The Advance LeaderP.O. Box 30

Ligonier, IN 46767Phone: 894-3102 • Fax: 894-3102

THURSDAYJANUARY 2, 2014

75 centsLigonier, Indiana, USA

On the web at:kpcnews.comVol. 129, No. 1

Advance LeaderWEST NOBLE’S KELSIE PETERSON PASSES THE 1,000-POINT MARK. MORE ON PAGE 6.

TheTHE NEWS SUNAn edition of

Looking Forward to Serving You in 2014!414 S. Cavin St., Ligonier

894-7161ligoniertelephone.com

ERIC MOSER IS STVFD FIREFIGHTER OF THE YEAR

The Sparta Township Volunteer Fire Department recently honored Eric Moser as its “Fireman of the Year” for 2013. This award is the highest award that the membership chooses. Moser currently serves as the Captain/Secretary of the department, based out of Cromwell. He has a total of 26 years in the fi re service, and 12 of those years are with Sparta Township. The honor came during the department’s annual holiday dinner and awards banquet.

Photo Contributed

LIGONIER — With the beginning of a new year comes a fresh start. New Year’s resolu-tions are often made to form good habits and reach new goals. This New Year’s, the American Red Cross encourages people to resolve to help patients in need through regular blood donations.

As the winter season continues, blood donations are especially needed. Donations typically decline this time of year, as many regular donors are impacted by inclement weather and seasonal illnesses.

There is no better resolution to make this New Year’s than to help save lives with the Red Cross. Give the gift of life and help give patients another year with their loved ones. Make an appointment to donate blood at redcrossblood.org or 800-RED CROSS.

The Red Cross has scheduled the followingblood donation opportunities:

• Friday, Jan. 3, from noon until

6 p.m. at the Ligonier Recreation Center in the gymnasium, located at 320 W. Union St. in Ligonier. Donate and get a 2-ounce brick of Dunkin Donuts coffee and a coupon for a free pound of Dunkin Donuts coffee.

• Friday, Jan. 3, from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. at Faith United Methodist Church in the Fellow-ship Hall, located at 411 Harding St. in Kendallville. Come to donate and get a 2-ounce brick of Dunkin Donuts coffee and a coupon for a free pound of Dunkin Donuts coffee.

• Friday, Jan. 3, from noon until 5 p.m. at Asbury United Methodist Church in the Fellowship Hall, located at 605 E. Main St. in Albion. Come to donate and get a 2-ounce brick of Dunkin Donuts coffee and a coupon for a free pound of Dunkin Donuts coffee.

• Monday, Jan. 6, from 2-5 p.m. at Lutheran Life Villages, located at 351 N. Allen Chapel Road in Kendallville.

• Monday, Jan. 6, from 9:30 a.m. until noon at Community State Bank, located at 802 E. Albion St. in Avilla.

• Monday, Jan. 13, from 2-6 p.m. at St. Gaspar Catholic Church, located at 10871 N. S.R. 9 in Rome City.

Simply call 1-800-RED CROSS or visit redcrossblood.org to make an appointment or for more information.

All blood types are needed to ensure a reliable supply for patients. A blood donor card or driver’s license or two other forms of identifi cation are required at check-in.

Individuals who are 17 years of age (16 with parental consent in some states), weigh at least 110 pounds and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood.

High school students and other donors 18 years of age and younger also have to meet certain height and weight requirements.

Blood drive here Friday

LIGONIER — In Ligonier, 2013 will be remembered for growth in the city’s industrial park.

Two of the largest employers in the West Noble area expanded their factories and created more than 200 new jobs.

Tenneco, which builts exhaust systems for several major vehicle manufacturers, added about 50,000 square feet to its plant on Gerber Street in the city’s industrial park. The expansion allowed the company to create 100 new jobs.

On U.S. 6, the Guardian Automotive plant also increased the size of its factory and spread the word that it also had about 100 new jobs to fi ll.

The city of Ligonier assisted both companies with their expansion plans through infrastructure funding.

City offi cials were glad to get a major project completed. The combined-sewer overfl ow project on the city’s northeast side involved major disruptions of streets and sidewalks but was fi nished in the fall of 2013.

The project, part of a federal and state mandate to seperate stormwater lines from sanitary sewer lines, was completed on time and under budget.

City offi cials said the project

will result in annual savings of nearly $100,000, as millions of gallons of rainwater no longer need to be treated at the city’s sewer plant.

The year 2013 saw a major expansion and construction project for the Ligonier Public Library.

The library, housed in a historic building funded by the Carneige Foundation 1907, will be nearly doubled in size when the project is completed in late 2014 or early 2015.

The library moved to a temporary location because of the construction.

Ground was broken in December on the existing library building on Main Street.

In Cromwell, town offi cials were busy in 2013 grappling with the fate of a gymnasium that was part of the former Cromwelll High School.

The aging building has been used as a community center of sorts for special events for many years after the school closed because of consolidation in the late 1960s.

Experts determined it was not fi nancially feasible to save the structure, and plans are being made for possible demolition in 2014.

Most local news was good news

Construction has started on a $1 million addition and renovation project at the Ligonier Public Library on Main Street. The project has been in the planning stages for more than a year and ground was broken earlier this month. The addition will almost double the size of the building, while keeping the structure’s architectural history undisturbed. Construction will continue for most of 2014. The library has moved to a temporary location on Lincolnway South in a retail shopping center.

Bob Buttgen

THIRD PLACE WINNER IN CHRISTMAS DECORATING CONTEST

The home of the SanMiguel family on Lincolnway South in Ligonier claimed the third-place ribbon in the house-lighting contest sponsored by the Ligonier Chamber of Commerce.

Lauren Bishop

Court ruling impacts state property taxesNo time limit on

property tax errorsMUNSTER (AP) — An

Indiana Tax Court judge has ruled that a 1989 state regula-tion imposing a three-year limit to correct errors on property taxes was repealed in 2000 and

not replaced, clearing the way for state residents to ask county auditors to correct errors for the past 13 years.

Judge Martha Blood Wentworth said in her ruling Friday that any petition to correct a post-2000 error in property tax payments, credits or deductions must be considered timely fi led.

The judge also acknowledged the ruling “has the potential to open the fl oodgates” of error appeals, but said she could reach no other conclusion.

She was ruling on the case of a Hamilton County tax appeal, where the county failed to apply a properly requested homestead credit from 2004-7.

Funeral services set for Mr. Ralph Kistler: See page 2

Drug deals net prison sentenceALBION — An Illinois man admitted Tuesday in Noble Superior

Court I that he dealt methamphetamine in Ligonier during two drug deals in 2011.

Roy B. Simpson, 34, of Atlanta, Ill., pleaded guilty to two counts of dealing meth, a Class B felony.

Simpson admitted he had traded meth for pills in the 700 block of Lincolnway West, Ligonier, on May 9, 2011, and had dealt meth again in the same location May 10, 2011.

Sentencing in the case was left up to the judge in a plea agreement fi led Tuesday in the case. Since Simpson has a prior unrelated felony conviction, he must be sentenced to a minimum of six years of incarcer-ation for a Class B felony. The maximum sentence he could face is 20 years.

