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Stellar designationLt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch

announced Wednesday that Culver has been named a Stellar Community.

Culver was one of six finalists visited by the Stellar Communities Designation Program team, which toured project locations from each community’s Strategic Investment Plan, or SIP. Culver’s SIP focuses on creating workforce housing with the Sand Hill Farm Development, expanding the Lake Maxinkuckee bike and pedestrian trail, renovating the local landmark Beach Lodge and improving the western gateway into Culver.

A Stellarbration, hosted by Crouch, will take place Oct. 25 at the Indiana Statehouse to celebrate the 2017 designees. The event will include presenta-tion from Culver and Madison, which was also received a Stellar Community designation.

Now on displayAn exhibit by Rochester artist

Deana Gottschalk, a freelance single-panel magazine cartoonist, is on display at MoonTree Studios, 9638 Union Road, Plymouth.

The exhibit, “Crosshatched – A Cartoonist’s Perspective,” displays black and white cartoons submit-ted to various national publica-tions during the past 27 years and original artwork published in The Wall Street Journal. The gallery is open 9-11:30 a.m. and 1-4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Closing day for the exhibit is Nov. 12.

Easy cookingPurdue Extension Educator

Nancy Hudson presents a pro-gram about cooking with Instant Pot at 4 p.m. Oct. 26 at the Fulton County Public Library.

The Instant Pot is a program-mable electric pressure cook-er, which speeds up cooking and uses less energy to do so. Hudson will demonstrate the

many uses and conveniences of the presser cooker. The program is free to attend, and no registra-tion is required.

Catered dinnerThe Akron Chamber of

Commerce will have a meet-ing 6 p.m. Tuesday at Jonesy’s Junction.

A catered meal will be served for $12. The menu includes bar-

becued pork loin, grilled chicken breast, twice baked potatoes, green beans, a salad, dessert and beverage. To RSVP, contact Kim Martin at kjmartin5@yahoo.com or call her at Hoffman Body Shop.

PostponedThe Civil War program by

Nancy Baxter, set for Sunday at the Fulton County Museum, has

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Salvation Army seeks 2017 bell ringersBY CHRISTINA M. SEILERManaging Editor, The Sentinel

The Salvation Army needs some peo-ple with the Christmas spirit.

It’s time to register to help with the Army’s annual holiday bell ringing cam-paign, which starts Nov. 17 and runs through Dec. 23.

Bell ringers are needed at Big R, Kroger, Save-A-Lot and Walmart and in Akron.

Akron Elementary School Principal Chrissy Mills is overseeing that new effort, said Dick Enyart, who heads up

the project.Mills said the Akron Elementary

student council, comprised of about 20 third- through fifth-graders will kick off the season by manning the Salvation Army’s iconic red kettle in the Tippecanoe Valley High School foyer before the Nov. 22 TVHS versus Warsaw boys basketball game.

They’re working on a time to ring at the Indiana 19 and Indiana 14 inter-section in Akron and talking to some businesses.

Anyone in the community can help

them. Just call Mills at the school, 574-598-2367, to sign up.

Enyart said bell ringing starts first at Kroger, the weekend before Thanksgiving. It starts after Thanksgiving at the other locations.

He needs a couple people to oversee the bell ringers at Big R and Save-A-Lot, he said. Dot and David Smook, 224-2151, oversee Kroger, and Bill and Melinda Burkett, 223-4588, oversee Walmart.

In 2016 bell ringers collected roughly $29,000 in Rochester. Of that, $22,000

was used to provide aid directly to Fulton County residents, Enyart said.

He encourages bell ringing for a vari-ety of reasons.

By registering online at www.register-toring.com, one can choose they time and place they ring. It’s first-come, first-served Enyart cautions.

And, he said, “It’s actually fun. You see all the people you know and that time just whips by.”

Those without a computer can call the coordinators above to arrange a ringing time or Enyart at 223-3354.

Wind farm opposition growsCommissioners: We’re in no hurry to make decisions

BY WESLEY DEHNEStaff Writer, The Sentinel

A crowd of concerned citizens, some proudly wearing anti-wind turbine buttons, filled Fulton County Commissioners’ meet-ing room Monday to voice their opposition to wind farm development in the county.

