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THURSDAYAPRIL 26, 2012

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Bob Myer, director of Honor Flight of Northeast Indiana, is surrounded by studentsfrom West Noble Middle School. Last Thursday, the school’s National Honor Societypresented Myer with a check for $750, which was the result of fundraisers and concession salesat the school over the past several months.

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LIGONIER — Students fromWest Noble Middle School’sNational Junior Honor Societyhelped bridge the generation gaprecently by learning about, andsupporting, the Honor Flightprogram.

Honor Flights are free tripspresented to World War IIveterans as a way of showingrespect and thanks to the menand women who helped win thatwar and keep our nation free.

Middle school students havebeen working with Bob Myer,

president of Honor Flight ofNortheast Indiana. They not onlylearned a great deal about theprogram but conductedfundraisers during the pastschool year.

Their hard work resulted in acheck for $750 being presentedto Myer last Thursday.

The money will be used tosupport the Honor Flightprogram, which has helpedthousands of men and women flyto Washington, D.C., over thepast several years. The trips are

free to the veterans, who aregiven tours of museums andoffered a chance to meet withother veterans, from all branchesof the Armed Forces, who servedduring World War II.

More information on theHonor Flight program isavailable online, and there is aninterestesting video on theprogram that can be found onYou Tube atyoutube.com/watch?v=_VoWKh_T6aA&feature=related, or searchfor Honor Flight.

Local students help supportHonor Flights for veterans

Students from West Noble High School’s Theatre33 act ing troupe hosted theirannual “S.C.E.N.E. Camp” last week at the school. The ‘Stage Crews Encouraging NewEntertainers’ attracted more than two dozen middle and elementary school students whoattended the week-long offering. The older students provided instruction and help in actingand technical support for plays and other theater events, with an emphasis on puppets. Thebig guy in the back on the left is “Eugene,” a bigger-than-life walking puppet made by Bob,Pat and Elizabeth Voors from Cromwell.

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WEST NOBLE S.C.E.N.E. CAMP

LIGONIER — The public isinvited to a prayer breakfast for theNational Day of Prayer at 7 a.m.on Thursday, May 3, in TheCrossWalk at Ligonier UnitedMethodist Church, 466 TownlineRoad.

Ligonier Mayor Patty Fisel ishosting the event. Daniel Alemufrom Daniel’s Ligonier Cafe willbe providing the breakfast, withhelp from church members.

This year’s theme for theNational Day of Prayer is “OneNation Under God,” based onPsalm 33:12.

Students from the choirs atWest Noble High School willperform.

Various government officialshave been invited, and prayers willbe offered by guests includingelected officials.

Among the pastors invited toattend and take part are:

• Pastor Abigail Cervantes, ZionComunidad Cristiana, Syracuse.

• Pastor David Bosenberg,Cromwell United MethodistChurch, Cromwell.

• Pastor Joey Nelson, Stone’sHill Community Church, Ligonier.

• Pastor John Lutton, Church ofthe Nazarene, Ligonier.

• Pastor Mark Eastbay, St.Andrews United MethodistChurch, Syracuse.

• Pastor Rafael Flores, MorningStar Ministries, LaGrange.

• Pastor Stanley Wilson,Ligonier Presbyterian Church,Ligonier.

• Pastor Byron Kaiser, LigonierUnited Methodist Church.

• Pastor Don Mischler,Syracuse.

National Dayof Prayer

event is May 3

CROMWELL — The 98thannual Cromwell High Schoolalumni gathering and reunion is setfor Saturday, May 5, in theCromwell Community Center.

Registration and social hourstarts at 4:30 p.m. in the center.The meal will be served starting at5:30 p.m. in the old gym, next tothe center.

The class of 1962 will behonored as the 50th year class.Honorable mention classses are1952, 1942 and 1932.

Reservations are requested as

soon as possible. The cost of themeal is $11 per person. Thoseattending are asked to send theirchecks and reservations in beforeMay 3 to:

Robert LeamonP.O. Box 113Cromwell, IN 46732-0113.Leamon can be reached by

phone for more details at 856-2108or 856-2598.

“The evening will be filled withfond memories and stories frommembers of the class of 1962,” hesaid.

Cromwell alumni to gather on May 5

BY BOB BUTTGENbbuttgen@kpcnews.net

LIGONIER — A team of civilrights auditors visited West NobleHigh School last week, checking tosee if the school and its campusmeet federal requirements for avariety of standards.

Superintendent Dr. DennisVanDuyne reported on the team’sinspection to the West Noble schoolboard at its meeting Monday night.

West Noble receives most of itsfederal funds for vocationaleducation programs.

The federal inspections, knownas audits, are done on a rotatingbasis at most Indiana schools thatreceive federal funding of any type,VanDuyne explained.

The team spent a day at the highschool to make sure West Noble isfollowing state and federal require-ments for providing a qualityeducation to students with physicaland mental disabilities, and studentswhose primary language is notEnglish.

VanDuyne said the inspectorsliked what they saw at West Noble.He said the team pointed out only afew minor deficiencies and will filea formal report in the near future.

“It was mostly little things thatwe can easily fix,” VanDuyne said.

Examples of correctionsneeded include an additional

handicapped parking space at thehigh school, and more signagearound the campus stating thatWest Noble is an equal opportu-nity employer.

More of the corporation’spublished notices need to be done inboth English and Spanish, theauditors told school officials.Approximately half of West Noble’sstudents come from homes whereEnglish is a second language, whichstrengthens the need for bilingualsigns and notices, VanDuyne said.

The audit team included acontracted specialist who works forthe federal Department ofEducation, a person from theIndiana Department of Educationand two inspectors from the statefire marshal’s office.

Other items that need fixing atthe high school relate to accessi-bility for students in wheelchairs,VanDuyne said.

Soap dispensers and pencilsharpeners, for instance, have to belowered slightly in some classroomsand restrooms. The school can placeelectric pencil sharpeners ondesktops, and that would satisfyfederal requirements.

VanDuyne said the inspectionteam’s report would be made publicafter it is sent to the school. Heexpects to receive the official, finalreport in less than two weeks.

Civil rights auditorsvisit West Noble

Busy week for highschool sports teams.

See Page 5 for details.

Mayor Fiselrecovering from

hand surgery

LIGONIER — Mayor PattyFisel was back at her office inCity Hall on Wednesday aftertaking a few days off to havesurgery on her hand.

“I’m doing fine,” she said. The surgery repaired a torn

tendon in her left hand. Doctorsmoved a tendon from her indexfinger to her thumb.

Senior citizens’ prom reservations due FridayPULSE of Noble County, a local group made up of high school

students, will host a senior citizens’ prom on Saturday, May 12, at EastNoble High School. Reservations are due Friday by calling the NobleCounty Community Foundation at 894-3335.

The cost is $7 per person, or $12 for a couple.