Sentencing was set for Feb. 14.

One of life’s cruel paradoxes is that sometimes it takes a disaster to bring out the best in people.

Right now, a whole bunch of people are coming to the aid of Joe and Christy Hofmeister and their three boys, following a Christmas morning fi re that did major to their Ligonier home.

And while no one wants to go through an ordeal like this, the family can be happy that no one was hurt; even their pet hedgehog and lizard came through OK. Sure, there was a lot of damage to material things but the family is safe.

And now they are fi nding out just how many friends they have. In the days following the fi re, many people have showed up at the Hofmeister home to work on salvaging what they can, and work on clean-up duties.

No one can prepare for a house fi re, of course, and the Hofmeisters now are in need of more help. Their house has

extensive smoke and water damage; almost everything in the house has soot on it from the fi re. Damage to the house was contained to the rear of the home but that damage was heavy.

Friends are asking for help with donations to the family of gift cards for home-improvement places such as Menards, Lowe’s or Home Depot to help fi x the house. Other people are pitching in with gift cards to Owen’s. More are needed.

Christy Hofmeister is a second-grade teacher at West Noble Elementary School. The family is staying with friends.

“I want everyone to know that my family is safe and doing good,” she told me. “I want my students to know that I will see them on January 7 when they come back to school, and that no one in my family got hurt.

“I want to thank everyone for their prayers, words of encouragement, and things that they have given to us. I have felt so much love and we appreciate everything. This has defi nitely been a tough situation, but we know that God is going to get use

through this. We are just taking one day at a time,” she added.

If anyone wants to help, they can drop off donations at the Strong Tower Worship Center — that’s the church in the former Elks Lodge in downtown Ligonier, between the fi re department and the post offi ce.

The Hofmeisters are also getting mail at their home, 708 S. Main St., Ligonier, IN 46767.

You can also contact Christy on Facebook to see what else the need.

There’s never been any doubt that the people of our community and caring and giving. This latest episode is just further evidence of that.

So with that message being delivered, I’m looking forward to having a great 2014 with all of our readers. Keep in touch and offer ideas. My email is bbuttgen@kpcmedia.com; cell phone is 894-5441; offi ce phone is 894-3102. Mailing address is P.O. Box 30, Ligonier, IN 46767.

THE BOB REPORT Bob Buttgen

This column

is written by

the editor who

believes that

the Green Bay

Packers can

and should be

in the Super

Bowl!

Services are Saturday for Ralph Kistler

LIGONIER — Ralph Emerson Kistler Jr., of Ligonier passed away unexpectedly at home

on Friday December 27, 2013 at the age of 75 and went to be with his Lord and Savior.

He was born at home on the family farm near Leiters Ford,

Indiana, on May 12, 1938, the son of Ralph E. (Sr.) and Verna B. (Cripe) Kistler. On June 27, 1959 he married Harolaine Marie Hoover in the Monterey Methodist Church in Monterey, Ind.

Ralph graduated as salutatorian in Aubbeenaubee Township High School in Leiters Ford. He excelled on the track, basketball and softball teams with such skill that he had been scouted by several colleges for basket-ball and by a minor league for pitching. His sports career was sidelined by heart damage incurred from rheumatic fever during the spring of his junior year.

Ralph attended Butler University his freshmen year and completed his last three years at Manchester College. He graduated with a B.S. in Biology Education. He then earned his M.S. degree in Biology at Ball State.

Ralph taught various levels of science for 40 years with 38 of those at West Noble School Corporation, Ligonier. He came to West Noble in 1962 and taught at Perry, at the original Ligonier High School, and at the new West Noble High School. He retired from West Noble Middle School in 2000. He also served as an exchange teacher in Ewa Beach, Hawaii from 1975-76 where he taught science at Ilima Intermediate School. He and his family lived in

Ewa Beach, Oahu during that time.

Ralph was also licensed by the State of Indiana to teach health and driver education, and taught driver ed for about 30 years. For a few years following retirement, he also served as a college supervisor for the Transition to Teaching Program at Bethel College, Mishawaka, Indiana. During summers between school years, Ralph kept busy with a variety of work, but he most enjoyed the 30 years he spent as a fi eld inspector for Indiana Crop Improve-ment Association.

Ralph had a deep, abiding faith in God and loved his family and treasured his friends. He ministered to others from 1974 as a member of both the Gideons and the Ligonier Evangelical Church where he served over the years as an usher, Sunday School teacher and in the choir. He also served others as a weekly volunteer at World Missionary Press in New Paris, Indiana, for several years.

Ralph enjoyed raising fl owers and working daily crossword puzzles. He and his wife enjoyed traveling throughout the U.S. and abroad.

He is survived by his beloved wife Harolaine Marie Kistler of Ligonier; three children, Bonnie D. (Bill) Woodlee of Elkhart, Ind., Kerry L. (Jil) Kistler of Springfi eld, Mo., and Shareen S. (Jonathan) Lichtenberger of Wren, Ohio; seven grandchildren, Kara and Zachary Woodlee, Sarah (Kistler) Fry, Justin, Jeremy and Christy Kistler, and Amber Lichtenberger; two great-grandchildren, Katherine and Andrew Kistler; two siblings, John M. Kistler of Indianapolis, Ind., and Cheryl K. Kistler of Goshen, Ind.

He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Joe K. Kistler; and a granddaughter, Lydia Rose Lichtenberger.

A funeral service in

Ralph’s memory will be held on Saturday January 4, 2014 at 11 a.m. with calling beginning at 10 a.m. at the Ligonier Evangelical Church, 1911 Lincolnway South, Ligonier. Pastors Troy Diersing and John Lutton will be offi ciating. Burial will follow at Oak Park Cemetery in Ligonier.

Family and friends will be received from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. on Friday January 3, 2014 at Ligonier Evangelical Church.

In lieu of fl owers, please send memorial contributions to World Missionary Press, Inc., 19168 CR 146 P.O. Box 120, New Paris, IN 46553 or to the Gideons International (Noble County Camp), c/o Dan Alspach, 6413 E. 600 N., Churubusco IN, 46723.

Yeager Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. Online condolences may be sent to the family at yeagerfuneral-home.com.

Mary MullinsGOSHEN — Mary Allene

Mullins, age 69, of Goshen, formerly of Wawaka, passed away on December 28, 2013, at the Center for Hospice in

Elkhart. She was born on May 31, 1944, in Hollybush, Ky., to Grover and Alice (Hall) Caudill. In 1967 she married John

L. Mullins. He preceded her in death on October 8, 1986.

She retired from Maple Leaf Hatchery in Cromwell after 20 years of service.

She is survived by three daughters, Alice (Bobby) Cripe of Ligonier, Allene “Renee” McLaughlin of LaGrange and Pamela (Jean-Marc) Laguerre of Goshen; fi ve grandchildren, Tabitha Chupp, Cody Cripe, Justin McLaughlin, Heley Cripe and Amber Wood; and four great-grandchil-dren, TaPanga, Kaelynn, Auddrie and Evalynn

Chupp. Also surviving are fi ve sisters, Erma Aldrich of Ligonier, Mildred (Zachary) Triplett of Dayton, Ohio, Opal Short of Topmost, Ky., Hazel (Kenny) Jones of Kettering, Ohio, and Judy Stahly of Kendallville; and three brothers, Woodrow Caudill of Dayton, Ohio, Billy Wayne Caudill of LaGrange and Grover Jr. Caudill of Topmost, Ky.