Many took issue with the proposed set-backs for wind tur-bines – part of sev-eral amendments approved by the Fulton County Area Plan Commission on Sept. 25.

The ordinance governing wind energy conversion systems remains under consideration by county commissioners, who may choose to approve, reject or modify the proposed amend-ments.

County Commission President Bryan Lewis has stated no action will be taken until after a public meeting, in which residents will have an opportunity to speak for and against wind energy devel-opment in the county. Financial impact TBD

In mid-September, commis-sioners entered into contracts with Umbaugh & Associates and the law firm Barnes & Thornburg to provide information they want before making a decision on the proposed amendments.

Commissioners’ decision on setbacks could become a deter-mining factor for renewable energy company RES, which is considering the development of a 300-turbine wind farm in south Fulton County, northwest

Miami County and northeast Cass County.

Lewis said the county is still waiting for a report from Umbaugh & Associates, which will determine the financial impact of the proposed wind

farm. Fees for the accounting firm’s services range from $ 3 5 , 0 0 0 - 6 0 , 0 0 0 . Barnes & Thornburg fees are $40,000-75,000. The cost is to

be split between Fulton, Cass and Miami counties. Those baseline fee estimates cannot be exceeded without further approval by county officials.

“I know there’s some talk in other counties that everything is going fast,” said Lewis, who is arranging the public meeting for the end of November at the Fulton Community Center.

“We’re trying to slow this down a little bit to give you guys oppor-tunity to be in the loop,” he told those in attendance Monday. “We’re not trying to push this down anyone’s throat.”The proposed project

Although details are sketchy, it is well-known that RES has been contacting landowners to sign lease agreements for a wind farm that could bring as many as 100 wind turbines to Wayne and Liberty townships.

Brad Lila, an RES develop-ment manager who attended Monday’s meeting, said his com-pany has not yet chosen which type of wind turbine would be used. Based on county officials’

CONCERNED Fulton County landowner Lynn Studebaker speaks in opposition to proposed setbacks for commercial wind turbines at Fulton County Commissioners’ meeting Monday.

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Citizensspeak up

BY WESLEY DEHNEStaff Writer, The SentinelAmong the comments

from those who attended Monday’s Fulton County Commissioners meeting and voiced opposition:

Nancy Crow – “I think my Nancy Crow – “I think my Nancy Crowdaughter Lynn (Studebaker) brought up a lot of good facts that you three gentlemen need to be considering when making your decision on the setbacks for these industrial wind tur-bines. I urge you to use com-mon sense in your upcoming vote on the planning commis-sion amendments. Do not just think of the promise of money from the RES company for your vote of approval and spending this imaginary money on a new jail.”

Joe Wegner – “It seems to Joe Wegner – “It seems to Joe Wegnerme that we’re sitting out here at the tail end of a project with a lot of people not aware of what’s happening. It just seems to me like it’s being pushed through.”

Kathy Miller — “1,200 feet is not going to do it. It’s not safe. You think you’re doing us a big favor by giving us 1,200, it is no favor to anybody in this room. It’s for the company.”

Rachel Haselby – “Something that really bothers

‘We’re not trying to push this down any-one’s throat.’

Girls giving tonightThe Sentinel report

The Fulton County Community Foundation debuts a new group tonight – a girl’s giving group.

The local giving circle, for girls ages 18 and younger, meets for the first time at 6 p.m. in the Fulton County Public Library.

The group is a Fulton County Women’s Giving Circle spinoff. Brian Johnson, the foundation’s director of devel-opment, said Giving Circle

members with daughters wanted to find a way for them to become involved in a simi-lar project.

This evening’s fun will include crafts, light refresh-ments, learning about local charitable organizations, voting on projects to receive grants from the foundation, choosing a name for the group and more.

Girls can bring their moth-ers, grandmothers and friends to the giving group meeting tonight.

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Baltimore‘fatberg’removed

BALTIMORE (AP) — A “fatberg” that may have taken beyond half a century to grow below Baltimore has been removed.

