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Kaitlyn Bergman, 9, of Garrett was crowned Little Miss Kosciusko County Saturday during the Miss Kosciusko County Pageant. Bergman is the fi rst Kosciusko County Princess. The Miss Kosciusko County Pageant is part of the Miss America Organization. Among other appearances throughout the year, Bergman will partic-ipate in the Miss Indiana Pageant production and activi-ties in June in Zionsville. She is the daughter of Kelly and Ali Bergman of Garrett.

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Five Republicans fi le for re-election

AUBURN —Five Republican offi ce-holders fi led for re-election at the DeKalb County Clerk’s offi ce this week:

• Alan Middleton of rural Auburn fi led for re-election to the DeKalb County Council District 3 seat.

• William VanWye of rural Ashley fi led for re-election to the DeKalb County Council District 2 seat.

ª Heather Jones fi led for re-elec-tion as Wilmington Township trustee.

• Sandra “Sandy” Harrison of rural Butler fi led for re-election as Franklin Township Trustee.

• Mary Dangler of rural Waterloo fi led for re-election as Grant Township Trustee.

9 register as election candidatesAUBURN —Eight Republi-

cans and one Democrat fi led as candidates for election at the DeKalb County Clerk’s offi ce this week.

In fi lings for the May 6 primary election:

• Republican Amanda Stuller of Waterloo fi led as a candidate for the Grant Township Advisory Board.

• Republican Marvin L. Skelly of rural Ashley fi led as a candidate for the Fairfi eld Township Advisory Board.

• Republican Gregory S. Hook of rural Butler fi led as a candidate for the Stafford Township Advisory Board.

• Republican David Capp of Butler fi led as a candidate for the Wilmington Township Advisory Board.

• Republican Joe Laher of Auburn has fi led as a candidate for DeKalb County coroner.

• Republican Mark Jennings of rural Butler has fi led as a candidate for Troy Township trustee.

• Republican Charlotte Dohner of rural Auburn has fi led as a candidate for state convention delegate.

• Republican Judy Watson of St. Joe fi led as a candidate for state convention delegate.

For the Nov. 4 general election:• Democrat Bradley Duane

Thompson of Waterloo fi led as a candidate for the Waterloo Council at-large seat.

Candidates for the 2014 primary election have until noon Feb. 7 to register.

DeKalb’s VOICE, Community Foundation DeKalb County’s youth philanthropy group, is currently accepting grant proposals for educational programs and to meet the needs of the community’s most vulnerable families.

Priority will be given to proposals from student organi-zations whose members perform volunteer service in support of charitable activity.

Grant application forms are available on the community

foundation’s website, www.DeKalbFoundation.org, and click on “DeKalb’s VOICE.” The deadline to apply is Monday, Feb. 3, 2014.

VOICE grants awarded in previous years are reported on the website.

Recently VOICE grants were awarded to:

• Butler Youth Evangelistic Association: Financial support to help with the meal program

• DeKalb Council on

Pregnancy: Purchase cribs, mattresses and car seats that meet industry safety standards

• Little Joe’s Preschool: Funding to increase daily lessons and staff hours

• Mad Anthonys Children’s Hope House: Help families with overnight stays when they have someone in the hospital

• McMillen Center for Health Education: McMillen Center’s Brush dental health program

DeKalb’s VOICE members are students in grades 8-12 who represent each of DeKalb County’s schools. They meet monthly during the school year to learn about the community’s charitable needs and how to address them. The Dekko Foundation, Community Foundation DeKalb County and local school corporations foster DeKalb’s VOICE, working together to grow a new generation of philanthropic leaders.

DeKalb’s VOICE seeks grant proposals

By KATHRYN BASSETTkbassett@kpcmedia.com

INDIANAPOLIS — Sen. Dennis Kruse, R-Auburn, will sponsor a number of bills dealing with issues from library service to music in schools during the 2014 legislative session.

One of Kruse’s proposed bills would require at least one music class to be held every semester in Indiana public schools. Kruse said the bill would apply to all schools, from elementary to high school.

Kruse said he is proposing the bill because exposure to good music has been shown to help students learn better, particularly in lower grade levels.

“It helps people learn better and retain knowledge better,” Kruse added.

Kruse said he also will sponsor

bill that will allow Indiana townships not served by libraries to decide what library services they would like. Another of his proposed bills would provide that board members of regional solid waste management districts are elected rather than appointed.

Users in the districts — those paying the monthly bills — would be the ones electing board members, Kruse said.

Kruse said Indiana’s marriage amendment resolution, renamed

this year as House Joint Resolu-tion 3, also will be before the Indiana General Assembly this session. The proposed amendment would call for a statewide referendum to consider whether to put Indiana’s defi nition of marriage — as between one man and one woman — into the Indiana Constitution. Kruse said he will be the Senate sponsor of the resolution, which will begin in the Indiana House of Represen-tatives.

Kruse bill backs music education

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DAWSON SETS SCORING RECORDGarrett’s Brandi Dawson, left, passed Kelly Surfus, right, as the Railroaders’ all-time leading scorer in Tuesday’s Allen County Athletic Conference Tournament opener against South Adams. Dawson currently has 1,267 points. Surfus presented Dawson with the game ball after the game. See story on page 6.

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By Aaron Organaorgan@kpcmedia.com

AUBURN — A fl ood of calls to DeKalb County Central Communications during last week’s major winter storm crippled the dispatch center for a short period.

Director Paul Brewer said the tremendous volume of calls Jan. 6 and 7 effectively fl ooded the system of the center north of Auburn. One of the center’s two internal routers failed, and the other became overloaded trying to keep up with the call volume, Brewer explained.

During the storm, Auburn lost electrical service for six hours on the night of Jan. 6, and a generator failed at one of the county’s annex buildings, preventing dispatchers from being able to log onto the county’s network.

The system was down for nearly 2 ½ hours, nearly all of which Brewer said he spent on the phone trying to get it repaired. A contractor replaced the failed router.

The outage meant dispatchers could fi eld only a fraction of the calls intended for them, Brewer said. Dispatchers were able to receive 480 non-emergency calls, 283 emergency calls and 2,675 radio calls from emergency personnel between Jan. 6 and 7, but it’s anyone’s guess how many calls were lost and unanswered during the center’s down time, Brewer said.

“I have no idea exactly how many calls we took, because we couldn’t answer them all,” said Brewer.

Brewer said E-911 calls the center could not fi eld were transferred to Allen County’s dispatch center, and service to residents was never compromised.

“I think it was due to the overwhelming infl ux of phone calls,” Brewer said about the reason for the technical troubles.

Much of the problem, Brewer said, was that many of the calls during the storm were non-emergency calls. Brewer said his dispatchers were peppered with questions about a travel warning, area closures and road conditions. He urged residents to call 911 only with emergency needs.

“People need to call us for emergency situations,” said Brewer. “Other than that, they need to pay attention to their local media for updates and information.”

During a meeting Monday, the DeKalb County commissioners briefl y discussed sending letters to residents who called 911 with non-emergency questions, explaining they could be fi ned.

Call volume cripples dispatch center

By Sue Carpenterscarpenter@kpcmedia.comALTONA — The Town of

Altona laid out several goals for the coming year at its meeting Monday inthe town hall.

The three-member board is comprised of President John Shafer, Chris Seely and Dallus Hicks. Terry Whan is the town’s clerk-treasurer.

The board gave its approval to move forward with a website and Facebook site for the town

and gave Lisa Hicks authority to rent out the town hall.

Town leaders gave the go-ahead to join the Indiana Association of Cities and Towns, noting the $500 annual membership fee would be well worth the cost.

The board will seek three quotes to purchase and install a garage door opener for the town hall, which houses a one-ton pickup truck and snow plow used to clean streets.