She was preceded in death by her husband, her son, Robert C. MacDonald, one great-granddaughter, Aulbrie Chupp, her parents and one brother, Raymond Caudill.

A funeral service will be held in her honor today, Thursday, January 2, 2014, at 4 p.m. at Ligonier United Methodist Church, the Crosswalk, with Rev. Byron Kaiser and Cody Cripe offi ciating. Friends may call from 1-4 p.m. prior to the service at The Crosswalk, 466 Townline Road, Ligonier.

A procession will form at 9:30 a.m. on Friday January 3, 2014, at Yeager Funeral Home 1589 Lincol-nway South, Ligonier, and proceed to Orange Township Cemetery for burial.

Memorial contributions may be directed to the family. in care of the Yeager Funeral Home.

Yeager Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at yeagerfuneralhome.com.

OBITUARIES

The Advance Leader 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 Bob Buttgen for more information at: bbuttgen@kpcnmedia.com

Obituary Policy

PAGE 2 The Advance Leader kpcnews.com THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 2014

BURNWORTH ZOLLARSIS PROUD TO WELCOME TO THEIR SALES TEAM

MIKE SCHULTZBurnworth-Zollars is honored to welcome Mike to their sales team. Mike previously spent 11 years at Lincolnway Motors in Ligonier, and 9 years at Bob Wysong Auto Sales in Cromwell, before their recent closing. Mike’s a Ligonier native and has 3 children and 4 grandchildren. Mike is pleased to be a part of such a great organization and appreciates the way they always put the customer first. Stop in, say hi, and let Mike help you find the right vehicle for you.

We’ve Got You Covered From B to Z

Celebrating Over 34 Years

U.S. 6 WEST,LIGONIER260-894-3127

www.bzautos.com

Mr. Kistler

Mrs. Mullins

NOBLE COUNTY COURT AND POLICE NEWSThe following were

issued recently in Noble County Courts:

Circuit Court• Justin H. Mickem, 31,

of North Webster, Count I — burglary, Class C felony. Two years incarceration, two years suspended and on probation, 104 days credit. To pay $168 court costs, restitution to the victim and $100 public defender fee. Count II dismissed.

• Billy J. Moore, 51, of Wawaka, Count II — resisting law enforcement, Class A misdemeanor, and Count IV, criminal reckless-ness, Class D felony. Six months incarceration, 675 days suspended and on probation, 113 days credit. To pay $168 court costs, $100 public defender fee and $400 substance abuse assessment fee. Counts I and III dismissed.

Superior Court I• Krystal A. Reeves, 21,

of Kendallville, obstruc-tion of justice, Class A misdemeanor. Forty-four days incarceration, 321 days suspended and in an outpatient treatment program, 22 days credit. To pay $300 fi ne and $168 court costs.

• Dylan M. Lawson, 17, of Kimmell, waived into adult court, Count I — criminal mischief, Class D felony, and Count III — failure to stop after an accident, Class C misdemeanor. Thirty days incarceration, 17 months suspended, one year of probation, driving privileges suspended 90 days. To pay $250 fi ne, $168 court costs and $100 public defender fee. Counts II and IV dismissed.

Several booked into Noble County

JailALBION — Several

people from western Noble County were booked into

the Noble County Jail from Friday through Monday, the county sheriff’s department said.

• Shane J. Griffi th, 38, of Ligonier was booked on a criminal mischief warrant.

• Brandon Christopher Krontz, 29, of Ligonier was booked on a body attach-ment writ.

• Nathan Allen Wallen, 37, of Wawaka was booked on a warrant as a habitual traffi c law violator.

• Shane J. Griffi th, 38, of Ligonier was booked on a public intoxication warrant.

Door damaged in break-in

WOLF LAKE — Someone damaged a door, door frame and lock breaking into a building at the Merry Lea Environ-mental Learning Center, the Noble County Sheriff’s Department said.

Nothing was taken. The burglary was discovered Dec. 24, 2013, and reported Monday at 8:41 a.m.

Ligonier man charged with felony OWI

after accidentLIGONIER — A

Ligonier man faces a felony operating while intoxicated charge after a two-vehicle accident Dec. 26, the Noble County Sheriff’s Depart-ment said.

Travis W. Miller, 22, of Ligonier backed his 1998 Ford F-150 out of a driveway in the 800 block of East U.S. 6, Ligonier, and into a northbound 2002 Mercury Mountaineer driven by Victor A. Salas, 17, of Ligonier.

Miller allegedly left the scene of the accident before police arrived. Police located him through his vehicle’s license plate number. His blood-al-cohol content allegedly

tested at 0.18 percent. He was charged with felony operating while intoxicated and leaving the scene of a property damage accident.

No injuries were reported. Damage was estimated at $1,001-$2,500.

Snowy roads linked to two

crashesALBION — Snow on

roads contributed to fi ve accidents with no injuries from Dec. 18 and 25, 2013, the Noble County Sheriff’s Department said.

• Charles L. Finton, 57, of Kimmell passed a snow plow on the left after it had signaled for a left turn because he thought it was turning the other way on S.R. 5 near C.R. 450N at 4:45 a.m. Dec. 18. Finton’s 1999 Ford Ranger hit the truck. Damage was estimated at $1,001-$2,500.Finton’s failure to yield was the primary cause of the crash, with the roadway surface contributing, deputies said.

• Dale L. Troyer of Ligonier was northbound on C.R. 600W at 12:19 p.m. Dec. 25 when he failed to see a 2010 Ford Escape that was westbound on C.R. 650N. Troyer pulled his 2003 Lincoln Aviator into the intersection and the vehicles collided. The snowy road contributed to the inability of Ford driver Darci M. Murphy, 22, of Albion to avoid the crash. Damage was estimated at $5,001-$10,000.

Pickup collides with deer

ALBION — A vehicle-deer collision with no injuries was reported Dec. 26, the Noble County Sheriff’s Department said.

The pickup of Latasha C. Perry, 23, of Wawaka hit a deer on U.S. 6 near S.R. 9 at 3:30 a.m.

Happy New Year from The Advance Leader!

THE BOB REPORT

Family recovering from Christmas morning fi re

If you want to create a truly moist chocolate cake, then try this recipe of Mayonnaise Devils Food Cake.

Using a boxed cake mix will cut the time necessary for preparation to a minimum.

This cake will draw rave reviews from your family.

Mayonnaise Devils Food Cake

1 box Duncan Hines devil’s food cake mix (or any brand)

2 large eggs1 1/3 cups water1 cup mayonnaise1 cup chocolate chipsfrosting or icing, of choice

or powdered sugarDirections:Preheat oven to 350.Grease and fl our a bundt

cake pan or a 9x13x2 inch cake pan.