News outlets report the city’s Public Works department used a camera, pressure washer and truck-mounted industrial vac-uum to clear the mass of cur-dled grease, wet wipes and other waste. Workers resorted to the strategy Monday after they’d begun scraping pieces off last month.

The notorious glob was found clogging up to 85 percent of a 24-inch pipe near Penn Station. It’s blamed for causing more than 1 million gallons of sew-age to overflow into the Jones Fall stream. It’s the culmination of objects caked along a pipe’s walls that shouldn’t go down drains.

Pat Boyle with Public Works says, “We can’t treat our toilets like our trash cans.”

Talk of the Town

AUTUMN TASKS City street department employee Chad Simonin collects leaves in the 700 block of East 16th Street Tuesday.

The Sentinel photo/Shelby Lopez

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discussion about setbacks, it’s clear RES is consid-ering wind turbines that would stand about 600-feet high.

A setback of 1.5 times the total height of a com-mercial wind tower from a property line and 2 times the height from a residen-tial dwelling are among the proposed amend-ments. A wind turbine of 600 feet would require a setback of 900 feet from a property line and 1,200 feet from a residence.

The proposed setbacks are less stringent than those backed by the plan commission in August, when a property line set-back of 1,000 feet and a residential setback of 1,500 feet for commercial turbines were proposed. New voices emerge

Over the last few months, it’s become evi-dent that a movement is growing to keep wind turbines out of Fulton County. Several new voic-es joined the discussion Monday, including that of Lynn Studebaker who owns property and has family in Fulton County.

Reading from her pre-pared speech, she out-lined her concerns say-ing “The safety of Fulton County citizens should be more important than pro-jected profits.”

“Wind turbine neigh-bors the world over com-plain of sleepless nights, headaches from flicker and other health condi-tions, many of them living in homes much further than 1,200 feet from a wind turbine,” she said. “I predict the residents of Wayne and Liberty town-ships will pay the price of unsafe living conditions and poorer quality of life so that Fulton County can get a chance at money …”

She also gave each commissioner a copy of Gregg Hubner’s book “Paradise Destroyed, The Destruction of Rural Living by the Wind Energy Scam.”

Another new voice of opposition came from that of retired Air Force Lt. Col. Alan Miller, who said RES’ proposed wind farm “violates military operat-ing airspace.”

“I’m also a civilian flight instructor, and we use that area,” he said. “My point is that our mil-itary training airspace is extremely valuable, we need every bit of it.”

He went on to say he’s not opposed to wind farms if they’re “put in a proper place.”

“I just don’t see that here,” he added. “My issue is we’re too densely pop-ulated to really set up a good grid.”

He offered to fly com-missioners over the pro-posed area if it could help in their decision-making.

Former county audi-tor Judy Reed, joined by her husband Kenny, told commissioners 63 percent of landowners – based on acreage – are not in favor of wind turbines.

“In Liberty Townships it’s 40 percent. … They want more information, they want to know exact-ly what is going on and what is going to happen” she said. “Everyone has an open mind, but this should tell you that people would not be happy.”

She also shared a story about visiting Meadow Lake Wind Farm near Brookston several years ago, saying “There was one [wind turbine] that had a bearing going bad. You have never heard such screeching in all your life.”

Her husband Kenny suggested commission-ers send the amendments back to the plan commis-sion and request a set-back of 2.5 times the total height of a commercial wind tower from a resi-dence.

“I think most peo-ple were happy with the 1,500-foot setback, but when they did the factor, I think somebody miscal-culated and it should have been two-and-a-half,” he said.

Commissioner Rick Ranstead agreed with him, saying “I wanted to keep them at 1,000 and 1,500 feet and I got out-voted.”

Russ Phillips, who lives in RES’ proposed project area and has been critical of wind farm development from the outset, asked of Ranstead: “When it came time to vote overall for the amendments, which included the shorter set-back, didn’t you vote for it?”

Ranstead confirmed his vote, telling Phillips he was “100-percent right.”

Phillips also questioned if RES would be present-ing at the upcoming pub-lic meeting.

Lila responded: “We will

have a presentation and answer any question you have.”

Another landowner in opposition to the proposed wind farm, William Allen Jr., told commissioners it concerns him that the project is being talked about like “it’s a foregone conclusion.”

