle


Jewell, Danny R


Jewell, Dawn Addile


Johnson, Brandie

Court - Failure To Appear SC

Johnson, Carl D

OWI Alcohol CF

Johnson, Carl D


Johnson, Cherelle R


Johnson, Daniel Paul


Johnson, Daniel Paul


Johnson, James A




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Johnson, James Lee


Johnson, Jason Lee

Court - Non ComPLiance CF

Johnson, Jerry Bertren


Johnson, Joshua Charles


Johnson, Mike

No Contact Order CM

Johnson, Shauma S

Fraud - Financial Institution FC

Johnson, Van C


Johnston, Calvin Roger Jr


Johnston, Calvin Roger Jr


Jones, Carl W


Jones, Charliner D

Court - Non Compliance FD

Jones, Denyce Lanette


Jones, Denyce Lanette


Jones, Erick H


Jones, Jason Alan


Jones, Jimmie Ernest


Jones, Jimmie Ernest


Jones, John Maurice


Jones, Joshua


Jones, Kenneth


Jones, Kenneth


Jones, Keona D


Jones, Melody Rose


Kane-Burnette, Stephanie


Karnes, James


Kelley, Dick Russell


Kelley, Tammy Lou


Kelley, Tammy Lou


Kelley, Tracy Christina


Kellogg, Patsy


Kelly, Bill G


Kendall, Thomas Arnold


Kennedy, Anthony


Kennedy, Matthew Ryan



Theft FD



Keys, Gary Furnell


Keys, Gary Furnell


Keys, Gary Furnell


Keys, Gary Furnell


Keys, Gary Furnell


Kinder, Brandon


King, James E


King, Robert J


King, Tabitha


Kinsey, Donzella Denise


Kirby, Danielle R

Fraud - Other FD

Kirby, Danielle R

Fraud - Other FD

Kirby, Kathleen


Kirk, Erik L


Kirkpatrick, Amanda


Kitts, Richard Travis


Klein, Jordan


Kochert, Kia


Koenigseber, Richard


Koon, Jake Bojack


Koon, Jake Bojack


Koon, Jake Bojack


Koon, Jake Bojack


Koon, Ted Daniel


Koon, Ted Daniel


Krizer, Gail Callahan

Fraud - Other FD

Kujawa, John Joseph


Kujawa, John Joseph


Kujawa, John Joseph


Kujawa, John Joseph


Kujawa, John Joseph


Kujawa, John Joseph


Kujawa, John Joseph


Kujawa, John Joseph


Kujawa, John Joseph


Landis, Jerrod


Landrum, Robert


Langevin, Bart K


Lanham, Jon D

Theft FD

Lanier, Dion


Larmer, Scott Douglas


Latiker, Arthur Lee


Latiker, Arthur Lee


Law, John SCott


Lawrence, Anthony Laine






Lawson, Cary L


Lawson, Dawn E

Hit Skip Accident CM

Lazano, Fidelfa Q


Lee, Theresa M


Lee, Tony W


Lee, Walter Shonta


Legrand, Brian


Lennon, Brian


Lester, Valerie L


Levine, Warren Victor Jr


Levy, Mark D


Levy, Mark D

OWI Alcohol CF

Lewis, Tenesha N

Theft FD

Lidy, Danella Dana

Theft FD

Lindsay, Rushion D


Listenbee, Richard Dean


Little, James


Little, Michael James


Livingston, Lonnie L

Robbery FB

Llamas, Jessica

OWI Alcohol

CM

Logan, Fredrick Douglas

Theft FD

Long, David Ray


Long, Rickey Paul


Long, Will G


Lopez, Daniel Raymond


Lopez, Daniel Raymond


Lowe, Donald Grant Jr


Lowe, Melissa A


Lowe, Sheila


Lucas, Shane Edward


Luster, Tracy


Luster, Tracy


Mabb, Bradley W


Mabb, Jessica Lynn


Mabrey, Travis

Rescinded Warrant/Attachment FD

Mack, Amber R


Mack, Dana Gayle


Mack, Sean Allan


Mack, Sean Allan


Mack, Sean Allan


Mager, George Jr


Mallette, Todd Michael


Mallory, Dorothy Renee


Malone, Carol


Malone, J V


Malone, J V


Marcum, Clifford W


Marino, Emmanuel Andrew


Marino, Emmanuel Andrew


Marr, Tracy L


Marroquin, Roberto


Marshall, Jennifer


Marshall, Kenneth


Martin, Charles Howard Iii


Martin, Linda

Domestic Bigamy FD

Martin, Samuel Allen


Martinez, Fernando Hermand


Martinez, Roberto J


Mason, Tom

Criminal Recklessness CF

Massengill, Thomas J

Theft FD

Matthew, Antonio A

Battery FD

Matthews, Brian


Matthews, Gregory

Theft FD

Matthews, Gregory


Mau, Keisha


Mau, Keisha


Maynard, Maureen


McBride, Kamile

Fraud - Financial Institution FD

McCain, Ryan


McCallister, Bradley Shawn

Theft FD

McCartney, Bradley S


McCarty, Jordan L


McCarty, Kimberly Diana


McClish, Hailey


McClish, Vernon Franklin


McCluskey, Cody Brian


McCorkle, Tonia


McCown, Richard


McCoy, Brian M


McCraw, Raymond L


McCreary, James D


McDonald, Larry Dale


McDonald, Larry Dale


McElroy, Steven


McElroy, Steven


McElroy, Steven


McElroy, Steven


McElroy, Steven


McElroy, Steven


McFarland, Latoria M


McGee, Courtney Termaine






McGinnis, Daniel


McGuire, Brenda


McGuire, Jack


McHenry, Wendy Lee

Forgery - Other FC

McKee, Steven Codie


McKinney, Patricia


McQuinn, Angie


McQuinn, Bart P

Drug Poss Marijuana FD

McQuiston, James


Meacham, Carylia L


Meacham, Ronald


Medina, David M


Meers, Jaimee L


Meier, Walter E


Mejia, Miguel III


Mejia, Miguel Iii


Mejia, Miguel Iii


Menard, David A


Mendez, Lourdez Hernandez


Miller, Angela


Miller, Dennis Bruce


Miller, Katherine Jeanette


Miller, Tonya Lynn


Miller, Travis Allen


Miller, Wendi S


Mills, Greyson


Mills, Robert Joe Ii










Miner, Ricky Ledonn


Mingo, Demetrius


Minniear, Shelley A


Mirza, Abu Baker Usman


Mitchell, Cameron Catrell


Mitchell, Harold L


Mitchell, Trudy M


Mock, Anthony W


Mock, Anthony W


Mock, Anthony W


Montgomery, Angela


Moody, Matthew Michael

Aid/Induce/Cause Offense CM

Moon, Michael Levi


Moon, Michael Levi


Moon, Michael Levi


Moon, Michael Levi


Moore, Cody Laine


Moore, Kinzie


Moore, Melinda


Moore, Teresa Joane


Moore, Tyler


Morales, Isander


Moreno, Florentino


Moreno, Jose M

Drive On Suspended License CF

Morris, Melissa R


Morrow, Jon Michael


Mosely, Teri J


Moser, Elizabeth


Muench, Shawn M

OWI Alcohol CF

Muhammad, Derrell Hasan


Mullin, William P


Mullin, William P


Mundy, Merilyn


Murillo, Antonio


Murray, Allen Robert


Murray, John A


Myers, David L


Myers, Monte

Burglary FB

Myles, Jeannie Dawn


Name, Bradley D


Napolitano, Jessica


Nation, Katina E


Nave, David S


Naylor, Antonio

Theft FD

Neal, Yolanda L


Neeley, Franklin Edward Jr


Nelson, James Alan


Nelson, James Alan


Nelson, James Alan


Nelson, James Alan


Nelson, James Alan


Nelson, Joshua


Nelson, Joshua Jacob


Nelson, Lisa Lee


Nesbitt, James


Nesbitt, James


Nesbitt, James


Nesbitt, James


Newburn, Michele


Newsom, Ciaira


Newton, Rick


Nichols, Jeremy L


Nicholson, Elizabeth


Nickels, Matthew FAwn


Nickels, Melissa


Nissen, Jed


Nix, Joel Arnel

Obstructing Justice FD

Nix, Sabrina Renae


Nix, Sabrina Renae


Nix, Tyler Lane


Nollen, Nathan Jack


Norris, John Edward

Drug Poss Marijuana FD

Novinski, Patrick Richard


Novinski, Patrick Richard


Oaks, April


Obermeyer, Michael


Oger, Richard Allen


Ogle, Nathan P


Oldaker, James E


Olivarez, Joe


Orem, Rick


Orem, Rick


Orem, Rick


Orthober, Paul R


Ortiz, Luis

OWI Alcohol FD

Osborne, Katherine Marie


Overman, Lisa Marie


Overton, Elizabeth


Padgett, Tricia


Painter, Gregory Christoph


Palafox, Armando Carrillo


Parker, Anthony W


Parmeter, Jack H


Parmeter, Jack H


Parr, David Wayne


Parr, David Wayne


Parrish, Brent


Parsons, Gary W


Pasley, Diana


Patton, Brett Allen

Theft FD

Patton, Floyd Junior III

Parole/Probation Violation FD

Paul, Robert Jerome


Pauley, Matthew J


Payne, Nanette LaFAyette


Pearce, Karen A


Pearce, Steven


Pearcy, Brian Allen


Pearson, Jerald Lee


Pearson, Jerald Lee

Drug Sale Of Cocaine FD

Pebley, Charles L


Pelfree, Alisia Dawn


Pena, Cruz Cantu


Pendergrass, Vanzie Lee


Penley, Steven Alan


Penn, Galen Emerson


Pepper, Phillip M II


Perkins, Antajuan Montrell


OUTSTANDING WARRANTSKEY



Perkins, Kione M


Perrin, Nathan


Perry, Andre Travon


Perry, David A Sr


Perry, Tim


Peters, Andrew


Petrey, Kathy Lynn


Petrey, Kathy Lynn

Warrants CF

Pettiford, Kenneth Leon


Pettigrew, Dessie Darlene


Pfeiffer, Dennis


Phelps, Damion Michael


Phillips, Carl Gene Jr

Court - Violation In Home Dete FC

Phillips, Carl Gene Jr

Court - Non Compliance FC

Phillips, Craig L

Warrants CF

Phillips, Devontize