Free blood testsoffered at TrinityLutheran Church

health fairLIGONIER — Members

of Trinity Lutheran Churchin Ligonier are planningtheir first-ever health fair forSaturday, May 12, from 811 a.m. at the church,located at the corner of 4thand Martin streets inLigonier.

Co-sponsored byParkview Noble Hospitaland The Lutheran Founda-tion, the health fair willoffer the Chem 17 bloodtest free to the first 100people who register. TheChem 17, which usuallycosts $17, includes choles-terol, triglycerides, glucoseand iron, as well as somekidney, liver and metabolicfunction tests.

Participants planning tohave the Chem 17 arereminded to fast for 10 to12 hours prior to the test.

People registering afterthe first 100 will be asked topay the $17 for their tests.

Parkview Noble Hospitalwill also provide aneducation table with litera-ture on breast health,colonoscopy, supportgroups, rehab services andmuch more. Also availablewill be EZ Detect kits forpeople over age 50 to screenfor colorectal cancer in theprivacy of their own home.

For more information orto make an appointment forthe free blood tests, call theJohn Grawock at 894-4081.

Frances McGlocklin

ALBION — FrancesEvelyn McGlocklin, 84, of

Albion, Ind.,passed awayon Friday,April 20,2012, at10:20 a.m. atAvalonVillage.

She wasborn onJanuary 6,1928, to MaeIrene (Bonar)

Rarick and Wilmer JasperRarick in Wolf Lake, Ind.

Frances enjoyed playingbingo and also puttingtogether puzzles in her freetime.

She is survived by onedaughter, Tammy Heileman;one sister, June (Dallas)“Bud” Shively; fourgrandchildren, Thomas(Laura) Heileman, FaithCastaneda, Brandy (Gonzalo)Bocanegra and Guy

Heileman; 12 great-grandchil-dren; and her beloved dog,Penny.

Frances was preceded indeath by her parents; one son,James McGlocklin; twobrothers, Paul Rarick andWilliam Rarick; and onegreat- grandson.

A cremation committalwill take place at LegacyCremation & RemembranceCenter in Ligonier. Memorialcontributions may be directedto Avalon Village, 200Kingston Circle, Ligonier, IN46767.

Online condolences maybe sent to the family atwww.thelegacyremembered.com

Roy VanDusenCROMWELL — Oscar

‘‘Roy’’ VanDusen, 58, diedThursday, April 12, 2012, athis home.

There will be no servicesat this time.

Palmer Funeral Home-River Park in South Bend isin charge of arrangements.

Here’s one of those stories that helps restore a guy’s beliefin the inherent goodness of the human spirit. And even thoughit’s wrapped around a time of grief, it leaves you with goodfeelings.

Tony Guyas buried his dad last Friday. It was one of thosesad points in our lives that most of us will have to go through,

sooner or later.His dad, Bill Guyas, was one of those men

who everyone knew, and liked. He worked atSilgan Plastics in Ligonier for more than 40years before retiring.

And just as he was settling into the role ofretiree, Bill was struckdown by a heart attack.It felled him on April11, just as he andCarol, his wife of 49years, were preparingto go to the visitation oftheir friend, ClareneReid.

Bill passed on April15.

“It was so sudden,”Tony told me thisweek. “He had beenfighting diabetes but was in good health,overall. He helped me with chores thatmorning and then went out to our lake house

and mowed the lawn.”So as Tony and the rest of the family were dealing with the

grief that accompanies the death of the family patriarch, theyalso had to worry about the chores and work to be done on hisfarm and his parents’ property.

Tony has a commercial egg-laying operation north ofLigonier, and must take care of thousands of layers. Not aneasy job; it’s something that takes constant care and concern.

Tony describes himself as one of those guys who “doesn’ttake help easily.” But he also is one of the first to lend a handto those in need.

But he soon found out just how many friends he and hisfamily have, as people starting coming forward andvolunteering to take care of the farm.

“It was overwhelming,” he said. “But thanks to our friends,I didn’t have to worry about chores here at home for a weekand a half.”

And it wasn’t just good friends who stepped up. A lot ofhelp came from an unlikely source — a bunch of people who,up to a month or so ago, didn’t even know Bill and CarolGuyas.

The train derailment that took place northwest of Ligonierback on March 27 happened pretty much in the front yard ofthe Bill and Carol’s home.

The Norfolk-Southern Railroad used some of the Guyas’property, and their neighbor’s, as a staging area for the clean-up operation that still isn’t complete. For several days, nearly100 people were at the scene of the derailment. They had topark equipment at the Guyas home.

“The railroad gets a bum rap sometimes, and maybe thereare times it’s deserved, but not this time,” Tony Guyas said.“The people from the railroad were taking good care of momand dad from day one.”

As soon as the railroad employees heard about theuntimely death of their new friend, they were bringing foodand flowers to the family home, and offering much-neededhelp to a grieving family.

A few of the Norfolk-Southern guys noticed the Americanflag flying from Bill Guyas’ flag pole was a bit tattered. Theywent out and bought a brand new flag. They took down theold one, folded it nicely and presented it to Carol.

“It was heart-touching,” Tony said, his voice cracking attimes as he tried to explain his emotions. “Sometimes aperson thinks they don’t have many friends, or people don’tcare about other people. But then there are times like this …you don’t know what you’ve got until something like thishappens.”

Adjusting to life without your dad sucks. Add Tony Guyasto the long list of people who are doing that.

“Dad helped me with my chores every morning,” Tony said.“And now I’m still adjusting to him not being there. It’s hard.”

Amen, Tony. Amen.

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THE BOBREPORT Bob Buttgen

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LIGONIER — Twobenefits have been plannedfor Ruth Marner, an area teenwho is battling brain cancer.

Marner, 14, attendsWawasee Schools, and livesin Enchanted Hills on theNoble/Koscuiosko countyline..

She has been diagnosedwith glioma, a rare form ofbrain cancer.

Events are set for Fridayand Saturday in TheCrossWalk at Ligonier

United Methodist Church,466 Townline Road.

A rummage sale and bakesale will take place both daysstarting at 8 a.m. OnSaturday, a lasagna dinnerwill be served from 11 a.m.to 4 p.m.

Donations of items for therummage and bake sales willbe accepted on either day atthe church.

More information isavailable by calling KarenWeldy at 894-1475.

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LIGONIER — TheNoble County Sheriff’sDepartment, along withseveral other law enforce-ment agencies, used policedogs to conduct lockersearches at both West Nobleand Central Noble highschools on Thursday, April19.

No illegal drugs werefound in either schoolbuilding or their parkinglots, said Deputy DougEwell of the Noble CountySheriff’s Department.

“Both schools came upclean,” he said. West NobleHigh School was searchedin the morning and CentralNoble in the afternoon.