Dump the cake mix into a large mixing bowl.

Add eggs, water and mayonnaise.

Mix by hand or with an electric mixer until well mixed.

Stir the chocolate chips into the cake batter using a large spoon.

Pour the cake batter into the cake pan and spread evenly.

Bake for 35 minutes or until cake is done.

Press the center of the cake in, using a fi nger.

If it springs back, the cake is done. If not it needs more baking time.

If using a Bundt cake pan, allow the cake to cool for 10 minutes and follow the next 3 steps.

Put a dinner plate or cake plate on top of the Bundt cake pan. with the bottom of the plate facing you.

Holding the Bundt cake pan onto the plate, turn it over (you may need to use hot pads to do this).

You may need to slightly shake the pan while it is on the plate to help loosen the cake from the pan.

CROMWELL — The Noble County Public Library now has a mobile laptop lab available to community organizations and businesses. This mobile lab consists of 12 laptops and a projector that can be utilized at any of our three branch locations.

Whether the mobile lab be used for computer or GED classes, corporate training and testing sessions or genealogy research, this lab can be reserved for your group with a quick phone call to your local branch. Already, the new mobile lab has been used to support GED classes at NCPL West, at the branch in Cromwell.

The library will soon be providing computer training opportunities at all three locations.

This project was made possible by a $10,000 grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the Indiana State Library, and a $1,000 grant form P.U.L.S.E. of Noble County, a project of the Noble County Community Foundation and its supporting organi-zation, Community Initia-tives. With support from these two organizations, the library was able to update its nine-year-old laptop lab.

Here’s a look at upcoming events at the Noble County Public Library and its branch in Cromwell, unless otherwise noted:

ADULTSBASKETWEAVING

WORKSHOP – Join instructor Shirley Shipley at the Cromwell branch Saturday, Jan. 25, at 9 a.m. and create you own hand-crafted basket. There’s a $12 fee for the class and all material and walk away with a lifetime skill. The class is limited to six people, so call now to reserve your seat at 856-2119.

Adult winter reading programs

The ’Hot Reads for Cold Nights’ winter reading program started December 16, and runs through the end of February. The Reading Challenges are posted, and remember, for every challenge completed, you receive a full-size candy bar. See your local branch for challenges and to view the grand prize.

COMPUTER LITERACY SERIES: Photo Storage and Editing. NCPL CENTRAL is pleased to announce our fi rst specialty computer course for 2014: Photo Storage & Editing. The class is free,

but is limited to 10 patrons, so please register as soon as possible by calling 636-7197. More info on our computer Literacy Series will be available soon.

BOOK DISCUSSION – Join other library patrons to talk over this month’s selection, “Orange is the New Black” by Piper Kerman on Thursday, Jan. 16, at 1:30 p.m. New book lovers are always welcome. Pick up next month’s choice.

TEENS (Middle and high school)PAINTING ON WATER

– Come learn the ancient Turkish art of Ebru Paining at Cromwell on Wednesday, Jan. 22, from 3:30-5 p.m.

KIDSAFTER SCHOOL

SPECIAL – Celebrate National Pie Day by making pie of course! Thursday, Jan. 23 from 3:30-4:30 p.m.

AFTER SCHOOL CLUB – Weekly activities for K-5 kids on Thursdays from 3:30-4:30 p.m. In January, ASC will be Jan. 16 and 30.

AFTERSCHOOL MOVIE – “Despicable Me 2” will be shown Thursday, Jan. 9, from 3:30-5 p.m.

STORYTIME – This month’s Storytime days will be Wednesdays Jan 8, 22 and 29 at 10 a.m. Storytime is for preschoolers ages 2-6. Join us for stories, games, crafts, songs and a snack.

BOOK BUDDIES – Wednesday, Jan 15 at 10 a.m.

ALL AGESNEW MATERIALS – All

three NCPL branches have copies of the newest Jason Bourne thriller, The Bourne Retribution, as well as Fern Michaels, Kay Hooper and

Michael Connelly. Read about Johnny Carson in a new non-fi ction book by Henry Bushkin.

The latest Rick Riordan book, The House of Hades, and Ransom Riggs’ Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children are two of the many new books for teens. Julie Andrews continues her successful career as a writer with The Very Fairy Princess Takes the Stage, her latest offering co-written with her daughter. More new listings include Every Cowgirl Needs Dancing Boots, My Brother the Werewolf: Puppy Love and Some Monsters are Different.

The latest Fast and Furious movie is out on DVD. Pick up No. 6 at your branch. Also new is The Wolverine, Jobs, Getaway and The Mortal Instruments. New TV series House, Wind at My Back, Gossip Girl, Monk, and The Offi ce are ready to be checked out at your branch. Pick up the latest newsletter or view it online at www.nobleco.lib.in.us for complete listings.

Weather NoticesAnnouncements will

be made on TV stations channels 21 and 23, radio stations WMEE, WOWO and WBCL. Be sure to check out the NCPL Facebook page or at kpcnews.com.

kpcnews.com The Advance Leader PAGE 3THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 2014

SALT SALE!Friday, January 3 • 9 AM to 5 PM

Saturday, January 4 • 9 AM to NoonMonthly

Sale

©2013 CULLIGAN INTERNATIONAL COMPANYSince Culligan dealers are independently operated, offers and participation may vary.

Serving Northeast Indiana and The Four Counties of DeKalb • LaGrange • Noble • Steuben

Toll Free 800-441-0799HeyWaterMan.com

1201 North Wayne St. Angola

260-665-3223

1707 South Wayne St. Auburn

260-925-1546

403 West North St.(US Hwy. 6)Kendallville

260-347-0758

Four Season DealsGrocery and Merchandise

Pre-Inventory Sale

Ph: 260-894-4344Fax: 260-894-4466

6298 W 900 N

Ligonier, IN 46767

Mon - Fri 9-5 • Sat 9-4

• 2 Days only Jan. 2nd & 3rd

• Open from 8 AM-8 PM both days

• 10% off storewide

FROM 4 PM - 8 PM BOTH DAYS • Get a free bag of groceries with a

$50 purchase • Refreshments while you shop

Legal Notices•

Legal Copy DeadlinesCopy due PublishWed. 4 p.m. .............................Mon.Thurs. 4 p.m. ............................Tues.Fri. 4 p.m. ............................ Wed.Mon. 4 p.m. .......................... Thurs.Tues. 4 p.m. .............................. Fri.Annual Reports & Budgets due 5 working days before the publish date.

Emailyour legal!

legals @ kpcmedia.comCall Kelly at

877-791-7877x182

for details

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGNotice is hereby given that the City

Council of the City of Ligonier Indi-ana will meet at 7:00 p.m., March 10,2014, in the Ligonier City CouncilChambers, located at 301 SouthCavin Street, Suite 2, Ligonier Indi-ana to consider comment on Ordi-nance Number 847-2013, the samebeing an ordinance annexing realproperty located within the City of Li-gonier located at 1320 LincolnwaySouth, Ligonier, Indiana 46767. Atsaid hearing, the City Council willconsider public comment upon saidannexation. All interested personsdesiring to present their views in theproposed annexation, either in writ-ing or in person, will be given the op-portunity to be heard at the abovementioned time and place.