Phillips, James Robert


Phillips, James Robert


Pickett, Shauntae Dyan








Pierce, Geniene


Pierce, Melanie Dawn


Pippin, Raeline Devon


Pitchford, Ernest


Ploughman, Curtis T


Pointer, Temetris


Pointer, Tyrondaly Michell


Poling, Kayla


Polk, Ronald Jermaine


Porter, Jessica


Porter, Matthew R


Post, Michael Lee


Post, Michael Lee


Pottgiesser, Dorothy J


Powell, Jay T


Powell, Jeffrey A

OWI Alcohol FD

Powers, Abril Grace


Prater, Jonathan M


Prater, Stacey E

Theft FD

Price, Bonnie Lee Jr


Price, David B


Price, Derrell


Price, Tasha


Pruitt, Kenneth


Quinn, John Patrick


Rabtoy, Chris


Ramirez, Irasema

Theft CF

Ramirez, Jose Santos Juare


Ramirez, Joseluis


Ranard, George Justin


Randall, Tiaqua O


Randall, Tiaqua O


Randall, Tiaqua O


Ranieri, Brian D


Ratliff, Victor


Ratliff, Victor


Ravellette, Anthony W

Robbery CF

Rawls, Amber Jovet


Ray, Derrick L


Redding, Christie L


Redding, Christie Turner


Reed, Bryant


Reed, Damian Alexander


Reed, Douglas Paul


Reed, Douglas Paul


Reed, Lindsay


Reed, Lindsay


Reed, Lindsay


Reed, Marc Dale

Drive On Suspended License CM

Reed, Robert Edward


Reed, Roger Dale

Court - Revoke Sentence FA

Reed, Timothy Ray


Reed, Wilma


Reedy, Deshawn L


Reeves, Rodney A


Reeves, Rodney A


Rehling, Lynette Leann


Repass, John D


Repass, John D


Rexroat, John D


Rexroat, John D


Reyes, Perry


Reyes, Perry


Reyes, Perry


Reyes, Perry


Reynolds, Jordan Wesley


Reynolds, Stacy Ann


Rhinebarger, Terry Dean


Rhoades, Otto Curtis

Theft FD

Rhodus, Helen R


Rice, Patricia


Richard, William T


Richtmyre, Justin Theodore


Rickard, Alonzo


Riddle, Charles


Ridenour, Kelly


Riggs, Brandon

Poss 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Cont Subs FD

Riley, Crystal D


Ring, Kenneth D


Roark, Delbert


Robarge, James J

Fraud - Other FD

Robarge, James J


Robbins, Charles A


Roberson, Antoine


Roberts, Rolland Lee


Roberts, Steven Elwood



Alcohol Public Intoxication CM


Alcohol Public Intoxication CM

Robinson, Anthony


Robinson, Hayward


Robinson, Robert

Theft CF

Rodman, Ted Alan


Rogers, John Gabriel Jr


Rogers, Myqueal S


Rogers, Sharmia S


Rogers, Sharmia S


Rojas, German Escalona


Roller, Jill


Romero, Lino Mora


Romero-Diaz, Fabian


Rosa, Janice M

OWI Alcohol FD

Roseberry, James Thomas


Ross, Deonte

Battery CM

Ross, Kenneth

Theft FD

Ross, Randie

Warrants CF

Ross, Walter Ii


Rossman, Kelly T


Rossman, Kelly T


Rothenberger, Margaret L

Theft CF

Rothenberger, Margaret L

Theft CF

Rubow, Donald D


Rubush, Ashley

Fraud - Other FD

Ruiz, Beatrice


Ruiz, Jesus M


Rush, Brittany Nicole


Russell, Xavier


Rutherford, Brittany

Robbery FB

Salinas, Michael Anthony


Sams, Jennifer S Walters


Samuels, Derrick


Sanchez, Jorge Melendez


Sanchez, Oscar Gomez


Sanchez, Pablo Caralos


Sanzotta, Patrick

Theft FD

Saunders, Cassandra


Sautter, Heather


Scalf, Holly Denise


Schaffer, Jeremy Lynn


Schmitz, Kelsey

Theft Conversion (Shoplifting) CM

Schrimshear, Amanda M


Schwerdtfeger, William

Confinement - Adult FD

Sciaraffa, Glenn Alan

Court - Revoke Sentence FA

Scott, Dwight C


Scott, Lukas Andrew


Scott, William E


Scruggs, Zachary A

Battery FD

Scudder, Jana Lavee


Searcy, Michael D

Warrants CF

Sebastian, Koi


Shackleford, Ronald L

OWI Alcohol CF

Shaffer, Brandon Lee


Shaffer, Jeffery Scott

Court - Non Compliance CF

Shanks, Cody Alan


Shanks, Kenneth


Sharp, Cindy


Sharp, Michael


Shepard, John Joseph






Sherman, David G


Shiraef, Amanda Delaine


Shiraef, Charlotte O


Shiraef, Michael Thomas

OWI Alcohol FD

Shockley, Garland


Shoffner, Michael James


Shoffner, Michael James


Shriver-Clark, Marcella


Shuck, Kenetta


Shumpert, Adam Troy


Sidney, Matthew

Robbery FC

Siegel, Paul Michael


Simpson, Stephshawn D


Silcox, Mark William


Simmons, Lisa M


Sinclair, Demetris


Sinclair, Tenesha N


Sisneros, Manuel Jesus








Sites, Latosha


Sitta, Hans-Jurgen


Slaton, Bobby


Slaton, Brian

Theft FD

Slaton, Donald Ray Jr


Slone, Andrew Lee


Small, Ebony Patrice


Small, Jamancia N


Small, Tiasha


Smith, Bonnie


Smith, Donald


Smith, Donald James


Smith, Jacqueline


Smith, Jamie


Smith, Jeffrey A


Smith, Justin A


Smith, Michael Todd


Smith, Rachel Marie


Smith, Raymie


Smith, Virgil


Snider, Suzette T


Snow, Kenshowa Timothy


Snow, Wendell Corey


Solis, Josh A


South, Steve

Harassment By Person CM

Spalding, Lee Allen

Fraud - Home Improvement FD

Sparling, Bo


Spence, Andrew D


Spencer, Elmer Leroy


Springer, Mattie


Stacey, Monica Lynette


Stansberry, Tyelee


Stapleton, Brian Christoph


Steele, Sherri L


Steele, Sherri L


Steele, Sherri L


Steininger, Dawn


Steininger, Donald Ray Jr


Stephenson, Amy Suzanne


Stepler, Johnna Brianne


Stevens, Breanna

Traffic Arrest CM

Stevenson, Kendra


Stevison, Floyd


Stewart, Marvin T


Stewart, Paris Deon


Stewart, Paris Deon

Court - Non Compliance CM

Stewart, Rachael


Stigger, Justin M


Stigler, Melisha


Stocker, Jason Andrew


Stocker, Jason Andrew


Stokes, Charles E


Stone, Shelley Colleen


Stoner, Melissa


Stout, Matthew


Stout, Michael D


Stout, Michael D


Stratmann, Joseph F III


Streeter, Patrice


Strong, William A

Battery CF

Stroup, Michael Leroy


Stroup, Michael Leroy


Stull, John

Theft FD

Sturdivant, Lynn


Sullivan, Joshua


Sullivan, Joshua


Sullivan, Joshua


Sullivan, Joshua


Sullivan, Joshua


Sullivan, Joshua

Body Attachment-Contempt Crt CM

Sutton, Greg Dewayne

OWI Alcohol FD

Talaga, Jason


Talaga, Jason


Tanksley, Lawrence R Jr

Theft CF

Taskey, Chance Nicholas


Taulbee, Jeremy


Taulbee, Jeremy


Taylor, Chris

Domestic Viol Invasion Privacy FD

Taylor, Chris


Taylor, Christina Marie


Taylor, Jeffrey Charles


Taylor, Jestin


Taylor, Melissa

Drug Poss Cocaine FD

Taylor, Ralph Douglas


Taylor, Raymond


Taylor, Ronald


Taylor, Tisha Marie


Taylor-Reed, Jennifer S


Taylor-Savage, Melissa S


Teachworth, Terry N


Teems, Heather Lynn


Tenorio, Carlos


Tew, Derek Michael


Tew, Lindsey


Tew, Lindsey


Tew, Lindsey


Tew, Lindsey


Tharp, Bobbi


Tharp, Michelle R


Thomas, Cecilia A


Thomas, Dorothy Belle


Thomas, Jonathan Russell


Thomas, Stacie M

Fraud - Other FD

Thomas-Williams, Regina


Thomason, Lou


Thompson, Deborah


Thompson, Joshua Michael






Thompson, Kimberly


Thompson, Scott A

OWI Alcohol CF

Throgmorton, Katie Ann


Tichenor, Wallace Birch

Warrants CF

Tidd, Ronald


Todd, Robert


Tomaszewski, Ashley Nicole


Tomaszewski, Ashley Nicole


Torrence, Chrystal


Torres, Elias E


Treadwell, Robert


Tressel, Larry A


Trim, John Curtis


Trusty, Aaron Michael


Turbeville, Amy

OWI Alcohol CM

Turner, Andre Romell


Turner, Christie J


Turner, Christie L


Turner, Jackie Hinkle


Turner, Jerald Dean


Turner, Steven


Tyson, Richard L


Underwood, Rita




KEY


Valentine, Daishauge

Forgery - Other CF

Valenzuela, Marco


Vandevender, Jodi


Vanhouton, Stephen

Theft CF

Vann, Charles


Vann, Charles


Vaught, Brian A


Vega, Conrad Jr

Court - Violation In Home Dete CM

Vences, Apolinar Gama


Vigil, Demarco

OWI Alcohol CF

Villarreal-Parra, Maria Ne


Voirol, Kellie


Wagner, Daniel Thomas


Wagner, Daniel Thomas


Wainscott, Nicole Dawn


Wainscott, Nicole Dawn


Waldbillig, Mark W


Waldon, Jamila


Waldroop, Delores Luella


Walker, Brandi Lee


Walker, Evelyn Marie


Walker, Kevin Neal


Walker, Kristion C


Walker, Michael Wayne

Failure To Identify FD





Walker, Phillip Cury Jr


Walker, Robert Shane


Wallace, Ashley


Wallace, Bernard


Wallace, Melinda

Neglect Of Dependant FD

Ward, Anthony

Warrants CF

Ward, Paige Elaine


Ware, Nokia T


Warren, Darnell