Ewell said the searcheswere done using eight dogsfrom a variety of policedepartments.

All Indiana schools arerequired to conductlockdown drills during theschool year, and Ewell saidThursday’s sweeps helpedboth schools meet thatrequirement. Students werekept in their classrooms

while the dogs were doingthe searches.

West Noble High Schoolprincipal Greg Bakercommented after the sweep:“One of the most importantcharges that we have is toprovide a safe and secureenvironment for ourstudents. We had no indica-tion that drugs or weaponswere in the school, but feelthat it is important to stayvigilant in providing theenvironment where studentsfeel secure. We were pleasedthat no items were found inthe school or in the parkinglots.”

The police dogs used inthe sweeps are trained todetect the most commonlyfound illegal drugs.

Two dogs from the NobleCounty Sheriff’s Depart-ment were used, along withdogs from Ligonier,Wolcottville and Kendall-ville police departments. K-9 units from the SteubenCounty and DeKalb Countysheriff’s departments alsotook part.

No illegaldrugs found

at high school

Bingo games setfor this Friday

nightCROMWELL —

Planning is well under wayfor the 2012 Cromwell Daysfestival, set for the thirdweekend in July.

This Friday, bingo gameswill be played in theCromwell Community Centerstarting at 6:30 p.m. Doorsopen at 6 p.m. All proceedswill go to the festival, andeveryone’s invited. Foodconcessions will be offeredand admission is free.

Local organizers areworking to make this year’sfestival a much bigger andbetter event this year, saidLavina Alderfer, one of thecommittee members and alsoa member of the CromwellTown Council.

The theme for this year’sfestival and parade is“Extreme Makeover —Cromwell Edition.”

More volunteers areneeded, along with sponsorsfor the weekend’s events onJuly 20, 21 and 22.

Donations are especiallyneeded for the fireworks.

“Everyone enjoyed thespectacular fireworks lastyear, and would like to seethem again this year,”Alderfer said. “These arevery expensive and we arestill looking for donations.”

Donations may be sent to:

Cromwell Festival, P.O. Box566, Cromwell, IN 46732.Put ‘fireworks’ on the memoline of checks.

Any business, club,church or individual thatwishes to sponsor an activityor donate toward the festivalcan also mail donations tothe address above, or contactany committee member foradditional details.

The festival is also inneed of food and craftvendors. Contact BretGoodyear at 574-551-9942or bretgoodyear@ymail.comto become involved as avendor.

The free concert onFriday night, July 20, will bepresented by “Nostalgia.” Aclassic car show in theuptown area is also planned.

The grand parade will beat 3 p.m. on Saturday, July21. Entries are welcome. Formore information on theparade, contact Alderfer at856-2861 or by email atlalderfer@embarqmail.com.

Cromwell festivalpromises to be bigger, better

Want to help?Anyone who has questions,comments, suggestions or

offers of help for theCromwell festival can contactcommittee members as soon

as possible. Committeemembers include Mary

Heintzelman 894-2174, BobLeamon 856-2598 or Lavina

Alderfer at 856-2861.

Goshen man charged withdriving under the influence

LIGONIER — A Goshen man was arrested by Ligonierpolice April 15 and charged with driving while intoxicated.

Michael E. Gilson, 24, was stopped by police at 2:45a.m. after he failed to dim his headlights for a Ligonierpatrol car. He was pulled over on Lincolnway West nearOakwood Lane.

Police said Gilson appeared to be intoxicated and had anodor of alcohol on his breath. According to the policereport, his blood-alcohol level tested at .16 at the Ligonierpolice station.

Gilson told officers he was headed to his home inGoshen after having been at a Syracuse tavern. He also wascharged with failure to dim his headlights, and wastransported to the Noble County Jail in Albion.

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LIGONIER — An openhouse to show off theexpanded B.A.B.E. store inLigonier is set for Thursday,May 3, at 202 S. Cavin St.,in downtown Ligonier.

B.A.B.E. (Beds andBritches, Etc.) offers itemsneeded by parents ofnewborns and youngsters. Itis geared for those familiesthat may need financial helpto obtain certain items.

Mothers must earn

vouchers for items in thestore by attending classes,going to the doctor andmeeting other requirementsdesigned to help them andtheir baby’s health.

In addition, the centeroffers pregnancy andparenting education classesto include small groups andone-on-one mentoring forteen and young-adult moms.

The store is a program ofLife and Family Services of

Kendallville. It has operatedin Ligonier for the past yearbut was recently able toexpand into an adjoiningspace, and more than doublethe size of the center.

The store is only open onTuesdays from 4-6 p.m.Items available includingclothing, baby bottles andmuch more.

The office of Life andFamily can be reached bycalling 347-5720. A 24-hourHelpline is offered bycalling 877-696-7465. Theemail address isfamily.services@mchsi.com.

Additional informationon the Ligonier B.A.B.E.store is on Facebook atfacebook.com/nocopr.

The public is invited tothe open house on May 3,and light refreshments willbe served.

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CROMWELL — CANI(Community Action ofNortheast Indiana) and itsCovering Kids and Familiesprogram, in partnershipwith Managed HealthServices, is hosting a“Healthy Living” event at 4p.m., Thursday, May 3, atthe Enchanted HillsCommunity PartnershipCenter, 9799 E. ExcaliburPlace, Cromwell.

Organizers arepromoting the program aseducational, interactive, funand completely free.Highlights will includehealth information from theNational Kidney Founda-

tion and American DiabetesAssociation, along with freeblood pressure and bloodglucose screenings, healthymeal planning and cookingdemonstrations. Also, therewill be a presentation by apersonal fitness trainer, giftcard raffles, and informa-tion on Medicaid enroll-ment from Covering Kidsand Families.

CANI helps communi-ties, families, and individ-uals remove the causes andconditions of poverty.

For more informationabout CANI and theservices provided, visit thewebsite canihelp.org.

Public invited to healthyliving event in Enchanted

Hills on May 3

LIGONIER — TheChurch of the Nazarene,1102 S. Martin St., Ligonier,is hosting a gospel concertfeaturing The Northmen onSunday at 10:30 a.m.

The Northmen trio havebeen performing for nearly24 years. They havepresented concerts all overthe United States and in sixother countries, and are

popular with cruise lines,conventions and specialevents.

A freewill offering willbe taken for the group,which is not charging thechurch for its appearance,according to the Rev. JohnLutton. The group also willbe selling copies of itsalbums.

The public is invited.

The Northmen to performSunday at Ligonier

Church of the Nazarene

The Ligonier Study Club sponsors a writing contest forhigh school students. Members of the group are inviting thestudents who won 50 and 25 years ago to their Mayluncheon.

They are looking for addresses or contact information onthe following West Noble students: Larry Berkey, ThomasBuckwall, Donald Coy, Karen Yoder, Lisa Herendeen,Stephanie Wysong, Stuart Wysong and Jim Somerset.