A welder used for repair of town-owned equipment needs repair or replacement, Whan said. The board gave approval to seek a cost estimate from a Kendallville company.

The board listed parameters for the town’s debit card to include fuel purchases for the truck and gas mower, supplies for the rental hall, and for offi ce equipment.

Altona leaders set goals for new year

Altona, Page 3

Contractor Jason Shearer knocks down the last two rows of bricks in the front offi ce of Bill Yoder Ford Monday in order to drive out a vintage 1956 Ford T-Bird that was on display in the dealership’s showroom. A temporary offi ce was moved in front of the building a short time later and will open as soon as utilities are connected, according to Bill Yoder. The building collapsed further over the weekend due to recent heavy snowfalls.

Sue Carpenter

Career Success Coalition to meetWATERLOO — The Career Success Coalition, an

organization that helps DeKalb County residents plan, prepare and pay for careers beyond high school, will conduct a meeting for members Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at DeKalb High School. Lunch will be provided.

Members will discuss and share various ways of encour-aging students and adults to prepare for their future careers. Members will be asked to put the ideas into action at the companies and organizations they represent.

Any company or organization interested in becoming a member should contact Judy Sorg at 925-0311 or email JSorg@DeKalbFoundation.org.

GHS to host business round tableGARRETT — Garrett High School will be hosting

a round table discussion from noon to 3 p.m. with local business leaders on Friday, Feb. 7, as part of the school’s professional development.

A variety of businesses are being invited to come together and discuss today’s job market needs. School representatives will be sharing with them the efforts being made in the schools to help make Garrett High School students better prepared for a future, hopefully in DeKalb, or the surrounding counties.

The program was rescheduled from Jan. 6 due to weather issues.

Public invited to ‘ham’ radio classAUBURN — Training is currently underway in Auburn

to qualify students for the FCC Amateur Radio license.The classes are meeting at 6 p.m. each Monday and

Thursday in the DeKalb County Offi ce Building, 200 E. 10th St., and will conclude Jan. 30 with testing for the Technician Class license.

DeKalb County has 144 licensed Radio Amateurs, and nationwide they number more than 700,000. Known as “hams,” they use their radio equipment to make contact with each other around the world.

Visitors are welcome to attend any of the classes as observers to see if they might be interested in joining the hobby. There are no age restrictions to becoming licensed.

CANI offering insurance information sessions at Garrett Public Library

GARRETT — Community Action of Northeast Indiana (CANI) will provide a free information session on insurance and benefi ts, the marketplace and application process during two sessions Saturday, Jan. 25 at the Garrett Public Library.

Following the information portion of the program, assistance will be offered in completing applications.

In order to apply an e-mail address, a photo identifi ca-tion, and last year’s tax returns are required. Help will be offered in setting up email addresses for those who do not already have one.

The open enrollment period ends the end of March. All citizens will be required to have health insurance.

We can help you to get the information you need to get this accomplished at the lowest cost possible. CANI can answer your questions on the Affordable Care Act, Health Insurance Marketplace and Hoosier Healthwise.

Please call or stop by the library to register for this program. Laptops computers will be available, but if you have your own, please bring it with you. Sessions will be from 10 a.m. until noon, and 1-3 p.m.

JAM Center to host Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University

GARRETT — The Judy A. Morrill Recreation Center will be hosting the Dave Ramsey Financial Peace Univer-sity FPU) for four Thursdays beginning Feb. 13, from 6:30-8 p.m.

The holidays are over and the bills are arriving. We all need a plan for our money. Financial Peace University (FPU) is that plan by teaching ways of handling money.

Through video teaching, class discussions and interactive small group activities, FPU presents practical steps to get from where you are to where you’ve dreamed you could be. This plan will show you how to get rid of debt, manage your money, spend and save wisely, and much more. The average family pays off $5,300 in debt and saves $2,700 in the fi rst 90 days.

The class is offered free of charge. Materials are $99 and will be yours to keep.

For more information, call the JAM Center at 260-357-1917 or visit www.jamrecreation.org.

Live music at Eagles FridayGARRETT — The Garrett Eagles will host Dan Davis

Friday from 8-11 p.m. The event is open to the public. The Eagles home is at 220 S. Randolph St.

Live music at Legion FridayGARRETT — Little Rock Express will provide

entertainment at the Garrett American Legion Post 178 Friday from 8-11 p.m. The event is open to the public. The Legion is located at 515 W. Fifth Ave.

Visit garrettamericanlegion.com for more information.

LOCAL NEWS

Offi cers arrest 7AUBURN — Local

police offi cers arrested seven people from Saturday night through Monday, according to DeKalb County Jail records.

Carrie Jordan, 33, of the 1000 block of Angela Avenue, Auburn, was arrested Saturday at 9 p.m. by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department for alleged contempt of court.

Kelly Crise, 50, of the 200 block of Lenox Street, Garrett, was arrested Sunday at 1:41 a.m. by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department on charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated at the Class A and Class C misdemeanor levels.

Joey Zink, 37, of the 5600 block of Hursh Road, Fort Wayne, was arrested Sunday at 3 a.m. by the Auburn Police Department on a charge of battery, a Class B misdemeanor.

Levi S. Treesh, 19, of the 300 block of South Washington Street,

Waterloo, was arrested Sunday at 1:21 p.m. by the Auburn Police Department on charges of possession of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia, Class A misdemeanors.

Brandon DeLong, 32, of the 1000 block of Andrew Avenue, Auburn, was arrested Sunday at 9:48 p.m. by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Depart-ment on a charge of driving while suspended with a prior conviction, a Class A misdemeanor.

Tasha R. Grimmett, 27, of the 7800 block of Rocky Glen Place, Fort Wayne, was arrested Monday at 1:22 a.m. by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department on charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated at the Class A and Class C misdemeanor levels.

Rodney A. Daler, 44, of the 4200 block of U.S. 20, Angola, was arrested Monday at 8:58 a.m. by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department on a warrant charging him with invasion of privacy, a Class A misdemeanor.

POLICE NEWS

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Monday — Chicken nuggets, peas, rice pilaf, crisp apple, dipping sauces and milk

Tuesday — Cheese-burger, french fries, pears and milk

Wednesday — Chicken tetrazinni, salad with

tomato, carrots and chick peas, grapes, fruit snacks and milk.

Thursday — Cheese pizza, salad with tomato, cucumbers, carrots and chickpeas, banana and milk

Friday — Chili-three way, fresh veggie mix with dip, pineapple chunks and milk

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GARRETT — J.E. Ober Elementary will offer its three-part Kindergarten Academic Readiness Experi-ences (KARE) project for families of incoming kinder-garten students beginning Jan. 16.

This program invites children who will be in J.E. Ober’s kindergarten program during the 2014-2015 school year to participate in free programs throughout the

year. To be eligible for kindergarten, children must be age 5 on, or before, Aug. 1, 2014.

Sessions will be from 6-7:15 p.m. on Jan. 16, Feb. 27 and March 20. A round-up will held April 15 with kindergarten screening planned in May.

Families can park in the lot beside the playground and enter door 10. The group will meet in the

Performing Arts Center, then go to classrooms for small group work.

J.E. Ober will provide support for parents and materials for children at each of the learning sessions. These evenings are fun and provide parents with ideas to help their child prepare for kindergarten. This is a good opportunity to meet school personnel and gain important information about the transition into kindergarten.

To register contact Holly Wright at J.E. Ober Elementary School by email

at hwright@gkb.k12.in.us or by phone at 357-3112, extension 1125.

The program is made possible by generous donations from the community, including Walmart Distribution Center, Garrett State Bank, Hixson Sand and Gravel, Tri Kappa Sorority, Psi Iota Xi Sorority, Garrett Eagles No. 1357 and J.E. Ober teachers.