Washington, Mario Antonio


Washington, Nathaniel Albe


Washington, Triston Thomas


Weaver, Chris

Court - Contempt SC

Webb, Felicia

Court - Violation In Home Dete CF

Wedge, Allen


Weeks, Patty Gray


Welch, Joseph Ray


Weldy, Daniel G

Alcohol Illegal Possession CM

Wells, Kenny Eugene Jr


Wells, Mark Wayne


Werling, Leigh A

Drug Poss Marijuana CM

Westenbarger, Joanna


Wetzel, Robert E Jr


Wheaton, Alisha Suzanne


Wheaton, Alisha Suzanne


Whetzell, Bryce


Whetzell, Bryce Morgan Ii


Whipple, Deon

Fraud - Home Improvement FD

Whitaker, Ashley N


Whitaker, Naomi Lynn


White, Ballard

Parole/Probation Violation CF

White, John B


White, John D

Theft CF

White, Lennee


White, Richard E


White, Steve


Whitfield, Tyrell Demon


Whittington, John Ryan


Whittington, Jon R


Widup, William


Wiley, Noel B


Wiley, Noel B


Williams, Benarro

Drug Poss Cocaine FB

Williams, Brenda Sue


Williams, Camisha Ayisha


Williams, Darrell

Theft FD

Williams, Darryl L

Receiving Stolen Property FB

Williams, Deloris


Williams, Donna


Williams, Freeman C

Fraud - Financial Institution FC

Williams, Greg


Williams, Jennifer Nicole


Williams, Jennifer Nicole


Williams, Jerry Lee


Williams, Jim W


Williams, Milton


Williams, Miranda Ellen


Williams, Salina


Williams, Shawn Durrell


Williams, Takia C


Wilson, Carl L Ii


Wilson, Carlos


Wilson, Carlos


Wilson, Diana


Wilson, Dianne


Wilson, Dianne


Wilson, Dianne


Wilson, Dianne


Wilson, Felicia

Aid/Induce/Cause Offense FD

Wilson, Kym


Wilson, Michael Tyrone

Battery FD







Wilson, Raymond G Jr


Wilson, Sheila


Wilson, William Elitte Iii


Winchester, Terry L


Winchester, Terry L


Winchester, Terry L


Winston, Jackie D


Winston, Tyrone Montoures










Wolf, Mark


Wolfe, Stephen


Wood, Kellie

Theft FD

Wood, Kelly

Theft FD

Woodroof, Joseph


Woodruff, Jason Robert


Woodruff, Jason Robert


Woods, Alicia


Woods, George A Jr


Woods, George A Jr


Woods, George A Jr


Woods, George A Jr


Woods, George A Jr


Woods, George A Jr


Woods, George A Jr


Woods, George A Jr

Court - Violation In Home Dete FB

Woody, Joseph Wayne


Wooldridge, Frederick W

OWI Alcohol CF

Wooldridge, Frederick W


Wootton, Jeffrey S


Word, Samantha C


Worthman, Travis R


Wright, Dennis R

Theft FD

Wright, Derrick


Wright, Elbert Eugene






Wright, Larry


Wright, Pamela A


Wright, Tyrone Edward


Wyant, Donald N


Xolo, Fredy


Yarbrough, Tanzer


Yarbrough, Tanzer


Yarbrough, Tanzer


Yarbrough, Tanzer


Yarbrough, Tanzer


Yard, Kristina Marie

Dealing Methamphetamine FB

Yellowman, Laquinta


Yielding, Stephen Chad


Yohn, Jamie Lee


Young, Amie Yvonne

Theft FD

Young, Carl L Jr


Young, Carl L Jr


Young, Leroy W Jr


Young, Princella R


Young, Princella R


Yundt, Kelsey L


Zeider, Thomas C


Zicari, James Michael



KEY



August 31, 2011 D1

lifestyleskokomoperspective.com

Fluffy Party revamps ladies’ looksSalvation Army gives away clothing, accessories, haircuts

Janet Quinn, director of social services at The Salvation Army, got the party started when she dismissed two long ta-bles of excited ladies to the back of the room to peruse six full racks of clothing, tables of jewelry, a table of undergarments and to make a stop at the home-made salon in the corner that was lined with three cutting sta-tions and three beauticians itching to give some clip-pings.

The women left their seats wearing their old clothes, their old jew-elry and their old hair-styles, but they came back different people. They each had a whole new style and a whole new dose of confidence.

These “fluffy” wom-en were all guests to The Salvation Army’s fourth Fluffy Party, a

party put on for plus-sized women who oth-erwise couldn’t afford to treat themselves to some of the finer things in life.

The parties began a c o u - p l e

years ago after Quinn met a woman whose doc-tor told her that she had to lose weight or she’d die. The woman donated her old cloth-ing to Quinn, and since Quinn had way too many items just to

hand out to the guests who came through the doors of The Salva-tion Army, she threw in some jewelry, some stylists and lots of door prizes -- and the Fluffy Party was born.

“I live for this party,” said Quinn. “I enjoy helping these ladies find things that are nice and fit and shar-ing a little about The Salvation Army, but mostly making them all feel spe-cial.”

Each guest was welcomed to the party with prin-

cess-themed gift bags filled with beau-

ty supplies. The ladies were given blush, lip-stick, eye shadows—the works. In total, 100 pounds of make-up was handed out.

Catherines, a plus-sized clothing store, donated the majority of the clothing, and each woman could pick out two outfits. After ev-eryone got what they wanted, they could go back and pick out some more items.

Their eyes sparkled as they picked through the long dresses, the flowing tops, the spar-kling bracelets and heavenly scented lo-tions. They helped find each other outfits and accessories and mod-eled their new goods to the “oohs” and “ahhs” of the audience.

“This is going to give some of these ladies

jobs,” said Fluffy Party-goer Pennie Clarke as she shopped a rack of clothing. “They’re go-ing to go out for their job interview and have the great clothes and the great look to get that job to help society and to help their fam-ily.”

With the clothes came the option of a new haircut. One lady traded out her long locks for a short ‘do, while many others opted for trims and lay-ers. The three on-hand beauticians were Con-nie Lushin, Beth Yager and Kenly Watson, all of whom worked throughout the party to chop off the old and bring in the new. The beauticians also pro-vide free haircuts the second Tuesday of ev-ery month at The Salva-tion Army for needy in-dividuals and families.

Each partier’s seat was pre-numbered, and numbers were

drawn for door prizes that ranged from lotion sets to purses to rings. The big prize, though, was an intricately de-signed wooden jew-elry box. When Lorna Pennington’s number was drawn for it, she jumped out of her seat, bursting into happy tears.

The Fluffy Party is open to all “fluffy” cli-ents of The Salvation Army. “I’ve worked with them, and I’ve learned of their strug-gles, so I’m glad we can do something for them,” said Quinn. “All of them are very de-serving.”

The left over c l o t h i n g and ac-c e s -s o -r i e s will be d o n a t e d to Altrusa’s club closet.

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MAKESHIFT MALL — Tina Frye shops one of six jam-packed racks of clothing.

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Bill Cosby is more than a very funny fellowBill Cosby was my fa-

ther’s favorite comedian. Dad had all of his albums. He played them for me almost at the same time I was learning to walk, it seems. He’d recite some of the more memorable skits, even going so far as to memorize the bit about Noah’s conversation with God so he could perform it at church or at youth camp.

I grew up listening to Dad’s albums, watching Fat Albert or Picture Pages and gaining an apprecia-tion for Cosby. When the ‘80s rolled around, we laughed at his “Himself” concert, which spawned the immortal “Cosby

Show.” And Dad kept mimicking his favorite skits. The visit to the den-tist. The chocolate cake breakfast. Even during my teen years when Dad and I didn’t get along as well as we would have liked, Cos-by was a common ground where we could share a smile.

When Cosby appeared at the Honeywell Center in Wabash back in 2009, I bought second-row tickets for Dad and Mom. They had seen him in concert back in 1967; I was hap-py to give them another chance to see him. It was one of the last best things I was able to do for them.