Anyone who has information on the above people shouldcontact Nancy Peterson at 894-3610.

Study Club lookingfor past winners

Ligonier MarshmallowFestival looking for

public inputLIGONIER — The Ligonier Marshmallow Festival

committee wants help from the public in choosing a themefor the 2012 event, set for Labor Day weekend.

Anyone with ideas can send them by email to TammyDeel, festival chairperson, at tammyldeel@gmail.com.

Also, the next committee meeting is at 6 p.m. onThursday, May 10, at the West Noble American Legion Poston Main Street. Anyone interested in helping with thefestival is invited to attend.

Festival committee members are seeking sponsors,donors and underwriters for special events. Anyone whowould like to help should contact Deel.

Fundraising is focusing on making sure the fireworksdisplay will happen on Friday night, Aug. 31.

The new, renovated festival website will be up in abouttwo weeks, Deel said.

Here are the owners and employees of Bonilla’s Tacos, the newest restau-rant to open in Ligonier. The eatery is located on Lincolnway West, a block westof Cavin Street, in the building formerly home to Swank’s Videos. The ownersare Agustin and Berta Bonilla, and they are being helped by family membersand friends. The restaurant is open seven days a week and features Mexicanfood including tacos, burritos, tortas, enchiladas and more.

Bob Buttgen

NEW RESTAURANT OPENS IN LIGONIER

Spaghetti dinner is Saturdayat Presbyterian church

LIGONIER — The Lighthouse Daycare Ministry atLigonier Presbyterian Church is having a spaghetti dinner atthe church on Saturday from 5-7 p.m.

Donations will be accepted and the public is invited.The menu includes salad, spaghetti, bread and dessert.All proceeds will go to the daycare center that focuses

on teenage parents.

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CROMWELLCALVARY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH

111 W. Orange St., Cromwell. 260-856-2610. Sunday School 8:45 a.m., Worship 9:30 a.m.

Sister Elsie Fregeau, Interim PastorVisitors Welcome!

CROMWELL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Corner of Orange and Water streets.

Rev. Dave Boesenberg. Worship 9 a.m., Sunday School 10:15 a.m.

INDIAN VILLAGE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH2-1/2 miles south of Cromwell on S.R. 5.

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

Fellowship Coffee Time - After Worship Service Pastor Rachel Bales-Case, 856-5553

ROCK CHURCH LIFE ENRICHMENT CENTERInterdenominational

9564 E 1050 N Turkey Creek Rd., Lake WawaseeSunday Celebration Service 10 a.m.

Candlelight Meditation 1st Sunday 6:32 p.m.Information on classes, Call 260-856-4003/856-2002

THE RED ZONE9358 E. Wizard of Oz Way (Enchanted Hills Playhouse)

Web site: therz.com; Phone 260-856-2914Worship Service: Saturday Nights 7 p.m.

Worship Service: Sunday Mornings 10 a.m.

KIMMELLBROADWAY CHRISTIAN CHURCH

900 W, Kimmell; Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Sunday Eve. Service 7 p.m.

Rev. Richard Rensner

KIMMELL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH2861 N. Hitler St., Kimmell, 894-0649

Rev. Rachel Bales-Case. Sunday Worship 9 a.m., Sunday School 10:15 a.m.,

Bible Zone Kids Club Wednesday 5:45 p.m.Handicap Accessible

SPARTA UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST(Old Congregational) U.S. 33 South of Kimmell.

Sunday School 9 a.m., Coffee Hour 10 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m.

Rev. Curryanne Hostetler, 636-7005.

LIGONIERAPOSTOLIC FAITH CHURCH OF GOD

317 Pigeon Rd Wednesday 7 p.m. Sat., 7 p.m.

Sunday School 10 a.m.; Sunday Eve. 6:30 p.m.Rev. Joseph Lee Brickey. 894-4711.

BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH OF LIGONIER 204 W. Sixth St.

Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. & 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m.

BURR OAK CHURCH 11010 West 1100 North, Ligonier,

574-642-4813Sunday School 9 a.m., Church 10 a.m.

CENTRO EVANGELISTIC EBENEEZER Rev. Pedro Tomao and Rev. Lois Tomayo1998 U.S. 6 West, Ligonier, 260-241-5054

Services held on Sunday at 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.,and Thursday at 6 p.m.; 260-894-7768

LIGONIER CHURCH OF CHRIST Corner of 9025 N and 860 W, 260-894-4847

Sunday Bible school 9:30 a.m., Eve. Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday Bible study

& youth program 6 p.m.Mel Harrel, Preacher-Evangelist

LIGONIER CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE

College and Martin streets, 260-894-3277Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m.,

6 p.m. Wed., Bible study 7 p.mRev. John V. Lutton, Pastor

LIGONIER EVANGELICAL CHURCH U.S. 33 South, 260-894-4853

Sunday School 9 a.m., Morning Worship 10 a.m.,Small Groups 6 p.m., Wednesday Youth Mtg. 7 p.m.,

Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m.Rev. Troy Diersing

LIGONIER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 407 S. Cavin St.

Rev. Stan Wilson Sunday Worship, 9 a.m., Sunday School 10:15 a.m. Sanctuary is open for prayer from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

on Tuesday and Thursday; 260-894-3869 or 894-3800

LIGONIER UNITED METHODIST CHURCH466 S. Townline Road, 894-3765.

Pastor Byron Kaiser Youth Pastor Shannon Kathary

Secretary Carrie HartmanOffice Hours, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Mon., - Fri

Traditional Worship at the Mount 9 a.m.,Sunday School at the Mount 10 a.m.,

Contemporary Worship at the Crosswalk 10:30 a.m.

ST. PATRICK’S CATHOLIC CHURCH 300 Ravine Park Dr. (Turn west at Marathon Station)

Church Office: Monday-Friday 9-3, 260-894-4946 Mass times: Saturday 6:30 p.m. - in English,

Sunday 10:15 a.m. - in English,Misa Para Domingo a las 12:30 p.m.

y 2 p.m. - En Espanol, Confessions after Mass. Father Wilson Corzo

SHILO BAPTIST CHURCHPastor Jim Shepherd

709 N. Johnson St., Ligonier. Sunday School 9:45 a.m.,

Services held on Sunday at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.and Wednesday at 6 p.m.,

Wednesday Bible study at 4:30 p.m. 260-221-0003

STONE’S HILL COMMUNITY CHURCHU.S. 33, South, Ligonier, 894-7528

Sunday Worship 10 a.m. (Jr. Church and Nursery available at both worship times),

Celebrate Recovery meets at 6:30 p.m. every Wednesday, Cornerstone Cafe’ Sunday 9:15 a.m.,

Wednesday Children’s Ministry 6:30 p.m.,Youth Cafe and Game Room open at 6 p.m.,

Wednesday Youth Ministry 7 p.m., Wednesday Parent Ministry 6:30 p.m.,

Pastor Joey Nelson

STRONG TOWER WORSHIP CENTERLigonier Rec Center, 260-894-2158Service Time: 10:15 a.m. Sunday

TEMPLO BETEL Asamieas de Dios

502 Diamond Lake Road, 260-894-7674 Sunday School 9:30 a.m.,

Sunday Eve Worship 6:30 p.m.