J.E. Ober kindergarten registration will be Tuesday, April 15 from 6-7 p.m. The Garrett Lions Club will offer hearing screening at 5 p.m.

Project KARE begins tonightFree program helps children

prepare for kindergarten

BBBS appreciation event is Jan. 24

AUBURN — In honor of National Mentoring Month, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Indiana will celebrate DeKalb County mentors with a DeKalb Big Appreciation event Friday, Jan. 24.

January is National Mentoring Month, and Big Brothers Big Sisters will honor the 106 Bigs in DeKalb County.

Auburn Mayor Norman Yoder and Garrett Mayor Tonya Hoeffel will be on hand to proclaim January as “Mentoring Month,” along with other local “Bigs” and business professionals at 7:30 a.m. in the Medical Arts Building at DeKalb Health hospital, 1310 E. Seventh St.

Yoder and Hoeffel will take the opportunity to thank the DeKalb County

“Bigs” for volunteering their time and for being positive role models for young people in the local community.

Members of the community are encouraged to attend. All attendees will be able hear the agency’s plan to serve more children in the community in 2014, enjoy a light breakfast, and the network with a variety of “Bigs” and business professionals on hand.

In 2013, the agency served more than 2,000 children. According to a news release from the agency, children in Big Brothers Big Sisters’ programs are: 52 percent are less likely to drop out or skip school, 42 percent more likely to get a college degree, 46 percent less likely to use illegal drugs and 33 percent less likely to hit someone.

HELMER — The 2014 Regional Master Gardener training for Steuben, DeKalb, LaGrange and Noble counties will be held starting in February at the Helmer United Methodist Church.

The Master Gardener Program is one way that the Purdue Cooperative Extension Service puts knowledge to work and helps people grow throughout Indiana. The Master Gardener Program helps gardeners grow by providing them with intensive training in horticultural principles. Participants, in turn, share their knowledge by providing volunteer leadership and service to their communities.

Training sessions will begin on Thursday, Feb. 27, and continue each Thursday evening through May 22. Training sessions

will be held from 6-9 p.m. unless otherwise announced. The location for training will be the Helmer United Methodist Church on S.R. 327, about a half mile north of its junction with S.R. 4.

The fee will be $150 per person or $250 per couple sharing one set of materials, payable in full by Feb. 12. Contact the DeKalb County Extension Offi ce at 925-2562 for more details, application, and to pay the fee.

Only a limited number of candidates can be selected from each county. Candidates will be expected to attend all the class sessions, take a fi nal examination, and then complete 35 hours of approved volunteer service to receive a Master Gardener certifi cate.

Regional Master Gardener training offered in Helmer

COOKIE-STACKING CHAMP

Isabella Hug, 10, of Garrett, stacks all 40 cookies in a box of Shortbreads to win a Girl Scout Cookie-stacking contest Sunday at the Youth For Christ center in Auburn. The event kicks off this year’s Girl Scout Cookie sales in DeKalb County, which continue through March 10. The county’s 145 Girl Scouts will sell cookies for $3.50 per box to support their activities. Last year, they sold 30,100 boxes.

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Henry LepperHUNTERTOWN —

Henry A. Lepper Jr., 84, of Huntertown died Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014, at his residence.

Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. today, Jan. 16, at Our Hope Lutheran Church, 1826 Trinity St., Hunter-town and from 9-10 a.m. on Friday at the church.

Services will be at 10:12 a.m. at the church. Burial will follow in Concordia Lutheran Cemetery.

Memorials are to Our Hope Lutheran Church or Fort Wayne Animal Care and Control, 3020 Hillegas Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46818.

Thomas Funeral Home in Garrett is in charge of arrangements.

Barbara OveryAUBURN — Barbara H.

“Barb” (Schlotterer) Overy, 82, died Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014, at Laurels of DeKalb in Butler.

Mass of Christian Burial will be today, Jan. 16, at 11:30 a.m., with visitation one hour prior at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Auburn. Rev. Dennis Carneiro will offi ciate. Burial will be in Cedar Creek Cemetery in rural Garrett.

Memorials are to Masses at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church.

Arrangements by Pinnington-McComb Funeral & Cremation Services.

Dorothy JohnsonST. SIMONS ISLAND,

Ga. — Dorothy Leota (Neal)Johnson, 100, of St. Simons Island and formerly of Auburn, died Monday, Jan. 13, 2014 at Magnolia Manor.

Edo Miller Funeral Home is handling the cremation.

Memorials are to the Presbyterian Church of Auburn or to the Hospice of the Golden Isles.

The family was fortunate to be able to celebrate Dorothy’s life with her at her 100th birthday party.

No further memorial is planned.

Sharon StraubAUBURN – Sharon A.

Straub, 53, died Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne.

There will be no funeral service conducted.

Memorials may be directed to the Feller and Clark Funeral Home to help with funeral expenses.

Bert NewellKENDALLVILLE —

Bert Thomas Newell, 90, of Fort Wayne and formerly of Kendallville, died on Saturday, Jan, 11, 2014, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne

Services were held Wednesday at Hite Funeral Home in Kendallville with Rev. Mike Hamm offi ci-ating.

Burial with military honors was in Swan Cemetery near LaOtto. Military honors were conducted by members of the Kendallville VFW Post #2749 and the Rome City American Legion Post #381 honor guard.

Memorials may be made to the YMCA.

Kathleen EhretLAGRANGE —

Kathleen J. (Ritchie) Ehret, 53, of LaGrange died Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014 at Parkview LaGrange Hospital.

A memorial service will be held at 6 p.m. on Friday, at the Frurip-May Funeral Home, LaGrange, with Pastor Karen Strietelmeier offi ciating.

A visitation will take place at the funeral home from 4-6 p.m.

Catherine LaheyKENDALLVILLE —

Catherine Ellen (Marr)Lahey, 78, of Kendallville died Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014, at Presence Sacred Heart Home in Avilla.

Visitation will be Friday from 4-7 p.m. at Hite Funeral Home in Kendall-ville. There will be a vigil service at 6:45 p.m.

Mass of Christian Burial will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Kendall-ville with Father James Stoyle offi ciating.

Burial will be later in Catholic Cemetery in Fort Wayne.

Memorials may be made to Noble County Humane Shelter.

Herbert HoffmanWOLCOTTVILLE —

Herbert Franklin Hoffman, 77, of Wolcottville, died Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne.

Visitation will be Friday from 3-8 p.m. at Messiah Lutheran Church, corner of S.R. 9 and C.R. 700 S., north of Wolcottville.

Services will be Saturday, at 11 a.m. at Messiah Lutheran Church with an hour of visitation before the funeral service with the Rev. James Tews offi ciating.

Burial will be in Orange Cemetery near Rome City.

Memorials are to Messiah Lutheran Church Out Building Fund or to the Orange Township 4-H Club and Auction.

Hite Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Donald Stanfi eldLAGRANGE — Donald

Lee Stanfi eld, 72, of LaGrange died Friday, Jan. 10, 2014, at Lutheran Life Villages in Kendallville.

A memorial visitation will take place today, Jan 16, from 4-6 p.m. at Frurip-May Funeral Home, 309 W. Michigan St., LaGrange.

Memorials may be made to the LaGrange American Legion Post #215.

James DeanKENDALLVILLE —

James William Dean, 74, of Kendallville, died at his home on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014.

A gathering of family and friends was held Tuesday at Hite Funeral Home in Kendallville. No funeral service is scheduled.

James WarrenSPENCERVILLE —

James R. Warren, 74, died Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014, at his home in Spencerville.

Memorial services will be at noon Saturday at the Leo American Legion Post 409.