Less than a year later, Dad was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He had been showing signs of ill-ness for months; the diag-

nosis was just a confirma-tion. We all knew his time was short.

In March, Cosby re-turned to Indiana, per-forming in Fort Wayne and Muncie. Again, I pur-chased tickets. This time, Dad was too sick to make the show. He passed away in May. When he died, I shed a few tears, but it was expected. He wasn’t suf-fering. I was at peace with it.

Two weeks ago, I got a call I simply did not ex-pect. Bill Cosby is coming back to the Honeywell Center on Sept. 11 -- a 7:30 p.m. show. His pub-licist asked if I would like an interview. I may have said yes twice, my mind racing my mouth to get the words out first. How many chances do you get to interview a celebrity, es-pecially one whose work has been a part of your life?

I spent days fretting over what questions I would ask. Cosby is 74 years old. There probably isn’t a question he hasn’t heard. How will I get a quote that isn’t canned? What question will get a response that goes beyond the typical promotional talking points? I wanted

the interview to be unique.I shouldn’t have wor-

ried.When the time came to

make the call, I had but-terflies in my stomach. I can’t remember ever hav-ing butterflies before an interview. Rev. Jesse Jack-son? No butterflies. Govs. Daniels and O’Bannon? Not a flutter. Evan Bayh? My ex-wife fainted when we met him. Twice. I just smiled. Race car drivers, baseball players, pro wres-tlers, a few television and movie stars. Nothing. But for Bill Cosby, I was genu-inely nervous.

I dialed. A man picked up the phone.

“Yeeaahh?” It was a slow, deep drawl.

“Mr. Cosby?”“Yeeaahh.”I introduced myself,

thanked him for his time and went about setting up the promotional foun-dation. Dates, times, loca-tions. I figured I’d only get five minutes, so I’d get this stuff out of the way so he wouldn’t have to say it.

And then I threw the script out the window. This is my dad’s hero. I had to let Cosby know what he

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Bill Cosby will per-form at the Honeywell Center on Sept. 11 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are

still available and can be purchased by call-ing 260-563-1102 or visiting www.honey-

wellcenter.org.

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Swimming at the Little Rock

From out of the past and into the future, and what a wonderful past it was. It was joy unspeak-able. It was in the days of our youth.

The year was 1948 when this picture was taken. Can you remem-ber the D-X gas station, located on the northwest corner of Washington and Walnut streets? It was called Manny’s D-X Service. Can you name the cars?

Take a look at that 1948 fire truck. Was someone washing the windows, of the police station? Re-member when the fire station was in the same building? It was on Washington Street.

I haven’t seen these gas stations in a long time

-- D-X, Pure Oil, Texaco Mobil, Phillips “66” and even the name of Stan-dard anymore. Also the Sinclair Gas and Oil. How about the Wake Up station? Gasoline for your car was 16 cents a gallon. Movie tickets for adults were 60 cents a ticket. Popcorn was 10 cents, and Cokes were also 10 cents.

Guys, can you remem-ber riding your Colum-bia bikes and Schwinn bikes around town? Har-ry Truman was the presi-dent. His famous slogan was “The Buck Stops Here.”

I was 15 in 1948, and believe me, it was the greatest age to be. At that age, the world was ours. The moon belonged to everyone. The best things in life were free. The stars that sparkle at night, they were there for you and me.

She was riding her Schwinn, and I had a Columbia. There was a basket on her handle bar, full of goodies for our picnic. We were headed to Little Rock. The water was crystal clear. We hid our bikes and clothes be-hind the trees. The water was only about four feet

deep. She held my hand as

we walked into the creek. The tall trees and bushes hid us from the outside world. We went down into the water, and she jumped up into my arms. The water ran down her face, and she started to laugh. There was just something about her wet face that was pretty.

She said, “Tom, there is a ripple in the stream.” We followed it to see where it ended. I told her that there was a rainbow at the end. I dove down and grabbed her by the feet and ankles, and all at once I came up really slowly, and we kissed. The birds were singing a lovers’ lullaby. The crick-

ets and the frogs were even singing. We dried off and put our clothes back on and had our pic-nic.

But the tree in the meadow, with a stream drifting by, for wherever you go, you must know that Little Rock is still there. The same rock, the same trees and even the ripple in the stream. I went there to check it out. I stood on top of the rock, and like the ripple on a stream, it has now vanished to that other di-mension.Thank you for reading about Long Ago and Far Away.

Sincerely, Tom Ham-ilton 3801 Tulip Lane Kokomo, Indiana 46902 864-0056

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FILL ‘ER UP — Manny’s D-X Service gas station used to keep vehicles fueled in 1948.


BLINGIN’ — Anna Floyd picks out some jewelry at The Salvation Army’s Fluffy Party.


some clothes, and I got some beauty items—things I couldn’t afford,” said guest Michelle Mc-Bride. “I enjoyed it very much, and I’m very thankful to The Salvation Army.”

Another woman, Pat Sorensen, had a great time modeling differ-ent outfits and making the other guests laugh. “It was wonderful,” she said, twirling in her new

outfit. “Everybody had a good time, and I got some good deals. Hollywood here I come!”

In addition to cloth-ing and accessories, the partiers got snacks and refreshments that were provided by the LIFT group from First Church of God.

Each guest was also welcome to pick out fresh tomatoes and cucumbers that were donated from the community garden.

Each guest was wel-comed as a princess, and no guest left feeling like anything less than one.

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It truly is a small world after all

What a small world it is! That expression hit home when a good friend in Kokomo moved to North Carolina re-cently. In the process of finding a bank near her new home, she met a young man who made arrangements for her to open an account. During the interview, he noted she had moved from his hometown. When he mentioned that he had grown up and attended school in Kokomo, their conversation picked up momentum.

This banker knew our family and was keenly in-terested in being brought up to date on life in Ko-

komo. Isn’t it interest-ing that our friend could have gone to any other bank in her new town or could have been wel-comed by another bank employee who had never heard of Kokomo?

Years after my hus-band served in the navy, his sister visited New York City. While she was sightseeing, she met a fireman on the Staten Island Ferry. Since she “had never met a stranger,” she be-gan talking to him. Be-fore the ferry reached its destination, they dis-covered that he had been an usher in our wedding in Hawaii in 1953!

Not long ago, our niece and her husband, who now live in California, took an Alaskan cruise. The only contact we’ve had with them for years has been an exchange of Christmas letters. We

had no idea they were visiting Alaska until members of our church in Kokomo returned and gave us a picture of two people they had met on the cruise.

Last month our sister-in-law stopped at a ser-vice station in northern Minnesota. A lady using another pump noticed her Indiana license and asked where she lived. When this lady learned our sister-in-law was from South Bend, she said, “My goodness! I

was there yesterday.” It turned out the lady had spent her vacation with her daughter who was our sister’s-in-law friend and close neighbor.

My college roommate Helen has had numer-ous “small world” ex-p e r i e n c e s .W h e n her fam-ily moved to Guam in 1970, she discovered they were sharing a du-

plex with a family from Valparaiso, Indiana. This was 20 miles from their hometown. It turned out the children from both families were the same age.

After moving to Arizo-na, Helen invited neigh-bors for New Year’s din-ner. Imagine her surprise

when she learned one of the guests, who was originally from Hawaii, had worked for years with her cousin in Cali-fornia. This guest knew her cousin’s family quite well.

During introductions at a church meeting in Arizona, Helen met a woman from Indiana who had been born in a hospital in Plymouth, the county seat of her child-hood home in Indiana.

Recently one of Helen’s relatives was flying from Chicago to Denver. Dur-ing the flight, she recog-nized the name on the badge being worn by of one of the flight atten-dants. It turned out to be Helen’s son. This cousin had seen him in fam-ily pictures and knew he worked for an airline. How delighted she was to meet him personally!

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Life with Laura Thought for the Day: Because it’s a small

world, don’t say some-thing you’ll regret. You never know who may know you, one of your relatives, or a friend.

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meant to my family. What followed was everything I could have hoped for and more.

We talked about Dad. Cosby commiserated with me. We talked about his children, his grandchil-dren, my daughter, little things that happened just the day before. Twenty minutes later, I realized that it wasn’t an interview at all. It was a conversation between friends.

That’s how Bill Cosby makes people feel. His work isn’t just about mak-ing people laugh, which he has done for more than 50 years. It’s personal. He can be ridiculous and clown-ish, but there is always that moment when you feel like you’ve known him and his family all your life. He shares of himself, and I got the rare opportunity to share something back.

I said my goodbyes, knowing I didn’t have a single quote for a story. It didn’t matter. I hung up the phone, and I was filled with excitement. I had to tell someone about this! I had to call Mom! I had to tell ... Dad.

And then I sat and cried.

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Buffett cover band headlines Fortune Friday concertThey’re headed to Kokomo for a Labor Day weekend show

If you didn’t make it to the Jimmy Buffett con-cert last weekend, the next best thing is coming right to your backyard. So gather up your island wear and head to Foster Park because Parrots of the Caribbean are head-lining the final Fortune Friday concert of the 2011 season.

This Jimmy Buffett cover band is bound to make the audience for-get they’re in Kokomo. “They do the whole act,” said event organizer Cathy Morrow. “They’ve got the palm trees, and they’ve got the beach ball going. It’ll be just like a Jimmy Buffett concert, except it won’t be Jimmy Buffet.”

The band will play fa-miliar tunes that all ages should recognize. And, in honor of Mr. Buffett himself, margaritas will be served in the beer gar-den on Superior Street. Due to park regulations, alcohol is prohibited in the park, but Morrow as-sures you that you won’t miss out on the concert.