TRINITY ASSEMBLY OF GOD1288 W. Union, 260-894-4665

Sunday School 9:15 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays, Champions for Christ Kids, 6:15 p.m.

Game room opens at 5:30 p.m.Pastor Cory Kirkham

TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH L.C.M.S.Fourth and Martin streets, 260-894-3667

Sunday Worship 9 a.m., Sunday School and Bible class 10:15 a.m.

TOPEKAMAPLE GROVE CHURCH

Non-denominational; Pastor Barry St. Clair. Sunday worship 10 a.m. Sunday School 9 a.m.

806 S. Main St., Topeka. 260-593-2844.

ST. MARY’S ORTHODOX CHURCHAncient Christian worship.

Divine Liturgy: Sunday 9:30 a.m. S.R. 5, Topeka, 593-2670; stmarysorthodox.org

TOPEKA BAPTISTChurch School 9 a.m., Morning Worship 10 a.m.

Rev. Gene Parker, Pastor

WAWAKAWAWAKA CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 9 a.m.

WAWAKA UNITED METHODIST CHURCHSunday School 10:30 a.m., Morning Worship 9:30 a.m.

OTHERSBLESSED SACRAMENT CATHOLIC CHURCH

S.R. 9 South, Albion Fr. Joachim (Jim) Quadros, Pastor

Masses: Saturday 4:30 p.m., Sunday 8:30 a.m., Monday & Wednesday 6:30 p.m.,

Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday 7:30 a.m.

CLINTON BRICK MENNONITE CHURCH4 miles north of Millersburg on S.R. 13

Sunday School 9 a.m., Morning Worship 10 a.m.Ron Kennel, Pastor

COSPERVILLE BAPTIST8851 N 250 W (between Wawaka and Rome City),

761-2321. Jim Barnes, pastor. Sunday School 9:30 a.m.,

Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m. & 6 p.m., Wednesday Worship & Youth Group 7 p.m.

www.cospervillebc.com

MILLERSBURG CHURCH OF CHRIST11851 C.R. 44, Millersburg

Sunday Bible School 9 a.m.,Sunday Worship 10 a.m.,Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m.

ORMAS BAPTIST 8962 N 300 W, Columbia City, 760-4678

Pastor Dr. Gordan Rankin Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m.,

Evening Service 6 p.m., Wednesday Prayer 7 p.m.

RICH VILLE UNITED METH ODIST CHURCHSunday School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m.

Pastor Carol Knox

SALEM COMMUNITY MISSIONARY C.R. 325 S (1/4 mile southeast of Wilmot).

Pastor John T. Morgan. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Wednesday Prayer 7 p.m.

Church Directory

Attention Ministers: Please send corrections, additions or changes for this listing to: The Advance Leader,

P.O. Box 30, Ligonier, IN 46767; e-mail: leader@kpcnews.net; fax: 894-3102

This church directory is sponsored by the following business establishments of the community and The Advance Leader.

STAR OF THE WESTLIGONIER, INDIANA

LIGONIER TELEPHONE CO., INC.894-7161

Ligonier police officer Michael Houser, right,recently graduated from the Indiana Law Enforce-ment Academy in Plainfield. He was congratulatedby Ligonier Police Chief Bryan Shearer following thegraduation ceremony on April 13. Houser has beenwith the local police department for two years, on apart-time basis.

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POLICE OFFICER GRADUATESAlex Gillespie earns Trine scholarship

ANGOLA — Alex Gillespie of Ligonier recently wasawarded Trine University’s Distinguished Scholarship. Thescholarship is awarded to students who show academicexcellence and leadership both in and out of the classroom.This scholarship is valued at $12,500 annually.

Gillespie is a senior at West Noble High School.

LIGONIER — Registrations are now being accepted at theLigonier Sports and Recreation Center for youth baseballleagues.

This includes T-ball for ages, 3, 4 and 5. Players must beage 3 by June 4. Other leagues are:

• Coach-pitch baseball for ages 6 and 7. Players cannot beage 8 before June 4.

• Major League baseball for ages 8 through 11. Boys andgirls cannot be 12 before June 4.

The first games of the summer season start on June 4 atKenney Park.

More adults are needed for coaching positions.The cost is $20 per player. Registration forms are available

at the Rec Center, or call 894-7344 for more information.

More coaches still needed

Ligonier taking signupsfor youth baseball, T-ball

KENDALLVILLE — The NorthEast Indiana Fiber Festwill take place Friday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturdayfrom 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Merchants Building on theNoble County Fairgrounds in Kendallville.

The festival will include fiber, yarns and wool. Peoplecan see how sheep and alpaca wool is transformed byspinning, felting, spindling, crocheting and knitting bysome of the areas’ best fiber artists.

Vendors will sell a variety of fiber-related items. Foodwill be available on the grounds.

For more information, call Gwen Swogger at 347-1129.

Fiber Festival planned forweekend at fairgrounds

WEST LAFAYETTE — Many students from NobleCounty earned academic honors for the fall 2011 semesterfrom Purdue University’s West Lafayette and Fort Waynecampuses.

Students must have had at least at 3.5 semester orcumulative grade point average on a four-point scale to berecognized.

Honored were:Cromwell — Jacob Halsey, Jonathan Tucco and Brittany

Pringle.Kimmell — Shane Jackson.LaOtto — Blaine Cox, April Ferrier, Patrick Grawcock,

Morgan Muehlmeyer, Allison Thomas, Alex Timmermanand Luke Shumaker.

Ligonier — Joshua Isaac, Faith Smith, John Wigent andCory Stump.

Wawaka — Brittany Moser and Tessa Smith.

Area studentsrecognized by Purdue

Fundraising eventis May 12 at

Stone’s TraceLIGONIER — The public

is invited to join the Stone’sTrace Historical Society andthe Richard Stone family inan entertaining, educationaland delicious meal to beserved Saturday, May 12, at

the historic Stone’s Tracesite, located south ofLigonier on U.S. 33.

The “Spring HearthsideDinner” will take place inthe Stone’s Trace Tavern,starting at 6 p.m., withguests requested to arrive by5:45 p.m. Reservations forthis one-of-a-kind event are$40 per person. The eveningwill be conducted under

conditions similar to thoseexperienced by Indianapioneers in the 19th century.