Arrangements are by Carnahan-Baidinger & Walter Funeral Home, Spencerville.

Warren DeLongANGOLA — Warren

E. “Bud” DeLong, 79, died Tuesday Jan, 14, 2014 at his home in Angola.

Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Feller and Clark Funeral Home, Auburn.

Burial will be in Christian Union Cemetery, rural Garrett.

Calling is Friday from 4-8 p.m. at the funeral home.

Memorials are to the family.

DEATHS AND TRIBUTES

The Garrett Clipper does not charge for death notices that include notice of calling hours, date and time of funeral and burial, and memorial information. An extended obituary, which includes survivors, biographical information and a photo, is available for a charge. Contact editor Sue Carpenter for more informa-tion at: scarpenter@kpcmedia.com.

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My name is Brandon McConeghy and I am an employee with Cinema Associates, which runs the Silver Screen in Garrett as well as the Auburn-Garrett Drive-In and the Strand Theatre in Kendallville.

I decided to participate in the ICE program to learn to manage work and school and to better myself as a student and employee.

At work I do a lot of cleaning and customer service. A day’s work consists of cleaning the theater and then working the concession stand for the remainder of my shift. I was excited to help reopen the Silver Screen this fall as I know how important it is to me and to our community. Our theatre also provides additional after-school jobs for teens in our community, which helps the theater give back.

My favorite part of ICE is having the time to work and get all my school-work done. This year I have learned what quality customer service consists of and how to manage my money.

I would defi nitely recommend ICE to any student who has trouble managing work and school or any student that wants to ease their way into the work

place.Thank you to all our

customers, Cinema Associ-ates and Garrett High

School for allowing me to earn money and gain work experience during my senior year.

ICE student works at Silver Screen Cinema

Garrett senior Brandon McConeghy works behind the concession stand at the Silver Screen Cinema through the school’s ICE program.

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Whan reported action on a unsafe home at 1405 W. Quincy St. is still pending in a county court.

Other measures proposed for consideration in 2014 are ordinances on open burning and guidelines for yard and garage sales.

Board members gave the OK to purchase tickets for abating properties and to bring sewer and fi re protec-tion questions to the Garrett Common Council at its Jan. 21 session.

Other items considered were repairs and improve-ments to the town hall building, including adding insulation in the ceiling of the hall, removal of barn doors at the back of the hall and the addition of windows, new entry doors on the hall and repair of a

concrete slab at the rear of the building.

Plans call for taking an inventory of the tool room and acquiring new tools as needed, and disposing of unused town property through a silent auction or garage sale.

Shafer shared some examples of playground equipment for the town park, including a teeter-totter, spring-mounted horses and handicap-ac-cessible sandbox toys. Discussion also centered on upgrading the seats on the existing swing set.

The board also proposed installing a horseshoe pit at the end of the parking lot across the street from the town hall. Hicks will be bringing back information on the project.

The board will be seeking

costs for a pull-behind weed sprayer and checking the status of a generator or possible purchase of an LP replacement through a grant process. The generator would be used at the town hall to help provide a warming/recovery center in the event of emergencies.

Shafer reported he worked for 25 hours to clear the town’s two miles of streets and alleys during last week’s heavy snowfall. Whan reported he received several positive comments from residents on the snow-clearing effort.

Altona board members meet in regular session on the fi rst Monday of each month at 6 p.m. at the town hall. Monday’s session was rescheduled from Jan. 6 due to a weather cancellation.

Altona from Page 1

Altona leaders are awaiting a court decision on an unsafe structure at 1405 E. Quincy Street. The home was condemned under a town ordinance but the homeowner, Jerome Grams, had reportedly has not responded to the order.

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CHURCH NEWSALTARSTAR UNITED

METHODIST CHURCHCo. Rd. 68 & 11ASouth of Garrett

Pastor Jill Wright260-241-5906

SUNDAY9 a.m. - Worship10:20 a.m. - Adult Sunday School

WEDNESDAY7 p.m. - Prayer and Praise

APOSTOLIC LIGHTHOUSE

109 S. Randolph St., GarrettPastor Thomas Mann

517-617-161411 a.m. - Sunday Worship7 p.m. - Thursday service

ARK CHRISTIANFELLOWSHIP

AvillaRev. Steve Wagner, Minister

Phone 897-3627SUNDAY

9 a.m.-Praise and Worship10 a.m. - Message

WEDNESDAY6:30 p.m. - Kids Klub6:30 p.m. - Youth Meeting6:30 p.m. - Adult Bible Study

CEDAR CREEK CHURCHof the BRETHREN

PO Box 2955952 C.R. 7, Garrett

Brad Hardesty, PastorPhone 357-3773

Offi ce hours Wed. 9-noonBy phone after 1 p.m.

SUNDAY

9 a.m. - Sunday School10 a.m. - Worship

CEDAR LAKE CHURCHof the BRETHREN

2939 C.R. 15Southeast of CorunnaDuane Grady, Pastor

SUNDAY9:30 a.m. — Sunday School10:30 a.m. —Sunday Wor-ship

CHRISTIAN UNIONBRETHREN in CHRIST

Box 38, 4395 C.R. 7, Garrett

Pastor Joe Laher 927-8847Church Phone 357-4850

SUNDAY9:30 a.m. -Sunday School

10:30 a.m. - Morning worship

CHURCH at GARRETT1370 S. Randolph St.

Phone 357-1829Pastor Tom Wilcoxson

SUNDAY10 a.m. - Worship service

WEDNESDAY6:30 p.m. - Bible study and youth group

CORUNNA COMMUNITYCHURCH INC.

223 E. Michigan Ave.P.O. Box 92, CorunnaPastor Rev. Richard A.

PickardSUNDAY

10:30 a.m.-Worship ServiceNondenominational Funda-

mental

THE CROSSINGChurch of the Nazarene

105 West 6th Ave., Garrettthecrossinggarrett.org

Rev. Kyle and Katie LowryChurch Phone 357-5769

SUNDAY9:30 a.m.-Sunday School10:20 a.m.-Welcome10:30 a.m. - Morning worship

WEDNESDAY5:30 p.m. - Youth group, community dinner6 p.m. - Youth group

DEKALB COUNTYCHURCH of CHRIST

700 S. Randolph St., Garrett“Where every Heart

needs a Home”Non-Instrumental

Church Phone 357-0738SUNDAY

9:30 a.m. - Bible Classes for all ages10:30 a.m. - Worship

WEDNESDAY7 p.m. - Midweek Bible Study

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH1357 S. Randolph StreetChurch Offi ce 357-4755

Rev. David E. MixSUNDAY

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WEDNESDAY6-7 p.m. - Prayer and Bible

Study

FIRST CHURCHof CHRIST

213 E. King St., GarrettPhone 357-3625

garrettfi rstchurch.orgBrother Bud Owen

Senior MinisterChad Kennedy

Children and Youth MinisterJerry Weller, Worship and

Pastoral MinisterSUNDAY

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FREEDOM to WORSHIPCHURCH of GOD

Baseline Road, AltonaRev. Joe Freeman

2 p.m. - Sunday. Everyone Welcome.

GARRETTPRESBYTERIAN

CHURCH201 S. Franklin St.

Rev. William Haworth

Church Phone 357-3534SUNDAY

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10-11 a.m. - 3B Class (Body, Brain, Belief) for seniors, 50+ welcome

GARRETT UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCHHouston at Cowen StreetChurch Phone 357-3315Dr. Scott Shoaff, Pastor

Home of Community Care Food PantrySUNDAY

Bible Sunday9:25 a.m. - Morning Wor-ship10:45 a.m. Sunday school6-8 p.m. - Youth Group

LIVING WATERSCOMMUNITY CHURCH

711 So. Randolph St., Garrett

Pastor Dean Morris925-1156

Church Phone 357-6435SUNDAY

9:15 a.m.-Sunday School10:30 a.m.- Worship Ser-vice

WEDNESDAY6:30 p.m. - Bible Study at the church - youth and adult

NEW LIFE HOUSE OF

WORSHIP130 North Randolph Street

357-4550Pastor J.C. Banks Jr.