“We have the garden positioned so you can still see the concert be-tween the trees,” she said. Beer, wine, chicken wings and meatballs also will be served.

Parrots of the Carib-bean is made up of Dave Albrecht, vocals; Jeff Cline, lead guitar; Kenny Rice, keyboards; Gary Rigmaden, bass guitar; and Greg Martin, drums.

Opening for Parrots of the Caribbean are two other popular art-

ists, Loose Change and Michael Kelsey. Loose Change has been togeth-er for around two years and play everything from 60s music to current music, said Morrow.

The band is made up of Mark Cutler, lead guitar; Mike Wild, drums; Bob Shappell, bass; Sean Ver-Lee, vocals and acoustic guitar; Karen Malone, keys and vocals; and Macey Rice.

Then, back by popular demand is returning art-ist Michael Kelsey. “This is the fourth time he’s been here. He’s a very popular one,” said Mor-row. “He’s basically an acoustic guitar player who makes up songs as he goes most of the time. People come from all over to see him.”

The Fortune Friday concerts are sponsored

by Haynes Federal Credit Union, NIPSCO, Hoosier Recycling, The Kokomo Perspective and Fortune Management.Loose Change plays at 4 p.m., Michael Kelsey at 6 p.m. and Parrots of the Caribbean at 8 p.m. on Sept. 3.

“It should be a fun concert. Bring your lawn chairs or blankets, and enjoy some evening en-tertainment that you don’t have to drive far for,” said Morrow. NEXT BEST THING — Parrots of the Caribbean are

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Annual Greentown Glass auction to be held on Labor Day

It’s called Greentown, but it’s not green that put the town on the map. It’s brown. It was in Green-town that brown glass, or chocolate glass, was invented when the glass industry was booming.

The invention of this innovative type of glass was brought on by the discovery of natural gas in North Central Indiana. As natural gas became widely available, people were able to use it to cheaply fuel industries.

During the late 1800s, more than 110 glass com-panies sprang up in the counties surrounding Greentown. One of which was the Indiana Tumbler and Goblet Company that began creating products that became known, sim-ply, as Greentown glass.

The company was first run by D.C. Jenkins when it opened in 1894. He managed the factory un-til 1900, when he wanted out and went on to open the Kokomo Glass Com-pany. By chance, Jacob Rosenthal and his pas-sion for glass stepped in and saved the Greentown factory from going under with his creation of choc-olate glass.

While other factories were dropping off the map in 1901, Rosenthal was shipping boxcar loads of his glass around to people who were itch-

ing to get their hands on his colorful glass. But in 1903, a disaster hit the factory when it caught on fire during strong winds. On June 13, 1903, the once thriving factory was burned to the ground in one hour.

The company only lasted nine years, but its products remain in many collectors’ cabinets and the factory remains a no-table achievement for the small town.

Though the factory is gone, Greentown glass, including the chocolate glass, can still be found today. The Greentown Glass Museum showcas-es the town’s noted glass throughout most of the year, as well as displays glass from private collec-tors. The museum is free and open to the public.

“We have a really great display of Greentown glass,” said Jeff Martin of the Greentown Glass Mu-seum.

Eastern School Corpo-ration’s third graders take a field trip to the museum each year to learn about glass making and to see the extensive collection. What Martin would like to see is more schools joining in on learning about the town’s history that many people are un-aware of.

“If you stop and look at how much important history is here in Kokomo with the Elwood Haynes museum, the Seiberling mansion, Kokomo opal-

escent glass—they’ve been in business for over 100 years. We’ve got a historical society out in Greentown that puts on special events and has special displays.

“It would be nice if we could get other county schools to do a field trip where they could go to the Seiberling mansion and then Elwood Haynes and have lunch in the park and then come out to Greentown to tour the museum,” he said. “There’s a ton of history in Howard County, and I don’t think people real-ize how much history is here,”

Once a year, the muse-um holds an annual fun-draiser to provide enough funds to keep the muse-um running for the year.

This year’s auction is coming up on Labor Day and will feature 137 glass items. “There are several good items for the begin-ning collector, and for the intermediate and advance collectors, there are some really, really hard pieces to find,” said Martin. “When we did this we had so many good items that every tenth item at the auction is a high dol-lar item. As far as book value, they go for $600 and on up.”

The auction takes place on Sept. 5 at 10 a.m. in the block building at the 4-H fairgrounds in Green-town. For more informa-tion, visit http://green-townglass.org.

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Engagement

Rosinko-BrownAlyssa Anna Rosinko of Dyer and Carmel, Ind., and Dr. Theo-dore Thurman Brown, Jr. of Kokomo, Ind., have announced their engagement. Alyssa is the daughter of Rich-ard and Denise Rosinko of Car-mel, Ind. Her sister is Mandy Rosinko, a fourth year student at IU Bloomington. Alyssa is a Carmel High School graduate. She attended Indiana Univer-sity and earned a degree in el-ementary education. In college, she was a member of Alpha Xi Delta Sorority, IU Swim Team and Indiana University Dance Marathon for Riley Children’s Hospital. She currently works as an instructional assistant at Or-chard Park Elementary School in Carmel, Ind. Theodore is the son of Ted and Kim Brown of Kokomo, Ind. He has a brother and a sister, Summer and Glen Brown who attend Western High School. Theodore is a graduate of Western High School. He attended University of Notre Dame and graduated with a degree in science pre-professional and anthropology. He attended IU School of Medicine. He is currently a first-year resi-dent physician at the University of Michigan, Department of Pathology, in Ann Arbor, Mich. In college, he was a four-year varsity swimmer and captain of the swim team his senior year.

Engagement

Hulsey-HensleyElizabeth Ann Hulsey and Gary Todd Hensley have announced their engage-ment. The couple has de-cided on a Sept. 10, 2011, wedding at Galilean Mis-sionary Baptist Church, 507 N. Union at 1:30 p.m.Elizabeth is the daughter of Julie McMasters and (deceased) step-father Mac McMasters of Ko-komo, Ind. Her father is Craig Hulsey of Bloom-ington, Ind. Elizabeth graduated from Kokomo High School in 2002 and attended some college afterwards. She is currently employed as a paraprofessional at Kokomo High School.Gary is the son of Jack and Helen Hensley of Koko-mo, Ind. Gary graduated high school in 1990 and cur-rently works at Napa Auto Parts.

Wedding

Bailey-GrayNina N. Bailey and Jesse A. Gray were married on Aug. 13, 2011, at Amboy Friends Church in Amboy, Ind., by Pastor Dwight Elliott. The reception was held at Family Life Center of Amboy Friends Church.Nina was given in marriage by her father, Donnie Bailey. The maid of honor was Jennifer Wolf of Pheonix, Ariz. Brides-maids were Jonelle Bausch of Swayzee, Ind., and Kali Sand-ers of St. Louis, Mo. The flower girl was Zoey Nickles of Peru, Ind.The best man was Derrick Burnett of Converse, Ind. Grooms-men were Caleb Lines of Gas City, Ind., and Jim Gray of Con-verse, Ind. Ushers were Jon and Tyler Bailey of Converse, Ind., and the ring bearer was Kaden Gray of Decatur, Ind. Nina is an Oak Hill High School graduate. After graduation, she attended Ivy Tech Community College. Her parents are Tracy and Donny Bailey of Converse, Ind. Jesse is an Oak Hill High School graduate, and he attended Lincoln College of Technology. His parents are Carolyn and Jim Gray of Con-verse, Ind. The couple resides in Kokomo.

Engagement

Dauenhauer-SorrellsErika Dauenhauer and Brady Sorrells have announced their engagement. The cou-ple plans on an Oct. 8, 2011, wedding at Flora United Methodist Church, 107 E. Main St.Erika is the daughter of Brett and Kathy Dauenhau-er of Kokomo, Ind. She is a Northwestern High School graduate. After high school, she attended Indiana Uni-versity Bloomington where she earned her B.A. in el-ementary education. She is a preschool teacher at Zions-ville Community Schools.Brady is the son of Lex and Melody Sorrells of Flora, Ind. He is a Carroll High School graduate. After high school, Brady attended Ball State before join-ing the Marine Corps. He went on a tour of duty in 2007 in Iraq. He is an Indiana Law Enforcement Academy graduate of 2011 and currently works as a Clarks Hill town marshall.

Cinderella Ball Raises Money for Bona Vista

ProgramsFathers and daughters

enjoyed a magical eve-ning at the Cinderella Ball on Aug. 19 at the Ko-komo Country Club. The 13th annual fundraiser brought in more than $10,000 for the Bona Vista Foundation. Bona Vista’s Early Childhood Ser-vices also benefited from the evening, receiving donations during “Prin-cess Power.” Princesses donated hundreds of items, including markers, colored pencils, paints, glue sticks, notebooks and dress-up outfits. The event was emceed by Jessica Green, morn-ing show host on Z92.5 FM. Breezy Lane Car-riage Company took the girls and their escorts on carriage rides, while The-resa Castillo pumped up the energy on the dance floor. Jefferson House of Flowers provided carna-tions for every princess.