The eight-course mealwill feature dishes preparedfrom 19th century recipes.The menu features threeappetizers; caviar canapes,epicurean canapes(anchovy), peach canapes;onion soup, scalloped clams,lemon ice, asparagus salad,

chicken terrapin, curried ricecroquettes, baked beets andcreame francaise au chocolatfor dessert.

Those attending areencouraged to dress inpioneer-period attire,however, this is not required.

For reservations andadditional information,contact Sweeney at 856-2666.

Some seats still available for hearthside dinner

TRACK RESULTS(Continued from Page 5)

Amairany Curz - LongJump

Hannah Bright - Discus3200 Relay - Segovia,

Guzman, Cruz, Pizana1600 Relay - Shepherd,

Murillo, Ortiz, Arias400 Relay - Cruz,

Segovia, Guzman,Richardson

The West Noble Chargerboys track team traveled toEastside Tuesday night andcame home with a 96 -35victory. The Chargers hadmultiple winnersthroughout the evening.

Abel Zamarripa -3200M

Seth Groff - DiscusErik Mawhorter -

100/200Will Nelson - 1600Jaden Kreft - High

Jump/Long Jump/300HDiego Murillo - 400Jonathan Moreno - 8003200 M Relay - Sheeley,

Mast, Arnold, Weimer1600 M Relay - Murillo,

Moreno, Handshoe,Sheeley

400 M Relay - Mojica,Kreft, Bontrager, Mawhorter

Sellers needed forLighthouse sale

LIGONIER — The Lighthouse Daycare ministry isaccepting sellers for its Children’s Rummage Salefundraiser to be held Saturday, May 5, at Ligonier Presbyte-rian Church.

Seller packets will be available at the LighthouseMinistry at the church.

To take part, just drop off your rummage sale items atthe church. The ministry will keep 25 percent of the salesprice and the seller keeps 75 percent and they do not haveto be present at the sale.

Deadline for dropping off items is Wednesday, May 2, at5:30 p.m.

The ministry is accepting all-season quality children’sitems including: clothing: infant, girls (0-Misses 9), boys (0-20), shoes, infant items (furniture, bouncy seats, bedding,strollers, bath tubs, accessories, etc), toys, books, and videos.

For more information, call Alana Christlieb at 894-0332,or Kari Stabler at 564-0560.

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PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTW258BD, LIGONIER, INDIANA

On April 1, 2012, Progressive Broadcasting System, Inc. filed an application for the renewal of license of W258BD, serving Ligonier, Indi-ana. W258BD operates on 99.5 MHz at a power of 120 watts and rebroad-casts the signal of Station WFRN-FM, 104.7 MHz, Elkhart, Indi-ana. The transmitter site for W258BD is located at NL 41 degrees, 27 min-utes, 49 seconds, WL 85 degrees, 35 minutes, 13 seconds.

You are invited to advise the Fed-eral Communications Commission, Washington, DC 20544, of any facts relating to W25BDʼs application for renewal or whether the station has operated in the public interest.

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WEST NOBLE SCHOOL CORPORATION

NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS OF ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONNotice is hereby given the taxpay-

ers of West Noble School Corpora-tion, Noble County, Indiana, that the proper legal officers of said corpora-tion will consider the following addi-tional appropriations in excess of the budget for the current year at their regular meeting place at 5050N US Hwy 33, Ligonier, IN 46767 at 7:00 P.M. on the 15th day of May, 2012. SCHOOL BUS REPLACEMENT AMOUNTFUND: REQUESTED27400 PURCHASE OF SCHOOL BUSES $230,000TOTAL FOR BUS REPLACEMENT FUND $230,000

Taxpayers appearing at such meeting shall have a right to be heard. The additional appropriation as finally made will be referred to the Department of Local Government Fi-nance (DGLF). The DGLF will make a written determination as to the suf-ficiency of funds to support the ap-propriations made within fifteen (15)

days of receipt of a Certified Copy of the action taken.

Dated: Mary Wysong, President

Jeana Leamon, SecretaryAL,00298475,4/26,5/3

WEST NOBLE SCHOOL CORPORATION

NOTICE TO BIDDERSDAIRY PRODUCTS

Notice is hereby given that the West Noble School Lunch Program will receive sealed bids for dairy products for the school cafeterias.

Specifications are on file in the Of-fice of the Superintendent of Schools.

Bids will be accepted until 10:00 am on Monday, May 14, 2012, at the Office of the Superintendent, 5050 N US 33, Ligonier, IN 46767.

The School Lunch Program re-serves the right to reject any and all such bids. Bids received after the appointed hour will not be accepted.

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Bright breaks ownrecord in discus

Only a sophomore, West Noble’sHannah Bright continues to leaveher name in the high school’srecord books. Last weekend, Brightbroke her own school record in thediscus. The big throw came at theTurtle Town Relay in Churbusco,where Bright placed second in herdivision.

Her throw on Saturday was 124feet, 7 inches. Her previous mark,set last year as a freshman, was 123 feet, 8 inches.

The track season still has a long way to go, givingBright a bright future to possible re-set her record again.Saturday, West Noble’s girls team joins many others inthe East Noble Relays in Kendallville.

The NECC track meet is at Churubusco on May 8 andMay 11.

Win some, lose someSoftball, Tuesday:

Fairfield 5, West Noble 3

Fairfield knocked out 14hits and came from behind todefeat West Noble, 5-3, in afirst-round game of the NECCsoftball tournament playedTuesday in Ligonier.

The game went into extrainnings before the Falconsscored two runs in their top ofthe eighth to seal the win.

West Noble led early,scoring one run in the firstand another in the fourth.

In the first inning, ReneeZeigler hit a RBI single thatscored Kelsie Peterson, whohad singled earlier and stolesecond.

In the fourth, KaleighDeBeck and Chelsea Risserled off with singles. Asacrifice bunt by Kelsey Kisermoved the runners to secondand third before Steph Swanksmashed a single to center-field that scored DeBeck for a2-0 West Noble lead.

Fairfield waited until theseventh inning to put any runson the board. The Falconspushed three players acrossthe plate for a 3-2 lead.

In the bottom of theseventh, Elle Saggars hit asingle for the Chargers. Shemoved to third base on a stealand a sacrifice bunt beforeMolly Marsh connected on asolid hit to score Saggars andtie the game at 3-3.

In the eighth inning,Fairfield was able to scoretwo runners but the Chargerscouldn’t score in the bottomhalf of the stanza to end thegame.

Both teams have 3-1records in the NECC.Fairfield is 12-3 overall andthe Chargers fall to 10-4.

Fairfield advances to playthe winner of theWestview/Angola vs. Eastsidegame tonight.

West Noble plays in aconsolation game onThursday at a site to bedetermined.

MondayWest Noble 12,

Bethany Christian 3LIGONIER — After

losing its last two games byidentical 11-1 scores, the WestNoble softball team needed avictory on Monday and theygot one.