“Is this the right choice for us? I don’t believe so. I don’t believe that wind-mills standing in this county anywhere is a good choice,” he said. “I understand clean ener-gy is a necessity. It’s an absolute necessity for the future, for my kids; how-ever, I don’t think building more wind energy or more power plants to keep a lifestyle that we have now is sustainable.”

He continued: “I know everybody has the right to use their property in their own way. That’s complete-ly understandable; howev-er, the right to swing your fist ends when it hits my nose. A 600-foot windmill that I can see from my backyard, that’s hitting me in the nose.”Showing support

Jan Thomas, who resides in Wayne Township, spoke in favor of wind development. She said world energy demand is growing and people need to be broad-minded.

“We’ve got a lot of emo-tionally charged people here, and my heart is pounding so hard,” she said, adding “We can’t build any more coal-op-erated units. … We need

to move with the times so we can keep up with our desire to have more energy.”

She commended com-missioners for their patience and giving the public an opportunity to weigh in on their decision.

“I also want to say, I’m sorry you didn’t do enough research prior to all of this … It’s sad to not see us move forward,” she added.

Fulton County Councilman Gary Sriver also spoke in favor of the proposed wind farm, say-ing his interest lies in helping raise money for struggling rural schools.

“We all know that the educational state depart-ment is basically inter-ested in closing small schools. North Miami and Caston are two candi-dates that are ready for consolidation, and in five years they’re going to put so much pressure on the school boards …” he said. “I’d like to see we use that particular money to upgrade the Caston and North Miami schools.”

Larry Long, of Whitley County, told commission-ers revenue generated from a wind farm can only be used on capital expen-ditures and not on teach-ers’ salaries.In response

Lila responded to sever-al comments about wind turbines causing adverse health effects. “The rea-

son that wind turbines were invented is because of health, safety and wel-fare,” he said.

“There isn’t a single peer-reviewed scientific study to indicate that wind turbines cause adverse health effects,” he said, adding that hundreds of thousands of people die every year from coal pollu-tion. “I’d venture to guess that nearly everybody in this room heats their house through (propane) or natural gas. You know what the setback distance is in the event that one of those starts on fire? It’s over half a mile.”

In concluding the meet-ing, Lewis encouraged those in opposition to provide commissioners with evidence that wind turbines cause adverse health effects.

“It’s an ongoing process trying to do our due dili-gence on this, and if you can bring to us scientific proof that this happens, I would like to see it,” he said.

When asked if a petition would have any weight on commissioners’ decision, he said: “It all carries weight. I feel like every-body’s thinking that we’re not taking this seriously. I take all of this serious-ly. That’s why I want to research it.

“It’s up to you people, the citizens out there, to kill this project if you do not want it. … You don’t have to sign up.”

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Today is Thursday, Oct. 19, the 292nd day of 2017. There are 73 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History:On Oct. 19, 1987, the stock market crashed as the Dow Jones

Industrial Average plunged 508 points, or 22.6 percent in value (its biggest daily percentage loss), to close at 1,738.74 in what came to be known as “Black Monday.”

On this date:Ten years ago: A three-year global manhunt for a Canadian

schoolteacher suspected of sexually abusing Asian boys ended when police in northeastern Thailand arrested Christopher Paul Neil. (Neil later pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a 13-year-old boy and was sentenced to three years and three months in jail; he was later convicted of holding the boy’s 9-year-old brother against his will, and was sentenced to five years; he was released and returned to Canada in 2012.)

Five years ago: The Dow Jones industrial average had its worst day in four months, sinking 205.43 points, or 1.5 percent, to close at 13,343.51. The San Francisco Giants cut the Cardinals’ lead in the National League Championship Series to 3-2 with a 5-0 victory over St. Louis.