Gingerbread House Bak-ery and Blondie’s Cook-ies provided dessert for every guest. Thank you to Cinderella Ball’s royal sponsor, The Wyman Group. Thank you to The Center for Early Child-hood Education at IUK, Hayes Advisory Group, Printcraft Press, Inc., Mc-Gonigal Buick GMC, But-ton Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram, Dechert Law Office, Jarrell Orthodontics, Slate Mechanical, Inc., Griffon Alarm and Security, State Farm Agent Nick Pate, Community First Bank, Brian Oaks Attorney at Law, Cheer Guild Gift Shops, Steven Hott, M.D., Staffing Resources, Bu-cheri, McCarty and Metz, LLC., and Jansen Asphalt and Tax Service. For more information about Bona Vista Programs or the Bona Vista Founda-tion, please visit www.bonavista.org

Bona Vista pizza partyAs a not-for-

profit organiza-tion, Bona Vista Programs is led with the help of a dedicated volun-teer board of direc-tors. Bona Vista’s board of directors recently hosted a pizza party for the agency’s clients at Bona Vista at the Crossing. This pizza party is one of the many ways that Bona Vista’s Board of Directors gives back to the agency throughout the year. Steve Parrot, sales manager at McGonigal, is an active

Bona Vista board member. He is pictured here enjoy-ing the pizza party with Bill, a Bona Vista client who works at Bona Vista Indus-tries. For more information on Bona Vista, please visit www.bonavista.org.

VOLUNTEER — Steve Parrot and client Bill enjoy some pizza.


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When it comes to exer-cise, women tend to be a bit self-conscious about their appearance. Work-ing out in a co-ed class might not be the most comfortable experience for them. Indiana Pit is of-fering a class to let these ladies cut loose and im-prove their fitness in a program designed exclu-sively for them.

The “For Women, By Women Boot Camp” starts in September, and instructor Carrie Gruel promises that the pro-gram will be unlike any-thing the participants have done.

“Each workout will be totally different,’ said Gruel. “We’ll incorporate things like stress relief, meal planning and diet tips, guest speakers. You will always be encour-aged, and you will never be challenged beyond your ability. You will al-

Quarter midgets storm Howard Co.The roar of the engine.

The thrill of going hard into a turn on a concrete oval, trying to hold off another driver looking for that opening that will allow them slip past. The run down to the check-ered flag.

Racing. It’s not just for adults any more.

For nearly 50 years, the east side of How-ard County has heard the buzz of engines and squeal of tires coming from the Kokomo Quar-ter Midget Club, located at 1198 Hillsdale Drive, 350 East, in a sport that most might say isn’t for children. They would be wrong.

Lance Moreland, trea-surer for the KQMC, calls it, “the Little League of racing.” And just like some Little Leaguers, the big leagues await. Quarter midget racing has launched the careers of many race car driv-ers, from A.J. Foyt to Jeff Gordon to local driver Dave Darland. In 1986, a nine-year-old Ryan Newman won the track championship at the Kokomo track. It was a stepping stone that led to rides in midgets, Sil-ver Crown and eventu-ally NASCAR, including the biggest prize of all, a victory at the Daytona

500 in 2008.But that doesn’t mean

every kid that straps themselves in a car are on their way to glory.

“This sport suits all kinds of kids,” first-year KQMC president Dustin Smith said, “from some-one who is starting a career in racing to some who will never race past this level. That’s what makes this great. They’re not out here racing for money, it’s all about the competition and sports-manship. After they’re

done racing, they’re usu-ally off playing togeth-er.”

A Quarter Midget car is a scaled-down ver-sion of an actual midget racer, approximately 1/4 scale. The cars are built

around a tubular frame and are fully suspended with springs or torsion bars and shocks. The en-gines are single cylinder and are manufactured by Honda, Continental, Briggs & Stratton, and Deco. Just like their old-er counterparts, safety comes first with drivers wearing fire suits, hel-mets and gloves.

“Basically, you can come out there and be as competitive as you want,” Smith said, “and spend as much as you

want, depending on what’s in your budget. It’s not so costly that it’s beyond anyone’s reach.”

Quarter Midget Racing is divided into 14 classes and divisions with ages ranging from 5-16. Addi-

tionally, Quarter Midget drivers may graduate to Junior 1/2 Midgets. Ju-nior 1/2 midget drivers may be ages 12-17.

Locally, there is about 30-35 families actively involved at the Kokomo track with around 40 weekly participants, ac-cording to Smith. It was his children who brought Smith, along his brother Corey, current KQMC vice-president, back in the fold. “(My kids) liked watching me race and it got them interested in it, too.” Both of his daugh-ters - girls make up about 25 percent of the drivers, Smith said - race at the local track.

Action at the KQMC track continues with club races scheduled for Sept. 10 and 11, and Oct. 8, then culminating Oct.

9 with the Wiley Gordon Memorial 100-lap event. Gordon was a KQMC president in the 1990’s and was killed in an in-dustrial accident, not long after the club start-ed its 100-lap season-ending feature.

“He was a good dude,” Moreland said, “and did a lot to keep this (club) alive. It was a crush-ing blow to lose him. It seemed fitting that we name it after him.”

Moreland said that the first couple of years, the club donated the pro-ceeds to a trust fund for Gordon’s children until the family asked that the money go to the club. “Each year some of his family will sneak in un-noticed, just to watch the race.”

According to Quarter

Midgets of America (the sanctioning body for the sport) own histori-ans, the first recognized organized meet was two-day event called the “Children’s Speed Classic” staged on May 26-27, 1934 at the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The cars were built by Floyd “Pop” Dreyer, who worked for the Duesenberg Broth-ers, Indianapolis race car builders. Oil drums were placed on a section of the main straightaway to mark out a small oval here the cars reached speeds of 20 mph. Drey-er’s three-year old son was one of the drivers. Quarter Midget racing is now held in virtually all 50 United States and in Canada.

ZOOM ZOOM — Corey “CJ” Smith, 9 years old, leans into the turn Perspective Photo / Mike Geiselman

READY, SET, GO — Senior Honda drivers line up for the restart

Perspective Photo / Mike Geiselman

Women’s boot camp kicks off in SeptemberIndiana Pit offering six-week fitness program to help women get healthy

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ways feel extremely ac-complished and never will be left behind.

“There is no competi-tion, only camaraderie. Everyone has their own personal strengths. If you don’t know what yours is, we’ll help you find it.”

The program runs six weeks, Monday through Friday, from 5:30-6:30 a.m. And regular partici-pation is encouraged.

“We understand that things do come up, but if they follow the meal plan and make the workouts -- if they’re committed and consistent with it -- they can lose the weight,” said Gruel.

They can lose a lot of weight. Gruel is confident that every participant will drop at least 10 pounds if they stick with the six-week program. They could lose two pant siz-es, three inches off their waist. At the very least, they’ll no longer feel so out of breath from walk-ing up a flight of stairs.

The boot camp incor-

porates a wide variety of exercise styles, from cal-isthenic CrossPit training and kickboxing to yoga and water workouts. And there will be outdoor ses-sions as well. And that’s just the physical fitness training.

“We offer more than workouts,” said Gruel. “We incorporate an easy-to-follow meal plan and guest speakers who will talk about women’s men-tal and physical health. We believe a boot camp should focus on all as-pects of a woman’s life.”

The camp has three instructors -- Gruel, Beth Notaro and Katie Reyn-olds -- which allows for the class to be broken into small groups for more personal attention. Gruel believes this offers a level of interaction that other programs may not have.

The deadline to sign up for the For Women, By Women Boot Camp is Sept. 5. A $50 deposit is required by that date. Total cost for the camp is

FOR WOMEN, BY WOMEN — Instructor Katie Reynolds assists Crissy Purvis with proper form during a group exercise at Indiana Pit’s Women’s Boot Camp.


$175. Registration for the camp will take place on Sept. 8 at 7 p.m. and Sept. 11 at 4 p.m. Participants will provide a health summary and will be

measured and weighed so that their progress may be tracked. Classes begin Sept. 12.

Enrollment is limited to encourage personal atten-

tion for participants, and the camp is filling quickly. For more information or to reserve a spot in the For Women, By Women Boot Camp, call 236-0632.

by Mike GeiselmanGuest Writer

[email protected]

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GETTING THE YARDS — Matt Riley found a rare hole in the Eastbrook defense and adds to Western’s 84 total yards rushing for the game.

CROSSING THE LINE — After crossing the goal line in the fourth quarter, Ronnie Smith gets plastered by Jacob Hopkins in celebration of the team’s first TD against Eastbrook.

PANTHER PACK — (LEFT) A host of Western Pan-thers circle the lone Eastbrook Panther during Friday’s game. Western had seven fumbles and only 84 yards rushing during the game against over 300 yards by Eastbrook. The final score of 14 to 6 could have been much worse for Western.

OPPONENTS — Ronnie Smith, #82, of Western es-capes an interference call as he presses down on the helmet of the Eastbrook receiver.

OFFENSE, DEFENSE — Hudson Featherstone is a cornerstone to Western’s offense, but Eastbrook’s tough defense held Western scoreless until the fourth quarter. Roger Davis / Kokomo Perspective

LATE SCORE — (ABOVE) Late in the game Western concentrates on passing and quarterback Quin Fields manages to complete 12 of 24 attempts re-sulting in their only touchdown scored by receiver Ronnie Smith.


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BUMPING IT — Northwestern’s Korey Price steps up to Oak Hill’s Kendall Drook for the ball.

GETTING CLOSER — Sarah Wallace pushes the ball toward the goal.

TAKING THE BALL — Northwestern freshman Kaitlyn Daanen makes her way to the ball.

JUST FOR KICKS — Brandi Harmon gets ready to make contact with the ball.

DOWN THE GREEN — Morgan Price works her way down the field.

FORCE — Korey Price puts her whole body into the kick.

Jim Hunt / Kokomo Perspective



FIRST PUNT — Bo Bollinger punts for the first time of the game.

KICKIN’ IT — Taylor misses the field goal attempt.