SUNDAY9:30 a.m. - Sunday School10:30 a.m. - Sunday Wor-ship6 p.m. - Evening service

TUESDAY6 p.m. - Evening service

THURSDAY6 p.m. - Bible Study

SAINT JOSEPHCATHOLIC CHURCH

307 South Ijams St, GarrettFather Andrew Nazareth

357-3122MASSES

Monday - 6 p.m.Tue., Wed., Fri.- 9 a.m.Thursday - 8 a.m.

SATURDAY9 a.m. and 5 p.m.

SUNDAY8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

HOLY DAY MASSES6:30 p.m. on the Vigil7 & 9 a.m. on the day of

ZION EVANGELICALLUTHERAN CHURCH

1349 S. Randolph St., Garrett

Church Phone 357-4545SUNDAY

9 a.m. - Worship with Holy Communion10:30 a.m. - Sunday school

WEDNESDAY6 p.m. - Evening Worship

COURT NEWS

10 sentenced in court hearingsAUBURN — Judge

Kevin Wallace sentenced 10 people for criminal offenses during hearings in DeKalb Superior Court I Monday and Wednesday.

• Darnell Richardson of the 700 block of East 9th Street, Auburn, received a one-year suspended sentence and one year of probation for possession of marijuana, a Class A misdemeanor. He was fi ned $1 and must pay court costs.

• Trey Pool of the 1300 block of North Wayne Street, Angola, received a conditional discharge for possession of a synthetic drug, a Class A misdemeanor. If he success-fully completes one year of probation, the charge will be dismissed.

• Shannon Hackman of the 1200 block of West King Street, Garrett, was sentenced to one year of incarceration, all suspended except 60 days, for resisting law enforcement, a Class A misdemeanor. The sentence may be served on community corrections if he qualifi es. He was placed on probation through Jan. 13, 2015, and was fi ned $100. He must pay court costs, and his driving license was restricted for 90 days.

• Sammy Morton of Mishawaka was sentenced to one year in jail and fi ned $1 for theft, a Class D felony. He must pay court costs.

• Brian Hawn of the 100 block of S.R. 1, Hamilton, was fi ned $75 and must pay court costs for possession

of marijuana, a Class A misdemeanor. His driving license was suspended for 180 days.

• Dane DeWitt of the 1200 block of Angela Avenue, Auburn, was sentenced to 1 1/2 years of incarceration, all suspended except 120 days that may be served on community corrections, for operating a vehicle with an unlawful alcohol concentration with a passenger under 18, a Class D felony. He was placed on probation through July 15, 2015, and was fi ned $1,000. He must pay court costs.

• Charles B. Brown of Arbor Drive, Garrett, was sentenced to 180 days in jail for battery resulting in bodily injury, a Class A misdemeanor. He was fi ned $1 and must pay curt costs.

• Donald Dapp of the 100 block of South Peters Street, Garrett, was sentenced to two years of incarceration for possession of metham-phetamine, a Class D felony. He was fi ned $1 and must pay court costs.

• Brytannie Morningstar of Auburn was sentenced to fi ve days in jail, with credit for time already served, for public intoxication, a Class B misdemeanor. She was fi ned $75 and must pay court costs.

• Adam Weimer of the 6300 block of West U.S. 20, Angola, was sentenced to 60 days of incarceration, which may be served on community corrections if he qualifi es, for driving while suspended, a Class A misdemeanor. He was fi ned $75 and must pay court costs, and his driving license was suspended for 10 days.

By Phil Friendpfriend@kpcmedia.comGARRETT – Just like

the girls team did two hours before it, the Garrett boys basketball team used a strong fi rst quarter to dispatch of South Adams in the quarterfi nals of the Allen County Athletic Conference Tournament.

The Railroaders went on a 14-0 run over a 3:30 stretch in the fi rst period and never looked back, defeating the visiting Starfi res, 66-56, on Tuesday night.

“We were in attack mode all night long offensively, which we didn’t do on Saturday night,” said Garrett coach John Bodey.

South Adams (2-9) led 3-2 early in the quarter before Garrett went to work. Kordell Kessler and Jared Estep nailed back-to-back 3-pointers to make it 8-3, Matt Singleton followed with a pair of buckets inside, and Justin McCoy hit two buckets himself to give the Railroaders (7-3) a commanding 16-3 lead. Ninety seconds later, McCoy hit a triple to make it 19-6.

“Justin had his worst game of the year Saturday night,” said Bodey of the loss to Adams Central. “He didn’t attack very well and wanted to make up for it. He got in the lane a little bit more tonight.”

Garrett didn’t let up in the second quarter, outscoring South Adams 17-11 to take a 36-19 lead into halftime. Bodey said he saw something in South Adams’ offense that allowed the Railroaders to press. Garrett forced 17 South Adams turnovers on the night.

“(Pressing) is something we can do against some of the teams we play,” Bodey said. “It’s a change in philosophy from what we did earlier in the year.”

The game was never in

doubt, but South Adams did make things quasi-in-teresting in the second half, cutting the Garrett lead to eight points a couple minutes into the third. But Garrett responded with a 13-1 run, led by contribu-tions from McCoy, Karsten Cooper and Singleton, to lead 50-30 with 2:37 left in the third.

South Adams would cut the defi cit to 10 points late in the game but got no closer.

McCoy led all scorers with 22 points, while Singleton and Cooper were also in double fi gures with 13 and 10 points, respec-tively. McCoy chipped in eight rebounds, Singleton had six rebounds, and Cooper added six steals. Jared Estep fi nished with

eight points and six assists.Jared Grabau led South

Adams with 19 points, making all four 3-point attempts. Marco Vasquez was also in double fi gures with 13 points while Derek Wanner scored eight points before fouling out.

Garrett moves on to play Adams Central in the semifi -nals at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne. The Jets defeated Southern Wells, 61-49. The Railroaders get a chance to avenge a 47-40 loss to Adams Central on Saturday night.

“I think our kids were pretty disappointed with how we played Saturday night,” Bodey said. “They weren’t very happy when we got home.”

Boys top South Adams in ACAC tourney opener

kpcnews.com The Garrett Clipper PAGE 5 THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 2014

RAILROADERATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Drue Bodey, Freshman, Girls BasketballLynn Chapman, V.P. of Operations

Garrett junior Justin McCoy attacks the basket in the fi rst half of Tuesday’s Allen County Athletic Conference Tournament opener against South Adams. McCoy had 22 points in the Railroader victory.