The Chargers rebounded

by defeating BethanyChristian, 12-3, in nonconfer-ence action played underextremely windy conditions atWest Noble Mondayafternoon.

West Noble pounded out13 hits against the Bruins,with sophomore KelsiePeterson have a big day at theplate.

She smashed an inside-the-park home run in the fourthinning and followed that upwith a stand-up triple in thefifth inning.

Peterson shared thepitching duties with juniorChelsea Risser, and togetherthe pair limited BethanyChristian to five hits in seveninnings. Risser earned thewin, giving up just two hitsand one earned run.

West Noble score twice inthe first, one run in thesecond, two more in the thirdand fourth in the fourthinning. The Chargers pushedthree more runs across in thefifth inning.

Junior Ashley Shepherdwent 3-for-3 on the day andalso scored three times andhad three stolen bases forWest Noble. Molly Marsh hadtwo runs batted in, as didKaleigh DeBeck. Marsh alsoscored twice and caught theentire game for the Chargers.

Baseball, Monday:Hamilton 10, West Noble 0

HAMILTON — Seniorright-hander R.J. Smith heldWest Noble without a run asHamilton moved to thequarterfinals of the NortheastCorner Conference BaseballTournament with a 10-0victory in a contest shortenedto six innings by the 10-runrule on Monday.

“This is the first game hehas thrown,” explainedHamilton coach Tyler Wolfe.“As windy as it was, wethought a key was going to bekeeping it in the zone.”

Smith struck out 10,walked five and allowed justthree hits.

The Marines got a bit ofredemption, as the Chargerstopped Hamilton earlier in theseason in another game thatwas cut short by the mercyrule.

Hamilton (3-5) struck for16 hits against West Noblehurler Skylar Campbell.Aaron Kelley had a fifthinning home run for theMarines and finished withthree hits.

West Noble’s best chanceof scoring came in the secondinning when the Chargersloaded the bases with no outs.

Smith threw three consecutivestrikeouts to end the threat.He also got the Marines outof a jam in the sixth, whereWest Noble had runners atfirst and third, only to see thehurler throw a strikeout.

“We had a chance tocapitalize and didn’t,” saidWest Noble coach DougBrown. “Then they scratcheda couple runs across and wenever were able to recover.”

The contest was scorelessuntil the third inning whenHamilton took advantage of aWest Noble error with twoouts to push three runs acrossthe plate.

“It was a big momentumshift,” Brown said. “We couldhave been out of the inningwith nothing and then we giveup three runs.”

West Noble (1-11) got twohits from Korey Kendall andone from Jesus Luevano.

JV BaseballThe West Noble JV

baseball team defeated theChurbusco Eagles by a scoreof 10-5 this week.

The Chargers blew openthe game in the fifth inningwhen freshman Levi Nelsonnailed a 3-run homer to left-center field. That was all thehelp that the pitching comboof Petey Pizana and WaylonRichardson needed.

Brandon Moser andWaylon Richardson also hadhits for the Chargers whilenumerous Chargers werewalked throughout the game.The Charger JV host theWhitko Wildcats on ChargerField today at 5 p.m.

JV SoftballThe West Noble JV

Softball team put togetheranother solid performance bydefeating the ChurubuscoLady Eagles 13-8.

The Chargers jumped outto a quick 9-0 lead before theEagles scored 6 runs in the6th to tighten up the game.The Charger offense was ledby Janelle Miller’s three hitswhile Sammy Patillo, TaylorFisher and Sammi Coateseach chipped in 2 hits each.

Also getting hits for theChargers were Haley Teel,Alexis Pena, Alexis Morrisand Kendra Kendall. TaraEdsall got the win for theChargers by striking out 8over 5 innings. Janelle Millerrelieved Edsall in the sixthinning to finish the game forthe Chargers.

Softball, baseball teams falls in first round of tourneys

Bright

Chargers tie for5th in WhitkoInvitational

The West Noble Chargergolf team tied for 5th placeon Saturday in the WhitkoInvitational held at NobleHawk in Kendallville.Austin King led theChargers with an 81 whileJordan Younce carded an 85.

The West Noble Chargergolf team participated in a4-way meet Monday nightagainst Wawasee, Fairfield,and Elkhart Central. TheChargers finished 3rd in atight contest that saw JordanYounce shoot a 43 in theextremely windy conditionsto card the third best scoreof the meet.

Kris Handshoe shot aseason best 45 for theChargers while SethBontrager carded a 47 andAustin King a 48.

The golf team continued

its winning ways bydefeating the ManchesterSquires at Sycamore GolfCourse on April 18.

The Chargers were led byco-medalists Jordan Younceand Seth Bontrager withscores of 43. Austin Kingadded a 44 while KrisHandshoe rounded out thescoring with a 51. TheChargers improve to 4-5 onthe season. Three of thoselosses were in a 4-way tieearlier in the season inwhich the Chargers loss thetiebreaker.

West Noble 1811. tie, Jordan Younce 431. tie, Seth Bontrager 433. tie, Austin King 444. tie, Kris Handshoe 515. tie, Tim Dice 53The Chargers travel to

Lake James in SteubenCounty today to take onHamilton and Angola.

On May 3 the boys returnto Lake James for a matchagainst Fremont.

Good weekfor golf team

Tennis team downs HoweThe Chargers tennis team got back to winning after a

tough stretch of opponents this past week. The Chargers traveled to Howe and came away with a 5-

0 victory. Wining matches for the Chargers were BrookeMoser, Trin Patton, and Rachel Strouse at singles. Thedoubles teams of Hannah Pfenning/Brett Coverstone andRachel Schermerhorn/Bre Randals also won their matches.The Chargers (3-5) travel to Prairie Heights today and thenhave a match on Friday at Goshen. That’s a makeup datefrom a rained-out match earlier this month.

The Westview Warriors narrowly defeated the WestNoble Chargers on Thursday by a 3-2 score. The Chargersreceived victories by No. 2 singles player Trin Patton andNo. 3 singles player Rachel Strouse.

West Noble junior varsity baseball player KylerBolen makes the throw from third in a recent gameagainst Churubusco, while Tara Edsall shows herpitching form for the Chargers junior varsity softballteam, also against ‘Busco.

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West Noble’s boys trackteam had a good showing atthe always tough GohenRelays last Saturday.

For the Chargers, KevinHandshoe was second in the1,600 at 4:31.24 andanchored the 4 -by -800 relayteam to a runner -up finish in8:23.77. The relay alsoincluded Jonathan Weimer,Brandon Arnold and IsaacSheeley.

Weimer was third in his1,600 in 4:38.3.

West Noble took thirds inthe distance medley relay at11:24.67 with Arnold,Sheeley, Will Nelson andDiego Murrillo and in a 4 -by -100 relay in 46.29seconds with Collin Mora,Jaden Kreft, Kam Bontragerand Erik Mawhorter.