SO CAUGHT UP — Western’s rushing game gets caught up by several TCHS players.

TAKING IT DOWN — Bo Bollinger leads a sack of the Tri-Central quarterback.

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SUPER STRETCHER — Damon Stanley reaches for the dropped ball.

Jen Goad / Kokomo Perspective


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SUPER DIGGER — Krista Armstrong (right) connects for the block. Armstrong led the Cougars with the most digs.

LEADING THE KILLS — Shelby Spall gets major air aim-ing for a kill.

TEAMWORK — Krista Armstrong (left) and Shelby Spall (right) line up for the block.

DIGGIN’ IT — Emily West grabs one of her 26 total digs during the contest.

COUGAR HIT — Jenna Pelling goes for a kill.

REACHING FOR A HIT — Middle hitter, Jenna Pelling, tips the ball over the net.

Jen Goad / Kokomo Perspective



Get help by using trail cameras Last year, I did some-

thing that I always said I would not do, and it was

more or less an experi-ment. I had read about using trail cameras, and I had talked with countless people about their expe-riences with trail cam-eras. I wanted to see for myself if they were what they were advertised as being.

I have always stated how electronically chal-lenged I am, so I took someone’s suggestion about buying a used unit to learn on. That was my first mistake. I purchased what was supposedly a reputable trail cam-era that was used only a couple times and the owner lost interest. Hop-ing to save a few dollars, I bought the unit, and my problems started in-stantly.

I contacted the com-pany and gave them the model number and asked about getting an owner/operator manual. I was advised this camera was no longer made. They gave me information for a downloadable manual that would “sort of” in-struct me through the op-eration process. Things were a lot different on my camera compared to the manual.

I ended up contacting

their customer service and technical support, and after explaining to them what my camera was doing and not doing, I discovered I had been taken to the cleaners. My camera needed this and that, and for a mere $200, I could upgrade to a dif-ferent camera. My cam-era ended up in a garage sale, and I lost over $100 on the deal.

After learning a lesson, I contacted Cuddeback Digital at Non Typical Inc. Many of the people I talked to about trail cam-eras recommended Cud-deback, so I decided to give them a try. I talked with Ben Smith, and he listened to what I had experienced. He made

some great suggestions for me and what I need-ed, and before the con-versation had ended, I had placed an order for a Cuddeback Capture trail camera.

The old camera I dis-posed of was extremely difficult to operate, but not the Cuddeback. If you can set an alarm clock, you can easily program a Cuddeback. It is powered by 4 D-cell batteries, and once you turn the indicator dial to three different positions to set the date, the time and year, all you do then is simply choose the time

between pictures. You are ready to go.

I experimented with my Cuddeback all through the house, just to practice and develop my confidence. I got pictures of our weiner dog walk-ing back and forth across the living room floor. I got photos of myself walking to the kitchen for coffee or snacks, and the wife gave me strict orders about not placing the camera any-where near the bathroom (chuckle chuckle). The photos were very crisp and clear.

I must confess that I had reservations whether to buy the Cuddeback with the IR (infrared) or white flash. I was con-cerned about spooking

game animals. I was told I would like the white flash for clarity and dis-tance, and so far I have been extremely pleased with my decision. The shutter speed is very quick.

I mounted the camera to a tree in our back yard, and it was very much un-detectable. I have since discovered raccoons, opossums and neighbor-hood dogs and cats roam-ing my property. I wish I had this camera mounted on the side of my garage when my truck was van-dalized and two muzzle-loaders were stolen.

Just recently, my hunt-ing partner, Ed Carver, and I made a trip to our hunting property, and I placed my Cuddeback trail camera in the woods, hoping to get an idea of some deer activity. I have relocated the camera a couple times and have discovered a good num-ber of deer survived last hunting season and last winter. There has also been a really good fawn drop this year.

I would like to share a few ideas and tips I have discovered with trail cameras. Buy a new cam-era if at all possible, or at least deal with some-one you can trust. Buy a product from a reputable company such as Cud-deback. I suggest placing the camera facing north or south so the sunlight will not interfere with the lens. Also, trim any branches or leaves away from the lens detection area. A slight breeze moving leaves can cause the camera to take ghost pictures. Get a water-proof, weatherproof lock to avoid someone steal-ing your camera. And practice, practice, prac-tice.

Buying trail cameras can be difficult, and there are a number of trail cam-era websites that have very informative forums to answer your ques-tions. Buying trail cam-eras is addictive. I know some hunters who own six or eight trail cameras. So far, I own two, but I have my eye on a couple others.

With the price of gaso-line getting higher and the small amount of spare time a person has, a trail camera can be a huge benefit to moni-tor the area around your stand locations. If you have any questions, I would be happy to share information and sugges-tions with you.

columnist

Bud Fields

SMILE! —Bud Fields now uses two trail cameras when scouting out hunting sites.


Uttinger hits hole in oneTerry L. Uttinger of Kokomo hit a hole in one on

Aug. 16 at Wildcat Creek Golf Course. He made the 145-yard shot on No. 15, using a 7-iron. The shot was witnessed by Gene Uttinger, Roger Hutchinson and Merrill Eller.

Legion Pro-Am resultsThe American Legion Pro-Am tournament was held

on Monday, Aug. 22. The two best ball, full handicap event saw the team of Dick Beck, Tom Beck, Bill Beck and Ken Titus take top honors with a 113. The team represented the American Legion in the competition.

Second place was shared by the Hillcrest Country Club team of Chad Ayers, Randy Wanstrath, Jim San-er and Doug Wilson and the Kokomo Country Club team of Cary Hungate, Brian Cossell, Jim Kebrdle and Bob Funk. Both teams shot 119.

Fourth place was shared by Dick Beck, Nick Irish, Jerry Mitchell and Benny Wisher with a 121, also representing the American Legion. The other half of fourth place was secured by the Chippendale Golf Club pro-am assembly of Jim Humphrey, Eric Tuch-scherer, Bill Humbphrey and Jeff Thatcher.

The low pro for the event was Cary Hungate with a 67, followed by Chad Ayers’ 69 and Wade Wells shoot-ing 71. Dick Beck and Mark Todd finished with scores of 73.

In the pro-pro competition, Dick Beck and Chad Ayers carded a 62. Cary Hungate and Mark Todd paired up for a 65, and Wade Wells and Randy Hunt brought up the rear with a 67.

In the pro skins competition, Dick Beck collected on holes No. 1, No. 6 and No. 17. Chad Ayres tallied points on No. 11, and Denny Hepler grabbed skins on No. 16

In the amateur skins competition, Richard Janzaruk collected skins on No. 2. Dewayne Butler was next to win a hole on No. 8. Bill Beck got a skin on No. 9. Jason Hobson followed with a win on No. 11, and Richard Delph prevailed on No. 15.

Closest to the pin awards were given to Eric Tuscherer on No. 3, Dewayne Butler on No. 6, Doug Wilson on No. 10, Benny Wisher on No. 14 and Jimmy Reed on No. 17.

Erlenbaugh/Tudor/Wells tournament resultsThe Erlenbaugh/Tudor/Wells golf tournament was

held at the American Legion golf course on Aug. 20. The event was won by the team of Rex Spencer, Bryan Foreman, Stan Foreman, Nick Irish and Evan Fore-man with a score of 52. More than $1,700 was raised for We Care during the event.

Second place went to Mike Pearce, Bob Stevens, John Hodson, Mark Waldren and Ray Poat, also card-ing a 52. Doug Little, Ron Sallee, Chris Sallee, Bob Mock and Jim Lipkey came in third with a 54. Fourth place belonged to the team of Scot Groh, Terry Wig-gins, Steven Branham, Brion Thomas and Richard Ramsey at 56

Fifth place was occupied by Craig Reed, Brandon Steiner, Stewart Snyder, Adam Miller and Mike Wil-liams, shooting a 56. The sixth-place finishers were Don Mutchler, Tim Ehman, John Brice, Jeff Titus and Dick Langston at 57.

Legion 18-hole couplesThe 18-hole couples event at the American Legion

on Aug. 13 saw a tie for top honors. The team of How-ard and Lisa Overton with Bill Stoeckinger and Pam Eads shot a 61 to top the leaderboard. Joining them was the team of Mat and Amanda Phalen with Bob and Carol Balsbaugh. Third place went to Dick and Dottie Beck with Bill Grant and Stephanie Frye, shooting a 62.

Upward Basketball at New Life ChurchHey Upward fans, don’t miss your opportunity to

play Upward Basketball or to be an Upward Cheer-leader at New Life Church located at US 31 and Vaile Ave. Registration opens on Sept. 1 for students in grades K-6. Call the church office at 459-5067 or get more information at newlife4kokomo.org.

End of Summer Cruise-InA cruise-in will be held at Deano’s Pizza, 116 N.

Depot in Walton on Sept. 2. Registration begins at 4 p.m., and awards will be given at 8 p.m. A rain date is set for Sept. 9. There will be cars, trucks and motor-cycvles. Entry is $10, and all proceeds go to Shriners Children’s Hospital. Call Judy Stroud at 574-699-6831 for more information.

Chicken Noodle DinnerA chicken noodle dinner will be held at West Mid-

dleton United Methodist, located half a block off of 250 S. on 480 W. in West Middleton, on Sept. 2 from 5 to 7 p.m. There will be a free will offering. Call ahead ordering can be placed at 883-7136.

“Steps to Recovery” Run/WalkThe “Steps to Recovery” Run/Walk will take place

in Foster Park from 8 to 11 a.m. on Sept. 3. Call the Gilead House at 865-9427 for more information.