Phil Friend

Garrett 66, South Adams 56South AdamsPlayers fg-fga ft-fta tp rb as stVasquez g 4-14 5-8 13 3 1 2Teeter g 1-2 1-2 4 1 0 0Wanner g 3-5 2-2 8 1 0 2Clouser f 1-2 0-0 2 5 2 0Grabau f 5-10 5-6 19 6 0 0Myers 0-2 0-0 0 1 0 0Sealscott 2-4 2-6 6 1 0 0Nussbaum 0-1 0-0 0 0 1 0Thompson 1-3 0-0 2 1 1 0Dellinger 1-1 0-0 2 1 1 1Totals 18-44 15-24 56 20 6 5GarrettPlayers fg-fga ft-fta tp rb as stK. Cooper f 4-10 2-8 10 3 3 6Estep g 1-1 5-7 8 3 6 1Kessler g 1-3 0-0 3 3 2 2McCoy g 8-21 4-7 22 8 2 1Singleton f 6-8 1-2 13 6 0 0Reneau 1-1 0-0 2 2 0 0Rosati 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 2M. Cooper 2-3 0-0 4 2 0 0Casselman 1-1 1-2 3 4 1 0benson 0-0 1-2 1 1 0 0Stafford 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Wichman 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Totals 24-50 14-28 66 33 15 12South Adams 8 11 18 19 — 56Garrett 19 17 16 14 — 66Three-point shooting — South Adams 5-11 (Grabau 4-4, Teeter 1-2, Vasquez 0-2, Clouser 0-1, Myers 0-2), Garrett 4-10 (McCoy 2-7, Estep 1-1, Kessler 1-1, Rosati 0-1). Team rebounds — South Adams 8, Garrett 2. Total fouls — South Adams 20, Garrett 22. Fouled out — Wanner. Turnvoers — South Adams 17, Garrett 13. Blocks — Reneau 2, K. Cooper 1, Thompson 2.

BRIEFSCity youth wrestling

City wrestling tourney is Sunday

GARRETT — The city tournament for the Garrett Youth Wrestling program has been moved to Sunday, Jan. 19 at noon in the middle school gym due to weather issues. Please enter through door #20.

Wrestlers will be weighed in at noon, and wrestling should begin by 1 p.m. The city tournament is for any wrestlers kinder-garten through grade 5 who have attended the camp or the club.

GMS basketball

Locomotives win two from Hamilton

GARRETT —Garrett’s Locomotive boys teams won two from Hamilton in action Tuesday.

The seventh grade team topped Hamilton 23-18. After the long break, the boys took a while to get going, but prevailed in the end. The Locomotives were led in scoring by Avery Morrison’s 10 points. Korbyn Yarian added eight, while Bret Baughman chipped in four points and led the team in hustle points.

The eighth grade team also defeated Hamilton 38-16.

The Locomotives had very balanced scoring and played hard on the defensive end of the court. Scoring for Garrett were Micah Malcolm with seven, Carter Back and Cameron Smith with six each, Dillon McCann, Cole Kelham, Hayden Greene and Jacob Bevis with four apiece. Rounding the scoring was Caleb Smith with three.

Clayton Sobieski, Andrew Wertman and Juan Arambula did not score but also contributed in the team win, coaches said.

Boys baseball

Baseball program needs umpiresGARRETT — Garrett

Boys Baseball is in need of umpires for the 2014 season.

Those interested need to be at least 16 years old. Umpires will be paid on a per-game basis. There is the possibility of umpiring each night of the week.

Those interested should contact Rudy Fuentes at vicepresident@garrettboys-baseball.org for more information.

Leagues list program changes

GARRETT — The 2014 Garrett Boys Baseball program will have many changes for the upcoming season.

The age breakdown has been realigned and major league players will have a redraft.

The new age breakdown:• Clemente — 6-, 7-, and

8-year-olds• Minors —9- and

10-year-olds• Majors — 11- and

12-year-olds• Pony —13-, 14- and

15-year-oldsThe age deadline is prior

to May 1, 2014.Both the major and

minor league will be joining the DeKalb County Sports League. With this league, teams will be traveling to area communities to play games this year. This will cut down on the number of games that are played against each team in our league each year. The communities

include Jackson Township, Riverdale, Butler, Hamilton and Edgerton, Ohio.

The Garrett Boys Baseball program has partnered with the Garrett High School varsity coach and will be having a camp before the season begins. The dates for the camps are

• Feb. 16, Feb. 23, March 1, March 2 and March 9 for all fourth- through eighth-graders.

• Feb. 23, March 2 and March 9 for all kindergarten through third-graders.

The board and coaches agree these changes will help make Garrett Boys Baseball the best that it can be. Those with questions or concerns are asked to contact any of the board members.

Registration is now open online at garrettboysbase-ball.org or forms will be sent home from school this week.

K of C free throw contest Jan. 25AUBURN — All

boys and girls ages 9 to 14 are invited to partici-pate in the local level of competition for the 2014 Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship. The Auburn council will sponsor a local competition to be held Jan. 25 in the James R. Watson Elemen-tary School gymnasium in Auburn. Registration will begin at 8:45 a.m. with the competition beginning at 9 a.m.

The Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship is sponsored annually with winners progressing through local, district and state competi-tion. All boys and girls 9 to 14 years old are eligible to participate and will compete in respective age divisions.

All contestants at the local level are recognized for their participation in the event. Participants are required to furnish proof of age and written parental consent (via signed registration form, which will be available at the competition). Eligibility is determined by the age of the contestant as of Jan. 1. For additional information, contact Mark Beakas at 925-0350 after 6 p.m.

Varsity SchedulesBoys Basketball

Jan. 24 - South Adams, home, 7:30 p.m.

Jan. 25 - Southern Wells, at Poneto, 8 p.m.

Jan. 31 - Bluffton, away, 7:30 p.m.

Feb. 6 - East Noble, home, 7:45 p.m.

Feb. 8 - Churubusco, away, 7:30 p.m.

Feb. 13 - Heritage, home, 7:30 p.m.

Feb. 21 - DeKalb, home, 7:30 p.m.

Feb. 25 - Lakewood Park Christian, away, 7:30 p.m.

Feb. 28 - Manchester, away, 6:15 p.m.

Girls BasketballJan. 21 - Bellmont, at

Decatur, 7:45 p.m.Jan. 25 - Southern Wells,

at Poneto, 6:30 p.m.Jan. 29 - Eastside, home,

7:30 p.m.Feb. 1 - Heritage, away,

7:30 p.m.Feb. 6 - East Noble,

home, 6:15 p.m.

WrestlingJan. 17 - Heritage, Fort

Wayne, 6:30 p.m.Jan. 18 - Garrett Invita-

tionalJan. 22 - Columbia City,

home, 6:30 p.m.

Area Forecast

Cold and windy with a good chance

of snow today. Wind chills between 0

and 10 above this morning.

Cold and windy through the weekend with the sun peeking out Sunday and

Monday.

50% chance of snow, 30, winds 15-20,

low of 20

40% chance of snow, 25, winds 15-20,

low of 10

30% chance of snow, high of 17, low of 15 degrees

Sun and clouds, high of 34, low of 23 degrees

Sun and clouds, high of 35, low of 24 degrees

Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday

WEATHER INFORMATION PROVIDED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OF NORTHERN INDIANA

GARRETT — The Judy A. Morrill (JAM) Recreation Center is offering an American Red Cross Lifeguard Certifi cation course starting next week.

The program will train participants in American Red Cross life guarding, First Aid, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) for the

professional lifeguard and Automatic External Defi bril-lation (AED). Aquatics Education Coordinator Joni Cole will lead the class.

The program will consist of in-class lessons as well as water-based training. The entire class will be held at the JAM Center. Participants must be 15 years of age or older prior to January 2014 to participate in the lifeguard training.

The $210 registration fee to participate covers course materials and the American

Red Cross Certifi cation. A prerequisite swim test will be held on Saturday from noon to 2 p.m. in the JAM Center pool.

Those unable to attend the prerequisite swim test time should contact the center to set up another time. This swim test will test participant’s endurance, strength and ability to swim underwater. Upon success-fully completing the prereq-uisite swim test, participants will be invited to register for the training program.

Lifeguard Training Program ScheduleThe course will be held

Monday Jan. 20, Thursday, Jan. 23, Monday, Jan. 27, Tuesday, Jan. 28 and Thursday, Jan. 30 from 5:30-9 p.m. each session; and Sunday, Feb. 2 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Participants must be able to attend all classes.

Contact the JAM Center at 260-357-1917 with any questions.