Mora was fifth in the 110hurdles in 16.06 seconds.

The girls competed in theTurtle Town Relays onSaturday at Churubusco.

West Noble was paced byBlack division discus runner-up Hannah Bright. Thejunior threw the discus 124 -7, a new school record. Shebroke her own record withthe hurl.

Senior Anissa Richardswas third in the 3,200 in12:07.46.

The West Noble boystrack team traveled toFremont on April 17 andcame away with threevictories. The Chargersdefeated Angola 82 -49,

Fremont 93 -38, andWestview 68 -63. Winningevents for the Chargers wereCollin Mora(300H and110H), KevinHandshoe(800M and1600M), JonathanWeimer(3200m), JadenKreft(High Jump and LongJump), and ErikMawhorter(100M). TheChargers also won the 3200M relay in a time of 8:24.22.

The Charger girls trackteam traveled to Westviewfor a NECC quad meetagainst Angola, Westviewand Fremont. The Chargersdefeated Fremont 90 -39while losing to Angola andWestview. Event winners forthe Chargers were HannahBright in Discus and the4X400 relay team consistingof Yessica Segoiva, DarbyAllen, Haley Richardson, andAmairany Cruz.

The West Noble girlstrack team defeated theEastside Blazers 100 -15 onTuesday night. The Chargersreceived first place in everyevent but one throughout theevening. Charger eventwinners were as follows:

Angel Nickolson - 100 HDawn Sheeley - 100

M/300 HCassidy Ratliff - 1600 MDarby Allen - 400 MBeni Murillo - 800 MHaley Richardson - 200

M/High JumpAnissa Richards - 3200 M

Track teams winning

SEE TRACK, PAGE 4

Varsity games today:Baseball at PrairieHeights; Softball atWestview; both at 5.

AreaForecast

Skies willclear thisafternoon

with a warmhigh of 6.

Clouds enterthe area

bringing rainFriday night

and Saturday.Clear skies

return Sundayand the

beginning ofthe week.

Becomingsunny, 63,

winds 10-20,low of 34

Sun andclouds, 57,p.m. rain,low of 40

60% chanceof rain, 50,

p.m. clearing,low of 34

Sunny skies,high of 58,low of 38degrees

Lots of sun,high of 57,low of 37degrees

Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday

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Community responds to tornado victimsArea residents travel to Henryville; banquet raises more than $7,000

Many helpedwith Henryville

work teamTo the editor:

As leader of the Henryville, Ind., work team fromLigonier United Methodist Church and other churches, Iwould like to take the time to thank the following fortheir support: Fort Wayne Bobcat, Topeka Ford NewHolland, Hass Farms, Hayden Rental & PowerEquipment, Bruce and Barb Dragoo, Rod and KathySchoon, Dave and Val Hague, Tom and Michelle Hague,Pete Ness, John Reidenbach, Sandy Cripe, Carl Sanfordand Marcella Brown.

It was a week of hard work and listening to theirstories of what was taken from them in just a fewminutes. But the people from Henryville were gratefulfor what we got done.

I will be planning another trip about the second weekin September for the rebuild part. I can’t thank the workteam and the businesses enough for all they gave.

Sincerely,Dwayne Hass

Ligonier

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Here’s an overall view of some the devastation at Henryville, Indiana, as a result of the tornadoes that strucksouthern Indiana in March. A team of volunteers from the West Noble area spent a week in the area, helpingpeople recover from the tragedy.

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Alicia Bussey of Ligonier was one of many youngpeople who worked hard at the Friday nightbanquet. The event raised more than $7,000, withadditional funds still coming in.

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The CrossWalk at Ligonier United Methodist Church hosted the banquet to raisefunds for tornado relief efforts in southern Indiana. The event was held Friday nightwith more than 200 people enjoying dinner served by volunteers from the ChurchMission Auction Committee.

BOB BUTTGEN

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The sign on this tree sums up the feeling of the peoplewho are still recovering from the March tornadoes insouthern Indiana.

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More than 12 local churches were represented on the Mision Auction Committeethat hosted the Friday night banquet to raise funds for tornado victims in southernIndiana. This group of young people volunteered as servers at the dinner.

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Team accomplished much but still more to do“This trip was a much different experience for all of us. This time we were close enough to the time of theactual disaster to see the dispair and discouragement in each of the victims we worked with. We were ableto provide some much needed assistance as we expected, but we were also provided the opportunity toprovide encouragement, support and God’s Love!” — Val Hague, one of the Noble County residents whotraveled to Henryville as part of a mission project of Ligonier United Methodist Church.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Volunteers from theWest Noble area whotraveled to Henryvilleearlier this monthincluded Rev. ByronKaiser, John Reiden-bach, Rod and KathySchoon, Dave and ValHague, Tom andMichelle Hague, PeteNess, John Reidenbach,Sandy Cripe, CarlSanford and MarcellaBrown.

50 volunteers, 200 diners make fundraising banquet a successLIGONIER — Volunteers

working together for weekshelped raise more than$7,000 for victims of lastmonth’s tornadoes inHenryville and othercommunities in southernIndiana.

A banquet held Friday atLigonier United MethodistChurch raised most of thosefunds, with more than 200people enjoying a meal ofauthentic Mexican fajitas.

The fundraiser wasorganized by the ChurchMission Auction Committee,a coalition of more than 12churches in the Ligonier and

Goshen areas. That grouphosts a large communityauction in August, andcommittee members decidedto hold the banquet asanother way to give back tothe community.

All of the food for the sit-down dinner was donated byvolunteers on the committee.About 50 volunteers workedat the dinner, with manypeople taking care of tasksin the weeks preceding theevent.

The money will bedonated through the UnitedMethodist Committee onRelief (UMCOR) which has

had a presence at thedisaster site since the daythe tornadoes struck.

As of Saturday, theamount raised was $7,060with more donationsexpected to come in thisweek, said Jeanna Hagen ofCromwell, one of the event’sorganizers.

The 200 people whopurchased tickets for $25each raised $5,000.Additional funds came fromthe volunteers who alsopurchased tickets for themeal, and who ate after theother diners had finished.

Among thevolunteerswho work edat thebanquet were,from left, DonPatrick, BrendaPatrick, Charleytapp, KarenTapp, MikePena and KarinPena. Morethan 50 peoplevolunteered tohelp make theevent asuccess.

United MethodistCommittee on

Relief acceptingdonations

There are many ways tosupport UMCOR’s work.

Anyone can donate online orover the phone by calling 800-554-8583.

Residents can mail checks(payable to UMCOR) to P.O.Box 9068, New York, NY,10087.

People can also use offeringenvelopes to designate funds forUMCOR and put them in theoffering plate at any UnitedMethodist Church. UMCOR isa registered 501(c) (3) charity.

All gifts are tax deductible.