Barbara HawnClerk-Treasurer, City of Ligonier

AL,00364336,1/2,hspaxlp

West Noble Middle School Students of the Month

Angela Caldwell

Yahida Martinez

Emeliano Mata

Jackson Gibbons

America Ibanez

Jaqueline Najera

Efrain Salas Jon Drew

These boys and girls are the

fi fth-grade students

of the month for November.

LIGONIER — High school seniors and their parents need to make sure they know the Noble County Community Founda-tion scholarship application is now available.

It is on the community foundation’s website at NobleCountyCF.org (click on the ‘scholarship’ tab then click on ‘scholarship application’). The deadline for the scholarship applica-tion, transcripts and three recommendation forms is Thursday, January 23, 2014 by 4:30 pm.

There is only one

application to complete for several different scholar-ships.

Please read the scholar-ship criteria on the applica-tion to fi nd out what scholarships you may qualify for. Each scholar-ship is unique. There are scholarships for high school seniors, Noble County residents and adult and college students. Be sure to read the Frequently Asked Questions page on the website also.

A few scholarships require fi nancial aid information from the Free

Application for Student Aid (FAFSA) form. The deadline to turn in this information to the community foundation is March 13, 2014.

The deadline to turn in scholarship applications, transcripts and recommen-dation forms is Thursday, January 23, 2014 by 4:30 pm.

It is best to complete your application early and turn it in directly to the community foundation before the deadline date.

If you have any questions regarding the applica-

tion, email Jennifer at the community foundation at jennifer@noblecountycf.org or call 894-3335 Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Save the Date:West Noble High

School is hosting an important fi nancial-aid meeting for seniors and

parents on Tuesday, Jan. 21, at the high

school starting at 7 p.m.Contact the school’s

guidance department for more information.

Scholarship form now availableNCCF has one form that applies to many scholarships

Mrs. Olive “Ollie” Swank of Ligonier recently had the pleasure of gathering fi ve generations of her family together. Mrs. Swank is in the front, center, holding her great-great granddaughter, Gwenyth Skates. In the back are, from left, great-grandmother Violet Swank Ley; Jessica Skates, mother of the baby; and the baby’s grandmother, Julie Porsth.

Photo Contributed

SWANK FAMILY 5 GENERATIONS

Lots to do at Cromwell branch of county library

NCPL now has portable, mobile laptop lab available for use by community

Changes made in school meal programThe price for a student breakfast is changing effective

January 1, 2014. The new price is $1.25. Lunch prices will remain the same at $1.65 per lunch

meal for West Noble Primary and West Noble Elementary students and $2.25 per lunch meal for middle and high school students.

Also effective January 1, 2014, the percentage charged to parents, to use My Payments Plus to pay for school lunches, will be waived.

KENDALLVILLE — Dan Martin of Kendallville will present a concert Friday at 7 p.m. to raise money toward saving the Strand Theatre of Kendallville.

The concert will take place on the Munk Stage of Cole Auditorium at East Noble High School. It will feature music and comedy by Martin and two fellow performers, Jon “The Doc” Vorhees of Kalamazoo, Mich., and Jason Bartlett, a DJ from Portage, Mich., through On Stage Promotions and Encore Productions.

Doors to the audito-rium will open at 6 p.m. Admission will be granted for “a donation at the door in any amount you can afford,” Martin said.

Martin has been performing since 2009 in karaoke shows at Firekeepers Casino in Battle Creek, Mich., with Bartlett as DJ. Since 2010, he has appeared at the Kabaret Lounge in the casino every week, mixing comedy with his singing, he said.

Bartlett works full-time as a DJ and singer at two clubs in Kalamazoo and soon will add a third venue in Battle Creek. Vorhees also has been performing with Martin and Bartlett at Firekeepers for the past four years, using an electric guitar in his act. He also performs in other clubs across southern Michigan.

Martin said Friday’s show will feature songs by Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Neil Diamond, Jimi Hendrix, Europe, Bob Seger, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Elvis Preseley, as well as comedy.

Concert to help save

Strand

CHOCOLATE CAKE RECIPE

West Noble students return to school on Tuesday, Jan. 7

following the Christmas break.

WWWWWWkpcnews.comkpcnews.com

TheAdvance Leader(Publication No. USPS 313-220)P.O. Box 30 • Ligonier, IN 46767

Phone: 260-894-3102 • Fax: 260-894-3102

Publisher: Terry Housholder General Manager and Editor: Robert Buttgen

The Advance Leader, est. 1975, is a consolidation of The Cromwell Advance, est. 1912, and

The Ligonier Leader, est. 1880.

Entered at Post Offi ce, Ligonier, as periodicals postage paid. Published by KPC Media Group Inc.

at 102 N. Main St., Kendallville, IN 46755 on Thursdays

Web site: kpcnews.com

e-mail: leader@kpcmedia.com

SUBSCRIPTION RATES52 weeks $34.00

Out-of-State: $37.00 per yearPOSTMASTER: Send address changes to:

The Advance Leader, P.O. Box 30, Ligonier, IN 46767

PAGE 4 The Advance Leader kpcnews.com THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 2014

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. Wray McCalester, 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,

260-642-4813Sunday 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.

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 Leader Cody Cripe

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 CENTER203 S. Main St., 260-221-3063

Service Time: 10:15 a.m. Sunday, Youth Service: Wednesday, 6 p.m.

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.

TOPEKAFIRST BAPTIST

104 North Main Street. 260-593-2111 or 260-350-2740. Church School 9 a.m., Morning Worship 10 a.m.

Rev. Mark Campbell, Pastor.

MAPLE GROVE CHURCHNon-denominational; Pastor Barry St. Clair.

Sunday worship 10 a.m. Sunday School 9 a.m.806 S. Main St., Topeka. 260-593-2844.

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, 260-760-4678

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

And I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year: “Give me a light, that I may tread safely into the unknown!”

And he replied: “Go out into the darkness and put your hand into the Hand of God. That shall be to you better than light and safer than a known way.”

So. I went forth, and fi nding the Hand of God, trod gladly into the night.

And He led me toward the hills and the breaking of day in the lone East.

So, heart, be still! (M. Louise Haskins)

King George VI, of Great Britain, quoted the fi rst fi ve lines in his Christmas broadcast to the world at the beginning of the second world war, 1939.

We all stand at the gate of the New Year, 2014.

Many will be surveying the past 12 months and review the sign posts of time that need to be highlighted; the highs and lows, good and bad. With many unsettling events behind us, I’m not

prone to spend my time looking back to where I’ve already been. I am looking up ahead getting a vision as to where the future may take me.

Yes, I’m making some resolutions. They are not all inclusive, but this is the

bulk of the most important ones. I’ll share mine and perhaps we can draw from each others ideas, hopes and plans.

First, I will concentrate on my relationship with the Lord. The high priorities here will be my faithfulness to my church, and paying my tithes each week. This will go along with my prayer life: private, with my spouse, and with my family on a daily basis.