Certifi ed lifeguarding course to be offered at JAM Center

Prerequisite swim tests Saturday

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night’s Allen County Athletic Conference Tournament quarterfinal game is one in which Garrett senior Brandi Dawson will never forget.

Dawson led all scorers with 28 points in the contest in the Railroaders’ 53-41 victory, but that’s not what everyone will be talking about. Dawson broke the school’s all-time scoring record with 3:10 left in the first quarter after hitting a turnaround jumper in the lane.

Dawson said she knew the ball was going in when she released it.

“It means a lot, especially since my team helped me do that and they put a lot of effort into helping me,” Dawson said. “And it means a lot how much they care and everything.”

The jumper gave her 1,244 points to surpass Kelly Surfus’ old mark of 1,243. Dawson finished the game with 1,267 career points and is all by herself at No. 1 in school annals.

“As the time went by, I knew that I could be at the top level of scoring,” Dawson said. “I looked up to the other great players when I was younger, when I was watching them play when I was in middle school, and I wanted to be like them.”

With the record coming less than five minutes into the game, the Railroaders still had to maintain focus on the task at hand.

“I knew that I had to still keep pushing myself and do my best,” said Dawson, who was presented the game ball by Surfus following the game. “The team also knew that, so we just kept playing how we normally played.

And harder, too.”Said coach Bob

Lapadot, “I’m very, very proud of her. She’s brought her teammates along, and that’s the best thing about her, what a good teammate she is. And you see how much her teammates care for her, and as a coach it means a lot.”

Dawson sparked Garrett (14-0) to a double-digit lead in the first quarter. With the Railroaders up 9-6, Dawson scored nine straight points to end the period — three baskets and three free throws — to give Garrett an 18-6 lead heading into the second quarter. South Adams tried to press Garrett, but the Railroaders were able to break it with ease.

“They pressed us a little bit last time, and when I saw them Saturday we knew they were denying and taking it away,” Lapadot said. “We worked on that this week and executed very well.”

Garrett then went on a 7-0 run midway though the second quarter to lead 25-11.

“We thought we could go inside,” Lapadot said. “Taylor (Smith’s) so athletic, and we got them on the run with Brandi.”

Garrett’s defense kept South Adams at bay in the first half, forcing 11 turnovers while holding the Starfires (11-4) to 7 of 22 shooting.

Garrett finished with 12 steals on the night.

South Adams would cut the deficit to nine points twice in the third quarter, at 33-24 and 37-28, but would get no closer.

Garrett defeated South Adams by 32 points in the regular season.

“They came here to win a game in a very presti-

gious tournament and they weren’t going to let us blow them off the fl oor,” Lapadot said. “Survive and advance. We care about this tournament very much. I was a little high-strung coming into it, being our last time. It means a lot.”

Dawson finished with seven rebounds, four steals, three blocks and two assists. Smith was also in double figures with 10 points while also chipping in five rebounds. Drue Bodey scored five points, Kaitlin Wisel and Emily Somers scored four points each, and Megan Newby had two points to round out the scoring.

South Adams was led by Dzenja Ahmetovic and Sydney Willis, who scored 14 and 12 points, respectively.

Garrett moves on to play Southern Wells in the semifinals Wednesday at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne. The Raiders defeated Adams Central, 58-28.

“From now on, all the celebrating that we do, everyone gets to be in the picture,” Lapadot said. “That’s our goal from here on out.”

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Garrett’s Taylor Smith defends South Adams junior Mackenzie Jennings in the fi rst half of Tuesday’s Allen County Athletic Conference Tournament contest. Smith fi nished with 10 points in the Railroader win.

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Garrett 53, South Adams 41South AdamsPlayers fg-fga ft-fta tp rb as stWillis g 4-15 3-7 12 5 0 3Jennings g 1-6 0-0 3 2 1 0Bluhm f 2-8 0-0 4 4 3 1Ahmetovic f 5-11 4-5 14 7 0 3Balsiger f 2-3 2-2 6 6 0 1Groen 1-2 0-2 2 6 1 0Morgan 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0Totals 15-46 9-16 41 30 6 8GarrettPlayers fg-fga ft-fta tp rb as stSomers g 2-3 0-0 4 2 2 2Smith f 4-9 2-2 10 5 0 1DePew g 0-1 0-1 0 1 1 0Dawson f 9-15 10-16 28 7 2 4Wisel g 2-6 0-0 4 2 1 2Bodey 2-3 1-1 5 1 0 3Stafford 0-2 0-0 0 2 0 0Newby 1-1 0-0 2 2 0 0Sutton 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Totals 20-40 13-20 53 22 6 12South Adams 6 9 13 13 — 41Garrett 18 11 11 13 — 53Three-point shooting — South Adams 2-14 (Wilis 1-8, Jennings 1-5, Ahmetovic 0-1), Garrett 0-6 (Somers 0-1, Wisel 0-3, Bodey 0-1, Newby 0-1). Team rebounds — South Aadms 2, Garrett 3. Total fouls — South Adams 18, Garrett 14. Turnovers — South Adams 19, Garrett 14. Blocks — Dawson 3, Ahmetovic 2.

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Design and Print, has donated

backpacks for J.E.Ober

Elementary School’s

Boomerang Backpack

program. Students eligible for

free and reduced lunches are

given a book bag full of

nutritious food on Fridays to

take home for the weekend.

The program began Sept. 25.

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The Garrett Clipper

BY S UE CARPENTER

suec@kpcnews.net

GARRETT — For the second

year in a row, a Garrett High

School has a National Merit

Scholarship semifinalist among its

students.Marie Stump, a senior at the

school, earned the status with her

score in the 2008 Preliminary

SAT/National Merit Scholarship

Qualifying test last year.

Stump plans to study at

Manchester College or Purdue

University to pursue a degree in

English.“I always wanted to be a

teacher,” she said. But the grade

level goes up with each year she

advances in school. When she was

in kindergarten, she wanted to

teach that class. Now Stump would

like to teach high school English,

her favorite subject.

“I like to read, but love to

write,” Stump said. She is in the

process of writing a book based on

a dream she had during the past

year.“It’s a fiction, adventure and

fantasy story,” she said of the

genre. There’s lots of

swordfighting, an activity she

hopes to try some day.

“The story is developing as it

goes,” she said. “It’s a modern

twist on a medieval society.”

Her goal by the end of the

school year is to finish her book

and to stay on top of her class.

“Either first of second. If Dan

(Fogt) gets it, he deserves it too,”

she said of her classmate, who

received a commended student

honor in the National Merit

Scholarship competition.

Stump keeps busy with many

extracurricular activities at Garrett

High School, where she is a

member of three academic teams

— English, spelling and fine arts

— works on the technical crew for

the Rhythm Connection Show

Choir and is a member of the

student council, National Honor

Society and Students Initiating

Character and Kindness (SICK).

Stump also works as a Peer

Tutor for Alex Saxer’s freshman

English class and helped with the

school newspaper during her junior

year.She is the daughter of Brad and

Melinda Stump and the eldest of

four daughters.

Stump’s words of advice to

Stum is Merit semifinalist

Marie Stum plans to become an English teacher following

graduation. She hopes to complete a book she is writing by the

end of her senior year.

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GARRETT — DeKalb County

Democrats have doubled in size in

the last year, and the group’s chair,

Mark Payton, said he couldn’t be

happier.More than 80 people came to

show their support for the area’s

Democratic candidates Saturday

night at the group’s annual

Jefferson-Jackson Dinner at

Garrett Country Club.

Payton said he is happy that

new people are getting involved,

and he hopes to continue to build

the party’s visibility in the

community.“This is a building year to help

Democratic candidates for next

year,” Payton said.