Kokomo Downtown Farmers’ MarketOn Sept. 3, there will be apples, apples, apples.

They are in season now, and the market is dedicating this Saturday to apples. Farlow’s Orchard will be ar-riving with their newest crop and samples on hand. At 10 a.m. a free education class on apples will be given. From 10 to 11 a.m., live music will be provided by Rhum Music Academy featuring Eric Hymand ad Students, and watch live drumming at 11 a.m. with Mimi Amos and friends. Free pony rides will be given by Copper Creek Farms for all the kids. Ponies will arrive around 9 a.m. Free crafts will be provided at Planet Mind from 10 to noon, and free kids yoga will be given at New day Yoga Studio at 10:30 a.m.

2011 Plate Glass Community SocialPlate Glass will hold a community social next to

Water Works Park on Carter Street on Sept. 3 from noon to 5 p.m. There will be food, games, t-shirts and hats for sale. Special events will take place through-out the day, and there will be door prizes. The cost is $3 per person and $1 for ages six and under. Bring your lawn chairs, and come prepared to have a relax-ing day with old and new friends. For more informa-tion, call David at 452-2152 or Archie at 452-4463.

Fortune Free Family ConcertThe Fortune Free Family Concert featuring Loose

Change and Michael Kelsey will take place in the Ko-komo Arts Pavilion presented by Daniels & Alexander and Whiskey Creek on Sept. 3. From 4 to 10:30 p.m. Admission is free, and concessions will be available.

Cowboy ChurchCowboy Church will take place at Grace Commu-

nity Church, 1810 E. Bradford, Marion, on Sept. 3 at 6 p.m. It’s a casual service, so wear your casual attire. Everyone is welcome.

Donny Osmond to Honeywell Center105.9 The Bash will welcome Donny: Basically

Yours on Sept. 3 at 7:30 p.m. in Wabash. Including key hits from a star career dating back to his pre-teen years, Donny will perform familiar pop and country music that has been entertaining his fans for decades. Tickets are $29, $49 and $69 and may be purchased at the box office from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, by calling (260)563-1102 or visiting www.hon-eywellcenter.org.

Annual Dog Obedience Training Classes Dog obedience training classes will be held every

Tuesday in September in Jackson Morrow Park from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. to benefit the American Heart Asso-ciation. The first class takes place Sept. 6.

Widow-to-Widow Support/Social GroupThe Widow-to-Widow Support/Social group spon-

sored by the Mental Health Association will meet at 10:30 am at the Masonic Temple, 316 North Washing-ton in Kokomo on Thursday, Sept. 8. The group will take the Kokomo City Line Trolley to Backyard BBQ for lunch with business meeting to follow. All widows are invited to attend.

Tipton Co. Pork FestivalThe Tipton County Pork Festival will take place on

Sept. 8-10 in downtown Tipton. Visit tiptoncountypo-rkfestival.com for more information.

“Know the 10 Signs” Presentation A family program for individuals who are inter-

ested in learning more about Alzheimer’s Disease will take place Sept. 8 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The presentation will take place at Howard Regional West Campus Specialty Hospital, 829 N. Dixon. Pre-registration is requested by calling the Alzheimer’s Helpline at 800-272-3900.

Ballroom Dance LessonsThe Ballroom Dance Club of Kokomo will begin

offering ballroom dancing lessons beginning Sept. 8 through Oct. 27. at the City of Kokomo Activity Cen-ter, 721 W. Superior. Registration begins 15 minutes before the first class. Classes will be offered for be-ginners through advanced intermediate dancers. Call 450-5635 or 864-0715 for more information.

First Community MeetingHoward Regional Health Systems will hold its first

meeting of the month on Sept. 8 at noon in the cafete-ria conference room. Call Lisa at 271-8082 for more information.

Create Your Weight Program Introduc-tion

On Sept. 8 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., St. Joseph Hospi-tal is once again offering its 10-week healthy weight loss program, “Create Your Weight.” One-hour week-ly sessions help individuals determine their calorie needs and they provide valuable information on food portions, calorie consumption and tips for dining out To register for the introductory event or to obtain more information, please call Valerie Amend, MS, RD, CD at 456-5587.

Westside Baptist ChurchOn Sept. 9 Westside Baptist Church is holding a fish

and tenderloin fry at 3330 W. 100 S. Boulevard just west of Malfalfa Rd. Meal includes choice of green beans or baked beans, applesauce or Cole slaw, drink and dessert. The fry will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Cost for adults is $8.50 and children under 12 are $4.50. Children under four eat free. You may carry out or eat in. Call 452-6266 for more information.

Chef’s Invitational A Chef’s Invitational by Community Women’s

Guild feature “Men Who Like to Cook” will be held Sept. 10 at UAW Local 685, 929 E. Hoffer from 5 to 7 p.m. Donations are welcome. Cost is $15 for adults and $7 for children 10 and under. Proceeds benefit scholarships. Tickets are available at the door. Call 864-1777 for more information.

Eliminate Expired Drugs EventStop by the Indiana surgery Center Circle on the

main campus of Howard Regional Health System from 9 to 11 a.m. on Sept. 10 to safely dispose of un-used and unwanted medications. Call 453-8593 or 456-2274 for more information.

Young America Lion’s Fish FryThe outdoor fish and tenderloin fry will take place

Sept 10. From 4 to 8 p.m. and will serve Dan’s Fish Fry. Cost for adults is $8.50, and children under 12 are $4.50. Pie is extra. The fry will take place on state road 18 in Cass County.

Gift of Hope Golf ScrambleGift of Hope is holding a golf scramble on Sept. 10

to assist parents of children with extended illnesses or injury. The scramble will take place at Arbor Trace Golf Course, 2500 E. 550 N. in Marion. Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m., and a putting contest will be held at 1:30 p.m. Shotgun start is at 2 p.m. The cost is $50 per person, $10 for three mulligans ad putting contest, and hole sponsors will receive two holes for $50. For

more information or to register, contact Rich McClory at 765-506-1284 or Mike Daniel at 765-661-9328.

31st Annual Missions AuctionThe Annual Mission Auction will take place Sept. 10

at 9 a.m. at Kokomo Zion United Methodist Church, 5051 E. 400 N. All proceeds go to Mission Ministries. Please consider consigning or donating clean, quality items and list with us by Aug. 20 to help us do the best advertising. Consignments and donations will be ac-cepted until 6 p.m. Sept. 9. Get updated information about the auction at kokomozionumc.com or contact Don at 434-1671.

Kokomo Symphony Orchestra DriveOn Sept. 10 from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. the Kokomo

Symphony Youth Orchestra will hold an instrument drive at the Sound of Music, located in downtown Kokomo on Walnut St. Help out the City’s youth or-chestra by donating your gently used violins, violas, cellos and double basses. This all day event is the first event of the KSYO season. After you make your tax deductible donation, the instruments will be rented out to the students of the program at no cost, provid-ing an opportunity for all students to play a stringed instrument. If you have any questions, email [email protected].

Aglow Kokomo Community MeetingAglow will have a meeting from 10 a.m. to 12:30

p.m. on Sept. 10 at 274 Goyer Rd. The guest speaker is Rev. Evelyn Drummond. She is the founder of Christ for Isreal, Inc. For more information, call 452-3234.

Free Community ConcertA free community concert will be held on Sept. 11

from 3 to 8 p.m. in the Galveston park and will feature music, food and drinks. Bring your lawn chairs.

Community Celebration DayOn Sept. 11 from 3 to 7 p.m. there will be a com-

munity celebration day at First Church of God, 5937 S. Park Rd. The event is free and will include hot air balloon rides, softball games. Moonwalks, corn toss, food and a concert.

Kokomo Community Concerts present “American Spirit”

The Kokomo Community Concerts will present “American Spirit” with a singing, dancing and story-telling journey on Sept. 16 at 7:30 p.m. The concert will take place in the Kokomo High School Audito-rium. Tickets are $20. Students are admitted free with a student ticket. Season ticks are $40 and are available at Big Ben Coffee, Comprehensive Planning, Wind-mill Grill and Herbst Pharmacy locations. Single tick-ets are sold at the door only. Call 210-0686 for more information.

Burlington Fall FestivalThe Burlington Fall Festival is coming Sept. 16-18.

From musical entertainment to prince and princess contests, the festival has it all. Contact Jim Dance for a schedule of events at 268-2196.

George Dyer in ConcertGeorge Dyer will be in concert at Swayzee Christian

Church on Sept. 17 at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. The church is located at 110 N. Washington St. in Swayzee, Ind. There will be a free will offering. Call Liz at 455-0938 for more information.

Kokomo Walk to End Alzheimer’sJoin us for an evening of excitement as we kick-off

the 2011 Walk to End Alzheimer’s season. Volunteers will be ready to share fundraising event ideas, explain best practices and assist with on-line team registra-tion. Team recruitment and fundraising materials will be available. The walk takes place Saturday, Sept. 17, in Jackson Morrow Park.

KHS Class of ’66 ReunionThe Kokomo High School class of ’66 reunion will

take place on Sept. 23 and 24. On Sept. 23, attend the Kokomo vs. Richmond football game. Reunion will follow afterwards at The Quarry. Then, and on Sept. 24, there will be a gold outing. There will be a reunion buffet afterwards at the Country Club. Call 455-2409 for more information or visit Kokomo High School Class of ‘66 on Facebook for all the details.

Westside Baptist Church concertOn Sept. 18 2011 at 6 p.m. Cheri Taylor will be in

concert at Westside Baptist Church, 3330 West 100 South, Russiaville. Come out for a night of singing and praising of the Holy Spirit.

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