One year ago: In the third and final 2016 presidential debate, Republican Donald Trump stunned the forum in Las Vegas by refusing to say he would accept the results of the election if he were to lose; Democrat Hillary Clinton declared Trump’s resistance “horrifying.” A man convicted of killing an Atlanta police officer and wounding a second officer with an AR-15 assault weapon was executed in Georgia. The Cleveland Indians won their first pennant since 1997, blanking Toronto 3-0 in Game 5 of the AL Championship Series. The Chicago Cubs routed the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-2 to even the NL Championship Series at 2-all.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED AMENDMENTS

TO THE FULTON COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE

Notice is hereby given that the Kewanna Town Council of Kewanna, Indiana on the 2nd day of November, 2017 at 6:00 P.M. E.S.T in the Council Room located at the Kewanna Town Hall, 308 South Logan Street, Kewanna, Indiana will hold a public hearing on proposed amendments to the Fulton County Zoning Ordinance.The geographic areas to which the proposed amendments to the Fulton County Wind Ordinance; applies are all lands within the cor-porate limits of Fulton County and incorporated towns and cities. Written objections or comments to the provisions of these proposed amendments to the Fulton County Zoning Ordinance can be filed with the Kewanna Town Clerk before such hearing, will be heard at the specified time and place, oral com-ments concerning the amendments will also be heard. Said hearing may continue from time to time as may be necessary.A copy of the proposed amend-ments to the Fulton County Zoning Ordinance are available for public inspection at the following loca-tions:

Fulton County Plan Commission OfficeFulton County Office Building125 E 9th Street Rochester, IndianaMonday – Friday 8:00 A.M. E.S.T. to 4:00 P.M. E.S.T.

An additional copy of the proposed amendments to the Fulton County Zoning Ordinance are available for public inspection at the following location:

Kewanna Public Library210 East Main StreetKewanna, IN 46975

Written comments may be submit-

ted to the Kewanna Town Clerk, Kewanna Town Hall, 308 South Logan Street, Kewanna, Indiana; attention Jenny Kay, Kewanna Town Clerk .

Jenny KayKewanna Town Clerk

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Atty Ref: IF17020004FTTO THE OWNERS OF THE

WITHIN DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE AND ALL INTERESTED PARTIES

NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALEBy virtue of a certified copy of a decree to me directed from the Clerk of Circuit Court of Fulton County, Indiana in Cause No. 25C01-1607-MF-000388 where-in Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-FF13, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-FF13 was Plaintiff and KAYANNE E. MURRAY, et al were defen-dants, requiring me to make the sum as provided for in said Decree

with interest and cost, I will expose at public sale to the highest bidder, on the 21 day of November, 2017, at the hour of 10am or as soon thereafter as possible, at 200 E. 8th St., Rochester, IN 46975, the fee simple of the whole body of Real Estate in Fulton County, Indiana.LOT NUMBER 663 IN LULU S. HALL’S ADDITION TO THE TOWN, NOW CITY OF ROCHESTER, INDIANA, AS PER PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 2 PAGE 42More commonly known as: 1325 Madison Street, Rochester, Indiana 46975Parcel No.: 25-07-92-410-009.000-009Together with rents, issues, income, and profits thereof, said sale will be made without relief from valuation or appraisement laws.“Subject to all liens, encumbrances and easements of record not other-wise extinguished in the proceed-ings known as Cause 25C01-1607-MF-000388 in the Circuit court of the County of Fulton, Indiana.”

Chris Sailors,Sheriff of Fulton County, Indiana

Jessica Owens, Plaintiff Attorney

ATTORNEY NO. Anselmo Lindberg Oliver LLC1771 W. Diehl, Suite 120Naperville, IL 60563

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TODAY6-7 p.m. – Nar-Anon Support Group

for loved ones of drug addicts is held every Thursday at Calvary Presbyterian Church, Logansport, 701 Spencer, 7th & Market. Open to all counties. Contact church office for more infor-mation. 574-753-0505 or admin@calvarypc.org.

7 p.m. – Alzheimer’s/dementia support group, Peabody Retirement Community Enrichment Center, 400 W. Seventh St., North Manchester, info, 260-578-3215.

7 p.m. – Fulton County Skywarn Net, on the 146.805 repeater, all area amateur radio opera-tors are welcome to check-in.

7:30 p.m. – Alcoholics Anonymous, Woodlawn Hospital Board Room, info, 223-4048.

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Community Center, east and north on Indiana 14, Akron, info, 574-835-4885.