Regular Bible reading, along with good Christian books and magazines is a must and the Internet can aid us here.

Second, I must focus on my personal health. Most of us know what it is we must do, so make a list of ares you must go with this. Eating healthy, exercising properly and drinking plenty of water. A good night’s

sleep should accompany this.

I’ve got a closet full of clothes I will never wear again, things that have accumulated that no longer are of any value, and relics from the past that no longer have a place.

I also plan to watch closely my nonwork time on line and promise not to text and dial cell phones while driving. I want to devote more time with my wife and family, relaxing, and keeping track of friends and others who may need my time and help.

Good luck and Happy New Year to one and all.

FROM THE WINDOW

OF MY STUDY

•Rev. John Lutton

Rev. Lutton is senior pastor at the Ligonier

Church of the Nazarene. He can be reached by email at

john.lutton@gmail.com.

Good luck and Happy New Year to all!

SIXTH-GRADE STUDENTS OF THE MONTH

These Language Arts and Science students are the sixth-grade students of the month for December at West Noble Middle School. In the front are Nallely Villalobos, Mrs. Edington; and Leslie Ortega, Mrs. Miller. In the back, from left are Hunter Saggars, Mrs. Younce; Cassandra Gebert, Mr. Emmert.

Photo Contributed

SIXTH-GRADE STUDENTS OF THE MONTH

From the Math & Social Studies classes, these sixth-graders were honored. In the front are Manolo Murillo Magallanes, Mrs. Woods; and Paige Stanley, Mrs. Hagen. In the back, from left, are John Miller, Mrs. VanFleet; Hannah Harper, Mr. Riegsecker; and Nicholas Keith, Mr. Steele.

Photo Contributed

Why not send a subscription to The Advance Leader to your college students?

Please call 800-717-4679 or email us at circulation@kpcnews.net.

SUBMIT your own event or SEARCH thecalendar at KPCnews.com

FREEAll YOUR local events online

Scroll down the page or click on the “Share News” tab to access calendar.

BY BOB BRALEYbbraley@kpcmedia.comKENDALLVILLE — An

old saying goes, “Where there is life, there is hope.”

For her family, Hope Addis’ ongoing recovery from a traumatic brain injury Aug. 4 has been at times painful, but ultimately a reminder that there is hope in God so long as there is life, said Hope’s father, Tim Addis.

“There’ve been tough times and there’ve been tears,” Tim Addis said. “We’re going to get through this. I just trust in the Lord, and he’s leading us.”

Until Aug. 4, Hope, now 12 but 11 at the time, was an active, healthy rural Albion farm girl and Central Noble Middle School student. She had shown the grand champion in the exhibition class for poultry at the Noble County 4-H Fair in July, along with the reserve grand champion rabbit.

Hope also competed in the 4-H Horse & Pony Show at the fair. She loved horses, her father said, adding, “She rode two or three hours every day.”

Hope even volunteered at Dusty Dreams in Noble County, which works helping children and youth with traumatic brain injuries recover through riding horses.

On Aug. 4, Hope was riding at the family’s Jefferson Township farm. Tim had heard her yell at the horse because it was bouncing.

At about 2:30 p.m., Tim’s wife, Diane, came home and asked where Hope was, he recalled. He answered, “Hope’s out back riding.”

Diane went out back and found Hope lying on the ground face down, Tim said. Diane screamed. Tim and the couple’s son, Bryson, ran out to see what had happened.

Bryson called 911, Tim said, adding, “He was very calm, very direct on the phone.”

Within minutes, about 30 people had arrived at the house to help, Tim said. Bryson directed the emergency medics to the back of the house, where they placed Hope on a back board.

“She started to have a seizure,” Tim said.

Hope was airlifted to Parkview Regional Medical

Center at Fort Wayne, where she was placed in the pediatric intensive care unit, Tim said. Doctors put her on a ventilator.

The family gave doctors permission to drill a hole in Hope’s skull due to brain swelling caused by her injuries, Tim said. Her brain swelled for four days.

Hope was given a full-body scan, Tim said. It found multiple bleeding points in her brain, indicating she probably had taken several smaller blows to the head, rather than one kick from the horse. But an injury such as that can be worse than a single blow, doctors told him.

Hope also had suffered a broken collarbone, Tim said. During the scan, doctors found a cyst on Hope’s femur unrelated to the accident. They didn’t know it at the time, but the cyst indirectly would impact her recovery later.

Doctors kept Hope semicomatose at fi rst, Tim said. After about two weeks, she was moved from the pediatric ICU to the pediatric ward, but she still had little movement.

Those days in the hospital were diffi cult for the Addises, Tim said. In addition to their concerns for Hope, they had lost a daughter, Paige Addis, years before as a result of a vehicle accident.

Then, through his employers at Ben Davis in Auburn, Tim was put in contact with Dr. Charles Dietzen, a specialist in traumatic brain injury from Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis. On learning of Hope’s case, Dietzen drove up to Fort Wayne to do a personal analysis and took her on as a patient, Tim said.

Within four days, Hope was at Riley and her rehabilitation started immediately, Tim said. His insurance provided 30 days of in-hospital rehab, and a special Medicaid fund for traumatic brain injury victims kicked in after that.

Hope could stay in the hospital as long as she advanced with her therapy, but she suffered a setback when she tried to walk on her own and the cyst caused her femur to fracture, Tim said. Her therapy had to stop due to the cast she was placed in, so she came back home Nov. 14.

That was also when

Diane came home to stay after the accident, Tim said. She’d been staying with Hope the whole time.

“She said she wasn’t coming home until her daughter came home, and she didn’t,” he said.

Support came from all over the community and area for Hope and the family, Tim said. The church the family attends, Albion Wesleyan, provided the fi rst of many fundraisers from different groups and organizations — so many Tim’s afraid to try to list them for fear of missing someone.

When people learned of the needs Hope would have at the house, they rallied to address those, too, Tim said. Albion Wesleyan put in hardwood fl oors, widened her bedroom door for a wheelchair and replaced the front door and some fl oors.

Destiny Family of Faith in Kendallville built a ramp for Hope’s wheelchair, and its members mowed the grass, fed the farm animals and cleaned the house, Tim said.

Through it all, Tim kept working at his job and Bryson kept his chores done. Bryson, now 14, even made the last cut of hay for

the year and sold some of it, Tim said, adding, “He’s been a trooper through the whole thing.”

And Hope continues to improve, Tim said. On Dec. 17, she said her fi rst word since the accident. “The best word in the world is, ‘Mom,’” Tim said. That was the fi rst word they heard Hope say since Aug. 4.

“Hope has advanced quite a bit, even at home,” he said. She is speaking, able to string a few words together, and eating with a spoon.

Doctors have told the Addises Hope should be able to come most of the way back to where she was before the accident.

“Academically, she’s there,” Tim said. “She has control of her faculties.”

The Addises hope Hope can resume her more structured therapy once she’s out of the cast, either in a hospital or an an outpatient rehab program,

Tim said. Movements on one side of her body have been more diffi cult, and the hope is those will improve with therapy.

But they know this is going to take time, Tim said. As Dietzen told them, “This is not a sprint. This is a marathon.”