Democrats welcomed Third

District congressional candidate

Dr. Tom Hayhurst of Fort Wayne

to the dinner. In 2006, Hayhurst

carried 46 percent of the district’s

vote against Republican

incumbent Mark Souder. After

several meetings, the district

decided to recruit Hayhurst again.

“He’s the right person for all

the right reasons,” said Third

District chair Carmen Darland.

“He really believes in doing the

right thing at the end of the day.”

“He had a very good perform-

ance his first time out,” Darland

said.Attorney Codie Ross of Auburn

also attended the dinner with his

wife, Stephanie. He is running for

the state representative seat for

Indiana House District 52 and

promotes what he calls “common

sense” government.

Ross, 32, worked as a teacher

for nine years before becoming a

lawyer in 2007. His two biggest

concerns are the economy and

education, which he believes are

closely linked.

“Our kids are leaving our

community and not returning,

because we don’t offer high-

skilled jobs,” Ross said. “I’ve got

great neighbors. I want to keep

them.”If elected, Ross said he hopes

to address educational funding and

student assessments. Ross also

intends to fight for jobs and new

types of industry — such as

shipping and biomedical — in his

district.“I our neck of the woods,

we’ve been left behind. We are

victims of our past. We are very

automotive-rooted,” Ross said.

“And we’ve put all our eggs in one

basket.”d his “blue-

DeKalbDemocrats

growing

Garrett igh School student Samantha Walter poses with some of the 1,722 books she

collected for Stop Child Abuse and Neglect (SCAN). Walter helped put SCAN over its goal of

15,000 books during its Read To Me book collection drive. The books will go to needy families in

northeast Indiana.

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AUBURN — The DeKalb

County Council Monday adopted a

resolution that declares the entire

county an economic revitalization

area.The move will allow the county

to consider tax-abatement requests

“in one fell swoop,” said Galen

Eberhart, director of the DeKalb

County Economic Development

Partnership.Currently, the council must

declare individual sites as

economic revitalization areas when

considering tax-abatement

requests. Declaring the whole

county a revitalization area will

eliminate that step and save

businesses and industries the 30-

day process when requesting a tax

abatements.

“It expedites things. It send the

right signal, both to prospects as

well as existing companies,”

Eberhart said.

He noted the measure does not

diminish the county’s authority in

considering tax-abatement

requests.Development projects still

would go before other county

zoning and planning boards, and

public hearings would take place

before approval, council attorney

Don Stuckey said at the Council’s

September meeting.

Auburn Common Council

member Mike Walter said the law

defining economic revitalization

areas speaks of obsolescence,

deterioration, substandard

buildings and areas in need of

development.“If you adopt a resolution that

makes the entire county an

economic revitalization area, you

are going to have to say, in good

faith, that every wood lot, every

farm field, every residential area

meets this definition of obsoles-

cence,” Walter said. “I think it’s

patently absurd.”

Stuckey said the council may

consider any of the definitions of

an economic revitalization area

when considering the resolution.

The area does not have to meet

each one of the definitions

presented in the statute, he noted.

The council approved the

resolution, with the term of the

economic revitalization area not to

exceed three years.

County declared revitalization area

b revealed publicly. prepared, Yoder said.

“We hope to have selectionsf h ear ”Central dispatching project moves ahead

War survivor, author

to speak at museum

AUBURN — The Hoosier Air

Museum will feature Christel

Benhke Gehlert as the speaker for

a meeting in the museum at 7

tonight. The program is free and

open to the public.

Gehlert, of Fort Wayne, is the

author of “Recollections of a

Hamburger: Growing up German

1941-1962.” She will talk about

her experiences as a child during

the heaviest aerial assaults of

World War II, the trials of hunger

and cold, personal upheavals and

moments of innocence with

friends while playing in the rubble

of war. These experiences affected

her childhood, but her later life

evolved into a passion for

America.To reach the museum, take S.R.

427 to C.R. 60, turn east on C.R.

60 to C.R. 29, turn right (south) on

C.R. 29, then right (west) on C.R.

62, the first road south of the

airport. Visitors will be welcome

4-H Air Pistol class

starts Thursday

AUBURN — DeKalb County

4-H Shooting sports will begin its

2009 4-H Air Pistol Discipline on

Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in the

Exhibit Hall in Auburn.

Participants may sign up

Thursday. A parent or guardian is

required to sign permission and

health papers.

The program is open to any

youth in grades 4 through 12

during the current school year. It

will meet Thursday evenings at the

Exhibit Hall, Oct. 15 through Dec.

17, except on Thanksgiving.

Gun safety skills and individual

shooting skills are the focus of the

Air Pistol program, which is

taught in a very controlled

situation, according to 4-H

officials. The cost is $20 for

beginners and $15 for advanced

members, which includes use of

equipment and lesson materials.

Completion of first-year Air

Pistol (held in the fall only) or Air

Rifle (held in winter) is a require-

ment for both .22 Rifle and

Muzzleloading, which will be

offered next summer.

For more information, contact

instructor Jess Jessup, 837-7376.

Chili supper planned

GARRETT — The Garrett-

Keyser-Butler Schools Character

Counts! program will host a chili

supper on Friday, Oct. 16,

beginning at 6 p.m. The chili will

be served next to each of the

concession stands at Memorial

Field that evening. Cost is $2.50

per bowl.

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By Phil Friendpfriend@kpcmedia.comGARRETT — Garrett

senior Brandi Dawson only needed fi ve points to become the Railroaders’ all-time leading scorer in Tuesday’s ACAC tourney opener against South Adams — to which she added another 23 points in the win.

After scoring 20 points in a victory over Bluffton on Friday, Dawson was at

1,239 points while Kelly Surfus’ name was in record book with 1,243 career points.

Dawson started the season fourth on the all-time list, and surpassed Jade Januseski and Courtney Feagler earlier this season. The road for Dawson’s success was paved her freshman year when she was a starter on a 22-3 team that won a sectional title in

Dan Feagler’s fi nal year as coach.

“Her evolution — if you go back and look at the fi lm body-wise, and her hard work in the weight room and as a player — is just unbelievable,” said Garrett coach Bob Lapadot following Friday’s win over Bluffton. “She’s gone from a stand-in-the-corner jump shooter and slasher to a complete basketball player.”

But scoring isn’t the only area where Dawson’s among the program’s all-time leaders. Her 590 rebounds put her fi fth all-time, and Dawson could surpass Jade Januseski (642), Missy Van Ort (659) and Jessica Januseski (681) to be No. 2 all-time by the time the season’s over. Catching Laura Grotrian (835) at the No. 1 spot would be a bit of a stretch.

Dawson’s 451 made 2-point shots are also No. 1 in the Garrett annals and she’s sixth all-time in blocks with 44, 21 of which have come this season.

“You can’t say enough about a kid that’s top fi ve in rebounding and going to be No. 1 in scoring,” Lapadot said. “She’s a whole, complete player. She does a little bit of everything for us.”

Dawson is also sixth all-time in made free throws and eighth in made 3-pointers. Dawson has accomplished all this despite not being in the top-15 all-time in total games played (she’s played 82 games including Tuesday. Plus, she’s 13th all-time in wins played in.

“Brandi’s our best player and everybody knows it,” said junior Emily Somers. “She’s really good at passing, defense, shooting and everything. We’ll keep feeding her so she’ll get (the record),” she said earlier this week.

Dawson scored a season-high 31 points in the opener against Churubusco. She also had 30 points against Woodlan and 28 against Lakewood Park. Dawson also has 10 double-doubles on the season.

Phil Friend

Garrett senior Brandi Dawson’s jumper with 3:10 left in the fi rst quarter made Dawson the Railroaders’ all-time leading scorer, passing Kelly Surfus. Dawson fi nished with 28 points in the win over South Adams and now has 1,267 career points.