11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. – Matthew’s Market, Cross Church parking lot, Third and Main St., Rochester. Info, 223-2843.

1-3 p.m.- United Ministries Food Pantry, 625 Pontiac St., info, 223-4802.

me is that when things spin they vibrate, and we’re talking about putting these giant towers into giant wells of natural gas. Does that scare anyone else? Because it terrifies me.”

Sarah Craig – “There is a history of children that seem to fall sick after these windmills are put in all across the country. It’s not OK if one kid gets sick from this. … I get it, people want to make money, but why should they make money at my loss because my property value is going to go down if one goes up across the street from my house.”

Joan Null – “I’d like to suggest that any developer that wants to potentially build in this county, whether they end up doing it or not, should be required to file a notice of intent with your county. I would also like to suggest that it would be wise if you had a notification process in your ordinance to require, of the wind developer, to notify by registered mail every owner of record of every parcel of property in their proposed development area, plus a 2-mile radius on the outside.”

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FBI trafficking sting nabs 120

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The FBI says a nationwide crackdown on child traf-ficking has recovered 84 children and captured 120 alleged traffickers, includ-ing several arrested in Indiana.

The South Bend Tribune reported one sex traffick-ing arrest was made in both South Bend and Fort Wayne. Several other

arrests were made in Indianapolis but not relat-ed specifically to sex traf-ficking. None of the chil-dren were recovered in Indiana.

The FBI said Wednesday that the crackdown ran from Thursday through Sunday and involved 55 FBI field offices. The youngest victim recovered was 3 months old and the average age of recovered victims was 15. It says FBI agents and task force offi-

cers staged operations in hotels, casinos and truck stops and on street cor-ners.

Black Mondayteaches lessons

NEW YORK (AP) — How long can this nirvana last for investors?

The stock market keeps ticking methodically higher into record territory, and the Dow Jones industri-al average closed above

23,000 for the first time on Wednesday. It’s been nearly 16 months since S&P 500 index funds had a pullback of even 5 percent over the course of days or weeks, the longest such streak in two decades.

Many analysts expect the market to keep climb-ing, at least for the next year. The global econo-my is improving, corpo-rate profits are rising and inflation remains low but not so low that it makes

economists nervous.But as investors learned

so painfully 30 years ago, markets can shift quick-ly. On Oct. 19, 1987, the S&P 500 plummeted 20.5 percent to wipe out what had been sizeable gains for the year.

Beheading plotsuspect convicted

BOSTON (AP) — A man who authorities say fell under the influence of the

Islamic State group was convicted Wednesday of plotting to behead a con-servative American blogger for organizing a Prophet Muhammad cartoon con-test.

Jurors found David Wright guilty of all charges, including conspiracy to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization and conspiracy to commit acts of terrorism transcending national boundaries.

Greg Pence launches run for CongressINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Greg Pence, one

of Mike Pence’s older brothers, launched a campaign Wednesday for the eastern Indiana congressional seat that the vice president and former governor represent-ed for 12 years.

A campaign announcement video touts Greg Pence as a Republican who believes in “fiscal responsibility, the sanctity of life” and “our Second Amendment rights.”

“I’m going to fight to help (President)

Donald Trump help our district,” Greg Pence says in the video. “That’s why I’m running for the United States Congress.”

Pence, who once ran the family’s now-bankrupt chain of Tobacco Road convenience stores, previously said he had been courted to run for the over-whelmingly Republican district. It covers a broad swath of central and south-eastern Indiana, including Muncie and Columbus.

The district’s current congressman, Republican Luke Messer, is running for Senate.

As the vice president’s brother, Pence is likely the hands-down favorite to win. He has a famous name, served in the Marines, owns an antiques business in the area and even bears a striking resemblance to his brother, with a close-cropped head of white hair.

It’s likely he will also be able to tap

into the same fundraising network his brother enjoyed in Indiana – if not nationally.

An IRS document for Greg Pence’s political organization lists Craig Kunkle as its “custodian.” Kunkle is chief operat-ing officer of a firm called MO Strategies, which is led by the vice president’s long-time aide and fundraiser Marty Obst, according to records kept by the Indiana Secretary of State’s office.

Briefly speaking