In the meantime, they are home, Tim said, adding, “We’re a family again.”

And Hope remains, well … hopeful, as refl ected in a favorite gesture of hers, Tim said: “She’s always

‘thumbs up.’”Tim said the family

has been very blessed by the support it has received in prayers, donations and through Facebook.

“People just poured love into our house,” he said.

He’s also found hope in God.

“We’ve let the Lord lead us everywhere,” he said. “He got us to Fort Wayne, he got us to Riley, and he got us back home. … You just have to trust in the Lord.”

kpcnews.com The Advance Leader PAGE 5THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 2014

(260) 215-2732Downtown Ligonier • 204 Cavin St.

Ligonier, IN 46767

PANADERÍA Y PASTELERÍA

Traditional Rosca de ReyesSmall, Medium or Large Affordable PricingOrder 24 Hours Ahead

Toll Free 1-877-791-7877 Fax 260-347-7282 E-mail classifieds@kpcmedia.com

To ensure the best response to your ad, take the time to make sure your ad is correct the first time it runs. Call us promptly to report any errors. We reserve the right to edit, cancel or deny any ad deemed objectionable or against KPC ad policies. Liability for error limited to actual ad charge for day of publication and one additional incorrect day. See complete limitations of liability statement at the end of classifieds.

ClassifiedsKPC

Open Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.Place your ad 24/7 online or by e-mail kpcnews.com

S e r v i n g N o b l e a n d L a G r a n g e C o u n t i e s

DEADLINE:

4 p.m. Tuesday

TheAdvance Leader

TEL: 1-866-993-5513

Apply online at

www.spherion.com/jobs

(Use office code D514240)

then call our office to find out more!

Immediate Job Openings in LIGONIER

starting at $10.00!

Apply online atwww.spherion.com/jobs

(Use offi ce code D514240), then call our offi ce to fi nd out more!

Ask us about our referral bonus!

Indiana Classified Advertising NetworkCAREER TRAINING

You can become an expert in HVAC installation and repair. Pinnacle Career Institute Online HVAC education in as little as 12 months. Call us today: 1-877-651-3961 or go online: www.HVAC-Online-Education.com

FOR SALE - MERCHANDISE, SERVICES

& MISCELLANEOUS

DISH TV Retailer. Starting at $19.99/month (for 12 mos.) & High Speed Internet starting at $14.95/month (where available.) SAVE! Ask About SAME DAY Installation! CALL Now! 1-800-283-0560

DirecTV - Over 140 channels only $29.99 a month. Triple savings! $636.00 in Savings, Free upgrade to Genie & 2013 NFL Sunday ticket free for New Customers. Start saving today! 1-800-246-2073

Wrap up your Holiday Shopping with 100 percent guaranteed, delivered-to-the-door Omaha Steaks! SAVE 67 PERCENT - PLUS 4 FREE Burgers - Many Gourmet Favorites ONLY $49.99. ORDER Today 1-800-635-0975 Use code 49377EJP or www.OmahaSteaks.com/mb42

HELP WANTED

Heavy Equipment Operator Training! Bulldozers, Backhoes, Excavators. 3 Weeks Hands On Program. Local Job Placement Assistance. National Certifi cations. GI Bill Benefi ts Eligible. 1-866-362-6497 AC1213

HELP WANTED - DRIVERS

Regional Class A Drivers needed. 48 hrs weekly hometime. Paid orientation. Min 23 yrs old, 1 yr TT exp. Email Recruiting@veriha.com or call 800-333-9291.

“Partners in Excellence” OTR Drivers APU Equipped Pre-Pass EZ-pass passenger policy. 2012 & Newer equipment. 100% NO touch. Butler Transport 1-800-528-7825 www.butlertransport.com

CDL TRAINEES NEEDED! *No Experience Required. *Learn To Drive for US Xpress. *Train & be Based Locally! *Earn $800 per Week after Sponsored Training Program. 1-800-882-7364

RECENTLY LAID OFF? IN A RUT? WERNER NEEDS DRIVERS! Train to be a professional truck driver in ONLY 16 DAYS! The avg. truck driver earns $700+/wk*! Get CDL Training w/Roadmaster! Approved for Veterans Training. Don’t Delay, Call Today! 1-866-205-1569 *DOL/BLS 2012 AC-0205

Drivers IMMEDIATE OPENINGS REGIONAL and OTR. deBoer T r a n s p o r t a t i o n . Experienced Drivers and Owner Ops $1000 Sign On Bonus. Mileage Bonus Avail. 800-825-8511 www.drivedeboer.com

Start your Holiday Season with a Great Career by Joining our Team. Class A Professional Drivers Call 877-968-7986 for more details or visit SuperServiceLLC.com

Drivers - CDL-A DRIVERS NEEDED. Now hiring solos & teams in your area! Small Company, BIG Benefi ts! Top Pay for Hazmat. CDL Grads Welcome 888-928-6011 www.Drive4Total.com

OTR Drivers Needed Above Avg. Mileage Pay. Avg. 2500-3500 Miles/WK 100% No Touch. Full Benefi ts W/401K. 12 Months CDL/A Experience 1-888-545-9351 Ext 13 www.doublejtransport.com

$1000 Sign On Bonus! Regional Run, Weekly Home Time, Excellent Pay and Benefi ts. Jacobson Transportation 888-409-6033 Apply Online www.DRIVEJTC.com CDL A and 1 year experience required.

NEED CLASS A CDL TRAINING? Start a CAREER in trucking today! Swift Academies offer PTDI certifi ed courses and offer “Best-In-Class” training. *New Academy Classes Weekly *No Money Down or Credit Check *Certifi ed Mentors Ready and Available *Paid (While Training With Mentor) *Regional and Dedicated Opportunities *Great Career Path *Excellent Benefi ts Package. Please Call: (866) 950-5815

Train to be a PROFESSIONAL TRUCK DRIVER through Prime’s Student Driver Program. Obtain your Commercial Driver’s License, then get paid while training! 1-800-277-0212 driveforprime.com

Flatbed Drivers New Pay Scale - Start @ .37cpm. Up to .04cpm Mileage Bonus. Home Weekends. Insurance and 401K. Apply @ Boydandsons.com 800-648-9915

MEDICAL

Bad Teeth? Extractions and Dentures using oral sedation. Free Consultations. Dr. McCall info and before/after photos at www.drmccalldentures.com 317-596-9700

SPORTING GOODS / GUNS & HUNTING / MISCELLANEOUS

GUN SHOW!! Lawrence, IN - January 4th & 5th, Lawrence Armory, E. 59th St., Sat. 9-5, Sun. 9-3 For information call 765-993-8942 Buy! Sell! Trade!

ADOPTIONS

♥♥ ADOPTION: ♥♥At-Home Mom, LOVE,

Financially SecureFamily, Travel, Theater,

Laughter awaits 1stbaby. Expenses paid

Joanna 1-877-667-9123

JOB

S

EMPLOYMENT

General

Looking forPart Time Work?

.The National

Association of StateDepts. of Agricultureis hiring year round,part time agricultural

interviewers. A farm background

is desirable.

Applicants must be atleast 18 yrs. of age,have a high school

diploma, a valid driverslicense, and

dependable transporta-tion. Basic computer

knowledge is required.Starting Salary is

$10.43 /hr. includingtraining time plus travel

reimbursement

Please send aresume to:

Carolyn Journay 5144 E. 600 N

Bryant, IN 47326or call:

260-997-6434

Fair EmploymentOpportunity

Employer

HO

ME

S

HOMES FOR SALE

All real estateadvertising inthis newspaperis subject to theFair Housing

Act which makes it illegal toadvertise "any preferencelimitation or discriminationbased on race, color, relig-ion, sex, handicap, familialstatus, or national origin, oran intention, to make anysuch preference, limitationor discrimination." Familialstatus includes children un-der the age of 18 living withparents or legal custodians;pregnant women and peo-ple securing custody of chil-dren under 18. This news-paper will not knowingly ac-cept any advertising for realestate which is in violationof the law. Our readers arehereby informed that alldwellings advertised in thisnewspaper are available onan equal opportunity basis.To complain of discrimina-tion call HUD Toll-free at1-800-669-9777. Thetoll-free telephone numberfor the hearing impaired is1-800-927-9275.

We KnowWhat Makes

YOU

Click!Click your way up thecorporate ladder when

you log on to

kpcnews.com

We KnowWhat Makes

YOU

KPC Media Group Inc.

Classifieds1-877-791-7877

kpcnews.com

THE NEWS SUNTHE NEWS SUN THE HERALDREPUBLICAN

StarSSSSSSSThe

LIFESunday

Just your cup of tea!

1-800-717-4679to subscribe

THE NEWS SUN

THE HERALDREPUBLICAN

NEWS SU

StarSSSSSThe

RAISING Hope Addis won the Noble County 4-H Fair poultry show exhibition class with her grand champion bantam in July. On Aug. 4, Addis suffered a traumatic brain injury from which she is still recovering.

PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

Hope Addis and her mother, Diane Addis, visit the Indianapolis Zoo during Hope’s recovery from a traumatic brain injury earlier this year. Hope now has returned home to rural Albion.

Hoth4-shclagrabaOnsufbrawhrecHOPE

A Family Heals

Albion girl recovering from traumatic brain injury

FILE PHOTO BY KATE STOLTZFUS

News for West Noble families:

The Indiana Parent Information and Resource Center is a resource for parents provided by the Indiana Department of Education.

It is Indiana’s Parent Information and Resource Center (PIRC).

Schools improve when they partner with parents. You can access it easily at www.fscp.org. This site gives parents helpful hints on helping

your child.The West Noble website is westnoble.k12.in.us.

The Advance Leader SportsPAGE 6 The Advance Leader kpcnews.com THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 2014

SPONSORED BY:

ANGOLA COLLISION SERVICES

THE CANVAS SHOP

COODY BROWNS • DOC’S HARDWARE

FARMERS & MERCHANTS STATE BANK

STATE FARM AGENT MORGAN HEFTY

West Noble senior Kelsie Peterson brings the ball upcourt during Saturday’s NECC game at Prairie Heights. Peterson topped 1,000 points for her career.

James Fisher

Peterson passes 1,000-point mark for West Noble

LIGONIER — West Noble’s Kelsie Peterson broke loose for 27 points and topped 1,000 career points for her career on Saturday, but Prairie Heights slipped past the Chargers 61-58 with a strong defensive effort and 26 points from a senior of their own, Tressa Terry.

West Noble fell to 7-5 overall and 5-2 in the NECC race. The second league loss more or less ruined any hopes of a league title for the Chargers.

“The conference champ is not going to have two losses,” said West Noble coach Dale Marano. “We’ll evaluate our goals and move forward. One thing for certain, our team is not done. We’re far from our potential and are working towards that.”

Kenzie Cox was the only other West Noble player in double fi gures, scoring 10 points. Kaylie Warble and Shawna Young each added seven points.

Peterson had seven points early and the Chargers led 16-13 midway through the second quarter. But Heights embarked on a 13-2 run - with the lone Charger score

coming from Peterson — to move to an eight point margin. Carbone had eight of her nine fi rst-half points during the stretch.

The Panthers then opened the second half by scoring the fi rst seven points to take its margin to double-digits. Terry had a triple during the 7-0 run, with Carbone and Kain also coming through with buckets.

Late in the third period Peterson had a score, then followed it with a steal and scored again to reach to the 1,000 point plateau in her career.

“It is an amazing accomplishment,” Marano said. “Kelsie is a product of her own hard work. It’s her drive and determination that set her apart.”

Peterson leads the Northeast Corner Confer-ence in scoring with a 17.5-points-per-game average. She’s also fi rst in steals and at the top of several other key categories.

Prairie Heights was able to take a 44-37 margin into the fi nal period of play. West Noble pulled within four, at 52-48, following a basket by Peterson with just over two minutes left. But

the West Noble senior was called for her fi fth foul and went to the bench with 1:46 remaining.

In looking back at recent wins for the girls’ team at West Noble, coach Marano is proud of his team’s accomplishments.

For instance, against Churbusco on Dec. 13, the girls started strong and dominated their opponent.

“We once again got off to a hot start, created by someone other than Kelsie Peterson,” Marano said. “As terrifi c as Kelsie is, we will only be as good as the improvement of our younger girls. In the ‘Busco victory, it was Paige Shearer (13 points) who ignited us, but it could of been Becca (Schermerhorn), Lexi (Shepherd) or Shawna (Young) who sparks an early run for us.

“Furthermore, the continued progression of our post players might be even more critical to our continued success. KJ Cox, Taylor Fisher and freshmen Kaylie Warble are becoming greater contributors to our team at both ends of the fl oor,” Marano added. “We have a fun group of girls

who work hard and take pride in our program and the responsibility they have to our success. Our goal is to continue to win conference games.”

Upcoming games

Boys home Friday; at PH Saturday night

The girls are off until Jan. 7 when they play Tippecanoe Valley, on the road. On Jan. 10 they are part of a varsity double-header, with the boys, as West Noble travels to Lakeland.

The NECC tournament starts on Jan. 15 with West Noble on the road. But if they make the championship game, it will be played at West Noble.

WN boys are home Friday against Eastside with JV game at 6 p.m. They travel to Prairie Heights on Saturday.

Both the boys and girls JV teams are home on Jan. 9 against Lakeland. On Jan. 10, West Noble travels to Llakeland for a varstiy boys and girls doubleheader.

Talented senior leads NECC in scoring

Next Week:An update on the Charger

wrestling program and upcoming meets.

Wrestling schedule changeThe West Noble vs. Angola dual wrestling meet on

January 7 has been changed to January 9. The start time will still be 6:30 p.m., and the match will be held in the WNHS Auxiliary Gym.

There will also be a boys and girls JV basketball doubleheader against Lakeland in the main gym that evening.

The West Noble High School gymnastics season starts Jan. 9 at East Noble. The team is home on Jan. 13 against Elkhart Central. Home matches are in the middle

school gym.